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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
The Roofless Race.
From The Outing Magazine.


The showmen form clan. One is born
to the road, as in this old world the peas
ant is born to his heritage of the fields and
the miner to the mine and the bourgeois to
a wadded dressing gown. Son succeeds to
father; the old mother gives way to the
daughter; generation follows generation.
They are called. in the French tongue, the
way foreigners. aliens, outlaws They are
the roofless race. Outlaws truly enough.
They have a better name for themselves.
They are the VOyageurS-a good word still
common in Canada and the northwest. The
voyage" itself is the general migration
that all make from fair to fair, according
to the seasons. Thus there is a voyage for
the north so arranged that it will swing
round to each fair at the appointed date;
and so for the other provinces. 1t would be
absurd. of course to find all the wrestlers
at Verdun and all the menageries at
Cognac. So they divide into little COM
panies, each fairly complete in itself. With
out any very definite organization. they
agree well enough in dividing the land
among them. You never see two tiger
women at the same fair, though there are,
am told. about fifty tiger-women in
France at this moment.
Down at the foot of the scale you find the
dirty fellow with few trained mice. or the
old juggler with bit of faded carpet and
few plates and wooden balls. But one and
all are voyageurs; the brotherhood of the
voyage enfolds them all. They all know
each other. The whole power of the clan
is united to crush the newcomer who tries
to force his way in and take away-for that
Is what 1t amounts to-some part of the
general receipts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Unionized German Doctors.


Ships surgeons formerly remained in the
service for long time, and great number
of candidates were constantly waiting for
such vacancies as might occur, but cir
cumstances have now altered so much that
advertisements for ships surgeons fire.
quently appear In the medical journals.
The Leipziger Verbrand the most impor-
tant medical union in Germany, has now
fixed the conditions under which 1t will
allow it's members to accept such appoint
ments. The salary is to be from IT'S to $50
marks a month. according to the time Of
service, and 800 marks month for coast
ing vessels in China. Medical men who
have gone through a course at the Insti-
tute for Tropical Medicine In Hamburg are
entitled to extra pay at the rate of 80
marks a month
If there Is an allowance Of wine to the
medical officer the value of the amount, II
any unused by him must be paid to him in
cash at the end of the voyage. The medi-
cal officers are allowed to charge fees for
the treatment OF saloon passengers, and
the companies have to abstain from adver-
Using free medical attendance on board
The medical officer must rank with chief
officer, and If he is obliged to wear uniform
he is entitled to an extra allowance for the
purchase of 1t. He must have a comfort
able cabin and an extra room for the dis
pensary. He Is to be allowed to go ashore
in a port on simply informing the captain
and without needing the special permission
of the captain, but Of course on his own
responsibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Shakespeare Treasures.
From the London Chronicle.


Mr.. Sidney Lee, as chairman of the
executive committee of Shakespeare's
birthplace trustees. Issues the gratifying
announcement that the trustees have
Just made an addition to their library
OF high literary interest.
They have acquired perfect copies, in
exceptionally fine condition, of very early
quarto editions of two of Shakespeare's
most celebrated plays. One of the vol
umes Is the edition of The Merchant of
Venice" which was Issued in 1000, with
the title-page bearing the imprint of the
printer, James Roberts; the other volume
is the edition of King Lear" which was
issued in 1905, with the title-page bear
ing the words, Printed for Nathaniel
Butter" The two volumes were privately
purchased unbound from Mr.. Bernard
Quaritch. They have now been bound
by Messrs Riviere, and viii be on exhl-
bition in the Shakespeare birthplace IL
graphical account OF the books Is in
preparation.
Hitherto the trustees had not been able
TO secure a perfect copy of any of those
editions of the plays which were pub :.
1ished in Shakespeare's lifetime some Of
which have brought very high prices In
recent years
1t is difficult to estimate the market
value of the two volumes in question
which cost together a little over 81 600
But as a copy of this edition of King
Lear was sold for 1900 in 1905, the trus-
tees are to be congratulated on their ac-
QUESTION.
trust are invited to communicate with
Mr. Sidney Lee, or with Mr. Richard Saw
age. the librarian at Shakespeare BIRTH
place Stratford- on Avon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Curios From Galapagos.


The California Academy of Sciences once
again has a collection to replace the one
destroyed on April 49, The new collection
arrived Saturday from the Galapagos
Islands. and the scientists who secured the
valuable specimens also acted as crew on
the little schooner Academy, which brought
the party from the islands
There are $4,000 specimens in the new col
lection. The bird collection made by j. s.
Hunter is of great value, which includes a
$4,000 rare geospieas, bird Of the same
class as the English finch, but Of different
variety.
Four thousand specimens Of reptile are
brought to port the little schooner-all
probably dead. The Galapagos Island, 1t
would appear differs materially from the
Emerald Isle in it's post st. Patrick days.
but the academy party did it's best to re-
duce the number of crawling things. Ten
thousand specimens of plants were collected
by the botanists and Psychologists The
largest single collection is that of Shells
40, 900 specimens of both land and sea shells
having been gathered by the party. Dur
ing the trip the classification Of these sun
dry specimens was commenced and will be
finished directly. For the present some of
the more interesting specimens will be
mounted in the museum at Golden Gate
Park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
ASLEEP OVER TWO YEARS.
Result of a Fall-Sleeping Man Like
Wax Figure.

Berlin Correspondence London Express
German specialists in nervous diseases
are puzzled by the case of a man who has
been asleep for two years and four months.
The man is a former civil service official
named Arnheim, aged forty-five, living In
Wilmersdorf a western suburb OF Berlin
During the two years and four months
Arnhem has never once opened his eyes.
never uttered a syllable, and never shown
the least sign of consciousness.
Before falling asleep Arnheim was
healthy, vigorous man, without any abnor-
NAL characteristics. 1t is stated, however.
that he belongs to family whose members
have shown decided tendency to nervous
diseases.
car on June 10, 1904. when he slipped and
fell backward, striking his head on the
curbstone. The doctors were unable to dis
cover any injury to the brain. but from
that moment Arnheim showed an uncon-
querable desire to sleep.
After slumbering. with Interruptions. for
ten days, he fell asleep on June 20. 1904.
and has not been awake since.
Arnheim is lying on his back in his bed
in a modest fiat at Wilmersdorf, his head
turned slightly toward the right. and his
forehead wrinkled as though the sleeper Is
troubled by bad dreams.
He is not merely asleep, but in such a
condition that his body remains Indifferent
to all outside influences. All sorts OF at
temptS have been repeatedly mace 10
arouse him. Prof. Gutenberg, the eminent
specialist thus describes his experiments:
THE limbs can be freely moved. The
skin has lost It's constituencies; deep needle
pricks have not produced the slightest eff
feet and other incsions in the flesh, pain
full for normal beings, have not succeeded
in awakening the sleeper
"Deafening noises made close to the ears
have failed to arouse him, and dazzling
light turned on the eyes has likewise been
Intellectual.
1.-The sleeper is regularly fed-he chews
the food placed in his mouth slowly and
swallows instinctively."
When Prof. Gutenberg last visited Arm
helm the patients wife removed him from
the bed, clothed him. and placed him in an
armchair near the open window.
THUS / found him." says Prof. Eulen-
berg, land l must say he had surprising
appearance. The CHASTITY pale man. sitting
there with closed eyes. had something I'M
canny about him. The sleeper reminded
me rresistibly of those wax figures placed
in natural positions in waxwork shops to
deceive visitors into the belief that they are
real human beings"
Prof Gutenberg considers that a sudden
awakening is possible.
Many medical experts have visited Arm
helm and watched the sleeper for lengthy
periods without coming to any definite con-
cluson to the cause of his long sleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
NO NEW CATCH PHRASES.
Old Ones That Delighted London Au-
diences All Hackneyed.
From the London News.


Song writers are becoming alarmed at
the continued absence of a catch phrase"
said Charles Wilmott the we'll known mu-
steal author Are we downhearted% has
had a good innings. but nothing new I'm
afraid. is likely to turn up until the panto-
mime season. For the first time for good
many years London is without it's catch
phrase. Go to any music hall, which you
must bear in mind Is the quickest reflex Of
any street phrase struggling for popularity,
and there is no effective substitute for Now
we shan't be long Where did you get that
hat? Knocked EN- in the Old Kent road or
They're all very fine and large Whether
the creators of these phrases-each of them
famous in their day-have lost their origi-
nality or whether the public taste is becom-
ing more refined l do not know"
The art of winning the public fancy with
a catch phrase depends on the skill of the
man who seeks to do so. A politician may
unconsciously coin a phrase that will cling
to him forever, such as Mr.. Balfours Il
am child in these matters Winston
Chuchills archaeological ineXactitude' and
Lord Rosebery's blowing the lonely fur
row But with a professional Yorick it is
different
The way Harry Randall popularized Get
your hair cut at the Grand Theater some
years ago was a masterpiece. At his entry
In every scene in the pantomine the from
bone played the opening air of the song. AS
S,V"e loiloNeu scene Ills mar gradually got
shorter, till at last he was perfectly bald,
and when the trombone played the notes
again he brought down the house with the
remark. You're just too late Years ago
at the Standard Theater Cyrus Bell we'll
known comedian, leaped into fame as the
originator of Il never expected that''-a
phrase uttered by him each time property
brick or cat greeted him as he took the
stage. The following year he won more
popularity by twisting the phrase into
That's just what l expected"
There Is faint hope that the opening
words of the song Put little away for
rainy day may soon be transformed into
catch phrase. 1t is popular just now on
account of it's homely melody and the
catchy rendering of the old proverb 1t is
sung by the sisters Levy. Waiting at the
church Is another popular song which has
met with great success in America where
cartoonists have seized upon a certain line
In 1t and are booming 1t for all they are
worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
OF STREET CARS
Some Interesting Investigations at
Detroit.
From Domestic Engineering.

From Domestic Engineering.
That interest in the problem of the proper
ventilation of pubic buildings and convex
ances is growing apace is gratifyingly EVIL
dent. That there is room for Improvement
over present conditions Is borne out bys
startling figures submitted recently by the
Detroit board of health to Surgeon General
Wyman OF the United States marine hos
pital service. The board has been collecting
and testing samples of air taken from the
street cars at various times of day both
when travel was light and when it was
heavy. The results of the analysis are
worth noting. The standard of purity for
air adopted by the board of health of De-
troit for its public schools is that it should
not contain more than nine parts Of carbon
dioxide in 10000, yet in the city's street
cars the lowest proportion Of carbon dioxide
found was 14.6 parts, and the highest was
51.2 Thus it will be seen, the purest air in
the cars had nearly rs per cent more carbon
dioxide than the standard established for
the schools, while the worst contained near
ly six times as much as the standard.
OF 10 samples Of air analysed only five
had less than twenty parts of carbon diox-
ide in 10000, while nine had more than
thirty parts One sample taken from a large
ear In the evening containing only twenty
three passengers and with the rear door
open was found to have ia parts of car
bon dioxide, or nearly twice the healthful
limit 1t was expected that the tests would
show the air in the cars to be purer in the
early morning hours than at any other
time, and it therefore caused soma surprise
when sample taken from a car with thir-
ty-nlne passengers at about $50 in the
morning was found to contain thirty-two
parts of carbon dioxide. or considerably
more than three times as much as the
maximum allowed in the public schools
The worst specimen was obtained from a
smoker containing only eleven passen-
gers. In this the proportion Of carbon diox-
ide reached 512 parts.
After these investigations 1t is not sur
prising that the board of health of Detroit
formally requested the common council to
take measures to compel all the companies
operating street and suburban cars las
soon as practicable to properly and suffi-
GENTLY ventilate all Of their said cars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Boat Races on the Mississippi.

from the Outlng MdSdZlne.
The most interesting excursion made
from Vicksburg was steamboat trip in
the Elk, forty miles down the river. We
started at noon of a quiet, sunny day that
was too hot on the land, but very comfort
able on the water. Another steamer left
the city at the same time. and each tried
to get ahead Of it's rival, but we were
gradually left behind. Every one on board
was interested in the race and the officers
made many excuses for our defeat-the
boat was not loaded right for speed, some
Of the paddle blades were broken, etc
Among the passengers was an old-time
river captain. To him the race was puerle
by Jove! You ought to see how they
did things thirty years ago." he said
"Once l raced all the way from New
Orleans to st. Louis. My boat was beaten
and l lost 5000 that bet on her. There
was a. big lot O. money changed hands
every race when the boats was well match
ed. In the years just after the war steam
boatin' was big thing. 1 made one trip
up the Missouri far as Bismarck that
give the owners Of my steamboat a profit
Of $4,000 and every man on the boat made
all the money he wanted besides We trad
ed with the Indians, and you could get $50
worth of furs for string Of beads that
cost five cents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Dress Suit Patchwork of Relics.

From the Phli6ueipnla Bulletin
The clawhammer or evening coat has
many oddities of cut. These oddities were
once essentials. There was. in fact, time
when every idiosyncrasy of the clawham-
mer served some useful purpose.
The cutaway front of the coat. for in
stance, was originally cut away so that
the wearer, when on horseback, would not
be incommoded.
The two buttons at the back were for
fastening up the tails out of harms way,
each tail having in the past a buttonhole
at It's end.
The sleeves, with their false cuffs. are
relics of the days when sleeves were al
ways turned back, and, therefore. were al
ways made with cuffs that unbuttoned.
The collar. with its wide notches, is
survival of the old collar that was notched
in order that It's wearer could turn 1t up
cow eniently in cold or stormy weather
The dress coat. in a word. Is a patchwork
Of relics relics once essential, but now of
no use earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Trades for Soldiers.
From the Court Journal.


The scheme for teaching the soldier a
trade, which is to be put into operation, is
eminently practical, and If carried out
thoroughly it will go a long way toward
solving the problem of employment for ex-
soldiers
circular letter has been sent to COM
manding officers drawing their attention to
what can be done to provide soldiers with
technical training during their color service.
and the carrying out of the instructions
therein should be strictly insisted upon. A
very practical list of trades Is submitted,
vantageously taught in their command, and
also to make every effort to induce men to
interest themselves In their future PROS
poets. All the trades enumerated would
prove Of the greatest utility to the time
expired soldier, that Is, IL he ID made pro-
hcfent during his service with the colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Long Talks In London.
From the London Engineer.

Those who sometimes complain of the in
adequate telephone facilities OF London
doubtless do not realize that the metropon-
tan telephones area is by far the largest
city telephone area in the world. covering
over $40 square miles, a space in which
Paris Berlin, Vienna, st. Petersburg New
York and Chicago could all be set out with
room to spare. The difficulties and the
cost of building and maintaining a uniform
telephone system at uniform rates in such
a vast area, especially without proper ia
cilities for constructing underground con-
duts for the wires-facilities which have
always been refused by the authorities,
though denied to no other electrical under
taking-are not in the least appreciated by
the average telephone user
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Bethnal-
the London Chronicle,

From the London ChrOnicIe.
Bethnal-Green, whose lawless state has
just been revealed before the police COM
mission, seems, In the past. to have been as
idyl!ic a spot as its understanding name
suggests. "By COACH" wrote Pepys, in
June $685. ito Bednall-Green to Sir w.
Riders to dinner. A fine merry walk with
the ladies alone after dinner in the garden:
the greatest quantity Of strawberries 1 ever
saw, and good. This very house was built
by the blind beggar of Bethnal-G Green. SO
much talked of and sang in ballads 81
Readers Of Percy's "Reiaues'' will recall
that famous Blind Beggar-
THAT daylye sits begging for charitie.
'He IL the good father Of pretty Bes-
See" It Is q far cry from Pepys' straw
berry growing days to Matthew Arnold's
"sQualid streets Of Bethnal-Green!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Wooden Underwear Best for Camping.

FROM lie outlnS MhsdLiue
The true point of comfort is. however,
your underwear. 1t should be Of wool
know that great deal has been printed
against 1t; and a great many hygenic prin-
ciples are invoked to prove that linen, cot
ton or silk is better. But experience with
all of them merely leads back to the start
ing point II one were certain never to
sweat freely and never to get wet, the
theories might hold But once let linen or
cotton or silk undergarments get thorough
ly moistened. and the first chilly little wind
is your undong. You will SILVER and shake
before the hottest fire. and nothing short
of a complete change and a rundown will
do you any good.
Now. of course, in the wilderness you ex-
pect to undergo extremes OF temperature
and occasionally to pass unprotected
through rainstorm or a stream. Then you
will discover that wool dries quickly; that
even when damp 1t warns comfortably to
the body I have waded all day in early
spring freshet water with no positive dis
comfort except for the cold ring around
my legs which marked the surface Of the
water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
The London Bus.
the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The dry omnibus seat on a wet day is
something we are all seeking for. There
fore travellers by bus will welcome the
improvements in seating accommodation
now fitted on top Of some of the "Van-
guards" When riding Outside" In bad
weather, one frequently finds the seat wet.
in spite of the clumsy and unpleasant
aprons, but by an ingenious continuance
this difficulty has been overcome. The seats
are of the usual size, but are divided into
two compartments, the top of each division
sliding in and out much after the fashion of
a roll-top desk. When not in use the top
recedes into the back of the framework.
falling there automatically when the pas
senger rises. Not only does this method
insure a perfectly dry seat. but 1t also
considerably neutralizes the effects of vi
bration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Terrible Family Affection.
From the Atchison Globe.

An Atchison man and his wife sat down
last night and talked it over. 1--WE have
been facing it for six weeks. he said, "and
dread of doing what lies before us is not
making it any easier. We have It to do; let
us begin now" His wife agreed with him
and departed sadly for the cellar. When she
returned she carried a jar of preserved
fruit. They had decided to begin to eat
their way through 187 quarts Of peaches,
forty-seven quarts OF Strawberries, seventy
six quarts OF cherries and forty-three
quarts Of plums put up last summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
Worlds Iron Resources.
From the Springfield Republican.


The world has only 10000, 100000 tons OF
iron ore available. OF these Germany has
twice as many as the United States. Rus
sia and France each have 400.000,O00 tons
more than this country. Our consumption
is placed at 35 100000. which is more than
a third of the worlds total consumption.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-07
cur THIS OUT AND MAIL TODAY

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- RAMSAY - In San
Francisco, April %, 1906 at the resi-
dence of her father, Frances Ida
Ramsay. eldest daughter of William
j. Ramsay, to Eugene +. Burlington,
formerly of Honolulu, Rev. DR.. Fl. H.
Bell, pastor of the First United Pres
byterian Church. officiated. The
groom is the son of Mrs. Charles l..
Rhodes. He has been in San Fran
cisco for the past three years.
Honolulu
May >, 1906, Rev. II. H. Parker Of Ka-
waiahao church, officiating, Mrs. An
ME *. Brennan, born DOwsett, to
George K KTkaldy, assistant ento-
mologist of the Hawaiian Planters
Experiment Station. only relatives
and immediate friends were present.
KAMA-KANAE-At the residence of
the brides parents, Palama, Honolulu
Hawaii, May >, 1906, Miss Kanae,
daughter of Police Captain Kanae, to
David Kama Jr., son of Police Turn
key Kama.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-07
FRASER WRITES
OF RELIEF WORK
HIS REPORT TO ATKINSON BE-
FORE TURNING MATTERS OVER
TO MORGAN.

Acting Govarnor Atkinson has recaiv-
Cd a letto,. iron, Il E,,,se,, Giving
the Iatter's final account of his work
as head Of tha relief bureau at San
FRANCISCO M Letter 10 as follows,
San Francisco Anil 90 IONS
Acting GoGvernor 7. @ Atkinson
Honolulu ~ Fl
NV Dear Sir. ircluda herewith
NV account of an money enant in can
nection with our work of the mast fen
DAVIS. bringing the same down 70 and
including. tomorrow when Mr. Morgan
may be expected TO arrive ana take
over the responsibility. will. of
course turn everything over TO him.
and will assist him in any manner that
lies i'm NV power
The present expenditure. S2qS O5.
have met from my own resources. to-
gether with a $50 loan which I negoti-
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Total subscribed during day 81 ,57S, 500
Amount subscribed Friday.... 2,475,500
Grand total to 4,154,0OO
Subsequent subscriptions had brought
the amount to over $S,OOOOOO when the
Alameda departed from San Francisco.