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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
Boston an Irish City.

Mayor Fitzgerald Of Boston. in Golfers.
Boston is proportionately the most Irish
city in America. 1t has also more folk
Of Irish descent in it than Dublin. the
chief city of Ireland. An Irishman can be
counted on to vote OF the vote Of Bos-
ton, politicians claim that 60 per cent is
Irish. There is no approach to such a
proportion among the greater cities of
the United States, nor any other city of
Irish populated New England. Boston,
besides, Is one of the most foreign cities
Of the country--somewhat less SO than
Chicago, but just about the equal of New
York. or about 561. 900 people in 1900. only
1865 600 were Of native parentage, and at
least one-half of these were third or
fourth generation descendants of the
Irish. With the Italians and other Cath
olics, the Catholic vote of the city reaches
well toward 70 per cent of the total.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
Social Distinctions in Cuba.
rom Army and Navy Life

From Army and Navy Life.
There are social distinctions in Cuba
based upon color. There is not one but
several color lines, though these are not
eternal. hard, fast and Interchangeable, as
in the United States. In Cuba social life
is run largely by social clubs. There are
In almost every town and village negro
clubs, two or three grades of mulatto
clubs and white clubs. In one and at its
functions may appear the husband, ex-
cluded tho wife; in another the wife, but
not the husband: in a third their chill
dren. but neither the father nor the moth
err. To the world this will appear incredi-
BILE. almost incomprehensible; here 1t is
convention, fixed. settled, accepted and
operative. These distinctions. however,
run only for a lifetime. BY crosses from
generation to generation, though some
deny 1t, men ascend. a little of the
blood, if it but be decreasing. is not re-
membered against them forever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
classes who seek to come to the United

classes who seek to come to the United
States.
That a treaty be negotiated with Mex
leo respecting immigration through that
country. or, II that cannot be done, that
the Mexican border be closed to all aliens
except our own citizens and bona fide
residents Of Mexico.
That a harmonious arrangement be
made with the Canadian government re-
specting the enforcement Of the immigra-
tion laws OF that country and the United
States.
That immigrant stations be erected at
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore
That appropriations be made for i'm
provements at Ellis Island, New York;
Angel Island, San Francisco and Homo
lulu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
TELEaRAPHIC BRIEFS.

PARIS. December l6.-The civil cere.
mony uniting in marriage Clara Douglas
Hilger OF Philadelphia. a niece Of James
Baird, and Capt. Romer Lee Of the goth
British Hussars was performed in this
city Saturday. The religious ceremony
will take place in the American Church
Monday.
KINGSTON, N. Y. December 16.--After
setting aside orders granted by two other
justices Of the supreme court, staying fur
Their proceedings in the case Of the Will
liamsburg Trust Company of Brooklyn.
Judge Belts Saturday appointed former
Supreme Court Justice Augustus Van
Wyck Of Brooklyn coreceiver with Frank
L. Bapst of Buffalo. and made both APP
pointments permanent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
LA BARONNE ADOLPHE
"REMINISCENCES OF ONE OF THE
MOST POPULAR RoTHscHILDs.
Special Cablegram to The Star.


PARIS. December IGN. Edouard Rod.
who was a great friend and adnlirer of
the late Baronne Adolphe de Rothschld.
gives a touching description of her life
at the Chateau de Pregny. where she
spent her last years. He says: 1.-THE
grounds around the chateau were q mar
vel of beauty and good taste. The house.
of very elegant proportions. was a model
of pure architecture. situated on an emil
nence above the lake. The gardens and
grottoes were laid out according to her
own dire ctions and contained a wealth
Of exotic flowers and fruits. but her
greatest delight was in her collection of
birds. which included not only parrots
and tropical birds Of rich plurnage, but
also common sparrows. fnches, tom-tits
and redwings, for which she had caused
large and commodious cages to DO made.
Wker the sun was shining the doors OF
the cages would be opened. the birds
would fly out in the garden or enter her
salons, where she would sometimes be
surrounded by bevies Of them, and their
songs on the lawn and in the trees were
her greatest delight. AS soon as visitors
came the birds would all fly out of the
room, as If they had been trained not
ury with which the baroness was sur
rounded enhanced the simplicity with
which she lived in the midst OF 1t all
The accumulated comforts and splendor
seemed for others, not for herself.
Her Striking Democracy.
La Baronne Adophe.' as she was IA
miliarly called by the inhabitants in the
neighborhood, had endeared herself to the
affection OF all. She was most unas-
Stunning in her ways and dress. II never
remember seeing her dressed in any other
way than in black" says NJ. Rod, with
simple black hat, like a lady of average
means, whose tastes are exceedingly mod
crate. The most exquisite dishes were
served at her table, and the rarest wines
set before her guests. but she scarcely
touched them. In later years she hardly
even made use of her equipages. II was
quite usual thing to see her take the
tram which passes her gate, running
why she took the tram, where sometimes
there was hardly room. she said that it
did not matter if there was no room in
side; she would stand on the platform.
After she had seen all the splendor which
wealth and high social position can
secure, she seemed to be more convinced
than any one OF the vanity of riches and
earthly magnificence. Her desire seemed
to be to live like the humble. and ind
peace and happiness in the routine of
their ordinary lives. Few who were in
vited to her chateau at Pregny probably
really knew her. but those who did will
always keep her in deep, respectful and
faithful remembrance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
JUDGE VAN 0RSDEL PRAISED
Words OF APPRECIATION FROM
HIS FORMER ASSOCIATES.
Presentation Of Clock by Depart
= ment Of Justice Clerks Formerly
Under His Supervision.

Upon the retirement of Josiah A. Van
Orsdel from the Office of assistant attor-
ney general, on the eve of assuming the
duties of associate justice OF the Court
OF Appeals, District of Columbia, the en-
ployes of the Department OF Justice
who had been under his immediate super
vision rendered him a handsome clock
as testimonial of their appreciation and
eseee-l Mr.. Franklin W. Collins made
the presentation.
Franklin w. Collins Remarks.
Judge Van Orsdel," he said. "you
came to us a stranger: you go from US a
friend. I believe voice the unanimous
verdict Of the members of this force
when I say that while we rejoice with
you on your promotion to the federal
| bench. yet we deeply regret your de-
parture from our midst.
you have inspired us with sincere re-
spect for your attainments as a lawyer.
your ability as an executive officer. your
high sense Of responsibility as a public
| servant and your fiber as man.
You have done much. not only to for
ward the work on hand, but to call at
tention to the increasing magnitude and
| Importance of the tasks presented. The
burden OF responsibility resting upon you
has been great. but you have been fair
the efforts put forth by your assistants.
both legal and clerical, to sustain you and
serve the government with fidelity and
zeal, and from time to time have given
them words of encouragement and &C.
acknowledgement.
Indeed, sir. much as the purely intel
iectual in you has appealed to us, that
| which has really impressed US most is the
uniform fairness. courtesy and kindness
manifested by you toward one and all.
q irO xyf1 Irto m
say that in all your relations with us
you have been just, considerate and kind,
and have thereby won our confidence and
regard. And now, sir as a slight out
you as a lawyer. jurist. gentleman and
friend, we beg you to accept this little Of
fering.
'In conclusion. we congratulate our
selves that the duties Of your new posi-
ton will not remove you from Washing
tom
Judge Van 0rsdel's Response.
Judge Van Orsdel made a feeling re-
Spouse, in which. among other things, he
said he could not better describe his feel
ings than in the words Of the Indian
Chief Washable. who had aided the gov
eminent in putting down a general In
dian uprising following the Custer mas
sacre. and for which service Gen. Grant
had presented him with a beautiful sad
die. The old chief stood speechless, and
when told that he should say something
In response. replied that If the gift had
appealed to his head that had tongue
and could speak. but it had touched his
| heart and that had no tongue and could
make no response.
Judge Van Orsdel spoke highly of the
efficiency Of the force and stated that
he had never made any request of any
member which was not cheerfully &C.
coded to. and that to one and all the
latchstring of his house was always out.
He bespoke for his successor. Mr.. John
@. Thompson. the same courteous treat
ment which had been accorded him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
S 1.2Q
Umbrellas Worth
Up to So.

who buys a loaf of bread for I'd. may
condescend to take halfpenny bun in
lieu of twopence change out of the
ninepence in silver he tenders. But he
would not take the coppers-anyway,
he would not have done SO couple of
wears ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16

BERLIN, December 16-It Is stated in
the press that Herr Bebal. the social
list leader in the reichstag. Is engaged
in writing his memoirs and that they will
be published posthumously. Owing to Herr
Bebars long and conspicuous activity in
public life his memoirs are expected to
throw a highly interesting light on latter
day German politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16

Among the recommendations made by
Commissioner Sargent. many of which
are administrative in character, are the
following:
That legislation be enacted to check
violations of the law by professed sea-
men.
That marine hospital surgeons be sta
toned at the principal points of embark
alton abroad to examine aliens before they
start for America.
That surgeons and inspectors. male and
female, be placed on vessels Of the prin-
cipal steamship lines to examine incom-
ing aliens.
That arrangements be perfected for the
detection of members Of the criminal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money IL 1t falls to cure. E.w.
GROVES signature Is on each boz. sc.
oc7-m,0
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31
AN AGE CONTEST.

Write the following questions on
a program. The answers all end with
"age." 1t Is suitable for a birthday
party or for any affair where some
thing is needed to fill in part of the
time:
To what age will people arrive if
they live long enough? Dotage.
To what age do most people look
forward? Marriage.
For what does a soldier sometimes
wish? Courage.
What age is required on the high
seas? Tonnage.
What age are we forbidden to wor-
ship? Image.
What age is neither more nor less?
Average.
What is the age people get stuck
on?" Mucilage.
What is the age of profanity?
Damage.
At what age will vessels ride safe
ly? Anchorage.
What age is necessary for clergy
HAL fdTSOudSO.
What is the age of communication?
Postage.
What age is most important to
travellers? Mileage.
What is the most popular aid for
charity? Coinage.
What age is shared by the doctor
and the thief? Pillage.
What age do we all wish for?
Homage.
What is the age of slavery? Pond
age.
What age is most enjoyed at the
morning meal? Sausage.
What is the most indigestible age?
Cabbage.
What age belongs to most trav-
elers? Luggage.
What age signifies the farmer?
Tillage.
What age indicates the rich
farmer? Acreage.
What age is unfrayed and smooth
est? Sewage.
What age do milliners delight in?
Plumage.
What age do a number of people
enjoy in common? Village.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31
THE LITTLE SISTER OF TIE
PROPHET.


If there arise among you prophet or 8
dreamer.-Deut. xiii, !.
l have left basket of dates
In the cool, dark room that is under the
vine,
Some curds set out in two little crimson
plates,
And flask of the amber wine.
And cakes most cunningly beaten
VI savory herbs and spice and the delicate
wheaton
Flour that is best;
And all to tighten his spirit end sweeten
his rest.
This morning he cried, Awake,
And see what the wonderful grace of the
Lord hath revealed"
And we ran for his sake,
But twas only the dawn outspread DER
our fathers field,
And the house of the potter white in the
valley below.
But his hands were appraised to the east
and he cried to us. so
Ye may ponder and read
The strength and the beauty of God out
rolled in fiery screed.'
Then the little brown mother smiled.
As one does on the words of well-loyed
child,
And Son." she replied. "have the oxen
been watered and fed?
For work is to do, though the skies be
never so red,
And already the first sweet hours of the
day are spent"
And he sighed, and went.
Will he come from the brye.
with his head all misty with dreams and
his eyes on fire,
Shaking us all with the weight of the
words of his passion?
l would give him raisins instead of dates.
And wreathe young leaves on the little red
plates,
! will put on my new head-tire,
Will he note? Will he mind?
Will he touch my cheek as he used to. and
laugh and be kind?
Marjorie L. G. PickthalI, in the Gen.
fury.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31
EccentricitieS Of a River.
BY GEORGE FITCH.

This thing happened in Kansas City
not many years ago. A party of men
| owned a strip of land along the Mis-
souri, River bank. 1t was not hand
some land, but it was valuable for
factory purposes. They were offered
portly prices for it, but held on.
One day they noticed that the strip
was getting emaciated. They held a
hurried diagnosis with a surveyor S
tape and found that half of it had
been wasted away. The next year
half of the remainder had gone.
The men wanted to sell then, but
the market seemed remarkably slug
gish. The next year the river ate so
vigorously that only a tiny strip
about as wide as piece of baby rib
bon was left. The men were much
depressed.
Suddenly the land began to in
crease. The Missouri had chosen the
late manufacturing site for a place to
deposit a fine 16O-acre farm upon
which 1t had foreclosed up the river.
Inside of six months that strip of
land contained 200 acres. The men
were jubilant, but still they would
not sell. They wanted another 100
acres, they said. They strolled along
the bank each day and urged the
river, in proprietary tones, to build
faster.
Then the river changed its mind
once more and not only wiped out
the extra 100 acres but the original
100 acres, every foot of it. The next
year it built up 500 acres in the same
spot, but they all belonged to the
man who owned the ground behind
the original plot. They have stayed
there ever since-that is, up to last
reports. For high financing and
property juggling the Missouri makes
a crooked lawyer look like child.
I hate to think what it would do for
a man if it had a personal friendship
for him.-American Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31
His One Observation.

The man who had been employed
to make an inventory of the drawing
room furniture in London house was
SO leisurely about it that the suspic-
ions of the household were aroused.
"One has to be careful" said the
lady of the house-that time worn re-
mark that means absolutely nothing,
yet fits every doubtful domestic situa-
ton. She went in to see what he was
doing. On the floor lay an empty bot
tie. On the sofa lay the man, sleep
ing sweetly like tired child. But
the inventory had not been wholly
forgotten. At the top of the page
stood solitary, eloquent entry: "One
revolving carpet. Boston Tran
script.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31

II moved towards the ladder
with the will to abandon her.
Dannie, she called, take the
kiss
II would not.
Take two,' she begged.
Maid said I, severely. what
about your God?'
I'll ask she answered; and
thereupon proceeded with the per-
Torrance, after which (and twas
very brief) she looked up with shy
little grin. He says, Dannie,' said
she, that He lows He didn't know
what fuss you'd make. Tell un."
says He, chat / didn't know he was
set on it. Tell un to go ahead" says
He. If you don't mind, Judy" says
He, why / can turn my head
Il pecked her lips.
Volume II, page twenty-six.'
roared my uncle, his broad red face
appearing at that moment in the COM
panionway. You done we'll, Danniei
IT'S quite t. the taste O. Skipper
Chesterfield. You're sailin' twelve
knots by the log. lad, on the course
you're steerin'!' From Harper's.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31

water you will find that you may cas-
lily count the threads, for the drop of
water takes the form of double con-
vex lens, as shown in the small figure
A, and that, you know, is what is
called a magnifying glass, or single
microscope. The same drop of water
will enable you to examine in detail
the different parts of a plant or of an
insect, parts that you would hardly
be able to see with the unaided eye.
Look through the part of the COB
let that is shaped out. That, you will
find, is concave on the inside and
concave also on the outside. 1t is
therefore double concave lens, as
shown in the small figure B.
The threads of the tablecloth,
looked at through this water lens,
are so much diminished in size that
you can hardly see them, which
demonstrates that a double concaye
lens makes an object appear smaller
than it really is.
That explains why the eyeglasses
Of long sighted persons are double
convex, with thin borders, while the
glasses of near sighted persons are
double concave, with thick borders
Chicago News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31
THE VALUE OF BALANCE.

Carpenters, blacksmiths, axmen
and others accustomed to the con-
slant use of tools with long handles
know that if the tools are not so bal
anced that the force of blow falls
upon the centre of percussion an UNI
comfortable jar is felt. An ak or a
hammer particularly well balanced is
regarded as peculiar treasure. An
unusual instance occurred recently in
one Of the tunnels now being driven
under the Hudson River at New York
City. A workman had found a finely
balanced pickaxe, and on leaving his
work he put private mark upon it.
The next morning another workman,
who had had his eye on that particu-
lar Qick, got possession Of it arst.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31
Less Motion Than Emotion.

Two men were coming into Denver
from a nearby town on a local train
the other day. The train stopped
every five minutes, it seemed, and
one of the men became impatient
Finally, when the train halted for the
engine to get up steam the mans i'm
patience overlooked.
Now, what do you think of this
train?" he said to the other.
ut isn't making much progress, :"
replied his friend.
Progress! I should say not" said
the impatient man. 1T would be a
fierce job to take moving picture
of this train. Denver Post.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31
THEIR aTEpp1Esn LOST.

The Misses Clarissa and Ethel
Pyne, aged four and six years, daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Pyne,
of Broad and Cambria streets, cried
themselves into Mysteries yesterday
over the loss of their two brown
Roosevelt bears, received as presents
last Christmas. While playing on the
front porch little Ethel dropped her
Teddy on the pavement just as a stray
dog was passing. In a jiffy the dog
seized the supposed cub and shook it
to pieces in short order. Clarissa, to
save the stuffed animal, ran out on
the pavement with her Teddy in her
hand. Thinking the woods were full
of game, the dog soon had the sec
ond Bruin torn to pieces, and, after
licking his chops, trotted off leisurely
down the street, evidently proud in
the belief that he had saved the lives
of the two little girls.-Philadelphia
Record.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31

for Gloucester from Hartford, with
the idea of making the two hundred
or so miles In about ten hours.
though didn't care If 1t took twelve
hours. Everything went beautifully.
1t was a fine day and we had a fine
trip until we had got near Gloucester.
We were going along a wide mac
adam road through town Just out
side Gloucester at a fair pace. Not
a soul was In sight and we could see
half mile along the road. Nothing
was stirring.
Suddenly man jumped up from
the roadside and waved something at
me and ordered me to stop. l sup
posed a blast was going OFF or some
thing, and you can judge of my as
constituent when he said, You're un-
der arrest. You were exceeding the
speed limit according to our timing
I WASP cried. Why, how fast was
going?' Twenty and three-six-
teenths miles an hour. The limit is
twenty. Well, to cut a long story
short, he had me and / settled. You
may ask why didn't fight 1t when
there wasn't the faintest possibility
OF his proving that / was running
carelessly or in way that could pos
sibly menace any living thing. But
that was out of the question, as any
autoist knows. simply settled, that
was all.
But now want to show you what
happened when the officers had good
horse sense. In Massachusetts the State
park system is policed by park police,
some mounted on horses, some on
motorcycles and some on foot, you
never know when you'll met one.
The speed limit in the parkways is
fifteen miles an hour. The next day
we were driving in the parkway and
proposed to find how good our judg-
ment of speed was and how near
could run to just the legal speed
limit. The first mile was run in just
four minutes-at fifteen miles an
hour. The second was run in three
minutes flat-or over the limit And
we timed twenty consecutive miles,
most of which were over rather than
under the limit.
During that twenty miles we
passed five Of those park policemen
and not one of them said a word to
us. We simply were not running
unsafely or carelessly, no matter
what our speed, and that was all
there was to it. Those men form a
splendid body of experts. who know
their business and exercise fine judg-
ment in their work. The roads were
wide and there wasn't the slightest
excuse to disturb us. At the same
time I've seen two miles an hour I'M
safe-at Lake Quinsigamund, near
Worcester, during the races--and
seen cars stopped from going over the
causeway entirely because of the
crowds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31
Beggar Boys Original Excuse

Mister, gi' me cent?"
Thus to a passing man a cheerful
small boy whose face was so phenom-
enally dirty that the man was quite
struck by it. He had never seen even
a small boy with face anything like
it.
well, I'll give you cent" says
the man, if you'll go and wash your
face. How did you ever get it SO
dirty?"
"My father works in coal yard, I"
said the small boy, and this answer
so struck the man that he gave the
small boy cent, promptly, and an
other one to the small boys COM
panion.-New York Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-31
SURPRISING a Nocturnal Disturber.

There has just been enacted at
Basel piece of police prudery which
the champion among the official mar
tinets of Berlin might have envied.
A journalist given to using his
typewriter late at night proved him.
self somewhat trying to his fellow
dodgers CT occupiers of the house,
who, failing to procure cessation
of the annoyance by private protest,
at last reported the matter 10 the
police rs a nuisance.
The case was not exactly simple,
though it was certainly novel, but
police intelligence finally overcame
the difficulty They summoned the
journalist for creating nocturnal
disturbance, and the tribunal imposed
fine OF one ranc, with the alterna-
tive of four hours Imprisonment
Geneva Correspondence Pail Mall Ca
zette.