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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06

arrangement brought on by excessive dissi-
patton" They were all under seventeen.
As soon as they entered The school they
began to see lie" Sports are unknown
among scholars of this class. Their masters
have no sympathy with them. At twelve
these young gentlemen begin TO gamble
with the zest OF clubmen of forty. ~ foar-
teen they begin to frequent the fashionable
cafes and make merry with women II they
skate it is only with ballet girls. Others
bore them. Wees which shall hc Hamc-
less are rampant in the school. TIE TO-
suits are easy 70 foresee. In year or two.
when they ought to he vigorous young m,n.
they are worn out, morally and physically.
Life has nothing 10 offer them. They pat
an end to it. With the hope Of checking
the process Of phy steal deterioration the
school authorities last year started a GYM
nasium with qualified instructors.
In the girls school things are little better.
The boys and girls who ape this general
contamination are, as one would expect
them to be, too serious They go To the
other extreme. Thus it is that the rising
generation Of Russia has no youth. no real
happiness. no gaiety worth the name THa
wonder is really not that there are $50 many
suicides among them, but that their nuvnt,r
is not far greater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
A Caddy'S Joke,

James Anderson of the Scottish-American
Golf Club smiled at poor player on the
Van Cortlandt Park links in New York.
He reminds me of chap l used to
know" said Mr.. Anderson This chap
played so badly that even his caddies made
butt of him.
'iIe got a ball badly bunkered one day.
and, do what he would, he couldn't get 1t
out again. Whack, whack, whack he went,
missing every time.
After half hours work he wiped his
wet face with his handkerchief and turned
despairingly to the Daddy.
Hang it, he said, L have tried all my
clubs on this COMPOUNDED ball. What on
earth am | to do now?'
The caddy laughed harshly.
Give it swat with yer bag he said"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06

group of theatrical men were talking in
New York about the late Richard Mans
field.
Mr. Mansfield,' said one was delight
1ul humorist, splendid raconteur in socie-
~, but at the same time he had a certain
proper and becoming sense of his own dig
nifty, and it never paid to be unduly familiar
with him.
lie was. as we all know, rather bald
He resented. from BARRIERS or friends, any
allusion to his badness
Well one night at a party man came
up behind this great artist, staggered him
with violent slap on the back, and ex-
claimed In loud, 1oval. familiar voice:
Hello, Dick. How are you? Every
time l see you you get balder and balder'
Mansfield drew himself up. He sneered
at the other.
Hello he said. I don't know who you
are. but every time l see you you get ruder
and ruder.' -
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NneCdOte8 Concerning
Well-KnOWn PEOPLE.

us should invariably come in the autumn"
Suddenly Mr.. Emery smiled.
Il am reminded of an old autumn song"
he said. " A thousand leaves are falling
is the way it begins.
"a lady at the church concert rose to sing
this song.
A thousand leaves are falling she car
oiled. and then her voice broke into a
screech, and she had to stop, for she had
pitched the song too high.
:" Start her at 800 shouted an auctioneer
from the gallery
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But They Kept the Nickel.

President Shonts of the PETERBOROUGH
Company Of New York said at a recent
dinner:
"a public servant does its best to please
the public. AS time passes its service
continually improves. Nevertheless, when
the public servant happens to be street
railway 1t Is but natural that its cars
should be more crowded in the rush than in
the idle hours"
Mr.. Shonts smiled.
And crowded cars mean complaints
don't they the world over?" he said. II
remember once being On crowded car In
Cincinnati.
"A man hung to strap near me. He was
a polite man. and. to let people on and off,
he kept on the move. Now he ran to the
front of the car, now to the rear now to
the middle, wherever there happened to be
most space And 1t was plain that all this
hustling and jostling and rushing to and
fro made him angrier and angrier as time
went on.
He restrained his rage till he came to
get Off Then, all Of sudden. it over
powered him.
He turned to the conductor and yelled,
very red in the face:
" Gimme my money back!
what for?' said the conductor. You've
had your ride
Ride do you call it?' barked the man.
Why, I've walked the whole blessed
way"
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the party would kill her for disobeying
their orders She was barely sixteen.
short time before that schoolboy Of the
same age shot at an officer at Ladom.
town In the extreme west of the empire
He ran away, but seeing that his pursuers
would catch him shot himself through the
heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06

And the reasons for this terrible cpl
demic? They officially stated being
mental arrangement" and nervous dis
orders One thing is certain-overwork at
school, in the ordinary meaning of the
term, has nothing to do with 1t. For the
past three years examinations and lessons
have been a farce III Russian schools. Pro-
fessors are at the mercy of their pupils,
who hold political meetings. pass absurd
resolutions and decide whether or not this
or that master shall be allowed to give
them instruction One school in Petersburg
went on strike and demanded a smoking
room and the abolition of marks. The
scholars got what they wanted. Few
masters are bold enough to send a refrac-
tory pupil from his class or keep him in
after school hours. Those who do so end
in begging their pupils pardon. forced
usually to do so by the headmaster under
threats of dismissal.
Religion which used to influence the
scholars conduct to a certain extent, is of
avail. No threats of priestly censure
have the least effect upon them. In many
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Too High.

''rIe autumn" said Eben H. Emery, New
yorks weather forecaster. is by far our
fnast American season. Foreigners visiting
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The Mirage of Marriage.

Miss Marie Cahill chose the chorus girls
for her new play, marrying Mary, by
measurement The Bertillon system was
employed.
BY this excellent system of measure
nent," said Miss Cahll the other day, lone
gets, in chorus girl, the real thing
Mirage is avoided You know what
mirage is? Quite sure? Well, at any rate
III point out It's meaning to you with
story:
"A boy looked up from his book one
night
Father he said, what is a mirage?
THE father answered giiby from behind
his paper
The union Of a man and woman till
death or the law them do part
But said the boy, that's marriage,
amt it?'
80 Same thing. sonny; it's the same thing
replied the father. A man imagines he sees
wonders and delights where there is moth
ing. Fight shy of 'em both. my boy"
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Mansfeld's Rebuke

do you keep the scissors that YOU trim vo,,r
cuffs With%' ''"'
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Of the cases reported of child suicides
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
CHAPTERS ACTIVE
People of Messina Are Alarmed "A Portion of Crater Has
 Fallen In.

Messina, Sicily, May 11.-New cra- ters have opened in Mounts Etna and Stromboli whose eruptions are in- creasing. +s
 The observatories of Messina and Catania continued to register earth shocks but they are very light.
 The alarm of the population of this island is growing. especially among the people inhabiting the villages in the luxuriant zone around Mount Et- na although the director of the Cat mia observatory, which is not far from the volcano, has assured the people that they are in no danger. The smoke and flames issuing from the main crater of Mount Etna are visi- bfe a long distance off.
 A portion of the main crater of Stromboli has fallen in, causing a more active eruption. It seems to have affected the sea, which is most agitated near the island. Scientists have expressed the opinion that pos sibly submarine crater may have opened and that it is causing the disturbance. -
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
CRIPPLE CREEK TUNNEL.
Work Begun To-day-$200, ,000, 900
 Worth of Gold in Sight.

Cripple Creek, Col, May 1.-The beginning of work on the long pro- jected Cripple Creek drainage tunnel was celebrated here to-day by festivi- ties participated in by the most prominent mining and business men of the leading cities and towns in the state. Excursion trains from all parts of Colorado had poured hun dreds of visitors into the camp. There Is general rejoicing through out the Cripple Creek district. The tunnel will drain and permit the opening up of virgin territory. It is estimated over $200, 100000 worth of gold ore will prolong the mining life of Cripple Creek.
 The portal of the tunnel is To- cated on the stream known as Grip pie Creek. It will drain the entire Cripple Creek district at a depth of about 1880 feet from the surface, or 730 feet below the present water level. The district is drained at pres ent by the Ell Paso tunnel which cuts the Fl Paso mine on the west side of the district Con Beacon hill), at depth of about 600 feet from the sur face, and the vindicator mine on the east side of the camp at depth of 1 ,275 feet. The new tunnel, there fore, will drain the Beacon hill sec ton at depth of about 1880 feet and the east side at depth of about 2,000 feet from the surface.
 The deepest shaft in the camp Is now about 1,500 feet. The new tun- nel vii therefore make available all he way from TOO to 1.200 feet of ad- ore bodies below the pres mt water level and this will add mill ions in production.
 It is figured that 1t will take from hree and one-half to four years to onstruct the canal. But all this ime ore will be extracted from the lpper and reclaimed levels.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
Extravaoance In Dress,

Very few persons outside of the glittering circle of our enormously rich families. who constitute what is referred to as the best society,"" can understand how any young woman in this or any other country can spend upon her wardrobe such vast amounts Of money as are expended by the daughters of some of these families. The history of the world does not show such reckless extravagance in the way of dress. Nor. for tho mat ter of that, does the history of the world show so riotous a use of money as that practiced by our very rich in their strictly social advertisements. Happy is the lot of the man or von- an who is not tempted to such foolish induigences. which take the edge from life's real icyi
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
GOVERNOR THERE
California Official 10 Witness Attemptto Run Cars Strong
 Guard of Police.

San Francisco. May 1.-The ef-
 forts to run the cars to-day down
 through the burned district will fur
 nish m additional attraction of hav-
 ing Governor Gillette, Adjutant Gen
 eral J. B. Lauck and Brigadier Gen.
 eral Wankowski present as eye wit
 wesses of the behavior of the mob.
 The police will assemble in force, and
 their ability to cope with any rlotous
 demonstrations by those in sympathy
 with the strikers will be closely
 watched by the governor and the
 militia chiefs who will accompany him. The governor will then be in a position to decide whether the as- sistance of the state soldiery is re- quired.
 The heads of the, contending forces still continue to issue statement to the public The railroad officials assert that their cars will be run in the face lof all opposition, at the same time ig- |noring the existence of the carmens' union and the protests which it makes through its president. The outlook for peace is anything |but bright and the defiant attitudes lassumed on both sides suggests a flight to the finish.
 A large force of strikebreakers ar rived here to-day and four hundred of 'them were housed at the Valencia tstreet barn. The new men are under contract with the company for S3.5O per day with board and lodgings. The committee of fifty and the con killatory committee of the labor coun- fil are still working to secure set Element of the existing industrial Troubles. but their efforts are not at kended with much success.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
HAND IN MAD cows MOUTH.
Now J. G. Adams of Wethersfield | Goes to Pasteur Institute.

Josiah G. Adams of Broad street, Wethersfield, had a pecliar experience this week, and as a result he left Thursday evening for New York to receive treatment at the Pasteur in- Istitute. Acow belong to Mir Adams was taken sick Tuesday and refused all food and drink. He gave 1t vari- |ous remedies. but the animal did not Iget better and Tuesday evening he 'telephoned Dr Lyman of Hartford. Dr Lyman was away, and as the COW grew rapidly worse, MT Adams tele- phoned the next morning for pr Black of Hartford, who came Wednes- day afternoon and soon after Dr Ly- man, who had returned, appeared. They pronounced 1t case of rabies and the COW was killed shortly after. MT Adams then became alarmed about himself. as in treating the COW he had put his hand in the cows mouth and what made 1t more serious he had an open sore on te hand.
 pr Lyman advised him to have 1t burned Instead of cauterized. Mir Adams went to pr Fox, and not find ing him. went to pr Howard. who ad- vised him to go to the Hartford hos pital and have 1t burned, which he accordingly did. Later he consulted Dr Fox. who advised his going to New York to the Pasteur institute and he left that evening.
 It Is not known when the COW was bitten, though It may possibly have been in February, when strange dog evidently suffering with rabies. was shot In the vicinity of Mir Adams barn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
REPORTERS ORGANIZE.
General Assembly Writers Form the
 Laurel Club of Connecticut.

Hartford, May 11.-The newspa- per correspondents and reporters in the general assembly have organized "a social club which will be known as "The Laurel Club of Connecticut. Nearly all the large newspapers in the state are represented in its mem- bership, and before the session ends, sevral dinners will be Siven.
 The name was selected as a recog- nition of the act which was recently passed making the laurel the state flower, and the newspaper men claim the distinction of being the first to make use of it. The officers elected are as follows: President, Colonel Charles w. Pickett, New Haven; vice president, Joseph Mullin, Hartford; secretary, David w. Nichols, Hart ford; treasurer, Richard Howell, Bridgeport; executive committee: J. Olin Howe, Waterbury; F. K. Nor ton, Hartford; Fred H. Hall, Hart ford; dinner committee, Lewis E. Garvey, Hartford; James L. McGoy- ern, Bridgeport and Alexander Troyp, jr, New Haven.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
ON CHARLES RIVER
Harvard Won One Race and Lost One To-Day Weather Was
 Raw and Cold.

Boston, May 11.-Colegiate interes, to-day was centered on the varsity boat race between eights representing Harvard and Columbia on the Charles river over a course, mile and seyen- eighths in length. This was to be Columbia's first appearance on the Charles and the, first rowing contest in which these two colleges have en- gagged in twenty years. In the last two years Harvard has rowed against Cornell and this year visits Ithaca for the contest.
 At the Union Boat club this morn. Ing, announcement was made that water conditions were favorable for race despite a cold drenching rain and fiurries of snow. The river was smooth and there was no wind
 The Harvard freshmen won the nrst race by seven lengths from the Worcester High school.
 The Columbia eight-oared crew de feated Harvard in the mile and sey- en-eighth sprint.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
New Steamer Launched.

Wilmington, Del. May 1.-The steamer Captain Charles W. Powell, built for the quartermaster's depart ment, United States army, for ser vice in the vicinity of New London. Conn, was launched at the yards of the Pusey & Jones Go to-day. The steamer is named in honor of Captain Powell. of the second United States infantry who was killed at the bat tie of Santiago, July 10, 1898. His dauaghter. Miss May Cooper Powell of Washington, christened the vessel. The new boat is S6 feet long.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
Finally Killed Himself.

Wichita. Kan. May 11.-w. R. Fulton, who last night made an att tempt on the life of his former wife. committed suicide early to-day by shooting himself. His body was found In the railroad yards. four blocks from where he attacked Mrs Fulton. Following the shooting last night crowd of men chased Fulton, intent on lynching him. but he es- caped.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
CITY NEWS.

Bertha, the two years old daughter of Mir and Mrs John Johnson of 46 Hill street. died last night. The fn. neral will take place at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with services at the house by the Rev Mir Lewis and interment ln Riverside cemetery.
 This afternoon Superintendent Nor ris Of the town poor. gave his consent to the marriage of Miss Anna BaysEci, a minor. to Joseph Bavelcrak. The latter is twenty-one and the former 20. They are Russians and have been In this country about two years. In the absence of the girls parents or other near relatives. the statutes Ie- quires that the consent of the super intendent of the town poor be obtain ed in all such cases before the town clerk can issue a certificate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
MAIL BAG STOLEN
Taken 10 Lumber Yard in Bridge port Cut Open and RifIed of
 Contents
NO CLUE TO THIEVES

Bridgeport, May 11.-A large mail
 bag containing mail and merchandise on the way from Winsted and, pos sibly other points along the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven X Hartford railroad to New York, was stolen in this city some time last night and taken to the yard of the j.. l.. Tomlinson Lumber company about a mile from the railroad station, cut open and rifed. Packages of mer- chandise were cut open, and what ever was discarded was thrown about on the ground. There was a large amount of business correspondence in the bag and a good part of this was either destroyed or mutilated. It Is not known whether there was any money in the bag, but 1t is believed that there may have been. The bag was found this morning by an em- ploye of the Lumber company and word was at once sent to the local postmaster, who in turn notified the postal authorities at Washington. No clue has yet be found.
 The last train in from Winsted at night arrives in Bridgeport at half past seven o'clock, so that there was apparently plenty of time for the of the sack. Between that hour ard daylight.
 The mail from Winsted and inter- mediate points Is brought here over tae Naugatuck division and transfer red at the station to the New York trains. It is thought that the bag may have been taken from the station af- ter the transfer was made and carried around to the lumber yard Another theory is that 1t may have fallen or been thrown from the train, but this does not find much favor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
BIGLINERSFEELIT
Forty of Them Affected By Strike of the Longshoremen -
 Coal For Ballast
NEW MEN ATTACKED

New York. May 11.-With half a
 dozen big ocean passenger steamers
 scheduled to sail to-day and 2S others due to arrive to-day and tomorrow, the crisis in the situation growing out Of the strike of longshoremen appears to. be at hand. That the conditions are extremely serious cannot be de- nied. Some of them will go out with part of their incoming cargo still in their holds; others will carry great quantities of coal to weigh them down to the sailing line and still others will nave nothing more than water ballast. All the steamers will have full cabins as the tourist season now is at it's height.
 A group of men who had become restive as a result Of struggle de- scended upon q gang of strikebreakers at work on the Italian line pier at the foot of West 34th street to-day. The reserves from nearby police station who were hurriedly summoned at the first indication of trouble. had their hands full before the fight was settled. One of the strikebreakers was badly beaten, and a number of others were hurt. No arrests were made. Immediately after quiet was restored the 150 strikebreakers served notice on the line officials that they would work no longer and with the exception of six they deserted.
 Arbitration is being broached to end the strike, but there is little hope as yet, of any negotiations being entered upon by the, parties to the controversy. The national civic federation has been sounding the representatives, of the steamship companies and the strikers leaders, but it's efforts have been .al- most negative.
 The Federation found neither side willing to take the initiative in-eyen joint discussion of the dispute, so 1t suggested that instead of each side appointing conferrees, as it first pro posed, negotiations be taken up by committee in no way connected with either side. The steamship manage ments received this latter proposal coldly, but did not say that they would ignore such a committee if 1t was formed. The strikers spokesman and leader, Patrick Connors. said that any outside committee having settle ment for its object would be received by the strikers. This statement of Connors is looked upon by the fedora tion as offering hope that negotla- tons can be begun.
 Ralph NJ. Paisley, chairman of the executive committee of the federation, explained that that body was not dis couraged, but would keep up its eff forts today.
 It was strongly hinted by partici. pants in the meeting of the represent atlves of the steamship companies which issued an ultlmatum to the strikers, that the strikers could not hold out much longer. because they had no strike fund. But the strikers present an undaunted front and rely as last resort upon sympathetic strikes by unions affiliated with theirs.
 Stricks and stones flew hard and fast In a fight between a dozen strike breakers and one hundred striking at the foot of West 2lth street today. Two of the strikebreak- CTS were badly injured. The police had to use their night sticks quite freely before they could quell the dis
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
Going to Berlin University.

Cambridge, Mass. May 11.-Prof William Henry Schofield, professor of comparative literature at Harvard university has been chosen visiting professor at the University of Berlin for the academic year l90I and 100s. Prof Schoheld goes to the German university in exchange for profes- sor who comes from that institution to Harvard in accordance with a GUS tom established three years ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
BOUGHT RAILROAD.
New York 6 New Haven Now Con
 trols the Boston & Maine.

Boston, May 11.-The publication to-day of information from New York and New Haven So the effect that the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford railroad had formulated plans to ac- quire control of the Boston & Maine railroad was received with interest all over New England.
 A heavy stockholder of the Boston & Maine road, who claims to have Knowledge of the plans of the New Haven road in connection with the Boston & Maine, but who declined to permit the use of his name. said to- day: "The deal has gone through. To all intents and purposes the Bos- ton & Maine Is now part of the New Haven road"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-11
Sullivan and the President.

Washington. May 11.-John l.. illivan saw the president again to- " by appointment. in behalf of ,hn L. Lennon, his nephew, who is irving a sentence on Governors land for assertion from the marine rps. MT Sullivan said that the had not made any promise
 pardon the young man. -