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Evening star., 1907-07-14
Poison.

DR. II. w. Wiley, the Department of Ag-
rlcultures famous chemical expert, was
discussing certain impure beers
Il am reminded" said DR.. Wiley. smiling
"of an incident that happened in the west
town of Tin Can.
Tin Can had brewery, and the beer
from this brewery was unspeakably bad.
We'll. one night a melodra.na was per-
formed in the town hall. and in the second
act there was a thrilling soiloquy by the
villain.
The villain. alone the stage. gnawed
his black mustache and debated with him
self how he should kill .he hero.
The knife? he muttered to his c!ga-
rette Poison? \ pistol shot? O" shall
Kill him with
Just them there came loud Interrupt
ton from a cowboy in a box:
"'Oh, give him some Tin Can beer. -
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playing on. The clerk to hurry him up a
bit, approached and said civilly:
DO you think the book Will suit you,
sir?'
~ don know said the old man. 1
have only play yed half the tunes
"And he resumed his subdued tootlng.''
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stance. the study of childhood Nothing re-
v-als stranger things than that
Il know little boy in Los Angeles. He
was bad the other day, and his mother pun
istIed him.
After his punishment he was seen to go
to his fathers desk and write something on
Il sheet of paper. Then he went out into
the garden, dug little hole and buried the
paper in ii.
His mother. after he had gone away dug
up the paper. 1t contained these words:
Dear devil. please come and take
mamma.
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And her reward? Who knows? Char
iottc hnoilyS. on the accession of King Ed
ward. was given the prefix Of honorable"
and raised by royal warrant TO the position
Of a haron's daughter. BY virtue of her
position at court Sic takes first place
among all unmarried women entitled to the
prefix OF honorable" Her relative rank
nCw in tn" British empire is No 2O.326
after the king. She has an armful Of
minor foreign orders and decorations be-
slowed by European queens. And rs to
sal1ry. she draws S3.5GO Il year from the
government and $500 from the queen g
PRIV purse. What further emoluments or
private gifts she may receive from her
majesty or elsewhere she and the donors
alcne know.
OF course. Miss Knollys has beard and
lodging and servants and al such things
free at buckingham Palace. Windsor Castle
ana Sandrin9ham, and where Yer ihe queen
NAV 70 a-Visiting.
While she is the costlicst "lady's maid" in
all the wide world. doubt II her enlolu-
mcrts. the splcnd0r Of her surroundings
the Tonnage Of great coUrtierS and Greater
society DANES. the constant baSking in the
rays OF ROYALTY. compensate Charlotte
kncliys for all HEY work ard all her slcri-
fees of the past fnrtv-four years and
there are yet years to come.
Evening star., 1907-07-14

LONDON. July 8. 1907.
LIZABETH KNOLLYS, lady'S
maid to Mrs. Albert L. Wet
tin"
Such an entry would be
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although she does not take precedence, prac-
tically rules. She is not alone the personal
attendant ot the queen, but also her closest
companion and friend. At state ceremo-
malls she has to give way to those of higher
title and is far in the background: but
when one only is in attendance on her
majesty that one is Miss KnOllys.
She has her apartments quite close to
those of the queen everywhere the latter
goes. TO describe one suite of apartments
Is, excepting Sandringham, to describe them
ALL
At buckingham Palace the queens bed
chamber is an immense room. IT is at least
twenty feet high and has eight great win
dows on one side alone There is not much
furniture In it-at least. the room is SO big
that 1t looks barely furnished. In the CEN
ter OF one side Is the great bed. Alexandra
is stickler for royal etiquette and pomp.
and instead of the modern brass bedstead
still has the old-fashioncd carved mahog-
any affair of the kings and queens Of past
ages. The bed is very high-so high In fact
that cushioned step runs around ii by
Which one gets in and out. IT has canopy
and the royal arms in glittering gold on top
Silken curtains, if need be, cover it entirely.
The other features of the room, which is
done in dull green, are also on a huge
scale. They are a dressing table In front
with great plate-glass doors and rows OF
drawers Each wardrobe Is fully ten feet
high and dozen feet In length.
X X
On one side Of the bedchamber is another
room, the walls of which are lined with
similar waIdrobes. door from this room
leads into the kings suite of apartments.
On the other side of the bedroom is an
anteroom or small square corridor. Tile
nearest door in this gives entrance to her
majesty's bathroom, a superb little apart
ment, done In marble and onyx with silver
fittings The further door leads into the
queens own particular boudoir, done in
rose pink and moss green, the walls Gov
cred with silk.
Another door out of the bedroom leads
into another anteroom furnished with
lounges and chairs arranged around the
wall. 1t is very large room and mirrors
line one wall. 1t is the waiting room for the
ladies, maids of honor and others in attend
ance at the moment on the queen.
The door from this room leads into a wide
corridor known as The Queens Corridor"
1t is here that the suite of rooms allotted to
Charlotte Knollys is situated There are bed
room, sitting room, bathroom and dressing
or wardrobe room. Each room is of good
size, and it is suite that a princess would
ordinarily ocupy. In fact. right across the
corridor is the suite, similar in every way
of Princess Victoria, the only unmarried
daughter OF the king.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
PRETTY SOLEMN.

Speaker Cannon can be solemn enough when he wants to be. He is so when he says that If Congress is not actuated by calmness and patience; if 1t makes great mistakes and fails to meet the approval of the reasoning American public, there will not be much need for the election of dele- gates to the next national convention of the Republican party"
 These are ominous words Speaker Cannon has been reducing his smoking allowance from twenty to three cigars a day and perhaps the reduction has affected his spirits Does he for min ute think that Congress will not be actuated by calmness and patriotism or that it will make great mistakes And does he really think that if Con gress shouldn't happen to behave just as he would like to have it there Is any danger to the Republican party VIII not the President still be on deck and in any other part of the Ship ot State where he may be needed?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
4 COSTLY TENDENCY.

When the poet sweetly sang, "We three brothers be in this good cause, Bill puffs, Jim snuffs and I chaws," he sang of pretty general tendency. That tendency, it appears, makes big business in the United States. The value of tobacco products, cigars, cig- arettes smoking and chewing tobacco and snuff in a year is given as $931,- 117,6S1, and the capital employed as $323,9S3,501. The wage-earners num- ber 159, ,40S, who receive $62,640, 303 wages. These figures are impressive z but not more so than those which in- dicate the national consumption of to- bacoo. Figures for the output of 1905 are not available, but the returns to the commissioner of internal reve- nue are to the effect that 7,976, ,669, TAP cigars and S,4SS, ,998,422 cigarettes were manufactured in these United States in 1904. Americans smoke their own cigars and cigarettes, for while the annual value of cigars in 1905 was $1sS,1S6,372, only $59,653 worth were exported, and the imports footed up $4,O2S,1O7 With cigarettes the United States did little better in foreign trade, furnishing other na- tions with $2,9S4,S76 out of the $16,- 854,SO3 worth it manufactured,
 It is further interesting to notice that Woman is rapidly bringing the tobacco business within her industrial sphere, for the census found 66,301 women among the wage-earners and l. their proportion has risen from 29.S
 cent. in 1890 to 41,6 in 1905.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
IT CAN R4IN

If it is not raining when this is read, and if it doesn't rain much if it is, it may be encouraging to remem- Der that It has rained and that there is ground for hope and belief that 1t can rain. There has been a little rain in Suva, Fiji, and the British Meteor ological Society has been interested in it. The fall was continuous from 6 D. m. until sunrise of the following day, and the rain gauge, holding 12.5 inch es, was overhowing at 10 ?. m., again at ? a. m, and third time at a. m. This is an actual measurement of more than thirty-seven inches. Be- sides the unknown overflow, 1t is sup posed that there was further loss of about Il per cent, on account of the height of the gauge, which was twenty-five feet above the ground The opinion is that not less than forty-one inches of rain must have fallen in about thirteen hours.
 Of course no such rain as this can sensibiy be expected in this region, and 1t is not likely that Prophet John son had any such rain in mind when he predicted the "heavy rains" that did not come But it has rained four or five inches in one rain here. Would that 1t would do so now.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
SOME REMARKS.

That is an interesting rejoinder which Professor w. B. Du Bois of At- lanta University has evoked by his remark that the black voters of South Carolina never stole half so much as the white voters of Pennsylvania are stealing now. This was a careless re- mark, just about as careless as the remarks of the Charleston News and Courier, which feels moved to say: The unqualified comparison between the negro grafters of South Carolina during the Reconstruction period and the present day grafters of Pennsyl- vania proves nothing. The negroes of South Carolina during their short lived political freedom" stole all that there was to steal No one ever heard of their leaving anything when they were in control of the States affairs. There was nothing for manners" on the table when the feast was over So far as we recall, not one negro who held high office during the miserable Reconstruction period in this State earned reputation as an opponent of dishonesty. No such thing as a negro reformer was produced in those days That the negro office-holders were thieves was perfectly natural, it was to be expected that they would steal and we are sure that no white mar in South Carolina cherishes the slightest vindictiver1ess towards the negro race because its representative serenely and cheerfully took all tha they could lay their hands on wher the chance was theirs.
 Fortunately the war and reconstruc. ton are over. It Is certain that negro office-holders are not plundering Soutt Carolina now, and perhaps the New and Courier might say that the onk reason they are not Is because there are none. But if Professor Du Boi hasn't proved that negroes in office art more honest than white men in office 1t is also not clear that the News ant Courier has proved that they are not
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
CoNNECTICUT'S GOVERNOR.

The difficulties in the way of per- emptorily removing Governor Wood- ruff from consideration in favor of either Congressman Lilley or Lieuten- ant Governor Lake continue to multi ply. The first obstacle came in the form of shot from the veteran con- gressman from this district who mild H yet suggestively remarked that as his political conduct had never been regu- lated from Waterbury 1t would not be now. This was followed by com ment from Governor Woodruff that he was not candidate for Mr. Sperrys office. So far as the political elimin- ators are concerned there has been noisy silence ever since throughout the land from Sandy Hollow to Quadic
 Now the newspapers are taking hand in theI game. The governor has begun his round of the State fairs, where he is met with the glad well come by the people of the State, who actually cheer him and the newspa- pers have to say so. Then he speaks to the crowd and tells them again what he has said before, that the State needs to be rescued from it's po- litical bosses. Once more they cheer him and the newspapers tell their readers about it. And so 1t goes. The New Britain Herald says that Cover nor Woodruff in his speech to the grangers at Rockville yesterday pro- claimed some very sound principles of citizenship" The Bridgeport Standard says of the same speech that it made good reading" The Ansonia Sentinel says of it: Tt was a plain, homely statement of hard-headed sense, for the good of the people, re- gardless of the effect 1t might have upon the man who uttered 1t. It was call for a higher standard of poli- tics. regardless of politics, with due recognition of the rights of the peo- pie" The Springfield Republican says: 'If he can repeat his Snipsic lake bril- liancy at every cross roads, it is pre- mature to think of retiring him to pri- vate life" The Providence Journal says that fin most States an executive as courageous and businesslike as Mir Woodruff would receive renomina- ton as a matter of course"
 So 1t goes. It is obviously not the business of The Journal and Courier to assume the functions of the nomi- hating convention, but we are inter- ested to see how the interment of so lively a corpse is to be consummat- ed He is the man with the goods on him. We shall observe with interest the man seeking to appropriate them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
RICHARD MANSFIELD

Many thousands of people in this and other lands will read the news of the death of Richard Mansfield with poignant sadness. They will remem- Der how they were stirred by his gen. jus, and they will sorrow because that genius can stir them no more, except in fading remembrance.
 MT. Mansfield fought good fight. He aimed at the highest in his art, and his attainment was such as to give him the first place among actors in this country, and make him con- spicuous among the great actors of the world. He took the pains neces- sary to success. Like that other great actor, Henry Irving, he did not neg lect anything which he thought would add to the impressiveness of his work and the work of his company The result was that a play with Mansfield in it was always worth seeing and us- ualy such that playgoers could not afford to miss 1t. He wore himself out at comparatively early age, but he made large and worthy mark on the drama of his time and an import ant and worthy place for himself in the history of the stage.
 MT. Mansfleld's death will be se- verely felt in the profession in which he was leader and a teacher. Who Is there to fiji his place?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
The Action of the Erie Directors.
(New York Evening Post)

NNeW 1OIh GNCuAAE p2b'(
 We think this action Is open to very serious criticism. The fundamental fact in the operation is that the company is borrowing money to pay dividends, and at an hour when use of credit ought to be cautious in the extreme. Even if the operation is conceded to be- as Wall Street describes it, mere forced loan from the companys own shareholders, at lower rate than the general money market grants, that does not alter the fact that the Erie is going in debt unnecessarily, and Is laying on its future finances a burden of $1 ,600, 000--the amount of the divi- dends decIared-in order to avoid the unpleasant duty of. cutting down pay ments to the shareholders The ex- pedient Is no doubt ingenious, but in our judgment it is exceedingly bad finance. To test its validity one need only ask what the consequences would be if all of the railroads were to adopt it. The resulting situation would be as mischievous as absurd, and 1t could end only in the entanglement of rail- road finance and the discredit of the companies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31

do men insist on getting into a poker game merely for the sake of experi- encing a new kind of financial worry ?" Washington Star
 He's one of the get-rich-quick sort, isn't he?"
 "Yes, his wealthy uncle died very suddenly. y."--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 ''How did he. die?''
 'He died game He was mistaken for deer while hunting.-Harper's Weekly.
 You needn't sit up for me tonight, Maria"
 T won't, dear. "Tn be standing just inside the door for you."-Chicagc Tribune.
 Has your boy made any progress in his studies ?"
 "Yes." answered Farmer Corntossel; "he's doin' so we'll in his studies that I'm kind of afraid he's neglectin' his tennis an horseback ridin'.-Washing- ton Star. A young man was teasing his sweet hearts little sister, Lilly" he said. T don't love you at all.'
 "Ah. but you've got to!" was the child's reply And why?" asked her tormentor.
 You must love them that hate you, and I'm sure hate youI"-Philadel- phia Inquirer.
 Tramp ma'am, if you'll gimme sumthin' t eat I'll shovel the snow off yore walk. Lady-Why, there hasn't been any snow on the walk for some monthsl
 Tramp-Well, that ain't no fault uv mine, lady, Won't you gimme a sandwich for bein' willin' t shovel il off if they wus any?-Illustrated Bits ' "Our society has just taken up a very interesting discussion" said the psychologist T want to ask your opin- ion on the question, which is this: Can man die twice?'"
 Not exactly" answered the New Yorker; "but he might move from Brooklyn to Philadelphia. ."-Wash. ington Star.
 One man had just given the other man light for his cigar.
 Rather bad wound you have or your hand there" said the other man.
 The first man looked at the Jagged white line with a smile of pride.
 That's an honorable scar" he said
 Spanish war;"
 Nope. Pete, the White House bull dog, bit me. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
ENNOBLTNG 4 PROGRESSION.

The German High Court has just decided that the doctors in certain district had no right to fix general fee for professional services. The contention of the court was that the doctors services could not be reckon 1 ed up as were those of other profess sional men. The court remarked that 1t was generally accepted idea that the doctors scheme was based on an unselfish idea to do good and not upon determination to secure a commensurate return for these ser vices, which was a mere side issue. They really stood above the level of mere professional men, and the es- tablishment of a general fee would lower their dignity.
 While We do not desire to cross swords with the medical profession, even in our present condition of bru- tai health, knowing that we shall sur render ourselves ultimately to it's em- braces, we cannot help believing that they do things much better in Ger many than they do them here and we long for the time when our intel ligent lawmakers shall make 1t possi- ble for a bench of judges in America to place its medical profession upon the ethical pinnacle their brethren oc- cupy in the Fatherland. For 1t will be noticed that this decision was not made for the benefit of those who so- licit the doctors kind offices in times of peril, although it enables man to enjoy the delights of convalescence Iundisturbed by the shadow of the in- evitable bill and to mingle with his Igratitude the pleasing reflection that he is contributing his mite toward Istiffening the ethical backbone of his family physician, and adding more Idignity to his noble calling. What g joy it would be to one whose appendix had been snapped off in an unequal lstruggle with some young and ambi- tious surgeon to know that whether he escaped, or fell a victim to sci- fence, poverty would descend up. on neither him nor his heirs, that 6 thank you, plus the consciousness oi having done a noble deed, would bC the operators sole and ample reward
 Such decision, too, if it could ob, tain in this land of ours, would relieve the congestion in an overcrowded pro
 fession. The gold lettered shingles would disappear from the doorpost!
 of many dwellings, and those who fol How the calling for gain would be seer no more upon our streets, for none bu
 the altruistic would enter the profes
 sion and climb to it's dizzy heights. II
 a materialistic age we should gaze ad
 miringly upon body of men devoted
 to the service of suffering humanity,
 If some one would only bring thi
 matter before our strenuous President who knows what he might do in hi
 capacity of trust-breaker toward up
 setting the trades unionism that hold Jour medical friends in bondage? It i wrong to hamper so many noble spir
 it's An effort should be made to ele vate them to a moral height that al of us mortals would envy but non could attain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
A Born Comedian.

He gets, in his desire to help, Beneath your feet His paw Is hurt; he gives a yelp And beats retreat. He grows oficlous with the cat, Pretends to growl; And promptly gets a side-swipe that Evokes a howl He lumbers up, with jaws agape, The crowd among, Whereat the other dogs escape And he gets stung. But he is gay, though full of woe Appears his cup. An optimist through life doth go The playful pup.
 Washington Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31

The army quartermasters have be- gun work on the coal mines in the Philippines. These were developed a few years ago by an engineer officer who took out to Batan, where the mines are situated, some machinery and expert workmen. The coal which was mined was tested In the navy and on the army transports, The navy did not find the coal suitable for It's uses, but it would answer very well for the army transports, where con- ditions are a little different. It is hoped to extend the operations at the Batan mines so as to make them a source of supply of the fuel for the transports plying between Manila and San Francisco as we'll as for the smaller craft engaged on the inter island service. The army quarter masters who have looked into the sub ject believe that a great deal may be accomplished in the direction desired, and a large party of workmen who are familiar with mining operations have now begun work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
PATIENT.

What has become of the old-fash- toned woman who wiped her nose on the under side of her apron?-Atch- ison Globe.
 Tom-"It was a case of love at first sight with me" Jaok-"Then why didn't you marry her?" Tom "Oh, saw her again on several oc- casions. Chicago Daily News.
 "Why do women insist on going to matinees for the sake of crying?" he inquired, impatiently. Haven't they enough trouble of their own?"
 "I don't know," replied she; "why
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
Great Times fin chicago.
Chicago Record-Herald.)

The gamblers are under guard.
 They have hired armed watchmen to protect them from the bomb -throwers.
 They are sorry to do this, but 1t Is necessary for them to protect them selves while they carry on their busi- ness ....-. ing a gambling house if a bomb Is lta- ble to go off under the table or In the hallway any minute2
 The gamblers know who the bomb throwers are The police have suspi- cions. But the gamblers refuse to aid the police to make captures. Court proceedings would really be too un- pleasantly public.
 Such is the situation The bomb throwers are protected by the gam blers. The gamblers are protected by themselves. The police are buzzing around the outskirts and getting no- where
 Nothing happens but bombs, It is a comedy just at this moment. At almost any time 1t may become tragedy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31

unifcation of New England railroad interests. This puts up to the patience of law abiding community a severe test of its endurance. The regret is that the New England delegation in Congress did not bravely protest when the screws were put on by the admin istration. The blow should have been struck then.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31

The railroad which is the farthest north in the world will soon be open ed for traffic on the island of Spitz- bergen. Perhaps that railroad will be able to sell the water in its stock in the shape of ice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31

The French government has dele gated French woman to Investigate and report upon every phase of the American woman" The French gov ernment must expect to last long time.