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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
BATTLESHIP OF SNOW.
Retired Man-of-War's Man Constructs
Formidable Craft.

Snow forts and snow men e not I'M
common sights about the city as a result
of recent heavy falls of 1.-THE beautiful" but
it has remained for Barney Mullin. re-
tired man-of-war's man on the watch force
of the State, War and Navy Department
force to construct the first snow battleship
ever seen in this vicinity. The inner court
yard of the building was the scene of his
wo. K, and the result is plainly visible from
the hundreds of windows fronting it. The
grizzled old tar worked many hours at
his task. He gathered several tons of
snow, and deity nodded the mass into the
frowning lines of a trst-class modern bat
tleship.
The ship proper rises about four feet
from the ground and IS surmounted by a
solid snow smokestack about two feet
high. 1t is about twenty feet in length,
and has an extreme width of about eight
feet The lines are good, with a marked
ram bow and French tumblehome sides.
large palm-leaf fan serves as a rudder,
and the United States ensign flies from the
jackstaff at the bow There are two tur-
rets on the deck, the one forward being
formed Of an inverted tin bucket and the
one aft consisting of discarded waste
basket turned upside down.
The main battery Is represented by eight
large guns of timber projecting from the
sides of the main deck and four revolving
cannon, formed of large blue ink bottles,
in emplacements on the top deck. Alto
gether it Is a good imitation of big bat
tleship of the white squadron. and the ge-
NAL Barney has received many congratula-
lions on hA work Although it is partially
protected from the sun, 1t will hardly sur
tened ..skeered-o-nothiag," and is supposed
to represent the mammoth battleship au-
thorized by Congress to rival the British
pride, '.Dresdnought."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26

most distinguished in the company first of
ALL Always wash them standing, never
spit on the floor and rinse well the mouth
1t is good and pious work to invite friends
to dinner, and especially people Of the same
religion.
On the great day of judgment the time
spent in good company with the necessary
observation of the enumerated rules of con-
VITALITY will be accounted to one as a high
merit. 1t is therefore advisable to eat slowly
In order to prolong this time. Never go to
dinner party without being invited unless
you are very intimate friend of the host.
In the last case it is even permissible to en-
joy dinner at a friends house without his
presence, as did very frequently the Prophet
himself and his disciples. A good Mussul-
man ought always to have few ready
dishes for some chance friends or people of
his own religion He must, however never
fall into debt and never entertain others at
the expense of his own household. If you
enter a house where feasting is going on
never take part in it without being in
vited. If you happen to notice that the in
vitation extended to you is not sincere leave
the house under some pretext or other as
soon as possible, not, however. without hav-
ing previously tasted some little bit. This
is sign Of good upbringing and shows the
spirit of perfect courtesy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Experience.
From Harper's Weekly.

A certain member of the Pittsburg stock
exchange has set his nephew up In bust
ness three times, but the young man lacks
something essential to success in the line
selected for him, and has failed with each
effort.
When he recently appeared before the
uncle with his fourth request, the latter
said:
You must learn to lean on yourself. I
can't carry you all my life. I'll tell you
what I'll do. You owe me a great deal as
the result of your last failure. Pitch In on
your own hook and go 1t alone till You
pay OF those debts. When you've done
that I'll give you a check for what they
amount to. Such an experience will do
you more good than all the money could
give you now"
Two months later the nephew walked In
with every claim receipted in full, and the
uncle was so delighted that he gave the
promised check
How did you manage it, Howard?" he
asked, after an expression of congratula-
ton.
II borrowed the money" replied Howard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
MoSLEM ETIQUETTE.
One Must Always Be in a Good Humor
and Talk Pleasant Things.
From the Lancet.

Here are some interesting Mussuman in
functions of conviviality. The honor of being
served first belongs to the invited guest
who is In the possession of any high title or
who has. in any way or sphere, distinguish
ed himself. If the host himself is the Oldest
in the company or has any high decoration
Of merit he must first begin the meal with
out delay. in order not to let the others un-
duly wait. 1t shows bad upbringing to be
In melancholy mood at table, or to speak
Of disagreeable things, or to engage in in
appropriate discussions on matters of re-
ligious piety. Foremost of all, one must
always be in good humor and talk of pleas
ant things, as did the Prophet himself.
F You must always help yourself from the
side of the dish nearest to you and never
try to find out the best bits. which ought to
be left for other guests. If one of the in
vited has not much appetite you must ask
him up to three times, with some kind
chosen words, to partakeNof the meals. A
longer insfstence would cause ennui and
would be most inappropriate. You must
doing so you will embarrass them and cause
them to finish quickly in initiating you.
Never eat gluttonously, but also never at
ways eat little by little. Exaegerated COM
pliments are always misplaced The hosts
duty is to make his guests feel as comfort,
able as possible encouraging the timid and
shy. 1t is contrary to good taste to adj
dress and to fix the attention Of a guest
when he is eating. Even IL the host is not
accustomed to eat much. he must always
try not to finish before others. Should any
dish be forbidden to him by his medical at
tendant he certainly must not partake of
It. but must, at the same time, excuse him.
self before his guests.
1t Is absolutely necessary to avoid every
movement or gesture which is apt to create
disgust. One must for instance, never tell
anecdotes of doubtful nature, never re-
move pieces from the mouth and never
sneeze without turning away ones head,
never yawn. or clean the nose, or approach
the head too near the dish. On quitting the
table every one should wash his hands, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Church Vessels Stolen.

TREFES. Prussia, February 25-Thieves
last night entered the famous Church of st.
Paul through the vault of the martyrs, broke
open the tabernacle and stole two mon
strances, one of which Napoleon took from
the Macmillan Monastery and gave to the
Church of St. Paul.
The thieves also took a golden cup and
other rare jeweled vessels used in the
church services and valued at many hun
dreds of thousands of marks. Some of the
articles stolen dated back to the seventh
century.
No clue to the identity of the thieves has
been obtained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Fire Escape on Eagles Building.

Those in control of the home of the Fra
ternal Order Of Eagles, at 9Th and E streets,
must erect fire escape on the east side Of
the building to make it conform with the
requirements Of the new fre-escape law.
The Commissioners have notified R. F.
Downing. attorney for the Eagles, to that
effect and have given him directions to
have the escape erected within ninety days.
The question of the erection of a fire
escape on the building was the subject of a
recent hearing before the board of Com
missioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Charged With lxurder.

NEW YORK, February 26.-Thomas Moo
man, a factory Waterman. was arrested to-
day, charged with shooting to death Philip
McNally. night engineer in the factory
where Noonan was employed. Noonan ad-
mits the killing. but declares he acted in
self-defense. The trouble which led to the
tragedy arose some time ago, when Noonan
lost his position as Waterman because Of
intemperance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26

son. Capt. Lawrence s. Miller, U. s. A..
his West Point class ring, and to each of
his children, including their two sons, be-
quests of money. The rest Of his estate,
which consists of house and lot, 211O r
street. this city. and some stocks and
bonds, Is left to his widow for life, with
power to sell any part of it for her mainte-
nance and support. The widow, Catherine
8. Miller, is named executrix. The estate Is
represented by Attorney j. Wilmer Latimer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Woman Suffrage in Rome.

ROME, February 26.-Woman suffrage
was discussed in the chamber of deputies
yesterday and the question referred to a
committee for investigation and report.
s'enor Luzatti, former minister of finance,
spoke earnestly for the extension of the
franchise to women, saying in the course
OF his remarks that if in England women
mad not been permitted to exercise political
functions that country could not have had
Two OF Its greatest sovereigns, Queen Eliza
beth and Queen Victoria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Cross and Miter Attached.

PARIS, February 26.-The cross and inter
Of Archbishop Vilatte. who has been assist
ing in the organization of the new French
National Church. were seized yesterday in
an attachment suit brought by a certain
Nine N. to recover $500, which the woman
asserts she loaned the archbishop in 1900
when he was trying to organize his former
schismatic church here.
The archbishop says the charge against
him has been trumpet up by his enemies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
$ i . O 9
Values Worth up to $3.50

$50 and s1.9s Colored silk Umbrellas in all
Women's s1.5O Leather Hand Bags, new
Young Mems $500 Fancy Cashmere Long
Pants pair. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$1.O9
SLIGO genuine Leather Club Bags size IA in. .s1.O9
Mems imported Saxony wool Sweaters in
white, gray black. blue and olive. Worth 9, 30
s17S hard twisted showerproof worsted, 81 '''''
s1.ss ali wool German Broadcioth. in black and
Boys $500 Fancy cheviot double breasted
Boys s1.75 navy blue Worsted Knickerbocker
$50 white STAR ia Blankets heavy
s175 Nottingham Lace Curtains, 81 yards.
s15o crex Rugs, size 36x7a inches, in choice
- yards of Printed Batste in 80 choice styles.
Worth 12!ac: yard Total value, $50. s1O9
s15o large size Covered Willow Clothes Ham
s1ea large size heavy tin copper bottom
Set of six each silver plated Table Knives and
s15o %Winner' Carpet sweepers, fully war
$50 large size china Fern Dishes in dainty
$3.50 Folding Sewing Tables. extra strongly
s1ss ai,bristle Floor Sweeps, with long han
Set Of s- eaeh Steel Steel Knives and Forks with
cocoa handles Worth $3.50. ............. s1.O9
s1;5o nickel plated copperbottom Tea Kettles.
women:s $50 Silk Gloves in i6-button
length: choice tan and brown. ........... s1.O9
Fownes $50 Silk Gloves in 12-button length;
wom ae SWISS Embroidered Handkerchiefs ''''
Worth &c. each Total value, $1.5o........... s1O9
signs ...................... 500
women's $50 Venice Lace Collar and Gun
Sets. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S109
Rufus. ........................ 100
women's $3.50 House slippers, with or without
straps. Observation-Disclosures. s1O9
women's $50 Leather Juliets, hand sewed.
women's $50 and $500 Felt slippers, COW
Boys $3.50 quality lined Arctics Pair. s1o9
Yard. ......................s1 O9
$3.50 Filet Dress Nets As inches wide in new
s1.9s all-silk Lambrequins embroidered with
silk and Japanese gold designs .S1O9
$3.50 Battenberg Dresser Scarfs Il yards
Heavy double pile Turkish Towels. Worth
12hc each Per dozen. ................. .s1O9
$3.50 black Satin Duchesse, extra heavy quail
$3.50 black Messaiine SILK. yard wide; guar
s1a5 black sS Tameta silk yard wide wear guar
wome s $500 spring underskirts, of black S'''
Moreen Sateen and Nearsilk, with ruffies
er nG sa5o Dresses of plaid bingham and S0'
white Linene in Peter Thompson and Rus
Women's $2.9s white Cambria Petticoats and
s1.25 white Crochet Spreads, for double beds
81 go large size eavanzed Ash Can with cover IW
81 50 siyerpated Syrup jug and Plate
SLIGO Willow Clothes Baskets. large.
$50 Crib Mattresses cotton top center 90
Little children's Cloth Coats and Refers. worth
womens $3.50 all-wool Knit Sweaters and Blouses
", in black 8 and INC white e for 500
womens 500 Fancy Fanneiette Kimonos. ali
Babies white coIored silk Bonnets. worth up
TO $a.oo Tor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Sues for Absolute Divorce.

Mrs. Lillian Lee Haslam today fled suit
for an absolute divorce from Charles w.
Haslam. She informs the court that she
was married May 6. 1905. and has one child
Infidelity is alleged and correspondent
named. Attorneys Ambrose & Stutler APP
pear for the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Mrs. Anna s. Holbrook Dead.

Information has been received here of the
death at Chester, Pa, yesterday of Mrs.
Anna Stanley Holbrook, wife of Capt Will
lard A. Holbrook, 9Th United States Cav
airy. and daughter of the late Gen. D. s.
Stanley, United States army. The remains
will be brought to this city and the inter-
ment will be in the Soldiers Home ceme-
terry at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Painter Seriously injured.

William w. Stanciiffe of Lanham, Nd, a
painter, about sixty years of age, was seri-
ously injured while at the navy yard this
afternoon. He was working on step lad
der, when he lost his balance and fell to
the ground. The naval ambulance was
called and the patient taken to Providence
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Pope Will Appeal to The Hague.

PARIS, February pa dispatch to the
Eclair from Rome, published yesterday, af-
firms apparently on the authority of the
Vatican. that 1T is the intention of the
pope to send a communication to The
Hague peace conference regarding the ex-
pulsion from France of Mgr. Montagnani,
the secretary of the papal nunciature at
Paris, and the rupture of the concordat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Heating, Lighting and Power Plants

Capt. Poole, superintendent of the State,
War and Navy Department building. yester-
day opened bids for renewing portions of
the heating, lighting and power plant of
that building. The lowest bids on the re-
spective items were as follows: For three
200 horsepower boilers and auxiliaries,
Babcock & Wilcox Company, at $l5.644: for
furnishing and installing three new elevator
pumps Harley Casey Company, at $14.95O;
for changing the heating system and all
steam and exhaust piping and new tanks.
Evans, Almrall & Co, $4,000 and same
firm using patented appliance. SIS, 533. 1t
is expected that the contracts will be award
ed In a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
c.n. M. p Miller,s will. Filed.

The will of Brig. Gen. Marcus p. Miller.
United States army. who died in this city
December % last, was today filed for pro-
bate Gen. Miller bequeathed his son, Com
mander Marcus L. Miller of the navy, his
swords and army commissions, and to his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Building Permit Issued.

building permit was issued by Inspector
Ashford today:
To c. Hauge, for repairs at 2349 Massa-
chusetts avenue. Architect, Geo. o. Lot
ter: builder, John McGreger; estimated cost,
$1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
Funeral of BENZ. F. Miller.

The funeral of the late Benjamin F. Mil
Ter, an East Washington merchant, whose
death was noted in The Star yesterday, will
occur from the family residence, 1929 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, at 3 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
SO Cents
Values Worth up to $1.O0

Nethersole Bracelets, in variety of styles;
some with ho neat stone settings Regular Soc,
'oc. and 9sc values .3ec
Mems Muslin and Cambria Night Robes, plain
White Whit and aS trimmed with silk embroidery
Boys tan color Corduroy Knee Pants. sizes up
to l. years Worth Toe. pair 39c
Boys brand k Linen coars all
: 3s-inch Mohair Brillantine, all colors and
black. Regular Soc quality for. ...... .39c
3s-inch all-wool Chevots, in colors and
3s-inch silk barred Plaids, in all color combna-
TONS Regular soc. quality for. ........... .39c
3S-inch all-wool Albatross Batiste. in all
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value for SOC.
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! "a heavy grade Floor Lnoleums. Worth 5Oc
Genuine Oil Opaque Window Shades Worth
oocr Tor. 39c.
Large size Bed Pillows. Worth each for. soc.
White Check Nainsook. Worth 121ac. yard, at
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-09
why CIgarettes Ave IniurIous

Those who denounce the cigarettes
as deadly, or merely object 20 II as
unhealthful, do not always explain
clearly in what It's use differs from
that OF tobacco In any other form.
This is done by a writer on "The
Cigarette Habit" in The Lancet
G.ondon, September y. The author
fears that medical men In particular
are adopting cigarettes on account Of
the saving OF time and trouble by
their use. and he points out that II
is precisely this ease of use that con-
stltutes their danger. After enumer-
atlng some OF the difficulties OF the
pipe smoker, he goes on to say:
" All these sources OF trouble are
avoided IN the cigarette. The ciga-
rette Is OF once ready TO smoke, Il
only requires lighting, and, as a rule
once alight IL burns regularly. The
smoker OF the cigarette reaches his
aim more quickly and with less
trouble than does the smoker OF the
pipe. and II smoking is TO be a
soothing habit there must be moth
ing mentally irritating connected
with Il. IL Is thus that the ciga-
rette habit is encouraged and event
lually established among medical men
Just as much as among the public,
and once that is so the habit be-
comes confirmed aud both cigar AMI
pipe are neglected. The worst of
the cigarette habit is that the smoker
consumes more tobacco I'm that form
than he would in any other. The
cigarette and pipe soon satisfy the
tobacco craving, the cigarette smok-
er is rarely warned in time OF his
excess.
The cigarette appears as a mild
form OF smoking Of which the smok'
er never tires and cigarette replaces
clgarette with practically little inter
mission throughout the whole day
Few can deny that such practice Is
very injurious TO the health, and the
slaves to II find Il hard to break the
chain which binds them. The ready
made cigarette is largely responsible
for the enormous growth OF this ser
vltude, and TO those who are con-
soious OF having acquired an injuri
Gus habit OF indulgence. which they
honestly are anxious, TO reduce IL not
10 abandon altogether. there is one
piece Of advice which We would urge
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-09

gardens. Some Of the prettiest
landscapes ever beheld can be seen
in almost every part of the Island
No lovelier place can be found in sum
mer, for the view In interspersed
with groves of trees, such as naples,
birch and beech trees, frs and oaks.
1t is almost impossible to get away
from the sight of salt water rivers,
bays and lakes. Great broad rivers
where the tides ebb and flow run up
from the shores to the very center of
the island, and these rivers are
usually filled with oysters, Holsters.
trout, smelt and frequently mack
erel. A gentleman from Chicago
who travelled with me TO the island,
said to me after driving out IN the
country and feasting on clans baked
along the rivers: 81 have been
atouni the world once. and many
ltimes in Europe and all over the
States and ! give it as my opinion
that there is not so beautiful coun-
try Of equal size on the face of Gods
green earth" And do not know
that he was far astray. so far as ap.
Ipearance was concerned The island
is country where there is no great
amount of individual wealth and
scarcely any poverty--no very rich
and no very poor.
The variety of the islands re
sources Is manifold and wonderful
Here are creameries and cheese fac
tories, oats, potatoes; turnips, which
are being shipped continually tC
Halifax Bo"ton and New York; eggs
in great quantities, lobsterss oysters
smelt, goldfish, haddock, salmon
mackerel, clans and other shell fish
berries and fruit. One would thinl
that with such variety of product'
1.-THE islanders should be very rich peo
Pile. But Il is not so. They are wei
TO do and comfortable, but not rich
The stoppage of all treflc during
winter with the outside world an
the long cold winters detract yer!
materially from the country's seem
ing prosperity. ]. II. #.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-09
An Elegant Jacket.

Another Jacket is in kimono effect.
This also had vest of Persian trim
ming and is lined throughout with