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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
The Idiosyncrasy Of the Cigarette.
From Harner'a Waeklv

Harper weekly.
Cigarettes engage the attention Of Ameri-
can state legislatures SO persistently that
any fact not generally known about them Is
worth imparting 1t is often said that they
afford rather a mild form Of smoking, and
that the tobacco in them Is mere tobacco,
and mild at that. and incapable of such
crimes as are charged against 1t. That Is
true and some Of the western legislatures
seem little crazy about cigarettes. which,
indeed do great mischief to some children,
but are not nearly so dangerous to grown
ups as western legislators seem to think.
But cigarettes are not mere rolls Of tobacco.
They are not drugged with expensive poi
sons, as is absurdly charged. but they have
popularity. The combination of burning
paper and tobacco makes a chemical COM
pound which Is neither tobacco smoke nor
paper smoke, but has a name which chem
lists know and a smell which everybody
knows There is not much Of the new COM
pound. but in what there Is of 1t lies the
idiosyncrasy Of the cigarette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Thief's Ruse to Escape Arrest.

From the London Evening Standard
The Budapest police have arrested a
confectioner's "housemaid" called Rosa"
They accused Rosa" of being Alexander
Nemety, aged nineteen, who was wanted
for series of thefts. and the prisoner
at once admitted the identity
Nemety explained that he was tired of
hiding from the police, and that he dressed
himself in girls clothes and took service
with the confectioner on the strength Of a
servants reference which he had stolen
for the purpose.
He acquitted himself excellently as a
housemaid. and might not have been de-
tected If he had not slipped out in his own
clothes to revisit his old haunts and been
traced back to the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Kings English.
From the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
The excellent English which. according
to the newspapers, his majesty of Spain
employed In addressing King Edward re-
minds a correspondent that there was once
a King of England who could not speak,
head or write in the English language,
and had the foreigners genius for parody
ing our plural number. His name was
George I, and 1t Is said that his majesty's
first utterance on setting foot upon these
shores was: Il hat come for your goods
Goods and chattels." suggested an old
Jacobite, standing by.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
The Hardy Cayuse.
From the Outing Magazine.

From the Outing Magazine.
Prof. Parker probably had the narrowest
escape. He was crossing a swift chute of
water above a canon. The DOCTOR Printz
and ! had crossed safely. and the professor
was halfway across when his horse lost
his footing and could not regain it. He
luckily drifted close to the bank and was
helped ashore by Barrill, but the horse dis
appeared from view in the canon. Three of
us went around the gorge to recover the
pack If possible. To our surprise we found
the cayuse alive and not much the worse
for his swim The pack was intact and a
80. 40 that had pushed under the ropes was
In working order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Descendants of the Signers.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Maj. e. NJ. kirkland. state secretary fol-
Pennsylvania Of the Thomas Jefferson AS
ISOLATION, is travelling the state to get a
roster of the descendants of signers of the
Declaration of Independence from Pennsyl-
vania. The association is planning a great
reunion of the descendants of the signers OF
the Declaration of Independence to be held
at the Jamestown exposition on the Fourth
Of July. The Declaration will be read by a
lineal descendant of Thomas Jefferson,
author of the famous document. In addi-
ton to these features of the day, it Is pro-
posed to have addresses and patriotic music
by a specially organized chorus Of ooo
voices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Austrians Compelled to Vote.
rom the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle
Austria has passed a law by which its
citizens are not only given vote but are
compelled under penalty to use It, Some
40 900 are to be called up and fined for neg
lecting their duty. This is revival OF the
exquisite simplicity of the Atheian legis-
lators, who literally roped in the citizens
with a Redeemed rope. The man who had
a red mark on him was fined. Some such
simple device might be of use in our own
beloved country, where so many of us do
not take the trouble to exercise our be-
loved privileges. If the man who refrains
from voting were fined we should at least
be spared the spectacle of voters being
bribed to go to the poll by the promise OF
a free ride in q private motor car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Largest Dry Dock.

A dry dock has been recently launched at
Tsingtan, China. for the German govern
ment. which in many respects is the largest
in the world. 1t will lift the largest battle
ship now in commission. its bearing capacity
being 10000 tons. Its total weight is $500
tons, and 1t was two years in the course
of construction. 1t consists of five pontoons,
and the mechanism is almost entirely driven
by electricity supplied from a central sta
ton located on shore. With the world s
largest battleship in her embrace the work
of raising can be performed In two hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Change Of Scene.

From Bai1y's Magazine.
Change of scene comes to us as a rest. at
least to many of US. It is holiday from
any cares that may beset us. 1t awakes
in US new ideas. helps to obliterate old and
uncanny ones; renews the energies that
were weIi-nigh exhausted. and seems to re-
mind US that life after all is worth living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
ADJUSTABLE HANDLE.
Drawing Knife Which Can Be Ad-
justed for Special Work.

Woodworkers will be interested in a fold
ing drawing knife recently invented by two
Ohio men. The drawing knife, as shown in
the Illustration, has folding handles, capa BILE
of adjustment to a number of different DO
sitions. The knife can be folded inwardIy
to a position entirely out of the way. direct
ly over the cutting edge of the knife blade
so that the knife can be handled in perfect
safety when not in use. 1t occupies bur
little space when placed in tool chest and
there is no danger of injuring the cutting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Smoking Automobiles Nuisance.

From Harper's Weekly.
Automobiles ought not to smoke. When
they do smoke 1t means that the chauffeur
is incompetent and needlessly profuse in his
use of lubricating oil. Smoking automobiles
are public nusanoes. especially in the
streets of great cities, where they poison
the air, to the detriment of the health
and comfort of the population. In Paris
they are no longer tolerated. New York.
too. will doubtless wake up presently to
the fact that the public ought no more
to suffer from the ignorance or neglect of
chauffeurs in the regulation of their ma
chimes than from their propensity to run
too fast When we come to that stage
Of advancement the smoking automobile
will be sent home by the first member of
the traffic squad that sees 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
ARMY AND NAVY.
Army Orders.

Col. Enoch H. Crowder, general stan
after his relief from duty as a member Of
the General Staff Corps, August Ii, will
until further orders retain permanent sta.
ton at New York city while on temporary
duty in Cuba.
Lieut.. Col. Erasmus NJ. Weaver, Coast Ar
| tillery Corps, will proceed to Fort Adams
R. l., on duty pertaining to the joint army
and militia coast defense exercises to be
held In the artillery district of Narragan-
sett. commencing July I.
First Lieut.. Richard P. Rifenberick, IT,,
Goth Infantry, aidde-camp, will proceed to
San Francisco, Cal, and report to the COM
handing officer, general hospital, the Pre-
sidio of San Francisco, for observation and
treatment.
Second Lieut. Edmund C. Waddill, 10th
Infantry at San Francisco, is ordered to
Norfolk, Va, for temporary duty at the
jamestown exposition.
Capt. William H Tschappat. ordnance de-
partment, will proceed to the Sandy Hook
proving ground, N. j., on official business
pertaining to the transfer of the chemical
laboratory apparatus from that place to
the United States powder depot, Dover,
N. ].
Capt Herbert j. Brees, LIST Cavalry will
proceed to the artillery district of Nara
gansett for the purpose of witnessing and
reporting on the joint army and militia
coast defense exercises to be held in that
district July to Is.
Leave of absence for two months on &C
count of sickness is granted Chaplain Hal
sey c. Gavitt, 1st Cavalry.
Cook Thomas E. Ryan, Company D, 8th
Infantry, has been placed on the retired
list on his own application.
First Lieut.. Dennis p. Quinlan, 9th Caval-
ry, is relieved from treatment at the gen.
eral hospital, the Preside of San Francisco,
Cal, and will take ststion at Fort Mason.
Cal
Leave of absence for one month and ten
days is granted First Lieut.. Joseph H.
Earle, Corps of Engineers.
Capt Tenney Ross, It'll Infantry, will
proceed to Fort Leavenworth, Kan, for
duty as instructor.
Capt. Stanley D. Embick, Coast Artillery
Corps will proceed to Fort Monroe, Va,
for the purpose of comforting with the ar
tillery board, and upon the completion of
this duty will return to his proper station
In this city.
First Lieut.. Walter H. Smith, Signal
Corps will proceed to Havana. Cuba, for
duty under the direction of the chief signal
officer.
The following changes in the stations and
duties of officers of the subsistence depart
ment are ordered Capt Ralph Harrison,
from duty at Chicago and ordered to st.
Paul. Mimi. to relieve Lieut.. Col.
James n. Allison, who will proceed to Gov
errors Island, New York, for duty as chief
ocmmissary of that department, to relieve
Col. Henry B. Osgood, assistant commissa-
ry general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
The New Catechism.
From Black and White.

e.
The breakdown Of all social class distinc-
ton has given rise to an undesirable plu-
tocracy, but it also has given scope for
laudable ambition, and the new catechism
teaches boy to do his duty in that state
OF life which is about six steps higher than
the state In which he was born.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
A Necessary Precaution.

Translated for Transatlantic Tales from File
gende Batter"
Neighbor-"No one ever hears you and
your husband exchanging words. Do you
get along so excellently together?"
Wife-"Not at all; but we discovered that
the maid listened at the door, Now we
quarrel only on Sunday afternoons be-
tween and 4, when she is out of the
house"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
British Business Morality.
From the Diapers Record.

HfotI tHe UTHptrb RECORD.
1t Is not to be denied that our commercial
ethics need bracing up. The secret com
mission, the direct bribe the many headed
monster treating" the masked present.
all these form an obstacle in the path of
honest and direct business. They may seem
harmless little practices enough carried out
on small scale, but in the bulk they
represent a formidable element which has
a perceptible effect on business generally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Palatial Prisons.
Ia Republique Franchise.

From la Republique Franchise.
To build prisons which are palaces, giving
the malefactors confined there a degree of
comfort which many honest people do not
and probably never will possess, is plainly
matter for derision and a scandal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Naval Movements

The Adams has arrived at Thursday Is
land, the Glacier at the navy yard, New
York, and the Brutus at Newport News.
The Dolphin left Watch Hill, r, L. YES
terday for New York, with Assistant Sec
rotary Newberry on board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Progress Of Submarine Telegraphy.
From the London Times. g

From the London Times.
Charles Bright delivered lecture yester-
day on submarine telegraphy. He said that
there were at present 100000 miles of cable
in all at the bottom of the sea, represent
Ing fifty millions sterling, each line having
cost about 6 200 a mile to make and lay.
The average useful life of a cable was, ac-
cording to circumstances. between thirty
and forty years. In the case Of the At
lantic lines. OF which there were fifteen.
the tariff had been reduced from the initial
Ell to Is. word: some tariffs still ranged
as high as IS. a word. but 1t was conceiv-
able that some day moderate universal
tariff throughout the empire might be
found practicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Cricket Season.
From Fry's Magazine.

From Fry's Magazine.
Anticipation is the keynote Of life. With
what burning enthusiasm does the keen
cricketer take up his bat again, after the
long winter months, to play ibis part in a
season which, given the weather we had
last summer, promises to Be exceptionally
brilliant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
His Plea.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
Judge-"Prisoner, have you anything to
say to the court before sentence Is pro-
nounced?"
Prisoner-''I beg the court to consider the
youthfulness of my attorney"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

The total area Of the British empire Is
nearly II. 100000 square miles, or rather
more than one-fifth Of the earth's surface.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

All Ny Excellent Stock Of
Hair Goods
Greatly Reduced
'': ii STITCHES S;'ss:. !. s s s &c: :ss;
paturai eoior-duARANfEEb Prevents faIIin -
Halrdressins shsmpooins. Dyeins and Bleaching
s. HElLER'S, So \, NV.
fel1-desu.2o
How to Exercise the
Bowels
q ~ OUR Intestipes are lined inside with
millions Of suckers. that draw the
II Nutrition from food it passes
90 them. But. If the food passes too
slowly. 1t decays before 1t gets
through Then the little suckers draw Poison from
1t instead of Nutrition. This Poison makes a Gas
have nourished IT.
The usual remedy for this delayed passage
tor Oil. .......
Tis merely makes slippery the passage for un-
loading the current cargo.
1t does not help the Cause Of delay a tribe. II
does slacken the Bowel-Muscles. and weakens them
for their next task.
Another remedy IL to take q strong "Physic."
like Salts. Caiomel. Jslap Phosphate of Sodium,
Aperient Water. or any Of these mixed.
What does the .Physic" dot
1t merely nushes-out the Bowels with a waste of
Digestive Juice. set flowing into the Iptestines
through the tiny suckers.
Cascarets the only safe medicine for the
bowels.
They do not waste any precious fluid O. the Bow
els. as Physics" do. .,.....
They do not relax the Intestines by greasins
them inside like Castor Oil or Glyeerine
They simply stimulate the Bowel-Muscles to do
their work naturally comfortably. and nutritiousiy
They are put up in thin nat, round comered7 En-.
amel boxes. they can be carried in mans
vest pocket. or in a woman's purse. all the time,
without bulk trouble.
The time to take a Cascaret Is not only when You
are Sick. but when you first suspec. you need one
Price. ioc a box.
Be very careful to get the genuine. made only by
the Sterling Remedy Company. and never sold In
bulk. Every tablet stamped Geo All druggists.
ZOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

edge, The construction $50 admits of tha
handles being set at right angles, and a.
other angles, giving the workman wide
range of adjustment, and making ii possible
to set the handles in positions best suited
for special kinds of work. The means for
locking the several adjustments assure ri
gidity, it being impossible for the handles
to slip.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-27
GOT $2OO IN CASH
Robbers Broke Into a Country Store and Robbed the
 Post Office
s4 oAA IN NOTES TAKEN

Somers, March 27.-Robbers blew open the safe in the postoffice located in the Fuller-Bugbee company's store early to-day and made away with $200 in money and about $4.000 in unnegotiable notes. The explosion wrecked the interior of the place and was heard for a distance of a mile. Three men were in the party and made their escape few moments af- ter the explosion occurred. going out of town by way of the main street. w. P. Fuller. who lives half mile from the postoffice, suspected that the safe had been blown open and tele- phoned to Constable Richard Delaney whose place is mile and half down the road from the postofilce. The constable got up just in time to see three men hurrying past his house. He opened fire from a second story window, discharging all five charges in a repeating shot gun. The fire was returned by the cracksmen and they came dangerously near killing the constable. A 44-calibre bullet whizzed by his head and buried itself in the window casing foot from where he was standing. Delaney's aim was fair also, as hat of one of the robbers, riddled with bullets was picked up near the scene of the shoot ing and there were few blood stains nearby.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-27
HAYASHI'S SPEECH.
He Says Japan Should Patiently
 Await Developments.

San Francisco. March 27.-Mail advices from Tokio state that Wis count Hayashi, foreign minister of Japan, in speech before the Japan. ese diet, in answer to questions of members regarding the governments $ attitude concerning the refusal of the san Francisco authorities to admit Japan to the public schools. said:
 ''The American government, which throughout had shown profound sym pathy with the Japanese nation. sent us telegraphic expression of its re- grets at the occurrence before our protest had reached Washington. We considered that our proper course was to stand on one side and patiently await developments.
 In regard to the foreign suspicion of aggressive intentions on the part of Japan. these ideas can only be attrib- uted to great ignorance of the condi- tions here. The military and naval proposals in the budget are of q kind merely to restore and reorganize the national forces, just as every oth- CT nation is doing. On behalf not on- ly of the government but also of the nation, I beg to declare that Japan has no aggressive intentions whatev- CT. As far as commerce is concerned. our policy may or may not be con- sdered aggressive. We intend to push our interests to the front. We have the right possessed by all coun- tries to peacefully compete with oth- or nations hut we intend to firmly adhere to the principles of equal op- and the open door in which we have the fullest belief.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-27
LAUREL CHOSEN Adopted as Connecticut Official Flower " Governor Wood
 ruff Meets Defeat
NO LIFE POSITIONS

Hartford, March 27.-Three of Governor Woodruff's recommends tions were turned down in the senate to-day. One was the appointing of a state purchasing agent. After de- bate lasting two hours this measure was defeated by vote of 23 to 2.
 The senate also rejected upon an unfavorable report from the commit tee the bill making the offices of the clerks of both branches of the house, the clerk of bills and the expressing clerk, extend during good behavior, and the bill to give the power of ap- pointing inferior court judges to the governor.
 The mountain laurel has been adopted by the general assembly as the official flower of the state.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-27
THAW JURY
 EXCUSED Commission Named By Justice Fitzgerald Has Begun Its
 Work JEROME IS CALLED
The Trial of inc Murder Case Has Been Postponed Until Monday
 and the Jury Dismissed Un. til That Time.

New York, March 27.-A long ex- pected development in the Harry K. Thaw murder trial came yesterday when commission was appointed to examine into the mental condition of the defendant. Thaw through his counsel has stated that he will grant the con- mission every possible facility to carry on its work. It will be remem- | bered that Thaw rebuffed the medi- cal men when they tried to examine him subsequent to the shooting of Stanford White.
 For what may be the last time, Harry K. Thaw was in court to-day to face the jury before which he has been on trial. The jury had been excused while the appointment of a lunacy commission was under con- slderation, actual sessions of the court being adjourned until to-day. Thaw prepared for the day with more than his usual care, believing that he would be under the scrutiny of the members of the commission at some time during the day.
 After breakfast he read over the newspapers, taking keen interest Tn the various reports of the appoint ment of a commission to examine into the question of his sanity. He appeared puzzled at the differ ent conflicting stories told as to the method of procedure, and asked A. Russell Peabody of his counsel to ex- plain the procedure prescribed by law. Mir Peabody remained for an hour with Thaw. No other visitor called.
 As Thaw entered the court room from the Tombs, his wife, mother and sisters entered the building to- gether. They went to the ante room.
 Justice Fitzgerald, accompanied by former Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, the head of the Thaw lunacy com mission, arrived at the court a few minutes later. Dr Leopold Putzel, the medical member of the commis- sl0n, was already Tn the court room. Peter B. Olney, the third commis- sioner, arrived later.
 The justice appointing commits sion in lunacy has the power to re- ject its report. Thaw will be present at every session of the commission. He must submit to a physical exam ination by the doctor on the commits sion, but may refuse to subject him. self to an oral examination.
 The Thaw jury was excused until next Monday and court also ad- journed until that time. District At torney Jerome was summoned before the lunacy commission at o'clock this afternoon to furnish what in- formation he has in relation to the sanity or insanity of Thaw.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-27
Miller Is Bound Over.

Hartford, March 27.--Howard l.. Miller, who was arrested yesterday in the Hotel Dom in this city for at tempting to pass worthless check, was arraigned in court this morning on the charge of forgery. He waived examination and was bound over to the June criminal term of the su- perior court under $3.000 bonds. After the disposition of the case war rants for his arrest arrived from Boston and Concord. N. H. He is also wanted in Norfolk. Va, and there is scarcely big city in New England that would not like to get a hold of him. He says he belongs in New York city, where he has a wife and child.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-27

We can furnish large or small ors ders promptly. Not only did we an> ticipate the increased cost of beds. but we bought carload lots of Beds room and Dining Room and Parlof Furniture. thereby making a saving that practically amounts to almost twenty per cent.
 You can share in that saving if you trade with us. You can have ss pretty home as there is in Watsr- bury if you buy Hampson-Sellew'l furniture.
 You can have the comfortable kind-comfortable beds, comfortable chairs, comfort everywhere in your house so that your friends will praise your skill in buying with such good taste.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-27
French at Morocco.

Berlin, March 27.-The occupa- tion of Oudja. Morocco, by French troops is regarded at the foreign office here as being proper and inevitable step, if 1t be confined sim ply to punitive measures for the mur- der of a French citizen and is with out ulterior objects. It Is assumed here officially that France will ob- serve her agreements entered into at Algeciras, both in the letter and in the spirit. The German attitude is one of alert observation. Any modification of that attitude will de- pend on the development of the French plans. The newspapers here. however, are filled with statements showing suspicion of the French in- tentions. so that the public mind is certainly prepared to treat French acts unsympathetically.