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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
The Selfishness of Bachelors.
rom the North American Review,


Assuredly. the erudite Gibbon and the
crotchety Deyyerdun would have liked q
woman to attend no their household af-
fairs, but each preferred that the other
take the chance of assuming a burden,
and. however prudent wife thus OBJ
tained might have proven to be. we may
be certain that her advent would have
been attributed to human prescience and
that she would not be regarded as COM
ing, as the Scriptures truly say, direct
from the Lord" And yet the pompous
Gibbon should have known better. TWEEN
ty-odd years before. while still capable Of
feeling human emotion. he had fallen in
love really and truly with the Lausanne
minister's daughter, Susanna Curchod.
and would have married her but for his
fathers disapprovaI, but self-interest pre-
vailed and he let the beautiful girl 60 to
become the wife of Necker and the
mother Of Nine de StacL Doubtless the
melancholy aspect Of the great man s
autobiography is due largely to hts sub
sequent feeling Of aggrievement at hav-
ing deprived himself. by excessive caution,
of a most desirable compansionship.
But It Is ever SO with men who have
passed forty unsubdued by domestic dis
ciplne; their fragrant demands invariably
exceed the bounds of reason. Observe
Gibbons requirements: mistress. live
ly acquaintance, q Good-natured friend, q
disnifed head Of the table, frugal house,
keeper and q useful nurse, all nodded into
one feminine form. The enormity Of the
requisition becomes quickly apparent
even few men possess 80 many quallfica-
lions In abundance. Indeed, II the truth
be told, we can think of but two or three
now living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
Dandyism Which We Admire.

Ia
One is sorry for the handles Of our day,
because. though their clothes fit ever so
well. and are ever 30 fresh custom pre-
scrfbes dark or subfusk hue, with no
lace. no velvet (above all, not on coat COL
iars): no s.ashes. puffs and vandykings:
no pearls and gold: no gules and azure.
The common trousers are shapeless things.
and for perfection. you need two pairs
every day. Genius Is stunted. display ID
checked, and though you may wear bril-
liant hose with knickerbockers In the
country, glorious waistcoats are rarely
seen except in the windows of tailors'
shops at Oxford and Cambridge. The dan
dy can only cultivate immaculate neat
ness and perfection of tit Our officers at
Ladysmith. when the place was relieved,
looked like skeletons, but were as spruce
and neat, have been told. as ever they
showed in the park. They cultivated self
respect, like Stendhal. the celebrated nov
elist, who was said to have been the only
man that shaved every day in the dread
full winter retreat from Moscow. This
Is the dandyism which we admire, the per-
lection Of personal self-respect exhibited
in Julius Caesar, Claverhouse and Mont
rose, combing his lovelock like the Three
Hundred of Thermopy.ae, on the morning
Of his shameful death. He went to- the
gibbet like a bridegroom to his BRIDE"
History, and =" the human heart by which
we Hve," have an immortal tenderness
for the great the wise. the brave, who
have died handles as they lived, gallant
hearts and stately gentlemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
WlTHSIoOD THIRD DEGRE 6
POLICE CANNOT SHAKE YOUNG
nEINsCHMIDT'S STORY.
MYSTERY Surrounding the Murder Of
Frank Bellows in California.
Girl In the Case.

BERKELEY. Cal. November 27.-If
Harry Kleinschmidt. wealthy young stu
dent Of the State University and oldest
son in the Kleinschmfdt family of Clare
mont, murdered his friend and rival In
love, Frank Bellows. he is one Of the
coolest and most matter-of-fact young
murderers with whom the local police
have ever had to deal. Every possible
device and trick of the third degree" and
the ''sweat-box system" has been brought
to bear on the young man to trap him
into some inconsistent or contradictory
statement. but so far the cleverest work
Of the officers has not weakened the
young student. "a
The two beautiful sisters of the accused.
Misses Bertha and Ellen Kleinschmidt,
assert their belief that their brother will
be purged Of every suspicion Of guilt
when the case once comes to court.
In regard to the statements of Miss
Kerfoot that she was brutally attacked
and subjected to the most revolving treat
ment by Kleinschmidt in the base ment Of
his home the very day that Bellows body
was found, one sister says: -.
Sisters Are Loyal. =.
I'VE know nothing of Miss Kerfoot be-
ing at our home on that day. We had
many days before that ordered her from
our home after Harry accidentally found
the package of letters which showed what
kind Of girl she was. We would have
nothing more to do with her after that.
And it was only to save Mr. Bellows from
that girl that Harry warned him Of her
character. 1t is absurd to say that Harry
murdered his friend Bellows because of
his -infatuatiOn for Miss kerfoot. He
wanted to have nothing more to do with
her after what we found out. This whole
thing. as far as Harry Is concerned, is a
grotesque farce. He will certainly be vim
dictated"
The package of letters which plays such
an important part In the case Is said to
be still in Klefnschmidt' possession. He
has them in safe deposit vault and the
police are unable to get at them. Their
knowledge Of their contents is gathered
from statements made by Miss Kerfoot
herself and others of the sixty witnesses
whom the police claim to have on their
side of the case but whose names they
refuse to divulge. A number of these let |
tiers are said to be from men and women |
who rank even higher In the social and |
educational circles of Berkeley than do
any of the persons already mentioned in
this remarkable and puzzling case. To
this fact is ascribed the reason for the |
unusual reticence Of the police. |
The writ of habeas corpus sworn out by
kfeinschmidt's attorneys Is made return |
able next Monday. District Attorney |
Brown hopes to have the grand jury take
action on Friday and thus forestai the |
habeas corpus proceedings by an indiet- I
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
DRAFT OF TREATY SUBMITTED
Informal Consideration Begun by
Peace Delegates.

A draft Of a proposed treaty of peace
between the five Central American repub-
lies Is now before the conference Of dele
gates from those countries now In session
in Washington. It was submitted to the
delegates at yesterdays meeting by the
committee of three appointed last week
and at once taken up for informal consid-
GRAFTON. Efforts Of the committee have been
devoted to reaching a common ground on
which all the states could unite. so that
an understanding might be reached with
out undue delay. Their report is said to
have been unanimous. Copies of the pro-
posed treaty will be made at once and
furnished to the delegates. who viii con-
suit their home governments freely before
committing themselves finally to any of
its provisions.
After hearing the committees report
the conference adjourned. SO as to give
an opportunity to each of the delegations
to go over the provisions of the fnstru-
ment carefully before entering upon a
final discussion
Later in the day, at the invitation of
Librarian Putnam. the delegates and the
ladies Of their families made a visit to
the Congressional Library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
It Failed to Work.

the lessons in physical culture that he has
been giving to the police of Plainfield
N. J.. paused and said:
Il don't take much stock in feints and
tricks. / like best open. Straightforward
wo-k. both In boxing and wrestling. With
tricks. as rule. one only gives ones Sc I
"A beggar. you must know, sat on a
cold and windy corner with a sign on his
breast. Deaf and Dumb
Two men passed. and one. a kind
hearted chap. stopped, looked at the beg
gar, and said:
I'd like to give this man something.
but how am / to know that he Is deaf
and dumb?
Read the sign. SIR" the beggar whis-
pered cautiously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

A Very Important Part Of the Ac-
I'' tors Stage Business.

fames L. Ford in Ser1bner's.
The reason why listening plays a part
OF such paramount value on the stage
is that II an actor Is not deeply inter-
ested in what is going on in the mimic
world In which he has been cast, he can
not look for any real interest on the part
Of his audience; and the only way in
which he can denote that interest Is by
the intensity with which he listens to
everything that has any bearing whatever
on his life and actions, and the skill with
which he expresses the feelings bred Of
what he hears.
Listening is an art that is not properly
taught In the schools in which modern
actors are trained, for while voice culture
has the place Of high honor that it de-
serves in the curriculum of every acad-
envy on Broadway. If. you ask either
teacher or pupil about the still more i'm
are that you will receive no reply save
a wondering shake of the head.
So much has been said about tenn
permanent" mentality" facial express
easy matter for schoolgirl to persuade
herself that she has in her the markings OF
great actress. All she needs is what she
calls view lessons"
One young woman. indeed, told me that
she had been studying the art Of ex-
pressing various emotions by means Of
series Of contortions of visage, all more
or less hideous to behold, but that she
had not been taught anything about lis
tening. In short. although she had
learned how to make her various emo
tiOnal grimaces. it had never occurred to
her that unless she could show cause for
these curious expressions Of joy or grief
or rage or whatever they were called In
her Complete Handbook Of Acting" her
audience would not understand what she
was driving at. But il She had been
taught to listen with a natural interest
ana attention, the emotions called forth
by what she heard would be certain to
betray themselves convincingly on her
face Like many another unfortunate,
this deiuded young woman had begun to
learn at the wrong end and had been
taught the effect, not the cause, of emo,
fion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
Move About a Little.
From the Youths Companion


There is something impressive in the
story of lifetime of persistent toll. But
there Is another point of view which de-
serves respect. The gadabout may be a
useless member of society. but the stay
at-home Is likely to be narrow one We
lind ourselves on this little planet with
its oceans and mountains and mighty
rivers and wide prairies. We know not
whence we came. nor if we shall ever pass
this way again. Surely we may do our
task better in our own appointed pace II
We look about the world, feed our minds
with the glores of nature and discover
how men and women before us have lived
their lives and embodied their aspirations
in the great arts of building and painting
and sculpture. The wheat field and the
ledger and the cooking stove are facts
of human life; but SO are the Cologne
Cathedral. the Sistine Madonna, the Cana
dian Rockies and the Valley of the yell
lOwstone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
Gold Stealing in Australia.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

There have recently been unpleasant
as to the extent to which the
stealing Of gold by the miners is carried
on in Australia. Some authorities estf-
mate that as much as a million pounds
worth of gold is lost every year by the
Australian mining companies in this way.
Most of the mining centers are haunted
by a shady class of nominal gold buy
ers," who are really the accomplices of
the dishonest miners, the Fences" In
criminal slang. Representatives of the
mining companies in Bendigo. where a
record number of cases of gold stealing
have recently occurred, have met In CON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
A Critique Of q Prayer.
From the Medico Legal Journal.

From the Medico Legal Journal.
= l heard Mr.. Harry Gaze lecture recently
and he criticised the prayer we teach our
Infant children to make every night on
retiring-"Now l lay me down to Sleep"
He said 1t was a terrible mistake to have
placed before the mind of an infant child
every day as a part of a prayer the
thought of DEATH as in IF l should die
before l wake"
Is 1t not serious experiment, this con-
slant placing the thought of death not
only, but Of sudden DEATH" before the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
Grant in Council.

Gen. o. o. Howard, in the Century.
I found that as a rule Grant did not
favor formal councils of war. He did.
however. enjoy the getting the opinions
Of able men concerning the practicability
Of this or that plan. Without committing
himself. he went away to reflect to make
up his mind. and then to issue his orders
SO simply and clearly that none could
mistake their meaning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

ference to consider the best means Of
dealing with the evil. As one way Of
checking the evil II was decided to estab-
lish register Of all the miners employed
In the Bendigo district. SO that the move
ments and misrations Of dismissed or rea-
sonabfy suspected men might be traced
and observed. In this way 1t is hoped to
prevent the thieves getting employment
In other mines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
Cheating the Wind.
From the Field.

The wind takes it's revenge for the
lack of golfing courtesy shown to it. In
sheer hayward caprice its contemptuous
gusts magnify hundredfold every triv-.
ial fault In the golfers scientific armor.
To be able to cheat the wind by grading
stance, grip, and swing to suit the condi-
lions of the moment Is without doubt the
highest perfection of the golfers art -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

mind of q Child every day and day after
suit IN early deaths
, The mind OF a child Is most impression
abe It should NOT be allowed to contem-
pate death, and especially the fear Of
the JOY Of life. Of health, Of strength. of
the INFINITE The prayer should be upiift-
Character IL thus formed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
The Secret, of Poetry.
From the Century.

Afr all. If fellow is to write poetry,
the secret is. get in touch with humanity;
know what the people are thinking about
retire to the very deepest sources of life
back. back. till there Is no farther point
to retire to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

Convenient Means Of Also PRESSING
Them at the Same Time.

Them at the Same Time.
1t Is said that our grandfathers did not
patronise the tailor like the sport of to-
day does. 1t was not necessary for him
to have his trousers creased by his tailor.
Instead he placed them under the mat
tress each evening. and in the morning
found them neatly creased. Probably
this is what induced a Pennsylvania man
to invent the trousers hanger and press
shown here. This combined hanger and
press consists Of a pair of boards, one of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

Headaches nnd Neuralgia From Colds.
LAXATIVE BROMo Qaiuine. the world wide Cold
and Grip remedy, removes cause. Call for fan
name. Look for signature E. W. Grove. 26,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
Christmas Toys for the Little Ones

few moi vii e tim ha Th ARE unybu days omoh
help
wheeAr utmBe puhadanu naandma
Th pt that they could
b frs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

John Ayers. proprietor of a dairy near
Bessemer. Ala, was shot and killed Sun
day night by w. r. Griffith one of his
employees Griffith was talking to a young
lady over the telephone. to WHICH Ayers
objected They quarreled and each seized
a pistol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

which is secured to two end pieces The
other board slides freely in grooves in
the end pieces. these grooves being in
ciined to the opposite board. being closer
at the bottom than at the top. Hence
any downward sliding moveme mt of the
front board tends to direct 1t toward the
other board. This causes the firm clamn-
ing of the legs Of a pair of trousers in
ness of the grip being proportionate to
the strain or pull upon the trousers. Two
or three pairs of trousers can be placed
In the hanger and hung in the closet over
night In THE morning they will be
creased a. effectively a. il given to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

Animal Set No 5223 contains Elephant, Monkey and
Rabbit and set No 584 consists of Sheep Dog and Pig
cents for each set, IS for both sets. - =.
Teddy Bear. No 5712 Sizes for IS and 10 inches
Price, =
Tige" No 1914 One size eight inches Price cents:
Rag Doll No. $500 One Size 10 inches. Price,
Dolls Wardrobe. No. 5e85. Consisting of Peter Pan
Dress Overblouse Dress with Gump Pettcoat and Drawers
Sizes for 10, 49, and inch dolls. Price IS
Teddy Bear Outfit. No. 5982 Consisting OF Rough Rider
Suit and Overalls. Price, 10 cents
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-12
Created a Scare,


Uncle Hezekiah was very much
riled.
These here Boston gals make me
tired with their big words" he confid
ed to the man who was painting a
sign on the fence.
What now?" asked the latter.
why, the other morning that Bos
ton niece of mine rushed in the din.
ing room and said there was an i'm
pecune' out in the yard. Everybody
got scared, the children cried, the
cook upset the dishes and grabbed
the shotgun. thought sure some kind
of a wild beast had escaped and got
In the yard, because circus passed
along the road the day before. l tell
you / was expecting to hear a blood
curdling roar and see shining teeth,
and just wabbled in my boots"
"And what did you seer" asked the
sign painter.
what did see? Why, nothing In
the world but poor, half-frozen
tramp who was looking for a hand
out He was what that Boston gal
had called an fmpecune.'p
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-12
Those Courteous pons.

Il read in a southern newspaper
about the passengers who hail from
Georgia" remarked a traveller Per
sonally, have never met the simon
pure Georgian, but l know set of
men that can beat even them for po-
likeness. They are the high-class
Spaniards who are accustomed to
travelling.
"Just watch a man Of that type and
you will find he invariably bows to
the rest Of the passengers upon enter
ing and leaving car. Such extreme
courtesy impresses the rushing, push
ing American crowd as sure pass
port to an insane asylum. The Span
lard, for his part, is convinced that
the noise and hustle will land the
American contingent in the same
place, and in spite of ridicute he
perseveres in his habit of bowling
N. Y. Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-12
WORST CASE OF ECZEMA.
Spread Rapidly Over eody-Limbs
and Arms Had to Be eandaoed-
Marvellous Cure by Cuticura.

my son, who is now twenty-five
years of age. when he was four
months old began to have eczema on
his face. spreading quite rapidly until
he was nearly covered. We had all
the doctors around US, and some from
larger places, but no one helped him
a particle. The eczema was something
terrible, and the doctors said It was
the worst case they ever saw. At
times his whole body and face were
covered, all but his feet. I had to
bandage hfs limbs and arms; his
scalp was just dreadful. A friend
teased me to try Cuticura, and be-
gan to use all three Of the Cuticura
Remedies. He was better in two
months; and in six months he was
we'll. Mrs. r. L. Risley, Piermont.
N. H., Oct. "a, 1905"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-12
GAVE DRUMMER A SCARE.
Delayed Telegram Suggested Awful
Possibilities.

There was a travelling man." said
the night operator. whose wife pre-
scented him with son while he was
out drumming up trade. The doctor
got the mans address. and, since his
wife was doing none too well, wrote
out a message giving him the news
and telling him to return.
The doctor gave the message to
the cook, who couldn't read. She
forgot to send it. and thenext day the
drummer came home of his own ac-
cord.
He stayed a day or two, found hiG
wife doing all right, and set out on
his rounds again. Nothing. as 1t hap
pened, was said about the forgotten
telegram.
And at the end of the week the
telegram was remembered by the
cook. With an exclamation of horror
you know she couldn't read-she
hurried to the Office and sent to the
drummer that delayed message. When
he got 1t that night he was terrified.
What he read was this:
Another addition-a son; your
wife very i'll; return at once
HE took the midnight train for
home He was like man in trance.
Another he kept muttering In .
dazed voice. Impossible!'
ION getting home he was so reliev-
ed when everything was explained to
him that he decided not to IRE the
cook, after all"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-12
Diet Of Americans.

Die Woche, in two-page article,
tells its readers "what Americans
eat" taking as a type the average
New York business man. Hot cakes,
quick lunch dishes, pie, Welsh rabbit,
ice cream, grapefruit, oyster cocktails,
pork and beans and many other pure
ly American dishes, and ice water, are
referred to as indigestion promoters.
Cali this" says the writer, "the Amer
lean eats with relish. They are the
dishes of the city and of the country.
He balks at only four thinga Frank.
furter sausages, sauerkraut butter
milk and limburger cheese-these hs
calls Dutch foods."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-12

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength thap other makes.