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Evening star., 1909-07-11
The Evil of Profanity.

Up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a man by
the name OF George Wright is engaged in
a propaganda against profanity. For
months past he has been sending out to
the newspapers of Canada and the United
States circular letters calling attention
10 the swearing habit in terms calculated
to arouse an interest in the crusade for
cleaner speech. Mr.. Wright's latest con-
tribution is addressed chiefly to the point
of the deplorable habit of profane speak
ing which prevails among boys of this
generation. He says:
tBlasphemous and other degrading Ian
guage has become very common or late,
not only among the lower classes, but
also among those in the higher walks of
life, which seems almost incredible, see
ing that such habit profanity an
swers no good purpose and can only be
an indication that the people who do so
are naturally inclined to fall into low
and degrading habits.
THE reason of this practice becoming
so epidemic among the boys can only be
traced to the way in which it has been
used by the elders in the past but 1t
must be admitted that owing to the
strong opposition that has been brought
to bear against it by the press. the
has been greatly lessened among the
men, but / do not believe the above meth
DDS will have the desired effect among
the youths where the seed of profanity
has been sown, while many of them are
still practically ignorant Of it's evil. 1t
has been stated that the schools might
assist greatly in checking this evil among
the children, but l do not think they can
accomplish very much without it's use be-
ing discontinued by the older people and
by their parents in their homes"
The Star recently directed attention to
this matter and expressed the hope that
something could be done by teachers and
parents to check the youngsters from
their bad habit of initiating the coarse
speech of corner loafers. The probation
officers attached to the Juvenile Court are
in a position to do good work in this di-
rection. Evidence on this point can be
obtained without the least difficulty. One
has but 10 pause for a few minutes near
almost any group of boys in this city en-
gagged in conversation or in play to note
the use of shocking language. Some OF
these children appear 10 have been cor
rupted as to their speech as early as five
and six years of age. They are perhaps
unconscious OF having acquired the vile
habit. 1t is hardly to be believed that they
would deliberately adopt Vulgarisms and
profanity, yet there are cases to sug-
gest that they have done so. II some par
ticular form of punishment could be de-
vised to fit this juvenile offense it might
work well in effecting reform. Possibly
the Old-fashioned scheme of washing the
boys mouth out with soap when caught
using vile phrase might be efficacious.
An occasional exhibition of mouth wash
Ing in Judge De Laceys court would prob
ably have an excellent effect
Evening star., 1909-07-11
MORE COLLEGE PROFESSORS.

From the Boston Globe.
When Prof. Starr Of the University of
Chicago said that all women were bar
barians, was he attempting to show the
world that he Is civilized?
From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Hereafter. II is announced, Chicago
University professors may think and say
whatever they want. 1t has not been
apparent that anybody has ever tried TO
put brakes on their trains Of thought.
From the Dayton News.
Prof. Starr's statement that woman IS
an eternal savage is all In her favor at
this season Of the year, recalling the garb
of the savage.
From the Chicago News.
Prof Willett's idea that women Of all
ages have driven their husbands hard In
order that the wives might put on style
would furnish an interesting subject for
debate in the woman's clubs.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
If, as Prof. Foster says, the late PreSi-
dent Harper of the University OF Chicago
told him 70 Stir 'em up.'' the orders were
obeyed-they certainly we're obeyed.
From the Detroit Times.
A Columbia professor says at one time
man had six fingers on his hand. IL the
insane Fourth is going TO continue II
might help some to go back TO tnat
style.
Evening star., 1909-07-11
A Way to Cool the Country.

From time immemorial there have been
amateur weather prophets and expound-
ers OF the laws Of the elements. The
men whose fortunes depend upon the
weather. sailors aid farmers, have worked
out certain rules and precepts, which
serve them well in times Of change. These
goose bone" prophets are followed with
greater confidence by certain parts OF the
population than are the scientific Observ-
ers and forcasters OF the weather. Then
there are a great many people who have
evolved systems Of meteorology of their
own, more or less satisfactory TO them
selves. Perhaps it Is one Of these who
has recently written to The Star postal
card which may be Of interest at this
time of comparative chill:
The present cool spell is caused by a
large school of icebergS that are cavort-
ing some distance off our coast. Each
one is larger than the Capitol building
and capable of emitting as much frigidity
as ton of frozen radium. II the weather
department would capture these bergs
and anchor them at convenient distances
along the coast the country would be
kept in cold storage the balance of the
summer.
Unfortunately the writer of this card
has failed to furnish his address. so that
IL fS lfnpOsSiDie 10 pIdce MIN In commune
cation with the weather bureau, Which
might be interested in getting an idea OF
how to accomplish the feat he proposes.
Perhaps he is merely genius OF eugges-
tion and not OF execution, content with
throwing out bits of philosophy and leav-
ing others to work out the conclusions
But in any case 1t would be interesting
TO know the chemical reaction OF frozen
radium and to understand the precise re-
iationship between the chilling of the at
mosphere at Pittsburg and an iceberg of
the Newfoundland coast. Inasmuch as
the cold air that brought relief to Wash.
ington Friday night poured down out OF
the northwest, 1t would be interesting to
work out the meteorological curves that
brought the iceberg influence to the
capital by way Of Duluth.
Evening star., 1909-07-11
HUMIDITY IN HUNKS.

The rain It raineth every day.
Or raineth harder every night;
And scants the time for making hay.
But puts tn umbrella men in right
While for the ducks and frogs
In all the ponds and bogS
1t makes life q delight.
The rain It raineth every day
(Bill Shakespeare ssid that heretoforeA,
And then, to while the time away,
Why. 1t just rains q little more,
While In the social talk
About 1t there's no balk,
Nor any lack of lore.
Diurnally precpita-
Tion marks this era OF meteor
Ological. Excess. they say,
ls something now like inches for
This from the weather man
Who's busy as he
Be now a-keeping score.
The rain it raineth every rain
And very often thunderstorms.
With rain and rain and rain again,
Until within ones mind there forms
Almost an ardent wish
That he might be a fish
And swim about In swarms.
indianapolis NeWA
Evening star., 1909-07-11
When the Gear Travels.

After reading the dispatches from st.
Petersburg telling Of the czars mode OF
travel on his way to Poltava to par
ticipate in the commemoration of Rus
sias victory over the Swedes. there
will be few to envy that exalted per-
! sonage his position in the world. In
deed. there are many plain people who
will continue to be content with their
lot, privileged to step aboard street
car or railroad train without observing
any further precaution than the pur-
chase Of an accident insurance ticket.
Gar Nicholas knows perfectly we'll
| that he is more or less unpopular with
| the Russian people. Probably by this
time he is in no wise obsessed with the
| idea that the entire populace of Russia
regard him as a divine parsonage. TO
harm whom means eternal damnation.
The car has learned from certain ex-
periences that 1t is we'll to prevent All
ebullition of public feeling toward him
| Therefore when he started from st.
Petersburg for Poltava he was at pains
to render it more or less difficult for
some enthusiast to pay him any marked
attention.
| No less than three royal trains were
sent forth from the station at the Rus
/ sian capital. 1t was sort of transpor-
tation shell game. the problem being to
guess on which train the czar was rid
| ing Each of these trains bore the royal
emblems, and in any one of them or in
any car of any one OF them the car
might be sitting in full state. AS i
guessing contest it was well planned.
There was certain amount of inge-
nuity in the arrangement. There was a
possibility that the cZar was in the last
one on the presumption that the enter
prising hunters Of big game would take
the first royal train that came alonG.
not knowing there were others. Or, on
the principle practiced by the expert
enced threeAcard monte men, the czar
might take the first train on the theory
that the nihilists, knowing Of the three
train arrangement. would look for him
ference and ride in the middle train TO
take an even chance.
But the czar is no gambler. He is not
a real sport. He takes no chances on
the three-train combination. but lines
the entire railroad track with soldiers,
who, on the approach of the royal sec
tions, face outward with loaded guns
and watch the country for possible
train wreckers. AS an administrative
preonution to avoid disturbance and q
bio fkade of travel. this is unquestion
ably wise, but the American people, IN
terested in such matters, would have
been glad to see the czar take a flyer
with fate and gamble on his guess De-
| ing better than that of the crowd.
Evening star., 1909-07-11
THE BOTTLE OF INK.

He sat in the Office all alone.
And his pen Was in his hands.
To II he had tied a silken thread.
And his smile was more than bland
To the thread was tied a bended pin.
And then. O what do you think
He held IL over his desk. and he
Fished In his bottle Of ink!
The boss he came in and saw him there,
And quietly left again:
He wouldn't disturb the fisherman
With his pin and thread and pen.
He dshed and he ished the hours away.
He cared not for food or drink;
He ancled all day faithfully:
Deep In his bottle OF ink.
Night came and II found him fishing still
But his smile wns a grin;
For he had discerned q wee. wee bite
On his thread and bended pin. I
When 10! He pulled on his silkep thread,
And then. on the CLASSY brink.
There wriggled a thought which he had caugh
Out Of his bottle OF ink.
Boston Herald.
Evening star., 1909-07-11
Early and the District.

Intimation is given that John s. Early,
who was detained here for some months
as a leper and later sent to New York
TOR treatment. will shortly bring suit
against the District of Columbia for dam
ages. Without considering the legal sta
tus of this case. which involves some in
ierestins points of municipal authority
and responsibility, it may be that this
proceeding will cause a better under
standing Of the Districts position than
now obtains
A tendency TO criticise the District Sc
verely for its treatment Of Early has al
ready appeared. Throughout the news
papers Of the country runs vein OF COM
mentN on this matter which is entirely un-
fair and unjust to the local authorities.
Without taking account OF the fact that
the law in force here compels the deten-
ton OF any person not merely posi-
lively known to be suffering from certain
diseases, but even showing symptoms
of them, these commentators upon the af-
fair appear to regard the local action as
unenlightened and unauthorized and un-
warranted For example. here are few
of the observations on the subject taken
al random from the current prints:
1t looks as If John r. Early had
emerged from the hands or the baroarlans
and reached civilization at last. The In
dications are that he Is no leper at all
Now II is decided that Early. the SOL
dier. has no leprosy. Yet a cruel super
stition made him a prisoner for yeas
and denied him the close companionship
% his wife and babies. Sometimes the
alleged public good is not good at all
The one impressive fact in that al
legged leprosy case Is that Mr.. Early was
very late in receiving civilized treatment
Should Early bring suit against the Dis
trict the local authorities will have an op-
portunity ito show in court the various
steps that were taken to ascertain Early s
exact condition and their efforts to pro-
vide for him as comfortably and humane
ly as possible In the absence of any es-
.ablished means of detention. The fact
that no prior case of leprosy had devel-
oped here is always to be taken into ac-
count Even though q mistake was made
in the original diagnosis and in that
which was made in May by DR.. Ehlers
OF Denmark. fully confirmatory of the
first, the law required isolation. For this
law Congress is responsible and not the
District Of Columbia. Had Early been al
lowed to remain at large, despite the re-
auirements Of the statute, and had lep-
rosy spread from him, as it has undoubt-
edly spread in other places from q single
case, the local health officials would have
been in the last degree guilty Of gross
and even criminal neglect of the public
interest.
Evening star., 1909-07-11
A Faith Curist.

/ wisht l was de weather man;
I'd look up in de skye
An specify q pleasant plan
Or know de reason why.
I'd allus paint de sky bright blue;
I'd never hear no storm;
I'd knock of a degree or two
When 1t were gettin' warm.
To speak In language mos polite
/ never would forget:
Eff my predictions wasn't right,
Dar'd be no cause to fret.
De climate dat keeps drawin' nigh
Is sech a no count grind
We might as well stahI an try
A imaginary kind.
Evening star., 1909-07-11
HOCH DER ZEPPELIN ]!

Who iss 1t sails der atmosphere
As light as foam on stein OF beer
Cnd has Chon Bull knockkneed NIT fearf
Meinself-Count Yep.
whe iss Il always in a smash.
und In der trees iss going, crash!
Und swears der German three-em dashf
Meinself-Count Yep
Who patches up his cloud machine.
Und buys more Chon d. gasoline.
Cnd sails again, calm and serene:
Meinself-Count Yep
Who beats all skymen Ia flight.
All but dose Yankee Brothers Wright.
Who does admit dey're ausgesight!
Meinself-Count Yep
Denver Republican.
Evening star., 1909-07-11
Short Measure.

Remember" said the Briton, that it
is from us that you Americans received
the language you employ in your daily
life and your literature"
That's so,'' answered the young man
from Chicago, ''and I've always wanted
some Englishman to explain why, in turn
ing the language over to us, you tried to
hold out SO many his
Evening star., 1909-07-11
DENIAL FROM ABROAD.

am not dead.
It is a villainous canard.
Whose mischief. making author / regard
With utter detestatioD. / am just
As well as when / organized my trust:
can consume a banquet every night;
There seems limit TO my appetite.
still am full of fire. and for a penny
I'd run q hundred yards fast as any
Please, therefore. nail the lie. AS have said.
] am not dead.
Newark Star
Evening star., 1909-07-11
The LAST STRAW.

II Scripture says that l must turn
My other cheek TO him who smites me.
I'll gladly do II. for to learn
What duty bids me do delights me-
I'll love my nelghbors fthough ! know
Just where this mornings paper went to)
Yea. cen the man--it's hard to, though
pay the rent to.
I'll do to others as I would
Desire that they should treat yours t,uly:
Az evil I'll return with good,
Nor let my wrath be reused unduly.
You take my cost-Ill give my lid
To boot; with Goals Of Gre I'll thrill vcs,.
But. II you hail me. "Oh. you kid!''
Durn you, I'll kill you!
Cleveland Leader.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

Having been advised by King Edward
to cali on the home secretary. England S
suffragettes may find politics subordi-
mated in their minds to the question of
what they shall wear on an occasion of
official importance.
Evening star., 1909-07-11
ArboricalIy Speaking.

Il suppose you know of my family
tree?" said Baron Fucash.
YEP" answered Mr.. Cumrox. 1T may
have been good tree all right, but it
looks to me as If the crop was q failure"
Evening star., 1909-07-11
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
SUMNER BROMIDES.

When you're invited out TO spend
A day two
Beside the lake with some dear friend,
It's up To You
Some certain things TO do and say
In certain. fixed and proper way.
For instance, when you pass your plate
For extra meat.
''It is a fright" he sure 70 state.
The way l eat.
In town I scarcely take 4 bite.
But here I've found my appetite"
Then you must talk about the air
SO fresh and pure,
E1hils rating. you declare.
4 certain cure
For dread insomnia-then add.
Last night q splendid sleep / had
The beauties Of the spa admire.
This way will do:
''of such a place I'd never tire.
envy you
Who loll up here in summer time
While / must toll in smoke and crime.
These are tho summer bromides all
Resorters know.
When city friends come up 10 call.
They'll babble so.
And should you fail these things to say.
They'll think your mind has gone astray.
Detroit Free PrSDo.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

pathetic story is told of a college
student who made a dinner OF bargain
counter bananas in order to hold down
his expenses. With a strong heart for
athletics and a good brain for study 1t
may be necessary to combine an excel
lent stomach for economy.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

If, as is reported. Alfred Austin is writ
ing a poem on Theodore Roosevelts visit
to South Africa, our energetically frank
ex-President may learn to feel more
kindly toward news writer's who limit
themselves to simple prose.
Evening star., 1909-07-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Satirical Scorn.

He was a sad though self-confident
specimen Of juvenile life in an over
crowded metropolis. He was coming out
of the tobacco shop with the proceeds of
his negotiations for "a hicks wort o.
cigarettes" when philanthropic stranger
accosted MIN.
MY boy, j hope you don't use tobacco"
Me use tobacco! was the rejoinder.
wy de very idee! I'm jes gettn' a
handful of de horrid stuff to kill dc bugs
in me rose garden up near Yonkers."
Evening star., 1909-07-11
On the Move,

"The house fly must go!' said one sci
enlist.
There is no comfort in that assertion"
answered the other. The house fiys row.
ing disposition is precisely what causes
the damage
Evening star., 1909-07-11

There are suspicious that Senator Aid
rich expects the consumer to work as
hard as he does himself
Evening star., 1909-07-11
The Statesman and His Constituents

When 1 so home. where they decide
If l have done them good or harm,
l wonder II I'll point with pride
Or view with serious alarm.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

1t must be admitted that G. Bernard
Shaw has gift Of quaint epigram rival
ing that of our own ]. Hamilton Lewis
But he hasn't the famous whiskers.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

The superiority of Rudyard kipling s
work when he wrote because he needed
the money is calculated to inspire respect
for a dollar-a-word rate as literary in
spiration.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

Some statesmen would be willing to go
| to the extent of gerrymanderins little
Rhode Island off the map in order to get
| rid of Senator Aldrich.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

No unfriendliness of criticism can pre-
vent the admission that as husband
Howard Gould was u financial success.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

Porto Ricans are disposed TO recognize
in the public school the best possible
means of preparation for home rule.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

| Prophecies OF the end of the world are
more numerous in summer than in winter
| A hot wave is unquestionably dis
| couragement.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

An impression still exists that Bryan
can be caught and led into the Senate
without the use OF a lasso.
Evening star., 1909-07-11

Expert witnesses are ready to testify
that d midnight piano is even worse
than a 5:aO m. lawn mower
Evening star., 1909-07-11

Half century ago it was unlawful for
coiored persons to assemble In Washing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-22
AND NOTWITHSTANDING DENIAL
HARTMAN STOCKS De,
CLINED RAPIDLY.
DENIAL FROM VIENNA
Stated That Railroad King is Very
WeIl--Guest Of Emperor Joseph
Saturday-Goirg to the
Alps.

New York. June 21.-Rumors that
Z. n. Hartman is critically i'll in
Vienna and the report that at times
was exaggerated to the extent Of say
ing that he was dead, all met with
prompt denial by his associates and
at the Union Pacific offices this even
ing. But notwithstanding that the re-
ports, coupled with 'the sharp bear
raid, caused a decided break in the
stock market, and the decline in the
so-called Hartman stocks had not
been checked when trading closed.
Union Pacific dropped four points.
recovered only A. leaving the net
loss 80, for the day southern Paci-
fic showed net loss of 2&. Reading
Az, Amalgamated Copper 3a. Losses
as high as 12 points from the high
water mark of few days ago were
recorded.
One of Harriman's closest asso.
ciates said this evening that he felt
convinced that any report puFport.
ing to indicate that Hartman was
seriously i'll were utterly false. Sew
eral cablegrams were received from
Hartman today, but IN none was
there any mention of sickness,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-22
PRESIDENT FOSTER DELIVERS
ANNUAL ADDRESS TO
THE INSTITUTE.
THERAPEUTIC N|HIL|SM
Is impending, He says-christiar
Science Movement and Others
Loud Protests Against
Abuse of Drugs.

Detroit, Mich, June 21-Christian
Science, Emmanuel movement soul
cure, osteopathy,a mental healing and
attempts to cure disease by the lay
ing on of hands were all denominated
as loud, emphatic protests against
the abuse of drugs, by President VIM.
ID. Foster of the American Institute
of Homeopathy in his annual address
tonight before homeopathic physi-
clans from all over the country at
the annual meeting of the institute.
They illustrate in a marked way. Fos-
ter added, the violent reaction which
has brought condition of impending
therapeutic nihiEism.
The therapeutic pendulum has
osillated from the one extreme of the
massive doses OF the days OF
Paraoelsus to the opposite extreme of
no drugs of the European universities
oftoday," continued Foster Ultra
scientific medical schools of the
United States in imitation of the Ger
man universities, have ceased teach
ing materia medica and are rapidly
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-22
FROM BAPTIST MINISTER'S CON-
FERENCE OF CHICAGO
WROTE RADICAL BOOK.
HIS SON WAS PRESENT
Declared Action unfair-Dr. Boynton
Came in For Kissing When He
Defended Foster-i,ieei:ng
Stormy.

Chicago, June 21--Professor Geo.
Burmap FG-ter of the University of
Chicago. whose denial of the divinity
of Christ>in a recent DooK has stirred
Chicago Baptists to a high pitch of re-
sentiment, was dropped from the Bap-
tist Ministers Conference today,
Kisses, yells and general confusion
made the meeting one OF the stormiest
ever held by churchmen in Chicago
and it was referred to by one preach.
er as resembling political meeting
in rowdy ward,
The speakers who had been howled
or Kissed down sat flushed and in
dignant while the chairman pounded
for order,
A son of Foster was present. ut is
a shame, ard unfair, he shouted, as
he. left the hall.
The insistence of Rev. A. c. Dixon,
of the Moody church, mat Foster be
dropped for time brought the fight
around to himself, the real object of
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-22
VICTIM OF CHINAMAN BURIED
YEsTERoAY-AssAssln IS
STILL AT LARGE.
POLICE ARE BAFfLED
Leon Ling Seems to Have Evaporated
Chinese Consuls Are Asked
to Help in Apprehend-
ing Him.

New York, June 21.-The Elsie
Sigel murder mysteryk is still ua-
solved, and though the police
throughout the country are searching
the haunts of Chinese and several
arrests have been maze, the one
wanted. Leon Ling, has not only not
been caught. but all trace of him
seems to have been lost. One of the
arrests made today and which was
expected to result in important de-
volopments was that of Chung Sin,
who formerly occupied the room adj
joining that in which the girls mu-
tilated body was found, and who was
taken to Amsterdam, n, r.
The police interview with him how
ever brought out little of value to the
authorities. At Schnectady. a China
man closely resembling Leon was
arrested, but he proved his innocence
Sun Leong, keeper of the restaurant
above which the body was found ana
who surrendered today was ques'
toned at police headquarters here.
He is being detained as material