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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
A Tyranny of Print.

They have some funny furniture
At Sister Ethelinda's home.
Its like you'll never find, I'm sure,
No matter where you chance to roam.
OF barrels and Of boxes made,
With decorations in between
OF curious shapes and wondrous shades
She read them in a magazine
Her children and their father, too,
Lead closely regulated lives.
They always know just what to do
With. all their spoons and forks and
knives
Their manners. every one agrees.
Are very formal and serene.
You are disgraced II you should sneeze-
She read them in a magazine.
And oh. the things you get to eat,
With paper rufiles here and there!
A mushroom masQuerades as meat
. And spinach haunts the bill of fare.
You welcome the oid-fashioned egg
That somehow breaks into the scene.
Her dinners? Ask no more. 1 beg.
She reads them in a magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
An Old-Time Reformer.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.


Whether or not 1t is q desirable thing
to live to eighty-seven, 1t is a fine thing
to retain up to eighty-seven so many en-
thusiasms as Thomas Wentworth Hig-
ginson kept until his death. To the youth
Of today who are just awakening to the
fact that the world is in need of reform,
Higginson's name is scarcely known; TO
the old people to whom 1t was familiar
half a century ago his death recalls a
school Of militant reformers compal ed
with whom the present-day progressives
appear but amateurs. 1t was away back
In the days OF Theodore Parker that Htg-
ginson started in to liberalize the liberal
New England theology, to improve the
social order and incidentally to reform
Massachusetts, politics and to oppose tho
fugitive slave act 1t was while he was
still q. preacher that he was indicted for
murder, in a riot growing out Of the
rescue of a fugitive; he ran for Congress
on the free-soil ticket; he was active In
the Kansas-Nebraska warfare and plan
ned the rescue of John Brown at Harpers
Ferry. In those days ethical culture was
promoted with a gun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

considered as we'll as buildings, parks and
monuments. whose health and well-being.
whose right of access to local means of
self-support and whose American rights.
SO far as their exercise is consistent with
full national control Of the capital, should
be carefully conserved by the Districts
legislator who is faithful to
his trust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
Miscellaneous

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lOr
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

The lady who is mayor Of Hunnewell,
Kan, has been obliged to complain to
Gov. Stubs because the city coun
ell insists on meeting at q hotel instead
of at the places she designates in her
calls. Hunnewell may have one of those
city councils that would rather play cards
and swap stories than attend to the
towns business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
Ever Hopeful,

$50 you thin1 this halt on horseracins
is good thing?'
Yes" replied Mr.. Jinglewad.
Il thought you were interested in the
turf
Il am. But it doesn't do any harm to let
the public save up little money now and
then, to be delivered over in larger in
stallments when we open up again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

If Jos. g. Cannon manages to carry out
his intention to live $50 years Illinois
will expect him to celebrate his 10th
birthday by making speeches advocating
precisely the same principles to which he
Is now committed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

Mr.. Carnegie's determination not to
take an active part in politics does not
prevent him from experiencing numerous
occasions chiefly distinguished by speech
making.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

Cricket was once prohibited by law
in England, because it interfered with
archery. the recognized national sport.
There is no prejudice against either
cricket or golf in this country. Neither
interferes with base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

1t has frequently been demonstrated
that the House of Representatives can
offer an immense amount Of argument
that makes no impression whatever on
the Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

Jemes Jeffries says he will never fight
again. This may mean that he has quit
the prize ring, or that he Is disposed
to start an argument that might lead
him to change his mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

II European countries think diplomatic
representatives Of America. are underpaid.
they should take look at the salaries
of government employees in Washington
after an economy raid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
Creating an Impression

"And your husband gave $4,000 for
that old book?'
YES" replied Mrs. Cumrox.
ITO show how much you care for lit
erature. I suppose?"
mo. To show how little We care for
$4,000"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

Sometimes John Hays Hammond is
tempted to suspect that Sullys principal
object is to spoil the pleasure of the
coronation for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

In announcing his Intention to reach
the age Of 200 years. WI Ting-fang may
have neglected to consider the possibili-
ties of Chinese revolutions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

The District Of Columbia resident steps
up and pays his taxes every May like
regular citizen, whether he votes or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

If the Queen Of England insists on OBJ
jecting to bridge and Paris fashions, she
may yet find some difficulty in being rec
ognized as really 'fn society,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

Prof. Wiley may go SO far in his cam
paign as to have everything served on a
railway dining car Of guaranteed fresh
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

A popular tenor threatened with
breach Of promise suit finds no safety in
the plea that he is already welded to his
art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
An Old Timer.

Does your father object to the thea
teri" asked one gilded youth.
mo-" replied the other. THE governor
isn't bit suspicious. He thinks the stage
has been completely reformed because
they, have quit playing The Black
Crook"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

OF course. base ball club that won
every game would become a perfunctory
and monotonous institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
The Other CAPITAL!

From the Detroit Times.
BY tho way, inst It pretty near time to
take the winter covering OF Beverly.
Mass, also?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

UIn order to avoid delays account Of
personal absence. letters to THE STAR should
not be addressed to any individual connected
with the office. but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business Department. according
TO tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
An Artist.

You had to refuse the request of those
men?''
YES" replied Senator Sorghum.
Were they angry?"
mot at all. I showed 30 much grief
at not being able to oblige them that
they went away sympathizing with me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15
Provisional Capital.
the Detroit Journal.

Juarez is now the provisional capital
Of Mexico and will remain so II the pro-
visions and capital hold out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-15

1t looks as II Madero might find an in
surgent movement under way in his own
aggregation.
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Identification,

She had q hat that hid her eyes
Beneath its shade complete,
And SO you had to recognize
The lady by her feet.
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Those Cool, Smart
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or course, soc is a very special
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Foundation Collars
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Corset & Shoe Haces

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Hooks and Eyes

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Entered as second-class mail matter at the post
Office at Washington, ID. c.
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-03

mara and his brother. The Western
Federation of Miners, through its
president, Charles H. Meyer, an
nounces that it will levy an assess
ment of So upon each one of its So
600 members to raise funds for the
legal defense of the accused.
Meantime at Indianapolis the
grand jury is investigating in connec-
ton with the case and examining all
the papers of the information assOcia-
ton. This investigation will go into
the charge that a conspiracy was
Matched against the Iron Workers
Association and that in order to pro-
cure evidence against it dynamite
was hidden in it's office building,
where the detectives of the National
Erectors' Association found it at a
convenient time.
The case has created a tremendous
sensation throughout the country,
and in Los Angeles in particular pub
lie sentiment is deeply stirred. When
the cases of the McNamaras, McMan-
igal and the others, who are to be
arrested, reach the courts the biggest
battle in the history of organized la
Dor in the world will begin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-03
JAMES GETS A NEW TRIAL
Is Held in Case of Blakely Man New
York Brokers Can't Collect
ON Margin Contract.

COLUMBUS, Ga.-An interesting
principle is contained in a decision
just rendered by the United States
court of appeals in the case of D. w.
James VS.. Haven & Clement, appeal
ed from the United States circuit
court.
Haven e Clement, a firm of New
York brokers, filed suit in the United
States court here against D. w.
James, prominent citizen of Blake
ly, for $90,125, claiming that he was
indebted to them in that sum, and it
was alleged that he bought cotton
futures through the firm and when
the market went the wrong way re-
fused to make settlement.
James defense was that the debt
could not be collected, as it was a
speculative transaction, and the con-
tract was therefore illegal In the
lower court the brokers obtained a
verdict against James, but in the
decision of the court of appeals, filed
here today, new trial of the case
is ordered. This is regarded as vir-
tually sustaining James contention
that an obligation incurred incident
to specializing cannot be legally col
lected as such a contract is not legal
If this principle obtains it will be
sweeping in its effect upon such
transactions in cotton futures.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-03
Will Be Great Legal Battle.

The labor unions of the country
will rally to the defense of McNa-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-03
RUSH TO SELL THEIR BLOOD
ger to Offer the Sacrifice, and
Beg to Be Selected.

- Because Mrs Rosie Reisler, a pa
tient in a hospital in New York, had
no hope of life except through a
TRANSMISSION of blood the hospital au-
thorities advertised that they would
pay S25 to the one who would sub
nit to have a quart of blood drawn
from his veins for her benefit.
At daybreak next morning over
100 men and women stood in line
in front of tn hospital, each anx-
iOus to trade his life fluid for the
small sum of money stipulated. The
doctors made a careful examination
of all the applicants, and from the
lot they selected eight as eligible.
From these eight they picked two
who seemed the most nearly perfect.
One was married and had a family.
He had been out of work for weeks,
and begged that he might be the
one chosen so that he could buy
bread for his little ones. The other
man was single. He pleaded that
he had had no work for four months
and was penniless. In addition he
urged that if he died as a result of
the loss of blood the world would be
none the worse off, whereas the mar
ried man could not be spared. He
was chosen.
Each of the more than 100 appli-
cants begged to be selected, and
pleaded that lack of work and dire
necessity had driven them to offer
themselves at the hospital.
There have been many instances
of men and women freely Offering
themselves for TRANSMISSION of blood
or skin grating as matter of
friendship or humanitarianism but
never before has poverty driven so
large number to make such an
offer.
1t is some satisfaction to record
that in this instance the man who
permitted his veins to be tapped suf-
| fered nothing worse than a few DAYS
weakness and inconvenience.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-03
MCHELIN ANTI-sKID TIRES.
An Article That Should Be of Inter
est and Value to Auto Owners.

The Mitchelin Tire Co. of Mill
town, n. j., in furthering its long
established principle of educating
automobile users not only as to the
best methods of caring for their tires
but also regarding the selection of
the most suitable equipment, is now
giving wide publicity to their we'll
known anti-skids.
Anti-skid tires were invented,
patented and first marketed by Mich
elm in 1905. Their first public ap-
pearance was just prior to the Cor
don-Bennett cup race of that year
when the late Leon Thery, one of the
worlds most famous drivers, came
to the weighing scales with Michelin
anti-skidS on his Richard-Brasier
car. 1t is a matter of history that
Thery won the race; in fact, the
first four cars to finish on that nOta-
BILE occasion were equipped with
Michelins.
The tread of the Michelin anti
skid and the wearing surfaces of the
side walls are protected by a tough
but flexible OK hide band, which is
an integral part of the tire and not
an attachment. In this leather tread
are imbedded from three to five rows
of hardened steel rivets or studs.
The Michelin Company does not en-
dOrse the various detachable anti
skid devices now on the market,
which it is claimed are injurious to
the rubber envelope, and destroys
its f1eXibility.
In the Michelin construction the
full resiliency of the tire is preserv-
ed, because the lower side walls, i'm
mediately above the beads, are of
rubber, which permits the tire to
absorb all shocks or jars the same as
any other good pneumatic tire. At
the same time the OK hide leather
band protects the tread from cuts
and punctures, prOlonging the life
of the envelope.
The Michelin Company states that
over half of the pneumatic tires used
in Europe are Michelins, and of this
number more than sixty per cent are
Michelin anti-skids. The company
makes it clear that anti-skids are
advantageous at all times, regard
less of the season, and are just as
necessary in spring as in fall and
winter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-03
Spit. Quit, Fit.

Hines, Alan letter from this
place Mrs. Eula May Bradley says:
Il used to spit up all l ate. l was
tired and sleepy all the time. MY
head ached and l could hardly drag
around. Since taking Cardui this
has entirely quit, and now | feel
quite fit" Mrs. Bradley suffered
from nervous indigestion. Cardui
builds up the nervous system. and
strengthens the womanly constitu-
ton. That's why Cardui helped Mrs.
Bradley and why it will help Won,
Try it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-03
SUICIDE RATHER THAN sTARyE
-Four Take Strychnine, and Mother
and One Child Die From Poison.

ana One Child Die From Poison.
Fear of impending starvation
caused father and mother in Chi
cago to administer strychnine to
themselves and their two children.
both under two years of age.
The mother, Mrs. Honore Dieur-
got, and the older child are dead.
The father and baby are in a hos
pital. 1t is said they both will re-
cover.
Dieurgot told of the poverty which
followed long illness, and then reIat-
ed the desperate agreement with his
wife that the two should poison
themselves and their babies.
With my last 25 cents" he said
i bought the poison at lrug store,
Ny wife and I mixed it in the little
milk we had left. Some was given
to the children. my wife drank some
and | drank the remainder. There
was not enough for me, or I would
have died with my wife and bow
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-05-03
HUMAN SKIN is VALUABLE,
Indiana Man Has Paid SO a Square
Inch for 81 Inches.

Human skin is almost as valuable
as seal skin. An Indiana man re-
Gently lost a goodIy area of the for
mer in a fire and is in the market to-
day as buyer. To date he has pur-
chased 80 square inches at $40 a
square inch. The stocks left after
these sales have caused the sellers
to boost the cuticle quotations, and
unless new stock comes in it is prob
able the Indiana buyer will have to
face bullish market.