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Evening star., 1912-07-21

The French chambers closed their ses.
sions on the 18th instant with a notable
victory for the president
Session Of the council OF minis
c,, ters. The questions OF
OiVSeu. the secret ballot and pro-
porticnal representation have. from the
beginning OF the session. occupied the
principal place in party discussions to the
exclusion OF all else.
It should be remarked just here that
parties and parliaments of all countries
have reached a point Of such pers
and interested division as to indicate In
some anarchy rather than order, ana
disclose. as 1t has been affirmed in France
interior coteries and exterior oiigar-
chies. If this applies to French parties
and men it may apply with equal truth
to many other countries. not excepting
our own. The scenes enacted in the
name Of the people in the republican and
democratic conventions at Chicago and
Baltimore are startling and must give us
pause.
NJ. Poincarc saw that the moment hao
come for the republic perhaps to put
.ts house in order-"to be or not to ne =
and to the persistent opposition OF radi-
Gals and radical socialists. which CON
stitute the .bloc" to Governments-op
pose them Thus he said: we expev,
that radicals and iradical-sociarstS win
attack us and with visors down. WHAT
ever their intention we warn them IIoi.c ~
this moment on in all honesty that II
they nourish the design OF opposing
electoral reform they had better COM
mence by overturning the ministry.
The shot was wholly unexpected. ana
although there we're noisy protestations.
the chamber rallied to the side OF the
ministry and sustained ii by strong
majority.
NJ. Poincare and his cabinet make com
mon cause in the following: scrutln oe
liste' or the secret ballot: proportional
representation, which is a representation
of the ministers: "quotient electoral. ca +
culated on the number of votes. and not
upon the list inscribed. l doubt II the
electors in France comprehend clearly the
exact meaning and certainly the Amer
ican reader viii not understand 1t at all
Electoral quotient: is the sum totai OF
the division Of the number OF votes py
the number OF seats attributed in an
election district Division of the number
of voters is one way of explaining that 1t
is in contra distinction to the number
Of those inscribed: the quotient In the
latter case is greater. and. consequent
ly. more difficult. and the seats. not at
tributed termed 1.-The rest are more
numerous.
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Uncle Joe Cannon may be forgiven il
his smile as he views the political situa-
ton is more or less sardonic.
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Daily, Sunday excepted. one month. 20 cents.
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Evening star., 1912-07-21

tutercd second class mail matter at the post
Office Washington. ID. c.
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The Evening Star. with The Sunday morning
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month Sunday only. ~ cents per month ordefs
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Political
Control.


politicians have tied up
OOAtiVA. things in France in their
effort to maintain themselves in control
The chamber had already adopted the
dividend of the number OF voters. and
NJ. Pofncare briefly in his challenge sum-
moned the chamber to stand by its own
expressed opinion The French journals
alluds to "arrondissementiers.'' who vio-
lently cried out in opposition. Ar
rondissementiers'' are simply the op-
ponents in the chamber-the district lead
ers-who see their power slipping from
their grasp. These loudly proclaim that
as parliamentary government is based
upon the principle Of the majority that
governs. proportional representa- ton.
lSnop'n familiarly as "R. p" (or p. r.,
is the minority that governs.
but in any event NJ Poincare has won his
point, and. whatever the result, he has
with him not only the chamber, but the
people. entirely worn out and disguised
with party dissensions.
Notwithstanding all that has been said
about principles and not men, which
should govern. it is a man in the present
case who governs, and 1t is we'll for the
republicans that it is so. The republic
has been blindly searching for man for
a long time, and finally the man has
been found.
NJ. Poincare in his speech in the cham
Der presented as a model for the divi-
sions and infinite subdivisions Of the So
called republican chamber the ministry
itself, in which he had united men who
had held the most contrary opinions. NJ
Poincare had in view NJ Millerand, min
lister of war. who was a violent almost
ferocious. adversary Of proportional rep
resentation, and SO also was M. Bour-
geois. minister of labor. Nevertheless,
government "entire" proclaimed its So
of vital concern even to the republic it.
self. Feeling the necessity of making con-
cessions for the perpetuation Of the re-
public, the members Of the cabinet had
made concessions: the republican party
cellent, but the practical result Yaust be
awaited with some apprehension.
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Southern +
Conditions.

ooAultloAs. Star Of July 10, 1862, is
third of column giving a budget Of
Information from Dixie"
"A free colOred man who was impress
ed into the Confederate service in Vir-
ginia on the breaking out of the rebel
diate employ of Gen. Longstreet. has
reached Washington, having escaped
from Richmond during the confusion
there following upon the late battles. He
is really of the intelligent order we so
much read about. having been to Liberia
and other points, where he has been
placed in positions OF trust He states
that the rebel loss in killed, wounded and
missing in the seven-day battles is ad-
mitted at Richmond to amount to 81. 600.
neighborhood Of 25O,OO0. The fact of the
close conscription accounts sufficiently
for their being able to gather SO large
force. In fact, all the men liable to
military duty are in the ranks. except
such got substitutes from Maryland.
or from those over or under the legal
age. Numbers OF the Confederate wound
ed brought into Richmond were the
merest boys.
THE Confederates are desperate in
view of the fact that their present army
cannot be replaced. having utterly ex-
hausted the fighting material of the
south. Not only the white but the blacks
of the country have been swept into the
Confederate ranks Cthe latter for laboring
purposes) and consequently the grain
crops are in many places wasting in the
fields for want of hands TO harvest them.
The stampedes Of slaves toward the
north star have crippled the harvesting
operations. In the vicinity of Fredericks
burg the contrabands In leaving have
helped themselves not only to their own
freedom, but have left their masters
minus everything in the shape Of horses
and carriages that would facilitate their
movements. Considerable hay has been
raised this year in Virginia, but little or
no corn has been planted.
1.-The ablebodied whites Of the south
having been exhausted by the conscrlp-
ton. the Confederates seriously talk of
arming the negroes. They seem to put
faith in the fidelity of the negroes, or
their own ability to make them faithful.
but seem doubtful if the negroes, from
their entire unacquaintance with firearms,
will acquire any facility in their use
The shortage of Federal currency in 1862
caused Congress to pass bill. which the
President signed, provid
Postage ing that on and after the
1st of August, 1862, all
AAoneJ' postage and. other United
States stamps should be received for all
dues less than s. and in exchange for
United States notes. In The Star of July
10. 1862, is brief paragraph as follows
bearing on this matter:
I'm order to avoid the objections raised
against SO frail a currency as postage
stamps, which are now much used In lieu
of specie of change, New YORK Arm
have invented what they call mounted
stamps. These stamps are inserted in
closed cards with raised rims around the
edge of each stamp, which effectually
protects from wear and tear and makes
them very convenient to handle
Evening star., 1912-07-21

istry had merited well OF those vino
dream of a greater France enycloped b,
q more healthrul atmosphere.
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She Evening star Newspaper Conpasy

susiness Office. llth g.. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Now York Once Tribune Building.
Chicago ONCE: Firs. National Bank Building.
European 0f6Cs: Regent st.. London, England.
Evening star., 1912-07-21

Combes II is significant Of the change
condition. To remark won his spurs a
Evening star., 1912-07-21

We stop to give our readers this expla-
nation, not that we expect the layman
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The keenest curiosity was felt here re-
garding conditions in the seeding state:
Evening star., 1912-07-21
Cornbes'
Method.


rrs.4l1 servative party. he offers
1Aosaaou' his principal partisans a
banquet, where he usually blows OFF
steam. The banquet was promptly given.
but too soon. 1t appears. for effective re-
suits. NJ. Combes was on hand. but he
was disconpected and evidently ratified.
He presented no program, no plan Of
campaign. He was, it was plain to be
seen. unhorsed and out of the fight NJ.
Combes accused NJ. Poincare OF having
no political ideas and of being 'oniy All
academician." OF course. he was opposed
to the proportional representation" but
there was nothing new in that. and his
partisans were dismayed and disconso-
late. The coming event-their utter rout
and disperSion-cast its shadow on the
banquet.
The truth is the old administration de
partementale' is used up. worn ont. and
the men at the banquet felt that Combes.
their impetuous leader. like Ajax return
ing from the unsuccessful siege of Troy.
had been swallowed up by the sea. the
rising tide of which all had clearly seen.
1t has been found necessary to change
the old order OF things in the depart
ments, which had become strongholds
Tor politicians. 1t was necessary to
awake into new life the patriotism OF
provincialism, which too long had been
submitted to the canker Of personal poll
ties and anti-militarism, as taught by
Combes and Jaures and such.
NJ. Francis Charmes, in the Revue des
Deux Mondes. writes that the Poincare
ministry merits the highest confidence
He should be thanked for presenting new
questions and taking France away from
the miserable preoccupations. secondary
interests and the littleness of all kinds
which the radical government had in
flicted upon the country for several
years" That policy OF ''stagnant pools"
while IL had accomplished much evil, was
not yet entirely powerless to harm. The
men Of yesterday were still on guard. and
might yet regain power The actual gov
ernment might be deceived, but it had
high conception Of its duty. and II ex-
tended the political horizon its predeces-
sors had malignly narrowed that 1t might
be more readily seized. In that the min
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NJ. Poincare has wisely considered the
new wants which have been created after
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The multiplicity of detail in connection
with the single item of twine is true te
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OF the SIX stories occupied by the sup
ply division the most important is the
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The radical socialists claim that they.
In fact, constitute the body and soul of
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The French chambers closed their ses.
sions on the 18th instant with a notable
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-08-29
Granite Spring Hotel
LONG ISLAND RESORT RECEIVES
NEW GUESTS LAST WEEK.
Items of Interest Regarding the
Visitors.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Henry of West
Newton We're numbered among those
whose names were added last Wed
nesday TO the register of the New
Granite Spring Hotel. where they
will remain for a vacation OF two
weeks. Mr.. Henley should be includ
ed i'm the long list Of persons promi
nent in musical circles who have
sscen at Casco Bay this season. a.
the organist OF st. Bernard's Church
OF West Newton he has gained a
wide reputation among lovers oi
church music.
Mr.. Joseph Bigelow of Holyoke ar
rived at the hotel last week for his
vacation. He is one OF the many Wis
itors from Western Massachusetts
who have sought rest and recrea.
tion in this region which is fast
growing in popularity among vaca.
tionists from that part of the State.
Among the many people from the
vicinity of Boston whose presence
at the Granite Spring Hotel this year
has shown the increasing patronage
of Massachusetts people to Long Isl.
and. is Mr.. j J. Sweeney. who ar.
rived last week from his home in
Somerville
Mr.. NJ. J. Quinlan of Portland is
included in the list OF guests who re.
Gently arrived at the hotel for their
vacations.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-08-29
BIRDS BIG EATERS.

Baby robins have been observed "a
eat half their own weight of beef
scraps. digest all this within three
hours, and then be ready for another
meal. A pair of red-eyed vireos were
noted by a naturalist to feed their off.
spring over hundred times In ten
hours. Grosbeaks. sworn enemies OF
the Colorado potato beetle, have been
seen TO assimilate almost one hundred
caterpillars, or larvae, an hour. Over
three thousand aphids have perished
by the bills OF the insect.Ioying vel.
low-throats In the same period OF
time. e.-Suburban Life Magazine for
September.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-08-29
Casco Bay House
PERSONAL NOTES REGARDING
GUESTS AT LONG ISLAND HO-
.. - ~ TEL. ,-.-,-
Concerts by Well-known Boston So
pranoist Mveh Appreciated.


Among the guests who have re
Gently registered at the Casco Bay
House. Proprietor Charles E. Cush.
ing's favor1te Long Island resort. n
Miss Joan Mulcahy. q rising young
sopranoist OF Boston. Miss Mulc8hy
has afforded much pleasure to ,the
guests here. who have had the op-
portunity to hear her sing for their
entertainment in the hotel parlors.
She has studied under the direction
OF one Of Bcston's best teachers, ano
although she only made her debut al
symphony Hall last winter, she has
already attained q place of distinction
In musical circles.
Another wellknown musician at the
Casco Bay House this week is Mr.
Arthur F. Nevers who joined his fam.
lily. who have been here for the sea.
son. to spend the weekend. Mr.
Nevers who. as leader OF the Nevers
Rand of Concord. is known TO a large
circle Of music lovers throughout the
State. has gained wide populari-
ty as a solo cornestist
One of the many patrons to return
To the Casco Bay House this season
is Mr.. George II. Hanna of Montreal
who registered last week. Mr.. Hanna
comes to the hotel for his fifth visit
to the Bay. but owing to duties in
connection with his position in the
Grand Trunk Railroad. he will be
unable to remain for an extended va.
cation this season.
Another guest Of several former
seasons who registered last week is
Miss Mary Walsh of Boston. Miss
Walsh occupies the position of buyer
in the ladies' suit department at r.
I'll. Whites store.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-08-29

The Wildwood Beach Inn had a re
markable degree Of popularity amono
tne summer tourists during the past
summer. and In the past few weeks
many motor-boat parties from Bus
uns. Baileys. Chebeaaue. and other
Islands have made IL their objective
point One OF the most noteworthy
features OF the place Is the SIS foo,
pontoon hoat for the convenience OF
boats In landing. and this has ex.
cited much favorable comment among
visiting tourists.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-08-29
West End HoteIv

Synonym for comfort and convent
ence. a hotel where you really may
dine. not just get something to eat. .
This Is the way the travelling public
speaks of the hospitable house oppo-
site the Union Station. Portland.
where the same careful management
exists year after year and where
tourists by thousands find a convent
ent stopping place all the year round.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-08-29
New Fall Suite

The j. II. Libby Co. are showing a
handsome line OF new fall suits. the
latest in design. which are attracting
many buyers. IL is well known
fact with tourists leaving Maine that
they can buy better here in a majority
OF cases than in their home town or
city. This Is true not only of cloth.
ing. but many OF the other things
which this mammoth department
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-08-29

land during the early part OF the sum.
mer. Miss Crosby Is expecting to
meet Miss Rose PitonofY. the holder of
the American women's championship.
In dual swim some time i'm Septem-
Der. Miss Pitonoff Is at present in
England preparing to attempt to cross
the English Channel. but as soon as
she returns the meeting of the two
champions will be arranged.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-08-29
ae@eae@eae@e @e@e@e@s@e@en

House reconstructed
In 1908. Largo cham.
bers - the best In
Casco Bay. Bathroom
where the guests can
enjoy q salt water
bath. Excellent ta-
BILE with the best OF
everything. Shore
dinners served daily.
Special attention CIV
en- to organizations,
etc. Large piax4a,
140 feet long. Bowling
and pool in hotel.
Open June Is to Sep
tember Is.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-23
AT THE GEM.

The Gem theater presented de-.
fided novelty in the entertainment
given yesterday Two Of its yautle-
sille attractions we're pronounced by
the large audience as among the best
ever given on the Gem stage, The
third attraction was not UP 10 stand
ard and Manager Meyers wired for 4.
first lass number 10 fill the place,
Potts Bros. & 20 presented high
class comedy called "a Donble's
Troubles IN which the following
members are ia the cast
w. w, Potts as Arthur ". Gil
more, the husband
Chas. Potts as Arthur G. Gilmore.
the cousin,
Marion Van Holland as Dorothy
Gilmore, the bride
Bobby Harris as D.. Bold, hotel
| physician.
The Gilmore Bros. are twins ami
resemble each other so closely that
Inc one in the audience can distin
guish one from the other This fact
complicates matters so badly that
many ludicrous situations are pre-
sented which causes much laughter.
The act is high class and the play
ers equally 80.
A very Frenchy attraction y that
Of the DeBourg Sisters who are ii-
rect from eay Paris. The two YOUNG
ladies' are excellent In their Iegerde-
| main work and the box mystery n y
wonderful trick.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-23

sill soon become aware that she Is
being deceived and their sorrow IS. Of
course, very great In Order to sat
isiy the pleadings Of the unfortunate
yoang woman for news of her. absent
lover. thay think II wise to read TO
ner some imaginary letters when
are nothing more than blank papeA
purpgrting to come from the young
ran out West This deception y
kent up for some time, until a great
surg aou interests himself In her case
and decides that her eyesight can pc
restored by an ope.ation, Mean-
while she has been keeping all the
blank letters in her treasure box.
Her eyeslght at last restored by the
great surgeon, one of the first things
she does il to discover that her much
p,iged love letters are merely blank
naper. Thus do the scales fall from
her eyes in more senses than one
Being in weakened state from suf
reriug. this sudden agony of mint
proves too great for her frat
physique and she sinks beneath hel
weight of woe to rise no more.
The picture contains the mora
that young men should not entei
lightly into betrothal pledges. ant
that once having done 50 they should
be prepared to be loyal, whatever
Fate may decree, The scenes arr
tasty aud bear the hallmafks Of ex
! cellence, while the acting Isl first
1 rlnS,:
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-23

commandments are as follows:
/. Thou shalt not sing the "Ros-
ary' in order to make a gill scnti-
mental.
q Thou shalt not put thy arm
around a girl to keep her warn
3. Thou shalt not tell the 2irra
fortune in order to hold her hand.
q, Thou shalt not tell any Girl
about any beauty who looks like her.
3. Thou shalt not use baby talk
except in cases where the lady is
proven to be more than 80, and any
member able to prove any lady more
than 30 will be awarded the clubs
medal for bravery.
6. Thou shalt not call a gill by
anothe. girls name,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-23
THE HEART BREAKEIS"
TO SHOW HERE TONIGHT

In the Heart Breakers the lat
est Musical comedy hit from the
Princess Theatre, Chicago, which
will be presented by Mort RI. Singer,
headed by George Damerel and
merry company Of fifty at Cairo OPP
era house tonight, The plot of the
play hinges on the efforts OF a crowd
of young men who have banded to-
gether to protect themselves from
the artful wies of girls who lead
them on and then jilt them.
They form code of ten command
ments which their numbers must
follow in their love making. The
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-23
Thou shalt not kiss a girl Y

7. Thou shalt not kiss girl wh1
IS asleep.
S. Thou shalt not tell girl she
is the only girl you ever loved.
9. Thou shalt not tell girl what
heart breaker you are, don't tell
her--show her.
10. Thou shalt not tell gil
how many girls you have kissed; re
member it is quality. not quantity
that counts. u
After reading these ten command.
ments and seeing the girls that the!
ale taught to, the audience does hot
wonder that the young men finally
sltcon6
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-23

En- F. y
that he Is very sorry; still it is clear
to be seen that he IS debating with
himself as to whether a marriage
with the blinded girl would now be
advisable Aft2r an inword struggle,
the young man decides that he can
not assume the burden OF taking to
himself a blind wife, and, therefore,
to further his purpose, he makes ar
rangementg to go TO another part OF
the world lie adopts dishonorable
plan for breaking the engagement by
telling her that he intends to so to
the far-distant mining fields and win
a fortune, to the end that he may
return and apply it to the restoration
OF her sight 1t is plain to be seen
by the action that he is not sincere
and that his plan is a cowardly sub
tertuge His trusting sweetheart ac-
cepts his word In good faith and the
young man starts away As we fol-
low him to the gold fields we observe
how soon he forgets his obligations
and how soon he is taken up with
the whill of rough Western gaiety.
There are other women there Of a
less desirable character who attract
his fancy and occupy his spare time
to such an extent that he does not
find it convenient to write to his
neglected sweetheart back home.
The mother and sister of the blind
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-23

love will never stand the test. The
IL Of some folks will stand very
L testing, and the love Of others
stand the greatest Of tests Be-
t, I these two extremes there are
many points at which love fails to
stand up under change OF condi-
tons. depending entirely upon the
strength o" the weakness of The lover
In So Speaks the Heart" we have an
example Of love put to one of its
most severe tests. The picture takes
up much mooted question upon
whir h, so far, the Cynics seem to have
much the better of the argument.
The question is whether love will
tend the losr Of the more important
faculties ly one or the other
Of The aoyers In this pa 'ticular case
love is not equal t. the ordeal.
In the opening scene are a pair OF
happy lovers whom we see in the act
OF choosing each other as lite part
nels and all seems propitious for the
sounds or early wedding bells, But
soon change OF conditions puts o
new aspect upon the case. lii carry
ing a lighted lamp from oae room tn
another, the'yOung woman Is sud
denly blinded by the lamp exploding.
Her intended husband is notified and
cones to view the sad wreck OF the
gil's beatty. There is no doubt