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Evening star., 1912-07-07
FRENCH TOBACCO TESTERS.
Officials Who Earn a Living by
Smoking All Day,


In the French ministry Of finance there
is class Of official whose activity is
little known to the outer world. These
men are the official tobacco testers, and
| they pass judgment on every kind of
tobacco manufactured in France.
They consist of q chairman and five as
siStantS, and from morning to evening
they have nothing to do but smoke
cigars, cigarettes and pipes. in order to
arrive at an estimate of the different
Nnds of tobacco submitted to them.
1t is not only the products of home in
dustry that come before them for iudg-
ment. but the cigars and cigarettes that
are sold in France have also TO make
| their appeal to the decision of their
palate, and the pleasantest part of the
days work comes when it falls to their
lot to test the high price Havana cigars
sold by the state.
The officials who undertake this difficult
and responsible duty are ex-inspectors of
tobacco manufactures, who have passed
a certain number of years in the state 8
service and have given proof of their
capability for this peculiar kind of work
Their by no means light duty consists in
smoking from in the morning to in
| the evening. and very often 1t is by no
| means the best kinds Of tobacco with
| influence of this tobacco debauch. which
| produces great dryness OF the mouth and
throat, and might easily lead to nicotine
| poisoning they endeavor to combat by
| drinking great quantities of black coffee
which acts as an antidote to the effects
| of the nicotine imbibed. And 1t is only
| black coffee that renders 1t possible for
them to distinguish between and estimate
| the value of the various kinds OF strong
| tobacco.
| The danger run by these valiant officials
can best be gauged by remembering the
| highly poisonous character Of nicotine
as brought out e5pecially by the expert
| ence OF CrOatian in the Crimean war
!, who. on finding snake In q wall. knock
| ed the bowl off his chibouk and plunged
the end into Its mouth. with the result
| that 1t fell dead at his feet as stiff as q
| piece of iron.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Gorgeous Entertainments.

The entertainments given during tie
week were simply gorgeous. The Russian
ballet dancers appeared It several func-
tions. They pirouetted at the Ritz Ho-
tel, where the dusky Agha Khan. richly
jeweled, gave q dinner. followed by a
ball They danced again at a concert
and reception given by Anthony Drexel
at the same hotel. Baroness de Gold
smid gave a wonderful cotillon at Ohes-
ham place, in honor of her sons coming
of age. All the women present wore
wonderful headdresses Of various peri is.
The Countess OF Clancarty's ball was
distinguished by the number Of profess
sional chaperOns present.
Concerts and balls were given by Lady
st. Audries, Lady Macmillan and Lady
Manners.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
SOCIETY HAS GAY WEEK,
BUT MANY ARE STARVING
Contrast Between the Fashion Cen
ter in London and the Hungry
East End.
specia, CabIegram to The Star.

Special CabIegram to The Star.
LONDON, July 6.-The week which
closed today was one of the giddiest. So
cially speaking. on record. Yet all the
time thousands of men, women and chill
dren were starving In the East End as
a result of the prolonged dockers' strike
Strangely enough, this painful subject
was discussed most seriously at balls,
dinners and dances.
Several earnest young members of par
lament declared that the paradox re-
minded them of the days when Rome was
tottering to her fall.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
adJutant general, District Of Coiumbis
ySoflt

adJutant general. District Of Columbia
militia
The school at Fort Sill furnishes in.
struction which follows that which the
officers received at Fort Riley last year
The offcers took charge Of batteries as
they would in actual warfare. The all
important matter Of hitting the enemy
with the pro5ectlo il the one essential
Judging from the work done by officers Of
the "Presfdent's Own at Fort Sill and
other schools. they would be chosen tG
command batteries In event OF hostili
ties. This statement Is based on informa
ton received from headquarters, and fol
lows out the policy Of the War Depart.
ment In training National Guard officer.
for actual service
First Lieut.. George g. Wilson and Sec
ond Lieut.. Harry Shilling OF tho battery
have left for fifteen-day tour Of In
strnotion at the Field Artillery School at
Fort Riley, Kan.
Men frequently leave the brigade and
enlist in the regular army. whore it has
been interesting to note their rapid ad-
vance. Private A. U. Shanks. late OF the
1st Battery. N. @. D. c.. is recent addi-
tion to the regulars at Fort Myer. where
he endisted In the Sd Field Artillery.
Private Howell OF the same National
Guard organization. only recently re-
ScSCO COninIScioti aS dSSiSShul PoyiudS-
ter. United States Navy.
4 X 4
Sergt. Friel. LIST Battery, was honor
ably discharged at the end OF his enlist
ment few days ago, but it is expected
he will re-enlist
With Franklin S. Durston, the new
commander. in charge the Naval Bat.
talon will sail away on its annual cruise
beginning July IL, and will not see Wash.
ington until July "a The men have beer
ordered aboard the Ozark by O'Clock
next Thursday evening. to sail as soon as
possible thereafter. The Ozark will repor
to the senior officer. Naval Militia divi
sion, at Tangier Island, Chesapeake bay
July Is, in time to begin the exercises
which will commence at o'clock thai
morning.
Sergt Ellwood s. Moorhead. jr. Is
Battery. Field Artillery, National GLart
of the District Of Columbia, has passed
the examination in the battery for first
class gunner. attaining a percentage o
a fraction more than 96. The subject:
We're direct and indirect laying, materia
and drill regulations The examining
board was composed of Capt. Oliver
Spaulding. jr., 9Th u. S. Artillery: FRS
Lieut.. Wilson and Second Lieut.. Shillins
of the battery.
Sergt Moorhead is the first member OF
the battery to attain the distinction OF {
shell chevron,'' but it is predicted ther,
are plenty of others who will pass the
first-class gunners mark at the next ex.
animation, to be held after camp.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Statue With Umbrella.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Some poor art is to be seen in this
country in the shape Of statues dedicated
to the memory Of great men. but no
American enormity in this line quite
equals that which was perpetrated by an
English sculptor for the town Of Reading.
When the fellow toWnsmen of GER
tain George Palmer of that place decided
to honor his memory they determined
upon a bronze statue Of Palmer, which
features but a correct presentment OF him
as he appeared among them every day.
Accordingly. the stranger in Reading is
startled by the most unconventional OF
statutes. with every crease and wrinkle
of the homely attire Of the original re-
produced.
To complete the effect the statue is
bareheadef. with silk hat and umbrella
in hand It is thought that this is the
not entirely beautiful umbrella has been
reproduced In bronze.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
A Pagan Fashion.
From the Ave Maria.

The fashion of keeping little dogs as OBJ
jects Of luxury is not at all modern. Both
Greek and Roman women used to have
small pet dogs, over which they made as
much fuss as does q fashionable lady Of
today over her poodle.
Even men. usually foreigners, were not
ashamed to stroll about the Roman streets
carrying dogs in their arms. 1t is said
that Julius Caesar. once seeing some
men thus occupied. sarcastically inquired
OF them IL the women Of their country
had no children.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Il CHANGED program Of In
~ structions and field maneu-
vers is in store for the Ma
L tional Guard OF the District

II CHANGED program OF in
~ structions and field maneu-
"a vers is in store for the Ma
u tional Guard OF the District
of Columbia, which will go
into camp at Bolivar Heights, adjoin-
ing Harpers Ferry, w. Va. August IA.
After having delved through the new
infantry drill regulations twice the past
winter. the guardEnen win have q
chance to put their instruction to sc-
tual use In the field. There probably
will be more drill work right In camp
than has been the case previously, and
the interesting new features Of the
drill regulations will be shown in ac-
tual practice under the blue, sky, and
the men who have been confined to an
armory all winter will be able to feel
themselves developing into serviceable
soldiers.
The camp will be one Of simpler in
struction than many In the past, and
this statement Is based on knowl-
edge of what is going on in the minds
Of many National Guard authorities.
"Too hasty an advance has been the
criticism directed toward several pre-
vious summer campaigns. The camp at
Bolivar Heights will therefore be con-
Quoted so that the civilian soldier will
not be put into a class too high for his
civilian mind to grasp all at once.
That there will be q camp for the full
period Of fifteen days was insured last
week. when Congress appropriated
$1.350,OOO for joint maneuver camps. A
special resolution had to be adopted by
House and Senate because Of the muddle
due to the veto of the army appropria-
tion bill.
The long existing rumors of changes In
the Naval Battalion were justified when
the news of the resignation of Com
mander Samuel w. Stratton and of Lieut.
Franklin S. Durstons nomination to the
rank of commander was made known
Commander Durston is we'll liked in the
battalion, and his advancement comes at
a time when he will be able to prove him
self worthy seaman, as the Ozark
weighs anchor for the summer cruise
next Thursday night
First Lieut.. Louis c. Vogt and Second
Lieut.. George A. Bonnet, both of the 1st
Battery. Field Artillery. National Guard
District of Columbia, have returned from
the Artillery School of Fire at Fort Sill
Oklahoma. These two artillerymen spen,
thirty-six days under instruction with the
regular officers and returned to theiI
command here with an enviable record
Certificates of efficiency have been issued
by the commandant of Fort Sill, and have
been forwarded to the two officers after
having passed through the office of the
Evening star., 1912-07-07
Writing Poetry at Ninety-Seven

From the London standard.
Germany's oldest poet, Herr Heinrich
Zeise. has just celebrated his ninety
seventh birthday in Altoona. Although
he has become deaf and blind. Zeise' 8
poetical gifts have not been seriously i'm
paired, and he still dictates lengthy
poems to his grandchildren
On his birthday he dictated an ode dedi-
Gated to the kaiser who. as usual. sent
him a message of congratulation. The
poet has asked his grandchildren not to
publish his last pieces of poetry before
he dies. fearing they should be judged
unworthy of his former works.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
French Aerial Carriage
aris Correspondence London TELEGRAPH.

Paris Correspondence London Telegraph.
The first aerial coach has been tried
and found successful at Etampes It is
an ordinary aeroplane, to which limou-
sine body. capable of holding four pas
sengers comfortably. has been fitted The
aerial coach made a flight Of about half
an hour across country. but It carried
no passengers. The place OF the pas
sengers was taken by four bags OF sand.
Weighing in all about forty stones. sup
posed to be the average weight Of four
tourists. The aerial coach leaves nothing
to be desired as to the comfort OF future
travellers. who will have a vast view of
the country over which they travel, and
will scarcely feel the motion. but the
only drawback as yet Is the safety Of the
machine. Until some improved safety
device has been found tourists will prefer
q motor car or a railway carriage.
Evening star., 1912-07-07
BREAKING OF ENGAGEMENT
CAME AS GREAT SURPRISE
Miss Robinson Duff and C. Hazletine
Carstairs Are Not
to Wed.
Special Cablegram TO The Star.

.speclHI CHUNgrdnI 10 TIC sui
PARIS. July 6-The engagement OF
Miss Robinson Duff. daughter of Mrs
Robinson Duff OF Chicago and Paris, and
c. Hazletine Carstairs of New York has
been broken Off. The engagement was
made about three months ago when Miss
Robinson Duff's brother married Miss
Hoppenheimer. daughter of Gen. Hoppen-
hemer OF New Jersey. The rupture has
come as surprise. To a newspaper cor
respondent Mrs. Robinson Duff. the youn.
woman's mother. said:
My daughter and Mr.. Carstairs were
very devoted, but their tempers and their
ing or the engagement has caused some
pain, but Is Is better to find out before
marriage that two souls don't sing to-
gether In harmony than to discover 1t aft
erward."
Evening star., 1912-07-07

''HOw's your son gettin along In Wash
ington, Uncle Jim?'' "Fust-class. He's
got literary job now" Literary job?"
"Yes. He puts fresh blotters on the sena-
tors desks every mornin.
Plain Dealer.
Evening star., 1912-07-07

1t pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds OF situations are
filled through them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-19
Daddy sBedtne
@, "A Side Walking
DOW Crab and ! Very
Clever Pussy Cat

@AABBY had been noticed sneaking or into the woods about dusk. and
Jack and Evelyn remarked that they hoped their pussy was lot get
ting into naughty ways, for d hunting cat was lot to be put up with
kinds.
If our Tab takes to hunting let's hope shen have the luck Of Blackte, a
pig cat that lived by the seashore where she could go ont and pick up Hh now
and then" said daddy.
"Blackte did not mind wettng her paws when she was after fish.
"One day as she was sroning along the beach she noticed d queer creature
scutthng in front OF her. Anything that moved interested Blackie. she
dMted after the little creature to see what It was. When she got closer she
shifted the air daintly.
terested than ever. Her mouth watered as she thought perhaps she would
get a meal
The queer creature seemed to be covered with q shell, and 1t sided along
in q funny way that made Blackie laugh
4 1 had ten feet to walk =, guess ] wouldn't walk sideways Blacke
gneered. I'll stir that up a little
"Blackie raised a paw and patted the creature gently on one side Then
sne patted 1t on the other, but not quite so gently The queer fish stopped and
raised its two front legs that were armed with very sharp claws Blackies
tail was switching payfuny about Quick as wink the claws reached out for
Backes tail and then closed on It.
"Blackie gave a howl that could have been heard most a mile, and then
was a crab.
Mr. Crab didn't care q snap for Bache's claws He wore a stout shell
on his back, and the scratches never touched him. Neither did Blackies teeth
when she gave up scratching and tried biting Indeed. Mr. Grab seemed to
hang on tighter for every shake he got
AT last Blacke could stand no more, and, jumping up, she dashed home
as fast Is she could, hoping to get relief there
Her folks killed the crab and at last got. the claws out OF Biackies tail
Then she washed it with the tears in her eyes.
1T was swollen for a long time, but at last it got better, but to this day
the scar Is on the tail, and Blacke wouldn't go near a crab for anything you
could offer her"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-19
European GaIIantry.

New York Globe: The Swedish count
who was given a month in Jail by an
indignant Yonkers magistrate for open
expression Of his admiration of Ann
erican girls to whom he had not been
formally introduced las come into rude
contact with a kind of morality OF
which he is possibly quite ignorant.
Although American women are the
prettiest in the world, and although ii
is human to acknowledge beauty-one
poor foreigner remarked the other day
thai the beautiful women in the streets
of New York disturbed him much more
thar the skyscrapers, the moving We
hicles, the subway, the cars overhead
and on the surface, and he thought
beautiful women ought to be kept off
the streets-in spite of all this tenpta-
ton, foreign counts and other sus-
ceptibIe men of the old world should
remember that American women do not
want any expression of admiration ex-
cept under perfectly conventional con-
ditions. There is no roman III AM
erica who will not gracefully accept
any tribute to her attractiveness II
expressed according to the rules.
On the other hand, magistrates
ought, perhaps, to show more leniency
to foreigners In this matter than to
guilty American men, since the laws OF
Irritation are different in the old coun-
try from what they are in the states,
| we remember a F1orentine lady OF
family and birth" surprising us some
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-19
NJ FOR THE BABY.

This is a season Of the year when
young children are most subject to
disease. In mansions as we'll as in
tenements infants succumb to the
heat.
These words OF advice from a spec
iaIist in children's diseases may well
be followed by parents who seek to
protect their infants against summer
Ills:
Don't rock the baby.
Don't feed 1t every time 1t cries.
Don't take 1t up every time it cries,
Don't let relatives or visitors pinch
or poke Dr. boo" at 1t to make it no
tice them or laugh. .
Don't let the children of the neigh
borhood visit and kiss IL.
Don't let flies get to the baby or its
food.
Don't put clothing on the baby that
hinders the motion of its arms and
legs.
Don't dress your baby to make a
show OF him-dress him to keep him
comfortable and happy.
Don't sleep with the baby-let him
sleep alone and where fresh air from
an open window can reach him.
Don't give medicine without a doc
tors order.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-19

H H ZH
building win be erected thereon. II
viii h0 easily accessible from all parts
Of the city and will be open three days
q week from daylight until s or D al
night. All mi of foodstuffs viii
be handled direct from producer u
consumer, and any housewife who Is
not too proud to carry a market bas-
ket may provide her table fully at this
one market place.
So great is the demand for reser
vations that every booth or stall will
probably be taken by the day the free
public market opens.
tt is our prediction that this new
institution will prove so popular that
it will be crowded with housewives
from the time that business begins.
A free public market will help to
Increase the consumption of Califor-
mia fruits which we have urged upon
hygienic and economic grounds.
1t will 20 far to reduce the high cost
OF living which we have held 70 be
due in part to systems Of distribution
which are inefficient, costly and waste
ful.
1t cannot fail Of success unless the
women decline to join the market
basket brigade, and insist upon the
old, lazy and extravagant way Of buy
ing over the telephone and paying
middlen1en high prices for delivery.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-19
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

The business conditions in this
country are most encouraging at the
present time. In the east the depres-
sion-which reached it's extreme limit
last fall-is no longer felt. Hope
fulness and increasing confidence are
the characteristic features Of the sit
uation. Trade of all kinds has Iivened
up materially.
The increased business-in the face
Of the labor unrest-the high cost OF
hving-and the political excitement
Is remarkable.
In the west the conditions are almost
IDEAL. Crops of all kinds are good.
Harvest is already in progress in
many states and the certainty Of a
bountiful yield has had a tendency to
increase trade to the figures Of four
and five al ago. Even these are
likely to be exceeded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-19
LOWER EXPRESS RATES.

Il With a general reduction Of 25 to
80 per cent in express rates-the pub
lie will have some relief. This was or
dered by the interstate commerce COM
mission and 1t came after n Of the
lengthiest and most thorough examin-
atoms ever made by that commission
That the express rates have been ex-
orbitant, that ~overcharges have been
the rule and double collections on
prepaid matter frequent are public
property. Dividends running into the
millions have been the result Of the
express extortion.
The reduction in rates-despite the
large cut-may not be entirely un-
welcome to the express companies
High express rates have been the
chief argument in favor Of the parcels
post. The express companies have
fought the plan most bitterly. With
the greatly reduced rates some of the
arguments for the parcels post plan
will be eliminated.
The cheaper express will make the
villages and rural districts closer to
the large cities. One Of the indirect
effects-that will be displeasing to the
merchants of the smaller towns-is
that the lower express rates will still
further boost the mail order business
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-19
ENTERTAINING
The SRUT-INS
WHILE BEING AMUSED THEY
GAIN WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE
THAT Is OF VALUE FOREVER
AFTER FROM THE FORUM
BIBLE.

Did you ever hear of the Sunshine
society?
Such an organization exists and its
object is to incite it's members to the
performance Of kind and helpful deeds.
They also bring the sunshine of hap
piness to the hearts of homes OF shut
ms" or those who through some un-
fortunate circumstance are shut up in
the home.
Did you ever notice how the face
Of a child lights up when you smile
at 1t as you pass on the street? Your
smile as a ray of sunshine for the lit
tie one.
There are many kind and helpful
deeds that bring sunshine end hapri-
ness to others and usually cost less
effort that the gloomy look.
A member Of the Sunshine suciety
recently got several copies IF the illls-
trated Bible which the Forum s. RE-
publican offers to its readers. She said
she wanted to present them to SOME
little 'shut-ins" who would be amused
by the beautiful pictures distributed
throughout the volume.
While thus being amused one also
acquires a wealth of Bible lore that
will be of rare value. For indeed the
Bible is an educational work. Abra-
ham Lincoln said that hardly a quo
tatton was used that did not have its
origin in this great book of books.
If you want to brighten the path of
some poor unfortunate present him
with this magnificent copy of the BIZ
BILE. 1t win be a ray of sunshine not
soon to be forgotten.
You may find put all about the plan
in the educational certificate printed
On another page of this issue. Either
Catholic or Protestant editions are
supplied, each in two different STYLES
of binding. Clip that certificate to-
day and difuse a little sunshine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-19
DIRECTOR

The farmers and others Of North
Dakota will unite in wishing Director
Hoverstad of the Farmers institute
work in this state a pleasant time in
Chicago. The director finds that the
funds for institute work are entirely
exhausted and there is no possibility
of further effort till the next legisla-
ture makes an appropriation.
Mr.. Hoverstad is not a man to re-
main idle. For years he has been
carrying on different lines OF investi-
cation and has been especially inter
ested in sociological subjects. At the
University Of Chicago he will delve
more deeply into the question and take
a post graduate course till the first Of
the year.