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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
The ERET
Tragedy QUEENOF The
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man on one of Uncle Sans islands IN the
Hawaiian group Laysan is the liQle IL
land two miles long and half as woe "
ing 200 miles west from Honolulu the
harassed birds of the midocean nave
long found it secure haven, place Oh
rest from their weary flights, unInhabited
and little frequented by man. 1t Is the
home of the Laysan albatross, that STATE
IL creature of the southern seas. Whicn
has attracted much attention from the
occasional visitor because of the maniike
dances that the birds carry on among
themselves.
Here in the nesting season, came these
albatrosses until the ground OF the islann
was entirely covered by them; In g
one Max SchIemmer of Honolulu ntteo
out an expedition to Laysan Island TOT
the purpose of gathering plumes for tne
millinery trade. Twenty-three Japanese
laborers were employed by him. TnSy
proceeded to the islands, and there, DAY
by day for months. killed with clubs
these birds as fast as their piuma9e
could be stripped from them. The butch
cry went on until 100000 birds had besn
killed.
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The murderous expedition was report
ed to the United States government and
the revenue cutter Thetis was dispatched
to Laysan. There the poacher Schlem-
mer and his Japanese laborers were al
placed under arrest and returned to Hon
olulu Had they not been stopped, IL
is believed they would have exter-
minated all the creatures on this BIRD
paradise Of the mid-Pacific.
These are but examples of the things
that are happening. In Paris large
feather shop is known to have purchased
the skins of 100000 skylarks from Fin
land in one consignment. Another house
bought through one dealer ten tons OF
ptarmagin skins. The trade is so large
that whenever it starts on the trail OF
any one species of birds 1t means the
determination Of that species. The friends
of bird life argue that there is no time
whatever to be lost IL the beautiful birds
Of the world are to be saved from COM
plete determination. The world is in i'm
mediate danger of becoming birdless. and
the most beautiful go first.
The proposed prohibition would not
apply to ostrich plumes nor the feathers
of domestic fowls. The ostrich industry
has become important in Arizona and
California. the plumes are most adapt
able for hat decoration and their produc-
ton is humane. The ostrich industry
supports the present movement. Sports
men are likewise coming to know that
the plume hunters are discriminating
many game birds and are likewise be-
coming interested in the suppression Of
the trade.
Copyright 1918, by w. A. Du Puy.) :,
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that kind. without counting the women.
He took this fellow-countryman of his
under his protection, as he was new IN
the place. He allowed him to invite him
self and friends to supper. After they
had eaten he was seized with violent
desire to impress the Venetians with
Swedish fireworks. Consequently he went
up on deck and woke the steward
Have you any fireworks on board?''
he asked.
The steward looked at the little chap,
but his incredible authority imposed upon
him.
Bring them up said the dwarf. and
called a couple of men on watch. The
fireworks came. and soon the Roman can
dies cracked and banged like gun shots.
rockets shot into the air-signal rockets
of the largest size-which soon caused
the piazetta to become crowded with
people.
The captain came up on the run.
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What are you doing? Don't you know
that the police"
He had no time to say more, for the
wheel that Emil had Just lighted with his
cigar began to whistle with its tongue OF
fire close beside him.
Stand still. there commanded the lit
tie fellow. and the captain did not know
whether to laugh or to be angry when
unconcerned, surrounded by fire and
smoke. like a wizard In burning noun
tain.
Cant II be enough soon?" begged he
the giant with the long beard.
But Emil knew no compassion; he con.
tinued until nothing was left.
If that had been any one but you
said the giant, pretending to
pull the little ones ear. but not daring to
do 1t IN earnest. But the little one had
no desire to be any other than the one he
was; he was well pleased with his privi.
leges as a little one-more so than any
one else.
Then he gave the engineer orders To fire
under the boilers; he wished to take lit
tie trip out to sea, The captain begged
and ragged. but neither prayers nor threats
were of any Use. Soon the big smoke-
stacks began To SEND forth their pillars
of smoke into the beautiful night. The
propeller churned the clear water. the
anchor chains ratified. every one WAS
busy. and the little aAe, who he'd climbed
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knee, intending to give him few raps.
His hand was lifted. the debtors hour of
retribution for all his offenses was strik-
ing; the tyrant was to be dethroned.
Then voice was heard. manly and
mild, like magnanimity itself, which
yields chow stupdD to the weak.
You must not strike the little crea-
ture.'
1t was the insulted one; il was the
prince who begged for his own execu-
toner.
"One does not strike crippIes," he
added
That reason was crushing. Why? Be-
cause Christ says Of cripples that theirs
in the kingdom of heaven. Or is there
any other reason?
The prince broke up the party, but the
little one kept the field. Now he breathed
again, and seated himself more firmly in
the saddle. He was overwhelmed with
reproaches. but he rejected them: he
snapped about him like a rat. that no
one wanted to touch. His person was
holy; he stood above all social laws. He
could taunt, bark. bite, scratch without
being punished. What an enviable lot, to
be little and a cripple!
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Some years passed, and Emil's reputa-
ton as painter grew. He was by that
time almost great: he had already at
tackled his old masters at the academy
and declared them to be old-fashioned.
But they could not be angry at him for
that. Nobody could be angry at the
dwarf He stood looking like a dressed
up child that ono felt like lifting UP on
ones arm TO comfort and console.
He came to his critical age. His body
did not get any bigger. but his lungs
grew larger and pressed against his
heart, 50 that he had difficulty in breath
Ing. His face, that could look like that
of a man OF thirty. had not the slightest
sign of beard, was aud did not suit it's
position at all.
lie became Ill. and that awoke still
more sympathy and interest. And behold,
there came q young, beautiful and
wealthy womaH who asked leave to be-
stow beauty and riches upon him, TO
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a supper in honor of the sixteen-year-old
prince who had come on visit to Paris
The entertainment was given in his
studio, and the members of the art
colony We're invited-only men, for ii
was to be bachelors evening.
1t amused Emil to be with a prince;
but to make much of him, and to make
himself small-that was not pleasant. So
he determined not to renounce an atom
Of his dignity.
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Two soldiers stood in the hall az guards
of honor. These he treated as thin air and
walked straight into the room with his
overcoat on. He pulled it off and threw
1t to an elderly man of distinguished ap-
pearance, who caught 1t, but instantly
flung 1t out into the hall.
Don't you know that that is the
princes chamberlain" the host whisper
ed to him.
''oh. indeed, is it? Yes, I supposed 1T
was a servant" answered Emil In a loud
voice.
He thereupon walked over to the prince.
offered him couple OF fingers. and ask
ed him how he was; then invited him to
sit down and talk. The prince, who was
q youth of good breeding, did not feel
offended at the dwarf, and was polite to
him.
The feasting began. continued, in
creased. They arrived at the champagne.
Emil had Joined the others In drinking
several toasts and had listened to
speeches that were not addressed to him.
His greatness was put In the shade, he
suffered the most dreadful anguish.
Finally they drank to the health of the
prince standing, with shouts OF "Hur-
rah!" Emil remained sitting,
Are you not going to stand up for
the prince?' asked the sculptor T., pull
ing Emil by the collar.
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"The prince can so hang" answered
the little fellow SO loudly that the prince
must have heard 1t and kept his seat.
He was pulled up from his chair. but
he immediately gave his assailant a box
on the ear, Then the latter lifted up the
little beast In the air. when the kicking
dwarf bit him In the cheek.
lie then laid the little thing ACROSS his
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THE Special Session May
! Make Feather Decora-
tons Against the Law and
Thus Force a New Vogue.
Such Action Is Necessary or
the Beautiful Birds of the
World Will Be Exter1ninated
i'm Another Deeade-Other
Nations Will Cooperate in a
World Campaign.
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quests right and left, on account Of his
personal attractions, he believed, but in
reality because nobody had the heart to
deny the little creature anything.
He grew proud over it; he grew to be a
Parsonage. 1t was no longer possible to
get on an equal footing with him, for he
had already succeeded in sitting upon
one and all; he had become an authority.
He was dreadfully uneducated, but un-
derstood the art of listening and Selling
upon things, which, when he had
thrashed out what could be used, he
served, heated up, as dish from his
own kitchen. If subject was spoken
of that he did not understand he pre-
tended that he had long been conyersant
with it, and afterward brought forth the
thought-in more polished form, GER
tainly-as his own, although he had only
retouched it slightly.
One fine day he hit upon the idea that
he would like to study Venice His
patrons arranged a big lottery, and the
little man went off, first class to the
city Of lagoons d He rented ,saa large rye
Grand canal. engaged a gondolier, and
played the grand seigneur.'
To see the little thing on the palace
steps, dressed in a little frock coat no
red silk tie. with glass pin in it shaped
like pigeons egg. straw-colored gloves
and a light overcoat thrown carelessly
over his arm was a sight not easily for
gotten. ana WAen ne WHStteu iOI HIS
gondoia, that glided over the water Ike
snake, and when he parted its bump
with his diminutive walking stick so en-
erzetically that he really seemed to stay
the colossus In its onset against the
steps, then one was astonished that such
a strong sould could live In such a weak
body.
At times he could actually assum.
gigantic proportions. One day he sat
painting on the lagoons when a colossal
vessel came steaming into the roadstead.
il carried a blue and yellow flag OH Its
foremost and by THAT Emil saw that IL
was Il compatriot.
I'VE viii inspect that this evening""
said he.
Quite right. no let himself and his
friends be taken out TO the steamer
whose captain WAS an acquaintance OF
his; he had few thousand friepds OF
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oNGRESs is asked

oNGRESs is asked
to supersede Paris
in stipulating the
manner of Easter
bonnet that shall
adorn the heads Of
A m eric a 8 fair
fenininity. F. or
the present Easter
Sunday American
woman may run
riot and use what
ever manner of
I.A IT.. t<s g.,
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OF course. the closing Of the American
markets to bird plumage would not OF
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
NEWR0AD BOARD MEETS
TO APPoRTION FUNDS AVAIL
ABLE FOR ROAD WORK.
More Than $335,ooo Now Ready for
Use of Commissioner Ehrhardt
and His Advisers.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News service.
Denver.-Thomas Ehrhardt, state
highway commissioner, issued a call
last week for a meeting of the new
advisory board, appointed by Cover
norAmmons to meet in Denver Mon
day to consider the apportionment of
funds available for repair of roads
over the state.
John M. Kuykendall of Denver, rep
resenting district No. /, was elected
chairman of the advisory board Of the
state highway commission at the first
meeting Of that body at the state
house.
j. E. Maloney, who served with the
old highway commission, was elected
secretary to the highway commission
er at a salary of s2,1O0 per annum.
The law requires that the secretary
shall be civil engineer. Mr.. Maloney
fills this qualification.
There is $450,O0O cash available at
this time in the amount transferred
from the internal revenue improve
ment to the fund for the new highway
commission to use on state roads,"
said Commissioner Ehrhardt. "Sev-
enty-five per cent of this, according
to law, will be apportioned to the five
districts of the state for road repairs.
The balance of twenty-five per cent
must remain in the fund"
Governor Ammons received many
kilograms and numerous telephone
and personal congratulations for bas-
ing his appointments to the advisory
board of highway commission Oh mer-
it and not political affiliations.
These are the selections: First dis
trict, Denver, John NJ. Kuykendall,
for the term ending April 1, 1918;
second district, Leonard E. Curtis of
Colorado Springs, for the term ending
April 1, 1917; third district, Charles
R. McLain Of Canon City, for the
term ending April 1, 1916; fourth dis
trict, Charles E. Herr of Durango, for
the term ending April 1, 1915; fifth.
district, L. Boyd Walbridge Of Meek
er. for the term ending April /, 1914.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
UNTOLD AGONY WITH ECZEMA
Do you realize the fact that thousands
Of women are row using
A Soluble Antisepfic Powder

ITO N. 18th St., Portland. Ore
'The eczema which started about two
years ago, broke out in my wrists.
then spread to my fingers. suffered
untold agony with them until began
to use Cuticura Remedies. It would
appear in little pimples or blisters
like. and when I scratched them, they
would appear in little scales. The
itching would be SO bad that I could
hardly sleep Of nights. would scratch
my hands until they were most numb.
then when the blood would course
through them again the burning and
smarting would be SO bad that could
hardly stand it. and l got to be 90
easily irritated that my husband had
to use all Of his patience to get along
with me.
II believe I had tried Just about
every remedy offered to the public for
such diseases. without any relief what
soever, until my mother recommended
Cuticura Remedies to me. only
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment once when my cure began.
and In month Of use 1t was gone en-
tirely." (Signed) Mrs. Thos. Walsh.
Oct. II, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with sap. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston"
Adv
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
BEAUTIES OF THE SOUTH

The world is just awakening to the fact that
South American women are beautiful and fasci-
mating and that the palm for charm and lowell
is fast being wrested from their North
American sisters. Perhaps the most beautiful OF
all these new beauties come from Argentina, the
land Of surprises and wonders. and they seem to
have found what Ponce de Leon sought further
north-the fountain of youth.
The Argentine women dress better, look bet
ter and have finer manners than any other wom-
en- In the world They are enchanting creatures.
and even now Europe is learning of their great
charm and beauty. They are fond OF home life
and make ideal mothers. although they are not
domestic to a sordid degree They fond
OF society as the women OF the United States.
only they absolutely without the faintest
trace of snobbishness, which is probably due to
their breeding. They are wonderfully well in
formed and well bred wdnen. and strangely
enough their social obligations are never such
as to interfere with their home life.
They are pleasure-loving people. fond of mu-
sic, drama and entertainment. The latest styles
are brought over from Paris. which is responsl.
BILE for the Introduction of the first artists of
Europe. who frequently heard in Buenos
Ayres before they come to the United States.
The people Of Argentina make less of their three
weeks sail to France than we do of
weeks sail They are very fond of Paris. and
adopt more customs and manners from the
French than from Americans or English
The South American woman is becoming
great factor abroad. She has attracted the at
tention of shopkeepers. for she is as rich the
North American and even more lavish with her
money and grace. for she has duty to pay on
her purchases and spends her millions with an
open hand, She loves rich and beautiful things
and wears her clothes we'll with a great deal Of
dash and splendor. SO that the great modistes
and mners have been turned away from the
North American beauty and her scrimping pur
chases because OF her duties and pouring all
their amiablty upon the bellies from Argentina
and Brazil. and even Chile. For oh. they are
rich! And they are growing richer with their
mines and vast herds Of cattle and sheep and
their rubber and coffee plantations. their new
railroads and real estate deals. and all sorts of
other enterprises that make for sudden and vast
wealth In countries.
The rich South American woman makes Paris
her playground. One rarely finds her in London
She does not like England the English but
Paris and the French people Just suit her, as she
like them, is Of the Latin race, with all this
warmth and gayety OF such people,
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
County Assessors Discuss Taxation.

Denyer.-All the counties in Colora.
do were represented at the meeting
of county assessors at the state house,
for the first time in the gathering of
this body. Addresses by Governor
Ammons and other members of the
State Board of Equalization laid be-
fore the assessors the Importance Of
replacing the patchwork system Of
valuation up to this time in practice
with bona fide full cash valuation Of
all property.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
Glad To Move.

A small boy went to school the
other day in state of intense excite
ment because his family was going to
move to Chicago.
That will be fine, joe" said his
teacher. And in what part of Chi
cago are you going to liver"
"Jutht theven blockth from where
cubth play ball in the hummer" was
Joe's enthusiastic reply.-Chicago REQ
ord Herald.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
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My servant saved me at last;
he said that English gentlemen
never ate such rich dishes for
breakfast, from religious feel
ings he believed, but requested
that it might be put by and
was sure | should like it very
much later in the day"
Mount Athos has Seen few
changes in the last 100 years.
Except for an earthquake,
which did some damage to the
monasteries in 1905, the coun-
try is much as it was when
Curzon visited it in the early
years Of Queen Victoria's reign.
But the proposed republic which
is to be founded there upon the
downfall of Turkey may bring
about a great awakening in the
sacred mountain"
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
srawl. May Cost Lives Of Two.

Pueblo.-Newton Buckovitch was
stabbed in the back at christening.
while Michael Selich. one of the prin-
cipals in fight in an Abriendo board
ing house, was taken to a hospital
with a fractured skull. It is thought
the two will die.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
Springs sands $1,a1s to Ohio.

Colorado Springs.-The Chamber oil
Commerce wired s1,21S.o9 to Governor
Cox at Columbus, Ohio, for the bene-
fit of the flood sufferers. The money
represents subscriptions ranging from
81 to 500 made by citizens of Colora-
do Springs.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
superinte ndents' Dates Fixed.

Denver.-Mary c. c. Bradford, state
superintendent of public instruction,
has fixed Monday and Tuesday, April
21 and %, as dates for the annual
meeting of the state association of
school superintendents. The sessions
will be held in the Senate chamber at
the state capitol.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
Teacher ouarantined With Fever.

Wellington.-Miss Swanson, one of
the teachers in the Wellington public
schools in the intermediate grade, is
quarantined at her boarding house
with scarlet fever. The school has
been ordered closed and fumigated as
precautionary measure against the
spread of this disease.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
Six Live Snakes in His Boots.

Ordway.-C. M. Norich awoke with
snakes in his boots but they were not
the kind which assemble after COM
munion with "hilarity aqua" of a
strenuous night before. They were
real live rattlers. six Of them, and
the farmer was busy for about thirty
minutes putting periods to their lives.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
Bride Would Share Husbands Cell

Bride Would Share Husbands Cell.
La Junta.-Torn from his bride Of
two hours. E. NJ. Gillaspie was arrest
ed in Wichita, Kans., by Undersheriff
Steward and brought here to face a
charge of stealing horse and buggy.
The young wife insisted that she, also.
be taken into custody and to pacify
her the officer promised to accede to
her demands.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
The slmnIs nc.

Are you able to be happy since you lost your
money!"
"Oh, yes. I find simple food agrees with mo
better and you have no idea how many worthy
people go in for walking as a fad"
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
Six Successful in Pharmacy Test.

Denver. = The State Board of
Pharmacy held examinations at Den
yer and the following passed as reg
istered pharmacists: Ernest H. Beh-
rsmeyer, Denver; Kern H. Copeland.
Grand Junction; Harry S. Fist, Pueb-
10; Arthur C. Hendrie, Boulder; Jo-
sept M. Ryan, Denver; Wallace w.
Wilson, Denver. Fifteen passed as as.
s.stant pharmacists.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
heredltv.

That girl has such q metallic
voice."
That's because her father made
his money In steel"
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
Best Phyalclan.

Guest-Yes, my wife has been Ill., but she is out
again now.
Hostess-What doctor did you have?
Guest-No doctor at all. I bought her a new
hat.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
H. ZYIlHSDI

was reported recently that the am
bassadors of the powers had decided
that Mount Athos was to be regard
ed as an independent ecclesiastical
republic. Mount Athos, near the
gulf OF Saloniki. is a locality little
known, but 1t Is one Of the most in
teresting in the world. On the end
of peninsula jutting into the
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