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Evening star., 1895-03-23

est indisposition, used the compound, and founT
relief.
''One thing noticeable in the Arctic region was
that the cold weather made all exceedingly
nervous. We became irritable and cross. Our
nerves were all unstrung, and naturally 1t affect
ed our health. I talked the matter over with
some Of the others. and made up my mind that
possibly the celery compound would be beneficial,
for knew that 1t was used for neivons disorders
at home. Well, sir, We .red it, and must say
that it help every one Of US.
when the long night of six months came on
and We were in darkness found that the ef-
fects were very depressing. Imagine, II you can,
living for six months in darkne such
every night and you can readily understand how
we were situated. 1t is wonder that some Of
US did not 60 mad. We had not very much to
divert our attention. and the effect something
like solitary confinement in dark CELL
Il have used Paine's celery compound for a dozen
ills such person is liable to have at any time.
and especially in that dssolate country. 1t has
aiways helped me. and should be pleased to have
more of it should go north again.
Il do not know of any one thing I ran say
more Of than Painc's celery compound 1t .er-
thinly is great medicine. and am an advocate
O: it,"
Evening star., 1895-03-23
TYPEWRrrTEN WILLS.
Lawyers Prefer Them Written b,
Hnnd-They Are AdmissibIe.

Lawyers Prefer Them Written By
Hnnd-They Are Admissible.
From the New York World.
Some comment has been caused in legal
circles by the fact that the will of the late
j. Hood Wright, disposing of an estate Of
over $5o00,0O0, is typewritten The will
occupies more than ten pages of typewrit-
ten matter. and is loosely bound together
by silk cord
1t appears that the highest form of legal
practice in the matter of wills is that
these documents, no matter how long.
should all be written by hand This is NOT
merely the survival of an old form still ad-
hered to in spite of the greater leyiblitv of
vpewrltlng. The opinion Of lawyers who
practice in the surrogate's court and have
to do with the disposition of great estates
is that the writing of will affords added
protectfon against fraud
1t is said that while it would be a com.
paratfvely easy matter to initiate type-
writing and introduce bogus sheet some
wnere In the body of the document If il
ran over several pages, vet that this couId
not easily be done when ali the matter
was written by hand. In the latter case
not only would the handwriting of the gen
ulne document have to be initiated, which
imitation would in itself be forgery and a
crime, but the ink and paper would aIso
nave to be initiated. There are only a few
varieties OF typewriter paper, and the inks
useu oH typeWrlterS do not number more
than a dozen.
J. Hood Wright was an active member of
the nrm o. Drexel. Morgan & Co., and ac-
custoned to large business transactions.
HIS counsel was one of the best-known
hrms OF lawyers in this city, under whose
adVice, 1t is presumed, he acted when draw
ing his will. At the same time the files or
the s'irrogate's office show that the will Of
William II. Vanderbilt, disposing of an
estate of over s2000o0.OO was typewritten.
occupying many sheets of paper.
1t would undoubtedly be. an added nro.
lection against frauds in wills If these doc
unents, when on separate sheets could he
pound together and sealed in such a way
that one sheet could not be removed and
another substituted. The law does NOT
make such provision. however. and willis
or all kinds have been probated in this
county. One will, which was long a cu-
rloslty IN the Surrogate's office was writ
ten in pencil on the inside of a German
primer Another will. which was probated
recently IN this county, was between two
sneets OF glass, while many Wills disposins,
OF large fortunes have been accepted, al
thonsh written altogether in pencil
~ Is a matter of frequent occurrence for
Wits to be offered for probate, MANY of
tnem leaving immense sums of money.
where the testator did not know how to
sign MS or her name. and made a "mark''
or cross. That goes before the surrogate
Just as well as the signature which Is
signed with flourish, providing the docu-
ment is properly witnessed and otherwise
complies with the requirements of the law.
Evening star., 1895-03-23
WEALTH TO POVERTY.
A Once Gifted SOngstress With Barrel!
Enough to Sustain Life.

Enough to Sustain Life.
Fiom the Philadelphia Times.
In that stony region given over to board
ing houses near 18th street AMI Sd avenue.
in the city of New York, there lives in a
small hall room a gray, withered woman
whose gifts once made her famous. Her
face is pailid and drawn, and around her
sunken, black eyes are dark circles. She
speaks to no one and only goes out in the
evening to get a meal at some cheap res
taurant on the East Side. Aud this woman
is Mrs. Strakosch, nee Clara Louise Kel-
iogg. There is hardly music-loving Phila-
delphian who will fail to recall her.
In 1885 Miss Kellogg was credited with
fortune of S20O.OO0, and she was greedy for
more. No poor were relieved by her bounty
and her professional associates spoke of
her as a hard, mero enary, grasping woman,
who did not even enjoy her money.
G. w. StebbinS, a daShing Wall street op-
orator, was her financial adviser, and in
1865 he made bold dash for fortune in
company with a well-known speculator
named Marsden, who had graduated on
Kansas locomotive engine and was reck-
less adventurer The attempt was made to
corner Rock Island stock, and Miss kel-
logg permitted Stebbins to use her money
in the affair. The shorts were getting
scared when a block of 10000 shares that
was supposed to be held in trust and out
Of the market was offered for SALE and the
corner burst. Ste5bins ard Marsden disap-
money was lost
Her voice V as in its prime and she work
ed like slave, making such close bargains
that her managers could scarce make liv-
ing, and money rolled in. Some of her
friends persuaded her to let stocks alone
and invest in city real estate, and this she
did to great advantage, but dealt in stocks
on the sly.
In 1872 Northwest railroad was supposed
to be in bad way. Every broker on the
street had private information as to its
coming insolvency and at about IS the
stock was sold short by every one. Miss
Kellogg consulted Banker George Scott of
Scott, Strong & Co., and was told that it
was Wall street wisdom to buy when every
body was selling. So at 50 the songbird
provided herself with ], 800 shares of North
west common. The jump came. Gould put
it up to 240 and in four hours Miss Clara
got 210 and came out with big fortune.
She now had an estate amounting to falf
a million and took good care of it until
1881, when she met an Englishman named
Durfee plausible fellow, who wanted to
establish in England big publishing house
like Norman Munro & Co.'S, turn out the
same class of literature, and Mrs. Stra-
kosch put in 100000. Her returns were 80
per cent, paid out of her money, as it was
afterward discovered. About 100000 was
obtained from her and then the smash
came. There was still a moderate compe-
tency left, but this went into bucket shops
and mining shares, and with this came the
end.
Evening star., 1895-03-23
How Electricity Kills.
From the Cleveland Leader.

From the Cleveland Leader.
The very interesting and valuable ex-
periments which DIR. A. NJ. Bleile of the
Ohio State University has been making
with regard to the effects of electric shocks
upon animal organism have reached a stage
where a working theory can be predicated
upon the results obtained This theory is
a complete departure from that most COM
monty accepted.
1t has been supposed that the cause of
death in cases of electrocution was the
breaking down of the tissues. But the
elaborate experiments which Professor
Bleile has made during the last month or
more leave no doubt in his mind that death
results from a very different cause He
has found by experimenting with a large
number of dogs that an electric shock of
sufficient intensity to cause death results
in a contraction of the arteries so that they
refuse to perform their functions. This
throws the blood from the veins upon the
heart and virtually browns the operation Of
that organ.
Evening star., 1895-03-23

gardens, the bushes of which are very
much like those of our currants. These
gardens turn out more then three hundred
pounds of tea per acre, and there are five
pickings, beginning in March and ending
in November. The most of the tea plants
are raised from the seed. The tea seeds
are Of about the size of a hazelnut. They
are sown in nurseries in December and
January, and by April the sprouts are
ready to be transplanted. The best soil is
virgin forest land, and the richer the bet
ter. The plants begin to bear in their third
year, and they reach their best yield in
their ninth year; after which the bush be-
gins to decline. The Indian tea is general
ly grown in large plantations. The Chi
nese tea comes from little patches scat
tered over the country, and the holdings
are generally small. In China the tea
plant is in full leaf during the latter part
of May, at which time Is the second pick
ing. A good tea tree will yield from ten to
twenty ounces of leaf. and the best pick
ers average about fifteen pounds a day.
The wages for such persons IS from six to
eight cents per day, and women and chill
dren do the work. The most of the Japan
ese tea is now fred in copper or iron pans.
which are set into bake ovens and kept
hot by fires under them. a great deal of
the Chinese tea is dried over charcoal in a
sieve, being rubbed with the hand until the
contents are perfectly dry and the leaves
become dark.
Green Tea and Black Ten
that green tea is caused by the copper
basins in which the tea is fired. This is so
to a certain extent, but there is a natural
green tea, that is, green tea produced
without the use of coloring matter Any
kind of tea may be made green or black,
according to the length of time of firing.
If the tea is picked when not vet ripe and
fired quickly it will have a green color
This green, however, is often produced Ivy
putting indigo and soapstone into the dry
ing pans. and 1 met a tea merchant in
Japan who told me that most of the green
tea was colored in this way and not with
copperas. The natural color of the tea
leaf is green, and the purest of tea, which
is known as the sun-dried tea, is of green
color.
We are now using a greatssdeal of the
Formosa tea, which ranks as one of the
best teas of the world. Some varieties of
this tea cost s25 and upward a pound, and
quite lot of Indian and Japan tea has
been put upon the market as Formosa
Evening star., 1895-03-23

water should be poured over the tea. hut
the tea should by TO means be boiled. I
was treated to a cup of tea during visit
/ made to How Qua, the famous millionaire
of Canton. This man is said to be worth
fifty million dollars, and the tea which the
servants brought in was about the colcr
of Georgia pine.
The Yangtse-kiang is the river which
runs right through the center of the Chi
nese empire, cutting the country almost in
half. 1 was told that the best teas were
raised south of this river. and that no good
tea could be grown above it. The great
central tea market is. as 1 have said. at
Hankow. Here there are vast tea facto-
ries and tea warehouses, and the very air
is filed with tea. 1 visited many of the
factories during my stay, and the methods
of preparing the tea for market are by no
means of an appetizing nature. Just out
Evening star., 1895-03-23

side one of the largest establishments 1
saw half-naked coolie who had pulled off
his gown and was picking out of the seams
certain unmentionable animals, which he
cracked between his fingers and ate. A
moment later saw that same coolie. with
his pantaloons pulled up to his knees,
standing in box of tea which was about
leaves within it in order to pack them
closely to ship them. A dozen other coolies,
also in their bare feet, were engaged in the
same work. The weather was warm, and
the perspiration was rolling down their yell
low skins, and was, I judge, readily abb
sorbed by the tea in the boxes. In another
part of the establishment I saw lot of
Evening star., 1895-03-23
TOOTH WORMS.

The Chinese Dentist Looks for Them
When the Teeth Ache.
From the London Public Opinion.
1t would seem that in dentistry, as we'll
as in ways that are dark. "the heather
Cbinee Is peculiar" and in the Journal of
the British Dental Association for January
Mr.. c. Robbins has communicated some
curious essays on the subject written In
English by Chinese students at the Anglo
Chinese College, Foochow. They describe
ir quaint language the performance of the
dentists, who are usually itinerants of the
Sequah order.
Now let me advert to the practice OF
arresting the tooth worms. One of my
relatives was once attacked by a severe
cold. and after the cold was broken up by
restoring activity to his skin he had a neu-
ralgia, which gave him such an intense
suffering that he could neither eat nor
repcse, but moaned with voice so audible
and SO plaintive that it sent a thrill to the
heart of every one in the house. On the
second day his suffering increased to a
remarkable degree; indeed it is impossible
even at this distant period to reflect with
out horror on the miseries of his tooth
ache state Finally he submitted to the
operation of woman dentist, whose
sgency was to arrest tooth worms. Her
general operation is as follows: A chop
stick and a silver pin are the only instru-
ments she requires in her normal act She
is willing to exhibit them to any one who
conceives an inclination of discerning her
trickery. She brings the chopstick in con-
tact with the diseased tooth and cautious
ly pokes it through with a pin in search
Of the odious worms; after while scrapes
out lump of yellow minute worms on the
chcpstck, and immerses it in a cup of
water. Each lump consists of from ten to
fifteen worms. and sometimes 200 or 300
worms are scraped. if the patient makes
an exact bargain at first that the fee
should be betrayed according to the num-
Der of worms scraped The general fee is
400 cash Qs 2d.), and only the poor NAV
take advantage of being in penury to pay
200 cash.
Evening star., 1895-03-23
The Ashes of Your Cigar.

Recent experiments in Germany show
that the more ashes cigar leaves the bet
ter and the longer it burns. Varieties cf
the weed that leave a large residue are,
therefore, the most desirable. The most
mature tobacco is the largest ash producer,
and hence burns better and longer than
the others. 1t is found that the best vari-
cites of tobacco also leave an ash that
contains little chlorine. Fertilization of
the plants with sulphate of potash not only
diminishes the proportion of chlorine, but
Increases the quantity of ash; hence, TO-
hacco raisers have learned that the best
results are to be obtained by the use Of
this substance.
Evening star., 1895-03-23
How the Moon Took shape

From La Nature.
very interesting experiment in sidereal
geology was shown recently by Stanislas
Meunier, at the French Academy of Sci
ences. He placed a mixture Of plaster of
paris and water upon gas stove and heat
ing 1t quickly, SO as to bring about the
boiling Of the water, which forces Its way
out in bubbles that burst on reaching the
surface, he obtained an uneven surface
that resembles strangely the photographs
we have OF the moon.
Evening star., 1895-03-23
YnseIine ON shoe.

Use vaseline on your new shoes instead of
any kind of polish. Vaseline put on at
night and well rubbed in will soften and
soak in the shoe by morning, and after
ten minutes wearing a polish comes on
the shoe pretty as when new. 1t is so
much better than polish, for that will
stiffen and rot the leather, no matter how
highly it is praised. If the vaseline alone
does not seem to suit your requirements
mix little lamp black with it, and it will
be all you can ask
Evening star., 1895-03-23
The Effect of the War on This Busi-
ness.
AOW TEA ISPREPARED FOR The MARKET
Methods of AduIteration and the
Coloring Of Green Tea.
o P I Q NJ IN G II L N A
copyrighted 1895, by Fra1k G. carpenter)

I h<A< = - w &A@s N
China affect the tea
trade?
This Is a matter
which Is agitating
the merchants, and
which will soon be of
interest to tea drink
ers all over the Unit
ed States. The tea
buds have already
sprouted, and by the
first of May the new
crops will begin to
come into the mar
Evening star., 1895-03-23
business Went On.

FROM the Chicago Tribune.
A bow of Grape was tied to a saloon door
knob on Wabash avenue. The blinds were
drawn, and on the door was card on
which was printed: please go to the Side
Entrance Until After the Funeral"
Evening star., 1895-03-23
Discussing the Nev'Law on the Ship
ment Of Explosives.
A RAIL AND 44g CLUB SESSION
Stealing a Car {qd of Dynamite
by MistaA Pr Po~de'.'
PRECAUTIo|Ns Adopted
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.

II II hESOLOIlON
adopted by the late
Congress calling for
an investigation into
the mode of shipping
high and low explo-
sives as freight on
steamship and car
lines was before the
Rail and Tie Club"
one night recently.
The points in the res
olution were argued
pro and con, and a
great deal of discus
Evening star., 1895-03-23
From Fliegende Blatter.

Gend'arme-"Here, what are you doingf
Drawing plans of yonder fortress, sup.
pose"
Artist-"No. indeed. I am only sketching
yonder flock of sheep"
Gend' d'arme examining the sketch)-"Can't
see the difference. Looks as much like on3
as the other. You are arrested"
Evening star., 1895-03-23

well, you fellows were lucky. but I've
been luck myself" chimed in another
knight of the throttle, "on1y I had two
cars of dynamite to-deal with instead of
one. I was running pusher between
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-14
Did Not strike Mrs. BENJAMIN.

Did Not Strike Mrs. Benjamin.
Henry Schultze pleaded guilty of bat
terry on Charles Benjamin i'll the Police
Court yesterday, but denied striking Mrs.
Benjamin.
Mrs. Benjamin swore that he struck
her in the face. SchultZe and another
man swore that when he struck Benja-
min the latter pulled away and struck his
own Wife accidentally.
Schultze was acquitted on the charge of
striking Mrs. Benjamin, and was fned
$40 tor striking benjamin.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-14
THE REVOLT IN CUBA.
Insurgents Charged With Atrooious
Crimes.

1QSurS0nIS Snaf3Sd WIN ACTOC1OuS
Crimes.
HAVANA, June 13.-The insurgents
have burned the village of Neuvitas, near
San Diego de Cuba, destroying twenty
houses. In addition to this they bar
barously murdered five citizens by hack
ing them with machetes and wounded
two others. The President of the Red
Cross Association has disappeared from
San Diego de Cuba and is supposed to
have Joined the insurgents. a professor
of the Institute of Pinnerco Maxine
AbunZa, while examining students who
presented themselves for graduation.
sustained an atheist thesis upon revolu-
tionary principles and which was I'M
favorable to the continued rule of Spain
over Cuba. The Government promptly
ordered the suspension of the professor
and also of the doctor of the institute.
EMBARGO ON COFFEE AND TOBACCO.
NEW YORK, June ia special from
Santiago de Cuba says:
The revolutionlsts are putting an en-
barge on the coffee, cocoa and tobacco
crops in the interior. They have forbid
den planters to transport these products
to market.
The Government is strengthening the
Notifications of Ell Christie.
A column of Spanish troops under Col.
Vasallo has had a sklrmish with guerril
las under Gazon near Sevilla and cap.
tured the Cubans' flag.
Captain General Campos is arming the
new Spanish cavalry with lances, such
as were used by General Crespo in Veue-
zuela.
In fight near Ell Cobre the Govern
ment troops killed one revolutionist and
wounded seven.
General Antonio Maceo tore up the rail-
way near Auraus on June 9th and raided
Santa Lucia and Fray benito the next
day. He had 200 mon with him.
THE GEORGE CHILDs AT JAMAICA.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The steamer
George Childs, carrying the filibustering
Jamaica. Definite information to this
effect was received here. 1t was due in
large measure to the sailing of this expe-
dition last week that the Administration
determined on energetic steps to prevent
violation OF the neutrality laws. and that
President Cleveland issued his proclama
ton last night. The Information from
Jamaica only states that the steamer has
landed, but does not add details as to
whether the filibusters are still on board
or were landed at some poin; in Cuba.
The fact that the Information from Ja-
maica gives only the arrival OF the
Childs, without mention of the filibus-
tiers, leads TO the impression in some
quarters that the suspicious directed
against her may prove unfounded, as
there is only irregular information thus
far to show that the steamer carried the
party.
If the steamer, as alleged, has carried
from the United States supply of muni-
tons of war and armed men TO aid the
rebels in Cuba. the incident may raise
grave question as TO the responsibility of
the Government. On the statement of
facts to our officials the case bears strong
resemblance TO the celebrated Alabama
affair which cost the British Government
many millions of dollars to settle.
In the Childs case the vessel was under
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-14
ALI, KINDS OF QUEER BETS
A 500. 900 Wager Laid OH the Shap
illness of a Mans Leg.

A 100000 Wager Laid OH the Shape
illness of a Mans Leg.
Betting is human weakness by no
means confined to the wagering OF money
on sporting events. In all ages it has been
common to settle points Of difference by
a wager or to accomplish great ieats I'M
der penalty of the loss of given sum.
There's man down in kentucky who
vowed never to cut his beard until Henry
CLAW was elected President. This was
really vow, but it was also bet. The
man bet against fate and fate won.
A rash young Harvard graduate re-
Gently went around the world without a
cent Of money in his pockets when he
started. 1t was given out that he had laid
a wager of s., 900 that he could make the
trip without money. 1t has since turned
out that he was simply the agent OF a
widely advertised article.
Election bets are sometimes made
which req uire the loser to wheel the win
ner in a barrow over certain distance.
a famous Yale football player once laid a
wager that he could cat TWO dozen eggs at
one sitting. He ate them. Bridge-jumpers
have risk ed their lives tor wager.
The old English law forced betiors to
nav their debts. a remarkable action
was brought in 1872 by the Rev. Mr.. Gill
bert against Sir Mark NJ. Sykes The
Baronei, at a dinner party III his own
house. in the course of "A conversation on
he hazard to which the life of Bonaparte
was exposed offered. OH receiving hum
bred gulneas. 10 pay one guinea day as
long as Napoleon should remain alive.
Mr.. Gilbert closed with Sir Mark, and
sent the hundred guineas, and the latter
continued TO pay the guinea a day for
nearly three years.
At last he declined to pay any longer,
aud an action was brought to enforce the
payment 1t was conteuded by the de-
iendant that he had been surprised into
the bet by the clergyman's nasty accept
ance of it, and that the transaction was
an illegal one, seeing that Mr.. Gilbert.
having beneficial interest IN the lie OF
Bonaparte, might, in the event OF an in
vasiop, use all means for the preservation
of the life OF an enemy of his country.
ihe jury Loyalty brought in a verdict Tor
the defendant.
Another queer wager is the one pop
ularlv believed TO have been won by Sir
Waiter Raleigh from Queen Elizabeth,
on the debatable question of how much
smoke Is con tanned in q pound of tobacco.
A pound of The article was weighed,