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Evening star., 1896-07-18
COUNTRY AIR LENGTHENs LIFE.
Breathing an Atmosphere of Purity
Wards on Deadly Disease.

breathing an Atmosphere of Purity
Wards on Deadly Disease.
From the Contemporary Review.
The loss of pure air, sunshine and other
free" goods and its effect on the physique
OF city dwellers is not adequately compen-
sated by hygienic reforms Of town life it.
self, while the increased number and COM
piexlty:, OF sensations impose "a ,greatsp
strain upon the nervous system. The ner-
vous degeneration which thus accrues may
perhaps be checked in time by further hy-
gfenic Improvement of the town and by a
gradual readjustmcnt between the nervous
system and It's changed environment But
meantime grave physical injuries arise di-
recty from those very economic changes
which have raised the economic condition
OF the great mass of the workers and have
probably reduced the quantity Of purely
economic poverty. When we reflect that
the physical injuries of town life attested
by tables of mortality and impaired mus
cular activity. fall most heavily upon the
poor we shall see grave reasons why in
dCstrial and social life are generally un-
favorable to the physical vitality of the
IL w-paid worker or the residuum; that is to
say, whether he gets any net vital ad-
vantage out of the higher rate of real
wages which he obtains when he Is work.
ing.
When we also bear in mind that each
year higher proportion Of the workers
are living in large towns. where the du-
ration Of life is about 10 per cent less than
in the country, and that the age of en-
forced retirement from regular wage earn
irg is, by reason of the strain Of compe-
tition and the regulations of trade organi-
cations, considerably earlier than 1t was
formerly, and that an increased Irregular
ity of employment is dscernible in many
or most trades, We may hold it doubtful
whether the average worker Of the lower
order makes a total life wage which is
any higher than he made formerly. The
conclusion applied by Charles Booth to
the whole body of workers. that sin one
way or another effective working life is
ten years longer in the country than in
town." has an important significance when
we remember that each decennial census
shows growing proportion of workers
subject to the conditions Of town life.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
A RENOvAToR OF sOILED HATS.
New and Interesting Industry Which
Promises to BE Popular.

New and Interesting Industry Which
Promises to BE Popular.
From the st. Louis Republic.
The man with an inventive genius need
never lie awake nights to find something
on which to try his wits. There are too
many things that suggest themselves in
the daytime, as the young fellow who
CLEANS hats while you watt exemplifies.
This young man and his street corner In
drstry are newcomers to st. Louis and
he has certainly solved the problem of
drawing crowd and making good living.
The machine which this hat renovator
carries around with him is a very simple
affair. 1t consists Of the table Of a sewing
machine without the instrument on top.
In the place of this is fitted hat frame of
nickel. This frame looks like a metal
skull divided in two sections by a spring
attachment that permits any sized hat to
be adjusted over 1t. The hat frame is con-
nected with the foot power Of the sewing
machine table to give 1t circular motion,
which is about as fast as the needle passes
In and out Of the slot. Over a square OPEN
ing at the top of the table, directly over the
upper drawer. an ohlong japanned baking
pan is fitted upside down. This pan has
airholes. and underneath, securely stand
ing In the drawer frame. Is little alcohol
lamp. On the top of the pan rest a small
sadiron and q canton flannel mitten. with
which the operator brushes the hat after
he has thoroughly cleaned it.
The operation Of Cleaning your hat
while you wait' comprises four stages
The hat Is fitted over the frame, the treadle
set to motion, and the renovator first
brushes 1t with a whisk broom, inside and
out. Then he cleans it with benzine, which
ne pours from a bottle on to flannel rag.
Next he passes curved brush over every
part of the hat as it spins by him on the
frame. And lastly he slips the canton fan
mel n.itten over his right hand with the
nap of the flannel next to the hat, and
wires and rewipes the chapeau gently, but
firmly for about five minutes. When he
better than when he took 1t off his head
The price Of the hat t-clean" is a nickel
But everything whole looks larger than
something that is cut in half, and to in
Of st. Louis has adopted the catch-cry
Get your hat cleaned for half a dime"'
Evening star., 1896-07-18
HOW BLIND BOYS PLAY BASE BALL.
Game Differs in Many Details From
the Regular One

Game Differs in Many Details From
the Regular One.
From the Boston Transcript
Prof- K. b. Huntoon of the Kentucky
school, describing base ball among the
blind. says: The base ball game differs, of
course, in many of it's details from the
regular comes. The diamond isenot of
regulation size. but Is of regulation form.
The distance between bases is but forty
feet The fielders are stationed the same
as In a National League game, with
the exception that there is a right short
stop, thus making ten men to a side. In
the oItfeld in public games there is an
Unlimited number Of players each taking
ton whenever a batsman is put out.
The catcher sits on the ground well
tack from the home plate, and, to guard
against injury. he wears a mask and q
chest protector. His position is such that
when pitcher delivers a ball it strikes the
ground just between the knees and is
taken on the short bound.
The batsman takes his position at the
those used in cricket. The umpire who
must be man of unimpaired vision, calls
upon the pitcher to get ready, and then
the Clearly Us sings out One, two, three"' At
deliver the ball. He pitches in the slow
unoerhand way peculiar to the game
twenty-five or thirty years ago, the idea
Delng to deliver ball that can be hit
by the batsman, who, standing there in
the darkness, with sharpened sense of
nearing and wonderful conception of
the time that must elapse before the ball
reaches him, is prepared to strike.
1r the batsman should miss the ball 1t
bounces into the catch-r's lap, and is re-
turned to the pitcher by a single toss
with precision that Is wonderful When
the ball is batted the umpire calls out
quickly to the fielder In whose direction
1t Is travelling, and he. guided by a sense
OF hearing, either catches the ball or fol-
lows 1t in its course through the grass
Six strikes are an out. In fielding any
number of bounds are permitted. II the
batted ball is a "hot liner and travelling
straight for an infielders head the umpire
shouts warning and in such cases the
player ducks or falls to the turf.
1t Is possible. in fact, the ball Is fire.
quently fielded to first in time to put out
the runner. When throwing to first the
assisting player. who is guided by the
voice Of the baseman, calculates the dis
tance with nicely and throws the ball so
tfat 1t strikes the ground a few yards in
front of the baseman. The latter hears 1t
coming and usually gets it without further
assistance. Running bases was formerly
a difficult thing. There were then three
trees on the diamond, toward which the
runner ran with outStretched hands Bags
have since been substituted for bases, and
the runner Is guided by the voice of the
baseman who Is required to shout First,
f1rst. frst!' In like manner the other
bags are won. Once on base the runner
is pretty sure to get home, unless his side
dies at the home plate. Six outs put a side
out.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
TO STRENGTHEN ASPHALT PAVING,

Biz Sheets of Expanded Steel In.
serted in the Concrete Base.
From the Chicago Tribune.
A novel experiment in street paving is
about to be made in South Park avenue. be-
tween Esd and 68th streets.
some time ago an inventive genius pro-
duced what is called Expanded steel"
This Is simply a thin sheet of metal with
siits cut in it and expanded lengthwise by
forcing these Sits into diamonds d-shaped
apertures. 1t was at first used only as a
substitute for lathing in the construction
OF buildings. but now it is to become part
OF a new method Of laying asphalt pave
ments. and will be given its first trial on
south Park avenue. It is proposed to have
Steel sheets Of one-half inch in thickness
cut into large-sized strips and then expand
ed under powerful pressure. These sheets
Will be inserted fatways in the concrete
pase by first laying four or five inches of
the stone and cement mixture and then
covering the entire surface with steel. and
over this steel in turn will be put the rest
OF the concrete When partly dry the base
VIII be compressed by ten-ton rollers and
the concrete mixture forced into the inter
sices In the steel sheets, the whole, when
sonoly set, forming foundation which will
not only afford a much greater weight
reslstlng surface than the old system of
asphalt paving, but furnish as well an eff
vandals ~ ~
Damage to the top coating Of an asphalt
pavement causes but small expense or an
noyance nowadays. Time was when repairs
10 the top could only be made by tearing
up good-sized section Of the pavement and
reiaylng it entirely. and even then the Job
was seldom satisfactorily done, as 1t was
almost impossible to get an even surface
on the patch.
Now, when the top coat needs fixing a
man comes along with an ingenious gaso-
nne contrivance something on the principle
Oh plumbers blow furnace, except that 1t
Is mounted on wheels. He shoves it along
over the spot to be repaired and the fierce
neat, directed downward, quickly softens
tne asphalt SO 1t can be readily smoothed
over by the rolling machines or hand
weights, and an even surface secured
1T Is only when the base or foundation
OF the pavement is cut through or disturbed
that trouble Is now found in replacing an
even surface, and this, 1t Is expected, will
be obviated by the use of the combined
steel and concrete base The difficulty of
cutting through the mass will force the
making OF water, sewer and gas connec-
tons before the pavement is laid, and
where this Is not done it will be cheaper
and easier to tunnel under the street from
the sidewalk than to tear up the pavement
Evening star., 1896-07-18
oLD-FAsHIoNED BoNNY CLABBER.

Curds and Whey Has a Flavor That
Will Excite Appetite of Epicures.
From Cooking.
In spite Of the prejudice that little Miss
Muffet's misfortunes may have excited in
the younger members Of the community a
dish Of "curds and whey" Is not to be de-
spised. Eaten as 1t should be, with the
freshest and ripest of berries and the dam
tiest of rusks, it has a pastoral flavor that
Will entice the appetite of the ennuied bon
vivant.
Under the name of "bonny clabber" this
Is a favorite southern dish. 1t is not mere
ly "clabbered'' milk, but milk left to stand
just long enough to become jellied before
the whey has separated from the curd The
process may be hastened by rennet when it
is known as 'rennet custard," or it may be
kept just to the point when the heat of the
atmosphere turns it to q firm jelly. The re-
suit is practically The Same. At the south
bonny clabber' Is seldom sweetened, but
Is served with plenty Of sugar and grated
nutmeg strewn over it,. L.
Rennet custard, on the Contrary, is usual.
ly sweetened and Favored with wine. Put
half a teaspoonful Of rennet in quart OF
milk, fresh from the milking or heated to
100 degrees. Add about five tablespoonful
Of sugar and two Of Madeira. Stir the milk
thoroughly and let it stand in warm place
for twelve hours or until it hardens II
must be set in the dish 1T is to be served in
Some housekeepers prefer to serve it in in.
dividual cups. AS soon as 1t is firm jelly
1t should be set on the ice:
No dessert is more wholesome. 1t is ar
admirable dish for the chidrens supper
table and for this PURPOSE the wine should
be omitted. The snowy little mound:
should be turned out of the small cups ir
WHICH they were set and dredged-%itf
sugar. A candied cherry cut in fine bits
and scattered over each one will make tlR.
simple dish acceptable to almost any child
A rennet custard or any form of curds ant
whey should be served as soon as possibl,
after 1t has formed and been chilled. Straw
berries are especially nice with bonn,
clabber," which is served with sweetenet
cream.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
ON PROBATION,
The Young Man Caught wffhou
Change Took Lessons In Finance.

The Young Man Caught wfthou,
Change Took Lessons I'm Finance.
From the Detroit Free Press.
They were sitting together telling their
experiences at times of financial depres-
sion-times that come to almost every
young man. even though he was born
with the proverbial silver spoon In his
mouth. One. while at college. had taken
his girl out riding on a street car, and
when two miles from their starting place
discovered that he was without cent to-
ward meeting the just demands of the
grasping corporation. He got the con-
ductor on the back platform and made q
strong special plea, but the autocrat OF
the situation was obdurate, and only q
diamond pin as collateral would satisfy
him. The girl discovered the absence of
the sparkler, and when the youth be-
moaned 1t as stolen she put in the rest of
the trip IN syHpathizing with him. Others
hao good stories, but one of them Of re-
cent date is on the scion Of a wealthy
house in Detroit.
This young man Is great dresser, and,
as mis- wise father makes the youth live
on an allowance, he Is frequently in the
snort rows. The other evening, immacu-
lately dressed, he called on his best girl.
After they had sat for a time on the front
Steps lhey went for walk, and when
struck their ears he recalled that he had
dime. and, of course, they two could
nave drink. Just as the foaming bey-
erage was In front of them the girls little
sister rushed in, and with juvenile i'm
petuoslty announced that she wanted
some, too.
rake mine, he said, with ready diplo-
macy Il really 1on't care for it,
Neither do l." responded the cause NJ
MS changing color and cold sweats. Il
want vanilla"
And vanilla she had, while the nattv
young man went for a private interview
with the proprietor. But that functionary
nad been fooled too often. People
shouldn't buy soda water unless they had
the money to pay. He was tired of
quenching the thirst of deadbeats. I'm
went the youths watch, and when he re.
turned to the fountain that best girl or
ms. VINO can see hole in a ladder had
settied He simply surrendered al dis
cretion. got his watch again and waILad
pack listening to very discreet lecture
on nnance She is to watch results for
year, and then determine whether they
will marry.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Appreciated.
From the Atchison Globe.


distressed-looking little man has been
calling at this office several days and in
quiring for the editor. The editor was out,
until today. when the little man asked for
a private conference. Il don't care to have
my name mentioned" he said, but L wish
to say that l indorse your course in abus-
Ing so much visiting. My house has been
full of visitors for several weeks, and L un-
derstand that more are coming. Ny wife
fndorses you position, too. although she
does not care to have her name mentioned.
either. Keep it UP, and you may send five
marked copies to my house."
Evening star., 1896-07-18
HIGH PRICES PAID FOR A PENNY.
Sells for Many Thousand Times Its
Value.

Value.
From the Chicago Tribune.
To sell for 81 $50 what cost two cents is
pretty fair proflt-big enough to satisfy
the keenest trader. That was what an
article brought recently in London which
at one time no one would have given more
than two cents for. In fact, the great
mass Of mankind would not give more for
1t at the present time unless with O view
Of finding some one who would be willing
to give more than its intrinsic value for It,
1t was an English penry which brought
the unheard-of price named. It Is one Of
the rarest coins in the world It is q gold
penny, coined in the reign of Henry III
1t Is supposed to be the only one in exis-
tence. and is closely watched. When the
numismatfst who owns 1t dies, or goes
broke buying such curios, and has to sell
his collection starve to death, the other
numismatists will lie In wait at the auc-
ton tc outbid each other. says an ex-
change.
The history of this particular golden
penny Is unknown further back than the
time Of the late DR.. Murchison of England,
who had fine collection of rare coins
Probably it lay in the cabinet Of some old
family for generations, until an irreverent
spendthrift scion turned 1T loose for what
it would bring. Capt. Murchison recognized
the value of the coin from the collectors
standpoint. and when 1t was put up at
auction he got 1t for f13O-about $3.50
This fixed Its value, as Capt Muchison
was recognized as authority. Every
time 1t has been se1d since 1t has brought
more. At Capt. Murchison's death his col
lection was sold at auction, and the Rev.
p. j. Sheppard bid in the penny for fI4O-
about SIOO.
Its next owner was Mr.. Montague, vice
PRESIDENT of the London Numismatic So
ciety. He gave f205, or something over
$1,000. for 1t. Last month Mr.. Montague's 9
collection went under the hammer, and
when he held up the rare coin and said:
How much am I offered for this penny?''
the bidding started at more than the last
owner gave for 1t. 1t was bid up rapidly
until 1t reached ESQ, at which figure it was
knocked down.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
To Drive Away Flies.
From the Medical Record,

DR.. H. 8. Baketel Of Derry N. H., writes:
Many practitioners Of medicine among the
poorer classes are greatly annoyed by flies
in the sick room. The annoyance to the
patient Is doubly great. Such, at least.
vas my experience not long since on New
Ycrk's great east side. An excellent safe
guard against these pests is the sweet pea
nower The lathyrus maritimus, the purple
variety, grows near the seacoast from New
Jersey around to Oregon, and beside the
coasts Of the great lakes The lathyrus
ochroleucus is found on the hillsides from
New England to Minnesota and even
further west It IL distinguished by its
small. -yellowish-white flower Either OF
these varieties can be grown in the sick
room. and the sweet odor emanated seems
very offensive to the ordinary house fly"
Evening star., 1896-07-18

From the Chicago Record
A Monroe street dealer in bicycles has
adopted curious cut-price SALE
He puts one of the bicycles listed at 500
into his window and begins cutting the
price 81 a day. That is, the price the first
day is $780, the next day 800. the third day
S9s. and so on until some one takes 1t at
the quoted price. when new 500 wheel Is
put into the window. and the cut of 81 a
day again begins.
If the great public could be induced to
hold of there might be q chance for some
one to get very cheap wheel after the
price had been reduced every day for a
month, but the dealer is shrewd enough to
know that some one will jump in and take
the wheel before the price becomes very
low. In fact, there Is not much chance OF
the wheel remaining unsold after the price
drops below $9O The latter figure is sun
posed to be the common cut price on the
wheels listed at 500. but there are still a
few manufacturers who can afford to stand
on their regulations and refuse to allow
any discounts.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Moral Bobby.

MOFdI BODUy.
From a French Exchange.
Mother-"Harry been beating the dos
again? Shameful! I'm sure my boy would
never do that
Bobby (very moraD-"No indeed"
Mother-"Why didn't you stop him?''
Bobby-'I was holding the dog
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Razor All Right.

From the Pittsburg Catholic.
Husband ehaving) :" Confound the
razorP'
Wife-"What's the matter. now? You're
dreadfully cross-tempered."
Husband-"The razor is SO Internally
dull"
Wife-"Dull7 Why ripped up On old
skirt with it only yesterday. and 1t cut
beautifully"
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Barely Recognized.

From the Detroit Tribune.
Darling he cried. throwing aside all
reserve do you know me?'
The girl flung herself upon his bosom.
Your face il familiar" she sobbed, al
though I can't quite recall your name"
Evening star., 1896-07-18
FAVOR WITH VOTERS
Some Of the Devices Adopted by
Shrewd Politicians.
SIMPLICITY Is 4 STRONG CARD
Stage Effects Intended Solely for
the Country Constituents.
B A B Y K I S S I n G

JUDGING BY THE
present outlook the
campaign of 1896 Is
going 10 be one Of
the liveliest in histo-
ry. There Is going
to be more speech
making and band
playing and torch
light burning, and
more "hurrah" than
has been seen since
the famous log
cabin" campaign Of
the first Harrison.
The herald., 1896-07-25

declaring Kansas would cast ninety
two votes for southern man for vice
president.
you don't speak for me-" cried Dele
gate Kelley of Kansas.
''Well, them retorted Simpson, zone
of us has gone astray. But say to the
south, if you give us the president we
will give you a vice president"
E. Gerry Brown of Massachusetts also
pleaded with the majority in pathetic
terms to concede this much to the south
ern states.
The previous question was ordered.
A row followed over the parliament
ary status. The tangle was at last
Strengthened out, and the convention
took up one report section by section.
Ten minutes We're consumed before
contested sections were reached.
The vote was taken by states on the
adoption of the minority report, recon-
mending the nomination TO a vice pres
ident before the president. The anti
Sewall delegates lined up in favor of
the adoption of the minority report. The
roll call was followed with intense in
terest.
At 2:05 p. m. vote was taken upon
the minority report for the nomination
of the vice president first The yea vote
is against Sewall. The official vote
The herald., 1896-07-25

ney Gibbs of Alabama demanded to be
| heard
George Abbott of Nebraska said he
did not, in some things, represent his
delegation.
Il am here to fight Sewall," he yelled
on every proposition" The straight
outs yelled like madmen.
Cyclone" Davis made a character
istic speech. With arms flung about
like the fans of windmill and voice
that sounded like a fog horn, he set the
radicals wild. He did not want to i'm
pugn the motives of any one, but wanted
to know if the men from 1.-THE Crested
Heights" would give the south the sec
ond place.
There were loud cries, "Yes, we will"
Davis raised storm of applause when
he declared that the men from the north
must not ask them to advocate or de-
fend redeemable money. He announced
that they were willing to accept the
Joshua Of Nebraska" if they could be
assured a candidate of their own for
vice president and the preservation of
the Populist party.
Thomas M. Patterson of Colorado fol-
lowed with strong speech against the
adoption of the minority report. He
deprecated the croaking of the birds of
evil omen, and declared that what this
great convention would DO would add
to the power and glory of the party it
represented.
IF this ticket is divided" he cried
'if Bryan be indorsed and a southern
man named for the vice president, such
confusion will result that He got no
further. Anti-Sewall men jeered and
hooted.
When Patterson had finished an Ar
kansas delegate shouted:
Can the representative of the Nc
Kinley ticket obtain a hearing?"
Jerry Simpson created unbounded en-
thusiasm among anti-Sewall men by