Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13

1.-THE boys will be glad to learn that
fhCre are several novelties III Fourth OF
July goods to be sold this year said an
extensive dealer: ''One of them being
Iewiy patented firecracker which, though
rot much larger than the ordinary old
fashioned Chinese cracker. four times
as much music. There are also number
Of Kew things in the way OF fireworks.
some of them being far ahead Of anything
to be ad III past seasons. Another thing
is me doing away with nitrate of mercury
il the manufacture of the explosive caps
Used On toy pistols. 1t WAS this poison
which made injuries from toy cap pistols
50 dangero and which caused so many
deaths.
"A japanese firecracker VIII be put on
sale for the first time which would in time
take the place of tne Chinese cracker, ex-
cept that the American firecr1cker will
eventually succeed all others. il ii can lie
made cheapIy enorgh. The best Chinese
nrecracker will sell at retail at 1 cents,
though there will also be Il scent per pack
grade on tire market. 1t IS one-third
smaller in size. The retail price for fire
works will be about the same as last year.
though the devilchaser. which formerly
sold Tor l cent each, will sell this year at
two for l cent. This may seem unimpor-
tant. but it will be good news for the boys.
for they will have double fun for their
money
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Though Ne have received the last cargo
OF tobacco which will come from Cuba until
Neyler's proclamation is rescinded." Oh
served 4 prominent manufacturer of cigars
lit will not affect the cigar trade much
for the reason that for the past two or
three years the sale of high-srade cigars
has fallen off. There are enough cigars or
hand TO supply the demand for the next
year. unless ii should be unusually large.
by that time there will probably be
an end to the Cuban troubles. In
the meantime. the Sumatra tobacco
on which the duty was considerably
reduced a couple of years ago with
that grown in the Ohio. Pennsylvania and
Connecticut valleys. will supply all the
wrappers that may be needed for home con-
sumption.
"Of course. if the demand exists for
Cuban tobacco. our manufacturers can ge.
all they want OF it, in any OF the markets
OF the world, without shipping from Cuba
direct The cigar smoker of today is smok-
ing a hve-cent csSar. that IS. the great
mass of smokers, ard manufacturers viii
rot worry themselves much 10 find Ha-
Nara tobacco to put iii them. We can
stand the Neyler boycott great deal bet
ter than he can, l assure you, he. too,
will find out
There is much myth about the kola
plant and nut remarked gentle
man connected with the botanical gar
Geus. and it gives us considerable TO
do in the way OF answering letters regard
ing the same. After people read these
kola nut stories they write asking for
a nut or slip from the ko!a plant. so that
they can grow the nuts themselves. They
n,Hy think they can do this honestly
enough. but it is not practicable for them
to raise these nuts We have the tree.
ana have cultivated the nut right here
in Washington. but it has to be grown
under glass. and under conditions as
near possible to those in Africa the
home of the kola. Amateurs cannot sue
coed with it, There is no doubt but that
the koia is tonic. but We have consider
able doubt that it has all the wonderful
properties ribed to Ii by the writer's of
the East Indian and African stories, in
which it plays such interesting part
II is nonsense, however, to think that
the kola nut will Sustain life by itself and
cure all the Ills that flesh Is heir to- | am
reminded of our experience with the con-
durango plant. which some years ago was
thought TO be a cure for cancer. 1t had its
run. but who today uses ii or thinks it
Will cure cancer? l know OF one concern
that imported lot of condurango Though
at one time it sold for s'a' per pound. the
market disappeared, and the entire stock
was used in filling up an old We'll.
Tine world does move after ALL report
eli an attache of one of cur legations
abroad al the State Department a few
Gays ago. and even in London baggage
can now be sent to the various depots. as
has beer the custom for years in this coun-
try In some respects. too. the collection
OF baggage is an Improvement on the sys-
tenn which prevails here. The baggage col
lection agencies here refuse to check tn.
baggage unless the railroad ticket is shown
ITEM In London the collectors for the
Parcels and delivery company issue bag
gage checks for two shill!ngs and give a
receipt therefor. This receipt is taken as
cash i'll the payment OF tickets by any of
the railroad companies. For the service of
collecting the baggage or luggage as they
call IT in London. Il fee of shilling is
charged from any part of the city. This
uJes away entirely with the necessity of
tipping pOrters or cabmen. The delivery
OF baggage IS Tow, and has been since
May !. conducted on the same plan as in
in : country. As LONDON customs are very
generally copied, ii is likely that in
side OF i year the same arrangements will
prevail in Paris and iii all The other large
cities of Europe The surprising thing is
that 1t took London fifty years TO learn
that the travelling public wanted this ac-
comm odation.''
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The best cure for sewing machines that
VIII gst off in spite of repairs ard tinker
Ing. said leading dcaIe~ in sewing ma
chimes. lis TO give them a rest This NAV
Seem strange coming from me, for il is
well known that our repair business is
large but il is ,GUe neyertheIe IS. For MANY
years j did not believe in the rest cure,
and urged my customers to nave doctoring
cone. but 1 was forced to it at last In my
b-yhCod days | remember hearing my ia
Their say the best way to sharpen i razor
was to give it a rest, and though | fought
against that treatment for sewing ma
chimes | finally nave to admit that il does
the work when almost everything else
fails. Persons who have more than one
nine IAN aifcrd TO give this plan a
trial anyhow. l can assure them that they
will nnd that besides curing the machine
II viii rest them, for the worry of q bad
working machine is a great tax or the
average woman"
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The bicycle resides doing other things,
good and bad" said the owner Of a stock
ard pasture farm in Montgomery county.
Aii-. lis playing sad havoc With the horse
grazing business. The wheel does away
with hundreds of horses. and the necessity
for them. and consequently the number of
fCrSes sent out 40 pasture during the sum
n.er months is getting smaller and smaIlc.
ea2n year j am new plcIsErg up AMI
planting fields that nave beea constantly