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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
Large Eggs to Order.
From the Galveston News.

FROM the Galveston News.
A unique salad was invented some Years
ago by an ingenious woman. 1t consisted
of slices of hard-boiled egg at least four
inches in diameter served on lettuce leaves.
No egg but ar ostrich egg was ever so
large, but the secret lay in the fact that it
was composite egg. Two bags of flannel
were made, one round and the other oval,
the round one being much the smaller.
Into the round one were dropped at once
the yolks of eight eggs nearly filling the
bag. After the yolkS were boiled hard
they were left until cool, and then the fan
mel was cut off. The whites of the eggs
were put into the oval bag and the ball
of yolks carefully slipped into them. When
the whites had cooked and cooled the sec
ord bag was cut away.
Experimenting was necessary to find the
right size of bags for the number of eggs
and the proportionate size for the yolk
alone and the entire egg. 1t was another
nice point to allow for the second boiling
of the yolks without getting them too hard
and to locate the yolk in the middle OF the
whites This was most satisfactorily ac-
complished by putting half of the whites
into the bag. then dropping in the yolk and
finishing with the rest of the whites. The
buoyancy Of the whites maintained the po-
sition of the yolk. AfterwaId the inventor
of the mammoth egg had two light tin
cases made of the proper shape and dimen-
sions, but there is no record of her having
obtained a patent on her device.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
The Size of Thread.

Every seamstress. whether she wants
No 80, or 90, or 125 thread, krows from the
EuInoer just what size the thread viii be
ard what kind of sewing it can be used
fol; but how the numbers came to be Jus:
What they are AID just what they mean not
Gre person in one thousand knows said
Gealer in spool cotton to q Star reporter
Yet 1t is a very simple matter to explain
providing you only know the points and
low TO elucidate them. For instance when
$40 yards of yarn weigh 1903 grains
pound of cotton, tie threadmaker's mark
Is No. l. Ii 1,GSp yards weigh pound it is
marked No. -
For No. 81 yarn it would take 80 null
tipiied by $40 to weigh a pound; this is the
whole explanation of the yard measure
n:ert as used by the spool cotton manu-
f&cturers. Tie early manufactured thread
v as Of three instead of six cord. the num-
Der being derived from the number of yards
to the pound, just as it is today.
when the sewing machine came into the
market as the great thread consumer I'M
reasoning in its work end memorable in its
demands for mechanical accuracy. six cord
Gotten had 10 he made in place Of the old
and tougher three cord, it being much
smoother AS thread numbers were already
e. tablisned they We're not altered for the
new article, and No. 60 six cord and No. 60
three cord were left identical in both size
and number.
TO effect this the six cord has to be
made of yarn twice as fine as that demand
ed i'll making the three cord variety. The
Nc. GO six cord is now made of six strands
OF No. 120 yarn. The three cord spool cot
ton is the same number as the yarn Is
made Of Six cord spool cotton is always
made from yarn double its number. Thread
is simple thing, but, simple as 1t is. there
are 2,G00 kinds of it and each kind goes
through hundreds of different processes in
the course of manufacture. There is one
factory in New Jersey that turns out over
100000 spools daily"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
Her Economy.

1t was on a street car during those hours
of the day when the people who ride in
street cars are so slightly In evidence hat
the casual observer who never saw them at
any other time would be compelled TO he
lieve that the street car business was a
dismal failure. that a lonesome looking
man in the corner of car that ratified be-
cause it was empty, grew radiant with
joy when an acquaintance entered the back
door and came forward.
by Cripes," exclaimed the newcomer
without even thinking of greeting his
friend as he Hoped down beside him, this
is no time of day to be chasing the town,
but I've got to go way out in the suburbs
about eleventeen miles to look at 4 house
my wife wants to buy with some money
she's saved up
"Gcsheimighty," exclaimed the first man
in tone of voice with an indiana favor to
it, has your wife saved up any money!"
Course; nothing strange in that, is
there?''
Maybe there amt for your wife, but
there would be for mine. by gum. if she
would save any money, Id ride fcrty-nine
miles on mud road or on Il load of loose
tacks to invest it for her, l wou.l.'
You think that way because You rever
had chance to think otherwise. l tell
you this thing of having things 5 lot of
trouble"
It's a dern sight more not % have them.
I'm telling my wife all the lime that well
never have anything if she doesn Try to
be more saving
Keep on at it. She'll learn by and by.
My wife used to be that way when we first
begun"
Il don't believe mine ever will. And
what's more, she's got so now she won't
hardly speak to me, and if ! dare to say a
NCrt TO her about it she hies all TO piece;
ard makes all kinds of threats
Ihats all right. They Ill DO it that way
at first There's lot of difference between
a woman being cxtrayagant and lust rot
beng economical. How's your wife on
that? Amt she economical a little hit?,
economical nothing" snapped the first
NAN why, dern that Wo:ntn she's got
5uch POOR idees of economy that don't he
heVe she'd save my life il she hal A right
good chance not to-
1t took the last man about a minute to
get the force of this unexpected exulana-
ton fully to bear on his colupra,l en- ,ion
and before he could reply the first man
got CT the Car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
Seedlcss Fruits.
From Lippincott's.

From Lippincotts.
More important probably than eliminat-
ing the thorns on trees and bushes is the
determination of Objectionable seeds. The
seeds of oranges, grapes. apples, pears
and similar fruits are no longer absolutely
necessary for the production Of plants and
trees. Nature slowly and grudglngly re-
linquishes her right to mature. seeds-the
secret that she has guarded 80 carefully
for perpetuating many of her choicest
species. Before horticulture was reduced to
a science most plants depended upon the
seeds for their existence, but in these mod
ern days. when budded and grated stock
gives more satisfaction than seedlings they
are superfuous to a degree. We might not
be able to get along without any seeds, for
Seeding stock must continue to be raised
so long as fruit trees are in demand. but.
as all choice stock is budded or grated. the
seeds of our leading varieties of orangeS,
lemons, grapes and apples could be easily
dispensed with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
A Cosmopolitan New England City.

From the Eos;on Jourral
Few cities in America are more cosmo-
pelitan than is New Bedford, and this is
one reason Why the celebration of the fif-
ueth anniversary of the cty's incorpora-
/ tion which is to take place October 1O-l4
Is attracting such universal attention OF
the population of 55,cc51, as given by the
census of 1895 (and the population is esti-
mated at $500 at the present time), 22l14
people were born outside the United States
There are two reasons for the settling of
foreigners in New Bedford. During the
period when the whale fishers fiourished
many sailors, shipped in foreign ports on
New Bedford whaiers. were discharged
here and thereafter made the port their
home This is particularly true of the
former subjects OF Portugal who were
shipped, many of them, from the western
Islands. When the cotton mills were estab-
EShed and began to grow in number they
furnished work for skilled cotton opera
tives, fact which was taken advantage OF
by many English men and women, particu-
larly from the Lancashire district The
French Canadians, too, found that work in
New Bedford cotton mills paid better than
work on the sterile farms of the provinces
and focked to New Bedford in large num-
bers. This accounts for three large ele-
ments of New Bedford's foreign popula-
ton. Represented in the 22,114 foreigners
in New Bedford are 1916 Canadians, 5315
from England. o,S6i from Portugal and the
islands under Portuguese control 33l4
from Ireland, and $50 from Scotland, SOS
from Germany, 322 from Russia, 2U4 from
Sweden. 23S from Austria.
Among the citizens of New Bedford from
within the United States, Rhode Island
claims the largest part of those not Massa-
chusetts born, heading the list with 1S42
New YORK comes next with So, while Con-
necticut is a close third with $50 There is
not state in the Union and hardly a ccun-
try in the world not represented in the
population of New Bedford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
HOW TIN SOLDIERS ARE MADE.
Those In Turkish or Greek Unfform.
Are Most POPULAR This Ycur

iHose IN turkish OF Greek Uniforms
Are Most Popular This Year,
10y soldiers, made of tin or lead. are
just as great favorites with children now
as they were in the days of our grand
tathers, said wholesale New York dealer
In toys TO Star reporter recently. Their
sale from now to Christmas will be enor-
NOUS The soldiers are made almost ex-
clusively In Nuremberg, and Furth. Ger
many, where clever artisans are cmployed
by the numerous manufacturers to design
and mold them. The process of manu-
facture is interesting. The first step is to
make sketches of the intended figures.
Great pains are bestowed on them. The
best artists in Germany do not hesitate
when asked to supply models for these TOW
soldiers. and in making their drawings they
have to bear in mind certain fixed rules.
Their sketches must be colored They
must avoid deep tints and select orly
bright. saudy colors. which children so
much prefer. They must also possess a full
Knowledge of the military costumes of the
period to which the soldier they represent
belongs. This year the Turkish and Greek
soldiers are the leading favorites.
AT Nuremberg and Furth slate molds
are used for the plain figures, while brass
mods are employed for those in relief
The slate for the former is bought at
Sonneberg. In Thuringia. and the tin. which
Is purchased in England, Is melted and
poured into them through a small orifice.
THE metal soon hardens when it has
been poured in. and the workman then re-
moves the figures, cutting Off any ex-
cresences which may have been caused by
the molten metal running over the inter-
stices.
THE soldiers then have to be painted,
and this is always done by women who
work at home. and are given certain
number of figures upon piece of wood slit
up the center. so as to hold them in q fixed
position. When one side of the figure is
dry the woman turns it round and paints
the other side. Hr wages are very poor.
The final process, also intrusted to women,
is that of packing the soldiers, which are
placed in boxes of 30, 90, 120 or 240 pieces
weighing one-eighth. one-quarter, one hall
or one pound for the infantry, and OF T. "a
4S or 90 pieces, of the same weight, for the
cavalry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18

baltimore Adyertfsfur

From Printers lux.
A dummy on bike. clothed with a suit
made of leather, lined with wool, and hea W
mining boots. pick and shovel strapped on
hack, placard reads, "Of for Klondikc, -
stands in a head to foot" ouifitter's win
dow. Unclaimed pants sale appears in
"A merchant tailors shop. Your ear fare
paid if you get your shoes so!ed here" is
the sign of a shoemaker. During the heated
term leading clothier had three large
cakes OF ice in the window. In each cake
frozen one piece Of a linen suit-viz.. vest,
coat pants; on top OF each cake a figure
dressed in linen suit, with a palm lear
fan In hand, with words. keep kool." In
another window rows of pants were ar
ranged stair-step-style, with figures of
children peeping through here and there
hide-and-seek fashion. I'VE sell every
thing. from clothes-pin to a piano." states
a general furnishing store. A large round
circle representing the man I'm the moon
with a long, red tongue protruding, says
Il wish i was down there to get some of
that cold soda" as he looks down upon o
glass fountain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
sFfnt'FSSSSs HfEyaHRD
ZIP l gu OEEH'

ficiency; even the much-maligned chain.
when in good condition, absorbs less than
per cent of the power transmitted to it..
A person mounted upon wheel in good
condition, riding at about four miles per
hour on a smooth, level track, develops
less than 1-10O of a horse power. While a
racer. riding at wo-minute gate. de-
velops nearly one-half of horse power
The air being still in both cases.
X x *
'"rhere is no. explanation or theory upon
which the demand for songs arises" ex-
planned well-known song writer to Star
reporter. except that 1t changes from sea-
sen to season. The songs which would
sell few years ago will not bring money
enough now to pay for the paper on which
they are written. Indeed. publishers would
decline them as gift, and actually know
of some good songs which were recently
declined, though they were the work of a
man whose songs were sung by nearly
every ballad singer only two seasons ago.
His idea in giving the songs away was to
keep his name before the public. in the
hopes of making big strike. When song
pays at all it pays better than any other
kind of work. Publishers now want songs
which are written in negro dialect. For
instance, the song My Gal is a High-Born
Lady or something like it. would be grab
bed up by any song publisher, while better
songs would be refused. OF course. there
are any number of such songs written in
the hopes CT hitting the popular demand.
but there is great deal of uncertainty
about it. Circumstances make song go
better than the composition involved in 1t.
An ordinary song, If first sung by one of
the few leading popular singers now and
then turns out to be money-maker for
song writer. though the singer has to be
paid for making a go of it. Songs are
seldom successes any more on their own
merit. Other things are necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
The Responsibility Located.


Il try to make allowances for my fellow
man.. said Senator Sorghum. but I am
against anarchists. and I must say that 1
fail TO sympathize with the farmer"
But you surely don't mean to associate
the two classes of society. It's true that
the farmer has shown gre at deal of dis
content. But that Is no reason for regard
ing him in any such light as that. The
Ian mer works and usually has little TO show
for it, He suffers from the idlers who pro-
cuce nothing ard prey on the community
as much as anybody else. The farmer
coesn't like anarc hists."
Then, Inquired the senator grayely
why DOESN'T he stop producing them?"
He doesn't produce them"
neg your pardon, but ne does It's the
CID story OF a man making his own trouble
ana then blaming somebody else for it,
have heard many variation on the
old tune that it's all the farmers own
lault; but this Is about the queerest 1 have
yet encountered"
ITS entirely proper, though You'u adj
ley?" ia"
Certainly"
There's the germ of what may some
time prove a serious trouble. Let them
stop raising barley
That seems TO me an innocen. occu,.-
ton enough
II isn't though. Barley is the yere, ahl.
dynamite that threatens the social strne-
tire OF the world. III demonstrates. harley
Produces beer. doesn't it?"
We'll. there yos are. Beer produces a,,s-
ps psia and dyspepsia produces more anar-
CHlsts IMAM all the German ard French liz
efature that ever was written
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
A Kentucky Scholars on,,,o,

Ills name wasn't Col. Bourbon bu. LET
him be called that for the sake Of this
Kentucky chronicle.
mat ne was little bit Of a chap could
not be gainsafd by any one who looked at
him; neither could it be denied that he was
interested In education and was school
trustee, or visitor, or whatever it Is a
prominent citizen becomes when he is in
terested In the public instruction of his
county.
Not long ago he visited a school in the
country Taught by strapping six-footer
and he was asked by the teacher to make a
speech-an invitation the colonel never re-
fuses-and the same may be said of an
other, not to be mentioned here
"A ieadlng feature of the coloneTs address
was mutual confidence between scholar
and teacher, and he sought to make it
plain by example.
Now. children" said the colonel in The
course OF his lucid exegesis. pointing
through the window toward the railroad
which passed quite near the little log
school house. what is that we see OUT
there crossing the creek on a bridge?"
"A railroad answered all the school,
with yociferous unanimity.
"Ah? And how do you know it is a rail-
rosd?"
Because we can see it,"
Very good" smiled the colonel. 'Now,
what railroad is it?'
1.-THE L. and N"
How do you know it is? You can't see
your
mo, sir; the teacher told u.s."
There was great unanimity on this point
much to the colonels delight, but he wasn't
through yet.
'You believe what the teacher tells you,
do your he asked
Eyes. sir" yelled the school,
"Now'-and the colonel became very alb
struse in his tones-''you don't know me as
well as you do your teacher, and what
would you think If I were to tell you he
was lying to your
This was a poser. and the children stag
gered at 1t for minute or two. Finally,
a toW-headed youngster, with a scratch on
his snub nose and one Of his front teeth
gone, held upI his hand.
We'll. my boy?" and the colonel smiled
encopragingly.
The boy looked critically at the little
colopel lined up alongside Of the six-foot
school teacher. and then ran his eye I'D the
teacher from foot to head.
"Fd think he said. in the most matter
of-fact tone. that he'd wallop the waddin'
outen yer in about two shakes Nv a Sleeps
tail.2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
Hurt No One and No One Hurt Him,

Correspondence Galveston Creyas) News.
At the battle Of Ckickamauga 1 saw a fell
low shooting straight up in the air, and
praying as Justify as ever one of Cronn-
wells roundheads prayed.
The Presbyterians of 1876 prayed loud
and sang hymns in battle. but they shot
straight at the cavaliers every time. This
fellow was blazing away at the sky. and
when Lieut.. killingworth demonstrated
with him about il he paid no attention TO
him whatever. Capt. Joe Billingsley threat
ened TO cut him down with his sword If he
didnt shoot at the enemy. for the woods in
front were full OF them. He merely re-
marked to the captain: You can kill me
II you want to. but L am not going to APP
pear before my God with the blood of my
feilow-man on my SOUL
He never filnched, but stood squarely up
exposed to every volley of the enemys fire
When the sun set on tine evening of Sep
TENDER Is. 1862 Capt. J. C. Bllingsley and
Lieut.. Allen kiilingworth both lay dead on
the battlefield of Chickamauga, and R
went through without a scratch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
The Returned Traveller.

I'VE didn't miss anything at ALL said
the an with side whiskers and a broad
band around his silk hat. Not a thing.
Our party had the money, and we had the
time, and said that so long as il had
taken some of us a good many years to get
to Europe, we were going to take our time
about coming away. 1 tell you. gentlemen.
for enc solid year / haven't done a thing
but improve my mind. I wouldn't have
missed seeing st. Paul's for anything. Just
think of it! There's a cathedral 600 feet
long and 800 feet high. 1t was a long trip
to take, but il isn't every man who can
say he has seen cathedral 800 feet long
and ;sti5 feet high. and it was worth it,
You went on the continent of course"
"Oh, yes. And we saw a lot of interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
WHAT SHE WANTED.
inc Huckster Was Called I'm Four
Flights 10 Hear Something.
From the Kansas City star.

From the Kansas City Star
"A huchsfer was going along an East Side
street early one morning last week maxim,
the welkin ring with his sing-sorg of ..po-
ta-t-o-o-o-es. toma-t-o-o-es. Nice spo.t
cooking appools." As he drove slowly ATOM,
lie lifted his eyes to the windows on eitb.r
side of the street.
suddenly there appeared a woman's head
/ at window In one of the top fats. The
huckster pulled in his horse an. raised his
ear 10 listen TO the commands he expe-ted
"ouid ne coming. But the woman had not
the lung power to make her voice carry so
lhat?' NJ"
AGAIN the woman called and her voice
came down family. The huckstar didn.t
Know whether She wanted potat,as 90,
taioupes, tomatoes or corn So ne rnarir,
the fourth fiat from the corner and mo-
uoAed That lie would drive around 10 tho
aileS. The woman was there. waiting for
nm and called out once more. btii he
couldn't understand her
gathering handful Of samples of va
rlous Vegetables from his stock h. mounted
Tour nights OF back stairs and arrived at
the top painting. The woman stood there
awaiting his coming
couldn't fear what you said. LADY" said
the huckster. so I brought uD some OF
each ~ hlhd an you can pick what you want
an 1 II go down an gel en-
Nant? said the woman. who WAS In a
towering rage. Want? I don't want none
OF your old vegetables. What want is for
you 10 STOP hollerin in front 81 this house
or II have You arrested. You're enough To
wake the dead. Ny husband works AN
niSht and he's Just got into little doze
ANA goodness knows it's hard enough 10
s...p -ayiiinns such weather as This with
out a iiend like you standing in Iront Of
the house yelling like a Comanche Now
you get out of here and don't YOU holiar 10
more or II get the police after YOU
The huckster stood with set eyes and
dropping jaw, the perspiration dropping OF
ms chln. while this harangue was going on.
When she had finished he came out Of his
trance. and said:
rs that what you called me all the way
up here for? Send fer yer p'llce lady Inn
Goin 70 yell 10 beat the band And he
went down the stairs and out of the alley
ahc UP the street In front of the house with
tour extra links !et out of his throat And
III any person slept on that street il was
under the influence of opiates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18

Written Exclusively for 1l.c Evening Star.
botanical Melancholy.
The violet withered long ago;
The wild rose died away
The spot where daisies used to grow
Is bare and brown today
They're gone from forest and from field
Those radiant tiEts We saw,
But you-you stand and will not yield,
oh, blooming hat of straw,
It's autumn-that is what We read
And though the flowers have flown.
You linser like some shameless weed
And rankly hold your own.
Oh, let some cold wave summoned be,
And have it fiercely raw
That whitening we at last may see
This blooming hat of straw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18

you have scarcely spoken to me at all
this evening"" she said, in tones of re-
rroach.
II beg your pardon" her husband re-
turned alphabetically. Il was just trying
to think Of something to say"
is there anything cn your mind?'
Yes, to tell you the truth there is
Cant help you in some way?'
You might, if L could suggest it without
your becoming angry"
Tell me ali about it. 1t is my duty to
symDathize with you. you know
ION my birthday anniversary you gave
me n fountain pen"
Yes. And now you are going to say that
ii makes horrid muss and that you don't
want to write with it."
I'm not going 10 say anything of the
KIND. he replied stoutly. II am going to
write with that pen every day of my life
But there is one little favor that l would
like to ask"
What Is it?''
Please make me a suit of overalls to go
with IL"