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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
THE FILTRATION OF MILK.
Sent Upward by Pressure Through
Layers Of Sand.

Layers Of Sand.
From the British Medical Journal.
The control of the milk supplies at its
source is a subject which is engaging much
attention at the present time; but, while
something has been accomplished. nobody
can really answer for the cleanliness of the
cows and the mixers at 3 O'Clock on aNin-
ter morning small homesteads in the
country. The more conspicuous objects, as
COW hairs. and indeed removed by strainins
through coarse muslin, but a quantity OF
fine dirt, which would suffice to render a
transparent liquid visibly turbid, will prob
ably remain.
Some of the dirt to be seen at the bottom
of a PAIL jug, or even a glass, consists OF
a mineral dust, but the greater part is
neither more nor less than cow dung, a
fact which furnishes obvious explana-
ton of the myriads of bacillus coli present
in so many samples of milk; yet, strange
to say, no one seems to think il necessary
to filter milk, though il always contains a
vast number of the bacilli, a fraction of
which would be deemed sufficient to con-
denim any water as unfit for drinking, and
the known outbreaks of typhoid fever
raceable to milk are far more numerous
than those attributable to public water
supplies, for milk presents an excellent
culture fluid for the bacilli of the bowel.
Sand filtration of milk on its arrival,
whether by road or rail- at the central de-
pot has leen practiced for several years in
some cities, as by the Copenhagen Dairy
Company and by Messrs Bolle of Berlin,
whose arrangements, alike for the purity
of the milk and for the physic al and moral
welfare of the persons lover 900 in num-
Ier) in their employment, are well worthy
of imitation. The filters used in this dairy
consist of large cylindrical vessels divided
by horizontal perforated diaphragms into
FIVE superposed compartments, of which the
middle three are filled with fine clean sand
sifted into three sizes. the coarsest being
put into the lowest and the finest into the
uppermost Of the three chambers.
The lowest of all is partly occupied by a
perforated. inverted, truncated cone. which,
assists in supporting the weight of the fl
tering material. The milk enters this low
est compartment by pipe under gravita-
ton pressure, and after having traversed
the layers of sand from Deiow upward. is
carried by an overflow to a cooler-fed with
ice water, whence il passes into cistern
from which ii is drawn direct into the
locked cans for distribution.
1t is the rule of this dairy, also, whenever
any epidemic or epizootic occurs in the dis
tricts whence its supplies are obtained, 10
subject the whole before admission to the
filter TO temperatures first of 100 degrees
Fahrenheit, and then of about DO degrees
Fahrenheit, i'm two apparatus interposed
filter. The filtered milk is not only freed
from dirt, but the number of bacteria is
reduced to about one-third, without steril-
iZing; the loss of fat is In new milk stated
TO be small, but the quantity of mucus and
Shiny matter retained in the sandwich
is, of course, renewed every time-is sur.
prising.
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the cotton producing states. We produce
more than half the cotton. I think every
year, and we will always be furnishing the
rest of the United States with clothes, for
our wooden product is equally large We
will always furnish the money in the shape
of precious metals. and I don't see how
it is possible for us to be otherwise than
extremely prosperous in times to GOMEZ
A Great Show.
Leaving Senator Henderson, I next called
at the headquarters of the Trans-Missis-
sippi exposition, and had chat with Mr.
]. b. Haynes. one CT the secretaries, as to
the progress of the work. With Mr. Haynes
took a street car ride out to the exposi-
ton grounds. and made some photographs
of the buildings as they are now in process
of erection. The site of the exposition is
within the city limits. The ride to it from
the center Of the city takes about ten min
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III,
The English love their old drum horses.
and IN the jubilee procession many of the
most noted took part The drum horse of
the nth Lancers is of interest, for he to-
gether with his rider. has been in service
twenty years, and is the dean of the drum
horse corps. He steps out as though he
were four-year-old instead of an old
stager He is of Hanover:an descent
His owner has taught him several
tricks, which he performs with the kitten
'sh grace OF a youngster. Another famous
steed is the drum horse of the 9th Queens
Royal Lancers. In 1892 King William "
presented the regiment two cream-coor
colts for the use of the band. In 1912 the
regiment went to India. and came back
after the mutiny. in 1853 For many years
little was heard of the drum horses, but
after the regiment came back from At
shanstan the queen King Williams wiic
gave it a beautiful cream-color animal
which was known as Queen Adelaide
and was widely known. When the regi-
ment was called to South Africa recently
Queen Adelaide was returned to the royal
stables, where she will end her career in
peace.
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garments for each funeral. As these bear
ers are supposed to contrac, impuriiy in the
discharge of their duty they are forced to
live quite apart from the rest of the Par
see community, and are therefore wei.
paid.
The bones of the deceased are allowed
to remain exposed in the receptacle from
two to four weeks. Then the nassasalars,
with gloved hands and implements resem-
bling tcngs, throw them into the central
well, where they ultimately crumble and
pass into the underground drains. Thus"
says the Parsee, the rich and the poor
meet together on one level of equality after
DEATH
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tectural details of these peculiar structures
have rarely. if ever. appeared in a Euro
pean or American publication
The most unique and impressive feature
of Zoroastrian customs is their method of
disposing of the dead. According to their
religion, earth, fire and water are sacred
clements, useful to mankind, and hence not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15

From the Criterion.
The following paragraph contains ex-
actly one hundred words. and, if you wish
10 have little pleasurable excitement, you
will find it comparatively safe to offer al
most any one SO or $50, that is to say, if
teen or twenty cents a word for each word
in the paragraph, if he will promise to pay
you 81 for eacn of its words that ne fails
to pronounce correctly:
Cleopatra, isolated in the oasis, soon be-
came aCclimated and had ample leisure to
contemplate all the economic details of her
inextricable sword. The wound resisted
the aliopathc misogynist, who gave a cour-
tecus diagnosis and humhly craved pre-
cedence for tiny idyi in the form of a
vase with an aesthetic, acoustic apparatus.
This told the news like book, but it might
have been dog living in squalor, from the
look she launched at him when he wrote
down his address. She ate her breakfast
and then fraterniZed with n national expert
in appendicitis. who attended the obse-
QuieS."
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l<It1 itp A.>oNN ~ ID
the masses OF the
I occident of the 10
roastrians or Par
sees and their relig-
ion than of any
other oriental relig-
iouS community; and
although their Dakh-
mas, or towers of 81
,ence, at Bombay.
India, have been
more or less super
icially described by
travellers tho arcbi-
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The blushing bride-elect was rehearsing
the ceremony about to take place. "Of
course you will give me away, papa?' she
said.
II am afraid l have done 1t already, Car
o!ine," replied the old gentleman, ner-
voCsly. Il told your Herbert this morning
you had disposition just like your
mothers. "-Tit-Bits.
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- ~
sippi e xpo S / t | o n
which is to open here
in June will show a
development of our
w e s t ern country
which will be a sur
prise to the rest of
the United States.
During the last two
months I have visit
ed all the big cities
between Boston and
Denver and 1 find
more mOney and
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Advice to Poets,

From the Atlanta Constitution.
An Arkansas poet was robbed in a hotel
recently. Poets should be careful TO leave
their manuscripts with the night clerk bes
fore retiring.
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Nancy-"There goes Miss Gloria; she's
the greatest girl to get herself up
Fanny-"Get herself up! HIM. she does
nothing of the kind. Her mother has to
call her dozen times every morning of her
life."-Boston Transcript
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in Washington are I
number from the
classic land of
Greece. The Greeks,
like the Italians and
the Chinese, consti-
tute n very pictur-
esque element in the
population. They are
not many in num-
Der. but as their
work ComDelS them
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4 ClOUd of Nu!tures.

The nassasalars having performed
their task, emerge from the tower, closing
the door with a sharp bang. The instant
this sound is heard there arises a louu
whir of wings and low roar of fierce
wind through a dense forest. a cloud Of
Vultures darken the air and settle down
upon the tower. In from one TO two hours
the bones of the dead man are picked clean
and the gorged birds fly laZly back to their
percheS roost apon the parapet of the
tower. with their heads turned inward as
if contemplating reeretfuly the remains
of their recent banquet.
The bearers. upon leaving the tower. re-
tire to q small Enclosure near by. remove
ali their clothing, burn ii and battle their
bodies thoroughly. Not an article they have
touched or that has touched the corpse
during the ceremony is permitted to leave
the garden, and they supplied with new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
In the Candy Business.

One man in Cox alley, who has lived in
Washington for number of years, ana
made considerable money in his way, does
a large fruit and candy business. His
candy is all made at night. some of the
Greeks working away at it until the Wee
hours of the morning when the demand
for candy is running high. 1 dropped in
here one night TO watch the operations.
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Prosperity to Be the Keynote Of the
Exposition.
1 GRAND TRANS: MISSISSIPPI SHOW
Mining, Farming, Logging, Indian
and Cowboy Life.
BIG CROPS AND FEW DEBTS

Copyright, 1893, by Frank G. Carpenter)
OMAHA, Neb., January II, 1898.
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mobeds. or Parsee priests. followed by
the mourning relatives and friends or
the deceased I'm couo,cs, each couple hold
ing the opposite ends of a white hand
kerchief. All the participants are attire6
in new white robes which are never worn
atterward. No carriage or other wheeled
vehicle Is ever used and the procession
marches slowly. and In silence. from the
Parsee quarter of the city to Malabar hill
and IN the long flights Of stone steps to
The tower garden on the summit and TO a
point within thirty feet Of the particular
tower selected for the exposure. Here the
mourners, mobeds and khandias leave the
lody and retire to sagree or prayer tenn
pie. near TIE entrance TO the garden. where
the sacred fire. fed with sandal wood and
incense. is kept constantly burning. While
prayers are being said for the safe passage
Of the departed soul over the "Chinvat
bridge" the corpse is taken into the tower
by two official bearers, called nassasalars,
who strip IL and deposit IL naked in one
of the open receptacles.
During all this the watchful observer
will notice evidences of excitement among
the numerous large vultures perched among
the palms and Expresses near the tower.
They utter cries, but move rostlessly
cn the branches and indicate plainly their
Impotence tc begin the feast prepared for
them.
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to spend most of their time on the prin-
ciral thorouShfares. they make a oonsid-
cradle showing. and are familiar to the
eyes of all who walk the streets.
The Greeks have scattered themselves
over the city, and it is not as easy to point
Gus any one or two places where their life
centers as it is with the Chinese or the
Italians. Nevertheless they Invariably set
tie i'll small groups. and there are a num-
Der of spots where they congregate in coi;-
siderable numbers. Quite a settlement IS
TO be found in Cox alley between D and
r. and 9Th and 9TH streets. while there is
another colony in Jackson Hall alley
which runs between Sd and ~ streets, Just
above Pennsylvania avenue. There ure
also number OF Greeks whose headquar-
tiers are in South Washington. and some
are to be found on 7th street Just above
Florida avenue. but the settlements in Cox
and Jackson Hall alleys are the largest and
most typical
Greeks and Italians
The confusion in the popular mind be-
tween the Greeks and the Italians arises
IN the main. perhaps, from a confusion of
their occupations. Many imagine that the
SuIld of push cart peddlers who carry
around fruit and candy on the streets is
Z
is a mistake. The travelling candy stands of
Washington are almost altogether in the
hands OF the Greeks, while they also con-
tioI a large part of the fruit business of
the city The fruit carts, always to be
found at the corner of 9TH street and
Pennsylvania avenue, belong chiefly IN
them, while the candy carts which limo
the west side of 18th street from the avenue
10 street are moved back and forth ami
10 and down by natives from the shores of
Greece almost exclusively.
Inc greeks of this city are occupied alto
Gether in these two lines of work-makinc
ard selling candy, and buying ana selling
trult- The candy makers among the Greeks
are 70 ne found near the center of town
IN jackson Hall and Cox alleys from
WHICH they may be seen emerging in the
morning and returning again late at night
10 considerable extent the candy bust
ness is in the hands of a few persons
who hire others TO assist them in making
ard selirg il. The candy makers in Jack.
son Hall alley live in small row of brick
houses, not bad of their kind at about
the center Of the block. Their carts may
De seen at one end of the alley in large
Numbers on Sundays and when tht
weather prevents their taking them out or
the streets. After dark the savory smell
OF boiling candy is apparent in the neigh
borhood of their houses. and must now
live next to them.
In the Candy Business.
One man in Cox alley, who has lived IL
Washington for number of years, an5
a large fruit and candy business. Hi:
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Picturesque Hellenes Who Make
Washington Their Home.
In THE FRUIT and CANDY BUSINESS
As a Rule They Are Rather a
Thrifty People.
NO DESIRE TO GO BACK
Written for The Evening Star.

MONG THE VARI-
IN Gus foreign peoples
4 " that are to be found
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were piled up in a heap. card playing being
enc of the favorite amusementS of the
Greeks.
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The Burial Service,

When a death occurs the body Is wrap
ped in white sheet and placed on an iron
bier. Within twelve hours thereafter II
is taken in chage by official corpse
bearers. called khandias and a process
sion il formed. headed by one or more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-10
HELPING TO MAKE MUSICIANS.
MISS EMILE wAGNER's WORK IN THE
Nu-sIC SCHOOL. ABLY SECONDED

MISS EMILE WAGNERS WORK IN THE
Music SCHOOL ABLY SECONDED.
The drawing rooms of Mrs. Henry Lansing
Wardels home at No. q West Twentieth St.
were crowded yesterday afternoon with an audi
ence not only in sympathy with the object for
which the concert given was designed, but thor
oughly appreciatlve OF the programme presented.
one woman remarked. IF anything approaching
such art as this in the Interpretation OF music
can be taught little East Side waits. children who
would not unassisted. venture to attempt even
the most elementary work Of the kind no
amount Of labor In gaining the results should be
spared"
Tho concert opened with a piano rendering OF
Chopin's Valse in f minor. given by Henry Holden
Huss This was followed by Hermann Boyer
HANGS Interpretation on the cello OF
.Roranze." by Pepper and a "Scherzo' by Van
Goens.
Nine GadsM was then warmly welcomed.
and sang Meme liebe ist Grim by Brahms'
"solveigs Lied" by Grleg. and Sudden Light
by Walter Damrosch.
During the nterude the audience mingled so
c,aIlv as far as the crowded state Of the rooms
would allow Miss Wardell in the absence OF her
mother, acting as hostess.
The second part of the programme began with
LISTS gondoliera given the piano by Henry
Holden Huss after which ne playeu po'oha'So
of his own composition.
Miss Grace Preston did not sing the nrst num-
Der given on the programme. FranZs I'm HerpsI
but gave instead "Kyprs." by Augusta Holmes
and ..Recause | Love You" by Hamlet Mr.
Hane here volunteered another selection on the
cello and played a berceuse. - 49,, Co.. 49,,
Miss Ethel Hyde sang a Sprnrs H'i t5I,,de. i a
"Vocturne'' OF Chopin Sarasate, and Casrdas ny
Hubay given on the violin by franz MAI
tenborn. -, . o,od Nrs
OF the guests present there were h9ted , PITS
stanford White. Mrs. James Archbod Mrs, Tenn
nie Emmett Mrs Alexander smith Miss Kings
bury OF the College Settlement. Miss Taber; Mrs
Codmark Miss Kittie Johnston. Miss WALKER
Mrs Daniel Low Miss Low. Miss Henry, Mrs
iTnderhL Mrs Robert Minturn. Miss Mildred
Ninturn Miss Vail and Miss Wagner.
Much interest was expressed by the guests ln
This movement and the plan Of study az marked
ont for the children I'm their short lessons. Any
one interested can visit the classes In the rooms
IS Rivington-st.. where practising II nearu a'
almost an hours OF the day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-10
TWELFTH NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT.
ACTRESSES TRYING TO GET MONEY TO
BUY A CLUBHOUSE

The third entertainment given by the Twelfth
Night Club In the course Of It's history will take
place at the Empire Theatre on Friday afternoon
OF next week. The first a; the Lyceum. In
1880. and the second at the Empire. in 1894 II Is
Intended hereafter TO have one annually. The club
is trying to raise money 10 buy house.
The most OF the programme will be provided by
the actresses who form the club. but a few OF
their friends will help them. especially to the
male parts in the plays to be given II is expected
that Nine. ModJeska will make the opening ad-
dress. Then the performance will start of with
one-act play by Mildred T. Bowling. called Dan
gerfed. 80" The title Is understood TO refer TO
college man OF the class OF 95. and the play should
not be confused with Cumberland '6l." 1t Is de-
scribed consisting OF monologues and Q
climax. The actors in IT will be Miss Annie Rus
sell. f. j. Morgan and Thomas Whiren. jr.
This will be followed by Christmas Eve one
act play by Clay NJ Greene. which VIII be acted
third OF Sowing the Wind" will follow this.
and will be acted by the original cast, including
Crompton. Then will come Mrs. Hillary's Re-
grets.' another one-act play by A. q Wakes;
which VIII be acted by John Drew and Miss ISABEL
Irving
The performance will end with shakespearian
written by Grant Stewart. with suggestions by
Daniel Frohman and Miss Ella Starr" The char
Fastan' Romeo Mare nIS Nnony. copioanus. the
apothecary. Malyolio. Benedck. King Lear Rich
ard III. Lady Macbeth. Portia. Ann Page juliet,
Ophelia Desdemona. Audrey. Rosand. Beatrice.
Katherine and Viola.
William Faversham. Eben Plympton, J. f. Dodson,
Edgar Fawcett, W. 5. Hale. Burr Mcintosh. Robert
Cotton. Robert Edes9n joseph Hawor' Guy Guy
Miss Ida c9nqHes Ms; Riog Fsrp .s M5 h Mss
SON. Miss Maud Hosford Miss Elizabeth Tyree.
Miss Amelia Bingham and Miss Viola Allen.
AT some time in the course Of ne proceedings
Miss Eleanore Mayo and David Bispham are ex-
pected to sing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-10
VALENTINES MERRY DAY.
TRADITIONS AND sUPERSTITIONS OF
THE JOLLY FEAST
HOW IT AIDED MATCHMAKING IN oLDEN DAYS
TWO GIFTS THAT ARE NEW


Two GIFTS THAT ARE NEW
AND CHARMING.
The merry feast OF ST. Valentines Day will soon
be with again. and pretty lace trines and horrid
caricatures OF the wheelwoman and every other
kind of making their appearance
in the shop windows to remind us Of II. Though
the origin of the day is lost in the msts of
tiaulty II is pleasant to look back and that
our ancestors did their wooing with the dear old
saints help. and looked upon his feast one TO
be faithfully and piously observed. In England II
originally a sort OF lottery. by which each
girl drew some young to he her valentine
during the succeeding year. and vice versa
number of young people would gather. taking
care that there should he equal number OF
couples. and when each one had written his or
her slip Of paper the billets were
rolled together and each one drew n slip
Every man obliged to have the girl who
drew him. in preference TO the one he himself
drew. and he gave her parties and treats and costly
presents during the following year Sometimes
he gave her his heart. and when he did 1t made
valentine parties extremely popular
There many valentine supersttions and for
some reason or another they all cluster around
marriage In Ireland and Scotland girls believe
that the first they meet on that day Will be
the all-important one. and many eat hard-boied
eggs. believing that the man they dream about
and Il is declared that they sure to dream
OF II the eggs hard enough-will
be the future lord OF their heart and home
1t used TO be IN English custom for children to
rise up early In the morning OF Valentines Day.
In order to be the first to say Good morrow. Val
entine." The addressed would have TO re-
ward the well-wisher with a gift. Troops of chill
dren besiege travellers now. singing.
Good morrow. Valentine.
First tits yours. then It's mine.
So please give me a Valentine.
In Denmark there flowers and games that
held sacred TO the old Roman presbyter.
The snowdrop is popular among sentimental val
entine-scekers and OF the most interesting
of their parties is arranged in the following way:
A number of eligible" men and women are In
vitcd by some obliEng hostess 10 feast where
the menu is heart-shaped and where the sort
arrang of ferns and flowers suggests quiet
corners and lovely whispered nothings. Before
dinner the little daughter OF the house. dressed
a fairy. appears with a basket from which
she gives each a card containing a verse