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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17
FORMATION OF A CYCLONE,
Inception of the Twisters That Deal
Destruction and Death.
From st. Nicholas.


To get an idea of a cyclones formation
imagine a large circular pan or tub with
quite large hole in the middle Of the bot
tom. With this hole plugged I'LL the YES
sci with water: then draw cut the plug
and watch. There is first a rush OF water
from all directions toward the hole and a
turbulent effort to get through Then
the water surface above begins to sink and
swirl. the particles gradually circhng
around and around. and rushing. ever
faster, toward the center. At last there
is actually a hollow space through the
center. around which nil the water in the
tub Is whirling, sluggishly near the rim,
but with more and more violent rapidly
toward the middle. until IT rushes DOWN
ward through the bottom Now. II that
water were air you would be watching a
little cyclone turned upside down, for the
air PUSHES upward instead OF downward.
In the cradle of cyclones during the sum-
mer months when the land and the water
grow hotter and hotter because OF the
longer days than nights a LAYER of air
hot, light and full Of vapor. is for a time
held down by denser air above It. Rest
less, expanding, tumultuous, II moves
about like beast at bay. until a thinner
place in the air above is found. Then
up it madly rushes and into the vacuum
left behind the lower atmosphere hastens
from all directions, pushing and twisting
and pouring upward until II has fallen
into a regular spirring around a common
center. The cyclone once formed rushes
away from the tropics toward the pole,
and begins its career Of destruction. bruis-
ing wrecking and sinking the luckless
ships which happen to be in it's path. More
and more Of the surrounding atmosphere
Is drawn into the whirl, until the storm
often covers an area nearly 1000 miles in
diameter Sometimes II filings itself upon
our Atlantic coast and tears f1ercely
through forests. fields and cities. Then
again il sweeps away across the broad
ocean and dasres itself upon the coasts
Of Europe. Once in while II so adroity
avoids the land that we never know ii
has passed until ships come in torn and
broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17
THEY ARE NOT COMFORTABLE.
No Arrangements for Personal Con-
venience in Paris Play Houses.

No Arrangements for Personal Con-
venfence in Paris Play Houses.
From the London Telegraph.
Playgoers who yield to the inducements
of the French stage when they come over
here will have learned long ago from ex-
perience what genuine discomfort is suf
fered in theaters. Partisan managers cater
admirably for the public as far as the play
and the acting are concerned. When they
come to consider, however the question Of
nero material comfort, 1t would seem as
If they felt in nowise called upon to make
allowances for the weaknesses of the flesh.
The trials to which a playgoer is put in
an understood stall, with no available room
for his neither limbs, partake almost of the
rgor of the monastic ordeals of old. To
such chastisement of the flesh the Partisan
playgoer has long submitted unconplain-
ingly for the sake of the edification pro-
vided for his spirit from the stage. There
are now signs, however. that the worm will
at last turn. Parisians have crossed the
channel, lolled in the ample armchairs pro-
Vided in your playhouSes, and returned to
erumble at the hardships they have to en-
dure in their own. Quite revolutionary
measures of reform are everywhere being
proposed. Why not do away with the three
officials eDthroned behind a desk at the
door, who constitute the so-called CON
trole,' and whose duties consist in need
lessly examining and punching tickets at
the expense of public patience? It might
even be feasible to suppress the 'ouvreuse,"
who damages hats and loses umbrellas in
return for a tip which she exacts and
grumbles at.
Besides a degree of material comfort,
playgocrs expect within the bounds of pos
sibility not to endanger their lives when
they go to the theater. According to the
committee of public safety in theaters,
now sitting, it would, however, be unwise
to place overmuch confidence in this re-
spect In the arrangements at present made
In some Partisan playhouses. The chair
man of the committee, NJ. Blanc, project
OF police, has accordingly drawn up new
sets of rules with regard to public accom-
mediation in theaters, which are to be strin-
gently enforced. Playgoers in Paris will be
glad to hear that in future boxes in thea
tiers are to be provided with doors of a
sufficient width to allow of easy ingress
ana exit, and SO arranged as not to block
passages when open. Furthermore nothing
In the shape of stools or movable seats will
be allowed in the passages, while that in
convenient invention, the "strapontjn
which, besides being the most uncomfort-
able seat ever provided for a long-suffer-
ing public, endangers the lives of the au-
dience should panic occur by effectualIy
blocking the openings between rows of
stars, Is to be done away with. In time
NJ. Blanc will no doubt succeed in making
Pafisian payhouses both safe and conn
Portable. 1t is a remarkable fact. however
considering how extensively Parisians pa
troniZe the theater that two such iupor-
should not have been accomplished before
now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17
GunbOats Shipped by Rail,
From the Philadelphia Record


While the British army is pushing its way
up the Nile valley, it Is achieving a most
wonderful naval exploit. This is the carry
ing Of gunboats along with the soldiers by
railroad. To take war ships ashore and
overland seams like a comic opera cam
paign at first glance. But it is really a very
Serious and scientific method Of waging
war. These gunboats. which are cut into
sections and loaded upon freight cars will
be put together after the fashion of a port
able canoe and launched on the upper Nile
This is done to overcome that world-old OBJ
stacle, the cataracts of the Nile But these
gunboats are no wooden scow-like affairs
They are up-to-date steel vessels. To carry
one of them requires whole train of a
dozen fat cars. When put together they
are 140 feet long, with beam OF twenty
one feet. Each one will carry an armament
OF at least two. three or six-pound guns
and several smaller machine guns Yet
with this battery, formidable enough to
turn loose on the Arabs along the river
banks, these boats will draw but one foot
ten inches of water. They can glids into
shallow pools and float nearly anywhere
that a canoe can go. They are fiat-bot-
toned. with curved sterns and turbine
propellers. thus employing every known de-
vice for operating In shallow waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17
HANDLING COAL IN LONDON.
A 'Derrick POntOOn" Which Distrf-
butes Five CarEOes Daily.


From the London Mail
Infinite as is tie variety of the shipping
that finds its way to the Thames, there is
due to arrive in the river today a craft
whose unusual appearance will excite the
curiosity of the longshore population.
AT O'Clock yesterday morning there left
the Tyne, in charge of three powerful tug
boats, large steel structure known in
shipbuilders' parlance as derrick pontoon,
which, given good voyage, will haul I'D
to its berth today at the coal depots Of
William Cory & Son. limited, at Charlton.
This derrick pontoon, which has been chris
tened Atlas No. ,, is specially intended to
facilitate the discharge and distribution Of
the sea-borne Goals.
The pontoon measures 800 feet in length
by Al feet inches in width and L feet 6
inches in depth, and her outfit of machin-
cry is of such an ingenious and powerful
character that she can claim to be the only
craft Of her kind in the world Atlas No.
) has. indeed, been specially designed to
carry out specific purpose. and when she
is safely moored at her berth Londoners
will be able to see their coal handled at a
rate which cannot be equaled at any other
coal importing center
At Charlton there are now two floating
derricks, but they are simply old ships con-
Verted Tor the purpose. The new derrick
pontoon is shipshaped at the ends, with
poop at each end and has four lines of
rails running nearly its entire length On
one side-the side which will present itself
to the river at which the steam GOLFERS
are to lfe-there are nine hydraulic grabs
with weighing machines attached. running
on one pair of rails. With these grabs
when collier arrives alongside the coal
VIII be hurried out of the holds weighed
and registered, and then swung round and
discharged into nine corresponding chutes
travelling on another pair of rails and from
the chutes the Goals are shot out on the
opposite side of the pOntoon into barges.
In the course of day it is estimated
that this derrick pontoon will be able to
handle in this way about 5000 tons of coal,
or the cargoes of four to five ordinary
steam golfers.
Nor does this exhaust the equipment of
London's new coal distributor. There is a
that repairs can be done by the staff, a
large kitchen, with range and grill, and
separate dining rooms for the lightermen,
private cabins for the captain and en-
gineer in charge, and a handsomely fitted
directors room, while the electric light Is
fitted throughout
The Cory Company imports and dis
patches over London and its environments
between five and six million tons of sea-
borne coal per year This vast quantity is
used almost entirely for household, manu-
featuring and bunkering purposes, and
leaves out Of account another two or three
million tons imported by the great gas com
panies for lighting purposes and also the
comes into the metropolis from the York
shire Midland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17

The sheriff Of SIS kiwah county. Arizona.
sad a secret He never told it to his
pest friend. but it was never out of his
own mind. He was Il physical coward.
a shot fired set his heart beating wildly,
and he turned sick at strife and carnage.
His pulse beats averaged - per minute
and his heart turned cold every time a
summons for arrest was placed in his
hands He experienced a sensation Of
nervous dread each time he swung himself
upon the back Of his high-soirited horse.
Every sudden sound conveying presage of
danger thrilled him with fright His dis
position was high-strung. sensitive and
UIaIterabiy timid. And vet Rad" Con-
rad was known as the coolest and most
Courageous sheriff in this territory He
had attained this reputation by daily
and hourly struggle with his whole moral
force against bis natural weakness. His
fear of danger. great as it was had been
subordintted to greater fear lest his fail
Ing De known. How to hide his cowardice
from the world was his one aim. With d
colo fear in mis- heart he sought danger
with the tagarnesS of one who loved its
every phase. Quiet persistent ploddinE
il his way, without any Of the western
dash and audaCity belonging to most men
IN his occupation, he continually sought
the closest risks and hazards driven by
an abnormal desire TO appear fearless.
Men who bad no conception OF the mean
ing Of the word fear sometimes stood
apart. aShast at the mans daring and
admired him Apparently without the
slightest excitement, almost sulIen of as
peCt. he trai-ed desperate criminals to
their rendezvous, engaged in combat
against mighty odds and waged such re
leutlass war upon desperadues and outlaws
that his fame IS an upholder of law and
order was spread far and wide.
RadCliG Conrad kept his secret well. Not
a man in Sjskiwah county had ever seen
him finch from his duty, and tales were
told in saloons and camps of his intrepid
ity and recklessness.
The sherins persona! appearance aided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17

eyes slowly droppedna,for The first time, be-
fore another's He'd tongue for the first
'It'll be dark sooR," bSgan the sheriff
and his voice sounded to FER far away like
the wind in the pineS; you'd better let me
walk back to the house with you. I'll bring
horse back for this chap by the time he
RECEIVERS. You ara Miss Reed, think,
know your father"
The evening breeze drustfed airily thro Ugh
the redwoods. squirrel frisked up h. OK
ory, and the first owl hoct came from the
shadows about the brook. The brooks / abb
bic no longer Knocked; it sang a paear of
praise. AS they walked down the path to-
gether scream of fright came from the
ramesake of the battle queen of the Brit
ons Il
"A horrid lizard," she cried
The sheriff's strong arm treasured LET
The miracle was complete The soul of each
had passed into the other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17
A Bad Break.
From Puck.

Medico-"How is it you failed to become
an ambulance surgeon?'
Sawbones-'In the examination was
foolish enough to tell how to distinguish a
drunken man from one with a fractured
skull"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17
lean fighters will ever remain with tina
Struck the Punch Howl,

lieutenant.
Struck the Punch BOWL.
Speaking of the Indiana, Captain Taylor
declared that only one shell did any dam
age aboard the ship. Strangely enough, the
damage was highly appreciated by every
officer Of the battle ships crew.
Shortly after the Indiana. which was
Americas first of the higher type OF
battle ships, went into commission the resi-
dents OF the hOosier state presented an ex-
ceptionally fine silver service TO the ward
room officers. A beautifully engraved aud
magnifcently heavy silver punch bowl was
the center piece. During the thick Of the
light at Santiago a small shell entered the
ward-room officers mess and exploding a
piece struck the pretty punch bowl and
converted the once round affair into a rath-
eT lopsided oblong. At first the officers re-
GREETED the disaster TO the bowl OF good
cheer from the bottom Of their hearts
Ihen they thought Of II. The malforma-
uon was scar OF honor. they soon de-
clared, and should not be eliminated by any
jeweler on the face of the earth. IL YOU
are ever on board the Indiana YOU will
doubtlesShear the story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17

But where is the Spanish fieeto" again
queried the now thoroughly excited for
eigner.
Come up on the poop with me and I will
show you"
The Austrian took his binoculars from
their leathern case
"There-and there-and there-and anoth-
er, the Cristobal, little out of view" re-
marked Captain Taylor as he pointed slow
ly to the burning ships along the Cuban
shore
Great God!" The Austrian silently took
his leave. A truly grand respect for Amer
The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-06

The war on department fores IN CHI
cage has entered on a cdfious phase.
Al appeal was first made 70 the Legis-
lature for tae passage Of a State law to
break up the big establishments, but
nothing was done at Springfield. Then
the City Council was attacked, and an
ordinance was passed by that body
from which much was hoped. But the
result has been disappointing, and the
promoters of the movement have con-
cluded that relief cannot be secured IN
this way. The next step IN the cam
paign Is very curious. The complaint
against the big stores has always been
that they undersell the small stores. A
number Of small dealers have now
agreed to pool their issues" and try to
undegselI the undersellers. sThey pro-
pose to open a large store in the heart
of the city, which will be supplied with
goods by the cooperating merchants,
each Of whom Is to get a percentage OF
profits from all sales to customers HV'
ing In his district. The district no
ton Is an odd one, but the fundamental
idea underlying the enterprise Is sound
that the only effective way. to n5n'
cheap stores is with cheaper.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-06
Fine Strawberry Shortcake.

Stir half cupful butter to a cream,
with one cupfrl powdered sugar, add
the grated rind of half lemon, stir IN
til white and frothy. Then add two
whole eggs. Sift two cups -four with
one heaping teaspoonful baking
powder and add it alternately with
three-quarter cup of milk to this prep
aration. Stir until all the ingredients
are well blended. Butter two medium
sized jelly tins. dust them with -four,
pour in the mixture and bake in a not
too hot oven. When done and cold,
put the layers over n another with a
layer of straw berries between and on
top. The strawberries should be
rinsed off with cold water, we'll drained
and s~prinkled with sugar. Serve with
cream.
Or the strawberries may be crushed
with a silver fork, sweetened. and five
minutes before serving put them be-
tween the cake layers and on top and
cover each layer with whipped cream
and serve at once.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-06
orsosn of the BedbuS.

ncubtless there are many miserable
naonle in the world who have asked
themselves, as well as others where
.hat little torment, the bedbug, comes
from. Long ago this insect was known
"a come from wood, but why it should
.ont,ne itself to the wooden parts OF
Mods and the framework Of old houses
was somewhat Of q mystery. One day
!. scientist found a bedbug in the stom-
sch of a woodpecker, which he was
engaged in d~issecting. Pursuing his
investigations further he found that
bedbugs are plentiful on pine trees.
pine q are often infested with
thenn. and 1t is now the accepted belief
that It is from the pine tree that the
hedbus gets its origin. 1t should in
terest a good many people to- know this,
though It will not make close acquaint-
INC with the parasite any more agree
AHA
The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-06
Beauty in Cofcets.

French women, who have reduced
dress to a science, hold that the most
important item of the toilet of a we'll
groomed woman is the corset. The
French woman wears a short corset OF
cream or black satin, embroidered in
her ~favorite color. There is a wide
heading at the top through which is
drawn a ribbon the color of the en-
broidery. The bottom of the corset is
bound in wider satin ribbon. This is
to prevent the steels or whalebones
from bending inward and hurting the
flesh, and to prevent the suspender
garters, which are often pinned to the
sides of the corset, from tearing it. -
Chicago Times Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-06
THEY WANT TO TELL
These Grateful Women Who Have
Been Helped by Mrs. Pinkham.

Women who have suffered severely
and been relieved of their ills by Mrs.
Pfnkham's advice and medicine are
constantly urging publication of their
statements for the benefit of other wo-
men. Here are two such letters:
Mrs. LIZZIE BEVERLY, 258 Merrimac
ST, Lowell, Mass, writes:
1T affords me great pleasure to tell
ansuffering women of the beneftIhave
received from taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Icanhard-
1yfnd words toexpressmygratitude for
what she has done forme. Ny trouble
was liberation Of the womb. Twas IN
der the Doctors care. Upon examina-
lion he found fifteen very large ulcers,
but he failed to do me good. took sew
eralbottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, also used the Sanative
Wash, and Am cured. Mrs. Pinkham's
medicine saved my life, and 1 would
Tecommend it to all suffering women
Mrs. AMOS TRoMBLEAY, Ellenburgh
Ctr, N. T.. writes:
I took cold at the time my baby
was born, causing me to have milk
legs, and was sick in bed for eight
wrecks. Doctors did me no good. l
surely thought I would die. 1 was al
90 troubled with falling OF the womb.
Icould not eat, had faint spells as
often as ten times a day. One day a
lady came to see me and told me OF the
benefit she had derived from taking
Lydia X. Pinkham's medicine, and ad
vised me to try it. / did so, and hae
takeE only half a bottle before l wa
able to sit in q chair. After taking
three bottles I could do my own work
am now in perfect health"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-06
Househ old Hints.

Rub tough meat with lemon.
Steam a stale loaf of breadto freshen
it.
Try bacon fat for frying chicken and
game.
Dip sliced onions in milk before
frying.
Heat dry coffee before pouring on
the water.
Warm crackers slightly in the oven
before using.
Fried sweet apples are goodfor liver
or kidney trouble.
Pour vinegar over fresh fish to make
the scales come off easily.
The leaves Of all house plants should
be syringed with tepid water once a
week.
Beat the whites of eggs at an open
window if the kitchen be hot and
steamy.
Add lemon juice to the water in
which rice is boiled to keep the grains
separate.
A%newspaper is a capital thing to rub
with; it absorbs the grease and polishes
at the same time.
ALI internal parts of animals, such
as hearts, ETC., spoil quickly, and are
best parboiled at once.
A little lemon juice or vinegar helps
to keep %cauli1owers, artichokes and
fish white while being boiled.
Ham kettles, designed in shape for
boiling a whole ham, are among the
new furnishings for an up-to-date
kitchen.
Cretonne lamp shades to match the
fashionable chintz paper and hang
ings will be much in vogue this sum-
mer for bedrooms in country houses.
Bedroom floors may be kept cool
and fresh by wiping them daily with
fresh water. Microbes, moths or other
insects are thus destroyed. Salt and
camphor in cold water is an excellent
disinfectant IN bedrooms.
In rooms that lack sunlight it is
astonishing to see how a strong, bright
yellow color of just the right shade,
introduced by ear of a cushion, OF
chair, or h~angings, will give bright
ness and life that is almost sunny in
effect.
Parsnip fr1tters may be made by
scraping and boiling three or more
parsnips until very tender; then, hav.
ing mashed and seasoned them with
salt, pepper and butter, make a pint
of batter, add the parsnips, and fry a
tablespoonful at a time in boiling lard
When the glass globes of the chan
delier have become smoked and grimy
soak them in hot water, to which
little sal soda has been added. Their
put some ammonia into hot water, ane
scrub the inside of the globes briskly
with a stiff brush, whereupon rinse
thoroughly and wipe.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-06
The Latest in Stationery,

The Latest in Stationery.
Knapsacks of cardboard, leather or
wood are the proper receptacles for
note paper and envelopes at present.
They are to be had in black, blue, buff
OF in red and black. The note paper
is white, blue or %regimental gray.
The white has fine lines of red and
blue set close together all round the
edge Of the sheets. The top of each
sheet is adorned with an army or
navy flag or with the crossed Ameri-
car and Cuban flags or with the in
sigma of some regiment.