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The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
MRS. ALIcE BucK.

died on Friday, April IS, 1898, at the
residence of Edward Hance, near
Freehold, aged so years. The funer-
al took place on Monday, at 2 o'clock,
at Mr.. Hance's residence, Rev. /. p.
Brokaw ID. d., officiating and inter
nent was at MapIewood.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
DRIED VEGETABLES.
Large Increase in Demand and the
work in the Dryiug Factnrx

The preparation of dried vegetables for
the market said large wholesale dealer
in such goods in New York to the writer
recently. has lately become quite an ex
tensive industry in various agricultural
parts of this country. Five years ago there
were not dozen factories in New York
state where any vegetable other than a
potato, was DRIED for the table. Today
there are at least twenty factories In this
state, and as many more in New Jersey and
pennsylvania where fresh vegetables, such
as potatoes, carrots and onions, are dried
especially for winter use.
THE fresh vegetables are brought h,,
truck loads to the drying factory during
the summer and fan seasons They are
unpacked, and the good having been sorted
out from the bad, the vegetables are taken
to the washing room, where they are clean
ed OF all particles of dust and dirt that
may adhere to them. They are then sent To
ehe peeiing room. Here a number Of men.
women and children are busiIy emploved
with keen-edged knives peeling the vepeta-
pies into large baskets. AS soon as a has
ket has been filled the peeled b1e he
II potato, carrot or onion, Is dumped into a
hopper made to hold one >of those fhrae
special vegetables. From there thew are
fed to machine with rotating knife blades
Wh1cn cuts them up into small slices about
quarter of an inch thick.
After being sliced the tuhers are s1;sb,,,,
sulphured In chamber built of wood Hara
great discrimination must be used for IL
they are sulphured too much the potatoes
Will taste of the fumes: If too little they
will not contain enough antfseptic nronarty
and bacteria attracted by the starch will
develop The sulphuring process is neces-
sdry 10 preserve the color of the vegetables
as TAR as possible, and TO prevent decay
After this process the potatoes are NOT
spread out in the sun, but put into an
evaporator. The latter looks like n small
Ferris wheel and is inclosed in sort of
prlck oven with glass windows. Within
N. t1x
rev hours When the moisture is suf
hclently evaporated the cars of the wheel
are emptied through the windows, and their
contents are ready to be packed in hoxes
for the market When the sliced potatoes
are taken from the evaporator they resenn-
bic dry chips, and it takes six or seven
pounds Of the fresh vegetable to make ono
pound or the dried article. Other vepe
tables than those mentioned are at present
in process of development Thus far the
industry has proved very profitable as
evlnced by the increased demand for dried
vegetables all over the country during last
winter" s'
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Resentment.

"Looky yere," said the old colored man,
as he stepped inside the door. "do dat oldes
boy er mine wuck foh your
lis that oldest boy of yours named Han
nibal?" asked thu man who was working
in his shirt sleeves.
'Yessuh. De people whah my wife wah
wucl1in' named i'm aftuh whut 1 un'stan's
is a ve'y fine family er white folks"
We'll, he's been employed here
Does 1 un'stan' him correckly when he
says dat dis aftuhnoon you done call i'm a
dcnkey?''
II believe I said something of the kind"
Il hopes dat in de light o. second thought
you ism gwinster STAN by dat ar COM
parison."
Il don't see how it makes much differ
ence."
"Dah is limits ter patience. An I aim
gwineter hab no SANDER goin' around whah
is interested You mus mt cali dat boy no
donkey. rs got er donkey. He doesn'
gin, ner go ter sleep when he orter be
workin'. An when de watermfIlions Is
mlssin' fun somebody's patch in de neigh
borhood, dey doesn' come aroun' dat DOH
keys mauger lookin' foh rinds. He dossn'
complain bout de vtttles ner make fun er
folks dats older an mo- sensible dan he
is. An when you want i'm, you knows
whah ter find i'm, an you doesn' nebber
lay awake o nights skyaht fob fear is
rarne'll BE- in de mornin's paper. rs de
father of de boy an de owner OBJ de DON
key, an rs hyuh ter dat Justice is did.
DON you call dat boy no donkey"
Evening star., 1898-08-27

words before he left norae to be a soldier
But Just the same she kept on sending him
boxes full Of all sorts of ihings 20 relieve
the mopotony OF soldier fare, most of
which, for some reason, he never got Z
could hardly keep from suickerfng when I
saw how surprised and annoyed she was
because her scg 6idn't get the provisions
but the young fslfow she was talking 10
Gid1t seem 20 see the JolSe Ito listened
with the gravest face irnaxInabIe as she
told how, when she heard The hoy had
taken typhoid fever, she had ieft home 10
come and see him. tbs nurse asked ban
that morning whom he would rather see
tfan any one else in the eGr11 and BE had
answered you Tsl.t there any one yea
would rather see more tissG n1e%' she ssys-
ed, and he said, NO; aO ons that there is
any hope Of seeing, and then turned his
head over on his pillow as If ne was tired
OF being qnestioasd. Bot the nurse said,
wouldn't you like to sac your rnotberT"
and be turned, And when he turned TO look
at her his eyes we're full 81 tsars and ia a
minute more his mother was iiussing HIM
and he was feelias happier and stronger
than he had felt In weeks And I'm blAst
IL the excitement of II all didn't make her
piUm forget what hotel saa WAS stopping
at And that young fellow dldn't
appreciate II at all. He sat there
and named all the hotels ne could think Of
over, because she said she thought she
would remember the mana IL she heard H.
The idea OF her coming 20 a strange town
and forgetting what hotel she lived at
didn't strike him the way II did me the
minute l realized what nssd happened He
oloht I nave any sense OF aut4sor 9shsSayeS."
Evening star., 1898-08-27
A Cup of Coffee.

roiu Eullaoeiunla IrmeA
Coffee lovers are periodically assafled
with the dread, amounting sometimes to
conviction, that their favorfte beverage
Is not wholesome for them These will be
reassured by some experiments in diet
which a physician has carried On at hos
pital re GENTLY He found, to quote frotn
his report that coffee acted upon the liver
and was altogether the best remedy for
constipation ana what is called a bilious
condition; that tea acted in precisely an
opposite dtrection-namely, an astriD-
gent, and he adds: Nothing we found
could bring the peace to a sufferer from a
OF strong coffee with little lemon juice
added. Another interesting fact developed
by these same experiments was that for
neuralgia in ITS simple form fresh, strong
hot tea was almost q specific. Many coffee
lovers who find at times that the drink is
not agreeing with them will notice a change
for the better in its after effect if the
cream is left out This is not so great a
hardship as il seems, provided care is
taken to have the coffee of the best quality
and served clear. fairly strong and hot.
After taking it In this way for a few morn
irgs with a lump or two of sugar it win be
almost an effort to return to the cream
compound. The difference between the
creamless morning coffee and the after-din-
ner French coffee is that the latter is in
fused and the former usually boiled To
bring coffee just to the boiling point and
so the chemist say, the stimulating prop
erty The breakfast coffee therefore.
which is intended to freshen one for the
day. should be prepared in this way The
little cup taken at the end of The dinner
and the day is better to be simply infused
through the French coffee pot, as the ex-
citing property is heipfuiiy spared at such
time"
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Pulled From a Telegraph Pole.

From the Chicago Journal.
Eldridge Mcfarland was at the top of a
telegraph pole yesterday. He is now lying
at his home with a sprained wrist and an
injured back.
A locomotive did it.
Mcfarland Is a lineman in the employ OF
the Chicago Telegraph Company. He was
stringing a wire at 13Sth and Halsted
streets and climbed the pole with a coil
about his body.
When he had reached the top he leisurely
started to fasten the line to tn, insuIator.
He did not rotice the end which was drag
ging on the ground but a passing locomo-
tive did. The stray end coiled about the
smokestack and chung there lovingly. The
other end stuck just as tightly to McFar-
land.
In the ensuing tug-of-war the man was
no match for the iron horse. In a twin
king he was jerRed from his lofty position
and hurled twenty-five feet through the
air: By lucky CHARGE he landed almost
right side up and escaped with his life
The engine is as clipper as ever.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
His Sense of Humor.

1t is much-abused quantity, this phrase
"a sense Of humor."
1.-THE trouble with most people," said the
young man with wide, wayy ears and a
voice like lawn mower, sis that they
haven't a faculty for seeing the amusing
side of life. They've got to have something
labeled this is funny before they will un-
derstand that it's time to laugh They miss
lots of chances to enjoy themselves cimply
because of their own carelessness and stu
pidity.''
Then he gave loud, dlscordant .'haw
haw,'' which made everybody in the vicin-
ity dislike him.
Don't you think there are occasions on
which our sympathies are so strongly ap-
Evening star., 1898-08-27
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A Juvenfie Optimfst.


My gran dad says these modern days
OF steam an 'Iectric light
Beat anything that ever was;
An gran dads mostly right.
But I can't help some doubtfulness
When into bed I climb
An dream about those good old days
OF Once Upon a Time.
I've got to hustle OF the farm
When get big enough
1 wish knew some fairy spell
To do the work that's rough.
I'd like to make the brownies toll
By sayin' some queer rhyme
The game as them there wizards did
In Once Upon Time.
I wish that ponshin' our lamp
A genie would arouse
Sos could say, 60, slave an feed
Them pigs an milk the cows"
I'd make him wear the over-ans
An face the mud an CRIME.
But this oil earth amt what it was
In Once Upon a Time.
Yet, history repeats itself,
My gran'dad says, an 50
/ keep on hoptn' as / watch
The seasons come an go
That I may live to see 'ern back
The brownies in their prime,
The wizards an them other folks
OF Once Upon a Time
Evening star., 1898-08-27
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En- w.

Butterfly, he cry an sigh,
AS he met me 'neaf de tree,
Whah de loafn' hours went bye
'fWisht L wus a hoaey bee.
He hab comfort in completeness;
Got O. hive chock full o. sweetness
Luckier dan de likes O. me.
Wisht Yves a honey beer
Says de bee, says he to me,
Tain no use foh me to try
To be frolickin' s.n' free
Wisht wus a butterfly.
Muffin tall to do but dancIn'
Whah de sunbeam comes a-glanciu.
/ must toll an sleep an die.
Wisht wus a butterfly
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Horses Remarkable Journey.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Nine horses owned in Ventura, Col, have
just made remarkable journey. A few
months ago T. s. Cook took them to Invo
county, 300 miles from here. on account Of
the lack of pasture here. A few days ago
they reached horne, having escaped from
the pasture and traEeleIsthe entire distance
without driver or herder. They were seen
travelling on a trot, aad7 must have covered
the first 200 miles 9f mora from the pasture
without water. feeH or fest as there is alb
be bought and patd for at a good round
price. Is he
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Grim China Ware.
rom the Hong Kong Telegraph.

A good deal of annoyance has been caused
by the shipment to Canton of the corpses
OF MEN, women and children who have suc-
cumfed to plague in Hong Kong. All sorts
OF devices are resorted to to get the bodies
out of Hong Kong, the latest being the
slowing Of .he bodies in large packing cases.
which are labeled china ware" On arrival
at Canton the customs officers examine all
goods that are dutiable, and as china wars
fashioned china ware has. of course hssn
stopped In transit, and as, when the hitch
oecnfs, no consignees come forward to clain,
tne goods, the trouble and expense con-
Eeeled with the disposal of the bodies de-
volve upon the Chinese authorities How
many bodies have been smussled into Can
ton and Honam there is no telling. but.
Judging from the gossip Of the tea houses
ana oazaars, the number is considerable.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Cur1y-Hafred Jurors Are Disliked.
IrIv


1t is not generally known that there is a
prejudice against curly-hared men when it
comes to choosing a jury to try criminal
cases. The prejudice. when 1T is manifest
ed, comes from the defense. When asked
to explain the objection to curly-haired
men prominent barrister recently said:
When was just starting my legal men,
tor inculcated that idea in me. He said
that curly-haired men had almost invaria-
bly, been the pampered darlings of their
parents, and in their youth had been so
used to having their own way that they
had come to believe that everybody on
earth was wrong except themselves.
In this way the seeds Of opposition are
sown, and when they grow older they make
1t point to disagree with everybody and
everything. If everybody else on the jury
votes for acquittal, they vote for cenvic-
ton. as matter of course. They are as
stubborn as the days are long.
curiy-hafred man never gets on the
Jury when l am defending man If can
see him in tims."
Evening star., 1898-08-27

There was no mistaking the species of the
round-shouldered man with colored glasses.
an tll-fttins alpaca coat and congress
CATERS He was Enthusiastically fine
specimen of bookworm. He looked up with
ill-concealed annoyance when friend came
bustling into his study to get letter trans
lated.
"I'u attend to that tomorrow" said the
student, as he pushed the paper aside and
proceeded to make some notes on the mar
gin of a large leather-bound volume
But 1 want it right away. You see, this
is business"
Humph! was the contemptuous rejoin-
der. Il suppose you are prepared TO con-
tend that business is the most important
institution in human life."
We'll" was the answer, 1T comes pretty
near being, SO far as can make any esti-
mate
More important, of course, than general
knowledge"
Look here; have you read about Plato
having lost two of his back teeth while
cracking nuts?'
Mo- was the animated response That
must be a recent discovery"
Did you know that Xantippe had q
mole on her left ear and squlntedT'
i never heard of such d thing. These
are most important circumstances IL the re-
ports can be even approximately verified"
Were you aware that Julius Caesar wore
MS toga wrong side out, If ne happened to
put 1t on that way, because he was afraid
OF bad luck II he changed it7'
most astounding idiosyncrasyr'
You regard these things important? ?''
Il should say so. They demand investi-
CATION. Where did YOU read about them?"
Nowhere. I merely wanted to know IL
that's the sort of research that will cause
man to forget his dinner and let the fire
go out in cold weather. suppose fits cru
dition, but must say / can't make any
thing of 1t, except vulgar personal curios-
ity.'
And the man OF letters scratched his head
with the end OF his pen and said he had
never thought Of 1t in that light, and that
It was theory which II would be worth
while to read up on and investigate
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Tells How Fast the Train L. Goinr.

From Pearsons Weekly.
An ingenious form of speed-recording ap-
paratus has been recently devised for use
in some German railway experiments
While simple in design, 1t proved exceed
ingly effective, and showed, moreover, not
only the speed at any particular moment,
but the time in which stops were made,
speed round curves, up grades, etc.
Electrical connections were made on the
axle of the carriage in such a manner mat
dash and space were marked off At each
revolution on paper strip moved by clocx-
work. BY marking the length of ribbon
corresponding to one minute of time and
counting the number of dashes containe
therein, the number Of revolutions is given
at once, and from the diameter of the
wheels the speed can readily be computed
In the experiments referred to- the paper
ribbon was ruled so that one second of time
was represented by one millimeter of space,
and by subsequent Arrangement of curves
a graphic record of speeds under various
conditions was attained.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
ANSWERS TO iCoRkEspoSDENTs.

Anxious Enquirer No. the New York
Tines did not urge the appointment of Sec
retary Algel to the Paris peace conference
with a view to advancing his prospects as
candidate for tie presidency. Judging
from an editorial in that paper the Times
would seem to have some other position In
view for Mr.. Alger.
Lieut.. Hobsen:" Yes, a wire mask, such
as is used by base ball ,catchers, would uu-
ooubtedly afford 3ou considerable protec-
ten from such assaults. You can find the
article at almost any sporting goods store.
A base ball bat might also be found effsc-
tive. but il is rather 'unwie1dy, and its use
would hardly be approved, even by your
friends. sts I -s n "a. -.
StdGent:' You and your friend are both
wrong. The dome of the Capitol Is not
nearly as large as that Of st. Peter's in
Rome, and the iast-nanled is not the largest
III the world, as he claims. 1t is exceeded
In diameter by that of the Pantheon in the
same city. But the largest dome in cii-
Cumference in the world is in the town of
Buxton, in Derbyshlre, England. II sur
mounts building new used as a hospital
but originally constructed for a riding
school.
English Engineer No, Washington is
not in all respects the best paved city in
hand. Much has been done by it's authori-
ties for the benefit of carriage owners and
bicyclers, but very little for the comfort of
pedestrians Some of the brck-paved side
walks have been down for nearly half
century without repairs, and the condition
Of many Of than would be discreditable to
a country village. When her footwaiks are
rade equal to her carriage ways, Washing
ton will be entitled to the reputation YOU
think she deserves; not until then.
rs. S. Teacher No, Fighting Bob" was
in no danger of arrest while in New York
last Saturday. The anti-swearing law en-.
acted by that eminent pietist, Mr.. Guggen-
heimer, has been repealed. 1t is under
stood that it threatened to- depopulate New
York if allowed to stand.
Rural Visitor" Yes. .'the object in the
tower of the new so-caHed post Office" to
which you refer is really a clock. That Is,
1t has wheels. ETC., as well as dals But
manifestly 1t YVES not put there for service
a time-keeper; only for symmetry. And
in appearance and utility it is in admirable
keeping with the architectural style and
method of construction which make that
building notable as one Of the governments
finest failures.
"Bostonian:" No, we don't think the fell
sparrows for canary birds to ths people of
your city, at from three to five dollars a
pair could do the same thing here SUCCESS
fully. Washingtonians take their English
sparrows. served on toast, as reed birds.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

pealed to that hlarity is impossiblee' in
quired the quiet. elderly man
Not if you have the gift of seeing the
funny side OF things. There's 10 excuse for
giving in TO dull care and melancholy. I
saw an incident the other day which eoes
10 prove what I say. There was a young
man sitting in front Of me on the car A
lady sat next him, and could see by her
fidgety manner that anybody with q sense
OF humor would be able TO get something
worth laughing at il ne would Keep his
eyes open. In a few minutes she slid along
me seat next close beside him and said
Are you familiar with the ,.ames Of the
hotels in this city? I felt sorry for that
young Fellow. He didn't have any sense Of
bumor at ali. lie simply SAN that he knew
most of the hotels. and then sha told him
all about the case. She hsd come from
somewhere UP in New York state. Her son
Rad enlisted against his parents will, ana
l guess they had had soma rather hard
Evening star., 1898-08-27

From The Philadelphia Record.

From The PhiIadelphia Record.
Hotels and apartment houses are beeom-
ing a more conspicuous feature OF the
Philadelphia landscape than they were a
few years ago, and as slight indueement
to the investment of capital 1t may be
mentioned that the estimated amount of
capital invested in Germany in hnrnls
amounts to $500 0n9, 0th. giving eniu,cynent
to million persons. The capital invested
IN IN Swiss hotels anoanss to $50 600, oDo
yielding a profit of 41z per cent.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

'One of the most impressive lessons of
my childhood was to lay by something for
a rainy day." exclaimed wet tramp as he
entered wayside cottage and threw him
self down beside the kitchen stove-Rich-
mond Dispatch
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Doing His Share.

From the Chicago Record. u
Aren't you ASHAMED llpbot to go to warp
No: somebody bas to stay at home TO
praise the troops.nu ssst
Evening star., 1898-08-27

"Bostonian:" No, we don't think the fell
low who has been selling painted English
sparrows for canary birds to ths people of
your city, at from three to five dollars a
pair, could do the same thing here SUCCESS
fully. Washngtonians take their English
sparrows. served on toast, as reed birds.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

rs. S. Teacher No, Fighting Bob" was
in no danger of arrest while in New York
last Saturday. The anti-swearing law en-.
acted by that eminent pietist, Mr.. Guggen-
has been repealed. 1t is under
stood that it threatened to- depopulats New
York if allowed to stand. -
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-12-07
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The symptoms Of kidney trouble are unmis-
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