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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07

rapidly working into favor in the European
countries. While this popular nut is found
growing in ell of the southern states and In
northern Mexico. 1t is at its best only in
limited portions of the state of Texas. The
Texas pecan is not as large as the Louisi-
ana nut, but 1t Possesses a more delicate
flavor and has a more uniformly perfect
kernel. The Mexican pecan is more plenti-
full than the Texas nut, and can be placed
on the market for less money, but because
of Its very hard shell and insipid flavor has
little demand
San Antonio, the center of the pecan mar
ket. is also Il e pioneer of the pecan candy
industry. 1t IS the favorte candy of the
Mexicans, ano nearly every important cor
ner of the qua mt old city forms the market
stand of some I'D Mexican candy man with
his crude staE1, from which he sells his
"pepitorias" AMI "melacoche," the two most
popular forms &C pecan candy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
NO EXPRESSION IN THE EYE
1t Is the Eyciid That Does the Rusf
ness, Says an English OcuIist,
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
There are no expressive eyes The ex-
preston of the eye is really in the lid The
eye itself independent of it's surroundings.
mas no more expression than has a glass
marble. A prominent English oculist makes
TINS daring statement, and he defends his
position with emphasis. 1.-THE eyes have no
expression whatever" he says How do
you explain the fact that the eyes of one
person are more expressive than those of
another?" 1 am asked They are not. The
difference consists IN certain nervous con-
fractions of the lids peculiar to the indt-
vidual.
observe for yourself, and you will see
that l am right. We will say that 1 am
greatly interested in something, and nv
attention is suddenly called from 1t by an
unexpected Interruption. My upper eyelid
raises itself just a little, but the eye proper
does not change an iota In appearance If
the interruption is but momentary the eIe-
walton of the lid will be but momentary
III the surprise caused by an interruption
is continued the lid may be raised even a
little more, and, in fact, the whole of the
forehead, including the eyebrows, is raised
and wrinkled. But the eye remains the
same.
emotions are gone through" continued the
doctor. His eyes are open wide, in cases
Of intense excitement, to their greatest ex-
tent. but the forehead is not wrinkled and
the ball Of the eye is as expressive as a bit
of glass. No more.
observe the face of one who laughs You
will see that the lower eyelid has no muscle
of It's own, and it is only by the contrac-
ton Of the adjacent muscles in smiling or
laughing that it is made to move. That is
why there are many wrinkles about the
eyes of merry persons.
The expression of deep thoughtfulness
Is produced by the dropping of the upper
lid. The lids of some persons fall so low
that the pupil of the eye itself is the same
II the meditation is over a subject that
worries the thinker the expression is again
quite different. The eyelids contract and
the eyebrows lowered and drawn to-
gether. This Is true of reflective mood.
LAS to emotional moods, there is the ex-
preston Of anger, for instance. The eyes,
instead of closing. are open wider than they
are normally, but the brows are closely
knit.
I'm expressing sadness the entire upper
eyelid comes about half way down and the
folds of the skin collect there, giving the
lid a thick, heavy appearance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
From Dfeamland.

From the London Speaker
Come back to me, come back to me, across the
fields of death.
Come very near. l, trembling, dear, will hush and
hold my breath
Come, sweetest rose of womanhood nv heart INV
life, my own,
Come back To me-come back to mel I have been
long alone.
Then let me gaze moment, sweet, yet against
my breast
hide your face Oh, grant me grace, so resting,
to have rest,
Your spirit communes with my own through MANY a
bitter day;
Come once, as you were long ago, before you went
away!
Come back from heaven to me on earth-como back
dear Dream of mine.
though l, who weep even In my Sleep the cruel
truth divine;
With Loves own presence helm and heal the toaev
jar and fret:
Come back. and. for a little while, remember and
forget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
IN BED WITH RATTLESNAkES
Belgian Natlralist's Night in tn,
TOltec Ruins of Quemada.

From the San Franci 20 Call
when I was llecting specimens of
plants and animals In Zacatecas." said the
noted DR.. Maximili Schumann, Il had
an experience with ra tlesnakes WIFI 1 came
near being the death~,f me-
The doctor is the belgian explorer and
naturalist who went through Africa, and
in telling of his adventu- IS he said
Il mad gone a days 1,urney on horse
back from the city of Il catecas to the
southeast to examine some Il Toltec ruins
there. These are known as he Quemada
RUNS. They are very extensive. / got there
late at night. I had shot couple of doe
on the way and had thrown thea, across
my pack animal
"On my arrival within the ruins I lit
hre to get my supper, after which I spread
my blanket and lay down. In the morning
when l woke up l threw my hand outside
OF the blanket and it almost touched big
poisonous rattesnake. l escaped by the,
merest chance. Looking toward my feet,
what was my establishment to see rattle
snakes all over the blankets There We're no
less than six of them besides the one that
missed my hand.
THE reptiles were not the crotalus hor-
ridus, or diamond crotalus, known in Cal
ifornia. but the crotalus milarus found in
the hot regions. They are very poisonous
When 1 had lit my fire in the evening l
AioS
had crept along the walls.
THE altitude of Zacatecas and the old
ruins is between 1000 and $500 feet, and
1t gets quite cold at night. My fire was
what undoubtedly attracted them. When
they got out toward it they found my bed,
and. discerning the warm blankets, crawl
ed up on them and went to sleep. l have
always thought it was almost miraculous
that l escaped being bitten. AS l did not
want the snakes, having already all l
wanted l killed them and nailed them all
to the adobe wall, with my card on each.
THE lizards and other reptiles which l
got there l sailed away in casks and for
Warded to Europe. 1t Is a general belief
among the Indians, notably among the
Creeks, Cherokees and Choctaws in Indian
territory, where l was for time, that if
one is bitten by a rattlesnake all he has to
do to prevent fatality is to eat the snake.
But l never discovered any virtue in this.
The best remedy is to Immediately bind
thong above the wound, so that the poison
cannot circulate higher. Then cut an in
cision below the wound and squeeze out
as much blood possible. Then, if TO
the wound is made an application of potash
or any alkali, there is almost no danger
Il got the best collection of reptiles from
Mexico and forwarded them to Europe that
has ever been seen here. The rattlesnakes
We're so plentiful that they could be seen
by thousands and thousands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
joey Had. ]. Little Dog.

from tne 1ootRs ESmpsaMo"'
The teacher ofsA district school in Maine
tells story that reminds me Of Mary and
her little lamb, only it is of Joe and his
little dog. =
Joe was q hby OF about eight years old.
and was devoted to a small. lank puppy.
Out Of school hours boy and dog We're In
separable. and Jee apparently could not
reconcile himself to the necessity Of leav-
ing the dog at homie For several mornings
the teacher allowed the puppy to remain
at Joes feet under the desk.
Then there came day when the small
dog could not be kept quiet, but frisked
about. to the delight OF the school and the
dismay Of the teacher.
Joe" she said firmly. you must take
that dog out"
Joe looked at her mournfully. but picked
up the pup: and. With his head against his
ings were evidently hurt. but he said moth
ing until he reached the door. then giving
his teacher a reproachful look, with q
plying glance toward hts dog, he said.
slowlys "And he's named Tor you'll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07

Theodore Roberts in Youths Companion.

'heodore Roberts In Youths Companion.
They slew a god in valley
That faces che wooded west:
Iley held him down, in their anger
Win Fountain across his breast
ana an night through, and all night long
Ills hound will take no rest.
From the low woods, black as sorrow,
IEat marshal along the lake,
cry breaks our on the stiffness,
As II the dead would wake
The cry of the faithful dog, who runs
No more for the runnins's sake
But follows the sides Of the valley
And the old familiar TRAIL
With bis nose TO the ground and his eyes
Red lights in the cedar swale;
All night long, and all night through
Til the heavy east grows pale.
Some say he forehera!ds tempest
Dutrunning the wind In the air.
When the willows are blowing yellow
And the alders wet and bare
He hunts, with no joy in the hunting
Giving tongue TO his mad despair.
Another stick on the campfire
For the shadows are leaning near
And something runs In the thicket
That the spruces bend to hear.
Inc white stars wonder why he runs,
with his grief of thousand year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
Another Model Town.

From the Rochester Post Express.
Undeterred by the fate of Pullman and
Dolgeville, the owner Of a coal tract near
Pittsburg is building a model mining town.
Each of its houses of brick and stone will
stand on a auarter-acre lot. with flower
beds and an Usage orange hedge in front
School buildings, reading and club house,
churches and stores will be provided, thus
leaving the miners and their families to
the number of three thousand, nothing to do
but move in and be happy. Some precau-
tons are, however. to be taken against
such an issue of the enterprise has be-
fallen other experiments Of the same kind
The homes are to become the property Of
the individual miners, and they are to run
the place as In the case Of other villages.
The stores are to- be managed on the profit
sharing plan. Club aud reading room men,
bership will involve the payment Of dues.
The sale Of liquor in or near the place will
be barred.
the town, to provide every benefit with
which an employee can be supplied. On the
other hand. the cost OF producing coal
must be made as 10y as it can be made
legitimately' II thA1 latter half Of this
declaration implies that the miners are to
accept less pay than that given elsewhere
in the same discreet 'for like labor. as an
Offset to the prHvisi6n made in their be-
half, the failure Of the scheme, however
carefully framed Inv other respects, can
safely be predicted. 9a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
PECAN CROP IS SHORT.
The Nut is Badly Damaged by Web
Worms in Texas.


Worms in Texas.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
In single week one-half of the pecan
crop In Texas was killed by the pest known
as the web worm. and commonly called
the caterpillar. Reports are still coming in
to the effect that the worms have invaded
the remaining counties.
1t has been many years since the web
worm has infested the pecan crop of Texas,
and when the crop was attacked this year
the work was done so swiftly that the peo-
pie could not get advices as to how to
handle the pests in time to check the raw
ages. AS a result, the pecan crop of what
is known in the pecan world as the San
Antonio valley Is total loss, and the trees
themselves SO badly injured as to affect
their production next year.
The web worm put in its appearance in
this section six weeks ago. 1t was first
noticed at work defoliating the mesquite
brush. The movement Of the pest was like
the slow, irresistible forward march Of an
army. cutting path through the groves
two and three miles wide and moving uni
formly forward. The pc who owned
the pecan groves stood help-~ss and saw the
despoliatton Of their trees go on before their
eyes, Neither spraying with water nor
the use of smoke or fire made any per-
ceptible impression on the pests, while a
fear of poisoning the nut prevented the use
Of the effective method Of spraying with
poison.
The pecan crop Of southwest Texas is a
very valuable element in its commerce.
The destruction Of the crop in this vicinity
means a serious loss to a number of people
who make considerable money off the sale
Of nuts grown on their lands. This year it
was expected that in the natural course of
things the crop would be very heavy one
And doubtless It would have been but for
the appearance Of the caterpillars. Usually
every alternate year the pecan crop Is
heavy. Last year it was light, and this
was the year for 1t to have been a heavy
one.
The pecan crop of Texas amounts usually
to 100000 The nuts are gathered in their
natural groves along the San Antonio, Sa-
binal, Nueces and Guadalupe river bottoms,
and bring an average Of AZ cents per pound
in carload lots. with variation of cent
per pound higher or lower as the crop hap
pens to prove plentiful or scarce. San An
tonic alone handles about 200 car leads at
an average price of 81 600 per car. One Arm
alone purchases between $4,000 and $35, 900
worth Of pecans annually, and employs 800
people between October 1b and March 1 to
shell this vast amount Of nuts
The shelled pecan IL extensively used in
the manufacture Of confectionery. It finds
. ready sale In the north and sAst, and Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
A Song of Snmmer Days.

Written for The Evening Star by Andrew Downing
When summer days are long love,
When summer days are long
The sky is deepest blue above
The air is full of song
The woods green, the blossoms fair,
The breezes soft and sweet;
All Nature brings her treasures rare,
And lays them at our feet
When Love is In its prime, dear,
When Love Is in its prime,
Though spring autumntime be here,
Or winters snow and rime
The heart Its summer solstice knows
And life is at its best;
For Loves the fairest flower that blows
To tempt maiden's quest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
My Poor NeighbOr.

from the Chicago Record.
My neighbor hath lordly pile
A palace reared Of polished stone
In which he lives in lavish style,
Alone.
! look upon his wealth and smile
In rare content, while my knee
A wee one rides and crows at me-
My own!
Ny neighbors is a regal place;
But, oh! it hath no laughing face
OF childhood there for sympathy.
They rise in hedges topped with gold.
And all their radiance is mine.
l see their blossom sheaths unfold:
l breathe their fragrance day by day,
And, aye, they nod and smile my way,
Though l be poor.
My neighbors lawn is green and wide
And here and there lofty tree
With spreading arms stands to divide
Its store Of graceful shade with me;
And, oh! I'm sure
That when the verdant days are gone
New charms will greet me from the laWnl
My neighbor hath a host Of cares,
For he must guard his costly wares
And golden hoard;
While l, crowned with domestic bliss,
May gain a fond parental kiss
he can't AFFORD.
and my neighbOr never meet,
An alley separates our lands;
My home Is IN a modest street,
His on the driye-see, there he standsi
Poor man; he's naught but gold and gearl
While have home-and you, my dearl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
MARRIAGE BY PROXY.
Peculiar Ceremony Performed In Aus
trRlia and Africa.
EHrs,I, 10 sl,r

FROM the Plttsburg Dispatch.
An extraordinary ceremony recently took
place in Amsterdam, with counterpart in
Africa 1t appears that young man left
Holland some years ago to serve in the
telegraph department of the Transvaal It
had been his ambition to make a certain
young lady in Amsterdam his wife If he
ever attained to prosperity But when sue
cess was achieved he was unable to leave
his work for journey to Holland. In this
difficulty marriage proxy-known in Hol-
land as a glove marriage-was suggested.
The details were all carefully arranged,
the difference of time exactly calculated,
and continuous cable connections between
Pretoria and Amsterdam secured. The
bridegroom and his friends assembled in
the Hotel Kruger An operator using
wire from the cable notified the lady's
family in Holland that all was in readiness.
and the reply came that the ceremony
would then begin.
In the Amsterdam mansion a friend of
the bridegroom made the responses, and
when the time came to clasp hands, pro-
duced glove belonging to the bridegroom,
which he had worn. The proxy, holding
one end of the glove and the bride the
other, the promises We're exchanged and
the ceremony completed.
A cablegram from the bride to her hus-
band. six thousand miles away, gave him
her wifely greeting, to which he responded.
There was wedding feast in Pretoria and
another in Amsterdam, and the cable was
kept busy with congratulations Then the
bride said farewell to her family and went
on board the steamer to begin her voyage
to her new home.
The custom of the old glove marriage
dates back to old Dutch colonial days,
when they were more common than in
these times of rapid and cheap journeys.
But there is a contract far older that re-
sembles it in many of it's particulars. Many
a fearful farewell to mourning loved ones
assembled around a deathbed is like that
brides goodbye to her family. merely the
parting of one who goes to Him who has
long been loved. and who is about to enter
the mansion prepared before the founda-
ton of the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
Twenty Uses for Corn.

The Indian corn propaganda at the Paris
exposition and the conventions recently
held In the west in the interest of corn pro-
ducers have brought out the fact that over
twenty important products are. now man
ufactured from corn. One Of the most i'm
portant products is distilled spirits, the de-
mand for which has increased greatly since
the invention Of smokeless powder in the
manufacture Of which the spirits are
largely used. Among the other products
made from corn are: Mixing glucose crys-
tai glucose. grape sugar. anhydrous grape
sugar. special sugar. pearl starch pow
trine British gum, graduated gum, gum
paste, corn oil ecc:n OF cake, rubber sub
sl1tute gluten feed. chop feed, gluten meal
and corn germ. With the present economi-
cal methods of manufacture not particle
OF the corn IL wasted. There Is no refuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
An 'OstIer,s Wall.

From the English end American Gazette.
Now wot's to come Of 'orses, dunno,
And wot's to come Of mes another question,
With these 'ere cycles always the go
The very sight perdooces indigestionI
You can't say clek to them, you can't say whOal
They don't want grooming and they don't wan
shoefng
And them F0omatic tyres wot makes 'em SO
Luxurious nke-lt all means our undoing
But that's not all; an even RUNNER start
They've juEt invented, call an automobile
Where parafiip y 'arnassad :. - cart
TO sape, I > pose, the 'orse and 'ostler troubled
Aord, 'ersea sooR viii only be in circuses
And II yoQ NAnt ~ 'ostleg, try the work useol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07

From the Chicago News.
Sandy Pikes-"Billy. de wickedness Of dis
world Is appallin'."
Billy Coalgate-"What's de matter. now,
pard?"
Sandy Pikes-"Why. I went over an
asked dat lady fer a quarter to get me hair
trimmed"
Billy Coalgate-"What did she say2s
Sandy Pikes-"Asked me II I'd have Il
trimmed Wild ribbon OF Iso>,N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07

Jeanette Bliss Giilespy In the Columbia Literary
Monthly.
said. The Past II is dead
will bury it deep and STILL
With tablet over its head
OF the dead one may speak no ~"
/ dug deep down in the loan,
! sealed up the grave with prayer;
But the Past the first one home.
AnG waited 10 greet me there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07

Another trait Of these simp'e natives is
tier answering obedience and devotion to
their superiors. In 1913 Russian captain
OF b.darra, or fishing sloop, had been
hunting sea lions among the Eastern Aleu-
tians- Upon finishing his business the Rus
sian desired to visit the peninsula. where-
upon the old Aleuts demonstrated assurina,
him that although he might safely cross
to within sight of the mainland he wouId
be unable to land on account of the heavy
surf The Russian, however remained oh
Gur2te, and, Notwithstanding the warning
Insisted upon putting TO sea. AT this in
stead of deserving their master those of
the Aleuts who were regularly in his sery-
Ice took leave of their cOuntrymen as men
who never expected to return again Thy
also busted themselves with arrangements
re-ative to the disposition of such property
as they possessed. In the midst of these
ominous preparations the Russian became
impatient and ordered the crying women
and ehHaren away from the boat, at the
same time haunting the men with being
cowardiy, superstitious and stupid At this
the men silently broke off their leaye-tak-
Ing and, entering the boat, calmly sailed
away from their heart-broken families and
countrymen. And the worst predictions of
the Aleuts We're fulfilled. for the bidarra
was wrecked in the surf nearly a mile from
the Hat coast Of the mainland, every soul
ers.
Russian Ancestry.
In appearance the Aleuts differ as greatly
from the average native Alaskan as in
character exhibiting marked indications of
their early Russian ancestry. The men
as a rule. are small and slight of stature.
while the women in many instances are
we'll formed and comedy. OF late years
much good has been accomplished by home
missions among the natives of Unaiaska
and other islands at the eastern extremity
Of the Aieutian chain. AS scholars they
display great aptitude. and If their beset-
ting sin OF intemperance can be successful
y overcome their race may yet develop
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-27

One of the most prominent and en-
thusiastic spirltualists in Canton said
this morning that he had heard from
George d. saxton. Said this gentle.
man:
"We held a sitting at private resi-
dence few nights ago and many spirits
came from the spirit life to talk with
their earth friends. There is an error
current that spirits are called for and
come when called. That is not true.
They only come and communicate with
their earth friends when they are met
half way, at the portal door. At the
sitting refer to, many who were prom
inent in the earth life talked with their
friends. Near the close Of the seance,
George D. Saxton's spirit came and the