Evening star., 1899-04-08
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IN Washington a few days ago. and his
presence is responsible for a story which
has lust started the rounds. 1t has gone
no further than Washington up to this
time but it is a safe wager, at long odds,
that II will appear in Kentucky soon. Mr.
Watterson will probably find it awaiting
him when he returns for it is the kind of a
story that will be appreciated by Ken
tuckians and by any one who knows Mr.
Watterson and his proclivities.
1t was in a restaurant A well-known
congressman was entertaining fri nd
from Tammany Hall" Now, this Tam
manyite well posted upon affairs Man
haitian like the most of his kind, and knew
little of the men and things OF the mcop-
seouentiaI remainder of the country lying
outside New York which Is like all of his
kind. The congressman was pointing out
to his friend several notable persons in
the restaurant. and the Tammanyite recog-
nfzed by name some of them, and some he
didn't. Just about that time Mr. Waiter
son entered
There is Henry WatterSon, remarked
the congressman
No gleam of recognition showed upon the
face of the Tammanyite.
He is the great democrat from Ken
lucky" explained the congressman.
And he is also the author of that ia
nous expression, the star-eyed goddess OF
reform
That settles it wild me- said the Tam
manyite; I'm agin all these reformers
from Parkhurst down.
Fortunately MIR. Watterson did not hear
the latter remark, and was spared the
shock. shock which his acquaintances ap-
preciate, of hearing himself claSsed with
the reformers of Mr. Parkhurst's guild,
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Birds eggs differ in shape as well as
they do in color" said a wellknov-n orni-
biologist to Star reporter recently. For
instance, the eggs of the owl family are
almost spherical. and are thus easily moved
by the parent bird in her desire to secure
an equal amount of warmth to each during
the time of Matching. As she nests in
hcle, there is no fear whatever of any of
her clutch rolling away and being smas he'd
On the other hand, the guillemot which
nests, or rather lays, her eggs on fiat. bare
rocks In high. exposed latitudes, lays a sin
gle egg so elongated and curiOusly shaped
that when stirred by a violent gust of wind
OF the birds sudden flight 1t does not roll
away, but simply spins around on its axis
Ike a top. In the case of plovers, snipes
and other birds that lay four large eggs,
the eggs narrow so rapidly toward the
smaller end that four of them in a nest
practically form a square. thus enabling
the bird TO cover them the more effect
uaiiy.''
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The demand for plain and beveled
edged bent glass is increasing in this
country every year. said a manufac-
tErer of the material in New York to
writer for The Star recently. This
kind of glass Is now made to suit
any and every desired curve, and it is
largely used not only for show cases, but
for forming conservatory roofs, the front
and bent windows in carriages. steamboat
pilot houses, store and house fronts in
buildings where dones and skylights are
needed and for variety of other ornamen-
tai and useful purposes by cabinet and fur
niture makers 1t is made in sizes varying
from 1x2 feet to 12x15 feet. and even larger.
and it costs only about so per cent more
than the ordinary fiat glass.
How is bent glass formed ?'
The glass is not made at the bending
factory. 1t is merely curved by us to suit
the requirements of the trade or to meet
some special order for the material that is
not obtainable in the market The glass
Of whatever kind or size it may be is pIare5
in its finished state upon the top of a mas
siye steel mold having the desired form
or curve The mold, which is mounted on
wheels. is then rolled along track on the
floor to the kiln. When the glass reaches
the Kiln 1t is there subjected to a tenpera-
ture Of 1,SOO degrees. and in this intense
heat 1t does not melt, but soon becomes SO
soft that il sinks by its own weight into
the shape Of the mold beneath. In its soft
and bent co-Sdition the glass is left in the
kiln to anneal and cool slowly for from
twenty-four to thIrty-six hours. At the
expiration of that time the mold is rolled
out OF the kiln and the glass, If properly
curved, is removed from its steel bed. The
great heat to which it is subjected does moi
in the least disturb the polished surface OF
the glass. But despite the exercise of every
precaution great deal of glass is broken
In bending, and these accidents add very
materially TO the cost of the article
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Very few people who see the blind beggar
who has for long time stood on Pennsyl-
vania avenue near 9th street know any
thing OF his life, its struggles and disap-
pointments. and the romance ending in a
happy marriage. For several years this
young man OF slight build and delicate fea-
lures has been q familiar figure on Penn
sylvania avenue, where he has displayed a
sign telling of his loss of sight and asking
aims of the charitable public. When a
youth he was sent to the Tennessee Iasti-
tute for the Blind, whare he spent five
years. being graduated as a competent
piano tuner. He came to this city to follow
his calling, and found that he was unable
TO secure cllentage sufficient to slIDport
him Then he went on the street to beg
the living ne could not earn. There is lit