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Evening journal., 1900-03-19
woMEN's INTERESTS.
A Celebrated Tenors Advice to Young
Singers.

A Celebrated Tenor's Advice to Young
Singers.
First. in regard to the voice. l am
inclined to believe that any person
possessed Of health, a deep chest q
good larynx, and with no confirmed
bad habits in tone production. aud
who has in addition an inexhausthle
supply Of perseverance and patience,
can sing.
Concentration of purpose is the true
secret of success in singing. as in ev-
cry other art and occupation under
the sun. Granting, then. that you have
good If not a great voice, what are
the next essentials for an operate ca
reer?
Youth--cela va sans dire. You VIII
need all the years Of your life to per-
feet your art, and the sooner you be-
gin after completing your physical de-
YelOpment the better. 1t is a great
mistake, however, to begin using the
voice before attaining the growth. The
vocal organs previous to this time are
immature and a very little strain will
weaken and often ruin them beyond
repair.
Properly equipped at the start with
voice, youth and health a singer has
much in his favor, but more is yet re-
quired for a sincere artist. A thorough
knowledge of music in all its branch s
IS vital. Nearly every one of our great
artists is a skilled musician. The
study of music should be thorough
long before vocal training begins. The
better the musician the quicker are
the results in the cultivation of the
voice.
Temperament is the one great re-
quirement for an opera singer, with
ont which all other qualities are insult
ficient. The temperament which cna-
bles me to feel the thought in the mu-
sic as well as in the words. and 10
give expression to that thought by
voice and action, is the soul Of all true
operate work. and from it is born
dramatic ability.
With all these qualities you may
think. success is certain. But that is
not so. One may possess ali of them,
yet never attain greatness. Applicn-
tion, perseverance. concentration, are
the qualities which tell Indomitable
will accomplishes wonders, and you
Will need it in operate work
So then, my friends. if after due
consideration and competent advice
you think you are suited to operate
work, by all means devote yourself 10
II. Do all in your power to fit yourself
for ycur work. II you cannot, at once
study abroad, then do your best at
home. Study the languages. Perfect
yourself mentally, physically and vo.
cally for your chosen career. Remem-
ber that a great deal almost every
thing, depends upon yourself. Your in.
structor can only guide you. Do not
rely upon him to accomplish results
If your voice is OF only moderate com.
pass and volume do not think Cf going
into operate work. On the other hand
good lungs do not make prima don
na.-Alyarez. the tenor. in n. Y
World
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overworkinq Butter.

Recently at a farmers club the fol.
lowing query was read: Mrs. A., why
do you work your butter twice.
That's a very foolish question TO ask.
as If any one could make butter and
not work it twice. l guess I know how
10 make good butter. I've made butter
for 36 years and worked every pound
of it twice. / work it twice to get all
the water out" Just look at the hard
work and time wasted by Mrs. A. in
80 years in spelling the butter to get
all the water out A farmers wife in
the city a few days ago said. "The
grocerymen only pay 16 cents for but
ter today, but l got Is cents. for
make extra good butter. / take so
much pains with It. l work every
pound of it twice. l never have
streaked butter" I told her I never
worked butter much. I always use the
best fine butter salt and just work it
enough to thoroughly mix the salt
evenly through the butter, and work
it out in two-pound blocks as soon rs
1 could get it ont of the air. Water
left in butter does not injure It in any
way. Good butter should be about
twelve per cent. water. Buttermilk
does not make butter "streaked" but
it has n tendency to make it rancid.
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MNIAN2
MU&R5

whole ganut fran assault to murder
are 20 per cent IT the total of crimes
committed in the country.
Against society are 25 per cent Of
al the crimes published In the United
States, while 10 per cent are miscel-
laneous ones which IL Is impossible
TO classify.
The proportion Of the natives to the
foreign classes and to the colored
class among the prisoners in the Uni
ted States is interesting. II is surpris-
ing to find that less than 8 per cent Of
all prisoners are colored. Foreigners
are much more numerous In the Grim
inal courts. 80 per cent perhaps. while
65 per cent are natives.
It is recorded that OF the total in
sane in the United Staes Z per cent
are colored, 2S per cent are foreign
ers and Go per cent. natives. This, OF
course. does not mean that the num-
Der of insane natives is greater in
proportion to the population. Judged
on this basis the percentage Of native
insane is smaller than among the for.
eigners or colored people. In sex
there is almost no difference. the wO.
men outnumbering the men so slight.
ly that the difference Is scarcely ap-
preciable.
In the pauper wards the relation OF
classes Is very different But so per
cent. of the total number of paupers
are natives, while Al per cent are
foreigners and Q per cent. are colored
The women are outnumbered bv the
men in the asylum throughout the
country by a ratio of "A to Sc.
The insane come in large proper
tions from country regions, in spite oi
the quiet, monotonous life
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Hints Ahaut saun.

In making soups Of all kinds. the
slow. even. prolonged slmmering. not
boiling, must be observed rs all-essen.
tial to the good result. The French
say that the soup pot should only
smile: that is. it should never show
any bubbles on the surface, but
should cook slowly. at an even heat
just below the beiling point. It is be.
cause our cooks and housewives can
not. or rather viii not, understand
this rule. that the soup Of the aver
age American household is a mere
pretender to the name. II is not
enough as certain blunderers seem to
fancy to keep the constituents Of the
broth hot for several hours; it must
cook necessarily, never stopping for
n moments time. Furthermore. all the
water needed for the soup should be
put into it at the beginning; a serious
loss of flavor is risked If more water
has to be added during the process
of cooking
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Poultry Notes.

One Of the best ways Of giving salt
to poultry to mix II with the soft
food supplied TO them. Season It the
same as you would food prepared for
the table and this is all that will lie
necessary. Some salt is essential TO
the best health but too much is detrl-
mental.
When a speciality is being made Of
raising fowls for market. whether TO
sell as broilers or as more matured
fowls. it will, in nearly all cases. pay
10 select some one OF the larger breeds
like Brahmas. Cochlns. or Langshans.
One advantage with the Langshans is
that they are good winter layers and
good mothers.
Keep your nesting; and scratching
material and your bathing dust per-
fectly dry. Supply fresh material as
soon as needed. Have the dust box
wide and deep enor gh.
Pepper Is gooc thing for laying
hens If fed judlciou sly; tco much win
result in harm.
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EoR The YOUNG FOLK.
Two Good Stories About Intelligent
Animals.

Animals.
Bred among the coldest regions Of
the Alps, the splendid St Bernard
dogs are the largest Of the canine
race. They are accustomed from their
birth to the deep SHOWS which ever
lastingly cover the mountain tops.
Whenever snow storm occurs the
monks belonging 10 the monastery OF
ST. Bernard send forth their dogs on
their errands of mercy. Taught by the
wonderful instinct with which they
are endowed. they traverse the dam
gerous paths. and seldom fail TO dis.
cover the frozen sufferer even though
he is buried under snow drift When
n dog has made such n discovery, IL
gives notice by its deep and powerful
bay of the perilous state Of the suffer
or. and endeavors TO clear away the
snow that covers the lifeless form.
The monks hearing the voice OF the
dog, Immediately sat on TO the aid Of
the perlshing traveller, and in many
cases have thvs pre- erved lives. In or.
der to afford every possible help to the
sufferer a small flask Of spirits is gen.
orally tied to the dogs neck.
The following instance of the affec.
tion OF monkeys for their young may
be Of interest TO young folks: One day
as traveller was passing a bridge
which carries the BOhpal railway
over the Beiwa river. he saw a large
number of black faced "Langur" mon.
keys upon IT, The next morning. pass.
ing the same. place. he found that one
of n gang Of wOrsmen had found a
young monkey near the line and had
caught It. He also discovered the body
Of its mother which had been run
over by a train during the night and
killed. A large male monkey, however
followed the man when he took up the
young monkey evidently its father
who was seated on the rails about
thirty yards from us. eagerly looking
for the release of che youngster The
traveller told the man to release the
Young one. when IL ran to the old one.
who embraced and fondled it, holding
It with orc arm against its breast. II
v-as a striking sight especially as the
old monkey was n male.
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sTRAwnsRg-5.
New York City Can Have Them the
Year Round.

Year Round.
It is q plain. practical possibility
that this. the richest and most lus
cious Of all the group known as small
fruit can be had on the table Gin the
vicinity Of the large city markeasl
every day In the year, providing one
Is ready to pay the price for the
fancy. The two most difficult months
IN the year In which to indulge will
be September and October. but even
then it Is not impossible
The question then is. how is Il
done? How are we to have the Der.
ries, remembering that only up %
o short time ago Christmas 20 July
was the limit The answer is inn
prOvement and selection of var les.
improved methods Of forcing. ald a
wider area Of supply Of natural or
outdOor-grown berries
For instance. California. thanks 20
the improved methods Of transporta.
tion, supplies the New York market
IN November and December. Of
course the quality Is not all that must
be desired, still, they are strawberries.
Then beginning with Christmas Day,
IN the vicinity OF New York the near
by skilled gardeners begin to furnish
us with perfect quality fruits from
the hothouses. or course. these are
expensive, as every fullsized berry
grown IN that manner and bought from
the retail dealer at that season, COS IS
from soc. 20 81 each. or from 80 to
/ S12 per quart and don't run away
with the idea that there Is @ fortune
20 the grower at these figures; there
is not, for the berries are costly 20
provide, and yield but a small profit
AS the season advances the producer
] makes more money when he whole
4 sales al SO per quart
IN February. the district OF AntOnia
Fla begins TO send berries TO tle
New York market. and they arrive IN
fair condition, In March the suppl,
Of greenhouse. or nearby grown Der
/ ries Is more abundant. and one can
| indulge more freely. for the best car
be had Gt SO TO 81 per quart. and
Floridas at ST. In April the markell
Is supnled from the same sources.
in May we get strawberries from
| cold frames in this latitude and. wher
Morida drops out Georgia begins
then Maryland and Delaware. mex
South Jersey. next Monmouth count,
In that state, closely followed by Ions
1 Island. and other spots around th,
metropolis continue the supply Thei
comes the berries from up-rlver and
upstate New York. ana that formerl!
ended the season. But now &c Is pro
longed hereabouts by the use OF sew
eral imported varieties that have thi
title Of "everbearing st. Joseph 4
evidently the strnd0y among these
and has proven itsalf capable OF Pre-
ducing luscious berries IN August AM
September. and next October ! hav
not the slightest doubt but that ! shal
pick first quality fruit
That completes the years supply
So Strawberries every month in IN
year In Nsw York Is no fancy. Il ha
been done and viii continue to b
done. az long rs any one Is ric
enough and willing to pay the price
Il being the privilege Of the wealth
TO eat such lrxuries, there IS no dolt
but that this interesting fad will b
raged.-American Gardening.
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SKETCHES OF MANILA
A STRANGE CITY AND IT'S Pc
cULlAR CUSTOMS.
Ancient Enough - Be Romantic and
Modern Enough TO Be Fairly Com
fortable-The Climate and the
Amusements-No Frosts.
Correspondence from Manlla).

Correspondence from Manila).
There IS one industry which most OF
the books on the Philippines have
omitted and that 10 stage driving. one
horse. having a wreck Of harness with
rope lines. pulls each two-wheeled cart
used to carry passengers. II only costs
three centavos-that Is. 3 cents In Mex
lean money--for a ride from Pasay into
the very heart OF Manila. These We
hicles come In from every direction in
the morning. and at night they go back
again.
Early in the day they bring in mar
ket women and men with their Hat
baskets Of fruits, vegetables and fish.
Sometimes one OF the patrons carries
load OF sucking pigs, and the freight
protests In loud squeals all the way
60 market one wagon that daily
comes down Gale Real has loose
spoKes and the wheel Is re-enforced In
O native way by bamboos bent around
the hub to the felloes. IL has been a
question as to how long the wheel Will
last. but the vehicle always has plenty
OF passengers.
Tho equipages are open TO the sun
and rain, but II the woman passenger
has her umbrella she cares little what
comes Passengers Of both sexes smoke
| cigars and cigarettes and rt independ-
emily erect II the stage IL crowded II
/ does not stop and when it does as like
I as not the horse balks and balks into
/ the curb or fence. and the driver Is
compelled 70 alight and lead his ami
NAL for some distance until the nttls
beast makes up his mind 20 so. Some
times there is a collision between tive
passenger carts. and all so down in {
heap laughing among the vegetables
or other market stores.
Here IN Manila they make your cho
colate while you wait. Right into th'
house Chinaman comes with hii
basket and rolls the crushed cocol
bean and sugar, and then makes q sup
/ ply Of chocolate that Is sweeter an'
more palatable and cheaper than tn
commercial brand sold in the American
stores.
When the Chinaman comes he lay
aside his hat and shirt. and, strippel
20 the waist and barefooted, he begin
his work In the basket is the cho
colate or cocoa bean, from which IN
rancid oil has been extracted, an
which oil long ago has anointed III
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A Newspaper Holder.

Here is a strong. useful holder for
newspapers or music Any one can
make the framework, which is Of deal.
Two uprlghts are made for each side,
with a crossbar about three inches
from the ends; one side should be
made just a trife narrower than the
other 50 that it may be set inside the
wider one, and firmly fixed by screws
each side where the bars cross. Sand.
paper the wood 10 make it quite
smooth. paint and varnish as desired.
The ends are OF art serge. cut the
same depth as the opening. and wide
enough TO allow Of n box-pleat: slop-
the ends down so that there is not
much fulness at the lower part: fold
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AGRICULTURAL.
Various Kinds Of caterpillars and How
to Fight Them.

to Fight Them.
There are caterplliars and caterpil-
lars. 1t may be well to distinguish be-
tween them to some extent The one
which seems to be making the most
mischief in the country just now is
the Clissiocampa Disstria or forest
tree tent caterpillar. All caterpillars
go through the same general series of
experiences. They are Matched from
eggs, develop into caterpillars, eat
rayenously the leaves Of the trees in
whose shade they are born, curl up
into cocoons when they have had
enough of groyelling existence, emerge
as moths from the intermediate pupa
state, and then extend the area of
their investigations with the aid OF
wings. One of the incidental features
of this last stage of the insects career
Is the laying of eggs, in clumps of sew
eral hundred, on the trunk or branch
rs Of the tree. Having thus done what
it considers its duty by pOsterity, the
moth is likely to perish by too much
curiosity in regard to the nature of a
candle blaze or street gas lamp. The
forest-tree moth is a night fier aud
shows a particular fondness for lights.
Both experience and reason suggest
that the best way to fight the caterpil-
lar is to remove the egg clusters from
the trees before they hatch out. q.
b. Southwick, entOmologist Of the
New York City parks, devotes a large
part of the winter to this work. His
men go over all the trees in his haili-
wick with steel brushes, and take off
every bunch of eggs they can discover
If, however, the caterpillar has Il
chance to hatch, he will hatch in num-
bers, and then he must be dealt with
In a different manner. If he has not
yet done much damage, he ought to be
treated to poisoned spray. DIR. South
wick prefers, as the result of his long
experience, mixture in which Lon
don purple. an arsenical alpreparation. is
the chief ingredient He likes this
form of arsenic because it mixes with
the other materials more readily than
does Paris green. His formula is: One
pound of London purple, six of slaked
lime Ito prevent injurious effects TO
the foliage), four quarts of flour (to
promote stickiness). and n hundred
gallons of water Other experts use
Paris green. 1t is conceded, though,
that one must take the caterpillars
when they first begin to hatch, in or
der to destroy them effectually in this
manner. Otherwise il will be impossi.
bic to keep pace with them.
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gsefsteak and oysters.

Broil a sirloin or tenderloin steak;
season: take one quart of oysters
drain off all the liquor, put them into
the stewpan with half Of n small cup
ful OF butter or lesg butter and a title
sweet cream. salt and pepper enough
TO season: let them boil, and turn
them over the steak on the platter
Oysters broiled and laid on the steak
arc very nice
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WORTH STUDYING.
sex and Nationality in Crime and In
sanity.

-Four persons out Of every 5000
men. women and children in the Uni
ed States are either in jail or out in
bail. or are fugiives from justice
Their total number is 10000 ont of
a population estimated az 40 600 600.
American women make an excellent
showing rather, lack Of showing
in crime statistics. Only c per cent. OF
all those who have fallen foul of the
law are women.
The sex Is most prominent in what
are known as crimes against society
including bigamy. To this class of of.
Tenders It contributes 25 per cent, OF
the total.
The total number of crimes commit
ted against the person, runring the
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Potato Salad.

Six cold boiled potatoes. one medi-
um-sized onion, sliced thin into a tur-
eee; first a layer of potato, then Of
onion, alternately. until the dish is
fun: sprinkle with pepper and salt oc-
casionally while filing the dish; do
the same on the top; put on four table
spoonfuls Of sweet cream; melt one
half cup Of butter or lard from fried
ncrk. with half n pint of vinegar:
when boiling hot pour over the salad
and il is ready TO serve.
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penyer,s eroat Chimney.

The tallest chimney Of the Grant
smelter is an object OF interest to
every visitor OF Denver. Il is BY far
the tallest smokestack in the United
States, and has Dut two rivals in the
world The following facts will give
the reader an adequate idea Of the
immensity Of this chimney: Il is 352
feet inches in height There are
s,943,0G0 bricks in this immense shaft.
Evening journal., 1900-03-19

How does it happen that Montana
legislators looking for excuses by
which to explain their sudden increase
in wealth never thought to attribute It
all to Mckinley prosperity?-Ch1cago
Record,
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Makinq Its Hair Grow.

Mother-What ma you doing with
papa's hair rcstOreTi
Ethel-Willie and / are going II
make your moth-eaten muh as gocd
as new"
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WHAT DO You WANT,

Advertise your wants m the Evening
Journal Employment wanted. help
wanted. 20 let. for rent. for sale. board
ting, and lost and found ads. VIII be pub
llshed, three lines. one time, for a dime;
three times tor q Quartsr.
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wHAr no Yon wANr1

Advertise your wants IN the Evening
Journal. Employment waRred. help
wanted. 10 let. for rent. for sale. board
ing. and lost and found ads. VIII be pub
lished. three lines. ono time. for dime
threa times Tor q Quarts<.
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WHAT no yOu wANrr

Advertise your wants N the evening
Journal Employment wanted. help
wanted. to let. for rent. for ssie, board
ing. and lost and found ads win he pub
Hshed. three lines, one time. for a dime;
thrAs times Cor a auArter.
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A woman's Work.

1t is not much over twenty years
since retired San Francisco teacher
named Miss Austin conceived the idea
that she could make the then barren
plains of Fresno blossom like a rose
and bear fruit abuAdantly. Under the
inspiration of thar belief she began
the cultivation and curing of the rails.
in grape. As n direct result Of the ef.
forts of this woman Fresno county
last year prohted in one industry
alone to the extent Of S10o0,O0O,
which is reported to be the value Of
the seasons raisin curing there. AL
most all of the other industries Which
have since been developed in Fresno
county have been the indirect ont
growth of the successful experiments
made by Miss Austin in raisln-making.
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vuar no YoTT wANrT

Advertise your wants IN the Evenlns
Joinnal Employment wanted, beip
wanted. to Let. for rent. for sales board
ine. and lost and found ads. win be pub
lished. three lines, one time, tor d1mff
three times Tor q QuzEtsr. 49,
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Notwithstanding the recent British
success, whose brilliancy shows that a
strong man is guiding the campaign.
there are sound reasons for thinking
that the wars end is not in sight
Springfield Republican.
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II is pleasant 10 know that both our
ex-presidents are in good health and
continue TO take lively interest in the
welfare of the country over which
they were once chief magistrate.-Bos-
ton Globe.
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Mrs. Hannah Halsey of Bingham.

Mrs Hannah Halsey of Bingham
ton, New York. has willed her large
farm TO her son on conditions that he
shall give his sister so long as she
may live eight dozen eggs. twelve
pounds Of butter one ham. what milk
she can use and all tie vegetables she
may want each year
After objecting to several designs
submitted Queen Wnhelmina Of Hol.
land declares herself aiisied with the
latest portrait Of herself. which is TO
adorn the coin OF Eer kingdom.
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Not His EauIt.

i'other- VINE. why didn't you
-oine 20 mr sooner? I've called you
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v-t1c-. 'o-'d ron iwic..