Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-09

posed similar goods sell In this country and
In Europe for much less the South Ameri-
cans say is the result Of adulteration. They
claim that 80 per cent of the chocolates OF
commerce are 'heavied' by the use of pipe
clay or similar adulterant. 1t is noticed
that the chocolates which are made In
South America and which bring the higher
price right where they are made leave no
residue in the cups from which the liquid
chocolate is drank, while the chocolates
generally found in this country and in Eu-
rope always leave a residue in the cups.
This residue is insoiuble and is the adul-
terant though when chocolate is manufac-
residue. 1t Is by no means as great. how
ever. as that which follows the chocolate
of trade"
THE only place. as far as law Is con-
cerned, where 1t costs money to de from
natural causes is aboard a steamship" re-
marked a vessel owner to a Star reporter.
THE purpose of the law was excellent
enough. There was a time when emigrants
were being brought to this country in very
large numbers. or by the shipload.' as it is
termed. There is no doubt that there was
crowding in the ships that brought them
and to prevent this law was passed i'm
posing upon the ship fine of $40 for every
death that occurred during the passage
from natural causes of persons over eight
years of age This put stop to overcrowd-
ing, or, at least, it is supposed that 1t did,
which is about the same thing. Ships do
not fancy having to pay fines of this kind
OF course, in comparison with the great
army of persons who are brought across
the ocean from month to month, there are
very few deaths. for the statisticians have
been kind enough to show beyond a doubt
that the steamship Is the safest means of
transportation in existence, but, just the
same. there are a considerable number IN
the course of a year.
X X X X
Though the ground hogs fear may delay
the spring somewhat and cause us some
annoyance during early March,, Volun-
teered a leading plumber to Star reporter,
according to the unwritten laws of plumb
ers this winter is not to be plumbers
winter. 1t takes at least four days of con-
tinuous severe cold weather In this Sec
ton to freeze up water pipes, and we have
not had that at any time this winter, and
probably will not have. I remember
we'll my old boss under whom 1 learned
the trade telling me forty years ago that
a snowless Thanksgiving day meant poor
winter for the plumber, as far as repair
work is concerned l have carefully no.
tced this matter every year since and
have found 1T to work out correctly every
time. At the last monthly meeting of the
Master Plumbers Association there was
quite an informal talk on the subject Of
the winter and. curiously enough. it was
the unanimous opinion OF the employing
plumbers that If they wore any diamond
pins hereafter it would not be on account
of this winters weather.
* X
"Fencing farm with steel is somewhat
of q novelty" said a Washington young
lady to a Star reporter. "but during re-
cent trip to Nelson country. Virginia, 1
saw a fifteen-acre farm which was thor
oughly fenced with steel bands. At Schuy-
Ter the finest soapstone which is found In
this country is very extensively mined the
owners of the quarries being. l am inform
ed, residents of this city. The stone is not
only quarried, but is cut there into all
kinds of shapes, in which form 1t is ship
ped to all parts of the United States. A
large number of saws are Kept constantly
going saving out the stone. These saws
are bands of steel fifteen feet long and
about six inches in width. About twenty
saws are worn out each day,and when they
are fixed up to stone posts they make the
finest and most indestructible fences l ever
saw 1t would be out of the question to
put up such fences as an original invest
ment, but 1T is found to be much cheaper
to use the wornout saws for fence rails
than to ship them back to the steel mills
X X X K
There goes woman with history, re-
marked a southern representative to Star
reporter the other day, pointing to a styl-
ishly dressed woman walking on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. ''She has been married five
times" continued the congressman, and
each husband was Of a different nationality.
During the early eighties she went to Paris
! with a party of friends, and while In the
French capital she fell in love with a young
Frenchman and married him. After living
happily for five years her husband died. Her
mother soon after Joined her. and together
| they went to Italy to spend the winter.
While there a talented Italian artist wooed
| and won her, but consumption soon carried
| him Off The charming young widow then
went to Moscow to visit her brother. who
was holding DOWN a lucrative position under
the Russian government she soon de-
veloped the matrimonial lever, and her
folks home were one day notified that she
had married a Russian manufactures, but II
was not long before they learned that hus-
| band No. had been killed In railway ac-
cident. After a few months she concluded
| to come home. But she didn't. She met an
| old schoolmate in Liverpool, who insisted
on the lovely creature paying her visit
which she did, and before many moons the
news came across the water that Nellie
| had again wed. this time to an English
| curate. On their wedding tour to her old
home the parson was stricken with smallpox
/ and died Any one would naturally imagine
| that after going through these numerous
| heartbreaking experiences she would let
marriage severely alone, but our little
| southern beauty was not built that way, fol-
| after a period of mourning lasting about a
| year she met one Of the brightest attorneys
| in Fayette county. KY, and married him
| notwithstanding the opposition on the part
| Of the old folks, who were disposed to be 8
little hard on husband No. 5, because he haG
| the reputation of disposing of more liquor
| in one day than any ordinary drinker in a
| month But Jim is holding down his new
situation like a true Kentuckian. and I an
inclined to think that NellieS hymeneal eX-
periences are at an end"
Injury by the X-Rays.
| From the Scientific American.
The question as to whether the applica-
! ton of the X-rays to the human body
| causes any pain to the patient undergoing
| the treatment has aroused widespread dis