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Evening star., 1901-08-10
TyphOOns in the Pacific.
From the New York Sun.


The first signs Of a typhoon are fine,
fleecy cirrus clouds which move from the
eastward toward the north. The barom-
eter is stationary. the weather is hot, clear
and dry, and the winds gentle or else calm.
If the clouds come from the west there
will be no typhoon; If from the south then
there may be a sign Of a typhoon some
600 miles to the southwark. These clouds,
often Of wonderful shapes, appear as far
as 1,50O miles from the center Of the ty-
phoon. Sun dogs, phosphorescent seas,
brilliant sunsets, often precede such storms.
Attentive observation Of the cirrus clouds,
interpreted according to rules we'll known
to sailors, viii often enable a good judg-
ment to be made of the distance Of the
storm center. If it is within 600 miles the
cloudiness increases and the barometer
falls slowly. Within 200 miles Of the CEN
ter the temperature falls rapidly and the
sky Is filled with cumulus clouds, the
wind increases. From two to fifteen miles
from the center the wind ceases to blow,
the sky clears toward the zenith. This is
what sea folk call "the eye of the storm"
The sea seems to boil and is covered with
foam. The calm center about which the
storm RACES varies In diameter from four
to fifty miles, and here the rain usually
ceases. The barometer varies suddenly up
and down during squalls Of about ten min
utes duration and rain falls In enormous
quantities. If the center approaches it is
known by mighty squall the direction OF
the wind changes and the barometer be-
gins to rise. The velocity Of the wind
often rises to 16O miles per hour In the
open ocean. The direction Of motion of
the storm center and of the wind in the
typhoon itself are known from rules based
on theory and verified by long experience.
A full discussion of all these conditions is
contained in DR.. Doberck's recent work,
'"rhe Law of Storms In the Eastern Seas.
a1c tyoA
last thirteen years Of his residence as me-
neurological observer at Hong Kong.
Evening star., 1901-08-10

form the entire clothing. Sometimes the
skirts are made of the fiber of bark.
The tattooing of the women often COW
ers the whole body, and among some tribes
this tattooing forms the coming-out suit of
the maidens. The getting of such a suit Is
exceedingly painful, but Mr.. Dauncey says
that the girls are anxious to be In the
fashion and gladly submit to 1t. The girl
to be tattooed lies down on the ground,
when the ink is pricked under her skin in
the pricking. and the thorn dipped into the
ink is driven under the skin with a little
mallet. Such dressmaking is slow, but a
suit once made lasts a lifetime.
In some parts Of the island 1T is possible
to tell whether a woman is single or mar
ried by her hair, or rather the lack Of it.
The married women are all bald headed,
and the sensible man does not attempt to
firt with a hairless female. A maiden
wears her natural wool until the wedding,
close to the scalp and keeps 1t 80 shaved
for the rest of her life. The first shaving
and. indeed, all shaving Of this kind, is a
serious matter. Until the foreigners came
the razOrs were sharp flints, but now the
natives use broken glass, and there is a
steady demand for soda and beer bottles
to break up for shaving utensils.
Where the Men Lace
There are many New Guinea tribes, SO
Missionary Dauncey tells me, in which the
men lace themselves in with rope in order
to reduce the size Of their waists and
stomachs. They bind bark belts from two
to ten inches wide tightly about the body
compressing themselves so that the full
grown men acquire waists as small as the
most tightly laced Of our women, 1t is
said that the chief reason for this custom
Is that the men wish to persuade the
women that they have small stomachs and
Evening star., 1901-08-10
Dangers of NewfOundIand's Coast.

From the New York Times.
Much impatience is expressed by the
Coast Seamen's Journal, a paper which
usually talks with sense when IL Is not en-
gagged In proving that all sailors are angels
and all ship owners flends, at the general
inclination to ascribe the recent wrecks on
the Newfoundland coast to mysterious and
ever-changing currents. Referring to the
loss within month Of the transatlantic
steamers Assyrian, Lusitania and Armenia
and 1t might have added a fourth the
Delmar-it says that a striking Similarity
marks the circumstances in which the yes-
sells went ashore, and that these circum-
stances may be briefly described as dense
fog, darkness and high speed" The Coast
Seamen's Journal does not deny, Of course,
that the currents in the netghborhood of
Newfoundland are erratic; it's point Is that
the fact OF the uncertainty as to the move
ment Of the waters in that region Is per-
fectly well known to all navigators, and
that the incidental perils would never be
rlsked In darkness and fog, when they are
at their maximum. were 1t not that a cap
tam reputation and livelihood depend In
very large measure upon his record of maxi
ing 1ast trips, no matter what the condi-
tions OF weather. There Is q lot In this
penses except for coal, and it means in
creased earning power, since the sooner one
voyage Is over the sooner another can be-
gin. And always there is latent in the
thS SoHSollHB tHOuSnL lIdL
both vessel and cargo are insured. "Of
course" says the Coast Seamen's Journal
In its irascible way, ''as long as quick
voyages continue to be the all-important
requirement of the navigation 1t will be
useless to talk Of these things. Befogged
slips and befuddled shipmasters will be the
rule at sea, and befooled press and
bamboozled public will be the rule ashore.
And the only reputation that will be made
out Of 1t all will be for sheer luck-the
luck of the plunger." Fast running in
fogs costs many a life, and the often-men-
TONED haif-speed' is as events show. still
too fast.
Evening star., 1901-08-10
A Song of Little Things,

Written for The Evening StaAby Chas H. Doing.
The blackbIrd started in to sing,
In his best voice, roundelay;
He called his song, IAN Ode to Spring."
And claimed for 1t the right of way.
But other members Of the choir
Voted the blackbirds claim absurd
Thought him presumptuous to aspire
To flights Of song as yet unheard.
But red-wing, warming to his theme,
Trilled his clear notes to nature true;
Soft-nowf1g MS the purling stream
That wound the fragrant meadows through.
He sang Of trifes, light as air,
OF little things that round him lay;
The common things that everywhere
Go all unheeded through lifes day.
The shepherds purse was in his song;
And myriad flowers that deeked the mead,
The nameless and unnumbered throng,
Az common as the humblest weed.
The magic Of his roundelay
Transfgured every little thing;
The meanest flower beside the way
Took on the brightest hues Of spring
The wind-fower felt its spell, and turned
Its dew-damp petals to the SUM-
The blood roots heart with rapture burned;
The bluets bowed to every one.
His numbers echoed down the glen
And woke responses from the trees;
His message was to humble men,
Who caught their music from the breeze.
His voice grew tender when he sung
OF withered hopes and vain desire;
OF aspirations bright that sprung.
But faltered. wanting genius Are.
But still he sings his blithesome songs,
Glad OF the cheer ths springtims brings;
And arst among his lays belongs
The song made up OF little things.
Evening star., 1901-08-10
How the Worlds Biggest Island is
Being Colonized.
LITTLE KNOWN OF THE COUNTRY
Curious Facts About the Natives
and Their Customs.
DOM E S TIC REL A 7 y n S
Copyright. 1901. by Frank G. Carpenter.)

Copyright. 1901 by Frank G. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
THURSDAY ISLAND, Torres Strait.
Some of the most interesting colonial
experiments of the day are taking place
in New Guinea the great island which
lies on the other side of the Strait. The is
land has been divided up among the Brit
ish, the Dutch and the Germans, and each
nation Is now establishing it's settlements
upon 1t and sending out exploring expedi-
tions to investigate it's material and scien-
tific resources. A big syndicate, called
the German-New Guinea Company, has
been formed to develop a part of the
island and plantations OF cotton, tobacco
and rubber are being set out. The COM
pany has already three steamers and
number of sailing vessels engaged In Its
trade: and 1t is endeavoring to build up
little Germany away down here in the
South Pacific ocean. The Dutch are gov
erning their territory through the sultan
and the native chiefs just as they rule
the rest of the Dutch East Indies. and the
British are managing their property on the
same lines that they observe in their col
onies the world over
Before l describe what is being done In
British New Guinea 1 want to tell you
Evening star., 1901-08-10

the coast and also sponge fishing. A re-
cent industry is the cultivation of sponges,
and another, which is quite profitable, Is
the gathering trepang or beche de mer.
American Tobacco as Money.
Mr.. Dauncey tells me that American to-
bacco is imported by New Guinea, and that
1t forms the chief currency Of the natives.
The tobacco is made up in sticks as long
as lead pencil and as big around as your
little finger. 1t is evidently wei soaked
with licorice or glucose or some other such
mixture, for 1t is as black as jet Such
tobacco is accepted in payment for goods
at the store in Port Moresby, and four
sticks of 1t are the average pay Tor
days work. Among the natives them
selves tobacco is the most common cur
rency. So many sticks will BUY
hatchet or knife, set of pottery d1snes,
fish net Or necklace. The government
buys it's land of the natives, where 1t Is
owned by certain families. by giving them
hatchets, handkerchiefs and one-haf pound
of tobacco for a fixed amount or land, Oc-
casionally throwing a shirt and knife In
as an extra.
The natives of New Guinea are Of their
own kind. They are Of the Papuan race,
which is different from the Malays, from
the aborigines of Australia and from the
many other races of the Pacihc. Inc
Papuans are Of many varieties. 1ney are
generally of a copper color, ana they range
found the smallest of the natives In the
eastern end of the island, and he tells me
they increase in size as you go south ana
west. and at the same time grow darker IN
color and more boisterous in disposition.
They have woolly hair. but not like that
Of the negro. Their hair stands out from
the head. 1t is often threaded through
bamboo tubes or pipes, out of which 1t
sticks in great tassels. 1t has springy
nature, so that if you put your hand down
on it it will be thrown up, much like when
you strike a hair mattress.
Both Women and Men Tattoo.
In the far east the men tattoo their
faces and bodies in a hideous fashion. The
women also tattoo, especially the upper
parts Of their bodies In some places this
tattooing is the only dress. In others the
women wear petticoats of long leaves, fire.
quently placing one layer upon another. In
founces These leaf skirts extend from
the waist almost to the knees, and in con-
nection with a necklace of shells or beads
Evening star., 1901-08-10

are therefore small eaters. In New Guinea
the women are the chief providers, and the
young woman who Is looking about for a
husband Is supposed to prize highest the
man who will be most easily fed. A boy,
on being asked why he laced himself SO
tightly, said:
Il shall have to get a wife some day.
and If l have big stomach no one will
have me-"
For this reason men seldom eat in the
presence Of women. and they prefer their
meals In their club houses. The New
Guinea natives do not believe in much fat.
1t is disgrace to be fieshy, and the men
dread extra adipose tissue as much as do
our society women. Indeed, the anti-fat
quacks could do thriving business In
New Guinea.
AS to food. the people are chiefly vege-
tarians. They live on yams, bananas and
sweet potatoes. They are not particu-
lar, however, and when they can get them
will eat kangaroos, pigs dogs, snakes and
lizards. They are fond of grubs or larvae
and the women dig these out of the trees
and cook them.
New Guinea Club Houses.
In many Of the New Guinea tribes the
men and women live apart. The men have
club houses in which they sleep and eat.
The women live In huts Off by themselves,
a number of wives often being In one
hut. They cook their husbands food in
their huts or on the ground outside and
bring 1t to the club house, laying 1t on
the veranda and calling to their husbands
to come and eat Mr.. Dauncey says that
1t would be death to woman to enter one
OF these club houses, and that they are
reserved exclusively for the men. The
houses are often Of great size. They look
like immense hay ricks. starting from the
ground and going upward until they meet
In the ridge OF the roof. The entrance is
a hole at the front. There are no windows
and the houses are built so protected with
mats that they keep out the mosquitoes.
In other sections Of the country the men
Evening star., 1901-08-10
The August Apple.
rom the woman's Home Companion.


The apples that ripen In August are de-
liciously spicy and very juicy. and they
lend themselves well to dainty desserts and
supper dishes. An English friend taught
ME to appreciate this fruit as I never had
before. One Of the dishes to which she
introduced me was apple trifle. The in
gradients are ten good-sized juicy apples,
the rind Of half lemon. SIX ounces of fine
granulated sugar, one-half pint Of milk.
one-haIf pint of cream, two eggs and some
whipped cream. Peel and core the apples,
cut them into slices. and put them into a
saucepan with two tablespoonfuls of water.
the sugar and the minced lemon rind. Boil
together until quite tender, then rub
through sieve; II it should not be quite
sweet enough add more sugar and put at
the bottom of dish. Make boiled GUS
tard of the eggs, cream and milk, and
when it has cooled little pour It over the
apples. Whip one-half cupful OF cream.
having sweetened it and favored it with
lemon, heap 1t over the custard, and the
dish is ready for the table. Sponge. angel
or cup cake is very nice to serve with 1t.
Evening star., 1901-08-10
My fader have six hundred acres OBJ wheat
an / mus help. now de boys are married" :"
Had Planned II All.

My fader have six hundred acres OBJ wheat
an mus help. now de boys are married" 4"
Had Planned 1t All.
Il thought Of my poor girls coming home
to rest after their hard work at school.
II you leave me now Katie, you cannot
come back" / said sharply.
oh, veil, Mees Jones'" replied the stolid
Katie, I think get married right away
quick after harvest, anyway"
Katie left in the morning. That evening
the girls came home, and the saucy
siansy younger one. after listening to her
mothers tale OF woe, exclaimed: We'll
mommy, what's the dif? Let her go: We
haven't forgotten how to toll and spin tf
we did carry of the Greek and Latin prizes
this year.
mo, indeed. mommy," spoke up Nell.
lightly touching the plano to see IL Il was
anywhere near concert pitch. 'I can still
COOK and wash and scrub: you know you
made me serve my time at these noble
arts"
That's so. grille" laughed their Jolly
rather but that was when we were rails
ing mortgages; now that we raise wheat
maybe 'mommy' thinks her daughters are
too high-toned to labor ehp'
Not bit of 1t, dad" cried both girls,
with their arms around the old man.
The graduates donned calico gowns were
up with the bob white" next morning.
and the three women cooked and waited
on the harvesters the whole season
so tt Is all over the Kansas wheat coun-
try The women put their shoulders to the
wheel, cheerfully bear their share Of the
burdens ,and are as responsible as the men
LOT the great prosperity Of the state.
Evening star., 1901-08-10
Too Shocking to Repeat.
he Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript
The Photographer-'I think have caught
your expression perfectly"
Mrs. Grimes-'It reminds me rather of
my husbands expression when I showed
him the picture. Excuse me from repeat
ing 1t, for it was something dreadful"
Evening star., 1901-08-10
Their simple Monetary system.

From Puck.
chicagoan Gin London)-"How much ID
this book?''
Shoplady-'sThree-ap'-si sir.''
Chicagoan-"WelL that's nine. OF course;
nine What1',
Evening star., 1901-08-10
A Riotous Incident.

The sheriff's of1cer on guard at the door
Of the jury room heard the fighting and the
accompanying oaths. and he called for
help. Three other officers came to his as
sistance, and he then threw open the door
OF the jury room. The four Poes were all
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

fore she could be taken in charge and
maintained that she had a right to ask
for help from whatever source she could
get 1t.
The evidence proved that she had for
years been exercising this assumed right
in a most persistent and profitable man
ner. 1t appeared that she had been in
the habit of travelling up and down the
country, by express trains with the OBJ
ject of soliciting charity from well-to-do
persons and in her pockets were found
a number of notebooks containing the
diary of her adventures for some years.
Sometimes, as on the occasion that pre-
coded her arrest, she "ruffied very much,'
but in the main the note running
through the diaries was one of triumph
At one place she gets glass of claret
and cake" at another she enjoys on
Shrove Tuesday-"some delicious pan
cakes" She makes a trip to Worcester
Park and records her experiences thus;
LOVELY place, lovely day. Nature look
ed lovely. got 5 shillings at the Rectory,"
and so the narrative proceeded-every
class of society furnishing it's tribute to
this accomplished mendicant.
A sentence of one months imprison-
ment has been pronounced on her, and
it is to be hoped that the exposure which
her devices have now met with may
limit the range of her operations on her
release.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
BEAU BRUMMEI.
The Style, Looks and Manner of
This Mirror of Fashion.

The style, Looks and Manner of
This Mirror of Fashion.
From the London Argosy.
Until Brummel came upon the scene"
says the writer, the Prince Regent,
though not remarkable for his taste had,
thanks to his rank. been constituted the
master of the dandies, but he was at once
dethroned by the superior genius of Brum-
mel, who retained the sovereignty untA
the year 1877. During this period he be-
came the model of all men who wished to
dress well, and when he had struck out
a new idea he would smile at it's gradual
process downward from the highest TO
the lowest classes. To the last of his stay
in England he continued to wear powder,
rather priding himself upon preserving
this remnant of the veilie cour
His clothes were a perfect study. His
coat was generally of blue cloth and its
collar raised against the back of the head,
like the hood of a monk-a style familiar
to US in pictures and miniatures of the
period. The buckskin or nankn breeches
were so incredibly tight that they could
only be got ON with immense labor, and
could only be taken off in the same
manner as an eel is Invested of its skin
Then came a waistcoat about four inches
long, open ON the chest, displaying a stiff
white muslin cravat. Hessian boots COM
pleted the costume, and to these the Beau
paid particular attention. They were COM
monty reported as being backened au win
de champa gne. At any rate two shoe
makers were supposed to insure the per-
fectness of their fit. One made the right
and the other the left foot. He had three
glovers for his gloves, one of whom was
exclusively charged with the cutting out
of his thumbs. Three hairdreSSers were
likewise engaged to dress his hair.
LAS for the personal appearance of this
sublime dandy, his face we read, was
rather long, his features neither plain
nor ugly his forhead unusually high, hair
light brown, whiskers inclined to be
sandy, eyes gray and full of oddly His
conversation, without having the wit and
humor of Lord Alvanley, another of the
handles, was highly agreeable and anus
ing. Indeed, Brummel has never been
surpassed or equaned since.
THE Prince of Wakes would frequently
come of a morning to the Beau's house
in Chesterfield street to witness his toilet
and to acquire the art of tying his own
neckerchief a la mode. For many years,
notwithstanding the great disparity or
rank, Brummel continued the Princes in
innate friend. At last, however, cold
ness sprang UP between them and the
mirror of fashion was forbidden the royal
presence"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

"A Bluff-"Pa," said little Willie, look
ing up from his book, what are CASTRO
nomics'?"
"Why-er-lemme see," said the old
man. "Ohi they're these country jays that
blow out the gas. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
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In hotel and cottages. Free use of the
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Climate delightfully."- cool and pleasant.
For particulars, address
A HANLEY, JR.,
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Suwanee, Fla
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
BEGGING AZ A FINE ART.
An English MedIcnnt Who Kept a
Diary of Her Adventures.

From the London Telegraph.
A case at the southwestern Police
Court recently shows that mendIcity az
a fine art has stlli It's successful practl-
TONERS IN this country.
The defendant, Alice Mary Hunt, was
observed by police constable going
from door 10 door on the south side Of
Chaplain common. The nature Of her
visits was sufficiently disclosed BY the
fact that. on exit from certain houses
she banged the Gate with considerable
vioienes on being charged with beg
ginF shs 0fsred = sturdy reslatanee b.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

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tabula ting by the use of the CORN" tab
ulator. and teach typewriting by the touch
method. Visitors are invited to cab and
examine methods and workings or This
college. Send for catalogue.
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
Once Upon
A Time

Some thinking men wandered off after
wheels of various makes. They thought
perhaps there was some merit in the
Just as good kind for less money-but
these good men have found out the diff
ference between the substance and the
shadow. They think now only the right
way, and when a wheel is wanted the
best is none too good. And so it is easy
to account for the vast number of
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.
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THURSDAY, JULY II, 1901.

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Tickets good on all trains that date,
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Lieut.. j. D. Helmken, chairman; Sergt,
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

Independently Wealthy MY son-in-
lawrrlch enough 10 own a steam yacht"
Him. my son-in-iaw's 20 rich that he
doesn't have 20 own a steam yacht I'M
isss he wants tO."-chicago Rsc0rd-Hsr-
aid.