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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
THE METRIC SYSTEM.

House of Commons Considers Cues
ton of It's Adoption.
From the Forum.
In the report made by committee OF the
British house of commons upon the advi-
stability of adopting the metric system. ex-
tracts are given from letters received from
eighteen different and important consul
lates Every writer stated that In his
opinion the adoption of the metric system
by Great Britain would greatly promote
her commerce with those countries, ana
that the fact of her not having that sys-
tenn was exercising REFRESHING enect on
her commercial intercourse with them
There can be no possible doubt OF these
facts, and the United States, in it's COM
merce, is today suffering from the same
cause. We out Of touch commercially
with all the nations of the world except
Russia. with which our commerce is small,
and England, with which our trade is not
growing. The articles we sell England are
mainly grain. sold by the bushel, Whlch
differs from the English bushel; petroleum,
sold by the gallon, which differs from the
English gallon, and cotton, sold by the
pound which fortunately corresponds with
the English pound.
At the present time we are seeking to
enlarge our trade with nations that use
the metric system, or in countries where
our strongest competitors are nations US
ing that system. The disadvantages in
both cases are Identical so far as concerns
the use Of system of weights and meas
ures differing from that employed by our
customers or by our competitors. The
American price lists are unfamiliar, and
the amiability of the prospective buyer
must be drawn upon before attention can
be paid to our goods. Then, too, there is
no easy standard Of comparison with the
products offered by foreign competitors.
The difference Of monetary systems alone
is a source of sufficient trouble. When it
Is increased by the unlikeness Of the
units of weight and measure, the problem
of making a double conversion possesses
difficulties for the would-be buyer equaled
only by our youthful perplexties in dealing
with the double rule of three Owing to
the likelihood Of making errors we'll as
the trouble of making such conversions,
our price lists and quotations make but lit
tie Roadway in the Introduction of our
manufactures into foreign lands. The adop-
ton of the metric system by this country
would undoubtedly aid in trading with
nations that already use it. And If 1t
would aid us in selling. it would also help
US to buy, by placing larger means at our
disposal. Then our increased prosperity
would be accompanied by greater prosper
ity for the other members in the family
of nations. and the circle of exchange
would be enlarged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
1ofd In the whites of the two eggs, whip
ped to stiff foam, and bake in layers.


ped to stif foam, and bake in layers.
The latest remedy for a scorpion sting,
and one which is said to be most effectual
Is Ice. A large piece is applied to the
wound, and kept there until the pain and
swelling have entirely disappeared.
In France the difference between bouil-
lon and consomme soup is marked. A
consomme is always double stock; that
Is, 1t is a broth prepared from beef, veal.
chicken and often from ham or bacon as
well, together with a variety of vegetables.
All these are cooked to rags" until the
entire flavor of meat and vegetables are
consumed. Bouillon, on the contrary, can
only be preparation from bouili or. boiled
beef. The term cannot be applied to any
other broth. In making bouillon neither
the beef nor vegetables are boiled longer
than Is necessary to cook them, and in
France the meat garnished with the vege-
tables is utilized as separate course after
the soup.
In both consomme and boullon the soup
should be freed from every particle of fat
somme should be hardly darker than straw
color while bouillon should be rich
brown. Both bouillon and consomme should
be served In cups-the dainty little covered
ones preferred.
The next time you have three-cornered
tear to mend in coat or wooden gown try
using a long hair in place of silk. The hair
fully darned and pressed with a warm iron,
what threatened to be an unsightly blem-
ish disappears almost entirely from public
gaze.
The best way to boil eggs hard is not
to boil them at all. but keep them just be-
low the boiling point for twenty minutes
For soft eggs put them in cold water and
allow them to just come to a boil, when
they will be found creamy and delicious.
When SCOT falls upon a carpet do not
try to sweep it up, which only grinds 1t
IN, put blow along with fan until it comes
to the bare floor or the hearth, when it
can be easily brushed up. If any trace
still remains, cover with a sprinkling of
cornmeal, then brush Off
Brass is now the favorite material for
desk furnishings, and the more whimsical
and varied the designs of the various uten-
s1ls the better. Ink trays. candlesticks,
pen trays, etc, picked up at random-repre-
senting different periods-and carrying each
Its own story Of travel or history, are con-
sidered far more desirable than an entire
matched set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
Tea as a Meal.
From Notes and Queries.


An earlier suggestion of the use Of the
word tea as descriptive Of a meal than
it's employment in 1.-The Vicar of Wake
field" Q760 is to be found in "Moll Flan-
ders," published in 1922 Though solemnly
declared by Defoe to have been written
in the year 16s3'D, the heroine severely
blaming female friend for spreading a
story when she had not the least ground
more than a little tea-table chat" Con-
greve. moreover, in 100 had employed a
similar phrase, Mirabell, in THE Way Of
the World" QV. y, defining genuine and
authorized tea-table talk" as Intending of
fashions. spelling regulations, railing at
absent friends, and so FORTH" Mrs. Milla-
mant In the same scene declaring her in
tention to be sole empress of my tea
table," This would Indicate a separate
meal though it might cover only what the
same author had six years previously de-
scribed in THE Double Dealer Il, d.
when the ladies were described by MELEE
font as 'at the end of the gallery, retired
to their tea and scandal, according to their
ancient custom after dinner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

Cereal. Cream.
Poached eggs in brown butter.
Sauted potatoes.
Toast. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Nut butter sandwiches.
Cottage cheese. Fruit.
Tea.
DINNER.
Tomato soup.
Broiled chops. Dreamed potatoes.
Cold slaw.
Blackberry cake. Cream.
Coffee.
TUESDAY
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Planned tomatoes. Cream sauce.
Entire wheat gems. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Clam chowder.
Corn oysters. Tomato sauce.
Cereal coffee.
DINNER.
Mutton broth.
Macaroni with bechamel sauce.
Baked tomatoes. Dreamed onions.
Egg salad.
Raspberry whip. Boiled custard.
Coffee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
THE WICKED MOSQUITO,
Charged Also With Spreading the So
| Called Shanghai Fever.

called Shanghai Fever.
From the Shanghai Mercury.
Years ago 1t was supposed that Shanghai
had a particular pathological product of
It's own in the shape of a special fever
known at the Shanghai fever. People were
sure to get it If they freqIented paddy
fields and other moist spots. 1t came to
them with certainty If they slept on the
ground floor, and life in a tent was sup
posed to be short cut to the grave. From
these circumstances there grew up belief
that the Shanghai fever was due to ex-
halations from the soil, that these exhala-
lions did not rise higher than certain un-
defined number of feet and that the droW-
sy feeling accompanied by spells of heat
and at times with the cold of ague were
due to particular sort of poison called
malaria, People who saw evening mists
forming along the low lying. lands some
times SAID Look at the malaria rising -
There probably was never a popular be-
lief without its substratum Of fact. Recent
experiments, however, seem to show that
the old Shanghai resident was wrong in
the deduction he drew from observations
made. Though 1t is quite true that our
fever loves the moist places of the earth.
and that If we could live up in a balloon
three or four hundred feet high we should
probably escape it altogether, 1t is not
true, not altogether, If it possibly may be
in part, that Shanghai fever Is the effect
or bad air. DR.. Manson, SO we'll known on
the China coast, was one of the first to
suspect that the ubiquitous mosquito had
something to do with 1t, and since his early
experiments, many more have been made
IN various parts of the world. Our knowl-
edge, SO far as it goes, proves that at least
one kind of mosquito can inoculate human
beings with malaria" i.e., can introduce
into our blood the germ which on its in
crease causes the disease so named. Luck
ny Shanghai fever" is rarely dangerous
Neither are the poison-carrying mosqui-
toes plentiful. We ourselves have seen but
very few. DR.. Stanley tells us in his re-
port that though he examined "about a
hundred mosquitoes during the year $4,000
from different parts of the settlement" he
did not find the dangerous Anopheles, the
feVer-bear1ng pest. Our common mosaui-
toes belong to the variety known as Gu
lex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
Study of Forestry.
rom the st. Paul Pioneer Press.


When our high schools begin to devote to
such study as forestry a portion of the
time heretofore wasted on the "classics"-
we say wasted" so far as the majority of
pupils is Observation-Disclosures have an adj
ditional reason for congratulating them
selves on the steady growth Of common
sense among our educators. In several
Minnesota high schools, Prof. 8 b. Green's
admirable little volume on Forestry in
Minnesota has been adopted as text
book. The mental discipline claimed to be
afforded by the study Of dead languages
can be found In equal amount and quality
in the study Of live trees; and the pleas
ures and advantages afterward accruing
from the latter will in ninety-nine cases
out Of hundred exceed those coming from
a course in Latin and Greek. The avidity
with which .wide-awake young men are
now applying themselves to the study Of
forestry may be inferred, by the way. from
the fact that new edition Of 10000 copies
Of Prof. Green's book, above referred to,
has already been called for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
New Uses for Sayydust,

from the New York Sun.
Scientific men have long been engaged in
the study of methods of utilizing waste
products, such as sewage, garbage and
many other things, formerly thrown away
as worthless. After it is ascertained just
what these materials contain that can be
utilized, ingenious men set their wits to
work to invent machinery and devise pro-
cesses by which the valuable commodities
may be extracted. In this way many mill
ion dollars worth of oils fertilizers and
other useful substances are now saved and
the world is so much the richer.
great deal of sawdust has always gone
to waste, though many mills have used it
to supplement their fuel supply. Chemical
analysts have been at work on the sawdust
problem, and it has been shown clearly
that 1t contains very useful elements that
are worth saving, and now machinery has
been invented TO extract these materials.
The experiments have proven that l 600
pounds of sawdust will yield about 100
pounds of char, which is practically the
same as charcoal, and equally seryiceaAIe;
$50 pounds of acids, 100 pounds of tar and
Il quantity of gases that have been tested
for heating and Illuminating and found to
be excellent for both purposes. While the
acids, tar and char are the products par
ticularly desired it is said the gases are
OF commercial value.
machine has been invented In Mon
treal for the purpose of distilling sawdust
anu ootdlllihS the desired products. Con-
sui General Bittinger writes that the ma
chine treats about 1900 pounds of wet
sawdust an hour. AS Canada manufac-
lures enormous quantities of lumber Ii Is
expected that the utilization of sawdust
In that country will be an important source
of valuable commodities.
There are twenty places In Europe where
oxalic acid is extracted from sawdust. In
Scotland sawdust is used to make floor
cloth, coarse wrapping paper and mill
board which is a kind Of pasteboard used
by book makers in the covers Of books
Thus sawdust. once thought to be a good
deal of nuisance, is beginning to be con-
sidered quite a useful article.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

college education things would have come
to bad pass with us, for to a majority OF
American boys college training is unat-
tainable. OF course, young fellows who
have 1t In them can make their way in the
world and get rich without even the rudi-
ments of Latin. or more than a moderate
knowledge Of mathematics. 1t also goes
without saying that the school of hard
work generally has its training and it's
prizes, both of unique value for those who
nave the stuff in them to win. Neverthe-
less, that does not affect the basis of the
opinion that the three or four years an
average lad spends in college are profitably
spent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
The Splitting Nuisance.
From American Medicine.

The Boston board Of health has found It
necessary. on account OF the increase in
what they pronounce habit dangerous to
the health of the residents. and nuisance
as well. to amend It's regulations with ref
erence to splitting In public. The new law
prohibits splitting upon the floor, platform
or steps Of any railroad. or railway station
or car, or from any electric car while said
car Is In the subway or on the elevated
Of any public building. hall. church, thea
ter, market or any sidewalk Immediately
connected with said public places. The
penalty for violation Is 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
Concerning College Education.
From Harper's Weekly.

The fact that so many persons seem to
find it profitable nowadays to proclaim to
the world that lad may do very well In
business. and in life generally without a
college education may be taken as a COM
pliment to American colleges and the prep
aration they give to American youth. II
the impression were not very general. and
growing, that college training is valuable
for most lads who can get 1t. we would not
see so much pains taken to counteract Vt.
Nor would the impression be SO general
and colleges so numerous and prosperous
IL contemporary experience did not warrant
it. The deliverances Of the gentlemen who
disparage college training usually consist
very doubtful assertion, and partly Of opin-
ions based on rather narrow views Of sue
cess and human purposes. II a likely lad
could not get ON in this country without a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
From the Medical Record.

FT0m inc MeuIcaI HecOfU
Japanese dentists perform all their opera
lions in tooth drawing with the thumb ana
forehnger OF one hand. The skill necessary
to do this IL acquired only after long prac-
tice, but when once 1t Is obtained, the oper-
ator Is able to extract half dozen teeth
In about thirty seconds. without once re-
moving his fingers from the patients
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

Mr.. Chamberlain at sixty-five is among
the youngest men in the house of COM
mons. He could very well pass for ten
years younger; In broad daylight and at
times he looks positively youthful. The
last two or three years have touched his
raven locks with gray, but his figure is as
slim and alert as ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

Only nine Americans have been admit
ted to membership In the Automobile Club
of France, and Of these w. K Vanderbilt
was the first to be elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
Force Of Habit.
From Puck.

Drummer, isn't he?"
Yes: confirmed. Why. he has been on the
road 80 long that when he gets homo ana
his wife hands him the biscuits at the din.
ner table he Immediately begins to fiiri
with hery'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
The Dach.hund.

bright American youngster's dssortp.
ton OF the dachshund. 'One c3 those dog3
that IS n Cog and hale long ara cniy hale
dog high"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-24
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

Robertson g. Wilder have moved
their law Offices to the Stangenwalo
building, -MeTchant street. rooms
sO2O6. POT. second 1oc l6 Ivy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28

80 and ! o'clock. Monday afternoon.
end portions of two suits of clothes
ana other wearing apparel We're stolen.
me house was unoccupied during the
period above stated. and was left un-
licked. Mr.. Blake returned home at
about as did also other members OF the
family. II WAS found that a blue
WorSted coat, black Worsted pants. also
ether articles Of clothing had been re-
moved and on further Investigation
the caSt-ofT garments were found in
some woods near the house. \ Maine
Central baggage check was found in
the clothes, also pipe ana tobaC 90. and
q card inscribed Flea j. Moulton
Christian Scientist, brunswick. Bag
eagcmaStcr strickland identified the
ciseck as having been given to a man
Monday. his trunk having been
double checked from Richmond as he
had failed to get chcrl. on leaving that
place. he Vas given the check. Mon
day forenoon On the arrival Of the bag
%ag2. He stated that he was going to
The quarry to work. Ika is described
aa being ahDrt ; feet. 10 inches III
height. spare build. black moustachc.
ANA rough unsFaven face. City Mar
shal Church has the matter in hand
and will investigate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
A PROFESSIONAL BeGGAR
IS "3'ged 10 Have Been Plying His Trade in
the City. Monday.

word came from Brunswick avenue
yesterday afternoon, that there was a
man begging along the way and that
ne was saucy and impudent and scared
tne women folks along the way. Two
Oh the officers started out for the man
ana after a chase of several miles over
TOOK him below South Gardiner. where
was asking for money. lie was taken
|" the police station. where it was
found that he had upon his nerson
S5'.3' in small change.
AS he could or would speak no
English. bur little could be got from
NM From appearances he is a pro-
fessional beggar. using the sore arm
scheme. The left arm is one mass of
sores, and il is thought that these are
caused by the use of acids He will be
examined. this morning, and if it
proves true, will be sent to jail as a
Nagrant.
NO developments have come to light
in regard to the breaking and enter
ing and hold-up On the Marston road.
Monday. The police have been on the
watch for the person described and
have heard from him but once This
Is hard case to follow as so much
Time was given the man to make his
escape before the authorities were no.
titled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
The Weeks Schedule.



Monday. Tuesday ana Wednesday-De
tfoIt at Boston, chicago at Philadelphia
Milwaukee ut Baltimore, Cleveland al
Washington.
ThursGay-Boston at Detroit. Washing
ton at Cleveland.
Friday and Standardization at De
troit, Washington 1t Cleveland. Philadel-
phia at Milwaukee. Baltimore at Chicago
SundaY-washinStu at Detroit. Ralti-
more at Chicago. Philadelphia at Mil
Waul<eC.
NATIONAL. LEAGUE.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
Boston 1t Brooklyn. New York at Phila-
delphia, Cincinnati at Chicago, ST. Louis
at bittsburg.
Enthusiastically at Boston. Phila-
nati. Chicago III Pttsburg.
Friday Brooklyn at Boston, Philadel
piiia at New York. Chicago at Pittsburg
Saturday IooklNn at Boston. Phila
dclphia al New York. Chicago at Pitts
burg, Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Sunday-tincinnau at st. Iolis.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Wedncsdav-Nashua at Lewiston, Man
chester at Portland, Lowell at Haver.
hill.
Thursday-Nashua ut Lewiston. Man
chester at Portland. Haverhill at Lowell
Friday-Manchester at Lowell. Haver
hill at Nashua, Portland at Lewiston.
Saturday-Loweil a Manchester. Nash
ua al Haverhll, Lewiston at Portland
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
Rochester at Brockton. Toronto at Wor-
cester, Montreal at Providence, Buffalo a
Hartford. .
falo al 3rockton. Montreal at Worcester
Toronto at Providence, Rochester al
Hartford.
Sunday-Toronto at Providence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
COPETE MINING COr1PANY.
II William Street, New York. Carlo, Sonora Mexico

clubs of the american League are d"in4
well and have no idea Of raising the price
of admission tn 80 cents.
Dup,c developed had case Of rattle.
in his first game ut Chicago. bur th'
management will, nevertheless. make Il
grave mistake If il lets him 90. lie i
uiruucs Iionably a conner.
Pres. Johnson has d, 'idcd to cNpel the
'irnn man.. Mct;inuiIy ~ the baltimore
cluh. for splitting III UmIiVe Connolly :
face during u game at Baltimore. llc.C
is where Johnson once more WINS the an
pl.Cuc Of the friends Of base TAN.
Since joining the Pirate. !.cfty Davis
HIS iiil,i To Yet Il hi IN but nine games,
and in one of ,hc nine he WAS sent t.
bat in place uf a pitcher in the ninth in
ming. Lefty has pren hanging the bail
with Il vengeance recently. making ii
hits in tine last seven games. all singles
but one, 4 three-baSgcr.
Joe Egan is playing great bali AT short
field for the ROChcStprs. the strong
leaders in the Eastern League. Monday,
he made two safe hits ANA one sacrifice.
Dat tiCip3ted in TWO double plays. one 81
which lie made tnas.,istcd. had . put outs.
assists and no errors. He is one of the
country greatest young players and Is
very liable to lie in faster company, an
other season.
Fever has left Tom Corc1ran in had
shape only at the cXtrenlit.c.'. II thought
that he was ready to set into the game.
but en- attempt to make 4 long run in
practice showed him that his ankles are
too weak to permit him 20 set into Tho
@am1. The only other i'll effect from tn"
fever Is that his naiI was All coming out
20 nc had to nave il All clipped OF close.
ana has row Joined thc Stin:mCl EecklCJ
class of the ReJi
Chicago Record Herald: MI the capital
G the American League and ali the mag
mates. with .hr exception 81 Mct,raW, arc
brhiad Prs. johnson. ard his policy IS
sure to prevail Comiskey's attitude in
the crisis il perhaps the most to pc com
bcu4.d 81 an. ~ nile The diSciphninG 81
slIueart ana Katpu practically puts the
White STOCKINGS GU Of the running for
the cnnmpionsfip. lie mas Supported john
son and stood BY Clean base ball from
tie iirs:.
ti:ni,n SAYS that he knows of 10 Amer
loan I,1guc players who have written t.
tE,. National League magratoS this year,
asking 10 be taken into the fold. and that
six 81 these. all members of Connie
Nacll's team. had applied to him for posi-
tons. offering to jump their contracts.
THE more jumpers OF the Steelman type
the merrier. was Ilanlons comment.
..'rhe American League can't pay fancy
salaries with 25-cent ball ANA the more
: xnenses they undertake To meet the
quicker they will go into the ground. the
National League knows what il il about
and will be on top at the finish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
Charles Holmes Charged With Burglary.

Charles Holmes Of Richmond. who
Is charged with having entered
the house Of Benjamin Blake,
Monday afternoon. ana stolen some
clothing. was captured Monday even
ing, about II O'Clock. in 4 pasture a
short distance from the house. The
man had apparently been imbibing
strong liquor, ana gave the men VINO
caught him long chase before sur
rendering. He was brought before
Judge Stafford. Tuesday morning, and
bound over to the september term Of
The superior court in tn" sum of $500
hut failing to obtain the security he
was taken TO the county Jail.