Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-03

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Dandelion wine is a beverabe both whole
some and ACCEPTABLE. An excellent rule for
its evolution calls for four quarts of dam
delion flowers. a gallon of boiling water,
one lemon, three oranges, three pounds of
sugar and three tablespoonfuls of yeast. To
make it put the blossoms in a jar. pour the
boiling water over them. and let them stand
three days. Then take the juice and grated
yellow peel of oranges and lemon and sim
mer fifteen minutes with the liquid and
blossoms. Strain. pour over three pounds
Of sugar, let 1t stand until lukewarm. add
the yeast. and again set away covered for
eight or ten days. At the end of that time
strain and bottle.
It's time something was being done to
put stop 10 the practice INDUCED in by
certain men of arresting persons suspected
of being fugitives from the insane asylum. y
remarked a policeman to Star reporter a
few days ago There is a standing reward
for the arrest of escaped patients, and a
number of people about Hillsdale and Ana
costa seem to be on the lookout for them
Some pedestrians and even some persons
who were in vehicles have been held up
and subjected to annoyances-
The practice of these men, added the
officer. is something on the order of the
conduct of some members of the police
force. who seem to be on the look out most
of their time for deserters from the army
and navy.
There is a standing reward for these
deserters." he concluded. and it is related
that some of the policemen always have
one or two of them spotted to arrest when
their pocket books get empty.
Nobody can ever convince me that there
Is luck in finding four-leaf clover said
bOtanist to a friend after he had spent
the day in the country. Il started out early
in the morning" he said. and went in
search of wild flowers. Failing in my eff
forts to find any varieties out of the ordi-
nary the thought struck me that l might
be successful if l could find four-leaf
clover Certainly the change could not be
for the worse. / thought, and l proceeded to
investigate Il patch of clover. My efforts
were soon rewarded, and then I sailed
forth. confidently expecting 1 would be
more successful in my search for flowers"
He explained that he had gone but a short
distance. when he met 4 small boy. of
whom he inquired where he could probably
get the greatest variety OF flowers.
Il know where You can find lots of 'em,
mister the little fellow said. Come on
and I'll take you To EN-.
Il started with my guide and after pass
ing through valleys and over hills l found
myself the bank of the river near
old scow," said the enthusiastic botanist.
The boy told me We would have to cross
the river, and just as ! was about to enter
the leaky craft big black snake crawled
between MY feet and gave me a short at
tack OF nervous prustration.
lie told of entering the scoW and start
ing across the river. In a short time
island was reached.
That was not destination the bot
anist said. but the boat had half filled
with water and / insisted upon landing.
There | was the island with deep water
between there and the shore. and 10 relief
except the small boy and the leaky boat
And what happened EeXt?' his friend
yentured
What happened next?" he repe-ted Il
put my foot on another snake and nearly
dropped dead that's all
He explained that he afterward fell in the
mud, slipped in the river and returned
home without finding any new specimens.
And" he concluded. people say there is
luck in finding four-eaf clover
Decidedly varied and exciting has been
tie experience of Baron Alexander Won
WesteDhoitz. a young scion Of German no.
bility. who is visiting the United States for
study and pleasure and who is at present
the guest Of his old friend and schooimate
Mr.. Alfred Wyman. at Atlantic City Both
the baron and Mr.. Wyman were formerly
students at Vienna University.
During 2 trip through the middle west
ana since last January, Baron WeStenhOltZ
has figured in a railroad smash-up, has
been through a Kansas cyclone and was
In Illinois during the March blizzard
spending thirtysix hours in a train snow
bound As he expects to visit the Pacific
slope. Mexico and Canada before he re-
turns home the visitor is of the opinion
If such unusua! experiences, continue that
he will be fully equipped to write a COM
prehensive tale of adventures in North
America
While in Chicago the baron met Prince
Henry. Like the prince. he seems i'm
Tnensely impressed with our greatness of
territory and vast resources. Baron Wes-
tenhOltz Is first lieutenant of the lst
Imperial Guard Regiment, stationed at
Potsdam. Prussia.
There are lot of things that come I'M
der the observation of a street car conduc-
tor. observed the conductor of the ave-
nue. car line to q Star reporter land
among them is the desire of three-fourths
OF passengers men as well as women to
get a seat On the right-hand side of a car.
Some people have this desire so strong
that they prefer to ride awhile standing I'D
and holding on to a strap rather than to
take a seat on the left-hand side of the
car. Many of them are unconscious of
the fact that they have such preference
for the right hand side. while others know
1t and simply won't ride on the left-hand