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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
THE PRESENT COMET.
Remarks in England Upon Its Dis
covery by an American.

From the London Stanuaru.
The new comet has now been observed at
a number of different stations. At the Lick
Observatory it was seen on September l,
and 3; at the Urania Sternwarte, Berlin. and
at Konigsberg on September .; at the Royal
Observatory. Greenwich, on September 8:
at Copenhagen on September 4, and at many
other stations. The materials, therefore, for
a preliminary determination of Its orbit are
at hand, and the following elements, COM
puted by the discoverer, c. D. Perrine, from
observations made on the first three even
iIgs of the month, give the date of its peri
helion passage as November "a, little be-
fore Greenwich mean, midnight The longi-
tude of the ascending node is 40 degrees So
minutes, and the angle between the perihe-
lion and the ascending node on the comet 5
orbit is 154 degrees.
The inclination of the orbit Of the comet
to that of the earth is given as 1856 de-
grees, that is to say, the planes of the
an angle of "a degrees, but to a spectator
looking down upon the two orbits from
above, the comet and the earth would APP
pear to be moving In different directions;
the comet moving In the direction of the
hands Of a watch, the earth in the contrary
direction. From such a station, therefore.
the comet will appear to pass over the orbit
of the earth on It's journey toward the sun
about a month hence, while the earth would
pass under the comets orbit almost at the
same time This, then, Will be the time
when the two bodies will approach each
other the most closely. and up to this time
the comet will Increase in brightness very
considerably for 1t Is approach not only
the earth, but the sun, and is. therefore,
becoming at the same time both apparent
ly larger and ntrinsically brighter. In
deed, it has doubled its brightness already
since it's discovery, and in a fortnlght's
time will be seven times its initial bright
ness. 1t may. therefore, well become visi-
BILE to the naked eye. but 1t will be lost to
fo~
take place when 1t Is on the far side of the
sun and nearly In conjunction with II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
TRICKS OF CHINESE SERVANTS
Signals of the Discharged to Warn
Their Successors.
From the Straits Budget.

From the Straits Budget.
1t Is not an uncommon thing to hear
people IN the east say that they are still in
want Of Chinese cook, while others will
have numbers Of applications directly 1t is
known that their cook has left. The reason
for this is easily discovered II the master
Of the house walks down to the kitchen
after his cook has been discharged and
takes notice how a saucepan which will be
found standing on the ground Is placed
chinese servants, particularly those from
singapore, when discharged leave signs
which the newcomer looks for Immediately
he enters the kitchen. If the place ia con-
s1dered good one a saucepan will be left
on the ground with the lid put on properly
II the I'D is placed in the saucepan upside
downfall Is to say, with the handle of
the lid inside the saucepan-it means that
the servant has gone away for a short
time only and that as soon as he can he
intends to return, as the situation is consid-
cred good one If the lid of the saucepan
is left out on the ground near the saucepan,
which is standing the right way up it
means the house is in want of servants.
II the lid is put half way in and half way
out of the saucepan it means that the place
IS soou one. but the master Of the house
is stlngy. Should the saucepan have still
some rice in it and the lid closed properly
1t means that the servant is quite satisfied
with everything concerning the people of
the house, but that he is forced to leave on
account of debts or other reasons which
lnconvenienced him. If the master is in the
haplt OF cutting a servants pay for brok en-
or lost articles or for other faults a mark
is made on the bottom of the saucepan in
chalk which will not rub out easily The
Chnese boy makes his mark behind the
pantry or bed room door and the Waterman
on on the bottom of his tubs. The Hylam
thlhese are said to have adopted these
signs from the Macao Chinese who in the
hrst case got the idea from the Tamils
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
A SKILLFUL TONGUE.
How a Paralytic Sews Without Use
of Hands.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
one of the most remarkable invalids in
the world is Miss Tunison, a paralytic, who
resides at Sag Harbor, L. l., who IS expect
ed to visit friends in this city this week
she has been helpless since birth, having
only the head and upper shoulder muscle
under control and SO wonderfully has she
trained them to serve her one remaining
member, the tongue that 1t performs with
marvellous qu!ckness and skill the tasks
which feminine fingers alone are wont to
do. At her bidding it traces with a pencil
held between the teeth outline sketches
of flowers and trees; it grasps a needle
threads 1t and works In and out the fine
delicate stitches of embroidery finery: it
writes letters to her friends, and 1t guides
the mallet which makes music on her met
alaphone. Miss Tunisons tongue Is a very
ruly member, indeed Never having had
the use of her hands, Miss Tunison has
thrown her full dependence upon the
tongue, which, through the loss of all other
members, is abnormally acute and gifted.
Miss Tunison is a bright faced woman Of
thirty All day long she sits strapped in
a wheeled chair, specially constructed for
her. A wide board is attached across the
front, something like that of a child's high
chair. This is her work table, and on it she
has her boxes Of cOlored crayonS her work
basket, filled with spools Of thread needle
books and endless little odds and ends.
There, too, she has her writing pad and
several inch and half long pencils, sharp
ened by some friendly hand. When only
four years old Miss Tunison began to train
her tongue into usefulness. She would pick
up buttons with it from her little table.
and with a string, also in her mouth, in
some way pass the cord through the eyelet.
amusing herself for hours stringing buttons.
Later she began to sew.
To see Miss TunIson thread a needle pre-
paratory to doing her embroidery makes
one half doubt ones eyes. First she takes
the little needlebook from out her work
basket, laying 1t before her. then weight.
specially made for her purpose, Is taken up
by her teeth and placed upon one-half Of 1t
to hold 1T firm while she removes the needle
desired; this done. she sticks it straight up
in the table before her. Then thread Is
wound off the required length and cut by
means of a scissors manipulated in the
same marvellous way. Her tongue takes up
the thread and through its exquisite sense
of feeling passes it through the eye of the
needle in as short time the average
steady hand and eye require.
The bit of cambria or linen on which she
in the same way and the weight placed
upon one corner of it to hold it down while
sewing. Holding the needle with her
tongue she places 1t where desired, then
lifts and throws back one corner of the
cloth so as to grasp the needle from the
underside and pull it through, making the
stitch complete. This she does over and
over again. tracing and working out the
most delicate designs and nearly always
without an outline, save what comes spon-
taneouSlv to her mind when working.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
intercollegiate Quarrels.

Prof Ira n Hollis in the Atlantic Magazine.
1t is doubtful If games between two teams
ameliorate college courtesies in any great
degree. There is at present prevailing at
mosphere of suspicion, and colleges are too
often set at odds with one another by
game. This extends to the graduates, and
sometimes even to the faculties, and 1t is
shocking to hear what one university will
say about another when there is differ
ence Of opinion upon some eligibility Ques-
ton. The newspapers are full of 1t. AS a
matter of fact, one athletic dispute can set
two communities by the ears so that they
remain unfrendly for years. We see SO
many cases of 1t that we may be pardoned
some skepticism on the promotion of inter-
collegiate friendship by intercollegiate
games. When students and officers Of one
university point the finger of scorn at those
of another we may usually be sure that
both are wrong, and that their games should
be suppressed as common nuisances. We
still have much to learn. and the effort to
study the subject in conference of repre-.
sentatives from all universities is moye>
ment in the right direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
A Vast Power Harnessed.

From the Electrical Review
The aggregate Of horsepower now being
developed at Niagara Falls is vast. The
original American company, the N. F.
Power Company, has an output of $4,000
horsepower and will soon produce So, 600
more. The Hydraulic Power Company now
produces 10000 horsepower. but will soon
add 10000 more. On the Canadian side
there are two companies utilizing the falls
to generate electricity, each to produce 1OO,-
coo horsepower. Besides these plants there
are other smaller ones on both sides of the
river. Here is an aggregate approaching
100000 horsepower. equivalent to the result
that formerly went to waste Is Now by
means OF electricity supplied to awide
area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
Our Presidents Name.
From the London Chronicle.


The Americans appear to have consider
able difficulty in pronouncing the name Of
their President. According to one paper
thew have at least fourteen different ways,
including Rosa-felt. Roosevelt, Ruzy-feit,
Ruzy-veld. Rockwell and Ruza-felt. We
cannot very we'll laugh at the Americans,
as have had our own difficulties with a
certain ex-president whom some people to
this day persist in calling "kroojer." 1t is
a libel upon English people, however, to
suggest. as is done in the paper referred to,
that few million of them think the Presi-
dent of the United States is Boer. The
Germans. we are told think of him as a
Jew. while the French regard him as a
German. especially since he talked fiuently
in that language with Prince Henry. Presi-
dent Roosevelt must be satisfied with the
reflection that there are other names quite
as often mispronounced as his own, such.
for instance. as Goethe and Pepys and even
Sophocles. whom but today We heard rhym-
ing with "monocleS."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
Miss Cleveland a Farmer.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Miss Rose Cleveland, the sister Of ex-
President Cleveland is successful farmer.
She now owns about one-half Of a 7O0-acre
island near Islesboro', Me-, having within
a few days acquired an additional tract of
land. Miss Cleveland has about 500 chick
ems. large herd Of cows and big vege-
table garden on her land, where she raises
prize pumpkins and. fat chickens and makes
prime dairy butter. She handles her affairs
herself, 1t is said, but employs a large
force of men. There is but one other cot
tsge on the island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
VIRTUES OF VOLCANOES
THEY FURNISH MANKIND WITH
SOME IMPORTANT NEEDS.
Hydrochloric Acid Increases Crops in
the Country Around
Vesuvius.
From Pearson's Weekly.

From Parsons Weekly.
The crops of the country round Vesuvus
were spoiled last spring by rain charged
with hydrochloric acid But it is the first
time such a thing has happened for more
than thirty years, and this very acid In the
small amounts which the volcano usually
gives off has been largely responsible for
the enormous crops which this district
usually yields.
The slopes of Mount Vesuvius produce,
in fact nearly treble the crops which other
neighboring parts of Italy be made to
yield. and this is only one of a hundred such
districts which owe their fertility to the
soil being composed Of crumbled lava.
Even the dust which volcanoes eject is
often extremely valuable to the farmers
upon whose land it falls. In 1912 a violent
eruption of La Souffriere the great ST. Vim
cent volcano which has recently given so
much trouble, covered the whole Of Barba
dos with some two inches of ashes At the
time Barbados was suffering from fearful
plague of red ants, which rendered some
parts of the island almost uninhabitable.
The dust absolutely destroyed these pests,
and not only that, but doubled the crop of
sugar cane the next year The fertilizing
effects of that dust were visible up to the
year 1890
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
. A. R. SOUVENIR EDITION.

No better souvenir of the great
G. A. R. encampment can be had
than The Evening Star from Monday,
October 6. to Saturday. October II.
inclusive. Complete edition. includ-
Ing back numbers. mailed to any adj
dress in the United States for Is
cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
A Million Pies.

"A few years ago we were
baking a few pies on a gas
stove. Now we bake a million
pies year. This growth is due
to the merits of Our pies and the
merit Of The Star Advertising"
says the manager of Holmes
Homemade Pie Bakery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
Valuable Volcanic Products.

All those beautiful veined or semi trans
parent stones known as chalcedony, por-
phyry and Jasper have been formed by heat
and thrown up into our reach by volcanoes
Clay has been found turned into jasper
simply by the heat of lava stream which
has passed over 1t. Felspar and horn
bende are other well-known and valuable
volcanic products.
The domestic use of pumice stone is too
well known to need description Pumice is
also employed in many of the arts and
crafts. for instance. by painters to remove
old paint from timber. Hundreds of people
gain livelihood digging pumice from the
volcanic district of middle Italy. Mention
must also be made of rock crystal so valu-
able for fine lenses. This is sort of by
product of the great volcano factories.
Mr.. Rhodes would probably never have
been millionaire but for volcanoes. The
great bed of blue clay at Kimberley, from
which practically the whole of the worlds
supply of diamonds is procured is
nothing but the core of ancient, wornout
volcano diamond is only bit of car
bon which has been crystalized by almost
unimaginable heat and pressure. The vol
cano has done easily what all the art OF
man can hardly succeed in initiating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
Tombora's ERUPTION.

Not even the great rivers of the world
can compare in fertilizing powers with vol
canic outbursts. Tombora, at it's last great
eruption, emitted enough dust to have COW
cred the whole of Germany two feet deep,
and the dust greatly improved the land it
fell upon.
But others besides farmers owe much to
the action of volcanoes. Does it occur to
you that warfare and sport practiced
during the past three or four centuries
would have been impossible but for volca-
noes? GunpoWders most important ingre-
dent is sulphur, and sulphur is purely a
volcanic product
Another most Indispensable product of
volcanic action is gypsum better known as
plaster of paris. Sculptors, cast makers
and surgeons alike would be lost without
this substance. Builders, too, make great
use of stones which owe their hardness to
having been brought up molten from the
depths of the earth by volcanoes The
'tuf'' of which Naples is built is an old
lava of Vesuvius. Basalt is another vol
canc stone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
OUT OF WASHINGTON.

THE ANNE ARUNDEL ACADEMIA STRICTLY
country school, 20 minutes from Annapolis. | hour
from Washington; co-educatioEal, prepares for
college or business; music; new buildings; cam
pus and farm 10 acres; athletic field, cunning
track. basket ball, tennis; scholarships; terms
moderate. Address II. Il. WALLIS, a. B.. Prin-
cipal Millersville Md. 1y25-3mS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
EDUCATIONAL.

A UNIVERSITY GRADUATE WITH A. NJ. AND
Phil. degrees would like few pupils to tutor
or coach during the winter; charges reasonable.
Address Box 20y. Star office. oc16-3t'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17

Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar, Piano.
THE THOMAS MUSIC STUDIO, 1924 F st. NV.
GERTRUDE BUCKINGHAM THOMAS. Prin
nnfl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
Plans to Test Coal Slack.

While deposits of peat are not plentiful
in this part of the United States it is con-
tended that there are mountains of slack
in the coal regions of Pennsylvania which
might be converted into good fuel by the
German method and at cost to the con-
sumner not exceeding that of the best grades
of bituminuS coal.
There is talk of taking several loads
Of slack from the Pennsylvania mines to
Germany to test it in the plants established
har
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26
STATE HOSPITAL NOTES.

The members of the Morristown
Medical Society held their monthly
meeting at the Dormitory building of
the State Hospital Wednesday even
ing. They were enter tanned by DR.,
Peter S. Mallon, it being his turn,
according to the bylaws of the So
ciety, which provide that each men,
Der shall entertain the members of
the society in alphabetical order. DR..
Mallon read a very interesting paper
on 1.-THE Care of the Chronic Insane. :"
The paper was discussed at consider
able length, after which. the members
of the society repaired to the ban
quoting table, where lunch was
served.
The principal course in the lunch
was Belgian hare from the "Evamal-
leon Rabbitry" Miniature Belgian
hares were given as souvenirs with
the ice cream. While lunch was
being served the orchestra played
many enlivening airs. 1t is needless
to say that profitable and enjoy
able time was had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Babbitt and lit
tie daughter of Somerville, N. j.,
and formerly of Morristown, spent
last week with Mrs. B. D. Evans,
and they are spending this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Toms in Morristown
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26
STILL AFTER
GAMBLERS
Summer Resident" says Town
Should be Rid Of Evil.

Gambling Pace Fast one and Ruin
GUS Alike to Old and Young-Repu-
tation of Community Suffers Owing
to Curse-Time to Cry a Halt if
High Character of 1orristown is to
be maintained Now up to the Au-
thorities.
Editor the Chronicle:
While it may not be a pleasant
occupation to wander about among
pretty illusions, shifting them right
and left, and shattering them into
infnitesimal fragments, it is never
theless the thing we are frequently
called upon to do.
1t has always been asserted that
Morristown was propriey itself,
but am positive that many of the
church, going folk and decent citizens
of the town would be apt to elevate
their eyebrows at some of the daily
happenings here and agree with me
when | say, that no town in the coun-
try is governed more loosely, nor
contains within it's confines more
gambling places in proportion to its
size, than does Morristown.
/. The crusade inaugurated against
the gamblers last week by the Chroni-
Gle meets with the approval of all
persons desirous of ridding the place
of its unpleasant and discreditable
features, and you should not cease
your commendable efforts at exposure
until the forces of evil have been
completely routed. A great deal of
harm has already been accomplished,
and the proper authorizes should act
at once and put an end to the nefari-
GUS practices of pool selling and
gambling.
An effectual stop should also be
made In the matter of card aging
for money at many offices and bust
ness houses. The law is very ex-
plicit in this particular case, and the
police should carry out its strict pro-
visions and penalties and put them
into execution. 1t is a fact to be de-
plored that respectable young men of
the town are so openly courting
moral, physical and financial ruin.
1t is also to be deplored that the high
character the municipality has
always borne should be sacrificed at
the behest of the local gambling ele-
ment. SUMMER RESIDENT.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26
Or. Hughes Greets His Parishioners
in Newly Restored Church.

The congregation of the Church Of
the Redeemer worshipped for the first
time since the fire on April 30th last, in
its church ON Sunday last. It has
been restored and enlarged, and the con
gregation which gathered at both the
morning and afternoon services express
ed great satisfaction, as well as plea
sure, with the result of the improve
ments. Before the morning sermon DR.
Hughes briefly referred to the pleasure
it gave him to greet his congregation
under such happy auspices. The sermon
which followed, an able one, was listened
to with the closest attention and wasfrom
the 12Snd Psalm, 1st and End verses.
The acoustic properties of the church
are particularly fine. The attendance at
the Sunday school in the afternoon was
the largest in the history of the parish.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26
retta Taylor, piano; Miss Beckwith,

retta Taylor, piano; Miss Beckwith,
piano; Miss Trowbridge, voice
DIR. Erdman, pastor of the South Street
Presbyterian church, will have charge
of the Senior and Junior classes in Bible
history
Miss Grouse will continue to share
with the Principal the daily visiting of
classes.
Miss Brownell who has been connected
with the school for many years has re-
turned from an outing embracing both
seashore and mountains in the enjoy
ment of excellent health. Miss Grouse,
literally as brown as berry, came back
from Maine ON Tuesday, while Miss
Newell showed that large portion OF
her vacation had been spent out oi
doors
Athletics will form an important feat
ure in school life. Mrs. Esculante
formerly Miss Stark, will still give at.
tention to physical culture in which she
will be assisted by other teachers. Miss
Dunning will continue at the head of the
gymnasium. With the unusually large
enrolment it is expected that the ensu
ing school year will be both successful
and prosperous.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26
q A. R. Grand Encampment.

Arrangements are we'll under way
for the annual national encampment
of the G. A. r., the opening session
of which is scheduled for October 8tn
in Washington. New Jersey, with
Massachusetts,, Maine, California,
Nevada, Rhode Island and New
Hampshire will form ON East Capitol
street, and join the line at the inter-
section of East Capitol and First
streets. The Department of the
Potomac will have the left of the line
and will form on First street north
west.