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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09


If he came to you and said: My
trouble? Does your back ache?
Do YOU feel bad all over and can't
tell exactly whats the matter? Have
you tried medicines or doctors with
out benefit? Are you about DIS
COURAGED? Then do as | did,
and get well-Use DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root! KNOW it will
cure you"
If he did this, would you believe
him?
Wouldn't you, if you were suf-
ferer, follow his advice, knowing
tiat he bore living, sentient, vital
testimony to the wonderful virtues
Of this great natural remedy?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09

Josiah said Mrs. Chugwater. looking
up from her paper again, what is a -stsoI
plant ?"
You've heard of wire grass, haven't
you?" said Mr.. Chugwater.
Yes
We'll that's it."-Chcago Tribune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09

1.-THE last Congress did more for the Phil
ippine people than perhaps we should have
expected from a short session. 1t gave us
relief by passing the consta bulary bill,
which authorizes the employment of the
of ladronism In the islands with regular
army officers, and 1t gave US three millions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09
Fire=Fighter's Story
Strongest Philadelphia Fire
His Strength and HEALTH by Using
Swamp the Great Kidney and Bladder Remedy.

ERE the special of Phla
Il delphas Great Newspaper "The North American"
it you ere a my 3D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09

death. 1t all due to kidney trouble, for which
could secure no relief l under the care OF
my family physician for a number OF years but he
unable to do me any good. I also consulted
two noted specialists kidney diseases. but they
unable to give me more than temporary relief
had already made application to join the army
but was turned down account of my bad ply
steal condition
81 was advised to try that greatest of all rem
edies-SWAMP- ROOT
81 wrote to Dr. Kilmer & Co., at Binghamton
n Y, for a sample bottle and its effect upon me
noticeable that l went Immediately and
that in comparatively short time had entirely
recovered and became the man you see me now.
Il served number Of years in the army. and
for the past four years have been connected with
the Philadelphia Fire Department Ny work, both
in the army and fighting fires in Philadelphia, has
been of the most arduous, and work that could
not do, did no. have strong physique.
Il do not know what the words Kidney Trouble
mean now and do not expect to. l cannot speak
too highly of SwampRoot few bottles Of this
great remedy did more for me than dozen ply
sicians could
CsgneD HUGO HUT,
222a Vine ST.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
WHAT MADE IT VALUABLE
Unique Explanation Made by Portu.
guese "Antiquarian."

Unique Explanation Made by Portu-
guese antiquarian"
John C. Groom, captain of the First
City troop, while in Porto Rico during
the war with Spain, undertook to pur-
chase some relics cf historic interest
that should serve as souvenirs of the
campaign when he returned home. He
ran across a shrewd Portuguese who
had been doing thriving business as
an antiquarian" with ether members
of the troop; and bargaining at once
began. The fellows assurance was
developed beyond anything Capt.
Groom had ever before encountered;
and there was placed on display fine
array of jewelry, weapons, manu-
scripts and odd articles of attire that
were patiently fakes" Groom shook
his head and was turning away when
the antiquarian" recalled him with
an assertion that he had pistol which
was originally the property of Chris
topher Columbus. He added that it
had been in the keeping of Peruvian
relative for many years; and Capt
Groom asked to see it. He was shown
revolver of modern pattern, dingy
and rust-enc1usted, with the hammer
snapped as though in the processes OF
"antiquitating."
'You rogue!" exclaimed the Phila-
delphian, amused but irritated at hav-
ing been called back. "Revolvers were
not made in Columbus day."
Isl, senor-I know l know!" ex-
planned the Portuguese. "And that,
gracious senor, is what makes this so
rare!"-Philadelphia Ledger
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
New way to Hang Pictures.

There is a new way of hanging pic
lures which is being introduced this
season, which adds to the good effect
of your freshly pspered walls. 1t is
used with the clasps which clutch
the picture rail to avoid peppering the
wall paper with nails and tacks. The
new way does away with the old meth
cd of making a triangle of wire from
the top of the picture to the rail and
clasp. Two wires are used for each
picture in place of the single long one.
The wires are fastened at the outer
and upper edge of the frames. The
wires go straight up, and are fastened
to the rail instead of converging at
point midway above the picture
frame. If you wish to avoid short
end of wire you could use a piece ex-
ira long, which could go straight up
over the corners and cross in right
angle turn, which should be invisible,
and continue on to the corresponding
clasp, which clutches the rail on the
other side, and then to descend in an
unbroken line to the other upper and
outer edge of the picture frame. The
effect is very pleasing.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
cANDLE-LIGHTED TABLES.

Candle-lighted dining tables are
more popular than ever. Four can
dies are needed to light the smallest
table. and four double-branched can
dlesticks are better liked. Besides sill
yer and brass, glass candlesticl-s, In
old English and colonial designs, are
seen. Cut glass is to be preferred, of
course, but very good limitations may
be had. There is one material which 1t
is hard to understand ever came to be
used for either lamps or candlesticK5,
and that is wrought iron. Possessing
no powers of reflection or refraction
the light of even strong fame is dim
inished at least one-half, and a most
depressing effect obtained. Candle
shades are works of art, whether made
of silk and trimmed with chiffon and
beads, or fashioned of paper and dec
GRATED with water-color designs. Glass
shades, cubes Of opalescent material,
jewel incrusted. are charming, as are
also the parchment paper ones with
old prints in delicate pink and blue
tints, inserted on one side. Candle
shades should always be arranged to
entirely hide the flame, as the glare so
near the eyes is very unpleasant.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
A SOFA CUSHION FINISH.

The latest edge finish for a sofa
cushion is one or two rows of fancy
gimp or INDEPENDENTLY a gilt or
silver one mingled with some color to
match the pillow-instead of the
heavy cord formerly used. When two
rows are used they are placed side by
side over the seam on the edge, or
one row is placed over the seam and
the second forms a square about two
and a half inches from it toward the
centre Of the pillow.
This inside square of fancy braid is
often used when there is cord on
the edge covered with the material OF
the cushion itself, like velveteen or
corduroy. Green velveteen with a
gilt braid and old blue velveteen with
a silver one are specially attractive.
Some of the newest brocade cush-
ions have a tiny puff of plain silk
set in all around their edge. For those
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
STORIES oFs4READY WIT.
Eetorts That Made the Reputation ot
Their Uttcrers.

Retorts That Made the Reputation 6
Their Uttcrers.
Historic retortS almost invariably
illustrate the Quickness which Is es-
sential to the success of this species
Of wit. Jekyll was as famous at the
bar as was Dunning for his brilliant
repartee. Hearing that very empty
headed person had gone to Greece, he
quoted at once, "To the Greeks, fool
ishness." James Smith, joint author
with his brother Horace of Rejected
Addresses" being challenged for a
motto On rocks and crows, responded
instantly with the line, "The cause.
my soul, the cause" To Charles Lamb.
Henry Crabb Robinson, lawyer and de-
lightful companion. was speaking OF
his first brief when Lamb said to him,
Did you not exclaim, Thou first
great cause, least understood?
When Alfred Tennyson appeared in
the Oxford theater to receive his D. C.
L. degree his disheveled hair and gen
orally negligent state provoked the
undergraduates into greeting him
with the inquiry, Did your mother
call your early, call you early, Alfred
dear" Sydney Smith perhaps de
spised pet dogs as heartily as do some
of us, and this may have given the
sting to his answer to the lady who
begged from him a motto for her
poodle, '.Spct." "Out, damned Spot"
was his suggestion, and 1t was nc
doubt too near the truth to be adopted.
Nashville American.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16

The following list of equivalents
given by the Boston Cooking School
Magazine should be pasted as an in
PRODUCTION to the family cookbook:
"One-half cupful of butter, one
quarter pound; two level tablespoon
fuls of butter, one ounce; four level
tablespoonfuls of flour, one ounce; Is
tablespoonfuls of liquid, one cup;
four saltspoonfuis, one teaspoonful;
four teaspoonfals. one tablespoonful;
IL tablesponfuls tdry materially, one
cup, four cupfuls, one poindi one cup
full of granulated sugar, one-half
pound; so drops, one teaspoonful; 10
eggs, one pound, 16 large tablespoon
fuls. one-half pint; a common sized
tumbler holds one-half pint"
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
WHEN SNAKES TAKE FLIGHT
Tramp Of Hoofs of Cattle Sure to Send
Them Scurryinn AWyaX.

ramp OF 6OofS OF CdtLle SuTe 10 SeiIO
Them seurryine Away.
Occasionally temperate man is
found who studies snakes, and one of
these Is Gen. Milton Moore. The gen.
eral reads everything he can find bear
ing upon the habits and habitats of
the snake society, and for that reas-
on he was particularly interested in
meeting ex-Private Alexander Mahl-
strom, Fifth Missouri, who recently
returned from South America.
: "Mahlstrom told me-" said Cen.
Moore yesterday, that the snakes in
Central America are torpid and stupid
to degree, though some of them are
violent enough when disturbed. They
often bite the wcodfellers there
never knew them to bite an
overland trailer. l crossed the
plains thirty years ago, and many
times since, in the freighting bust
ness, 1t was my experience that
the sound Of the approach OF cat
tie or buffalo sent the snakes about
their business. We lay on the ground
where snakes were thick in our abb
sence, but scarce in our presence. A
snake must have some sense, and he
must reflect that whereas he might
put lone man to fight, he had not
ghost of show with herd OF cattle
or buffalo tramping him. So he runs
when he hears the caravans coming.
never knew them to bite man while
was going over the trail. / recollect
at one time running across a rattlef.
was riding a mule. He woke up,
heard the ho0f beats ana started oil.
A rattler cannot run straight much
better than a Swede turnip can roll
straight He wobbles. This fellow
was terrified, for he took off. A quick
walk was as fast as he could go. dis
mounted, pulled out my cap and ball
revolver and began firing at him. The
first shot clipped him and made him
furious. He Kissed and shook his tail
with a vengeance. But he heard my
mule and headed for tall grass. think
it was my fifth shot that broke his
back. The snake is coward. Kan
sas City Journal
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
WANTED THE MARKET RATE
Prospective Bankrupt Sought Inforn1a-
ton Before His Failure.

Prospective Bankrupt Sought Inforn1a-
ton Before His Failure.
According to Mr.. John Clafiin, pres
ident of the H. B. Claflin company, his
father, the founder of the house, made
a strong effort to maintain personal
relations with his customers. He al
ways encouraged buyers to come to
him for q friendly talk, and as far as
possible he advised them concerning
the matters in hand.
One day a customer called, and as
ho entered the private office Mr.. Claf-
lin looked up from his desk and
called: Hello, how are you feeling to-
day?"
I'm feeling fine. Mr.. Clafin; never
was better"
"Ard how is the business?"
"Oh, that's different, Mr.. Claf1in.
think | must have failure"
What! A failure? How is that!
Haven't you made money!"
81 used to, Mr.. Clafin, but not now;
business is bad, very bad, Mr.. Clafin
and | think must fail"
We'll, now, I'm sorry. But will II
be bad failure? How much will you
pay?"
"Ah, that is what | want to see you
about. How much are they paying
now. Mr.. CIafiin?"
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
.&A HoVs I'D
1wS RfH0sS

Pumpkin Pudding-Stew the pump
kin till tender and quite dry. Rub it
perfectly smooth. To one quart of
pumpkin add one pound of sugar, a
lump of butter, one quart of milk, the
beaten yolk of three eggs and CHINA
mon to flavor Beat all together thor
oughly; line a pudding dish with q
rich crust, pour in the pumpkin and
bake in a moderately hot oven.
Scones-Mix and sift together two
cupfuls of sifted -four; level teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, half teaspoon
of salt. rub in the -four with the tips of
the fingers four level tablespoonfuls of
butter, then add two beaten eggs and
one-thrd cup of cream; toss on
ftonred board; roll three-fourths of an
inch thick, cut in squares, brush with
white of egg; sprinkle with sugar and
bake in hot oven 15 minutes
Chocolate Cookies-One cup of SUI
gar, one-half cup of melted butter,
:hree-fourths cup of sweet milk, two
two cups -four, one cup raisins, one
cup chopped nuts, one egg and one
yolk. Put one-half teaspoon of cream
of tartar in the flour, and quarter
teaspoon of soda in the milk Melt
two squares of unsweetened chocolate
and put in last. Flavor with vanilla.
Drop on pan and bake in moderate
oven.
Rice Fritters-Wash one cup of rice
in several waters and boil Is minutes
in plenty Of water; pour off the water.
add one pint of milk and one table
spoon of salt, cook until the rice is
tender. turn it into bowl and when
cold add three table5poonfuls of SUI
gar, yolks of three eggs, five table
spoonfuls of -four, one teaspoon of
baking powder, then the whites of the
eggs well beaten; drop by the spoon
fnl into hot fat and fry good brown.
pile on a platter and serve with vanil-
la sauce.
Apple and Nut Salad-Chop sepa-
rately and mix together one cupful
each of tart, rich-favored apples and
English walnut meats. Serve with
dressing made as follows: Rub two
slightly rounded tablespoonfuls of nut
butter smooth with two-thisds OF a
cupful of cold wafer. and add half a
teaspoonful of salt. Let all boil to.
gether for a moment; then remove
from the ire. and add two tablespoon
fuls of lemon juice. Set on ice to get
very cold, then pour over the snlad.
Garnish with celery.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
Arrangement of the Parlor.

The arrangement of parlor has al
tions having q certain ethical value
since, if parlor means anything, it
means a place in which mans rela-
tions with his fellows may be carried
on--those relations in which all sug-
gestions of business or of a profess
sional character are for the time be-
ing dropped.
Thus you not only want to provide a
seat for your neighbor who drops in
to see you, but you want to make that
seat comfortable. You also want to
refresh his eye with agreeable objects
as he sits there, shielding it from the
glaring lights and SO arranging your
other belongings that his vision.
tempted to roam while he waits, does
not come plump upon some ugly OBJ
ject in another room.
You must never, by the way, forget
the end of the visual line, as it were.
Landscape artists and architects study
it, and the misteress of the household
never loses sight of it. Chairs and
sofas and tables should be pulled
about, tried in one place and aRoths
until an effect is reached.
AS your possessions increase.
you must be ready to move things
again, even those which until that mo-
ment have always seemed to you lex
actly right"
The coming of new picture into
an apartment sometimes means the
entire arrangement of all the rooms,
since everything else may be thrown
out of key. But if your picture be
worth anything it is certainly worth
the trouble you may take in bringing
the rest of your belongings into right
relations with it. No one, however, who
loves good pictures is unwilling to do
this.-New York News.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
TALE OF A BAsHfuL MONKEY.
Simian at Philadelphia win Only
Chun with a Cat.


The Zoo has bashful monkey. The
keepers call him "Bashful Willie. He
was born in the Garden enc year ago,
and is the son cf the large Japanese
monkey, whose destructive proclivi
ties have earned fer her the sobriquet
Carrie Nation"
Carrie was with Willie in separate
cage until he was four months old. He
was then placed in the large cage with
the other monkeys, but he was found
to be too bashful to live in their COM
pany. He kept en- bowing right and
left, but was too timid to eat or even
drink in the presence CT others.
A special cage was placed in Keeper
McCrossan's Office, and there in soil
tude Bashful Willie is thriving. The
only company he enjoys is Snake
Keeper Hess white cat, which has
become famous for having one blue
and yellow eye The cat pays regular
visits to Willie and allows him to pull
her tail through the bar.
A few days ago Willie had cough,
and 1t was thought advisable to bring
the mother to him, but even Carrie
was repulsed by Willie, who screamed
loud and buried his head in a coraer-
philadelphia Ledger.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
ORIENTAL PIANO COVERS.

Covers of Oriental weave come from
the backs of upright pianos, but they
are by no means inexpensive. An ex-
perimenting housekeeper who wished,
but could not afford, one of these
bought as a substitute and at much
less cost one Japanese portiere. This
was too long and too narrow, but a
piece taken from the bottom was fitted
at the side, and second piece was
added at the top to go over the lid
of the piano A pattern in shades of
gold in a stripped effect was chosen
whien lent itself readily to the piec-
ing scheme, and the new cover is ex-
tremely effective.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
RECIPES.

Mixed Mustard for Cold Meats
Cream three level tablespoonfuls of
butter and one tablespoonful of sugar,
add two ta5lespoonfuls of mustard
mixed with one level tablespoon of
salt; beat one egg until thick and
beat 1t into the creamed mixture; heat
half cup Of vinegar to boiling point
and stir it in quickly; stand the bowl
over boiling water and stir con-
stantly until it thickens.
Baked Quinces.-Pare and remove
the cores from a dozen nice ounces; !;
fill the cavities with granulated su-
gar, add a little grated lemon or
orange peel, place in shallow earthen
baking dishes with a little water in
the bottom and bake slowly until ten
der; basting often with the syrup in
the dish. When done, place in a glass
dish; make a jelly with the parings.
cores and water, with sugar in equal
quantity to amount of strained Juice;
pour this over the ounces and let all
get cold. Nice served with whipped
cream or mefl0gue On TOP.
Stuffed Cucumbers. Cut large
smooth cucumbers in half lengthwise
and scrape out seeds and soft part.
Make stuflng of equal quantities of
fine soft bread crumbs and minced
ham. Season with minced parsley,
onion juice, salt and cayenne. Moist
en- with little melted butter and fill
the cucumber shells level full, place
the two corresponding halves closely
together, tie tightly or fastea with
skewers and lay them on the wire
rack in brazing pan with a little wa
ter in bottom of the pan. Bake In
oven untfl they are soft and serve
with tomato sauce or drawn butter.
Bread GriddleI Cakes.-One cup OF
stale bread crumbs, one tablespoonful
of butter, one cup of -four, one pint OF
milk, two eggs, one-half teaspoon salt
and two teaspoons baking powder.
Scald the milk, pour it over the bread
crumbs and butter and soak until
soft; add the two eggs. which have
been beaten light; one cup of -four,
sifted with the salt and baking pow
der; thin with cold milk If necessary
bake on hot griddle.
Scalloped AppleS.-Put into the bot
tom of buttered baking dish layer
of apples. Sprinkle 1t with dabs OF
butter. sugar and cinnamon. Add an
other layer of apples and continue un'
til the bowl is full. Bake until done
The apples should turn a mahogany
red. A little water may be needed in
the bottom of the dish.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16

Curious advice is sometimes given
by magistrates in England. A gentle
man recently appeared before a mag
istrate named Kennedy and COM
planned that one of his neighbors had
covered his windows with placards
about local election.
Il want you to issue an order, your
worship" he added, compelling him
to remove the placards and to clean
the windows"
That's what he ought to do" re.
piled Mr.. Kennedy. "but, If he refuses,
you'll have to do it yourself"
But suppose he does it AGAIN." ask
ed the plaintiff.
I'm that case" said Mr.. Kennedy,
softly, "the best thing for you to do
is to have a large pitcher of water
ready and to empty 1t over him as
soon as you see him approach any
Of the windows"
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16

The total harvest of sea fish sold at
Gloucester and Bcstcn. which are the
principal markets. during the past
year, officially reported. amounted to
1C2, ,218,921 pounds. worth s4,3S5,102.
Of which the Newfoundland banks pro
drced more than G5.000,0oo nornds,
While the grounds eff the New Eng
ard coast yielded nearly 81. soc .0oe
-~<.,udu
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16

The man from Philadelphia who was
sending a registered letter from the
New York postof1ce last week was
astonished when the man at the win
dow pushed it back to him, and told
him to write pa" on the envelope.
There are twenty-five Philadelphias
N this country" he said. "and some OF
them are places of importance. A
woman from Philadelphia, KY, was
much offended the other day when I
asked her If she intended letter for
the Pennsylvania Philadelphia. We
have a great deal of trouble In this
way with Philadelphia (Penn.) per-
sons. But there are others. Brook
lynites are almost as bad. There are
as many Brooklyns in the United
States as there are Philadelpaias, but
very few persons who live in the
borough across the bridge know it,.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
MRS. Nj. BRINK
FIRST STAGE OF CATARRH.
A Serious Mistake Which Thou
sands Are Making.

The first stage of catarrh is what is
commonly known as catching cold" 1t
may be in the head, nose, throat or lungs.
Its beginning is sometimes so severe as to
cause a chill and considers ble fever, or it
may be SO slight as to not hinder person
from his usual business. In perhaps a
majority of cases little or no attention
is paid to the first stage of catarrh, and
hence it is that nearly one-half of the peo-
pie have chronic catarrh in some form.
To neglect a cold is to invite, chronic
catarTh. AS soon as any one discovers
the first symptoms of catching cold he
should at once begin the use Of Peruna
according TO directions on the bottle,
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
THE NURSERY SUPPER.

Stale bread has many uses, but none
more satisfactory than for the nurs-
cry supper. The bread should first pe
put in the oven and carefully Drowned,
then turned out on a board and crush
ed with a rolling pin until it is deli
cate and fine. 1t should now be bot
tied and kept in dry place until it.
is required for use, when two or three
tablespoonfrls boiled in fresh milk and
a little salt will make delicate,
wholesome supper for children.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
Household Column
PERFUMED PUMfCE STONE.

A convenient method of perfuming
bureau drawers, boxes, etc, is to pour
few drops of the desired extract on
small pieces of pumice stone. This
material holds the odol for great
length of time. Care shodld be taken,
however, to use only the broken Jumps
Of the stone in their natural state, as
the fine grained material which has
been powdered and r,pre5sed does not
absorb liquids.
Greene County herald., 1903-01-16
A Beautiful Screen.

A beautiful and not especially ex-
pensive screen is one of the attractions
in a womans studio The frame is
plain, dark wood. with dull finish.
The filling is made of India print cur
tains. stretched plainly, with almost
no fullness. The curtains are cut out
to it the spaces. no attention being
paid to the patterns, which adds to
the quaintness of the effect