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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
RUNS A CAT FARM.
How a Woman in Maine Makes an In
come.

How woman IN Maine Makes an In
come.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
From the various parts of the country we
hear of new occupations taken up by wo-
men; some have gone in for kitchen garden
ing, others to raising poultry, and yet
others have undertaken the culture of
nursery products or taken up the breeding
of stock In its several branches.
There is one woman on the coast of
Maine who has made very considerable
income by conducting a cat farm. In that
locality is a beautiful species of cat, called
by some Of the natives coon cat" and by
others "shag cat" These cats in many
cases attain to considerable size, eigh-
teen and twenty pounds being not at all
uncommon.
They vary in color. have large heads and
many of them pronounced mutton chop
whiskers in addition to their ''smellers:'
the fur on their chests grows very long,
and some among the finest of the breed
have small fur tassel growing from the
very center of the chest
In frequent instances these cats mature
with blue eyes, and it is not uncommon 10
see full-grown cat of this breed with one
blue and one green eye.
Years ago many of the Maine sea cap
tains brought home from their trips %
eastern ports specimens Of the beautiful
cats of the orient, which in after years de-
veloped into the present coon cat.
The price ranges from IS upward. size,
color, &C, determining the cost. She has
large house for them and spacious
grounds screened off with wire netting,
which prevents the cats straying off. The
proprietor Of this cat farm says that cats
are easier to raise and command reader
sales than dogs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
USES OF OLD RUBBER.
It Is Never Discarded, but Made Over
Into Other Manufactured Articles.


Worn-out rubber. like WORKOUT silver, is
something that does not exist in these
days Ever since the advent of bicycles and
automobiles both of which drew heavily
on the worlds rubber supply. and ever
since the hundred and one uses to which
rubber is put in connection with electricity,
Re material has become more and more
scarce and valuable, so that even the old
rubber shoe and the WORKOUT rubber boot
may throw out their chests in pride at
being worth really something. Nothing
containing rubber is discarded nowadays.
The old rubber coat over which the springy
tires Of an automobile may run coun-
try road today may some day find nes-
ting place in the soft tresses of g wonan's
hair. after having been transformed into
a handsome comb.
Even vulcanized rubber which. owing to
the sulphuric process to which it was sub
jected, was formerly valueless. Is now sub
jected to the process which reiuvenates
1t and makes 1t fit to be worked over for
the purposes of the manufacturer. I'M
mense quantities Of this product which
formerly was assigned to a rubbish heap
are now treated and admixed with a GER
tain percentage of new gum. enough to
cheaper the price Of most rubber goods
turned out by the manufacturers today.
Old rubber, however, can be used by itself
without any addition of fresh gum, the pro-
cess OF treatment being a simple one
Tanks filed with old boots and old shoes
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are filed with steam. after which their con-
tents are passed through rolls when the
product Is sufficiently good to use for APP
plica tlon to/fabrics in the form of rain
coats and rubber blankets and for the
stffening OF boot heels.
Only three years ago the patent for re-
storing rubber waste for the purpose OF re-
covering therefrom the rubber as a mar
ketabie product was granted. BY this pro-
cess the old stock. after being ground be-
tween rollers and free from metal and sand
and fiber, Is subjected to the action of
steam heat, which is to desulphurize the
rubbish The steam. however. has little
effect on removing the sulphur. though it
further treatment. In order to get rid of
the harmful sulphur. the rubber Is mixed
with a chemical known as sulphide of cal
ctuIn. very high degree of heat is re-
quired to complete the process, with the
result that the rubber would become dried
out If this evil were not counteracted.
Therefore substance to keep the rubber
moist Is needed, and for this purpose heavy
petroleum is used in proportion Of seven
pints of the liquid to 200 pounds of rubber
scrap and a quarter of pound of the
chemical. Chemists are now experimenting
to discover a process that will restore old
rubber to the same high plane of efficiency
as the fresh material, but the making over
of old rubber already has developed into
an industry which would be felt seriously
throughout the world were 1t suddenly in
terrupted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
MANILA'S YELLOW PRESS.
Untrue Newspaper Stories Discourage
Investments on the Island.

Untrue Newspaper Stories Discourage
Investments on the Island.
From the Manila Review of Trade.
1t seems rather remarkable that the
business interests of Manila still continue
to tolerate the malicious and premeditated
misrepresentation Of conditions in these is
lands by portion of the local press. The
stories which are circulated from time to
time by certain daily papers of this city
are so manifestly false and absurd that
they are dismissed without moment
consideration by the people of Manila. And
If these fake stories went no farther than
the Philippines no Importance would attach
to their publication. But they go to the
United states, where the unsavory reputa-
ton of these fake story writer's is I'M
known. There are thousands of newspa-
pers in the United States which republish
and comment upon the stories of dis
turbances, which they see printed from
Manila's daily papers, not knowing. of
course, that the statements contained
therein are without any foundation what
ever.
This state of affairs vitality concerns ev-
cry honest business man in the Philippine
archipelago. and they should lose no time
in demanding that this malicious and pre-
med1tated Misrepresentation concerning
disturbed conditions here should cease.
So long as the offending papers in this city
are supported in their deliberate and in
territorial Misrepresentation just so long
will they continue to destroy all hope of
ever securing capital for the proper de-
velopment of the Philippines.
If 1t were possible for those who are
looking toward the Philippines as field
for future investments to visit these is
lands. they would soeH know of their own
personal knowledge that the newspapers
fake nine-tenths of their stories regarding
disturbances here. But so long as such
stories are permitted to go out from Ma
Mia capital will not feel sufficient interest
to seek further information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
FIGURES FROM FAR EAST.
Hindoo Fruit Sellers and Japanese
Idols in Philadelphia.

From the New York Tribune.
Prof. Maxwell Sommerville, who fills the
chair Of glyptology at the University Of
Pennsylvania, and has just sailed for dis
tant points in search Of curios for the
Buddhist temple at the university museum,
left at the gates Of the famous oriental
place of worship two figures that arrived
from the east just as he was about to start
on his trip. The figures are two stucco
lifesze representations Of fruit sellers. and
were secured by Prof. Sommerville when in
Hyderabad
The figures are the work Of native Hindoo
artists, who have reproduced their models
with fidelity and almost microscopic accu-
racy. The two fruit sellers, Prof Sommer-
vile declares. embody and illustrate the
hopeless poverty, ever-present famine, race
degradation and servile subsection Of the
Hindoo race who follow after idols and are
strangers to Buddha. In describing them
Prof. Sommerville said:
"They are race types Of the perverse peo-
pie from whom Gautama, the son Of Sud-
hOdana who afterWard became Buddha
turned away in his quest for loftier re-
ligious ideals Born a Brahmin, Gautama
In his early life was constantly brought in
contact with creatures like these semi
mendicant fruit sellers. Therefore, I
thought 1t would be well to complete my
collection of Buddhist symbols and aitiQui-
ties by installing the figures at the entrance
to the temple"
The hue and cry raised by Prof. Sommer-
vile for two heather idols lost in transit
somewhere between here and Japan has
resulted in the finding of the huge packing
case in which the gods were shipped to
America, and the idols have now been de-
livered and are placed In position also at
the gates Of the Buddhist temple of the
university museum.
Prof. Sommerville purchased the idols in
Japan last May. For 800 years they had
maintained their threatening attitude in
front of the Koyasau Temple in the village
Of Kishu. Prof. Sommerville bought them
and had them shipped to this country but
in some way they went astray and have
only just come to hand in Philadelphia.
The zui1in. or guardians of the temples, are
statues Of menacing. grotesque monsters of
enormous muscle, whose poses depict the
silence compelling expression with which
the Buddhists endow them. They are pre-
sumed to be constantly proclaiming:
This is place Of prayer. Leave levity
behind
The right hand Of one Of the figures and
the left hand Of the other are raised threat
eningly. The hands that are lowered are
turned palms outward in the most natural
gesture to compel silence. From the waists
flow garments lacquered to initiate cloth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
Ancient Businesses.

From Notes and Queries.
There are many firms whose history In
known since their foundation in the eigh-
teenth century. and some who claim, and
probably with justice, to go back to the
seventeenth century. The publishing houses
of Longmans. Rivertons and Murray are
instances. and the names of many bankers
will Immediately occur to many readers:
but among wholesale druggists and the
analogous trade of drysaltery there are alDo
a large number. OF the former Messrs. Cor
byn (who no longer supply goods by retaiD
date from earlier than $780, and Of the lat
ter Messrs Pott Of Southwark claim to date
from 1855! In many other of what may
be called the old fashioned trades there are
doubtless similar examples-e. g., Messrs.
Twining and Mess-s. North. tea dealers
Several. II not many. firms of solicitors
are of equally old standing. though, unless
from internal information. 1t would be diff
cult to trace them. It would appear to be
the custom Of the profession to drop the
name of such partners as retire or decease
and leave no one OF their name to succeed.
whereas bankers merchants and traders
are only too glad to have the advantage OF
the prestige conferred by extended opera
tons under the same we'll established nAnA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
MOTH PREVENTIVES.
New Preparations Brought Out, but
the Old Ones Still Used.

New Preparations Brought Out, but
the Old Ones Still Used.
From the New York Sun.
Several new preparations are out to neip
the housekeeper to solve the problem OF
safely putting away things for the summer.
Both chemical and vegetable compounds
are among them. and they have better
odor than and are said to be as effective
against moths as the old familiar moth pre-
ventives. A preparation composed Of the
finely shaved bark of an oriental tree Is
pronounced a good moth-defier. and 1t has
a tolerable aromatic odor. A compound OF
camphor mixed with the dried and pow
dered leaves Of spicy herb is another pre-
ventive that does not declare its business
too loudly. A powder that has resinous
wholesome smell is still another alterna-
tive for people with sensitive olfactory
nerves.
Mothproof bags, warranted infalhble, are
shown at the shops. They come in q van-
ETY. of sizes. the biggest of which Is wide
| mouthed and deep enough to accommodate
bulky overcoat or a cloth gown COM
fortably. Such a bag has handle rod
ready to attach to the wall and closes
tightly 50 as to exclude dust as effectually
as moths Mothproof boxes and hat boxes
come in appropriate sizes. Mothproof paper
I
impregnable is furnished in wide variety.
Some twelve or thirteen powders, pastes
balls. sticks, shavings, &c, are now listed
as effective against moths. and some come
in very mysterious looking earthen jars lit
tered over with foreign words-some in bot
ties. others In ordinary cans. but all bear
ing certificates of proved worth. Besides
these there are the flowers Of lavender and
the dried blossoms of a native hedge plant
of the immortelle family whose pungent
woody odor suggests merit.
Camphor and cedar chests are in great
demand and are one department Of house
hold furnishings which. with all the modern
improvements in manufacture, do not less
en- in price. A good many made to order
are provided with trays and compartments
like trunk. Others are made in the form
of regular wardrobe closets These are
convenient luxury and spare the systematic
packing and overhauling involved every
time cedar chest Is gone into. Formerly
only houSeholders with big establishments
procured cedar chests but since the aver
age persons wardrobe has increased in
cost and value many medium-sized chests
are bought. A number of the newer private
houses have cedar or camphor-lined store
room built in one or more of the INNER
chambers Others have cedar-lined closets
included in the architects plans lust "a
refrigerating arrangements are allowed for
Inc cedar-lined rooms and closets are cost
~ one experienced housekeeper depends
largely upon tanZy as a moth preventi,ya
asserting that with proper care in the mar
ter or cleansing and brushing the goods
before putting them away a liberal snrin
king of tanzy leaves answers every NV
pose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
ELEPHANTS IN BURMAH.
The Great Beasts Sometimes Work
Without Immediate Oversight.


| America presents varied scenes and con-
| trasting methods in its numbering indus
tries, and while modern invention makes
use of endless cables and improved log
| t,amways. there can be found in Identical
camps with these the most primitive power
Of skidS and steers Even more than most
persons realize, the use of these slow ami
| mails is still adhered to, and the yoke Of
oxen Is in requisition from the Maine
| woods to the redwood forests of California.
The sole use of the OK in a lumber camp.
however Is that of the draught animal.
In Burmah the animal generally used in
numbering operations is the elephant
While my lord the elephant" solves in
| unique way the transportation problem
always a vexatious one in numbering oper-
ations-he does more than that. The stold
and slow moving OK can haul load from
one place to another, but the load has to
be made ready for him in the first place.
and after it has arrived at its destination
it has to be unloaded. The elephant takes
care of all these operations. Not only Is
he draught animal but in some in
stances. at a word from his driver, he picks
up timber, carries it to the designated
point, and then not only deposits it where
1t belongs, but does so with precision and
comparative ease. accomplishing a result
almost impossible by hand labor, and with
less expenditure of time than would be
required by a steam crane.
In most cases an elephant driver or
mahout. is required for each elephant, but
human labor Is so cheap not to be a
factor in the expense. The elephant fur
nishes the labor which Is paid for, and tho
driver Is looked upon a necessary.
though not altogether desirable. concom-
liant, as the native helper is not so much
to be relied upon as his big charge. Opium
and the strong brews of native roots work
on human frailty. but the elephant has no
desire for these. In many big numbering
operations the elephants are seemingly
told what they are to do In the morn
ing, and In some degree left to carry on
the work during the day according to their
own devices Very remarkable are the
stories told of their sagactty. One of these
stories, vouched for true, concerns lum-
bering, and tells of an elephant that was
about to pick up log just the great
gong which signaled the close Of the days
work was sounded. To the surprise of the
mahout, the log. only a little larger than
others which had been carried, proved too
heavy for the elephant to lift from the
ground. Another elephant was requisition-
ed, but the two together failed to make
any Roadway with the heavy timber, and
the attempt was given up. In the morning
the first elephant went Immediately to the
timber. lifted it with apparent ease. and
carried 1t to the required resting place.
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is beautifully paneled and contains Anne
Boleyn's bed. Here there are still a mas
sive pair OF andirons bearing the royal
initials, H. A., and surmounted with
crowns.
Another room is said to have been used
by Henry VIII for a council chamber.
The room has curious Stucco ceiling.
Most of the windows bearing heraldic de-
vices still exist. The secret passages, dun
geons and blind closets of former days
are also preserved as a reminder of the
more dangerous days of King Edward III
and the fourteenth century, when the cas-
tie was built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
Unions.ai
From Puck.

From Puck. 1~rrs
Once upon time a man was waited on
by committee and ordered to quit work.
But why?" asked the man.
Because you do not belong to a labor
union" replied the committee. courteously.
ooh! Very WELL" said the man and quit
for he was not at all an unreasonable fell
low.
The next day the man was waited on by
another committee and ordered to go to
work
but why?' asked the man
Because you do not belong to the union
of the unemployed" replied the committee.
frankly.
''Oh! Very well' said the man; yet all
the while he was wondering what he should
do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04

please tell me. paw" began the city
child, after soft coal had come into exclu-
stve use.
Tell you what?'' queried paw.
Tell me about the time when snow used
to be white."-Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04

Young man. said the solemn-looking
stranger. do you drink intoxicating bev-
erages?"
Not with strangers" said the young
man, as he moved away.
Thus 1t will be seen that our best inten-
lions sometimes strike a logical snag.-Bal-
omore News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
ANNE BOLEYN'S HOME
HEvER CASTLE, WHERE SECOND
OF HENRY Wits WIVES LIVED.
Story of the Ancient Pile Bought by
W. W. Astor-Birthplac of Mother
Of Queen Bess.
From the New York Tribune.

Verify,
/ swear it's better to be lowly born,
And range with humble livers in content.
Than to be peried up in clustering grief,
And wear u golden sorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04

When the news came that her lover had
thrown off her sorrow, SO far as it was
visible, and attempted to enliven the
gloomy halls of Hever with French songs
and dances which she had learned at the
court at Paris, Later when the word
came from the king that she should re-
turn to court, she is said to have express
ed great delight, and on her return to have
joined in the gayety Of the palace with an
seduent career, the Vaccinations of the
king. his advances and his repeated apol-
ogies, the divorce of Queen Catharine, the
disruption of church and state In the king 9
attempt to obtain sanction for his act, his
marriage to Anne Boleyn, the birth of the
Princess Elizabeth. the usurpation of
Anne's favor with the king by Jane Sey-
mour, the charges brought against Anne
her beheading and the mysterious disap-
pearance of her body are succeeding chap
tiers of English history, which would never
have been enacted If Anne Boleyn had
never left Hever Castle for a throne.
On the death of Sir Henry Boleyn, Hever
Castle was seized by King Henry on the
ground that 1t belonged to his former
wife, even though he had divorced her and
had had her beheaded. It was later set
tied upon Lady Anne Of Cloves, and on
her death 1t passed to Sir Edward Walde-
to the Humphreys, and from the Hum
phreys to the Malleys Of Sussex.
The castle still retains most Of its
medieval characteristics. and contains
much of the furniture which was used
there in the time OF the Boleyna The
room that has always been most popular
for visitors is the bed room of Anne, which
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-10
mary election law should be enacted
for the entire state of Michigan.

mary election law should be enacted
for the entire state of Michigan.
Detroit, March 9.-The eighteenth
anniversary banquet of the Michigan
club at the Hotel Cadillac Friday
night was the most brilliant event in
the clubs history. Four hundred men
sat at five long tables which stretched
the full length of the large banquet
hall. At the speakers table were
Senator ]. H. Gallinger, of New
Hampshire; Gen. Leonard Wood and
ex-senator John NJ. Thurston, of Ne
braska, the speakers of the evening;
Congressman William Alden Smith,
the POSTMASTER; Senator's R. A. Al
ger and j. C. Burrows, of Michigan;
Capt. F. NJ. Alger, president of the
club, and a number of other men
prominent in Michigan politics.
Eleven o'clock had struck before
President F. NJ. Alger rose and re-
quested Secretary John Perkins to
read letter of regret that had been
received from President Roosevelt.
He then presented Congressman Will
liam Alden Smith, the postmaster,
who was greeted with cheers. In the
absence of Gov. A. T. Bliss, who is
ill, Attorney General Charles A.
Blair, Of Jackson, welcomed the WISH
tors to the state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-10
RENoM1NATEn. FOR JUSTICE.
Judge Hooker After Spirited
~ -" Contest.

Detroit, March 9.-Judge Frank A.
Hooker, of Charlotte, was renom-
mated for justice of the supreme
court of this state for a term of ten
years by the republican state con-
yention at the stormiest convention
held in this state since the Grand
Rapids convention that nominated
Gov. Bliss in 1898. Seven candidates
were in the field against Judge
Hooker and the convention was STAN
peded during the taking of the sixth
ballot in the interest of Judge Ed
ward d. Kline, of Ann Arbor, but
the seventh ballot gave large ma
jority for Judge Hooker. For re-
gents of the University of Michigan
the convention nominated Peter
White, of Marquette, and Loyal E.
Knappen, of Grand Rapids.
The platform reaffirms allegiance
to republican principles and policies
endorses the administrations of Pres.
ident Roosevelt and GOV. Bliss; con
graduates the people of Michigan
on the election of the entire repub
lican state ticket last fall; glories
in the national fame and continued
strength and probity of Michigan
supreme court; commends the state
university to the continued support
confidence and esteem of the PEG
pie; declares it to be the sense O.
the convention that general pr
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-10
AMER STARTS REFORMS.
Ruler of Afshanistan divorces All
But Four of His Wives and
Makes That the Limit.

London, March 9.-Mail adviccs re-
ceived here from Kabul say the ameer
OF Afghanistan has divorced all but
four of his wives. The divorced
women are allowed to remarry at
their pleasure, and the ameer has
promised lifelong support to those
who do not marry again. He has
also decreed by beat of drum that
none of his subjects shall hereafter
have more than four wives, and that
all in excess of this number must be
divorced.
The ameer is also suppressing evil
doors with an iron hand. In recent
proclamation he ordered that anyone
convicted of haunting another on ac-
count of his religion shall be blown
from a lannon's mouth. This pun
ishment has already been inflicted.
Robbers are placed in cages, which
are hung prominently in the thor
oughfares as a warning to others.
Another proclamation of the ameer,
evidently aimed against those who
attempt to corner grain, DEGREES that
everyone possessing grain in excess
of what is absolutely necessary for
the support of his family for four
months shall sell it. If he fails to
do SO his whole supply will be taken
h., force.