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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
EtPHEMIA VALE BLAKE DEAD.
Sixty Years Of Literary WOrk-Friend OF
Emerson and whittier.

Euphemia Vale Blake, who had been
engaged in various literary labors for
sixty years or more, died Of old age at her
home. 2ls Carlton avenue, Brooklyn, on
Friday, aged 81 years. She was born in
England in 1917, and her family came to
New York city when she was years old,
living in Franklin Square. Her father
Gilbert Vale, was publisher Of the New
York Beacon, president Of the Thomas
Paine Association and author Of life Of
Paine. He was a teacher and lecturer on
astronomy and navigation.
In 1912 the daughter married and went
to Newburyport, Mass, where she began
her literary work For a time she was
the editor of the Newburyport Herald and
later of the Saturday Evening Union. She
contributed to a large number of news
papers and periodicals, including the Boston
Transcript and the North American Reuieu.
During this period she was personal
friend of Whittier Emerson, Thomas Went
worth Higginson, Edwin p. Whipple and
Caleb Cushing. In writing she used the
name of E. Vale Blake to conceal her identity
as q woman.
, In 1855 she moved to Brooklyn, where she
lived until her death. One OF the largest
Of her books was Arctic Experiences, /"
a review of polar expeditions, published by
a History OF Tammany Hail." Her father
was an early member of that organization.
She left at her death manuscript, Just
completed, of The Royal Families, Orders Of
Nobility and Aristocracies Of Europe on
which she had worked for several years,
and which she bequeathed to her grand
daughter, Mary Lowell Patteson, She
also left an unpublished edition of Shake
speare, which she had worked on for fifteen
years.
She was married twice, and leaves one
son, Sidney V. Lowell Of Brooklyn. She
had been a widow many years. The fun
eral will be held tomorrow at 2:30 P. M.
from her home. The Rev. John P. Forbes,
pastor OF the Unitarian Church of the
officiate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
THE SUN. SUNDAY. OcTOBER 2s. 1904.

stroke; and the cutter feeds the machine
with the left hand while never reieasing
his hold on the handle With the right
Some one suggested the possibility OF
increasing the speed by machinery; but AT
that the cutter shook Ills head. Consider
ing the extraordinary sharpness ''of the
blade and It's dangerous proximity 70 tne
fingers when the cork was put into positlon'
he himself would take no risks OF that ne-
ture, 30 he averred.
As 1t was, his instinct told him when any
thing was amiss, and without stopping 70
think or reason over the matter, ne couio
check the blade at once; but TO nave
twenty six inch blade OF steel moving oy
machineryLhe would rather be excused
II was heavy work, certainly, alternately
pushing and pulling that blade for hours az
a stretch. but unless an AUTOMATIC ieed
could be arranged to the machine 1t would
turn the cork cutting business into rear
fully dangerous employment.
The best price corks are the tiny ohes
sold to chemists for the ends OF hypoderm1c
tubes; minute little atoms that can be cut
out Of almost any scrap OF cork, always
provided It Is OF the best quality. Ihere
arc not MANY cutters who can do such nne
work, and the trade Is now In the hands
OF two or three men only, and the cutter
took special pains to impress upon MS GUS
toners that he himself was one OF the PRIV
legged number. Like all other trades, that
OF the cork cutter Is beginning to feel the
Ill effects OF fol eign competition; the finished
article IL nowadays imported In large guam
titles instead OF coming over In the raw,
and a once prosperous business is gradually
dying out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
MORE MONEY NEEDED.
Departm ent Of Commerce and Labor VIII
work for Increased Appropriation.


WARRINGTON, Oct. PA considerable
increase In the appropriation for the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor will be
urged by Secretary Metcaf in his coming
annual report. One Of the strongest recon-
mendations to Congress will be SUD-
stantial increase in the force OF steamboat
inspectors, it having been proved con-
ciusively by the report Of the slocum In
vestigating commission that the present
force is not sufficient for the proper adj
ministration of the service. Particularly
is this true Of the district OF New York,
where an augmented force is deemed
vital necessity. Secretary Metcalf will
also urge that the salaries of the inspectors
be placed on a permanent basis and not,
as nov, Be dependent upon the number Of
vessels inspected.
An increase in the personnel and appro-
priation for the Bureau OF Corporations
will be urged to meet the demands OF that
branch Of the Department. The investiga-
ton which has been conducted by the
bureau at the direction of Congress into
the so-called beef trust is still proceeding,
but Commissioner Garfield expects that
the work will be completed in time for trans
mission to Congress when it convenes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23

she had to go TO the city. thought thei,
that she was going TO leave. and ! wanted
TO know why II was she was making the
trip to New York 1t was then learned
about her matrimonial tangle.
course, had to trust her. Much to my
surprise she did return, Then, one fine
day found a negro talking to her in the
kitchen She introduced him to me as
her fance.
visit her, and when she asked that he be
allowed TO stay all night, what could
do but consent? As a matter of fact, he
was q decent negro and when he departed
he thanked me repeatedly for allowing him
TO remain at my house over night.
tBetween acting "a general introoucer
and cheperon to my maid and attending to
my own affairs, was kept pretty busy
The introducing business began to get on
my nerves, and wasn't feeling any TOO
well when got mysterious telegram
ask ing me to inform the woman sender OF
Blanche's present whereabouts.
Il showed that telegram to the girl and
she said she didn't know the owner OF the
name attached to 1t and couldn't imagine
why 1t was sent. She displayed so little
interest in the telegram that / began TO
worry. thought Of burglars and every
couldn't make anything out Of that tele-
gram.
1T had been sent from New York, and
the name and address OF the sender were
attached to It, turned 1t over to an anna
teur detective and asked him to investigate
He found that the address given where
the prepaid reply was sent was western
Union office in West 10th street. The
operator who received the telegram re-
membered the person who sent It. she
was white woman, and was drunk when
she appeared at the office. When she called
for a reply she laughed heartily and passed
a remark about foxy people.
Il learned this in due time, and 1t only
added to my fears and tangled my nerves
in the woods to be invaded by band Of
burglars and have 1t ransaoked at the COM
mand and under the leadership OF my negro
maid. Oh, had a fine. peaoeable summer
But do you wonder my nerves are little
awry?"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
ANDREW CARNEGIE ARRIV ES.
TO Receive the b essemcr Medal From the
Iron and Steel Institute.

Aboard the White Star steamship Celtic.
which arrived in Quarantine from Liver
pool and Queenstown last night too late
to dock, are Andrew Car negie. John Morley,
the Parlanentar ian and author, anda large
part Of the British members of the Iron
and Steel Institute, who will attend its an
nual meeting here this week. Mr.. Carnegie
lie the first American president Of the in
stitute and he will receive the Bessemer
gold medal for his great services to the iron
and steel trade of the world. The medal
will be presented by Sir James Kitson,
past president of the institute.
The Celtic ives expected in port yester-
day morning. but was DELAYED by heavy
weather, which has doubtless also held
back the American liner st. Paul, from
Southampton, and the Cuna. der Cmbria.
from Liverpool.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
How Mexicans Test Esss.
From the Merican Herald.

It is common sight In the plaza to be-
hold a stall woman, who is Sc Hing two reals
worth OF eggs. pick them up one by one.
put one end and then the other to her lips
and hand them over to the customer, who
repeats tho same Identical operation.
To the Inc experienced onlooker II seems
as II they were tasting the extremities OF
the egg AZ a matter OF fact they never
touch the egg with the tongue.
The idea OF the performance ia that when
an egg is fresh one end is distinctly colder
chamber Ia the warmer Of the two. The
human lips are exceedingly sensitive to
form OF egg testing promptly becomes a
capable ju dye. II both ends OF the egg re-
veal the same temperature, that egg may be
the air chamber Is broken ind the contents
spread equally within the shell.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
CUNNEEN WILL MEET CHARGES.
Omciai Duties Prevented His Speaking In
Salamanca Last Night.

ALBANY, Oct. 22-Attorney-Genera Cum
neen swill be unable to speak In Clean
tonight. In a telegram explaining his
absence the Attorney-General says:
Unexpected official engagements make
1t absolutely impossible for me to be with
you tonight. Under ordinary ciroum-
stances should be pleased to discuss the
political issues Of this campaign before
the people OF Salamanca and vicinity, but
especially so at the present time, and my
detention here sorely disappoints me.
Il have made public the fact that public
money has been diverted to private use,
under the guise of law. to pay for e1ca-
waiting rock where none existed; for salaries
of canal appraisers who have nothing to
appraise; to pay fsvorite for books which
we're never ordered on the pretext that
they give information about highways,
which Is already freely given by the State
Engineer and Surveyor in better form
and at State EXPENSE to pay bounties TO
private corporations to aid them in carrying
on private business, and in various similar
ways in violation OF the Constitution OF this
State, which Is the power OF attorney given
by the people to their public agents:
Because OF this the Odell faction. now
running the government OF this State,
apparently under the belief that they own
it and being unable to justify tneir own
acts are endeavoring to divert public at
tention from them by publishing the names
Of persons I have engaged to serve the
State and the sums paid to them.
Il am ready to meet these published state
ments and should be pleased to do 1t on the
platform at Salamanca tonight II 1T were
possible but must subordinate my per-
sona ambitions to my official duties.
Il admit that the persons named IN these
published statements have been employed;
that the sums mentioned have been paid
to them that in selecting them preferred
those I knew to strangers. that where
il was necessary to employ strangers l
took those who were best recommended:
that all selections were made with the view
Of securing competent and Trustworthy
agents. The employment was necessary
and proper in every instance: The
total expenses Of my Office. including the
items in question, are over $4,000 year
less than the average annual expenses OF
the office for the four years preceding my
administration. Facts and details to prove
all this will appear in the newspapers with
in few days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
MRS. WALTER PARROT DEAD,
Wac Formerly Miss Annie Howard OF New
Orleans-Was Worth Millions.

NEW ORLEANS, Dot. IA cable message
from London announces the death there
of Mrs. Walter Parrot, formerly Miss
Annie Howard Of New Orleans. Mrs
PARROT was the daughter Of Charles 7.
Howard Of New Orleans and Westchester
county, N. Y. and inherited q large
fortune amounting to several millions.
On the eve Of her marriage with Mayor
Carter Harrison, father Of the present
Mayor Of Chicago, Harrison. then Mayor,
was assassinated.
Miss Howard travelled In Europe for sew
eral years, where she met Walter Par
rott, a stock broker OF London, whom
she married. The PARROTS had houses in
London, in rural England and in Scotland,
and 1t was at the latter and while entertain
ing a shooting party that Mrs. Parrot was
taken i'll and removed TO London, where
she died.
Mrs PARROT was leader in New Orleans
society, where she was queen Of the carnival
one year, and active In charity work. She
presented New Orleans with handsome
public library, which was named, In honor
Of her father, the Howard Memorial Library
and maintained it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23

f,n,shed IA. front by . smsii margin; The
West Side, Club taking second plaoe, 80
great was the interest In ne nrosSlY Zee
ne American players, wylie Grant and
irving Wright, who have just returneo
from abroad, won a number Of victories,
chief Of which was the North OF SCOTLAND
championship, by Grant, at Elgin ana tne
European doubles by Grant and wrene' "
Hamburg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
How TO Get Rid Of stumps.
From fhe Scientific American,

From The ScienHfc Americdn.
In the autumn bore hole one or two inches
in diameter. according to the girth Of the
stump, vertically In the centre Of the latter.
and about is inches deep Put into H. one OF
two ounces of saltpeter. NIL the hole with
water and plug up close.
In the ensuing spring take out plug and
pour in about one half gallon OF kerosene oil
and ignite IL. The stump will shoulder
away to the very extremities Of the roots,
leaving nothing but ashes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
The First Indian Divorce.
E,on N, Kan,a, cuv Journal.

From M hdNSus CHU VUUFHuT
Probably the nrst instance OF full blood Indians
applyinv to the white mans" court for divorce
was the application OF Lucy Buckskin for legal
separatlop from George Bucksk,n In the United
States Dstrie, Court at Vlnita The couple were
ritcs OF the CherokeeS. As soon as the decree
was entered the newly made grass widow married
Davidson performing the ceremony.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
Cap,ur,ns Wild Horses on western Desert.

y CcddrriHo Correspondence Sacramento Bee.
The work. Of capturing wild horses In the
vicinity OF Fox Mountain and Madeline Plains
has begun and several animals have been
taken.
This country is practically n wild unbroken
street ch OF mountains In western Nevada and
eastern California that is too rough for any
purpose except grazing and over which
several thousand head OF wild horses roam. -,
The captured animals are invariably small
ser viceable and obedient after being broken
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
Petty Omcer's Neglect.
From the Saturday Erenino Post

FToW tHe nutU'uuV EVs"WV FUS'
Lewis Nixon tells an amusing story OF a
wealthy man from the West. now living near
Greenwich, on Long Island Sound, who was
made the commodore of a yacht club having
headquarters near that village.
" One day the newly hedeed yachtsman
shouted TO one Of the petty officers OF GER
tain craft:
Have you weighed anchor YETI"
9 Aye aye. sir was the response.
Then why the deuce don't you announce
the weight" Numbered the commodore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23
"77''
Cures Grip and
COLDS
No BFe ak Down.

One Of the great advantages Of DR..
Humphreys "Seventy-seven' is that its
tonicity sustains the system during and
after the attack. So there is no break
down.
Half the misery of Cold is the prostra-
ton, the lassitude the slow convalescence.
cure by 1T" Is complete cure no after
math Of weak chest, tender throat or
stopped.up head. When you're cured
you're cured, and that's tho end OF 1t.
IT. ia small vial of pleasant pellets
that fits the vest pocket-ever handy.
Al Druggists rs cents each. or mailed.
Humphreys Medicine Co., Cor. William and John
Streets. New York.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23

the machine the cOTK naQ DtFn neatly
pared all around; then the tread. was re-
leased and the cork rolled away with a
final spin into the basket awaiting il on
the other side. 1t was also shown that
the machine can be set TO produce any
taper desired
But the most curious part Of the trade
was explained when one of the audi nee,
catching sign OF baslctful of old corks,
demanded the reason of their presence.
From the cork merchants account it ap-
reared that large trade is done in re-
modelling Old corks; that is to say. those
used for wine bottles are bought in i'm
mense quantities, cut down by the machine
cans for stopping pint bottles. Having once
had the corkscrew through them they are
useless for anything else, and indeed there
would be a heavy fine for selling them
to chemists-with whom large proportion
of the cork trade is carried on-but they
are use ID for temporarily stopping the pint
bottles taken out Of the public houses by
children under IA years OF age.
The act requires these bottles to be Sc
curely fastened down, and 80 sealed the
old. corks are afforded new lease Of life,
For this purpose not only is the old cork
put on the machine and reduced all the
way round, but a thin slice is taken of
the top and bottom ms well. The remodel
ling OF second hand corks is piecework and
paid for as follows: Id per gross for each
OF the TWO Cuts ana IA o. per gross lot tne
machine work. Thus, explained the, mer-
chant, he had to pay SD. per gross in
wages. and the corks are sold at the rate Of
Cd a gross to the publicans. Out Of the
remaining 21Sd. he must not only purchase
the old corks, but also find profit. OF
course, II is possible to work up an enor-
nous number OF corks In an hour, for the
work Is never checked, Backward and
forward runs the huge blade, the forward
movement cutting the cork, the reverse one
grinding 1t in preparation for the next
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
Dairy Pointers.

Weekly tests of butter should be
made by careful dairymen.
Regular hours for feeding and milk
ing go a long way toward making a
dairy successful.
Milk must be clean in order to pro-
duce butter CT a good flavor.
Operate the hand separator at an
average rate and separate milk be-
fore it cools.
A thorough coating of whitewash
should prove of advantage in the milk
cellar or butter house.
The best is none too good is an ex-
cellent motto for every dairy, large or
small.
The value of Iowa's butter output
has averaged $3OOOO,OOO year for the
past ten years.
If cow is fed literally and fattens
instead Of Increasing in milk she is get
ting too much to eat or should be sold
to the Blu. cher.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
All Snakes DO Not Hiss.

The popular idea that all snakes hiss
is incorrect when anacOndas are in
question, if we may believe close OBJ
server of the serpent family. The sound
they make is more like growl than
a hiss and has been well described by
a traveller as Glow, roaring noise
Their powers Of deglutition are suf-
ficiently wonderful to make eXaggera-
ton unnecessary, credible witnesses
testifying to the fact that one has been
known to swallow a horse, while bull
locks are not infrequently attacked also.
Few nonscientific readers, by the way,
are aware that not only do the jaw
hinges Of the boa tribe become dislo-
Gated in the act Of swallowing large
animal, subsequently resuming their
proper position by means OF the elastic
connecting tendons, but that the skull
bones separate centrally, SO the whole
constitutes sort of quadrangular orr
fee with apparently indefinite powers
of expansion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19

James VI of Scotland afterward
James I. of .England-in 1887, being
much perturbed by the constant quar-
rels among his mobiles, determined to
end all disputes by a summary process
of reconciliation. Accordingly, having
assembled the mobiles on Sunday, May
IA, at Holyrood, in the lodging Of Sir
James Maitland Of Thirlstane, he
drank to them and caused them all to
shake hands. On the following day,
after banqueting them in Holyrood, he
caused the earls Of Angus, Montrose,
Mar and Glencairn, also the master of
Glammis and many others-all deadly
enemies to one another-to march hand
in hand two abreast from the abbey to
Hollywood along the Canongate and
High street of Edinburgh to the town
cross, where the provost and bailies
had a table spread with wines and
sweetmeats. Here the company once
more drank to their eternal amity and
separated. But few weeks later they
were lying in wait as of old, to kill
one another.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
A Trick OF the Trade.

Residents of a certain block which
boasts long sustained responsibility
were astonished recently to see the
basement of brownstone house con-
verified into a blacksmith shop. The
block beheld with dismay, which grew
when it saw the bold signs which
the proprietor put upon his walls. Pres
emily tailor's shop was opened on the
block. This was the final stroke.
Property began to exchange owners,
and furniture vans. were busy for
time Then the blacksmith shop and
the tailor's store suddenly vanished.
What had happened? Nothing more
than that some designing real estate
dealers had attained their ends. They
had bought few houses and had pur
posely set about depreciating the value
of the adjoining property SO that they
could get it at bargain rates. The black
smith and the tailor were allured by
the bait Of cheap rents in the houses
which the dealers had bought, and per-
haps there was a secret understanding
by which the newcomers in business
were to make themselves as obnoxious
as possible to the residents.-New York
Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19

Among the Kherrias of India the
marriage ceremony is very funny.
Taking a small portion Of the hair of
the bride and groom in turn from the
center of the forehead, the priest draws
it down on to the bridge of the nose.
Then, pouring oil on the head, he
watches it carefully as it trickles down
the portion of hair. If the oil runs
straight on to the tip of the nose their
future will be fortunate, but if it
spreads over the forehead or trickles
off on either side of the nose, bad luck
is sure to follow. Their fortunes told,
generally to their own satisfaction, the
essential and irrevocable part of the
ceremony takes place. Standing up
side by side, but with faces strictly
averted, the bride and groom mark
each others forehead with "sindur"
fvermiIiOn).
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
Treat the Cow Gently.

Not giving down" milk is the result
Of lack of nervous tone in the glands
brought about by excitement. The
udder is not container in which milk
is stored up at milking time, but an
organ in which the greater part of the
milk is elaborated while milking or
sucking is in progress by virtue of
the agitation it produces. Unless the
cow is in perfect repose this secretion
will not take place normally. The les
son to be derived from this point is
that the cow should be treated with
the greatest gentleness and be Other
wise free from excitement, especially
during milking or sucking time.