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Evening journal., 1905-04-24
CONSTELLATION OF ARIES.
The Ram With the Golden Fleece Of
Aroonautlc Fame.


Early on the 21st Of March the
sun enters the sign of Aries, and
astronomical spring begins. Two or
three thousand years ago, when the
heavenly groups were originally
fashioned, Aries marked the vernal
equinox, the passage of the sun
through which bctokens the opening
Of spring. Owing, however, to the
slow westward movement Of the
equinoctial points Aries in reality
has no longer the honor once ac-
corded it, but has drifted to the east
ward.
The constellation Of Aries rePre-
sents in mythology the ram with the
golden fleece of argonautic fame,
and a short sketch Of its history
may be of interest. Athanius, a
legendary king of Thessaly, had two
children, Phrixus and Helle, and he
also had two wives, ha,Alg repudi-
ated the first and taken a second.
The stepmother was not at all good
to the children and treated them so
badly that she aroused sympathy in
their behalf. Among those inter
ested in the youngsters was Mer-
curry, who sent a ram, which took
them on its back, sprang into the
air and hustled them off to the east
ward.
In those days Europe and Asia
were separated by strait, as we find
in measure to be the case today,
and the girl EIelle became frighten-
ed or perhaps dizzy from seasickness
in crossing the water at this very
rough time in her experience, lost
her hold and fell into the straits
which to this day are known as the
Iellespont. 1he boy had a better
hold and kept on until he reached
the far end of the Black sea. Phrix-
us showed a spirit of sacrifice, not
of self, however, by killing the ram
and presenting its golden fleece to
the king of the country, who caused
it to be hung in the sacred grove OF
the Aries under the guard of a sleep
less dragon. The star marking the
forehead was called by the Arab.
Hamal, which means sheep. In very
early times it is said that the Greeks
considered this star as the SUNRISE
herald Of the vernal equinox.-NeV
York Times.
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noap,raaftx Ahrnna.

Hospitality has long been reekoned
among the virtues Of this nafiop, but
how very virtuous Americans are in
this respect is probably not realized
even by them till they 20 to other
countries and experience the hospi.
tally offered there or course. the
Engllshman. being our own flesh and
blood. is given TO hospitality almost up
to the American standard, although
"come and lunch with me" is apt to
be the extent Of his invitation to q
male American on the other side. The
American i'm ptris knows that for
eigners receive few Invitations ia
breakfast or dinner from the Paaislan.
French people do good deal Of enter
tanning, but itis largely conhnedsto the
circle Of their relatives. among whom
degree Of devotion exists that
Americans can hardly understand In
Italy a cup Of afternoon tea marks the
widest flight of hospitality that the
visiting American Is often asked to
consider An amusing story is told
Of an Italian aristocrat-a very great
man-inviting a German nobAeman ia
come and drink coffee after dtdeunerl
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
FACTS ABOUT MAKING TEA.
Japanese Way Is Best, Explains an Ex-
pert In the Trade.

Remarks made recently by a man
who has acquired some prominence
in the tea trade and who passed
some years in Japan may be of inter
est to some to whom they come as
hitherto unknown facts.
"There are two ways to make tea,"
said the dealer in that commodity,
crossing his legs and squirting his
left eye refectiyely-"the Japanese
way and the other way" Whether
or not tea is harmful may depend
entirely on which Of these entirely
different methods is employed.
"a small platter or bowl is an in
dispensable part of every japanese
tea set. In this the water to be
used in the process is heated, not to
the boiling point, but to a point as
near it as may be without actually
reaching it. The native expert will
bend over the little sizzling fire,
testing the degree of heat impaired
to the water in the bowl by delicate
ly lingering the outside of this re-
ceptacle from time to time, even
while carelessly talking. When he
becomes at last satisfied that the de-
sired end has been attained he pours
the warm water on to his tea leaves
and lets it stand for from three to
FIVE minutes He then poqrs of the
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
rhn - I'D Metnnhor.

A speaker who attempts to use
nautical metaphors should be thor
oughly familiar with the sea and
the working Of a ship or he will
strand his speech. A clergyman was
supplying a pulpit by the seaside.
Thinking to impress the truth more
distinctly upon the congregation,
many of whom were seamen, he
drew the figure of a ship trying to
enter harbor against a head wind.
Unfortunately for the success Of
his metaphor, he knew little Of sea-
manship. After putting the ship
into several singular positions he
cried out in a voice intended to be
emphatic:
"What shall we do next?"
"Goodness only knows" exclaim-
ed a disgusted old tar, "unless you
let her drift starn foremostw
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
court.hip IN Ner euanea.

Courtship in New Gsiinea is begun
on very different lines from those OF
the Caucasian. Il is the girl who
takes the initiative instead OF ths
youth. When a young man falls IN
love with Papuan belle he does moi
look at her and whenever possible
shuns her company. II she appearf
grieyed at such sights the suftor pen
forms various acrobatic feats when
ever he thinks she is watching. Hl
will leap into the air, stand on hif
head or knock down some smalle1
youth Should the girl be fascinated
by these performances she employs 9
little girl TO carry nut to her lover.
and on the nut she will paint certain
emblems indicative OF her passion. The
nut will also tell where she win meet
him that night At this trysting place
the two will eat the nut together and
make such arrangements as are nee,
essary for the marriage. All the difns
culties of proposing on the European
or American plan are done away with
In New Guinea.
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
IN A HERoNRY.
Il Is Not a Pleasure to Either the Eye
Ear or Nose.
ans IifI

" IS Not ~ flcasuFe 10 EiNNcT Niio Gyof
Ear or Nose.
A writer describes as follows the
abode of colony of herons near a
large city in this country: "The her
onry Of which l am writing is situ-
ated in a piece of swampy woodland
not more than 200 yards from a
main travelled road. Let one at
tempt to enter the confines of this
city of birds and he will immediate
ly be made aware of the nature Of
the place. AT first he will be greet
ed by a few croaks from the outly-
ing members of the colony, the
suburbanites, as it were, and then,
as he inadvertently steps on a dry
twig that breaks with a-cracking re-
port, such din will suddenly arise as
will cause him to think he has en-
tered bedlam. Birds appear by the
hundreds where before not one could
be seen. The air is full of the rustic
and rush of wings, and each bird
vies with his fellows in making the
most noise until their combined eff
forts produce a racket that can be
likened to nothing ] know of and
that can easily be heard from a quar-
ter to half a mile away. The voices
of the night herons are anything but
musical.
Everywhere are pieces Of half
digested and decaying fish and the
bodies of young birds that have met
an untimely end by falling from the
nests, and consequently the odor is
not what might truthfully be called
savory. Altogether it is hardly the
place one would choose for an early
morning jaunt unless one had par
ticular object in doing so, especial
ly as there is but little solid ground
the rest being mud, water and de-
caying vegetation. And yet, despite
all these unpleasant features, it j;
altogether a delightful place to visit
for one who is a lover of birds.
+ occasionally a resounding thumI
coming from some part of the swamp
( announces the fall of a young one
too eager to obtain its portion Of
food. These falls when the heroni
are fairly well grown seem to trou
BILE them not at all, even when the
drop is fifty OF sixty feet But they
must be able to climb a gain into the
! trees or provide for themselves upor
the ground if they would live, fol
the old birds appear to be entirely
oblivious to the cries of the fallen.
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
sinnle RIessedness.

AT best it is only in the exercise
OF a great mlselfshness that the eld-
erly spinster can continue to enjoy
he sunahine of happiness. So long
Is people arc Young there need not
De much loneliness in the single
date of eitbcr a man or woman.
Thd sweets of liberty and the uncon-
scious hope of happiness to come
make up for much that is lost in the
present. 1t is when life begins to
grow gray, when old friends, through
death, through marriage or through
oxigencies of time and place have
fallen away and new friends are
more difficult to make-it is then
that both the spinster and the bach
elor will feel the inexorable ache Of
Loneliness. And the outlook then is
worse for the spinster than for the
bachelor because it is more inexora-
ole. A man, if he has the means
10 support a wife and often if be has
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
The EVIL Eye.

The meaning Of the evil eye. thu
"ophthalmos baslgamosr OF the Greeks.
the "fasclnare" Of the Romams. was
probably far more than,a vulgar SUPER
sltiou. We fnd traces Of It IN almost
every country, notably TO this day
among the canny Scots who inhabit the
western isles Of the sea, Of ''Ulva. dark
and .Colonsay," Of skye and the Heb
rides, and among the Turks. who dis
trust the evil eye OF the stranger. But
in old classical days the power seems
chiefly TO have been used for the pur-
pose # grlevously aflicting the live
stock Of disagneeable neighbors. So
we find to this dax in Ireland, parts OF
Scotland and the west OF England
where this belief is stu prevalent Ger
tainly, in some form orNother, mesmerid
fascination by the eye has always been
known. But that any one\person. with
no matter how evil an eve. should be
able to charm frightened animals to
any extent or number Is ridiculous and
not seriously TO be entertained for one
moment.-Chambers' Journal
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
WIZ = ..I.imitea,, rrasna

The question why is a -limiteds trains
so called has been propounded to a
general passenger agent who replies
as follows.
First--It IS limited as 10 itsfime- 4
second--It is limited as to the nuns
Der Of cars and weight Of train.
Third.-ltsis limited as to the class
OF cars.
Fourth.-It istlimited as to the NUNS
ber and class OF passengers permitted
transportation thereon.
This last limit is adopted 80 that
every passenger may have ample ac-
commodation and not be crowded on
interfered with by other passengersS
The fact that an additional fare ID
charged on a limited train and, fur
ther, that nothing butVhrst class tick1
cts are accepted for passage tends to
limit the class Of travel which Is carr
riod
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
Use Of Both Hands.

We should form the habit of using
each of our hands in turn in our one
handed activities. In a few months
we might attain to fair ambidexteri-
ty, in few years to the full use Of
each hand. For this object the best
exercise is writing with the neglect
ed hand. If man learned to write
well with either hand almost all the
other unimanual graces would be
added unto HIM. There are many
other unimanual activities in which,
by changing the hand employed in
them, we might cultivate ambidex-
terity, as in carrying a stick OF UNI
brella, in fencing with a foil, in
counting money, in changing our
watch pocket from side to side, in
changing the parting of our hair, in
the use Of a spoon in taking soup, in
domestic carpentry and in many 9th
er usual actiyities.-Sir James Saw
yer.
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
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me walls ull iney farly snne. Next
whlten the ceiling if It needs 1t and
wash all windows and woodwork.
A word concerning window washing:
Soap and wash powder leave smear
upon the glass. Use clear. warm wa
ter, to which has been added just two
or three drops of Kerosene. not more.
Kerosene is eminently cleansing yet Il
too much OF il Is used it, too. leaves a
smear because of It's oily nature. Have
plenty Of clean. soft rags After the
washing and drying Of the windows Is
finished polish with a good sized piece
OF chamois leather, which should be in
every household. 1t can be washed
like cloth when il becomes soiled.
u and the drop ot kerosene in the wash
water make the windows shine like
crystal. BE particular to get window
sllls and castings pure and clean inside
and out
Last OF all. the floor. For cleaning a
door nothing better than q scrubbing
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
What One Small Boy Asksd.

Children's questions are sometimes
even more embarrassing than their
answers, says John Henry Burn in
"Children's Answers"
The following were asked by
small boy during a two minutes
conversation:
l. Do kittens take off their fur
when they go to bed at night? 2.
Who cooked dinner when all the big
people were little boys? 3. Why
don't oysters have tails? 4. What
kind of medicine is it the chemist
has in the big green bottles in the
fronttwindow? 5. What does Santa
Claus give little boys skates for
when there amt any ice? 6. When
I drink water, why don't it run down
into lmyslegs2
Evening journal., 1905-04-24

vlsed. 10 use the scruODing brush it
IS not necessary either to get down up
ON ones knees. The woman who has
kept her back as limher as all women
can and should do can stoop TO scrub
a floor with far less fatigue than she
can do it upon her knees, rubbing the
skin Off them ana getting her skirts
wet in the dirty water. After the floor
has been scrubbed with the brush It
should bo thoroughly wiped with a
cloth and Glenn rinse water Those
who have tried Il say that II a little
turpentne IS added TO this rinslng wa
ter It viii leave a fresh. fragrant odor
IN the room.
For work like house cleaning ones
skirts should be quito short and scant
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
A STORY OF WEBSTER.
sniel's Love For Brandy snd4a Very
Indignant Client.

Indignant Client.
Mr.. Webster's fondness for'brandy
gave one of his important clients a
yefv bad twenty-four hours. He
was called to Philadelphia to de-
fend the Goodyear rubber patents,
and the head Of the firm met him
at the station. When they had en-
tered the carriage he at once turned
to Mr.. Webster and referred to one
feature Of the evidence to be pre-
scented in the trial the following'day
81 speak of it, Mr.. Webster" he
said, cas- it has a peculiarly impDr-
tant bearing on the case, and 1
thought you might not have unSer-
stood its significance"
Mr.. Webster, who was looking
dreamily out of the carriage win
dow, was recalled to a consciousness
of his clients presence. lie yawned
and, settling back against the cush-
ions, remarked:
T've always hoped / might some
day come to Philadelphia, because
I've been told that there iss no place
in the United States where they
serve finer brandy. When l came
away from Boston I said tos some Of
nv friends, Boys, Pm going to find
out about that Philadelphia brandy,
and if ! find that it really is the
best / shall have made a useful
trip"
Several times Mr.. Goodyear tried
to draw his distinguished attorneys
attention to the particular point at
issue, but he never seemed to- take
the slightest interest in it. The
brandy of Philadelphia was aPpar-
emily the only topic which int crest
ed him, and he always required to 1t
Mr.. Goodyear left him SOMEWHAT
brusquely at his hotel. When lie M
turned to his Office his story was
ANYTHING but inspiriting. "We%C
got man who is supposed to be
the greatest lawyer in the United
States, and the only subject inwhlch
he takes any interest is Philadelphia
brandyw
That night, though, Ny, Webster
worked in his room lntiIV2 o'clock
occasionally walking the floor anc
marshaling his case into battle ar.
raw. His plea the next day was one
of his most impressive utterances II
its power and logic, and the case
involving hundreds of thousands oi
dollars, was given to the Goodyears
-Harper's Weekly.
Evening journal., 1905-04-24

ngGin INTO MS teapot, ana the result
is the mild aromatic stimulant much
priced as being genuine japanese
tea.
"The 'other way is very well
known in this country. 1t consists
in pouring boiling water over the
leaves and letting the mixture steep
for an indefinite period. BY this
means the tannin which is contained
in the tea is brought out and a dark
amber colored liquid is produced.
1t is the tannin which is responsible
for the long crusade against indul-
gence in the beverage. This is the
injurious principle Chemically
there is no difference between this
tannin and that which is used in
preparing leather for the market.
No wonder the timer man rebels.
''The average American, however,
cannot wait and watch throughout
the time required in the preparation
of the Japanese drink, and a prac-
teal substitute must be suggested
{ if he is to enjoy its harmlessness
and flavor My experience has been
that if boiling water be used and al
lowed to stand only a minute and is
then poured of a decoction is OBJ
tanned which is very similar to the
oriental in every way. Such a drink
is mild at best, but it has the value
Of being physically undetrimental.
Should there be any one, however,
who in opinion resembles the old
! - who stated that sha didn't
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
ohannsd His Rsaldsnes.

'gsn't there something in my pol
icy," asked a caller at an insurance
office the other day, "about having
to report any change Of residence ?"
eyes, sir" said the man at the
nearest desk, picking up a pen.
'Where have you moved to /"
81 haven't moved anywhere" re-
Joined the caller. 81 have made a
change in my residence by painting
it a light straw color and putting a
chimney pot on the kitchen CHM
neY. l think THAT'S all. Good day'
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
Mixed Metaphors.

"A butler was convicted of stealing
his masters wine, and the Judge in
giving judgment exclaimed some
what pompously:
'Dead to every claim of natural
affection, blind to your own inter
ests, you have burst through all the
restraints Of religion and morality
and have for many years been feath-
ering your own nest with your mas
ter's bottles. Truly it was not
bod Of rosos.
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
SPRING HOUSE CLEANING.
system and IA Regular Programme
Make IL Ensicr.

system and "a Regular Programme
Make IL Easier.
To begin, take one room at a time.
commencing with the top floor. Re
move from it all that is movable brio
a-brac, draperles, curtains, bedclothes.
chairs and table. SO far as possible
give everything a royal old summing
md airing, even TO the bed mattresses.
Lay papers or a large cloth upon the
ground in the yard, then carry your
mattress out and lay it thereon. Let
the warm sun beat upon it all day.
This has a purifying and cleansing ef-
feet on a mattress upon which human
bodies have been sleeping all winter.
Pillows may be fastened by a corner
with clothespins and hung from lines.
Hang upon the line in the yard and
fasten thereto with pins rugs and AL
the draperies that are not to be wash
ed Bedquilts, comfortables and blan-
kets that do not need washing should
also hang IN the sunshine. Then If a
girl or woman wants some physical
culture that will give her fine lung
poMtA anu uuulc DlNtlfo itl hti ANhN
an ordinary beater, such as is used for
whipping the dust out of heavy gar
ments, and 80 at those articles upon
the lines with a will.
The clothing beater is an invaluable
implement in a household. 1t can be
bought in any shop that keeps house
furnishing goods. 1t consists Of a
long, timber bamboo doubled over into
an oval or round loop at one end. The
loop is crossed with interviewer stats
I Of bamboo. the whole constituting a
light, flexible implement that when ap
piled to any textile fabric or rug
makes the dust fly out in clouds
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
To nemove a TiRht Ring.

If you happen to get a ring on your
finger that fits so tight you cannot re-
move it a very easy way to get it of
is as follows: Take a piece Of cord or
wrapping thread and push one end Of
It under the ring. Then, beginning just
above the ring, wind the cord very
tightly round and round the finger
clear up TO the tip Of the finger. Now
take hold Of the end Of the cord that
was slipped under the ring and unwind
the cord. AS the string unwinds the
ring will be carried along with it and
removed without any dithculUs.
Evening journal., 1905-04-24

"A medium shade OF blue fashions this
smart wooltex suit. and rather broad
black soutache is used to trim the coat.
The mohair is one of the soft and silky
finishes. and the touch OF embroidery
which borders the fronts in vest FASH
ion, with the lace runies at the wrist,
makes for touch of dainty dressiness
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
House Cleaning Programme.

Take down the smaller pictures and
clean them. The ones that cannot be
moved cover with paper. Cover all
heavy, immovable articles in the same
way. Next sweep the floor. Tie a
cloth over tre eud Of a broom and vine
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
United states Army Araneuvers.

United states Army MAneuVoH1.
For the sham battle IN June near
Hampton Roads some S75D00 Will ba
expended for telephone and other elec-
trical appliances in order to determine
their value In the defense~of Fort Mon
roe, says the Philadelphia Public Ledg-
er. Both army and navy forces VIII be
placed ON a war footing as regards
supplies, organization. administration
and operation. To preserves the health
and secure the comfort or the army
there viii be refrigerators and mos
quito nets. The artillery troaps viii
number about 5000 and perhaps an eff
fort will be made to convinoe congress-
that the artillery force is too small to
meet the service demands OMIT
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
rrue rn nwery Lanrnnrs.

Tennyson once attended dinner
where G. l.. Cralk proposed The La
dies" In doing 80 he recalledsthe Gym
ical advice given by brother Scot to
his children. TAX my advice and dinna
marry for siller. Youcan borrowvcheap-
err" Some time later Tennyson- at his
own table repeated Mr.. Crailcs storys
but expressed the idea without at
tempting dialect. His son Haalam re-
marked. surely. father. Crail0 did not
use those words" mo. he did'mot But
then, Craik is a Scotchman, and 1 ann
afraid to venture on repeatingphim ex-
actly. However. it'sialmost as good IN
English as in Scotch. and itsgtremen<
dOuslv true In both"
Evening journal., 1905-04-24
Tim. tn nr.nIr-

Miss Ascum-Have you really broken
Off your engagement TO him? Miss Fly
de-Oh, yes, just had TO. He was get
ting too sentimental-began to talk to
me about mauimony. - Philadelphia
Press.
Evening journal., 1905-04-24

strappings run up from the cuff to hold
the fullness in place. The skirt is arr
ranged In pleatcd cores, the pleats
stitched down for % short distance over
the hips and pressed nat 10 the hem
The edge Of the skirt just barely
escapes the ground an the way around
and displays the correct walking
length.
like her tea strong and never let it
steep more than fifteen minutes it is
to be feared that no substitutes will
be accepted"