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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
KITCHEN PERQUIsITEs.
Cooks and Stewards Who Get Commits
sons on Purchases.

Eons on Purchases.
From the New York Times.
Perquisites for the head Of the kitchen
are matters to be mentioned with bated
breath. They are something that neither
the cook, chef nor market man will allow,
yet 1t is a well-known fact that in most
large households the steward of the estab-
lishment, whoever that may be, makes
comfortable income in commissions. 1t was
the dealer. undoubtedly, who began this,
but the custom has developed as it has
grown, and demands for commissions have
multiplied, and occasionally a little infor-
nation crops out through some one who
feels aggrieved.
ut was all right" groaned the market
man the other day, when 1 allowed them
or 10 per cent on the bills, but when they
begin to demand 10 and 20 1t looks serious.
At some of the bureaus where high-priced
servants register they will not take one
whom they know exacts commissions.
There are few who are refused on that &C
count however, for, as stated. 1t Is not a
subject that is usually mentioned. One
high-priced cook. however, has waited for
several months for position because she
refused to take one where housekeeper
was employed, and she was conscientiously
kept from others on the ground that she
was looking for perquisites.
One family in New York absolutely re-
fuses to allow any one In its employ to re-
ceive commissions on household supplies
purchased. They look into the matter care
fully, and none Is given. However, If the
shopman is so minded. or the cook sends
letter saying that times are hard and
money scare, and he then sends out a lit
tie present OF $40 or $50. who can object?
That is a simple way to get around the
matter, and no one is the wiser.
There may be an understanding with the
family that commission is to be received,
and the matter is then on as legitimate
basis as that of any other business. As a
rule, however. 1t is generally understood
and the mistress OF the house. though she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
The No-Clothes Cure,
From the London Tattler.

rom tne LONDON Iattler.
Gustave Nagel was very delicate child
and grew to manhood almost a chronic in
valid. His parents had spent fortunes on
medical attention for him, and he had con-
sumed barrels of medicine but all to no eff
rect. Some years ago he conceived the
Idea that modern man lived too far from
the state in which nature intended that he
should, and he resolved to return to the
habits of his primeval forefathers and be-
come stronger or die in the attempt. He
discarded all clothes, except what the law
required, ate only raw foods and no meat,
and bathed only in water of natural tenn
perature.
At first, of course. he suffered severely,
but in a few years he was able to walk
barefooted in the snow with as little dis
comfort as the ordinary mortal suffers go-
ing shoeless on a sandy beach in summer.
When he bathes he never dries himself;
when he sleeps he prefers the cold, bare
ground: he never has his hair cut short.
deeming 1t a protection from the weather
given man by nature; his food Is Of fruits,
vegetables, bread and nuts. Nagel is about
to be married, but I am not able to say
whether the lady of his choice Is new
woman or has primeval tendencies like hia
own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
GLIMPSES OF SPRING
NATURE IS LURING MAN FROM
INDOOR OCCUPATIONS.
Foxes and Bruebirds and Deer Make
Their Appearance-Farmer Begin
Tapping the Maple Trees.

Written for The Evening Star.
Looking through my study window yester-
day 1 saw, scarce hundred yards away,
small reddish-yellow object moving swiftly
through the brown, dry grass. 1t was
fox-S<vixen, probably, from It's size. and 1t
was carrying something in Its mouth.
My window being open. whistled once,
and the fox stopped short in it's tracks.
Just for moment it stood. looking all
about but, seeing nothing, 1t started off
again. moving more swiftly than before.
Presently 1t came to stone wall. upon
which 1t leaped, and ran lightly along the
top. Then 1t jumped down on the other
side and was lost to view. But. running to
an upper window / saw 1t again moving
quickly down a steep bank toward plung-
ing roaring mountain brook at the bottom.
With the lightness of a cat the fox leaped,
and, clearing the turbid water, moved on
up the opposite bank. There was no hesi-
tation In its movements; IL appeared to be
travelling a well-knOwn route. and doubtless
1t was, for a moment later the earth seem
ed TO swallow 1t, and / knew 1t had entered
the mouth OF its den. This Is the time at
which young foxes in this part OF the coun-
try begin to take solid food. and during the
next few weeks it viii require almost in
cessant work on the part of their parents to
keep them supplied with wild mice, poultry,
grouse and other creatures which the cubs
like to snarl, wrestle and fight for.
Natures Call Irresistible.
The glimpse of that fox settled the ques-
ton of the days work. THE call OF the
wild" was stronger than the call of the ed
itor, and In two minutes I was in the open.
oh how fresh the air was. and how bright
the sum- There had been sharp frost In
the night. but now it was warm, and the
last few patches of snow were melting fast.
Splendid weather to make the sap flow, and
from where L stood on hilltop could see
the smoke and steam arising from score
of sugar houses. And these farmer-folk
know how to make maple sugar. and maple
syrup. too--the real thing. And II you're
good, and IL your tame foxes don't kill too
many of their hens: and II you pay up for
the turkeys and sheep which your tame
y,alyse destroy. they win invite you down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
MAILS FROM ABROAD
How a Shipload is Handled
at New York.
SACKS TAKEN FROM LINERS
WHILE STILL AT SEA.
Mere Handful of Men in Two Hours
Time Distribute Hundreds of
Bags of Letters.

Written for The Evening Star.
Your Uncle Samuel is the greatest pres
tidigitator of them all. If you don't be-
lieve it, watch him some day as he does his
favorite trick with a shipload of foreign
mail just arrived at New York. his great
port of foreign mails. Perhaps the mail
VIII consist of a thousand bags, perhaps
of thrice that number No matter Here
lie the bags before him in great heaps and
all full to the bursting point. No. ladies
and gentlemen, a few passes with the
hand, presto, change-and where are the
bags that were here but moment ago?
1t is wonderful trick-far more WON
derful than any ever done on stage. And
yet it is so simple" some one may say,
when the explanation has been read All
well, most things are simple once they
are made clear. The utter simplicity of
the feat is one of the most wonderful
qualities about it.
-tickety-tick-"
A man walked over to the glass covered
instrument in the corner of the room. He
picked up the strip of tape and read. Then
he turned toward his fellow-worker
The Umbria's been sighted off Fire
Island. Guess Wen have to be sending
the Postmaster General down to meet her
pretty soon.'
Yep guess So" answered the other.
How much mails she bringing over?"
Gable when she left the other side said
bags"
"Oh. well. guess about nine men can get
that off all hunkey dory."
Yep" the laconic though clipper
response of the man at the ticker.
Somewhat over an hour later the good
mail boat Postmaster General, having
steamed leisurely down the bay from her
dock among those of the ocean liners on
the lower West Side water front of the
city, was loafing off quarantine, waiting
the arrival there of the Umbria.
Transferring the Bags.
She had not long to wait. The liner was
already threading her way through the
Narrows, looming bigger and yet ever big
ger to the handful of men on the little
steamer. Straight she steereG for Quaran-
tine; arrived there she came to stop
suddenly, her engines heaving and throb-
hing and while the quarantine doctor
scrambled up one side the Postmaster Cen
eral mad fast on the other. Then up 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15

20 help sugar off, and to eat the sweet
stuff dropped in snow.
The gurgling song of the bluebirds was
everywhere; it floated over the brown fields
and rolled down from the hillside orchards,
mingiing with the music of the trout
brooks. Never did the backs of bluebirds
look SO blue to me; mere fancy it is, Of
course, but each succeeding spring the
backs of the bluebirds look more blue and
lovely. One handsome fellow and his bride
nave taken one of my summer cottages
spoken of last week. 1t took them a long
time to decide, for there were two other
were given due consideration. It did not
seem easy for the bluebirds to realize that
two of these little homes were intended for
chickadees, and over and over again they
would strive to wriggle through the tiny
doorways. But now the question is settled,
and they are busy hopping In and out of
the one house they could get into. There
is box for tree swallows too perched on
the top of a telephone pole, and already
some swallows have looked it over. A pair
of chickadees practically rented one Of the
cottages last week, but they have gone
away. and fear they intend to break their
contract.
More Signs Of Spring.
And as I listened to the bluebirds be-
came aware that something was moving
quite near me in the grass. 1 turned and
saw II was a skunk-a very black one with
white only at the tip of its tail. It Is
good rule never to make sudden movements
in the presence OF a skunk, and I always
adhere to 1t. Many skunks fail to use good
judgment In sizing up a mans Intentions
and II they once misunderstood him, ex-
plantations come too late. So kept quite
still, and this fellow merely looked at me-
shifted and stamped defiantly with his fore
feet. and went along with his business.
think he was hunting for mice. though he
didn't find any while / was watching him
But he was the most active skunk ever
saw, perhaps because he was thin after
his long winter fast; and he ran quickly
about from one tuft Of grass to another,
examining each In its turn. Then he passed
through gap in the fence. and I looked
about for other things
Presently three deer stepped quietly from
a clump of spruce trees at some distance
and began to nibble the brown grass. One
was buck, but, as he shed his horns early
In the winter, he could be distinguished
only by his light-colored face. They all
looked more or less ragged, for they are
fast losing their thick brown winter coats
worn in summer. Next month the spotted
fawns will be born, and now and then we
shall find them lying still as little craven
images in quiet places in the woods. But
the wind changed. and the deer before me
caught my scent, and all heads were In the
air a moment. Six ears were turned in my
direction to catch the faintest sound and
six large eyes were looking straight at me.
One of the does stamped and switched her
tail, then came a loud. explosive snort, and
the three turned and leaped away toward
the woodland. with their white fiags high in
the air. ERNEST HAROLD BAyNEa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15

In Paris this season there is no such ex-
traordinary demand for gray as We are
having. Instead of this tender tint French
women have gone in for green with a fervor
that bids fair to make the whole of Europe
soon develop into land of varying emerald
shades. In plaids, checks and mixtures,
green predominates, and quantities of
gowns and costumes are being sent home
made of the plain color relieved with
white or a very faint green. Perhaps Paris
ians find green more becoming than do
American women, or it may be that they
have taken a sudden fancy to color that
has not been in fashion for long time.
Whatever is the reason for this color diff
ference, be 1t climatic, temperamental, or
only an artistic experiment, the fact re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15

sometimes applied in fiat straight rows, but
more often they are put on in intricate pat
terms.
A stunning long coat costume of pale
gray check had a plain pleated skirt, and
the rolling Tuxedo revers and collar were
the waist line before they closed together.
They were faced with velvet and allowed a
good deal of the blouse to be seen, and
then 1t buttoned with double row of vel
vet-covered buttons, four. in ALL Mar
row turn-back cuffs of the velvet gave a
smart finish to the plain coat sleeve.
Dark tailor suits are frequently supplied
with white or light-colored revers and cuffs
to brighten them up bit. This makes a
more becoming framing for the face.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
The Chinese Market.
rom the Milwaukee Wisconsin.

-.S'N 'A-S N~@~S"eA3S WiscouSius
TO win the Chinese market Americans
must study Chinese ways. Your Chinaman
is shrewd fellow. He will not give an
order unless he knows exactly what he Is
buying. American travelling men who have
gone to China with photographs OF ma
chinery which they desired to sell have
found the Cinnamon interested In ma
chinery. but disposed to buy from Germans
or Englishmen. who exhibited working
models of what they had to offer, rather
than from agents who could show only q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15

puts the whole thing comfortably out of
mind. If she doesn't. it makes no differ
ence; she can do little to prevent ii.
II know my servants receive commits
sions," said the mistress of one wealthy
family the other day, but what can one
do? If / should allow myself to be wor-
ried by such things I should be perfectly
miserable, and If l watched the servants ali
the time I could do nothing else"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
GRAY CHECK COSTUME
Especially Smart in the New
Double Patterns.
SKIRTS IRE TRIMMED
BUT PLAIN ONES HAVE A WIDE
VOGUE, TOO.
French Women Have Gone in for
Green, and Make It
Dominate
Designed by Redfern.
Copyright, 1905. by R. F. Ayers)

Copyright, 1905. by R. F. Ayers)
While shepherd checks are much in vogue.
they are TOO easily reproduced in cheaper
materials to escape being made up for the
popular trade. For this reason ultra smart
women are favoring the less pronounced
and more beautiful patterns which are to
be had only in the finest imported mate
rails. The double check is first among their
selections. for 1t combines a chic black and
white check with the effect of small plaid
Then there are all manner of black and
white designs. grays and white, mauve
mode, biscuit. violet and green plaided with
white. producing cool, dainty and stunning
costumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
Pigg and Pigg.

From the Topeka Capital.
Mrs. Edna Pigg of Wichita wants a di.
vorce from Carl L. Pigg. Her complaint IL
that he wants to be the whole hog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15

SO far the Russians have made no claim
that Japan's new volcanic island waS
thrown up by Russian submarine mine.V
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15

inside my mosquito netting to see that no
stegomyias were lying In ambush. At the
same time 1 called myself fool for coming
away from. Washington. where there are
no diseases more dangerous than grippe,
typhoid fever, pneumonia and housemaid's
knee. Indeed, 1 longed for the thrill of
again chasing myself from under the
wheels of the senatorial automobiles and
the Capital Traction cars. and had what is
vulgarly known here as an attack of cold
feet" The feeling, howes er, left me as the
day broke and since then 1 have gone on,
like the fatalist, using citronella, taking my
three grains of quinine at bed time, ard
being careful of my eating and drinking.
AS a result, l have never been in better
health, and 1 thoroughly enjoy life on the
isthmus. l am, however, under great obli-
cations to Minister Barrett, whose emphatic
lesson made me take care of myself. If
others will adopt the same precautions they
will reduce the percentage of disease here
by several hundred per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
Our Hospitals at Panama.

and cold storage rooms are to be put up
there and also a central steam kitchen
which will feed one thousand persons.
The Beauties Of Ancon.
Indeed, / doubt whether there Is a
more beautiful spot in the world than An
con hill, on the slopes of which the Panama
hospital is situated. The hill rises almost
straight up from the sea on the edge of
Panama City. commanding a wide view
Of the Pacific ocean and the Culebra noun
tains. It's top is wooded and its lower
slopes were laid out by the French in a
great landscape garden. Beautiful drive
ways shaded by royal and cocoanut palms
wind their way from level to level and
along them, surrounded by grassy lawns
and tropical flowers and plants, stand the
forty-odd cottages which make up the hos
pital The houses are all of one story,
rooted with red tiles. They have high cell
ings, wide doors and many windows. They
are surrounded by yerandas, and are so
situated that the winds from the ocean and
mountains blow through them day and
night year in and year out The air is
never hot at Ancon. and the windows and
doors are so covered with netting that
they can be always left open.
/ spent some time going through the hos
pital Many of the wards have patients
convalescing. Here the boys sit on the
about from place to place. In other. words
they are kept apart, and in the yellow
fever ward each patient lies in a bed in
side q wire cage about ten feet high, eight
feet wide and twelve feet long. This is to
keep the patients away from the mosquitoes,
and the mosquitoes away from the patients
The precautions are such, am told, that
not mosquito has been found In the
yellow fever ward since the first yellow
fever patient was brought there months
ago. This hospital and all the hospitals
are In charge OF efficient doctors and Of
1,AAlS' .~s--- = IN M a ~ q r,uxy,rrr,, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
The Virtues Of Citrone11a.

patient its blood becomes inoculated with
yellow fever bacteria, and in case she then
bites you, you will have the fever sure"
The Virtues Of Citronella.
"But, by the way the minister contin-
ued 'have you any citronella oil? The mos
quito does not like the smell of that, and
If you use 1t It will keep her away"
Yes. have some. Mr.. Minister" said /.
But have you rubbed 1t on your
"No. not yet"
tsWell, you must attend to that at once"
And with that Minister Barrett went with
me to my room and aided me in my anoint-
ing. Said he:
sYou want good lot on the tips of your
ears, on the backs of your hands, about
your ankles, where your legs join the shoes,
and you had better put some on your hair
and the bald spot on your head, IL you have
one Let US do 1t right now!''
took the bottle and went through the
motions, even to the bald spot on my head.
which Is as big as a quarter. The result
was, when through. was perfumed like a
country barber, and that Is my condition az
1 write this letter. The odor, on the whole.
is not unpleasant. have been here several
weeks and SO far no mosquitoes have
touched me. I put on the oil twice a day
and carry q little bottle about in my vest
pocket ready for another amounting when
the mosquitoes are bad. So far have not
had q bite.
You may imagine, however, that this re-
ceptiou did not soothe my troubled mind.
went to sleep that night under mosquito
net and dreamed of little devils with zebra
stripes Of black and white about their
bodies and legs. and Secretary Lee, who
sleep, saying. go away. stegomyia! Go
avrayle i woke Mt 8 a m and tfn1I Alarm
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-23
The Great South.
York Commercial.

New York Commercial.
 The South justly may be proud of its share in the prodIctiveness of the good things of the United States. Eliminat- ing grain. one Is inclined at first thought to ask, What else does the rest of the country raise? In the South is raised ali the cotton, the cane, the rice and nearly all the tobacco It Is a great timber and oil producer. Its mines. of course. arc not great, as com pared with those of the North and the West. but It's production of iron and coal Is to be thought of. The domestic exports originating in the South con- stituted about 4; ger cent. of the whole, as the Manufacturers Record of Balti- more Is pleased to find in Its analysis of the figures for the last fiscal year. That Is an extremely good showing, considering the dimensions, resources and population of that other portion of the country as contra a-distinguished from the exact South. Cotton and it's products, it might be added. constituted 30 per cent. of the exports Of last year. The south has reasons for its cheerful ness. but it's present. prosperity Is only a shadow of its possibllitia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-23
union snrinrn HannenIngr.

Union Springs, Aug. 22.--(SpeciaL)- The infant of Mir. and Mrs. D. D. Cay Tor died here this morning at o'clock, after an Illness of two weeks. The funeral will occLr from the home at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, conducted by Rev. J. E. MeCann, in the absence of Rev. F, H. Watkins. the Baptist pas tor. Tho interment will be in Oak Hill
 Mir. E. H. Cope has sold his grocery business to c. R. Cowan and J. F.. Pierce, two of Union Springs most pop ulnr young men. Mir. Cowan will con duct the business under the firm name of C. g. Cowan & Co, Mir. Pierce re- mafning general passenger freight agent of the Union Springs and North ern Railroad. The purchase price was SS.00O.
 Miss Mamie Singleton left this morn ing for a visit to Mrs. c. P. Hardaway fin Montgomery.
 Mrs J, T. Robinson has received the news that her mother Mrs Gee, and her brother and sister have yellow fever near Gulfport, Miss. Mrs. Gee and her family are well known here and their friends trust they will soon recover
 Mir Frank Haynes returned last night from the mountains of North Carolina.
 Farmers estimate that the rust will cut the cotton crop off one-third in this county. Fiefds are opening rapid ly and the cooks are leaving the kitch- ems to pick the feecy staple.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-23

J.M.Cook. pastor of the Baptist Church oficiated in a very beauttrul ana 'm- pressive ceremony.
 It was a quiet home ceremonial, char terized by beauty and simplicity. The bride wore a dainty robe Of white silk null and carried brides roses. There were no attendants and only few friends and relatives were present. Miss Ellison Is a lovable young Wo- man of high ideals and charming per. sonality and manner. She has host Of friends here who are glad to know that
 she will make her future home in this ! Mir Petrey Is young gentleman of sterling character and has bright pros- poets in the world Of ubsiness
 The marriage was quite surprise to almost everyone, as 1t had been an nounced for August 27th.
 Three new dwellings are now being built. and when completed will add
 much to the appearance of our little
 MT. Robert R. Petrey has just com pleted a new and up-to-date ginnery with a capacity of fifty to sixty bales per day. Cotton Is opening very rapid ly; yet inc crop will be far short of what 1t was last year.
 Mir. Frank C. Schwend and family have returned to their home in Mont gomery, after spending a few days with friends and relatives here.
 Misses Minnie and May Chesser who were thrown from a wagon and pain
 fully hurt few days ago. are improV- ing