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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
A Home Emergency Outfit.

From the Housekeeper.
In the country. where medical aid is often
far off, many precious hours must elapse
before a physicians skill can be secured,
and it is needful for the housemother to
know what to do until the doctor comes"
Very often life may depend upon proper
management during this period.
Every household should have an emergency
outfit made up Of clean linen rags, or ster-
ilized gauze, roll of absorbent cotton,
several rolls of bandages, from one-half to
two and half inches wide leach roll con-
tanning about five YARDS, a spool of adhe-
sive plaster a half inch wide. an ounce of
boracic acid powder, a two or three ounce
bottle Of carbolic acid, bag of clean salt
a cake of clean aseptic soap, bottle of
lysol, a clean white. porcelain washbowl
clean towels. piece of stout new muslin
bandage cbout a yard long. smooth stick
eighteen inches hong and half-inch in
diameter a graduated measuring glass.
Besides these, two fermentation cloths a
yard wide by two lards long.
All these should be made clean and ster-
lie, or freesfrom germs, and wrapped in a
clean sheet, and then in a square of clean,
new Macintosh, and then placed where
they can be gotten at at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Stork Family in Peril.
From Chamber's Journal.

From Chambers Journal.
j once witnessed charming little scene
at a fire which was raging in Kadikeuy. A
pair of storks had built their nest of dry
branches on the top of a chimney stack
and the mother bird had two young ones
to provide for. One May night a fire broke
out at the far end of the street, and a
strong wind drove the flames from house
to house, until the nest was threatened.
In the brilliant glare of the burning
street the mother bird seen standing
over the nest with wide outstretched uuiv-
ering wings. The cinders and sparks were
flying all over her, but that mother love
which the beasts OF the field and the birds
of the air display in common with sentient
human beings forbade her desert her young
ones in the hour of peril. The crowd be-
came quite excited. and there were calls
for a rescue. This was a task that in
volved danger, for the house was already
burning.
Two Turkish soldiers, however, rushed
into the building and made their way
to the roof. We watched the plucky fellows
approach the chimney stack. and suddenly
the stork disappeared with an awkward
founder and prodigious Tapping of wings
One of the soldiers had seized 1t by it's
ungainly legs while the other rescued the
nestlings The two had Just time
to get out of the building without having
their retreat cut off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Lotteries in England.

From the London Evening Standard.
The story that 10000 lottery prize re-
mains unclaimed in Paris must excite the
acquisitive instinct Of gamblers In this
country, the more SO from the fact that
tickets for the draw were sold in England
We preserve in this country lasting memo
rails of our own lottery promoting days.
AS every school boy knows. the British
Museum had it's inception in a lottery pro-
NOTED to purchase collection destined to
form the nucleus Of our great national treas
ure store The first Westminster Bridge
owed some of its funds to a lottery; two or
three sums for supplying London with water
proceeded from the same source, while more
than one imperial venture was financed in
like manner. Where the principle was bad
it is not surprising that the details were Of
ten discreditable. Although the Archbishop
of Canterbury the Lord Chancellor and the
Speaker were responsible for the manage
ment of the lottery which furnished funds
for the acquisition of the Cottonian and
Sloane collections, gross frauds were per-
petrated in connection with It, and one man
was fined G1,OO0' for his manipulation Of
the tickets,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Hanging at Sea.
the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
The assertion that there is nothing new
under the sun has again been disproved
For unnumbered centuries executions have
taken place on land and sea, legal and IL
legal, but it is doubtless If a community
ever before deliberately took prisoner I'M
der sentence of death out to sea to hang
him in order to prevent the decree of the
law from being overriden by the mob, as
has been done in Maryland. Public feel
ing against negro culprit there ran SO
high that it was openly asserted that he
would never be allowed the honor of hang
ing, but must instead be burned to death.
This manner of his taking off was the only
point upon which the law and the mob diff
fered. To have their way, however
the stubborn officers of the law took gal
lows and a coffin with them on board a
steamer which was to convey the prisoner
to the county where he belonged, but it's
course has been so delayed that the execu-
ton can take place soon as the steam
er's PROV enters the waters of that county
and the mob on the land will be lat sea-"
too. If this method finds favor In the
south there may yet be a call there for
the observation trains employed for the
New London boat races to witness these
scenes on the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
THE FALLS OF IGUAzU.
A South American Spectacle Rivaling
the Grandeur of Niagara,

From the National Geographic Magazine.
In the heart of South America, at the
meeting place Of three republics Brazil,
Argentina and Paraguay, nature has
chosen the site for a masterpiece of scenic
grandeur to be compared only to the
mighty Niagara in majesty. and pro-
nounced by some Of the few travellers who
have seen it to be even greater than its
North American counterpart. The falls of
1guazu occur at the junction of Iguazu
river with the Upper Parana, in a ter
| ritory famous as the original locality of the
Jesuit missions, established in the sixteenth
century, the ruins Of which may still be
seen by those who visit the falls.
About twelve miles above the falls the
river lguazu makes sharp bend, almost
at right angles. giving them greater extent
and more varied character than those of
Niagara, which to some degree they resem-
BILE. AS the river makes the sharp bend al
ready mentioned, the main volume of
water rushes around the inner bank and
Is discharged into long, narrow gorge, at
one point making clear plunge of 210 feet.
Not all the volume of the river is received
at this place however, the rest Of the water
running out past it into the wide elbow
formed by the. bend, and circling along
the further shore among many rocks and
Islands before reaching the edge of the cliff,
over which the descent is made in two great
leaps of a hundred feet each. In a vast semi
circle of 5000 feet. The total length Of
Iguazu Falls, If measured, at the upper
edge of the cliff. through their broken con-
tour, including interesting islets, is twice
as great as that of Niagara, including the
intersection of Goat Island.
The double fall of Iguazu is the most
striking feature of the cataract, the rocky
shelf or platform that divides the leap be-
ing in some places more than fifty yards
wide and in others only few feet.
The scenery surrounding Iguazu falls is
in peculiar harmony with the solemn gran
10 n a NJ a NJ re Nyo n no
acter. The roar of the waterfall is more
impressive for the solitude of the spot and
the eternal silence that reigns in the dense
forests that mark it's border, into which
the white man has scarcely penetrated. For
several miles before the falls are reached
the river is a mass of huge frowning bould-
ers and whirlpools, and the first view of the
great cataract is often a disappointment,
from the fact that it must be seen from
many different points to be appreciated in
all it's beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
A Municipal Failure.
From the Scranton Tribune.


The Glasgow corporation has found at
least one department of its municipal
schemes a costly failure. 1t has resolved
to dispose of Its telephone business which
it established six years ago. and has car
ried on ever since at an enormous loss.
More than million dollars had been spent
on the undertaking at the outset 1t was
found that IL the plant was to continue in
the hands Of the local authorities that five
hundred thousand dollars more would have
to be sunk in the maelstrom of corporate
enterprise, and that even with this expendi-
ture there was no prospect OF placing the
department on profitable basis. The Glas-
Cow Herald, which has all along favored
the multiplication of public utilities, de-
clares that the experiment was a mistake
in the beginning, that the citizens should
congratulate themselves on having got rid
Of It. and think themselves lucky that the
loss has been no more. AT this distance it
is impossible to realize exactly the causes
that have led to this notable failure. It
did not, we may be sure. arise from lack of
economy in its administration or of unwill-
ingness to give 1t the benefit of the public
sentiment that stood in its favor at it's in
itiation. 1t has had fair trial and long
one That 1t did not succeed is owing to
some inherent defect in the economic ideas
on which it was based. In the first place
the entire body of Taxpayers were financial
ly responsible for the executive administra-
ton of business that was confined in its
utility to a minority of the residents of the
city. Although the telephone is necessity
of civilization, in practice its working is
confined to the business and personal ex-
igencies Of a comparatively small number
in any town, and in very slight degree
from those who make casual use Of it's con-
veniences. A municipal telephone Is likely
to be abused, that Is to say, 1t can hardly
be carried on at a profit, when, as in 0Glas-
gow there were public stations which any
person could use without cost, the assunp-
hainR tplenhOna o6
to the citizens they were at liberty to use
1t partially at the public booths. It was
found that large number who would have
hired private wires for their own conven-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Seeing Ones Own Country First.
rom the Outing Magazine.

From the Outing Magazine.
"Going abroad" enjoys the prestige OF
many generations and its paths are deep
rutted It has lost all claim to distinction,
however, and nowadays is not thing TO
talk about among your friends unless you
wish to bore them to distraction. The tour
list party has made the undertaking SO
commonplace that to have whizzed through
Europe implies neither a long purse nor
the slightest originality of intellect. l
was once crossing in a steamer which con-
tanned an average muster-roll OF touring
Americans. Those who were making
their first trip abroad and felt inclined to
put on some small airs about it were speed
lily cowed and abaShed. They found that
most of their fellow voyagers had crossed
from three to ten times, and that the only
passenger who enjoyed the slightest dlstlnc-
ton was a veteran who was doing MS
twenty-sixth run across the pond.
Far be it from me to decry the enlighten-
ing advantages of sight seeing In the old
world, where age, tradition and the novel
aspect of people and things arouse the i'm
agination and refresh the tired mind. But
for one American who return In wholly
refreshed and satisfied condition, will find
you another who will confess to numberless
irritations because Of petty and organized
swindles and eXtortions waged against the
Yankee in a strange land, and to futile an
noyance over bad hotels, poor railway serv-
Ice and a cfvtlity that Is won and helo only
on a cash basis.
Largely because it has been possible for
the man Of moderate income to spend one
or two months abroad for a considerably
smaller outlay than he could tour his own
country. he puts seeing America" last in
stead Of first, and it has been uphill work
to induce people who travel to listen to the
claims of the undiscovered land toward the
Golden Gate. 1t has come to pass. how
ever. that the journey from New YORK to
California is considered worth talking
about as much as the trip to London or
Paris, and there are grounds for hope that
at no far-distant time the average Ameri-
can with money and time for a summer or
winter holiday will take pains to study his
own land before he flies to the nearest
steamship Office to get sailing schedule,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13

fence were content with the public booths,
and human nature, and especially Scotch
human nature, being what 1t Ii. 1t would
be unjust to blame them. The telephones
having been installed at the public ex-
pense, kept up by public taxation, should be
used by the public without discrimination.
This was socialism, but 1t was not business.
Glasgow has municipalized more of its
public utilities than any other city in the
world. That It gives magnificent service
TO Its Inhabitants Is the observation of all
who have studied this advance toward the
realization Of the collective millennium on
the spot. It is equally undeniable that ex-
cept In the street car system, these munic-
ipal enterprises have been carried on at q
high. and that the public debt has increased
by leaps and bounds. Take just one exam
pie Of the ridiculous length to which mu-
nicipalization has gone on the other side Of
London city council in making a tour of
the parks discovered that they were to a
large extent destitute of butterflies. But
terfiies, he knew, were great favorites with
the children who play in the parks, so he
introduced a resolution appropriating a
thousand dollars for the artificial propaga-
ton of the insects in one or more of the
parks. The butterflies were In due course
Matched out. However, the entomologists
Of the county council reckoned without the
confidence, the voracity and ubiquity Of
the London sparrow. The butterflies were
no sooner on the wing than they were COB
oFou uP ny Tile SpdTTOWS. ne matter iS d
trivial one. but it is not without it's lesson
In demonstrating the folly, or worse Of
municipalizers in experimenting on human
itarian lines with other peoples money.
The NATURALIZATION of public utilities
has been given. not merely a fair, but a
generous, trial in Great Britain. So far
only the street car service has proved prof
liable. The meaning Of this is that enor-
nous sums of commercial money has been
sunk in collective enterprises that have
not and cannot be carried on at a profit
If they are not the loss must be borne by
the community. Not only this. but If they
continue to be directed from the city hall,
they will be ultimately transferred to pri-
vate companies at a sacrifice. The Glasgow
telephone experiment cost the city million
and "a half in round numbers, it has-been
decided to sell the business at a loss of
two hundred thousand dollars, and the
citizens of Glasgow are lucky to get it off
their hands at that.
The average citizen has no more pleasure
IN paying out money to municipality than
he has to private corporation for the
services which either renders him. Neither
the city nor the corporation should be per-
m1tted to rob him under any plea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Could Tell It Another Way.

From Case and Comment.
Many years ago an old and well-to-do
farmer In western New York had something
OF a reputation as a ntigant He had Pc
culiar twist about his mouth when he
talked. due to some muscular affection.
which gave a striking effect to his utter
ances.
His old neighbors tell of a trip that he
made to see his lawyers on a certain occa-
sion when he had made up his mind to have
lawsuit. He sat down with his lawyer
and laid out his case before him at length.
The lawyer said: well. on that statement
you haven't any case" The old man
hitched his trousers nervously. twitched his
face and hastily replied: We'll, I can tell it
another way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Marriages Between Rich and Poor.

Marriages are constantly occurring in the
United States between young men of great
wealth and young women engaged in earn
ing their own living; but, despite the ia
miliarity of the phenomenon, no such mar
rage ever fails to cause apparently aston
ished comment and, above all, copious
newspaper gossip. In Europe. where those
who have inherited wealth are taught and
really believe that they are of superior
clay to the class Of inherited poverty, and
the latter assent to the teaching, such alIi-
ances may well cause slight shock, d.
luted perhaps with some pleasure at the
condescension of the man. In our country
however, where one family can hardly
have the pas of another by single CEN
fury, establishment Is ridiculous and out OF
place. Few of our richest men are idle,
and their work differs only in magnitude
from that Of the poor.
If we grant that a century of idleness
can enervate family, marriage into the
working classes can only be beneficial.
Stock must be enriched from time to time
from near the soil. Advocates Of highly re-
strfcted interbreeding are fond of pointing
to the race horse as superior product OF
their principles. race horse, however,
Is a poor creature from the point Of view
of usefulness; he is beautiful specialized
bundle of nerves and requires more cod
ding An a healthy human baby.
Interbreeding does not work out well in
the human species; the naughty Austrian
aristocracy, which considers the nobility
Of France and England as upstairs. and
ostracizes any member who marries into a
family much younger than the Caesars, is
not as a class strong and healthy. 1t Is
from Austria in great measure that our
circuses secure their giants and midgets, q
fair proportion Of whom are Legitimate,
and many other Of the various freaks"
objects of interest certainly. but hardly
Of pride. Intellectually, we do not think
that the statesmen Of Austria, Spain and
Russia are the equals of those Of France
commoners have given a remarkable ac-
count Of themselves. We should be dis
posed to applaud the good sense Of any
rich young American who married beau
tiful girl of poor but decent antecedents.
in spite Of the fact that such marriages de-
pend upon unreasoning sexual attraction,
like the great majority of marriages. AS
1t Is, We can only note the care Nature
takes Of the race, however needless she
may be Of the individual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Hooked Big Shark.

Redondo Correspondence Los Angeles Times.
The largest man-eatng shark ever cap
tured In the waters of Redondo was
brought In today by Capt. Hans Christensen
OF the launch Challenger.
The captain was out fishing for barracuda,
etc, about three miles from shore, when he
suddenly had an extra strong strike. In
vestigaton showed that he had captured
a man eater. The shark gave a hard fight.
but was successfully landed. 1t measured
thirty feet in length.
This undoubtedly Is the largest monster
of the kind ever captured near here. 1t is
an extremely ugly fish. with three formid-
able rows OF sharp teeth. 1t is unusually
dark and is said to be a rare specimen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
F. GREATEST PECAN GROVE.
600 Acres Of Bearing Trees Will Give =
Princely Revenue.


From the Charleston News and Courier.
What is thought to be the largest bearing
pecan orchard in the world is owned by
Maj. John s. Horlbeck In Charleston coun-
ty, s. C. He has 60 acres in bearing trees.
His main grove consists of $50 acres. In
one lot are 10000 trees, fifteen years old,
just beginning to give a good return on
the investment.
ed oats; another section he was using for
pasturing stock, and old asparagus rows
showed between the trees.
The pecan Is an intolerant tree-that Is
to say, tree that will not tolerate shade.
and when it Is planted near other trees II
does nothing until it rises Into the sunlight.
The major made one shipment of ten tons
Of fine nuts last season, and as these nuts
bring fine price and have special mar
ket in New York city. some idea OF the
value of the product may be had Ihere
is not a finer pecan in America, and the
tree dourishes like a native.
In the nursery, near Boone Hall, some
shoots a few inches high bore grarts tnat
were in blossom, and last year one OF these
little twigs bore two perfect nuts, but the
kernel did not mature.
Long sighted patience was required TO
await the tardy production OF this great
grove. but 1t will yield as sure revenue
as a gold mine, and large enough to satisfy
a prince.
The grove was filled with birds. and the
major is their friend, as he fully realizes
their value to the orchard In catching
caterpillars and other obnoxious worms and
insects.
The twig girdler has as yet given but lit
tie trouble. The only trees that have peen
injured at all are those near the Wooos
The grove has now grown large enough 70
resist many of the usual enemies OF the
pecan; it's future seems assured.
Much of the worthless second CROWN OF
forests in eastern South Carolina might be
transformed into profitable groves like THIS
and the work might be done at odd times,
when so much space is given to grumbling
at state and national affairs, ana Win
much more profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
How to Cure Insomnia.

There are several common sense ways of
obtaining sleep. One of them. is the appli-
cation of cold wet cloths to the back of
the head and neck. This treatment will
not be followed by a reaction If it is con-
tinued for a number of minutes, and it Of
ten works surprisingly WELL Another way
of solving the problem is to soak the feet
in a hot bath until the veins become di-
lated with blood; or the whole body up to
the hips may be given a hot soak. With
some people, two or three-minute hip
bath is the most effective remedy. Others
find help in a few slow exercises which do
not jar or excite the system but simply
bring some fatigue to the big muscles of
the trunk and limbs. Friction of the skin,
especially of the lower part of the body, is
another means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
Philanthropic Sparrows.
From the Outing Magazine

For several days four or Ave sparrows had
visited certain place on the roof near my
window. They always brought food for an
other little fellow, who never tried flight
from the spot. The visiting sparrows never
came empty billed. They would drop tiny
When it began to eat the crumbs the others
set up great chirping and then few away.
After watching this for a few days went
bird. It did not flutter away from me and
made no resistance when picked II up.
The sparrow was blind. Its eyes were
covered with q milk-like hlm.