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ToADs EMBEDDED IN ROCK.
Mouths Closed Through Ages Of
Disuse.


From the London Mall.
Shropshire seems to be filled with sub
stratum of buried toads.
At recent gathering of the Caradoc am
Severn Valley Field Club, Mr. Forrest. a
naturalist of repute, who has been engaged
by Lady Warwick to deliver a course of ma
ture-study lectures in Warwickshire, ex-
hibited lively toad of small size which
had. he said. been found buried in solid
clay six feet underground at Broseiey. It's
mouth was said to be quite closed through
disuse, so that it could not now feed If it
wanted to.
Quite recently, also, another small and
active toad was discovered at Broseley "em-
bedded in solid rock" which excavators
had split while obtaining material for one
of Lady Forester's hospitals now in course
of erection. This also had its mouth closed
and for some time it was kept by local
chemist in a stoppered bottle, passing
thence into possession of DR.. Gipp, the
medical officer of health at Shrewsbury
Naturalists. Of course, deny that such
cases of buried toads in solid rock or clay
can possibly occur. They allege that even
a creature which possesses the remarkable
vitality Of toad must soon die when de-
prived of oxygen. They also say that the
most important evidence Is always lacking
namely, the imprint oof the animal in the
stone or clay, where 1t was supposed to
have been embedded.
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ably. in the course of ages the larger PLAN
cts will become solid also. Uranus is at
tended by four moons. These are little
bodies from 200 to 500 miles in diameter
They are therefore much smaller than our
own moon. and are invisible except in the
largest telescopes.
The Nebulain Andromeda.
The constellation Andromeda is now
well up from the ground in the northeast
The observer should not fail to examine
the wonderful Nebula which may be found
in this constellation at N, Fig. 1. The
Nebula is SO bright that 1t may be seen
with the naked eye. Through a small
telescope it appears as a bright central
ball which shades off into a luminous
cloud. By exposing Photographic plate
to the Nebula for several hours it is seen
that the outlying luminous material is sep
arating into rings similar to the rings of
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Simple Tests for Pure Coffee.
From the Literary Digesr

From the Literary Digest.
From a monograph by w. D. Bigelow and
Burton ]. Howard, published by the United
States Department of Agriculture, giving
tests for the detection of substances used
. as preservatives or adulterants of food
stuffs we extract the following simple ply
steal tests for coffee, as quoted in the Ma
tional Druggist:
The difference between the genuine
ground coffee and the adulterated article
can often be detected by simple inspection
with the naked eye This is particularly
true If the product be coarsely crushed
rather than finely ground. In such condi-
ton pure coffee has quite uniform appear
ance, whereas the mixtures of peas, beans,
cereals, chicory. ETC.. often disclose their
heterogeneous nature to the careful OBJ
server. This Is particularly true If a mag
nifying glass be employed The different
be separated by the point of penknife.
The dark, gummy-looking chicory particles
stand out In strong contrast to the other
substances used. and their nature can be
determined by one who Is familiar with
them by their astringent taste.
''The appearance of the coffee particles is
also quite distinct from that of many of
the coffee substitutes employed The cof-
substitutes, especially leguminous products,
often present the appearance of having a
polished surface.
AFTER a careful inspection of the sample
with the naked eye, or, better, with a mag
nifying glass; a portion of 1t may be placed
In small bottle half full of water and
shaken. The bottle is then placed on the
table for a moment. Pure coffee contains
large amount Of oil, by reason of which
the greater portion of the sample will float
All conee substitutes and some particles a.
conee sink to the bottom of the Iouid
1air IDEA OF the purity of the samn;e can
oIten De determined by the proportion ~
the sample which floats or sinks. - "
Ch1cory coptafns a substance which die
solves in water, imparting a brownishS rad
color. When the suspected sample. there
fore, Is dropped into a glass of water tha
grains OF chicory which it contains NAV he
seen slowly sinking to the bottom. Ieay;ne
train of dark-brown-colored Ionid he
hind them. This test appears to lead n
more errors in the hands of inexperienceI
operators than any other test here given
wrong conclusions may be avoided h.,
working first with known samples Of corree
and chfcory as suggested above.
Many coffee substitutes are now so,d a.
such and are advertised as more wholesome
than coffee. Notwithstanding the claims
that are made for them a few of them con-
tain considerable percentage of coffee
This may be determined by shaking a tea
spoonful in bottle half full of water. as
described above. The bottle must be thor
oughly shaken SO as to wet every particle
OF the sample. Very few particles Of
coffee substitutes will float"
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stone Jar and scatter over the vegetables
one heaping cup salt. Let this stand twen-
ty-four hours, then drain, pressing all the
moisture possible out. A good way is to
on top. Put into the preserving kettle one
gallon cider vinegar, one cup brown sugar,
half a cup white mustard seed and one
half ounce celery seed. Heat to the boil
Ing point. then turn over the picnie while
hot. Add one cup grated horse radish,
cover and keep in a cool place.
SPICED PEACHES.
To seven pounds peaches peeled and cut
In halves allow three pounds sugar, one
ounce each allspice and whole cloves a Ia
blespoonful cassia buds and stick cinnamon
enough to make about foot in length.
Tie the spices in thin piece of muslin.
Boil sugar. vinegar and spices together and
pour over the fruit. letting 1t stand over
night. In the morning pour of and reheat.
Pour over the peaches In the preserving
kettle. cook together five minutes. pour
into jars and seal.
PICKLED PEARS.
Neither Bartlett pears nor Seckels re-
Quire sealing, but fruit with a tough skin
must be peeled. II the pear is a hard va
riety. steam or cook until tender in just
enough water to cover. Remove the fruit
and strain the water. Add to one quart OF
this water quart OF good cider vinegar,
five pounds sugar, half a cup mixed spices
Gloves. allspice, cassia buds, mace and
stick cinnamon). Put the water, vinegar
and spices on to boil for half an hour. add
the pears and when well scalded, remove
and pack in glass Jars. Cook the syrup
down until quite rich, pour overthe fruit.
covering WELL then seal
SP1CED GRAPES.
Take ten pounds of grapes not too ripe.
Separate the pulp from the skins and put
Into separate saucepans Cook the pulp I'M
til the seeds rise, then strain through a
sieve. Cook the skins in a small quantity
OF water until tender. Add the strained
pulp, and put into the preserving kettle
with four pounds brown sugar, one-hal1
pint cider vinegar, two tablespoonful each
ground cinnamon and cloves. and cook
slowly until quite thick. 1t will need con-
slant watching that 1t does not scorch. This
will keep any length of time and Is q de-
ltcious accompaniment to game or meats.
ONION PICKLE.
Peel gallon small white onions. put In
porcelain lined kettle and cover with water
When the water reaches the scalding point
take from, the fire and pour onions and
water In a stone jar. Let them stand two
days. then drain. Put the onions back in
a jar and cover with vinegar over night.
Drain. Pack in stone jar covering with
boiling vinegar, to which has been added
one pound brown sugar. half cup all
spice, quarter Of a cup each celery seed
and white mustard seed and a half table
spoonful tumeric. Cover the jar and let
stand for a month before using.
PLUM CATSUP.
Pour one pint boiling water over seven
pounds plums. cover closely and steam
until tender. Run through a coarse colan-
der to remove the pits. Add to the pulp
four pounds brown sugar, one pint good
vinegar, an even teaspoonful each CHINA
mon, cloves and allspice, and also few
grains cayenne. Simmer half an hour, then
seal in bottles or cans.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
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SEPTEMBER HEAVENS
Suggestions for Amateur OBJ
servers of the Firmament.
SATURN AND URANUS APPEAR
Beautiful Evening Star, Venus, a
Striking Object.
THE NEBULA IN ANDR0MEDA
This Constellation Worthy Of Atten-
tion-Royal Star Formalhaut-
Conjunctions of the Moon.
THE NEBULA IN ANDR0MEDA

Written for The Star by Prof Eric Doolttle.
Undoubtedly the most striking object
now in the heavens is the beautiful even
ing star Venus. This planet is so bright
that 1t attracts attention even in the early
evening twilight long before the other
stars of the sky begin to appear. 1t may
easily be found shining out in the west
soon after sunset; during the month it will
rapidly increase in brightness SO that by
October 1t will be nearly twice as bright
as at present. The possessor of small
telescope has now an excellent opportunity
to observe its change of phase, for during
the month this will take place quite rapid
ly. II he will examine it at intervals of a
few days or a week he will at once notice
that 1t is changing its shape. On Septem-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-01
What Niagara Costs Us.

H. w. Buck, an engineer writing for the
Outlook, makes out that we have an ex-
pensive luxury in Niagara Falls.
The total hydraulic energy of the falls,
says Mr.. Buck. would represent about
100000 horsepower. To generate one
horsepower continuously for a year by q
steam engine requires about thirteen tons
of coal.
To generate, therefore. continuously
100000 horsepower by steam would re-
quire about 10000. 900 tons of coal per year.
To generate electric power by steam with
the most modern steam plant costs not less
than $50 a horsepower a year, allowing
for fixed charges and operating expenses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-01

Fig. 4. The NeEula in Andromeda from photo
graph.
Saturn. while near by there are two small
er balls which appear to be planets just
appeared in the Nebua and near its
brightest part. This grew SO bright that
it could be readily seen in an opera glass,
but soon began to fade and in few
months had entirely disappeared. 1t is be-
lieved that this star was merely tenn
porary local condensation Of nebulous ma
terial, the whole immense nebula being
made up of matter, probably meteoric,
ton.
Royal Star Formalhaut.
Low down in the southeast the mag
nificent Royal Star Formalhaut appears
for the first time this year. Ten thou
sand years ago the Persians described this
star as one Of the four guardians Of
heaven; two thousand years later it was
an object of worship, and still later it was
regarded by astrologers as portending en-
inence and power. By comparing it with
the star Vega, which is now just west of
the zenith, the observer will notice a strik-
ing contrast of color, Formalhaut being
reddish and Vega a decided blue.
On the evening of September % at about
a quarter before the moon will pass be-
tween US and the star in Sagittarius at D.
Figs. ! and 3. Four days later the moon
In its eastward journey among the stars
Will reach Saturn; the center OF the moon
will be exactly below the center of the
planet at three minutes after o'clock on
the morning Of September 30. In a small
telescope Saturn will then be seen just
above the upper edge of the moons disc
and the two bodies will present a beau
tiful spectacle. Saturn will be seen to be
of a decidedly greenish color. in striking
contrast to the silvery white color of the
moon.
The moon passes Saturn at least once
A.,
gust g, September 2, September 30 October
g. ETC., but the two bodies are nearest to-
gether on September 80. To observers near
the equator Saturn will then appear to
just Craze the edge of the moon, while to
those in the southern hemisphere the planet
will be completely hidden by our satellite.
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No Chemicals for Blondines.
From the San Francisco Examiner.

It's a bad day for the artificial blondes.
A shortage of the supply Of peroxide, to-
gether with carelessness as to appear
ances. has resulted in many peculiar Golf
fure combinations The blonde of yester-
day, who was the brunei of the day before
yesterday. will be the blonde-brunette of
tomorrow. Inability to secure the drug
and lack of attention to her crowning glory
is the reason.
One Of them walked up Fillmore street
the other day. Her carriage was airy, her
demeanor chic-her hair yellow blonde. 1t
didn't take even a close observer to note
the startling fact that in near the roots
her hair was black There was nearly a
half inch of this black hair. There will
be more in a few days If she doesn't i'm
mediately begin the work Of reconstruction
the neighbors will be talking about her.
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Fig. 2. Map showing the motion of Venus during
September.
Der 20 It is exactly half full; after this 1t
crescent which by November will become
the thinnest imaginable little arc of sill
very light. 1t will then disappear alto
gether, passing between us and the sun on
November 20, to emerge few weeks later
as a morning star.
Saturn and Uranus.
.Ihe planet Saturn with its rings may be
seen In the southeast in the constellation
Aquarius. This is rather low down In the
sky In the early evening, but by midnight
It is exactly SOUTH and then is in excellent
position for observation. Those who see
the early morning sky will notice a very
brilliant object which appears in the north
east few hours before sunrise. This is
the planet Jupiter which with Its four
bright little moons forms most interest
ing object in a small telescope.
The planet Uranus is now in the Milky
Way, little to the west and above the
star a, Fig. /. This planet is usually just
visible to the naked eye, but at present the
diffused light of the cloud of stars which
surrounds it renders 1t invisible except in a
small telescope. With a small glass 1t
may be found by the help of Fig. 3. which
is an enlarged map of the portion of Sag
ittartus inclosed by the square in Fig. /.
When found ii may easily be recognized
by its steady light and its greenish color.
This little point of light Is a great world
10000 miles in diameter, which circles
slowly about the sun just as the earth
does; the path which 1t pursues is nearly
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Explained.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
How did you make out with your French
while in PARISH
'Well-er-not very well: you see, only
had occasion to use the language in speak,
ing to shop people, and they don't under
stand elegant French, you know"
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and the nelghbOrlng faint stars.
six billions of miles in length and the ma
Jestic world occupies eighty-four years in
making the journey. Even in the most
powerful telescopes Uranus Is simply a
greenish disc across which a few giant
bands are sometimes detected. 1t is
known. however that the planet is very
light; cubic foot of Uranus weighs but
one-third as much as a cubic foot of our
earth. and 1t is therefore believed that the
whole globe is in a very heated and prob
ably vaporized condition, similar to that
of Jupiter and Saturn. This Is In &C.
cordance with the well-known fact that
large bodies cool more slowly than small
ones. The four small planets, of which
our earth is one, have already cooled suffi-
GENTLY to have become Solid; unquestion-
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The Only Way.

From the Fliegende Batter.
clearinghouse Keeper-'T1ow can you
tell whether a chicken Is tough or tenderi'
Butcher-"Listen to what the boarders
say"
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MARTYNIAS PICKLES.
Gather the pods when nearly full grown,
but still green and tender. Throw into a
brine made of one cup of salt to four cups
ty-four hours: Drain and rinse in clear
water. Put into a porcelain-lined kettle
and cover with good cider vinegar For
every four quarts martynias used allow
two white onions. sliced, dozen cloves,
an ounce whole peppers and four blades
mace. Simmer five minutes In this spiced
vinegar. then turn into a stone Jar, cover
ing with the vinegar and spices. When
cold add half cup grated horse radish,
then cover close and keep in a cold, dry
place. They will be ready for use in q
week.
= ENGLISH CHOW CHOW.
Chop fine two large heads white cab
bage. Cut thirty cucumbers in slices and
break three caulifowers in iowerets Pack
In large jar over night. together with
large cup salt scattered in with the lay
ers Of vegetables. In the morning drain
off the brine and soak In vinegar and wa
ter, half and half, for couple of days.
Strain again and pack In large jar. Put into
porcelain-lined kettle six quarts cider
vinegar. three pounds sugar, one ounce
celery seed, one-haf teacup each tumeric
powder, ground pepper and cinnamon, one
cup white mustard seed. one pint grated
horseradish. Bring to the scalding point
and pour over the mixed vegetables Re-
peat this two mornings In succession.
When cold add two boxes French mustard
well mixed with pint Of good salad oil.
Put in glass cans or leave in stone jar
carefully covered.
PEPPER HASH.
Allow for two large heads of cabbage
two dozen and a half green peppers, re-
moving the seeds from one-half Of them,
and two dozen onions Chop fine and mix
together. Put into q large wooden bowl or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-01

Suppose Professor Henry had advised
you to publish your discoveries and you
had done SO. DIR. Bell?" sail !. What
would have been the result?"
II might have lost my invention. and my
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

Two young women from Memphis,
who were in Denver for week until
yesterday, told the following story on
themselves. At home they have an old
negro nanny named Ella, who can
neither read nor write. Ella has often
complained in o good natured way
about the amount of white clothes she
ad to wash weekly for the two Mem
phis girls.
Ma sLawd," she used to say, "Yo'
shuh lgNine ter brek ma old back wifi
all dem dresses. 4"
Nevertheless, Ella is very proud Of
the two. During September the young
women we're at Manitou. They wrote
letters Ihome frequently while there,
telling their mother about the Garden
of the Gods and other points of inter
est. Their mother always read the let.
ters to Ella. The old negress was
especially interested in the Garden Of
the Gods. She had an idea it had
something to do with heaven. One
day the young women ran across pos
tai card called "rhe First Monday,
and sent it to Ella. 1t was picture o
two fig leaves hung on clothes lint
after being washed. The mistress O.
the old negress explained the card Il
Ella and it took her breath away. He
ideas about the Garden of the God
and those about Adam and Eve and th
carp were all mixed up in her mind.
"Ma Lawd, Mrs. B" she said
sis de young ladies out dar in coau
try whah dey has to dress lax dat?"
Before her mistress could reply, sh
Ladded, 'Ah surely hopes dey doaI
dress lax dat when dey gets home, eve
: ef All does has ter wash ell their whit
! dresses, an it almos' hreks dis pore oI
8 nigger's back w-Denver Post
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18
Making IIp the Record.

It is intimated that some of the Pat
terson campaign managers find fault
with Senator Carmack. They say he
goes too far in his opposition to the sa-
loon. Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
Josh Billings said sit is better not
to know so much than to know somuch
that amt So" Strrnge that this East
Tennessee republican organ should
hear SO many things that are not true.
1t is in much closer communication
with Mr.. Patterson's enemies than it is
with his campaign managers. Senator
Carmack' g remarks concerning saloons
are In line with the democratic plat
form. After denouncing the republi-
can party and the saloon, Senator Car
mack said, and we quote him literally:
~ believe that every city as well as
every rural community should havethe
right to rid itself of the bane of the so
soon, ii such be the will of its people 4;
and believe that sooner or later snch
will be the will of every community in
Tennessee
The Democratic platform says; Eve
expressly indorse the Adams law aud
other temperance legislation now on
the statute books OF the state" aud de-
clares that 1--WE favor an extension of
these laws to portions of the state not
now embraced in their operations, pro-
vided such extension is with the con-
sent of the people to be affected there
by, believing that the people of any
locality have the right to determine
this question for themselves.
Mr.. Patterson stands on this plat
form. In his opening speech he made
his position so clear no man can mis-
understand it, He said: II would APP.
prove law passed by the legislature
leaying 1t to vote Of the people of the
larger cities where liquor is sold to say
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-18

whether or not they want the Adams
law extended. Or would approve, as
governor, the extension If the Adams
law tothe larger cities of the state, if
the delegations from those cities rep
resenting the people recommended the
extension, as was invariably dore in
abolshing charters of towns under the
Adams law. II the question was left
by the legislature to the people to de-
termine, and they shonld vote liquor
out Of any city or cities where it is now
sold, I would, as governor of Tennes-
see, approve any measure that would
carry out their expressed will on this
subject, even though it meant complete
prohibition in the state. Or if the leg
islature should by law attempt to regu-
late and control the traffic by any other
regulation looking to its restriction,
short of compulsory prohibition,
would, as governor, approve such leg
islation."
The declarations of Senator Car
mack, the democratic platform and
Gen. Patterson are in full harmony.
When the Knoxville Journal and Trib.
une says that "that part of the plat,
form relating to the saloon is milk
and cider sort of affair, aud Candidate
Patterson has not classified or rendered
it more satisfactory" we eau not
escape the conclusion that it is guilty
of knowingly misstating the facts anC
of deliberately seeking to create falst
, impression. If this seems harsh, rea(
: the faets in face of its statements. ReaC
also Gen. Patterson's accurate review
Q of the republican party's history ant
: conduct on the temperance question
n As Senator Carmack says: "We oftel
Q hear republicans boast of what thei
q party will do for the state, but there i
no republican shameless enough t
boast OF what il has done. Nashvill
American.