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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
THE SLEEP OF INCARNATION.
How 1t Differs From Repose-Shock
| That Causes Death

From the London Spectator.
The sleep of hibernation is very diff
ferent matter from the sleep of repose.
If it be complete, respiration can no
longer be detected. A torpid bat when dis
turbed will heave a sigh two. and. be
ing left alone again to all appearances
ceases to breathe.
Submerged in water of a temperature
slightly higher than his own. the hedge
hog not only continues to live, but APP
pears TO suffer neither inconvenience nor
harm. Inciosed in an alright receptacle,
his atmosphere undergoes a change so
slight that 1t cannot be imputed to breath
ing. But circulation does not cease. AS
respiration diminfsheS the irritability of
the muscles of the heart increases and
thus. without the stimulus of oxygen. al
though much more slowly. the heart con-
ttnues to beat. In the absence Of the
fresh air drawn into the lungs in times
Of activity. uncleansed and unrevigorated
and venous blood passes on to nh the
whole system Of circulation.
A profound Iethargy ensues. only dis
tlnguishable from death by the slight
beating of the heart. The waste Is very
small. The fat accumulated during the
plenty Of summer and autumn supplies
all expenditure until the coming of spring.
when earlier or later the alternating ami
NAL. having no capital In reserve. begins
to suffer the pangs of hunger. In re-
Spouse to the demand respiration very
slowly increases. His oxidfzed blood
11OWS more QUICKLY ana MS energy returns
Then the bat flies forth once more from
the hollow tree in the wood. to find the
warm dusk teeming with insect life. and
the hedgehog comes. 1t may be. from the
cavity under the guarded roots below, to
find beetles worms and slugs once more
among the spring grass. Information has
| saved him from starvation; but If his
nook had not been snug and wisely chosen
| it could not have preserved him from
| death from frost.
The hiding place also must be secret
| and free from intrusion, for the hiber-
mating animal cannot bear to be suddenly
| aroused. Even the little dormouse which
| comes out at intervals to feed. when in
| deep sleep does not survive too hasty an
| awakening. The heat of the hand grad
| ually passing through the nest or to be
carried indoors to the warmer tempera-
| lures of a room. is we'll enough.
| He awakes refreshed, full of activity.
| and with a disposition speedily to become
| tame and make friends. But If you warm
| him suddenly back to life before he has
| gradually breathed the torpor out Of his
| blood and established an equilibrium be-
| tween his respiration and muscular irri-
| liability. his heart will beat at a tremen-
| dous rate. and in few minutes he is dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
When Is Sardou Not SardouP

Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
1t appears that Sardou's plays. at least
his earlier plays. are not by Sardou at all,
but by Bernard Palsy. The great artist
In earthenware waited about three centuries
In his grave before turning dramatist. and
then inspired NJ. Sardou. The latter explains
this himself. He has communicated for
many years with the spirits of the dead by
means of tables and the well-known In
strument called the planchette. HE had a
round table which ran about after him in
his fiat like a pet dog, he says. More
over, roses frequently dropped upon his
brow from the ceiling, and unseen hands
played his piano. Bernard Palsy mani
tested himself by selling Nj. Sardous hand
when II held pencil and guiding 1t over
sheets of paper. on which it traced words
and signs. Once Bernard Palsy told him
CURLY: Paper too small" M. Sardou
fetched larger sheet. Paper still too
means of the table. 1T is the largest l
have" NJ Sardou expostulated GO and
buy some.' said the ghost. M. Sardou OBJ
jected, as 1t raining and his stationer
lived long way off. Go to the Place ST
Andre des Arts" the ghost commanded.
There is not any stationers there" tell
you there is" NJ Sardou sighed and went
in the rain to the place, hunted in vain for
a stationer's, and was just leaving when he
saw over a doorway. Wholesale Dealer In
Pasteboard'' went in and found there the
largest sheets of paper obtainable in Paris.
He bought some and as soon as he had
got home Bernard Palsy made him write,
Told you So" There the tantalizing NJ.
Sardou stops What did Bernard write on
the large sheet of paper? The spirit has
given up inspiring NJ. Sardou. but the lat
ter has continued producing plays. He does
not say when Palissy's influence ceased or
which of Sardou's plays are by the six
tenth century ceramist and which by the
modern dramatist-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
THE GREAT ERUPTION.
Long Since Lava Flowed So Far Down
the Southern Slope of Vesuvius.

From the New York Sun.
In all the eruptions OF the nineteenth and
the opening of the twentieth centuries the
lava Of Vesuvius never flowed so far down
the southern slope as it has within the past
four days. We must go back to the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries for the
counterparts Of the present flow. In those
centuries perhaps even wider streams than
those of last week touched the present site
of Bosco Trecase and nearly approached
the sea. This town has now been destroyed
Only one narrow stream of lava reached
the sea in the nineteenth century and that
was at Tore del Greco. which has again
been threatened but in the two preceding
centuries number of flows on the western
slope turned the edge of the Bay of Naples
into steam.
The lava stream has reached the town of
Ottajano near the foot of the northeastern
slope of the mountain. OF course, the en-
tire mountain was built up by lava flows
but we have no record in the past three
centuries of any streams flowing In the
direction OF this place The town of Bosco
Reale. near the southeastern foot Of the
mountain. Is said to be In great danger of
destruction. We know that three flows
reached 1t previous to the nineteenth GEN.
fury, but for considerably more than CEN
fury 1t has not been threatened by the lava
poured out of the crater
These facts show the unusual character
of the present outburst. The streams have
flowed nearly to the southern foot of the
mountain. and this has not occurred before
for many generations. One stream has
poured down the northeastern side, and We
have no record Of any earlier invasion Of
this slope.
Most of the present lava flow has de-
seconded the south and southeast slopes and
the ends OF the streams on Sunday were
at least three miles from the ruins of
Pompeii, but 1t was not a lava flow. but
overwhelming showers OF volcanic ash.
In the greatest eruptions Of Vesuvius.
however. the quantities of lava poured out
have been small as compared with the flows
from some other volcanoes. They may
seem very large. for the estimated quantity
of lava poured over the crater rim In some
of these outbursts has been about 6OoOO0.O00
cubic feet. which is equivalent to a square
mile covered twenty-five feet deep: but this
is almost insignificant when compared with
the lava that streamed from Skaptar Jokuli,
Iceland, in 1883. whose volume has been
computed to be about twenty-one cubic
niles equal to that OF the entire quantity
of water that the Nile carries to the Medi-
terranean in year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
EARTHQUAKE DISTRIBUTION.
Deductions Drawn by Foreign Scien'
tific Publications.
From The Geograph,cal Record.

FROM the Geographical Record.
The relations OF the structure OF the
earth's crust to earthquakes are discussed
in the January number Of the Annaies de
Geographic: Observations OF more than
10000 earthquakes show that they occur
almost equally and exclusively along two
narrow zones lying on two great circles Of
the terrestrial sphere-the Mediterranean or
Alpine Cauca sian HimaIayan circle. with 81
per cent OF recorded earthquakes. and tho
circum Pacific or Andeo-Japanese-M Malay
sian circle. with Al per cent" These obser-
vatons, 1t is asserted. give no support to
the theory that the tetrahedral distortion OF
the earth's crust is due to this cause.
Thirty-six pages OF the records of the ge.
illogical survey OF India volume XXX1I,
part 4, 1900 are given to preliminary sc-
count Of the kangra earthquake of April
last year. The report Is written by c. 8.
Middlemiss, one of the three superintend-
ents OF the geological survey. The starting
point OF the earthquake was at the Kangrs
district of the northwestern Htmaiayas.
About 10000 persons are estimated to have
persisted the loss of life being greatly In
creased by the fact that the most violent
phases of the shocks occurred early in the
morning, when many were stll asleep. The
earthquake was appreciable to the senses
over an area of about $4,000 square miles,
or a territory more than half as large as the
United States. The shocks were brief and
of powerful intensity. AT Dharmsala ii was
inposslpie Tor a person to keep his feet
while standing or walking. It has not been
possible to decide to the depth of the
centrum where the disturbance originated
The rate of movement OF the earth waves
appears to have been 10 miles a second or
considerably less than the rate in the
Charleston earthquake, which was about
1900 feet a second The conditions among
the mountains were ideal for the production
of landslldes on gigantic scale. Two maps
show the outer boundary of the shaken
area, the four highest isoseismais and the
approximate positions of the axial epicen-
trumS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
Parched Popcorn.
From What to Eat.

from what 10 Eat
When the sweet corn commences TO r;pen
in the garden select several fine ears having
large firm grains and let these ears remain
Just as they on the stalks to ripen.
When they are quite dry remove from
the corn stalks without disturbing the
husks, bind into punches with strip Of
muslin and hang away In the attic in a dry
place. After few weeks the corn will
be ready for parching. and then this new
sort of popcorn may be enjoyed
Place an iron spider or frying pan owed
the fire and turn into II a cupful or two
of the corn, which should be husked and
removed from the ear just before using:
the fire must not be dco hot, and the corn
must be stirred frequently with long
fork or It may scorch. After a time the
grains will have puffed up until they are
almost round and will turn a delicate
brown color when they done.
Turn the parched corn into a large bowl
and pour over it some melted butter, stir
ring the corn kernels about so they will be
buttered evenly. one buffers ordinary
popcorn; salt the corn as soon as buttered
and the corn is ready TO eat. This dainty
may he called "parched popcorn to dis-
ttngiish it from ordinary popcorn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
EVENING COLLARS OF JEWELS
Made Of Red or Pink CoraIs and OF
Crystal Beads.

From La Mode PratiQue
Many dog collars are now worn. and am
not abiding to collars of pearls, which are
truly precious jewels. but which many
women lack from their box of ornaments
Among the prettiest of the fancy collars
at an approachable price may mention the
collars of bright red coral which are worth
from $40 to $50; those OF the pale pink coral
easily run to $40 and $50, and at this figure
one can hardly place them ON the list OF the
fancy jewels. Very pretty are the collars
of turquoise blue beads mounted In several
strands and sustained by almost invisible
bars of gilded metal or by berries incrusted
with simih, an alloy of zinc and copper
which initiates gold These cost from $40
to S16.
A really stunning novelty Is the collar of
crystal beads. which are iridescent In the
electric light. and which by their flashing
varfogations may match dresses of any
color. These cost from $40 to SIS.
Jet dog collars are suitable for matrons
and finally. most becoming collar for a
young woman Is bit of tulle wound
around the neck and having g, light orna-
ment fastened In the full bow behind An
these evening collars have one advantage
In eommon-they hide the marks left too
often upon woman's throat by the
starched collars worn In the daytime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
A Nerveless Woman.
From the Observer.


What a rest and delight she must be
to that nervous family of hers?' some
one remarked of calm-faced little wom-
an, whose nerves seemed conspicuous by
their absence. Il have never seen her
hurried or worried
Such people can be very restful and
soothing remarked listener judictally.
'or they may be. as have found some Of
them. the exact opposite. Now, I don't
know this Mrs Blackwood al all. but do
know another woman who has no nerves
of her own. but whose husband and son
and daughter are plentifully supplied
with them, and she would drive me to
the verge of distraction IL l had to live
with her She Is so ostentatiously calm.
She has such quick, amused eyes for the
nervous haste and excitability Of others.
Don't worry. she VIII say, with smile
dancing in her eyes, when some nervous
friend has missed a car, after making a
frantic effort to catch 1t. therell be an
other along in two minutes. / never let
such trifles worry me. l make 1t point
never to run for car.
II can testify to that: she made me
miss one once by piece of exasperating
slowness. when l was pressed for time,
and we were late to lecture In conse-
quence. But I never let anything like
that worry me. She said.
IT have seen her husband come home
harassed by some unpleasant event of the
day. and 1 know sHe couiu sHiootn some
of the wrinkles out of his forehead If she
would listen sympatheticaly - II she
would only mix that cheerful unfailing
optimism with some evident sympathy for
his anxiety. But no, she doesn't do that
yay She reminds him facetiously that
care killed a cat, or that 1t isn't her way
to take life so hard and he goes OFF with
the nervous lines deeper than ever. She
Is the same way with her children, ana
they are much more apt to confide their
anxietIes and perplexities to some woman
with larger share of nerves and quicker
syrupa thies."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
SNAKES AT $50 A FOOT.
Big Ones Consequently Come High
Some Snakes Sold by the Pound.

From the New York Sun.
Snakes" said a dealer In wild animals
and reptiles. increase In value out of all
proportion to their size. SO while you could
buy q seven-foot python for S12 you couldn' t
begin to buy one Of twice that length for
twice that price A fourteen-foot python
would be worth $50, and python twenty
five feet in length would cost $500.
Some sorts of smaller snakes are reg7I-
larry sold by the pound, and we sometimes
buy big snakes In that way of sailors that
bring them in on ships coming from snake
countries. We weigh the big snake In q
bag and pay 50 much pound for il.
But big snakes are not sold In that way
by dealers. nor are they sold by the foot
though, OF course. the length governs the
snakes value OF two snakes of the same
length one might be worth more money
than the other, for snakes vary In their
physical characteristics just human be-
fngs do, and their prices vary accordingly.
"Of two big snakes of the same length
and the same thickness one might weigh
fifty pounds more than the other, and then
of two big snakes OF the same length one
might be thin and spare of body. while the
other was thicker and bulkfer, and as be-
tween these two, other things being equal
the bulkier snake would be worth the more
because 1t would make the more striking
and imposing show.
Thus, while the length does govern, It Is
not the only thing to be taken into account.
and so big snakes are sold neither by the
pound nor by the foot. but at prices fixed
on each individual snake.
I'VE import annually hundreds OF big
snakes. the great majority of them ranging
in length between seven and twenty feet.
The very biggest snakes are becoming
scarcer and difficult to obtain. Our
collector in india. while In the course of
that time he has gathered many big snakes.
has IN the last six months obtained but
one snake measuring twenty-five feet in
length.
big snakes and little ones sold to
geological parks and to show people all
over the country. For the very largest
snakes the demand Is greater than the
supply"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
Fairgrounds.
From the st. Paul D,spstch.

From the ST. Paul DispStch
NOW that the out-of-door days are within
hail. the public Fairgrounds OF the city
assume a practical Importance which was
not 50 discerntble white winter lay deem
upon these squares. The progress made In
this movement In the city has been re-
Tnarkabie, all the more remarkable when
II Is remembered what kind of d city this
IS. how amply 1t is provided with empty
spaces that the real city has not yet over
taken: how the vacant lot is to be found
in almost every block OF the residence dis
tricts. and how spacious, how excellent it's
breathing ability.
II IS rather surprising. considered In con-
necuoD with these facts, that the play
ground idea should have gained such per-
ananent ground. should have made such in
vlpcibls Roadway There is discussion in
every ward in the city as TO the desirability
of obtaining these play spaces for the chill
drer. Even in those wards where it might
have been supposed there was least neces-
stty, such as the tenth or eleventh. the
discussion has been, not one Of debate but
one of site and of general feasibility. For
tunately those wards, where the play
ground is of the greater need, have been
considered first. and IL IS only because OF
the necessity OF Fastening slowly that all
the districts have not been provided at the
same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
Hours of House of Commons.
rom the Dundee Advertiser.

From the Dundee AdyertiseF
AS it is generally supposed that the pres
ent hours of the house of commons viii be
a subject of early consideration In the new
parliament and may undergo some revision
II is interesting to note the former usage OF
the house In that respect as disclosed by
"Hansard." Long ago the house met eariy
In the morning. generally at ociock, Dut
often even at d o'clock. and sat till IL. the
committees being appointed TO meet IN the
afternoon. In the time Of Charles II
clock was the usual hour for commencing
public business. and o'clock for the rising
of the house. At later period the house
met at 10 O'Clock. In the early years OF the
nineteenth century the hour of meeting got
later and later, until O'Clock was reached
So It stood for a long period until the
eighties. when 1t was pushed back to B
o. clock. and ultimately, by, Mr.. Balfour's
new rules of procedure to the present hour
OF 2. 1t is curious to note, however. that
no hour Is named at the Adjournment OF
the House for Its next meeting, but II II
announced In the minutes of the procaed-
!ngs delivered to members every moaning,
at what hour Mr.. Speaker VIII that day
lake thA chair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
Nothing Alarming.

From the Chicago Tribune
: Next Door Neighbour was about to
say what's that terrible racket upstairs? Is
somebody having fit?"
Mrs Hewjams-tNo. That's John. He's
rehearsing the speech he is going to deliver
tomorrow night before the Universal Peace
Society"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
Hard Work Ahead.
the philadeIphta Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
Citiman-'I suppose you fellows in the
country are glad to see this rain'
Subbubs-"Not much!''
Citiman-"Why. IT will make things grow
quickly"
subbubs- That's just IT. 1t will make
the Internal grass shoot up so we'll have
to cut It SOON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
Why Eotp
From the phI,adelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
Fame's just bubble. is It not?
Then may we not believe 1t
Is he who blows the most that's got
The best chance to achieve It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
KNOWN AS THE RIDGE
Ancient Designation of F Street,
Washington.
MUCH USED THOROUGHFARE.
From the Old West Market to the
Capitol.
THOSE WHO HAD RESIDENCES
Business Men and Government Of
fcials IncIuded-Variety Of
Occupations.

The Ridge" the name given by the
early residents OF Washington to what is
now + street from about 18th street to 9TH
street 1t was used possibly more than
was Pennsylvania avenue In passing from
the ne!ghborhood of the old West Market
to the Capitol and other places down town.
This not ridge" the whole of that
distance, for small stream at 18th street
and a larger one near 9th street crossed the
thoroughfare. and at those points small
bridges were erected prior to 1904.
From the fact that appropriations We're
made In the early days of the century for
the opening and repairing of cross streets
from Pennsylvania avenue to F street, 1t
would appear that the Ridge" was re-
garded by the city fathers for some twenty
years u boundary, few improvements
being made north of it. These improve
ments were merely what necessary to
make the street passable for vehicles. Holes
in the roadway were filled, gravel footwalks
were laid and in some instances. brick
paycments.
That the Ridge was an important thor
oughfare and appreciated may clearly be
seen from the fact that in the first quarter
of a century of the citys history two banks,
two churches and three seminarles were
located upon 1t. Besides some men whose
names We're high on the annals of the ma
locally, had their residences there. John
Quincy Adams. who was prominent in the
diplomatic service and finally reached the
presidency. spent his last years in resi-
deuce on street near 14th street the
Adams building today marking the spot.
Commodore Isaac Chauncey lived on the
south side of street between 14th and
18th streets, while James Hoban. architect
of the White House and of other public
buildings lived opposite. DR.. James Lowell,
surgeon general of the United States army
resided at the southwest corner of 18th
street; Col. James Kearney OF the United
States engineers, at the southwest corner
Of l4th street; Richard Forrest OF the State
Department and Joseph Wheaton of the
land office between 18th and 14th streets;
Joseph Wilson. also of the land office. re-
sided between 18th and 18th streets; David
Shoemaker of the post office, southeast cor
ner of 18th street: John Mclaughlin of the
land office between 18th and 13th streets;
Robert Newell of the treasury, between
18th and 18th streets: G. B. King, the por-
trait painter east OF 18th street. Dr. VIII
bach. a druggist, at the northeast corner
of 18th and + streets; Richard Smith. east
of 18th street; T. w. Pairo kept a dry
goods store between 18th and 18th streets
and Joseph Army confectionery west OF
14th street. Enoch Reynolds of the treasury
between 18th and 18th, and Robert Fenwicl
of the patent office between 10th and 18th
streets.
At the southeast corner OF 18th street
was the row OF three-story brick buildings
erected by Henry Smith and known by his
name In remodeled form the most Of these
buildings are standing today.