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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
The Senses

The Senses
Party is q certain success. For twenty
four guests twenty-four small blocks or
scribbling paper will be wanted. and scor-
ing card for each competitor; also six small
tables such as are used for any progressive
games and twenty-four silk handkerchlefs
Begin with sight, with four people round
each table. At a signal from the time
keeper the cover should be taken from the
tray which is In the center of each table
For two and a half minutes the players
may be allowed to gaze at the contents or
the tray in silence storing the memory
with details as to the small articles placed
thereon. Then the covers must be placed
on the trays and the players must write
on their pads every object they can re-
member having seen on the tray. For
this four minutes may be allowed. AT the
end of that time bell Is rung- Detail
as we'll as the number of objects is reck-
oned with in scoring. Penknife with Two
blades open would score two marks, While
penknife would score but one. A spool or
black thread 900 would score two marks,
while a spool of cotton would take one.
Each detail correctly described scores
mark. the attendant at each table VINO
uncovers the tray being sole aroiter. ABOUT
twenty-eight articles suffice.
For hearing, a list CT at least twenty
proverbs should be read, most or them per-
fectly well known, but few perhaps I'M
familiar A bell Is then rung, ana the
timekeeper allows nine minutes Tor the
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Dear trace
Just a few Of the many pretty and useful
things we purchased for my friends apart
ment: First comes her bed room. We
hesitated between a massive brass bed
which was really regal looking and which
could be bought for $3.50, and dainty
white and gold one. When we thought of
the possibility of furnishing the brass-al-
though 1t Is lacquered to preventive de-
cided on the white and gold 1t was a
beautiful. graceful shape, with heavy cast
ings, and cost, with good skeleton box
spring-which for sanitary reasons are
much preferred-and a good hair mattress,
$53, but will. l am sure, repay the outlay.
A roll for the day time, In which the pill
lows can be placed, came at s2.5o Then
she bought some figured sateen, yellow
ground with large blue flowers, at 10 cents
per yard and made a cover and valance for
the bed. Then a bed set of Battenberg lace
on meta handsome one-was bought for
$40.
The walls of the room have been done
In a plain satin striped paper until within
FIVE feet OF the ceiling, the upper part being
done in paper with yellow ground and
trellis of blue flowers through 1t. She then
got a handsome bird's-eye maple dresser
for herself at s35, and a chifonier for her
husband of the same wood and pattern at
SIS; a little ladies' desk of this wood for
her own exclusive use, and chair to
match came at So for the desk and So for
the chair. / must not forget to mention
the costumer, which comes in all the woods
and is so much nicer than putting your
clothes on a chair and only costs 81
These costumers are not so popular here,
but in the south, especially in the Virginias,
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The Pansy Bed

The Pansy Bed
May be renewed by throwing out exhausted
plants. giving the whole bed good coat of
well-rotted manure and setting the plants
just beginning to bloom.
Keep the soil well cultivated with a rake
hoe or trowel, IL you have to depend upon
the clouds for the gardens water supply at
this season, even when there are conven-
fences of running water and hose. thorough
cultivation is better than frequent water
ings. and open soil defes drought.
Support the gladioIus that are growing in
rows by running a twine down the row
from the stakes placed at each end of the
row.
Insure good growth in the young carna-
tons for winter Towering by taking them
out of their pots and planting in rich soil in
the garden nip off all flower shoots as fast
as they appear until after they are potted
and started into fresh growth in the fall.
Make the soil rich in the veranda baskets
and crowd the plants to make a fine ap-
pearance. Turn them often to keep them
well balanced and symmetrical, that the
same side may not always be toward the
sun.
Grow portuiaca in beds exposed to the
full sunlight, where many of the boomers
would be seorched and withered; the portu-
laea is a perfect little salamander and is
not dried by the hottest sun.
Peg down verbena shoots with wire bent
In the middle to keep the plants shapely
for snowy blooming and the bed well
rounded. Keep the wild sprouts from start
ing from the roots of roses grown on bud
ded stock, and to avoid this try to plant
only roses grown from their own roots.
Try storing the plants that require rest
ing through the summer in a cold frame
with good drainage, where they will be
sheltered from strong light.
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found them In almost every room of any
pretension. They probably are relic of
coIonialism, but If one has ever tried them
they would not be willing to do without
one. sleepy hollow chair of leather at
40, low rocker for herself at ST COM
pieted the furniture proper Of this room.
and 1t looked more like doll baby's house
than the prosaio every day room of a
happy married pair. Then the kitchen
must needs take our attention, for although
the word is commonplace it seems to be
the axle on which all the housekeeninp
rests. and 1t depends largely on this
whether there is comfort or discord
throughout the home. If the well appoint
edness OF her kitchen is an Indication hers
should be a happy home. First, she has
had the ceiling and side walls to within
five feet of the floor painted white and the
remaining five feet delicate shade of
blue, finished with a plate rack around
the entire room on which she has placed
her plates, from the antiques of her grand
mothers time to the handsome and mex
pensive Japanese ware of today-for you
can purchase lovely Japanese plates for Is
cents apiece. OF course, the range, etc.
are fixtures in the fat. The first piece
she got a cabinet table, which COM
bined baker board, flour bins knife draw
ers. ETC., which cost "a. 90, and is complete
article. Then a combination chair and
stepladder-for you know that space counts
in a flat-which cost $3.50 Then a high
stool for ironing or chopping vegetables,
$780, in which she can drop down for
few moments, a bracket shelf for cook
book. pen, Ink ETC., cost 81; and then her
tinware, granite and glassware complete
this shrine in which | am sure loves
labors will not be lost" Yours, NELL.
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Luminous Flowers

Luminous Flowers
Were discovered long ago in the year 1762
by woman botanist. the daughter OF the
renowned Swedish naturalist Karl Won
Linnaeus. She said that one warm sum-
mer evening when In the garden OF her
fathers house at Upsaia she had seen
flashes OF light being given Off from the
blooms of the nasturtium. A careful scru-
tiny of the blooms showed that first one
and then another would flash up or throw
an evanescent beam OF light. The assertion
was at first received with doubt but con-
hrmation was soon obtained, as her brother
also witnessed the curiosity. Other investi-
gators have found the same thing occurring
with marigolds. lilies. tagetes, and more es-
peciaily peoples. This lighting like radi-
ance has frequently been observed In Swe-
den, and this points to the fact that we
nave here to do with a physical and not a
vital phenomenon.
The mysterious light has long been the
topic OF much wise and puEzIed speculation.
but at last the sprite has been laid by the
heels and proves to be none other than the
familiar magician, electricity. Prof Mo-
itsch of Prague, Bohemia, has given the
explanation and says the plant light is the
brush light of st. Elmo's fire. which is the
name often given to a brush or silent dis
charge OF electricity from masts or spires
or other pointed objects during a thunder
storm or during peculiar electrical condi-
tions of the atmosphere.
1t is Of the same nature as the light seen
streaming off the points Of an electrical
machine and is sometimes accompanied by
Kissing sound. 1t has been produced in
the laboratory and has been photographed
on the leaves of ash, larch and fir trees
when the branches are electrically charged
by the aid Of static electric machine
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Household Recipes.

Household Recipes.
To Clean White Paint.-Take small
quantity of whitening on a damp piece Of
old flannel and rub over the surface
lightly. 1t will leave the paint remarkably
bright and new.
To Clean Marble.-Take two parts of COM
mon soda, one part Of pumice stone, and
one part of finely powdered salt. Sift the
mixture through a fine sieve and mix It
with water. then rub 1t well all over the
marble and the stains viii be removed.
Rub the marble over with salt and water,
wash off, and wipe dry.
To Clean Copper.-Take handful Of
common salt. enough vinegar and -four to
make a paste: mix together thoroughly.
There Is nothing better for cleaning cop
per. After using the paste wash thorough
Tinware.--The best thing for cleaning
tinware Is common soda Dampen cloth,
dip 1t in soda, rub the ware briskly, wash
and wipe dry.
To Put Away Silver-Be careful to get
the silver tissue paper. which can be
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The Brides Veil.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazaar
Lace wells are not always becoming, ana
tule wells invariably are, which is one rea-
son why the tulle veil is more generally
seen. A grandmother's or mothers we'd
ding ven is not always a thing of Joy to
deal with, even when the lace Is of the
most costly description. Its folds sometimes
hang in too stiff lines OF it is Of shape
or length almost impossible to drape be-
comingIy The tulle veil, on the contrary,
can be most easily arranged aud made be-
coming. WHILE II desired. 1t may be Dor
dered with lace of the most expensive de-
scription. ,,
The present style of coifure also enables
the veil to be becoming, the pompadouf
giving a basis to which to pin the wreath
or half wreath, and then to fasten the ven
under the flowers. The veil never Is SO be-
coming with the hair arranged low as high
on the head, for the knob or braid holds
the veil out too far from the head TO give
good lines II is astonishing how much diI-
ference all these details make In the gem
eral appearance and too much care cannon
be bestowed upon them. Often the most
inexpensiyely gowned bride VIII look Tar
better than one whose gown AID veil nave
cost fabulous amount, simply because the
veil is becomingiy arranged and the style
Is better suited to the wearer
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bought at a reasonable price. Silver Is not
likely to tarrish when this paper Is used.
After wrapping In tissue paper, use brown
paper outside, never using newspapers, as
the printers' ink has bad effect.
TO Mend Broken China.-Powder a small
quantity of lime and take the white of one
egg and mix together to a paste. Apply
quickly to the china to be mended, place
the pieces firmly together, and they will
soon become set and strong, seldom break
Ing In the same place again.
To Remove Iron Rust.-Mix salt with a
little lemon juice; put In the sun. II
necessary use two applications.
To Clean Chamois Skin.-Wash 1t In cold
water. You may wash skin In this way
as often as you please and stil keep 1t
soft.
Washing Chaliies.-Rice water Is the best
thing to use In washing chailies. Boil one
pound of rice in five quarts of water
When cool put the challies in with rice
and rice water and wash we'll. using the
rice much as you would soap. II no rtns-
ing Is used the rice viii have good effect
on the fabric.
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The Brain
OF child Is much heavier in proportion to
the weight OF It's body than the brain OF a
grown person. and It is also in n state OF
active growth The brain OF a newborn
baby is about II per cent OF its entire body
weight. while a grown persons brain is but
. 30 ner cent OF their entire weight Dur
ing The first year Of life the brain doubles
It's weight at birth.
AL through youth the brain shares in the
growth Of the body, although brain growth,
OF course is less rapid. just as body growth
IS less rapid. after the first year. The
brain does not attain It's proper consistency
until adult life.
A chlld's brain is OF more watery sub
stance than is the adults. Overtaxing IL,
therefore, Is far more liable to do 1t per-
manent damage than when Il arrives at
maturity. We can induce curvature OF the
spine Ivy making a child carry weights on
one size while it's bones are still soft and
Gndeveloped; and also, We can produce
brain fSg, which may lead to permanent
70 perform or undertake tasks for which
they not fitted either so prolonged or
50 difficult that they tax the brain beyond
its power while stiI undeveloped.
All minds that are made mere recep-
tacles for knowledge are only jerry built,
hospital physician said. and unable TO
Withstand the tests of time. We are
months learned and years demented- Learn
ing by rote IL one Of the most vicious
causes OF brain flag.
One OF the FIRST symptoms of brain fag is
irritabllity. We all know how impossible
children are at times. There are days on
which nothing pieases them; they quarrel
with their companions. their nurses their
toys and their pets, until at last they are
sent TO bed IN disgrace and generally they
arc quite reformed next day. This sort Of
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NURSERY

''naughtiness' generally precedes from a
disordered stomach, which shows Itself by
reflex action In irritabiiity OF the brain. for
the stomach and the brain act and react
upon each other TO a surprising extent.
When children are irritable and trouble
some the chances are that they are over
worked or not properly fed. Instead or
Furnishing them for naughtiness II would be
far more to the point to treat them for
malnutrition or give them rest.
The Annals
or the British aristocracy abound in large
families. Lord and Lady Cadogan have
eight children; and the nursery OF Lord
Chelsea, their eldest sons, there are several
little ones. Lady wimborne, who has late
~ opened a book shop has nine children.
FIVE sons and four daughters; Lady Veru-
lam whose eldest daughter, Lady Her
mione, was married not long ago, has five
girls and one son. Lord CRIMSON; there are
eight. nine, ten, twelve and more children
In several noble families.
Lord Leicester, who has been twice mar
rled, has fifteen children; and Lord PEN
rhyD, who also has married twice, has
had a family OF fifteen. twelve of them
daughters. Lord and Lady Denbigh have
Aneaster, while families of six and seven
are quite common. The king and queen
both come of large families; and the nurs-
cries of the Prince and Princess of Wales
are fun of little children.
An old English saying has II that the
third son wanders. The eldest sons place
is at home, and the second son usually In
gers beneath the old rooftree. But the
third boy fares far afield in search of
fortune.
The typical English home always has
been merry with the sound of many chill
dren's voices; and the clannishness of the
large family is regarded by the English
born as heritage worth thousands Of
pounds in gold.
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woman,s Rights in Burma.

From Harpers Bazaar.
The Burmese women must make an excel
lent wife A Singapore paper says that her
highest ambition is to maintain her hus-
band in lordly idleness and to supply him
with abundant funds for cook lighting, bull
lock cart racing and gambling. And many
of the Burmese women do big deals In TIM
her. buying up In advance the paddy
crops of whole district and 50 on, on
scale that requires big financing
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dredge wheat -four over until It looks
white; then I'LL 1t nearly to the top with
some of the water in which the meat was
boiled; roll cover for the topsof the crust,
pun paste It. giving 1t two or three turns,
and roll 1t to nearly half an inch thickness:
cut a slit in the center and make several
small tncisions On either side OF 1t: lay
some skewers- across the pie put the crust
on. trim the edges neatly with knife
Bake one hour in a quick oven. A breast
OF veal will make two two-Quart basin pies;
half q pound of nice corned pork cut in
thin slices and parboiied with the meat will
make 1t nice. and little Ii any butter will
be required for the pie. When pork is used
no other salt Is necessary.
veal Cake.--A few slices of cold roast
veal few slices of cold ham, two hard
boiled eggs, two tablespoonfuls of minced
parsley, little pepper. good gravy or
stock. Cut of all the brown outside from
the veal and cut the eggs into slices. Pro-
cure pretty mold; lay veal, ham. eggs and
parsley in layers, with a little pepper be-
tween each, and when the mold Is full get
some strong stock and I'LL up the shape.
Bake for one-haf hour and when cold turn
1t out.
Stuffed Fillet of Veal with Bacon.-Take
out the bone from the meat and pin into a
round with skewers. Bind securely with
soft tapes Fill the cavity left by the bone
with force meat of crumbs chopped pork
thyme and parsley. seasoned with pepper.
salt and nutmeg, and a pinch of lemon
peel. Cover the top of the fillet with thin
Slices OF colo cooked lat bacon or salt pork,
tying them In place with twines crossing
the meat In all directions. Put into pot
with two cups Of boiling water and cook
slowly and steadily two hours. Then take
from the pot and put into dripping pan.
Undo the strings and tapes. Brush the
meat all over with raw egg, sift rolled
cracker thickly over 1t. and set in oven for
half an hour, basting often with gravy
from the pot. When 1t Is well Drowned lay
upon hot dish with the pork about It.
Strain and thicken the gravy and serve in
boat. II your fillet Is large cook twice as
long. The time given above Is for one
weighing Ave pounds.
Veal Ragout.-Chop remnants of cold
veal, rub a tablespoonful Of butter into one
of Drowned flour; mix this with a cupful of
stock and stir until boiling hot In a sauce
pan; chop about cupful of mushrooms;
add these and two tablespoonfuls of tomato
catsup to the stock: salt and pepper to
taste; put In the veal and stew gently ten
minutes
then chop fine, add one cup chopped raw
oysters. three eggs well beaten, and season
with butter, pepper and salt, and add to
this enough cracker or bread crumbs until
just stiff enough to drop from a spoon; fry
hot griddle frying pan.
Veal Stuff.-Two cups of chopped veal,
one cup milk. one-fourth cup butter. two
eggs, two tablespoonfuls flour: cook the
milk, butter and flour. then add the chop
ped veal. salt and pepper and let cook on
back of stove; when nearly done add the
egSs-
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
President Makes Denial.

Washington. May IA Upon the
floor Of the senate Saturday after
noon. during consideration of the
railway rate bill. the president OF
the United States. acting through
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts,. de-
nounced as a deliberate and unqual-
fled falsehood the charge that he
had characterized Senators Spooner,
Knox and Foraker as senatorial
lawyers, and that he had broken
with them on the rate question.
The sensational incident came as
climax to the implied charge by Mr.
Tllman. OF South Carolina. nominal
ly in charge of the rate bill. that the
president has been treacherous to
him, and to Mr.. Bailey, Attorney
General Moody and Ex-senator
Chandler. of New Hampshire, now
the member of the Spanish treaty
claims commission. all of whom had
been enlisted by the president, he
said, TO defeat the senatorial con
servatives.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
NO CARNIVAL
WILL BE GIVEN BY PADUCAH AS.
SOCIATION NEXT YEAR.
Big Loss Figured on Show This
Spring and Guaranty Fund
May BE Drawn On.

May 21 has been set as the date
for final meeting OF the Paducah
Carnival Association to figure up the
loss sustained in the spring carnival
which closed last week after two
weeks OF disaster.
The association this year lost heav-.
lily, as an association, and the experi-
ence has served as a warning against
a repetition of carnlvals. No carnival
will again be given by the associa-
tlon, the members believing the pop
ularlty of earnivals is played out.
"The association lost, | will vent
ure to say, not less than s1,50o." Mr..
l.. A. Lagomarsino, director general
of the association. declared. We
have not figured the exact amount.
because all bills are not in yet. but
we think the amount will fall at a
not less figure than above stated"
A few of the expenses which the
association was this year subjected
to will amount to several hundred
dollars. One attorneys fee of 1900
already has been presented for pay
ment. The cost of the county license
amounted to $500 and this with the
expense of building the fence. arch
and other incidentals will amount to
great deal. The gate receipts and
receipts at the shows did not make
expenses for the carnival company
and 1t is stated that the association
had to make settlements for the guar
antee made the Cosmopolitan COM
pany. 4
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
NO END IN SIGHT
TO THE DEBATE
Railroad Rate Bill Continues to
Hold Boards.
President. Through Lodge, UtterS
President, Through Lodge, Utter
Contradiction 10 Accusation.
Of senator TiIlman.
WEEKS FORECAST IN HOUSE,

Washington, May 14.-The United
States senate will begin this week
with the resumption OF a considera.
ton of the railroad rate bill, and no
one can say how long that measure
may continue to receive attention.
Senator Tillman. who Is in charge OF
the bill. expresses anxiety for a vote
but the probabilities are that many
senators will desire to speak further
on the section that deals with the in
terstate commerce commission which
Is to administer legislation.
Two days are to be taken week in
the house for routine business, TO-DAY
for the District of Columbia legisla-
tive and Friday for claim.
The naval appropriation bill is still
on the ways. Chairman Foss esti-
mates that the measure can be passed
Wednesday Il Tuesday is given up to
its consideration.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
Two Monster Magazines Demol-
ished at Bridgeport.
Houses Wrecked, People Injured and
Plate Glass Broken In city
Twenty-Five Miles Away.
AN EARTHQUARE IN GUERNSEY

Bridgeport. Conn, May H. An
explosion demolished two monster
magazines of the Union Metallic
Cartridge company, this morning and
shook the country for 25 mikes. do
ing damage 10 buildings. People were
shaken from their beds by the Inn
pact. Two distinct shocks came as
the magazines were blown up by
tons OF dynamite.
Other explosives were stored there
in. All that remains Is a great hole
In the earth. The impact shook the
almshouse nearby with such force
that chimnies toppled. plaster was
torn from the walls and many in
mates were slightly injured by fall
ing plaster.
A farm house nearby was demol-
.shed
In the city chlmnies were blown
down. all plate glass windows in
business houses we're broken.
a huge stone. weighing several
tons. lifted bodily into the air landed
on the isolation hospital near the
almshouse. demollshing II.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
Peasant Troubles Coming.

London, May l4.-In the lobbies
OF the Russian national parliament
they are quoting a significant remark
of Witte:
''The trouble will begin when the
peasants find out that the douma
cannot do what the peasants wish
even II Il tries" This means that
the agrarian problem is incapable of
such a solution as the peasants i'm
aglne possible. However. sweeping
the land-transfer measures introduc-
ed. they will not satisfy the land-hun-
CRY millions. and they. in their fanat.
icism, cannot be taught why.