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When II comes 20 ~houseboats. perhaps
the oldest ever designed IL a craft moored
on the town Of Wexford, r. I, II 10 not o
large ~houseboat, and at q distance II looks
like two shanties fastened on a raft. The
odd thing about II Is that II lie q floating
asylum for orphans-lobster orphans-and
contains millions Of them.
II is carried on by the Rhode Island Fish
Commission. Prof. A. D. Mead Of Brown
University Is In charge Of this floating
orphan asylum. It may we'll be called
such, for the parents OF the inmates are
turned into broiled and boiled Holsters
to be eerved TO diners IN New York and
Newport soon after they have parted with
their progeny.
One reason why Wexford was selected
for lobster breeding is the fact that 1t Is
hear one Of the principal pot grounds Of
the Atlantic coast. So many of the she'll
fab are taken in lobster pots in Maria
gansett Bay and the adjacent waters that
they keep a colony of Greek fishermen
busy In setting and raising the traps.
The Fish Commission pays the fisher
men a good price for all the female Holsters
taken with spawn and sells the mothers
back to the fishermen after the eggs ave
been removed 30 that they can be turned
over to the marketmen, A supply Of
orphans Is thus secured every summer.
The female Holsters begin Matching In May
and keep it up for several months.
The young lobster has a varied experience.
In the form Of an egg he remains under
his mothers tail during the winter. He
is not lonely, but has many brothers and
sisters, the number Of eggs taken from
an adult lobster ranging sometimes as
high as 5000.
In propagation as done at Wexford
machfnery plays an important part. The
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A FAMILY RESEMBLANCE
Cronkite Explains the Forgery Of the Signature of the
Woman Supposed to Be Col. S1ater's Only Daughter.

There is no mistake about IT," declared
Mr.. Beavers defiantly. 3Mrs. Alice Slater
Edmunds came into the Office on the day
In question with her husband, Henry Ed
munds.
Il prepared the deed in accordance
with his instructions given in her presence
and hearing. She signed and acknowl-
edged it, not only freely, but separate
and apart from her husband; you know,
Judge, you have always insisted on stick
ing TO the old formalities.
4 recognized the lady at once. / would
have recognized and called her by name
had she been alone. There was no COM
pulsion, fraud or deceit about IL; and so
I must testify il an attempt is made to
set aside the conveyance
there's a lie somewhere, just the same
retorted Col. Slater. "You can't convince
me that my only child Is guilty OF 1t.
'outside Of the fact that her character
makes any duplicity impossible, the cir
cumstanoes themselves stamp this cock
and bull yarn as ridioulously false. Con-
dder for o moment.
my poor daughter has been q martyr
ever since her marriage with that damned
scoundrel. He has abused her, shamed
n0Tt uSScItcu Lol uOuo ONOtg IN shihe
imaginable to force her to abandon her
principles and sue for a divorce.
And yet this sprig Of a lawyer here would
have us believe that she deliberately signed
away her rights to most valuable property,
robbing her own little child thereby Of it's
birthright, against my warning, against
your warning, Judge, against the holy
instincts Of her nature, not reluctantly,
mind you, but oheerfully-oh, MY
They were laughing and jesting all the
time, . interjected Beavers.
"You are a fool or a knave, sir; one. GER
tainly: both, in all
Tut, TUT" chided the Judge. Don't let
your angry passions rise, Colonel.
Mrs. Edmunds Is all and more than
you say. 1 have known and loved her
since childhood. But yet abe is a woman.
"Who can account for feminine impulsive-
pessr Who can measure feminine gem
crosby? Who can name husbands secret
i~nfiuencesl
AT all events, my young friend and part
her, Mr.. Beavers retains my absolute respect
and confidence. I stand by his statements
implicitly. The deed came out Of our Office,
and we can't attempt to abrogate II, un-
less" e
THAT Is the very point, Judge. under
favor said the middle aged man, stolid
Of face, quiet Ct manner, sitting in the
background. Il knew you would hold
that nothing could be done unless such a
state OF facts was shown as would aoquit
Mr.. Beavers Of carelessness while charg-
ing Mr.. Edmunds with fraud.
THAT means that Edmunds did bring
an impostor hero: but one so closely re-
sembling his wife that even you might have
heen deceived. Remember, he evidently
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hear nor see yet, you might wonder why
he wore black Isle thread stockings with
brogans and a gold collar button in the
back of his Jumper
'Thrue for you'll" did you iverl- Come
on, ladsl' "Hoorool" were the cries, cut by
a shrill scream Of terror. In an instant the
stranger was struggling in the water, while
the longshoremen scattered pell nell and
exultant to their work.
Cronkite fished out the stranger with that
effective deliberateness which was his trait
and shook him like a half drowned rat.
AT least I know you, he said, and there
was a touch Of self reproach in his tones
Henry Edmunds, either promise to tell
everything that has occurred since the
signing of the Iced or I'll land you in jail
before YOU are dry
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Gentlemen, gentEmenl' warned the
Judge.
That's right, Judge c%oncurred Cronkite,
we must stick to our agreement, as you say,
as to honest differences. Now it occurs to
me that there are other deceptive resem-
blances besides those Of face and form.
Has the signature to the deed been closely
examined? Has the Colonel passed his
opinion on it?"
The Judge brought out the mooted docu-
ment from his desk. One glance at the
flowing, ever bold, signature, and for the
first an expression Of perplexity, Of doubt,
crossed the Colonel's face.
1T is very like" no admitted, "but then
We should expect a skilful forgery; we are
dealing with clever people. Still, 1t is
like, damnably like. See, here Is my daugh-
ter's undeniabla signature to this letter.
She is still away for her health. I haven't
troubled her yet
Cronkite studied the two signatures under
his glass.
1T is the spirit, Colonel, rather than the
form that is identical" he said impressively.
4There are discrepancies which you would
not find in a clever forgery; on the other
hand, the stiffness and caution Of a fac
simile are lacking.
1T is more like something shared by those
having naturally many things in common.
a similarity Of style and movement, On
outer sign Of an inner identity. II the
lady who was here n your daughter are
as alike in appearance as they are in PEN
manship, Mr.. Beavers was as much just-
fed in being deceived by the one as you
were in being shaken by the other just
now,
LET us take that for granted, then, as
a working basis; and look-chance and CO.
incidence make curious bedfellows. sir
for a family resemblance
Cronkite entered upon his quest without
much hope. Given a d~iscredited, bankrupt
and desperate man, suddenly possessed Of
a fortune, thought to be tied up beyond
his clutch, the conclusion seemed ~irresist-
ible that he would seek safety in flight
with his booty to parts unknown. There
had been ample time for disappearance,
for o week had elapsed before the Colonel's
suspicious were reused.
Skilful inquiry and investigation seemed
to bear out this conclusion with facts.
They led from the realty company where
the deed had passed to the bank where
the check had been cashed into gold
certificates Of large denomination, to the
Sub-Treasury where some Of these certih-
Gates had been converted into gold coin;
to q saddlery shop for the purchase Of a
stout. brass bound leather case, to an OBJ
scure hotel for the night, and in the morn
ing to the transatlantic oompany's Office
and then directly to the steamer that duly
sailed within an hour thereafter.
What then remained except to pursue
the search over the seas, to ave recourse
to capture, extradition, trial, with all their
delays and uncertainties, with all the pub
lioity, gossip, scandal and disgrace, which
Alice Edmunds throughout her martyr
dom had vowed should never be a legacy
Of woe for her little child2
Cronlite hesitated. distressing the OBJ
vious. 1t was too plain, too easy.
From first to last drivers, clerks, sales
men, messengers and porters had proved
not only friends but allies. They had
fairly thrust clues upon him, volunteering
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large enough and strong enough to be put
into the bay or some Of its tributaries.
The scientist divides the life of this shell
fish into about four periods or stages, The
duration Of each sta &c is somewhat in
definite, depending upon the water, tenn
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period in cages by themselves and thus
they are prevented from getting a dinner
from their own kind.
The inmates Of this asylum do not re-
main in it long. In three or -four weeks
after leaving the shell they are usually
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perature, food supply and the general health
Of the fry.
The first stage lasts about three days,
the second four or five and the third usually
five or six days. At this time the lobster
has passed the most crucial period OF its
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Safe Place to Carry Money.

From tho PittSburo Dispdtch,
Frank Povse OF Claridge was hcld W .,
three men near Fort Pitt and beaten ,m nv
but overlooked S2S5 in his hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

A YOUNG woman who has given much
~ time and thought to work among
the blind has hit upon a way Of
spreading the Christmas spirit of joy and
peace among thousands Of them that sit
in darkness" which may serve as an in
spiration to others who have wanted to do
something yet have not known how to be-
gin.
She was not blessed with superabund-
ance of this worlds goods. but she was
rich in energy and in love for her fellow
men, and long before other people were
even SO much as planning their Christmas
lists she had sent out notes to all Of her
dearest friends, which ran something on
this wise:
"You know that my greatest wish Is to
give something to my beloved blind. Each
Christmas 1 have tried to do some little
thing to bring happiness to these afflicted
ones. who are SO close to my heart. and
this year I have decided to pay for the
stereotyping of Thomas Nelson Pages
story. The Christmas Peace in the Moon
type so that hundreds of copies may be
distributed among the adult blind all over
the country.
81 love the children. too, but the schools
are providing for them. and there is pitt
fuzzy small amount of reading matter in this
big type which is, after ALL the only thing
that fits the needs of those who have been
stricken with blindness late in life. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

utter uselessness of worrying You worry
about all sorts of things that probably never
will happen, and the things that actully do
happen are the very things you never once
thought Of. Then. somehow. during those
dreadful days when there were so many
around me who had been left desolate and
destitute. l realized that, no matter what
happened, so long as / had my husband I
had a lot to be thankful for. And 1t dawned
upon me just about then that I had been
making him pretty wretched with my fidg-
ETY. ways and my irr.tability and my nag
ging. For l don't care who the woman is
If she worries she nags She simply can't
help 1t.
Then when / saw how courageous those
people were in the face of an awful calarn-
ity, even when they hadn't roof over their
heads or a crust or garment that hadn't
been donated by charity, I learned q lesson
that shall never forget. Women who had
been reared in luxury and had lost their an
fried their scraps of army bacon over q
few sticks in the ruined streets. and
laughed and sang while they did It. OF
course. that's an old. cid story now, but to
me it will always be new and wonderful
for IT taught me bit of philosophy that's
worth great deal. know now that life is
very much what We make 1t, that happi-
ness is Simply mentll condition and that
hat our Illnesses and a good many Of cur
troubles are brought on by worrying. Be-
sides that, it makes us thorn in the flesh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
Homemade Gifts.

Women who make their own Christmas
gifts are already looking for new and artis-
tic patterns for work bags, pin cushions
and all the other bedroom and dressing
table accessories that are always desirable
presents and so much mere serviceabie
when made by hand than when bought in
the shops. Then, too. these dainty toilet
bags and baskets, carefully embroidered
for gifts, mean much more to the one
receiving them than a readymade thing.
Those who have many presents to make
ind that they must begin early in Novem-
Der. or they will not have enough time to
give TO each piece the careful work that is
required to make 1t a finished gift
Already there are many patterns in the
shops that will furnish excellent examples
to follow in making pretty work bags and
boxes that women who do these things
at home can copy the new styles. Among
these are some unusual and decidedly at
tractive bags of crepe paper and silk. a
combination that requires little work and
Is easy to make. once the bottom part OF
paper is braided into substantial bottom.
In making enc of these bags the paper
Is first twisted into bands about half an
inch wide. These are plated or braided
into a round, bowi-shaped base with
rosettes of ribbon, or pompons of tissue
intervals of two or three inches at the
top The upper portion of the bag Is made
OF silk. 1t is cut straight from a piece
OF light colored China silk or cretonne. and
Is fulled on to the paper. The top Is finished
with heading through which draw string
Of ribbon or silk cord 10 run
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
A Girls Heroisn.

She was only eighteen and was just en-
gagged to the only man in the world when
the shock came. 1t was the more pitiful
that the news had been kept from her all
her life by those to whom she meant so
much that they spared themselves the
pain of telling her the truth.
When she came, flushed with the JOY OF
her engagement. to tell them about It. the
secret could be kept no longer. - ..z,. = .,.-
She was no orphan, they told her,. as she
had been told Her mother instead of
dying when she was baby, was in sani-
tarium for the insane-a hopeless case. And
back of that fact lay another even grim,
mer Her mothers sister was confined
there, too: her mothers mother had died
there. and. on back through generations
ran the thread of insanity-the most terri
BILE of all inheritances
They had meant to be merclful In with
holding the news, but, coming in the hour
of her happiness, her sorrow doomed into
what seemed crushing proportions
There was only one thing to do. She
wrote him the truth, refusing, not daring
to see him again, and broke her engage
ment. -
For time it looked as though she would
join her mother and aunt. Then she real
lied the horror: realized. too. that determi-
nation and simple living with, above all
something to concentrate upon instead of
letting herself brood upon possibilities.
were necessary.
So she deliberately chose a hobby. forced
herself to become absorbed in n ana ia
work SO many hours day at it.
She Is quiet, self-contained woman now
changed in few hours from a CAV excjta .
pie girl No one except her nearest and
dearest knows her-story; no one knows Of
the herosm of living out a life under tho
shadow of a dread. And she herself knows
1t least of all O ]" .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
Preserved Ounces.

Do not try to preserve ounces until thew
begin to turn yellow. When ready to s.put
up" rub Off the fur with a coarse towel
pare, core and quarter. dropping the pi aces
in cold water to prevent discolorat Il IN
save cores and parings in separate ves-
sci to use In making jelly. Put two layers
OF the ounce quarters in the preserving
kettle. cover with cold water and cook
over slow fire until the fruit Is tender.
When DONE skim out and lay on a plat
ter to COOL Put in more ounces and re-
peat this process until all the ounces are
cooked. Strain the water In which they
were boiled and to every pint of juice
allow three-Quarters of a pound of sugar.
Boil gently for ten minutes. skim and
add as many ounces as the syrup will
cover. Boil about thirty minutes or until
the ounces turn a dark. rich red. Lift
out with silver spoon and drop piece
by piece into wide-mouthed glass jars that
have been set in basin of het water to
prevent breaking. When filed, let the
syrup boil a little longer. then pour over
the fruit until the juice runs down the
sides of the can. Seal. Sweet apples may
be used with the ounces. using one-third
CHARTERED apples to two-thirds ounce Do
not make the mistake Of boiling ounces
in the syrup before cooking or steaming
them tender. Sugar hardens uncooked
ounces. If you have any syrup left after
the cans are filed let II cook little
longer. then pour into small glasses. This
makes delicious jelly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
Wedding Attendants.

IL is interesting to note the number OF
married people who acting as attend
ants In the present-day fashionable we'd
ding. Time when this was an unheard-
of proceeding. and the bride who was
among the last of her set to step on
had some little difficulty in choosing those
who were to serve her upon this important
occasion. But we have changed all this.
Scarcely a wedding notice Is published
but what We learn that Mrs. C, the bride 8
dearest friend, was matron of honor, or
that Mrs D. and Mrs E were among
the bridesmaids matrons. and the mar
ried man who acts usher is an every
day occurrence.
After all. IL is more sensible arrange
ment. Wedding attendants are chosen, or
ought to be. because they are specially
close to the bride and groom. In cases
where these two people have come from
widely different localities or sets it is some
times hard TO blend the party 1t should
be. but it is generally possible to arrange
matters amicably.
Sometimes a man yields everything. even
the choice OF his best man, to his bride.
Sometimes all the attendants are chosen
with an eye to the effect the printed &C
count will have upon the outside world
but for those who cling to their friend
ships IT is very pleasing thought that
they may choose their best friends
whether married or single-to be with them
their wedding day.
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seems to me can give my people no better
Christmas gift than this. But need help.
1T will take great deal Of money to
carry out my plan-more than $40, know
and SO am not going to make any presents
to my seeing friends this Christmas. Per-
haps you will think 1 am making queer
request, but I don't think anything would
give me more happiness than to have the
people who love me best put the money
that was to have bought a gift for me into
the fund for my blind
1t goes almost without saying that the
girl had her wish. Her simple little mes
sage found its way into many heart, and
weeks before she had dared to hope for 1t
the fund was complete and the order for
stereotyping the book on it's way.
There are hundreds of institutions for
blind children all over this big country Of
ours, and the little inmates are taught to
read so early that they scarcely realize
that there is any difference between them
and other children. They have their games,
their books, their magazines, their cards
and hundred other things that, through
their well-trained sensitive touch, bring
happiness into their lives; but for the adult
blind much is needed.
Some of the societies are sending out
cards this year with heavily embossed pic
lures and Christmas greetings in the big
Moon type. There are sets of embossed
playing cards for those who care for the
game: there are special checker boards for
the blind; but reading must Of necessity be
the only solace for many long. solitary
hours. and there is crying need for books
books In the big type
If we could only have more stories in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
Lace Doilies for Xmas.

If you know woman who dotes on a
pretty table give her set of doilies for
Christmas. She can never get more OF this
sort of thing than she needs, and II you
do the work yourself 1t Is hardly probable
that she will have a duplicate set.
These doilies may be round, square or
even oval. They may be entirely of the
lace or what is thought more effective by
many people. they may have center of
very fine linen of Brussels net.
Sometimes the lacemaker finds il impos-
sible to secure a pattern for her center
piece that exactly matches the doilies. She
can overcome this difficulty by joining four
of her dolies into circle and inserting
center of either the linen the net.
The question of size is important and,
perhaps. a trifiing puzZling to the woman
who has not been accustomed to doilies
on bare table. The smallest made are
for sherbet glasses and are about four
inches in diameter; those for a tumbler
about five inches; for a finger bowl about
six inches across. and those intended to go
under plates run from eight to twelve
inches, according to the size of the plate
whether for breakfast or dinner. The
ordinary centerpiece is anywhere from six
teen to twenty-four inches In diameter
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that whenever she sits down and reIaxes
In this way she says over and over to her
SER II am resting. resting, resting" and
that the monotony of the refrain nearly
luis her to sleep. and in ten minutes She
jumps up feeling like new woman.
Cnmbing stairs has always been tbopgbt
to be very injurious to a woman yat In
many cases If 1t Is rightly done II NAV he
OF real benefit and gradually Strengthen
the heart and shoulders instead Of 5oio. J.
actually the reverse. Mount the staiIs
slowly with the body erect. the head ana
chest nigh. and allow the leg muscles r.
90 the work. Try this for a week instaaS
OF the old way of bending the back ana
depressing the chest and see how n ir,
proves the general carriage
A physical culture exercise that is M,
rivaled for giving one an erect and grace
rui carriage. Strengthening the shoulders
ana making them level as those OF a
west Point cadet is done by this same stair
climbing, only in this case with the arms
hanging at full length, the hands should
De ciasped behind the back with the fingers
lnteriaced and the hands turned as nearly
pack TO back as possible Then standing
very erect mount the stairs SLOWLY and
before half the ascent Is made every cell
IN the lungs Will have been expanded manv
times. These exercises are excellent for
any one whose heart is In good condition
Out when this organ Is i'm a diseased stata
IL Is well to avoid stair climbing Whenever
possible.