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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18

~ RMENGARDE and were on Z
- Hooligan,
OF course It was dear old Lon
- don for Hoougans are not knowa
as such in this country. Being
Americans. we were bored by everything,
and getting used TO five meals a day Is a
biz trying. even with the late twilight 10
help out.
We were tired Of charming luncheons at
the Carlton, delightful dinners at Princes.
suppors at the Savoy. second suppers in the
Cecl grII room and tels-teas-everywher
We IJuged for something intensely sim
ple-yes. even bourgeois; something in the
line OF q New York chophouse. where they
served minced cabbage al horse doeuvres
and are not responsible for hats and coats.
one of these places where you never dine.
but merely get something to eat And that
when you are IN u shirt waist and an Il. D..
skirt.
think It was the nostalgia for Bohemia
that possessed US. We had limited delicate
" 10 persons who took us about that We
should like 10 get a glimpse of Londou's
artistic set meaning OF course. something
a little Wild and bad. and then they brought
us 10 Mrs Ronalds' receptions. Mrs. Craig
les afternoons and the Chamberlains sun
day nghts-nOt the Joe Chamberlains, you
know. but the other one who is so good to
American exiles, especially If they can sing
or dance.
But there was too much blue china about
everything. 1t was too Londonsy and, COM
pared 10 New York. as moonlight is to sun
light and as water IS TO wine.
Even Whitechapel from the top of bus
and Petticoat lane on Sunday @orning
seemed tame. and this soft May night We
thought OF certain restful arbors we VOTED
OF IN West 10th street where about this
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chased at any toy shop; also a horse rep
resented by a toy affair. y picture or
Washingtan's home on the Rappahannock
Is easily clipped from a newspaper and
mounted on cardboard. penny wooden
rowboat is d. Unknown favor. and leaf
OF tobacco requires only a visit to q tobac
cOnist to own.
To substanuate the stories tod by the
drawers of the pie fayors the hostess Will
have in her possession the following key,
50 that when discussions as to the ac-
curaCy of the statements come up she may
settle them satisfactorily:
Vulcan and the ham are accounted for by
a pack of hounds sent 10 Washington by
Lafayette Among the dogs Vulcan was the
finest specimen, but Mrs. Washington, never
very friendly 10 the invasion of the hounds,
Tuck a particular dislike to this particular
animal after he had stolen a smoking hot
ham cooked to grace the board at a Mount
Vernon dinner party This was one of the
generals favorite stories.
The hound indicates the faYorite sport of
Washington, and the Rappahannock house,
situated opposite the town of Fredericks-
burg, was the boyhood home of the hero.
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which is more like declaring ones inten-
ton to the world.
Then we could rot very well say. Ira 90
us to some queer place" 1t was near the
gowns and hats and were unescorted-a
combination that In itself was tribe low.
So We stole out stealthiiy, like thieves. II
gave us distinct thrill.
And now" said Ermengarde, for din
ner that isn't table d. hote, Oh, Joy!'
I'VE might" said l. have some mutton.
We've only had 1t a thousand times since
We've been here?"
Even that" said she, rather than a
table q hote!
Ermengarde is one of those droll persons
who think 1t necessary to take everything
on the bill. IL there are, say, six desserts.
arranged to follow each other. pudding a
mousse, peaches Melba, cakes and coffee
and fruit. she will set her lips In a steeiy
way and have them all.
y
We left the Strand and entered fleet
street. and were striding on In fearless
American way when she paused suddenly,
seized my arm and peered down a dingy
locking little court.
This is it," she said: the Cheese Or
course, you've heard OF itg'
Never" / admitted. where is the
Goor? How dark 1t Isl
Hat she said. scornfuIly II suppose
you want carriage awning. electric lights
and man calling carriage numbers! rms
Pace Is few thousand years old"
So we turned into the alley and crept
along a rather melodra matte wall. 1t
seemed as though chords of shivery music
should time our steps. Suddenly there was
an opening In the wall and We went in.
We were in the Cheese. Odd, impress
sively quaint, IL seemed like stage SET
ting for an old inn--a Cruikshank inn In
a Dickens novel. Our American scene
painters have certainly caught their at
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season they transform the small back yard
into trellisroofed dining room where
plaid moonbeams steal. making the spa
shetu gold and purple and tinting the
Lachraemae Christi until IL dances with
lovely secrets.
Over these enchanted tables dainty little
ants sometimes crawl, asserting the over
rated Industry OF their lives by getting into
the soup, where they taste like a minute
ecrevisse, and, combined with the cigarette
smoke, make otherwise respectable persons
grow reckless, deciding that this only is
life and a studio-a home
x
The trouble with London IS that it Is
either quite proper or 1t is the other thing.
There is none of that sweet calm in the way
of morals that makes our American life so
interesting.
At times this made us lercely self-con-
gratulatory, and we decided that 1t was the
only place for the Few with Aims and
Ideals-rather than lobster appetite-to
live. At other times It merely made US
very tired.
This was one of those tfmes-the other
times. We decided quite coid-bfoodedIy
that we would chuck the respectable life
and go in search of adventure. So We went
down the elevator tipping the man not TO
stop on the way and stole out OF rear
door of the hotel basement--a door reached
by a hail that is almost q secret passage.
We nodded haughtily to the man VINO
opened the door for US there. looking rain
er surprised-that is, his eyebrows looked
thar way-and we continued down the EN-
bankment for some way before turning into
the Strand.
or course we could have reached the
Strand Immediately by going out the front
door OF the hotel, but we had fallen into
rather grand way of driving on in stare
from that entrance, letting the goid-iacsd
porter tell the cabby where to take US,
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The horse Nelson was the famous equine
favorite of Washington, a fine animal. tall
sorrel with white face and legs, which bore
him on the day CORVALLIS surrendered al
Yorktown. That was Nelson's last work,
but he lived a number of years groomed
and tended in winter and grazing in sum-
nIer
The rowboat recalls the wonderful trip
across the Delaware, and a thrilling and
dramatic narration is possible to the drawer
of this.
The tobacco leaf brings to light the fact
of Washington having been the finest grow
er of this crop in America.
It was the elm tree under whose shade
Washington took command of the revolu-
tionary army, and in this connection might
also be mentioned the eloquent speech made
by John Adams at the assembly of dele
gates in Philadelphia nominating Washing
ton commandments of the army,
a polite move, uniting. as 1t did. the inter
ests of the north and the south. The key
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represents the Bastille key sent by Lafay
cite to Washington
Irving's Life of Washington" is award
ed prize to the best gllesser- A dinner
dance may follow, more guests coming in
for the colonial cotiilon.
Liberty caps of red. white and blue tissue
paper. liberty bells and imitation fire
crackers might be some of the fayors A
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pretty figure in the cotillon can be arranged
with flags, the favors for the girls being
tiny flags. and rosettes for the men of fancy
silver Ratchet pins, three cornered hats,
tiny pictures of Washington and his wife
or of any place connected with his life
and history.
4 patriotic menu for the supper may be
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arranged as follows:
Columbia EouIllna.
Continental SandW ches.
Mount Vernon Salad
American Cream. Liberty Cakes.
Colonial Java.
This menu. being interpreted. would read:
Clear boUillon. lettuce sandwiches, fruit
salad, ices, small cakes and coffee.
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Increased Consumption
Of Beer IN Japan

VIII Japan become a beer-drin&ing ma
ton and give up sake, the national drink
from time immemorial?
Officials OF the United States residing in
Japan ere struck with figures they have
collected on this subject. but which they
have not yet transmitted TO the govern
ment Until fifteen or twenty years ago
Japanese people knew little about beer as
brewed in the United States and other
parts OF the world. The figures collected
show that there were only $40, $40 gallons
of beer brewed in the island kingdom in
1894 A steady increase every year since
then brings the figures in 1904 TO 4.O0l 675
gallons. There are now seven brewerles in
operation, with total capital stock or
81 125, 600
With the Increase in the consumption of
beer has come a decrease in the consump-
ton Of sake, a much stronger drink. The
production of sake in 1908 was I44, 1913 900
gallons, while in 1891 Ii was 161 100000
gallons. The decrease is also partly ac-
counted for by an increase in taxation TOR
revenue and war purposes. The population
of Japan in 1905 was AZ, SI:,T 1872 and the
population Is increasing at the rate OF
100000 a year
While the Japanese are a sober peopIe
they consume. considering the poverty of
the country, a comparatively large amount
of alcohol. and the abstemiousneSS OF the
japanese army. which many give as the
reason for japanese victories, is declared
TO be pretty much of a myth the Japanese
government having had "A canteen or two
the Russians. These canteens dispensed
sake and beer freely, and saw that the
men We're not without the drinks at the
proper time If the soldiers desired them.
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Filipino villages for use at our worlds
fairs, midways, Coney Island. etc, VIII be
admitted free OF duty. This is the beet
sugar and the tobacco gentlemen are said
TO have sanctioned magnanimously-P Puck.
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peare himself was here. maybei Surely we
know that Charles II ate chop here once
with Nell Gwynne while DR.. Johnson and
Oliver Goldsmith were constant cronies in
that sacred corner seat.
Voltaire Boingbroke, Congreve. Chatter
ton, Tom Hood, Herrick Tom Taylor, Da-
xld Cfarrick and Sir Joshua Reynods-sure-
ly a goody roster, like the place and the
fare.
The jokes the bets. the rhymes and cpl
narrow walls; the well-known names in the
three great visitors books, the toasts and
sentiments inscribed theTein-what collec-
ton! Dickens Tennyson, Thackeray, Aus
tin Dobson, all the latter-day celebrities
signatures are there.
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London is now rearing many great res
taurants, but this will always be most pop
ular with journalistic ones for it is in Wine
Office court, right off Fleet street, the Park
row of England. There has been no at
tempt to alter or improve the appearance Of
the place, but rather to keep to the plain
excellence of the cooking and the simplicity
of the furnishing.
The seats are hard and the menu scanty
as to choice and the lighting meager in this
dining room. But there are larger rooms
above where dinner parties are given. and
on the walls there hang paintings by we'll
known artists in which the tavern has been
immortalized, some of the pictures having
been hung on the line at the Royal Acad-
envy
There is sawdust on the floor and a
spread napkin serves for a tablecloth The
china is old blue-you can't get away from
blue china in London-and the pewter mugs
are older than the hills
On Saturday nights in the winter the pud
ding is served The basin which cooks it
and In which it is served is Is inches high
and 20 in diameter. 1t holds hundred
pounds and ii takes twenty hours to boil
Marion Harland describes it: ut signifies
next to nothing to say that the crust three
Inches thick. is light as sponge and tender
as the heart of newly made wdower;
that beneath this crust, embalmed In and
Informed by brown gravy of ineffable and
indescribable spiciness and savoriness and
as rich and smooth as Attorney cream. are
cubes of juicy beefsteak and minute NOR
sells Of marrow, larks, mushrooms. kidneys
and oysters each by some miracle of Gull
mary genius retaining it's distinctive
favor. yet. entering into and facilitating
the accomplishment of harmonious
whole"
There is enough to feed sixty or seventy
people plentifuly, for the gracious habit is
to enforce further service, the waiter
voice punctuating the feast with the ques-
ton, did any gentleman say pudden'
and W. s.. Gilbert 1t who broke the
fragrant silence with, No gentleman says
'pudden'r' An Englshman takes his din
ner very seriously.
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The per capita consumption of sake In ia
pan is about three and one-tifth gallons
BY reason OF the alcoholic strength of the
drink, about 13 per cent, this would equal
about thirteen gallons of ordinary Amerf-
can beer. having about per cent OF alco-
hol.
In straight whisky drinking the japanese
are a wonder. The consumption of whisky
is remarkably small. Comparatively little
of the ardent spirits is made In the king
DOM and the total importations I'm 1904
amounted TO only fl, 40 gallons, valued al
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The walters at the Cheese are yet and
have always been characters looking as
though they stepped out of old sporting
prints. The portrait of one famous VIII
liam hangs on the wall. portly no wait
ers are nowadays, dressed in a blue coat
and gold buttons, with frlled shirt knee
brooches and silk stockings. Grave. COM
placent as judge, he is pictured opening
u bottle of port.
Dickens Fleet street tavern In the Tale
of Two Cities is none Other than the
Cheese. He writes: Let me show you the
nearest tavern to dine well at Drawing
his arm through his own, he took him
down Ludgate Hill to Fleet street. and SO.
up a covered way. into a little room where
Charles Darnay was seen recruiting his
strength with a good plain dinner and good
wine, while Carlton sat opposite at the
same table, with his separate bottle of
port before him and his fully half inso-
lent manner upon him."
But then the glories of the Cheese have
been written and sung and set to music by
al who have set foot within its doors. for
once there is the thrill of all those
interesting ghosts that come back. no
doubt, and sit In their old corners, for they
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Among The fayors in the pie viii be NuI-
cans ham, which is represented by a
pspier-mache reproduction of a famous
Smithtiold. filled with candied cherries. a
hound OF the china persuasion may be pur-
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mosphere, as we two Americans at once
thought of our thea tiers at home
We seated ourselves decorously in q SIDE
pew, for the seats here are boxed IN ana
have high backs suggestive of a church.
long table that might seat a dozen was
before us and at the end of ii in the cor
ner was the picture of DR. Johnson whose
fame is so closely connected with this old
place.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
TO HELP THE HELPERS.
Notable Department in Organic Work in
Behalf Of Children.

On Friday the q day Of April there
was organized in this city an advisory
board of the Boys and Girls Aid So
cicty, OF Oregon. for Clatsop county
consisting of the following members.
DR.. \, \. Finch, president
Mrs F. Barker. secretary and treas
urer
Judge c. J. Trenchard.
Mrs. c. A. Gearhart.
Miss L, c. Warren.
This board will pass on all applca'
tion- from Clatsop county for the ad.
mission OF children 1t will keep in
touch with children placed in homes
and will report cases of abuse, neglect
or other forms of delinquency which
NAV come to the notice of its members.
| But il will in no wise interfere with the
rights and duties of the County Judge
Since 1900 the Boys and Girls Aid
Society has received from this county
thirty three (33) children. At present
ther are only two wards of the society
in the county.
The society is not state institu-
ton. but charitable, -sectarian
organization, duly incorporated under
the laws of Oregon, and having for its
object the saving of homeless, neglect
ed, or abused children of the entire
state. Since its organization, twenty
one years ago. nearly 5000 such chill
dren were received. The report for the
last year shows 40S received and 4O7
disposed Of,
The yearly expenses are now about
$4,000 of which $4,000 is paid by the
state, the remaining $4,000 by donations
membership fees, contributions from
Clackamas, Wasco, Yamhill, Multnomah,
Linn and Benton counties, and Thanks
giving donations from public schools,
consisting of cash, clothing books fruit
vegetables, etc.
The Clatsop county board consists
of representative men and women, and
the homeless and abused children will
receive proper care and attention, and
it is hoped that many new homes will
be found in the future.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
WANTED,
Two Strong Boys for Newspaper Route
Apply at ago Commercial street.

The Girls Guild of Holy Innocents'
Chapel, East Astoria, will give their sale
of collars, other fancy articles and re-
freshments, in the Guild room of the
Chapel, on Monday, April 80, at 8 o'clock
p. m, and continuing throughout the
evening. 27-4-t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
Baseball goods at Svenson's.
THE NIMBLE COIN.

The nimble coin of the country neve'
does so good thing as when it supplies
a man with well-cooked and healsh.
full meal of the sort he is hungry for. In
this instance is becomes blessing, and
no pocketbook is the poorer for the ex.
penditure; this is why everyone you
see coming out of the Palace Restaurant
carries such grateful and satisfied ex-
preston of countenace. Just watch for
day or SO, and the first thing you know
you'll be a steady customer there. It
is one of the certaintiies of Astoria life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29

Licensed to Wed. County Clerk Gin.
ton yesterday issued marriage license
IN favor Of Emil PalnberR aud Miss
Marie f.. Beck, and the home Of The
brides parents, Nlr. and Mrs. William
Beck, on Seventh street will be the
sccSe Of The happy union this afternoon,
Rev q. &, EydGui-t, of the First Luth.
eran church. performing the churebly
function,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
More Aeceptauces Filed.--1'hr follow.

Ing gentlemen filed their acceptance of
The nominations recently rendered them
by the people ol Clatsop county for
the respective office. named j. G. Clin'
ton. for county clerk; W. A. Sherman
for county treasurer; Tim C0rcoran, for
constable, Jewell precinct; II. c. T.
Astbury for county surveyor; aud A.
H. Miller. Of constable, Seaside precinct
all republicans. o. J. Peterson. for com
ty Judge, on the titizcu.' .ienct.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
Baseball Today.--Whnt promises

Baseball Today.--What promises TO be-
one Of the most closely contested games
Of the season will take place this aft
ernoon at the A. i, &. grounds. when
the Clntsop Mills aggregation Of ball
tooscrs will cross bats with the soldiers
from Fort Stevens. Both teams have
been doing some strenuous work in the
line Of practice, and no matter who
wins, the contest il bound 70 he good.
with few errors. The line up Of the
Clatsop Mill. team will be ns follows:
Pitcher, Roxy Graham: catcher John
Olsen; first base, Jasper Morrison; see,
ond base. Jackson; third base. Victor
Carlson; short stop, Pete Solid left
field. Mitchell; center field Ellsworth.
right field, Carl Solid The admission
is only 2j cents, Come and enjoy good
game.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
THE PICTURE WORLD.

When you are in need of anything in
the Photographic line in the amateur
way, kodaks, films, plates, cards,
mounts, and all the technical details
of the business, and want the best and
last in the way of artistic development.
just go to Frank Hart, the druggist, and
tell him so. That is all.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
SUCCESSFUL SALE.

The ladie. 81 the 81. Mary's church
held most successful sale last night
In The building opposite Foard & Stokes
store Refreshments were sold, and an
enjoyable program musical and liter
AIRY was rendered. There was large
attendance
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
Dies Yesterday. MIR. james Mape

Dies Yesterday. MIR, james Mapc-
OF 1illamook, On, died AT NJ. Mary"
hospital. thi. city about O'Clock yea
tctday afternoon from the effects of m
operation, Mrs Mapcs wa" born In
Crawford county. Pa, January Gath.
1861 and wa. half sister of Mrs j.,
T., Ferguson aud Mr., Mont hawthorn
OF this city. The deceased leaves n bus
band and four children residing In Til
lamnok, Oregon. to which place the hn''
band viii take the remains for burial
hy the steamer Elmon this morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29

Hotel Irving -- European ran. The
only steam heated hotel In Astoria; large
and airy rooms; prices from 50 cents TO
$50; well prepared and daintily served
meals at as cents. Special rates per
week or month for room and board to
permanent guests. Our bus meets all
trains and steamboats,.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
The very best board 10 be obtained In
the city is at "The 0eeident Hotel"
Rates very reasonable.

Error Redeemed. In recent i-Ane Of
thi. paper II was stated by sheer mad
ycrtancc that the Clatsop county Re
publican Central committee. on last
Thursday had elected Mr Fox n. a
member Of the Congressional Committee,
from Clatsop county; this was an error
The report should have Said Mr., w X.
Hume, who was the recipient of that
honor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29

In a Good Cause, Tenschcr. Jr. the
travelling agent ol til" Boys aud Girls
Aid Society oi Oregon, has l"en IN the
city for several days pns'. In connee'
ton with that nrst class aud uaeiul
Institution. and one big result Of his
hisit here il reported elsewhere IN thrs"
columns.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29
RETURNS HOME.

L. +. Selig of this city returned home
last night from San Francisco, after
passing through terrible experiences. Mr..
Selig was almost exhausted from the
hardships he had endured,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-29

A Broken Wheel, a loose tire or wag-
on or buggy repairs of any kind all
kinds can be attended at once and done
promptly if taken to Andrew Asp &
Company. Repairing and general black
smithing. Buggies and wagons for sale.