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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
WELSH TIN.
Manufacturers In Wales More Pros
porous Than Ever Before.

manufacturers In Wales More Pros
porous Than Ever Before.
From the Iron Age.
The Welsh tinplate industry Is now re-
ported to be prosperous beyond record.
The output for 1907 is expected to exceed
100000 tons.
Prophecies of ruin to the Welsh manu-
facturers Of tinplate had quite as gen.
eral acceptance ten years ago. after the
American tinplate industry had demon
strated its ability to care for the greater
part of the domestic demand. as was &C
corded earlier to predictions Of the failure
Of the American attempt to become inde-
pendent of Wales.
A steadily expanding world demand
for tin and terne plates has been gradu-
ally counteracting the pessimism that had
taken possession of the Welsh trade, and
today there is a more hopeful view of the
future than has ever been taken.
Whereas before the establishment OF
American tinplate manufacture this
country took much more of the Welsh
product than all other countries combined
the United States today receives less than
one seventh OF the exports from Wales.
though still the largest single customer.
For the fiscal year ended June 20 our i'm
ports of tin and terne plates were 81, 500
gross tons. as compared with 63;s37 tons
in the previous year. Meanwhile our pro-
duction Is at the rate of about $4,000
gross tons q year.
The present buoyant condition Of the
industry appears to be due almost wholly
to the general wave of prosperity that
has brought enlargement Of nearly all
lines Of trade. Russian demand expand
ed as the disorders in the Baku district
Quieted down.
Japan has been a heavy buyer also. In
fact, Belgium and Australia alone of the
eleven principal countries to which Great
Britain ships showed a falling or In the
first six months of 1907.
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for game licenses, as Is the case here and
even thin would be prohibited from shoot
ing unless they either owned or hired pre-
serves or had invitations to take part in a
shoot? Even then the cost of a seasons
sport IN this country has been reduced Inn
mensely.
Formerly 1t was almost prohibitive for
any on" but a very rich manor else a
very poor one (who would poach)-to shoot
game because all the land was pre-empted
and small shooting preserves were prac-
tically unknown.
Today it Is possible for ESQ or f1OO 10
obtain very good preserve In the coun.
ties adjacent to London. And even in
Scotland It Is no longer necessary to re.
sort to devious and widespread intrigue in
order TO obtain an invitation to one of the
shooting castles. because there are MANY
! small places with 500 to 1000 acres which
are now to be had at moderate price,
where the shooting Is fairly good and the
air just as salubrious as It Is at the bis
estates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
British Museums Decline.
From the London Express.

TON Inc LOnuON EApTebs
Is the British Museum losing its pow
ers Of attraction az one Of the SHOW"
places OF London? The official returns
for 1909 show a striking falling of IN
the number Of attendances. 1T Is q mat
ter for regret" says the report, that a
further decline in the number Of visits to
the museum has to be recorded for the
year 1906. The total number was SOL $50
"a falling of Of nearly 1922 600 from the
number in 1908. Nor has the decline been
confined to weekday visits, as it was in
tho previous year. The 81. 1873 visits on
Sundays were less by 4.369 than those
in 1908. We must go back to the year
1890. with 689,349 visits, before finding
total to compare with that OF the
year 1906. At the same time it is an IN
dication Of a steady growth of intelligent
interest in the collections that. while the
numbers decrease, the sale of guide books
generally tends to increase. The num-
Der Of visits Of students to the reading
room has also been reduced by 2,OOO
the total for the year being 212997, as
against 214,940 in 1905. The daily aver
age was 7O2. The number of visits of
students to particular departments In
1905 was 81, 513, as against 7,557 in 1903
The number of visits to the newspaper
room decreased by 1900, while, as re-
CARDS other fluctuations, there were 100
fewer visits in the sculpture galleries,
but 500 more in the department of man
uscripts and nearly LOO more in the de-
partment of British and medieval an
tiQuitieS.
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or cockfght; tote her back to dinner;
dance her: undress her: and listen to her
clack until she falls asleep?
You reply you would like to do half of
it-and then rest.
Poor fool! Any one could do that! What
these French husbands are fed, housed
and clothed luxuriously for is, not to take
rest, but keep 1t up!
Indeed I shall not soon forget the look
Of astonished wonderment saw on one
Of these young wives faces when her
husband. after having jollied her with
splendid entrain through a long summer
afternoon. dared pick up newspaper and
begin to read, she sitting byl She took
1t from him with asperity. He pulled him
self together with gentle tact-and got
busy again at his Hfe-work!
Only F'renchman could do It.
Feminine tho Center Of Life.
How7 What7 Where7 Because, first,
everything In France conspires to make
tho boy grow up with the idea that wom-
an is mans chief solace and Joy. French
plays are all built on It; French novels
are nothing but studies of women's moods
and sensations-with man as their stirrer-
UP. French COMICS ard the colored-page
have their gayety al based on the eter-
nal feminine.
French women push themselves every.
vhere-unobtrusively. gently. no struggle.
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A Cruel Old City.
From the Chicago News

Wonderful discoveries have been made
in the ruins Of the ancient city Of Gezer.
In Palestine. Prof Stewart Macalister.
who is now at work on the site. has dis
covered the ruins of eight cities or periods
of building there. going back to ancient
cave dwellers. 5000 Be The remains,
therefore. Of 5000 years of apparently al
most continuous human life are seen on
this little hill When a dwelling house fell
down or was destroyed the newcomer did
not clear away the rubble. but reared a
fresh structure on the ruins Of the old,
and digging now deep down through these
ruins the explorer of today has discovered
the untouched cremated remains of a
cave-dwelling race not acquainted with
metal: also the undisturbed dead of a
Canaanite tribe with bronze weapons; also
of Canaanite high place.. with the
bones of newly born infants, sacrificed.
apparently, to some unknown deity, or
bones of infants buried under the corners
of house walls
These human sacrifices were, 1t Is be-
lieved. the denominations of the Ammon-
ties denounced in the Old Testament.
Human sacrifices were often offered at
the commencement of undertakings and
it has been shown that the brcaking of q
bottle of wine at the namin ship Is
but the survival Of the anci ibomina-
BILE custom. So. also. the innucent-look-
ing maypole Is simply. a relic Of a pole
found in old pagan temples-traces of one
having been found in the high place." or
temple Of Gezer. Various statements in
the Bible are amply confirmed by dfscov-
cries made by the explorers Of the society.
Developments at Gezer make 1t possible
to understand more clearly how Samson
pulled down the pillars of the temple.
These pillars were Of wood. and merely
rested on "stumps Of stone" The strong
man, therefore. had but to draw the
wooden supports together and of the
stone. and down came the temple. crash
ing about the Phnistines' ears.
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She Didn't Sightsee.
Carolyn Wells in Putnam's.

Carolyn Wells In Putnams.
My own subjective London was achiev-
ing itself. I have always remembered
pleasantly how
without a bit Of trouble
Arabella blew Q bubble,
and with cumulative ease I blew a beauti-
full. impalpable. iridescent sphere and
called 1t London.
To be sure. a single Interrogation point
from an earnest tourist would have burst
my bubble, for my whole London hadn't
q tower or a British museum IN II.
Nor was this an oversight. Calling to
my aid q moral courage that was practi-
cally a moral hardihood, I had deliberate
ly concluded I would do no sightseeing
Not that I objected to seeing a sight now
and then. but the sight would have to put
itself in my way. and the conditions would
have to be such that I should prefer to go
through the sight rather than around 1t.
Indeed, 1t was largely the word sight
seeing that 1 took exception to. Such a
very defective verb! Who would volunta-
rily put herself lin a position to say. Il
sightsaw the national gallery yesterday"
Of Il have sightseen the whole city. and
then have no proper parts Of speech to
say 1t with?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Rulers Select Women as Cooks.


President Fallieres of the French re-
public is very fond Of the table, though
by no means a glutton. When Fallieres
became president he dismissed the famous
chef of the Elysee and installed a woman
IN the place. The French were sarcastic,
declaring no woman could cook; but
guests at Fallieres' table since have had
occasion to change their minds
A woman cook in France is known as
Gordon bleu," the title having come
down from the days Of Du Barry and the
profligate King Louis. The king and his
favOrite one day had discussion as to
the relative merits of men and women
cooks. The king contended that only a
man could cook a dish fit for a king to
eat, and Du Barry upheld the skill of
her sex. The result was a dinner given
by Du Barry, every dish Of which had
been prepared by a woman. At the con-
clusion of the meal the king acknowl-
edged he was wrong; he sent for the
cook and placed around her neck his own
ribbon of the Order of the st. Esprit,
known as the Gordon bleu. Since then
skillful woman cook in France has
been known as a Gordon bleu."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Renovating Old Silk.

Old silk renovated in this way will re-
tain its luster and look as well as when
new: Put two ounces of alcohol q table
spoonful of mucilage or strained honey
a rounded tablespoonful of soft soap dds
solve small piece OF good quality In
water). and two cups of soft water in a
bottle. and shake until well mixed. Sponge
the silk on both sides with the mixture.
rubbing well. and then shake up and
down in a tub OF cold or cool water,
neither rubbing nor wringing. Hold by the
edge and flap off the water. pin the edges
to the line, and while still damp iron
between cloths or paper with an iron
only moderately hot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

q SERIOUSLY, wooER

taking It for granted simply that they
form part OF It
There is no peace in the cafes The
lovely creatures are as much at home in
the cafes as men. They bring their Irish
Lace work and sit TRANQUILITY beside their
husbands. Do you think Charles will tank
Iup? Why. ne couldn't get started. l refer
now to the lower middle classes. the hus-
Dands who work-and don't sleep after
0nner. Instead. they take their little
wives out In their smartest hats and
gowns. rice powder on their nose and a
sparkle in their eye. to see the lights and
coiors of the boulevard by night
Only a Frenchman could do II.
In the higher world Of these Biarritz
sybarites, these dilettanti Of physical liv-
tnG. they have been trained up from boys
to look forward to the time when their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

wives will take them round to see the
sights. Personally. 1 find the Barritz
Casino a tiresome paradise. The lively,
pushing part consists of mature old sports
and young fellows with money of their
own. blowing 1t on baccarat and beauty,
so as TO finally start fresh and marry
money.
Well those plungers are the stars. The
mass of charming folk who make a peace
full, pretty background to their lurid vice
are hundreds and hundreds of young
married couples, giggling in the American
bar, putting down their louis in the bac-
carat department, canoodling on the ter
races. and promenadlng the halls of light
decolletees to the limit. and having the
time Of their lives, delighted that outsid-
ers should mistake them for demi-mon-
DANES!
Disconcerting Mutually.
have Just been trying Annie K. Rogers
''Why American Marriages Fail' in the
September Atlantic. on a trio of gay
French matrons-who could not under
stand the writer's blame of American
women. When came to:
"a man has neither time nor instinct to
coddle his disappointments in marriage
he puts on his hat"' They stopped me
with smiles. They were three true young
things, adoring their men; but the smiles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
ENGLISH SHOOTING SEASON.
Annual Exodus to Scotland fol
Grouse-Cost Of the Sport.

From Town ard Country.
The beginning OF the shooting season Is
@ momentous event in England because 1t
shifts vast proportion of moneyed peo-
pie from one end of the United Kingdom
to the other and carries with 1t an almost
endless train of servants, attendants and
all the paraphernalia which go toward the
upkeep and maintenance OF first-class es-
Establishments. The mere money exchange
IL incaloulable. and It would be a severe
loss 10 Scotland II there were no grouse to
shoot.
Then In September comes the partridge
shooting. which brings the guns back from
the north and distributes them over the
shlres of England In America not long
ago a deputation was sent to a state legis-
lature praying that the game license
should be kept down to 81. What would
those Nimrods say II they had to pay $la
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Disconcerting Mutually.

a railroad ride Of about eighteen miles
through the big Olaa sugar plantation.
This is followed by stage run Of eleven
miles over a road leading through a per-
feet fairyland Of tropical foliage, the
highway being lined on either side with
roses. magnolias and ferns, which last
grow to the size of trees without losing
any Of their delicate beauty. Returning
by the other route, there Is a stage drive
Of thirty-flve miles over lava roads and
across the great flow which ran into the
sea- from Mauna Loa several years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Uncle Sans OYSTERS
From Leslie's Weekly,

Every year the demand for oysters ID
largely increased. and the supply, though
annually growing greater. fails to keel
pace with it. The result is that oysters
now cost about % per cent more In the
New York market than they did two
years ago, the average wholesale price
being now $1.25 a bushel. New Yorl
is the largest oyster market in the coun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Hawaii's Show Volcano.

Kilauea, the spur Of the great Mauna
Loa, Is a well-behaved volcano, as It can
be visited with perfect safety. even II in
eruption-as 1t is from time to time
when exhibitions Of activity are given
that are worth travelling thousands of
miles to witness. This volcano is on the
island Of Hawaii. and the shortest pos
sible trip that can be made to 1t from
only half day at the volcano. which Is
much too short a time to study the
workings of what is considered one Of the
worlds wonders. A week at least should
be given to the trip. The sea voyage is
always more or less rough, but the boats
although small, are comfortable. From
Hilo. where the water trip ends, there Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
American Humor.
From the London Graphic.

From the London Graphic
Chicago professor declares that the
Americans are losing their sense OF humor
in their strenuous pursuit Of wealth. It
certainly would not be true to say that
their best jokes are made by their rich
est men; but the salient characteristic OF
American humor is not Its dissertation
from dollars, but rather its dissertation
from culture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
To Exchange Professorse

Prof. Carl c.. Lorentzen Of New York
University has arrived at Copenhagen
with the object Of furtherfng a scheme
for an exchange of professors between
Danish and American universities similar
Ito that in vogue between Germany and
the United States. The matter will come
before the Danish parliament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
try, Baltimore having fallen behind of

late years.
According to the United States gov
eminent statistics. which are admittedly
Incomplete, the oyster production Of this
country Is more than 100000 bushels
per annum, of a value greater than $780,
100000. Whereas formerly canned oys-
tiers were the only kind that reached the
tables Of jewellers far inland, now, thanks
to the great development Of refrigerating
cars, there is scarcely rail DAD town in
the country where oysters on the half
shell may not be enjoyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

Nearly half the meat eaten in Berlin Is
beef: pork comes next, then mutton,
while veal Is fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Swinging on the River Gate
Matildaville, Washington's Dream

Ruins in the woods near Great Falls of an O
and village all that is left of his greet project to con
east and west by waterways Illustrated.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25

but pongee is well liked and among
washable materials is to be found a
generous variety. Madras alone is
offered in great many lovely de-
signs, and linens are both desirable
to wear and so durable that they are
to be commended from the economi-
cal point Of view as well as that Of
fashion.
The waist is made with fronts and
back. The fronts are simply pleated
at the neck edge and are finished with
the regulation box pleat. The long
sleeves are in shirt waist style,
finished with straight cuffs that are
buttoned over into place, but the ell
bow sleeves are finished with wide
bands. A neck band finishes the neck
and any collar preferred can be worn
over it.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-one, three and one-half yards
twenty-seven or two yards forty-four
inches wide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Good Dou.

A faithful dog, belonging to Win
fred Phillips of Indianapolis, has won
the admiration OF all who know him
throughout his penchant for sitting by
the bedside of sick friends. The crea.
ture is sixteen years old, and is stone
deaf. During the long illness which
resulted in the death of Mr.. Phillips
mother, this friendly dog sat, by the
hour, at the bedside of the patient
and showed his sympathy by occasion
ally licking her hand. The friends of
this animal call him Doctor" Sport,
on account of his visiting homes in
vaded by sickness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Harvest All the Year.

The following, from Coleman's Ru-
raj World, gives very good idea of
the continuous round of the seasons,
how it is always spring and always
summer in some part OF the world.
There is no month in the year in
which the song of the reaper is not
heard in some land on the globe. In
January is the wheat harvest of Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Chile and the Ar
gentine Republic; in February and
March, upper Egypt and India; in
April, lower Egypt, India, Syria, Cy-
prus, Persia, Asia Minor, Mexico and
Cuba; in May, Texas, Algeria, central
Asia, California Oregon, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, North and South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal
and south of France; in July, New
England, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana Michigan, Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, southern Minnesota,
Nebraska, upper Canada, Roumania,
Bulgaria, Austria Hungary, south Of
Russia, Germany Switzerland and
south of England; Iii August, central
and northern Minnesota, the Dakotas,
Manitoba, lower Canada, Columbia,
Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain,
Denmark Poland and central Russia;
in September and October, Scotland,
Sweden, Norway and north of Russia;
in November, Peru and South Africa,
and in December, Burma and New
South Wales.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
A Tumbling Brownie.

Here is an amusement for the chill
dren. Little folks, try it.
1t will require one large marble, not
less than one and three-fourths inches
in diameter, one gentleman's celluloid
cuff and few inches of thin felt in
two colors. Cut the buttonholes from
the cuff, roll 1t up into a tube just
gether. Cut circular piece of felt
easily through 1t and sew it firmly to-
gether. Cut cihcular piece of felt
one-half inch larger than the tube and
sew over the end of the cuff. holding
II loosely, so 1t bags a little
Cut out vest and coat of contrast
Ing colors, draw on the upper edge of
the cuff, about one and one-half inch
es from the top, eyes, nose and mouth
Of a brownie, such as are found In any
of the papers. This can be done with
q pen and ink or in oil paints. Now
fasten the vest In the back of the
neck, pull the vest down In front to
cover the seam where the circular
piece OF felt was sewn on, and arrange
the coat, fastening In front with large
knots to initiate buttons.
Cut arms and legs Of felt. Sew the
legs to the body under the swallow
tailed coat and attach the arms to the
top of the coat. Cut circle of felt,
snip out small triangle from one
side. sew it up to make peaked cap
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Blouse With Bretelles,

No prettier variation of the ever
useful blouse has yet appeared than
this one. 1t gives the broad shoulder
effect, 1t is so constructed as to con-
ceal the armhole seams, and is alto
gether graceful and attractive, while
1t is adapted to whole host of ma
terials. In the illustration plaid taf-
feta is trimmed with frills of ribbon,
but the wasting flannels are very
beautiful this season, and suit the
model admirably we'll, while 1t is also
adapted to madras and linen. 1t can
be made with or without the frills
and with pretty three-quarter sleeves
or those that extend to the wrists, as
may be liked, so that it provides
generous variety.
The waist is made with fronts and
back and with the bretelles that are
sttached beneath the outermost tucks.
There Is regulation box pleat at the
front and the neck can be finished
with a band and worn with a separ-
ate collar or with stock as liked.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-25
Truth About Economy in Dress.

There is something anterior to the
cutting and making of dresses at
home (an accepted, but not always a
successful, form of economy); a some
thing anterior to the remodeling OF
last years gowns, and to the study OF
the care of clothing, important though
all these may be. 1t has to do with
the practical understanding of econ
omy itself 1t is matter Of the
head rather than of the hand. In its
relation to dress economy isn't skimp-
ing on material; 1t isn't making this or
that old thing do; nor is it living in
bargain-bought shoddies or misfits
and made-over things, and so being
more or less apologetic for ones ap'
pearance and inwardly saddened over
1t, even while bending in a spirit OF
resignation under the weight of work
which certain economical sewing
methods often involve.
Economy in dressing primarily, is
prudence. 1t is alert, prudent buying
and careful planning, both of which
presuppose an acquaintance with cur
rent dress forms and current prices OF
dress materials. This acquaintance
is an essential to economical dressing
whether the economy to be practised
is one of calicoes or of silk. 1t is nee
essary that the woman who must be
economical inform herself as to what
is to be had, how it is to be used after
she has purchased it. and even how a
given garment is to be put on once ii
becomes hers-From the Special
Fashion Number of Harper's Bazaar.