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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Much Used Wedding Present.
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
A Providence girl. who has been married
about six months, had wedding cards a
short time ago from an old school friend
who had given her wedding present,
which. Of course, demanded one in return.
Among her wedding presents the Providence
girl had duplicates in the shape Of two sill
yer card trays, and in a spirit Of economy
she decided to give one of these to her
friend. 1t was marked with her own ini-
tails. but it would be only matter Of a
few minutes to have them removed and
the proper monogram cut.
She took it to the jeweler and explained
what was to be done. He picked up the
tray. looked at 1t closely and smiled.
Madame said he. 1T will be impossible
have already changed the initials on this
same tray five times, and it has worn so
thin that I cannot do 1t again without cut
ting through the bottom"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Mis-soo-ri.
From the New York World.


1t is ''Missoori." with the two as" short
and no faint of e. sound in the doubled
IS The legislature of the state has set
tied the pronunciation by law. and a good
job it is. since comedians have used "Miz-
zourah" on the stage. and even the
Standard Dictionary gives the word
"Mizzouri."
Other states might adopt this course.
Arkansas has done SO; the correct pro-
nunciation is "Arkan-saw." 1t will prob
ably take a statute to convince eastern
people that the 20" is long in both the
first and third syllables of Oklahoma"
and that 'Iowah.' and not Iowa" or
'1oway." is the home of the Cummins
tariff theory: that Maryland" Is not pro-
nounced as it is spelled, and that Ten
nessee' is not accented on the first syl-
liable.
All the state names that have a Latin
or Spanish origin are commonly mispro-
nounced in the east. and upon dictionary
Colorado" are the best local usage and
should be recognized. In the east the "a
Is given as in fare" Alabama" though
an Indian word. suffers the same mis-
usage Called Alabama" by cultured
residents. Its musical syllables are else
where parodied into something like
"Allybammy." Indiana" might be pro-
nounced with either the far or faye
sound Of the first "a but surely 1t is not
'Injianny.
Both 'Illinoy" and .'Illinoise" are al
lowed by the dictionaries. The original
word was pronounced 'Illfniwah," an In
dian descriptive title with the French
sufflx 'ois." but Anglo Saxon tongues
have here decisively rejected the French
pronunciation.
Perhaps half the states could to ad-
vantage fix the best present usage of
name pronunciation. Even in New
York" for instance. is it or is it not cor
rect to ''iotize" the vowel in New" The
dictionaries say yes. but more than half
the people of the state. including practi-
caily all of continental extraction, fail to
obey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Hunting the Florida Sea-Cow.
From Harper's.

From Hdfpefs
One morning just after we had started
OH our daily cruise a series of swirls in
the water near us. the language OF which
was then unfamiliar. seemed to tell of a
frightened crocodile and that the hunt
was on. We followed the zigzagging
trail of muddy water as fast as we could
scull and pole, getting occasional glimpses
of a fleeing something. until the full view
Of it under the bow Of the skin gave me
the chance was seeking As the harpoon
struck a broad back. which was not that
Of crocodile. the creature rose above
the surface. and a big beaverlike tail
deluged me with half a barrel Of water
as 1t struck and nearly swamped the
skiff, and told me that had at last found
the manatee which 1 had vainly hunted
during many years. For hours we chased
the creature. keeping q light strain on
the harpoon line. frightening him as he
came up to breathe. until. exhausted. he
rose more and more frequently, and
made score of unsuccessful casts Of q
lasso at this specimen of the wild cattle
of the sea- Finally the manatee came to
the surface to breathe so near the skin
that 1 put my left arm around his neck
as far as 1t would go and tried to slip
the moose over his head with my right
The sudden lifting Of his head threw me
upon his back. while twist Of his big
tail sent me sprawling. We were swamped
four times while working the manatee
into shallow water, where We got over
board, fastened a line around him and
soon had him under control, although
when the captain got astride Of the crea-
ture he was promptly made to turn
back somersault Docile as our captive
had become. he was yet eleven feet long,
of massive proportions. and a weight
which was difficult to handle. We tore
the seats out Of the skin, sank 1t. and
succeeded in getting the creature over 1t.
Then. having bailed out the water, we
were padding the oyeriaden craft out
In the bay when cataclysm left US
swimming side by side, while SUBJ
merged skin was being towed guifward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Butterflies in Battle.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
"A battle Of butterflies said the Japa-
nese viscount firmly.
'Impossible" cried the lady on his right
"Oh," the viscount insisted, 1.-The thing is
authenticated. 1t happened ON August 20
1889. Tales and poems without number have
been written on it.
ION the evening Of August 20 two oppos-
ing armies Of the butterflies fought an
aerial battle between Molina and Kavasa-
h-Mura. the fight continued till sunset
when the smaller army turned and re-
treated, the victors pursuing 1t till all were
lost in the rosy sunset haze. The ground
beneath the combat was thickly strewn with
wounded and dead warriors.
THE battle drew a thousand people. 1t
occurred about thirty feet up in the air.
The spectators were amazed and horror
stricken to see these gentle blue butterflies
graphing and struggling furiously and 81
lently in a blue blizzard above their heads. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Hollow Glass Bricks.

The demand for hollow bricks and build
ing blocks for house construction has In
duced glass manufacturers to put hollow
glass bricks on the market and they prom
Use to be used extensively for novel and
artistic effects. The first glass bricks being
solid proved q failure on account of their
cost but the hollow glass bricks can be
er and stronger than clay bricks and arc
such excellent non-conductors that walls
built OF them are proof against dampness.
sound. heat and cold. The bricks uro
scaled Theoretically when hot. and are
placed in walls with a colorless mortar
made Of special glass. The bonding strength
of tho glass mortar IL almost rs great as
the bricks themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
How England Rewards Her Soldiers

From Tit-Bits.
Britain has generally been generous in re-
warding her soldiers. Perhaps the Duke of
Wellington came off best in this respect
In his earlier peninsular campaign he was
granted a pension of $4,000 a year for two
generations, and on the conclusion of the
peninsular war in 1912 he was voted s1OO,-
Waterloo the government bought for him
the estate of Strathfieldsaye at a cost Of
G263 0C0.
Lord Wolseley received grant of EDS 900
on completing his Ashanti campaign; Sir
Hugh Cough for the Sikh war. an annuity
of 92.OOO; Sir Colin Campbell. $4,000 for
wiping out the Indian mutiny, and Sir Hen
ry Havelock, for the relief of Lucknow,
E1,OO0.
Coming to more recent times, Lord Rob-
erts received 100000 for his services in the
South African campaign. and Lord Kitchen
er received 100000 after Omdurham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Discreet.
From Harper's Weekly.

There is a Chicago lawyer who, his col
leagues aver, has positive genius for NAL
apropos suE estion to his witnesses on the
stand.
Recently this lawyer was counsel in a suit
for divorce, wherein he was examining a
woman who had taken the stand in behalf
Of the plaintiff.
Now, madam" began the attorney. who
is always saying the wrong thing, repeat
the slanderous statements made by the de-
PENDANT on this occasion"
"Oh, they are unfit for any respectable
person to heart gasped the witness.
"Then, madam" said the attorney, coax
his honor the Judge"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Large Ears Of Forest Animals.

Within the limits Of particular groups
large ears may be taken, as rule. to in
dictate either great powers of hearing or the
necessity Of catching every wave Of sound
Thus. forest dwelling animals generally
have much larger, and especially broader,
ears than their relatives inhabiting open
country. An excellent instance of this is
afforded by the okapi of the Semliki forest,
as contrasted with the giraffe Of the more
open districts of Africa-the ears In the one
case being excessively broad and leafiike,
while In the other they are comparatively
narrow and pointed. Similarly, Gr,vy's xe-
bra, which inhabits scrub jungles In Soma
Hand and northeast Africa generally, has
much larger and wider ears than the ordi-
nary zebra OF the open veldt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
The Deepest Gold Mine.
From the Chicago Journal.

Australia now possesses the deepest gold
mine IN the world. The shafts at the New
Chum railway at Bendigo. Victoria. have
been sunk to a depth OF over 1900 feet
and the quartz there tapped has been SAM
pied and crushed. with the result that q
yield OF gold equal to an ounce per. ton
has been obtained. The operations In the
mine have been tested by government off,
Gals In view Of the fact that never before
In the worlds history has gold been OBJ
tanned from SO low depth az three-quar-
tiers of mile. o')
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
"Chaos" Of "Gas."

In connection with the terrible prophecies
Of disaster made when gas camo In for
street lighting q hundred years ago. 1t 10
curious to recall that the word gas" 1t
self stands for chaos" II was invented
by the Belgian chemist Van Helnont.
0b77-184l), "Gas" sounding a good deal
moro like chaos" II seems, in Dutch and
Flemish than It does In English. II was
not the gas of modern commerce that Van
Hslmont was thinking Of. 1t need scarcely
be said. BY gag he meant O rarsned
spirit Of water. which he believed to be a
constituent Of all bodies. But the word
found favor. and the great history It has
achieved 1n science and practical life makes
1t quite the most triumphant invented word
e. record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Hair Embroideries.
From the Tatler.


How delightful was the idea of our grand
parents to embroider handkerchlefs and
other dainty pieces of linen with initials
and other decorations In their own beauti-
full hair have recently seen toilet mat
with wonderful flowers worked upon II
made from hair of different members OF
the family-from the gray hair OF the
grandparents down to the silky golden
curls Of the youngest child. For enbroid-
ering purposes hair should be soaked in
boiling water before using to make 1t soft
and pliabl SO that 1t can be threaded In
q fine needle and used like silk. One meth
cd is to lay down several strands OF hair
and sew it down with fine silk. Feather
stitching is often done with hair, and with
a little practice is very effective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Tiger and Elephant Hunters Wanted.

TOM IhT Bande Mataram.
A reward of Rs 40 is offered for the de-
strUction OF a man eater that has been
wandering about the village of Chappar-
mukh In Sahar Mauza and which has late
IS killed man near the railway bridge at
Chapparmukh He is reported to be doing
great havoc among the cattle Of the villages
and the Nepali khuti on the other side Of
the Titaimari stream. which is In the dis
trict Of Nowgong.
The deputy commissioner OF Kamrup also
Offers a reward of Rs. 80 for the destr.ic-
ton OF rogue elephant. which has killed
n man and Is doing considerable damage to
property and crops In villages In Mauza
Panbari- The elephant is a makna, one
about eleven feet In height with tusks about
two feet long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
A Church Built From One Tree.
From the Technical World.

A large Baptist church that stands in
the city Of Santa Rosa. Cal. enjoys the dis
tinction of having been constructed entire
ly from a single tree. or course, that in
cludes the woodwork of the structure The
tree from which the timbers, lumber and
shingles were cut was a giant California
redwood. A considerable quantity of the
lumber was left over after the church
building was completed. The building has
a spire seventy feet high: an audience
room capable Of seating three hundred: a
parlor capable OF seating eighty: pastor 9
study fourteen by twenty feet. vestibule
and toilet room. The building Is thirty-ffye
by eighty feet. There are not many buiId-
ings In the country all the timber Of which
came from a single tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

Not only WIS the sunshine OF last year
much In excess Of the average, but except
at some PLACES In the northwest Il was also
greatly in excess OF that OF 1906. which.
again. was bright year. It 10 very satis-
factory te ind that the greatest excess on
the average 10 In London (Westmineter).
where the aggregate number Of hours. ], 6l0.
represents an excess Of more than an hour
per day. sss.4s-zs -. ,5.s.zs - !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Tragedy.


Don't curse, muh. George" pleaded the
heroine. shrilly."
He couldn't IL lie wanted to-" the villain
snIckered. hes forgotten his lines"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

by o rajoicing manatee. We soon recap
tured and persuaded him Into shallow
water. where herded him while the
captain went to the big boat Tor an
anchor and cable. with which we made
our captive fast, giving him 1000 feet Of
rope In an excellent sea cow pasture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
FOR SALE.

9 Improved and unimproved real es-
4 tate. Estate of the late Henry Ken
: gla. Located on Tunlaw. road, Ari-
: IONA ave. and Ridge road between
+. "9th and 10th SITS. NV, and contain
!, ing about iO5 acres.
Z Also 1890 square feet in square
? l:Dl, number lots DO. 293. 294, 295,
Z 80. 9S and 90 Also lot %, square
= lOo2. on 31th st. NV, containing 100
= square feet: part of lot IA. square
4 l:lS, on Prospect ave: part OF lot
A lI.. square 1874, containing 1s253
= square feet. improved by old brick
= house; part of lot II. in square l271,
1 containing 200 square feet improved
! by brick dwelling. No. 1918 SD ST.
= 2. ". and part of lot 223 in square
l1y', containing 5000 square feet.
4 For terms, plats, etc. address
r. 5. RANDALL. Executor. Sth ST.
Z wharf. or see your agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
''Slip on
Coffee or ale.
Oysters with mushrooms.
Thin bread and butter.
Sream chocolate.
Waters.


Oysters with mushrooms.
Thin bread and butter.
Cream chocolate. Waters
Slip On.-This good old English dish,
which has been feature IN many old New
York chop houses, is nothing more nor less
cheese poured over 1t. Where you serve
"slip on" it should appear in solitary
grandeur-With neither prelude nor yet
postlude, save fragrant coffee made at the
table or an accompanying glass of ale.
Like the favorite beefsteak supper, it adj
mits Of no variety, being quite sufficient
unto itself. The cheese. it is claimed. acts
as digester and is to be commended. The
mince pie may be stable one, cut after
heating into segments, still better indi-
vidual ones served in patty Shells. These
may be 'reheated in the oven or over tho
hot water pan. while the cheese may be
made into rarebit. For the latter, have
grated pound good old English cheese.
Rub the bottom Of the chafing dish blazer
with butter, put in the cheese with table
spoonful tomato catsup spoonful salt and
dash of cayenne, stir a moment until 1t be-
gins to melt. then add, q little at time
about four tablespoonfuls ale or beer. AS
soon as soft and creamy spread over the
pie and serve.
Oysters with Mushrooms.-Put into the
Add six level tablespoonfuls flour, a tea
spoonful salt and a half tablespoonful red
pepper. Plump the oysters in their own
liquor, drain. let the broth come to
scaid with the mushroom liquor from a
half can, and enough water to make a pint
in ALL Skim well. stir in with the butter
and flour to make a smooth, white sauce,
add the oysters and mushrooms, cook two
or three minutes and serve hot. Twenty
five oysters are required for this amount,
cream sauce.
Cream Chocolate.-Have ready grated two
squares unsweetened chocolate. two whole
eggs, whites and yoiks beaten separately,
one half cup cream and one-quarter cup
milk, four rounded tablespoonfuls granu-
lated sugar, tablespoonful salt and
vanilla or cinnamon to season. Cook the
sugar, chocolate and four tablespoonfuls
hot water together in the blazer without
the hot water pan until 1t becomes
smooth, shiny paste Let 1t boil hard, but
watch carefully that 1t does not scorch.
Add the cream minus ono tablespoonful,
which should be added to the egg yolks to
prevent their curdling. and q quarter cup
milk and stir until 1t bolts. Now. set over
the hot water pan and add the eggs very
carefully, stirring fast all the time. After
it thickens. which will be in q moment,
fold the whites in lightly and gently. Then
cover and leave over the hot water pan
ten minutes longer, until light and spongy
Sprinkle powdered sugar over the top and
serve with whipped cream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Points Of View.

From the philadelphia Ledger.
beautiful memorial Window remarked
her husband az they left the church.
Il didn't notice particularly" said hi,
wife. 'but the Hight from u tell on tn,
Jones pew and It made her complexion {
fright"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

MARCUS NOTES, AUCTIONEER.
Absolute sale within my salesroom, 426 9th st.
NV, of valuable collection of Draperies being the
balance of stock of prominent merchant dscon-
tnuing the business, comprising 500 pieces of
Aubusson Tapestries, Silks Velours Cretonnes and
other materials useful and ornamental, including
quantity of Portieres, on WEDNESDAY, MARCH
49, at II o'clock.
Now on exhibition.
Seats provided and rooms comfortable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
MARCUS NOTES. AUcr.

BY direction of the owner,
who is retiring, the en-
tire stock of Groceries
and Fixtures i'm Store 73l
9th st. N. w., at Public
Auction ON Tuesday, Mich.
IL, at I'D O'Clock A. MI.
Stock of groceries, counters, tea
and coffee bins, platform and val
liable computing scales, electric
coffee mill, 3 electric fans, meat
blocks, meat box and other fixtures.
mh0-3t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Tasty Refreshments.

If there is one thing more Jolly than an
other it Is an informal little supper after
the theater cooked and served in a bach
elor apartment or in the home without the
aid of the maid. Supper in q restaurant Is
slow and stupid compared to the chafing
dish spread, and the woman who can sue
cessfully prepare and serve little smack
of this sort is seldom lacking in opportuni-
ties for the exercise of her gift.
While the midnight feast Is apparently
unprecedented. 1t Is the wise woman who
looks ahead and sees that her base of
supplies is adequate to any emergency.
Beside the dishes to be cooked in the
chafing dish there should always be olives
preferably the ripe ones-salted nuts.
crackers and some simple. easily served
sweetmeat. The accompanying beverage,
what you will. as long as the combination
suits.
Here are two menus:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

ticing the new cure with excellent results.
It Is named after ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. but the
donkey feature is left out
It is entirely reasonable that ease and
health should come on all fours. Erect
man Is a modern arrangement, and the
strain of the perpendicular Is often too
much. 1t suits the weak ir digestion to
revert to ancestral ways. We have, more
chimpanZees and gOriilas. all ambling from
toe to finger tip. never have dyspepsia.
The attitude Is perhaps ungraceful. But
in the privacy of the home II can be as
sumed without loss of dignity. Behind
closed doors the adipose may go back at
four-footed bound to the gait that made
our progenitors SO agile. SO well poised and
SO healthy.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-07-18
Local

eler.
BIT Lester s.
at Leiper Bros
Very day at A. w.
es' astride saddles
Is and camera sup
It'll for bicycle re-
th avenue.
ster left Tuesday
Oue a few weeks.
kity directories on
Mice. Price, 81. so.
ngs and artist sup
Ill Eighth ave-
teacher of piano
fh street. Phone
The Greeley tribune., 1907-07-18
picture framing at Leiper Bros. )

Picture framing at Leiper Bros
Buy your harness from F. A.
Gates.
Strictly pure Paris green 35c a
pound ut Fezer's.
New line of Greeley souvenirs just
received at Horne's.
Engraved wedding cards and an
nouncements at the Tribune Office.
Best OF corn-fed meats supplied to
customers at A. w. Jacobs market.
Call on Imboden, at Stover's old
stand, for books, stationery and wall
paper.
MIR. and Mrs. w. r. Sayre we're
passengers to Denver Thursday for
the day.
Mrs. S. e. 'Neill and Mrs. Wool
man left for Glen Pa,k Tuesday for
weeks outing.
Miss Gertrude Fuqua returned
Tuesday evening from her year of
schooling In the east.
Mrs. j. A. Morrison left Tuesday
for q week or two with a brother
living south Of Platteville.
Charlie Yardley has just received
fine line of hand painted china.
None better anywhere. See 1t.
Mrs. Evans of Houston, Tex, is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. w. M.
Evans, for a portion of the summer.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ.
E. church will serve refreshments
on the south park Harvest Festival
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Wattenburg were
visitors from Brighton Tuesday,
coming by auto and going back on
the train.
T. M. Williams, son Of T. G..
Williams. left for Denver Tuesday
to take up his work again after a
trip in the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Wyatt and
Miss Hilda left yesterday for a
weeks visit with the Hiatt family
at Wheatland, Wyo.
Mr. and Mrs. Corwith of Rockford,
H., spent two days with Miss Edna
West and the II. Il. West family,
leaving for Denver Monday.
H @. Casner returned Sunday
evening fom Chicago and Grand
Rapids, Mich, where he wenJ to
buy furniture at the big markets.
Mrs. F. e. Stevens and Miss
Stevens were down from Windsor to
see Mrs. G. o. Stevens who left that
day for a months visit in Salt Lake
City.
Monday the work of clearing the
grounds for the big Greeley chautau-
qua was begun. Stands are already
being put up and the grounds will
be IN first-class order.