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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03
AN ExPERIME

Take three bowls and stand them in
row. In the bowl at one end put as much
not water as your hand can bear; In the
one at the other end put Ice water: in the
middle bowl Iukewarm water
Now, hold your right hand In the hot
water and your left hand in the cold, say.
for minute or more: then suddenly place
both hands In the lukewarm water and
notice the effect
If the one tested Is blindfolded q good
deal of amusement will follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03
A RECIPE.

Take a bic bundle OF sweetness,
Add to IT spices Of spunk,
great deal of pfnkness and neatness,
OF fairness a very big chunk:
Two eyes that grow into saucers.
A snub little pinch of a nose,
great big spoonful of two lips.
Two cheeks the color OF rose.
Then put 1t all in a bath tub
See-the water Its hair has curled,
And you'll have-can you tell, l wonderf
The most precious thing in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03

1t is said that as much as $1,000 tons OF
coal are taken yearly from the bed of tho
Susquehanna river. There are several large
companies engaged in this business, and
those which afford II recover the coal
BY means of a suction dredge an extreme
IL novel manner of taking coal from the
ground. The fuel is washed down from
the collieries and culm piles along the upper
river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03
PRIMAL ACROSTIC.

PRIMAL ACROSTIC.
My prmals spell time of thu year most chill
dren enjoy. l. To grieve. .. Pressing. 3. Method.
4. Recent. 5. To pass away. @. To repay.
DROP-v0WEL PROvERB.
Kn-wldg- ems: w-sd-m Lrg-rs.
WORDS WITHIN WORDS.
Example: unit within the frame OF 0nna
bones. !. grassy field within cherries. =.
vehicle within to alarm. 3. An animal withia
to frown.
BEHEADINGS.
Behead l. To teach and leave to extend: again
and leave every. 2 All and leave opening. ).
An odor and leave q coin.
RENERSES.
Reverse: !. number and leave instrument
for catching fish. =. Clever and leave convey
ances. 5. small body OF water and leave a
Moose.
HIDDEN WORD SQUARE.
One word Is hidden In each sentence: 1. Have
you q pen pointf 2. Are the edges even? s.
Then Eta has decided not TO 60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03

DIAGONAL.
HAND
KID
MOSS
WAITER
RMONY
MON ROUS
y q ii I LY
History
CHARADE
Tom hawk.
CONCEALED WORD SQUARE.
SLED
LATE
ETON
DENT
DROP-CONSoNANT PROyERB.
Error Is not always guilt.
DIAMOND.
c
ALE
CT l. \ II
EAR
ADDITIONS.
/. Steak. 2. Slide. 3. Grand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03

There's many things that have no tongues can speak,
An I can understand their languages.
Why, when I'm busy sawin' wood, the squeak
OF my old saw itself says "bizzy- bzr
An when I'm mowin' grass in even rows
An tryin hard to leave no blades between,
The mower gently breaches as it ihows,
Saying, "Cip-clean, clip-clean, clip-clean, clip
clean"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03
DROP-voWEL PRovERB.

3 word Is hidden In each sentence: /. Have
a pen pointf 2. Are the edges even? s.
Eta has decided not TO GO.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
STUFFED LEAVES OF CABBAGE,
Change from Ordinary Methods of
Preparing the Dish.

Select a large white head OF cab
bage; core it and pour boiling water
in center to cover it. Take one pound
of chopped meat, one onion fried
brown, one-half cupful of rice which
was previously soaked for one hour;
season to taste and mix well. Take
one leaf at a time from the head
and cut off the thickness in center so
as not to break when rolling. Take
q small handful of the above mixture
and roll tightly in the leaf. Pack in
a layer In kettle, cover with warm wa
ter and boil one hour. Take one
quart tomatoes, boil and strain. add
butter. salt. pepper and thicken it.
Let it come to a boil and pour over
the cabbage Serve with mashed po-
tatoes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
A RosE.coLoRgp ROOM.
White Wood and Furniture Pleasing
Contrast to Pink Walls.

A charming bedroom where the ut
most effect OF daintiness can be OBJ
tanned with very practical means is
the rose.colorcd room, but an equally
good effect can be secured by using
water blue CIR green in light and agree.
able shades, says writer In the
Woman's Home Companion. IL rose
color Is preferred pleasing tint can
be made by sparing and careful ad-
used in carriage painting, to cream
white. This means that small amount
of yellow ochre Is first added to the
white paint and thoroughly incorpor-
ated with II before the vermilion or
scarlet Is added. The woodwork of the
room should be painted cream white,
and the walls have three coats of pink
the first two considerably darker
than the last, as the last is lighter, It
gives misty effect which Is very
soft and satisfying. After the last coat
Is well dried border OF cream white
should be stenciled at the top Of the
wall next the ceiling. 1t may be wide
or narrow, as one prefers; but IL wide.
the lower part of it, for third of the
width should be family or thinly
painted, in order TO have it blend
properly into the wall. 1t Is necessary
only TO use full brush at the top
and comparatively empty one at
the bottom of the stencil to secure
this effect, and even an unintelligent
workman can do it If the object is
explained to him.
II q narrow border is used, what Is
called floating design may be
added to the wall and this also should
be varied by the use Of more or less
paint in the brush, so that some of tho
floating forms should look like the
nero reflection of the others. Tho
furniture of this room would be prefer
ably Of cream-white enamel to match
the woodwork but bedroom set in
natural wood could be used IL more
convenient. The curtains should be OF
pink chambray or pink denim under
white muslin, and 1t will add to the
beauty of tho room IL the counterpane
Is made in the same way. A sage-green
carpet harmonizes exceedingly well
with this scheme of color and gives
what one may call pastel effect TO
the room.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05

never been charged against any of his
more than 100 colporteurs, who are
not paid by commission, which is the
root of the evil Less than one per
cent. of the total annual circulation of
more than half million copies Is Civ
en- away; the cheapest New Tesla
ments and gospel portions, on native
paper. are sold at one-third the cost
of manufacture. Whatever evils exist
in connection with the distribution of
the Bible in China will probably be
corrected in connection with the forth
coming Robert Morrison centennial in
Shanghai.
The great gathering, converting
April 25-May s, which is the event to
which all missionary eyes are turned,
promises to be a memorable milestone
in Missionary history. Committees of
experts have been at work for ~
months preparing deliverances upon
all the big problems of Chinese mis-
sions. At this time the three COM
mittees which have been at work up
on the new translations of the Bible,
a monumental undertaking. will offer
the fruits of their labors. These YER.
sions will be High Wenli, Easy Wenli
and Mandarin, and they should bring
to consummation hundred years of
Bible translation in China.
The Biggest 5Iunder Of Missions.
This Shanghai conference will give
a decided impetus to the union of all
missionary work. The biggest blum
der of the missionary movement has
been perpetuation of foreign denomi.
| national lines on the mission field. AS
the Shanghai Mercury" recently
said, in an editorial upon Chinese
Christianity" IF it depended upon
the Chinese vote, the Christians would
all unite together in one National
Chinese church, without any of the
fsms' of the west, which ought not
to be imposed on them and which
mayhap they will one day cast off,"
A rather careful inquiry among
leading native Christians reveals a
definite tendency toward the assertion
of Chinese, nationalism in the native
churches. This nowhere assumes the
proportions or the animus so marked
in Japan, but the independence move.
ment" is a real factor in the Chinese
missionary situation. The foreign
workers seem well aware of 1t and
hospitablo toward it, since the mis-
sionary is not wholly successful until
he has made himself unnecessary
The number of self-supporting Chi
nese churches is quite considerable
and few are self-governing. They
are undoubtedly more in favor with
the people generally than foreign
manned and foreign-maintained
churches. So earnest are many ma
tive Christians in this direction that
they have organized missionary so
ciety OF their own, to open Christian
work in hitherto untouched Chinese
villages
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05

ful. The various mission presses,
notably the famous Presbyterian Mis-.
sion Press, Shanghai, have been in
calculably influential
An instance of the way Christian
literature is being read by all classes
is shown by the wide circulation of
Halleck's Almanac, of which this year
more than 100000 copies were pur-
chased by individual Chinese. 1t is
an almanac somewhat after the fash
ion of Franklin's Poor Richards Al
manac," although avowedly used for
purposes of Christian propaganda.
watched n missionary selling these in
an inland city and his supply-so
large that it took both himself and an
assistant to carry twas soon exhaust
ed. In her sudden thirst for new
knowledge, China fnds herself pur-
chasing by the myriad the books pre-
pared by missionaries.
Making Shoes Out Of Bibles.
In the lavish free distribution of all
this literature, it is inevitable that
abuses arise: from several widely.sep-
lilCu L httNC hCsiiu luC
complaint that portions OF the Bible
are being used to make soles for Chi
nese shoes, since they can be pur.
chased more cheaply than common pa
per. The donors to the Bible so.
cieties never intended to help Chinese
soles after this fashion. l am assured
by the agent of the American Bible
society for China that, speaking only
for his own society, this abuse has
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
To Sew with Double Thread.

Here is a simple way to straighten
out knots when sewing with double
thread. Cut IL length of thread from
the spool, double it, twist the two
cut ends together and thread them
through the eye of the needle. Pass
tho needle point first through the
loop of the doubled thread forming II
tiny knot at the eye of the needle
This serves to keep the thread
straight and is fiat enough to pass
easily through the finest fabric. With
this arrangement one can work button
holes and do any work requiring %
doubled thread with never a knotty
problem
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
pampeninu Clothes.

Use hot water to dampen the clothes
that are to be ironed and you will find
1t great deal more satisfactory than
cold. 1t dampens the clothes more
evenly and makes them easier to iron.
If the water is too hot to put the
hands in use whisk broom to sprinkle
1t with. Many laundresses prefer the
whisk broom, as they claim that 1t is
less likely to make the clothes too
wet. The clothes may be ironed two
hours later with good results.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05

When one does ones own dress
making correct cut costs only the
price of n pattern, and careful finish
nothing at all in money. Yet they are
0t far more Importance in the smart
gowning of the younger girls than Is
either quality of material or expensive
trimmings. Possibly the fact that
children rapidly outgrow their frocks
has influenced the fashions. BE this
as ii may, certain 1t is that even in
circles where moncysaving need not
he considered. simplicity and daind-
ness rather than rich and elaborate eff
fects distinguish the attire OF the
children.
Lingerie frocks are de rigueu for
four-and siX-year-olds. for dress, even
i'll mid-wintcr. They cannot be too
dainty, either in material. trimming,
or finish. Lawns and cotton batistes
can be found fine and sheer, even
when low-priced; and as the founda-
ton of lingerie dress, they answer
all, the daintiuess lies less i'll the quail
ity of the material than in its fresh
ness, its lines, and its finish.
skirts must be short and full, The
hem and tuclls must be set with
goometric precision. and sewed with
almost microscopic stitches. The raw
edges of seams must be invisible,
both ON the right and wrong sides.
Whipping them To inserted lace it
adds somewhat to the total expense,
or seam-beading is the newest way,
but the next best method turns the
seams to the right side. trims them
close, and hides them under a narrow
band OF bias material with its edges
folded down. This is first basted into
position, and then ornamented with
closely set herring-bono stitches done
in crochet cotton or in the new mer.
seams in the frocks are finished In
French style.
When inserting lace, bands OF
drawn work, strips of darned, tucked
or embroidered net, etc, haste the
trimming into position, sew it down
Just within its own edges, and finish
the ends in picket-points, as illustrated
in Figure /. To secure the transpar-
ent effect, turn to the wrong side, and
with pointless scissors cut through
the center the portion of material i'm
mediately under the lace. Fold the
raw edges back at the lines of sewing
and stitch them down just beyond. the
latter, so as to catch the extreme edge
of the lace. Finally, trim away the
material close to the last row of sew
ing. Whipping the lace and material
together makes a daintier finish, but
the cheap lace and cottons will not
always stand the strain which may
eventually be exerted upon them.
In the little frock shown in Figure
the hem, being double, was whipped
to the lower edge OF the lace inser
ton above 1t, and the lace edging al
the sleeves and throat was whipped
to the brier.stitched collar and elbow
bands Clever hnE~Ts "an improve
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05

Shanghai, China.-Whoever gets n
SQUARE look at the real China knows
that he has seen the theater and
actors of great events that are immi-
nent and impending. The Importance,
the far-reaching influence and the
amazing rapidity of the transforma-
ton now taking place in this country
will be learned with surprise one day
by the big, uncaring world outside In
the meantime, it Is the office of the
present investigator to show how
Christian missions have become In
wrought into every phase of Chinese
life, as shaping influence.
Next to the relation between edu-
cation and missions must be men,
toned medical missions, that supreme
proof of the altruism of the west with
respect to the east Here again the
magnitude of the material altogether
precludes anything like n systematic
presentation of the subject, for medi-
cal missions are found in every part
of China, from port cities to remote
interior towns, placing the healing
arts of the west at the service of the
suffering east, and thus winning the
confidence, respect and admiration of
the natives.
The Priestess' Severed Hand.
An interesting story OF contrasts is
told In connection with the new
American Baptist hospital at Hanyang.
Where the imposing modern structure
OF gray stone now rises, outside the
city wall, there was formerly little
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05

temple of medicine, attended by lone
priestess. But the temple languished.
and to win the favor of the idol and
the people the priestess with the own
right hand severed her left hand at
the wrist Now she wears the With
cred hand as an amulet around her
neck. Nevertheless her little temple
Of superstition has given way TO
great temple OF healing, where
skilled missionary doctor ministers TO
the sick of that teeming ancient city.
The magnitude of some of these
mission hospitals is beyond the grasp
of the westerner who thinks that all
big things are near at home. Not one
tourist in 10000 who touches Shanghai
knows that out by the west gate OF
the city is the Woman's Union hos
Dital. in charge OF DR.. Elizabeth Reif-
SNYDER, of Pennsylvania, which last
year treated more than 10000 patients,
preaching to them all, as well as to
the crowds of relatives and friends
who accompanied them. st. Luke's
hospital, of the Protestant Episcopal
mission, in the same city, is In quite
the same class with it, and both are
institutions of which any progressive
CITY in Christendom would be proud.
Canton, the Chicago or New York OF
China. has two notable medical insti-
tutious in the Canton Medical college
and the e. A. Hackett Medical College
for Women. Both have hospitals at
tached, and the latter, in care of DR..
Mary H. Fulton, the only one OF the
sort in the empire, has received the
highest official and public honors.
Everywhere l went in China l found
the missionary doctor, engaged IN
manifestly noble work, and earning
the praise of all classes.
A Christian Newspaper for China.
Before l had got as far south as
Shanghai the conviction had forced it
self upon me that one of the most
potent agencies that could be employ
ed Ny the missionaries, in the present
state of this nations development,
would be a liberal daily newspaper,
actually presenting the whole worlds
news. and at the same time mair'
tanning a broadly progressive and
Christian attitude. There are men al
ready on the field. with mastery OF
the language, who are equal to this
task. When 1 reached Shanghai,
found tho great DR.. Timothy Richards
general aecretary Of the Christian Lit
erature society, bubbltng over with
the same project. The scheme is
rather outside the scope of any one
BOARD. yet it should not be difficult Of
realization.
Whatever may be the future of the
eid.fashioned tract. the place of lit
arature in the modernization and
Christianization of China is obvious
iy OF tremendous Importance. The
whole nation is giving attention tt
reading. The work OF the Christian
Literature society has been vastly use
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
Rubber for the Umbrella Jar.

Cut piece of your old rubber mat,
and place it in the bottom of tho UNI
brella jar. Umbrellas and canes are
frequently the means of breaking
these receptacles when dropped into
them without proper care, and the
rubber will help to prevent this. II
you have not a piece of an old rubber
mat to use, procure a piece of soft
sheet rubber, such as is used for pack
Ing by steam filters and plumbers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
Concealed Them.

Joe came to school for tho first time.
In one hand he carried cap and In
the other a bunch of bananas.
you can't come in here with those
bananas" warned the teacher,
Joe went out. In few minutes he
came back, walking slowly and pain
fury.
where did you put the bananas?"
asked the teacher.
"S,E. hid 'em all right" gasped
Joe: they're safe inside of me-"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
sweat Potatoes. Mexican STYLE.

Boil them until tender, peel and cut
in halves longwise. Put one table
spoonful of butter and two of minced
onion into a saucepan and brown.
Add one heaping tablespoonful each
of green and red peppers, minced,
two tablespoonfuls of tomato catsup,
one Of vinegar, and teaspoonful of
brown sugar. Stir we'll and pour over
the potatoes.-Vogue.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
Hive as Hotel sign.

Over the doorway of house called
the Beehive inn. Grantham. England,
is a hive in which bees store their
honey. This Is believed to be the
only living" public house sign in
England.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
Currant Sauce.

Boil one ounce of currants in pint
of water for five minutes, add q cup
of bread crumbs, six cloves, a glass
OF wine and a bit of butter. stir till
smooth Serve with yenison.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
Study in Natural History.

Teacher-What are marsuplals?
Boy-Animals which have pouches
In their stomachs.
Teacher-What do they have
pouches for?
Boy--To crawl into and conceal
themselves 10 wnen they are pursued
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05

Who was Ann after whom Ann
street in Manhattan Is named? The
records apparently leave the matter
In mystery, except to tell that abe was
the wife OF the first man who owned
and occupied its site.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
Sauce for Duck.

Extract the juice from quantity
OF sorrel leaves, add a glass of sherry,
some mashed gooseberries, little
sugar. Two tablespoons butter. Boil
up once and serve.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05

t1gurc ILLUSTRATES charming
dress for little Miss Eight Year-Old
The skirt was made of embroidered
houncing. and the bretelles of band
embroidery to match. The open neck
and sleeves were finished with valen-
ciennes lace. This model specially
adapted for dressy wear. as the IL
lustration shows, is so cut that it may
be simplifled for ordinary purposes.
by emitting the bretelles, and making
it high in the neck and long sleeved
The pattern is suitable also for little
everyday frocks In challis or all
batross, and may be utilized, thus les-
SEEMING the actual cost, for two or
three different costumes
When selecting the embroidery for
the model shown here, an open pat.
tern of eyelet work was chosen, for
two good reasons. First, its airy effect
Is smarter and prettier; and second
because dime for dime this style OF
embroidery makes better appear.
ance than the best so-called solid"
embroidery, obtainable for the same
price. 1t is only by using the best
| judgment in matters OF this sort, by
contriving when cutting, and by man.
aging to make the most of everything,
| that dressing on dimes becomes feast
BILE. The better the management the
fewer the number of dimes required.
Study the illustration closely and
| you will find the bretelles are fin
ished with valenciennes lace. This
touch of lingerie is very pretty and
| it softens the breteles in 4 q smart
and becoming fashion. Two rows OF
edging are used. The first row Is
whipped almost fiat to the beaded edge
of the band. The second, slightly
fulled, Is sewed to the first so that it
projects from beneath its scalloped
edge.
The bretelles slope off narrower at
the ends. This effect may be secured
by plaits or darts where the bretelle
enters the belt. The fullness In the
waist where it meets the yoke may be
disposed of In gathers, in pointed
shocking, or in handmade pin-tucks
which are shortened as they near the
shoulder. The exact cost of the little
frock is as follows:
| 28 wards of cmbroidered founcine
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05

upon these by substituting coral
stitching for the simpler bricr-stitch.
ing, and setting French knots between
the branches
The following items entered into IKE
construction OF the frock;
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-13
FINEST QUALITY

OF course. it is of the greatest I'm
portance that such pianos should be
of the very finest quality and best
workmanship, for II they were inferior
pianos they would ruin the manufac-
turer and dealer as well. instead Of
increasing the business. Such an ad-
vertising campaign can only be carried
on with the very highest grade pianos.
In selecting the Hazelton. the Decker
and the Kimball the genuineness OF
this campaign is at once established,
and while some of the other makes
may not be so well known, they have,
wherever used. brought the very best
expression of opinion The Hobart M.
Cable was until quite recently sold by
another house, which held the prices
a full hundred dollars above what Is
now being asked for them The Schu-
mann has enthusiastic followers every
where. The Story q Clark Is an ar
tistic piano throughout. The Schubert.
Haines, Bailey and Smith & Barnes
have all established fine regulations In
their respective grades and are becom-
ing more popular each year.