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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
FOUR BOYS IN SERIOUS PLIGHT
LADS ESCAPE FROM REFORM
SCHOOL AND FACE STORM.
Unable to Speak or Walk When
Found-Feet Bare and Cloth
ing Scanty.

WASHINGTON, Pa, December 20
After ten hours exposure to a snow
storm in their bare feet and with scanty
clothing. four boys who escaped last
night from the reform school at Nor
ganza We're found half frozen today un-
der corn crib ten miles from there.
They were taken back to the institution
The boys are Paul Lindley, eighteen
years old, Washington: James Cotterell
seventeen years old, Connellsville; Fen
ton Dempster. seventeen years old, col
ored. Pittsburg. and Henry Snowden,
sixteen years old, colored. Waynesburg.
After Christmas celebration at the
home last night the boys escaped All
the inmates had marched from Il ROOM
where a Christmas treat had been dis
tributed. and We're preparing to retire
when the four boys. unobserved by at
PENDANTS, slipped down a ventilator
Much of their clothing had been pre-
NiOuSly removed, and when the boys
reached the outside only a few burlap
sacks could be found to protect them
from the biting cold. They evidently
headed for the home of Paul Lindley, in
Washington, but when they reached the
Washington county home at Arden, two
miles from here. they were SO exhausted
that they crept under corn crib near the
residence Of James Hindnlan. They were
unable to speak or walk when found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
The Unwelcome Fruit.
rom the Ecs;on Advertiser.

rom the Ep>ipu Advertiser.
\ receptive and kindly public hailed tho
pitless prune without misGiYinSs. in spite
Of the obvious and inevitable pulpiness
OF stoneless prune pie There Was no
revolt at the advent Of the spineless cac-
tus; for indoor intimacy with the rubber
plant and The weeping Boston fern had
bred a callousnesS TO outraees on nature.
These and other liberties taken with the
fruits and flowers of the earth have been
accepted without murmur of protest or
complaint But the kind-faced public
will not unless we have been deceived in
human nature. hail with JOY or even ac-
ccpt with resignation the advent OF the
white strawberry. announced from that
source of all horticE tuial variants, Cali
tornia. The sponsors for the white
strawberry assert that it will grow
throughout the year and is superior II
the common red strawberry, which sur
wives but a fen months The white
strawberry might grow throughout a
still il would no, be "A real. honest straw
berry The redness of the strawberry is
as essential as the bloom on peach. the
russell on the russet apple. the blush ON a
girls cheek or the crust apple pie.
4 redleSS stra berry is more to be
desired than a seedless sunfloWer. hair
less dog. "a plumlcss pudding or an ostless
horse. Who would paint the lily? Prob
"A bis the same sort of person who woul0
unpaint the strawberry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Milton and Spenser Neglected.

From the Iondon Chronicle.
ii Milton were living at this hour We
should all be struggling to get a impse
of him. But il is not at all certain that
we should enjoy ''Lycidas" or "Comus''
more after having done so. When it was
suggested to Charles Lamb. during that
Thursday evening discussion which HaZ-
lit has reported, that Shakespeare and
Milton We're the two great figures of Eng
lish literature whom one would most like
to see. he instantly repudiated both. To
Shakespeare the objection was only that
Il have seen much OF him on the stage
and on bookstalls. on frontispieces and on
manteipieces. that | am quite tired of the
everia sting repetition But-''as to Mil
tons face the impressions that have come
down to us of il | do not like; IL is too
starched and Puritanical; and | should be
afraid of losing some of the mama of his
poetry in the leaven of his countenance
and the precisian band and gown
Milton and SpenSer are not the only
authors whose popularity is In inverse
ratio To their celebrity. Mr.. Brrel in
Res Indicate" instances .-Clarissa Har-
lowe as a book which every one adm!res
and-nobody reads: and yet Richardson. he
adds is idoiiZed by some of the best
French writer's: BalZac. for example and
George Sand speak of him with reverence.
and De Musset calls 'Clarissa' the finest
novel in the world. Diderot. the athes-
teal author of one OF the fllthiest novels
eNtant. expresses an Il most fanatical ad-
miration for his purit% and power" Rich
ardson's sympathy with women is his
rarest quality. in Mn. Birrell's opinion for
nothing is more rare than to find a great
novelist WHO can satisfactorily describe
the opposite sex. Milton could draw q
majestic Satan. but his Eve is no better
than good managing housekeeper who
knows her place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
First Woman Rhodes Scholar.

From the Lady s Pictorial
The first woman Rhodes scholar has ar
rived in London in connection with the
scheme for founding scholarships for
women on the lines of the Scholarships
for men founded by Cecil Rhodes
The scheme was formulated IN 1907 by
Nine Thayer. then chairman of the edu-
cation committee of the Society of Amer
lean Women in London, who is devotins
her life TO carrying out its development
Miss Clara Howard. the scholar in
question, who was entered for a year OF
postgraduate study at Girton, is from
Columbia University. and her scholarship
was raised by the Society of American
Women in London. the nucleus being
subscribed by the education committee
during Nine Thayers craftsmanship.
Miss Howard arrives among us with a
brilliant record. The woman Rhodes
scholars will in future be chosen By COM
petitive examinations. There was hardly
time for this. however. in this case, and
thus Miss Howard was chosen on the
recommendation OF Mrs. Whiteaw Reid,
the wife of the American ambassador in
London. and of DIR. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president Of Columbia University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
The Names of Dogs.

From the Chicago News.
Spaniels were called because the
original breed of this type came from
Spain. The Blcnhcim spaniel got his
name from BleGheim Palace, where his
dog first gained popularity in the time
uf the grca- Duke of Marlborough In
the same way the King Charles spaniel
owes its name 10 TIE merry monarch.
Fox terriers did not gain their names
from Il likeness 10 the fox. but from the
fact that formerly they were used in
hunting foxes. Many years ago they wei.
sent by their masters down the foXs bur
row 10 draw and kill their quarry. 1t
WAS in those days saying that good
fox terrier never came ont of "A burrow
without the fox. He either brought out
Ais prey dead or never came out alive
himself
The bulldog used Ia drive cattle, and
was trained "a meet the rushes of his
enormous charges by gripping them in
their most vulnerable spot-the nose Thus
in time he became known as the bulldog
The dacIlshund is a German dog. and. aS
his name indicates when translated. was
used for hunting badgers. Hence his
name, badger dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Weeping Marble.

From the London Globe.
The activity OF surrounding business
may have jcopardiZei more than one por-
ton OF the sacred ediice OF 81. Bartilolo-
new the Great. but il was not always
safe even at the hands o. It's cwn con-
sregation. In the seventeenth century
the pa,ishonsrs. IN their combined wis
dom thought the coisterS would look
better If they were whtew shed and
promptly proceeded 10 carr out their
original idea. They then found. however.
that Two marble statues. which may still
be seen. I'D not show up well enough
against the white background so in order
to remedy this defect they had the images
tarred. The same PEOPLE wanted to get
rid OF the fourteenth century baptsmai
font in the church on the ground that
il was too old for use. The most curious
monument is that in weeping marble"
70 Edward Cooke. scholar and physician.
with the inscriptions:
I-nsluice vc lri1y foo.ls. What Can We keep
You: eyes from ieares ard see the marble weep
Burst ont for shame: or II We find
For teares, yet stay and soc the stones reent
For long time the marble ''wept''
without restraint. but since the church
has been reroo ed and heated it's pecu-
fari:y of 'relenting' through damp has
ceased to exhibit itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
INSPECTION of Meat,

Gay T. Mitchell, in the American Review II
Reviews.
The people of the United States con
sumo over 1900 0OO, 600 pounds of meat
annually a per capita consumption of
nearly 200 pounds a year. This is con-
siderably more meat for each man. woman
and child than the weight of the average
full-Srown man. The meat-conSuming
units of the American family eat every
year more than double their weight of
edible flesh and over three times their
own weight of what may be termed meat
on the hoOf. 1t is calculated by the
bureau of animal industry at Washing
ton that meat constitutes fully one-third
of the nations food bill, n proportion
which makes the average European
workingman scratch his head in amaze
ment that there should be such n vast
meat supply, and wonder ii perhaps we
are not cannibals. The ma jority of fairly
prosperous foreigners never see meat on
their tables oftener than once week.
Think of it. Only fifty-two good meals
of meat in year. Where would the
beef trust be with such a market in
America?
The condition being as it is in the
United States. and the fact being that the
average family eats meat more than once
day. the wisdom of an adequate meat
inspection law. strictly enforced. is more
than apparent. Our system of meat in
spection is the result of series of laws,
the latest enactment which relates prin-
cipally to canned and preserved meats,
being the outcome of the tremendous pop
ular uprising of 1906. This question now
presents itself: rs the present law ade-
quate and effective. and. now that the
furry of popular Indignation on the sub
iect has subsidized, is 1t well administered"
To this query the answer can be made
that the government meat inspection of
today is satisfactory to the consumer.
however closely he may inspect it's opera
ton. Despite. too. the direful prOpheSies
to the contrary. it has proved TO be an
absolute advantage 10 the packers and
manufacturers, for it has given their
products standing which they never be-
fore enjoyed. The law is comprehensive.
it is working well and it is being strictly
enforced 1t protects the people against
disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
The Two-Power Standard.

From the I.orion Chronicle.
The "two-power" standard is 10y no
means a new discovery. II was. indeed. a
commonplace Of cighteenth-century state
craft. superior to the navies Of the
house of Bourbon being popular max
I'm more than a hundred years ago. The
government oe Lord North effected con-
siderable reductions in the navy. but the
two-power standard was maintained on
paper. the estimates being carefully
cooked" Between 11tr; and 11@S ninety
seven ships of the line had been struck off
the list while during that period only
fify-four had been built. The deficit was
covered in the estimates by the inclusion
of a number of &econd-rIaSs vessels ot
little value for fighting purposes l. is
worth while recalling the fact that the
naVies. Of the house OF Bourbon had
meanwhile added 10 fewer than seventy
one line-of-battle ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Roman Slums.
From tho Saturday Review.


While the government and the munich
pality Of Rome are discussing the de-
struction of tfe Piazza Navona one OF
the most beautiful and picturesque open
spaces in Europe. by cutting il in Two
by horrible modern street and are con
templating other Vandalic nominations
several important shops in the Corso are
exhibiting a series OF photographs of the
almost Incredibly filthy and unhealthy
novels In which IA considerable section of
the popu !aton is doomed to live.
One of these photographs shows no
fewer than thirty-two persons crowded
together under the arches of one of the
ruins near the Forum. Hundreds of peo-
pie it seems sleep outside the walls be-
tween Santa CrOce and the Lateran in
temporary shelters which they have erect
ed for themselves with old barrels and
packing cases. 1t is calculated that
some 10000 people in Rome are without
proper shelter and herded together in a
manner unfit for beasts OF burden, let
alone human beings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
A Borneo Parasite.

From the London Standard
famous rarity in The vegetable world
OF Eorneo is the Raf!iesia. the buah pax
man of MalayS. The plant is one of the
most degraded of parasites, and so COM
pleiely does il submerge self in the It's
sues of its host that the only part which
ever shows itself To the external world is
the enormous flower. The diameter of the
hover measures about two feet: the odor
is reluiSive and there is not one feature,
OF beauty To recommend ii to man. 1t
appears. however, To hold AN important
place in the pharmacopoeia of the ma
,lNes, who perhaps imagine that the plant
10 which nature has given so uninyiting
an exterior must possess some hidden viz
Inc IN the WAY Of compensation Vario,,
species of Rafilesia are known in Borneo
and oddly enough their hosts are in
Variably species If vine tc!ssus,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Evils of a Daily Bath.
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
The evils of the daily bath and an ur-
gent plea to return to the old-fashioned
Saturday bath night are set forth by DIR.
John III. Clarke in his new book, Vital
Economy.
DR.. Clarke points out that the skin
VIXEN dry is a non-conductor and prevents
the escape of body electricity. When wet
in the bath the skin IS deprived of some
of its insulatory powers. and rapid waste
Of body electricity. which persons who are
not robust can i'll afford. takes place.
Children. and especially babie-." says
DR.. Clarke. ARE great sufferers from the
bathing fashion. Delicate babies are kept
perpetually delicate Or are. washed away
altogether because their nurses or parents
think it absolutely essential that they
should be dipped in wafer once if not
twice u daN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Patriotic Servian Woman's Gift.

Belgrade correspondence Pail Mall Gazette
Among the gifts received by the Nolun-
teer Corps of Servia a pair of antique
golden earrings. with the following letter
from Tsveta Shilvitch, lady of Boga-
itch. is conspicuous: LAS the widow of a
Servian clergyman and daughter of
Servian Dalmatia, | feel obliged 10 d"
something for my dear fatherland: but as
l have no money / hope you will accept
my only ornament-a pair of golden ear
rings. l bequeath them Ia you and To the
Servian nation. Change them into money.
the money into dynamite and the dyna-
mite into victory over the enemies ana
OppressorS of our race. To the fore,
brothers, May God come 10 Your aid.
Long live The glorious Servian nation.
Long live the free Servian. Bosnia. Her
Zegovina and Dalmatia. Long ike all
SerVian volunteers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
BAKERS CAKE-CUTTER.
Especially Adapted for Cutting
Doughnuts. Ladyfingers. Etc.

Among recent improvements in bakers
appliances IS a cake cutter, especially
adapted to the cutting Of doug ifnuts, lady
fingers and similar small cakes AS shown
in the illustration this device is arranged
to cut the cakes in uniform length width
and thickness. so that but a minimum
amount of dough will be left to be worked
over the second time. II is also arranged
to leave the cakes upon the dough boa rd.
This cutter consists or Il roller from which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Using Wealth Wisely.
he PHILADELPHIA Ledger.

From The PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
Runyan has telling picture of man
who rakes together the sticks and stones
and rubbish. not once looking up 10 be-
hold The golden crown above his head.
proffered by the hand OF an angel. lie IL
d type of the man who deVotes his life
to the accumulation of material things.
unmindful of the fact that he must one
day slough the dress OF earth. and that
there is. beyond the grave. no usufruct
of his worldly estate.
The man of means who spends his
money with discrimination upon works OF
art is to be commended as unreservedly as
the wealthy voluptuary is tn he commiser-
ated. He remembers that tine best things
any mortal hath are those that every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
IMPROVEMENT IN SCREWS.
Square Hole in Head Into Which
Fits a Square-pointed Driver.

Everybody practically knows how diff
cult a screw is 10 drive. AS many in
ventors have been striving for the solu-
ton OF this veXatious problem as are to-
day striving for the solution Of aerial
navigation. The patent office is deuged
with screwdrvers intended to grip the
head of the screw and hold it firm quite
overlooking the fact that the fault lies
with the screw head and slot \ Cana
dian inventor now brings out the final
and greatest of all recent improvements
in screws-the recessed head AS shown
in the Illustration. it consists of a square
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

extend number of longitudinal blades
placed equal distances apart. AT each
end of the roller is a disc which, with the
blades, forms d number of pockets. In
each pocket are airholes. In use the cut
ter is run across a sheet OF dough by
means of the handle. The discs cut the
dough into long strips, while the blades
divide the strips into cakes of uniform
width and thickness. The latter being az
compiished through the instrumentality Of
the roller which presses the dough into
uniform thickness as il travels over ii.
As the air within the pockets escapes
through the airholes the cakes have no
tendency to stick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

also of Catholic priests from the United
States who will teach the English Ian
guage rather than Spanish. All the teach
ing there now is in Spanish. II is sug-
gested that it would he well TO station a
navy chaplain there. The capitation tax
as burdensOme. Efforts to improve the
livestock and the agricultural occupations
of the people are urged There is a pres
emf but one goose the island. and but
few hens and turkeys. There is need of
more horses and there should be steps
taken to show the peop'e how To raise
bananas. The board recommends a sub
sidized steamer to ply between Guam and
Manila, which is the nearest market Bees
help the polienat ton of many fruits that
grow but poorly. 1t is represented that
the island needs apprc priatons for har-
Dor Improvement. roads. libraries water
and fire systems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

hole in the head OF the screw and a square
pointed driver which fits tightly into il.
allowing the operator tn drive a screw
easily safely and accurately in the most
difficult places. or even In the dark. 1t
adds much 10 the appearance of the fin
ished work and is practically indestruct-
ible, as driving does not injure the screw
in any way. 1t is claimed that this screw
can be driven as rapidly as an ordinary
nail. Furniture manufacturers, electricians
and builders will find this screw inn
proVement over the common screw elm
mating the losses now suffered from the
slipping of Screwdrivcrs out of their slots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Race Between Engine and Horse.

From the London Observer. Sept. IS lSos
II has been some time announced that
the new machine for travelling without
horses, being impelied entirely by steam
was matched 10 run twenty-four hours
against any horse IN the Kingdom This
bet so novel in the sporting world Will
be decided Oh Wednesday and Thursday
next. The machine is to start at > O'Clock
on Weofne sday on It's ground in the fields
near Russell Square To demonstrate the
extent of it's speed and endurance Very
large sums are depending on the issue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

mortal shares. He does not merely
hoard his accumulated treasures of art.
but, as far as practicable he allows those
VINO really care about such things as he
has to see them. The community has no
more aitruistic benefactor than the man
who gives TO the public for their perpetual
enjoyment ana inspiration such a collec-
ton OF pictures as that which Charles /.
Freer has recently given the nation to lie
housed III building specially erected at
WashingtOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

ina gined that our subiinlest poet was not
Milton. but Gray And as for the i'm
mortal himself he believed that posterity
would estimate him as the author of
Paradise Regained'-which posterity.
very properly. has refused To do. In fact,
all the above ideas were wrong hea ded
and il was not until the nineteenth cen
fury that John Milton was understood as
We understood that word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Milton Not Appreciated.

John Milton'S fate has been a sinsu ar
one. To the poets Of his day he was
noted old blind man who had writ
ten very long, tedious poem. DIR. John
son said that the author OF 'Comus
might he able 10 build colossus. but
could not carve d cherry stone. Cowper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Launch of the Delaware.

The giant battleship Delaware Will be
launched at Newport News February ,.
Tho sponsor will be named by the incom-
ING Governor of the state for which tie
shin is named The w. c. Il. L. Of Della
ware is making an effort 10 have the
vessel chrisfened with water instead of
the traditional champagne. The battle
ship Kentucky. the only vessel of her
class ever chr:stened with water. had
several bottles of whisky broken against
her hull by Kentuckans as she glided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

The success which has attended the
esta blishment of isolation hospitals under
the War Department has led the medical
authorities to extend the system. One
such hospital has been in existence for
some time at Fort Myer. Va. Plans have
now been prepared for erecting similar
building at Fort Slocum. \. Y. and at
one or two other large posts where the
force on duty iustifies such provision. The
idea is to build the isolation hospitals In
locations which shall separate the build
ing from the main hospitals. and there
treat. contagious diseases. The Isolation
hospital is TO be complete in its equip
ment including the diet kitchen and the
quarters of those in attendance upon the
patients The results which have at
tended the use of the isolation hospital at
Fort Myer have been gratifying to the
military authorities.
Testing Naval Chewing Tobacco.
Much to the joy Of the experts in that
line there is to be another tobaccO-chew-
ing contest at the New York navy yard
Bids for supply of 220.001 pounds of
the weed have been opened in this city,
and as soon as the samples are keyed
and sent on to New York the cheWers
and smokers will get to work, reporting
the results to board to be made up by
Pay Inspector Jewett. The samples are
expected at the yard in time to be used
during New Year week