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Evening star., 1909-05-05
Living Expenses in India.

From the London Daily Mail
The increased cost of living in India
generally and in Calcutta particularly.
writes our correspondent, is severely felt
not only by Europeans, but also by In
dians. House rent in recent years has
trebled and even quadrupled.
Ten years ago a family of half dozen
persons could live in fair comfort for
f20O year, excluding extras. With moth
ing less than GJ0b can one live in the
same way now. This is recognized by
the government. and the salaries of sub
ordinate officials have been revised
Domestic servants wages have. increas-
ed enormously. \ good cook cannot he
had for less than $40 year. whereas
half that sum was considered sufficient
ten years ago
Evening star., 1909-05-05
The "Typhoid Fly"
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Indications of a more active crusade
than ever before against the house fly
are now in evidence. Familiarity breeds
contempt also a false sense of security.
and from the earliest civilization, and
doubtless long before. the race has been
familiar with nothing more than with
flies We have qualified their annoyance
by assocating them with bright summer
days and even their buzZing. at dis
tance has been part of the symphonies
Of warm and drOwsy afternoons. When
Josh Billings concentrated his mild wrath
into the objurgation. Darn fiji" he had
nothing worse against it's object than
mere annoyance. In his day flies were
not known to be a menace to life or
health They only ''pestered' US and
got On our nerves.
But science has written for us in the
last few years new book of revelation.
For a decade or more as carriers of dis
ease flies have engaged the attention
of the medical fraternity and those in
sanitation service. though only within
the last two years have extensive studies
been carried on TO determine the extent
to which they may be reckoned as pur-
veyors of physical trouble. A timely
booklet has been issued by the Merchants
Association of New York city. present
ing the indictment against the fly The
direct evidence and the expert testimony
which 1t contains are almost appalling.
DR.. Howard. chief of the national bu-
reau of entomology. proposes to substi-
tute the name typhoid fly for house
fy.'' because. while not entirely RESPONSE
BILE for the spread of typhoid. it Is yet a
from boards of health all over the coun-
try tend to confirm this opinion though
impure milk and water are also counted
among the causes.
Evening star., 1909-05-05
RUSSIAN BIRD SLAUGHTER.
Recklessness That Has Caused De
crease in Wild Fowls.

From Deutsche Jagerzeitung.
The enormous decrease in the number OF
many kinds of birds now apparent in Rus
sia Is mainly due to the reckless de-
struction Of eggs which annually takes
place in different parts of the country.
The Russian peasant appropriates every
thing: he takes all the down and eggs
and kills the sitting birds. In the Arctic,
in the southern Caspian and in the Arai-
Caspian regions the destruction which Is
carried on is immense. On Sundays and
holidays the inhabitants in the Caspian
districts set forth in great fleets of RATS
for the purpose.
When one of these is loaded up with
eggs and dead birds the cargo is put
ashore and fresh start made. 1T ire
quently happens that great portion OF
the eggs are too far advanced and must
be thrown away: willis such. too. Is the
case when the weather prevents their be-
ing landed-they are affected by the sun
and thrown overheard Enormous num-
bers of swan, goose, pelican, duck, gull
and other eggs are collected on such an
expedition
In the government of Astrachan nifty
persons can take 1000 eggs each. a part
of which are used food for pigs and
the rest are sold to the soap factories In
the market of the town of Astrachan
alone there are offered for sale, reports
the governor, over $4,000 eggs annually
The Ural Cossacks in May and June col
lect many thousands of eggs, which are
mostly sold in Gurjef, a town at the
mouth of the entrance of the Ural river
into the Caspian sea. Formerly the
waters in the government of Astrachar
sWarmed with ducks and other web footed
fowl now, owing to this senseless de-
struction of eggs their numbers have de-
creased to an alarming extent
In Asiatic Russia, too, a similar state OF
| things exists. Vast quantities of swan
goose and duck eggs are offered for sale
| in the Siberian market places.
In the far east, on the rocky shores o1
| the Commodore Islands, the eggs or sea
| fowl, principally auks and puffins, in IN
| Calculable numbers are collected and SEM
! off in casks to San Francisco and Petro
paulovsk in which latter town they are
much esteemed owing to the imposSlblllty
| of keeping domestic fowls caused by the
| multitudes of wandering hungry dogs. 1r
! Semipalatinsk, according TO the governor
| estimate, the kirghiZ collect on an aver
age about 300 goose and duck eggs each
and so, too. ii is in Semiretschensk.
But even the number of eggs, vast as il
is. taken for purposes of sale in Russia
is small compa red with the quantity des-
| troyed by dogs and persons herding cattle
| or collected by the people for their owr
use In spring all the swamps. fens, reeo
beds and tarns are thoroughly searched
and hunted over The Russian peasan,
cannot he blamed, especially in famine
! wears, for trying to add to his ScantS
| fare but the indiscrimnate destruction
| of birds eggs which is caused by hungry
| dogs, children and cattle herds cannot
be justified.
Evening star., 1909-05-05
Adelina PATHS Earnings.

HtoEKe hiuQIctou. III tuc DOohHhhH
Adelina Patti never suffered from the
financial timidity of a Jenny Lind Not
only was she supreme vocalist. but as
Col. Mapleson remarked, mo one ever ap-
preached her in the art of obtaining from
a manager the greatest possible sum he
could by any possibility contrive TO pay"
But the musical miracle was the spoiled
darling of her day, and she never failed
10 obtain exactly what she wanted. She
was first engaged in London in 1851 by
Mapleson to sing four nights ..on ap-
proyal," and, in case of success, to obtain
E4O a week. This contract was not full
filled. however for, being hard pressed
financially, she had borrowed $50 from a
rival manager, and her receipt proved
practically a contract. This was the be-
ginning of career so dazzling that its
successive steps are simply a series of in
creasing banknotes. In 1872 she obtained
In London 200 guineas night. since she
insisted on having more than Christine
Nilsson, who was receiving 600. She
sang twice week. Ten years later she
was given 5000 a night. Her famous
contract to sing in America provided that
the money should be paid her at o clock
on the day she sang, also drawing room
and sleeping car to be especially built for
her, with conservatory and fernery. etc.
Further. there was to be deposited to her
credit SJD.0H for payment OF the last ten
performances-Pattfs favorite device. She
thus received about twenty times what
Mario and Grisi got.
Her private car. incidentally. cost 80.
HHI. and contained a silver bath and gold
keys TO the doors-to say nothing of A
5000 piano. Patti only gave TO the man
ager her voice and her costumes. Her
drawing capacity justified this. Lucia >
as an example. sung to an average
Of $4,000 '.Traviata'' drew more. since
she sang more notes; it was frequent
occurrence among the poorer music lovers
10 buy club ticket and each take turns
at hearing her for twenty minutes: if one
overstayed his time he paid for the entire
ticket. Some mathematicians computed,
by dividing number of notes sung by the
sum paid that in '.Semiramide' Patti
received 42Ss cents for each note This
was found TO be just lilo cents note
more than Rossini got for writing the
Evening star., 1909-05-05
What "Dry Farming" Means.

From the Review Of Reviews.
In all the discussion OF the term dry
farming much misunderstanding exists.
At the recent congress there was an at
tempt to change the organizations name
to arid Farming Congress In simple
phrase it means method of farming
that shall include deep plowng and fire.
quent pulverizing of the top soil out of as
well as during the growing season. 1t is
based on the principle that the moisture
falling in rain or snow may sink into the
earth IL the soil be loosened. Then that
there shall be kept above that .moistened
bed a close, fine blanket of dust that
shall prevent evaporation. If the burrows
be turned at right angles to the prevailing
winds of winter the snow may be caught.
Evening star., 1909-05-05
THE SUNDAY STAR.

Including the Magazine Section
BY Mail, $I.so Year.
Evening star., 1909-05-05

Made from standard high-grade carr
facture, including Wiltons, Administers,
Your opportunity to secure fine Rugs at
Bring the measure of your room.
Evening star., 1909-05-05

"Oh, no." replied the girl. I'm not 60
He pleaded with her that it was quite
the thing. You're silly" she rejoined.
why. il you were to commit suicide
/ wouldn't have the least excuse left for
doing So He then went away.-Phila-
delphia Public Ledger
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-28

Chake say that Repecca ISIS trying to make
mash on that fine Ikey Moonberg, dere in
Lakewood; he owns five tenements in Brooklyn
and has diments big hazelnuts. Say he is
fine ooker!'
Goomy the young man wended his disguised
disappointed way out of the emporium" into the
throng OF homegoers and shoppers
The next day he curbed all desire to go to the
Stckenstein place but in the evening the longing
to frequent the accustomed vicinity. (akin no
doubt to the malefactors fascination for the
of his i'll doing) overcame him, and he turned
his footsteps in that direction.
When he arrived on the corner opposite to that
occupied by the Stickensten establishment ne
heard the rear door of the place slam and the
key turn in the lock In moment the old
came into the light of the corner, looking furtve-
ly about pulling his over-large derby still further
down on his forehead, and buttoning his coat high
at the throat. He waited moment and
then his car, coming boarded it and carried
away.
Here Leon sighed deep sigh of relief.
He continued watching the building as if try
ing to conjure forth the fair one, who held such
complete possession OF the most vital organ OF
his body The front windows of the store
dimly illuminated with the purpose of allowing po-
lice scrutiny to prevent possible burglary And.
at the very rear end OF the building, small
square glowed dimly in the black bulk of the
rounding gloom. 1t the little window of the
lumber of the place, where all the little
odds and ends of small value, but of great i'm
portance in the economy of the business were
kept. The little lumber carried associations
of tender value to Leons mind.
II, HE watcher gazed steadily at the little pallid
square, his brain Still obsessed with the unfu!-
filable longing for Rebecca.
Suddenly he winked his eyes in amazement. it
seemed as though shadow had flashed across the
little window. AS though something had momen-
tarily intercepted the light that filled its square.
MY eyes must be failing me, eh?" he mutterea
to himself.
But no, again something nterposed itself be-
tween the light and the window. Icons heart
began to papate eXcitedly He looked at the
faint square of contamination if fascinated
Then. again. shadow crossed the window and
then the light flashed trihe brighter for
ond and then total darkness reigned for a space.
'Burslars!' calculated the young man, over
wroughtly.
Then, again the little square gowed dimly, Sc
renely, before
Leon his heart in his throat, crossed the street
in half rum and arriving below the window.
searched frantically for means to look into the
room. AT first it appeared to be impossible. the
window fully twelve feet from the granitoid
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He released his grip on the post. half slid.
half fell to the pavement and ran tumultously to
the fire-alarm box at the After tumble
two he agitatedly succeeded in turning in the
alarm.
A minute later the engines hose-carts, towers
chemical wagons. hook and ladder trucks, and
salvage corps wagons galloping up the
fly from all directions, and getting into action
without the least delay. A dense crowd material
lied out OF the apparent emptiness OF the streets,
and surged inquisitvely about the burning build
ing.
The fire had spread to the store room and al
though its span of existence extremely short
after the eNtingushing apparatus arrived it ia<,
lived ghtningly fast, and the entire Stickenstein
emporium was Quilted. The crowd slowly dis
solved; all but engine rolled homeward; the
momentary excitement past
Leon walked homeward deeply thoughtful.
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apparent to Leon. 1t
was not wool or any
other fictile material, in
deed; it was meat, a
thick succulent section
of round" steak!
The cat, its fear OF the
lamp leaving it, began a
more vigorous and de-
termined attack on the
peculiar centerpiece, and
before Leon could move
or cry out, the meat was
forcibly jerked to one
side, the lamp riding tot
teringly and finally, at
a more energetic tug.
rocked too far over and
crashed f1ickeringly into
the heap of crumpled
paper and rubbish that
always Uttered the floor
of the trash-room.
In less time than Leon
could say Aaron Aaron
sohn, the entire place
was one sheet of flame,
and thick. choking
smoke. sparkling and
cracking furiously.
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w CHI, himmel. mono, nein- ID
u j no. You can't hat Repecca. IL y
Must dell you dousand .
dimes no?" Aaron Stickensten's
nose grew fire-red as he became
angrier. He splutiered like
splash of water red-hot ~
stove; waving his pudgy, though u
expressive white hands with ut 60
!
most eloquence of repugnance,
reputation, and tinality. III
"But why?" asked the more { xmMS
Americanized of the two. Leon II "
Leafgreen the sutton for the W. t. :
fair Rebecca's hand and heart H. M
wy Wy, w. Wy? Dere are N w
more dan hundred reasons VsSs-19
first you amt no good; secont, HN -
you amt got money; third, W.. y
you meier will hat money YAs%N
vourth, don't like you; fit. ~SsYx5z&
Repecca hades de fiery sight OF LGM
YOU" mn
No. shouted the young man, W
moi" then hurriedly closed his H.
mouth again. setting his jaws E
firmly NJ
"Ach she dod me she chust Mky \
make wool of you" GWH<sl ~
Here Leon, overcome by this WIEI,
last, although he knew its speci- MHIXIi
nature, rushed out of the lit EMNHlI
tie private Office and hurried fWSxEET
down aisle, between aNMMggY3EHAe
towering heaps of ginghams. WxW
calicoes and muslins. Half way 100 EsM
down the aisle he caught up &sS%MGSsl
with someone evidently going in XMI
the same direction 1t so
dark that he could not see
whom it was, but trusted to luck
that it not Mamma Stickenstein or Lena
reached out and grasped whomever it by the
shoulder.
"Leon!" somebody whispered half reprovingly
"Rebecca!" he murmured in low jublant
tone-This interesting tableau for fifteen wonder
full, beautiful seconds-Then-
"Repecca! Repecca Come here, vonct, qvick"
called the old man from the little office door
Leon tremendously held her few seconds longer
"Repecca, Repecca!' fairly shouted her auto
cratic sire, becoming more ireful every moment
- ROWLING but glowing Leon marched out of the
- little over-fled shop and catching car going
around the corner. returned to his lonesome home
The next day and every day following he called
at the Stickensten Dry Goods Emporum-witness
the large gilt letters over the door-but somehow
he could obtain word with Rebecca. Either
she in the Office, where he had wish to
CALL or she waiting some buXom customer
which was nearly bad. and his spirits sank tc
Zero
The Friday following the old mans vigorous
denial of Icons pretensons to the hand OF Re
becca. the young sutton called as usual, and see
ing signs OF her. inquired of one OF the clerks
of the establishment
Zach, the stickenstens hat gone to New Jersey
for the Sabbath and Sunday, and Won't be back
undil Monday, MAYBE. Mamma Stickenstein and
Repecca vent dis afternoon, O'CLOCK, uni
Papa Stickensten ISIS going tomorrow efening
eight O'CLOCK, aind it. Say dey was dressed up!
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''Du kater" he muttered in fearful admiration
He was greatly puzzled at the curious scene.
The cat resumed his excited promenade
about the room, and abruptly leaped upon the ta-
bic and proceeded to walk about the lamp, much
as it would around the feet of some favored,
sycopnantic friend
Suddenly it crouched down. and with its keen,
white teeth, began to tug at the center piece be-
meath the lamp with quick. vicious jerks, still
eyeing the lamp in evident distrust
# HE nature of the thick red substance became
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ately, and then the possibilities
thin square post that upheld
the second story porch became
obvious to him.
In second he had scaled up
the rough, tin sign encrusted
oblong and was peering into
the little room.
His eyes grew large with
wonder and perplexity as he
gazed, and half forgotten Yii-
dish CALCULATIONS crowded to
his lips.
A small. delicate glass lamp
with a long, thin pedestal stood
on one side of the little work
table that occupied the center
of the room. The lamp was
placed unevenly upon a queer,
thick, unsymmetrical center
piece. which looked very much
like some coarse knitted fabric
of dull red, much like the knit
ted hoods children wear on
very cold weather. 1t had pc
culiar unwonted appearance of
slick moistness to it.
A gigantic black tomcat with
twin rings around his shining,
green eyes, was marching about
the room excitedly, with thick
tail straight up and back
arched as though very proud
of himself and everybody. Leon
shifted his position on the post
slightly and the big feline's del
icate ears twitched nervously,
and the phosphorescent, glau-
cous, glowing eyes gazed
straight into his.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-28

20 ~ ny '! Fs$ ase 5s ma? hs $s:s
Must | dell you a dousand
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-28

pavement. He gazed about himself
desperately, and then the possibilities
of the thin square post that upheld
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-06
Thursday. May 8.
1909
Puritansm is the worlds II is peculiarly ours havd
BY PHILLIPS BROOKS.

Puritansm worlds but peculiarly have
full OF that which and
OF the earth its has shaken the rae
house to which listen
lullaby which oothed sleep In the of it's spirit Pu
and but there
that ourselves belong the heart
traditional
compensation
he
his life clearly him the older
O us Puritan
aspects Puritan also
We his spirit in the faces of the children and in
clothes which they Inherited
ancestors and rejoice in 1t all We see strongly In who
the Puritans
and in the ideas which they had when they lived upon the
which peculiarly stamped with their history
itself shows itself the whc
Puritan disappointing selfish
spirit which NEEDLES things of all the which
show its when called for IL stands like
fool with Purtanism
ing will
potiveness life
itself whenever needed should all rejoice in Puranism
bear traditions blood the real
nobody but Puritan would be
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-06
The Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
By ". Hoh White
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

CHAPTER LxV.-(Continued)
He had been quick 10. grasp tnat
StrOng's hasty departure across north
eastern Europe must be connected
with the Imprisonment OF Miss Hunt
at 81. Petersburg. There could De no
other reason, and he rather admired
the man who. in the midst OF many
difficulties and many dangers, was
chiyalrous enough not 10 say Quixote
enough, tn go TO the rescue OF wom'
an whose work was practically done.
Then ne fell TO specializing as 10
what opposition he would be likely TO
meet with.
He realized that Strong must have
taken with him large portion OF the
forces on which he could rely II
would require practically all the Eng
lishmen IN Bomberg 10 man the Vic
tor" and il would certainly be neces-
sary for two men TO 30 Ia the ID.
That left-how many? At the out
side, two.
And what could two Englishmen do
alone in Bomberg? Alone in charge
OF Tebelious ministers, n half-subdued
army. and n wholly discontinued peo-
ple-people. IL not actively discomfort
ed. at least unconvinced as TO Strong S
right OF possession.
True. his majesty thought well
enough. he was hardly likely TO enjoy
much more support than Strong him
SER. There were few people on
whom, he could count. Gen Kotimoff
had been deposed from his place and
he had heard OF the hanging OF Schaur.
But there was Brandt, late minister OF
the interior. fiery, impetuous and 10y
al because OF the benefits he had reap
ed.
They were not great forces 10 reck-
on on, bur still his majesty estimated
them 10 De sufficient for the day.
The news which had come through
from Bahama had OF late been OF
small account All that his majesty
knew in the main was that Strong
dominated Bomberg in his Victor.
had dissolved the chamber OF deputies,
and had imposed his will on the peo-
pie by force of fear.
His majesty knew. also, that the
building OF airships was going on
apace: but he was not aware as &c
what progress they had made. Much
less did he know that one was already
in working order.
II is doubtful, however. even had he
known this. that he would have hest
tated. because he saw that 10 a Ger
Tin extent his position would b.
secure.
The army hight refuse 20 answer tc
his call The people might decline e
risk an awful vengeance from Strong
by showing him any signs OF sympa
thy. Even his favorite ministers
might not prove enthusiastic; but, at
the same time. he reckoned that he
would at least be safe. And his per
sonal safety weighed considerably
with his majesty.
tTo He Cont1nred)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-06

the typhoid fly. Il is message
lie OF this city.-Editor.
that the fiy-what people used to call
the housefiy--is the principal cause of
y phoid fever. IL is also big causa.
tive factor in tuberculosis and intestl-
nal diseases.
Take the Spanish-American war for
example. II furnishes the most strik.
ing instance OF the danger OK the
typhoid fly. previously considered
harmless.
One man in every FIVE who went to
the front got typhoid fever during the
campaign, the disease manifesting IL.
self within the first two months OF
eneampment Typhoid -feyer caused
so Per cent OF all the deaths in that
war Typhoid was four times as fatal
as the Spaniards bullets
A UnitaS States army l1edical COM
mission was appointed. consisting of
Drs. Walter Reed. L. S. A.. Victor NJ.
peare. u. s. V These men were com
missioned specially to find out the
cause of this remarkable epidemic
Most people thought that pad water
wac the cause OF typhoid. 1t was not.
Bad water brought on only q small per.
centage of the deaths.
The real cause, as the medical com
mission learned after a thorough in.
vestigation, was the typhoid hy. They
pursued every source of Information.
they analysed every other theory
Unanimously they decided that the fly
was the cause.
AS II is in war. so il IS in peace.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-06

Every year sees the typhoid statistics
reaching a high figure. The fly is the
cause II thrives in tho country
where it-breeds In stables and carries
disease 10 The farmers homes. IL
thriyes in the city. where is can
spread the thousands of germs il car.
ries among thousands OF people
AS the horse is used less by people
In coming years. due 10 tie increased
use Of automobiles and electric cars,
rho fly. having no breeding place. may
die out--or at least be less OF men.
ace to society.
But in the meanwhile ii Is highly
important for people to be on their
guard City ordinances governiny
stables and the disposition Ct refuse.
and the placing OF screens in windows
and doors Of houses by individuals,
will help much in the meantime.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-06
The Danger of the HonseJT
BY DR. L. o. HOWARD,
Chief of the United states Bureau of Entomology.


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says the ny L s