Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

scientific and educational mlieStoheS III
the progress OF the nation To TINS emu
one will find in the papers today Nar'-
ous reviews Of the events of 1910 us
ca,;.mities are recorded along with its
victories and the weddings OF pronllneht
people side by side with the harvest OF
the Grim Reaper.
From another viewpoint Il review OF
the wear of 1910 is most Interesting o
the reader who has taste for tue quec.'
the unusual, the astounding, the abSurdly
ridiculous, old 1910 offers much that
should appeal. Little stories of these
tails extraordinary come from all parts
of thr country Many of them aIc so
odd that they seem TO be made OF
whole cloth; many are pathetic; many
hunorous-but all of them happened IN
the past twelve months, according TO
news dispatches.
Pc haps ii was til" much-'aiheo-oi
high cost OF living" that vas response
BILE for tho following unusual incident,
or IL YOU take the other view. the cost
OF high living" At all events. and UP
liz III CT New Yawk at that. man
actually tried to hreak into Jal by ue-
sign and not by ACCIDENT. Toward tnc
eni u. Sep. ember young man appeared
at the entrance to the Jail OF the West
SIDE police court. Sneaked in and man
agoi to get inside the pen. rEere De-
ing no charge against him. the mas.s-
trate ordered MIN put ou.- ndaunteo,
however. he .eturned 10 the courtroom
Ittf. later with the same request Again
he was elected and. Ike the bad penny,
h. persisted in bobhing UP serenely.
FINALLY he was accommodated, though
he literally fore ed his way into honda &c.
When pressed Tor q reason he explained
To the court that he had just been
paid of and considered his money Sa-er
In ial than in a bank or in mis- pocket,
which seemed To have a deplorable habit
Of setting fire TO ali notes placed In H.
Chicago seems to have gone New York
one better from the standpoint Of the uiI'
usual, when a number OF its society and
club women sat down TO an elaborate
luncheon in cow stable. where, but a
few feet away from the eorgeously dec
Grated tables. stood some fifty-odd coWs
contentedly enjoying their luncheon oi
bran and ensilage. The unusual event
occurred lust outside the city at large
dairy farm here the Simon-pure iacteal
fluid is converted into the canned prod
uct. The guests Were shown every de
tail ~ the manu- acturing of condensed
milk and OF the handling of it in its
Then they were invited TO sit down &c
lunch touchingiy appropriate center
piece for the otherwise beautifully dec
GRATED table was pet calf that curlec
UP and went TO sleep in the center of TIL.
festive board and continued its Siunbers
throughout the meal. To make tht
scene more realistic a dozen so kinS-
men of Mary's little lamb gambOleG
about on the floor under the guests
chairs. After tine luncheon the society
women given an opportunity &C
try their hands at milking their eTst-
while four-foOted table companions.
just 20 show the versatility OF woman
when she chooses to be versatile. Nigh,
be mentioned unique incident that oc-
Cured in South Omaha. Neb.. last May
In that hustling little town there is q
live stock exchange trading room. And
on a certain fair May morn bevy oi
young women swooped down upon the
exchange soliciting subscriptions for d
charity bazaar. Somehow the tickets di,
not look good TO the cattle buyers.
But when one of them asked face
tiously. why don't YOU sell kisses"
rOguish young maid replied. What will
you give per kiss" He started quota
tions entirely new stock. Quicl
as wink feminine heads were put to
gether amid giggles and shrieks o