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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

Interested in feminine fuffies. she
spread them on couch and chairs ana
tables for review. one hlmy neglige
even hung from the gas jet.
You see, she said. there's a certain
amount of fun in getting ready for the
future. And as for this last trench
with a descriptive gesture toward the
poor room-"even trench can be made
cheerful if one has the promise or
enough chiffon and real lace in the fu-
ture-to cover up all the scars one gets
in it,
But if the man knew how
ttS-shsht" cautioned the artist. How
do you suppose | could tell him? a
modern girl wants to win her own bat
ties"
But e.
Besides she added. bit wistfully,
he is too busy earning money to make
place for me to wear the sort OF chif-
fons he thinks. as his wife, l ought to
want to wear"
do you-want-the place to wear
chiffons that
1T is like the house that Jack
built" laughed the invalid. But I ams
going to tell you a secret / suspect
that / won't care so much for chiffonS
when it isn't so hard to get them. Pink.
ness viii be a matter of course then|
But the chief joy in lingerie, ribbonW
and silky rosiness won't be on thu
honeymoon. ! get most of them whii
they are still-just-battle fiags-wayzM
ing cheeringly over the-trench."
Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure syndicate.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29
EGG FACTORIES OF CHINA

strained through four or five sleeves.
Preservation is of more Importance
than delicacy of taste, and for this
reason borax is mixed with the yolks
to preserve them. After straining, the
yolks are poured into large watts, TWEEN
ty feet long. and three or four feet
deep There they are allowed to rest
for a few days in order that they may
settle. Once they have thoroughly set
tied. a white foam which rises to the
top is SKINNED off. and the residue,
deep yellow. slightly thicker than
cream. is sealed in wooden barrels and
is ready for shipment.
The treatment of the whites is more
involved and more interesting They
like the yolks. are churned and put into
large hogsheads where they undergo
the process Of fermentation. The time
occurred in this process varies from
five days to two weeks. the fermenta-
ton proceeding more rapidly In warm
weather. The fermentation causes the
more volatile constituents of the albu-
mems to rise to the surface and the
disable part OF the albumens is there
fore drawn off from the bottom of the
hogshead. In appearance this portion
is not unlike skinned milk. This is
then mixed with small portion of
ammonia and is poured into small pans
which are very shallow in depth. The
pans taken to the evaporating
room. where they are piled up in teirs
of shelves reaching six or seven feet.
what in the process Of evaporation. but
heat is also necessary. The method of
supplying this heat is unique in it's
simplicity. Fluas of brick wind their
way through the evaporating room
and these are fired from the outside
causing the heat to circulate uniformly
through the room.
Evaporation is accomplished very
quickly. Workmen are able to pass
through the evaporating room. but the
heat is such that they cannot remain
there long.
When the evaporating process is fin
ished. the result is pleasing product
Odorless and perfectly dry, it comes
from the pans in crinkled sheets of a
clear transparent amber. that readily
crumbles on being pressed or handled
After being thoroughly cooled. it is
packed in air-tight tins and is ready
for export.
That the business is profitable one
is shown by the fact that no less an
authority than the bureau of foreign
and domestice commerce lists the i'm
portation of egg products from
China to the amount of sl,203945 for
the eleven months ending in November,
1916. Compare these figures with the
annual imports of these urod"cts into
the United States for 1911-$43O0O
and one will readily see the industry
is progressive one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29
PENROD AND THE PAGEANT

he must be taken. It was only a cues
ton Of seconds He huddled in his chair.
"Penrod Schof1eld!" cried Mrs. Lora
RewbuSh angr1ly.
The distracted boy rose and. as he did
so, a long pin sank deep into his waist.
He extracted 1t frenziedly, which
brought to his ears a protracted and
sonorous ripping, too easily located by
a. final gesture of horror.
"Penrod Schofleld"' Mrs Lora Rev
bush had come out into the hallway.
And now. in this extremity. when all
seemed lost indeed. particularly tnclud-
ing honor, the dilating eye of the out
law fell upon the blue overalls which
the janitor had left hanging upon a
peg. Inspiration and action were al
most Simultaneous.
'Penrod.' Mrs. Lora Rewbush stood
in the doorway. indignantly gazing
the heels. do you know that you
have kept an audience Of 500 people
waiting for ten minutes?"
WELL said Penrod contentedly, as
he followed her toward the buzZing
stage. IL was just sitting there think
ing"
Two minutes later the curtain rose
on a medieval castle hall richly done in
and consisting of pink and blue cheese
cloth. The Child King Arthur and the
Child Queen Guinevera were disclosed
upon thrones, with the Child Elaine
and many other celebrities in attend
ance; while about fifteen child knights
were seated at a dining room table
round, which was covered with a large
oriental rug. and displayed (for the
knights refreshmen) a banquet service
Of silver loving cups and trophies. bor-
rowed from the country club and some
local automobile manufacturers
A hushed. multitudinous Ooh" of
admiration came from the decorous and
delighted audience. Then the children
sang feebly:
Children Of the Tabul Round,
Lit-tul knights and ladies we.
Let oy-siz all resound
Faith and hope and charitee!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

IMAGINE yourself residing in the
II province of Kiangsu. China. One
morning you are out for your con-
stitutional and. feeling a bit curious to
famiiiarize yourself with the interior
of the Chinese general store" you
drop into one of those institutions. You
must inquire for eggs else the hypothe-
sis is to no avail. You ask for dozen
frehh eggs What? They haven't that
many in stock? How surprising,
This is. of course. only hypothesis,
but there is no reason in the world
why it might not happen in real life
As a matter Of fact, the Chinese mer-
chant who handles more than dozen
eggs at one time is a rare article. 1t
isn't because he doesn't want to carry
the eggs, the real reason is a MUGS bet
ter one than that. He cant get them.
|, Should you wake up IN China some
morning and follow the above itinerary
il is quite possible that you might see
long lines of coolies jogging along
the highway balancing large wicker
baskets on their heads. once more your
curiosity gets the better OF you, and
YOU stop one of them and ask him what
is in the basket. The answer viii be
eggs" and II you press him for further
information as to the number of eggs
in the basket he might tell you any
where from 500 10 500.
And now for the egg factory II you
have read this far and will continue for
a moment you Will absorb the knowl-
edge OF something which many OF the
residents Of China know nothing
about 1t is a fact that there are hun
dreds and thousands of persons born
and brought up in a Chinese city, per
haps within stones throw of an
egg factory, who are ignorant of the
existence Of the industry. let alone the
factory.
The daily capacity of the average egg
factory is something over 100000 eggs.
The first step in the manufacturing
process is to separate the yolks from
the whites. Women are employed Tor
this purpose. That these women become
marvelously efficient may be illustrat-
ed by the fact that each woman han
dies 1000 eggs per day. and at that she
is finished with her days work by noon.
Incidentally the price for handling
1000 eggs is approximately 8 cents.
The woman takes the egg from the
basket and as she picks II up she
breaks the shell on the side of the
basket. Then she empties the contents
of the shell into her other hand. This
action is reversed. and the YORK ana
white are separated.
The yolks are churned until the mass
is of one solid color, and it is then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

The Child King Arthur rose. extended
his scepter with the decisive gesture of
a semaphore, and spake:
Each little knight and lady born
Has noble deeds to perform
In thee child-world of shivullree,
No matter how small his share may be.
Let each advance and tell in turn
What claim has each to knighthood earn.
Maurice Levy rose, bowed. announced
that he highted the Child Sir Galahad,
and continued with perfect sangfroid:
am the purest of the pure.
have but kindest thoughts each day.
! give my riches to the poor.
And follow in the Masters way.
This ELECTED tokens Of approval from
the Child King Arthur, and he babe
Maurice stand forth" and come near
the throne, command obeyed with the
easy grace of conscious merit
1t was Penrod's turn. He stepped
back from his chair. the table between
him and the audience. and began in a
high, breathless monotone:
hight Sir Lancelot du Lake. the Child.
Gentul-hearted, meek and mild.
What though I'm but 4 littul child,
Gentul-hearted, meek and mild,
do my share though but-though but
Penrod paused and gulped- The voice
OF Mrs. Lora Rewbush was heard from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29
ENROL SCHoFIELD sat morose-
I'D ly upon the back fence and
gazed with envy at Duke. his
q uiSfful

4 bitter soul dominated the various
curved and angular surfaces known by
n careless world as the face OF Penrod
Schofleld.
Mrs Lora Rewbush-an almost uni
versally respected fellow citizen. a lady
of charitable and poetic inclinations,
and one of his own mothers most In
innate friends-had written something
which she called THE Childrens "a
geant of the Table Round: and it was
to be performed in public that very
afternoon at the Womens Art ana
Guild Hall for the benefit of the COL
ored Infants Retirement Society. Ana
if any favor of sweetness remained III
The nature of Penrod Schofield, after
the dismal trials of the school Week
just past. that problematic. inhnltesl,
NAL remnant was made pungent acid
hy the immlnence of his destiny 10 ioFin
a prominent feature of the spec
tacIe and to declaim the loathsome
sentiments OF character named upon
;Ne program the Child Sir Lancelot.
Therefore he brooded on the fence
and gazed with envy at his WlStiut
Duke. Penrod envied Duke because ne
was sure Duke would never be com
PEELED to he Child Sir Lancelot- ne
thought dog free and unshackied, 10
go or come as the wind listeth. Pen
rod forgot the life he led Duke.
There was a long soliloquy upon me
fence a plaintive monologue without
words Finally he spoke aloud. with
such spleen that Duke rose from ms
launches and lifted one ear in keen
anxiety.
~ hight Sir Iancelot du Lake, the Child
Gentul- hearted. meek and mild
What though I'm but iittnl child,
Gentul-heartud. meek and oof
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.THIs is THE LAST TRENCH

gave you that headlight" he demand
ed angrily. pointing to her ring.
The little girl twisted it around and
around her thin finger.
I'm going to- she smiled. II !
live"
"But-you won't live if you have to
stay in this hole. You probably don I
get enough to eat To-. WHAT KIND
of man is he to let you stay here
You ought to be in your own
She silenced him with gesture
Then she opened locket at her
throat and held it out to him.
MY fiance Hves-way off,. she eN-
planned. And he is very busy and I'M
portant and-overworked. If can
hold out until fall. he'll come - ana
then. of course. Wen be married I'm
getting ready for it. In those packages
are bits of trousseau Crepe de chine
and all the other comforting things
that the wife of the city's attorney
ought to wear"
"But@
"oh. it is easy to fight when the end
of the war is in sight" explained his
new friend, brightly. "Besides--
She hoped from the couch and Slip
ped across the room, her little mules
clicking and tapping as she moved
From an old wardrobe and some bureau
drawers she extracted many pink
things. AS il he had been another girl,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

Victor Hugos account of the fight
with the devilfish, in "Toilers Of the
Sea-" encourages belief that, had
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1t was dark in the box. Penrod knelt.
and from a former soap box. in a COR
ner, took a lantern without chimney,
and a large oil can, the leak in the lat
ter being so nearly imperceptible that
it's Punishment from household use had
was providential.
He shook the lantern near his ear:
nothing splashed: there was sound
but dry clinking. But there was
plenty of kerosene in the can: and he
filled the lantern. striking match to
illumine the operation. Then he lit the
lantern and hung it upon nall, against
the wall.
Penrod turned up the surface of the
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Gentul-heartud, meek ADti- WI
All of this, except the ''oof." was
quotation from the Child Sir Lancelot. as
conceived by Mrs Lora Rewbush. Chok-
Ing upon it, Penrod slid down from the
fence and with slow and thoughtful steps
entered a one-storied wing of the stable.
consisting of n single apartment, hoored
with cement and used as storeroom for
condemned odds and ends not yet con-
sidered hopeless enough to be given away.
In one corner stood a large box, a part
of the building itself. II was eight feet
high and open at the top. and II had been
constructed as sawdust magazine from
which was drawn material for the horse $
bed in a stall on the other side of the
partition. The big box. so high and tow
erlike. so commodious. so suggestive, had
ceased to fulfill its legitimate function;
though. providentially. it had been at
least half full Of sawdust when the horse
died Two years had gene by since that
passing. meanwhile. the gifted and gen.
erous sawdust box had served brilliantly
in war and peace; ii was Penrods strong
hold.
Penrod climbed upon a barrel stood on
tiptoe, grasped the rim Of the box; then.
using knothole as stirrup. threw one
leg over the top, drew himself up and
ed sawdust. he was just tall enough to see
over the top.
Duke had not followed him into the
storeroom, but remained in the open door
way in concave and pessimistic atti-
tude Penrod felt in dark corner of
the box and laid hands upon a simple
apparatus consisting of an old bushel-
basket with few yards OF clothesline
tied to each of its handles. He passed
the ends of the lines over a big spool
which revolved upon an axle of wire sus-
pended from a beam overhead and, with
the aid of this improvised pulley. lowered
the empty basket until it came to rest in
an upright position upon the floor of the
storeroom at the foot Of the sawdust box.
Elevator shouted Penrod. Ting
ting,'
Duke approached slowly. in semi
circular manner. deprecatingly. but with
courtesy. He paved the basket delicate
ly; then, as II that were all his master
had expected of him. uttered one bright
bark. sat down. and looked up triumph
antly.
1y. You want me to come down there
to you?"
Duke looked suddenly haggard. He
paved the basket feebly again and,
Frustrated himself fat and gave
superb impersonation of a worm.
You get in that el-e-vay-tern
Reckless with despair. Duke jumped
into the basket, landlns In dlsheveled
posture, which he did not alter until he
had been drawn up and poured out
upon the floor of sawdust within the
box.
1t was dark in the box. Penrod knelt,
and from a former soap box. in a cor
ner, took a lantern without a chimney.
and a large oil can. the leak in the lat
ter being so nearly imperceptible that
its Punishment from household use had
seemed to Penrod as inexplicable il
was providential.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-02-08
DEMOCRATS DECLARE LEAK
HAS BEEN FULLY LOCATED

Washington, D. C.-The Congress
sional leak investigating committee
continued today it's inquiry, with the
question of concluding the hearings
still undetermined
Democratic committeeman are said
to believe that the leak on the presi-
dents peace note is located by the
admissions of w. w. Price, a Wash
ington newspaper man, who furnish
ed forecasts of the note to New York
and Chicago brokers
The Republican committeeman, on
the other hand, are urging a ccn-
tinuation of the inquiry and a COM
plete examination of Mrs. Ruth
Thompson Visconti, who is alleged
to have stated to Thomas w. Law
son that Price acted as "go-be-
tween" for Secretary Tumulty and
"others in Wall Street,
Malcolm R. McAdoo, brother Of
Secretary McAdoo, hotly denied at
the inquiry today that he had ever
acted as "go-between' for the
secretary and Barney & company,
New York brokers, in Wall street
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-02-08
BERNSTORFF WAS
REAL DIPLOMAT
GERMAN AAIBAssA-
DOR PICTURED IN NEW ROLE
PREVENTED BREAK
BEFORE THIS.

Washington. ID. c. Count Bern
storff, until Saturday the German
ambassador, is now pictured in a
new role. Few men who have met the
count have detected in his suave but
democratic manner any indications
OF nervousness or sleeplessness.
From an authentic source it is
learned that frequently during the
trying days of the Lusitania and Sus-
sex controversies the German am
bassador walked the floor of his bed
chamber by the hour. unable to sleep.
While there We're times when Off
clals OF the states department We're
considerably veXed at Count Won
Bernstorff because of matters which
managed to get into American news
papers. it is freely admitted that but
for his untiring efforts a break be-
tween the United States and Germany
doubtless would have occurred long
ago.
Close friends of Count Won Bern
storf declare he worked increasingly
virtually until the last moment to
avert the break in relations. He is in
no way blamed for the break by
American officials.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-02-08
WOULD DOUBLE
GOVERNORS TERM
DOWDELL WILL. INTRODUCE, RES.
oLJTION TOMORROW, ALSO
ONE FOR STATE PACKING
PLANT AND HIGHWAYS

Sioux Falls, S. D.-A private tele-
gram from Pierre says that Senator
H. T. DoWdell on Thursday will in
tfoduce a resolution for an amend
ment providing for a four-year term
Tor the governor. the short, and an
other amendments providing for a
state packing plant, terminal elevat-
or and state highways
Tri-Statc Committees.
Pierre, S. D. The committee of
legislators selected TO confer With the
committees from the legislatures of
North Dakota and Minnesota in re-
gard to drainage matters concerning
the three states. will meet in ST.
Paul on Friday and members of the
group from South Dakota expect to
leave tonight
A bill to admit the wives and wild
ows OF old soldiers 10 the state SOL
dlers' home has been re-introduced
III was expected that the new prohibit
ton bill. re-drafted to contain the
'oone-dry' provisions, would be pre-
Sentcd this afternoon.
The eugenics bill prepared bv the
Aberdeen Social Science club, reouir-
ing physical examinations and health
certificates OF both parties to mar
rage contract, Was on the House cal
endaf this afternoon.
Bar Pulpit Politicians.
Representative Hursh yesterday i'm
lroduced a bill making it a miscc,
lneanor for amy one 10 discuss sub
Jects OF political nature i'm any
church on sunday. The measure. it
Is SAID, was framed to prevent pro
hibition speeches from the pulpit.
Ihe house passed the bill. giving
the so-called blanket" Indians fun
powers of suffrage
Another suffrage bin seeking to
give women the voting privilege for
all state offices was introduced in the
senate today.
Action on the proposed SIS. 600 APP
preparation TO train state troops and
pay the soldiers who served on the
border was postponed for a week by
ihe mouse after prolonged debate
Representative kaas introduced a
bin requiring the majority of all
votes cast in an election for the pas
sage of an initiated or referred law.
Two bills We're defeated in the
house, one seeking TO compel clerks
OF schools boards to comply with the
Ia" which requires the publication
OF financial statements of school of
flcers; and the other, requiring city
and town boards TO publish itemized
proceedings OF their meetings.
Fight On Reservation.
The House bill. authorizing the
military committee of the state to
dispose of the military reserves at
Fort Sisseton, at Watertown. and at
Huron, started a mixup when Kaas
opposed the disposal of the Fort
'Sisseton site. He took the position
that the tract contained buildings
which cost the government a million
dollars and which We're most of them
IN good repair, and were of stone
and brick construction which would
allow them To he need ac h1iildip orc
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-02-08
PROPOSE TRAINING OF
ROWS IN lyiJ, S.I,py-I,,,,

New York City. Military training
|of thousands of boys between the
ses of IS and s Years and the en-
rollment of half million women
|sui1rasists in the cause of national
ldefense. We're announced TUESDAY as
lanon& the activities under way in
New York states vast scheme of
preparation for possible hostilities.
The state military training com
MISSION, of which Major General
john f. y Ryan. in command of the
national guard. is chairman, today
perfected plan to begin the organ
i2ation of a cadet corps TO consist of
IAN boys i'm the state between the aaos
|oi l6 and S who are not at present
employed. 1t is estimated that a
corps of 25,oo0 boys from public and
private schools will at once become
lavailable
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-02-08
TRAIN BLOCKADE
IS BROKEN TODAY
OMAHA AND MlisM AZ NEE LINES
ARE OPENED Up FOR TRAr-
i'IC = NORMAL tONDI-
TioNS BN TOMORROW.

Nlth the opening OF the Milwau
hee lines north ana east and the re.
sumption OF traffic ON the Omaha
system the snow blockade which ha.
checked train service for the past
three days was broken today. Ii is
expected that nomal conditions will
prevail tomorrow.
The snow plow which was sent
from Worthington Mimi, arrived
over the Omaha at Z o'clock this
morning. \ passenger train was
started out of Sioux Falls about i
O'Clock this morning, and arrived
mere early this aftemoon A freight
vas sent out at o'clock this morn
ing east bound, and the regular
evening Passenger Will leave at :
O'Clock.
The west line of the Milwaukee is
now open from Mitchell to Murdo.
The plow from the west reached
Chamberlain at 9 o'clock this morn
ing, and will be started back TO clear
the line from Rapid City to Murdo.
believe that the Black Hills
division will be open by tomorrow
night.
The first north bound passenger
left at } O'Clock this morning. The
lihe IS open to Aberdeen and as far
vest as Mobridge, S. ID. The line
70 Sioux City was cleared and traf-
iic north and south will have little
now.
The main line of the I and ID. di-
VISION is now open to Sanborn. la.
and the Marion Junction to Running