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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

MANY attempts have been made to
produce pearls. The Chinese
have done SO with a certain degree
of success by dropping fragments Of
nacre into mussel shells. In time.
these fragments are covered with
pearly matter, and are attractive
enough to be in considerable demand.
A company began scientific expert
ments in the Indian ocean some time
ago. They put little balls of nacre.
weighing from forty TO fifty grains.
between the shells OF a particularly
large species of oyster. known as the
Australian type. After about ter
months those pellets are covered with
a beautiful layer of pearly matter
and look exactly like real pearls
When these pearls come upon the
market, they will no doubt have q
ready sale.
Some of the experiments made by
the company came to nothing, and for
a curious reason. The cases in which
they kept the oysters were bound
with iron wire. The shells became
impregnated with this iron and the
color Of the pearls was seriously
damaged. Since then, nickeled wires
lave been used, and the success OF
the companys enterprise seems as
sured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

spent eleven hundred dollars in
week, and the Memphis chief Of po-
lice telegraphed me for money to pay
their fare home?"
Not much l didn't" lack chuckIed
II passed on swift to John Henry
Robbins, which went travelin'. ridin'
fust on one train den on another
train. ontil he rid up all his crop.
John Henry say he never did git
enough ridin' an bananas-'cause he
don't feel like he's travclln' onless
he's eat.n' bananas. Oar sot John
Henry. wild his kinky head outer de
window hollerin' at folks es he went
by, eatin' bananas an drinkin' free
ice water. After he rived back home
he amt never quit braggin'
AN / tole Wash eff he didn't be-
lieve bout dat money which 20 ten
ants cleared in de big crop year, l
could prove II by dem COLE teef Cole
teef?' Wash 'quires. Den when Wash
spoke dem ignorant words I looks him
square in de eye an 'spress myself
Wash Miller, you must be Twin in
de deep woods ef you amt heared o
Sis Edginora's COLE teef' How
come" say Wash. Den I broke de
news
you members, cunnel, how Sis Ed
ginora got riled cause Parson Red
dick was keepin' regular company
wild her. when Lena Atterbury flashed
her COLE toof right in his face. which
injuced de psrson to foller Lena ar
leave Sis Edginora. So when Sis Ed
ginora cleared more'n six hundred
dollars on cotton she didn't low to be
outdone by no sparrer-built CONAN
| Wild one COLE toof. No. Stree: Sis
Edginora had de ajority of her front
mouf jerked out an a row of COLE
teef sot in. same as fence posts Cost
fo' hundred dollars an six bits. De
balance o. dat winter she never hit
lick, 'cept to promenade around an
grin. Huh. Twixt de wet weather an
de boil weevil. Sis Edginora amt
had much TO laugh at, but she keeps
her mouf propped open jes de same
I'm goin' to let Wash look at her an
datll prove how much money yo' ten
ants makes. Hot towel, cunnel?"
yes, the colonel Strengthened up
In his chair. But you failed 10 men
ton that Edginora hasn't paid me
yet for the cornbread that she chews
with four hundred dollars worth of
gold teeth"
Not me, cunnel" Jack blanketed
the planters face with a steamine
towel. II aims for Wash to set in
hopeful. But he done greed to de
credick part: he's Willin' to begin
right now on credick rations an
| credick clo'es. Wash say dat would
start him off les SO much ahead; an
eff he comes out behine at de end d
de year. dat's yo' business. Wonder
stan, cunnel, Wash believes in MAX
in de credick take care o. him. whilst
dem deducks takes care o. dem
! selves"
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
Stephen Leacock' Hints to Travellers


2. have devoted some thought to
the proper method of changing trains
The system which I have observed to
my own class. is something as follows:
Suppose that you have been told on
leaving New York that you are to
change at Kansas City. The evening
before approaching Kansas City stop
the conductor in the aisle of the car
(you can do this best by putting out
your foot and tripping him). and say
He says Yes" Very good. Don't be-
lieve him.
On going into the dining car for
supper, take negro aside and put 1t
to him as q personal matter between
a white man and a black whether he
thinks you ought to change at Kan
sas City. Don't be satisfied with this.
In the course of the evening pass
through the entire train from time to
time, and say to people casually. "Oh,
can you tell me IL I change at Kansas
City," Ask the conductor about it
few more times in the evening: repe-
tition of the question will insure pleas
ant relations with him.
Before falling asleep watch for his
passage and ask him through the
curtains of your berth, "Oh. by the
way, did you say / changed at Kan
sas City?" If he refuses to stop,
hook him by the neck with your
walking stick and draw him gently
to your bedside. In the morning
when the train stops and a man
calls, Kansas City! All change"
approach the conductor again and
say, "Is this Kansas city," Don't
be discouraged At his answer. Pick
yourself up and go to the other end
of the car and say to the brakeman,
DO you know, sir, If this is Kansas
City,"
Don't be too easily convinced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

III HE folloCing hints and observa-
lions have occurred to me dur
ing recent trip across the
continent. They are written
in no spirit OF complaint against eX-
listing railroad methods, but merely in
the hope that they may prove useful
to those who travel. like myself, in a
spirit of meek. observant ignorance.
I. Sleeping in a Pullman car pre-
sents some difficulties to the novice.
Care should be taken to allay all sense
of danger. The frequent whistling OF
the engine during the night is apt to
be a source Of alarm. Find out, there
fore, before travelling the meaning Of
the various whistles. One means sta
tion," two. railroad crossing and so
on. Five whistles, short and rapid,
mean sudden danger.
When you hear whistles in the night
sit up smartly in your bunk and count
them. Should they reach fve. draw
on your trousers over your pajamas
and leave the train instantly. AS a
further precaution against accident.
sleep with the feet toward the engine
if xou prefer to have the feet crushed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
Novel Pumping Plant.

TT il said that 4 California inventor
l. has utilized the principle Of the old
river ferryboat in a plant for pump
ing water from a stream. The con-
trivance consists of two parallel
sweeps, fourteen feet in length. at
tached to q reciprooating beam firm
" anchored to the ground. The
down stream ends of the sweeps con-
meet with sixteen vertical paddles
arranged in two parallel rows in a
suitable framework. The paddles are
pivoted and have an angular move
ment of about AZ degrees. The pres
sure of tho current against the paddle
swings the sweeps across the river.
where the angle Of the paddles is
automatically reversed. Thus the
sweep. move back and forth with the
regularity of a pendulum. Attache ed
TO a pumping unit on shore, the ap-
paratus delivers eighty-six gallons OF
water q minute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
Artificial Lace.

MECHANISM and chemistry COM
-'I bined have enabled certain in
genious Frenchmen to offer an artifi-
cial lace that shows real attractive
ness. The process of manufacture is
really very simple. There is no
weaving involved in the production.
The machine consists in It's essential
parts of a receptacle containing a
cupro -ammoniacal solution Of cellu-
lose, a metallic cylinder upon which
is engraved the negative of the de-
sign ard q coagulation vat.
A rotary motion Is impaired to the
cylinder, over which flows the solu-
ton which, entering the .nterst:ccs
of the engraved pattern. fixes itself
Immediately in the coagulative liquid.
cut of which energies the texture
ready to be dyed and dressed.
Artificial lace is reported to present
a beautiful appearance. It is homo
generous and unalterable; it will wear
better and il less combustible than
ordinary lace. Water does not affect
it, Any desired pattern can be OBJ
tanned by engraving a new cylinder.
1t is hardly necessary to add that this
form Of lace can be sold at moder-
atcly low prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
Old Reliable Secures a Tenant
On the Crop-and-Credit System

boss deducks for meat an meal an
'iasses; deducks de money which he
'vanced Wash for de circus; an dat
count book amt even forgot nick
els with o. chewing gum. His boss
deducks for dis an deducks for dat.
an deducks for t'other, ontil deducks
done got all of Wash's cotton.
ssTToLD still. cunnel. dis razor
i mighty nigh made slip
Co'se 5 'splained to Wash dat dere
was bound to be some few de-
ducks: nobody can't raise cotton wild
out deducks Y'onderstan' cunnel,
Wash is movin' on yo' plantation
naked as jaybird. ] axes him,
Who's goin' to haul yo' things?
do is shut de do an call de dog
an move" An you know he's bound
to have clo'es; white folk law COM
pels Wash to wear pants, an he can't
stay his stummick ontil he makes a
crop. Me an Wash talked all dat
over, an l say, Wash, you go to
de cunneI an yo' wants will be
promptly justified Dat suits me.
says Wash: plenty credick Is what
I needs, an needs il right now.
"Co'se, cunnel," old lack gave a
crafty wink. Whilst | 'fessed up to
some few deducks on yo' plantation.
j galloped away from dat onpleas-
antness an commenced givin' you a
powerful fine name. special when
Wash claims dat plantation stores
charges scan'alous high for rations.
Lissen to me, Wash Miller says /;
Don't you never buy nothin' which a
Teller sells 1t too cheap. One night
durin' our revival meetin' a yaller
man named Jep hung roun de church.
seekin' to 'spose of brand-new
watch for two dollars. An next
mornin' Jep got slapped in Jail for
stealth dat same watch. Now,
Wash. says 7. let dis be lesson to
you Den ] commended dat all dem
rations in yo' store you come by EN-
honest. an was 'bleeged to sell high.
! "Cunnel. what make you jerk yo'
head? Do dis razor pull? I tole Wash
dat yo' tenants is maxim more money
accidental dan other niggers makes
on purpose. an Dragged my brags
bout Uncle Aaron clearin' 'leven
hundred dollars cash in de big crop
| year. On settlement day I tole Wash
how you argued wild Aaron to let you
take his money an buy him some
land OF his own. But Aaron had his
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self TO q man whose clothes do not
know how to have At. Suppose you
intend to be president like Hon. VIM.
G. Mackadoo. Would you not be
ashamed to throw such a behind
number straw hat into the ring?"
What are so sinful about my Hon.
Hat ! ask to know.
1T are three straws too high" she
narrate while walking Off with Lucy
Stone expression.
20 my former Love- I holla. why
do you elope away from me on the
edge of being kissed
Il am going to stage door" she
report, ito wait for my ]. Deal
Pretty soonly he will come out and
l shall capture him. I shall know
him when seen. He got a face like
a Program. His name is Romeo"
You are talking garbage" I dib
when you are thinking so doggishly
about stylish manhood how could you
marry this Romeo? His pants are
cut like a pair OF stockings. He wear
a plush derby without any brim. II
he went to Bah Harbor or Narrow
gusset Pier in such a wardrobe he
ocean. His clothes are now All yrs
second hand"
Quite truthIy." she cumburst, but
in 1924 they may be in style again
! Just see what King Tut did for fash
ion a million yrs. after he was dried. :
He were cut and dried very cute.
agnosticate.
Maybe you had better 80 find who
was his Tailor" snip Miss kiku- sar
and remain waiting for Hon. Romeo
! to marry her. Therefore ] am look
| ing everywhere for some cheap kline
| OF revenge.
| Hoping you are the same
Yours truly.
! HASHIMCRA TOGO.
| Downright 1928. United States and Grea
Britain by North American Newspaper Al
liaRce.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

The best Shirt Tailors OF Europe
have been supplying the Worth While
Dressers of Bar Harbor with that
swedish new fabrick called Swedish
Burlap. 1t look too sweet when fas-
tened with . diamond safety pins and
can be turned into pajamas for Tally
Ho Dance Parties.
Keynote of Style this year is Sim
plicity. Any we'll dressed man can
get along quite neatly with 81 suits.
This include hats. shoes and UNI
brellas. But what can be more sick
ish than to see vulgar style-worms
going 20 Social Funxions wearing the
wrong buttons on his suspenders"
Many delightful funerals has been
spoiled for me when.I look around
and SEE"
At this junction Hon. Romeo got
jalous and would not act any more.
He pull down curtain with angry
thumbs and walk to feet-lights with
following report:
who in this oddience would rather
talk than Shakespeare?
Il do unanimously" narrate Miss
kiku-san for sweetly smiling.
Then Hon. Csh will show YOU out
side where Shakespeare cannot hear
YOU snarrel Hon. Romeo. while Hon.
Ush do so, and nextly we was stand
ing alone by ticket window where I
think il would be nice place to men
ton my Love.
Miss Kiku-san." | commence pas
sionly. Il am at last willing to marry
you"
Thank you too much" she pass
back with snow on her words. IF
you had ask me at 1.22 l should have
been so unfortunate to axept you.
But have been saved from that fatal
explosion. This Program have pried
open my eyes. ! sorra. I greev. But
it are Impossible
What are Cmpossible," l ask to
know.
You are" she renig. You are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

mind sot. No sub. cunnel,' Aaron
'sists, EFF it's jes ed same wild you
Id love to have dat money in my
hand, all silver dollars, SO ! kin hear
it rattle. Den him an de ontire
family lit out for Memphis on de
next steamboat. ev'y chile wild a
pocket jinglin' full o. silver.
Huh, 1t give Wash a pain in his
side laughin' at de way Uncle Aaron
an de chillun come home. Indy wild
a foot horn an Jason beatin' a drum.
Julius has d bass fiddle, an all of
EN- fetched sumpin' for deir band,
which peerades ev'y Sunday"
TACK having temporarily moved
L. out of reach TO strop the razor
Col. Spottiswoode lifted his head and
asked:
Did you tell Wash that old Aaron
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
By HARRIS DICKSON.

By HARRIS DICKSON.
~ LID RELIABLE had the COL
onel foul, his head thrown
\ back and helpless.
Better quit yo' wrigglin'."
lack warned him. "You's liable to
git cut. Shet yo' mouf' One swipe
Of a shaving brush kept his victims
lip closed tighter than a bear trap.
while the planter dared not speak for
fear OF getting his mouth full of
soap. This was lacks hour of joy,
an hour to uncork his bottled up con-
versation and dish out a monologue.
"Cunnel. j done fixed all range
ments to let Wash Miller have TWEEN
~ acres o. yo' bottom land Wash
say dat hill land which he been
'tendin' is SO po' 'twont make bricks.
He's plum wore out wild hoppin' clods
an pullin' de bellcord over a mule
whar it's impossible to raise cotton.
Huh. He can't even raise a disturb
ance on dat land Sides dat, Wash
say de ducks gifts all his cotton"
Ducks" the planter sputtered a
protest. IT never heard of ducks
eating cotton. l.
A swath OF foamy lather stopped
his mouth while Old Reliable re-
sumed:
mo sub. cunnel. Wash never
claimed de ducks ct his cotton. not
'zackly ct 1t. Here's how twas
Y'onderstan' Wash amt got no land
OF his own, so he's bound to rent
some an make a crop on credick
Furthermo'. him an de family is got
TO eat ontil dat cotton gifts picked
Durin' de year he nacherly draws ra
lions from his boss whar de clerk
sets EN- down in a book. Den when
ginnin' time rolls round his boss
sells wash's cotton an has a set
Element
I'm hurryin', Cunnel. don't STAN.
pede me Well lathered is halt
shaved. Co'se dat clerk fggers in
daylight an figgers in de night time
an Wash complains terrible dat de
count book don't never forget moth
in. An de boss always rakes VI
ev'y little fgger agin him. Wash
says ef he bought a pair o shoes
on de Fo'th o. July his boss deduck,
for dem shoes at Christmas. His
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
Continued from Third Page.)

government wriggled out of paying
the price. Just that.
1t was done by the device of ap-
pointing only very rich men to be
American ambassador This, you un-
derstand, is Paris, where the whole
world comes and gapes.
Whitelaw Reid, as minister. paid
$4,000 a year rent for the Gram
mont Palace: and his annual eX-
penses ran between 100000 and
$120,0O0-when money was worth
more than now.
Mr.. Coolidge, his successor did not
stay long enough to rent anything.
but entertained lavishly at the Hotel
Continental. He cherished average
Americans. Peace be to him!
Ambassador Eustis was not rich.
Both his administration and his per-
sonal purse paid the difference. The
experiment was never repeated.
Ambassador Porter paid $4,000 a
year for the Splitter Palace, and spent
$4,000 a year living as a great am
bassador. Ambassador Mccormick
rented an imposing mansion in the
Quai de Billy, from a regent of the
Bank of France. Nobody knows
what the McCormicks spent. They
went in strong for cultivating the
aristrocratic world of Paris.
Ambassador White paid $4,000 a
year for the Ridgeway mansion, aft
err putting $4,000 repairs on the prop
: erty. He lived as a truly great am
bassador; and 1t must have cost him
$4,000 a year. Ambassador Bacon
took over the same rent, and Ambas-
sador Herrick followed suit.
All three were very rich men.
Bacon, probably the wealthiest
American ambassador in Paris OF
late years. certainly spent up to
$4,000. as maximum, to maintain the
honor of the flag and the business
interests of our land. Ambassador
Herrick Gin his first term) had the
| Bacon pace to follow. 1t is Judged
| that he did II and has been quoted
that he felt it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
Peruvian Petroleum

EFFORTS are being made to develop
more extensively the petroleum
resources of Peru. The known de-
posits of oil occur on very narrow
strip of land between the foothills OF
the Andes and the shore of the Pa
oific, and much of this is flooded at
high tide. Piles Of railroad iron
driven in the pure ocean sand. which
varies in depth from five to fifty feet.
are used as foundations for the der
ricks. The shallowest of the driven
wells la $50, and the deepest 1850
feet, in depth. There is very little
gas. and the oil is very heavy. so
that it can be put into buckets with
shovels, and 1t is carried direct 20
the furnaces to serve as fuel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
Japanese Schoolboy Learns What
The Well Dressed Man Will Wear.
TO Editor

stylish because he can use his
Printing Press to creese Hon. Pants.
EAR SIR: When printing list
of Axidents for Satdy night
would you please to mention
that my heart is broken?
Thank you I shall tell how that was.
A few words of yore ] thought !
would get married to Miss kiku-san,
Japanese menicure, so | took her to
an actual Theater where l Supposed
that she would learn to love me by
watching Hon. Actors doing so. BY
every rule of education this should
b. so. Mr.. Editor. But ladies are so
vice versa.
Name of that play were Romeo &
Juliet by d famous bookmaker who
is now dead. 1t was filled with
moons. kiss-kiss ceremony, poison.
murder and everything that persons
should know about before getting
married The language was pretty
good. too. though slightly worn. But
what did Miss Kiku-san do all that
time while Italian scenery was on
stage and actors engaging up X down
in long stockings" She set there
reading Program with publick library
expression.
70 Miss Kiku-san.' I revamp. why
you set there in Il darkness reading
so studdiously? While looking at
Program YOU miss the Play"
II notice that" she narrate. Il
was trying to dishcover name OF this
Piece and who was acting. But l
have found so much delicious news
about other things that l have lost
al craving for Shakespeare. For in
stancely. Here are an adv. for Mrs.
Venus Ice Cream Complexion Soap
which changes the shape Of your ace
while asleep. BY wearing Spanish
Inquisition Beauty Corsets you can
get young for ss. And o Togo. Look
what is here, see some news which
say-so; How Stylish Men Get
Dressed.
Hush it." dib. The actors would
like to talk also
That was truthful. On Hon. Stage
] could see Hon. Juliet going up in
'levator to I'd story where she look
down & see Hon. Romeo making
poetry with vanilla flavor:
What is the light that just broke
your window Juliet"
Il is the moon. and pretty nice, by
golly!
But 1 will tell you this compliment,
Miss Juliet
Your beauty has knocked the light
right cut of that MOON:
DO you not think Hon. Shakespeare
could say pretty talk" ask to
know. But Miss kiku-san cantinue
reading that Program:
Sc A LII Serious Thinkers about
"A Clothes will be more English
than Irish this year. No Manly Man
will go around any more with his
pants rolled up at the wrists. This
are not considered chick. Big World
ly Fellows at the Club are wearing
divided skirts in walking backwards
effect so sot after by the Wood Alko-
haul Set al Newport. We never go to
Polo Games without noting how all
the young nobiemen have took to
wearing gloves to match their under
shirts. Hankichifs too must be of
same material as the lining of the
silk hat. People who do not do this
have fallen dead socially.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
United States Embassy in Paris

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
WOULD BE CONDUCTOR SHOULD NAIL THE
PAIDUP PASSENGER TO THE BACK SEAT"

or with the head toward the engine
if you think it best to have the head
crushed. In making this decision try
to be as unselfish as possible. If in
different, sleep crosswise with the head
hanging over into the aisle