Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1900, Page 14

14 f THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1900-16 PAGES. { Setepentetnttentntntntteetet It’s Worth and housefurnishings—believing comparisons as to price and quality. You will find our prices marked in plain figures—and in every instance as low as similar qualities can be had for in any cash store. As to qualities, they are personally guaranteed by us satisfactory in every respect. W —and you are charged only with necessary to cover your floor. Carriages at $10 and $12. sizes—all prices. Your Time to Find Out! Tf you have been in the habit of paying cash for furniture this course to be the most economical—you have been making a MISTAKE. It is well worth your while to visit this big credit house and make some to be thoroughly reliable and e tack all matting down FREE the actual number of yards A beautiful variety of Hab, Refrigerators and Ice Boxes—all Between H Ce a ee te ee ee a ae ee a a a aa a a ae a tee ae ae aa A Ds es ee a es aC GROGAN’S « 817-819-821-823 7th Street N. W. 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The thousands of les of ocean bilows which separate the -United States from the old world have been no obstacle to Amerl- can enterprise in getting ready for the Paris exposition. The national building ot the United States on the banks of the Seine, the various annexes and the dis- plays of a thousand American exhibitors are in readiness long before the similar undertakings of other countries neighbor- ing to France. This exhibtifon of prompt- nes made by Commissioner Peek and co-workers is of inestimable valve to count The he United § zovernment © exhibit 3} Sumatra. » and before the from rope. Indust © from be- ound re sculpture nthe exterior ad of bur bundr move fe temp} and other | of the other dé sh Nether- jon of the Hindoo the Duteh In- of J and three ‘em- other of residences of Pradang in 1 te above a one of which ne ari in Jay > reproductin the table ind The temple ath distinct buil of ee s the located on Sumatra. crowded dyas-relic noon the s from all countr two. terrace: ther. A are rej nm the n esen es fron of Buddha, from apecus | alt | singers and mu pe | rast i most of a theater and a Javanese coffee house. The pretty little colored women and th2ir artistic poses are sure to meet with success again. Outside the Walls. A great deal of money has been invested in various attractions that have been built just outside the limits of the Paris exposi- tion. Some of these are certainly doomed to failure, for even if the attendance at the main fair attains the figures laid down by the management as probable, it Is quite im- possible for all of the side shows to take in enough money to come out even. Some one with a satirical tongue has started the re- port that the number of judges who sit at the tribunal of commerce of the Seine de- partment will be doubled in the year 1901, in order to cope with the great number of bankruptcies which will be the inevitable result of the numerous complicated schemes that have been set on foot to capture the cash of the visitors before they enter the mein tent. Among the Alps. Some of these outside attractions are truly interesting and deserve a better fate than is generally predicted for them. The Big Wheel (a la Ferris) {s located in a some- what out-of-the-way place not easily acces- sible, and thus far has proven a dismal failure, spending more time at rest than in accomplishing its revolutions. The Swiss village, an enterprise that Is being largely and cleverly advertised, has been tacked on to the exposition proper, so that visitors may find their way into it and pay the ad- mission price before they become aware that they have left the exposition grounds. it is a very clever contrivance, this Swiss village, and will be sufficiently attractive to visitors to produce for a few minutes the that they are among the Alps. The mic views are well painted, and it ns quite a huge affair; nevertheless, the amount of space occupied, all told, ts quite insign{ficant. The only drawbacks to the en- i which includes the usual Swiss the many other Hage itself. You e to the fair, then you ion fee to the Swiss vil- . und after that you are asked to pay vral additional fees {f you wish to see a panoramic view. It is a curi- that not a single attraction has - wisdom to announce that a single mission fee includes everything within. Five Hundred Years Ago. “Paris in the ir 1400" is the name traction which, like - the in close proximity to the It is a clever reconstruction of the iB attract | famous city about four centuries agoe with . queens, princesses, poets, actors . all garbed in the queer yet at- p attire of the thirteenth century— all apparently amusing themselyes in shape in the as and painted Paris ancient da} Numerous side shows ve been added io this historical and pic- torial tution. Foremost among ‘ourt of Miracles"’—the scene old cafe known in history of the mediaeval times as the “cafe des trois pichets.”” Another one is a ‘*Tourna- * between elegant cavaliera and ights armed with swords and lances. Beware of Interpreters. Beware of interpreters! Such is my last fece of advice to Americans who have made up their minds to cross the ocean thie summer. Parisian interpreters (who, by the . are rarely French) are no worse a ss of individuals than any other, but in- terpreting is not yet a recognized trade or calling. ‘Tis a pity ‘tis so, especially in Paris, where so many persons come from countries afar with the most imperfect knowledge of the Gallic tongue. When they et with an interpreter (and they gener- ally do before they have been in the city y they are likely to wish a that they had spent some of 5 er days in the siudy of French. As a rule, the interpreter is a-most obliging individual, but it soon becomes evident that he ts afier the dollars and nothing else. To be sure, there are some honest inter- preters in Paris who are satisfied to draw : = PARIS IN 1400. his birth to his dying day. The statues of the great Buddha himself are absolutely innumerable. The Pantheon of the Hindoo gods is also a curious specimen of architec- ture of these anclent countries. The Hin- doo gods are worshiped at the present day by the inhabitants of Bali and Lumbok. For visitors wno soon get tired of contem- plating architecture, how2ver rare or class- ical, a retreat of more than ordinary inter- est has been prepared. It consists of per- formances of the Juvanese dancers and tha strange but soothing music of the native performers. Since 1889, when the Javanese made such a hit at the last Paris exposi- tion, several of these troupes of danseuses have been touring the world successfully. One of the best companies visited Chicago and gave several performances daily In the delightful Javanes? village on the Midway. There Is no room for such a village in Paris, so visitors ~-lll have to make the | a fair day's salary for work that is none too difficult, but side by side with these, and outnumbering them three to one, is a corps of *blackmailers and robbers such as exist in no other city of the world. Be- ware of the interpreter and drop a tear of pity for the unsuspecting traveler who falls into his hands. The corrupt men of this clame consider that day lost that does not net them from $10 to $20 for conducting sightseers and visttors to , stores, cafes, concert halls, etc., where his “rake- off” is out of all proportion to the objects purchased or the expense Incurred. One cannot, therefore, be too careful in select- ing an interpreter in whose company one may “do” Paris and the fcir as economical- ly and as decently as possible. Force JT all depends upon what you want in a soap. If you require simply a dirt remover, almost any soap will do. But if you care at all about the thing which is to be washed, you must think twice before you act. Any soap will clean linens and muslins, but Ivory Soap leaves them as white as snow. Any soap will clean sheets and table cloths, but Ivory Soap leaves no coarse, strong odor. Try it once! IT FLOATS. copymenr save ey THe Pn! Dyspepsia YIELDS TO NATURE'S MEDICINE, OKLAHOM LT PLAINS. Hundreds of unre Miles Covered Inches Deep With 5 From the Kamas City Star. Sixteen miles from Augus' ing importance as a new railway terminus, lies the smallest of the two great salt now assum- plains of Oklahoma. Its area embraces nearly miles. It measures ten, st and across its center | and tweive miles north and south. deposit is from one inch to four inct Its elevation of 1. about feet the averag: seeks to control it, and the sun, which | for the poor as as the rich, | never entirely shut plant. In the desert < source of pools and 1; ter spreads in the s - Loofortooheofontonforfon onfontoefosfoolenjenfortac ofeofenfonfoefoefact away in vapor, leaving the salt dep, The shifting winds of centuries have blown this salt beyond t atura! boundaries of the pool, ows very little en- chment on the tillable land around. During hot days cne of the most active’! springs depo: It in the form of Il, from the apex of which a tin of saline water trickles down, seamed, porous base. wind completes the work and a col te of sodium is formed, but t Iebolefetoletetelellet oubriquet of “Lot er, Coes not prove the hypoth- esis that it is an exemplification of the ancient pillar of salt, which has none of these suggestive repetitions. When Lot found his wife transformed into a pillar of salt he was wise enough to let it go at that and not take a fresh one. Over the west county line in Woodward covnty is another salt plain double the size the one near Augusta. Blosks of salt cut in Woods county have been exhibited in Augusta, and government tests show them to be 98 per cent pure and possessed of the same properties and sirength as sea salt, This saline product of the plains is too far from a railroad now to be available for commercial purposes, but previous to the settlement of the Cherokee strip hundreds of fat cattle grazed on the nutritious buf- falo grass which grew close up to the sa- line deposits; they were never known to stray far, and cattlemen came from a dis- tance and carted away big loads of salt for herds grazing elsewhere. On first sight the. salt appears like a lake of shimmering water. The view inspires a vision of foam-crested waves rippling over the sand. In the days when Oklahoma was known as the “promised land,” many an emigrant, plodding along by a jaded team in the arid heat of midsummer, has seen one of these two salt plains and shouted for joy. Expecting to hear liquid sighs from tiny waves lapping idly against wet sand, nothing breaks the silence of the lonesome waste save the crunch of booted feet In the dry salt. Last December, while crossing the e¢ge of one of the saline plains, a caravan hap- pened in the path of a storm. The lowering clouds of blackness rade a grim setting for the silvery white plain. The horses, heated from exertion in the previous warm air, shivered in the sudden change of tempera- ture. The wind blast, icily cold, as though from the far north, put new life and vigor into man and beast. Dust roiled up in a white cloud from which shrapnel. in the shape of coarse salt, which we thought to be sleet, bombarded the eyes that dared watch the spectacle, and winnowed season- Ing, sifted, superfine salt left a smarting in eyes and a salty taste on lips. ones AS TO SOFT CRABS. type in Hol Wife," howe CORBY’S “PIOTHER’S BREAD” IS BEST! We use flour rich in gluti- nous properties. We develop the gluten by our modern method of mix- ing. Our bakery is a model of cleanliness and convenience. “MOTHER'S BREAD” is kneaded by a huge patented kneading machine. It is baked in modern ovens, which are kept at a uniform heat. “MOTHER'S BREAD” is delivered fresh to grocers three times a day. All grocers sell “MOTH- ER’S BREAD.” Refuse substitutes, Modern Bakery, 2335 Brightwood Ave. np24-Sod > Requirements to Be Observed Before an Epicure Will Eat Them, From the New Orleans Times-Democrat. “The soft-shell crab seagon is just now in full bloom,” remarked a New Orleans club man last evening, “but, strange to say, it is next to impossible to obtain these delicate crustaceans properly served at any hotel or restaurant in the city. The trouble is that they make no effort to keep them alive, and fifteen minutes after a crab has been gath- ered to its fathers it is no more fit for hu- man food than a papier mache Haster egg. “The proper way to handle a soft-shell crab is to keep it alive in a bucket of wet moss until it is wanted for cooking. Then take it out, wash it, drive a knife blade un- der the head, roll it in cornmeal and fry it light brown over a hot fire. Treated in that way it is one of the greatest delicacies in the world. The flesh is firm, sweet, juicy and exquisitely tender. The right way to eat it is to turn it over on its back, lift off the tender under-plate with your knife blade, pass a coffee spoon down the depres- sion in the center, removing everything ex- cept the true pads of luscious white meat on each side, and then thank the gods that you are alive. But at most of the places here crabs are simply butchered. They are killed and cleaned as soon as they arrive and put on ice until called for. That ruins them, for the reason that the flesh under- goes a certain deterioration almost Imme- diately after death. It loses its sweetness, becomes dry and crumbles in the mouth like so much cornmeal. It doesn’t taste any more like the real thing than hard cider tastes like champagne. I'm surprised that our local cooks haven't long ago mended their ways. “In Charleston, Savannah, Baltimore, Mo- bile and a dozen other cities I could name a Gead crab could not be served. The patron always insists upon seeing it first, and un- less it is alive and kicking he countermands the order. I have often seen foxy old epi- cures pinch off one of the small claws, so as to be sure they were getting the same crab that was exhibited in advance.” Take it for a tonic in the spring —drink it all summer and keep cocl. 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It was reasoning from cause to effect, but it reminds one of the boyhood trick of shoot- ing an arrow after one that had been lost.