The evening world. Newspaper, December 30, 1907, Page 10

Gwhitened Daity Except sunday by the, Prees Publishing Company, Nos. 53 to © ¥ Park Row, New York. a > jE Domerm yeLrraen, Pre. 1 tam 1 Bove 1° 2. ANGUB OTLAW, Ree-Theday oe] Wort 1th Mreet, } i me iprecrccnne ra is Entered at the Post-Office at New York as Second-Ciags Mail iption Raz Can For Fasland_ and the Con- Mraridtor tee rare tinent ana All Countrjes : in ind) Internationa: Poeal Union. IGGS are a domestic mystery this a | time of year, The hen’s egg-laying iid machinery is so arranged that in March, April, May and June more eggs are laid than during the other _eight months of the year. In De- cember many an tge guaranteed to be “fresh jlaid” turns out. to be a case: of arrested development. The daily consumption of eggs in Greater New York is about {2,000 ; cases of thirty dozen eggs to the case. Recently’ the daily receipts of eggs have been only, 4.000 cases, or one-third of the consumption. : ; ‘He other eggs come from cold storage. In the spring, when the farmers receive a penny apiece for eggs, the thousands of cases and the bulk of; the consumption. In the wholesale market there are seventeen grades of eggs. The five best grades are what are known as ‘‘near-by” eggs—that is, eggs that fhave been laid east of Chicago. These eggs form less than. one-quarter of the receipts and Sell at the highest prices. Missouri and Iowa” are the two great egg-laying States, and a ma- fority of their eggs East. There are seven grades of these eggs, which sell wholesale at‘from 43 cents a dozen for ‘‘checks” to 33 cents -a dozen for-the best. - : Refrigerator eggs, which fonsumption, wholesale at 20 cents a dozen and less. For use in cakes, pies, omelets, scrambled and the like, refrigerator @ggs are as nutritious as “near-by. selected white fancy.” But soft dotted or poached, an‘ egg must be really fresh or a touch of stale flavor aS The majority of housekeepers could save money if they would frankly ask for cold-storage eggs. ‘The best qualities of cold-storage gs can be relailed at’a reasonable profit for 25-cents a dozen. Good Western eggs should sell retail’at 35 to 40 cents and the best “near-by” Ht is not difficult to tell the difference! between fresh-laid eggs and storage or Western eggs. bees Take 4 candle, a lamp or an electric light and turn out all the other i, « lights in the room. Then either with the hands'or a special candling chimney such as can be bought at any poultry store for a quarter, cover the one light and look through the egg at the light. Sie An, eggshell is porous and its contents quickly evaporate. If there| =~ is noticeable evaporation, which can be told by holding the egg broad >—end uppermost and noting if its contents fill the shell, the egg is not per- The Evening World Daily wholesale egg dealers and commission merchants buy up hundreds of | put them in refrigerators. These eggs now form} op Thake lp two-thirds of New York's daily’ Scan tenenatabens The Day of Rest. (SH. 3A) STOP CRYING” PAPAS ASLEEP. PLAY warty CITTLE TRUM PET Give PAPA Ing DRUN, Dick PLAY wi Tt ! if Give Taal To PA + PLAY wiTH h( WwHar’s UP TJONN 7 I THOUGHT. [OU WANTED v we Steer i A Nice Pleasant Evening at Home With Mr. and Mrs. Jarr, _ ‘The Happiest and '‘Best-Mated: Couple in This Big Town. “I don't want to go to sicep, I tell you!’ growled Mr. Jarr. _ he | “I'd rather You would go to sleep than to be so mad because I spoke to you By Roy L. McCardell, Yaebout it that all you.are doing is to try to pick a fuss with me ™o you can have W, don't go laying down on thet sofa!” said Mrs, /@n excuse to go out and play pinochle with your friends!’ “6 N=: somewhat petulantly. “Much: good it does | "TI don't.want to go out to play pinochle or anything else,” eald Mr. Jarr, “I'm me the féw times you do stay home of an even- here to entertain you What stall [ do?” ing tf I'm such tresome company that you go to sleep| “Don't bother me!" anarmped Mrs. Jarry right after’ dinner!” 3 /“t wasn't going to sleep,” sala Mr, Jarr. me, that's not nice,” sald Mr: Jarr, want 4 fellow, to be comfortable?"’ se you! i “You do rot mean that at all! said Mre, Jarr,shatt-retenting, “Being comfortable {s one thing and being impolite In another,” said Mrs, Jarr. “You might at least #it up and lknow it's better to have one’s husband-at home even If he almply mak ing place of it after supper than-to have him out with goodness kndjw who; talk with me, I'm alone all day und I am alone all even-| but, at the eame Ume, it docs hurt a woman's feelings to find that her husband ing whether you are in the house or not.” | faa no pleasure in er sommpany, that what ehe saga or does ts of no Interest to “what'll I telk about?” anked Mr, Jart resignedly. | him, that he falls aslecp mibile whe's talking to him.” . “You used to have plenty to talk about before we were “But I'm not falling asleep. Lm:very wide awak®. I was going to read," Ruarriccdp amore fay vert: : 3 3 ‘You know tt ruins one's eyes to reat while lying down," sald Mrs, Jarr. “I sang re bers had plenty tp talk about ever since!’ woulan't go to sleep In your company for anything in the world, Wot if I hedn't snorted ‘r. Jarr. #, “1 don't want to bother you; I want “Don't $04} to fectly fresh. The larger fhe air sjice the older is the egg. If bésides the air space there is a dark haze or cloud in the egg if has begun to spoil, and if this cloud has a black spot the egg is posi- tively bad, If a grocer sells eggs as the Dest product of ja “near-by”. hen aud there is an air space visible; the ges are not fresh laid, All sidrage éggs. show some Shrinkage and a . Wisible air space. ' Westem eggs which have spent several weeks ‘coming from the farm to New York al: “show an’ air ; Test the eggs sf and either ask for the’grade you get or, make sure you receive tite kind you are paying for. ; Letters from the P Smoking ‘in Officen. fn the Ea.tor of The PreninxWorid: SO. L cople. sorry to say we often have cood cause mbout men’ smpking in officer. Gtria,| Mot like to une t you have my sympathy. There are two! people who con mien in the office where I am eenployed||central offices ho smoke contincally all day. ;, 1t|gtrin are all hard workers. If we com: Wouldn't te so bad tf they emoted plain we have good cause for !t, €Pod clears: fut. oh! Well, tf £ were TELEPHONE GIRL man nnd couldn't smoke anything|. > “i 3 i Better than cabbage leayes, Lo ywouldnie| |POr a" Al-Year Vale spirit. PS US TV RVELYN. [To tye Ealtor of The Evenitie Worla: PAIR Se Aner AY\ Christmas time nearly everybody Me the Editor of The Pyening World; Where can I find in what States mar- Wlage Xconeen are not required? : Jom T. dox. My advice to fs to vistt the ani censiderate than at other sensons. Thin shows what can be done !f one tries. Why can't we all make an offor to keop kt bp all year? It will pay, a! An Unraty ‘Te the Fitor of Th: | sort of place. MRS, C.J. 3. Perhaps some of s Searcity of T. if a ‘ a the Editor of The Bvening World mon, thirteen yearn of \ saa ipsa he SNS Ling wien | Concerning the subject of the scardty eA 4 if Tot teachers, « correspondent na: ya ritht- © ed boys, At times ‘being direspecttul nd Aisobedient tochin parents, “We are prope tA moderate ofreum- Catancer, What can we do to reform hsm MOTHER takes ‘a girl to get her diploma-aeven yearw to-day, compared “10 tN fone years required not many yoarn’ ago. [And do we Ket wuperor teachiiig for | these wiree extra yearn of epending lott | bard-carned money Hello Girls fof Tha Evehing World: 9 the complaint about nome | greateat hands onerators being lazy, I wish|the teacher wii nd | Sora Je the better, for t 80 much nonsense drilled Into. Again, ' terepho \elimy We hare no tins to, 10 being I have heard subscribers talk to the| Tread the wtenographern’ complaints | Operators in abusive Innguage I should } nd find out that the | in tetter natured, more generous, Kindly, thix old earth will seem Ike another: ly) qoncerning the length of timed it}, had any mlegp in weeks!” \ exclaimed Mr. Jarr. ‘What can I do to please yout’ “ ‘You might read tu me. You ured to read to me," sald Mre. Jurr. ‘We uscd to read Tennyson tozettersg'Maud’ and ‘Hnosh Arden;’ don’t you remember?" “To be sure I do!" said Mr. Jerr, another. Do lyou want to read Tennyson?" “1 should say I had!" wid Mrs, Jerr. “The way you would give ten people things to talk about!" “Oh, weil.” said Mr. Jarr, “you can talk ns much as ten. However, come on i on the sof, and ie: us discuns matters like we used to tefore we were mar-| bs ! “Don't be silly!” sald Mra, Jerr. ‘You ured tovsit on the aofa am cross as a’ ‘ 5 y 3 5 } oto, never imind Tennyson; \at's tor young folks,” eatd Mrs. Jarr.: “I'm giad Se EO ronausiliey ching wometinies simply because you'd ween} TUR Be We cif er heh ablag onilntinsiceal worse) eee’ sinaver!eetial cnatessi ts “I'm the soul of good nature now, and you never, never speak to any other | 100k at the pipers, Tlead the paper to me; thero’s a very interesting murder in aad Mr. Jarr with a «rin. “All but me have the privilege of running.” |New Jersey, wiry aro ull the murders that are mysteries always oommitred in Ol have the privilege, too, If that ta all you care about!” sald Mrs, Jarr, |New Jersey?” ; want to spend the evening with me. AS Boon as! “It Is a matter of local pride with us thet we have a fox In New York that 11 £9 oUt On FOMe excime or another and I see.no more are bafflers.”” replied Mr. Jarr. 9)" all right: herg goer!’ it ta Just Ike thie<you eat your supper and then Anil Mr. J started in on the murder story. rep! ;wher a peoullar sounddtrom Mra. Jarry caused him (0 stop. ‘aere,| he sald, “if it's golng to get you Coy Uke that ed tp, | sh i Myre. Jarr wns fast asleep in the rocking chair, Ww. J. Bryan Tries to £ Xx By F. G. Long Out-Roosevelt Teddy. Top! Dont SHOOT! et ere LUGGED THAT DONLEY, ¥ lay on ‘a 4 0 ? “I'm not going to sleep now," said Mr. Jary: “You would if I'd let yo! replied the good lady. don't want to bore you Go to sleep If you want f0."” Another Man Behind the Gun. +¢ Bi A 16 7 7 sHoT—- 4% DucKS f—— Then he “But dan‘t mind me, 1 lioo! 4 44 | | i E, STOLE MY CLOTHES - Tit STEAL HIS GUN. OP Sa ee WILL HE HOLD” <é THE, BEARS v Zo) SPELL BOUND Magazine, Monday; December 30, "Ot qpuredT} “You'd read one page and then 1'd ‘read | He was half way through) ‘and Garow (t to the ground, writes Keble Howard tn the London Aketoh, 3¢ yale No. 30,-MEXICAN WAR—Part III.; Conquest! ‘N August, 1847, Scott's army had been re(mforced untfl it once mame J sustterea 10,00. He began his march on City of Mextes, hoping to end the war at oge blow by seizing the Mexican capital, But Semin Arta had foreseen this move and hed used the three months’ respite t= Su~ tify not only the capital, bat all the direct approaches to it. Yy To dvold these fortifications Boott took a roundabout route, Cut brought him about ten milés south of the city. Then, on Aug. 11, be cent Gen, Twiggs with the American vanguard t9 attack the nearer defenem. Santa Ana and 30,000 Mexicans: guarded forts. Fighting begaa en Aug. 20, The fortified camp of Contreras San Antonio fortress fall, and the enemy’s strong position at Cherubusco was attacked and takes Santa Ana’s reserves came up, aad all day a furious battle raged over am area of many miles. By night the Americans / dverywhere victorious and Santa Ana had fallen back, defeated, to the bapital, having lost in kiNed, wounded and captured abont 7,000. c Scott, instead of pressing his adyantaged@and storming; the city, » cepted Santa Ana's plea for a truce until terms of peace could be arraacl: Santa Ana secretly filled in this interval of negotiations by strengthening | hts d@fenses. Scott discovered this and declared the truce at an end. On | Sépt. 7 be advanced against the city, capturing itd outer forts one after janother. On Sept. § he stormed Molinos del Rey, and five days later the | ‘ gmountain fort of Chapultepec. The city was at f ‘is mercy. Santa Ana fied with the battered rem nants of his army. Avwdéputation from the capital came out and begged Scott not to allow the Amer eee icans to loot the town, but to listen to further ee Peace overtures. Scott had had one lesson in | trusting to Mexican honor and did not need a second. He angrily dis- (missed the deputation and sent Genz. Worth and Quitman into the city }| With orders to raise the American flag above the palace. As the army entered the ancient Mexican capital they were assailed eo 1,3 Surrender of the } City of Mextoo. ( by. | volleys of shot, stones and other missiles from the housetops. But the | rioters were quickly subdued and Scott was undieputed master of the place. Santa Ana wae followed up by an American detachment under Gen. | Lane, who defeated him'twice in rapid aucceasion. On Oct. 18 the dlote- |tor’s soldiers, wearying of constant defeat, deserted Santa Ana, and he | became a: fugitive: i | The Mexican war, was over. g In the United States a strong party favored the annexation of Mextes, Daniel Webster; John C. Calhoun and other statesmen opposed: the plas « | For a time it seemed as though the resulting confusion would prevent the drawing up of any satisfactory peace treaty with the conquered nation | President Polk had sent’N. P. Trist to Mexico, !n March, 1847, to treat for | peace. The negotiations failed, and Polk ordered the envoy to | Trist refuged to come back to Washington, but lingered in Mexico in fe- = grant disobedience to his superior’s orders, and on Feb. 2, 1848, succeeded. in foreies that country {6 agree to the terms he had originally been eemt to offer. a : This put our Government in a most trying position. If the treaty were ratified, {t would be an indorsement of Trist’s lence and a Herilo Cee for future envoys. If, on the other hand, if were rejected, the war (thojigh practically ended) would, nomizally at least, drag on te nitely, and ‘the faction who were echeming to annex Mexico to our country would have time to strengthen their plans. Polk and his Cabinet would not take the responsibility of solving this dilemma, pat sent sue rentals the Senate for discussion, There, after much wrar sling, delays and the passing of certain amendments, the treaty | was‘ formally ratified on March 10. Pin The Mexican war resulted in vast acquisition of territory for cur ne fon, including the untold riches of California, where « year later gold was discove From Atlantic to Pacific our domts- —~—~—— > “ions stretched unbroken. Our conquest had ea What the Conquest { riched us by an area of 522586 equare miles - Meant to the U. 8.} The war, too, had in @ measure prepared the na- tion for the far more deadly strife that was to i “follow in 1861. Many of, the officers and private soldiers who: were destined to win high ren in this later conflict learned their first practical lessons in warfare on the battle-felds of Mex- ico. ‘Among these were U. 6. Grant, W. T. Sherman, Robert B. Lee, Jefler- eon Davis and “Stonewall” Jackson. - rah I The Mexican war was over. Outwardly, the triumphant United States rested on its easily won. jaurele. But! beneath the surface the epark was already emouldering which thirteen years later was to burst into a feme , that should searithe nation’s heart and all bnt wreck her career, | By Owen Wiater. & physics your branch? Then until yesterday you must/ievek tere ¢ | Kelvin, a¢ Glasgow. Or ta it chemistry? Then it will have to be sterdam, where lives |Hugo De Vries. For zoology, to Ernst | Haeckel, at Jena; for psychology, to, Wilhelm Wundt, Leipsig: for philosophy, to Wilhelm Windelband, at Heidelberg, ‘or to Herman Cohen, at Marburg; for for Aenyriology, to Friedrich Delitzsch, Berlin; for the romance langumges, te | Adolf Tobler, Bertin, or to Schuchardt, at Gratz. Henrt Poincare, in Parts, ts the | man whose word te supreme in mathematics,” wald Owen Wister in an addres many names of men and of cttles—sixteen men and thirteen clttes—but not yet one of them American. How econ are the Americans coming, whet citlee Op | hey live in and what are the great branches of lea) © | | te American Scholars Go It Alone. Sir William Ramszy, in London; Adolf von @ncyer, tn Munich, oF Emil Fischer, in Herlin. For botany you will bave to go to Ame | Semitic philosaphy, to Theodor Noehieke, Strasburg: for classical philology, ee Wilamow!tz-Moellendert, Berlin; for Exyptolory, to Gaston Maspero_ Berlin ton “American Boholarship,” made at Harvard College. “Lat us take treath !n the midst of this roll of honor, where we have read perhaps not much higher, than Bloomfield of the J “Blt let us @well on Bloomfield, let us make much him; he counts most honornbly; while the Oki World already recognises Richards, of Hervard| tm chemiatry,?and Mfichaelron, at Chicago, for hia measurements in the velocity ef Me pactiilaane In pathology with Metchnikoft: Munich, arid Berlin, with Bren: tano and Bchmoller, lead fn economics; In netrology Berlin pomprases Struve, Sir Archibald Getkig head the liat of geolomists. * °° “Behind the: American etholar efts no external exalting force; no outside organised power fe waiting to litt him to. high places; amid our vast, hurrying, potent mediiccraey. he wanders almost lonely, almoet unnoticed, getting his strength and bis noutjehment almost wholly ‘within himselt.” } { The Doom of Profanity. By Prof. Thomas R, Lounsbury. ,WHATEVER intellectual justification there may de for profanity fe based | upon the fact that men are alming to state strongly what they feel strougiy, The habit is, in consequence, aubject to the general law governing intensives, To @ very steat extont the premtice of eweertag mee) is spectaily characteristic of a rte and imperfect civilisation With the advance of culture profantty declines, says Prot. Thomas R. Lounsbury, Harper's tor December, It declines not mo much because men bec; senative to its yiclousnees, but they do to its ineffootivences, The growth of refinement both in the individual and in the community tends more to (ts Gleuse than /all the exhortations of moralists or the rebukes of divines, Much must | ways de allowed in the ose of $articular persons for the infuence of earty ‘training. and aeeociation. Exceptions are, therefore. tpo numerous ¢o lay @owa any pouttive rule; atill, ft fe safe to eay in genera! chat a man’s intollectunl development fe largely determinel by the. extent of his tndulgince in profalty, No one, indeed, doubts Its wide preralence'at the present time. But compared to the practice of the past, ft has been steadily, even if slowly atminishing ter centuries. This does not prove that men are batter morally or intellectually tham they were. It does show, however, that there exints now a hicher average of cultivation, walch renflers the habit distasteful to inoreasinkty large numbers, eh eee The London Loafer. By Keble Howard. HEME ts one sight, above all others, that delights the eye and sladGems the heart of the Londen Joafer. Ono sight, of course, for wiloh be has nothing to pay; I mean the demolition of « bullding. He wi stand for hour after hour, hands In pockets, pipe in mouth, and head well back, wetobing half @ do%en men pick the wall from under @heame aN hy jee took ‘a typical London loafer and {nristed on hia working, fie tvould chose, am wure, to be a ‘hourebreaker," ‘The bullding up of w house t atiall.’ He takes no joy in progress anit cor and ff an occasions) houseliteaksr would but Joae his ret onto the pavement the loafer would drop in at the nearest after he corpes had been removed to -tl ¢ulal kia exesgtional lask tn a glam og musty