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AMERICAN CHINESE FARMS.
A\ ACiRICI I.TI II %l iimpil.n
MAH \r;\\ AORK.
John Oonn'l Mkr M llrnn Mnn*
I nnil-Aui Murli > In Anrlril
larnl I'iimili* for tlie lii*•
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Thrf Do A<l l%|e#l nr Arrd l.nrf
From*—*#n# I 'nvorile I *-1 i ••*• I *-•
of ill** t hfnnman** I whir—\i All
of Them * nn llr Urowa In Thl*
I limn I** nml ilir Hi wmiil for Thro
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|Mrt**l Arilrlr,
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New York, N 16—KatP. pupplm and
uu i
geparm ljun* :* of t e ChlAtn m- nu
tn r* *i I * ;•. Hi# Ciilnra r* the mo
cteftttly. |# ‘Hilt in th# w rl l in thr mat
ter of sa’:ii|r ar.'l oookng. Thi* # ia*- m* n:
In born* out and rmi>la* it#l l>y thr !.i
that thr Cr.lnepi* res -i. i t in thr N* " i '
land ami Mid i • Ka • n t.*t* *i -i
their foid produ ip not l *1
from Chinte farmi i• r N#w Ark
and Boston. Tt • y <)# m it rleim-i • it
American rai?- 1 tufU'. T y < fnrn
furnleh thr v#x* 1 and f ■*% for t**
more or lr fain ; t • t.i ru ’ * • t th**
N ' v
Molt atrert, !• II _*••••■ * and D * r tre* ? ,
xther# hungry < dr li. In l< > *i* Fau
cis 1 an* may ► iitl.if# t <,i i * *lt
According iw Ch Lamb, thr f'hi-
/
Farming A It I Done In Chinn.
dtpcoverar) th* culinary \ !• of ook
•4 meat. racially of roam | l*r. How
•%’ar true this may U\ the ChltU’W# |*r*-
dilectlon for i- ir m* at is . matter of fi
Mttfti i
arr**ly known a** on art If I<* of *1 *t
Foalt. pork, and v jc t.ihl* *\ on the other,
)mnl. are the ampin of life nio*i ued.
Tuan Me!, the .Trent Celestial * xprrt on
thing* culinary, who lived ITHi-ITS?. in au
thority for th* et it ment that "chlc*ki.
plf, hah and durk are the four hero** of
the table." He rays little of vegetable*,
five where he nruftoiitHitt nome wntnlroui
reclpaa - wonderful and awe-ins id ring ml*
turtt, that take hours to compound, ac
cording to thl um*i authority. The gra|
• mat* of the Chinese |* i*le live on vege
table preparation*, however. Rice, the
great ftaple of Chlnea li/e, an not bv
raised ao far north a* New York city,
hence Iha Chine © farmers eachcw It en
tirely.
Ilarl Lack Farming hy l.ee \\ ah.
The farms Hear New York are sltuai 1
at dteinway. I* I , where the while i*--
Idents give a fool name to their (Vh-stlal
neighbors as liarr] workers, quiet and well
tehaved men It Is only the small boys
who have different opinions—and th* far
tnera reciprocate when the opportunity of
fers. The farms half a dos*T. In num
ber. are situated on either side of fltcin-
avenue, within night of Flushing
Bay. The one to the left, K*ing towards
the water, belongs to I*ee Wah. a*dilapl
datrd specimen. I:l-rlad an*l woebegone.
Chine** CtorfhouM on thft Farm at fltolnwny. L. I.
I©** oomr* from th** vicinal of Oantoi
and If* about fifty years old, if wrlnk!***
and miming te* h may t* cofi.*idert*l in
th* IlfDt of a criterion He *i*ks Kn|-
llj*h by main strength and wi u- 1* : .at* -
Jy afraid of the cam* ra rri<d by ‘he
photographer accompanying the writer
H- decline*) positively to be photograpn
ed nisi even half a dollar m-i i- .< m*
preaaion upon biro.
"No piety—no piety," he remarked, ainil-
Ing blandly. "T.sko hour*. no me." \Vhre
upon the* photographer 'took tit** i. mw
and whlla Lee waa busily ei.Kagdl upon
a description of his farm. 1 - w.ta *>nap
ped** without his knowWlgc. and, of
course, without hi* con * nt
“Me pay two hun led do la> five acres."
remarked Lee, omitting the "r." fur there
la no auch letter in the t’hlnese vo aUi
lary. "Too much. Cabbage* no gooi-ton
cold come and kill ’em all. You make
money all time, eh?"
Doing assured that the writer was
( .oc-us, I/r tlawnl somewhat anl con
fided the fact that farm ng was "no good ”
Jits rent was entirely t*u high and * * he
r*iu!d not afford to *■rg.igc help, the work
was corn ~r*oKlii;ly hard. The frost h*l
killed hla (*abl*aa*’s nd ho had money
this year. 80 nayiug lie turned and en
tered his "house " The structure is liter
ally a "th ng of ragj and patches " Bxter
nally it is dismal and gaunt—lnternally
It Is gaunt and dismal. No*r the main
entrance is an open oven made of brick,
avidently < i -uefed by the amateur hanl
of Lae. Next to it t-'ands a dilapidated
range and then > om< <in Inner room,
where a dirty bunk a broken table and
a wooden box constitute the furniture,
tlhat a t lit it •**-\turrlcan I'nriner
Halses.
Lea raises cabbage, cauliflower, water
rreoses, leek, s>w Oil* tie* spinach, dan
delion. ptg-weed, chives, garlic and a pe
culiar thing, growing * n vim • cross l>e
• ween a cucumber i*d squash. What the
litter Is called Is still and enuat remain h
mystery, for Lac'* lack of teeth make*
M* enunciation somewhat ©bmicre; ami th**
(ki*. not 'imkir.l a nd f'hln.H.
IvPr'i farm la bnrr and draolatr. The
I flve M'-rra of around rent#*! by him
|• *h mMtd-dry and teeming.y In apablr
lof i* .<i inn .mother crop. A broken plow
I i•• rdf <1 the houae, a hoe and #i** )#
; .re t.eariy A d.kapidn'e.l w <*on viands
i .r.i**r the #tu and in front th<- hous* 1 . the
hor*-* am aoid a fern da>a before, for
n< • :* I the tnon y
The other farm#, to the rlarht of Ht#ln
vrey avenue <m a trifle more |*ror*i*er
ou* < me, to the rapt. ne -lt(t of three
ii res of rubbish, with heap of deraylna
vegetable* #k>rr.lifc on# side of the
farm ho. •* A rt*r\ *l cat and Ufn
un Chinese character*) proved the only
gn of life about tne After torn*
time. . yo’.iig •ninair. rrived and hav
tra been fnax*<l .n*l • ireatened for half
j .m lout i •n. ented i. ianne photographed
I ii *!• I.ned t * ve 1.:% t ime, but aseeft
• 1 that he fi.nl niid** ti hunde l dolia’a"
fir. ft i.- ail e*p#jerv
over hill av ifd thr wept were "the’*
firms tru of land that produce.! rome.
tiv L■ • bii -<r . hand*. He rntly
irvest. i con n.i long ro*t of redery
r -it* rt evidence of th hard work of
• . in* The head ..f tle pace. Hop
a* bnptlv eng ik*<> in f. thing a
.ic* work of board t e*hr He wore
l.* r* *>f l i- tddr*#-pe |*!trrn. a
.* id**l it iiol * yj' tii v cap. He was
i and chanted u dirg when first peen
.t;i •i > oblivion* to t*. pr*%ence of
I
hi- work.
t nnirrw Arrive*: f lilnmnrn fieparl.
M.i*. ve t ike v.air fdrtur< T* queried
t* writer. Ilr.p k<kcl up. a
round, fuli*rTK>‘nf r. the pldep of which
were fovi-red wih a Ppar>** pet tie merit of
reiadiif’UM whiakera I!** blinked and in
i barso prof undo voice ex'timed.
• Not much.'*
With that. Hop ar.l a comiainlon. who
h nl b##n tmoklnx a plfw* in !h* loorwii>
**f tho houp*. ••itarwl the latt*r aiui <lia
apprer*-! from view. A oonMutation of
war * vl*lf ntly eiiMUfd, for a m>m* ni lalcr
ih# two rfapptired ainl r*x
* 1 iim*l In unison:
"Go *w.y. You no lake piety. Go ’way."
After will* h Hop r#*ume! hi* hammering
m'l bis 14# hia atnolUnir. Firwllnx that
Mint* w-r# loqua'iotM compirftl lo Hop.
the %vrH#r naui hlw eompanlon ptart#*! up
a hill'where h f*nln#re a hoeinx in .
|x>tato |atrh When they were half way
up th# inline. Ih# cultivator *lr<pi>#*l ht
h<i* nnl atart#! on h ni*a undignified am*
bl# towards u ramaha* kl# hut on the
creet of th** filll h# hod aeen th# earners.
Making %vhh* detour, ih# writer op
proached the houae from the rear and
Mirprl#d in two Inhahitonla vlxoroualy
<1 •ting Ihe preaenoe of the tamer*
fiend.
Th# building wa* larger than th# oth*
era, hut Jut aw dirty and ill-k#mi>t. On
i lue In front of th# houae hung four
final! piece# of r.iw pork, drying In the
• in. A tin waah boiler rto<*! hy, flunked
by a heap of decayed melon* and n iu#*a
<f vegetable m.itler. Aeceaa to Iho In
terior of ih# building ww refuae*!. an w.n
Mil in format lon An offer of money wa
declined with ''orn.
Information ellctte.l In ih** Ylclnlty of
Ihe farms tend# to prove tht the <*hl
neae firmer 1# not n huge ruccew# The
product# he ralne# bring about (he earn*-
prlcea ms those from Cauoaslun source-*
Th** Chinese live*. however, nci onr-flfth
of Khli'h would studs'll a white man. an I
* onsniuently. 111, chances <>( profl. able
work arc so much the g rosier. When the
product ti> ripe for th market, one of the
farmer* load© It Into a wsxon—usually
owned and run on the co-operativ© plan
—and take* the atufT lo Chinatown, where
It Is ...til to the restaurant keeper* .ml
grocer©. who may aell It at retail or aon-l
It for sale to the Chine,© colonies In
Newark, Philadelphia an.l othir cities.
Owing to the primitive manner In w:il<’h
the farming Is conducted the Chinese till,
era of the soil, after t-aylng their yearly
rental nn*l their living expetora. do not
make fortune,. As near ns cou and he as
certained. they funk'* above the r a -tual
living ahout a week If the crops are
good and no untoward arcl lent occur*.
In China th!, would constitute affluence;
In re It Is d.ffcrmi.
These farmers are. however held In
high esteem by the denlxen, of China
town. for the latter f<* not tike Amerl
* m-r.ib e 1 products. Thl, dislike goes |o
the extent of preferring dried vcgrlahpa.
imported from China, to the fresh ones
otMHlnable here.
liuslstory 1.11. es mid Dislike* nf the
frlesf Inis.
Yuan Md. the culinary expert, men*
Honed above, asserted: “A ham Is a ham
but In point of goodness two hams will
Is* o, widely separated as the sky and sea,
Ho the credit of a good dinner should be
divided between the cook and the stew
ard. I** per cent, to the I,ward and *>
tier cent, for the cook " This It why the
Chines© cook Is so particular about tha
Ingredients of his mysterious concoctions
Yuan lias laid down some very strict
rules, which the Chine-<• chef, with *nv
pretensions to reputation, must follow.
Says Yuan:
■He who would serve the n,h aright
Must wash until the sinews I'low r
while.''
And this holds goods In all Chinese
cooking. When the cook I* through with
bis dishes, he eorubn them thoroughly and
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1900.
DON'T HURIII .JP
TK* time toaee thatW /
the label bears the
signature in t!ue_
Then you are
sure you have
the real A
LIMJ G
COM i®EMIS ract
hang* them up. When he n**da them
again, he wa*he* them once more, for
fear that In the lnterv il duel may have
pettlei upon them The**- rule* apply to
both the Chinese and the Manchua. but
In th<* matter of tastea th<*s two race*
differ materially The Chinese are
devotee* of poup; the Manchua adore
baked men The c’hinr.te art fon<l of
pinewa, the M in hui have a lik
ing for a* Plug•* -tough and taatelraa aivi
In app* trance like turtle fat, corrugated
like trtpe. The Chineaa like pee-yon. an
aromatic pa nee; the Mine bus prefer mol*
ta-f’ng. a mucc." made of
fruit a ids boll* I down to marmalad*
thl knepp.
A universal dish i* chicken breapf. rut
into rul-ta and pfew and w th the liver. Htill
nrwvth'r la Muffed goldfish. The hah are
acraped and cleana* I and muffed with a
vegetable priate anl steamed until c*vke<l
A popular aide dlih Is aoy lwan boiled
with wheat and pie-tifully pe.jioned with
**lt. Only the l>eter daeaea can afford
this* di-*h t for aal? I* ii government monop
oly In China, and i expensive tn conse
quence. No Chinaman will cheeae
for It in eonaid red "rotten milk.'* Th*
Chinese are exceptionally fond of a
sweetmeat ma le ft at the s*eda of th*
arbutus Curtard eggp ore another del
icacy. Thla *A'h is a true Chinese con
ceit Th* original content* of the egg t
are blown out through appropriate hob
and the shell filled with custard of all
the rolorp of the rainbow* Then the
hole* ,ire plugged up and the egg* *iearn
ed. A f*-*w other trifles, to tickle the pal
ate of th* Chines** gourmand* arc; T ien
va txu. fattened du< k; fengchl. aalted
chicken, taatlng like ham; htio t'ul. ham
cured with paltpeter, white in color and
taatlng like veal: yu ch'ih, shark fin. r**
vembllng amber gela’lne; hnl li txu. devil
ed oys*erp. with mu*hroom: t’ang ta # u
you. flsh prepared with * weet aauee; pine
apple chicken—the fowl being tone l ar.d
sliced and fried with leek, celery and
water nut. and served with a sauce of
pineapple and vinegar.
The dlh of di*hoe i* the moincake, eat
en by all Chines** at the M.on Featlvnl,
the 15th day of the elgrith Chinese month,
which usually cornea In autumn. The
mooncake Is made of a black bean. Is th**
Typical Chinese Farm Home.
slae of an American meat pie and Is
tiled with a black past** that t .*tes lik**
a mixture of sand and glue and w< igha
the eater down with woe ai <1 anguish. It
U eaten at th# 1 beginning of the meal,
for. ns Yuan M l says: "bet halt food
come first ami afterwards food of a more
negative flavor, i-et the heavy precede Hu
light. I*et <lry dishes |r ‘ole those with
gravy. No flavor must dominate."
St orlroininK" of the l ocal t llmate
Not all these d* Ired dishes can b ob
tained here The Chinese furrnlt g *om
rminity at Steinway sa*ll> admit* that
this climate la (insulted to th- growth f
many highly esteemed vegetable* one. In
particular, which resembles a large pea.
fails to sprout In the local soil, despite
frequent endeavors to cultivate It. 'Much
try, no good.” says the yellow-skinned
farmer He says It with gloom, too. for
he could get goo 1 prices for that and
certain other vegetables and fruits which
are now Imported In dried form from
China, thereby losing the best of th- ir fla
vor. "Fllsco alle some (non- better,” de
clares one of the agriculturists, who has
lived In Ban Francisco. t>n the llartflc
coast the Chinese gardener succeeds bet
ter with his “truck.” but he sells It all
In the local markets aid sends none of It
acroas the continent. The cultivated arcs
a Steinway and the farms outside of Ho*,
ton run by Chinamen furnbh the Chine**
markets of the Kastern cities,
Kdgar Mels.
A POST BLEt TlOfc PARTY.
It Makes a Jolly Thanksgiving Kn
tertalniuent.
Washington, Nov, It.—The woman
who lack! leisure or Inspiration
to design an evening affair for
post-election day* will prrhapa welcome
this plan for a delightful one toube given
shortly In Baltimore.
To ropy It In detail hulld your evening
upon a eerie* of game* or contest* which
can hv participated In by any number of
persons, although beat adapted to a email
gathering of fifteen to thirty people.
Drape <be drawing room for the occa
sion with rrd. while and blue hunting.
Kill tall cut glass xascs with red. white
ami purple chrysanthemum* for the table
and manlle ehelvee. Tie bark the cur
tains with ribbon of the three color* and
swing broad hands of It down in grace
ful loops front the chandelier or central
point of the ceding
Begin the evening by a grnernl con
course to decide who can, In live minutes,
draw from Imagination, or memory of
some portrait, the hie! likeness of the
great first President. Distribute colored
chalks and blank car ls with which and
on which the sketch Is to he made. The
moments of start and ftn.sh should he
annoonetd by the ringing of a little bell.
Kach artist sign* hl sketch with a mitn
te-r Inatea 1 of i name and bear* hi* num
ber in mind. Th* sketches are examined
arid decided upon by sane one who ha*
net Joined In the game The maker of
the beat sketch should receive three point*
to count toward* the pries which ore
to be awarded at the end of the party.
The maker of the second best sketch re.
ceivr. two points and the third cue point
lmmedtatly after the decision regard-
Ing the points, the player* dinar tholr
chairs together, forming , w.de elrcl*.
for a test of their knowledge of the
presidents of the past. For this, each
•terson pis*' ll * receive* a sheet of pa er.
,on which the following ques lon* are
I written, with blank spore* o. pu He for
.he -nswera:
What president had a son who bectm
president- John Adsms.
What president died with the now
famous wotds: *'Thla Is the lad Of eirth.
1 .im content?" Join Q Adame.
Who w •- the ir* h prc* bigot of th* U.
0 ? Buchanan.
What vb e.prealdeot ber*m* preskleni
by the dentil of TnylW* Fillmore,
By the death of G.irf - !dt Arthur
>\ hat president fought the lost battlf
of the war of l*!?* Jackson
During the aim rdf ration of what
president did live lul-dm* purchase and
Burr’s trca.oa oorur? Jeff*r*k*n’a.
Under whal p • Ibnt th* war ct
1112 htrun? Madison
Whit president outlined a famous
for* ign p.J y ’ Monroe
W iMt two pr sidents died th* same day?
Adam.* and Jrff* ron.
Wnit two | r* -.fiends were •a.urinated **
Eincoin ir 1 Oarfleid
Wht president served i* generals In
Mexican war? Taylor and Pie re*
Dating Miit administration dii the n
-nexatioi. >f T* xi* and h** Mexican war
occur t.<ke place? Polk s.
I*re*ide til in I liwlilrma,
Allow flf-tren minutes for answering this
list. Award a lu the urst contest, three
points two pol its an*] one point, respec
tive y, for tlie fir.-t. *e oi;l ar*| tho third
beat set of anawera.
The third lout miy be even more
unique For tins colie*! a series of smill
o* J- ts. e.*< h one of wnicli rrpreaenta th**
emblem of s *m* p lltical < imiasign of th*
past Th** emblem* should not be t.ik*n
in hlatorlc.il aueceslon, as dhl- would give
too kn*l u itint towards the a rawer. They
should be ** th r ughlv Jumble*! that
ti c venblem of .i.-liingt* r>. bad his ele
tioncertny had an i-mblem. might come
lot the list.
Thus the first object passed might !*■
a toy brink In the familiar design of log
cabin. If this cannot • procured it could
is- rop. •<lby an illustration of the same
tough dwelling o f-.rin the rally -matk of
William Ibnry llarrlaon's presidential
race For the <ond symbol a small toy
root*t*r of lha kind that can be had in
the aho! s for a penny might bo chosen
This stands for "the co**k <ht hasn't
crowed ;n thltty year-,* h favorite tanner
with Clev* Unl * mprfrter‘a during on*
of hi* • .imfiaigns. The third c<*uld b a
small piece of wo and cut to represent the
rail si Ich was Uruoln’s coat of arms
For th# next puxxle roll ttp#*n the scene
a |d**blan looking keg laM**! "Hard
Cider." which will gtva another popular
irsignbi of William Henry Harrison’s
campaign, while a big uncouth "beaver
borrow.d fur the occasion fr>m amateur
theatr! al ut plies should suggest the
"Grandfather's Ha " f his desK*en*lant.
I.lttle I.w of wlilt** and gold ribbon will
tw* readily re ognlxed as the
of the r* ** r*t cotnap i-si A <linn* r pl'
having the word "Full" upon It in capital
letters would hint very cleverly at an
< mbiem c f the Itcpublican party during
the first McKinley-Brv.in struggle. The**
are but a f**w of the many that can be
employed him! among which each giver
of an •*!* •> lon party * .in choose to suit
her fan find couvcnl* nee. Points toward*
the pines are given here as before
Let the n‘ knuiniut Of our presidents
foiitt tli. <iinicu> y at the fourth stage of
the t nivrUP inert. These should be writ
ten otie .it a time upon a hlacktuierd and
numi en and. One mtnuie Is allowed In whlcti
to gw*.- and write down the name of
the executive to whom the title was ap
plied. Toe list of nicknames Is a* follows
Who was called—
Hall-splitter of the West? Lincoln.
Hero of New Orleans? Jackson.
Old Min Eloquent? J. Q- Adams.
Canal It"}? t’arfleld
Northern Man with Southern Princi
ples*' Huch.it.an.
Tippet anoe 7 \V. H. llarrlsoo.
Honest Abe? IJncoln.
Hough ami I: idy? Tailor.
Let the l>cst 11-ts of answers count her.
for the priie ns in the foregoing games
hlx famous quolar.ions from the oratory
ami will legs of our presidents are next
produced Only speeches which are pet
ficily umlllar to the average American
are available for this purpose. Write them
one laics* the other upon sheets of paper,
having as many sheets as there are
guests. The six quotations given here
would make a good foundation for the
choice:
Who said—
To be prepared for war la one of the
most effectual means of preserving peace:
Washington.
_ *
The Ood that save u* life gave us liberty
at the same time? Jefferson.
We mutually pledge to each other our
lives, our liberty and our sacred honor?
Jeffcreon.
This hand to tyrant* ever sworn the
foe.
For freedom only deal* the deadly blow
Then shouths In calm repose the venge
ful blade
For g<*ntte peace In freedom's hallowed
BAD DREAMS
Caused by Colt# e.
”1 have Ircen a coffee drinker, more or
less, ever since 1 tan remember, until a
few months ago 1 became more and more
nervous and Irritable, and finally I could
not si* * p at night for I was horribly dl
turbed by "r. .tins of all son* and u specie
of dlMrc-r.ng nightmare.
‘’Finally, after hearing the experience
of number* of friends who bad quit coffee
nnd gone to drinking I’oatum Food Cof
fee, and learning of the great benefits
they had derived. 1 concluded coffee must
bo the cause of my troublis. so 1 got sotm*
j oat tun ' B and hid tt m* i*
strictly according to direction*.
“I w is astonished at th" flavor ami
taste. It >nv|rr*:y loik the place of coffee,
ami to m> vciy great satisfaction, I Is-g.in
lo sleep peacefully and sweetly. My n-rve*
Improved, and 1 wish 1 could warn every
man, woman nnd child from the unwhole
some drop, ordinary coffee.
I‘oepl, r< ally do not appreciate or r*a
llxe what a powerful drug It is and wht
terribl" effect It ha* on the human sys
tem If they did, hardly* a pound of It
would be sold 1 would never think of go
ing ba k lo coffee again I would almost
at soon think of nutting my hand In a
fire after I had once been burned.
"A young ladv friend of ours. Miss
Emile Pierson, bad stomach trouble fdt a
In g time, and could not get well as long
na she used cotlee. She finally quit coffee
and began the use of Postum Food Cof
fee otid ts now perfectly well. Your- for
health. Don't publish my Borne " ller
ington. Kan. Name given by Posium Ce
real Cos., Ltd., Buttle Creek, Mich.
KDNYON’S
GOLD
CURE
Whn Prof Munyon y* whu ht Cos <1
Cur- will do only say* whl .l lor
world know#. N-any .v.rybcdy ..rni, to
b laklnc ,hi, rr.. .y wnrnrvrr ■ .old
,PI .jr. Ii rrlirv., inr hr. 1, ivo.e, ihroai
and luny, o quirk.y lhat a cold nerd no
lonrrr it* a for. runner of ari.-iye. diph
theria or pneumonia
Kvery one of h.e remedlea la a* ure
Ail drußKlne. moMly 2V vial. Ou.de *o
Health free Write to llroa lway and 3*ih
at.. New York, for medical advice free
■hade? J Q Adams.
Our Federal Cnion. It must be pre
served? Jackscn
W.ih ma loe towards none, with chnr.
Ity for all, with firmness in the right ae
flod gives ua to s. e the right? Lin
coln.
Fifth Hu nillmp.
Follow th. quotallot-s hy twelve ques
tions about iinet la ! e. of the Whit. Houae
This .-emtio! tail to prove InteresilnK and
enjoyable. |Jo not attempt anything ab
struse or of purely antlqimrmn interest,
but loise the questions somewhat upon
he frliowing plan:
Whut first lady of the land fled from
Washington to et ape the Hrltlsh? Hol
ly Madison
What was Mr* IJn oin's name before
marrijee? Miss Mary Todd.
Name three earh President* who mar
ried widows? Washington, Jefferson and
Madison
What early President married a New
York it rl? Monroe.
Whom did John Q Adams marry’
Louisa K Johnson cf Maryland
What President had a troubled love af
fair and marriage’ Jack-on.
What early Pie.ldem I k- Washington
married a widow tailed Marthw? Jef
ferson.
For the sixth and last handicap pr
pire a act of car- s havlr.g the names of
t!*e Presidents In anmi.rm iaini<l or
pasted upon them A soip .ivert semeni
fa woman t>en<lirg over a wash t h. If
combined wltti a sketch of a coll s ; 'n
full of coal will leiggest Washing-ton to
the alert player. Oi e link e,f a chain
with the word "On” wri ten beside It
will give Lincoln (Itnk-rni ti an nnm *-
takeable way. A t illor cutting clcth Ip
p<d from a magaalue or simply t i’ll r't
adverllamen <an figure os Taylor. The
word Eve alone on a card wou'd create
tnu h merriment when 11-eoter and as
Adama (AJ.im ). A lecture fa pir h
ment will w.th the words "I do hereby
bequeath” could be d-dected lo ni an
(Irani Two trsiws of hay coul l a i* and
for Hayes. A photograph of aims tow
cut in half and pa-led uim the same
card would give Cleveland (Cleovelandt
Many of the other President* C'>uld be
wnrkwl out in the- same way If a lo g-r
lie, Is desired
This KITOO brings the series to a rlose
the player lo whose ,r -ount mo't jo nts
are •! down, winning first ptiae. This
award might be nn art phot>gr ph of
one of our plcture-que lawmaker*—
Washington. Jefr.u*<,:i M <ll m
or Monroe. A well written boo'e oi tho
making of our President* w. u.d be very
ippropriata as a *e ond prUe. and "tie
containing short biographic- . ( the ladl'a
of the while house n go.*! third.
VEIL* WITH SLKBVKS.
The Wooten of Korea Wear long
White Sleeves llanalng n Either
Aide of Tlielr Veits in Itemem
hrnnee of Tltrlr Heroic Ancestors.
In Korea, where Chinese customs pre
dominate. It Is hard to at count for the
origin of the veil. The women of the
well To do middle ond upper classes ar
kept most sedulously guarded. The latter
are seldom allowed to go out at all, and
then only at night.
A curious iah< - told to account for a
certain feature of the veils. This con
sists of a pair of do|endent and evldenlly
useless sleeve* win cuff*, of another
. eior, at the bottom. V* 11 Is not a prop* i
word to u-e for this head covering, for
tt Is of thick material—coiton. linen or
grass cloth—and It would he Impossible
to see anything ihrough It. It ts always
white to match the other Korem gar
ment*. A* notion— from coolie to man
darin—they all Wcor It. The woman I*
idtgcd to push ttie folds of the veil away
from her eye* *o that she may look
<lirough the aperture. The tale concern
ing them Is this:
Several hundred years ago. when Korn
was lighting the Chinese, the cut r-’
Korean army and all the nvn In the cap
ital of Seoul had marched out In defers •
of that capital to meet an attacking force
toward the north At the f ime time an
other force, unknown to the Kor-on*.
approached Seoul from the s nth. Since
every aide ldel man had alreidy rone
to the attack, the city and th- rema ning
Inhabitants were threatened with dee tu -
■ ton The Korean women, however. Ilk*
th' r sisters In other ports of the world,
devised a plan hy which they might fru
strate the enemy They dome! their hus
tstuds' long white garments with Hie wl l#
sluesa-n. and gathering tore her. ma cel
boldly toward the foe who appall'd ly
the sight of such an unexp" ted fm e of
Koreans, fled In haste, and the cltv *
saved When the army return'd ond It
was made known what the women had
done. It was decreed that Iherciti r "they
should wear m< n's slcese* hang n* fio:n
their veils a a nvark of honor and a
badge of their bravery In the national
Vls'en more uncomfortable than the veil,
must be the massive h * ‘•'df"** o' ,h ®
woman who acts as bridesmaid at a
Kotean wedding. The rule* of Ir n -dad
Korean etiquette and mind that el. shall
l„. dressed In this way. >o no one things
of questioning the custom Hue ma- e*
of fatso hair—"switch'*." a* we call
them-are piled t" •> fantastic way cn
the unfortunate woman's head, till a won
dvrful effect l* obtain* I
Anna Northend Hentamln.
Palling nn Klriiliiint', TtwHh.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
, tn the Chy of Mexico, a mntn
m.,*i . elephant was sue e-efu'.ly relieved of
Jn aching tooth Th" to.n was twelve
Che* long, the diameter at th- root be
ing no fewer than (our inches. After the
swollen gum had been thoroughly soak- I
wl l It cocaine, a three-quarXer-Inch auger
was useel to make a hole through It. lo
bore through solid Ivory Is by no m-ons an
easy task, and the veterinary surgeons
b*.l to handle the instrument* In turn*
Even then the work ' suspended ev
er v now and again, owing to the anlm.i
a'siting wrought up. On th'se os-aslons
further doses of cocnlne wre injeete-l.
and after a couple of hour-' hard work
a hole was successfully drllle.l tnrough
the tooth. A brief rest was then taken
before the most Important part of the
work began. Thin ">nl-id in running
an iron rod through the hole, the ends of
which protruded about four inches on
either side
A rope un Inula m diameter, which hal
been soaked In Isr. was Men tied to each
cud of *he bar and ttvlsted about the
tooth In nuch a fashion that U could ROt
sl'p The preparation* wrre completed
by running part of the rope through a
pulley, carrying It out and attaching It
to the trnen* of four strong horses.
The dramatic moment came when the
word was given to the driver to whip up
hi* liorsew. Crack! crack' went the team
ster's whip, and with a long pull and a
strong pull, accompanied by plenteous
fcAduwlof, out came the tioubleeomo tooth.
THE GAME OF FHKF. LAM E.
A Tew Sport That Is Salted to Any
Time of the Year.
Fpart begin* by "ehoos.ng up *ld?s"
It la never a very difficult question for
a crowd of hoys to decide who shall act
as captain let the captains now step to
the front and sups*lntend marking out
the field.
Th* field for Ih* gam" of freelances I*
shown in the dljgrara. It consists of six
red and alx white squares The squares
will, of course, not be really red and
white; but for convenience are considered
alul quftcii cf as being so
If the game Is pleftA In the city the
field can be tr.araed out with white chalk
on the sidewalk or oi an asphalt street
If an open lot or in Hie country the field
can he laid out by driving pegs and
stretching strings heiwecn th. m.
The squares are regularly al'OUt fifteen
feet across; uui exact mea-uremen:* need
not be followed, the else of the squares
being regulalcsl by the space avails' I".
A chalk mark or a handful of lime may
be used to help cL-lli-gu sh the red squ ires
from the white; tut this i* not at all
necessary as It Is quit# easy to rem miter
that etch alternate equate Is red. as
shown hy the black disks tn the diagram
The first two square* cn each side of the
.’entral Hue are known as -the commons,
those following as the courts and th
last two on each end as the thrv.ne* or
goal* The line running horlioniallv
thiough the common court and throne
of each s-de divides them Into what ts
known as fortified and open ground.
For Instance: in the field shown in the
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The Way to P lay the On me.
• Itagram we will •unpo>e that the reds
are defending the hfl lwtw! goal. Now
-ill th# squares lo th# left of the central
;lnc are within their territory, and all
tho square# to the right of the central
line are the territory of th# whites. The
red squares of white’s territory are known
a** whites open ground and the white
squares of whit# # own territory ar#
known a# fortllled ground and the r**d
squares of red’# own territory are known
,s fortified groun 1.
Bill and Hall.
From ar old dry goods box. or barrel
en h player mu?t furnish himself w.th
a bat Every boyghouW take pride enough
tn his sport to moke his hit carefully,
and if h# wishes to play the gtm# well,
too mu h trouble cannot be t.k#n in
fashioning Ih# hat to h!s liking Bov era I
of the best form# are shown in the dia
gram and the player must ch-'oae that
which suits him beat.
it gives a very good grip and adds
@ ® ®
l#i la| jar
Ball. Bats. Shield and Court for Free Lance.
greatly to the etrendth of the bat If the
handle is vviaepe-i with twine, a, shown
A light rubber ball of any kind may
be used to |>lay the game; but tne l*st
Is of lion*' manufacture. It Is -soft enough
not to hurt wfim It itrlkes a payer an I
does not bounce too ta.-tljr Wind a pie o
of soft rubber or corncob tightiy with
soft yarn or worsted and cover It. as
shown tn the diagram, with any kin 1 of
strong cloth.
Shield*, like I hot shown In the d.agram.
arc Mvmeiimv* Worn on the left arm and
are used lu turn the Util aide, or to
strike much av one would with a bat.
< aptnlus ant) Men.
Tlaclng the men i a very Important
factor in this gain.. and the two captains
must use great u I acre lion In arranging
their force*. The iMWliiontt which Ihe men
shall occupy in thc-lr own squares Is left
entirrly 10 tne skill of Ihe captain, except
that at least oiu man must always be
placed "In goal," that I*. In the fortified
giound of Ihe Ihrotie Aside from this
ho may If he choose nil some of the
square* full to overflowing and leave
oilier* entirely empty; but red must al
ways i-tov in the red squares and while
In tho white equares.
Men placed In ihe open ground or the
opponent * t.riliory arc known as attack
ing panic* Men placed In ihe fortllled
ground of lheir own territory arc known
us (he home guard.
The flame.
The object of Ihe game Is to capture
first tho common, next the court and
lastly the throne. The side first securing
five goals w Ins A square ts raptured when
the ball sir.kes the ground or a player
within that square If the open ground
of the section attacked ts not occupied
by nil attacking party both open and
fortified ground must be defended.
When the ball has ©rce h en put In
play It cannot he touched except with
the. bat or shield of a player. If the bill
THE FIRST BORN /'B,
is naturally a subject of wonder and worrintent .-4jvy^q r OT
to the yount; mother. Happy and easy will she KL.
, ", so , tIM; k ' n< J fr'fnd tells her of the marvels iy
of relief to be obtained by the uae of akm w
'‘Mother’s Friend"
There is nothing in the world like this simple r3*
liniment, used externally. It relaxes all strains i.-T \
and distensions, soothing headaches and nerv- •=* ,'#\\ \ N
ousncss.as well as relieving "morning sickness." V
Lf rv * r, ?r"* , ." ,, " ,b ’'n*r-M*stwirrt v aw. Wrtt.l* ///froi' t „
“ *'V t'„. TW. Alt.a.
strikes the ground or a player or a ph
within a square ran attacked. .-
ball goes out of bounds it is c,, . , *
While the ball la In p.ay th- p! ...
remain In ths square* lu wnlri, t *
been placed, on no account ar ■ .
step over th* line*.
The square attacked ts forfr *q .
either side breaking a ruin
When th* ball I* dead the rapt t i.„ m
rearrange their men If they cho . , ,
ev The side which do—, not put t . ,
In play wdl have the privilege to ., rra< ,
Ing their men last If no atta king ...
It placed within the ©pen ground o
square the whole squaie Is ■o. sq,
fortlfleol ground and Its defend r,
cross at wll! from one sl le to the oi ,
At the beginning of a game #nd r
each goal play Is begun hy ,ome p| , v r
"In oal " When the t>all is <e id j
1* resumed by some payer In the ~
of the same name rone-pond ng t,. • ,
one from which It has been knock l
of bounds or to the one in which | h >
struck a player or the ground.
For Instance: If the ball strike |c t .
fortified gi uud of red's court w en i
court ts not being attacked : la 1 w: ,
tesumed by one of the white id yer
the open ground of red's ccur; If i ..
are no white players In the oteu . ~ ; ,
of red's court pliy I* continued t j
oie tn the fortified ground of w . i * . ,
court. If there ts no player In the fort .
fled ground of white's court Hen pi.
continued hy someone "lu thion*. a,
at the beginning of a gam. o att . ,
goal.
A toas-up decldr* which rlr-t a I p
while and which red. It'd la alwiy,
gnsntsd first play and Is therefore u
chosen hy the winner of the to,"-
A capture cannot be made by a a rv
(the first play after the halt he- b-w
declared dead) from the equate nest t>
the one attacked. As an example, t
common cannot be captured by a •-rr.
either from the open grour.d of the ca
mon or from any part of the atta-kert
common or from the open ground of ht
defender's court. A* soon as the rail h*>
been struck by a second player tn * n
other square a capture may b* made In
the tower of the small diagram >ou w 9
see how a goal may be scored when tta
serve fall* to an snacking party U>
Open ground of an enemy's court.
The arrows show the direction of Ills
ball. If red. tn the beginning of a rsm*
plays directly for tho common of h
enemy those protecting lhat square can
easily gauge the direction of the ball set
capture red's common by a single stroke
The small diagrams show two excfll-Bl
play*, either of which are likely to '
fuse the opposing side and •ft t a < ’*■
ture; but any boy will *oon icaro Re
game well enough to Invent Ms t”
1 plays, of which an almost tntltixs
| variety t* possible. J. H. Beard.
Caught s llwlty AA’halc.
From (he San Francisco Chronicle-
A baby whale, two and a ha.f fee’-
length, was washed asfhore In Ih' break
i-r. a few mlk* south of th
latu Sunday afternoon, a*'*• !r ;
medialely picked up by C- Faker.
8.. U rl* and (teorge Whistler, who
walking on the beach. The Mttl w rn '
was lively an.l In sound con, ' lon, .
parcnlly. except for a slight brti on
side of hi* head, and In half *n hj
the young men had him In a rcefit*
Mle.l with sail waler. The III'!"
was brought lo Ihe city, and t rh'' l
well iha yesterday. o the im * l ' 1 ’' tl
of his captors, he had grown a' E
of nearly four feel- He I* on of __
blue *i>eciw, and Mow* vtgoro • '
of the time he Is thrashing •" 1 *"
lank. Seafaring men who l '“
the little whale yesterday sal* ' O ,
never *een so diminutive a ft- irn ''
his *iecte# hefore. hul that he was r .
Iheles* whale. Hl tail l* *hu; • ■
Is already avoided by he yoking ">•"
have taken It upon thcmse.ve *°
the embryo leviathan to adui< s.t'
Nnntehed Child From Am :
From the Philadelphia trt>L" r
Williamsport. Nov. 7.—Mrs. ?*V,jte
aiuin. I>Ar AmlerK n Hl'.l. kt
yejilrrciay th*t h 1 attA#k*<l ti* ir ' q-h#
was attempting to carry It '
clilkl Is stout two years of age
In the yard, near the rear off ’
when the eagle pounced upon _ rl
mother, who was working in an y<
of the house was attracted by' ■ 1
erlem. and. hurtylng to Its aid ...
tho eag> Instantly she securet
and bottled with the bird ?•' ..cy
han's face, arm* and bod>
lorn.