Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-21
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certificates 1t is not going outside of
bounds to say that since I have been a
clerk in this office thousands of such cases
have occurred under my own eyes. 1t may
he that no particular harm arises out of
this. as a rule, but that there are cases
where 1t does Is indisputable. OF course,
the marriage can be proven by church
records, witnesses, friends and other ways
and circumstances. but If the certificate
was made legal by having it recorded In
much trouble would be prevented. 1t
seems strange. too. that ministers would
be lax in such an important matter to all
the parties concerned and the pubic at
large. but the dead letter office is the I'M
deniable tell tale against them"
Drinkers of cider, which just now is in
season, cannot be too careful in avoiding
cider which is kept sweet, as the saying
goes, by the aid of injurious chemicals"
observed well-known chemist to a Star
reporter. The army beef Investigations of
last spring did great good in showing how
it was possible to preserve foods, though
they did harm. no doubt. in other phases of
the subject in starting many into the pre-
serving business who are not thoroughly
instructed in such matters. Boracic acid
Is of great value as a preventative, and so
are other chemicals. but just the same
butcher probably does more harm than
good in the indiscriminate use of them, for
unless they used with intelligence, ex-
perience and care the foods or drinks pre-
served are seriously injured as food Sweet
cider Is of more immediate value as sweet
cider than when kept until it turns into vim
egar- The turning is often delayed and very
uncertain. for sometimes it takes months
his n Ia ,ohl storS n
before it takes the final vinegar form
lille 1t Is changing 1t is dead stock, that
Is. 1t has no market value or indeed sac
Tor no one wants to buy vinegar before it
has become vinegar. Often it takes year
for cider to change into vinegar though
there are certain means by which It can
be hurried. The temptation to keep cider
sweet, therefore. Is great, and here Is
where the indiScriminate use of chemicals
harmless enough it may be If properly
used Is suggested. After studying the sub
Ject, for 1t Is an important one from an
agricultural standpoint. for some years,
am free to say that 1 do not know any
harmless way to keep cider sweet for an
unlimited time l know that there are pro-
cesses and things offered for sale which
1t Is claimed will do it, but they certainly
are injurious in their after if not instant
effects. For while sweet cider should
be plentiful, for the apple crop this year
was unusually abundant, and MANY farm
ers nave not begun yet to make cider, es-
purchased from reliable dea, ers who know
what they are selling, but what is known
as trade cider, the stuff which is thrown
upon the market without any one being a
SPONSOR Tor II, should be avoided. The
mere lact that 1t continues to remain
sweet, Notwithstanding the changes of
temperature, is enough to cause it to be
regarded as suspicious. to say the least
X \ x
4 see Senator Platt in town TODAY" said
a
Tor senator from New York There are a
whole lot of people who abuse him. but 7
want to say that he is one of the best
workers that l ever saw. and I have bee,
In TINS department for many years Be
tween sessions of Congress some senator's
and representatives never come to Wash
ington- They attend t, all their business
by correspondence, half the time failing 10
accomplish anything. Senator Plat never
Goes that. He comes to Washington once
a week. sometimes twice and he ALWAYS
comes with many matters to attend 20 for
constituents He does not think he IS too
lmportant or too big a statesman TO visit
the departments in benalf If his partv
iF4endS and constituents. and It IS slIrpris-
ing now small are the things that he per
Sohaiy takes up. He soas from one de-
par tHntht 70 another and nakeS Strong
presentation of every matter he is asked
TO look ont for. This shows that he has
given IT study and that he desires 10 ohIiga
anu heIp those who have called upon him
LOT IdNcfS. There are many men in DuhIic
lie who consider this kind Of work bensatb
thefn' and who permit their secretaries ia
look after requests of constituents excent
IN cases OF men of power or influence in
the state Senator Plat is a hard and c,c
ceSsful worker. and his Willingness IN beIn
ms friends accounts for his marvellous [onr
''oi Oh politics in the empire state"