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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-15
SPECIAL SERVICES.
Lecture Room of Douglas M. e.
Church Dedicated.

The lecture room of the new Douglas M.
e. Church corner of 18th and H streets
northeast. Rev. DR.. s. M. Hartsock, pas
tor was dedicated yesterday. The services
began at 9:15 o'clock in the morning with a
reunion of the Sunday school, Addresses
were made by Former Superintendent D.
d. Thompson, E. M. Wheat and R. S. Trim
BILE. The morning sermon was by Rev DR..
E. D. Huntley, pastor of Trinity NJ e.
Church.
At pm. the dedicatory service proper
took place at which time addresses were
delivered by Bishop Hurst. Presiding Elder
Wilson and Rev. DR.. Bristol, pastor of
Metropolitan M. E. Church In the even
Ing the sermon was preached by Presiding
Elder Wilson.
Services in connection with the opening
Of the new house Of worship will be con-
tinued as follows: Monday night, ."rhe
Prophecy of Joel:' Tuesday night, .'The
Holy Spirit on Us for Work." Wednesday
night. The Fuilness Of the Spirit" Thurs
day night, ''The Administration of the
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Not In The Ice Combine.
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learning why the May dividend was not
PAID and TO report at a meeting OF Inc
stockholders to be reid Wednesday after.
noon al o clock in the same place
A stakeholder said he had deposited h,,
holdings, but would Immediately WITHDRAW
them, having been advised that this could
legally be done. as consideration for their
purchase mad not passed. Several other
stockholders also signified their intantions
of sending Geographic instructions TO the
Fourth National Bank to withdraw their
stock.
Mr.. James r Barbour stated that Mr.
Letter had authorized the statement thai
his stock would not he sold under the pres
ent agreement
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that a child could pass them. How much
they were mistaken Is tod by the returns
of the examiner for that examination,
showing that out of twenty-odd applicants
less than 70 per cent obtained marking
sufficient to make them eligible to appoint
ment And yet there was nothing in that
examination which could be criticised.
Since that time the methods have under
gone slight modification. A little more
time is given for the working Of mathemat-
ical problems. but the standard has not de-
Perforated in the slightest, and it is not
the purpose of the director that 1t shall.
He realizes that he is part of the twelfth
census and that to make a success 1t is
necessary to surround himself by a COM
petent corps of assistants
A statistican has done much to bring
ignominy upon himself. far as the ap-
pilcants are concerned. by getting up
statement to the effect that the chances
FOR appointment in the census taking the
applications filed today as basis and the
few examinations that have been held as
an argument, are ] in 169. There are some
politicians bold enough to assert that this
examination cannot stand, but thew are
men who are not familiar with Director
Merriam and haven't seen his Anglo Saxon
cast OF features and the broad chin and
determined mouth. If there is anyt hing IN
physiOgnomy Director Merriam is a man
of strong determination. He says the ex-
aminations will continue and that the peo-
pie who obtain employment in the census
will pass them; that the percentage mark
which must be attained is 70 and then he
smiles and asks the pointed question If he
is not right No one has been bold enough
to say No, for every one realizes that
without merit the twelfth census viii be a
useless piece of work.
Where They Are Held.
A reporter of The Star, in company with
one OF the stan artists, visited the examin-
ing room the other day and made few OBJ
servations. The examination is conducted
in a small room in the basement of the
Maltby building, and here twenty-one
young ladies and gentlemen struggled, per-
spired and worked their respective amounts
of gray matter in figuring out simple cues
tons in addition, subtraction and per
centage. Many Of them would have given
worlds had the percentage part been left
of The examinations begin at 9 O'Clock
sharp and the applicants are assigned seats
around two tables placed parallel to each
other lengthwise of the room. At each seat
there Is paper. pens, ink and erasers Ex-
aminer Powell took his position at the end
OF the room and asked for the undivided
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Holy Spirit" Friday night, How May 1
Receive This Baptism?' Saturday night,
"The Blessing of Entire Sancttfication."
Sunday May 81, ali-day meeting-9:15
am, Sunday school, Decision Day" IL
am, The Great Need of the Church,"
pm, "Old-fashioned Love Feast" Gas
pm. "Epworth League" 8 pm, How to
Be Saved"
The edifice has been fully described in
The Star
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About your
Waiting.

This week promises a busy six
days in Mattings. The record has
already been broken-this years
selling up to this time far surprising
any other. If YOU have not as yet
made the acquaintance of our three
great Mating Departments and the
possibility of your saving large part
OF what you would pay elsewhere
there will not be a better time than
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OBJECT TO THE SALE,
Dissatisfied Holders of Gas Stock
AdOpt n RESOLUTION.

After the close in Saturdays Star of the
report of the meeting of the Washington
Gas Company's Gissatised stockholders the
following resolution, offered by Mr. F. A
Richardson. was unanimously adopted:
That it Is the sense of the stockholders
of the Washington Gas Light Company
here represented that under the cjrcum-
stances we deem it inexpedient to dispose
of our holdings under the proposition set
forth in the circular addressed by the Off
GERS OF the company to its stockholders"
A committee, consisting of F. A. Rich
ardson. Charles A Shafer and James f.
Barbour, was appointed to wait upon the
directors OF the company for the purpose of
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too brief for the work. In percentage a
great many just threw down their pencils
in despair. When the examiner explained
that he wanted 121a per cent of ) there
was d look of terror on nearly every face,
and when they were asked to give 80 1-3
per cent Of few of them attempted the
simple division. And SO the examination
continued mathematics being the bugbear
and history and general information being
second in point of difficulty. There was
great reve1ry in the examples in addition
and, strange TO say, few correct answers.
Some of the letters which the applicants
were requested to write to the director Of
the census as a test of their ability in the
handling of the English language are mar
vels of rhetoric and photography. Some of
them We're positively ludicrous and many
of them referred in scathing diction to the
difficulty under which they were laboring
at that examination. There is every ele-
ment of fairness, however in the eXami-
nation, and Mr.. Powell is rather enient
When 1t comes to marking the papers he
is absolutely without knowledge as to the
applicants name, and merely has the file
number upon which to work. Arithmetic
counts so; English, 80, and geography, his
tory and general information. 20.
All Applicants Not Examined.
1t is not every applicant who is fortu-
nate to be called for examination. After
the applications are filed they are care
fully perused and the Endorsements rated
of the applicant which speaks for itself in
the answers to the printed questions in
the blank form are the basis for the selec-
ton. When an applicant has been decided
upon to take the examination he is prompt
~ notified to appear at the census office, on
9TH street.
Here Assistant Director Wines takes the
applicant in hand and asks a great many
questions. Mr.. Wines is a great student
of human nature, and his long experience
in judging men and women serves him
we'll. After satisfying himself as to the
applicants ability he hands him card
bearing upon its face the printed form OF
admission to the examination. This card
the applicant is required to sign for the
purpose of preventing substitution in the
person examined. At the examination
room these cards are collected, and no one
Is permitted TO enter who has not this
form of Credentiai
1t is understood these examinations will
continue every other day until October.
By that time, it is believed all the appli-
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The Examination Of Applicants Now
Going On.
HOW IT Is BEING CONDUCTED
The Questions Difficult, but in the
Main Practical.
r A TIE OF NJ A r K n G.

When the subject of taking the twelfth
census was first preached in Congress the
advocates of the civil service made an eff
fort to have the bureau embraced in the
classified service. 1t was the signal for
those opposed to the merit system to open
their guns and the life of the bill was ser1-
ously threatened several times during its
consideration. SO firm We're the DIRECTORS
in their purpose to keep this important bu-
reau, with its thousands of clerks. out Of
the classified service, that it was stated In
no uncertain terms on the floor of both
houses of Congress that the bill could not
become d law If it was TO be controlled by
the-civil service commission.
The ants were successful and the bill
went through with a stipulation that the
civil service commission was not to have
anything to do with it. At once the cry
arose that these spoilsmen had got In
their fine work and the census office would
be filled with incompetents, and that the
twelfth census would be even worse than
its predecessor.
Director Merriam's Determination.
The appointment of Ex-Governor Merriam
as the director of the census threw con-
sternation into the camp of the spotisrnen,
for they recognized in him thorough BUSH
ness man of marked ability in organization,
and one who would not tolerate anything
that smacked of return to the spOils sys-
TEN. One of the first things that Director
Merriam did to win the confidence or the
people was the appointment of Mr.. VII
liam P Powell as chief examiner, son OF
tn, Superintendent of the public schools OF
this District, sand a young man OF marked
attachments practical educator. MI
Powell was called in conference by the dl-
rector and given to understand that ex-
aminations would be held under his super
vision from which list of eligibles would
be obtained and appointments made there
from The examination was to be pract-
cal in every sense of the word. and to con-
sist of mathematics geography, history,
general information and English, which lat
ter was to include letter writing, punctua-
ton and spelling Assistant Director wines
was called into consultation because of nus
long experience in such matters, with the
result that a form of examination was de-
cided upon which, while difficult to many,
is nevertheless practical and easy to any
one who makes any pretense or education.
The Examinations Commenced.
The examinations commenced recently
and the first one was full of surprises.
The applicants had been given to under
stand that the examinations would be
merely formal in character, and that they
would amount to very little as far as ap
pointment was concerned and be so easy
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IIItN " AO N.
Chinese Fancy Plaid Mat
Jnintless Heavy Fancy Chi
n'se Aisttings Observation-Disclosures.
Jointless Extra Heavy Chinese
Maitings Irregular 25C gradesl ..
Inserted Japanese Mattlngs
Irregular 25c. grades ...........
Dsuhle-tbick Fancy Chinese
Msitings Choice plaid and
stripe patterns Irregular 25c.
gTaCesl ----.-... .----..---...--.
Japanese Cotton Warp Mat
tings. damask patterns Irregular
Doc grade
Imperial Inserted japanese
Art Mattings, white grounds.
with pretty inserted figures
Irregular zoe grader. .-........
Extra Quality Japanese Cotton
Warp. damask and new weave
patterns. in green. gold, red,
blue Irregular 40c. grade) 1900.
Japanese Mating Rugs, 2I4
feet. Special OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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Moriah Baptist Church: 3 pm, Rev. w. ].
Howard, pastor Zion Baptist Church; 8
pm, Rev. DR.. Thomas, pastor Asbury NJ.
E. Church.
The arrangements are in charge of the
following cimmittee: Deacons, E. Haw-
kins, L. T. Hill. r. johnson, E. Bogans, c.
Armstead. j. Pinn, S. Lewis; trustees, W.
]. Tyler, ]. Langhorn, E. Taylor, II. Fuller
]. Smith: G. W. Timus. clerk
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cants from this vicinity will have been ex-
amined. Examiner Powell will then leave
with his assistants and paraphernalia for
long trip, holding examinations at stated
places and collecting from all sections an
eligible list of candidates who are to assist
In taking the twelfth census.
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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION,
Special Program Mt Vermont Avenu,
Baptist Church.

SpeCIHI ermOnt AvVnue
Baptist Church.
The celebration of the thirty-third ami
versary of Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
began yesterday morning and will be con-
tinued until next Sunday, inclusive
At II am. a sermon was preached by
Rev. j. Anderson Taylor, pastor Of Shiloh
Baptist Church. at the conclusion of which
sixteen persons were received into member
ship through immersion by the pastor,
Rev. DIR. George w. Lee. The latter also
conducted communion services In the after
noon, while In the evening he delivered a
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27
= SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Malleable glass, patented article, is
now used to fill decayed teeth.
An employer of German clerks says
that they work 20 per cent. slower than
English ones.
is said to promise much in the way of
superior ventilation.
So penetrating is water at a high
pressure that only special qualities of
cast iron will withstand it.
There are over 200 creameries in
South Dakota. the annual output
amounting to nearly $4,000, 600.
A scientist, looking for microbes.
says there are absolutely none in the
Swiss mountains at an altitude OF 1000
feet
Of the factories in Michigan 2,931 pay
their employees weekly, LOTT semi
monthly, and 643 monthly. The aver
age daily wage, as ascertained by the
labor commissioner, is $1.37.
A German biologist says that the two
sides of a face are never alike; in two
cases out of five the eyes are out OF line;
one eye is stronger than the other in
seven persons out of ten; and the right
ear is generally higher than the left.
A ventilated shoe has been invented
in Cologne, Prussia. A steel spring
works bellows between the heel and
sole, and every step the wearer takes
drives a stream of fresh air, through
perforations in the inner sole, to every
part of the foot.
a subterranean lake of hot water ex-
lists near Boise City, Idaho. The tenn
perature is ITO degrees, the water has
pressure enough to force it to the top
floors of most of the houses, and it is
to be used fof heating them and for
washing purposes.
Dynamite explodes so rapidly that its
force is exerted in the direction from
which the greatest pressure comes.
That is, if the dynamite be placed on
the ground, the explosive force is
down; if it be hung against a wall its
force attacks the wall: if it be hung
under an object its force is upward
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27
THE OLD WAY
OF Treating Dyspepsia and Indigestion
by Dieting a Dangerous and
Useless One.

We say the old way, but really it is a
very common one at the present time
and many dyspeptics and physicians as
well, consider the first step to take in
attempting to cure indigestion is to diet,
either by selecting certain foods and re-
jecting others or to greatly diminish the
quantity usually taken, i'll other words,
the starvation plan is by many supposed
to be the fret essential.
The almost certain failure of the star
vation cure for dyspepsia has been
proven time and again, but still the
moment dyspepsia makes its appearance
a course of dieting is at once advised.
All this is radically wrong. 1t is fool
ish and unscientifc to recommend diet
ing or starvation to man suffering from
dyspepsia, because indigestion itself
starves every organ and every nerve and
every fibre in the body.
What the dyspeptic wants is abun-
dant nutrition, which means plenty of
good, wholesome, well cooked food and
something to assist the weak stomach
to digest it. This is exactly the purpose
for which Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
adapted and this is the method by which
they cure the worst cases of dyspepsia,
in other words the patients eats plenty
of wholesome food and Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets digest it for him. In this
way the system is nourished and the
overworked stomach rested, becuase the
tablets will digest tbs food whether the
stomach works or not. One of these
tablets will digest 5000 grains of meal
or eggs.
Your druggist will tell you thai
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the purest
and safest remedy for stomach troubles
and every trial makes one more friend
for this excellent preparation. Sold al
Scots, for full sized package at all druG
stores.
A little book on stomach disease.
mailed free by addressing F. A. Stuar
Co., Marshall, Mich.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27
STOCK DIE
BY HUNDREDS
Enormous Loss Reported From Grant
County.
HORSES CON-
TINUE TO DIE
Owners Offer as High as Forty Dollars
Ton for Hay, But Can Get
None.

LONG CREEK, March 24.-Reports from
the surrounding stock country indicate
fearful loss of all kinds of stock. What
makes the situation all the more dread
full is that the next two weeks are bound
to witness the death of hundreds, and
perhaps thousands more. A well known
stock man from Monument says that in
that section alone, fully 5000 sheep
would perish before the lam bing season
was passed. The lambing season, which
begins next month, will find a large per-
centage of the ewes in very poor con-
dltion.
W. @. Gibbs, who arrived from Susan
vile today, says that as high as $40 per
ton had been offered for hay, without
success. He says that A. Sloan had lost
three hundred head of cattle, and was
entirely out of hay. In many instances,
as last resort, whole grain is being fed,
and in one or two cases stockmen have
actually commenced to feed flour to the
weaker cattle and sheep. Conservative
estimates place the loss of cattle so far
in northern Grant county at 1900 head,
and it is claimed that many more are
likely to die.
John Elliott says that horses continue
to die, and as an illustration cited the
fact that one day last week he ran on
band near his place on the Middle Fork
of the John Day river, and within
twenty four hours after first seeing them
twenty-five head had died. While the
loss of stock in Northern Grant county
is great, and in some instances will
bankrupt stockmen, the community
generally will not suffer, as there will
still be thousands of sheep and cattle
left.
Stockmen recall the winter of 1S89-90
as similar in manv respects to the pres
ent one. Stockmen had ceased to feed
their droves, and in many cases had
sent them to the ranges. While they
were still weak deep snow followed by
cold weather came, and during March
fully fifty per cent of all the stock in the
county perished. But this year the
hope is generally entertained that the
weather will certainly moderate before
such an enormous loss has been sus-
tanned,
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27
A VICTORY
AT MANILA
volunteers Won Bloody Battle Defeating
Philippines IN a Hard Fight.
MANY AMERI-
CANS KILLED
Difficulties of the Campaign in Pur>
suing Hidden Foe.

Los ANGELES, March 25.-The fol-
lowing cablegram, sent today from Manila
by Brigadier Gen. H. G. Otis to the Los
Angeles Times, touching upon today's
engagement, are self-explanatory
"Manila, March 26-(Sunday 6. a.
m.:) To the Times, Los Angeles My
brigade has pierced the enemy's country
after brilliant and severe engage
ment. The rebels were steadily pressed
back along the lines. The bate is still
in progress. Four brigades are engaged.
The enemy is vainly attempting to make
q stand at the Taligham river, four
thousand strong. (signed) Otis, Brigadier
General"
''Manila March 26, (1O:45 a. m.)-To
the Times, Los Angeles,-Have crossed
the Rubicon. Otis.'
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A Hard Fought Battle.

MANILA, March 25.--(Sunday s:15, a.
m.)-Twenty-six dead, and 15o wounded
IN the hospital, is the latest statement
of the American losses in the engage
ment with the Filipinos. Today's
fighting furnished specimen of the
difficulties with which the Americans
except at Malabon, permitted their
opponents to get within several
hundred yard, of them. They
would fire volieys from their cover, and
then scuttle back to another cover, re-
peating these tactics for miles. Many of
the trenches had gullies and connecting
paths, through the cane and brush ,
enabled them to retreat, unseen. The
Americans, fighting hidden foe, have
suffered a greater loss in proportion than
did the enemy. The loss of the Filipinos
had formerly been estimated from the
number of bodies found in the swamp
and through the brush. A larger per.
centage of the enemy's wounded died
than of the Americans, many of them
peiishing from neglect, the Americana
naturally attending to their own men
first.
The wounded, after treatment in thG
field hospitals, were brought to the
hospital by train. Several trips were
made from Caloocan to the city. The
first load to start for the city was com.
posed largely of bandaged soldiers who
shouted "GiYe them hell, boys.''
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27
story ofa slave.

TIE be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. Geo. D. Williams, of
Manchester, Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: "My
wife has been SO helpless for five years
that che could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of Elec-
trio Bitters, she is wonderfully i'm
proved and able to do her own work. !"
This supreme remedy for female dis
eases quickly cures nervousness, sleep
lessness, melancholy, headache, back
ache, fainting and dizzy spells. This
miracle working medicine is godsend
to weak, sickly. run down people. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only so cents. Sold
by Blakeley and Houghton, druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27
DEAFNESS oanno. be CURED.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear,
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inf1amed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for