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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
Pleasurable Anticipation.
When Food is Used in Modera-
ton.

II you are one of these who have eaten too
freely Of GrspeNuts and have been satiated we
have word Of help and advice for you
It is a concentrated food and the system re-
quires and can handle only 4 small amount at a
time.
II too much Is taken nature revolts against the
overlooking Be moderate aud eujoy the food day
by day II IS too valuable to your system and to
your sturdy health TO give over. 1t Is common
fault for people TO overeat candy or any other
deicacy at some time in life and from an excess
De driven TO abstinence. But with Grapefruit 1t
VIII richly repay you to start again on the fixed
allowance Of not mere than heaping teaspoons
Tor the cereal part Of tie meal and so long as
you use the food In moderation you will stick to
1t and look forward to the meal with pleasurable
anticipation. Remember, Grape-Nuts furnishes the
most delicious tasting cereal food known and coz.
taihs the certain elements nature uses for re-
pairing End rebuilding the brain and gray matter
in the nerve eenters. The steady and moderate
user Of Grape-Nuts can depend upon daily nourish-
ment of the kind that gives one that feeling Of
reserve strength essential successful active
brain worker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
recently at the residence of Mr. H. B. Ma
Ian, 1907 East Capitol street. The early
part of the evening was occupied with i'm
promptu speeches. various members being
called upon to respond to suggested topics.
Rev. DIR. Bass answered the question, us
our idea of good derived from the Bible or
Is it implanted in the human conscience
Mr.. G. C. Ross spoke upon The Effect of
the Public School System Upon the Negro
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Gordon spoke eloquently upon
Temperance" Mr.. G. T. Walport an
swered What Can be Done to Help the
Workingman?' Mrs. c. n. Beaton criti-
cized The Educational System of Wash
ington." Miss Bessie Walport analysed the
causes which led TO the French revolution;
DIR. Edward Young told What Effect Gil
mate Has Upon Character" drawing upon
his experience as United States consul in
different countries. The president, Mrs. NJ
G. Walport, made a few remarks upon 1.-The
Oak" the badge of this society.
A vocal trio. THE Chimes was rem
dered. without accompaniment. by Mrs.
Shannon, Miss Melchoir and Miss B. Wal
port.
The second part of the program was de-
voted to Prof. Marye, who gave an hours
talk upon Shakespeare and the play OF
Hamlet.
The next meeting will be held January s
at the residence of Mr.. c. Norman Bea.
ton, 301 Massachusetts, avenue northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

time in history giving their votes for the
republican party, the party of sound and
honest money. Mr.. Perce's own state, Ten
nessee. which gave Mr.. Cleveland a plu-
| rality of $500. gave Mr.. Bryan only Ii, 800.
With Mr.. Cleveland came in a solid demo-
cratic congressional representation from
Tennessee. In 1896 two districts showed up
republican, and have remained so since
Western democracy, as elections and
changes in the Senate snow. has repented
of its fooishness of 1896. but the south
ern democracy, the power in the nominating
convention. to the great joy and g1ee of the
second nomination of Mr.. Bryan. With such
candidate and such an undemocra tic
Platform 1t is just as easy to predict that
the sound money democrats will be COM
PEELED to either throw away their votes or
cast them for the candidate of a sound
money platform. 1t is a shame that the
democratic party has no great men with
fixed ideas, no leaders with vision clear
enough 20 lead into the straight and honest
path which alone leads on to victory. Be
hold the man it calls one of its greatest
leaders. and the chairman of It's national
committee, senator Jones, returning from
Europe during the summer. and noisly de-
nounclng the policy of expansion, and yet
in less than two months declaring expan-
sion the only salvation for the south and
her valuable products. What will be his
opinions on the subject two months from
now only an astrologer can tell.
Just let some democratic leader begin to
think for himself, show some independence
and breadth of mind; let him emerge from
demagogy toward craftsmanship, when the
whole pack are after him. and he will soon
ieel the party lash on his back and sugges-
tons of sackcloth and ashes. Senator Nor
gan Is at the present period being threat
ened with such discipline If the democrat
lc party really wants to make the most of
Its opportunities. and to succeed at the
polls, 1t must have sound planks in a sound
platform and must nominate a broad-mind
ed and brave-minded man, not talking
machine.
Mr.. Pierce, as he grows ripper in expert
ence, will find out that abuse and vilifca-
ton of brave and upright leaders will not
bring the stray sheep back to his party $
rescue. SOUTH RN DEMOCRAT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
The War Department .EfHciency''
Ratinxs

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
In Tuesdays issue appears a publication
authorized by Assistant Secretary of War
Meikiejohn concerning efficiency rating of
civilian employees, the substance of which
is: First, that clerks will be rated and rec
commended by chiefs of departments; sec
ond, that recourse to influence will be
regarded as violation of the rules and be
considered as an element in his efficiency
rating. There appears no good reason why
a clerk may not take just exceptions to
these rules.
On entering the service a clerk is placed
where he is needed, regardless of his lik-
ing for the work or his preparation for il .
he is kept there as long he is needed, and
after years of service one fails to find any
effort of the chiefs either by inquiry or ex-
animation to determine whether said clerk
is better fitted for something else. His
ting seems to be based entirely upon
| what he is doing. Aside from this if the
chiefs are honest, impartial have no prem
dices or favoritism there seems to be no
objection to the rule, though, perhaps bet
ter ones could be adopted. 1t might be well
10 say that as rule heads of departments
seldom il ever, ask the opinion of q clerk
and rarely consider any suggestions that
may be offered by them either for the i'm
provement of the service or the letterment
of the clerk
1t seems harsh, not to say unjust, tina .
!
not of heart. should not only refuse a -citi-
zen the right of petition, but also practi-
cally lower his rating If he or his friends
attempt it.
Let US suppose this rule to apply to all
departments and all persons seeking to
better their condition or obtain their Just
deserts, even candidate for the Senate
! or vice presidency would find himself up
against a stone wall. The voters would
| say: We do not care what rating poll
| ticians give him If he CT his friends under
| take to influence ones vote for him we will
| lower his record and vote against him.
Wherein lies the difference?
| And now, while our pencil is. sharp, let
| us inquire why. as Secretary Root says, are
| the clerks in the War Department the
| poorest paid, and has it occurred to the
| chief magistrate and his subordinates that
| the great prosperity which is flooding the
| country has injured instead of helped the
| clerks, in that wages have not increased,
while the purchasing power of the dollar
| has diminished about ~ per cent??
In conclusion, let suggest that after
| the President has consigned George Wash
| ington's remains to rest for another CEN
/ fury, he let Congress and Agunaldo shift
| for day and talk with A CLERK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

AT all Hotels. Cafes and Restaurants.
Trial size. 10c., at Drug Stores. de6-tf
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1t 500 THIRTEENTH STREET NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

A decree has been signed by Justice Bar
nard in Equity Court No. granting Flor
ence Smith divorce from William H.
Smith.
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24

were found 1t vas decided that he had
committed salcide. The coroner's jury
returned a verdict in accordance with
the indications.
But why had Charley Hooper ended
his own llfe9 This question bothered
me considerably. even long after had
left the company.
Fifteen years later learned all the
facts. | Vas stopping at one of the
principal hotels In a Michigan city at
the time.
One evening. while enjoying my crs-
tomary smoke in the rotunda, was
surprised by the old route agent We
had not met for several years and nat
urally our conversation turned to
events in which we took somewhat
mutual interest
Hooper" he said, was in bad
shape with the company when he
ended his life. His stealings ran
away up into the thousands. We were
hot on his trail just about the time of
his death. and would soon have had
the evidence to arrest him. He had
wealthy relatives In England. who
afterwards paid the money to the
company In order 10 remove the stain
from the family name.
The reason that Hooper had left
the money in the strong box that
morning was this: He had already
determined to die by his own hand.
He receipted for The money and
handed you the keys so that you could
take the money and become a rich
man. Had you done so. suspicion
would never have attached to you.
This he knew very well. / have often
thought Of the struggle you must
have had to resist temptation do
not think you will regret Il"
And I never shall
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24
rAkEN FROM LIFE.


tiary years ago. when a boy. was
;skeE into the ofiee OF big express
conpIny. Il xas In a city OF some
zen thousand inhabitants. wItk three
tanks and as many hotels. 1t was a
thriving place in every way. with
prosperous merchants backed up by
= sturdy agricultural cenmanlty.
In those days the express companies
ga big basin s. IN the merchandise
earryinS trade Besides there vas con
doFable currency TO handle. Il vas
hciore the days OF express orders.
Rhen a person wished 10 send money
be sealed Up the same in package.
took the express compaHy's receipt for
., and Il was generally carried safely
20 rs destination. II It went astFay
The express company paid the con-
signor. Not many packages went
astray. however
AZ tho Office in which ! worked
suihlssl the duties OF clerk and driver.
That Is 70 Esy I drove 70 the station
every night and morning TO deliver
scgds 10 the messenger on the train
and 70 take on a new load consigned
20 bank. merchants and inhabitants
7f The toNu. On these trips ! Eener-
ally carried the strong box or hand
safe, 10 which the money was trans
,errcd from once 70 messenger, The
agent trusted me implicitly and val
ned his confidence greatly. on my
trips 10 and from the station vas
ettsu the custodian o. money packages
% large amounts Whenever dsiiv-
s-rd such packages to the messenger
look his Tsreipt- He took mine for
Pose consigned 20 my offce.
had been working at the once for
about rear when i strange event
occurred Just before goIns to meet
the eas;-bound tgain one morning two
bank mesaenxcrs arrived with three
packages said to contain $4,000.
They wsrn placed In the strong box, {"
and. paiting the keys n my pocket,
drove rapidly away Just ss ! ar
rived a. the station the train pulled
Ia As had Considerable merchan-
else handed the keys Of the strong
bsx- to the messenger and told him
% help himself While I pu; the mer-
chandiac aboard. Just a. finished.
the train pulled out and the mesaen-
ger returned tho keys and receipt book
duly signed.
I have ao,hinE for you." he said.
anA In ar instant the train was speed
ing Away 90 It's eastward journey.
I returned to the once. where !
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24
KANSAS CATTLE.
How the sunfow.r State Farmer Turns
HIS Corn to Profit.

Topeka (Kan.) correspondence Chi
cago Record: There are about 2.75o.-
600 cattle in Kansas. OF these about
100000 are mfleh cows. sIDi' mum
ber are working oxen aGd Ine re-
mainder. about 100000, are being fat
tened for food. and at the proper sea
son will be shipped TO Kansas City. 81.
Joseph or Chicago to be slaughtered
Like every other human occupation the
cattle trade is undergoing evolution
Experience is teaching new methods
by which the greatest profits can be
secured by the least outlay of labor
and cost The breeding and fattening
of live stock has been reduced to an
exact science. There are three kinds
OF cattle. commercially speaking The
wild or range cattle. mixed cows and
steers two years old, are bred in Texas
and Indian Territory mostly, and ship
ped from Elgin and other points OF
lesser Importance to the stock yards
of Kansas City. There they are di-
vided into Gamers. stockers and feed
ers. Stockers are good breeding cows,
which are sold and sent back to the
farms of Kansas to multiply and re-
plenish the barnyards- Feeders are
steers that will be likely TO take on
flesh IL well fed. and are sent to the
fattening farms. where for a short year
they revel in luxury, and then pay the
penalty at the butchers block. 1t has
been found that $50 bushels of corr.
more or less. viii add 500 pounds OF
beef to the weight of the steer and
increase his value from SIS or $50 to
$40 or $50. When a steer is fattened
he is usually sold by the pound accord
ing to the rates prevailing in the Kan
sas City and Chicago markets. some
where between FIVE and six cents a
pound. The difference between the
value Of the raw material and that OF
the finished product. less the cost OF
$50 bushels OF corn. is the profit TO the
farmer. Gamers are low grade that
are hard to fatten and are not consid-
cred worthy Of the honor OF assisting
to perpetuate their species. II is
case of the survival of the ittest. and
they are sent to the executioner with
ont further ceremony. The beef they
have carried around on their bones
goes &c the factories to be corned.
picked. saited. smoked and canned IN
various forms and by various proc
esses.
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24
LIKE WASHINGTON.
\ Great KlaE who wouid No, Ten n
Lie.

Great KlHg Who wonId Not Tell
Lie.
There was once little baby boy
born In Persia, who was called Cyrus.
HIS grandfather. who was king.
thought that when the boy grew up he
would want TO be a king himself. SO
he had the poor liitle baby carried out
into the forest and left there to be eat
en- by the Wild beasts But a kind
hearted woman was looking after her
sheep that day and she found the little
baby. which she took home with her.
As Cyrus grew into soyhoOd he seemed
In some way different from the other
boys around him: and So. whenever
they played at soldiers. 1t was always
Cyrus who was general, and whenever
they played at kings. il was always
Cyrus who was king. and they were his
subjects. One cay. when he was play
ing king he led the other boys out on
what we should call an appie-stealing
expedition; only. Instead OF apples.th
we're pomegranates. They went into
the grounds belonging to a poor man.
picked great many pomegranates and
ran away before the owner could eaten
them But the next morning the man
went 70 their schoOlmaster and told
him how much fruit he had lost, beg
giug him to ind out which OF the boys
had stolen II and TO punish them se-
vereiy. One by one the boys were call
ed before the master. but each OF them
said he knew nothing about the POM
egranates. At last Cyrus appeared.
and was asked whether he knew any
thing OF the robbery. Il did it," he
said at once "Let me be punished. 1
was the leader. can break into an
orchard and steal a pomegranate, but
l cannot tell lie. 1t was all my fault
and l am ready to bear the punishment
which / deserve for being thief As
for the others. you must not ask me
to name them. / was their king. and
am responsible for them"
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24
!, nn, nt wnln.h mahlt..

In India, few years ago. wolf and
her litter were noticed drinking at the
water edge. and among the latter was
observed a small Hindu boy, appar-
entity on the most amicable terms with
the beasts OF which he formed por-
ton. Being caught, the child was
taken charge OF by an officer and kindly
treated. He was not an idiot, but could
never be taught to speak, until on his
death bed, few months later, the
memory OF his earlier life among hu-
man beings seemed to return to him,
and he uttered few words intelligibly.
The history OF the wolf boy was never
fully ascertained. though some people
in the neighborhood recognized him
as a village child whose elder brother
had been carried on by wolves. He
loved to gnaw bones and to take his
food out of the same dish with lit
tie dog, while his wolfish habits were
shown in dislike for human society,
or any but retired spots, and an abb
horrence OF clothing
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24

BODY WAS TAKEN FROM A RIVER.
worked until 4 o'clock in the after
noon, when vas due 10 leave TO meet
;he wesi-bound train The agent
handed me one money package for
that train. Opening the strong box"
which, between trains. was kept in
back room. was startled to ind the
three packages that should have gone
east on the morning train. looked
AT the receipt book again and found
that they had been rcceipted for by
the messenger.
when I arrived at the train that
night the west bound messenger asked
me " had heard OF Hooper. Hooper
was the messenger who had gone east
that morning. II seems that he had
left the train at some way station
The officials of the company were now
making n vigorous search for him.
/ informed the messenger that / had
delivered my consignment to Hooper
and that l noticed nothing strange
about his conduct might have men
toned the strong box" incident, but
remem 5ered that silence about such
matters was one OF the inJunctions of
the company.
When l returned to the Office the
agent had already been informed OF
Hooper's strange disappearance. The
route agent was there making urgent
Inquiries, and was informed about the
packages in the safe. He questioned
ne about Hooper's demeanor that
morning, and l told him that had
noticed nothing unusual in his man
ner.
The next day the morning papers
gave a fun account of Hoopers mys-
terious disappearance. but not one
word about the money. 1t proved
f,rst-rato sensation. however, without
the latter feature. For three days the
subiect was tho theme for gossip. The
company denied that he had taken
any money.
ON the fourth day afterwards Hoop
er,s body was taken from little river,
NOT far from where he must have LETT
the train. As no marks OF violence
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24
How the Human Race Lives.

or the entire human race it is esti-
mated that 50O,O00,O00 are well clothed
that is, they wear garments of some
kind; $50 700 900 habitually go naked,
and 7Oo,oo0,OO0 cover parts of their
body. Five hundred million live in
houses, zoe, 100000 IN huts and caves.
and $50 ,o0o, 900 have virtually no shell
ter at all, sS
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES.

Teacher-'When little George Wash
ington told the truth about cutting
down the cherry tree his father for
gave him. Now, Johnny, what lesson
does this teach u.s."
Johnny--That we can often avoid
trouble by burying the hatehet."
Willie said a mother to her 4
year-old hopeful. you must not in
terrupt me when am talking to the
ladies. Wait until we get through.
then you can talk" But, mamma
replied the little fellow. by the time
you get through I'll forget all my
talk
Hostess Ito 5-year-old guest)-'Does
your father say grace before dinner.
Margie?"
Margie-.1 don't know. What's
grace?'
Why. saying grace is re-
turning thanks for what we have to
eat
Margie-"My pa doesn't have to- He
always pays cash for everything we
get
Solomon's wisdom is proYerbial. but
he probably never attempted to answer
childish inquiries
Tommy" said a mother to her
naughty son. you must be better
boy or you viii never go TO heaven"
And suppose l am real good and
go there" said Tommy. will 1 have
to keep right on being good after l
get there?''
A 5-year-old kindergarten pupil was
told to write an essay on the COW. and
after a long and earnest struggle the
following was handed in for criticism:
The COW Is female OK and her
children are called calves. The COW
has four legs. one on each corr
also has TAIL II her tail
she would then have FIVE
COW also has two horns :.
why don't know"
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24

~ ssffa D~.ss.a 90 Rope tprs Ese.P---
Th.M Safes aui sifupis--t way 70 de
..~.n,5 teaz rppe in time 0f urs-i u
- nEss Il dr.; nniey the right fooi.
tl,..t{4 4over ske rigfs shuulsi-F. i-tting the
kts{x etA rang towu The back. This
laSf4 - taurh a4etion OF the hands
ih3 $fany lersun Of average strength
cat S,issrrnd stessiliy and safely. One
ND ~ not Of ruurSe. attempt thss
y .n barcfSoi.-+>ew YORK Times.
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24
Mirror for n Pia

One of the hardest
to arrange artistic
now that fashion |
shall be dragged Al
Many an otherwi
has been spoiled
rangement of th@
aid in overcomi
made the exac
PLAYED fiatf
side narI
and ths
fiector
glsaF
The Lamar register., 1899-05-24

1t is so much harder to ~
common life than 10 be
special occasIon.ERev. G.
rim, Universalist. Boste
The Sussex Republican., 1899-12-16
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty. vigor
The Sussex Republican., 1899-12-16
Grangers Against Trusts.

The Delaware State Grange met at
Dove on Tuesday, all but eight oranges
of the State being represented,
DR.. A I. Neale announced a large
public meeting for Wednesday evening
in the Court House, to be addressed by
former Secretary of State j Harvey
Whiteman of Wilmington on gener.
al review of the Delaware incorpora-
tion laws Late Tuesday afternoon
Master Naudain delivered strong ad-
dress as retiring master OF the grange.
He declared that while this twenty.
fifth year of the oranges existence had
been remarkably productive, on the
other hand they were met by an adj
vance Of nearly one hundred per cent.
In their supplies.
when we know that capital Is being
organized in gigantic trusts to fix
prices, we may well begin to consider
what the harvest will be- We may well
ask what will become of the filters OF
the soil who produce ~ Ter cent. Of
the wealth of the nation. Ihds. cor
poratiuns must be controlled by law,
either OF the Stale or naiIon.t
He urged that legislation be dem IN.
ed in the State; for all antitrust laws
for an equalization of taxation aec,fd.
ing to the realization from ones pos
SESSIONS; for maximum freight rate
that must be complied with; for
e'arrdngement of all State and coun-
try fees and salaries to AN equitable
btses.
The Sussex Republican., 1899-12-16
DEWEY FAvoRs MCKINLEY

Admiral Dewey has repeatedly
declared that he would not be a
candidate for the Presidency, but
his determination has not prevent
ed hysterical newspapers from ap-
pealing to him tosave the country In
"a recent interview he puts quiet
us on the agitation by declaring:
"President Nc Kinley is good
friend of mine; and hope to see
him secure a second term. ! hope
my friends Will not continue to talk
of my being candidates"
This will be a cruel shock to Ger
tain Democrats who had planned
to stampedet the nationalconvention
to Dewey. They are now compel
ed to assent to Bryan's nomination,
and to the support of any platform
he may dictate. While they shonld
have been prepared for Dewey s
refusal. his unqualified indorse
ment OF President Mckinley de
prlves them of all consolation. The
Admiral in his first interview at
Alanila ON the subject of the Presi-
dency declined to give the sugges-
tion any encouragement, and
stated that he desired above every
thing to see Mr.. Mckinley elected
SO ii may be settled that the Presi
dental entries are closed with Nc
Kinley VS. Bryan, and the old plai.
forms to be fought over again
North American.