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1887, and is a son of the late P. J. Duffy
who was a member of the Union Veterans
Legion and prominent business man of this
city since the civil war After graduating
from the High School Mr. Duffy served four
years in the District of Columbia National
Guard, being an original member of the
famous prize drill company, the Emmett
Guard Company A. 4th Battalion).
When var was declared against Spain he
organized company of young men in the
neigh5oring counties of Maryland for serv
ice in the 9Th Maryland Regiment. Their
services were only refused because that
regiment had obtained it's full quota of men.
He then tried to enlist in the LIST District of
Columbia Regiment, but failed, as he was
below the age limit. He finally went to
Fredericksburg, Va, and enlisted in the 4th
United States Volunteer Infantry, better
known as the 4th Immunes, as that regi-
ment was entraining for the south. He
served with this organization at Camp Cuba
Libre, on the outskirts of Jacksonville. Fla,
and in Cuba as sergeant quartermaster
sergeant and post sergeant major of the
military district of Jiguani province of San
tiago which was the most int Il post in
Cuba garrisoned by American Soldiers. He
was one Of the organizers and first officers
of the 4th ImTnunes Command, Spanish
War Veterans. and has held several offices
in the District Corps, being elected a dele
gate to the national assembly at Detroit ct
q recent corps meeting. Mr.. Duffy was ap-
pointed by Gen. w. II. Hubbell, the late
commander-in-chief of the Spanish War
Veterans, assistant national adjutant gen
eral, with the rank of colonel. While in
Cuba Col Duffy was stricken with fever.
and for time his life was despaired of. He
is known as the youngest national officer
in the organiza ton of the veterans of the
war with Soain.
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Hyattsville and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

EVANSVILLE, Nd. September II, 1902.
State Commander Lydia s. Mangum has
organized a new hive Of Ladies of the Mac
cabees in this town, with the following Of
ficers: Miss Ida Raybold, past lady COM
mander; Miss Nye, lady commander; Miss
Louise Simme, lieutenant commander; Miss
L. Hogac record keeper; DR.. Goodson,
chaplain; Miss E. Hopkins, sergeant; Miss
A, Risdon, stress-at-arms; Miss e. Ray
bold, sentinel; Mrs. Gettings picket.
The young men of this place contemplate
organizing gymnasium early next month
The supervisors Of election for Prince
Georges county met at Upper Marlboro
yesterday. The newly appointed judges
and clerks of election for the various cleo
at the meeting and qualified for service.
Mr.. w. w. Payne and family will occu-
py the Evarts house, on johnson avenue, in
few days.
Mr. Doane will move into the Householder
house, on Marion street, on October 1.
A village Improvement association VIII
be shortly organized by the citizens of
East Hyattsvflle. The monthly dues Of the
members will go toward road improvements
The public schools opened yesterday with
the largest number Of pupils in their his
tory. Mr.. Warren Dent, who formerly
taught at Bowie, II the principal and the
Misses Gray and Hurley the assistants A
number OF the former pupils were promoted
to higher grades.
The lawn party given for the benefit Of
was complete success. A lot donated to
the church some time ago BY Mr.. ]. Harris
Aoxers was drawn BY ChaxlAs Erwin. = boy
who EeG1de1 bero.
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spirited animal, suddenly reared and fell
backward upon him. He was discharged
from the service for disability last fall, at
which time he was ranking corporal OF
Troop III. il
He is oner of the original members OF
John Jacob Aston Command. AID was pro-
NOTED from, first lieutenant to captain.
April 16, 1902 This command was named
in honor of Col John Jacob Astor of New
York. and issthe aonly body CT regulars in
the Spanish War Veterans. Captain Shorey
Is a son of William f. Shorey, retired
photographed of Baltimore, and Is of the
fourth generation Of the family born on
American soil
Thomas "A. Fitzgerald.
Delegate Thomas A. Fitzgerald is q mem
Der of Richard ]. Harden Command Dur
ing the war with Spain ne served as a
member of Company A Emmet Guard Of
the LIST District Of Columbia Volunteer In
fantry, Captain Harry Walsh, commanding.
He is employed at the government printing
Office. He will besmarried this afternoon
to Miss Cecilia Garrison, daughter of Mr.
Frank Clarkson of this city, and will join
the other delegates at Baltimore. Mr.. Fitz-
geraid's trip to Detroit by way of Niagara
Falls will combine both business and pleas
ure. as 1t will also be his honeymoon tour.
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Kensington News.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
KENSINGTON.. Md, September IT, 1902
A special fneeting-of the council was held
last Monday night, those present being
Mayor Eckhardt, and Councilmen Hadsall
Hendricks and Warthem. The matter of
street crossings was discussed, the material
to be used and the manner of laying them
was decided upon, and the work will be
commenced at once.
Mayor Eckhardt presented proposition
from Messrs Tilley & Clay for lighting the
town with acetyline gas, which was recon-
mended by him, but the council declined TO
entertain any further proposition for the
time being It was the intention of the
council to place large Kitson lamp at the
railroad crossing, but owing to the fact
that such lamp could not be leased for
less than year the project was abandoned
It Is rumored that Mr.. George Peters,
town clerk, will tender his resignation n
the near future. He has recently been ap-
pointed treasurer Of the Kensington Elec-
trio road.
The contractors, the Colburn Paving
Company commenced work on the new
sidewalks yesterday on the north side of
the town. According to the terms Of the
contract they are to complete the work in
forty-two working days.
The meeting of the Citizens' Association
scheduled for October will be held at the
Noyes Library the 18th of September. the
date having been changed In order not to
conflict with the G. A. r. encampment.
Mrs A. w. Cornwell is entertaining her
mother Mrs. w. F. Reed, Mrs J. II.
Hoover and children and Mrs Lieut.. Jor-
dan. ~
Mr. Edgar McCauIley, who has been Wis
iting Mr.. @. w. Duvail. has returned to his
home at GovanstoWn. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton and Mr.. Sharp. who
spent the spring and summer here, have re-
turned to their home In Washington. d. C.
Mrs r. N. Harding Is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Stevens
Mrs. w. D. Thomas has gone to Balti-
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Lon ID. Sheets, one CT the delegates to
Detroit, is member of Gen. Nelson A
Miles Command, No. 1, Spanish War Vet
Grams, in which organization he served as
adJutant until Corps Commander Hodgson
recently appointed him adjutant of the
Corps of the District of Columbia. At the
beginning of the war with Spain he enlist
ed as private in the 51st Iowa Regiment
OF Volunteer Infantry at Des Moines, April
30 1898. His regiment was ordered to the
Philippine Islands, where he saw much
active service. He was on the firing line
almost constantly from Mololus~to San
Fernando in Gen. McArthur's division at
the beginning of the insurrection. Mr.
Sheets was wounded in the action at San
Fernando June 16, 1899. His regiment was
engaged at the time in repelling an attack
made by the insurgents. He was dis
charged from the military service at the
Preside, Cal, November 2, 1899, as a SER
geant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
SPANISH WAR "VETS"
District Corps Delegates to
National Assembly.
D EFT R OFT MEETIN G.
SKETCHES OF THE SEVEN REP
RESENTATIvES ELECTED.
Each Prominently Identified With the
Organization Headed by Col.
M. Emmett Urell.

The District delegates to the national
assembly of the National Army of Spanish
War Veterans, of which Col. NJ. En-rNet
Urell is acting commander in-chief, Nh
leave this city tomorrow at o'clock am.
All general officers and past corps COM
manders are delegates, in addition to those
elected by the various commands. The
seven names of the members who received
this honor together with a brief sketch of
each delegate, follow:
John ]. Duffy received his first military
training as a member of the High School
Cadets. in which organization he served two
years as corporal and sergeant. He gradu-
ated from the Washington High School in
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ANTI
Pain Pills

wherever 1 feel a headache coming on ! can
prevent the attack by taking one of Dr. Miles
Pain Pills. HATTIE o. DAGGETT:
Maple, Me.
Or Miles Pain Pills give quick relief from
rheumatic pains, | know from personal expert
ence." H. G. PRENTICE
81 Lincoln St. Foxcroft, Ne.
''Dr. Miles Pain pills have no equal for the ina
mediate relief of headache and stomach pains. l
would not be without them. "
HENRY J. LEAYITT, Gorham. Me.
II always keep a box of Dr. Miles Pain Pills
my bed as l subject TO rheumatic pains
at night, and find that one pill will relieve me-
Mrs L. J. BURKE, st. Adams, VT.
81 have tried many remedies for pain but do not
know of any that equal DIR. Miles Pain Pills.
l.. Il. SEARLES, Bellows Falls VT.
81 never out OF DIR. Miles Pain Pills / am
subject to neuralgia. and find them to be of great
benefit Mrs. o. K JOHNSON,
Northfeld Vt.
''Dr. Miles Pain Pills relieve headache, back
Mrs. HORACE NJ. PARSHLEY,
Centre Barnstead y. II.
81 have been subject to nervous headache for
years. When feel one coming on take one Pain
Pill and that always prevents the attack
Mrs. RUTH RECORD, Claremont, n. II.
Have used DIR. Miles Pain Pills for headache,
sleeplessness and nervousness and have never
known them to fail. Mrs ELIPHALET NYE
Garden ST., Nashua n II.
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills for sale by all Drug
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their BEGIN
ming in kidney trouble.
Hyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys The mild
and the extraordinary effect of DR.. Kilrner's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits f-~F
by all druggists in fifty essYYzg{zs...S 7s.ss
cent and one-dollar siz- sI
es. You may have a s-ssss. e. :. 49,
sample bottle by mail Home of swarnpRoot.
free. also pamphlet telling you how TO find
out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
Don't make nIy mistake, but remember the
name, Sw4mp-Roo. DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root
and the address. Binghamton. N Y, on every
bottle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17

Capt. Frederic w. Alexander is command
er of the 4th Immunes Command. Spanish
War Veterans of this city, having been
elected to that office August % last. TO
succeed Capt. George West Byron, who
was elected senior vice commander of the
District Corps Capt Alexander was born
at Gilsum N H. December 3, 1868. His
first military service was as a member of
the list Light Infantry of Rhode Island.
During the war with Spain he served in the
4th Regiment. United States Volunteers
Qmmunes), first as quartermaSter sergeant
of Company r and later on detail as quar-
termaster Of the regimental band and nom
commissioned staff.
Capt. Alexander is a lawyer, being
member of the bar of Virginia. He is a
thfrty-second degree Mason, past chance
lor of the Knights of Pythias, past sacheIn
of the Red Men. past state councillor of the
Junior Order United American Mechanics,
national representative of the P. Q. S. of
A, and overseer of Senate Lodge. Ancient
Order of United .Workmen.
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Cannot Make Any Change.

"It is the dictum of an honorable senator
that any enrolling clerk who should change
SO much as comma Of a bill that had
passed either house of Congress should be
whipped from the building. The absolute
rule is to follow copy; punctuation may
have been inserted after a dozen different
theories. 'Whens look very much like
where's. The enrolling clerk must take
his chances. Delay in the strenuous lower
house is inexcusable, and there is always
the possibility of the joint resolution to
cure faulty legislation.
eff the bill is not Objectionable to the
Senate, or. more often, the Senate is chiefly
interested in its amendments to the House
measure, an original mistake, in interpret
ing the cabalistic result of the will Of the
House, may go through all subsequent
stages without detection and enrolled in
the bill as 1t is signed by the President.
This evil is the result of the unscientific
method of legislation in the lower house.
No state legislature has a looser method of
procedure if any is as careless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
A Reviewing Committee Needed.

mo bill should be allowed to go to the
Senate until it has been viewed by care
fully constituted committee, word, letter
and punctuation mark, and it would be all
the better if this reviewing committee con-
tanned good lawyers competent of deciding
if the act was capable of misconstruction,
or at least if it were palpably so.
''The extent to which care in the con-
struction of laws has been neglected in the
lower house is one of the evidences of how
heavily it leans on the Senate. They will
amend it over in the Senate, or They'll
kill 1t over in the Senate, are the illusions
of House bills frequently heard Often the
Senate is thinking of other things and the
chickens come home to roost when every
body has forgotten about them Eventually
there Is great squalling and cackling over
defective legislation. which would have
been corrected II somebody with authority
had given 1t half an hours attention in the
interval between the stage of engrossment
and final passage, provided for by the rules
of the House, but neglected in the endeaVor
to pass bills rapidly. This period of latent
usefulness now serves little purpose except
when, for filibustering purposes. member
calls for the reading Of the engrossed
CODY"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17

Captain G. Leyburn Shorey. commanding
John Jacob Astor Command. No. 1876. Span
ish War Veterans, at the Soldiers, Home.
D. C.. was born at Baltimore, Nd, May %.
1870 He enlisted in the famous 7th United
States Cavalry, General Cus.er,s old regf-
nent, and served with his troop IN Cuba
While there he lost his foot IA consequences
Of an accident With. at drill His horse, :
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GENERAL. CLEANERS,

Dwellings, Stores. Offices. Libraries
Thoroughly cleaned. Floors waxed. etc
ATIONAL WINDOW & OFFICE CLEANING CO.,
Phone East 1873. Cor. 9Th and d SITS. NV.
Established 1890. au2S-26ts-7
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OVer-WOrk Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17

Hoyt A. Holton late chaplain of the Dis
trict of Columbia Corps, Spanish War
Veterans, and one of the delegates to De-
troit, was born at Crown Point, Ind No
vember Ii, 1859 When the call was made
for volunteers at the commencement of the
war with Spain he enlisted at Indianapolis
in Company c. f61st Indiana Volunteer In
fantry, Gov. Durbin's regiment. He was
discharged at Havana. Cuba, January il,
1899, for disability incurred in the SER
vice. His regiment was in the 7th Army
Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee. While serving chaplain of the
District corps he was given the sobriquet
the Jolly chaplain, owing to his jovial
disposition.
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tee on general public order and comfort or
the G. A. R. encampment. of which Major
Sylvester is chairman.
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MISTAKES N BILLS
Carelessness in Congressional
Legislation.
HASTY LAW MAKERS
NEED FOR A COMMITTEE OF RE-
VISION.
Views Of Henry G. Gauss, Who Has
Just Retired From Enrolling
Clerks Office Of the House.

Mistakes in Congress, quite apart from
the mistakes of Congress, deserve occa-
sional notice. remarked Henry c. Gauss,
who has just retired from the enrolling
clerks office of the House of Representa-
tives, and who knows whereof he speaks.
Every law passed by Congress is print
ed on parchment and deposited in the arch
ives Of the State Department. In theory
the language is perfect-word, letter and
punctuation mark Actually each sessions
work contains mistakes of more or less
magnitude. Under any system some mis-
takes are inevitable. Under the present
system it is the greatest kind of a wonder
that there are not more. A grave error
may easily creep into bill on the engross-
ment, and stay in till final enactment.
Numerically the largest class of bills
in Congress are those of private pensions.
Under recent practice the wording of these
bills, except as to name, service and
amount is Identical, and the danger of mis-
take Is thus minimiZed. Another class of
bills are those carrying the regular appro-
priationS, prepared under the supervision
of experts abundantly alive to the value of
a comma, and although these are the
largest and most complicated bills of the
session, mistakes in them are comparative
ly few.
''In a subordinate class of considerable
number are bills authorizing the conStruc-
ton Of bridges. and these have been crys-
talized into something approaching a set
form. Even this arrangement is not with
out its dangers of haste; a bill passed in
the second session of the Fifty-sixth Con-
gress provided that signal lights should be
maintained from sunrise to sunset in
stead of during the hours of darkness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
Where Error Creeps In.

''It is the bills of general legislation that
are most subject to error. This liability
rests on the one fact that Congress has no
perfecting committee in the lower house,
no committee on bills in final reading, and
does not see the engrossed copy of the bill;
it goes out from the House with all the
crudities of its first passage on it's head,
and unless the Senate chooses to examine it
critically and in detail, errors of punctua-
ton or construction may be incorporated
in the law.
"A punctuation mark may make the trou-
Bile that Massachusetts has had in it's semi
colon liquor law, or may change the whole
sense of a provision. Thus in the session
just passed, but for the vigilance Of the
enrolling room of the House stray comma
would have changed an amendment to the
internal revenue law SO that banks would
have been relieved of the old tax only
when they were trustees or executors,
when Congress had intended to relieve
banks and individuals when they were trus-
tees or executors.
"A representative, generally the chair
man of committee. prepares bill 1t is
submitted to the committee and licked into
shape as congressman gracefully re-
marked in last session. In doing this the
members Of the committee look largely at
the intent of the bill and are apt to leave
the punctuation and proof reading to the
clerk of the committee, who is usually
good stenographer, but rarely an expert in
preparing legislation The bill then goes
to the floor of the House. where it is sub
ject to amendments, with their baleful ad-
ditions and subtractions. Written on odd
slips of paper, with pen or pencil In chirog
raphy ill-cultivated or ruined by years of
haste, these are tackled on carelessly and
hurried to the enrolling clerks with the di
srnSh
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-05-09

Mr.. A. VI. Black arrived IN Tazewell
yesterday TO open up his photo gallery.
Everybody is glad 10 see him back
10 Tazewell again. Before he had
hardly realized that he was in Tazeyell
a young lady had him out making a
group Of some pretty little girls. Mr..
Blocks reputation as an artist is made
in Tazewelll
SUCH BARGAINS have never been
seen as are now offered at Alexander's
Ladies' and childrens shoes which sold
FOR S2.25 TO $500, now 20 mt soc. 75e
and S1.OO. Dimities, Lawns. Swisses.
Percales-handsome styles as any in
town, for Toe. II. q G. Featherbonc
Corsets Toe. Fine Silkalincs and ORA
peries, Zoe. Dress Goods, Hosiery,
Notions, Etc. at cost.
E p. Bennett left Monday night for
Jaeger 20 take the foremanship of the
Tribune Office at that place. Mr.. Ben
nett was for some years an attache OF
the Telegraph. and besides being a
capable all-round printer, is writer OF
no mean ability.-Teleeraph.
The great Sells-Downs shows which
have been showing TO thousands OF
people in the South is ON its way 10
Tazewen. We are informed that the
show is above the average OF shows of
It's kind and Tazewell people will miss
treat If they fail to see it here on MAY
20.
Thomas Hunt OF Raven. ACCOMPANIED
| DIR. Painter left for Hot Snrinoo A IL
Wednesday afternoon, where Mr.. Hurt Is
going TO spend some time for his health.
( AS is well known Mr.. Hurt had a very
severe case of fever some time ago
which caused n partial paralysis of GER
tam organs Of his body. His physicians
are confident that he will be greatly
benefited by a sholt stay at this
famous health resort, and his friends
hope for him speedy recovery. DIR.
Painter will return i'm about week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-05-09

The address delivered by Rev
Brooks i'm the colored Methodist church
TO the colored Odd Fellows, was pro
nounced a good one. The lodge form
ed in parade on Main street and march
ed to the church in the west end. A
number OF members from other neigh
boring lodges were in the parade.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-05-09
The F. D. Kits
Insurance Agency.
Insurance Headquarters. -
'rnuk d. kits. TB. Hankins
Admiral Sampson Dead

Washington, May 6.-Rear Admit
al William L. Sampson died at his
home here this afternoon.
Admlral Sampson was born 4 Pal
myra, \. Y, in 1910, aud was a
graduate of thu naval academy al
Annapolis. He. was an acting rear
admiral during the Spanish Ameri.
can war, and was advanced TO rear.
admiral after the naval battle of San
tiago, in which he commanded the
American squadron VIGOROUSLY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-05-09
commencement Exercises Taze
We / Co'l,ge

Saturday, May II, SIP. m.-Declama-
tory contest, Gillespie Literary Society
Medal given by Mr.. Geo. w. Giles
pie
Sunday, May Is, IL a. m-Bacca-
laureate sermon at Methodist church by
Rev. X. A. Kelley.
Monday, May 10, 1920 a. m.-Mixed
program. Eight p. m.-Declamatory
contest. lager Lite airy Society Medal
given by Col. VIM. G.. W. Jaeger.
Tuesday, May 20, s p. Literary
address by Rev S. O. Hall Delivery
of certificates and diplomas.
All services except the Baccalaureate
sermon, viii be held in the college
chapel. The public is cordially invited.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-05-09
Presbyterian SERVICES.

Rev. Mr.. Hall, the Presbyterian
pastor, will hold services the first
Sunday In every month in Burke's
Garden both morning and evening
Services at the Presbyterian church
here will be held on The second.
third and fourth Sundays in ca. h
month.