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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
INTERESTING, IF TRUE.
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One grain of the active principle in Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets will digest 5000 grains OF meat,
eggs or other wholesome food, and this claim has
been proven by actual experiment which any one
can perform for himself in the following manner:
Cut hard-boiled eggs into very small pieces as It
would be IL masticated; place the egg and two or
warm water heated to 9s degrees 1.-THE temperature
of the body, and keep IT in this Temperature for
three and enehalf hours at the end Of which time
the egg will be completely dgested 1t would
have been In the healthy stomach of hungry boy
The point Of this experiment IL that what Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets will do to the egg in the
bottle 1t will do to the egg meat in TIE stom-
ach, and nothing else Will rest and nvigorate the
stomach safely and efectualy. Even little
child can take Stuart's Tablets with safety and
benefit II its digestion is weak and tie thousands
of cures accomplished by their regular daily use
are easily explained when 1t Is understood that
they composed of vegetable essences. aseptic
pepsin, diastase and Golden Seal which minglee
with the food and digests 1t thoroughly giving the
overworked stomach chance temperate
Dieting never dyspepsia neither "a pills
and cathartic medicines which simply irriate and
infiame the intestines.-
When enough food is eaten and promptly digest
ed there will be no constipation nor Ia feet will
there be disease of any kind, because eaad dees-
ton means good health in every organ
The merit and success of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets are world wide and th-y sold at TIE mod
crate price Of so cts for full-sized package In
every drug store in the United states and Canada.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
Siberian Reindeer In Alaska.

Uncle Sans effort to domesticate the 81.
berian reindeer In alaska has been sue
cessful, and there are now many herds in
the keeping Of the Eskimos," said A. @.
Chalmin of Seattle, Wash, to a Star man
at the New Willard this morning. There
are now nearly 5000 deer in that section al
a result Of Uncle Sans efforts. The Inn
portation of the reindeer was considered
very much of joke by some people. but
they have been the means of making
many Of the Eskimos self-supporting and
have saved many people from actual star
walton. The deer were not given away, but
were distributed in herds of hundred with
the understanding that at the expiration of
three years each person or those persons
to whom the herd had been given must re-
turn to the government herd of equal
size. This claim is not always made by the
government, but II serves to make those
caring for the deer give them proper atten-
ton and care. At the expiration of twenty
years the Eskimo becomes the owner Of the
herd"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
The Texas Cabbage Crop.

TN II week or ten days now the Texas
cabbage crop will begin to move, and we
look for a large business" said T.. A Lar
kin Of Houston to Star man at the Metro
politan I'm the vicinity Of Corpus Christi
there are about 1000 acres planted in cab
bages. and it Is expected at least thousand
carloads will be hauled from that section
alone The raising of tomatoes has grown
to large extent. and numerous shipments
will be made when they are ready to be
placed on the market.
TT is believed the cabbage crop this year
will be the largest in the history of the
state. All danger from frosts is now be-
lieved to be over. and the farmers are jubi-
liant over the prospects,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
SOURCE OF ROCK CREEK.
Has Its Rise in Farm Near Laytons-
vile, Md.

Il doubt II more than a small number OF
persons who enjoy the beauties of Rock
Creek Park know the exact spot where
Rock creek has its source" said Mr.. P. w.
Dorsey Of Laytonsville, Montgomery coun-
ty, at the National. LAS a matter of fact
its head is in the yard Of my mothers
home, her farm being located about two
miles south Of Laytonsville. The county
surveyor has given the matter a great
deal Of consideration, and he says that
there is no doubt that the spring is what 1
claim it to be.
THE spring is quite a large one, and
Is situated at the foot of hill, between
three large elms considerably over CEN
fury old. The water of the spring is the
sweetest. coolest and purest one ever tasted
and flows out of the solid rock. The over
flow waters large portion Of our farm,
aside from furnishing all the water needed
for domestic purposes and for the ami
mails that are in the stables. In the recol-
lection Of the oldest inhabitant the spring
has never run dry, and tradition has it
that 1t was in existence when all the re-
gion in which 1t is situated was a vast
wilderness and inhabited by the Indians.
while this spring Is not SO very re-
markable of itself, except for the fact
that in it Rock creek has its source,
know Of some springs that are out Of the
common. One in particular is located in
the Blue Ridge mountains, short dis
lance from Chester's Gap, Va. 1t is on
high knob and the remarkable thing about
1t Is that its waters separate, one por-
ton flowing into the Rappahannock val
ley and the other into the Shenandoah
Il Is claimed that the Rappahannock river
finds its source In this spring. Another re-
markable thing connected with the spring
is that the waters on the Rappahannock
side are soft, while those on the Shenan-
doah side are hard. This Is owing to the
fact that the stream which flows down the
west side of the mountain passes through
limestone soil.e rhinestone is not found in
the Rappahannocks region.
THE largest spring in Virginia Is To-
Gated at Winchester on the farm of Mr.
Strother Jones" II actually turns large
grist mill and Is a lake in miniature
Eight miles east Of Winchester, on the
valley pike. is a locality known as Bum
ker Hill. Here are situated springs cover
ing upward of a quarter of an acre and
the water guslfes from them the size of a
flour barrel, With tremendous force 1t is
sight worth witnessing. During the late
civil war the legality was a fayorite camp
ing ground for both armies.
Another spring In the valley worthy of
mention Is the one at Harrisonburg, farther
up the valley. Until recently this spring
furnished all the drinking water consumed
by 1900 people. Long before the town
was founded the Indians patronized the
spring. The story goes that any one who
has partaken of its waters will. if alive
surely return to indulge in them again."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

rare wh4.t Inserted in diamonds. Mrs.
Hunscker's gown was of black satin with
embroidery of silver and cut jet. Mrs. An
dersons dress was an exquisite creation in
cream crepe. Mrs. Ernest was gowned in
tucked crepe and lace in cream and white.
Other splendid gowns were those of Mrs.
Bedle Of New Jersey, black velvet with
fiounce of rose point; Mrs. A. NJ Belding
Of Rockville. Conn.,, white crepe with blue
satin, and Mrs. D. Bartholomew Of Ansonia,
Conn.,, ivory crepe and tulle with pearls.
Mrs. John c. Brown of Nashville, Tenn,
wore an imported gown Of gray satin en-
broidered in sapphire grapes. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John c. Burch, wore a beautiful
costume Of pale blue tucked cloth and lace.
Mrs. Robert Owen Of Indian territory wore
black lace, pailletted with jet and inserts of
cream lace medallions. Mrs. Julian Ed
wards state regent of Iowa. wore pale blue
cloth with black velvet and rich lace. Mrs.
John w Walker Of Kansas City, white
satin with white tulle bonnet
Mrs. Fairbanks wore white satin and dia-
monds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
A BRILLIANT FUNCTION.
D. A. r. Delegates Entertained by
Lady Managers Of ST. Louis Exposition


The most brilliant society function in con-
nection with the continental congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution was
held in the big white ball room at the New
Willard yesterday evening.
The lady board Of managers Of the Louisi-
ana purchase exposition, now in Washing
ton, were the hostesses. The guests were
the members of the d. A. r. congress, In
whose honor the reception was given, men,
bers of Congress- cabinet, diplomatic corps
and the judiciary.
throughout the reception. Tea, chocolate,
served in the banquet room.
The ladies of the receiving party were:
Mrs. James Lawrence Blair of ST. Louis
president Of the board; Mrs. John Miller
Horton Of New York Mrs. Anna Mclean
Moores Of Texas, Mrs. w. II. Coleman of
Indiana, Mrs. Fannie l.. Porter of Georgia.
Mrs Helen Boise Hunsicker Of Philadel-
phia, Mrs. w. E. Anderson Of Nebraska and
Mrs. FINS p. Ernest. Colorado.
Mrs. Horizons dress was a long princess
lace over black satin. Mrs. Blair wore
pearls and a dress of cream lace over white
silk, the trailing length adorned with rare
lace inserts and ruffles Mrs. Moores wore
white satin rose point and chiffon, and car
ried yellow daffodils. Mrs. Coleman wore
tucked chiffon. with insert stripes of yellow
satin and a fringe of white crepe roses fall
ing over Russian lace fiounces. Mrs. Porter
wore black lace with an odd garniture of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

found by M. Novak, who is exploring Cheb-
ba. 1t represents Bacchus riding a FESTIVE
donkey, which bears an amulet around its
neck. The animal, crushed by the weight
OF its rider; is firmly propped up by his four
legs, and refuses to move in spite OF Pans
efforts to pull it along by the ear, and the
blows of faun. who is dragging it by the
tail. The coloring Of this group is peculiar
the bodies of the personages are dark
blue. Silenus' head is green and that Of the
faun white and gray The Rev. Father
Delattre, superior of the Peres Blancs, at
Carthage. has also made another find, con-
sisting of two sarcophagi, in white marble,
painted and gilded, dating from the fourth
century B. c., and containing the bodies
Of a priest and priestess. Each Of the lids
has recumbent figure Of natural size. one
in Greek style, the other in Egyptian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
has letters back and forth from floor to

has letters, back and forth from floor to
platform and platform to floor.
Mrs. Fairbanks showed excellent general
ship in this matter: Mrs. Morgan Of Geor-
gia tried to get q decision from Mrs. Fair
banks on the point, but she refused to COM
NIT herself and left 1t for the house to con-
slider. Then tor a quarter Of an hour every
woman in the house seemed to talk at once.
Mrs. Fairbanks pounded her hammer, but
it had no other effect than adding to the
general noise. Indeed, If the president gen.
eral had driven a nall every time she banged
her hammer she could almost have put an
apartment house together In the course of
the afternoon. When the turmoil subsidized
and the house came to order 1t was made
strenuous1y evident that no officer, other
than the president general OF the society,
will ever have tenure of more than four
years.
After two good hours spent in question
ings and wrangling, in which Mrs. Fair
banks finally turned her back on the con-
gress, as related, the nominations for all
offices were made, as follows: Historian
Anita Newcomb MCGEE, both Of the Dis
trtct of Columbia: assistant historian gen.
eral Mrs. Robert j: Walker Of the District
of Columbia, Mrs. Deb. r. Keim OF Penn
sylvania, Mrs. L.. Pike Roome Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia; librarian general, Mrs.
E. E. Rosa and Miss E. B. Johnston, both
of the District Of Columbia: chaplain gen.
eral, Mrs. J. ]; Bullock. Mrs. 8. M. Hart
SOCK and Mrs. T60n1S >. ttamlln, all OF Lno
District Of Columbia recording secretary
general, Mrs. John w. Holcombe of the
District Of Columbia corresponding secre-
tary general, Miss A. E. SOlomons and Mrs.
Henry L. Mann, both of the District Of Co
hlmbia; registrar general. Mrs. Ruth NJ. G.
Pealer Of the District of Columbia: treas
urer general Mrs. D. K. Shute Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
D. A. r. Notes.
Among the special donations made to the
continental hall Wednesday was memo
rial window given by the Liberty Bell
Cha pier Allentown, Pa, OF which Mrs
Robert Iredell, jr., is regent. The window
will commemorate the fact of the Liberty
Bell having been secreted during the reVo-
luton in old Zion Church in Allentown.
Mrs Barroll Of Connecticut will give a
talk on New England club work at the
meeting of the Federation of Women's
Clubs tomorrow evening at 500 9th street
northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene H. Conant and
daughter Mary of Camden. N. Y, are
spending the week at the Shoreham. Mrs
Conant is regent Of Camden Chapter.
Mrs. Plat, wife of the senator from Con-
necticut, will receive the ladies of the dele
cation from the nutmeg state at the Ar
lington from to today.
Mrs. L. Bradford Prince of New Mexico
has been reelected for the eleventh time
as regent of the district Of New Mexico.
BRILLIANT FTTNCTTON
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SECRETARY ROOTS LETTER.
Injustice to Officers That Action is
Not Taken,

In his letter in regard to holding up nemi-
nations Secretary Root said in part:
'In the artillery corps there are pending
nominations of twelve captains who have
already received interim commissions, from
and including Morgan, No. 1875, to and in
Guiding John r. Proctor, jr., No. 1917, and
unless confirmed by the 4th of March their
interim commissions will expire, and they
will be either out Of the service or. fall
back to be first lieutenants.
'In the same corps also there are pend
Ing nominations of twenty-five first lieuten-
ants who have received interim commits
sions. from and including Collins, No. 17G,
to and including Lipop, No. 1917. If not con-
firmed by the 4th of March their interim
commissions will expire, and they will
either go out Of the service or fall back to
be second lieutenants.
There are but ten vacancies in the grade
OF second lieutenant Of artillery. The twen-
tytwo officers whose interim commissions
as first lieutenants would expire on the 4th
of March cannot, therefore, fall back to
their former status of second lieutenants
without making in the grade Of second lieu
tenant an excess of twelve over the number
allowed by law. do not suppose this is
possible Certainly the paymaster could not
pay second lieutenants of artillery in ex-
cess Of the number allowed by law. The
controller would not pass his accounts
I'm the case of every one of these twen-
ty-two second lieutenants holding interim
commissions second lieutenant was ap-
pointed specifically vice so and SO pro-
NOTED. The places which they formerly
held are therefore filed. do not see how
the conclusion can be escaped that these
gentlemen would be out of the army. I
think the same would be true of the twelve
captains first above mentioned.
Injustice Involved.
Would not the situation thus produced
be beyond the power of the President to
remedy? Could he put the gentlemen who
are thus dropped out of the army into the
army again except by appointing them as
second 1ieutenants in such vacancies as
may occur? Aside from the cruel Injustice
to these gentlemen which would be involved
In degrading them from the positions which
they have acquired after many years of
service to the foot Of the list of second lieu
tenans, most of them have doubtless passed
the limit of twenty-Seven years, so that
they would be ineligible for appointment
I'm the cavalry arm nominations are be-
fore you for forty-five first lieutenants who
held interim commissions, which, unless
confirmed. will expire on the 4th of March,
from and including Pitcher No. 1870, to and
including Austin, No POI. They cannot
fall back into the grade of second lieuten--
ant without making the number of officers
in that grade thirty-five in excess Of the
number authorized by law, and their places
have also been filed by second iieutenants
specifically appointed to fill the respective
vacancies.
In the infantry arm there are before
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you 1O7 nominations of first lieutenants who
held interim commissions, from and includ-
ing Agnew, No. 1876, to and including Pike,
No. "A Q1O, less two died and one re-
signed). They could not fall back to the
grade Of second lieutenant of infantry with
out making surplus in that grade of
f1fty-eight over the number authorized by
law. Their places have also been specif-
cally filed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

verse. For instance, to meet SOW with m
litter OF pigs is very lucky, but 1t is UNI
lucky II sow crosses travellers path
10 meet weasel is lucky, but should e
hare run across the road In front of YOU n
augurs bad fortune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

The Evening Star will be sent from
February % to %, inclusive, covering
the proceedings Of the D. A. r. con-
vention, to any address in the United
States or Canada, for Is cents, pos
tage included.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
An Interesting Mosaic.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser
Another interesting mosaic has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

earnest 'God-speed," and the hope that the
work may be to her the same pleasure IT
has always been to me.
ITO those who have stood so Loyalty by
me in the hours of perplexity, when the du-
ties of the Office have seemed almost too
heavy for me to carry, l offer my heartfelt
gratitude"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

MIS-. IfoSsman or New York moved that
speeches both nominating and secondary.
be limited TO two minutes The motion was
unanimously adopted, and the order Of
business continued to the nomination of a
chaplain general. Mrs. William A. Smoot
OF Virginia, the incumbent chaplain gem
eral, was recognized by the chair, and
placed in nomination Mrs j. ]. Bulloch of
the District of Columbia Mrs Merwin. re-
gent OF Potomac Chapter, and Mrs Henry,
vice president general, seconded Mrs Bull
lochs nomination, and her name was writ
ten on the bulletin board at the left Of the
ktage.
The third nomination for chaplain general
was made by Mrs Draper of the District
chapter, who named Mrs. Teunis S Hamiin,
nomination was seconded by Mrs. Lothrop
OF Massachusetts,, and on motion of Mrs
Morgan OF Georgia the nominations for
chaplain general were closed.
II took the daughters just one hour and
thirty minutes TO conclude the nominations
Tor the next office, that of recording secre-
tary general, notwithstanding the fact that
Sythe of New York was the first to be rec
ognized, and placed in nomination the pres
ent incumbent. Mrs. Eleanor s. Washington
b Howard. The nomination was seconded
and Mrs. Towards name was placed upon
the bulletin.
Immediately there was objection that
though drs. Howard was a most efficient
board five years, and was ineligible for re-
election under the new clause of the consti-
tuition. Then for about an hour a stranger
would have thought a constitutional con-
vention in progress, as they tnssed retro
active" pronounced az many ways as it
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-14
NEW CURE FOR BALDNEsS.
odd Thing Told in All SerIouSn ess dn London Paper About Hair
 Growing.

A North country farmer who has reached a good old age states that his second crop of hair, which has come after period of badness, is due to the application of nettles as hair re- storer, says the London Express.
 When young man the farmer was anxious to grow beard, and hit upon the expedient of experimenting with the nettles, Every night before going to bed he applied stinging nettle to his chin.' Next morning his face was red and swollen; but the application of a little sour milk soon remedied that. And the beard grew quickly.
 On becoming bald, the farmer recol- lected the treatment of his young days, and slept for several nights in a night cap filed with nettles. The sensation was at first painful, but after time the nettles appeared to induce sleep, and plentiful crop of hair was the result.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-14

Mir Roosevelt's white a house, as- founding though it is as sudden de- velopment, is but the crude beginning of the Washington of tomorrow, says an exchange. But 1t is a beginning "a most audacious move on the part of one of the most audacious men who ever rose to first place in the re- public. This year the white house ae- mand upon congress for running ex- pensos leaped from the customary $2o,- GOO to $60,000. As MT Roosevelt 5 salary is just under a thousand dollars week and as he evidently believes the people expect the president to spend his salary upon the embeiilsh- ment of the position, it appears that the new white house, the new court, is now on the average costing in the neighborhood of $2,000 a week, half from the pocket of the people, the oth- CT half from MT Roosevelts private pocket As the heavy expense is crowded into five months of the year December to April inclusive-the probabilities are that the new white house is costing during the season not 1 far from $3,OOo & week. This means I that the new departure has certainly doubled, and has perhaps trebled tine cost of the white house court-for most
 
 presidents have contributed about half l their salary toward holding court and have called on congress for supple mentary appropriation of $25,O00 3 I year. <
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-14
THE IRISH LAND BILL.

The heavy majoTity, 443 to 26, which the British house of commons gave to the Irish land bill on second reading may be taken as conclusive evidence that Great Britain intends to put an end to the evil system of land tenure which furnishes the chief reason why Ireland has remained an island of woes and hotbed of trouble to the empire. In favor of the measure were not only the main body of ministerialists, but almost all of the liberals and all of the nationalists. Against it were only the radical section of the liberals and 8 couple of unionists.
 According to British parliamentary custom a vote on second reading is a vote on the principle of the measure in question. It does not commit the voters as to the details of the bill, and these will now have to be threshed out ill committee of the whole. If the government were inclined to stand fix edly for the bill as it is now drawn there would be danger of cross pur- poses, party splits, and perhaps ulti- mate defeat. Secretary Wyndham, however has intimated his willingness to make alterations wherever need of change can be shown, and 1t seems a practical certainty that the measure will carry. \ One of the most significant speeches was that of John Morley, the liberal leader. He felt that the measure was q abnormal and tih0f if Cou1d he rid0led with objections. It marked, he said. the collapse of the English system of governing Ireland, and from it he feared would arise fresh problems and further changes. Nevertheless he felt the bill to be creature of social neces- sity, and as such he gave to it support. His view must be typical of that of that of the great majority of English men, who as a recent. writer has said, care little for logic or political theory so long as their institutions work well l.''-New Haven Register
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-14

At this season of the year we often
 ship gold; but there are two resisting factors of importance which will re- strain such a movement this year, says Banker Clews. The first being that in the present condition of our banks higher rate of interest would soon check any large exports, and the second is that bumper wheat crop here against comparative shortage abroad insures large exports of that cereal and good supply of exchange. Abroad the financial situation shows distinctive. improvement, a$better tone being observed at Eondon, Paris and Berlin. Whether this will result in q larger foreign demand for Americans or not cannot be foretold, but Europe is bare of our stocks and not i'll po- sition to weaken this market by selling.