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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-18
UNDER TWO JURISDICTIONS.
Marriage Begun in Maryland Conclud-
ed in the District

The wedding Wednesday afternoon of
Miss Bessie Estelle Padgett, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Padgett of Rose Croft,
Prince Georges county and Mr.. Gordon B.
Darling of this city was attended by I'M
usual circumstances. The marriage license
was secured by the groom elect at the city
hall in this city instead of from the clerks
office in Marlboro, as the ceremony was to
take place in Prince Georges county. A
large number of relatives and friends had
assembled at the home of the bride-elect to
witness the function. Upon examining the
license Rev. W. G. Davenport, rector of
Emmanuel Church, Anacostia, discovered
that 1t had been issued by the Washington
authorities and that the ceremony would
have to take place in the jurisdiction where
the all-important paper was secured. The
first part Of the ceremony. however, was
performed at the brides residence. but
when the point was reached for the words
which would make them man and wife the
proceedings were stopped and the bridal
couple with their friends entered carriages
and were driven over the line and into the
District. Assembled on the District side
of the highway the ceremony was COM
pleted. The party then returned to the
home of the brides parents. where the last
few words of the ceremony were spoken
and where the couple received the hearty
congratulations of the assembled guests.
followed by a reception and supper.
Among those present were Rev. and Mrs.
Davenport, Mr. and Mrs Milton Filius,
Mr. and Mrs J. H. Gibbons, Mrs. M. C.
Gibbons. Mrs. Alice Thompson, Mrs. c. e.
Arthur Mrs. S. Wylie. Mr.. Julius w.
Tolson. Mr.. Charles TolsOn, Mr.. and Mrs
A. T. Grimes. Mr.. and Mrs. Percival Pad
gett, Miss Mabel Wylie. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
L. Padgett, Mr.. Charles Padgett, Miss
Jesse Darling Miss Nellie Arthur. Mr.. Jo-
seph c. Mattingly. Miss Florence Fifer,
Mr. Grover F. Tolson, Mr.. B. p. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. s. Adams. Miss n: P. Ar
thur. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fillius and
Mrs F. s. Hungerford. Mr.. and Mira
Darling left for southern trip the same
evening. They will make their home In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-18

Judge WadddIl of the United States court
handed down a most important decision at
Norfolk, holding members Of the Virginia
Pilots Association collectively liable for
damages resulting from the negligent acts
OF individual members while bringing YES.
sells In and out OF the Virginia capes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
WORKOUT PHRASES.
Some Expressions That Are Contin-
uously Overworked.
From the London Academy.

From the London Academy.
1t Is really time to compile a blacklist OF
words and phrases that have appeared in
court so often as to suggest their immediate
expulsion. Those that appear on the black
list should be unable-for three years at
least-to obtain printers ink at any print
ing office in the united kingdom. Dizziness
and monotony have some excuse We
should blacklist the "well-earned rest" and
the scene of her former triumphs,' the
young lady of prepossessing appearance.
the ample justice" that Is done to the
viands beneath which the tables literally
groaned," and the wedding presents that are
numerous and costly" but we admit their
use In a world where time Is money and
lines are a penny: these habitual offenders
might. after some years abstention from
ink. be considered to have purged their Of
Tense. Much more annoying is the attempt
at absurd ornamentation. the struggle
against tautology which results only In
ridiculous turrets and preposterous pin
nacles of language. Why should 1t be ne
cessary, when DR.. Johnson has been men
toned twice. to call him at the third allu-
sion 'the great lexicographerT' 1t has no
longer any possible relation with Johnson's
reputation. which rests now on the careful
chatter Of Boswell With the great lexi-
cographer must pass into obscurity the
Swan of Avon" the Wizard of the
North" and the Sage Of Chelsea" The
phrases ring through the papers with the
maddening Iteration OF the latest popular
tune that the whistle of the street boy
catches from the piano organ. which gets 1t
must be added that infuriating beginning
Of a paragraph. "It Is Interesting to note.
If II were not interesting there would be
no excuse for noting II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
POOR MAPLE SUGAR YEAR.
Due to Weather, Which Prevents
Good Run of Sap.

From the Utica Observer
Lovers Of genuine maple sugar will have
to get along with short rations this year if
they confine themselves to the kind that Is
manufactured from maple sap. The sugar
and sirup that are made in "manufactories"
can be had any time Of the year, for they
are fixed up from cane sugar and favored
with birch extracts. But the simon-pure
article. boiled down from the sap of the
maple and containing no other substances,
will be hard to get hold Of
In order to make sugar of this kind one
must have the sap of maple trees, and this
will run only when the weather is just
right There have been but two or three
good sugar days this year. The weather
has been too warm and muggy since the
breaking of winter. 1t requires crisp. cold,
frosty nights to be followed by warm.
sunny days for sugar making. We have
not had the frosts, for the nights have
been about as warm as the days, and 1t has
kept thawing right along all the time.
Old sugar makers say that even IL cold
weather should set in now, which Is not at
all probable, 1t will be too late to save the
sugar CROP for while 1t is often the case
that maple sugar is not made till April, 1t Is
true that good runs of sap never follow
long period of warm weather such as
March has given US. OF course, with such
a scarcity Of sugar and maple syrup which
are known to be genuine there will be more
Of the adulterated product than ever this
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
THE BIG TREES.
People of the United States Should
Protect Calaveras Grove.


There will be feeling Of disgust and re-
sentiment all over the country at the news
that a corporation Of lumbermen has Sc
cured the territory in Calaveras, California.
on which stand several thousand Of the
famous big trees. and will Immediately
destroy them. A railroad is to be run into
the grove. so that the immense logs can
be hauled out to the mills. where they will
be converted into planks and shingles. 1t
will be to the lasting shame Of this govern
ment and this people il this outrage is per-
mitted. 1t is not too late to stop 1t. but
every day Is valuable. and If we cannot get
the government to interfere, 1t will not be
are so generous In their gifts to colleges
and libraries and hospitals. to buy the land,
or at least to initiate a movement for its
purchase. that it may be the property Of
this people, and public park forever.
We have parks in the Yosemite and the
Yellowstone, and probably there is not one
citizen of this country who would be will
ing to give up his title in those places of
beauty and wonder, and see or hear of them
as the prey Of the spoiler. The big trees of
California are unique. They are thousands
of years old. they are of tremendous height
and girth. they are a source of income to
the state in which they stand, since they
bring pilgrims into from all over the
world. they conserve water supply, they
are things Of beauty and grandeur. mon
archs of the vegetable kingdom. And 1t can
not be alleged that the destruction is nee
essary. We have thousands of miles of
forest; we have trees of quicker growth,
that will reforest the devastated regions;
we have more forests at hand. in Canada;
there is no impending timber famine. The
spirit which actuates the California COM
pany in acquiring and destroying the most
wonderful group Of trees in the world, Is
purely commercial. and is the same that has
been on exhibition at our gates in the blast
ing and crushing of the noble Palisades of
the Hudson.
We have too few parks. Our country Is
big enough for many more. and larger. The
canyon Of the Colorado. the agatized for
ests Of Arizona. the White mountain dis
trict of New Hampshire. the caves of Ken
lucky and Virginia, the falls of Georgia, the
lofty basins of Colorado. the upper reaches
Of the Columbia, the pictured rocks
of Lake Superior ought to be public prop
critics. and not places where the traveller
and the scientist and the painter may be
assessed and annoyed and gouged by hotel
keepers and vendors of peep-show privi-
ieges. Is California so politicalized and COM
mercialized that she permits the proposed
vandalism at Calaveras?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
marked black eyebrows and long dashed

marked black eyebrows and long dashed
brown eyes. The features were good, most
of the noses straight and well carved. and
free from the Arab 'beakiness." had ar
rived at noon; the sun was hot and was
hungry. SO 1 rested for while in the small
dark cube of a house where I was to lodge.
Then 1 ate the meal prepared for me by the
sheiks household. 1t consisted Of a huge
wooden platter Of kuskus. a dish of stewed
pigeons and a desert of dates and figs.
scription. Kuskus Is crushed wheat Cook
ing like brown rice). cooked in the steam of
meat, richly favored, sufficiently sailed and
smartly peppered. Pieces Of the meat are
afterward served up with it, and raisins are
sparsely mixed with the SOFT saturated.
golden grain 1t Is simply delicious. and
most grateful to a very hungry man-no
bother about knives and forks and carving!
You just hand in with finger tips mouthful
after mouthful Of this rich porridge. vary
ing its monotony with pieces Of meat or
sweet raisins, and so sit and stun yourself
till the outrageous appetite Of desert riding
Is appeased. Then you wash your fingers.
drink long draught Of cold. pure water.
and turn to the desert and the thick sweet
coffee which concludes most Arab repasts.
The dried figs are very good. The fruit is
grown In all the stream valleys Of this
Matmata country. When quite ripe the figs
are cut completely in two and the halves
dry In the sun In long contorted strips. AS
these resemble old leather cuttings or pieces
of WORKOUT boots. they are most uninviting
in appearance. but in taste are richly sweet
and well favored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
GAS METERS.
Should Be Often Tested-Apt to Run
Faster as They Age.

From the New York Times.
The gas meter has a reputation for being
what Mark Twain once described as "a
picturesque. yariegated and industrious
liar" In consequence of this reputation
the average householder believes that
whenever his gas bill increases the meter
in his cellar has been racing, and that
1t has recorded two feet. more or less. LOT
each foot actually passed. The gas COM
panies. on the other hand. maintain the
contention that the average domestic meter
Is SLOW and that IN every instance the
amount used is actually considerably more
than Is measured. They further claim that
for a flow of gas under certain amount
the meter will not record at all. which
enables the consumer to burn gas all night,
II he turns the light low enough, without
any record being made
The truth lies somewhere midway be-
tween these extremes. No meter was
ever made which was inerrant or fnfalnbie;
very few have been made or put into use
within recent years which are not sum-
GENTLY accurate for all practical purposes.
Tests extending over many years establish
the fact that about as many new meters
are fast as slow. and that the percentage
of error Is very little either way while the
mechanism Is In good working order. 1t
has also established the fact that deteriora-
ton is steadily In favor of the companies
In increasing the apparent consumption
Consequently. IL is not to the interest of
gas company to have meters proved or
tested unless the evidence of their dials.
checked up by the law OF probabilities AMI
the experience of averages. shows that
they must be running slow. Perhaps the
infrequency with which this happens in
practice accounts for the fact that sys-
tematic economy Is so rarely reflected IN
the gas bills. and that sometimes when no
gas is used the charge Is the same as when
a great deal is used or 1t may be even
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
The American Girl Wins.
w York Mall and Express.

From the New York Nail and Express.
The American woman conquers her way
abroad. from Ireland to Roumania. from
Gibraltar to Cape Town. from Smyrna to
Pekin. from Ell Paso to Patagonia. She is
brand-new creation, fresh and irresist-
ib;e incarnation of the supernal feminine;
yet her beauty is the product of century S
work, in her mothers blood and her own,
of American air and American sunlight.
her manners have been vitalized and her
spirit emancipated by an inheritance from
free and Independent generations. and her
heart has been made warm and tender by
the accumulated memories of long line
OF marriages for love. not for money.
These things are making for the Anerf-
can woman the conquest of Europe. Over
there she wears the 7coronet already, and
If we give her time she will wear the
crown. 1t is she who has really borne
the standard of the american invasion
on the continent and in Britain. 1t Is
battle well-ntgh won there But Just now
she has a new and notable field for her
effort-a field where she may achieve as
brilliant a. victory of loving conquest as
any ever wor on Garth
This field is the Philippine Islands, whore
the American woman teacher IL, not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Umbrellas Lost, but Never Found.
from the Philadelphia Telegraph.

The number of umbrellas left in cars.
hotels. restaurants. clubs and all manner
of public places in the drizzling months Of
spring is a matter beyond the finding out.
It's a rare man who can't tell story Of
how he lost one or more umbrellas. but did
you ever hear of a man who found an UNI
brella, or. even more rare. one who had a
lost umbrella returned to him? The total
of lost watersheds in this city runs up to
some thousands each year. the exact num-
Der. Of course. unobtainable. 1t Is an axiom
with umbrella owners that to go to the ex-
pense of having your name painted on it Is
a waste of money. So a pessimist. who has
soured on the world through facing thun-
derstorms with only the memory of a lost
umbrella to protect him. soffioquizes thus:
THE plsint of the hundreds who chant the
loss of the deeting umbrella fill the land:
did you ever hear expressed the joy of one
who has found an umbrella? Never! Either
umbrellas are such stuff as dreams are
made Of. or this Ii q wicked and sinful
world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Eating With the Fingers.
From the Graphic

From the Graphic. ~
The Sheik of Dwirat was a handsome old
man. with handsome sons and governing a
very good-looking people-so far as / could
Judge from the masculine section of the
townsfolk. the women OF Dwirat. as OF all
the Berber towns In South Tunis, being
yelled "a contrast to the nomads-whether
Berber or Arab-whose women go complete
ly unveiled). The Dwirati are a race Of al
most pure Berber blood. speaking among
themselves the old Berber tongue. which
was the universal language of North Africa
before the intrusion of Phoenictans. Ro-
mans. Greeks or Arabs. Their compilations
are fair. inclining to rudy Though, Of
course. sun tanned when exposed: they
have black or blackish brown hair. well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Commands at Bay.

From the London Court Journal.
A small band Of honest English gour-
mands are anxious to agitate for the resur-
rection of the roasting jack. We have ar
rived in London at the anomalous condition
of cooking when all roast joints are
baked. A few wealthy men can afford to
bride chef into using a roasting jack and
an open fire. but all the same the chef
usually makes use of the oven. There is
not single hotel In the West End-accord-
ing to my neutrality-suspicious. beef mutton
or birds are cooked In the true manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Kano.
From the London Chronicle.

FROM the LONDON chronicle
Kano. the objective Of an expedition 70
avenge the murder of Capt. Moloney, was
as early as the beginning Of last century
the most important trading town In Cen
trail Africa. When Capt. Clapperton visited
1t in 1924 he found the bazaar well filed
with European goods, and among other
objects of interest he became the owner OF
a green cotton umbrella for three Spanish
dollars. or about twelve shillings This
and similar articles had crossed the desert
by way Of Ghadames on the northern bor-
der OF the Sahara. At the time of Clapper-
toms visit British credit was so sound that
several merchants pressed him to take
goods to any amount, paying them simply
a bill on the British consul at Tripoli. Al
though the journey to Kano In those days
was attended with considerable danger.
the people of the town. which then. as now.
had population of between 10000 and 40
600 souls. were well disposed to white ex-
plorers and treated Clapperton as hospita-
bly, as they did Barth thirty years later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Canard.
From the New York Tribune.

T rom Tue VIEW 1Urk IrfUuHt
Here is a newspaper derivation of the
word "canard." A canard means, In French.
a duck: in English 1t has come to mean a
hoax or fabricated newspaper story. Its
origin Is amusing. About fifty years ago
French journalist contributed to the French
press an experiment Of which he declared
himself to have been the author. Twenty
ducks were placed together. and one of
them. having been cut up into very small
pieces. was gluttonously gobbled up by the
other nineteen. Another bird was then sac
rificed for the remainder. and so on. until
one duck was left. which thus contained in
journalist ate. The story caught on, and
was copied into all the newspapers Of Eu-
rope. And thus the "canard' became I'm
mortalized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Lengthy Love Letters.

From the London Lady's Pictorial.
Curiously enough, as our friendly CORE
spondence has diminished In size. our love
letters have proportionately grown longer.
Perhaps our capacity for affection has in
creased to such an extent that we are will
ing to sacrifice ourselves on the altar of I'M
selfishness for the sake of the unquencha-
BILE flame of the adorable passion" The
little, half-shy, wholly conventional note
of the biushing maiden to the victorious
sutton, slipped In the trunk of tree, is
buried in the past-gone as surely as the
days of shippers and bushes and that UNI
necessary adjunct, the chaperon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

birth records of the crescent city go, anu
his mother, who lived with him. was as
black as midnight. He himself. however,
was as handsome white man as one coul9
meet In days journey, and ne was PROUD
thereof. Jim had been q barkeeper In the
great metropolis of Louisiana. He had
been an attendant in some OF the Leading
sporting establishments in that CITY anu
had fair sprinkling OF acquaintance IN
various parts of the south. 1t was SAID OF
him that as a maker Of the mixed variety
of drinks he was a thorough artist
These manifold virtues secured for MIN
a position in one Of the leading houses on
the picturesque boulevard de rum row, ana
Jim went on mixing Juleps and making &C
auaintances for many years. His friends
ca were wont to say Of him that when II
came down to graphic. spectacular. ous
and out lies. though never did he utter one
to harm anybody, Jim could beat Baron
MunchauSen.
His little .fictions were merely for the
sake Of entertainment. and they did their
work well. One Of his proud boasts was
that he had served as an officer In the con-
federate army, in which capacity he per-
formed feats Of valor that put IN the shade
the marvellous work OF Sir John Faistan
on the highway to Gadshill. One OF these
miraculous achievements was the capture
by himself, sngle-handed and alone, OF
thirty Union soldiers. Another OF his ex-
ploits was that of shooting a rabbit at
was nothing to eat In camp. and the mess
pinned for meat.
Colored Men Behind the Bar.
''In the olden times there were great
many colored men who stood behind the
bar in this community. and. as a rule. they
were polite, attentive and competent. The
old original hole in the wall in the Capitol
building before the new Senate and House
wings were completed was in charge of a
colored man named Carter. and assuredly
his position was not sinecure.
''The Metropolitan Hotel before the war,
during the war and for long time after
the war employed colored men to mix pre-
scriptions for thirsty guests Only In one
or two places in the city now do colored
men minister to the requirements of fell
lows with hot coppers or to others desiring
some sort of liquid refreshment.
"Of course, every one who knew him has
a pleasant memory Of Dick Francis and
his famous connections of juleps and
punches. Dick was also colored man.
whites by scores and hundreds. He served
in his capacity as bartender probably
greater number of distinguished men than
any other member of his profession in the
country. His lime punches. dubbed by
prominent Kentucky member of Congress
as botanical gardens had reputation
from Maine to California. Dicks friends
gave tangible evidence Of their kind feeling
for him by securing for him the appoint
ment of proprietor of the restaurant on the
House side OF the Capitol. He had ac-
cumulated very respectable share of the
worlds goods before his DEATH"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
England Turning to Protection.

From the Vienna Observation-Disclosures wochen-
sheriff.
The more the protective countries. Ger
many and the United States, press Great
Britain. the more vigorous becomes the cry
there for protection. and the more probable
the establishment of Greater Britain Gus
toms union. England's attitude at the
Brussels conference denotes simply a turn
toward protectionism. The colonial cane
sugar is to be favored at the expense OF the
continental beet-root sugar industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
BON MARCHE, 314=32O 9th ST.

strange at all to say. winning easily
success which comes much harder to the
male teachers. The American schooimis-
tress has to complete the work of the
American soldier and the American bust
ness man., The schoolmaster alone cannot
IN II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

MOCHA Isle Kid-ftting Gloves for
ladies: something new, with silk stitch
ing and pearl clasps; sizes 5h en-
to ~, in black. mode, tan. SVpC.
gray. pearl and white. per pair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

MARCH BLEACHED
= e. = Es yssas. Worth ese: each. 43C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

SEUDE KID Style has decreed Seude
Gloves for the Easter gown. Surely
there are none which look better on the
hand We have white,
mode. pearl, biscuit, black. do nm
etc: in all sizes; pear - Il .UU
clasps; 81. 80 values for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

MERRIMAC SHIFTING PRINTS
look like percale and are O7%-
worth SC; yard: fas. eelors a3NSC.
and pretty styles. Friday. w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

LACE GLOVES are to be used this
season. We have a perfect fit lace Isle
glove; sizes 5h to s, in white N7
tan, gray or black. Acc. value ZICo
for Friday only. .............
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

KID GLOVES. a fine French dressed
kid. in black. white. mode gray tan'
red etc; sizes 51a to s; new R~
silk stitching and clasps. A SWC.
real S1.OO value for. ............
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

MEMS MED. WEIGHT UNDERWEAR.
Mems Spring Weight Ribbed
Underwear Shirts and Draw
ers, in all sizes. A SOC. value, II VIC
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

We have 100 sample LADIES NIGHT
GOWNS, deliberately trimmed
with embroidery and lace. A 7e
s1.25 value Our regular price ZSC
Is csc. For this sale. all sizes.