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FOOD STANDARDS.
Some Of Those Adopted BY Official
Committee

Additional standards of purity have been
adopted by the committee OF official agri-
cultural chemists md approved by the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture. The committee con-
sists of William Frear, Edward H. Jenkins,
II. A. Scovell, H. A. Weber and Prof. H.
w. Wiley. In addition Richard Fischer
represents the interstate food commission.
The list of standards includes meats, both
freshly slaughtered, manufactured and
cured, that Is to say preserved with salt,
sugar, vinegar, spices or smoke. There
are provisions covering lard, butter, cheese,
milk and Ice cream and grain products,
fiours and meals sugars. sirups, spices, ex-
tracts, essential oils. beverages, fruit ex-
tracts and canned fruits and vegetables.
Each of the articles is defined and the
standard of purity demands that the article
be sound and fresh when prepared, and
must contain no other ingredients than
those named on the label covering It,
Those interested in the specific provisions
of the circular can secure II on applica ton
to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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SECRETARY ROOT Foa-BouND.
American Minister at Lota to Meet
Distinguished Guest.

A dispatch was received at the State De-
partment today from Mr.. Hicks, United
States minister to Chile. saying that he
had arrived at Lota, about $50 miles south
Of Santiago, to meet Secretary Root and
his family. The Chilean government sent
a man-of-war from Conception to take Mr..
Root on board. The Charleston was ex-
pected at Lota yesterday afternoon, but at
dark had not appeared. Mr.. Hicks dis
patch. which was dated yesterday, said the
Charleston could not dock until today. He
believes the Charleston was prevented from
entering the port by fog. In company with
the Chilean minister of finance, Mr. Hicks
will await Mr.. Roots arrival at Lota. No
alarm was felt because OF the delay OF the
Charleston.
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ANAcosT1A AND VICINITY.
Citizens Desire Establishment Of New
Postal Station,

An effort is being made by citizens Of An
acostia to have a new postal station estab-
lished in the town and furnish an evening
service, as Stain H, the free-delivery sta
ton, closes daily at Z o'clock pm. Mr..
Eugene E. Thompson of this place visited
Postmaster Barnes, several days ago and
conferred with him regarding the proposed
station and its location. A site was sug-
gested to the postmaster, drug store loca-
ton being favored, and Mr.. Barnes took the
matter under advisement.
The double tracking Of the Anacostia
street car line along Nichols avenue be-
tween Grant and Franklin streets has been
completed, as has the work Of restoring the
roadway to it's proper condition.
Residents of this section have an interest
in three events scheduled for Labor day, all
Of which are annual affairs. One of these
is the picnic and dinner to be given on the
grounds of the German Orphan Asylum, on
Good Hope road, in which the orphan chill
events are under the auspices Of Catholic
churches, one of wl0ch is. St. Ignatius
Church at Oxon Hill, Prince George county,
Md, a mission Of st. Teresa's Church OF
and ball at Suitland Park, Md. The third
outing will be given by st. Mary's Church
of Prince George county, Md, OF which
Rev: F. s. schwallenburg. who was for
merly an assistant priest of st. Teresa's
Church, this place, is the pastor The
church will give an all-day outing, with
concert, etc, at Forestville, Md.
The death of Jeremiah A. Grimes, who
had many friends here, occurred Wednes-
day morning at the residence Of Edward
Grimes, his brother, near Camp Springs,
Prince George county, Md. The deceased
was sixty-one years old He was at one
time an employee of st. Elizabeth Asylum,
but in late years had worked in Baltimore.
Two sons and one daughter survive him.
The funeral took place yesterday afternoon
from st. Barnabas' Protestant Episcopal
Church. Barnaby, Prince George county,
Md, Rev. w. c. Groves, the pastor, Off
ciating. The remains were inferred In st.
Barnabas' cemetery.
Those gunners who are awaiting the OPEN
ing Of the bird season, and who in
the meantime are keeping themselves adj
vised as to the situation among the marshes
along the Anacostia river have been pleased
to note the presence Of many black birds
there of late. The whereabouts of the orto-
Ian have not been SO easily determined, ac-
cording to one OF the gunners, as they are,
1t is declared, well concealed where the crop
Of oats and wild rice is particularly fine
In rounding up the stray dogs in this ter
ritory recently three trips of the pound men
resulted in the capture of approximately 130
animals. The dog catchers paid another
visit to this section yesterday and added
twenty-seven CANNES to the list. In ef-
fecting capture Policeman j. L. Gillett
was attacked by dog, but he protected
himself with his club.
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THE COURT RECORD.
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Stafford.
Williams agt. Easterling; time to file tran
script on appeal extended: complainant's So
licitors, Cuttings & Chamberlfn; defendants
solicitors. Wilson & Barksdale.
Bender agt Local Union, No. 118; injunc-
| ton denied: compliments solicitors, H. E.
Davis and E. B. Kimball; defendants soltc-
| itors, Leon Tobriner. 80
Vinson agt. Perry; time to take proof lin
/ tied; compliments solicitors, Cuttings &
Chamberlin; defendants solicitor, L. c.
Williamson. ~. -F--.-
Marshall agt. Marshall; motion for all
| mony pendente lite overruled; compliments
solicitors Nelson Wilson and Baker, Sheehy
| & Hogan; defendants solicitor. A. B. Webb.
| tanned; compliments solicitors. E. L. Will
son and M. Hufty; defendants solicitors, j.
| I. Peyser and Wolf & Rosenberg.
In re assignment of George w. Cook;
auditors report confirmed; petitioners So
lcitor D. w. O'Donoghue. ..g.5...
Mathy agt. Johnson; pro confesso order
ed; complainant's solicitor, Alex M. Dowell.
Reinburg agt Reinburg; rule as to all
plainants solicitors, w. e. Ambrose and
w. g. Gardiner.
Hemingway agt. Hemingway; issuance of
| ne exeat ordered; compliments solicitors,
Leckie Fulton & Cox.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Stat
ford.
United States agt. Viola Fleet; house
| breaking; recognizance $780, with Sterling
N. Brown surety, taken.
| CIRCUIT COURT No. 1-Justice Stafford
Cadic agt. Balster; time to file transcript
| in Court Of Appeals extended to October
l; plaintiffs attorneys Coldren & Fenning,
defendants attorneys, Archer & Smith.
Uber agt. Darneille; rule to show cause
| returnable September granted; plaintiff
attorneys, Leckie, Fulton & Cox.
PROBATE coURTJustice Stafford
Estate OF Lawrence P. Graham; will ad-
mitted to probate and letters testamentary
granted to American Security and Trust
Company; attorney, W. A. Mckinney.
| Estate of John w. Frost; petition for
| letters of collection hled; attorney, Clar-
ence E. Dawson.
Estate of Martin Gaiteley; letters of ad-
ministration granted to Delmas @. Stutler;
bond, $1,000; attorney D. C.. Stutler.
Estate Of Harrison Terrell; petition for
probate Of will filed; attorney, J. A. Cobb
In re Leila Bosworth ct al; order Of al
lowance; attorneys, 8. v. Hayden and H.
L. Franc.
Estate Of Jesse B. Frazier petition for
letters of administration filed; attorneys,
e. A. Jones and G. c. Shinn.
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zens from depredations OF armed bands Of
insurrectionists before formal instructions
had been, received by him. In a dispatch
to the State Department today Mr.. Sleeper
said that every precautfon possible had
been taken to prevent estates from being
molested, but 1t was impossible to say how
successful the defense would be in cases of
isolated plantations
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THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Saturday, Says the
Bureau. ,''

Fair Tonight and Saturday, says tne
Bureau.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, IS; year ago, ~.
Forecast till pm. Saturday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight and Saturday;
light to fresh westerly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The temperature is below the seasonal aver
age generally in the central valleys and
the lake region At White River, Ont,
minimum temperature Of 80 degrees is re-
ported this morning, and light frost &C.
Cured last night in the interior of northern
Michigan.
The prolonged period of excessive rains
over the middle, eastern and southeastern
states has apparently been broken. and
fair weather prevails this morning IN an
Atlantic coast. West of the Mississippi
there is tendency to increasing cloudiness,
and heavy rains are reported In southern
Kansas.
Fair weather is indicated generally over
the eastern part Of the country during the
next thirty-six hours, with lower tempera-
lures in New York and New England.
middle nn " Atlantic "e Coasts viii be light to
fresh westerly; on the south Atlantic coast
light to fresh. mostly westerly; on the east
gulf coast light and variable, and on the
lower lakes light to fresh westerly.
The following heavy precipitation Qn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Dodge City, 226; Spar
tanburg. 8. c., ASP.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh westerly winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 80, PM, SO; 8
pm. "a; II midnight, II; August 81. a.
M, 50; am, Il; II noon, 76; 2 pm. "a.
Maximum, IS, at pm, August 81; mini
mum, 81, at am, August 81.
acknowledgements 30. 4 pm, 1892; p.
M, 1884; IL midnight, 1888; August 81, 4
am, 1894; am, 1897; noon. 1898; 2
PM, 1895.
Downtown Temperature.
Temperature recorded today by H. D.
Feast & Co.'S standard thermometer was
as follows:
9am ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 76
IL m..... ...............s.....s... O
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Benjamin c. spruell and Elenora c. Capt.
to- both of Richmond, Va.
Edward Miller and Louisa Smith.
James A. Sheanfer and Blanche G. Ca
sassa.
Barney A. Epstein and Rae Wolf.
Samuel H. Westcott OF Montgomery, Ala,
and Mary B. Mccoy OF Rivert0n, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-31

One day an old. friend said: "Are you
troubled with constipation l said, Yes;
have been for 2oyears, and don't ever ex-
pect to be cured" He told me to go to the
drug store and get bottle of e. Z.
Tablets. After using them for three
weeks / was satisfied had at last found
the right medicine = the only one for
me-" 100 doses rs cents. At your drug
gists.
soc. Thermometer and Barometer free
with every bottle of "E T. Tablets"
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"Fish Story" Has Unforeseen Results.

A fish story''-with a most unexpected
and stirring sequel comes from the Scotch
highlands The sequel is told in full In
The House of Defence" E. F. Benson's
masterpiece, which this paper will publish
exclusively in The Saturday and Sunday
Star during September. beginning with to-
morrow's issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-31

Resigns From Indian Service.
The commissioner of Indian affairs has
been notified OF the resignation Of Roger
c. Spooner. superintendent of the Indian
warehouse at Chicago. Nothing has been
done toward appointing successor.
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Dick Dismissed in Disgrace.

Secretary Shaw has written letter to
David e. Dick. deputy surveyor Of cusi
toms of Baltimore. Diminishing him from the
public service for persistent and continual
neglect Of duty"
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Downtown Temperature.
Tide Tables.

Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1921 am: high tide,
5:38 am. and 6:05 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1875 am. and 1:19
pm; high tide. 6:32 am. and pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:27 am; sun sets, 6:32
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, b:28 am. 's.7f- .s.s
Moon sets, S:4S am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-f1ve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, August 81
Both rivers are muddy.
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Cuttleash to Get Wet.

The submarine torpedo boat Cuttlefish,
built by the Fore River shipbuilding Com
pany. viii be launched tomorrow in the
Fore river at Quincy, Mass.
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Sleeper Demands Protection.

Sleeper Demands Protection.
Anticipating instructions from the State
Department, Mr.. Sleeper, United States
charge at Havana. had made demand
upon tho Cuban government for protection
Of the property interests Of American citi.
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Malt Extract

Liebig Malt Ex-
tract. 1.2 per doz.
L o ng Island
Malt. $1.S per doE
Lime Water and
G urt Plaster
Free.
Best Fren c h
Rosewater, per
pint, bottle in
cluded. 25c.
Licorice Powder,
per pound. 25c.
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+ Daily Drug
+ Needs.
+ Ener v Q 8 Q Q n t
f Vichy and Kissen-
gen, in pound bot
ties. soc.
+ Colgate's Ex-
! tracts. any odor,
+ ounce. 25c.
Bromide of Pot
= ash, n h., 10c.
q Cold Cream in
Z pound Jars; regu-
I lar pri C e. $1.O0.
+ Special, 49c.
+. Save the baby
I buy q dozen Black
+ Nipples for Csc,
3 or 2 for &c.
6 Oil of Winter
:. green; the kind
they t a Ike for
rheumatism. No
& charge for bottle.
n Per ounce. 1Oc.
i FnOSpnate SO04
! pound cans; the
+ best; reg ar
+ price. 25c. Spe-
+ cfal. 16c.
q Effe r v e s c e mt
I P h o s p h a t e of
+ Soda; best made;
\ In pound bottles;
+ regular price, 81.
+ Special. SOC.
+ Seidlitz Po W.
& ders: fresh daily.
Per box. 15c.
+ Belladonna Pas
+ tiers, 15c. kin d.
+ Special. 4 for 25c.
+ g. grain Lithia
{ T able t s, 25c.;
= now 15c.
q Hygienic Witch
/ Hazel Soap, --Oc.;
now &c.
+ Nine. LIE Fere's
+ Mando; at the de-
+ partment stores.
+ s9c.; our price to-
& morrow SIC.
Z Pinaud's H air
{ Tonic; regularly
! Soc. Special, 32c.
+ Household Am
monia, &c.
+ Extract Vanilla
+ (compound, used
+ for fiavoring; BIC.
: pint; reg u ! q r
i price, 81 to $780,
+ Harlem Oil, 3
+ bottles for 1Oc.
+ s u l p hur Can
+ dies, each, &c.
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coNsER MADE CHIEF CLERK.
To Fill New Position In Indian Blu
reau So. 1881

Frank N. Conser of Ohio has been made
chief clerk Of the Indian bureau. The
position Is new one, created by Con-
gress at its last session. Mr.. Conser long
has been identified with the Indian serv-
ice, having been appointed to q clerkship
in the office here in 1891. At present he
holds the position Of supervisor Of schools.
He will assume his new duties Septem-
Der 4
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Pitchers
CastOria.

The old kind. the
genuine; regular
BIC. Special. 17c.,
5 for Oc.
Dickinson's Ex.
tract Witch Hazel,
25c. quart; regular
price. 6c.
n q n d y Lotion
for chapped hands:
regular 25c.: spe-
cial, 10c.
German NJ a {,
re gull ar price,
$1.25: special. $1.%
Absorbent Cot.
ton. pound. 21c.
Pure Vaseline,
D o u n d bottles:
regular price. soc.
Special, 25c.
Sugar Milk. 30c.:
now 21c.
Nursing Bottles,
8 for 10c.
Black Licorice,
2 sticks for &c.
Absolutely Pure
Carbolic Acid. 16-
OF. bottles, 40c.
EPSON Salts,
per pound, SC.
Bicarb. Soda,
per pound. &c.
Blackberry Cor:
dial. 19c.
Colgate's Violet
Talcum. 15c.
Sea Salt, a
csc. bag Tor
nc.
Rough on Rats,
&c.; usually 15c.
&c. c oil ate
Tooth p o W u er
and 10c. cake
Cashmere Bouquet
Soap. 15c.
Glycerine. &c.
per pint.
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A Steam or Hot Water System
installed By expert steam filters Of long expert
ence. Moderate charges. Let us give you an esti-
mate.
Biggs Heating Co., 'fSSne H. a! SSH a;T'
The Yale expositor., 1906-12-28

his orders, but to execute unquestion-
ably, to efface completely the trail be-
tween him and them, whether or not
they succeed in covering the round
about and faint trail between them
selves and the tools that nominally
commit the crimes.
Wilmot was the instrument he en-
ployed to put the coal industry into
condition for reorganization" He
bought control of one of the coal rail
roads and made Wilmot president of
it. Wilmot, taught by twenty years
of his service, knew what was expect
ed of him, and proceeded to do It, He
put in loyal" general freight agent
who also needed no instructions, but
busted himself at destroying his own
and all the other coal roads by sys-
tenn of secret rebates and rate cut
tings. AS the other roads, one by one,
descended toward bankruptcy, Roe
buck bought the comparatively small
blocks of stock necessary to give Rim
control of them. When he had power
over enough OF them to establish
Ddiildl uiOnopOig VI tiohofoi toeioh III
and ont OF the coal districts, he was
ready for his lieutenant to attack the
mining properties. Probably his or
ders to Wilmot we're nothing more
definite or less innocent than: "Wil.
mot. my boy, don't you think you and
I and some others of our friends ought
to buy some of those mines, If they
come on the market at fair price?
Let me know when you hear of any
attractive investments of that sort"
That would have been quite enough
20 "tip it on to Wilmot that the time
had come for reaching out from con
troll of railway to control OF nine He
The Yale expositor., 1906-12-28

"Go-between," he repeated the woru
several times. IL mad a pleasant sug
gestiVeness. He smiled broadly.
certainly! OF course, why not?
III write il"
lie literally fell upon pen and paper.
His tongue never could have formed
the words that followed his facile Den.
The accumulation OF six months ale
glance was laid before her eyes. The
letter was gem. The essential parC
Of it was that ii her answer was yes.
would she, when he entered the ball
room that night, simply lay the violets
that he would send with this leuer
against her face? For just a second!
He would understand.
The violets matched her eyes. He
had often said so. There was no time
to lose. He telephoned the florist TO
whose Golfers he contributed.
ooh. send a bushel!" he laughed
happily, like a schoolboy perpetrating
a joke.
Il have a note TO send. deliver them
here"
The flowers arrived by a messenger
who looked like the chief emissary Of
Dan Cupid. Tom united the violet
cord. lifted out bunch Of the choicest
blossoms about the size of a prize
cauliflower, smiled approval, retied the
box, addressed the card and with
generous tip to the boy started him on
his errand Then, with strange
peace possessing him. he awaited
seemly hour to present himself to
learn his fate.
Only the family was present when
he arrived. The effusion OF their greet
ing would have set at rest his thump-
ing heart, could he have seen anything
but the girl, who, standing in a circle
of light made by the pink shaded lamp
on the piano, was holding the violets.
With smile full upon him, she slow
ly lifted the flowers aud for fraction
of second buried her face in their
sweetness
He looked at her as Jacob looked at
Rachel when his seven years OF service
were ended. Nnen the chance was
given them for a moment alone, he
SelLeu not only tue ChdHCS, but' uh-
mindful of possible damage to chiffon
ruffles, he likewise seized the girl.
The right words came at last For
six months, he said, he had longed to
tell her, and to ask her
But, Tom" she gasped, you
haven't yet"
Her protest was smothered, and he
lost no time in finishing what he had
to say, reaching the climax by demand
ing an early date for their wedding.
But, Tom, dear! you haven't"
Mother entered softly. in. time to
hear her daughter in a strangely muf-
fed voice answer, June"
Mother was an astute woman. She
withdrew softly, but a listener might
have heard her pious ejaculation:
Thank Heaven! The New Year prom
ises we'll"
The dying hours of the old year
passed in the merriest dance the Girls
void home had ever known. The bells
The Yale expositor., 1906-12-28

ly tacit, no conscience need twitch.
must add that. at the time of which
| am writing, did not realize the eX
istence of this conspiracy. | knew, of
course, that many lawless and savage
things were done, that there were ras
calls among the high financiers, and
that almost all financiers now and
then did things that were more or less
rascally; but I did not know. did not
suspect, that high finance was through
and through brigandage, and that the
high financier, by long and unmolested
practice of brigandage, had come TO
look on it as legitimate, lawful bust
ness, and on laws forbidding or ham
pering it as outrageous, socialistic, an
archistic. attacks upon the social or
derl"
Roebuck had given me the impress
sion that IL would be six months, at
least, before what was in those fatu
GUS days thinking of as "our" plan for
putting the coal industry on sound
business basis" would be ready for the
public So, when he sent for me short
ly after became engaged to Miss FL
lersly. and said: Melville will publish
the plan on the first of next month and
will open the subscription books on
the third--a Thursday" | was taken
by surprise and was anything but
pleased. His words meant that, IL |
wished to make a great fortune, now
was the time to buy coal stocks, and
buy heavily--for on the very day of
the publication OF the plan every coal
stock would surely soar. Buy must;
not to buy was to throw away a for
tune. Yet how could | buy when
was gambling in textile up to INV limit
OF safety, II not beyond2
The Yale expositor., 1906-12-28
Bv DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS, AUa1or oF 'ZH1EC
fCL1laLu1Z LSE3 % 15s 5Cl5l5 ZzZ-EzezLL CO


when Roebuck, with an air like a ben
ediction from a bishop backed by a
cathedral organ and full choir, gave
me the tip to buy coal stocks, can
nonized him on the spot. Never did
a Jersey Jay" in Sunday clothes and
tallowed boots respond to bunco
steerer's greeting with a gladder smile
than mine to that pious old past-mas.
[er of craft.
will say in justice to myself.
though it is also in excuse, that if
had known him intimately few years
earlier, / should have found it all but
impossible to fool myself. For he
had not long been in a position where
he could keep wholly detached from
the crimes he committed for his ben
eft and by his order, and where he
could disclaim responsibility and even
knowledge. The great lawyers of the
country have been most ingenious in
developing corporate law in the direc.
ton of making the corporation com
plete and secure shieb' between the
beneficiary of a crime and its conse-
quences; but before a great financier
can use this shield perfectly, he must
build up a system-he must md lieu.
tenants with the necessary coolness,
courage and cunning; he must teach
them to understand his hints; he must
educate them, not to point out to him
the disasagreeable things involved in