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Evening star., 1907-08-02
SONS OF JoNADAB MEET.
Hope Council, Independent Order,
Compliments The Star.

Hope Council. Independent Order Sons OF
Jnoadab. held a well-attendedVmeeting last
evening in Pythian Temple, when six new
candidates were initiate.. Worthy Chief
McCracken presided and conducted the
initiatory ceremonies, in which he was ably
assisted by Vice Chief Boyd, Past Chief
D. F. Dee, Chaplain J. ]. Spellnnan. Herald
F. J. Tennyson, with Davia Dee as MS as
s,stant. C. Somerset acted guard, John
McKeon as sentinel and 7. Garland presid-
ed at the organ. Recording Secretary Sam
uel De Nedrey, Financial Secretary James
A Dee and Treasurer William Green were
in their places.
The reports on absentees showed that the
members are sparing no efforts to stimulate
regular attendance at meetings. and a gen.
eral enthusiasm prevailed which promises
we'll for the future of the council. Reports
Of applications for membership were very
encouraging
Speaking under the good Of the order
Evening star., 1907-08-02

Secretary De Nedrey urged the members to
pursue the good work along the lines Of
moral suasion, emphasizing the fact that
this is the only sensible manner TO pro-
mote the cause Of temperance. He couh-
seled temperance of speech and action and
urged moderation in everything, predicting
that the day is approaching when the
Jonadabs will become a power for good In
rescuing unfortunate victims of the curse
OF drink. His remarks were applauded.
Mr.. MacManus complimented the coun-
Gil on the earnestnesS and emctency Of Its
officers and members. He said:
"One of the greatest drawbacks to the
success of societies engaged in the promo
ton of temperance has Leen the lack Of
members The twentieth century Is an age
of progress, of culture and of enlighten-
ment, but above all things else, it is an
age in which sound, practical common
sense plays a prominent part in the arena
Of human activity. In days gone by, when
sentiment was defied and oratory glorified.
men and women would assemble and sit for
hours drinking in Il flow of eloquence and
beauty of thought displayed by the speaker.
Today. in the wonderful rush of practical
application, people pay attention to what
you say more than how you say it.
THE cause of temperance can never be
advanced by resorting to fanatcism force
or coercion. AS well attempt to change
the course of the planets by the applica ton
of a stream of water from fireman's hose
dS ~ Sleui tIe eSIl VI lHttNlpcTdUce Dy IduI-
cal, arbitrary or forcible methods. Preach
ing along such lines is but as the Scrip
tural smile, Sounding brass and tinkling
cymbal.' and oratory SO directed is sweet
ness wasted on the desert air.
In conclusion, after reviewing the evils
of drink. the speaker said: -"Who can deny
that our field is eXtensive~one and the
work We are engaged in a holy and
wor,ny one? Let us prosecute our good
work on sensible and rational lines, having
recourse at all times to moral suasion in
preference to fanatieal arbitrary meth
DDS, and We can rest assured the effort of
a self-sacrificing and determined body of
men, actuated by candor ana sincerity, will
result in incalculable advantages to the
temperance cause
The Evening Star was strongly COM
mended for its services in the temperance
field, several members accentuating their
appreciation of the publicity therein ac-
corded all temperance work.
Mr.. Mangan. gave some selections on the
piano and Daniel Dee and J. j. Spelman
sang some appropriate songs. The next
regular meeting will be held Thursday
evening next in Pythian Temple and some
good addresses are promised.
Evening star., 1907-08-02
VIM. A. Crawford and the Presidency

To the Editor Of The Star
Thursdays Star contained a telegram
from Augusta, Ga, which states that Will
liam H. Crawford came within one cleo
toral vote of being elected President in
1884,
This is like the sto-y of the man who
told Agassiz that the crab vas red fish
that goes backward" Said Agassiz: "Ex-
cept that crab is rot red is not a fish,
land does not go backward, otherwise your
definition is excellent"
There was not an election for President
of the United States in 1881. and Mr.. Craw-
ford when voted for, lost by many more
votes than one. Gen. Jackson became
President in 1929 and 1893. by vote of the
electoral college. For the presidency in
1925 there were four candidates, Gen
Jackson. who received ninety-nine cleo
toral votes: John Quincy Adams. eighty
four votes: William Ii. Crawford forty-one
votes; Henry Clay. thirty-seven votes
There being no election by the electors, il
went to the House of presentatives
Meantime Mr.. Crawford had a stroke of
paralysis and was ont of the race; MI
Clay, ineligible under the Constitution,
threw his influence for Mr.. Adams. who
was elected. and Mr.. Clay became Sscre-
tary OF State.
So that william IL Crawford received
ferty-one votes out OF 261. scarcely within
one vote of being elaetsd.'
W. II. SINGLETON.
Evening star., 1907-08-02
WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Tomorrow
LIGHT Westerly Winds.


Forecast Till Pm. saturday.-For the
District Of Columbia, partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday, not much change In tenn
perature; light westerly winds.
For Maryland and Virginia, partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday, slightly cooler sat
urday In western portions; light to fresh
westerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, ~.
Weather Conditions and General Forecast
Showers have fallen quite generally DUR
ing the last twenty-four hours In the iake
region and the middle Rocky mountain
region. In other localities generally fair
weather has prevailed, except that local
rains fell Thursday in Mississippi ana the
middle Atlantic states. A decdeo Iail IN
temperature occurred Thursday IN the "a
kotas the upper Mississippi valley and the
nnner lake region: elsewhere nearly normal
temperatures prevailed.
During the next thrty-six hours the
weather in the Washington forecast dis
trict will be mostly far with but little
change jim temperature Scattered showers
are probable in the lower lake, region ana
possibly in the east gulf states; .,-
The winds along the middle Atlantlc
coast will be fresh southerly: on the south
Atlantic coast fresh southwesterly, and on
the. east gulf coast light to fresh southefly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh southWesteriy
winds and partly cloudy weather TO the
Grand Banks. :,
The following heavy precipitation Qn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty -four hours: Cape May, 80; Sault
Sainte Marie, LOS. ..---
Records for Twenty -Four Hours.
TheNo.lowing were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer--Avgus !, pm, 81;
p.m.. 70; IL midnight. "A. August ., am.
60; 8 am, "A; 12 noon. So; pm, 81
Maximum 81, at . pm. August 2; mini
mum, 81, at 5 am. August 2.
Barometer-August ], p m. ~ '5: PM
29.7s; am, 1882; noon. 1884; pm,
20.S2.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 9:25 m and 9:3o pm.
high tide 2:34 am. and 1902 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1920 am and lO30
p.m.: high tide, 1926 am. and 400 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 500 am; sun sets, 1872
Tomorrow-Sun rises. sol am.
Moon rises 1884 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 iIcandescent lamps lighted f1f-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-f1ve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, August 3
The Shenandoah is clear and the Potomac
slightly cloudy.
Evening star., 1907-08-02
MAJ. HODGES IN CHARGE.
Reducing Washington Force of the
Canal Commission,

Maj. H. F. Hodges Of the Army Engineer
Corps has taken charge OF the Washington
office of the isthmian canal commission un-
der the recent order of the President, ma
terially reducing the Washington force
Mai. Hodges chief duty Will be the super
vision of the extensive purchases of mate
rial and supplies for the commissioner
duty he is peculiarly fitted to perform be-
cause Of his long service as assistant to
the chief of engineers, TO whom is assigned
the important work of making necessary
purchases and supervising all of the river
and harbor improvements of the country.
Evening star., 1907-08-02
WILEY WON'T TALK.
Unprecedented Resolution for the Pure
Food Man.

PARIS, August 2-When Harvey W. Wi
ley chief OF the bureau OF chemistry In the
United States Department of Agriculture,
who Is at present in Europe looking into
pure food matters. returns 10 Washington
he will recommend that the American gov
ernment call an international pure food
congress to establish international food
standards \He says the French govern
rpent Is favorable to this scheme.
While in France Mr.. Wiley has investi-
gated the use OF sulphate of copper in peas
and other vegetables exported to the United
states He declines. however. to make
known any of his conclusions until he has
reported TO Washington.
Evening star., 1907-08-02
Union Pacific Passenger Rates.

A petition for relief from what is de-
clared to [be am excessive passenger rate
ch aged by the Union Pacific railway was
TO-DAY filed with the Interstate commerce
by Charles A. Sibley, farmer
of Lincoln county. Neb. Mr.. Sibley de-
clares the Union Pacific charges 3 cents
mile for passenger service on Interstate
business, while in some instances 1t charges
but cents per mile on interstate business.
Evening star., 1907-08-02
vii, visit Yellowstone Park.

Secretary Taft expects to spend several
days in the Yellowstone National Park OH
his coming western trip, II the arrange
Insnts he has made can be carried out with
out a hitch He will 60 into the park at
what is known az the Montana entrance
after he leaves Denver. where he will make
speech August 80. His lucQeedine IN:
easement to speak 10 at Portland. Ore,
September i.
Evening star., 1907-08-02
Said Husband Cut Her.

Sarah Grigsby. colored. who is em-
ployed as domestic in the house of Gen.
T.. +. Townsend. 2021 Kalorama road, was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital yesterday
afternoon for an incised wound across the
back of her head. She told the police that
her husband. William Grigsby. had cut her
with a razor. Her story was that she was
on the street conversing with her family
physician when her husband approached
and cut her.
Evening star., 1907-08-02

Adyices received from London state that
Messrs. Courtney and Schutt two Ameri-
can Rhodes scholars of Oxford, have de-
cided to start Sightseeing enterprise in
London. II the venture succeeds in Lon
don 1t Will be tried in Rome next winter.
Evening star., 1907-08-02
SENIOR CREEL ELECTED.
Again Chosen as Governor
of Chihuahua.

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, August 2.-The Off
cial canvass of the returns of the state
election show that Enrique Creel, ambassa-
Evening star., 1907-08-02
Naval Orders.

Naval Orders
Capt J. B. Collins. from charge of the
navy recruiting station, Philadelphia, Pa,
to command the Brooklyn.
Commander A. G.. Winterhalter, from
command Of the Paducah. to home and
await orders.
Commander I. d. Griffin. from United
States naval observatory, Washington, D.
c., to command the Paducah
Lieut.. Commander W. Evans from United
States Naval Academy, Annapolis Md. to
charge of the navy recruiting station. Phil
adelphia, Pa
Lieut. r. Wainwright. jr., from the
Louisiana to the Connecticut.
Ensign N. w. Post, from the Connecticut
to the Louisiana.
Surgeon ]. A. Murphy, from the Des
Moines to the Dolphin.
Passed Asst Surg. II. NJ. Tolfree, from
the Dolphin to the Dcs Moines
Asst. Surg. c. G: Alderman to the United
States naval hospital. Puget Sound. Wash
naval station, Key West. Fla. to the
United States naval hospital New Fort
Lyon. Col, for treatment.
Warrant Machinist Fl. J. Wiseman, dis
charged from treatment at the. United
States Army general hospital. Fort Bayard,
n. NJ. to Washington, d. c., August T.
1897, for examination for retirement
Naval Movements.
The Prairie has arrived at Hampton
roads and the Hopkins at Newport
The ST. Louis has sailed from Valpa raiso
for Callao, the 13rutus from Boston for
Nevad" AMI Florida from New London for
Bath, Ne.
Evening star., 1907-08-02

dor to the United States, was elected
governor almost unanimously. OF the $4,000
votes cast he received 30,206.
He will continue to serve both as governor
and American ambassador.
Evening star., 1907-08-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE-STOCK OF THE CARTER
Motor Chr Corcoration advances TO 500 Ger
share midnight. Saturday, August B. This val
uahle stock Is selling at par 81 90 per share,
cash or 81 n5 upon six monthly payments The
executive offices OF the company VIII remain open
saturday night until 10 O'Clock to AFFORD all who
may desire the opportunity to secure this val
liable stock at the present rate. Make checks
payable to
CARTER MOTOR CAR CORPORATION,
au22t Suite +O9-410. Munsey building
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-09

commander-in-chief that the regiment
was ready to march and that it would
march under Col. Cowdin or serious
disaffection might ensue-
well, the welcome order came and
we reached Washington in time to get
into the Bull Run fight. The Massa-
chusetts boys did as we'll as anybody
on that memorable day, and at night
we were ordered to cover one of the
lines of the retreat of the union army
in its helter-skelter march back to
Washington. Col. Cowdin formed us
across a roadway as the sun was set
ting below the western hills.
Boys he shouted, look at that
sun. You may never see it again, For
we are here to do or die
THE old man was bit excited that
night. The boys were too tired, OF
too much accustomed to climaxes in
the days performance, to pay much
attention to the sun or to the colonel.
At any rate, we were not molested
in cur position and the greater part of
us has seen the sun a good many
times since the battle of Bull Run.
1T was soon after the Mcdowell at
tempt to march to Richmond, con-
tinues the captain, that the regiment
was encamped in the vicinity of Wash
ington Gen. Hooker, you understand
had Just arrived from California and
he was but a spectator on the Bull
Run battlefield. He had applied to
Scott for command, he had seen the
president himself, and one day he in
terviewed Senators Sumner and Will
son upon the subject of getting the
colonelcy of Massachusetts, regi-
ment. Hooker told the senators he
was Massachusetts, born and he would
very much like to lead a regiment
from his native state. Sumner imme-
diately telegraphed Gov. Andrew that
he had found a colonel for the First
Massachusetts, regular army officer,
end born in the state. Andrew replied
by authorizing the two senators to ask
Col. Cowdin to resign and thus make
way for Hooker
so one morning the boys were sur
prised to see Senators Sumner and
Wilson in camp, and we were still
more surprised when, a little later we
saw the two distinguished gentlemen,
without any ceremony, taking hur-
ried leave No one knows just what
happened But we all understood that
when Mr. Sumner preached the sub
iect of resigning to our old militia col
ouel the Cowdin wrath was at high
tide. and both Sumner and Wilson
were peremptorily ordered. under pen
atty of arrest, out of camp.
s.They went. But months later Cow
din's brigadier appointment was re-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-09
KNOW WHAT YOU BUY
You Can See Quality and
Quantity IN the Local
Stores.
PAYS TO TRADE AT HOME
The Purchaser Must Take MaiI-Order
House Goods on Faith-keep
the Money of the commu-
nifty at Home.

When the consumer buys merchan-
disc he is interested in three things
quality, quantity and price When he
goes into the store of his local mer-
chant he sees the goods that he is to
pay for displayed before him; he can
determine whether the quality is first
class, and whether the quantity is all
that is claimed. These two points
settled, he should have a fair idea as
to whether the price asked is a fair
one or not.
But how is it when he attempts to
buy of the big mail order houses of the
cities? The only guide he has to the
quality and quantity they are offering
is what the catalogue says, and the
catalogue is prepared with the one OBJ
ject in view of selling the goods.
When the consumer buys of his
local merchant and finds the goods he
has purchased were not as represent
ed he can promptly take them back
and receive his money. When he buys
of the mail order house in the large
cities he has practically no recourse
but to take what he gets and look
pleasant at the results.
1t is cheap goods and short weight
that is making mail order house
profits. They can buy but little, if
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-09
A FoRAGING EXPERIENCE.
Somehow, Hungry Infantrymen Man.
aged to Find Something.

In the fall of 1864 we were serving
under Sheridan in the Shenandoah
valley, writes an old soldier in the
National Tribune. At about II o'clock
one day we halted, and were told that
we would remain there over night
As we were always hungry for
something besides blue beef and hard
tack. a number of us started out ON
private foraging expedition We soon
struck some farms where plenty
reigned.'' My first prize was a nest
of eggs, which for want of a better
receptacle, 1 put in my pocket. Then
/ espied a hen, and gave chase to her
through thick weeds, soon overlook,
stopped suddenly to grab her,
and in doing so broke part of the
eggs, and stopped moment to jerk
them out of my pocket, when another
man in blue made prize of my hen,
but 1 soon compensated myself for
the loss by following a frightened
turkey through a cornfield until she
flew upon a fence, and then | brought
her down with stone. l started for
camp with my prize, when | met my
terminate, young John Snider, loaded
to the full with sack of potatoes,
beans, etc. He also had captured a
young turkey. He wanted me to take
his lead while he went back for more,
which / did. The turk escaped, and
was forced to knock it over with a
stone. l had hardly got back to camp
when the thunder of cannon told us
that our rear guard, a Jersey brigade,
had been attacked by the enemy, and
we were ordered to fall back, as
Sheridan was ordered not to bring on
general engagement at that time.
managed to poach my remaining eggs
in my tin cup with water, and they
tasted, oh, so good. I held on to the
young turkey, and we Toasted on him
that evening. All the rest of the for
age was left scattered on the ground
as the soldiers in their weary marches
could carry very little above actual
necessities. I knew one of our COM
pany, in looking over his knapsack to
find something that he might dispense
with to tighten his load, to actually
throw out a couple of sheets of paper
and envelopes. A pound weight in
those long. dry, dusty marches made
| a great difference; and how light we
felt on throwing down our burdens at
night-why, 1 felt as if 1 could jump
ten feet straight upwards. the relief
| was SO great
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-09

jected by the senate and tie general
was retired to private life.
Before closing this bit of a story"
says Capt Gragg, land showing you
how it might have been Col Hooker of
the First Massachusetts, reference
should be made to Mrs Josephine
Miller, formerly Josephine Rogers,
whose home at the time of the battle
of Gettysburg was at the Rogers house
near the Emmetsburg road Well, our
regiment was stationed along the EN-
metsburg road, in and around the
Rogers house, and Josephine Rogers,
who was then but a mere girl, actually
staid in that house the first day of the
battle and cooked bread for the boys
OF the First Massachusetts, Now the
story of Josephine Rogers has just
been referred to by Private r. P.
Northrop, of Harrisonburg, Va, who
was member of A company, Ninetieth
Pennsylvania regiment, and 1 should
like to quote a portion of Comrade
NOrthrop's narrative.
CAS- we came in sight of the town."
says Mr.. Northrop, referring to the
morning of the first day of the battle,
1--WE passed at the gateway of a farm
house very aged man, his hair long
and silvery, and hanging down well
over his shoulders. His voice was
tremulous and he tottered on his cane,
being supported on the other side by
his granddaughter, blooming lass of
IA or Is years AS we hurried by the
old man exhorted us in beseeching,
tremulous tones, Whip 'em boys, this
time. If you don't whip 'em now,
you'll never whip emf The boys re-
piled with a Bully for the old man.
and 'hip-hip for the girl as we
quickened our pace to take up our po-
sition where monument now marks
the extreme right of the first days
fighting, which position we held late
in the day, until the Eleventh corps
gave way, and we were fanked and
forced to fall back.
81 had often recalled to mind in
later years the old man and the fair
girl whom we passed that day, and
when I joined the boys on the field
recently to dedicate our monuments,
while riding over the battlefield with
my wife and an old terminate who has
just answered the last roll call, I in
quired of the colored driver if he
could tell me who he was.
His reply was prompt Yes, in
deed; that was old Mr.. Rogers. He
owned that farm and he staid right
thar in the house all through the fight,
and the girl, she staid thar, too,
nursin' the wounded and cooking for
the First Massachusetts boys who
fought all over the old mans farm.
The girl she's married now, and lives
out west, and when the First Massa-
chusetts put up their monument they
sent for her, and they called her out
on the platform and pinned a beauti-
full diamond pin on her.
''Is the old man dead?' queried.
Eyes, he's dead long ago; and they
say he cried for joy when he heard
the confederates had retreated-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-09
HOW HOOKER MISSED 1T.
z'Fiehting Joe" Came Near Leading
Massachusetts Regiment.

1T is proposed to form a Hooker
association of Massachusetts" says
Capt Isaac P. Gragg, one of the most
enthusiastic admirers of Fighting
JOe, land the first meeting was held
On the ninety-second anniversary of
Gen. Hooker's birth in the Connecticut
valley town of Hadley.
I'VE have thought it commend
able idea to organize simply an an
nual dining body to be called the
Hooker association, which all good
citizens, veterans or otherwise. can
Join and the generals memory can be
thus perpetuated by these yearly gath
.erings.
DO you know" says Capt. Gragg,
that Gen. Hooker, if Gov. Andrew
could have had his way, would have
been the commander of the First
Massachusetts? Only the loyalty of
the boys to Col. Cowdin interfered
with the program. Col. Cowdin, when
we took the field in June, 1861, was
55 years old, veteran militia officer.
The governor wanted a younger man
for the place and kept the regiment in
camp some weeks after we were ready
to go while on a still hunt for a col
onel for the First
But the boys one night ceased to
came a town meeting. A committee
from each company was appointed to
wait upon the governor and inform the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-09
One Of whites Opinions.

There is some excuse" says VIII
liam Allen White, for every bird, or
beast in the heavens or the earth or
the waters beneath the earth, some
reason for the being of every critter
that flies or crawls or hops or rolls,
some reason for every bacteria, in
sect, microbe-save and excepting the
mullgrub. The mulligrub is more
useless than the bedbug, more annoy
ing than the chigger, and more I'M
availing noisy than the whang-doodle
He won't drown in whisky and he
won't choke in fire damp. and he
lives and grows fat on all kinds of
'pizen.' But sunshine will kill him
clean, bracing Kansas sunshine
makes the mu1ligrub curl up like a
potato chip in a hot skillet There
fore, men and brethren, If the multi
grubs infest your soul get out into
the glorious sunshine; let it soak
Into you; souse yourselves In it; get
1t in your hair and your eyes and il
the trouble persists, get your back
teeth afloat with it,