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The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
DAY CAMBRIANS CELEBRATE
st. David, Patron Saint of Wales
Was Born March /.
What Year Is Not known, Nor When
He Died-ObservatiOn All
Over the World.

Though St David has been dead for
many centuries. the anniversary Of his
birth. which takes place to-day, rekindles
in the bosom Of every Welshman his love
ald veneration Of the patron saint of
Wales.
At each succeeding recurrence of his
natal day Welshmen the world over af-
fectionately recounts his acts and good
deeds. Doctrines and precepts taught By
him are still expounded in the princi-
pality of Wales.
Not only in the principal cities OF the
United States. from New York to San
Francisco, viii the praises of St. David
be sung around the festive board, bat his
natal day VIII also be observed by Cam
brians in Canada. Australia, South At
rica, and India
In no case. outside of the fatherland, is
the day celebrated with more pOmp and
ceremony than in London, where dwell
over 5000 Cambrians. The banquets held
on st. David's Day are followed in the
British metropolis by sermons delivered on
st. David's Night at ST. Paul-s Cathedral
and at the City Temple. where the music
is rendered by the most renowned Welsh
artists and by selected chOruses of 500
voices.
Much has been written by historians
about ST. David While all agree he was
born on the first day OF the third month,
there is no unanimity regarding the year
OF his birth. or of his death.
Tradition has il that he was about I40
years old at the time of his death Prof.
John Rhys, Of Oxford. one Of the most
reliable authorities of the present day,
believes he died at the age Of eighty-two
years.
Historians agree that his exemplary life
has had an influential effect on the Welsh
nation. for his patriotism and piety had
imperial dissensions. The wickedness of
the age in which he lived is graphically
pictured in the writings of the Monk
GHdas
1t was the age OF the tyrant king and
the false judge; the age of the foolish
priest and the shameless minister The
salvation OF Wales lay in the restoration
of pure and well organized church,
and ST. David was the pioneer of this
revival.
AS the apostle Of reform. his great test
sermon was the example Of his own
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
ADMIRAL RODNEYS NAMESAKE
BATTLE SHIP WILL BE NAMED FOR
NELSON'S PREDECESSOR

solitary figure both in his life and in HIS
tory. He has been called the greatest
English seaman save Nelson and Blake:''
yes his career apart from the naval
service was fun OF indisCretiOns. which
makes Il impossible 10 rank him with
Blake. And his method Of dealing with
men differed altogether from Nelson's
He was able 10 gain the implicit obedi-
ence but never the love and devotion OF
his subOrdinates. lie only once N his
life held a council Of war and only once
in his life If the tradition may be be-
heved. accepted advice from one OF his
officers. The inevitable result Of such
aloofneSs was the disgraceful incident at
the battle with de Guichen on April l..
l70. when the captains OF half a dozen Of
the ships under Rodney's orders refused
TO follow the admiral into action and
robbed him Of "the most glorious victory
ever obtained by a British fleet over the
French. He failed To profit by the les
son. AS is shown In his letter 70 his wife
on the subject Of the maneuvers and
training which he subsequently gave the
fleet There he says.
NO regard was paid 10 rank-admirals
as well as captains. If out OF their station.
were Instantly reprim59ded by signals or
messages sent by frigates. and IN spite OF
themselves I taught them 10 be what they
had never been before. officers" This be
IL noted was written. not OF the men
who had PLAYED him false, but OF those
who. however lukewarm, had supported
HIN in the fight
There have been previous nnen-0f-war
of the name Of Rodney. one OF which was
az the bOmbardment of SebastopoI and
later served with Sir Henry Keppel on the
China station. The last Rodney was a
battle ship OF 1890 tons. built at Chatham
and launched in 1884 She was a coast
guard ship at QUeensferry in 1885 and a
good story is told OF one Of her lieufen-
ants at that time. The coaSt-guard ships
were then brought up TO fun complement
for maneuverS by reserve men and coast
guards. Familiarity known as '-gObbies. -
A pinnance from the Rodney had been 20
fetch the latest arrivals. and As they
stepped on board one OF the young sea
men made sighting remark about gray
bearded "oid gObbies. The lieutenant in
charge Of the party stepped over 20 the
man and picked him up with one hand
by the seat Of his trousers.
That's your new navy manners. is it,
he remarked. We'll, these are the old. p"
And stiil gripping the mans trousers
tightly. he dipped him over the side Of
the pinnance into the water three or four
times II was punishment with which
the original Rodney would have been de-
lighted.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
Nen Members Elected.

At the regular meeting of the Lawrence
Washington Chapter. n. S. D. A. r..
Thursday last. the regent, Mrs. Gerald.
in the chair, the following members were
unanimously elected alternates 10 the re
gent to the seventeenth continental con-
gress TO be held in April next: Miss
Maria Selden. Mrs. NJ. H. Edmonston
Miss Frances Dodson. Mrs. X. L. Power.
and Miss J. l. Brooke. An interesting
paper was read by the historian. Miss
Frances Dodson. on the life Of Lawrence
Washington, for whom the chapter was
named. The chapter congratulated Miss
Dodson and voted that the paper be
placed among its archives
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
APPOINT AN 0FF-BEARER.
Commissioners Select Man to
Please the Farmers.


Please the Farmers.
Joseph l. Kefauver. of Bethesda. Nd.
has been appointed by the Commissioners
as official on-bearer Of the wholesale pro-
ducers' market. with power 10 appoint
sufficient number Of assistants. This posi-
tion was created by the Commissioners at
the request of ;he farmers Of Maryland.
Virginia. and the District Of Columbia,
who sell their products at local markets.
Of-bearing is the delivery of produce.
which has been sold from the farmers
wagons TO the customers. Numerous com
plants. says Sealer Of Weights and Meas
ures w. c. Haskell have been made by
the farmers, relative to the loss of pro-
duce while being delivered 20 customers,
and it IS for this reason they petitioned
for the appointment OF an official Off
bearer.
The off-bearer and his assistants are TO
receive no compensation from the Dis
trict. but may receive from the farmers
a sum not exceeding 80 cents for a double
load and . cents for a single load.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
From The London Globc.

From the London Globe
It has been decided. after all. 10 name
the third bactle ship ef the current pro
gramme after ADMIRAL Lord Rodney. To
some il may seem that this makes
break in the continuity Of Nelsonic names.
which began with the Lord Nelson and
has been kept up IN all the previous
Dreadnoughts. Yet there IS a very clear
and distinct connection between the two
men. albeit the one died before the other
had attained 10 distinction. for Rodney
was the originator OF, the Nelson touch.
that disposition for battle which won
Trafalgar. Nelson himself admitted his
Indebtedness
George Bridges Rodney began life un-
der a lucky star a kinswoH.an. Anna
Bridges. had married the Duke Of Chan
dos. and through the dukes influence
young Rodney's father had been appoint
ed 10 the command Of the royal yacht
which George 7 used on his journeys TO
and from the continent On one Of these
occasions Capt. Henry Rodney was asked
what mark Of favor the King should con-
fer upon him. and he replied that he
would be glad If his majesty would stand
sponsor TO his son. The request was
granted. the Duke Of Chandos standing as
the other sponsor. and later, after some
years education AT Harrow. the boy was
sent 10 sea, distinction again being con-
ferred upon him by the fact that he was
the last OF the Kings letter boys. This
system of entering midshipmen was
founded by Charles II. who desired 70
give encouragement 10 the families Of
better quality among our subjects to
breed UP their young sons 20 the art and
practice Of navigation. Their pay was
fixed at ga per annum and the age at
entry WAS not TO exceed sixteen years.
One Of the most distinguished or the
Kings letter boys. Byng (the victor OF
Passaro, and not the vanquished at Minor
ca). was responsible for the abolition OF
the system which was supposed to have
ceased two years before Rodney entered
the navy. Six years on the Newfound-
land station under Admiral Medley made
up his first service. and later he served
under Haddock and Matthews IN the Med
iterranean. reaching the rank Of captain
in 1742 and OF rear admiral in 1853
The history OF ROdney's service as a
flag officer is distinguished by many VIC
tories, but he was IN many ways the very
antithesis OF Nelson. II Is difficult. IN
deed. TO compare Rodney with any other
British admiral. He was man apart. j
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

life; for he practiced what he preached.
His life will always remind every loyal
Cambrian Of the noblest triumphs and
best characteristics OF the past.
The Welsh custom of wearing a leek
IN the cap on March I. originated in 80
A. D.. when the Britons. under Cad
wallader. defeated the SaxonS. st. David
ordered the British warriors 20 wear
leek, that they might be known to each
other; hence the present custom.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
SCIENTISTS AT THEIR WORK
MANY NATIONS NOW AID IN RESEARCH
AND COMPILATIONS.

One Of the results Of modern organized
scientific and historical research is that
properly trained people. when they want
10 work on any subject, instead of start
ing out anew as though nothing had ever
happened before, try TO find out what has
already been done on the subject they
wish to investigate To obviate the neces-
sity OF each person doing this for him
self, numerous organized efforts have been
made from time to time 10 publish in
dexes of one sort or another, sometimes
on a special subject, sometimes covering
several fields Of human activity.
All of the efforts made in the past. how
ever, failed to cover the whole field of
science. and all the nations engaged in it.;
nor did any one country or organization
have sufficient funds to prepare an index
up 10 the latest modern requirements.
It was the recognition of this that
brought about a series of conferences in
London which definitely established what
is known as the international Catalogue
of Scientific Literature. Since then so
broad has been the interest taken in it
that the governments Of over thirty ma
tons now annually give it financial aid,
and so-called regional bureaus are op-
Grated in each country 10 collect, review.
and place on record the original scientific
literature current and recent - Of its
people
For the United states.
For the United States. the regional
bureau IS administered by the Smith
sonian Institution, assisted by an annual
Congressional appropriation Until two
years ago the entire expense was borne
By the institution as legitimate inter
est OF an establishment for the increase
and diffusion OF knowledge among men.
The enormity OF the task of running
through every scientific publication in the
united States. book or periodical. grasp
ing its subject-matter to see if II really
is something new. then putting it under
it's proper classification, and filing triple
or quadrupie references. NAV well he
imagined. For the fiscal wear ended
June 30 last. this bureau sent to the
central Office at London q. .62s references
nearly half Of them for the year 1906.
and the balance scattered through pre-
viOus years. and since the fnceDtion of
L the work l2l .2S3 have been sent for the
United States and l,049,7S9 In all. The
work az the Smithsonian is carried on
under the general direction OF DR.. Cyrus
Adler, with Mr.. Leonard c. Gunnell as
principal assistant.
OF the complete catalogue. there are
now published each year seventeen vol
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

Spain, Sweden. Switzerland. United
Kingdom, United States OF America,
Victoria. and Western Australia.
The general direction OF the Interna-
tional Catalogue Of Scientific Literature
is vested in an international convention
which meets at stated intervals The last
was held In London in 1895. the next win
be in 1910, and after the next meeting the
convention VIII gather every tenth year
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

a new record for gunnery in the United
States navy has been reported to the
Navy Department Lieut.. John H. Fer
guson. in charge of the after turret S-inch
gun, at practice at Magdalena Bay. on
January p last. made twenty-five hits
out of twenty-five shots. The rapidity of
firing was 2.s shots a minute. The record
Is all the more remarkable because of
the fact that X was done with a new
gun crew after only a few days practice.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

Under the auspices of the California
State Association, Representative Know
land. Of that State. will lecture at the
Public Library Monday evening. March 9.
on Historical landmarks OF California. -
Mr. Knowland is president Of the Cali
fornia State Historical Society and has a
number Of rare and beautiful slides. The
lecture is free.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
New Teacher at business High.

AT the last regular meeting Of the
school board Miss Margaret Graham was
appointed instructor of stenography and
at the Business High School,
This appointment was made after COM
petitive examination, held by the super
intendent Of schools, and it was upon his
recommendation that il was made. Miss
Graham is graduate OF the Drillery,
of this city
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01

unes on seventeen different sciences. ar
ranged in logical scientific order. each
volume including references 10 the worlds
published contributions TO that science
during the year and several previous
years. They include mathematics. me-
chanics, physics. chemistry. astronomy,
meteorology, mineralogy. geology, geogra-
ply, paieOntology. general biology. bot
any, zoology, human anatomy, physical
anthropology, physiology. and bacteriol-
ogy.
The Original Suggestion.
The original suggestion Of an interna-
tional catalogue came from Prof Joseph
Henry. first secretary Of the Smithsonian
Institution, who, as far back as 1855,
called the attention of the British Asso-
ciation for the Advancement of Science
to the great need of a work Of this sort.
The idea did not take shape. however.
until 1867, when the Royal Society started
its Catalogue of Scientific Papers" This.
however, being an authors catalogue
without subdivisions. did not satisfy de-
mands. so in 1899, through the British
foreign Office, the governments of the
leading nations of the world were in
vited and did send delegates to a confer
ence in London. which, after several
meetings, adopted the present catalogue.
The American representatives partici-
pating in these conferences were the late
Prof. Langley. Prof Simon Newcomb.
DR. J. &. Billings. and DR.. Cyrus Adler.
Now the plan is in good working order.
The task of slipping in its proper classi-
flcatiOn the title of every scientific publi-
cation in this country is, to say the least.
intricate, and frequently the advice OF a
specialist has to be sought The Smith
sonian aims TO keep in touch with every
prominent scientific author IN America
and last year, 10 insure accuracy. sent
out letters containing the catalogued lists
Of their publications to most Of the best
known investigators, AS final check. a
corps OF referees is employed. a spe-
cialist for each science at the central
bureau in London. who review each refer
ence before publication.
The Nations Contributing.
All the nations of the world in which
scientific work is being done are now.
without exception. identified with the
great enterprise. Here is list Of the
countries maintaining regional bureaus:
Austria. Belgium. Canada. cape OF Good
Hope. Cuba. Denmark. Egypt Finland,
France. Germany. Greece. Holland, Hun
gary, India and Ceylon, Italy, Japan,
Mexico. New South Wales, New Zealand.
Norway, Poland, Portugal. Queensland.
Russia, South Africa South Australia.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-16
FACTS ABOUT d: .:
:: +: THE CENSUS.

Though we are still getting bulletins
and reports based on the census of 1900
the time has come to begin active prepara-
tions for the enumeration of 1910. Bills
have been introduced covering the main
features Of the next census, and an APP
preparation of $Ii,0O0,00O will be asked
1t is nearly five years since perma-
nent census Office was established. The
maintenance of a sort of skeleton organ
ization should make for economy, system
and superior efficiency during the next
census and the tabulation and publica-
tion Of its results. 1t is proposed to re-
strict the inquiries to population, agricul-
ture, manufacturing, mines and auarries.
All sorts of suggestions have been made
for particular and additional inquiries,
bat while the utility of some of them il
undoubted, limitation is deemed necessary
in the interest of accuracy, speed and
economy. ...aa
To complete the work of enumeration
in a shorter period than usual, Il is pro-
posed to employ 65,0O0 enumerators in
stead Of $4,000, the number employed in
1900. Thirty-fve hundred clerks and $50
supervisors will be required, and an effort
is TO be made to secure high-class men
for the various branches of the work. A
census generally brings a scramble for
patronage" each member of Congress ex-
pecting to nominate a certain number of
clerks and to use pull where the appli-
cant's qualifications are not up to the
standard. This time it is proposed to dis
regard political affiliations and to hold ex-
aminations for clerical positions (of the
non-competitive kind) under the direction
of the civil service commission. 1t is
further provided that the director may
give preference to persons OF previous ex-
perience and good records in census work
While these tests do not err on the side
or strictness, the spoilsmen of the old
school are expected to find them too dras-
tic, so that a fight against features prom
ising efficiency is not improbable. The
supervisors are to be appointed by the
President and paid fair salaries. They
will In turn nominate the enumerators,
the appoint went of such nominees being
left to the director.-Chieago Record Her,
AID
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-16
The Ditto Mark.

Members Of London firm had been
annoyed by the tardiness Of some OF
their employees In reporting for work
Not long since book was provided, In
which the late comers wero instructed
to write their excuses.
But the clerks proved lazy and orig
inal. At the top of page late cna
would write, Train delayed" or "Om.
nibus horse dead" as the case might
be, and the rest fell into the habit OF
making ditto marks, and letting 1t 60
at that.
1t happened that man with really
good excuse caused this system to he
dropped. One morning he appeared and
wrote in the book with great pride !:
Twins arrived at our house last
night"
The second late person that morning
was in great hurry, and did not no.
tice the innovation, but made his Gus.
tomary ditto marks, and the rest Of
the men on that page followed suit.
The excuse book was abolished.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-16
Long and Short DaXa.

The length Of day or night a man
prefers is merely matter Of choice
and the ability to get the proper place.
If anyone Is not satisfied with what he
gets Mt home there is an assortment Of
daytime which ranges from three hours
duration to three months and half,
from which he may take his pick. On
the other hand, he can play the night
hawk for from two hours and a half
up.
At Wanderbus, in Norway. the day
lasts from May 21 to July % without
interruption, and at Spitzbergen the
longest day lasts three and half
months.
vt Torpea, in Finland, the longest
day has twenty-one hours and a half
and the shortest two and half.
At st. Petersburg and Tobolsk the
longest day has nineteen and the short
est five hours.
At Stockholm and Upsala the longest
day has eighteen and half hours. At
Hamburg, Dantsic and Stettin the long
est day has seventeen hours and the
shortest seven.
At Berlin and London the longest
day has sixteen and half hours and
the shortest about eight.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-16
"A Remedy for Neuralgia or Pain In
Nerves.


For neuralgia and sciatica Sloan's
Liniment has no equal. 1t has a
powerfully sedative effect on the nerves
-penetrates without rubbing and gives
immediate relief from pain-quickens
the circulations Of the blood and gives
a pleasant sensation Of comfort and
warmth.
For three years l suffered with
neuralgia in the head and jaws" writes
j. p. Hubbard, of Marietta, s. c., land
had almost decided to have three of my
teeth pulled, when friend recon-
mended me to buy a twenty -five-cent
bottle Of Sloan's Liniment. l did SO
and experienced immediate relief, and
/ kept on using it until the neuralgia
was entirely cured. will never be
without q bottle of Sloan's Liniment in
my house again. l use it also for in
sect bites and sore throat, and can
cheerfuily recommend it to any one
who suffers from any Of the Ills which
I have mentioned"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-16
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

The Russian war department has
dered the formation of a military auto
mobile corps, to be based on the German
model.
Pierre Jules Cesar Jansen, the cele.
brated French scientist and director OF
the Meubon observatory, is dead in Paris
He was born in 1924.
William Crosby, q publisher Of Bos-
ton, who died the other day at the age OF
80 years. once refused poems that were
offered by Longfelow.
Gov. Harris of Ohio pardoned William
IIouck, serving life sentence on convic-
tion of the murder of Mrs. Sa.ah Hess, al
Bladensburg, Knox county.
w. III. Williams, member of the board
of review of Columbus, Ohio, died of a
stroke of paralysis. He was one of the
best known Democratic politicians in
Ohio.
Thomas W.. Lawson of Boston an.
nounces that he is going to start a new
political party and run Roosevelt fo1
President and Gov. John A. johnson OF
Minnesota for Vice President.
Elinor Glyn, the English writer, who's,
book, '.Three Weeks" was the cause OF
her being snubbed by the Pilgrim Moth.
ers in New York. calls the mothers, In an
interview. IAN aggregation of dowds
frumps and tabby cats--a lot of breast.
less, slab-hipped, pancake-footed frights
Of things"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-16
RAILROAD MAN
Did.'t Like Being starved.

Didn't Like Being starved.
man running on railroad has to
be in good condition all the time or he
IL liable to do harm to himself and
others.
clear head is necessary to run a
locomotive or conduct train. Even
a railroad mans appetite and digestion
are matters Of Importance, as the clear
brain and steady hand result from the
healthy appetite followed by the proper
digestion Of food.
For the past I'VE years." writes q
railroader, II have been constantly
troubled with indigestion. Every doctor
consulted seemed to want to starve
me 10 death. First I was dieted on
warm water and toast until was al
most starved; then, when they would
let me eat, the indigestion would be
right back again.
only temporary relief came from
remedies, and tried about all Of them
! saw advertised. About three months
ago friend advised me to try Grape
Nuts food. The very first day noticed
that my appetite was satisfied, which
had not been the case before, that I
can remember.
'In week, l believe, had more en-
ergy than ever before In my life. I
have gained seven pounds aud have not
had a touch of indigestion since I
have been eating Grape Nuts. When
my wife saw how much good this food
was doing me she thought she would
try II awhile. We believe the discov-
erer Of Grape-Nuts found the Perfect
Food
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read 'SThe Road to Well
yille," In pkgs. there's a Reason"