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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04
NO EASE FOR DIsT1LLERs.
Each Must Get Injunction to Be
Exempt From Regulations.

Under instructions from Attorney Gen.
eral Bonaparte the internal revenue COM
missioner will issue a circular to internal
revenue agents stating that the present
regulations as to the classification of
whiskeys are to remain in force except
against such firms as have obtained tenn
porary injunctions against them.
Two firms have obtained such injunc-
tions-one at Cincinnati and one at Peoria.
Under the opinion Of the Attorney General
every single whisky distillery in the
country will have to go to the expense of
securing an injunction If it wishes to be
exempt from regulations claimed by all
whisky men as seriously detrimental> to
their business.
This opinion of the Attorney General is
annoying to the distilleries. which had
hoped the government would yield after
the injunctions and modify the regulations
along the lines of the old ones in exist
ence before the pure-food laws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04
Prisoners Horribly Mutilated.

VICTORIA. B. c., August 4.-The recap
ture of the city of Pel1ow from the rebels
in AMMAN was marked with astounding
atrocities. according to advices received
by the steamer Monteagle last night.
Prisoners were horribly mutilated. being
tied to stakes and their abdomens cut
open and many other horrible atrocities
committed until death ended their misery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04
BALTIMoREAN sHUFFLEs OFF,
J. D. Horner, Travelling Salesman,
Shoots Himself in Breast.

BALTIMORE. Md. August 4,-Joseph
D. Hcrner. formerly a member of the
Baltimore straw hat firm Of j. D. Horner.
Son & Co. and for many years resident
of this city. was found dead in bed witt
a bullet hole in his breast in his room at
the Hotel Rennert this morning. For a
number Of years Mr. Horner had been a
travelling salesman for a railroad supplies
firm in New York. He had shown no
recent signs of depression and had SEEM
ed quite cheerful. He was about fifty
five years Of age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04
FILIPINO LAWMAKER HERE.
Senior Queson of Insular Assembly
Has Been Observing Duma.

Senior Queson. member of the Philip
pine assembly, chairman of the appro-
priations committee and one of the prin-
cipal leaders on the floor of the assem-
bly,. had conference today with Secre-
tary Wright and with Gen. Edwards
chief of the insular affairs bureau.
They discussed Philippine matters ex-
clusively. Senior Queson is en- route home
from ST. Petersburg. where he went to
study the operation Of the duma, the
Russian assembly.
He is satisfied from his observations
that the Philippine assembly has a far
wider latitude of authority than has the
duma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following:
William T. Ledbetter and Ellen E. Not
tingham.
Joseph H. Johnson and Sarah Boyle.
Carl F. Stein and Frances X. Carew.
Benjamin E. Brent and Cecilia A. Col
ston.
John Plunkett and Louise Sutton.
Howard c.. Ewing and Florence NJ
Bryant. both of Baltimore. Nd.
Wesley j. Bailor and Lucy Taylor.
Henry NJ Curtis of Orleans, Va, and
Eva NJ. Smith of Vienna, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04
Lightning Starts Many Fires.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. August A.
Lightning caused nearly score of fires
here last evening. during the most Sc
we're storm In years. The new factory of
the Grand Rapids Paper Box Company at
the foot of Fulton street was destroyed:
loss. $4,000. Boylan's livery barn, on OF
tawa street, was badly damaged Other
fires were in residences and barns
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Nicol-N ash.
ectal CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
WARRENTON. Va, August 4. 1908.
wedding of unusual interest was cele-
brated at noon yesterday. when Mrs. Flor
ence DeCusac Nash was married to Judge
Charles Edgar Nicol of Manassas. Va.
the ceremony being performed in the sum-
mer home of the bride at Warrenton.
White hydrangeas and palms were used
in CARRYING out the elaborate decorative
idea The bride wore an elegant white
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04
Subsidies for Japanese Steamers.

TOXIC. July 49, via San Francisco.
August 1.-THE amount of subsidies to be
granted in accordance with the steam
navigation encouragement laws for next
year is estimated to be 8, lbs. 600 yen. The
result of the investigation made by the
department Of communications shows
that there Will be thirty-eight steamers
next year entitled to the subsidy.
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Coal Passer a Suicide.

A dispatch was received at the Navy
Department today saying that Elan f.
Padgett. a coal passer on the flagship
Rainbow. at Cavite. p l.. committed sui
eide today. His father lives at Paoli, Ind
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crime Connolly, are at Atlantic City.
Miss Willard of this city was in Paris
yesterday with her nieces, the Misses
Mary and Julia Hazard. They have been
travelling in Ireland Scotland, and
stayed two weeks in London en- route for
the continent. After a three weeks stay
in Paris they will tour Switzerland and
Germany.
today for Short Beach, Conn, to be the
guests for some time of Bishop Goodsell.
From there they will go to Ocean City
and other summer resorts.
Mr. Pierce Scott. with Mr. Allie Wind
sor and Mr.. James Warren, have gone to
Colonial Beach, Va, and will return about
August 10.
Miss Sara Dyer Of LIST street leaves to-
day for Asheville. N. c., where she will
spend her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c. Kaufman. will
join American sojourners abroad, sailing
Thursday of this week on the Barterossa,
landing in Bremen and from thence max
and other German cities and touring
Switzerland. Returning they will visit
Paris and London and will be away two
months.
Rev. John H. Deis officiated at the home
wedding last night of Miss Eva May
Price. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
NJ. Price and Mr.. William H. Strobel. The
bride was escorted by her father to the
flower decked parlor and was gowned in
white lingerie princess. deliberately trim
med in lace. She carried a bouquet of
bride roses. She was attended by Miss
Louisa Strobel sister of the groom. as
maid of honor. who was daintily dressed
in pink asd carried pink roses. Mr.. Her
bert F. Smith was best man. The we'd
ding march was played by Mr.. Eiker. A
reception followed the ceremony. Those
pres emf were Mr.. and Mrs George Strobel.
parents of the groom: Irving Strobel. Mr..
George Strobel, jr., and wife. Mr.. and
Mrs Bernard F. Ashford, Miss Eiker and
brothers. Mr. and Mrs Howard, Miss
Brown, Miss Flora Crosier. Mr.. F.
Sweeney, Miss Pearl Sutton. Mr.. ]. V.
Price, brother of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. B. III. Warner will return
from Warm Springs Thursday and re-
main at Kensington a few days before
going to Deer Park.
Dr. Gregg Gusts Birdsall and family
returned August l from a months camp
ing trip in the Catskill Mountains, New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis l.. Dangerfield and
Miss Mary H. Dangerfield of this city sail
ed today on the Kronprnzessin Cecilie
from New York for Bremen.
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The Misses Ronsaville of Mount Pleas
ant will spend the month Of August at
Avon by-the-Sea. n. j.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Louis Willige left the
city today for a months stay at Bedford
Springs. Pa.
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DR.. c. B. Campbell, wife and daughter
Va
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Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Baker of Mint
wood place northwest have gone to At
lantic City to spend several weeks.
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Among the recent arrivals at Rye.
Beach, N. H. are DR.. and Mrs. Peter
Parker Phillips and their small daughter
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Mrs. E. Heirlng and her sister, Mrs.
H. Johnson. have gone on an extended
visit to relatives and friends in New
York city and Long Island and will re-
turn by way of Atlantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04

Mrs. A. n Hamilton and her daughters.
Miss Marguerite Connolly and Miss Kath-
crime Connolly, are at Atlantic City.
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Miss Sadie o. Beavers Of Herndon. Va.
who has been visiting friends in Wash
ington, has gone for a week or ten days
outing at Chesapeake Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-04

Miss Henrietta Eisler of New York is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. j. Goldstein. for
few weeks.
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Miss Alisan Wilson of the Farragut has
gone to western Pennsylvania for the
month of August.
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Mrs Florence Willard Day of S21 18th
street northwest lett August l for trip
to New York. Boston. White mountains
and Martha's Vineyard. expecting TO re-
return to Washington about October l.
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IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MISS SMITH AND LIEUT.. ABB
BoTT TO BE MARRIED.
Only Limited Company to Be Pres
ent-Travel Plans-Personal
Notes.

Miss Caroline Louise Smith and First
Lieut.. James Edward Abbott OF the Sig
nal Corps but formerly of the cavalry.
will be married in this city Monday. Au-
gust 10. Lieut.. Abbott is stationed on the
Pacific coast and will have competed a
:, Cc0-mile trip after his bride when he
reaches Washington today. He is a son
of Judge William NJ Abbott of the or
phans' court for Anne Arundel county
and editor of the Evening Capital of An
napolis. Md. Miss Smith is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Smith OF this
city and the ceremony will be at her
home. Only a family party and few in
innate friends will be present.
Mrs. Florence Willard Day of S21 18th
street northwest lett August l for a trip
to New York. Boston. White mountains
and Martha's Vineyard. expecting TO re-
return to Washington about October 1.
Miss Sadie o. Beavers Of Herndon. Va.
who has been visiting friends in Wash
ington, has gone for a week or ten days
outing at Chesapeake Beach.
Among the recent arrivals at Rye,
Beach. n H. are DR.. and Mrs. Peter
Parker Phillips and their small daughter
Mrs E. Heirling and her sister. Mrs.
H. Johnson. have gone on an extended
visit to relatives and friends in New
York city and Long Island and will re-
turn by way of Atlantic City.
Miss Henrietta Eisler of New York is
visiting her aunt. Mrs ]. Goldstein. for a
few weeks.
Miss Alisan Wilson of the Farragut has
gone to western Pennsylvania for the
month of August.
Mr. and Mrs James NJ Baker of Mint
wood place northwest have gone to At
lantic City to spend several weeks.
Dr. c. B. Campbell, wife and daughter
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
cERTfFiED- MILK.
Not an Easy Matter to Produce High
Grade Product.

Prof. G. B. Lane of the dairy d.
vision Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, says: .,ss.
The production of certified milk, or
even market milk profitably and in a
pure form is no amateurs work If
canvas were to be made to deter
mine how many men were capable
of producing milk that would pass
reasonable requirements from a sani-
tary and chemical standpoint I don't
know just how many would pass, but
I am satisfied that the percentage
would be very, very small. A man
capable of producing milk that would
meet the requirements of our vari-
GUS milk commissions is an unusual
dairyman and would make a success
in almost any profession. He must
be thoroughly capable man and
should command a good salary. His
work is often too little appreci-
ated, particularly by the consumer,
who should rejoice in the fact that his
milk is delivered to his door guaran-
teed to be pure, clean and wholesome
and to be produced from healthy COWS
without their even seeing the dairy
herd or the way the product is
handled. Even if this were possible
one customer in hundred would not
know whether it was handled prop
erly or not.
10 be successful the producer of
breed animals and develop their ca
pacity for production Of milk and
keep in mind their hea1thfulness. He
must be acquainted with all dairy
feeds in the market and must not only
know how to feed economically, but he
must also use feeds that will not pro-
duce abnormal flavor in the milk. He
must become acquainted with the char
acteristics of his individual animals
and determine how much feed they
can utilize prottably. He must be able
to detect any unusual disturbances or
change in the condition of animals
which may affect the quality or flow
of: the milk. He must understand the
effect of disease or any Inflammation
or unusual condition of the cow, upon
the milk-for example. I will relate an
instance that came to my notice. A
man was producing high-class milk
when suddenly the number of bacteria
in the mixed milk of the herd jumped
from few hundred to several thou
sand to the &C. On looking for the
0G oh
amined and it was found that one
cow had slight attack Of garget and
this contributed the bacteria.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
DESIGNING S..sx: Years T!.n:ing.

AZ ynE, 'n::l;:s r;"r.:l:!i.ai~ AK; an
ys':r MAJ t,.:,' ~ t,pr;Se:! When the
>!t;''"": '">ii i, :;',rr' '',r'r effect may
-, ,,:s . a.: t,r '.l:,:::S:. 10 Lp WrOugL;
y, :.:-v is..;':.s III; He accurately ;a!-
'"7:''::A,: an. ":'iiic:s:lp. figure out
~. s,af fluv'pr t:,..s and shrubbery
''t."..::< :.t:<': a.! At'e:.;.a what r,ay best
''Hl. ::::;;' s',...;; ~.-
!? ri::s :ss::eriA. shrub is needed
:, ,c::ai:: ,,.>i;tt t:::!s" II note Of it In
vo',;' t.;>o::: better st;ly ~:t''s Up IL little
:ra::e in he exact spot where the shrub
wo,'.,I !n.i hest, marking o, the stake
the specifications: whel ,pr be plant
sh>u}0 b, tails nr Yow growing. the sea-.
sou Of lowering etc T!N<D when you
order yonr sl!rnlh,cry for far planting
your nurseryman can IL! YOUR speciti-
cations. and when, the. plant comes you
vii! know the exact placeto plant It.
In grouping Your plants take pains
to make them ft IN. with the nefghbor-
ing architecture: The, texture Of the
foliage, the color OF the flowers, sea-
son Of bloom and the rapidity OF
growth should all be considered care
fully. Do not plant shrubs 50 close
together when they are young that
when they attain; d few years. growth
thsy viii be crowd
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Statue of Gen. Spinner.

The statue Of Gen. Francis E. Spin
ner, made under the direction of an
association of women employees of the
government, is to be erected opposite
the Spinner home in Herkimer, N. Y.
Gen. Spinner was treasurer Of the
United States from 1861 to 1875, and
when the clerks in the treasury de-
partment resigned, during the civil
war; to enlist in the army, he recon-
mended that their places be filled by
women. He carried his point against
considerable opposition, and thus
opened the door to self-support for
many women. He is notable also as
the inventor of peculiar signature
which appeared on all the national
paper currency, and was the butt of
the newspaper humorists foT years.
But he viii be remembered longest as
the man who called on the women to
take the places left vacant by the men
who went ito the front to fight. -
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23

well either on natural pear stock or on
the ounce. 1t Is vigorous upright
grower and very productive. especially
!! grown in deep rich 'oar. which /:
it's favorite soil
The fruit Is large and yellowish
green In color. with slight tin@e Of
browntsh red The flesh is white. fine
grained and juicy. with pleasant aro
matte flavor. 1t is good dessert pear
and also snitahe for market or diStaD,
shipment
1t ripens in September and early Oc
tober. just before the Sheldon Fart
lett, Louise and sheldon make: IL su,
cessior Of high grade market pears 3!
is a pear nf French uyiy,n. ln:t is h!SA
" retonl,re;ll:t,! ON The ni;j'";i! is: Of
the deI'artn,r!:f IF agriculture H. suit
able ftr :!,r New En-: ii";i !NiG,;!t
states.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
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harden
FOUL CLOVER SEED.

Makes 1t Plain Where the Weed Crop
Comes From.
The Connecticut experiment station
is doing great work in testing clover
seed. 1t obtained ffty-one samples Of
the seed just as it is sold by Connecti-
cut seed dealers. These samples were
tested for weed seeds and also to see
what per cent Of the clover seed would
sprout. The result Of the test shows
that only One-siXth of the seed as sold
was fit to USE Three samples were
adulterated with worthless plant,
and forty-one had more or less dodder,
the most dangerous weed or parasite
which can get into the crop.
Few days pass without a complaint
from soine one who finds the dodder in
bis clover. Samples are often sent in
showing the clover plants strangled by
pest which twines around them and
sucks their life away. The cut shows
G mild form Of the affliction. Think Of
putting the seeds of this curse into the
ground when you seed your clover!
Yet that is just what is being done
when we buy ordinary clover seed.
In one sample of this Connecticut
clover seed 6,441 seeds Of the dodders
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23

were ln one pound of clover seed. In
that same sample thers were 12,163
seeds Of plantain, 1866 Of foxtaiI, 1.017
Of sorrel. 226 Of bindweed. 2,147 of
lambs quarters. 1908 Of wild carrot,
228 Of curled dock, 1.243 Of tumble
weed and many others, making tStal
Of 44.522 weed seeds in pound. Ii
another sample there were 1864 weed
seeds in one pound sold as clover seed:
Just imagine what farmer does when
he sows six or eight pounds of such
stuff on an acre.
Another thing was the low quality
Of the clover itself 1t has been DEM
onstrated that the heaviest seeds give
the strongest plants during early
growth and in most cases largest
yields This Connecticut bulletin states
that clover seed of average quality
should rue 3O2OOC to the pound While
lighter seed may give greater num-
Der OF plants. a greater proportion Of
them would die out or do poorly. In
twentysIx out OF fifty-one samples the
seeds weighed less than the standard.
As for vitality. the average of these
dfty-one Connecticut samples was S6.6
pc: cent-that IS. the number out Of a
hundred strong enough to put out
sprout One sample showed only 64.2
per cent Of seeds with any life to
them. One sample was so poor that
only 4S.l per cent Of the seed was clio.
yer. and only "a per cent Of that would
sprout Three samples were evidently
ndulterAted with black medic Seed Of
this plant ia imported from Germany
expressly to adulterate clover seed. 1t
is SO much like clover seed that an
expert is needed to detect it. In one
sample there were 11.615 seeds Of dod-
der in one pound Of clover. With u
seeding Of eight pounds per acre this
means two seeds Of dodder to each
square foot and tests prove that this
dodder is not dead seed
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
DWARF APPLES.
They Will Bs Grown on Account Of
- Their Convenience.

- Their Convenience.
G. T. Powell Of Columbia county, N.
T., has been conducting some interest
Ing experiments on the value of dwarf
apple trees in business orchards. It is
the idea of Mr. Powell that trees Of a
low habit of growth will be required
more and more because of the need of
convenience for spraying and harvest
ing. The scale insects make it almost
impossible to thoroughly treat large
trees, and the cost Of labor makes a
saving at harvesting time of great i'm
portance.
Two styles of dwarf trees are under
trial. The so called Paradise is very
dwarf and is short lived. The Doucin
stock is half dwarf, making trees Six
teen to eighteen feet high, and prom
ises good results in commercial or
charGing. The trees are planted two
or three inches below the union of
stock and top. In Mr.. Powel's or
chard the trees Of Paradise stock are
set as filters between those Of the lar
ger dwarf kind. The rows in the or
chard are twenty feet apart and the
trees ten in row. The wide spaces
between the rows allow plenty of room
for cultivation by horsepower, while
the trees in the rows will be Trimmed
out as soon as they become crowded.
Tho Hv,opf fY,nNc oiv f,,,,it in
years from planting. and the amount
gradually increases. The small dwarf
kind lasts six to eight years and the
Semidwarfs for about twenty years
For dwarf trees the Spitzenberg. Jona-
than and Mcintosh are found success
full. They produce fruit OF very fine
appearance and quality, suitable for
packing in boxes for the choicest trade.
For the half dwarfs the Northern Spy.
Roxbury Russet, Twenty Ounce, Astra-
khan, Baldwin and Greening are salts
factory.
The dwarf trees must receive good
culture, with plenty of plant food and
careful cultivation. The soil is plowed
and narrowed in the spring and is kept
in cover crop Of clover during the
summer. Scale and other insects are
easily treated in the dwarf orchards.
The idea appears so promising to Mr..
Powell that he is pruning his larger
trees on the dwarf plan. cutting bach
the tops Of the standard trees in order
to cause them to spread out and to re.
move the high parts Of the tree. whc!.
make so much difficulty IN sprayir,
old trees
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23

was missing, and Gen. Lorenzo Thorn.
as told me he had gone to Port Glib
son. I was to remain where was un-
til he came back. Gen. Thomas was
pale and looked worried. Every little
while we would hear the firing of can
non.
Some troops were being formed on
the bank to march away to battle, and
a rabbit ran along the line between
them and the river. asked Gen.
Thomas to let me go ashore and catch
the rabbit The rabbit had disap-
peared, Of course; but I got on land.
:Disobeying orders, l started for Port
Gibson, some II miles distant. Hav-
ing no horse, I walked.
In the afternoon met battery that
was getting ready to go into action.
stopped for awhile, but artillery fire
didn't interest me very much. Sever
al regiments of infantry were fighting
in the low ground below, however, and
I went to them.
/ Presently the climax of the battle
occurred I saw our troops rush for
ward, and knew the enemy had given
way. Night came On, and l walked
followed four soldiers who We're car
rying dead man in blanket.
Soon l was at little schoolh0us8
that had been turned into hospital
Surgeons were tossing amputated
arms and legs out of the windows.
The yard of the schoolhouse was filled
with wounded and groaning men, who
were waiting for the surgeons.
picked my way among them to the
side of the road and sat on the
roots of tree. I was hungry, thirsty
and worn out, and, worse than all,
.ddn't know whether my father were
living or dead.
No boy was ever more utterly
wretched. I had seen my first battle.
Then an orderly, who had been carry
ing messages for my father, rode up
He took off his saddle, gave 1t to me
for pillow, and covered me with his
saddle-cloth. In a short time he re-
turned and took me to my father,
whom found sitting On camp-stool
back of the schoo1house, drinking a
tin cup of hot coffee. I expected to
get sharp reproof for my disobedi-
ence.
"How did you get here?" he asked.
II walked"
He looked at me for moment, and
then said: Il guess you will d."
And there was no anger in his face.
Maybe 1 was mistaken. but half be-
1ieved he was not sorry that left the
:gunboat.
The next day I was given IAN enor-
nous horse grown white with age" as
my father says in bis memoirs, and
rode back to the gunboat. Charles A.
Dana, then an officer of the war de-
partment, and afterward editor Of the
New York Sun, riding a raw-boned
mate of my horse, went along with me-