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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
ANACOSTIA AND VICINITY.

Eugene E. Thompson of Anacostia con-
serred recently with Commissioner Mac
farland relative to the resembling of the
order designating the river land lying ad-
jacent to Anacostia between the old and
the new Anacostia bridges as a public
dumping ground. The Commissioners
informed Mr.. Thompson that 1t will not
be feasible to cause the establishment of
dump there. They say it is hoped to
abandon the old bridge by the first Of next
January, after which it may De possible
to consider the question of locating the
dump a. desired.
The funeral of Henry ". d. Robinson.
whose death occurred at Providence Hos
pital last Wednesday, was held Friday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock, from the residence
of Samuel Robinson. a brother, at 62S d
street southeast. The services were under
the auspices of the Masonic fraternity in
Anacostia. the deceased having been a
member of Anacostia Lodge No. Il. F. A.
A. NJ. and of the Anacostia Royal Arch
Chapter. Rev. William Brayshaw. the
rector Of the Protestant Episcopal parish
ST Congress Heights, conducted t.,
Masonic services for the organization
mentioned. The deceased was a brother of
Edward Robinson of 18th street, Ana
costa. He was unmarried and was for
ty- nine years old. The interment was in
Congressional cemetery.
4 Halloween party was held Friday
evening in the Sunday school room of the
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church. on
Minnesota avenue, by the Willing Work.
ers' Club. Rev George NJ Cummings,
pastor Of the church. and the members
of his family participated.
Miss Lorena D. Crop has returned from
visits TO Atlanta, Ga. and Staunton. Va.
DIR. G. w. Fisher. wife and grandson.
have returned to their residence on u
street. Anacostia. after a trip through
southwestern Pennsylvania. Teh doctor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Md. October 81. 1905.
New residents of Montgomery county
flock to Rockville to make affidavit be-
fore the clerk of the circuit court of III
tention to become citizens of the state
so as to be eligible to register at the
sittings of the officers of registration
next year
In order for newcomer to vote next
year he must make this affidavit one
year before next years election.
So far 1876 have taken the oath. The
number will doubtless be considerably
increased in the remaining few days
The number by districts IS as follows
Bethesda, 30: Wheaton. 30; Rockville.
ID: Gaithersburg. D; Olney. e. Barnes
vile. 6: Poolesville, ): Laytonsville. );
Clarksburg, 3; Colesville, ,. Potomac, /;
Jamestown, l.
Benjamin G. Gott and his family OF
GAINESVILLE district will soon remove to
Annapolis. where Mr.. Gott holds 4 posi-
ton in the adjutant generals office.
Mrs. Edward Webster and her son of
Washington have been visiting Mrs. Web
Mrs. Martha NJ Little and her
daughter, Miss Grace Little. will sal
within few days for Culebra, Porto
Rico. They will spend several months
with Mrs. Titles son. Edward {. Little,
a paymaster In the navy.
The public school teachers of Mont
gornery county in charge OF the primary
grades met in Rockville today. Miss
Maude F. II. Dugent Of the Bethesda
school led a discussion of 1.-The Value
of the Story in Primary Grades" Miss
Ellen Jackson of the Sandy Spring high
school talked of Language Worth in
Primary Grades Miss Frances l..
Horner of the Rockville high school dis
cussed .'Clay Modelling and Miss Nan
L. Mildren read a paper on Primary
Work in Rural Schools
Tha care Of the poor and sick Of the
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county. especially those suffering from
tuberculosis will be the purpose of an
organization soon to be formed here.
Persons prominent in relief work will
explains the plans of the movement al
the primary meeting.
1t Is understood that q room will be
fitted in Rockville where needy persons
can find a competent adviser. who will
see that each worthy case is given med
ical treatment, hospital service or other
necessary relief.
Maj. L. L. Nicholson has been visit
ing his brother. Col. Augustus Nicholson,
at Hamilton, Va. for several days.
Miss Demar Young of the upper Sec
ton of the county has been visiting
relatives and friends in Washington and
Baltimore several weeks
The funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Jennie Dawson. who died at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Charles -.
Thomas. in Baltimore. yesterday after
noon, took place this evening at the
Thomas home. The interment will take
place in Rockville cemetery at $50 to-
morrow afternoon.
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Whereabouts of River Men

Capt. Frank Taylor, master of the Tay-
Tor tug M. Mitchell Davis. employed in
general towing work on the bay. is in ,be
city on a visit TO his family. and will re-
main here for week or two.
/. Capt. Ollie Crowder. master of tho trr
william H. ferkes, jr.. of the TAYLOR
fleet. under charter at Norfolk. has been
transferred to the command of the Davis
during the absence of Capt. Taylor
Chief Engineer Bob Brown of the
Yerkes. who is also a licensed Steamboat
master, has taken command of the
ferkes. Perry Evans has been made
chief engineer.
Capt. Frank Y. Kintz. master of the
tug Capt. Toby, who has been at the
Episcopal Eye, Throat and Ear Hos
pital for treatment for trouble with his
eyes. is rapidly recovering. He will be
able to leave the hospital in a few DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Four-foot Watermelon.

The largest melon ever grown. so far
as can be ascertained, has been raised
by Skies Young on his irrigated farm
near North Yakima. Wash. He brought
the big melon to town TO have 1t photo
graphed beside his twelve-year-old daugh-
ter. The melon is more than four feet
long and is three feet through at its big
gest diameter. It's weight Is 1876 pounds.
1t will he shipped to an eastern city
to be used in advertising purposes for
the irrigated regions of Washington.
Young says he raised the specimen by
careful attention and by a method which
he does not care TO disclose until he has
tested il next season
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attended the reunion o. the survivors of
| his old regiment the S5th Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, at Washington. pa.
the 9th instant. He made the principal
address at the campfire that marked the
occasion
The services today in the Anacostia
Baptist Church will be conducted by Re-,
J. w. Case of Scranton Pa. who Will
preach. as one of the ministers who Is a
candidate for the passionate of the churct.
Rev Hiram Cornish of Oil City. Pa. who
has been filing the pulpit, has departed
for his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
|W|RG|N|A'S CANVASS
Every Corner of the State Has
Been Covered.
Mr.. ELLYSON'S ESTIMATES
Chairman Sees Biggest Vote of Years
for Bryan.
METHoDISTS ATTACK STUART
Church People Lambaste Candidate
for Governor Over Alleged Viola
lions of Law During Fair.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. October 81. 1908
Orators Of all parties have completed
their trips through the state. Not a
point or corner where there were voters
has been overlooked. and today Chair
man Ellyson is sanguine that the Old
Dominion will roll up her largest vote Of
years for Bryan and the democratic
ticket. He is also confident that nine
democrats will go to the lower branch
of Congress from Virginia. anS. inciden-
tally. he is calculating that the repub-
licans in the ninth district will awake
the morning after the election to see that
they are represented by J. Cloyd Byars.
a democrat. who is in accord with the
remainder of the delegation from Vir-
ginia.
1t is no secret that the republicans are
making strenuous efforts to capture this
district for John G. Luce. the republican
Adams. Judge Taft and Gen. Wright
have been here. and If there has ever
been more than one of the great repub-
| lican leaders in this city or state during
forts are being made to make inroads on
the democratic vote of this city and
later to extend the republican influence
to other sections of the state. Those
wiz Cidlu " KNOW something OF the at
tempt of the republicans declare that it
| is part of the concerted plan to in this
way disrupt the solid south the first
state to be desired being the Old Do
mnion.
Meetings addressed by independents"
like Gen. Wright declared himself to be,
and Gen. Charles Francis Adams whose
political status Is repudiated by the To-
cal republicans and disowned by the
democrats. and the speech of Judge Taft
brought out great crowds of voters
What impression was made by them is
coniectural. The republicans declare that
the speech of Gen. Adams was detri-
| mental to them. and the democrats say
that the reason that Gen. Wright came
was to bolster up the anti-Bryan element
| which was beginning to show signs
Of weakening following the declarations
by Judge Taft that the republican plat
form in regard to giving recognition to
every way.
There is no discounting the fact that
more interest is being shown in the cleo
ton than for years. Officials of the state
government, who live at distant points,
have not in the last few elections both
cred about going to vote, but they left
this afternoon TO remain away till after
the day Of election. The only significance
| in this Is that they desire to give Bryan
and the democratic ticket the biggest
majority possible following the visit of
the speakers. in order to show that they
have accomplished nothing by coming to
the state.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-06-11
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Will be Held at Wibaux, Wcdnes-
day, June l7---Many Distin-
guished Orators Coming.

In a recent issue of this paper
it was announced that a Farm
ers' Institute would be held
here on Wednesday, June II,
but at that time nothing definite
could be ascertained in regard to
the names Of the speakers and
their subjects for discussion, con-
sequently we were unable to give
in datail the Importance of this
meeting.
However, we were recipitants
Of letter from Mr.. F. S. Cooley,
superintendent Of the Montana
Farmers Institute, at Bozeman,
on Tuesday in which he outlined
program, giving the names Of
the distinguished speakers from
Montana and North Dakota who
will deliver addresses which are
essential for an occasion Of this
kind. He also informes us that
the Institute staffs of Montana
and North Dakota will hold a
joint meeting at Dickinson on
Tuesday and that both stats will
be in attendance at the Wibarx
meeting, Wednesday thus Civ
ing US an excellant opportunity
to hear learned discussions from
the best authorities on the differ
ent branches Of agriculture and
stockraising in both states.
Arrangements are now being
made by the business men to fur
nish music, and every effort is
being made to make this institute
a success. All the fairness of
Dawson and Billings county are
earnestly requested to be present.
The names Of the speakers are
as follows:
Prof. Shaw, Soil fertility
Prof. Linfeld, Feeding live stock
Prof. Waldron, Dry land farming
Other speakers:
Prof. J. H. Shepperd and T. F
Hoverstad, of No. Dakota, and
F. S. Cooley, Of Bozeman, Mont
ana.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-06-11
Another Lemon.

The Wibaux ball tossers were
handed another lemon" on Sun
day, last, when they crossed bats
with that fast aggregation from
Belfield. The weather conditions
were most excellent, consequent
ly a large number of spectators
were in attendance.
The home aggregation-in the
usual way-put up a good game
during the first five innings,
when the score stood at five and
two in their favor, but the visit
ing team played good ''up hill"
ball making four runs in the
sixth inning where the score
was tied at six. But in the sew
enth-Oh! My! The home ag-
gregation went up in the air.
Apparently they were trying to
play ante-over, or, else it might
have been cross-out, however,
the Belfeld boys played ball all
the time and soon begun to pile
up scores by the dozen-and
Throughout the balance Of the
game Wibaux did mt get a look
in." The final score was 10 to
6.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-06-11
Preston Items.
(From Our Special Correspondent


Stanton Rakes had fine colt
killed Sunday while branding.
Stanton should not handle his
horses on Sunday and he would
not have that Sunday luck"
E. E. Berry has in about 100
acres Of flax and is still seeding.
He says he will not stop until it
stops raining he may have to
seed a long time.
The blizzard here on the Goth.
did considerable damage to stock,
killing both sheep and cattle
hope we will live a long time
before we see another storm like
that one.
Mr.. Rakes our mail carrier is
building commodious little
house on his claim and when fin
ished will advertize in this paper
for a housekeeper. but he wants
one that can eat her own cooking
at least three or four times a
week others need not apply.
At the turkey dinner at Ed
Berry's Sunday, Ed ate one whole
turkey, on a bet, and it did not
even make him wonder how
many common sized chickens Ed
could eat at a meal.
Chas. Clark says his pea fowls
are doing nicely and he thinks
this country will be all right for
them. He has a high board
fence around them to keep them
from getting into his peanut
patch.
Everett Stuart of the Watson
ranch is gathering steers for Lee
Fields to ship down on the reser-
vation he will also move his cattle
down with Fields and take up his
residence among the savages.
! A. G. Vincellette and family,
also has brothers family starts
for the Black Hills in a few days
where they will visit with there
!, wifes' folks, who live there.
Henry Perry is a regular visi-
tor at Mrs. Berry, wonder why
: he wants to go there every Sun.
; day-give the other fellows some
show, Henry.
y Married at the home of Chas
p Clark at high noon Monday, Mr.
+ VIM. Clark and Miss Mary Blach
> enbacher, Of Alliance, Neb. =
congratulations, William.
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of hand and machine shearers at
his plant formerly known as the
Freeman plant, south Of town
this season, Anyone so desiring
may have their sheep shorn either
by hand or machine.
While out shooting with a %
rifle last Wednesday morning
Miss Gertrude Darton acciden-.
tally shot herself through the
right instep, injecting a quite
painful wound, though the bull
let did not come in contact with
the bones, consequently a speedy
recovery is expected.
There will be a neck tie social
in the school house northeast of
town, District 20 on Saturday
evening June 18th. Each lady is
requested to bring lunch for two
and two neck ties, one to be worn
and one in an envelope to be sold
to the gentlemen at 25c per tie.
Everybody invited, Program.
Little Gertrude, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Wynn had the misfortune to have
her shoulder blade broken as a
result of a fall while trying to
step over the wheel in getting
out of a buggy here last Satur.
day. DR.. Gaines was immediatly
called to her assistance and the
broken bone was carefully sci
and bandaged. At this writing
the little lady is doing nicely.
]. A. Jorgenson, representative
of Parkc, Davis & Co., of Chica
!, go, is in town this week intro
! ducing Blacklegoid and Kres
: dip-the latter being a drug pre-
pared for the destruction O
jerms, insects, vermin, etc.
among horses, cattle, sheep, hog
e and fowl. Mr.. Jorgenson ha
I taken large orders among GU
l. stockmen in this vicinity and w
e understand he will place thes
drugs on sale at Aliens dru
' store. :.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-06-11
Millinery.

Miss Foss, of Glendive, will
show a splendid new line Of hats
at Miss Yakey's sewing parlor,
June II and 18. Prices greatly
reduced.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-06-11
Ladies ef Wibaux.

If you wish the services of a
competent dressmaker in your
own homes, drop me a card. Sew
ing of all kinds at a reasonable
price. Mamie R. Parker
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-06-11
A9cal Items Of Interest.

oACOA CIV DN6ASAA1 0CbOA1 AC1ys
E. E. Jordan transacted busi-
ness at Billings on Monday.
w. O. Schuette was a business
visitor at Mandan on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Frank Cannon visited Fri
day and Saturday with Glendive
friends.
Mrs. T. ]. Bushell and Mrs. j.
Ingle were Beach visitors on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Bruce Skinner, Of Glen
dive, is the guest of Mrs. Cannon
this week.
R. F. Smith was in from his
ranch, near Allard, on business,
this week.
E. E. Berry, of Preston, was a
business visitor in town the first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Lathom
spent last week at their ranch,
north Of town.
7. J. Lynch returned on Friday
evening from a business trip to
Souix falls, S. D.
G. C. Hayward was a business
visitor in town, Tuesday, from
his ranch at Cedar.
Mrs. John Douthit was in town
shopping on Saturday, from
the.Beaver Valley Stock Farm.
J. D. Wynn has resigned his
position as lineman and C. l..
Horton expects to take up the
work.
The Ladies Aid gave an ice
cream social in the hall Saturday.
They also had a sale on fancy
goods.
Lee Knapp, Of Trotters, depar-
ted on Thursday morning for
Oak Park, ILL.,, where he will Wis
it with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs AL Davis, who
are residing on their farm south
of town, are spending a few
days in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Heron, who
have been visiting friends here
the past week, returned to theil
home at Miles City, Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jenson, G. H
Moulton and the Misses Houge1
and Shear were up from Beach
on Sunday to attend the bal
game.
w. H. Bixby, formerly of thi
place, passed through here Sat
urday evening en- route to Mis-
soula where he has accepted
position as operator.
The band boys, under the ir
structions of Earnest Seeley
meet every Wednesday evenin
for practice and will soon have
number of new members.
Chas. Herbert, Of Souix Falls
S. D., was here the first of tn
. week to visit Messrs. Dick an
Sundvold, and look over our ric
farming lands with a veiw {
locating here.
Miss Cora Long, who recent
closed a successful term of scho
at Adams, Mont, returned
Wibaux on Tuesday, and wi
spend the summer on her clai1
south of town.
Miss Martena O'Neal returne
on Monday evening from St. Pa
| where she has been attendir
college during the past winte
: and has accepted position
= the post-office here.
Dan Sutherland started a shea
ing plant about sixteen mil
south of town, last week. wi
tweaty shearers employed. a
they are now shearing abe
q mn rLo ,oo,. l0xr
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EDWARD F. FISHER,
4 a w y cr

Practice in Dakota and Montana
courts, also before U. S. Land
Office. Complete Land Office
records always on hand.
Wibaux, Montana.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-30
Cherry History.

1t is still asserted in school books
that cherries were introduced to Eng
land by the 'fruiterer" or green grocer
of Henry VIII; also, that they were
not common for hundred years after
that time. This is an error. Mr..
Thomas Wright found the name In ev-
cry one of the Anglo-SaXon vocabula-
ries which he edited. So common were
they and so highly esteemed that the
time for gathering them became a rec
ognized festival-"cherry fair, or
feast And this grew into a pro-
verbal expression for feeting joys.
Cover says the friars taught that life
is but a cheryefayre," and Hope ZEN
dureth but a throwe, right as it were a
cheryefeste." There is more than one
record of the purchase of trees for the
kings garden at Westminster centuries
before Henry VIII. was born. But
Pliny contradicted the fable, as if in
prophetic mood. After telling that Lu-
cullus first brought cherries to Rome
(from Pontus, in $50 A. U. c., he adds
that in the course of 120 years they
have spread widely, "even passing over
sea to Britain. in."-Cornhill Magazine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-30

Why salt should be regularly sup
piled to stock is thus put by famous
English authority Because in the
blood Of animals there is six or seven
times more sodium than potassium, and
that the composition Of the blood is
constant. To keep animals in good
health definite amount of common
salt must be asslmilated. The excess
OF potassium salts in vegetable foods
causes by chemical exchange an alb
normal loss Of common salt. This ia
proved by the fact that the craving of
an animal for common salt is most no
tlceable when the food contains a large
proportion Of potassium salts, such as
wheat barley, oats, potatoes, beans and
peas The addition Of salt to animal
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-30
Nltrate OF Snda

The value of nitrate of soda applied
TO barnyard millet at the New Jersey
experiment station was stated by the
eXperimenters as follows: Amount ap-
piled, l6O pounds per acre; yield un-
treated acre, 1853 tons; treated acre,
1888 tons; gain by use of nitrate,
$40 tons; per cent of gain, 1874; value
Of gain Mt 81 per ton, SIPS; cost Of
nitrate per acre, $500. net gain per
acre by use Of nitrate over cost, $13.65.
The crop was seeded on June 16 on
well.fertilized land at the rate of three
fourths bushels Of seed per acre, after
a crop of oat and pea forage had been
harvested, which averaged six tons per
acre, The nitrate was applied soon af-
ter the plants were well rooted and
capable Of absorbing food rapidly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-30

pear impossible while intelligence re.
manned.
The same thing happens in a less
marked and conspicuous way to a great
number Of people, its most common
manifestation being forgetfulness Of
proper names. A name ordinarily IA
miliar and just about to be-spoken will
vanish from the mind at the instant
and be to the one about to utter it as
If it had never been. His consciousness
grasps at it in vain, and, as it were,
beats against blank wall. 1t is al
ways a disagreeable experience, this
mOmentary failure Of the memory and
sometimes extremely embarrassing.
Often 1t happens when the victim is
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-30

about to greet an old acquaintance, or
when 1t Is desirable to introduce two
men, each Of whom he knows well.
Doctors do not clearly explain this
occasional defect in the mental powers,
but those who experience it know that
it occurs when they are especially
weary or overworked, and they may
therefore assume that 1t is form Of
brain fag and as readily accounted for
as lameness Of arms or legs. That
it is most often displayed in connection
with proper names is perhaps due to
the fact that these are each held in the
memory by separate and arbitrary ac-
tion and not through association, and
are therefore most easily lost. But
whatever the cause, the multitude Of
persons who forget names will have a
sympathetic comprehension of the state
of mind Of the French actress when she
helplessly sought to find the words Of
her play.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-30
Farming Notes.

Remember the Importance of the
kitchen garden.
Some genius has figured out that a
bee will on Il busy day draw sugar
from 10000 different clover heads.
When mustard is serious pest the
fields are sprayed with solution that
kills the weed, but does not harm the
crop.
The government spent $4,000 this
last spring planning ways to destroy
the green bug in Kansas, Oklahoma
and Texas.
Preaching economy doesn't amount
to much. You must practice 1t, but
there is such a thing as being too
economical.
The Clairmont ranch, near Engle.
wood, in Clark County, Kan, consist.
ing Of 21,000 acres of fine land, will bo
cut up into small farms.
One hundred and thlrty-nine cows,
comprising the best Of thirty-six Hi.
nois herds, produced an average Of 3Ol
pounds Of butter fat last year.