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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
COL. CHOPTANK IS DISCURSIVE
TELLS WHY HE THINKS OTHERS
SHOULD GIVE THANKS.
Gratitude Owed for What Is Obtain
ed and for Some Things
That Escaped.

Col. Choptank squared himself around
in his seat, watching regretfully old Der
departing with the last remnant of Smith.
field ham and a lone waffle, relics of the
breakfast to which he had invited a few
of his cronies this morning in his quain,
old home. There were other items OF
menu, but the memory of these two lin.
gered.
Il was just thinking" remarked the
colonel, as Ben came back with the CT
gars. that there are some public men anG
politicians in this country who have
cause to be thankful on this Thanksgiv.
ing day
Among whom
We'll. let's take them down the line
| would figure it out this way:
president Taft, because ne is the beS
ever
Uncle Joe Cannon, because. being. a:
Sam Blythe says. "a two-fsted fighting
man. he is likely to get all the scrappins
he wants in the coming session.
Senator Aldricls because he convinced
the westerners that, after all, he really
did not have horns and hoofS.
Secretary James Wilson (irremovable)
because the worst that has happened t.
him under the new administration is tina
he has been obliged to wear silk hat.
Victor Murdoch because the country
hasn't laughed itself to death at his sug-
gestion that he can get Uncle Joe out OF
the speakership with violet-scented i'll
vitatiOn to vacate and threat to slap
him on the wrist if he doesn't.
Private Secretary Carpenter because
the enlarged White House Office building
gives him plenty of room to sidestep.
Forester Pinchot and Secretary Bal
linger, because, Notwithstanding the hot
fire they built up with Alaska coal and
western timber, neither has been smoked
out of office nor scorched little bit.
William Loeb, jr., because he has
found the sugar in his'n.
Charles +. Murphy, because the allies
at least left Tammany its hall on 14th
street to rent out for East Side we'd
dings.
William r. Hearst. because he gets
! what he wanted most, the credit, while
the other fellows get the goods.
William j. Gaynor, because he showed
that the metropolitan press has little in
tiuence on the New York voter.
Herbert Parsons, because It's still two
weeks before Uncle Joe SHES the mallet
at him.
John d. Rockefeller, because of an op-
portunity to have the government show
him whether it will be any easier to put
! him out of business than to make him
pay a fine of $29,000,000.
Representative J. Hampton Moore and
Capt Ed Snyder of the Master Pilots
Association, because they pulled off an
exposition of the beauties of Lynn Haven
and Smthfield which beat jamestown all
hollow.
Senators Cummins. La Toilette and
Bristow, because they've got Aldrich OH
the run. What?
| Maj Mcdowell clerk of the House,
because he brings back a batch of new
ones for the boys, and has found another
brand OF Stogy.
! Theodore Roosevelt-well. he'll tell us
himself when he gets back what he is
thankful for. You Ben! fetch in those
hot apple toddies!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
THANKSGIVING CHEER IN JAIlS
EXTRA DINNERS MAKE MANY
PRISONERS HAPPY.
Almshouse Inmates Remembered
With Gifts of Cake and Candy.
Roast Pig at Workhouse.

Thanksgiving day penetrated even into
the dismal prison houses of the District
today 1t entered as a ray of gladstone
sunshine into the grim almshouse. where
many who have seen better days found
cause for thanksgiving. because they at
least have comfortable shelter and frugal
meals.
1t was a motley crew in striped uni
forms that gathered about the board at
the workhouse for men today and par
took of the Thanksgiving dinner Supt.
Louis F. Zinkhan had provided for them.
There was 'One-legged Jack" the pam
handler. from nowhere in particular and
everywhere in general. touching elbows
at the table with "Turkey-face Kelly"
the all-around bum. Men who have done
time from the sunny coast of California
to the rocky shores of Maine and down
to the Florida evergreens discussed the
menu. and incidentally counted the num-
Der of days that interviewed between the
gloom Of the prison house and the free
dom Of the outside atmosphere.
Say, fellers," exclaimed a frowsy hobo
who is doing a ninety-day stunt because
he was declared to be a vagrant without
visible means of support, this chuck
ucdtS Lie tdTOle-QOlec Oey gives at the
Baltimore pen, where de piece de resist
ance is bread made outen bran and saw
dust.
Yes. chirped in slim little knight of
the turnpike with voice like kildee,
AN it's better nor the pale-face soup
you gifts at de Hotel de Moyamensing at
Phiilie.''
Roast pig, with ''trimmin's.' including
vegetables and corn bread, formed the
workhouse Thanksgiving feast. and the
prisoners in the workhOuse for women
received the same fare.
The inmates of the almshouse enjoyed
a special dinner, and were visited by a
number of Christian women, who gave
them candy, cake and little tokens of re-
membrance. This pilgrimage to the in
stitution down ON Giesboro point has be-
come an annual custom, and is looked
forward to with pleasure by the men and
women who are by force of circum-
stances compelled to live upon the bounty
of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
THE PRESIDENTS HOLIDAY,
Works in the Morning, Attends
Church and Will Dine at 8.

President Taft received no visitors on
official business today, but he did much
work in his offices. Before 10 O'Clock in
the morning he was going over his cor
respondence and other business with Sec
rotary Carpenter. He worked until just
before II, when he left in his automobile.
accompanied by Capt. Butt. for st. Pat
rick's rectory. where he was scheduled
to attend the special Thanksgiving exer-
cises. The President did not remain there
for luncheon, as had been announced, but
returned to the White House after noon
and resumed his labors in his office. He
stayed there until luncheon, which ne
partook of with his family.
In the afternoon the President will
probably go for walk or horseback ride
with Attorney General Wickersham and
will also see and confer with Secretary
MacVeagh
Tonight the President will dine at s
o'clock with his family, all Of whom are
in the city except Robert Taft. who is at
Yale Rhode Island turkey, Virginia ap-
pies, homemade White House pie and
other plain but attractive foods will be
served to the enjoyment of healthy
Americans The evening will also be
spent with the family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
GOLD OUTPUT FOR 1905.
Total Product of the Mines Shows
Increase in Value.

An analysis of the reports received from
private refineries. federal minis and as
say Offices shows that $94. $50. 600 worth
of the yellow metal was produced by the
gold mines of the United States during
1908. The total gold product was 4.574,-
80 ounces. a net increase in value of $4.-
: icl.3a0. Colorado leads with $50, 600;
.Alaska comes second with ISIS. 500
and California third with S19.3.3a. 7OO
Porto Rican mines produced $500 worth
and the mines of the Philippines $2S4, 800
The summary shows a net decrease of
t073.gOO ounces Of silver, with value OF
s2s.05O.000. The total production was
,2,44o. 500 fine ounces.
Montana leads with a production of TO-
$50 200 fine ounces.
AS IN gold. the Philippines show a re-
lnarkabie increase in silver production.
From 100 ounces in 1907 the production
of the islands jumped to 800 in 1905
The foregoing facts were ascertained by
the United States geological survey and
the bureau of the mint acting in co-opera-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
BRIDE AND GROOM THANKFUL.
Latter Saved Former From Reels OF
Runaway Horse.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. November 25.-Police-
man William o. Freeman while in a
parade last Decoration day ran out of the
line and saved Miss Margaret Smoot
from being tramp1ed under the feet of a
runaway horse. Soon after they became
sweethearts, and yesterday were mar
ried in the Office of Inspector Hunt, at
the Woodlawn police station. Municipal
Judge Fry performing the ceremony. In
spector Hunt and his secretary, John
Hogan, were the witnesses.
Il always disliked marching on holi-
days" said Freeman after the ceremony
was performed, but l guess 1t is all
right. for that parade won me a wife,
II might have been run over that day."
said the bride. but l am grateful to
that frightened horse"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
Mine Disaster in Japan.

TOXIC November 25.-Heavy loss of
life is feared as the result OF an explo-
sion today in a coal mine at Onoura.
Fukuoka province. Fifteen men are
known to have persisted, while Us miners
are entombed in the workings. Every at
their fate is as yet in doubt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
GAS EXPLOSION HURTS MANY.
Thirty Persons Injured in Fire at
Joplin, MO-, Laundry.

JOPLIN, Mo-, November 25.-Thirty
persons were injured, two probably ia
tally, in gas explosion that followed
a fire in the Joplin laundry last night.
The fire originated in the basement, and
gas from a leaking main was exploded
with terrific force
TIE walls of the tWo-story building
We're partly demolished. A large crowd
collected TO watch the FIRE and second
explosion in the basement hurled "A guam
tity of bricks and broken machinery
among them. More than twenty persons
were hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
Loaded Barge Burns.

ALPENA. Mich. November 2J.-The
steamer barge Flint. loaded with lime
stone and salt. was burned or North
Point early today. The crew reached
Alpena safely in their yawl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25

n. Rungee. superintendent. Prayer serv-
zee was held today.
Thanksgiving dinners were also served
at the Christian Home for Girls, Women
and Children, 80 LIST street northeast.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01


chard.'' Tomato Culture Better
Farming" "Cantaloupe Culture"
Farmers Kitchen Garden" "Rota-
tion Of Crops" by G. K. McQuarrie;
"Feeds," "Acid Soils and How They
May Be Improved" "Origin, Compo-
sition and Source Of Fertilizing Ma
terials," by r. e. Rose; deep Plow-
ing," "Diversification of Farm
Crops" "More Crops and Better
Ones" by A. S. Meharg; Forage
Production, "Hay Making" Better
Farming" by G. H. Simpson; "Water
Supply for the Farm, Water Con-
tamination," by E. H. Sellards.
Anyone in Northern, Central, or
South Florida, who wishes an insti-
tute in his neighborhood, is request
ed to write to the Superintendent of
Farmers Institutes, P. H. Rolls, at
Gainesville, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01
Seedless Avocado.

r. L. Mills is experimenting with
the avocado in an attempt to pro-
duce seedless variety and he is
meeting with great success. He has
already produced several specimens
Of the fruit which were almost with
out seed. Just the least bit of
seed could be found in the fruit, and
it is expected that this will disap-
pear as the tree increases in age.
The fruit is small, but if the seed
can be made to disappear it will be
only a small job to increase the
size Of the fruit. Mr.. Mills is con-
fdent that he will in a few years
have made a complete success in
this line and will be able to put
new variety of avocado on the mar
ket.-Miami News-Record.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01

The work of the Experiment Sta
tion is mainly to discover and then
publish new facts of Importance to
agriculture. The work of the Far
mers' Institutes is to spread the
knowledge Of the important facts al
ready discovered. The bulk of the
work at the Experiment Station is
devoted to the peculiar agriculture
and horticulture Of peninsular Flor
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01
FARMERS INSTITUTES
of Subjects Dicussed, Showing Their Value
to Those Who Attend These Meetings.
By John Belling

year. 19O9-191O, are shown by
crosses. The Institutes of the pres
ent year have been held so far at
Jennings, Wardville, Cottage Hill,
Whitmire, Myrtle Grove, Jay, Laurel
Hill, Glendale, Newhope, Greensboro,
Bristol, Blountstown, and Arcadia.
The following addresses were then
given: Cotton Failures" Forage
Production" clay Making" Labor
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01

ida, since the conditions Of north
western Florida much resemble those
Of the neighboring States. Hence
more farmers Institutes have been
held in northwestern Florida. On
the map, the sessions of Institutes
held from 1907 to 1909 are shown by
dots. More than 220 addresses were
given at these Institutes, to over 10,-
900 hearers. The sessions from July
to the middle Of November. in the
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-12-01

Saving on the Farm" preventing
Loss of Moisture From Soils" Gro
tation of Crops" "Diversiflcation of
Farm Crops" Progressive Farm
ing," "The Rounds of the Dollar" by
P. H. Rolls; Corn Culture" "Cane
Growing and Syrup Making" "Corn
Breeding" Irish Potatoes" j" "Forage
Production" "Sweet Potatoes
Deep Plowing," "Home Dairying,'
Peach Growing" "The Home Or
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
Busy, But No Account.

The generally accepted belief
that a person is useful in proper.
ten as he is busy is controversial
by a writer who says: Il have a
dog that is loaded up with heas.
In summer time when heas are
plentiful that's the busiest dog |
ever saw; when he isn't biting at
the fieas he's scratching Mt the
feas. He never. has a minute to
spare, but whenh is busiest he
is the least account for practical
purposes. And there is Young
man in my neighborhoOd who has
a Waterbury watch and he smokes
When he isn't wind
ing his, watch he is lighting a
cigarette. He is a mighty busy
young man, but he isn't worth
two hoops on "A water barrel"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
State Council.

The fifteenth annual session of
the Statd Council of the Jr. O. q.
A. NJ, will be held in Winchester
September Sth-l0th, 1909. Over
four hundred delegates will attend
from the many councils in the
State, and many other members of
the Order will attend.
The order of United American
Mechanics was organized III Phila-
delphia July 5, 1915. The Civil
War almost oblHerated the order,
and in 1869 the National Council,
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, was organized.
1t has had a steady and rapid
growth, and is now the largest
patriotic order in America.
Several years ago a National
Home for the care and education
of the orphans of deceased men,
bers was established at Tiffin, o.,
and over three hunnred orphans
are now being cared for.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
MUST BELIEVE IT
When WeII-knOwn Mt. Sterling
People Tell It So Plainly.

When public endorsement is
made by a representative citizen
of Mt, Sterling the proof is posi-.
tive. You must believe it. Read
this testimony. Every backache
sufferer, every man, woman or
child with any kidney trouble will
find profit in the reading:
Thos. Holland, 80 +. High St.,
Mt. Sterling, KY, SAYS: Il have
been using Doan's Kidney Pills
occasionally for two years and l
consider them to be an excellent
remedy. Doctors pronounced my
trouble as lumbago and / spent
hundreds of dollars in an effort to
find relief but it was money thrown
away. Doan's Kidney Pills, how
ever, which | procured at F. G,
DuersOn's drug store, did me
more good than any other remedy
hau previously taken. they
removed the backache, also regu.
lated the passages of the kidney
secretions and might say entire
~ cured me. They have at least
helped me so much that | have
not had any trouble for a long
time"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's -
and take no other. SGT
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

ton of the peace and welfare OF
society. Maybe if we haul the
children to school when necessary
it will not be necessary to haul SO
many of the other fellows later on.
I'm this statute nothing is said
expressly as to paying a janitor of
the school building, or of buying
and applying articles of sanitation.
Yet no one would doubt that such
power is included by implication
in the express powers conferred
upon the school boards. | cite
this to show that something is
necessarily implied in these statutes
That being so, | am unwilling to
use the extraordinary writ of in
junction to stop a school upon a
complaint that the Board of Edu-
cation is doing something new to
carry the main intent of the law
into etfect-something not OK
pressly provided by the Legisla-
ture, but which is clearly implied
if their plan of consolidated schools
is to be made a success. | think
the Legislature was wise in trying
to build up the country schools
to make them strong, efficient,
attractive and as easily assessible
as the city schools are to the chill
dren of the cities. The injunction
in this case ought not to have
gone in my judgment, Let it be
dissolved, for the reasons stated.
The order of injunction re-
strains the defendants from using
any of the money appropriated by
the State or county" for educa-
tlonal purposes to transporting
the children of these districts to
the schoolhouse. 1t is not con-
tended that the defendants were
going to use any of the money APP
propriated by the State, which is
expressly limited to paying the
teachers.
In dissolving the injunction
do not, of course, mean to hold
that the money appropriated by
the State can be used for any pur-
pose but paying teachers. But as
there is no threat or intimation
that misuse of those funds was
contemplated, the dissolution of
the injunction will be construed in
the light of what has been herein
said"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
viii Retain Her Place.

Miss Curry Breckenridge, the
youngest daughter of the late w.
g. p. Breckenridge, of Kentucky.
will not lose her place as Super
visor Of the Illinois State Hospi-
tai for the Insane in spite of the
fact that twenty four nurses went
on a strike when the authorities
promoted her from nurse to an
executive position.
The nurses say that Miss Breck-
inridge was not citizen of Hi.
nois and preference should not be
given her.
Miss Breckenridge, more than
anyone else in the State Hospital.
is responsible for a new and hu-
name treatment of the insane.
She holds that a majority of So
called insane men and women
have simply refrigerated in mind
until they are mere children in
point of intelligence and that thew
should be treated as children.
Kindness is the keynote of her
system.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
QUARANTINE
For Sheep SCab in Kentucky
Modified.

The quarantine recently declared
by the United States DepartmeLt
of Agriculture on the State of
Kentucky on account of the dis
ease known as scabies in sheep
has been modified so as to permit
the reforwarding in interstate
commerce of shipments from other
States of sheep that are free from
scabies, and that in transit through
Kentucky are unlOaded at points
in that State, provided such I'M
loading shall be into pens or yards
which have been specially dis
infected for the purpose, under
the supervision of an employee of
the Bureau of Animal Industry:
also to permit the interstate ship
ment of sheep of States not qsar-
antined for scabies, which are ex-
hibited at the Kentucky State
Fair to be held at Louisville, Sep
tenber ID to IS.
Such sheep shah be shipped by
rail to Louisville and shall not be
unloaded in the area quarantined
for sheep scabies 81 ewhere than
at Louisville. Separate cleaned
and disinfected chutes and other
facilities shall be provided for the
exclusive unloading of such sheep
at Louisville. Such sheep shall
be hauled in cleaned and disin-
fected wagons direct from the cars
in which they arrive at Louisville
to the fair grounds, and from the
fair grounds direct to the cars in
which they are to be reshipped.
That portion of the fair grounds
or other premises to be occupied
exclusively by such sneep shall be
cleaned and disinfected under the
Of the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry.
Such sheep shall not be moved
interstate from Louisville except
in cleaned and disinfected cars,
nor unless accompanied by a GER
tificate showing that the sheep
have had no opportunity to be-
come infected with scabies.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
DAIRYMEN
Want Health Officers Restrained
from Enforcing TuberCuIin
Test.

John Wittwer, Jr., and Karl
Wittwer, the dairymen who clash
ed with the health officers of Lou
isville sent to administer the tu-
berculin test to their herds, seek
an injunction against the author
tiles. Their petition is based in
part on the allegation that Sec
tions As, 40 and 80 of the Ken
lucky Statutes are in conflict with
the Fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States
which provides in Section / that
No State shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities of the
citizens of the United States, nor
shall any State deprive any person
of life, liberty or property with
out due process of law. nor deny
to any person within its iurisdic-
ton the equal protection of the
laws
The petition concludes with
That the defendant Health Of
ticers and authorities and each of
them be enjoined and restrained
from entering upon the premises
Of these plaintiffs and from admin
istering the tuberculin test to their
dairy cattle and from killing and
destroying such number of such
dairy cattle as do not show a neg
alive reaction to the tuberculin
test and from enforcing the said
unreasonable, arbitrary, unjust
and discriminating proclamation
rules of the State Board of Health
and said County Board of Health,
and from issuing warrants for the
arrest of these plaintiffs >"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
Cannerhead E!!!ea with !Grty
Little Ones.

Robert Landrum, a farmer near
GlasgowsKy., plowed up a large
copperhead snake, together with
forty-one little snakes. While
blowing his garden Mr.. Landrum
was attracted by "A peculiar noise.
All the little snakes were kissing.
The old snake was killed and all
the little ones.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy is today
the best known medicine in use
for the relief and cure of bowel
complaints. 1t cures gripping,
diarrhoea, dysentery, and should
be taken at the first unnatural
looseness of the bowels. 1t is
equally valuable for children and
adults. 1t always cures. Sold
by all dealers. 8-5t,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
Reduced Freight Rates To The
State Fair.

The Kentucky State Fair Man
agement announces that it has Sc
cured positive reduction in
the switching charges into the
State Fair grounds on all kinds of
freight, including live stock, from
81 per car in and out to SD per
car in and out.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

Don't waste your money buying
piasters when you can get bottle
of Chamberlaln's Linimcnt for 25
cents. A piece of flannel damp
ened with this liniment is superior
to any plaster for lame back, pains
in the side and chest, and much
cheaper. Sold by all dealers. st.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
Bird Attacks Boy.

While feeding IL wounded crane,
which his father had captured and
had in a wire pen, the 14-year-old
son of A. ID. Leach, near Center
vile, Bourbon county, was at
tackled by the bird and the sight
of one eye destroyed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
Had to Be DrenChed.

TT. Cannon, avon, KY, says: 81
cured my hogs of very bad case of cho
era with Bourbon Hog Cholera Remedy
Several of these hogs could not eat and
had to drench them with the medicine. ;
Sold by W. S. Lloyd.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

Ed. Willis, of Lexington, has
purchased from w. w. Evans for
$4,000 two-year-eld trotting
tiily. Willis drove her mile
in 2:21.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

The first training school for
hotel employees in America will be
buAt in Indianapolis. According
to plans, the school will represent
an outlay of between 800, 900 and
5000 OOO.