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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
DANGEROUS DANDRUFF
Will Make America a Baldheaded
Nation If Not Checked.

NJ Pasteur. the great French Physician of
Paris, said: Il believe we shall one day rid
the world of all diseases caused by germs"
Dandruff is caused by germs. a fact accepted
by all physicians.
DandruG is the root of all hair evils. II 1t
not for the little destructive germs work
Ing with 'persistency worthy OF a better cause.
there would be badness.
Partisan Sage will kill the dandruff germs and
remove dandrun in two weeks, or money back
Henry Evans. a22- 81 F st. NV. guarantees 1t.
1t will stop itching scalp. falling hair and make
the hair grow thick and abundant.
1t puts life and 1uster into the hair and pre-
vents II from turning gray.
IL is the hair dressing par excellence, daintily
perfumcd and free from grease sickness. 1t is
the favorite with women Of taste and culture
who know the social value of fascinating hair
large bottle costs only so cents at leading
druggists everywhere. and in Washington by
Henry Evans. 1924 F st. NV. The girl with
fas Auburn hair is on every package
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in the larger gun. which almost unoueo-
tionably will be more effective.
Turf and Track Notes.

Two American Jockeys. back from
work abroad. were among the passengers
on the French liner Lorraine. arriving at
New York yesterday. They were j. E.
Richards and James Winfield Richards
said he is on his way to Detroit. He has
been riding abroad for years I'm Russia,
most Of the time for the Lazaroff stable
in Moscow. Next year he will ride. he
said. for Count Palm Sixteen races a
day is not unknown on a Russian track"
said Richards
A number OF August Belmont's racers
which were trained by John Whalen are
to Garnet. S. c.. December 20. where
they will be got ready for early spring
racing. The horses kept in America in
1909. nine In number. and trained by
Whalen. won nearly $1,000 or more than
three times as much as Mr.. Belmont's
twenty horses In England won.
Already a successful owner of fiat
racers and jumpers on the French turf.
menia. with business affiliations In this
country, Is inspecting some American
horses with view to sending them to
France. Mr.. Kelekian is the owner.
among others, OF the three-year-old chest
nut colt, Monticello, by Ravensbery, out
of Monticello. which October 1 won the
Trial steeplechase in France from a large
field. carrying 132 pounds. ridden by Bour
dale and trained by Pantoll. The colt has
run second twice and has won twice. His
most important victory was In a race
worth 1000 francs. Mr. Kelekian declares
that while Winnie O'ConnoD is doing won
derS in the cross country game. the best
jockey in the world is Parfrement.-New
York Herald.
One Of the most successful jockeys rid
ing this year at the Oakland track is
Kederis, who was working In coal mine
when racing was established at Seattle,
and at the latter place he first got his
opportunity. That was only two years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
Working of Thought Force. :"

From the New York Post.
The attention OF the anti-suffragist is
called to the case of the New York high
school girls who compelled the board OF
education to give them a new building
The thought force" of some 1900 young
minds was concentrated upon the gentle
men of the board in session. and 5000
young voices in different parts of the city
chanted at the same moment:
o men, men, men Please, please, please,
Delay no more; begin to build. Begin begin
begin,
Doesn't this admirably illustrate how
woman can get whatever she WANTS
without the ballot? Doesn't Ii show once
more how women can stay in their own
sphere, remain quite true to their own
nature. and. by continuing to be GASES of
refinement in the sand of the common
world of business, and the embodiment of
the ideal in world of sordid fact, really
be the guide of mems affairs and the
rulers of the worlds destinies?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits have
been issued:
To E J. Newcomb, for one two-story
brick and frame pebble-dashed dwelling
at 400 Nichols avenue northwest: archi-
tect, E. ]. Newcomb; builder. Mckay &
Man: estimated cost, $4,000.
To H. A. Kite. for six three-story brick
dwellings. from 1912 to 1922 Kenyon
street northwest: architect. A. H. Beers;
builder, ii. A. Kite; estimated cost, $780,
600.
To Mary n. Keefer, for one wo-story
frame dwelling at 1927 18th street north
east; architect. Charles A. Harbaugh
builder, Mary n. Keefer; estimated cost.
$1,000.
To r. J. Totten, for three one-story
brick stores. from 145 to 149 D street
northeast; architect, n. r. Grimm: build
er. Thomas H. Melton; estimated cost,
5000
To Edgar r Phillips. for one two-story
brick dwelling at 2421 Shannon place
northwest; architect and builder Samuel
II. Lucas; estimated cost, $500
To Jacob b. Walker, to repair store at
2531 p street northwest architects Spell
den & Speiden; builder, Henry Wilson
estimated cost, $3.50.
To Mrs. Mary s. Thompson, for one
two-story brick stable in rear of 1890 Co.
lumbia road northwest: architects, Hard
ing < tpman: builder James F. Ken
yon; estimated cost. SLIGO.
To Mrs Cecylla Sn egoskie for one one
story brick store at $40 Sth street north
east: architect. Mrs. Cecylia Sniegoskie;
builder. August Getz * Son; estimated
cost, $3.50.
To +. g. Brinley, for one two-storv
frame dwelling at 1914 Delafield place
northwest; architect. A. III. Beers. build
er. w. l.. Stewart; estimated cost. So, 500
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TO TEST GIANT GUN
BIGGEST ORDNANCE EVER
BUILT FOR THE NAVY.
Trials at Indian Head to Demon
strate It's Utility in Smashing
Armor Plate.

The 14-inch gun for the navy Is new
development and one that Ii 1t comes up
to the expectations of the designers Will
do much toward putting the United States
Navy on an equality with the powers that
have more battleships than this country.
4 difference of two inches in the caliber
of a gun does not sound like much to the
outsider. but it means difference OF
over 200 pounds in the weight of the pro-
iectile. and when tais is travelling at the
rate of 200 feet a second 1t means a
great deal in the striking weight against
a piece of armor plate
The gun is just being shipped to Indian
Head. where it will be tested and will
prove whether the theories of it's con-
struction are correct. There Is little doubt
that they are. AS can be seen from the
picture. the gun is a brute for size and is
the biggest thing in the way of great
gun that has ever been installed on an
American warship
For Use Only in Actual Warfare.
It Is the biggest thing in the way Of a
gun that has ever been built in this coun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
Poor
Digestion?

This is one of the first signs Of
stomach weakness. Distress after
eating, sour eructations, sick head
ache. bilious conditions are all in
dicative that it is the stomach
that needs assistance. Help it to
regain health and strength by TAX
ing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
Method in Their Madness.
rom the Cleveland LEI

FTofn the Cleveland Leader.
Why do so many otherwise clever
women write silly letters to men?'
They're probably making collections Of
the answers they get"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
Gentility.


Mistress-Cook tells me. Mary, that you
wish to go out with friend tonight. Is
1t urgent?
Mary-Oh. no, ma'am, 'tisn't 'er gent
its my gent.
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the tWelve-inch gun was adopted for the
main batteries of the newer ships.
Since the United States has advanced to
building twenty-six-thousand-ton batlie-
ships II is felt that they can we'll stand
the additional weight and shock involved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16

teen-inch guns, but they were discontin-
Jed several years ago. In fact the last
one that was made at the Washington
navy yard was for the main battery of
the old Indiana. At that time battleships
were not SO large as they are now and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-16
Contributions Acceptable.

In order that no delay might occur in
securing the desired funds, however. Mr..
Stellwagen issued the following immedi-
ately after the adjournment of the meet
ing:
1T is proposed to give a public testi-
monial and reception in honor of the re-
firing Commissioners of the District of
Columbia, Henry b. F. Mcfarland and
Henry Ltchfeld West, in recognition of
the valuable public service they have
rendered. All citizens are cordially in
vited to participate and those who desire
to do SO may send contributions to the
undersigned, payable to John Joy Edison,
treasurer: which will be duly acknowl-
edged. 1t is the wish of the committee
to have the contributions in hand by 3
o'clock, Monday afternoon. December 20.
Edward j. Stellwagen, chairman finance
committee, Union Trust building"
In application of this request for con-
tributions Mr.. Stellwagen this morning
said it would undoubtedly be easy for
the active members of the committees on
the testimonial and reception to give all
that would be needed to secure the per-
manent tribute to the two Commission
ers. but it is expressly desired that all
of the citizens of the District who desire
to participate should be given an oppor-
tunity to do so. and it Is hoped the nee
essary fund may be composed of great
number of small contributions.
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Proposal Heartily Endorsed.

The proposal to make the testimonial
take a tangible and permanent form was
made by George E. Hamilton, and his
suggestion. given In the course Of q brief
speech in which he said he felt sure the
citizens of the city would desire to make
some substantial evidence of their regard
for the work of the retiring Commits
sioners. was put in the form of a motion
and unanimously adopted. 1t was speci-
fed that the reception and presentation
should occur If possible some time before
reins of government
It was agreed that application should
be made to the directors of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art for the use of that struc-
ture for the combined ceremonies, and 1t
was also suggested tentatively that the
day before New Year should be the
time. though the details of arrangement
were left to the executive committee and
to the chairman, and It was voted to hold
another meeting at o'clock Monday aft
ernoon-
Since the character Of the testimonials
is to be determined by the committee Of
which Mr.. Bell was named chairman, the
latter took immediate steps today to COM
plete the committee. and he named as his
associates DIR. George NJ. Kober, Theo-
dore w. Noyes. Scott c. Bone and John
B. Sleman. This committee will hold it's
first meeting at Mr.. Bells Office in the
morrow morning at IL 30 o'clock. Chair
men Stellwagen and Rudolph. before Or
ganizing their committees, will issue in
vitations to various citizens to join with
them. and the committees will not be
ready for announcement for several days
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try except the great sixteen-lnch gun that
lis now at Romer Shoal, New York. IL is
probable that this gun will never be fired
except in case of actual war, and 1t is not
known exactly how it will act then.
American battleships used to carry thir
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-06-05
We'll $50 Feet Dssp.

The record Of the deepest we'll IN
the world 10 claimed by France. Stu
ated at Ronchamp (Haute-Saons), the
Buyer oil well 10 said to be the deep
est that has ever bsen sunk for in.
dustrial purposss. 1t reaches q depth
OF 1910 feet. The temperature at the
bottom Of the well IL not less than
lis degrees Fahrenheit whom 1t IL 50
degrees Fahrenheit at the mouth Of
the well. Apart from wslh, the deep
est boring on the earth's surface IL
probably that Of the ParuscAowits
mine. In Upper silssia. Il attains .
dspth Of sos feet
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-06-05
One Of Two Mysterles-Ths cIreus.

One Of Two Mysterles-Ths Circus.
80 long as the hearts Of men con-
tain one chamber which does not grow
with them beyond childhood, 20 long
as women bear children. the circus
will live-which will be forever. The
circus is immortal!
The circus is an elusive thing; .
clear-skied morning. and It is here,
filled with boasting and noise, laugh.
ing at our troubles from out of q
Falstafian mirth. Then in the murk
Of night 1t slips away again, as II 1t
knew that we are but children and
would be gone without farewells.
Rough men marshal 1t, grimy with its
labor; rude are its jests and coarse its
people seem at times; but down ander
the crust Of them and the dust OF the
worlds highway IL that touch of ten.
derness which NO circus man has ever
been without. since they grew wise
and left the rest Of US children still.
There are two things In life which
are full Of magic and nystery-the
circus and the sea.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-06-05
Long Out Of ths esa.

Mr.. Gaynor, an lrishman celebrated
for his good humor. was dining one
Friday with . friend and fsh was the
only meat served Gaynor was par.
ticularly fond Of haddock, and seated
himself near q nne specimen. His OIL.
factory nerves, however, soon made
him aware that the 6sh was not too
fresh. He frst lowered his mouth To-
ward the head Of the Ash, and then
his ear. as II converting with It. The
woman Of the house, psrcsivine bis
peculiar motions. asked him whether
he wished anything.
Nothing" replied Gaynor, nothing
at all, madam. was merely asking
this haddock whether he could give
me any news Of my friend, Capt. Muir.
ply. who was drowned last Monday;
but he tells me that he knows nothing
Of the matter, for he himself hasn't
been to sea these three weeks. Sun.
day Magazine
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-06-05
NATURAL ENEMY OF MOSQUITO
Fish Known a. "MIllIons" Relied On
to Extermlnats the Pest That
Spreads Malaria.

That the destruction Of mosquitoes
and the elimination Of malaria should
be brought about by the greedy ap-
petite Of any tribe Of the piscatorial
species, seems like a far-off and I'M
probable dream, but such an eveN
Is the hope and prophecy Of men who
have been experimenting with a min
ute fresh water hsh from Barbados,
known az millions" (Girardinus pecil-
loides), large number Of which have
recently been presented to the ZOO
logical gardens In London.
They are Of special interest BE-
cause Of their supposed action in
preventing malaria. This disease Is
far less prevalent in Barbados than
in other West Indian islands, and 1t
IL claimed by many that this is due
to the presence Of millions" In the
fresh water pools.
The little fish IL very voracious and
destroys large numbers Of the larvae
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-06-05
An Apology.

Little Jim and Pat, the gardener,
had been great pals, and when Pat
went back to the "Ould Sod" to end
his days. and slow-witted Dutch Jan
took his place, Jim was q very un.
happy kiddie. After sundry unsuc.
cessful attempts to interest Jan in his
small Affairs he waIed wroth, and one
morning his father heard q tempest
In the garden, eliminating in "Oh.
Jan, you're such . fool" Father took
matters in hand At this point and
an instant apology was next In order.
Jim rsbelled. but finally Gained his
ruined feelings and vent to the a.
grieved gardener. more in sorrow than
In anger, With: Jan, lin awflly
sorry you're fool
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-06-05
D2AUGHT THAT SAVED A CITY
Well Does Rothenburg Commemorate
the Heroic Act Of Its seIf-Sacri.
ficing 6urgomastet.

It was hack in the Thirty Years
war, 1t was in 1881, that the prin.
cipal event In the history Of tho city
took place; the principal event, in
the judgment Of every inhabitant. 1t
is annually commemorated by a play,
a pageant, in which all that happened
in the course of the great day-the
day Of the Meister-trunk, the Master
Drink-isrepresented by generals and
counselors, soldiers and people, cos
TUNED in character, in the streets, IN
the market place, in the rathhaus,
Robert Shaokleton says, In Harper's.
For the ferocious Tilly captured
Rothenburg, and, enraged by his
losses, declared that the town should
be destroyed, the leading inhabitants
slain, and the rest turned over to the
soldiery. But women and children
walled lamentably as he rode to the
rathhaus, and clung to his stirrup
imploring mercy. And he flung them
mercy with contempt Let the dogs
live" He said: 81 will be merciful.
None but the burgomaster and all
the counselors of the town shall die"
He went into the great room Of the
rathhaus and called for wine and a
frightened girl carried in a huge and
brimming goblet-a goblet so huge
that he burst into a great laugh.
Am l to drink this?" he said, holding
it up. And the grim humor seized
him. IF any man of Rothenburg
will drink this at single draught l
will spare the city and spare every
life!"
There was great silence, and then
former burgomaster, a certain Nusch
his name is worthy of remem-
brance-stepped intrepidly forward
and took the goblet from Tilly's hand.
He drank, and the silence deepened
as the foot Of the goblet slowly rose
in the air; he drank and drank till
every drop was drained. Then he fell
senseless to the floor.
Revive him!" said Tilly; and
Nusch came slowly back to life.
Tilly was good loser You have
won," he said. admiringly, - the man
raised himself and looked around.
Whereat Rothenburgs hero could
only gasp out with q touch of good
old-fashioned humor even in such
presence:
II never could save another
town."
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-06-05

OF mosquitoes that spread malaria.
1t Is proposed to make experiments
In the line Of introducing this flsh
into tropical countries where malaria
IL prevalent.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-07-29
THREE WEDDINGS TO THREE
THOUSAND GIRLS.

In the Woman's Home Companion
Mrs. Anna Steese Richardson shows
conclusively that successful working
girls do not marry. Her conclusion
has been reached after fifteen years
of intimate contact with working wo-
men, and after a very careful an
alysis of conditions. One investiga-
ton was in a department store en-
ploying three thousand girls. Mrs.
Richardson asked the welfare secre-
tary at the store how many girls had
resigned to marry the past year. She
bit her pencil and thought a few
minutes.
Three" she announced finally.
Three girls out of three thousand
married in year! That store is no
haunt for Cupid, evidently.
We'll, what in the world do your
girls do?" l demanded
do? Why, we have the smartest
girls in the country in this store.
Do? Why, didn't you hear about
Miss Blanks being made buyer for
the underwear when Mr.. Jones died
And you know Miss Smith is now
head of the store in Pitts
burg. She is getting five hundred
more a year out there. You remem-
Der that girl with the gray eyes who
used to help me-Miss G.-well, she
has taken a course in philanthropy
and is now a charity investigator.
The welfare secretary was waxing
truly enthusiastic "You see, oul
girls do things
Everything except marry. Why
don't they marry?"
Because they don't want to-
snapped the secretary. ANY mar
would be glad to get one of them, O.
course"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-07-29
THE SWEET REFRAIN.

/ hear it singing in the dawn
A world-old, sweet refrain
/ hear its notes insistent drawn
In music of the rain;
It sings within the swaying corn,
A canticle of cheer
That glorifies the golden morn:
He loves thee: do not fear"
| hear 1t singing in the noon
When aging summer grieves,
And fading NAPLES sadly Groom
The farewell of the leaves;
! hear it when mid shrOuding SHOWS
The chanting winds intone
A trenody above the rose:
"Will he not keep his own"
l hear It singing in the night
When out across the bar
The moonlight falls in shimmaing
white,
And calls my bark afar;
1t sings to me when vesper bells
Steal out upon the deep,
And through all nature sings and
swells:
He loves thee: rest and sleep"
Rose Trumbull, in Sunday Schoo
Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-07-29
A FAMOUS .DoG SPEECH"

Some years ago the late Senator
Vest was attending court in coun- |
try town, and while waiting for the
trial of a case in which he was inter
ested he was urged by the attorneys
In a dog case to help them. He was
paid a fee OF $3.50 by the plaintiff.
Voluminous evidence was introduced
to show that the defendant had shot
the dog in malice, while other evS
dence went to show that the dog had
attacked the defendant. Vest took
no part in the trial and was not dis
posed to speak. The attorneys, how
ever, urged him to make speech
else their client would not think he
had earned his fee. Being thus urged.
he arose, scanned the face of each
juryman for moment, and said:
Gentlemen of the Jury: The best
friend a man has in the world may
turn against him and become his enc
my. His son or daughter that he
| has reared with loving care may
prove ungrateful. Those who are
nearest and dearest to us, those whom
we trust with our happiness and our
| good name may become traitors to
their faith. The money that a man
has he may lose. 1t flies away from
him, perhaps when he needs 1t most.
A mans reputation may be sacrificed
in moment of ill-considered action.
The people who are prone to fall on
their knees to do us honor when sue
cess is with us may be the first to
throw the stone of malice when fail
ure settles its cloud upon our heads
The one absolutely unselfish friend
> that man can have in this selfish
: world, the one that never deserts
: him, the one that never proves un-
= grateful or treacherous, is his dog.
A mans dog stands by him III
prosperity and in poverty, in health
and in sickness. He will sleep OF
the cold ground, where the wintr.
winds blow and the snow drives
fiercely, if only he may be near hi!
masters side. He will kiss the hant
that has no food to offer. He will
D lick the wounds and sores that CONF
from encounter with the roughnes
of the world. He guards the sleel
of his pauper master as if he were
prince. When all other friends de
}. sert, he remains. When riches TAX
wings and fall to pieces, he is con
T slant in his love as the sun in hi
! journey through the heavens.
v fortune drives the master forth a.
: outcast in the world, friendless an
homeless, the faithful dog asks N
: higher privilege than that of accom-
o panying him, to guard against dan
e ger, to fight his enemies. And whe
} the last scene of all comes, and deaf
takes the master in its embrace, an
& his body is laid away in the col
L ground, no matter If all other friend
pursue their way, there by the grave
J side will the noble dog be found
his head between his paws, his eye
fsad, but open in alert watchfulnes:
IL faithful and true even in DEATH"
u Then Vest sat down. He had spoE
en- in low voice, without gestur,
He had made no reference to the ev
dsnce Or the merits of the case. Whe
# he finished, judge and jury were VIII
T ing their eyes. The jury filed GU
but soon entered with a verdict i
favor Of the plaintiff for $500. II
10 had sued for $20O.-Exchange
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-07-29
WE'RE BUSY"

Prof Brander Matthews, the bril-
liant writer and teacher, was discuss
ing literary quaintness at Columbia.
In illustration of the quaint he said:
"a little girl I know was very bad
one day She was so bad that, other
corrections falling, her mother took
her to her room to whip her.
During these proceedings the lit
tie girls brother opened the door and
was about to enter. But in her prone
position across her mothers knee the
little girl twisted around her head
and said, severely:
Eddie, go out! Can't you sec
we're busy?'"