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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22

pensions of not more than 5000 year
may be paid to teachers who have taught
forty years, and to others who retire in
proportion to their length Of service.
The Pennsylvania legislature directs
that boards Of education in school dis
tricts shall establish pension funds upon
a general plan: New Jersey has an elab-
crate system of compulsory insurance;
Ohio and Wisconsin have adopted the
same law for d retirement fund, which
requires boards of education to reserve
l per cent Of the amount received from
local taxes. and all deductions from sal
aries Of teachers on account of hardness
or absence as fund for pensions.
Massachusetts has a general law, and
there are in New York, Boston, Chicago
and other cities mutual associations Tor
the insurance of teachers.
Maryland. Rhode Island and New Jer-
which place the entire responsibility for
pensions upon the state and the tax
payers. and do not require the teachers
to contribute to the insurance fund. The
defect of these laws, however. is the
meagerness of the sums appropriated.
DR. Brown, commissioner of education,
will furnish information on this subject
to any member Of Congress or other per-
son who will interest himself. and every
one will admit that Congress ought to set
a good example to the legislatures of the
several states by being generous to the
teachers of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22

tow OF lighters for Piscataway creek:
Standard Oil Company tam barge No. "a,
light for Point Lookout, en- route to Bal
timore: barge Potomac. light, from this
city for Baltimore: barge Laura V. Grove.
light. from georgetown for Norfolk TO
load lumber
Memoranda: Schooner Marvel will com
pete her cargo of street sweepinss at
this port this week and will sail for Nor
folk: schooner Hester A. Waters, with
lumber from a Virginia port, is due at
this city: power barge Louisa is in Nom
mi creek loading cord wood for the deal
ers here: schooner kimble is at river
point loading oysters for this city.
The lower launch Virginia. belonging
to Carter & Clar., of this city, is laid up
in the dock at the foot of 10th street
southwest. and before she goes into COM
mission again she will be taken from
the water and will be ..tted with new
speed wheel that is expected to make her
consdera bly, faster. Other Improvements
will also be made in the launch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
CURES CATARRH
MIR. James O'DOuneIl Will Furnish the
Medicine Free in Every Case Where
He Fails to Cure Catarrh.

Neglect pessmism believe is the great
est enemy the public have TO contend with when
applied TO the loss or recovery of health. Prac-
tically every II consumption might have
been cured IL hope had been maintained aud
proper treatment had been resorted TO at the
first symptom Of the disease. Until the advanced
stage is reached. consumption is durable. Catarrh
is responsible believe. for every case Of con
sumption. Ii is about Catarrh we want TO talk
to you today, incidentally consumption. since the
two closely allied
We have a medicine made from the prescription
of Que of the most successful catarrh specialists
known. This medicine has a record Of 9S'o VI
cures and we believe il is positively without an
equal. We also satisfied that We are right
that will supply the medicine free in every
instance wherc it is used according to directions
for reasonable length of time and fails Ia cure
and give satisfaction in every particular. We
want every in Washington try this Md
cine at risk. There no conditions or
formality attached to our oncr. We put the user
under obligation to whatever.
The medicine want you to try is RexaI
MucuTona. 1t is catarrh remedy that goes
direct to the seat Of trouble. Ii is carried by
the blood 10 every part CT the system. 1t seeks
out and destroys the germs parasites which
cause Catarrh. II purifics and enrirhcs the blood
tones mp the muco-cells. soothes and heals the
tissues that ravaged by the catarrhal para-
site. and brings about condition Of health and
strength that prevents the germs Of consumption
from ever getting start. Besides this. Rexall
Mucu- Tone is wonderful appetizer. digestive
aid and flesh builder. Its good effects are felt
from the very first dose. 1t Is ore of the largest
and most satisfactory selling medicines that we
have had anything to do with. We know 50
much of the great good that il has done ttat
personally back IL up with reputation end
money which fact should be ample guarantee 90
satisfy Anybody.
Rrxsll Mucu- Tona comes in two sizes Jpr and
Sl.0o We urge you To try it. o'Donncis Pbar-
macy. Wi + st. NV. sd aud VI sts. W., ID
ST and Ia. Sc, sd and q sts. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22

Nine out of ten people who have called today
have been sent here by others. Sooner or later
every tired, half-sick man and woman in New
York is going to try my medicine. They can,
help it, After leave New York l shall take two
months rest and then go to London to introduce
Cooper's New Discovery in England
Among New Workers who have recently become
enthusiasts on the subject Of Coopers medicine
who said Monday afternoon: 1T is hard I,
realize that any medicine will do all that /,
claimed for ii.
II have taken all kinds OF medicine for ter
years and this is the first have ever found tina
was worth two cents. l have had rheuma ttsn
constantly for ten years and have spent a quar-
ter of what I made for doctors and medicines.
might have taken much rain water for all til.
good they did me. Before / had taken this Coop
er's New Discovery week l realized it wa.
worth something. l have taken it a month and
well 1 ever was in my life / have n,
rheumatism and eat like horse. feel like do
ing something now. where a month ago i bated
to walk block. When ! first bought it thought
il was another fake, but I know better. All
the other stuff / have taken was worth nothing.
this is worth ten, yes twenty times what they
ask for it
Coopers New Discovery is now on sale at lead.
ing druggists the country over. We will send n
booklet in which Mr.. Cooper tells the reason for
most i'll health. to any upon request Tie
Cooper Medicine Coz, Dayton Ohio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
Telling Fortune With Pins.
Paris Corr. London Globe.

Paris Corr. London Globe. d.
Parisians have discovered new occult
science-the art of fOretelling the future
by means of pins. One who was curious
as to this latest means of divination
called upon an expert ''pythonesse,' who
shook out a pennyworth of pins on a
square of black velvet, and then gave
utterance to number of predictions. The
year that has just ended she said should
have witnessed the beginning of a MUIR
derous war. 1909 will, however be a
terrible year France is menaced with a
grave peril. Germany will pass through a
cruel crisis. and Russia will lore another
of her grand dukes. The French Academy
will continue to be the victim OF a series
of painful bereavements. There are, on the
other hand certain compensations In
view. whose importance must not be over
looked NJ. Fallieres. for instance will
become the grandfather of a vigorous
baby. and the first aeroplane will make a
voyage across Paris without accident.
And all this was discovered through the
agency of a pennyworth of pins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The three masted schooner Susie
Davidson yesterday completed the load
ing of cargo of about 10000 railroad
ties at Alexandria for New York. The
schooner will sail from Alexandria today
in tow Of one of the Taylor tugs for the
mouth of the river and will complete the
remainder. of her trip under sail.
This is the first cargo nf ties to leave
Alexandria this year and is the begin
ming of heavy shipments to be made
from the Virginia city and along the
Potomac during the coming spring and
summer.
1t is probable no further shipments
will be made for the next six weeks. I'M
til all danger of the formation of ice in
the river is over. From that time. there
and barges moving from along the Po-
tomas to Philadelphia. New York. Boston
and other points in New England.
One firm in this city shas contracted
with the Doherty Barge Company to
handle all ties on the barges of the COM
pany. Several barges will be used each
month to handle ties. Ties are being cut
In the woods of Maryland and Virginia
to meet orders during the coming ship
ping season.
A new boatyard for the building and
repair of power launches and other small
craft has recently been established at
the foot Of 4th street southeast, and a
number of launches have been hauled
out there for winter quarters and to be
overhauled and put in readiness to re-
sumo service on the river as soon as the
spring boating season opens.
The new yard is equipped with ma
rine railway having cradle large
enough to accommodate launches forty
feet long. The new yard will also en-
gage in bodybuilding, and it is stated
that during the coming season several
pleasure craft Will be built there and
equipped with gasoline power motors for
parties in this city.
Exclusive of the marine railways at
Georgetown there are three the local
river front, built particularly for the
handling of small craft. and one having
cradle large enough to haul out most
of the wood and lumber running schoon-
ers and tugboats employed on the Po-
tomac river about this city.
The dock-dredging machine belonging
is employed in deepening the dock at
the fertilizer manufacturing plant at the
foot of Duke street at Alexandria. Sew
eral times within the past year or two
vessels with bone and fertilizer makinc
material have been unable to dock at
this pier until portion of their cargo
had been removed. and ii is to make the
dock deep enough TO accommodate the
largest vessels that can come up the
river the dock is being deepened. 1t is
understood that when the dredging is
completed the dock will have twenty feet
of water at ordinary low tiGe.
Arrived: Tug Camilla. towing Standard
Oil barge laden with oil in bulk from
Baltimore for Georgetown: tug Carter.
towing several oyster-laden craft from
river point: tug Meade. with a tow of
sand and gravel laden lighters from
down river point.
Sailed: Schooner Willa H. Bixler and
bugeye Kirby, light. for Potomac points
to load oysters in the shell for the deal
ers here; tug George w. Pride, with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA.

The Clarendon Citizens Association will
be entertained at the home of Mr.. Hum
mer next Monday evening.
Mrs. ]. \. knoop of Highland Park has
gone to Charlotte, y. c.. to join her hus
band. who is making Charlotte his head
quarters.
The Thirteen Club of Ballston held its
January meeting at the home of Thomas
A. Broadus at his Waycroft cottage The
following officers were elected: Mrs. John
ston. president: Mr. Thomas A. Broadus,
vice president: Miss Nesbitt, secretary,
and Howard Croker. treasurer.
The Beulah Methodist Protestant
Church contemplates building parsonage
for the pastor on that circuit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
STEAM-CooKED FOOD.
Simple Improvement Which Great
lv Facilitates It's Preparation.

BY a very simple improvement in the
familiar cooker, it is claimed that the
preparation of food is greatly facilitat-
ed. The cooker consists Of two pans. one
nested within the other and the improve
ment referred to lies simply in the max
ing of a number Of perforations along
the edge of the inner receptacle, which is
the one designed to contain the food to
be treated The lid fits over both pans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22

The Pennsylvania railroad system is
considered the best, and it Is one Of the
Oldest
The first pension system was adopted
by the Grand Trunk railway in 1874
The Pennsylvania system was organized
in 1886.
1t provides for voluntary retirement
at sixty-five years OF age after thirty
years Of service, with compulsory retire
ment at seventy years of age. Pensions
are paid monthly upon the basis of
per cent Of the average monthly pay for
ten years previous to retirement
That Is, IL an employee has been forty
years In the service and his average SAL
airy for the last ten years was $75 a
month. his retired pay will be 40 per
cent of SIS. which is $50 month. These
pensions are paid from the treasury Of
the railway company. and in addition to
them there is a relief and insurance de-
partment maintained by the employees
through a joint committee. elected by
them and the board of directors.
The funds are deposited with the treas
urer of the company. 1t Is entirely vol
untary. includes all branches Of the serv-
zee and payments graded in five
classes. according to salaries from IS
cents per month upward. The benefits
are on sliding scale corresponding with
premiums from 80 cents a day upward
when disabled. and cash payments at
death from $3.50 upward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
A Distinction.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Did you say that you could drink any
number of hishbals"
No. | said any given number"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
Industrial Workers Pensions.

manufacturing establishments. mining
companies. steamship companies. mercan-
tile houses. banks. street railways. etc.
The report Of the committee which inyes-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-08-19
so: and Ks
Boys. Knee. .
Paf,tSHe weight
Assortedstyle
Special.

We are making new friends fast sellin
goods than ever before
Butxestl want more friends, want to sell our stock
we are s,ured to- deeper price cutting. People VIC
we can do it, To this we can answer that no other ST
section has the wholesale buying facilities enjoyed by
|Iistfr1lent We can buy lower, we can sell lower.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-08-19

Csscarass Candy CA&haEtic, ~ A6at Na4
derful medfoei disaov6 ~ at TN t1 floll.
ant and rsflsshing to I'm fel8 81 i1S6R
and positively ON Eadieys; lve6
clean sing the entire systen, 6inN ol1hI
and biliousness. Please buy antf ~ Hsbs5
of Z. Z. G. to-day; 10, as, so cgnte. HoId a,1d
guaranteed to cure by al1 druNd3eAa.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets G:52, rises 4:53; moon sets
3:5S n. m; : p m, planet Jupiter ap'
parently stationary. Consultations Wis
ible $50 p. m. during May-overhead.
Canes Nenatici, Leo Minor; north. Ursa
Minor, Ursa Major, Casslopeia. Ce-
pheus: northeast. Lyra, Hercules. Co
mona Borealls BooteS; east, Ophuchus,
Serpens, Libra; southeast. Ccntaurus;
south. Virgo, Leo. Corvus, Crater, lily.
dra; southwest, Monoceros; west, Can.
Ger, Geminl CAMS Minor; northwest,
Lynx, Auriga. First maguiturc stars
visible, same hour, with rank after
cach-northeast. Vega. @; Arcturus, .;
south, Splca, 10; Reguus. 10; west.
Pollux, II; Procyon, .; northwest Ca.
.pella, T. Planets during May--Mcr.
curry. visible low In west after sunset.
l2th to 2Gth; Venus sets about 1890
y. IN; Mars sGts about 0:30 p. m; Ju.
plter brilliant in southwest in evening
Saturn rises from 3:42 a m. back to
:51 Il. m; Uranus and Neptune nj.
ways invisible. sun In constellation
Aries till 18th; then In Taurus. Suns
'decllnation today 15.2 degrees north OF
celestial equator. Eta Aquarid meteors
from constellation Aquarlus, possibly
seen In east after a. IN. TIL May g.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01
TIE LAST DAY.

This is the last day of April, and
1t has been coming on rather wear
lly. There has been an occasion,
often, to pity the poor little blossoms
Tor their anxiety to get out and Join
with the robins and song sparrows
in the joy of the golden sunshine, and
today, one is almost afraid to look
lest these little souls have been
blighted and their rich promises
turned to despair
There, the leaves on the trees al
most make a shade, and the grass ON
the lawn is full ready to cut. 1t is n
TACT, that strawberry shortcake has
come, borne on the mid zephyrs from,
the South, and even a wage Garner
can eat a huge piece with cream all
over 1t, thanks to the gentle Spring
and the false-bott, mless berry box.
People are getting the chairs out
ON the yerandas, and sit a spell TO
gambol with the Fouthwind and chat
across the street TO their neighbors.
But the surest sign OF the closing of
April is the souni of beating carpets.
IN a neighbors backyard, and the
everlasting worry of the paperhang
er desolating the altars of home. And
there goes a fellow with a fishing
poie-hullo there; Just wait a min
ute !-ohio State Journal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01
GOSSIPS BLAMED
FOR GIRLS DEED
! EFT
Physician Says Stories Told
of husband were Untrue.
Mrs. William Massie Must Pass
Critical Stage of Illness Sun
day Hope for Recovery.

The attending physician in the
case of Mrs. William Massie, the
bride who attempted suicide Thurs
day afternoon, states that Sunday
will be the critical day in her CON
valescence. Be-ause OF the perfor-
ated lung, it is extremely difficult
for the patient to breath. A strong
factor in favor Of her recovery is
her own earnest desire TO get well,
and forget the unhappy incident.
Investigations by the families OF
both Nlr and Mrs. Nlassie point TO
the possibility Of the story OF the
husbands unfaithfulness being ma
liciously manufactured by the tongue
of scandal and brought to the
young wifes ears to cause her un-
doing.
Hopes are entertained for Mrs.
Massle's recovery.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01

Juice or latex witch is found only in
the bark. This latex contains a
substance known as caoutchouc (the
active principle of rubber) together
with certain albup1inoids, resins, etc,
which upon the evaporation of mois-
ture coagulate forming thick
spongy substance The percentage
of caoutchouc, In proportions to other
ingredients contained in the latex
determines the quality of the rub
her.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01
Spokane Letter

Spokane, Wash, April 29.-lRe-
ports from the grain belts in east
ern Washington and Oregon. north
ern and central Idaho ana western
Montana, compiled by the Spokane
chamber of commerce, show that the
wheat yield In the Inland Empire
VIII be near the $4,000, 900 bushel
mark this season, as against 65,OO0,-
900 bushels in 1907, the banner
year in the history of the district.
Conditions are also favorable for
bumper crops of oats and other
cereals, as frequent light rains this
spring have kept the ground moist
and free from cracking.
The acreage of winter wheat is as
large as 1t has ever been, while there
VIII be an increase Of from u TO Is
per cent in spring-sown grain. What
this means to the farmers Of this
part of the Northwest will be better
understood when II is known that so
cent wheat is profitable, 65-cent grain
yields big returns, while from 75-
cent to 81 wheat become the basis OF
fortunes.
More than 100000 acres OF land
in 13 counties in eastern Washing
ton, which yielded 4O,675 900 bushels
OF wheat in 1907, is under cultiya-
tion this season and local bankers
and millers, returning from trips
into the Big Bend, the Palous and
the Walla Walla belts, say the out
look is better than ever, adding that
a good rain in May or early in June
viii insure the banner crop in the
history of the district. They report
that the ground is well pulverized,
thus conserving the moisture, and
that the growing wheat is in euocl-
lent condition.
Farmers throughout the coun-
try believe that prices this year will
be higher than have yet prevailed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01
cUBA,s DIFFICULTY

1t is said that the existence of Gu
ban republic depends upon the spoils
of office; that in order to carry the
election for the present administra
tion of the island three or four times
as many promises. to give Offices and
employment were made than the
needs of the service justified; and
the consequence 10 that the public
positions are crowded far beyond
their needs. that there are three or
four men employed where one is nec-
essary.
And the serious thing about this
condition is, that If the administra-
tion, did not fulfill its promises to
these men, the Gomez government
would meet with revolution that
would drive it from power, not peace
ably of course, bit with violence and
bloodshed. There is the great trou-
BILE with the Spanish descendant peo-
pie. They want Office. There is the
danger that coneronts Cuba. If the
people there would go to work in an
honest way, and be contended to earn
their living, Cuba would not only be
safe and enduring, but it would be a
lovely country to live in.-State
Iournnl
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01
MORROW ENJOINS
BUILDING OF DITCH
McKibben Ditch is Not Sold
at Court House Today.
Morrow County Farmers Claim
They are Assessed too Much
for Drain.

The Morrow county commissioners
have declared war against the Ma
rion county commissioners and
something real lively will probably
result before the battle will have
ended
The trouble is all over the Nc
fibben dich which drains the east
eln part of Marion county and a
small portion OF Morrow county.
When the matter of improving the
waterway was considered board
of special commissioners was ap-
pointed to look. over the ground and
estimate the sum to be assessed
against Morrow county. The sum
was fixed at $500.
The commissioners of this county
went ahead with the matter, accept
ed the engineers report and adver-
tised the ditch to he sold Saturday
afternoon, May 1pt. A few hours
before the time of sale the local
commissioners received notice from
the Morrow county courts, instruct
ing them that an injunction had heen
secured by the Morrow county board
restraining the sale Of the ditch
Consequently there was a disappoint-
ed aggregation OF bidders about the
.commissioners's office about
o'clock Saturday.
The local board believes that the
injunction will not stand and that
the adjoining county will be COM
PEELED to allow the Improvement and
to pay their share OF the assessment
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01
OVER ICE
TO SAFETY
Captain and Crew of Wreck
ed Vessel Make NsIvY
Escape.

sault ST. Marie, Mich. May 1--Capt.
Robert Pringie, OF the wrecked Cor
rigan steamer Aurania, arrived here
today. The vessel was caught in an
ice pack in White Fish Bay Sunday,
Thursday the ice pressure sprung
the seams, and the boat sank
The captain and crew crawled over
the ice pack, using yawl in the
open places and reached the steamer
Barlow which was held in the ice
Jam three miles away The Barlow
was released and brought the crew
here.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01

Tyler Texas, May IA mob of 1000
men at noon rushed the officers of
the Jail and took out a negro charg-
ed with the assault of Minnie Har-
mon, 49, and hanged him to a scaf-
told on the court house. Troops
were called but arrived too late. The
latest reports today say a mob is on
the way back to the Jail demanding
that other negroes be given up.