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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
NEW REGISTRY STAMP.
First Issues to Be Ready for Dis
tribution Before December /.

The first issues of the new registry
stamp which is to be put on sale for the
first time December / will be printed
tins week at the bureau of engraving
and printing. The bureau has received
an order for 100000 of the stamps,
which are to be sent to post offices
throughout the country as fast as requi-
sittons are made for them.
OF the value of 10 cents, the new stamp
Will be distinctive in appearance. It's
color will be light blue. The design will
show an eagle with extended wings,
perched on rock within circle set in
a panel of plain lines. Above the circle
and following it's curve the words United
States Registry" will appear.
The new two-cent foreign postal card
has been placed on sale. at the post
Office. The card, which isstwo and one
fourth by five and one-half inches in di-
mansions, shows a portrait Of President
u. S. Grant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
Up. MORGAN FALLS
AND SPILLS MONEY
StumbIes Over Cushion After
Taking Up the Collection
in Church.

NEW YORK, November 20.-J. Pierpont
Morgan dropped a lot of money yester-
day, but as it was in church and not in
Wall street, and it was all recovered. The
banker also lost little of his cOmposure,
but he got that back. too. 1t all hap
pened because the financier was too
trusting.
Mr.. Morgan is senior warden Of St.
Georges Episcopal Church, which yester-
day celebrated it's centennial. The crowd
at the services was SO large that some OF
the congregation could get no farther
than the back Of the church. Many OF
these people were old. and when they
were noticed standing cushions were
taken from pews and placed on the chan
eel steps for the older men and women.
Near the steps were many large potted
palms.
In his capacity as warden Mr. Morgan
took UP the collection, assisted by Il.
Fulton Cutting and Seth Low. Gold. sill
oyerfiowed from the collection baskets,
which are of silver. After the contriou-
tions had all been received Mr.. Morgan
walked solemnly up the aisle with MI.
Cutting. Meantime those Tor whom the
cushions had been placed at the chancei
had risen, kicking back all but one
Falls on Hands and Knees.
AS Mr. Morgan reached the chancei
steps with the Offering he lifted one
hand to brush aside an intrusive palm
branch. At the same time he stubbed
his toe on the lone cushion and tripped.
The next instant he went spraying on
his hands and knees.
The gold and silver coins clattered to
the floor and rolled in all directions
The envelopes fiuttered gently to the
chancel steps, but the silver c0liection
basket never left Mr.. Morgan's hand.
Some Of the younger choir boys almost
snickered; others became crimson and
some had to turn away to hide their
suppressed merriment. Their faces
changed instantly at q look from the
head master.
Mr.. Cutting and Mr.. Low were at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
WILL RETURN TO NORFOLK.
Lieut.. Col. Patrick Relieved From
Station at Havana.

Lieut.. Col. Mason M. Patrick, Corps OF
Engineers. a member Of the army engi-
neer board charged with the removal OF
the wreck of the Maine from Havana har-
Dor, has been relieved from station at
the Cuban capital and ordered to resume
his regular duties at Norfolk. In charge
of river and harbor works in that vicin-
ity, relieving Lieut.. Col. William {. Lang
fit. Corps of Engineers. who has been
In charge. Col. Patrick con-
tinues his membership on the Maine
hoard and will visit Havana when his
presence there Is required. Col. Langfitt
win resume his regular station In this
city in charge OF the Improvement OF the
Potomac and Anacostia rivers and the
District water supply SYSTEM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
Awaits an Audience.
Advance in Coal Rates.

An advance in the freight rates on soft
coal between Baltimore and Chesapeake
bay points based on a rate of 81 per ton
from Baltimore to Boston Is announced
and will be received with. pleasure by
vessel owners and masters. The rate that
has prevailed for several months past
has been IS cents per ton, and many
vessel owners have put their craft in
other trade rather than accept 1t. 1t is
thought that the advance will bring many
vessels to the coal ports on the Chesa-
peake seeking cargoes that now can be
handled at a profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
Schooner a Visitor Here.

The three-masted schooner John J. Han
son. which was picked up in distress or
Chatham. Mass, in the latter part of last
week by the revenue cutter .Acushnet and
was towed into Vineyard Haven, has
made frequent visits to this port. She
was last on the Potomac about a year
ago, and then loaded railroad ties for
Boston. The vessel was on her way from
Bosom to Humacoa. Porto Rico. and was
caught In one of the gales of last week
and was SO damaged as.,to require. aid to
get into harbor. It 10 probable that her
cargo will have 20 be discharged BE-
fore -ehe- can be surveyed Tor Zepelra6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
General Increase Desirable.

Il am of the opinion that existing con-
ditons as to cost of living warrant a
general increase in compensation for all
departments of the government. but, il
Congress is not ready to make a general
increase, it should at least equalize the
compensation Of positions of the higher
grades.
Not only should increased compensa-
ton be provided for the clerks. but legis-
lation should be enacted at the earliest
practicable date looking t. the establish
ment of some form of civil service re-
tirement. / am not prepared at this time
to advocate any particular system, believ-
ing that this is a matter which should
be determined by Congress after careful
consideration, but unless some provision
be made for the penSioning or retiring
of superannuated civil employees the gov
eminent can never hope to secure the
most efficient and satisfactory service.
None More Deserving.
There is no class Of employees more de-
serving of increased compensation and
retirement with reasonable pay than the
employees of the government. Very few
of them are able to accumulate much, II
anything. during their long years Of serv-
ice, and when old-age disability does
come to them they must either be car
ried as burden on the government s
rolls or thrown out on the world with no
suitable provision for their last years.
But, aside from all sentimental consid-
erations, 1 believe that civil service re-
tirement by the government would be
agement Many railroads and industrial
corporations have found 1t advisable to
adopt such system. and the practice is
q growing one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20

fallen financier's side instantly and soon
put him on his feet He was somewhat
ruff1ed as he presented the half-empty
basket to Bishop Greer, but he soon re-
gained his self-pOssessiOn. The scattered
contributions were recovered later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
RUSS|A'S NEW ENVOY.
N. BAKHMET|EFF, HERE
Will Present Credentials at the
Earliest Convenience of
President Taft.

NJ. George Bakhmetieff, who succeeds
Baron Rosen as Russian ambassador to
the United States, arrived here last even
ing and will enter on the discharge Of
his diplomatic duties after he has been
officially received by the President. The
ambassador and Nine. Bakhmetieff ar
rived in New York city yesterday from
Europe, and were welcomed by the men,
bers Of the embassy stai. in this city and
Of the consular staff in New York.
Awaits an Audience.
They are staying at the Arlington Hotel
pending the selection of permanent quar-
tiers. The new ambassador will present
his credentials to the President as soon
as the latter is prepared to give him an
audience, which undoubtedly will be with
in the next few days So far. Ambas-
sador Bakhmetieff has steadily declined
to comment on pending issues between
Russia and the United States government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20

81 should like to REFORM" confesses one
Of the most accomplished (stage) villains
in America. Read M. ]. Jordan's article
In our next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Tskes LAXATIVE BROMO sQuinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money II 1t falls to cure. =. W.
GROVES Signature Il on each box &c
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
Il s sts,s sss.. s sss Thompson's Eye Water
MAKES A RATHER BAD START
No Doubt Boy Meant Well, but His In
itiaI Efforts at Keeping a Diary
Are Impressive.

This is my first dry so don't mind
the spellin. / wus'nt goin to rite it
till a little while longer, only, this
morning was rainy and my ma sed
William, why don't you begin your
dry, this will be a good day to be-
gin. and it will keep you out Of mis-
chif?" l sed alright, SO l went up
stairs and got my big brother Johns
stamp album, and began pulling out
the stamps SOS l could rite. John
says his stamps are worth a lot of
money but l don't believe it cause
when he wanted to buy a football the
other day why didn't he sell EN- and
get the money. Anyhow | don't want
him to catch me as l have started
ritin in it. The first thing in a dry
is the date, so l will now rite it.
October 26, 1911-When i began this
dry 1 forgot to tell you that l Dor
rowed my sisters pink hair-ribbon> to
hold the leaves together more, and.
when big brother John came home l
heard him yell awful when he couldn't
find his album so I ran upstairs to the
attic behind a big trunk where he
cant find me. l just now heard my
sister come in and I'm so scared |
darst not go down stairs now and I'm
afraid to rite anymore SO I'll have to
creep in the trunk and stay till he
goes. I'll continu my dry to-morrer.
Newark IN. j. Star.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24

The selling makes profit or loss.
Don't keep pullets that seem weak
through the winter.
Pullets Matched right and fed right
should begin to lay in October.
Women are better fitted by nature
than men for poultry keeping.
Turkeys are at their best from No
vember Is to the first of January.
From the feed the hen must get
lime for the shell, oils and mineral
matter for the yolk and albumen for
the white.
One of the most difficult problems
for the poultryman to solve is how to
easily provide pure, fresh water for
his fowls.
Give the birds clean nests and
roosting places, study their likings
and needs, and the egg yield should
be increased.
The essentials for winter eggs are
hens that come from a strain Of good
layers, comfortable quarters. and an
abundance of food.
Three-fourths of the diseases could
be traced to impure air, dampness. inn
proper food. close breeding and ILL.,
chosen conditions.
Almost IS per cent. Of the dressed
poultry shipped to the eastern market
is frozen solid in the west and then
Sent east for storage.
Women as a rule r 0 progress
sive and quicker to seize a new idea
and put It into practice in the poultry
yard THANH the sterner sex.
Eggs are produced with less trouble
and expense than anything else the
poultryman handles. With them the
cash returns are steady and sara.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
BUILD GOOD BREEDING HOUSE
One May Be Constructed cheaply, Yet
Strong and SubstantiaI-Mr. Gill
Ium Gives Plan.

/ have one breeding house that Is
very cheapiy constructed, yet strong
and substantial, writes J.. S. Gillum OF
Connecticut in the Farm and Home
The shed built on in front is by itself
a pen I0x22 feet. and has no entrance
from the main building. The breeding
house Is 13x35 feet. The foundation
is made of plank mi chestnut posts,
four inches square. set in the ground
three feet, and two-inch chestnut plank
spiked to them.
The plank is one foot below the
natural ground and six inches above
at the west end and about three feet
at east emo. The posts and plank
we're first treated to two coats of a
wood-preserving paint. This founda-
ton is filed in with sod and soil and
tamped.
The frame OF building is 3x4 inches.
excepting the r~afters. which are 2x6
inches, all covered with tongued and
grooved hemlock sheathing covered
with a roofing paper and painted. 1t
has two windows to each pen. OF
which there are five, all 7x10 feet.
leaving a three-foot alleyway in the
front of house.
The pens are divided with part
board and part wire partitions. The
ropsts are along the side of partitions
three feet up from the ground and the
nests underneath, which leaves all the
floor to the fowls. The food hoppers
are hung on the walls. There are two
six-inch ventilators, one near each end
of house and in the center of south
wall neal the roof is a 4x6-inch open
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
uau IaIIen from my nead.

LudI uau IaIIeu from my ea0
my profession being that of a bar
Der, / was particular about having my
hair in good condition, and was also in
a position to try many lotions, etc., for
the scalp. These had little or no
effect. l had heard SO much about the
Cuticura Remedies that l resolved to
try them. l shampooed my head with
Cuticura Soap twice a week and after
drying my head thoroughly, / anointed
parts of my scalp with Cuticura' Ofnt-
ment. l was pleased from the outset,
and continued to keep up this treat
ment. To think that only three cakes
of Cuticura Soap and one and one-half
boxes of Cuticura Ointment rid my
head of this annoying trouble, made
me feel quite contented.
Il have now got a thick growth of
hair and l am never troubled with
any dandruff or itching of the scalp.
There is no question but that the
Cuticura Remedies cured me. l fire.
quently recommend them to my Gus
toners, and they think a great deal of
them" (Signed) John F. Williams, 307
Norfolk Street, Dorchester, Boston,
Mass, July %, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, a sample of each,
with 32-page book, will be mailed free
on application to "~Cuticura," Dept. 8
l.. Boston.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
MRS. GoLDE NOT IMPRESSED
Agents Talk of the Efficiency of
"Touch" Merely Amused Old
Mans Darling.

Laurence A. Tanner of the Citizens
union. was condemning in Albany GER
tain features of the proposed New
York charter.
Il don't want to see the city in the
power of the BOSSES" he said. 81
don't want to see the city placed in
the position of old Gobsa Code.
"Gobse Code, you know, married in
his old age a beautiful young actress
a very regrettable thing.
"The fair young Mrs. Gobsa Code
was examining the royal suite in a 30
story hotel of cream-colored stone n
day, and the hotel manager was point
ing out the suites manifold convent
ences.
You touch a button he said, and
this onxy bath fills automatically. You
touch a button, and the temperature
of each room rises or falls. You touch
a button, and a motor car is at the
door. You touch a button
But Mrs. Gobsa Code, nodding
mischievously toward her aged hus-
band, said:
"Oh, / have no use for your silly
little buttons. | only need to touch
my husband, and diamond necklaces,
yachts. ropes of pearls-anything L
want-appear.'"
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24

eQge OF the BlDle. II the BfDie is our
guide through this life. surely we
ought to become familiar with that
which we depend upon. Mr.. Moody
used to say, look out in nature and
see the hand of Good. Look into the
Bible and see God face to face" Some
time ought to be given each day to
reading the Bible, not that we ought
to see how much we can cover at a
glance. but how much we a under.
stand of its contents.
We are reminded every day how i'm
portant it is to live pure. If the pure
life was the ideal. how much wrong
doing would be corrected. If the cou-
pie standing at the marriage altar
would have the pure life as their ideal
would it not lessen the number of di-
vorces? Would we not have better
homes? Would there no be fewer
children to care for in the homes OF
charity? If the pure life was the
ideal would we not have better So
ciety? How our churches would be
filled with devoted men and women
who are anxious to worship God
men and wonnen who would be anx-
ious to take a class in the Sunday
school and faithfully each Sunday
stand before their classes teaching
the things of purity and God! Realiz-
ing that the greatest of all things are
the things which can be given for the
sake Of those who are here by our
side. the opportunity for labor is great
and the field is wide.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
s Rive as a Poultry Feed.

RyeI have found an excellent grain
for poultry, especially young stock
and laying hens, if fed in a way so
they will eat it. One way l use it is
to have it ground coarsely with corn
and oats and fed in mash. Another is
to boil it until it cracks open. This
makes an exceptionally good ration
for laying hens, and nearly every day
during the winter my hens get a mess
of it. Treated in this way, it has
much the same qualities as wheat,
says a writer in an exchange. Care
is necessary, however, not to feed too
freely at first, as it is laxative in it's
effects, until the hens become accus-
toned to it. Its value considered, it
is a very economical grain to feed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
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The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
MIR. Waht-to-Know-Why?
Policeman-He's looking for the
marriage license bureau.
Wine-Drinkinu

France alone pays taxes in a good
year on more than a thousand mil
lions of gallons Of wine-and there
geria, planted with vines in the days
Of the p~hylloxera, supplies no less
than two hundred millions, A ton
neau of 200 gallons is a pretty large
vessel; a thousand such would fill a
good-sized ship; and we have to null
tiply that by a thousand before we
reach the production of this one
French colony-one-ffth of all the
wine consumed in France.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24

Wherefore thou crieSt unto me? Speak
to the children of Israel that they go
forward"
In the Christian life there is little
promised that is easy. Men are con-
tinually being put to the test. Often
men are placed in hard places. where
the burden Is found to be heavy.
Moses was now carrying a heavy bur
den. He had led the children of Israel
from bondage to freedom. Now it
looked as though they would be taken
back to bondage again. The thought
of this was weighing heavily on
Moses, and he cried unto God. The
answer was: Speak thou unto the
children of Israel that they go for
ward" Because of the passing years
the words have not lost their mean
ing. But in a larger sense they are
being applied today.
The message of God to men is For
ward" 1t would be a shame for the
present generation to be in the same
degree of enlightenment as the gener-
alton that has Just passed. We today
have the accumulated thought which
has led to the degree Of enlighten-
ment. AS we have found SO much
nov forward SO that we by our lives
will not retard the march of civiliza-
ton. The Christian should yer have
his or her face forward ready to
march at any and all times.
We are placed into such a beautiful
world one would think it would be
hard for the children of men not to
think of God. But we are forced to
believe that there are many people
who think very little of him who has
given so much for US to enjoy. The
great, broad fields bearing their preci-
GUS fruits. the precious stones found
in the bowels of the earth. the great
forests furnishing the timbers for our
great buildings and ships. the great
mountain peaks.
All these things should remind US
of God and his goodness and cause US
to think much of him. The beauty of
the sunrise and the glory of the set
ting thereof. the beauty of the stars.
the songs of the birds. the lightning
fash. all reveal to US the greatness Of
God. How strange that men can pass
OF with so little thought Of God, who
has been so kind and good.
The question we hear often Is. How
much will you give?" By that ques-
ton we mean how much will l get.
We are very anxious about how much
we will get. Ought 1t not be how
much can l give? In this way see
how much we can help the world On
ward. Suppose that the Apostle Paul
had asked how much he was to have
received for each journey he under
took. Would we have the. privilege of
reading of the church at Phillippi.
Corinth and many other places? If
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
LUNCH COUNTER FOR CHICKS
Poultry Raiser of Many Years Expe-
rience Describes Hopper He
Finds to Be Satisfactory.

The builder of this self-regulating
hopper for feeding poultry has found
by many years experience that it
pays to let chickens have a constant
supply of wheat and other grain. and
he claims that it is economy in the
long run to use a hopper that supplies
feed at all times but prevents waste.
The old-fashioned method of throw
ing out grain for the chickens to
scramble for results in the overfeed-
ing of the strong and greedy fowls.
and the consequent waste of feed,
while on the other hand the weaker
md less aggressive of the flock do
ot get their share.
This homemade device is designed
solve the problem, and the hopper
so arranged that the chickens can
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
Canada at the
Chicago Land Show
WILL MAKE a MAGNIFICENT Ex-
HlBIT OF GRAINS AND
GRASSES, VEGETABLES
AND FRUIT.

A carload Of grain in straw, grasses
and other of the products OF Western
Canada arrived at Chicago the other
day, and is now installed in the
Coliseum, where the United States
land and irrigation exposition is under
way. Those who are interested in
the Back to the land movement" will
find In the Canadian exhibit n OF
the best displays of the agricultural
products of Western Canada that has
ever been made. There are repre-
sentative men there, who will be
pleased to give the fullest information
regarding the country.
The exhibit shows what can be
done on the free grant lands of that
country and most of the grain was
produced on the farms of former resi-
dents Of the United States who have
taken advantage of the homestead
lands Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta.
The vegetable exhibit will attract
q great deal of attention. and some
marvellous potatoes, carrots, turHips,
cabbage and caulifower are shown.
It is true that the homestead area
Is being rapidly taken up and the
bulk Of that now to be had lies north
Of the Saskatchewan river in a por-
ton of the country known as the park
country. Here there IS a large guam
tity of open prairie interspersed by
beautiful groves of poplar and willow.
Water is in abundance, hay is plenti-
full and consequently fodder for anil
mails is right at hand. Those who
have taken advantage of farming in
these districts and watched the efforts
Of those in the prairie proper feel
that they have the advantage of their
brother, who is not able to ecure fuel
and the other ~conyeniences of the
park district on his own farm.
The crop conditions throughout
Western Canada the past year have
been generally good, and some o
derful crop yields of wheat, oats and
barley are recorded. The Canadian
Government, under whose auspices
the exhibit spoken of is being made,
Is preparing reports on crops in the
different Western Canada districts,
and while these will not be ready for
distribution at the land show COM
mencing on the 18th of November
and closing on Dec. Sth; application
made to the Canadian Government
agent nearest you will bring them to
you as soon as they are published.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-24
JUST MAKING OUT A CASE
Uncle Jeth Had Deep Reason for oc-
cupatIon That Was Seemingly
Improbable.

John Collier, the secretary of New
York's board of moving picture CEN
sors, said the other day:
IT'S no good getting up objec-
tionable picture plays. We never
pass them. In fact, we turn them down
80 invariably that it seems to me the
composers Of such plays are animated
by a spirit of perversity. They re-
mind me OF old Uncle Jethro Husk.
Uncle Jethro sat fishing on the
bank of a tiny rivulet when a stran-
ger stopped beside him and said:
Els it possible that there are any
fish In such a small stream as that?'
"sNo. there amt none Uncle Jeth
grunted.
"But you're fishing
"'Yep,' said Uncle Jeth.
"'What, then, is your object?'
my object said Uncle Jeth. is to
show my wife l amt got no time to
sift the ashes.'"