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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-02
COMMISSION TO BEGIN
EFFICIENCY TEST SOON
All Government Clerks Will Be
Given Rating Under
Civil Service.

Testing government clerks to ascertain
their efficiency will soon be begun by the
civil service commission. in compliance
with a law recently made by Congress.
The plan. which is now being made by
Civil Service Commissioner John a. Nc
Ilhenny, will be put into effect in the
near future.
The efficiency test is provided for in a
provision of the legislative. judicial and
executive bill passed at the last session
Of Congress 1t follows:
1.-The civil service commission shall.
subject to the approval of the President
establish a system Of efficiency ratings
for the classified service in the several
executive departments in the District OF
Columbia, based upon records kept In
each department and independent estab-
lishments with such frequency as to make
them as nearly as possible records OF
fact. Such system shall provide a mini
mum rating of efficiency, which must be
attained by an employe before he may be
promoted: it shall also provide rating
below which no employee may fab with
out being dismissed for ineffciency. All
promotions. demotions or dismissals shall
be governed by provisions of civil service
rules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-02
Land Prepared for Cultivation.

More than 10000 tons of fertilizer have
been brought from the city of Washing
ton to enrich the 500 acres Of land that
will be cultivated next year by the in
mates. producing all vegetables necessary
for feeding the 600 inmates for a year,
and more than 100000 feet of lumber
have been cut with our own saw mill and
used in our buildings. Pens to accommo-
date 80 hogs have been built A root
cellar that viii accommodate thousands
OF bushels of potatoes and other vege-
tables has been constructed at practi-
c. lly no cost Hotbeds to raise tens of
thousands of plants for our gardens have
been made. a brick pant with capacity
of 10000 brick daily. is in ope' alton. In
addition to brick. this plant wi l supply
the city of Washington and the District
with paving brick. partition tile. sewer
tile. etc; in fact. we have the machinery
and the material for producing all kinds
Of clay products. A stone crusher. COM
mencns January 1, 1913 will furnish to
the District 200 yards of crushed stone
daily. The institution is credited at the
rate of 81 per yard for the crushed
stone and with market price for all clay
products. These two industries alone will
have an earning capacity OF at least
100000 per annum.
We are Just completing a barn for
the housing of our horses and storing of
forage. This building is It's feet long
and sixty-four. feet wide; the second
story is for grain. wagons. etc. of a
sufficient capacity to accommodate the
needs of the institution. In the third
story there is room for storing $50 tons
of hay. This building represents an &C
tual asset of Sl5.Go to the District and
has not cost more than $1,000.
All labor going into this great amount
of work has been done by the inmates of
the institution
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10

first card he had dealt her It was the knavc Of clubs.
 How stupid of me" he said. "l thought tu get an advantage and l got a backSet. It's no use for me to chca..
 Its no use unless you have a softly for an opponent Deal the hand again"
 He knew that she was watching him with the eye of cat. There was no use trying to deal himself good hands or her poor ones. The luck was in his favor. or. rather. consider iug what he was trying to do, against him. It was impossible to lose. He was obliged to win.
 oh. my darling," he exclaimed. How happy 1 ann But there was no great warmth in his tone,
 Do you mean to hold me after cheating?"
 Il cheat. 1 made mess of that and lost by it. though l gained in the main. Still. if you feel that l have taken an unfair advantage of you"-
 oh. no. Everything is fair in war and in love" There was deep mean ing in her tone when she said this. He wiuced He had started with that idea. but had come out at the lttle end of the horn.
 Suppose" he said muSingly, we play single game double or quits:
 What do you mean by thatE"
 Either you marry me tonight or not at all"
 She thought awhile. turning the proposition over in her mind, then said sue believed she'd do it.
 They played the game. but she caught him trying to get rid of cou- pie of bowers and insisted on his playing his original hand. By this time she had learned to turn a low card in dealing from the bottom of the pack. These two matters, taken together. gave him the game.
 She considered not that she had beaten him. but her rival. She led him to the slaughter at once.
 They lived a cat and dog life for a coup'c of years. when they secured a divorce. he paying her a fine alimony. Then hc married the girl who had waited for him to drop. It was rather a roundabout way of securing happi ness. but in the end all were bene tttcd. Had the fly extricated itself from the spiders web one of the three would have been at q diSadvant" ge. AS it was it was an equitable transac- tion.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
VANCOUVER. SPORTSMAN
 HAS NARROW ESCAPE

VANCOUVER, April l-Clin9ing desperately to an overhanging bough as it slipped slowly through his hands, Lewis Russell, of North van couver, was rescued practically unin- jured at the brink of the first canyon, Capilano. over which he fell yesterday afternoon. The Hume opposite was crowded with Sunday sightseers, but the screams of the man who was staring dea'h in the face went un- heard, drowned by the sound of the roaring waters two hundred feet be- low. Russell was saved by a party of people who were sightseeing along the canyon.
 Shortly after noon Russell started out on a fishing expedition, walking along the edge of the cliff he made as though 10 start down cliff which is almost sheer. There was a shout for the man to go back, but it was too late. Russell had made the first step down. He stepped on a rock, it slipped, and the man went down with it. He disappeared over the ledge. but the goddess of luck was with him. As he fell he threw out his hands and graSped a bough. It was enough to hold him until he was rescued by some sightseers.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
Deep Grief.

Throughout his career as a newsp2- per reporter the young mans assign mcntS had taken him into demonsira- tive crowds whose periods of noisy demonstration it was his duty to tme. NIT. X. finally appearing. the audience chccred for fifteen minutes" "Seultor x. finished his second joke amid laugh ter that lasted for ten minutes" or At the close of the speech the audience appIauded wildly for thirteen minutes" "
 These and similar records of the pub lie pulse pIentifully adorned nearly ev- cry story the young man wrote. One day he was sent to attend tue funeral of a rich and crusty tempered old gen tIcmau whose young wife had no,ori- ouSly repented her choice. The man wound up his story of the funeral thus:
 "In the silence that ensued the wid- ow wept for sixteen seconds. ."-Wash- ingtOn Star
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
The Points oF Our Stars.

The stars on our flag auI those on the great seal oi the United states. as well as those on the seal of the preSi- dent. are five poinicd The seal of the house of representatives. however. shows six pointed stars. and there are six pointed stars on tho ohvrrSc of the half and Quartc" dollar coins. with five pointed stars on the reverse. The reverse of the>n coins k copy of the great seal wi;h the clouds and the stars omitted Su f"r aS can br as. certainrd tho s:S pointed s;ar is de rived from rhr c..n.al r"tuS which were 3"S'r"rl iH r.' ma0atr oL Eng fish nrra,try. wn'.n ,a".tDNS that star The >,@~s nH ;hH &a~ u"o copied from tho Washington coat of arms Harper'S
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CuRED7

by local applications. as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deaf ness, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is inflamed you have e rumbling sound or imper- feet hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed, deafness Is the result, and un- elss the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to it's nor mal condition, hearing will be de stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by CataTrh, which is noth ing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by Catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls CatarTh Cure. Send for cir. culaTs, free.
 F.J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. O..
 Sold by Druggists, 75c
 Take Halls Family Pills for consu patton
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10

earlier than when IT wHs in tnr lar thermust part whereas by all rules "' astronomy they should have orrurre! at the same minute each Jlmc lt was deduced from this th2t the li-ht was not instantaneous aud consequently took sixteen minutes to traverse the diameter of the earth'S orbit, dis tunce of about 2OO.UDO.uOu miles. thus giving to light velocity of lSiOO miles second. which was accurately shown later hy other r%permcutS.- Chicago Tribune
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10

less, the disease began spreading until baby was completely covered. He was losing flesh so rapidly that VIC became alarmed and de- cidcd to try CutiCura Soap and Ointment.
 Not until l commenced using Cutlcura Soap and Ointment could we tell what he looked like, as we dared not wash him, and I had been putting one application after another on him. on removing the scale from his head the hair came off, and left him entirely bald, but since we have been using Cuticura Soap and Ointment he has as much hai: as Cvcr Four weeks after we began to use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment he was entirely cured. don't believe anyone could have eczema worse than our baby.
 Before we used the Cuticura Remedies we could hardly look at him, he was such a pitful sight. He would fuss until would treat him. they seemed to relieve him so much. Cuticura Soap and Ointment stand by them- selves and the result they quickly and surely bring is their own recommendation" (Signed) Mrs T. B. RoSser, Mill Hall, Pa, Feb. 20, II.
 Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold through out the world. Send to Potter Drug X Chem. Corp, Dept. 29A, Boston. for liberal sample of each, post-free, with S2-p. book on the skin,
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
AMBITION.

THO have enriched his life hy one
 sweet hour.
 By one glad hopr to have o'crgilt x his gray,
 Chased bat one dlry"utug shadow
 from his day: To his long winter given one siuGi.' flower, And. brdelile. to have nruU2m him but the dover or one brief moments bliss which would not stay. But. even as he cIasped j, Ncl away And loft behind no, cen wawnry's power. To know tha: once through mn nr drained delight. That once because Of me his earth was heaven, And in tho compass of one drE ,. night By gift of mine was in'i"." rrDturs given O crowned reward. Q rich indcmnt',, Paying life. death and all eternity,
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
The Spider
 And the Fly
Bv HELEN BELL

"Njdrcd. are yon going to keep me dangling to5 ever: Why not put me out Of my misery by telling me you won't marry me and have done with u?'
 "I have no such idea. she replied.
 Way uotE'
 oh, it's very nice to have some une to be devoted Co me. to bring me can dy and vio.ctS and all that"
 This was not the reason. at least the sole reason. why she Kept him dan GinS. The main one waS-to put il Sgurarivc'y- he was a ripe pear hang iug from tree and thcrr was another Sir' under the tree waiting for him to oron He didn't know that she Nuew about this other -.rl. uuI he jil i.unw he wished 'o d~.p ;aIo rar other Eig.S mouth. He WAS committed tu the que be Was JaIk.u- io unl l,yiu- to have her shake the trrr wh-" ike other girl stood reaJy Co c.t,h nir when hc fe,.
 "I tel you what well 1o.' he said. "Tm tired oT this business. cant sleep orgl-S. Sometimes think you are go.a- g.. wa,nuc n.nny. and Suwr- times -..., ..u a~ur F N9.- you v."'.-- lave rn Fl 'r, jo I"". get yuu r...~ sip lis .a....s..u aal 5estfr -.. ...a~ F.. . .a-,r.
 ~U.w ur ...H.r:.
 We. vr r.-u, play 8 -r-re nf gart> ..- i. Make E r.sahry r ! aeat -.u -s. nn~r .,.~.n -.gr~ in tvr .ou -..r .. N..>' t.. .. au~voH. l., sou .,.. r.. ra.,, n.t e; ...n .au -.r No"
 ~I ..-t ... -.. ... ,H ... .~"
 Er .~ .. 70. ]. .. q. . .E t.r -.-. -. . .."'
 .... ,... -... .s l'.... ... .... .rE l..- Ill., ...r"
 ..- tn .r. a.d voa jl- ..... ........ O.. .... l....>.nt She .,>. ..u .r .-aI .g a'aa. >ae ...ae , >n..~ ..d val two points. .lv !. .1,j ~.-h from dowu in his -..m u She dealt aui turned a .aaya lie passed. Sa, took it Up nd .u aart.nr two points. He -oar ' "ne t.a, heinz his. he turn ,Ia ..n >r.t. took 1t up and lost t3e rmr.
 WI t J.l you take tt ur on that and ar." >rr asked You hal only two .a.~. aa a.r and queen. with
 jic .... d s-tac confused "Yau We're .. ..... .rt." he cN.,...aeL thai ! jua. -G otter ruu-r."
 She f ..r.r-. rut L-r her hrowS then .... down The corners of her u.nw
 Tho -...r same hn nna H. didn't intend go .... ... hu- >ne sent him for ike la.; ..A If .au.y he had sent her, and u1E. 0s n..~ out >ac stacked the card. GcH..- him a hand with five trumr~ iu t.. la.,udiug two bowers and m ace
 yIe .a.-u,i mcrriment. but she was net dc-r5ged
 The. Re- won 8 game. and she won a gar.a. a03 it Stood two games for each Gn-.nDjnC the deciding game. hr de. -uI turned a queen.
 | dy.'t >re @ny use of your turning Quc.0 firm the bottom of the pack" ste sid. ~warn there was a jack on top"
 Tn --ny, rr~ w,r!S she turned the
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
itentifyino a Street.

A cen.lrmnn from rn" rural districts bearded uu Olive street rHr one day last week aud directed 'Nr conductor to lct him oG a' Nmp'a avenue There k no piwp'r avenue in St LouiS." protested lne ruudu~tor An argument ru>urd rhu ..nluctOr brought C.~,h his street dire. tory and after eNumiuiu@ it carefully >uiA. "l guess it's EoyIr aycu"r you want"- St. Louis Post Dispatch
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
He Wa Ccurcd.

Have you Love Ia.,rr* of Wis" Mem" she asked tiwd,y
 No. miss responded t.r r.rr. in the IonE dpauwon'
 "Aud why nov:
 "GrcuuSc wise nrn never write i"vc letters. London Trr-r..1
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
He heant -..Ll.

Magistrate. Whal ,. B.. 2 la1 WIS it that you SaW rn....t l'N. a .E' -..: Witness. He wa> B sr"A I.t.,"..i. "ant creature. ynur hr"n". iG~t a"oIt Your size St Louis i.nwHi.r.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
Discovery of Speed of Light.

One of the greatest discoveries of science is due to observation of the eclipSes of Jupiter's moons. It was
 found that when the earth was in the part of its orbit nearest to Jupiter
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10

cred even in his eyes, cars ani scalp. For eight weeks he was bandagcd from head 10 foot. He could not have q stitch of cloth ing on. Our regular physician pronounced it chronic eczema. He IS q very able physician and
 ranks with the best in
 this locality, ncvcTthc-
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10

35c for a home cooked meal quick. clean service. Where? At the New Home Restaurant. Fifth Avenue. half a minute from Broadwa.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
Voice Of S:~,-rcr-s.

"Yuur wife SccmS to hr very angry "YCS."
 "What'S the trouble:
 "I didn't inquire Tint only makes words. s."-DCtroit Ere" Press
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10
BABY PITIFULL SIGHT WITH ECZEMA
Completely Covered, Bandaged from Head to Foot, Dared Not Wash
 Him. Used CutiCura Soap and 0int- ment4 Weeks ard He Was Cured,

"A few days after birth VIC noticed an in- famed spot on our baby's hip which soon be- gan spreading untIl baby was completely COy-
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10

A noble nature can nlonc attract the noble and alone kur wS how to retain them.-GOethe
The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-10

Results of the observation taken at Moore's Wharf at midnight. April g, 1912, is as follows:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-11
RELIC OF THE DAYS OF GOLD
Rare Coin Minted In CALIFORNIA; In
fancy Brought to the Notice
Of Collectors.

An extremely rare gold coin OF the
pioneer period Of California. valued at
several thousand dollars. has just
come to the notice of coin collectors.
The design of the newly discovered
variety, which is of the denomination
Of Ave dollars, shows the letters j..
s. O." In the center of the field.
around the border being United
States Of America. Cal" On the re-
verse. in two lines, is the denomina-
ton. "5 Dolls" around the border be-
Ing twenty-one stars. II was issued
by a private assaying firm at Sacra.
mento in 194s. In that year the firm
of ]. s. & William NJ. Ormsby was
formed for the purpose of refining the
gold and forming it into five and ten
dollar pieces. TO be used as currency.
For many years 1t has been known
that the firm of Ormsby & Co. had
issued a ten-dollar piece. which Is OF
great rarity. only three specimens be-
ing known. one OF which is in the
mint at Philadelphia. The design OF
the tendollar piece is similar to that
OF the Ave dollars, although there are
thirty-one stars around the denomina-
ton on the reverse representing the
number OF states in the Union upon
the admission OF California. The last
time the ten-dollar piece was offered
ut sale was at the disposal Of the An.
drew Zabriskie collection, vi en- II
realized $500.
The rare flvedollar piece has since
lsls been in a collection made By
Jacob b. Moore. Mr. ioore was At
one time the librs- IN OF the New
York Historical society. His father.
Jacob B. Moore. ST.. was the arst
postmaster Of San Francisco.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-11

Explanatory.
Neu-Jack said my eyes woeO ~
jsvsls.
pere-He meant cas's sysA
The evening world., 1912-10-08
FOCEL WILL Be FORCED
TO PROVE HIS CHARGES
Expulsion From League Likely
if He Doesn't Make Good His
Condemnation Of Umpires.

Unless Horace g. Fosel. president Of
the Philadelphia Club. can prove ehs
charges no recently made to the effect
that the Giants were helped along In
wln!ng the rennant by the decisions Of
some OF the umpi-es, the Indications ere
that he will be expelled from the leaguA
Thomas J, Lynch, president OF the Ma
tlonal League. feels so hurt over the
scandal that he has notified all the club
owners that he will call . special meet
ing. to take place a few days after ths
present worlds series 10 completed. for
the purpose OF bringing Foyel to task
Should Fogel fail TO give . satisfactory
answer. President Lynch will suggest to
the magnates that he be punished by
expulsion.
While Iron Man Jack Coombs. che
twlrier Of the Athletics, was at the bat
In the sixth inning Of the opening game
OF the inter-league series between the
Athletics and the Phi!l!es. n wild Pitch
b. Earl Moore struck Coombs with tsr.
rife force on the head, knocking him
unconscious. After several minutes
Coombs was revived and was carried
to the Phillies clubhouse. Iie Was able
70 60 home later. but will not be ready
to pitch again during the series. viu
The evening world., 1912-10-08
,ap'a Doyle. who seen that w~s wor.

cap'n Doyle. who seen that w~s wor-
ried.
'Msany' I sasd 10 him. why It
means that you would have been beat
sho as You are Twin. II was a scheme
to stop all base runnin' by the Giants.
and u II had worked you never would
have 70. Q man 20 second base"
well. ri be burned" was oil Larry
could say.
You zee. reader, the conspirst ors-old
zeke nender must have been mixed up
in it-hAd run q patent electric wire
rrem the arst bAss line to the pitchers
DOR. Al the base line end OF this wire
there was . little trap like . bear trap
only not % strons. tina, Vas JUST exaety
the color Of the dirt % Il couldn't be
seen. In tho pltchers box there was .
little press button. The idea was that
when q runner was on base and the
pitcher got ready to throw the ball to
the batter all he had to DO was % step
on the button and the little steel trap
at the other end would reach up and
grab the runner round the leg 50 that
he couldn't move an inch and conse-
Quentiy couldn't Git no start. Once he
wAs stopped the pitcher could take his
| foot or the button ana the rap disap-
psArsA. No matter how much the run
ner makcs Z holler the umpire can't see
l
that thing hadn't been discovered the
Giants would have been ruint cause
their mainstay In base runn!n'.
await TELLS HOW HE USED TO
BEAT TRICK.
"weli. how did you beat " At Bobb,o-
town." Mo0rAw asked me. So l sup.
pose IN have to write Il for the pap"r
right now.
In them dAys, ~ you know. tho rule
was in vogue that a runner could k"cE
scorin' until the bnl was recovered
often hit 'em far enough to make IN
| to coo runs at a crack. On the lay u
wAtch am Ailudin tine Ncttle Rashti
was determined to beat us. They war;
tipped on that I was goin' to hit on,
into q water tank In the seventh inn'n'
and they dxcd up contraption to stol
, me a. drst base. II was Just like tn
one ws discovered last night. excep
they had . regular bear trap hid i
the era0 back Of hrsl 10 ketch me
That time wasn't tipped on and
. run rieht into II head on.
l hit the hall al right with my psne
rubber stick at the critical moment
. | ana WAS just round n first when NJ
foot went right into tho trap and
closed on my leg with a click. There
0 IVES stuca1 hard and tight. pu.ls
q and tusxed. but ths-o vas no use. Ths
( bear trap had mo fsetered.
All OF q sudden thought OF A srea
=. scheme used for takin' on weight !
= spring practice. I knowed they wouidn
stt the ball back for an hour. 30 ! sc
y busy. I began my thrashlnx my arm
around and then worked my chest u
Il and down, accordin' to my secret pial'
tn I got Mp a heavy sweat. The pr
Il epiration began rurn'n' down my lei
= and that was just what wanted.
!. kept workin' TIL ! had took of twentl
70 two pounds and the sweat run 90 IL
and fast that II rusted the teeth ont
that bear trap and got my foot out
u thirty eight minutes That give me Ju
The evening world., 1912-10-08

maxim an examination at the last mia.
ute. ! ordered them TO DO as careful a.
" they vas in a regular league like the
Willow Swamp and TO overlook nothing.
oWAr KNEW SOMETHING WAS
WRONG RIGHT AWAY.
As I said before. me and Mack was
settin' there talkin' when one Of m.
sieuths stuck his head In the door and
was a. pale as q sheet knowsd come
thin was up right on.
"WhAt 10 Nr' asked Mao.
'Oe on ana tell him." I eaia. You
know. these sisuths never TAIN to no.
body unless I tell 'em to.
"Nothin' but the old steel trap trick. ="
vas his answer. I'VE located the press
hutton In the pitchin' box and sho
snovgh there was tho contraption buried
in the ground In the base line eight feet
Ind six inches from nrst."
was nightly worried for a minute
but No0rAw didn't seem to understand
| he seriousness OF II. or course. no,
bein' q Willow swamp Lacquer. he ain't
up TO all tho tricks and had to tel
him Just like I am going TO tell you.
The trick was framed Just tho sam,
as they framed II on me NJ Bobblc
town the day we beat them Meth,
Rashes. We called It the steel tray gag
but this wasn't exactly the same.
We'll. what doss It msanp" asks'
The evening world., 1912-10-08
AUTOMOBILES.

SOR nALE-lyi2 10 II. p. Pops Hartford n
y:ssngei tourtny car; most completely equins
49, ,p. Nv ". t0G &. q 80
The evening world., 1912-10-08

time to light gu: and make seventy
eight runs before they got the ball out
OF the water tank
It's a mighty good thing for McCs,aw
that come on here In time to put him
wise to the finc points Of the game.
n that trick had worked II would hAve
rulnt MIN.
Tomorrow I'm gon' 20 write about
the game ana may use my famous
tgger system to bring out the nne
points.
The evening world., 1912-10-08
Swat Milligan,s Secret
Service Men Again Save
Giants From Sure Defeat
Bear Trap Discovered Near
First Base That Would Have
Prevented McCrawites From
Stealing Bases-Their Long
Suit.
ny SWAT MILLICAN,
(rhs Peerless Hitter o. the Poison
oaks.l

ny awAr MyyrycAN
,~. c,,,..,
N'"' ss''sss U,ss1 " s"s TS's0"
osks.l
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