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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08

don of New Hampshire was elected TO
preside in the Senate for the sole purpose
OF counting the votes. April 81 Vice Pres
ident Adams appeared and took the chair.
but the oath of office was not then adj
ministered. there being then no law re-
Huiring oath. excepting that provided
i'm tine Constitution for the President. He.
however. took the oath of Vice President
June =. after the law providing for oaths
had been passed
After the election had been declared
Charles Thompson. who had been the sec
rotary of the Confederate Congress, was
appointed a messenger to deliver Ia
Washington d certificate of his election.
which duty Mr.. Thompson performed,
and. Immediately returning to New York.
reported his address To Washington and
the latters reply.
Soon after Washington arrived in the
city preparations We're made for his in
auguratiOE. This took place when the
people of New York were engaged in an
election. From a letter of Col. John May
Of Boston. ancestor of Drs. Frederick.
George and John +. May of this city. it
is learned that the bells of the churches
rang for half an hour. beginning at q
o'clock. tn call the people to services.
The militia were parading at that hour.
The force consisted of troop of horse.
"A company of artillery and several other
companies. numbering not over $50 per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
SETTLEMENT is OFFERED
TO BELGIAN PRlNCESSES
State Would End Suit of Daughters
Of Late King Leopold to Re
cover His Estate.
Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.

BRUSSELS. January "a, 1913.
An offer of $1.J200 900 has been made to
the Princesses Louise. Stepnanie and
Clementine. daughters of the late King
Leopold. to settle the suit instituted by
them to secure a larger share of their
fathers fortune than was left them in
his will. The late king bequeathed TO
his daughters only S5.0C0.o0o, which he
had inherited from his father Leopold L..
The princesses thereupon claimed the for
tune amassed by Leopold II from his in
terests in the Kongo. When the case was
concluded before the court of appeal the
president Of the court suggested that an
offer he made by the state, iii order to
avoid judgment.
King Leopold's three daughters have
attracted more than the usual amount
of attention accorded TO royal princesses-
Louise because OF her debts and her
eventful life. Stephanie because of
band and her marriage with d com
moner, and Clementine because of her
attachment for Prince Victor Napoleon.
whom she married after her father S
death.
In his will King Leopold disposed of a
large part of his fortune. estimated at
&1OGO0,G0O by making it over TO a con-
Germ known as the Foundation of Me
derfullbach, and this aroused a storm
of protest. Princess Louise began an ac-
ton against the Belgian state for the re-
covery of this money on behalf of her Sis
ters and herself. She lost her case in the
lower courts and appealed year ago,
with the result that $1,Jo0.G09 is now
offered by the state in settlement Of the
claims of the three princesses. The
princesses have. however, decided to re-
fuse the amount and will make further
attempts to secure the entire sum sued
for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
DATES BACK TO 1889
Constitution Supersedes Arti-
cies of Confederation.
WASHINGTON TAKES OATH
Inauguration of First President in
New York Following For1na-
ton Of the Republic.

The CunStitHti of tho United States.
y hch went into effect in 11sa, and under
which Washington was inaucuratcd as
the first President of the United States.
superseded the articles of confederation,
hitch were enforced during the latter
part of the revolution.
These articles were adopted July s,
HIS. two years after the Declaration of
Independence. Prior Ia the Declaration
of July 1. 1916. some of the states. IN
der the recommendation of Congress. had
adopted state constitutions. New tia1lp-
shire took that course on January q and
South Carolina March II. 1916. New
Jersey adopted her constitution July >.
1116, and Virginia July =. The other
states followed, with the exception of
Rhode Island and Connecticut. under
whose original charters they renaa ined-
Connecticut until 1918 and Rhode Island
until 1872.
Soon after the treaty of peace in 1883
two other states had been formed. name
~. FARMLAND. with Jones5oro as it's cap
ital, embracing the western part of North
Carolina and the eastern portion of Ten
neSsee, ana Pennsylvania. taking in the
western part OF Virginia and the eastern
portion of kentucky, but they returned
to the parent states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
The Matrimonial Market in India,

I'fII INT InIi.un y ono.
/ The HitabaGi and Basumati, native Ia
dian papers. publish between them some
curious instances bearing on the state OF
affairs that prevails i'm the 1rimon = 1
market of the present day. Here is one
Of them. An elderly gentleman of Cooch
Behar, 4 widower of slender means hav-
ing maria geable daughter to dispose o .
groom.
But the prohibitive rates ruling in III 7.
market were against him. and he at L. (
hoped that with the dowry he would oh
tain from the marriage OF his only soa
he would marry away his daughter. Bue
as i'll luck would have il. the boy died
and the gentleman. finding no other wa
open was forced to enter into wedlocI
himself for d second time i'm order that
he might marry the girl to his new broth
er-in-laW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08

1t is n curious fate that has caused
the first Duchess of Marlborough. found
er of thae ducal house which at this mo-
inent l9f.o has an American duchess for
its chategiine. to be remembered more
for her asoininahle temper and her COM
nnand of She svocab ulary of invective and
abuse thaA for her qualities OF real great
ness. F.,r Sarah Jennings was really
great woman. whose hand was occupied
in great ..iatters.
Associa.;ng with queen on terms OF
the most perfect equality, she could
nevertheless stoop to keep the palace
servants 81 her pay so that all the gossip
of the MAIDS and the Wallets was brought
10 her caSS AS Horact Walpo!e put it.
she was .aCally interested in the affairs
of Europe and these of the hack stairs
Penuriou:i to the point of being miser.
she built the most magnificent palace IN
all E,ngla.id \ natural consplrator. she
used her influence at court to obtain OPP
r0rtunities$ for her husband which he.
with notable genius as "A general. im-
proved to the fullest extent. y fierce and
dominant spirit to the last. she deiiet her
physicians on her deathbed. Il won |
be blister 3D. and | won't die, she cried
when thai norm of treatment was recon-
mended - her. nor did she die until sew
eral DAYS thereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Gave Him Kings Money.

Petticoat influence. indeed, contributed
much to the early advantage of the
future hero OF the tented field. for his
cousin, Barbara Villiers, was mistress or
Charles II. and falling violently IN love
with the handsome young soldier. gave
him $500 of CHI. rles money. wherewlth
he proceet.ed to marry his pretty cousin
Sarah She at the time was described
as having "A face round and small. with
soft deet blue eyes: nose somewhat
retrousse. delicate, rosy mouth on
which no trace of temper had settled; a
forehead white as marble. with blond,
: thick and glossy hair. For time the
marriage was kept secret.
Political events moved swiftly at that
time. Charles II died after a joyous
reign. leaving behind him a desolate
band of ravor3tes and the title Of the
merry monarch James IL. protector
of Churchill ascended the throne, only
to be extelled by a bloodless revolution
which put William of Orange and his
wife Mary sister 10 Sarah Churchill 5
patron the Princess Anne. on the throne
Straightway the two sisters began TO
quarrel.
Disfavor came to the Marlboroushs in
a queer way King William cherished a
plan to seize Dunkifk by surprise and
wrest * from the French. He told it to
Marlborough as one OF his chief generals.
comrnandtr-in-chef. She told ii to Lady
Oglethorpe. and SO the tidings spread
until they reached the ears of Jean Bart,
a dashing French seaman. half admiral.
half pirate, who strai2htwaT saved the
town. William was wrathful, and not
unrea sonably. Marlborough was in dis
grace and dismissed from his command.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Suburbs in Disfavor.

This activity in bricks and mortar i'm
the center of the town is proof of the
Parisian's reluctance to inhabit the sub
urbs. There is practically no building
going on in the districts outside the city
walls.
Until the great new avenues are pierced.
uniting central with external Paris, the
Partisan refuses to leave the light and
warmth of the city. Versailles. st. Ger
main, ST. Cloud and other suburban CEN
ters make little progress in population,
while Paris grows denser every day by
reason of the tendency to build upward
in the American style.
If it were not for the building laws
Paris would grow skyscrapers of it's own
as high as the Eiffel tower. The desire
is there, as well as the temperament to
tear down the old. but for the moment
authority still restraints the extreme eff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Milkweed.
the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Leslie's Weekly proclaims lone of
the economic triumphs of the age. the
use of weeds food staples" and in
forms us that the most interesting of
these" is the common variety of milk
weed which grows in rocky pastures, in
meadows and. by the roadsides, whose
succulent.. nutritious leaves may be cook
ed in much the same way as spinach.
All this is true except the animation
that it is a fresh discovery. Milkweed
is one Of the most common plants in the
farmers fields. in fact too common to
suit him. and he has made il pay tribute
as a table edible, probably ever since the
Pilgrims landed. At least its use. upon
the country table in its season extends
back to time far beyond the memory of
any of the present generation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Old Crypts Located.

Records recently found give the loca-
ton of many old crypts under the ca
thedral in San juan One of these proved
to be the burial place of Bishop de Soils,
who died in 1641. OF this bishop the
records say that he entered tile priest
hood after the death of his wife and
that he had both performed and re-
ceived all the sacraments of the church. .
His death followed pilgrimage through
the diocese during which it is recorded he
baptized 1900 Indians.
Old church documents show that the
present bishops palace was purcha sed
in 113S by Bishop Sebastian Lorenzo Pr
zarro, who spent 1900 pesos in repairs -
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Sugar Tariff Depressing.

And only little later the church rec
ords show that there was a sugar tariff,
that Bishop Rodrigo Bastidas. who sue
ceeded Bishop Manso, thought needed re-
Vising SO badly that he wrote TO the
Spanish crown. saying:
The new impOst upon sugar Will cause
depression in business, which is already
suffering. Let the iinpost be suppressed. y
This was in li44.
In the same letter to the Spanish SOW
ereign Bishop BaStidas wrote:
1T would be convenient to establish
in this bishopric school of grammar
He reported other affairs in Porto Rico
to the crown indicating d financial de-
preston about that period. He wrote:
Work on the cathedral has been sus-
pended owing to the scarcity of funds
and we beg you to give an aims.
The employees of the treasury attend, l
believe. to- their work we'll. but there is
SO little to do that four are too many
and two would suffice, viz. the treasurer
and the auditor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Daughter of Country Gentleman.

Sarah jennings was the daughter OF an
English country gentleman Of comforta-
BILE estate. Vt an early age she became
the companion of the Princess Anne VINO
was aboIyt her own age. and Who later
became Queen Anne of famous memory.
With this lady when queen. as wheh
princess Sarah was on terms OF the most
perfect equality. Indeed, the two weary
ing of employing resonant titles in their
intercourse. assumed the humble names
of Mrs Morley and Mrs Freeman,
and thus addressed eacl other.
Romance came early into Sarahs lie
One Of the gentlemen Of the bed chamber
of the Duke &C York. afterward James ii,
was Col. John Churchill. This young
gentiemar was handsome able, and with
a manner which LORD Chesterfield de-
clared was irresistible either hy man or
woman" Moreover. he was determined
to get GA His family was even then
distinguished in English politics and mas
since given TO England some OF It's lore
most statesmen, but what was more TO
John Churchll's advantage it gave ms
sister to flames ii for his mistress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
-FOUR CENTUR|ESAGO
Creation of First Catholic
Diocese in New World.
ADVENT OF FIRST BISHOP
Church in Porto Rico to Celebrate
Anniversary-American Prel-
ates to Attend.

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. January 20, 1912.
In order TO participate in the four
hundredtIl anniversary of the creation of
the first Catholic diocese in the new
world and the same anniversary of the
arrival OF the first Catholic bishop in the
Americas, Cardinal Farley of New York
and Archbishop Blenk Of New Orleans,
who was formerly Bishop of Porto Rico,
are among the prelates from the United
States who will come to Porto Rico for
the church celebration, which will be
from February % to -.
Together with Bishop Norris of Little
Rock, Ark, and Bishop Gum OF NatcheZ,
Miss, Cardinal Farley and Archbishop
Blenk VIII sail from New York Saturday,
February IL. An invitation has been ex-
tended to all Catholic bishops in the
United States to attend the anniversary
ceremonies. The last day Of the ami
versary there will be public demonstra-
ton in connection with the third insuiar
fair.
The diocese of Porto Rico is the oldest
Catholic diocese in the Americas and was
erected by Pope Julius III in lJ11. Bishop
AlOnZo ManSo. the first bishop to reach
the new world. discovered by Columbus,
reached Porto Rico in 15l3. He died in
1...J and his body was buried in the ca
thcdral in San Juan where the remains
of many of the fifty bishops of the do
marks the site of the mother church in
the Americas and while much of the
present building is modern, parts of it
date back to early in 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Anne Stands by Sarah.

Everybody thought the countess would
be forbidden the court, but when weeks
passed aad that dread order was not
issued Shs either thought the affair had
blown over, or else in = spirit of bra
vado determined to put her standing to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Poincare for Change.
War Affects Paris.

There is no center where the disappear
ance of the war cloud would be received
with greater pleasure than in Paris. Ever
since September the shadow of the Bal
kan complications, and then the actual
operations of war, have influenced trade
and commerce adversely. The reason is
the sensitiveness Of the market, insep-
arabic from furs and furbelows, feathers,
silks, satins and jewelry, which consti-
tute the basis of French industry. Pros
perity is great, but it is a prosperity de-
pendent on fashion and its changes, and
hence Is subject to constant fluctuations.
A sign of better times, however, is the
immense amount of rebuilding now going
on in the city. Old houses are coming
down to give place to SNOWY. new bust
ness premises. overlaid with ornamental
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
First Service, February %.

Cardinal Farley will officiate at the
first of the anniversary services, a SOL
emn high mass to be celebrated Sunday
morning February o:;. The following
day, Monday. Archbishop Blenk will Of
iiciate at a special service. when the re-
mains of Ponce de Leon. the first Gov
ernor of Porto Rico, who died in his
quest for the fountain of youth, Will he
placed in a crypt in an elaborate monu-
ment erected in the cathedral.
None of the dioceses in the United
States can compare in age with the do
cese of Porto Rico. While ST Augustine.
Fla was an established community and
had church in L5G., it did not become a
diocese until 1870 The first diocese in
the United States was that of Baltimore.
which was created in 1888. New Orleans
became the next diocese in 1893. while
New York, Boston and Philadelphia were
created as sees in 1908. and are the next
oldest.
With the coming of this anniversary
celebration many interesting bits of
church history have been dug up from
old records.
AS far back as l33:: the high cost of
living seems to have been a problem that
with. for old records show that he or
dered prepared report ION the sin of
usury and of buying and selling at in
ordinate prices AT the same time, rec
ords show that bishop Manso com
manded that a decree be read in the ca
thedral in San Juan eXhOrting usurers
to go to confession within certain
from the bishop or his vicar-provisor
salutary medicine for their spiritual mai
ady Should any be rebellious, he must
be reported
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08

Chapel Hill Lodge, No. :,3. Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. will build twenty
thousa nd-dollar temple OH the lot adjoin-
ing Roberts Hall, Virginia avenue, South
Cumberland, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Dad Knows.
From Judge

From JuI.e.
Tommy-Dad, What is a buttress?
Dada buttress is-er-why IL buttress is
a female goat. Don't ask so many ques-
lions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Drove Imperial Train.

There has Just died in Switzerland the
engineer whose duty it had been to drive
the special imperial train that carried
Emperor Nicholas on his jOurneyings in
Russia He was possessed of d consider
able fortune. a result OF the 1argess OF
his master.
Although a Swiss. Dominique iIof had
been in the service OF the Russian rail
ways for forty years. During the last
fifteen of them he had driven the en-
peror's private trains from Moscow tC
Odessa and to other places in Russia
HOf who retired Il few months ago.
would never say more of his experiences
than hint at singular dangers he had
risked. and the immense brides that he
had refused from revolutiOnists and from
members of the secret police in their de-
sire to test his uprightness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Dangers Of the Double L."

From Tit-Bits.
Dear sir" wrote Cardiff father TO Il
school teacher, PLEASE do not let my son
John learn Welsh today: his throat is so
bad he can hardly speak English
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Husband Treasured Shorn Locks.

The last days of the Duchess OF NJ
borough were given over to iEcess
quarreis. One of her spats with II.
husband had a sequel which broug
tears to even her hard old eyes. Al
a quGrrel with him in youth, she r.
~membered that he dearly loved her CLOS.
hair and in a fit o. rage cut il or !ed
ing the shorn locks where he could ~
fail to see them. He made not Wori
of comment on her shingled head. d &
after his death she found he had "a -
fully gathered up the discarded tress ,
and put them away with his dearcs q.
treasures.
The duchess was slow a-dying-l!i.e
Charles III. who apologized To his con.
tiers for his unconscionab be delay. frcul
her bed she dictated six hours daily IL
Tooke. her biosrapher. Her pleasure 3
were to play with three dogs. to grind
out tun~s on a hand organ. which si.e
said was better than the opera, and Ia
hate Sir robert Malpole and Queen Caro-
line. She finally passed away October
q, 1a4t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Cure for Seasickness.

Accepting the definition that seasick-
ness is due to a vascular vasO-mOtOr
Spasm and anemia of the nervous syS-
tenn, a DR.. BIrWinkel has tried the use
of nitroglycerin as a specific against the
illness.
While at sea recently he administered
to a number of people suffering from
seasckness a tablespoonful of a solution
composed of twenty drops of nitro
glycerin in alcohol and distilled water.
The unpleasant symptoms vanished
apidly and completely. 1t must be adj
mftted, however. that the beneficial eff
fects did not last for very long. and it
became necessary to take several doses
during the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Congress Meets in City Hall.

Congress then met at the city hall. now
the site of the subtreasury, in New York
april l Frederick y. Muhlenberg of Penn
sylvania was elected Speaker of the
House. On the 9th of April John Lang
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
RULERS ARE CHOSEN
Tiny State of San Marine Goes
Its Way Unperturbed.
PO!MCARE WANTS CHANGE
Will Not Lead Secluded Life. as
Have Former Presidents
of France.
PO!MCARE WANTS CHANGE
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS. February I. 1919.
San Marino the smallest independent
state in t.urCpe-the confines OF the
country are so restricted that the army
has never fired it's one piece of artillery
Tor the reason that the projcctile would
invade foreign soil-has just elected its
ruler for the next constitutional period.
The election took place at about the same
time that France elected NJ Poincare to
succeed VI. Fallieres to the presidency Of
France, but it was attended with no eX-
citemcnt, no campaigning and practically
no uncertainty. and San Marine will now
continue with it's new regents for a space
OF six months. when the next election
takes place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08

forts of the innovators. But if sky
scrapers have not come in the American
sense of the word, American building
methods have been implanted, and will
aSSuredly flourish.
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House Considers Tariff Duties.

Prior TO the Inauguration, April 10, the
House considered the question of levying
duties. based upon a report of Mr.. Madi-
son. and April II a petition of trades
men. mechanics and others for the en-
enlargement of domestic trade by levying
duties was received. April IS. d similar
petition. was received from New York
mechanics and manufacturers. urging
that domestic trade be built up by levying
duties certain articles of foreign man
ufacture. and in the course of this ses-
sion other petitions from various cities
We're presented
The session lasted until September %
during which time John Jay was appoint
ed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Mir. jefferson of Virginia. Secretary of
State; Mr.. Hamilton of New York, Score
tary of the Treasury; Gen. Henry Knox,
Secretary of War; Samuel. Osgood of
Massachusetts. Postmaster General, and
Edmond Randolph OF Virginia, Attorney
General. and thus the first administra-
ton was launched. The states of New
York and North Carolina We're represent
ed before the close of the session, and
Rhode Island later.