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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-22
Constipation Poisons You.

1t you are constipated, your entire
system is poisoned by the waste matter
kept in the body-serious results often
follow. Use DR.. Kings New Life
Pills and you will soon get rid of con-
stipation. headache aud other troubles.
25c at druggists or by mail H. E.
Bucklen & Co., Philadelhia and st.
Louis. ADV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

and remaining continuously through the
day. never stopping for luncheon. until
between and O'Clock In the evening.
He Is down in the morning shortly after
o'cloc.., when he manages to find time
from his numerous callers to talk with
his assistants and others on the official
business that presses for his attention.
Just as soon as the department opens
for business the callers begin to come
Senators and representatives in Congress
form a large element in the visiting con-
tingent. which embraces not only hosts of
offices ,ekers both from within and with
out the department, but personal friends,
who come to pay their respects, and
others.
The Postmaster General has strong
convictions that every caller should be
shown proper Difference, and seen sooner
or later. Ed Smith, an old newspaper
man, familiar with nearly all the faces
in public life, Is the mediator between
the callers and his chief He meets the
stranger with the same smile and hearty
handclasp he gives the friend, and il
some do say he sometimes uses diplomacy
to favor the latter, the former is never
made aware of the fact.
Between the hours of am. and 4:3O
pm the Postmaster General is given
very little time to do more than listen
to claims and recommendations for Of
flee. A former member of the lower house
of Congress, the representatives find In
him a consoling comfort when the sena-
tor in the name of the state demands this
or that post office. Some have come to
him actually with tears in their eyes beg
cling the recognition that is to avert an
nihila ton, politically, for them at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Worlds Biggest Whirlpool.

From the Wide World Magazine.
Just before the junction of the Madre
de Dios and the Inambari rivers the lat
ter divides into two arms. with an
island some two miles long N between
The right arm, which is usually the
safer for navigation. was at the time of
our arrival impossible. owing TO the re-
cent and excessive drought that had
caused the formation OF perilous rapids
We had. in consequence. to take the wide
left arm, down which the main volume
of the river was then flowing.
The reader can imagine the enormous
force of water that was being shot into
the Madre de Dios, when he realizes that
the Inambar at its left arm juno
ton was 900 yards wide. perhaps
thirty feet depth. and flowing at six
knots an hour. This great mass of
water met the Madre de Dios, itself 400
yards wide here, at a right angle. The
current of the Inambari being faster
than the Madre de Dios. the former
river cut its way through the latter.
right across to the farther bank There
the Inambari was thrown back. and
surged round in a huge circle 200 yards
in diameter, to join up again with the
water flowing to the bank. The whirl-
pool thus formed was probably one of
pose,y used the past tense in this de-
scription, as the course of the Inambari
is constantly changing near its MOUTH.
The circles of seething water curled in
ward and downward, screw-fashion, to
their center. which appeared as a great
hole, at least six feet below the level
Of the outer rim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
POSTAL SAVINGS BONDS
!.
Notice of Proposed Issue July l by
the DEPARTMENT.

1t is announced by the Post ONCE De-
partment that applications for postal
savings bonds of the proposed issue of
July 1. 1913. may be made at the postal
savings depository. located in the ONCE
of the cashier. city post Office, or at
stations A, B. c, F or G, during the
regular hours of business. to and includ-
ing June 2. 1913
The bonds are issued in registered and
coupon form. in denominations OF $50,
500 and $500. They bear interest at
the rate of ~. per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually: are redeemable at
the pleasure Of the United States after
one year from the date of issue, and
are payable in gold coin at the expira-
ton of twenty years. They are exempt
from all taxation
Postal savings bonds are regular
United States government bonds issued
by the Secretary of the Treasury for
the postal savings system. They are
obtainable only by the conversion OF
postal savings certificates Of deposit and
are therefore issued only to postal saw
ings depositors-
The board of trustees. postal savings
system. will purchase bonds at par from
any holder desiring to dispose Of them
prior to the terminatio1 of the twenty
years for which they run:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
POST OFFICE CHANGES.
Department Promotions and Other
Establishments Announced.

The following promotions and clerical
changes in the Office of the auditor for
the Post Office Department have been
announced:
From clerk class 4. S1.So0 to principal
Vermont: froni--clerk, elass ;, Sl,6OO, to
clerk. class 4. 81 800. William A. Wallace
az Missouri: from clerk. class ., sl4n. to
clerk, class $, 1850. William II. McCon-
nell of Kentucky, William +. Hustled OF
Iowa: from clerk. class ]. 81 200. to clerk.
class = 81 in, Martin L. L. McFal OF
Indiana. John y. Dysland of Wisconsin,
from clerk. class f, $1,000, to clerk. class
l. S12oO. Mary V. Dempsey of New York
Rebie p Hamer of Illinois. Mrs Maud
= Western of Nebraska. from piece-rate
operative TO clerk. class +, $1,000 Rose
A Givaudan of New Jersey, Hernia Guy
ION of Mississippi Minnie j. kipp of New
York: reinstatements as pece-rate OPP
eratiyes Laura NJ Berrien of Georgia,
Mabel r. Underwood of Missouri, Steiia
G. Gates of Ohio: messenger boys. ap-
pointed at $500 per annum. Charles A.
Stroh Of Pennsylvania. Thomas NJ VIII
kjns Of District of Columbia; reinstate-
ment as clerk class /, 81 200 per annum,
William y. Bragaw of Alabama; rein
statements as clerks. class l. SLIGO. by
transfer from pension office, Chauncey III.
Dewey of New York. John l.. knopp OF
Louisiana. reinstatement as plece-rate
operative By transfer from Office of the
controller of the currency. Henry Jack
son of Montana observation-disclosures j.
Dunlavey. at $1,000; Florena Cleaves.
piece-rate operative: Mary Daugherty
piece-rate operative: Ada l.. Trantham.
laborer, SI2o: Frederic b. Blackburn.
messenger boy. $3.50. Alfred G. Z. krfeg,
messenger boy. $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
How to Outwit cart" Takers.
rom the Chicago Journal

From the Chicago Journal.
Every little while some victim of artis-
tic swindlers comes into court asking
damages. The antique" bookcase for
which he paid $40 proves to be one
made in Grand Rapids week before last
an exact copy Of those offered at an
nual sales for $74.65. The original pic
ture by Greuze or Corot or George Inness
or Homer Martin turns out to be a fake
perpetrated by some artist who Is glad
to draw a regular salary of $50 per week
for helping gull the public.
In such cases. the courts recover as
much of the victims money as possible.
His loss in time, modification, disgust
and disappointment must be charged to
experience And for every such case
which sees the light of courtroom
scores are kept concealed.
There is a simple way to outWit these
"art' takers. If you are buying furni-
ture, buy for beauty and utility, not for
age. If you are buying pictures, buy for
arts sake not for names sake. Names
can be forged, age can be simulated; but
beauty and usefulness are possessions in
themselves, no matter from whose hand
you get them
True, this rule requires the buyer to
study pictures and furniture until he
knows something about them. But with
out such knowledge, the owner gets little
satisfaction out Of the possessions If
people bought only those articles which
they understand and approve, we should
have a saner standard Of living in this
good country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Life on Mars.
From Popular Mechanics.

From Popular Mechanics
Investigations recently conducted
upon an elaborate scale at the great
observatory of Flagstaff. Ariz. prove
to the satisfaction of many astrono-
mers that the network of canals on the
planet Mars is evidence of mighty Ell
forts on the part of the Martians TO
preserve the fast diminishing supply OF
water. The telescope has revealed
that Mars is evidently a world of un-
usual beauty. but bearing signs OF
great age; "a planet inhabited by IN
telligent beings, but world which mas
reached the period when Its seas nave
startling claims of Prof. Percival Lowell.
who was one of the first scientists to
insist that Mars is the abode or a race
of highly civilized people, are now pelns
ington. another noted scientist. who says
that there can no longer remain any
doubt of the existence of canal builders
on Mars The same authority also de-
clares that the construction OF these
canals is made comparatively easy be-
cause the Martians have no mountains
to contend with. In another section OF
his report on this interesting suDJect
Prof. Worthngton says: Assuming tnat
the Marian atmosphere eXerts a pressure
of two and one-half inches of mercury
ulon the surface-and 1t can scarcely be
greater than this-Lowell has shown that
water would boil at temperature OF III
degrees Fahrenheit. AS the solar energy
falling on Mars is certainly not less than
that which heats the rocks of the Sahara
to at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit, 1t is
clear that evaporation is much more
rapid there than here: and, consequently.
water travelling in an open channel would
evaporate long before it reached the
tropics of the planet, journey which we
know occupies several weeks. 1t is,
therefore, probable that the water is car
ried in something akin to pipes. and this
is rendered the more plausible by the
fact that the water does not flow nat
urally but is driven. a conclusion to
which the shape of the planet has led
u.s. The professor further declares
that, ION account Of the weakness Of
gravity on Mars it is probable that,
though water may be scarce. yet the COM
moner parts of the earth's atmosphere
may be present there. Among these
gases are those which make life possible
here, namely: water vapor, oxygen, nitro
gen and carbon dioxide. 1t appears,
therefore. that we are justified in con-
GLIDING that the atmosphere of Mars may
be like our own, though less dense, and
that it is disappearing gradually"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
The Pygmy Hippo.
From the Wide World Magazine.

from the Wl0e world Magazine.
Maj. Schomburgk, the well known Ger
man big-game hunter gives an interesting
account Of his adventures in search Of
the pygmy hippopotamus-proba the
rarest creature in captivity today. Until
he penetrated into the dense Liberian
forests and swamps, and brought back to
civilization living specimens of these
strange creatures, they had never been
shot. or even seen, by white hunters.
The pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis IL
beriensis Mort) somewhat resembles the
American tapir. 1t has the head and face
of hippo and in maturity develops pow
erful tusks. Its back Is distinctly arched.
its legs somewhat thin and its color q
slaty black. 1t is certainly more grace
full, both in appearance and in movement.
than its big cousin. In size it is not
larger than a we'll grown pig. and at
maturity weighs about 400 pounds. How
rare and valuable the ceature Is may be
gagged when it is stated that the New
York Geological Society gave $11,2JO for
a pair Of them. The two expeditions
which their capture had entailed. how
ever. were very expensive affairs, neces-
stating an outlay of over $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
The Christianized Eskimo.
From the Wide World Magazine.

The whole life Of the primitive Eskimo
is governed by precedent. Although out
wardly the freest and most irresponsible
being in the world, he is in reality the
slave of public opinion and the number
less customs and superstittons OF his an
cestors. The ways of his fathers are
good enough for him, and the world OF
the old men and witch-doctors, who
treasure up ancient precedent like the
Pharisees of old, Is the standard he lives
and dies by.
For an Eskimo to break one of these
unwritten laws is to render himself a
social outcast. Although treated with
kindness, he Is no longer reckoned as a
member OF the tribe. I we'll remember
such a case on the Nomedes. brother
in-law of the chief had early embraced
Christianity, being converted on trip
to Nome by one OF the first missionaries.
Being a very conscientious man, ne soon
ing his faith and conforming to the wor-
ship of his people. The spirit OF the
Scotch Covenanters was in his veins. he
refused to go through the usual rites o.
his people, and prayed to the GOO OIL the
white stranger at home. AS result ne
was forbidden his place in the village
kos-ga Cor meeting place.. where every
man has his recognized station, -uiiy
graded according to merit HIS son was
not allowed to dance with the young men
or witness any of the councils OF witch
doctorings reserved for the men; ms
daughters could not take part in the
annual dance of the women. nor Was any
member of the tribe bold enough to ask
them in marriage. They all married
Siberian strangers and left the Old man
house desolate. but he stuck to his faith
to the last. In my humble opinion. he
was the best Christian l ever met. Al
ways cheerful, always ready to help,
living daily the faith that was in him. he
was the only Eskimo | ever saw who was
brave enough to Withstand the WITCH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Foreigners and American Names.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
For many years lawyers, historians and
others have been discussing the question
of the rather excessive Americanization
of recent immigrants through the adop-
ton of ancient and honorable native fam
lily names. 1t Is Well enough for a Ssnit-
kowitski to prefer Smith. il is well for
naturalized citizens to iop of syilables.
get rid of strange sounds. avoid the ridi-
cule of fools. by adopting names that
seem near-American. But there Is. We
are told. a limit to this practice. When
aliens from Sicily, Greece, Russian Po-
land, etc. call themselves Adams, Enid
colt, Seward. Franklin. Drexel. Lincoln.
il Is time to protest. This Is confusing,
unfair and wrong. 4 member of the dis
tinguished Adams family does not relish
his name on a peddler's fruit cart
With this feeling il is impossible not to
sympathize. IT is true. further. as law
yers point out, that the practice in ques-
ton may lead to difficulties in the settle
ment of estates and the removal OF clouds
on titles. Fraud and imposture may find
new channels in the use of names associ-
ated with large interests and inherited
property.
But the matter is not a simple one
The courts have decided repeatedly that
a person has a common law right TO
change his name. so long as there is no
intent TO escape obligations or defraud
creditors. In many cases aliens apply for
permission TO change their names, and it
is usually granted-largely because the
permission is really unnecessary To pass
rigid statutes forbidding any change OF
name is TO go too far and to invite vio-
lation of law. 1t may be possible, how
ever to regulate the practice, TO requrs
court action in every case. and IL 80. OF
course. the courts would be expected -
exercise common sense and prevent the
daerant abuse OF a privilege that 10 gen
orally harmless and often even commend
able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
To the Moon by Aeroplane.
From the Chicago Post.

from tne CnlcdgO FOSt.
There are plenty Of aviators to I'LL the
places Of the departed, and now that the
powers have had the recent illustration OF
the aeroplane in warfare aeronautics will
be a well peopled occupation. But think
of the land flyers who have time enough
to prepare for Journey to the moon.
The successors to Jules Verne have fig
ured it all out for the French Society of
Physics. The engine for the aeroplane
must be Of 414O00 horsepower. This
would propel a machine weighing a ton
to the moon in 4S1a hours. 1t would take
"a minutes and 8 seconds to get out of
the circle of the earth's attraction. Be-
fore the force Of the moons gravity
would be encountered there would be an
interval Of As hours and So seconds Of
travel in nothisgness. The slack-up
preparatory to landing on the moon
would require 3 minutes and 46 seconds.
These figures remind one Of the work
Of Benjamin Pierce. the mathematician
who published a book that had a sale Of
approximately 100 copies: that number
represented the total OF persons who
could comprehend it. Pierce used to
calculate the weight of the moon as
diversion, and, no doubt. would have
reveled in the problem submitted to thu
French physicists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Called for Blood.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Sandy looks as il he had been fight
ing"
He has been lighting; a fellow said
something in his presence about musf-
clans and bagpipers. and Sandy sailed
into him..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Post Office Contractor Fails.

NEW YORK. May 10.-Ambrose B.
Stannard. a contractor erecting post
office and federal buildings in various
part of the country, went into bank
ruptcy today with debts of $4,000
and assets Of $171 900. OF the liabili-
ties the governments claims on un-
completed buildings are secured by
surety bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Ardor Lacking.

From the Malvern ark Times.
A young man in Pike county drove
two miles alone before he discovered
that his sweetheart had fallen out of
the buggy. L0ve-making in that cOun-
ty must lack some OF the ardor that
characterizes it xIound here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
WILSON'S CABINET
TROJANS FOR WORK
Enthusiasm, Energy and Ef-
: fort Already Recognized as
Distinguishing Traits.
Department HEADS
MODELS FOR EMPLOYEES
Begin Daily Tasks With Their Sub
ordinates and Quit Only at the
Supper Hour-Pastimes.

Enthusiasm. energy and enormous APP
nized as the distinguishing character
istics of President Wilson's cabinet
which has now been in office more than
two months. The wearing away of the
novelty of their positions has not resulted
in any diminishing of the activity of the
different department heads. Hard work
seems destined to be the watchword of
the administration
Secretary Bryan, premier of the cabinet.
has kept up his pace which marks him
as one of the hardest workers of the
Cabinet. He rises early and finishes his
breakfast and begins attacking his heavy
mail before O'Clock in the morning. His
trip to California kept him very busy
for time. but now that he is back in
Washington he is catching up with &C
cumulated business with a rush.
The Secretary of State usually gets to
his office at about . o'clock and remains
there until 8 o'clock or later. with the
exception of an hour off, which he takes
every day at about ] o'clock. He goes
home for luncheon with Mrs. Bryan and
any friends she may have invited in
International questions considered
as they arise and without regard to the
weekly receptions. They keep him very
busy-so busy that Mr.. Bryan said re-
Gently that his daily tasks as head of the
State Department are more arduous than
anything he has ever done, not even bar
ring his campaigns for the presidency.
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ceeds in the same way. but uninterrupted
by callers. This Is the time he expects
to find opportunity for getting the most
Information about how things should De
done. He keeps at II, at least, until 6:So
o'clock, and sometimes one, two or three
hours longer.
The Secretary and his private secretary
dine together, IL there is no other en-
gagement to prevent. Then work pro
ceeds Mr.. Newton brings from the ONCE
that bundle Of. correspondence that ne
had laid aside in the early morning 1t
Is tackled nthe evening hours in their
rooms in the Cosmos Club. Work ends
seldom before midnight, and sometimes
continues later.
This strenuous program may be modi-
fed when Secretary McAdoo has pos
sessed himself of all the details of the
business of the Treasury Department
Long Hours for Bachelor Member.
Attorney General McReynolds keeps
long work hours. He is at his desk at
$50 o'clock in the morning. He seldom
departs before $50 O'Clock in the even
ing.
Monday mornings the Attorney Gen
eral is at the Supreme Court. to hear the
decisions handed down. Except for his
lunch hoLr, nearly all the rest OF each
day is passed at his desk He has made
partment of Justice after 400 o'clock in
the afternoon.
So far. he has been able to take up few
of the details of pending cases and in
vestigations. The business of the gov
eminent has had to wait while place
seekers claimed his time from official
duty,
A few vacancies on the federal bench
are to be filled by the President on the
recommendation of Mr. McKeynolds
United States district attorneys in many
places are liable to displacement. and
there are many aspirants after each pO-
sition.
In the District of Columbia there is a
judge of the Juvenile Court to be select
ed, to succeed Judge De Lacy, who is
holding over.
Attorney General McReynolds is a
bachelor. That means that he has to pay
all his official calls in his own person
Having no wife to pass over the job to-
he must leave his own cards at many
doors where social and official custom
will exact it of him.
So he Is a huSV man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

n pays tosread the want columns OF
The Star Hundreds OF situations are
filled through them.
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.Burieson Constant Worker.

Postmaster General Albert Sidney Bur-
Lesson believes in being early at his desk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Redfield Rapid Worker.

Secretary Redfield of the Department
of Commerce gets down TO his office at
$50 o'clock in the morning. The first
thing he demands. when he gets there
is his mail. He spends the first hour or
so, or as much time as is required, in GO
ing over it with his private secretary.
Then he sees any visitors. and they have
been quite numerous since he took the
helm Of the department. He disposes of
these very rapidly.
He usually sees his bureau chiefs by ap-
pointment, although if there is pressing
business to attend to they may obtain i'm
mediate admission to his sanctum He
tries to get his lunch at about o'clock,
and usually this is taken at the New Will
lard Hotel in the company of some one
who has called upon him for a talk. He
spends all the time he can get to study
the workings of his department and get
ting acquainted with the personnel and
the work they are doing.
A firm believer in man having some
sort OF outdoor exercise he gets his prin-
cipally by walking from the department,
which he usually leaves about o'clock,
to his home Most Of his evenings are
spent in studying the great questions of
the day.