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100000 IN PLAZA AWARDS.
Checks Paid Out Today Bring Total
I'm to That Amount.

With checks paid out today by the
commission of awards, 100000 has
been expended for acquisition of title
by the government for property in the
extension of Union station plaza.
Property in square 1913, on 1st and
D streets, and Massachusetts avenue,
are acquired by today's payments. be-
sides one parcel in square 1872, on Cd
street. between Massachusetts avenue
and E street northeast.
The payments and properties and
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meet with the grounded system of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company. in order that repairs might
be made. Since then the commission
several times has notified the COM
pany that the arrangement merely was
a temporary one. out the replies, 1t Is
stated We're not satisfactory. so that
the board decided to issue an order
compelling return to the former
system.
1t is provided by the act authorizing
the Washington and Maryland COM
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owners. or representatives. are as fol-
lows: In square 1873: lot 2, Kaufman
and Calisher. s4.4s6: lot II. Bridget
Burns. s4.:ss: lot 10. Virginia F.
81 and 20. $4,000: George 3. Ellis: lot
Sc. Ida NJ. Hill. trustee, s6.191. In square
1872. lot 80, Theodore J. Mayors trus-
tees, 1870.
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Assistants Not Named.

Capt. Benson will have as an assist
ant chief of operations a captain. yet to
be selected, and will be assisted In his
important duties by such additional
officers as may be required
The chief of naval operations is
one of the senior captains in the navy,
and in the ordinary course of events
would be promoted to the grade of
rear admiral In November of this year.
Since the appointment, under the law,
carries with it the rank of rear ad-
miral, Capt. Benson will be promoted
to that rank with the beginning of his
new work
Capt. Benson graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1877. and during a
sea service since that time of twenty
two years has cruised practically all
over the world. On one cruise he cir
COMMUNICATED the entire coast of
Africa. In 1883 he was member of
the Greedy relief expedition. He
reached the grade of captain in 1909.
From the very beginnings of the
modern navy he has had a varied and
useful experience in connection with
IFS uphuildinfr
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pany to enter the District that "wher-
ever the trolley system is used each
car shall be provided with a double
trolley and that no earth connections
shall be made with any dynamo fur
nishing power for the road
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RAILWAY GETS ORDER.
W. 4 NJ. Co. Is Directed to Resume
Former System Of Transit.

notified the Washington and Maryland
Railway Company that 1t would be re-
auired to operate by a non-grounded
circuit on or before June /.
January II last the company was
given permission to temporarily con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-29

A Gloucester, Mass. family has a pig
for a pet The animal roams around at
will.
OF about one million four hundred
Thousand pounds of caviar obtained each
year by the Astrak han fisheries approx
mat ely 10 per cent is exported
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Helped Build White Squadron.

During the eighties he inspected the
material for the construction of the
first modern vessels which later formed
the white squadron. At one period he
served at one of the branch hydro
graphic Offices
For number of years he was in
structor in seamanship, naval archi-
lecture and naval tactics at the acad-
envy at Annapolis. and later became
commandant of midshipmen and com
manded the practice squadron of five
ships in 1905 Since then his expert
ence at sea included the command of
several important ships and also serv-
ice as chief of staff of the Pacific fleet.
His most recent sea service was as cap
tain of the superdreadnaugh Utah and
temporarily. as commander of the first
division of the Atlantic fleet In July,
1913 he was detached from the Utah to
be commandant OF the Philadelphia
ward
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ships; the command Of division Of the
Atlantic feet. and. finally, the command
OF one Of the greatest and most important
navy yards at a time when 1t was rapidly
developing and fitting out to do ship
building on large scale. and where he
proved himself an administrator Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-29

Capt. William Shepherd Benson, now
commandant Of the navy yard at Phila-
delphia, has been appointed chief of naval
operations at the Navy Department. In
announcing the appointment of Capt
Benson, Secretary Daniels said.
Capt Benson comes to this position
after ripe experience of varied char
acter. and of comparatively recent ac-
quirement namely. the command of one
Of the greatest and most modern battle
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Duties of the Office.

Regulations prescribing the duties of
the chief Of operations, in preparing
plans for war. set forth that they shall
include the direction of the Naval War
College. the office of naval intelligence.
the office of target practice and engi-
neerng competitions. the operations of
the radio service and of other systems
of communication. of the naval defense
districts and of the coast guard when
operating with the navy. the direction
of all strategic and tactical matters.
organization maneuvers. target prac-
tice. drills and exercises. and of the
training Of the fleet for war. and the
preparation. revision and enforcement
of all tactic drill books, signal codes
on ipha
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To Assume Duties May II.

At conference today between Sec
rotary Daniels and Capt Benson il
was decided that Capt. Benson will as
sumo his duties May II instead OF
May 3. The postponement is made te
give Capt Benson more time to close
his affairs as commandant of the
Philadelphia navy yard. Rear Admira
Fiske, retiring aid for operations, ar
office to be absorbed in the new Office
will join the staff of the Naval Wal
College at Newport, R. l.. when Capt
Benson assumes office here.
Capt Benson also conferred with
Rear Admiral Blue. chief of the bureau
of naviga ton. over the selection of an
officer who will be assistant chief OF
naval operations, and possibly other
officers to complete his staff
Secretary Daniels said, other things
being equal. it gave him pleasure in
appointing Capt. Benson to the new
post. as that officer has had only two
months of duty in Washington city In
a career which has embraced twenty
two years at sea and sixteen on shore
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
ST. VALENTINE IN YEAR 1854
Love Plants Of Youths and Maldens
Certainly No siIier Now Than
Then.

Some folks find everything worse
than what is old Among other things,
the behavior OF youth is condemned as
more thoughtless and inconsequential
than ever before The young girl is
called unconscionably silly in regard
to men But just read this confession
of young girl in 1854:
Last Friday was st Valentines
day, and the night before l got five
bay leaves, and pinned four on the
corners of my pillow and the fifth to
the middle, and then If dreamt Of
my sweetheart, Betty said we should
be married before the year was out.
But to make 1t more sure, l boiled an
egg hard, and took out the yolk and
filled 1t with salt; and when | went
to bed ate it, shell and all, without
speaking or drinking after it. We also
wrote our lovers names upoI bits of
paper, and rolled them up in clay, and
put them into water; and the first that
rose was to be our valentine Would
gOu WI was my
man. l lay abed, and shut my eyes.
all the morning till he came to our
house, for / would not have seen an
other man before him for all the
world"
Probably the popular song OF today
is the most inane form that the alpha
bet has ever taken. And yet In the
eighteenth century "Thc Cabinet OF
Love; or Cupid's Repository" used to
contain this sort of thing:
The beauties OF her polished mind.
1t needs no lovers eye to find;
The hermit freezing in his cell,
Might wish the gentle Flavia well.
Certainly the gentle Flavia deserved
1.-THE book" And Just LISTEN
You are the girl l delight in
Much more than haddock. smelts, or
whiting.
This may not be quite 80 bad as the
contemporary popular song but 1t isn't
worlds away. Possibly, after all, our
predecessors didn't have so much on
us in the line of observation-disclosures
Weekly.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
First Painted Valentine.

seated in bower, with church in
the distance, and few lines descrip-
tive OF the tender sentiments of the
persons forwarding the same The
designers of these amatory billets
seem to nave entertained rather singu-
lar notions respecting the proper at
titude of the ladies' and gentlemen of
whose feelings they sought to be-
come the interpreters. The lady was
invariably dressed in scarlet gown,
with a blue or green shawl; the gen.
tleman was attired in lavender trous-
ers, yellow waistcoat, blue surtout,
and green or crimson cravat The eff
feet thus obtained was, as might be
imagined. somewhat striking; hut our
fathers and mothers were apparently
satisfied with these quaint produc-
tons The introduction OF the cheap
postage OF today laid the foundation
of the present trade in valentines,
the manufacture of which now consti-
tutes an important branch of indus
trial activity, furnishing, directly or
indirectly, employment to several
thousand persons OF both sexes.
Cheap postage is also responsible
for the introduction of the comic val
entine, that hideous bit of vulgarity
sold for cent in the United States
and in Great Britain for a penny or
half-penny, which still remains one
OF the tribulations of the day. But
side by side with this monstroslty
grew up the pretty and fanciful cards
whose use in a modified form has been
extended also to Christmas and to
New Years .rrr 4
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
IF HAIR IS TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Don't Look Old Try erandmother'I
Recipe to Darker and Beauty
Gray, Faded, Llfeless Hair.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti.
fully darkened, glossy and abundant
with brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect. BY asking at
tiny drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get a
large bottle of this old-time recipe,
ready to use, for about so cents. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty
to the hair and is splendid for dan
druff, dry, itchy scalp and falling hair.
A well-known druggist says every
body uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur,
because it darkens SO naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell it has been
applied-it's so easy to use, too You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw 1t through your hair, taking
one strand at a time. By morning
the gray hair disappears; after an
other application or two, it is re-
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and abundant. Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
lime II!

Really does" put bad stomachs In
order-"really does" overcome indiges-
ton. dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness In FIVE minutes-that-ju
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. II what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undlgested food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste, re-
member the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
acknowledgements marvellous, and
the Joy is its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case of Pape's Dla.
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction.
It's worth its weight In gold to men
and women who can't get their stom.
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
In case Of sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
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Picture Post Cards.

The picture post card, which so
revolutionized the observance of st.
Valentines day in the United States.
is a very recent idea. 1t was born
in Europe about seven years ago. and
from a small beginning has grown
into manufacturing industry that
employs thousands of people through
out the world. The first cards we're
photographs or paintings Of crowned
heads, prominent personages and &C
tresses Then came scenes of noted
places, excellent examples of art
nouveau, mezzotints, sepia work,
poster effects, and then sketches
done by artists of note. The puzzle
card being set of several pieces that
have to be pieced together to make
one large picture, almost set France
crazy for awhile. People would get
part OF a design and watch the mail
with great curiosity to see what was
coming next. The comic card has
had great vogue abroad, but has been
very much restricted in this country
on account of the United States post
office placing 1t under ban
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act creating the rank of lieutenant
general of the army" said Mr. Rich
ards. while 1t was we'll understood
at the time that it was for the benefit
OF General Grant, he was not named
in the bill. 1t was the first time con-
gress had authorized the rank to be
conferred in the army since General
Washington held it.
President Lincoln summoned Gen.
eral Grant to Washington from the
field to confer about the appointment.
Grant arrived at p. m. at the old
Willard hotel. At $3.50 he showed up
at the White House. l was there.
ut was kind Of reception as re-
call. The affair was proceeding in an
informal way. the president, some
members Of his cabinet, and Mrs. Lin
coin being in the red room, where
persons were being received.
"The affair was suddenly Interrupt
ted by cry, Here comes General
Grant,
president Lincoln Immediately left
his place in the receiving line and
hurried to the door leading to the red
room from the vestibule, where he
met President Grant He promptly
recognized the general, although they
had never met before. My curiosity
had led me to the center of interest,
II heard Mr.. Lincoln say: General
Grant, l believe this is the first time
we have ever met
ITO this General Grant replied:
Yes, Mr.. President, you are right
You are right; this is the first time
we have ever met.
"The rest of the conversation was
lost to me, as the two men came closer
together and moved away, talking IN
lower tones. l recall that Seward
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Hard Work.

A. ]. Drexel, who is volunteer in
the automobile service of the British
army, wrote in recent Letter to Phil
adelphia:
"As Kitchener said. or didn't say. to
Cobb, our trenches stretch like gray
snake from Switzerland to the sea.
And what hard work our young SOL
diers have, let me tell you, digging
these trenchesl
81 saw young soldier in half
finished trench lay down his shovel
the other day and light his pipe.
Here, what did you lay down that
shovel for?' the sergeant asked:
"'To cool it, sir said the young SOL
der"
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and somewhat bored by the attention
showered upon him.
81 do not believe there is another
man alive who witnessed that affair,
and l surely doubt If there is another
alive who can recall the first words
that ever passed between Lincoln and
Grant
ut was understood in Washington
at the time that there was some doubt
about Grant accepting the commits.
sion. He took the ground that if it
required him to relinquish active duty
in the field and come to Washington
he would prefer not to accept it. It
was finally arranged that he should
continue in active duty in the field
and take charge Of the movement ON
to Richmond which was much talked
about in that day."
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
I'M ENGLISH CHURCH
Bust Of Great American Has
Been Placed in Country of
His Ancestors.

IN THE parish church of the village
! of bingham, in Norfolk. England,
near the old cathedral city of Norwich,
lived many generations of Lincolns, an.
cestors of Abraham Lincoln. bust OF
the great American, set up in that
church by a committee of Americans.
is shown with the church. A descrlp-
ton of the church by Rev. Milo II.
Gates, vicar of the Chapel of the In
tercession and secretary of the me.
mortal committee. is as follows:
"The building, dedicated to st. An.
drews, is constructed of rough fiints
with free-stone dressings. 1t consists
of spacious chancel, nave with
clere-story, north and south alsles, and
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
FROM PAGAN TIMES
Celebration Of st. Valentines Day
Is One of the Oldest of
Our Customs.

St Valentines day is the outgrowth
If pagan custom The feast OF Lu.
percalia, which was held on February
Is in honor OF the great god Pan, was
undoubtedly its origin At this feast
the names o. the virgin daughters OF
Rome we're put in box and drawn
therefrom by the young men and
each youth was bound to offer gift
to the maiden who fell to his lot and
to make heI his partner during the
time of the feast.
This custom became allied with the
name of st. Valentine, probably only
through a coincidence in dates. st Val
entine was a bishop of Rome during
the third century. He was martyred
on February IA, A ID. 270 When the
saint came to be placed in the calen-
dar his name was given to the day
OF his death, and this was made a
festival.
In the days OF quill pens and dear
postage the transmission OF valentines
through the post was an expensive
luxury, The amorous SWANS OF that
period had to content themselves and
their idolized fair ones with thick
sheets OF gilt-edged letter paper, the
first page of each being adorned with
gift Cupid, carefully gummed,
With the reduction of the heavy
postal charges printed valentines
gradually came into use They gen.
orally consisted OF gaudily colored
picture, representing a lovely couple
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12

a battlemented tower 100 feet high,
containing a fine chime of eight bells
cast originally in 1919, on one of wl,icn
is inscribed: 'Omnis, sonus. laudet,
Dominum.
"The nave, one of the best exam
pies of fourteenth-century architec-
ture, has five clere-story windows on
each side. 1t is separated from the
aisles by pillars resting on quatrefoil
columns Formerly at the east ends
Of the two aisles were chapels, prob
ably erected early in the fifteenth cen
fury. The east window of the south
aisle is one of very great beauty, con-
tanning mixture of geometrical and
flowing tracery. The other windows
to the north were probably once the
same, but have since been replaced
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
MET IN THE CAPITAL
First Time That President Lin
coin and General Grant
Greeted Each Other.

II HERE is a man in the public serv-
! ice in Washington who saw the
first meeting between President Lin
coin and General Grant in the White
House nearly sixty years ago
Charles H. Richards, who for more
than fifty years has worked in the
stationery room of the senate. saw
the meeting. In an interview Mr..
Richards narrated the incidents con-
nected with the meeting and recalled
the first words ever exchanged be-
tween the two great figures on the
Union side of the Civil war. Mr..
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LlNcoLN's BIRTHDAY.

A day Of Joy. a holiday:
A day Ii festal colors dressed
To honor one who knew not play,
Nor ever tasted rest!
Oh. man of sorrows and of tears.
r Would we could bring to you
Back through the pathway of the years
one touch of comfort true!
Would that your eyes might penetrate
The shadows in between.
Through all the clouds OF war and hate.
And mists that intervene,
Into the hearts OF all the throng
OF living men to find
Your name and fame the first among
The treasures OF mankindi
John Kendrick Bangs.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
A POTATO KING

"If were a farmer boy, or n boy with.
ont capital, and warted an early compe-
teucy, I'd start right out growing Pota-
toes" said Henry schroeder, the Potato
king of the Red River Valley, whose story
in the John A. Salzer Seed Co.'S Catalogue
reads stranger than romance.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
Not Bitter In Defeat.

The emotions OF defeat at the close
of a struggle in which felt more
than a merely selfish interest, and to
which the defeat the use of your name
contributed largely, are fresh upon
me, but even in this mood | cannot
for moment suspect you of anything
onorable-Letter from Lincoln to
]. ]. Crittenden, November 4, 1858.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12

Richards was APP
pointed to his
position in the
senate stationery
room on the rec
ommendation of
Charles Sumner
and Henry Will
son. He is a ma
tive of Massachu-
sets and was APP
pointed from that
state.
Congress had
Just passed the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
Mr.. ]. M. Sinclair.

i' o "i' SinO ed for four years
and was in a nervous state and very
much depressed. The doctors medi-
cine didn't help me, so l decided to
try Dodds Kidney Pills, and l cannot
say, enough to express my relief and
thankfulness, as they cured me. Dia-
nond Dinner Pills cured me of Con.
stipation."
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and rec
ipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
Saw the Future Clearly.

am glad I made the late race. It
gave me hearing of the great and
durable question of the age, which I
could have had in no other way; and
though now sink out of view and
shall be forgotten, l believe l have
made some marks which will tell for
the cause of civil liberty long after /
am gone.-Lincoln's letter to DR.. A. q.
Henry, November 10, 1858.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
bingham Church.

by perpendicular tracery. The chancel
window, SO feet high and IS feet wide,
is filled with ancient German glass dat
ing back to about 1900. Apart from
its historic interest the church is we'll
worth a visit by anyone who is inter
ested in church architecture. For the
building is quite the best preserved
of its style in England. New York
Evening Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12
II Puzzled Him.

Silas-I hear your son left that
small town and went to the city to
have a larger field for his efforts.
Hiram-Yes; and that's what getJ
me. When Hank was home two
acre potato patch was too big field
for him.-Judge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12

Inflammation OF
the bladder. La
ter l became SO
much worse that
] consulted a
doctor, who said
that l had Dia.
betes and that
my heart was af.
fected. l suffer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-02-12

a n d S t a n t o n
crowded forward
and greeted the
general and that
Mrs. Lincoln also
greeted him cor.
daily.
General Grant
soon was hustled
into the east room
and as he sat on
a sofa he was
surrounded by a
great crowd. He
seemed modest