Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1898, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1898-24 PAGES. “FICKLE AUTUMN DAY&, |S0llsor THESTaTEs No Danger in Them if Warner's Safe Cure is Used, that threatens not only not able to get Into or “I got more Warne! obvious to Mr. Lewis, b of his recovery. The di adam. In such a@ cas. Kills like lightning. more than hope; there letter? @elves stronger than they are. fiee action of the kidneys. Then come feelings of cold, headache, nervousness, and, worst of all, the ‘grinding, cutting rheumatism, which may iast for years, defying common remedies, ointments, Hniments, ete. ‘The worst of diseases begin in the kid- neys, and tp the fickle autumn weather the reeds of danger are sown. ‘the saddest comsequences cf these uncertain days. with Warner's Safe Cure. P. W. Lewis of Clyde, Ohio, writes: “I had been confined to the hcuse for months with sciatic rheumatism, as Admiral Dewey served the Spanish ships at Manila. old enemy, kidney trouble. to go about my business."* ‘The connection tetween the kidneys and the rheumatism was probably taking dead tissue from the blood and hurrying it out of the body, acted as with a sabstance as truly polsonous as arsenic or strychnine. But it ts a lingering potson, except when the rheumatism touches the heart; then it ‘There is no hope for the rheumatic unless he attend to his kidneys and, by making them sound and strong, rid his system of the enemy. There is Can any fair-minded man,or woman, doubt this, after reading Mr. Lewis’ A chill air and a lowering sky in the morning, @ sudden rush of heat in the middle of the afternoon, then « cutting wind after sunset—such is the history of an autumn day in the north temperate zone. This is the weather the avowes tnvalids, but many who fancy them- It strikes them in the back. It stops the Ayota Strengthen your kidneys out of bed without help, and had despaired of ever being able to walk again. A friend advised me to take Warner's Safe Cure. I told him I had been lame so long I nad no hopes of getting well. But a drowning man will grasp at a straw, so I sent for two bottles, and when I had taken them I walked to my barn, with the aid of two canes. rs Safe Cure, and it served the sclatic rheumatism It also knocked my I was soon able to dispense with my canes and put St may not be to everybody who reads the story iseased kidneys, sluggish and incompetent, instead of e,with every beat of the heart, the blood ts laden is certainty of renewed health in Warner's Safe Cure. = WE ARE MAKING A BOLD PLAY — — for your patronage—c | HANDSOMEST CARP i city. not the ready money. price—possibly lower—than t y. We also draw attention to our choice selection of PARLOR LAMPS, of which we are certainly proud. OUR CREDIT METHOD Is most liberal—our terms the easiest. Don’t be a bit backward in asking credit if you have We're WILLING and ABLE to accommodate you—at as low a se who want SPOT CASH. toting the lowest prices—for the FINEST FURNITU] 2TS and MATTINGS, and most useful selection of STOVES in the RUDDEN, The Furniture Man. TURE— and BANQUET | We have vod service. TH value of it is $4.00. } but actu ust received five hundred more of those HANDSOME RATTAN ROCKERS—very strongly made—not alone for beauty, ‘The seats are large, roomy, comfortable and the Rudden’s price i ) ‘we © ON feet—stands H | ics AT really handsome and : | ! F aye 1 ae serviceable piece of | Tey D q5 furniture — such as il any you'd pay z j vod pay |S16.00 tS 1 1.50 ih : $18.00 for. i Oak Extension Table-- | Beautiful € and Desk, in Mahogany fin om >ination Book Case or A ish. a2 9 naid on Snii Se Sple Str | D inin inin | Very serviceable—not rick- ety, spindle shanked things ner. $22.50 is _regu- Hi | | that will fall apart, but wide, larly asked for Furni- | } roomy-seated chairs, with ture Suites not a bit | strong limbs that'll hold a E better. Rudden’s price ; | | > ° g ° } man up. is Duta... oe g Room Chairs in Cherry—ec of 5 pieces—fir the best possit AT | Substantial Parlor Suite-- onsisting ll nished in | yle man- | These are but a few sample piece RUDD Our stores are chock full of similar bargains. , The Furniture Man, | h and H. treet, N. E. Corner 7¢ e will ha } pat ers. our interes rs at the f u do not think a low price. F an 906 St FOREIGN EXPORT BOUNTIES mation Furnished by Consular and Di- plomatic Officers, Data for Use in Executing the Provi- sions of the Act of July 24, 1897. In view of the provisions of the United States tariff act of July 24, 1897, for the assessment of additional duties upon im- y morning and continuing Tuesday ve for our friends “something spe- ed at a very special price four whole pieces ) ordinarily, the goods ought to bring $7 a pair. X ngly worthy vale ns are exceedingly swell and are worn by y will be the last day to get a pair of these trou- t we suggest it would pay you to get a rice we're going to name. $3.98 Mertz and Mertz, reet N.W. will say today. Saturday, October 29, 1898. 2 ox OK , all pure worsted (not a aver ~~ Call in and — (4 ) > ) > J ported merchandise which has received a bounty from the country of production, tn- ions were sent to consular and diplo- matic officers in various foreign countries requesting them to furnish information as to the bounties granted by the several gov- ernments for the guidance of the customs officers of the Treasury Department. Numerous replies have been received and referred to the Secretary of the Treasury for his action. Ambassador White states that there are no export duties n Germany. Sugar is the only article upon which direct export boun- ty is paid. In the case of spirits (Brannt- wein), there ts an indirect bounty, in that the internal revenue tax is remitted upon spirits which are exported. The ambassa- dor says that he understands there ‘are also indirect bounties in the case of or products, cacao, ete. In a communication from Tokyo Minister Buck says that a bounty of 70,000 yen $34,860) is to be granted annually for seven years, beginning April 1, 1897, to extend the markets for prep: tea. Of this subsidy 61,200 yen ($30,477) is to be devoted to opening markets in’ North America and Canada, and 18,000 yen ($8,964) to establish agencies in Chicago, New York, Canada, ete. Minister Breckinridge of St. Petersburg ian here exists at the present time no legis- lative enactment instituting bounties on exports. However, merchandise subject to excise duty is free of this tax if destined fur export, the excise being a tax on in- ternal consumption exclusively. The im- periai government also reimburses export- ers of cotton products the customs duties paid on the materials employed in their manufacture.” Minister Ferguson reportc1 from Stock- holm that the tax on the manufacture of whisky in Sweden is refunded when it Is exported to foreign countries or to Norway. He gives a list of articles manufactured in whole or in part from imported raw ma- terials, on which drawbacks are allowed when ‘the manufactured articles are ex- Ported, as follows: Chocolate, candy, bread, tobacco, cotton and woolen yarn,’ cotton and linen cloth and articles thereof. In Norway, also, the manufacturer of whisky receives a restitution of the tax on whisky exported. Minister Buchanan writes from Buenos Ayres that no bounty is paid by the Argen- tine Republic upon any exported article other than sugar. Consul O'Hara of San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua, notes the establishraent of an export tax of $1 gold per ounce on goid ingots, and $2 per ounce on gold dust. Minister Storer writes from I’russels that the Belgium government grants no bount. direct or indifect, on exported artic unless the peculiar legislation on sugar ex- ports can properly come under that hed. Dr. John B. Terres, charge q’affaires at Port au Prince, reports that there are no bounties or grants on any class of mer- chandise exported from Haiti, except on sugar: but there have been no exports of sugar for several years, the small quantity produced betng consumed in the country. Minister Newel at The Hague says that the fiscal leuislation of the Netherlands does not permit the according of bounties or grants other than to raw and refined sugars. According to Consul Tucker, France has a complex system of bounties on sugar, in virtue of the law of 1884, modified by that of 1886. The law affords the opportunity to sugar manufacturers of France to gain all they can In quantity of sugar turned ont in excess of that on which duties are paid. Ic is clear, he says, that if, by per- | fecting machinery and improviag the agri- cultural methods, the sugar manufacturers and beet growers get the maximum yield of sugar, the mere that 1s obtained tho larger ig the quantity escaping the stipulated uty. In the following named countries no boun- ty, direct or indirest, is granted any class of merchandise exported to the United States or other countries: Bart adoes, Brit- ish Honduras. Chile, China, Colombia, Heua- dor, Santo Domingo, Morocco, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Switzerland, Turkey and ‘Venezuela. si : Important Experiment Going on at Agricultural De nt. COMPARATIVE TESt70F; PRODUCTION District's Earth Needs Scientific Treatment to Be Very Fertile. NITRIC ACID’S PART a There ts 4 little frame and glass building just back of the Agricultural Department in which an. interesting and important experiment is going on, to show the com- Parative productive values of soils, or earth, gathered from all over the United States. Looking through the glass sides there can be seen rows of white pots, like large flower pots, extending across the interid? and resting on trucks fitting upon tracks, which continue thirty or forty feet to the west outside the structure. These are filled with earth almost to the top, and each pot has a number of Its own. The contents range in color from the light yellow of sandy to the black of ricti swampy soll. At a@ glance, the interior looks like an erdinary plant propagating house, but as a@ matter of fact, it Is the scene of one of the most deeply scientific and progressive of the many investigations now being con- ducted by the institution under Secretary Wilson. In the 173 pots are samples of earth from “fifteen states and the District of Columbia. These are California, Florida, Tlincis, In- diana, lowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wiscon- sin. The other states will be investigated in turn later, although the present collec- tion includes’ about every type now culti- vated in the Unitel States, and represents a wide variation as to character and nature. The experiment was begun five years ago and will be completed next year. Therefore it is not possible now to present the final conclusions derived from the carefully observed and recorded phe- nomena. The First Effort. The exveriment is the first effort to reach definite results with particular soils, and the method used is based upon com- paring many growths of the same crops upon sofls of great variety of character and composition. The crop and the manner of its cultivation remain always the same, the soils only differing. The results, there- fore, are expected to show the differences in vegetation, due to the differences in soils. The great practical utility derived is in the farmer being able to discover, even in a small measure, the preference of any particular vegetation for any one soil or class of soils. From each state named with great care was collected a sample of each of four of its soils; the virgin surface earth, found in sections never cultivajed,. such as the prairie lands of the west, the virgin sub- soil, taken from the same parts, but dug from below a foot in distance from the sur- face; cultivated surface soil and cultivated subsoil. These were air dried, sacked, labeled and forwarded! from the agricul- tural stations in the stateg, and arriving here were quickly air dried again and small samples of each were taken for chemical and physical examination. The remain- ing soil was placed in the pots, which are so constructed that the water supply [8 carried upward througit the earth from a reservoir surrounding the pot at {ts mid- @le, not poured on the top, as usual wit flower pots. In this mannen the top of the soil is kept loose and dpenj not hard and baked. as happens with flower pots water- ed from the surfaca. Objects of Analysis. The chemical analysis of the samples was for the purpose of shawing the constitu- ents of each soil in the way of potash, phosphoric acid and nitrogen, the principal elements that sustain plant life; although sand, lime, magnesia and a dozen others are to be found. The physical analysis was for the purpose of separating the soil of a sample into standard sizes, and also to as- certain the capacity of each kind for ab- sorbing and holding moisture. A record of each result is carefully made and pre- served in order to compare it witn the re- analysis of the soll at the end ot the six- year arbitrary period next year. The plants selected for the experiments were oats, beans and buckwheat. These show very plainly the vitality and com- parative productive quality of the sam- ples. Oats belong to the cereal family, which ts easily gro but does not add nitrogen to the soll. Beans belong to tha leguminous vartety, which absorbs nitro- gen and fertilizes the earth. The buck- wheat was chosen because two crops of it can be taken every year. Soil ts enriched with nitrogen either by direct deposit from the atmosphere or through leguminous plants, whose roots are the homes of an organism bacteria which feeds upon the nitrogen and excretes it In the form of nitric acid. Earth m be rich in pure nitrogen, but plants can absorb it only as nitric acid. These organ- isms are In the soil either naturally or by inoculation. As an filustration of the latter method, land was found full of nitrogen, but which would not sustain plant Ife. Organism bacteria, forming in size a mass about the size of a small marble, were placed in the ground, and as they multiply very rapidly soon the nitrogen was ccnverted into nitrie acid and plant life rendered possible. Attempts to graft or place the bacteria on roots of cereals have failed, conc’usive- ly showing that cereals do not of them- selves add nitrogen or strength to the soil, but, in fact, draw from the supply in store without compensating. Mode of Operating. After filling the pots, the seed ts evenly laid over the soll and covered to the prop- er depth. The sofl is then saturated with water from the reservoirs in the pots, and germination begins, the trucks laden with pots being run into the outer alr during sunshiny days and placed under cover in rain or at night. The plants are watered daily, or as often as may be necessary, during growth, In such a way as to keep always a sufficient supply of moisture for the use of the growing shoots. Distilled water is used, so as to prevent the addi- tion of foreiga or fert!'lzing matters to the soll. A careful record {s kept of the quan- tity of water added to each pot, in order to show how much rainfall each year. would be necessary or should be had te produce a development or crop equal to the one obtained under, -the artificial or experimental conditions. . Periodical notes are mate regarding prog- ress of vegetation, height, strength and color. At or near mathsrity the pots are transferred to a photographic studio on the grounds, grouped accordimg to the soll and crop, and photographedi: Thus a record of vegetation in the pots 4s tsecured, which may be used in comparing the growths in the various pots and in Mlustrating any peculiarity of soil as showauby the vegeta- tion. ‘The plants then ave carefully harvest- ed, numbered, air driedjofitely ground and analyzed to ascertain the amounts of plant food or nitrogen, potarh ,and phosphoric acid removed from the goib. As oats and buckwheag d@ not add nitro- gen or nitric acid to the.goil, the amount of it found in them would show the extent to which they have depletefi the supply in the earth. As beans dqj@dd it to the soll, the nitrogen found in ggeboa crop, added to that in the oats andibugkwheat, would show, first, the whole amount taken from the soil and the difference between the amount of nitrogen first found, and that in the gathered harvest would represent the percentage Introduced. into the ground through the medium of the leguminous plants. ‘This result will not be known until next year, when the perfod of experimenta- tion expires, no fertilizer of any kind being artificially added in the meantime to the soil in the pots. f 5 ‘The Sowing Season. As to planting, two pets are filled with the same sample soil. Hf April one pot is planted with oats and the other with beans, They are harvested in:July. The buck- wheat follows them, and-ts harvested along about October. The supply of filtered: wa- ter varies according to the need of the soil. If the earth is very rich the plant grows rapidly, and as the water escapes through the leaves more of it is required than when 11 “Cash Only and the Narrowest Margin of Prefit.” A Remarkable Sale of Iron and Brass Beds. We have always been leaders in the metal bed trade of the city. We have made a special point of underselling every one, no matter how they cut prices. The result is that we have worked up an enor- mous trade in this branch of the business. One of the largest makers of Iron Beds in the country, knowing this, recently made us a proposition to take a big lot which they had on hand and wanted to raise money on. The prices they quoted us were so tempting that we closed the deal and now we are in a position to offer White Enamel and Brass Beds at such prices as have never before been heard of. We have now all sorts, from the plain ones to richly trimmed ones, and on every kind we can quote prices that are about half what you must ordinarily pay. White Enamel Iron Bed, with heavy posts and four coats of solid burnt-in enamel. A bed that usually sells for $3.50. Our spe- ciei sale price is only $1.85. SodorSendengendedeesee geese cetderdendender deacon te the soil is poor Knowledge of the amount of water to be given is derived by ascer- taining that 66 per cent of the total amount necessary to saturate the soil is used by the plant. The maximum degree of satura- tion Is discovered by taking samples of the earth, filling them with waier until no more can be held, and then after weighing them the difference between that amount and the figure reached when they have been air dried gives the result desired. Some soils will take 100 per cent of their own weight—that 1s to say, they will hold Water equal in weight to their own dry weight. These are mostly clay soils, ai- though rich, loamy, organic soil will ‘hold 150 to 200 per cent of water, or double its own bulk. Every year there is a gradual loss on the amount of crop produced in these samples, in the abset.ce of applied fertitiz- er. In this respect samples vary, as some of them in the beginnig had a greater reserve supply of plant life than others. In this connection, it is remarkable that samples of English soil, possersed by the Agricultura: Department, which have have not been fertilized in fifty-six years, are able today to bear a wheat crop equaling thirteen bushels to the acre. Virgin Prairies the Best. The best soil, according to Prof. Wiley, is the virgin prairie earth, never touched by plow or harrow; that has lain cov- ered by grass since the beginning. It is to be found in the west, in Ilinois, lowa and the states nearby, where the earth is particularly rich in available nitrogen and organic matter that furnish plenty of food for leguminous plants. It is generally dark or black in coior, and, nowadays, but little of it is to be found. The sample of District soll, gathered in the Department's grounds, {s de--ribed by Prof. Wiley as about the po: © t of the poor. He says that the soil here has been cultivated for over 100 years and never properly fertil- ized or treated. ‘The base of the District's soil,” said he, ntifically treat- it would be very productive; in fac! good as the best. Now, there is too much clay and it is too compact.” Quality of District Soil. District soil grows a poor quality and quantity of beans and buckwheat, and seems better suited to oats. The Maryland earth was taken from College station. A good soil will produce anything. The character of the vegetation depends almost wholly upon the climate. In the south cotton and cane flourish and in the north the cereals are most grown. There are certain crops, however, like potatoes, that grow better in sandy soil, not always to be found in every part of the country. But the real character of the product depends upon the climate. ‘After a harvest among the pots, the soll in them is turned out, dried, mixed, again is very fertile and, if ed, potted, and another or rotation crop started, In connecticn, with the chemical and physical analyses of the soil and the vege- tation experiments, each sample of soil is examined with reference to the number, kind and vitality of the micro-organisms it contains which are useful or harmful to growing crops. ee RECEPTION TO MRS. Pate eee SMITH. Young Ladies Honor New President of W. ©. T. 0. A reception was given by the Young Wo- man’s Branch of the W. C. T. U. to their retiring president, Mrs. Clinton Smith, in the parlors of the First Congregational Church, at 10th and G streets, last evening. Having been elected president of the D trict Union, Mrs. Smith necessarily re- signs the leadership of the young women. Mrs. Grace Morris takes her place. The parlors were decorated with palms and ferns. The receiving party consisted of Mrs. Clinton Smith, the retiring presi- dent; Miss Grace Morris, the incoming pres- ident; Miss Mary Drown, president of V\ mont Avenue Y; Miss Mary V. Beckham and Miss Mattie Brown of Georgetown Y, Mrs. Clayton E. Emig of headquarters Y, Miss Grace Ross of First Congregational Y, Mrs. B. L. Nevius of M. B. Platt Y and Miss Etta Austin of Le Droit Y. All wore La France roses. Miss Mattie Wanstall made the introductions. There was a program consisting of music and recitations. Miss Augusta Swan gave a violin solo, Miss Irma Callahan and Miss Mabel Claflin sang, Miss Grace Ross re- cited; Miss Ross also presented, in behalf of the local Y unions, to their retiring pres- ident, a cluster of chrysanthemums and ferns. Mrs. Smith made a speech of ac- ceptance. In the large gathering were: Mrs. 8S. M. Hartsock, the new vice president of the W. C. T. U.; Mrs. 8. D. La Fetra, past president; Mr. James L. Ewin, president of the Anti-Saloon League: Mrs. Belva Lockwood, Mrs. Voorhis, Mrs. Gist and others prominent in local circles. The ta- bles were prettily decorated. > First Maryland Volunteers. The 1st Maryland Volunteers, which con- tains many young men from the District and Montgomery county, has returned to Camp Meade, after participating in the Philadelphia jubilee exercises. The following applications for discharges have been returned to Camp Meade from Washington indorsed “disapproved:” Cor- poral Dean, Private Pates, Company E; Corporal Franklin and Privates Kean, Logue and Shirer, Company C; Private Si- erben, Company D; Private Ross, Company K; Private Lewis, Company B; Corporai opkins and Privates Hopkins and Smith, Company G. The Ist Maryland will pass through Wash- ington on its way south about November 10, Corporal Herbert Berger of Company K Was sent to his home in Le Droit Park ill with malarial fever about two weeks ago, but has greatly improved. fee Wants Quickly Filled. At this season, when so many are seek- ing situations, and, on the other hand, so many seeking employes, it is of interest to know that advertisements under the classifications Wanted Help and Wanted Situations are inserted in The Star at a cbarge of 15 cents for fifteen words. —_—__ John Burns, colored, pleaded guilty in the Police Court today to a charge of stealing a coat belonging to Susan Haw- kins. The man was arrested by Policeman Galway, who also recovered the coat. Judge Kimball imposed a penalty of $10 or thirty days. Jackson Bros., AN LLANE NAL ALNE $2.98. Very Heavy White Enamel $4.65. This Very Charming $4.85. Serolt A Heavy and Bed, with cast-brass knobs | design—white enamel with | looking White and extended foot rail, as | solid brass trimmings. Usu- | with brass rail. You never shown in cut. Special for | ally an $8.50 value. Our | saw its equal at less than this sale, $2.98. SHOULD STAND TOGETHER Commander-in-Chief Dyrenforth's Advice to Union Veterans’ Union. Says the Order Should F ce in Polit- teal Office Only Those Who Faver Union Soldiers, Gen. R. S. Dyrenforth, commander-in- chief of the Union Veterans’ Union of the United States, has issued a circular letter to department commanders with the design of having it brought ultimately to the at- he presents reasons why every cligible vet- eran should connect himself with the order. The qualifications for membership are “Service at the front, honorable dischargi and good character.” The purpose of the organization is to preserve and perpetuaic the principles of the war for the Union. In his circular letter Gen. Dyrenforth plifies this thought somewhat by emph ing the duty of every member to place in of the Union soldier, and to antagonize all thcse who are either inimical or indifferent to his interests. The letters is in part as follows: “We want every worthy man who i battle veteran to be one of u: a » that as a comrade he enjoy the comradeship of his fellows, and we enjoy his, and that he may ci obtain his right to the benefits, the great benefit, of this illustrious and glorious order, the only true military order in the wor! only correct prinicples of a’ military order. “Some days ago a Brooklyn newspaper, having been attracted by the magnificent orded to me here by my com- of the Department of the Potomac, wrote to me asking me what the Union Veterans’ Union is writer saying that he was editor of an almanac, which would be cir- lated throughout the middle and eastern e3, and he ired to publi: something about the order. 1 took up a copy of our constitution, and, after studying it, again presented substanti in the consti- tution are set forth 2 objects of the order; but, I think, in somewhat more terse and incisive form. Objects of the Order. “I wrote him as follow: ““The Union Veterans’ Union is an or- ganization of battle soldiers, saflors and marines of the war of the rebellion. The requisites of membership are good charac- ter and fact of presence in one or more en- gagements during that war; that {s to se the man must be a reputable citizen and a battle veteran. “The objects of the order ar “First. To preserve and perpe ‘uate, with firmness, but without animosity, the prin- ciples of the war for the preservation of the Union, contended for on many battle- fields. cond. To exact from the government proper appreciation of the services of the Union soldier in the preservation of the i of his claim ““Third. Practically, as well as theo ically, to secure recognition of the right of the Union soldier to preference for po- sitions of public trust and for employment b the government. ‘Fourth. To support the election to po- sitions of public trust of the friend of the Union soldier, irrespective of politic creed, and vigorously to antagonize every man who is inimical, or even merely in- different, to his interests; and “Fifth. E’fectively to care for the mem- bers of the order and the widows and or- phars of those deceased. “The Union Veterans’ commander-in-cbief, with a 'arge and ef- ficlent staff, located at Washington, D. C., and every request, through the proper channels, for anything that can be done or obtained, at Washington, for a com- rade, receives immediate personal atten- tion by the commander-in-chief and his staff of other workers.’ Political Daty. “Now, I request you, particularly, to ob- serve clause fourth above and let the sub- stance thereof bring determination to your heart. In a country like this, where the Feople govern; where it is the duty of every man to interest himself to see that the nation shall prosper, and to this end that a great class of its people, the class of men, in particular, who preserved its integrity, and thus made it the greatest nation on earth, shall not be neglected. No man fs of any importance unless he hus political significance, and no body of zen has any influence unless it has poli- tical power. “Our only hope, then, for the full ob- tainment of our rights and for their main- tenance is that we shall show strength in the matter of elections. I am tired of the indifference to the old soldier of young men ard of men who were not soldiers in both Houses of Congress, in the latures of the states and in public offic in that they are passive or contemptuous to him, declaring him of no political import- ance, a back number and a bore, and say- ing that the statute which gives prefer- ence to the veteran in the matter of ap- pointments to public office must be ignored because he is decrepit, ete., etc. The re- publican candidate counts 4s a matter of course upon the soldier-vote, because, per- haps, as a matter of fact,'a majority of the soldiers may be republicans; but we want some of these fellows to find them- selves woefully mistaken. I eagerly desire that we may pick out some candidate for an important elective office, such as repre- sentative or senator in Congress, some critter who thinks himself beyond reach and treat him to a surprise. Now, I, per- sonally, happen to be a republican; but, even 80, as the republican party is domi- nant just now I should prefer the ex- ample to be republican “To the end that we may be a power that 1s going ‘to command respect and secure the rights, and permanent rights, for the veteran soldier of the war of the rebellion, we must £0 organize that our strength shall ba felt, not only in every congressional dis- trict, but in every assembly district, in every. state of tha Union. “Scatter the seed, comrade; stir the boys up. Let us form line of battle; let us invest Union has its every point, and then, by our influence and votes, and th2 influence and votes of our . brothers’and sons, and nephews, and sons- price now ts $4.65. tention of every precinct command, in which | iz- | political offices those only who are friends | . founded, as it is, on the | and what its purposes | tegrity of this nation, and just recognition | or | ouble this price. Cash peclae 9 I 5-9 ! 7 th “Houses, 9 1 9-92 I St. | in-law, ana friends, we wilt giv i | tical sneaks, and the grandiose, toplot feliows, think themsely ately fe teran, the \ no yond need of car the - getful gentlemen, a dose of what we 1 to give to the Johunies and bushwhackers, namely, amazement and defeat “But we must always must have but one motive.a fare of the veteran. | fourth, ir to the inter of battle man of the war of the r Selicitude for the Order. “I am exceedingly anxious that order shall assume a position whieh | Sive It strength to command attenti the interests of its members. Otherwise, I Lave no desire to be neral and com- | Mander-in-chief,” which a rather fine ame tor a very severe and =xacting ge | eral agen: We are not play so. j and I take it that th. pose of this order jis something more tha that a loz of us m: be called ‘gen and ‘ovlonels.’ | us Ten have no time to play doll. If we cannot be a force, we can | of our comrades; and uniess shown, we shall never be a for: in camp is more disastrous than thy on the part of ar as such, is a part of honest and contemp indifference to one American cit a as manifest- the greatest din man—rosy y for tha welfare of his fellow What, then, shall be said of thi who is indiff»rent to the in omrades? of citi- sol- sts of le 1 am at the head of this organiza- tha hods and rmined y me our ranks: j2 definite purpos: and | know what we are doing ; are doing. “Let me request you, | to give the substa | many comrades as p | > | Railway Company Defended. | To the Kalter of The Evening Sta | In your issue of | entitled j | in your of own is letter way, th I noticed an article “Hardships of Railway Em- pl which, from its context, seems to be aimed exclusively at the Georgetown and Tenleytown Railway Ccmpany. Being a resident on the read, and a pa- tron of the line, I € beccme weil ac- quainted with many of the men, and in justice to the management must say that my observations have led me to a much a:fferent view to that of your contributer— Justice. Any ore having closely followed the vari- ous changes that have occurred in the operation of the road could not help but observe that the cars run on better sched- ule and that the men are neater in appear- ance and show far better discipline. How- ever, to quote your contributor Justice, he says: “There is a state of discontent amongst the men.” This state seems, « cording to his view, to be mainly caused by the fact that the men are not allowed time to eat on the cars, but must eat at the barn during a period of twenty 1 utes furnished by a relief crew, and f. | this relief the sum of 5 cents is deduct- }ed from their full day’s pay to compen- ate the relieving crew. Now, in this { cism Justice seems to be somewhat ast In the first place, I have failed to notice this discontent, except in one or two men, who would not be satisfied if they had their meals and time to eat them furnished gratis. Then, tco, he has forgotten that the men were formerly constantly com- plaining that they did not have time to eat with any satisfaction, wher now they can go into the barn and have twenty min- utes In which to eat in peace. As to what he calls the loss of 5 cents per diem, he does net seem to be aware that the men who run in the morning once or twice a week relieve those who run in the even- ing, and vice versa, thus being fully compensated for what time eating their meals may have cost them. He also says the men’s pay is quite small. I understand they receive 15 cents per hour, or $1.35 per diem, which Justice will find is about the rate paid by most reads in the District. On some of the other roads the men earn more in a day from the simple reason that they work longer hours. I have also heard that it was the men themselves who asked for the nine- hour plan m preference to working longer hours with a shift between. He aiso thinks the men should be al- lowed transportation. This ts allowed to and from work, and I cannot see that they should expect more, as men in other vor tions do not expect even this, let alone time in which to eat. As to severity of rules, I have not heard of any which work undue hardships. Rules are made to be observed and not broken, otherwise the discipline becomes slack. Even in the small matter of cating on th cars, a man canno’ eat and give his full at- tention to the running of a car. A man may be eating, his trolley wheel leave the wire and, before he could get to it, either the overhead work or pole be so injured that the car would have to be detained until pushed in or damage repaired, thus causing a car load of people to be de- layed for the convenience of one AN OBSERVING PATRON, October 26, 1898. as ese Decrees of Divorce Granted. Judge Cox, in Equity Court No. 1, today signed a Cecree granting Susan E. Phillips a divorce from Joseph Phillips. Extreme cruelty and wilful desertion are stated as the grounds for granting the separation. A divorce was also granted today by Judge Cox to Ckarlotte Stewart, dissolving ithe bonds o: matrimony existing between her and James Stewart. In her petition Mrs. Stewart alleged cruel treatment and immoral conduct on the part of her hus- ard. Bon | Ami The Modern Cleaner POLISH, COMPARES WITH OTHER CLEANERS: A Stwina = macni