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LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia. holding a special term for Orphans
Court business In estate of Leo. Harengel, de-
ceased No. 9945. Administration docket 27.-
Application having been made to the Supreme
Court OF the District of Columbia, holding a spe-
cal term for Orphans Court business for letters
Of administratio said estate, by The National
Safe Deposit. Savings and Trust Co. OF d. c., 1t is
ordered this 7th day of January. 1901, that notice
Is hereby given John George Harengel and Eliza
beth HartuDg Harengel his wife, Of Germany,
other unknown heirs If any. and to all others
gs,h Gs,hea 10 aPpear Pp IN saio Sou,t "h Fraay, the
PM to show why such application should
not be granted This notice shall be published In
Star once in each Of three successive weeks before
the return day therein mentoned-the first publ
cation to be not less than thirty days before said
return day. BY the court: CHAS. c. COLE, Jus
tice. Attest: JOHN X. ROUZER, Acting Reg
lister OF Wills. ja8-tu,3t
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COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

FOR RENT HANDSOME COTTAGE NEAR THE
city. on Met. Branch r. R.: rooms and water
las, + HoLTzMAY. 1921 r n. siS~ sS
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ja5-tf B. H. WARNER CO., 916 + NV

FOR RENT-BY Il. +. SA'
1907 Clifton, Sr&b. 5000
2514 18th NV, 12r&
bath, open. 80. .N
1897 II ne, Tor. b. sta so. &C
1912 Il NV, lOr&b. 10. &C
1874 X NV. 1Or&b. .4o.5C
1907 7th NV, STAIR .30.5(
2106 1st NV. 9r&b. .30.5t
GIL n NV. 7r&b. .3o.5(
902 o NV, 1Or&b. .30.O(
931 9Th NV, sto&dw 25.0t
Sw cor 9th&O w,sto25. .OC
81 n Y av. Crib. fla t. 25 .OC
1O6 Z st NV. 7r&b. .25.nO
237 I'd NV. Sr&b. .22.5G
1925 II ne, 9r&b. ..22.5 sc
1902 l ne, 7r&b. 90. 80
1887 9Th NV, 7r&b. .22.eU
p X ne. 3r&b. SO
811 L NV, stOre&cel. 20. 80
Office rooms 1t 5l2 + st.
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STORAGE.

FOB RENT-SPACE IN BRICK BUILDING as
eth g. NV. For rates. ETC.. apply to WEAVED
BROS. 1lIe r. AE. aeo1-0
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2i1i H, 6r. w......12.OO
2026 10th, 5r, W. IL 80
FURNISHED.
1900 F. 1Sr. 3b. $500. 90
1878 10th, Ar. 2b. mi. 15O. ~
ROOMS.
4S2-4S6 La ay, office
rooms $40 and $500
1871 9th, Office, heat 1870
1856 La av, . b's't rs. 1900
STORES.
i10S-1O +, 2 large rs$5O. 90
1902 Pa av, Ar, sto,
Gel. ", g..........35.50
2909 NJ, sto&2r.....2O.00
GOO 10th sw. sto, eel. 1850
2l2l Pa av, 1r. w,g.16.50
2205 l, 2r&sto, W. g.l6.00
1855 l., 1r&cel, W, g.15.5O
1918 NJ. W. eel. 1870
1909 18th. l room. 1000
1905 18th, shop. 1000
STABLES.
1912 G, 2s. 90
18th. 18th, l., NJ. los
and side lot. Ia. 90
1142 18th, IS, wr.l.w.15.OO
716 10th, 3s. wr.l,w.10.00
liH6 9th, 2s, wr.....S.0O
1S29-31 L, 5r, w.....7.OO
WILCOX. 1907 Pa. ave. .
KER 4 son. 1905 F ST.
1872 Both NV. Grab. %. SO
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Il. s. f. COR. 7TH&L NV.
1903 Tth NV, .2O.50
G2 Whitney av .6r. ID. 1880
IDA 1th NV. .5r. b. fiat 1900
l3f9 9th NV. store. $500
235 AZ sw. sto&5r. 1850
3S y Sc. sto, ,1r&w. .16.00
l243 ii ne. store. 1000
1927 NJ ne, 6r&b. rs. so
1888 5th NV Or. W (col)l 30
73 o NV, Sr (coN. .l3. so
7l6 Il l av NV, Or, W. 13. 40
$40 Callan ne, 6r&b.1 1850
i31 X NV, store. .12.5 so
AIS o NV, 4r&b fiat.12.50
1017 7th NV, 2r fiat.12.00
1859 Sth NV, store. .l2.0o
24l0 7th, 6r&w. .10.50
1124 y Cap, store. .l0.3O
1855 II ne, 3r&b fit. 1000
229 l. ne, 3r&w
n.w., steam heat. $500
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FOR RENT-HOuSES.
FURNISHED.

FOR RENT-HANDsOMELY FURNISHED HOUSE
on, finest corner In District, overlooking entire
city; lS large rooms and 8 baths. all light and
luxuriously furnished and finished, ready for oc-
DISTANCE PHONE in house. HOUSE-13oI
Clifton st. RENT BY year. $3.50 90 per mo. RENT
By season, $3.50 90 per mo. Open for inspection; |;
or call at Room 8. Bliss bldg. IS St NV.
no16-0
FURNISHED OR UNFURNlSHED.
FOR RENT-EIlDGANT RESIDENCE ON ST.
near N. H. ave. NV. Completely furnishedl, II
rooms. bath and modern cony yeniences. at $125 per
month Inspection permit given by
THOMAS E WAGGAMAN,
ta0-3t 917 st. NV.
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FOR RENTED. 24S0. l1160 10Th, 10r. b. new 30 90
1900 \, l3r&b.. $500 ll62 10Th. .lOr,b new 80 90
1918 II, 10r&b. so. 90 rs 9Th $50
1886 Cor. 10r&b. 40. 90 In courts. SIS to 1000
ja5-3t +. w. GRAHAM 617 14th.
FOR RENT-NEAR CENSUS OFFICE. BAY-WIN.
dow brick, 1o1 I'd st. NV, rooms and bath
opp Botanical Gardens. rooms and bath. $23
A. +. FOX COMPANY (Inc), go L st. NV.
ja5-3t
FOR RENT-R. c. CAMPBELL, 517 10TH ST
Store 427 10th NV t5l7 10th, Sr, shop. SIS 90
1929 n ave. 11r. so 90 706 eth st 90
1201 Ii st ne, store 93o Liberty st, 5r. =. 300
dwg. and stable. .40.0O' ja5-3t
FOR RENT-13O7 CLIFTON ST. NV; IA ROOMS;
tiled bath; finest location, overlooking city;
large lawn; ideal home; spacious porches; two
stories; lot 5Ox15O it.; price, $SO Can be seen
open. or call Room 8, Bliss bldg. de31-tf
FOR RENT 1884 10th, 9r&b. ..45 90
313O NV, 14r&b. $50 90 1902 18th NV, 7r&b. % 90
1927 NV, 10r&b. so 90 ~ Han'vr irSb / 2 80
925 sth NV. 1Or&b. As so RI a57 Fla av 3r. 800
delft RALPH w. LEE. 14O6 G st. NV.
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wANTED-A WIDE-AWAkE MAN To TAKE
charge Of wall paper and picture store, and
Young who has experience in bookkeeping
and can use the typewriter. Address Box 10,
Star office ja1-2t
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WANTED PAIiI.OR MAID. $50: SMALL FAMILY;
also maids, chambermads, nurses Mattresses
cooks. gen, raj houscworkers. buffers. second
LADIES' EXCHANGE, GA 18th. 1t"
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FOR RENT
3130 P NV, 14r&b. $4,000
1927 Y NV, 10r&b. 5000
9E5 Sth NV, 10r&b. As. so
de21-tf RALPH Y
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WANTED WITH GOOD VOICES: CHURCH
of the Incarnation, 18th and y. Apply MIR J. W.
BRIGHT. Chormaster. 1901 9th NV, or at the
church. Thursday, 7:30 PIN. jaI-3t"
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1884 10th, 9r&b. 90
1902 18th NV, 1r&b. 22.W
40-4ShHan'v'r, ir&b. 1880
RI 957 Fla av, 3r. 800
V. LEE. 14O6 g st. NV.
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UNFURNISHED,

FOR RENT-171s 18TH ST. NV: II ROOMS;
porcelain bath; fine neighborhood; Iowa Cir
Gle; ami: in perfect order: low to good
tenant. Apply 915 Rhode Island n.y. jaS-3s
FOR RENT PHONE 2417.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST CO.,
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT.
1874 Vt 10r $3.50 Rear 1902 $, stable 15. 90
G29 + st, offices. Al 81 l32 st ne, Ar. 800
1852 Corcoran, Sr. 40 oo l67074 Kramer 5r5 so
1905 NJ, store. .35.5Ul
jaS-tf THOMAS BRADLEY Real Estate Officer
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PERSONAL.

1 WILL PAY $50 CASH, $40 MONTHLY. TO ANY
one obtaining me dept. position as messenger or
copyist. Address CONFIDENTIAL f, Star Office :
WE HAVE BEEN THIRTY YEARS AT IT. AND
II that counts for anything can easily afYOrd
to pay you full cash value for any amount of
mems worn garments. Notes By mail.
ja8-6.n JUSTH'S OLD STAND 619 n ar
ized. 000 10Th st. NV. Open all hours Esfab-
ushed 1885. Honest and efacient service qua ran
teed. sfsassH CONFIDENTIAL. 'PAsos 26s5. Jas -2es
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WANTED-HOUSES

WANTED ONCE. HOUSE IN BLOOMING
dale. about 81 600. Address e. l.. L.. Star etce /.
WANTEb-FoR HOME. FIRST CLASS HOUSE IN
sod location; not over 5000; prefer one fac
Ing north and soatn. Address ARTIST Star
once ja7-3t
HANTFD-WHY LET YOUR HOUSES REMAIN
VACANT: THEY CAN BE RENTED. THERE
ARE HUNDREDS OF PARTIES LOOKING FOR
HOUSES ALMOST ALI. OF THEM APPLY TO
Us 1T WILL SURELY PAY You TO PLACE
THEM WITH Use WE WILL FURNISH GOOD
PAYING. Careful. TENANTS.
nol0-tf STONE K FAIRFAX. sos F st. NV
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FOR RENT-FUKNISHED
15US Y ST., 11r., b., per annum ........... $500
146f X l av NV. lar, 1872 21st NV, 12r. i, 800
baths. 800 10th bet EIIS, ,15r, ,ba. l 800
1910 18th NV, 12r, 2C16 NV, 11r ba. l 200
019 18th NV, 15r.ba, AT SIPS. 81 .2Ou
except office =. Il, 500 per annum.
HEISkELL & McLERAN. zoos st. NV.
Telephone 66S. oc27-s, ,tu&th-tf
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WANTED ONCE, WHITE NURSE To CARE
for boy Of IA months: must have excellent ref
.rencc. Call III evening between and 8 O'Clock
I42l X 81. NV. It,
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Grafton st, Ch'vyCh. 45. 10
l34O r st, 10r. 1900
1918 + st, 12r. 40. SO
ltO6 Chaplin, Sr. $3.50
2408 14th st. Or. =. .3. 90
1905 9th ct. Or. .30.50
1929 n Y av, Or. :. 1000
1884 Both st. 7r. 5000
Watkins pl. Chevy C.25.O0
1928 l6tn, st&dwg 1000
2OS-12-14-l6-24-2S-32
lst sw. Or. each. 1850
90OLs 1 st Sc, 6r. -. .12.5O
l3H E st Sc, 6r....l2.ou
IA 4 16 Watkins pl,
Chevy Chase, 5r. 1000
1871 2lst st. 5r. ....10.O0
3, 9 and 8 Bald
wins row. 5r, ea. 500
Lot l, So 635. .O1er
Garfield
Flat. 4th floor. 3r. 1000
Flat. I'd floor. Ar. 1000
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WANTED-ROOMS.

WANTED BY COUPLE. WITH BOY OF g. 3 OR
rooms for light housekeeping, west Of 9Th and
north OF X. Address A. r. L., Star Office las 2t
WANTED-KOOM. WITH OR WITHOUT BOARD,
by single gentleman In office. Address Box 26,
Star office. lts
WANTED-A SMALL FAMILY DESIRES To TAKE
part of house with another small family; rent
1derate Address Y. l.. F.. Star Office It,
TED - TWO FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
Ink; man. wife and child OF years SIS. Ad-
dress =. w. Star office. jaI-4t
WANTED BY YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE TWO
rooms one small. for bed room, floor peff-
erably communicating. furnished or unfurnis she'd
with or without board; nice section ny Address
L. ID. Star offce. ja5-3t'
WANTED PERSONS DESIRING ROOMS WITH
or without board In private families or frst-
class 'ra dig houses. consult THE POoNrRS
Gt li't, S2p L st. NV. de1g- 26ts
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WANTED-HOW To OBTAIN A COMPETENCY
in the business of life insurance. Address JNO.
I. D. BRISTOL No. Madison ave. New York
city. jail ,th&s-7t
WANTED SALESMAN FOR REAL ESTATE; EN-
perience not necessary; men with large acquaint-
ance preferred: horse and buggy will be furnish
ed: good pay to workers. FULTON K. GORDON.
1906 G fe17-s&tu.tf
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CHARLES 8. BUNDY.
Commissioser Of Deeds for New York and all other
states aud territories. FendAll building cor AZ
st. opposite Cit.u HaA Phone 1919. au28-4tf
CAspBE11a CARRIyGTON, ATToRNNY-ArLAw.
Webster Law building, sos D Ut. NV, Washine.
New xssk ave. saa sfs o. asws sslo
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FOR SALE-A VERY CHEAP HOUSE on 4TH
st. n; only 81, 600: 1t Is well
structed and the rooms are all large 1t Is com
paratively new house; sold few years ago for
$4,000; 1t Is worth II now; took it for n
debt; will sell at II sacrifice.
ja5-3t STONE Il FAIRFAX 500 F st. NV.
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FOR SALE--NICE LITTLE HOME. ST. S.E.
bet 9th and 10th; 2-story brick. in perfect
dtion water gas, sewer. side alley; good neigh
borhood: perfect title furnished free. Price only
81 500; $500 cash. bal SEQ. o. NJ. BRYANT,
Warder bldg. 9th and F. ja5-3ts5
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FOR RENT-BY H. L. RUST 6OS 14TH ST. n.
- O NV rooms bath, cellar ...... $50 81
2l43 |. NV rooms and bath th............. % 81
1147 Government alley rooms .........., 1Ott
STORE and cellar. 1854 18th nv ..... 1900
STORE. cellar. rooms. I112 Conn. ave.
de2O-6ff
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FOR RENT
1916 18th, 1Or, b, mi. $50. 90
1I4S Oregon av, 11r,

FOR RENT
1916 18th, 10r, b, mi. $50. 90
174S Oregon av, 11r,
b, mi. ............ ..@. 90
1917 2Sth. b, Or, b,
1882 T. iir,b eel. mi. 40. 50
2S03 Q. Or. b, mi. 1880
3O9 14th. Or, b.....30.5 80
Brksmith shop, alley,
1S&19.L&M,lg lot. 5000
632 Goth. sr, b, Gel. mi25. so
1921 l., 7r, b. mi. 20. so
72O 21st, Sr,b. eel. mi. 25. so
15O6 kingman. 6r. b,
eel, mi. ..........2 .25. 80
1416 Both, 7r, b. mi. q. so
hip 22d, 1r, W. 20. so
722 18th, fit. Ar, b. mi. 20. 80
1911 1st, 6r, b, mi. 20. so
1749 f. Or. b. mi. 20. so
26l9-21 X, 7r, b. mi.20.50
HyattSville, Or, eel. 20. 10
946 26th, Or, stable. 1880
1881 10th, 5r. W. Is 30
2022 H, 5r, w......15. 80
III E ne. Or. W. 80
S21 oath. 5r, W. 30
2225 StPaul's Ct. t.5r.w12.5O
1904 11th. 4r, w. .12.3O
de26-tf WESCOTT g.
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WANTED a WOMAN FOR GENERAL HOUSE
work in family of two; must he honest capa-
BILE. respectful. good cook and laundress and stay
nights; good references required 1455 W at. It,
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WANTED COMPANION AND ATTENDANT TO
invalid lady: he kind. attentive also work
ing househeeper. Apply 1913 y. y. It,
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FOR RENT-HOUSEs
large house Of "a rooms, centrally located
Mass. NV; bath rooms; steam and
hot air heat. and In excellent condition A
house easily adapted for boarding house or hotel.
private school OF seminary. most reasonable
rent to good tenant.
cozy 7-room and bath brick, near 14th st.
cars: large cellar; porcelain bath; newly papered
throughout: $1,000 Apply to
VOLNEY EATON, The Portner,
de27-tf 18th and sts NV.
The times., 1901-03-17

ana She would not tell Him where She
had Sccreted the Silver and Diamonds.
untii one Night when Burglars came AMI
made 4 Rummage call at The House.
leaving an Old Cap and "a new Cold Chfs.I i
I@r the Police TO Identify them. which
they never did
Where are Your piamonds and silver
Ware? asked the Common Sense Man
looking very Anxious
I.oOk in the Rag Sag said His Wife
with Triumph I'm Her Tone
But where is The Rag Bag
They called In The Police who Looked
Wise and said they had Clew. but No
One has ever heard what IL was and the
Woman has since learned that BURGERS
always Look in the most unexDtcted
places fer Valuable Booty that Is all
ready 10 be Carried OF
Moral: 1t is better To Be Safe than
Sorry.
once there was a Man who built A
House 20 Please his Wife. 10 had q
Clothes Closet I'm every room and 81 Porte
Cochsre, besides A Billiard Room foT the
Mans friends when they came go visit
Him They began living in The House
in great style and the Man said il was
a Dream. but his Wife called IL A Night
mare She found FAINT with it Some
of the Time. Part of the Time. and All
the Time. When she had Company The
House was Too Small. and When they
were Alone Il was Too Large. They could
not Pronounce Porte CoChere with a for
eign Intonation. So they called it The
Driveway. Then Friend who knew how
Disconnected The Wife was offered to
Buy The House.
1T Will Make you a fine Family Resi-
dence, said The Man who Built II.
Il do Not want II for A Family Resi-
dence but for Home, His Friend said.
SO he paid The Price and was Given
Possession at Once. His Wife was \
Conte1. ed woman and made the Best of
Everything. They turned the Billiard
Room into a Nursery. and practiced on
The Porte COchere until they could say
IL as easy as rolling of a log, and there
wasn't any Frost settled down on the
New Home.
Then the Wife Of the Party OF the
First Part who had built the House for
her appealed to Him to Build Another
House and the Next time to try And
have it right
There Won't Be any Next time-Not
on your Life, he said You can Spend
the Rest of your days in Flat or \
Boarding House, For ! am entirely Out
of the Business of Building"
Moral: Fools build Houses And Wise
Men live in Them
The times., 1901-03-17
CHINA's MEASURING RULES.
Odd Ways of Determining the
Length Of a. Billie

Many travellers returning from China
have commented upon the appareutly sin
gular lack of knowledge of the distances
across their country or between their
towns that exist among the Chinese. If
at one town YOU enquire the distance to
the next YOU may he told that 1t is twenty
ii tonethird Of mile), but upon arriV-
ing at the towp> YOU will be surprised to
find the distance back to the town from
which you have just come is twentV-tour
III and that the cost Of joUrneying back
again is correspondingly greater than the
cost TO 50 to il.
This pcculiarity also extends to dis
tances between town by river, The dis
tanCes UP stream being from 80 to 100
per cent greater than down stream. The
cost OF travel and transportation in the
different directions bears the same rela-
tiOn to each other as the distances. The
confusion which has thus arisen has been
incomprehenSible to foreigners. The
Chinese measure distances not by rule,
but by the amount of physical energy re-
quired to traverse them Their wage Is
based ON unit of energy, the amount
that il takes them to carry a given load,
one picul one Ii, on level ground If the
road from a to B is down hii, the dis
tance is regarded as less than the actual
linear distance because it is supposed
to take less energy to travel i'm thef direc-
ton: or. as the Chinese say. the Ii are
short" 1t naturally follows that in
travelling in the other direction, from B
back TO A. the road being a gradual as
cent a greater expenditure of energy Is
necessary: the Ii are long, and in order
to get a fair compensation for their work
the carriers must see that the distance
and the charges are cOrrespon1iugly in
creased.
With this explanation what has often
appeared a Vagary of the Chinese be
comes simnle and reasonable
The times., 1901-03-17
FABLES AND THEIR MORALS.
Modern Applications Fitting !ari-
nms Mohern Events.
lFrom the Chicago Times-Herald)

fFi'il tlS fi44taE' iiitf7-IAtietlb-J
A Man who was Suburbanite and
spent much Of His Time Travelling To and
Fro on the Elevated Cars was different
from Other Men in this: He did not be
lieve i'm HolduE3s. He said he would like
TO see 4 Thug who could rob him and Get
Away with the ValuabIes. One morning
going into Town he had been talking to
the other Men in the Smoker in this
Strain when, wanting TO see what Time it
was, he put his hand in his Vest Pocket
to get his Watch. and nearly Jumped to
the Roof of the car. His Watch was
gone. lie looked at all The Men in the
Smoker ana said in loud. Distinct
Voice: Il have Been Robbed"
impossible, said one of His Friends
You said you We're Immune
Don't be 4 Fool. My Watch is gone
He glanced at each Man in turn, as if
He might have The Watch up his Sleeve,
but Everybody went on Reading the Morn
ing Paper in Perfectly Heartless way
aud Soon he got out and went to His
Office, where he Stirred Them all up Re
lating His Tale of Woe, till his Partner
said:
,oh. Come OF. Get new Nickel
Watch that will keep Good Time and
don't be So Fresh Dragging about Being
Robbed. You are not the Only one;
Gold Watches don't Grow ON Every
Bush" Grumbled the Man Then He felt
so bad that he decided to Go Home and
Make His wife Wretched Too. and get 1t
over That He had been Held uu and
Robbed At least She would be Sorry for
him.
But when he told her She Only laugh
ed. He called her Cruel Woman. Then
She told him 10 go upstairs and look I'M
der His Pillow, where he found his watch
Safe and Sound.
Moral: It Is better to be Born Lucky
than Rich.
In the Year 1901, Man lived who had
some Common Sense. He desired to buy
\ Safe IN which his wife could keep her
Silver Ware and Diamonds where Thieves
could not Break In nor Steal
Nonsense said his Wife, in that flip
way Some Women assume when arguing
with even the Greatest of Men, the
Burglars would carry it off or Blow it to
Pieces before you Gould get il Into the
House It would Advertise the Fact that
We had Something to Steal. L know a
Trick worth two of that
So he left The Matter to her Discretion
The times., 1901-03-17
HAIR WILL DEADEN NOISE.
Felt Lessons sound Vibrations of
Machinery.
OFrom Casters Magazine.)


Hair felt has repeatedly received men
tion as a means of deadeuing vibrations
and noise from machinery, placed for
this purpose between engine bedplateS
and foundation capstone and underneath
rails subject to heavy train traffic. Now,
however. cork is said to have been used
in Germany with the same end in
view, the available particulars being
to the effect that sheet made
up Of fiat pieces of the cork in
mosaic fashion corresponding in size
to the bedplate of the noisy machine and
held together by an iron frame is laid
under the machine. What measure of
success has been obtained with this new
eXpedient is not told, though as means
OF temporary relief II probably answered
the intended purpose.
The true solution OF most if not all ma
chnery vibration problems Is, however,
to be found in proper foundations, ample
in area and weight. and 1t generally pays
10 provide these if at an practicable. To
what exercise of ingenuity the engineer
is sometimes pui in accomplishing this
was illustrated dozen or more years ago
in one large factory. where on an upper
floor a row Of small engines had to be in
stalled for the independent driving Of a
corresponding number Of different ma
chimes Though the building was of sub
Stantial construction, with steel floor
beams il was It fOregOne conclusion that
that row of engines would cause trouble
If set with nothing but the floor as fOun-
dation. and as it was undesirable 10 raise
them much above the floor level each en-
gine was provided with separate foun-
dation built up Of brick and mortar in
the usual way. but suspended by steel
straps between the floor beams and thus
projecting down into the head room Of the
floor below. Seen from there each fOunda-
ton, with its engine, appeared II rest
ing on airy nothing. But those suspended
foundations accomplished all that was ex-
pected of them as vibration absOrbers.
The times., 1901-03-17
SETTLERS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
More EngIiShmen Snid to he Needed
in That Country.
lFrnm IA London SaLuIdav RcYieW.


The establishment of more English set
tiers in South Africa is nothing less than
a national duty. TIE country population
being almost exclusively Dutch, agriCul-
tural settlers are the kind of immigrants
most required. since it is in the rural
districts that It is most desirable to in
troduCe English men and English ideas.
sideration that as the labor basis in
South Africa is native. not European,
these agricultural immigrants must be
persons who are possessed OF the capital
and Intelligence necessary to enable them
10 develop their holdings and utilize the
already existing supplies of coloTed labor
If English emigrants are to be sent out
on this errand they must not be drawn
from the ranks of the agricultural labor
ers, but they must he selected from
among the sons OF the landed gentry and
the farmers.
Agricultural laborers would not be able
TO take up small farms unless they pos
sessed certain amount of capitdL and
even then they would be unable to gain
a livelihood unless they were endowed
with Intelligence and resolution cutie be
yOnd the average; for they would have
TO acquire a knowledge of Dutch and
Kaffir and be able to control the natives.
As a general rule therefore immigrants
of this class would only be useful as over
seers and fOremen on large iaI ms. The
men who are to go out to farm and raise
stock. to grow fruit and subtrOpicdl pro-
duce must be men who already possess
some experience of such industries. or
who. failing this experience, are prepared
to sUend the time and money necessary
to acquire it, In short the settlers who
are wanted are men who can command
q little CaDital-say from $500 upward
and are otherwise qualified by their train
ing and associations for this particular
phase OF colonial life.