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glass vestibie
a n d tor
doors, hallway
and parlor pam
eled and fin
fShed I'm fine
grained chest
nut " 90 d s.
Parlor. dining
rooms large,
d a y II G h t e d
cheerful rooms.
W 1 t h artistic
cabinet mante!s
and fine chande-
1iers.
Every cOnyen-
fence In the
kitchen - latest
m o d e | 81 S
range for sum
mer cooking and
splendid pOrta-
BILE up-to-date
coal IA n & e:
SOapstOne sinks
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On East Capitol street. Nos 1861 SO -65-
Sl-69-l1-six Of them just finished-now
ready for occupancy = THREE STORY
HOUSES. with cellar. Prettily designed
and built substantially as houses can
be constructed. Each one has nine (9)
rooms And. remember, please. that these
houses are designed to give the maximum
OF comfort. In all of the year
Latest idea hOt-air furnace heats the
rooms. In basement, servants room tun-
usual In moderatepriced houses). Plate
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ALLENHURST, DEAL, ASBURY PARK.
Modern furnished cottages for rent.
Milan ROSS AGENCY,
ap26-26t@ Asbuy Park, n. J.
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IN THE MOUNTAINS.

RAwLEY SPRINGS VIRGINIA.
Only chalybeate of its kind.iin America iden-
teal with that ut Spa. BaIgFSb. Elevation 2 900
feet: cool nights.
D. R IS~ITZER Propr
my10-eoSw Rawley Springs va
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ATLANTIC CITY REAL ESTATE.
sEAsHoRE REAL ESTATE.

I1s BUYS 2h ACRES; $s5 BUYS ACRES: Al
most given sway, to close estate; adjacent New
Jersey summer resorts big prices for all produce:
boating bathing. fishing: installments 60c.
weekly: APPLEBY. Drexel building. Phila.
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THE ALBEMAPLE.

VIRGINIA AVE. NEAR BEACH AND PIERS.
This elegant modern hotel. throughout with
capacity 400 offefs superior accommodation. In
Guiding large sunny, steam heated rooms. baths.
elevator service and excellent cuisine, ut reduced
spring rate. S. $40 and $l2 weekly. 81 daily Over
1000 50 It: Ct sun pariors and porches Booklet
from true photos mailed ]. T. COPE
felS- ISt-lO -.
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PIANOS TUNED.

DON'T NEGLECT YOUR PIANO OR TRUST THR
tuning Ind repairing to inexperienced hands Have
an expert attend to your piano BY the wear and
keep 1t in perfect condition. Reasonable charFes.
prompt attention to orders by postal or 'phone
,. G. SMITH. 1928 Pa. ave. cPhone IAN mh2a -
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS D. G.
Washington. ID. G.. May >. i902.-Sealed proposals
will he received at this office until TWELVE
O'CLOCK NOON JUNE SEVENTH, for furnishing
30. So. AZ and As" Cast-iron Flanged Pipe SDs.
cial>. Specifications and blank forms of proposals
may hv obtained al this office. HENRY Is. F.
S.A' FALKLAND. JOHN W. ROSS, JOHN BIDDi.E
Commissioners. ID c. mye6
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WHITE MOI NTAINS ! Leading Summer Resort
PPnEII 7. IICE Clientele highest order
- Golf linksStennis ct. I'M
AND IL COTTAGES excellcd. G.. III .Greenicaf
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ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.

THE YARMOUTH"
On the Ocean Front, CHELSEA-Atlantic City.
Reopens June l. Now open for inspection and
booking. Every room with ocean view. Service
first class. Booklet mailed.
myS-26t-6 WM. GUTHRIE. Owner and Proprietor
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ROCkI,A\D Me TIE SAMOSET. Open
June p. Kicker Hotel Co.
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WFJRS y. H. NEW HOTEL WEIRS.
Open June Is. New management.
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SIANI:ORn NY. CHURCHILL HALL. OPP.
THE RENMERE- Op- July l.
1000 ISL ANDS GANANOQUE I'M. st.
- - Lawrence River. BoDk,c cts.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASH
Insi"n' ID G. April 81. 1SO2-Sealed proposals
Viii lac received at this department until TWO
UnLph PM Thu RSDAY. MAY FIFTEENTH
iets Tor iithographing and printing the general
Mhd once map Of the United States for 1892
me right Is reserved 10 reject any and all bids
sPr'tncatl"ns for the work. with form of proposal
MAJ De had on application All bidders are In
rlte1 !" be present at the opening. E. Fl. HITCH
COCK. Secretary. my3-2aw ~
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FOR SALE-BICYCLES.

FOR SALE-VERY CHEAP, LADIES ECLIPSE
wheel nearly new. $40 C st. ne it,
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SEASIDE, NEW ENGLAND.
The Nanepashemet.

MAKBLEHEAD NEf!K, MASS.
Open plumbing and lighted throughout by electric
ity. Opens June 1: Finest location on the Norti
Shore. Every room has ocean view Special rates 70
june Send for descriptive cfretflar. E BROWN Pro
my3-eod Inn 3.siIa4 ~
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G1Nm The Vendonne

THE DRISCOIL. COR FIRST AND b SITS. Wv
High-Glass Apartment Hotel.
Southern exposure, facing u $. Capitol and
grounds, every appointment most modern Rooms
suite single. with bath. Electric light steam
heat. filtered water One block from b. & D.
depot Trausients accommodated. American and
Enroprau plan. I A. MCKEE Mgr. fe26-tf-S
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N H11E NTS ! Mapewood Ctg. OPP June l.
~ - Scenic Center of Mts
NhLh"''p hill Golf Boston office. 14T SUM
OP July 3. 1902. merst. Cilley&Murray Mss.
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POI MD Me WHITE OAK HILL SPRING
HOTEL. Opens June 10. Golf.
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COMPLEXION SPECIALISTS.

There are advertised in the South nos
trums which 1t is pretended viii turn
the complexion white, says the New
York Sun" That shade is guaranteed
only TO mulattoes, but the advertisers
OF the drugs profess that even the dark
est skin may be made from four to five
shades lighter, whatever degree Of
change that may show.
With this preparation are thrown in
mixtures to make the hair straight. The
combination is put in a box and at the
price of 81 finds many purchasers. The
profits of this enterprise are so great
that several rival firms make large sums
out of it every year
Strong acids applied to the skin viii,
of course, take OF the outer skin. This
may tend to tighten the color Of COM
pIexion TO sons small degree The ef-
feet will not be permanent and the ap-
plication of the liquids must be fre-
quent The same sort Of preparation
used to be sold to remove sunburn.
It took off the tan; but it took the skin
with it. and after a while the effect Of
this diluted acid on the skin was found
to be so injurious that it went out of
use altogether.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
MADAME MELBA'S WIT.

II Lord WoIseley is strategist on
the field of battle, at the dinner table
he proved anything but a warrior when
parrving the wit of that famous singer,
Nine. MeIba-
At the dinner in question Nine.
MeIba was seated at the right of Lord
WoIseIey, who was on the right of the
hostess. The great soldier, turning to
his hostess, asked:
Who IL the lady on my Tight?''
Why. that is Nine. MeIba."
who = Nine. Melba -
rs it possible that your Iordship does
not know the great singer"
oh. yes. Born in Australia, be
Heve?"
And with that the general applied
himself to the course then served At
ter few moments he turned to the pri
ma donna, greeted her pleasantly. and
said:
You are an Australian believe.
madame? I know great deal about
your country Ny brother lives in
Melbourne"
And pray. sir. what Is the name of
your brother?" the singer naively in
CURED
"GoodressI Why. his name is the
same as mine-Wolselcy." answered
the surprised officer
Who is WoIseley? I do not recall
ti.at name" Nine Melba explained.
why. am General Wolseley." re
piled the astonishcd officer
"WoIseIeyI WoIseIeyI WOlseIey,"
whispered the singer. as if appearing
to refresh her memory. And then the
general applied himself again to the
food He had learned his lesson
Philadelphia Inquirer
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AN EDUCATIONAL FAD

nounee by sueh phonetic exercises
as the following
TEX SPUN and lux at It. TIE
It'll holz w 81 ar SELF.
.Litl grin livz and stemz began tn
gro
BY close examination one sees that
some of the vowel sounds are differ
entiated from others by a SHght-a
very slight difference in the forms
of the letters, and by accents. For
instance. there Is a circumflex accent
over the - in grin" supposed to
indicate that 1t Is pronounced green"
but one shudders to think how often
the average child VIII spell 'greenv
grin in after life when taught by
this system Again, there Is a minute
difference between the u IN "spunjv
and the same letter in LUX not
enough to attract the attention OF the
reader of ordinary intelligence. The
chances are that the child VIII not no.
tee it at all except by a painful
strainmg of the eyes. And SC with
almost every other vowel sound in the
list. And this infinitely and diaboli-
calIy ingenious system Is proposed as
substitute for the old-fashioned
Webster's spelling book and the New
England primeri When the simple
minded makers of those oId-time
books wanted to teach phoneties, they
did 1t by the plain method Of gather
ing together a lot of words In which
the same letters represented the same
sounds, and teaching the child to spell
those From spelling "dog, log, bog,
fog, hot, cot, dot he went on to spell
rope, cope, hope" soap, soak" and
other words In which the letter 20"
occurred, and his own mind arrived at
whatever logical inference there was
IN the similarity of spelling. In
short, he learned to spell IN a natural
way, not by a complicated and artif-
eiaI mass Of symbols unrelated to the
spirit and growth of his mother
tongue
It is hardly conceivable that such
books as this are really IN any gen
eraI use IN our schools, but If they
are, it Is about time for parents to
investigate the matter and insist on a
return TO common sense.
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priety of the legal requirement
1t may be possible that the present
law Is defective IN some respects. If
any Of its provisions are calculated to
exact that which Is impossible, they
ought to be eliminated or amended
The remedy for those who have here
tofore laid themselves liable to the IN
Fiction Of penalty for non-compIi-
ance with the law, OF may perchance
do so hereafter, lies with the Iawmak-
ms power. The absolute prevention
Of offensive smoke may not be practi-
cable with the known and tried ap-
planes, Il so far as invention has
furnished the means to minimize the
nuisance the public has the right to
demand that they shall be put into
use, And that Is all there is to the
whole controversy
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~ NE of the faneifuI works re
| Gently published in the name
of education is likely to
arouse the resentment of righteous
minded parents. It Is called a First
Reader, and is apparently intended
for the use Of children IN the primary
grades. This being so, it seems mys-
ferrous that good part of the con
tents are such as would tax the brains
of the average adult to unraveI If
many children are being taught to
read by any such system as this, the
epidemic Of bad spelling and hay
ideas IN our public schools Is partly
accounted for.
We are old in the preface that ''it
is thought better to omit spelling
wholly the first year." because "a pu-
pill who Is first trained in phoneties
and then taught to spell viii be bet
ter spcller at the end of two years
than If he had been taught the latter
without the former or taught both
concuIrentIy." We are also told that
after the child has been taught each
sound, and the unvarying symbol for
that sound" it is easier for him to
learn the variations" Of course, as
everybody knows. the symbols for any
one of the vowel sounds are anything
but unvarying: and, IN practice, spell
ing has to be learned by the arbitrary
method of associating the pronuncia-
ton of each separate word with It's
spelling. 1t IS not possible, IN En-
slish, to apply any such logic of or
biography as is possible IN French
or German. In French, unaeeented
''e7 has always one sound. and each
accent varies that sound definitely; so
of other letters. In English, re" may
have any one of half a dozen differ
ent RECOMMENDATIONS, according to the
derivation of the word IN which it
occurs, and as by no possibility can
all these derivations be taught to q
child learning to spell, the arbitrary
method Is the only one which will
avoid endless confusion of principle
with practice.
The idea of applying logic TO En-
gI;sh spelling at all Is pretty bad. but
there IS worse to come. We are told
that a child must be taught to pro-
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THE PRESIDENT A PEDESTRIAN.

President Roosevelt repeatedly gives
exhibitions OF his prowess as a long dis
lance walker, says the Baltimore Sun.
He walks whenever the fit seizes him
and he has no regular hour for either
walking or riding
An intimate friend from Boston has
reason to remember that the President
is no ordinary walker, and will probably
not be so quick to accept an invitation
the next time he visits Washington
Three days ago this friend called at the
White House. and after an interview
with the President vas asked to wait a
few minutes while come business was
being attended to. after which the Pres
ideut would be glad TO have his company
for a walk.
At o'clock p. NJ, an hour later, they
started OF together, walked rapidly out
beyond Georgetown. thence 10 Cabin
John Bridge, seven miles away, ana
back to the Chain Bridge. which they
crossed Coming down the Virginia side,
through brush and woods, they again
crossed the Potomac by the AQueduct
Bridge. reaching the White House at 7
O'Clock, after travelling more than six
teen miles.
The visitor had an engagement TO dine
with Senator Lodge Informally at 1870
p m, and was barely able to reach his
hotel. He telephoned the Senator that
all that was left of him would soon be
in bed; that he had been walking with
the President and the Senator would
understand
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TIE FERTILITY OF VOLCANIC SOIL

fertile as another. but even so. there
seems an added fertility in the soil Of
the volcanoes slope; the comparatively
fresh dust appears more fertile than
that which has borne many successive
crops Of Indigenous plants. How quick
y nature does her work in rehabilitat-
ing the desolated slopes Of a volcano
after an eruption was shown in the case
of KTakatoa. The famous eruption took
place in august, 1888, and in January Of
the following year large party of
English and Dutch scientists arrived
from Great Britain and Holland to OBJ
serve the phenomena of the eruption
and its consequences. They found the
main island completely blown away and
in its stead two isIets. one of which
contained a portion Of the former era
ter. Volcanic manifestations were still
present and at a distance OF 500 yards
from the shore the stones were too hot
10 walk upon. but for $50 yards from the
sea line a fringe of green had already
appeared, and the botanist of the ex-
petition counted I23 varieties of plants
growing IuXuriantly among the still
smoking ashes 4 spade was brought into
use and an excavation made. At the
depth of three feet the stones were SO
hot that steam issued from the hole
that was dug. Nature had not waited
even for the earth TO cool but with
burning sand below and steam rising
from every c-evice. had begun the work
CT reclothing the hillside in green Ma
ture does nothing by halves, and thus
from the dust violently thrown from the
depths of the earth, she creates a soil
as fertile as the aIluvium of a river
marsh. and more quickly adaptable to
the use of man
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UNLAWFUL SMOKE

The latest statement of the Health
Officer, Dr. Woodward, on the sub
ject OF the suppression of unlawful
smoke" seems to be weII-nigh incon-
trcvertible, It's epitome Is that as a
large number Of manufacturing and
other business concerns have success
fly fly complied with the smoke ordi-
rance, there Is no good reason why all
establishments similarly situated
should not he able, If willing, to do
likewise. He makes the point, fur
thermore, that If anyone has employ
cd ali alleged smoke-preventng con
trivanca without exacting proper
guarantees for satisfactory service, he
has only himself 10 blame If he finds
that he has been imposed upon 1t
Is not a valid plea against the pro
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
RODENTS.

The problem Of rats Is a serious
one in every large city, and many
are the devices intended 10 solve
it. A rat-ehaser in Chicago thinks
he has hit upon one which IS alb
solute!v eertainS
The plan may not commend it
self to the Society for the Pre-
ventRa of Cruelty to Animals, but
unless rats and other pests are to
be allowed free beard and Iodg-
mo at the public expense there
must be some measures taken to
Get rid of them, and this Is net SO
bad rs rat poison. The Chicago
man found that the feet Of rats
and mice are very tender, espe-
cially on The under side. He man
ufactured a chemical which Is II
ritating to the feet, and also to
the lungs. ard Sprinkled 1t around
where rodent inhabitants are
thickest. The rats feet come IN
contact with the powder and be-
gin TO smart. and the animals sit
up and lick their paws. Then the
powder gets Tito their Threats and
eyes and causes discomfort there,
and the result is that the wise rat
and rats are extremely wise for
their age and opportunities-gets
ont of that place and hunts
home where no rat powder Is
sprinzIed about for him to tread
on.
Rat poison : open to the very
! grave objection that the rat is la
BILE to die at home. whereupon the
wall must be taken down before
the room inside Is habitabIe for
human beings. Hence this means
Of getting 1d Of the pests has
been generally abandoned III dwell
ING houses A good eat Will keep
a place reasonably clear Of mice,
/ but the eat which VIII catch the
rat. according to the nursery
( primer, Is an uncommon animal.
/ for rats are fighters, and some Of
I them arc Il match for most feline
/ police. Terriers are useful, but
/ not ouite satisfactory. Some peo-
/ pie claim that the old-fashioned
. plan Of inviting the rats, by let
ter, to leave the house and 90 else
/ where, Is ef1icaeious, but on the
whole. rat powder sounds more
promising than even this.
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ORACULUM

Wouldst live? Then suffer much.
Drink deep the drauzht of pain.
He has not lived, OF he has lived in vain,
Who knows not sorrow-has not felt the
touch
OF pity for another-weaTy strife,
False guided hopes, and love;
These things are Life
wouldst hope? Look not behind.
But step upon the past to higher things,
And seek the sunshine. Upon fortunes
wings
You yet may soar, and fortune can be
kind
Why not? All life is change
To all who truly hope,
Naught is too strange
Wouldst dream2 Look in the west!
Drink in the glories of the dying day,
Where cloudy headlands dot the glowing
bay.
Where lie the heavenly Islands of the
BIest."
There love is true. and things are as
they seem
And ell is good and fair
lis sweet TO dream.
Wouldst rest? Keep conscience clear,
Do we'll thy work; nor heed the hurry
ing thTong
That tempts aside or bars the way
Be strong;
Keep faith. go bravely on without a fear
In conscious virtue. They alone know
rest
Who labor long and well
And do their best
Sarah p. Byrnes in Boston Transcript
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CONGRESS SHOULD ACCEPT THE
STATUE OF PERE MAROUET TE
By Hen HENRY NAPHEN representative From

rewritten Il should be the less worthy because he
was prompted by his zeal for Christianity. To the cour
age and ardor of this missionary and explorer owe
the first map of the Mississippi and It's tributaries He
abored day and night, exposing himself to every dan
ger and hardship for the Of the northern wds IN
whose untutored minds the seeds of civilization and
Christian virtues planted by him. thereby paving
the way for the State builders, whose work has been
crowned by the magnificent growth Of the States of the
great West as they exist today.
Congress should not delay longer to do tardy
Justice to the memory of Marquette. Could the marble
lips of Washington Adams, Winthrop Benton, Jackson,
Jefferson. Lincoln, and Garfield speak would of
them indorse the action of Congress request the
moval of his statue? No, not one Can Congress- then
afford to be less generous than they would be? 1t
should not withhold lis seal Of approval any longer
Now IS an opportUEe time to act To hesitate viii Jus
tifv conclusion in the public mind, that 10 patriotic
motive prevents favorable action.
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IS CRUELTY IlSEPARABLE FROM WAR?
By O. O. HOWARD Major United States Army (etired)
In the Independent"

Of the Confederates he could manage
and care for. but the gucrriIlas. claim
ing to be innocent non-combatfng civil
ians. we're too much for ordinary meth
DDS he at last gave public notice that
If a certain tunnel we're disturbed by
Instructions every house within five
miles would be destroyed. No tunnel
after that was INSTRUCTED and closed.
Generals on both sides in that war re-
sorted at times to that law OF rstalia-
tion- It was done TO protect our Off
GERS with the colored troops There was
uncaEed-for cruelty first. and then on
The other side retaliation. This process
is essentially cruel and seems insepara-
bic from warfare
It may be further illustrated by
well-bGown incidents in the line Of
endeayoring TO constra:R an enemy b.
unusual and cruel methods For ex-
ample. the use of torpedoes buried in
paths and roads near and under slopes
leading to fortifcations- 1t was done
BY the Confederate commander at York
town. Va. IL the spring CT 1852 As
soon as CIR commander found that our
soldiers we're being killed and MANNED
by these tcrredoes after the Confed-
crate works above Yorktown had been
abandoned. he Immediately declared
that such use Of the torpcdoes was 4
cruelty and against the laws OF modern
war. and he had the Confederate pTis-
oners who were in ou- hands marched
to the front He then directed that
they hunt up these hidden proiectiles
and dig them up. Il was done by these
poor fellows. I beIie~e. without further
accident OF sacrifice. Still those pris-
oners were not b,amabIe for the tor
pccC game and might have suffered
horrible mutuaticn and death That
was cruelty
have used the incidents On our side.
! Doubtless Confederate commanders
could rame as many where they be
Ievef they had to retaIiate These
/ things are incident to wor and seem a
part Of Il n dealing with sava ges
oiaen great severity has to be used to
project the lives Ct the helpless and
innocent Asst he world advances there
VIII be better methods If We employ
Indians or Nacabebes. unciviHzed or
haIf-civiiized people. to be our scouts
/ or allies. we shall always he subjected
/ 10 the charge of cruelties and methods
/ Of warfare which every true American
abCninates: but ] think when We have
J rising up against our flag and country
crEanizCd HObs and robbers who bury
their enemies alive subject them. net
+ only to horrible deaths. hut to pre,.Iu-
/ mary tCrturcs- ard when those so
called enemies" are worthy people
+ hurting nobody. but locking to our
army fer protection. that We ought to
! be EeTy careful not 10 condemn the
army fer severe measures which ap-
. pear to be necessary. An array Or Il
! police means the exercise of force II
we mean that it shall never exercise
force then why have an army or po-
/ lice a aI2