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The Washington times., 1903-10-18
CURLS FOR MEN.

- URLED hair for men IS coming IN
1 again
- had two Wallets here tn,
other day said the old barber. teach
inig them the mystery Of curling a
mans hair. They wanted only the side
wave, the most beautiful Of ALI curIs
But that will be followed bv the long
'front.' curled love lock that Won see In
the pictures Of the fashionable men Of
thirty years ago. / went ten years with
out having man in my chair that
wanted curl Six months ago one
came Since then have averaged one q
week / Know 1t is coming
Does the young barber Lrou, hon, 4
SET curlE Not a bit Of il. You mus
learn the trade. You must work over
me wig on the block for months before
you can do justice to the beauties OF a
right curl We old fellows learned II
just the same as we learned to shane a
beard. A new generation Of BARRIERS
must come In, or the present ones must
begin, after all those years 10 learn
their trade.
The square, awed. smootb-eba,-o,
hat-haired man is going ont The
bearded. curled man, such as the fatb-
ers Of this generation were whom ,.o,,n,-
is coming in"
The Washington times., 1903-10-18
FIRESIDE REPARTEE.

'Ten thousand dollars for a dog" he
exclaimed as he looked up from his
newspaper. do you believe anyone ever
paid any such price. Maria?"
I'm sure 1 don't know. James" she
returned. without stopping her needle
work even for a moment. Does the
paper say that much was paid7"
Yes. There's an article on valuable
dogs. and it speaks OF one that was
sold for $4,000. I don't believe it,
1T may be true, James," she said
quietly. Some OF those bIooded animals
bring fancy prices. and there's no par
ticular reason why the paper should
lie about IT."
Il know that, Maria: but Just think Of
It, Just try 10 grasp the magnitude OF
that sum in your weak. feminine mind.
You don't seem TO realize 1t. Ten
THOUSAND dollars for a dogl Why, hang
IT. Maria, that's more than am worth"
II know it. Joseph. but some are worth
more than others
She went calmly on with her sewing.
while he fumed and spurtered for a mo-
ment, and then dropped the subject,
especially the weak, feminine mind part
Of it.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washington times., 1903-10-18
RADIUM GETTING CHEAPER.

n ALBUM, discovered in 1895. was
X valued at s5,ooO,O 900 a pound. Its
estimated value has since been
reduced to s2.721 $3.50 Il pound. which is
a very material reduction. but the nrico
Is still high. a Buffalo man. Stepben
7. Lockwood, expects 10 engage I'm the
manufacture. or extraction. of this in
teresting substance. and hopes 10 lower
the price still further His homes as
recorded IN the papers, are based ON the
possession of certain deposits OF carno-
tite in Utah. from which he has been
able to extract radium. and which he
believes can be induced to give its
radium up somewhat easier than the
pitch-blende from which the radium so
far obtained has been extracted.
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

On the second floor of the Franklin
Building. at the south end, are the
rooms occupied as headquarters of the
public school system. Prof. A T. Stuart.
superintendent of Schools has his office
here. and here the meetings Of the Board
of Education are held. Mrs. Ida Gilbert
Meyers. and w. S. Montgomery the
assistant superintendents, also have
desks is these Offices.
w. F. Rodrick. secretary to the Board
Of Education. with his clerks, occupies
one large room OF the suite. The clerks
are w w. Conner, J. W. F. Smith. and
j. w. De Maine. r. O. Wilmarth IS
messenger and clerk
In a room adjoining those of the
Beard Of Education is TO be found the
teachers library, which contains ref
erence books needed by the instructors
of the various schools.
On the same floor, in the opposite end
Of the building. IS the Office OF Miss
Anne NJ. Cooling. principal OF Normal
School No. l. She has upon her staff
several teachers of experience 10 do.the
work OF the training department. The
Normal School takes graduates Of the
Girls High School who desire to be-
their professional work The course
is two years long. and consists in full
gounding in methods, with much prac-
tice to acQuaint the novice with thu
actual duties of the school room. For
the most part, the girls who attend this
school have a high ambition TO learn
and succeed in the teachers profession.
The principal subjects taught I'm the
Normal School are geography, history,
arithmetic, botany, zoology. and Ian
guage. These subjects are used for
two-fold purpose-hrst to ground the
young teachers in the knowledge neces-
sary to become skilled teachers. and
second. as the vehicles OF method and
professional practice. Drawing, music.
and physical culture are also a part of
the course.
Actual Practice in the Grades.
The four lower grades of the Frank
lin Graded School are used as the prac-
tice schools for the young teachers,
two students are assigned TO each room
for period Of three weeks One OF the
young women acts as principal and the
other is her assistant. Both are under
the eye and supervision OF one of the
Normal instructors. and the school is
rot allowed TO suffer from CrUdeness or
irexperience. There are daily reports
and conferences with the instructors IN
Icggrd TO instruction and discipline
After three weeks there is a change
and a new set of teachers come in
They take up the work where the others
left It of. Experience has shown that
these students dc high order of teach
ing. and the four grades Of the Frank
lin School are as well taught as those
OF any other school. There is no bad
The Washington times., 1903-10-18
KNOT WITH HUMAN FINGERS.

James Fairclough. who has travelled
extensively IN Europe and America. and
who makes his home az present in Wash
ington, has curiosity OF wood growth,
which it would be difficult 10 duplicate
anywhere in the world II is a knot such
as sometimes grow on the outside OF
the trunks OF trees, being formed by
the stunted twigs which form beneath
the bark.
This knot is in two prongs about two
and one-half inches IN length, almost
resembling the hind legs OF frog. At
the extremities the stunted twigs form
ed in the shape OF the human hand. and
he resemblance is quite marked. Mr..
Faircloth took this from an elm tree
in the grounds of Lord Dunraven, in
Rumford, Somersetshire, England. 1t
grew upon the black elm so common in
that country There was no other like,
il. and Mr.. Fairclough regards il as a
treasure. alike from its odd shape and
from its associations with the place Of
its growth.
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

teGching. as the moment a young
woman shows that she is incompetent.
she is removed by the supervising in
structor and given further training in
method
Normal School No. ] has turned out
some OF the best teachers now to be
found I'm the public schools Of Washing
ton. and some Of the graduates have
taken responsible positions elsewhere.
Franklin Graded School.
On the first floor and in other rooms
Of the building are TO be found the eight
grades of the Franklin Graded School
S. z. Kramer IS the principal. and two
of his assistants are Miss p. 7. Patti
son and Miss A. II. Fuller These and
other teachers give instruction in the
four upper grades, and most Of the
time each has an assistant and helper
from the Normal School The work in
these grades is Of a high order, and il
is often said that the pupil who goes
through the Franklin has the best
training TO be had in any similar school
In Washington. The school is one OF
those under the direction Of Supervising
Principal c. s. Clark Prof. Kramer is
director Of The night schools Of the Dis
trict which recently opened for the sea-
son.
These facts show that by right Of age
and Importance the Franklin School
building stands first in the list o!
structures devoted TO public education
In the District Of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1903-10-18
.IRZAH M LYON tbouqb scarce-

IT IRZAH NJ. LYON, though scarce
ly more than a child. has already
achieved good success as a mu-
steal composer. The accompany
ing song. entitled Waiting TO See the
King" is the first OF her compositions.
1t was accepted upon examination by
Hall Mack &, Co, musical publishers of
Philadelphia, and has been Incorporated
by them in a forthcoming volume Of
Sunday school songs. The words Of the
song were written by the Rev. W. NJ
Lyon, Tirzahs father, and she set the
music to the hymn.
The composition was made within a
few hours, the little composer humnning
over the air. playing st upon the piano,
and writing It down upon a music
blank. After the air was finished the
accompanying parts were added and the
song finished, all I'm a single day. By
competent judges the song is considered
a fine composition of it's kind. and the
young musician was much pleased to
learn that il had been accepted and
would be published. She is now at work
on other compositions. and hopes in a
little time TO do even better
Little Miss Tirzah lives at BIS Ninth
Street southeast with her parents. her
father being pastor OF the First Breth-
rem Church OF washington He and the
mother are good singers, and the
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

~ NE OF the hellO girls AT the
Central Telephone Exchange
~ got up out OF her chair the
other day at the lunch hour
and remarked TO another girl standing
near;
There is no romance in this business
II L. just hard work and more than
enough Of It.
at don't know about that said a
Iineman who had been called into the
Office to repair some wires. He was
talking 10 an assistant both Of whom
had overheard the remark
so there's no romance in the tele-
pbone business amt there?" he remark
ed. mildly disguised Guess she didn't
hear Of the romance of Bill. It's only
one in a hundred. but it's a good one"
'"Who is Bill. and what was his ro-
mance?" the assistant asked.
Bill? Bill is a lineman and a good
locker. He was stringinG wires i'm a
hack yard up I'm Mount Pleasant a
month ago. and he won out the pref
test little governess you ever laid eyes
on"
"Stringing wires In a back yard?"
asked the assistant. Isn't that some
thing new?'
Then the man explained that the sub
ways for telephone wires usually follow
ed the avenues. To reach houses on the
cross streets it is necessary to run a
subway. or take, TO the backyard fences.
The fences are decidedly preferable.
where the consent of the property own
ers can be secured, and usually there
is little trouble. Sometimes there are
as many as 100 telephones in single
block As each telephone requires two
v Tres. this means 200 wires must be cared
for. If they were strung on poles II
would make an unslghtly mess. The
modern method winds then into an inch
and quarter cable and strings the
cable along the fence tops so neatly
that 1t can hardly be seen. 1t connects
with the subway at the end of the block.
But to return to Bill, observed the
assistant.
lie was putting in a dozen new
phones in this particular block" said
The Washington times., 1903-10-18
SNEEZE FREELY AND HAVE GOOD HEALTH

s. ASHINGTON physician has
s called the attention Of The
nes 10 the idea entertained
many people that the act Of
omewhat fraught with evil.
ras customary for people 70
IS you" when you sneeze,
as though ii was necessary to implore
divine assistance to overcome the bale
ful effects of the sneeze.
orr informant thought the custom
the suppositlon that when
zed he was afflicted with the
the cid German expression
or "gesundheit" originated
OF the plague in Europe BY
md similar expressions there
10 be a thought in the minds of
people that when one sneezes he
mould be specially commended 70 the
viii OF heaven.
1t was declared that science does not
warrant any such belief. Sneezing was
an act provided by nature as a sort Of
exhaust from the lungs Of a healthy
man or woman. The doctor gave 1t as
hts belief that no person IN really poor
health would or could sneeze. He pro-
ceeded 70 give a little history OF the
salutation 10 the sneezer. The custom,
In all lands and at almost all ages Of
the worlds history.
1T is current" he said, among the
widest tribes Of Asia, Africa. Austral-
asia. etc. Besides this, the literature
II Greece. Rome. Egypt. the Jews, and
3ther ancient peoples is fun OF illusions
10 similar superstitions in regard TO
meeting. Aristotle-to show that the
custom OF saluting a 'sneezer' was an
ordinary land therefore ancient) one In
lis day undertakes to explain IL by
iecl"r that when one sneezes and
salute him. the salutation is
)f the brain. which Is the seat
lerstanding and wit
wish rabbits maintain that
szed for the first time at the
nent when our first mother
le apple core for him to take
memory Of this. Adam re-
act as an evil omen and a
approaching death. In this
vas held down 10 the time OF
The latter sneczed one day. and
ng TO die for such a trifie. be-
the Deity 10 change the order Of
hn4s and out Of regard for the patFi-
The Washington times., 1903-10-18
OUR OvER-OCEAN TRADE.

VIZ HILE the United States is still
w behind in the matter of over
ocean carrying trade. the ag-
gregate Of her ocean tonnage, which in
cludes coast line trade ships. makes a
The Department OF Commerce and La
Dor publishes the following:
Iloyd's Register for 1851 puts the
worlds mercantile marine on July 10
1908. at 29.943 steamships. of PISS. S65
tons. and 12,1s2 sailing vessels. of s.
ass. 766 tons. The principal nations. those
having a tonnage OF more than mil
lion tons are these; England. 1906. S74
United States. 3.6ll $50; Germany. S.2Ss
7i0; Norway, LESS, 7ioi France, l,622, 0l6;
Italy. 1.lSo, $751;"
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

for school buildings being turned over
TO the committee. The site for the
building was purchased within Il few
weeks for S20.974
After advertising for designs for the
building, the committee on December
% 1864, accepted the design submitted
by Adolf Cluss. Of Washington. In the
competition plans were offered by sew
eral other architects, some of them from
other cities. Owing to the condition of
the municipal finances, and delay at
tendant upon paying for the site Of the
building. the committee was not able to
act further. until October. 1860, when
bids were asked for the erection of the
building. Later the contract for build
ing the foundations and basement walls
was awarded to George NJ. Downing
contract was also entered into for the
building of the upper walls and roof
with Mr.. Downing, and the contract
for the iron work of the building was
given to Messrs. Ellis and Post The
foundations and basement walls were
laid in the spring Of 1866.
Another delay ensued. because of
financial embarrassments. and nothing
further was accomplished until Septem-
Der. 1861. when Mr.. Downing began the
erection Of the superstructure. The work
was brought 10 a standstin in December
by the death Of the contractor This
event lett the walls in an unfinished
condition. and some slight damage was
done by the weather. To save the work
Architect CIuss took steps TO cover the
walls and protect the building from the
storms
New Bids Asked For.
New bids were asked for. and J. S.
Naylor was awarded the contract to
finish the building in January, 1853. This
contractor quickly brought the work 10
an end, and the building was dedicated,
as shown. in October Of that year. The
cost Of the building was S1s5.OOO. in ad-
dition to the cost Of the site.
In accepting the keys of the building
Acting Mayor Croker delivered an elo-
quent address upon the value Of public
education. going into the subject his
torically, the conclusion being that
Washington, with IT'S new facilities.
would be in the forefront with other
progressive American cities.
After his address Mr.. Croker turned
the keys over to J. S. Brown. senior
member Of the board of school trustees.
A dedicatory ode was read by L. J.
Baxter.
The Rev. DR.. /. Van Bokelen. presi-
dent Of the National Teachers Associa-
ton. delivered the grafton Of the day.
4. Richards. Superintendent OF Public
Schools. presented an address. in which
he gave the history Of public education
IN the District Of Columbia from 1900 TO
the year 1869.
The exercises came TO a close and the
audience was dismissed by the Rev. DIT.
Samson.
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

skill in reading music. and mastered
the technique Of the piano I'm a manner
TO surprise her teacher and friends
She has also studied the theory OF mu-
sic to good purpose, as the composition
shows.
Miss Tirzah and her parents hope that
she may be able TO pursue her studies
at some high grade musical school
within few years.
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

daughter. showing a love for music
three years ago. was given private in
struCtiOn in a piano school In a class
Of nearly 50 pupils last year and this
year she took medals for the best
progress. one OF silver and one of gold.
Miss Tirzah thus gave evidence Of being
the brightest musician in her class. and
is said to have made wonderful progress
for one so young She easily acquired
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

rolls throughout the confines of his
empire. When the. Sultan Of Senaar
sneezes. on the contrary, every woman
in his harem or within hearing. turns
her back to him. and makes a sign OF
contempt. by shifting her lips with her
hands-disgusted that so mighty a per-
sOnage should have to snee6e like an
ordinary mortal"
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

to the Guiteau trial. in 1881. and con-
Quoted the prisoner to and from the
Jail safely, though several times threat
ened b. q mob.
The Washington times., 1903-10-18
The Tiny Fighter.

Twinkle. twinkle, little Jap,
What q fiery mite YOU are,
Sic EN-. sic en-, liitle chap.
Try your DoDgun on the Gar.
Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

Mr.. Smith-Do you think it's lucky to
throw shoe at a newly-married couple
Rastus-It was bad luck IN nah case
when I was married. sab
Mr. Smith-How SOP
Rastus-lt was horse shoe en- II hit
me on dc haid.
The Washington times., 1903-10-18

NE Of the hello girls at the
Central Telephone Exchange
got up out OF her chair the
other day at the lunch hour,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
BOWLING LEAGUE ORGANIZED.
Meeting Was Held at Perry %. To-
YESTERDAY

George Qualcy returned last night
from Perry. where he went to attend the
meeting to perfect the organization Of
the Interstate Bowling League. Repre-
sentatives of ten OF the clubs were at
the meeting and the orga nization was
perfected, officers were elected and the
season fixed and other details arranged.
The organization is TO be known as the
Southwestern Bowling League and the
following officers were elected; President,
]. w. Walters Of Wichita; vice president,
w. {. Moore of Oklahoma City; secre-
tary, George Qualey of Wichita; treas
urer, w. d. Layton. Of Perry.
Ten clubs. Arkansas City. Wichita, Ok
lahoma City. Perry Newkirk. Guthrie,
Shawnee. Winfield. FL Reno and Black
well. are now certain TO be in the league,
and Norman and Ponca City have applied
for admittance. The league viii run the
same as a baseball league and VIII be
pennant race contest, the. season TO De
four months and to open October l.
About $3.50 viii be given away in prizes
Each club that entered the league was
required TO put MP S25 forfeit that il
would finish the season Each club viii
play a series Of ten games with the other
clubs on their home alleys and VIII then
visit all Of the other clubs Of the league
before returning to their homo alleys
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
CiRcLING THE LOOP
IN AN AUTOMOBILE.
Mephisto, the High Priced Feature
With the Robinson Shows, in WITCH
ita, September g.

Mephisto's great circling the loop act
with John Robinson's Shows, demon
strates the fact that the man who works
the longest does not get the most money
His actual work covers twelve seconds a
day, six seconds at each performance. For
this work of twelve seconds he receives
sixteen dollars. The law of supply and
demand is responsible for the exalted fig
ure for this one act Public interest is ap-
peased by its performance and John Rob
inson pays the bill. This Riding the
Loop" is a marvellous performance, dar
ing in the extreme and nothing like il
has ever before been conceived and exc
cuted. Seated in an automobile on
little perch at the dome of the arena
this daredevil performer shoots down a
narrow incline at a terrific speed. The
great momentum sends the auto up into
and around the barrel-shaped loop like
a flash, and as he shoots around this
cylinder his head hanging downward,
while the automobile obeying the law of
centrifugal force. clings TO the surface.
The reserve speed carries him into the
arena from the tangent of his curved
course. where bowling and smiling the
audience after a short breath holding
spell applauds this intrepid and skilled
artist 10 the echo. thrilled by the daring
nerve of this marvellous performer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
TOPICS OF THE TOWN.

Miss Nora Payne will open dressmaking
parlors in the Biting block September list
Henry Breckman carue UP from Okla
aoma yesterday, and is visiting at H.
Hancocks.
Mrs. Louise Henderson returned fronl
Attica yesterday evening where she has
spent the summer.
Mrs w W. Long of Joplin, No. is the
guest Of her sister. Mrs. Fred McClintock
of 1919 Waco avenue.
Fred Hubbard. OF Sheridan. Oklahoma.
was in the city yesterday. buying goods
and visiting friends.
Miss Francis Crouch OF HaIstead Is
visiting her cousin. Mrs. II. D. n Harbe-
son of e04 North Mead
Miss Mabel snider. of Cheney. is spend
ing a few days in this city visiting her
cousin. Miss Gail Sutton.
Miss EBe sinison who has been spend
ing her vacation at Kansas City. has re-
turned. accompanied by Mrs Leroy Sim
ison.
\ part Of the cornice Of the Getto
block was loosened yesterday and rope
was stretched across the sidewalk TO pre-
vent injury to pedestrians. The story be-
came general last night taat the entire
building was about to fan but this vas
denied.
Mr.. end Mrs. a {. Parks, AR. and
Mrs Tom KeIso have returned from their
summer outing. which consisted mostly
OF travelling over the lakes from Chicago
10 Niagara Fails. stopping AZ summerfng
Races and points Of interest just as the
farcr snEsested.