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Local and Outside In
VeStOrS Prefer to
Wait.
BROKERS ARE HOPEFUL
WaShingtonIS YetIn Expert
mental stage as 10 Apart
ment Houses.

The local real estate market has felt
during the past week. more than ans
one preceding within the last TWO
months. the effects OF an impendluE
Presidential election. Its duLuess be-
came more pronounced. and the improve
ment which had been noted the pre-
Ceding week seems TO have disappeared
almost altogether Al the same time,
Brokers say, there is no good reason 10
fteel discouraged, because they are sim
ply confronted with a normal quadreu
NAL condition. There has been within
the last two or three weeks heavy eX-
odus of men interested i'm the campaign
either as speIIbiuders or voters, ana
many OF these are no incousiderable
factors In local real estate transactions.
In Waiting Humor.
Then again. no matter how couhdelr
OF victory Republican or Democrat may
feel. he prefers 10 hold up intended in.
vesments until the decision has been
rendered at the polls. This does not APP
ply merely 20 those residing in the Dis
trict Of CoIumbi but with equal fore,
TO persons who. while living in 0th5l
cities. have come 10 regard investment
in Washington real estate as normally
desirable and profitable Hence. al
though numerous inquiries have been al
nearly all the brokers Offices coucerniug
investments either in finished houses %.
In land on which TO build. the consum-
nation, even in cases OF satisfactory IN
vestigation, is deferred until after th
political pot viii have ceased boiling.
These are the circumstances which ac
count for the pauCiJy OF deals placed o.
record and also for the absence Of Ia
usual autumnal activity in local rea
estate. The majority OF brokers are 81
a hopeful frame of mind; certain III j.
that several have pending some Iarr
transactions which, they declare. bu
await the termination OF the Presider
tial campaign. Architects and builder
are singing the same song.
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frontage OF thirty-three feet and Doe
three stories iu height. An innovation
lu construction will Doe found Zoo the fact
that the apartments of which there will
oe two ON each floor. are 10 run the full
length OF tHe building. thus giving 90 all
the rooms plenty of light and air. The
apartments arc TO have five rooms. re-
cepflou han and bath. with hard wood
HHlsh ana heated by steam. The kitCh-
ems VIII nave not only refrigeFal8
WITH yFeTuoW pipes running direct 20 the
basement, bat will also be- provided with
colo storage closets. Wa5htray- Will
also be installed and there viii be- large
rear por-hes. The cost OF this i'm
prOYemeuts VIII De about $40 00s
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4 NARROW ESCAPE.

Duzen. who was acquainted with that
man who dropped dead at the teIephou,
the other day. was telling FuddIest0u
about 10.
Poor mani said Fuddlestoa, sympa-
thetically- 1T know just how he felt
came near dropping dead al the tele-
phone myself yesterday"
How was thatE'
why, / got tue uumbeT J wanted the
urst time i asked Tor IL. -CLeyelaul
Plain Dealer.
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no" d. can be thought possible that
lAe price OF labor can Dee cheapeued ia
washington when the demand is all
most All the time greater cham the sup
l-t. Nut only do LEay not look for such
HHeaEellGg. but they are inclined 10
advise persons who contemplate building
enterprises 90 go at them before prices
go stiH higher"
Three Apartment Houses.
addition or apartment houses. The
Kennedy e. Davis Company has made
plans 90 erect three OF these structures
on Thirteenth Street. between Roanoke
and yale. Each Of them Is % have a
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BuiIdinq in Washington-

The November issue of the Arch
tects' and Builders Journal" Of Baltl-
more contains, under the caption
Building in Washington" the follow
iug editorial which viii be read with
interest by everybody I'm any way con
nected with or concerned IN building
operations iu the District.
"It would seem that the erection of
apartment houses In Washington has by
no means reached It's zenith The more
are built. the greater seems 10 be the
demand for them. Men who are con
ceTned I'm this class OF investment de-
clare that no sooner IS IL known thar
an apartment house is 20 be built iu
certain Heighborhood than they have APP
plicatiOus from wouId-be tenants. and
besides, they say. there is almost i'm
mediate inquiry for ground iu that sd.
entity suitable 20 the building 1f Other
apartment houses. IL might be argued
from these facts that there must be a
large number OF vacant houses iu c1use-
Queuce OF people benz so anxious 10 C.
into apartments, but real estate agents
who make a speciality OF renting SAY
that uoI only is there no surplus o-
vacant dwellings. buE on the contrary
they have no little 5im-uIty 10 supply
the demand, especially for I0w-priced
ones.
IN the TX stage.
zone OF the busiest architects in tho
District. and withaI one Of the closest
observers Of the trend Of events. re-
Gently save IT. as mis- drm BELIEF that
Washington IS still I'm tae experiments.
stage 0f apartment house building. bold
as such opinion might appear. The ex-
perienCe OF every cosmopolitan city
and Washington. ne says surely must
De accounted such a CIe-has been that
once its people become accustomed Dc
the idea or life lu apartments. The de-
mand increases with construction. 9Th.
convenience supplied there. the tighten
alg OF the housewife burden. the elm
inatiou. % great extent. Of LGe
vexatiOus servant pEobieI-au these
circumstance tend 20 create and aug
ment the desire for this method al
Housekeeping This same architect also
veutUred the prediction that Washing
ton has not set seen tla greatest ele-
Rauce I'm apartment houses. and he
pr0Dhesied further that even such mag
Diuceut structures as StoueLaigl Court
the H0cbambeau, and the like would ba
surpassed before many years while rem
tails for large and elegant apartments al
high as s5.Lal and $500 a year would
come 20 be- regarded as ordinary.
Prices Not Coming Down.
In view Ut the activity Iu buUd.aa
and The consequent demand for MAJ
terial and labor if is looked upon as
rather curious thaE "a good many men
who had Intended 60 enter upon build
ins investments have r1fraiued from
doing so because they believe tlat
prices of both VIII come down before
Ions. il Eell-ilformed architects and
contractors are 10 Dee believed. there Iz
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BACHELOR APARTMENTS.
FOR SALE-FARMs.

f~05s SaIE-Gunuiug and fishing grounds
~ b. acres. Two miles from Eiktou, Nd.
fully equipped for club or private pan q {.
mi u4rtlCulars and photographs. Apply
VEALFORD'S, 800 Pennsylvania ave. nv.
BEAUTIFUL FARM Of u acres. five miles
f-5rn Great Fails. Vel l5 from Washington
GA Alexandria Pike nice new s-N-room house
rsrcucs- shade. tasty OutlgilliuEs- nue or
rharI. ideal home fur party with small
means sJ-ap az $1,000 SlrS0J buys d. TOWER
Co. OIL 9Th ST. NV uo4-5J
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FOR RENT-HoUsEs.

EDH RENT
THOMAS J. FISHER & CO. INC,
REAL ESTATE, LOANS, AND INSUR-
AECE. In4 r ST. n. W
TELEPHONES ~. sls AID 81. 1888.
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MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE

MONEY To LOAN D>i ID. G. REAL Els TATE
Lowest rates of interest Payment 1u pfIu-
cipll IN amounts OF $500 OF more received at
ANN interest period THE j. If. SMITH
COMPANY. Bond Building. nos New YORK
ave nv.
MONEY To LOAN on approved city real es-
tate 1T 4 az. and per cent interest. Sys-
ciaI privileges with respect 90 prior payments
Large amounts Specially TYLER 4
RUTHERFORD 1907 y 81 Hy- 1Cf4--t
hI8EEl 10 I.0AN-s451 Geo s1ga,o1J GA h. u
real estate IuteIes- SOW and ali IIansac-
Tons conducted 1Ltl economical cuuslIcga-
zion for borrowers.
WAl H SAUNDERS * co,
3sy1 = 81. y. ",
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IoR sALE-HoUsEs.

FOR SALE
s., 150-THIs IS A GOOD ONE
New house. well buIIt south front: hrst
l.eoL Aiill-ea, elegant cellar double back
porehes. contains rooms. besides bath ant
S44otass room 30 better house on the
tleisAts Tor the money. Never occupied.
open,
II II. II. HoWENsTEIS 90. lzt F 81
FOR SALE
}6.00)-BETwEEN 18th and ian.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
9n 5s5r, s eomP PEI @ leave ety Ct once
desirable sections OF the Heights. An at
tractige 3-story. pressed brick over IS feet
wide ruomsi good closets tiled ba-hi
large cellar good heater. This is your
chance ~ you viii buy quick
Il Il. r. HOWENsTEIE CO.. 1913 r &.
1904 VERY CHEAP CORNER
God section Northeast. overlooking Uids
avenue southern and eastern exposure.
rooms and BATH so@d IOti large front yard.
This house Is ia good condition. and now
rented Tor $3.50. You could not duplicats
II H. r. HOwENsTEIN CO. 1914 g.
adjust REDUCED FROM $500.
FTe7ctic.ally new house on loth 81 ne.
NOS Lar from Aassactlsetts ave. : stories
and cellar furnace heat. tiled BATH p1rCs-
lain tub marble vFaslstandi -FOUR Bood
bedrooms. All modern improvements. such
as electric gas lighters plate glass DOORS
II II. r. HowENsTEIN CO. latF 81.
FOR SALE
s5.55-BEsr HOME IN B1ooM1NGDALE
~ 4 EAEa E-EhA--l4r
A CORNER, Win southern exposursi
looks like a 100 house, ln fac-. it IS hn-
lslea tiA~ %. - ICONS on Two H'oIs- e-e-
CANT tiled bath hardwood finish oH nlst
Moor. paneled dining ROOM large cellar
It Il r. HOwENsTEEv CO. 1914 F ST.
FOR sALE-si.5oo-NEAR 10TH AND o SIS.
a bargain good s-ruom and cellar brick
house, in excellent condition. lot z5Eil0- side
and rear alley all r3sus bright Inspect
Il H u. how EossIEIS co. 1g4 y st.
FOR sALE-s4. 500-AN IDEAL HOME. WEST
or 1&th ST. BEST HOUSE on THE
HEIGHTS Tor 5ns money ot-sts ;ast i,Aa
IL are selling Tor S5suo5i lt mas rooms.
large pantry. good closets handsome died
bath, double back DOrches, good yard cell
decorations are the best with Grst-c.ass
cabinet manJels and fixtures Terms ar
II II. r. HOwENsTEIN co. l1l4 st.
FOR sALE-oNE or THE BEST SECTIONS
Of the n EFT Hso-stJTy au1 concrete cellar
bay-WiudOWs brick AMI br07snsllnei r59T1ls
and Bathi furnace heat rented Tor sz3-as.
u H X. HOWESsTEIS Co. 1919 7 81.
FOR SALE
8Es0o-GOOD house; CAPITOL HILL:
convenient 10 both lines Of cars two stories
and cellar. pressed brick front with brown
stone base large rooms. Plenly closet
r r. HOWENsTEIN co, 1914 F ST.
g. 700-Ist ST wv. naar Fla ave. a three
story bay-v.lEd1gv brick rooms and baths
price reduced -EJla f45l9. CIer wanted
H. r HOW ENeIElA CO., 1914 81
s4C19-RESTED FOR $780, 17th st. near
o. 10 rooms and BATH
s., 091-RE<TED FOR So tEo-st1ry brick
rooms and BATH near 18th and 81 uW,
ssQ09-RE<TED FOR $3.50.
small houses. 7th st. NV
81 5g0-RE<TED FOR $3.50
Good siL-Tu0m brick iu First ward
II r. r. HOEEESEEIN CO.. 1914 9 So.
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COME OUT SUNDAY
WASHINGTON HIGHLANDS.
s. DOWN 81 PER Go[TE
no IuteTest-NO IaNEs
WASHINGTON CITY PROS ERTE.
Fire and Police Protection.
City Collection and Delivery of Mail
LOJs Z5ElDJ 90 20 feet In depth.
5J.FOOT STREETS. l5-FOOE ALLEYS
ONE CAR FARE
INag1uettes VIII meet you Sunday.
End Of Car Line at Congress Heights
From 2 i. 81. until Z. At.
Four squares from end Of car line
WASHINGTON HIGHLANDS CO..
Phone "a l4yJ SIS j. 81. ~. W.
Dc5-Lt
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FOR RENT-FLATS.

FOR REET-A very desirable nat; four
rooms and bath. all modern inpros eill=nLss
good location Nortusa5-- rent, $685. arse one
81 $3.50 EDWARDS q Rec rs zinc D..
GA lsln ST. ma no5-3t
The DORCHESTER.
NEW STEA AI-TIEATED APARTAfEc-T
rooms and cabinet kitchen. SIC SI2. So.
LARGE, LIGHT ROOMS. Elegant bath.
Public laundry Hot water furnished.
Janitor Service. Telephone. Etc.
HIGHEST REFERENCES REQUIR I'd
2 BLOCKS FROM AGRICULTURAL.
DEPT. and BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
18th and MARYLAND AVE. S. ".
.,AERICh a METCAI.F. 1888 G y. ".
seZ5-LI
FOR EENT-Flats. eth and X sts ne. near
d ST. cars -lNe rC3Ils each. Heat ami
Hlt water furnished TWO private ards and
-Vg private pgrCles 70 each naI. Front and
rear entrance School on same block open
Tor inspection See man On premises lF
81 T. cDWEN. 81 d 81. NV. Bliss Building.
se-I-tf
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FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

FOR RENT-APARTMENTS.
FOR EENT-Flat OF rye rooms ana bath;
laare1i lain tub Iz-Jiz n 81. He-- rent. $3.50
per month. T. $. COLLINS CO tIuCJ, tt5
18th ST. NV. no6-sl
BACHELOR APARTMENTS.
6Z7 r STREET n. ".
TWO ROOMS AND BATH. JUST CON-
FLETED. AND WITH every Known
I0EATIoE. ApuIy 90 Janltor, on prem
Uses. OF 20 owner. ROOM SO. 81. ifth
ST. NV oc-a--L
FOR RENTING front apartments - TIE
Lorraine. 1904 Park ST., Mount F-easzll
Zach EEe rooms and tilu1 uatt. 1tl~5, >s.-Y'
rTrr Trrsfue Is one II the AIouzl o. Bliss
Elrau-r-.es Thoroughly modern. conducted DJ
owner agent visits property daily
See .Fal.-8r or ". j.. COW EN. Bliss Build
ms ~ s Sc NV o--5-u
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FOR SALE-SUBURBAN.


a $500 lot FOR ssl
WISE HEN buy lots aLau tl-y are caeEt
end sell when prices are HlEl. Sow ls tlH
time 90 buy lot az llaElIug.sl Beach. the
new LoF uslLe located On north shore Lake
Michigan. midway between growing caru-
merclal ana alElLLaCtuE-us cities Of Mani
toWgc ana Two RIVERS WIS. which have q
combined population of 5000. hLauIl1Foe has
the finest harbgr au the Great Lakes. Plenty
81 work iu either city 100 IuLs sold lu pas.
SD days. 80 houses viii be erected next sl-I-.s.
Lots VIII then bee worth $50 each. You can
now buy a sHEIZY foot I1t for SOD on lay-
ueut n s. down and s. per laantn n5th5a.
~ minutes. and 10 ia au.y 10 minutes ride
from either city Write today FOR u.zrs
CHAS. -. DAVIS, Hemaa Bedding. WI
"auEle. ID
FOR sAI.E-A beautiful cottage home. fu
saIIsr5u. Va gue-Ea-f acre uL ErfIE1- HE
corner near car lines Ca large a.ls- rvE-lE5
on BOT BE quick. Price. $40
ATKINSON & BALLARD co. Iuc),
l4u c. ST. ~. So ao5-st
FIVE FREE LOTS an CAROLESA. Mon
day. electric and steam roads. suite S, 1875
~ So. lu1-aL
a BARGAIN Reduced 20 s4.-la-Easy terms
only $500 cash r-glIrat-reH s-Iuam house
modern convenience one acre ground aa
Forest Glen railroad. Apply -ilI lsla So. un.
THREE ACRES. house. barn. stable. ami
blacksmith Shop center 9t main street. with
ia lIJ yards eI-errlCss 300 village VI $500 D-a-
u.a- rents Tor $3.50 yearly -l A2.4 per CENT GA
Investment. $1,000 buys b. TOWER CO.. OH
5JH uw. nea--'
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Advice b BulId -.

"They point further 10 the fact that
workLgE have been kaoWu 90 leave
work -l-E4sis clIy and 70 90 Baltimore
because they c51Tr-e1 dollar more
dag than they were paid here. They ask
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RENT, 4zs.so. MONTH

A very attractive 6-reom, bath, ana cellar
brick dwelling in 5th g. ne, Haar II g. car
line convenient 90 GOV. PRINT o1Ics-
Good sized lot. Always rented.
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80 Ii soUTHWEsT.

A coy Z-srory cad cellar 5-r5om ald
bath brick in Uuion Street. WfH rent for
$3.50 per month. EeaE tv5 err lines
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JOSEPH L WELLER,

JOSEPH l. WELLER,
REALTY BROKER. o. 2 81 3. W.
No.
FOR sALE-l5I5 Elae-uau Place. a ecllfert-
SO. r-arv convenience newly renovated
nice neigl1oInocdi between Iowa C4rcl= 4ul
l4th St. aq5-4-
FOR sAI.r.-JE-sT FoE r LETT CIR If slshl-
cen Of those usa 1rl-z c--ellilz+ 81 5la -
rooms ana ule r-c= 5--1El hail. szl-c--a -z--5
sven - tr5 - -e-e. 49, si rent - =
It JAMES y s5EA. &c - s,e. ~.
FOR SALE--Hz 81 sW- lvelIas. SIX
ed % eSeelle1t t-11ls 2t s.-a7 pef usill-
Il j8HEs 3 SHEA. 5ss Ia. ase.ne
FOR sAL-E-FoUr dwellings sa lzta s.
close 20 Pa ave rooms -ach se go
$3.50 Price 81 z51 Make an CHrr
II JAMES r. sdEeA. IS - aEe. HF
FOR sAIE-Iooz al a4s Est So nN al
f-fr- rr.. f.lf-a- rented -s- sf-5a. Price.
$500. JAMES r. SHEA, 5is 49, ave ass.
FOR sALE-Tv3-zl5ry frame store ana
same tenant for past Tea years rented &c
SIS per month. Price fe1
a---.---H -.---r--s W.
-0p saEE-A slz-ro5la and BATH Eouses al
seg down ANA s25 month sop pas ms REM
ana Buy home
ATKISs0N x BALLARD co. tnc}s
l4ll e - - - a2e5L
FOR SaLE-,SiHe-rlom Hricki newly Iailted
and papere5i 6ln ST. near nv eglih
II sold az once kARRfCR d M1IeAL.tI
FOR sALE-TW0 bargains TWO NEW
T}t O-E AAll1 HOUSES Do N1l --ie--at see
Rent per lnuum for both S1s7-2l WIKI a
loan OF s4.595 this rental would pay aH5lt
30 per cent on equity IT'S TOO aIt1E le-
Quoting taxes insurance interest," etl-
THOMAS j.. FISHER q co, lno, 14-4 -
nW- A.2-et
enc OF our automobile to see our Conuecti-
cut avenue Ltis15a-l47 tloPe--S $50 --ai-i-
51l-eiF illustrated ---+-ae -'----1
free, showing you how 90 De your own land
monthly FULTON r. GORDON, ol4 l4th 81
NV Teiephone Man s-s not-s5S
FOR sALE-A hne modern house. ii rooms.
bath. cellar under whole house httcaeu on
hfst a1or- steam heat large stable loI -3ElfJ.
Wiu rent fer $50 per month Price. ss.511.
GEO ~ LINhES5. SO Lstn ST. NV Moist
FOR sALE-Doa.tI Don't. Don't. Don't pur-
-s.-s= l-9-se Lal d l.-..= or 10, es-l-enl win
postal Carl Tor list STONE q FAIRF-AzS.
s04-s Is 81 n" oe---tk
FOR sAL-E-In the Northwest section.
$500.
Brick store and dwelling OF DO roons.
Lot -Jxi25; wide alley The owner says
viii rent readily tor 50 per month. This
looks IKE asiCrllC5.
MOORE d HILL Lnc.). az 18th 81 nv.
oc-s-tf
FOR SALE-Cheap AT $500.
Rents for a---aJ a month
SIX rooms. brick, bath bay window:
lot I5E15s alley GA a lerLered street.
near lztI 81. NV.
MOORE & HILL Unc). az 14th 81. NV.
oc-s-tt
FOE sALE-CuEAF AT $3.50.
Rents for 80 80 "aste tenznt.
ssN-Foom brlck on Ietterad street.
near 18th ST. good size gard. Alley. Bay
window
MOORE q Hill uae3, u7 l4th St. aw.
ug-s-If
CALL FOR OUR LIST OF HOMES
AND u.s. flSIlf EATS TIRE BEST
or THE MARKET
MOORE g hill tIac-}s ga 18th 81. nv.
oc1g-JT
FOR sAIE-I have a number 81 desirable
ana expensive houses Cor sale On the North
west section. can or write c. HENRY
y Ellis. lsI3 u 81. aa. oela-a
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4. I50-JUsT REDUCED FROM $500.
Practically new house on 10Th st. ne.
NOT Tar from MassacHusetts ave. stories
ana cellar furnace heat tiled bath. p1TCs-
lain tub marble vFasnstalds -FOUR good
bedrooms. All modern improvements. such
as electric gas lighters plate glass Doors
etc.
II H. r. HOWENsTEIN co. 1914 F 81.
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CORNER Win s0lfnern exuosuTai
looks like a So. 800 house, lu fact. il IS hn-
ished ike cree rooms OLA two floors ele-
CANT tiled bath hardwood finish oH drst
floor. paneled dining rooms large cellar
good furnace.
It ~ r. HOWEEsLEIN CO. 1914 y e.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-22

The river of life hath many a stream,
II runneth far and wide.
There is naught TO tell of the hidden
shoals
Until marked by the rising tide.
There are frail. frail barques by the
tempest tossed;
There are many who know not the
way;
And many sweep by on the rushing
tide.
And are hid in the misty spray.
Many there are. with tired feet,
Who toll in the fields of sin:
And many have trodden the broad
highway,
Who, at last, have entered in"
There are many who dive in the sea
for pearls.
When strewn on the sandy beach
Are rarer jewels, more precious gems
Than any beyond their reach.
And many are tossed on troubled
wave
Who seek in vain for rest;
And many sigh for the turmoil OF life,
Who rest in the arms of peace.
There are hidden beneath our very
feet
The flowers of truth and love;
We have naught to do but gather
them in;
They have strayed from the fields
above.
From the fields of heaven they have
wandered down;
They bloom by many a stream.
In field and hamlet, in country and
town,
They are radiant, though often un-
seen.
Il Mrs. Lucy Wilde lie Faivre.
Pine River Mesa, Colorado
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-22

is fond of grass and may sometimes
be seen nibbling tender herbage along
the coast The flesh Is edible ana
tastes more like beef than fish. The
natives are very fond OF it.
Another queer animal, known as the
carsier, II said to live exclusively on
charcoal. 1t nibbles the charred ends
Of logs and limbs that 1t finds in for
ests that have been visited by fire.
There is only one species OF mon
key in the Philippines and its scientific
name is Macacas Philippensis. 1t is
Of medium size, very intelligent and
easily tanned
What Professor Worcester calls "a
geological puzzle" Is the timarau, a
short legged beast with sharply point
ed horns and very fine disposition.
It is unique to our insular possessions,
and a kind of cross between our
buffalo and antelope 1t will not be
tanned Every attempt to domesticate
it has failed When captured the
animal will struggle until 1t kills it.
self of will refuse food until 1t dies
from starvation. 1t lives in the jung
les, sleeps in the daytime. like the
night editor of newspaper, and
comes out for a drink and breakfast
at the nearest water course at early
dawn.
WILLIAM Il CV1RTIS
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-22

timber accessible. Within a few
years doubtless, you will find saw
mills scattered all over the archipel-
ago, but foresters say that 1t will take
! 900 years at the present extravagant
rate Of consumption In the United
States to exhaust the supply to be
found here without considering pos
sibilities of renewing the forests as
they are cut down
The destruction OF our forests at
home has been the cause Of much con-
cern to economists, and the measures
that have been taken to protect and
preserve them were begun none too
early. and 1t Is n satisfaction to know
weber we can get more lumber and
| timber and cabinet woods when we
need them. The island Of Mindanao
is almost entirely covered with for
ests. The population Is living along
the coast. The interior has never
been explored. but II is safe to say
that there are not less than 10000. 900
acres OF virgin forest there, and every
tree will yield commercial lumber.
In the southwestern islands 1t is es-
| timated that there are more than
| .0OO. 900 acres OF virgin forest. ex-
tending from the sea beach to the
summit of the mountains. Much Of
| II is nara" the PHILIPPINE mahogany,
and "calantas." the PHILIPPINE cedar,
| two OF the most valuable varieties of
timber for building and cabinet work
known to botanists. The trees grow
to enormous size. with trunks clear
| for eighty feet up to the first limb
and from four to eight feet in di-
ameter. as straight and regular as
the pillar of the Parthenon. The
officials of the forestry bureau tell
me that have listed 665 species OF
native trees, including 200 of which
they know nothing more than their
names.
The have established a timber lab
oratory where the native woods to
the number of 300 species are now
being tested by various methods in
order to ascertain their strength, dur
ability. adaptibility for various pur-
poses and the very Importance ques-
ton OF their adaptibility to resist
the ravages of the white ants that
eat up everything in these islands.
Cabinet-makers from the United
States are in charge Of the laboratory
with native assistants, including sew
eral expert carvers and woodworkers
J who are familiar with the different
classes OF timber and the uses which
have already been found for them.
The Pullman Palace Car Company
sent an expert down here from Chi
cago to make an investigation, and
he took home with him at no little
expense forty-elght logs of as many
different varities of timber. Although
no formal report has yet been received
from him. private letters intimate
that the collection contained some OF
the best varieties of cabinet woods that
were ever brought into Pullman shops
| Very little cutting has ever been