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FOR REEr-HoUsEs

FOE RENT
IIo1 g. DOORS. .ioo ooI 1870 q. srsb. SO 30
1a7o Ut, llr. b.. .06.00I
FOR RENT
34o4- 25O2 Wisconsin, ave. NV. new, 0r., b. $40 90
Square Of ground bet. Water. and 5th
noa-tf LOUIS D. WINE CO.. 1904 Of NV.
FOR RRNT--FINEST LOCATION uS COLUMBIA
Heights. overlooking city. 2522 18th ST.: very de-
sirabie 10-room house and bath; $50 per mo-;
nnelv hnishee, large rooms; steam heat. Key at
2616 18th (. FL. c. WILSON. Bliss Bldg.
IS st NV. no1O-U
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VIEW OF PORT ARTHUR
WHERE THE JAPANESE AND MUS.
covTTEs MAY MEET.
The Pomp and Circumstances Of Arme
| Much in Evidence-An Ua-
paved City.

Eliza r. scidmore in the Chicago Record Herald.
PORT ARTHUR. Manchhria.
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FOR sALE-DESIRABLE RESIDENCE. Exec
LENT LOCATION FOR PROFESSIONAL NAN.
18th NV. BET. Il AND S.
10 rooms, bath and cellar; Kitchen fir
floor; in perfect order throughout; modern plum
ing; good investment; only $3.50.
ja0-St R. w. WALKER & SON. 1905 r.
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STREET NV between 18th and 5th.
south side; frame; two stories, eight
rooms; modern. $500.
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FOR SALE-NO. 9 REMINGTON TYPEWRITER
in Al condition: bargain II taken at once. Ad
dress FIRST CLASS. Star Office 1a5-6t
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GEORGETOWN REAL ESTATE.

Georgetown is fertile field for
profitable real estate investments.
II Won have little or much money to invest,
wen gladly point ont the most promising In
vestment propositions In Georgetown property.
Our advice is based expert knowledge.
The Miller-Shoemaker Real aa Estate Go.
Is2s-i825 s2i st. Phone West TO-
ja9
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FOR SALE
Houses to sell from 500 up to any price, in any
part of the city terms TO suit
ja9-26ts DUNLOP, lilo st. NV.
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Fl STREET NV. between 18th and
18th; south side; small brick. 5000.
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FOR RENT-FINE HOME, 2230 Q ST., NEAR
Mass ave. 10 rooms and b., hot-w heat. $50 90
1868 Cal. ave-, 10 rooms and bath So 90
AIS NJ st. NV 8 rooms and bath. 1919. 30 50
1a93t WALTER A. BROWN 1923 Pa. ave.
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6O5 Howard av.9r. b IS. 90
8 Once rms. GOT G rs. 90
Sto nm. 1903 II NV. Is 20
ONCE rms. 1907 F st NV
ORD unc.l. 1907 3 ct.
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

SEAR KENsINGToN srArIoN-A new Groom
house; hot and cold water; bath; furnace heat;
III acres OF ground. Price only So. 900. Can be
bought easy monthly terms.
FOR SALE
r COUNTY, MARYLAND, ranging In size from 80
acres to 500 acres.
TERRELL LITTLE. Agents.
ja9-3t Colorado building. 14th and SITS. NV.
A FINE SUBURBAN HOUSE, CONTAINING IA
rooms; porcelain bath; furnace heat; 40 minutes
from 18th and New York ave-; lot 50x125; three
hundred dollars down, balance rent Inquire
317 Bond building. ja92ts
FOR SALE-NEw S-RoOM HOUSE, BARN, STA
ble carriage houses and well of splendid water
and 5 acres rich land miles from city on
electric road very easy terms: bargain. Also
4-roOm new house and one-half acre, $500; g.
room house and 2 acres: one-quarter and
new Sro house; also IS acres fine brick-cay
land. miles from city. Write or call for par
ticulars. Also lots 500 each: easy terms
JAMES e. CLEMENT,
jas3t' 14o6 g at. NV.
BRADDocK HEIGHTS.
Desirable lots, $50 up.
villa Sites from $500 up. ! Get booklet OF
de4-tf GEO. r. HILL. 615 18th st. NV.
BUSINESS PROPERTY.
FOR sALE-FIvE 2-SFORy FLATS: NEW; RENT
ed at $38 per month each; pays SO net. Very
cheap at price-$4 800 each GASCH BROS.
1925 New York jaS-6t
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NV .3O5 y st ale, .4r.S.00
NV 8 Sumner row ,Sr.1.00
NV 1884 onow S row .6rT 80
NV, 420 o st al. Ar. $3.50
NV. Is O'Brien's ct. 4r6.30
NW,7 O'Brien's ct. 4r6.30
NV. 424 o st alley Are. 80
NV, l SHOWS row, Ar. 600
NE, 229 LIST. furnished.
1Tr, 2b. 10000
NE. 124e I. Or, b. rs. 90
NE,l524 Lewis. Ar. $50
SW. 1913 " J av ,Sr, b. 40.G0
SW. 1911 d. 6r. lilo
SW, 23S 18th, Or. b.17.44
SW. 222 14th. 5r. 800
SW. 615 Burke's al. Ar. @. 80
Sc, ISL I'd, 4 rms. 900
D HOUSES.
NV ,2Oo0 Newark ay,
13r, 2b. ........$1OO.0O
RBAN.
lie electric rwy.. iur-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-01-30
To the Highest Bidder.

While some furniture was being
sold recently at auction al Orkelly-
unga. Sweden, a curious incident oc-
Cured. A young girl pushed her way
through the crowd until she was quite
close to the auctioneer-so close. in
deed. that she somewhat impeded
him when he desired 10 MAKE effective
gestures. Being a man of humor. ne
resolved to get rid of her in novel
manner, and. therefore. taking her
by the arm, he shouted:
Here, now is an excellent bargain:
4 young girl. age IL. very pretty and
well educated. What am | offered?
Come, we'll start it at 5000 crowns"
At once there was brisk bidding.
which continued until an elderly bach-
elor farmer offered 10000 crowns. The
auctioneer tried TO get higher bidder
than this. but failed. and so he de-
clared the farmer 10 be the purchaser
of the girl.
All those present thought that it
was a good joke. but it was more
than that, for few days later the
farmer and the girl were married in
the presence of the mayor. and before
the ceremony the farmer presented
the young woman. vino is an orphan.
with 10000 crowns. the exact amount
which he was willing TO pay for her
at auction.-Detroii Free Press.
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Shampooino the Hair.

Long fine hair is rather difficult TO
manage. YET it can be successfully
cleaned by exercising a little patience,
and the painful tangle and chill of
which You complain can he avoided.
Before wetting the hair be sure you
have everything needed in readiness:
Plenty of fresh buck towels which
are free from lint are best. Have an
abundance Of pure soft water. both
warm and cool. and some pure bland
soap. Never use inferior soap nor ar
unknown shampoo mixture and also
avoid the frequent use of borax and
ammonia. II the hair is dark and oily
a few drops of ammonia or a pinch OF
borax in large basin of water will
not be injurious. but either is injuri
Gus when the hair is ligt in color and
dry and fine Part the hair through
the centre. from the. forehead to the
neck, and comb forward tie the other
half so that il will not become tan
gled and proceed 10 wash one half and
then the other. rubbing a lather. made
of the soap and little hot water into
the scalp with the tips of the fingers
Dip and squeeze the hair in the warm
water until clean. rinse in several wa.
tiers. each little cooler than the pre-
ceding. and last in cold water Wipe
and press the HAIR with towels to re.
move the water as quickly as possible.
Shake out the damp strands and sit
or stand near fire or register TO IA.
cilitate the drying. Comb out any tan.
giles, rub the scalp thoroughly with
tonic composed of bay rum and quinine
which may Re obtained of any first
class druggist. The rum keeps the
hair dry ana soft and prevents one
from taking cold. a reliable shampoo
mixture is made in the following man.
ner: Shave a half pound bar of pure
CASTLE soap into ono quart OF boiling
water. when dissolved. add one tea
spoonful of bicarbonate of soda, cool.
perfume If desired. and pour into
wide moutheI jar. so ga, the jelly-liks
substance may .e readily removed
when wanted. To use. dissolve n
tablespoonful of the mixture in cup
o: hot water. run into the scalp and
wash ard rinse as above directed
Mirror and Farmer
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81. Facan's Castle.

ST. ragaa's castle. where Mr.. Cham
berlain stays during his visits TO
South Wales. is named. like the parish
On which il is situated. after one of tho
earliest missionaries to this island.
According TO the venerable Bede. st.
Pagan was sent 10 Britain by Pope
Eleuther:us in the second &C Jury.
Fox. in his Acts and Monumen ;. rec.
cords the settling down in that part
OF Wales Of band of teachers and
preachers known as fagans. The cas-.
tie is !. picturesque mansion, with high
gables. built within the walls of cas-
lie erected in the twelfth century by
Sir Peter de Vcle. The parish is
noted as being the scene of fierce
battle in 1G4S between the parliament
tary forces under Horton and the
Welsh royalists. the latter being de-
feated. leaving 1900 killed on the field
ard 5000 prisoners IN tho hands Of the
cncmy-I.ondon Chronicle.
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GHOSTS OF ELEPHANTS.
A Superstition CT the Natives of an
Esist.c Eeuion.

In the last number of the journal of
the Straits branch of tine Royal Asia
tic society there appears an interest
ing article from the pen OF a. u. Ma
Chado on the supposed evil influence
of ghosts He says:
Some years ago. when | was en-.
gagged in certain prospecting opera
items in the highlands OF Pahang. on
tie borders of that state with Pcras,
/ had occasion To make a somewhat
lengthy stay at place called kampar.
on the Tue river. one of the tributar-
les of the Betok. in its turn tributary
of the Jelai the principal feeder OF
the Pahang river. ! selected this spot
beoa use il had already been cleared of
large trees. and had only recently been
In occupation as II Sakai settlement.
from the remains of which we reared
our unprctentious little camp. The
Sakais. however. strongly advised us
Ia 20 elsewhere. alleging that this
place was haunted by elephant ghosts,
and that they had been the direct
cause of a number of deaths. princi-
pally among their children. whose re-
mains lie buried there.
1T is necessary 10 explain that at
the back of this place not 80 yards
away. is TO be seen one of those pecu-
liar muddy pools which animals of all
kinds frequent for their saline proper
ties. this particular one being known
"a the Kubang Gaiaa Hantu tthe mud
rCol Of the ghostly Elephants. These
salt lakes are also known as senuts
in Malay When The Sakais refer 10
this place il is usually with hated
breath and mysterious and awesome
gesture. These men declared that al
NEST nightly elephants are seen and
heard breaking twigs and branches
and wallowing in this mud pool. and
yet in the morning not vesiige OF
their spoor can be seen anywhere. OF
this | am certain: the prints of deer
and pigs were always plentiful and
fresh. but no elephants could have
been within miles of the place during
my residence in that locality. My
mandcrs wife. an oldish nerson. who
always followed her husband in his
Journeys. doing the cooking tor my fol-
lowers. declared that the first night
we silent there she and all my men
heard continued long-drawn walls. like
a long wee-e-e.o. which went on with
out intermission until almost daylight.
This noise. they said. came from those
Sakai children buried there.
This account is interesting from
an chronological standpoint. in so far as
il illustrates the beliefs and supersti-
tions Of race of very primitive peo-
pie. AS for the number Of children
dying AT the time. this would only
seem natural. when il is remembered
that ar epidemic OF measles was then
and had been for some time raging. -
Singapore Straits budget
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Trolley Car Strikes a Deer.

motorman on the Berkshire troll
ley road reported striking deer Mon
day which was walking on the tracks
near the Valley mills. between Len
oxdale and Lee. AS the car did not
stop it could not he learned whether
the animal was killed. The deer II
is believed, strayed from October
mountain. Deer are becoming quite
common in that section. One was re
Gently struck by the cars in Connects
cut and was killed by the game war
den. Some weeks ago a man killed
doe near Hillsdale, n. Y. for which
he will have to pay dearly. The doe
was first seen by Charles Burtch,
horse trainer. and was being pursued
by two dogs. He mounted a running
pony and drove the dogs off. The doe
was then nearly tired out. and allowed
MIR. Burtch TO stroke its head. The
deer wandered away and went into a
neighbors barnyard. where she lay
down. and was killed by the farmer
The game wardens were notified and
the man was Observation-Disclosures
Mass Republican.
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.toney Saved Is Money Earned.

Do you know. young lady. that neat
and stylish dressing is far more a mat
ter of care and thought than money?
4 girl can manage Ia dress tastefully
on a small income if she only under
stands buying in the first place. and
next, to know how To darn the glove,
mend the rip in the gown and the art
OF remodeling. cleaning and caring for
her small belongings. You will only
have to try If for one year TO find II
true. Your pin money will be almost
doubled.
The one item of cleaning your own
gloves saves wonderfully. When you
wish to clean them darn every small
rip and use cotton thread. the color of
the glove. of course. II is much bet
ter than silk thread ard holds the
seams together more strongly. Put
the gloves on carefully and wash them
In clear gasoline, rinse in clean gaso-
line and dry them on your hands out
in the open air. Then comes your doz-
en- more pieces of lovely ribbons:
wash then in gasoline and while wet
wind smoothly around q smooth bottle
and dry in the open air. Laces can
be cleaned also.
The little white neckties and collars
can be washed beautifully in q warm
suds of rain water and pearline.
rinsed in clear water and ironed on
wrong side while damp. There are
other accomplishments along this line
which will save you money and yet
you can appear exceedingly stylish
Detroit Free Press.
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Bad Habits.

Turning down the leaves of books.
though a marker may have been pro-
vided.
Folding illustrated papers quite fiat.
SO that the pictures inside are practi.
cally ruined, when rolling would have
done just as well.
Cramming Empowered books into
a bookcase with never care as 10
whether the covers nave got turned
back
Putting walking sticks inc the hall
stand with no regard as 10 whether
the end has got inserted within tae
folds of some one else's umbrella.
Hanging other folks coat up by the
middle of the back il necessity entails
their moving it at all.
The borrowing of books and other
articles and neglecting their return is,
OF course. something more than care
less habit, absolute rudeness being
perhaps nearer the mark. A good
many of us. however. are guilty of
these and other pieces of carelessness.
which are very irritating.
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fasaion; the moss practically dressed.
according TO the law of common
sense.
And now? She observes the mode
more scrupulously than the Parisians.
and throws common sense to the
winds. as if eager to make amends for
the crimes of her addressed past,
says the Atlantic Monthiy. II is not
meant that she can yet rival the Pa
risians--it is not in her nature to; but
she deVotes her energies TO the at
tempt with such zeal that she rushes
10 the other extreme. Anticipating
the hours and their obligations, she ap-
pears at high noon III gowns that.
in the previous phase, she would have
reserved Tor dinner.
She shops in chiffon and muslin
She faces the winters cold in lace and
the summers deluge in slippers and
opcnwork stockings. Tie most abop..
Unable climate in the world cannot
check her ambition nor the dirtiest
town put restraint upon her frivolity.
There was a time when ii was the
American who was supposed TO be the
foolish one. inIulging in a perpetual
round Of diamonds and silks. Now. II
in Bond street or Piccadilly, you see a
useful tailor gown. next linen skirt,
stout, well-made boots. you may know
the wearer for an American. The Ia
hles are turned and it is the English
woman who must be held up as the
model of eXtravasant inappropriate
ness
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The Smalle.t Check.

Maurice Proctor. of Mineral Point.
Wis. is said to receive the smallest
check drawn by the national govern
ment The slip of paper with the seal
of Uncle Sam on il calls for one cent
and is paid annually. II is in remuner-
alton in full for carrying the mails
from Mineral Point TO Dodgeville A
twelve-month ago. when the bids were
made for the contract. there was Zeal
of rivalry among dozen or more of
those vho wished TO serve the govern
ment in this capacity and Proctor, who
is wealthy and does not need the
money, offered, in due form. faithfully
and promptly 10 perform the task for
a penny a yelr.-Baltinare American.
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Ribbons are employed on all house
toilettes and upon underwear in enor-
nous quantities. The dainty pompa
dour sort in tints TO match the skirt
arpear on some French petiicoats in
thin brocaded and covered silks. Such
skirts are exceedingly beautiful. and
as they will be sported with black or
darkly hued gowns. their clarifying eff
fects may be relied on. Rich con-
trasts for these skirts and gowns are
violet with plum. yellow with gray.
green with brown. and black and white
with blue. A bra k gown will admit
OF a petticoat in any color, but the
more delicate its hue. the better, I'M
less the skirt is for the toughest kind
OF wear.
The trend of the moment is all
toward decoration and a return to
the feminine softness which distin-
guished our grandmothers. So even
if fair woman bows to the need of one
practical dress. her frivolous petit
coats will relieve its sombreness. Her
shoes may be stout-for the pave
Heht CieSS cethdhuS 3" ittuiH ~ StH-
sible shoes-but her stockings will be
of embroidered silk: her chemise
handwork and her rain cloak lined
with a silk that would make one bless
threatening skies.
As TO the clothes designed chiefly
for ornament, they may be as foolishly
swee. as they please. And what more
adorebly foolish and sweet than POM
padour ribbons. petticoats tinted like
morning glories and under sleeves?
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fLt!1'T':A: Y
Why Citizen Paid Gas Bill Without a
Kick.

Kick.
You must excuse my ignorance.
he softly ycgan at the window of the
gas Office, but want TO settle doubt
in my own mind Is your gas the
same as laughing gas?'
Il never heard any one laugh over
L very much replied the clerk. In
TACT. it is generally the other way"
But l-l-ha. ha. ha."
"You are laughing over it. it seemsT
Yes; cart help it. YOU know. Ely
June bill was S225. We 90 away for
July and shut the house up, and yet
my July bill is much larger than the
June.
Perhaps that's where tho laugh
comes in?"
i know il does-ha, ha, hal"
Yes, we are always hearing Of those
things, and it is unnecessary to say
that they make us tired. The bill
seems 20 be $3.50.
"Yes."
ana yOu-you-?
I'm going To laugh. It's good joke
capital joke-ha. ha. hal"
And you'll have to pay and not
kick?' queried the astonished clerk.
That's 1t. I'll even-ha. ha. ha,"
The clerk handed him back the
change from five-dollar bill and look.
cd at him in such a way that the
customer felt called upon to explain:
Yes. house all shut mp for July,
but we left six burners blazing away
and thought you had me for cool
hundred dollars. Only Si.S0-ha, ha,
Eai"
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Life on Other Planets.

Cpon the questi-'i whether rife-bear-
ing planets can exist in other solar
systems than our own the answer OF
science is clear and distinct. II is
precisely the same which Prof New
comb recently gave concerning the
possible inhabitants of Mars. THE
reader knows Just as much of the sub
ject as do. and that is nothing at
ALL" Within our solar system we can
indeed form some crude estimate o;
probabilities; beyond it. nothing. All
the amazing progress of modern sci
ence, all the revelations made BIZ the
spectroscope. or by photography. all
the advance in biology have not
brought us one step nearer an answer
TO the question. is this the only in
habited world?" We stand essentially
where Whewell and Brewster did half
a century ago, or might indeed say
where Calico and Capoano were three
hundred years ago. We can inded spin
out the discussion at greater length
than our predecessors. and can intro
duce a far larger number of more or
less irrelevant faces, but of serious
argument. either for or against. we
are entirely destitute.-Prof. Maunder,
in knowledge.
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once he would not have lifted a ha I'd
against them. hut the long. terrible
wait crazed him so that he tore at his
letters with the strength of mailman.
and at last broke them from their
rusty hinges. But when he had tried
with all his strength TO burs; open the
door he understood how little he had
gained.
When Paul realized the situation he
knelt and tried TO shut his ears and
eyes. In an attack of wild frenzy he
began 10 strike with his fists on the
rotten boards of the trap door. and
o miracle. they broke and fell TO the
bottom of the precipice SEQ feet under
the bres,wcrks of the castle. The tor
ture vault was built beneath the breast
works. and the iron chamber was a
sort Of protection hanging out over
the prec nice. Wien the boards gave
way Paul would have fallen had he not
caught al a beam which had recently
bean put under the protection in order
10 stay it, He wept and laughed for
JOY as he clGng TO his support. and
did not realize that the DANCE was as
great as in the iron chamber.
The sun had just risen. and it was n
long time before there was any sign OF
life in the town. He shouted as loud
as his strong lungs permitted. but no
body beard him. AS the minutes
passed.. his joy waned and he began 10
fear that he would die. after all.
II was woman who saved him from
his perilous position. His fiancee had
heard. early in the morning. that tho
cousins had not returned. and had de-
ciGcG 30 accompany the men who start
ell out TO search fer them. From tho
cour; OF .he castle she saw Paul cling
ing IN the team and rushed in 10 the
men who had just found Martins life
less body in the torture vault. 4 rope
was thrown to Paul. and willing hands
pulled him up. The living and the dead
were carried from the castle-both
the victims Of the inhumaniiy Of man
in that far-away time. the horrors Of
which ought now TO be forgotten
Pit,sbGrg Dispatch.
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He is a Husker.

Elijah W Barnhart, the champion
corn husker of York and Adams coun
ties. New York. has finished his sea
sens work, although he says there
remains considerable corn to be husk
cd without his aid. Elijah has fol
twenty years been the mainstay Of
many farmers. His record for this
year is 2.294 shocks. He says the!
average ninety shocks to the acre ant
ninety ears TO the shock. His quick
est work, timed r. the watch. was
thirty ears in minute. Barnhart has
-orked on 125 farms in this section.