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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10
Looking for Real Estate.

May 29-Sent out the raven today to
find a real estate agent II possible. Am
IN the market for a good high. solid
location.
June NOTHING doing with the raven
Guess he decided not to come back on
account of the ants. Can't blame him
like to get away myself.
June 3-No raven yet Sent out the
dove. Dove may make better advance
agent for this floating insect emporium
Wife inclined to be snappish-says I
ought TO have known enough to send
out the dove in the first place
June Glove back today, bringing
Eandbill announcing a bargain sale of
dry goods, slightly damaged by water.
Mrs N and the boys wives all worked
up at the prospect of getting in on it,
Dove meant well, guess, but I can see
mighty well his selection OF reading
matter Ia going to cost me some money.
Shem, Ham. and Japhet feel the same
way
June 12-Landed today in swampy
section Don't recognize the country,
but It looks to me like parts of Ar
Kansas Anyway, I'll bet it's a long
ways from Broadway.
August 14-It Is Arkansas, but I've
got no kick coming. I'd be willing to
stay anywhere awhile just to get shut
OF the red antS.-Nev York Evening
Sun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10
The Manufacturers One Victory.

Moreover. for once the manufacturer
got ahead Of him. He made safes that
were practically drill proof. He made
the doors and sides of his safes and
vaults of layers OF metal Of different de-
grees or hardness. The burglar might
have the right drill for the outside. but
after going in 4 few inches would have
the temper of his drill spoiled by strik-
Ing soft metal; and a few minutes later
his second drill would be ruined by
medium hard steel and so on. His stock
of drills would probably be entirely out
of commission before he came to the
inside of the safe. Gentleman Vim
siripiy yielded that point TO the lock-
smith. and turned his attention to other
methods Of accomplishing his purpose
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

of the safe without harm. There is
muffied report hardly loud enough
to pass the immediate room and the
door drops off. That accuracy in hand
ling nitroglycerip or dynamite requires
better knowledge of the actions of the
ingredients of these explosives and the
effects of their combination than any
yeggman ever had.
But it was when electricity was ap-
piled 20 safe-breaking that safe-break-
Ing became well-nigh fertile. The pre-
hminary development Of this branch Of
the crackman's industry Is described
thus in the Congressional report:
I'm experiments exhibited to the COM
mission, the alternate use of the drill
and the blowpipe on walls over three
inches thick. OF alternate steel and iron
the steel of tool quality and well hard
ened. enabled the attacking party 20
penetrate at the rate OF little less than
one inch an hour for the whole thick
ness. and above one inch an hour for
the greater part, the hole thus made be-
ing large enough to pass the arm Of the
workman through Many such holes In
a variety OF constructions Of safes were
examined"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10
Wife Wins.

Feb. 2s.-Lunching today. Ark to
be christened the Marjory j. I prefer
calling her the TOdy Hamilton. but wife
favOrs a ladylike name. Wife wins.
March l6.-Animals coming in. Two
Appropriateness and one pair Of red
ants arrived this afternoon.
March 20.-Found a fresh egg IN the
dodo-bird's nest. Hen dodo said she
was laying up something for a rainy
day. Have an idea this saying Will live.
April S.-Weather bureau predicts
dry spring. Friends tell me it's foolish
10 be figuring on so much rain. Query
Can II be possible I'm on the wrong
steer?
April 9.-Fair and warmer. My private
forecast calls for storm tomorrow.
Feel mighty dubious. II schedule goes
wrong Mrs. Noah will never let us hear
end Of it,
April 1850 n. m.-Clear weather.
Feel more dubious II a. m.-Clouding
up to windward. Easier in my mind.
4:30 p. m.-Brisk showers since noon.
Ira Ia Ia,
April l1.-StiIl raining. l guess maybe
amt the real thing?
April 2o-Steady rains since last re-
port Part of the weather observatory
under water. Weather observatory is
sued its last bulletin this morning. 1t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

T 7 NTRAFELED people commonly
suppose that savages always
treat their women badly. MAX
ing mere slaves and beasts of
burden OF them. This IS true in some
cases. but many barbarians are exceed
ingly chivalrOus toward women.
The Maoris. of New Zealand. always
treat women with The greatest defer
ence and respect. SO much SO that the
Earl of Ranfurly once called them the
truest gentlemen on Garth They Mill
not Permit a woman TO do any hard
work If they can do IL for her. and their
boys are taught from earliest youth
that rudeness and unkindness toward
women are crimes only second 70 lying
and cowardice.
a young English lady named Ger
trude Bell -raveled alone among the
DIuses of Syria She was everywhere
received BY them with the greatest
courtesy and hospitality. Special tents
were assigned TO her use, and the
sheiks We'd with each other in being
aer humble servant. No well-bred
English gentleman could have been
more chivalrouS. she said. and they
were just as courteous TO their own
" omen as they We're To me-
The FljianS go to extremes. They are
50 deferential and polite to their wc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10
THE PRESIDENT IS CATCHING IT.

President Roosevelt has not revised
his views on race suicide. but he is ind
ing il advisable 10 give less publicity 10
them Too many parents of large fami-
lies wanted recognition from him. a halt
was called a few weeks ago. when let
tiers from various sections of the coun-
try arrived at the White House asking.
If II was true that the President intend-y
81 to present medals to parents of ex-'
tTaordinarily large families II seerus
that an obscure newspaper started a
story that medals were awaiting the
heads Of big families and applications
ior the badges OF honor and distinction
poured Iva fer I short time-Kansas City
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10
Electricity and High Explosives.

mo matter whether the craftsman
be of the high class professional box
men or petermen, or OF the amateur
yeggs or tyros, the great improvements
in the hardening of tools and the wide
spread knowledge as to the use of high
explosives and electricity have put with
in the reach of any desperate man these
means of effecting with little difficulty
an entrance into safes built even upon
the most approved plans and possessing
all the modern devices for strengthen
ing the various parts I. !s merely the
old question of the skill of the builder
against the skill of the destroyer. Sue
cess must be conceded to the latter
In spite of such improvements as
playground edges for the jamb and door
10 secure a tigh- fit. in spite of anti
dynamite devices, cutoff spindles. auto
rnatic bolt work. pressure bars, etc,
the palm must be awarded to rhe bur-
elar for he continues to overcome all
obstacles and departs with the cash and
securities. much to the chagrin of bank
officials stockholders and depositors-
Mr. Brent quoted from the report of
a commission appointed by Congress TO
investigate safe and vault construction,
as follows: mo one of the construc-
tons on the market and recognized as
standard. can be asserted 10 be abso-
Iutely burgIar-proof-invuln Given
ample time. any one of them can be
penetrated by drill. blown open by
high explosives. or torn TO pieces by
stripping until the interior is reached.
This report was made before cleo
tricity was added to the weapons of the
high-class burglar.
No large amount of time Is needed by
the skilled professional bank robber of
today-and the word professional Is
used advisedly. for burglary today is at
once an art and an exact science, and,
one might add. a most exciting sport
The high grade craftsman Is an intel
lizent and highly educated man. of re-
fined tastes. and most frequently of pol
tshed bearing. 1t Is question of brains.
not brute force. with him. And in or
der TO crack a modern safe in good,
professional style. a man requires an
Education which embraces thorough
courses in geography, mechanics. chem
istry and physics. and statistics In
fact. he has got to be a better student
and more thoroughly up-to-date In GER
tain lines than the maker OF the safes
and vaults on which he proposes to
exercise his skill And, according 90
NJ Rrent he is: and infinitely better
versed In the possibilities OF adapting
scientific discoveries to his purposes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10
It's An Ill Wind.

April 21--Everything under water.
Our party apparently the only suryi-
vors. All of wife's relatives lost It's
an i'll wind, &c.
April 22.-Cruising south today we
sighted the oldest citizen on top of the
Park row building flagstaff. Seemed to
be out Of his head AS we drew alongside
heard him saying: Talking about your
early spring freshets. you may think
this is purity wet. but 1 remember how
in the year .oo5s-" Just then a streak
OF lightning hit him and he shrivelsd
UP like a spider IN hot skillet
April 23.-Shem reports several addi-
lions TO the red ant family. Cute little
cusses. Shem says.
April &--No change In the weather.
Spent the day reading Mary Jane
Holmes Tempest and Sunshine" APP
propriate. but pretty thin stuff for a
grown man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

and although the light is plenty strong
enough to light up the whole store and
reveal the men at work-and indeed to
blind them with its glare-they get over
this difficulty by pressing box against
the safe and pushing the carbon through
this box. thereby concealing the light
and protecting the eyes OF the cracks
man In test before witnesses Mr.
Brent pushed a carbon through twenty
inches OF Harveyized steel in ten min
utes.
Neither vaults nor safes viii with
stand this heat. Indeed a vault is a
simpler proposition than a safe to the
cracksman Once inside the vault he
may close the doors and work on the
safes without much fear of detection
And in spite of the fact that the bur-
glar insurance companies insist before
issuing a policy that the vault shall
have a good thick lining OF steel. or
three times the thickness of granite.
the burglar can burn his way into
one in the same way and quite as easily
as into a safe
Electricity and explosives. the Two
forces that have enabled man 20 change
the surface of the earth for his own
benefit. and to some extent to overcome
the laws of nature. have become the
most powerful instruments whereby the
under world robs honest. thrifty man
kind of the rewards Of honesty and
thrift. The locksmith tolls 10 invent
new protection for wealth: and the
cracksman is on the alert to circumvenc
the Iocksmith's righteous intentions
And up-to-date the craftsman seems 10
have rather the better OF the batlle-and
probably will have to the end CT time
For he has equal brains, and he keeps
them working apparently twenty-four
hours each day. and is quicker 10 take
advantage Of the forward march OK
science
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The Chiva1ry of SavageS

menfolk that they let the latter "rrfe
the rooSt' entirely. A wOman's word il
apt to be law in the Fiji islands.
As a rule. women occupy a Subordi-
nate place In the East, but kafiriStan
is an exception. The KaffirS are OF
Aryan origin. and 10 all appearances
are white race. They claim AleXan-
DER the Great as their ancestor. and
have a lofty code OF chiyalry. Their
women. lovely creatures with fair COM
pie Xicns. blue eyes and fiaXen hair, are
treated far better than most women in
civilized society
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10
Designs on the Elephant.

May 6.-Row today Shem's wife
started it. trying to do burnt wood de-
signs on the elephant. Advised her To
work on the red ants in the icebox
There's about 100000 of 'em that We
could spare and stili have plenty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

BY introducing Scientiflcrleth.
DDS Into Their Profession
the Men Who Work at Night
With ChiSeI and Drill Have
Overcome Every Precdution
Adopted for the Protection
Of Safes and Vaults.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

He met the Illuminated construction,
tina: In which differing layers are welded
into one piece by stripping the layers
with hammer and a cold chisel. How
he does the work IS described in the re-
port of the Congressional commission
already alluded TO, as follows:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

:; !; :: :: !: !: !:
NE million two hundred
and fifty thousand dol
H3A Il lars stolen in the past
N0SQ eight years from the
HA0Z safes and vaults OF the
8& United States, notwith-
standing the elaborate
precautions adopted by financial
institutions, shows the result of
scientific methods introduced by up-to-
date cracksmen into their war Of wits
with the ablest locksmiths In the world"
said Mr.. Henry Kelly Brent. former
head of the Department of Insurance
against Burglary OF the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company, of
Baltimore. to reporter for The Sunday
Times.
There is in the market today no safe
nor vault which can Withstand the
modern cracksman,' he added. This
is a strong statement, but it is accu-
rate deduction from the official expert
ments made by Government experts,
tests made by the manufacturers them
selves upon the safes of their competi-
tors. and particularly from the frequent
increasing number of successful attacks
on banks by burglars in the last few
years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

I afraid we're in for malariai summer,
even after the roads dry on.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

intense Is the heat that the temper
of the steel is taken out in a minute
or so, and opposite the point of the car
bon the metal begins 10 melt. Further
and further into the dissolving door the
carbon and heat are pushed until there
is a hole in the door of the safe.
The method is absolutely noiseless,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

read as follows: Continued fair wealth
er"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10

ing the apparatus. fifteen minutes for
burning the necessary holes and the re-
naming half hour for punching off the
locking mechanism on the inside
An ordinary telephone or incandesctnt
light wire can be made to serve the
crackman's purposes. The long insul-
ated wire is hooked to an arc or trolley
feed wire and runs TO the carbon. An
other wire runs from a point on the safe
10 a coil in a bucket of water. When
the point OF the carbon is about a half
inch from the safe, the steel of the safe
and the carbon form an arc light. So
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17

Gold Vanity Bags with stone settinq-3 sizes Fitted with change purse,' mirror, postage stamp holder, ,mirrorandchamois skin.
 Sterling silver 3-piece toilet sets in silk case, white satin lined. Comb. brush and mirror, a very heavy design.
 Toilet set in sterling silver. clothes brush, hat brush, hair brush, comb and mirror, in silk case.
 Toilet set with pair of military brushes, comb, hat and clothes brushes, in silk case.
 Cut glass powder puff boxes with sterling silve top.
 Sterling silver shoe hooks, shoe horns, nail brushes, nail knives, let ter openers, tooth brush es, all to match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17

neople in the third chapter. Things never mentioned in the constitution or other nations, as being selfevident, are specifed there as something rather unusual For one thing 1t was provided for the hfst time that Russians might leave their couh- try whenever they wished to do so. Ihey were guaranteed the safe possession Of their goods and promised the freedom Of inc press and of religion. Arbitrary de- tention was to be abolished.
 The influence of Montesquieu was shoWn in this document as it was in most of the constitutions of the beginning Of the nlhe- teenth century. The ideas of legislative, a judiciary and an executive are rouhu Ill Alexanders constitution. though nowhere ,s there mentioned anything which corre- spends to the modern conception Of rep resentative of parliament. The proposed Douma was somewhat live the French states general. The Emperor gave up none
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17

New York, December 16.-(Special.) We have been too serious There is no doubt about that. The problems of the poor and the condition of the city politics are a narrowing business It is high time we took a look at some of the frivolities.
 Among the treasures that were made under the personal supervision of MT. Louis A. Tiffany ton exhibition at Tif- fany & Co.,) Is tiara for the modest sum of $25OO-so exquisite piece that the price does not astonish one although 1t does not indicate, as one might suppose, a weight of gems and showy spendor.
 No, this little thing is merely-a work of art It's value lies in it's workman ship and beauty. Imagine a half-wreath of white field clover, wrought in enamel, the soft green leaves and ivory tinted blossoms exquisitely arranged and mount ed on a little golden crown to hold 1t fin place on the head. A few diamond dew drops may be counted but they are not ostentatious. The whole plea for the S2SOO lies in the absolute beauty of the ornament
 MT. Tiffany is such wonder worker. He is making corsage and coiffure orna- ments in enameled fiowers-choosing for his subjects delicate feathery things that require much fine work and lend an airiness that solid petals could not give.
 The wild or Queen Anne's lace" makes one of the most beautiful of these trities. A single blossom given just the right bend to rest in the coiffure-you may have 1t for s45O if you so desire, though there are other delicate sprays for s40o, If you can resist the beauty of the former.
 In the same case there is a pair of candlesticks-S2000 for the pair. Crystal and gold and enamel-and MT. Tlfany's sense of perfection-make up these little treasures. They are only about eight inches high. A crystal urn, also mount ed in gold and enamel may be had for S2500.
 There is now on exhibition at Tifany's an imposing collection of candlesticks clocks, caskets and chalces, copied from the crown jewels in the Green Room at Dresden. To tell the truth l hadn't the heart to price them They seemed priceless and l would not bear to bring them down into the realm of fguresl They are wonderfully beautiful in form, color and wormankship. The rich blue of lapis lazue makes the base of the color scheme. Tbis Is mounted in gold with much delicate enamel tracery. The largest casket Is of crystal. The clock is a dream work-both stately and trivial the very epitome of the court of that period And the whole set should grace either the most perfect salon this country or remain exactly where it is, for us to feast our indebted eyes upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17

of his absolute powers however, and the proceedings of the Douma would only reach him through the slow red tape methods of the Russian bureaucracy.
 In one thing there was decided differ ence from the French constitution. In France the country was divided into diff ferent departments, each under gover- nor, subject to orders from Paris. The author of the Russian constitution of 1873 recognized that Russian consisted of many different races. with different laws and ideas. and established departments which, under their governors. hadc considerable independence. something like the states of the union, each one regulating its own and to make it's own laws The two capl- tals St ePtersburg and Moscow. were considered as separate states andaccord- ingly had their own parlaments.
 The old constitution, taking 1t all to- gether, was made by broad minded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
THE TIFFANY PALACE ON
 UPPER FIFTH AVENUE
BY GRACE NORTON.

The firm is so kind as to announce that
 Visitors incur no obligation to pur-
 chase and may study objects of in-
 terest with the same freedom as in a
 musem;"
 public had in the old house on Union Square. The opening of the Fifth avenue building marked the fifth uptown move of Tiffany & Co. From 259 Broadway the whole establishment has hitched-so to speak-up Broadway to Union Square till the present palace was completed this year.
 And a palace 1t is The noble facade was suggested by that of the Plazzo Grimani on the Grand Canal of Venice, (now the postoffce of Venice.) It Is in the Italian renaissance style-the shell of the building being constructed of mod ern hre-proof materials-the exterior of white marble of the most beautiful tex ture and tone, these accentuated by con trast with the great green-bronze doors that swing In the entrances.
 When one steps inside one seems to take possession of beautiful spaces-of fered to one in a setting of foggy pearl gray color. For the floor Is made of gray Philippine teak wood. The panelled wood work in the eases fs Of the same. but treated with a soft silver finish and inlaid with borders of brass and steel, and spaced off with dull-silver griffius whose dull-gold tongues hang down with a sort of classic defiance.
 The chandeliers are also of dull silver. Columns of purple-gray Formosa mabrle uphold the coffered ceiling. Even the ele- vators are beautiful! They have been compared In workmanship to the wrought work of the German Renaissance, when so much enduring art-work came from the forges and smithes of the old world to be wondered at even unto our day Nor do swiftly running elevators detract from the beauty of none-slowly as- cendng Formosa marble stair easel
 Of the many departments none is more interesting than the safe deposit vAllts in the endorsement. Even here the hand of the artist took delight in his work and lined with mable and sur rounded with dull-silver bars the reposi tory of the earnings of diamond. pearl and gold.
 Those who were at home in the former house on Union Square will find one tie of memory with the old place. The great atlas clock which used to time your steps across the square is now mounted on the stately Fifth avenue facade. From his present position atlas commands gayer throng perhaps but he still bears the burden of the world on his old shoulders.
 MT. McKim, of the firm of McKim, Mead & White, was the architect of this splendid building. MT. Louis C. Tiffany. magician, is responsible for the silver gray harmonies and unique blending of materials within.
 One may safely say that the work of MT. Tiffany, along various lines, Is epoch making in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
Force of Habit.

From Judge.
 He had made a reasonable fortune In undertaking, but that not-too- -jovial past was not quite forgotten Gas he thoughD on the memorable day when his only daughter was welded to the young man of the familys choice. Every one was happy, the ceremony had been impressive. the reception a brilliant success and the breakfast a triumph long to be remem- bered. New rice and old shoes were be- ginning to be in evidence, and papa stood holding open the door that was to shut two blissful souls off from prying world.
 Out from the house tripped the little bride. the groom following, dodging slip pers, and then, as the coach door banged to, old habit surged over papa. In stento- rian tones he called up to the driver, I'm mortelle Cemetery"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
Novelties

Cut glass salve jars with sterling top.
 Stocks in silk, trimmed with lace beaded and medallions. Stocks of white or black silk with iabot outlined with bias folds beaded with cut steel beads. Black or white stocks of silk edged with Val. lace and trimm- ed with jabot of chiffon stocksof lace with jabots. Some are neatly trimmed with ruches or chiffon, some have Val. lace edges andinserted bands. Some are chiffon with bias folds of silk trimmed with gold beads and lace medallions; white, pink and blue.
 Stocks and collars that other stores are getting 75c and S1.00 for. Holi- day specials at h0n 35c and UUU
 One in a box.