The broad ax., 1906-11-10
WASHINGTON LETTER


ooutinus thaB earning hls oats for som.
years % es.s despite the competition
Of the auto - other businesses" said
Assistant Chtsf Wagner the other dav
They ars manufacturing auto fra
STEAMERS. and this class Of are fighting
apparatus may be installed In several
cities permanently, but do not recall
any at present. The faet that the horse
Stili ObtalnS In New York, Philadelphia
Boston, ChfcHgo and other large cities.
where they have unlimited money at
command to make experiments which
we cannot undertake In this city BIZ
reason Of q limited appropriation.
would tend to show that the old fire
horse viii remain with Us for awhile.
one Of the picturesque and most popu.
lar features Of city life.
Heavy HSssss Required.
AS ere horses respond to alarms on
q hard gaiIop, the asphalt pavement
are found to be very severe upon their
front feet, and II IL here that our horses
first show signs Of giving out for nre
purposes. We have to use very heavy
horses, a. our apparatus IL heavy and
there are several steep hills In the city;
otherwise We would be more than glad
70 use lighter teams. a. Il IL often the
horses own weight which largely con-
tributes to his ultimate condemnation
owing to the force with which his fore
legs strike the pavements.
Life 0S . Fire Morse.
I'VE average about $50 horses the
year around IN the department, and the
life Of the average fire horse ID from
three and q half to four years. Some
horses last only six months, and Others
win do excellent duty for years. As all
Of our horses weigh from 1 800 to $500
pounds and are not Len than i've years
old at the time Of purchase, II will Be
seen that we have q lot Of good, solid
horsehesh In our department. We &C
cept any solid color, but prefer the
gray, barring spotted or circus horses.
AZ they are picked animals In the
FIRST instance, they take kindly to the
rule, and very quickly catch on to
what Is demanded OF them, some show
ing surprising intelligence and aptitude
in learning the duties which they later
perform with such precision and regu-
larity."
Pink Places In Dewey H0Hs.
IL would be Q cold and unfeeling vo-
man who could look with composurs
untinged by jealousy upon the pink rat
tan furniture that Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey recently received from one Of
the former o63cers on the Olympia, VINO
has been cruising around the Azores
This furniture 10 % delicate In color
a. q ssasheIl, and the effect Is some
thing unknown among American max
ers Of willow ware. The admiral has
ntted up q porch OF his Rhode Island
avenue home In Washington with this
furniture and has put some In bis
den" Mrs. Dewey, who Is particu-
larry partial to this shade OF pink, has
added pale pink silk rugs, the gift Of
former Turkish minister to Washing
ton A few pink silk cushions and
pink flowers make up the remainder q
this rosy hued place Every person
who sees IL says, Its the pink Of per
lection" and seems to think the utter
ance IL original
Success OF Durum wheat.
Secretary Wilson OF the department
Of agriculture IL pleased with the fact
49, n no oo0 h,,.h.I. - a,,y-,,r,, xUhoaf
viii be thrashed In this country this
year. The agricultural department IN
troduced durum wheat In the United
States Eve years ago. This is known
as macaroni wheat, because Of its val
ne In the manufacture OF macaronl. Il
b q hard spring wheat and cannot be
raised In the winter. The department
now proposes, the secretary says. to
Try hybridIzing the wheat with the best
winter wheat Of this country.
According to the department Of agri-
culture. the macaronl business OF tns
United States should Increase In I'm
portance from now on and the impor-
tation OF macaronI from Italy largely
decrease. The durum wheat IL The
class from which the finest Italian
macaronl II made.
The Minister PrOm Salvador.
ssnor Jose Rosa Pacas. the nav
minister to the United States from Sal
Vador and Honduras, II well known n
Washington, having lived here foc
several months IN 1909, when be Was
serving - The representative OF SAWS
dor On the commission for the aroira-
ton Of the claim Of the Salvador Com
msrcial company. Q California eorpora-
tion. against the salvadorean govern
ment He also represented his govern
ment &C the recent conference on tnS
United States cruiser Aarblehead ior
tn settlement Of the war In which
Guatemala. Honduras and SALVADOR
were involved Mr.. Paeas was MIN
lister of interior In Salvador before N
appointment 10 tn mission In Wash
ington.
ne SaDaasss EnRassy.