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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
DOLLS OF BOTTLES,
CLOTHES OF PAPER

Though there is a fragile sound to the
name. dolls OF glass are quite substan-
tial and almost unbreakable What is
more, they stand firmly erect and won't
tOpple over or fall down. IL REQUIRES no
particular skill 10 make them, either
for they are nothing but glass bottles
IN tissue paper clothes. Gather up your
bottles, probably you possess a number.
as they accumulate in every household),
lay ia stock OF white and colored It's
sue paper, and you will have abundant
material for a brand new entertain
ment for the children.
Any bottles and all bottles will
answer, provided they are empty and
clean. Big and little, fat and slim. with
high shoulders or slender waists, you
can make some kind Of a doll of almost
any bottle.
Round bottles with long necks make
the best lady dolls, while slim, short
neck bottles, either round or fiat are
best for men dolls. Almost any shape
will answer for the children and babies
Whatever kind Of bottle you use, al
ways put corK in II first, then make
head by pasting strip Of rather stiff
yellow wrapping paper around the neck
extending il a trifie above the mouth
Of the bottle. Paste the paper together
at the edges so that the head viii be
slightly cone-shaped, wider at the top
than at the bottom, then cut off the
point Formed at the lap. II The heaG
slips down too far paste will hold 1t in
place. Draw the features with pen and
ink, and the hair with a paint-brush
dipped In ink. There should be room
on the paper to extend the neck q
quarter OF an inch below the chin.
The skirts, waists. cloal6s, hats, caps,
and bonnets Of the women and children
are all made Of tissue paper cut in cir
Giles of various sizes. OF course, the
size of the circle must depend upon
the size OF the bottle you are dressing.
and you viii have to measure 70 find
ont just how large to make it. IN max
ing skirt, measure from the waist
down. allow about a quarter of N inch.
and let that length be the length OF
half OF the square from which you cut
your circle First cut your square.
which will be twice the length Of the
skirt. then fold II through the middle
into an oblong; bring the two short
edges Of the oblong together and make
square; fold the square diagonally
through the middle and make triangle.
fold the triangle through the middle
and make sharper triangle.-October
st. Nicholas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12

all. but prince whose title. The mean
est millionaire In America" carries with
II nothing but name, just as princes
from Europe who come over 10 this
country fortune-seeking. But Doris does
not know this. so she begs him TO lend
her $4,000 so she can repay her sister.
Now. thu prince does not happen 10 be
worth but $4,000 all told. Strange. and
fortunate. too that although he is a
shrewd busi ness man. just at this time
he has S15. 900 OF that $50. 900 lying idle
In the bank / repeat. very strange, but
very fortunate. He draws out this SIS. 900
and gives II TO Doris: then he tells his
employer, who Is the real millionaire.
that he will no longer do his dry
work" a la Charles BiaHsr-:: that ali
the real millionaire's chicanery is 70 Re
exposed, a Ia Thomas w. Lawson. Per
haps he will hire himself 20 some maya
zine and get his name heralded abroad.
But these are details which have 70 be
developed later.
Events happen quickly in the last act.
Doris returns the money 10 her sister.
the Frenchman steals IL. and elopes with
the woman who would not pay her
dressmaker's bill; Father Chaplin Is re-
stored 70 the bosom OF his family. the
prince arrives. and the tableau OF the
lovers In each others arms is the touch
Ing finale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
BETHANY BAPTIST
C. {. ELECTS OFFICERS

The Young Peoples Society Of Chris
tian Endeavor OF Bethany Baptist
Church held its annual business meet
ing and social at the residence of Mrs.
Miller, 10 Quincy place northwest. The
following were elected officers Of the
society for the coming year: President.
Miss Emma L. wilkins; vice pl esident
Harry A Shinnick; recording secretary,
Miss Nellie PindeN: treasurer, Miss
Alice FIanley; corresponding secretary,
Miss Rhoda Pindell; delegate to District
OF Columbia Union, Mrs. Edith b. Scott;
luhIo- superintendent. Mrs Frank b
Reed; advisor TO intermediate Society,
Frank B. Reed; chairman missionary
committee. Mrs. H. T. Stevenson;
chairman prayer meeting committee
Frank B. Reed; chairman lookout com
mittee, Miss Inez Miller; chairman So
cial committee. Miss Daisy johnson.
After the election OF officers. the social
committee took charge and games and
refreshments were the order OF the
evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
Getting Facts About Schools.

The recent awakening Of american
teachers and parents 10 the general
prevalence Of physical defects and SIX
wardness among school cnildreT, will in
sure hearty welcome for me hand
book announced ~ The Macmillan
Company, School Efficiency and
School Reports" This book tells how
lOC cities describe the work Of their
public schools: gives lists Of questions
answered frequently. answered. occa-
sionally. Sr never answered; and in a
practical way shows the parent, tho
taxpayer. The trustee, and the editor
how 10 Cooperate intelligently with
the pubHt schools.
The work, chiefly OF David s. Sned-
den. professor of school administration,
at Teachers College. this book is a part
OF the campaign OF the New York COM
lnittee on physical welfare OF school
children to increase financial support OF
public schools by means Of increasing
public understanding Of school methods
and school needs This is the first at
tempt TO relate adequate and Uniform
school records and reports 70 cluli vel
fare. The last chapter. by the secretary
Of the bureau OF municipal resear,n. DR..
William n. Allen, shows by illustrations
from TIE latest New York report how
70 become interested in school reports.
and how 10 learn their significance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
STEAMBOAT NATIONS CAPITAL
WHILE PRESIDENT HUNTS In
CANEBRAKES OF LOUISIANA

SHAMEFUL, La. Oct. 1.-THE latest
spot on the map 10 claim the distinc-
ton Of being the Capital Of the United
States, by reason OF the fact that the
President has his mail addressed 10 its
postoffice, is not nearly as large as
oyster Bay. 1t consists OF the Macken-
zie store, in which the Postoffice is 10
cateC; a railroad switch. a cotton gin,
a few scattering shanties which were
once whitewashed. and cotton fields
and cypress swamps as far as the eye
can reach in every direction.
1t ought to be called Parkersburg or
Parkerville for it is all the property
Of John NJ. Parker, of New Orleans,
one of the gentlemen who is entertain
ing the President in camp, and the one
woo first extended the invitation for
him to hunt in the canbrake.
Large Cotton Operator.
Parker is one of the largest, if not
the largest. cotton operators in the
South. He not only owns between 10000
and 30 600 acres of cotton land himself,
but handles the cotton OF practically all
the nlanteFs in this section Of Louis
lana through MS New Orleans business
house. He loans money 70 the planters
and when they cannot make good their
o,,tgations takes over their land IN
,,a,Tnent of the debts. In this way ne
bas absorbed many Thousands Of acres
az cotton and swamp land, and II he
could realize what the property is worth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
ORDER FOOD TEST
OF NAVY RATIONS
Paymaster Du Bots to Re-
port to DR.. Wiley and
Learn Methods.
Department Follows Lead
of War Portfolio in Ana
lying Provisions.

Bluejackets OF the American navy are
10 reap tie benefits OF the work Of DR..
Wiley, tic food expert Secretary Met
calf has come to the conclusion that the
Navy shall net be beSind the Army and
the Department of Agriculture is doing
what it can to improve the food that is
served out to its thousands OF men and
officers.
For the purpose OF gaining al the
benefits possible from DR.. Wiley's food
tests, particularly as applied 10 the new
''poiEon squad" the Eevy Department
has called Paymaster Du Bots in from
duty on the battleshp Missouri. which
Is preparing to sail for san Francisco.
with instructions that he report TO Dr.
Wiley in his laboratory and observe the
tests that are being conducted and OBJ
tain all the knowledge possible from the
results. Aside from observing DIT.
Wiley's work in particular, he is as
signed 20 take a thorough course in
food and textile chemistry, in the Agri-
cultural Department, so that he may
know al! the ingredients contained in
the foods which are bought for the navy
by the Bureau OF Supplies and Accounts.
In taking this step tbs navy is follow
Ing the lead CT the War Department.
which recently called upon DIT. Wiley
for an analysis OF certain prepared
foods and drinks which were being
supplied 20 the soldiers. The navy Is
less fortunately situated than the army,
for the reason that the latter can usu-
ally buy fresh vegetables and other
products. particularly for the troops
stationed in this country Much OF the
provision supply sent TO the Philippines.
ALASKA. and Cnba. however, Is prepared
20 be kept for some time in cold or hot
climate, and &. is this food that the
army Is most tnxious TO know about
Nhlle ofnctals OF the War Department
are anxiously awaiting the result OF the
tests being conducted for II, navy OF
ncials also are interested IN the report
which Paymaster Du BoIs IS expected
10 make Other officers OF the navy
pay department VIII later be assigned "a
Iake up the study OF foods under DR..
Wiley. -
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cred the problem is greatly compli
Gated. Dairymen have made impress
sive showings that, for more than a
year, their business has not been
profitable, This latest advance of a
cent a quart does not change their
situation. If they get more for
their milk they also pay more for
il, and by the same rate of increase
the advance of cent a pint in
small quantities being apparently
sustained by equal cost of bottling,
eGu1l cost OF handling, and equal
waste when compared with milk
sold by the quart.
If, then, the business has been I'M
profitable, this change will not
make it more nearly profitable dur
ing the winter. But the dairy bust
ness must yield an earning or the
city must do without milk. The
present calculation is that the diff
ference between the winter whole
sale price (22 cents) and the sum-
mer wholesale price (ranging from
10 cents as low as 1875 cents) will
make the traffic profitable from
spring to fall and give the proprie-
tor his living. If that proves to be
the case. Washington must hold it
self ready to pay cents a quart
for its milk the year around.
The Times does not withdraw
from it's position of several days
ago. If the distributors undertake
TO make a 2-cent advance to the
consumer out of n 1-cent advance
TO them. they mSst show the rea-
son. Nor is The Times blind TO the
fact that this present rise is entire
ly Independent of prospective
changes in the law looking to clean
er and purer milk. It's contention
now is that the dairymen seem only
to have carried on to the consumer,
who ought 10 pay it, an advance in
the cost of producing milk, and re-
gretful as that situation is for the
sake of the poor, it seems to be
fairly and honestly unavoidable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12

would be a millionaire many times
over.
Pays Good Price.
Parker pays a mighty good price for
his land" observed one Of the planters
who lives In the neighborhood. 1T may
sound as II he were getting rich fast to
say that he takes this or shat plan
tation for debt. but the truth of the
matter is that ne pays a good deal more
for that same land than he could shave
bought II for in the open market. He
is a good, honest, straightforward man
10 deal with; he's exacting, but Is Just
as exact himself and you'll never near
anyone say that he has taken any
undue advantage Of any man. He is
making big money mainly as a cotton
factor. not as cotton planter. He
makes about 81 on every bale Of cotton
he handles for the planters. and. OF
course, more on those ne raises him
self. Last year his New Orleans house
must have cleared more than $4,000
Employees Supplied.
Parker's plantation at STEAMBOAT is
managed by Leo Shields Hardy Mac
kenzie. operating under the style OF the
Mackenzie Mercantile Company. con-
ducts the stores wEicf furnish the en-
7loyes on the plantation with all they
need in the way OF food and clothing
and Injuries; and George z. O'Hara is
mill which is located just at the edge Of
the swamp wherein the President is
now hunting bear.
O'Hara owns the lumber on II, 900 acres
of land, and has fifteen years In which
TO cut IL out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
'Days Of" by DR.. Van Dyke.

Henry Van Dykes new book. Days
on" viii be published early IN October.
The full title Is Days OF and other d.
gressiOEs.' and II contains the accounts
OF number OF days in the open air
sPeut IN fishing. hunting. and wander
ing as well as a couple OF short stories.
The book is dedicated as follows.
To my friend and neighbOr, Grover
Cleveland whose years or great woTK
as a statesman have beer cneered -
days OF good play as a fisherman; tins
book IS dedicated with warm and deep
&c gards.
The illustrations are particularly good
ana are reproduced IN full colors. The
book IS On the same lines SIS Fisher
man 5 Luck ana Little Rivers" which
have become classics OF their kind Or
the title page Is L quotation from Emer-
son:
I do not count the hours I spend
In wandering by the sea:
The forest is my loyal friend,
Like God it useth me:
Or on the mourtain-crest sublime,
Or down the Oaken glade.
Q what have TO do with time?
For this the day Was made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
LIONS STOP BANQUET,
GUESTS JOIN IN CHASE

BERLIN. Oct. 12-The extension OF
the German East African railroad from
Dares-Salaam, the chief town and sea
port OF German East Africa, forty miles
south OF Zanzibar, Mrogoro. about $50
miles from the coast, was opened yes
terday by the secretary Of state for the
colonies, Herr Dernburg, who Is now In
Africa making a study Of the CONNER
cial and agricultural possibilities OF the
German colonies.
According 10 a dispatch &c the L,okai
Anzeiger from Mrogoro. during the
course Of a banquet In celebration OF
the opening OF the terminus there. two
lions, which swarm In the vicinity OF
the town, entered some outbuildings and
carried of a pig.
The guests at the banquet left the
tables precipitately. seized arms. and
pursued the animals. but lost their traIi
in the surrounding forests.
On the resumption OF the festivities
the dispatch continues. the leading 60
lonial officials expressed the VreatAS+
optimism regarding the effect which tbS
road would have on the development az
Rhe colony. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
Mr. cnsson,a aRomance Of Steel"

The biggest business fact in the world
is the United States Steel Corporation
1t has more stockholders than the popu-
lation Of Nevada; more profits In
good year than the revenue Of the city
Of New York.
II the unparalleled developments had
been the result OF centuries, II would
stu be wonderful enough. but II is prac-
IDEALLY the harvest OF one generauon's
sowtnJ- When Herbert y. Casson
was gathering material for his articles
IN Muir sey's, The Romance OF Steel,
by A. s. Barnes & Co. he visited John
Fritz at the little town Of Bethlehem,
Pa, who well might be called the father
OF the steel mill. and at Louisville he
found a white-haired old lady, wife OF
william Kelly. tho original inventor Of
what Is called Bcssemer steel. In Chi
caco any visitor may see Bob Hunt
whose personal "reminiscences reach
back to the earlier dawn OF the steel
era And the masterful Scotchman. who
rescued the business from periodic bank,
ruptcy, and won for II the commercial
supremacy OF the world. is still fitting
between New York and Skibo Castle
and ti..akinR more Of the future>than OF
the past
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12

life away on fashion foibles. The prince
Is a prince Of finance Gan alleged prince
it develops later in the airy tale). In
stead Of trying TO 1T a sold slipper on
Cinderella's-I mean Doris'-foot. ne
tries on a memory cloak trimmed with
chinchilia fur. 1t is a remarkable IT.
just t. though she had been poured into
it. She's his and he knows II. But
Doris doesn't remember when she wore
that cloak Never mind the prince
knows, and he has come back from the
West. where al unsuccessful young men
go IN their youth and return simply load
ed down with wealth-at least that's the
way they always do on the stage.
The prince, otherwise known as Madi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
TWO FUNERAL COACHES
ON CHICAGO Il" ROAD

CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-TWO new funeral
coaches. declared to be among the best
examples Of the carmakers art, have
been put into service by the Metropoll-
tan Elevated and the Aurora, Elgin, and
Chicago railroads and displayed at the
Fifth avenue station. The cars arc
painted black and the interior finish is
In oak Each HIS its own motor, and
when the party exceeds the seating
capacity trailers will be attached. The
cars will run 20 the Oak RidGe, Mt.
Carmel, Waldheim, Coacordia. Forest
Home, and Elm Lawn Cemeteries
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
Klen's "SteD-Sister
Binds Modern Cinderella
To Prince. of Wall Street
By the END-oF-rHE-wEFr CRITIC.

Ach, poor Cinderella Chaplin! She only
has one T. cher. one mother. and one
stepsist er-that's why they call Kleins
klein schausplel ''The Step-Sister."
Cinderella, otherwise known as Doris.
slaves night and day for her croo-el.
croo-el stepsister, who goes to the opera
while Doris is forced to stay at home
and make dresses for which rich ladies
never pay. All the other girls in the
dress foundry are allowed to quit while
the sun IS shining with MONDAY bril-
lianey. That's because they are paid
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
ROCKEFELLER GIVES
CHICAGO 100000 MORE

CHICAGO. Oct. I2-John d. Rookie
Teller has continued his benefactiOns TO
the University OF Chicago. with a gift
Of SOOO.0VO. In q letter signed by his
son, the oil king notified the board OF
trustees that he wished TO show his ap-
probation OF DR.. William Rainey Harr
per. the last president, by a donation
OF this amount to the fund for the me-
moral library. The present Of 5000
makes the building q certainty.
The only proviso attached to the gift
is that by April, 1908, the university shall
raise 500. 200 for the library. The univer-
sity now has a fund Of $1,000 so that
only $4,000 is necessary to insure the
gift.
With this gift Mr.. Rockefeller has
given to the university total Of s23.-
914. 322.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
The Price of Milk.

With what The Times believes to
be genuine unwillingness, the milk
distributors Of the District have
voted 70 advance the price of milk
to the consumer by 1 cent a quart,
when sold by the quart or more,
and 1 cent a pint when sold in
less quantities than a quart. They
arc now engaged in studying the eff
feet on their trade and calculating
how much the advance will decrease
milk consumption. Several of them
sound and trustworthy business
men-make nc secret of their fear
that the advance win involve finan-
cial disaster for many dairymen.
in justification for this increase
in the retail price of milk, the deal
ers can cite impressive and relevant
facts. We quote from a country
newspaper the following as to the
cost of supplies:
Meal and mill feed. the two principal
grains in the production Of milk. during
the year 1886 averaged in price from $3.50
10 Sl4 per ton; during 1897, $3.50; in 1SyS,
1880; in 1899. SIS; in 1900, 49, In 1901,
500 80: in 1902 $3.50; in 1908, $3.50; In
1901 SIS. IN 1905. SIS; in 1906, $3.50. Early
this year the price was ST, and Is now
$50.
The average price of grain for the
first three years of the time mentioned
was less than one-haif Of the price al
the present time. The price OF nay
in 1896 by the carload. was from SlZoO
10 Sl3 per ton, and IL has been steadily
following the raise in the price OF grain
The spring OF 1897 IL was worth S26 per
ton. and by present indications will be
$50 per ton by the end of the year.
Manifestly drivers, helpers, and
bookkeepers cost more than in 1896.
Yet, in spite of all this lifting in
prices TO them, the dairyman has
not heretofore advanced the price
of milk to the householder. The
explanation, in The Times judg-
ment, is not 20 be found in phiian-
thropy, but in \ mixture of gener-
Gus profit at the outset and fear OF
the result. Recently the producer
has raised the wholesale winter
price to the distributor from 1s to
% cents a gallon, or a cent a quart
Unless some one can disprove this
showing, therefore, it would appear
that the steady increase in the dis.
tributer's expense, and this recent
increase in the cost of milk to him
have justified. during the winter, ar
advance in his prices of at least a
cent quart.
When summer prices are conEid.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
Servants and Husbands.

At the end Of that most amusing story
THE Domestic Adventures" wherein
the struggles OF three girls with a va
riety OF cooks Is described with humor
and knowledge that appeals to every
housekeeper. Mrs. Bacon sums up the
whole domestic trouble;
her gratefully. why is II, why Is II,
that bad servants are so good and good
servants are so badT
She shook her head philosophically
and blew out my lamp.
AN often I've thought. dear. tbs the
same way with tn hush ands." she said.
IAN them that can manage the one can
mostly manage the othert SO maybe
What you've learntn come in handy,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
New Dutton Books.

z p Dutton & Co. will publish this
week, "a Year in Russia" by Maurice
Baring;- in the series OF ''Antiquary's
Books" English Church Furniture.
by J. Charles Cox. IL. D., F. s. A., and
Alfred Harvey. NJ. B.. with III iIlustra-
tons: in the New Library OF Aediciy2,"
The Care OF the Body" BY Francis
Cavanagh. NJ. D. (Edin.) They a-e add
ing to the New Universal Library"
Apologize Pro Vita Sua." by 5onn Kerry
Newman. and "Macaulay's History OF
England IN i've volumes, edited. with
Introduction and notes. by T. f. Hender-
son. and with seyenty-two pages Of
index
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
A Bath in an Irish Tub7

Charles Battell LOOMS. author OF "A
Bath in an English Tub" Minerals
Manoeuvres," etc. published by A 5
Barnes & Co, Is travelling in Ireland.
His publishers think that the trip was
encouraged by the large sale or ne
Rath In an English Tub" They feel
confident that on his return he will have
a COOL supply Of material TO interest
MS large public Possibly there VIII be
"a Bath In an Irish Tub in the near
future
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-12
MR.. EDISoNS RISE.

Thomas Alvo Edison has had praise
that is worth having. and considerable
celebration that is not. His later ex-
periments, says the Buyers Index.
have raised him from a plane where
he was to all Appearances simply a
tramp telegraph operator TO one VIII ere
ais son and his daugh ter are enter
tanned by society in Newport, r. l.
the most exclusive summer resort in
the United States. Newport has
beautiful situation on a lovely coast.
but Is not our trade cont smporary al
lowing its own social seriousness to
yVQ anuck-From Golfers.