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Parliamentary Bulls.
From Tit-Eits.

From 11t-BItS.
Quite recently an Irish member in a
speech concerning the housing question
declared that in Ireland at the present
time mo fewer than $4,000 people live
in one room" Several members suggest
ed that perhaps the honorable member
could provide the dimensions OF the one
room referred to- while a general litter
went around the house. In the house
some months ago an enthusiastic NJ. p.
made reference to the Boer war and de-
clared that it was most unfair to send
young men to the front, where they got
shot, and then expect them to live on
sixpence day" A certain Welsh mem
Der earned notoriety for himself by
screaming into the ears of excited
house: 1.-The right honorable member
knew the well was running dry. and
yet he thought that by setting to work
with pruning knife to bring grist to
the mill.
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FOREIN MARKETS.

LONDON. December 26.-The short
weeks trading on the stock exchange was
carried on cheerfully because of the an
ticipation of increased investment buying
with the new year, the indications point
ing to IA plentiful supply of money then.
The market conditions also are consid-
cred to warrant early improvement pro-
vided there are no further political trou-
bles from the Balkan situation. Home
rails showed the greatest improvement
among British securities. Consols fin
ished the week Il dearer, while the foreign
section reflected more confidence Paris
buying Russian bonds leading in the ad-
vance in preparation for the new loan.
American securities continued uncertain
and irregular. The heavy selling move
ment on Wall street and rumors of the
Illness of T.. H. Hartmann followed by
reports Of the manipulation of priced
shares, created an uncertain feeling here
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UNDER FIVE FLAGS.
It Takes That Many to Run Small
But Turbulent Crete.

From the Travel Magazine.
To the southwark. its green-clad, snow
capped mountains rising from a turquoise
sea, lay Crete, the island OF mythology
and massacre. 1t was a picture OF sun
shine and animation, OF vivid colors and
strange peoples such as one seldom sees
except IN some gorgeously staged comic
opera
But even as this was in my mind. a
gun doomed out from crun1bling bas-
tion and five little balls ran up five flag
stats standing in row on the uppermost
ramparts and broke out into FIVE flags.
The morning breeze caught UP their
folds and held them straight out as
though for our benefit, SO that we could
make them out quite plainly. Four OF
them were old friends that had encoun-
tered on all of the seven seas-the Union
jack, the tricolor and the St Andrew s
cross OF Russia and the red, white and
green banner Of Italy-but the fifth flag,
which flew somewhat higher than the
others. was of unfamiliar design; the
single blood red square. however. bound
ed by the Greek cross and bearing the
cleaning star of Bethlehem. told it's own
story and l knew it for the flag Of Irete.
knew that there was deep significance
in the design of that unknown flag and
in the position of the four familiar ones
that flew below it, for they Signaled to
all the world that the Turk had been
driven out. never to return; that Chris
uanity had triumphed over Mohammedan-
ism and that the cross had indeed re-
placed the crescent: that the centuries OF
massacre were now but memories; that
peace In the guise Of foreign soldiery had
for a time at least found an abiding
place in Crete. and most significant Of all.
that the strange flag with the single star
would be upheld If necessary by the
mightiest array of bayonetS and battle
ships in all Christendom
Canea, which is the seat of government,
is the most picturesquely cosmopolitan
spot west Of Suez. 1t is equidistant from
the shores Of Europe, Asia and Africa, it
has mild and equable climate, living Is
cheap, there Is a large garrison OF for
eign soldiery there are no extradition
treaties in force and trouble of one kind
and another Is always brewing.
Like magnet, therefore, Canea has at
tructed the scum and offScouring of all
the Levant-needy soldiers of fortune.
professional revolution makers, smooth
spoken gamblers and confidence men.
rouged and powdered women of easy viz
tue from east and west, Egyptian donkey
boys, out at elbows dragomen who speak
a score Of tongues and hail from no one
knows where-all that rabble OF the
needy, the adventurous and the desper-
ate which follow the armies of occupa-
ton and are always to be found on The
fringe of civilization.
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Duel by Letter.
Paris Cor. London Express.

Paris Cor. London EApfess.
Dueling IS going just a little out Of
fashion here in Paris. It holds It's own
still upon serious questions. but IN small
matters, such as a squabble over trivial
ties. tho only form of duel used Of late
has been duel by letter. This week
literary duel between an actor and a
critic has caused some amusement The
critic had written unfavorably of the ac-
tors perforrna Sir wrote the ac-
tor. II will not send my seconds to the
scoundrel that you are. but box your
ears In the present letter. Consider your
face smacked upon both cheeks. and be
grateful that I have not used my cane"
The critic answered: "Sir. as you wish
it. I consider my ears boxed. / beg you
in return to consider this letter the
equivalent Of six revolver shots through
your empty head. Consider yourself dead
when you read this. l salute your corpse"
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition Of the Treasury at the
beginning Of business yesterday was as
follows: Reserve fund: Gold coin and bull
lion. $50 900. Trust funds. to redeem
outstanding certificates: Gold coin. $751;
394 .S69; silver dollars. $3.50, 1854. 900; silver
dollars Of 1890. $1,000. 600. Total, $780,
,,5S. s69. General fund. SIS 67, 1888; de-
posts in national banks. S119, 237, 1O5:
awaiting reimbursement. S3.6OS; current
liabilities s122, 6S4, 3l7.
Yesterdays statement OF the Treasury
balances, exclusive Of the S1j0, 900 900
gold reserve. shows: Available cash bal
ance. SLIGO, SO 0o6: gold coin and bullion.
So, So, 24S; gold certificates, SCI, 1913 200.
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A Stiff One.

From Everybody's Magazine.
1t was raining outside and little inter.
rogative Irma was in one of her worst
or at least most trying. moods. Father
busily writing at his desk, had already
reproved her several times for botherine
him with useless questions.
"I say. pa, what
ASK your mother!'
Honest, pa. this isn't a silly one this
time"
"All right. this once. What is ito"
well, if the end of the world was to
come, and the earth was destroyed while
a man was up in an airship. where would
he land when he came DOWN."
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CANADIAN GRAIN SHIPMENTS.
Seasons Business Disappointing to
st. Lawrence Route.

MONTREAL, December c6.-Returns
prepared by Frank T.. Gibbs, government
grain inspector at Fort William. show
that the total grain shipments from Fort
William and Port Arthur between Sep
tember II and December 1 were 43, $50 500
bushels as against 20.4o4. 600 for the cor
responding period OF last year. OF this
amount 16,2S6. 500 bushels found their
way to Canadian ports for transshipment
export and - $40 600 bushels were shipped
direct to American ports, Buffalo getting
the bulk, amounting to nearly $1,000 900
BUSHES.
The showing Is admitted here to be
something OF disappointment for the
st. Lawrence route although it Is claimed
the Canadian rail and water routes will
even things up by bringing their share
of the American wheat to this port in the
spring, as was the case last year.
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Years Cotton Dividends.

FALL RIVER, Mass, December 90
The review of the dividends Of cotton
manufacturing corporations for the year,
made public today. shows an avera ge
dividend of 600 for the year. The total
payments were $1,741 135 on a capital
stock of $27, 12o,OO0. This rate, with the
exception of the extra ordinary rate Of last
year. Is the best since 1902. The outlook
for business Of the year is excellent
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MANCHESTER CLOTH.

MANCHESTER, England, December 26.
With the holidays intervening, business
on the cloth market has made a poor
showing for the week. Some light cloths
were sold to India and China at about
recent current prices and the Mediter-
ranean and South American market alb
sorbed q miscellaneous assortment, but
generally the offers are still too low for
acceptance.
Yarns were q shade firmer, with bet
ter business in the American qualities.
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Kansas Musical Note.
l the l'redonia Herald.

At the concert tonight Raphael Doing
Will sing the Mad Scene from Donni-
Zetti's opera, Lucia De I.ammermoor.
This opera is the story of the bride o.
I.amoor, by Sir Walter Scott 1t is the
greatest vocal work ever written for the
human VOICE
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MORE STREET LAMPS
Electrical Engineer Plans Bet
ter City Lighting
IN THE BUSINESS SECTION
Poles in Middle of the Avenue One
Proposed Improvement.
HALF NIGHT SERVICE PLAN
Estimates of Cost Submitted in Spe-
cial Report to Commissioners.
County Well Lighted.
IN THE BUSINESS SECTION
HALF NIGHT SERVICE PLAN

Improvement OF the street lighting sys-
tom of the chief business and residential
sections of the city Is the subject of a
special report by Waiter e. Allen. DIS
1rict electrical engineer. submitted to
Commissioner MacfarIand yesterday aft
eruocn.
Mr. Allen points out that tho lighting
OF the streets in the city portions OF the
District has remained about the same
for the past ten years. because OF the
necessity Of extending the lighting system
10 the rapidly growing county portions.
1Ie then presents comprehensive plans
for the better illumination of Pennsyl-
vania avenue from lit TO 10Th streets. OF
9TH street north Of Pennsylvania avenue,
Of T street from 9TH to 10Th streets and
of 10Th street between Pennsylvania and
New York avenues. Suggestions for the
better illumination of other streets, he
says, are to be made later after the COM
pIetion of experiments now being made
Realizing the need for improving III"
street Lighting system, Commissioned
Nacfarland instructed Electrical Engineer
Allen to prepare q report on recent past
work and to suggest plans for a better
!nent. The report presented yesterday is
the result OF those instructions. Mr.. Al
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Force of Habit.

From the Boston Transcript
Kilky-I did very absent minded thing
this &norning.
Street-What was It?
kilky-offered tip a tsA man who
shaved my note.
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Money at $50.
LOANED ON D. c. REAL ESTATE
Heiskell & McLeran,
an3O-tf 1903 Fl st

and business was left entirely to the
professionals. After moderate fluctuations
prices closed Thursday from to points
higher than last Saturday.
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Galveston Breadstuffs.

GALVESTON, Tex. December %
Clearances of breadstuffs from Galveston
for the week to European ports, corn,
219 .sS7 bushels
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MARKET CLOSED.

NEW YORK, December 26.-Holiday In
wholesale dry goods market
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Seventh street north from Pennsyl-
vania avenue-Ths street, although clear
of trees, IS poorly lighted now By lamps
on one side only. with a longitudinal
spacing of over 200 feet. ! would recon-
mend that the lighting be improved over
that portion between Pennsylvania and
New York avenues by adding fifty-siX arc
lamps of the type now used there, making
d total of seventy-siX lamps. OF this
number thirty should burn all night the
street now being inadequately lighted by
twenty lamps The remaining forty-six
lamps should burn only during the first
half OF the night. y most uniform IL
Elimination will be secured by placing the
lamps on both sides of the street. The
present cost OF lighting Is S17o0; under
this plan 1t VIII cost 81, 800, or $1.34 per
foot
Left for Another Year.
From New York avenue northward 10
Florida avenue the amount OF travel is
not so great at night, and / think the
improvement OF this portion of the street
might be left until another year. To
give the same service to this portion OF
the street as IS proposed for that between
Pennscy lvania and New York avenues
would require the installation of eighty
seven lamps in addition to the twenty
now maintained Ga total of 100, OF which
L
cost would be S6247. or s1.3O per foot
The street is now poorly lighted with the
lamps spaced about 80 feet on the
average.
IF street from 9TH to 18th street anG
18th street between Pennsylvania anG
New York avenues-The lighting of these
two streets should receive immediate at
tention, as the present service IS entirely
inadequate There should be forty-six
lamps added to the present number OF
twenty-nine making seventy-five In all
OF these thirty-five should burn all night
the remaining forty only during the first
half OF the night. They should be located
on both sides of r street and only or
the east side of 18th street. on the tor
OF neat, substantial standards instead Of
at varying heights on three different
kinds OF posts, as at present. The cost
at present is 81. 500: the cost under the
above arrangement would be SiG1J, OF
about S1.13 per foot.
There are other business streets that
need AN improvement in the lighting serv-
ice. principally 18th street north from
pennSy lVania avenue, G. street from It'll
TO 18th street 9th street from Pennsyl-
vania 10 New York avenue and New York
avenue between 18th and 18th streets
where additional lamps burning half Vi
the night might be installed
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Work Of Eleven Years.

In the eleven years from July /, 1897,
10 June 80, 1905 the several street light
ing systems have been extended by the
addition of 1.JGS lamps, OF which 47o1.
or over 63 per cent, have been erected in
that portion of the District outside of the
city limits. The following table shows
the distribution Of the several kinds of
lamps throughout the District added dur
ing the aforementioned period:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24

linen presently she cried out that l
must never let anything come between
us.
"'Nor height nor depth nor any other
creature" | said reverently.
"'Nor any other creature" she re-
peated after me and made me say it
every little while all the rest of that
wonderful day. and did not tell her
about my fortune after all. though |
had intended to. When you come to
think of it. money is sordid thing to
discuss when two folks are quafting
nectar and nibbling ambrosia.
The next evening went 10 the re-
ception and was presented TO the lady
of riches. 1t seemed to me that all the
room hushed its breath and waited
while we two went through what was
required of us. II seemed to me that
lived an con before we We're free from
the great eye of the room and in some
place where there were a splash of
water and quiet and heavy perfume of
flowers. There in the dim light she
stood, slender as an English la5urnum
tree, swaying in her yellow silken robes
toward me. Her hands. weighted with
jewels, were held out to me- Her
mouth that had kissed was smiling
at me-was saying;
Nor any other creaturer"
| stood there staring at this wonder
full new lolanthe. and all could think
Of aO6 al | cold
"Barefooted came the beggar maid.
Before the king Cophetuaw
Which. considering the circum-
stances. could hardly have been more
absurd
Iolanthe's laugh rang out; then she
came closer to me. and her eyes grew
very grave.
| Dearest" she whispered 81 was toe
rich to be happy, and so ran away
from everybody and went to work in
the studio. | wanted to accomplish
something. ! wanted folks to say She
/ is a great painter not She is the rich
est girl in the country Then I found
you, and-and-I didn't care any more
for fame. because | wanted something
greater. love-your love-and-you said
Nor any other creature, you know
you didr
! "And meant it. too. my angelr' | ex.
claimed. coming out of my trance and
taking her hands in mine. "You shall
give me all the money you think
need, and | will sit on the throne with
you like a good little man"
81 am so glad you are going to be
sensibler' she said feryently.
And then | had to explain to her
why | was laughing.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
As 1t Happens.

They parted as girls; they met as wo-
men.
''And what of all your sweethearts?"
asked the old time chum at length.
"Gone the way of all good things"
answered the captivator.
THAT tall. lanky blond with the
fierce mustache. for instance"
"Went insane!
"Gracious. And Jimmie Bowles-'the
little muskrat.' as you used to call him
who was so devoted?"
"Killed in an auto accident trying TO
save my life"
Dear me! And your needy artist
swain. who found in you the only GUS
toner for his wonderful paintings?"
Became waiter and married an
heiress.'
"And the kinky haired little French
count?"
IRAN away with my maidv
Worse and worse And how about
Reggie? You did profess to love him,
you know"
"Now my brother-in-law!'
Never. Well, that Mr.. Hardfint,
who used to snub us all. yourself in
cluded? | hope he met his deserved
finish"
"He did. Come up to the house and
I'll introduce you to him. He's my bus
bandr-Young's Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
No Use For a Pessimist.

Freddie and his mother were having
thoroughly satisfactory romp when
visitor was announced. As one top
ic of conversation after another came
up it developed that the caller was in
an extraordinarily pessimistic frame of
mind and expressed her disapproval in
no measured terms of everything and
everybody under discussion.
This impartial knocking" disturbed
Freddie's amiable soul nightly, and
he slowly drew nearer and nearer I'M
til he finally stood before the lady,
with his small face puckered and the
corners of his mouth drawn down.
She stopped in the midst of an 'Oh,
a dreadful bore, my dear" to say:
"Why, Freddie, please do unscrew
your face l don't like to see little
boys look like that"
Freddie surveyed her for moment
and then said trenchantly. but with
an obviously sincere wish for informa-
ton:
81 guess you don't like most any
thing do youT'-New York Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24

other apartment" said the girl severe
ty. Next time do as you are told, and
you will have less trouble. You know
very well that the agent told you to do
this apartment first. He promised me
that he would"
FIIe'll promise anything" began Bert
grimly. but the tiny foot stamped q
warning. The girl did not care to ar
que the point with workman, and she
dismissed him with nod.
"Come in tomorrow and give it a
second coat" she commanded. wait
moment" she added as Bert turned
to go Buy yourself a good cigar"
she finished as she handed him coin.
Bert dropped the dime in his pocket
with a murmured word of thanks and
backed out of the door. Once on the
other side, his embarrassment died
down, and he paused long enough to
ascertain from the card on the door
that it was Dorothy Remsen who oc-
cupied the apartment. That she was
a china decorator he already knew, and
vaguely he remembered having heard
of her skill
He was tired when he sought his
home that night, but the thought that
he would see the girl again on the
morrow gave him feeling that the
day had been well spent. He carefully
slipped the dime in a locket which he
wore on his watch fob and smiled as
he thought of his tip"
He painted the studio floors the
| first thing next morning and then
turned his attention to his own apart
| ment 1t was late in the afternoon
| when he had finished and was clean
| ing up. There came ring at the door,
and he opened it to confront young
woman who radiated confusion and
| penitence.
Il have come to apologize" she said,
blushing redly. II stopped in to thank
the agent for sending me painter,
| and he did not know that my floors
had been done. Then he recalled that
you were painting your own place and
explained my error
ITS very natural one,' he said.
with a laugh. IF you were half as
desperate as my mother, | should not
blame you for kidnapping me with a
! full knowledge of the facts. | am only
| glad that | have been of service to
| you"
"You don't know how greatly you
| have aided me-" she cried. Il can new
err repay your kindness. l am so sorry
that l was abrupt yesterday. Will you
| pardon me?'
The long, slender hand was clasped
in Bert's own. and he smiled down
into the brown eyes that dropped shyly
before his gaze.
Dorothy slipped back into her own
apartment. and Bert. closing his door,
drew the dime she had given him from
his locket.
''The jobs going to cost you more
than that, little woman" he said as he
smiled to himself. ITS going to cost
you your heart and hand, and they are
worth millions of Dimes"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24

A hot headed Irshman accidentally
insulted an equally hot headed French
man, who insisted on fighting a duel
with the Hibernian to wipe out the
slight. The Irishman suggested that
the two of them should each draw a
card from pack, and the one who
drew the lowest was to go into an adj
joining room and blow his brains out.
The Frenchman demurred at first. but
finally fell in with the idea. and the
two opponents drew out the cards, one
of which was bound to carry death in
its wake The freshman drew the low
est card. and, with a smile, he charged
his revolver and betook himself off to
a small anteroom to complete the trag-
edy. Presently Il loud report rang out,
and the white faced people ran wildly
to the little anteroom, fully expecting
to see the Irishman CORY corpse. In
stead he came coolly along the passage
to meet them. and as they stared Won
deringly at him he cried:
"Begorra. OF missed meself!'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-24
A Considerate Reporter.

When the Maine was blown up the
wife of Lieutenant Commander Vain
wright was at her home in Washing
ton. She had heard nothing of the
news when she was awakened about
o'clock in the morning by violent
knocking at the door of her house. FL
nally Mrs Wainwright rose and looked
out of the window, asking what was
the matter. A voice called out, care
you the wife of Lieutenant Command
er Wainwright" Eyes. What do you
want?' ''The Maine has been totally
destroyed We are reporters and wish
for some information about Mr.. VAIN
wright" Only this and nothing more.
The shock caused the poor lady to fall
in a dead faint. from which she did
not rally for several hours, and, fortu
nately for her. it was then known her
husband was not among the lost.