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NoW, Isn't This A1Qtul?
Cheating Killing Bridge!

blush;ngly presented a card which
showed she was more than "a 900 points
plus. In order to even things up among
themselves. the same four viii 90 10
another party. at which some other
member OF the quartet will make top
score.
When there are not enough TO make
up table two playing as partners viii
frequently take advantage Of their op-
ponents IN ways against which there
is really no defense. While one deals
the cards her partner picks up her
hand as fast as the cards are given
TO her, and almost before the dealer
has time TO sort her hand dummy asks
sweetly:
Did you leave It to me. dear?"
Yes. dear"
No trumps.'
II the question IS not asked. but the
cards are held in the hand. dummy IS
not anxious TO make II, but has a trick
or two. II the dummy lays down her
cards there is nothing IN them.
Dummy can do a great many unfair
things to which It is difficult to take
exceptions. because Of the ready ex-
that Is all. But some things are be
yond detection even.
When a player has no partner that
is in her confidence. there are stiH
many little ways in which she can
help herself. A very common prac-
tice IS shunIing the cards before cut
ting for partners IN such a way that
the third or fourth card from either
end shall be an ace. which viii give
the player drawing it the first deal
OF the rubber. AS this Is supposed
to be worth odds Of 10 to at least fl
helps a bit
Another common practice which
was actually taught to pupils by a
certain bridge teacher is to press hard
on the pack when spreading it. be
cause that usually makes the cards
with less ink on them slip more
easily than the others. The result is
that the spread pack will have a num-
Der OF breaks in It, and those cards
which have slipped far past the ones
below are usually cards Of low de-
nomination. A knowledge of that fact
enables persons to get the first deal e
and also TO get together az partners.
Probably one Of the most audacious
methods OF cheating, for IT can be
called by no lighter name. is that
adopted by a woman. erroneous can
collation. OF scores.
A little error, such as canceIling
six too much or too little. will hardly
ever be noticed, especially when pre-
vious cancellations have been made
and If It is, it is easy to smile sweet
" and thank YOU SO much Tor point
ing IL out ana now careless or me. etc.
But the steady advantage of from l.
70 30 points picked up on every rubber
of any length is something that no
one can stand against
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blood pleasantly. A fight with a whiFk
ing snoWstorm is a fierce SOY.
II !oU do not sleep wen. coax John
or sof-l Of the bigger boys 20 take you
for a brisk walk OF a dozen blocks or
so after dark. It wakes UP the lower
limbs and draws the blood from the
lead to active and wholesome work
elsewhere.
Look into the shop windows and
chat with your escort about what
you see there. one Of the most tell
ing touches Of the bright eide OF hu-
man nature 81 David Copperheld IS the
evening walk OF TraddIes and Sophy
after work hours, when the young
husband shows the wife (which %
the acknowledged seTpents collsd I'D
up on the white satin rising grounds
he would give her Il he could AFFORD
II, " and she selects Che gorgeous watch
which she would give him.
And really. we go away as Il We
Lad got themt"
Again. I say. cultivate the pleasures
or the Imagination. They cost nothing
and bring large dividends.
Build castles In the air instead Of
dungeons IN the same location.
Finally. tempt that tagging epps-
lite OF yours as you would tempt
that OF your ailinR child
Eat fruit IN abundance, and eschsvv
sweets. Cakes ana candles are more
expensive than apples or oranges. and
confectiOners' pastries are dsarer than
salads.
Brown bread and sEouIents VIII
strengthen and purify ths system as
meat never did I an not a vegstar-
ian, yet I % not believe n loading
the stomach and liver with flesh foods.
Make strengthening broths 80 savory
as to stimulate the digestive organs.
IN short. study your case IS II tie
sufferer were q beloved friend who
mast be aroused to the bslief OF her
own value to home and family and
friends.
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zaWINTER REGENERATION zsr =

be a matter Of life and death. Even
then. let IN bide a wee. This Is an af-
fair of life or death to you. II you did
but know the truth.
Go to your room and lock the door.
The sound OF the bolt win begin the
business you a.e bent upon. Undress,
and let down your hair. Make be
lieve very hard" that you are I'M
bound and free for an indefinite pc
ricd
Comb the Ioosened hair and rub
the back OF your neck. and up aud
down IN the hOllows behind the ears.
Seat yourself in the easiest chair in
tie room, and put your feet upon
stool almost as high as the chair
Upon this ] insist
Men comprehend the philosophy OF
putting the feet mp" II relieves the
weight dragging hard upon the spinal
column-the seat Of the cruclfied nerves
that are making life not worth living
20 YOU. Exchange your shoes for a
pair OF soft low slippers
These preparations completed. lie
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Gospel Of Slow Chewing

take up his experiments because in
the early forties of his life he was
unable to obtain life insurance.
1T is a standard joke in insurance
circles he remarked. that many per
sons denied insurance are thereby led
to reform their habits. and often acJ
as paIlbears TO physicians who refused
them policies.
"OEe notable feature OF this regimen
IS the absence OF systematic training
Of any kind" he continued. The nu-
Jritive economy TO which the body
becomes hakiuated keeps the body
normally and comfortably in a con
dition which may be described as be
ing in training Exercise is desirable.
but it should be the resulc OF an over
flow Of energy, the same as it is in
children. and not peTfunctory, mere
~ TO burn up excess food material 81
the body"
- Mr.. Fletcher is not an advocate or
diet fads, hut says slow chewing
brings desire for cereals. vegetables.
and sweets. He thinks meat as it is
ordinarily eaten. is difficult OF assimi-
lation.
The original slow eater coUnsels
against heated DISCUSSIONS at break
last and WOrry about bills He con
siders twenty-seVen minutes long
enough for an EpicUTean meal When
undergoing tests at Yale. he had two
meals daily. consisting Of a cereal,
maple sugar. and milk. which cost
him II cents a day. lie has lived at
the aldorf-Astoria on dollar day.
BY mis- new method Mr.. Fletcher de-
clares he has overcome obesity and is
as Young al i1ty-eight as IN V0dth. He
saws health, endurance, and general
efficiency are questions of Dhysiologi-
cal nutrition and mental calm, arI
appreciation
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IT. He cauny householder laid IN
his winters coal last June.
He viii expatiate TO you. II
you have patience TO hear an
hours narangue. upon the prudence
OF the measure
Coal is cheaper IN what Is the dull
season with the collier.
Our sagacous economist has saved
a dollar "a ton some years. Not much.
he grants but still enough to make IL
worth a mans while to have his ceal
cellar cleaned cut and re-dIed be
fore Mrs. Improvident and Mr. Snort
purse awake to the nard fact that
winter is upon us, and fuel on the
rapid rise.
Mr.. Wiseman is right, as usual,
where the jUdicious expenditure OF
dollars and cents Is involved
Leaving fuel and coin out OF the
question, how many OF US who read
this page are as long-sighted with
regard 20 a matter OF more momsnt7
The housemother who has had ~
let-up on the daily grind OF stated
duties all summer long IS IN the same
plight with Mr.. shortpurss, who
never gets a chance TO lay up enough
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my babyhood ] have wOoed slumber
by. fancying myself one Of the charac-
tiers IN the book / have been reading
al bedtime.
II IS a Iulnng fiction OF the imagi-
nation.
And Imagination is what you are in
need OF at present.
You have had too much OF the hard,
actual world.
You are suffering from grinding mo-
notony. Sleep twenty minutes-no,
more. Fifteen suffice to loosen the
tension OF the spinal screw IN the
back OF the neck. Psychologists tell
me there IS no screw there.
You and ] know better.
We can shut our eyes and see the
thread Of the dreadful thing; We feel
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viii amuse. without setting you 20
thinking OF the perplexiues and pains
OF mortal life.
hope you are fond OF apples? II
You are. eat one or half a dozen while
you read.
Th'y are distinctly sedative and
rentle nervine. containing more phos-
pilates than any other food in proper
ton 10 its weight.
Rrain and digestion are built up by
the free use ef this king OF fruits
After reading half an hour. lie down
IN a dark room Tor the sole and exYress
purpose Of going 10 sleep.
Put matters OF personal interest
clean out of your head That IS the
object Of the pleasant story. Get into
that, and away from yourse.f. From
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Z OW TO eat with TeVerent JOY,
- making at the same time so
many bites of the cherry that
it loses ali taste before it is
swallowed, was told last evening to
the New York Academy of Medicine
bv Horace Fletcher. founder of the
gospel of slow chewing, says the New
York Herald
He was fifty years old when lie he
gan a series Of tests carried through
eight years, which convinced him
that by gradual masticatIon of lis
GOOD a man who has passed the half
century mark may increase his mus
cular efficiency without physical exer-
else.
Mr. Fletcher himself. rosy checked
and aggressively healthy, offers him
self as am example of his system. In
his experiments with taste he seys he
has found that many foods supposed
tn have no flavor develop sweet
ness hitherto unknown after lengthy
trituration.
Mr.. Fletcher lives in Venice. but
has been travelling much lately IN
China, The Philippines, the Dutch East
Indies. and the vale of Kashmir.
sampling food OF al countries. Al
tlcash he endured many hardships. in
Guiding a seven-hour struggle with
snoUdrifts i1 the Himalayas, he was
never tired moment. he declares.
There IS no factor to which this
Improvement can be credited other
than tie method Of economic nutrition
which has been constantly practiced
since this regeneration began. said
Mr. Fletcher
He explains that ne was Induced to
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IL turn! and tucni and turn. until the
snure system is taut and strained.
Nothing ~ lessons the strain that
threatens to snap the vital cords so
quickly and so gently as the brief after
noon nap. A long siesta makes one
dull and languid-
When you get up. take a rapid
sponge bath, dashing cold water free
~ over the neck and arms.
The arms feel the refreshment OF
the bath. and convey the good news
10 the rest OF thu BODY sooner than
any other member.
Dress for the afternoon always. and
put on something IN which your glass
assures you that you look well.
II II says handsome" instead OF
well" there IS 50 much 70 the good
Convince yourself that John and the
children want you 20 wear pretty
things and take pride IN your come
Iiness.
An old writer says, - young man
is not far from ruin when ne can say
truthfuly. T don't care what people
think Of me.
IL Is certain that a woman is dan
Eerously near a fatal breakdown when
she ceases TO care how she looks. En-
courage personal vanity as q tonic.
You VIII look FIVE years younger
when YOU have dressed. II you keep
up the practice as I outline it OF the
daily hour of" you will lose ten
years in as many months.
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money to buy coal at out-of-seasou
rates
1t is Of such unfOrtunates that the
royal moralist may have been thinking
when he wrote, 1.-THE destruction OF
the poor Is their poverty"
No truer line was ever fpenned.
1 must own TO a sneaking prefer
ence for the thoughtless butterfly
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above the priggish ant who shut the
door in the face OF the shiveIinE, be-
dragged creature on the hrst stormy
day Of the autumn.
As q child / hated that ant!
I was sure. with a rising lump in
my throat. that I should have taken
her in and been glad TO eat a little
less myself, for the sake OF the con
tent should ind IN the sight OF her
enjoyment or the food I had worked
10 store.
I own 10 a like feeling now in pom
derlng upon the evil case OF her to
whom has been denied the opportunity
10 build uD nervous, brain. and mus
cular tissues while her fellows were
out Of harness for week or two. a
month or three.
7 would hold converse today with the
woman who has had no outing during
the outing season; the hOusemOther
whom stern circumstance of some
sort has kept at home and at work
when her neighbors were recruiting
for the winters campaign.
We know the symptoms Of her con
dtlon but too well.
She has lost appetite, flesh, color
and, as she laments. ambition"
That Is the word used by women
the all-the-year-round working classes
TO describe the general good-fOr-nOtn-
ingnsss richer women's doctors
diagnose as the verge or nervo IS
prOstratiCn."
She cannot sleep. and she must
work
u IS too late now to talk of change
OF air, even II the money were forth
coming.
DON'T
The predatory and the strongest word
] have for Martha is-dOutl 1 reis-
crate Il with a doubie-breasted vim
The only wise way is 10 set about
building UP the tissues worn to thin
hddlestrings. vibrating like an eolian
harpwire at every breath.
Make change Of air and scene FOR
yourself
Register a vow, and keep It. to have
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MAKES A WOMAN OVER.

I should know. for have made trial
Of the regimen for forty years. It viii
make q woman over, and up again,
sooner than foreign baths and ali the
"pick-me-uDs' at the command Of
nerve specialists
Count that day lost IN which you do
not take your walks abroad in the
open air, let the weather be ever so
discouragins. A tramp IN a rainstorm,
when one is clad in macintosh and
galoshes. and her Oldest hat. stirs the
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back in the chair and read novel.
Nothing exciting or bordering upon
the tragic. Above ali, nothing that
deals within the vexing problems of
sociology
Select a bright optimistic story that
Evening star., 1908-12-05

Il shall get into trouble If the book is
not signed" said Mr.. Gregory. "Of
course. l did not know ii was a mistake"
Who brought the letter."
One of the servants. | don't know
him. A thin-faced, sallow, spare man,
with close-set eyes not in livery
Sadie recognized the description as that
of James Gardiner.
II will keep this letter and make in
quiries. Possibly one of the stablemen
wanted the things to kill a cat or a dog. y
I'D rather have the letter, please. It's
my only authority
Il tell you it is a forgery. and no
authority from me, but YOU can keep it. 1
will see to the matter
So the circle of peril was spreading. and
she was to be involved. thought Sadie,
as she went back to the carriage.
She said nothing to Eva. but resolved to
redouble her vigilance. and that night
she kept watch with loaded revolver
under her pillow
Evening star., 1908-12-05
RAILROADS.

CFnesaDeakeS Ohio Railway
NoTE-Published only information. and not
guaranteed.
800 P.M.-c. & O. LIMITED daily-Fast vest,.
bnle train. Pullman sleepers to Louisville.
Cincinnati. indianapolis Chicago and ST.
Louis Parlor car for Virginia Hot Springs
week days. Pullman cars Louisville to Nash.
Vile. Memphis and New Orleans. Dinins
cars, a la carte service.
i1:1o P.M.-F. F. v. LIMITED. daily-Pullman
0eepers to Cincinnati Lexington and Louis.
vile. Compartment sleeping car to Virgins
Hot Springs week days Dining car. a IL
Chicago and St Louis aud Louisville to Mem.
ph!s. Nashville and New Orleans.
Chesapeake and Ohio Offices at 513 Pennsylva.
mia avenue 1880 street and Union sta
ton. Telephone Main 1866 or 22o6 for tickets
reservations and taxicahs
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Both Die of Carbolic Acid.

WHEELING, ". Va, December 3
She did not take all of II and 7 will fin-
ish it," said William Shorts of Bridge
port Ohio, as he drained the contents OF
a bottle of carbolic acid a few minutes
after his wife Kittie Shorts had taken
poison Both died soon afterward. The
couple quarreled when Shorts had the
woman arrested in company with an
alleged former lover. Shorts two years
ago shot his sweetheart. Anna Miller. and
served a term in the Ohio penitentiary
Evening star., 1908-12-05
Famous Caxton Books for Morgan.

LONDON. December Sit is definitely
announced that the purchaser Of the fif-
teen Caxtons from the famous library of
Lord Amherst of Hackney. which were
bought at private sale Wednesday, prior
to the auction sale of the library, was J.
Pierpont Morgan. The CaXtons were
bought in one parcel and large sum was
paid for them.
Evening star., 1908-12-05

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia holding Probate Court.-No. 1864,
Administration This is to give notice that the
subscribers, of the District of Columbia. have
obtained from the Probate Court of the District
of Columbia, letters testamentary on the estate
Of Juliana Walker Gales, late Of the District OF
Columbia, deceased All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same. with the vouchers thereof. legal
ly authenttca ted. to the subscribers. ON or " be-
fore the 25th day Of November. AID. 1902
otherwise they may by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate Given under hands
this 27th day of November. 1908. John Nc
344 d st. NV. tSeal) Attest: JAMES TAN
NER. Register of Wills for the District of Co
lumbia. Clerk Of the Probate Court. CARLISLE
& ICCkETT. Attorneys NOES 1aw.3t
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Divorce for Tom Johnson's Daughter

CLEVELAND, Ohio. December 5.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Johnson Mariani, daughter of
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson, has obtained a
divorce from FREDERICK Mariani of New
York playwright. Mrs. Mariani testi-
fed that her husband had never supported
her from the time she was married to him
in March, 1907. at the home of the mayor.
Shortly afterward the pair went to New
York to live. In few months they sepa-
rated.
Evening star., 1908-12-05
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
WASHINGTON AND POTOMAC STEAMBOA
COMPANY

WASHINGTON AND POTOMAC STEAMBOAT
COMPANY
STIi STREET WHARF.
Steamer HARRY RANDALL e. Monday and
Wednesday at pm. for lower Potomac land
ings. Dlis 10 Lower Nachodoc creek. Saturday
AT ! am. for landings between Glymont and
\omn
Steamer WAKEFIELD Sunday. Tuesday and
Thursday. am. for upper river landings TO
Colonial Beach and Mattnx creek.
Steamer ESTEIIE RANDA1L-Daily at 80
m. fer Gly mont aud Intermediate points. sun
day. Tuesday and Thursday 10 Grinders in addi-
ton Return trip day.
Schedules subject 20 tidc and weather, and to
change without notice.
W. F. CARNE Jr.. Genl Passenger Ast.
mr9 II
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Peary for Head of Explorers Club.

NEW YORK, December s.--Commander
Robert E. Peary, now miles away in the
north-how many miles no one knows but
the exploring party--was reelected pres
ident at the annual dinner of the Explor-
ers Club last night. Other officers were
also reelected Herbert Lang. curator at
the American Museum of Natural His
tory, told the club about the big game to
be found in that part of Africa which
President Roosevelt is soon to visit.
Evening star., 1908-12-05

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia holding Probate Court.-No. 14Is?,
Administration. This is to give notice that the
subscribers. who were by the Supreme Court OF
mentary on the estate Of Henry Dickson. de-
ceased. have. with the approval Of the Supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia. holding
Probate Court, appointed Monday, the 14th day
of December. 1905 at 10 o'clock an. as the
time. and said courtroom as the place. for max
ing payment and distribution from said estate
under the courts direction and control. when
and where all creditors and persons entitled
to distribGve shares or legacies or residue,
notified to attend. In person or f'y agent or
attorney duly authorized. with their claims
against the estate properly vouched. Given under &
our hands this 9th day of November. 1908.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST CO,
by FRED'K ETCHELBERGER Trust Ohicer'
and WILLIAM KING. Executors. by JOHN B;
TANNER, Register of Wills for the District OF
Columbia Clerk of the Probate Court.
no2S-1aw,3t
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PROPOSALS,

PROPOSALS FOR GENERATOR SWITCH
board and Steam Pumps-Oficc of Building for
National Museum, Library Of Congress. Wash
ington. D. e., December 4. 190s.-Separate sealed
for furnishing, delivering and Installing
In place with all connections complete the gen
orator switchboard and connecting cables and for
the steam pumps required for the. new building
for the National Museum in this city will he re-
ceived at this office until . o'clock pm. on
Thursday, the 18th day Of December. 1908, and
publicly opened Immediately thereafter Speci-
hcations and other Information furnished on ap-
plcation I" this office. BERNARD X. GREEN,
Superintendent of Cnnst rue ion de4 81 10 IL II
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Atlantic Coast Lime.
September z. 1908.

September z, 1908.
Notfce.-These departures and connections are
not guaranteed
40 am. dailv-Through coaches and sleeping
cars to Jacksonville.
3:45 pm. daily-Sleeping cars to jacksonville.
Fla: Port Tampa. Fla: Augusta. Ca; Charles,
ten. $. c.. and Wilmington. n. c. Through
coaches to Jacksonville. UNEXCELLED DIN.
ING CAR SERVICE
For tickets and all informal apply at the
oEElCE OF THE LINE; 141e NEW YORK AVE.
ME- NORTHWEST AND UNION STATION,
GEO. P. JAMES. DPA. Washington, d. G.
T C. WHITE, GP.A. W. j. CRAIG. PIN,
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Baltimore and Ohio r. r.

LEAVE NEW UNION STATION.
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
'ENERf OTHER HOUR on THE ODD HOUR
<rw TO ,T PRILApELPaIA RM1A naI AN AND new YoRK
200 am. Diner. Pullman Parlor.
- on a m. Observation Psror. s-nour Train.
90 on a m. Diner and Pullman Parlor Car.
~ 90 am Diner and Pullman Parlor Cas.
90 pm. Diner and Pullman Parlor Car.
90 pm. ''Rovel Limited" All Pullman 6h,
TOO p. m. Coaches 70 Philadelphia.
.oO m Diner and Pullman Parior.
100 m. Coaches to Philadelphia
'l2 Is mt. Sleepers to New York
,252 an: Sleepers TO Phila. and New York
=, .,AnInLa.IIC CITY. f7.00. 900. t11.0o an.
EVERY HOUR on THE HOUR
TO BALTIMORE.
Is oo da{s e AZ oc do e.
. 40 tl9H 100 .oS :aaS HGss
+4.n0. t445 800. rs o3 sS3 1000. 60 so.
= 90 800. 900. 40 90, '1o.35 Ill 90. '12 IS
night.
CHICAGO. .1o2 s5 80 nm
CINCINNATI, ST. LOUIS and LoUISvILLA
% 10 sm: - .o5 pm. '124 20 night.
PIITSRURG. 's.10 an. I.22. 's.lo pm.
CoTTNRrS ss 30 pm
WINCHESTER. 70. 10 an. taos. $500 pm.
.FKEpERICK. 1870. te.1O. se.15 an. 81 80.
HAGEsSTowH. ta.1o an. $500 pm,
ts 90. SO. 50, ss 40 and ts,oo pm
.Daily Except sunday sSunday only.
TELEPHONES st all Of the following ticket
efices: 14l7 G ST. NV. Main 1891; $40 Penn.
Ticket ONCE. Main 1880. Information Bureau
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w. b. 4 a p. RY.
THE En 1ECTDNC \ nNR

W.. B. q 8 r. RI
THE ELECTRIC LINE.
Electric palace ears from White House station
FIFTFENTH AND Fl STREETS NORTHEAST
For Balt!mnre-5:30 and every half hour from
$50 m tc 7:3o pm. and $50. $50. 1890 and
u 35 pm
For Annapois-Every hour from $50 a N. to
Z so m and 80 and ll:3S pm.
Fares One wAJ. Round trip
To Baltimore. .......... 75c $l.25
To Anna polls and Y. s.
Naval Academy. ...... 7sc $i.2J
All n ST. direct TO White House Sta
tion.
Ticket ONCE at 14th and y. Y. ave NV. and
AT White House Station. 18th and II SITS. ne
Telephone NJ. 1905.
oc4-tf20
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FARMS.

FOR SALE FARM: $40 PER ACRE; 1O-ROOM
house: 3o5 acres good land. partly cleared; ;
fine streams and springs: railroad: 2J
miles out. Photos. Apply 1144 Pa. ave.
de5-3t
FOR SALE-FINE FARM NEAR KENSINGTON.
Nd: 14S acres: 90 acres in original growth
hard wood, some pine: balance cleared; small
house and outbuildings: good land: well water
cd: timber will pay half cost of place. This is
bargain at price asked. S6I per acre. BUT
IE.R- -TALIAFERRO Co. cor. 9th and II NV.
fe5-St