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FOR SALE-HOUSEs.

BEST INVESTMENT N CTTY-FIns bust
ness stand. brick stone. I'VE living rooms.
near navy yard. rent. SIC go Only 81 go
Must sell. Reasonable terms. BOX $751;
Times ONCE my2s-3t
FOR sALE-Sear 18th and D Sc, slx-roon
bay window rick bath. 2-story back porch:
paved ellie. ne OF Investment ErIce-
$3.50 BON 50 Times Office. myZS-St
FOR sALE-sI7 Maryland ave. ne pine
rooms. steam heat. bath, first f1or. hard
wood finish cellar under entire house. all
modern improvements lot IS by Us 10 alley.
4 beautiful home at s., $50 Apply 90 owner
BIS Maryland ave nc. mylS-tu. Oh. e l-55t
TWO-sTORY window brick house: :
rooms. bath, furnace neat. AL modern i'm
proyemeHts; hardwood fnish; paved alley,
front and back yard: double back porch
OWNER 4o7 T st NV. myI4-th. 81. tu-s1c
SEVERAL. small bricks in northwest sec
ton. renting now for g 50; will bring SII.
VIII sell for 200 each; bargain
ALLAN E. WALKER. 1912 q a. NV.
mv27-st
FOR SAI.E-Colored people can buy well
built. nicely arranged. every way attractive
residences IN best parts Of northeast and
northwest exceedingly low price small cash
payment; monthly installmenrs
ALLEN C.. CLARK, sos F 81.
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FOR RENT-BUsNEss PROPERTY.
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-On easy monthly payments
villa lots in the Fairfax Land Com
Dany's subdivision and other choice locations
along line Of Great Falls and Old Domln-
ion r, r. Money furnished for building
CLIFTON LAUGHLIN CO..
Phone u. 40. 7l5 18th st.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.
FOR RENT-sUBURDAN.

FOR RENT-In BaIlston, Va. six-room
house one minute from electric cars; conven-
tent location; good water rent so; possession
T5na / JULIAN p. BALDWIN. BalIston.
va my2s-3t
FOR RENT-ssz 50. TslIoma Park. very at
tractivs home; rooms and bath. all modern
i'm movements, large grounds.
WI H. SAUNDERS & CO., 1907 2 st. y, ".
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FOR SALE-FARMS

A DESIRABLE farm containing 100 acres oas
mile from station. with improvements for
s.. 500 cash. a great bargain for a quick pur-
chaser. Apply r. r. BUCKLEY, Clifton Sta
ton Va Eyzs-3L
The Washington times., 1908-05-28

Electric palace cars from White Houss Sta
ton Qsth and H sts- NORTHEAST
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
MANTELS AND TILES.
DOGS, PETS, ETC.
FLOOR OIL.

1ISy0S0WE REVERSIBLE RUGS from
I-7Tn CARPETS: competition d4hed ECLIPSE
arc Co, Laurel. I'D. Branch, g 9th St
ne Phone Lincoln 1919 my5-5G
AVE your old carpets: rugs woven from
"a earrets: the only weaving factory OF its
Mad ID the city, carpet cleaning. WASH
TNGTON RUG CO.. 93l 6th st. NV. NJ 4S25
apl4-e0t
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BEING III. REED TO SELL viii sacrifice my
attractive home on Falls Church trolley over
oue-thir1 acre, good siX-roJm house: fruit
garden. ten minutes city. Sc 90 home for
soual property IMPERATIVE. Times Office.
ruEL.-.L
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COAL.
ARCHITECT, CARPENTER AND
BUILDER.

ARCHITECT, Carpenter and Builder; tobblnz
promptly executed at short notice: drop pos
tai viii call, estimates CheerfIlly given.
n. c. GOODWIN, T03 S 81 NV
uy25-rn IN sa-snt
The Washington times., 1908-05-28

Agents on grounds daily. a m 10 ,. m.
Taks X St car: get on at slst 81. ne
OFFICE gOs G. st. NV. and Capitol Heights.
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NORTHEAST REAL ESTATE.

BIG DEMAND FOR SMALL HOUSES.
STAFFORD a Norway, the only real estate
drm in Northeast They devote their entire
time TO Northeast property. What have you
to rent or SELF We handle real estate, loans
insurance. collect your rents. insure your
property. Seventh and II SITS ne. mh26-90t
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COLD STORAGE FOR FURs.

SCIENTIFIC FUR STORING.
Commandments free from moisture. Our
charges are moderate. B. II. sTINEMETZ
A SON CO. Inc. + 81. cor. 18th. apZz-s0t
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
Dories in School Of Sharks.

Ships coming to port from No Mans
Land bring reports OF school of raven
Gus sharks that infest the ocean ada
cent to Marthas Vineyard.
Members OF the crew Of the fishing
schooner Priscilla, Capt. Fred Dc
Wolf. declare that fishermen In the
PrisciIla's dories recently had n bat
tie with n school OF sharks that tried
to overturn the boats.
A critical moment came when the
sharks rushed on the dories from
several ways at once. The boats were
kept upright with great difficulty
Some of the sharks leaped from the
water as II to view what was in the
boats. In the rush three of the big.
gest sharks became engaged in n bat.
tie among themselves. an opportunity
which the fishermen took to row has.
tily to the schooner. One of the sharks
It Is said. was more than Is feet
long-Boston Herald.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
Favor Denver or ST. Paul.

Racine. Wis.-The Wisconsin delega'
ton. United Spanish War Veterans.
will leave Chicago Sunday afternoon.
August Both. for Boston to attend the
fifth annual encampment Of the organi-
zation. St. Paul. Denver. Tacoma. Ok
lahoma City and Richmond. Va. are
after the 1909 convention. and Wiscon-
sin delegates will endeavor to have the
encampment held at st. Paul or Den
yer. because Of the great expense they
are put to in going to Atlantic or Pa
cific coast cities. An effort will be
made to unite all the western delegates
on these two cities.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
GENERAL NEWS.

The Republican primaries In the
state of Washington resulted in a small
majority for James Wickersham as
candidate for the United States Senate.
Crown Prince Frederick William
made his first balloon ascension at Ber-
lin Friday and maneuvered for a short
time In a military dirigible machine Of
the semi-rigid system.
Eugene W.. Chafin, Prohibition can
didate for the presidency. was form
mally notified OF his nomination and
delivered his speech Of acceptance at
Chicago on the 18th inst.
The Methodist Episcopal church has
begun an active crusade for the cleo
ton of a speaker Of the national House
of Representatives who Will allow
Congress to vote the Interstate liquor
shipment bill"
Nearly $16.O00.000. II is estimated.
are involved in two contracts that have
Just been signed in New York, one pro-
viding Havana with proper sewer
system, and the other for extensive
paving of the city.
The Cunard liner Lusitanfa reached
New York on the Goth inst. after rec.
ord-breaking voyage, having made the
transatlantic passage in just four days
and fifteen hours. The best previous
record made by her Nov. sth last. was
four days, eighteen hours and forty
minutes. her new performance low ering
the previous mark by three hours and
forty minutes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
In the September Century.

A full account Of the Wright Broth.
ers' aeroplanc. the first popular state
ment Of their experiments and the re-
suits thereof prepared by the invent
ors. will appear In the September Cen
fury. Accounts heretofore have been
only brief statements OF bare accom-
plishments. without explanation Of tho
manner In which results were obtained.
The article will have timely interest.
from the fact that the brothers have
contracted to deliver to the United
States government n complete ma
chine. the trials OF which are sched.
uled for the latter part OF this month.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
In.uranee Convention Closes.

Denver.-With the election of offic-
ers and the selection OF Cincinnati as
the meeting place in 1903. the members
OF the American Life convention Fri
day brought to an official close the
most successful and most important
sessions that they have ever held.
Samuel Smith. general counsel OF the
Volunteer Life Insurance Company OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, and prominent
attorney of that city, was elected pres.
ident to succeed b. II. Robson. and
T. W. Blackburn of the Bankers Re-
serve of Nebraska. was reelected sec
retary. Thomas DAILY was chosen as tho
Colorado vice president.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
THE I;STHMTUS + II II ii s = !
r. +. :. COMMISSION
REPORTS GRATIFYING PROGRESS
IN DIGGING THE BIG ,p5,,.
..y..sr CANAL. r.-=T -
PRESIDENT is PLEASED
SENDS LETTER OF coNGRATUlA'
TIoN TO EACH MEMBER OF
THE COMMISSION.

OYSTER Bay.-President Roosevelt
has made public a report submitted 10
him August 9th by special commls-
sion consisting of James Bronson Key
nolds, Samuel B. Donnelly and Henry
Beach Needham regarding conditions
in Panama. The commission was ap-
pointed April 25th last. -
That the President is pleased with
the report is shown in a letter which
he sent to each member of the COM
mission Friday. He will submit the re-
port to Congress with appropriate rec
concentrations. ..~-gS
The commission reports that 1t in
spected the entire line OF the canal ex
cavation from La Boca, the southern
or Pacific terminus. to Cristobal. the
northern or Caribbean terminus, ana
travelled through the excavation sew
eral times. interviewing the men at
work." ..
Indicating the scope Of the inspec'
ton. the commission reports that II
visited the government WORKSHOPS
construction plants. warehouses, snip
yards. dredges, commissary Stores
living quarters Chat is. hotels. messes.
kitchens, camps). schools. club houses,
courts, police stations, and the conFa-
lescent home at Taboga."
President Roosevelt's letter to the
investigators says:
81 doubt II there is any piece OF
work undertaken on behalf OF the
American people OF recent years OF
which the American Leople have more
reason to be proud than OF the work
hitherto done on the Panama canal.
THE success has literally been as
founding. Five years ago. when we
10 L. h. sno M
have dared to hope for the results
which have already been achieved.
The work itself has been advanced
more expeditiously than we had ven
tured to think. and the rapidity OF the
rate OF progress has steadily Increased.
Meanwhile the treatment OF hygien-
ic conditions on the isthmus has been
such US to make 1t literally the model
for all work OF the kind In tropical
countries. Five years ago the Isthmus
Of Panama was by-word for unhealth.
mess OF the most deadly kind. Al
present the canal zone Is one OF the
healthiest places on the globe. and the
work which is being prosecuted with
such tremendous energy Is being pros.
ecuted under conditions SO favorable
to the health and well.being OF the
! workers that the mortality among them
is abnormaliy small.
FINALLY. in addition to the extreme
efficiency Of the work under Colonel
Cocktails and his assistants and the ex.
traordinary hygienic success achieved
under DIR. Gorgas. there Is the further
and exceedingly gratifying fact that
on the isthmus the United States gov.
ernment has been able to show itself
model employer. There are matters
to correct, Of course. as your trip
showed, but on the other hand 1t is true
that the United States Is looking after
she welfare. health and comfort OF
those working for 1t as no other gov
ernment has ever done in work Of like
character"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
BUILDINGS in LARGE Cities.

The total cost Of the buildings erect:
ed In the principal cities Of the United
States in 1907 was sG6l ,O76,2S6. a net
decrease OF Sl7,63i,6s3 from the fig.
ures of 1906. but an increase over
those for any previous year. The unit
cost of building. however. increased Ln
the last year. for there were some 1874.
O55 permits issued in 1907. as against
lsl,l74 In 1906. In the cities showing
a decrease in building. New York
takes the lead. with n falling OF of
Si1, ,59l 1852. or 26Si per cent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28

Postmaster General Meyer. discuss
ing the new twO-cent letter rate to
Great Britain, said that 1t would enor-
mously increase the postal business.
THE mail bags will fill quickly
when this goes into effect" said Mr..
Meyer He smiled. If such rush
OF business had attended on the Nola
Chucky postoffice. the old Nola Chucky
postmaster's ways would have escaped
notice.
"Some years ago an old fellow was
appointed postmaster of the small VII
lage OF Nola Chucky. A number OF
weeks passed and the NOla Chucklans
and their friends began to complain
about the mails. And no wonder. The
postmaster. 1t seemed. had sent out no
mail since his entrance into office.
IAN inspector. investigating the mat
ter, pointed to the hundred or more
dusty letters that the postmaster had
kept by him, and said sternly:
why on earh. sir. didn't you let
these go?'
80 was waitin.' said the old man.
till the bag got full'."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
Belgium to Annex Congo State.

Brussels-The chamber of deputies
has adopted the Congo annexation
treaty by eighty-three votes to fifty
five. The annexation Of the Congo
state to Belgium is now practically as
sured, as the senate is ready to in.
dorse the bill. The personal rule Of
King Leopold in Africa is now drawing
to a close-in the future he will have
nothing 10 do with the state which is
to be administered by Belgium-and
1t is hoped that maladministration In
this part Of the world will now come to
an end.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
The Wisdom Of the Serpent.

Down In Bermuda" said Cincin.
NATHAN. Il heard Mark Twain make
speech about snakes to n group OF 1T
tie girls. The speech was great. The
only trouble was that the little girls
could not appreciate II. 1t flew over
their heads.
II remember the humorist's conclus-
ion.
Never warm serpent In your
bosom he wound up. 1t is far easier
to warm 1t by placing II under the Pill.
low OF an intimate friend"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
at. louia Auditorium.

st. Louis.-The cornerstone Of the
Coliseum being erected at the south.
west corner OF Washington and Jeffer-
son avenues, was laid Saturday. The
structure Is to be completed by the
middle Of October and will be one OF
the most spacious public buildings in
the United States. It will be three
stories in height and in architecture
will follow the Italian Renaissance.
The auditorium will have a seating
capacity of $4,000. which may be in
creased on occasion to 10000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Thomas a. Ayres, Fort Collins, Colo,
has been appointed scientific assistant
in connection with the Agricultural
Department.
The retirement OF Rear Admiral Ev-
ans places Rear Admiral Spar E.
Goodrich. commandant OF the Navy
Yard at New York, at the head OF the
active list OF rear admirals OF the
navy. Admiral Goodrich will be re-
tired in January.
AT a banquet at the National Press
Club in Washington Saturday night.
Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin, who has
Just delivered dirigible TO the United
States army at Fort Myer. announced
that he had been given a contract. soon
to be signen, to construct airships for
an aerial passenger line to ply be.
tween Philadelphia and New York, in
corporated in Massachusetts about six
weeks ago by Charles J. Glidden.
The reclamation service Saturday
was advised that high pressure gates
In the outlet tunnel Of the Shoshone
reservoir have been successfully in
stalled and that water is flowing
through the tunnel. This marks an
important step In the construction Of
what will be the highest dam in the
ing in the canon of the Shoshone river
In northern Wyoming. for the storage
Of water to irrigate 10000 acres in the
vicinity Of Cody.
The United States army now owns
the Baldwin military dirigible balloon.
On the 18th inst after three signal
corps officers. Lieutenants Lahm. Fol-
cuis and Selfridge. had made eight trips
in the airship. General James Allen.
chief signal officer. Informed Captain
Baldwin that having fulfilled his con-
tract he could turn over the balloon at
any time. This was done after Captain
Baldwin had trained three officers of
the Signal Corps to handle the craft to
General Aliens satisfaction.
That the Panama canal can be COM
pleted within five years and at much
less cost to the government that has
been generally supposed Is the informa-
ton which Colonel Goethals, engineer
in charge of the work. is expected to
bring Secretary Of War Wright from
the isthmus next month. Colonel
Goethals will visit Oyster Bay to dis
cuss the situation with the President.
He will return to Panama before the
various congressional committees ar
rive there early in November to in
spect the work. ~
Assistant Secretary OF State Bacon
left Washington on the 18th inst. for
months vacation in the Rocky
Mountains, where he expects to hunt
and fish.
The secretary of the interior has sus-
pended the contract with the s. r. II.
Robinson & Co. Contracting Company
of ST. Louis for construction Of the di.
version dam and headworks Of the
North Platte irrigation project. Ne.
and authorized the
reclamation service to complete the
work by force account. This structure
Is located near Whalen. Wyo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28

On the 14th inst Miss Annie 8.
Peck Of Providence, r. l., signaled to
Lima. Peru. her arrival at an altitude
of $4,000 feet on Mount Huascaran, the
summit of which is covered with per-
petual snow. She was accompanied by
two trained Alpine climbers. NJ.
The Wright aeroplane made a sue
cessful flight at Lemans, France,
Thursday. making seven complete
tours Of the field and remaining In the
air about nine minutes. Unfortunately
1t was somewhat injured in landing, so
as to require several days for repairs.
A gun seller named Ferreri and his
assistant, who sold the carbine to
Manuel Buissa with which Buissa
killed King Carlos in February OF this
year. have been unexpectedly arrested
at Lisbon and placed in solitary con-
finement. lf
A new high explosive, of power
beyond anything hitherto used in the
German army, was tested at Munich
by electricity, tore Krupp armor
plates to pieces. The explosive is the
invention of Fritz Genre. 1854 |s
The Cunard turbine steamer Lusi-
tania has again lowered the one-day
record. having travelled $50 knots in
the twenty-four hours from noon Sun
day August 10th to noon Monday Au-
gust 18th. The previous record run,
CAB knots. was made by the Lusitania
July 6tn.
Boston and eastern Massachusetts
Is undergoing a "crime wave" Half
a dozen murder mysteries are still un-
solved by the police. The undeniable
wave of crime is credited to the fact
that many foreigners are out OF work
and are attempting to adopt the meth
DDS Of European banditti.
Emperor william has given $4,000
to the Robert Koch foundation for re-
sisting the spread Of tuberculosis.
This donation completes the 100000
that Andrew Carnegie stipulated
should be subscribed before his gift
OF a like amount. made last winter.
should become available. -
The Modern Woodmen Of America
having lost heavily by Its plan Of ap-
portioning its funds among various
banks several OF which made disas-
trous failures. has ordered that here
after all the surplus benefit funds shall
be invested in first-class bonds. This
is expected to furnish increased security
and secure a higher rate OF interest.
The available funds now average about
| $4.0vJ 900.
As q manner of showing their appre.
citation OF the support which they re.
ceived from other labor unions during
their strike for an eighthour day the
International Typographical Union at
Boston recently voted to spend $1,000
in entertainment Of the delegates TO
the convention OF the American Fed.
Grafton in Denver this fall. Part OF the
money will be used in trips around the
state.
Ten Of the fourteen men charged
with participating In the attack made
upon the county jail at Norfolk. West
Virginia. by a mob that sought to
lynch the negroes Heu.y Smith and
Brack King. charged with criminal as.
sault on aged Mrs. Powell, have been
each fined 800 and costs. with sixty
days in jail. Appeals were granted.
The Atlantic fleet, in perfect con.
dition. reached Sydney. New South
Wales. on Wednesday. the 18th inst.
and was welcomed by a gathering OF
| 100000 people.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
EasiIY Accounted For.

Mrs. Dewtell-There's some dreadful
thrilling scenes. Ephriam. In this con.
tinued story I'm reading. This Is the
way II winds up this week: The poor.
trembling captive sat and listened. with
batcd breath. but nobody came"
Ephria.n with n dry chuckle)-
P'r'aps he didn't use the right Kind Of
bait
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
But He Did.

81 can't understand why you persist
In being so worthless" said the mil
lionaire. I'm sure I've offered you
every advantage"
81 know you do, Governor" replied
the son, but simply couldn't take ad.
vantage of YOU"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
The Principal Requisite.

The Principal Requisite.
American Heiress-So you feel that
you cannot live without me?
Titled Suitor-Not quite as bad as
that, but feel that cannot live with
out your money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-28
An Intelligent Feline.

Wiggs-What is that cat running 20
for?
Wiggins-Why, the new Chinese
restaurant down street has hung out q
sign. Rabbit stew daily" and she
thinks 1t about time to emigrate.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-13
TIGER FOR DEMOCRATS.
Tammany Emblem, Instead of Don
key Viii WeIcOme Contention.

Denver April IA royal tiger Of papier mache
erected the principal business square Of Denver
will welcome the delegates to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention July :. instead OF the Demo
cratic donkey the striped den!zen OF the jungle
lends himself more readily to the purposes Of orna-
mentaJon-
A special committee OF citizens. which is devising
plans for the suitable decoration OF the city for the
convention. has decided put the tiger AT 18th
street and Broadway Thousands Of electric lights
will be strung on wires across the streets. and
flags and hunting will be freely used in the decora-
tive scheme. AT a meeting Of the Convention
League yesterday committees appointed 10
welcome the delegates Residents from every state
members of these committees
The great Auditorium, which Will seat 1850 per
sons and furnish standing room for fuly thou
sand more will be completed about June Il. Mem
bers OF the Democratic National Committee
that preparations for the entertainment OF visitors
further advanced at this time than at any
similar period prior to previous conventions in any
city. ". J. Bryan. Of Nebraska. Governor Johnson
Of Minnesota and Judge Gray, OF Delaware. Will
appear at the convention. buJ headquarters for
each have opened here by supporters
New-York tribune., 1908-04-13
DIGGING THE BIG DITCH
One Fourth of the Panama Canal
4Eeady ErcaUdted.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington. April IA graphic representatio
of the amount of work already accomplished IN
excavating the Panama Canal and OF the aston
ishingy rapid increase in the monthly progress has
been prepared by the Isthman Canal Commission
form of grams. one shows the progress
since the beginning OF the work by the United
States. During the first eleven months, beginning
with May, 1904, there dredging, and the
monthly output climbed slowly from 1900 to about
l32OO0 cubic yards. In June. 1905 dredging
begun. and the output was 1sS00o cubic yards.
Since then the progress has been tremendous. and
in March 1905, the enormous total excavation or
3,4SO27O cubic yards reached. while Judging
by former years still higher figure will be reached
in April. In May the rainy season Will begin. and
presumably there will then be a falling of. but II
already clear that the excavation will have TO
await the completion OF the locks and dams, in
stead Of the reverse.
Another diagrsns prepared by the commission
shows the total 10 be excavated when the Ameri
cans took hold in the form of circle representing
l42 oOOG0 cubic yards. Up April /, 81, 2i9
Yards had been excavated. and were the present
rate Of increase kept UP for April, May l,
Just four years from the date on which this coun-
try took hold. would fourth of the excdva-
ton completed while the remainder, 111.00o 600
cubic yards. being taken out at the rate OF
10000 a month