The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
Mr.. SKULL HAS COMPANY
Leggs, Heads, and Hips Found in
New Directory.
Orchards Full of Peaches and Car
Penters May Use AuEer or
Eat Nuts.

a man with a little spare time on his
hands has been digging through the new
city directory and has found much 10 In
teress him in the names which fH the fat
red volume.
There the Carpenter may find all the
hardware he needs in Latch. Locke. Bolt.
Hatchett, Anger. Nails. and Brace. There
are plenty OF Boards. but ne must seek
elsewhere for hammers and saws, though
there are some Sawyers. He may build
a Temple Church, a House, a Bridge.
or Booth.
I Moves anu Loud are Offset by Silence
and Suiley. and from Work one may
turn 10 Ease The Days represent over
three months. there being ninety-nine OF
them, and, incidentally. Daily. Noon. and
Knightly.
Thoughts of the coming spring always
suggest birds. What a collection OF the
feathered tribe there is in the directory
Nightingale, Finch. Sparrow, Lark.
Crow. Hawk. Wren, Robin. Raven, and
Parrott. enough to make the air echo
with song and chatter. The nucleus for
Zoo may be found N a Rabbit, a Wolf.
Bear. Coon. Fox, and Seal
Suggestions for a complete dinner can
rot be found In the directory. but an ordi-
nary appetite might be satisfied with the
following: Oysters. Bass. Ham, Part
ridge, Pease. Beans. Rolls Pickles. Lin
berger. Raisins. and Nuts. which might
be washed down with Coffee properly
sweetened with Sugar. or Port or Sherry
There are no cigars or cigarettes to fol-
low, but there are several Pipes and. for
later in the evening. Punch
Weather Rl-rpo.r fOrarsa cra-c Mil 6n1
the familiar terms. Snew. Hale. Rainey.
Storm, Fair, High. and Low, and the
astronomer will be interested in the Sun,
Moon. and STAIRS. including Mars
From the landscape there are Waters,
Pools, Lakes, Rivers, Forests, Woods
Parks. Hills. snd Wales All points of
the compass are represented in North
East. West. and Southern.
Biblical characters are found here and
there all through the book, among them
being Adam. Abel, Cain, Solomon, Moses,
Daniel. Paul, Jacob Joseph. Isaac,
Lazarus, Peter, Mark Matthew, Luke,
and John
For purposes of comparison, the direc-
tory gives Poor. Fair, Good. Better, and
Best; also. Little and Large
A Goodchiid may become a Goodson. a
GoodfeIiow, and Goodman, acquiring
Goodaeres with Goodpasture, and in the
same Goodyear by Goodiove find a Good
mate which would be a Goodall
Students OF anatomy will be interested
TO know that in the directory they will
find Skulls, Arms. Leggs, Heads, Hips
Shanks, Kneas, Backs, and a Foot or
two. For the legally inclined and those
given to litigation there are to be found
Court, Judge, Jury, Lawyer, and Mar
shall.
Royalty is represented by King, Queen
Prince. and Duke. with Earl and Lord
thrown in for company. In foreign lands
and cities Washington has Wales, Sre-
land England, France, Denmark, Lon
don. Berlin. Paris. and Edinburg
There are several Orchards. and one
may have his choice Of these fruits
Orange. Peach. Plum. or Cherry. To set
off the trees there may be Grass, a Berry
Bush or two, and Flowers. while Hedges
are there TO mark boundary lines and
afford privacy.
There is Needle TO sew on a Patch
or make a Tuck. For public entertain
ment there is a Speaker and a Reader
Speed is handicapped by Delay and
Bright is followed by Dingy. Seven and
Two are the numerals
The Workman has his Boss. and Bios
som Follows Budd. One man is Lone
some and many are Gay, and so il goes
After all. the city directory is not 50
dull as 1t seems.