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FOR RENT-ONE OF THOSE VERY DESIR.
able six-room semi-detached houses in Bright
wood Park; furnace heat: practically new. The
best house now for rent at $2O.5O. Get out and
see 1.-THE number is 54l4 9th at.
SHANNON & LTCHS,
NJ o345 713 14th st. NJ 2345.
q inf
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.
FURNISHED OR UNFURNIsHED.
FOR RENT
HEISK ELL & McLERAN.
1903 II ST. N W.
UNFIRNISHED.

UNFINISHED.
1905 y Fl av. 25r- $3.50 1911 I. Tor, b.. As 90
1927 10th. 25r, Alb. .I75 1879 Col I'd. Or. $3.50
1901 X. 24r 1853. 66 1920 18th. Or. b.. As On
1s10 10th, 1sr. sb. .125 174s Ore av. 11rb 40 90
ZIG 9th. 20r, Oh. lilo 1850 Ore av. 1lrh 40 90
1872 18th, 1or Oh 81 1892 Corcorsn 9r, b.37 so
ao52 3sth. Or. b.. IS % 1916 18th, 7r. b.. 81
1925 21st IOr b. 50 On a. 4, Gr. b. so. 80
1929 I. Tor. b. .sG 90 $500 18th. 7r. h. % 81
3Gn3 K NV, 11r,b. 10 IS Broad Branch I'd ,6r2s. 90
IT'S De Sales, Tor. So 15 1919 11th Or b.. 81. 90
1909 o, l1r. b. 5000 429 Sd Or b. %. 81
17l7 Ore av l1r.b. 90 1922 9th Sc or. b. Is 80
1895 T., Fl, Ar. so. 90 1905 D sw, Sr Is. 90
1o21 Goth. I1r b. 90 90 927-929 +. for bus offer
FURNISHED HOUSES.
1913 10th. 35r. Is 0o0 1876 Calvert, 1Or.. 125
1lOt 18th 1Sr, III q, a1n 1929 ., 10r. -
1905 Conn av lar. 900 1929 ei.t. Tor 125
cn34 Col rd 30r 5000 1916 Farmont, 11r. 125
Cor 22i & Mass. 1sr4 600 I'LL Corcoran. 10r. 100
1927 18th 3or, 3b. 3 6iO 1904 S. Tor. b. 100
1900 VT av. Or IS 900 1870 Oregon av. 10rSJ 90
l12I Vi av, 1Sr. II $40 1877 L. 1or. b.. s5O0
1923 18th. Tor, 2h. .9on 1852 3sth Or. 81 90
1906 Conn av. l4r.. 900 2Ils 18th. Tor So 90
1871 18th. 1T. 200 113 4th or. -. %
1855 Park nj. 12r. I,5 1870 18th. Or. no
lso9 18th lir: 2b..l5n l,.s Corcoran, Or. -. no
2I0I p 12r. Oh. $50. $50 1910 :, ga 80
UNFINISHED APARTMENTS.
Wyoming. IT, h. k i2.Sh 1712 14th, Or. b.. SIS 90
17fo 14th, Or. b.. 1000 s25 II, or. 100
FURNISHED APARTMENTS.
Apartments of all sizes in choice apartment
houses. List at office:
7o7 sv, lunch rm 1910 1874 18th, store. 90
OFFICE ROOMS.
it per num- Or 900 l s4 "a s sT Sd
3r. Sd H.. 400 SIS 10th. SIS to SIS
s7sIa 18th. "a l5o Isi7s1s 18th sr AZ - 90
rooms. $3.50 to 1850 offer
STABLES.
1925 Belmont 1900 1912 Oregon. ..-...12.5o
o. I'm
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FOR REET-BY JOHN
203 A Sc. 11r. b. 1000
3611 10Th NV, boz. 10
1904 S NV, 6r, b. 800
$40 + ne, 6r, b. -.@.O
31S 18th sw. Or, b.2J.9o
fe12-3f
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FOR RENT-BY II. L. RUST. COS 18th ST " W
2lst & o. 1Or,h. 800 90 1923 O. Or b42 20
1897 21st. 10r.2b 1900 1912 S. Tor, h.. 40. 30
?n52 3sth. Tor b. 90 1927 Ore av. Tor b3s 90
1927 II av Or. b.. 90 ll4j 22d. Or, b. 81, 80
100 18th. 12r. b. - 90 l3i9 Corcoran 81. BIS 90
D1 NJ 1T. b.. 90 Avon & Dent ,Sr. b .35 m
sol T. 11r. 2b. go 90 1892 18th. Or. h. 80 10
1871 21st. Or b. so. 80 43a o NV 6r b. % 30
1916 Kenyon Tor 2b5". 90 23l r ne Or b. o. 20
153S 18th NV. Tor h. ~ so 10 O. 6r b q 70
1851 IT. 1Or b.....47 so 1896 y ! av CIR b 81 20
1l25 Riggs. Tor b. A. 90 SAT y sw. 5r. 10 30
174s Ore av. Tor b As no 1873 Sc Or 10 10
1925 o. Or, b....-.45,h M
APARTMENTS
COZ Flor'ce ctGr b55.o0I CnLORED TENANTS.
Saranac. 6r. b.. 5000 | ID, 18th. 10r h. AZ 80
Nantucket Or. b. .3I.3 | -62S NV. Or b. 81. 10
1910 T.. Or b.. -2f-Nfl i20G r. ar. b. -. = Is 80
154S NJ Gv NV, Or, b2o.0oi Hosslyn. Va. ar. - 90
2620 NV. :r. 10 90 STABI.ES
STORES. ZIG f.. "a stalls 40 90
10th & sv... 80. 90 2a12 VI NV = stls20 90
OFFICE ROOMS :;;o3 c. o stalls = 90
COS 1ith. Pr. So and SO jail III sa tn n
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THoS ]. FISHER l. CO.. mo.
Real Estate. Loans and Insurance.
73S 18TH ST. NV.
vINEITRNISHFD

-
= 1929 Harvard. Tor. b 50 so
Mt Rainier. Md, 7r. b 46 90
D 1929 Corcoran. 10r, b42.50
o 2421 11th. Or. b. 1850
D 2446 S Oak ay ne.
D Or. b. ...........4o 1000
D Riverdale 10r. 90
D Brightw'd. Do. 13r. 1000
D Ills 18th NV. Tor. b40.n
D 41S Sd NV. Tor, b..37. 80
0 2408 l4th NV. Oh. b. 81 so
1919 o. Tor. b. fur. 81 80
b 1907 18th. Tor, b. 81 30
1911 Belmont. Or. b. SO. 81
D 1919 Col I'd, Sr. b. $3.50
5 1884 9th. Tor. b. $3.50
} % r NV. Or. b, ...32.m
} 33 Seaton, 7r. b. . $3.50
D 1928 9th. Sr, b. -. $3.50
911 French. 7r. b. 30. 30
D 1906 NJ. Tor. b. $3.50
3 225 r ne. Tor. b. 80. 40
D 3l6 + ne. Sr. b. 5000
Cor 18th e. B ne.
D tir. h.............cI.a0
D 1904 Fl ne. Or. b. 30. 30
D 1919 oath. Or. b.. 20.!o
D 504 LIST Sc. Or. b.. 1000
D Nv cor Goth & Bryant.
} ne. frame. Or. 400
> 1907 Bryant ne. frame.
0 6r...............12.W
2on9 Bryant ne. frame.
0 Or. ..............12.W
1904 Bryant ne. frame,
D 6r... 1000
0 r. $40 G sw. 4r. 1000
D Winthrop Hts,DC.6rs.0
D % Shows row, Ar. u .2S
5 Lot 81. SO 1927. 100
WISHED.
W.. 11r. and 3b. ..... .@35
FICES.
= $50 r nw.......$10-$1
D 1921 r NV, No 4. 300
/ The Sterling, 1r. pa. 90
D 1411 +. 2r. 90
1923 F NV, 3r. 1900
} i114-16 F NV. $40 to SIS
} 1927 F NV. r 8. 1000
D Sw cor IL e. e NV. 800
ORES.
ln1S 18th. sto.dw. 80. 90
D 1850 14th NV. -. 45 30
; 2923 NJ nv. .35. 90
8 515 18th. 2r......30.O 90
t 2pJ2 K nw........G.O0
: aJ04 X nw........25.00
IBLEs.
;. annum. ...........l."
Z stalls. ............15. 90
: tU-UO
irich. .s0-o
'tdlIS. ..s......sss .Su.OV
FOR THE COL
FROM ALL CLASSES OF
partial list Of the proper
all at office for complete
under APARTMENTS TO
Her 4 CO.. Inc.
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
FOR SALE.

ATTENTION. IiOMESEEk ERS.
II looking for good home easy terms,
same rent don't fail TO come to our branch
office. 1850 Rhode Island ne. and let rs
show you the bargains We are Offering: D. fare,
best service Homes from 81 500 up
THESE ARE ALI. BARGAINS.
Over Il acre: beautiful new bungalow: hsths
water: gas: shade: 81. 500.
Lovely brick bungalow: rooms. bath; range:
cellar: porches lovely outlook; $3.50. easy
terms
Dwelling store: modern improvements: largo
lot; snap at s.. $50. splendid business stand
Attractive sr. house: modern improvements:
everything spiCk ard span: pass door:
$3.50; 25 minutes from heart If city.
Acre. Mt. Rainier: Or. house; everything the
best and up io date good harm: orchard: q reg
ular little farm; $4,000 Photos cftce
10 OTHER BARGAINS EQl' ALLY DESIRABLE.
SuiLE REALTY co.
Branch Office. 1850 r. I. ave. ne.
Phone
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1872 . st. NV. stories & base $50. 90
26l9 University place NV, j stories. 80. 30
1907 st. NV, 3 stories and basement. 80
1920 18th st. NV. furnished or unfinished.
1919 18th st. NV. stories ......... SIS. so
DOWNING AMEcS CO., Union Trust bldg.
fol
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FOR sALE-LoT on ELECTRIC RAILWAY
to Cabin John. 23x125, only $3.50; payable s.
cash. S. monthly until paid: no interest n0
taxes. J. r. CLARK, 1425 New York ave.
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- FOR SALE-s-Ro0M HOUSE,
all modern roDveniences. corner lot. containing
nearly 10000 SO. feet. one of the at.
trartive homes and IF the best loCa ions IN
kcnsington. Owner having moved tn the west,
will sell very reasonably or exchange fer Inc
come property III the city.
TERRELL, & LITTLE. Agents.
Sei.sG II " .f n
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Near 18th & r SITS. NV. Tor. & b., eel. .s45. 90
174O kalorama rd., Or. l. b.. INV. h.. s3I so
Near Pension office, 9r. and bath. $50. %
Mt. Pleasant. Or d b.. reception hall. SIS. 80
Girard St. Langdon. DC, 7r.; W. & fur 5000
sol 18th st. s.w., Sr. and bath. SIS. 80
1895 w ST. NV, Broom brick. ......... $13. so
CHAS s. MUIR 4 CO..
LOB n Y. ave
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TIMING AND HEATING.

TIMING, HEATING, PAPERHANGING. PAINT
ing and jobbng In general: phone orders: work
promptly attended to. Phone y. 196S.
5a2S 9Ot4 ATCHISON BROS. 1897 14th NV.
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y. II 4. T.
FOR RENT
1f41 Park road. rooms and bath II 30
2231 list NV, rooms and bath S37 so
1I1S Newton 10 rooms and bath .S37. 30
as I'd NV, 10 rooms and bath. .$i0.5 80
SS3 Allison St, rooms and bath. so. 80
See our list Of fats.
TERRELL. & LITTLE. 1413 Fl ST NV
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APARTMENTS

1919 U NV. .$35. 90
NE cor 14th&R NV. So. %
l4th st NV. 40. b1
l21I u NV. 50 90
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1898 NV i5r, 1890 10th nv. Sr. b. IS so
per year 81 500 I3507 Center NV ,6r. BIS .o0
1903 Ny ay NV 1877 5b100 c22 G NV. 7r. b. 80. so
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FOR SALE-FROM ONE To FIFTY LARGE
lots Just at end Of NEW HIGHWAY BRIDGE:
one mile west OF Agricultural Department:
only $3.50 per lot-SS down, balance 81 per
week: Is per cent off for cash: good place TO
use lumber from rundown houses and from
seats and stands used in inaugural parade"
JAMES L. CLEMENTS, 14o6 G st. NV.
Phone Main 1880. fe11-3ts
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
Nnrnl Defects and DETECTION.

It VIII surprise no one who IS observant
and appreciative OF the vagarles Of tech
meal opinion 20 learn that there is now
difference Of expert naval view concern
ing the wisdom Of the recent order re-
ducing the tophamper Of battle ships.
one OF the criticisms applied 10 the mod
ern ship OF war Of tho most powerful
type Of the American navy was that II
was overladen. Members OF the fighting
personnel claimed that the vessels which
they must navigate in time Of war were
OF greater draft than they should be. for
the reason that they carried excessive
weights 1t was then pointed cut that
these weights were placed on board the
ships because they represented features
OF equipment more or less vital TO the
machinery Of attack. and had the ap-
proval OF, as their installation had been
urged by. these same members OF the
lighting personnel The discussion led 20
the removal Of the tophamper. as Il
came 70 be called appropriately enough.
This included machinery for lifting boats
and an assortment Of gearing which
''cluttered" the main deck. adding 10 the
weight carried by the battle ship and
increasing the liability OF disaster from
the wen-direoted projecules OF an enemy.
This reduction Of the tophamper was
accomplished on most Of the ships while
they were at navy yards Immediately fol-
lowing the return from the clrcumnavi-
eating cruise. At that time. also. the new
skeleton fre-control masts. which had
been adopted on recommendation OF the
seGgolng naval officers, were placed in
position. II now appears that the Navy
Department is IN receipt Of numerous re-
ports from commanding officers and 9TH
ers on board the ships OF the feet IN
favor OF changes In the skeleton masts
and some OF the experts believe that these
masts should be entirely removed. More
over. It is urged that the materlaI-oI
most Of (which was taken of tho ships
IN order 20 reduce weights be restored
as most useful and necessary equipment
It would be presumptuous to engage in
these columns in any discussion Of The
merits OF any question where the service
experts fail TO agree. The situation IS IN.
teresting mainly as again illustrating tn,
difficulty which besets the designers and
constructors Of ships OF war I'm determin
ing not only what IS necessary. but fl
Rscertaining what IS wanted by those VIII,
fight the ships. in the criticism which
may hereafter be directed against Ameri
can battle ships. II would be well {,
bear in mind that the defects" may no
be too accurately Identified or the re
sponsiblllty for alleged mistakes unques
1lnna hiv lnratef
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Britain's Problem Of Finance.

The rich dukes Of England have be-
come picturesque figures OF worldwide
interest. The friends Of the House of
Lords have met with crushing and i'm
pressive defeat in the House Of Com
mons. They could muster only 14S votes
against the S7s that upheld Mr. Asquith,
the premier, and Chancellor Lloyd
George. Thus the new taxation bill, the
most revolutionary in generations. IS sent
to the Lords for their consideration. What
viii the owners OF the great landed es-
tates now do with budget called social
istic. and which admittedly will tap the
purses Of the richest men IN Great Brit
ain? Dare they repudiate the will Of
the Commons2 Dare they risk an appeal
to national opinion By forcing a dissolu-
tior OF Parliament
II must be remembered that they face
the necessity Of more revenue. which is
itself caused by the construction Of more
battle ships. a course which has been de-
manded by the richest business men and
the largest property owners as meas
ure Of armed protection against the dan
ger. real or imagined, Of invasion. It is
a Liberal government that builds the
war ships and proposes to make the rich
est subjects Of the empire pay the bill
Tentative compromise dellcately attempt
ed by King Edward has failed. Tho vote
of the Commons, after a debate OF seven
months, seals the issue 1t was closed
with a defiance 10 the opposition to de-
wise some alternative scheme for more
revenue. There seems no ALTERNATIVE,
unless It be recourse to q new system Of
customs duties, Ostensibly for the protec
ton OF British industry. That would
bring the tariff question at once intC
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
"Uncle Joe" in Baseball.

Heretofore the Car OF the baseball
diamond has been the official arbiter,
the man who calls out. Ball one"
strike tuh!" or with a wave Of his
hand greets the batter with. You're OUT"
The umpire has known no equal. he
brooks no rival. and he knows he is
supreme.
All this was true in the past. and IS
true at this moment, but there comes
disquieting news from Danville. One
greater than a baseball umpire, greater
than any known despot. greater than
any magician, appears on the scene. The
press OF the nation chronicles that
Speaker Cannon is contemplating the
purchase OF the franchise OF the South
Bend club I'm the Central League, and
win transfer the club TO his home town.
Uncle Joe" as a magnate, and presto.
changel the transformation IS wrought
There viii be a groveIing in the dust
OF the former tyrant. a wailing and
gnashlng OF teeth, and a putting on Of
sackclOth and sprinkling OF ashes by the
mighty ones Of old. Where is the UNI
pire who can placidly look at the lighted
end OF that big black cigar and give
a decision FOR the opposing team? How
the mighty will have fallen. and how
they VIII do the meek and lowly stunt
to perfectionl
Alexander SellSlrk must have had some
such parsonage in mind when he wrote;
am monarch Of all survey
Ny right thers Is mons 20 dispute
But had seIIllrk known that a still
! greater one was to arise. he would have
been forced TO use superlatlve Ianguag,
/ 10 give voice TO the sentiment. Sellrri
/ did not live to see the master hand a
work IN the halls Of Congress, He dc
not even know the authority that wa,
to be given baseball umpires, but hi
vivid imagination pictured such case
Now comes the irresistible force. and
tho immovable object Quails. and annihi
lation is sure 20 result Whether ''Uncl
Joe" viii take his gavel along TO tn,
games is not known. But he can h
relied upon to count n quorum OF run
on his side whenever necessary. II
knows the game OF baseball as well a
that OF politics. Any Teactionaire in IN
game Will be treated with as little con
sideratIon as a plain insurgont in tn
House. a new day dawns for the Cen
trail League.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
AMBROSE BIERCE'S WORKS.
Literary London Is Giving Much At
tentiOn 10 Americans Books.


tentiOR 10 Americans Books.
London special in the Indianapolis star.
America has once more provided the
literary world here with a topic OF
conversation for some time 70 come. How
II has happened TO one can quite say.
do you know the work Of Ambrose
Bierce2' IS a question constantly put not
only TO members OF the more literary
clubs. but across the dinner tables Those
who wished 10 be right IN the movement
instantly pricked up their ears on learn
Ing that Bierce was hailed in America
as the greatest living imaginative writer
OF prose. Inquiries for his work began
20 be made
In so far as Bierce IS known here al
all. Il IS by r volume or short stories
entitled In the Midst Of Life" for which
there are now many Inquiries az the H.
braries. People who have recently had
the gOod fortune 10 read these stories
are wondering why the reading public
neglected Bierce's great achievement
This. the only volume OF his work pub
lished IN England. bears the date Of 1S9,
on its title page
Critics and cultivated readers alike ar,
astoGndeQ az the oversight aud attel
reading his volume / can only account fol
IL by tho fact that f. was temporarily
swept into Oblivion by a food OF mediocr,
books Yet. some OF the critics WIKI
noticed In the Midst or Life on ~
FIRST appearance here recognized the out
standing merits OF the work only the!
were voices crying IN the wilderness
and few people could have paid any hee,
10 the praise then given 20 this wonder
ful American writer.
/ English critics are now wing with ont
another 10 honor Bierce's great qualite
as a literary artist Turning the paper
az random you come across such a.
/ encomium as this: In "A Son OF tn
Gods he creates for us one OF thOs
world ideas such as Dickens gave us Fl
/ a Tale OF Two Cities Thes
| short stories are astounding IN their force
/ They state the facts OF life with marvel
| Gus clarity, and thrust them into actlo
/ with a diTeCtness that sweeps one OF
/ ones feet" This belated discovery o
] Ambrose Bierce's value has inspired tn
/ publishers Of his eleven-yeaT-Cld book I
/ prepare a selection from his writings a
/ the price OF o dollar There has not bee
such a stir over the work OF any A-neri
! can fctionist since Frank Norris too
/ England by storm.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
Kindness PersOnified.

When a prisoner IS 80 considerable OF
the sheriff as 10 break fail and escape
this is meant seriously-he is giving an
example OF hair-uiggered double-dis-
titled. mulu-expansion, rock-rlbbed
trlple-plated guaranteed-to-wear. six-cyl-
indered, dyed-in-the-wooI. tiU-death-do-
us-part loyalty that IS unsurpassed in the
annals OF history. The details are neces-
sary to show what devious paths human
ingenuity sometimes takes.
Robert W. Chanler. sheriff OF Duchess
County. n. Y. was so popular with the
prisoners that they were eager 10 have
him set a new efficiency record. The
cells were kept IN good condition. the
gastronomIc excellence Of the fare was
something unknown in other jails. and
# was only fit and proper that the men
behind the bars should show their ap-
probation. To this end they all joined in
an effort to gain in weight. as a per
manent evidence of the treatment &C
corded them.
Their plan was 10 have a new mark
set by the present administration and Ia
avoid unfavorable report by the most
strait laced investigating committe,
that could be named. Fortunately the
excellent fare caused the prisoners Il
thrive. and. with one exception, they
gained in weight The sole exception
was a dyspeptic, and try as he would
he could not make the scales tip at IN,
desired point He grieved so over thi.
shortcoming that he sought 10 atone fl
other ways. and became a model pris
oner.
For his good conduct he was made {
trusty and given certain liberties. Thu
thought OF the day Of departure. whei
he would have to be the first to ma
a perfect record, gave him deep concern
and he could not bring himself to fac
the ordeal. Instead Of waiting for III
day OF his release. and letting the failur
be published 10 the world, he took ad
vantage Of a favorable opportunity an
escaped. Thus he upheld the reputation
Of the Jail for hygienic and dietary per
lection, and no doubt the fugitive be
lieves he served Sheriff Chanler a goo
turn, although he was the only prisone
TO escape during the incumbency OF tina
worthy official.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
Queens of Households.

The ideal wife is the attractive and
inspiring topic Of many sociologists. even
amid tho current and vexing discussions
OF the suffragettes A number OF dehni-
lions Of this most desirable person, col
lected and assorted by a clergyman IN
Philadelphia, may be summarized as de-
scribing her as one who does not harass
her husband. At its best. that is a
negative specification. But It surely does
not apply 20 the recent experience OK a
well-disciplined husband IN Cleveland. He
had received orders TO Join his wife at
dinner at the home OF friend. in his
preparation 20 obey. he discovered IN a
closet a suit OF black clothes that he
had missed for months. Pleased with
the revelation. ne clad himself IN the
raiment. But when he arrived. his wife
passed him coldly In review before her
glittering eye, and demanded TO know
where ne had found that apparel Trem-
blingly he told her, whereupon she iciIy
said: Hereafter. do not wear clothes
without first asking me. am saving
that black suit for your funeral"
That anticipatory widow is perhaps not
further from the ideal than Is the wife
OF a man IN Kansas who pursues hel
fads with the zeal OF fanatic. Amons
other uncheering pursuits. she descants
upon imitation foods for breakfast and
insists upon sleeping with wide-oper
windows. AS relief 10 these domestic
hardships, the husband began to develop
! convivial and bibulous habits. The wifi,
scolded without result. and finally sen
her pastor as stern ambassador 10 IN,
errant one. The good man. after AZ
| earnest exhortauon, uttered the warning
that the festive husband was following
path that led. not to heaven. but in tn,
( opposite direction. But in this prospec
/ there was only comfort to the wicked
who made the comment: II won't hav,
TO dress mornings in a cold bedroom
there"
Perhaps after all the investigator ma,
/ find that the old definition OF the Idea
wife" is the best Her ways are way
of pleasantness. and her path is IN
! path OF peace.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
Measure OF a Carat.

From the Scientific American.
The French Parliament has passed a
law which provides that, IN transactions
relative to diamonds. pearls, and precious
stones. the term metric carat" NAV be
employed 20 designate q weight Of 2oc
.milligrammes C2OSs grains Troy, and pro-
hibits the use OF the word carat to
designate any other weight As many
other governments are ready to enter into
the reform and unifcation Of the carat
and have only been awaiting the militia
tive Of France, It is reasonably certain
that the metric carat OF 200 milligrammes
will, within few months, be the only
carat recognized by law in the majority
Of countries interested in the trade in
gems.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
surrfrorn of RaIaklavn.

u may be regarded as extraordinary
that ffty-1ve years after the charge OF
the Six Hundred there should be eleven
survivors who attended the annual din
ner IN London October =. Each OF these
old troopers followed Cardigan IN that
charge at Balaklava. which he is diversely
quoted as having pronounced either a
/ ''mad-brained trick" or "a great blUnder."
When the remnants Of the 673 men OF the
Light Brigade were mustered after the
action IL was found that 113 officers and
men had been killed and l3s wounded.
/ That even eleven Of the survivors OF that
Z bloody fray should be still able 10 pledge
cup 10 the memory OF their old COM
mander IS a notable example OF hardy
/ longevity.