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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-25

There has been more or less talk re-
Gently about the apartment house situa-
ton in Washington-that phase oT it
dealing particularly with the question
Of whether It has been overdone.
On Columbia road there is an apart
merit, typical OF the structures Of this
cla-s being erected in the Capital, which
furnishes a practical solution 10 the
problem. This building has been com
pleted a little Isore than two years; It
has been under 5Htire rental from the
day it was put on the market, and it
pays an even 10 per cent gross income
on the investment
Profits Seem Assured.
Washington's real estate brokers and
investors generally take the position
that the conditions OF the market are
now such that builders may put UP
apartments ard operate them with alb
soiute certainly of realizing 9 or 10 per
cent gross incoIle. The real question,
however. seems 10 be. how long will
the conditions affecting apartment
houses at present be maintained?
Everything considered. II mus be ad-
mitted that the apartment house situa-
tio1 IS rapidly approaching the limit OF
demand. At the same time, it is giving
rise "a an interesting sociological prob
lem. This probIem involves the future
popularity OF the apartment house as ar
ra ed against that Of the private resi-
derce. and the growth of Washington
in an increased number Of buildings con-
structed.
IN round numbers. theTe are, at pres
eut 500 apartment houses in the Capital.
Had not one Of them been built II ls
estimated that there would be nearly
1000 more buildings i'm Washington than
there are now. which. Of course, means
the city would have been spread over a
great deal more ground. This estimate
is arrived at In the following manner
$4,000 in Apartment Houses.
The average apartment house con
structed contains from twelve 70 sixteen
apartments. Seventy occupants to each
house is said to be fair average, and
90 such gives a total Of 5000 people
IF five persons make up the average
washington family. II would require
somewhere in tie neighborhood Of 700
private residences TO provide homes for
the s. 600 people who are now living IN
apartment houses.
Just why apartments have been 40
popular I'm Washington, and have proven
/ 50 profitable as investments, may not
I be answered in a single sentence. Their
growth IS nos entirely attributed TO in
| creased population. A few years ago
/ private residences were much more
/ eNowded than they are today, ami
/ apartments were not being built on such
Z large scale
! Then came change I'm conditions.
which many theorists attribute TO the
desire Of the people Of the Capital, gen
eralIv, to improve their living cOndi-
tons II was found that IN apartment
houses the servant feature was pTac-
/ ticalIy eliminated. more convenience
we're to be had, ard, I'm the long run,
I IL was lust about as cheap a way OF
Living. As prosperity increased. the de-
mand for apartments became more pro
/ nOurced.
Turning of the Tide.
/ The tide now seems 70 he setting back
/ I'm favor Of the residence. There have
been built this year, and are now build
ing. about thirty apartment Louses, and
.sa.gI
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
The Pietur. In piauuls..

or the strange vicissitudes through
which many Of the worlds famous pic
lures have passed perhaps none was
odder than that Of "The Picture In
Disguise" magnificent painting that
now adorns me residence of Lord
Leigh In Warwlckshire, England. This
remarkable picture for many years APP
peared to be merely painting Of flow-
ers. The floral study was, however,
finally pronounced by an nstute art
dealer to be infreality mask for an
other painting. With the permission
of the owner he caused the painting of
flowers gradually to be removed.
whereupon there was discovered un-
dernenth q very fine portrait Of
Charles I. by Van Dyck. While no au-
thentic record of this masterpiece has
been found, It is supposed that the
portrait was disguised by some royal
ist In order to guard against It's de-
struction by Roundheads during the
revolution. Boston Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
A paonntlua Air.

The Bushby storekeeper surveyed
Mr.. Leonard with n contemplatlve eye
and then turned his gaze toward jim
my Sloane, who was putting packages
into the delivery wagon. Jimmy had
the leisurely air of one with plenty Of
time at his disposal.
You want to know how he'd be for
your business down below?" said Mr..
Gregg slowly.
YES" said the visitor. II noticed
him yesterday, when that crowd OF
young fellows were getting the piano
into the hall; he seemed to work hard
er than any of the others. 1t occurred
to inc he might like a bigger chance
than he has here"
Mn" said the storekeeper. "Well,
now, / can't say as to that, OF course,
but as TO his working harder than any
OF the other boys, I'll tell you what
they say, and you can believe It or not,
jest as you choose.
"They all like Jimmy, for he's first
rate company, but the truth is that
when It comes to lifting. or such work,
Jlmmy's all take holt and mighty lit
tie h'ist."-Youth's Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
pIcturesau, Japanese peasants.


The most characteristic scenery 10
Japan is not the mountain. on which
few Japanese dwell, but the rice field,
which is to be found wherever there Is
d patch OF level ground for the field
and sufficient water for irrigation. Cen
tie slopes are made useful by terracing,
and the CODY, preparing the ground or
cutting his crop, is the true Japanese
peasant. He is q picturesque peasant
in his blue cotton suit, his broad, con-
lcal straw hat and straw overcoat He
Is good natured peasant, absurdly
contented with his earnings, though the
agricultural laborer earns as little rs
$ or. 10 cents gold a day. His house IS
a. light wooden frame surmounted by a
heavy thatch, and he loves TO plant a
lily garden along his rooftree. But ha
always has one thing which separates
him from the Chinese and the East In
dian-he lives on n platform raised
above the ground. No hardened soil
for him, no chilly pavement or brick
or stone. A wooden floor, a piece Of
clean mating, n broom and a bathtub
the poorest japanese will always have.
Tokyo Letter to Boston Transcript
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
A Xmas BART.

The practice OF hiding money in all
manner Of out of the way corners is
by no means modern. In the old days,
according TO sGleanings After Time"
secret receptaeles were often made IN
the bedsteads and contributed both to
safety and romance. On Aug. 81, 1886,
Richard III. arrived at Leicester. His
servants had preceded him with the
running wardrobe, and In the best
chamber OF the Blue Boar ponder
GUS four post bedstend was set up. Il
was richly carved, gilded aud deco
rated aud had n double bottom OF
boards. Richard slept in It that night.
After Ills defeat and death on Bos-
worth field It was stripped of its rich
hanglngs, but the heavy and cumber-
some bedstead was left at the Blue
Boar. In the reign of Elizabeth, when
the hostess was shaking the bed, she
observed a piece OF gold Of ancient
coinage fall on the floor. This led TO
n careful examination, when the double
bottom was discovered, upon lifting a
portion of which the interior was
found to be filed with gold, part
coined in the reign Of Richard III.
and the rest of earlier times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
Mamma a Kansas River.

Practically all the streams in Kansas
were named by Indians and carry those
names to this day, though in an Angll-
cized form.
The Neosho, the largest stream in
southeast Kansas, has its own little
story. The Usage Indians at one time
lived in Missouri, and when they began
talking Of trading their lands In that
state and moving to southern Kansas a
party was sent out to look the country
over and make a report on II. 1t was
in the summer time and very hot and
dry. Coming over the prairie northeast
of Humboldt, they had long way to
travel without water.
"When they arrived at the river"
said an oswego man, IAN Indian rode
down the sloping bank into the water.
But, TO his surprise, the horse stepped
rigbt Off into deep water, and the horse
and Indian went In all over As the
aboriglne clambered back ON the bank
he muttered, 'Wugh Neosho.' This I'm
plain English means water pocket, or
water hole and the name clung TO the
stream ever d."-Hutchlnso
News
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
Living the simpl. Life.

A number Of men gathered in the
smoking car of a train from Little
Rock TO another point in Arkansas
were talking of the food best calcu-
lated to sustain health.
One Arkansan, stout, florid man,
with short gray hair and a self satis-
fed air, was holding forth in great
style.
Look at me-" he exclnlmed-"neve
a days sickness in my life, and all
due to simple food! why, gents. from
the time / was twenty TO when
reached forty years l lived regular
life. None Of these effeminate delica-
cies for me, no late hoursl Every
day, summer and winter, went to
bed at 8; got up at 3; lived principally
on corned beef and corn bread; work
ed hard. gents, worked hard, from to
/; then dinner, plain dinner, then an
hours exercise and them
Excuse me, Bill" interrupted a
stranger who had up to this refrained
from entering the discussion, "but
what was you in forF-Minneapolls
Journal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
PRoYocArIoN. z
Why the colored Citizen Got Busy
With the Baseball Bat.

Why the colored Citizen Got Busy
With the Baseball Bat.
90 HOLY, judge, Gyms up dat rs
~ guilty-'knowledges de Gavin,
sah," said a colored citizen who
was charged with assault and battery,
II done satterated de gen'leman-did,
fer a fac'l But dar was exterminatin'
uccumstances-ya exterminptin'
circumstances. In de fust place the
offendant am muh father-in-de-law, an
In the second place was uh-standin
in front Of de sto, an dar was a rack
O. baseball bats right to muh hand,
an muh relation was uh-passin' wild
a skawnful smile. on his countennnce,
an de compensation was too much for
muh eekernimerty, an / des rotched
out an assunged one O. dem dar ball
bats. did, an uh-usin' Of muh father
in-de-law's nappy head for ball, i
lined out des about de purtest fou
bagger yo' ever witnessed, and den
made a home run. Well-uh, dats what
I done. yo' honah, an 1 dunnuh as
disregrets It 80 pow'ful much needer,
considerln' OF the snrronnderin's uh-
bearin' on de eppersode, sab. PUCK.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
Her Interest In tho Game.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs
Torkins, what do they mean when
they say man tore off hot one to
left fieldT
"Its scientific phrase" was the
weary reJoinder. "You can't explain
1t precisely unless you have cent?
grade thermometer to measure the
temperature accurately and set Of
surveying instruments to ascertain d.
rectlon."
"Oh," she answered contentedly,
"that makes 1t quite clear. But do you
know, thought It had something to
do with baseball. w Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31

PLAYING INDIANA DANCE ON THE ROOF
BY PRETTY SCHOOLGIRLS.
the work Of the last two and one-half
years has resulted In more than 100
per cent increase in the number Of
cities having playground associations.
A branch of this work is that OF the
students of life In the tenement dis
tricts, who are trying to get more
breathing and playing space for the
children, and, for that matter, for their
parents and grandparents, by utilizing
the roofs as Fairgrounds Maybe the
older people would not play much on
them. but they might get refreshing
breezes and rest for weary limbs on
warm evenings IL the roofs were made
comfortable and attractive. as might
easily be done in many cases at com
paratiyely slight expenditure. 1t was
TO forward such n movement that
games in which school children partici.
pated were held on the roof garden Of
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, in New York,
recently, and the pretty scenes furnish.
cd ON this occasion had many sugges.
ticns as to the possibilities In this dl-
Fection.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
Deafness Cannot be Cured

Byi local applications as they can
9rnOt reach the diseased portion Of
bnthe ear. There Is only one way to
3 cnre deafness. and that is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an iniiamed condition of
the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube When this tube is infiamed
you have a rumblng sound or inn
perfect hearing, and when ii is en-
9tirely closed, Deafness is The result
and unless the Inflammation can be
gdtaken out and this tube restored to
~ rs normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out OF
y ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an inhamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
w We will give One Hundred Dol
= lars for any case OF Deafness caused
= by calarrh that cannot be cured b
g1all's Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
-tApiafs free.
n. j.. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists. 76c.
Take Halls Family Pills for cor
etipAiions -----.- Y H@--dk41a14AlMMM
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
park wan. ne.. Eer IIIumInn.lon

Some scientists who have been MAX
Ing investigations into the part played
In the matter OF Illumination by light
and dark walls have come to the con.
cluson that the dark walls are better
fitted for good illumination than the
light. In room where the walls nre
dark and where the source OF light is
entirely behind the readers field OF vi
sion n person who reads Is impressed
with the idea that the room is excel
lently well Illuminated, but IL now an
other light is brought into the room and
placed within the field OF his vision.
though not shining ON the paper be is
reading, the pupils OF his eyes. will con-
tract, less light will enter them from
the paper he reads, and the reader will
be impressed with the idea that the H.
Illumination has been reduced and the
paper is becoming darker. These sci
entlsts say that the experiments show
that IL the walls are light colored the
efficiency of the illumination may actu-
ally be diminished. Pathfinder
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
G.. d. q M. ELECTRIC

SOUTH-Cars leave for Columbus
at 8, z, 3 and 10 a. m, at IL noon
and at 2, 4. 8, 6, Sp. m. Ten and IL
p m. cars go to Delaware only afN
NoRTH-Cars leave Columbus for
Marion at 1880, $3.50 ahl 1880 a.
M, and at 1880, 2:30, 3:a0, $50.
1880 and at $3.50 p. m,
Saturdays, Sundays land legal holi-
days there will be hourly service be-
tween Marion and Columbus from Q
a. m. to . p. m.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31

'I say" said Berkey TO his wife yes.
terday at dinner, you didn't say any
thing to any one about what | was
telling you the night before last, did
you? That's secret"
"a secret! Why, didn't know It
was a secret" she replied regretfully.
"Well, did you tell it? want to
know"
"Why, no; | never thought of II
since. didn't know It was a secret"
Boston Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31


sat patiently with his right foot
propped up on a stool for about ten
minutes he began to show impatience.
The clerk finally appeared with an
ordinary black walking shoe, which lie
handed TO his customer with the hope,
that it might do. Mr.. Sherman took
one glance at the shoe.
"That isn't a golf SHOE" he said.
"Maybe 1t isn't" said the clerk, "but
it's the finest spring style now
But want golf shoes and nothing
else" replied Mr.. Sherman.
"Well, we can send to New York
and
But / want them now" continued
the vice president. 81 want TO use
them this afternoon" Whereupon Mr..
sherman was obliged to give up his
quest and keep his appointment at the
White House.
The first men chosen members OF
President Tafts golf cabinet" were
Vice President James S. Sherman,
Brlgadier General Clarence II. Ed
wards Of the insular bureau aud Cap
tain Archibald w. Butt, U. S. A., the
presidents military aid. At the first
meeting OF the cabinet, so far as form
ed, the president and vice president
were beaten three up.
The session was ON the links Of the
Chevy Chase club.
"Jim, you and | ought to beat these
young chaps" said the president to
Mr. Sherman, and the contest was ar
ranged with the president aud the vice
president of the United States ON one
side aud General Edwards and Cap
tain Butt upon the other.
"The administration against the
army" some one dubbed It.
At the next meeting the president
and Mr.. Sherman turned the tables
on their rivals, defeating them by NJ
and l to play.
Since then Secretary Knox OF the
state department and Speaker Cannon
have been chosen to membership. The
secretary Of state is an expert at the
game, but Speaker Cannon is not very
adept as yet He expects to have
more time for it when he gets the
Payne tariff bill entirely Off his hands
lie says he used to play shlnney wher
he was a boy as good as any yOnngster
In the neighborhood, and he does not
see why he could not beat all the old
boys In the country at golf IL he only
set about IL.
II was Captain Butt who bore Pres
ident Taft's last message to ex-Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Despite all the excitement connected
with his departure, the eV-president
did not forget his successor In snying
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
First Reports Exaggerated.

Oklahoma City. Okla, May 81
Late reports from the storm.stricken
district near Key West Okla are to
the. effect that no lives were lost
though the number OF injured ID about
10, two fatally Charles Branon, post
master at Depew, is not expected to
/ live. Mrs. ]. L. Hart of Key West is
5 also critically hurt. The property
loss will be large.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
ENDS LIFE With ACID
Commercial Traveller Suicides When
Asked 10 Settle Board Bill.

Plttsburg, Pa, May 81. -- w. A..
Spencer 40. travelling salesman for
John X. Gobey 6 Company, Wholesale
lumber dealers of Columbus, O., was
found dead in his room at the Co.
lonial Annex hotel. Beside him was
an empty bottle which had contained
carbolic acid.
Spencer, who had been Etaying at
the hotel for about two months, was
requested by a clerk to stop at the
desk and see the manager regarding
board bill II was said Spencer
owed. He went on to his room and
was not seen again alive. No money
was found In his pockets when his
body was taken to the morgue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
Like a MentaI MovIna Picture.

Baker-People who have been near
drowning say that in an instant all the
events of their past lives are presented
10 their mental vision.
Barker-I don't believe II.
Baker-Why not?
Barker-If 1t were true they would
not allow themselves to be rescued
New York Life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
The Rox,s LOGIC.

Mother-You bad boyl Didn't ! tell
you not 70 play out In the rain? Your
clothes are completely ruined. Come
In the house this minute!
Willie But, ma. II my clo'es is ruin.
ed | might as well keep ON plnyln',
cause I can't make em no ruineders-
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31

nEAp OF THE GOLF outfit for the game.
CABINET He had Informed the
president that he would join him on
the links and in the meantime sought
out a shoe store and, approaching a
very young looking clerk, asked for
pair Of golf shoes.
"Yes, SIR" answered the clerk, hav-
ing no idea who his customer was, and
in a twinkling Mr.. Shermans right
shoe was taken off, while the clerk
with a glance at the shoe, hurried of
10 the shelves.
The difficulties encountered by the
clerk must have been greater than an
ticipated, for after Mr.. Sherman had
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
A Lunatlo,a Repartes.

Some visitors were being shown
through Kew Lunatic asylum, Victoria
one day, and, coming opposite the clock
In the corridor one of them, looking
quickly at his watch, said, 'Is that
clock rlght?"
mo, you Idiot" said a patient stand,
Ing by. ut wouldn't be In here II It
were right"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
TEXAS TOWN is
|. |. WIPED OFF MAP
Fire Completes the Work Of
Destruction.
IHIRTY.TWO ARE KILLED


Terrific Wlndstorm Hits Zephyr,
Leaving Death and Destruction In
its Wake--Bodles Of Victims Found
Twisted Around Trees and Two
schlldrsn Are Blown a Distance Of
Two Miies-Grewsom Sights Greet
Eyes Of Reseuins Party.
Bfowhwood, Tex, May 9l.--A tor
nado Of great fury struck the little
village OF Zephyr, in the eastern por-
tion OF Brown county, and left path
OF death and destruction seldom par
alleled. The death list has reached
q total of 32 and the number OF seri
ously and fatally wounded will reach
so. A score are more or less injured
The storm formed half a mile
southwest of Zephyr and swept down
Upon the village, cutting wide
Bwath directly through the residence
and business district.
Nearly 50 houses were entirely de.
molished. Lightning struck a lumber
yard and started con1agration,
which destroyed one entire business
block. No effort was made to fight
the fire. as the care of the dead and
wounded victims demanded all atten-
tlon. section hand rode handcar
to Brownwood and spread the alarm.
In two, hours the Santa Fe railroad
WAS speeding a special train to the
scene OF the storm with nine sur.
seons and a score of Brownwood cit.
liens
Hundreds OF persons directly IN the
storms path saved themselves by
taking refuge in storm cellars. More
than a dozen bodies were horribly
mutilated County Clerk Thad Cabler
and wife and two children, who had
gone to Zephyr to spend the night.
were killed, The big stone school
building and two churches were
J. swept from the face of the earth.
Three persons are still unaccounted
for. Two children were found dead
Two miles from town, having been
blown that distance.
The storm was 300 yards wide and
swept the earth for only short dis
tance. probably less than a mile. Its
fury Is considered the most terrific
of any tornado ever experienced in
. this section.
} i'll Cllngman, +. r. kirkpatrick
and nine surgeons, who formed the
, first party out of Brownwood, found
a desolate scene awaiting them. The
hillsides at Zephyr were covered with
debris OF all kinds and bodies Of dead
animals and human beings. The
ruins were dimly lighted by the burn.
ing buildings and the cries OF the
wounded rose above the sound OF the
elements, which threatened a second
storm. A hog roaming through the
debris.strewn streets was killed while
attempting to deyour the body of an
infant.
Bodies were found twisted about
trees and in every conceivable shape
People walked the streets almost
naked. crying for their loved ones.
Residences which escaped the awful
. storm were turned into hospitals,
where were carried the bodies OF the
dead and wounded.
The known dead: r. T. Cabler,
county attorney, of Brownwood; Mrs.
T. 4. Cabler and two children; Mrs.
Artie Hart. 81; Miss Gertie Huston,
25. Gibbs Gloyce. 2 Oscar Ware 40,
and two sons; Miss Jessie Ware, 10;
p w. G. simmons and wife and two
children; William Brown and wife;
w. A. Ramsey. 80. and son; c. NJ,
Carter. 40. and wife, 35. son, ~,
and s.year-old infant; Captain Col
lins 80; Ruby Campbell, 3; Rodney
. Campbell, infant,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
Good aeainnino.

Your husband must have absolute
rest"
But he won't listen to me when /
tell him so. doctor"
That's good, He's starting well."--
Cleveland Leader.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
G. NJ a. II. ELECTRIC

NoRTH-Cars leave Marion for
Bucyrus at 8, 8, 10 a, m, ~. 2. 4, .,
and 3 p. m. -..H Ar
soUTH-Cars arrive from Bucyrus
at 1855. 9;55 and ll;55 a. M; 1856,
1865, 6:55, 7:55 and 9;55 p. m. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31
TINE CARDS.
HOOKING VALLEY.

NoRTH-s7 a. M; 1918 a. M; 1920
D. M; 1920 a. M; 6:1O p. m. Logan
to Marion only.
SOUTH-5:45 a. m; 7:20 a. m.
1915 a. M; '1;35 p. m; 7:i5 y. m
Daily except Sunday.
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BIO FouR.

EASEBoUND-0;25 u. m; 1925
noon; 1922 p. M; 1887 y. m; 1l:19
p. m; 5;27 p. m.
WESTBoUND--2:Ss a, m; J. 6;53 a.
M; 9:55 a. m; 1855 p. m; 1926 p.
m.s 4:27 p. m.