The Washington times., 1911-10-14
SATURDAY. OCTOBER Il. 1911.

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SATURDAY. OCTOBER H. 1911.
Ten million cigarettes at one time was
quite a smoke.
The mad dog is not even considerate
enough to confine his madness to dog
days.
More then one real estate office is In
charge of stenographers today. The
brokers arc in New York.
TIE very week Pauline, the White
House cow, leaves town, the price Of
butter advances cents a pound.
A worlds series ticket scandal will
cast no blight soon, at least, upon the
fair sport escutcheon of Washington.
Here's an onlinous sign for the street
railway ompanies-universal transfers
won in the school debate on Friday, the
18th.
Everybody hasn't gone to New York.
There are quite number who are sat.
tsfied to go to the Laurel fair, where
the big events are being pulled on.
A special order Just issued provides
that army cooks no longer need be SOL
diers, but 1t Is quite certain that SOL
diers will frequently fnd 1t advantage
Gus to be cooks.
II Superintendent Frank Baker, of the
Zoo, will hold that water wagon which
he has for sale until along about the
first Of the year, he ought to get a
r~etty good price for It,
Swatting the fly Is no longer a usual
pastime, but there are other things
necessary to keep a grocery store clean.
and the crusade still goes on to acquire
cleaner grocery stores.
We not only have our own postal saw
ings bank, but they are gradually en-
ctrcling us now. Three have been es-
tablished in Maryland and four in Vir-
ginia within the past few days.
The work of removing the Joaquin
Miller cabin to it's new site In Rock
Creek Park has been completed. The
Poet Of the Sierras should take q run
over and look at his early habitat.
superintendent Davidson, Of the pub
lie schools, has once more shown his
wisdom and strong common sense by
advising the school children to read the
newspapers and keep up with current
events.
Harry Fields now has a feeling SYM
pathy for Adam. A couple OF apples got
him into trouble. But then he shouldn't
have taken them from the fruit peddler
any more than Adam should have taken
that pippin from Eve.
Home and School Associations already
number Al with an aggregate member
ship of nearly 2,000 II DR.. Davidson's
Is worked out they will constitute a
splendid civic force.
A hundred dellnquents. during the
present week, have kept out of the
clutches of the bailiffs by paying their
taxes. This makes 1000 delinquents,
who have come across in the aggregate
with $4,000 under the prodding of Col
iector Rodgers.
The District of Columbia Holding
Corporation, as proposed by the manu-
factures' committee of the Chamber Of
Commerce for the establishment Of
small industries. has in 1t all the elements
of success, and should be carried into
practice.
The improvements at the Western
High School. which has been equipped
with an open-alr study hall, a wireless
telegraph apparatus. and quick lunch
counter and a physical laboratory, are
enough to make It positive pleasure
to go to school
The reunion OF the survivors of Mos
by's Rangers. to be held at Manassas
today. viii bring together some of the
nos. daring spirits of the Confederacy,
many OF whom now make Washington
their home. The occasion will be one
OF great interest and pleasure.
Congress Heights citizens think II the
Washington Railway would extend its
line to Geisboro. where the steel plant
of the Firth-Sterling company is To-
Gated, fve hundred employees would
willingly make their home at the
Heights. They are trying to obtain
action from the railroad.
Golden weddings" pale into insignif-
canoe when compared with the record
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. +. Krepps, who
have Just celebrated the soventy-frst
anniversary Of their wedding. Among