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The Washington times., 1911-08-16
Today's Sales on the
Local Exchange

Washington Railway and Electric As,
Washington Gas, 25dSS&, 1oaSs24.
Lanston, 2om9Jl2. 2O6t95I4. 2Oq9519. 2Pq
g51b. 2OGi95la, 2Od9jlA. 1Nd9512, 2nHS5A.
Provident Savings Bank, 10G9.
After all.-Mergenthaler, lq2S2&. 10
232&.
Lanston, 2Ga95Is, 2O695hs.
Lanston, 20q95h, 20d ssh.
Washington Railway and Electric
common, lCOG44, 100d44.
Washington Gas, 5QSS1e.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
Starve to Gain Weight.

The fat one who has been cut out of
meals galore will now rejoice. The last
cure for thinness is to omit every other
dinner. A man under such treatment
by advice of an up-to-date physician
has gained at the rate of two pounds
week.
With Partisan specialists advising five
meals a day for obesity 1t sounds as If
the doctors liked change as much as
the modemakers.
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Building Permits.

The following building permit was issued
today:
To Stone & Fairfax, TO repair brick store
at 1918 H street northwest; architects, B.
S Simmons; contractor c. A. Campbell;
estimated cost, 81 900.
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Like the Weather.

Skinner-Good morning, madam! Did
you ever see anything so unsettled as
the weather has been lately?
Mrs. Boardem-WelL there's your
board BILL Mr.. Skinner.
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New York Curb Market.

Furnished to The Washington Times by
Hartman & Co., New York; G. B. Chapman
manager local branch. Colorado Building.
Open. High. Low. Close.
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T0dav's Nequ York Stock EXCHANGE Prices

Of New York Stock
Building
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FOR RENT-ROoMS
Furnished

RIVERDAL-E, MD.-Two large furnished
rooms with porch. suitable for light house,
keeping; cars at door. Mrs. T. A. FLYNN
10
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New York Cotton Market.

Furnished to The Washington Times by
A. G. Plant & Co.; 14l5 G street northwest
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"a ST. s. W., s2s-Two furnished rooms,
suitable for gentlemen or couple; very rea-
sonable. l.
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SITUATIONS WANTED
Female,

WANTED--By young white girl. position as
waitress in boarding house; start at once.
BOX g. Times office.
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9Th ST. NV, 7251k-Large cool room, front;
suitable for two gentlemen; near Pension
Office; very reasonable. l..
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EYE ST. y. w. s10-Nicely furnished rooms;
large and small; newly papered; central
location. l.
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9TH ST. n. W, 509-Large second floor. also
other rooms (all 'front.'; newly papered;
terms reasonable. l..
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SITUATIONS WANTED

WANTED-By colored boy, position in auto
salesroOm: experienced; with good refer
ences. 14O6 Corcoran ST. n. W. L
WILL GIVE $25 CASH to secure me steady
position paying $l2 to SIS week. BOX 692,
Times office.
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Sd ST. n. w. 2l6-NiceIy furnished rooms,
$50. $3.50; gentlemen light housekeep-
ing -
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The Average Ad Costs Less
Than 25c.
Telephone Number, Main $3.50
PERSON NAL

WALL Prices f1C1UhE
PAPER l. K THOMAS FRAMES
L NA N4S 81 y. E. 11AA4AA1
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4TH ST. y. W., 41-LArge, cool rooms; oD-
pOsite Judiciary Park; references required;
terms reasonable. j.
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{ ST. n. W., u0-Several very desirable
rooms for light housekeeping; furnished or
unfurnished; transients Accommodated. l..
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IND. AVE. n. W., 216-Large, bright front,
alcove room; very desirable; convenient To-
cation. 10
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y ST. n. W. g5-Newly furnished rooms;
board If desired; reasonable
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II ST. N w, 434-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping.
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HELP WANTEB-FEMALE

MIRROR BEAUTY PARLORs. 80 3.
Only scieatIhc school this side Of New York.
where manicuring is thoroughly taught; course
s.; Hair Dressing, ShampoolnR. Chiropody.
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Sd ST. n. w, 607-Entire third floor, four
ing; all cOnveniences; adults only; SIS. -
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c ST. n. E.. 35-Two or three furnished
rooms, light housekeeping: hot water heat
and bath; second floor; reasonable. l..
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Z. CAP. ST. 3l4-316-One large room. fur
nished unfurnished first floor. The
Loudoun. Lady preferred. i
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NEW JERSEY AVE. y. W. l035-For
housekeeping. completely furnished front
rooms; gas range; $40; adults: references
The Washington times., 1911-08-16

7TH ST. n. e, l6-One very desirable al
cove room, handsomely furnished; reason
able; near 3 car lines; gentlemen only l..
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G ST. n. W., A7-Two nice rooms, light
housekeeping: gas, bath, Sl5 month. l.
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3D ST. n. W. 225-Rooms. $50 week I'd;
convenient location -
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9TH ST. N. E., S22-Three beautiful fur
nlshed rooms; gas range, porcelain sink;
children.
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PATENTS

TO SECURE INVENTIONS, TRADE
marks or copyrights. see J, NJ Thomas.
Fable block. xl55j
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AUCTION SALE.

Z, y. osTERLol;, IT. the fcr isous.,'
who gets the i @sn you ou'.
niture. wants TO os,i-E. .
number is WIsalci.l hnyins
south Main. PaIue, sarne %
storage may send fsin' ss he
Toom % al 632 South y M1 19vrpIiurt
ara saves money on
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JEWELER
CLEANING AND DYEING

SALT LAKE CLEANING co. Ia EAST
End South. Bell Ss35. Ind 1892. mcs5I
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MANY 4 PRUDENT HOUSEWIFE HAS
developed an excellent business IN
stinct as the result Of Tribune Want Ad
experience.
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FOR RENT
UNFURNIsEEp

i-ROOM FLAT. CLOSE IN (SANE
car !avel modern and cheap. The Ava
ion, 226 East 3rd South. Phone i73.
m2s52
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EXPER FENCED PRESSER WANTED
AT the new Deseret Cleaning Co. lad
63i; Bell $40. mEfSJ
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An Unfailing Index

The Tribune Want Ads unfaing index of the
needs of the people they reflect the desires and ambitions
of and every walk of life. and tell In short
sentences what needed every industry,
every branch of business well enumerang the
quirements of hundreds of households
What other section Of the newspaper could contain
much of interest number? The employer The
employee the business the manufacturers the agent,
the landlord the tenant the housewife, the servant the
buyer the seler-al look to The Tribune Wants with
interest seeking mutual benefit to all
The Tribune Wants the market place of the people
great open where all may for the
tion of profitable business.
If wish to insert Want Ad call Bell 5000: Ind. 800
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ONE SINGLE ROOM WITH BATH
privilege. elegantly furnished. SIS per
month. The Alexandria. $40 South West
Temple Bell g3SS d9f91
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FOR RENT
FOR RENT HOUSES UNFURN1sHED

T-ROoM MODERN. TWO-STORI. IDI
water heat and gas range. $50 @Ds.I SCI
5103. mlAO3
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FOR RENT-UNFURN1sHED ROOMS

If you ARE NOT THOROUGHLY SAT
isfe6 with your rooms, make use OF The
Tribune Want columns to locate for you
Just the kind you want
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-FURNISHE ROOMS
>~o>~-->~~~-~-----~-~---~-
ROOM FOR COUPLE IN
modern home; board 81 desired. 212 2nd
ave. m2262
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GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSEWORk:
home nights 46l East 9Th South. m275S
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STRICTLY MODERN 5-ROOM FLAT.
apt, 10 y, 2nG West. m2S5l
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GOOD GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSE
work IN family. Address is L street.
Phone 121-K m2t29
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EXPERIENCED GIRL FOR GENERAL
houscworlI good home and good wages
for right party. Call mornings, 1929 81:
2nd East. Ul2'1'
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wANTED-AN EXPERIENCED SEAM
stress, also skirt maker. Madame NIn-
cent sullivan. l4l So. Second East;
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BOARD AND ROOM

THE OWNERS OF BOOMING AND
boarding houses who seek TO keep their
establishments in prosperous condition
have them frequently represented in The
Tribune Want columns.
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5-RoOM BRICK, BIRD NORTH AND
9Th West. $40.
SIS
Groom modern. 30 sth East at. $50.
Groom modern. and l. DubeI ave,
s25
7-room modern. 22i sth East. s25.
6-room modern. 800 9Th East 500
I-roOm modern. 20i East Ith South
f26.50.
Groom modern. Il5 End East $3.50
Sroom modern. 67l 5th ave. $35
sroom modern. 1864 2nd ave. $50
Groom modern. $50 East LIST South $50
STOREROOMS.
25s West 3rd South $40,
APARTMENTS
rooms. ST. Regis 2nd South and ;th
East. s2I.5o
? rooms. Woodruff" End East. between
md and 3nd South. $40
s rooms. Woodruff s35.
rooms. Gibbons NO 2i7 East 3rd
3 rooms. 'CritchloN." r and Is, ave.
rooms. "Critchlow." s55.
SALT LAKE SECURITY & TRUST CO
No. a2 South Main at
Builders ~ Durable Houses"
Phones-Ind. lf-. Bell Ex 80
m3100
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ELKO HOTEL. 90 SOUTH MAIN:
steam heat: rooms 80 cents; 81 per
week and up. 1925
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WANTED
wANTED-FEMALE HE'LL


FREE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY. BASE
inent First CONGREGATIONAL church VIC
set YOU a position FREE. of Chargc. ele-
phone Ind 1866: Bcll 5Sy2. Ei'"
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sEWING MACHINE
CHANGE. !.

~: GacnlSs ;. 4, =
'I moved ,c from Isl s9S1llI aIlI sell hl
South. This monI al sp p
and Singer IT'hGn Wc reni
makes rover prlces & Sash
rnacnIneI. Raleigh
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FOR RENT
HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS

=
2, 3 AND i-ROOM FLATS go WEST
South Temple, Bell S94i-N. Modern.
m276G
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THOROUGHLY MODERN 8 ROOMS
and bath dis bed front and rear
porch. ght, clean. airy. ilS 9Th Eaat
m27j3
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PRIVATE HOSPITAL

WILLOWS MERE: CONFGD ENTtAL
ccnnnem"uts. secusion. legal adoption.
Mrs T.. Phillips. ilth r.. bet. 18th and
18th So Box $50. Ind 1914. m26TS
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CHOCOLATE DIPPERS AND PACK
ers wanted at Sweet CANDY Co. .is
South lst West. m26SJ
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GIRL FOR GENERAL HOCSEWORh;
three In family. l2l West 5ts South
m26i6
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FOR RENT
FOE RENT-Housro w.,

r-r-5..- -, ,,--,-----~-0-~---o-o1o sURNo
rr rdS,;, RMlSHED OR ISrS.,n-c,ss.s.
room house. 6o3 3rd "rCE . EyISf>
eelli'nees. ben 1874 ave; rnoS.l
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suoE REPAIRING,

--~~~-~--| 1.tyGT .CLt.
T. THORESoN. nrlces Y
pairing at lowest DIV"
State.
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OZARK APTS.. 3 ROOMS, SEQ Asa 9TH
East. Call Dr Turner. % lnde-
cDndCEt DeiJe
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CHIROPODIST


nR. ELIZABETH 4. wfSMER CHR
opodlst. .e5 Mcintyre bldg. es South
Nsin- ni622
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?-ROoM AP-. IN CRITCHLOW. $50;
vacant Oh list See John Q. Critch-
low. at Rowe & Keiiy's. dSiIo
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FOR RENT
FOR RENT HOUSES UNFURN1sHED

) ROOMS, 2sS J STREET. MOD. $40.
. rooms. S43 ith f., mod, Gas range.
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SANTA ANA"

SANTA ANA"
One Of the most exclusive and up-to-
date apartment houses in the city. just
finished throughout in quar-
tered oak maple floors. disappearing beds,
buffet kitchens. huiit-in sidehoard. hot
and cold water. steam heat laundry trays
in basement storcroomS. located on the
best street In the city and only FIVE min
utes' walk from Main st: loca tIon. End
South. between 2rd and ith East sts., see
these apartments before making your Sc
lection.
SALT LAKE SECURITY & TRUST co.
No. - Main ST.
Builders OF Durable Houses
Phoncs-Bcll EX. 80. Ind. li2,
m2999
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MIDWIFE
DRAMATIC ART.

6. F. GORDON. LATE OF PH1LA.
School OF Elocution. will accept limit
ed number OF pupils desiring high class
III So. eth East Both
phones 9eS. h2obJ
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ACCORDION PLEATING

AND SIDE PLEArING
Mrs. ". NJ. Jennens. eos East 3rd So
81 Bell phone 1852. e310i
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HOLLYWOOD APARTMENTS.
-Four rooms. hath. closets, Wiley beds.
Bell pbone 1923. sio0S
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i~EOCM APTS. THE OAKS. SRD so.
and it' East. Apply No. 4. Bell phone
iO31k or l9S5-X. e36il
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GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSEWORK.
Apply Sl2 So. 5th East n2I2S
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NICELY FURNISHED CLEAN ROOMS.
phone, bath; close In. 20S East Bird
South dI3J
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GIRL WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF
baby. 33l First ave. m2saS
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FOR RENT-MODERN AND ROOM
corner apartments in kensinston. Bel!
S02T-Z c300i
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CUSHIONS AND UPHOLSTER
ING.

CUSHIONS MADE TO ORDER; FURNI-
iure upholstered: mattresses and
springs repaired. Phones 32e9. s. l..
Mattress & MfE, CO. m2571
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PLUMBING AND HEATING

DAVIDSON K HARRIS CO.. PLUMB
ing and steam heating. iobhinE work a
speciality; all work guaranteed. Both
phones i62. li5 East 2nd South m2s
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GIkL WANTED FOR GkNERAL
housework. Auth ave. ana ST. Bel
oSs4-y n.lIl2
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-05-12

on such occasions The men always DO |
the cooking. Go back to your book
while | skin this fowl and dress it,"
Then as she still hesitated he went
on: The most beautiful garment I
ever saw. anywhere, was on a Chu-
cote Indian girl 1t was made of no h
ing but the breasts of these cid zrs.
But the process isn't pretty. I'd much
rather you went back to your book"
Seeing that he meant it, she did
as he asked A single half page of
what was written upon those closely
ruled pages was enough to absorb her
again completely. The power it had
over her seemed to grow rather than
to lessen. When Cayley came UP with
the big bird which was to serve for
their breakfast impaled upon a sharp
stick ready to be roasted over the
fire, she no more than looked up at
him, with smile very friendly, but
half-apologetic, and then went on with
her reading. He crouched down near
by her, built a little framework of
sticks above the fire and began his
cooking
1t was. perhaps, ten minutes after
that when he saw the book drop sud
denly from her hands When he
glanced up at her, she was looking
seaward-out over those miles of
plunging, heaving ice. And, under his
| eyes, her face turned white as marble,
| Her bloodless lips were parted They
| did not move at all and they looked as
! If they were frozen Hs could not
see that she was breathing. Her eyes
were turned away from him and he
was glad of that. For another moment
more, at least, he need not read the
look in them. For now. at last he
J was sure she understood He himself
fixed his eyes upon the fire and
waited
There's something here" she whis-
pered, here in this book OF fathers.
that-that | want you to read"
1t was still open at the page she had
been reading when she had dropped
it, With his first glance at what was
written there he saw how she had
come, so suddenly to understand.
September Fieldice came
into the bay last night, just as it has
come at about this season in the two
preceding years-a dense fog and a
whole gale blowing from the east. To
me its coming is a relief 1t is, in a
way, the Official beginning of winter
The tantalizing hope Of a rescue is
now put away on the shelf to wait for
another summer After al, to men In
our condition temporary hopeless
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face, were still wide with fear-a
deeper-seated fear, really. than her first
momentary panic. But now she had
it in control and spoke steadily
enough
There is no chance at all, do you
Think"
For the Aurora to come back? No,
not this season, at least; no possible
chance"
"And-how much ammunition have
you. Mr.. Cayley?"
"Thirty-one cartridges, besides the
ones in the revolver
He would have said something more
but with little gesture she prevented
him. you've been thinking it out"
she said you know what it means
now, and II feel that don't l can't
quite realize it yet. You must give
me little time to think, too"
Ito be continued)
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"That Gospel Begins With Breakfast"
He Said.

Fortunately. | have succeeded in kill
ing bears and walruses enough TO keep
us supplied | wish ! could feel as
easy about our fuel We have swept
the beach clear of drift-wood, but shall
have barely enough to get through
the winter with. For myself. who have
no real hope at all, it doesn't greatly
matter. l greet the dawn OF each Of
these interminable arctic days with
intense WEAKNESS. And | never hid
farewell to the sun for another winter
without an involuntary In manus
Tuas.
Cayley read the entry through slow
ly I'm glad it happened this way"
he said when he finished, glad it was
your father who told You. All this
past hour I've been wondering how
could tell you, how I could make you
understand"
The girl had been halfreclining up
on the great sheepskin, her weight
supported by one hand While Cayley
read, this support failed her, and she
sank down, rather slowly, until her
head was buried in the arms which
were stretched out as If in blind SUP
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She was shuddering all

plication She was shuddering all
over
AS Cayley spoke, he covered those
clasped, outstretched hands with one
of his own The touch and the sound
of his voice steadied her a little
You've known, then, from the
first" The words came brokenly,
halfvoiced, mufied
He bent down over her to hear
them yes, I-knew from the first"
He said no more than that Just
then, but remained as he was, his
hand covering her two, holding them
tight, his body bending over hers
protectingly.
After a little while she ceased shud-
dering, and answered the pressure of
his hand with a sudden clasp of her
two; then drew them away again and
sat erect
- Her eyes. when they rose to his
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cliff.
And that's what might have hap
pened, oh, so easily, to you. Yes, it
might. I've been realizing that. And
l shan't forget" Her eyes had bright
ened and she pressed her hands to
them for just one moment; then she
Strengthened up briskly. Anyway, I'll
not make a scene about it now" she
said. I'm show little practical
sense and help you with the break
fast"
No. we're camping out today, and
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But how did you contrive to kill
herr"
Il didn't. She killed herself. She
was flying too low last night, I sup
lpose-going down the gale, and in the
fog she went smack into the side of
1.-THE cliff and broke her neck. That was
a very destructive storm for the birds
There must be so of them, of one kind
and another, lying dead there along
jtho top OF the talus. at the foot of the
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ness is much more comfortable than
hope itself The long winter night
gives an opportunity to revive our be-
lief that with another season Of open
water, rescue will come.
81 have been very busy lately stock
ing our la1der for the next six months.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-07-19
GIVE THE DESERT LANDS
TOO MUCH WATER.
Government Experts Have to Save
Tracts irrigated to Death.

Irrigation intended to bring life to
trary effect in some places. In fact
important work is now being done by
some federal offic ials in reclaiming
tracts on which there has been too
much irrigation.
problem that is being watched
with great interest by some of the Of
ficials of the soil investigating bureau
of the agricultural department has
arisen in Utah. In Millard, one Of the
southern counties, there is a tract of
$500 acres owned by the Desert Irrl.
cation company, which has undertaken
to reclaim an immense area, and has
erected expensive works for the pur-
pose. This tract was once good farm
ing land, and while it was properly
irrigated 1t yielded fine crops Those
In charge, however, became too gener
Gus in the use of the precious water
1t was not long before the crops on the
land grew less vigorous, and finally
they failed to be profitable
1t was then that r. A. Hart, one of
the experts of the soil investigating
bureau, was called in. He found that
the food of water had washed alkall
and other poisonous substances on to
the land from the adjoining hills and
so had killed its fertility Mr.. Hart as
a matter Of experiment has taken the
matter in charge and will have an i'm
mense excavating machine turn over
the soil and bury the alkali. This will
be done at the expense of the company.
He estimates that the fertility of the
tract can be restored for about S12 an
acre.
Mr.. Hart has just performed similar
work near Salmon City, Ida. He ex-
poets to restore many thousands of
acres to cultivation within a few
months. He is watching other irriga-
ton projects now to guard against
future trouble, and cautioning litera-
ture will be sent out by the bureau to
persons engaged in these enterprises.