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The Washington times., 1911-07-30
Soc Cambria Drawers, 80,
$1.25 Nainsook Gowns. 88s

Women's Gowns, made of splen-
did quality nainsook, low neck,
short sleeves: neatly trimmed with
embroidery. lace beading, and rib
bon; regular S1.25 value. OOo
Special ................ CCC
The Washington times., 1911-07-30

After a short illness, Mrs. Margaret
Burnett, wife of Richard Burnett, 1891
King street, died at her home early
this morning. She was forty-one years
of age, and besides ner husband, Is
survived by one daughter, Margaret.
The Washington times., 1911-07-30

Mrs. Levi Kaufman is spending a few
days at Ingelside. Md.
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His Equivocal Answer.

The blushing girl buttonholed her
flushed fance
"Well, Egbert," she murmured, did
papa give his consent?"
Egbert drew himself up stiftly.
HE did not commit himself either
way" he responded.
"Then are we or aren't we engaged,
Egby?"
II do not know" answered Egby,
still stittly.
"But what happened:'
"This,' said Egby more stifly than
ever. II went in and said: Sir, I wish
to marry your daughter Have your
consent?' He turned and looked at me
a minute, then he grew red in the
face, then he grabbed me, then he lift
ed me up, then he threw me over the
banisters. But whether he is in favor
of our engagement or not, Ethelbrite,
he did not say"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-03-16
GRlSTLE BREAD.
A Favorite In Norway and In Parts OF
Germany.

A Favorte In Norway and In Parts OF
Germany.
"What is gristle bread? Why, that"
said a baker, 'is a kind of bread that
is peculiar to Norway and to some
parts Of Germany. In Norway it has
been made for many years, and here
there are bakeries in which it is made
for Norwegian patrons who still pre-
fer it wherever they may be.
I'm making gristle bread the loaves
when first formed up from the dough
are laid on boards and put through an
extra heated oven in which there is
baked on them an outer crust or skin,
tie gristle. Then the loaves are turn
ed over and put through the oven
again, so that the gristle may be baked
all over them. This quick oven makes
only that outer crust on the loaves,
which are then placed in another oven
for their final complete baking.
"Originally in Norway gristle bread
was made of rye -four only. In this
country there was demand for a
handsomer and larger loaf, and wheat
-four was mixed with the rye, as has
now to some extent come to be the Gus
tom in Norway also. Here the pro-
portions now used are about half and
half, the result being a bigger loaf of
the same weight as one Of all rye. ,a-s1-
"Gristle bread costs more than or
binary bread because of the greater
time and labor required in making it,
New York Sun.
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Fifty Years Ago.


Has it occurred to you to reflect that
Just about fifty years ago began the
greatest war in all human history j?
Half a century ago the north and the
south were entering the struggle which
developed into gigantic dimensions, far
more serious than even the most SEN
sational prognosticator Of events could
foresee. Beginning in April Of 1861,
for four years the southern sec
ton of this republic was drenched in
the blood Of the best young manhood
from both north and south. The op-
posing forces were made up Of men
of the same race, or, more properly, the
same conglomeration Of races, COM
prising not only the best of the so
called Anglo-Saxon breed, but likewise
the stolid and thorough Teuton. the
effervescent and pugnacious Celt and
an admixture of other European
bloods. p. .. -.
Properly the war began with the
firing on Fort Sumter, but for months
prior to that overt act several of the
states were constructively out Of the
Union, arming themselves for the con-
tlict. It was a wonderful war-won-
derful in its genesis. in its conduct and
In its results. At this distance, fifty
years away, though happily many of
the brave men who fought for north
and for south still survive, we may
look back without bitterness to the
great struggle and estimate its results
in the light Of subsequent history.
We see now that the civil war. hor-
rible as it proved to be in the slaugh-
ter of men and the sorrow it brought
to the hearthstone, was an event of
vast moment in the progress Of civili-
cation. The American civil war, in ef-
feet, marked the end of one epoch and
the beginning of another. Its outcome,
with the re-establishment and mainte-
nance Of the undivided states as true
republic, proved for the first time on
earth that republican government is
safe and stable and that liberty for
man, woman and child, without re-
spect to race, color or previous condi-
ton of servitudc," is the free gift of
the Almighty to mankind and may not
be violated without disastrous conse.
Quences. ROBERTUS LOVE.
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WHITE DEER SKINS.
They Passed About as Banknotes at
One Time In China, es

They Passed About as Banknotes at
One Time In China.
In China, the first country in the
world credited with using banknotes.
certain skins were so valuable that
they were accepted as cash and passed
from hand to hand in the same way
as banknotes are at the present day.
The negotiability Of these skins arose
thus:
The Emperor Gu III, being in want
OF money, gave his treasurer to under
stand that such state of affairs
must not continue. At that time it
was customary for princes and court
iers on entering the royal presence to
cover their faces with a piece of skin.
Taking advantage of this custom, the
treasurer ordered decree to be issued
forbidding the use of any other skins
for this purpose except those Of a GER
tain white deer in the royal parks.
Immediately there was a demand for
pieces of these skins, which, being a
monopoly, were sold at a high price
and the royal Golfers refilled The
steady value Of the skins thus secured
made them readily pass and acceptable
as an equivalent of coin of the realm.
In the Russian seal fisheries of Alas
ka the workmen were formerly paid in
the currency stamped on squares of
walrus hide.-London Tit-Bits.
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FOX HUNTING IN ENGLAND.
It Is More Than Sport; 1t Is Sort
Of RELIGION.

It Is More Than Sport; 1t Is a Sort
Of Religion.
In England sport is not only a reli-
gion; it is the religion. If a man is a
good sportsman he need not be any
thing else. 1t may seem hyperbolical
to describe fox hunting as a religion
and the fox as q deity, but it is bare,
bald exactit''de. The true fox hunt
ing spori exhibits all the attri-
butes of >ievotee, the fanatic, the
martyr. lie is ready to die for his
faith. I am sure he would cheerfully
allow himself to be burned alive rath-
er than hunt bag of aniseed. His
friends would cut him dead if they
suspected him Of treason to the pure
ideal Of fox hunting. His clubs would
refrigerate him. He would be mark
ed man. He would be pariah, an
outcast, bounder, an outsider.
The power of the caste Of fox hunt
ers is as formidable as the power OF
the various Indian castles. 1t is a
mightier engine than the law, for it is
driven by public opinion. The county
would ostracize the wretch caught in
the act of violating the fox hunting
code. His career would be ended.
Never more could he hold up his head
He would be a leper The faint of
aniseed would hang about him for
ever. 49, James Douglass in London
Leader,
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A Stenoorapher's Stumble.

A judge in one Of our middle west
states advertised for stenegrapher
with experience in legal work A num-
Der of applicants called at his Office
for the purpose of making application
for the position. Each applicant was
given a trial to test her speed, accu-
racy, etc. Among the applicants was
a young lady whose anxiety to make
good showing evidently unnerved
her. The judge dictated to her Il few
sentences in legal language, one of
which was, ''That would give him
time to complete the devastation of the
assets" The sentence as transcribed
by the young lady on the typewriter
read as follows: '"That would give him
time to complete the devils station
with a hatchet.'' Although much
amused at her ludicrous blunder. the
judge permitted her to go away with
out telling her of her mistake.-Case
and Comment
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-03-16
The Book Won MoItke Read.

The Chateau de Ferrieres has a his
toric as we'll as a proprietorial inter
est. It was the scene Of the memora-
BILE interview between Bismarck and
Jules Ferry, when the latter made his
impassioned declaration about mot a
stone Of our fortresses, not an inch of
our territory Bismarck was the
only speaker on the Prussian side. AS
far as he was concerned, the colloquy
would have been ended in a few min
utes. Ferry's special pleading lasted
the best part Of an hour. 1t all ended
as we know.
Silent in a corner Of the room there
sat Moltke. Silent he remained all
the while. He was reading, and he
never took his eyes off his book. Fe
lix Whitehurst was curious to know
what book it was that had thus alb.
sorbed him. It was Martin Chuzzle
wit:''-Pall Mall Gazette.
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Learned His Own Valua.

A husband and wife combination in
vaudeville, with the husband as the
feeder and the wife as the real at
traction, worked for Lew Fields in
one Of his summer shows. The two
were very popular and got much news
paper space; also they had $1,000 a
week. One day the husband, puffed
up by what the newspapers said about
the singing of his wife, went in to see
Fields.
"Mr. Fields" he said. lit is 1900 a
week from now on for us or we quit
right here"
*Twelve hundred, eh?'' Fields asked,
with interest
eyes, sir, $1,000 a week or we quit
and go out on the big time in the
Morris circuit
"Well. sonny" said Field, II think
an awful lot of your wife's work. but
I don't think she is worth Sits a
week to me."-Saturday Evening Post
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-03-16
Beqinninu of the Drama.

The theater in the only sense that
is worth considering was born in
Athens. Both tragedy and comedy
spring from feasts in honor Of Bac-
chus. and as the jests and frolics were
found to be out Of place when intro
duced into grayer scenes separate
provlnce-the true drama-was formed
and comedy arose. The father of the
Greek comedy was Aristophanes, who
had lots of fun lampooning the public
men of Athens. The creator of Greek
tragedy was Aeschylus, born 3. c..
$50. In sublimity Aeschylus has new
er been surpassed. He is to the drama
what Phidias and Michelangelo are
to art-New York American.
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CARE FREE coNvIcTs.
Jail Life In Montenegro Cheerful
Sort Of Existence. r.

Jail Life In Montenegro a Cheerful
Sort Of Existence. ~
Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro,
possesses the most remarkable prison
system in the world. The jail pre-
sents little to indicate that it is a
place Of confinement. There are no
outer prison walls, and in the cells the
men-about ten in each-are as con-
tentedly and comfortably housed as
their own personal domestic belong
hgs can make them. Moreover they
are generously fed, and cigarettes
without stint, wine occasionally and
no work at all combine to check any
desire to escape more effectually than
would strong walls, iron bars and an
army of warders. When w. J. Still
man was in that country in the seven
ties all the free men were away fight
ing, and he observed how when a mes
senger was wanted the official took a
man out of the prison and sent him
of, having no fear that he would not
return. One such messenger was sent
to Cattaro, in Austrian territory, with
5000 forms for the bank and duly
came back. Another asked Russian
at Cattaro to intercede with Prince
Nicholas for his release from prison.
"But you are not in prison." said the
Russian.
son. said the man, II have only
come down for load Of skins for So
and-so, but I must go into prison
again when get back to Cettinje.''
One guard watched all the prisoners
when they summed themselves out of
doors, and if he were called away
prisoner would take his rifle and do
duty for the time.-London Mail.
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congressman are being showered
with applications for bears. A modest
paragraph in the press dispatches
from Washington the other day re-
cited that the government was pre-
pared to give away. under conditions,
q few unnecessary bears in the Vel
lowstone park. Geological societies
were expected to take advantage Of
the offer, but apparently the general
public insists upon being '1et in on
the proposition. One applicant appar-
emily lets the cat out Of the bag by
the announc ement that in view of the
high price of foodstunts a little free
''b'ar' meat would prove a welcome
addition to his menu.
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THE CUCUMBER.
One Way TO Dress 1t and Royal Way
Ia Grow lt - lEEELtr&

One Way TO Dress It and Royal Way
TO Grow 1t.
# ever an anthology of the foods OF
the earth comes to be written quite an
entertaining chapter could be made out
OF the cucumber. And some Of the ex-
tracts would provide material for much
mental exercise to decide whether they
are humorous or serious. For exam
pie, what did the Greek poet mean
when he said of a certain woman:
She was to me
More tender than cucumber?
Only one meaning would have been
taken from that equivocal statement
by that famous doctor who used to de.
clare that the only way to dress Gu.
cumber is to cut it into very thin
slices, sprinkle it with the finest of oil,
pepper it plentifully,> cover it with vim.
egar-and then throw it out of the
window! On the other hand, Thack.
cray tells how he "had delicate cucum.
bers stuffed with forcemeat," while
Dickens refers to salmon, lamb, peas.
innocent young potatoes, a cool salad,
Sliced cucumber, tender duckling-
all therev' Both noyelists were eyi.
IDENTIFY men after the heart of the EN-
peror Tiberius, who was never with,
out cucumbers and had frames made
upon wheels, by means Of which the
growing cucumbers could be moved
about and exposed to the full heat of
the sun, while in winter they were
withdrawn and placed under the pro.
tectif ~ of frames glazed with mirror
stonfY
=. Yec two or three centuries ago the
vegetable was looked at suspiciously
as cold and treacherous.-Londo
Standard.
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Food prices are coming down, and
that's the best news of the day
A Memorial to Cleveland.

Both Democrats and Republicans are
contributing literally to the fund that
is being raised for the building of a
memorial to Grover Cleveland, the only
Democratic president of the United
States since the retirement of Buchan-
an in 1861. 1t is proposed to build a
tower on the grounds of Princeton uni
yersity, in the town where the express
ldent lived from his final retirement
until his death. The Cleveland memo
rial tower will be both ornamental and
useful if built according to the archi-
tectural plans submitted. It will form
a part Of one of the new university
buildings.
OF the twenty-five men now dead
who have occupied the presidential
chair only twelve have been honored
with monuments. Cleveland will be
the thirteenth president so honored.
The others to whom memorials have
been erected are Washington, John
Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, the two
Harrisons, Lincoln, Hayes, Grant, Gar
field, Arthur and Mckinley. Several
Of the presidents are buried in obscure
places, with very modest heads:ones to
mark their graves.
Grover Cleveland occupies a unique
place in American history. Perhaps no
president while in Office was more Sc
verely denounced from many quarters
than he. Even after his ultimate re-
tirement he was the target for shafts
Of abuse for some years, but he had
the satisfaction before he died of
knowing that partisan rancor and per-
sonal bitterness had died away and
that the nation accepted him as an ex-
ecutive Of ability. fidelity and high
aims.
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Grip is infectious-even the grip OF
friendship.
7 The i ,l,l, .eAme,rican', Language.


From a recent action of the London
county council in rejecting several
books submitted for school use we
learn that there is an American Ian
guage. The London council has turned
down biographies of Washington. Lin
coin. Grant and other eminent Ameri-
cans because they are written in
American, and extremely vulgar
American at that" This is important
news, if true. Most of us have lived
under the impression that the Ian
guage used in the United States is
identical with that employed in Eng
land. If we have a different language
we should teach the rising generation
to dihferentiate it from English.
By referring to the titles Of the books
rejected we may get an inkling Of the
cause of their rejection. They are
"From Log Cabin to White House,"
"From Farmhouse to White House,"
"From Tannery to White House," etc.
No doubt such titles do appear ex-
tremely vulgar to the hifalutin British
educator who has been accustomed to
the reading of the biographies of kings
and queens who We're born that way
and had no difficulties of poverty to
surmount in reaching the throne. But
over here on this side of the salt pond
we are extremely proud to have had
several presidents who started life in
log cabins. one who began his career
In tannery and plenty of them who
worked as farm boys.
Nothing could indicate more clearly
the wide gulf between the American
and the Englishman in the matter of
appreciation Of democratic ideals than
this incident of the rejected bioe-
raphies. The English are not to blame
for their inability to comprehend and
appreciate the American idea. They
are bound to their own past by ties of
tradition too strong to break at one
blow.
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FEAR OF LIGHTNING.
It Is Hardly Justified by the Number
Of Deaths 1t Causes.

1t Is Hardly Justified by the Number
Of Deaths 1t Causes.
Why are so many people, brave I'm.
der all other circumstances, so deathly
afraid Of thunder and lightning?
1t is not because lightning is so dan.
gerous, for it isn't half so dangerous
as going out Of the house on an icy
morning, walking down the cellar
stairs or hundred other things we
do every day without a thought OF
personal harm. More people are killed
each year by falling building material
more die from fright, than are killed
by lightning. The census bureau shows
only 169 people killed by lightning in
this entire country during a given
year, and only thirty of these people
were killed in the cities. Heat and
the sun killed 763 during the same
year, 203 died from cold and freezing
and 1896 We're drowned.
But you will find it quite waste OF
time during a thunderstorm to try tC
ease the fears Of a person who is
afraid by telling him or her that the
chances Of being killed by lightning
are less than two in a million; they
will remain just as frightened for ali
this mortuary knowledge. And after
the storm has passed and nerves are
steadied the woman who was so
frightened few minutes before will
start getting supper on the gas stove,
smiling through her tears that the
danger has all passed and only laugh.
ing if you venture the remark that
twice as many people are killed by gas
stoves as by lightning.-Country Life
In America
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How Music Affected BosueI(

Boswell had Il good deal more feel
ing for music than Dr.. Johnson and
suffered at his masters hands. Once
in moment Of expansiveness he told
Johnson that music affected him. to-
such degree as to agitate his nerves
most painfully, producing alternative
sensations Of pathetic detection. so
that he was ready to shed tears. and
of daring resolution, so that he was
inclined to rush into the thickest Of
the battle.
Sir" replied Johnson, 81 should
never hear it at all if it made me such
q fOO1.'' .E~r II
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Madrid's Fearful Climate.

Madrid is afflicted with the most
changeable climate Of any European
capital. The temperature varies from
as much as 1O7 degrees in the summer
to as little as 16 degrees in the win
ter, and at all seasons Of the year it
INDUCES in violent fluctuations. 1t is
by no means uncommon in December
to wake up With the thermometer reg
istering about 20 degrees and to find
it mount to more than 60 degrees by
the afternoon. Some years ago an
oscillation Of 81 degrees was registered
in one day. No wonder, therefore,
that lung troubles are far more preva-
lent in Madrid than in st. Petersburg.
London Chronicle.
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Against the Rainy Day.

From fmmemOrial time the wise have
admonished the foolish to lay up some
thing against the rainy day." Now
comes forward the new thought move
ment, or something Of the sort, and adj
monishes the foolish not even to think
about the rainy day. If you think
about it, says the new thought seer,
that will bring the rainy day, which
really doesn't exist, you know. This
calls to mind that excellent joke about
the fellow from the backwoods who
visited a menagerie and looked long
and critically at a giraffe. Finally he
Remarked: Huh! The amt no SIGH
animal"
Despite the new thoughters, it is
just as wise now as it ever was to lay
up against the rainy day. The United
States government, realizing this fact,
has established the postal savings
bank system, by means Of which mil
lions Of persons who heretofore have
spent their incomes to the final far
thing will lay up rainy day money in
future. A piece Of real estate makes
an excellent rainy day Investment. A
few dollars a month put into the buy
ing Of lot or few acres Of land will
mean in time the ownership Of a
home, the cessation of rent paying and
the solid satisfaction of knowing that
you no longer are slave to landlords.
Latterly we have been hearing a
great deal Of talk similar to the sort
mentioned. There are persons who in
sist that disease does not exist and
that pain is merely mental condition.
Let one of these persons have a boil on
the back of his neck and his mental
condition will be altered to conform to
the boil. He will discover that boil
is real entity and pain physical con-
dition. The world is progressing rap
idly, but we still have a considerable
number Of old fashioned things which,
like the poor, are always with us. The
proverbial rainy day is one thing
which, if not always with us, is about
as certain as death and taxes.
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HAD A HARD SKULL.
The Baseball Catcher Who Was the
ORIGINAL Ronehead.

Original Bonehead.
Ed Ashenback, for many years a
manager Of minor league teams, in
his book, "Humor Among the Minors 2
claims to be the originator of the ex-
preston 'bonehead,'' which is now,
with it's synonymous terms of ''solid
ivory" mahogany beam" concrete
dome'' and cement skull,'' so common
in baseball. 81.
Ashenback says that when he was
managing the Shreveport team of the
Southern league some years ago he
had catcher who could hit some,
but who had the very serious weak
ness of not being able to gauge a foul
ball no matter how easy it was.
One day batter raised a high foul
directly over the plate, and the catch
er, misjudging it, was hit squarely on
top Of the head by the descending
sphere, which knocked off his mask
and bounded away some thirty feet.
That night Ashenback finished his
supper early and was passing out Of
the dining room when he happened to
walk behind this catcher, who was de-
vouring his evening meal with gusto
and enthusiasm. Stopping at the ia
BILE, Ed passed his hands over the
backstop's head, feeling for the bump
which he thought would surely be
there on account of the contact with
the ball that afternoon. But there
was no lump to be felt. mo wonder"
said Ash. "HOw could there be q
bump? Your head is solid bone.''