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The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-27
MINISTER RESIGNS.

Sofia. Dee. 26.-M GuenadieFf, the Bulgarian foreign minister. resiened his portfolio today.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-27
kiRk~-THE TAILOR.

Is now located at 12S Central ave nue. Phone SS2. l0-I-u
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-27

For expert kodak finishing, fiorfeils Drug Go. e-S-ti
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
=. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Stories of i
SFamous Novels
~,
X By Albert Payson Terhune
61-LORNA DOONE. By R. D. Blackmore


| half the
i o
his ktnsfolk had
sally raids Of neighb
nearly every crime the canda ruthfuy laid the
a raceof tIeasts six
captured by
family her
relentless of this brutal relentless clan
But
e voh hafed the Tery name of the vile fa BUT be s6T fa
When grew
the kill all its inhabitants
But John and % his m men @ the Doonss $50
aers were pei MEL ayas Two OF he nID dead and two
the giant could bring himself
and Lorna
hencefoh to be of property
agtI
answer
Of but her relatives
his London
John dd his arrival home ne found the Doones
gaping 0 " D''''sS va" o's "S"'0 ~ 0"SI'0" carver alone e2
msanms by by 6sayly 6btnG JcTTeys @ lord
''" befora o
Carver D0oR the
mothers forth
There Dones was
fore the eyrs OF the man whose ] nTiie ne aad SOUGHT to XII
doctors. and lived happy
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
The Easiest, Best Paid Job
Is That of DethrOned King

gift from France. the very govern
mont which later ConffScateL il.
The former King of AMMAN. Ham
NGhi, Is now living peacefully in Al
gers. He has no crown or throne bur
Is satisfied without either. Ham Eghi
is OF, pension Of 81 600 a year, saws Thr
Chicago Tribune.
There is another IndO-Chi9eSe rIlIar
who IS pensioner of France. This IS
Than Tyai. He receives an annual Den-
sion OF 5000 and lives quietly at St
Jacques.
\ Queen without a throne is another
picturesque ti-urc In the list vi I'M
crowned royalty. Her name 5 Rama
valCna. and she Was once the Queen Of
MadaGaSvar Vt first Queen Rauayaluna
drew Il pension Of only SI.,"1 each Year
Now France gives her &1O.N0 annually
There are mary other lesser royalties
roy altiss without thrones or hOnOrs
who are on the pension list vi France
one OF these is said Nl Said Ali was
form, rly the Sultan VI la Grand
Corhore His pension has hcen RAISED
to $%,inO n year The civil list OF ru-al
pensioners Of France includes Prince
Said Bakarj who receives $40 a year:
Princess Sittiu9. who receives ~ cents
Uay. and two prinCesses. Adidia and
Sigma. who receive So ~ "a year each.
These roNal people without thrones
are happier now. TO all appearances.
than when they were the rulers Of their
people They are we'll clothed and well
fed with no affairs of state to worry
them.
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
RAILROADS AND PARCEL POST.

The railroads pay for hauling mails is based
on average weights determined by weighing of the
mails on various routes at considerable intervals.
Ii within the period for which an award has been
made, the business shows big increase there is no
fixed method of giving corresponding compensation
Likewise, if the business should fall off which is
most unusual experience railroads would not
suffer
Establishment of the parcel post transferred to
the postal service big tonnage formerly carried as
express matter. The railroads were paid for it as
express tonnage; they get no increase until the
next weighing periods, for the additional bulk of
mail matter This is patiently unfair. Perhaps tfiey
have been paid than was fair for hauling
the mails, but that has nothing to do with it, and it
is very doubtful whether at present there is basis
for that charge 1t is plainly unfair to buy service
the presumption that it will average about given
volume, and then greatly increase the volume with
out increasing the pay.
This question of compensation for handling mails
will probably compel some readjustment of methods
The parcel post is going increase very rapidly the
bulk Of matter handled the weight limit on parcels
Is raised. Already the limit has gone up from eleven
to twenty pounds, and that advance is greeted with
more of criticism than of commentator, on the
ground that it ought to have been a much larger in
crease Further advances are certain TO come in the
not distant future. We shall be hauling post parcels
up to 100 pounds before great length of time and
the express companies will presently be put out OF
business Not Immediately of course because it will
take time to adjust mail conditions, rates, service,
etc. to the purpose of literally taking all the business
away from the express carriers But it is manifest
that such will be the final outcome
With properly adjusted distance zones and weight
privileges, there is guessing to what proportions
the parcel business will grow. But it will grow
faster than the railroads compensation.
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
MARYLAND PLAN APPROVED.

Governor Goldsborough of Maryland issued a
writ of election, directing that candidates for the
short-term SenatorshiP should be voted upon the
November election. There was no law OF the State
authorizing him TO do this specifically; but the Con-
stitution directed that Senators must be elected by c
people, and the governor took the common-sense
view.
The governor of Alabama took a different course,
and assumed the right to appoint an ad interim
Senator.
Maryland has been wrought up over the question
whether it going in the legal way to choose its
Senator. A conference Of leading Senator's largay J
members of the Elections and Judiciary Committees,
has listened to detailed statement of the case
in support of the Maryland plan, and has indicated
the belief that it correct and that the Senator who
will be elected in November will be entitled to his
seat. The fact that the conference was unofficial
is unimportant; the fact stands that most Of thc
Senators have been convinced that the proceeding
will give Maryland a legally commissioned Senator.
This seems to clear away about the last obstacle
in the way of a progressive victory at the coming
election. Apparently nobody is going run against
Blair Lee, for the Democratic nomination, and he
seems altogether likely to be nominated and lat-r
elected.
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
Divorce Defendant
Accuses His Wife

Averring that his wife, Ethel NJ.
Dunkin, who. through her next
friend" recently sued for limited di-
vorce, gave him the preference of
going Ito his mothers or --, which
ever suited him best" Frank f. Dun
kin filed answer yesterday in the Dis
trict Supreme Court.
The defendant dwells in a few words
on the charge of his wife that he'used
a System of secret studied cruelty
to make her desert him. He denies
that he used such a System and suf-
fixes the words, System Of secret
studied cruelty" with "whatever that
means" implying that he would like
to know the meaning thereof
And yet another thing the defend
ant avers-"that on one occasion in
June. the piaintiff INDUCED in vio-
lent expressions Of hatred and con-
tempt OF him. expressing her con-
tempt in words, too disgusting to be
Incorporated in his answer
Like a "Eo"d husband" as the de
fendaRt In his answer declares him
sclf to be- he tolerated this abuse
paid visits to his mother TO avoid
trouble" and also paid the household
expenses which the wife declares were
"dOls out in trifling sums" He ex-
ter staten mt by stating that he al
lowed her s. week to do the mar
ketlng. lie says that was the agree
n'cnI when they first went 10 house
keeping. subsequently this contract
was changed and h. gave her 81 a
day. except on Saturdays. when he
gave her 81. That's why. he declares
she charges him with ultrafrugalitl .
lie states that she drove him to do
one thing subsequently which h.. later
regretted making public announce
nrnt that E' would not be responsible
for her debts.
And what made him do that was
this. he declares, she Threatened u
borrow money 10 take a trip to Mag
ara Falls and also threatened to pur-
chase clothing whirh h" thought be
l"nd his purse. He explains that h."
IS employed as clerk and that his
EalaTv is small.
II" DunkiUs were married at Pal
l.m"Tc Febrary &c last. They lived
together until June 2S
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
Mr.. KALBFUS' POSITION.

Assistant Assessor Kalbfus tells The Times today
that he not only will resign but that he will re-
sst any efforts to put him out of his Office. If he
takes that position he can make it an embarrassing
business to get rid of him. The law that fixes his
tenure was made with the express purpose OF lnsur-
ing the assessors a security of position that would
render them immune to unreasonable attacks, and.
therefore, independent in the performance OF their
duties 1t is the same reasoning on which judges
are appointed for life chosen for very long terms
In the case of judges there has arisen msgVlng
whether the independence thus assured is desirable
or otherwise In the case of the assessors a ve'Y
similar feeling has been growing
Mr. Kalbfus we take it, does not quite grasp the
higher conception of public service. When Presl-
dent comes into office the Cabinet, diplomats, and Of
hcers appointed directly by him, submit their resgna-
tions on the theory that regime is entitled to
the widest privilege of working through subordlnates
whom it knows and who are in full sympathy with its
purposes. Is not Mr.. Kalbfus position very SIM
liar?
True, no man enjoys retiring under fire. But If
the same rule of courtesy that prevails among Pres-
Dental appointees had also prevailed among District
officials of the higher ranks, Mr. Kalbfus' resigna
ton would be in the hands of the District Commits
sioners and not unlikely would have been accepted
before the fire under him was lighted.
Mr.. Kalbfus insists that he has been good, ef
fcient and honest assessor; he has done nothing
wrong in assessing the real estate in which he has
operated and he sees no reason why an assessor
must be excluded from such business activities as
other men may properly engage in. That merely in
dicates that Mr.. Kalbfus does not understand the
spirit of these times. The new public utilities law
proviles that no member of the commission may be
holder of securities in any of the corporations
which the commission has authority; and under the
last administration the District building General
Johnston did not qualify or serve as commission
er, because he such stockholder. The Times
knows of the case of a Senator who recently sold
considerable block of shares in corporation, be-
cause he wanted to divest himself of all interest in
its affairs before voting tariff schedule in which
it was concerned. There have been cases of 1egis-
latorS asking excuse from voting on schedules in
which they financially interested
1t is not so very many years ago that aldermen
were extensive operators in municipal contracts, and
nobody worried much about it, That was true at a
period easily within Mr.. Kalbfus' service as an as
SCISSOR. At that time, Mr. Kalbfus present attitude
would have been consistent with the then current
notions of official Propriety 1t is inconsistent with
those notions they prevail today and if he doe;
not resign there should be resort to procedure t1a
will achieve the same result
The Washington times., 1913-08-17

-OR ages lazy mankind has been
IL hunting the elusive "CtnCh
job" 1t has been found. \
lob where there is enormous
salary and absolutely no work.
hut unluckily, il is open I" only a
certain number of people. II you ad-
Icrtisc for Il You must Guanty as
Grthroncd monarch.
There are today many kings N'lnE
without. luxury, sans crown, sans
throne. sans subjects. Many or th'Se
kings are living in Paris.
SubiucatirE the savage tribes IN
thci. African and AsIatc possessions
bps kent France busy for many years.
During these suhiuEations II was
sometimes found ;hat Franc" had on
her hands a few kings left by tn"
fortunes Of war These king. ono"
auprrmc ruI"rs. had /" he put on pen
yInns. so that they would he out Of
mtFrhiCf
Irhanxtn. King Of Dahomrv. was
ono uf thu hrSt Of the d"p"&"" kings
with whom hranc" had I" deal. H."
was dcpriN "d Of his thrnn" over
twenty Years ago. His son is now in
rarir u kinE without power. lie IS
LIVING ON u pension from France.
The nephew and successor nt King
I'rhauzin. Prince King of nahomey,
was dispnssrssCd Of the throne i'll
200 The thing that panied Prime"
King most was not the loss of his
throne, but the loss OF a huge dia-
mond ring. This ring had been
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
FOURTEEN HOURS OF
SERVICE At FALLS" )"
Biblical Institute at Virginia Re-
sort Opened Today by M. E.
Church, South.

For practically fourteen hours today
there will be religious services in prog
ress at the Great Falls camp meeting,
NJ. +. Church South, the special feature
being the opening of the Great Falls
Biblical Institute, summer theological
school conducted under the direction of
the Rev. Forrest ]. Prettyman, chap
la of the Senate.
Morning prayers were held as usual at
7:3O o'clock. and at . o'clock the Sun
day school met in the big tent. The II
o'clock sermon was preached by the
Rev. Robert l.. Downing, formerly an
actor. and at clock in the afternoon
the Rev. John r. Jacobs. Of FrederiCks-
burg. preached The evening sermon
will be delivered by the Rev. Boyd
Switzer. of Martinsburg. W. Va.
In connection with the institute serv-
ices will be held at these same hours
every day this week. Various preachers
will talk at the early morning meetings
on The Church"
To Talk on Greed.
At o'clock each day the Rev. ]. w.
Smith, of Johns Hopkins University.
will lecture on The Creed" and at
the II o'clock and o'clock services
DR.. John \. Rice of Fort Worth. Tex,
and DR.. Robert f. Blackwell. president
of Randolph-Macon College, will al
ternate.
The address, of DIR. Rice will deal
with the general subject of Jesus
Christ and Our Human Hungers," while
DR.. Blackwell will give a series of
readings from Tennyson and Browning
in connection with his topic for the
week. Master Minds Of English Litera-
ture.''
In the absence of the Rev. Louis E.
Purdum. assistant pastor of the First
congregational Church, the sermon
there this morning was preached by
the Rev. Frank E. Ramsdell of New
The Age, the Work, and the Man.
Illinois Man Here.
The Rev. John A. Holmes, of Cham
paign. Ill. filled the pulpit OF the Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church.
The Rev. DR.. r, S. Lawrenson preach
ed this morning at the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, the Rev. DR.. Earle
Whitley, pastor, being absent. This
evening Myrom Jermain Jones. director
of education Of the Y. NJ: c. A, here,
will deliver an address there
At the First Baptist Church. Avenue
of the Presidents and o street, the
preacher this morning was the Rev.
DR.. Charles Colman, pastor of the First
Baptist Church OF Buffalo. y. y. The
Rev. J. NJ. Ling preached again at the
II. W. o. Millington. pastor, being at
present in London, where he is preach
ing this month in the PaddingtOn Con-
gregational Church.
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
Good Stories
Long Wait.

-WO youthful artists having A stu
dio in Philadelphia, wherein they
not only work, but lodge as Well
We're obliged to make shift, not
long ago, during a period Of financial
stress. with such meals as they could
themselves prepare in the studio.
One morning, as the younger Of the
two was "sketching in" the coffee, he
gave utterance to loud and bitter COM
plaLnt This is a fine way for gentle
men 20 live" he exclaimed
oh, | don't know" was the airy COM
plaint Of his friend. Lots Of people are
Tar worse off. ! was reading only this
mornIny OF a rcrluse who cooked his
own breakfast for nineteen years"
He must have been awfully hungry
when he finally got it done" rejoned
the other savagely.-Harper' Magazine.
The Washington times., 1913-08-17

bad effect as that of 1894, because in the earlier
season the hot blast which in one day shrlveled
crops of all kinds in single cmactic day, came some
six weeks earlier, and in addition TO running the
corn, the present repetition is doing, destroyed
the wheat crop throughout a large section of the
devastated district.
How delicate is the balance between the cOun-
try's and the worlds needs and supplies, is shown
by the instant rise in prices following such a crop
fatality. Corn has gone to figures for long time
Unprecedented while wheat though the effect on il
has been much more INDIRECT is likewise rising fast.
The next indirect effect is on live stock and meat
prices Farmers are compelled to hurry tens of thou
sands of unfinished cattle and hogs to market which
means a short crop of these in the coming season.
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
How to Choose
YOurOCCupatiOn
DreSSmdker.
By VIC
By CELIA K. HUSIR.

/ DISSSHIQhSl.
| ~ NE Of the important occupation
of the present day for whic,
there is a constantly increas
ing demand is that of dress
making. Success in this occupation de
pends upon a few points which ca:
usually be acquired with time.
1t is of vital Importance to a dress
maker 10 possess good taste; to be abl
10 combine coIors artistically; to haV
an interest IN clothes, especially in de
signing them, and to be neat and care
full and very painstaking. In additio
one must have patience, great tact i
dealing with people, as we'll as havinl
personal neatness and cleanliness.
There are several ways OF taking U,
the study Of dressmakiRg. 4 practics
course in one of the schools for dress
making is a good way to begin. Or
girl can enter a big house as an ap
prentice where she will receive all tn
necessary instructions and smal
wage to begin on besides. In this con
nectiOn il is wise 10 heed the followin.
caution The learner must not alloT
her employers to use up all her time
running errands, but must insist upo!
getting the instruction for which sh
came. Still another way is to lean
dressmaking at home.
This method is not advisabIe how
ever, for one who is ambitious an,
wishes TO rise 10 the top. One ca;
rarely become more than a mediocr
dressm2ker by attempting to learn !
in this way.
The compensation for the ordinar
worker in reputable house is SO Pc
week and up. The high class designe
and filter who has had a great deal o
experience gets much more. There ar
some workers in this business who re-
Ceive as high as $l25 per week Al
dressmaking work has, of course, IL
slack seasons.
For the woman with a good busineS
head and the ability TO direct others l.
their work it will be advantageous Z,
start d dreSsmaking establishment 70
herself. particularly if she has ha,
practical experience with some goo,
business house or a fashionable dress
maker. In this way an able worker ca.
often establish a very lucrative bust
ness.
The important points 10 remember 70
one wishing TO take up this work AZ
that she must have good taste. under
standing OF style, an interest in design
ing and fitting clothes. and must be p9
tient, neat. careful. and taCtfuI Will
these qualities at her command sh
will almost surely succeed in her chosel
occupation.
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
VINDICATION OF THE PIG.

From time immemorial the pig has been heaped
with obloquy, and no one would have thought that
the day would come when he would be put a
pedestal and regarded with distinguished consd-
Grafton by the greedy eyes of the world. But as
those who are fond of bacon for breakfast tes-
tfy, his value in the marts of exchange has shown
remarkable appreciation in recent years and we
have learned to prize him so much in this country
that far less willing than formerly to Fart
with him in barter to the English and the Germans
England particularly, is in despair, for pork is
dearer than beef there because of swine fever
that has decreased the homegrown supply and re-
stricted sales owing to strict regulations enforced
by the board of agriculture. Germany is but little
better off.
Thus it has come about that these two nations,
rivals in so many things, are now fierce competitors
for the affections of the American pig Neither can
get enough of him because American appetites show
diminution in keenness for the delicate rasher
and the ham sandwich. The pig is in clover at last
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
HEROES OF PEACE.

Lieutenant Colonel Gaillard engineer in charge
of the Culebra cut, who comes back from the Canal
Zone suffering from a nervous breakdown due to
the strain of the great constructive work in which
he has been engaged deserves less of his country
than if he had fallen the battlefield in the face
of an armed enemy. Of such are the heroes of
peace and the Panama canal offers a striking in
stance of the fact that their victories are often
greater than the victories of war.
To Americans the story of the canal is paean.
The subordinate note of sacrifice and suffering is
lost in the grand crash of rejoicing. But the nation
will omit to pay debt which it owes with heavy
interest if it fails to recognize the toll, the anxiety
the killing responsibility of the men who have made
brilliant and rapid success of an undertaking be-
fore whose difficulties French genius, energy, en-
thusasm and capital were compelled to acknowledge
failure.
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
THE SOUTHWESTERN DROUTH.

Apropos of the long and disastrous drouth in the
Southwest, how many people realize that the high
est recorded normal temperatures in the world have
been credited to the United Statcs2 Not in the
tropics not in the midst of the burning sands of Sa-
hara but in the fascinating mysterious and historic
far Southwest of this country In fact, it is stated
on excellent authority that the two highest records
right around l3O in the shade, referred, one to
an Arizona and the other to California location.
In this region of aridity and tremendous radiation
extending roughly from the Texas Panhandle to the
desert region of southern California originate the
hot winds that sweep northward over the Missouri
valley, especially to the westward of the river, and
between it and the foothills of the Rockies. Every
year there is danger of such disaster has come
this season. Not since 1894 has there been such a
destructive experience that of the present sum-
mer. The current drouth however, cannot have such
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
When All Are Equal.
nv CORA NJ W. GREENLEAF

Iv CORA NJ W. GREENLEAF.
-D I've in hearts We leave he
80 hind" we're told. lis not
to die"
'Tis immortality on earth. ard
life hev0nd the sky
Th, humhl"st of US may attain II II we
,Ire to Try,
For love makes all men equal
"To live in h"nrts"' a privilege that's
ours from hour "f birth
ITO live in hearts" Of those We love. ,h
heritage Of worth,
Gift from heaven to every soul that
comes t" Iiv" on earth,
Thus life makes all men equal
..To live in hearts We leave behind. "
whose love is never cold,
Our image inefaceably engraved on
Death we're a paItry price to pay. such
love as that 10 hold,
When death makes all men equal
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
He Deserved 1t.

NJ: morning Bill the poaCker was
4 engaged in his early morning
" labors when suddenly he came
face to face with the owner Of
III" manor, who naturally he thought
still lay abed
Gone was the brightness Of the morn
ing as the redoubtahlc squire eyed the
uninVit"d guest, who stammcred OUT a
nervous greeting.
"G-Gu ii morning. sir! What-what
brings YOU out SO early?"
"Oh." replied the lord of the land,
with naughty stare and an unconscious
testing Of the light switch ne carried in
his hand Il came out to gain an appe-
tit" for breakfast. But why, may ask
are yuu ont So carly?'
Living close to nature makes for
uuickucss. and there was scarcely a
nar!sc Of half a second before Rtl re-
piled
.'Wcn, now. squire. that's curious.
IIrlr YOU come ont early to get an
appetite" for breakfast, and I came ,ut
tn .,r breakfast for my appetizer
London Answers
The Washington times., 1913-08-17
Extremes of Fashions
To Be Shown at Exhibit

One Of tn" most daring exhibitions
ever attempted in polite circles here
will h" the demonstration Of the ,x-
trraC through which Dame Fashion
has carried her vOtaries, which wIII
b" a feature OF the National Sryle
Show at Raus"hers' parIors, October
|. =. and 3
Mr.. Columbus has conducted three
prey ious style shows, with consider
able success and the plans for this
years show are more extensive than
any Of the previous ones.