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The Washington times., 1913-08-07
Here's a Book

"Poliyanna." by Eleanor H Porter.
published bysL. C. Page q Co. Beacon
street, Boston
Pollyanna Is one Of those children
whom one cannot quite help loving.
Her sunny personality has been drawn
SO strongly by Miss Porter. and so vivid
Is the picture. that something OF Polly
anna's lack Of self-consciousness Il left
with the reader. reinforcing his cour-
age for the assumption OF q new face
and a better manner.
The story of the little girl who comes
into the heart and home OF an old maid.
making her into a happy woman, and
Strengthening out the domestic affairs
Of all with whom she comes In contact.
Is an old story; as old as the text from
another book which says that "a little
child shall lead them"-but after all It
is the old things which are ever freshest
and newest to those who have the most
dire need fer them.
One decides to secretly try Polly
anna's glad game after reading the
book; just for the sake Of the brave
little girl herself. IL for nothing else.
Pollyanna and all who are like her or
can be are to be greatly revered. for
cheerfulness is the greatest kind OF
courage after all.
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more on the military side than was at first supposed
There will not be Balkan hegemony for a good
many decades. The effort of any one OF the prin-
cipaIities to become the controlling figure would
cause repetition of the recent ratrcdal war Yet as
time passes it is inevitable thathere must be ten
dency to qualification. 1t will be more difficult to
effect than was the unification of Italy, and the ee-
ments to be reconciled hardly be more dissmilar
than those which are still held together in the Austro-
Hungarian dual monarchy
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NEW GLoBE-TRoT RECORD.

Jules Verne stretched creduliy quite past tie
safety point when he sent fiction hero around the
world in eighty days Yet readers of the first edition
of that charming fable are not yet old.
Two years ago aFrenchman a Topped half off the
time of Vefnes hero, doing the tour in SO days 1e
hours So minutes and some odd seconds that were
thrown in for accuracy.
Now John Henry Mears, American sailing under
the colors of the New York Sun, does the cruise in
IS days II housa35 minutes and fraction of Sec
ond. Everybody will hope the fraction is correct
The worldsis getting-but what's the use? Those
mpraIizations amply familiar Anyhow, its inter-
estng, and America gets another record.
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LENGTHENING THE ACTIVE LIFE.

Mankind's possibilities are being increased, il
appears, in the periods both of youth and age That
we have been conserving the efficiency of persons
below middle life by protecting them from COM
mlfnicable diseases ant removing physical defects by
means of surgery is well known; but statement
which appeared in the London Spectator some time
ago, that men are working ten years longer than
they used to work, is causing not little comment.
Whether ten years is the proper figure or not
there would seem 10 be no doubt that the average
period of activity is Iengthening Fewer men retire
at comparatively early ages to enjoy the fruits of
accumulation
This increase in the capacity of the human race
IS bound to make itself felt. 1t can be used for
good or evil Whether for the one or the other,
we shall be able to tell better when we can survey
the present generation from distance and calmly
decide whether its increased opportunity has added
to the progress of mankind as it ought to add.
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The Stories Of
SFa nous Novels
By Albert Payson Terhune



s n sn s' Of sa nt s sass piercing sr s''sS s Mott nA m
description of vennr. ranses
iase
snakes One ledge Of rock was 80 infested with these reptiles that no vii vii
ockand itself earlier had bitten
samuan EMPLOYED had
When child mother died
She
always eyes
had hypnotic @ nassk DoSse Her motions % were ere sakks too In winter
she seemed infused with weird and
eadns upon and sleeping its
Es cousin young Dick Venner used to play with her as child But
in haste And the though for rattake bite
The boy got well but the teeth were never eed from his flesh
tradition
the
leave the platform and come down to her desk
The principal Of the school was medical student Bernard Lang
pusion
mountain
Dick venner came back rowing career
South America Dudley venner his uncle Ees father rich BY
poison
nut the schoolas out of the way He attempted one night to
with sa he had brought from South fusa
would murderer To spare his relatives feelings Dick was not prosecute
Dual Nature
had been taking Elsie The
death
being being replaced % s by ] er s % had AT ] g @ @ % tie conceal AT % n G@n ] they RE- Re-
He to
~~S~s
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MAIL BAG
A Plea For the Gardeners.
From The Times Readers

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
I wish to call the peoples attention
TO the conditions which exist in the
White House greenhouses. the propogat-
ing gardens. and the park commission
under public buildings and grounds.
The employees Of these departments
are working on the meager salary Of
$40 a month. The annual employees Of
the propagating gardens are working
twenty-six Sundays In the 2ear. get
only fifteen days annual leave, and are
paid only once a month. 1t seems to
me that this condition Of affairs could
be changed by Congress 30 that these
low-salaried men would get at least
lso q month. which Is really less than
they deserve.
The so-caIied gardeners, laboreres.
who toll for $40 a month. decorate the
White House for all receptions. Gever-
theless, they are compelled to work
over time and get nothing for 1t but
the time they make on. These men all
have families to support on this small
salary.
while gardeners have such small pay.
the park employees are compelled to
work a whole month without receiv-
ing any pay until the I'd and 3rd, and
sometimes the 5th of the month
I am quite sure that, as all these
employees know these things are true.
The Times will take up this very urgent
matter. ONE WHO KNOWS.
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THE BOTTOM OF IT ALL.

Whether an assessor of the District of Columbia
has right to use information and authority which
come to him in an official capacity in order TO pro-
mote his personal pecuniay interest has been the
subject of inquiry before the House committee Tor
several days.
There never has been time, from Crassus
LuculIus, and Caesar down to date, when that per.
formance was@sfSAed other than as a wrong to the
public.
II is merely worse now. than It ever was before
because the public understands the essential char
acter and wrong Of it.
1t is peculiarly wrong in this town, because this
town ought to be an example of good administration
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BETTER COOKING FOR THE MILLION.

1t was the late Bill Nye we believe, who re-
marked that he was passionately fond Of food"
Although food is the primary need of the human
and It is evident that the efficiency of every
individual depends largely upon it, we continue
to devote little scientific attention to the subject and
too often consider cooking as drudgery fit only for
the incompetent.
Yet now and then voice rises out of the OBJ
scirify to warn US of something that we ought to
know without being reminded Henry T. Finck,
whose recent book, Food and Flavor" is attracting
more than small share of attention, declares that
the food from which We chiefly get our nourishment
is, for the most part cheap; that great proportion
of the average familys or persons expense is for
things to spur the appetite by giving flavor to meal
and that if the cheap and simple articles of diet are
atractyely cooked much less avoring is needed and
more costly dishes become superluous.
If the mass of people, Mr.. Finck argues, were
accustomed to good cooking and better selection of
food supplies the question of how to prevent the sale
of tantedae Storage fowls soggy bread and wed
vegetables wouid solve itself ..s =.
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THE BUAcARIAn EQUILIBRIUM.

II required something close akin to a threat of
national extermihation to bring Bulgaria to accept
the peace terms imposed by her Balkan enemies.
The doughty little kingdom grasped at empire and
has almost lost her IDENTITY along with all the accu-
mutation of prestige that came through her successes
In the war with Turkey.
But it is not safe to conclude that with Bulgaria
relegated to minor rank among the little kingdoms,
the way Is open for an orderly development of Bal
kanias future Rather there is every reason to as
sumo that the alliance of Greece, Servia and Rou-
Tania will prove another rope of sand, shortly to
break in pieces and precipitate some sort of new
conflict SerVia and Roumana will inevitably become
rivals for the domination of the lower Danube valley
while Greece, more remote, and with the advantage
OF being the one maritime country of the group will
stand fine chance of profting by their dissensions
The events of the last year point the probability
OF Greece maintaining with reasonable success, an
aloofness that should advantage her in the future
Greek craftsmanship has been credited with much of
the success of the first Balkan league, and Greek
prowess IN battle is now known to have contributed
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Alley, Conditions.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
1 have read with much interest the
various articles and editorials which
Won have published of late, concerning
the condition OF the alley residences
OF washington. but find that all of them
fall far short Of describing conditions
as they actually are. Having been af-
6Iiated with a storage company l have
had access to many homes; If such they
NAV be called. of colored residents of
washington's notorious alleys.
In many of them the squalor ana
e,th are indescribable. 1t seems a mir
acIe that there is so little smallpox,
tuberculosis, and typhoid under the I'll
tby conditions which prevail. have
saen beds moved which were literally
crawling with vermin.
In many places the filth was inde-
scrJbable. Upon the removal of beds
and couches, there were disclosed cans,
oid shoes, papers, rags. and efhuvia OF
cats and dogs. The stencil was sick
ening. ,,., -. L.v,
some places had evidently not been
swept or cleaned for months. could
name many instances OF abject poverty
md Of filth which prevail. Yes. 1t Is
tndaed time that the alley domiciies
were eliminated or at least Inspected by
the Board of Health and Cleaned unoer
their supervision. 1ou,>yrp
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
Some Rainy tuesday,

@. s. K. You miss the nails bean
with such persistence and regularity
that it seems hardly worth while to
scall your attention to the fact that the
National Association of chiropodists is
in session In NEW YORK, not Chicago.
Chicago is where Miss Houston's perfect
foot came from-the one she has with
her in New York. The chiropodists are
making the Hotel Marlborough their
footquarters, by the way. and-ssssh!
HERE COMES THE BOSS. Call me up
some time.
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No Laundry Bills.

E was an optimistic soul and q
~ sportsman-a combination that
II u made him a friend TO boo3ies.
both directly and Indirectly,
says Tit-Bits. His pals whom he in
fected with his enthusiasm, followed his
tips blindly, with more often than not
disastrous results.
See what you've done" walled one
Of his friends after a race. And you
horse"
"And did your
"YeS-worse luck"
well, then" replied the optimistic
sportsman. see the money you'll save
on laundry bills 20
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This Should Bring Him Around.

Sir: II the Futurist Club has not dis
banded I would like to nominate our
landlord for active membership. He
promised two months ago to paper our
dining room and has not done It yet.
G.. H. G..
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
Hot Weather Story.

a VERY fashio> o>lable young man
~ down South stopped at flor
~ lists one hot summer day to
order a box of flowers sent to
his lady love. At the same time he also
purchased design for; the funeral or
friend. On the card for the box ne
wrote:
Hoping this may help you to bear
the. heat"
sympathy"
Very soon the girl te,ebhoned: Thank
you 50. much for the f5wers, but why y,
National Monthly,
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
. HYAcTNrH o,MAzIEY

E. r. WIS problem for math shatps:
IF you knew exactly where the en-
frances of >the dozen or SO preceding
pay-as-you-enters had stopped. and you
stood there to get aboard when you saw
your car coming. how far would you
have to walk when the motorman stop
ped the carr,
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or Clip Castro's fighting powers our
knowledge is nix. but we feel certain
they would not be impaired greatly
IL the gentleman ceased to wear the
particular kind Of skull cap that he
does when posing for photographs.
The Washington times., 1913-08-07

Another from Leesburg exampaper
M. J. o. again responsible: Hannibal
fought in the Puny War"
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B. N. c.

Last minute advices from the Daily
Mails" Paraguay correspondent the
London Times Stockholm man, and
the Daily Telegraph's" Seattle repre-
sentative are that the Balkan war is
ended.
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
THAT
WaA SOMEONE'S. a L,ltle .rtA< othe,

Vain is Man, soe say unto thee, and
ucriiy it doeth. him good to be taken
dot7n once IN a tohle. The Merton, In
diana, Chronicle" ran a column titled
"T'HTS AND THAT during most Of the
year 1ss4-nedrly 10 years before zoe
started this Pillar Of Preciousness. SO
much for the fratty of hunIan flesh.
Cometh the suggestion that we COM
pliment the city eds of this here vii
lage on the absence of cuts showing
the Camp ordway soldier boys bidding
their sweethearts good-by. drinking from
tin cups at the camp. ETC.. etc. Con-
gratis, eds
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
Well, Here You Are.

@. s. K: see that everything that
mentions THIS AND THAT gets into
the column. Can I get in the same
way?
o. NJ L d
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
whaddye Mean out.of.roxn1

From the Kittsuning. Pa. 'Leader,3
A new 'out-of-town tailoring estab-
lishment is being opened In xhe Key
stone building.
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That Tnptych Affair.

@. s. X: w. P. II. kindly tells US
that trtptych is ssomething' In three
parts. suspected as much, but am
still inclined to wonder what the French
Gov got for its 100000
The Washington times., 1913-08-07

II the Public Utilities Commission de-
cides that it has Jurisdiction over the
taxicab companies we intend to SUBJ
NIT for approval an order making It
compulsory that the drivers of those
vehicles CARRY CHANGE. -
The Washington times., 1913-08-07

Is your headline pronouncer working
today? Then try Secretary MAdoo." Z"
The Washington times., 1913-08-07
Why Photographers Wish vacatio
Would Last the Year Round.

By NJ. A. G..
People always notice my resemblance
to Lillian Russell, and you really must
bring it out in these pictures"
Which one Of my gowns shall 1 wear
first?"
Don't you think homely people take
better pictures than pretty ones do?"
DO you charge extra for sepia finish?'
please make me very pretty. These
pictures are to be a surprise for my
husbands birthday"
MY husband is in the hotel business.
Do ! get rates?"
To say nothing of 1T didn't hurt a
Bit" and II wonder If my face will
crack the camera"
milk Dealers Trials two Months on
Yet."-The Star"
Why leave out "already?"
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Leading us brightly to the final para
| graph, which will suggest a great deal
better name for them than papers,"
The Washington times., 1913-08-07

The International Medical Congress
is in session in London. we lamp. and
several members thereof are to read
papers,"
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Amusements.

colurnbia-"A Social Hishwayman."
els and S:i5 p. m.
Poll lfs-"SaIomy Jane" 2:15 and sis D. m.
Glen Echo-Amusements.
Chevy Chase Lake-Concert by Marina
Band. dancing. and other amiisements.
Great Falls-Music and other amuse.
ments-
Luna Park-Daneing and other anuse.
Marshall Hall-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf 10 a. M. $50 D. m. and
$50 d. m.
River View Park-Boats leave Sevcuts
street wharf 10 a m.4 ard m
Colonial Beach-Steamer ST Johns
leaves Seventh street wharf ~every
day except Monday at a m SatuF-
day. 80 p. m
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What's on the Program, in
Washington Today
Meetings, evenings

Meetings. evenings:
No. 10; Lafayette. No. 1s; william r
Singleton, No. 80. and Harmony. Nc.
II: monthly meeting Masonic board OF
relief.
Red Men-Logan Tribe. No. 3 wiscon.
sin avenue and y street; Sioux Tribe.
No. Is. K street near Four-and-a-half
street southwest
K. o. T. M.-Georgetown Tent. No. 6.
Odd Fellows hall. Georgetown; Dis
trict Tent, No. s, Mariners Temple.
foot of Seventh street southwest
Odd FeIlows-Columbia Lodge, No. 10:
Excelsior. No. II. and Salem. No. y.
knights of Pythias-Franklin Lodge.
No. 81 ]. T. Coldwell Company, No.
I, Uniform Rank
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THE ULTIMATE BOARDING HOUSE
pESTS

- PESTS
G. s. X: K. H. Y. should be shot at sun
rise for insinuating into your Incompatible
column such an inconspicuous pest as the
bachelor girl of the over-poIite procIiyities
There is no doubt but that the last word in
boarding house pests is follows:
The three French students who, after din
ner. each evening, foregather without the
beanery, and. between loud conversations in
French. speak to other members OF the as
sembled concourse, your orator included, in
a tongue of, which they wot not.
The uncertainty as to whether they are
calling me names or asking me to have a
drink is extremely vexatious, my knowledge
Of the French language extending no further
than ''E pluribps unum.' sc.
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why not aoc-uments7
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nittcd-through the help of the lawyer-to see Pro-
fcssor Locke first. She had never been in a jail
before The cinking keys, the grating sound as the
huge iron door swung back the dim light the narrow
CELL and the professor sitting there helpless and for
lorn the small iron cot-oh it was all horrble But
Judith pushed ahead OF the guard and hurried in.
Professor she began pleadingy sitting down beside
him, please tell me what this means. The Jail will be
full of reporters by daylight if it isn't already and this
terrible story will be flashed al the world Help
me TO help you. Tell me what it means
The passed his thin, white hand over his high,
narrow brow. He seemed waking slowly to things but
Continued page I9
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But what doc, it mean, Mrs Locke kept repeating,
curious about the strange summons And the man kept
repeating:
lust keep COOL Mrs Locke, and will explain IT,
Judith thought, How can he explain it: What Is the
answer"
In the Locke home the man, who it appeared W.,
LAWYER and a friend Of the family, saw Mrs. Locke
alone while Judith waited in the study She knew 'ae
little room we'll She had many times puzzled over a-o
bra problems under the lgh, IF that very reading lamp
Later she hal come TO the professor in this same room
with her own first problems young teacher; and once
after She wen, the paper, nearly year ago, She bad
comctol0okupa reference in onco the professor Sboo
Now tcnscly waiting, every moment an age, SIN"
went o. the bookshcycs and idly ran her eye over nh.
titles. She came % q row Of comparatively new vol.
umcs-lcw ut least 70 her Pulling out that bore
the title "Crminoogy, She turned the leaves. Here
were many marginal notes, and the book opened with
the clsc Of one much used She examined each Of ,r.
others, were a dozen, perhaps, all suggesting
close analytical study. Judith was not conscious d"
pulling her way into a mystery; but her active mind
began TO ASK How does this recent and close stu.
bear on the professors present problcm;'
The lawyer interrupted her cog,ations. "You az, .
friend Of the family"
YES"
Mrs. Locke is in serious trouble Her husband h..
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sixth; but the man with his steel clutch compelled her
to do so-six-
HAITI
Judith and the professor came to an abrupt
StandStll: they expecting the summons The pro-
fcssors wife wabbed and caught at her husband help
lcssly
professor Locke YOU wantcd' Two men had
stepped up behind them. One put a hand on Locke's
arm The trio fell apart.
The second man spoke to Mrs. Locke. a will see
you home. Professor Locke is needed"
Judith searched for her move. She could not we'll fol-
low the professor She went with his wife and her escort
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planned her-death. You had better g.
to her.
Judith went into the living rour.
where she found Mrs. Locke crump'.L
down in a crying heap. Mrs. Locke.
she said, quickly kneeling beside h,-,
there is an answer to all this. Thy~.
must be an answer that will explain.
Maybe We can work it out togc.hg~.
Has he Scemed-just right-lately. |
thought he WAS dreadfully queer g..
night"
TO kill his own wife who loved him
50! Oh dear, oh dear!" cried the woman.
How long has he been studying
criminology?" Judith demanded, some
how out Of patience with the woman ,.r
not putting her mind to work inStcal u
her tear ducts.
Those new books Oh, al winter.
He's been writing a book-or papers
or lccturcS-or something or other. oh
dear, and here | was so innocent OF any
harm. so trusting; while al the time he
was planning
Mrs. Locke, Judith interruptedfo force
fully, Il have a theory. believe he dwcl,
on one sutherland worked late and
thought hard slept little till he
became unbalanced. | believe he be-
longs in an observation ward of hos
pital, not in jail
~ man who could plan to kill"
Bat he has acted queerly, hasn't he.
Judith again interrupted, her own clear
medicines making it difficult for her 70
have patience with Mrs. Locke'S inability
10 face the issue.
Not that | noticed. He was always
reading or out nights meeting some man
or other he profeSSed to be studying.
I've hardly got kindling chopped al
winter; and as for having him take a hand
in game of cards"
That's it," cried Judith, Springing up.
"He was experimenting in criminology,
and he became unbalanced. Mrs. Locke,
YOU don't want TO prefer charges against
the profeSSor-not, at least, till the doc
tors have had chance. Let us go to-
gether and talk with him. | am positive
| am on the right track" She ran to the
telephone and ordered a cab.
At last she managed it. 1t seemed to
Judith that no one in all the world
valued time but herself. She was per-
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board fence. Judiths feet Jagged in spite Of her;
but now the professor was the aggressive one. His
grasp on her arm frightened, his thin fingers be
came steel. He seemed intent on compelling her
10 60 along whether she would The impulse
came to pull away and follow in the shadow; but
now that was impossible without making scene
On they walked, the professor cutchng her arm with
hard tight fingers, Mrs. Locke dragging heavily from
his right, while his right hand held up the umbrella.
Mrs. Locke chattcrcd the professor and Judith were
silent
Judith was going over Brady's instructions. She
pecred through the darkness, trying to locate the
broken place in the fence She became conscious that