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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
She Would Get Even,

Tired out with an afternoons shop ping. the mother sat back in her easy chair to recite in detail the afternoon $ experiences to a sympathetic home cir cle.
 And to cap it all 1 met that horrid Annie Green. and she was very impu- dent to me as usllal.' she walled.
 .'The mean thing" sympathetically snapped out six-year-old Ella. Why didn't you impudent her right back?'- New York Sun.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Maine's Hiohest Point.

Mount Katahdin. in Piscataquis county. Me. has an elevation of 5.2OO feet and Is the highest mountain in the state. according to the United States geological survey. The average or mean elevation of the entire state r Maine is 600 feet above sea level
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
6riQht Boy.

Holding up globe before bright 1T; :, bOy in school the teacher asked 'al country is opposite to us on the .ri,p "l don't know ma'am was
 'eply Well now. pursued the
 her If were to bore q hole ,i''ngh the earth and you were to go T II this end. where would y0u come 't Out Of the hole, replied the 1ph with an air of trinmph New nrk Globe
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Thirst For knoWIedge.

In a cinematograph theater little boy was with his grandmother when a film started with the title Lost In the Desert"
 Grandma" asked the child, "what is desertT'
 "Hush." murmured the gra andmother Ut is a place where nothing grows"
 "Oh" said the little boy. pointing to an old man with bald head. "Is that mans head desert?"
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Joyous Occasion.

Briggs = What. Are you going to Mawkser's funeral? l thought you made it rule to associate only with superlativey happy people? Griggs That's why am going. You see, Mawkser left a lot of money to his rela latives.-Life.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
He Still Had It.

Look here you swindler!' roared the owner of the suburban property to the real eState man. When you sold me this house. didn't you say that in three months 1 wouldn't part with it for S1OmO?"
 Certainly" said the real estate dealer calmly, and you haven't have yOu?'
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
He Forqed.

Trotter- When young Biffkins left college a few years ago. he declared he was going to forge his way to the front. Did he make good? Homer As a forger yes. He's now occupying a front row cell in the penitentiary.- Chicago News.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
adly Expressed.

Mother-in-law it is so kind of you. Joseph to take the trouble to drive me home. Son-in. law Don't mention 1t. It's no trouble at all. On the con trary. it is the most delightful drive 1 have had for some time!--l.ondon Telegraph.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
No One to Lean On.

"What's the matter. Tommy"
 'Oh. I'm tired of school. I'd like to go to bed for week"
 Why. how's that?
 Well. you see. I'm in very awk. ward position. WAS next to the boy at the bottom of the claSs-and he's left. Manchester Guardian.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Noble Thoughts.

Beautiful this thought and beautiful the language whrrewith Sir Philip Sid nr, gave 1t expression "They are nev. CT alone whn are arcOmpanied by no bic thoughts
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Riches.

Seek not proud riches, but such as thou mayest get justly. use soberly, distribute cheerfully and leave con- tentedly. yet have no abstract con. Aaupt of them. Bacon.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Her Test ot Bravery.

Sit. would never marry ma Eh i~ \ coward lie Abuut n" brave Would np nave t0 np t0 me. v"ni ap,rovai: She AeIl. ne ha, 10 aaVe ''onrHge enough to CT pro p,'se R"st"n Transcript t
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Riuht on the Job.

Indignant Citizen G0 office boy,- Your cunfounded paper had an out rageotls attack on me this morning. and Office Boy tbriskly,- Yessir. How many copies will you havef
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03

The Vicar tto the old lady, the last of whose family has married, = You must feet Iorely. Mrs Muggins, after having such a large fawily.
 Mrs Muggins- Yes. l so. sir Some times l misses 'em and sometimes l wants em Sketch
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Life's Chances,

Life is full of changes. One day we have an office cat and no catnip. and the next day we have plenty of catnip and no cat Toledo Blade.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
Inokinn Ear Ahead.

"Whar was the basis of Mr. and Mrs. Futil's separation:"
 Well. you know their baby-the one that was born last month";"
 "Yes"
 "FutHl said lie should go to Yale, and Mrs. F., who is from Boston. in sisted on Harvard. New York Sun.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
A Little Too Much,

This is what call adding insult to injury
 Whats the trouble?"
 An editor not only returns my man. uscript. but he wants me to subscribe for his paper" Birmingham Age Her. ald
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03

The wise prove and the foolish con fess by their conduct that a fife of employment IS the only fife worth leading William paley.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
my none

Friend to infantry officer whu has been trying to pass vidins test for pro- motion,- Well. passed all right, hope? No; spun. confoInd 'em. They brought the wrong h.'rsn. ."-Punch.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03

Wouldst thou subject all things to thys"if: Subject myself to reason. - Sepeea.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03
No Wonder.

Jack Yes poor iotiii may have na0 his faults. hut his heart was on the righ' side Wages Is 1t possiblef No wouupi ne died
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03

He ls nearest to Gfd who mas the fewesl wants.-Uanisn Proverb.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-04-03

Mir Knagg-Look at me. I'm the man that put the money" in "matrl mony."
 Mrs. Knagg-Not quite. You're the guy that put the moan in "matri ny."-Chicago News.
Evening star., 1914-07-18
The Joker" in the District Bill.

One would have thought that with
approximately eight months for work
on the District bill that measure might
have been evolved in good form. and
free from all 'Jokers." It was In con-
ference something over four months. and
that is supposedly time when the bill
is scrutinized from "be 1t enacted to
the last word. However. for some rea-
son not yet explained, the bill reached
the President with flaw In It. For
tunately. 1t was discovered in time to
permit a corrective enactment In an
other measure. but 1t involved a slight
delay in the final approval. thereby add
ing somewhat to the embarrassment Of
the District in the matter Of its finances.
Correct legislation involves scrupulous
attention to every word. every letter,
every punctuation mark. As rule,
"jokers" are merely lapses. resulting
from inattention to detail. although
sometimes they are Intentional. Nothing
Of the sort is suggested in this case.
but 1t would nevertheless be Interesting
to know precisely how 1t came about
that the language Of the bill as passed
absolves the street railway companies
Of the District from the cost Of paving
between their rails. This is quite as
important a matter as the alleged pro-
motion OF a gold mine by means Of con-
gressional stationery and Is just as
worthy of inquiry.
Evening star., 1914-07-18
THos ). OWEN Z soN. AUcrloSEERs
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVES
REAL ESTATE, No 2l22 FESNSYLVANrA

TRUSTEES SALE OF yALrARIE IMPROVES
REAL ESTATE, No 2122 PESNSYLNANlk
AVENUE NORTHWEST.
By virtue OF q certain deed ~ trust duly rss
corded in Liber No. $3.50. folio S45 ct SEQ. 4
the land records OF the District OF Columbia. and
at the request Of the party secured thereby. the
undersigned trustee will sell. at public auction,
In front of the premises. on FRIDAY. lHD
TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF July. A.D- 1919,
AT FoUR-THIRTY O'CLOCK Pm, the follow
city of Washington. District OF Columbia. and
designated as and being part Of original les
seventeen %. In square seventy i've tISi. rons
tanned within the following metes and hounds
avenue. eighteen ds) feet east from the nor IN.
west corner Of said lot, and running thence efst-
erly with said avenue, twenty three (a.h feet
four and one-haf Ats, inches; thence sout' erly
eighty eight tSs, feet three g, inches TO thirty
alley twenty-three 6e3) feet six os, inches: and
thence northerly ninety tSol feet eight tsD
inches. to the point Of beginning, together with
tire improvements. consisting OF q two-story and
cellar brick dwelling. No. 2l22 Pennsylvanls
Terms Of sale: one-third OF the purchs..
money to he paid IN cash. balance in two equal
installments. payable In one and two year-.
with interest at five per centum per annutn,
cured by deed Of trust upon the property sold
or all cash, at the option OF the purchaser. /.
deposit OF $3.50 will he required at time of sale
All conveyancfng. recording. etc. at cost Of
purchaser. Terms OF sale to be complied wit
within fifteen days from day Of sale, otherwise
erty at the risk and cost Of defaultng purchase
after Eve days advertisement of such resale In
some newspaper published in Washington. u.
TATeSAk .. ssViTSs :; MMnM Mp srsp
President Attest: CHARLES z NYMAS,
Secretary. jy13-d&ds exSu
Evening star., 1914-07-18
Tariff Revision and Party Disaster .

The New York Tribune. in an editorial
entitled Tariff Revision and Party Dis
aster." predicting democratic disaster In
November as the result in part of the
Underwood revision. says:
There have been five big tariff revi-
sions since the war. The republicans
lost control Of the House of Representa-
tives after passing the tariff acts Of 1882
1890 and 1909. The democrats lost the
House after passing the tariff act of 1904.
In only one instance has a revision not
led to party disaster. The republicans
revised the tariff in 1897 and retained
control of the House of Representatives
in 1895 by a narrow margin. But the
Spanish war had intervened. and the chief
issue in the campaign Of 1895 was not
The tariff. but Imperialism -
1.-The tariff act of 1880 was condemned
Vat the polls practically without a trial
Within six weeks after its passage the
congressional elections were held. and the
country voted under the influence Of the
congressional tariff debates. which had
been unusually bitter. Although con-
demned In November. 1890, the Mckinley
law renained on the books until the fall
Evening star., 1914-07-18
Would Penalize Gay Walkers >
M the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A resolution and an ordinance have a
different ring. even II both happen to be
passed by the same legislative body. Or
dinarily the former is an expression of
opinion: the latter Is a law and needs a
penalty attached. In 1910 the city coun-
Gil adopted a resolution decrying "jay
walking" Ever since then 1t has not been
considered good form to take oneself
across a highway in the congested section
except at points where the city has pro-
vided walks. By this resolution, too. Pc
destrians were besought at the peril
displeasure. to keep to the right and to
look to right and left when starting
across a street. Apparently the average
person paid small attention to this coun-
Gil resolution. People care little what
the council merely thinks. But the en-
actment of an ordinance. with a penalty
for disobedience would probably have q
different effect.
Evening star., 1914-07-18
The Anti-Mosquito Raid.
From the Omaha Bee.

From the Omaha Bee.
The crusade recently launched in many
cities to exterminate the mosquito
should be taken up all over the country.
While more formidable In some places
than others, it should not daunt a peo-
pie who have made such definite inroads
against pests and purveyors of disease
in general as we have in late years. In
deed, we have included even the mosquito
In our conquests to such an extent al
apparently to wipe out that particular
species that spreads the germs of yellow
fever OF course, the American people
have learned the primary lesson in all
such crusades namely, the relative value
of modern sanitation. Cleaning out the
breeding places doing away with stand
ing water or marshes and removing the
cause of mosquito breeding is the first
step to be taken. and that. as we say,
has been taken to a large extent.
Evening star., 1914-07-18

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL Is
TATE, IMPROVED RY NEARLY NEW
ANn M0nEIRN NIRHI

TRUSTEES. SAL SALE OF yALUAsIE REAL Is
AND MODERN DWELLING. 30. $40 KA
NAwHA STREET, CHEVY CHASE. D. Q.
corded. in Liber No: s4e2, folio 1871 ct seq. Of
and at the request Of the party secured thereby
auction; IN front Of the premises; on THURS
AID. 1914 AT FIVETWENTY O'CLOCK Pm.
the following described land and premises. sit
uate in the county of Washington, District OF
Columbia. and DESIGNATED e and being lot s,
in square 1873 Of Allen e. Walkers subdivision
Of part Of tract Of land known as Mount
plat recorded in the once of the surveyor for
the District of Columbia. in Liber SO. at folio
%: subject to certain covenants Of record.
Terms Of sale: Sold subject to a prior deed
Of trust for $3.50 and the amount over and
above % said d., trust to be paid in cash. deposit
chaser. Terms of sale 10 he complied with with
in Is days from day of sale, otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost of defaulting purchaser,
after nve days Advertisement Of such resale in
WILLIAM N. HOFFMAN,
ALLAN E. WALKER,
jy14-d&ds exSu TrIsfeea
Evening star., 1914-07-18

swung the blow that lost him the deci-
sion. Tho referee cannot naturally take
into account the state Of the nsneef
mind. but must decide as he sees the
situation. Nor did the crowd at the ring
side give the unfortunate American credit
for his misunderstanding. There can be
little sympathy for q defeated pus1hst'
whatever tho circumstances. He Is en-
gagged in q brutal game that 10 almost
exclusively q vehicle for gambling. and
every time the so-called sport u discred-
tied by fouls or fakes some gain Ii made
toward its absolute elimination.
Evening star., 1914-07-18

cHANCERY SALE OF LOT FRONTING on
FIRST STREET SOUTHWEST BETWEEN N
AND n STREETS AND RUNNING BACK Tu
NOLAN'S COURT.
By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia passed IN Equity Caus.
1895, will sell at public auction. In front OF
the premises. on TUESDAY. JULY TWENTY.
FIRST 1914. AT HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK
PM. part Of lot in square $50. Beginning on
First street SO feet from the southwest corner OF
said lot running thence north Is feet d inches.
thence east 15S feet inches. thence south IS
feet g inches and thence west 15S feet inches
to the beginning, less part taken for
widening Nolans court.
Terms: One-thlrd OF purchase money to be paid
in cash, of which deposit Of 500 is to be msde
at the time of sale. and the balance In two equal
installments, payable 10 and two years from
day of sale. and to be represented by the prom
issory notes of the purchaser bearing interest at
the rate OF six per centum per annum. payable
semi-annualy, and secured by deed Of trust on
the property sold. or all cash. at the option OF
the purchaser. All conveyancing and record ng
at purchasers cost. and terms to be compiled
with in fifteen days. or the trustee reserves the
right to resell at the risk and cost OF the de-
faulting purchaser. or TO report the default to
the court for it's action in the premises.
IRVING WILLIAMSON. Trustee.
ty9-d&ds. .eSu Columbian building.
Evening star., 1914-07-18
rHos. J. OWEN & SON. Aucr7oNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE Of VALUABLE REAL E.
TATE IMPROVED BY HANDSON

TRUSTEES SALE DE VALUABLE REAL Es-
TATE. IMPROVED BY A HANDSOME
DWELL DWELLEG; [:I No; s745 KANAwHA STREET.
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust, duly re-
corded in Liber No. 3437. folio 4S3 ct seq, OF the
land records of the District of Columbia and at the
request of the party secured thereby. the under
signed trustees will sell, at public auction. in
from. front of, Of t1e, the premises @ On THURsDAY THE
FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the following described
land and premises. situate in the county of Wash
ington, District Of Columbia and designated as
and being lot numbered % in square 1873 in
Allan E. Walkers subdivision Of part of the tract
of land called Mount Airy. now known as Chevy
Chase Terrace" as per plat recorded In the ONCE
of the surveyor for the District of Columbia in
Book Sc. page %; subject TO certain covenants
of record.
Terms of sale: Sold subject to prior deed of
trust for $3.50, and the amount over and above
said trust to he paid in cash. A deposit OF 500
will he required at time of sale. All conNeyanc-
ing, recording, etc, at cost Of purchaser. Terms
of sale to be complied with within six days from
day Of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost
Of defaulting purchaser. after five days adver-
tisement of such resale In some newspaper pub
lished in Washington. D. c.
WILLIAM N. HOFFMAN,
&C, Trust
Evening star., 1914-07-18

Of lSo4-four years-and proved good
revenue producer
The tariff act Of 1894 was condemned
at the polls within three months after
its passage. But before that 1t had been
| denounced by President Cleveland as q
psltering with the promise Of the demo-
| cratic party given In 1892 Moreover
| the income tax feature Of the measure
which had been Incorporated against the
advice Of David B. Hill, then member
Of the Senate, was knocked out by the
Supreme Court, and that Of course ruined
the plan Of the law as a revenue-raiser'
The act Of 1897 was ratified at the nrst
congressional elections following its pass
age, not because 1.-The Spanish war had
intervened." but because of its excellence.
1t was no juggle, as the German wilson
act had been, but q frankly drawn meas
ure having protection per Sc in view. lts
authors. led by Nelson Dingiey, ana as
sisted by President Mckinley, were au-
thorities on the tariff and in every way
qualified for their work. And the work
In action justified itself SO thoroughly
that the repu blicans would probably have
carried the elections in 1S9S-a year after
the enactment of the Dingley law-if the
Spanish war had not intervened.
The act of 1909 stood condemned by
high republican authority. as had the act
of 1894 by high democratic authority, De-
fore polling day rolled around. Many re-
publican senators and representatives had
voted against the measure on the nnal
roll call. So that the democrats In their
campaign in 1910 rested their case largely
on what many republicans had said ABOUT
the measure for which their party stooo
responsible.
The Wilson administration will not be
tried In November solely on the Under
wood law. That law will have its place
in the campaign. but it may not be the
leading place, and will be only one OF
several causes If the democrats lose.
Evening star., 1914-07-18
The Presidents Program.

Mr. Works of California said In the
Senate yesterday:
'Tt is most unfortunate that the Pres1-
dent. the head of the executive depart
ment of the government. should have a
legislative program. 1t Is much more
unfortunate that he should force that
program on Congress against Its will and
should command not only that these bills
be passed. but that they be passed now
Members of Congress are protesting
against it. I have no doubt that a ma
jority of both branches are opposed to 1t. y
AS to the first point there is room for
debate. Under the old style every Presi-
dent had a legislative program. and laid
it down in his annual message to Con-
gress. He discussed the conditions of the
country. and recommended what he
thought they called for in the way Of
legislation. After listening to the mes
sage. Congress divided it under appfo-
pirate heads. and referred the divisions
to appropriate committees. Sometimes
bills were prepared in accordance with
the presidential recommendations; some
times a different line was taken; some
times nothing at all was done. Congress
stood upon it's rights as a coordinate
branch of the government.
1t Is the second point Of Mr.. Works
proposition that bears most strongly upon
the present situation. Mr.. Wilson has
not only disclosed a program, but. in ef-
feet, issued an edict that 1t must be
carried out before Congress adjourns. He
has set task for Congress. and Con-
gress is expected to perform 1t at this
session. This is the New Leadership.
Should Congress rebel, and notify the
President that in its Judgment 1t had
done enough for the present and would
proceed with consideration of the un-
finished portions Of his program next
winter. it would be charged by him
and the supporters of his program with
disloyalty to the party's chief and with
playing into the hands Of the opposition
for the coming campaign. Moreover. in
dividual rebels would be threatened with
reprisals at the White House.
The path, therefore. is not sr 9th for
those democrats who in their hearts de-
plore the New Leadership and would be
glad to take the old course. That many
are tired and want to go homo Is no
secret. They could be listed to a man by
anybody familiar with matters on Capt.
tol hill. Their names are probably known
TO the President. But they lack lead
er. and are 'up against" q man who
leads. Mr. Wilson remains firm. and
takes all chances.
This Is one of the issues which viii
figure in the coming campaign. As it
is new. the effect cannot be forecast
The republican charge on the stump
will be that the present Congress has
practically abdicated its functions, and
allowed itself to be taken over by the
President and made a part Of his equip
ment. That will be an extreme state
ment Of the case. The Senate asserted
itself both in the tariff matter and the
currency matter. and Is asserting itself
now in the trust matter.
Still. upon the whole. this Congress
has thus far been very complacent as
respects the presidential will. and has
set the pegs In that direction. What
will the voters say about it at the polls3
Evening star., 1914-07-18
A Prize Fight Controversy

Controversy having arisen as to the
legitimacy Of the decision in the Car
pentier-Smith prize fight in London. the
suggestion might be made that this
would be a proper subject for reference
to The Hague arbitration tribunal. II
conflicts between nations can be ar
bitrated. why not conflicts between indi-
viduals? This is an international mat
ter deeply affecting the honor of America
and France. with England. as the scene
Of combat. keenly interested. English
sympathy In this matter appears to be
strongly on the French side. and the
American boxer Is now savagely de-
nounced as guilty of a most unsports-
manllke blow. delivered While his oppo-
nent was on his knees. The American
bruiser ASSERTS that he was not aware
that qsrpsntier was down when he
Evening star., 1914-07-18

THos. J. OWEN & SON. AucTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES. SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-
CUT AVE. BETWEEN KANAwHA AND
KEOKUK STS.
By virtue of a certain deed of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No. 3647, folio 31e ct seq, of
the land records Of the District Of Columbia, and
at the request Of the party secured thereby. the
undersigned trustees will SELL at public auction.
in front Of the premises, on THTRsDAY; THE
Ten MINUTES PAST FIVE O'CLOCK PM. ths
following described land and promises. situate
iumbis. i t and de.ienated as and being lot q. in
square 1878. Of Allan E. Walkers subdivision
Of part Of a, tract of land known as Mount
plat recorded in the office Of the surveyor for
the District of Columbia. In Iiher 49, at folio
%: subject TO certain covenants of record
Terms of sale: Sold subject to a prior deed Of
trust for 81 900 90. and the amount over and
above said trust to be paid in cash. A de-
All conveyancing. recording. etc. at cost Of
purchaser. Terms Of sale to be complied with
Within fifteen days from day Of sale otherwise
the trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost of defanlting purchaser
after Hve days adyertisement Of such resale in
LEROY GADDIS, Jr.
JOHN B. ECKER. Trustees.
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