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The Washington times., 1914-12-02
Furnished.

FOR SALE-5-room fur. cottage at Nortn
Chesapeake Beach. BOX SOS Times office
The Washington times., 1914-12-02
SITUATIONS WANTED

SITUATIONS WANTED
Male.
PAINTER. paperhanger. plasterer. kalso-
painted. s2.75. p. GOLDBLATT, 1859 goth st.
n. w.
BAR PORTER and janitor or fireman: two
reliable men. references. THE EUREKA,
10l1 New York ave.
SITUATIONS WANTED
Female.
two recommended colored women. THE
EUREKA, l0l1 New York ave.
FAMILY WASHING at reasonable prices;
ask for price list. THE TOLMAN LAUN-
DRY. Main 1880
CooK-First-class in cafe or private house
meat or pastry. 20l5 18th st. n. w. I.
FOR RENT-R00MS
Furnished.
EYE ST. N. W.. aO-Neatiy furnished md
foor front room, suitable for one or two
gentlemen.
FIRST ST. N w, 1715-Desirable furnished
apartment OF rooms and bath; gas range
Phone North TIA.
9Th ST. n. E, 225-Second floor, south frcnt;
excellent heated; nicely furnished. 80 PEI
month: private family. l.
II ST N W., H2-First floor large front
room. htchenette. sink, gas range; rent S12
THE KINGMAN, 4z3 MASS. AVE. N. W.,
Apart. 1l-Well furnished room. h. W. heat.
GIRARD ST. n. W., 121S-Niceiy furnished
rooms; private family; terms reasonable;
phone.
4th ST N. W., 4OI-second floor front, two
rooms complete; /. h. Il. l.
End ST. N. W., 522-second floor, two front
rooms furnished complete !. h. k; steam
heat. L.
9Th ST. N. W., H0-single and other rooms
suitable for gentlemen steam heat central
location.
H S. N W., 15-Two completely furnished
rooms. parlor floor; steam heat; ]. h. X.
PA. AVE. n. W.. 120s-Beautiful warm.
sunny: hot water always: rates for winter.
Opp. Raleigh. No car fare.
NEW JERSEY AVE. N. W.. 1os-For
housekeeping. 3 completely fur. warm front
rooms: gas range. Adults
10th ST N W.. 1s2s-warm cory room In
Unfurnished-
End ST. n. E, 24S-Two large front rooms,
second floor: s1l per month; front rooms
on third. IS per month; bath. Il
7th n W, 2Oss-Twenty unfurnished rooms,
81 month each; furnished, $3.50 week; white.
Furnished or UNFINISHED.
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AUTOMOBILES

WILL EXCHANGE EQUITY or 81 40 An a
two-hat building. four rooms and bath each
fiat. $3.50 incumbrance, renting Tor Sl9
month. building cost SS.U'o without ground.
owner. u. f. TAYLOR, 35l5 y. H. ave. NV.
Expert auto repairing: Ford cars n speciality;
all work guaranteed. w. l.. FRAZIER
rear 222 Mass. ave. n. w. Phone NJ 66iI-M
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FOR SALE
Modern and s-room homes. on exception
PRICES. $50 AND u.so
81 50 and SO so per month. includes al in
terest and payments on principal
Corner 18th and c SITS. 8. 2. ODen and
lighted daily until . D. m.
Representative on Premisss
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For hire.

s. TO s275 PER HOURS ana passenger
touring cars: reasonable rates for country
trims Phone North Sl0l Night or day
PASSENGER. $3.50; 7-passenger $3.50 per
hour. Powhatan Hotel. 18th and Pa n SOL
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Local Bond Market.

GOVERNMENT BONDS.
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MONEY WANTED & TO LOAN

SECOND TRUST.
Money to loan at so on District Real Es-
tate. Any amount from 500 10 5000. on hrs;
or second trust. in straight note or monthly
payments Takes only three days TO mas
them
PAUL V MITCHELL & CO..
us 18th ST. n. W.
MONEY TO LoAN-Ss5O to $500. eco on D. c.
real estate Several trust funds IA 70
per cent All transactions conducted VITA
economical consideration for borrowers
VIM II SAUNDERS & CO..
Southern Building. S0 18th st n. W.
MONEY TO LOAN on real estate: lowest
rates: prior payment privileges: large
amounts. TYLER ( RUTHERFORD. - Ia
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HORSES AND VEHICLES

FOR SALE-Two horses. one, $50: other So
Apply MANHATTAN LAUNDRY CO 1916
Florida ave. y. W. Phone North 1854
ONE GOAT, wagon and harness: well broken
cheap AZ 9Th St = W 1.
FOR SALE-Horscs. Inquire Of MIR
POWELL. rear Of SIS c st. n W.
FOR HIRE-Horses. CARRIAGES. wagons cav
week month: special prices GEN
LIVERY co. INC. rear 237 Pa avs. II IiS!
FOR SALE-Four horses two mares one
mule. ten wagons. all kinds. 203s Tth NV.
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FINANCIAL

The Munsey Trust Company
has a capital of $4,000. 900. u
started right. with It's capital
fully paid in before il opened
its doors for business. Capital
enough to make II as solid as
the Rock OF Gibraltar"
The Washington times., 1914-12-02

THREE LARGE AIRY well lighted rooms
with bath, running water In kitchen and
heat. vicinity Of Capitol preferred: state
lowest monthly rental: immediate. BOX 4O5
Times office 10
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03

oiing. Raising sheep for wool alone
does not pay on farms. and the at.
tempts OF farmers 70 make it pay il
undoubtedly largely responsible fol
the prevailing opinion that sheep are
not profitable ON expensive land. Sheen
are raised in England on some Of the
most expensive land in the kingdom,
put they are raised as meat animals
and not as wool producers; the wool
Is by-product, as it should be in
farm fiocks.
II only rs per cent OF the farms on
which there are now no sheep should
nave a flock of not over % or 80 ewes,
managed with reasonable care and
protected against dogs, not only would
farm revenues be materially increased
but a decided step in advance would
be taken toward the solution of our
meat supply problem
Decline Of Hogs on the Farm.
Although the estimated number OF
swine on farms January l, 1914, 49,.
$4,000, was 1.3 per cent more than
the census number for 1910, the de
cline from 1913 was 81 per cent. This
decline is partly accounted for by the
extensive prevalence of hog cholera
by high-priced corn, by the deficient
production of 1913 because of a Sc
we're long-continued and extensive
drought and because Of the high prices
of swine for slaughter. Notwithstand
ing the high price OF hogs for slaugh
ter, farmers found that they could moi
profitably feed the high-priced corn
At the same time, the price of hogs
per hundred pounds was high relative
! ly, although not as high as corn. In
this situation hogs were often sent tt
market understood.
The average size of hogs on the
farm January l, has never been direct
~ ascertained, but it may be com
puted from the average price per heaC
divided by the average price per hun
/ dred pounds, as ascertained by this
| bureau. AS result of this operation
the average weight of hog on tbs
farm January l, 1914. was AS pounds
in 1913 it was 144 pounds, in 1912 la
pounds; and in 1911, 131 pounds. The
marketing of DOWNRIGHT hogs which
has been frequently commented upoI
in livestock and commercial paper
during the last three years, is appar
ent in the foregoing average weights
which are apparently high becaus,
the lighter hogs have been sold off
The average value of swine Oh
farms per head January 1, 1914, wa
$10.40. or SIS per cent above the aver
age value of January l, 1913, and 49,.
per cent above that of 1910. In con
sequence of the increased value o
swine per head, the total value of al
swine on farms is estimated at s61a,
951 900, or gain of 1.6 per cent owe
1918 and 14.9 per cent over 1910. Thu
diminution of swine January l, 1914
was more than counterbalanced b.
the increased price per head of thos'
that were on hand
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
Learned to Use His Eyes.

BE obseryant. my son" said Will
lies father. Cultivate the habit Of
seeing, and you win be successful
man"
Yes. added his uncle. Don't go
through the world blindly. Learn to
use your eyes"
Little boys who are observing
know a great deal more than those
who are not, his aunt put in.
Willie took this advice to heart.
Next day he informed his mother
that he had been observing things.
"Unele's got bottle Of whisky hid
den in his trunk he said: Aunt
James got an extra set of teeth in her
drawer. and fathers got pack OF
cards behind the books in his desk.
THE little sneak" exclaimed tbs
members of the family indicated
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
SlLO IN A SHELTERED PLACE
Much of Trouble and Loss Caused by
Freezing Can Be Prevented by
Exercising Little Care.

(By A. D. WILSON. Director Of Agricul-
tural Extension Division and Farmers
Institute, University Farm, St. Paul.
Mimi
None of the types of silos put upon
the market so far will keep silage in
this latitude without more or less
freezing taking place during the win
ter months. although those having
air spaces in the walls seem to freeze
somewhat less than the type having
solid walls.
Experience has shown, however,
that freezing can be kept within rea-
sonable limits in silos of any common
type by the exercise of little extra
care. A good tight roof should be
provided and the doors should be kept
closed as much as possible to prevent
circulation of air above the silage and
to keep in the heat generated by the
silage.
In using, it is important to keep
the surface of the silage level or even
a trifie high in the middle. not allow
ing a hole to form in the center, as Is
sometimes done when silage begins to
freeze around the edges. We have
never had any bad results from feed
ing frozen silage. but it will not KEEP
long after thawing out.
Since most Of the freezing is due tc
cold air above the silage, it is possible
TO afford considerable protection by
keeping the surface covered with hay
or straw, or better still, blanket Oh
canvas.
II in addition to these precaution:
II is convenient to build the silo IN
sheltered place. there should be little
loss or trouble from freezing,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03

the corn is full grown. As scaven-
ger, even a goat is not more useful
than a sheep.
AS meat-food animals sheep have
never been sufficiently appreciated IN
the United States. They are, however,
of very great value. They must De
classed with hogs and poultry as the
most available animals to supply meat
for home use on the average farm.
They are readily slaughtered, the
meat can be kept without difficulty
It cuts up without waste in sizes which
are convenient for the average family,
and the meat is nutritious, wholesome
and palatable when properly cooked.
The healthfulness of the sheep alone
gives il front rank as a meat-food
animal Sheep rarely have tuoercu-
losis or other diseases communicates
to man.
The foregoing statements are axio-
matte. If the sheep industry is SO IN
yiting, why do the farmers seem 70 DO
showing a tendency to curtaii sheep
raising? There are probably tnree
principal causes.
First - Intestinal parasites. princl-
pally stomach worms, cause serious
losses in farm f1ocks over the whoie
country. and almost entire lamb crops
are sometimes exterminated. IN no
farming sections are sheep free rom
this danger, aud no breed OF sneep 70
immune, although some oreeus-lie
Merinos. for example-are less sus'
ceptible than others. No lnfaliloie
cure for stomach worms IS known
but 1t is possible to control them eco
nomically by keeping the lambs away
from the ewes except when nursing
and BY a SYSTEM OF pasture rotation
Unless a farmer is willing to take pre-
cautions in the management OF tne
flock he should not raise sheep
Second-Cur dogs are almost as
great 4 hindrance to the sheep indus
try as parasites. The only proteeslol
against them is to keep the MOCK W.
ing the day where it can De watcneo
ana ~ nut it into dog-proof incios
,nra a. night An authentic case mas
recently been reported from Micnisat
where a flock of more than 2uu nea1
we're ali run to death in one night Ds
two cur dogs. Dog-tight nlshe loiI-
can be built OF woven wire at SINAI
expense. n.rall,
recognized the proper place oil .n'
sheer n agriculture in the settle'
regions TOO much Importance i
r,anaa IL wool Except on the rang
where land is cheap. the WOOL snou ,s
he regarded as an incidentai-a s.1'
line 10 help defray the cost Oh nan
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
Stable Manure.

It is a well-known fact that no sys-
tenn of crop rotation will restore to
the soil the potash, and phosphoric
acid removed by crops. Unless these
elements that are removed be returned
in some manner, the soil VIII IN
eyitably become too poor for an am
bitious man to cultivate. Common
stable manure is conceded to be one
If the best fertilizers for general pur-
noses and it is to be deplored that
much of this valuable plant food is
dumped away as so much trash or
exnosed to the teaching rains, even
when intended for use If it can make
Moor soil rich it can certainly main
tain the fertility of rich soil. Il is
moi insisted that the use of it would
he advisable in all cases, since the
fertility of the soil and the crop TO be
raised should be the governing fac
tors. but it Is safe to assert that all
stable manure can advantageously be
used in any general farming com
munity.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
DEFINITION OF SHEEP
DECLINE OF s.4 PER CENT FROM
1918 IS NOTED.
Has Many Distinct Advantages as
Farm AnImal--Much More Eco
nonicsI to Feed Than Steer
Leads as Meat-Food.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
A heavy decline in the number OF
sheep has taken place since 1910, ac-
cording to the department Of agricul.
.ure. In that year the number on
farms as ascertained by the census
was 52,44S,000; the estimate for Janu-
airy /, 1914, is 49,719,O0O, a decline OF
ga per cent from 1913 and OF SO per
cent from 1910.
Among the causes that have con-
tributed to the diminution of number
of sheep is the scarcity of labor re-
quired for their care, the high prices
OF sheep and lambs for slaughter, the
displacement of sheep by expanding
dairying. deficient pasturage and for
age or account of drought, destruction
by dogs, the settlement of range land
previously occupied by sheep, and the
low price of wool; also the increasing
value of land,
The estimates of the department for
the number of sheep on farms in the
United States on January /, 1914. show
a decided decrease as compared with
1913, according to the department of
Agriculture. The apparent tendency
toward decline in the number of
sheep on farms has been noted for
some time and has caused sheep rails
ing on farms to be referred to as a
waning industry. A word here con-
corning the economy of sheep and
their place in agricultural practice
may not be out of place.
AS a farm animal per Sc, the sheep
has many distinct advantages. The
sheep is much more economical ami
NAL to feed than the steer, returning
a larger amount of gain per 100
pounds of feed eaten. When his ca
pacity to consume roughage is con-
sidered, he is more economical than
the hog. The sheep yields double
return-meat at an economical cost,
and wool as by-product-w which will
go far toward defraying the cost of
keep. Sheep are prolific. A farm
flock which does not yield at least 100
per cent increase is very poor indeed.
A flock of sheep on farm will, in
time, clear it Of weeds, without ex-
pense to the owner, if allowed to
range the lanes, the stubble fields aft
er grain is cut, and the cornfields after
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
Pays interest.

dis amt de same umbrella lent
you. said Uncle Raspberry.
"Cohse it amt. /" replied Mr.. Eras
tus Pinkley. "Wif all dem umbrellas
to pick FUN, you didn't s'pose | were
g'ineter bring you back you same oil
cotton rain-roof. dlu you? When Dor
rows, l pays interest ~ Washington
Star
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
Discrimination.

Does your little boy =iways say
his prayers before he goes to sleep?"
Yes. And ne has us all at his beck
and call for fear he'll omit us from
his list of people for whom he invokss
particular blessings"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
Begging the Question.

Il have come to consult you" she
said to the prominent lawyer.
What is the trouble?"
Il have received three proposals OF
marriage, and do not know which to
accept
Which man has the most
money!"
DO you imagine" she asked. that
if knew / would consult you or any
other lawyer"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
ereqarIous Man.

He had been calling for some time
and she thought she would give him
gentle hint.
1T is not good for man to live
alone" she said.
That's why we have clubs" he re-
sponded calmly.-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
As il Nay Be.

We suppose. that when universal
suffrage arrives the women will insist
that the names of the states be writ
ten thus: .Caliie Fornia, Della Ware
Florrie Da, Ida Ho. Louisi Anna, Mary
Land. Minnie Sota.-Columbus State.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
Would Stick to .Em.

Neli-.S She is one of those women
who are positively unhappy unless
they are miserable"
Believes. she is thoroughly con-
WINGED that a thorn in the flesh is
worth two in the bush.-Philadelahia-
Record.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
where He Belongs.

General weyler, the ex-Cuban butch
er. is dissatisfied with the job assign
ed him by the King of Spain. There
seems TO be an opening for a gentle
man of Mr.. weyler's talents in Mex
leo
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
CLIMBING.

"You folks are being taken up BY
society. aren't your"
Well, we don't believe in brag-
ging, but we know three ladies who
smoke cigarettes. Newark News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
The Frame-up.

Father. what is frame-up."
''Frame-up, my child. is what a man
yells when the case against him looks
too complete to be stood off with an
ordinary denial. New York Press.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03
Helms Drainage.

Breaking up the hardpan under the
surface by the use of dynamite, deep
Moving or suhsoiling helps drain
age.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-03

Inc pest rural circuit system III Tue
world. if actually in operation would
not prove a cure-all for our present
rural ailments. 1t would not get you
anywhere. The farmer who has ne
gotiated a loan upon the most favor
able terms. has made no actual ad
vance. He is just where he was be
fore. If / am running losing bust
ness the more money ! borrow the
worse OF / am. If l am not produc
ing a good product which l can mar
ket readily and profitably. the less |
put into my business the better. Rural
credit without good farming and good
marketing is a delusion and a snare,
Easily obtained loans are no substi.
tutes for brains and business sense
and a marketing system.
Rural credit can do just one thing.
II can enable a man TO get possession
| of a farm and the equipment with
/ which to farm. If. the farming bust.
ness into which the loan launches him
/ is not a paying business the loan has
simply injured him by getting him
into losing venture l said loan
will enable him to ges possession Of
( farm and equipment This posses
sion is temporary and viii be of nj
permanent advantage unless he makes
the land and equipment his own by re
paying the loan and of his honest an,
hard won earning. After all it is rurs
earnings which spell success aud goo
marketing conditions whether co-oE
erative or otherwise are an aesolut
essential.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-14
Time For the Actor to Stop.

On the subject of playing the same part over an indefinite number of times David Wartield says:
 "There is no such thing as playing part too long. The melowing process should never cease. but if it does. if spontaneity fails, if the actor feels that he is becoming at all mechanical in the part. he should abandon 1t at once for his own salvation.
 'The surest danger signal is half hearted applause. From this the actor knows that he has lost an essential quality of the character, and the trag- edy of it is he cannot tell what that quality is or how he lost it. An actor may tell joke thousand times and provoke laughter, but suddenly it fails of response. That's the time for him to stop."-American Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-14
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1914
NATIONAL CHILD LABOR BILL.

The child labor bill prepared by the National Child Labor Committee and introduced into congress by A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania, is not spineless and apologetic, says an exchange. It assumes that it is wicked and abominable for children under IA years of age to be employ ed in quarries, mines, or factories, and that children between the years of IA and 16 should not work more than eight hours a day, or before the hour of a. m. or after the hour of z p. Ill.
 Applying the principle on which the drug and food act is based, the bill forbids the interstate shipment Of goods not produced in accord with the law. The nation, with our dual form of government, may not directly for bid the destruction and murder of the young, but it may prevent recalci- trant state selling it's tainted goods to more humane neighbors.
 The bill is constitutional, and it will be effective if enacted. It will cut away the basis for the common est argument against adequate state child labor laws-namely, that indus tries will go into the states permit ting the greatest exploitation of chil- dren. Chance for further lodging is thus ended. Those against the bill must cease hiding against side is sues and frankly come out as the ad- vocates and defenders of child labor.
 The president and the members of his family take a lively interest in the child labor bill. It has been in troduced into congress by one of the presidents closest political friends. The bill will have strong support from the administration. It will be hawked at by the surviving members of the dwindling group whose mem bers are jealous of the growth of national power. But it is clearly demonstrated that it is difficult, if not impossible, to get almost half a hundred states to enact identical leg islation, and that the standard of the least humane tends to become the standard of all The nation must es- tablish the common rule or it will not be established at all.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-14
Aistoru of the Saw.

The earliest tool that has been traced in Egyptian history is the saw. 1t was found first in the form of notched bronze knife in the third dynasty. or about 5000 years before the Christian era. and was followed in the fourth and fifth dynasties by larger toothed saws. which were used by carpenters. but there are no dated specimens until the seventh century before the Chris tian era. when the Assyrians used iron saws The first knives on record were made out of flint and were. ill fact. saws with minute teeth. They prob ably were used for cutting up animals. as the teeth would break away even on soft wood. Rasps. which are but a form of saw. were first made of sheets of bronze punched and coiled round. but the Assyrians in the sev- enth century used the straight rasp made of iron similar to the modern type.