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England's Lesson Valuable.

Although Mr.. Adams does nut be-
lieve that any cut-and-dried program OF
housing reform from abroad can be
brought TO this country and found tc
absolutely fit conditions here, ne feels
that the experience Of England in hous-
ing reform may be Of value TO Wash
inEton.
Among the features OF Englands pro.
gram which he mentioned as possibly
being capable OF adaptation to conditions
hero is the British law which permits
the government to lend money TO publfC
utilities companies-which are different
he says, from the same sort of orglni-
cations here-municipalities and even &c
individuals for the erection OF working
mems houses. Exclusive Of private enter.
prise more than 100000 were loaned
by the government Of England in 1871;
alone for such improvements. In discuss
ing this phase of the question he said:
Under conditions such as exist in
England. the District Commissioners
would be authorized to purchase
tracts Of land. either within the dis
trict or in adjacent rural territory,
and erect thereon sanitary houses
for the poorer classes. Or they
could lease this land to construc-
ton companies for Improvement.
Within seven years after their con-
struction these houses might be re-
sold by the Government to indi-
Nidaul owners. OF money could be
awarded 20 citizens for the purchase
q such houses to the amount of
8. 100.
Another provision of the English
law which initiates successfully
against insanItary houses IL the one
which places unOn the landlord of
any property which rents for less
than 500 year the obligation TO
keep II in repair. Each lease on
property OF this character carries
with il the implied provision that
unless the property is so kept up. the
lessor is not obligated to observe
the lease and is not liable TO dam
ages for breaking f.
Still another reform instituted in
England permits any twelve house
holders or community to bring
about an inspection Of premises al
legged 10 be inshnitary. II the local
health officer refuses to act, there Is
another appeal. this time to the local
government board whose sanitary
officer will make an inspection, and
II he deems the premises unhealth-
full. can order the local health officer
to act.
Any four citizens OF a community
may also petition the local govern
mont board for the construction Of
more workingmsns houses in a
community and II the need is demon
strstcd. the municipality may be or
dered TO construct additional resi-
dences.
The Washington times., 1914-12-05
Army and Navy
ARMY.

Promotions -I.ieutenant Colonel ROB
ERT l. HlRST to colonel. Jnas-
signed; Major JAMES II. FRIER
Eighth Infantry. TO lieutant colonel.
Twelfth Infantry; Captain JOHN n.
PARKER, Eighth Infantry. to ma
jor, Eighth Infantry.
Major WILLIAM J. BARDEN. Corps
OF Engineers, 10 Dallas. Tex, for
duty.
The Washington times., 1914-12-05
ANACOSTIA.

Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works" was the
little Of an entertainment given last
night in the Masonic Hall by the
Women'- Home Missionary Society of
the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church. Mrs. Il Leroy White e was
chairman OF tho comm ttee which had
The matter il charge. Mrs. ". II. Ben
ron. president q the society, stated
that the proceeds would be used TO fur
Jhcr the work Of the organization
Nineola Tribe. No. 4. Improved Or
Ger OF Red Men Ot AnacOstia. met las;
night IN the local Masonic Hall. with
degree work as the prime pie feature.
Fast Grand Sachcm Henry ". T!ppett
,iclivercd an interesting discourse IN
The work of the order.
The Anacostia Civic Association vii.
Ereet WednCsduy evening, when the
question oil sending committees TO Con
-rcSsional conn., tees will be discussed.
thursday evening The Original Garfield
isolation viii discuss the question OF
"a 'sjens.ou of The water supply 10 the
.,1rJ. Monday night the Public I'M
clement Association % Congress
f.ciphts will meet. and AZ the same time
Inc Hillsdale Association Is scheduled
10 meet in odd Fellows Hall.
The inmates ard employees Of the
Government Ho=r!ta! for the Insane
gathered last nignt IN Hitchcock Hall
Motion pictures formed the chief amuse-
!Isnt
The condition cf Paul Hanes. eight
eal-olu son Of EIr and Mrs George
ifaues. vho is suffering from frsc-
-lrcd SKULL because 0I beinE kicked
ar a muic. wa reported yesterday as
being improved.
The Washington times., 1914-12-05
LOCAL AND N. Y. FINANCIAL NEWS
NEW YORK BONDS

Quotations furnished by ". y. Hihbs
4 Co. members Of New York stock EN-
change. Hibbs Building.
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New York Stocks.

Clearing House Committee figures
Quotations furnished by W. b Hib5s & Co.
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Curb Stocks

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs
& Co.. members Of New York Stock Ex-
change. Hibbs Building.
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Oil Stocks.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs
& Co., members Of New York Stock Ex-
change, Hibbs Building.
The Washington times., 1914-12-05

The inmates ard employees OF the
Government Hosr!ta! for the Insane
gathered last night IN Hitchcock Hall
Motion pictures formed the chief amuse-
gIeut
The Washington times., 1914-12-05

The following civil service examina-
| ons will be held in Alexandria: Stenog-
rapher and typewriter, January %;
agriculturist and field agent, Decemper
9Th: assistant engineer. mapping wells
December 9th; assistant photographer
January 6th.
The Washington times., 1914-12-05

The condition q Paul Hanes. eight
. eal-olu son of Nr. and Mrs. George
i-snes. who is suffering from a frsc.
-urcd skull. becagse "i betnG kicked
ar q mulc. wa reported yesterday as
being improved.
The Washington times., 1914-12-05

Two past exalted rulers of Alexandria
Lodge, B. P. o. Elks, will make
actresses before sister lodges in Virginia
at memorial exercises tomorrow. Repre-
sentative Charles c. Carlin will deliver
The address, at Danville, Va, and Robert
:. Barrett will speak at Roanoke, Va
The Washington times., 1914-12-05

William B. Archer. well-known
rssident of this city, was severely
Injured Yesterday when he was
thrown from his motorcycle, near
Baltimore. His face was skinned and
his left leg broken He is in st. Ag-
neH HOSPITAL Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1914-12-05

The Belgian relief committee has
received a barrel of flour from n.
Lindsey and Company. eight bushels
Of beans from Mr.. and Mrs. G. p.
Anderson, and a box of merchandise
from a friend
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-08-13

like 1t to be every day, In fact And
Katie, when he broached the subject.
rather shyly and demurely told him
he'd better 60 to headquarters.
So Jack sat down to write an ex-
planatory letter to her father. 1t
was very long letter, telling OF his
prospects and of his hopes. It was
a difficult communication to write.
Jack was tired when he had finished
it. With an anxious heart he carried
1t over to Katie in order that she
might read It and mail 1t herself.
"Oh, but" Katie's tone was trag-
ically soft as she spoke, Il haven't
any"
I'm so sorry" said Jack, In agony,
because he had hurt her He felt
that he would better write her moth:
er, then. So he carried his letter
home and rewrote 1t. making 1t more
personal and not SO businesslike. Such
letter as a mother would be pleased
with, he felt.
Then he went back to Katie.
"Oh, Jack" she said, but l haven't
any" She hesitated again. Jack
flushed. He felt cruel to remind her
of her loss. He hadn't dreamed that
she was an orphan. Somehow he had
always felt that her people lived In
The country, and that she was just
boarding in the city to work. Surely
he must have misunderstood her hint.
So he braced up, and without fur.
ther ado comforted Katie as best he
knew how And when Katie had
snuggled down, smiling and confiden.
tial, she sighed happily.
1--WE must tell father and mother
just as soon as possible! Oh, I'm 80
very, very happy, Jack!"
Jacks arms relaxed. Your father
and mother?" he said, blankly. "But
you said you didn't have any"
"Any stamps" finished Katie, de-
murely.
oh" exclaimed Jack, the light
breaking. Then he caught half hid
den smile.
You did 1t on purpose!" he ac-
cused.
Il was afraid you'd take too long at
headquarters she confessed, 'and,
besides, wanted you to learn how
really comfortable 1t is to deal with
the lesser beings once In while!"-.
Chicago Daily News.
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Too Hasty,

Jones was in a fierce humor the
other morning when the front door
opened and in walked stranger un.
announced.
Il came"-began the stranger, TAX.
ing off his coat and rolling up his
sleeves.
"What?" thundered Jones. You
didn't come in here to start anything,
did you?"
Il did," replied the stranger, coolly.
L"
But he got no further. With say.
age whoop Jones grabbed the intrud.
er around the waist and deposited him
on the sidewalk. Two hours later his
wife returned.
Henry" she said. was there any
one here during my absence?"
Yes snorted Jones, there was
some lunatic here who said he came
to start something, but just landed
him out on the sidewalk before he
had time to make move"
Henry, you are the biggest goose
in town."
in what way?"
Why, the man came to start the
clock that hasn't been running for a
week. He Is clocksmith."
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HELD THEM ALL PRISONERS
Faithful Dog Somewhat overzealous
In What He Thought Was
His Duty.

An Austrian banker went to Vienna
on business. He arrived in the eve
ming, travelling with large, hand
some dog. They put up at the hotel.
and next morning the gentleman went
out, giving orders that care should
be taken that his dog did not stray
from the house. The chambermaid
went to make up the bankers room.
Bruno was very pleased to see her,
wagged his huge tail. licked her hand,
and made friends thoroughly, until.
her business being done, she was
about to leave. Not so. Bruno calm.
ly stretched himself full length before
the door. He explained, as perfectly
as possible, that he knew his duty.
No one should leave his masters
room in his absence.
When the girl tried to pull the door
open sufficiently for her to slip out
he growled and showed his teeth, and
finally tried them on her legs. The
woman's screams brought another
maid, and yet another, and then In
succession all the walters. Bruno
was glad to let them all in. but he
allowed no one out. The room be-
came pretty we'll crowded, and every
bell in the house meantime rang,
while the walls echoed cries of
waiter! Waiter!"
Finally the lady who kept the hotel
appeared. and pushed her way irately
into the room, asking angrily, as she
walked in, what sort of a picnic they
were all holding there. Bruno let her
in, too, but not out again-oh, no!
When the lady's husband appeared
she called to him loudly to keep out
side, to send messengers securing the
city for the banker, and meantime to
endeavor to pacify the angry Gus
toners downstairs.
That Austrian banker was q well
come man when he arrived.
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in a moment the thin man had her in
his arms and she was crying upon
his shoulder, and then they began
kissing each other right in front of
the crowd.
There was sort Of universal gasp
of stupefaction. Frank Stockleigh
cleared his throat--and then he wasn't
looking at the crowd any more, but
only at Jenny Walsh and the thin
man. who was still hugging her.
The gasp was succeeded by breath
less silence. Then Mayor Williams
peered hard into the thin mans face:
and suddenly he cried
"Jim Furber, as ! am alive!"
He spun round, and Jenny too. and
she was looking at us with a kind Of
gentle defiance in her. eyes; and they
were holding each others hands.
"Why, thought you were-T thought
you were" stammered Doc. Will
lams, and that was as far as he could
get He couldn't exactly tell him he
thought he was in prison; and yet the
surprise Of Jim's temperance, and
his appearance in Franks company,
made the mayor forget himself.
Yes, was" answered Jim, looking
at him with the blinking gaze Of
man who hasn't been In the free air
as much as he should have been. II
was in the penitentiary eight years.
But"
And he broke off in sort of chok-
Ing sob, and Jenny linked her arm
through his. And then, for once Mayor
Williams did the right thing,
Jim, you and Mr. and Mrs. Stock
leigh are going to be my guests at
dinner" he said. $50 come along all
OF you-straight up to the house, And
you, of course, Miss Jenny" he con.
tinued.
But 1t was not until the dinner was
over that the mystery was explained,
and 1t was Frank Stockleigh who
cleared 1t up.
"Friends," he began, and there was
something In his tone which checked
the air Of jollity, II am bringing back
to you not only my wife"-here he
bowed toward her-"but also your
felow-citiZen, Mr.. Furber You prob
ably know the sad circumstances con-
nected with his disappearance. Let
me say that after eight years impris-
onmeAt his innocence has been proved
by the confession Of dying man.
l., huu
preferred to remain under a stigma
rather than drag the name Of the dead
mans relatives into publicity. You
cannot give him back those eight
years, but you can take him into your
hearts"
In a moment every man there, and
every woman, too, was crowding
around jim shaking his hand. and |
think In that moment the memory Of
those eight years fell from his mind
and he became a normal man again.
He stood up and tried to speak.
After several attempts he found his
voice.
Thanks to Frank Stockleigh," he
said 1T was he gentlemen, who dis
covered what had happened to me and
travelled East and spent thousands of
dollars proving my innocence. And I
ask you to drink to-drink to Frank
and his bride and-and my wife, whom
YOU know as Miss Walsh. You see,"
he added choking more and more,
I'VE were-married-whe I-I-was
-prisOn-eight years ago"
Copyright. 1914. by W. G. Chapman,)
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BACK TO MER|vALE
BY FRANK FlLSON.

l suppose 1t Is human nature to be
interested in the misfortunes OF our
fellow-beings, and that excuses tho
interest that everybody in Merivale
took In Jenny Walsh. It was not ami
mated by any spirit Of unkindness-
but we all wanted to see how Jenny
would take 1t.
Frank Stockleigh and his bride were
coming back to Merivale.
Jenny had been pretty once. That
was ten years before. She wasn't
much to look at now, though some
thought that she had charm. But
charm doesn't last much beyond thir-
ty-five. A; least, I'll qualify that by
relating what our mayor. Doc. Will
Jams. said. After thirty-five, he said,
a woman must have matronly charm.
because the girlish charm has grown
stale. That bore out his reputation
as the village wiseacre. And Jenny
was still slim and girlish, but she was
growing into a middle-aged woman.
Yet 1t didn't seem so long since
Frank had been madly In love Win
her. She was light-hearted girl IN
those days. She had known Frank
since they were chidren-but she re-
jected him. Nobody exactly knew
why, some thought she was in love
with ne'er-do-well Jim Furber. Any
way, Frank Stockleigh went West, and
now he was returning, the owner OF
the Montana copper mine and a mil
lionaire several times over. He had
bought Squire Gray's house, and an
nounced that he and his wife were
coming back to make Merivale their
home.
He and his wife, He had married
a Montana girl, and that was one OF
the things we wanted to know how
Jenny would take. 1t does need
courage for a maiden lady of thirty
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GOING TO HEADQUARTERS
BY VERA GOODE.

When Jack was called Jackie" and
vas looking for his first job as office
boy he absolutely refused to see any.
body except the president of the COM
pany. He politely declined the prof
fered service of the stenographer and
then of the Office manager. When he
saw the president come out he walked
up to him. So Jackie got the job.
Naturally, as he became older, he
grew into the rule of never seeing any
one but the highest in authority. He
said it was good rule, and he usually
got what he wanted.
When the telephone was out Of or.
der, instead of arguing with the oper
ators he wrote the president.
When he wanted to purchase half
dozen shirts or a dozen handkerchief
or a new rug for his room he wrote
the head buyer Of the particular de-
partment and made an appointment.
BY this audacious method Jack went
serencly through life and never reah
lied that there was anything worth
while below the calm and quiet sur.
face Ct high authority where he dwelt.
All this was before he met Katie.
There was something about Katie
that puzzled him as well as charmed
him. Katie looked for bargains, and
said that she'd infinitely rather be in
the hubbub Of sale than closeted
with the general manager, because
she had so much more time to pick
and choose.
Although Katie didn't like serenity
a bit, somehow Jack appealed to her.
Perhaps this was because the young
mans views were so entirely novel.
At any rate. 1t wasn't very long be-
fore Jack decided that he'd like to
see her great deal oftener than
present circumstances permitted-hed
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WOULD MAKE AN EXAMPLE
lrate Father Quite Naturally lndig.
nant at Young Mans Strange
Behavior.

What I'm looking for" said the
lawyer who'll make a certain young
man in my town come up to the chalk
line or 60 to jail"
whats a certain young man In
your town been up to-" asked the
policeman who had been addressed.
"Courtin' my daughter"
But that's no crime"
Engaged to her for two years"
"That's perfectly legal"
but the weddin' day was fixed. and
they should have bin married last
week" persisted the father.
"Oh. l see. Then he's gone back
on the girl?"
Gone dead back on her, sir and It's
a breach of promise case, II | know
anything about the law"
UNLESS he had good and sufficient
reasons, you know"
He couldn't have had. Nellie Is
one of the best girls In the world.
No; she didn't give him any reason
to fiip-flop."
And you didnt?"
mot a reason. sir. On the day be-
fore they was to be married | sent
for Sam and asked him to lend me
$500 and take my note for three years.
He sort Of choked up over 1t, and
that's the last anybody has seen Of
him. No, sir; never gave him no
reason for THROWN my gal over, and
you bet he'll either come up to the
scratch or he'll act as warnin' to
other fellers who don't know their
own minds. .'-Pearson's Weekly.
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SHOW STRENGTH OF INSTINCT
. Prove That In Man It is
Stronger Than Reason.

That even In man instinct Is some
trated by these two cases:
There had been shipped on Missis-
sippi river steamboat a box with q
glass cover containing very active
rattlesnake. Whenever anyone ap.
preached the box the serpent would
strike the cover. The owner of the
reptile challenged anyone to hold his
finger on the glass and let the rattler
strike at it. There was no danger and
it seemed an easy thing to do. First
one and then another tried it, but
when the snake gave its vicious spring
the finger was invariably drawn back
with a jerk. Instinct was stronger
than reason and will combined.
A young man in Paris had lost his
last sou at the gambling table. Not
only was he without means, but he
had lost large sum belonging to his
employer. He started for the Seine
with the intention of drowing himself.
On the way there was a great commo-
ton caused by the escape of lion
from strolling menagerie. The ami
NAL came galloping down the street,
and people fled in every direction. In
stantly the man who was seeking
death climbed lamp post and clung
to the top of it, trembling in every
limb. When the animal was captured
and the danger over he proceeded to
the river and plunged in.
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five, in not very flourishing' circum'
stances, to look her rejected lover in
the face when he comes home with
wife and several millions Of dollars
as we'll,
Especially when people thought she
had been In love with Jim Furber,
who was serving ten years sentence
in the penitentiary for stealing fifty
thousand dollars from the bank that
had employed him. Nobody knew for
certain that Jenny had cared for Jim
but anyway, there he was, shut up
behind prison walls for a goodish part
If his working life.
Would Jenny go to the train? We
were frankly curious. We wanted to
be there when Jenny met Frank.
There was to be a town welcome, and
spread for the homecomer and his
wife in Doc. Williams house.
Yes. Jenny was going to the station.
The whole of Merivales inhabitants
had gone trooping down, and all the
offices were closed. You see, 1t isn't
often a millionaire comes to Merivale
to settle down. And we had never
had q millionaire before who went out
of the village penniless youth.
Jenny and Frank--that was the alb
sorbing problem. When we heard she
was going, nothing could have re-
strained us.
1t seemed endless, that waiting, but
at last the train steamed In. Frank and
He jumped down like a boy, and
swung a pretty. buxom lady to her
feet, and stood staring at the crowd.
Then he gave whoop and stretched
out his hand to the mayor.
"My, but I'm glad to see you!" he
yelled. Don't tell me you're not Pete
Williams-red-headed Pete who used
to go fishing with me? Address OF
welcome? What, Mayor Pete! Mayor?
And Doctor Williams! Catch me.
somebody"
Then he presented Doc to his wife.
and soon we were all thronging round
the couple and giving them the best
welcome in Merivale. And Jenny?
Jenny was blushing like a schoolgirl.
And, before anybody knew what was
happening, Jenny had kissed Frank,
and Frank had kissed her; and Jenny
had kissed Mrs. Frank, and Mrs.
Frank had kissed her too.
We were all so excited about this
that nobody noticed the thin, tired
looking man with the closely cropped
hair who had got out of the same
coach and now stood behind Frank
Stockleigh, his eyes roaming restless
a ly about until they lit on Jenny's. But
suddenly Jenny sprang forward. and
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SEE THINGS TOO CLEARLY
Practical Fault of the Followers OF
Erasmus Is Pointed Out by
Writer.

Erasmus Is an ineXhaustibly inter-
he is more than that; he is type as
old as civilization. He is not to be
confounded with the Hamlets and
Amiels, whom he specifically resem.
bles. Their disease is impotence OF
will; their weakness, the lack OF the
courage of imperfection,' the courage
to do their best however inadequate
the means, however uncertain the is
sue. The difficulty of Erasmus and
the Erasmians is an intellectual one.
They are blinded by excess of light.
They see too clearly both sides of ev-
cry question to commit themselves to
either. They lack the sublime "aban-
dom with which simpler and usually
less enlightened spirits throw them
selves into causes which they only
half comprehend. Naturally the prac-
tcal world cannot do away with such
hairsplitting. The Erasmans are adj
jured to act, without too much regard
for past causes or future results They
are said to lack faith, and, in truth,
they are essentially skeptics. To
them, only an adumbration Of truth is
within the reach of finite minds, and
they are unable to become violently
energetic for an adumbration. They
have the penetration of Disraeli, with
out drawing his practical inference.
Charles H. A. Wager, in the Allan
tic,
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Rhythm of Work.

Rhythmic noises or motions In par
ticular have decided effects on the
efficiency of the worker. Unconscious
ly he will speed up or slow down SO
that his own motions will in some way
synchrCnize with the rhythmic pulsat'
ing If you do not believe 1t, try
stropping your razor some morning
and chew gum at the same time. II
you concentrate on your wrist move
ment you will find after a moment or
two that your jaw will work in syn
chronism. And if through the func'
tion of the will you make the two
motions independently Of each other,
within a greater or less time some
thing will slip and you will either
slash your strop or do something In
your mouth that will draw blood
The Engineering Magazine.