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ANT AID WEEK Big Can
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Phone CIassI9ied 1ds 8 Main $50.

Phone CLASSIFIED Ids e Main s16g.
( Thonas Dowling q Cos Augslenscss
NOTICE OF JsTEl1's SALE 81
~ virtue 81 certain decd 81 trust
ito the Undersigned. Nicholas Roberta
(beine an instrument executed ~ the
Dlatrlct ls gss@
IS. 1915. III Llher 1911 Folio sse. 81
.fhe land records o6 the District If Co
I,sbIs Eiysn & ssur e az ssus ess e
bonds Of said the District Apartment
CorporatfOnl. and because ~ default
therein, the unders,gnea trust trustee VII
III che premises, on the 18th dRy ot
March, 1875. at O'Clock 2. tho
1ollowing described land agd premises
s Z. g tlas city oks MNsnln ION IS
lot ss io4 ii the subdIvIsien made BY
AZ soyss cnaircl, s nss y nsr ps
recorded III Llber III Folio 10bs of tie
records 0f the office Qf the surveyor
~ the District oE Columbia
ana improvements situated upon said
land or any part thereof AncIu9lns
dynNl1ace. rlanftinr, engines boilers flk
tfnxe machinery heating ll2nlluA.
refrigeratlng. plumbing apparAtpa ana
fixtures ~ every klnd Ast4enea to 81
part thereof IS II aid nortgaee more
TERMS OF SALE. Dne-thlru 81 the
purehaee money to be paid n cash. bal
aFlcs In two equal inetallments pay
able IL one and two years. with Inter
est at per cent per annums payable
sen1Iannually. from date az sale, ee-
cured " deed of trusk upon the
property sold, or all cash. ct the option
50f the purchaser. Al deposit az $4,000
will Be required ~ time of sale. AL
conveyancing. recording. revenue stamps
and material fees ~ cost ct purchaser
Terms of sale 70 be complied with
within thirty days from day Of sale.
otherwise the Trustee reaefvea the
risk ana cost * de4aulfiug purchaser
after five days advertisement n such
resale lr sols nsWsnsgeI ..sS ~ s
ord or no sale,
NICHOLAS ROBERTS
Trustee.
NICHOLAS r. JONES.
WILTON y. LAMBERT.
II HI YEATAIANs
Attorneys for Trustee
FabtI, us, 25AEar4
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WTD-ROONIS AND BOARD as

WANTED--Party to care for child 3
years old. to board her and give a
nice home; all other expenses l will take
OF myself; please state price by the
month. Address Box SS, Times Herald. =
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Auction Sales
phone cIasslllsd Ads e MaIn s2sO.

THOS. DOWNING u CO., Aueti0neeFs,
111B Eye 81. ~. w.
SALE or PERSONAL EFFECTS AND
household goods for storage chargee.
Notice IS hereby given that on Sakur-
day Februarv 20 1925. at 10 o'clock
4. M. there win 30 s0Id AZ public auc-
ton m front of the United States
STORAGE Companys Warehouse. 418-426
10fh ST M W. Washtmgt0n ID O.
"a enforce liens for storage charges,
etc. due and unpaid. all goods. furnl@
ture china glassware books pictures.
refrigerator beds. bureaus boxes and
coYlfents. trunks and contents house
hold and personal effects on storage
with the United Sknses Storage Conn
pany in the names of Nj. and Mrs.
Van Wyck Mott Secretary Feb. I'll
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DoMnsrIcs WHO WANT woRK

should watch the Help Wanted ads
II this newspaper every day. II
the type Of job you are fitted Tor
a not advertised you should In
vesffeate Miss Deans Situation
wanted Service; maintained by this
Newspaper. This special service OF
fero an opportunity for you 20 put
your qualifications before WASH
ineton employers at minimum cost.
See Miss Dean TODAY. Room 433
Hearst Bldg (1317 H ST. n. W.l
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WANTED TO BUY

CLOTHING tmen,s cast-off) can be
easily converted into cash. We pay
the best prices Of anyone In the city.
we viii send our car Rt any time. Call
Main 4145 Justh's Ola Stand. 6I9 D
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NICHOLAS ri JONES
MILTON IF LA sfBER1.
II. II YEATAEAN.
Aftorneys for Trustee.
Ifebl i 49, 5, Mara
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WEARTNG APPAREI.

CLOTHING-Work everyone who
trades with US knows that ii pays 70
buy from ue. See our slightly used
tailored suits and overcoats. IS to SIS.
stand. sls D ST. n. ".
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NICHOLAS II. JONES
WILTON y. LAMBERT.
Il. HI YEATAIAN,
Attorneys for Trustee
FabII u. 2SsIart
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r EA l. IT O II S

REALTORS IL the District subscribe the eodo
outlined by the Washington Re. Estate BoaLd &c
the Organization privileged use ne ue
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p. BARRETT
1902 X st. ~. w. Main 90i6.
Il. CLIFFORD BANGS.
Investment Bldg. Frank z4O.
CAFRITz CO.,
18th q II SITS. N. w. Main $3.50.
). DALLAS GRADY.
aO4 14th st. N. Main 61s1.
JOHN +. BoNoHoE 4 SONS
ala Pa. Ave s. 81 lincoln 81.
HARRY A. KITE
1914 * st. ~. w. Main I'LL.
= LEO .KOLB
92s n. =. AVE. NV. Main so2T.
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9TH ST. N E., 806-semi- detached. Z
rooms and bath, newly papered and
painted throughout; Gear garage; $3.50
cash; price, $4,000; terms like rent for
balance Call Main 1881
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SITUATIONS WTD.-aIALE q


ASST. Bo0KKEEPER - Typist file.
clerk: boy IS, graduate Business High
school, desires position with opportunity
for advancement. Main 1922.
BooKKEEPERG General office work:
experienced young man desires enl-
pioyment with concern or corporation
with future advancement. Free to
travel: Al references Box S-272.
Times-Herald.
CLERICAL-YounB man, high school
graduate. knowledge Of and exper-
fence In bookkeeping, desires perman-
emit employment. Lincoln 1892.
SF1REMAE-Machini "a: experienced
in steam boiler, machinfst. auto me-
hanic work. desires position. Box
N8-256. Times-Herald.
PAINTER-First-c class young man.
married, desires work where skill
and ability are needed: references.
Box 81 255, Times Herald
SALESAfAN--1st class past 5 years.
called on groceries. hotel and con-
dictionaries. Owns car. Al references.
Age %. Box S-277. Times-Herald.
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1UsCELI.ANEOUS FOR SALE IS

RADTo-"Malon LENNON. Neutrodyne.
with Timons talker. steel masts.
storage battery: equipped; sacrifice.
Call after 8 p. m. Adams 5000.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-30

hanging lamp and stereoscope in the parlor were luxuries. No one was ever operated on for appendici- tis and no one bought glands. Mi crobes were unheard of and folks lived to good old age, and each year walked miles to wish their friends Merry Christmas.
 To-day you know, everybody rides in automobiles or flies, plays golf, shoots craps, goes to the movies nightly, smokes cigarettes, drinks anything in sight, planes the hih cost of living on the opposite party and never goes to bed the same day, and thinks he is having a wonder ful time.
 These are the days of suffragets ting, profiteering, excess taxes and prohibition and if you think life is worth living I wish you a Happy New Year"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-30

eggs were three dozen for 25 cents, butter 10 cents pound, milk 5 cents quart. The butcher gave away liver and treated the kids to bologna. The hired girl received s2 a week and did the washing. Wom- en did not powder and paint, smoke, play poker or shake the shimmie
 Men wore whiskers and boots, chew
 ed tobacco, spit on the sidewalks and cussed. Beer was cents : glass and the lunch was free. Laborers worked ten hours day and never went on strike. No tips were given to the waiter and the hat check grafter was unknown. A kerosene
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-30
'KETCHIKAN DEBTOR MAKES
 REPLY TO LAWYERS DUN

A certain professional man in Ketchikan for some months past has been rendering bills to man of Ketchikan without receiving any re- ply. Shortly before the first of the year he wrote his debtor asking him to say just what he intended to do about the account In due course, reply which did not say word about the account, but the letter is good at least for a smile and for some a laugh. It reads:
 "Thirty years ago I remember
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CHULITNA NEWS

We'll, here we are again started on new year with the mildest win ter in the last five years. We have about two feet of snow on the level here now. It has been so mild that most all the streams appeared again with the weather around 30 and 40 above for the past month Everyone here enjoyed a good Christmas and also big feed and a few presents from our friends. I hope you folks in Seward had good time Christ mas. Moose Johnson is still running his trap line and has caught 24 mink and 12 weasel so far. The mink are nice and dark
 Carl W. Carlson, the Free-Milling Kid, stopped over atChulitna as guest of Moose Johnson and Wertz for two days. He gathered up his small outfit and left for Little Gold Stream, mile 423, where he plans on trapping until March.
 Sperro Gust has taken over Hurri- cane section on the A. R. R., suc- ceeding Tom Hagan, who resigned on Jan. F. MT. Stanley is his new helper.
 James Aveno, section foreman, and Dan Pigoff and Ole Selnes, helpers of Gold Creek section, were up at Chulitna shining up four bad places for two days, Jan. 13 and IA. MT. Aveno has thirteen miles of a sec tion and one of the hardest north of Curry as he has two long sidings to look after also.
 Jan. 15-Mr Thompson, chief line man at Curry was up to Chulitna and cutdown some trees that were about to fall on the wires. While at Chulitna he had dinner with Moose Johnson and Harry Wertz.
 Moose Johnson passed thru Can yon Jan. 16 with his team of five dogs on his way to Gold Creek where he visited with James Aveno for two days. While there he made visit to the newlyweds of Gold Creek, MT. and Mrs. Will Johnson. who were married at Seward Dec. 12. Every one at Gold Creek joins in wishing them the best of luck and happiness on their journey thru life together
 Jan. 17.-Mrs. J. w. Gale at the pump station has been bothered with rheumatism the past month but is feeling little better now. MT. Gale says the ptarmigan have all disap- peared from Canyon and also from Grance.
 Harry Madsen, roadmaster. using hand speeder to travel over his division, inspecting his track stop- ped at Chulitna for about an hour and went on to Gold Creek to stay overnight He reports that there is no snow at all on the ground for 20 miles each side of Healy.
 Jan. 19-Traok Walker Andrew Ott, at Chulitna and Harry Wertz finished sinking the we'll for water under the stationhouse and are now waiting for some short pipe to come out on Fridays train. The station house will have water again, in the meantime Moose is hauling the water from Salmon creek.
 Jan. 2O.-Carl Williams, the smil- ing Kid, is now brakeman on the To- cal passenger train north of Curry.
 Jan. 1O-Mr. Gray and MT. West, prospectors and trappers from Clear Creek, 25 miles south of Gold creek. l came down with a few furs and went on to Talkeetna.
 MT. Williams of Williams road-l house at the mouth of. Indian river. Mile 266, has been resting up for few days on account of being sick. l He is much improved again and has | left for Talkeetna to work on the new steel bridge that the Alaska Railroad is putting in up there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

A jagged streak OF lightning tore
across the woods. showing for one
minute the muddy ground and the
great, bare trees waving their arms
against the storm.
"Oh." moaned Eve, and hid her
eyes against her arm. Isn't there
something to do? I'm getting soaked
and I'm scared to pieces"
Let's drop the bag Of nuts and
make a run for it," suggested her
cousin. Keep your eyes shut if the
lightning bothers you"
Eve did as he said and stumbled
with him over the uneven ground
until she felt herself on smoother
soil, evidently q path. Step up"
commanded Roger, and she stepped
on a wooden floor. Then she heard
door close behind her and she
opened her eyes.
The occasional flashes of lightning
showed her a small room, low-raftered,
with fireplace at one end. 1t had
a musty odor, as though it had been
long closed. There was no furniture
in the cabin, SO she took q deep
breath and sat down nervously on the
floor besides Roger, her eyes filled
with growing terror.
why, Roger, / believe this is
why it must be-the haunted cabin
near Findley's place" she whispered
brokenly.
We'll, it was the only place to go.
Haunted or not, it's better than being
out under the trees in a storm like
this"
But they say" Eve paused, re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
These Riddles Are Brain Teasers.

name it you break it?-Marjorie San
diferd, Clayton. La.
34S. What is the value of the moon
Nicola Decker, Bedford. Ind
$40. What goes all over the world
with its tongue out?-Beulah Rey
nolds, Sioux Falls. South Dakota.
$50. What chickens are usually as
hard as paving rocks?-Elizabeth
Eason, Lebanon, Tenn.
Answers.
312. One YOU lick with a stick and
the other you stick with a lick. 313.
Ordinarily II has little to say, but
generally carries it's point. 314. Life,
for we all have to give it up. 3lo.
A ditch. 316. When it turns over a
new leaf. 317. A pig sty. 318. Be
a minute. 800. The scales.
331. Because he has title and sew
eral pages. 332. A revolver. 333 Be
cause the more you lick it the faster
it goes. 334. Noise. 335. Because he
broke all the commandments at once.
1886. The multiplication table. 337
When they gather in the rents. 1893.
Because it makes men, mean. 339-
The back of a watch. $40. Because
1t has no point.
341. Chicago. 342 One was Ill with
the flu and the other flew with the
ill., 343 When 1t takes a roll. 344.
Smile. 1t has a mile between the
first and last letter. 345. A crowd
346 Sunshine. 347. Silence. 34S.
Four quarters. 349. A wagon. $50.
Plymouth Rocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
Another Group of Posers.

1t is past examination time. but
all you poser fans should be In good
trim for quizzing. Here are a few
things that you may know, even If
you never learned them in school.
Let's see how high your grade is on
this examination-you can't pass I'M
less you know five or six of the
answers.
/. What makes water bard?
2. What is a furlong?
3. What is the meaning Of elude?
4. Who invented the phonograph
and in what year?
s. Where Is the Suez Canal?
s. Who wrote 1.-THE Wreck Of the
Hesperus"?
Z. Where is the Pc River?
8. Who were the Hessians in Amer
lean History?
g. What city is the capital Of
Sweden?
10. What President Of the United
States was born in Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
A Happy Bird Family.

MAGGIE and Jiggs, two love birds.
AVA live in Atlanta, Ga. with In
dia Small. They will shake hands. J"
India tells us they stay out of their
cage all day and at night when it Is
time for them to sleep they will go in.
The birds are very fond of lettuce
and will eat out of her hand.
When they are in the cage, she says
she can put her hand in and they
will sit on II, because they trust her
and know she will not hurt them. She
saws that all the people who visit at
her home are very interested in her
pets.
Shine Actually Shines.
DoLAND RICHMOND of Winston.
IN Salem. n. c., tells us that he
knows of few boys having dogs for
pets who think as much of them as
he does of Shine. He was named
Shine because he is SO black that
he literally does shine. When Roland
bends over, Shine will jump on his
hack and sit up on his hind legs as
straight as a Judge" Roland says
that he can do many tricks.
Nige Likes Slow Pitching.
Nige. a black Spitz. Is owned by
Richard Osborne of Tacoma, Wash.
Richard says that Nige is a very
good watchdog. He has taught
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

II. Who is supposed to have driven
the snakes out OF Ireland?
IL. What are the three primary
colors?
10. How many ribs has a normal
man?
IA. Where is the Rock of Gibraltar?
10. What city is known as THE
Pittsburgh of the SOUTH
16. What is quadruped?
Answers.
I. The presence in 1t of mineral
salts.
2. One eighth Of a mile.
5. Avoid. escape.
4.Thomas A. Edison. in 1876.
5. In northern Africa between the
Mediterranean and the Red Seas.
6. Henry WadsWorth Longfellow.
Z. In Italy.
8. German soldiers who fought for
England In the Revolution.
8. Stockholm.
10. James Buchanan.
II. St. Patrick.
IL. Red, yellow and blue.
IS. Twelve pairs.
IA. At the western entrance to the
Mediterranean Sea
Is. Birmingham. Ala.
16. An animal having four feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

Ancient Dictionaries.

We make use Of the dictionary in
some way almost every day, but
how many of us know anything of
it's history? How many know
where the idea Of making books of
words and their meanings started?
Scholars who have investigated
these things tell us that the people
of ancient Assyria and Babylonia
were the first to make use Of diction-
aries: not for actual words, but for
signs they used in writing.
1t is to the ancient Greeks that we
owe the beginnings of our modern
dictionaries. However, while the old
dictionaries were few in number and
could only be understood and used by
a small number of educated people,
our unabridged editions contain t6ou-
sands Of words and can be used by
every one who can read.
Noah Webster's first dictionary was
completed in 1906.
So the modern dictionaries we use
today are the result of hundreds of
years of study by learned men. Small
wonder that we lay such emphasis
on the value of words, and strive to
spell and pronounce them correctly
and know their meanings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
Reading the Dictionary.

friend once called upon famous
writer and was much amazed to find
him reading the dictionary! In answer
to his surprised question, this famous
author told his friend that he made a
regular practice OF reading 1t.
The dictionary is probably one of
the most neglected books in the Eng
lish language. Perhaps you think
that it would be pretty dry reading,
but if a great writer, an expert in
the use Of words, can afford to spend
his time in this way, how much more
can each of us.
The world always admires a person
who is a master of words. Without
the ability to express them properly.
a mans great ideas lose half their
power You probably will not care
actually to read the dictionary. but
make a practice Of consulting 1t regu-
larly. Go to it and look up" any
word that you come across. the mean
ing Of which you do not know. This
habit, combined with that OF reading
good books. will soon increase your
vocabulary in a remarkable way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
Stories About Our Pets.

his pet many tricks - beginning
for his dinner, laying his head on a
chair and praying" and carrying
packages. He says that he can play
ball with Nige. as he can catch the
ball between his teeth If 1t Is not
thrown too fast. Richard says that
his dog is very companionable when
but he is not very friendly to
strangers.
A Canadian Dixie.
Dorothy Taylor Of Lethbridge,
Alberta, Canada, owns lovely
black and white cat called Dixie
Dorothy is very proud Of Dixie's
best trick, which is to sit up on her
hind legs. We agree with Dorothy
when she says this is a hard trick
for a cat to do. She has two other
kittens which are her pets. too. Dixie
has been with Dorothy for three years
and holds first place in the affections
Of the entire family.
This Dogs q Tidy Pet
Morris Reicklos of Deshler, Ne.
braska, says that from his expert
ence he has found that dogs make the
best pets. His dog has been trained
so we'll that Morris can take him to
school with him and he will sit quietly
In the seat beside him until the
classes are dismissed and he is al
lowed to go home.
Morris has tackled a piece OF oil
cloth on the floor where the dog s
dish is kept and when he is given his
dinner his pet Is careful not to pull
the bones off the cloth on to the floor.
Morris takes his dog to the base ball
diamond with him and let's him help
chase the ball. He says 1t Is very easy
to train a dog to do tricks.
Rooster Answers Questions.
ct like dogs and cats" says Joy
Patricia Higgins of Algiers. La, but
I love my pet rooster the best" Joy
has raised her pet from the time he
was a week old. in the morning he
comes to the kitchen door and waits
for her to feed him his breakfast out
of her hand. When she asks him
questions. she says he shakes his
head to indicate whether he means
yes or no. Joy is very proud Of her
pet. 1at. then. who would not be?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

Where do you fans get all your
riddles? We can't print quite all
that we get. but we always want
more new and good ones. Maybe you
have one that will stump" the ed
itor: he'll admit that it took him a
long time to guess a couple of the
ones in this bunch
Sl2. What is the difference between
a naughty boy and a stamp?-Mildred
Ann Marien, Indianapolis, Ind.
S13. What is there remarkable
about Il bee?-Elose Foster, Crowley.
Iowa.
3l4. What is the greatest riddle in
the d?-Kathryn Pennell, Rich
land Center, Wis.
3l5. What is it that grows longer
the more il is cut?-Will Green, Bos-
ton. Mass.
3l6. When does a caterpillar i'm
prove its hehavior?--Mollie Rinaldo.
Nashville, Tenn.
317. What is the greatest eyesore
in a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS McMann, Ell
Paso, Tex.
als. Why is a honeysuckle like the
letter "A"?--t'rances Ward, Smyrna,
Tenn.
Sl9. What is it We all say we will
no one has ever done?-Mildred Ship
lev. Warren, Ind.
AGO. What part of the fish weighs
the most?-Glen Hitz, kingsdown,
Kans.
8Sl. Why is nobleman like a
book?
1872. What instrument of war does
the earth resemble?
339. Why is a lollypop like race
horse?
s34. What is that which. by losing
an eye, has nothing left but a nose"
235. Why was Moses the most
wicked man that ever lived?
336. Which is the Oldest piece OF
furniture in the world?
3S7 When are tailors and house
agents both following the same bust
ness?
3SS. Why should the male sex
avoid the letter a."
$40. What is always behind time?
34o. Why is poor joke like poor
pencil?
34l. What city is made up OF three
seventies Of chicken, two-thirds Of a
cat, and one.half OF a goat?-Mollie
Rinaldo, Nashville. Tenn.
342 What Is the difference between
a person who had the flu and an am
bulance driver?-Eleanor Stevenson.
Indianapolis. Ind.
343. When Is a barrel hungry
Alma NJ. Lohrmeies, Williamsville.
Mo.
344. What Is the longest word in
the dictionary?-Jerry Bidwell. Ogden.
Utah.
S45, What Is II that one cannot go
near without getting into it?-R. l..
Reasonouer, Sykes. Tenn.
346. What is Il that warns water
but vet is not fire?-Herbert Collins,
Nashville. Tenn.
a47. What is it which II YOU even