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SMITH WILL PAY YOU lOo for Dreaied Veal. '2io for Drnmcil Tork. lCc for Lire Itena. ,' 16c for Lira Spring Chlekene. 25 e per dozen for Freeh Ecn Smith never charge commlaelon. You ret ALL your money when jrou ihlp to Smith. You don't divide with the middleman. Ad dreia all shipment! rRANIC U SMITH MEAT CO. 'Tlehtlnr the Beef Trust" PORTLAND, OREGON Dr. B. E. Wright tlare roar teeth out nd pUte end brMtre work done. Kor out-of-town pitrone we flnleh plate And bridge Work In one dr If Decenary. rmccs: K.UrCi. . $5.00 KilrtlriTeA $3.50 CURfan Sin uikI rs-n, . $1.00 Sir TiTrlt . . SOC m nAwn.it. $5.00 tttf Rte U'J rietre..... .. Malni titrKfM. 50c IIHST METHODS Falnleee Extraction Free when plates or bridle work le ordered. Coniultatlon Free. You cannot Eet better patnleet work anywhere, no matter w much you pay. All Work fully Guaranteed tor riflaen Years Dr. B. E. Wright Co. ' 342 Wn.hlngton St., Portland, Oregon Take ear at depot and tranafer to Weanlne-ten flt. Mi.bL JPL sT" Established 1900 COLLECTORS Wa Buy and Collect Nolti, Morttoite, and Real Citalc Cenlracia. No Collection No Char, e Worcester Dldg., Portland, Ore. Htr Mlatake. Tha young woman was hastening to tho subway lUtlon on route to tha .railway train. Looking About for a bo to carry her heavy ault case, ah pled a ttalwert youth and aiked h'tm If bo would take It for her to tha station. Ho bosltatod a moment, a ha bad boon headed In an opposite direction, and thon compiled. At tha ticket window there wm an unuiual crowd. The bo puihod forward. bought a ticket for the young wqrasn, put It In the box and handed her the ;iutt ciuo. Aa ihe proffered htm the !dlm which aoemed about adequate 'for hta sorvlces he amllod at her po tcullarly, ihook his bend, lifted hie bat jgracofully and wne gono beforo the young woman bad time to proteat or Really to understand wbnt had oc curred. Then the appalling thought (came to her with conviction that ho was undoubtedly a college boy put ling In vacation time at some kind of employment which necenltated hit gearing qulto ordinary working felothes. ' "And how dreadful," she thought, C'qulrmlng with mortification, "ha ctuslly raid my fare, tool" 1U T0UK CXSCH F0K L 1 1 HMD Of Bhteiaf toHnftttia! Spraj kammi Cold Water Uydi Starch "Ota, 0" Nofl-Bsflw WatlrHK FlsM KAflO S.CMEMICAX0. 'TharmacistS m uivrairvt AiiMwe iuiT.ta I'hona Main 113 Union Painless Dentists Pull Set o( Teeth. . .. .-J2 UrUge Work or Teeth without PUUe 11 SO to 5 GoU Crown. HSM!2'!'S KTtalnCrowni . JS0toiJ.00 fcoU. or fcrteUia filllnie . tt.JJUa Eil.er riUinceL .. .. JOc to $1,00 Mt Plata Made, ... , 7-50 Ho charge for PalnWa Extracting when other work la done. It yeara' Guarantee with all work. Hour. I a. ra. to I p. ne. CUH MonUon Street. NOW 'best TIME or u 7 fir to one joer teeth put eaa Plate eaa brtd verkaoa. Fereei. et.towa retroaa we Belia plate aad bridge or la oae dariraeoeaMrf, 1'aioxai KtluCrMM 35.00 o(UiTiti3.50 OtleHBan 1.00 tatael riL1l 1.00 S!W rUflaat ,60 Owe lUiUr - rut.. COO Stit Sutter PIaIm 7.50 I. W, a. WUt. Nam ua Kuun IValMi Itti'llee .50 PaialMe Kitrutloa tt wbeaplatee or briii e work U aatreirosueliatlaa free, lom cuul eel setur itnuatmeuMMMfwiuu. . " ' TV. ealalMe verkeerekire. bo Better hew cb roe per, AU work fully suaraaUeU for nftoea lean. Wise Dental Co. INCORPORATED Painless Dentists IWRaf luHalil. Third t W lWf.ta, PMTUNS. OMSeil ! B., a.l A. U. u . M. taa4aya,lui apples C - gifViHi!! risnArriB feodccts co SffBBJ'eBBBBBJa You May Need It Ask your doctor about tr)e wisdom of your keeping Aycr's Cherry Pectoral in the house, ready for colds, coughs, croup, bronchitis. If he says it's all .i . - t ..i - r i. riiii, men uci a uuuic ui u i at once. Whv not show a t little foresight in such matters? Early treatment, early cure. W puVlUh ur formulas T7 bantta alaehel fren eur aiedloiuei yers Te erye yea le oeeinu yeur Many a bo Is called dull and stupid, when the whole trouble Is due to a lazy liver. We firmly believe your own doc tor will tell you that an occasional dose of Ayer's Pills will do such boys a Rreat deal of Rood. They keep the liver active. MadebytheJ.O. AytrCo., Lewell, Mate. SYMBOLISM DID NOT APPEAL Belinda ftejeets Proposal ef Charlie to Be Joined Together Like Hands of Clock. "Charlie," sorrowfully sighed the young lady In the parlor of the con crete houio, on Washington avenue, "It Is nearly 12 o'clook." "Yoe, llollnda," was the brontbtng response of her poetical companion, who was sitting on tho sofa beside her, tho mlnuto hand la drawlnc cloier and closor to tho hour hand, and when the time of midnight Is chlmod the two handi will be even as one. Oh, darling Uellnda," be oon tlnued, as he literally simulated tbo action of the mlnnto band, "may not the coming together of those two hands bo symbolical of uT" fho broke away and stood (Irmly on her feet. "No. Charles Henry Smith," she rotorted, angrily, "those two hands will remain as ono but a elnglo soo ond, and then the mlnuto hand will di vorce Itsolf and go on Its way alone. No, Mr. Smith, a minute band that doesn't stick Isn't the kind of symbol lira I wantl" Tents, Awnings, Sails Celt, Hiweetai, Cum tti Cettfl 1 or l.OOrt at factory prlcee, r-ACiricuNr AND AWNING CO. 17 N. Pint 8U Portland. Or. BUSINESS COLLEGE TiimiiBMeaiioi.reiHiio.tiiaei A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL. B,, PRINCIPAL. Ouri la adwiiiUdlti the hl hUnJard oommertUI echool ef tha NorthweeU Teachera haln Uth builoeit aud profeaelonal cipertenca qualify itu denta for aucceaa, by inJiiUuaX Inatrucllon If drilred, la ahort time anj at email eipenae. Poeltlon for each aa aoon aa cwapeteut. Open all tha yur. Cataloirue, builneia forma and pen. work free. Write tiy there la awaey In It. ASTHMA AND HAY PEVCR are qu ckly rolieved by Wyatt's AMhnia Itemedy. UuaranteeU or money refund ed. Ask your druggist or send six cents postage for Free Sample to J. C. YYYATT, DruggUt. VANCOUVCR, WAStlNGTON DAISY FLY KILLER CstfJCMfcH: UL ceMi.el. !. lull all . Mil .1 ami, utrf teui m im a,,, M4 m tolue wnklae. 01 au (mji m IcaaoLD aoutia in piut . eufa.r.r COFFEEt ) TEA SPICES' aUHINB POWDER rnicT DiRiir'I uuui niuiii ii CipssnaDevm inuariiun rm I A Ml Pure means that nothing whatever has been added to it Hawaiian means that it is grown and bottled in a Tropical Paradise Pineapple means the most healthful and refreshing of all juicy fruits Juice means the easiest and simplest way to enjoy the essence of the rich ripe Pine- ot nawau. WKen dwegJttt anJ gnxxrt kim't Dolt's fart Hawaiian PUf it pit J till. it4 al tktlt aamri lot a took' lit ttlllt a to gtt Ba aura thla auuna o. ill kaatta label aa4 nrre 11. in Uuin s.et. s rrataco, cj. IN WAR ON INSECTS Dr. Howard Kills Crop Destroy ers by Scientific Methods. Parasites Cultivated to Proy Upon In jurious Bugs WaihlnQton Hears Miss Elklns Will Become Mrs. William Hltt. Washington. Tho history of crop failures duo to tho effect of harmful and destructive Insects Is n well known ono For many yourH the grow ers of whent, cotton, fruit and other prod it co bnvo been harassed and oven dolled by tlicso parasites Hint oko out their existence by destroying mil lions nnd oven, billions of dollars' worth of tho harvests of tha coun try. Tho destruction and bllithtlng of tho cropn cruised by harmful Insccta has long been mado t study by tho agri cultural authorities nt Washington, nnd tho results In tho direction of rid- Dr. L. O. Howard, ding tho country of such peats hnvo been very fnvorablo In ovory wny. Dr L. O. Howard, head of the bureau of entomology nt Washington, tho larg est nnd mott efficient organization of Ito kind In the world, tins bocomo tho leading exponent nnd tha acknowl edged export of tho cult ot setting nn Insect to kill an Inioct tho sclenco of parasitology. Tho method uiod by Dr. Howard is to suppress tho harmful Iniocls and to foator tho useful ono, that Is to do ntroy tho destroyers by nbottlng tho destroyers of tho destroyers. Thus ha arisen n new and tngonlous branch ot sclontlflo ondonvor, tho ex port culturo of Insect pdrasltus. Al ready a number of tho most Important posts havo been reduced to Innocu ouincts by tha insocts of prey which havo boon sot upon tho trail; nnd while many others must etlll bo com bated Imporfoctly by artificial meth ods, rolontloss sclenco Is scouring tbo world for tho tiny mnny-tegged hounds which shall eventually hunt thorn down. Theoretically every Insect has Its own spoclflo enemy or enemies. Tbeso mny proy upon It directly as certain beetles prey upon the lurvao ot the foliage-destroying moths; or they may feed upon Ita eggs, as Is the case with many ladybirds, or they may depoilt their pvin eggs either within tho body or tho egg of the victim, thereby de stroying Iho lintnodlato or proapecttvo generation, Alwnya theso enemies tend to keep the Insect peats within normal limitations. Doubtlosa In many cases the parasite would wholly destroy n species woro It not for tho existence of hypcr-parnaltes which proy upon It and keep It from ovorox panslon. In a state of naturo this balance between the various species Is automatically preserved until man with bis Ignorance of thalr nature on. tors nnd disturbs tho whole status. tnioct Immigration bat been tha curse of American agriculture Of our 73 Importantly destructive species those whoso destructive powers amount up to millions of dollars annu ally 35 havo como to us from other countries. The coddling moth, tbo curse 'of npplo and pear orchards, Is of European origin. Tbo dreaded cot ton boll-weevil halls from Mexico. The Ban Joso scale comes from tho Immemorial east. The gypsy moth and the brown-tnll moth, twin plagues of Now England trees, were brought In by accident from tho old world. Aa soon as an Imported Insect shows signs of becoming formidable, experts trace It from country to coun try until they find a region whore It has been kuown for a long time, but has never reached tho proportions ot a pest. In such a place they are pret ty sure to And a parasite which la keeping tbo depredator down. If they can accltmatUe that parasite and es tablish It side by side with the Im portation, the problem la solved. Such wus the method In tbo caao of tho white or fluted scale Invasion of Cali fornia. The scale was Imported by a collector of plants at San Jose, prob ably from Australia. In a few years it had spread enormously, and was simply wiping out the orange crop wherever It gained a foothold, Work ing In conjunction with the progres sive state authorities of California the United States bureau of entomology sent an emissary to Australia, where tho scalo was discovered In what, was then supposed to be Its original en vironment. With the Australian scale, and preying upon Its eggs, waa found a small red-and-black ladybird, the Kovlus cardlnalla. One hundred of tbeso were brought back to Califor nia bred and distributed. To tho ter rified and skeptical oraugo growers the result must have seemed miracu lous. Within two yeara from the time when the first ladybird began to break fast on 6cale eggs, the victory was completely won. It was more than a victory; it was a slaughter. Since then tho wblto scale, while It is not wholly eliminated and never will b, has ceased to bo aa element ot peril to the citrus orchards of California. Occasionally at practically no coat, science wins a victory. The experts by turning their glass upon tha clover seed midge found that It produced two generations coincident with the clover crop. Generation number one Ml I wob novor very damaging, nut gen eration 'number two often destroyed . tho wholo second crop. Tbls being as-' certnlned, tho farmers woro Instructed to cut tho llrst crop ten days earlier. Thus tho adult' midges wera laid away with tho crop beforo any but tho most forehanded bad laid their eggs. I)y this procedure tho second growth of clover cscapod attack. From an economic viewpoint much of tho most Important work of para sttlrntlon la yot to bo dono, Tho dis covery of n parasitic destroyer ot tho ox warblo, for examplo, would menn n saving of $8,000,000 yearly In tho vnlue of cnttlo which romo to tho Cblcako stockyards alone, Somowhcro perhaps, a form of Insect Is missing Its opportunities, which might bo em' ployed In ridding American grain Ileitis of tho chinch bug, thereby snv Ing n loss of nn high as $60,000,000 In bnd years. There Is n crying need of successful parasitic cIicokb upon tho Mcdltorrnncnn flour moth, tho army worm, the striped cucumber bccttoB, the house-breaking moth, which cor rupts our stored clothing, nnd tho peach tree boror, to nam only a few familiar Bpoclos with cxpqnslvo appe tites, Hut the greatest potential dis covery 1b that of tbo pnraslttc bene factor which should perform upon tho American housa (ly or tho mosquito tho miracle of exorcism which St. Pat rick wrought on tho snakes of Erin. In round numbers $300,000,000 would not bo nn overestimate of tho conse quent saving In human life nnd earn ing power, plus tho Increased valuo of real cstuto. MI88 ELKIN8 TO WED AMERICAN. Washington. To boo married tho girl It was thought would bo his bride, Is tho luck of tho duke ot tho Abruiil. What kind ot luck It is for tho duko to tell, It ho will. William F, Hltt, who seems to hnvo mado a greater hit than bis dukeahtp, la tho lucktor man, nnd tho kind ot luck ho I In Is plain to nppreclato. Knthorlno Elklns Is tho girl In tho case. Sho Is Uto girl whoso nnmo for two years past has boon linked with that of tho duko, nnd to forget his sor row In not winning her It was said ho wont to Africa to hunt tigers. And now ho I coming to Washington to sco tho girl h u lost won by nnothor man. Tho wedding Is prombiod for tha early days of tho next social sunion hero, Tha announcement was made recently by friends of Hltt at the Chevy Chaso club, and settles the status of tho friendship of tho young couplo, which for two years has pro- saged their engagement, Tbo en gagoment will bo announced when MIbs Elklna returns to America In Oc tober. Miss Elklns and Mr, Hltt formed part of the bridal table party at the wedding of Mlas Mntblldo Townsond to Tetor Coelot Horry of New York, and that tho traditional bouquet ol tho bride, nn well as tho piece of cake to be uaed "under tbo pillow," baa revealed Hint thoy would be tbo next to plight their troth. MIbs Elklns, the ranklug belle ol Washington, Is abroad with bor moth er, while Mr. Hltt Is travollng with bla mother, and both are following practically the same route of travel. It Is regarded as certain that the duke of tbo Abruul will be present. Senator Elklns and ex-Senator Hen ry Qassaway Davis, father and grand father of tho bride-to-be, are elated over the match. Hltt Ik the son of the late Robert It. Hltt How a Queen Ordered a Coat. In a recent sale at Sotheby's, In Lon don, tho following document written on vellum, and bearing Queen Eliza' beth's sign manual, was sold; "Elizabeth, by tbo grace of God, Queno (sic) of England, ffraunco (slo) and Iroland, defender of the faith, etc., woe will and commando you fortho wltho uppon tho elghte hereof to do liver, or cuwbo to bo delivered to our well beloved servanto, Half Qrooko, Esquire, alias Yorko, one of our her auldes of Armes, one coto depicted with our Armes on Batten with fine goldo In oylo ot liko stuffo, lengtbo and breadoth aa heretofore bath bene accustomed. "Wesmlnster, tho XXIVth dale of Januaryo. In tbo thirtoy fourth yere of our ralgno. "To our trustle and well beloved sorvante, John Ffortescue, Eaqulro, Master ot our great wardrobe." Worse. Dick There's one thing about Lou ise, she nover repoata stories about her woman friends. Ethel Repeats I No, Indeed; sho starts thorn. Boston Evening Tran script Smart-Set Language. "What a beautiful costume, dear J "Do you Uko ltT" "Ob. my dear, I love It. It's lust too hideously fashlonablo tor word I" London Opinion. I SOIL FERTILITY IS WANING. United States Agricultural Expert Predicts Exhauatlon of Farm Land of Western Prairies. Tho agricultural department nt Washington Is concerned about tho ex haustion of tho soil of tho Untied Stntca. On tho prairies ot tho wost fertility la beginning to wane. In many of tho older communltlca fertil ity 1ms been reduced below the point of profltablo production. How to store and maintain productivity of soil In it most Important phase bf tho conserva tion problem. Theso observations nro set forth In a farmers' bullotln prcpnred by W. J Splllman, agriculturist In chnrgo or tho ofllco of farm management of the agricultural department. Mr, Splllmnn Bays that In order that tho pralrlo country may not follow tho descent of the cast and south It Is necessary that Intelligent nnd vigorous effort be mado to farm correctly, Homing of Innd on short leases for tho purpose of growing grain for the market Is ono of tho surest means of reducing tho productlvo power of the soil. Well managed pastures and ra tional systoms of crop rotation nro nec essary to tho development of perma nent systems of profltablo farming. Land owners must rcnllzo this, and must tako steps to Improve renting methods by stocking their farms with n full complement of domestic animals, In enso tho renter Is not nblo to do this for himself, nnd by giving longer lenses whoroby tho renter mny reap tho reward of Intelligent management. In vlaw of tho soil wasto that has occurred, Mr, Splllman asserts, It Is not surprising that values of farm products havo risen to n marked do greo In tho last fow yeara. POTATO BUGS ARE AT WORK. War Must Be Commenced Early and Continued With Vigilance Paris Qraan Recommended. Potato bugs ore nt work. Thoy aro nn enemy to bo poisoned by tho pota to grower. Wnr must bo commenced enrly and continued with vlgltnnce. Paris grocn Is tho most highly recom mended. It mny bo used as n spray, with a sprinkler, mixed with nlr slaked lime, flour, or lino, dry road dust, slftod over tho potato plants when covorcd with dow or rain. In any form of ap plication at least ono pound of Paris green should bo used por ncre, but when tho plnnts nro Inrgo n greater amount mny bo required, Tho Minne sota Experiment station prefers to im parls green tnlxod Into n thin paste with water nnd than stlrrod In the larger vulumo of wnter to bo used In n Bprayer. Very good rosulta, howovor. havo born obtnlned by tho uao ot a common sprinkler. Whoro tho crop Is largo nnd It Is posslblo to procuro one, a powor sprayer la advised and re gnrded as almost Indispensable. Milk of lime, mado by slaking two pounds ot stono llmo In water to each pound of Paris green, should bo carefully strained Into tho poisonous mixture to provent burning of tho plants. Arson uto of lend may bo uaod as a potato bug poison, but It is moro expenslvn than Paris green. Paris green mar bo mixed with bordeaux mixture, when tho mlxturo Is uaod aa a disease de stroyer. In this case no additions) llmo need bo added. The Colony House. Tho permanent colony houao Is not as good as tho portable. Tho portable house Is usually built upon runner similar to tho common stono boat In the spring and summer they aro drawn upon tho range, nnd In winter may bo brought up near tho feed house and nrrnngod In rown, so It la almost as easy to care for tho birds na If thoy were In a alngle continuous houso. Tho colony-house system Is In general uao In England, nnd la practically tho only system employed, says a writer In Daltlmoro American, TIicbo colony houses havo wbeolB at each corner nnd no floor. I would advlso thoao who contemplate going Into (ho poultry buHlness. no matter on what scale, to start with tho colony system. It takes a little moro work, but it Is boat In tho end, and tho chances of success nro much groator than whoro tho other plans aro followed. The Modern Farmer, Tho modern fnrmor Is working to ward a well-defined purposo. Hl con stant aim la to do less work that re quires muscle and brawn, but moro brain work. Ho purposos to purchase machines that will do tho drudgery nn it Irksome tasks whllu ho himself can find tlmo to solve tho problems of farm management. A littio neaaworx, uronerlv aniillod to tho management of a farm, will often turn loss Into profit Food For Chicks. A handful of grain dug Into an ant hill will bring tho chickens to It, and then good-by to tho Insects. A plant of Swiss chard sown ad Joining tho poultry yard will supply greens all summer provldod tho fowls are not allowed to cat It moro than an hour n day, To Maintain Nitrogen, Nitrogen must bo maintained by iogume crops, and tho beat loguino for tbo corn belt Is clover, Tho clover crop should bo left on tho ground. It removed, not much, If any, nitrogen Is added to tbo soil. If the crop Is re moved and fed to average llvo stock and the manure given avorago caro and hauled back to tho field, tho loss Is noarly one-half of tho plant food and three fourths of the organlo mat ter. If a good crop of clover Is loft on tho ground onco overy three or four years, only tbo seeds being romovod, It will supply sufficient nitrogen for qulto largo grain crops, Milking. Milking with wet bands Is a filthy practlso. Tbo clean milker uses clean bands and Is euro beforo ho begins that tbo cow's udder Is clean and that no falling dirt can get Into tho milk. Using lard on tho bands to mako milk ing easy will aid In making hard milk ers. It will also help to keop tho cow's teat very tender. Dampening tho teats with milk also has the saue effaot Boins eaT rt'-vTK nir-v Odd Answers to WASHINGTON. Ono of tho princi pals In tho Washington public schools has been telling her friends ot somo amusing Incidents of tho flnnl examinations beforo tha closo of tho schools for tho summer. Among tho questions sho gnvo to tho children In tho third grndu wns: "Namo tho flvo racos of mnn." Imag ine her Btirpriso when ono tut nn swored: "Automobllo races, liorso raccn, airship races, foot races and bicycle races." Another qucbtlon wns: "Namo somo of tho organs of men." To this ono child replied: "Mouth organ, hand organ, plpo organ." Tho splnnl cord was defined as a string running from tho back of tho head to tho bottom of tho heels. "EarB," said one, "nro Just as Impor tant na goad clothes and should bo taken caro ot Just aa well. Don't let bugs crawl Into your cars, but If ono should got In tbero syringe your ear with soap suds and afterwards drop somo molasses Into It" "Poison," wroto nnothor, "should bo doctored nt enco nnd not allowed to run on as It Is dangerous, Don't trent poison rough It Is llablo to run Into blood poison. If nnyono should tnko poison It Is n good Idea to keep It as high up nut of reach as possible." "You ought to keep poison In n llttlo Rural Free Delivery Is Growing Fast THE rural freo doltvcry sorvtco of tho United States moans the die trlbutlou of nearly 3,000,000 lettors nnd pnrcoU annually along tho highways and byways of every stato nnd terri tory from Mnlno to Alaskn. A forco of 41,000 carriers dally go over tho routcn assigned to thorn, says a wrltor In tho llookkeeper, Urtnglng tho mnll to tho farmer now coats tho nation $30,000,000 n yenr In snlartoB far tho carriers, expense of examining now routoa, maintaining postoftlcea, payments of Inspector!), special ngonta, clerks and chiefs of buronuB, To sccuro Information to mnke changes in routes nnd carriers, whor doomed necoasary, to establish now routes and to rocord nnd tabulato statistics and data for the postmaster gonernl an well as for tho public, a forco of only 110 persons la required In Washington, In aplto of tho great amount of oltlco work nnd correspond' enco thnt must bo finished dally, Moro than n million lettors aro re ceived and anawered by tho depart ment of rural freo delivery In n year. Many of thoao received aro merely ad dressed to tho department To savu Baseball and the WASHINGTON had a "safo and anno" celebration of tho nntlonn! birthday. In years gono by the na tional capital has been noted for tho noisiest Fourth of July celebration of any city In tho union, l.nat yenr they adopted tho "sufo and snno" Idon. Day fireworks and a parado In tho morning with Bpocchmaklng on tbo plain fronting tho city buildings, In the afternoon a motor parade and, nt night, nn Illumination of tho Monu ment grounds nnd moro flroworka, Tho "aafo and snno" Idea took well at first and Washington determined to stick by the modern form of celebra tion this year, Therefore tho celebra tion last Monday began with the read ing of tho Declaration of Indopendonco In front of tho city buildings. Ton o'clock wns tho hour set, but, as luck would havo It, tho same hour tho Bos ton Hod Sox and tho Nationals crossed bats, Tho Washington Post and tho Washington Times havo of fices opposlto tho city building. A crowd of about 1,000 people had gath ered for the ceremonies. At tho news paper offices tho megaphono men had been connected by wlro with tho base ball park. Why Burton Didn't SINCE Senator Dtirton took his con gressional Investigators of Euro pan watorways abroad ho has been relating this ono. Tho senator was In Switzerland. In front of tho hotel at which ho was stopping a mountain climbing party was arranging for a start to tho top of ono of tho lesser Alplno peaks, Tho guldo was us busy an a bird dog nosing around, and giving limitless ndvlco and Instruction In what to do and how to do It "Is ho n thoroughly skilled climb er?" naked tho Oliloan of the hotel proprietor. "Ah, zut ho coz," exclaimed tho bonl faco "Ho buvo lost two partes ot Teachers Questions room under lock and key In a little bottle and tho enrk In so It can't be got out and lililo tho key and have skeleton on tho bottlo and not let no body go In there." "A good nnty dote for poison," said one, "Is to take a tencupful of soap suds overy ten minutes to mnko you vomit till tho doctor comes." (It Is awful to think of tho doctor's being dolnyed several hours.) A clnss of slx-grado pupils wera asked to wrlto a abort biographical sketch of Longfellow. Ono mombor of the class proudly submitted the following! "H. W. l.onRfellow was n grand man. He wrote both poems nnd poetry. Ho gntduntod at Dowdoln and after wards taught tho nmno school whom ho graduated. Ha didn't liko teaching and decided to learn somo other trmlo, bo Ills school furnished him money to go to Kuropo nnd loam to bo a poet Ho wrato ninny beautiful pooms far children. Ho wroto "Ullly, tho Ulnck smith." Tho following brief but pithy com position wns handed In by n young ster who had been naked to wrlto on his fnvorltu holiday: "I liko tho Fourth of July best 'causa It's tho day America was discov ered." A hasty look Into n dictionary Is presumed to havo convoyed to tha mind of ono embryo cynic thnt "chari ty" means "nlum" Instead of "alms." "Ambush" was defined as a kind of bush nnd "habitation" wns Judged to refer to ono'a hnblts. It was nlso de cided that n "patriarch" wears feath ers "sanio as any other bird." time of opening nnd reading mlsslvoH not properly directed Is n part of tho work of tho mailing section. It In cludes n prlvnto poatofllco through which every letter rccolvcd or aont relative to rural delivery must pass. Every ono of tho half-million nnd moro letter sent from this depnrU mont Is copied for record by n tno chanlcnl system which snves tha labor of n hundred copying clerks evort whoro tho hand copying press or thu carbon method has boon omployed. A forco of only seventeen clerks is noed ed In thla section, yot In addition to hnndllng nnd copying mall thoy keep a dally rocord of all tho outlay for postage oxpenscs of tho department nnd sort nnd examine tho hundreds of letters dally received which must bo roturnod to tho postoftlco whoro they nliould hnvo been directed. What tho service docs in receiving: applications for now routes, petitions, for carriers, decisions of tho depart meat, tho payment nnd receipts, la. told by Iho poatofllco newspaper. The esprit do corps of tho rural froo delivery Is beat shown by tbo laat an nual report During the year It states that out of tho 41,000 In tho nervlcv tho total dismissals for causo woro only 105, leas than tbo total number of dentlis, Tho reasons for tho dlsmlssnls worn principally Incompetence and fnlluro to obiy Instructions. No dismissals wbataver for stealing from tho mnlln or other dlahtmeaty woro on tho reo ords. Declaration Mixed Promptly nt ton o'clock a bnldhoad cd man In n frook coat arose on thu flag draped stand In front of tho city building cleared his throat and bo Ban: "Whon tho course of human ov ' AcrtMta tho way tho megaphone man Interrupted with: "Milan Is nt the bat Hall onol" "vents It becomos noouewnry," con tinued tho Imldhended reader. "Foul Strlko ono," roared tho mrgnphona, Tho mnsoullne portion of the listen ers becamo rostlvo. Tholr attention turned In tho direction of tho mega phono mnn and their backs toward tho baldhoaded patriot "for ono people to dissolve tha pollt " "He hits to left For two bases Loltvolt at tho but Ily this tlmo 794 malo members of tho Independonco day audlonco had dashed madly across to Nowspaper How. Of tho original audience of tho "safo nnd snno" celebration, 134 wom en 22 children, a salubriously Intoxi cated rah driver and tho police guard remained. "Lellvclt sacrifices Eiborfeld singles Milan scores." "Hurrahl Wow! Wow" bol- lowed tho crowd and tho remainder ot tho reading of tho glorlout.' docu ment was Interspersed with "Good boy, Doc!" "Oh, you Gabby Stroctl" tor 14 hot Innings. Dut noston won. Climb Mountains touroestu down zco mountalno zldo, and bozo times ho havo como off wlzout bo mooch as zeo ono leotlo scratch," Durton did not climb any mountains during bis sojourn. Representative J. Harry Covington ot Maryland represents that section ot tho Terrapin stato known as thu Eastorn Shoro. Tbo Eastorn Sboro Is famed for producing not only tho highest living In all America, but it numbers among its population many ot tho highest livers. "The most notablo lnstanco ot gour mandlzlng which our section has pro duced," said Mr. Covington to a group of nowspaper friends, "Is old Joa Nicholson ot Talbott county, Ouo ot Joo's frlonds askod him It ho liked turkey. " 'Suro I liko turkey,1 rospondod Old Joo. 'Dut a turkoy Is an Ingpnvonlont sort ot a bird. It's a leotlo too much for ono and not enough for two." .