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: Ji I Vhile Salmon Ilk 2rPowerloU 2 Hari : 2SS2di :,V;.7 r Unihr: vc E Fii K Seattle Contractors Prepare to Construct Hlg Dam to Develop Tower for the Northwest rower Cor. -any; Machinery Beinjr Transported Over Bottomless Roads While Surveys for the Foundations J. how That Work Will De Difficult and Slow. ' . - - li.il'J IHE GERMANS, by I. A. K. 1 Wylle. An appreciation or the . Germans, by an English writer, Is certainly literary anomaly, but that la exactly what this hook is. with every thing In the way of adulatory praise Stripped from It The author, we .jglean.-irsp'ent several inn In flentuBr." but writes 6t one particular year, thou eh not of the per sonal experience of the time spent there. It is Just what Us title describes a story of the Germans, in which the people are seen at short range, with their virtues and vices, their institu tions and themselves- disclosed in an Intimate and familiar way. The writer's object, one can see from the very start, is to draw together the two great .peoples of Europe, and give them a mora truthful estimate of .each other by humorously presenting some Phases of the situation or by exposing the causes of many of the prejudices that have become inherent almost in these two treat nations. , ' One cause the author attribute to the unrest of-En pland-ls-"the making of many bookst which are of two classes. The rirst is the profoundly serious and statistical which the author says: "Leaves us with thoe bewildering im pression that we have been shown the Internal workings of a huge,' ugly piece of machinery which" excites alarm, a certain amount of admiration certainly iio love." "" . - ' ' ' ' - Of the Other kind the writer says: "And then comes the second class of what might be called "German litera ture. It is the book that la written by the peaceful British householder him Kflf la leisure hours after his fort night's trip abroad. He has been to Berlin, and stayed perhaps at a pottery, expensive boarding house, and has there fore every right to speak on German society, German manners and German customs, and to condemn everything off hand. He has strayed into some 'Ger man theatre, so he can talk fluently on the Gorman drama of today; he has had a furious discussion with a postal offi cial, who obstinately refuses to under stand his own language, so he can with all Justice complain of German official-' iiom; in the restaurant he has discov ered that his reiterated TCellner! is treated with less respect than theTalsed finger of a smart young Prussian Offi cer, so German militarism forms a big Leading, witn tne signmcani uiae onus . fit conscription in general. He ends up with a broad survey of his impressions, which .are, as a matter of fact,, rio im pressions at all, but the crystallisation of his own prejudices.' The writer wounds a note of warning against Judg ing1 of any people in this superficial way, saying: "It is not learning by experience to travel through a country with a notebook and pencil In hand, picking up statistics and characteristics and building up generalities 1 on what J might easily: prove to be exceptions. Statistics have no meaning whatever un til one has learnt-to understand the people they concern and, as" I must re peat, understanding can only come with years. Of Karlsruhe, the temporary home of the author, a most entertaining descrip tion is given of both 'ace and people. "The chapter on "Types" Is amusing and interesting, and more than one reader, particularly if he be of English descent, has had the, same experience is the writer, who says: "Looking hack to the lnnocenj days when I knew nothing at ail about" Germans and dis liked them heartily, I have a vague rec ollection of having always had two dis tinct types in my mind's eye. The one wata tall, fierce looking individual with a monstrous kaiser : moustache, an in dolent stare and excessively bad man ners.. He was. the sort of person .who pushed ladles off the pavement and was generally notorious as a swaggering, s-ur clicking, Scbwert-rasselende bully. He was the type which I fancy. .Mark Twain once described when In a serious mood, and -was altogether detestable. "On the other' hand, there was th second , type-a stout person " with classes, a drooping, untidy mustache, long greay hair. and a passion for oetic outpouring. He was very ex i lamatory, easily . moved ,. to tears or laughter, ready to embrace every ono at first sight and if not exactly de testable, at any rate deserving of a mildly amusing pity. "These two types exitt today in our literature and are as immortal aa the i lat-f ooted, horse-toothed, bewhiskered lamppost in loud checked trousers and a gray top nat, wnicn is sua recog-f iiized oa the continent as the Typical Kngllshman.' " ' ' :.- ...1.1 ..n4(tln.. u. m most interestingly and in such a lucid - manner the reader grasps at . once the t ignlficance of many social distinctions that extend even into other countries where Germans have settled In consid erable numbers, and that are often not et all understandable to the uninitiated. The -writer-objects to the French word " clique" as applied to the German word 'Kreis" or circle, Saying: "No, clique la not the word. A clique Is a French thing, and this (circle) ; is essentially uerman. it may exist in modified de- it rees In other parts of the world.' but only In Germany does it reach full per- , teotion and attain the dignity of a na tional institution." , -ji'--. Famous Expert Tells ITow rat May Be' Removed Bapldly and Safely by Simple Home Bemedy ' "Without Causing Wrinkles, Sis- turblhjr the Diet or 3Seces: sity for Exercise. . "Fat iSj.noth(na- but unused mnerw tiiys a prominent physician, and the man or woman who is burdened tih it can easily get rid of it if they wish. -Aii tney need is ounce of Marmola I ounce - of Fluid Extract Cascara ' Aromatic and 3 ounces of Peppermint Water; all of which thev can ent at av Rood drug store for a few ceni. Then Ut them take , one . teaspbonful after meals and at bedtime until rnfy are down' to the welkht thv want tn 4. . This slmDle home recln la : far .ni way better than any or all the patent r secret, meaicines, ror it reduces 4he rat safely and harmlessly. The ingredl cnls are in fact beneficial to ik. tern, having both tonio and purifying duaimes, ana so neip rather than dig not cauKe wrinkles, for It reduces one srndiiHiiy anu naturally, preserving i neither physical exercise to help It do i ue wors nor aos it require anyehangi il lkt Ana ian- trti raiilta and ulill lake things easy eating1 . meanwhile ..... ,1... .t...K 1-.... V. . iiiii.ttiHt lid. .tti-o- DUil ui'i llitf M'.ni.. :i a ffAli'd ia'kago, kTi that you get .viiirimnu Kim noi a aui svuuie. ' That money cannot buy social recqg- nitton in Germany is a statement made absolutely. Americans may accept this, too. If they recall the alliances between get-rtch-qulck American girls and-' the Germans. .They are fewer than either in England or Frances The writer seems to think the old fashioned ingredient of koveand JSspecjsUll,jnter8Jnt8,the match making of Germans. But Invid ious comparisons between the ways . of the -Germans and of other nations are not the rule Qf the book, for some se rious faults are exposed, and ' nothing could be - more pathetic and deplorable than what is said about the strenuous life of the children after they start to school. Think' of it! "From the hour that they pass through the school doors they have ceases' to be children they have become workers, responsible be InsrS. to whom, life has become. an im mense, serious reality, and play in ever decreasing ioterluder- The evil uf me system is apparent "to every one, and efforts are being made to check It, to find a middle path between English slackness and the German high pres sure hitherto tried with little success." And so the writer goes on; treating the subject in that close scrutinising manner which brings the German people remarkably near to the reader, who feels, when he closes the book, that he has learned and known them better than ever before. The book la handsomely bound and elaborately Illustrated with photographic reproductions, with a portrait- of the - kaiser for frontispiece. Bobbs Merrill Co. Price $2.00. - "That House J," Bought," : by Henry Edward Warner Here is a story adapted from a series of sketches origi nally published. In the author's editorial page departments" of "Sidelights" in the Baltimore Sun, a story brought out in book form because the demand was in dicated by jl raid on back numbers of the original publication, and because the subject Is one that lives next to the real ambitions and memories of every man who lives. The author bought a bouse the first he ever owned and then simply wrote about It from day to day.i without effort at literary effect. The result is a harmonious truthful chronicle of the experiences of all men who. have bought, who hope . to buy. who have built or who hope to build, their own nest. :' -'-yc-Vy ;: Mr. Warner has created no situations, built no characters into an ambitious f lotion, clothed no actors with fine feathers, attempted nothing at all but the simple humorously philosophical View of a man who has Just entered into a relation with life which has both its laughing and sighing side. . In every line he is telling you something you have always known, but hadn't thought of just that way; relating odd little experiences which set you roaring as you remember that the same thing hap pened to you once, but didn't seem so funny at the time; indulgthg now and then in comments on things specific and general that perhaps express some for gotten thought of your own. George W. Dillingham "Co. .Price 75 oents. . 'Redeemed," by Mrs. George Sheldon Downs John Hungerford, an artist of most promising ability; marries a pure minded noble woman. Their first years of married life . are happy .enough though the husband is a born idler. After a while his wife has no further WASHINGTON'S SOCIAL LIFE AND LEGISLATION (Whlnftott Bureau ot Tb Journal.) Washington, Feb. 17.-tTbe business of doing the social honors in official life in the capital la one- of the most serious which can be imagined. Peo ple who do not know refer toit some times as "social rnvouty. , aui tney know little of the real importance , of these social duties. They fair to real ize that making social calls is as ob ligatory ss the attendance' on committee meetings, and they flo ot rememoer that heartburnings resulting from some real or even fancied slight may inter fere with the progress of legislation and the fate of parties, not to mention personal ambitions. Getting into society, as it is some times called. Is not attendedwlth any rayttery m Washington. It is a matter of exact formulae. The official grada tions from the president down through the long line of officialdom, are pretty exactly marked,, although there are a few time-honored disputes, which have never beendef inttely-settledr-Fo'r-in- stance, there are the questions of pre cedence between the diplomatic corps and the cabinet and also the senate. and .the : distinctions as to. precedence between the senators, the members of the cabinet and the justices of the su preme court. . . ' Caution in Invitations. Borne of the high dignitaries named are not; usually invited to the same dinner, for instance. Then there is the speaker of the house. ' Actually he is the roost important man In Washington next to the president himself. But com plications might, arise If. some official tried todecide whether-tne chief Jus tice, the speaker, the vice president, or the ambassadors came first So when possible . these questions ' are avoided. As to the ladies, they take ' the same rank as their ' husbands, '" " -" .' , on coming to Washington me new member finds that he and his women folk must cal,! on everyone already here.' Same with 'ihe members of the army and navy and the others In official .life. Ex cept in the case of the very highest officials, the new comers must always make the first calls. This gives one the spectacle of Mrs. Newmember call ing on a multitude of persons she. has never met and who do not know her or even recognize her name in all prob ability when-she Introduces herself on calling day. To be sure, ' it is likely to be very embarrassing. V Then those on whom Mrs, Newmem ber has left her cards must return her call on. her receiving day, and so the exchange of pasteboards goes on with an occasional ; tea or formal reception to Vary the monotony. The ladles in different sets have different days at home. One day Is recognized as. 'con gressional day, w On another ; day the ladles of the cabinet receive and they pay but few tails. For that matter, the wives congressmen and senators who have been here several terms re turn very few calls. They have been mrough H so often that they let the to lee only thoae hlghor In rank or oldor en vicu a iar as iney ran, c Ladles of the congressional set often attractions for him and he makes friends with n opera singer of great beauty and - considerable fame. The usual results follow, divorce,- marriage, divorce aiil'n and then the tomorrow of remorse. In the' meantime the first wife is thrown upon her own resources to support herself and daughtetwith theDeYor Jylng. JoYj,f4ithe jmnirlio betrayed and deserted her. Judged as a story pure and simple, "Redeemed" is entertaining. It Is not only a good piece of fiction, but is ethi cal In Its nature, the underlying thought showing lofty purpose and high ideals, while the element of romance prevad lng it is both elevated and enriched by its purity and simplicity. George W. Dillingham .Co, Price 11.25. . T IVisrf anAV : TriMaranM.". bv Hsnryk Slenkiewics Little, Brown A Co. announce for immediate puoncauon a new book from tnepen of thefkmous Polish novelist Iu his latest story the author of -, "Quo 'Vadla"' carries the reader through wild and savage Africa at the time of the insurrection of "The Mahdl" in the company of two i kid napped children .and a few Sudanese, Bedouins and. blacks. The events of the story revolve mnnH a. littu eirl of i and a brave. manly boy of 14, who cherishes and pro tects her. The autnora extraordinary power of observation and faculty of de scription make the ' almost Impossible events seem 'lifelike and real The pages of the book glow with the atmos phere and color of the desert, and ,teem with adventure after adventure. The translator is Max A. DresmaU ' Tha Passlne of the Idle," by Freder ick Towfisend Martin. "I do not yield t r sn tr mars fit BRV class In America in my detestation of Idleness in man or woman," says the author. "Insplts of Ar..iaa w iHfts into a cerlod In which idleness became fashionable. n vu the maKlc of gold! it was tne poison of idle wealth. It became at first like a little -spot upon the body of a man. Quickly it spread from limn to limit, and part to part, until, in the filing nf time, it was a leprosy, fol lowing the body of society almost from head to foot It was tne curse ci goto, no more, -no less the same condition thai laM in th dust the slorv of Ath ens, that hurled to ruin the splendor of Rome, that brought upon Bourbon France the terror of the Revolution. Doubleday, Page & Co. .: : ,. John A. Mitchell, the author of "Amos Judd" and "Pines of Iory," who hap pens .to be also widely known to the public as the editor, of Life, has writ ten Pandora's Box, published by Fred erick A. Stokes company early in Sep tember., The new novel 4s a romance of an American architect and the daughter of a line of earls stretching back to the Conqueror. - The book contains a mys tery; and is written 4n a vein of humor and gentle satire, making many shrewd commentaries on the pretensions of mod ern life. ' Blair Jaekel, author of "Windmills and Wooden Shoes," soon to be pub lished by McBrlde, Nast & Co., has Just been notified that he has been made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical so ciety. Mr. Jaekel -expects to start for Mexico in a few weeks to gather mate rial for a series of magazine articles. CLOSELY ALLIED hold a receiving day together and re ceive ''en masse." If one might use the expression. The callers then'thvbeing ushered in face' a receiving Una which stretches away into the distance, the ladies on the far end being those who have most recently come to Washing ton and so must stand below all' the rest The manner in which the position of the ladles , in the line , are , given their positions involves careful study and a recent reception at a hotel mjich patronized by members of congress and their families will serve to Illustrate the matter very well. . -At this hotel, which is known as fon. gress' Hall, live some forty congres sional families, mora nt laaa T- . t, v. V1V?I that the reception might be managed vwycuy me laaies rormea a regular vi BMuzauun, eiectea a president and chose a secretary, who was charged with-the resDonsihnirv nf to the ladles their positions In the re- ceuLing-iine a ne-secretary chosen was Mrs, John E. Rflkpr urlfa nt T. T.i. , , ungo luia- ets, representative from the first Cali- iurma aisinct. WMch Joins Oregon and makes him almost as jnuch an Oregon representative ' las he is California's, Mrs, Raker entered into a study of the question presented to her and she found that it was full of seeming difficul ties. The wife Of a COnrrUimin h. had ' served -even onn iiiv im,... .v. another -one -was entitled to stand higher In the line than the lady whose iioanu was jusi mat one day Junior in service. ' - - . Bnles of Frecsdanna.: .:: : h Another lady Whose husband may have m congress iwenty years ago and then dronned out nntti h . him back to the last session,-would iiKYo wgive preoeaence to thff'lady whose hnsband-was Just entering' on his oocond term. There were many other delicate points to be considered, After the Age of Fifty From this ira th Human ..... graduaUy declines and the accumulated poisons m the blood .cause rheumatism in joints, muscles and back. - These wamrqgs..should be. promptly relieved anderlous lllnuss avoided by using the following prescription, which oomes from a noted doctor and is said to have no equal in curing rheumatism- and restoring physical -vigor. Good results como after the first dose. "From your uruggisi get, one ounce of Toris com pound (in original sealed package) and one ounce of syrup of Sarsaparllla com pound, Take these two .Ingredients home and put them Into a'alf pint of good whlskv. -KhnVa . thai tak a- tablespoonful befor each meal hhiI .1 L.j ii te..j . at uoii iime. : ir. your arugglst does not havn Tf.rla finmnnnnit in ...i. u- will get It for you in a few hours from 'Hl4SW'6-nouseion--k be Influenced 1 !wsPaBSSSSB'WBJlSWWSSXfSWrjY tliis.' Insist on having the genuine Torts compound in the original one ounce, sealed, yellow package, , - , At th rlght-r-Canyon where dam will where It is probable the dam will ''where It requires some nerve to ' Blngen, Wash, Feb.. IT. Work Is well under way on the big dam of the North west Power , company, on the White Salmon river, about midway between Underwood and Husum. Stone & Web ster of Seattle have the contract .for building the dam and have a force of men on the job. They are assembling machinery as rapidly as possible. There Is a heavy gravel deposit and the contractors are having trouble tn finding bed-rock ' for the foundations. They have sunk one shaft 75, feet and two smaller shafts lrt search of bedrock,- but-have-uit-work-on- them,- but Mrs. Raker' worked them all out and then, desiring to be Sure that she was absolutely right." she took her list to two of the highest authorities she could find an?, explaining the matter fully to . them, was assured that her solution was correct - :. Then she assigned the ladles to their places, but some of ' them did not. feel entirely satisfied and afterward ques tioned, but unsuccessfully, the . plan bywhich they, were assigned. The society editor of a -local papet in reporting the affair, said that It wai "one of the prettiest and most elabo rate receptions of the - season and that "the receiving line was a large one." Between eight hundred and a thou sand caller were received. . The host esses were Mrs. Miles . Polndexter and Mrs. Obadian , Gardner, wives of sen ators, and the following wives of rep resentatives: $xs. John I Burnett Mrs. Dorsey W. Shackelford, Mrs. Robert B Macon, Mrs. John A. Sterling, Mrs. J. Thomas Heflln, Mrs. Frank Clark, Mrs. Lincoln .-1 Dixon, Mrs. J. Edwin FJlerbe, : Mrs. Isaao R. " Sherwood, Mrs. J. A. M. Adair. Mrs. Will iam A, Ashbrook. - Mrs. f Charles G. Edwards, Mrs. Scott Ferris, Mrs. Henry A. Barnhart, . Mrs. William A. Cullop," Mrs. Edward T. Taylor, Mrs. Robert C. Wickliff, Mrs. James Wick ersham, Mrs. Joseph J. Russell, Mrs. Alfred G. Allen, Mrs. E. R. Bathrick, Mrsr William G. Brown, Mrs. James F, Byrnes, Mrs. Horatio ClaypooV Mrs William: B. Francis, Mrs. Frederick S. Jaokson, Mrs. John- J. Kindred, Mrs. Daniel J. McGlUicuddy, Mrs. John E. Raker.'Mrs. Thomas I - Rubey," Mrs. William D. Stephens, Mrs. George H. Utter and Mrs. William W. Wedemeyer. The list ,of the assistants included Mrs. Willis J. Abbot, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Dennison, Mrs.. Taylor, Mrs. Noyes, Mrs, Patten, Mrs,. Llttlefleld, Mrs. . Johnson, Mrs. Ladd, Miss Weaver, Miss Locher, Miss Anne Ferris, Miss Pauline Cook, Miss Thlstiewood, Miss Eilarbe, Miss Agnes' Shackelford, Miss Maude Brown, Miss Claire Dixon, Mss Beach", Miss Mary Macon and the , Misses Boehne. The visitors were received in the mez zanine or "Bocial hall," as it is known about the hotel which is prettily adapt ed to such an entertainment There were festoons of southern smllax, tall palmsi ferns and potted plants of the rarest, from the, agricultural depart ment and the blossoms used were pink andwhlte-TOSea. The-eenterplece upon the table was a huge gold basket Over flowing with pink roses. A section of the marine band played throughout the afternoon. ' -;:, , .:..,."J1 . ' -.. POLICE RECRUITS HAVE v QOEER NOTIONS OF DUTY Chicago, Feb. 17. - Gambling- is "cruel crime" in the opinion of at least ono of Chicago's would-be policemen. One answer given by. a candidate- for the force recently examined Indicates the civil service commission's Inquiry has' had a - hardening influence upon him. ; i a, . - "What are the three successive pen alties for keeping a gambling house?" was the question. ' r-- ' This was the answer: '';". " "First, six 'months in jail and a fine of' $500; second, one year in Jail or the penitentiary and a fine of $1000; third, a fine of $5000, the death sentence, and inprlsohment for life." Another seems to have had a struggle with the question, for this is what he gave for the 'three successive penalties." "Playing cards, pool tables, and gam bling for money." 1 4 Some answers show that some pros pective policemen hays, queer Ideas re garding police1 work. . ; "What- are the duties of the policer was asked. ; , "Taking care of fires, murdering, and the United States," was one answer.. "What Is larceny T".' proved "a puzzler. ; ''Larceny," was answered, "Is the speeding of an automobile, or any othet; rig of wheels." ''Larceny Is where a man and a wo man related get married,"' "That is an act of murder and that is the time to hit or shoot," said one. f'What should- be done with persons guilty of misdemeanors? was another question. ' : ' . r" . - 'Taken to court and be sued by the gang,", was one aiiswor. Jf old iift ff"c&Q into a tubular bed post When It is not in use, has been Invented by & Mary land man, . . , be located; cross designates where be. At the left Scene Just below take a' walk. In their opinion they can save both time and money by driving a tunnel. They have driven one tunnel about 1 0 feet and have 90 feet further to go. A small giant has been installed sluicing off gravel for an open cut The engineers cannot definitely state where the dam location will be until the preliminary search for bed-rock is finished. . The. firm is working only a small force of men, but as soon as the founda tion Is decided on they will put on a large gang and the work will be'riished to completion. ; :: . . , Wor kin g men are -hauling- flrom - Bin RICH SPINSTERS PLAN . TO CORRAL BACHELORS ' Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 17. Tongues are wagging In Cleveland society since the Spinsters' club has invited all the eli gible young men to attend a leap year dance at the Roadside club. The Spinsters' club was formed by the older ,set of society girls and is headed by Miss Constance Mather, daughter of Samuel Mather, steel mil lionaire and one of Andrew Carnegie's peace urometers. In - the club are daughters of nearly all the multi-millionaires. In town. It is hinted that some of the more mmimmmi For This Week Only Heavy Massive Iron Bed These Beds orHinarily sell for from $14 up. We have atilmusually Jarge stock, and in order to reduce our line to a normal supply, we are going to ignore profit for the next few days and move these beds quickly. They're all heavy and massive in appearance, with two-inch posts, and finished in the Vernis Martin style. r - '-""a-"'"11i1TrHWtllT1 ;V .v. ' .1 " " : . ' u ' v.. J; BIG REDUCTIONS THIS WEEK ON ARTS AND CRAFTS FUR N1TURE in the EARLY ENGLISH FINISH, 25-33 l-3 DISCOUNT the men are working now and the dam, showing foot bridge, gen four carloads of machinery to the works, a distance of about seven miles. It consists of a steam shovel, a drill machine and a donkey engine. ' The ma chinery will be taken out by Its own power, rails being laid on the roadbed and the "donkey" doing the rest There is one stretch of road about a mile and a half long where the way is too narrow for ieams to- pass the machinery, and where it is almost straight . down on each side of the road. This piece of road will have to be negotiated at night In order to avoid accidents and not hold up the-mall. daring In the club will assume the leap year prerogative. , ... " Many Suicides In Vienna. (United Pru letaed Wlrr ""Vienna, -Feb. 17. In the annual roll or suicides, Vienna still stands at the top of the list Of the big cities of Eu rope. There have been 1418 suicides or attempted ' suicides here In the past year. The list includes seven children under 14 years of age. They- ended their lives because of unfavorable school re ports andrTesrotrpTiwtshraenr rhoffiR Am electrio railway from Mexico City to the summit of Popocatepetl, 17,500 feet above Bea level, Is In contemplation. Regular This VJeek Only at . -' J : " Jy r,niT-""'''"T"'tirfr" 1 "M'1'1' ' , , i , - t c if'"' ' ' ' s' " ' ' ' ' I 4 I 1 1 i a T.a 1 J '.-ll T , 1 - 1 H.kim'mg&Sons . Liberal Credit If Desired - COR. SECOND AND MORRISON Homeof Good Furniture ( Pnb'.lheni' Prwa I.nsed Wir.) Washington, Feb. 17. "Food, food, everywhere, and not a bite to eat." This is the wail of Major "Archie". Butt, military aide toresldcnt Taft. Hl is the saddest plight of all Washington diners because of an unruly stomach, backed up by a doctor's orders. Banquets, dinners, luncheons, teas and feeding "fests" galore. Major Butt must attend and not eat a bite or drink a drop.' It is his business, as social attendant of the president, tot tend the functions, sometimes three or four in an evening. With all the rare viands and wines Offered, Major Butt Is a total abstain er. He can't take a mouthful of the "grub" nor drink a drop of the ancient vintages. -Doctor's orders'. . For Major Butt has been sick and is on a diet It is a most austere diet, oo, and the' major Is sticking to it rigof ofusly. Because of his illness and op eration for a nervous affection caused by ( poison resulting from rich viands. Major Butt eats only the plainest of food. ' -Here is the entire Butt bill of fare White meat of chicken, without skin; dryest of dry toast; potatoes' without butter; no meat; no beverages except water; a few vegetables, without butter; jjoached eggs, without condiments. ; . as a resuu me major aoes not ban quet at banquets. His menu is not in cluded at most Washington functions. BROKER'S DAY NURSERY . SQUELCHED BY 'CHANGE New York,' Feb. 17; It-was a great plan while It lasted hat day nursery In the Wall street district, where lit tle children could be-left while their mothers were hovering over the tlckr. or watching a blackboard. But it lasted only one day. It was squelched by order of the Consolidated Stock Ex change. "J Leopold ' Splngarn, a broker - at 5b Broadway,' was- the originator, of the plan, according- to officers of the Con solidated, of which he is a compara tively new member. He. didn't know that such a thing was frowned upon by the ' older brokers who believe with the anti-suffragists that women and their babies, should be kept at home. Mr. Splngarn, who is a young man with ideas, had heard that women some times trade a little in stocks, and as he had a comfortable .office for which he had no particular "need he decided to allow It to be turned into a nursery, If anybody: so wished.- He didn't know there once Jiad been a big scandal ever women trading In Wall .street. t - A mother and her baby came down and sat in Mr. Spingarn's afflce tho other day. There wasn't much doing in Wall street, and a reporter who happened into the office wrote a piece about the "nursery.". The officers of the Consolidated saw the article. Lack ing a- sense of humor, they sent de tectives scurrying through the finan cial district In search of the "nursery." They found Mr, Splngarn rather proud of his plan. They returned and re ported. ' . : J,;; .V '; . The result: A reporter today asked Mr. Splngarn where "timursery wm. ; -"Don't know ot any,", he said. . "Haven't heard of any In this neigh bor hood 7"' , "Never,' he said., fervently. , , $1.00 Value V FURNITURE .