Evening star., 1898-10-08

My experience with the horse ch2Stnul
as a cur. for rAeuuatiSm," said New
York bishop To a Star reporter, was all on
the side Of the horse chestnut, and it has
been the sam with a number Of persons
10 whom l recommended it, 1 had often
heaId Of the value Of the horse CHESTNUT,
but had never tired it myself until during
the first term of President Cleveland. l
was spending the day at the White House.
and Just before dinner with the President
took walk in the grounds Immediately
south Of the Executive Mansion. 1t was
during the first week of October. Passing
near chestnut tree. l picked up two or
three handsome buckeyes and was about
putting th-n in my pocket, intending to
keep them for some children up in Albany.
10 " hom / had promised to take some
souvenirs of Washington. The PresideHr
noticed my action and remarked, Those
nuts, they say, viii cure rheumatism, and
many people down this way have great
faith in them l answered that / had often
heard Of their value in that connection, but
trat my purpose in gathering them was To
give thsm to some children who | knew
would appreciate them, from the fact that
they grew in the White House grounds. At
the time | was suffering from rheumatic
attack which, though mild in comparison
with some / had had, was sufficient to re-
mind me that l was not free from pain. On
the suggestion of the President picked up
some more and put them in my pockets II
was a week more before l returned to
Albany, but by the time l got there my
RI eumatism had disappeared. l gave all
the nuts away except two. which carried
for some months. one in each trousers
pocket Since then l have never gone
day without a horse chestnut IN my pocket
getting a fresh supply each year from
clerical friend who resides here. Physi-
cians have told me that the virtue in them
Is from the sulphur they contain, and that
the sulphur is absorbed into the system.
ALLEY property pays much better than
any other property in Washington as an
investment" explained a real estate dealer
70 a Star reporter. though this field of in
vestment is not very generally ndmged in
by capitalists. The alleys that pay the
hest are those in the center of the city.
though some Of the alleys some distance
from the center pay nearly as well. The
rents charged for some small houses in
alleys are much higher than a person who
has given no attention to the matter would
in gine. Though the rent is high in COM
parisOn TO other property 1t is much surer
as an income than that from some of the
better grades of property. Many of those
who rent alley property subrent the rooms
and. besides getting their own quarters free,
actually support themselves with the
profits. TEiS is not a single instance or an
accidental happening. but is a very gen
eraI thing. l could give half hundred
Instances. and every one of them would
prove NY assertion Much of the best-pay-
ing alley property Is in q tum bled-dOWn
condition. and very much out of repair, but
1t pays just the same and pays constantly.
One Of the very peculiar things about II is
that the poorer its condition the better it
pays ] know lots Gf alley property, gen
orally occupied by cOl.rsd people, where
IS much a 81 per month is charged and
steadily paid for unfinished rooms. The
people who live in them find it convenient
20 he down town They are employed in
the stores. hotels and restaurants. and
have a steady income. and while they
would gladly enough % better if they could,
they cannot. and live down town at the
same tire. The same may be said of some
small street houses in the northern part
Of the city. II is not every person, how
ever. who would be content with an in
come from such source. but there are
those who care not whence or how the rent
comes so that il comes
Let's Of folks sleep very frequently IN
sleeping cars o. lserved a rilroad con-
doctor to Star reporter. but ,here is not
one in "a n hundred, men or women, who
can tell y"u an hour after they get out Of
the car "hF- the name Of the car is Some
lady Passengers can reme mber a car by
the way ir IS furnished or its general ar
rargemeut i side. hut it is rarely that they
ever tIN 10 impress ine name OF the
upon their memory. l have been running
Z s!eeps- T.. X and forth TO Chicago for
nearly Two Years and while number OF
my regular travellers remember the porter
and myself. and know our names. / nave
during thar time met hut four who remem-
htr-d tn uErne Of my car, Sleeping cars
a. rule. have the same name from the
time they come cut OF the shops new to
the time tnCy are turned in for Junk and
some of the Iames il aUuGars to me are
sitTa' tive or curious CROUCH 10 be remeIn-
brrci- But u ~ ali share the same fate.
IL that 40 one remembers or cares to re-
H-mIer tHetr M mes. During the twenty
tEree yetrs | have been in the sleeping car
service | have had as Passengers. as may
Ha supposed quite a number OF newly mar
r'eG couples. Many Of them / have mad as
paSSenge-S In after years. Some os them
remember me and now and then recall the
fact thaJ / carried them on their bridal
tour. but / have never struck a party Of
that kind yet who could remember the
- ME or the car. Then, again, there IS a
great army OF people who do not know
that every s-etriHg car has it's own name
and Its own individuality, as it We're Tncy
think th3 sleeI ers are like the PASSENGER
coaches. nameleSs and are actually sur
pTIsed when they are told otherwise, al
though the name appears in half dozen