Evening star., 1901-04-27

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What is known as country property
which can be rented for the season and
where people can spend the summer months
comfortably is surprisingly scarce this
spring" explained a real estate dealer to
a Star reporter. ''even more scarce than
any previous year in my experience The
demand for it was never larger. but the
supply is exceedingly limited. The various
electric roads which reach all around the
city and miles into what was formerly
known as country have brought CoUatry
property nearer the city. as far as time is
concerned. than Capitol Hill was some
years since. when the only way to reach it
was by the horse cars. About the only
country property which is now rented for
the season-summer months-is along the
lines uf the steam railroads. and so far dis
t5ut from the city that 1t is considerable of
q task for the office-holding class of peo-
pie L. reach the city in time for office work
The one fare on the electric cars has put
most of the other property practically in
the city. and when people get il they are
inclined 10 keep it during the entire year.
/ have had hundreds of inquiries about
suburban property during the past few
weeks. but. as with all others in the buSi-
Hess. have been compelled to answer that
the desired property is not on the market.
My experience is that when persons once
get a satisfactory taste of country resi-
dtnC- during the summer, and especially
those who have children. they will so to
The country every summer if it is possible.
certainly until their children have grown
up Though there was considerable JDjCc-
I!0u To what is known as 'twO-C1r-fare'
properties-that is. properties distant
that il requires two fares to reach them last
sImmer-thiS season every one appears
willing enough To pay the two fares, pro-
Vided h. can get place for the summer.
II III" thing keeps on growing. by Eext
spring / anticipate people VIII be glad
enough To- get even thTee-Car-fare property.
and it iS fast reaching that point. The
thousands upon thousands Of houses pur up
in tn" suburban villages around Washing
ton in the past ten years, and in places
wH-r, there may not he village for even
ten years t. come. proof positive that
there Is 50 very large percentage Of people
who prefer % reside away from the city
proper if they can get suited. The other
fact that in ths great majority of cases
they stay in them all the year around
proves that they have been suited.
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Besides the large quantities of potatoes
that We import from Bermuda. from Scot
land and ireland there are between 15.oD
and 5000 bushels Of potatoes shipped to
this country annually from Germany"
York to writer for The Star day or two
ago. The German potato is a peculiar
variety that is exclusively used for making
potato salad. The American potato is not
suitable for the purpose, as 1t cooks dry
and mealy, but the German vegetable vhst-'
cooked is oily and moist and suff1Cisi1ln
firm to admit of being cut into thin Isices
The potatoes of this variety at theif full
growth are small In size, and they - 10
much like the early new potatoes of tr"
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much as those Of native growth"
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Almost all the bristles used in this cOun-
try in the manufacture of brushes inn
ported. and Notwithstanding the increased
production of pork in this country the sup
ply Of American bristles is now even
smaller than it formerly was said a man
Ufacturer of brushes in New York to d Star
writer the other day. Hogs are fattened
and killed young in the United States and
with the constant and widespread improve
Inent of breeds here the hogs have run less
to bristles. Some extensive packers collect
bristles. but the American supply is prob
ably less than per cent of the consump-
tion. The longest American bristles are
about four and a half inches In length.
Imported bristles come from various parts
of Russia. but most largely from Poland
and north Germany. Some finer. soft briS-
ties come from France. The bulk of the
supply comes from cold countries where
the hogs are We'll prot ected by thick coats.
and many of the bristles are those of wild
hogs. The hogs shed their coats as many
other animals do and there are men who
gather the bristles of wild hogs. knowing
their hauuts and where the briStleS are to
be found. Other bristles collected in
the usual way when hogs are killed. The
brstles subjected to various processes
of curing and preparation before they be
T-4l rGr
the market
Imported bristles range from three and
a half to seven and half inches in length.
Various vegetable fibers are now used ex-
IrnSively in the manufacture of cheap
brushes. but for the best kinds of brushes
only the finest foreign bristles are used.
and their importation continues steadily"
There are many points Of similarity be-
tween the approaching transcontinental
tour of President Mckinley and that made
1Iy the late President Harrison exactly ten
years ago this month. The trip made by
Gen Harrison was memorable one in
many respects. outside Of the notable series
of speeches which broke all records up to
that time. 1t was the longest trip ever
made by a President in office and was re-
1narkable in that not a single accident or
incident occurred to interfere with the elab-
crate railroad schedule or TO mar the COM
Aoit VI VAJoN heHt Vi Iile prtSlueiltidl party.
All the transportation and subsistence ar
rangements We're made and executed by
Mr. George w Boyd. as the representative
of the Pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY To
him in no small measure was due the COM
plete success of the undertaking which up
To that time was unprecedented in the an
nails of railroad history
The party left this city at 121O o'clock
a m Tuesday. April IA, 1891 and after a
Journey OF o22s miles returned here at 5::O
o. clock pm. May 10. on exact schedule time