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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15
Woman and the Fiddle.

90 HERE are more women who
play upon the violin than peo-
pie generally imagine" said a
young woman Of this city to a reporter
Of The Times. and /, she continued.
though the merest sort Of a tyro in the
art prefer the sweet notes of the violin
much better than / do any other music
in the world. My grandmother, who was
native of New Orleans. was a fine
performer. and l have heard her play
such melodies as would actually 90
trance her listeners. ] also know a wo-
man in Virginia, who is an adept in The
art of playing on the violin. She could
play Mary Of Argyle in a way that
would captivate anyone who heard her,
and Ever Of Thee with a soft .pathos
and teTaeT emotion that would bring
tears to ones eyes, and the dear old
Virginia Reel would not have been a
success If my mother, who could also
perform on the yss->,55l had not been at
the sweet old-fashioned country parties
With her fiddle TO play music for the
boys and girls TO dance by.
You ask II any women ever became
famous as a viOlinist?'' she said well,
/ know Of one. and / have heard my
grandmother. who, though much Older
IMAM SA4E was was Il iONlnB lFleQu OF
hers. That was Camilla Urso. who was
a native OF France. She was a violin
player from her infancy. and when only
nine years old, made her appearance be-
fore Louis Napoleon. then president OF
the national convention When the
young lady was pupil Of the National
Conservatory of Music in Paris. she had
an offer to make a concert tour of this
country, which she accepted and il was
IN new orleans, where she gave a series
OF concerts. that my grandmother met
her. She played. of course. in all the
prominent cities from New York TO San
Francisco. This was in 1863 She gave
more than a hundred concerts in Bos-
ton, where she was highly complimenteo
by the famous ole Bull, and she could
play that great old air. Yankee Doodle
as you men might say, to beat the
band.
There have been other famous WO-
man violin players" said the young wo-
man. but my knowledge of R1sR Is
very liEs5s6~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15
HOW APARTMENTS ARE ROBBED By Reformed Tibet ST

" LAT-LOO,sING may be either the
- simplest and most elementary Or
the most scientific act OF law
breaking. To enter unfnolested
an apartment that has been closed up
for the summer and deliberately pack
up the valuables may be "A profitable
depreciation. but it is nat and uninter-
estins, says the Chicago Chronicle -
To keep a tenanted apartment under
watch for weeks and enter at the pre-
else moment when IL is left temporarily
unguarded may be a feat as thrilling in
its way as any in the latest successful
meiodrama.
Everybody knows the ordinary method
of gaining entrance 10 fat during the
absence Of its tenant. II is as simple as
a, =, c, provided there be neither jan
itor nor hall boy 10 interfere. TO ring
another bell downstairs and compel
some innocent person TO push the button
and thus become a thief's confederate,
10 ascend the stairs 20 the fiat marked
for looting and by means OF an ordinary
tool gain admittance to its rooms. These
things are so easily done that IL is a
wonder they are not done even more
frequently.
But when the Cerberus at the hall door
below needs paclfying before the mere
outside OF the fat can be reached a Ger
tain degree OF ingenuity has 10 be exer-
cised. Han boys and elevator boys
have learned by sad experience thot
linemen and plumbers, gas inspectors.
and other WOrkmen are not always what
they seem. Under these simple DISCUSSES
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plow' and the breaker" into pieces
weighing about 300 pounds each for i'm
portation In the wagons of the ice
men The huge cake Of ice weighs five
tons, ana something over six days is
required in the freezing Each cake is
cut up into thirty pieces and packed
away in the storage room.
Arrangement of Tanks.
Two rows Of tanks extene side by
side through the building. In each row
there are thirty-fve tanks. each ar
ranged so as to freeze two cakes at
one time BY a curious arrangement of
air pipes the water in the tank is kept
constantly in motion during the Sreez-
ing process. BY this means the action
o. running water in rivers is reproduced
This Is to avoid the freezing Of any
impurities into the ice, and in con-
geaIing there Is always a space be-
tween the cakes. and generally the ice
comes out OF the tanks perfectly trans
parent. with no white ice.
The freezing is managed SO that TWEEN
~ Of the tanks are drawn each dav.
That IS. when the plant is working at
its full capacity, 100 tons of ice are
taken out each morning. It is the pur-
pose OF the firm 20 r;1n the = ant through
the winter. and store the ice for sale in
the summer. In this way it has been
figured out that Il will not be necessary
70 enlarge the capacity OF the plant for
several years to meet the demands OF
the firms increasing trade.
A Washington woman once remarked
to her ice man that she did not propose
to use manufactured ice. as that made
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once to recover her lost property (here
comes in the Interrogation point and
being endowed with the proper sort of
wisdom she inaugurated her search by
placing an advertisement in The Times
Offering $40 reward for information
which would lead 10 the recovery CT the
animal and. she says, the police and de-
tective force made a special effort TO
find her-the dog was = female-and for
their work. as well as courtesy, she ex-
pressed high appreciation. Later on.
she declares a gentleman" called on
her. who said he knew where the dog
was, and If she would make IL worth
HIS while he would tell her. She
promised he should have so If it proved
to be her dog. He informed her of its
whereabout
Declined TO Invade Maryland.
A policeman went with her to the Dis
trict line, but could go no farther. He
couldn't invade the sacred soil of Mary
land. so she went alone to the house in
dicated to her. and 10 and behold there
was her St Bernard with as handsome
A little old tnree-month pup as ever
gladdened the heart of a canine mother.
She had had a fine litter. worth from fif
ty TO seventy-five dollars apiece, said the
lady, but all had been disposed Of ex-
ceDt the one she found
Now" said she, comes in the queer
part. The District attorney refuses TO
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A Description Of One Of WasRngon's New and I'm
PoTtant IRdustTies--SM Days Required to Freeze
the Huge Cakes BY the Ammonia Process- ---Ab-
solute Purity and Uniformity Guaranteed d d

date is the Chapin-Sacks Ice and Butter
Plant at First and NJ Streets northeast,
conducted by the Chapin-Sacks Man
ufacturing Company. This company was
formed in 1900 for the purpose of manu-
featuring renovated butter In connec-
ton with this an ice plant was erected,
primarily TO furnish ice for the butter
plant. and incidentally to sell to the
public. Now the ice plant has grown to
large proportions and practically over
shadows the making OF butter. The COM
,Jany is at present engaged in building
IN extensive addition TO their old
building to be used for storage pur-
poses.
Ice Plant and Butter Factory.
The accompanying views were taken
from the interior of the ice plant They
show some of the machinery used in the
work Of freezing and preparing the Ice
for market. one Of them is a view Of the
huge pipe which conveys the anhydrous-
ammonia from the freezing tanks back
to the engine room for compression. TO
be forced again into the freszing pipes.
This pipe. of ordinary iron. is thickly
coated with frost. The ammonia IN the
ripe Is always twenty to thirty degrees
below freezing. and as the moisture OF
4, The air gathers upon the pipe 1t is there
frozen and adheres, winter or summer.
IN the form OF whitened ice that has
much the appearance OF boar frost. One
peculiarly about this pipe is that the
line OF ice follows the pipe to the
engine room and to the center OF the
pump which congresses the anhydrous-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15

it's product. Far the greater part Of It
Is shipped to dealers in the South, some
of il going as far as Georgia and South
Carolina. Grocers and storekeepers are
said to be anxious to obtain their sup
plies from the Washington firm. and
all that Is manufactured is quickly sold.
While there WIS a good supply OF the
country butter in the storage rooms at
the time of the visit OF The Times re-
porter, there was not more than Loo
pounds of the renovated product on
hand, and orders IN the Office. he was
told. would more than consume the
stock
Under Government Supervision.
In speaking of the quality Of the but
ter. Mr.. Orleman said his effort was to
manufacture a high grade of butter SUI
perior to any country butter produced
on the best farms in Maryland and Vir-
GINA He said the ingredients used
we're such as described and the process
as perfect as chemistry and the best
appliances would permit. He said that
this factory as Wen as others Of the
kind were under the constant inspec-
ton OF the United States Agricultural
Department, and that II was not pos
sible. If he so desired. TO use any for
eign substances IN the process. nor was
il possible to make use Of any processes
to cheaper or degrade the quality OF
the butter. 1t had 10 be at the re-
quired standard. and any departure
therefrom would bring a heavy penalty
upon the firm
The output OF the plant is 1900
pounds daily when running at full ca
pacity-
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give me warrant for the arrest OF the
thief. although I have positive proof he
stole her. He says a dog is not prop
erty. that the license / pay for does not
protect me IL other people choose TO
steal my dogs, and that 1 have no re-
dress for all the expense and trouble
have had since my dog was stolen
No Degrees Of Value.
In this very plaintive statement the
victim of a dog thief seeks 70 have
all the dog owners Of Washington know
that any thief can steal a dog with per-
feet safety from prosecution So IL
seems a sad thing that so far as a prop
erty value goes the thousand-dollar Cor
don setter of the West End millionaire
Is OF no more account than the ha'penny
cur of the Sums
There are numerous epitaphs in the
world testifying to the good qualities or
mans most faithful friend Among the
best Of these IS that familiar one written
by Lord Byron and inscribed on the
monument Of his dog. Here it is:
Near this spot
Are deposited the remains Of one
Who possessed beauty without vanity,
Strength without insoleuce.
Courage without ferOcity,
And all the virtues Of man without his vices
This praise, which would be unmeaning hattery
II inscribed upon human ashes.
Is but just tribute TO the memory Of
BOATSWAIN. A DOG.
Who was born at Newfoundland. May 1908.
And died at Newstead Abbey. Nov. IS. lsCs-
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oil is then drawn off into smaller
tank. where IL Is whipped" FOR eight
hours By forcing small currents OF air
through the oil The whipping tanks
are small reproductions OF the whirlpool
at Niagara. so violent is the agitation
Kept up in the oleaginous mass. This
completes the process of renovation"
az the oxygen of the air eats up all i'm
purities left by the heat in the melting
tanks
After the whipping the oil is allowed
to stand for several DAYS in a precipi-
tating tank TO further insure its puri-
fication- Then It IS drawn IN small guam
titles into watts constructed for the pur-
pose, and here the milk is applied, It
having first been sterilized and a butter
culture added The two are carefully
mixed IN mechanical fashion, and
then the product goes 10 the churns
where the new butter is turned out
When churBed. the butter Is salted and
packed for shipment The entire pro-
cess goes on under the eye of an expert
II. the business. and cleanliness is one
of the cardinal virtues OF the manufac-
tire.
Sold Largely in the South.
Some OF the butter thus made is sold
II Washington. Several Of the groceries
ard some OF the hotels buy IL for their
use II is regarded as a good grade OF
butter. The packages. however, are all
labeled renovated butter" and there is
no chance for deception In the matter, II
the consumer chooses TO make an in
vcstigation.
The plant. however. does not depend
upon the local market for the sale of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15

w ASHINGTON has distinctiveiy
NM the reputation Of a city with
out large industries and bust
ness enterprises. It has been
held up to the eyes of the world as the
dwelling place of the official class and
of those whom wealth has placed beyond
the need of active labor THE city Of
homes is a phrase often used when de-
scriblng the CITY which includes the seat
of government and shelters 100000 peo-
pie.
There are indications. however. that a
change IS coming over the condition OF
things which has existed. and a number
of manufacturing plants have been add
ed to the city's activities within the past
few years. 1t has ksen found out that
while some of the residents Of Washing
ton do not favor the extension of busI-
ness and industry. it is a good place for
investment along certain lines Of manu-
facture. Several companies have been
Incorporated. buildings erected and ma
chinery set in motion within the last
six years. The beginnings We're quietly
made. and many do not even know that
the hum of the factory wheel ha.
started in this exclusive and proud
center OF population It may be expect
ed that this movement viii soon gather
hea5way, and that Washington viii in
time become a manufacturing city 81
some pretensions.
One Of these Establishments Of recent
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rs truly fair presumption that
everybody loves his dog, il he owns
one. Some people fairly .idolize
their canine companions. They,
the dogs, are the emblem Of fidelity
IN the highest measure and, as
race. sui generis rank pretty even with
the human family. They have. taken
all together. all the virtues that man
has, and not all OF his vices. One never
hears OF a dog slandering his neighbor
or putting up a job - get another dog
behind the fence of the pound. OF any
thing of similar basen4ss. Poets Aave
immortalized him. p.aywrights have
given him prominence in their dramas
where in many cases he has shown up
as a better actor than any other crea-
ture in the cast; novelists euIogize him
in many interesting stories. and, as
mans loyal friend. ne stands out IN
paralleled among the four-footed crea-
ton.
That's all very well-likewise very
true-but at the same tine the fact
stands out in bold relief that. though
a dog be worth his weight in gold 10 his
owner. in many cities, and notably in
this city. his intrinsic value considered
as property is not worth the tin can that
wicked urchins tie TO a weller pups
tail
Energetic and Wise.
But men pay taxes on their dogs
They must do SO. or the minions of the
law Will for such neglect catch the poor
canine In strong net about as wide as
the top of hogshead, yank him by the
scruff OF the neck and throw him into a
cart with various other dogs of high and
low degree. and bear him away TO Colo
mel Einstein. the monarch of the pound.
The payment Of taxes presuppOses the
possession OF property. The average
citizen cannot understand that he ought
TO be mulcted by a municipality for
nothing, but he does pay out good
money as tax on his dog There IS
something paradoxical in this, as some
folks think. The law properly requires
the payment of taxes on property only
Ioa have to pay per annum GER
tain amount of cash on something that
is not property. Some people are under
the impression that there is a miscue
somewhere in this.
The Lost ST. Bernard.
There is a notable feature Of this sit
uation which had its Illustration about
a fortnight ago. There is woman
resident OF this community, who is the
owner of two great big dogs They are
81 the st. Bernard brand. such animals
as bay deep-mouthed welcome as We
draw near home" and who are notice
able in pictures of the Swiss Alps with
a miniature barrel OF rum or some other
restorative which they wear as a sort
of locket around their necks, and are
always M =lldering about in the snow
on a search for frozen tourists One Of
this brace of big dogs did not make its
appearance at dinner time recently. and
its owner, the woman referred to. as
serts, that ii was stolen some time in the
morning. 1t could not be lost she ar
gued; il would not stray away from
home of it's own Nolition. Ergo. il was
stolen and the woman alleges by a
man who resides two blocks distant
from her residence, and taken 10 the
first house out of the District line be-
ynnd Brookland.
Now the owner of this ST. Bernard Is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-15
:. :. :. THE OLD MAN. :. :. ::

Go to your nests, rocks, IN the windy trees,
And not with your ill-omened cav;
am too old to live beneath Fears law,
Hopes fever me no longer nor doubts freeze
Half / forget what makes the blackbird sing
So loud in spring.
The earth grows old around me; planets wane;
Aprils green glamour is spread out in vain,
The rose sends nets of fragrance from her tree,
But in her webs of beauty takes not ne;
Out of the road / never turn my feet
For search of moonwort or of meadowswees
The sings loud for youth. I hear II moan,
Counting its rocky ramparts stone by stone,
And all the green-haired people of The waves
They do but make wild music over graves,
The graves of broken ships and drowned men.
And cities that the has ta'en again.
l hate the gulls and terms that dip and cry
About the white cliffs, along the sundering sea,
Or l should hate if hate had not passed by,
Even as love has, and forgotten me-
Time hes outdistanced my slow feet-behold,
l have outlingered Death. l cannot die
/ am too DID,
DolI AF,u -
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from what they said 7 learned that the
other place never had anybody in it af-
ter O'Clock Wednesday, nights. 1 went
through two bedrooms, made a pretty
good haul Of jewelry in noth, picked out
all the solid silver IN the dining-room
and was starting 70 go, when the maid
met me in the han.
What are you doing here?'' she
asked, looking suspiciousIy at my bum
die
What do you think. my dear?' as
calm as you please. 'Yod don't think I'm
robbing your folk, do you? Your boss
has bought new carriage for the baby
and the janitor wants TO know il II
can stand IN your private hail. I've
been measuring 10 see
That's what you might call a cock
and-buIl story. but il went. all right
and I just walked downstairs and out Of
the house. Next Wednesday night it
was pie for me and my chum TO get into
the fiat across the hall and spend a cou-
pie of hours there sorting out what was
worth carrying away.
Most Tenants Fsather-Headed.
Most people are feather-headed. ard
that's our great dependence con
tinued the fat loOter. ''Tney think half
a dozen times before they get move
on, and when they've made up their
minds to call for help were out of the
place. I never attempt TO run away.
That would be fatal But If anybody
questions me I stop and gas with him
a reasonable time. and that cOuvse al
lays suspicion Suppose shat nurse maid
had followed me and whistled uO the
janitor, as / could see she half intended
\,
goods. But she was feather-headed. and
by the time she had made up her mind
that there was something wrong I was
a block away and the bundle had passed
from my hands to trusty pal whiting
outside
"A Respectable" Calling.
Among law-breakers nat-Iooting is es-
teemed a respectable and gentlemanly
occupation. There are men in II who
pass for honest neighbors. but these are
past masters in the art and disdain
their sneak thief brethren who do
things impulsively on the spur OF the
moment. and who. for want of taking
fOrethOught are usually caught The
genuine hat-looter is willing 10 rent an
apartment and pay months rent down
II he can get among wealthy people by
house as a tenant. he can Ieisurely work
all the other apartments without any
risk
Flat hooters nearly always work in
couples. one to do the actual work. while
the other guards the avenue OF escape.
In an apartment building which has
four entrances a confederate of the
looter got into serious difficulty. One OF
the articles hastily gathered up was a
silk Persian rug. While the looter
walked away with his bundle. this con
federate. grown careless from long i'm
munity. vent boldly up the stairs. rams
the various bells and offered the rag for
sale. He didn't sell 1t quickly, and al
last brought II TO the inspection OF the
woman from whom IT had been stolen
She. not being a feather-brain, seized
the thi(s, yelled '41es4ce," and had the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
THE CITY LIMITS EXTENSION.

raVor5 Including Houston Heohts If
Otber Suburba Are Admitted.
To tho Editor or The Post
Houston Texas. Februarv 7.-wiu Won
Kindly allow me space In your valued paper
Tor TOW unes anent the proposed extcn
sion Of the city limits?
. have noticed several communications On
this subject lately and tbe article IN today's
paper entitled, "Aneut the New Charter"
decides me to take step which have
heretofore avoided, that Of going before
the public through the columns OF a news
paper
Personally, I am very much interested In
ina matter as l own Interest In property
Just outside Of the present city limits.
am, however, and always have been, a
citizen Of Houston and believe that the
first duty OF citizen is 10 sacrifice OF bury
his own personal wishes for the general
good Of the city as a whole and ] I'm
more than willing TO see the city limits eN-
tended 20 such distance as may seem best
Tor the citys good but, az l understand
the clause rs published This morning IL Is
proposed 70 exempt Houston Heights in
the general roundup Now, | desire 20
say that this Is most decidedly unfair to
me residents OF the balance Of the terri
,2ly proposed to be annexed Houston
Heights Is one Of our largest suburbs and
VIII add quite little to the population of
me city " taken in, to say nothing % the
Industrial enterprises locared there and TO
exempt the Heights and take IN Drummer
and other outlying districts would, in my
opinion, be great wrong, The Heights
receives as great, or greater rsnedts from
It's proximity to the city as does any Of
our suburbs and | believe tie majority Of
her Taxpayers would he retfcctly willing
70 become citizens " Houston
All right thinking men will readily agree
r. T. "a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
CIVIC CLUB MEETING.

Second Ward Division Reports Progress
in tho Appointed Work.
The Second ward division Of tho Houston
Civic club met Friday Afternoon at ,ae
residence OF Mrs, Richard Qualtrougn and
discussed civic needs Several teachers
from the Hamilton street school were pres
cut aud Miss sybu Campbell addressed the
meeting, md gnye the club some valuable
suggestions, how tho children could be best
reached ana elevated. The frst matter the
club viii take up is the distributing Of
flower seeds among the children and en-
couraglug the cultivation Of flowers
A vote Of thanks was rendered Rabbi
BarnsteIn for the Interest shown by him
and for many valuable suggestions made IN
letter to the club. Several committees
were appointed for civic school work etc,
also q committee was appointed 10 get sig
natures to 4 petition to the legislature to
pass a law requiring the owners Of prop
crty 10 place suitADlc sidewalks in front
OF same.
Mrs Richard QualIoush was appointed
treasurer.
The e1pectoratinG committee reported the
placing of fifty placards in conspicuous
places In the word and were reappoInted.
Tho tunnel committee reported that they
were not quite ready to report and asked
for further tine, which was granted The
ladies' showed great enthusiasm and in
spite or the bad weather there was a good
Attendance aud several new members We're
enrolled. The next meeting tho last Fri
dcncc ~ Mrs L. A. Hamburger, 1914 Frank
lin avenue.