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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
Depends.
ON the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
It's shame, Aunt Singleton. the way
you took up the time of the statesmen when
you went shopping today"
There want any harm In that It's no
trouble to show goods"
You wouldn't say that II you were the
mother of half dozen unmarried daugh-
ters."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29

strange to them they are very well be-
haved
OF course, they not thoroughly broken
yet, but If we all live they will be. AT
present their training Is practically at a
standstiIl, because they are only babies and
violent exercise in the heat of midsummer
might not agree with them. But as the
weather grows cooler the work will be re-
sumed, and as 1t progresses it will be faith
fully reported in later articles of this series.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
A Thankful Man.

Excuse me- sir" he said TO the smoker
on the street car, but the ash is about
to fall off your cigar
Thanks" was the brief reply.
Excuse me again, sir" observed the first
man moment later, but the ash has
fallen"
Thanks"
''And is burning a hole in your trousers"
Thanks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
ON The HOUSETOPS
Roofs in Cities Used for Va
rious Purposes
las IN BIBLICAL DAYS
FRESH AIR AND RECREATION UN-
DER THE STARS.
Sleeping on Roofs on Hot Nights Pop
ular in Fashionable as Well as
In Stun Districts.
Written Cor The Star.

Written Cor The Star.
when thou buildest q new house. then
thou shalt make battlement for thy roof,
that thou bring not blood upon thy house,
|if any man fall from thence"
So Moses commanded; and among the
oriental peoples none understood better
the varied and beneficial uses to which the
roof could be put than the Jews of Bibli-
cal times To them the roof was much
more than a shelter from the weather, as
Knowledge Of the Bible, and especially of
the books OF the Old Testament reveals.
Rut while we of the west have long been
told In church and Sunday school of the
WAYS in which the Jews of old utilized
their roofs, we systematically neglected our
own roofs until within the last few years
the oyercrowded conditions of our large
cities literally drove us to them In sheer
desperation Then we experienced an
agreeable surprise-we found that our
housetops afforded similar opportunities Tor
benefit that the ancient Jews So regularly
reaped from theirs.
Thus II has happened this summer that
In such cities as New York, chicago. Bos-
ton and Philadelphia the roof Is playing
an important part in the lives OF thousands
Of persons in various ways, But though
latter-day ingenuity has made the roof far
more attractive than It probably ever was
among the Jews still It is a peculiar fact
that 10 whatever use we have put the roof,
we are simply following, broadly speaking,
In the footsteps Of the people that Moses
led to the border of the Promised Land
The Roof as Pleasure Center.
And there were upon the roof ahout
three thousand men and women, that oeheld While
Samson made sport. .
And II 10 pass in an eveningtiae mat
David walked upon the roof Of the king 6
house"
The chief auxiliary use TO which the roof
was put in Biblical days was that OF rec
reation and pleasure; today the principal
supplementary use to which the roof mas
been put in our overcrowded cities is thdt
of recreation and pleasure.
In those days the roof was almost wholly
sought at evenin glide that the cool
breezes of that time of day might be en-
joyed and the fetid air from the passage
ways which served as streets temporarily
escaped Today the roof Is stu sought
largely at night: but II is by no means
Stunned by day.
All day long the children OF the Sums
romp upon the broad, screened-n roofs OF
school buildings. and on not few OF theH
they gather IN vacation school and seek In
struction OF an entertaining nature rom
teachers who understand all about tt5
growing OF flowers, the building of wonder
full things out OF kindergarten blocks AM
other equally amazing things.
All day long the much-arTayed small boys
and girls OF shopping-crazed women dig
In the sand piles paddle in the miniature
lakes, find delight in the swings and tents
and toss about the toys provided for them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
Checking the Barber.

From the Philadelphia Press.
your hair is coming out on top. SIR
said the barber.
"Goodr exclaimed Pepprey. IT knew 1t
was In me. Now, for goodness sake don't
talk to It or It win crawl back again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29

corners; rattan furniture Is preferred to
benches. Upon not a few roofs swings for
the children have been suspended from rods
extended from chimney to chimney, and
here and there is found a garden provided
with cots and hammocks, in which the
owners family sleep very hot nights,
privacy being secured by screens and some
times by boxes of ShrUbbery mounted upon
rollers and thus easily shifted about.
And there were upon the roof
about three thousand men and women, that
beheld while Samson made sport" Upon
the roofs of theaters these summer nights
are several thousand of men and women,
that behold while vaudeville artists crack
jokes, sing topical songs and do acrobatics.
And many other thousands seek the house
tops, not for entertainment, but simply for
the ease Of body and mind that can be
found upon them. because of the starlit sky
overhead and air untainted by the stuff
ness of dark rooms and litter-strewn thor
oughfares.
The Businesses of the Roof
But she had brought them up to the roof of
the house and hid them with the stalks of fax
which she had laid in order upon the roof"
AS in the olden days the roofs of cities
are coming to be used for many serious
purposes, as well for pleasure.
On Mondays thousands of roofs-miles of
roofs-hold family washngs.' Not only is
this the case in the sections given over to
tenements and apartments but down town
where the skyscraper is omnipresent, the
jantors wife hangs out the wash in the
early morning upon the roof of the mann
moth structure, and takes 1t in for iron
ing around MONDAY, when brokers and
bank clerks and men of affairs generally
are preparing TO sally forth to their clubs
and favorite restaurants for an hour or two
at lunch.
Through the week the housewife finds
the roof a convenient place upon which to
have her rugs and carpets beaten clothing
aired preparatory to putting 1t away In
camphor and for cleaning gloves, lace-like
Shirt waists and other delicate articles OF
wearing apparel with such dangerous stuff
as gasoline. In domestic economy the roof
has come to play an important part, and it
has made no longer necessary the posses
sion of back yard for the smooth run
ming of the household machinery.
Then, too, as the astrologer of old sur
veyed the heavens through his crude instru-
ments from the roof top, so today the
weather bureau has stations upon the roofs
of tall buildings, for the better ascertain
ment of weather conditions. Wireless tele
graph stations have also been erected upon
the tops of skyscrapers, and In each sea-
port town of any considerable size the naval
some roof for furnishing mariners the cor
rect time; the ball automatically dropping
from the top of a steel tower at the noon
hour.
HenLeries on Roofs.
Upon many tenement housetop all
sorts of petty businesses carried on,
one of the widest spread being that Of
breeding fancy pigeons, for which there
is steady sale among such foreigners as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29

rusty, narrow gauge truck tracks run on
into the void.
Beyond In the void, It is Just black and
smells damp. / WAS told that there were
water-tight compartments at regular dis
tances; that the water had in course of
time got into the furthest stretches; that
now and again in the course of thirty
years 1t had been pumped out; that 1t can
easily be pumped out again; and that, fin-
ally, nothing has been damaged trrepara-
bly,.
At the time I was greatly interested to
learn how far the tunnel had been dug
toward England, and if l am not mistaken
the distance is two and half kilometers-
say mile and half.
Pamphlet Stopped the Work.
You understand the thing was going on
magniffcenuy in 1874, when all at once the
celebrated pamphlet of THE Battle of Dork-
ing appeared IN England, wonderfully
alarming the whole population of the island.
The author explained that the completed
tunnel would put England In continual dan
ger of a French invasion. That this was
actually the opinion of the chiefs of the
British army is probably at the same time
true and not true. Lord Wolseley certainly
came out publicly against the tunnel; but it
does not follow that he in his secret heart
imagined the danger of an actual invasion.
Such fear would be childish, because
nothing would be easier than to defend the
tunnel with explosives. 1t could be flooded
or otherwise rendered impossible in five
minutes, and no French leaders would be
foolhardy enough to advance with a great
army into such a deathtrap-the English
could wait till the tunnel was full of French
infantry and drown the lot like kittens with
the explosion of single mine.
No; the idea of Lord Wolseley probably
based itself on the proud English insular
spirit which he wished at all price to pre-
serve. Historically, England owes every
thing to her island existence; all English
| activity, all the national life and spirit have
grown up under this island condition; and 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
HenLeries on Roofs.

HenLeries on Roofs.
Upon many a tenement housetop all
sorts OF petty businesses are carried on
one of the widest spread being that of
breeding fancy pigeons, for which there
is a steady sale among such foreigners as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29

sight of my new team was worth all the
knocks which had lately come my way.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING-The annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the Union
Iron Works will be held at the office of the
Company, 222 Market street San Francisco
State OF California, on TUESDAY. March
q 1905, at IL O'Clock a. m. for the purpose
OF electing a Board of Directors to for
the ensuing year. and for the transaction OF
such other business as may before the
meeting
CHARLES N CHAMPION. Secretary.
Office 222 Market ST. San Francisco, Cal,
February 90 1905.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

THE California Debris Commission. having
received application to mine by hydraulic
process from Orrin Sawyer, George L. Ban
croft and Alvin W. Bancroft in Union mine,
near Gibsonville, Sierra County. CAL. drain
ing into Slate Greek. which reaches Yuba
River, gives notice that a meeting to re-
ceive any protests Will be held at 6s.
Flood building. San Francisco. Cal. March
Is 1905 at 80 o. m
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06
BUSINESS CHANCES.


A-CAMERoN & CO.-Phone South 1850.
Eddy St, cor Market and Powell
Headquarters for all kinds of business chances.
For sale-32 fine copper claims north of San
Francisco; title perfect; mountains Of ore
Selby's assay, lowest % per cent highest 40
per cent; solid ore from surface. solid ore
from ledge. no waste; 35 miles from coast.
on river; water, wood and coal plenty; gold
enough 70 pay for expense OF working mine
$1,000. 0oo worth OF copper within 100 feet OF
ERoN & co.
S9Oo-FSne little downtown saloon; rent only
500: block north Of Market and doing
nice business: snap for nrst-class saloon
man. See CAMERON & co.
$llOo-A1 grocery and liquor store long es-
tabiished; fine location; owner guarantees to
clear $500 per month; the fixtures are worth
price asked: retiring from business See
CAMERON & co.
S4ooo-FIrst-class hardware store; well located !;
. blocks from Market st; established 6
years well stocked and doing good business,
but Oh account OF sickness must be sold ;
more than value in sight CAMERON & co.
A-Seoo buys the best little restaurant in
city; fine location; rent only s12 per month;
one living room; large stock groceries on
hand; plenty table linen: fine steel range;
llquor license; rent paid to March 15; all
goes; clears $3.50 per month. See CAM
ERoN & co.
EITEL & CARROLL. ......... 212 Kearny St
Saloons and bowling alleys $3.50 to $4,000
Cigar stands on Kearny, Third, sixth. Mar
Groceries and bars, good corners; well
stocked ..,.......,......... $500 to $4,000
Candy stationery, del.cacy stores. $3.50 up
Summer resorts. hotels roadhouses, business
OF all kinds; prices to suit easy terms.
E1rEL & CARROLL. .212 Kearny st.
O'DONNELL- JEPsONs & CO. lI3o Market st
Real Estate and Business Brokers.
Rare chances in business at low prices.
Hotel and bar on Sixth st. Al; trial given;
accident cause Tor selling; $2250.
$16o0-Bakery and restaurant on Fourth St.
near Market; average business $40 per day.
$16oo-saloon and improvements in Mission;
one az the best locations: snap
Saloon license wanted
ONE Of the best livery and boarding stables
in the city, large brick stable with floors
16g stalls. block from Market st has 20
boarding horses, 75 livery horses 90 hacks
90 ouggies. harness. robes. etc. with lease for
years 70 run. with privilege OF more for
sale in whole any part OF same: will sell
lease and good will. Address box 1856. Cali
ofheea
HENRY SCHMIDT & CO. OAKLAND
S55 Broadway cor. Tth st room II
Real Estate. Insurance Business Chances
Collections
OUR MOTTO:
HONEST REPRESENTATIONS.
FAIR DEALINGS.
JUsTIcE TO THE OWNER.
SATISFACTION TO THE BUYER.
s5so-IF taken in 9 days. candy and ice cream
place as,,,l on :. Market St doing good business;
JEPSEN & CO.. 115o Market st.
BUTCHER shop clearing $50 TO S35 per
week, hrSt-class locality, in Mission; horse
and cart; refrigerator price 5000. Cor. Sew
en;eenth and Howard.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06
LoDGINa-HousEs ron SALE.

A. CAMERON & CO.--Phone South 1850.
Eddy St. cor. Market and Powell
Headquarters for Rooming- Houses, Hotels and
All Kinds of Business Chances
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

necessary. proper or convenient TO accomplish
the forsgoing objects and purposes.
BY order of the Board of Directors
THE NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF SAN
FRANCISCO,
Ry GEO. GRANT. Its Cashier.
Dated December 81. 1904.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

A beautiful NE cor. S-room nat on Geary;
rent only s55, where rooms clear whole Of
rent; located east Of Hyde; modern building;
well furnished; chance to obtain fine sun
ny home cheapy price $3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06
M oR
No 2S

No. 80.
WE HAVE large
new houses for
lease, or will build
to suit your own
plans.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

S500O-60 rooms;
profit $500 month;
owner guarantees
1t. This Is a de-
pendable house.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

a rooms; south OF Market ST.; fine corner
rent only S125. with long lease; oak furniture
good carpets; clears now $3.50 per month and
landlady has rooms: will take 10 or 12 room
house in exchange; price $250O
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

A-CAMERON & CO.-Phone South 1850.
Eddy st, cor. Market and Powell.
Headquarters for all kinds of business chances.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

90 rooms; modern; downtown house: cheap
rent; we'll furnished and UP to date; has fine
out of town transient trade; never clears less
than 5000 per month; dissolution Of partners
cause of sale; exclusively with us.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06
Roomine-Houa.. and Hotels FOR sails.

/ No. 2.
b a r g ain - 25
rooms: extra fine;
new; 5-year lease:
fine dining room;
very swell.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

5S rooms; we'll located on NE cor where
the rent Is less than 81 per room: we'll fur.
nished apartment-house; near Larkin ST.; al
ways full and clearing 5000 per month
owner retiring from business hrst-class in.
vestment for $4,000; with us exclusively.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

16 rooms, rent only SIS; oak furniture, good
carpets; all housekeeping; only 2 rooms to
look after and clears a nice little income;
price only $780,
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

"a rooms, rent s120; fine location; all new
furniture and first-class; clears over $75 above
all expenses big bargain at $500
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

No. i.
FIRST : CLASS
family hotel: cost
$40, 600; AL bust
ness; price
S25. 600.
Investigate It.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

No. SO.
32-room corner
house for $1,000; (;
net income S129 so
over all expenses; /;
terms $1,000 down;
we back you for
$1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

70 increase fhe capital OF The Nevada Ma
IoEai Bank Of San Francisco from three
Tailiion dollars 0S3. 600, ,Oo0). divided into
thirty thousand 10000 shares OF the par
value o. one hundred dollars (S10o o0) each
share. &c six million dollars ($6 COO COO.
oiaieed Into sixty thousand go. COO shsres
q uee Ear value OF one hundred dollars
lSloQ ool eacn share.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

S900-Flne little downtown saloon; rent only
500 one block north Of Market. and doing
nice business: snap for first-class saloon
man. See CAMERON & CO.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

SllOo-Al grocery and liquor store; long es-
tabiished; fine location; owner guarantees to
clear $500 per month the fixtures are worth
price asked: retiring from business See
CAMERON e. co
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

An elegant s3-room family hotel. catering to
S. F.s best people, furniture, carpets and dra-
peries of the best, everything up to date; moth
ing better in city; guaranteed to clear $1,000
per month above every expense; will sacrifice
for u cost to furnish; price $24, 900; excu-
siyely with us.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

rooms: fine block; Post ST: rent or
$37 so; water free; we'll furnished price So
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06

Transient house:
40 rooms; rent
$500; income $500
monthly; located 2
blocks Of Market;
Al business.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17
GLADE 8 RIsTEAU,
AUCTIONEERs AND REAL ESTATE
AGENTS,
TowsoN AND CORBETT, MD.

Close attention given to all business entrusted
tcited. June TT.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17

For. Annapolis, Mt: Royal Station. t75O and
$8.45 A. NJ, 1880 and 1855 P. M. Camden Station
$500. $500 A. NJ, tl2O5 noon. 400, $685. 500 and
s1110 M.
Frederick, Mt. Royal Station. se.45, +9.48A.M
II rs, 1850 and 1870 p. M.
winchester, Mt. Royal Station, t7.10A NJ, +243
Hagerstown, Mt. Royal Station. fS.45 A. NJ
1850 p. M. Camden Station, 1900 A. NJ, 1885,
400 P. M. O'
Ellicott City and Mt. Airy Camden Station
t7.35, s915 A. NJ, f125, 1885, $500 $780, #1I PM
Curtis Bay, Camden Station. 1928 A. NJ.
Luray, Mt. Royal Station, t2.43 P. NJ. Camden
d&o<fo
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17

A physician reported by Prof. Mueller, of
Goetingen, has been able to work out in few
seconds the squares of any numbers of five fig
ures, and to learn and repeat in twelve and one
half minutes row Of 2O4 figures. The greatest
earlier feat in memory for numbers was the
learning of 2O4 figures in IS minutes.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17
PLANTS FOR SAFE ESTABLISHED 1897.

Wholesale and Retail Grower of all kinds of Veg
etable Plants: In my nine years. experience 1
have found the best high price seed for early
ments / have found the secret of success, as
numerous testimonials will show. I find it less
trouble to make friends than enemies. My reli-
able seeds and experience in growing the plants
has doubled my sales each year. am grower
of over 10000 square feet of plants use early
grown and transplanted plants for early vegeta-
bles. Can fill large orders and will ship prompt
", as am close to railroad and express office.
Send for price list before youaorder elsewhere.
! have teams delivering plants through the coun-
try during plant season. Notify me few days
ahead with your order. s. E. SHEPHERD,
Monkton, Baltimore county, Md. [Apr. 15-3m
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17
UTEsrERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
Schedule taking effect February 81. 1905.
Leave Hillen Station as follows:
A L

OShCNhAC eohAA6 ChOOO CDAudAy Sts 4UOO
Leave Hillen Station as follows:
DAILY.
400 A. Mast Mail, Main Line, Hagerstown,
WaYnesbor0. N. & W. Il. R., and the South and
ex. Sunday P.V.R.R., Hancock, Chambersburg,
Martinsburg and Winchester.
u.25 p. M-Acc0m. for Union Bridge.
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
7.I5A. M.-York and B. H. Div. and Main line
east of Emory Grove, Carlisle and g. & H. r. X.
ShippeDsburg, Frederick, Emmitsburg and N.
& W. r. K. to Elkt0n.
1919 A. M.-Accom. for Union Bridge, York and
2.25 P. M.-Accom. for Emory Grove.
3.25 p. M.-Accom. for Emory Grove, B. & Fl.
Div. also YORK.
AS P. M.-Accom. for Union Bridge.
800 p. M.-Exp. for Westminster, Union Bridge
and thence Accom-. to Hagerstown and Ham
cock; also Frederick, Emmittsburg and Ship
pensburg. (Parlor Carr
1925 p. M.-Express for York, Hanover and Get
tysburg (Parlor Carr
615 p. M.-Accom. for Union Bridge,
500 P. M.-Accom. for Emory Grove.
SUNDAYS ONLY.
$50 A. Macon. for Union Bridge and Hano-
23O P. Macon. for Union Bridge.
40 P. M-Accom. for Emory Grove,
Ticket and Baggage Offices, N. e. Cor. Charles
aud Lexington streets.
Trains stop at Union, Pennsylvania avenue,
Fulton, Walbrook North avenue) Stations.
docs not stop Penna. Ave. Station.
b. II. GRlSWOLD. m. HOWELL.
GenI Trafnc Mgr. Genl Pass. Agt.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17
ROYAL BLUE LINE for PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK.

Eastward. LIZ. Camden. La. MT. Royal.
Sleeper. Daily 3.51 A. M. 1856 M
Parlor & Diner. Daily 7.55 A. NJ A8.OO a. M. C
Buffet Parlor. Elk. Sun. $50 A. M. 9.54AM M.
Parlor, Diner, Sun.only 952 A. M. 957 Al. MO
Parlor, Diner. Elk. Sun. 11.50 Am. A1I.H Al. NC
Parlor, Diner. Daily 1.55 P. M. AI.59 p M.
Royal Limited Exclusively Pullman Train.
Cars ............ Daily 34s P. M. B 3.52 p. M.
Parlor, Diner Daily 800 p. M. sos p NC
Coaches Phi hills Ex; Sun. T6S ? N. S.00P. MO
Sleepers. ..... Daily 1888 A. NJ. 12.44 A. M
Local Seepers for New York ready for occu-
pancy in Mt. Royal Station at 1000 M.
A, for Atlantic City week days; B, for Allan
tic City daily.
All trains stop at Wilmington. G, stops at
Chester.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17

Unexplained Radiation-The Airship In
France-Color and Temperature-Poet
Observation-Disclosures Remedy--The Elec-
trolytic Telephone-A Novel Test of
Death-No Fat from Water-Extraor-
binary Number Memory.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17
Sanitary Omct

arlington Richard A. Bevan.
Cdt07'sUiAe-Henry b. whitley.
G0vdnst0sDn-John +. Keller.
Az. WGshtngt0n-James III. Berner.
Cont0n-John G. Mueller.
M. Wjn1ns-August w. Miller.
81. Denais-Henry Sultan, Jr.