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The Tsar's Heir.

TONI INC L. I. y.
The Russian imperial children lead a
healthful. outdoor life. for the most part
at Tsarskoe-Selo. always with a power
full guard of soldiers and secret police
agents just beyond their range of vision.
II Is a wonder that the, poor little grand
duke. who -is~the heir to the dignity. of
tsar.-1s nots-afready overwhelmed by. his
TILE HIS greatest joy in life at present
Che is nearly -three-and- a-halD is golly-
wog dressed in blue and red. for. posses
sion of which he occasionally fights with
his youngest sister Princess Anastasia
who is six years old.
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WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO.. AUcTIoSBERs
MILLIONS FOR FLOWERS.
Great Sum of Money Spent Annually
for Blossoms.

From the London Express.
The statement that G4,OO0,OOO a year is
spent in America on cut flowers caused no
surprise at Covent Garden. The dealers
state that half as much again is spent
every year in this country. In fact. l
should say the sum paid for cut flowers
in England exceeds e600O,O00," said one
of the largest wholesale florists 10 an Ex-
press representative.
THE average man. he continued.
would be surprised at the great quanti-
ties of cut flowers that pass through the
market during one day.
This is our slack season, because there
are SO many flowers grown in the open
air now but In our busy season-between
October and June-uuite 10000 worth of
flowers pass through the markets each
day.
The cut flower trade has increased
enormously during the last twenty years,
and it is now five times as large as when
l started business. -
AT first, no doubt. G6.OOO.0OO seems a
very large sum, but if you divide it up
you will realize that it is under the mark.
If anything
I'm the first place, there are the big
West End florists. who take large guam
tity of flowers for parties and general dec
orative purposes. Then there are the pro-
vincial dealers and the army of hawkers-
including the regulars and those who
turn their hands to all kinds of hawking
The latter sell fish one day. fruit the next.
and flowers the next; in fact anything
out of which they can make little
money.
THE hawkers who sell flowers are in
creasing rapidly, and I should estimate
their annual turnover at over Ell 200. 600.
With regard to the West End trade
there are always a great number of par
ties each night of the season. 1t is quite
usual for hosts to spend E1OO in flowers
for one party alone.
The cut flowers sent here from France
and the channel isles alone amount to
nearly f1OOO.OOO per year"
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ELEVEN ACRES FOR SALE

By agreement with the attorney OF record for
all the heirs-st-law and owners Of the real estate
Of Charlotte l. Drain. deceased. will sell at pub
,ie auction TO The highest bidder. ON SATURDAY.
DECEMBER TWENTY EIGHT. 1907. AT 3
O'CLOCK PM, on the premises about two
SQUARES west 81 the Alexandria county courthouse
ELEVEN ACRES OF LAND. about mile west
or the Aqueduct Bridge and just north of the mil
ltary buildings at Fort Niger. and between the
county courthouse Of Alexandra county and C1nr-
endon and the large new handsome dwelling Of
county Clerk George II. Rucker. said eleven acres
being the western and most beautiful part Of the
landed estate OF Charlotte l. Drain. deceased, and
Is splendidly situated for subdivision into villa
sites and building lots, being only about 10 min
ute walk TO and from Georgetown. The Washing
ton, Arlington and Falls Church electric cars run
through the center OF the property. Get on at
spruce station. Houses sell and rent there fast
a. built Terms: Cash: $500 down at time Of
sale balance in 30 days Call write for full
particular JAMES F. CLEMENTS. Attorney for
Phone. Main 1880. de2i Z,
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other the weights per foot of pipes of
different diameters. The measure Is used
as follows:
To ascertain the weight per foot of a
pipe having an internal diameter 22s
inches land an external diameter 25s
inches. the upper tape is drawn out until
the figures 2as appear at the edge of the
slot. Both tapes are then drawn out
together until the figures 27s, representing
the external diameter oil the pipe or tuDe
appear on the upper tape. The weight
per foot is indicated by the figure on the
lower tape directly below the figures rs
To determine the weight per foot of a
solid cylindrical rod. both tapes are drawn
out together until the figures representing
the diameter Of the rod appear on the
upper tape, when the weight per foot
can be read on the lower tape.
third tape can be added having mark
ings indicating the cubical contents. A
measure of this character can readily
carried in the pocket and can be quickly
referred to for ascertaining the desired
data without employing formulate
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The Growth of Greed.

Joel Chandler Harris in Uncle Remus' Magazine.
Greed grows with groveling. and some
men have positive genius for it. Wit
ness the millions that they are piling
up to no good end and for no great pur-
pose These millions speak we'll for their
greed-if anything can speak well of
greenland this is the only tribute that
will ever be paid to them-that they sue
ceedeG we'll in what they started out to
do. AS witnesses to their success they
ca, call tne ghosts of ruined men, hun
gry women and starving children, and
there will be no one to dispute their testi-
mony. Such is materialism in its COM
monest form and in IT'S coarsest aspect.
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European Prisons.
rom Charities and The Commons.


l was impressed everywhere in Europe
with the newer and higher standard
which has been developed in the last
fifty years with reference to prisons and
prison systems. There is scarcely a
country in Europe which has not had
some earnest and distinguished leader in
penology, but a great deal of the progress
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FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM A. wESCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALU-
ABLE IMPROVED REAL ES-
TATE KNOWN AS PREM
ISES NO. 1912 SEVENTH
STREET NORTHWEST AND
P r E M S ES NO. IoIIH
EIGHTH STREET NORTH
WEST-

BY virtue of decree OF the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia. passed in equity cause
No. 2f411 tAmos Shrader ct all the under
signed trustees will sell. at public auction in
front of the respective premises. on MONDAY,
THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY, AID. 1905
all OF the right. title and interest of the par
lies to said cause In and to parts OF lots l. 3
and In square 416. city of Washington. D. C.
bcglnning for the same on Sth street 100 feet
north ~ the southwest corner of said square.
and running thence north 81 feet inches thence
east 200 feet to 18th street hence south "a feet
thence west 100 feet. thence north 2 feet 10
inches. thence west 100 feet to the beginning
Said part Of lot 3. improved by two-story
brick house. fronting 81 feet inches on Sth
street. will be sold at FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
Immediately thereafter said parts Of lots and
;. improved by two-story frame store and dwell
ing house. and fronting "a feet on 7th street
northwest. will be sold parcel.
Terms: y depostt Of 500 required on each Of
said parcels. .One-third of purchase money shall
nc paid in cash. balance in one and two wears
with interest at 61e secured on the property
Sold or all cash, at the purchasers option
Terms to be complied with within ten davs,
the property at the risk and expense of the de-
faulting purchaser after I've days advertise
ment of such resale in some newspaper published
In the city Of Washington,
said part of lot :; will be sold subject to a
deed 1d trust securing 81 800 {now sover die and
the purchaser can thersfore- phtain CLEAR title1
p: H. MARSHALL. - 90
WHARTON z. LESTER
Trustees Columbian building
de23id&ds. exSu. de25 ja1
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COMPUTING TAPE MEASURE.
Convenient Device for Ascertaining
WEIGHTS and Measures.

a computing tape measure, which pro-
vides a simple and convenient means for
ascertaining weights and measures with
out employing calculations of any kind,
is shown in the illustration below. 1t is
especially useful in determining the
weight per foot of tubes. pipes, bars and
rods. The computing measure is formed
of two or more tapes, arranged side by
side The one shown here, to be used
In ascertaining the weights of pipes, has
two tapes. one containing figures to inul-
cate the diameters of the pipe and the
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THos. ]. OWEN son. AUcr1oSEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. BEING A MODERN BRICK
DWELLING. NO. 1924 POTOMAC STREET
NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of certain deed of trust duly re-
corded IN Lber No. -, folio ct seq, Of
the land records of the District of Columbia
and ~ the request of the party secured thereby
the undersigned trustees will sell at public auc-
ton. in front Of the premises. on MONDAY,
THE THIRTIErH DAY OF DECEMBER A. d.
1897. AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following
described land and premises situate in the city
Of Washington. District of Columbia and desig.
mated as and being part OF lot 20 IN square 1910
fronting 1890 feet on Potomac street by a depth
of 80 feet. together with the improvements
Terms OF sale: Sold subject TO prior deed of
trust for 81. 800. balance over said trust cash A
deposit Of 800 will be required at time of sale.
All conveyancing, recording. etc, at cost of pur-
chaser. RAPHAEL A. CASTELAR,.
G. DONALD MILLER,
deald&ds eSu Trustees
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One-Sided Novels.
the Nottingham Guardian.

From the Nottingham Guardian.
All the dark side of life is usually left
out In the modern novel, and people in
stinctively become discontinued, because
they cannot do as the heroes and heroines
of their novel reading are always doing
1t is simply throwing away ones life to
waste it in reading silly love tales. In
fact, II is worse than wasting life, because
such reading. IL continually pursued. pro-
duces mental and moral deterioration.
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served by prominent clubs all
over the country, is the modern
II survival of the ancient chase
that used to furnish game for
the great holiday feast.
Long ago in the middle ages before the
day of markets, of storage houses or re-
shared the traits of the lion. and scorned
to eat that which they did not kill.
At daybreak on the morning of the
holiday the chieftain summoned the men
of his clan. to horse they went in pur-
suit OF the wild boar. Across hills and
level stretches, through swamps over
fences. across frozen streams they gall
loped. till they came up with the fierce
prey.
In the battle that ensued the privilege
of the most valorous feats, of undergoing
the greatest danger. and of finally admin
isterng the death stroke was intrusted
to the noblest.
Then the body of the boar was carried
back by the vassals, the body roasted and
the head garnished and decorated to take
the place of honor in the center of some
long table laid in the center of a baronial
hall.
the registering continue. and the poor gen.
tleman who could drink only one bottle
was destined te. sad experiences in this
bout of mishty bibblers.
The bear has passed from the earth. no
longer does the lord kill his own Christ
mas feast, but in small measure he re-
wives the joys of the holiday hunt by his
pursuit of sly reynard.
There are in the United States seventy
clubs, first-class clubs, devoted to the
sport of fox hunting. The season begun
at Thanksgiving day is at its height by
Christmastide, for then the autumn leaves
have colored and fallen, the air is crisp
with frost. and the last of the crops that
hunters might have damaged have been
gathered into the barn and safely stored
away.
For persons of wealth there are early
risers who at o'clock in the morning
have gathered near the clubhouse. One
comrade joins another, and a merry ex-
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The Fashionable Color.

the IAauy.
The recent recrudescence of light blue
which is neither azure nor sky. but just
light blue, is very hard to bear Its
popularity is due to fallacy that it suits
the English type of beauty. Apparently
it is quite forgotten that this type Is no
longer blond, and it is only the. blond or
the baby in the perambuator who cali
wear pale blue with impunity.
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ADAM A wEscHLER, AUcTIoNEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE FOUR
SIOR1 BRICK STORE AND RESIDENCE
PROPERTIES. NUMBERS SO AND 5r2 +
STREET NORTHWEST - - -
BY virtue OF decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia. passed in Equity Cause
No 1855 the undersigned trustees win offer for
sale AT public auction In front of the premises
on FRIDAY. THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY
OF DECEMBER. 1907. AT HALF PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the following described real
estate. situated In the city OF Washington Dis.
trict Of Columbia: Part Of lot In square 49,
beginning for the same al the narthesst corner
Of said lot and running thence west on E street
40 feet thence south as feet. thence east 70
feet. and thence north 80 feet to the place Of
beginning.
Terms OF sale: This property Is sold subject
TO an existing deed of trust for sixteen thousand
dollars tsl6.000) maturing December 20. 1907.
payment OF which 10 to be assumed by the pur-
chaser; the purchase poney over and above the
said deed OF trust to be payable In cash.
All conveysncng and recording at the cost OF
the purchaser.
OF sale.
Terms OF sale TO be complied with within Is
JOB BARNARD. Trustee,
HARRY KING. Trustee.
delT-d&ds 81 John Marshall place NV.
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6OS2-The making of dainty lingerie is a
favorite pastime with many women, and
a corset cover which is made without
seams and develops most attractively is
here shown. The shaping is so ingenious
~ arranged that there is none of the
bukiness usual in seamless garments
The neck may be cut in square or round
neck effect, and the corset cover may be
finished with hem or box-pleat closing,
and with or without the sleeves and skirt
portion. A lace beading. run with ribbon
and outlined with a narrow lace edging
adorns the neck and armholes. while the
body portion is enriched with lace inser-
lions. This trimming may. however, be
varied to suit the individual taste The
body portion is full in front, and slightly
full at the waist line in the back. Ba-
tiste Is the material chiefly used for these
little garments. while finer ones are fire.
quently made of handkerchief linen. For
the medium size ia yards of 36-inch
goods are needed.
eo62-7 sizes. 81 to A inches Dust
measure.
The price of this pattern is 16c.
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one or two Georgia postmasters who are
to succeed women.
The committee on territories has refused
favorable report, for the present. on the
nomination of George Curry to be gov
ernor of New Mexico. but has seen no rea-
son for holding up the appointment of
David j. Leahy to be United States attor-
ney for that territory
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The program last Thursday at the read
ing room for the blind. was given by Mrs.
Walter A Gawler who will be remem-
bered at Ethel Holtzclaw- 1t was most
delightful one and consisted of the fol-
lowing numbers: 'Widmung." Schumann;
.'Hark. Hank the Lark" Schubert: "Wo-
him." Schubert: aria from philemon ct
Baucis" Gounod: three folk songs: ta)
1.-THE Sun Smiles in Beauty. Welsh; CD
For the Sake of Somebody" Scotch; (c)
"May-pole Dance English; "Gae to
Sleep Fisher: Love the Pedlar," Ger
man: The Shoogy-Shoo." Mayhem; 'Au
Printemps." Gounod: "Colette," Chant
made; .Maruuise Woes Dansez," Lemaire.
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The National Conservatory of Music of
America. located at West 25th street, New
York city. announces the dates of their
semi entrance examinations as fol-
lows: Singing. piano. organ, violin.
| cello and orchestra January (Monday)
10 to - am. and 3 to pm; for further
particulars address the secretary. 1t is
now in its twenty-third scholastic year
and has the following artistic faculty
VASTLY Safonoff. director; Adele Mar
gulies, Eugene Dufriche, S. Camille En-
gel Bruno Oscar Klein, Leopold Lichten-
berg. Leo Schulz Hugo Resented, Henry
T. Finck and Others
The Ellery Band will play in Washing
ton the afternoon of Wednesday, Janua v
s, at 4:30 at the Columbia Theater. The
concert will be given under the special
patronage of the Italian ambassador. and
1t is likely that the audience will be one
of the most distinguished ones gathered
at theater In Washington this season.
The Dece mber recital given by Mr..
Oscar Franklin in Comstock last Monday
was a very successful one and brought ont
much applause from the large audience
Mr.. Comstock sang a fine group of songs
including Brahms 'Verrath." Dvorak K s
'Aur Bache." Won Hammers "A Rose
Once Grew ana Noye's When All the
World Is Young" Arensky's suite for
two pianos was playeu in finished style
by Miss Helen Calhoun and Mr.. Comstock
By request. THE Hesperides," song-cycle
by Clutsans. was repeated. Mr.. Easily
being i'll. Mr.. Comstock sang his part
The other singers. Miss Mabel Harnden
Miss Helen Bane and Mr.. Frederick A
Fletcher. gave their songs in good style
and contributed largely to a delightful
program.
An interesting recital by pupils of Mrs.
| Oldberg was given Friday evening at
the Belasco. in which the following pro-
gram was given: Myself When Young,
from "A Persian Garden" Harry Camp
bell bass: Drink to Me Only With
Thine Eyes" Old English, Harris Frank
lin: SAT Parting. sung from Castle Win
dow, James Rogers. Miss Madeline Fenno
"A Lover in Damascus" Amy Woodforde
Finden, Miss Frances Bethune; Elisa s
Dream" Wagner. Miss Edith Horhees
Thompson; Goodbye" Tosti, Miss
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
ADAM 4. wEscHLER. AUcTioNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE uN1M-

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE uNIM;
PROVED RsAL ESTATE, FRONTING As
FEET on WASHINGTON STREET. ANA
COSTA, d. C.. BY DEPTH OF 100 FEET.
Ry virtue Of certain deed Of trust duly re-
corded In Liber 226i folio 277 ct seq. of
the land records of the District of Colnu1hia and
at the request of the party secured thereby. VIC.
the undersigned trustees. will sell al public
tion. IN front Of the premises. on MONDAY.
THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER.
AID 1907, AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the fol-
lowing described land and premises situate In
the county Of Washington. in the District of
Columbia. and designated as and being lots num-
bered 500 and $40, Unioutown:
Terms Of sale: One-third of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, and the balance IN
two equal installments. payable in one and two
years, with interest at per centum per an
mum. payable seml-annually, from day of sale.
secured by deed Of trust upon the property sold.
all cash, at the option Of the purchaser. A
deposit OF 500 will be required Of the pur-
chaser at the time OF sale All conveyanclng.
recording, etc, at the cost of the purchaser.
Terms OF sale to be complied with within fifteen
days from day OF sale.
GEORGE NJ. EMMERICH,
81 7th street northwest. Trustee.
DOUGLASS S MACkALL,
4l6 9Th street northwest, Trustee.
J. A. MAEDEL, Attorney, Ale 9Th northwest.
dei1-d&ds.e Su
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The program of music at the Friday
Morning Cub January 3 will be given
by Miss Minna Heinrichs and DR.. Anton
Gloetzner, and will consist entirely of
compositions by Richard Strauss and
Max Roger.
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ADAM A. wESCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.
TOMORROW.

UNITED STATES MARSHAI'S S.LE-BY
virtue Of two writs Of herI facias. issued out Of
The clerks office of the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia. and to me directed, I will
sell at public sale. for cash. in front of the
courthouse door. at ELEVEN O'CLOCK AN.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER TWENTY FOURTH
1907. all the right. title claim and interest Of
which the defendant. Alexander r. shepherd.
died seized In and to the following lands and
lao. in the District of Columbia seized and
levied upon as the interest of which the said
defendant. Alexander r. shepherd. died seized in
and 10 said real estate and sold to satisfy e1ecu-
tions Nos. 1879 and 1874 at law In favor Of the
Potomac Terra Gotta Company.
AULICK PALMER. L. s. Marshal.
ADAM A. WESCIILER. Aucttoneer. dell. Is. %
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ARMY Promotions Held Up.

In the committee on military affairs
certain army promotions are held over for
after-holiday consideration. These are
known as irregular promotions" the Of
ficers having been promoted out of their
turn and jumped over the heads of those
who were above them in rank. The pro-
motion of Brig. Gen. William w. Wother-
spoon from the lieutenant colonelcy of
the 10Th Infantry is among those ques-
toned.
The committee on the judiciary has held
one meeting and as a result recommended
the confirmation of the nomination of sew
eral judges district attorneys and mar
shals but refused to act on the nominal
lions of Oscar r. Hundley to be judge for
the northern district of Alabama and
William B. Sheppard to be judge for the
northern district of Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

At the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning the Sunday
school held a Christmas service at which
the music was furnished by a young
ladies' chorus of twenty-five voices, I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Paul FISH
baugh.
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LATE MUSICAL NOTES.

The music at the wedding of Miss Mil
dred Fowler to Mr.. Charles Kane was
furnished by Mrs. Mable Montgomery
Riley, violinist and Mr.. Norman Esputa
DAILY pianist and added not a little to the
interest of the occasion.
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Appointments of Judges.

The meeting was held before the appoint
ment of the Senate committees. and the
explanation given for passing these nom
nations was the lack of completeness of
the judiciary committee. certain southern
democrats being expected to fill vacancies
on it. 1t is a fact. however. that some
of the old committee members intend to
see that the nominations of Hundley and
Sheppard are given consideration before
they are confirmed.
The nomination of Silas II. Reid of Okla
homa to be judge of the district court of
Alaska in the place of Judge Wickersham,
recently resigned, is also held up in the
judiciary committee. 1t is understood that
there will be some protests from Alaska
against his appointment.
There are also some nominations still
pending in the finance committee. Sene-
tor Clay has held up the confirmation of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-23

An interesting joint piano and violin re-
cital was given recently in the Washing
ton College by Mr.. Arthur Conrad of the
Peabody Conservatory of Music and Mr.
Harry Patterson Hopkins of Baltimore
and Washington. Mr.. Hopkins played
for the first time his Slavonic Rhapsody
in f minor for the piano. and made 1t a
pronounced success with the critical audi
ence of musicians and music lovers. The
remainder of the program included Greg S
Sonata" in G major. LISTS "Galop
Chromat.c'' for two pianos. Mr.. Hopkins
and pupil in the seminary; ST Saens
The Swan" Sarasate's Spanish Dance,
Saurets "Fafalla'' and Wieniawski S
"Mazurka Brilliante" for violin and piano
1t was well given and Mr. Conrad made
a brilliant success as violinist