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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
FRIVOLOUS MADRID.
Spanish Capital Spendthrift Town
and Devoted to Gossip.
From the London Times.

duu OCSOICo " 0OSSlp.
From the London Times.
The note of Madrid is frivolity. 1t is a
spendthrift tow. Nowhere do so many
people of modest means keep carriages.
or at least hire them. The automobile
has supplied a new outlet to an old pas
sion.
Nowhere do SO many people who can
not afford to have a motor driver, or to
buy regular supplies of petrol (Which, to
be sure, is both dear and bad in SPAIN.
keep an automobile. Therefore they turn
out now and again for a short run at
high speed to their own glorification and
the danger of the public. AS for that
public 1t lives in the streets and in a
perpetual state Of brisk talk.
What London or Paris news comes
through to Madrid. except kilograms. is
pear to interest the Madrileno little.
What did interest him was when a young
person appeared on horseback in Hyde
Park in a directoire costume. Feather
headed and light-heeled. the Madrileno
is on the other hand. good natured and
easy to live with.
Madrid women dress WELL even very
we'll and the charm of the Spanish
woman Is never denied. Modern Madrid
Is sometimes supposed to be modelled on
modern Paris but the writer's view is
that there is nothing Partisan about
Madrid, except the skin.
Paris works desperately hard, is IN
tensely interested In serious things and
producers. thinkers and men of intellect
ual and scientific eminence. Madrid GER
tainly does not work hard. does not ap-
pear to be much interested in anything
but frivolity. and few Of her greatest
men, even statesmen. are much more
than names.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

During the past week number OF
building permits have been issued repre-
senting individually unusually large eN-
nenditures of money. Perhaps the larses'
bufldinc mentioned was that for the 81
Rose Industrial School. which is now IT
course of erection at the southwest cor
ner of California avenue and Phelps place
In this instance the permit was not ioi
the building itself. but for boiler mousse
AS the authority TO erect the s'ructufe
was given some months ago. by this time
considerable progress has been made IN
the work of construction. The new bulid-
ing is to stand detached in the large plo'
O. land which has been acquired. ana Is
10 be built of stone. brick and iron.
The next building in point of size that
has been authorized Is the apartment
house to be erected at lI46 street
northwest from plans prepared by F. b.
PYLE. architect. The owners are ). W.
Woodward and 4 S. Parker.
Some Large Buildings.
Then there is TO be the new hospital
building on the grounds of the Garfield
Hospital, which is to be a memorial OF
the late Mrs. Loren Johnson, and apart
ment houses at 1444 w street and 3Gs3
18th street, to he erected by Harry Ward
man These instances of what Is being
done in the way of providing additional
facilities for the city form only the cur
rent contribution to total of building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
SOUTH STREETS JAM.
A Place Where There Are No Half
Holidays for Traffic Squad Men.

From the New York Sun.
Saturday afternoon seems like slack
time for most folks who are In business.
even In winter. In the summer certainly
most working persons get away early.
But to the man who believes that most
Of the world Is taking half holiday just
because he gets one trip up South street
in the afternoon will prove a revelation.
For one thing, that much-discussed
adjunct to the police force. the traffic
squad, never gets to know what Satur-
day half holiday is apparently. South
street, with the freight piers and the fer
ries, is jammed full of trucks all after
noon.
The man who believes the traffic squad
men have an easy time when they are
handling just trucks. unmixed with
pleasure traffic, will see how wrong he Is.
Down there the traffic men have an after
noon of unmixed hard labor. and the
wonder is that they accomplish as much
as they do.
The hundreds of trucks they deal with
are kept we'll In line. and the work the
truckmen do is facilitated by the clever
traffic men. This is a part of the city
where visitors are few. and for that rea-
son the excellent work of the traffic
squad does not come into general notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR.
Contrast Between Private and Pub
lie Attitudes.
NJ the Nineteenth Centur

From the Nineteenth century
Turning from the official to the more
personal side of his character. perhaps
the first thing to strike any one who has
even a slight. acquaintance with his pri-
vate life Is the contrast between the i'm
perturbable, almost cynical, attitude as
sumed in public. and the gracious. kindly.
chivalrous nature revealed to those who
know the real mana nature retaining
the magic charm Of sincerity and single
ness of heart. in spite of that wide
knowledge of the world and brilliant cul-
ture which have made him one OF the
foremost diplomatists In Europe. With
most people the outside veneer DISCUSSES
the commoner material underneath, but
with Bernhard Won Bulow ii Is the exact
opposite-the veneer is assumed In order
to hide the beauty OF that which under
lies IT. II is for this reason that although
he is justly acknowledged to be a great
orator. his speeches are in q sense mis-
leading. for IL they occasionally reveal his
true character, they are more often mere
brilliant tours de force, epigrammatic,
fiippant, almost reckless: but represent
ing. after all. rather fireworks thrown
up to dazzle and bewilder thantthe steady
light of his resolute purpose.
In personal appearance the chancellor
10 q worthy representative OF that Meek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
HOUSE MADE OF PAPER.
Workingman Constructs Odd Dwell
ing in His Spare Moments.

The frailest house in New England per-
haps is one which was constructed princi-
pally of thick paper and which has for
ten years stood summer showers and win
ter storms.
The structure Is owned by George L.
Abel of Wellesley. Mass. who built II
himself during his spare time for sum-
mer home. A strange part of the his
tory of the paper house is that Abel and
his family lived in it all one winter. find
ing it fully as warm as their modern
home In the center of the town.
The house Is situated in the heart of
the woods of Ridge Hill, a few miles from
Wellesley College.
"A love of country life and a desire for
the freedom of isolation were the prime
factors which led US to build our home.
rough though 1t is said Mr.. Abel.
In the summer of 1896 ne had an oppor-
tunity to buy tWo-thirds of an acre of
land covered with fifteen or twenty years
growth of chestnuts, oaks. birches and
NAPLES. 1t was situated three miles from
the nearest railroad station and thirteen
miles from where he was then employed.
The cost of the land. 500, had been
saved This was paid over. leaving moth
ing with which to build except what could
be saved out of a salary Of SO a week.
The first summer he got the use of an old
farmhouse quarter of a mile distant.
Here he lived spending all his spare time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
HOME STILLS IN GERMANY.
Industry Of Many Small Farmers .
Profitable One.
From Consular Reports.

FROM consular Reports.
In southern Germany. Baden. Wurttem-
berg and Alsace Lorraine are to he found
a large number OF small farmers who.
with extremely simple apparatus. distill
alcohol from their berries and fruits and
from the residue from the manufacture
Of wine and cider. Usually the best OF
the fruit is more profitably sold in the
market but when the crops are large, the
prices low and profitable sales limited.
as was the case this year with plums
and several other fruits. these farmers.
not being able to handle large quantities
in their own stills. send their products to
the larger distilleries. This was recently
done by the Fruit Growers Association
of Ellwangen. The society collected the
fruit from its members. had 1t distilled
into alcohol. and divided the proceeds
from the sale of the spirits pro rata, thus
making the large plum crop TO some ex-
tent profitable.
In Wurttemberg and the other wine dis
tricts under ordinary conditions. the fruit
Is either sold or made into wine or cider.
the residue from the operations being dis
titled into alcohol The apparatus OF
| these small farmers Is generally most
primitive, often manufactured by the near
est coppersmith 1t usually consists of an
iron or copper mash kettle. capable OF
holding from five to thirteen gallons. I'M
| ucf WHICH 10 Tic HUH thC hct-
! tie pipe leads to copper worm. mount
ed In barrel. through which the water
for condensing the vapor runs. The alco-
hol produced ranges from 40 to 90 de-
grees Tralles. and is almost entirely used
for drinking purposes.
There are also ambulant distillers princi-
pally in Baden, Wurttemberg and Alsace-
Lorraine. who go from farm TO farm and
work up the materials of the farmers.
The average price for the rent of their
apparatus is marks COS cents) a day.
the renter furnishing the fuel and oil.
If there is an assistant the rate is $l6S.
besides board and lodging. During the
last calendar year there were 10S Of the
ambulant distilers in Germany.
For the benefit of those who have asked
for information regarding the cost of an
average distillery, such as is used In this
country, an estimate is forwarded OF q
complete distiling and rectifying plant
which can produce daily in two mash
ings fifty-three gallons Of alcohol OF from
30 to 90 degrees Tralles. or forty-seven
gallons of rectified spirits of from 95 to ID
degrees Tralles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

are that your orchard will be ruined.
There is really but one salvation from
this wholesale sacrilege; you must study
nature work yourself: get acquainted
with the trees SO intimately that no row.
ing jack-at-all trades can deceive you.
No one who neglects to familiarize HIM
self with the laws of growth has any
right to a country home The orchardist.
first of all. is man who can make OF his
trees and plants companions. When they
urged the Roman emperor to go back
signed, he simply said, Come and see my
cabbages." The real countryman feels
that nothing in this world is quite SO
pleasurable and satisfactory as his or
chard and garden He learns every year
more and more to be intimate with ell
froms of life around him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
WALL STREET A FORUM.
Reformers Issue Denunciations From
Steps Of Subtreasury.

Steps Of Subtreasury.
From the New York Herald.
In the language of "Shoestring Billy"
the purist, Wall street Is the national
goat-all the sins of the nation are laid
at its door.
With the exception Of Cooper Union
there is no place in New York. nor in the
country, so much used rs forum as
Wall and Broad streets near their in
tersection.
When reformers have lot of surplus
language to Spill they head straight for
subtreasury steps are a favorite plat
form. Here. overlooking the stock ex-
change and the curb. on the spot where
G. Washington took the oath Of Office
after an election in which Wall street
did not figure. where they can talk right
self-appointed tribunes needing shaving
are wont to do their tribuning. They
reason that Wall street, being respon-
sble for all the national Ills. Is the place
to begin the cure.
Intoxicated with their doctrines, these
near-trbunes approach Wall street with
the same courage the jackrabbft had
when he slapped the bulldog In the face
When they see they can stand IN 'front.'
of Mr.. Morgan's offices and call him
names while he cringes at his desk I'M
der their attacks they grow holder. Eu-
gene Debs. in a vermillion automobile,
was at the head of Broad street last
week.
The suffragettes tell Wall street right
to its teeth what they think of 1t. Sin
gle takers, labor socialists. anarchists
YES and even ohibitionists-preach IN
wall street. Somehow through II All
tribunes are fine targets for apple cores
fred nv messenger boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
INDIA SNAKE VICTIMS.
Decrease in Number of Deaths-E1
periments With Treatments.

!" I'LL
From the Times of India.
According to the snake statistics for
1907 the total mortality among human
beings caused by snake bite fell from
~ S11 in 1906 to 21,41S in 1907. So low a
figure has not been reached since 1897.
The decrease is noticeable mainly In
BENGAL and eastern Bengal and Assam,
where the figures fell from Ss62 and
.. 100 in 1906 to S,276 and 1900 respective
Nv, In 1907. The most important increases
occurred in Madras and Burma, where the
figures rose from 1921 and Lac in 1906
to 1,e77 and 1,34s. respectively. The de-
crease In eastern Bengal and Assam is
attributed to the floods having been lower.
The central provinces figure @96) is the
lowest returned in any one of the last
seven years.
The Lauder Brunton treatment of snake
bite by incision and application of per-
manganate of potash and the distribution
of lancets continues. 1t is too early yet
to pronounce with any certainty as to the
result of the experiment. but a number
of favorable reports have been received.
Eight cases are reported from the United
Provinces of the successful use of DR..
Calmette's anti-venene. In two of these
cases the permanganate Of potash treat
ment was also employed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

shaggy coat of the ibex. combined with the
peculiar white marks above the eyes ana
nostrils characteristic of domesticated
goats. The horns are also goatlike. since
they lack the knobs so conspicuous IN
the horns of ibex.
The Alpine ibex, it may be remarked.
Is now extinct in the Swiss Alps and
Tyrol, but survives. thanks to the pro-
lection of the king of Italy. on the
Piedmontese side of the Monte Rosa.
Hybrids between the Italian goat and
the ibex of the same region would, It
might be supposed. be met with at least
occasionally. Nevertheless. such crosses
appear not to take place save on. very
rare occasions,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

lenburg aristocracy. the gallant bearing
of whose members made such an impress
sion on the great Napoleon that he SAID
to his marshals. Il can make you INTO
kings. but not into Meckienburg mobiles.
Tall with a stately carriage of the head
and shoulders which gives him grace ana
distinction. he has the broad brow OF
intellect. and a mouth and chin tclean
shaver except for the soldierly mustache)
which shows courage. energy and decl-
sion. But it is the eyes which arrest at
tention-eyes beautiful and fearless, that
meet you with a directneSs and sincerity
rare. indeed, In any class. but for a dip
lomatist almost unique. 1t is a face
steadfast. proud and sef-reliant, yet
with sunny-tempered kindness and
grace in it which wins straight to the
heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

in October. The names OF all the mar
riageable girls and of young men DESTROYS
of matrimony are written on slips OF
paper and thrown into earthen pots. One
Of each kind is drawn out at time by a
wise man. The youth whose name is
drawn out obtains a letter of introduce
ton to the young woman whose name
accompanies his. and then all that re-
mains for him to do is to start his love-
making at once. The majority of these
fortuitous courtships turn out admirably
in every way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
The Boys Sacrifice.
Tho Cleveland Plain Dealer

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He was a good little boy and very
thoughtful He had heard about the
great scarcity of water throughout the
country.
He came to his mother and slipped his
hand into hers.
Mamma" he said. lis 1t true that ir
some places the little boys and girls
have scarcely enough water to drink
THAT is what the papers say. my dear.
Mamma" he presently said, I'D like
to give up somethin' for those poor little
boys and girls
His mother gave him fond look.
Yes, dear. And what would you like
to give up?"
Mamma" he said in his earnest way
"as long as the water is SO very. very
scarce / think l ought to give up bein
washed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
DESPISED AILANTHUS.
Good for Lumber as Well as Shade
It's Spread in America.

From AGRICULTURE.
Among the very common trees. yet al
most totally unknown. Is the muoh-de-
spised, ill-smelling ailanthus. A million
dollars could not buy a board In any
lumber yard. The dealer or manufac-
turer of lumber never saw 1t on sale and
would not recognize 1t II seen. Yet it Is
q magnificent wood. resembling white
ash, and capable OF receiving high pol
ish
The tree is a native OF the Molucca
Island just south of the equator. some
four degrees, and not far from Borneo.
Here 1t forms a very large forest tree.
1t was brought from China during the
first decade Of the nineteenth century
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
BUZZ DING CONTINUES A FEA-
TURE OF REALTY MARKET
CLOSING Months of an Active Season Show But
Little Abatement in Operations Some OF the
Current Transactions That Are of Interest.

for the purpose of erecting a theater
building has been abandoned and the
money that was paid in subscriptions
to the stock of the proposed company has
been returned by Mr.. Fox to the various
subscribers.
1t was found by Mr.. Fox that the re-
Spouse on the part of investors was not
what was expected. and for that reason
he concluded to change the method and
adopt some other form of utilizing the
holdings which have been acquired.
The improvement Of the Hall OF the
Ancients property on the opposite side of
New York avenue to the realty above re-
ferred to is still in doubt as the negotia-
tions for the erection of a theater build
ing. which was contemplated by those
who secured control of the land last
spring, have not as yet been completed.
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in UNION STATION LOCALITY
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT PLANS
OF GOVERNMENT A FACTOR.
improvements Are Contemplated
Which Include Fine Modern
Structures-Hotels to Be Built.

The announcement during the week that
the plans for the improvement of the
plaza Of the Union station will be COM
pleted by next February was a source of
satisfaction to owners Of property in that
locality as we'll as to citizens generally
who are naturally not anxious that the
present unkempt appearance about that
splendid building should continue in
definitely.
The improvement of the plaza will af
feet directly only a small part of the
land which has been changed more or less
by what has been done in order to place
that portion of the railway terminal at a
Railroad Company owns a considerable
block of the land south Of the plaza. and
there are holdings, to the west more es-
specially. which have an uncertain future
owing to the doubt about what Is going
to he done in the vicinity of the new
station.
just at present the delay OF the govern
ment officials in fixing on site for the
new city post office building is causing a
good deal of uncertainty in the minds of
the property holders.
Site for City Post Office.
There are several sites in the immediate
vicinity which are being considered in
connection with locating the proposed
new building, and If 1t was definitely
known exactly where it is to be then it
is thought the individual property holders
who are contemplating making improve
ments will be able to decide on the exact
character and go ahead with them.
There is a further cause for hesitation
on account of the proposal made to Con-
gress at the last session and given some
consideration for the government to pur-
chase all the land on the south line of the
station plaza and extending through to
the Capitol grounds. The east and west
lines of such an acquisition would prac-
tically be 1st street and New Jersey ave-
nue. 1t is likely that the post office site
question will be settled before long. and
it will probably be concluded that it will
not be worth while to await what Con-
gress will do in regard to the purchase of
the proposed block of ground forming an
extension of the station plaza to the
south. and SO the chances are that before
long those who have bought property In
that vicinity with the view of improving
it will go ahead with their plans. In
such an event one or two hotel buildings
are to be erected and other structures,
mostly for business uses, to be deter
mined by their proximity to the station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
Money! for New Structures.
Sales of Realty.

The real estate corporation of Boss &
Phelps report the following sales of prop
critics during the past week:
For George Ward. the six-room mod
ern brick house 1121 E street northeast;
rented for 81. 80 month. The price paid
was $3.50, and was purchased by r. John
Chills, who Will retain the property DIS
an investment.
Six-room house $50 kenyon street
northwest. The annual rental is $360
a year. and the price paid by F. Thoma-
son was $3.50.
For James Cahill. the ten-room brick
building TIA Corcoran street northwest.
The annual rental is $500, and the price
paid by Mrs. Z. NJ. Hay was 5000.
For b. W. King a large building site
in Columbia Heights to a local builder.
who will improve 1t by the erection of
several ten-room houses; consideration
withheld.
For William H. Groman. residence 1882
9th street northwest, for 5000, TO local
business man for his home.
For Mrs. E NJ. Hay. premises 1110
Corcoran street northwest. ten-room
dwelling, to Mrs. W. NJ. Curry for about
$1,000 After improvements Mrs. Curry
will occupy the house as her home.
For Charles w. King. jr., premises 1915
Newton street northwest. to an out-of-
town party for an investment The house
was recently leased for $37 80 a month.
The price paid was 5000 The adjoining
house, 1920 Newton street northwest was
also sold to another out-of-town investor
for $500 This house has also been
leased for a monthly rental of $3l 80.
Pennsylvania Avenue Property.
The large Office building fronting on the
east side of Market space and at the in
tersection OF c street with Pennsylvania
avenue has been purchased by the United
States Realty Company. The building
was until the merging OF the Central
National Bank and the Bank of WASH
ington the home OF the former institu-
ton Since the removal OF the bank t6
the building of the Bank of Washington
Just across G street. the Central Bank
room has been occupied by the realty
company as a tenant. and now the COM
pany becomes the owner OF the property.
The transaction made through the
Simpson Sullivan Company. and the con-
sideration is said TO have been Sis 600.
The building is large structure, oc-
cupying the entire area of the lot which
conforms to the direction of the avenue
as IL intersects with c street and ends in
blunt point. The upper floors are ar
ranged for use as offices, while the first
floor which Is on level with the street
pavement. furnishes room for the bust
ness OF the company. which Is mainly
that OF handling the property along the
line of Pennsylvania avenue east OF the
Eastern branch and known as Randle
Highlands.
Proposed Theater Sites.
The large block of property on the
north side OF II street. just west OF 18th
street northwest and overlooking the
plaza formed by the juncture of New
York avenue with that thoroughfare, and
which was acquired last spring by Ed
mund X Fox. is to be developed and
handled by Mr. Fox. The plan of form
ing Q compa.-. TO acquire this property
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Virginia Farm Sold.

The Soule Realty Company has sold for
Thomas F. Dodd his farm of eighty acres
known as Valley View and located near
Franconia. Fairfax county, Va. The pur-
chaser, a Washington business man. paid
5000 for the property and intends to
make ii his summer home.