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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

city. for here. on your left, is the Cen
ter market house. and here. on the
right. numerous factories and saw
mills. Old junk shops. too, you will
notice. In this picturesque neighbor-
hood can be purchased everything from
a screw to an anchor"
''Beastly messy sort of place. + call
it'-he's: an awfully finicky fellow,
this.
We'll. it's fine wide. open space,
as big as any square in the city
"And, say, look here, are those the
horses-those wretched creatures with
the crowd about them"
All! And here comes bunch. among
which you will notice some rather better
specimens"
X !.
In effect, man is observed proceed
ing from an adjacent stable, leading
several nags, among which is one very
misunderstanding animal evidently.
however, of somewhat impetuous
temper. These horses. you under
stand. are the condemned animals of
the District government-of the fire
and police departments, etc Only such
horses are sold on this space. which in
common with certain area adjacent
to the Center market house. is District
property. l will tell you rather anus
ing incident which was related to me
stout man whom you see about to hold
forth after the manner of his profess
sion. There is young man who lives
little distance out of town who was
counting a young lady a marked trait
in whose character is a remarkable
admiration of horses and horseman-
ship. Now the young man was not long
in finding this out, but unfortunately,
his equestrian education had been sadly
neglected. Moreover his finances We're.
to say the least. in a wobbly condition.
In spite of being thus handicapped.
however. he determined upon the bold
scheme of taking few lessons and
then purchasing a horse for as small
a sum of money as would be consistent
with pasSable appearance before his
inamorita. The lessons over, not with
out some tribulations of spirit and
Commissions of body on the part of the
ardent swain, the latter. being IN
formed that among the condemned Dis
trict horses sold here, there was to be
obtained now and then a considerable
bargain in the shape OF a very well ap-
pearing horse. attended the sales for
some time. and was at length overjoyed
at securing animal that seemed to
him "A great catch at the price. The
equine in question is described as re-
sembling the one which caused such
perturbation to Mr.. Wrinkle and his
fellow Pickwickiansi it had great
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Saving the DOCKS up. AS the Mite crude
blocks are apportioned out through the
family the winters campaign begins. and
from then until winter breaks up and 1t
is time to resume the tilling OF the little
garden patch there is never a pause in
the work of filing the arks that await
their occupants.
Almost the same routine is followed out
in the manufacture of toy furniture. The
home workers either pattern the whole
piece of furniture themselves. or else buy
them from the wood turner's. and in an
amazing short space of time they have
their humble little homes filled with all
the little accessories of a first-class doll
house. dear to the heart of every little
girl in the world. no matter what her
nationality might be.
Perhaps the most interesting class of
toymakers is that which manufactures
that style of animal of the furry or fleecy
tribe. For instance. there are. hundreds
of families of New York's East Side who
manufacture thousands of toy sheep each
year. These are covered with fleece, and
are made to bleat when their little sides
are pressed. Every part of the work is
done at home The fleece is bleached and
carded at home and then glued to the
little wooden frames, that also are turned
out in the tenements. The same applies to
the Teddy bears. although the latter be-
came such craze that factories devoted
exclusively to their manufacture sprang
up all over the country. One woma IL
who had been left with several children to
support following her husbands death
found that all she had left from the wreck
was $1,000 in the form of life insurance.
This she used in starting a Teddy bear
factory. and in three years she cleared
close TO 100000 on her investment Of
81 900
The mechanical toy industry is a ire
mendous one, and one in which many
millions of dollars are invested. OF
course, each of these little devices has
some real mechanical or inventive merit.
and they to be had at prices ranging
all the way from penny to $1,000 For
tunes are spent each year in the purchase
of these toys. Railroads equipped with
trackage, switches. block systems. myr-
lads of electric signal lights and rolling
stock. operated by storage batteries. are
popular. and these are SO complete in
every detail that they are sold at prices
all the way from So to $500. Then. too.
the automobile is another popular toy for
the little sons Of the rich, and these are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Too Sacred to See.
NTHE German kaiser has been G

"THE German kaiser has been getting
rough usage at the reichstag's
hands since his Morning Telegraph inter-
view. hasn't he?' said Mark Twain at a
recent dinner. Those German ROYALTIES
deem themselves SO sacred, too. Listen,
Il was once travelling on the continent
A gorgeous turnkey showed me through
the royal palace of tiny principality.
asked If ] could have a glimpse of the
ruler himself, and the lackey led me to a
wall.
'"Piace your ear to this WALL he said
solemnly, and in about half an hour you
will hear his royal highness bowling
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AlOnZo. he was rescued. after the horse
came to standstill. quivering with men
tai and physical agony. But the worst
is to follow. For the young lady whom
he had been counting could not get over
the extremely undignified figure cut by
her swain thus in public and refused to
marry him. / have heard from him late
ly, however, TO the effect that lie Is not
without hopes of perSuading her to alter
her determination. The horse was re-
sold.
."rhe anecdote though doubtless verac-
ious. seems to remind me of something
1 have heard or read somewhere long
ago.
NOW to the scene of action. And
first, look at this group gathered
around the auctioneer and scrutiniz1ns
the animals with knowing looks. Oh
serve this old farmer, from the
seams of whose oyercoat some sort OF
stubbly growth seems to be sprouting
who carries an antiquated whip in MS
hand, and whose Shrewd eyes peep forth
from the recesses of a windy beard and a
mass Of wrinkles Here. beside him. is Il
tall lean agriculturalist whose bare and
overhanging upper teeth peep through
voluminous mustache, giving somewhat
equine appearance in themselves what
subjects for a pencil of Hogarth or Cor
neli0s Vischer. And these old darkles.
many with wool snow white. but with all
their faculties evidently concentrated
upon the HOSES and the auctioneers
evidently stone blind. the once beautiful
eyes-for to this attitude the most forlorn
equine can usually lay claim-sunk in the
sockets and the head cropping about
aimlessIy. 'Dey tell me dat dat blind
mare do kick something powahful. OBJ
served one ancient negro. in allusion to
the wretched 1uadruped.
The auctioneer. you will observe, gath
ers perceptible confidence as he comes.
in turn, to the rather skittish animal we
observed being led across the ground.
Though sadly in need of grooming. and
displaying somewhat of disposition to
shy this little mare is notable i'm
provement upon the animals which have
been disposed of at prices under $40. AS
q matter of fact. the skittish little mare,
evidently carriage horse. goes for $50,
and is probably a bargain at that
Wherever horses are concerned there
is bound to be some measure of life and
movement. and. in the case of the better
sort of hOrsefesh. spirited and dashing
action. How well IS all this movement.
life and color depicted in Rosa Bonheur's
masterpiece '''rhe Horse Fair! One
would be tempted TO draw IA comparison
between the bazaar depicted in the ia
nous painting and this horse fair of
Washington. The resemblance would be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
A Warning to All.
MERVEN GARRE,

John MERVEN GARRERE, at a
meeting of architects in New York,
said:
Amazing the age of an architects
patrons. The average man, in fact, liz
thirty-five before he begins to save
fifty: he begins to build himself house
in his old age. and his funeral takes
place about the time the painters are
called in"
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ing of dolls The heads are made in the
factories, as are their sawdust bodies.
Then these parts are assembled and
turned over to pieceworkers who take
them home. put them together and pre-
pare the clothes for dolly, dress her and
send her back to the factory. where the
finishing touches are put on her before
exporting her to the furthermost corners
of the globe.
& 4
Among the toys thus home made are.
for instance, the animals so often found in
the Noah's Arks that grace the playroom
Of nearly every child in the universe.
Dwellers in the mountains Of Saxony lead
in this industry. In many respects this
section of Saxony closely resembles the
Cats:sill mountains of the United States.
where little isolated villages dot the hills
and valleys. with their few dwellings scat
tered about at rare intervals. In summer
these mountain jewellers cultivate their
little farms and garden patches. but in
winter they all devote their entire time to
toy making. working far into the night at
the firesides of their little huts.
Year after year these mountaineers work
at the same task, making the same style
of toys, making the same number each
year. and all is done in such monoto-
nously systematic manner as would drive
the average American to the verge of de-
SPAR. They never tire of their task
seemingly and always work long and hard
in the summer months to provide food and
clothing to carry them through the win
ter. so that their toy making can go on
uninterruptedly.
Thus they work the winter through by
their combined efforts turning out little
arks and their inmates to great number
1t might seem. however, that even with
their combined efforts. every member of
the family faithfully doing his or her
part. their output would be limited,
since there is so much cutting. carving
and coloring to be done upon even the
toughest and crudest of the little toys. yet
they manage to accomplish a surprising
amount of work and reap a rich reward,
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another auctioneer holding forth, this
time a little weakened man, sharp and
acrid of speech, and vigiiant of eye" Up
and down between the two rows Of stalls
a boy is pacing the animals. the virtues
and qualifications Of which are being ex-
tOlled by the auctioneer. 1t is announced
upon placard in front of the stable that
no fewer than 200 horses are to be dis
posed of today. Among this number
there is bound to be some variety. At
the sale today see horses sold at prices
varying all the way from fifteen dollars
to three hundred dollars. Some bargains,
too. go at the latter price-horses of de-
cidedly superior quality representing a
type that is becoming more plentiful in
the District. to the qualification of all
true lovers Of horsef1esh. The type in
question Is bred for the most part in
old Kentucky, and. in some instances. is
typical of the best trOtter blood. There is
splendid strain. too, in Tennessee. Cen
orally speaking. these are horses that,
originally intended for the race track
have been found not quite up to the
standard eXacted for that purpose. But
as carriage and saddle horses, as show
horses of all descriptions. they cannot be
eXcelled. Very often these horses are
purchased by enterprising local dealers
who handle the best sorts and who great
ly enhance the value of the animals by
training them in the artificial move
ments now most in demand. In this mat
ter-that is, in fancy action and facility
in learning the same-the horse of the
type mentioned leads the world. Among
the artificial movements that are now
putting fancy price on horses might
be mentioned the passage species of
trot, in which the animal gathers itself
in rather snowy attitude and progresses
in somewhat elastic manner. and the
Spanish walk. a most majestic move
ment. in which the animal moves i'm a
remarkably precise manner. especially as
far as the front legs are concerned.
ITO show what additional value is
given a horse by the acquisition of these
fancy movements, remarks the auc-
tioneer al the close of the sale, IA para
gon Of conformation and all the requi-
site virtues, but without action, will
bring here in the District at the present
moment $175 to $500; one not half his
equal in any essential particular. but with
extra action. will bring $500 to 5000. In
New York and Philadelphia / have seen
poor individuals bring the latter price
more than once.
Dealers in Washington are catching on
TO this fact at last. and are starting
farms in good reaching distances of the
city for the training of fancy action
horses. They are beginning 10 realize
too, that this city is admirably situated
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HORSE fair, a
veritable h or S e
fair, held in part
in the open air
here in Washing.
ing three times d
week = the state
ment comes, per-
hapS, as q sur
prise to many resi-
dents of the Capt.
tai city, even in
cases where the
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OW that the date
for Santa Claus
annua al descent
down the family
chimney approach
es. interest natu-
rally centers in the
myriads of toys he
Sleds around with
him as we'll as i'm
those who make
them. For a year
past an army or
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possible We're the horses disposed of. es-
pecally those of the fire department, in
their prime. But. a,as! such is not the
case. for. though the fire department
horses are here disposed of by sale, on
some occasions by scores. their appear
ance and action are no'longer what they
were in the days when they have been
called. and perhaps justly the hand
soonest Graught horses in the world.
Truly, they are not as large and power
full as England's wonderful breed of
equine giants. with their hOofs as big as
platters, and their huge. muscular and
rounded bodies. But the fire horses OF
Washington. take them all in all. are I'M
excelled in their particular line, for they
are not only heavy and very enduring.
but speedy we'll can witness any
one who has seen them dashing to
conf1agration. not to mention our friend
AlonZo. And it is somewhat consoing
to know that, when these same fire horses
have become superannuated in their
strenuous vocation in the city. and are
condemned by the District and brought
here to be Sold--it is somewhat conSoling
to know. is it not. that these good and
faithful fOur-footed servants. whose Pc
Rod of activity in drawing the ponderous
fire apparatus does not exceed i'll any
case, believe. five years. are often pur-
chased by we'll to-do farmers. who find
them excellent for work in the fields?
So the arduous straining toll on city
streets the changing alarm and desperate
SallOp. the lurid blaze ana Often the alt
night vigil are supplemented by pastoral
peace and quiet One is inclined to Won
der. however. if one of these veterans.
patiently dragging the pillow along the
fragrant field resting in its manSer at
night. pines for the sound of the alarm
that summoned it from repose, for the
mad dash through the streets. the gaping
pedestrians evidently admiring its furi-
Gus pace the arriving upon the scene of
action, the lurid light of the fire. and the
fierce, deep throb of the painting engine.
Then too. somewhat human-like, does it
ever roget. after draught of the aqua
p,lra of the country. that drink of cold beer
that was poured down its throat after
good run by its enthusiastic driver? Who
can tell?'
But he is not sentimental, this friend, he
is not enthusiastic. He yaWns.s He says
he came here to see something that was
worth seeing, and has only seen bunch
of bum horses. Truly, it is explained
the animals which he has beheld today
are, tor the greater part. carthorses. used
by the District. They do not represent
the best that are disposed of in this open
mart.
"Oh, WE'LL he says, go ahead What
neXt?"
Now, cross over to this stable. See,
q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-14
LOVE LETTERS
THEY WERE SIGNED BY A MINIs-
 TIERS WIFE.
Judge Cochram. Who is an Ordained Minister, Sat With Averted Face as the Letters
 Were Read.

Clinton, Ill, Feb. 1S.-When trial was resumed here today of the suit in- stituted by Richard Shell to break the will of his father, Col. Thomas She'll, more love letters written to the aged millionaire were introduced into evi- dence.
 The letters were read to the jury and spectators crowded forward, cram ing their necks to catch every word. It Is said that the purpose of reading the letters Is to show that Colonel She'll was insane about women.
 Most of the letters read today are signed simply Your Own Little Girl. z and the others hear no signature. They we're a1i4fi@ted h e$idenEe as having been wrisEina by AErsg 1hslra Hamilton. wife of E.SA. Hamilton. who was pas tor of the Methodist Church at New man. III. Mrs. Hamilton is q daugh- ter Of Philip Wolff. of Clinton. re- tired business man of means. The let- ters express the ardent love of the writer for the aged millionaire and Invariably couples the protestation of direction with the request for money.
 Soon after the beginning of the trial the connection of Rev. Hamilton by his wife with the case became public and Rev Hamilton resigned his pastorate at Newman. Immediately the couple went away. While their destination is not known. 1t is believed they went to Florida. It is rumored that Mrs. Ham iltoH has suffered nervous prostration because of the exposure of the letters.
 Judge Cochran, who is hearing the case. and who is an ordained Methodist minister. and circuit rider. and the lifelong friend of Rev. Hamilton, sat with averted face as the letters were read to the jury today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-14
SOUTHERN RAILWAY GIVES IN TO
 MISSISSIPPI. @
The Experiment Is To Be Tried For Period of Twelve Months From ApriI-Other Roads Op-
 nose It.

Jackson. Miss. Feb. 13.-Col. E. l.. Russell. of the Mobile and Ohio. and representing the Southern Railroad, acting under instructions from Presi- dent Finley. today submitted to the House Committee on Railroads a vol untary offer to establish a flat pas senger rate of two and one-half cents per mile on intra-state business. and to issue interchangeable mileage books fin 900 and 2.000 mile forms at two cents per mile. The experiment to be tried for a period of twelve months from April 1. with the right to aban- don the same if it should prove unre- ununerative to the railroads.
 These rates embody our basis of settlement with Georgia, Alabama. Tennessee and North Carolina" said Colonel Russell. "and I think MfssIs- sIppi is entitled to obtain by peaceful means what those States acquired by fighting"
 The heads of the other railway sys- tems, including President J. T. liar ahan of the Illinois Central, President J. T. Jones of the Gulf and Ship Island. President F. L. Peck of the Mississippi Central, General Counsel J. w. Buchanan. of the Frisco. and rep- resentatives of other railways lines who appeared before the committee at the same time, oppose Colonel Rus sells plan and favor stand pat policy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-14
VOORHEES, INDICTED
NEW JERSEYS FORMER GOVERNOR
 IN TROUBLE.
Together With Frank Fl. COmbes, He Is Charged Swearing Falsely
 in Report to State nnsur-
 anee Department.

New York, Feb. Is-Indictments all leging perjury were returned 'today against former Governor of New Jer- sey, Foster M Voorhees,, and Frank Il. Combes, following grand Jury in- aufry into the acts of these two men while they were officials of the Bank CTS Life Insurance Company.
 A special grand jury, which is in- yestigating a multitude of big finan- cial transactions. made an incursion into the field of life insurance two weeks ago. and today's findings are the outcome. The Bankers Life Insurance Company went out of business some time ago and the allegations have to do with acts committed prior to 1905 and while Voorhees, was president and Combes, the secretary of the company. In the indictments. which are similar on being returned against each. it is charged that in 1904. the president and secretary swore falsely in setting forth in a report to the state insurance de- partment that certain claim dividends were not due to policyholders.
 The Bankers Life Insurance Com pany was reorganized later in 1904 and the new officers placed before the state insurance department certain matters which came to their attention. In turn, the charges were turned over to District Attorney Jerome and laid before the grand jury.
 The company has headquarters in this city but the indicted men are resi- dents of New Jersey. Voorhees, was elected Governor of-New Jersey on the Republican ticket in 1898. Earlier ~ 1904, he had been chosen State Senf le and his first year in the Senate /as characterized by a series of political triumphs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-14
FOR THE COTTON TAX
MIR. HEFLTN HAS CHARGE OF THE
 MOVEMENT.
Alabama Representative Relieves COn- gress Will Return the S6s,OOO'OVO to Southern PeOple--Hund-
 ley Hearing Friday.

Washington, Feb. 13.-(SpeciaL)- Representative Hefin. who was ap- pointed last night chairman of the sub committee to further the movement in Congress to refund the cotton tax. said today; .,-. ..
 "As soon as the organizations are perfected, we will begin a campaign Of education in the House and in the Sem ate.
 congress needs to be informed on the cotton tax question. More tnan forty years have passed since this tax was levied and collected in violation of the Federal Constitution, and the<e are members who know absolutely nothing about 1t. It is our puropes to make known to them the justice of our claims.
 .srhe facts must be laid before the individual members and Senators. firmly believe that whenever Congress has all the facts before 1t, that when ever a fair and impartial consideration is given the subject. that the justice of our claims will be so apparent that there will be no serious objection on the part of any fair-minded man. This Government is too great and It's peo- ple's love of justice too broad and deep to allow this cotton tax matter to re- main open on the books. a constant reminder of the fragrant violation of the Federal Constitution and the great injustice that this violation brought upon the people of the south'
 "The land tax which was also coi- lected In violation of the Constitution, has been returned. The land grants which were taken from Mexican war soldiers who fought in the Confeder- ate army have been returned. The Confederate battle flags. which were