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The Washington times., 1908-08-16
TO CURE
WOMAN'S "NERVES"

LONDON, Aug. IA fashionable
nerve specialist has just evolved a new
cure for nervous disorders which seems
likely TO pack his consulting rooms to
overlooking with members Of the far
sex.
He has established the fact that there
is a distinct mental stimulus in the
wearing OF new and becoming clothes.
In neurotic cases he therefore advises
visit to the dressmalSer's rs a cure for
depression, and the treatment has pro-
duced the most gratifying results TO
both doctor and patient Whether the
long suffering husbands OF the fair in
valids approve of his method IS another
question altogether.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
ENGLISH BITTER
OVER OLYMPIAD
Labouchere's Paper Prints AL
legged Talk With American
Confidence Man.
Confidence Man.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-An excellent ex-
ample of the lasting bitterness with
which the English regard the results
OF the Oymp,ad q 10 be found In a
current number of Truth. Under the
transparent guise OF an encounter with
aa American confidence man, a cor
respondent writes TO LabOuchere's pa
Per as follows:
He told me that his name was Onesi-
mus G.. WhizzeT and that ne was an
i. F. " whatever that is. and a mil
hOnaiTe gun manufacturer Of Newark
y. J. He had come over for the Olym-
pic games IN his steam yacht. and just
now he was feeling mighty lonesome in
a strange city, and he'd taken a fancy
10 me because / was so Ike his friend
and he would like me TO paint the old
town red with him. or II I wouldn't do
Jhat. come and have lunch with him.
He was fun Of the Olympic games
ana some Of the things he said about
them made me understand several things
about America that have always been
q mystery TO me before. Il was just
after one of the American competitors
in a race had fouled one of our men by
punching him in the chest with his ell
bow and been disqualified for It. Wen
Mr.. Whizzer thought it was scandalOus-
ly unfaiT-the disqualification, I mean.
He said that our English ideas about
sport we're as Old-fashiOned as every
thing else about Us-that We didn't seem
able 10 grasp the idea that when a man
went IN for a race he meant to win it,
no matter how.
He told me several stories about
smart things he'd seen or heard OF in
American athletes-how in one race the
leading man picked up a handful of
dust and threw il in the eyes OF the
man who was passing him. and won
The race that way; and how some uni
versity, In order TO win a boat race
against another got a lot of professional
rowing men and passed them off as IN
dergraduates; and how some one else
won thousands Of bets beating a world
record in something or other by ar
ranging 10 share the proceeds with the
judge, who timed him with a doctored
stop-watch
There was no end Of such stories,
and he admired the people who did that
sort of thing tremendously, and said
that they We're some Of the smartest
boys In America, and no wonder they
could knock spots of slow-wltted effete
English athletes. who went as if they
wanted any one TO win but themselves.
He told me. too. that If you think
any one suspects you of cheating IN
America, what you have to do is TO
accuse him of it before he has time to
say anything, and then stick to il, and
al least half the OnIookeTs will think
YOU are right, especially if you are an
American and he IS a foreigner"
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
PARIS IS SHOCKED
BY RABBIT RAID
Bunnies Stolen From Zoe Were
Inoculated With Deadly Dis
ease Germs.

PARIS. Aug. IA panic of a terrify-
ing kind is agitating the great number
Of Parisians who eat rabbits.
Andral Hospital a large establish
ment on the outskirts of the city. mas
small geological park of its own as
an annex to the premises. A band of
thieves broke into the Enclosure and
made straight for 8 group Of special
cages Iuled with rabbits and stole them
ali. The shock to the people OF Paris
was formidable when they learned from
the district police bureau and local
mayoraIities that the rabbits were ali
inocuiated either with tuberculosis or
tetanus and that the terrible germs
would work awful havoc among families
who might eat their meat.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
BAND OF MORMONS
INVADES LONDON

LONDON, Aug. ia band Of Mormon
missionaries. about twelve in number.
have arrived in London. Their chief is
a man named Scott. a grHy-headed elder
Of the church at Salt Lake city. There
are also two women, wives OF mission
aries, and they will begin propaganda
work forthwith with the object Of win
nin~ converts to the faith.
The converts they are principally
seeking. however, are skilled work
people, who viii be able to introduce
and carry on their respective Industries
in Utah. Elder Scott and some of his
colleagues are to visit lancashire. ana
will there offer inducements 10 cotton
operatives.
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WHITE TIGER KILLED.

LONDON, Aug. ia pure white tiger
has been discovered and killed IN India.
Two native Assam hunters found traces
Of a fight between a boar and tiger in
the Jingle. White hairs scattered about
aroused their curiosity. They followed
the trail and found the boar dead Later
they rounded up the tiger and killed 1t.
The sisln has been sent 10 the Calcutta
Museum.
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FORTUNE OF THE BRAVE.

Who knows but that your unrich neigh
Dor bold
Who's shown he's not afraid to take
a chance.
And who about the towns now daily
rolled
Within a motor car of elegance,
May by his courage yet win even more
OF fortunes smile so she'll TO him be
true,
And he'll get in a wreck and killed be-
fore
The mortgage he put on his house is
due. indianapolis News.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
TOY PLEASES PRINCE.

CHRISTIANIA, Norway. Aug. Is
Little Prince Olaf is delighted with his
latest tOy-a present from President
FaIIeres. It is a miniature electric
railway with a model of the Care du
Nord in Paris. The track is twenty
five yards long. with switches signal
cabins, and bridges. The train has a
restaurant car. a sleeping car with dolls
in the berths, and is complete IN every
detail
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
LONDON Is SHY
OF RICH AMERICNS

VIENNA. Aug. 15.-HoteI keepers and
shop keepers are bemoaning the absence
OF American miIIionaires this season.
Since the beginning OF the season Amer
lean travel in most parts of the Cont
nent has been verv light
All the cheap hotels are crowded, but
the expensive establishments have less
than half their usual number of guests.
The absence of Americans this year has
meant "a tremendous loss TO Austrian
and continental modistes. tailors, ana
leWelers.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
PADEREWSKI AT WORK.

BERLIN. Aug 15.-Paderewski is
leading a movement of musical Polish
people 10 reorganize the famous War
saw Conservatory Of Music. Paderewsld
has become a director. with the under
standing that the observatory must
be mOdeTuized.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

a system Of 5 cents postage for Brus-
sells and Berlin and a penny fer Paris.
To initiate penny postage with France
would mean $4,000 a year 20 the ex-
chequer and to initiate a system OF
European penny postage would mean "a
loss Of s.. g0O.0 600 year.
The initial loss on American penny
postage was $4,000 a year.
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SHOWING HIS RESPECT.

He has a great respect for money"
Yes, he always spells dollar with
a big d. Exchange
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
SAFE.

WI at does your wife think OF your
stand against Womans TightsE'
She doesn't know OF it'-EXchange.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
EARL'S SON SINGS;
EARNS $500 WEEKLY
Walks About Streets Accompanied
b. Servant, Plays Piano,
Wears a Mask.

LONDON. Aug. 15.-Street singing de
luxe has been taken up and made very
profitable by "a young gentleman, re-
puted to be an earl's son, who is earn
ing $500 a week In the West End by
exercising his well-trained tenor voice.
Wearing mask and evening dress, he
is accompanied by pianist similarly
dressed and footman TO drag the piano
through the streets
Asked by an interviewer what induced
him TO become a street musician, the
masked aristocrat said. Il thought
would see If there was any money IN
it-and I am well satisfied so far. Every
week I take between $50 and $500, One
night at Earls Court exhibition / took
SO In half an hour. Gold pieces are ire
quenuy put into my collecting box"
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

We want YOU TO view the
new lines of Carpets and
Rugs for fall, and to make
1.-THE vie win & interesting
iwe're offering these eXtraor-
Urinary Rug values
o #. by Q #. Shirvan
] Brussels Rugs,
for y. :, -. '-..o, SI.I5
J # @ in. by 10 #. 8 in.
IShirval Brussels Rugs,
T fo2. $40. $1O.95
9 #. by u #. Shirvan
Brussels Rugs,
i %Qrth saa, $3.50
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

aways. 1t is likely then that thousands of persons
Ia wing homes in the suburban zones Of Weschester
and Connecticut will make frequent trips 10 Long
Island beaches, and such visits will undoubtedly
tend TO enhance values there and throughout the
adjacent Long Island sections
WHAT ARE THE BEST DISTRICTS?
The question that the majority of homeseekers
ask is, What section Long Island has the most
natural advantages and the brightest realtv fut-
ure2' The person who can correctly answer that
question has within his grasp amazing realty op-
portunlttes So vast the undertakings for
betterng the transit facilities Of the island thar
the realty problems arising from those projects not
only delight but appal the realty student Long
Island has a seacoast Of over four hundred miles
1t has mountainous region, as we'll as long
stretches Of plain II has great bays and tnIets.
largo and small lakes and hundreds Of acres de
voted TO farm and truck gardening Il has a
pine tree section, too. II also has many historic
and romantic places, Of which is Montauk
Point Owing 70 its shore lines the central sec
ton OF the island beyond Hicksville is not as
thckly populated as the north or sou+h sides b,,+
the trolleys being built across the island from,
the north 10 the south side will open to the home
seeker most charming rural region. Many per
sons prefer 10 live the north side, as eytdenced
by the large number OF fine houses and we'll kent
tracts Of land there. Others would not live snv
where else except in the Floral Park and adiacsr+
sections, and vast number of persons who live
IN the south side townships and work on Nanhat-
tan Island or Brooklyn are more az home in the
Rockaways or other places on or near The sourb
shores than in any other districts
SOME ATTRACTIVE TOWNS
Along the oyster Bay division OF the railroad and
having excellent harbor facilities are Glen Head
Glen Cove, Sea Cliff. Nassau. Locust Valley. Mil
Neck Bayvtlle and Oyster Bay. This section ~
Long Island has many long stretches Of woodland
and the land is unduatng.
Beyond Oyster Bay and reached by trains OF the
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

-7,r-z u-f~r * one Of the fourishIns towns front
irc on r1@ Great South Bay. 10 59th street and
Eiz-th avenue. With this trolley road Patchogue
su6 al me South Shore towns between it and
Neu -o-k VIII be connected by through trolley
20 rhat rapidly growing theatre and shop
ping centre Of which Columbus Circle. at 5SJh
Erreer and Eighth avenue. forms f part. Between
1orE Island City and Manhattan Island the trolley
l-= viii extend over the Blackwells Island Bridge,
which is expected 70 be opened 10 the public in
rre rez- future AS Vet the road has obtained no
rfgrr n wsv beyond the westerly approach to the
E.ackVeus Island Bridge, but efforts are being
made get the consents Of property owners to
permit operate cars in Of the cross streets
south n 5stn street Should il not obtain the
rereEssrE consents and the franchise 10 .sy 4 new
trolley line from east TO west across Mania ttan
Island 20 have western terminal near
Columbus Circle. arrangements are likely 10 be
made attn che 18th street crosstown line, 50 that
80 of this through trolley system may use its
tracks
The following are the towns along the line of this
fro Ter system. together With the distances Of the
'oE--s from Flatbush avenue Brooklyn. Blue
Point = g 0I~e. Bavport 5l.7 miles. Sayville sol
miles. 'skdaIo - miles, Great River, As miles;
lsap. - miles, Bayshore. 409 miles Babylon.
ts miles LJndenhurst - miles; Amtyve. 3l5
niles. HaSsa pequa. q miles: WantaEh. 2ss miles.
beilrlore. 81 miles: Nerrick. a miles, Freeport,
. Iai .es- Norwood. ls5 miles, Springfield. 1873
n.es. s. Alhane. us miles: Jamaica, 81 miles
Hleauond HilI. - miles; East New York miles.
UNITING SOUTH AND NORTH SHORES
-a order - uufte the North Shore and the South
S-oE@ divisions the Long Island Railroad Company
Is erecting trolley line. extending from Hunt
Hgiol, on the North Side through Melville, Beth
Iagf. Bethpage Junction and Amityve, the
south Side. At SayVIile trolley line is being
I-iA IN q northe-ly direction. and extending TO
ROT .9nkoUs. Lake Ronkonkoma and Lake Grove
ana having northerly terminus at Port jefferson.
trolley hne is also being built by a syndicate
which vii join Hicksyille TO Port Washington.
he route of this line extends first in an easterly
direction, rraversng Nineols. then running north
II East WiIliston AIbertson and Rosyn and
1hen northessterly to Port Washington. This troll
ley system means much 10 the development Of a
large number Of along the MineoIs and Oys-
Ter Bay divisions II practically brings East VII
iston- Albertson and Roslyn permanently into the
third rsl and tunnel systems of the Long Island
sno Pennsylvania railroads In fact IL will afford
Hoslyn, which is noted for its many ine houses
Or large plots Of ground. easy 70 the rapid
transit lire which is known a the North Side di-
Flslon of the Long Island Railroad the rapid
transit system Of tFe Long Island Railroad ex-
lending from Long Island City 10 Jamaica and
'hen running in <asterly direction 10 Mineola
1.s trolley system also viii greatly benefit Hicks
~-s. which lie numbered among the many slIurinK
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

Houses in Amtyville having six seven rooms
are quickly rented for the summer season for from
$500 up. Those figures viii also help IN detern1ln-
ing the probable future valuation Of home sites in
the MassapeQua district.
ITS REALTY MEASUREMENTS
Massapequa is being built along the best lines
and it's initial growth has been begun under most
proptious circumstances. Its developers, all of
whom are far sighted men, early recognized that
the place had all of the advantages OF towns with
in similar OF this city, and few Of their
drawbacks. So wise restrictions were placed on all
plots or lots which were marketed in order to in
sure the permanency and stability Of its attrac-
tions. and therefore its realty values.
About five years ago values IN the Rockaways
were considerably less than they are to-day, yet
the demand for houses and for sites in those dis
tricts is increasing such rapid rate that
there yet innuInerabe opportunities for home
seekers for spectators there. The demand for
houses in the districts has been 20 large nf late
years that builders and spectators have not been
able the needs Of the public in this re-
spect, and it does not seem likely that they viii be
able to meet those demands for many years. Last
ordinary cottages of six rooms and bath
and with other modern improvements were rented
long before the summer season for from $500 up.
and that fact affords some ides of tho oppor-
tunties for investment throughout these districts.
THE BEACHES WITHIN EASY REACH.
The area Of the beaches within easy reach of
this city is limited that dozen more big
into high summer resorts, and therefore
practically take out OF the sales market beach
front property To the majc-ity Of persons New
York has only one beach, which Is Coney Island.
and that island with the exception Of stretch OF
land at the easterIy end has long since ceased 10
be attractive 10 the home seeker For years II has
been an island almost exclusively devoted to the
entertainment Of the public during the summer
season and each year II is broadening along those
lines threatening the same time 10 overrun
every residential section of the island adjacent TO
its present business thoroughfares Manhattan
Peach is too small for a vast Transformation from
a rublic summer resort into a residential summer
resort for the average person Of means. Never
tbeess z large stretch Of land west of the Oriental
and Manhattan Beach hotels is being laid out into
residential sites, this tract will be dotted
with many fine summer homes Next to Coney
Island Rockawsy Beach has second place in the
estimation Of the masses, but conditions similar
tbose AT Coney Island exist here. and in view OF
that fact the is likely TO be. at least the
greater part of will probab he controlled
by men operating large amusement places In the
summer time. This development of the nearby
beaches fronting the waters of the Atlantic
Ocean into greater summer resort amusement cen
tres attracted few years ago the attention Of
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

and attractive suburban towns near New York
Hicksville is a short distance directly east of
Jamaica,
ENLARGING RAPID TRANSIT ZONES.
The plans OF the Long Island Railroad as orig
inaly drawn placed the easterly boundary of its
third rail electric system at Mineola and Hemp
stead leaving HicksviIle Just outside of that cleo
trio zone The trolley system. however. makes it
a prominent town within the trolley, third
rail and tunnel system of Long Island. Now that
it is being connected with 0Iineola, Hampstead and
many other places by this trolley line. realty
future is much brighter than it a year ago.
So much has been written about the tunnel projects
that the plans to build many needed trolley lines
the island have been almost overlooked. and there
fore their Importance as regards the development
OF the island is little knrwn. Within easy reach
Of this city. owing 70 the waters which border
Long Island and the numerous bays and lnlets.
there are many fine beaches which for years have
remained almost inaccessible TO the majority OF
people living in greater New York II was either the
fare question the time consumed in travelling
between New York and those islands which has
kept hidden so long from the majority Of persons
the charms Of those ideal summer places But the
trolleys. together with the third rail and tunnel
systems Of the Long Island and Pennsy ylvania
railroads will bring within easy reach Of this city
vast stretches of sandy beaches where thousands
Of people can enjoy themselves and improve their
health the hot months OF the summer and at
a within the means Of every working man
and woman
MASSAPEQIA = WELL PLANNED 4DNN y
Between Anityvllle and Freeport Is 8 long stretch
of land which for years has been in slow process
Of development, owing 70 many circumstances me
principal one being that the larger part or TINS
section was owned by families who did not want
TO sell or did not think the time was opportune TO
improve their properties Il was the activity OF
scores Of spectators and investors that changed
these conditions, Il were, in day, and as
result that fine tract Of land which is called the
Massapequa section IS being rapidly developed, and
tits the expectation OF those who are mainly re-
sponsible for this improvement that Massapequa
will soon rank as of the best residential places
on the island. This development is being closely
watched by scores OF real estate experts In Ami
tyvie, which is just three miles east Of Massa-
peoua, and which for years has been one Of the
most prosperous towns on the island, values OF
land IN the principal sections of the town are many
times greater than those which prevail in this new
development Of Massapequa. a whole block can
be bought in NassapeQua for sum which would
not buy a business lot & residential site IN the
heart Of Arnttyville- There is only e small num-
Der OF plots in the centre OF Auityvile for sale.
and they cannot be purchased at much less than
800 front foot. and these figures afford an Idea
as 10 the market value Of ideal home sites in a
fourishing suburban town with a frontage on the
waters Of Great South Bay or Long Island Sound
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
REGION OF COUNTRY ESTATES
NORTH SHORE or LONG island DISTINCTIVE IN
DEVELOPMENT
Facilities by and Trolley To BE Increased Roads To
proceed for automobile Use and EUerything To Be Done
o Make This Ideal Section Estates

New York has its north shore and not in iu1i-
tation Of Boston. Up there they have Marble
head. Magnolia Pride's Crossing and all sorts OF
other places running up above Salem where the
water IS just about frigid in summer as tt can
be without cOngealuE. And they boast about their
north shore in Boston, which may he quite uatu-
raj for for Boston the north shore il rearka0 0le.
But this cttys north shore. or be geogra phiCay
accurate. northeast shore. is destined be a note
worthy residential section II along the Sound.
taps Oyster Bay. goes all the way 70 WadnE
River. and the waters Of the Sound
chilly In summer, and the whole physiological as
pect Of things there IS just about attractive as
possible. This north shore Is Just In the spring
time OF IT'S development financially speaking
There is not Improvement that il is not des-
tined 70 put in that section. There will be more
trolley facilities from the new tunnel ends the
Long Island Railroad will make its train service
more and more perfect. and the roads will be stead
ily made more uniformly free from imperfectons
One Of the really big improvements outlined
realty syndtcates is a system Of troIlays TO the
south shore This is dream
They do not dream about things to be accom-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
FOR SEEKERS AFTER HIGH ATTITUDES.

White Plains srlU retains irs popularity win
those who seek high attitude and the open coun-
nv. and zeal estate there report the usual
spring demand for dwelling houses This town
fortunate in having progressive local government
through whose efforts ft has a splendid system q
streets and recently acquired new high sCh0ol
building a fine hospital and a carnegie libra
White Plains has peon popular for years with tie
better class Of home seekers but s i07uroy
bringing IL more strongly before the public
than bAjo~A.
The New York q Harlem Railroad has fled plans
for the electrihrston of its lines far north q
North Voito Plains and the construction of a fps
new passenger station. The iruproy srne1ts out
lined ty The railroad alone VIII $40 ooo. while
IL is estimated that there Is at least s10aoo 600 be
ing spent other buildings. public and private
Aside from its natural attractions White PIains
has fine schools, churches and clubs among tl-
latter n 'lUhhause owned by the White Plains
Lodge Of EIEs II esttma ted that the popuia ron
is about $4,000. which makes IL the largest village
IN tho state The statistics Of tho United States
Postal Department show also that ~ has grown
faster than any other Citv vilIlge in the state.
with the exception OF Schenec5ady-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

island is within the third-ran and tunnel zone OF
the Long Island and Pennsylvania Railroad sys-
tenn. The plan of the developers OF the island is
10 make ii I'm every rival OF Atlantic City
and owing to their plans the island has practically
passed beyond the reach OF the city officials for
use as a large public seashore park and has been
placed within the grasp of great army OF pros
pectlVe homeseekers- The fact has been over
looked that when the plans 0f the Long Island
and Pennsylvania for welding Long Island and
Manhattan Island together by a great network OF
rapid transit lines completed II will he possible
10 travel from Manhattan Beach. the Rockaway.
and Long Beach 10 Boston and other places in the
New England States quickly safely and comfort
ably To the expert railroad man this means
nothing more or less than that the great West
chester and Connecticut suburban zones of greater
South Shore line OF Long Island. and especially TO
Manhattan Beach. Long Beach and tn. Rock