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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16
Buys Building Lot.

Victor Kaufman has purchased from
Justice Thomas II. Anderson building
lot located en- New Hampshire avenue
north OF r street. being twenty-five feet
front and 100 feet deep. 1t is under
stood the price paid was slightly over s.
per square foot. Mr.. Kaufman is now
having plans prepared by T. J. D. Fuller,
architect. for a four-story, English base
ment house for his residence The trans
action was made through Moore & Hill
Unc.b.
William Knowles Cooper has sold his
property in Cleveland Park. located at
800 Newark street, and known as Red
Nook. II is understood the price paid
was 5000. The purchaser is Alfred p.
Shultz and Moore & Hill. Unc.) negotiated
the sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16
AGE OF QUICK TALK.
Is Conversation a Dead Art in
America?
rom the Chicago Inter Ocean

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
An Illinois farmers wife died the other
day and he had inscribed on her tomb
stone: Talked to death by her friends
DR.. Leslie w. Sprague., lecturer for the
Brooklyn Ethical Society, said in Chicago
a few days ago: The art of conversa-
ton is dead in America" The farmers
epitaph and the lecturers assertion would
seem, at first blush, to be contradictory.
They are not They reinforce each other.
The art of conversation. though not, per-
haps, dead in America, is not far from
moribunG. II Is so because we have been
too busy to cultivate It. The American
is not conyersatiOnalist. He is a talker
There is a difference.
Conversation carries with it an idea of
a word edgewise. TAX doesn't take the
other man into consideration. The friends
of the poor woman who sleeps under that
caustic eptaph were takers. DIR. Sam
uel Johnson was familiar exemplar Of
the art of conversation. He loved TO ho,d
been a sort of conversational bully, but
he was a great conversationalist for all
that With him conversation was gen.
timely an art. He had the happy faculty
of giving to his ofrhand conversation
among the wits of the Cheshire Cheese
the briiliancy and finish of labored
literary composition. He was erudite,
eloquent. dramatic. He loved to roll his
sonorous phrases over his tongue. He
took true artists delight in deiighting
others by his conversation.
Chesterfield recognized conversation as
an art. He had great natural gifts which
he improved by assiduous cultivation. He
made himself polished converEati0nalist.
Burke was conversationalist by nature.
He was Johnson's ideal of what a con-
versationalist should be. Burke" said
DIR. johnson, does not talk from any de-
sire of distinction, but because his mind
is full. No man OF sense could meet
Burke by accident under gateway to
avoid a shower without being convinced
that he was the first man in England.
Have We any DIR. Johnsons, Chesterfeids.
Burkes, in American public life today?
No, nor in private life either
When the American has anything to
say. he says II straight from the shoulder
He doesn't care 70 say IL engagingly or
eloquently His one purpose is to say 1t
and get through with ito get it out
of his system" as he himself might say.
He may pound his fist into the palm of
his hand He may hammer the table He
may talk loudly enough to be heard in the
next block He may terrify timid lis
tener. He probably will use slang He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16
OF CITY'S GROWTH
TO CROSS THE POTOMAC
Many Homes Being Built on the Other Side of
the River-Quick Communication
With Washington.

Court House. There is also another line
! from Arlington passing to the south to
the old Columbia pike and intersecting
the Highway bridge line at Hatfield.
south or the junction Is the subdivision
of Bancroft, where a number of suburban
homes have recently been erected.
New Homes In and Near Clarendon.
The Alexandria County Monitor printed
recently the following building items:
Mrs. f. Lloyd of Washington is having
an English basement residence built on
Fuckers Addition.
e. L.. Harris is having dwelling erect
ed near the NJ. +. Church.
II. a. Dougal of Washington had the
keys of his home on Spruce street, CIar-
endon. turned over to him and he moved
IN with his family Monday
Messrs. Speer and Gideon are having a
house built on Oak street. Clarendon.
G. c. Langley has under roof a bunga-
street, Clarendon.
Alfred Moncure is having a residence
erected at CORTLAND, near Clarendon
Harry Finney of Washington has his
new home at CORTLAND nearly COM
Charles Mackall has nearly,finished and
almost ready for occupancy home in
CORTLAND
j. 8. Mattingly of Ballston is having a
dwelling erected on School street, Ball
ston.
w H. kendrick has just completed a
house at Penrose for r. c. L. Moncure
of Fails Church.
Edgar Brooks of Farlee has his new,
home at that suburb about completed
c. z. Miller of Fairfax is having two
houses built at Ballston
Gordon Taylor of Washington is having
his house at Park Lane rapidly pushed
to completion.
j. Howes of Ballston has contracted for
residence, that is we'll under way, in
Ballston.
Bids are being asked for the erection
of the new Episcopal Church at Farlee
station.
James Phelps has almost completed his
nome on Maple street, Clarendon.
A. j. Porter has about completed g
rome at Clarendon for A. E. Wilson
The schoolhouse at Clarendon is being
rapidly pushed to completion.
The Methodist chapel at Ballston has
rafters up.
Mr.. horton is finishing a bungalow at
Franklin Park
Mr. Bosher of Newport News is erect
ing two houses at Franklin Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16


ter of population formed
A. E. Walkers Plans.
Just across the street the subdivision
makers are at work changing the syl-
van character of the country into a
duplicate of the city by opening streets
and providing building sites. 1t is
being done by Allan E. Walker. the
owner of the property. and when what
he has planned is completed there will
be quite an addition made to the build
ing space of the city
The old building on the property on the
WOOdley road owned by Senator Nixon
of Nevada has been entirely remodeled
and is now suited for the uses of modern
living.
What changes have been made are
adapted to the surroundings. which. as 10
well known. are as attractive as is pos
sible for a home in this locality The
house stands on the ridge of the hill COM
handing wide sweep of the country
that slopes down to the level of the river
and includes the city and the encrcling
hills
To the west are the grounds of the
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral. while to
the east is portion of the Thompson
syndicate holdings, and still further along
are the fine country place of Senator New
lands and the Hubbard place. Like all
of Washington in the early years enjoyed
the quiet and the beauty of the country.
Senator NiXOns house stands well back
from, the road. and is approached by a
drive that passes beneath the spreading
branches of forest trees.
AS the home of the late DIR. S. G. BuSey
ii was one Of the well known places I'm
this vicinity. and now it's life has been
renewed for another term. AT first glance
it would seem that the old house had en-
tirely disappeared. But the front remains
the same in extent. the brick walls
were not taken down by the builder. h.
V. Sanford. who was carrying out the
plans of Ward Brown, architect.
The walls, however. have been succeed
and the roof has been covered with red
tile. and about the east and south sides
q terraced porch has been built. To the
south the garden treatment Of the
grounds has been preserved. and along
this front are ranged the principal rooms
OF the house. The general style of the
treatment of the house is Italian.
Plans have been prepared for the In
spectiOn of Conrad Becker. who owns
the property 1909 g street northwest.
with the view of determining the char
acter of the Improvement which would
be desirable to place there. The build
ing as planne. is four STORY structure
arranged for business uses and designed
to have the entire space occupied by
one establishment, il that should be
desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16
LEVELING LAND FOR SITE
OF NEW AMBITIOUS SUBURB
Connecticut Avenue Highlands to Offer Ideal Place
for Homeseekers- Senator Nixon's Dwelling
on Woodley Road Made Over.

The dirt is flying out Connecticut
avenue way these spring months. AS
"a result OF the work of men and steam
shovels the face of the country in that
region will be materially changed.
Instead of succession of ravineS and
hills which afford attractive views and
the variety which adds charm to the
scenery. there will be a stretch of level
country intersected by the system of
streets and avenues such as is found in
the closely built up sections of the city.
In other words. the changes that are
being made mean the city is approach
ing, and there is need of houses where
people can make their homes This is
the reason why the steam shovel has
eaten into the sides of the hill that
forms the main portion of Connecticut
Avenue Highlands adjoining Cleveland
Park on the north.
Leveling for Building Sites.
This property under the direction of
into building sites. just as has been
done under the same management with
the property lying to the west and
known as Richmond Park. Mr.. Matte
son has practically disposed of all the
iOSS, ohu III" nc 10 ohucI tdh Ming W w
similar thing for Connecticut Ave
nue. Highlands.
To date it is said that nearly 100000
has been spent in tearing down the great
hill that fronted Connecticut avenue, and
$4,000 is yet to be spent in completing
the grading, while for meeting the cost
of putting in the sewers, water and
sidewalks an additional $1,000 will be
necessary.
Among the sales recently made there
as reported by William F. Matteson are
to the following: Senator r. l.. Taylor
of Tennessee. Representative H. M.
Godfrey "a member of the District COM
mittee of the House: P. W De Graw,
B. Miller, Benjamin Beebe, w. T. Hale,
Clara NJ. Cox, ". Porter Cox, Bertha
Irving. w. A. Black, fra Lantz. w. G.
McCurdy. Anna E. McCurdy. Mancklin
Nivin. who intends to erect handsome
home there; j. E. Holliger. Franklin G..
Jackson. D. w. Don Jian, w. A. Higg.
Sarah NJ. Johnston, Elizabeth NJ. Candlee,
Harry +. Madden and Catherine T. Nc
Carron.
Farther along Connecticut avenue-in
fact. some distance to the north and
just beyond Grant roads the scene
of another work of improvement, COM
prising the opening of streets. in order
to form a subdivision. which has been
called Chevy Chase Heights, by Thomas
j. Fisher e. Co. under whose direction
the work is being done. Here will be
places to build houses. and there will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16
Tulip Sunday in Holland.
From the London Outlook.

HioH ihe i.'lHuon OUTLOOK.
1he DNchmah looks upon his tulip
farm as a steady and profitable means OF
livelihood, and the Traveller journeying in
the spring from HARLEM by rail to- Ley
den passes through fields OF gorgeous
color, which reach a climax at Hillegon
To lovers of color these sheets of scar
let, yellow and pink are pure joy, espe-
cially when reflected in the canals which
intersect them The flowers are I'm their
full splendor in the middle of spring
Tulip Sunday being about the third Sun
day in April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16

may use worse Does he wait to hear the
other mans opinion? Not he. He usual
ly doesn't care a continental what the
other mans opinion is and doesn't want
to hear it, When he has said his say
he considers the incident closed There is
about as much art in the way he says
what he has to say as there is diplomacy
in blow on the jaw. We are hasty
people. We are busy people. We
haven't much time for anything that
has no value in dollars and cents. And
conversation Ia not quoted in any market
nor listed on any stock exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16
Residence Sold for $500.

The new residence $50 Rock Creek
Church road has just been sold by the
real estate corporation of Boss q
Phelps for Kennedy Bros, for a consid-
Grafton of $500. This is one of the
three hundred houses now being con-
structed by Kennedy Bros, all of
which have been sold that have been
completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16
NV KEsDE1rEs On OAK STREET. CLARE,r1DorK Va

property, Louis A. Proctor, will occupy
the same as his home. The consideration
was 1850.
Shannon & Luchs, real estate brokers,
have just closed the sale to Joseph n.
Thompson of lot fronting about 80 feet
on Cathedral avenue just off Connecticut
a home, which he will start Immediately.
1t will be of colonial design, with wide
frontage, and will contain about ten
rooms and three Baths. The entire in
vestment will represent about fourteen
thousand dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16
A. E. Walkers Plans.

also be houses erected and another con-
ter of population formed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
The Empire.

Sherman Thompson and the little
coons are to hold forth at the Empire
this week IN some clever coon acts and
in singing and dancing specialties
Henry Fierra. than whom no local thes-
plan is better known. will appear in
his famous Chinese act wherein he
brings forth to the light of the audi
ence several pairs of unmentionabes
and an undershirt to show that he is
really IN the business of washing for
individuals and families Vierra has
amused the Honolulu public for years
with this rendition, varying it each
time, and introducing more local hits
The return of Thompson has been
marked with enthusiasm by the audi
ance. He is a great favorite because
of his faithful coon acts and dialect
The Fall of Babylon.
This dramatizatlon, from the fifth
chapter Of Daniel, has startled the
world by the excellence of scenic pos
sibilities and effects 1t was presented
TOR the makers of the picture films by
one Of the strongest stock companies
IN the country and the result is, what
is believed to be, faithful reproduc-
ton of the scene with the falling walls
and other sensational events. Miss At
kins will by request, sing Smile,
just Simply Smile one of her great
est hits. This is the song that brought
her SO much favorable attention and
notice while member of the Casino
- Ihpra will hn bar ri
story and song by Connie Marina and
the act for the week will be a good
one. If it is as cleverly done as the
- Lunatics the audiences will have
no cause for complaint
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
WANT MOUSTACHES
IN BRITISH ARMY
Special Order Re Facial Dress
Has Been Issued at Alder
shot Barracks.

LONDON, September DEMONSTRATES
are considered so important in the
British army that a special order has
been issued at Aldershot drawing at
tention to the regulations on hirsute
adornment 1t seems that certain young
officers. especially in the cavalry, have
been using the razor on the upper lip,
following the prevailing fashion of
clean-shaven faces.
Now the "King 5 Regulations ex-
pressly define the style in which the
soldiers face may or may not be
adorned tonsorially. ''The upper lip
is not to be shaved, and the chin and
under lip are to be shaved. Whiskers,
if worm are to be of moderate length.
This order dotes back fifty years and
no officer but Il few retired generals
now wear whiskers. The majority of
officers conform to- the regulations as
to morstaches, but it has become the
fashion in the cavalry lin direct oppo
~itiou TO tradition and Ouida 5 novels)
to go barefaced. Hence the order.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

Millinery opening at Miss Power 5
Millinery Parlors today.
The Kings Daughters viii meet with
Mrs, Hall this evening at the w. L.
Hopper residence, Keeaumoku street.
Harmony Lodge No. 3. /. 0. 0. F..
VIII meet N odd Fellows hall at half
past seven this evening.
Oceanic Lodge No. 81. +. and A.
NJ, viii meet in Masonic Temple at
half-past seven this evening.
Antoine Ventura Pacheco has brought
suit IN the circuit court against the
Honolulu Construction and Drawing
Company for $4,000 damages on account
of injuries which he alleges he receiv-
ed by being jammed between a dump
cart belonging to the defendant com
pany, ana a post. He claims that the
accident IS the result of the careless
ness Of the driver of the dump cart in
not hltching the mule that drew the
cart.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
WHAT THE PRESS AGENTS SAY
The Novelty.

Standing room only has been the
rule at this theater after eight clock
every night during the past week. Re
cent Improvements in the means for
ventilating the hall have been the
means Of making the Novelty more
comfortable for its patrons. nen Wise
and Kitty Milton are to present new
singing act with bit of step dancing
added. This team IS sure of hit
whatever is doing and grew more and
more popular with the people There
has been d rumor floating around that
they may remain here permanently.
Rance Smith viii have another new
song this week and will introduce some
new footwings' in his dancing.
Smith has a voice that is full of music
and his selection of songs is always
pleasing 10 the audience. AS a dancer
he has the rest of the profession side
stepping.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
TELLS IMPRESSIONS
Of CLEVELAND TRIP
Connecticut Editor Has MANY
AIohas for Hawaii, Seen
on the World Tour.

If the Cleveland world tours were
productive of no other results, they
have at least been responsible for the
writing of a book in which Honolulu
and Hawaii play a comparatively i'm
portant part, and not at all to Their
disadvantage.
One of the tourists on the cruise San
Francisco bound was Daniel d. Bidwell,
owner and editor of the Hartford (Con-
necticut) Times, who, as newspaper
man, naturally made it his duty to ac-
quaint himself, upon his arrival here,
with his craftsmen. Upon returning
home he at once transcribed his notes
into book describing in detail the
cruise of the Cleveland, with common
taries on the sights and sounds he saw
and heard Here is what he says about
Honolulu:
''In all the twentvfour thousand
miles traversed by the ship in the
memorable journey from west to east,
we saw but one island more enchanting
than Oahu Ceylon alone. in all that
long voyage into the eve of the rising
sun. Si1DWtu more ANU tHtltS VI St't
and sky. forest and mountain, valley
and stream Off Singapore and Java
we saw summer seas glistening in the
sun. but among them no such pictures
of indigo and white as are painted off
Waikiki. And, unless it be Ceylon, no
where have we seen such foliage, eternal
and buovant; such blazing blooms, such
brilliance in coloring, such massed
ereenerv and such grace in garlanded
heights as here in Oahu. And even
Cevlon did not fiaunt the delicate, fast
fading rainbows that glorifed Homo
lulu.
In letter to Honolulu telling of
his book. he says:
81 happened, by pure luck, to run
across an early book, now out of print,
which deals with the start of the first
missionaries from Boston for the Sand
wieh Islands, and from it | have re-
written and condensed some informa-
ton which may he nearly new to the
bulk of readers. even in Honolulu
This book. written by the widow OF
Asa Thurston. Mr.. Bidvell has utilized
to great extent as a foundation for a
short sketch on missionary endeavor IN
Hawaii which he has interpolated IN his
own work.
He describes the scenes he saw from
a peculiar viewpoint, which gives the
book more charm than the bulk OF
travel literature of the present pos
sesses. and, as he says in his letter,
made specially of family life on an
up to-date long vovaging steamship.
In another part of his book he says:
cone of the most lively and most
able newspaper which I read in the
course of the voyage is published in
Honolulu. the Pacific Advertiser
The book is published by the S. S.
Scranton Company of Hartford
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
The BIG STEAL OF
Afford FINLEY THAYER

In the midst Of all his activities of
Starting sugar plantations, rushing
aoor, contracting for mills and such,
Afford Finley Thayer has found time
. write another book since he hit the
philippines. His latest is called "The
nig Steal, and this is what the Ma
MA papers print about it, under a
picture OF Thayer, in khaki, astride a
olg horse:
According to the Philadelphia
riess Of recent date, Afford Finley
mayer, author of 1.-The Forest En-
Nfe, IS one of the most talked about
aad interesting figures in the literary
sOrid today. His new novel "The Big
veal, the second of his books on the
western land frauds is proving i'm
leinsely popular, and has stirred up
Naespread comment on its connection
aIh the Taft PinchOt -Ballinger mat
Mr.. Thayer." says the Press, "is
oWn IN the Philippines. starting
agar plantation with Hawaiian and
-sstern capital, and is said to be part
the sugar trust crowd, and from all
epofts that reach here, he is doing as
sOoa job Of it as be has done in
rhlng one Of the most remarkable ex-
ssses o. land and timber frauds ever
wen The American people. His "For-
= Empire was a synopsis, his latest
SeDS IS the near Of the situation. He
o eui 10 doubt b. accorded warm re-
Plion by some of the corporations
r. mas prodIe5, should he visit the
Saled States On the other hand he
,@ made thousands Of friends among
PEOPLE who want 70 see an honest ad-
! ~AiStratloB Of public resource"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
LINEN SUlTINGS

in Old Rose. Blue, Gray, Copenhagen,
Tan and Natural colors, y inches wide,
4Oc. per yard.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
THEODORE KEARNEY
WROTE OWN EPITAPH

san FRANCISCO, August 80
q Warning-He lies the body of NJ.
Theodore Kearuey, visionary, who
thought he could teach the average
farmer, and particularly raisin growers,
some of the rudjments of sound bust
ness management. For eight years he
worked strenuouslv at his task and at
the end of that time he was no further
ahead than at the beginning. The eff
fort killed him.
Kearney wrote this epitaph for him
self 1t was found on a scrap of paper
among his documents that have come
into the hands of the faculty of the
University of California Kearney be,
queathed an estate al Fresno. Cali
forna, worth about 100000 to the
university.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
FLAX0N

The popular White Dress Materia
in plain, stripes and checks, all new.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Territorial Mess. Service. Tel 1861.
Ehlers will be closed all day Friday,
September so, on account Of annual
stoektaking.
The Royal Hawaiian Garage has the
finest class of automobiles in the city
for rent service. Telephone 1910.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
WHITE COTTON MARQUIS
SETTE

Very sheer and pretty, 40 inches
wide, SOC. per yard.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26

Senator Beverage, discussing the AL
banv insurance scandals, said: "Hon-
esty, of course, is the best policy. 1t
seems, though, that this policy expired
in New York good many years ago"
-Ey
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26

'Have YOU completed your gradua-
ton essav?" "No,' replied Mildred.
81 read il over to father and he under
stood every sentence. I've got to re.
write it. ''-Washington Star
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26

Absentminded Professor (meeting a
friend unexpectedly on a mountain
peak )-Hello! Did you climb up from
Blaetter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-26
RIBBONS

Handsome plajds, rich Persian and
Dresden. Also some new novelties IN
checks and spots.