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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
SANDS THAT SING.
Musical Notes Produced by Disturb.
ing Deposits on Isle Off Scotland.
From the London Standard.

From the London Standard.
A lecture given at the Royal Societies
Club by Cecil Carus-Wilson was devoted
to a consideration Of the extraordinary
rands known as musical or Singing
sands
The best singing sands in the world
come from the Isle of Egg. off the coast
Of Scotland, and it is comforting to
know that whatever figure Britain may
cut in grand opera she is at least pre-
eminent when it comes to a question of
singing sand. But what is singing sand
Mr.. Carus-Wilson went to great pains
to leave no doubt on the subject, and al
though his audience contained many emil
nent biologists he asked leave to begin
audience las an audience of boys"
The lecturer showed how the rocks Of
which the earth Is composed are decom-
posed by the action Of natural causes,
chiefly the weather; how cliffs become
bowIders how powders become pebbles,
a.d pebbles in turn become sand. In the
course of time it occurs that Nature that
most versatile old lady, produces a kind
of sand which has music in it's soul; a
-and composed OF quartz rounded and
highly polished. of uniform size and
very clean.
And when these are agitated SO as to
produce vibrations, by means Of the wind,
by being trodden upon, or by being
struck, they produce musical notes. Such
perfect deposits are found in the Isle Of
Egg, and it was by means of samples
of the real egg variety that the lecturer
produced musical notes.
Filling a wooden egg-cup with sand
from the Isle Of Egg, he stabbed the sand
with q wooden ninepin abstracted, he
said, from the nursery ut home, and pro-
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like giant steps up the steep canyon sides
to a height of 100 feet or more, and it
Is said they extend into q secondary
range of hills. making the extension al
most 1900 feet. The length Of the canyon
is about twelve miles and is negotiated
by q winding foot path that in some
places will not allow two to pass.
In one place the trail extends along the
retaining wall Of a rice paddy. This wall
IL eighteen inches wide, and there - a
sheer drop of seventy feet below to the
next paddy. The paddy varies from eight
to forty feet in width and 10 approx
mately 800 feet long, following the con-
tour Of the canyon. Some OF the terraces,
each Of which liz flooded with water be-
fore the rice planting in the early spring,
are wonderful feats OF engineering.
At times they follow the contour OF a
canyon for az great a distance as half a
say, from dead level. The retaining
walls Of each terrace are built to be
about fifteen inches above the water level.
All retaining walls are perpendicular and
built at right angles to the level Of the
earth.
In the art Of intensive cultivation the
Ifugaos have progressed far. They irri-
gate and fortilize in a single operation.
Water detected from mountain streams
or arising from springs passes through
decomposed vegetable matters, ashes,
black alluvial soil and manure, and is
then conducted to the topmost rice ter
race, carrying in suspension rich fer
tilizing matter. which is evenly distrib-
uted.
There is thus no part Of . rice paddy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
A PHILIPPINE MARVEL.
Wonderful Rice Terraces Built by
Saya1es in the Island Of Luzon.

From the Scientific American.
Almost every traveller In the orient has
seen or heard OF the rice terraces IN
Japan, China and the region OF the Straits
Settlements. But more wonderful than
any of these are those Of the Ifugaos. .
tribe living in Luzon, one Of our own
Philippine Islands.
From an Industrial viewpoint the Ifugao
terraces represent the most colossal I'M
dertakings in the Philippines and perhaps
the most stupendous task ever accom-
plished by q thoroughly savage people.
Viewing the terraces. one compares them
with such works as the pyramids or the
great wall Of China, or even with the
Roman viaducts.
BY way Of contrast with like achieve
msnts OF more civilized races Il should
he mentioned that the Ifugaos arc alb
solutely primitive, even lacking q system
Of writing and q well defined religioue
belief. Their writing UP to the time when
the American school teacher Invaded the
country consisted of q few rude hero
giyphics scratched on q rock or In the
sand-
The finest Of these terraces are along
the s14oD Of . steep canyon In Nueva
yiscaya province. The rice paddles climb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
A Kindly Scribe.

rrOm PUCK.
1.-THE editor of the Weekly 'Plaindealer
is q charitable sort of feller," commented
honest Farmer Hornbeak. in the midst
of his perusal OF the village newspaper.
wherein he had encountered an example
Of the hnotype's peculiar perversities: "In
his article on the death of LATE Dabsack,
who, betwixt me and you. hadn't much
to recommend him except that he wasn't
quite as bad sometimes as he was others.
he says that the deceased was generally
regarded as hijjjdyts8shdkkkisoc
yjjagaggy bengxt.'
And / guess that's about as near as
anybody could get to making an estimate
Of the departed without hurting his rela-
tives' feelings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
How France Helps the Poor.
From Leslie's.

The resources Of the French people have
always been a surprise to the rest of the
world. The country has repeatedly re-
covered from most exhausting wars. APP
parently through the very small savings
accumulated by its lower classes. The
peasants of France are land owners to
an extent hardly equaled in any other
country The saving system known as the
credit foncier, which is sanctioned and
directed by the French government, is
to a certain extent responsible for the
thrifty spirit shown throughout France.
The plan provides that a man may Dor
row on his land very close to the COM
plete value, by arranging in advance the
number Of years that he will take to
paw back the loan. His interest pay
fnents are then arranged at so much per
year, the amount being greater or less,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
lced a. high musical NOTE. The sand be-

duced a high musical note. The sand be-
haved better in the egg-cup than in any
thing else. In a cardboard box its must
cal note remained dumb, as 1t did In
flower pot and in the half of rubber
ball. In half wooden Easter egg the
sand from the Isle of Egg. as the lee
turer remarked, positively reveled" In
it's surroundings, and emitted sharp
joyous squeaking.
Musical sands have been known for
1000 years, and 1t is believed that there
is q reference to them in one of the tales
of the Arabian Nights" But Nature
who conducts experiments on quite a
different scale from those of the other
night, produces much finer results. There
Is the Mountain of the Bell on the shores
Of the Red sea, which makes eXtraor-
binary sounds and boomings when the
winds set the countless millions Of par
ticles rubbing against one another and
vibrating.
Darwin discovered the ''roarer" in
Chile, which also makes tremendous
noises and there are many other ex-
amples in various parts of the world.
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which is not fortified. From the top
most terrace the water flows through q
gap in the retaining wall to the terrace
next below, still carrying fertilizing mat
ter in suspension. Most Of the work in
the paddles is done by the women, who
wade about stirring up the sediment.
Sometimes the rice straw Of harvested
crop is covered over with dirt and al
lowed to rot. The result produces the
finest rice raised in the Philippines, Of
great size. and, 1t is said by experts. of
practically perfect form. Ranchers in
the west occasionally run an irrigating
ditch through fertihzing matter. but the
practice IL not general.
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To Escape Gold Bricks.
From Leslie's.

From Leelies.
man or a woman with funds to invest
should make 1t a primary principle to
first consult an experienced banking
house of established reputation. The first
step in the prudent investment Of your
money is the selection Of your banking
house. You should choose a banker not
only willing but competent to serve your
every need-one with the requisite pa
thence and sympathy to study your invest
ment problem from all angles. to make
your problem his problem.
Few investors realize that within the
past few years there has sprung up a new
guild in the banking business bankers
whose business runs well over 100000
600 annually and whose success is large
ly due to the faithful and thoughtful at
tention given each serious inquiry or re-
quest for advice. IL you can save and
invest 500 or more each year you can
command the best financial brains In
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
Undergraduate Morals.
From the Century.

From the century.
The standards of morals and conduct
among the American undergraduates are
perceptibly higher than they were fifty
years ago. There is very real tend
ency in the line of doing away with
such celebrations as have been connected
with drinking and immoralities. To be
sure, one will always find students who
are often worse for their bacchic aSsO-
Citations, and one must always keep in
mind that the college is on earth and
not in heaven, but a comparison Of stu
dent customs today with those of fifty
years ago gives cause for encourage
ment.
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depending on how soon he intends that
off his debt. IL the payments are to con-
tinue for fifty years the payments are
very small. II the whole mortgage Is to
be paid off in a shorter period the yearly
payments are larger. There Is an added
feature, which would not be considered
possible in this country, viz, an oc-
casional lottery drawing. by which the
man who draws the lucky ticket has his
mortgage entirely Cancelled. The system
provides an absolutely safe means OF
saving and is an encouragement to buy
and pay for real estate. Against these
bonds and mortgages the credit foncer
issues it's bonds in small amounts bear
ing interest at 3 per cent or less. which
are sold in large quantities to investors
of moderate means. We have had nothing
like 1t in America, and. a. q result. our
people have grown up to q very careless
scale OF expenditure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
Second Floor Plan.

Then this second floor plan the way Note the
three large bedcambers and bathroom and how conveniently
they all open into the second floor hall.
Stop and consider how we'll your furniture could
be arranged in such conveniently planned home Or if
have yet furnish home for the first tme with what small
furniture you could give of these High View
Homes we'll furnished appearance.
Do overlook the superiority of little details throughout
the planning and construction of High View Homes-or Cit
tie things" count nightly in home
The double floors found in High View Homes consist Of
parquey everything second diagonal flooring In addi
being dusproof daproo such double floors add
greatly the stability of the construction Rare indeed is the
where will find such floors homes selling $1,000
Very little floor covering required in home with floors like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
Packet Line to Alexandria.

The Eastern branch at that time was
quite deep close to the shore and Capt.
Barry had wharf, as had James Booth,
near the foot of S street, and from this
wharf in the early days there ran a
ferry across the branch and also pack
ct to Alexandria. This packet was sub
sequently superseded by the steamboat
Dandy, Capt. Joe Johnson, who lived
near.
Under the corporation South Capitol,
@, Half and a. few other streets were
opened, but the natural grade of the
streets was little disturbed. The outlet
by land was first by New Jersey avenue.
on which Capt Duncanson. Thomas Law
and others had made investments This
was by bridge over James creek, at New
Jersey avenue, which was built in 1904.
and in 1916 it was superseded by a stone
structure. Soon after there was a bridge
at N street. and road was made from
the wharf to the navy yard.
In the northeast section grew up quite
settlement and among those who re-
sided on Half street were Capt. George
Henning, George Collins, Clement Bos-
well. jeremiah Booth, S. n. Smallwood.
Motley Maddox, Barton Milstead and
Hugh Dingsley. The natural grade was
much higher than at present. There was
an immense deposit of clay which has
been utilized in the making of bricks now
in the walls of houses scattered through
out the District. Among the early brick
makers were Motley Maddox, Mr.. Mil
stead and Hugh Dingsley. There were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
Things YOU Ought
To KNOW About
"FIIGH VEEW'' HOMES

The greatest homebuying opportunity Washington is
before you Do you realize it? You should and is the
purpose of this advertisement to help bring realization
of the fact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
Value of the Land.

There has been little change in the as
sessed value Of the land, although on
New Jersey avenue it was rated above
% cents a foot a century ago. Most of
the time it has yielded but little-1 and 2
cents being the highest-until war times.
With the laying of the tracks of the Ana
costa railroad along NJ street years ago
some progress was made, but when those
tracks were removed the whole section
seemed to retrograde There are st. Vim
cents Church, st. Matthews Episcopal
Chapel and one or two other churches or
chapels now in that section, and these are
looking forward to increased congrega-
tions should facilities for travel be inn
proved, and already there is talk of addi-
tional manufacturing and business enter
prises there.
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some parts, however, given over to farm
ing purposes. and today some Of the
finest truck gardens in the District are
to be found there. Several Of those named
were in the council. and Mr.. Smallwood
was twice mayOr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02

The owners have Just broken ground for
more of these homes. It will be several
months before they are completed
II you haven't the necessary 5000 first
payment to put into one of the homes about
ready for occupancy now, you can have US
reserve one of the next lot for you by ar
ranging to make small monthly pay
ments In this way, by the time the homes
are ready for occupancy, you will have saved
enough to make the first payment. After
that all you need pay is 1852 per month,
which applies directly on the home, includ-
ing all interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
YOu Should Also Know

-That YOU can become the Immediate Of High view
home the payment Of only $500 cash. and but So92 per
month which all interest You 50 cent
these month"; whereas at present you
are losing 100 per of your rent money all OF it.
The present price of High View homes is but $4,000
TO INSPECT-Take any street marked Brook
land North Capitol and Streets get OFT at Rhode island
avenue and walk square east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02

See these three
dining room win
dows. They ought
to give you a pretty
clear idea as to the
sunlight and ventila-
ton facilities of
High View" homes.
Properly pla e d
doors and windows
like these make
every room bright
and cheerful-some-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
SHE HAD TO HAVE JEWELRY
Young English Girl Was 30 Fascinatsd
by u That She Robbed Her
Mistress.

An extraordinary story Of a young
girls fascination for jewelry and
her consequent temptation to thisve
was heard at Falkirk, when a thir-
,teen-year-old girl named Nellie Wsd-
dell, pleaded guilty to the theft Of a
gold watch and five gold rings from
a house at Ladysmill, in which she
was employed. The articles were
valued at $3.50, and the rings con-
tanned valuable gems, Accused was
servant in the house, and when the
family were out she appropriated the
articles and hid them at the back Of
a wall. Accused's agent said there
was large sum Of money in the
house, but that had been left I'M
touched. Like many Of her sex, she
had q strong fascination for jewelry,
and this had led to a sudden te1npta-
ton which she could not resist. The
judge said the crime was q terrible
one for such young girl, and no
put her on probation for q year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
No 10 esIii Alive.

The man with the convolutsd vhisS-
srs and the involved breath silently
appfoechos the desk Of the hfreiinR
slave with the fountain Den and Tia
saw-toothsd collar. and sa,s:
I'm wfliing to lot bygones Be By
Cones. Old man. aad rye got G corkSr
for you I thought II up coming down
on the car this morning. You rniKht
use II some day when you can't think
Of something original. suppose there
are lots OF those dAys. Live and let
i've 10 my motto. and when I see an
opportunity TO suggest something to
q friend OF mine I suggest II. Isn't
this Q hummsrf What's the difference
between o man who chasss three bob
tailed dogs down Main street and four
miles into the country after breakfast.
dinner and supper on the same day,
and man who writes from Kankakee
and triples his date liner
You want TO eat less meat keep On
the shady side Of the street. don't OF.
srt yourself, drink plenty Of water,
and consult q Doctor" advises the
hireling slave with the petulant foun-
tain pen.
No. That's a real conundrum.
What's the answer"
IT knew 1t they'd take me along
with you In the ambulance"
Now, Nstan- What's the difference
between man who chAseS three bob
tailed dogs down Main"
The answer will be bad enough.
Don't repeat the question"
well, one runs CANNES three times
out Of town and the other runs nfnS
ks IN his town three timiss.'
Tho jAnitor now has his instruo-
tions.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
JEwxLRY INDUSTRY oRowa.

The. phenomenal growth Of The
jewelry industry, a. well a. that Of
diamond-cutting and setting. ID
shown in recent figures Of the years
importations In these Inca In round
figures, during 1910 there vsrS i'm
portsd into this country diamonds
and otheg precious stones to the
vslue Of @4s, ooo,ooo. Under this
general group diamonds formed q
vary large proportion Of The total, q
part Of them coming in IN the nat
ural form, 10 b cut and ut in The
United States; another pert cut but
not Get, tho proportion Get before b.
ing sent 10 The United States being
extremely small and included unds1
ths gsnsrAl had "Jsvslry." TNa
velus Of UNCUT diamonds enAssaA4
The country in 1910 ves &c, $50.
900; OF diamonds cut but not cot,
&es, SOC, 900; Of other psscious
stoneA out but not sst 81. 75o, 900,
and Of iswsl.y and other manufsc.
lures Of gold and silver %, s6o. 900.
Taking the entire group Of diamond
and other precious stones the total
for 1910 is S47,760,0o0, against
S42, 500, 900 In 1907 and S1&, $780,.
900 In 1900.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
MANGANESE ORE IN AUSTRIA.

Very extensive deposits Of high
grade Manganese ore have bean dis.
covered near Huttenberg In Csrin.
thia The quality is said to be equal
TO that Of the finest Swedish man
ganeOe, while the ore lies near the
surface and can be very easily
worked. Viewed induStrially Carin.
this is one Of the poorest provinces
iof Austria, 60 that the new And ID
expected TO have an Important bear.
ing upon the manufacturing develop
ment Of the country.-Innsbruk Lst-
ten to the Pail Mali GssSets.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22

"A pink lamp always makes everything
look lovely. People should forget their
devils and keep their pink lamps lighted"
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett.
have parted with all fretting.
And my troubles I'm forgetting;
There IN nothing to oppress me, nothina
worries me at all;
With a pink lamp on the table
discover am able
To smile sweetiy at my bothSrD a. IKE
autumn leaves they fall.
Headaches. grip or indigestion.
Or the tax assessors question,
Have no longer any power 10 be drfvtng
me to drink.
Tor at and smils contontsd
With the Joy that's appreciated
OF pink.
[ones the grocer man TO dun ma
Comes an enemy to gun me.
Comes the coal man or the peRnAsr 10
present his mighty hnS
Al. my hno 3M least resistance
Prcvss that they have no s1istsnes.
And the jolly little pink lamp afsds IA
happy brightness stiil.
II my overcoas in tattsrss
Am hungryf Nothing mattsrst
All the world 10 bothsd In radiance fsom
tho pink iAsnp ~ my ssas.
When the cook swears that she'll As>~s
W,
Do We let that warning Srieve usf
No; the merry little pink lamp always
keeps us satisfied.
Life IL always one long carol
While there's pink oil In the barrel
And the lamp 10 pinkiy painting fSoor and
ceiling. chairs and vail.
With q pink lamp on the tahis
discover I am able
TO smile swestiy at my bothorS a. HfS
autumn leaves they fan.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
JOHN r. FITZGERALD, MAY.
OR OF BOSTON:

Governor Wilson's accept
anee is characteristic Of the
man He lays his soul bare to
the people and asks them to
join with him. irrespective OF
party. In righting present
wrongs without undue clamor
or injury to legitimate inter
ests. He lays emphasis on
constructive thinking and I be-
neve this epitomixos one OF the
nations greatest needs at the
present time. II win be Presi.
dent Wilson Overwhelmingly In
November" ....
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
NEW YORK "suN":

NE" YUM SON'
Governor Wilson's speech of
acceptance has good luck as
we'll as merit. 1t comes Just in
time to contrast sharply with
the interminable Bedlamite
rant of Tn. Dentatus Africanus
Ferox. And, II without con-
tempt Of campus It may be said,
though written by a college
president, very recently retired,
It is in the English language.
not anaemic and seldom with
suspicion OF priggishness or don
nishness, though 1t has an air,
a certain academic distinction
Of its own. What will please
everybody who has q living to
make Is Governor Wilson's
equable and moderate tone.
Governor Wilson Is for repair,
not for destruction"
NEW YORK TIMES:
1T is applicable. The domi-
nant thought, the very soul Of
his discourse, Is the common
interest Of all the people, their
partnership In our activities
and our prosperity. The part
nership idea comes from his
mind. not as a sublimated po-
litical theory, but as a practical,
immediate remedy"
NEW YORK WORLD:
Governor Wilson's speech Of
acceptance is the ablest, clear.
est, sanest statement Of high
public purpose this country has
known in a generation.
Without passion. without in
vective, without abuse, without
partisan bitterness, without
denunciation, without egotism,
without demagogy, he has driv.
en- straight to the heart OF the
supreme issue Of American in.
stitutions-the partnership be-
tween government and privi-
lege."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
RRLPtN0 GONE.

Rsi9-Do y0u think a. Assa So
tomo6Iss running throdgh q tceh
hslp ~
, 0hs-oA mA pat Whs Wp
buildng iyo nSv bosHhis b Sda
IOWA ssAsean-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
uPLIFT m PLuNIcViLL1.

"How ABOUT this barefnat "A
you've booked for ths opFy houSSl
Some of the leading citizens are a
little worried about r."
I'VE have suppressed Ill the Oh.
Fashionable features"
'crhat's tuss T. We was atsesd
you would"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
A Gentle nAns.

'Yss. really" said the earnest
yQgpS nan, rubbing biz thoughtful
brow, There are tinSs wHsn wonder
whsPs shall spend stSrnlty."
90" said the young woman. with
q FStisvsd expression, Il v2s bSGtn.
ming 10 form the idea that you had
concluded to spend eternity here"