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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Chicago Needs Parks.
From the Chicago Record Herald.


Every ChicaSoan DESTROYS of seeing
MS city develop - other great cities
are developing should find pleasure in
the plans for creating forest preserves
which were outlined by Walter D.
Moody and Alderman Beilfuss before
the Municipal Art League. Public sup
port of these plans is essential to the
enactment by the next general as
sembly Of a statute TO enable. the city
to create such preserves
We have c fiat, unlovely plain as the
site OF the city. But on the east is
Lake Michigan, the shore of which can
be developed into strip of splendid
pleasure ground. On the west and
south are regions of great natural
beauty; the Stoke valley. the wooded
valleys of the North branch. the Des
PLANES river and Salt creek. the Sag
valley and the broken. country about
Palos Park offer opportunities to
create extensive and valuable parks
at small cost. We need such parks
now as recreation places for the peo-
pie: we shall have more and more need
of them as the city grows Older.
Two attempts to create forest pre-
serves for Chicago have failed. In the
bill to be presented TO the coming as
sembly the features that caused the
failures will be avoided. The third
trial should prove successful and re-
suit in the early creation of these most
desirable additions to our park area,
now far. too small for our population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Mattresses for Plate Glass.
From Harper Weekly.

From Harper Weekly.
The mattresses wherein We sleep are
by no means the only ones. There is for
instance. the mattress that is placed in
wagons for the conveyance of plate glass
in safety.
These wagon mattresses are made of
curled hair. They are of thickness
scarcely greater than that of the coverlet
that is known as Il comfortable The
exigencieS OF plate glass transportation
require that these mattresses be con-
structed with exceeding care. inasmuch
as a slight lump anywhere In the mat
tress might prove sufficient to. cause the
breakage of the glass that rests upon it,.
In the event of two plates of glass resting
upon that lump at the same time still
greater danger to the glass is courted.
These plate-glass mattresses cost, ac-
cording to size from $50 to $75. The
mere remaking of such mattress may
cost from $40 to $25.
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THE VIRTUES OF THE BEZOAR.
Once Held in High Esteem for Its
Remedial and Other Properties.
TOMORROW.

From the Scientific American.
In accordance with the ancient idea of
assembling to everything of mysterious or
obscure origin occult often marvellous
properties. the bezoar. not infrequently
found in the stomachs of herbivorous and
ruminant quadrupeds, goats and ante
lopes particularly, has been credited with
qualities that impaired to it a great
value among credulous and senli-civilized
peoples, especially in ancient times.
Having as rule, for it's nucleus. some
indicestible substance, taken In to the
stomach with the food, as measure of
protection and to render 1t harmless 1t
was gradually coated with a concretiOn
coating an intrusive particle with nacre-
Gus matter produces the much admired
and costly pearl. Sometimes the coat
ing consists Of superphosphate of lime
and sometimes Of phosphate of ammonia
or magneSia.
In many instances, the hair carried in
to the stomach in the course of the lick
ing process by means Of which these ami
mails cleanse their coat would be incor-
pOrated with the mineral deposit and
felted into mass of great Solidity. the
bulk being at the same time greatly in
creased so that these accommodations
often reached a diameter Of several
inches. In the stomachS of slaughtered
DeSNeS SUCH IHdSSeS are quite COIIiIlOIi
These. however, We're not the beZoars
that were esteemed for their remedial or
protective properties. The latter were
compact concretionS of mineral matter.
sometimes radial in structure. sometimes
composed of concentric layers and of
StOnelike hardness. They are clasSed as
occidental oriental and German. 1t was
in the orient-the land of mystery-that
the beZoar enjoyed the widest esteem for
it's supposed medicinal virtues. The pos
session of such concretion was believed
to insure the protection of the owner
against various diseases, and they were
also regarded as especially eff1caciOus as
an antidOte to pOiSons, and even against
the bites of the venomous reptiles with
which tropical Asia abounds.
While these virtues must be regarded in
the light of modern science as. of course,
entirely imaginary, the ownership of
such protection may have proved, to
some extent, an involuntary and hypnotic
aid to the sufferer. AS a consequence.
considerable value was often attached to
notably fine specimens Of bezoars. In
India, especially, their value increased
enormously in proportion to their size
and choice specimens commanded very
large prices.
They were mounted, according to their
dimensions. for display or for suspension
from the person, special care being taken
to leave the beZoar substance plainly Wis
ible. In many instances they were even
in Europe thought worthy of being In
closed in costly and artistic settings by
which, of course. their value was en-
HANGED to corresponding extent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Catch Upper Glass Tone.

The middle classes. which formerly gave
their sons to the army. the navy and the
civil services. have. to large extent
caught the tone of the upper classes. In
too many cases they are content to send
their sons to a public school. not 10 be
well educated and to be fitted for a
strenuous career. but that they may make
friends and enter the charmed circles of
the upper ten" And this is all that
many OF them do in after life They be-
come the hangers-on of the loafers in
high places.
The professional man. who for some
time filled the gap with his large family
of sons now restricts the number OF his
children. and the struggle for existence ls
not nearly so hard in this class.
The result is that the sturdy stock that
produced the Lawrences. the Nelson's. the
Kitcheners and the Robertses-men mt IN
every way to carry on the work of gov
serv1ce-is rapidly diminishing, while the
| smaller families fail to produce men like
| them.
For with the smaller family the neces-
| sity for struggling for. elbow room has
passed away. And so the army has for
some time been short of officers. while
the civil services are already sufferins
from the decline in the birth rate. The
navy wisely catches its officers young,
and the young naval officer may soon be
the only type left in the public services
Of the sturdy. middle class Engiishman.
Twenty years ago the examinations for
Sandhurst were stiff competition i'm
which hundreds of young men were re-
jected. Today the army council has to
ask the headmasters of public schools for
boys who are admitted into the army
without any examination at all. The
Indian civil service, with its splendid
career, attracts fewer and fewer men
every year. 1t is now comparatively
easy to enter it. II was considered a
feat twenty years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
FUTURE DAYS.
THOMAS j. 0wES 4 son. ATCTIONEERs
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY:
IMPROVED BY ONE-STORY BRICk
STORE On RHODE ISLAND AVENUE


TEI- STEES' SALE OF VALUABLE PRolERin
IMPROVED BY 4 ONE-STORY BRlCk
STORE. On RHODE ISLAND MENlE
NEAR oath STREET NORTHEAST.
prfault having been made In the payment 81
interest due the debt secured by u certain
lSn ct seq one IF the land records of the
District Of Columbia and at the request OF the
party secured thereby, the undersigned trustees
win offer for sale at public auction. In front OF
TENTH DAY OF JANUARY. AID. 1913. at
FOTR O'CLOCK PM. the following described
land and premises. situate and being IN the
county of Washington. in the District Of Column
lila ard known and distinguished as lot four,
teen G4. in square four Thousand two hundred
and forty-eicht G2iSl. situate in Villa Pars
sherwood addition, District of Columbia. as
rhe same is recorded in the office of the sur
yeyor OF the District of Columbia. together with
ali the improvements thereon.
Terms of sale: One-third OF the purchase
money TO he paid in cash and the balance IN
two equal ins&llments. in one and two years
from the day of sale. with interest at the rate
of six per centum per annuin. payable semi
annually. and the deferred payments are to De
secured by first deed OF trust on the property
sold. all cash. at the option or the pur-
chaser. A deposit of $500 will he required OF the
bid. Examination of title. conveyancing and
notary fees at the cost OF the purchaser Terms
Of sale are TO be complied with within nfteen
days from the day of sale. otherwise the deposit
will be forfeited and the trustees reserve the
right to resell said property at the risk and
five days advertisement OF such resale In some
newspaper published in the District OF Columbia
JOHN Z. EARNEST. Trustee.
So, John Marshall place NV
CHARLES II. BACMAN. Trustee.
ia2-d&ds 323 John Marshall place NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Other Branches Suffer Loss.

Similarly. the various services for the
government of the empire show the same
falling Off 1t is true that the competi-
ton for comfortable and we'll paid berths
in the home civil service still keenly
competed for But this only strengthens
the points that the young men of today
are becoming less and less adventurous,
and that they shirk the harder services
more and more.
At the same time. the lower classes look
with longing eyes On the prizes which are
falling from the hands of the upper
classes The universities are the gate for
nearly all the higher posts of the civil
service. How many sons of artisans or
small Shopkeepers can enter this gate?
There may be an endowed school or a
grammar school within the means of his
parents in the neighborhood. and by
means of a scholarship promising boy
may finally go to the university. But
once there he will find that even eco or
$50 a year does not enable him to make
ENDS meet. And on this small income
he will be entirely cut off from all the
pleasures of university life-at Oxford
and Cambridge. at all events. And IL he
does finally arrive in the civil service or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
From Judges Library.

But" says the candid friend, Il cam
not for the life of me understand why
you intend to marry him. He has a
wooden leg. and the other one is bowed,
and he only has one eye. and is bald in
patches and positively has the ugliest
whiskers ever saw on a man. Why. no
woman in her senses could love him.
I'VE shall be ideally happy explains
the beauteous girl. II shall never be
jealous Of him. for the reasons you have
cited. And he will always be so glad
and proud that married him that he
won't care how much flirt''
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the army. he finds himself something Of

the army. he finds himself something OF
a social outcast
Now. i'm America. France or Germany.
the son Of a weil-to-do artisan has RAJ
better chanc" He IS not cut of from the
public schools. and the b, ST elucatlon
at the universities H. within the recch
of much larger class than in TN.
country. Engl!sh pub ic schools are only
public i'm name. and are kept as presei rs
dow ments were not given Cor this ohjert.
Similarly. the endowments OF near.y al
the colleges at oxford and Cambridge
were intended y, imaril. foT poor students.
They mainly date from the middle aSeS.
and their bursaries and scholarships
were often intended for ecclesiastical
students, and bled butchers sons.
like Cardinal Wolsey. TO rise to the high
est position In the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Birds Bones Hollow.

From the Kansas City Star.
The bones Of birds are hollow because
they are thereby lighter and do not In
terfere with the flight Of the bird a.
much as. they would do II they were
solid. Greater strength Is also obtained
by the cylindrical form Of the bones and
q larger surface afforded for the attach
ment Of muscles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Then She Gave Him a Look.

From the Boston Transcript.
Wife with newspaper)-It says here
that the Turk is a coward when II comes
to facing battle.
Husband-Thats strange. A man with
more than one wife should be afraid to
face nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Trustees Sale of One Nalu-
able Thomas passenger
1911 Flyer and One 1912
, Passenger Franklin
RunabOut.

Ry virtue of certain deed Of trust chattels
recorded i'm Liber No 1886 nj folio 49, ct seq.
Of the land records of the District Of Columbia
aud nj the request OF the party secured thereby.
public auction. at .'Weschler's." 30 Penna-
ave nv. ON the ELEVENTH DAY OF JAM
AIRY AID 1919. at TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON.
one Thomas Flyer n-passenger. six-cyindef
automobile. 1911 model NJ. makers number l236,
aud also one Franklin two-passenger runapout
1872 model. four cylinder. makers number u
110S2. Cars in good running order and on
demonstration ut Dupont Garage, O2o NJ ST.
N w. until day of sale.
Terms cash
CHARLES s. SHREvE. Jr.. Trustee.
ia.-dSdls 1909 18th st. H. ".
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|lAMQNGT THE ]
MASONIC.

LODGES
Jan. 6-AnacOstia. No. q. +. C.
Pentalpha. No. %. social session.
Jan. National. No. L. F. A.
Arminius. No. Is. E. A.
MyrOn NJ. Parker. No. 81 +. 4.
Jan. S-Harmony. No. IL. special. $50
pm. f. A.; regular, 100 pm,
&c.
st. Johns Mite Association.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Jan. S-SchOol of instruction.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDMENTS
Jan. 6-Orient. No ). orders Of the Tenn
pie and Malta.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Jan. 7-Mithnas Lodge Of Perfection, bust
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
Jan. Ruth. No. 1.
Jan. 7-Mizpah. No. 8.
Jan. S-Nnomi. No. 3: Brookand. No. IL.
Jan. 0-t;rand Chapter.
William F. Hunt. No. 16. called
of
Jan. 1o-rakoma. No. IL; Cathedral. No. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

Title c. Chauncey. Mrs. Helen Houghton.
Mrs Margaret Bond Harrison Miss Ida
Blanche Prescott. Miss Adelaide L.. Stacy.
Mrs. Ivah Turner Elliott, Miss Minna r.
Chamberlain. Mrs. Dora 8. Putnam, Mrs.
Mamie D. Hughes. Miss Clementine Rob-
erts. J. Richard Riggles and Past Patron
John b. Ward. Mrs. Annie NJ. Ward pre-
sided at the punch bowl and Mrs. Alice
q. Putnam at the coffee table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Miscellaneous.

Herndon Lodge, No. 81. Knights of
Pythias. at convention held December
26. elected the following officers: Fl. d.
Osgood. c. c.: A. T. Walker. V. c.; G.
II. Reed, p; A. ]. Kennedy, NJ. w; r. II.
Dutton. X. of r. and s.; David w. Bick-
sler, NJ. F.: c. S. Cooper. Nj e.; ]. w.
Elswict, ". A.: C. NJ. Burton. J. c.:
John Ryon. O.. G. Representative to
Grand Lodge. George \. Haight, and
alternate. Charles H. Reed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
The Scared One.

From the Meegendoffer Blaetter
Aunt-Last night before retiring 1
looked under the bed as usual, and really
found q man there.
Niece-I suppose you screamed Tor help.
Aunt-No; he did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
ODD FELLOWS.

Jan. t-tnion. No. IL: Covenant. No
Ii; Beacon. No. Is. and Langdon.
No. Is installation Of officers.
Jan. Washington. No. 6: Golden Rule
No. 81 and Amity. No. "a. In
stallation OF officers.
Jan. S-Eastern. No. :. and Harmony. No
.. joint installation. Federal
City. No 20. and Friendship.
No. IL. installation OF officers.
Jan. 9-Columbia, No. 10. degree: Excel
sior No L. and Salem. No. p.
business.
Jan. 1O-Central. No. 1. degree: Metrop-
oils. No. 16. and Phoenix. No.
%, business.
ENCAMPMENTS.
Jan. S-COlumbian. No. 1. installa ton OF
officers.
REBEkAH LODGES.
Jan. G-Naoini. No. 1. and Ruth. No. ..
fnstalla tiOn of officers.
Jan. 10-Dorcas. No. 1, installa ton Of Of
fcers.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
From the Boston Transcript.


PA, what is a safe bet'?"
1.-THE bet one Intended To make. but
didn't, my SON."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Artisans Son to Have Chance.

The old foundation must be thrown
open to the artisans son as well as to
the pce.'s son. The workingman's son
will soon teach the class above him how
these great educational advantages should
be used. And then viii come the ques-
ton Of the reform of the universities.
They. too must bee thrown open like the
Scottish universities TO all who have the
brains 10 20 there Then only will there
be an equal chance in life fof the rich and
the poor which should be the aim of
every well governed country.
l.. H. MOORE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
Wealthy People Get These.

Many of the great public schools in the
same way have foundation scholarships
at oxford and Cambridge which hnd
their way into the pockets Of compara-
lively wealthy people. Che bursaries or
closed scholarships which Elton and Win
chester and other great schools offer
were nearly ali drawn from funds that
We're intendent for poo- :;udents. who. OF
course. did not frequent these schools.
The questions asked are: Why should
all this wealth. which was Intended for
poor students. he devoted To class
which. in the main, does not need II!
Has not the time come when the who
question of the administration of these
funds which support so many p,ihhc
schools and colleges at oxford and tatn-
bridge should be looked into. Even On
ford sees the need of reform. and from
"a statement maie hy Mr.. Asquith this
week the government means Ia take ND
the question OF making the universities
more accessible to poor students.
There are signs thar the system that
squandars money on IN. rich which was
intended for the educatlon Of the poor
may one of these days Ice put on IT'S
trial What the country wants * not
another elementary education bill. tinker
ing with the rights of conscience, but a
secondary education bin which would
take over the public schools and reform
them. That is the first step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

PATRIARCHS MILITANT
Jan. 1-Canton Washington. No. 1. in
stallation Of officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

William Seaton Trunnell. captain gen.
eral of Columbia Commandery, No. .,
K. T., and chairman of its sick commit
tee. who has been confined to ibis home
with an attack Of grip, has recovered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

Religious services at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home, under the auspices OF
Acacia Lodge. No. IL. will be conducted
next Sunday afternoon. January II, in
stead Of today, as originally announced
in the official notificat ton sent to The Star
last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

Anacostia Lodge. No. u, in addition to
exemplifying the F. c. degree tomorrow
evening will also elect a delegate to the
Masonic board of relief. The E. A. degree
will be exemplifled at the communication
January 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

National Lodge. No. II, has announced
the +. A. degree for Tuesday evening and
the F. c. degree for the two following
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

The grand visitation to Washington
Royal Arch Chapter. No. 2. has been
changed to January 81 instead of January
8. as originally announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

ENCAMPNENTS.
Jan. S-COlumbian, No. 1. installation OF
officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

Both Grand Lodge and Grand Royal
Arch Chapter schools of instruction are
scheduled to meet Wednesday evening"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

The constituent lodges Of the District,
through Past Master Carter b. Keene.
president of the Masters Association for
1872. at the associations annual banquet
last week. presented retiring Grand Mas
ter Ben w. Murch with a -and-a- half
carat diamond gem. with ring. scarf pin
and fob settings. The presentation
speech of Past Master heene. who rep
resented Temple Lodge. No. 81. in the as
location. was one of the really eloquent
addresses of the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

The meeting of William F. Hunt Chap
ter. No. Is. scheduled for Thursday even
ing will not be held because of the meet
ing of the Grand Chapter that evening.
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VI 80 III
ATTRACTIVE NESTS FOR HENS
Discarded Grocery Boxes, Such ao
Used for Soap or Condensed Mink,
May Be Used.

Nests that are attractive to hens
because Of their privacy, sanitary as
to chartcter and convenient for the
gathering of eggs are the claim Of
every one who keeps fowls either in
limited number or on large scale,
says writer in the New York
Tribune Farmer Various are the
nest arrangements employed by the
different poultrymen, and varied IN
character must they continue to be
to suit the requirements of the fowls
and the plan of the poultry house.
But no style of nest that is at all
practical can fail 70 be suggestive to
any poultryman who has not yet
solved the nest problem to his liking.
The nests herewith described are in:
tended to suggest rather than to in
vite exact imitation.
4 convenient style Of nest is shown
in illustration No /. The nests are
arranged along the wall. with the
open sides inward. space enough be.
ing allowed a. The ends to admit the
fowls. A hinged cover at the top
makes egg gathering simple mat.
ter. These nests may be improviscd
fropi wooden boxes nailed together,
one siGe being removed and the
hinged cover hung over them. Sup
port is furnished by four uprishts
which raise the nests about one foot
above ground. The nest boxes should
be as smooth as possible. and painted
inside and out
Another convenient arrangement is
the row OF nests accessible TO the
fowls from the inside OF the building.
but projecting beyond its wall, and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-04-09
FREsR-AiR HOUSES FOR EGGS
Excellent Results Secured by Leaving
Screen Door Open-Whcat
Straw Used for Litter.

Some years ago while trying to
make poultry pay on small scale,
tried the open-air house. BY making
screen door at one end and leaving
this open day and night secured
twice as many eggs as in my other
bcuses rot so provided. says writer
in an exchange Now that ] am Keep
ing fowls OH a lower scale | always
use some kind of fresh air house with
good results. Wheat straw Is spread
In the chicken house to the depth OF
six inches. In this the feed is scat
tered, oats. wheat, barley sorghum
seed, etc. for morning and noon feeds.
The evening meal consists of a mash
Of boiled potatoes thickened with
bran, beef meal. little ground oats
and cornmeal slightly salted. After
the fowls have eaten all they want
feed ear corn for finish. Beef scrap,
charcoal, grit and oyster shell are con-
stantly before them. The straw is
cleaned out every day and replaced
with fresh the next morning. If the
weather is bad and the fowls have to
stay in doors, replace twice day.
! have no trouble in getting eggs in
winter from bred-to-lay white leghorn
and white Wyandotte fowls. Both va
rieties are good.