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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-15
FAvORs EXCLUSIVE LISTING.
Is Best Methods, Say New Realty
Association President.

"I claim the broker who has nifty
properly priced properties under ex-
elusive agency contracts. with all Of
which he IL entirely familiar. has \
better business asset than his COM
petitor who has 500 properties at all
sorts OF fictitious prices and where he
has no reasonable guarantee OF re-
ward for services rendered" said
Thomas Shallcross, jr. newly elected
president Of the National Association
Of Real Estate Exchanges at the recent
Pittsburgh convention.
1.-THE lawyer obtains a retainer when
he takes a case, on account Of COM
pensation for the service about to be
performed. This would be not only
an ideal but Just program for the
broker to follow. It costs money to
list property and work on it. The
lure OF large lists, however. often
absolute control and both the owner
and broker are alike disappointed in
the net result.
"a commission house would hardly
producer ' and after in.p sSada ' and
pricing same. start its statesmen out
to work up the trade and take orders.
unless 1t knew that the consignment
with viii 1 Salesman IN ,s%elsy . nsa a so1
instance, who would allow another
salesman to step in and sell . particu-
lar piece that you were considering,
and yet. where we do not have ex-
elusive contracts with our clients, we
are every day placing ourselves in ex-
actly tho same position with tho buying
public.
There Is no sense in It and there
fore how can We hope to ind the dol
lars. Whenever I see more than one
sign on q property. am reminded
Of the judgment Of the wise men
who meet around the village stores at
night and conclude that their fellow
| Of their number having seen two doc.
| tors buggies in front Of his house"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-15
BY ]. CROSBY MCCARTHY.

About twenty years ago the Knox
farm. near the intersection Of Giesboro
and Hamilton roads. in the southern
section Of the District OF Columbia, was
subdivided and placed on the market.
sign bearing the words. Watch for
town-Congress Heights was erected
on the property. At that time there were
only q few houses in the vicinity.
large portion Of the land being utilized
for agricultural purposes. Watch for
town-Congress Heights" became the
slogan Of the community.
Today Congress Heights Is o town OF
several thousand inhabitants and Is
steadily growing. 1t boasts Of q seventy
five-thousand-dollar schoolhouse, a
branch Of the fire department. street car
facilities and all other city improve
ments. By reason of the extensive
grounds of the Government Hospital for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-15
BIJI DING PERMITS ISSUED
SHOW II PER CENT GAIN
Reports Received From SeventyTw Cities Throughout
the Country Indicate Marked Increase Building
Operations Begun During Month OF July.

Building United States for the month OF July
in
issued
Of American Con-
compared with seS442els Tor July.
Of that the
most marked earlier the year
buildings are
ooughs OF New York city
Chicago
side " Among the
mentioned the fonowinE
Baltimore H. m Dayton
1o
the excellent July showing has
building
compared
increases
OF Albany loS:
Wnkbarre
detail .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-15
Why Flats Arc Popular.

From Construction News.
People are still trying to answer the
question Of why apartment houses are
80 popular. but the answer should
come. 1t would seem. without much OF
q struggle. It is simple. It Is due to
the ambition OF people to have beauti-
full surroundings, the difficulty OF Sc
curing domestic help and the growing
Incidence of the human race. It Is not
quite fair to talk about the fndolence
Of the human race when 1t seems that
every man and every woman's time IL
taxed to the utmost with affairs OF one
PEELED to give attention. They have SO
many things to do that they do not get
time to do the things they would like
to do. This 10 a city argument It will
not apply to the small city to such q
great extent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-15
Building Two Houses.

John NJ. Henderson, builder. Is erect
ing two attractive houses on the west
side of 36th street between Fulton and
Garfield streets, Massachusetts, Avenue
Heights Each is to contain ten rooms
and two baths. The exterior of the
houses will be given a stucco finish
and the foundations and chimneys will
be of native granite. The houses oc-
cupy lots having so foot frontages and
l25 feet deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-15
Announcement has


lavenue
twosto on
Of $4,000
lioved building
D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-15
Efficient Management.
From Puck.

Shade Of Jesse james, was some
train robber. II do say II myself
New Arrival-You? Why, old top,
there are scores OF men on earth now.
adays who loot whole railroad systems
and never mention it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-15

Hotel waiterNConae, sir. you really must
70 OF to bed. sir. Vawns.) Why, the
dawn's a-breaking, sir.
Late traveler-Let It break-and put It
down in the bill, waiter.-Punch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-15
A Chance for the Frugal.

From the Clinton Qa.) Herald
II any woman still has sleeve Oh ing
1897 model, she could use II as q skif'
this year by making a little slit In tho
wrist.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-10

bouquets. as big as half busheI basket of canelias are thrust into the car win dows, and or 10 cents Is the price ask ed. Camelias. such as are bought here for 5O cents a blossom. are put in a corsage bouquet of yiolets.
 But of all the Mexican antiquities and ancient customs, there is none that can surpass public laundry such as seen in Mexico City. and in use today. At just what period the oldest one was built Is not positively known. As the memory voluble guide will say in the fourteenth century; so one must believe him and leave the rest to the archeologist
 The large room with vaulted ceiling h more like a baronial hall than a place for washing soiled linens. The rows Of laundry tubs have the appearance Of a miniature Chinese wall. so solidly are they constructed. and from the water side of the pool or lagoon around which they are built they have the appearance of Roman causeway.
 The water is conveyed into them by means of a pan or earthen water jug In the hands of the laundress; and though this would seem an endless task 10 one one accustomed to modern conveniences, the Indian woman and all of her ancestors were used to this method and she knows no other way
  centuries and if Mrs Montezuma could return she would find them just as she left them several hundred years ago Even the laundresses could speak to her in the pure Aztec tongue, and their taces would have the hall mark of the gen uine article The same intelligence. as- tuteness and passive dignity which years of subjugation- have not been able to erase are visible on these faces They are questioning and suspicious but they show an inexhaustible patience
 There are steam laundries in Mexico run by American men-and patronlzed by American people, too, for their charges for an average size wash does not ap- peal to the frugal Mexican, and excltes some surprise in their own countrymen-
 sixteen dollars Mex-, which is about S American money. for a dozen pieces, none of which are elaborate, seems very high; but after visit to one of the an- tiQue laundries one is more reconciled to the sixteen" For the big fiat stones slanted in the tubs and used as washing boards are not the best things in the laundry line for dainty lingerie.
 And if one of these fine garments is poked into the drain pipe as stopper and it is likely to be-there is not much left of it.
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NIl0METER ANNOUNCES
 RISE OF THE NILE

IN nearly every other country but Egypt an inundation, or great freshet, is d public calamity. In Egypt, however, the rise of the Nile is a public bIessing al though such rising may possess all the formidable characteristics common to floods, and the waves in the wind-al- ways blowing from the north. against the current, during high water-running dangerously high.
 The Egyptian thinks only of the fer tility left behind by. the annual rise of his river. and from time immemorial this event has always been expected and cele- brated as the most important of the year.
 On the Island of Roda, j,at opposite 10 old Cairo, there is set up d nilometer that measures the rise of the river. The building, with it's graduated pillars. has been used for measuring the height of the Nile ever since the ninth century. an earlier nilometer on the same spot having been washed away by a flood. The increase is proclaimed every day after the Sd of July by public criers. one for each district of the city. The announce ment IS clouded by great deal of poeti- cal metaphor. and is communicated in the ordinary sing-song recitative of the Cairene street hucksters.
 The crier takes his stand before the house of some well-to-do resident from whom "backsheesh' may be expected, and he is accompanied by a boy, who responds to his chant as the assistant responds to the clergyman It is long and tedious formula, consisting of many versicles. beginning with 'Mahomet is the guide" and ending with May he bless this house" and And pour the Nile over the country"
 Last of all comes the announcement as risen ~iat day. as recorded by the nilometer.
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wonder at the small patchwork of veee- tables displayed; a pint cup of potatoes or oniops, two or three tomatoes a tea cup of peppers, and other like vegetable customer.
 But the explanation is quite feasible NO one tiny measure would make a meal for an average man, but all com mere silver of meat thrown in for navoring. forms a repast to suit the taste of the most fastidious.
 Another stall in the market-and a tortillas, the national corn fap-jack of Mexico. These. with beans. constitute a large part of the diet of the Mexican of the poorer classes. but are indulged in oy all. And when crisp and hot are dellciously appetizing.
 They are the staff of life of the Mex!- can soldier, who has an advantage over other soldiers in that he Is privileged to lowing the fortunes Of war. for his women and children accompany the army, carrying the cooking parapherna- lia. and help him to forage.
 While he Is on the firing line his wife will take the corn from the lime water where it has been soaking, grind it on stone, and, mixing 1t with water, have 1t ready in iiffy to bake on the hot stones.
 At Orizaba the flower and fruit mar kets are things of beauty, with a pie turesqueness or arrangement and color that would make the futurist and cubist color could only be seen in a tropical country. Masses of flaming passion flowers, luxuriant oleanders, roses, ex- quisitely delicate bay blossoms and magnolias-great punches of them for a more song-and the vender croons the song while one waits.
 Everywhere the train stops in going through this stretch of country large
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northeast entrance of the White House grounds their attention was attraced by the group of heroic figures that make up the Lafayette statue at the southeast corner of Lafayette Square
 This presents, with other things a woman with a garment about her loins- which she is franticauy grasping-holding up naked' sword to Lafayette, who is standing above. Her attitude is one of eager, nay, anxious and insistent suppli- cation.
 As the party approached the statuary group, Representative Moore struck the posture Of a guide, and. in the profes- sional twang of the craft, droned out in sing-song:
 And now. ladies and gentlemen. we come to the far-famed statue of the great soldier and statesman. Marquis de La fay cite. Below him is a woman in sun pliant attitude, holding a sword An parently she is speaking earnestly to him and
 But, MT. Moore" interrupted one of the ladies of the party, what is the woman saying to Lafayette?"
 MT Moore smiled, gazed quizzically at the statue moment and smiled again.
 That's very plain, if you observe the condition of her attire, madam" he re- piled. She's begging him: Here, gen eral, take this, quick. while I catch my clothesi'
 And thereafter the 4ady's interrogations were wholly impersonali
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PATIO Or AnNEr1ENr Is IfE SOCIAL CENTER

The charcoal brazier Is taken along, and the family meal is cooked right there making with his neighbors one large din ner party. The menu. consisting of one or two of the three hundred varieties of peppers, frijoles or black beans, to which if he hail from the state of Tabasco, he will give additional piquancy by a dash of that famous sauce.
 Then If he is fortunate enough he will wash all this down with a measure of pulque-say two days old. and will feel that he has dined like the proverbial lord, and Epicurus has nothing on him.
 
 These markets are practically the same today that they were in the time when that quaint sixteenth century writer Der nal Diaz, described them. Then as now low piazzas of solid stone incIosed the market square, and were occupied by small shops and ground floor stalls; the central part or courtyard Is open to the sky, and it is there takes place the sale of burros, sheep and other animals on foot
 This delightful historian says: '"The meat markets were stocked with fowl game and dogs" He adds: Vegetables, fruits, articles of food ready dressed, salt, bread, honey and sweet pastry are sold, of the savage person."
 The wares are spread out on white cloths on the cobblestones of the mar ket, and there will be found peppers, to- matoes, beans-or, to be more accurate, there will be sea of beans of all kinds. Black beans, white beans, brown beans and yellow beans; all with different fla vor.
 The man from Boston may think he knows something about beans, but if he should go to one of these markets his knowledge would pale into insignificance and the Boston bean-pot would look like a tidbit.
 We who buy bushel, peck. half or quarter peck measure at a time gaze in
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ture, he saw the old darky. MT. Hefiir had just come to the end of a pause in g campaign speech when the wheel borrow
 CT arose in the back of the assemblage. And just lak to ask yo one ques tion, suh. Are you the son of Dr. Heflin 9 And when he had received an affirma' tive response from the speaker of tht
 day, the old darky continued: Well, den, An just wants to tell yo one thing. An never took dat vince back to yo' father. An just kept post.
 ponin' it and postponin' it and An gues: Ah'll never see yo' father again in dis world an he'll never see dat wheel. But Ah'm going to tell yo' now. dis old mar
 and his three sons is a-goin' to cast theil votes for yo.'
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ject worth while in such a limited space of time" he criticised "A speaker with a head full of ideas upon the subject vain- ly tries to get in a word on each one into his five minutes. The result is a befogged intellectual patchwork that looks-or sounds-like a mental crazy quilt. His speech is, generally, about as edifying and coherent as the small boys composition under somewhat similar circumstances.
 Johnnie said teacher. write a com position on Patrick Henry and make if just as short you can Put in some thing about everything that happened to him in his life-but be sure to make 1t short Don't forget that Johnnie, make 1t just as short as you can
 And Johnnie. bound by this restriction. after half an hours arduous toll. handed teacher the following:
 Patrick Henry was born in Virginia He was an eminent lawyer. He married a wife and said: Give me liberty or give me death!"'"
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ana was attracting hundreds of negroes rom all parts of the surrounding coun- try. One of those who wished to attend the function and had driven many weary miles was unfortunate when he reached the vicinity of the Hefiin residence. One or the wheels on his buggy broke.
 The old darky had been told where Representative Hefin's father lived, and probably also that the elder Mir. Hefiin had a sympathetic heart Therefore. he went to the door and asked the elder Mir hefiin. who had blacksmith shop, to let him borrow a wheel for his broken buggy.
 "Ah knows you think An ain't never gwine ter bring back dat wheel, Mr. Hefin," said the old man, but indeed An is! At suttinly will bring it back eff you'll only let me have it!"
 The wheel was loaned and the negro went on his way rejoicing. And that was the last time the elder MT Hefiin saw either the wheel or its borrower
 Some years later, however, when the present representative had been persuad- ed to enter the race for the state legisla
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the family will carry on his trade there So there is little space left for entertain ing company; hence the patio is also the courting parlor for those given to the tender passion--for to play the bear,'' which is counting in Mexico. is only in dulged in by the more fortunate middle class
 Young Mexican women of the better class are not allowed to go in the streets unattended, nor to receive visits from men except in the presence of the family consequently surreptitious lovemaking is indulged in through the iron gratings of a window, and this is called playing the bear.''
 But with the maiden of the tenement the grated window is often lacking so other means must be resorted to. As love knows neither age nor condition, if the enamored one has not had the opportu- nifty to take advantage of the rule of three, he or she seeks the public letter writer, who will put the love message on paper.
 He is comfortably ensconced in a se- cluded corner of one of these patios or in some quiet corner of the market. It is delightful to watch this custodian of love secrets from a distance, for he seems to put as much interest and ex- pression into one of these billets-doux as though it were his own affair; and though the secret is safe with him, it is always wise to look about for eavesdroppers and teasing youngsters before confiding to him the name and address of the adored one
 The public newspaper reader is equally interesting, and more exciting. With the exception of the far east these two con- ven1enceS are longer found. The pub lie reader has all the shrewdness and cunning of his mixed Indian and Span ish blood and is usually a debonair showily dressed chap who knows where most of the crowd is likely to assemble ThCT1 he takes his paper and, comfortably seat ing himself, begins to read.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-10
Probably.

The rule of de- b a t e. oftentimes applied in the House, limiting a speakers time to five minutes, does not meet with the approval of Repre- sentative Walsh of New Jersey. who thinks such a short-time speech utterly valueless.
 "It is impossible for a man to say anything " o r t h while on any sub
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No Use!
R e pr c sentative

R e pr c sentative Sisson of Missis- sippi tells a tale of the days when to some members of the d e m O c r a tic party it seemed they would never come into power again.
 An educator of note. so the tale runs, visited one of the schools in MT. Sisson's n a t 1 V e state and endeav- orad fn inSnire the
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children with high ambitions. Long and fascinatingIy he talked of official life and how great it was to be President At the conclusion of his address he turned to the boys and asked:
 Now, boys. how many of you would like to become President?'
 Every boy in the room except one jumped to his feet. The educator felt rather disappointed to think that after
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all his talking he had failed to convert every youngster.
 Why, my boy" said he, whats the matter? Don't you want to become President some day?'.
 Yes" answered the boy in a sad tone, but 'taint no use, cause I'm a democrat"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-10
"Bread Upon Waters"

R e pr e sentative Hefiin of Alabama is 6 great believer in the return of bread cast upon the waters" and in proof thereof re- lates a story of the time when he had first entered poli- tics.
 It seems that about five miles from the Heflin home a negro juhi- lee of some sort was in progreSs
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-10
Playing Guide.
R e pre- sentative

R e pr e sentative J. Hampton Moore, who succeeded John Dalzell on the ways and means committee, while hailing from Phil adelphia, knows his Washington like a native. During the visit of a party of home friends to the Capitol, MT. Moore was showing them the sights of the city and, while coming from the
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life, as well as business. for when he leaves home in the morning he takes all of his household with him. including babes in arms, children, dogs, cats, don keys, all go and make a day of it.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-10

First the latest news about bull fight. little about the war and then some fn- teresting local items After this comes an exciting human interest story, the reading of which he accompanies with suitable action, and when he gets to the most exciting place in the narrative he will stop and pass his hat If the amount received is what he thinks it should be, he will proceed.
 But if it falls short of his expectations he quietly folds his paper, pockets the money and saunters away-leaving a curi- ous, gaping crowd behind-wth the as- sured feeling that if there are any more centavos they will follow him to hear the climax.
 In the markets of Mexico it is not diffi- cuiS 10 get in on the ground floor on everything but the price of the article de slred But here the American will find an adversary worthy his steel. and the
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Aztec will take plenty of time, too, to make the bargain for he is not in hurry to get home-as he carries his home with him to the market
 There for the time being is his social
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Peon at Home-Bur- den Bearers The Public Letter Writer. Cupid in Mexico. Reading the News to the Ignorant In the Markets Public Laundries.

BEYOND Vera Cruzl toward Mexico City,
 every type of na-
 tive is seen from a. full-blooded Aztec to a dashing Spanish caballero. There is music as plaintive
 and weird as any ever heard on a midway plaisance; people in costumes of all descriptions,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-10

A family of seven will occupy room
 less than eighteen feet square in one of these tenement houses, and the father of