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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
Bv Earl Goodwin.

There is always a flicker of a laugh
awaiting for the staid old citizen who
rigs himself IN like man-o-war at n
regatta. and goes far enough out of his
regular beaten track to ride to some stiff
formal affair in a square-sterned antique
public hack. There is always little
stray gamin God bless him, waiting
somewhere in the offing to give a ribald
cheer as the hack gets under way and
moves Off into the channel Otherwise the
business of being rolled to a wedding or
a reception in hack would be a melan-
choly affair. 1t is the sense of humor
that is the saving grace in this hack
riding business. And now that hacks are
sadly going down the horizon, like the
hulls of the fine old merchant ships that
are fading away beyond the rim of time.
purpose to tell this gay and cigarette
smoking, six-cylinder motor car and
taxicab generation the story of two hear
ties who went to a wedding in an antique
hack. that it may be relayed to a coming
generation who will wonder what horse
drawn hack could have been:
If you will look in the directories you
will find that Capt Ellsworth 2. Bert
holt is commandant of the revenue cutter
service. and that Charles a. McAllister is
the engineer in CHIEF of the service. They
have uniforms tucked away somewhere.
They don't wear their resala to work in
the Treasury Department, but let for
NAL reception come where every man
jack has to deck himself with al the gold
and silver gawds that civilization has
borrowed from barbarism, and these two
officers will appear looking like ambassa-
doris at a Russian court.
Once. long ago, when they were not IN
the commanding position in the revenue
cutter service which they now hold, they
lived together. and rumor has it they
were a pair of Old bachelors that never
went anywhere. never dressed up for the
benefit of the girls. never appeared lntheii
uniforms, never did anything but to go
to their work in the morning, get bit or
steak and a mug of musty ale in the
evening. and after that a pipe and book
till midnight. They couldn't be routed
out of that existence with fifty horse
power engine. They were sot in their
WAYS. and lust loved it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
Dynamiting Concrete.

Many people have commented upon the
difficulty which will arise when it be-
comes necessary for one reason or an
other to remove some of the structures Of
concrete which have been and are being
erected Some few cases of this kind
have already arisen and have been salts
factorily handled, says the Dayton
Journal.
A concrete pier. due to faulty. found
alton. had fallen over ON its side and
was blocking the river channel The
pier was 81 feet long, 80 feet wide at
one end and II feet wide at the other
and 16 feet high. Placing the charges
in the deep water was the biggest prob
lem that had to be solved. 1t was done
in novel way. Market baskets holding
half a bushel were filled with mud and
dynamite. A body of mud was laid In
the bottom of the basket and around the
sides. The dynamite was then placed on
1t and covered with mud which encom-
passed the explosive on all sides. The
charge was then lowered against the con-
crete by means Of ropes and pike poles.
This method was successful in pulver-
izing the concrete SO that piling could
be driven through It and new piers
built on the site Of the old ones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
TRAVELETTE
BY NIkSAH.
XXXVI.

THE white cliffs of Dover have stood
for nine centuries as the symbol of the
impregnable isolation of Britain Caesar
crossed here: William the Norman crossed
here, but since that time no foreign foe
has crossed the English channel in force.
except when French or other soldiers
have come over by invitation of some
faction in British civil conflict.
Growing the heights of the white
cliffs is conglomeration of structures
that spell the whole story of the big lit
tie island. There is tower of the castle
that dates from Roman times and was
built as a guard for this outpost of the
dominions of the Caesars. Even older
than this are the relics of an cider
Druidical altar place.
From Roman times every age has left
some memorial on the brow of this hill.
down to the extremely modern forts and
airship defenses, which no visitor has
ever been permitted to see. One knows
they are. there because he cannot take
his camera on the upper reaches of the
hill and because here and there is a gate
beyond which even the most Innocent
tourist may not stroll
Is it to he that these defenses. after
centuries of disuse. are at last to be put
to the test?
In Dover-under- the-cliff things are
humdrum. There is huge hotel inhabft-
ed in times of peace. only by tourists
waiting for the boat to Calais. some OF
them waiting until next morning and
some of them waiting for that tomorrow
when the crossing will be smooth.
One thing the traveller in Dover should
beware That is the cab drivers l was
set down from the London train one dark
night in the rain. I saw a cabby and
asked how much II would he to drive me
to the Lord Warden Hotel. He asked
three shillings. I bargained and we COM
promised on half a crown, which is two
shillings and a half. or about 60 cents.
The contract metaphorically signed.
sealed and delivered, l got in and my
luggage was stored on top. He turned
his horse around and stopped on the
other side of the alleyway. under the
same glass roof where I had found him.
1t was just thirty feet and all under
cover, to the entrance of the hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

Builders who specialize in homes in
the northeast section of the city are In
readiness for the fall market for real
estate of this character. number or
attractive rows of houses are now
ready for occupancy, and others are
being hurried to completion. The mar
ket for new houses has been fairly
brisk during the summer months, but
greater activity is expected during the
fall, when there generally is more
home buying than at any other time
of the year.
Home building in the northeast sec
ton of the city by builders who erect
entire rows at one time has been con-
fined largely to six-room houses. which
sell from $3.50 down to $3.50. Some
have hot-water heating plants, and
both gas and electric lights, while
those of less price have latrobe heat.
Kennedy Brothers, builders, are COM
pleting a row of attractive homes on
Z street between 9Th and 7th streets
northeast. Seven houses are nearly
completed, and a like number are In
the course of construction. They con-
tain six rooms each, and have hot
water heating plants. There are front
and rear porches.
The II. r. Howenstein Company has
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talso hired for the nighn. He had a uni
form beside which the Lord Mayor OF
London would look cheap-to say nothing
of the camphor-trimmed uniform of a
revenue cutter officer. He had. In addi-
ton. the greatest quantity of dignity
ever bestowed upon one man. and he
opened the doors of hacks with every
bit of it.
In fact he opened the door Of the hack
Of our heroes with so much dignity ihst
the door leaped from all its hinges and
course. was the signal for loud and
ribald laughter on the part of the assem-
bled multitude. in spite of the fact that
the hired hack receiver looked around
with enough of dignifed scowl to have
justified him in asking for an extra dol
lar for the evenings work. However
it didn't soothe young Mr.. Bertholfs
feelings the least bit. He felt somewhat
abashed. Filing into the house where
the party was in full blast with a band
In the distance were the citizens who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

proposed to protect reinforced concrete
by making the reinforcing material con-
tinuous throughout the building and con-
Meeting it to the negative terminal of
w-voltage generator is referred to. but
only to point out the dangers of it,
When the time comes that all electric
currents can be kept where they belong
in wires provided for their especial use:
when the street railway company pro-
vides negative returns for its system
which will prevent stray electric currents
from running wild over the city. then.
and only then Will reinforced concrete
building be absolutely safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

readily destroyed and the aluminium Is
attacked by the alkali in the concrete
Painting or otherwise coating iron with
an alkali-resisting metal preservative be-
fore embedding il in concrete may serve
to minimize the dangers of electrolysiS.
but no such coating has been found that
does not prevent the proper formation OF
the bond between the concrete and iron
when the concrete sets. Attempts to in
crease the resistance of so-called water
proofing compounds to the cement before
mixing have uniformly failed to give sat
isfactory results. A method frequently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
TELLS HOW TO EMPLOY
PROPER TREE. SURGERY
Rules Given in Report Issued by
Department Of Agriculture.
Owner Should Do Work.
Warning Is Sounded Against Fake
Tree Surgeons : by J.
Franklin Collins.

How any, property owner may be his
own tree surgeon and save his shade and
fruit trees from decay or death by q lit
tie common sense and timely application
of the remedy is told in a report pre-
pared by J." Franklin Collins, issued re-
Gently by the bureau. of plant industry, of
the Department. of Agriculture. --.--~.--
The report groups the work of saving
trees under five heads: The removal Of
decayed, diseased or injured wood or
bark; the sterilization OF all cut or broken
surfaces: leaving the work in the best
condition for healing, including the prop
er filling Of all cavities, and the careful
watching Of the work from year to year.
and the immediate correction of any de-
fects.
Regarding the work of removing dead
and diseased branches. It states:
For the work of removing branches
the most essential implements are good
sized saw. with teeth SO set as to make a
wide cut, gouge. chisel. mallet and
q strong knife. For cutting limbs near
the ground these are the only necessary
implements. For limbs situated else
where ladder may be needed: also at
Proper Method Of Saving.
"a large limb should never be removed
by saving through from the upper side.
as, this usually strips the bark and wood
below the scar. The proper way Is to
make the first saw cut on the under side.
from six inches to foot beyond the
point where the final cut is to be made.
1t should reach from one-fourth to one
half way through the limb. A good time
to. stop cutting is when the saw be-
comes pinched In the cut.
The second cut Is made on the upper
side OF the limb an inch or two beyond
the first one. This is continued until the
limb falls: After the limb has fallen a
third cut is made close to the trunk and
In line with Its woody surface When
nearly sawed through the stub must be
supported until completely severed. 80
as to avoid any possibility Of stripping
the bark below as 1t falls. The first and
second cuts to prevent stripping may be
omitted when small limbs which can be
held firmly In place until. completely sew
cred are being cut"
It is bad practice, the author adds, to
leave stub projecting from q stump,
however well sterilized or covered.
sterilizing the Cuts.
Then follows the sterilization Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
SAYS SLEEPING ROOMS
ARE Being IMPROVED
Are Becoming More Habitable, De-
clares English
Writer.

In England and America the bedroom
Is essentially a sleeping room. says
writer In The Decorator of London. but
In both countries this sleeping chamber
10 being made more and more habitable
In bedrooms, it declares, three things
sre essential-air, cleanliness and light;
hence the common practice of papering
the walls with the lightest OF papers,
and enameling the woodwork white
Such a thing has become convention
But there is no reason why the decora-
ton of a bedroom should not be dark.
provided of course that the effect is not
dinyv. Some doctors will tell one that
it is decidedly harmful especially to the
ewes. to sleep in blaze of light Tor
hours in the early morning. the ihs.ihc'
of all animals is to creep into the shaoe
of forests, caverns or places shaoeo
from the direct light of day
Says Blue Is Best.
OF all colors for a bedroom, perhaps
blue is the best. and in the drawings
which accompany these notes the sus-
1estion is that of dull china blue walls,
a plain striped blue paper. or one hav-
ing but very slight pattern scarcely
discernable at first sight, surmounting
a dado of deep full blue: an ivory
white or cream-tinted ceiling and plain
frieze complete the scheme of color,
with the woodwork stained and polish
ed or painted and highly vanished, al
most black. Nothing gives so ''toney''
an effect as subdued. hut clear color.
coming up against black. Such an eff
, feet in decoration seems to give addi-
tional value to every object in a room
so decorated: the pictures. ornaments.
curtains and drapeIies. slverware mir
rors, etc. seem to have quality which is
not apparent when objects are seen in
strong light against practically white
walls.
Wall Decoration Important.
The schemes of decoration owe their
effect to more than the mere wall dec
oration but it is an easy matter to
contrive draperies on wooden or iron
frames. and 1t is part of the modern
decorators business to suggest these
things and to meet and confer with the
upholsterer If necessary. Bedroom dec
Grafton does not end with the choice
OF the pattern and quality of a wall
paper. and an estimate of the ename
to be used-that is not decorating, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
Painting May Help.

suggestions of some engineers THAT cop
per-clad steel or aluminium be used as
material has been shown to
be ,impractcable, since copper coating is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

be safely undertaken at almost any time
of year when the sap is not running too
actively and the weather is not cold
enough to freeze the cement. In most
trees the sap will interfere with the work
only from the time the buds begin to
expand in the spring until the leaves are
full grown. Cement work will be ruined
if it Is frozen before it Is hard. 1t is not
likely to be injured by frost after 1t has
been drying for a week.
Closely akin to tree surgery" says
the report, lis the guying of trees to pre-
vent the splitting Of the crotch or to pre-
vent further splitting The simple method
of guying a crotch is to place hook
bolt through each limb with the hooks
in the two limbs toward each other and
from three to ten feet more above the
crotch. and slipping the end link of q
stout chain over one of the hooks, while
at the proper place in the chain to mako
a sufficiently taut guy, link is slipped
over the other hook"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
simply common paperhansins and paint.

siinpiy common paperhangtng and paint
ing.
To continue the description Of the
scheme before us. the floor is intended to
be stained and polished nearly black, and
on 1t would be placed iow-toned carpet
square, between the foot of the bed and
Gle Of furniture at which one would have
to stand. The furniture itself could be
the deepest walnut or even the delicate
hue of satin wood: 1t would make no
difference with low-toned Cbut never
dingy) background.
Muslin "Modesty" Curtain.
part Of the room by the window. The
practically black floor. desp dull blue
dado. blue walls. ivory frieze and lighter
ivory white ceiling. Against this the
black or deep blue velvet pelnet, from
inside which would depend the ample
folds Of rich printed cretonne curtains.
ing almost more colors than there are in
a rainbow. Behind, the almost black en-
ameled window framing. and the white
muslin "modesty' curtain: and in the
foreground simple toilet table of grace
full proportion. in the somber richness OF
walnut. the warmth of mahogany or the
! delicate amber tint of satinwood.
This description is perhaps little fan
ciful, but it is employed to suggest that
there is more to be done than just to
see that a chosen red agrees with q GER
tain green, that three coats of paint are
to be given here. and only two coats
there Something more than mere tech
nicalities are needed to make fine Deco
ration, no matter for what room in 9
house. But certainly the bedroom might
be a. more human apartment. SO to speak:
not merely a place one sinks into at
night and slips out of in the morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
Heard on q Side Street.

From the Boston Transcript :
Boys Mother (poking her head out OF
window)-Say. you kids stop picking
on my Johnny: he amt no mandolin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

Wanted to know what building 1t was.
Capitol. So in his rage he was a trifle
brusque:
do you mean to say that there is any
man alive who doesn't recognize the
Capitol of his own country
But this Is not my country replied
the stranger with considerable affabi-
ity," l come from New South Wales.
Australia, and if you should be visiting
there at any time I would be glad TO
show you around"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
Warning Against Takers.

The report warns tree owners against
takers engaged in commercial tree sur
gerry, naming specific instances in which
much work was done upon trees that
were known to be utterly worthless.
Other instances were given of moro con-
scfentious contractors in that sort of
work, but the report urges all owners of
trees to superintend personally the cut
ting of their trees. and II possible do the
work themselves.
The report gives the following rules
for the best methods to be used in the
repairing of trees:
No climbing spurs shall be used on
any part of tree.
The shoes worn by the workmen shall
have soft rubber bottoms.
Ordinary commercial orange shellao
shall be applied to cover the cut edges
OF sapwood and cambium within five
minutes after the final trimming cut is
made.
All cut or shellacked surfaces shall
be painted with commercial creosote,
followed by thick coal tar.
All diseased, rotten, discolored, water
soaked Sr insect-eaten wood shall be
removed In cavity work and the cavity
inspected by the owner or his agent be-
fore 1t is filled.
Only good grade of Portland cement
and clean. sharp sand in no weaker mix
ture than one to three shall be used to
fill cavities.
expense any defects that may appear in
the work within one year.
Trees Worth Saving.
Most ornamental and shade trees
having only a few dead limbs are un-
questionably worth attention." says the
report "Others which have MANY dead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

I have dyspepsia, but you never
heard me growl about it."
Never growl about it? Well. then,
you haven't got it"-Philadelphia Bull
letin. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
Uniforms in Canaphor.

Moreover, they packed their revenue cut
ter full dress uniforms away in the cam
phor and let them stay their, buried un-
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came on foot and the prominent citizens
who came in hacks. and in front of the
gaping space from which the door had
fallen so ANONYMOUSLY was the leering
crowd which laughed.
Bertholf stepped out to the sidewalk.
writhing inwardly beneath the ridicule of
the mob. He was so blind with rage and
embarrassment that he needed not the
doings of his friend, McAliister. That
willy youth had an Inspiration at that
moment. He had opened the other door
of the hack and had slipped out on the
left side of the conveyance. He had step
ped quietly into the mob and was there
to greet Bertholf as one of the shouting
and jeering populace which recognized
that great indignity had happened to
a gold-braided gentleman, who had
rived on the scene in hired antique
hack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

Henry Rose. assistant secretary of the
Senate. was saunterins down the Cap
itol steps few days ago. and was stop
ped by a man who said:
Pardon me, but could you please
tell me what this building is?''
Rose was knocked off his pins at the
idea of a man who did not recognize the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

Then follows the sterilization Of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

THE OPPORTUNITIES for men and
women making big money are greater
to-day than ever before. Our organi-
cation is world wide and even your
spare time will bring big returns. Your
all that is required This is a big
business proposition, so don't overlook
IT, Universal Information and Business
Exchange Bureau, 2GS-A Northwestern
Building, Chicago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

TO THE PUBLIC: Kennesaw Lodge,
No. 247, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen, wishes to
warn the. public against any persons
who, in the name of this lodge or in
the name of this order, are asking for
subscriptions to any book or publica-
tion claimed to be published under the
authority or auspices of this order or
lodge. 1t is distinctly against the law Of
our order for any person to use the
name of this lodge or order for pur-
poses of advertising or soliciting
schemes. 1t is our information that
certain persons have been securing
money from friends of our order and
the public upon the representation that
they are representing this order or in
some way are authorized to use the
name of the order in getting up GER
tain publications. We wish to warn
our friends and all the public that
such persons have no authority to rep
resent this order or to use the name of
mis- order in asking any subscriptions
for any books or any other scheme, and
That this order is in no way connected
with such scheme, receives no benefit
from such schemes and that It's or
ganic law forbids them.
C. NJ. PATTERSON, President.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

AGENTS-Greatest offer ever made; IL
piece toilet article set and 81 carving
set, all cost you SOC; sells for $l.26
Twenty sales a day easy. Write to-day.
Pierce Factory. Station c. Chicago
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

WANTED-Position by an expert mo-
ton picture operator and electrician;
has Atlanta license and seven years
experience; non-union. Address Bill
Feather No SO Ivy street.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
SITUATIONS WANrED-MALE.

SPECIAL RATES for situa-
ton wanted ads; lines 1 time,
Toe: 2 times zoe; times. 40c.
YOUNG MAN wants position; is willing
to do anything except messenger serv-
ice. CaI Atlanta phone 5776-A.
PRACTICAL GARDNER, capable OF
handling all kinds garden work, fruits
and owerfs, desires position by March
l: references. A d. R., Box 201, care
Georgian.
WANTED-Printer. young. sober
steady, union, wants job ar once. Ad-
dress c. V. X, z. O. Box 675, Douglas,
Ga.
ED-Patternmaker with 10 years
experience wants a job. Address L.,
Box 40, care Georgian.
COLORED MAN wants some kind Of
work: have good references. d. E.
Green, Is Carter street