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Evening star., 1915-04-03
Easter and the Dead Ones.
cceNrlsht. 1915, by Or. Frank crsne-)

The dead are not those who lie in
the graveyard.
We call them dead. but we do not
understand anything about their pres
ent condition For all we know. they
NAV be more alive now than ever. They
NAV have lust entered into life,
The real dead ones are walking all
around us They meet US in the family,
in social gatherings, in business, the
streets are full of them.
They laugh and talk. they cat and
drink, they gesticulate; but IT Is al
an illusion; they are dead.
Death is relative term. \ man Is
dead more or less. to the degree TO
which his nature has ceased to func-
tion.
one man is dead 10 love. The fires
of lust have consumed his power To
have genuine loyal affection. lie has
killed his love power He is A grin
ming corpse. He is a beast; the man
in him is ashes.
Another is dead to beauty. The sun
shine sings to him in vain. The ex-
quisite charm of light and shade, OF
form and color. that plays around US
all constantly like a full orchestra, does
not exist for him. The world to him
is a penitential cell.
Another is dead to humanity. The
subtle appeal of all things human does
not find him. Man delights him not.
nor woman neither" He is absorbed in
the service Of the wooden gods of bust
ness. of physical qualification. of aWbi-
ton: or he is drugged with the
nepenthe of continuous amusement.
This woman, bedizened for her social
activities, seems alive, but she goes
her empty round as a squirrel in it,
revolving cage. She is deeply weary
Her lips dry Her heart is bitter.
Death has marked her.
Life is measured by our ability to
respond to our environment.
We are alive according TO our power
to eat the world and men and events
as they come to us, 10 assimilate them,
and to gather strength and joy from
them.
We are dead when they eat us, when
they devitalize and corrode us, when
they continually take something out
of us.
And what do you get from the In
finite? only fear, shudder, horror?
DO you dodge daily that into which
eventually your life must slip7
Or do you daily take deep drauEhts
of the Infinite? Is il a hidden spring
at which you drink, a secret food that
feeds life?
Let us live. Let the dead bury their
dead"
The real test of life is the amount
of radiant energy you possess. 1t is
Easter time. The grasses are upspring-
ing. The birds return. The annual
miracle is here. New life is entering
into all things. Is it entering into
youa
Evening star., 1915-04-03
SOUTHERN BUILDING
FIGURES IN TRANSFER

Ownership of the Southern building.
at the northeast corner of 18th and
II streets northwest, was transferred
to the Southern Realty Corporation In
deeds placed on record yesterday aft
ernoon. The realty corporation is
holding company composed of the exc
cutive committee of the First National
Fire Insurance Company.
The First National Fire Insurance
Company, which was originally half
owner in the Southern building, ac-
quired the other half interest from
the Commercial Fire Insurance Com
pany some time ago for a considera-
tion of s155.OOo. The acquisition of
this half interest represented a total
cost Of about s165,Ooo. it is stated.
The half interest was transferred
from the Commercial Fire Insurance
Company to the First National Fire
Insurance Company yesterday.
The transfer Of the entire ownership
of the equity in the building from the
First National Fire Insurance Company
to the Southern Realty Corporation was
made on a basis of a total valuation of
s1.sO0,ooO for the property. The deed
bore tax stamps indicating the value of
the equity to be about $509.O00.
The holding corporation now proposes
to retire $775,00G of second and third
trust bonds and issue 100000 of new
second trust bonds. which will be taken
over by the First National Fire Insur-
ance Company. Payment to the Com
mercial Fire Insurance Company for
its half interest In the Southern build
ing will be made with these bonds. 1t
is stated that as soon as this Is effected
ownership of the building is to then be
transferred back to the First National
Fire Insurance Company.
Evening star., 1915-04-03

What kind of trees shall we plant to
beautify our grounds? .... ......"
What shrubs would be suited to our
school yards?
These are questions which are fire.
quently asked the Department of Agri-
culture Soil and climatic conditions
differ so greatly in the different sec
tions Of the United States that in an
swering such questions special consid
Grafton has to be given each section.
The departments specialists have pre-
pared a special list of trees and shrubs
suited for general use on private
grounds. streets, private parks and
school yards for each of five general
divisions of the United States.
The District of Columbia is in the
Delaware. Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia.
Tennessee. Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Texas Trees and shrubs suggest
ed for this division are as follows:
Deciduous trees-Tulip. sycamore, pin
oak, white oak. black oak. live oak, red
oak. white ash, bald cypress. Norway
maple, silver maple. red elm. American
white elm. Kentucky coffee, American
linden, catalpa, liquidamhar. Carolina
poplar hack berry. sour gum.
Evergreen trees--Wh pine. long
leaf pine. magnolia. live oak, cedar OF
Lebanon.
Shrubs-GoIden bell, hydrangea. lilac,
Eloeagnus longipes, loniceras, hibiscus,
hardy roses. Japan ounce, calycanthus
smoke tree.
South of Charleston, S. C-Camellia,
japonica.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SELECTED LISTS OF BOOKS RE
GENTLY ADDED.

The following list, arranged by sub
jects, includes some of the latest addi-
tions to the Public Library.
The lists which appear in this column
each Saturday are reprinted. at the end
of the month, In the lbrary's monthly
bulletin. Copies of this may be OBJ
tained free at the library or will be
sent by mail for 15 cents a year
Philosophy and Metaphysics.
Chamberlain, H s. Emmanuel Kant 2v.
BEAT -K137ch.
Ornond, A. T. Concepts of Philosophy 1906.
B- -n4.6.
Russell r. A. W. onr Knowledge Of the FL
tcrnal World as Field for Scientific Method in
ThllIy, Frank History of Philosophy.
B-T34i
votaire; F. No u 4 To- C. federation and Other
Wells, G. IL The Discovery OF the Future
1918 BG wl69d.
Wilm, f. O. Henri Bergson. BE39. B455w
Psychology.
Atkinson, W. W Thought Vibration. 1906.
Brown william The Essentials of Mental
Measurement. 1911. EJBslIe.
Holt. Henry. On the Cosmic Relations ".
James, william. Habit Bib -J.3sh
Klemm, Otto. A History of Psychology Bl-
Seashore, c. f. Psychology in Daily Life. 1913.
Trine. r W The New Allnement of Life.
Tuerck, Hermann. The Man of Genius. Big
TSI2g f,
Ethics.
f Ghanss; N. $. B. self-trainins for Mothers,
Coftn J. II. The socialized Conscience. 1913.
BM-c654s.
Edwards. Agnes. Our Common Road 1913.
Grigss, II II. self-culture Through the voca-
Law. il F. The Power OF Mental Demand.
Switzcr. Maurice Letters of Self made Fail
ure. BQs-sw67I
pHs Wlls9t; M.s;, Mrs. E. W. Tie Art OF Being Alive
Natural Theology.
Buckner. e d. The Immortality of Animals
and. and !, the Relation of Man as Guardian. 1903.
Houck. F. A. Our Palace Wonderful Bs-
Hs13o.
slaepoole H. de V. The New Optimism. Bs-
Stl3n.
Religions.
Fowler. ". W. Romas Ideas of Deity in The
Fs2sri. I iF'ore ''e '"'i''''A 'AA'
Toy. G. II: Introduction 10 the History OF Re-
ligions 1913. BT-T6G9i
Folklore and Superstitions.
Burdick. l.: D. The Hand 1905. BU-Bso4h.
:, ,1ats Hofbesg Herman. Swedish Folklore. lsss.
Judson X. B. Myths and Legends of the Nils
JSsmm.
Thurston, Edgar omcns and superstitions of
Christianity.
Gordon. s. y. Qnlet Talks on Personal Prob
lems. 1907. OK Gossip.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
BUY SITES FOR HOMES
Prospective Builders Acquire Prop
erty in Chevy Chase
Section.

The following sales of residential
and unimproved properties were re-
ported today by Thomas ]. Fisher &
Co. Inc:
For Carl H. Smith to Austin LOTUS, a
new two-story brick residence at 1914
Fairmont street northwest for con-
sideration said to have been about
$3.50. Mr.. LOTUS will occupy the
property.
To W. NJ Duvall, three-story brick
residence at 1904 P street northwest.
To Thomas Fl. Yeager. a sixty-foot
frontage on the north side of Hunting
ton street, Chevy Chase Heights. Mr..
Teager has had plans prepared by E.
l.. Ryerson for a brick residence to be
built on the lot.
To Everett J. Ellis, a frontage Of 100
feet on the west side of S7th street be-
tween Morrison and Mckinley streets,
in Chevy Chase, d. c. The new owner
Is having plans drawn for two-story
frame dwelling to be erected on the
property.
To K, H. Sargent. a fifty-foot front
age on the south side of Mckinley
street between Connecticut avenue and
eth street. in Chevy Chase. u. C. II is
understood that Mr.. Sargent intends
10 have his own home built on the lot,
work to commence as soon as plans can
be completed.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Heat in Ground Lacking.

Two things-heat and moisture-are
necessary to germinate seed OF any
kind. If the heat is present and the
moisture lacking. the seed lies dormant
in the ground. If the moisture is pres
ct and the heat is lacking, the seed
rots. That's why, though my plowing
is done month earlier than it was
last year. 7 am not in any hurry to be-
gin planting, anxious as / am to start
garden work. Seed costs money, and /
can't afford to waste it, and j have
plenty of things to do around the place
without nankering for useless labor.
We have decided to let the question
of buying another COW rest until next
fall. Our COW is due to come fresh
Tuesday and she will give all the milk
we will have use for this summer. If
we have a second COW we would want
one that came fresh in the fall. any
way, SO ii seems better to wait. In
the meantime. am going to continue
inquiries and see If 1t isn't possible to
buy a good Jersey for less than SITS
or $500. Capt. Russell advises a plan
which seems to have a lot of sound
argument back of it. He says 1 ought
to get a register of merit Jersey, six
Evening star., 1915-04-03
DEAL INVOLVES S13O,0OO
Huff Estate Acquires Twenty-Six
Acres of Land in
Trade.

Twenty-seven acres of land located
at the intersection of Massa chusetts
avenue extended and the District line
have been traded by Allan E. Walker
for three acres of land at the corner
of 14th and Quincy streets and a resi-
dence at SIS Connecticut avenue north
west belonging to the Huff estate. The
exchange was negotiated by Story &
Cobb in connection with Allan E.
Walker Co., Inc. The properties in
cluded in the deal have a total valua-
ton of about $4,000, It is stated
The Massachusetts avenue property
acquired by the Hun estate is located
in Montgomery county. Md, being
about a mile west of the grounds of
the American University. 1t occupies
high location which commands an
excellent view of the Potomac river
valley.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
TAKING A FAMILY
BACK TO THE SOIL
Being the Experiences of Gov
ernment Clerk Who Sets Out
to Lower the High Cost of
Living.

We are highly gratiffed at the sue
cess of our second incubator hatch for
this season, which came off Thursday
OF the 40 eggs placed In the incu-
bator. lis tested fertile, and we
hatched liz chicks. Two were so weak
that they were at once dispatched
leaving ITO fit to take the average
chicks chances of life. This is by far
the best hatch We ever had and one, |
think. which Is not often bettered
Really. it is about the first genuine
ly encouraging experience we have had
since we launched ourselves into the
chicken business. If we can keep up
that average of success in raising the
chicks to maturity, and can approach
~ IN inducing the pullets TO lay early
ana often, there ought to be something
dong on the profit side of the poultry
ledger Out of the first hatch. which
came off the first week in March. we
have left sixty-two chicks. ali Of
which, barring accidents, ought to live
We filled the incubator again yester-
day. and with any kind of luck we
figure on having about 275 chicks
hatched in March and April, which is
early enough SO the pullets should be
In laying before cold weather. The
fourth hatch will come off about the
middle of May. This is rather late to
make profitable layers, but we will
keep the pullets to see what they do
From all matches after that the chicks
Will be raised to broiler size and sold
both cockerelS and bullets
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Value of Pure Blood.

| am not well enough informed to
know just how much pure blood is
worth in COW when she is wanted
for family purposes only. The COW
we have is only a grade Jersey, but
she is a splendid mixer and she makes
lots of butter-and good butter
rich man. of course. can afford to
pay fancy prices for the pleasure of
having pure bred stock, and men who
breed fancy stock for sale and for ex-
hlbition purposes don't hesitate to pay
$4,000 or more for bull. But that's
wholly different matter from buying
family COW I'm not going to make
any two-hundred- dollar COW invest
ment without being mighty sure I'll
get my moneys worth-not in fanci-
ness alone, but in milk and cream and
butter.
One thing the early plowing has en-
soil in first-class condition. The one
horse implements ! ordered have ar
rived "a harrow. single shovel plow
and bull-tongue cultivator l bought
set Of work harness for the horse,
and have been going over and over
the garden with the harrow, and the
soil now is in about as fine condition
as could be imagined.
Under ordinary circumstances this is
more work than might be justified, but
I'll get paid back for my trouble when
come to cultivate the garden later in
the season. There was plenty of rain
last winter and there is lots of water
in the ground. By getting the soil in
condition to maintain fine dust mulch
all the time I'll be able TO conserve the
moisture and to go through any ordi-
nary drought without serious loss. Be
sides, little work morning and even
ing is good both for the horse and for
me.
Evening star., 1915-04-03

1899. cCrHl4ip. '''i> -
:. Harris. George cen.ury's Change In Re
iiilIs, ~ b. The Quest for Happiness 1902
Lambert, L. A. Notes on 1ngersoll. CE-L17n.
Bible Study.
Bible on Civilization. cRC-DG54.
Gardiner. J. II The Bible English Litera
iurc 1906. CBC-Gl64
Gilbert. +: G. Practical Lessons From the E1
perience of Israel for the Church of Today GBB
Hall E. H. Paul. the Apostle. 1906. GET
!, Ms5rq9 ,s ~,e E Living Nessssss 2f the Books
Gospel :. S Ial11 cBTzRi aa,ss IN g. '0nn
Robinson, II, W, The Religions Ideas of the
Ta77 -' = '''-N - ~ ODD
Doctrine.
Brown, " A. Christian Theology in Outline.
Clark, Il. W. Liberal ORTHODOXY CF-C546l.
clark, W. G, The Christian Faith. CF-Cg,4s
Jesus Christ.
Anderson. F. L. The Man of Nazarerh. eco
Ana -
loyola. Mother Mary. Jesus Of Nazareth. eco
1859.
Miller, l.. II. Our knowledge of Christ CGH-
M614o
Randolph, j F. The Law of Faith. CGw
Rl53
Church Work.
Brastow. L. o. The Modern Pulpit. 1906 cy-
BT3sm.
Mills. H. $. The Making of Country Parish.
See f. f. The Teaching of Bible Classes.
CXU- -Se3t.
Strayer. + NJ. The Reconstruction of the
Church With Regard to Its Message and Pro
gram. CPAA-Sts2F.
Church History.
Gaiior T. F. The Episcopal Church. Dp45-
G1.3.
Hodges. George. The Episcopal Church.
DhP94 H664e.
M Mun's,! |; W Breakers. Methodism Adrift
Nichols; Z. II. The Growth of the Christian
Church. D-NJ17g.
Talhot. Ethelbert. A Bishop Among His Flock.
DKTai-T1i2
vedder H. C. The Reformation in Germany,
DJV5l3r.
Wesley John. Selections From the Writings.
1901. DKME- W515.
Missions.
Barton, J. L. Educat tional Missions. 1919 Ds.
B2S7e.
Capen. F. W. Sociological Progress in Mission
Lands. DS-C173s.
De Forest, J. II. Sunrise in the Sunrise King
dom. 1904. DS67-D364.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Measurements Are Explained.

Roofing slate is generally estimated
and sold by the square. The word
square as applied to roofing, of course,
means enough stock to cover 100
square feet of surface and allow a
three-inch lap. The approximate
weight Of slate roofing of ordinary
thickness is $50 pounds per square
Roofing slate is made in a regular
schedule of sizes, ranging from 9x7
inch to 24xl6 inch. and tho number of
pieces required to make a square of
roofing vary from S5 feet to 6S6 feet.
depending on the size. The usual
thickness is from Is to 3-16 inch. In
slate, as in other kinds of roofing
there are different qualities as well as
different colors, and some of it sells
lower and some considerably higher
than the average price.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
DOWNTOWN HOLDINGS
EXCHANGED BY OWNERS
@.cperties Located on 9th and 18th
Streets Figure in
Trade.

Nn exchange recently has been con-
~ummated whereby Franklin v. Killian
becomes the owner of property at the
southwest corner of 9th and I streets
northwest in exchange for 714-16 18th
street northwest. belonging to Ran
dolph T. Warwick
The 9th street property consists Of
two-story building and one of three
stories and basement, which have a
total frontage on 9th street Of Ais
feet The frontage on I street Is rs
feet. The properties figured In the
trade at valuation Of s54, 900.
The 18th street properties consist of
A three-story building and one having
four stories. The ground floors of both
are arranged for store purposes They
were traded at a total valuation of
$4,000
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Hog and Chicken Fence.

The posts stand six feet above the
ground and are well anchored at the
corners. First | stretched three-foot
and above this l put on poultry wire
three feet wide. This gives me SIX
foot fence through which a hog can
break and over which chicken Is
not likely to fly. Even If the pigs dis
play a fondness for an occasional meal
of chicken, by the time they are big
enough to become formidable to the
fowls the Matching season Will be over
and the breeding pen can be broken
up. In the future this hog lot Is to be
the run for my small breeding pen,
which probably never Will consist OF
more than a dozen hens. its purpose be-
ing to maintain the two lines of de-
scent and avoid in n-hreedIng. The main
breeding flock is to have the run OF
the entire. eight acres, except this lot
and about three-quarters of an acre Tor
Kitchen garden and strawberry patCh,
fenced separately.
! planted a hundred foot row of early
Alaska peas this week, and another
row of golden bantam sweet corn. The
peas ought to come along all right,
but the chances are the corn viii rot
before the ground gets warm enough to
sprout it. The seed corn l used prob
| was willing to take a sporting"
chance just for the fun of the thing.
The same day 1 planted corn in the
hot bed, to be transplanted later on,
and it is to be a race to see which
planting gives US the first mess of corn.
Jane it betting on the outdoors plant
ing against my hot-b experiment,
but I'm afraid that if the ground
doesn't warm up soon she'll not get
run for her money
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Jane Wants 800 Pullets,

Jane has decided on having 900 pull
lets to put in the laying houses this
fall. All our own Matching is to be
from White Plymouth Rock eggs.
About the middle of this month We
will buy enough White Leghord baby
chicks to make up the deficit But that
is to be the end of leghornS at Sunny
Knoll. They are good layers. beyond
doubt, but after a years experience
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Glory With Safety.

From the Seattle Post -Intelligencer
MY brother is not so bad off. He is
interned in one of the enemy's towns
They won't release him unless he
promises not to fight
Well"
"Of course. he won't promise"
Evening star., 1915-04-03
A Good Actor.
he Yonkers Statesman.

From the Yonkcrs Statesman
Patience-So she married an actoro
Patrice-Oh, yes.
Was he good actor?"
oh, yes; he acted as II he loved
her
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Used for Many Purposes.

Slate is used for number OF other
purposes besides roofing, yet the roof
ing material branch of the industry
overshadows everything else in the
matter of prominence. and the growth
of the slate industry depends largely
on its use In the roofing business. AS
roofing material it is claimed for
slate that 1t will withstand cold, rain
and storm. and is among the most
durable roofing materials extant.
Probab bly, the most peculiar thing
about slate is the fact that the gen
eral public is mistaken as to how it
is made and is laboring usually
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Need of a Farm Wagon.

One of the things I must buy soon
is light farm wagon of some kind.
The Dayton, which was smashed in
Ned's runaway, was both a wagon and
a carriage, but the vehicle bought to-
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Process Of Manufacture.

The manufacture Of roofing slate is a
very simple process, the work being
done almost entirely by hand. even to-
day. A roofing slate plant consists
usually of a number of small shanties
alongside of the quarry, the slate com
ing up from the quarry by cableways.
being usually unloaded on truck
having a track that runs along in front
Of the small shanties. The crew at
each shanty consists of a man to work
the block of stone down to the size
required for roofing shingles: a split
ter. who takes the blocks and splits
them to the thickness required for
roofing slate. and a trimmer. who has
{; foot-power chopping knife machine
for trimming and squaring the edges
to the size required, and sometimes
boy to pile the slate and do other in
cid al n.nrI
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Some Turkeys and Ducks.

We are going to have poultry side
line" chiefly for home purposes. though
Jane is ambitious to have number OF
turkeys for sale at THANKSGIVING and
Christmas time Her flock consists Of
three hens and a tom turkey, and one
of the hens already has started to lay
She Will hatch every turkey egg she
gets between now and June, and Will
raise a many Of the poults as possible.
She will sell any gohblers not needed
for home use, but she plans to keep
about a dozen of the hens. and mann
side line" in Peking ducks. | have en-
gagged two settings of eggs, which we
will set under hens. We will eat them
when they are large enough. as We
have no desire to start n breeding flock.
The idea of the ducks is simply to give
us variety in table poultry. W lth
plenty of chickens, turkey and duck
for q change. and three hogs 70 pc
killed next fan. the beef trust ism I
going to get a great deal OF our money
| am going to get my little pigs from
Mr. Brown again this year, and already
have a yard fenced in for them. | am
trying the experiment of killing tWo
birds with one stone and hope 1t viii
not result in the pigs reciprocating bS
killing chickens-as pigs have been
known to do ] fenced i'll about quar-
ter of an acre of land, embracing the
Orchard" as a run for one breeding
flock of chickens.