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Evening star., 1915-02-28

would not sell for more than $50 if
put up at auction in Washington, and
l have, as the Englishman says, ito
pay through the nose"
But this is only one instance of the
high prices of the Argentine Republic.
and especially of the prices at this sea-
side resort Nearly everything is i'm
ported, and if any comment is made the
merchants will talk about the heavy
freight rates, the European war and
the duties For instance, Il we'll known
tooth paste. which You can buy any
where in North America for a quarter
costs here one pesos, or more than -
cents. Shaving soap is doubled in price.
and safety razors are AWAY out of sight
Photographs arc especially nigh. An
ordinary eight by ten view, which one
Evening star., 1915-02-28
peeial Correspondence of The Star.

speelal Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON. February II, 1915.
00 7HEN, after the war is over,
MAN. American sightseers begin
W\V poking about old London again
" " they will look in vain for the
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beautiful than thpse of the morning.
Mar del Plata at Might is one of the
gay places of the world. The great
hotel is then ablaze with electricity.
and the Rambla is glorious. Its wide
esplanade has long rows of electric
bronze columns of the halustrade.
There are lights in the stores at the
back and lights in the corridors that
run from one end of the great walk to
the other. The tearooms and the prom
enade are crowded with people sitting
about tables. The esplanade is thronged
with people strol1ing back and forth,
and the lights from the roofs OF the
arcade make all as light as day. In
deed, there are no such seaside sur
roundings anywhere else in the world.
1t makes one think of what Pompeli
must have been at the height of its
glory. 1t is more like an ancient Greek
temple than a part of one of the newest
America.
The hotel life is interesting. Take the
Bristol. at which / am stopping. 1t is
the most famous seaside hotel Of the
Argentine, having something like 700
rooms. with dining rooms and parlors
so large that they would cover at least
half an acre. The hotel is built some
thing like a great Swiss chalet, running
in the shape of a half moon facing the
Rambla. The front is walled with
glass, and there is wide promenade
under cover. The promenade is hlled
with gayly dressed people at night.
There are dances in the enormous ball
room. and gypsy band plays the music
of the tango. the maxixe and the popu-
lar for trots. You may have your
dinner as early as o'clock. but you
will find few at the tables before 9, and
they do not get through until 10. The
men all wear evening dress, and most
of the women have low-necked gowns,
although many also wear hats
AS I looked, I was surprised at the
number of families. and especially SO
when l thought of the cost. This is
a resort of the rich, or of those who
would seem SO, and will starve half
year to spend here in great style. The
prices at the hotel are $40 and upward
per person a day, and the 'estanciero
with a family may know that it costs
him more than big fat steer for every
day that he stays l am paying $2o Il
day for myself and stenographer,
young man of twenty. For this we
have double-bedded room without
bath, and the water is brought in in
4 pitcher. The furniture of my room
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novel. "Child of Storm which Oscar
Asche recently produced here
Grimwood fought in the Boer war, but
for all that he persistently describes
himself as COW ard. He was acting
in "Mamena." in which he scored big
personal success, when the war began,
and wanted to quit at once and JOIN
the army, but Asche refused to release
him. In vain Grimw ood pleaded, Asche
was adamant, but "Mamena." though
put on regardless of expense. was not
huge success and few weeks later
GrimWood was free to serve his king
and country. as the phrase goes. Asche,
il is true, was loath to let him go 10
the front. even offering to pay him a
regular retaining he until he should
be putting on another production. but
this time it was Grimwood who refused
to be moved.
Since then he has been offered COM
missions in several regiments, but has
refused them all. He declares frankly
that he has not the courage requisite
for leading other men into danger and
that he is therefore useless as an Of
ficer Accordingly he has just enlisted
as an ordinary Tommy which is a
pretty fine thing for man OF his
breeding and reputation to do.
Just now the kaiser's English friends
in England are placed in a peculiar
and somewhat awkward position. No
one imagines for Il moment that the
kaiser's friends ever acted or even
thought of acting as spies, but the
fact remains that in perfect good faith
and without ever considering the harm
it might do in this country some of
these people undoubtedly give the
kaiser Information which has probably
proved of much more use to the Ger
man emporer and his military an
naval organizers than any Information
that has been CLEANED from German
walters and other now suspected" per-
sons i'll humble rank OF life in Eng
land.
It was the kaiser's habit of late
years to stay in England as the per-
sonal guest of some of his friends.
During the past few years he did SO
in strict incogntto. He was the guest
In July. 1912, of a retired English ad-
miral with whom he has been on terms
of the most intimate and close friend
ship for the past thirty years The
admiral has kept closely in touch with
naval affairs since his retirement and
has several intimate friends ON the
admiralty board.
What was more natural than that
he should discuss naval matters with
the kaiser and what more likely that
IN his bluff English way he gave his
guest information some of which, at
any rate, was probably extremely use
full.
y !,
That the admiral himself later on
thought he had been inca utiously cam
did and informative with the emperor
is evidenced by the fact that almost
directly after the war broke ou. hs
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ing. Il has not proved an Immediate
success. The committee discovered that
young Belgian girls make good domestic
servants, and that was ali right rs tar
as il went. Numbers ui Belgian girls
We're qui. llly found situations in domes-
tie service, but. urhappiiy. at the eN-
pense Of their English sisters who were
dismissed.
What can we do about the refugees"
is nov a stock question at the dinner
and afternoon tea til bles of the society
hostess whose special care the Belgian
refugees OF the poorer class are somehow
suppnsed 10 be.
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by the official committee appointed 10
look after the Belgian refugees,
twenty of whom on their arrival IN
England were dispatched to Ruford
Abbey, the stately home of Lord Sa :
vile one of the weaithiest and most
exclusive of the titled landed aristo-
Gratis in Britain.
All the notice Lord Savile received of
his coming guests was d telegram AT
noon, to say that twenty of the Bel
gians would arrive at his house that
afternoon, but a man who had enter
tained sovereigns and their suites can
very readily prepare to receive guests
on so short notice. and some of the
best of the visitors apartments were
quickly got ready for the coming Bel
gians, who consisted of a number of
mechanics and their wives and chill
dren. Lord Savile had not been in
formed of the social status Of his Wis
itors, but, being gentleman and a
sportsman, he didn't eNlnce the last
surprise when he saw them. He wei
coined them as cordially as he would
have had they been of the rank he eX-
pected they would be.
The refugees themselves may have
been somewhat surprised at the splendor
of their reception, out they haI GER
tainly no objection to it, and for little
while, at all events, are living in
manner that makes some compensation
for their previous sufferings
But the experiences of Lord Savile
ana one or TWO OtHSTS Sofne" udl uilllp-
ed the ardor of those who had expect
ed, apparently. to become the h" of
some Interesting noble Belgian refugee
families, and they promptly came to
the conclusion that they must pick and
choose whom they would receive: but
this the official committee for looking
after the refugees declared could not
be done.
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be perfectly ready. for the most part, to
offer the accommodation of his house
to Belgian refugees, irrespective of
their class or rank. but the real diff
Guilty arose when a mixed assortment
of refugees was sent to 4 country
house, for Belgians, even in times of
trouble and adversely, are as apt to
maintain class distinctions as any other
folk.
Lady Ellis, for example, who has a
handsome residence on the royal es-
tate near Windsor, offered to receive
half dozen refugees. Two railway Of
ficials and their wives were sent to her.
in company with a Belgian merchant
and his wife and a doctor and his
spouse. The merchant and his wife
Evening star., 1915-02-28
Copyright. 1915, by Frank 6. Carpenter)
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina,
Fehruary eS

ONE out of the ice and snow into
N the sunshine and take a look
II at the great seaside resort of
~ the Argentine as it is in the
midst of your winter. This country is
far south of the equator. and it has its
dog days of semi-tropical heat when
the United States is covered with ice
Its summer is in the heart of our win
Ter and lust now the rich have left
the hot winds of Buenos Aires. Rosario
and Cordoba to bask in the cool
breezes of the south Atlantic ocean at
Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is the
Long Branch, the Newport and Bar
Har.or of this part of the world. 1t is
situated 2IU miles south of Buenos
Aires on one of the finest ocean
strands of the world. The city lies in
a little depression, or valley. with high
ground al around it. The high lands
are covered with magnificent villas,
and upon them is a wide boulevard.
where you may ride many miles in your
aGtonlobile viewing the ocean. The
town has fine houses, magnificent
hotels and a club that cost close to a
million dollars. 1t has extensive golf
GROUNDS. a race course, where meetings
are held almost daily and an open
camp, where they shoot pigeons. At
the various clubs there are tables for
playing roulette and other such games,
and in the Casino you may lose
small fortune if YOU care to bet on the
turn of the wheel
Mar del Plata has a business section
of reinforced concrete and the same
material is used in most of the houses
and clubs and hotels. Altogether the
place looks as SUBSTANTIAL did the
spas of Belgium and France before
this terrible war, and it would be con-
sidered beautiful city if it could be
dropped down into any part of our
country.
And still il is nothing like any of our
seaside resorts and many of the ar
angements are such that they might
be copied with profit. Mar del Plata
is a town of millionaires and it is built
like series of palaces. Take THE
Rambla' or wide promenade upon
which the people stroll back and forth
as at Atlantic City or Asbury Park.
The two latter resorts have board
walks with shacks. shanties and a mis-
cellaneous tumble of buildings splendid
and mean scattered along them. The
Rambla is of artificial stone built in
the shape of an ancient Greek temple
with an esplanade running for about
a mile around the chief bathing quar-
ter. The temple is perhaps thirty or
forty feet high. 1t is a combination
of Moorish and Greek architecture and
it runs in the shape of a half moon
around a stretch of beautiful sand.
1t has magnificent entrance of stone
upheld by stone columns, and you pass
through a grove of columns on to the
esplanade, which is high over the beach
This forms the chief walking place of
the great summer crowd 1t is very
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LONDON. February II. 1915
00 7HEN, after the war is over,
NM American sishtseers begin
\T\V poking about old London again
" " they will look in vain for the
famous and, to lovers of the antique.
beautiful house in Great Queen street
" here James Boswell lived from 1856 to
1888. and where he is suppose to have
written part, at least, of his great Life
OF Samuel Johnson"
This quaint old house, with its plaster
ed front and dorfner windows, has been
marked out for destruction for some
time. It is the property of the Grand
Lodge Of Freemasons, whose London
Tavern" is next door, and who want
the site for additional premises, but of
late an influential attempt to save the
old place has been made. 1t has failed.
however, SO ii was stated yesterday at
a meeting II the local government CON-
mittee OF the London county council in
answer TO the following caustic question
o. member:
Whether, the conscience Of the nation
having been stirred by the destruction
OF beautiful and historic buildings in Bel
gium and France, the council, being the
sole statutory authority Tor the preSerT1-
Iion OF historic buildings In London had
taken any action to preserve Boswells
house in Great Queen street-a unique
example Of the seventeenth century ar
chitecture-frorn the hands Of the Hun
in our midst"
The reply of the committees chair
man was to the effect that the Free
iiiasons could not see their way to spare
TIE old house, owing TO architectural
difficulties" so it is evident that IL will
have to GO tablet on the house, No.
81 in Great Queen street, announces 10
travellers that Boswell once lived there
but there is neither tradition nor evil
tence to associate DIR. Johnsons bios-
rapher with any OF the rooms now exist
Ing therein. The great photographer first
met this Scotchrnan who was TO become
his greatest admirer. in the back par
lor of a little shop in Russell street just
round the corner from Great Queen
street Afterward, when Johnson lived
in Cough Square. boswell. no doubt
found the Great Queen street residence
more convenient to reach after the old
coffee house sessions, memorable for
their brilliant conversation and severe
demands on the t.vern'S bar.
Here is one Of the most striking ex-
sniples of real patriotism of which one
has heard since the war began. The
hero Of il. though he would ridicuIe the
imputation Of being one. Is Herbert
Grimwood, one of the best known char
acter actors on the London stage. His
last professional appearance was in the
role OF the witch doctor in "Narnena -
the stage version Of Sir Rider Haggard's
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went 10 the admiralty to inform Mr..
Churchill of all he had told the kaiser.
A well known sporting peer VINO is
also a we'll hnoWn friend of the en-
perors has confessed to member OF
the ca binet with whom he is on terms
of close friendship that he deeply re-
GREETED his incautious com municatlons
IN speaking about certain affairs to the
emperor.
How much information the kaiser
really had from his friends or how
much use has been made of it by the
German military and naval organizers
Is. of course. not known, but 1t is COM
mon gossip in the naval and military
clubs that the kaiser certainly had
from his friends information that has
been turned to good account by the
Germans
Two members of the Marlborough
Club have actually resigned, SO un
pleasant had the gossip about them in
connection with their friendship with
the kaiser made their position in the
club.
The unfortunate thing for the
kafser's friends is that in many in
stances there is justification for the
gossip that is being circulated about
the information that the German en-
peror had from them. Much of this
gossip is untrue or exaggerated and
distortion Of facts, but it Is not
without foundation, and the kaiser's
former friends in England will soon
peCoIne almost as great OBJECTS VI
popular suspicion and aversion as have
German residents.
Lord Tweedmouth felt this SO much
that he thought the wisest thing to do
was to publish the private correspond
ence he had had with the kaiser in the
Morning Post. This was an effectual
answer to the gossips who had as
serted that Lord Tweedmouth had
been much more indiscreet than he
really had been; but not all the
friends of the kaiser would care to
follow Lord Tweedmouth's example.
The finding of house accommodation
for the Belgian refugees has given
rise to some difficulties in England
which are not entirely devoid Of hu-
morous aspect.
A number Of the dukes and duchesses
and other smart society people who,
at the outbreak of the war. offered
their country houses as hospitals-of-
fers declined by the authorities-cam
forward when the refugees began ar
irving in England and eagerly and gen
erously offered to house some Of the
unhappy victims of German ruthless
ness.
These offers were promptly accepted
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13

light, shade an unobstructed view, and plentiful
supply OF pure spring water. Only four or five
cottages have thus far appeared but this is by no
means a limited corporation and the pleasures are
denied to none. Frequent parties and picnics at
this summer colony tend to demonstrate to the
city bred the way to enjoy and the good efforts
OF these cottagers are we'll repaid by the evident
pleasure of the converts
But the time Of all times on the Minnesota is the
and the hurry dies down The river takes ' on nan an
air Of mystery, tantaizing with its shadows and
its many queer noises; the el1ns mirror themselves
in the water which changes it's hue to match the
sunset s sky. And then after while the CLINT of
fire dies out and in the deepening shadows you
may float quietly over the stars rnkled floors,
or watch the moon culver little in the rpples in the
wake of your canoe. The elms the banks loom
up spectre-like against the sunset sky; far in the
distance the smoke from the Mills trails like smudgy
pencil stroke the city skyline. Near the Shore
in the deepest shadows the muskrats PADDLE around
leaving an oily-looking trail in the smooth, heavy
water. And strange to say, this very common
place to lift several thousand miles
out of the very commonplace everyday existence
and makes the world good, and life we'll worth
living.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13
OURLATEST IMPROVEMENT.

The last great Improvement in New Ulm is not
a public but a private concern, the New Ulm Gas
Company: This is only year old but they are a
we'll established concern, giving very satisfactory
service at rates that compare favorably with other
fuels when all matters of cleanliness and convenience
are considered. The Gas Plant cost great deal
OF money and the promoters brought many thousands
OF dollars to New Ulm when they came here. People
have not been hasty about taking advantage of the
chance to burn gas, but the list of consumers is
growing steadily and the Gas Company will doubt
less find when they have been here few years that
they made no mistake in coming. The Review
Office is one Of the steady consumers of their pro-
Duct and finds it cheaper and much more salts
factory to use for their business than any other
fuel. There are places where gas can not be used
economically but we have found that the Gas Com
pany will refuse to give the service in such cases
and this fact should induce those who can afford to
pay Tor convenience to help the industry along by
patronlzing the newest improvement in our city.
That one can get gas to burn here is one of the
things that will induce desirable class of new
people to come here to live Don't fail to mention
this when telling your friends of the conveniences
of the city we call home. !.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13
THEIMINNESOTA RIVER.

1t like repeating trusm to speak of the beauty,
the CHARM and the wonder Of anything common
the old and the commonplace things that are always
and wonderful. What an UNEMPLOYED store
house of pleasure is here for anyone who can leave
with the spirit of child! There are perhaps places
where the "sver touch will command more osten-
tatious tnsel-bedecked joys, places where tired
tional thrills per hour at three conventional dollars
per minute, but here on the Minnesota the pleasure
is for the asking. And the Esprit Of delight" of
DID, home-ike thrill that is worth more than all the
exotic pleasures of the far West.
1t is beautiful River although we look upon it's
the hottest summer day, it acts tonic for che
heat-oppressed, the worried and the tired From
the boat landing near the Eagle Mills one may go
either west or east as time and convenience suits
him best and find that it's claim to real scenic beauty
is confined to spot. few hundred feet up
river from the Mills, is the famous CUT where several
leaving an island surrounded by the old river bed
The waters around this island arr always quiet the
current is Slow and if one so desires one may take
canoe and float around the mile-long bend at
leisure.
From the bridge above the cut the river takes
graceful sweep toward the Minneapolis and St.
able sensations Many deiig6tful picnic places,
located within thin easy padding distance are at the
the open. One OF the most popular is directly
above the NJ. & St. L. Bridge; here almost any
summer afternoon parties may be found enjoying
a wiener roast bacon bat. Farther up river
is another favored spot, near the Beussmann BRIDGE
and still farther,-but only for those who not
afraid to WELD the paddle for one or two hours
is the famous Meyers Creek camping place. Several
summer cottagers have taken advantage of this
beautiful and advantageous location, yet it is well
enough out of the way that its and feeling
of primitive wildness has not been entirely worn off,
half mile down the river the "Camps'.
Located on the north bank OF a wide bend of the
river they have all the natural advantages of SUM-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13
COLD STORAGE PLANT.

New Ulm is fortunate in having one Of the most
modern produce houses in the country located
here. The cold storage plant of Stork Bros:
is marvel of up.todate methods in handling perish
able produce. The eggs, which are received from
all parts OF the surrounding country, come in in
large quantities each day. April and May are,
the months of heaviest shipment. The handling
OF poultry is about imp ortant the handling
OF eggs at the local plant. From September to
January are the months of heaviest shipment and
a large squad OF skilled "pickers'' are employed
at that time. At present ten are employed
besides the office force. :
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13

This business was established by the present
owner, FIR Aufderheide, in 1875. It was very small
and primitive then but has had steady and healthy
growth. without any severe .reverses They have
that not be surpassed anywhere and the natural
sand and gravel resources Of the land mean much
gravel and sand and expect to exceed that in the
next season. The plant employs about sixty per-
sons and last year account Of the great demand
for their brick product they installed new machinery
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13
NEW ULM'S INDUSTRIES.

brief description of some of the industries of
New Ulm will be of interest to any contemplat-
ing investing in property in New Ulm it's vicinity.
in this issue and limited is the space for the pur
pose that but few things can be said for each of
them in addition to naming them.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13
Review Magazine Supplement i.

for the making of pressed brick, giving them at
present daily output of $4,000. In the tile work.
they have the advantage of wonderfully clean gravel
and make point of packing the materials well.
The concrete is comprised of parts of gravel to
one part OF cement and every tile is inspected before
it leaves the yard and all defective tiles discarded.
The plant puts out about two carloads per day.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-27

TRADE IN PRESCOTT
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-27
GROWING WHEAT

In planning to grow wheat renen- Der that there are certain requirements for success. Among these essentials are; a fairly productive soil. early breaking and thorough preparation for the crop, the choice of a gool variety of wheat the use of the grain drill in seeding, seeding usually from one inch to one and one half inch in depth seeding at the rate of pecks per acre, seeding at the proper sea- son. the middle of October in North ern Arkansas, the last of October in South Arkansas and in case of danger from smut treat the seed for smut. Full inforHation can be secured at any time by writing to the Extension Division of the University of Arkan- sas, Fayetteville.