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Evening star., 1915-02-27
NOVEL WEATHER.VANES.
Hints for the Handy Boy With the
Jackknife.

FROM ST. NicholaS
Every boy likes to see a weather
vane spinning round and round, and
especially when there Is a good big
wind that keeps 1t fairly whizzing for
hours at time; but 1t would be more
interesting If it were not for the fact
that nearly all the weather-vanes look
alike. If an attempt is made to have
something different it is usually a
sailor holding a pair of paddles to
catch the wind.
There is no need for this. Any clever
weather-vanes. 1t needs considerable
ingenuity and lot of patience, but 1t
is always worth while.
An attractive weather-vane, repre-
senting yacht race, can be made by
means of four toy boats. These are
metal rods. If the sails are cut out of
strong canvas and firmly wired into
place, they will stand two or three sea-
sons Of weather. On top of this, for a
wind indicator. make small oar.
With few exceptions these orna-
mental weather-yanes are made to spin
around and around with the wind just
for the sake of the attraction there is
In them; but these spinning things do
not really show the direction in which
the wind is blowing. and so the wind
indicators are needed in addition. AL
ways make wind indicators in keeping
with the subject or style OF the spin
ner
A wind indicator moves back and
forth only slightly, varying with the
wind. They do not spin around. but
only serve to tell US from which direc-
tion the wind is blowing. For this
reason the side that catches the wind
should extend the farthest from the
supporting rod.
The combination wind-indicator and
weather-vane is the biplane weather
vane. Make an ordinary little biplane
with two very thin boards or pieces of
tin. and balance it on the supporting
rod by means of the light wooden
frame, the tail piece. or rudder, helping
to balance 1t. On the front there is
made Of tin. Now the wind
will blow this whole biplane back and
forth just as an ordinary wind indica-
tor would vary with every breeze At
the same time the wind will keep the
spinning around and around,
and in this manner you get the combi-
nation weather-vane and weather-in-
dicator.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
TO ENLARGE HOSPITAL
Fireproof Structure to Contain Pro-
vision for Sixty
Beds.

Plans for three-story and basement
addition to Casualty Hospital, Massa-
chusetts avenue between 7th and Sth
streets northeast, to contain provision
for sixty beds, are being drawn by L.
H. Russell, architect. The building
is to measure Al by S3 feet, and Is to
be of fireproof construction. 1t will be
built of red brick with limestone trim
ming. The roof will be arranged as a
roof garden.
The first floor is to contain an emer-
gency room, clinics. waiting room
pharmacy, detention room, and
the necessary service rooms. -Four
wards will occupy the second floor; two
for men and two for women. There
also will be diet kitchen on this floor
The third floor will contain a ma
ternity room and ward. nursery, lab
oratory and private rooms. In the
BIZ sement of the building provision will
be made for four strong rooms. There
will be a central heating plant, which
will furnish heat for the new struc-
ture, the present hospital building and
the nurses home.
1t is estimated that the building will
cost about 100000.
Evening star., 1915-02-27

last moment she remembered the
coleus. What can I do? she asked
herself. II can't leave 1t with any one.
Bertha'd surely manage to snip on q
slip II left 1t with Miss Blake. TAX
ing that big thing with mo Is ont Of
the question. There's only one thing
to do. fix q pan with water. like I've
read. 30 that the plant can get its
water when II wants It"
1t was tho one thing to do. as she
knew. And It was safe. There was but
one trouble in regard to 1t. Tho pan
leaked. In her hurry Mrs. Simmouds
did not notice.
The trip to her sister was an anxious
one for her. as were the days that fol-
lowed 1t was four weeks and more
before her sister was well enough for
her to leave her. But she left her fully
recovered and the promise Of long
years before her. Her heart was light
as she went home. She was almost
there before she remembered the
coleus.
There maybe was water enough"
she comforted herself. That pan held
a sight"
When she reached home she ran to
look at the coleus before she tool, of
her wraps. The ceieus was dead beyond
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Plant q Tree.

Whether it be a fruit tree. an orna-
mental tree or timber tree, the time
devoted to planting 1t is well and
worthily spent, says the Louisville
courier-Journal. Within the last two
decades the whole country has awak-
ened to the Importance of the forestry
question. All states should be inter-
ested in preserving the remnants of
our goodly forest heritage. and in pass
ing on to future generations a land
beautified and glorified by it's wealth
of trees.
It requires years for nature to build
a perfect tree, and 1t requires only q
few moments for man to destroy ma
ture's work. The time has como when
nature must be assisted In tho benefl-
cent task Of reforestation.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Evolution of the Hog.
From the Savannah News.

From tne Savauu1n 1SeNs.
The time-honored razor-back hog is
giving place to the sleek porker on
whose broad back a square meal could
be displayed without a drop of coffee
being spilled and with no danger OF
even one of the dishes sliding to the
ground. The rooter is being shoulder
ed out of the way in Georgia by the
hog that doesn't have to root for lir-
ing and is so fat that its efforts to root
would be ludicrous. Scientists say that
when any part of an animal is long un-
used 1t tends gradually to disappear.
Does that mean that pig culture will
cause the final disappearance of the
nasal protuberance of the hog with
which it formerly was accustomed to
root for its living?
Evening star., 1915-02-27
REALTY MAN GIVES IDEAS
ON EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING
Urges Care in Preparation of Copy7Says
Three Requirements Which Should
Be Met to Produce Results.

that you may get the benefit of the ac
cumulative effect of your advertising
as years go by: and. third, the first two
are to be accomplished in the least
space possible for good advertising.
shall take these three points up in de-
tail a little farther on. To accomplish
these three requirements of good ad-
vertising is more difficult for the
broker who is making a single sale
from each advertisement than for any
other class of advertiser. An allotment
developer can afford to use much
larger space than broker, for the al
lotment developer expects from his ad-
vertisement to sell several or even a
considerable number of lots all from
one large tract. And SO with the users
of display space, such as store adver
tising, automobile advertising and the
advertising of hundreds of other things
OF which any number may be manu-
factured. This advertising is expected
to create demand in quantities. These
advertisers can afford to use large space.
Analyze Good Advertisements.
Now. if you will look through any
newspaper and pick out the most strik-
ing display advertisements and then
analyze them you will find the principal
elements to be the use of sufficient
white space to set them off from the
coi SdS Si llSCihcieo VI SddAh6
matter; often an artistic cut which
tells or illustrates the story in the ad-
vertisement; good balance in the sew
eral sizes of type and interesting read
ing matter. In such an advertisement
will be found a trade mark or the
firms name in some special type or de-
sign. This is always used for the gen.
eral publicity feature gained from read
ers seeing that trade mark or distinc-
tive name day after day. We must
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ments with the very great handicap Of
having to use the minimum Of space
"First-It must be thoroughly good
advertisement of the particular prop
erty described. A quarter-inch white
space all around an advertisement in the
classified columns will set IL Off SO
as to catch the eye of the reader
easily. White space around an adver-
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Barracks for Fort Mver.

Plans are being prepared by the War
Department for a new barracks build
ing and officers quarters to be erected
at Fort Myer. Va. The barracks will
be Of brick and the officers quarters
of frame construction. and the two
buildings will cost about $4,000. Rich
ardson & Burgess are the lowest bid
ders for the work.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Hint to Renting Agents.

1t will be found that in approaching
prospective tenants they often ask.
who is in your building?" If tenants
have been we'll selected and those who
have not a good reputation have been
rejected, an agent should take pleasure
in showing the prospect a list of ten
ants. This is a material help in the
renting of Offices. says the National Real
Estate Journal.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Residence for ]. s. Flannery.

Marsh & Peter, architects, are pre-
pairing plans for residence to be
erected on California avenue near cath
street northwest for J. s. Flannery. It
will be of the two-story and basement
type Of colonial brick and limestone
construction. and will cost in the VI.
cinity Of $4,000, II IL stated.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Buys Lincoln Park Home.

Thomas ]. Fisher & Co. report the
sale for the estate Of William F.
Foulke to Mrs. Mary d. Sutton Of the
property 1903 East Capitol street. a
three-story. nine-room brick dwelling.
It is understood that the consideration
was in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Workbench on Wheels.

A Cleveland woodworker has mount
ed a work bench on wheels and tows
1t behind his automobile. using the
power Of the latter to drive a band
saw and other tools. says the National
Real Estate Journal
Evening star., 1915-02-27
The Real Trouble.

From the Boston Transcript.
$50 you missed your train by just q
minute. How was that; was your watch
slow?"
| ..No, my feet"
Evening star., 1915-02-27

Doctor have to report, SIR, that you
are the father Of triplets.
Politician-Impossibls I'll demand .
recOunt.-pucks
Evening star., 1915-02-27

Following is part of an address made
by James A. Webb of Cleveland. Ohio,
before the recent convention of the
Ohio Association of Real Estate Ex-
changes:
Advertising should be a definite di-
vision of your business and should be
given very serious study. Few real
estate brokers seem to realize that 1t
should be as much part of their bust-
ness as ability to judge values or to
close sales. Most real estate brokers
write their copy. shoot it to the news
paper, and that Is about all the atten-
tion advertising gets. Besides the study
of advertising in general, each prop
erty we propose to advertise should
be carefully studied and a campaign
outlined for it. You ought to study
the circulation of the papers in your
city. SO that you will know which to
use to reach the workingman, the in
vestor or the business man most ef-
fectively The character of the prop
erty to be advertised will determine
which of these groups will furnish the
prospective purchasers, and the adver-
tisement should be run in the paper
with the corresponding circulation.
Make a practice of mentally blocking
out your advertising as soon as you
have inspected the property to be ad-
vertised. Always write your adver-
tisement one or two days before it goes
10 the paper, and with sufficient time
to work the advertisement up care
fully
What ! shall have to say deals more
particularly with improved residence
property, but may be applied to all
advertisements run in classified space.
Three Requirements Specified.
There are three requirements which
should be met by each advertisement
that we write: First, each advertise
ment must be thoroughly good one
of the particular property advertised;
second. it should have a strong element
of general publicity for your name, SO
Evening star., 1915-02-27

tisement is usually better than q bor-
fed columns does not sit down and run
his finger down each column to be
sure to see each advertisement, but
rather he glances down each column
and the striking advertisements catch
his eye. There he will read. The
strongest attraction of the property
to be advertised. such as price, il it
is special bargain; easy terms, loca-
ton, lot size. or other item, should be
featured in type somewhat larger than
agate type used in the main body of
the advertisement, with secondary
items of interest. il these are strong
enough to be featured, in a type be-
tween,
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Massachusetts, avenue north

and some states have more than one.
New Baltimores are also numerous
High in the snow-capped Big Horn
mountains Of Wyoming is Buffalo,
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Should "Keep at It."

"We who use classified space should
have advertisements in the classified
columns as often as possible. for the
best results from advertising only
come by keeping continually at it.
However, do not advertise just to be
represented In an issue. but see to 1t
that you have something worth adver-
tising. Then II you fail to get In
the property does not sell quickly.
analyze your advertising. for It Is prob
ably giving wrong Impression
1t is much better to have advertising
almost continually in the best newspa-
per of your city than to scatter a few
advertisements over several different
papers. The special editions and spe-
cial schemes. such, for example, as
the full-page outline of a turkey at
Thanksgiving filled in with advertising
matter from number of firms, should
be avoided"
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Value Of Completeness.

THE more complete an advertisement
is in concisely setting forth the special
details of the property advertised, the
better is that advertisement. So l be-
lieve that the best advertisement you
can write on a given property should
also give the exact street and house
number, price and best terms, SO that
nothing Is left unanswered to the in
terested reader in your advertisement.
A cut of the property is highly de-
sirable, but usually cut has to be two
columns wide to be worth much, and
so economy in use of space does not
often permit OF their use. Never put
the body of an advertisement in capi-
tails, for they are very difficult to read.
Use lower-case type, such as is used
in all ordinary printing.
Now as to the second requirement,
general publicity. Finish your adver-
tisements with your name in distinctive
design, easily read. or In the same type
used for the heading, and always use
the same style to impress your name
umns. The feature head covers the
particular advertisement, while the
featured name being seen over and
over again gives you an accommodating
publicity from all your advertising.
Each property should be advertised
separately, for this will give a greater
representation by having several ad-
vertisements, each distinctive, scattered
through the issue, than would be had
by grouping several advertisements to-
gether in one larger advertisement.
Evening star., 1915-02-27
Selection Of Type.

Always keep a good balance of the
several sizes of type. Do not use such
large type for your feature lines as to
make your advertisement top heavy.
These feature lines will draw the read
er on to read the main body of the
advertisement, and when he has done
that you have secured your audience
and placed your proposition before him,
which is the function of advertising.
Well written Advertisements. with
neither headings nor white space, are
poor advertisements, for they are likely
to be overlooked in the great mass
of advertising. The agate type body
is the kernel of the whole advertise
ment. and it must be interesting read
ing to make the reader want your Of
fering. Write it as though you were
telling a customer about the property.
This part of the advertisement should
be written in sufficient detail. ox-
pressed concisely, as to bring out the
attractive features, such as large
porches. tile vestibule. special interior
finish, sizes of specially large rooms,
built-in furniture, wood freplaces,
sleeping porches and all other features
which are being put into the best new
homes and which would seem to appeal
to prospective purchaser.
The Huttig news., 1915-06-12

still before he had passed the thresh old He looked upon the floor and he looked across to the sofa. Then he looked at French. My God." he muttered The professor pushed past. He had looked around the room, and gazed al the two bodies with an expression of blank and absolute terror Then he fell back into Craig's arms.
 The poor grill" he cried. "Horri ble! Horrible! Horrible!"
 Know anything about this?" Quest asked quickly.
 Not thing the inspector replied We arrived, Mrs. Rheinholdt and I. at five minutes past twelve There was no answer to our ring. I used my pass key and entered. This is what found"
 Quest stood over the body of his valet for a moment The man was ob. viously dead The inspector took his handkerchief and covered up the head A few feet away was a heavy paper. weight.
 Killed by blow from behind" French remarked grimly, with that little affair. Look here,''
 They glanced down at the girl Quests eyebrows came together quick ly. There were two blue marks upon her throat where mans thumbs might have been.
 The hands again." he muttered.
 The inspector nodded.
 Can you make anything of it?"
 Not yet" Quest confessed q must think"
 The inspector glanced at him curl ously.
 Where on earth have you been to?" he demanded
 Been to-" Quest repeated.
 Look in the mirrorl" French sug- gested
 Quest glanced at himself. His col lar had given way, his tie was torn, a button and some of the cloth had been wrenched from his coat, his trousers were torn and he was covered with dust.
 I'll tell you about my trouble lit tie later on, he replied. Say. can't We keep those girls out?"
 They were too late Laura and Len- ora were already upon the threshold. Quest swung round toward them
 Girls" he said, there has been some trouble here. Go and wait up stairs, Lenora, or sit in the hall
The Huttig news., 1915-06-12
SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest. master criminoiogist of the world, finds that In bringing to jus- tice Maedougal.- the murderer of Lord Ashleigh's daughter, he has but just en- tered life-and-death contest with a mys- teriousSnaster criminal. Engaged by Pro lessor Ashleigh. Lord Ashleigh's brother. to recover the stolen skeleton of an an thropofd ape, hurried to Mrs Rheinholdt's reception. where her diamonds have been torn from her throat by pair of, hands without arms or body, black box later appears from nowhere In his rooms and a note contained in 1t. signed by the arm Iess hahds. sarcasticaily suggests that the Rheinholdt diamonds and the skeleton may be hidden together. While Laura, Quests secretary, shadows Craig. the pro- lessor, s valet, Quest and Lenora. his as- sistant, find the skeleton in hut fin the professors garden. and discover there an 1nhuman creature, half monkey and half man. As the professor explains. the hut IS set afire and the monkey-man and skeleton are destroyed in the flames In Quests rooms the Rheinholdt diamonds suddenly reappear. enclosed in a second black box with note signed by the threatening hands.
The Huttig news., 1915-06-12

with your cursed prying into other peoples affairs. Don't you remember me, eh? Red Gallagher"
 'Of course I do," Quest replied coolly You garroted and robbed an old man and had the spree of your life The old man happened to be friend of mine, so I took the trouble to see that you paid for it. Well?"
 Five years of hell, that's what l had" the man continued, his eyes flashing. his face twitching with an ger Well. you're going to have 8 little bit more than five years This sheds been burnt down twice. sparks from passing engines. It's going to be burnt down for the third time"
 Sounds remarkably unpleasant" Quest admitted. You'd better hurry or the boss will be back"
 Gallagher finally slammed the door. Quest heard the heavy footsteps of the two men as they turned toward the section house. He drew little case from his pocket.
 He opened what seemed to be a little mahogany box, looked at the ball
The Huttig news., 1915-06-12

Laura, you had better telephone to the police station and for doctor. That's right, isn't it, inspector?"
 "Yes," the latter assented thought fully.
 Lenora, white to the lips. staggered few feet back into the hall. Laura set her teeth and fingered.
 Is that Ross?" she asked.
 It's his body" Quest replied He's been murdered here, he and the Saliva tion Army girl who was to come this morning for her check" Laura turned away half dazed. !,
 I'd have trusted Ross with my life" Quest continued, but he must have been alone in the house when the girl came. Do you suppose 1t was the usual sort of trouble?"
 Inspector French stopped down and picked up the paper-weight Across it was stamped the name of Sanford Quest
 This yours, Quest?"
 "Of course 1t is." Quest answered. Everything in the room is mine"
 "The girl would fight to defend her self" the inspector remarked slowly. but she could never strike man such a blow as your valet died from"
 French stopped and picked up q small clock. It had stopped at eleven fifteen. He looked at it thoughtfully.
 Quest" he went on, I'll have to ask you a question"
 Why nct?" Quest replied looking quickly up.
 Where were you at eleven fifteen 9"'
 "On tower No. 10 of the New York Central, scrapping for my life,' Quest answered grimly. I've reason to re- member It."
 Something in the inspectors steady gaze seemed to inspire the criminolo- gist with a new idea. IIeeame step forward. little frown upon his fore. head.
 Say, French" he exclaimed. "you dont-you don't suspect me of this ?''
 French was unmoved He looked Quest in the eyes.
 T don't know" he said. CTO RE CoNTINuEDJ
The Huttig news., 1915-06-12
CHAPTER xI.

Mrs. Rheinholdt welcomed the in spector with beaming smile as he stepped out of his office and ap preached her automobile.
 How nice of you to be so punctual, Mr French" she exclaimed, making room for him by her side. Will you tell the man to drive to MT. Quest s house in Georgia square?"
 The inspector obeyed and took his place in the luxurious limousine.
 How beautifully punctual we are," she continued, glancing at the clock.