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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

Their south of the Potomac. where the
country is more level, more open and
more closely peopled.
The Rambler has several times writ
ten of his little journeys in the coun-
try through which the ancient stage
and toll road passes, but 1t would re-
qure more rambles than have been
written to exhaust the interesting
things to be found in that region, and
also there is no law against taking
the same walk twice and. according to
common observation and experience, he
is a rare man who does not tell the
same story more than once. But the
Rambler does not mean to tell the
same story twice. There are a certain
number of Sundays in each year when
walking in the country is not as easy
rs sitting by steam radiator, and,
just between ourselves there are other
sundays when the Rambler would
rather fish or go swimming than walk.
But this is little bit off the road.
The ancient road about which the Ram
bier began his narrative roughens soon
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aREEEGRE@GRMNEEN@Eg

tional forests in this country today,
which means that they cover an area
five times as great as the state of Penn
sylvania. and it is we'll to know that SO
efficient is the work of the forest serv-
ice that loss by fire is diminishing year
by year Last year although there We're
more than the average number OF nres.
the loss was the smallest that has been
sustained since the national forests
We're established. The figures may be
interesting. The total acreage of gov
eminent land burned over was 2s9.Sl7. In
addition 10 this, the fires covered 123,-
$50 acres of privately owned lands in
the national forests, where timber wall
ued at $36,214 was consumed. About a.
per cent of the total area burned was
located in the national forests of Ar
kansas and Florida. OF the $500 hres,
4.I33, or 10 per cent. were confined to
areas of less than ten acres. Many of
these small fires might have developed
into serious CONGREGATIONS had they not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

The writer succeeds in reducing the
strain upon ones credulity to a point
where II does not at any point inter-.
fere with his zest in following out the
schemes of these fortune hunters. And
this is, all said and done. the proof OF
the good detective story.
A GILDED VANITY. By Richard De-
han author of THE Dop Doctor,
etc. New York: George II. Doran
Company.
The devastation wrought by an in
durable matchmaker gives the general
color to this entertaining social COM
edy About every variety of mis-
matching that one of this inspired craft
is able to produce appears here, either
in the making or in a. repentant and
frenZied un-making. Focusing this
matrimonial scramble is one real ro-
mance-gone wrong. to be sure, for the
time being. but genuine romance
nevertheless. From London to the
south of France and back again these
perennial marriage plans form and dis
sipate and take shape again with q
rapidty that keeps one on the jump to
catch up with their highly energfsed
and varied movements. Bright-and
light. oh, very lights this play story
by the author of the serious "Dop Doc
tor and other substantial novels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

after passing the fine home and pleas
ant grounds of Miss Frances S. Mackall.
This is one of the historic homes of the
neighborhood and 1t was named by its
builder Langley" 1t has given Its name
to a village and an extensive tract of
country roundabout the village. The
house was built by Benjamin Mackall.
who was born in Georgetown In 1870.
son Of Leonard Mackail and Catherine
Beall Benjamin Mackall was at one time
postmaster of Washington having been
appointed to that office by President
Monroe. The large tract on which this
house stands was bought by him in 1889
from Elizabeth Lee. and he lived here
from that date until his death in 1880.
The wife of Benjamin Mackall was Ann
Whann, daughter OF Col. William Whann
of Georgetown. of whom one finds fire.
quent mention in the early chronicles of
the District and one of whose conspicu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

Another interesting study, which
may add valuable material 10 American
manufactures, is in the line of chemi-
cal analysts of American woods, 1t
is planned to make a survey of me-
chanical properties of our American
woods The utilization of wood waste
is largely along chemical lines, and the
Investigations are bringing to light
many suggestions for the utilization
OF wood waste heretofore unknown.
For example. the large amount of
Selactan in western larch has suggest
ed the production of valuable organic
acids. Analysts also shows that spruce
wood contains 81 per cent cellulose, al
though the yield of pulp rarely exceeds
10 per cent.
Incorporation with an American
manufacturer of dyes in further estab-
fishing the use of Usage orange was
vigorously pushed during the year.
used for the manufacture of dyes, the
total annual production being worth
$3.50. 900. Carloads OF Usage orange wood
are now being shipped from Oklahoma
TO eastern extract plants.
Newspaper publishers all know that
tho forest service has been deeply in
terested IN the question of paper made
from American wood pulp on account
of tine shortage resultant upon the Eu :
rupean war. The Secretary of Agricui-
ture made a recent statement on the
subject. He stated that conditions in
the paper industry have constituted one
of the most serious of our domestic
problems during the past year In 1914
we used about 5000 tons of news print
every day. Our present use has reach
ed 5000 tons day. and the demand
seems to be increasing at the rate of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
His Mistake.

A NEW YORK lawyer tells this story:
~ LAS Grogswig fumbled at his
front door at o'clock one winter morning
a policeman flashed his light on him
and then said:
Here, you can't open your door with
that. That's a cigar
Holy smoke" said Grogswig. I've
smoked my latchtey. then"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
Looked Like an Attack.

TT HE late Bishop Edsall of Minnesota
very strongly opposed TO the
vagaries of fashion. He once began a
sermon in Duluth with the words.
II shall take my text from Revelation.
but the ladies need not start-I have no
intention of attacking modern dress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
@Plamt a Tree and Perform am Act of Patriotism"

wise than give my best efforts to the
subject our resources are very great
and include the land on which we live
and which yields our food; the living
waters which fertilize our soil, supply
power and form great avenues OF com
merce: the forests which yield ma
terial for our homes, prevent erosion
of the soil and conserve navigation
and other uses of our streams, and
the minerals which form the basis OF
our industrial life and supply US with
heat, light and power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

E-HE ancient road which parallels
the Potomac river on the Virginia
side at a distance OF half mile
q TO a mile and half south of that
rocky. rushing stream. is a way that is
familiar 10 most persons of the District
who seek out vistas of wild scenery and
who desire TO satisfy or stimulate their
interest in plant life. bird life, fish, or
even their interest in geology.
The road passes far enough back from
The Potomac palisades to cross the many
streams pouring into the Potomac before
they have ground and secured deep
georges through the hills Paths and trails
lead toward the river, Most of the trails
have been made by persons striking
through the rough and closely wooded
tracts in order to reach the chasms and
cascades IF Turkey run, Deep run. SCOTS
run Bull Neck run, Difficult run, Stub
bicfeld falls, Scott Island and such other
places Of interest as Prospect rock. Eagle
rock. Black pond. Glen Alice. Yvonne
dale ard Cupds bower.
j.
This road was once a through route
from Georgetown to the Piedmont re
gion and the Blue Ridge country of
Virginia, and. of course, connected with
roads and trails leading % the Ohio
Nalley-that IS. it connected with such
roads and trails as had been laid down
through that western wilderness. The
road itself when young led through
thinly settled country. AS the coun-
try west Of Washington and south of
the Potomac came TO be populous and
prosperous, the road was an important
one in sustaining q heavy traffic Of
wagon trains and stage coaches.
Certain parts of the road have been
so highly improved within the last few
wears that automobiles pass COM
fortably over it. but there is one
stretch Of ten miles or that is so
rough with rocks and rutS that only
Venturesome automobfliSt will try to
pass over it, and then he viii not al
ways pass. That part of the road
threatens with every furlong. not only
TO rupture a tire, but also to smash a
wheel or break an axle. SO light
traffic passes that way now that it
would be very nearly within the limit
of reason TO write of il as an aban-
doned road, SO far as wheeled traffic is
concerned. and very few persons live
along the way compared with the
number who build and settle along
good roads.
But along the way are numerous his
toric estates. and those persons who
live on these properties generally
maintain their intercourse with the
outside world by using the better roads
which criss-cross Fairfax county far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
e Rambler follows am Old Road Along the Potomac

married Sarah Brown, daughter OF DR..
Gustayus Brown and Frances Fowks
Brown. at the brides home. Rich Hill.
near Port Tobacco. in Charles county.
Maryland. Rev James Scott died in
1882 and left this Fairfax county grant
10 his son John, who probably erected
the house called Strawberry Vale
Manor. between Lewinsville and Tyson
Cross Roads.
Where SCOTS run crosses the road
over which the Rambler is leading you
there Is dilapidated mill building
still called Swink's MILL and near tho
mill Is the log cottage of William Bos-
ton. a coIored man. When you climb
the long hill leading TO a ridge between
SCOTS run and Bull Neck run you
come upon q pretty bungalow set In
grounds that were already abloom with
flowers when the Rambler passed that
way Along the roadside is low.
rough stone wall grown over with
green vines. Close by is a wellhouse.
In another part of the grounds Is the
the home of the father and mother of
James Jackson, who killed Col. r.. r.
Ellsworth of Ellsworth's Zouaves at
the Marshall House In Alexandria on
Friday morning. May -. 1861. and
which killing was one of the sensa-
tional episodes of the opening period
of the civil war. The Confederate flag
was torn down from the stan on TOP
of the Marshall House and Jackson was
shot and bayoneted by a number Of
EllEworth's men
The Rambler believes that James
Jackson was born on this old place.
When a young man he went to Ken
lucky. He met a woman there with
whom he fell in love. She was in a
convent and there was romantic
elopement. After their marriage they
returned to this farm by the roadside
and Jackson took up the business OF
keeping a hotel in Fairfa x Court House.
The building. which has disappeared.
stood on the main street east OF the
courthouse. According to the RAM
blers belief. young Jackson retired
from the hotel business in Fairfax
Court House and returned to farming.
taking up a tract of land near the
longed to Samuel Cults. Later he be-
came the proprietor of the Marshall
House in Alexandria. When his body
was brought home he was buried on
the Cults land. Union troops destroyed
the jackson home and farm buildings.
but part of the walls of the stone barn
stand today. Mrs. jackson lived until
after the civil war and was buried In
the garden Of the old home. 1t was
just a few years ago that the ashes
of these people were removed to the
cemetery at Fairfax Court House. Two
colored girls who grew up in the jack
son family and whose people had been
slaves of the Jacksons live in the
neighborhood today. One was Hen
rietta Carter, who married william
Boston of the log cottage above
Sa4nks mill. and the other was Ellen
Carter. who married a man named
Grayson, whose name the Rambler read
on the letter box where the road turns
of to Lynhough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
How They Work.

m an argument against fanaticism Gen.
Funston once said TO correspondent
Even the looking glass and the wine
glass have their uses The looking glass
reveals our defects to ourselves: the
wine glass reveals them to others"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

been extinguished in their incipiency
through the vigilance of the forest
rangers.
lit is also an interesting fact that the
average cost of fighting each fire is ap-
proximately half that of former years.
Lightning is the chief cause of forest
fires and was responsible last year for
% per cent. The causes of Is per cent
We're unknown. while careless campers
started / per cent. With the exception
of those caused by lightning, all the
fires We're due TO human agencies. One
fire in Idaho which burned 100000 feet
OF timber was caused by the careless
ress of a ten-year-old boy. The forest
fire is n terrible national menace, and
the forest rangers constitute the great
est fire department in the world.
II could not begin to tell you of the
interesting results which have cma-
natod recently from the forest products
laboratory at Madison. Wis. For in
stance il has found out the effect upon
tile eyes of reading newspapers made
from wood pulp from different kinds
Of trees These studies show that
practically no difference in eye fatigue
is produced from reading the darker
newspaper print manufactured from
tamarack as compared with that of
spruce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

flows SCOTS run. The run takes its
name from Rev. Alexander Scott, to
whom a large tract in this neighbor-
hood was granted about 1717.
The Rev. Alexander Scott was born
in Dipple parish, Elgin, Scotland, July
20. 1886. and died on his own estate.
which he called Dipple. in Stafford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

only the prospect of long and miserable
memories AS for the MAXWELL, men
have many resources and preoccupa-
tons. and this one had not only Mary
but the children, too. over in London
where he lived. Mr.. Richards does this
extremely well. without any melo-
dramatic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS much
as il happened, one imagines.
TILL THE CLOCK STOPS. BY J. J.
Bell, author of Wee MacGreegor,
etc. New York: Duffield & Co.
A fortune in diamonds is at the bot
tom of this detective story. Devised
to an heir who is safely distant at one
of the ends of the earth. these become
the occasion of such crimes as are nee
essary to secure the permanent absence
of the heir and to gain possession of
the fortune. A plausible set of related
circumstances still further complexities
this already acute situation, to the APP
parent confusion of the criminal hunt
ers and the complete mystification of
the reader. clock of astonishing con-
struction turns out to be the watch
dog of this fortune while il serves its
primary purpose of deferring action on
the will until ample time for. the re-
turn of the heir has been allowed.
double love story develops out OF the
rougher activities of this stirring tale-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

county. Va, near Aqua creek. in 1913.
1t is not known when he came to Vir-
ginia, but he was preaching in the
colony in 1717 and in that year mar
ried Sarah Gibbons Brent. daughter of
William Gibbons of Wiltshire, England.
and widow of William Brent of Rich
lands Stafford county, near Aqua
creek. The Scott grant in Fairfax
county was inherited by Rev. James
Scott, a brother. who was in Virginia
as early as 1873. for in that year he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

ELIZABET NEY. SCULPTOR. B,
Bride Neill Taylor. New York: The
Devin-Adair Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

NTERING the New National
Museum of this city. one faces
directly upon a beautiful and
notable example of creative
sculpture. This is Elizabet
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.O plants a tree plants
love" This is the Arbor
day message of Mrs. Ly-
dia Adams-Williams of
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E1HE ancient road which parallels
the Potomac river on the Virginia
side at a distance OF half mile
q TO a mile and half south of that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14

co, Mrs Gardin will stop tenn
porarily at the Hotel Petersburg.
where a suite OF rooms has been en-
gagged by Major, Gardin.
A "Iiostcss House."
A hostess house" under the sup
eryision of the Petersburg branch OF
the Young Woman's Christian AS
ISOLATION. viii be established at Camp
Lee in the near future. Plans for the
building will be completed at an ear
Iy date The purpose of the build
ing is to provide q place where the
wives. mothers and sisters can meet
members of their families who have
been drafted and who are training for
the trenches in Europe. II VIII also
serve as q place to which visitors to
the camp may so for information ana
rest. The Young Woman's Chris
tians Association plans 20 make the
hostess house an up-to-date cup
house by providing every comfort for
the visiting mothers. wives and sweet
hearts. IT VIII he III charge of sew
raj. Petersburg ladies.
The knights of Columbus are hav-
ing erected three buildings at Camp
Lee to be used as club houses for the
men of the camp at an approximate
cost of Sl9 900. w NJ. Kelley Will
have charge of the buildings and the
work or the knights at the camp.
Construction is being rushed under
the direction of committee COM
posed of Thomas J. O'Farrel, #. A.
Dalton and Edwin F, Clements of
this city,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
Historic Relies Unesrthed.

An extraordinary find of historic
pottery and relics has been made by
Early Morris, excavating Pueblo ruins
In Aztec, San Juan county, N. NJ, with
force of 81 men, fer the American
Museum of Natural History.
The discovery includes 90 pieces of
rare pottery, more than 10000 carved
red and black stone beads. baskets,
mating. knives. battleaxes and other
stone implements. Turquoise beads,
mosaics and shell ornaments are
classed as among the finest ever exca-
waited In the Southwest.
Grains Of corn. with cohs, tassels
and husks, were found intact, as were
also. beans and bean pods, pumpkin
seeds, pine cones. cotton fiber. yucca
leaves, rushes, cotton yarn and cloth
sandals. snowshoes, beaver teeth and
bones of animals and human beings,
one skeleton in sitting position indi-
eating the man had been decapitated.
The find was made In underground
communal dwellings buried for CEN
turtles
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
WHERE IGNORANCE
IS BLISS
BY III. III. CULVER.

Josh Billings said, ut Is better not
to know so much than To know so
many things that amt so" A letter
of r. Nj. Gilmore 10 the Buffalo EN-
press contains the aft-recurring
phrase. 4 happen to know" The
trouble with Mr.. Gilmore and other
booze defenders is that they happen
to know tust what they wish. and
they conveniently don't know facts
which they do not wish 10 face
Pleasant is optimism. but som ettmes
succeeded by a rude awakening. They
are like the antidiluvian, who greeted
Noah's remark that IL looked sort o.
showery Ike with loud guffaw. But
he soon found it convenient to seek
the uplands--then the highest hill he
could ffnd--then the tall building sur
mounting the hill, and finally. to shin
up the flagstaff About this time
the Commodore Noah sailed by and
shouted. How DO you like the wet
weather. why really" observed
the man. stretching his neck TO get
his mouth above water, Il hadn't no.
ttced any humidity to speak Of
Mr. Gilmore says a recent order in
creased the beer supply Of England
from ten to fourteen million barrels
per annum. But what are the facts =?
After the barrelaEe had been de-
creased successfully from thirty six
y lWehlS-si8' 10 elTnteen ana then
70 ten mllIion barrels, IL was de
cloeo 70 ahow an increase over thts
iase ngure OF % per cent. II was
Simply a reductlon from ls.ooo,ooo
harrels TO lS'boo'o00, instead OF to To-
600. o0o--a reduction Of 4,6n0. 600
barrels Tor the year, or 22,6o0 600
since iS14. II ar Gilmore calls that
an increase, ms mathematics are mud
ai@n.
II IN shameful concession TO the
brewery oNeriofas 10 permit them L
shPs.ii the nation success by vast
,ag ane Iooostuils FenrESenIed by ever
lS.oVe,V'o barrels me crisis de
.'laaes etttIe P'ohlpluon--the con
,s,ns .. eEsry ounce or food Th'
government should heed the Strength
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
FOUR MORE VIRGINIA
COMMANDS CO SOUTH
Batteries r and r. Ambulance Conn
pany No. 1, and Company A,
signal Corps. to Leave sunday.

Three additional units of the Vir-
ginia national guard have received or
ders to, leave on Sunday for Camp
Mcclellan. Admission, Ala These or
ganizations are Battery L. OF Dam
Vile; Battery F, Of Richmond. and
Ambulance Company No /, of Nor
folk on the same day Company A,
signal corps, of Richmond, will leave
for the same point.
The orders for the troop movement
were sent by BriEadier General Chas.
a. Barber, of New Jersey. who Is now
located at Sea Grit and has tempo
rary command of the Twenty ninth
division. The two batteries of field ar
til]ery are the new unitcs of the First
Virginia field artillery regiment, COM
mauded by Colonel r, NJ. Workman,
of this city
Battery F. which was recently or
ganized here and is known as the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
CAMP lee MAKING
READY FOR SECOND
DRAFT INCREMENT
Per Cent Qnota VIII Begin
to Arrive.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IN
TEN DAYS OF COMPLETION
Hostess House" Under Supervision
OF Petersburg Branch Y. w. G. A.,
at Camp Lee--knights of CO.
iumbus Building Three
Houses.

Especial to The Richmond Yirginian}
Petersburg Va, Sept. 13,--With but
five days left before the second in
crement of 1880 drafted men will
begin to arrive at Camp Lee, Colonel
Fitz Lee, chief mastering officer, and
HIS stafr are busily engaged perfect
Ing arrangements for their. reception.
The arrangements planned by Col
onel Waldron for the reception of the
first increment worked with such en-
tire satisfaction that the officers con
tidently predict that the second incre-
ment, though numbering eight times
many men. will be handled even
more expeditiously than was the first
increment.
Camp Lee, with its hundreds of
buildings upon which work of con
struction was not commenced until
after the middle OF June for the &C
commodation of the 47,700 soldiers
of the 80th division, will be com
pleted within ten days, according to a
statement given out today by T. A
Faulkner, general superintendent al
construction for Rhinehart & Den
mis-, the contractors. Mr.. Faulkner, in
tpiiiIlcblAi& hpOit VIC PIpsI t5S b1
construction. work at the camp. stat
ed that the same lead IN construc-
tion. which was acquired at an early
date, is still being maintained at
CAM Lee.
The first issue of the daily bulletin
which is to be issued from .headquar-
ters of the s0th division at 4 O'Clock
each afternoon, was gotten out yes
terday. One copy of the bulletin vii
be furnished for each headquarters
company and battery and contains or
ders and instructions ana other val
liable information for the officers in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
Old Paper Money.

England, unlike Scotland and ire.
land, is not quite reconciled TO the
general use OF paper money" 4
writer, appealing TO the conservative
instincts of the race, reminds them
that the Chinese 2,30o years before the
Christian era had flying money"
These were printed In blue on rather
thick paper made from the fiber Of the
mulberry tree, and one OF these issued
1889 3. c. is to be found in the Asiatic
museuu in Petrograd, and In the Brit
lsh museum there Is one dating from
the Ming dynasty Of the fourteenth
century, fifty years before the first
European bank was established at Bar.
celona.