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ADAM A. WEsCHLER, AUCTToSEER.

1RGsF6Esp FRdvsp REah sAs ESTATE Is FiRsT CON, ~
MERCIAL ZONE, KNOWN AS NOS 22 go
LARGE BRICK BUILDING IN THE
REAR. ALSO BRICK BUILDING IN
REAR OF NO. 51s 14th STREET s:W:
BY virtue Of certain deed on saast o,assl aatea
ooth. 1921, as instrument No. 70 among the
land record, Of the District of Columbia. and
at the request Of the party secured s f ffnersoy:
by public auction in front Of the respectiys
EIGHTH. 1924. AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
nate in the city OF washington. District Of
Columbia to wit: The north 80 feet on l4th
street west by the full depth Of lot OF original
brick dwellings. with large brick building i'm
mediateIy in the rear thereof. to he FIRST Of
ferpd in three separate parcels. ana immedi-
ateIy thereafter as whole. and Will be SOLD
in the manner producing the best price.
ALSO.
The rear portion of lot 20 in square 265
designated for taxation purposes .s as Lot sis.
ner OF said lot. running thence north 15oS
feet: thence west 52.11 feet; thence north
1905 feet: thence east eSi lee Iest hu,din e pg,n1 @
mediately in the rear OF 3ls l4th street sou'n-
west. .,-o
Terms Of sale: Cash. A deposit Of $3.50 on
each parcel sold required at time Of sale All
eonyeyancing. recording. revenue stamps, etc.
at cost OF purchaser. Terms Of sale to be
complied with within thirty Gays .. from aa'e OF
property resold at risk and cost of defaultinG
purchaser, after ave days advertisement OF
such resale In some newspaper puoilsneo In
washington AiGERNoN Il s. GARDINER.
W. GILBERT DENT,
SIMON HIRsHMAN. Attorneys.
Commerce 4 Savings bldg. jail .e1su
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FOR SALE OR RENT HOUSES.
1l8l NEAL ST. Me- Il. AND B., COLO
nial brick: elec. light; double brick garage; /;
price reduced; easy terms; trade or rent.
n. +. RYON CO., Inc,
Main 4537. 14o3 ST
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II. r. HOWENSTEIN COMPANY,
1911 H Street Northwest. Main oOS.
HoMs @ THE
SOUTHEAST-S52UO
w m bee knng for coonil tape
mont is good mvetmr
PETWORTII-SSo
home bean if rooms sleeping porch.
e unde ell you hnon
e Icat price,
NORTHEAST-S8o5O
n q
SOUTHEASTERN
Of the mclonal
houses stwenty etwidew wtha
= DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT-$23OOO
selling this
Phone or Write Us for a List of Our New Homes.
H. R. HOWENSTEIN COMPANY
1911 Fl Street Northwest Main 9OS.
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FOR SALE-H0USES.
Continued.
FOR SALE-HOUSES.

BOSS PHELPS,
OWN YOUR OWN HOME.
%450-Columbia Heights.
on street Shepherd
$oa50-Near 18th and Quincy.
a
tile fn oi forsd
$10500-Chevy Chase.
hoe situated in ChevyC
e. Don nde fu duoms,, lgefr
W ypnperd
h El lot deep
Sl1OOO-Downtown.
rrpi min and hni purns few
walk from Pension
S13OO0-Washngon Heights
ienc and all modern Improve
n eGned dsctOn
rrocr
BOSS & PHELPS,
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM A. WEsCuLER, AUCTIoNEER

| ADAM A. wEsCHLER. AUCTIoNEER. :
TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME DWELLINGS,:
AVENUE NORTHEAST; Also coAI,
s6Ta AvrHGE AZ Asp sGEhrr SE MSSh RoH
STORE And DWELIsG. J
cause No: 4i4si, the Hndersigned % 70 trustee faste
win sell by pubic auction, in front Of the
TWENTY; ;sECoND. 1924. CoMM%NcING Al
roGR ocLoHK .;,K. IN NJ I'll, the fol foioTipg dsscrihe
| District Of Columbia, 10 wit: Lots ~. 2s and
20 In John L: Beall and others subdivision in
eioeE Rdok IN TTndaa as II per m Plat @ rscordsd M
% for the bsrst Of 9ss OF
being sessnsted 70, PURPOSES e
improved by frame dwellings Nos l4O3, 1iUa
and 14O7 Monticello ave. ne
iAAEDaH1Ghf AhoUT 4?sa IsbfHSAfrER' Fa .
Parts Of the ..pn tracts of land called Fife En-:
by metes and bounds as follows: Commenc' nj
at a stone located on the south side Of sherif:
road at the intersection OF the east line of
the right Of way Of the old Southern Maryland
| Railroad Co. thence along the south line of
sheriff road south 81 degrees IS minutes:
feet to stone on north right of way line OF
old Southern MARYLAND railroad. thence run:
ming northerly with an arc Of circle having:
q radius of Az. 70 feet a distance Of 4S9. 4:
feet to point of beginning, containing in all
81 $50 20 square feet. partially improved by
two-story frame store and dwelling located
at the intersection of Minnesota ave. and
Sheriff road northeast.
Lot 20. improved by No 1907 Montello ave:
| 81. .4Sg Is. Particulars at sale
Lots 81 and "s. improved by premises Nos.
1903 aud 1405 Montello ave. ne, and the
Minnesota ave. and Sheriff road property are
sold subject to building association trust
of 50 5l9.0S Particulars at sale.
Terms of sale: A deposit of $500 on each
parcel sold required at time of sale. All con-
veyAncing. recording, revenue stamps and no
tarial fees at the cost OF the purchaser
Terms OF sale to be complied with within
thirty days from day of sale. otherwise the
trustee reserves the right to resell the prop
purchaser after five days advertisement OF
such resale IN some newspaper published In
the city of Washington, ID. C.
GEO. V. TRIPLETr. JR., Trustee,
ja10d&ds.eXSu Insurance bldg
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AUGUSTUS W. GRAY,
5a5,7.9,t,14,16 Trustees.

tYTHH ABOVE SALE rs POSTPONED
until FRIDAY. TIE EIGHTEENTH DAY: OF
JANUARY. 1924. AT FIVE Pm. SAME
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE nA VA

AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAY Ys.
,:;ss -: c. G. Sloan & Co.
Aucts.
.lsl4,.,a us 18th St.
Antique China, Glassware;
Bric-a-Brac, Plated Ware,
Household Furniture, Rugs,
Books, Pictures, etc.
At Public Auction
At Sloan's Galleries
us 18th st.
Saturday
January 19, 1924
At 10 AM.
From several estates, private
owners and storage concerns.
Terms Cash. :
c. q. Sloan & Co, Inc, Auets.
THOMAS j. OWEN & son. AUsTI0NEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE real.
KsInTE EWnEkrb RE1Ns dsi HSUsE sr ASD LOT
by virtue of certain deed Of trust recorded
in Liber No 46Os at folio 1913 Of the land
records Of the District Of Columbia. and At the
! request of the parties secured thereby. the
undersigned will sell at public auction; IN
front fro rof,p 81 the & premises on JASUARY r. 1922,
sif to n
trict of Columbia. and being lot numbered
twenty GO, ,h, in square g n1mbered twenty hun,
said deed Of trust. upon the following terms:
purchaser to pay one-third OF the purchase
in one and two years. respectively. with inter
est at the rate of 10 per annum, and
cured by deed of trust on the property sold. or
all cash. at the option Of the purchaser; taxes
and interest paid or adjusted to the date Of
sale: all conveyancing, recording and revenue
no sale: q deposit OF $500 will be required at
the time Of sale and settlement to he within
fifteen u5, days Of the date Of sale de-
cost and risk Of the defauitinG purchaser
after hve 90 days previous advertisement of
r. FRANCES SAUL
No. li,2 Eye s.. Nv.
No. 1412 Eye St. NV
lal, ,-d&ds. e1Sn Trustees.
THos. J. OWEN & son. AUCTION GERS
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO.
STORY FRAME DWELLING, BEING No
223 SHERIDAN ST. NV.
BY virtue Of a certain deed Of trust duly
recorded in Lfter No. 4813, folio 100 ct SEQ
Of The land records OF the District OF Coum.
bia. and at the request Of the party secured
thereby, the undersigned trustees will sell at
public auction in front Of the premises, on
TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY or
JANUARY, AID. 1924, AT POUR O'CLOCK
Pm. the following described land and
premises situate IN The District of Columbia
and designated as and being lot 75 in
subdivision Of lots In square 3343 Manor
Parki" made by Charley z. Wire. Inc. and
recorded in the office Of the surveyor OF the
District of columbia In Book 60, page I27.
Terms; Sold subject TO prior deed Of trust
for $500. further particulars OF which Will
b. announced at time Of slle the purchase
price above said trust TO be paid IN cash A
deposit Of $500 required Conveyancing. record
ing aud revenue stamps at purchasers cost
Terms TO be complied with within thirty days
otherwise deposit forfeited and the property
may be advertised and resoid. at the discretion
Of the trustees.
WILLIAM NJ. TERRELL,
s. K. STONEBRAKER,
II Trus
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Half of the world is said TO be en-
gagged IN agriculture. Sure-that'-
how the other half lives
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THos. J. OWEN { soy. AUcTio<EERs.

TRUsTEEs' SALE OF yALuABL.E THREE
STORY BRICK DWELLING, BEING
NUMBER 1884 PARh ROAD, NORTH
WEST
By virtue Of certain deed Of trust. being
instrument No. 20, recorded December q, 1922
among the land records OF the District of Co.
lumhia, and at the request of the party So
cured thereby, the undersigned trustees will
sell at public auction. in front of the prem.
ises. on TUESDAY. THE TWENTY.NISTH
DAY OF JANUARY. A.D. 1924. AT FOUR
PM, the following described land and prem
ises. situate In the District of Columbia and
designated as and being lot 81 in Lewis T..
Breuninger's subdivision of lots in block Il.
"Ingleside." as per plat recorded in the sur
veyor's Office of the District of Columbia In
Liber 81 at folio 1e5. subject to covenants Of
record.
Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed of trust
for Sc. 500 and the unpaid interest and overdue
taxes. II any. further particulars OF which
will be announced at time of sale; the pur-
chase price above said trust to be paid in
cash. A deposit of 500 required. Conveyanc-
ing, recording and revenue stamps at pur-
chaser's cost. Terms TO be compiled with
within thirty days, otherwise deposit for
feited and the property may he advertised and
resold at the discretion Of the trustees.
ROBERT l.. MckEEYER,
EARL E. G0SS,
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N. L. SANSBURY CO., Inc.
l4l8 Eye Street Northwest Phones Main 5oO34-5.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
a a price will
for argeg 25x1E Phone
NORTHWEST INVESTMENT.
lot
o. u
MT. PLEASANT.
n Nj. in o Roc
r nj two is ally rl fol rme HI wat
n perfect dtn au udp onmayl l obtained once
key is at office Thh luu be esId Price
SAUIiS ADDITION.
a ted " .
ando fireplace nmeda
4
DOWNTOWN.
t IS house, twenty wide
@ 70 must
% IL hu
PETWORTH
&
is wide contains
cupant wingi ehmme
~
y. /. SALISBURY co. Inc
l41S Eye Street Northwest. Phones Main 59O3-4-5.
OF TIL wsII XREN
Evening star., 1924-01-17

LARGE MODERN RESIDENCE, REAL HOME, FOR SALE
The time to buy is when wishes to sell
Do you value ideal location?
Do you appreciate convenience and comfort?
Do you like individuality and something artistic:
Do you wish to entertain?
Do you know lrst-Class material and Workmanship?
Ii then obtain information and immediate
pecton of the best residence the market for $55OO Situated
just two blocks north Dupont Circle and off Conn., Forty
frontage, with auto drive. -
Fourteen rooms six baths, three servants rooms.
Well planned for physician diplomat official etc
Owner leaving city and unwilling to lease.
tluck sale contemplated.
Property unncumbered, reasonable obtanable
APPLY TO YOUR BROKER OR PHONE
OWNER, NORTH 2o2O, FOR INSPECTION
STORE AND APARTMENT-sl25O 500.
:'s w.: @ $ @ "a Il; ri @ s ssss.. IL
JUST oFF NoRTH if"esa. GAP1ToL Ts ST
e @ $ @ s:t s;Ss: $ :s $ s ;; s:s s
Is. ; {; % @ & ~ :s '':;s sas:; the in.
IL Rooms, Baths
s; =: ;:s p; @ :: &C., 6 @ ;, :,ss:s s
CATTfEDRAL HIGHLANDS.
s Rooms ? Batis-Corner
e ,$ e. @ sss $: $G :s @ :ss ,s:: 3 s:s Z +. :; = =
::ss @ @ ::s.s $sss E II: :: re-" IL ::s: $ @ ;": % e
rAEoS$ SRiGf SGSSSES%$$So a' s '''s'
y: H.; = ; IS ':i Ell s:s $ s; ::
a$sats s Z % gs.s % rss &c : ss easy s' ss throughout Vacant and
j 49, WILLIAM S. PHILLIPS,
= 1sthand K & sts NV ~ Phone Main 1900,
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ja15 d6dsexsu Trustee:
THOs. J. OWEN i son, AUCTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE FRAME
DIV ELLTNG on 10Th ST. EORMERI.Y

TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE FRAME
DWELLING On Joth ST. FORMERLY
BELL. ST. LINCOLN, Il. {.
BY virtue Of certain deed Of trust dnly
recorded in Iiber No. 1887. folio 81 et SEQ.
of the land records OF the District OF Column
bIs. and at the request Of the party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustees will sell a.
public auction. in front OF the premises. on
TUESDAY. THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF
JANUARY. AID. 1924: AT F0URTHIRTY
O'CLOCK PM. the following described land
and premises, situate IN the District Of Co
lumb!a and designated as and being a part
of lot ~ in section Of = subdivision Of land
called "Lincoln." as per plat thereof recorded
In Liber Governor Shepherd. at folios q. to
20. of the records of the Office Of the sur
veyor OF the District Of Columbia. said lot
now being known lot Sl2 in square 5l9i.
Terms OF sale: All cash. deposit of 900
required upon acceptance of bid. All convey
ancing. recording and revenue stamps at pur-
chasPr's cost. Terms to he complied with
within thirty days from day of sale deposit
forfeited. PERRI ". FRISBY,
EMANUEL N. HEWLETT,
Rll-d6dse exSu Trustees.
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THos. ]. OWEN 4 son, AUCTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE FRAME
DWELLING. WITH BUILT-IN GARAGE,
NrMBER 32O6 SOUTHAMPTON ST.
CHEVY CHASE. ID. c.
BY virtue of a certain decd OF trust duly
recorded in Liber No. 1857. folio 90. ct seq,
of the land records Of the District of Colum-
bia. and at the request OF the party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustee will sell at
public auction. in front of the premises, on
FRIDAY. THE TWENTY-FJFTH DAY OF
JANUARY, AID. 1924, AT FOUR O'CLOCK
PM. the following described land and prem.
iSes, situate in the District of Columbia, and
designated as and being lots "a and 25 In
square 2n22 in Fulton n. Gordnn's suhdvi-
sion of part Of a tract of land called Chevy
Chase Grove" 'Resurvey New Seat"
yale" and Fellowship" as said subdivision
is recorded in the office OF the surveyor for
the District Of Columbia in Book i2' page 81.
Terms: Sold subject TO a prior deed OF trust
for $1,000. further particulars of which will
be announced at time of sale; the purchase
price above said trust to he paid one-half cash
and the balance In and IL months. de
posit of $500 required. Conyeyancing. record
ing and revenue stamps st purchasers cost.
Terms to IL. compiled with within 80 days.
otherwise deposit forfeited and the property
may be dyertised aud resold at the discretion
of the trustee.
j. II. GORDON,
jal5 dadsexSu Trustee.
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ADAM 4. WESCHLEhr tC1fo-'f7H
Household Goods, Office Furni-
ture, Pianos, Ladies' Fur
Coats, Soda Fountain, Carbon
ator, ETC., By Order Y: S.
Marshal, 100 Small Wilton
Rugs, Etc.
By Public Auction,
At Weschlers,
920 Pa. Ave. NV,
Saturday,
q M

Velour oyerrtuned Living Room Suites, Cir
eassian Walnut and Oak Bedroom Suites, Ma
hogany and Oak Library Tables, Table Bed.
Duofoid Suits. Princess and other dresses, 3.
ChifYoniers, Chiforobe, Wardrobe Trunk. Ma
hogany Han Clock. Mirror. Extension Tables.
baby Carriages, Cribs Beds. Mattresses Re, Re
frigerators; Oil. Gas and Cook Stoves, loo
Small Wilton Rugs, etc.
At 10 AM.
Automobiles including Tour
ing Cars, Roadsters, Deliveries,
Accessories, etc. Also Soda
Fountain, Power Ice Crusher,
Ice Cream Cabinet, Carbonator,
ETC., by order Of u. S. Marshal
AT 1880 AN.
Roll and Flat Top Desks, File Cases, Type
writer's, Once Chairs. etc.
At IL Noon.
SLa6es' new, high.grade Fur
Coats and S Capes, Upright
Pianos, etc.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

fTTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED
until FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF
JANUARY, 1924, SAME HOUR AND PLACE.
ta17-2t BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

TERRELL & LITTLE,
REALTORS.
Address: 1906 18th ST n W Phone Main 3cSs
Evening star., 1924-01-17

MT. PLEASANT-NEW- 500
real fireplace
o
complete A ghgra
~. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-S1O5OO.
Iy priced below srea iva II i
wat lriN dad fooS,n
d
- CHEVY CHASE-S3.5OO
S newa nd a 10
closets hath
70
MT. PIEASANT-S11.S
w n 4 hr i upo to home wil fonndn this shols
al heat Al electric
ien mprem lot Truly
BARGAIN-S13O0-DOW
blocks from Circle just hampshire a aneghbor
il
ARNOLD AND COMPANY.
1416 EYE STREET,
MAIN 2434.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

M. d. ROSENBERG and
SIMON HIRSHMAN. Attorneys.
Commerce & Savings bldg. tal7-d&ds, ,e1s
Evening star., 1924-03-02

II 200 Excellent Quail
ity SprinE-time Cur
tains, &1.45 to $1.03
grades. Spe-
cial Monday, q m
pair or piece. :. ~Aoo
In the assortment are Scrim,
Marquisetta. Radio Marqui-
sette, Nottingham. Scotch
Lace, etc. In white. cream
and ecru color. Plain hem
and hemstitched borders; some
lace edges, others have
fringe.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

-1cS Attractive Rope
POrtieres. $J.9J to $S.~
Rrndes. Spe-
ei.l Monday $500
each ..........
Made Of heavy velour ropes.
with double festoon drapery
valance top. Some have tap
estry bands. In soft, plain
colors of rose, blue. brown,
green and red. Ideal for me-
dunn and double doorways.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

400 Ready-Made Awn-
ings, In four good sizes
Special Monday, &I.hO
each ..........
Made OF heavyweight duck.
in blue and white, tan and
white and brown and white
stripes. Scalloped valance
mounted on strong flexible
steel frame, complete with fix
lures. To flt spaces from IS
to 80 inches.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

Clock o " "' " 1'' . ' '"" ...' e 10./5
is a
on side ana I've he
the S
and
And,r remem II
Kanns- Street
Evening star., 1924-03-02

COUPON SPECIAL.
400 Armure Tapestry
II n bic Runners, 2Oc
78c grade. Each,
In rich armure designs.
Limit, 4 to a purchaser. None
sold without coupon. Various
colors.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
4 Triangular Pictured Story Monday of Many
COLOred Art
Glassware
at CSC

500 pieces Of finely tinted glassware.
lect from -
Console bowls with stands, ssc.
a pair at CSC.
Handed sandwich trays at CSC.
Orange bowls and stand at CSC.
jars and ladies at 98c.
Candy jar and cover at CSC.
Footed compotes at CSC.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

Beautiful Display Fine Wilton Rugs for Spring
-Whitas AngoPersan Royal Kashan E0 On
grades, ~AoO'oO
Here have all the beauty Oriental masterpieces repro
duced in these luxurious Rugs yet the
small in comparison and you get Rug that will
and retain it's original beauty.
Rugs. sx12,f p17'1o "rewnn Sos IN
a product Kanns Third Floor.
The Washington times., 1924-04-24
Once 1t Was Gin
Now It's Plain BOOTLEG.

Who could have thought that this age of men able to
read and write should reproduced in its worst features
the English drunkenness that followed the manufactures and
wide unrestricted sale Of gin in England? Read this tribute to
gins power written by Bernard de Vaudeville in book called
THE Fable Of the Bees Private Vices Pubck Benefits
more destructive either in regard to the Health
Liquor the name OF which derivd from Juniper in
Dutch noW b frequent and the Laconck Spirit of the
Nation from word OF mdling length shrunk into Mono
syllable Intoxicating Gin that charms the Inactive the
and Grassy either Sex and makes the starving So
behold his Rags and Nakeness with stupid Incidence or
banter both in Senseles Laughter and inpid Jests It
Fiery Lake that sets the Brain in Flame Burns nm the
Entra and scorches every part within the same time
Lethe OF Oblivion in which the Wretch miners browns
his most pinchng Cares and with his Reason all anxious re-
Election on Bars that for Food hard Winter Frosts and
horrid Empty Home ' A
In hot and adult Tempers it makes Men Ouarrelsome
renders EN- Brues and Savage sets EN- to Fight for
nothing and has often been the of Murder It has broke
and destroy the strongest Constitutions thrown em into Con-
sumpons and been the fatal and immediate occasion of Apo
pickles Phrenses and Sudden Death But as these latter Mis-
chiefs happen but seldom they might be overlooked and
connv at but this cannot be said of the many Diseases that
are familiar to the Liquor and which daily and hourly
produced by it, such Loss of Appetite Fever Black and
yellow Jaundice Commissions Stone and Gravel Dropsies and
Leucophegmaces." ~
What said here in interesting old STYLE by the Dutch
auInor VINO went TO England and wrote in English could be
repeated IN modern language, changing the word gin to
nooteg wmskey We learn slowly and strangely enough
ana we learn MOST slowly OF all how stupid is to imagine
that pleasure can b found in poison.
The Washington times., 1924-04-24
GARRETT P. SERVISS TELLS OF
INSPIRATION OF STARS
By GARRETT P. SERVISS.
When They Put On New Luster the Real Begin
ming of the Year Is Heralded

boughs Of an apple orchard like
a star on fire"
But there is still a redder star
blazing in the spring heavens
star that literally resembles, at
times, flame Of fire-the larg.
est star, in angular dame
ter, yet measured by the inter.
ferometer. AntareS in the constel.
lation Scorpio, the Scorpion. An
tareS rises late in April evenings,
but in July it is on the meridian
early, and 1t does not demand
much stress of imagination to
see the contellated Scorpion crawl
Ing along the Southern horizin in
the hot night. with double.tipped
sting upturned, and Antares
cleaning wickedly in its heart.
would say to those who
wish to learn the stars: Begin
with the spring. Month after
month watch the westward sweep
OF the zodiacal consultations
across the sky. You will have
Leo on the meridian in the eve
nings Of April, Virgo in those of
May, Libra in June, Scorpio in
July and in August the galactic
magnificance of Sagittarius, the
contellation that is like a star.
pointed, palatial, goldfilled gate.
way, through whose openings are
visible the gorgeous, fardistant
clouds of suns that crowd and
illuminate the center Of the uni.
verse!
The Washington times., 1924-04-24

" HE natural beginning Of the
year is not in the dead OF
u winter but at the Vernal
Equinox, when the earth awakes
with all its living forms, and
when the sun of the mind too
comes up from below the equator,
and begins to suffuse the brain
cells with its generative heat.
March winds and April showers
make May. flowers" in the intel
lectual as well as in the physical
world.
The influence Of the starry
skies is never so stimulating as
in the spring months. The Sickle
of Leo, the Lion, shining on the
meridian in the early evening
hours Of April, is a symbol OF the
true new year. At the same time
Orion, his hiemal splendors APP
pearing singularly faded as he
sinks into the horizon, carries off
with him the last spoils of the
dead year. Over in the East,
swiftly rising Spica, a diamond
Of the first water. glitters on the
hand of Virgo, tNe maiden bearer
\ Of sheaves.
Overhead Ursa Major. the Great
Bear, treads his circle round the
fixed Pole, and behind him In the
northeast CLOVIS Arcturus, which
speaks of the coming heats of
summer, for Immediately after
shutdown at the solstice the ar
dent light Of this great star
seems to warm the zenith. II you
wish to know how ruddy the star
Arcturus Is, glance from its fer
vent glow to the pure whiteness
of Spica, and then back. 1t Is
marvellous that two immense suns
should have such colors and show
such a contrast, and each OF them
a. thousand times greater tkNn
our sun.
Acturus. Is one OF the stars
that I first learned to know by
sight and name when a boy in
the country, and its charm never
has faded. Red Is a color that
usually makes boy sit up and
stare. I. venture to quote the
story of my first encounter with
Arcturus, as told in my first book
many years ago:
Having read Of 1t in an old
book on uranography. I had an
eager desire to see 1t. AS my
search CHANGED to begin at a
season when Arcturus did not
rise until after a boys bedtime ]
for a long time was disappointed,
and I never shall forget the start
of surprise, and almost of awe,
with which / finally caught sight
OF IL one spring evening, shoot.
ing &c flaming rays through the