Evening star., 1934-11-19

way bearing away to the southwest
workmen are always doing embank-
ment jobs. or otherwise prettying up
the small stream which trickles
through the District of Columbia.
Wherever you go something new is
going up. 1t is said that new apart
ments will begin to spring up every
where soon, owing to the great de-
mand. Building of private homes,
especially in the suburbs, goes ahead
merrily. Since the National Capital
, is a city Of homeowners, there are
thousands of persons to be interested
in home building. This is a branch
of construction easily understood by
t.ery one, and 1t Is more or less
well known fact that the home hunter,
even after he has found his own
house, Is always interested in home
building as an art.
There will be found, therefore, much
material for this interest to work on; ;
and it Is always pleasant for the
home-minded individual to watch new
constructions, to see If the work is
well done, and also to detect new
wrinkles in building.
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the old days had a bad habit of pull
ing slightly away from the wall,
leaving crack there. This has been
overcome, In effect, by hanging the
tub so that the old pull OF gravity
Is overcome. This is one small point
which the new owner will not have to
think about.
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Building Of all sorts offers Just one
kind Of something new" No doubt
there are many other branches Of
human endeavor. in a public and pri-
vate way, which are interesting to
beholders. These include new streets
cut through, sidewalks built, new trees
planted, new boxes put around trees,
| tearing up streets for laying of mains
and putting them back down again,
and all sorts of gardening.
There are many people who do not
| find it necessary to patronize theaters
and night clubs, or eat out, as the
phrase is. because they find enough
interest in their everyday life to sup
| ply what a great many other persons
must 60 to such places to find. Every
human being to his own taste.
There is always something going on
for the person who finds everything Of
interest He will be under no neces-
sity for watching a hired performer
Of any sort. The unconscious per-
formers Of life are enough for him
Let no one be under the impression
that such a person must be a philoso-
pher, or something. There are thou
sands Of such persons living in Wash
| ington, men and women, who find
an inexhaustible amusement in watch
ing other people, the sights Of the
| streets, the stores, the Government
buildings, the antics Of dogs along
streets and squirrels in parks.
The National Geological Park alone
offers them never-failing amusement
and instruction. There. too. building
goes on, with new additions to the
already amazing collection. In those
precincts. as in the larger area of
Rock Creek Park, one may see an ami
NAL not often found in the suburbs,
as many squirrels, even rabbits, one
may see in them. The creature is the
gopher, We believe - small striped
rodent, closely allied to the chipmunks.
Maybe this creature, often seen dart
ing through the underbrush at the
Zoo, really is the latter; we are not
sure. At any rate, it is a charm
ing animal, with its bright little eyes
and red and black coat. The OBJ
server will contrast its free life, in
every way, with the Gagged existence
Of the larger and more highly priced
mammals, and think anew that here
is just another example of the value
Of being somewhat obscure in such
a world as this