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f SAMAHA
pXCEPTIOXAL line of
^ Kimonos. Irish Laces.
Largest line of Ladies' Head
Throws, Shirt Waists, Table
Cloths, etc.. in the city.
Full line of Oriental Jewelry.
Oriental Rugs and Carpets
ci the highest quality.
A. M. SAMAHA,
(>07 14th St. N.YV.
OYEU fiO X?AR3 ESTABLISHED.
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PIANOS
??!! Pjjs to Buy tho Besl
CHAS. M. STIEFF,
l>.rect Wsrsreoros of Factory,
i(<0l?-1010 F ST. vtv.
second-hand pianos at alt. prices
ICcla-iBS ?omc of our owa aiaks, bat
eligli'Iy ased.
Toaicg hr Factory Experts.
J. C. CONLIFK. Mtnager.
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Do the Xmas
Cooking With Coke j
A thorough]*- dependable fuel,
that gives excellent results always.
It In clran and inexfensive We'll
supply you t'oke.
2S Bushels T.sree Cole,
40 Rnnhpi<i Lar**- P ??<". delivered . .. .$.".70
60 Bushels I.arse C'oke. delivered .
25 Bushels i'rnshed t'oke, delivered $.V*>
40 Bushels t'rnshe.i Coke, delivered. .$4.SO
00 Bushels Crushed Coke, delivered..
Washington Gas Light Co.,
413 TENTH ST BEET N.W.
dell-28d
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St Note these Sow prices ]i
in Best QtuaLflity j
Butter. |
M'ntil further notice we will sell
Pure Creamery Butter, 5 lbs., =?
$1.<K>; single, lb., 35c. *!j;
Pure and Very Best Renovated j-r
Butter, 5 lbs., SI.R5; single lb., 33c.
Elgin Creamery Co., :l
| 220 9th St. N.W. j
S'f Phone Main 3148.
de2-th.f.m.90t.25 i'f
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\ DERMOPHiLE %
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i Olade in France.)
I UNDERWEAR 51
f EVERY OUNCE PURE
? WOOL?of exquisite SOFT
H. XESS. being agreeable to the -i'
?j most SENSITIVE" skin. &
DERMOPHILE answers $
^ all of nature's requirements ?
id? for ideal underwear. It is
? healthful, comfortable, eco
f. nomical arid delightful to
t wear. ^
?? GUAR AXTEED UNSHRIXK- ;V
f: ABLE or money refunded.
f? For S?le st ?*'
ffOODWJRD * r.OTHROp-S. $
*? Write for Booklet. $
f: THE DERMOPH1LE CO.. 456 Broome ?t., ^
r New York- ^
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ISSUE
OPEN FOR SUBSCRIPTION
AND FIRST PAYMENT.
? HARES. $2.30 EACH.
Subscriptions for the JSth Issue of *tock
? ad flrst payment 1 hereon will be received
? t tbe office of the Association. Fosr per
rent interest per annual !s allowed. Upon
maturity of shares full earnings are paid.
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GS-SiPEMTiVI BUILDING
. - ASSQdffili^TSDDIL
Capital and Surplus, $2,330,176.80
?
Pamphlets explaining the object and ad
vantage* of the Association furnished
upon application at the oflics.
EQUITABLE BUILDING. 1008 F at. a w.
John Joy Bdson. President. ?
Elba Spear. Vice President.
Perry B. Turpin, 2d Tlce President.
Ftaajt P. Ueoide. Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
Job Barnard. Jno. A. Hamiltoa.
Fred'k V. CovlJle, Gen'l Geo. H. Harries.
3. J. Edaon. jr.. Jno. B. Lsrnr ?
OHbart H. Groavenor. A. SI. LothrCj
Frcd'k B. Pyla.
oo<-tf
They Injure
Childre
Ordinary Cathartics and P>.
and Harsh Physic Cause
Distressing Complaint#
Tea -ammf he overcareful in the sele. tlor of
nedlcie* for rhiMren. Only tbe very senile*;
bowel rne<J!cine ehou'.d erer he given, except In i
emerjeory rase*. Ordinary pills, rstharrir* ar?l !
pirtsdvee are apt to do m.ire barn than goo<).
Tbey esune Kriojnc. nauca and other diet reding
4/Ter-eff?^M lhat are frequently health destroy?
1b* snd a life-lsst'nft antioyaiK-f..
We perennally recommend and znarsntee Rex
a'.l Or<l*rl!ea a. tie aafeat end m<>?t dependable
r?nr,edy for <?vMtlpatlon and as?<vlate hnwei
cltordere. We have .U'-h abeoin'e faith In th?' j
'irtues of this reraenl* that we .ell 1? on nnr .
guarantee ?f monet back In every Instim*"
?^aere It faila to jive entire satisfaction, and j
?? ur^e all in nee.1 of sarh medla-tne to try it 1
at oar risk
Rexall Orderltee contain an ei?liri-l_v new it:<re
df.nt. which la odoriees. tasteless and rolorlestt.
As an active ageur It embraces the valuable
qualities of the beet kMen intestinal reguljtor
tonks.
Rexall Orderlies are eaten like randy. Th?-..
are partienlariy prrwnpt and agreeable in aetton.
?nay be taken at any time, day or r.lfbt; do uot
cense dlarrnoea. naueea. griidtiy. excessive !.?>se
ne?? or other n?deslrst>> effect*. Tbey have a
very natwai 'action upon the glands and nrtsns
?lth which they coa>e In contact, act as a posi
tive and regulatl-e tonic upon the relaxed
muscular coat of the howel ami It* dry mucous
lining: remove irritation, overcome weakness,
tf*ie aud str?nftlien the nerves an.1 muscles,
end restore tbe bowels snd associate organs to
more vigorous and healthy activity.
Kexall Orderlies completely relieve constipe
tion. eirept when of a surgical character. Thrv
also tend to overcome the necessity of con
sfMit'.y taking laxatives to keep tb* bowels iu
ixrma I roulltlon.
There Is really ?? medicine for this purpose
s?> j^od as Rexall <?rderilee. especially for chil
dren. agM and delicate persons. They are pre
pared in tablet form', in two sizes of package*:
'.3 tablets. JO cents, and 36 tablets, 25 cents
Remetnbar. you call obtain Keiall Remedies In
WsshtMrton only *? our stores- Tbe Itexall
tfrores- O'Donnell's Pharmacies. 004 V st. n.*..
SM ar.d M sts. n.w., 3d and Pa. ave. s.e., 3CU
Ud O sis. a.w. *
Friends of Playgrounds Move
ment Much Encouraged.
APPROVAL BY HITCHCOCK
Postmaster General Writes Letter to
Representative Gardner.
FOE LIBERAL APPROPRIATION
Association Figures Showing Extent
of the System in Big Cities
of the Country.
Friends of the plavgrounds movement
tire reeling much encouraged over the
livelv interest being manifested by Post
master General Hitchcock, who is presi
dent of the Washington Playground As
sociation, in the endeavor to secure con
gressional aid for l0''al playgrounds. T.ic
Postmaster General is known to be a
verv busy man these days, but he has
recently found the time to write in be
half of the movement to Representati\e
Gardner of the House committee on ap
propriations.
??On behalf of the Washington Play
ground Association," Mr. Hitchcock
WTO(?, "permit me to urge your favorable
consideration of the inclosed copy of es
timates submitted to the Commissioners
by our association.
Estimates Carefully Prepared.
"These estimates were carefully pre
pared. The item of' 51X.0SO for main
tenance is based upon actual experience
during the past few years, but particu
larly during the past year, and will not
he more than is absolutely necessary to
properlv supervise and care for the play
grounds already in operation. 1 he item
for equipment, supplies. impi o\ cmen
and providing for toilet and storage
houses 011 six playgrounds and swimming
pools on two is of self-evident impor
tance. The estimate of *130.?n0 for new
sites is in no way commensurate witit
the urgent demand of parents living in
sections of the city where children are,
now denied the benefits of.the1'"^
playgrounds as operated in other sections
of the city.
Recommended by Commissioners.
'The district Commissioners have rec
ommended an appropriation of J6.000 for
toilet and storage house and swimming
pool at Georgetown, and for the
same at Rosedale, and $10,000 for equip
ment, maintenance and supervision of
all the playgrounds. We appreciate that
under existing conditions they were forc
ed to arbitrarily keep their estimates
within certain figures, but it would in
deed be a misfortune if a larger amount
is not appropriated for the children's
playgrounds. *
"We sincerely hope that the appto
printions committee will at least see its
way clear to allow the items of >?H)
and and a sufficient sum to pur
chase ground for at least one new play
ground and provide funds for the renting
of two additional playgrounds. The olh
cers of our association will be pleased
to have the opportunity of further pre
senting this matter to the subcommittee
having the bill in charge."
Status in Other Cities.
James E. West, secretary of the asso
ciation, states he has just received from
the Playground Association of America
the most recently compiled figures show
ing the status of the playground move
ment in the cities throughout the United
States. This material has been prepared
for publication in the form of a year
book to be issued by the national associ
ation. It shows that In the last three
years the number of cities maintaining (
supervised playgrounds has Increased,
from in 1007 and 177 in 11WW to 3,15 in
the summer of 1SKU. In these 335 cities
approximately two and one-half millions
of dollars was spent during the past sum
mer for maintenance. This does not in
clude funds appropriated for new play-;
ground sites. The number of separate
plavgrounds maintained is about 1,-?0<K
with practically 3.250 plav leaders and
assistants employed.
The figures for the fifteen largest cities ,
that havp been maintaining playgrounds
are particularly Interesting. These cities
are as follows: New York. Chicago. Phila
delphia. St. I.ouis. Boston, Baltimore,
Plttsburp. Cleveland, Buffalo, Detroit,
San Francisco, Cincinnati, Washington,
Newark. N. J., and Providence, R. I.
Population and Expenditure.
The aggregate population is 1^2.>-,614. |
The money spent for running expenses on
the summer playgrounds was $IM1,.j?0. i7. ,
Two thousand four hundred and seventy
two people were employed in the man
agement of the grounds and 655 separate
playgrounds conducted. The average cost j
per citv was $?:.733.38. and the average
cost per capita in these fifteen cities was
7 cents. In a number of these cjties
departments of public recreation has been
established to administer the funds set
aside for this purpose and to superv ise,
the activities.
A special commission appointed by the
mayor of New York city is about to re- I
rort and it Is understood the recom
mendations will be for the establishment
of a department of recreation to have I
the fame status in city afTairs as the de
partment of parks, the department of
health, etc. The attitude of the people
in regard to public playgrounds was well
?hown in the last local elections through
out the state of Massachusetts, where,
out of forty-two cities voting on the ques
tion of establishing public playgrounds,
maintained at the city's expense, forty
cities voted in favor.
In New Jersey. Indiana, Massachusetts,
Oregon and Ohio there has been state
legislation providing for the appropria
tion of municipal and school funds for
tiie maintenance of public playgrounds.
Washington playgrounds are decidedly
modest as compared with those of some
of the other cities of its size. The ex
penditures per capita for them during th*>
past two years is less than half of the
average expenditures per capita in the
fifteen largest < lties. Til the city of Pitts
burg has been appropriated for
plavgrounds during the coming year. $70,
000*of this to be used tor new sites, lield
houses and equipment, the balance for
running expenses.
REGULATION OF THE BASIN
WORKING SMOOTHLY.
Efficiency Is Demonstrated. Says
Maj. Morrow in Report?In
signia on New Bridge.
Complete success of the system recent
ly installed for flushing the tidal reser
voir in Potomac Park and the Washing
I ton channel of the Potomac is reported
I by Maj. Morrow, the engineer in charge.
I in a report to Gen. Marshall, chief of
engineers. lie says that the combined
tidal prates and bridge at the to
the tidal reservoir is completed with the
exception of the ratting of some ma
cmnery. Tiie installation of the wate"
and light service will he deferred, how
[ ?:\ ei, until next spring in ord**- to per
I :nIt the settlement of the earth fill a
th?* abutments of the bridge.
"Since the removal of tlie cofferdam,
says Maj. Morrow, "the gates have dem
onstrated their efficiency. During tli?
latter part of Xovenioer. with the outlet
j elites at the head of the ashing!on
I channel propped open and with both lot
gates open, tht velocity of the watei
'passing through the openings of the au
tomatic Kates was sufficient to k?-p
them wide open during the flood tide
and closed during the ebb tide, indicat
ing for normal stages of the r ver the
entire success of the use of the tidal
I basin as a reservoir for taking t ' ,
from tlie Virginia channel of th< 1 oto
mac and discharging practically th< en
tire prism through the Washington
channel by wav of the outlet sates. The
curtain- {;ates were designed to b-; low
ered w hen the water in the \ irginla
channel is turbid, thus preventing the
entrance of turbid water into the tular
basin and silting up the basin and tne
lupner reaches of the Washington chan
j nel The efficiency of tins part of tlie
mechanism of the bridge will l?e test: 0
i during the first period of turbidity.
I Mai Morrow says it is proposed to put
bronze castles?the insignia of the
!of Engineers?In the center ot the nlanK
panels of the four arch spandrels on the
river side of the bridge, and bids will be
'invited for that work.
ROCKVILLE, MD.
Special Correspondence of'The Star.
ROCKVIEEE, Md., December 13, 1!"0.
Ther?? seems to he a general impression
that Wilis B. Burdette. chairman of the
republican county committee for Mont
gomery county, will he appointed pest
master of Rockville to succeed the in
cumbent. James P. B. Velrs, whos? term
expires early in February. It Is known
i that he will be backed by the party man
agers in the county, by whose wishes, it
is thought. Representative Pearre, on
whose recommendation the appointment
will be made, will be guided in making a
selection. The office pays about $1,800 a
1 year
Mr nurdett" has for many years been
I an industrious and valuable "
er and there seems to be a ceneral oe
sire among members of the party inM le
countv that he he rewarded in the man
For the rfjh. or .?
vears he has been engaged in the mei
| cantile business in Rockville rpppnt
The following are some of ti.e recent
' transfers of real estate in Montgomery
I countv: Howard B. Plum to Harry M.
Martin, two lots near Chevy ' ha^\
once \V. Dorsey to George B. < raignui,
lot at Chew Chase; Guy E. Jenkins to
' Julian B Ilubbell, two lots at Glen Echo.
Mary C. Palmer to Charles Wilson, lot at
1 Kenkar- Joseph C. Ramage to Samuel T.
Kalbus. thirty-two and one-quarter acres
near Halpine; Warner P. Poole to John
B. King. Ave and three-nuarter acres;
George E. Fleming to "enn ^ Glassie
nronertv at Chevy Chase, Srt.000. \% ash
fneton ' Eoan and Trust Company to
George T. Smith, lot at Kensington \ ir
ginia 1. Grosvenor to Vernin I. Richard,
lot at Glen Echo: Albert E. Shoemaker
to Northwestern Savings and ean As
sociation. lot at the Hills: Samuel R.
Plummer to Mary E. Offutt, eighty-three
acres Ijulian B. Ilubbell to Julius Carow.
lot at <51 en Echo. .
The citizens of Kensington are dissatis
fied with their electric railway facilities,
and have taken steps to improve the
service. At a recent citizens meeting it
was decided to notify the management of
tne Kensington Electric Railway that un
less a more satisfactory schedule is main
tained legal measures will be resorted to
to compel the company to live up to it.
agreement with Brainard H. airner.
from whom th* road was purchased, and
maintain a thirty-minute schedule.
At a recent meeting of the directors of
the Sandy Springs Saving institution the
following officers were re-elected. I resi
dent, Asa M. Stabler; secretary, Freder
ick E. Thomas; treasurer, Alban u.
Thomas. .
Coal vs. Gems.
From tne Cleveland I.eader.
From time immemorial India has heor.
noted for precious stones. For thousands
ef vear< It has been a land of much dls
ninv of gem4* and jewelry. Tne average
I Ku-onean or American can hardly tli n
Of India Without some glint of diamonds
S his mind's eye. In a more modern
and less celebrated wa> B az . "He
wise has been a country of diamojids
and ?<>ld. A few famous a.ones and
main smaller ones have made a vas
land of forest and plain, plantation aiu
wilderness sparkle before the world.
: list year India produced diamonds
worth St.-"". and coal valued at
P-M in the same year the amber mined
In India was worth *1.771. The yield of
rubies ar.d sapphires was more lml>or~
tant Their value was officially reputed
as $:St3,-W- The petroleum produced m
the'same vear was estimated at
3'.7 m Brazil the value of the coffee
crop of one year is greater than the
market price of all the diamonds found
in tl at country in a century.
So the practical dwarfs Hie ornamental
in this age of business It is . period
which belongs to iron rather than to
"old to coal for more tnan to all the ,
precious stones and gems of the eart.i. |
An TTnimportant Blunder.
Kr^m .IihIc
Proud .a 't- Behold my masterpiece!
Grass tr*es, mountain, sky reflected in
I lake! ^ * ??
Svmpat'nizing Friend--A ? r> 1 "'W . ,
why do you sign it in t: < t p 1 it hand
II ?Proiid Artist?Oh hang The idiots
have hung it upside dowi
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| Remarkable Flight of a Mas
sachusetts Aviator.
1 TRAVELS AT GREAT SPEED
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From Worcester to New York, to
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Boston and Back.
RISES 4.000 FEET IN AIR
i Says His Monoplane Can Carry
j
Three Passengers and Go a Hun
dred Miles an Hour.
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i WORCESTER. Mass., December 13.?
j WaIlace E. TiHinghast <>f this city, a
inei hanical engineer of recognized abil
ity, last night nave a detailed account
ol "he m?.st remarkable aeroplane flight
I ever chronicled .n the history of aerial
? exph it:-.
In a monoplane of his own building and
with two passengers, Mr. TiHinghast
says, lie made a fliqht from Boston to
New York and return on the night of
September V without coming to the
ground,
Hut the most marvelous part of his
story is the statement that while near
New York city the machine sailed about
j for forty-six minutes at an altitude of
?U**) feet while repairs were made to the
' motor.
Flight tc New York and Back.
Following is 5ir. ? Tillingliast's state
i tnent:
"The night of September i?. with two
machinists. 1 left the shop where the
machine is stored and was built, and set
out for New York city, which we reached,
coming close to the Statue of Liberty,
went back to Boston and then bacK auain
to the starting point, without alighting.
When near Fire Island one of the cylin
der:? <>f the flyer ran irregularly, so the
motors were stopped and the two me
chanics took plenty of time in repairing
it and doing a little work of a precau
tionary nature with other parts of the
machinery.
"Before stoppinc the motor we rose to
I an altitude ot 4,imhi feet sailed during
the forty-six minutes taken in repairing
tiie cylinder and other machinery.
"When the motor was started we were
so near the land that the headlight and
general outline of the aeroplane with the
men in it were seen by the life saving
crew patrolling tha beach, and notice of
this discovery was printed in the papers
at the time. The reason I do not care
to make public the place where the ma
chine is stationed and other particulars
is because 1 expect to enter the interna
tional aviation races."
Business associates of Mr. TiHinghast
say he never has tak?!ii them into his
confidence, but know Mm to be a me
chanical engineer they would noi be
surprised at anything he did in this line.
Hundred Miles an Hour.
He described his aeroplane as being
capable of carrying three persons, with a
weight limit of 200 pounds each. .">Oo miles
without a stop to replenish a supply of
gasoline, and says he can attain a speed
of about 10;? miles an hour, lie says his
machine is of the monoplane tyf>e, with a
spread of seventy-two feet, a weight of
1.550 pounds and furnished with a twelve
horse power gasoline engine, made under
his own direction and specifications, fully
covered by his own patents.
lie says the passengers ride on the body
of the machine instead of with the body
of the machine behind them. He also
says it has a searchlight made by the
use of acetylene gas generated mi the
machine. He will not say where the
monoplane was constructed, that being
his secret; neither will he give the names
of his machinists.
BAD FALL FOR BLERI0T.
Unable to Clear the Roofs in Con
stantinople.
CONSTANTINOPLE, December 12.?j
Bleriot, a French aeroplanist, whose flight
across the Bnglish Channel was one of
the remarkable achievements of tlie year,
and who has had mOre narrow escapes
from death than any other aviator, met
with another serious accident here yes
terday.
Bleriot, who was using an aeroplane o'j
the cross-channel type, did not with to
disappoint the crowds that had gathered
to watch his exhibition, although a strong
wind was blowing.
No sooner had lie ascended than the
aeronaut was carried away by the wind
about a mile and a half toward Tataola
Hill. He tried to tack and return to the
starting point, but was unable to rise
above the roofs of the houses on the
hill. His machine was driven against the
walls of two buildings and was over
turned, falling from a height of twenty
five feet.
Bleriot remained in his seat and was
caught in the wreckage. After being
taken out he managed to raise himself
from his recumbent josition, but com
plained of severe internal pain.
Mine. Bleriot hastened to her husband's
assistance and had him carried to the
French Hospital, where the physicians
found lie had been severely bruised in the
abdominal region. ^lis wife reassured
the crowds that were besieging the lios-,
pital. She reported the condition of her
husband to be fairly satisfactory.
Light on the Farm.
Fri'Ui tho Scientific American.
The introduction of tungsten lamps is
doing much to advance the use of elec
tricity on farms It is possible for the
farmer with a small plant, driven either j
by a gasoline engine or by damming a
small stream, to obtain sufficient current
to light his house and barn with this]
economical type of Incandescent lamp.
The use of electricity on the farm, by
the way. is growing, and, as pointed out
by tiie Kle? trical World, farmers will in
time Vome to consider electricity a neces
sity. Then it will he found profitable to
establish central generating stations for
; farming districts to take the place of tl??f
| small individual plants now being in
| stalled.
WASHINGTON PLAYGROUND SCENES.
Volley ball (fame, >ew lurk atrimr pin;kTuiiikI. Much fun at little \ happy itmnp iu *nnd box, UnrHrld Park playcrouud. Although Miunll,
ftltcuitt. thr?r children art- perfectly atafe. becauite of the overnight of play leaden.
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You Can Always Have It Charged;.
BeganmSng Thursday, December 16, store will be
open nights until Christmas.'
f TOYS AID DOLLS
IF Buy Themni Now, WMEe Stocks Are
CoimpIete?Don't Delay.
The prudent buyers are making the Toy and Doll purchases now, while stocks arc at their
best and selecting is a pleasure. We lay aside purchases, and deliver when you saw
Animals,
Toy Furniture
1 'ewter Sets,
Metalophones,
Blocks,
Pianos,
Doll Bed
Soldiers,
Friction Tf?vs.
Trains on Track?
Air Rifles.
Tov Furniture.
Our lufliday Doll special is u
handsome large imported Hand
werck Doll; full jointed; best
wigs. Sell at
$6.00. Our holi- ^ ^
day doll leader
$2.5? Reed Qo-Carts
$7 Automobiles ....
$11 Iron Wagons . . . .
$3.75 flron Wagons . . .
$7 Doll Perambulators
75c Parchesi Games . .
DRESSED DOLLS IN A LARGE
number of kinds and styles;
pretty faces and neatly * ^
dressed. SHI at 80c. For
Tuesday ^ ^
DRESSED DO LI -S IN MANY
tractive styles, best makes ^
and very durable. The 'UJ
value is $1.50. For Tuesday
HANDSOME JOINTED
with eyelashes: well made
jtnd never sol'l under SOc.
For Tuesday they are un
derpriced at
iiiiiuiHgMnmiiiMi
Why Pay. Ruinous Rates of Interest When
We Will Loan You Any Sum You Desire at
Cor. yp=^. * a ? N.W. Cor
? f 6% P?p Annum
utSa vj dlS?
Plus a small added cost for storage, but, no matter how little you may want, our highest
charge, storage and all, is never higher than 2 per cent and as low as i per cent, according
to amount desired.
Capital $1,000,000.00
OURS IS A PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION
Built on lines to assist those who at times find themselves temporarily embarrassed at
"Live and Let Live" rates.
WE LOAN ONLY ON DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, ETC.
W e keep pledges one year and then if sold any equity remaining reverts to the original
owner.
15^We.redeem pledges from pawnbrokers and issue new loans at greatly reduced
rates of interest.
Timelock safes. Private entrance on I2th street.
REFERENCE?Any financial institution in the city.
CIVIC CENTER FOR MILWAUKEE
Important Municipal Improvement
Project Planned.
From tlip Milwaukee Sentinel.
The civic center of Milwaukee will start
with the city hall. It will Include the
public library an<l museum building at
its southwest extremity, and extend as
far north as State street. Almost at its
center the Auditorium building will stand,
and at either side, with well lighted
boulevards, the municipal and county
buildings will trail away, until they
meet with the large residence district
of the west side.
This is to he the civic center proper,
but in addition there will be other cen
ters, situated where they may best meet
with the needs and requirements of
the portion of the city they represent.
An eust side center will be erected, pos
sibly at Grady and Cass streets, while
a north side district may be stationed at
12th street and North avenue. Residents
of the south side will find their center
at Greeniield and 11th avenues, while
still another may be located at Bay
View, for the benefit of those still far
ther removed from the business heart of
Milwaukee.
It is planned that these outlying civic
centers shall include such public build
ings as may best serve the needs of those
who, are desirous of taking advantage of
opportunities offered. In all probability,
for those who take advantage of the pub
lic library system, a branch library will
be erected, whether they may secure vol
umes without the necessity of a long trip
up city. No center will be established at
the lower east side, as Juneau Park
proves a breathing spot on the bay which
so often has been compared to the
famous storied shore of Naples.
In addition to these artificial aids, the
natural physical beauties of Milwaukee
will be included in the chain. There is
[Lake Park to the portheast. Juneau Park
to the east, Humboldt and Kosciusko.
Washington and Reservoir parks, with
other smaller oases in the builded section.
Should Schlitz Park be thrown open as a
municipal resort it will be added to the
chain, and the many results of landscape
gardening, already evldant in these local
ities. will be given wider opportunity when
they are added to the chain of civic im
provement.
To connect all of these, a system of
broad boulevards is invoked. The lake
shore drive, connecting with the Sheridan
drive of Ohlcrfgo. running along the wind
ing sandy swales and precipitous cliffs of
I.ake Michigan, will form one of the most
famous drives in the United States.
Radiating from the civic heart to the
scattered centers, shaded roads, broad
and comfortable, will extend, until a
series of smooth boulevards haH been
completed for the enjoyment of Milwau
kee residents.
MARVELOUS FERTILIZER.
Chicago Man Who Has Fonnd a
Wonder Worker.
From the Chicago Tribune.
All toid there are 251.000,000 acres of
unoccupied, untitled lands in the west.
Already in building irrigation canals the
government, exclusive of the many pri
vate concerns, has excavated one-third
as much earth and stone as will be dug
from the Panama canal. It has expended
J,V>,000,000 In the work and the expendi
ture goes on at the rate of^1.500,000 a
month. All this money is spent to turn
the arid and dry plains of the west into
gardens of vegetation.
Because of the little rainfall ahd the
lack of humidity in the air the plains
are now covered with a growth of under
brush and cactus. Where it is possible
to pipe water or to trench it, it is often
carried for hundreds of miles through con
crete trenches, over dams and sluices,
and then run in small trenches all through
the farm. The cost of this is immense,
but the work goes on at rapid strides.
Dr. llirsch. who has made Chicago his
home for fifty-one years, now comes forth
with a solution of the problem. There
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need be no more arid wastes of land or
stretrhes of untilled soil because lark
of water, ways he. Mia fertiliser when on<*e
mlxod with ths ground will suck up
enough moisture in the driest of eltmes
to bring at least one good prop a year. It
becomes a part of the earth itself and re
mains in its place for years and -years,
losing none of its properties as time noes
on, and, like the hair tonic man. he aa\s
lie can prove it.
Once, relates the chemist, when drought
settled for months all over this country
and the ground cracked into a network
of fissures and dried to the hardness ?>f
rock, people gathered in groups in many
sections and prayed for rain. All life
| was crushed out of the tiny roots of veg
etation; the grass dried up to yellow
tinder. leaving no food for tattle, so that
| milk became scarce; meat rose in prices;
gTains spoiled, and the farmer was left
without reward for his diligent efforts.
It was at this time that one morniiia the
doctor went into his back yard before th?
neighbors had arisen and Bj>r?ed the eon
tents of a sack on the hard, parched
ground. He returned to his laboratory
and proceeded with hi# work.
The next morning the members of his
family began to comment on the rain of
the night before, which they had not *et?n
nor heard Yet from the condition of the
moist ground in the yard they were sure
that It had rained. Neighboring yards, how
ever, were still cracked and the yellow
ish grass still drooped. The sun wa* as
Intense as ever, and the thermometer
hovered on the !*> mark. For three weeks
the drought kept up. tout the rear yard
flourished with large, healthy blades of
grass ar.d flowers. At no time sine*
men. Dr. Horsch declares, has his ha< k
yard needed as much as watering with a
hose. Bach year it is the flrat to bloom
In the vicinity.