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The morning times., 1895-08-04

Braddock is that he was OF very stubborn
disposition Washington Irving in his
Life of Washington" handles the un-
lucky commander rather roughly; and so
does Thackeray in his "Virginians," and
Charles Mcknight in his Charming 'Old
Fort Duuuesne" BE that as it may he
was evidently a nan to whom fear was
stranger. and he was not unconscious of the
hardships and danger lie was bound to
encounter, as Will be proved by passage
from q rare old book by a Miss Bellamy,
published in London in 1855. She says:
WAsHINGTON'S TESTIMONY. r
"Gen. Braddock, to whom | had been
known from my infancy, and who was par
ticularly fond of me, was about this time
Amounted TO go TO America! From our
intimacy he gave me his agency without
nv applying for 1t. While he was makirg
the necessary preparations Tor his yoyagehe
wasmore frequently tnan usual at our house.
The evening before his departure he supped
with me, accompanied by his two aides
>de-camp- Major Burton twho had lost
his much loved wife, and my darling
friend) and Capt Orme. Before we parted
the general told ME he should see me 10
more. for he was going with his hardful
of men to conquer nations, and TO do this
they must cut their way through unkr own
woods He produced map OF the country,
saying dl INC sdlic 'iiiiS, we dle scH y llhc
sacrifices to the altar The events OF the
expedition too fatally verified the gen
erals expectations on going away he
put into my hard paper, which proved
to be his WILL
Washington himself, in his day, endeavoI-
ed unsuccessfully to disabuse the popular
| mind of its prejudice against Braddock
In Niles Register for May, 1918, we read
an interesting conversation held with him
while President, by the aged William
! Findley of Youngsto wn, in which Washing
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PAINTINGS AND PRINTS
NOVELTIES FOR THE BoUDoIR.

A dainty little chest of quartered oak or
satin wood is q novelty, and, If one is col
lector, necessity as Well.
Fitted with lock and key. it proves safe
receptacle for the costly treasures which
the industrious person is getting together
perhaps of stamps, perhaps OF book
plates.
The chest is about twelve inches high, a
foot wide, and two feet lorg. II made 10
order the dinenSiors must be regulated
by the size of the collection.
The prettiest ones are made OF quar-
tered oak. with panels of satin wood, upon
which a design has been etched, usually in
various coIorS-pOsSibly a gay cavalier
and his lady love, OF cupids and bower
of roses Any design that is effective will
answer the purpose
Amotto-youT ow n-apd your coat of arms
must form the decoration on the top OF the
chest. Put in one corner of your morning
room or boudOir. the chest VIII certainly
adorn the spot and elicit many an exclama-
ton: "Oh, how pretty, ard what is it
for?" 1t is always so nice TO have novelty
to introduce to friend.
Still another rev thing-a charming
little frame made of oak for holding photo
Graphs-that is, Just four pictures. 1t is
one frame with four divisions. The pic
lures are slipped in at the back, ara each
one has a glass over its face The affair
is really four frames in ore. 1t is hung
upon the wall, ard the little shelf Which
forms the upper part of the frame serves
nicely to hold some trfflirC ornament,
perhaps a little vase with a few flowers.
Our English fTieCds are quite devoted 10
this style of framing pictures of Intimate
friends, and lately they have been intro
duCed here.
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by lofty poplaIs, leading up TO these steps
fTom the street, and nearly all of the cele-
bIities who visited good old Alexandria in
her palmy days, pressed its gravel.
II takes but little eXeItion TO picture
it as it wac years ago in colonial times,
when we lived under a king, when tobacco
passed current as gold, and when the ladies
wore patches and the men queues.
When We consider that this old mansion
was built in 1752, as rs plainly shown on
a carved inscription on the keystone of a
Iear arch, il is wonderfully well preserved;
however, 1t does not belle its hoary looks
Huge, heavy -shouldeTed chimneys, with
loosened, yellowish stucco covering, pro-
tIude through the black, moss z row. roof;
from which also jut out queer dormer
windows. Though the many little panes
Of the latter, draped with the cobwebs of
ages, one may catch a glimpse OF the attic
10 which they give light
SUPERB VIEW
A warped and rottng balustrade of
short stanchions runs along two sides
Of the roof. on the rear a double row of
porches, fast falling into decay, catch the
first rays Of the morning sun, and as one
stands there a splendid view of the green
hills Of Maryland Greets ones eyes, Just
as il did those Of our graudfathers' years
and years ago.
Only the now almost silent river was n
those days alive with craft, for Alexandria
was, IN her day, the rival OF Baltimore
and Philadelphia Merchants from those
cities came TO this good old town for
their goods. Ships from all parts Of the
world came up to her wharves aud then
the view across the river was made in-
distinct 10y the maze of masts which almost
continually lined her water front.
Just below the porches, which are now
most artistically covered with wisteria
vines, is a terraced garden, and below
this is another garden much larger and
finer, where, We are told, the lads and
lassies whispered their sweet nothings
in the days Of long ago-and no less per-
sonage than George Washington was
numbered among them.
As one enters from the front porch the
doors open into a wide, roOmy hallway.
At its farther end is a typical colonial
stairway leading to the floor above. 1t
is paneled with wood, which gives every
appearance Of having been hewn by hand
from the log. The sun shining through
the many-paned windows at the head of
the stairs, aud those looking on the lower
porch lights up the whole hallway aud
brightens its aged-dimmed, blue-painted
sides. 1t is also noticeable that the hall
is the most commodious portion of the
whole house.
THE FORT IN THE CELLAR.
On the second floor the small sleeping
apartments in great number take up all
the space. and above is the cobwebby attic,
where one may get a better view of the
river and the distant Maryland landscape.
The basement is built strong enough to hold
fort. Its stone walls are two feet thick
and the whole of this cool, underground
resort is divided up into numerous apart
ments-wine cellars, storage rooms, vaults,
and the like.
Through the center of this strong part OF
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the main roof it takes the form of an open
arcade, coped with DOME from the base
OF which. at each of the eight pillars, will
be suspended electric arc lights
Effect and solidity of construction go
hand in hand. The walls are to be of
brick, with stone trimmings.
The interior will be finished in what is
known as the .slow-buniug construction
the first OF the kind in the District. On
this plan the SirGers are of unusually large
size, and are left exposed on all sides,
while the flooring is of solid plankE, five
inches thick. In ordinary construction the
space between joiSt and studding is iu-
cased by flooring and plastering, aud so
forming flue, through which fire may
spread to all parts of the building. In the
slow burning construction there are no
hidden spaCes-a fire could be at once To-
Gated and eXtinguished before it could
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They point out with apparent great pride
huge boulder which lies there imbedded
in the ground, and it's known to those who
know it at all as "Braddock's Rock"
BRADDOCK'S ROCK.
1t is so-called because t was TO this
rock, which then protruded from the rivers
bank that Braddock's vessel was moored
Strange as it may seem, there is now at
least half a mile of solid ground between
this rock and the waters edge. That
makes the tradition all the more true, for
the surveys show us very conClusively
that this ground now fills the former
rivers channel. And the channel has not
changed so very long ago. An old gen.
tleman now living told the writer recently
that the channel changed gradually in his
existence, and that "Braddock's Rock
marked an old swimming hole where, in
his youth he was wont to loiter away
his summer vacation days.
The old rock now lies just outside of
the wall which encloses the grounds, and
firmly imbedded in the top OF it win be
found to this day huge iron Npike
stamped with a British imprint, to which,
tradition has it, was moored Braddock' s
ship.
The impression one gets from reading of
The morning times., 1895-08-04
Dealers in Second Hand Volumes
and Their PeCuIiarities.
RATHER TALK THAN SELL
They Become Fascinated With Some
of the Ancient Tones and Hate to
Part With Them-Sad Stories
Connected With Some of the Goods
They Buy.

On crossing the threshold of the second
hand book store the feeling always comes
over one that he is entering a place far
a way from the weary work -a-day world
strange sensation that he will come out
the wiser for some interesting story the
old, grizzleheaded gray-headed, book
dealer tells him or for some discovery he
himself makes in the accumulated volumes
is certain to steal upon him. And the sur
mise is almost always correct.
The more weather-beateu the almost illeg-
ible sign at the door is, the more shaved
away the wooden door sill, the more
ancient-looknG and high-piled the books
aud the thicker the musty SIN I'll, the surer
is the would-be purchaser TO find an age
bent book worm even more ready TO sit
down and chat awhile in his own peculiar
style, than to sell the stack OF lore beneath
him
There are just such stores and just such
men who look for all the world as if they
had stepped out Of some old moth-eaten
volume OF Dickens on the shelf above them
right here in Washington
AMONG MUSTY TONES.
81 have been selling books at this one
place for eighteen years" said an old gen
tleman to the Times reporter as the two
/ satchatting back in the dark recesses of the
forest of books
1t was a place where it seemed almost
SacTilegious to speak above a whisper in
cOumOnplaCeC conversation when the tongues
p Z 50 many sages OF all times were waiting
.yQOn the shelves to converse with the first
conner
And yet could the sages see to what base
/ uses these perpetual tongues OF theirs had
! come, they would not unlikely cry out II
they could
Immediately above the head OF the speaker
was Homer that had evidently done class
room service for a student who evidenced
+ theuncongenialc lcompanyhe wasinby break =
Ing one back and defacing the leaves with
. COpIouS markings OF graphite.
( Two volumes of MacauIey's England
( We're carved in almost Identical spots by
colony Of Industrious moths Hundreds
of other volumes showed their owners
wantonneSs or the gnaWIng tooth oftime.
Yes. # is interesting" the oId man con-
tinued as he p.Owcd his elbow back through
the accumulated dust on the top book of
pie behind him. We must quite natur-
ally become inceSsant readers
FASCINATED WITH HIS BOOKS
Strange as it may seem / am so fasci.
mated with some OF the volumes in this
store that l would really hate to part with
them. though that is exactly what l am
here for
"Of course I buy thousands of books
one. two, three, aud four at a time, but
like all secondhand dealers the most OF
The morning times., 1895-08-04
Capturinc a Sea Lion.

TaCob Holgate. OF Corvallis, Ore. Started
out to capture a sea lion a few days ago,
and found in a very brief period that it was
an elephant that he had on his hands. The
sea lion was lying on the beach along which
Mr.. Holgate was driving in his buggy drawn
by a healthy young horse. Mr.. Holgate
lassoed the lion, and, tying the rope to
the buggy axle, whipped up his horse
with the intention of hauling the lion back
to town After being dragged along few
yards, the lion decided TO go home TO sea,
and started toward the breakers. Despite
all the efforts Of Mr.. Holgate and his horse,
the lion got the better of the tug of war,
and in a few minutes the hind wheels of the
wagon Were in the surf. Then Mr.. Bolgate
cut the rope, and was glad to get home alone
and alive.
The morning times., 1895-08-04

because the firm is satisfied that to the
value of this paper as anadvertjsing medium
much of the success of this business house
is attributable.
That the new building will be an archf-
tectural beauty is assured by the choice of
its architect + Aps.eton p. Clark, jr., who,
has drawn the plans for many of the most
prominent buildings erected here in recent
years.
The House & Hermann building will have
frontage on Seventh street of forty-six
feet, running easterly on 1 street 1O3 feet
1t will be six stories high, with basement
and tower. 1t is to be a modern building
in every detail. The front and side up to
the second-floor ceiling will be arranged as
show windows, having probably the largest
glass eXpanse of any business house in the
city. The corner tower will be round, and
up to the second story entirely of glass, ex-
cept the supporting iron pillars. Above
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gain any headway on the huge timbers.
The builder, S. l.. Prescott, was selected
because of his experience with big con-
tracts, and especially this slow burning
construction feature.
The public and private offices of the flrm
and the shipping department are all to be
located in the rear on the first floor, and, to-
gether with the large stair way, Will be
finished in oak. The first floor ceiling Will
be laid off in steel panels, frescoed in colors.
The ceilings of the upper floors will be
tinted on the woodwork.
The plans call for two elevators. In the
basement will be located the boilers en-
. gines and dynamos, the latter furnishing
power for the elevators and the forty arc
and scores of incandescent lights. The
building will be heated by steam.
The estimated cost of the building is
$4,000, and the builder promises to nave
it ready for occupancy this fall.
The morning times., 1895-08-04

| DELIGHTFUL TRIPS
For
| TOURISTS AID
| PLEASURE SEEKERS.

Take the run down the Potomac to Fort
ress Monroe and NOrfOIk-by night OF day
Three elegant speedy steamers make the
trID-the Norfolk" and Washington" as
night and the new Newport News by day
4 most enjoyable outing whenever taken
A sail down the entire Potomac 10 Chesa-
peake Bay, with view OF Atlantic ocean,
Hampton Roads, Newport News, Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk, where connections
are made with ALL steamboats, and rail-
roads for the North, South, and West
SCHEDULE FOR NIGHT STEAMERS.
EVERY DAY N THE YEAR
Nv Wasu'tOn zoe pIE 1v-POTtSmo b o-oO pm
Lv Alex 'd'Ia 7:3O pm Lv.NOrfOlk $40 pm
Ar Ft Monr'e 80 am Lv.Ft Monroe T.2O pm
Ar Norfolk 40 am Ar Alex 'dTIa 500 am
Ar POrtsm'b SEQ am Ar wash 'EJ0n6-3O am
Ron ~ Trio Tickets S. 90 ttultD ted-)
SCHEDULE FOR DAY STEAMER.
The Newport News" leaves Washington
Sundays. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri
days at 3 a. IN, arriving at Fortress Mon
roe 5.45 and Norfolk 8 80 same evening
Returning leaves Norfolk : 40 a. m,
Fortress Monroe $50 a. m. arriving IN
Washington 8 40 same evening.
The sunday morning steamer from WASH
ingtOn leaves Norfolk same night at 700
and Fortress Monroe 7.45 p m, arriving in
Washington next morning at -UU CLOCK
Passengers are privileged 10 leave same
day by night steamer II desired An ideal
Sunday trip.
Round Trip Tickets. $3.50.
Tickets on sale at 513. .619. 1921 Pa ave.
B. & o. Ticket Office. cor. 10th Sc and
y Y ave, ana on board steamers. where
time table, map, etc, can also De had For
further information telephone manager.
Norfolk { washington Steamboat Company.
JNO CALLAHAN, GEN. MGR
PHONE 80 WHARF FOOT 7TH ST.
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ANOTHER HANDSOME BUILDING.


House & Herrmunf Have Broken
Ground fora moth New Store.
When MeSsrs House &s Herrnlann, The
pioneers of the credit -fIiFp ff1Irr busiDess
in Washington, established themselves here
eleven years ago one or their present block
of five stores afforded them ample accom-
mediation, but Thursday OF this week
they began the demolition of the buildings
on the northeast corner Of Seventh and 1
streets, 10 make way for the handsome new
siX-story structure they propose to erect.
For the past four or five years this en-
terprjng firm has felt the need Of larger
and more suitable quarters, and the read
ers Of The Times will feel a personal in
terest in this fresh evidence of prosperity,
The morning times., 1895-08-04
CLEARING Sale
Of
SUMNER GOODS
At
johnson
AND
LUtkr0lTS,
7l3 Market Space.

Monday morning we
commence our annual
Midsummer Ole arin e
Sales i'm all departments,
with advantages to buy
ers that cannot be equal
ed elsewhere.
Everything in the store
must go, and go quickly.
To move them down go
the prices with that dull,
sickening thud the nov
eIist and dramatist speak
about.
The representative val
ueS enumerated below
speak for themselves.
The morning times., 1895-08-04

ton said that BIaddock was unfortunate,
but that his character was very much too
severely treated; that even in his manner
of fighting, he was no mole to blame than
Others.
II is also a matter OF record Illustrating
Wastington's regard for his old commander
that he favored the erection OF a monument
over the grave of BraddoCk but had no
opportunity for doing SO until after the
revolutionary war, and then no trace Of lis
bones could be found. a J. X.
The morning times., 1895-08-04
Personally Conducted TOnrS TO Wat
kins ard Niagara Falls.

The Pennsylvania Railroad will operate
personally conducted tour to Watkins
Glen and Niagara Fans, Thursday, August
8. Rate, $1,000. Tickets good for ten
days, allowing stop-ofr privileges at Wat
kius' and Rochester, In either direction,
ana at Buffalo, returning. Special train
to leave Washington at 100 a. in. Later
tours, August y, rseptgmhrRsiF, and Oc-
tober 8. -
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Wash Dress Goods
at Clearing Sale Prices
I0C
For 37Hc Organdies.

Dainty French Organdies in white black
navy and tinted grounds All this sea
sons newest effects and the identical
quality others sell at 3. nc. our Clearing
sale price ......................... l9c
l5c FIiese ana Crepe Organdies, now...... l116c
Zoe Cotton Duck Suitings, now ..-.-. ..... algc
I2lac Crepon Gingbams new styles now. SIbc
25c Embroidered Lawns and Drgandies.... l5c
25c Black Satin Stripe Organdiss for. l6c
Zoe quality Dress Gughams, now. 1l5c
I2LSc quality Dress Ginghams. now. glsc
pc quality scotch Zepnyr Giughams $500. l5c
I5c Serpcntine Crepes all colors, only = &C
l2l5c Best American Sattcens, now. 9l5C
The morning times., 1895-08-04
BAY RIDGE.

This delightful and beautiful resort
on the Chesapeake Bay opens for
the season on Saturday, June g.
The principal new Attractive features
are a SO 900 Ferris wheel, 10 feet high,
and Toboggan Slide from the bath house,
100 feet into the bay. Trains leave B.
& o. r. Il. depot at els a. m and 4,2S
D. m. week days; 9:3o g. m, 1:30 9ld
S:15 D. m, Sundays
RATE 10 CENTS FOR THE ROUND
TRIP.
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MARSHALL HALL.

Steamer MaCaIester leaves daily (San-
day excepted) ut 1Oa M 2. sop n.
Steamer River Queen leaves daily
street wharf {Sunddy eXcepted) at $3.50 a.
NJ aud from MaCaIeSter'S wharf at $50
p H.
Indian Head trips every Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings at $50 p. M
Fare, Round Trip, CSC.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

We hear soma talk favoring the ad-
option of a curfew ordinance. and ar
resting the young people found on the
streets after 8 O'Clock at night. The
"curfew" may be ali right in practice
but the principle of the thing is wrong.
It is relic of the days of witchcraft
and puritarism-a companion of and
an accompaniment TO the whipping
post and ducking stool of olden days.
Just what good it will do we are at a
loss to understand. If there is some
kind of devilment that young people
can get into after 9 o'clock at night
but not before then we are willing to
admit that the scheme appears plaus-
ible and defensible. Until that time
we shall continue to believe that the
right and proper way is to let every
parent ring his own curfew.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28
The Most Wonderful Pill.

They relieve where all others fail.
They are called Beggs' Little Giants.
and are rightly named. Remember the
name and call for them at the best
store In town. NJ. z. Hooper keeps
them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

The dairymen in convention at New
ton last week determined to s'push
Kansas butter" Some butter only
needs to have the track creared; it is
strong enough to push itself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

DR.. w. A. Phillips OF Salina, the we'll
known oculist, will be at the Hotel
Greene on Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday, December Z, 8 and 10. 1t is
Important that patients come early on
the first day and arrange a date for
treatment, thus avoiding delay and
waiting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

All persons having unsettled ac-
counts with the undersigned will
please call and settle at once.
81 E. J. DODGE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

Carpet weaving done at 10 cents q
yard, one mile west and one fourth
mile south of court house. Satisfac.
ton guaranteed; eight years expert
ence. 50 j. o. E RATHBCN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

Sterling Democrat: l.. B. Tebbe will
soon open Racket store in the Mrs.
Fisher building on Broadway. Lou
has many friends in this community
who will be glad to see him succeed in
his new undertaking:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

Misses Agnes and Lizzie WiIdgen of
Hoisington were visiting here last
Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

TAKEN UP-About September 1, one
bay mare, blaze face aud one white hind
foot. G. L. JONES.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

1t is an unbroken rule that good
corn crop is followed by a big wheat
crop in Kansas, and from the reports
from over the state the rule is in no
danger of being broken this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28
To Advertisers.

Hereafter, in order to secure inser-
ton of advertisements same week pub
LEGATION is desired, copy for ads must be
in this Office by Monday noon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28
Advertised Letters.

Following Ia list of letters remaining uncalle
for In the postofice at Great Bend for the week
ending November 81, 1895:
Wm. Smith
Persons calling for any Of the above letters WI
please say advertised" WILL z. STOKE P. H
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

All wool dress goods for 15c per
yard at Rehn's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

w. NJ. Gage contractor and builder
In the Hume block is prepared to do
anything in the line of general car
pentering and soiicits public patron
age.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

Have you seen that cheap under,
wear at Rehn's?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28
Our Clubbing Specialt1es.

Until November we offer the DEM
oCRAT and the following first class
publications as follows for one year:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

We are overstocked with heating
stoves and offer them for sale at cost.
Give US a call. Great Bend Imple-
ment Company. 81
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria