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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Italy has the friendly encourage,
nent of England in the war against
Absynnia, and If the report is true
hat England intends to cede to Italy
he port of Sela, on the Gulf of Alden,
he Italian troops will be able to go
Onward with the invasion from the
iouth as well as from the north. If a
passion grows with what it feeds on,
he nations Of Europe will look else
where for fresh territory after they
complete the division of Africa.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Washington, d. c., Jan. %, 1885,
pecial Telegram.-List of patents is
ed last week to Northwestern invent
RS:
Frank J. Barnard, J. G. Moore and
Il. ID. Atkinson, Seattle, Wash, mag
etic extracting and separating ma
hine; John w. Boggs, Huntington,
lre., draw-bar for railway cars; Will
am ii. Campbell, Ortonville, Mimi,
sre-escape; Hermann G. Dittbenner,
Minneapolis, Mimi. engine for log
moving; William Hainsworth, West
%ieattle, WASH, MISUNDERSTANDING de.
ice: Ahelbert Mecham. Edinburg, N.
D., sleigh-brake; John G. Mines, Ce-
ar Rapids. Iowa, milk ticket; Rasmus
Jefferson, Drammen, Mimi, corn-har-
ester; Gustave A. Scholer, Spokane,
Wash. chuch for watch-crown; Eugene
!. Sutton, Snohomish, Wash. door
ock; Henry r. Weiper, Durand, Wis.
.orse-detacher; George e. Wheeler,
Minneapolis, Mimi, c%ar-brake; Ed
sard X. Jones, Portland, Ore, design
nscription-plate. L. d. Merwin, Pat
mt Lawyer. Pioneer Press Building,
u. Paul, Mimi, and Washington, ID. C..
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Ideas in Decoration.

A pretty design for a frame for a
white linen has about the circular
opening for the picture a string of
jewels or balls in good size worked in
gold color. These jewels are raised
and in solid embroidery. In the lower
corner of the frame is a bow knot hold
ing violets, the ends of the floating
ribbon in which the bow knot termi-
mates are carried to the top of the
frame. The ribbon is worked in but
tonhole stitch with gold colored silk.
and the violets and their stems in
natural colors are in solid embroidery.
One Of the prettiest decorations for
dining room walls in houses of moder-
ate price is pottery and brass in the
form of plaques, jugs. beer mugs and
other articles of fine shape or color.
Such articles need not be expensive
bits of china that it would break ones
heal if they came to grief. Such
things make a charming oyer-mantcl
decoration, covering the entire space
to the ceiling. If they are to be truly
enjoyed. however, they must be Sc
curely placed, n are not recommend
ed to the woman who is her own maid.
W it'll uoNtIS are tOSlli IL DIplIN
dinner table decoration may be had by
using smilax. laurel or asparagus vine.
made into wreaths and tied with vio-
let, scarlet or pink satin ribbon. These
wreaths may be placed at the four
corners of the table inside the covers
or laid around candelabra placed in
the center. at the corners. or at each
end. Or they may be used at two cor
ners diagonally, with vases of suitable
flowers, violets or carnations. in the
two other corners If violet ribbon is
used have the dishes for bonbons fill
ed with crystaliZed violets and mint
leaves; if pink, rose petals and mint
leaves. Candies with white shades
are prettier with violet and green than
those of a color, as the light through
a violet or green is not becoming
New York Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Filled the Bill Exactly.

I've got Smedley's new gun"
"Why, don't you know you couldn't
hit anything with it? It's a beauty,
but it won't shoot straight"
Ssh! That's why l got it. Fellows
always guying me because l couldn't
shoot. and now I've got a good excuse
for missing!'-Chicago Record.
Heavenly.
Alethia (ecstatically)-Isn't it just
heavenly!
Bob docking down from the front
window of the new fat, ~lugpbSieusly)
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

In 1893, according to the report of
the commissioner of education, which
has been brought down to that year,
the number Of schoolhouses in the
United States was 235,426, valued at
$39S,435,039, with an annual revenue
of $165,OO0,O 900, teachers numbering
3s3,010 and ar aggregate of 1908, $50
pupils. The i~lliteracy in the United
States has been reduced to 1873 per
cent, this including sos per cen
among negroes, and 1871 per cent
among the white immigrants. But
little over half Of the negro population
Is now illiterate. While education in
this country is extending at a rapid
rate, there Is still much to be done be-
fore reaching the standard Of Ger
many, with only 1 per cent Of Hitter
ates.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
1t has remained for the new woman,

1t has remained for the new woman,
N her professional capacity, to give a
ated to render the article as unat-
.ractive as words can make it. 1t is a
woman lawyer of Maiden, Mass, who
egally defines a kiss as 'the act of
Two mouths coming together so as to
nave a common curvature at the point
Of contact" Many people will be pro-
foundly Disguised to find that they
have wasted enthusiasm on a thing
80 proSaic.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

M. M. Luther, East Troy, Pa, grew
last season over 207 bushels Salzer's
Silver Mine Oats from n measured
acre! How is that for old Pennsyl-
vania? Over 10000 farmers are going
to try and beat this in 1896 and win
5000 in gold! Then think of 116 bu7
barley from one acre and 1920 big II
bushels of potatoes and 230 bushels OF
Golden Triumph Corn!
What's teosinte, and sand vetch and
spurry and fifty other rare things? Well
Salzer's catalogue will tell you. Largest
growers Of c%lovers, grasses and farm
seeds in America. Freights cheap.
If you Will cut this out and send
1t with 10c postage to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will re-
ceive their mammoth catalogue and ten
packages grains and grasses, including
above oats. free. WIN.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

New York is trying an experiment
With Karri wood from Australia for
paving streets. The blocks of this
wood are exceedingly hard, and are
said to be practically impervious to
moisture. If wood Of this kind is laid
IN a concrete foundation the result
ought to be very close to the ideal
pavement. But Australia is a long
way off and the matter of cost may
initiate against a general introduction
sf Kari pavement.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

The horsewhipping Of tramps In Mis-
ouri for disturbing the peace, and its
alutary effects on the offenders brings
d the plan, strongly advocated in
ONE quarters, of the revival Of the
7hipping post for some classes of
TENDERS. There is no doubt that cor
oral punishment, administered by
roper authorities, is the most whole.
ONE penalty in many cases.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

The Beers are said to have sold
leir rights in the South African gold
lines originally for $4,000. which
re now worth $500, 1000, 900. A sug-
estion that the Boer government
ill confiscate the property because
g have been guilty Of high
,eason is creating some excitement
mong the Of Kaffir stocks.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
What Do You Suppose He Did,.

what did you buy this piece of
music for?' asked Mr.. barley, Grossly,
as he took up a sheet from the piano.
Il bought it for a song" replied Mrs,
barley, sweetiy.-Detroit Free Press
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
A Wise Baby.

voice( from up stairs)-Boo-hoo-hoo-
wow-wow-wow. My name amt
Papa (below stairs)-Here-what's
that noise up there?
Voice-Tommy's calm me names!
TOmmy-IE
Papa-What did he call you, Willie?
Willie with a wild shrek of despair)
He c-called me Dunraven.
Tommy-Well. papa, he won't play
fair.
n. B.-The chief merit of this anec-
dote is that it is absolutely true.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
foods
Sarsa
Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81.
H, r.,s cure Liver Ills; easy to
A Leap Year Engagement.

"Mr. Washington remarked Mrs.
Cayenne, with a very gracious smile,
"you have not been as polite as most
young men Of my acquaintance. You
have never proposed to me-"
"Why-weally,' replied Willie, II
nevah thought you would listen to any
such conversation on my paint
ooh, but 1 should, 1 can assure you.
Miss higgins and Miss Giltinby both
told me that you are wonderfully funny
when you propose."-Washington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Natp -aIly SURPRISED,

81 say" said the regular customer,
as he stopped at the restaurant cash
ier's box to pay for the dinner he had
eaten, "where did you get that beef
you are serving to-dayY"
what is the matter with it?" ag-
excessively asked the cashier, who
scented another row..
"Oh, there is nothing the matter
with it; that is why l asked."-Tid-
Bits.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Spanish generals in Cuba are paid
! the rate Of $1,000 a year each, a lib
'ality based on former revenues from
.e island. Their pay rolls, at present,
ould not be considNed a first-class
,curity in a brokers' Office.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
She Had Reformed

Ethel-Molly told me yesterday, Neil,
that you had resolved to give up talk
Ing slang.
Nell-Yes, l ha re. I've thought 1t all
over. and I've made up my mind that
even If the young men do seem to like
a girl whose talk is bright and slangy,
when it comes to getting married she
simply isn't In it.-Somerville journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Mrs. De Gabb-And would you not
like to be clothed with the right of
suffrage. my good woman?
Mrs. McLubberty-Oi behave Ord
rather hov a ~plum-coolered silk dress,
av it's all the same to yez, num-
Puck.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Fully Explained.

"What Is the reason that the top
drawer of a clearinghouse bureau
will never either open or shut?' asked
the newly-arrived guest.
POSSIBLY" answered her friend, al
Is due, to the quality of the board
Westchester Globe.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Worthless.

"You are a worthless fellow"
The Wayfarer stood silent and
abashed.
alas! too true,'' he thought to him
self.
There was upon him considerable
real estate which was choice inside
property, some of it being within ten
minutes walk of the city hall, but the
boom burst, and it was practically
worthleSs.-Detroit Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Her Heart Was Moved.

"Now, that. aunty," said young Phat-
head. lis Tumblcs, the halfback -"
Aunt Sarah-En no wwuz tn pore
Teller hurt?
'On the %gridiron."
Forever! Did they trust that sim
ple-lookin Teller to try to cook for
'em?"-Cleveland Post.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Madame Bernhard brought only a
Ingle one Of her menagerie pets
cross with her, and that a harmless
cotch collie. The three lions, two
gers and other beautiful but en-
a~rrassing playthings are left on the
Their side, which was considerate of
Ime. Bernhardt, as we'll as economi'
al.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Could Furnish Them,

A clergyman, on a recent sultry af-
%ternoon, paused in his sermon and
said:
81 saw an advertisement last week
for five hundred sleepers in a railway.
l think | could supply fifty, and re-
commend them as tried and sound."-
Erie (Pa.) Messenger.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Tn Gift of n Good stomach

Is one of the most beneficent donations vouch-
safed to US by nature. How often it is grossly
abused. Whether the stomach is naturally weak
IL has been rendered so by imprudence in eating
ar drinking. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is the
BEST agent for its restoration TO vigor and actlv-
.ty. Roth digestion and appetite are renewed by
this fine tonic. which also overcomes Constipation
Diliousness, malarial, kidney and rheumatic all
nents and nervousness.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
A Reminder.

81 wonder why they speak of tying
the knot when they marry people,
perhaps because when they are tied
they are less likely to forget each 9th
er.'-Detroit News-Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

In tile scramble to divide up Africa.
lily a worthless piece Of desert was
lotted to Spain. Her decadence is
us published to. tie world by her
iropean sisters.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Utah enters the arena Of states with
] annual gold product Of $9,00O,OOO.
Id a prospect that the yield will In
ease for an indefinite number OF
Ears.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Ilr re-

Blood means sound health. With pure, rich,
healthy blood, the stomach and digestive
organs will be vigorous, and there will be no
dyspepsia. rheumatism and neuralgia will be
unknown. Scrofula and salt rheum will disap-
pear. Your nerves will be strong, your sleep
sound, sweet and refreshing. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla makes pure blood. That is why it cures so
many diseases. That is why thousands take
1t to cure disease, retain good health. Remember
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Critical Case.

Hargreaves-You know that time I
was so sick last summer? l Just heard
the doctor gave me up once.
Ferry-I heard that he gave you up
twice.
Hargreayes-Twice?
Ferry-Yes. The second time after
he had been trying tt collect his bill.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
A Fast Train

as this a fast train?" asked the
travelling mar of the porter.
"Of course it u.s." was the reply.
81 thought Sc. Would vol mind my
getting out to see what it Is fast to-"
--Tit-Bits.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Mrs. Brown lin the midst of the love-
ly prelude to Gounod's Maid of
Athens which melody Brown is prac-
ticing for the Smiths party)-"Would
you-give baby-one of those powders,
James, or do %you-think a-linseed
poultice will do?'-Punch.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
In Chicago.

Attorney for the Defense-Now, what
time was it when you were held up?
Complainant don't know. Ask
our client. He took my watch.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
He Certainly Can.

The man who can name offhand all
the English laureateS can also name
offhand all the French ''immortals.'-
Somerville Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
No Nonsense About Her,

Skidds-Did she say it was so sud
den when you asked her to marry you?
ASkin-Of curse she didn't. She
was a widow.-Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Boston sets an example to other
ties with a report that five-sixths OF
J overhead wires have been placed
lder ground, and the other sixth is
pidly going there.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Ought to Suit.

Woman-I want to buy a book for q
Boston boy. Have you anything you
a recommends
Clerk-Yes; ma'am. we have just
received. Jack and the Bean Stalk" in
words of five syllables.-Bel Air Dem
Ocrat:
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
A TrfHe Mixed.

Brown-You see that lady we just
passed? That's my wife.
Jones-But you said the lady you In
troduced me to this morning was your
wife.
Brown-Oh, she was my first wife.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
He Studied to Please.

Prospective Tenant-But we wish to
keep a servant.
Landlord of Flat-Oh, very well. 1
will have an alcove painted on the wall
of the kitchen.-Detroit Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Timmins-f fear that l will never
succeed as a literary man after all.
Simmons-You don't mean it?
Timmins-But 1 do. I had myself
carefully examined by a most eminent
brain specialist and he says there is
nothing the matter with me.-Indian-
apolis Qnd.) Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
A TRAVELLING Cloak,

A smartly-cut travelling cloak Is
made up of a curious shade of pinkish
tan-colored broacloth, with a shiny,
silky surface and woolly underside.
1t has a half-ftting under, long cloak,
reaching to the foot of the skirt, and
with a degree of width unusual to
cloaks.
The masses of box pleats at the back
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Yes; quite as near that locality as I
care to have it, lcverfourteenth floor,
and the elevator does not run after
midnight.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Amelin Waist.

Changeable taffeta is the fabric of
this simple and becoming waist, de-
signed by Demorest. The back is like
the front. except that there is not quite
so much fullness on the sides. Stripes
of black velvet, edged with a piping of
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Some of the French railroads transport wine in
bulk in tank cars.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Something unusual occurred not long ago In 60,
nenhaeen. A retired military officer, aged eighty
Two. celebrated his second silver wedding. His
second wife Is hfty-two years of age.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

Throat Troubles. To allay the irritation that
induces coughing, use Browns Bronchial Troches.
A safe and simple remedy.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

work. hasn't hep
well, his pay has been stopped, if
that is what you mean."-Detroit
News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Her PrerOgntives

Frank-As this is leap year, | will
trouble you. Miss Florence, to help me
on with my cOat
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

satin harmonizing with the silk: trim
the box plaits. A fitted lining holds
the fullness in place. This is a good
model for blouses of alpaca or French
flannel for school use or for the waists
of simple serge gowns.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

A hatmaker in Venice realizes from $40 to
"a. so q week.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
No Living With Him Since.

STRIKES me that Vanderchump is
awfuily conceited."
He is; you h&>u how it came
ahout:"
No"
why. several years ago the report
got out that he was dead. Several pa
pers printed his obituary, and. of
course, he read 'em!'-Chicago Record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Experience With Pirates.

ever boarded by a pirate?
Captain Storms-Yes; and he charged
me $11 a day for a hall room on the
fourth ioor.-Cleveland World.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
Resnonsibility DiscIaimed

Hamlet McDuff Gin Arizona)-I have
been playing in your town a week, sir,
and your paper hasn't contained a line
about ME
Editor Razoo-Well, in case of a
lynching they can't say that l melted
it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

bow at the back of the former. The
trimming consists of Il Marie An
toinette ticlu of white chiffon with
lace insertion and edging, the sleeves
being also banded lengthwise with the
lace.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
New One on the Mother-in-Law

DR.. Killem-Your mother-in-law will
have to go to a warmer climate.
Ben Henpecked with tears of joy in
his eyes)-Doctor. will you perform thu
operationf--Truth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

The Colonel. Why not take me for
better or for worse, Miss Flighty?
We're alike in one respect, at all
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19
A Queen Graduates in Medicine.

So much prejudice prevails in the
Old World against the admission of
women to the medical profession that
it is satisfactory to learn that the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

"Hanson's Magic Corn saive."
Warranted to cure or money reiuhueo' As> sS"A
druggist for it. Price Is cents.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

She. And that Is
The Colonel. We've both figured in
4 good many Observation-Disclosures
Dispatch.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-03-19

on with my o
Florence-Certaiply, and | will stuff
your sleeves in with pleasure,-Detroit
Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-04-10
The Ring.


The Rutland Herald concluded there
must be ring somewhere long time
ago and the Vermont Waterman, Bel
lows Falls Times and Londonderry
Sitter have fallen in line and they now
soberly assert that this corrupt "ma-
chine" has made the governors in Ver-
mont without consulting the common
rank and file of the party for years.
Where there are state political "ma-
chimes" the bosses ale the ones who
make them and the bosses are always
known to the general public. If this
notorious ring, over which our esteemed
contemporaries are sweating so much,
actually exists we should like to know
who the main proprietor is and who his
lieutenants are, and there are lots of
other people in the state who would
like to know the same thing. Brethren
of the press just for the sake of little
variety suppose some of you stand up
and name the bosses of the Vermont
| republican machine" Break the mon
otony of the brilliant array of general
tiles which you have been showering
upon long suffering public and for
once be definite and verify your state
ments by actual facts.--[Wilmington
Times.
Levi K Fuller, Julius ]. Estey,
John N. Stearns, Josiah Grout, Will
lam w. Grout, Fletcher d. Proctor,
DIN Merrill, Nelson w. Fisk, William
H. Dubois, Urban A. Woodbury., 4.
M. Mansur-how many do you wal t!
Rutland Herald.
1t hardly seems necessary that the
SITTER should put in its oar, under the
circumstances, but we will say that il
our Wilmington brother is not satisfied
it might be possible to name few
newspapers that never fail to train III
the same crowd.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-04-10
Carroll, of carrollton. The fam

Carroll, Of Carrollton. The fam
ily Of CAROLS are descendant
from one of the early kings of Ireland.
William Carroll had eight children, the
only surviving girls being Mrs. Bowles,
Mrs. Brown and Countess Esterhazy,
who resides in Philadelphia
While originally on a level with the
street, the mansion is now ON terrace
formed by the cutting down of the
streets during the time that the city
was beautified by the direction of Shop
herd. The house is large, square, red
brick, with high wall, which incloses
an old-fashioned garden ON the right
side. In the front hall one finds the
stairway leads down to the front door,
and all OF the numerous rooms are
grouped about this central stairs which
form u sort of an open court In the cen
ter of the house from top to bottom.
The mansion was furnished in things
which have been in the family for years
but most of them have been disposed OF
at private sale to the members of the
immediate family.
II Is not known why Chief Justice
Fuller wished to desert the popular
part of the city in which he now re,
sides for the sober and more sombei
quarter in which the old Carroll man
sion now stands. His present home is
a fine one, on the corner of Massachu
sets avenue and Eighteenth street