Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-23
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south also, spends 500 600 per year for local
advertising In Chicago, much of which is
spent for fence and bill board privileges
and posters. though l understand that the
management will conffne itself exclusively
to newspaper advertising in 1900. Bill
board advertising. it has been found. does
not pay as well as legitimate advertising in
the newspapers"
"A recent examination into the title of
one of the most famous old-time houses of
Georgetown" said a well-known lawyer to
Star reporter, "divulged the fact, which
slept with the other things in connection
with the house, that there was no price
paid for it. as that term is usually under
stood. though possession passed with the
title. 1t appears the house was built by a
prominent Englishman in the early history
of Georgetown for his own residence, and
that he was just about occupying 1t when
he dropped in on a neighbor to consult him
about some detail in furnishing the house
All the materials used in the construction
of the house were bought in England and
brought over to this country, including the
brick. The neighbor was very courtly in
furnishing all the information in his pow
er and the call resulted in an acceptance
TO dinner. After dinner the visitor sug-
ened in interest by social game of cards.
The suggestion was accepted, and the cards
Were brought into the room. One of them
indicated that the game should be made of
enough interest to pay for the candle. This
led into discussion as to how large the
stake should be, and by common consent 1t
was agreed that there should be no limit
Stake after stake was suggested and drop
ped, when finally one of them suggested
that it should be all or nothing. The Eng
EShm9n mn rrr,h hons inst on he
slaves owned by the other. The exact
character of the game and the length of
time 1t took to play it never became public
property. but when the evening was over
the house had changed ownership in fact,
though the title was passed until the fol-
lowing day. The deed states the consider
alton was a nominal sum, and that the
change of title was the result of an argu-
ment at cards. The winner objected to any
reference at cards being put in the deed,
but the loser would not consent to my
change 1t was not put on record for some
time afterward but the considera ton of
record outside of the nominal sum Is the
consequence of a game of cards.
The family of the winner of the house
knew of the transaction. and though it was
much better house than that occupied
by them. they would never consent to oc-
cupy IT. As consequence. 1t remained
without an occupant for long time, From
tune to time tenants who were secured for
1t left the house on learning the legend
connected with it,
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''The late Colonel IngersoIl frequently
gained applause during his lectures by re-
ferring to the fact that there was such a
thing recognized in the standard medical
books as preachers sore throat but that
no one had ever heard Of an auctioueers'
sore throat" observed a popu1lar vofea
builder to Star reporter, land While Colo
mel lnsersoll probably was entitled to the
point he wanted to Illustrate he was some
what OF when he insisted on the point.
Preachers sore throat Is recognized by
all writer's on throat diseases but 1t Is not
necessarily confined to preachers Law
yers. 1 mean court advocates and others
VINO oVertax their voice at times, suffer
from 1t as frequently as do preachers. One
Of the answers to Colonel Ingersou would
be that the books did not include singers
sore throat, either. The fact of the mat
ter is that auctioneers do not have sore
throat. a successful auctioneer as far as
voice Is concerned Is provided naturally
with abnOrmally strong vocal chords These
he strengthens by continual use, go that
in a few years the voice and throat is
the strongest part Of him. He is as la
bic, however, as others to suffer from
other troubles. and has his share of them
too. It is the same way with a singer
Ills voice Is generally the strongest part
Of him, and almost every other organ SUI
fers before his throat does. The public
do not know how many there are who try
1ucuoneerinS and who find that they cam
not hold out. The voice Of every man is
not suited for continuous work Auctfoneer
work means several hours of constant vocal
exercise each day. The reason the preach
er j throat goes back on him now and then
and 1t does despite the doubts of Colonel
ingersoll and others. is that his use of the
vocal chords is not constant, for ordinarily
the greater effort is seldom more than once
week. Another thing that operates
against the preacher and in favor of the
auctioneer is that the preacher seldom
speaks in the open air, while the auctfoneer
finds the most use for his voice in the
open air. Open air is the most wonderful
strengthened of the voice A marked ex-
ample Of this is the fact that circus per-
formers and circus followers generally. who
work In tents and open air. never have