The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-08-16
WASHINGTON LETTER


north side ~ l. street, east OF Thir-
teenth. In what + now the principal
retail shopping district Of the city.
She has been for Il score If years as
much of character ol tise capital as
a number ~ others Who from one or
another phase IN ccVentricity have gone
into print Tor nearly 40 years 'the
old lady Of th2 window has sat there
watching the tide ~ time sweep away
one dwelling after another TO make
room for the erection of business
houses. Her name Is Julia Hanson,
ana In early life She Is said 10 have
been One Of the noted octoroon beau
ties Of Washington. 4 few weeks ago
she sold her home. IN one Of the front
windows OF which her wrinkled and
withered features have been framed
day in and out for nearly 40 years.
Title 10 the property MAS several times
attacked in the courts, but Aunt Julia
was able TO maintain her home. A ro-
mantle story is told Of her early life
and the affection cherished for her 10y
southern families of prominence. 1t Is
said there was left with her when the
war OF the rebellion began a large
sum of money. computed to be over
$4,000. by n family who went south
and Joined the Confederacy. which She
guarded until the close OF
the war AMI returned to the owners.
During the war Aunt Julia kept
house and had for guests
number Of army officers. The old lady
Is now over % years Of age. She re-
ceived a large sum for her Il street
property and in addition TO that has
means. The old dwelling
has been torn down, and n modern
struction on the site
Tho Library Bureau.
The division Of photography OF the Ii
brary OF Congress has just brought out
"A Union List of Periodicals, Transac-
lions and Allied Publications Currently
Received In the Principal Libraries Of
the District OF Columbia" 1t will sur
prise many readers OF this document 10
discover how many libraries Of sufii-
cient Importance for consideration in
such work exist in this District. The
war department alone has three. the
library proper. the adju-
tant generals library and the surgeon
generals library: the interior depart
ment four, the patent Office library, the
survey. the bureau Of Ameri-
/, % al,
tion Libraries; the treasury department
two. that Of the bureau Of statistics
and that Of the coast and gcodetic sur
yey; the department Of agriculture two.
its own proper and that OF the weather
bureau; the department of state and
the navy department one each, and the
Smithsonian institution one Of which
IL takes entire charge and another
which ii leaves in the custody of the
librarian OF congress. Then there Is
also OF course the greatest Of all. the
Library Of Congress.
Cupid In a stamp Collection.
\ pretty diplomatic romance has just
come 10 light with the formal an
nounccment Of the approaching mar
rage of Mr.. Solomon Bcrliner. Ameri-
can consul NJ Tcnerife, Canary islands,
and Miss Jennie Gutenberg of this city.
Between postage stamps and we'd
ding gowns there may seem to be a
wide gulf. but ii was through the me-
dunn Of the former that Miss Often
berg won the latter. and in addition to
bringing his pretty American CORE
spondcnt promised collection Of
stamps Mr.. Bcrliner brought her a
wedding gown as we'll
Mr. Berlincr received in his mail one
day at Tcncrife a fresh, bright. piquant
letter from n student at Columbian uni
vcrsity, this city. asking that he save
her collection Of postage stamps. The
fetching tone of the letter and its ele-
giant execution brought about regular
correspondence between the young dip
lomat and the schoolgirl Miss often
berg had written similar letters to at
least n hundred members Of the United
States consular service. As she rcceiv-
cd prompt attention from all as well as
pretty souvenirs from all parts OF the
world. 1t secmsn bit of fate that Mr..
Bcrliner should have been the lucky
man TO win her hand.
To Beautify the Capital.
Frederick Law Olmstead. ID. ii.
Burnham and Charles +. Mckim. who
were appointed commission to devise
means for Identifying the city Of
Washington. have returned after a trip
through the principal European cities
in search of suggestions for their work.
Mr.. Olmstcad said the results had been
satisfactory.
1--WE spent two months in Washing
ton before we started" said he, work
Ing out the general plan OF improve
ment. Our purpose In going abroad
was TO study the solution Of similar
problems in Europe.
Broadly speaking. we intend to 20
back 10 the plan made century and
a half ago by Charles Peter L'Enfant
under the direction Of George Wash
ington.
Under this plan the Mall was one
OF the most important features of
Washington. During later years 1t has