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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06

Americans, could not have been even i'm
agined by the lord mayor OF the ancient
time as in the year 1JS2 he rode in state
to see the water thrown over ST, Magnus
steeple by Morry's wheel" This system OF
wheels built under a five-hundred-year
lease from the city was extended until
wheels revolved with the tides under ilNe
arches of the London bridge. They supplied
the CITY with water for 24O years, ana only
were destroyed in 1872, when the bridge
came down 1890
900 wears ago for in 11o1 Morry's family sold
their bridge privilege Tor nearly H-p9'Vo; An
other right acquired later was sold under a
provision that the original owners should
get about $4,000 each year SO long as the
charter ran This charter was granted in
1hS2 and still has 200 years Of life. The
legal difficulties surrounding the eXtinsuish-
ment of all these old water companies have
not been the least formidable obstacle TO
transfer to municipal ownership. Service
pipes were laid in the houses as early as
1913, and, Judging from appearances in
some of the London houses, the original
plumbing apparently still exists, for 1t is
difficult to believe that it was devised and
executed within a reasonable time or the
present knowledge of such matters.
Immensely Valuable Stock.
Around the granting of these old charters
cling traditions of intrigue and plumber
which would do credit to a modern board
of aldermen. Even kings deigned to take
part in such enterprises and today the
crown receives s., 800 each year from the
New River Company founded by Sir Hugh
MIDDLETON and partly financiered by King
James. This tribute is known as kings
Clogg'' and was to have been paid in per-
petuty. Sir Hugh held thirteen shares in
the original water company out OF the one
half interest OF thirty-siX which King
James did not own. Today these shares are
held to be worth about $S,OOO,OO0, or about
$500 600 each.
The difficulties under which the builders
Of water works labored in earlier days are
occasionally Illustrated when some old
street is torn up. Only last week in digging
up FinSbury street old trunks of trees were
unearthed which had been used for water
pipes. Only four feet below the surface for
nearly 200 years they have supported the
heavy traffic on the surface Of the road.
They were wonderfully well preserved and
had been followed out to a bore of from
six to eight inches. In some cases these
trees We're as much as six feet in circum-
ference. One end Of each length had been
pointed to fit into the hollow of the next
sor,e Of the lengths being fully twenty feet.
They. are supposed to have been part of the
system which supplied the once fashionable
quarter of the city across Finsbury Fields
Some Old Streams.
The Fleet river still makes its way
the heart of the city, but now as a
covered sewer. The abutments of the old
bridge on Fleet street across the stream.
at the foot Of Ludgate Hill, were recently
a. depth of twenty feet below
the present level Of the city. Ranelaugh
brook from the Serpentine the Westbourne
the Eastbourne and Ravensbourne, familiar |
to readers OF old English stories, have dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06

Jack-"Years ago there used to be a law
In New England against kissing on SIM.
day
Maude-"Yes. I know; but I'm sure the
law isn't in force now."-Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06
Rule for Success.

What is your rule of; business-your
maxim" We ask of the Wall street baron.
Very simple" he answers. Il pay for
something that 1 can't get, with money
mat l haven't got. and then sell what /
sever had for more than II ever cost"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06

1t is much easier ands more dignified for
an ambulance surgeon to diagnose case
the ailment of the victim. 1t saves time,
too, and ambulances have to hurry.
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FOR SALE.

In picturesque lexington just one
left OF those delightful modern
houses: finished in hard wood; large
rooms; porches and balconies.
Fine bath room. porcelain tub: cabinet nantes:
CRATES; concrete cellar; furnace heat;
Coy Hall and Window Seats;
Side yard car line; l. minutes from treasury.
n the pTettirst part Of Washington. and an M
to-d2ie residence combining all tie advantages Of
for inspection
I Ovy nriCe. easy terms of OWNER, 4o4 W
: -. ne,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06

"Oh" despairingly exclaimed the type
writer girl, who was taking her first lesson
on the piano. Il don't believe l can ever
learn to operate it. The keyboards SO Diff
ferent."-Chicago Tribune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06
impossible thing that the projectors of
Woodley may do so themselves
Extension OF New Willard.


The extension of the New Willard to +
street which was suggested as a mere pos
siblity two years ago, is to be entirely COM
pleted year from next November AL
ready the George A. Fuller Company has
RACED the old building, cleared the cellar
for the foundations and advanced the work
on the subconstructon to such a degree
that, barring difficulty in procuring ma
terials, the building will easily be finished
by the date indicated.
In design the addition merely committees
the general purpose of II. j. IIardenberGh
the New York architect, who conceived the
entire structure. On 14th street there will
be recessed facade as in that part of the
motel now built. with a projecting corner
Ike that at l4th street and PENNSYLVANIA
a dome. The material will be. of course
the same as that already used, carved free
stone and the new part of the building
Will be as absolutely freprOOf as the old.
But several features of the addition will
give 1t an unexpected charm to Washing
tonlanS. In the first place it will add enOr-
mouSly to the size of the hotel, making the
whole number of chambers not less than
500 with an appropriate number of baths
toilet rooms serving pantries, foyers and
general public rooms. In its interior finish
the newer half Of the building is expected
to SHfpaSs even that Part now il use. Costly
marbles will be used with a free hand The
floors are to be superbly tesseIated All
and rich character. In brief, the owners
Of the building expect to make it one of the
most beautifully decorated hotel structures
in America.
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REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
improvements Along Con-
necticut Avenue Extended.
THREE TRACTS DIVIDED
ADDITION TO NEW WILLARD
WELL UNDER WAY.
Will Complete Architectural Design
Superlative Decorations-Drive-
way on E Street.

The real estate mind has been chiefly
occupied during the week with the extern
sive Improvements being made by promo
tiers of suburban enterprises in the vicinity
of Connecticut avenue beyond the high
bridge over Rock creek. This section
is now being developed for purposes
of sale as never before Within the
next few months, excepting, of course,
the possibility of unusual delay, large tracts
of ground will have been leve!ed, subdivid-
ed, graded and improved with fine drives
all the way from the proposed Connecticut
avenue bridge over the creek to Pierce's
Mill road.
Perhaps the most important of these
changes is the plan for a new suburban vii
lage of the same high grade as Chevy
Chase to be known as F'orwood Heights,
and to be under the supervision of the ThOs.
j. Fisher Company. About ten acres of the
Ryan tract, including the ground from
Quincy street to Shepherd street and ex
tending eastward from Connecticut avenue
about GO feet, have been set aside for this
purpose.
Its preparation for such development as
has c -urred near Chevy Chase circle has
been a large undertaking. 1t is estimated
that the reduction of the grade about ten
feet has cost the owners net less than 40
cents per square foot, and practically the
whole area had to be cut down. Another
great expense lay in the construction of
fine drive ways CORES spending to Shepherd,
Randolph and Quincy streets further east.
These provide for a parking of IS feet in
front of each building lot granOlithic
sidewalk of l. feet and carriageway of
80 feet, making the entire street 80 feet
wide. In CIe instance this plan has been
even further developed into roadway of
100 feet width, the new feature being a
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Waiting for the New Bridge.

Woodley Park, the Thomas E. Waggaman
subdivision just across Rock creek from the
Capital Traction transfer station on Cincin-
natl street, has been extended by the recent
Improvement of tract nearly 1000 feet
along Connecticut avenue and over 500 feet
deep, together with triangular tract be-
tween Connecticut avenue, Cincinnati street
and the high west bank of Rock creek
about $50, $50 and 165 feet in its three d.
mansions. Here, as in the two other subd-
visions indicated above, broad driyeWays
nave been built, pavements are to be laid
and the whole tract sold by lots under such
restrictions as will insure it's most advan
tageous growth Excluding the triangle
indicated. which embraces ten lots the nav
tract comprises about 100 building sites. ali
facing either on roadways 80 feet wide or
on Woodley place, a lane 60 feet wide
Across Connecticut avenue is much
broader piece Of ground, similarly nIatted
but rendered practically inaccessibie ,1ntiii
after the construction of the new Connacti-
cut avenue bridge. The dismay of the our
ers OF this ground, also part of Woodiey
Park at the delay in the completion of thai
structure Is marked Unless the District
government does something soon iowa ID
some work on the superstructure (the fo,,n-
cations are already completely 1t is not an
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Eew York Officer Tribune Building.
Chicago Office Tribune Building.
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Will Supervise Architecture.


Something over fifty lots have been cut
out of the two squares thus irregularly
formed, each being about fifty feet wide
and not less than $50 feet long Alleys
have been constructed to reach every lot
sixteen feet wide and admirably paved.
1t is expected all the work necessary to
the final Improvement of this tract will be
completed in time for the sale of many of
the lots this winter, and some curiosity has
been manifested as to the conditions under
which the property will go on the market.
The understanding is that the Fisher Com
pany will insert in the deeds of sale re-
strctions as to the minimum value of the
houses 10 be built on the tract and a right
to supervise generally their architecture.
There will be also an absolute prohibition
against stores and houses in rows. In other
words. the conditions of sale are expected
to conform very closely to those which pre-
vail at Chevy Chase and We're established
by the same agents.
A second Improvement of wide public in
terest is the extension of Cleveland Park
across Connecticut avenue. This has been
undertaken recently by Thomas E. Wagga-
man and John Sherman. the trustees of the
subdivision. An irregular space including
about fourteen acres and roughly LOO feet
wide and GOO feet along Connec ticut avenue
has been dedicated to this extension. Mil
Waukee street, which in this district has
not been constructed even superfcially is
being handsomely paved all the way from
the east end of the new ground to the drive
about 1000 feet from the Chevy Chase car
station Lots are to be plotted to face Con-
necticut avenue both above and below the
new street and to face klingle road as well
as Milwaukee street. The effect of this eX-
tension Is, then, to open for home building
the east side of Connecticut avenue, the
north side of Klingle road and both sides
of entirely new street cut through by
the trustees of the Park.
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Fine bath room. porcelain tub: cabinet nantes;
rates concrete cellar; furnace heat;
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Stone & Fairfax report over 100 houses
rented since August !, sign that the I'M
usual activity in rentals during the late
summer has been continued into September
Mr.. Fairfax noted this morning that the
inquiries received at his office for property
represented a very high grade of custom
and winter season. in house building and
sales would be the most advantageous in
the history of locat reaf estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06
Original Water Works.

A strange and romantic tale of the water
OF this great city could be written. The
present vast system, obsolete and made
quate In its local delivery as it may seem to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18

produced by reason IF the fact that
and moral qualities are
carefully preserved and developed.
1t should also be observed that the
moral atmosphere of the wagon is
clean and vigorous at all times, thus
doing away with the fighting and
vulgar language, which, unfortunate
ly, is too often part of the child life
on the way to and from school under
the old plan. We have long been
wondering how to close the gap be-
tween the school and the home. 1t is
through this gap that many of the
demoralizing inhuencesof life enter
and poison the lives of the boys and
girls while passing TO and from
school 1t is believed that this gap
can be closed under the plan of con-
solidation, because the intellectual
and moral atmosphere of the wag-
on is in line with that of the school
| and the home. The older pupils
learn to protect and assist the young
er ones, and the younger ones are
taught to respect those more adj
vanced in age and scholarship. Thus
the finer qualities Of the lady and
gentleman are developed early in
the child life. More than this, Il
friendly and sympathetic relation il
developed between the home aud
the school, and the influence Of both
Of these Institutions is solidified and
made IA positive force in the growing
| of the child.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18
Christmas Sugge stions.

Don't give presents after you have
complained for weeks to all your
friends about the nuisance Of the
custom.
Don't spend so much money on
Nmas. that you can't get even with
the butcher and grocer until March.
Don't forget that n basket of fruit
or "A box OF flowers is just as nice II
present in many cases as something
that will last a good deal longer.
Don't try to find the price marks
on the gifts you receive. If the gifts
are worth having they mean some
thing above dollars and cents.
: Don't set your own happiness up
as the chief thing TO be looked for at
Christmas time. Try to make other
people happy and forget yourself;
then you win be surprised to see
how really happy you are.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18
WHO PAYS THE FREIGHT

Within the past week we have
been told through the newspapers
under flaming headlines, that John
ID. Rockefeller, the stanard oil mag
nate is planning to disburse more
millions for the advancement of ed
ucati0n than Carnegie is spending on
libraries. Following quickly after
this announcement comes through
the same channel in authoritative
statement that tie Standard Oil
Company has sent ont notice TO all
its customers that the price of oil is
to be advanced one cent per gallon to
all customers. Also, at the same
meeting, IN the same notice it is
stated that Standard Oil stock holders
are 20 receive $l0,000,000 in dividends,
on past earnings, and that the reve-
nue. of the company is to be increas.
ed SSO,0OOOO0 next year. When one
realizes what one cent Il gallon on all
the oil used in this country for u
year amounts to, it is seen how easy
it is for the Standard Oil Company to
declare such fabulous dividends and
yet have millions to devote to semi
public enterpril es. Perhaps the mo-
nopolists should be accounted public
benefactors because they give back
any part Of the millions annually ex-
torted from a helpless people. They
might of course take more and keep
it all.
Since the foregoing was put ia type
it has been telegrnphed throughout
the country, under date OF Dec. 18th,
that cheek for $i,000000 was mailed
from \ ew York to John ID. Rockefel.
Ter, as his share Of the Stauard Oil
Compang's dividend for the last
quarter Of this year, making his in
come from oil this year amount to
$iG00O000,
For the benefit of the struggling
MASSES is it not time to enact "a law
limiting individual wealth, and also
to prevent the raising of prices on
articles of necessity, when those thus
benefited already possess more
wealth than is necessary to live
priuce.iikc and care-free2
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18
Game Suits at Darlington.

J. w, Roger of Minetal Point was
arranged before squire Mckinley
of Darlington on Tuesday Of last
week on the charge of shooting quail
in the town of Willow Springs about
a month ago. He plead guilty and
was fined $50 and costs Roger was
convicted on evidence furnished by
VIM. Godfrey. Later, on complaint of
Roger, Godfrey was arrested on
charge of hunting without license,
1t appears that Godfrey was carry
inc a rifle at the time he found Reg
er with the slaughtered quails which
was on Godfrey's premises. The lat
ter at the trial denied that he was
hunting, and had the rife with him
prepared TO shoot wolves when he
went to his pasture, he aud his neigh
bors having had sheep killed by
wolves recently. The jury believed
Godfreys' statement, and acquitted
him. Alder Appel and Will Meunster
OF this city were witnesses at the lat
ter trial.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18
Rev. n. Owens pounded

Powell, Dec. u, l902-The usual
'urn tenor Of the ways Of the com
munity was disturbed last evening
by mob who unceremOniouslye en-
tered the home of Rev. II Owens, and
although he offered no resistance,
gave him and his estimable lady a
most severe pounding The parson
age was ransacked from garnet to
cellar, aud it was eleven o'clock at
night when the mob dispersed, leay-
ing Mrs. Owens in a very nervous
condition, and the kitchen floor and
tables strewn with pounds of meat,
flour, oats, corn, tea, butter, lard, fruit,
potatoes, soap, currants, ralsins and
silver The audacity of the mob was
still further manifested by seating
themselves upon the carpets, chairs
and sofas and in the very presence of
the outraged family and devouring
pounds" and pounds" of cakes and
cookies. The mob numbered upward
of l45 and the damages(?) accruing
to Mr.. Owens, at a conservative esti-
mate, is not less than sixty dollars :;
yet the faithful minister putting into
practice the command, whatsoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek
turn to him the left also stood at the
door as the mob dispersed, and TAX
ing each by the hand cordially in
vited them to "come again
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18
TRANSFORMATION OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN.

The consolidation of country school
districts, involving the free trauspor-
tatiun OF children to aud from school,
is receiving much consideration from
educational people Most of them
commend the plaza. superintendent
Frank Nelson, OF New York, arguing
for consolidation in the Review of
Reviews for December, treats the
matter of trauspo 'tation thus;
The transportation of pupils has
many advantages, both to the pupils
and patrons of the school. 1t is con-
ceded that this method of transport
ing pupils Is conducive to the moral
and physical development Of the
child. With transportation To ana
from the central school there are no
wet feet and clothing, no frozen toes
and fingers, and the children are
much better cared for while the roads
are bad and in stormy weather. EN.
perieuce demonstrates that in the
consolidated schools there is a much
smaller percentage of cold. and sick
ness among the pupils than in the
one-district school, where pupils are
obliged to walk to and from school
in all kinds Of weather. In many
places where the plan has been in
operation for several years it is found
that q more rugged generation is
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18
Wisconsin Teachers Golden jubilee.

The Wisconsin Teachers, associa-
tion will hold its Jubilee Meeting at
Milwaukee,, Dec. % to 81, 1902. Uni
veisity, college and normal school
professors, city superintendents,
county superutendents aud high
school principals, high school, grad
ed school aud even common school
teachers, from all parts of the state,
will spend part of their holiday
vacations in Milwaukee in attend
ance upou the exercises of this semi
centennial
ON Monday evening Henry Turner
Bailey will deliver his lecture "A
More Beautiful America which will
he illustrated mt the blackboard and
with stereoptican slides. On Tues
day evening the members of the AS
ISOLATION Will attend the annual fes-
tival performance of the Messiah
in n hcdy,a half rate having been
made to the visiting teachers by the
management Of the Arion Musical
Club.
The railroads will make rate of a
iare and n third for the round trip
from ALI points in Wisconsin and
northern Michigan and all the lead
ing hotels in Milwaukee are Offering
a reduction from their usual rates to
guests.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18
A Good Cough Medicine,

From the Gazette, Toowoomba, Australia.
/ find Chamberlain's Cough Rene
DIV is an excellent medicine. | have
been suffering from "A severe cough
for the last two months, and it has
ure in recommending it. w. G. WoCK-
NER. This is the opinion of one of
our oldest and most respected resi-
dents, and has been voluntarily Civ
en- in good faith that others may try
the remedy and be benefited, as was
Mr.. Wockner. This remedy is sold
by Nivian's Pharmacy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18
II the Court Please.

The attention of his honor, Judge
McIihon, is invited to comments Of
Highland and Linden papers as to the
quantity of freight being moved
from those towns. and the prospect
of its increase when two ore concern
traitors get to work ut Linden. This
should stimulate THE Court" to re-
newal of efforts for the construction
of that electric railway line, con-
Meeting those towns with the zinc
works in this city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18

We must believe Tom Law, of
the Shullsburg Pick &, Cad, who new
er told lie, when he says: "A girl,
not a thousand miles from Shulls-
burg, at party the other night,
yelled and shrieked and howled and
ran behind the door and scratched
the young mans face in seven places,
upset lamp, kicked over the piano
stool, and when he finally kissed her
On the tip Of the ear ahe tainted
away and said she could never look
anyone in the face again. They led
the bashful, modest, gentle, sobbing
creature home, and the next day she
ran away with married lightning
rod peddler who had hare lip and
ten children
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18

a RED NOSE is not always caused
by alcohol. Poor circulation causes
the blood to collect in and distend
the little blood vessels, causing a red
and very unsightly appearance. DR..
Gossom's Oxygen Tonic Tablets force
the circulation, keep the blood circu-
lating ana in.removing the cause the
redness disappears. They are guar
anteed, SOC boxes at Vivian's phar-
macy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-12-18
Farm For Sale.

offer for sale my farm, consisting
of lS5 acres, located "a miles West
of Waldwick and ~ miles southeast
OF Mineral Point lO5 acres in pasture
and meadow, balance cultivated.
Good large house and barn, cistern
and new well at the house, windmill
and tank in center Of farm.
share in Waldwick cheese facto-
ry, share in Dukes Prairie Tele-
phone Co, Telephone in the house
4Sln3. James NJ. Pile.