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and Benz. s. Bohrer owned the corner of
oath street and Pennsylvania avenue Early
in the ffties DIR. w. G. Newman bought the
Munroe house and other property, living in
that house for number Of years during
which time he grew up with the neighbor-
hood and enjoyed large practice
More Old Land Owners.
South OF X street and west of oath, In the
twenties, there was a small house on 25th
street. two on X street, one owned and
occupied by George Macdaniel. treasury
clerk; a smaller house at 18th and Is streets
and one on X street IN which lived Richald
Elliott. Twenty years later George Lowry
erected fine brick residence on IL street,
James Carico. a well-known carpenter, one
on oath street, and Samuel Wardwel had q
grocery at 2sth and i streets.
In the latter part of the fortfes the inuica-
tons were that a field was opening ABOUT
this section for religious work, and LOT
was offered as a site for a Methodist chapel
but the establishment of Union Chapel, on
Goth street, diverted the interest there.
The square west of 23d street and east OF
New Hampshire avenue, south OF the cir
cle was slow in improving. In the early
days If vas owned by Benjamin Stoddert,
Uriah Forrest. D. Carnack, p. Barton Key
and Capt. John Shaw, United States navy.
For a third of century the ground was
valued az but few cents per foot, and IN
1874 there had been no improvements In
tie thirties Gen. Macomb, Col. Bomford ana
John Boyle, chief clerk of the Navy De-
partment, bought some of the lots.
JAMES CRO00oN.
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rides a splendid yacht at anchor ready at
any time to take him aboard and cruise
about the southern seas. Or he has de-
Iightful plantation and might swing in
hammock and breathe the perfume of
orange blossoms. When the summer sun
beats down in Washington he could hit hini-
self to Lake Champlain, where a beautiful
home is ready for him and also where
yacht is ready for his pleasure. OF course.
he is not thinking very much about that
now for as long as the ice is In the lake
and winter snow is on the Green noun
tains he Is not longing for northern lan-
tudes But besides these conveniences at
hand for his enjoyment, he could at any
time travel when and where he pleases, and
he is very fond of travel. And yet he Is
here in the House day after day. He en-
cages in such debates as he thinks he can
illuminate and he attends to his duties
about the departments with that regularity
that stamps a good representative. Now,
he does not have to do this because he
wants TO curry favor with his constituents,
for he need not do that, but he does 1t sim
ply because it is a part of the duty OF
representative. and he was elected to per-
a great fondness for the House of Repre-
sentatives. He did not give up public life
without wrench, for Sibley is a man who
likes his friends. He likes men-big brainy
Inen--and experience has shown him that
he meets with the best average in Congress.
It is worth his retiring from Congress to
hear the regrets that are expressed by his
friends In the House, and in the case Of
Joe Sibley that means about every man
that Is In the body For many kind words,
for more kind acts, and on account of be-
ing zone of the best" Sibley viii be al
ways remembered and his retirement re-
GREETED
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nous doctors remedy was called in. OF
course no one can ever tell how long this
or any other treatment sill take to pro-
duce desired results, as each individual
differs in responding to either exercise or
toniCs but with nourishing food and eX-
ercise the results appear in two months.
Here is the formula for developing the bust:
Liquid extract of salega (goatsrue), ten
grams; lactO phosphate of lime, ten grams;
simple syrup, 40 grams. The dose is TWO
correspondents with water before each meal.
The drinking of malt is also advised in
connection with this remedy. This should
be taken during meals.
The exercise took fifteen minutes every
morning and after that Mrs. X went
TO breakfast a beauty breakfast Of fruit
some kind Of cereal, bread, butter and
milk. The coffee pot stood on the top shelf
isolated for good healthy nerves are part
of the charm in gaining the beauty for
which we all strive. cup Of coffee taken
while one reads ones morning mail has an
insiuuating way Of being followed by
second or even third cup, and the trace
ii leaves throughout the system in disor-
dered liver and kidneys soon appears in
the muddy complexion Of its devotees. Nine
long hours OF work daily followed after
breakfast interrupted only by half hour
for luncheon OF eggs. fish or fruit and
brown bread and butter or vegetable soup.
Meat was eaten only once a day. Her reg
ular Identifying process started in the even
ing after her walk home from the office
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the singular conduct of its occupant. He
turned night into day. playing cards often
through the night and sleeping most Of the
day, usually taking his breakfast late In
tbs afternoon. lie cared nothing for the
society OF ladies' and, therefore. what
riety. He. however, felt impelled TO at
tend parties given by diplomats 1t Is
stated that to attend q party given by
Count B9oisco he sent to Smiths livery
stable for a conveyance when all the We
hicles were out excepting "A hearSe This
hicie. and either within 1t or on the box
he reached the party. Some say that it
was at this time that Count Bodisco WAS
smItten by the charms of Miss Williams,
who became his wife. 1t was a passion
with Mr. Fox to keep a fine flower garden
allowed himself ne spent among his roses;
and that he alone should enjoy them the
fencing was made tight. After his death
the house was Idle some years, and during
the hfues il was Quilted by fire. Prior
thereto nelghboring fire company had
parties and balls. The place became the
property of George w. Riggs, who sold IL
to st. AIMS Infant Asylum, and IL has been
rebuilt and enlarged.
That square south of Pennsylvania avenue
between oath and 25th streets was early i'm
proved. In or about 1900 Thomas Munroe
erected few yards east of the site occu-
pied by st. Stephens Church a substantial
brick residence. This, in the twentles. went
into the possession of Saterlee Clarke and
twenty years after passed to John Forsyth
OF Georgia, Secretary of the Navy about
that time. John Weems and Guy French
lived near this house early in the century
and n the thirties Raphael Semmes and r.
S. Dunlop owned lots on the avenue front
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money and manners as in the matter of
time.
How would it be, for instance If the
clocks all through the home were kept
five minutes fast not the actual timepiece,
but the machinery which keeps family life
running? Suppose the breakfast every
morning was ready FIVE minutes before in
stead of five minutes after the Working
members of the household sat down at the
table. II is more likely than not that father
and brothers and sisters would leave the
house In plenty OF time 10 reach their Of
flee ahead of the appointed hour
Five Minutes Ahead of Time.
In the same way the man or woman
who is at work FIVE minutes before he is
obliged to be finds that he is not bit too
soon to do hundred and one little things
not in his regular duties, but which help
those duties TO go more smoothly when the
days work does begin 1t usually means
also that he is ready to leave the office
on the dot Of the closing hour, instead
% dallying fifteen or twenty minutes after
the days work is done to finish up odds
and ends. Five minutes before hand" Will
save thirty minutes behind hand"
To the housewife this five-miaute system
hae value also in settling the household
bills Have the money ready for the trades
people ahead of the day that 1t viii be
called for. The bills that are paid tardiiy
are the bills which are really never paid
for food and light and heat are needed
every day. The expense of these necessi-
ties keeps going right on whether the
money is there 10 pay for them or not, and
only the housewife who keeps her money
affairs five minutes ahead of the time when
her accounts come due can hold curb on
the cost of each days living after the old
bills have been settled up.
Precisely in this way, too, does the iudi-
viduai keep curb on his salary or in
come, and II is the man or woman who
pays just a little bit less than he expected
= $50 -
time who always has spare money for
fineries and fun at some future date.
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fered to pay the dentists bill and have the
missing teeth restored. The absence of
these teeth had caused the cheek to sag,
and when new ones filed their place the
facial contour was much improved.
The bad breath, which had been one of
her greatest annoyances, was soon over
come after her teth were filed. but to make
the breath sweet this preparation was pre-
scented to her: Picnic acid, 1 grain; borio
acid, % grams; thymol Din crystaD, 80 cent?
grams; essence of mentha, 0 drops; tincture
Of anise, 10 grams; distilled water pints.
The mouth was rinsed with this lotion,
which should be distilled for use in the
proportion of one-half recipe to the same
quantity OF water, to be used after each
meal and any time preferred.
The woman, who was her own beauty
specialist, stands today a well groomed,
healthy. wholesome looking woman. with
good color in her smoth cheeks, bright look
ing hair and a sparkle in her eye. She
says she has just begun to make herself
look dainty and to feel and radiate the
vitality of health. Now she says she will
De beautiful, and l have no doubt that
she will succeed. for her youthful appear
ance has brought renewed ambition and has
created interest in her which was not felt
when she was a dowdy and plain-looking
woman OF forty.
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THE CAPITAL OF YORE
Old Residents of Washington
Circle Neighborhood.
LAST CENTURY CITIZENS
History of Up-Building of Part of
First Ward.
LAND CHEAP, BUT MEN FEW
When Populous Section of the City
Was in Field and Woods I'm
provements Came Slowly.

That portion of the old first ward of the
city lying south of the bend In Slash run,
which coursed northward TO Rock creek and
north of what became 'Foggy Bottom"
about what Is now Washington circle. IN
the past century came first TO be known
under the name of Round Tops" and later
that section south of the avenue was spoken
OF as the British minister's or Fox's neigh
borhood. 1t was not until the thirties that
brick pavements made their appearance be-
yond 23d street
Under the act of 1902 appropriating sl0Oo0
for the Improvement of the streets and ave-
nues of the city K street, west of the cir
Gle, came in for q small share (about 500
In 1904 It was not. however, for ten years
or more that appropriation was made by
the council for streets in this section. and
quarter of century passed ere there
were even gravel footwalks, much less
graded and gravefed streets. There were
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embracing as II did not only natural curios-
tiles, but complete line OF articles illus-
trative OF Indian life. At times there were
some undesirable tenants in this neighbor-
hood. and the name OF the Round Tops was
injured thereby; but there have been but q
very few who were allowed to remain there
for any considerable time.
t'he square north Of the Round Tops was
In the early days thought of little value,
and in It were lots belonging to J. II stone
and William s. Chandler. Possibly the first
Improvement OF note was that made by
Nicholas Travers about 1873. Mr. Travers
had in that year bought three lots. includ-
ing the northeast corner OF 24th and VI
streets, and erected quite a fine residence
thereon This, comfortable brick OF three
stories, is yet standing. Mr. Travcrs lived
here for some years, and in the forties it
became well known IN society life for NJ.
Alphonse Psgeot, the French minister.
leased 1t. After the minister vaca ted IL was
occupied by Samuel Kelly. a weil-known
school teacher, who succeeded Mr.. j. /.
Henshaw in charge of the first district
grammar school.
st. AIMS Infant Asylum.
St. AIMS Infant Asylum occupies an his-
toric spot. and in part its walls are those
of house which figured in the annals Of
naval and diplomatic circles IN the first half
of the last century. This is west OF the
circle bounded by New Hampshire avenue.
and Oath streets and was Included in
the Peters tract. Through Criah Forrest
and II G.. Campbell! It passed into the hands
about 1920 Of Capt Joseph l.. Kuhn. pay
master OF the Marine Corps. \ large dou-
Die house of three stories. including the
basement, was erected by him, and here he
resided foS several years, and being in Of
hcial lie, there was much entertaining at
the mousse About 1S2S Capt Kuhns con-
nection with the navy ceased, and In the
thlrtles the property was disposed of at
public sale 10 Gen. Charles Gratiot OF the
Engineer Corps. This gentleman at once
remodeled and enlarged the building adding
me bail room, which was much used IN
society functions. and during the remainder
or his life the general enjoyed his comfort
able home. Gen. Gratlot at his death left
two daughters, and went under the
guardianship of Col. Bomfcrd and the other
of Gen. Towson subsequently marrying Of
hcers. One became Mrs Derby and the
other Mrs. Caldwell After his death and
in the forties the minister from Great
Britain. Mr. Henry Fox, became the ten
ant. living there till his death IN 1916 I'M
der such circumstances as to lead to the
belief that he took his life.
This house, during Mr.. Fox's occupancy.
became more noted than before owing to
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FIVE MINUTES FAST
GOOD PLAN TO KEEP YOUR CLOCKS
AHEAD OF TIME.
Trick That Saves Lot of Worry in
Large Hotel-Practical Value of
the Scheme in the Home.
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
In one OF the best-known hotels in this
country there is a clock in almost every
room In the great building. Each one of
these timepieces is run by electricity.
which keeps them at precisely the same
hour. minute and second Of the clock in
the main corridor. Not one OF them. how
ever. II compared with accurate railroad
time but shows its hands pointing just
1--WE minutes ahead OF the exact hour.
/. Is a trick which has been tried in
this hotel for a number of years for the
benefit of patrons as well as for the many
hundred employees and It has worked with
admirable result. The missing of trains
and Hardness of service alike are unknown
in this weH-ordered hosiery. and a SIM
pie subterfuge has developed into most
practical working system.
Five minutes TO spare before the hour
of an appointment is the rule for the sue
cessful man who makes this hotel his head
quarters when in town.
Five minutes to spare before the dress
maker date or the rising OF the curtain
at the play. is the rule for the woman who
stops here during her week of shopping
and good time in the hustling city.
And when the departing guest Is fretting
ana stewlng fer fear he will reach the sta
ton too late 10 catch his train, the porter
the bell boy and the cabEnan stand by
with calm and well ordered mien. The re-
sult OF an inward assurance that though
there isn't much time TO spare. there IS ali
ways five more minutes than the distressed
guest expects.
This little trick somehow seems 10 have
a practical value ia the home as we'll SIS
In the public hotel. and Il can be applied
equally as well in the matter OF morals.
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few private citizens, however, who for
their own convenience and the public good
and at their own expense did something TO
make walking good on fractional parts of
the highways. What footways there We're
in this section prior to the thirties were
made by cart loads of gravel being so
dumped as to form a ridge. which long
after became the foundation for the brick
foot pavements. In these footways in wet
weather the presence of mother earth was
made apparent by muddy boots and shoes.
Much of the primeyal growth in tree. plant
and vine was in evidence here and there
in the squares. That even then this section
was looking up and the west end" was
in view could be seen by a few pretentious
buildings, a few of them occupied by rep
resentatives OF foreign governments. and in
some cases not far distant from a poor
mans castle in the shape of q small frame
tenement. Water was then obtained from
springs and pumps, one supplying the fami-
lies in several squares.
The Round Tops.
The buildings which gave the name of
the Round Tops" to the neighborhood were
brick dwellings of somewhat peculiar con-
struction, perfectly square, with steps on
the outside to reach the upper stories, and
with roofs terminating In a cupola. These
were erected in 1913 by Isaac Pollock, who
had bought and lived in one of the six
buildings. One was near the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and the circle, one
near the intersection of 23d street and an
other was near the center of the square not
far off the line of oath street This square
bounded L street or the north and came
through Uriah Forrest to the possession
Of Mr. Pollock, who almost Immediately
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IMPROVED STREET CARS.
Space Utilized So as to Give More
Room to the Passengers.

Now. you'd have thought that street
car builders would have got wise long be-
fore this wouldn't your" said a bright lit
tie conductor on one of the local lines to a
Star man, who up to that time had be-
iieved and hoped that the conductor had
overlooked his ticket. but 1t only shows
you how slowly after all, improvements go
apace
Just look at those new, wide-aisled, wide
platformed cars put on one of the lines of
this city recently, and then wouldn't the
thought jar you why the idea hadn't been
carried out long ago? Yes, know, every
body thought that the standard gauge
would have TO be increased to give wider
aIsles without curtailment of the seating
facilities. but it isn't SO, don't you see; it's
Just in the construction and the taking adj
vantage of the utilization of space by the
elimination of the angles and the absorb
ton of spare cubic feet heretofore wasted.
Simple? It's as simple as the solving of
a problem in higher calculus, when you
know 1t. yet from the time of the building
OF the initial street car up to the present
day, the riding pubic has fretted and
fumed. pulled and hauled, been squeezed
and cramped in the narrow ais,es of surface
cars, and packed like the typical sardne on
the stingy little platforms. and all be-
cause street car builders didn't awaken to
the simple question of the utilization OF
space on strictly scientific principles. In
the old cars the knees OF the passengers
almost touch, affording but little space for
standing room, and ingTess and egress. In
the new cars there is an abundance OF
space, and the conductor has little trouble,
even when the car Is crowded. See that
platform on this car? Four passengers fill
1t; note also the narrowness of the step
and the shortness of the distance between
the front and the rear handles. making get
ting on and alighting uncomfortable and
even dangerous. On the new cars the eson-
cation of the platform conforms to the prin-
ciple am Ginning about.
How long will 1t be before much Of the
misery now endured by the street-car
travelling public In this country viii have
PASSED ny reason of the adoption of the
wide aisles and wide platforms uniyer-
sally? Say. that's dead easy; when the old
cars wear out. But 1t has taken loEg
while for them to tumble. hasn't It!
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where she worked. followed by dinner. then
a short rest

a short rest
X
Now, arrayed In a loose gown. she sat be-
fore her mirror with the anatomical chart
propped Up before she proceeded to rub
out of her face the lines the years had
engraved there First she studied each mus
Gle as 1t was indicated on the chart: thep
she found the same muscle to correspond
on her own face. and began to manipulate
them, rubbing the skin as If she were try.
ing to erase fold out of a piece of silk.
The wrinkles around the eyes were the
worst to manage and those between the
brows the deepest and hardest to rub away.
By rubbing the fontalis muscle. or big mus
Gle, Of the forehead Immediately below the
hair, and drawing the face upward, by
massaging and developing these muscles
over the eyebrow and bringing back the
circulation In the deep crease In the fore
head, she finally succeeded In eradicating
almost entirely the lines which had so dis
figured her. She worked every evening Tor
an hour and often two. for her case was
very urgent one, and she certainly deserved
the success which crowned her efforts OF.
ten she was too tired to give herself
vigorous facial massage, and so water
suction cup was donated. This is the regu-
lar suction cup attached to a long tube,
which In turn Is connected with the hydrant.
The water Is turned on and creates the sue
ton in the cup. It is the easiest kind OF
massage for those who are weary, as all
you have to do is to pass the cup gently
over the face without even pressing the
bulb Such unintermittent effort seemed
worthy OF help and benevolent friend OF
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Victoria The Royal Yacht Squadron club
house at West Cowes viii be placed at the
disposal of King Alfonso and the suite &C
eoInpanying him board the Giralda.
An intimate friend of the future Queen OF
Spain says she is an inearnate chatterbox.
Talking literally nineteen to the dozen. she
is at present quite incapable of preserving
any secret, and In trifling matters gives her
family away with embarrassing freedom.
Her horror of restraint augurs well for the
way in which she viii free the Spanish
court from its medieval and stereotyped
shackles. Only the other day she startled
the two stiff Spanish ladies who are now
her constant companions by discussing the
other eligible princesses King Alfonso con-
sidered before he decided to bestow his
hand on herself.
What rule governs the popular obsery-
ance of anniversaries? On Burns and
Dickens nights big companies foregather
and make speeches, while no one remem-
bers the day when Thackeray or Byron or
Wordsworth died. Disraen has official prim-
roses, but who lays tribute to Feel and
Palmerston and Salisbury and Gladstone
Within the last few years we have seen
the growth of a Goldsmith observance.
Perhaps popular sentiment has found him
out at last because he was iovabIe and
unfortunate, perhaps because his plays are
still known to most folk, perhaps-there Is
just the chance-becaase his grave lies just
behind Fleet street.
There was quite a little throng of wor-
shippers around his grave, which lies just
north of the Temple Church, when l visited
1t Wednesday afternoon, led by the spirit
of affectionate veneration for one of the
most attractive of the great lights of Eng
lish literature. 1t is true that they may
have been drawn there by an improvised
function, which was In It's way appropriate
and picturesque. An old gentleman was re-
citing 1.-THE Deserted Village" This he
did from beginning to end. amid an elo-
A bunch of yellow daffodils and bouquet
of rose sand pansies were the only floral
form of homage for this simple great one
gone The spring sun lit up the quiet
nook behind the dark walls of the famous
church, while the white-haired hero wor-
shipper acclaimed the familiar lines.
L. II. MOORE.