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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04

AZ. SO.
+ street northeast. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets-EdVln =.
Brink to Edward J. Quinn. lots e. 2, IS
square 1851. SO
235 Tenth street noriheast-Jame
LOWndes 60 al trustees. 10 George n
Taylor. lot Sc. square $50. s.. John n
Walter to same. ali interest In same
X street southwest. between Third snd
Four-and-a-half stTeets-ChaTles Welt
eel e Tx. 10 Minnie Krackhardt.
part original lot 15. square SAB. 5000.
Chichester-Fduny Wolf to Babette
Kuhlmann. lots p and o. square 2. SO.
Thirty seventh street northwest be
tween y and Prospect streets-John a.
Kelly - uX- 10 William +. Kelly. trus-
tee. part lot 81 square 1923. 80
addition 20 lie Droit Park-Herman r
Howenstein ct Ux TO Robert r. Storm.
lot 8, block IS, $3.50
1921 Eighteenth street northwest
| Charles A Langley et uT 70 Helen
Fowler. lot 1l6. square 152. SO.
First Addition 10 Washington High
lands-Charles G. Taylor 20 Ewald
Schmltt lot IS. square 6fS5. SO.
Tunlaw Heights and Burleith--Wllliam
T. Veuse 10 Washington Loan and Trust
/ company trustee, lots 5, 8. and Z. block
3 T1lnlaw Heights and lot 6, block ls7,
Burleith. SO.
Fourteenth street southeast. between
2 and @ streets--Percy w. Pickford 20
Thomas Egan, lot 81, square 1853: SO
Washington Highlands - Charles @,
Taylor 10 Sarah Barrett. lots 70 10,
block a: so
Maryland avenue northeast. between
Tenth and Eleventh Etreets-Almira =.
I Livingston ct vir, Claud, TO Lawrence
/ ", Cary, part lot L. square ST. SO
Girls Portion-Lawrence ". Gary 70
/ Almira p. Livingston. part: SO.
| Long MeadOws-LOrin A. Brown ct ux-
/ TO Martha F. Bruni, lot 100. block %. SO
| Tenth street and South Carolina ave
| nue. sOutheasU-Walter F. Collins ct TX
/ to George W. and Mary L. Hutchinson.
/ lot 8. square as. SO. Same 10 Arthur
/ y. and Mary V. Mitchell. lot :. square
] 9i6 SO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
PORTO RICO AWAKENED
BY AMERICAN HUSTLE"

The effects Of the hurricane were not
only far-reaching in extent. but were
felt for a number Of years; IN fact. they
are still noticeable IN places, though less
so every year, and out Of Porto Rico's
travail a new island has been born. an
old people rejUvenated with a new spirit
The influx OF American capital. backed
up by American enterprise, has wrought
wonders, and has completely changed
the material aspect OF the island Sugar,
watch had been raised IN limited guam
titues during the Spanish days, Afforded
an opportunity 20 Americans with large
financial resources 10 engage IN busi-
ness that was reasonably sure % yield
good returns. They started modestlyr
but intelligently, and achieved success
ful results from the first. They intro
duced new ideas IN sugar raising. and
Induced native land owners, much Of
whose land had previously lain idle or
had been indlherenuy cultivated. 10
plant cane and more cane, 10 sink wells
for irrigation purposes, and generally 20
get out and hustle. - Porto Rico, -
from Army and Navy Life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
MANY USES FOR LAVA.

Residents OF the district round vesu-
vius have put to practical use the lava
which has flowed from the volcano in
past and recent eruptOns. Naples and
its vicinity appear to be a world of
lava. The streets are paved with It
There are lava staircases and statues,
drinking troughs, bric-a-brac, and even
jewelry. The guides make profit out of
IL by pressing coins or other objects on
partly cooled fragments and selling
these to visitors. On the ashy sides
Of the mountain there IS enough lava
to build a large city. In appearance it
resembles q shoreless. frozen sea of dull
black that shimmers strangely purple in
some lights
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
DRESS FIT TO KILL
DOROTHY TENANT WON

How often success comes to an actor
or actress through some sudden little
turn Of fortune Is well illustrated by
the story OF how Dorothy Tenant got
the star part IN The College Widow
When she dropped IN last season TO
apply for the title role IN George Ade's
play, the actress wore an ordinary sum
mer shirt waist and plain skirt Col
Henry Savage spoke briefly and evil
IDENTIFY intended giving her small part.
go home and dress" suggested the
stage manager. Dress at 70 kiln
Sorting out the most stunning Of her
previous seasons dresses. as the story
Is told IN the Broadway Magazine, she
sided into the COloneIs offices in the
stagiest Of STACEY creations"
u want you" The colonel had looked
I'D observed the vision and signed her
for the leading role. He did not know
he was getting Dorothy Tenant; all he
knew was that he had an actress who
looked the part" That Is the secret
OF the game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
YES, SAHl MY WOOL CAUGHT HIM

1t may happen that when angling for
sea trout one finds himself suddenly
confronted with his big cousin, the
salmon, as Illustrated by the following
anecdote from the diary Of an cid
friend who. to borrow Izaak Walton s
familiar epitaph. was "a good angler
and now with God" This shows how
the unexpected sometimes happens IN
sea trout fishing.
Mr.. Baillie. grandson of the Old
Frontier missionary. was fishing the
Generals Bridge River ANNAPOLIS
county, y. s. upstream for trout,
standing above his knees in water,
with an old negro. Peter Prince, at his
elbow. IN the very act Of casting n
trout fly he saw o large salmon lingeT-
ing in deep hole a few yards away
from his feet. The sun favored him,
throwing his shadow behind him. To
remain motiOnless. pull out a spare
hook and penknife, and with a bit Of
his old hat and some OF the gray old
negro's wool TO make salmon fly then
md there, he and the negro standing
in the running stream, was the work OF
only a few minutes. This fly must have
been the original of Norris famous Kill
ing, silver greyti"-FrOm -Sea-trOUt
Fishing in Canadian Waters by Ar
thur =. Silver, in the Outing Magazine
for August.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
OUT OF HER CLASS.

a member Of the school board OF GER
tain Pennsylvania town relates the sad
case OF a young woman who failed to
pass her examination for appointment
as teacher IN the public school Of that
place.
The mother Of the disappointed young
woman was asked by a friend whether
the daughter had succeeded IN running
the gantIet Of the examiners
No was the reply. in mOuTnful tone,
Jimmy didn't pass at all. Maybe you
won't believe, sir, but them examiners
asked the poor girl about things that
happened years and years before she
was bOrn-"-HarpeT Weekly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
BUILDER IS GIVEN CONTRACT
FOR HOUSE IN NORTHEAST

Architect J. Geirmuller has planned &
twO-story brick dwelling for r h
Behrend, at 5OT " street northeast Tho
contract has beer given to John HOutz,
at an estimated coz Of 5000. With the
near completion CT the Union Station
building operations in that section arc
active
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
CHARTTYs CHEWING TOBACCO.

1t requires $500 pounds Of chewing to-
bacco TO keep the jaws Of the State S
wards in tfa charitable institutions
going for six months This amount
costs the Stale s1.Eee, and the contract
for it was le last week by the State
board Of control to Theo Poehler, Of
Lawrence. This tobacco viii go to the
following institutions: Topeka State
State Hospital 1850 pounds; Parsons
Asylum. go pounds; Youth. at Winfield,
50 pounds.-Kansas City Journal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
AMERICAN TRAVELLERS
AND EUROPEAN PROFIT

The stream OF tourists and travellers
:.orn oar shores TO Europe IS beyond all
previous example. The outgoing steam
ers have been crowded for weeks, and
will be so for weeks to come. The pas
sage money is mostly paid to companies
whose headquarters are ION the other
side Letters Of credit for expenses
abroad are bought from bankers who
must have the necessary credits there to
meet payments upon them A large pro-
portion OF American travellers are lavish
in the mere expenses Of their trips. and
many make liberal purchases. The
amount Of money thus transferred from
the United States 90 Europe between
April and October Is not susceptible Of
calculation, but supposinE 10000 persons
20 so and spend 500 apiece on the aver
age, the total would be the imposing
sum of 100000, 0O0.-Journal Of Com
merce
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
FOUR FRAME BUILDINGS
TO GO UP IN SOUTHEAST

W. p MCGEE has obtained a building
permit for the erection OF four two
story frame dwellings, at IS TO Sj4
Fifteenth street southeast, at an esti-
mated cost Of $1,000. J. H Lewis Is
named as architect and builder. Being
outside the fire limits. II IS permissible
70 erect frame structures IN this section
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
SMACKED GOODwITS BACK;
BELL OUT OF ORDER

My rubber" said Nat Goodwin, de-
scribing a Turkish bath that he once
had IN Mexico, was a very strong man.
He laid me on a slab and kneaded me
and pulled me and banged me in a most
emphatic way. When It was over and 7
had gotten up he came up behind ma
Before my sheet was adjusted, and gave
me three resounding slsps on the bare
back with the palm OF his enormous
hand
" What in blazes are you dOingT
Easped, staggering
No offense, sir" said the man. Tt
was only 10 let the office know that I was
ready for the next baIher- You see
sir. the bells out OF order in this
room. %
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
Finishing of Interior.

A magnihcently designed marble stair
way with balustrade Of wrought iron
VIII lead 10 the second floor Here there
will be a large drawing room, twenty
two feet by forty feet in size; a small
circular drawing room with many win
dows. and n large dining room with a
breakfast room adjoining. The draw
ing room will be finished in modern
French style with the woodwork in
white and gold The finish of the dining
room will be OF a ricL brown with wall
spaces for the hanging of tapestries.
CT which the French ambassador has a
rare and handsome collection.
The two upper floors are gwen over to
sleeping apartments, and there, too, the
architect has given special attention to
the beauty and detail of every room.
making each o. them a separate study
to insure harmony and completeness.
In every particular the house will be fin
ished in the modern style, and the equip
ment made as near perfect as possible
to secure
The frontage is sixty-five feet on Six
teenth street. with a depth Of eighty
feet on Kalorama road.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
BUSINESS GOOD
DURING THE WEEK
Dun's Report Shows Evil
dence of Liberal
Fall Orders.

Trade reports from the leading cities,
says Duns Review, are singularly uni
form IN making favorable comparisons
with the corresponding week In aay
previous year. At most Western and
Southern points the improvement in
crop prospects has brought out liberal
fall orders, and there is evidently more
confidence in the future than at any
time since II was found that many Of
the principal farm products had made
a bad start
Jobblng houses are preparing for win
ter trade on a scale seldom equaled, the
consumption Of seasonable goods prom
Using 10 deplete stocks most satisfac-
torily- Manufacturers still receive Or
ders In abundance, few clothing can
ceIladons appear, and it is the excep-
ton wnen plants have smaller contracts
than a year ago. More detailed reports
for the first half of 1907 add to the
earlier testimony that all records for
SIX months were far surpassed
Settlement of the ore strike removes
any danger of interruption 10 activity
at pig iron furnaces, which promise TO
establish a new record OF output during
the second half Of the year.
Vigorous activity continues at cotton
mills, prices being fully sustained by
the volume OF orders on nand. the high
quotation Of raw cotton and confidence
In well maintained consumption.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
ANIMALS THAT ROAM.

Now. Johnnie" asked his teacher,
when you go 10 the country In sum
mer what animals do you see roaming
about?"
'Boarders," was the prompt reply
Judge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04

Bradsueets says: Crops, particularly
corn and cotton, have shown further
Improvement, there Is freer buying for
fall at leading Southwestern markets.
shipments Of fall goods are expanding,
and there Is evident a more optimistic
feeling as 10 dlstr!butive trade general
ly, based upon the active trade done
OF late IT retail. Relatively most ac-
uvIty Is noted IN the larger Southwest
ern markets. at a few central Western
centers, and at the larger Eastern cities
At the South midsummer quiet rules,
except at infrequent intervals.
In some lines of wholesale trade, such
as cotton dry goods, the activity mani
Tested Is stin notable. considering the
long spell OF preceding buoyant buying.
but other lines display more quiet; and
IN iron and steel. while production is
Of record proportions-and orders ahead
are heavy. new buying OF both crude
and finished products is less active than
Z year ago at this time. with price con-
cessions more readily obtainable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
In Fine Location.

The erection of this handsome building
FOR the embassy is along the line Of the
and Improvement Of Six
teenth street Situated as it is at the
corner Of KalOrama road. between
Boundary Castle. the home Of the Hen
dersons. at Sixteenth street and Florida
avenue. and the magnificent new Vene-
tan palace recently built by the Hen
dersons and leased to Secretary Oscar
straus, OF the Department Of Commerce
and Labor, the new embassy stands in
an ideal position, overlooking the entire
city.
The architect, George Oakley Totten,
H., who is also the designer OF the Ven
etian Palace, has selected the modern
French style in the new house and
has carefully worked out the details to
conform to this. The exterior Of the
house is of white marble and terra
Gotta. The main entrance is on Six
teenth street, with side entrance on
Kalorama road In the interior decora-
tons great care has been observed
and the general idea will be carried out
in every detail. The decorations will be
extremely handsome. both in design and
coIoring. and in perfect harmony with
the furnishings the rooms viii contain
The first floor will be largely given
up to the offices OF the embassy and
finished in the style Of modern business
offices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04
Architecture F olloW S
Modern French School.
Has Fine Location.

So rapidly is work progressing on the
new structure designed for the French
embassy that there is little doubt OF
the completion of the building by No
vember I. which IS the time set for the
contractors, the George A Fuller Com
pany. to make delivery. II Is expected
that the French ambassador and his
STAFF will take possession almost imme-
diately. and the coming winter will wit
ness one Of the handsomest residences
in the city added TO the diplomatic circle.
The new building is being erected by
former Senator and Mrs. John B. Hen
derson, and viii be leased TO the French
government for term of years II has
long been expected that the large plot Of
ground on S street, halorama Heights
bought several years ago by the French
government would be used for perma-
nent embassy. but just now 1t does not
seem so likely.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

Her grandpa gambled all his cash
To keep the place from going to smash"
4 man near by spoke up and said,
'Tis true that Little Nell is dead,
And her grandpa. too; he was poor and brave;
They found him dead on Nely's grave"
And who are your" said TEDDY-G,
And who this little girl I seer"
My name and hers you might easily guess
Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness;
And we the Teddy Bears invite
To a Dickens supper here tonight,
At the Pickwic< Club at half-past eight
Come you arc and don't be late"
All right friend Dick" said TEDDY-G,
IF there's feeding there you count on me"
They went that night and sure enough
They met the genuine Dickens stuff
There was Pickwick Esquire in evening dress,
And Dick himself and the Marchioness;
And Daniel Qulp, the hideous dwarf,
Who was known for cunning at every wharf;
And Pecksnih whom his daughters sent
Who like the signs at crossroads bent
Pointed the way but never went;
And Sairey Camp, her face in sobs;
And Capt Cutie with nose Of knobs
And suit of blue and hook for hand,
And head SO dizzy he couldn't stand
With Sairey Camp came Betsey Prig
Dressed up in a very homey rig;
And Uriah Heep with mocking grace,
The 'umble person with ugly face;
And Wilkins Micawber with all his sins,
And both arms filed with the famous twins,
His pockets empty; his spirits gay;
Waiting for things to come his way.
The Teddy Bears made friends of each;
TEDDY-B got up on chair to preach
Or to talk he said in the Pickwick way
About their trip and the L. S. A.
But you know" said he as he closed his talk
That in every cline and in every walk
Your names are known like Teddy Bear
And your fame has spread out everywhere"
But TEDDY-G didn't see the point
This crowd" said he, 'is out of joint"
But he danced jig and sang song
And helped to bowl the thing along
But when to his room he went that night
He told TEDDY-B that he'd like to fight
With Daniel Qulp and Uriah Heep
Before he closed his eyes in sleep
TEDDY-G had scheme to do the Tower
The following day at an early hour;
To surprise the guard, the beaf-eater kind,
And his hands and feet to safely bind,
And then to take the bunch of keys
And go through the Tower just as they please
But the things that happened or even half,
Would make a cat or a monkey laugh;
They can't be told" said TEDDY-C;
But you just wait for week and see
[ConfiHaed Hcxt Sunday
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17
(Copyasbs 1907 BY Seymour Eaton Al night. r..srvsd)
VII-THE BEARS MEET DICKENS
CHARACTERS.

CHARACTERS.
That fog was fun" said TEDDY-G;
ct mixed up every one but me
I shut my eyes and told my feet
To find the way from street to street;
They simply walked right straight ahead
And brought me to my room and bed.
That's what they're for; they seemed to know
Which way to take and where to 60
And when to stand and when to jump
And what to dodge and whom to thump.
bumped duke on a public square,
And told an earl didn't care,
And trod on Iordships everywhere.
But here I am at home complete
And the credits due to my two feet"
This speech he made to TEDDY-B,
Who didn't get home till half-past three
From an all-night tramp and tired and sore
And clothes all wet; he nearly swore
He did say 'jove" and "dont chu-know,"
And "Chappy-G, that was quite show"
And I'm jolly wet" and "a bloomin' Bob
Took me for thief on the street to rob;
But hit him back a little blow,
The strenuous sort, the kind we know"
And thus they talked till their eyes shut tight
About the fun they had that night
The following day they rambled out
To see things tourists talked about:
Westminster Abbey, church they say
But graveyard, too, for many a day;
For there are the tombs of Englands great.
Kings and queens and men Of state,
Poets and artists and actors, too,
And famous Scoundrels, not a few.
TEDDY-G got in the royal chair
With the air Of a Yankee millionaire.
Bring on your crown" to guide he said,
"And see if uneasy lies the head
That wears the crown, as Shakespeare wrote;
And if you have a royal coat
Bring it on too. Tor I don't care"
But just that minute a Teddy Bear
Was lifted out Of that royal chair
And thrown about dozen feet
And told to find another seat
Then 10 St Pauls with It's massive dome,
And to hospitals and children's home,
And 20 Englands Bank which never smashed
Where they got credit letters cashed,
And picture halls, score or more,
And London's Zoo, where a lions roar
Made TEDDY-G jump SIX feet high
And children all around him cry.
Il thought" said he, If twas any use,
And the British Lion had broken loose,
I'd jump clean out of London town
And on Yankee battle ship come down"
Said TEDDY-B, Don't scare like sheep;
The British Lion IS sound asleep;
But twist his tail and then you'll hear
A growl thatll make you shake with fear;
For people say who've seen him fight,
His growIs as bad as any bite"
To Old Curiosity Shop they went
To see Little Nell and to pay the>rent.
Or to buy The place, or make repairs,
Or borrow table, chest, OF chairs,
Or for half day TO run the store
To get filed up with Dickens lore.
But said TEDDY-B, "In a book read
It says that Little Nell IS dead;
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-10-03
Barn Burned.

The large barn on the Loats Orphan
Asylum farm, which adjoins Clarke Place
and is tenanted by Mr.. Vernon Moles-
worth, was totally destroyed by fire on
Thursday night last about 8 o'clock. The
fire was discovered by Mr.. Wordsworth
in time to get three horses which were
in the stable and his harness, to place
of safety. The wheat crop Of nearly a
thousand bushels, the hay crop and a
quantity CT oats, and several forming
implements were consumed by the flames.
The fire department responded and did
noble service in saving the silo, which
stood by the barn, end several out build
ings and fencing. The cause Of the fire
is unknown. The loss is estimated at
5000. There was 10000 insurance on
the buildings, and $1,000 on the crops
News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-10-03
The Great Frederick Fair.


The Great Frederick Fair will this year
be held October 1925, and the manage
ment of the Fair is putting forth their
best efforts to eclipse all former exhibi-
lions. In addition to the vast aggrega-
ton of fine cattle, horses and other live
stock, and the splendid racing which will
take place on each of the four days of
the Fair, the free attractions in front of
the grand stand this year will beyond
question, surpass those of former years,
and afford all who attend the Fair full
measure of pleasure and amusement.
One of the free attractions will be the Six
Flying Banvards, the greatest aerial mar
wells in the world, who will make their
first and only appearance in Maryland at
the Frederick Fair. The Great Chick, the
Wizard of the Wheel, with the smallest
bicycle rider in the world, and other
equally interesting and entertaining acts
60 to complete the program. Besides
there will be plenty to entertain and
amuse, and those who miss the Frederick
Fair this year will be denied the privilege
of witnessing the biggest and best Fair
to be held in Maryland.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-10-03
Local Correspondence,

From S. to $500 a day is all that you
will have to pay for room and looking
in New Yorks recently completed $12,-
5000 Plaza Hotel. Your boarding,
washing and mending will of coarse be
extra.
Maj. C. A. Damuth has sold to Harvey
Finnyfrock the Stansbury property less
about IL acres of land that on which joins
the formers home place on the north
west. Price 5000.
Sometime during my good old Octo-
Der l hope to be able to strike out for a
while. l have partly promised lady
friend to take her to Jamestown. If
do that Pm sure our pocket-books will
not admit us staying more than a day or
two. And then just hope can turn
my face toward my dear old Blue Mount
aims and my good friends there. am
surely going to do this if l can. am
wondering if Miss DeMuth is still teach
ing at Franklinvile. If went there
guess would hardly find anyone know.
l would like so much to see Mary Ecken.
rode and Mary Kelly. They were two Of
my good girls. l hope they are well and
happy" Thus aside from other inter.
esting matter, writes Miss M. Emma
Norris of Singer, Hartford county, in g
recent letter to lady friend here. II
will be recalled that Miss Norris wat
principal teacher in the Franklinville
school for a period of ten years previou!
to 1894.
so inches in circumference, II inches il
diameter, weight 81 pounds is the larges
turnip so far reported this season.
Both the Spotswood and Delaplan,
homes have been further adorned will
very handsome iron and wicket fencing
Something more and interesting will b
doin' roundabout Baxter's addition before
! another dozen moons.