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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-07

The northern boundary line of Delaware
is circular in form. This has been eX-
planned by the fact that, in Colonial
days, William Penn wanted enough land
along the western bank Of, the Delaware
River to give him an outlet to the sea.
He procured from the Duke Of York a
release of all title and claim to Newcastle,
twelve miles around IT, and 10 the land
between this tract and the sea" This
survey described semicircle. and when
this particular colony became State it
still retained the cid circular boundary
line.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-07

A popularity Of the Blue Mountains Of
Pennsylvania is that they are divided by
rivers that break through the walls at
intervals of twenty-seven miles. From
the SusqUehanna to the Swatara is
twenty-seven miles; also from the SWa-
tara to the Schuylkill. from the SchuyI-
Kill TO the Lehigh, from the Lehigh to
the Delaware, and from the Delaware to
the hollow in New Jersey known as Cul-
vers Pond. the intervals are the same.
II would be most difficult to account for
such coincidence in the similarity in
these distances.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
SUPERSTITIoUS WOMEN WANT
MASCOT TO PLAY BRIDGE

Jewels about which some virtue Is sup
posed 10 linger is a superstition as old
as time. But new set OF charms has
been brought into existence by what
IS known as bridge luck" There are
charms OF almost uncomfortable variety
which supersIiti0us women carry about
IN the firm belief that they are indis-
pensable TO their success at cards. and
why doubt It? Thought is very. potent;
therefore, If one thinks a charm Is lucky
Il becomes SO because IL IS willed to be-
True. the untmaginative. unsensitive
person car not possibly see why the
woman with a talisman turns up the
right card or wins a point so much Of
tener than one who has forgotten 10
bring the charm 10 q sitdOwn rubber
II is useless trying 10 explain. but let
the fact suffice. for il is said that some
players 20 10 TIE point OF keeping the
lucky OBJ ect in Lheir hand till the last
card is played.
And these lucky charms? Some are
rare and precious atoms. Genuine
Egyptian scarabs are always in request
Travellers pretend II ey are imbued with
occult power. provided they are the real
thing. while from India comes the inkh.
The inkh hes q reputation for bringing
the smiles of fortune that can, be
matched. 4 lady well known among
the highest bridge sets in LOnlOn CT rries
miniature Joss which she declar res
brings her continued good fortune since
it first came into her hands and which
she guards as zealOusly as If IL we're
some priceless gem. IN appearance the
Joss couldn't well be more hideous. but
It is possibly its malevclent eye THAI
wards OF tie evil OF her charmless
partner What would be the effect OF
having two Chinese goes at the same
table may not De contemplated with
composure Superstition draws the line
at duplicates-BCston Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
INGENIOUS USES TO WHICH
The PHoNoGRAPH IS PUT

Canned election speeches used in
the recent New York campaign were
quite minor adaptation of the pho
nograph compared with the multitude
OF ingenious uses to which Americans
are now putting IL. There is constant
rivalry to get something novel or
unique in the way of music or roiee
records Babies laughs and cries are
obtained through the whole ganaut
the barks Of pet dogs and news of
kittens are preserved for the delight
or their ulstresses and the edifieation
OF their friends. One club OF women
recently gave an entertainment, at
which the members caught the voices
OF their canaTies on the wax records
and passing them through a machine.
took "A vote as to which bird gave
the sweetest song.
Modern languages can be studied by
the photograph method. add records
OF what ohs says in sleep have been
produced in the law courts as evi-
dence OF guilt Another curious device
is a photograph dinner. at which
canned music and Photographic
toasts figure on the menu. Those who
are on the cinner program for a
speech or song prepare II in advance
BY storing ii away on little wax
cylinder made 10 serve as a napkin
ring and sound condenser. At appro-
pirate times the rings are put on a
monograph and the songs and
speeches md mechanical utterance
without causing embarrassment 70 the
persons called upon--London Pail Nall
Gazette,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

ter c. Sauer eft ux. to Joseph and Vim
cenza Marucci, part lot 4, square 5f5. SO
First addition TO American University
Heights-DeWitt c. Croissant ct az
trustees. 10 Robert Funston lots 4 and
5, block 6, Slice
Washington Highlands-CharIes G.
IS. 500.
Second street southeast. between 3
and G streets-George R. Repetti ct al .
10 UrbanO Gregori. part original lot 81
square 40, SO.
o street northwest. between Thirty
htth and Thirty-sixth streets-J Ed
ward Lewis ct TX. to Fred c. Jones
part lot 100, square I247. $40. Fred ii
Jones conveys same property to Eunice
81. Lewis. $40
81 L street north west-Julius L. Rf1ndv-
ct 81 TX 70 Samuel z. Allen, lot K, square
Llnwood Heights W GIennan.
trustee, to Martha z. Lee. lot ss bIocI,
3, SO. -
Alley between V and w. Thirteenth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
Purchasers Up to Date Demand for Variety Proves
to Be Great Aid in Enhancing
Beauty of the City

Home seekers are no longer satisfied
with a house that Is exactly like its
neighbOr. or. for that matter. several
other of its neighbors.
Each occupant wants some dis
tinguishing feature. Builders have been
brought 10 recognize this demand and
have met il with such variety of arch
tectLral effect that rows Of houses are
no longer the bugbesr that formerly
existed when one set Of patterns. 50 to
speak. do yecman service for any num-
Der 5f dwellings.
Vast Improvement in this respect is
seer or every street OF the city. but
OF course, this is more especially noted
in the newer sections where builders
ana architects have combined to produce
houses that would. in addition to being
provided with every modern conV enfence
for the comfort and pleasure Of the
occupant represent 20 a degree the ap-
peal ance of a residence built after the
owners special design.
City's Beauty Enhanced.
In this way. too. the beauty Of the
city has been enhanced. and instead OF
long vistas of houses with al unbroken
front Of exactly the same size and shape
there are variations - design that
speak of an improved taste and a better
knowledge Of architectural exceuencies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
Real Estate Transfers Recorded

4e Myrtle street Observation-Disclosures S.
sloane ct Tx to Catherine AIinogue. lot
205. square go, SO.
c street northeast, between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets-Carrie +. Z.
Knox to Job Harris. lot 10, square lilo,
SO
North Columbia Heights-George P.
Robinson ct al. to Edwin 7. Etsminger,
lot %, block 3, sl,S66-3l.
Second street southeast. between 3
and c streets-Oscar LuckeJt et al. trus-
tees. to Ben Schwartz. lot Is and part
lots Is and II. square G62. S3,ll2.1i.
University Park-George w Strong
man ct ux. to Clara May Uhler, lot Is,
block 43. SIC.
7 street northwest, between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets-Mary A.
Velati to Christmas Zaresa, lot %.
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, be-
tween Twenty-first and TWenty-second
streets-Henry N. Newman to Robert
J. Palmer, part square "A. SO
Wylie street northeast, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets-Tim-
Othy A Keppel Ell ux. 10 Roger 7.
Mitchell, trustee, part lot IS, square 1903
$40 Roger T. Mitchell. trustee, conveys
/ same property TO Timothy A. and Bird
get keppel, SO.
Brightwood Park-Bertha S. Stoll ct
vir Louis j. to Joseph w. and Mary z.
D
1916 First street northwest-LoUis r.
Klemm to Francesca Geraci, lot 159,
square 551, SO
Elizabeth Hartman to
John 3. Anderson, lot ?, $780,
Eaiorama Heights-Clara J Heyland
/ ct al, trustees TO Maxwell Van Zandt
Woc-1lsull, lot I, block p. 81
Seventeenth and NJ streets northwest
AlmOn ". CriSWOld et Tx. 10 Norman
Bestor, east one-haIf original lot /,
square $50; $40
Reservoir View-John A. Massie 10
BERTHE NJ Lohr. lots and 6. block I;
Seventeenth and N streets northwest
Norman BestOr TO William c. Rives,
east one-half original lot 1, square 100:
G street northwest. between Twenty
I first and Twenty second streets-Ceorge
j. yesterday ct uN. 10 John J. Farley,
original lot S. square IS, SO
Maryland avenue northeast. between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets-Vil-
( liam H. oliver ct TX. TO Hugh a. Kane,
lot 81. square l02S. SO. Same to James
i NJ Burns. lot 30. square 1923: $40
Observation-Disclosures WaHridge ct al.
! to Augustus H Quigley, lot .. block Is;
$40
: 1924 Twenty-ninth street northwest
/ Edmund X. Fox ct ux. to Frank Suter.
/ lot 81. square 1873 500.
/ First addition to American University
( Park-Galen L. TAFT eC sss-,- .rllsfees, to
/ Z Catherine Coulter. lot 81 block Is
/ $500
( Sixth street southeast. between G. and
/ I streets Eliza beth Y. Wilson Ct al. to
LLOYD H and Clara J. Slocum, part lot
j Is square S47. $40.
/ 61i Third street northeast-Edmund II
Brown, ct Tx. to John y. and Rachael
/ N. Ries, lot a. square rs, $40
Fourth street southeast. between q
! and I streets-James LaWlOr. trustee. 10
Max F. Captain, lots 81, -, 50, square
49, SO.
133 Hickman street southeast-Charles
W. TAYLOR 10 L. Josephine Bell, lot 49,
/ square 73s. SO.
Alley between N and n. Third and
/ Four-and- half streets southwest-Pe-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
THIRTEEN NEW HOUSES
TO COST $4,000 EACH

The Collins-Guerry Company has just
sold, in connection with II. RoZier Du-
laney. to an out-of-tOwn purchaser, lots
s. 10 40. and 81 20 6s. square S34. located
at the northwest corner of Sixth and Z
streets northeast. These lots have a
frontage Of 165 feet on + street. by a
depth OF g. feet. and go feet on Sixth
street, by depth OF 81 feet
It is the intention OF the purchaser 10
build on the property as soon as title is
passed. thirteen two-story dwellings,
each 70 have twenty-five feet front, con-
tanning six living rooms. bathroom, eel
lar, and heated by hot water, to cost
about 800 each.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
BRENNAN COMPANY ASKS
FOR ALL STREET PAVING

?. ]. Brennan. president OF the Bren-
nan Construction Company. appeared
before the Board Of Commissioners yes
terday asking that his company be
given the whole Of a contract for sheet
asphalt paving Of roadway and vitrihed
brick gutterwork fer q certain number
of streets, for which bids we're recently
opened. or II not all Of this combined
work, ali Of the asphalt to be laid. leav-
ing the vitrified brick guttering 10 JHs
Crawford Construction Company, com
peiitiSa bidder.
The bid of the Brennan Construction
Company for the asphalt work is q lit
tie lover than that made by the Gran
ford Company. but the bid Of the latter
company for the vftrilied brick work is
the 0west. Some Of the work has 70 be
lftd Jointly, and In such cases it would
be impossible for two separate con-
tractors TO do the work Some of the
sheet asphalt is without the brick gut
teflng- The Commissioners took the
matter under consideration
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

The Illustrations shown are Of both
two-story and three-story houses. and
present entirely different styles Of ar
chitecture. The row on Seventeenth
street is so near the outskirts of the
city and the beautiful scenery Of the
Zoo Park that the designer has given
them the advantage of a handsome
porch. which is so much appreciated
in the warm summer evenings. besides
adding greatly to the character Of the
design.
The T Street Row.
OF character that can be readily
appreciated by the lover of neat and
refined effects in house building the
row on T street near Eighteenth street
is probably among the best examples
in the city. and readily shows the ca
pacity and versatility Of the architect
Given a rich cononiai effect the row
on Lamont street, between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets is OF a style that
wiz improve with the passage of time
and become a most attractive and in
teresting feature OF the newer section
Of the Northwest.
While the rows shown are good ex-
amples of the newer era OF house de-
signing the city is full of most ex-
cellent specimens limited 70 no section
but alike marks Of beauty and utility
on every hand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
TO MAKE SWIMMING POOL
OF OLD FISH PONDS

Col. Charles s. Bromwell. Superin-
tendent OF Buildings and Grounds. yes
terday notified the Commissioners that.
Following the plans for the establish
ment and completion OF Potomac Park,
The inner basin, which has been used. as
a bathing place viii have to be aban-
doned for such purposes. as il is to be
nlled in from dredgings from the tidal
basin
commissioner West who has charge
Colonel Bromwel. resulting in the de-
-cision 10 turn the fish ponds over TO
the District, 10 he used for bathing. The
pond nearest the river viii be for begin
neTs, as 1t IS shallow; the pond on the
west side for those who can swim An
adjoining pond viii be for colOred peo-
PIE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

and Fourteenth streets-Kennebunk
Realty Company to Henry D. Seiden-
berg. lot s.. square 2S5, SO
,Tbirtv-ffth street northwest, between
r ana II streets-Alice +. kehoe TO
George H. WaIingsford, part lot 80
square +. of 1886. so.
d street southeast. between Iwelftn
and Thirteenth streets-John II. Shelton
ct NIX. to William r Shelton, lot II.
square 1919 so.
I459 Pierce place northwest-Wilton J.
Lambert. ct al, trustees. 10 Henry A.
Willard. lot 169 square 2O6, 500.
rerfgbfvood Park-Eva 3. Muninlaw.
ct wins. Thomas w, 10 Kate H Dunn
lot p, block a. SO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
REAR ADMIRAL MCGOWAN
EXCHANGES PROPERTY

Rear Admiral John MCGOWAN. who re
Gently sold his residence. 1913 \ street
northwest. through the Office Of Arthur
D. Addison. realty broker. has, through
the same firm. traded his property at
2825 TIulyer place. for a lot on sixteenth
street. near 4 street northwest belong
ing to Mrs. Virginia C. Benedict
The lot has a frontage Of thirty-eight
feet with q depth of 125 feet, and Is Ia
the best section OF that magnificent
boulevard 1t Is the intention OF Ad-
miral MCGOWAN TO build a comfortable
residence on the lot and il IS expected
that building operations viii be begun
as soon as the plans can be completed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
HILL MEMORIAL PLANS
MADE BY v. |. CLARK
fects in C0rnices and Doors.

OF Alexandria. win erect the George r.
Hill Memorial building at a cost Of
$4,000 Plans are now being made by
Architect w. L. Clark.
The structure viii be forty-eight by
sixty feet in size and Is 20 be distinct
lively a young peoples building, con-
tanning an assembly hall. reading rooms.
parlor. etc.
1t is expected that bids viii be opened
about May 10. and work will commence
promptly.
George r. Hill was one of Alexan-
dria's most prominent citizens, and his
interest in the young people OF the city
was exampled in many ways, as shown
by his numerous enterprises for their
advancement and pleasure
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
MAKE PROPERTY SAFE.
NOTICE GIVEN OWNER

Building Inspector Ashford has mott
ned W W Danenhower, owner Of the
property located on the north side of
Virginia avenue between First and Sec
ond streets southeast. that immediate
steps must be taken TO put the building
in SAFE condition. a similar notice
was served on the owner some time ago
AMI disinterested persons. upon exam
lnatiOn Of the premises. found the build
ing 10 be unsafe. Unless the necessary
repairs are made within three davs the
Building Inspector viii do the work or
else raZe the structure at the owners
expense
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

Bradstreet's says; Despite some cross
currents in demands, due mainly to the
withdrawal OF the Easter stimulus to
trade and a succeeding spell Of cold
weather. the developments OF the Week
have beea mainly favorable. All re-
ports as TO trade ar wholesale and in
jcbbing circles in the first quarter are
in high degree favorable, and failure
returns confirm these in the smallest
number OF casualties for a generation
past.
Reports from most leading industries
are still OF full order books and Of
backward deliveries. There is, however,
slightly more manifest a disposition to
move eonservatively as regards distant
positions, some easing of metal quota
tons and a softening Of asking prices
for various products, and the
jewelTy. shoe. leather and wool trades
rote quiet. pending a clearer view of
later developments. Wheat-crop reports
have an appearance OF irregularity. due
to the reported spread of insect damage
II the Southwest and advices of winter
killing in the central West
In the dry goods trade there has been
something Ike a lul in jobblng lines.
now tlat the first rush Of spring de
mand is over and the course Of retail
uade win be closely watched. There
are evidences of growing activity in
out-of-dOor work
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
ARCHITECT LANDLORD PLANS
RESIDENCE FOR HIMSELF

John a. Landlord. the architect. mas
DE- signed for himself twO-story brick
dwelling. which he proposes to erect at
514 Irving street northwest. The es-
minated cost is placed AT S4o00. Building
Inspector Ashford has issued a permit
end the work viii proceed at once. The
house has several features which show
the capacity OF the designer and will
attract attention by their unl0ueness
and careful consideration Of detail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
SPRING BUSINESS
GOOD IN ALL LINES
Building Operations Stimu-
lated by Good Weather
and Lack of Strikes.

Trade. says Dun's Review, responds
70 seasonable weather distribution OF
srring merchandise fully equaling san
gIine expectations, and country mer-
chants purchase literally from whole
salers at leading centers. Reports from
principal cities are uniformly favorable,
active business being accompanied by
further Improvement III collections.
Demand for lumber and other materials
increases as open weather stimulates
building opera tons. Leading industries
are fully occupied, and no strikes OF
more than local significance have ma
terialized thus far. Manufacturers ars
busy on goods for early shipment, and
sample business for later seasons
promises continued activity Improved
traffic conditions make deliveries more
prompt. and railway earnings in three
weeks of March We're 10 per cent larger
than last year.
Commercial failures in the first quar-
ter were 8 l36 in number and So, 075, 5sl
in amount of liabilities, against s,1O2
last year, when the amount involved
vas s2s, Isl, 107. The ratio Of defauited
Indebtedness to solvent payments
through the clearing houses was only z
cents 10 each $500. which is the lowest
mercantile death rate for the first quar-
ter of any year since this record was
begun in 1915. Confidence in continued
activity is evidenced by the announce
nent that the Steel Corporation Will
expend about 100000 on new plant
at Duluth.
Primary markets for textiles are more
quiet, but there is no diminution in the
output of mills, except where labor
cannot be secured Most cotton goods
producers have orders covering output
so far into the future that the Iightened
pressure is helpful.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
SCHOLARSHIP sFoR HINDU GIRLS.

DR. John f. Goucher, president Of the
Womau's College. Baltimore. now trav-
cling in the Orient. has offered scholar
under the noting. The chameleons will
permit four girls from India 20 be con-
tinualiy a. the WOman's College
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
REAL ESTATE NEWS
OF GEORGETOWN

The real estate belonging to the es-
tate Of the late Henry Kengia win be
put up for sale at public auction On
Tuesday. April IS.
Among the parcels TO be offered Re
1870 Wisconsin avenue and 1915 WiscCa-
sin avenue. sos Prospect avenue north
west, and the large tract on unimproved
property fronting on Back street. in the
extreme northwest section Of George
town.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

ISI Enn for a snug home in
~ OOO Bloomingdale. Lot 125x
100 feet. Owner will exchange for
suburban property. Submit offers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

ST TE0 for a beautiful home
- OO on Columbia Heights.
near 14th st: 10 rooms and 2 tiled
baths. Hot Water Heat. 4 splen-
did value
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

60 A00 viii buy one OF the
1sVOO best built houses in
the best location on Washington
Heights. II rooms, , tiled baths;
best Hot Water Heating plant
Double floors. I3-inch walls and best
finish throughout.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

ST n0n for a solid bIownstone-
BOOO front residence on CO
|LUMBIA ROAD near 18th ST. own
Ter is anxious 10 sell and wants an
'offer. House contains 10 rooms and
TILED bath: furnace heat: lot over
rs IT. wide and 80 II. deep. A bar
gain for quick buyer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07


The deed was placed on record vas
terdav whereby Elizabeth Waldridge
and others, conveyed 10 Augustus II
Quigiey, lot . block -, Ingleside. beiog
on Park road. between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets northwest
Mr.. Quigley. who resides AT 1sZaas Wis
consin avenue northwest. has had plans
and specifications prepared by Architect
w. S. PLACER. for the erection OF hand
some home on the lot.
hrs. katherine c. Curtin. Of 1888 n
street northwest, has purchased three
story bay window brick dwelling on the
south side Of Cambridge place. between
Avon place and Thirtieth street, from
the heirs OF 7 J Smith
Christian Heurich. owner, has about
completed the erection Of a one-st0ry
business building at the southwest cor
ner Of Warehouse alley and n street
northwest, IN the lot recently purchased
by him from Mrs. X c. Curtin.
St Johns Episcopal Church. corner
Potomac and streets northwest. IS
soon to undergo considerable repairs
The entire exterior OF the building viii
be pebbledashed.
Edmund <. Fox has sold to Frank
Suter lot 3. square 1888. being unim-
proved property in Cooke Park. George
town. d. {.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-07
The White Man in the Tropics
New York Sun.

his Mastery of the Pacific in urging
Englhmen and develop Columbia that
valuable IN
to rmountcl matc difficulties
the acclimate himself parts OF
the tropics runs through most the
overwhelmed and subjugaed in their
the white
authority the
the highest judged by his achieve
whether
empire building That eminent authority is Colonel
of baned yellow
habtabe address at
graduation exercises University Wednesday
supremacy of the white man s civilization the tropics:
to tropical
reaching effect than freeing
Canal
population coming into the tropics
itsea
heau
temperate gradually within the next three
which much greater return for man
civilization population will be IN the
rather hn IN the
perate a a present.
'front.' Sir Patrick
Manson fascinating hbored in field perhaps
experiments
of had the
opportunities organize extensive scale with
Colonel What
chiefly the treatment of disease
Medicine the
formidable
tropical diseases sleeping which claims of all eos in
likely
of With this
fairly nothing the march Of
he viii
Colonel Gorgas
story that
threec nur