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The Washington herald., 1907-07-14
BUILDING NOTES.

The George A. Fuller Company, lowest
bidders for the proposed Randolph Hotel.
at the corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and
Fourteenth street northwest, have made
borings Of the soil where the foundations
are to be laid. The workmen found con
ditions existing similar TO those encoun-
tered in laying the foundations Of the
Willard Hotel. across the street, and OF
the Munsey Building, a short distance
down the block. Firm ground was found
at a depth Of twenty-eight feet and the
inference is that the new structure viii
have 20 be placed on piles to some ex-
tent. as was the case with the other two
buildings
Margaret L. Murphy will build four two
story brick dwellings at 1924 TO 1880 East
Capitol street. at a cost Of S14,o00-
James s. Harlan has taken out the nee
essary permit for Improvements TO the
house at I729 Rhode Island avenue north
west, 10 cost $4,000 Wood, Dom & Dem
ing are the architects. and I. F. Burner
the builder
Francis A Blundon Is engaged n erect
ing three one-story brick stores at 12l3
10 1917 V street northwest. estimated 10
cost 5000 The plans were prepared by
William c. Allard. and William G Blum
don is the builder
Robert Allen Is erecting two seven-room
frame houses on Piney Branch road, or
Fourteenth street, Ia 2Fightwood, upon
land purchased from Louis p. Shoemaker.
These houses will be colonial in style.
Wright & Hopkins Win erect four-two-
story brick dwellings at rs 10 135 Tennes-
see avenue northeast. at an estimated
cost Of S16.000. William l. Webster & Co.
are the architects. and Mark Reilly the
builder.
G. II. Grier, builder, has received the
contract to erect a Observation-Disclosures
brick dwelling for Robert z. Heater. at
54H Connecticut avenue northwest. The
house will be equipped with electricity
for lighting, with a hot-water heating
plant. and high-class plumbing. The plans
for the house were prepared by Frederick
A. Fletcher. The cost viii be about
$500
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ARMY AND NAVY.
Army Orders

FIRST Lieut. WILLIAM B. WALLACE. Twentieth
Infantry. 70 Preside Of Aiouterey for duty with
Pacific competition.
First Lieut JOHN F. CHAPMAN, Fifth Infantre,
20 Fort Niagara, for duty with Atlantic coInpe-
tition.
First Lieuts. JOHN J. KINGMAN and HENRY
H ROBERT. Cops Of Engineers. from Washing
ton Barracks 10 PHILIPPINES. August l. duty
under Lieut.. Col JOHN MILLS, Corps q Eu-
gineers
Private FRANK S. HARPER. Troop F. First
Cavalry. Fort sam Houston. transferred to sig
nal Corrs, to Fort Omaha
Recruit BERTHoLD C0DDiNG. infantry, recruit
depot Fort Slocum. transferred 20 He ei'al
Corps az private, TO General Hospital. Washing
ton Barracks for duty with Company c, Hos
ptal Corps
First Class Private CURTIS REBEAUX. signal
Corps. FoTt Hamilton. discharged from the army.
Following electrician sergeants second class. Coast
Artillery Corps. TO Font Totten. reporting 20
commandant. School Of Submarine Defense for
duty in connection with portable searchlights as
signed to that post LEON II. DAVID, Fort
Adams and WILLIAM HARDY. Fort McfSinley-
First Lieut. JOHN B. W COREY. Fifth Field Ar
tiIlery 80 Jamestown July %. for Temporary
duty with Battery D. Third Field Artillery.
Second-class Private JOHN +. BUCKLEY ord
nance detachment. Augusta Arsenal. transferred
10 Forty-hrst Company. Coast Artillery Corps, as
private. to Fort Monroe.
Private First class JAMES NJ WILSON. Hospital
Corps. from General Hospital. Preside OF san
Francisco. TO general hospital. Fort BayaEd.
Ordnance Sergt WILLIAM 7. HARGIS. placed on
retired list
sccond-clsss Electrician SeIgts ELLIS BALDWIN
and JOSEPH T. Z0RN. Coast Artillery Corps.
Fort Totten. report 10 commandant. School OF
Submarine Defense. that post for duty in con
nection with portable searchlights assigned 10
that post.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-14
TORE WRONG PAPER.
Topeka Jury COuIdn't Read, So Mis-
take Was Natural.

II have been engaged in the practice Of
law q good many years" said S. S. Crmy,
police Judge of Topeka, Kans, in the
Kansas City Star. "and about the most
humorous thing I ever saw in a court
room was in Topeka. One day an cid ne
gro man was being tried In the Justice
Court-that was before the Office Of police
judge was created-and- demanded a
trial by a jury Of his peers. He could
neither read nor write, and the lawyer in
sisted that the jury, to be his peers, as re-
Quired by law. must be unable to read or
write, too To avoid dispute, agreed TO
it. but we had a time finding twelve men
in Topeka who could neither read nor
write. But we did find them, and the case
went to trial. Before the jury retired I
took two pieces of paper and wrote
guilty on one piece and MOI guilty on
the other, and instructed the foreman OF
the Jury TO destroy the one he did not
wish used and to return the other to me
when the jury reached a verdict. The
jury was out only a few minutes when il
came in. The foreman handed me piece
of paper with the word guilty written
on it.
Well. gentlemen, you find him gull
ty, do your I asked
No. sab, jedge; no, sab; we done
found him not guilty. spoke up one Of
the jurymen. Then he added, with dis
gust: I tole that fool niger he was
tearin' up the wrong piece Of paper.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-14
4 Polite REQUEST.

From the Youths Companion.
"One Of the most polite men that ever
lived in this town was Lou Hobart" said
a prominent citizen of Bushby to a stran-
ger in the village I'VE were always proud
Of LOUIS manners while he was here. and
by what I learn they've got every reason
to be proud of him out in Stony Gulch.
where he now resides.
Yes, he went out there in the inter
ests OF NINE" continued the Rushbv
man, glad - have a new listener. Some
OF our folks went out there last year.
and Lou showed EN- round They said
that IN one place, where it was kind o.
dangerous and open, there was a big pIa-
card stuck up. and on It Lou had printed.
Please do not tumble down the shaft
They said it made emf feel at home
right off,
The Washington herald., 1907-07-14

dor to the United States. But it Is a
curious circumstances, illustrative of the
anomalies OF the constitution, that an am
bassadorship, though undoubtedly an Of
fee of profit under the crown, is yet a
position that may be held In conjunction
with membership of the House Of Conf
mons Mr.. Bryce. therefore. was obliged
also TO apply for the purely nominal Of
fee Of steward Of the Chiltern Hundreds
in order TO he able TO vacate his seat IN
Parliament.
The assumption that the stewardship OF
the Chiltern Hundreds is an Office or
profit under the Crown is one OF the most
curious of the many curious and amusing
pretenses which meet one almost at eV-
cry step in exploring the mysteries Of the
British constitution. There are no official
duties or functions Of any sort attached TO
the position. The steward is supposed 70
be an agent for property belonging to the
Crown. But the Crown has no prOprieto
rial rights whatever In the three Hundreds
OF Chiltern, in the County Of Bucking
hamshire. As agent for this nOnexistent
estate ne Is required 70 receive moneys
which are never paid, and 10 preside IN
courts which are never held The duties
Of the Office are. therefore, extremely
light. but il cannot be said the emolu
ments are so tempting II is true that
the warrant of appointment prescribes|
that the steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
is to enjoy '-al Wages, Fees, Allowances,
and other Privileges and Pre-eminences
whatsoever appertaining TO the position,
but, Notwithstanding the initial capital
letters, which give to these good things
convincing appearance Of reality-asI
they are set forth in the official document
under the hand and seal Of that master
of the public purse, the chancellor OF the
exchequer-they are all purely imaginary.
Place Is Historical.
The Chiltern Hundreds in Bucks is not
only place of great rural charm. but Of
haunting literary and political memories.
Burnham Beeehes survive TO tell of its
forests once infested with knaves who
made things troublesome for the Crown
steward. In the delightful village OF
Chalfont St. Giles. blind Milton completed
Paradise Lost" In the churchyard of
Stoke Pogis. Gray specuated that among
the rude forefathers of the hamlet at
rest in the surrounding graves there were
hands that the rod of empire might have
swayed" had fortune been kind. But not
far off is Elton. the undoubted nursery Of
statesmen. Two Of the mightiest mem
bers of Parliament lived among these
pleasant hills. At Beaconsheld, Edmund
Burke, the political philosopher and SEN
tmentaist, endeavored, God willing" as
he expressed it, TO become a farmer in
good earnest" and at Hughenden. the
practical politician, Benjamin Disraeli. TO
mantle and fantastic TO the last, fed his
gorgeous peacocks. They sleep, too, in
these sylvan retreats. Surely these splen-
did phantoms may well be described as
the immortal stewards Of the ChilternI
Hundreds
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auction saIes of the week.

&Thomas Bowling & Co. have sold the
property at 2015 Third street northwest
for $40, the buyer assuming a trust
upon the property, which would make the
purchase price about S1,500 The success
fuI bidder was George T. Collins. The
trustees were William F. Ofley and ".
Walton Edwards.
The property advertised for public sale
by Thomas Bowling & Co, on Sheridan
avenue, above Pomer6y avenue. was with
drawn. because the bid was considered too
low. James A. Cobb and PERI ". Frisby
are the trustees.
Thomas J. Owen & Son have sold lot
%, block , ScheUtzen Park. to William
Shields. for 121a cents a square foot
The same auctioneers have sold lots
q and IS. block l, Scheutzen Park, TO
Charles W. King. for p cents a square
foot.
The trustees Of both properties are Al
bert A. Wilson and John B. Larner.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-14

Rear Admiral L. SEBREE, Commander H.
PHELPS, Medical Director W. A. MCCLURE.
and Naval Constructor Z. ?. EGGERT, CON-
missiOned-
Lieut. Commander f. ". KELLOGG, detached
Scorpion; home, wait orders
Lieut.. Commander c. NJ FANS, detached Third
Lighthouse District, Tompkinsyille, to command
Scorpion
Lieut. Commander c. N STONE. detached Naval
War College 70 duty as inspector in charge
Fourteenth Lighthouse District. Cincinnati.
July q.
Lieut.. Commander H. F. BRYAN. detached Office
Of Naval Intelligence, Washington. September !.
10 Naval Academy.
Lieut.. r. A. ALTERNATELY, detached Indiana
home. wait orders
Ensign B. c. DENT. retired. temporary duty, in
charge Branch Hydrogmphic Office, New York.
thence home.
Surgeon F. W. F. WEBER. detached Naval Hos
pital. Pensacola, to command Naval Hospital.
Canaca, August 6.
Assistant Surgeon g. H. UNCOMMON. resignation
accepted. to take effect August /.
Assistant Surgeon c. G. ALDERMAN, appointed.
Acting Assistant Surgeon r. A CAMPBELL. de
tached Midway Islands; home. wait orders
Assistant Paynaster H. !. McCREA. resignation
accepted 20 take effect September 50
Naval Constructor II. G. GlLLMOR. detached Bath
Iron Works. July ., TO duty as experimenting
constructor Fore River Sapbuildng Company,
Quincy, August 3. vice Naval Constructor X
NJ WATT, 20 Navy Yard Norfolk
Civil Engineer L. S. 6. WHITE, detached Navy
Department, August l. to Naval Academy.
BoaJsWsins A. o. LARSEN and H. P. RAH-
BUSCH, 70 Navy Yard, New York.
Boatswain P. EMERY. TO Naval Training Station.
Newport
Carpenter r. n. LAKE detached Arkansas. 10
Naval Academy.
Warrant Machinst D. J. MARX, warranted
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No. 1897 Fifteenth street, for Dr. Colby, $780,
Thirteenth and Kenyon streets northwest. for T.
II. Thomas estate. 70 Col Johnston, 1000.
No. loj Fifteenth street southeast. for Mr. Sanner
500.
EIuige, Gibbs a. Daniel.
WiIige, Gibbs & Daniel report consider
able activity in the sale OF new properties
during the past few days. The brisk con-
d!tion Of the summer market is attributed
by Mr.. WHlige TO the protracted rainy
season in the spring, which naturally ex-
tended the spring business into the sum-
mer months.
The last houses Of the present series in
Sauls Addition were sold during the past
week TO John C. s. Burger. Of the Navy
Department, who purchased the premises
az 1412 Delafield street northwest, for
5000. and Hesmer NJ Johnson, supervis-
ing principal of the southeast division Of
the District public schools. who purchased
premises 14O4 Emerson street northwest
for $3.50 Both Mr.. Burger and Mr.
Johnson have already moved into these
residences.
A number Of lots In Saul's Addition
were sold during the week. These lots
were sold or cash payments Of approx
mateiy 500. Twenty-Five such holdings
were disposed OF by the company in the
six days just passed.
For George S. Webb. premises 1881
Mintwood place northwest, to Raymond
A Heiskell. Of the real estate firm Of
Heiskell & McLeran. who viii occupy
the property as his residence.
Premises 22o4 Flagler place northwest,
for Melvin II. Herman, to E. Lyman
Kolb. for $3.50.
Premises 127 2 street northwest for
Mrs. Aquila r. Yerger, TO Mrs Theresa
Raymond. for $500 This Is the fifth
house in this row sold by the company
during the past fortnight
Premises 1876 Twelfth street northwest,
a three-story, hay-window brick dwell
ing on the west side Of Twelfth, between
NJ and n streets northwest, 70 Augustus
Ridgely. Of the Post-ofiice Department
for s., go
To Mrs. Inez D. Balderson. the two
apartment houses 1901 and 1909 Euclid
street northwest, for S11,500. The apart
ments are two-story brick structures,
each containing two suites OF family
apartments.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-14

From the New YORK sun.
Mrs. Knicker-Acts in restraint Of trade
are Illegal.
Mrs Bocker-I shall bring James be-
fore the authorities at once. He refused
to give me 800 to shop with.
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II you have any furnished rooms 10
rent, a want adj in The Herald viii bring
you a good tenant
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MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs-Tho following ,

OF VEssELS-The following rnvve-
ments Of vessels have been reported TO the Blu.
reau Of Navigation:
ArriTed-July Il. Ponpey at Chefoo. july p Ten
nessee and Washington at Brest; Pontiac and
Nina at Newport; Lebanon at Lambert Point:
Arkansas, Olympia, Florida, and Nevada. al New
London.
Saiied-July Il. Concord and Wilmington from
Chetoo for Shanghai; Raleigh from Chefoo for
Cavite. July T. Helena from Shanghai for
1angtZe River; Powhatan from navy yari New
York. for Newport; BTIItus from Newport News
for Boston; Triton from Norfolk for Washington:
Arkansas from Newport for New London. JnIv
lS Wasp from Wilmington. \. c. for Norfolk
via Southport \. G.
AmDhitTite ordered placed out Of cornrpissio, ,,,,
yard League Island
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Even Age or Ill Health Will
Not Release Him.
CHILTERN HUNDREDS USEFUL

appointment TO Nominal Oaice as
Steward of Old sfanOrs, Being Con-
sidered "an Office of Profit Under
the Crown" Permits ReIinquiSh-
ment OF Legislative Omce.
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No. 4s n street northwest, 10 Sir. Esser Ao00.
No. 1897 Fifteenth street. for Or. Colby. $780,
Thirteenth and Kenyon streets northwest, for +.
II. Thomas estate, 20 Col Johnston 800.
No. loJ Fifteenth street southeast. for Mr. Sanner
q co
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Treasury Chambers.

February 1907.
Ihe chancellor Of the exchequer has appointed
the Right Hon James Bryce. NJ p. 70 be Stew
ard and Bailif OF the Chiltem Hundreds
This being brought TO the notice of the
House Of Commons, a new writ of cleo
ton is issued, and in the journals Of the
House the following record appears:
New Writ for Aberdeen South in the room Of the
Right Hon James Bryce, Who since his election has
accepted the oflcs Of Steward and Balif Of the
Chiltem Hundreds.
The real cause Of the resignation of Mr.
Bryce was his appointment as ambassa-
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Mr.. Bryce's appointment.

Every appointment to the stewardship is
Immediately "gazetted." That is to say.
a notice to the following effect appears in
the London Gazette:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-31
Foreclosure SALE

BY virtue of the powers Of sale con-
tanned in two certain ~Indentures o.
Mortgage, executed by kenan Byrd to
The Citizens Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION of Wilmington, North Caro-
lima" one dated January oath, 1905,
and recorded in the office Of said Reg
lister Of Deeds of New Hanover County
other dated September goth, 1905, and
recorded in the office of said Register
Of Deeds in Book 46, at pages 121 ct
seq, default having been long since
made in the payment of the debts Sc
cured in and by both Of said mort
cages, the undersigned, Mortgage, will
on Friday, May 31st, 1907, at II
O'Clock M, sell by public auction, for
cash, at the Court House doc in the
City of Wilmington, the lands and
premises conveyed and described in
said Indentures of Mortgage, being,
situate and lying in the City of Will
mingtOn, County of New Hanover.
and state of North Carolina and
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the Eastern
line Of Seventh street 165 feet North
from the North East intersection of
Seventh and Campbell streets, and
running thence with the Eastern line
of Seventh street NorthwaTdly 80 feet,
thence Eastwardly 165 feet, thence
SouthwardIy 50 feet, and thence West
wardly 1G5 feet. to the Eastern line of
Seventh street. the beginning being a
part Of Lot 8 in Block 252 according
TO the official plan OF the said City Of
Wilmington.
h the 27th day Of April, 1907.
THE CITIZENS BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION OF VIII
MINGTON.NORTH CAROLINA
apr 9S-20t MOrtgagee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-31
MRS. DOLBY TALKS.
She Tackles the Deacon About
His Bad Language.
REFUSES TO ADMIT TRUTH.
Goes on Reading Testimonials While
His Better Half Continues Her Lee
tures-Came Near Making a Full
Confession.
Copyright, 1907. by p. c. Eastment.l

Copyright, 1907. by p. c. Eastmentl
Several little things had happened
during the day to cause Deacon Dolby
to look forward to q seance after sup
per had been cleared away, and when
the hour finally arrived he was as
ready as he could be to take what "a
in store for him. He sat down in his
rocking chair in the sitting room, pull
ed off his shoes and had been reading
testimonials about a new patent wind
mill for ten minutes when Mrs. Dolby
softly began:
Samuel Dolby, just after breakfast
this morning you went to the barn.
Something was the matter with the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-31
EXECUTORS notice

I have this day qualified as Execu-
trix of the last will and testament Of
Andrew Smith, late Of the county Of
New Hanover. deceased, and hereby
request all who may be indebted TO the
estate of my testator, TO make early
payment and all who may have claims
of any kind against said estate TO ex-
them to me, duly authenticated,
on or beore the 25th ray Of May. 1905.
This the 21st dav of May. 1907.
IISETTE SMITH
Executrix OF Andrew Smith
Bellarny & Bellamy. Attorneys
may 22, oaw 6t--wed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-31

First TheSpi3n-I an aStOnished at
you accepting such a small part. Sec
ord Thespiun-My dear laddie. to a
starving man 4 small role is better
than no bread-Ally Sloper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-31
Offerin1 \ Fair COMPROMISE.

"And will you let my daughter have
her own way the same as | do when
YOU are marrio6:"
NO. but she viii come as "a hav-
ing it as your wife Observation-Disclosures
Herald
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-31

Piles get quick and certain relief
from Dr.. Shops Magis Ointment.
Please note it is made alone for piles,
and it's action is positive and certain.
Itching, painful, protruding or blind
piles disappear like magic by its use.
Large nickel-capped glass jars so cents
Sold by Robert r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-31

Would you like to attend a lecture
ON the fine arts?'
No." answered Mr.. UmroA; moth
er and the girls can make me feel my
ignorance sufficiently at home free OF
charge."-Washington Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-31

stable door. When it would not open
! you banged and kicked and muttered,
and after i've minutes you picked up a
big stone and smashed at the door with
all YOUR might. At the same time 0
said something. | was too far off. Il
you saw me INC didn't repeat it. but |
want you to tell me right here, now
what it was. Certain rumOrS have
reached my ears. and l want to know
if there is any truth in them. Did you
say 'PShawr Sugar! or-or-or did you
make II reference to that place where
bad people go when they die? I know
how Il door may bother and provoke a
person. | had the kitchen door stick
with me once. and | hauled off and
kicked it and almost said something.
You hai on 4 collar that was choking
you and was complaining of II ear
ache when you went out, and if you
reail- did forget yourself for once
can find an excuse for you. Throw
yourself on my mercy. Samuel. and tell
me what YOU said"
Deeply Interested.
The deacon had reached testimonial
No. 1. and be became deeply interested
and forgot to answer the question.
Had it been otherwise he might have
been compelled to admit that his ex-
clamation had neither "Pshaw," nor
Sugar" in it. Mrs. Dolby sat looking
at a three-Quarter view of him for two
or three minutes and then continued:
LAT the dinner table today | asked
you to pass the fried eggs. The plate
was hot, and you burned YOU fingers
and dropped it with a crash. 1t was
bad enough to have the plate broken
and the contents spilled over the table
cloth, but that vas nothing to what
you said. AS the plate fell you yelled
AS l didn't say anything at the time.
you probably thought l didn't pay at
tention. but I want you to know that
l did Samuel Dolby, you are a man
ffty-ninc years old, a deacon of the
church and supposed to be u living
example before the world, and yet
when You burned your fingers you yell
ed 'Thunderation,' Don't deny it, sir
l not only heard it, but | wrote it down
on the pantry door as soOn as | got W.
1t will remain there as long as We live
in this house, and | shall eve see Il
without having cold chills go over ne
What have you got to say for your
self"
He had nothing whatever to say, but
something like a smile appeared at the
u of his mouth. He was think
ing what he would have said had he
STUDDED his toe instead of burning his
fingers. He could have defended the
word ''thunderation'' as perfectly prop
err under all occasions Of sudden ex-
element, but before he had made up
hiaaEGind to do so Mrs. Dolby went en-:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-27
The Great White Shark.

The man eating fish par excellence Is the great white shark. It is otherwise known by the name of man eater. Oc- casionally specimens are seen on both coasts of the United States, though it's more customary habitat Is in tropical waters. This frightful creature attains a length of nearly forty feet, and it is able to swallow a man whole This fact is proved by an experiment which sailors are fond of making when such shark Is captured. The skull being preserved they amuse themselves by crawling one after another through the distended jaws It would be unsafe to do this, however, when the head has been freshly cut off. because under such conditions the jaws will snap together f1ereely for some time afterward if anything is placed between them. The skull of biz shark, by the way, Is al- ways salatle owing to the demand by museums and curiosity hunters. \ young sea lion weighing hundred pounds has been found ill the stomach of Il white shark.