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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-28

While the farce Is purely and sim
ply for the purpose Of enjoympnt1
there is still an opportunity to conn
pare present day methods with thos4
OF the good old days." which places
the times OF several centuries Ago
a rot enviable light. What We need.
said Sir Guy to his cousin Rowena, IL
more tafry for the present and less
epitaphy for the past"
At the close OF the second act. moth.
ing less than curtain speech would
satisfy the audience, and Mr.. Wilson
after a few remarks begged His audit
enre to excuse him az ne hKd = wuz
man to look after and there II still
another act"
The Francis Wilson humor n clean
and wholesome as well a. spontans y
Gus. Miss Mary Boland, a. the LADY
Rowena. is an actress OF talent unus;
ually graceful and beautiful. Th0
other parts were In capable hands,
There will be a matinee Saturday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-28

Two Irishmen were digging = sewer.
One OF them was a big. strong mnu
about six feet four inches In height,
and the other one was Q little. puny
man about four feet six inches. The
foreman came along to see how tho
work was progressing. and noticed
that one OF them was doing more work
than the other. Look here" he
cried. ''how is 1t that little Dennis
Dugan, who II only haIf your SIss. II
doing nearly twice as much work as
you, Patrick" CHANGING down to his
partner. Pat said. and why shouldn't
he? Amt he nearer 20 it7"--Kan.
sas City Independent.
The Irish standard., 1908-07-04

can possibly want that money can
buy-not one Of them has ever been
in England before, and they are all de-
voted friends. What wonder that the
charm and novelty Of their somewhat
unusual life have not yet worn OF.
Really 1t isn't strange to me that no
one Of them has been able to make up
her mind to leave the enchanted cas-.
tle-though, to be sure, think that
young Murray Brancepeth very nearly
carried of one Of our Agathas. She
seems to fancy him, and between our
selves I think he'll win her yet"
And II he does he'll win the twenty
millions with her. suppose?"
said this coolly. in q matter-of-fact
tone, and waited for her denial or &C
quiescence. successfully concealing my
interest in the reply.
But she gave me neither: she began
to say something, but checked herself
suddenly and looked at me admiringly.
You're a clever man." she said, in
stead. but you can't get any informa-
ton out OF me. Lots OF them have
tried, but It's no use. Besides. 1t isn't
fair.
The Irish standard., 1908-07-04

was afraid the conversation was gong
to stop and I felt that in another mo.
ment Mrs. Armistead might mad
vertently drop hint as to the identity
Of the real Agatha. 1t was very ex.
citing.
Nearly a year. This is the last six
weeks of the second year of mourning,
and the first Of the two years she is
to spend with her girl companions at
the castle. You know my brother-in-
law disapproved Of girls coming out,
as they call It, and placing themselves
on the marriage market He'd rather
have the young men come to see them
in their own homes. so he put off my
niece's presentation as long as he
could. hoping she'd be married before
that time, think"
"And have you entertained many
young men as YETI"
"My dear man! l should think we
had, nearly two dozen at least. And
they were too funny. unobtrusively
trying to discover which was the girl
with the money, although that is really
against the spirit of the whole thing,
as it is contrary to the object Of the
will"
At this point 1 grew rather thought.
full.
Dear, dear!" she went on, ''how
cautiously they did go about their
courtships! They were all after the
money, fear. This is a mercenary
world! All the girls have received
offers, but none Of them has accepted"
What hard-hearted misses they
must be-" exclaimed. Are they all
like that in America, l wonder?" And
I couldn't help thinking of that girl ]
met last summer.
II don't know, I'm sure" replied
Mrs. Armistead. cts not like English
girls. They're always ready and will
ing to marry of whenever their nam
mas have provided eligible parts fol-
them. But can understand it in THU
case. No one Of the Agathas is more
than % years old, and it's great fur
for them, this care-free life at Castle
] uzScsts,f. They have everything the,
The Irish standard., 1908-07-04

istead, and, by the way, Mr.. Ternune,
II you and Lord Vincent wish, can
provide you with copy of the will
1t is difficult, think. to remember all
its conditions"
Perhaps that's good idea," I an
swered. 1T is certainly an extraordi-
nary document; and what an extraor-
binary man this Fletcher Boyd must
have been, Mrs. Armistead, to conceive
such plan as that"
Mrs. Armistead laughed. II think
he was," she said. Il saw my brother
in-law only once in my life, but that
was enough to impress me with the
his eccentricity. He was intensely
American-what they call 'self-made
man over there, l imagine-and it
was his determination that his STEP
daughter, the Honorable Agatha, in
spite Of her English birth, should be
educated in America. To this her
mother agreed, on condition that she
should be allowed to bring her daugh.
ter out in England and that she should
make that country her home when her
schooling had been completed. Ac.
cordingly, when Lady Wyckhoff died,
the child being about II years old,
Fletcher Boyd promised his wife to
carry out her wishes in that respect
A few years later he began the work
Of building up this old castle Of Wyck.
ho6 and putting in every modern con.
venience, as you see, so that it should
be ready for his daughter to live In
temporarily, before he established her
in London with some good lady to
oversee her presentation into society
according to her mothers IDEAS"
This was a long speech for the
good Mrs. Armistead, and she paused
for breath.
II see," commented. "He made d
very excellent job of 1t. Then, as
understand it, his daughter has never
been in England since her early child
hood?"
NO." said Mrs. Armistead. "Pool
child, it's practically all new to her
But i mustn't pity her!.. The way she
The Irish standard., 1908-07-04
AGATHA SECOND.

and those friends'of hers take hold
OF things passes my understanding"
And where did she find so many at
tractive girls, each bearing the Chris
tian name Of Agatha?" inquired. 1T
Is an unusual name, and should have
thought that part of the will difficult to
fulfn."
They're all Americans" replied the
accommodating lady-"even my Sec
rotary. She was at my niece's board
Ing school, and by my arrangement
chaperoned the party of girls on their
trip over. When met her she seemed
such q bright, capable little thing en-
gagged her at once for my secretary.
as my eyes are bad. AS for the Agath-
as. one Of them roomed with my niece
at school, another she met while visit
Ing her friends in holiday time, anoth.
er she became acquainted with quite
by accident on the train. and the 9th.
ers came in answer to an advertise
ment."
Wonderful that 80 many girls could
be found who we're oil so attractive"
I said again.
"They are attractive. aren't they"
she assented: and their frocks are
pretty. too. made them get colored
things to wear this second year Of
mourning for my brother-in-law. do
10 hate to see young girls wearing
black, and every article they put on
comes from New York city"
II thought AZ much" said. II
thought they seemed more like Amer
lean than English girls. And how
long has your niece been here?"
l aske: the last question because I
The Irish standard., 1908-07-04
CHAPTER III,

Disappointed and somewhat cha
grined at Mrs. Armistead's answer, I
rose to my feet and prepared to Join
the young ladies in the drawing room.
I had been 30 interested in discussing
Fletcher Boyd's will with Mrs. Arm.
istead that had completely forgotten
Vincent. At first l thought he had al
ready left the room, but in 4 moment
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

miles distant. Three engineers were
asked 10 submit designs. and after due
consideration O. the various plans the
design Of the Ute George S. Morrison
was accepted. Under this design. with
some minor changes, the erection was
carried out and the finished bridge was
opened TO the public about the begin
ming Of the present year.
1T is I,3H feet long. and 50 feet wide.
and consists OF five 150-root and two 81
foot arches. ali semi-circular in outline.
II Is built throughout OF concrete, non
REINFORCED mass work being used IN the
piers and rings and solid dressed blocks
for the facing arch ring stones, the
quOins and for holdings
'On account Of the picturesque charac-
ter of the natural surroundings every
effort has been made 10 enhance the dig
nified original design by as artistic or
namentatiOn as possible. All surfaces
have a bush-hammered fniEn. which
does much to bring out the pleasing con
trast between the yellowish tint OF Ghe
main face work, and the granite gray OF
the cast block trimmings The lowel
end of a Government reservation reache:
below the bridge site with much-trayeI-
ed roads passing under each OF the
smaller arches, SO that the details oil
finish and design have 10 be more ne
fined than IN the ordinary concrete
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

bridge which IS not under such critical
observation. So also the roadway be-
ing one Of the main thOroughfares Of
the city for pleasure riding, ts decorated
somewhat more than is usual In city
bridges.
Ornaments Attractive.
'-rhe railing IS OF plain iron bar verti-
Gals carried on ornamental iron hand
end base rails between cast stone bal
listers spaced about every Is feet AT
each pier cast pilasters carry highly or
namentaI lampposts nodded OFT Of cast
iron. Al each side Of each abutment
there is a heavy pedestal Cd which there
is 10 be placed a heroic siE crouching
lion cast IN place in concrete These
lions have been modelled by Mr.. r Hin
ton Perry. and are to be cast by the
Eirkins Company. OF New York city,
Although the roadway has been de-
signed to carry street railway, al
present there Is no franchise for such q
road. and 1t rs understood that none viii
be granted unless the requirements be
come much more exigent than at pres
ent.
The bridge Was constructed while
Col. John Biddle. U. s A, was Engineer
Commissioner Of the District OF Column
bia- with Capt J. J. Morrow. assistant
Engineer Commissioner. IL was under
the direct charge OF W. J. Douglas, NJ
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
H. F. Mandler Names Sub
urb Wisconsin Avenue
Park.

II. F. MandIer has acquired a large
tract of land in Wisconsin avenue ex-
tended which he has subdivided and
named Wisconsin Avenue Park. The
property is so conveniently located that
il promises to become one Of the fav-
orite suburban sections Of the city.
Wisconsin Avenue Park makes an
other subdivision for the northwest.
fronting 1000 feet on Wisconsin avenue,
and extending back toward Connecticut
avenue. The property lies in a line di-
rectly south of Chevy Chase, and is
but three minutes ride beyond the coun-
try home Of John r Mclean, on the
Tenleytown car line.
It contains twenty acres. and is bound
ed on the tast by Belt road. Forty-flrst
and FOrty-secOnd streets run through
the property, and Fessenden and Car
rison streets intersect. running east and
west. Tt has graded streets, city water.
and sewerage. Directly on the Wiscon-
sin avenue car line II Is but five minutes
walk over 10 the Chevy Chase line il
is delightfully."- situated on high ground.
with pleasing view over the surrounds
ing country.
Mr. Mandler. who IS placing the sub
division on the market has gone into
business for himself. He was formerly
associated with the McLachlan Real Es-
tate and Banking Corporation.
Among the sales Mr.. MandIer has
made are twenty acres on Wisconsin
avenue. five acres adjoining the Seventh
Day Adventists' holdings at Takoma
Park, and the apartment house, 3025
Dumbarton avenue.
Rhode Island avenue terrace is an
other subdivision that Mr.. Mandler is
handling. It contains about ten acres
and Is located at the intersection OF
Rhode Island avenue. Monroe, and
Twenty-eighth streets northeast. The
properly is on both sides OF the car line
and within a square are gas and city
water connections. He also expects 70
open subdivision near Takoma Park
10 be intersected by the proposed Gath
ersburg trolley line.
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
BOON IN SUBURBS.
SAYS REALTY MAN
Proprietor Of Maryland Park
Tells of It's Ad-
VantageS.

That the suburbs Of Washington aye
experiencing a boom which has never
been eQualed in any line Of real estate
in the city or vicinity. is the opinion OF
Charles D. Fowler. the owner and de-
velOper OF Maryland Park, a subdivl-
sion which is just outside the District
line. in Prince George County. Nd.
The manner in which the people OF
the city are taking 10 the suburbs and
their eagerness to own a home il amaZ-
ing. He says: zone has but 10 sug-
gest the subject 10 a majority Of the
moderately paid workers and small
business men 10 make them deeply in
terested in IT, and they soon realize
the advantages Of living outside the
city limits. In the minds Of many city
jewellers the thought OF taking a home
outside III the open country never sUg-
gests itself Ii must be brought TO
them and then they express wonder
that they never thought OF il before.
7 believe that the present activity in
suburban real estate IS going TO de-
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

velop into a general movement from
the crowded city TO the suburbs
took Up the work OF developing surbus-
ban real estate three years ago II wa
the evident possibilities Of the Maryland
Park property that struck me inmedi-
ately- / found that there could be
found all the natural advantages which
90 10 make a home town I FOUND
that the altitude made II pleasant and
healthful. and facilitated drainage, 60
necessary to health. 1 found water as
pure as could be obtained anywhere.
and IN short all the natural conditions
were as good as they possibly could be.
The development OF that property.
begun NJ that time, has continued 20
the present and even now q force CT
men Is engaged in grading the streets
and putting on the finishing touches
Within thirty days street lamps VIII BE-
installed ali through the subdivision
and within the same time the fOunda-
tons Of twelve new houses are 10 he
'-The location of the subdivision r.
gaTding railroad. street railway, ard
thoroughfares is especially good The
District line station OF the new Wash
ingtOn. Annapolis. and Baltimore road
is but a five-minutes walk from the
center OF the subdivisions. and board
walk leads down 20 fl from the station
The Military road 20 Annapolis
which Il IS expected VIII be soon macaQ-
amized, runs parallel with Il for nearly
half a mile.
-Of course. this is my own property.
and naturally 1 am most enthusiastic
about IT, but ] think u Is typical OF
the movement which is almost an exc
dus OF the man OF moderate means from
the city and out into the adjoining
country Real estate values in Soma
sections outside washington have -
creased 1G0 per cent during the paEt
twelve months I look for an inCrea8g
almost as great for the next twelve
months "
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
WASHINGTON BRIDGE
WIDELY DISCUSSED
Connecticut Avenue I'm
provement Creates COM
mentin Technical Journal.

Neutrality-suspicious. DO not realize that
many Of the improvements of a public
Character in the District are discussed
throughout the country with almost as
much interest as IN Washington itself.
in the current issue of Engineering
News, the feature Of the edition is the
new Connecticut avenue bridge.
Aside from the interest contained in
the fact that rea! estate in that section
has been enhanced in valued by the
construction OF the bridge, the bridge
itself, as a piece Of architecture and
building. is notable. The description
given TO the country by the technical
journal is not at all technical in form.
1t is as follows:
THE city Of Washington is bounded
On the north and west by a gorge
averaging 1850 feet in width and $50
feet in depth, through which flows a
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

There are 20 be six apartments on
each hoor, Of four, six and eight rooms
each, an arrangement not found in
many Washington apartment houses
Mr.. Pickford expects 10 have the
building ready by the first Of October.
This is one OF the largest pieces Of pri-
vate building now In progress IN the Dis
trict. and will AFFORD employment to a
large number OF men through the sum
meT. Its completion VIII add a other
higE-grade apartment building - the
already large number constructed IN re-
cent years.
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
APARTMENT HOUSE BEING ERECTED 4. PIcKFoRD

street. The materials to be used are
gray brick and stone, while the frame
viii be OF steel.
Perhaps the most noticeable feature
OF the building and the one that Will
most quickly attract the attention OF
apartment hunters is the abundance OF
light afforded by the unusual number OF
windows. On the p street front the
plans provide for twenty-five bay win
dows, with three windows each. and
thirty-eight other windows. The Twen-
tfeth street front has a corresponding
number.
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

Am. Soc Q. z, engineer Of bridges. and
+. a. Periey. assistant engineer OF
bridges, with z. p. CASEY as consulting
architect Two Of the founce tons for
the piers were put IN by the Crawford
Paving Company, but the remainder OF
the entire construction was carried out
by the District Construction Company.
The cost OF the entire structure viii be
$3.50. co.,
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
Building at Twentieth and P Streets Will Be
Notable for Number of Windows-Add-
ton to High-ClaSs FlathouSe.

mitted final designs. which have been
accepted. for a structure TO cost S1ZScoO.
The building will face eighty fest on
Twentieth street and MIR ETY. feet on p
street. with the entrance on the latter
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

Work was commenced last week on
the six-story apartment house to be
erected at Twentieth and p streets
northwest, by Thomas II. Pickford. The
architect. A. II. Beers, has also sub
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
Eleven Years Building.

1.-THE recent great development Of this
latter portion of the city led Congress
about eleven years ago to appropriate
funds for the construction Of a monu-
meEtal bridge across Jhe gorge on the
line of Connecticut avenue. Which con-
tinues liz practically a straight line
from one of the widest and most prom
inent boulevards in the city across the
gorge out to the District line some five
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

snail stream known as Rock Creek
Up 10 recent years this gorge has
marked the extreme limits Of the urban
population with but a meager suburban
settlement beyond. but within the past
decade the growth OF the city in this
direction mas passed the gorge and now
the country lying just across tire creek
IS being rapidly converted into building
lots. while the more distant s-Ibdivi-
sions ars the most desirable of all the
suburban additions TO the Capital City.
Near the mouth OF the creek where it
empties into the Potomac, the connec-
ton between the city proper and the
old town Of Georgetown, now a part OF
washington, is made by numerous rail-
way and highway bridges, but above
Georgetown. where the gorge IS through
country not yet denuded OF It's tim
Der the street crossings are few and
FAR between
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-13
LOOKING OVER THE COUNTRY.

F. A. O. Rolle, a representative of Butler Brothers. the well known firm of wholesale merchants, one of the largest establishments of the kind in the United States, is in Nome after having made tour through the entire country, covering practically every set tlement where there are more than two or three hundred people.
 He is not looking for business. but simply studying the conditions, and will probably send staff of commercial travellers through the district next year.
 Mir. Rolle declares that Nome is the most prosperous city he has seen in the entire trip.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-13
CORWlN LEAVES FOR
 KoTZEBuE SOUND.

The steamer Corwin left here last night for Kotzebue sound. taking a large load If freight and the following passengers:
 L. B. Marshall. r. Darlington. IT. Robinson. R. D. Adams. b. w. Terwil- liger. Dr. Southward. F. J. Gibbons. P. H. Watt. M. Tewahey. Riley Jim. J. F. Hunter. John Noys. Mrs. c. J. Clark,
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-13
NEW PAPER TO MAKE
 APPEARANCE IN FRISCO

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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-13
TO OPEN UP COPPER
 MOUNTAIN COMPLAINTS GROUND

Al the annual meeting of the stock holders in the Copper Mountain Min ing Company. held a few days ago, it was decided to again open up the ground at the head of Nome river this summer, and to take out few tons of rich bornitc ore for shipment to the amclters this fall
 The vein has been exploited to depth of nearly eighty feet. and at this level the ore body is five feet Nide, and carries considerable hornitc in the cen
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-13

Civil engineer. 2s years old. six year. experience on field and construction work. desires work Apply Nugget
 T. J. Nestor has bought the entire stock of liquors. beers and cigars of the Northwestern Commercial Co. and will place most of these goods on the market at outside cost. The goods will all be placed in one warehouse. and we ask our friends to call and look them over. We will guarantee to sell as cheap as you can buy on the out side.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-13
PEARY PLANS TO SEEK
 SOUTH POLE, TOO

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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-13
WRIGHT BROTHERS MAKE
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Nuggets Special Service.

Nuggets Special Service.
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 Soaring like an immense bird from the top of hill Wilbur Wright flew for mile and half. turning his ma chine in any direction he desired. and lighting with the ease of sea-gull dropping into the water.
 Tine experiment was watched by
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-13

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