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ain and the love Of sin is pressed out
of the heart and on the cleansed tablet
il imprints the image of God anew.
Religion Is right living. All who have
been great and good without the re-
,ieion Of Christianity would have been
Greater and better with it.
Religion, above all things else. teaches
unselfishness. 1t is not the selfish, but
the self-denying. the self-sacriflcing, who
contribute SO largely to the world
betterment:
naiphbors cannot make the deep and
Ia sting impression upon the world that
those can who are actuated by this
Fundamental requirement of religion.
press and impress as they relate to
v,por and zeal in Well doing and to
tha marks Of achievement have their
snscial significance in the develop
nsnts If the Christian life.
The deepest. grandest and hottest
;mnression any one can make is so to
I've that their good deeds may shine
&C a light to guide others to glorify
and enjoy God forever. OF such it Is
written:
hr;ehtness of the armament, and they
that turn many to righteousness as the
stars forever and ever
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steps are used to overcome the grade are
in Georgetown, most of them being north
and-south streets leading between wafer
street and NJ street. Thirty-th1rd, S4th
and 35th streets between Water street
and the Chesapeake and Ohio canal have
a grade that is not to be negouated ny
horse-drawn wagons. WOODEN pi.oses;
to which steps lead cross the canal and
then more steps lead from these nrldses
to the higher street levels on the north.
The most picturesque staircase street
is that in the kaorama neighbOrhood.
Proceed north on 22d street. across FLOR
ida avenue and on to Decatur place. Be
yond Decatur place ODD street continues
gently up grade about seventy-five feet.
and halts at the foot of a stone staircase
which presents gardenlike picture.
Thanking the foot of the stairs are TWO
round light globes on thick octason
bronze posts. The sides of the stairway,
where had the street continued through
would be the sidewalk and the PARKING
are planted with massed evergreens such
as arbor vitae dwarf pines and bay trees.
On the left of the staircase garden. as
you ascend, are the tangled woods OF
remnant of the Kalorama tract, and on
the right is the handsome home OF
Charles D. Walcott. secretary OF the
Smithsonian Institution and curator OF
the National Museum. There is also an
other fine house on the right of the
stairway.
The first fight is broad. easy of ascent
and comprises ten granite steps. at the
top is a narrow brick plaza. where the
red bricks. set on edge, are laid In her
ringbone pattern. Then comes a flight OF
eleven steps of particularly easy grade. a
narrow brick pave being set between the
steps. This flight is narrower than the
first and along it's sides are beds of IVY.
From second brick platform three steps
bring you to the base of fountain
Water pours from the mouth of lion
into a small granite font, and from this
the water falls into a large semi-circuiar
pond. Steps, ten on a side, curve around
each side of the fountain and land you
on a short plaza which leads into s
street.
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Capitol Art Mysteries.

THE Capitol continues its output of
art mysteries. This time il Is re-
ported that marble bust OF an un-
known man has been found among rub
bish i'm the cellar. At first glance IL
was thought TO be bust of Columbus.
but 1t was found to have side whiskers.
ornaments believed not to have been
used by Columbus or by others in his
time. Then it was later settled o. that
it was the bust of some early explorer.
This is as far as the mystery solvers
had got when the Rambler passed that
way.
Another art mystery of the Capitol
in the east corridor Of the Sem
ate gallery. Around il are busts of Linz
coin. Charles Sumner. Garibaldi, Pulaski,
Kosciuczko and two Indians. IL is a
bust of Zachary Taylor. The mystery
about this bust is the sou ptor. Earnest
efforts, covering long period have been
made to determine the author OF this
marble. 1t was bought by the govern
ment from some of Taylor's descendants.
but they did not know the history of the
bust.
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X X
A Columbia Road Garden.

A GREAT many travellers alcng CO.
= lumbia road have been refreshed by
the beauty and brightness of flower
garden at the southeast corner Of that
thoroughfare and Belmont street. on
that corner is a three-story brick house
with white trimmings and ample
porches. Its main entrance is on Bel
mont street, and the garden extends
along Columbia road to an alley. Along
the concrete sidewalks opposite the curb
line is a cement coping and behind this
is privet hedge. Behind the hedge is
mesh wire fence, and behind this
fence, for its full length, is a bed OF
phlox, an old-fashioned flower. but color
full and persistent in its blooming. All
summer that phlox bed las furnished
blaze of red and a mist Jf white.
Behind the phlox bed are circiss Of
irises and beds of roses, pink. red and
white. There are other flowers there,
but the feature which commands malt
to the passerby is the mass Of pnioX.
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1t was the "colonizing age of famed
Phoenesia," and Tyrian transports bore
those founders OF mercantile outposts to
every shore of the great sea.
Egypt was great In her rivalry of Baby
Ion. and builded navies and builded cities
to gain and use the wealth she won.
And what of Israel, the "chosen race"
What Of that decadent empire to which
our prophet proclaimed his stirring mes
sage?
Four kings he saw. and at four differ
emit courts reproved the folly Of the ma
tion's course, and lived to see his proph-
ecies come true, and die an exile on a
hostile shore.
Who were these kings and what their
weaknesses that God should send His
prophets to lament their waywardness
and to foretell their doom?
Josiah, Jehoathaz, Jehoiakim and Zede-
kiah were their names while Egypt and
Babylon were the upper and neither mill
stones between which the tottering throne
of Judah was to be ground.
Josiah was good king. Called to the
throne at the tender age of eight years,
he was good with the goodness Of imma-
ture and youthful zeal; directed by god
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~ older men,. The great passover held
curing his reign marks the one return
10 real Righteousness in the closing pc
ROD OF IsraePs national life
AFTER righteous reign Of one and
thirty years he died, when only thirty
nine: the victim of his own rashness.
leaving no permanent policy or capable
court to strengthen the tottering throne.
Jenoahaz followed with brief, in
glorious reign; to be followed by Jehoia-
Kim. one of the worst of all the decadent
line.
Ihen Zedekiah. weak in all things,
doaeo lreachery to folly and met fate
SO terrible as to stand for all time as the
elimination of cruelty. AS punishment
Tor his unfaithfulness to Nebuchadnez-
Ear his sons were slain before his eyes,
ana then those eyes were thrust out,
tnat the poor, chain-laden captive might
go his darksome way, his memory
haunted by that awful sight.
Inc church was little better than the
tunes. False prophets rose to promise
Pleasant things; and when the stout, old
nero Jeremiah stood. to warn the nation
and to point the way to better conduct
Tor the individual and wiser policies for
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over them Uncounted thousands of
people coursing up and down the
Georgetown channel crossing the
Aqueduct bridge or passing to and
fro along Prospect avenue have seen
these rocks and many ingenious and
incorrect reasons for their presence
have been given.
Prospect avenue-or IS It prospect
street ?-parallels the edge of the BLUM
that rises north of NJ street. Prospect
avenue is appropriately named, for
vast views may be had from numerous
points along its way. The Rambler
stood at Prospect avenue ana 5otis
street and looked down and south
toward the line of rocks, perhaps boo
yards away. The direction OF the SUD
merged or nearly submerged rock wall
is nearly east and west and II reaches
from the low, tree-covered shore oi
AnaIostan Island to the woody marsh
which makes out from the VIZ
pinia shore. On the north sue Oh
the rocks several small sallpoats
were moored and on the soutn
side were many smaller craft, some at
rest and some in motion. Those at rest
held fishermen and in those in motlon
one could make out men IN shir.
sleeves and other persons In SHIRT
waists and carrying colored parasois.
That line of rocks is the remains OF
q dam built from -Analostan Island TO
the opnosite shore more than century
aro The reason for it's construction
was 10 improve the navigation OF the
Potomac at Georgetown. Among tue
records of Congress is a petition pre-
serted by citizens of Georgetown In
1901 setting forth that the Potonac
along the Georgetown front was di1-
ficult of navigation by ships OF deep
draught heavy cargo by reason OIL
mud banks. and an especially trouble
some bar off Easby's point. The petit
TONERS asked that permission be given
by Congress for the construction OF a
dam from Analostan Island TO the
western shore. 1t was believed that
this dam would check the flow of
water between the island and the Vir-
ginia mainland and force all the water
of the river through the Georgetown
channel. Congress gave the desired
authorization in 1906 and the dam was
built The results were not SO salts
factory as it was hoped they would be,
continuing to shoal and obstruct navi-
cation. The dam was many times dam
aged by freshets. but it was the flood
of 1877 that finally broke it down.
One of the Georgetown traditions,
though old maps long ago proved that
it was not a good tradition. is that
Analostan Island was cut off from Vir-
ginia during the winter of 1880.
That winter was of unusual severity
and when the ice broke. rocks and
trees were swept down from the upper
reaches of the river. This debris gorged
at Georgetown and caused the river to
cut q new channel to the westward,
looping off that piece of land called
Analostan or Mason's Island. The the
DRY underlying this tradition is prob
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arated from the street by low iron
picket fence.
On top of each bay window is an or
namental post or standard, and above
each of these points a lightning rod.
There are seven of these rods in row.
and with the sky as a background they
are conspicuous feature in that part of
the town. The effect is also heightened
by a number of lightning rods on the
British embassy and on the Playhouse
and the fine residence with which it is
connected.
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is one of the important street and trolley
car transfer points in the District. From
Prospect avenue 36th street extends
south along the east side of the South
worth cottage and garden for about a
hundred feet. This part of the street is
grassy and weedy, and ruts have been
washed in it's unpaved surface. Fol-
lowing this street you come upon a stout
iron fence planted on top of a steeply
slanting stone wall. From this cliff you
look over the roof of the trolley shed
, below, across the tops of the beams and
Orders of the first span of the Aqueduct
bridge, and across, up and down the
river An extensive panorama lies before
you. At the east side of this cliff are
three unusually steep fights OF steps.
There are seventy-five of thern-count
them-and they have tired the legs and
shortened the breath of multitude of
people.
Several others of the streets where
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building, 156 9Th avenue, as head Of the
church and labor department OF the
board of home missions of the Presby-
terrain Church. Later the general as
sembly changed the name to the bu-
reau of social service. 1t is likely that
the others In his department will not
be retained by the home mission board.
Among these are G. B. ST. John and A.
r. Burnett. surveyors, who have col
lected and issued the various statistics,
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For Jeremiah the prophet of turbulent stand
today after lapse of five and centuries look at the
weeping prophet and the weakings which
he surrounded and then the great
that swayed events in his time and how like
facts IN forces and foles gather poise for
and courage for combat.
To properly value the prophet Jeremiah at his
coteporaries and only weigh his Words but also
the moral worth spiritual dement, of those spoke
1t was e golden of Greece and his
tales charm the of Iadmon golden applause
Croesus.
1t the heroic OF Babylon and mighty Nebuchadnez
roved the wide earthly empire
the of
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utter precept pecept line upon line here little and
there little
The impress lives making others should be
deepest No livetf himself Each life
other lives degree for better
Every light heavy makes corresponding impress
sion No ones influence wholly good wholly bad There is
good evil The great relates the degree
pfp reponderance o. the
influence, which the press and impress make
such that the world better having lived it
the the achievement great and the reward
great but there still further important consideration
voved in the question. how much better?
friend said If barely
I'll with all There much
higher ideal these words imply Both this life and the
II best 5 good.
of
hi CHEST
AS the
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A Benchless Park.

NNE of the shady public parks of
- Washington is without bench.
Perhaps there is reason. The park is
surrounded by an oldtime iron post
and chain barrier, and on this sagging
chain many of the jewellers in the
neighborhood of the park rest. One is
almost inclined to write it "roost.'
The asphalt walks of this public par
allelogram were put down before the
mixers and layers of this paving ma
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Stairway Streets.

W7 WASHINGTON has a number of stair
W case streets, streets too steep for horse
or motor traffic; streets so steep that
men and women who travel them must
climb flights of steps. Most Washing
tonians at one time or another have
climbed up or down the steps which
follow the line of Seth street and con-
meet NJ street and Prospect avenue. 1t
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leasing them for
three years. He will
open these October
] as a consult
i n g sociologist."
His resignation
from the Presby-
terrain board takes
effect that date.
Mr.. Stelzle will
take with him in
his new field the
staff that assisted
him in starting his
work ten years ago
at the PRESBYTERIAN
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The power, the scope the lnf1uenCe-moral,
immoral, im1nora-of the daily press is beyond
estimate but the age is a turbulent age, and
events treadng the heels of episode at rate
that taxes the capacity of the mind that seeks to
grasp and measure the meaning of it all.
1t is at such times as this that the overwroueht
or distracted American would do we'll to take the
book OF God upon his knee. and. with good his
tory close at hand, read the book of Jeremiah and
its dirgelike sequel ''The Lamentations
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lamps on brownstOne pedestals. The
frames of the globes are intact, but there
Is no glass in them. Two antique and
corroded gas burners are visible
On both sides of the br0wnstone arch
way leading from III street to the in
terror court of the Corcoran house are
two quaint little iron lamps which one
might reasonably think had been copied
out of some sfXteenth-century print. The
glass remains in these lamps, and they
seem ready for business should they be
called on or turned on
In front of the Decatur house there is
q low platform. only two steps above the
pavement. before the front door Across
the street side of this platform is an
iron railing. and at the north and south
ends of the rail are two tall lamps on
posts of iron openWork. No. IT'S TT
street is a three-story red brick with
white marble steps and window trim
mings. On the sides of the doorway are
two old lamps that have been brought
up to date and have had electric light
installed
AT the northwest corner of 18th and F
streets is a square red brick house. 1t
was the Washington home of Chief JUS
tice Fuller. On the south and east sides
are green terrace and parking, sup
ported by a low red brick wall. topped
with brownstone slabs. On the street
front a short flight Of steps leads through
the terrace and two lamps on slender
iron posts stand guard there. ready to be
lighted
At the northwest corner of 10Th and +
streets is a square red brick house,
bounded on two sides by terrace sup
ported by q Seneca sandstone wall. From
the street flight of ten steps leads to
the top of the terrace, and second flight
Of seven steps leads to the door. At the
top Of the first flight are two short green
lamp posts. The glass globes, as the
name would indicate, are round. and each
is surmounted by small eagle with
spread wings.
House No. GA E street, at the corner
of e and an alley between 9th and eth,
is an Old-time structure of ample width
and height. At the alley side of the door
way is an old lamp, evidently long long
lightless.
At the northeast corner of 9th and Z
streets, the former Chase home. is
we'll preserved old house that stands on
terrace. On this terrace is large
bronze eagle. Two lamps. which proba-
bly, are still sometimes lighted. stand at
the sides of the brownstone stairs lead
ing from the street to the front door Of
this historic house.
The Riggs house, on I between 10th and
18th streets. has pair Of iron lamps
that seem not to have cleaned with light
for many years.
At 10Th and / streets are two old iron
lamp posts with fractured tops showing
that the lanterns have been broken off.
In front of S21 18th street. or next door
to what all Washington knew as Cham
berlin's, are two little thin iron posts,
each with feeble little lamp. one of
them rickety and bent. Two doors be-
low is a brownstone stairway with
heavy balustrade and on this are two
tall posts with frosted glass globes. They
seem not to have been lighted since bust
ness made @ conquest of that section of
the city.
One may see four long. dark lamps on
entrance of the fine house on Connecticut
avenue at N street, opposite the British
, embassy.
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ably a good one, but the date is at
fault Records extending back into the
seventeenth century tell of the exist
ence of this island and maps made in
the early years of the eighteenth CEN
fury show the island as MY Lords
Island" "Barbadoes' and later as
'MaSons Island"
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Everything noble and great in the Chris
t;an life ia fed by solitude. and everything
poor and mean and hypocritical and low
toned Is nourished by continual absence
wow "tbe secret place Of the Most High. "
Alexander Maclaren.
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VIII nave good eject upon Others, as our press
ing on to ignoble ends will have a corresponding
i'll effect.
The enjoining, urging the truth upon others
Is by our speech-the impression made is by our
life Our conversation is our life A great duty
rests upon every one to press upon men the prn-
ciples of morality and religion. 1t is by means
an obligation exclusively resting upon the minis
tiers and moral teachers. Not only the learned
and eloquent but those with stammerino lips
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24

- EV. CHARLES STELZLE, retir-
* ing secretary of the bureau OF
~ social service of the Presby
terrain Church. has taken offices in the
Fifth Avenue building, New York,
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Il press toward the mark for the prize OF the high calling
OF God in Christ esus.-Phl. 3:I4
Let your light shine before that they may
your good works and gorify Father which Heaven
Matt. $40.
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q Morning Draper,

: 19Rar I0r0 600, III ODRf pane y
, put MP trust. QMben . come to the
oarkness AND the fierreness Of tenapta=
tion let me 90 fortnar0 tnitbout best
, tatiou, knolming that Chou art there
to care for me-. 0Mben 3 AM troubled
on eberp sioe let me not oespair, but
, knom that CHOU tpllt tight tor me
, tpbile 3 AM quiet. @nlp, bear loro,
rebeal Tbpself to ME bp the bright
. NESS of Tbp sbining, that 3 map
, knom mbere Chou art ann map ebfr
journep formarn totnaro Ubee. Tor
9esus' sake, amfi1.
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5eretniab.
propbet Of turbulent Uimes.
Bp Ken. Samuel 0@. Grafflin.

~ IS the the todays newspaper Nothing
W disgusting the citizen than find that
has been reading yesterdays news.
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Awake. my soul. stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on;
\ heavenly race demands thy zeal
And an immortal crown.

~ direction leaves i'm
W press for good i'll both others. Ii
pressing the prize OF the high calling of life and duty
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LINE of jagged
gray rocks ex-
t e n d S f + o m
Analostan Island
TO the Virginia
shore just above
the water at low
tide and at high
tide the position of
these rocks can
be traced by the
movement of the
water as it passes
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A Row of Lightning Rods.
THE lightning rods of Washington do
/ not all point sharply from the ga
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-12
HIah Pressure Days

Men and women alike have to work
necessarily with brain and hand to
hold their own nowadays. Never were
the demands of business, the wants OF
the family, the requirements of socie-
ty, more numerous. The first effect
Of the praiseworthy effort to keep up
with all these things is commonly seen
in a weakened or debiliated condition
Of the nervous system. which results
in dyspepsia, defective nutrition of
both body and brain, and in extreme
cases in complete nervous prostration.
II is clearly seen that what is needed
is what will sustain the system, give
vigor and tone to the nerves, and keep
the digestive and assimilative func-
tons healthy and active. From per
sonal knowledke, we can recommend
Hoods Sarsaparilla for this purpose.
1t acts on all the vital organs, builds
up the whole system, and fits men and
women for these high-pressure days.