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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01

Though he knew the woman was not ad-
herring to the strict truth-perhaps fol
some reason best known to herself-he
said nothing but stood stock still.
!. You wouldn't object to earning sover-
eign, would you?'
signora Democa could not speak for as
constituent.
Very bad signora =
One of the birds corroborated this by q
dolefnl croak
The girl produced penny. The woman
rose, touched one of the birds with q
stick. and, glad of something to do, II
rushed at the first fortune packet with all
its little might and thrust itSthrough the
cage bars. The girl laughed as she took
1t. The Italians eyes flashed and the
dark. swarthy face lit up with pleasure
Undo, signora, and look.
She did so and read:
IF Fortune smile not on you now
Take courage, for 1t will, l trow.'
How funny! How applicable" though,
the girl, smiling
1T pleases the signora?'
You shall have it now if you do what ]
ask
She nodded enphatically.
II am going to write a note and put it
In this packet. Have you ever noticed a
lady. rather tall and we'll dressed. dark
hair-pretty yes, very pretty, pass you?o"
Sometimes, with leetle dog
BY lingo, yes! You must make one OF
the little beggars" --indicating the paro-
auets-"give her the packet containing the
message.
II do that, | think
He gave her sovereign and then wrote
- Yours safely received. Can't make ii
out at all. Does it mean all it well %
sealed it up nthe packet. and charging
the woman to see that it got into the
proper hands. and also to say nothing
aboGt il; TO any one, went away, looking
good deal happier.
If the Italian woman was mystitied and
curious. one may forgive her II was no
business of hers what people chose to do.
or how they did 1T, so long as she received
ample compensation. Whether she scented
courtship, a dark plot, marriage, a
scandal mattered not
She rejoiced In her fortune and awaited
the tread of events
Meanwhile the man. Laurence Godfrey.
of the Inner Temple. briefiess, but hopeful.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01

desire to Join the Atlanta churches. The
Martha Home for Rescued Women was
established. and Atlanta. first among
stand upon tho platform Of an abso-
lutte prohibition Of professional vice.
This use Of publicity antedated the
plan Tor church advertising which the
Men and Religion congress had OUT
tation, So efficacious has il proved that
+ has put into the hands Of the
churches weapon well night irresisti-
pc. y ~ cheaper to buy advertising
spaca and 70 deal directly with the
pubic than to create expensive organ
workers, and producing results Tar IN
Terror 70 hose attained IN "A Atlanta. Il,
al the shifting and chang' methods
Ct g. reltgicn and philanthropy in our day,
t tnere y none more significant than
sthis advent OF paid publicity as as
agency OF reform. ss 81 7 nv
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01
THE SASSY MAN AND
THE Classy MAN
BY Josh eiIjino,,

From the New Y ork Weekly.
Yu kan alwuss kno the sassy mar bi
countenanse, a sort ov lurking desire
tew affront sumboddy. would-be
.devil-may-care'' swagger tew aiz
boldly a kind ov lawlessness in speech
and manner.
He IL a natral-born howard, and a
mere perambuiating lump s4ov impu-
dense out Ov a job.
He haz sum Running, for he generally
picks, on a noncolnbattent tew praktiss
hiz morbid recklessness upon.
Sumtimes he makes a mistake and
lights on the wrong customer, and then
1T is quite delightful tew see how quick
the buckram liz all taken out ov him.
Thare IL only one sure kure for the
sassy man, and that IL tew plant kon-
sekutively yure right and then yure
left phist In hurried SUGGESTION upon
the front end ov hiz noze, knocking him
ennywhare from 10 to $50 feet in
forrin direckshun.
This kure is perfekt and IL not pat2
tented, and therefore ennyone haz a
right tew .ase It,
1t IL mersy teW the sassy man tew
Civ him strong dose ov this medisin.
1T regulates hiZ bile, tones hiz liver.
Gains hiz impudense, forces him to
haul down his flag and makes him az
plant and fawning az a spaniel dog.
Knocked into suavity and humility,
who under tbsa ordinary missionary
process ov Scorreckshun would hav
gradually grown into desperate.
| don't council ruffiianism. and am
much in favor ov mild treatment for
all the ills that flesh liz air too, but
thare are akute diseases, and sassy is
one of them, that roots and arbs won't
reach
= The gassy man liz kind of itinerant
sodafountain, a sort ov hi-preshure
reservoi ov lsoapsuds. who spouts bubbles
and foam, whenever he opens htz
mouth.
These quacks in the small beer line
ilav but phew branes, but their branes
are like yeast-they kant rize without
running over every thing.
l have known them tew argy point
3 hours and a half, and never offer
one good reazon in the whole time
They mistake words for ideas, and
their tongues travel tew about az
1nuteh purpose az a boys windmill
duz. in the teeth ov a stiff nor-wester.
They are the vainest ov all human
beings that hav yit bin discovered, and
think bekauze people kant eskape their
and convinced.
/ never knu one ov theze Win,lMills
yet who didn't think Soloman w;.z al
most an ideot kompared teW him. AID
1 never knu one to ever discover hiz
mistake
Yu mite as Well undertake tew sit
the pride out ov q pelock's tail III laf-
fling at it az to convinse theze phellows
that what they say isn't either wi, or
wisdum.
The gassy man il not hi emmy means
a bad man at heart; he IL often az good
natured NJ he is phoolish, but hiz
friendship isn't worth mulch more tew
yu than the luv ov a lost pup, who liz
reddy to phollow emmy one who will
pat him on the back
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01

rights" and he Is getting them. THU
year he ID wearing regular tie.
There's no mistake about It. Last
ties, but It was matter OF fact tie
and you'd never miss itAif he happened
to forget It. Not now, wot, for by the
crusty crest on yon sign painters sta-
ttonery, the 1913 cravat asserts its own
presence. Twill make q Navajo blank
3et feel. like Quaker gown. Occupants
Of dark flats can cut down the xas bill
py wearing the models, although, Of
course. the insurance rate may 20 up.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01

vi would try very hard
The girl waited while the birds fumbled
Tor another packet The fortune teller
opened 1T carefully After abstractinc the
printed matter she handed the envelope to
the dainty woman, who scrubbed some
thing on piece of paper placed 1t inside
the packet, sealed it up. and saw lit re-
placed in the cage, the first among the
row OF little papers
You must not let the birds give 1t to
any one else. mind
No, no. The signora can me trust I
givesmy honor OF my word. =
ri Here IL half crown. You shall have
the other when the gentleman has his
Fortune You must not tell him any
thing. "
ss'I understand. The saints bless the
signora.
With many calculations and salaams the
woman watched the girl walk away. Then,
Together with her rickety stand the caiys
wen. home rejoicing.
AS for the paroquets, they kept their
own COUNSEL. and dreamt of continual
futtering toward the packets OF paper,
which refused ITO he set free.
At $50 next morning Signora Democa
sat at her usual business corner waiting
for the tall gentleman to pass. The par
oauets were in q fever Of exettement--no
doubt on account OF the brilliant morning,
which was as fine as the previous day had
been depressing.
At last the tall man came along. He
looked detected
Morning. signors a good day q fortune
+ to tell,
Rubbish" he calculated.
All truth. stgnor. One penny does it,
n He caught sight OF one of the green
ssa IloOk very knowing tina bird.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01

See the new spring tie. children. IL
Il not pretty toe? Does the tie zee
you? Well, y ought to. for. verify It is
there like searchlight Some of the
good folk refer to 1t az loud = but that
depends upon your viewpoint. Should
you happen TO be directly in front OF
81, you VIII think It IL binding. Side
ance like tobacco billboard in q high
brow suburb. Stand back, children.
Never set too close to the fireworks.
Mere man. too. is fighting for his
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01
) Could GET Awav-

NSO0l0 $aCL away.
A washington man tells Of a recent
visit to benighted section Of a south
western state-a region SO uninyitinn and
unpromising that even the residents
| thereof evince fort the greatest disgust.
Many would leave il they could, but. as
they themselves say: There Amt nothin,
ITO do but stay an have the cnills and
fever 5
The Washington man was riding along
the banks of the river that waters this
section; and although heT-had gone some
twenty miles or so9he had not in all that
distance noticed a single fisherman. Meet
Ing q man lounging near the stream. he
asked:
Why doesn't some one fish in this
river
Amt no fish. was the laeonic response
Eof the native. Is 81 se
No fish in such q beautiful river as
this. exclaimed the astonished Washing
tonian. why not p
The native lazily shifted his position and
answered.: .
- Stranger, ef YOU could XII outer this
country az easy as a fish can, do YOU
reckon you'd be here?',
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01
The Collector. Caught Him.


The bill collector was smiling. THAT
was a good one he said. with a rem
iniscent CLEAN in his eyes. Did / new
er tell you of the race had last week.
No? You see, it was the shipping
clerks fault in the first place. When
anyone makes a mistake, you know,
It's generally up to the collector The
shipping clerk let a wagon load of stuff
get away, and the firm that bought the
goods We're bad actors--wouldn't pay
up. you know. And to make 1t worse,
they were located on the outskirts of
the city, about half miles drill from
the car line.
Anyway continued the collector, Il
had to collect our bill, and made a
special trip to the woods every day,
but never met with living thing ex-
cept rabbits and birds. The office and
factory of the company proved to be
small deserted school house, and
she'd But the front door was always
open and a slate reclined on the table
which always said that the manager,
had gone to lunch, but would return
soon He must have been a hungry
cuss.
We'll. the boss advised me to take a
box of grape nuts and spend the whole
day at the school house. He said he'd
like to see how long 1T took for that
! company to eat lunch
SO stood guard for one whole
lASi ilLAS, UuI IlOlIIlS SURFING. About
noon walked down the road for ex-
ercise, but came back in hurry, for
fat. seedy looking fellow popped out
of the school house door and liked I'm
the road towards the car line. He was
travelling fast-fguring on making the
| plug car. guess, which runs once an
hour. But was no cripple myself.
The car was coming in the distance
and the scoundrel spurred himself on.
Now or never shouted. and
made q flying leap for his coat tail
and caught it. while the car sped by.
Stop gasped
He tried to shake me off, but had
| the strangle hold.
:. Pony up I 5wheezed, Pony up. I'm
tired Of this fooling'
What's goin on. anywayo saws
my prisoner, struggling to get loose.
Pm a collector for Brown & Co.
showed 1t into his hand
The fat man looked at my bill and
| then snickered. Why you burned fool
ne says. blowing for wind. I'm "a col
\ lectOr myself =
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-01
Tho Finishing I !

From New York Weekly. 3g
u Husband Go wife In full evening tlraasi
MY 81 ars. y that all you are going Il.
wear g.! sc IS ss
# wife Calmly - II except tbs Bowers.
which Of these clusters would you. Sc
slect gs,s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21
FLAT ROOF DESIRABLE
FOR CONCRETE HOUSES
Is Cheap and Practical When
Properly Constructed of
That Material.

The ideal house OF concrete Is one
with a fiat roof. crowned by a parapet
or some simple perforated patterning
such as one sees in the country barns
Of Italy for airing the hay, accord
ing to the House Beautiful. It is bet
ter to avoid the stereotype balusters
and molding which have SO long been
associated with stone work. not be-
cause of any difficulty in casting, but
simply to avoid stamping concrete in
imitation of stone.
The fiat roof is suggested in prefer
ence to the pitched because it is OBJ
viously cheaper and is the natural
form. Single or slate roofs are pitched
to insure a dry interior; a fiat single
roof would, Of course, offer but little
protection from water. The fiat con-
crete roof. when composed Of rich
mixture and properly done, is r per-
fectly practical roof. When covered
with fiat tiles of a pleasing shade it
makes an ideal roof garden.
In favoring the fat roof it is not to
be understood that the pitched roof
is impracticable. 1t is simply more
costly, necessitating a rather cumber-
some roof construction and is created
only for exterior effect If the visible
roof is desired it should be kept as
simple as possible, for the complicated
roof of the frame house with innum-
cradle dormers Is really quite out of
the question in concrete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21
MANY SALES REPORTED
BY REALTY BROKERS
Residential and Business
Properties Sold by Boss
& Phelps, Inc.

Sales Of residential, business and in
vestment properties and farms were re-
ported today by Boss & Phelps, Inc,
real estate brokers. as follows:
For A. NJ. Mattingly, 1905 Delafield
street, Saurs Addition. to E. G. Hender-
son: for Carl II. Smith. 1858 Monroe
street, to Mrs. e. l.. Frazier; for S. III.
Cooper, farm at Congress Heights, to HI.
G. Harding; for L. f. Breuninger, 1922
18th street. to S. F. Tyler; for Miss Maud
Wills 424 Kentucky avenue southeast. to
Mrs Virginia G. Hall: for Carl n. Smith,
125 street northwest. to II. G. Harding.
For s L. Cooper. 723 Florida avenue
northeast, to II. G. Harding; for Harry
Kite. bungalow, 1913 Ross place. Cieve-
Etchison, 1920 o street, to Joseph La
roche; for Virginia G. Hall. farm at Bar
croft Va, to Mrs. Maud Mills; for J. S.
Gruver. detached house on Morrison
street, Chevy Chase. to DR.. A. d. Hell
ton: for Arthur Carr, 3611 Wisconsin
avenue, Cleveland Park, to H. E. c. Bry-
ant: for Gen. Marion Butler. fifty-foot
lot. Woodley Lane road Oak View, to l.
Hill: for William A. Hill, 1873 Park road,
to Richard Wolfe; for Goldenberg & Mo-
ran, 1921 18th street, to Mrs. Elizabeth
barley.
For Melvin Fisher. 615 Lamont street,
and 1895 Holmead avenue. to Mary B.
Carroll: for Harry K. Boss and B. T..
Webster, 1712 Euclid street, to Mrs. Jes-
sic Porter Wood; for Mary B. Carroll,
1854 Kenyon street. to Melvin +. Fisher,
in connection with Goldenberg & Moran;
for j. S. Gruver, go Cd street northeast,
to B. l.. Young: for Harry Wardman.
1413 Perry street to Mary f. Younge; for
Carl Smith, 1870 Monroe street, to Mat
tie D. Elery: for Harry X. Boss and B..
X. Webster. 3429 34th place. Cleveland
Park, to DIR. William Salant: for F. l..
Wheeler. house on Quackenbush street,
Chillum Castle Heights. to F. S. burton !;
for Harry Wardman, 1912 Perry street.
to Mrs. Peachie ]. Conley; for Martin
McHugh, 2412 18th street, being a three
story apartment, with two stores on first
floor, to H. Ellsworth Sands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21
MANY SALES REPORTED.
Morgan Bros, Inc, Announce In
portaut Realty Transactions.

Morgan Bros, Inc, report sales for the
past two weeks aggregating over 100000,
some OF the details of which are as fol-
lows:
For Prof. Olsen in Takoma Park, his
house at IL Pine avenue, for $500.
For Diller F. Croft, new corner resi-
dence at Ingraham street and Illinois ave-
nue., 5000.
In Chillum Castle Heights, six lots ag-
gregating 5000.
For Terrell & Little, for $500. a bum
galow on Willow avenue, Takoma Park.
For d. F. Swab. his house at - Pine
avenue, Takoma Park, for 5000.
New house at $3.50 Illinois avenue, for
So $50
Bungalow at Virginia Highlands, for
$1,000.
For A. E. Shoemaker, his residence in
Friendship Heights. for 81, 800.
Two lots in Manor Park for Terrell &
Little. for 81 600.
Morgan Bros also have closed a deal
for a large residence in the vicinity of
Massachusetts avenue near Dupont Cir
Gle for S65, coo. This home was purchased
by a prominent society woman, whose
name is withheld
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which have been donated by the Vir-
ginia Highlands Association.
The association has lately donated an
attractive site on the high ground over
looking Washington for non-sectarian
chuEch. for which designs are now being
prepared.
Adjoining the proposed clubhouse, sew
eral modern tennis courts will be built
These will be of the latest type, entirely
of reinforced concrete. This is the ma
terial which has been largely employe ed
in this suburb for house building, lamp
posts, real estate signs, garden furni-
ture, lot stakes and for many other uses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21
M0NTC[A|R APARTMENT
FIGURES IN EXCHANGE
Traded by Frank Foer for
9TH and T Streets
Properties.

Transactions involving the change ir
ownership Of properties valued at nearly
100000 were reported today by Gardiner
& Dent. Inc, real estate brokers.
The largest deal is the trade of the
Montclair apartment. at 1881 Belmont
street northwest, for Frank Foer to j. B.
Clark. who gave in exchange the proper
ties known as 1SA-46-4S-5O 7th street
northwest and 7O2 and 7O4 r street
northwest. The apartment Is a four-story
structure containing sixteen apartments.
1t was traded at q valuation of $4,000
The other properties have valuation of
10000. and the balance was paid in cash.
For c. II. Mcintyre, administrator. they
have sold to local business man the
three-story white stone building 1916 L
street. 1t occupies lot o5 feet front by
a depth Of about 125 feet, and was pur-
chased as an investment, the price being
$4,000.
Maryland Farm Sold.
The firm has sold for H. S. Palmer. a
local investor. a farm containing 3o5
acres. located on the Maryland side of
the Potomac river just below River View
The consideration was $4,000.
For Capt. William Howard Gibson of
Philadelphia, they have sold to Charles
w. King. ST., a lot located on the south
side of Kalorama road between 18th and
10Th streets. 1t has a frontage Of % feet
by depth of 12O feet. The consideration
was $500 For q. D. Blackstone
they have sold lots Is. IA and 10, in
block ID, Trinidad" containing in all
about $1,000 square feet of ground. The
consideration was $4,000 They were
purchased by a local contractor.
Gardiner & Dent. Inc. also report the
sale Of JOB r street northeast. two
story brick containing six rooms, bath
and cellar. The consideration was 50, go
Buys $1o,5 500 House.
To DR.. Edwin M. Hasbrouck they have
sold 1907 14th street. 1t is a three-story
detached residence with a lot having a
frontage of 62 feet by a depth Of 100 feet
The house is of colonial design, exterior
being stucco. 1t contains ten rooms, two
baths and has garage to accommodate
two automobiles. The consideration was
$40, 800 n. l.. Sansbury &, Co. represent
ed the owner.
They report the sale of 307 Takoma ave-
nue.. Takoma Park, Nd, to j. w. La
than. 1t is a three-story frame dwelling.
The lot contains about one-half acre.
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four bedrooms. with baths attached, are
located on the third floor. Four chambers
with baths and Ave servant rooms are on
the top floor of the house. There is an
automatic electric elevator.
The residence was traded at a valuation
of S2OO.OOO. The unimproved properties
involved in the trade are known as 1920
1914, 1211 1896 and 1880 Avenue of the
Presidents. 1t is understood that Mr..
Wardman contemplates improving sew
eral of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21
NEW CONSTRUCTION METHOD

When the various groups Of model homes for wage
reinforced poured In steel
molds located at Nantcoke Pa. in course of
method employed In
temporary railroad laid around
group buildings mixing plant and ele
a with carload of cinders and
sand at a carload of cement at the other
completed
When the system of steel plates molds, which
conceived by Milton Dana Morrill, architect of Wash
unit sections and locked together
a trough the walls and partitions
poured. The floors roofs
system.
Clipped from Evening OF June II, 1913
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21
CLUBHOUSE FOR SUBURB.
Structure to Be Erected Shortly il
Virginia HIGHLAND.

Life in the open air and out-of-door
sports have been featured in the new
suburb across the Potomac, Virginia
Highlands, and for some time there have
been an active shooting and gun club,
a tennis club and base ball club. These
are now to be merged into the Virginia
Highlands Country Club 1t is proposed
to build an attractive clubhouse on lots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21
Firm Reports Leases.

The Real Estate Trust Company reports
that it has recently arranged leases fol
Senior Don Julio Betancourt, minister
from Colombia to the United States, or
the residence at ITO 18th street north.
west. and for Lieut.. Commander Raider
de Aquino. naval attache to the Bra
lillian embassy, on an apartment at 162l
Avenue of the Presidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21

The house has ten rooms. bath and cellar.
1t was purchased as an investment at. a
consideration said to be $500.
For George A. Rock, trustee. they have
sold to Dr. A. J. Hamilton premises 116
Maryland avenue southwest. The price
was $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21
FALKSTONE APARTMENT
TRADED BY WARDMAN
Taken by AIonzo O. Bliss in
100000 Realty
Transaction.

The largest deal which has been made
in local real estate circles for several
months was reported today by N L.
Sansbury. real estate broker 1t invoices
the trade of the apartment at 14th and
Feirmont streets northwest known as
the E'alkstone Court, by Harry Ward
man to Alonzo o. Bliss for the handsome
residence at 1913 Avenue of the Pres-
dents and FIVE pieces Of unimproved prop
erty along that street. The apartment
was traded at a valuation of 100000
The Falkstone Court occupies a lot
fronting 80 feet on Fairmont street and
14o feet on 18th street. 1t is five stories
In height and contains seventy eight
apartments. The ground floor plan of the
structure is in the form of the letter f..
This provides two courts and makes il
possible to have all the apartments of
the outside" type. All of them command
a view of the street
The building is equipped with all mod
ern conveniences and many innovations
have been introduced in its construction
ON the ground floor of the central nor
ton of the structure there is a handsome
lobby. The building is of brick stone and
concrete construction and is fireproof 1t
has only recently been completed Be
cause or the location of the apartment
the rooms command an excellent view
over the entire section Of the city south
OF IL.
Occupied by Ambassador.
1ne residence at 1913 Avenue of the
Presidents is at present occupied by the
Brazilian ambassador. 1t occupies a lot
fronting seventy-five feet on the avenue
and having depth of 40 feet The house
has frontage of about forty feet, and
on the south SIDE there is a handsome
Italian garden.
The structure is of white stone and
orlck, and is of the English basement
type. II contains thirty-twc rooms and
Is four stories I'm height. On the ground
moor are located reception rooms. office
rooms, servants hall. kitchen and pam
TRES Inc drawing room, which is the
full width of the building. music room.
dining room. reception hallway and serv-
ing room are on the second or main
noor. A sitting room, dressing room and