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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

Accomplished Zoographer Mr.. C. Rob-
erts-The Most Thrilling Exhibition OF
Ever Witnessed-Moloch the Invincible-
Encounters Five Bengal Tigers in Their
Den-Mantano the Cannibal Wrestles
With and >Overcomes Pack of Nine
sFerocious Hyenas Or Grave Robbers
Daily Street Parade
Before the days to which these stirring
advertisements relate Dan Rice's circus
used to come to Washington and perform
on the Mall. across the canal and oppo-
site the site of the Washington market
That was in the late forties and the
early flfties,7 before. the improvement of
the Smithsonian grotfnds was. ander-
taken. - s'r.
Circuses- and other open-air- travelling
shows. used also, to pitch their tents in
the northwest corner of Judiciary Square.
1t was not long. after 1873. that.,the, cir
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the country which now makes houses es-
pecially for purple martins. It Is easy
enough, however, to build one and speci-
fications have been laid down by sew
lied in this line. One Of the authorities
on purple martins and whose writings on
the subject are available in the Washing
ton Public Library is j. W. Jacobs of
Waynesboro. Pa. He has spent many
years in observation Of and experimental
ton with these birds and has succeeded
in having as high as a hundred pairs in
his colony at one time. Some OF his OBJ
servations are Of interest to- those who
contemplate the establishment of a mar
tin colony. Among many things concern
ing these useful birds he says:
1.-THE purple martin is one of the most bean
tifu Of birds. living entirely upon winged Insects
thousands of these pests are, captured daily in
Of each brood. The further fact that the young
remain in the nest rooms about four weeks 70
be led BY the parents Increases TINS biro
In cleaning my birdhouses after the brcods
departed have examined, the contents OF the
debris left behind and find from a fourth to a
whole pint of remains OF insects undlgested,
A predominance in this dirt is the hard wing
the air In the morning and sometimes through
''It is such insects as these that the birds
capturing when we them soaring. wheel
ing. darting and gliding to and fro high in the
air. They spend about sixteen hours every day IN
OF
dreds of thousands, III not millions Of insects to
feed an ordinary brood Of martins and sustain
them and their parents until the time arrives
late in August for them TO take their departure
New colonies may be started within a radius
Of twenty-five miles from well estannshed
and experiment by erecting 1t In q conspicuous
place and walt for. the birds. Keep out the
sparrows, and II no martins come the first year,
try the second and third time. In new territory
the box. should be up early in April to attract
passing migrants, but near old colonies the lat
o$ thn IA
up a box. The principal points are to get the
rooms suitable size and the openings rightly
placed and Of the proper dimensions. >
'"To secure a good colony OF martins II IS
necessary to guard against certain enemies,
chief among which is the English SPARROW.
These birds kill the young martins and throw
them out and will carry out the eggs and drop
them. and In short time will render the rooms
Of the birdhouse untenable for the martins by
carrying in the nesting material and packing It
so tightly that hard pulling with an iron DOCK
is required to disIodge It. The makeup o! a
martins nest is 80 different from that OF a
sparrow that it cannot use a room in which the
them Another enemy Of the martin Is the
domestic cat for when the male martins ger 10
fehting they nearly ALWAYS fall TO the sroano'
where tabby may be lying in wait
The chance to secure martin colony
ia. not limited to persons who live IN
the country. In Washington there is
fine colony at one of the noisiest street
corners in the city. You will see 1t on
the fire engine house at Delaware ave-
nue. and C street northeast near the
northwest corner of the Senate Office
building.
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menagerie companies and the money has
been in part donated to the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphan Asylum and the Chill
dren's Hospital, the latter being benev-
olent Institution open alike to all classes
Of children"
. One of the circuses' appearing on 18th
street in 1873 was -o Brien's. The adj
vertisenent read: arr
John o,Brien's Great Travelling
Worlds Fair 'Menagerie, Circus, Cara
van and Museum under Six Monster
Tents VIII Exhibit on the Sixth Street
Lot-Coming.' Monday April IA. for one
Week Only-Eook Out for the Two Miles
procession-Fifty Cages of Wild Animals
and Curiosit.es-Two Separate Bands of
Music in Golden Chariots-The Atom
Rhinoceros-Three Performances Daily. "
= Following .O'Brien's greatest show on
earth came the advertisements of this:
Seventh Annual, Tour of the Largest
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Rev. Henry Addison. son Of Thomas Ad-
Olson, and grandson of John Addison. the
first of that family in America. He was
installed as rector November 5. 1742. He
was educated in England and so pro-
English were his sentiments that through
his influence the parish of Piscataway
was renamed the parish of King George.
When Maryland took her stand with the
other colonies at the outbreak of the
revolution the Rev. Mr.. Addison con-
tinued his allegiance to the crown, and
refused to take the oath of alleg.a nce
prescribed by the state of Maryland. He
relinauished his charge and returned to
England. An indictment was found
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estins. but is also most instructive. Gardening
teaches lesson of hope, of patience or forti-
tude 1t adds to the love of nature. 1t teaches
nature. 1t is practical. II shows that neglect
is fatal that industry and thought are re-
warded. To love the beautiful is one of its
lessons. To garden Is not only instructive, but 1t
gives -Ieasure and happiness to the who
does the work and adds to the pleasure and
comfort of others who enjoy the results. The
Peoples Garden Association, WHICH seeks to
interest the children especially in gardening
work, is doing a great service and ought TO be
encouraged by all. JAMES K. MANN.
been gone into with enthusiasm by the
workers of the association and their
labors have shown surprising results
One of the noticeable facts concerning
the work is that a major portion was
done during the past year by little chill
dren. And il is in building. up the garden
ing inciinations of the little oHes that
the elders are becoming much interested
and lending hand themselves. The chill
dren, having acquired taste for garden
ing, are the ones who are really to keep
up the work and are to make the capital
beautiful in the years to come. 1t will
fall upon them TO enlarge the park
spaces. preserve the trees and encourage
the planting. Of dooryard flowers and
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only the graveyard, covering or filling
about two acres. remains.
George Washington was not a frequent
attendant at this church, but he some
times visited while making calls on his
friends, notably the Digges of Warburton
Manor, on part of which Fort Washington
stands, and the Addisons, who lived
about two miles north in their home,
which they. called Oxon Hall.
Broad Creek Church began the found
ing of missions at about the time that
Prince Georges county was created out
OF the northern parts of Charles and Cal
vert counties, which was in 1895. A mis-
sion called Addison Chapel was estab-
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du Pont. third vice president; Mrs. A. J.
Peters, fourth vice president: Miss Susan
B. Sipe. secretary, and Robert F. Miller,
treasurer.
During the past few years there has
been a growing interest In garden work
for children. While the movement is
comparatively new in Washington, it
has for a long time been an educational
feature in continental Europe. The gen.
eral trend of the work in this country is
practical, so that its application Will
eventually have more or less effect upon
the industrial development. Health de-
partments of various large cities have
from time to time issued statements that
vacant lots are prolific sources Of dis
ease, and appeals have been made to per-
sons living near such lots not to throw
rubbish on them. The establishment of
the children's gardens has already done
away with many of the unsightly places
in the city, and many more will be turned
into plots OF Towering plants during the
coming summer.
Thirteen residents of Lamont street last
summer formed a club and asked the
Peoples Gardens to suggest what they
plant in their front yards. All OF the
homes were of the same sort of archi-
lecture. and 1t was desired to have some
sort Of flower or shrub which would
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lished not far from Chesapeake Junction.
section which was then called New
Scotland Hundred The land and build
ing for this chapel were given by Col.
John Addison, a member of the first YES
try of Broad Creek The locality of the
new chapel was called New Scotland
Hundred because of the number of Scotch
settlers in that neighborhood. The Scotch
very early appreciated the beauty and
other advantages of the Potomac valley.
and it has been written that Scotch trad
ers were the first whites to settle in what
is now the District of Columbia, but then
a part of Charles county. Rock Creek
Chapel was established as a mission OF
Broad Creek Church soon after the erec-
ton of Addison Chapel. Accokeek Chapel
Creek Church about 172s 1t may be seen
that Broad Creek is interesting not only
because of its own age and good works.
but because of the churches that have
grown out of it.
= i
The Maryland legislature in 1922 carved
out of Piscataway parish new parish
called Prince Georges. That parish ex-
tended from the Eastern branch north
ward to the limits of the county, and in
1912 out Of this new parish was carved
the parish of All Souls, with the church
at Frederick. Despite this reduction in
the size Of Piscataway parish, 1t con-
tanned, in 1747. 791 taxable inhabitants
and enjoyed an annual revenue of 81 GAO
pounds of tobacco.
The first duly licensed minister of rec
ord at Broad Creek Church was the
Rev DR.. Frazier He died in 1912, after
a pastorate of thirty-two years, and his
bones lie under the chancel of the church.
His will may be read n the Office of the
register of wills at Annapolis, and a
member of the Addison family has his
family Bible. The second duly author
lied minister at Broad Creek was the
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HERE are a num-
Der OF interesting
things at Broad
Creek Church, a
venerable Episco-
pal church down
in a quiet old
country where the
Rambler likes to
stray. 1t Is a very
old church, but OF
that hereafter. At
tached to a high
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Stone Dogs on Gates.

OF course, there are many of the ex-
~ terror features of Washington houses
which you have never noticed. and the
Rambler saw one recently in connection
with the Corcoran house at the northeast
corner of H street and Connecticut ave-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

first of the spring migrants, the purple
grackle as February 90. From that time
until the last of April there come about
twenty other species OF migrant birds,
among which are the red-winged black
bird, hermit thrush phoebe, fox sparrow,
flicker, hite-throated sparrow. mourning
dove, kingfisher, chipping sparrow. to-
whee or ground robin, myrtle warbler,
and purple martin.
1t is particularly the purple martin 70
which the Rambler wishes to call atten-
ton. This bird belongs to the swallow
family and Is the largest OF the six spe-
cies of swallows ordinarily found in this
vicinity. Like all swallows, it feeds en-
tirely upon insects, catching them as II
flies hither and thither. 1t Is on account
of this fact that the purple martin is OF
such economic importance to man, de-
stroying those insects which, if not con-
trolled by these or other insect-eatine
birds might make living on the earth
for man.
1.-THE interesting thing about the purple
martini said an ornithologist to the Ram
bier lis that with a little labor and In
genuity it is possible to bring these birds
right to your door and start them on the
lob of cleaning up the insects in your
neighborhood. I remember seeing last
summer In the suburbs of Washington
beautiful shade tree. quarter OF
century old that was doomed to destruc-
ton through the st1ngs OF gall mes. HAD
there been a colony of martins in the
vicinity this would never have happened.
People who have gardens can make no
better investment than the establishment
of martin colony to eat up the insects
that will otherwise eat up the garden"
), !:
The Rambler was told that before the
advent of civilized man in this country
the martins built their. nests in holes in
trees. But they now, seem to prefer the
houses that man has built for them.
There are a number of concerns about
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cuses began to move away from the
neighborhood of Pennsylvania avenue.
and the Rambler has preserved an ad-
vertisement, published In the spring of
1876. which reads:
John O'Brien's Six Shows Consoli-
dated Menasere Museum and Circus
Corner Ninth and S streets = Daily
Parades With Two Bands of Music-Two
Great Rings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
Martins Friends of Man.

TIE season has come when the birds
! which have spent the winter In the
south have begun to arrive around Wash
ington. Prof. Welles w Cooke Of the
biological survey of the Department OF
Agriculture in his migration list Of birds
in the District of Columbia gives the
average date of spring arrival of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

To plan and to realize. to SOW and to reap.
TO know that realization Of plans and
reaping after sowing depend upon the care in
planning and sowing and the watchfulness and
work which must follow the planning and SOW
ing before the time comes for realization and
reapiug-tbs Is the great lesson of life. To put
dry seed into the cold ground and to learn that
nature aided by the work Of man will produce
sustenanee and beauty is of the great les
sons which cannot be learned too early In life.
Gardening by children is not only most inter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

St. Johns ut surrattsville, now called
Clinton, was built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
Autograph Fan.

THE Rambler has been shown an in
teresting relic of the New Orleans
exposition of 1885. The relic is a souve-
mir fan-not a costly one--on one side
of which are colored pictures, now
much faded, of the exposition build
ings. the United States building. horti-
cultural hall, the main building, art
gallery, Mexican building and ma
chinery hall and various views of the
grounds.
On the other side of the fan there
are autographs of the friends of the
owner of the fan who were with her
on a newspaper jaunt to the EXPOSE
ton. The. list of autographs is inter.
esting and reminiscent and a number
of the signers have died. The names
are: John NJ. Carson, Annie L. Carson,
Robert ]. ,Wynne, Ben Perley Poore.
Watson Boyle. Isabel Shaw, w. B.
Shaw, Mrs. NJ. G. Seckendorff, NJ c.
Seckendorff. Edwin Atweu P. V. De-
Graw, Emma L. De Graw, Charles T.
Murray, William H. Young. Jules
Guthridge, Fred Perry Powers, Mon
roe l. Fox. Walter P. Phillips. F. c.
Phillips, Robert NJ. Larner, Benjamin
R. Bates, Ida NJ. Murray. David S.
Barry, Cora NJ. Barry, Anna Sterling
Guthridge, c; E: Whitney, Perry S.
Heath. May A. Heath, Elizabeth Wini-
fred Mccullough, Frank Carpenter.
Annie L. Towle, Charles F. Towle, E.
W. Burke and ]. G. Pangborn.
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the object of the Peoples Gardens, and
IN the report for the past year. which
mas just been prepared, what has been
accomplished along these lines is set
forth. The building up of recreation gar
dens for the people of a neighborhood,
rhe Identification of parkings and back
ards of the city and general stimulation
interest in landscape gardening have
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o turn the waste places of the
city, the vacant lots and IN
slightly lawns, into beautiful
gardens filled with blooming
flowers and clinginR vines is
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nue., which he believes has escaped com.
mon observation.
rart of the west wall of the grounds OF
the Corcoran house st:ll stands Once 1t
was much longer than IL is now. extend
ing along Connecticut avenue to 1 street.
but that is another story. Ten panels OF
1t remain, the panels being divided by
buttresses or pilasters. 1t l. a red brick
wall and it bears the marks of consider
able age. 1t appears to be something
over six feet tall and some ivy is creep
ing over and feeding on il in a "a Their dis
Outraged way The dust of these old
bricks does not seem to tickle the taste o.
this ivy green. which ''of right choice
food are its meals l we N" Other vines
creep over the wall so that in summer il
is sheter by i screen of green. but
these vines are bare OF foliage now.
Between the pavement and the sward
parking is post and topped chain bar
rier of the kind which formerly inclose,l
the park and parkletS of the city. and
which have been superseded in many
places by the cement coping. Along tn,
inner part of the parking and close IL
the wall is scraggy hedge of althea.
bushes, bare and wintry seeming nov
but in spring and summer comfortable
and homey-looking with their densr
growth of green leaves and white pirk
and purple flowers
Nine panels from the north end of the
wan rs d gaze, n Drlck arch closed, by =
heavy wooden door which seemed not to
have been opened in years. On top of the
gate pilasters are two big stone urns, and
between them and directly over the gate
way, probably symbolizing watchfuluess
and guardians alp. is the figure in stone of
setter dog, eouchant. with head up
lifted, facing toward the south The urns
and the dog are yelled by foliage in
summer.
This watch dog brings to mind another
of which the Rambler briefly wrote more
than year ago. This dog has been on
guard for more than three-quarters of a
century on top Of the gateway of the
fine old, dun-colored brick house at the
southwest corner of F and 18th streets.
and which stands at the northeast angle
Of half a block of land inclosed by a ter
race and dun-painted brick wall topped
with brownstone The house is now oc-
cupied by the bureau of insular affairs
Long ago the Rambler was told that this
house was the home of William Writ.
Attorney General in the cabinet of An
drew Jackson, but it would seem that this
information was inaccurate. At any rate
II is grand old house. that has seen
better days, and has no doubt she tered
many men of note. 1t is four stories and
basement in height, and four heavy brick
chimneys rise above the roof. in which
are three dormer windows.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-08
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper VII be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able TO cure in all its stages,
and thai is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the syste m,
thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitn-
tion and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have sc
much faith in its curative pow RS
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails TO cure
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & co.
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for cen
stipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-08
An Art Critic.

The superintendent of Sunday
school repeated to the young children
the text Arise and take the youna
child and his mother and fee into
Egypt"
Then the superintendent showed a
large picture illustrating this text in
bright colors.
''lsnt' the picture fine?' he said
Here is the mother. Here is the
young child. There's Egypt in the dis
tance. Isn't it iine?"
The children, however, looked, dis
appointed and finally little boy pip
ed out;
Teacher where's the flea?'-Cur
rent Opinion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-08

Oklahoma CITY, Okla, April l.
This week sees two more OhIaar.1
women in the race for the demo
cratic nomination for commissioner
Of charities and corrections. Mrs
Anna Laskey Of Oklahoma cts, and
Mrs. Mabel Bassett of Sapulpa are
the new candidates for the place
held by Miss Kate Barnard. Both
women have held the position OF
police matron in their respective
cities and are basing their claims
to the nomination on their expert
ence in similar work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-08
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR five YEARS

taking other medicines. decided TO
take his advice, although did not have
any confidence in it.
have now been taking Black-Draught
for three months, and il has cured me-
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since began using it.
| am so thankful for what Black
Draught has done for me-"
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
found very valuable medicine for de-
rangements Of the stomach and liver. II
is composed Of pure, vegetable herbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. 1t can be freely
used by young and old, and should be
kept in every family chest.
Get package today.
Only quarter. -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-08
HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOK YOUNG
NOBODY CAN TELL WHEN YOU
DARkEN GRAY, FADED HAIR
WITH SAGE TEA.

Grandmother kept her hair beau
tifully darkened, glossy and abun-
dant with a brew Of Sage Tea and
Sulphur Whenever her hair fell out
or took on that dull, fadel or streak
ed appearance. this simple mixture
was applied with wonderful effect.
BY asking at any drug store for
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Remedy" YOU will get a large bottle
of this old time recipe, reaCy 10
use for 80 cents. This simple mix
ture can be depended upon to re-
store natural color and beauty TO
the hair and is splendid for dan
druff, dry itchy scalp and falling
hair.
A well-known downtown drug
gist says everybody uses Wyeth's
Sage and sulphur, because it dark
ems so naturally and evenly that no
body can tell it has been applied
it's so easy to use, too You srmpN
dampen a sponge or soft brush and
draw it through your hair, taking
one strand at a time. BY mornins
the gray hair disappears; after an
other application or two, it Is re-
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and abundant.