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James Burton meant to paint for
his wife.
wait, Roen. Please don't an
swer yet. know you're not ro-
mantically attracted to me. And
yet think / could make you
wonderfully happy /
think you'd grow to care for me.
! know the kind of things you
admire Do you remem.
Der once, Roen, the first day you
went for a ride with me-?''
She nodded. He leaned across
the table, his hurt, appealing eyes
seeking hers, the flush on his
strong, clean-cut face affecting
her like bruise :"
You told me had a soul. I've
never forgotten that. don't know
whether it's true or not; but I'm
sure you'd find 1 love many
things you love. And I'd be so
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When Baby Complains.

There many ways baby has Of expressing any pain
reguarity depression from its normal condition of health
and happiness short sharp cry prolonged irtated cry
Restessnes constant turning Of the head Of the whole
body etfuL In these and other ways baby tells you there
something wrong Most mothers know that disordered
stomach bowels that do not act naturally the cause Of
Of babys suaings call for the doctor the first
thought but in the event Of any delay there should be ready
at hand safe remedy such as Fletcher's Castora.
Castor has been used for baby ailments for 80 years
and has merited the good will Of the family physician in
equad by any other babys medicine because Of
its haTmlessness and the good results achieved
And remember this Castoria is essentially baby remedy
and curea for every member Of the family What might
help you too often dangerous when given to babe
To avoid limitations always look for the signature Of Cz
Proven directions package Physicians everywhere recommends
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and sending me to the mountains?
That would be quite thrilling"
His Chance
She had no sooner said this
than she saw the opening she had
given. He seized it. He leaned
across the table-his eyes that had
often appealed to her because
they had sorrow. a defenseless
look in them.
Yes. I'm thinking of that,
Roen. I've been thinking of this
for a long time, And you know
it."
CHAPTER XVI
In the now deserted restaurant
where they sat in secluded quiet,
Roen saw sketched before her a
glowing canvas, softly colored,
luring-a canvas Of the future
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take you from the grind. / could
do 50 much for your mother
could help you give
opportunity to Jackie
Roen, yous can never do the
things for your brother that you
plan. You can't send him to col
lege. / can. It would
mean nothing 10 me. And listen.
Roen, though / wouldn't want
you to marry me because of this,
can't you see you'd be bound TO
love me after q while?"
He lowered his head and was
now pleating. the tablecloth with
cold. shaking fingers. These
trembling fingers touched her
piercingly-
She reached over quickly and
covered them with her warm,
vital hands. She said softly,
smiling and pleading: "of course
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little girl who is doing their nails 1t would be utterly tactess
wish impress her with their wealth and social activities
No. indeed It roundabout the thin dowager
the other table who has been Dragging about the little
inexpensive she just sawny $12something nice
and good enough for the country!
And what does the little mancurist think while she
listening? She is probably thinking of somebody entirely
husband baby beau her little home her affairs
certainly.
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the They select that time when they have
their social upft which per curiosity 10
nails done practice their social upt work. which 90 per
curiosity and 10 per Tor
they for the gir worth while.
They the story life sorry
to hear that it is quite q happy one!
Then there the manicure shops where the macu ands
the customer quite chummy It's "Dear this" and Dearie
that" and full Of Broadway gossip.
These quite oIy-f you belong!
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A Gripping Serial Of the Love Of a Girl
and Her Great Sacrifice, by the
Author of "ChicIie."
Rend Thia Firat.

when both Roen Ross Michael Scott and love
ardent vital
supured face Her childhood happy without luxury
mother earie When Roen Is II dIes Es enst- 10
the mother little
Jackie Roen struggles herOicaIy this
she i - they for their first vacation In the country And there
the mO0nht forests and the shadOwed mushaed
Michael wooes her. Michael university
hOn TO Job
Office But both upifed with loyalty the
OF their farewell
Years Of incessant industry pass.
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Ry Fay King

By Fay King
MY sympathy often with the patient little manurist who
IVA listen the endless chatter of her customer in hand
Why will women talk the off manicurist?
don't know but they dol
Sometimes think they talk the manicust for the
benefit of the others present.
dowagers will grow
their trips Europe their bills for interior decorating their
wardrobes and their daughters wedding.
Surely they can't be broadastng all this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-08
WorIds Laraest EIectric Winder

THE largest electric winder world just been
structed Manchester It will be used South African gold
mine The winding speed Of the machine than 5000
feet per minute
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More Right-Handed Babies

ACCoRDING to medical report made public London
"A every hundred babies born naturally
ghhanded three lehanded and the remaining eighty
capable Of using either hand.
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in the Assembly Rooms, but the
Rambler's aim is TO give you facts
rather than be considered a historian
/ like 1his ball of the Typographical
Society because it gives names of mon
who were our friends. The executive
committee, marked with a tri-colored
rosette, were: Thomas Rich, c. r.
Lowrey, j. III. Cunningham. William
r. Mclean, Norvell w. King; floor
managers, red rosette. William Jones.
Fielder Dorset, F.. Detweiler. S. j..
Culverwell. n w. King. Charles
Schell. Charles Hough; committee on
reception, white rosette. Charles Helm.
E. S. Bowen. Charles Mcpherson. Joel
BERGMAN, E. w. w. Griffin. j. F.
Cogswell George w. Ball, o. Ketchum.
F. Dorsett, William Belt. G. NJ. Wood.
ward, Samuel Robinson, Jesse Judge
Joseph d. Harris. n. w. King. Isaac
B. Jones. William Miles, John Johnson.
A. J.. Michigan. c. Canfield, Joseph
S. Pearson. john Mcintyre, a. w.
Folk. Hanson Bernard. B. r. Wilkins.
Charles Hough. NJ. Murphy. George
McMeir; committee on refreshments:
c. F. Lowrey, H. S. Bowen, j. Is.
Cunningham, Jesse Judge. w. f.
Marcoe. The advertisement was
signed, William r. Mclean. treasurer,
and c. f. Lowrey, secretary.
There were also managers-at-l large
for this ball and their names were:
Joseph Gales, w. w. Seaton, r. C.
Weightman. Peter Force, Horatio
King, Cornelius Wendell, John C.
Rives. John p. Heiss, w. ID. Wallach,
II. Polkinhorn. F. McNerhany. Robert
Waters. John Hart, J. G. Bowman.
John Sessford, sr.; James Crossfie1d,
Joseph MattilgIy, H. s. Bowen. c. r.
Lowrey. f. J.. Waters, ]. C.. FFanzoni.
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company at that time. I believe Mr..
Sam Mackey, now living at 3l9
Twelfth street southwest, was a mem
Der of the Fire Department also at
that time. Trusting that this infor-
nation may be useful to you, am,
Very truly yours.
ROBERT sTROBEL."
Another letter:
Dear Sir | read in the Sunday
Star your account of the Canterbury
Theater. | will state that the Can
terbury burnt down. I do not re-
member the date. but at the time it
burnt down n colored minstrel troupe
was playing there. ! am 70 years old,
but / remember the fire. Respect
fully,
CHARLES NJ. FENWICK
POS Fl street northwest.
The third letter was from Wash
ington Topham, telling that the
Canterbury burnt in 1859 and that a
sketch of the theater which was con.
verted into the Assembly Rooms could
be found in a paper written by Igna
thus Mudd and read before the Co.
lumbia Historical Society.
The Rambler, tracing the Wash.
ington Assembly Rooms through The
Star file OF S5S and 1859. two or three
years before the place became Cantef-
bury Hall November 10, 1S6D has
found a few pertinent references and
some collateral items that may please
you IL your mind has a slant toward
the past. The Associated Plasterers
of Washington gave a ball in the AS
sembly Rooms October II, 1858. The
Star of October IL said:
The bali OF the Associated Plaster
ers last evening was a decided sue
cess. The management vas excellent
and throughout the entire night no
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ment that their forces would be de-
feated. or that Farragut would ever
he able to break through the barriers
of cables which had been laid across
the river channels to halt his prog
ress. Resentment turned to sullen
hate and the seizure Gf homes for
quarters and of provisions TO supply
the victorious troops. together with
the looting which invariably takes
place in a captured city, even in pres
ent conditions of civilization. brought
out the martinez character of the
Union commander, who brooked no in
reference with his orders and ruled
with a rod of iron in such cases.
Where complaint of footing was
brought to his attention it was only
necessary for the Union soldiers to
countercharge that the order to COM
mandeer provisions had been resisted
for the case to be dropped and under
these circumstances to increase the
anger of those who claimed they had
been robbed.
Very naturally, when such charges
were dismissed new attacks were
made against the Union forces, in
which it was freely charged that the
complaints were disregarded because
share of the loot had gone to the
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| Robert Cunningham. William Donald
son. Robert Chick. George Brown,
Charles Robertson. George Collins,
John Hilton and William De Haven.
You should not believe that because
Of the attention given to the Wash
ington Assembly Rooms and the
Canterbury these were Washington ;
chief amusement places. The Wash
ington Theater was The Theater. 1t
reopened September for the sea-
son of 1S5S-59 under the management
of John T. Ford with Edwin Booth.
who played "Richelieu' "Othello.'
King Lear" THE Iron Mask"
Hamlet" and 1.-The Robbers" In ths
company We're II. F. DAILY. W. r. Dom
aldson, NJ. w. Fiske, ]. G. Ashmer. j.
Whiting. r. Duncan. Miss Jennie Par
ker, Mrs. NJ. Darlington and Miss Cor
nelia Jefferson. 1t was on Booths en-
gagement in Washington. in 1858, that
the Edwin Booth Dramatic Association
o. this city was formed. l have the
name of hut one member. found in
this advertisement: There will be A
meeting of the Edwin Booth Dramatic
Association on Friday evening. Sep
tember "a, 1870 o'clock. at Thorn's
Building, on Seventh street. Ladies
and gentlemen wishing to join please
be in attendance. BY order of the
president. r. Nunes. secretary" Mr.
and Mrs. Florence followed Booth and
then came Miss Maggie Mitchell. the
sprightly and beautiful young Ameri-
can coincidence. She played The
Pet of the Petticoat" THE Four Sis
ters,' Prince Frederick" Katy
O'Shiel.' The Wept of Wish Ton
Loves Strategem.' THE French
Spy" Husbands at Sight" Green
Bushes" and wild Irish Gal" Then
came W. Davidge. playing Elk
tremes. The Rivals and Rob Roy:
John f. Owens in THE Poor Gentle
man" (he also played in Alexandria;
James w. Wallack, jr., in Hamlet"
"Richelieu." Macbeth" and Richard,
III and w. Il. Burton, the most IA
nous comedian. In October. 1858, r.
kunkle & Go. became lessees and c.
w. Tayleure manager of the Wash.
ington Theater. and later in the sea-
son S. ID. Eytinge became manager.
He had been manager of the theater
in an earlier year.
Wyman. the magician and ventrilo-
quist. was at Odd Fellows Hall in
September, 1858. and the Strakosch
Grand Opera Concert Co. was ar Phil
harmonic Hall with Mile. Parodi, So
prano: Miss Annie Kemp. "the young
American contralto": Harrison Willard,
the distinguished tenor; NJ. j. INCA,
the celebrated basso": H, Molten.
hauer. the eminent vlolinist." and
Gustav $atter. director. THE Virginia
SerenSders" followed Wyman at Odd
Fellows Hall. Recall them?
Just enough paper of my last page is
left for paragraph. / ran against no.
tees that the Steuben House (the old
railroad depot. on the Avenue between
Second and Third streets, had been
opened as restaurant and concert sa-
loon by NJ. Samstag and Lowenstein,
October. 1858; that "our friend, John
NJ. Riggs. has just opened a singing
school at the Seventh Street Presby.
terrain Church. Island: that at an en-.
tertainment of the Sewing Society of
the Second Baptist Church, Navy
Vary. Arth's band played; that the
music teacher and composer.
Prof. ]. b. Woodbury." was dead, and
that DIR. Wroe was making expert.
nents in human magnetism at Tent
perance Hall.
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| r. T. Pollard, w. w. Moore, G.. s
| Gideon, James English. John s
Gallagher. s. r. Shubert. VIM. Rowers
ST.; NJ. Cation, J. n. Thorn, j. Chedel
n. Walker J. Bowen, w. A. F'itZger
aid F. Johnson. Thomas Cation, Joe
Brown. George Gregory. Thomas De
Vaughan. Robert Goggin, Joshua T
Taylor Robert Penman. G.. G. klopfer
J. w. Robinson. j. F. Halliday. c. w.
c. Dunnington, Lemuel Towers, j.
Bowling. r. W. Howard. G. Cochran
John W. Davis, !. l.. Smith. f. b.
Robinson, w. r. Shaw. John Sessford
ir; W. $. Cropley, f. Brown. ST.;
Nobel ID. Larner. John Larcombe, j.
Clephane. George Cation. +. J. klopher,
James Williamson and William
Franklin.
The Rambler will pass to you some
of the news matters. etc. which he
came on while hunting facts about
the Washington Assembly Rooms.
This from The Star September 4. 1858:
This morning DR.. John II. Bayne of
Prince Georges County. Md, entered
our sanctum bearing with him bas-
ket of peaches of various sorts and
sizes whose beauty and richness of
flavor are not excelIed and but sell
dom equaled in this section of the
country. The reputation of DR..
Bayne as a fruit grower is so ex-
tensive that ii is hardly necessary
for us to say that his specimens
are the best that we have seen this
season. DIR. Bayne's peaches readily
bring 81 a basket. We hope the doc
tor will be ever successful in the cul-
ture of fruit. We are always glad
to receive these convincing proofs of
his appreciation of the press.
December 16, 1858: Prospect Hill
Cemetery--This new and pleasantly
located burial ground of the German
population has since its dedication.
which took place a few months since,
undergone great Improvement. hav-
ing been handsomely fenced and
partly graded. The grounds
adjoin the beautiful country seat of
w. w. Corcoran, and will form an
attractive place to visit a any within
the vicinity of the City of Magnificent
Distances.
December Is, 1858: A big drove of
turkeys, lis in all, passed up the
Avenue yesterday. attracting much
attention They were from Warren
County, Va, and were on their way
to Wizards Hotel
November 16, 1858: The schooner
Oliver II. Booth Is anchored In the
stream off the National Monument
with cargo of 335 900 feet of lumber
for the enterprising firm of Coyle &
Bro, corner of Fourteenth street and
the canal.
October 81. 1858: The removal of
the Columbia Harmony Association
burial ground tcolored) from the
square between Fifth. Sixth. s and
Boundary has been completed. The
association has bought a tract of 16
acres on the old BIadensburg road
near the country seat of. Joseph
Gales, esq.
December 80. 1S5S-The Insane Asy.
lum. already one of the most inpos-
ing institutions in this vicinity, and in
deed In the whole country. is about
two-thirds built. We think that scarce
~ any public edifice was ever more
cheapiy or substantially erected. and
we believe all we say when we ascribe
this to the energy9 judgment and en-
terprise of DIR. Nichols.
November j, 1g5S--Meeting of the
Westminster Ard Society. Oficers
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imprecations. threats, through the
open windows at the Union officers"
OUCH was the scene when the city
~ surrendered, and as it was several
days before the occupation was com.
plete. for the naval force landed was
small and it took considerable time
for Butler to bring up his troops from
the mouth of the Mississippi. where
he was awaiting developments, the
disorder increased and untold out.
"aGes. many of which We're afterward
charged to the Union soldiers. were
committed. Those who had nothing
to lose pillaged right and left. and as
there were few men left in the homes
of the wealthy. an opportunity only
comparable in recent years to the loot
ing of Picking after the Boxer siege
took place.
Buffers arrival stopped this to
certain extent. but even then the loot
ing continued to a considerable de-
gree. IA many of his transports were
stranded on the mud flats. and it was
weeks before he had enough men to
patrol the city properly. Then bitter
days followed again. for New Orleans
citizens had never believed for mo-
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BY LELAND $. CONNEss.

~ RANTTE HOUSE, at. New Jer-
n sey avenue and B street south
Il east. the home OF Benjamin
Butler. provost marshal of
New Orleans. after its cap
ture by Admiral Farragut In the early
DAYS of the Civil War, will lse torn
down to make place for the new struc-
ture To house the offices of the Ma
tional House of Representatives Only
the filibuster in the United States Sen
ate. in the closing days of the recent
session of Congress. has kept this
work from being started already. and
rs the measure. which provides for
$1,000, 600, is certain to pass Congress
next December. both parties being
pledged To its support. The home was
built by the Union General, who rep
resented MassaChuse its in the lower
house OF Congress several terms and
later became Governor of the Bay
State.
Many years after! the death of Ben"
Butler, military rnartinet, pugnacious
enemy Of Speaker Benjamin Wade of
the House, l0o'fng charges against
him again are lSeng brought to light.
rs 1t is held by, many that the tearing
down of his Tbrmer home will bring
TO light PROOF that he carried away
untold treasure from New Orleans and
secreted it in the Washington home
he built after the Civil War.
Granite House has its own historic
interest, outside Of its builder. for TO
IT Senator John Z. Jones of Nevada,
many Years ago. brought his bride,
who Shocked Washington society to
its VJS basis through the fact that
she b illed her own bread This, how
ever delightful to her husband and to
the fQAdtime home folk of the country,
WAS, held as a highly undignified pro-
cednre bY the elite, all of which failed
to disturb the tranquility of Senator
Epd Mrs. Jones and their friends.
During the occupancy of the Butler
mansion by Senator Jones, it became
well known to the entire Nation as
the temporary abode of President
Arthur. who lived there for six months
after ne became President, upon the
hssa ssination Of Garfield. and while |
the widow of the latter was preparing |
TO vacate the White House The new
President was the guest of Senator /
Jones. and a floor of the mansion was
fitted mp especially for him. In doing |
this Arthur set Washington talking |
through his having a separate room
fitted as a barber shop for his per- |
aonat use, which was then considered |
the last word in luxury.
The tales of secret hiding places
filled with treasure, and of ghosts
which watch them. give Granite House |
en- added interest. as the plans for the |
new Congress Office Building mean the !
collapse Of such rumors. or their sub. |
sanitation. For some time past the |
building has housed the Department |
Of Public Health, and tales of treas |
ure have been whispered. These vary |
according to the knowledge and the |
Imagination of the teller.
Stories Of the hiding places for the |
treasure are many. Secret panels |
which will he found only when the |
building is torn down and which give |
entrance to cupboards crowded to
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were elected as follows: Horatio Stone,
president; Charles Haskins. vice pres
ident H. X. Brown, corresponding
secretary; James Walker, recording
secretary; r. s. Chew. treasurer; vii.
liam Heine. librarian. Directors:
James e. Mcclure. Charles Albert,
George W. Riggs. W. d. Washington,
T. r. Peale, +. Clarke, j. G. Bruff and
j. Wood
November s. 1S5S-Yesterday morn.
ing between and 9 o'clock five iron
slugs, apparently broken pieces of a
door key. passed through the window
of the residence of Mr.. S. Mast, on
Ninth between F. and r streets. and
fell upon the floor of the dining room.
where they were picked up by one
of the family. As no report of a pistol
was heard it is supposed the slugs
were discharged from an air gun.
~
A BOUT Thanksgiving Day. 1858 Il
have not the datel. there was
an exhibition of the new and mag
nificent organ. built by George Jar
dine & Son. New York. for the As
semblv Church. corner of Massachu-
SCllS avenue anu Il lLiH street. INPN.
A. G. Carruthers, pastor" At the
concert the organists were w. II. Pal
mer of the Church of the Epiphany.
J. r. Caulfield of St Patrick's, II.
Perebeau of st. Aioysius. r. G.. Jar
dine of the Market Street Dutch Re
formed Church, New York City. and
j. G. Adams of Assembly's Church.
The singers were Mrs. Cecilia Young
of St Aloysius. Miss Lizzie Daniel of
St Johns. Miss Tacie Daniel of st.
Johns, and Prof. j. II. Daniel of Wes-
ley Chapel.
Tucked i'm my notes is an item
which l did not bring on in order. It
is note that ball by the Wash
ington Butchers Club was given at
the Washington Assembly rooms
January g. 1860. The committee Of
ARA ngements was: !. FL. Click,
George Carroll. w, Munder, John c.
Vocum and G.. Kinney
In the Fall of 1858 an advertise
ment reads: Lewis Carusi, having
fitted up his lower saloon for the re-
ception of pupils. will resume the du.
ties of his profession on the first
Tuesday in October" There We're
other masters of the dance. II. r.
Gazzinski and his daughter (name
not givenl had a dance academy in
FIdIhHH man, Nlllfl ana u streets,
Prof w. II. Munder had A dance
school in Temperance Hall. Prof. Ma
RIM was giving soirees dansantes At
his academy, corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Twentieth street, and
Prof. A. F. Little. a dance teacher.
was giving soirees at Philharmonic
Hall. Profs. Antonio and Marini open
ed their fashionable dancing acad.
envy" in Temperance Hall.
November %, 1S5S-The Eigilant
Fire Co. gave ball at Forrest Hall.
Georgetown. October Is, 1858, the
Of the ball being c. Addi- |
son. George Collins. William Sim.
mons, John r. Finley. John Pauly, |
James Hutchens, John Scott. William |
II. Jett. Joseph w. Marll. j. A. Nc. |
Intyre and E. Hutchens. Logan Tribe |
OF Red Men gave a ball in Pompean
Hall. the Union Hotel. Georgetown, |
November %. 1858, and the committee |
was JOHN II. Newman. John Scott, |
John wMankins, Francis Clements, |
John Marcy. William Crowley. Jesse |
Chick. William Brown. Joseph Wilson.