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We LIE Drot Park Once Contributed to Beauty of City

be excavated and rebuilt, Ing vastly
to the cost of the VIC. Thus lar
on this section alone Mr. Coyle mas
rebuilt above 800 feet of it. and WhaS
makes 1t appear more strange and foo1-
ish is that when the new sewer Is I'M
ished 1t is doubtful whether this OLD
sewer will be Of any advantage, the new
sewer being of such huge dimensions as
to be amply sufficient to carry off all
the drainage.
THE appliances used in the prose-
cution Of this work are as perfect as
skill can make them. One of these is
an extended derrick for hosting dirt
and lowering material into the cavern
Gus cut. This derrick was invented by
Capt. Hoxie, and proves to work most
admirably. When this derrick Is in
perfect running order, one CARLOAD of
dirt can be removed per minute and
a quarter; the dumps are made into
carts which convey the dirt few reds
to the rear, where the sewer is COM
pleted, and is dumped in for filling.
"One circumstance which has proved
Of great benefit to Mr. Coyle is the fact
that the arch portion of the sewer can
now, through discoveries of Prof. De-
smedt IN the manufacture Of cement. be
constructed of concrete. which is BY
common consent equal if not superior in
strength to the best brick masonry, and
at considerable less cost.
r X
"THTS size Of sewer go feet diameter)
is to be extended 5000 feet to Gales
Valley, between First and Second streets,
where there is large natural water
| course coming in from the county and
always running. 1t is expected that Sec
ton No. will soon be given out by the
/ Commissioners. At Gales Valley will
commence the 1876 feet size, which will
run to First street west. 2,7OO lineal feet:
/ then comes the rs feet diameter, which
! will end at Eighth street west, where
/ there is also another water course Be-
/ tween Eighth and Fourteenth Streets
! there Is natural formation known by
engineers as watershed" the surface
| drainage parting about midway between
/ the points named and running both
ways, east and west. At Fourteenth
street Is to commence the western sec
ton Of this sewer, which will be dis
| charged into Rock Creek above the p
/ Street Bridge, in the same manner as
/ Slash Run sewer discharges itself below
| the P Street Bridge. This sewer. when
/ completed, will finish up the grand plan
/ devised by Capt. Hoxie. and will render
| this one Of the best drained cities in the
| world. The Boundary street intercept
( ing sewer is constantly attracting the
/ attention Of engineers throughout the
/ country, and is regarded as one Of the
sights in Washington to visit, as it is the
/ largest cylindrical sewer in the world.
Prof. Desmedt, who has Travelled much
! and examined all famous sewers, states
/ that he never saw a work Of this kind
/ which can approach it in size, strength
or durability, not even the famous sew
! ers under the city OF E0rl2, which have
been in use Tor cen.u~iC-. can Corl1cre
with this. It Will probably require Two
more appropriations to complete the
york"
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A Curious Toad.

A MoNG the so species Of toadS
known there is one. tire water
toad OF Central America. which pre-
SentS many curious and interesting Tea-
lures, These toads employ strange
way OF Matching their eggS. Most Spe-
cieS lay their eggs in the creeks or ponds
and ieave them there until they are
Matched. The pipa Of Central America
lay theirs in the water the same as the
other species but As soon rs they are
laid, the father lifts them up and liter
ally plants them in the back Of the
mother toad, There they remain until
they hatch. The skin Of the mother
toad becomes unusually Thick ana soft
at this season OF the wear Zach egg
occupies separate round cell cham
Der, which later. by the pressure Of
each cell against the other, takes the
shape of h0leycomb cell Eighty
two days elapSe before the Matching Of
the eggs They remain In the back OF
the mother toad during this entire
period When they begiN to fatcA.
they present q cIAElcuS SiShk
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no subdivision in the District OF
Columbia ever got Oh to better
svaTt than did this one. In addition &c
the erection there OF a fine type OF
dwelling. mere than $4,000 was early
spent III purchasing and planting orna-
mental shade trees and hedges and
about $4,000 in street improvements,
| including sewer and water mains, When
we consider that this was anything but
prosperous financial period. we will
realize more fully what the expenditure
/ of such an amount of money must have
meant The house that then rented
/ tor SIS or $40 a month was fine
/ house. and the day laborer who got as
much for his work as 81 rs day was
Ssriet.y playing in luck.
The park had us own ash and gar
bage service, and even employed 4
watckman to keep out intruders and
untlesirablcS II w2s as exclusive
settlement as one might want or i'm
agine, ana It's residents were Of the very
highest type.
Some OF the earliest home owners
and residents included ArnZi l.. Barber
and his partner. Andrew I4angdon. who
lived at 1901 Hardwood avenue, and
David GacClelland. who lived on the
opposite corner at what was then 1900
Hardwood avenue Barber, being
promoter cid no. reside III the park for
many years, for almost Immediately
thereafter he began to develop Column
hia Heights. and about 1885 erected for
himself q Cp-eie-liSc stone residence at
Thirteenth End Clifton streets, where
now stand the Clifton Terrace Apart
mentS l. was in this Columbia Heights
residence thai Melville W Fuller later
made his home after he became Chief
justice of the United States.
LIE Droit Park was not q large sub
division There were but five streets
running north and south and three
streets running east and west. The
former were named beginning from
the east lie Droit avenue, Hardwood
avenue. Linden street, Larch street and
Juniper street. and the latter streets
were called Maple. Spruce and Elm,
When the changing of the names of
these streets took place soma years ago
lie Droit avenue became Second street:
Hardwood avenue, which was originally
a section of OLD HARDWOOD road, was
changed to Third street: Llnt2E Eereet
to Fourth. Larch to Fifth and Juniper
to Sixth street. Maple avenue is now T
street: Spruce street, y street and
Elm being the only street that still
bears its original name.
Two of the most important streets
seem to have been Maple and Hardwood
avenue. OF the many important people
who resided in Maple avenue / recall
but few, and there were w. Scott
Smith. correspondent: Arnold B. john
son. chief clerk. Lighthouse Board;
George S. Prindle. patent attorney:
Sumner l. Kimball superintendent.
Life Saving Service; Ellery G. Ford,
lawyer and Henry A. Merrick On
Hardwood avenue lived Andrew Lang
don; Henry Gannett. chief geographer.
United States Geological Survey: Arthur
A. Birney, at enc time district at
torney: Benjamin Butterworth, member
Of Congress from Ohio and afterward
| Commissioner of Patents; James H Nc
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lowing interesting description of this
enormous sewer:
THE Boundary street interception
sewer was commenced by Messrs. John
G.. Loane & Co. of Baltimore in 1879.
These gentlemen met with so many
obstacles that they became failing con-
tractors and the contract was given to
Messrs D. B. Cooper g. Co., who under
took the completion of the first and
second sections of It, but also failed,
when Mr.. b. J. Coyle finished them
both The sewer at It's starting point,
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
and E streets northeast extended, is
cylindrical in form and is % feet in
side diameter. running 1900 feet past
the old tollgate. 1t Is constructed like
all of Capt. Hoxie's sewers. Of the best
material, with traprock invert. close
tointed and laid in Portland cement en-
deep foundation of cement concrete
and backed up with the same. The out
| let discharges into a ravine packed with
| boulders and rubble stone, thus pre-
venting any washing away OF the
! banks, and the water runs direct into
| the Eastern Branch. This 1900 Inca
| feet unite5 with the second section
which is 20 feet internal diameter anc
extends on the line of Boundary street
3,70O feet.
| THE third section is now being con-
structed by Acxer & Neitzy, and tbs
! fourth section by Mfr B. J. Coyle, ths
after at the contract price of $l35, 900
! Both these sections have been difflcuH
/ 70 work in consequence of the peculiar
character of the ground, especially thai
i Of Mr.. Coyle, which abounds with
/ 1uicksan1 strata and Accommodations o.
! water necessitating the constant U.s.
of large steam pumps. One advantag;
! Messrs. Aclser e. Co. have over Mr.
Coyle is the fact that in their section
IS found a deep stratum OF superior
clay, which they utilize IN the manufac'
ture of excellent brick nearby, with
which the sewer is constructed. Tht
cost of manufacturing them is. o
course. great; but considerable SAVING
I is thus made, which VIII possibly en-
able them to come out whole.
IN Mr. Coyles section 1t is different
! The depth of the cut is so feet. anc
the character of the ernbankment OF
either side is exceedingly treacherous b,
reason of quicksand; but added to al
other drawbacks is the old sewer. which
according 10 contract, has 10 be pro
tected. This sewer was hastily ant
badly constructed. 1t runs at deptf
Of 30 feet on the line and at the poin
Of Mr. Coyle's work, which is between
NJ and N and Boundary and Sixth
and Seventh streets northeast. TIL
depth of cut for the new sewer is 81
feet, or 20 feet below the old sewer
The latter is always exposed. and. Will
its defective construction and worl-ou
bottom, is constantly pouring its con
tents into the new cut Of MI. Coyle's
occasionally breaking away SO or 10;
feet at a time These breaks have Il
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date mentioned it was inclosed In a
large sewer, which seemed to my youth
full mind at the time as taking in oil OF
Eighth street. After this, however,
there was not sufficient sewerage to
carry off the water running down from
the hills to the north. and the Board
Of Public Works attempted to remedy
this BIZ building O sewer around Florida
avenue to empty IN the Eastern Branch.
The work was done. but so badly done
that it was found necessary to do the
work all over again, resulting in the
building OF the great boundary inter-
cepting sewer, which runs from about
Eighth street northwest to the Eastern
Branch. and which at the time of its
construction was In places the largest
cylindrical sewer In the world. Few Of
the hundreds of thousands of people
who annually attend the ball games
have any idea of the large sewer over
which they are walking at Florida ave-
nue and Seventh street III The Eve
aing Star of August 4. 1888, is the fol-
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liam H Degges, w r Hidebrand,
James A. Marler, T. 3. Campbell, T. j.
w Robertson. L. Nj. Merwck, DE Lancey
Gill, Fl. B. Wyman. NJ. HorSoman. A. w.
Conlee. G. r. Follin, Mary Pagan, Oscar
T. Towner. E. Woodruff w. Hollings-
worth, H E. Cooper and J. b. Thomas
-: course. there were many others
who lived III the park, but they cannot
be recalled at this time,
% n "
EOR a decade or more everything
went along smoothly with the in-
habitantS of lie Droit Park All i'm
provements were made By those owning
properly there and all that the people
then seemed to desire was to b. left
alone TO themselves TO work out their
own salvation But, of course, there
were others TO be considered, ana soon
there was a cry to have the high board
fence Gl1irting the norvh OF the reserVa-
ton removed. The controversy a. pub
iished by the papers in 1888. ws.~a the
contention was at fever heat, clearly
indicated that it was a few spectators
who sought its removal.
Early on the morning of July 81,
1888, according 10 a press account, a
gang of laborers, under the command OF
Charles E. Banes and directly controlled
by John Wilson. broke down part Of
the fence to ALLOW ingresS and egreSS
to a regiment marching company front. ="
The next day the following letter,
signed by number Of the residents of
the park. was addressed to A. l.. Barber.
Dear Sir: This rights Of residents
and property holders Of lie Droit Park
have been again outraged by the tear
ing down of the fences across Linden
and Elm streets which protect our prop
erty against trespass. AS property own
ers and residents, we ask that you au-
thori2e the officers of the LIE Droit Park
Association-W Scott Smith. Henry
Garnett and H. L. PTince--or some one
of them. to represent you IN the matter
of rebuilding and maintaining these
fences until some arrangement salts
factory to yourself and to others n
interest can be made with the proper
authorities as TO the control of the
streets"
Mr. Barber Immediately placed the
matter N the hands of his lawyer. A,
S. Worthington. who speedily drew up a
Dower Of attorney. In which he gave
w. Scott Smith. president Of the lie
Droit Park Association. authority 10
enter or defend suits at law whenever
Mr. BARRIERS interest In LIE DToit Park
was concerned On August q barbed
wire fence. replacing the enc removed
was erected, but this, Of course, In the
end also came down, and the Commits
@ioners thereafter took charge of look
! ing after improvements here and polio
! ing the place
/ LIE Droit Park is in a very interest
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Gill the architect who drew the plans
for SO many Of the houses in the park;
Staughton S. Doyle, who taught music,
Ezra :. Barnum, Pennsylvania avenue
clothier N Ia lush. and Dr.. Joseph
NJ Rose who died recellsEy. Rev. C. H.
Pay lived on Spruce street. as Clu .
Albright Charles w Fisher. Capt.
Howard l.. Prince. Abram l.. Swartout,
George E Sloat. William T Hornaday
for many years past the director of the
Brun Geological Park at New York
Charles Ruoff of the firm of Willet a.
RuofF. and Marie Ginesl Mrs. W.
Norman Fleming and Edmund Woo5,
chief of the Financial Division, Indian
ONCE, resided on Linden street. Others
who resided in the park in the early
days were Charles Darwin, librarian of
the Geological Survey: Col. o. Fl. Irish
Of the Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing. Brenton l. Baldwin. Emma e,
Smith, F. II. Ramey. W. E. Williams.
Ralph Baldwin, Mrs B. Pettingill, S. S.
Gennett. r. j. Young, Charles A. Ham
ilton correspondent, o. B, Brown. VIII
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~ AA1PAIGE songs once were q
vital part Of an American po-
ntical contest What has be-
~ come OF them? VIII they re-
appear in the forthcoming
race TO the White House?
Many political observers sf1o believe
political songs and political interest 60
hand IL hand are asking these CUES
tons.
There have been rumorE that the Al
Smith bandwagon viii parade 10 the
tune Of East Side. West Side, All
Around the Town" II this Is true the
poi1ief' developments may be sig
ntfeGnt.
wen the late Senator Frank B.
willis Of Ohto fell dead In his native
town of Delaware in the midst Ct the
OHIO primaries, one Of the most color
ful political campaigns Of the past IS
years came 20 an abrupt end.
He rode into Delaware that evening
al the head Of q torchligft para1c.
Red flares burned Ia the streets Of The
little town. Bands were playing
AS the Senator sat on the speaker s
platform. lust before his dean. e local
glee club was singing an old campaign
song. The old fashioned political
meeting had been well adYertiyed end
people fsocked 10 Delaware from 30
miles away 70 witness the apecta lie
But with the sudden death Of SEN
stor Wills. ali the color faded cut
and interest In the primary died. The
neopIe went back 10 their n0paes and
more than half Of them stayed there on
voting day.
since the death u the campaign
song, some 20 years ego. large per
centage Of the people nave turned their
interest from politics W golf and ftheT
diversions.
The fact that so per cent II the
eligible voting public stays a. home on
election day has been lsmented and
deeried by political writer's.
They nave advanced explanations,
generally blaming the public Few. II
any, have examined the campaigns
themselves 10 tee II the trouble might
not lie there.
Ia the days when political cam
paign vas an affair VI shouting sing
ing and cheering Senator John Bher-
man wrote one good campaign song
d worth a hundred speeches"
Joseph II. Clary had the same idea
Ia mind, when. In The course of q
political essay, lac observed THAI nD
great party hiss IN the past dared ven
lure upon national canvass without
campaign songs ID lncontsGtablf proof
OF their value. Our campaigns without
tiler pageantTy, pafades and songs
would beeoTne stupid and inloiegable
and tor this reason dangerous That
'e'efnA vigilance which is the price
80 iih@A without them would iaH
s~.s1n~ 49, sAs pcDles hg.4sSt inter
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ing old neighborhood. Recently I saw
base ball game at the Clark Griffith
Stadium, and my mind was more On
the old park as it was many years ago
than it was on the ball game. Before
this became ball park 1t was known
as Beyer's Park. The entrance was
Dsrhaps $50 feet north of the ball park
entrance. and here was the historic old
Maryland HOUSE Louis Boyer was the
proprietor. and the building referred to
was called by him the Park Hotel
Until its removal. just few years ago,
it had for some time been used by
merchant who sold lime and cement and
builders supplies The central portion
was the oldest part of the building. the
wings Icing added at a subsequent
period.
Bcyer'S Park was to re in my youth
q beautiful place There were many
beautiful large oak trees standing here.
It was then real country. There were
bar, a dance pavilion and an assortment
of attractions such as 60 with a place
of this kind ] recall once seeing a foot
race here, and there was one Of the
first board tracks upon which TO operate
the old wooden bicycle.
Many years ago Mrs. Barbara john
sen ran dairy at the Maryland House
She was the mother of Lieutenant OF
Police James Johnson who at the time
of his death some time ago was one OF
the Oldest members of the Association
Of Oldest Inhabitants. being somewhere
In his eos His niece and Barbara
Johnscn's granddaughter as well, Mrs.
Emma r. Heffner, the widow Of Capt.
Heffner of the police force, told me her
grandmother once owned all the prop
erty from where the Maryland House
stood to Florida avenue. Mrs. Hsffner,
who is around 90 years Of age. was born
on the northeast corner OF Howard
street and Georgia avenue. She told
me that at the northwest corner OF
Georgia and Florida avenues in the
early history of washington was q tav-
ern called the Gross Keys" The first
recollection the writer has Of this cor
ner--and the same building. too-is
that a drug store was run there.
The triangular lot bounded by T
street Florida avenue and Seventh
street was occupied for long time by
the car stables of the Seventh street
line of the Washington & George
town Railway Co. now the Capital
Traction Co. About the time this COM
pany gave the cable method tryout
and for this purpose erected the present
buildings at the river front, the wooden
stables and car sheds at the Flori5a
avenue end were done away with.
y
A MOTHER very interesting thing in
this neighborhood was Reedy
Branch, which crossed Florida avenue
at Eighth street on its way to Join the
/ Tiber AS the writer first knew 1t as a
wee tot back In 1871, 1t was consider
/ able of a stream at this point, and had
To be crossed by small footbridge.
/ Teams were able 10 ford 1t under ordi-
nary conditions. Shortly after the
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rough and ready, not of che dry
variety which is popular at the present
time, The following sample was prod
uct of the Polk supporters,
"Oh, HAIRY Clay. my 10. Hal.
What news Is that l hearp
They tell me you're aspiring. Hal
To fiil bold 3yler's chair.
You never can attain It, Hal.
You'd better stay below,
Than fall ana break your ugly neck,
Oh. Harry Clay, my 10"
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Wh1. Whls bal yet liltle boy
Was count Il cunning, crafty, sly,
Who with tha willy fox could vie?
Van Buren,.
Who. with the wooden egg would break
At childish game and always make
From all the boys a clean sWeepstaEc
Van Buren,.
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Another famous ing which me out
urnlg this eam3Als.n anl lasted through
half a dozen more with slight varia-
tiOns was "'fippecanoe and Tyler TOO.
Poetry. as well as song. bogan 10 make
Its appearance al about this time the
following verses were used against Van
BureMi
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The childish game" referred TO was
popular up until about 10 years ago but
seems now 10 have gone out of exist
encc. IT was played. generally after
Easter, with hard boiled eggs, Two boys
tapped eggs together until one shell was
cracked, the winner getting the broken
egg
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IN la44 Polk was running against Clay
Humor made its first appearance in
political songs AZ this tune, IL WA
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EARLY NwP a+ofA o City PW
AHiu-So oil FnaWb Aroused e it
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AAIPAIGK songs once were q
vital part Of an American po-
ntlcal contest. What has be-
come OF them? VIII they re-
appear in the forthcoming
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Sunday School Lesson

!, strongholds and so reducing ones
Christianity to a mere lifeless profess
sion. The only way we can be nlieo
with the victorious peaceful spirit
calls for us to fight every spiritual Zoe
We must discern the good and eVll So
that we can abhor the evil and SUCK
to the good. Let us be humble ana
unf1agging in doing our duty daily.
Our greatest victories will be won
when We turn our enemies into frienoS
of the Lord Jesus. The enmity
against us will cease when they be-
come His disciples and are filled with
His spirit. 1t is only as we repeat the
Masters life among men that We can
spread the peaceful spirit among men.
The great need of the world at the
present moment is to see in the pro-
fessed followers of the Lord Jesus the
life Of the Christ repeated in their daily
life. 1t was for our Sakes that Jesus
became poor, that we through His
poverty might become rich" When
Peter had denied Him three times, Jesus
turned and looked upon Peter with a
look of love that melted the heart of
the apostle and sent him out into the
darkness of that night a repentant,
broken n-hearted man. Our Lord showed
us how to love our enemies, for Christ,
when earth's views were fast fading
from His sight, prayed. Father, for
give them" Following His example we
should persevere in prayer. practicing
His precepts and proving our love for
others by our philanthropic endeavors.
Evil is conquered only when it is
transformed. We can exhibit the spirit
Of peace and good will for all men by
a life of forbearance, trying to please
God alone in a life of service that will
overcome evil with good. If we seek
to retaliate we develop a spirit of an
tagonism. If We practice the precepts
and principles of the Lord Jesus, which
Paul outlined in the chapter assigned
for our lesson, we will hasten the dawn
ing Of peace among all nations.