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with black ears. From the FRS. GA
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l. Identification inside. ard.
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/ OST GLASSES advertised without
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/ OST-ZIPPER PURSE containing
L money. Reward Main 9037.
8 SMALL Jersey heifers. aged 10 to
20 months. Strayed from Marian
Dairy, Graham road. Reward.
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HOUSEWIVES
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH your
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
AL Washington Bldg. Main e77e
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near Giesboro, on the Potomac,
where they were transferred into
soap and other articles. These
horses sometimes brought as low as
a dollar apiece, although some very
good horses were occasionally auc-
toned off here. However, it was
amusing at times to listen to the
auctioneers description of the de-
crepit animals offered for sale, and
since it was anything but accurate
and the buyer was aware of this, no
one was deceived.
Louis P. Krey, later a successful
commission merchant in this city,
kept cigar store at No. 909 in 1885
and had as neighbors in the COM
mission business j. T. Clark & Co.,
Andrews & Wade, Curtis F. Dutrow,
Havenner & Firor, William S. Hoge,
Edward B. Lafferty. Isaac B. Nc
Keever, George E. Mattingly, Miller
& Yager, M. j. Owens & Co., Joseph
Prather, Albin Price & Co., Joseph
S. Redman Redman & Chapman,
Bernard Robinson, Oscar j. Roller,
A. Sandman & Co., j. F. Saum &
Co., Snouffer g. Yakey. Spicer,
Compton g. Co.. Thomas NJ. Spill
man. Strang & Tucker. F. G.. Swain
& Son. Tolson & Loving and c. F.
Wilkins & Co.
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Tidewater Virginia Made Feature of Work
Which Ranks Among Best in Study
of Historical Geography

The photographer recalled that the
Engineer Corps of the Confederate
Army made detailed series of maps
OF much of Virginia. These maps
were remarkable for their complete
ness and accuracy, particularly as
much of their reconnaissance must
have been done while the country
was in possession of Northern forces.
Present Custody.
'These maps were freely acknowl-
edged by Union officers to be better
than their own," Mr.. Leland said.
I made use of a number of these
maps, or originals of which are to
be found partly in the library of
the Military Academy at West Point
and partly in the collection of the
Virginia Historical Society at Rich
mond."
In addition to his accurate map
drawing and lettering, done with
black paint and watercolors, Mr..
Leland has drawn around the border
pen-and-ink portraits of the lead
ing characters in the settlement and
development of Virginia, beginning
with Queen Elizabeth and ending
with Thomas Jefferson.
The map was created entirely in
spare time. On two occasions Mr..
Leland felt obliged to stop work on
it for several months because of eye
strain. He has been engaged in en-
cheering and map work for the
Southern Railway for the last Is
years, except for brief period when
he served in the Army during the
World War. He lives In Clifton
Park, Silver Spring, Md.
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Bv Robert A. Er,yin.

Leonard j. Leland, engineer and
craftsman, has found an interest
ing hobby in his own profession
and his first piece of home work.
is completed after eight years OF
effort.
From extensive research and his
own pen and brush, he has created
a large map portraying the Chesa-
peake Bay country of the 18th CEN
tury. This he has done at home
on nights, week ends and holidays
when he is not busy as an assistant
engineer for maintenance of way
for the Southern Railway.
AS with other hobbies, Mr.. Leland
found half the fun was in securing
the material. His map-making has
taken him far and wide, into his
tory books and pamphlets yellowed
with age, in public and private
libraries and on personal visits te
many historic spots.
The Leland map stands 6 feet
high and is S feet wide. It fea-
lures Tidewater Virginia, with it,
Colonial towns, roads, churches anc
family seats. 1t is not just a Vir.
ginia affair, however, because it in.
cludes the State of Delaware, Tide
water Maryland and even part Of
the North Carolina coast down tt
Roanoke Island. It's scale is mile.
to the inch. This allows consider.
able detail.
The map was begun In 1881, al
| the suggestion of an artist frienc
of Mr.. Leland. This friend hac
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in 1894. and bought about 40 acres
of land, which later, with added
acres, became known as Kalorama.
According to Miss Cara Bacon
Foster:
He had been prominent lawyer
in Dorchester County, and a poll
tician. He was one Of the original
promoters of the Potomac Co.
scheme for improvement Of the
river navigation-held II shares OF
the stock; he secured the passage
of a bill in the Maryland Legisla-
ture for monopoly in steam naviga-
ton in the State to James Rum
sey; he was heavy investor in
Federal City lots; he was appointed
one of the early Commissioners OF
the District and was made superin-
tendent of public works; when Mary
land made her third loan to the i'm
pecunious National Government his
was one of the three personal in
dorsements required upon the
bonds"
The will of Mr.. Scott was the first
filed in the District of Columbia.
Shooting Popular.
The reference to Mr.. Stickney not
accepting the invitation to dine
with DR.. Thornton because he was
going shooting was but a natural
excuse for one who enjoyed shooting
wild game, with which Washington
then, and for many years afterward,
abounded. Indeed, the writer has
before him an illustrated book dated
1852. where is shown a picture
entitled Duck Shooting on the Poto-
mac" which is accompanied by the
following bit of interesting informa-
ton about our "Old Man River:
Our sketch is taken from life and
the scene itself is faithful in its
characteristics. So famous have
the waters of the Potomac River
become for this kind of sport that
Northerners, even from the
Canadas, annually resort hither to
participate in its engaging and
fascinating occupation. At a time
when game seems to have nearly
deserted our thickly settled Atlantic
coast, still the Potomac yields a
rich harvest to the sportsmen who
flock to its banks for profit and
pleasure. The encroachment of
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very well in narrative form by many
able writer's, but believe that her
historical geography still needs
much attention. Maps on the sub
ject are many, but I have yet to
see one Il have sneaking feeling
mine should be included) which, to
my mind, was thoroughly informa-
tive. Too often, the locations of the
old houses, churches, ordinaries,
mills, roads, bridges and fords are
unknown, even to local residents.
Attractive Models.
Complete. or not, though, the old
maps. are interesting. Capt. John
Smith published one about 1912. It
is full of Indian place names and
is of real historical Importance.
Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas
Jefferson, and Joshua Fry, a pro-
fessor of mathematics at William
and Mary College, together made
another in 1751. A revised edition
was published in 1755. John Henry,
father of Patrick Henry, drew an
other and Bishop Madison, cousin
Of President James Madison, was
responsible for still another.
I'm 1927" Mr.. Leland went on,
"there appeared what is known as
the Nine Sheet Map the first to
show Virginia correctly, with noun
tains. streams, towns and roads as
they really were. There were many
others, but those I have mentioned
were the best prior to the Civil War.
It was said of one calculating old
map-maker that he showed the 10
cations Of only such plantations as
had offered him hospitality"
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veN 1sland), where, in addition to
wild turkeys, canvasback ducks and
wild geese were once plentiful. The
ducks sold for sixpence apiece, and
the geese probably almost as much
as the turkeys. But the old saying
that you'll never miss the water till
the well runs dry applies to the
ruthless destruction of wild life in
and around the District of Columbia
and elsewhere throughout this
country, of course.
Along the Potomac every scheme
imaginable was employed with sue
cess to kill of the game of that
area. One which proved quite sue
'cessful in killing off the wild geese
was a ruse adopted by the sports
men" in which docile horse was
used to conceal the gunner from
view. as he slowly approached the
birds and brought them within
reach Of his gun.
Tree Sources.
To the old-timer, Christmas fur
nishes much food for reflection, and
one of the things that seem to him
rather strange is that when he was
a boy people rarely bought Christ
mas trees, but on the contrary. sim
ply went to the wood and cut one
and brought it home. and probably
decorated it mainly with homemade
fancy paper articles.
OF course, trees were sold at the
old Center Market, the price being
about Is cents for a good one, and
everything else was as cheap in pro-
portion.
What wonderful institution this
old Center Market was! We still
have several large markets around
the city, but. according to the idea
Of the Washingtonian who has re-
sided here for 20 years or more, none
quite comes up to this famous mar
ket that was removed in the early
months of 1881, to be replaced by the
National Archives Building.
During the writer's early life, the
principal shopping district of WASH
ington was confined to that part of
Pennsylvania avenue from the Cap
itol to Twelfth street and Seventh
street from Pennsylvania avenue
north to about o street, and near
ly all the Christmas presents were
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Eight Years. Labor Creates Map of Chesapeake
Southern Railway Engineer Has Hobby
Which Gives Importance to Surveys of
States in Vicinity of Capital

made several decorative maps,
notably one of the Belvoir hunt
country near Melton Mowbray,
Leicestershire, England. It was
intended to be hung in Belvoir Cas-
tie, seat of the Duke of Rutland,
as a gift from an American fol-
lower of the hounds. Mr.. Leland
helped his friend with the work.
when I began my Virginia map
I had no idea of the research it
would require, but it didn't take
long to find out" the engineer said.
Then, the first thing I knew, had
a hobby and not just job to be
finished. I appreciated my hobby
more and more during the trying
days of the depression, when I was
doing a swell job Of worrying and
could forget my troubles with my
map"
Sources Of Material.
A great deal of his information
came from books and maps in the
Library of Congress, libraries of the
National Geographic Society and
the Daughters of the American
Revolution here, the Virginia State
Library and the library of the Vir-
ginia Historical Society in Rich
mond.
Mr.. Leland found his most con-
venient and prolific source in the
private library of the late Fairfax
Harrison, president Of Southern
Railway. Mr.. Harrison, in his own
words, knew Virginia as my own
back yard" and showed much inter-
est in Mr.. Leland's undertaking.
."All too often. I found 1t impos-
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civilization upon the haunts Of birds
and beasts has nearly exhausted
game in the Eastern and Middle
States, but at the South and West
1t Is as abundant as of yore, when
the red man knew nothing of powder
and trusted to his unerring arrow
to bring down the smallest bird
that peopled the forest wilds. The
ducks that are taken on the Poto-
mac are deliciously favored by rea-
son Of some peculiar food which
they find in the vicinity. and con-
sequently they are held in great
esteem by epicures."
However, this item might have
gone even further and said other
surprising things about the Potomac
River and its wonderful natural food
supplies, which not only included
ducks and other fowls, but fish in
great abundance, and at least for
the first so years from the time Of
the taking over of the District Of
Columbia there was full dinner
pail for every one. and any able
bodied person who went hungry was
like Halls dog, which lay in the
branch and famished for a drink Of
water.
Suburban Sport.
Indeed in the early days one did
not have to 60 as far as Brightwood
to bag a turkey or two, and If he
went In a westerly direction he prob
ably could be just as successful by
the time he reached the Chain
Bridge. AS matter of fact, a local
newspaper item of 1886 has this to
say:
wild Turkies.-On Thursday last
flock of 80 or 40 wild turkies were
seen flying over Georgetown, in the
direction of the Chain Bridge, and
on the Virginia side of the Potomac.
A man who happened to be on the
bridge at the time with his gun was
fortunate enough to shoot nine Of
the bevy, which he afterward sold
for SIPS each. It is an old saying
that the early appearance OF wild
turkies is sign of a hard winter.
We hope that this sign will fail Of
being accomplished"
A nearer place to 60 shooting for
a good Christmas turkey was Ana
lostan Island (now Theodore Roose-
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bought on those streets. OF course,
nearly everybody went to the old
Marsh Market" (the Center Mar
ket) for Christmas turkeys and
trimmings. and, incidentally, the
former could be bought for as low
as 10 cents a pound, and everything
else was proportionately as low. The
best Christmas tree on the market
would not bring over quarter. and,
as matter of fact, nearly every
body went into the woods and cut
his own tree, for many of the pres
ent subdivisions just outside of Flor
ida avenue were then used for farm
ing purposes, and the restrictions, if
any, were rarely, if ever, enforced.
Market Scenes.
No early resident of Washington
will ever forget the Center Market
and Louisiana avenue between Ninth
and Tenth streets during the holiday
season, and. of course, the old hay
market and the wholesale market
along Constitution avenue were very
attractive during this time of the
year. Indeed, one can almost i'm
agine he sees the late Joe" Roth
selling turkeys on the line" and the
many other familiar faces.
The Center Market was a busy
place around Christmas time, and
very picturesque place, too, par
ticularly if there we're snow on the
ground, for then the horses, at
tached to the many different types
of country vehicles which lined the
curbing on both sides of Constitu-
ton avenue between Seventh and
Twelfth streets, we're wrapped up
good and warm with heavy blankets.
Outside the market, on all four sides,
large quantities of holly. wreaths,
mistletoe and laurel, there for sale,
helped to round out most charming
sight.
And, of course, we cannot forget
those kindly colored women who, at
this time of the year particularly,
sold punches of sage and thyme, as
we'll as peppers, eggs and other small
farm produce, when they were not
huddling around an improvised
stove in order to keep warm. Queer
sights! Indeed, we shall probably
never see them again-hood drawn
closely over the head, with large
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hood days, while, of course. we had
fireworks, skyrockets and things in
that line on the Fourth of July.
Christmas was the big firecracker
day of the year for the boys. The
larger boys were never happy until
they had a single-barreled pistol,
from which they kept up a very
lively firing from about o'clock
until 10 o'clock in the morning.
Every boy who could get a pistol
had one, and he found great sport
in making all the noise he could.
1T is needless to say heard no
flrecrackers here on Christmas, and
I have been told by friends that
the old style-nay, the Southern
style, if may call it so-disappeared
soon after the war. The boys down
South still shoot firecrackers on
Christmas, but the custom even
there is not so general as it was.
Another thing I missed, and that
was the colored people going about
the city on Christmas Eve, paying
visits among themselves and making
things merry by singing Christmas
madrigals. AS far as I could OBJ
serve, the colored people did not
seem to be in it at all in a Christ
mas way, though 1 suppose they
have other ways of celebrating
Christmas Eve and early on Christ
mas morning"
Recorded in 1900.
A very brief account of what hap
pened in Washington the first
Christmas after the Capital was
moved here is given in the diary
of Mrs. William Thornton, who,
under date of December Is, 1900,
says:
Thursday, Is. fine day. Another
fine day-the weather has been de-
lightful for some time past. Poor
Mr.. Scott died this morning. He
is a great loss both as public
and private man. He leaves a wife
and seven children. Mr.. Stoddert
stopped at the door; DR.. T. went
with him to church at the Capitol
He afterwards went to see Mr.. JEFF
ferson. Returned to dinner, Mr.
Stickney called-invited to dinner
but he was going a shooting. Mr.
Field painting. Mr.. Blodget went
out, but returned to dinner, DR.
T. wrote to Mr.. White. In the eve
ming the gentlemen were all draw
ing, writing, ETC., I playing when
Mr.. Harper called. He sat till II
o'clock. Did not get to bed till
near l."
The Mr.. Scott referred to by Mrs
Thornton was one of the earliest
Commissioners of the city. He came
here from Dorchester County, Md.
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muf1er around the neck and with
the edges of an old bandanna hand
kerchief peeking through; with more
clothes on than Admiral Byrd will
wear in the Antarctic, a broken-off
clay pipe stuck in the mouth, and
maybe you can visualize what these
old women looked like. Indeed, it is
one sight the old-timer will never
forget and one it is difficult to
describe.
And, inside, there was a milling
crowd, and what sight it was!
The Archives Building is a marvel
ously pretty piece of architecture
and a highly necessary thing to
have, but. as has been said. the
way to a mans heart is through his
stomach. and here, indeed, was a
feast for king.
Butchers Recalled.
Space will not permit the men,
tioning Of all those who had stands
in this market IS years or more ago,
but a few of the names of the
butchers will, no doubt, be inter-
esting, such as Nicholas and Santus
Auth. Andrew Loffler. Miller &
Krogman, John C. Acton, Theodore
Barnes, George Bessler, Charles w.
Botsch, Luther Boxwell, Frederick
Biggs, Clement T. and Edward
Brooke, Walter Brown, John H.
Buscher, Carl Brothers, Jesse Car
roll, Samuel S. Coggins, Millard F.
Dunn, Charles E Ebel j. Ebert S
Sons, John P. Ellis, j. Samuel
Everett, Clarence E. Fowler and
Charles E. Gerner, who died just a
few days ago.
And there were also Benedict w.
Gheen, Joseph Geier, Robert W..
Godfrey, John N. Hoover, Samuel
S. Howe, U. S. Grant Hoover, Hoover
& Denham, Levi M. Hummer, Will
liam F. Hunt, George M. Hunt,
James w. Hunter, Andrew j. Hurley,
j. Hiram johnson, Thomas T..
Keane, John r. Kelly, Edward l..
Kehyl. Joseph T. kengla, Charles
H. Kettler, Christian Kienz, John
G. Killian, John J. Lightfoot. Jacob
Loeb, John A. Lynch. John J. Nc
Gee, R. c. Mann g. Son, Alexander
Murray. Frank P. Norton. Charles
G.. Pfuger. William H. Pyles, Ernest
N. Reed, Henry C. Riley, Thomas E..
Riley, Louis Rosenbusch, Anton
Rupert, Albert Sanders, Louis
Schneider. George B. Smith, George
Stern, William r. Steward, August
Stubener, Martin Vosburg, Varthen
& Bro, Michael C. Weaver, John
Yeabower and Henry Yost.
Along Louisiana avenue was the
well-known firm of Roth & Geoghe-
gan, poultry dealers, at No. 932. In
1879 Mr.. Roth's occupation is given
as huokster, and the following year
he formed a partnership with Sam
uei Geoghegan and began the prod
uce business at 938 Louisiana ave-
nue., in 1880, in which neighbor-
hood he remained until his death
about 16 years ago.
In the early 80s some of the mer-
chants engaged in business along
this avenue, which is now no longer,
and whom you may recall, were:
Marshal Over1eld. dealer in fruits;
Jesse D. Gibb, Alexander Simon,
George Donaldson and William H.
Robertson, butchers; John A. Blake
and P. H. Heiskell, agricultural i'm
plements; Samuel Bensinger and
Lewis Clark. who operated the horse
bazaar, many will recall, where
nearly all the broken-d down plugs
and castoff horses of the street
railways were sold. some of which
were bought in by Patsy Mann and
later found their way to his factory
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sible to locate sites from books or
maps, and, as I found time, did
much exploring on the ground"
said Mr.. Leland. "This can be very
fascinating, but 1t takes time-too
much to agree with the necessity
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Big Firecracker Event
OF Year Stirred Young
Old Yuletide Custom Has
Given Way to Modern Style
In Celebration Practices
By John Clagen Proctor.

The eercangng conditions under which people live naturally have
their influence holidays
observe Christmas different
1t But still turkey dinner
with the delicious bird celery
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Of making q living. This sort Of
thing would make an absorbing
hobby In itself If one could in
dulge it.
"The story Of Virginia." he con-
tinued, has been taken care of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27
M0Qseheari Fei0 VIII Be Event
 This Evening

~na ostabh 1ment o6 a1ooseheaft vll be conmemorated this evening at the LOOP Hau when Juneau Lodge No 79o. LoVo order oj aIoete presents lis annual birthday pre- gram at o'clock n 5He lodge rooms.
 Following fae lodge work an er- enme of 7ei8l entertainment viii De gwen Senator Henry Raden VI 1e G1e. s9eaaar Lon fhs 9caas- ian and musical n3mbezs Wa be presented f7f tha p.es lre -f those attending
 D8noina games and cards vii be Eeftme f the a1sar and Eldan Chap apmu "estra s ted ,o fash taasle fai he efecos
 Tie egeat $ given bg the men of taa Mae=e ana member Of he Legion cf the Moose
 Al 520 oc'ceA tH.s egem0a a trlsy uiaQta 3sog. n h pre- sant4a oret Kfvy II eeIeb,auon ot the a-co shear t6as Jay smith w be m1sr of cefemooies au6 ma oai iaet'9ns VIII be gwen b5 AlI 1a smltH Jaan taiEor ana
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-27
THROUGH THE AIR

Before the story goes amy farther that weather balloon found by nnn5er the hiIls back of Wian- gel didn't bov there, against aN wind and au cm~ rents frcm Baltimore tIarsland
 BotH 7f .he major press services Of the country issued stories quoting 1la hunter saying the balloon and udio-sonde ins,Hmfnt attached were released at Baltimore A radio press service said the same thing
 The balloon vas released from the roof oi the Federal Buadua right uere in Juneau One is sent alol every night at q o'clock by ne U s Weather Bureau 10 rec9tI m radio signals sent back to a ground station the prassu humidity and temperatme of the upper air.
 Ii is easy to understand how the hunter was mis- taken 4 large c9fd on each instrument asks that t be returned the manufacturer Julien P friez and sons @ Baltmore
 Now SC that ho local Bureau may have record Of balloon recovery postcard is auached to each instrument with Instructions to the finder to mai t to Juneau with m formation resardng where and when fhe balloon WAS found.
 The f3ad so widely pubde2ad was the second since tnys--f sortrs~'ra7Tf'r faais-sonde system en September The gaz first instrument sent up here u8s found near Hazalton 3
 Taa aae foma back ai Wrangea came tfom Baltimore Il tleH- bat ealae most of the wag by fatirc5d and steamer.