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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1904)
- HISTO'RIC HOVSESdN WASHINGTON. I i historic Washington will soon ho only n momory. Ono after another the hilltoric buildings oC this town , which have housed men entitled to nt least n small niche In the hall of fame , are being torn down The next big square \ of ground whose buildings are to ho razed was where no less n Jlorlonngo ! than the hrllllant and combative henry Clay held his . peace , for In thin block was his ! home during his long and hrllllant career nil n representative In Congress then as a senator again as representative , and yet again senator - . . - - _ _ T This block of houses , whIch Is north of the Capitol , hounded hy Delaware avenue , D , C and First streets , has been condemned by the government In order to build the new commIttee rooms for the United States senate , to correspond with the opposite sIde of the capitol , where the committee rooms of the house are being built. This block has a curIous mixture of old and modern architecture . turc , and has not so many houses of great Interest , having been less built nIl than the other side In early days Those houses which are of historic - . . - . , - - , f tq < HOUSES OF THE GRANGERS AND JUDGE CR NCH. ' . Hero also was time former home of the dlHtlnglllshcII son-in , law of Presi dent .John Adams , Judge CI'anch of the supreme court who came from I MassnShusetts , and It was here that the president und his wife , Abigail Adams , made ninny visits to their rlunghtCl' Next door to them lived I Francis Granger of Sumold , Conn. , postmust.er . general In the cabinet of President William Henry HarrIsoll , and 111 the same house his distinguished ; . od father hUll lived . before him , GIdeon Granger of SlIlIlold , postmaster . tor general from 1801 to 181.1 , under Presidents Jefferson and 1\lacllson. Interest , however , arc flllly a century . old , and In one or two cases there 10 no record of when they were built. By all odds the most Interesting of these Is the house which is known as the Chilton house , No , 225 Iela . ware avonlle It Is It tall , yellowish : gray brick house , perched upon the ' tall of a high bank like n bald eagle on It rock ! , the grading of the street long after It was built having left It high and dry , and the owners having . ing , to add It basement , and afterward terrace their front > 'nrd , 1'he house was built In ISO ! ) on the level of the street , by WIlliam Brent , I : formerly of VirgInia , at that time clerk of the supreme court. HIs own stately mansion was besIde thIs "new house , " tins latter havIng been put up for renting purposes It was In this house that Henry Clay , lived In Washington. And he Is not the only personage known In hIstory who formerly called No 225 "home " It was known many times as a fashion- able boarding house , whIch attracted statesmen of all styles and kinds. Somewhere In the early eighties , It was time first Washington home of DI' John Witherspoon Scott , father - -tf , Q . . . . . . . . . , . s , . ) . ' , ' ' : < 1" : " : : < " . : ; " " . : , " , ' ' a < 1.- . . ; ? ! ; ; "It. " , < . , . . .o { Q ' * 't. . ' " . . . ' . . , . > . . . 'ot " "N"'I.\ " : r < , ; . , : , ' < ' : , , ' . . . : " : " ; : ' .V"f " ; x , : : ' r ' ; . .1 : , . ; ; , : . " . .I" " . . . . . . , v..y _ _ THE CHILTON HOUSE. of the first Mrs Benjamin Harrison , who died within n. month after his daughter , in the White House. After the death of' WIlliam Brent , No 225 became the proper ! ) . of his daughter Virginia , who had married Robert S. Chilton of the state depart- ment. 1\11' Chilton was , after his marriage . rlage , sent to Goderlch , Canada , as our commercial agent and remaIned there for thirty yoars. From the time of William Brent's death the house was known a i the Chilton house and on their return from Canada Mr. and Mrs. Chillon again took possession of It , expecting to end their days there . NOVEL S1"YLE OF HOVSE BOA T. . po- : - - - . - _ _ u _ _ _ . ' _ - - v 1I I 1 : a . \ . . . u " . . . , a w ) , . .a. < . . . . w2i..w. , , : . S , , b , .n sd t ' 4 kv W ' M ti ow < rsgtth ' 4 y \Q\ s oed QORN , , ? q - \ r -w , , a N14 w sV n : . , : $3M . e :3 - ° , . . r r : , y < : . ; , L.x s , a $3e. aS e . .sa : < ' R , ? ri : Ci _ lli. . WOK : I I I HOU5l BCVIT lVWE Of' 57J'TQlS.n I A far ! for living In houseboats has attacked residents of Southern Cali- f'rnla. A pioneer In acquiring a home on the water Is J. J. Jenkins , formerly . ly I or Plttsburg. M- . Jenkins created r. novel houseboat . boat , the demand for which ! has been f0 great that It Is Impossible for the I Inventor to keep up wIth It. Ho decide . clde : , to build for himself 1\ houseboat . boat on the bay at San Pedro , and In rastiug about for material saw some _ ; ' : : mk',1 j : o cars relics of the . . . . . Ilk _ . days before the residents of Los Angeles . geles were whlzed about on electric Cnt.s. Lumber Is high In Southern California , und labor Is even higher , so 1\11' Jenkins decided to convert these old cars Into houseboats. Two cars were placed upon caulked Mont and converted into the cosiest sea homes. All around Is a veranda Across the end of the cars Is a tiny : kitchen , equipped with a stove , n sink and other convenIences. The remainder . del' of the cars can be thrown Into one . room or separated Into dining room , rnrlor , sitting room and bedroom , in which latter is a comfortable bed that Colds up In the wall. The dweller In the household on San Pedro bay has many : ndvantages. Ho can go out on the veranda in the morning , throw n line out and in a short time have n good mess or fish ; or he can row ashore and gather clams. He Is never bothered by the heat and the bay serves for n huge . baUltub. WHAT A HAGIOSCOPE 18. . 1 t' Term Used by Englishman Puzzled Visiting American. "In spite of the close blood relationship . ship , " said an American who had ViII' Ited England , "we are frequently reminded - minded In England that we are for- elgners. It crops up often In the or Binary conversation. . 'rIIl' "An English friend whose guest was took mo around to see his native village. We entered the church. " 'Whereabouts is your pow ? ' J I\sl\Od. I " 'We sit over there by the hagio \ scope , ' he answered , ns though a hR' . gloscope were some common object IIIe n. table or n. candlestick. My friend noticed the . blankness . of my face , so he repeated. II . 'Over ther just below the hagla- ; f scope. ' " 'Would you mind telling me what ! sort of an Instrument It Is that you - j call a hagloscope ? ' I asked meekly. "The Englishman looked hurt , but with a sigh ho explained : "We have them In nearly all the old country churches. Do you see that small glass window through the wall beside the altar ? That was made at the time when lepers were at large , They were , of course , not allowed inside . . side , so they stood outside and saw and heard the services through that . -R hole , which Is called the squint win but ' often the ' ' dow , more hagloscope. - - - - - Vita Nuova. . Long hath 'he slept , forgetful oC delight : At last ilt last , the enchanted princess , I 1.'arth . Claimed with a kiss by Spring the ad- nturer , In \\lmher \ knows the destined lips , and thrilled 'rhrou h nil the deeps oC her unnglng hcnrt With passionate necessity of joy. Wakens : ! , nud yields her loveliness to loye. o ancient streams. 0 far-descended woods Full of the flutte'lnoC / melodIous souls ; o hili and valle ' that adorn ' ! valleys 'our- set 'cs In solemn jubilation : wInds and clouds. Ocean and land in stormy nuptlnJs , clasped . .IJi . An' all exuberant creatures that acclaim 'rhe Enrt1 + 's divine Ienewal l : 10. I too With yours would mingle somewhat of glad song , ' I too have come through wintry terrors- . ' yea , Through tempest and through cataclysm oC soul have come and am delivered. : Me the Spring. Me UIRO. dimly with new lICe hath touched And with regenerate hope , the snit of life : And I would dedicate these thankful tears ' whatsoever } power beneficent , Veiled though \Ower \ countenance. undI- vulged his thought Hath led me from the haunted darknf'1I1 forth Into the gracious air and vernal morn , And suffers me to know my spirit a note Of this great chorus , one with bird and stream And voiceful mountaln-na , n. string . how jarred And all but broken ! of that lyre oC liCe Whereon himself ; , the master harp pla- er , Resolving its mortal dissonnnce . . t 1'0 one Immortal and most perfect strain . . . harps without pause , building with song the world -"ll1lam Watson. --William - - - - Hot Water Remedy. A morn out woman who retires at night or lies down for a few minutes' rest nt noonday with a feeling that sleep Is Impossible should try the : hot water remedy , says the Philadelphia . phla Inquirer. Simply ] bathe the- face and temples , the wrists and cords ot the neck . In water as hot as can be hornet For n. daytime nap the dress should be loosened at the throat and waist , or , better still , the clothes should be removed entirely , just tiS when retiring for the nIght. A gIaes ! ! ! ! of hot water with a little sugar and Po few drops of lemon juice is a favorite . Ite drink of French women , and Is a111 excellent sleep producer. Eau sucre , . as it Is called , takes the place In _ France often occupied by tea hero. Singer's Two Mementoes. Mme. Marie Raze cherishes among her many treasures two strangely contrasted . trnstel memorIals. One Is a program printed In gold letters on white satin of the songs she once sang before Queen Victoria and the other Is a beautifully executed testimonial presented . Eented to her by a convict forger when she sang to the' inmates of Auburn ' . prison , New York. , "
