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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. .
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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
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" '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.
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Vita Nuova. .
Long hath 'he slept , forgetful oC delight :
At last ilt last , the enchanted princess ,
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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 . .
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1'0 one Immortal and most perfect strain . . .
harps without pause , building with song
the world
-"ll1lam Watson.
--William
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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
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prison , New York. , "
