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ill [The Homes ~ ,
That sell. Only
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| pr618 & 620 Eye St NJE.
ij! mSix Rooms and Bath.
Ii f Twenty Feet Front,
ii f Hot-water Heat.
Large Porches.
$300 Cash, Balance Monthly.
Pric?, $3,75?
Open and Lighted Until 9 O'Clock.
1 Come Out This Evening or Sunday. j
1 H. E. HOWENSTEIN CO., j
| 1314 F M.W. |
i SM@w H@inni<i?o i
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|: $300 Cask. Balamic? Moiaftkly. ]
* 11221! B St. S.E., 6 rooms, $4,500 ?|
? 3226 to 3332 Md. Ave. N.E., 6 rooms $4,500
? 3 234 to 3 238 Md. Ave. N.E., 8 rooms $4,075 j
328 32th St. N.E., 8 rooms. $5,500 j
t 247 9th St. N.E., 6 rooms $4,750 j
X 935 and 937 O St. N.E., 6 rooms $4,250 !
? 337 30th St. N.E. (corner) $5,000 !
:j: 222 9th St. S.E., 8 rooms. $4,975 j
* 638 Eye St. N.E., 6 rooms $3,750 j
% Open and Lighted Until 9 O'Clock. j
* COME OUT THIS EVENING. !
{ R U. HOWENSTEIM 0. j
? OH4 F Street N.W. ]
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FOR SALE?
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j Nos. 912 to 918 B Street Southeast
Omly $4,200 Eaclh.
$500 Cash; Balance an Monthly installments.
The Best Six-Room House on Capitol Hill For the Money.
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Hot water brat. ][ TfTTll f5, C* ]G H P 5Il B?B front porch.
Klectrlc lighting. ^iLlLli'iy ?J> ZL 0 fcj'iill Vi/ (Slip I Su|?-rb bathroom.
Ijiundrjr tra>*. _ _ . __ __ j Parquetry floor.
Servant's toilet. 643 IX Mt. FLWo ????>^ ?*ture*.
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| New Colonial Homes j
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^ 9^50 to $4,8<5?
^^IP^l $300 Cash?Balance $37.50 <
"''I I'cr Month, Including All 4
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| ?24 E&mSolph Sit. N.W.
?P Sample house open, heated and lighted until 8:30 p.m. 4
| Bri?? Description i
Y Hot-water heat. Laundry tuba: servants' toilet; d
Y Electric and gas fixtures. chute from second floor to cellar; j
1 Tile bath, equipped with shower, large pantry and closets. *
X Hardwood trimmed throughout. Lot 20x142^. 1
X Attic over entire house. On highest elevation in Petworth^
T . You'll find these houses best constructed and \
Y best values ever offered in this section. 4
I WM. H.SAUNDERS & CO., j
? Southern Building, 807 15th St N.W. ]
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I HOMR OF THE MKH
CITY BEAUTIFUL
NOT MERELY
Famous New York A
Conn., Commissi
on Practical C
On#1 reason, and a strong onp, why so
few of the many recent "city plans" have
been carried out is that the generality of
people think city planning is merely an
ultra-esthetic fa<k The fallacy of thisi
notion is well shown by the following
paragraphs from a report entitled "A
Plan of the City of Hartford," submitted
to the commission on the city plan -of
Hartford, Conn., by Carrere & Hastings
of New York city.
"It will be noticed that throughout the
report not a word lias been mentioned
about the beauty of the city, and that
particular stress has been laid throughout
on organic and practical considerations.
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Beauty Is Fundamental.
> "It is not generally understood that in
a problem of this kind beauty does not
? consist in ornamentation, as is generally
j? supposed; that the beauty of a bridge,
j? for instance, is not the result of a handj|
some balustrade or a few lamp posts or
i? some ornament, but that it is fundaf
mental and is a part of the conception
and depends on its being a truthful ex!
pression of a practical purpose, well concRved
and developed in good proportions,
, harmoniously, and expressed in terms of
? beauty in so far as form and detail are
' concerned, and that no mere surface or,
namentation can make a bridge, a build
ing or any object beautiful that does not
r serve its purpose, that is not conceived
? in truthfulness and developed in its propI
DECORATING APARTMENT
I IS QUES^ON OF LIGHT
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I Whether Wall Papers and
: Painting Will Darken Rooms
Must First Be Considered.
To choose a little, anrd that little wisely,
out of the many things offered in the
shops is the real test of a good decorator.
It is so easy to buy too much, and without
a definite place in view for each particular
thing.
The woman of the small house, or the
apartment, has quite a different problem
ft?Am liar victor u*Uh Ho If a l*AAmC
t 1 */ ? il Ut "" llll 11U I 1 Ur uvan.ll a vvaaau
devoted to the mere "living" side of life;
in other words, living room, library, reception
room, morning room, etc. Usually
a moderate size " main" room, which
is the general family room, is all she
has to consider. This narrowing down of
matters has both advantages and disadvantages.
Many schemes possible in the
big house are out of the question. The
really novel thing in decoration, like
black wall papers, gold papers, white
papers, are too striking to be suitable for
a room used so continually as is the allaround*
living room of the small household.
Neutral Papers in Warm Grays.
The furnishing of an apartment in a
simple, attractive way is the most comL
mon of decorative problems, and fiere np
? scheme is better than that of ohe general
" tone in several rooms. Neutral papers in
the warm grays and cool tans form
f charming backgrounds for wicker furt
niture and chintz and other furnishings
which fit so well into an apartment att*
mosphere.
C In selecting a neutral and quiet scheme
? for several rooms one. very important
C matter must first be taken into considL
eratlon. Will the proposed color selection
? darken or lighten? The apartments which
are too sunny are very rare. If they ever
existed they ore almost extinct now.
To lighten and brighten and yet to keep
* things quiet and restful are not so slm*
pie as they sound. To suceeed means
* more than appears on the surface. L<ucky
\ Is she who has Ivory paint to start with
? in fall furnishing, be it cottage, man?
slon or apartment. Tf a darkish apart?
ment. the greatest difficulty is surmount
ed?that of attaining a good trim.
[ Wide Difference in Grays.
The beauty of a natural trim is not decried,
nor the value of stains, only they
impose more conditions than the simple
ivory paint. The first of these conditions
1 is a uniformity of style. With the warm
white paint there is great latitude. In
the rather darkish living room place on
the walls either a deep ivory paper, a
very pale yellow, a very light tan or a
gray which suggests warmth. A cool,
clear, true gray wit I not do this. The
difference in grays will not be appreciated
until one has visited the wall paper shops
and compared endless samples. Under
some circumstances real gray is delightful.
In a well lighted room with white
, paint and mahogany furniture real gray
, is particularly attractive if all details
are well chosen.
f Peckham?My wife talks, talks, talks all
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ten part of the time or my wife wouldn't
& be with her so much.?Boston Transcript.'
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JCANTILE SAVING FUND SOVIETV, NUN
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rchitects Tell Hartford, J
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on Idea Is Based
Considerations. ,
er relation to its function and to its surroundings.
Short Lines of Traffic.
"It follows, therefore, that if the organism
of the plan is correctly conceived
and laid out, if all of the practical conditions
are met truthfully and completely,
if the lines of traffic are the shortest
in any direction and ample for all purposes,
if tlie relation of width to length
and purpose of the streets, avenues and j
parkways is well planned, the matter of
developing the practical features <>f a
city on this groundwork becomes a mere
detail. Even if unattractive buildings and
Other improvements should he erected,
either in part or in whole, they can be
removed and replaced and in time the
city can grow complete in its beauty,
which is bound to happen."
Sailing Ship Artistic.
Put still more briefly, the basic principle
of city planning is the adaptation of jj
form to function. This was brought out
forcibly many years ago by the elder
Olmsted, who instanced flie fast sailing
commercial ship of bygone days ds an c
example of artistic form developed solely r
for utilitarian reasons.
Unfortunately the present on-the-whdle
sane city planning movement was preceded
by so much well meant but ill-considered
talk about the city beautiful that y
it will take many years to convince the
fill hi IP ihut Pit v ttlo n ninor to < n tr>im/%li- f k
f V>tu x. VJVJ I'luiiiiiu^ l."5 1 (1 ICIIOC iy
unitarian, having for its main object the ?
working out of a rational ground plan 0
for the everyday needs of those who must t
move about and live in the cities.
PROBLEM OF PAINTING j
BELONGS TO OWNERS;
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Gray Stain Declared Excellent ls
for Shingled Houses, Espe- \
cially With Shrubbery.
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Some house-owners have good taste and ^
others have not. Some seem to have a
natural talent in the selection of colors, a
sort of intuition of what is good and
what is bad, and to such people the selec- v
tion of tints for inside and outside the F
house can be safely intrusted. '
Unfortunately, many painters, while
practical when it comes to mixing and
applying pigment, have not a very good 8
idea about color schemes that harmonize
' best with any particular style of house.
To them p&int is paint. A combination j c
of colors which looks well on some houses 1*
they have seen appears to them correct r
for any other house. g
In considering the color scheme for the li
exterior of a house, the first thing the t
owner should remember is that paint is g
for two purposes?to preserve woodwork p
by rendering it waterproof, and to give a
the house a pleasing appearance. f
Most Houses Need Paint. p
Most houses need paint of some nature?either
oil paint, cement paint or
stain. They need it for protection as
well as for appearance sake, and that is j
why there are so many brands of paint on
the market of every conceivable color, for
every imaginable?purpose.
Brand paint stamped with the name of c
a reliable concern or hand-mixed paint h
made from a white lead and linseed oil s
guaranteed pure >by some well known
trade inark or the name of a reliable
manufacturer of these ingredients is al- ?
ways safe to use. t<
Houses entirely white, with trimmings a
of no other color, are usually ghastly _
in appearance. For this reason, to get the p
best effect, green blinds or trellises should
be used to relieve the monotony of the h
white. Old-time New Knglanders knew tl
this fact, and they always used green
blinds whether blinds were needed for
shade or not. r
Plaster Needs Stain. p
Combinations of shingle, stain and plas- f
ter are almost always attractive. Plaster *
In Itself Is somewhat "rustic" in antwar. c
ance and stain seems to liave just the t
informal look that plaster needs. Brick o
is also frequently employed successfully t
with stained shingles and plaster, brown *
brick appearing unusually well with *
brown shingle stains. Care should always 8
be taken to use but few colors in the
color scheme, otherwise the effect wrill be h
bewildering when it ought to be quiet and 1
restful. 8
Gray 6tain is excellent for shingled
houses, especially when there is plenty of
shrubbery to lend color to the composi- a
tion. White trimmings look well with 1
gray stain, for the latter soon grows dark, v
making a pleasing contrast with white.
As a matter of fact, gray -harmonizes a
with all colors, since gray is a "neutral" b
tint. For this reason it is safe to use in
any color scheme. a
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Manufactured Stain Better.
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Shingle stains, like paint, should be e
i bought from reliable dealers, using only
i well known brands. It is rarely advisable
' to let a painter mix shingle stain, himself,
with ordinary color and oil, for g
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nanufactured shingle stain is vastly si
ierior as to color anil durability- Man
nanufactured stain# contain creosoteithers
contain oil. There are plenty i
xeellent brands of both kinds. *
When it comes to inside paint, whit
.gain comes to the front as excellent ft
ll-round use. There is nothing whir
ooks so fresh, and white paint lias th
lappy faculty of harmonizing with mo:
olors. Most shades of wall paper or ti>
ok well with white paint.
ATTRACTIVE NEW BUILDING.
Mercantile Savings Fund Structur
to Have Concrete Vaults.
An attractive improvement in the bus
less section is the building which th
Mercantile Saving Fund Society is erec
ng at the northeast corner of 10th strei
tnd Grant place. It will be two stork
n height, with granite base extendin
ive feet above the sidewalk and face
vitli tapestry /brick and trimmed wit
fowling Green white stone.
The banking room will be 4."ix30 fee
Two stores 011 10th street will have
rentage of twenty feet each and thei
vlll 'be seven office rooms on the seoon
loor. A hoVwater heating plant will t
nstalled and the entire building will J
ighted with electricity. Concrete ban
auits will be used and mahogany ban
ixtures. The building will l?e complete
ifcout February 1. Julius Wenig is tli
irchitect, Charles J. Cassidy Compan
he builder.
STUDY OF GARAGE LAWS.
Policy for Architects, Contractor
and Builders to Post Themselves.
With the ever-increasing popularit
if the automobile the question of it
iroper housing looms large. Every
/here there is a demand for garage
>oth private and public.
With this feature of constructiv
/ork certain to prove a big factor,
5 but policy that architects, contraci
rs and builders* post themselves thoi
ughly upon the many various regula
ions demanded, by both boards of un
erwriters and city building ordinance
or the building of garages, says a re
enr writer in the American Carpentei
The most widely adopted set of rule
elates to the manner of storing gaso
ine. I'ractically all authorities agre
hat it is dangerous to store this ex
losive within the building in an;
uantitjs, and the underground storag
rrangement is almost universally re
uired. There is. considerable varia
ion as to the depth to which th
torage tank of such a system must b
iuried, and also as to the thickness o
lie cement casing, if any. which mils
urround it. The regulations in soin
ities even go so far as to state th
omposition which the cement use*
nust have.
FRAGRANT WINDOW BOXES.
dint, Apple, Lemon and Rose Gc
raniums Best for This Use.
One of the most interesting sorts c
lindow gardens is that composed ?
lants with fragrant leaves that give oi
he living perfume whenever they ar
ouched. Such a little garden may read
ly be made in a window box, either it
ide or outside, and will prove its value.
Nearly every one is familiar with th
'ragrance of the rose geranium, bu
ompaiatively few people know the
here are many other scented-leaved gt
aniums. One of the best of these is th
lint-leaved geranium, which has a pur
;ent perfume much like peppermint. It
eaves are beautifully curved and hav
heir surfaces covered with fine hairs
:iving the plant a very distinctive ap
learance. It thrives in a window bo
nd is one 9f the most satisfactory plant
or such use. The apple-scented an
emon geraniums are also good for thi
lurpose.
HINTS TO CARPENTERS.
dttle Things for the Woodworke
to Note and Remember.
Kvery woodworker discovers little slior
uts in liis work which materially liel
im to attain rapidity and perfectioi
ays the Blacksmith and Wheelwright.
In measuring with a rule tip it on edg
o that the dimension marks are'adjacen
o the piece being laid out, and in lakin
, series Of dimensions start from on
oint only.
Always tip a plane on its side wliei
tying it 011 tlio beneh so as not to dul
he iron. For the same reason alway
aise the plane from the work on th
eturn stroke.
In planing end grain never run th
lane entirely across the end, but wor
rom both edges toward the center c
he piece. This prevents the splitting c
orners.
In using an oil stone there are tlire
hi n ore n AV?cnvtro lot ?
iv TV. \a/ oc piCUl^ Ul gUU
>ii; (b) clean the stone well before pul
ing it away; (c) use the entire face c
lie stone, not merely the center. ]
hese precautions are taken a ston
hould cut perfectly for years.
In sharpening plane irons and chisel
ilways rub on the bevel and never o
he back, as this must be perfectl
traight at all times to insure perfectio
n cutting.
In boring never bore entirely throug
. piece, but reverse the piece and finis
he hole from the other side after th
mrm penetrates.
Do not drive a screw into a board wit
. hammer, as its holding qualities wil
e gTeatly lessened.
Always drive nails an^ brads at ai
ngle, as they will then hold more se
urely.
In sandpapering always use a block I
ossible, as this will prevent round in;
dges whfere they are not wanted.
Sandpaper should be used for cleanini
nd smoothing purposes only. Do no
epend upon it for doing tool work.
Sandpapering should not be done soros
rain.
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"THE BEST
I THE SPLENDID DI
tion were designed with s
large lots, commanding mag
cise of tastefulness and skill
clusively original effects are
stylish exterior appearance,
each, and are supplied with *
ed by gas and electricity. La
rooms. Storage rooms, laur
lightful porches. Charmingl
gantlv finished throughout.
j:i: and most reasonably priced
Easy terms, if desired.
Choice building lots, n
the National Park, now res
|::: 43 cents a foot. MAIN O!
Holme
Office, 1
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s WORKING ON HOTELS j
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I Old Arlington Torn Down, I
;j Ready for Foundations. f
NORMANDIE NOW BELLEVUE [
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snorenam to nave big Dining Room ;
i- Along H Street Side, and
t- Spacious Lobby.
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s Work is proceeding at a rapid rate on ;
^ the new Arlington Hotel Improvement, ;
h now that the contractors have got the ' "
old building down and are fairly starteil.
t A battery of steam shovels is engaged in j|
a scooping out the earth for the founda- !!
e tions, whieh will soon be laid. II
u ^While the Arlington Is not expected to ;
be finished this winter, nor,, indeed, even j
^ in time for the inauguration next March,
k 1 a number of oth?r hotels are being Im- j
d proved, so that winter visitors to Wash- j jj
ington hostelries will see maiiy changes.
Old Normandie Renovated.
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Among these is the renovated and rebuilt
Normandie Hotel, across McPher- ::
son Square from the old Arlington site, ;;
'S on which Peter Taylor, jr., for twenty j!
years associated with the management of ;;
the Arlington Hotel, has obtained a long ;;
y lease from the McLean heirs, who own |'
s tiie property. 1
This hotel has been renamed the Belle- ;;
s, vue, and it is expected to house many of ;;
the former Arlington patrons this winter. ;;
The Shoreham Hotel is also being j!
largely altered, good progress being j 3
made on the improvements. The whole <
t- inside of the hotel was torn out within ;j
r- a week from the vtime the workmen ; 3
started. There will be a spacious lobby : 3
on the loth street side of the hotel, and <j
" a dining room occupying practically the i
s entire stretch of the H street side, with ; j
- other changes increasing the convenience 2
in the building. 3
Remodeling Teacup Inn. : 3
f Remodeling is also going on at the : j
P?r.h?n>ind WAtol O f thp PfimPr f|f ITtll
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e and H streets. This building is owned |j
" by the Lewis Hotel Company, the own- ?
~ ers and builders of the new Powhatan ?
e Hotel, at Pennsylvania avenue and ISth
f street, recently opened, and the com- t
pany is also remodeling the old Tea Cup >
e Inn. on H street, near the Richmond, ^
e with the intention of placing stores on
d the lower tloors and apartments upstairs.
With the Arlington not completed, *<
it would seem that the lack of accom- *j
modation afforded in previous years by *j
that large hotel ought to give the various
hotels of the city greater oppor- J
tunity than ever for inauguration pat- J
ronage next year. ?
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)f SHANNON & LUCHS SALES. :
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it Nine Realty Transfers Reported by ;
* Firm During' the Week. jj
i_ Shannon & Luchs report the following ?j
sales of real estate during the week: j|
e Two-story brick residence Xo. 1.140 5
lt Spring road, to Frank W. Haldeman, who
lt will occupy the same. The consideration
was J5.20O. - J
e Xo. 772 Columbia road, a six-room 3
i- brick, new dwelling, to Mary C. Duvall.
s The consideration was *2,750. J
e To Edith J. Landon, the corner resi- 3
' dence Xo. 1336 Parkwood place, *5,250. J
x This house is located at the corner of
s Holmead avenue and Parkwood place. ?
d Mrs. I^andon will occupy the property.
s Xo. 100 V street northeast, to Charles ^
A. Bowman. *4,5<JO, a new seven-room J
dwelling at the corner of Lincoln avenue ?
and V street. 2
For "William A. Gain, trustee,. Xos. 542, d
544 and 540 Irving street northwest, to a ?
r local investor. The consideration is Id
withheld. ^
;>u. ion uuiian Mnri iiununosit i'? x
James K. Redman; $2.7."k>. X
t To Mary F. Walsh, No. HMO 2d street X
., northeast. This is a six-room modern
dwelling. 3,
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FISHER SALES REPORTED. $
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s Charles E. Hodgkin Buys $12,000 >
House in Chevy Chase Heights. u
Thomas J. Fipher K. Co., Inc.. reports K
II the sale fur L>r. Thomas A. I'ooie to el
s Charles K. Hodgkin of house located at J,',
c the southeast corner o^.'tSth and Keokuk bi
s.reets. Chevy Chase Heights. This resje
dence, which stands on a lot 75xS4 feet, 11
k faces Keokuk street, contains ten rooms
if and two baths, and is heated by ste^m. b
,f A feature Is the sleeping porch, which b
lias eastern and southern exposure. The N
? consideration was in the neighborhood h
t. of $12,000. Q
,f The firm reports the sale for Capt. Wil- w
f liarri Baird of the residence 2110 Ban-, 8i
e croft place to Lieut. col. Kugene F. Ladd. f
IT. S. A. This property, which is located b<
Is in one of Washington's best residential b;
n sections, has a frontage of twenty feet
y on the north side of Bancroft place. The o
n house coniains about twelve rooms and at
two baths. The consideration was not st
h named. It is understood that Col. Ladd iK
h nas acquirea mis property as a residence 8j
e for his own use. The office of Charles u,
W. Blackwood represented the owner,
h During the past week a number of other
II sales have been consummated by this
firm, among them the following:
11 Charles H. Taylor lias purchased lots 6,
- 7, 8, 0, 10, in square 2089. in the subdivl- ta
sion known as Oak View. The property at
f v^hicli Mr. Taylor has acquired has a oe
g: frontage of 226 feet on the south side cl
of Macomb street between 34th place and pc
S 35th street by a depth of 135 feet. The tli
t new owner has not disclosed his plans Ci
for the improvement of this property. th
s The same firm has sold for Owen T. w<
Edgar to William Nculand premises 922 m
h Street Hig
SUBURB OF WASHI
5TACHED HOMES for sale in tli
pecial reference to their picture*
piificent views, gave the architects
ami in producing model types of si
shown, both in the beautiful intet
These charming houses contain fi
every possible modern accessory. H
rge bathrooms and shower baths,
tdries and servants' quarters. Auto
y appointed parlors, dining rooms
You cannot afford to miss seeing
houses ever ottered for sale in t
car 16th .street, and overlooking
plendcnt in their autumn garb of
IT ICE OX PROPERTY.
:s Central Realty Corpora'
14th and Kennedy Streets
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25 FEET
XIXE ROOMS.
Sutler's pantry ami large recej;
in the northwest. All light rooi
heat.
PRICE, $11,000
Numbsrs 280S=28H
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807 118th Street N.W.
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ast Capitol street. which the now own- i
r lias taken as an investment. This f
roperty lias a frontage of twenty feet i
11 the north side of Fast I'apitol s.roit 11
rtween !Uh and loth streets northeast.
Miss Marie Stewart Bowen lias sold v
irough the sain>- tirm to Krncst Schniirt f
ie property at 1335 Fairmont street r
orthwest. Tlie eonsideration is not stated, n
ut is believed to have been in the neigh- i'
nrliood of JKS,r?oo. It is understood tiiat s
Ir. Sehmid purchased tliis property for s
is own use as a home.
Mrs. Emily May Baker is the purchaser i1
f the residence 1309 F street northwest, b
hi? h she lias just bought through the a
tme firm from Mrs. Juliana it. Bibb, ii
he consideration is understood to have I s
?en SO.rwai. and the property was bought I
y the new purchaser for a home. j IJames
O'Donnell has acquired from j f
eorge Willis I'atterson tlie three four-' b
:ory houses Nos. 1*17, 10!* and 111 I'd *
reet northwest. This property, which **
about one-half block fior;li of IVnu- *-1
dvania avenue, is taken by Mr. O'ltou- ?j
;11 as an investment. * ''
V
A Eoof That Lasted.
In August, 1S5!?, a copper roof was ?.
.ken off the Merchants' fcxehange at 3d '
id Walnut streets, Philadelphia, now
icupied by the Philadelphia Stock Kx- w
tange. It was very heavy copper, sup- *"
?sed to be the herviest copper roof in b<
ie country, put on in 1825 by Richard w
iimmings, a well known tinsmith in 8*
iose days, as-shown by his cards, which -B
ere nailed to the sheathing l*>ards. The D<
imes of the workmen were also chalked in
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?mMM?im?niiniiinminininiiiiB?ta
jhlands.
j j
INGTON." II
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lis exclusive residence sccicjue
environments, lite
wide sc<for the exerihurban
homes. Many ex- S
ior arrangement and the 2
rotn eight *o twelve rooms, ~
leated by hot water. Light- n
Ample closets. Linen
una tic water heaters. 1 )cand
living rooms. Lie- ~
the best located, best buiit
lie District of Columbia.
the hiil> and valleys of
crimson and gold. Onlv
COL. 3518.
tlon,
; N.W.
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/ALUE HOMES''j
W-'.;
t/jjj ^3
, - -?? ' jNtyrfH&H^
' WIDE I
TWO BATHS. I
tion hall. X<? bettor location *
ins, hardwood finish, hot-water |
i. Easy Terms.
57 Ontario Road. j
itig Corporation, if
M. 432. |
Only $4,75?. |
$20 Per Month. I
iON PRINCIPAL) &
$500 Cash. I
3643 Bill Sireei K.W.
(3639 & 3641 Sold)
HOLMEADi
MANOR, if
BEAFTIFI'L. HOME. )?
DESCRIPTION: ?
FIRST FLOOR?Large parlor, din- <
ing room. kitchen and pantry; < !
handsome cabinet mantels; finish- y
e<l in hardwood throughout. Com- '*
liination electric fixtures. y
6KCOND FlXH.tR?'Three largo lad- V
rooms, with closet in ea?'h room; ]l*
tiled bathroom, with porcelain tuh
and best trimmings; large sleeping ?
porch. 4L
CELLAR?1Concreted with (water- <L
11root) cement, stationary wash- <>
tolls: servant's closet; heated by <[
the best water-heatiiig" system. ?,
(tpeii From a.m. to p.m. ??
(Including Sunday* y
J;(?r l urtlicr Particulars Sec <i*
raders & Co., f
Southermi Bllcig.
K~XK-X~X~X~XKmX~X?*X-X-X~X*
>ii the Iroards. with the date, w libit is
nrther verified by an old magazine show,
rig a good wood cut of the building, pubIshed
in November. 1 K'tti.
The copper s.iowunl very little wear, but
ras cracked and torn in many plaors
roni the expansion and contraction of tile
octal. The roof had been repaired so
nany times by lumbers, trying to mnk?t
tight wiping thick joints on tin*
cams, that 500 pounds of plumbers'
older wore recovered from tin- old roof.
A good roof of IX tinplate was put on
11 its place, which remained until the
luhdlug was altered, about two years
.go. doing duty for forty-six \?w.rs, atl-ll
11 first-class condition, after double the
crvice given by tin- copper roof.
It is interesting to note that, in addl.
Ion to a new tin roof being put on. the
oofer paid to the owners of the
wilding for the privilege of doing the
rork in return for the old eopp?>c roof,
rhich was accepted as full payment for
lie new roof. The old copper was sold
t ?* cents per pound, and by this deal
lie roofer is reported to have cleared a
rout of $3,poo.
Cane Gun Kills. " 4|
om Petit 1'ariMCD.
A boy of three lias died from a bullet
ound inflicted by a walking stick gun
liidi was discharged accidentally. The
>y was playing with his grandfather'*
eapon while they were on a walk to>ther
recently near tlie village of I/>
roe in the department of the Puy do
r?me. He threw it on the ground, causg
the liantmer to fall.