Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-09-19

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ai:t sec Is ano"3 'i:eiil.
lAe SAi'E'"Ai'u ih7u'"d Il Is
che 0i tie lAoHt interesting "tJe@''
OF the liii;"! ohE. us itArth Is
l"U feet, WITH corresponding derth,
OF a composite style o! afchitec'ule
Astounding IN Tab.eS ana towers. II
Is bUilt OF Icd s;iAd''""e' an" was
Compete" III lH'''' costing = w.
u. Il, iI"i. ihn iEcct"'i' g! peIaeS'
maize IA 100 ~ ''';'i'' ''.ill'Hsoh' all
En- i>:ii..ih. Il i " repository ior
e"Jet;' q 'ci'i';lh' or historical
value, AHA here )" ma liberal
space u'N"'td 4" i'i'.'''''7 q our
Northtih ih1iiiI'. ''-t oi t"' Dig
Queen Snafio''c canoes Is SUE
pended irci" tAo ctilI"@' "nIe IN
msnse totum sticks adorn tue walls.
The name OF James G. swan, the
collector OF thee culiosltieS III the
Northwest, faliiiilari! attracts the at
tention AZ every turn III TINS portion
OF the building. Near the omlth-
sonlan Is the National MuSeulh' al
immense brick structure covering
nearly TWO ana nail acres vi Sroun"'
Ii cost sou, Uuo, anu contains AT
treasures presented 10 the ohi'e"
States by many nations at the close
OF The Centennial EAhiOitioh' me
Washington feiicS' consisting oi 'iie
furniture or one ROOM 'ho "eheia'
sword and military accouifehchts'
Franklin $ press, ana many o'hel
historical memehtos.
West OF the Smithsonian are the
beautifully arranged GROUNDS oi Tue
Department OF Agriculture. 1ne
building devoted 10 thiS service Is
40 feet long and 0l VIDE, with
basement and three stores ~ mu'
scum OF agriculture Oh the second
floor shows the different agricultural
products oi Tie United States ana
how they are affected ny climate,
soil animals, BIRDS and insects oh
the third iioor seeds are assorted ana
put up Tor distribution. Inc con-
servatory IS 32o tees long and 81
wide, with wing loo feet long. 1t
abounds with tropical fruits and 100
varieties OF grapes.
One OF the most enjoyable Objects
visited Was the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, a large building III
which ,2oO persons are employed,
:hree-tourths OF whom arc women,
IN the production OF l. >. bonds,
greenbacks and revenue stamps.
Here the whole process: may be OBJ
served, behind screens, from the en-
CRAVING to thc counting OF the fln-
lshed work. The Shls employed III
this department are manly relatives
of deceased sol"icrs and owe their
appointment to the best possible
cause for Preterment. They seem to
be of quite different class from
some of the butterflies who hold cas-
Ter positions III the Treasury and
Patent Office, whose selection Is de-
termlned generally by Senatorial IN
Thence secured by the possession OF
Il pretty face and graceful form.
The Patent Office Is building
40 feet i'll length and 270 feet wide,
of n Doric style of architecture. 1t
is built of sandstone, painted white,
aud the extension is If white mai
BILE. TIE cost of this building was
1905 COO. In 1886, the Patent
Office was destroyed by fire with all
the models it had received for so
years. In 1877, the present build
ing was damaged by the same ele-
ment, and many valuable models
were destroyed. The building, as
restored is fire-proof. A week or
more might be protitably spent in
this building in examination of the
myriads of queer devices for accom-
plishins every conceivable result.
The Treasury is another grand
building, 4GG feet long and 22G wide,
The east front consists of n colon
ade 33G feet long with 30 Ionic col
columns, 81 feet long and 1 feet in
diameter, OF granite, brought from
Iliy Island np tha ccnct of Moipa