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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
A Popular Delnston, The Presidents Visfs
toss-The Presidents Prospective Vaca-
ton Revolving Secretary Chandler's
Domestic order How to Secure Re-
m0vAls, etc.
WAsHIHGToa. D. G., July !. 1885.
EDITOR CHEZ:
There are many popular delusions ex-
tant right here in Washington, and even in
regard to certain customs at the White
House. For instance, it has been stated
several times that the cards of visitors to
the President are all saved and filed away.
Id speaking of this the other day Charlie
Loetiler, the doorkeeper Of the Presidents
room, said: "Those statements always
make me laugh. Why we would soon need
to have room to keep them in. | keep the
cards for day or two for my own conven-
fence and then throw them INTO the waste
basket. never take card from the Vice
President or any Senator or Representative
whom know
1t is an interesting thing to note from
day to day the curious inscriptions that one
and another caller will put on their cards
and expect them to be talismanic. The
plain card with nothing but the name en-
graved upon it, with statement to the
door keeper that the person has business
with the President, is the most certain to
admit. The man who, in the vain hope
OF seeing the Chief Executive. puts some
written excuse upon his card, is pretty Ger
tain to be barred out. For instance, this
is quite common thing for a stranger
who is not quite certain of his ground to
write: "Wants simply to see the Presi-
dent for q moment" One old fellow from
Tennessee the other day was certain that
the following written under his card was
going to let him in: wants simply to pay
respects" "See the President at his re-
ception this afternoon" was the door-keep-
er's reply. "He is now engaged with
gentleman on business. That is the time
when he secs all those who desire to pay
respects"
One thing must be said of President
Cleveland: he has most happy faculty,
and it is growing with him, of making all
who come 60 away feeling exceedingly
we'll. He seems to be quite coniden-
tial, and what he says pleases, as gen.
eral thing. This is certainly faculty
that is not possessed in marked degree
by some members of his Cabinet.
It is evident that Mr.. Cleveland is get
{in,v ttu fh0u<vh I,;c 1noE-o 1n
greatly show it. He has decided to spend
nearly the whole of the month of August
and probably part of Septembe in the
woods of Northern New York, where he can
have absolute rest. He will 60 to point
some forty miles distant from the railway,
where there is only one hotel, which will be
occupied entirely by himself and his friends;
and while he is there it is safe to say that
the Office seeking bore will not trouble him
to any great extent Miss Cleveland will
during the absence of the President visit
her home in New York and will be away as
long as he is, if not longer. Her new book is
expected to be published to-day.
One reason that is given officially for re-
yoking Secretary Chandler's domestic or
der is calculated to excite quiet smile.
from the profound knowledge Of female
humane nature it displays. 1t is intimated,
officially, that it is found difficult in prac-
tice to determine the degree Of punish
pent proper to be administered to an Off
Ger by reason Of the violation by his wife
Of navy regulation, as "the degree Of
control, and hence the degree of responsible
ity, is found to vary very greatly in diff
feFe9t families" There are volumes Of
worldly wisdom in this philosophical OBJ
eervation. 1t has been found and recorded
from time of immemorial and in all chimes
and nations, that the female Of our species
has way at times of asserting herself and
gaining her point, as it is called, which is
yerv-6u Sqs to theories Of male ascend
c.rcts fefsre are ladies-and very meek
Won ''''' We in aspect, probably-in every
s.c'lon o = of acquaintance, who, if in
al thed to follow their husbands to Paris or
'Timbuctfo, would probably do SO, even
against 20 instructions Of the Secretary Of
the Navx cry likely the Secretary has
gained Sd SS-.-iepce in that direction
since the is.7z the obnoxious order now
SO very properly revoked.
This matter of offensi{ e partisanshi, and
filing charges is getting more sublimely
ludicrous every day. An Ohio Represent
ative showed me q ridiculous production,
WHICH, he said, Mr.. Hay concluded need
pot be on file, but which he said was suffi-
cient to bounce the Republican Postmaster.
It is set forth that the p. NJ. in question
had several times last fall called out from
his front door in a lopd voice to the crowd
assembled in front Of his store: If you
want to vote for gentleman and states
man, vote for James G. Blaine; if you want
t. vote for $50 pounds of bull-beef, No.
Is collar, No. hat, vote for Grover Cleve-
land"
Don't you think it is very big business,
said this Representative. when a great
Democratic Administration gets down to
such kind of business as that? And yet
that's about the only way to get at it under
the present rules"
Yours truly, ALERT.
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE, SrAuNToN,
NIRoIN1A.-We call attention to the adver-
tisement of this popular College for young
ladies, Rev. DR.. ". A. Harris, President
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IN the world. It presents attractions not
surpassed by any similar College in the
Union. Buildings elegant Scenery beauti-
full This school enjoys national reputation
and is attended by pupils from eighteen
States. To all pupils it is a refined and
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