The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-12-02
ou. WASHINGTON LETTER
9asnse7os. D. c, Nov. 2.

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or Anticipated = big city. and plan
nd well. The system Of streets i
favorable Al once FOR beauty sne
18th The Width which gives
I.restbinq-roon. admits Of the Inc
of narking or ereeusward on each
80 and a row Of trees. which con
t.;batsd s.i.i farther 70 health y
takin~ ~ The noxious gases mel
cent 20 a dense population, and al
- s.me tirae Furnish 3 refreshing
naau+v rlfs a. urte u character,
nader the eye and overhead, and IN
v;sta ;rresistiblv charming IN them
.-ires iftaers were nothing 70 ad-
,nire IN the background of archl-
tsc.ure In Paris the only two
s,rests which are comparable 70 all
the avenue and % the streets Of
Washington b. rule, are an alter
Thought. wrought out Of two o. three
narrow streets In each CASE. And
Pans nav be taken - a favorable
example Of old world capitals Thea
b-re. the reservations, smaller PARIS
and other iaiensctionai openings.
II some parts onlyis Washington
- vet suitably built uD The work,
K. however. rapidly gUing OF a. TIE
o-ry becoues more ard Dote exten-
s;ve.v se,gnizsd a. the capital oi q
learged nation in wealth. refine
ment. sod especially in the material
c csmforis aud the intelligence Of her
reoDie. Bat there are parts no%
which 10 zee SIS e Joy forever.
Toe public Buildings WIZ not oe
SPOKEN ofin this letter
There are many miies oi asphalt
carriage pavement. This, together
vith fhe comparative freedom q
tie s,ree.s from toe crowded traffic
common 70 the other cities- makine
Washington the Paradise Of blcY'
eers and trcyciers, rom the aspir
ing t0t Of iige 0r six % the middle
ared mau-and woman? We know
4 doctor vino makes the round O
his patieuts o. q tricycle.. MS
Belva lockwood caa scarcely b
seen walking In the street SO con
slant docs shs use her tricycle. Pro
fs--ional mesa age-boys use both bi
and tricycle. In their business z
some extent Women, pr0verblalll
more conservative and conventions
than men, come later and nor
tiuiilv into emDlcymeat oi thii
health aud convenience promoter
vet now AID then one may be seer
riding with q husband Or brother oi
Fl fwo.ssated or double one seate'
tricrcie. 80 costly and enJoyaoly
that ore is instantly prompted 2
the query "Why IN the w9rll
wasn't that style caught on 20 be
fore and why, ia Washington, tn
cosmopolitan place that y J., an
the street-bels 40 irresisiibiy invi'
ing. not uuigersal2
In the same manner so many Z
the streets. including the sidewalk
become 20 many rolle--skating rink
exclusively. however, for III
young folks
il NAV be safely affirmed that n
Pres. .leni since JacksOn-and be q
exception only al particular jun'
ture uud to . limited extsnt-ha
been 30 impressively and pervading
lv ielt IN the departments b
the employees generally, as
President Cleveland. Il seem
TO be the habit Of mind her
already. when an order l. issued D
Secretary 0fone oftbe department
to see the President standing, wit
a determined countenance, benin
the immediate actor. The trepid.
ton into which the employees Of q
Treasury Department were throw
recently, and are still kept, by the
discovery that detectives were EN-
pl1yed q n0te the tlme OF the
coming and going, and by the su'
sequent promulgated order of Sc
retary Manning respecting tardlnes
&c. Is largely due 10 the conviclio
that it j. part OF the President
policy In the details of his admin
ira,ion. The old employees has
known what new orders and ne
regulations are, With almost ever
new hedgling Of a chief clerk; bl
while obeying them at fret, the
would lengh among themselves an
take comfort-which tine woul
iusiify-that il was only for 8 lit
while until the new incubent shouI
satisfy himself either that he h
obtained recognition OF his lmp0
tagoe, or had committed a blund
aud come nigh making himself
iaughing-stock. Now this Is chan
ed.
But now and then the Preside
makes himself felt without u
agency Of cabinet officer. and
one example Just now, farther ths
be lore saw. London trade is g
tensively affected by Queen v
torias encouragement or discourag
ment Of the fashions, her presence
toxin or absence from it. dc b
this hardly suggested to our pla
republican President that his ord
forbidding callers to broaeh the bu
ness Of the Otiice-seekers Ia him q
this is the meaning o. it-he sh'
have completed his message. wou
heavily handicap the business
Washington. His order cut a muC
crider aud deeper gash than
Saew. An intelligent genulema
sud one IN a position 10 gauge q
effect of this order. asserts that d
e-as0u's busine.s IL seriously iniu
ed thereby. and what is recognize
here a. the resumption OF busine
Tor the congressional season W
have muca later coamenceme
and shorter duration IN cons
queace.
1t looks now a. If Congress
bound to have an exceedingly q
hcHlt task 70 perform, OF attempt,
shiTf. The two old parties, in OF
dience to the law ofself-preseryatio
wid. whatever matter they may
called up0n 10 consider, bear e.
tinRaliy in mind the question, VII
will be its effect upon our partl
existence aud welfare?
This is especially trammeling |