The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-06-26

(FrOm our regular correspondent,


already felt In Washington, ! learn
that the President and his Cabinet
propose to remain here all summer.
There had been talk OF going TO Sol
dler's Home, which place had been a
dog days retreat for Pres
Idents since President Lincoln set the
fashion. But IL Is now said that Mr..
Cleveland will remain at the White
House right through tho hot season
and set an example to several thou
sand offensively delicate republican
clerks, who have considered q sum-
mer In this city thing TO be shun-
ned as deadly, or. worse, vulgar.
Washington, however, IL not now
the heated and sufFocatlng place OF
former days. It's many parks cooled
by shade treesand fountains and made
luxurious with seats and payedIwalks
furnish abundant and convenient es-
cape from the ardent rays OF the sun.
The asphaltum streets that were wont
10 absorb hoat throughout the day
and radlato 1t during the night, thus
making day and night intolerable,
are now shaded with the trees plant.
cd ten years ago and tho mean sum.
mer heat has been summarIly reduc.
ed about three degrees. IL you take
your stand on the top of the Washing.
ton Monument, you will be able 10
see the cause OF improvement.
You willcverlook alabyrinth OF young
and vigorous shade trees. In u few
years Washington will be the forest
city of the Nation. The trees shade
not only the grand boulevards where
fashion In livery takes It's drive, but
the squalld shanties of Virginia and
Maryland avenues arc also shaded.
There are about 00,000 shade tress
along the streets in Washington and
many more In the different parks.
IL has been estimated that the city
has 125 miles OF shaded streets. Il
was the plan o.. those who have had
the matter In charge TO plant the mar.
rover streets, with two rows Of trees,
aad many OF the wider ores with
four rows. This plan had Ia the
main been carried out. Set out In
single file twenty-five feet apart the
trees would extend from Washington
TO New York. Planted In a grove
with space Of twenty-five feet DO.
tween the trees, they would form q
forest OF 500 acres.
The last few years have made
great changes In The appearance ol
Washington. Your correspondent
has resided here but Twelve years,
but he has seen In less than half thai
time whole streets Of negro shantiei
give place 10 tho elegant houses o
claim agents, mail contractors, and
millionaire Senators-the Blaine's, the
Dorsye's and tho Bobeson's who -four
i'hed during the ,uncluous Presideu
cies OF Grant aud Hayes. The citS
has now q population Of more thar
200, 900 and the wealth OF the couu
try Is daily seeking Investment here.
Retired wealth finds here O larger
number OF attractions for q wintel
residence than In the larger Eastern
cities. But IL Is In the summer thai
the city Is really most attractive.
Cool, spacious parks then take The
place OF heated and crowed drawing
rooms. Who would not prefer para
disc TO pandemonIum? II Is not re-
markable that the President has de-
cided To- spend the summer here.
He Is less q sJbarite than any Presi.
dent since. Lincoln, and the thermom-
eter at ninety has no terrors for him
surrounded by the grand trees OF the
White House grounds. HIS Cabinet
will also remain here. The Secre.
tary Of the Interior and the Attorney.
General know the advantages OF Q
summer In this climate as compared
with that OF their native Gotten belt
Secretary Bayard will leave ever,
Saturday TO see his family at his an
cestral home in Deleware, returning
to the State Department on Monday
The other Secretaries will remaiE
here, as will also the Chiefs of Bur.
eaus, and a much larger proportion
of clerks than have hitherto remained
In the city. Many clerks Lcanno
leave because of the new rule prohib
lting leave to those who have beer
absent from sickness or other cause
for thirty days. Others are not will
Ing to 90 because they are afraid o
finding big Democrats ia their places
when they return.
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A scientist, lecturing In Philadel.
phia on coal, says 1t takes prodig.
GUS amount of vegetable matter tC
form layer of coal /; that IL Is esti
mated that the present growth of the
world would make a layer only one.