The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-06-26
washington News and Gossip.
From our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 81, q

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 81, 'S6.
MIR. EDITOR; The reception given by
the President and Mrs. Cleveland on
Tuesday evening last, will certainly be
ranked in the social annals as the lead
ing event Of the decade. More than p
600 persons in response to invitations,
paid their respects to the Chief Magis-
trate and his bride. The decorations
within the buildings were made with
unusual taste, The East Room was
bower, rose garlands entwined the huted
pillars and chandeliers, and banks of
roses rested upon the mantels. The at
tendance of diplomats was the largest
ever seen at the White House. Nearly
every representative of foreign coun-
tries present in this country was there,
many of them having come from New
York expressly to pay their respects to
the President and his bride. The uni
versal verdict of those who were pres
ent, is that the lady of the White House
has scored an unmistakable social sue
cess. Although the test was a tying
one she conducted herself in such a
manner as to show that she is quite
equal to her position.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Endi,
colt gave a dinner to the President and
Mrs. Cleveland on Thursday night, and
on Friday evening occurred the long
looked for reception to the general pub
lie.
The labor strike which has DELAYED
the building operations in this city for
two or three months past has practical
" ended, and preparations are being
made with great activity for full re-
sumption of work.
Although Congress has been busy
during the week, the legislation has
been of that character which usually
iaarks the closing week of session.
Many bills of private nature haye been
disposed of, and comparatively little of
interest TO the general public has been
done.
The attempt on the part of the friends
of the Morrison tariff bill to secure a
discussion of the bill on Thursday last
was defeated by majority of seven
teen. Many of the members have how
ever prepared lengthy speeches in writ
ing, and have secured leave to print.
These speeches will appear in the Con-
Gressional Record, and will be used as
campaign material.
The experiments instituted several
months since by Prof. Thomas Taylor
the microscopic of the Department of
Agriculture, with the view of establish
ing certain and reliable means of dis
tinguishing butter from oleomargarine
and the numerous other limitations. has
resulted in some discoveries that are
truly wonderful. The professor has not
only found that when butter is placed
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rangement of crystals is at once re-
vealed, which is found only in butter,
and cannot be produced in any of its
limitations; but he has by carefully ex-
amining specimens of butter from vari-
GUS creameries throughout the country,
discovered marked difference both in
the form and arrangement of the crys-
tails. Further study of the subject has
revealed the fact that butter produced
from the milk Of any particular breed
or variety of cows has form or ar
rangement of crystalization entirely diff
ferent from all others, and that the form
of the crystal itself depends upon the
food with which the COW is supplied. A
chart has been made showing the varia-
ton In the forms of the butter CRYSTALS,
which will enable a person by the aid
of microscope not only to distinguish
genuine butter at glance, but also to
know the breed of cattle from which it
was produced, and the food with which
the animal was supplied. The revela-
tions of the microscope are indeed won
derful. II