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The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

The Treasury Department IS east Of the white
House and extends the whole length of the
front between Pennsylvania ami New York
avenues II Is 5S9 feet long by 800 feet wide
The central east portion is built of lroeStone,
rebuilt in lsl6-il, while the other parts Were
commenced In 1853 and built OF granite.
The Cash Room In this building is n beau
tiful apartment In the north wing, the en-
trance to which is from the north porch
The vaults are under the Cash Room and
can be seen ON written permit given hy
the treasurer OF tho United States whose
office l. I'm the north east angle on the irst
floor. This permit must be shown the cash.
icr who Will detail guides To take the yisl-
tor into the great bullion chests Of the uuuu.
try, The old state Department used 10 be
upp of thp Treasury.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

or, as It is popularity termed, the Patent OF
fee, occupies the two square, between Scy.
cuthand Ninth and T. and G. streets. II Is
built m the Doric style, and rs AN admirable
specimen of the hulde,t and coolest of the
Greek styles, II contrasts finely with the
General Pos,Onlco, which is Curinthiau, the
most ornate Of the pure Greek modes Of
architecture, The ouyiositic, uf the Patent
Onlcc are the model rooms whore many
thousands of ideas have been materilillet
and exhibit themselves to the gaze I'm every
stage ul invention, This building, like most
of the Government offices, Is open 10 the
visitor from q a. m 10 . p, m The libraries
of a visit The great Inauguration ball ut
LMculn's second term took place In the
Patent nnipp
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

Tho Centre Market occupies the squares
south Of the Avenue, bounded by u street
on the south, seventh street ON the east
and Ninth street on tho west. u Is a very
handsome market building, oXCeliei In
beauty, and probably In s'Zo, by none In the
world. II Is the clcancst and the best,
Nhlle alaO The cheapest market In Amlrlrn
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
The smithsonian.

Across Twelfth street, Immediately cast from
the Agricultural Department, are the
Smithsonian Institution and the Smithso.
nian Grounds. The former Is "a specimen of
the most graceful architecture In the city,
and, the latter form the most beautiful
landscape garden in the country. These
grounds of themselves are worth visit TO
Washington to see. They contain the
memorial urn TO the artist who designed
the park, Andrew j. Downing and the
bronze statue Of Professor Henry, the first
secretary of the institution. The latter is
at the northwest corner Of the building; the
Downing Urn Is In the centre of the grounds,
two hundred yards north of the east wing
The Smithsonian Is filed with the most
varied and interesting objects connected
with science. II is reached by the seventh
street, the Ninth Street and the Belt Line
of street cars
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
The National Museum.

The National Museum Is in the Smithsonian
grounds, q few yards east of the Smithso-
nan building. II contains thousands of the
most interesting curiosites, samples of the
life, customs and history of all nations. II,
as well as the Smithsonian, Is open daily to
the public from 0 a. m. TO 4 d. III
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
The Deaf Mut. College.

Returning from Mt, Olivct the visitor will
pass near by and in full sight of the Deaf
Mute College, which is on the north side of
street northeast, II is reached by cab or
the II street line OF cars. II is the most
prominent Deaf Mute Cnllege i'm the world .
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

w-Deln'ered TO ANY Par of Washington
or Georgetown.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

one of the curIOsItIos OF washington + Old
puvy lurns' Cottage, ON seventeenth street,
near the river. II may be reached by the
drive south of the Presidents House or by
the Metropolitan or Avenue line of cars.
Next door to II is General Van Ness once
stately mansion, where he brought his
bride, Marcia Burns, one OF the original
heiresses of Washington.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

Across the Anacoste River, due south from
the Navy Yard, Is st. Ell2abetl's or the Gov
ernment's Hospital for the Insane. IL lies on
the top of a hill having beautiful view of
the surrounding country, There are over
one thousand patients in this asylum. II is
reached by n nlensAnl cArrlagO drlNo
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
= Wo..hy 3ns,;tutlon.

he Metropolitan Industrial School has
rem owed to 2l0J IL street northwest. Tue
Commissioners, being dispossessed OF the
school building corner Twenty AMI
II streets, ave compelled to take their
former quarters for Il school building. This
VIII greatly Increase the expenses of the
Industrial school, aud subscriptions aud
help Will be gladly received.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
The White House.

From the west balcony OF the capitol, looking
down Pennsylvania avenue the White
above the dense mass of foliage that en-
bowers it, like gigantic Gala lily springng
up amid its enfOlding green blades. We're
i not for the partly Intervening Treasury
building the view of the White House from
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
"AIderney Barry wagon-.y

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered IN 10. "Wardh
prints, 35c. per h. Also cottage cheese !;
buttermilk and sweet milk, 5e, per at.
Cream, l5c. per pit.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
The Agricultural Dcpart,ncut.

This building Is situated cast Of the M0nu-
ment. II is enclosed by the most beautiful
and glowing flower garden In the country
and the grounds contain the most complete
Attached to this Department are the Ex.
porimental Gardens, whose Offices are i'm.
mcdiatoly west of the main building The
BGIt Dino Cnrs 90 rlght nnst lhn grnnnla
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

south of the white House stands
the Washington Monument, the lofticst
structure erected by man, and the most i'm
posing obolisk ever constructed, II Is 5j5
feet above its base, which Is ~ feet above
tido.watcr. Its cornerstone was laid July
4, 1913, and the cap stone, forming the apex,
was placed In position December q, 1881. In
II are 1sl blocks Of inserted stones or cop
per, gifts from various countries and SO
cietics. The total cost will be over 81 $780,
COO. IL Is situated In what will ultimately
be n beautiful mark
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

Westward fromthe /

Westward from the Patent Oiliue across Ninth
street at its intersection with r
street is the handsome Masonic
Temple erected In lscS, This build.
ing Is one Of the most complete In It's ar
raugcments pf any building consecrated 10
Masonic uses IN the country
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

Immediately north Of the Treasury Building
and Just across the street Is the Depart
ment OF Justice. This building was origin.
ally erected as the Frccdman's Bank. Tho
square In which II Is erected Is n historic
one. On the same street, at the east corner,
stands Riggs Bank, which was built for the
accommodation of the Washington branch
part of II IL now occupied by the clerks Of
the Surgeon Generals Onicc, Around the
corner to the west is the Commissary.Gon
erals Office, formerly the old Washington
Club House, I'm front of which Philip Barton
Key was shot by Sicklcs. The tree. under
which the dead mans body lay, Is still
standing, although its bark had been com.
pletely removed by relic hunters. At the
northwest corner Of the square, above the
Commissary Generals Office, Is the house
made famous by the ownership of Conmo.
dore Decatur, and whore Dolly Madison
lived and rcignod so long social Queen
pirpd
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
The Peace Monument.

Just half way across the Avenue from the
northeast angle Of the Botanical Garden.
And at the west foot of the Capitol Grounds
is the Peace Monument. This was de
signed by Admis,l Porter in honor of the
dead soldiers and sailors of the late war.
II Is OF marble and cost, with pedestral and
platform sil,COO. II is proposed to remove
this monument to one of the squares on the
northwest section.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
The city Hall.

Due north Of and two squares away from,
the District Buildings, and closing up Four.
and.a half street at that point, Is the City
Hall: This Is n large and commodious
building, built for use rather than show,
and now occupied by the District courts.
just In front and 10 the south Of the city
Hall Is column of white stone surmOunt-
I.l lAA, Ia nm L.. l1,LIr IL L
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width Of judiciary Square from
Fourth TO Fifth streets and from G., nearly
TO + street IL Is by far the largest
building in the world devoted 10 the exam
ination and settlement of claims for pen.
sions. II Is built of red brick, and cost
several hundred thousand dollars. In v
was given President Clevcland's lnaugura-
ton Ball. II can be reached by the Metro
politan and the Belt Line cars.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

-"Possession is nine points of the law ="
but Red Star Cough Cure knocks out a
cold.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

hills, The building Is In tho italian Renais.
sance. IL Is @i feet long aud 3i9 fcot wide.
Its greatest height Is ilS feet. and the flag,
floating over the central portion, natnts IN
the breeze higher up than any other flag In
the city, not excepting those above the
senate and House of Representatives. The
cost Of the building was five millions of dol.
lars, about three times as much ~ the
White House, and, we think, as much as
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

The City Hall stands on the south front of
Judiciary square. one of the finest parks I'm
the city. The city Jail used to stand on the
northeast corner of the square which runs
from Fifth to Fourth and from u street and
and Louisiana avenue to q strect-three
long full suTurpg
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17


on Tenth street, between and i, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, IS
the famous Medical Museum. This build
ing was once prominent Baptist Church. II
was converted about the beginning Of the
war into theatre, known the country over
as Ford's, and II was IN private box there
IN April, 1865, that John Wilkes Booth
Killed President Lincoln. Tho latter was
carried to house just opposite, whore he
died. a marble tablet In front Of the house,
No, 5lG Tenth street, commentaries this
taCt. The theatre was then sCqucstratcd by
the Government and turned into the Med
lcal Museum attached TO the Surgeon Gen
crals office. II Is full Of interesting surgical
relies of the war, and has the largest mcdi.
cal library IN the world. Among the curl.
ostics within It's walls is the articulatcd
skeleton of Gultcau, the assassin of Prcsi.
dent Garfield, Coming down Tenth street
from the Medical Museum the visitor will
not fail 10 inspect the massive and bcauti-
iul Post Building, In which Is situated the
Office OF TuE CHTfC. This is the largest
newspaper establishment south Of Phlladol-
phia and cast of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. Four Of the leading and most inilu-
ontial journals In the country two morning
one evening (TuE CnrriCl and one indcpcn
dent sunday paper have their home In this
~ "a IA Z 81
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17
Wan. NAM and Ntnte Oepnrtments

This ediHce. once named by a Washington
Journalist the "rrune Huilding,' occupies
the west side of the Presidents reservation,
Immediately west OF the White llou'e. The
State Department occupies the south part,
tie Navy'is located north at the state, While
the War Department occupies the entire
northern half II Is a new and very hand
some structure The most beautiful room
In the whole building is conceded 10 be the
library Of the state Department V'tc2. sSHtn
front, from whose windows the eye can
sweep uninterruptedly down tla Potomac
" NJ Vernon and far over tho virginia
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

Wash blues are often poisonous. Ameri-
can Ball.Blue is warranted pure, harmless
and efficient. Try it and you will want no
ofher
The Washington critic., 1886-08-17

How tenderly she spoke to me,
How soft and sweet her voice,
AS when the angels Of the sky,
Ia heavenly songs rejoice.
All, sweetest tones on earth to me,
. The music Of the vale,
When Fannie told me | should drink
Sachs-Pruden's Ginger Ale.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-13

and viii be sold remarkably iow for tine qqD1l'
ity. Call at the old stand just above u
Yiyian's drag store, High ST., Mineral fo.D'
Wisconsin i9!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-13
Tax Notice.
STATE OF WISCONSIN !
L..LL 1

Notice is hereby gwen that so much OF eac l
mart or parcel OF land. city or village lots' ues-
cbed in the following list as may De fGesday
icing the eighteenth day ct May, A. ID. 1886;
and next succeeding days thereafter. be SOD tta
by me at public auction, at my office m l the
court house in the village of DodgeNle IN sslu
connty and state for the payment OF delin-
0uent. taxes for the year 1850, which nave
been returned to this office delinquent, prior 10
this date by the treasures of the several towns
and treasurer of the city OF mineral Foih''
co,,ntv of Iowa. and state of Wisconsin.
Given under my hand at the office OF inc
county treasurer OF Iowa county and state ot
Wisconsin, in the village Of Dodgevllle, on the
9th day Of April, A. p. 1885.
GEORGE PAULsoN,
County Treasurer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-13

Town OF Linden.

Lot in part OF nws 80
ne! Of NV Of nws 33 lot no Leans suo1i-
loi no LEANS subdivision vision.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-13

as described In deed recorded in vol % OF
deeds. pages o. and 6S.
Lot 30l In Twins addition.
Lots 40 and A. in Stavely's addition.
Lot 254 In Twins addition,
Lot 80 I'm Stayely's addition.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-22
Teaching to MemOrize.

A prominent man, who processes to
be a teacher of memory, says: In a
few lessons I enable n to memoriZe
the most difficult things without an
effort.
''How can that be done?" asked a
reporter.
"Oh, it's a matter of association, ac-
cording to a system l have worked
upon for twenty-five years. l take a
person and in a few hours can get him
TO repeat or reproduce a long poem
which l have read to him twice or at
most three times. He can repeat it
backward or forward, or give you any
line that you may call for by number. |
had a boy once only twelve years old,
who, after learning the system, went
to hear Beecher preach, and afterward
repeated the sermon to an audience
without having taken a single note. or
course, he did not give every word Mr..
Beecher used, but he covered every
point in It's regular order, just as the
preacher had done, %curtailing it to be
able to deliver it in half the time it
originally took"
"Do many come to you to have their
faculties ~cultIvatedP"
Eyes, a great many of all classes
come. students, reporters, lawyers and
neutrality-suspicious. and lawyers par
ticularly. The former to acquire an
aptness in memorizing sermons, and
the latter to memorize authorities and
dates. Orators also, who memorize
their speeches. Then, persons who are
gong in for an examination come to
me so as to learn to memorlZe dates
and events, location and rivers, hlstori-
cal, statistical and practical facts, &c.
| had a navy officer here not long ago
who was preparing for an examination
for promotion and he perfected himself
in the system so that he could without
difficulty remember anything he desired.
There is an old lady between seventy
and eighty years of age who, with her
daughter, has taken instructions, and
she says she finds no difficulty In re-
membering and repeating all she reads.
She says she can take ten poems she
has read and repeat them alternately, a
line from EACH"
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-22
ORT NINTH CONGRESS.
SENATE,

In the U. S. Senate on the 18th, Mr..
Mitchell, of Oregon, submitted a Con
current resolution, which was referred
TO the Committee On Foreign Relations,
declaring it to be the sense Of Congress
that negotiations should be entered
INTO between the United States and
Chinese Governments with a view to
securing such notifications of the
present treaty with China as may result
in stopping the coming of Chinese to
this country, except in the a S of Dip
lomats and their servants, and except
also in the case of persons at sea driven
to seek q place of shelter. The Inter-
State Commerce bill was passed-yeas
Az, Nays 4-and goes to the House.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate on the 18th, a
number of bills were taken from the
calendar and passed, among them n
creating a Tenth judicial Circuit of
the United States. On reaching Mr..
Platt's Executive Session resolution,
that Senator SAID he would be glad to
have it disposed of at once, but he
understood that several Senators de-
sired to discuss it thoroughly, and he
understood it had been arranged to dis
cuss it when the Pension bill, the Des
Moines River veto and the Bankruptcy
bill had been disposed of. The Gen.
eral PensiOn bill was considered, pend
ing which the Senate went into exec
utIve session, and soon after adjourned.
In the U. 5. Senate on the l4th, y
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-22
Molly at the Gate.

I ZEN Molly Gwinn this mornin' behind
me,
Leanin' over the gate there to kiss me
good-by;
She's the loveliest lass around old KillarnY,
And my heart is so heavy I'm ready to
die.
I think Of her face now, as fair as a daisy
or her beautiful hair and her pretty bare
feet;
And ochl I'm afraid they'll be thinkin' me
crazy,
The friends that 1 pass and the strangers
greet.
Now don't you be mockin' my grief wild
your folly,
And tryin' to fill up my heart wild good
cheer;
Sure there's no one can hAIf take the place
of my Molly,
And I'm alone always unless she is near.
I'm watchin' the wild birds, and wonder
no longer
That none builds q nest without help Of
Its mate;
Ahl it's only half life I live while I wan
der.
And I'm going right back to my girl at
the gate.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-22
Modes OF Solicitations.

a French traveller, says an exchange,
reports tnat every race among whom he
has sojourned has its " mode of salu-
tation, not excepting the great Yankee
nation. He informs bis readers that,
however, a few polite and European
ICED Americans may salute n another,
the characteristic national salutatiOn Is
"Hellol"
We fear he is right. The telephone
Is accused Of having fastened the
stigma upon us, but in truth the tele.
phone only adopted a word familiar to
all boys and most men.
The Irish say on meeting, ''God bless
you'll" On entering a dwelling, "God
save all here ~
The Arabs say on meeting, ga fine
morning to you!'
The Turk says with digniGed gravity,
"God grant you his blessings"
The Persian salutation is familiar to
all the world for its comic quaintness,
"May your shadow never grow less.'
The Egyptian is apractical man. He
has to earn his taxes by toll under a
burning sun, and accordingly when he
meets his fellow he ask, How do you
sweat?"
The reader is probably aware that in
those low ATTITUDES all is well with a
laborer as long as he ~perspires freely.
the good Chinaman loves his dinner.
''How are you digestingp" he kindly
inquiries on meeting a friend.
The Greeks, who are keen men OF
business, close b~argainers, ask n
another, ''How are you getting on?"
The national salutation of Naples
was formerly, "Grow / graceP' At
present in all parts of Italy they use a
phrase equivalent to GLOW are your"
The Spaniards, GLOW are you pass
ing it?"
The French, allow do you carry
yourself?"
The Germans, "How does it go?"
The Dutch, "How do you travel?"
The Swedes, How can you?' mean
ing, fare you in good vigor?o
The Russians, BE welll'
The English-speaking races, in addi-
ton to the juvenile and telephone
"Helloi" say, GLOW are you?" and
How do you dor"
We also take off the hat, shake hands,
embrace, bow and kiss, as, In othef
chimes, people rub noses, touch fore
heads and take off their shoes.
The American in Italy is surprised
to see men embrace and kiss each
other, as in the Bible lands.
The Italians in turn look upon u
Misunderstanding as cold and ridiculous,
the bobbing up and down Of the arm
having no meaning whatever i'll their
view.
The touching of the lips of gloved
fingers, if more graceful than hand
shaking, must also seem to people of
the east as professional and expression
less.
The bow, as a mark of respect, is a
custom used by all nations, and one
that had its origin in ancient times.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-22
Schooling of Sailor Boys.

The real schooling of the sailor boys
does not begin until they are trans
ferred to the training ship at New
port. While aboard the Minnesota
they are plped out of their hammocks
every morning by a shrill note from
the boatswain's whistle followed by
the sing-song cry: "All hands-up all
hammocks." The cry is taken up and
passed along from hammock to ham.
mock by the waking boys until all
have tumbled out. Then there is a
great scurrying to see who will be
dressed and have his hammock and
bedding dashed up first. The ham,
mocks are slowed in a netting on the
deck above during the day. The boys
are forbidden to lay their hammocks
on the deck or across the guns, but
must hold them from the time they
are carried to the spar deck until
they are taken by the slower. A few
hours are spent nearly every morning
in washing down the decks and pol
ishing the brass-work about the ship.
At noon all hands are piped down to
dinner, and at sunset the bugler
sounds q call for hauling down the
coIors. Five minutes later comes
supper. After supper hammocks are
piped down, at s bells tattoo IS
sounded, and an hour later the crew Is
ordered to turn in and keep silence.
Talking after bedtime, swearing,
fighting and other boyish offences are
punished in several original ways, the
most common of which is to make the
offender ''toe a seam" for several
-.-.An - N Afpaa or SonA him atnff IN
'keep a masthead lookout" Boys
who are careless about their clothes
or their hammCeks are obliged to carry
them on their shoulders for an hour or
two every morning until they are cured.
Solitary confinement on bread and
water for five days is the severest pun
ishment awarded by a court-martial.
Only BOYS between the ages of IA and
IS e are received at the training.
ship. From the moment an apprentice
enlists his pay is SO per month, and he
is placed in a class, where he acquires
the rudlments of a prospective profess
sion as a sailor.
In addition to studying arithmetic,
geography, and United States history
while on the training-ship, the boys
are given regular practice In boxing,
fencing, rowing, and sailing boats.
When qualified for sea they are drafted
to a cruising practice ship and visit
Europe OF the West Indies. After re-
turning to the United States and visit.
ing home for ten days or two weeks,
boys are transferred to naval vessels m
all parts of the world. This is usually
about fifteen months after enlistment,
and he il not apt to be changed again
until he is OF age. Then he may re.
celve his discharge OIL be re-enlisted al
will.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-22
A Description of Nine. Rachel.

Nine. Rachel created a decided sensa-
ton at Washington, where her audience
did not need printed translations, and
could applaud or weep in the right pla-
ces. She had aged much since L used to
visit her at her country seat at Marley,
near Paris, but her histrionic talents
were in no way diminished. Pale, with
jet black hair, a small regular nose, a
mouth mobile enough, but rather sweet
in its expression and tender in its lines
for the heroine of tragedy, and a large
forehead, quite protrUding itself over
the straight black brows that shaded her
wondrous eyes, she was the very en-
bodiment of feminine intellect. Her
figure was slight, and her mental entire
ly dominated her vital system; but her
limbs, with all their delicacy, had a firm
look, and she was rather 1.-THE than fra
gile. The fall of her drapery would
have made any sculptor despair did he
not see that itself was but the reproduc-
ton on tissue of lines into which the
Grecian seulptors wrought their marble.