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The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
The Naval observatory.

To the West Of the Washington Monument,
on the highest elevation that borders tho
north bank of the river. between st. Eila
beth's Heights and Georgetown College,
stands the Naval observatory The hill ON
which II stands is famous for having been
the camping ground OF Washington, Brad.
dock, and the lattcr's army, when on their
march to the fatal field, whore the English
General fell victim 10 his seli.couccit and
vanity. Tradition also points out this hill
as tie decisive battle ground between tho
District Indians and the mysterious Susquu-
haunas. This observatory contains the
largest roiraCting telescope In the world,
next 10 the new equatorial Just built for tho
Lick Observatory. by It's aid that most in
teresting " not greatest, astronomical dis
COvcry of the country was made. the moons
of Mars. The entrance TO the observatory
Is az T. and Twenty.third streets northwest
The Herdic cabs go to TwontyscCond and
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Iite arntrr NInrl,ct.

The Centre Market occupies the squares
on lie south seventh street on tho cast
and Nirth street Ou the wet. n Is 4 very
handsome market building cy cl'ni in
beauty, and probably I'm & Zc by none in tha
Willie also the thelpost mlrEct iu America.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
The Postonice Department.

The General Postofticc Department is ON the
square bounded by T., Il, seventh and
Eighth streets II is a handsome building,
although its proximity to It's larger and
what obscures its great size and tends 10
lessen It's beauty. It's different bureaus
possess great interest TO the visitor, but the
La o",i ""hsIrynd T'bS CnIIrrtinr ~ rnrositips
taken from the mails IN transit, as spoci-
mems OF the gsc- TO which the Nation pos
tai CouVCyancCs are put is both varied and
dian tomahawk tou stuffed kangaroo, Is 10
be seen in this collection, and IL Is sull
growing
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
Thr GcnlnricnI Iinrenn.

Tie Geological Survey is located ON T. strCeh
near the Ehhitt House Tho Interior Dc.
rnrtmuut building immense as 10 is Is on
tirclytoo small for theaCcommudi itiun Of It's
bureaus, two OF which, besides the Educa
tloual and Geological bureaus .AWiculturc
and Pension are located In other quarters.
These two last bureaus are among the larg.
n-I mILILN llLD LNA -rMLuL--L
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09

The public schools Of this country now
employ over 100000 teachers, and pay them
62,OOO,000, a not very ilNttering annual
average of little more than 300 each.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
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
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
% at,s
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
McdIrnI Mmaeum.

on Tenth street, between 2 aud i, round the
corner westward from Masonic ronpie, Is
the famous Medical Museum. This build
ing was once prominent Baptist Church, IL
WIS converted about the beginning of the
war into q theatre, known the country over
Hs l'Ords p, and 10 was IN private box there
I'm April, 1865, that John Wilkes Booth
Killed President Lincoln. The latter was
carried 20 q house, just opposite, where he
died. a marble tablet in front of tho house,
No. DIG Tenth street, commCmOratc7 this
fact, The theatre was then scquestrated by
the Government aud turned into tho Mod
lcal Museum attached to the surgeon Con
erals office. n Is full Of interesting surgical
relics OF the war, and has the largest mcil.
cal library in the world. Among the curl
o,itios within It's walls Is the articulaiol
skeleton of Gultoau, the assassin Of lra,l-
dent Garfield Coming down Tcuth street
from the Medical Museum the visitor will
not fail tu inspect the massive and bolutl-
iu Post Building I'm which Is situated the
Office of IuE Cu1lc, This Is the largest
newspaper establishment south of Philalel.
uhia and cast of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. -Four OF the leading and most iniu'
cntiul journals iu the country two morning,
one evening CTuE CWur) and one inlcpou'
dent sunday PAPER have their home in this
putubli lImput.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
nennrtInrntn nr .fnalicc.
The Washington Monument.

Immediately south of the white House stand
the Washington Monument the loftiost
posing obclsk ever constructed II Is 5jj
feet above lis base which Is a. feet above
tide-watCr, Its cornerstone was laid July
i, 1SiS and the Cap-stonc forming the apex,
was placed in position December q, 1851. In
II arc 1Si blocks Of inserted stones or cop
rcr, gifts from various countries and so
cietics. The total cost Will be over Sl,3D 70
coo. II Is situated In what will ultimately
-. l-.-n ~ MI ..uL-
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
Cnnim Jnnn mrl.lgc.

Cabin John Bridge, spanning the chlsm OF
Cabin John Greek, uAuat elgh. luiirs from
Rock Creek Bridge, Is the largest single
stone arch bridge in ,no world, rive mile,
Falls of The Potomac. lua scenery rs ml-.
uiuCuut Reached los nQh
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
The National Museum.

The National Museum Is in the Smithsonian
grounds, Il few yards east of the Smithso-
nan building, II contains thousands of the
- 'ost interesting curiosities, samples of tho
''t customs and history of all nations. It,,
a. l as the Smithsonian, Is open daily to
the nmhliC from 0 n LII. TO 4 ID. LII.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
The Peace Monument.

Just halt way across the Avenue from the
northeast angie oil the Botanical Garuen &.
is the Peace Monument This was de-
signed by Admiral Porter IN honor of the
dead soldiers and sailors of the late war.
platform $4,000. 1t is proposed to remove
this monument to one Of the squares on the
northwest section.
Ratrnpipu, 81 an " find
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fbnyy Isurns' cottage.

one Of the curiositieS Of Washington is old
DGvy Burns Cottage, on Seventeenth street,
near the river. 1t 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., 1886-09-09
w ASHINGTON CRITIC
THE JUNGLE ow JALABALoo.

oh, come to the Jungle Of the Jalabaloo,
Where the bangle bogums grow,
Where the whimpering wall OF the Whangle'
Whing-Hoo,
Bounds over the Bumbleling Bow.
Where the slippery supe Of the Skagadash ag
In the whimpling wake Of the Wark,
Ie.ochoes the cry of the Jamalagdag,
AS he slips DER the sheen of the Shark.
Where the fllppery flap of the Flam Shang
flows,
Through the Shangedlnk spume of tho
spec,
Where the whamblng whank of the Whum'
bledehose
Bespangles the shimmering Sea.
And the glug.glug CLICK of the Glamsham
glides,
In the blam.blow bleat OF the blast,
Through dankllng deeps of the Dinklndides
On the shambing shores OF the Shast!
). w. Foss In Tld-Bits.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
Lafayette Square.

Due north from the White House is Lafayette
Square, the first public reservation In Wash
ington that was improved. II contains the
equestrian statue of Andrew jackson, by
Clark Mills. Many of its trees are old forest
II onarchs, hundreds of years old. II is in
part srocimen of the old formal landscape
gardening so fashionable In England two
hundred years ago, u style that was i'm
ported into this country. Lafayette Square
was. one hundred years ago, part sf a grave
yard that enclosed the square north, on
which ST. Johns Church Is built, and the
square east, on which are situated the At
torney Generals Office formerly the Freed
mans Bank), the Surgeon Generals office
and higgs Bank tboth in the building for
merly used as the United States Bank,
Commodore Dccatur's house, corner Fiji
tccnth ard ahalf and II streets, and the
old club House, near which Philip Barton
Key was K kllGd by Daniel Il. Sicklcs, Mem
Der Of Congress from New York. The last
bodies from this graveyard were not re-
tunvp1 lntil ihlO
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
The agricultural Department.

This building is situated east Of the Monu-
ment It is enclosed by the most beautiful
and glowing flower garden in the country
and the grounds contain the most complete
ArDoretem probably IN the United states.
Attached to this Department are the EN-
pcrimental Gardens, whose Offices are i'm
mediately west of the main building. The
Belt Line cars 20 RIGHT pnst the grounds
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
Masonic Temple.

Westward from the Patcut Onice across Ninth
street at It's intersection with +
street is the handsome Masonic
Temple, erected In 1905, This build.
Ing Is one of the most complete In its ar
rangemepts Of any building conaecrated TO
Masonic uses in he country,
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
The Interior Department.

or, as Il Is popularity formed, tho Patent Of
fee, occupies the two squares between soy
euthand Smith and Il and G. streets. lt is
built in the DurC style, aud is AN admirable
Greek styles. II contrasts finely with the
General ru,tolce which is CorutGiau, the
most ornate Of the pure Greek modes of
architecture, The curiositrS of the Patent
ONCE are the model rooms, whore many
thousands of Ideas have hcru mltCrial'Eel
and exhibit themselves TO the gule In every
stage Of inyeutiun. This building Ike most
OF the Government offices, is upeu To the
visitor nom o a, m 10 . p, m, The Libraries
of visit. The great Inauguration ball NJ
lncoln's second term took place In the
Patent once,
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
TIE Itnrenu of lidncatinn.

TIE BurCau Of Education is In brick building
due north of the Patent Office. Tile visitor
with scholarly tastes and instincts will not
fail iO visit this bureau. which contains "a
complete collection uf objects illustrating
the progress and condition Of education
flrpIf.lYuf fhp v.,rII
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09

Fresh cures Of throat and lung troubles
make Red Star Cough Cure more popular
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09

Use the great specific for "cold in
headn and catarrh-Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09

1t takes only three men to put up a safe
in the seventh story, but it requires all the
way from seventy-1ve to two hundred
Of sidewalk committee to see that the job
Is ccrssfullv done
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
The Printing and Engraving Bureau

The great money mill OF the Government Is
located at the corner of Fourteenth and b
street southwest, southeast from the Monu-
ment and southwest from the Agriculture
Bureau. II is reached by the Belt Line
Cars, and Is opened to visitors every day.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
Unprecedented AttractionI
over quarter Million DIstributedr
Louisiana State Lottery Co.

Incorporated IN 1865 for 70 years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitabls
which a reserve fund ofovcr s5j0,NO has since
been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote rs fran
chso was made a part Of the present Stntc
Constitution ADOPTED December ., A. u. 1870.
It's Grand Single Sumber Drawings will take
place monthly. 10 Never Scales or Postpones.
Look at the following Distribution:
Extraordinary Quarterly Drawing.
at the Academy of Muse, New Orleans
TUESDAY, SEPT II, 1856.
tDn Nnn iinl. N. on tr.t1 nl.lI..na n.nh
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
LIVERY STABLES.

MOUNT VERNON LIVERY STABLES.
1884 and 1886 18th st. N. w.
Having made extensive repairs In these
stables, our facilities for doing business are
better than ever offered before at this stand.
We make boarding n speciality, and guaran-
tee satisfaction. Our vehicles are III first
class condition and prices reasonable. Give
us a call. WIN. II. PENLAND IL co.
Telephone n 8.
TT You Want to Buy, Sell, Exchange,
L OF hire horses, carriages, harness, etc, 20
10 Wm +. Downey's stables, 1920 to 1924 l. ST;
repository, 1877 and 1929 L st n W; none but
reliable stock handled; everything guaranteed
as represented. VIM +. Downev.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09

hills. The building Is IN the Italian Renais-
sanco. II is 5Gi feet long and 3ij feet wide.
Its greatest height rs igS feet, aud the Tag,
floating over thc central portion, luunts IN
thc breeze higher up than any other llag IN
the city, not executing those above the
Senate and House Of Representatives. The
cost of Tie building was five millions of dol
lars, about three times as much a. the
White House and, no think, as much as
the Capitol.
Department Of Justice.
north of the Treasury Building
and iust across the street Is tho DCplti-
mCnt Of Justice, This building was origin
ally erected as the Frccdmau's Bank. Tho
square In which II Is erected Is n historic
one, on the same street, at the cast corner,
stands Riggs Bank, which was built for the
accommodation of the Washington branch
Of the old United states Bank. The greater
part of II Is now occupied by the clerks OF
the Surgeon Generals Office. Around the
corner 10 tho west Is the Commlssary'G
erals Office, formerly the old Washington
Club House, In front of which Philip Barton
Key was shot by Scklcs. Tho tree, under
which the dead mans body lay, Is still
standing, although It's bark had been COM
petely removed by relic hunters. At tho
northwest corner Of the square, above the
Commissary Generals Ohcc, Is the house
made famous by the ownership Of Comwo.
dore Decatur, and whore Dolly Madison
lived aud rcigned SO long social Queen
after her husbands term as President OK
piTp1.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-09
Mar, Nam aud sstntc DcpnrtnIents.

This edihoe once named by a Washington
Journalist the "rriuue Building,' occupies
The west side of the Presidents reservation
Immediately west OF the Wmte House, The
state Department occupies the south part,
tie Nayy'ls located north of the State, while
lie War Department occupies the entire
northern half. 10 is a anew aud very hlal-
some ,lo5, nn,,ol.J NV m t"T, ,
library of the state Department, with south
front, from whose windows tho eye can
sweep unintewuptoily down the Potomac
TO M Vernon aud far oyer the N.cs,Iia
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03
THE zUYOeR ZEE.
Glimpse at That Picturesque Spot In
>tnid Old Holland.


In the north of Holland all lovers of
nature should spend at least a day in
the shady parks of Harlem and
,inth, tulip. and crocus beds The
gardens Of this town supply haf Europe
with bulb, of all kinds Then there is
andaam Will its army Of windmils and
further north. still Alkmaar. the largest
cheese market in the world The country
in this vicinity las been called the para
disc of cows and says one WI ter. never
was name better bestowed White and
black rcSpicuCcut with health. bIricd up
TO their middle in the clean. rich hcTbagc,
the female inhabitants of these vast pas
turagCS appear to be surrounded by per
feet happiness From morn till ovc and
from eve till morn they en- Oy their quiet
occupation, with sleepy eyes silently
grazing.
ON market lays at Alkmaar one may
get a good idea Of ol Holland Here is
the scene The streets blocked with troll
lcys, carts drawn BY dogs The market
place piled UP with mounds of red and
yellow round ChCesrs and crowded with
butch peasants and farmers and buyers
The men. clean shaven and long haired
putting biz china bowIcd pipes the rosy
faced women with gliStcning gold hcl-
NETS and lace caps in the dim raftered
interior OF the ancient weigh house
where the great town scales ] ave done
duty for two centuries or more: in the
low pitched inns round the market with
interiors and Doors drinking. such rs
OStadc and Tcnicrs and an Stccn
painted in the strange crowd of gaily
painted, brass proved and polished
bargcs on the fronting canal, which
reflects the bright foliage of the
trees and the high gables and spirc and
gay frrsCocd front of the weigh house
and the red roofs and salmon UNITS of the
ancient houses 1t is the Holland of
the great Dutch painters
To complete the picture and to mau
our modern clothes look ridiculous. as
one writer sgys we have but to drive over
TO Hoorn. y hi Il is not only one Of the
prctiiest tO'Sns which can be found. but
one of the most curious and ancient All
tic houses are o.d and attracting. covered
with sculpture and charming bas-relie 5
with every roof finished in the form of
Stair No two houses are alike in height
or shape or color None stand ut the same
angle EVeryw lcrc wide wa hhoards jul
out over do rs and windows The shut
ter, and doors are of bright green, blue,
and Yellow
The tone of color of the bricks is warm
and agreeable to the eye. giving to these
"a Cirnt hahita'iOnS an aspect Of gayetv
and freshness which contrasts in singu
lar manner with their great age and an
Cicnt forms The dress of the people is in
kcrp.ug with the place As at AIkmaar, the
COW has always been the source of the
pros Gritty Of lIoorh. though in days gone
bv The fec's of this strange old place
covered marv seas and had many thou
sands more people thin its ram arts \
fleet too which once threatened London
itself was built and manned at lIoorn.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03
INCIDENTS OF LIFE IN MEXICO.
Description of the No Nicsn Csrt-Tossing
>tone-Soap as Currency.

.Prtt>burg Dispatch
A ittsburg gentleman. who visited the
. ! aud of the MOutcAumas" few Years
ago. rc.a ed 20 the writer in recent con
VcIsatiOH ,Omc Of the strange see eS and
incidents which he witnessed while there
The Me ,lCau cart. aS he described
it, is, or was. pro ably, the most
singular vehicle that ever was
evolved since the barbarous ages
Neither iron nor steel enters into its com
position, nor does the workmen use
spUNeshave, plane. or augur in It's con
structi"n. The only materials he requires
are cottonwood and rawhide and the only
tool an aN. Two blocks round or obloug.
1t ma ,eS but little difference which. form
the whCC.s Through these he burns holes
Tor the aNetrce The body of the cart
CO. sists OF poles or tat strips of timber.
taslched together with rawhide. \ rough
pole serves for a tongue When in mo
tion the the wheels wabbe in every dircc
tiOn but the right one and for want of
grease groa SO as 10 be heard for miles.
BreakdOwns are so frequent that the roads
are lined with wrecks of these primitive
vehicles
Near spring or water hole in the state
I urangO, many years ago. was found
-' - 80 ~ 'A4N OAai OAt III AIt NIJll4lN-
II was very heavy. but mueteer came
along who had strength enough TO lift il
and throw il over his head Ii fell in the
direction OF the city of Mexico Since
then every able bodied native regards it
a. a religious duty to give the stone toss
toward the apital. When our informant
was there he was told tDat the stone had
been advanced forty or fifty miles on its
Quincy. If the same rate of progression
Is maintained the stone may reach its
journeys end by the beginning of the
neat century.
Hoop poles were said to be a legal
tender in one or two of the southern
counties of Ind ana before the war.
Soap served Ike purpose in {. ueretaro
when our informant was there He
tought some fruit from little girl. and
handed her 81 from which TO tale her
pay She counted out number of cakes
OF soap. wrapped them in brown paper.
and asSed them over a. cha ige for the
dollar. | rOtCSt was useless Ii was the
curren y of the place The
cakes were proha ly two inches long by
one and half wide. bore the cial
stamp Of the town where issued and also
the name of the manufacturer They /
were good for their face value as long as
the stamp was visible.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03
The PhysIca' Result of Cremation.


\ curious fact in connection with Gre
nation is the amount Of ashes received
rom hOdy and the lisp lsition made Of
hem. The two largest bodies crcmatcd
in Philadelphia wrighe 200 pounds each
the ashes weighing four pound, eight
ounces and five 70 ;nds four and half
ounces. respectively. The larGcst per
Ccntage of ashes thus far received wa,
from body weighing 80 pounds. and
whose ashes weighed five pounds and
e'even ounces ari"us disposition has
been made of the ashes. in some in
stances the remains hc.ng buried. in some
retained in the family, and in others sent
10 Europe The ashes Of one sub cc;
were placed in marble urn and dep sit"d
IN = Masonic IoiCr room while those uf
another. an actress were divided part
he NJ buried by the side Of hcr sister in
baltimore and the rest by her mothers
side in Maine
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03


When the late Sir Harry Parkes was q
captive in ekin during the troubles OF
loou he and his cOmradc, Mr. IOch, were
ordered 10 write a note TO the british en-
voy, Lord Elgin. stating that they were
well treated. though they We're undergo.
ing confinement in loathsome prison
and had been loaded down with heavy
chains. The note was written in hinese
by command. but the gentleman in sign.
ing ii managed TO convey au idea of their
r,a! situation y a message in Hindoo
stance introduced about their signatures,
which looked like So many twirls and
tourishcS
IN answer TO this note, together with A
bundle of clothes. was received by the
prisoners after week had elapsrd The
answer contained nothing of importance.
and the presence Of the Chinese guard
prevented an examination of the clothes
But during the night Sir Henry simu
lated an attack of cholera. and insisted
that the guards should carry him into the
open air. They finally consented, and
during their absence Mr. Loeb found a
message worked in red thread on the tail
Of one of the shirts the bundle contained
II had been ST tche by Lord John Hay.
who had been taught to embroider BY his
mother and read will attack in three
days. Where are you?"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03
CASPER'S Drug Store
The D,y W. Celebrate.

Tomorrow's GE"HE-RErUTIC will con-
tai tull-paEr Fourth of July special, pro-
fuSely illustrated. Rambler" will have,
in his imimitahIe style, a local romance, or
the adventure of an inventor. which will
be interesting in the extreme. ''Cabriolct"
and Man" will be on hand with a full
quota of local features. "Forred Apart
Will be- continued. and these. together with
regular nun Of local. telegraphic and mis-
cellaneous news, will make Sundays paper
among the brightest and newsieSt ever put
lished in Springfield.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03
se,ernI Moro Enmilie. Mnde Hnppr

Business has just been booming in the
firm, K. +. Brandon X Co., in the Arcade,
and new stock is arriving daily. Notwith-
standing the farmers are very busy harvest
ing this reliable house sold four instruments
trade. New goods. low prices and guar
antee with every instrument. always make
pIenty of trade.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03

Did you ever notice that every woman
talks baby talk TO the great, mild-eyeL,
round faced pansies2 They suspend a
basket of them in one hand, and look at
them and talk untrarslatable baby lingo
into the nOdding flowers, and ask them
how zey do this morning, and commune
with them in loving way. as if they were
human. To assure ourselves that it was
not an Isolated case, we asked the florist,
who said it was way with the ladies and
the pausies Lewiston Journal.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03

What might hate been very serious ac-
cident occurred on the ohio Southern rail
road Yesterday morning near bridge No. -.
The morning accommodation ran int" five
head of cattle killing one and cutting up
the rest pretty badly. The torrpart Of the
engine was thrown off the track, delaying
l...r