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The Washington critic., 1886-09-07
ED.

FAWCETT. In Baltimore, September 6,
Asbury Fawcett, in the 5Sth year Of his age.
RYAN.--On Monday, September 6, 1856. at 3
p. m, william Ryan, beloved son OF William
and the late Ellen Ryan, aged 25 years.
Funeral from his fathers residence, 2!i
Third street southwest, at $50 u. M, We'd
nesday, and thence to st. Dominic's Church,
where solemn mass will be celebrated for
the repose of his soul Relatives and friends
are respectfully invited to attend.
baltimore, Md, and Germantown, Pa, pa
iers please copy.l
LAWTON.-On Sunday Sept, D. 1886, at 5;35
p. M, Edwin NJ. Lawton, in the 53d year of
his age,
The funeral will take place from his late
residence, 1ld3 Twentyfourth street north
west, Wednesday, Sth instant. at 1880 o'clock
p. m. Services at the Church of the Epiphany
at o'clock p. m, Friends OF the family are
respectfully invited to attend.
O'DONNELL-On Monday, September G.
1856 at 1880 n. M, OF paralysis of the heart
Mrs. Sarah Il, O'Honnell, aged 80 years.
The funeral will take place from her late
residence, 2O2 Fourth street southeast, on
Wednesday, at 3p, IN, Friends respectfully
invited TO attend,
SPRIGHTLEY September q, 1856 at Geo
D. m, Mrs elizabeth A., in her 9th year.
Funeral from st Patricks Church Thursday
at p. m. Friends of the family invited.
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WASHINGTON CRITIC
THE USES OF THE GoNG.

Tremendous is the plumbers bill,
Maria, strike the gong
The doctor makes his patients Ill,
Maria, strike the gong
In summer girls demand ice cream,
Whene'er they see a snake they scream
Their forms are seldom what they seem
Oh
Maria, strike the gong
Chicago feet are very large
Maria, strike the gong
The dentist first learns how to charge,
Maria, pull the gong
A mother-in-law's an awful bore,
And though you may your wife adore.
You hate the old lady more and more,
Oh
Maria, strike the gong!
The minstrel's Jokes are never new,
Maria, yank the gong
Parographists are that way, too,
Maria, jerk the gong
st. Louis girls have blanket ears,
Young widows quickly dry their tears
And marry again In about two years,
oh
Maria, strike the gong
This song | sing is very nice,
Maria, strike the gong
Pm sure you'll want to hear IL twice,
Maria, strike the gong
Maybe you won't thought can't tell.
IL you don't want to say so--well,
just go and buy a chestnut bell,
And
Gently jerk the gong
-lSlmeryille Journal.
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A Lord in n sleeping Car.

A Boston lady who has just returned from
a long Western trip says that the most en-
tertaining feature Of the whole excursion
was Lord n, a distinguished elderly Eng
lishman, and his baby-blue nightgowns,
Lord X. travelled with q valet, of course
lie retired to bed ON the palace car quite
early, and every night withdrew to the mas
cuine preserves ut one end OF the car and
had his valet undress him aud rig him for
the night. When all was done he marched
down through the aisle to his section at the
other end OF the ear, magniiccutly arrayed
in a baby-blue flannel mightgown that hung
to his feet aud had Il beautiful irill at the
neck. Upon his head was q white knitted
nightcap, aud his rosy countenauer aud his
yellow side whisker, helped, with the valet
following behind with his lordship's day
clothes ON his arm to make up Il picture
never 10 be forgotten, II Boston Record.
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NAME. o. 40 NAME. %. i 40

Chicago Markets.
The following summary is by B. X. Plain
e Co., ST. Cloud Building Ninth and +
streets:
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COrcOrnn Art Gallery.

The CorcOran Art Gallery Is at the corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street, opposite the War, Navy and State
Department II is open Tuesdays, Thurs.
days and Saturdays free; on other days Tex.
Cept sundays a small admission fec Is
charged. THIS gallery, although not to he
compared with the great Old World gal
lcries, is nevertheless a very credituble in
stitution for SO new a country as the Omitted
States, II contains among other original
objects Powers great statue OF the Greek
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Not n Fair Divide.

Uncle Billy, a venerable servant on the
Presidents car, is very proud of having
once gone fishing with the President.
"llow did you come out, BillyW / asked
"Well, when we war up In Wes Firginny
las spring, the President, he says, Dan La
mont and / us free, ives go In Cahoot.'
Well, we gets eighteen fish,
GLOW did he diyidcn
"Well, Marse President, he takes eighteen
fish and Lamont he takes de Testn
"And what did you get, Uncle Billy?"
"Well, Edo know" scratching his head;
then Frightening up he said, 81 reckoas l
got the 'CahoOt.'
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From E, a u. station.

For BaitlmOrc-5, 0.3O, GlO, 7'lO' $40 and 10.O5
a. m. 1910, l@i, 3.lj, $3.50, 1.3J, $50, $40,
GHO, Z, S:2j and II p. m; / p. IN. sunday
only; $40 daily except sunday.
For Annapulis-GlO Sundays $40 a, m. and
$40 p, M; i2i0aud $3.50 p. m,
For Point OF Rocks, FredcriCk-S:iO a. m; i1O
p. m, except Sunday.
For llarpor's Ferry and shenandoah Valley
$40 u. IN. and 1910 y m.
For Gaithersburg u, m; 1880 and ll2J
p. m.
For Hagerstown-530 p. m.
For ChiCago-lO a. m, 1910 p. m.
For PittSburg-lO a. m, S:Ij y. m.
For New orleans (cXpressJ-lO a. m.
For Cincinnati, Louisville and ST. Louis-33.
and 1910 p. m.
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at u. 4 q. station.

From Baltimore 1920, $50 $40, 500 0:5O, 1913
and ll;l5 a. m; 1850, Sunday $40 y. mJ,
$3.50, $50, b10, l.25, G:3j, :, s:ij and IN p. m.
From AnuupOis-S3O a. m. Sunday 1875 a.,
IN. and G.35 p. M, $50 and 5.!5 p. m
From Frederick -S;!j a. m; G;}D and sly p m.
From llarper's Ferry and Shenandoah valley
G;,O Il. m, aud j!O p. m.
il5 $50 and Sli p. m.
From llagcrstOwn -0:jj a. IN, and J:2O and
S:l1 p. m.
From Chicago and Pittsburg-7.2O a, m. and
$50 p, m,
From New Oreans-i030 p. m.
From Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis
6l0 a. m. and ll5 u. m.
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FindIng a Corpse ia i.rction4.

CorScn BLUFFS, Iowa, Sept. Yes.
terdoy party of boys passing through
Fairmouut Park found the body of an uu-
Known man. 1t had evidently been there
fer two months. A purse containing $50
was found, but no paper or anything to
identify the body. A revolver with four
empty chambers was also found. The head
was twenty feet from the body, aud the
legs twenty feet In another direction,
where they had been dragged by dogs.
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THE smithsonian.

Across Twelfth street, Immediately east from
the Agricultural Department, are the
Smithsonian Institution and the SmthsO-
nian Grounds. The former Is a specimen of
the most graceful architecture in the city,
landscape garden in the country These
grounds Of themselves are worth a visit TO
Washington to see. They contain the
memorial urn to tho artist who designed
the park, Andrew !. Downing, and tho
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 cast wing
The Smithsonian is filled 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.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

From Brentano Bros:
"Dear Life" by j. L. Pantop, author of
"Jane Cadicott," "The Curate's Wife,"
&c. New York: d. Appleton & Co., pub
fishers.
microbes, Fcrments and Moulds,n by
f. l.. Trouessart, with lO7 illustrations.
International Scientific Series. New York:
d. AlpletOn 4 Co, publishers.
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TLe rontoilee nennrtment.

The General Po,tonice Department is on tho
square bounded boy Z, IT, Seventh and
Eighth streets II Is handsome building,
although Il, proximity TO It's larger aud
what ulSuurrs It's great size and tends tu
lessen ifs beauty lt, different bureaus
possess great interest tu the visitor but the
"I'',,r,,1 ,rh. '.IIr.tinr an rnri,sifirs
taken from the mails i'm transit, as spcui-
mems ut the uses tu which the Natiou'- pos
tai uuuyuyuuur- are put {, both varied and
diam tomgnaWk toH -tuTI Kangaroo. rs 10
bee speu Ia tD.. collection, au& 10 is stil
growing.
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The IsOtnnicnl GARDENS.

Passing eastward from the Museum, over
the railroad bridge that spans Sixth street,
and through the pretty park lying between
Maine and Missouri avenues tho visitor
comes 10 the entrance on Third street, Just
south OF Pennsylvania avenue, Of the Boz
tanlCal Gardens. These interesting grounds
are open daily from 0 in the morning to
In the evening They were established
30 years ago. The ConservatOres are filled
with the choicest and rarcSt foreign plants,
Around the gardens are extensive cullec-
tlons of trees and shrubs. In the centre Of
the lawn facing the centre conservatory IS
traCtcd SO much attention at the Philadol-
1#lin Centennial
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Yhe l.nuinn Homo.

The Louise Home IS n beautiful building at
the corner Of Massachusetts avenue and
Fifteenth street, near Scott Circle II has
extensive grounds beautifully CmbollishCd,
and is n unique establishment, 1t Is
memorial to the wife and daughter of Mr.
W. W Corcoran, and Is intended rs a home
neut, who havo been reduced TO poverty
from aillupnpe,
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INC I0Imn,l,inn ynIvcrsity.

Coming down Fifteenth street from the Louise
Home AT the corner of Fifteenth and II
streets, the visitor sees the Columbian Uni
ycrsiiy, which occupies the site of the old
CrisWuld mansion This university was Gen..
CorIoratod as Columbian College In lS2L
and Is under the special supervision OF tho
Baptist Church. 1t Is am institution famous
for the discipline and tAuruughncss of It's
iIsirutfitu.
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m. IntrrIur nrpnrtmrnt.

or.gs lti popr'gr'y tumDI. he pa'cut OF
tuu. upcUBc, 'I.u two squares hriwayH Nuy-
rufhgUd Nnth and r. and "a streets. 10 rs
built u the rurle-tFlr and is admirable
sIy mcn ui tnp hnllr.t and cU.io-t ui tho
t".rk ~tE|u- NJ contrasts nunlF with Tine
General pusl.U.oe, which rs ,1ru,HIU TING
WH.' uNtn NJ tho pure Crock wlI"s of
urDHirpIun ThrruHn-.f.H,u. fnu NUtuut
once urr fho model ruuWs where many
and pNMhIf themselves tu Tine gaze in eyury
Stag. ut invention. This building Hike most
of fine Government offices, is open to tho
visitor from pa, m to p, u Tine libraries
ui the Interior Department are Well worthy
Of VISIT The great inauguration ball ut
liucoms second term took place Ia tho
Patent Office.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
retrOIeuni.

B. X. Plain & Co., st. Cloud Building,
furnish the following Oil quotations:
Closed yesterday, 63; opened to-day, 63;
highest, 63; lowest, 62s 2;1s p. M, 62l.
New York stock Market.
The following have been furnished by j.
Vance Lewis, broker, southwest corner
Eighth and + streets:
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Dayy lsurns' IOstarc.

navy Burns Cottage, on seventeenth street,
near the river. II may be reached by thl
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 tho original
hnirr.sns OF MnshlmELnn.
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Tnc llrnthrr IInrrnm.

The Signal Service ur weather BuroHu, IS
about one hundred yards west of the state,
VAL and Navy Departments, uV @ street, 10
Is one uf the most Interesting places In
Washington to visit The observers I'm
charge, when ut leisure, always take
pleasure i'm showing visitors how they
'I..uufurturp weather.
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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 Admiral 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,
RctraCng our steps we find
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Thr rrinlInm NngrnNinn Mnrnnn

The great money mill OF the Government l.
located at the corner OF Fourteenth and
street southwest southeast from the Monu-
ncnt and southwest from the Agriculture
Bureuu 10 is reached by the Belt Line
Cars, and is opened to visitors every day,
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The Naval Observatory.

To the west Of the Washington Monument,
on the highest elevation that borders the
north bank OF the river, between ST. Eliza
Icth's Heights and Georgetown College,
stands the Naval observatory The hill on
which II stands Is famous for having been
NM e. ", , M ,i
march to the fatal field, where the English
General fen victim To his scll.cuuroit and
vanity. Tradition also points out this hill
as the decisive battle ground bctwcon the
District Indians and the mysterious Susquu-
hannas This observatory contains the
largest tcfracting telescope In the world.
next 10 the new equatorial lust built for th5
Lick observatory. by It's aid that most in
tcrcstlng, II not greatest, ASTRONOMICAL dis.
Covcry of the country was made, the moons
of Mars. The entrance TO the observatory
The IIordic cabs 20 to 'rwonty5ocond and
G. streets.
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The Agricultural Dcpnrtmcnt.

This building is situated east of the Monn-
ment. II is enclosed by the most beautiful
and glowing Hover garden in the country
and the grounds contain the most complete
Arborotum probably IN the United states.
Attached to this Department arc the tx.
pcrimcntal Gardens, whose offices are i'm
mcdiatCly west OF the main building. The
Belt Line cars 60 right past the grounds.
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I,hr NntinnnI Mnsnnm.

The National Museum Is In the Smithsonian
grounds, few yards east OF the Smith.p-
nian building. II contains thousands of the
most interesting CuriOoiticS, samples Of the
life, customs and history of all nations. II,
rs well as the Smithsonian, Is open daily TO
the public from Q a. IN. to p. m.
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"AinernrN nairx Mnrnn-.v

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered in ! ID, "Warin
prints, 35c. per h, Also cottage cheese /;
6nttermilk and sweet milk, Sc per qt.
Cream, l5c. per pit.
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LnrnNrtic Snunrc.

Duenorth from the White House Is Lafayette
Square. the first public reservation In Wash
mgton that was improved. IL contains the
equestrian statue of Andrew jackson, by
Clark Mills Many of its trees are old forest
n nOuarChs. hundreds of years old II IS IN
part specimen of the old formal landscape
gardening so fashionable In England Two
hundred years ago, style that was i'm.
ported into this country. Lafayette square
was, one hundred years ago, part sf grave
yard that enclosed the square north, on
which ST. Juhu's Church Is built aud the
square east, ON which are situated the At
tOmey. Generals office OoImcrIy the Freed
mans Banjo, the surgeon Generals Office
and bigc, Bank lh1th In the building for
Commodore DoCatur's house, corner FIJI
teenth ard u.hall and II streets, and the
old Club House, near which Philip Barton
Key was k He'd by paulcl f. Slcklcs, Mem
Der of Cuugros. from New York, The last
bodies nom this graveyard were not re-
moved until lNiU.
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CoIored d. s. n. Wrnm nnItIInorg
Eittinn lger for thc Entnrc.

"Yes," said the mother, "Mary Is very
ambitious. She VOWS she will marry for
eign count or some graudec Of some kind,
aud she wants to be Accomplished
"AcGomp mplishedW
"Yes. Nothing will satisfy her short Of
being fitted to become the wife of a noble,
mnnn
"And you are educating her?"
ayes; / am teaching her how to wash and
iron. ~ Boston Courier.
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var, Navy ana "lntc Dcpnrtmcnt4.

This CdGce. once named 10y Washington
journalist tlr "lrWue Building onaupir,
the west side of the prCsident's reservation,
immediate ly west ul the White House. The
state DrpgIimrut occupies the south part,
tiu Navy located north mi the State, while
me War Department occupies the entire
northern half II is uucw and very hand
some sIWGl".r ue luu,t uGlY' lHi room
library of the State Department, with south
front from whose windows the eve can
sweep unntcrruptodly down the Potomac
to MI. Vernon and far over the Nirgiuia
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NlnsnnIr Tri,,nIr

WcstWUrd from Inc plTOUt OII0r 00TO35 NInih
street at It's intersection with T.
street Is the handsome Masonic
Temple, erected in 1873, This build
Ing one Of the most complete In It's ar
ranGcmepts of any building cOnsecrated to
Masonic uses in he country.
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-. BEOOR e ~ CO.,
CIRgLE MARK ET,

Cor. vermont Avenue ana L. st. N. w.
Fresh Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Veal, etc., re.
Geiyed daily from their valuable farm, near
the city.
ES- All table luxuries In season.
MARKETING DELIVERED FREE.
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MEDICAL.

hDIEC Try CAROLINE PlLLS'
LHDICO sure, speedy and safe Ncver
known To fail. send stamp tor sealed par
t.Culars. -
\. w, HENRY,
Box 1924, phlladelphia PA.
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UNDERTAK ERS.

A UGuST BURGDORF,
N FURNISHING UNDERTAKEN,
No. 3lG Pcnna. ave. n. W, het. I'd and ~ SITS
Rvervthiug trat-olasa
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st. .,ohn's =. q. church.

st. Johns p. T.. Cuuron, which mas been often
called the State church because more Picsi.
dents have wur-h'pped there than ut amy
tocnth streets. % was built In 1915 aul cn.
lurged In 1870, I'm lt have worshippei Pres.
ideuts Madison Monroe, john QUlhoy
Adams OhuUgu tine latter was a Colgrocl-
tiOuuIst NWtu Van Buren,, though no bee
lougcd to the nutch Reformed church, llUl-
Tison, TYLER, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore (though
the latter was Unitarian, Pierce, liuch.
auaH and Arthur. Presidents Lincoln,
johnson and Grant have also attended Dl-
vine services here although not steadily. It's
interior remind, one very turgibly of the
old, dim EU-l country Episcopal churches
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TnrT THAI NERNITN speedily cures
"NS '''''-' Nervous DCbility luvuuu
tary osscs, Lost Manhood, and kindred
affections Triaiu1ckHgn 'sD postage. Free
at office. DIR. A, q, OLiN CO., No, lSI
Washington street, Chicago, III. Tl.OO per
Package. SIS FOR 5000.
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WEAK, UNDEVELOPED PARTS

uF THE HUMAN nODY ENLANGLu. nENLLUrLn
uU M
gg alyUtiHUrs NuTF hFhN InIuHul lN'uI'l frrNlI
so.ei clrrultra ryiur al hy lr-szl.
lTE NFUiDAt Coo NII1Iu. \. N.-tlledn lNenlnE lcg.
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The washington Monument.

Immediately south Of the white House stands
the Washington Monument, tho lulios'
structure erected 10y man, and the most i'm
posing obClsk ever constructed. II Is $50
feet above iis base which is ~ feet above
tdc.watCr. It's cornerstone was laid July
4, 1878, and the Cap-stOnc, forming thuapcN,
was placed In position December q, 1884. In
n are tsi blocks of inserted stones or cop
per. gifts from various countries and so.
Cietcs. The total cost will be over $3.50
Geo. 10 Is situated in what will ultimately
lie a bpautiful mark
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hills The building Is I'M the italian Rcnais-
sauco u is 66i feet long aud BOB lcct wide.
lis greatest height is i2s feet and the ilng,
floating over the roniul portion, fpuuts IN
the breeze hielorup than any other HBg in
tlc city not executing those above the
cost uf the building was. 1--WE millions uf dul-
lprs about ilrcn times us much as the
White House and, We ,hinE, u.s. much as
the tupitOl
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ZEAL. ESTATE.

IF YOU Have Property for Sale or
4 rent, and want your business promptly
and carefully attended to, call ON or address
W. II, FlSKE ~ CO., 1i20 n Y ave.
NOR SALE-The Following I'm
II proved properties can be bought by pay
ing Il few hundred dollars down aud balance
easy monthly mstallmrntS:
10TH 81, bet II and L II W, 0 rs, all m i.n,f 800
l2lh IT, above " n W, Grs, all m i,,,,,, =, 100
" stu ". bet l2th and 18th, rs, all m /. 3OlJ
Wylie st, bet l2th and 18Th e, rs, IN l. 100
Lot ON 81 II ", price PER 81 it,,,,...,,, 5jC
ID. q, PROCTOR ~ SON,
l2l6 Il II W,
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VNOK sALE-The North Washington

4 Real Estate Company have "A large and
choice line OF improved and uuimpruved prop
ment Parties desiring to purchase or having
land for sale in the north or northeast sec
tion Of the city viii lind II 10 their advantage
to do so through this company, which gives
mcut of that part of the city This company
has seventy Thousand feet In one tract ON New
Hampshire ave. at a bargain for Investment.
Also 2O1O0O acres of improved farm lands
In Virginia for sale or exchange bi0 y st II W.
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The white House.

From the west balcony OF the capitol, looking
down Pennsylvania avenue the White
House Is seen rearing It's nowy-hued walls
above the dense mass of foliage that EN-
bowers IL, Ikea gigantic Gala lily springlng
up amid its CniOlding green blades. Were
II not for the partly Intervening Treasury
building the view of the White House from
the Capitol would be full and complete. The
White House Is the center Of "Uptuwn,h as
the Capitol Is the center of Down town
II Is beautifully located, the view from he
south windows covering the whole southern
front of the city, as tine view from the north
up sixteenth street west exhibits the bCSt
part of the Northwest section to the gaze,
The White House Is a copy of the palace of
the Duke of Ieinster mt Dublin, with the
addition of a large porch on the north front,
which was added during Andrew JackSunS
administration, The reservation In which
Il stands embraces nearly ST acres. The
main entrance is on the north, reached by
the Pennsylvania avenue cars, IL Is two
stories high ON the north, l. built Of white
free-stOne, liO feet long by 50 Wide. II CON
tains on the first floor the famous Green,
Red, Blue and East rooms, the state Dining
Room and the great cunScratOrles. The
Blue Room is the Presidents official recop
tiOn room and the dra Wing-ruOm of the ladies
of his family. Tie East Room, originally
designed for a banquet hall and 50 used AZ
late as 1887, and In the latter part of the
century used as Il dryng-rOOm for clothes
by Mrs President Adams, is the largest and
most noted room in the building. 1t is -
feet high, so feet long and 40 wide, 10 IS
open to visitors every day except sundays.
Upstairs are the Cabinet room, the private
offices, the Presidents Office, the library
and the family apartments. All these
rooms CNCcut the latter arc open to visitors,
by special permission, at suitable hours.
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Observation-Disclosures

Immediately north Of the Treasury building
and just gorus4 the street Is tur Depart
mont ui Justice. This building was or gin.
ally erected as the trtudWlu's Bank. Tho
square iu which 10 Is erected is % historic
one ON thc same street. 900 the east onruer
stands Riggs Bank. which was built for tlo
accommodation OF the Washington branch
Of the old United states Bank. The greater
mart Of u is now occupied by the clerks OF
the Surgeon Generals Onicc. Around tho
corner to the west Is tho CummissIry Con
erals O0cc, formerly tho old Washington
club House, I'm front OF which Philip Barton
Key was shot hy SicklCs. The trCo under
which the dead mans body lay Is still
standing alnouch its hurk had been com
plctcly removed 10y relic hunters. At the
Commissnry Generals Oaicc. is the hou o.
made famous by the ownership OF ComWp.
dure Decatur, and whore dolly Madison
lived and rcimcd so long 70 social Queen
after her husbands term as President OK.