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The Washington critic., 1886-07-13
Gr0,Nnrd University.

Howard University is the first place in this
country to provide for the higher education
of the colored people generally. 1t is on Sey-
enthstreet extended, just above Boundary,
and occupies high and picturesque sito,
overlooking the whole city. IL Is built of
large cream.colorcd brick, specially manu-
fnpturpl for the Opra sion.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13

The visitor, after leaving the Centre Market
will proceed down the Avenue TO Four.and-
half street and nor Inward up that street
few yards when he will be In front of, n
dingy block OF damp, dark old bricks
wherein the officers of the District are com
PEELED to sacrifice their temper, health and
good looks while attending to business.
These buildings are SO utterly untitled for the
purposes TO which they are put, and so
thoroughly abominablc and Insecure that
they form, perhaps, the greatest curiosity
IN Washington. No visitor should fall to
insppct them
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13
The Government Printing once.

The Government Printing Office Is in a north
east direction from the Pension Office, at
the corner of II and North Capitol streets.
1t is by far the largest printing establish
visitors. The cost drumming 1t goes up into
millions annually, and the money is well
sIcnt. II would take columns TO merely
o,nSe Il; IL ,siest scnsn nvo . nna
people. II is reached by the Columbia line
nf
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13
The tomato Is native of South AmerI

lAII IIONNTb IIHNO IV'
The tomato Is q native OF South America.
Parsley is said to have come from Egypt,
Apples were brought from the East by the
Romans. The crabapple is indigenous to
Great Britain.
The onion was almost an object OF
worship with the Egyptians two thousand
years before the Christian era. 1t first came
from India.
The canteloupe is a native Of America,
and so called from the name of u place
near Rome, where 1t was first cultivated In
Europe.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13
The Washington Monument.

Immediately south Of the white House stands
the Washington Monument, the lOfticst
posing obelisk over constructed 10 Is 5j5
feet above It's base. which is ~ feet above
tide-water. Its corner stone was laid July
4 1873, and the cap-stono, forming the apox,
was placed in position December q, 1884 IN
IL are 1sl blocks Of inserted stones or cop
per, gifts from various countries aud So
cietles. The total cost will be over Si,350
eco. IL Is situated In what will ultimately
ln IL Lnn n1iiirIIl ta.,l.lL
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13
The Geological Hureau.

The Geological Survey ls located ON T. street,
NEAR the Ebbitt House. The Interior De-
partment building, immense as II IL, is en-
tlrCly too small for the hcaCcommodatiun Of It's
bureaus, two of which, besides the Educa-
tional and Geological Bureaus agriculture
and Pension are located In Other quarters.
These two last bureaus are among the larg
est under the Government.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13
The Treasury Department.

The Treasury Department Is east of the White
House and extends the whole length of the
front between Pennsylvania and New York
avenues, IL Is 5s2 feet long by 800 feet wide
The central east portion Is built of frcestono,
rebuilt in 1861, while the other parts were
commenced In 1855 and built of granite
The Cash Room in this building is 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 by
the treasurer ol tu9 united States, whose
floor. This permit must be shown the cash
Ter who will detail guides to take the visl-
tor into the great bullion chests of the coun-
try The old State Department used to be
on the site occupied by the northeast cor
nor of tho Treasury
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13

Nothing surpasses the purity and eff
fciency OF American Ball-Blue In imparting
to your washing an immaculate clearness.
All grocers have 1t.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13

the War Department occur'9s The ent,Te rl,,r
some structure The most beautiful room
In the whole building is conceded to be the
library OF the State Department, with south
front, from whose windows the eye can
TO MI, Vernon and far over the Virginia
hills. The building Is In the Italian Renais-
sancc. 10 is tG7 feet long and 3iJ feet wide.
Its greatest height * l23 feet and the nag,
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 as the
White House, aid, we think, as much as
lfus ~
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13
The white House.

From the west balcony oil the CAPITOL lO0klnS
down Pennsylvania avenue, the Whitg
House Is seen rearing Its .snowy-hued walle
above the dense mass of opening that en-
bowers 1t, like a gigantic Gala lily sprlnging
up amid Its enfolding green blades. Were
1t 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 "Uptown,h as
the Capitol is the center of "Down town."
1t Is beautifully located, the view from the
south windows covering the whole southern
front fthe city, as the view from the north
up Sixteenth street west exhibits the best
part of the Northwest section to the gaze.
The White House is copy of the palace of
the Duke of Leinster at Dublin, with the
addition of Il large porch on the north front,
which was added during Andrew Jacksons
administration. The reservation In which
1t stands embraces nearly 81 acres. The
main entrance Is on the north reached by
the pennsylvania avenue cars. IL Is two
stories high on the north is built of white
free.stone, 10 feet long by SO wide. 1t con-
Red, Blue and East rooms, the State Dining
Room and the great conservatories. The
Blue Room Is the Presidents official recep
tion room and the drawing-room of the ladies
of his family. The East Room, originally
designed for q banquet hall and so used as
late as 1887, and In the latter part of the
century used as drying-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. II 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 except the latter are open to visitors,
by special permission, at suitable hours.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13
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 large and commodious
building, built for use rather than show,
and now occupied by the District courts.
Just in front and TO the south Of the City
Hall is q column of white stone surmount-
ed by n marble figure of Lincoln,
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13
War, Navy ana state Departments.

This edihce. once named by a Washington
journalist the "Triune Buildlng,n occupies
the west side of the Presidents reservation,
Immediately west Of the White House. The
State Department occupies the south part,
the Navy Is located north Of the State, while
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13

The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width of Judiciary square from
Fourth TO Fifth streets and from G, nearly
TO L street. 1t Is by far the largest
building in the world devoted to the exam
nation and settlement of claims for pen
sions. 1t is built of red brick, and cost
several hundred thousand dollars. In II
was given President Cleveland's lnaugura-
tion Ball. 1t can be reached by the Metro
politan and the Belt Line cars.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13

Across the Anacosta River, due south from
the Navy-Yard, Is ST. Eli2abeths or the Gov
ernment's Hospital for the Insane. 1t lies on
the surrounding country There are over
one thousand patients in this YUM. II Is
reached by q pleasant carrlage drive.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-13

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 Frcedman's Bank. The
square In which IL Is erected Is a historic
one. on the same street, mt the east corner,
stands Riggs Bank, which was built for the
accommodation Of the Washington branch
OF the old United States Bank The greater
part Of IL Is now occupied by the clerks of
the Surgeon. Generals Office. Around the
corner to the west is the Commissary.Gen
erals Office, formerly the old Washington
Club House, in front of which Philip Barton
Key was shot by Sickles. The tree, under
which the dead mans body lay, is still
standing, although It's 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 Commo.
dore Decatur and whore dolly" Madison
lived md regned so long n social Queen
after her husbands term us President ex-
pired.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-07
NOAH'S ARK QUILT.
The Latest Kink of Fashionable Lovers o.
Fancy Work.

The Latest Kink of Fashionable Lovers OF
Fancy Work.
One OF the fashionable little 'fads" Of
the day in fancy work is II Noah's ark
quilt. The quilt can be of serge, cloth,
satin sheeting or plain cream sheeting,
and is designed and commenced by the
lady who starts it. If she is a good
worker she embroiders or appliques the
Noah's ark, which is near the center of
the quilt, but placed high up. The ami
mails are all in couples. and form long
procession round the entire quilt,
marching round toward the ark. Some
times the procession is curved, so as to
form design over the entire surface;
but this depends on individual taste and
fancy. The lady asks her friends and
neighbors to work the pairs of animals.
usually giving them some choice in the
matter. Some of these quilts are very
amusing, and really worth keeping.
At Il recent starting of one a
lady volunteered to work two fleas,
which she eventually did, with Won
derful care and dexterity. In cream
s.ieeting the animals may be all in red
Turkey twill, worked with red ingrained
thread, or in various colors. This may
be an idea for many busy fingers. The
baby's crawling blankets or cot cover
lids probably gave the idea of the
Noah's Ark quilt, and also suggested
the same style of perambulator cover.
The animals are generally cut out in
paper first, and then in whatever ma.
teral they are to be worked in, and are
copied from child's colored picture
book. In the Noah's Ark collection,
scraps of fur and skin are used, to rep
resent the specimen as true to nature as
po ,sible. 1t is also occasionally all
worked by one pair of hands on foun-
dation of double width diagonal serge
with the various animals portrayed in
woods, sometimes in cross-stitch first
worked on pieces of ordinary canvas,
afterward drawn away, or in outline
stitch in crewels, or in another stitch
which is being good deal now used fol
travelling rugs, bath blankets, ETC.,
which is done by laying wool in strands
on the outlined pattern, and tacking il
down by small stitches of silk, or con
trasting color.-N. Y. Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-07

not be SO happy and so healthy as in the
country. When he comes to spend a
few days with us, the lad is in his ele-
ment, and works with his cousins right
handily. Put him in field, brother,
put him in field"
Uncle Lucas quite astonshcd his more
cultured relatives by his long speech;
still more, by the almost pathetic earn
cstncss of his appeal. 4.
The reverend cousin, who had smiled
compassionatcly at the rude beginning
of the harangue, grew attentive as 1t
went on; and ut the end, clnpped his
hands npprovingly, bravo, Uncle
Lucasr' he cried; "thou art the on
wise man amongst us. A farmer lot
Tom be. doctor. Churches may fall,
legal systems vanish, the healing art be
substituted by universal hygiene. but
the tillagc of the land dmust ever demand
tillers. During the period of change
that has set so strongly. let us see what
remains least affected by the mutations
of time and circumstances. While man
lives on the earth he must eat; and the
purveyor of food, therefore, has n first
lien upon all the productions of society.
II flashed into my mind, rs Uncle Lucas
was speaking, that perhaps the greatest
result of all the metamorphoses going
on will be the sublimation of husbandry.
From the beginning, it has been regarded
rs an inferior career. and has to a Ger.
tain degree been summed The age
of feudalism has gone; the age
of gentilty is going; the real
age of utility is coming When
it is established, the husbandman will
be duly honored and duly rewarded, as
the pre-cminent citizen, as the vener
ated conduit through whose limbs ant
brain that daily bread flows for which
we are bidden to pray
Apausc followed, during which Tom
father began to smile hopefully, and hi
mother rcgained serenity.
1--WE educated men," said the revcr
end cousin, concluding the business
, ''have not done our duty by your class
Uncle Lucas. We have kept our intel
lectual children from your business, tc
the great retardation of agriculture
science. Now that the professions ar
no longer profitable. we shall SEM
some of our best youth to your pursuits
We will begin with Tom. In the fields
he will find a career open to every tai
ent that Providence has endowed hin
with"
Uncle Lucas prevailed. and Tom "wa
turned into field" What the resul
will be in these times of agricultural de
preston, is thing of the FUTURE
Chambers Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-07
WATERING PLANTS.
How and When Pot Plants Should B'
Given Water.

Some people attempt to keep pot
plants without giving them any water
at all; the result is familiar to every
one. Usually, however, the earth in
the pot or box is kept soaked and very
much in the condition of an ordinary
swamp. 1t is even said that malaria
has resulted from living in rooms con.
tainlng house plants, owing to the
damp soil. We have ourselves seen
dead evergrcens pulled out of boxes full
of mud. A gardeners journal gives ut
terance to the following timely remark:
Watering plants is one OF the most i'm
portant things in the culture of house
plants, and very special care should be
devoted to it. Plants ought not to be
wet until they need it. 1t will be evil
dent that they require wetting, if on
taking the earth from the pot it crum-
bles to pieces like dust; sure sign is to
knock on the side of the pot, near the
middle, with the finger knuckle. If ii
gives forth hollow ring, the plant needs
water; if there is dull sound, there is
still moisture enough to sustain the
plant. Plants must not be wet more
than once or twice day; on dry, clear
days they require more water than on
damp, cloudy days. On the other hand,
the earth must not be allowed to dry
out entirely. for that is also very in
furious. In wetting them the water
must be poured on in such way that it
will run out again through the hole in
the bottom OF the pot. II the earth gets
too dry, it is best to place the pot in
water so that the water will saturate the
the dirt very gradually. They may be
watered at any hour OF the day, except
when the sun is shining on the pot or
has Just left it; for the earth gets hot
when the sun shines on it, and then il
cold water is poured on it, it will cool
of too rapidly. The best time for wa
tering flowers in summer is the even.
ing, and in winter noon is best. We'll
water should neuer be used, but always
use either rain water or brook water.-
Boston Transcript
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-07
A BLOW AT PASTEUE.
Looking at Hydrophobia Inocula.ion in
the Light of Recent Catastrophes.

Looking at Hydrophoba Inocula.ion In
the Light of Recent Catastrophes.
1t is becoming more apparent every
day that the hopes and expectations
based on NJ Pastcur's method of treat
ing wounds inflicted by supposed rabid
animals were premature and unwar-
rantcd. When several of the Russians
who had been bitten by wolves died in
despite of incubation it was said that
the virus of rabid wolves was much more
powerful than that of dogs, and there
fore the treatment had not been success
full in those cases. Now, however, II
girl who had been bitten by dog,
treated in time. according to NJ. Pas
teur's theory of incubation, thoroughly
inoculated and discharged. as was sup.
posed, cured, has died of hydrophobia.
1t remains to be seen what the eXplana-
ton offered in this instance will be, but
it is not necessary to await it to per.
ceivc clearly that it can not be salts.
factory. The death of this girl, in fact,
must be regarded us demonstrating tho
fallacy of the reasoning founded on M.
Pastcur's preliminary experiments, for
it proves that the inoculatory process.
however carefully and fully performed,
is liable to produce no protective re-
suits whatever.
This occurrence, moreover, lends
fresh significance to the experiments
and conclusions of DR.. Spitzka. The
latter. it may be remembered, employed
many substances in inoculation, and
with nearly all of them he found il
possible to produce the symptoms
usually ascribed to hydrophobia. These
experiments indeed inevitably suggest
doubt which at an early stage of his
public treatment was raised concerning
M. Pasteur's method. "How," it was
inquired, sis it to be known, in the
event of death occurring after inocu
lation, whether it followed from
the bite of the dog OF from
tho treatment?" Now if, as has
been shown by DR.. Spitzka, variou:
forms of spinal meningitis can be pro-
duced by incubation, and if, as in the
majority of Pasteur's cases, there is nc
certainty that the dog which bit the Dole
girl was really rabid. how can hel
death, with hydrophobic symptoms, be
| with any confidence attributed to The
dog bitep 1t seems quite possible thai
the incubation may have been the actua
cause of her death, in fact; and while
SO grave an uncertainty remains it is
perfectly clear that there in no justitica
ton for adopting the Pasteur method n:
n trustworthy remedy; or even for re-
garding it rs free from very seriou,
dangers.--N Y. Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-07
THE FALCONER.
what TbIs Parsonage Is Expected to DO
for Ills Masters Birds.


A fn!coner who has the exclusive caro-
Of half dozen trained birds, whether
falcons or hawks or both, finds little
time hanging heavily on his hands. BY
the time he has moved out his charges
to the lawn and set their nocturnal
abode in order, he will have got an APP
petite for his own breakfast. Then
there is the business of feeding those
hawks which are not to fly, and perhaps
exercising most of them to the lure, in
the manner so graphically described by
Izaak Walton. Then the bath or baths
must be filled, and the hawks which are
to be indulgcd with that luxury moved
TO q place where they can jump in and
splash about to their hearts delight.
Then the plan of the day IS scampaign must
be arranged, having regard to wind and
weather. and the chance of where the
quarry is most likely to be found, and
when the days work in the field is over
the falconcr's day is not nearly done.
There is the "fceding up" of the hawks
that have not been allowed, or have not
had time, to ''takc their pleasure on
the quarry. Every thing depends upon
netting out to the hungry creatures just
that quantity of food which will keep
them in full health and strength, but
without overgorging them or making
them inactive on the morrow. If II
feather has been broken by some acci-
dent during the day it must be mcnded
at once; if II Jess is worn out it must be
replaced. The feet and bealls of all the
hawks should be clcanscd, their hoods
seen to, and the lures made ready for
use on another day. Nor let it be for
gotten that there is such thing
as losing hawk. When this
disaster happens the country Is
secured till dark in search of the truant,
and if not found, the falconer, before
break of day, is again on the lookout
with his lure in hand. A successful
fal coner lies OH no bed of roses. Only
constant attention will make his hawks
fond of him. But when they arc
so, he stands among them friend
among faithful friends. At q sign
from him they will jump toward him
nay, at his first apprarance-in the
words of the old sportsman-'tkeyr re
joice.' The character of each OF then
for hawks differ in character as much
rs men and womenis as well known
to him as his own. He knows what cal
or cannot be done with each; and thu
he is still able to carry on the most diff
tcult of all sports without the dissap
pointments that have frightend ava,
from it less patient and perseverin:
tyros. -En0iish Illustrated Ma1a.iRe.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-07
A TIMELY RIDE.
The Part Played by Lame Boy in the
Revolutionary Struggle.

The Part Played by Lame Boy in the
Revolutionary Struggle.
1t may seem at first that the boy men,
toned in this incident which is given
by Edward Everett Hale in his "Boy
Heroes" did nothing either heroic or
remarkable, but it is Il good illustration
of the value of doing ones very best
under all circumstances.
There was boy whom will name
Luke Narnum. He was fifteen years
old, and he was lame of his left foot.
SO, when every other boy in Number
Five, and every man, old and young,
shouldcred his tirelock and marched of
to Join General Stark, and go and fight
the Hessians at Bennington, Luke was
left at home. He limped out and held
the stirrup for Lieutenant Chittenden to
mount, and then he had to stay at home
with the babies and the women. The
men had been gone an hour and half
when three men galloped up on horse.
back And Luke went down to the
rails to see who they were.
"Is there nobody here?" said one OF
them.
YES" said Luke, 81 am here
81 see that said the first man laugh
ing. "What mean is, is there nobody
here can set shoe?"
Il think l can." said Luke. 81 often
tend fire for Jonas. I can blow the
bellows, and can hold a horses foot
Anyway, will start up the fire"
Luke went into. the forge and took
down the tinder-box and struck q light.
He built the fire, and hunted up half-a-
dozen nails which Jonas had left unin-
tentionally, and he had even made two
more, when fourth horseman came
slowly down on walk. ''What luck"
said he, Ito find a forge with the fire.
lighted!"
1--WE found one." said Marvin, with
boy who knew how to light it,"
The other speaker flung himself off
the horse meanwhile. And Luke pared
the hoof of the dainty creature, and
measured the shoe, which was too big
for her. He heated it white, and bent
it closer, to the proper size.
ut is poor fit, he said, "but it will
do"
1T will do very WELL" said her rider.
"But she Is very tender-footed. and
do not dare trust her five miles unshod." :"
For pride's sake, the first two nails
Luke drove We're those he had made
himself. And when the shoe was fast,
he said; "Tell Jonas that ] het up the
forge-and pat on the shoe"
I'VE will tell him." said the Colonel,
laughing, and he rode on.
But one of the other horsemen tarried
a minute, and said; "Boy, no ten men
who left you to-day have served your
country as you have. 1t is Colonel
Warner"
When read in history how Colonel
Warner led up his regiment juss IN time
to save the day at Bennington, am apl
to think OF Luke Varnum. When
read that that day decided ths battle ol
Saratoga, and determined that Amorc,
shoald be independent, think of Luke
Varnum. When | go to SIZE monuments
erected in memory of Colonel Warner
and General Stark, and even poor OLE
Burgoyne. ! think of Lake Varnum AM
others like him, And then sometimes
wonder whether every man and boy o
us who bravely and truly does the YER
best thing he knows how to do, does no
! have the future of the world resting OF
him, - YoutA's Companiom