Telegram-herald., 1890-10-27

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paved city Ike New Yerk. Philadelphia
or Chicago. bat II l. cheap. HAekmen are
evsryW here. with a wonderful variety
OF yehiclas. and moderate charges Al
WAYS. Taey WI DIS you nils IN =
hurry for = twenty i've cent piece, or
they VIII take . party Of t0ar or i've Of
yoo a three hour drive about the city
and suburbs az the rate VI dollar sn
hour. The driver win act IS guide with
cut sxsrA charge. and pay more attention
70 y0a. while rssaling you with his de-
scriptlons and pSsRting with bis whip As
he talk. than % his horses In the wide
streets OF Washington there Is room
enough for al. and jehu may be reck-
lsss or indifferent without serious oonss-
qusacos.
Cabs and AL sorts Of public vehicles
are 50 cheap and plentiful here that
even economical congressman make a
prae tice Of riding 70 and from the Capt.
toll Some Of the vehicles are shabby
old things, and soms Of the horses poor
stiff. spawned. knee sprung. NIB showing
veterans. bat they get there just the
same. You rarely or never see = break
down IN the streets here. That is be-
cause the streets are like floors A vehi-
Gle that would DO shaken to pieces in \
month Ia New York or Philadelphia here
lasts year or two. Consequently this
IA the paradise OF dealers in what Is known
as factory or cheap carriages. buggies
and carts Only the rich or extrava-
CANT buy the most expensive vehicles.
FOR cheaper ones win look just as well
and wear almost as long. Ii thus comes
about that with a very small capital to
spare one may buy a carriage in Wash
ington, and OF course IL follows that
thousands upon thousands OF persons in
moderate circumstances avail themselves
OF the opport unity. Horses are cheap,
too. Virginia is a great breeder of fairly
good roadsters, which are sold in Wash
ington at prices varying from $l25 10
$3.50. Here one may buy horse that
viii do very nicely, and a pretty, con
verisnt surrey and harness for $3.50
Nor does it cost much to keep n horse.
Stable help Is cheap. thanks to the re-
dundanoy Of the colored population.
Feed Is hardly as costly as in larger
cities.
One Of the most picturesque figures TO
De seen en- the streets Of Washington
when congress is in session is that Of
Senator Stewart, of Nevada. The old
senator Is passonatsly fond of driving,
and driving hsg-d and fast. He Is said
10 wear oct pair Of horses every three
months. but as he Is able 70 afford the
luxury that is his business and not ours.
The senator uses = bght buggy, just
large enough for himself, 50 that he Is
never bothered with company. Then
he puts on q great coat that comes up
about his ears, an enormous white slOuch
hat that Is almost a sombrero, huge
gloves and plenty of blankets, and away
he goes in al soTts Of weather and over
al sorts Of roads. driving like a mad
man. he keeps a span Of rosdsters that
ars able 10 do tasir mile Ia three min
utes or less. and be pushes them nearly
up 20 thai speed for an hour or two.
His drives are short ones, as rule. but
very lively. n the white bearded old
senator couldn't pass every one on the
road he would quit driving
senator Hearst. Of California, owns a
great stable % race horses Ia Wash
ingssn ooe expects 20 see hiE dashing