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streets 18th and 18th, and cutting off La
layctte Square
Al the conclusion Of the War OF 1872, ST.
john'S Church was built. The first pri-
vaie house was built by Commodore Deca-
tur in 1919. He purchased the lot on the
corner OF Ii and 10th streets, and Latrobc
was the architect of the house II was ex-
pected that the other Commodores. Rodp-
erS and Ridgely, would build houses SINH
lar on opposite angles OF the Square
Commodore Decaiur'S first home was one
% tic Seven buildings" lie was "a man
OF high rcnown and did his country noble
service. He was an eminently patriotic
man. as is manifested in his celebrated
toast: NV country, may she always be
right; but, right or wrong, my country"
Mrs Decatur was a woman OF rare ac-
complishments. She was the daughter OF
! Mr. Wheeler, an eminent merchant OF Nor
| ioik. He gave her every advantage that
money could bring She left school with
high honors, and for years was the reign
ing belle OF Norfolk.
Ii Is said that her hand was sought by
jerome Bonaparte; but by the advice OF
| her friend, Robert q. Harper, she rejected
him. Mr.. Harper predicted, what after
ward turned out TO he the case with his
marriage with Miss Patterson, that Napo-
leon would Tepudiate the marriage
The history OF Decatur's life was written
in the decorations on the walls of this
house. There were paintings OF celebrated
battles and trophies of war, gold medals
and gold swords, the gifts OF Congress,
articles OF virtu, services of plate, gifts
| from the Cities OF Baltimore and Phila-
delphia, bits of oriental furniture pur-
chased or captured i'm conflicts in Barbary,
or on the high seas. In these spacious
rooms the grand assemblies gathered down
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thus it came that the grandson OF his old
commander kept the charming halls and
nand salons brilliant with the revived
splendor OF past days.
The next house built on the Square was
the one known as the Stockton Sickles
house. Ii stands few rods Ia the south
Of the Decatur house, and was built by Dr.
Ewell OF the Navy 1t successfully passed
INTO the hands OF three Secretaries of the
Navy, Smith Thompson, Southland and
Woodbury., Mr.. Woodbury. living there while
Secretary OF the Treasury and the Navy
William Z. Itives, Senator from Virginia,
was the next occupant, and then DR.. Har-
ris oil the Navy. IL was aftcrward pur-
chased by Mr.. Stockton, Purser in the
Navy. Ills wife was niece OF Mr. Deca-
tur, and lived with him at the time of his
death Upon the death Of Mr.. Stockton
Daniel T.. Sickles, then member of Con-
gresS from New York, rented the house and
into it took his young and inexperienced
wife
When Mr.. and Mrs. SiclSIes lived there.
La Fayette Square was i'm its infancy. The
tall trees that are now towering 10 the tons
OF the houses, giving grateful shelter and
shade, were then merely shrubs The wav-
ing of n handkerchief could he seen dis
tinctly at the club house opposite. This
was the signal used by the once innocent
then tempted and ruined wife, and KEY
The betrayal and death by SickIes's hand
came in quick succession A shattered
home only was left.
We gladly turn the pages Of history and
come upon SUMMER days, when Schuyler
Colfax, with his mother and sister. the in
comparable host and hostess, reigned over
the household gathered within these walls.
Ito BE- eentiassdl
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is IT A TRIFLE?
THAT COMMON TROUBLE ACID DYS-
PERSIA, OR SOUR STOMACH.
Now Recognized AS = Cause OF Serious
Disease.

Now Recognized as Cause of Serious
Acid dyspepsia commonly called heart
burn or sour stomach, is form of indges-
ton resulting from fermentation of the food.
The stomach being too weak to promptly
digest 1T, the food remains until fermentation
begins, filling the stomach with gas. and
bitter, sour, burning taste in the mouth is
often present. The condition soon becomes
chronic, and being an every day occurrence
is given but little attention. Because dys.
pepsia is not Immediately fatal, many peo-
pie do nothing for the trouble.
Within recent period q remedy has been
discovered prepared solely to cure dyspepsia
and stomach troubles. 1t is known us Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets and is now becoming
rapidly used and prescribed as radical cure
for every form of dyspepsia.
Sruart's Dyspepsia Tablets have been
placed before the public and are sold by
druggists everywhere at so cents per package
1t is prepared by the Stuart Co., MARSHALL.
Mich, and while it promptly and efftctually
restores vigorous digestion. at the same time
is perfectly harmless and will not iniure the
most delicate stomach, but on the contrary
by giving perfect digestion strengthens the
stomach, improves the appetite and makes
life worth living.
Send for free book on Stomach Diseases by
addressing Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
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HISTORIC HOMES OF
~ WASHINGTON
Noted Men and Women Who Have,
81 p Inhabited Them.
-Er VARY S. LOCKWOOD.

of the Army, after which it was purchases
| by the late DR.. Thomas Lawson, Surgeon
| General OF the Army.
| DIR. Lawson was a bachelor; he live,
| here for time, but afterward rented tn
! house 10 the French Minister Count d.
I Sartiges. who became noted for the hOsri
talities dispensed during his long residenc,
| in Washington.
| The next person to occupy this house
was the Hon. Aaron Brown, Postmaster
General under President Buchanan. Hi:
! residence here was very brief; he had hello
the office but little more than year wher
he died. While he resided here his wife
and stepdaughters. the Misses Saunders
gave very elegant entertainments.
The mansion was next used as lash
! io1able boarding school. instituted by Mrs.
Smith. In addition TO The usual exercises,
she established a riding school on the
grounds, where Young ladies were instructed
in horsemanship.
The Prince OF Wales when on visit to
this country, was entertained here at
lunch by Mrs. Smith.
When Dr. Lawson died, this, with other
valuable property, was wllied to his chill
dren: their mother was his cOlored house
keeper The property was sold by them
for an asylum for the orphans OF the Army
and Navy. Ii has since been used as an
office by the Signal Corps.
This house, to-day, stands a silent wit
ness pl tlle nave poems, HlIeu WIN mourn
full echoes of the past.
+ +
A few squares to the west OF this are two
double, three story brick houses, one at
the corner of 10Th ard Is streets; the other
and older, near what is known as the
lower X street bridge. They are large and
councillors buildings that at once strike
the looker-on as houses whose histories
reach hack into the shadowy past.
They were built about the year 1873, by
Col. John Peters, of Georgetown, whose
son, Thomas Peters, married Martha Custis,
a sister of Washington Parke CustiS, of
Arlington. His mother was the beautiful
Elenaor Calvert, of Mount Airy, Prince
George Co.. Md, the daughter of Benedict
Calvart and granddaughter of the SIKH
Lord Baltimore, who had married John
GUSTS. the son of Lady Washington by her
first marriage. Martha Washington, IS is
we'll known, on the death OF her son John
GUSTS, took these children and brought
them up as her own.
Mr. Hines, an old resident, in his recol-
lections OF Washington City, relates an
incident appropriate TO these houses:
Gen. Washington had ridden up from
Alexandria, and crossed the ferry to George
town where he was received by the students
of Georgetown College and citizens, armed
and organized for the occasion, who saIuted
him with a vollcy OF cheers. Gen. Wash
ington was greatly pleased, and so ex-
pressed himself, at the soldierly appearance
OF the boys, who wore red wast-beltS.
They then formed a procession and eS
corted the General over the bridge TO
Peters's house, and formed in line OPP
posite the spot where, for many years,
stood the old dilapidated brewery"
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A Hard Road I'm Dixie.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The follow
ing was told recently at a meeting of Emery
Post, 1873, of Illinois, by our Commander,
VIM. S. Seguine, anent the Charlottesville
campaign tits pretty play upon the names
of the Confederates Stonewall Jackson, Long
street and Hill. Said he:
AT Fredericksburg my regiment, the 18th
n. j.. was supporting a battery on the left
was kneeling in the front rank giving it to
the Johnnies as fast as | could, when, upon
reaching for cartridge, I found my clothing
saturated with blood, and found that, although
l had not felt it, a bullet had gone through
coat and shirt, plowed furrow across my
abdomen and passed on, giving me good
flesh wound
LAS l passed to the rear TO get my wound
dressed l noticed group of Conieds whom
our boys had captured. They called out:
Hello, Ysnks. Where you-ails going?
Our boys replied:
We are going to Richmond. Which i;
the nearest way?
Quick as a fash one of them came back al
us with:
You'll find Stonewall, Longstreet
and . big Hill before you get there. ~
ADJUTANT, Wyanet, Ill.
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City of New York in fee simple, / would
have given it away willingly, rather than
staid in prison another month.
The suffers, to whom | have alluded
above, had accumulated sufficient to
supply themselves with all the necessa-
ries and some of the comforts of life,
during any probable term Of imprison-
ment, and still have snug amount left,
but they would rather give it all up and
return to service with their regiments in
the field, than take the chances of any
longer continuance in prison.
can only surmse how much Bowea
realized out of the prisoners by his venal-
ity, but feel sure that it could not have
been less than $4,000, and would
not be astonished to learn that it wa,
$4,000 in greenbacks.
ITobs eontinuedl
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Butterflies" Only in Name.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: The author
of that intensely interesting story, lander
/ sonvlile, may poke fun at the dress of the
Sd n. j. Cav, but good material was covered
by it. While there were probably Ile1ty of
as good regiments the assertion may b.
hazarded that there were few of the same
length of service that can show q better
record.
The regiment was in the First Brigade of
the Third Division (Custer's), took part in
many battles and skirmishes, and met with
heavy losses. Gen. Wilson once proclaimed
its lighting qualities in forcible if not elegant
language; and Lieut.-COL. Robson became
so willing for his regiment to be known as
the " Butterflies" that while at the North.
OH short leave Of absence, he had
handsome blue flag made, surrounded, with
git fringe, and large, full-spread baterAy
fashioned upon it. This was proudly car
ricd as one Of the regimental colors.
However, neither the fancy dress nor the
pompous title of 1st u S. Hussars staid
long after our arrival at the front They
were probably only intended as attractive
enlisting cards, and the gay habliments
were too irresistibly attractive as targets for
the other fellows, who, like death, seemed to
love shining mark. They soon gave way
to the garb of plain, everyday soldiers and
the simple title of Sd n. j. Cav.-D. III.
WHEATON, Co A, Sd N. j. Cav, Sea Isle
City, N. j.
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mated, chagrIn that she should have found
him there, or JOY al the flicker OF hope TO
his aspirations this action on the young
iedy's part gave TO him.
1t has been said, as far as the handker-
chief story goes, that Miss Gamble de
clared IL lacked one important element,
which was truth. As for his conVivial
spirit, The FalStaf night, at least points
q moral and adOrns tale
About This time in Mr.. Wirt's life. The
promotion TO the Chanceiiorship came in
most oppOrtuneiy 10 sustain the pretcn-
sions Of the lover. But after his marriage
and the expenses Of household came
upon HIM, We find this extract from a let
ter written Ia a friend
This honor Of being a Chancellor is an
empty thing, stomachally speaking; that
is, q man may be fun OF honor. and his
stomach may be empty: or. in other words.
honor viii not 90 t0 market and buy peck
OF potatoes. his is the only rub that
clogs the wheels Of my bliss. But il is i'm
my power remove even this rub, and in
the event Of nay death TO leave my wife and
my children independent OF the frowns or
smiles % the world
be resigned the Chancell0rship and the
success he made in life il known to the
world. lie WAS man greatly beloved for
his social virtues but each year the illus
ulous are passing away with The fading
memories Of contemporary friends.
When Gen. Jackson was made President
Mr.. Writ rented his mansion 10 Coy. Branch
of North Carolina, Secretary Of the Navy
during his first term; afterWard Ia the Hon
Lewis McLane, Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. McLane had served as Senator from
the State of Delaware. He was also Min
lister TO England, and afterwards became
q resident Of Baltimore, where he was foi
many years President of the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad Company.
Mr.. Writ sold this property 10 the branch
bank OF the United States, which was then
In The building now i'm use by Riggs q Co
The bank sold the property TO Maj Andrews
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ANDERSONVILLE.
Continued from firstpase.)

liah. A very large portion of those sent
through died on the way to our lines,
or within few hours after their trans
ports at being once more under the old
Stars and Stripes3had moderated.
The sending of the sick through gave
our commandantL Capt. Bowes- fine
opportunity to fill his pockets by con-
niving at the passage of we'll men.
There was still considerable money in
the hands of few prisoners. All this,
and more, too, were they willing to give
for their lives.
In the first batch that went away
we're two of the leading suffers at An
Jacksonville, who had accumulated per-
haps $1,000 each by their shrewd and
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He Thought He Wou'd he
Humbugged Again. 50 says MIL,


Mooney. of Montesano, Wash, in the fol-
lowing letter: q had been sufferer with
severe pains in my chest and stomsch for
over fourteen years. / tried nearly ali kinds
of medicine, both patent and other kinds,
but found them all to be humbugs; finally I
saw an article in the Prairie Farmer about
DR.. PETERS BLOOD VITALIZER, and al
though admit | thought | was to be hum
bugged again. sent 81 90 for trial box I
desire to state that the medicine was q great
surprise to me. 1t was simply wonderful.
/ used one bottle in the course of day and
n half | was suffering terrible pains. It
seemed to make me as weak as a cat. but I
continued using it, however, according to
directions. At last / could exclaim
Eureka / have found the remedy at
last. had no more pain. If you have no
agent here | want to represent you.
DR.. PETERS BLOOD VITALIZEg is not q
patent medicine in the ordinary sense of that
J term. IL is not to be had in drug stores.
| Only local agents sell it. For further par
ticulars address the proprietor, Dr. Peter
Fahrney, 112-114 So. Hoyne Ave, Chicago,
| ILL.,
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rs THEY VIEW 1T.
Veterans Opinions of the Pension
Question


5. p Zehring, Co. H. 35th Ohio. and
Captain, Co. ii, 10Th Ohio, Dayton, o.: /
nave taken The National Tribune many
years, and cannot do without it. ] hone
comrades everywhere will push the matter
OF Fer Diem Service Pension which is
the only Just measure, starting all with
90 per month, and giving each one cent
per day additional for the time he was in
the army. While this will recognize en-
Hstment and patriotism, it will also recop-
nIZe merit and service.
John Easton, Co. /, 9Th Ky. Cav: In a
sklrmlSh l was wounded in the left knee
and thrown from my horse; the fall broke
my left arm. After three weeks | made
my way back to my regiment, and was
granted q furlough on affidavit OF the
AdJutant, who was an eyewitness. When
applied for pension | was told that there
was no record of my being wounded, and
that leave OF absence was granted be-
cause was reported sick. The Adjutant
is dead; cannot get other evidence Now
l su1ier because OF the carelesSness of my
superior officers in neglecting to report
that was shot
j. l.. Rice, Mountain Grove, Mo-: In
answer TO a question, in Pension Pointers
OF Oct 20, ! read: Claims for increase of
received much attention, apparently, in
the PENSION Office for some seven years
past" lwish to ask-allowing these claims
10 be Just; largely SO, at leaSt-which one
OF the two is the greater act of injustice
Tor the Government to take up these
claims speedily, reject them, and save a
world OF expense and 10000 disappoint-
ments, or continue to keep them in the
background until all those who should
have received what the Government prom
lsed shall have wearied in warc' ing and
whiting, and gone to their last rest?
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VI
were one that occupied the site
OF the present Riggs residence,
and an old rickety house on the
northeast angle Of the Square on
Vermont avenue, which was sue
cessiveIy owned by Mr.. Corcoran
and Mr.. Riggs.
In the primitive days, when
this Square was but a waste
place, at IFS west anglethere was
an oval race-course; and the
avenue at 18th and 20;h streets
WAS the home-stretch, with the
Judges stand near the residence
OF Mr.. William T. Carroll, on +
street.
The original plan of the city,
it is said, embraced the whole
area from 18th 10 18th street in
the Presidential grounds, but
under the direction Of Mr.. Jeffer-
son they we're reduced TO their
present dimensions, forming the
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EDITORIAL NOTE. Mrs. Lockwood has
particularly happy subject next weex in the
famous Dolly Madison and her house. It is
treated with the grace of which the author Is
master. The number also takes one of the
most tragic spots IN Washington, the historic
house before which Gen. Sickles shot Barton
Key, where Seward was attacked by one of
the conspirators a. the time Lincoln was as
"a s-nated and where Blaine lived and died
Inc e Is fascination about these associations.
gloomy though they be. This serial increases
N interest as it approaches later days
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CHAPTER V.
HOMES on LAFAYETTE SQUARE.

The White House the First Built on the
Square-St. Johns Church-Decatur' s
Service to His Country-Jerome Bona
parte-An Historical Party-The Fatal
Duel-An Historic EStimate-Henry Clay
in the Decatur Mansion-Edward Living
ston-Other Men OF Note-The SicIiles
Home-Successively the Home Of Three
Secretaries of the Navy.
The White House was the first house
built on La Fayette Square. 1t was com
pleted in 1900. No other house was erected
on the Square until after the War of 1912.
As late as 1872 the whole space from 18th
10 18th street was a neglected common, en-
tirely destitute Of trees, and was the pa
rade ground for the militia muster.
There was but one house between this
common and the Seven Buildings" The
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of Boaz the plains ofsharo Lebanon Carmel and the Mount
OF oyes where the tragedy of the Cross was enacted
446 pages richly bound and illustrated with the finest half
tone pictures made from photographs taken specially for this
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Beautiful Center Table Book.
THE HOr1E OF THE BIBLE.

No American
woman has more
readers than Mar
ion Har1and, and
her latest book is
her greatest. She
travelled on the
back of a camel or
onfootoronhorse-
back throughout
the Holy Land
and Syria. She
followed the very
footstepsof Jesus,
and from Beth1e-
hem through Cal
lice, to Jerusalem
and the Jordan
and the lake
where he first
babe his Disci-
pies tofollow him.
She went down
into Egypt, to
Damascus, and
other famous
places renowned
in sacred story.
She saw the field
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-05

Poupee aud Lowen hal, the m tnager
OF the opera at ihe Prince of Wales's
theater. La Poupee has now for
months been playing to big houses
and is said to be partly duo to Mile.
favier, pupil Of Auuran, who sings
Title role. 1t appears that Lowen-
mai sold the American rights OF the
oners to Oscar Hamme rsteip NJ New
York. for prcuuctiop Mt the Olympia
anu agreed to let Mile. Fava assume
the principal part In the New York
performance, To this Audran objects
and as q result q quarrel 10 said to have
broken OIL all Negotiations for the pr ,.
auction Of LIE Petite Ouvrier, his
latest opera, at the Prince OF w aies.
Tonight the Prinosss theater gives
The Country Fair, an America
domestic play which began It's L X.
lieh career not long ago at the B.ixton
theater,
The fastest rnmor Ia that m Amsri.
can opesa, 'rhe Welding Day, Is to
follow The Yeoman OF the Guard al
the Savoy theater.
Col. Mapleson announces that h.
has arranged with Arthur Collins for
six weeks season VI grand opera at
Drury Lane, commencing Oh June II.
While the colonel 81 yet declines To
give the composition OF his company
IL 10 probable that IL will include
Mnzzini with whom Mapleson has be.
come reconciied and whom he MOI
speaks oil as tue greatest OF living
tenors. Mazzini once challenged the
colonel to hkht duel for the insult
involved in Offering him, on behalf OF
The late Sir August Harris, e350
Isl, 1907 q night Tor a short Louuon
engagement.
Mics Miriam Clemmen now play
Ing in My Friend lny PriDce, at the
the Garrick, is TO make u tour OF the
United States unJer the management
of George EdwsrJs, beginning In the
autumn.
Ausin Friei's new musical play Will
probably be entitlsd The Japsnese
Girl. 1t was his original intenii,n to
call 1t The GsisDa Girl.
The latest thing In theatrical sou.
veDiIs has been devised by the man.
agement OF Terry's thester, who, In
honor OF the queens jubilee, as we'll
as to increase the ATTRACTIONS OF The
French Maid, propose to give dis-
monu brooches 10 their three most
faithful patrons. Tneir plau is to give
coupons to all purchasers OF tickets for
the galleries, pit and upper boxes, and
th0se securing the greater number OF
coupons i0r each OF these parts OF the
house will be awarded tue trinkets.
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the average al vslorem was below 20
per cent. Tbnt being tho care, 81 CON
asserted that Vests statement that
tlis was tho most unjusti liable feature
OF the bill was not warranted.
III regard 1t as the most reasona b 10
feature OF the whole bilI," declared
Bacon. / regard the scnedule as
proper one irrespective OF the party
from which 1t comes"
Bacon went on to state that he wac
MT protectionist. But the stern
necessities Of tho government r. quired
tor IL and bIRh tariff. He was not
tyeaking for a protective tariff, but he
believed that when II became neost-
sary to impose revenue duties,
then 1t was essential 10 make the
rates Uniform as far as practi-
cable. II the southern lumber inter.
ests atked him TO support rate SIM
ply for the sake OF protection, he
would not do u. But when they asked
that the revenue duties be in propoi-
ton to the revenue duties on other arti-
Giles, he regarded that as Just anu
would support It. Lses than 20 per
cent was not protective duty,
he asserted. In front OF his Ia me ran
trains ffoighted with Southern lam.
Der TO the Northwest and this indus.
try would be struck down withou.
this legitimate reyenus tariff HIS
had received a telegram, he said,
saying that every man, woman AMI
child was looking to the eucce,s OF
the lumber schedule.