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in the White House. She was very affabIe
and popular
Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston, niece OF
President buchanan, was. and still is, q
very beautiful woman, whose tact and
grace of manner supplemented the courtly
diplomacy of her uncle.
Ars. Mary Todd Lincoln was Kentuck-
ian by birth, weII-bOrn, dark Of eye and
plump Of figure. She enjoyed the reign of
u local belle before she consented to marry
the tall, gaunt-figured lawyer who paid
her court. That she was no more popular
as a President wife was owing to the
malice Of the times. No woman was ever
before or since mistress of the White House
under such trying circumstances.
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant was never set
up for a beauty; but tact and good
common sense served her better. Poor, IN
happy Mrs Garfield, whose true domestic
story has never yet been told, had
beauty in her youth, but troubles and tears
had faded it before her tragic experiences
under the White House roof fairly began
Mrs Harrison was gOod-Iooking end
motherly, and Mrs. Clevelaud-who stands
peerless as the most beautiful and charming
of the women OF the White House-every-
body knows fromthe ubiquitous photograph,
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spent waiting for and watching the parade.
Mark Hanna rents one entire floor OF the
owen House, between Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth streets, opposite the entrance to the
Grand Opera House. The price is 81 600.
The WaShinEtnncah service is rea sonable.
The legal rate per hour for public con-
veyanceS is posted in the vehicle, and it
is Il mistake to pay any more THANH is named
on this card. If one believes that the cab
man is attempting to overcharge him. it
is well to Ike him drive to the nearest
police station; therethe matter is arbitrated
by the sergeant, whose duty it is to cause
the cabmanto comply strictly with the law.
Vehicles carrying passengers to Arlington,
the Soldiers Home, and other outlying
places OF interest have the privilege of
making extra charges but this thing is
also regulated by law. The safest way is
to make an agreement with the cabman
before hand. There are in all hotel lobbies
agents for various cab lines and eXtor-
tionate prices are seldom, if ever made.
tits the outlaw jehu who is pretlisposedt to
take advantage OF strangers, though by no
means all OF them demand more than the
law allows
The best method Of seeing Washington
Systematically is TO employ the services of
a guide. Their time is OF expensive and
they will take the stranger to places
full of interest, and will also give one
all the necessary information-and a little
more. They are know in the various De
partmcnts, and when in charge of yisitor:
receive every courtesy. Guides can lie
had from So to So day. They save visit
ors much unnecessary walking and rentiu,
excellent satisfaction. They know al
the interesting o!nts, and the cheapest an(
best way of reaching them.
There is nothing in the fakir. He is here
in all his glory He is selling everything
from cheap walking sticks to baby bal
looms. He is the proud possessor, as ht
states it, OF articles which at sCme tim,
in history have been the property of tft
departed great He tries to sell the strane
er the knife with which Patrick Henr,
cut the lock out of the door at the old 81
John Church, in Richmond, the day befou
he made his famous speech in behalf o,
war against tyrant king-when he use,
the following, which will ever live in his
tory: "Giye me libertyspr give me DEATH
The fakir is certain that it is the identi
cal knife. The truth is, Patrick Hem,
used an axe insteadtof a knife en- that oc-
casion. -
The fakir attempts to sell the strange
the watch worn by Daniel Webster durini
the time of his great oratorical contest
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Presidents Wives
We're Beauties
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AneriCan women are proverbially beauti-
Americans are not always talking aboutit.
But letone Ofthem be mistress Of the White
House, and my lady's beauty becomes
transcendent And it is well. To get
into that mansion as first lady is almost
agreeable enough of itself TO transform a
very ordinary-looking woman into beauty
of the highest class. Then, most men who
feel ambitious are naturally attracted to
an attractive woman. The Presidents
have generally married beautiful women
Beauty and grace at home are a great help
to a man in his career abroad, and they de-
velop.
Martha Washington was unusually lovely,
both in features and manners. Shewasmar-
ried to Col Custis at the age Of seventeen,
a widow with two children before she w as
twenty-five.
Gen Washington met her during the Sec
ond year of her widowhOod, and it is said
he was so infatuated that what was in
tended to be a call of a half hour was
further prolonged to a taTry over night.
The story goes he ordered his groom to
bring his Horse around at a certain hour
in the afternoon, which was done. and he
walked the impatient steed up and down
the lawn until the evening shades began
to descend, when the young colonel went
out to bid him return to the stable and
wait upon his pleasure in the morning. In
less than a year he led the charming
Widow Custis to the altar. In his eyes
she never lost her beauty.
Mrs Abigail Adams could hardly be
called beauty. She was a plump little
person of the practical New England type
But she possessed personal graces that
were better than good looks and they
commanded respect.
Dolly Madison, a Philadelphia widow,
possessed much beauty and vivacity and
that they should captivate Mr.. Madison, a
supposedly inc orrigible baehel or, was
taken for granted when they met
She stuck to her turban TO the last doubt
less because when she first wore it some
one pronounced it becoming. Washington
Irving describes Mrs. Madison as a fine,
pretty buxom dame with a smile and a
pleasant word for everybody
To Louise Katharine Adams belongs the
prestige of being beautiful. tactful and
highly accomplished. She was born abroad
Quincy Adams she breathed the fine
air of diplomacy and official station.
Her face was one of those expressive
ones that made her still more beautiful
If she conversed on music, painting or
sculpture, her favorite themes.
Virginia gentlemen have always been
admirers OF womanly beauty, and both of
President Tyler's wives possessed In un-
usual degree this charm. In her youth his
first wife, Miss Letitia Christian, was a
belle in eastern Virginia. Miss Gardiner,
his second choice, whom he married while
he was President, was highly educated, and
of the frail and sentimental type of
beauty then much admired.
Mrs. Sarah Polk was Tapped in luxury
from her youth. Southern in type, with
creamy skin, fine lustrous black eyes and a
good figure, she attracted great attention
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of a house wants to be positive which sec
ton it is in, as all of these subdivisi 0ns
have the same numbers. Suppose the stran-
ger wants to find No. / 2S7 H street. The
number may be either northwest, south
west, northeast or southeast; consequently
it is important that the visitor know the
section in which the particular number is
situated The four sections OF the city
are easy Of access by the street railway
lines
The Washington policemen have ma
tional reputation for politeness. They are
familiar with everything that the visi-
tor wants to know. The! give any infor-
nation cheerfUlly and correctly. If the
policeman says that certain place is To-
Gated so and so, and you suspect otherwise.
take the policeman's advice; you Will get
there quicker. 1t is useless TO ask a po
Iiceman where you live unless you can
give him the number or name of the house
in which you are staying.
Washington has excellent street railway
facilities. 1t is possible to reach almost
any part Of the city, from east to west CT
north to south, for one railroad fare,
which is cents, or six tickets for 20
The morning times., 1897-03-02
WAS BEATEN BY \ HAIR.
How Old Hannibal Hamlin Once
Managed to Miss 1t.

How Old Hannibal Hamlin Once
Managed to Miss 1t.
When Hannibal Hamlin was speaker
of the Maine house Of representatives,
away back in the 40's, there was in thas
body a certain gentleman whose hair
was very thin, and he was highly SEN
sitive in regard to it. To hide his ap-
preaching badness he was in the habit
OF carefully stroking with bandoline or
other preparation each particular hair
In its place. One day, while In the
chair as speaker Mr. Hamlin, in the in
noeence of a good and jOke-Ioying na-
ture, sent for this gentleman, and, look
ing fixedly at his smooth and polished
pate, said, with chuckIe: BLANK, old
fellow, Just wanted to tell you that
you've got one OF the hairs Of your head
crossed over the other"
You insult me, sir! you insult mel"
replied the member, with unexp ected
and altogether unnecessary Indignation.
and then, refusing to listen either TO rea-
son or ex PLANTATION, he left the speakers
desk and resumed his seat.
When Mr.. Hamlin became a candidate
iOI tne Hlleu states Studlc tillS ScAtiC
man was . member of the upper house
of the MaineIegislature- Although mem
ber of the same party, and only one more
vote was needed TO secure Mr.. Hamlin'a q
election, he positively refused TO vote for
the man by whom he believed he had been
insulted. He was defeated for seat IN
the Senate-by hair. But when the next
vacancy occurred he was elected--san
Francisco Argonaut.
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the original letter written by Major Nc
kinley accepting the Presidential nomi-
nation. He also attemps To dispose Of
letters alleged to have been written by
Mrs. Mckinley. 1t is mistake TO buy
any OF them. and it is mistake to give
newsboy or curbstone merchant S5 bill
and wait for him to go and get the change.
1t is liable to be many inaugurations before
he returns.
1t is not circumspect to flash your mo ney
in crowd; some other man is liable to
get it before you can spend it The conf
dencc man and the pickpocket are likely
to be about. There is no objection to buy
ing as many American flags as you can
carry; aud If one Gecorates himself well
with them, it's sign Of true patriotism
and shows that he is friend of the gov
ernment. No one can well afford to get too
gay and try to walk electric light wires.
II one must drink let him do it moderately,
and if any one from Canton should become
intoxicated it wouldn't do any good to
argue the matter with a policeman. He
The morning times., 1897-03-02
Mr.. Cleveland Sings.

"After March 4 Mr.. Cleveland will go
on fishing trip on Mr.. Benedict s yacht"
It's oh for q lighthouse tender-ling,
For a sail on the ocean blue!
It's oh for the Fern and the Violet,
And the trim little Maple, too,
To carry me off to the ducks, my dears,
To the dear fat ducks today,
On nice little trip in gov 'ment ship,
Ten thousand miles awayl
Then blow, ye winds, heighol
A shooting win gol E
But now, alas,
I've got no pass,
And cannot beat my way. =
So III calm my massive brain
Upon the raging main,
And I'm off for a tot on Benedict's yacht,
Ten thousand miles away.
North American.
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with Hayne of South Carolina. Don't be-
lieve it; and OF all things don't buy the
watch. History states that Daniel Web
ster never used watch. The fakir offers
autograph letters Of famous men. The
chances are that these are fakes and for
geries. There is nothing in the she'll
game man. He is the citizen who works
his own game to his own individual profit
1t is far-secing not to forget to obey the
wise advice once given by a man who ta1
lost-"never bet on another mans game''
Another class of fakir deals in more modern
productions. He offers what he says is
The morning times., 1897-03-02
How to Get About and
Not Get Into Trouble
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Probably oo, 900 visitors crowd the city
to witness the inauguration of President
Mckinley. There have been larger crowds
than this one 1t was said by the railroad
Officers that greater number came 10
washington for the Inauguration OF Presi-
dent Harrison than was ever known before.
The numbers brought here upon that occa-
sion were much greater than four years
ago when Grover Cleveland was inaug-
urated for the second time The public
comfort committee has done everything
within its power to make suitable arrange
ments for all who have communicated with
It, asking for quarters during their stay.
AS is wen known by people who live in
Washington, but perhaps not by the thou.
The morning times., 1897-03-02
Where LINCOLN Was Born.

Efforts are making TO sell TO the gov
ernment for $4,000 the farm of liz acres,
near Hodgenville, KY, on which Abra-
ham Lincoln was born The pr esen5
owner of the property is a New York
man, who bought it not many years ago
for So, 900. The little, ons-rOOn log cabin
which for time served as Thomas Lin
coins home. stands today practically as
it was in 1909. but it contains no furnf-
ture or other relics dating anywhere near
back to that year.
The morning times., 1897-03-02

Cor. Art Gallery.104 Smithsonian In. .20S
White House ....154 Soldiers Home :. Z
Ford's Theater III State Dept. 153
Interior Dent. lib Treasury Dept. 1916
Library Build. ....226 War Dept. :. lib
National Museums. 209
LEGATIONS.
China, ,27o3 18th IL Italy, l122 Vt.av 6s
France,l710 H...1O1 Japan, 131ONst.. 73
GreatBrit' 1900 Mexico, 1413 st. ZIG
Conn. ave. :. E. SO Russia, 1929 ST. 9s
Germany, 1435 Spain, 17o6 Goth. CAS-
Mass. ave. =. :. 67 Turkey, 1S02Rst. 90
EDUCATIONAL.
Columbian :. Ills Howard Univ . II
Catholic ...... 6 Lib, of Congress 222
GeorgetOwn =. :. 80
STATUES.
dupont e.. 51 Luther :. =. 7o
Emancipation. ...235 Marshall :. :. ..222
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,URATE MAP OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON

Notice on the map the NE, s.E,
NV, and S.w. sections:
The Iettered streets are 70 bo
found in the Northern sections By
counting north from the east and
west black line running through
the Capitol grounds, and in the
Southern sections by counting south
from the same line
The numbered streets in the East
ern sections are to be found by
counting east from the north and
south black line running through
the Capitol grounds, and in the West.
ern sections by counting west from
the same line.
Most of the avenues and some
Of the streets a re distinctly marked.
Street car lines are indicated
other by continuous lines or by
dotted lines in the middle of the
avenues or streets.
The map is simplified and reduced,
also the directory of IL; SO than
there is no reference to many Of
the numbers found upon it,
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sands of visitors now
here, Washington is
perhaps, one OF the
cheapest places TO
live in in the United
States. Ii is true you
can make your eX-
penses as high as you
may desire, but un-
less one cares TO pay
high prices at the
larger hotels, there is
10 reason why he
should not make his
expenses but a little
in advance of what it
would be at home.
The hotels OF Wash
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has the law on his side. 1t is well to keep
out of the way of the cable and electric
cars. When the last session Of Congress
convened many rural congressman were
injured by them. 1t is harmful to get on or
off the cars until they come to a full stop
The morning times., 1897-03-02

There are flfty well
equipped hotels in
Washington, all Of
them centrally locat-
ed, though they are
distributed through
ont the city, north,
east, south and west.
II is estimated that
there are auleaSt So
900 rooms for rent
in residences all the
year round, but atm
auguration time there
are always a great
many more. These
rooms can be rented
at anywhere from S5
a week to SI5, but
like the hotel keepers,
the boarding house
people reserve the
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INrtNu dIt NIN IUtu
about equally between the American and
the European plan. The prices at the
American hotels range anywhere from
$3.50 to SO a day. This, OF course,
depends wholly upon the location OF the
rooms and the size OF them. 1t is inn
possible, however. for any one TO have a
$3.50 a day room TO himself At the
European hotels il is not difficult to en-
gage rooms for as low as 81 a day. the
hotel propnetors reserviDG the right TO
increase the number OF guests in room.
Every hotel ta the city is equipped with
cots; it was reasonable TO believe that all
OF the available sleeping space would be
utilized to its full capacity.
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DEPOTS AND WHARVES.
Alexandria Ferry.25S Mt Vernon Elec.. 1863
BIS O Railroad IL 80 Norfolk Steamer. 25S
3 6 p Railroad ..213 Southern R'y ....2l3
Mt. Vernon Boat. .25S
PUBLIC PLACES.
Agricul Dept. .20T Navy Dept. LIB
Army Med Mus ..2l2 Patent office lib
Blu. Eng. & Pr.....2O6 Gov. Print, Of. A.
Capitol :. ..222 Pension office ..1S2
CITY Hall . =. ..lS6 P o. Dept. LII
Center Market ..1TS City p o. :. ..135
The news & observer., 1897-02-24
ANHEUSER- BUSCH BREWING
AGS'N

recommends the use of the greatest of all
tonics, Malt Murine" and guarantees
the merits claimed for it, For sale by all
druggists.
The news & observer., 1897-02-24
PLEASED WITH THEIR SENATOR
Durham Likes Mr. Lyon--Dr Taylor's
Eloquent Address.

Durham, ~ c., Feb. 23.-(special.)- -
The exercises at the graded school yes
terday were very interesting and enjoy
ed by a large and appreciatiye audience.
Washington's birthday was Gonlmemor-
ated in exquisite style. Dr.. Chas. Il.
Taylor, who was introduced il a magni-
ficent few minutes speech Dy= Mr.. j. III.
Southgate, was the orator Of the occa-
sion Everybody who Knows Dr. Taylor
knows he is man who thinks and his
speech on this occasion gayys abundant
evidence that he had been thinking and
thinking deeply. Every thing was well
and appropriately done and every one left
the graded school building gIatified with
what they had seen and heard.
Mr.. Jim Mallory died at tae residence
of his brother, j. II. Mallory. in this city
this morning. about $50 o'clock. He had
been a resident of Arkansas for many
years and last fan his healtlf failing him
he came here with a hope Of being bene-
fitted. He suffered from complication
of diseases.
DIR. Chas. e. Taylor, president of Wake
Forest College, was one os Durham S
distinguished visitors yesterday.
DIR. w. A. Edwards hass been quite
sick with grippe, but is now able to be
at his office :
Mr.. Frank Strayhorn fsll down the
steps on Mangum street laet night and
broke his left arm badly. (
DIR. A. Cheatbam has bee1l sick from
deep cold and overwork, but Is out again.
Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Waikiki, who have
been here on a visit to relitives, went
back to Richmond yesterdays
Miss Eva Carlton has beef on visit
to home folks i'm Durham al n has gone
back to resume her duties al teacher in
the Oxford Female Seminary.
Mr. Wiley M. Rogers, thekclever and
popular representative OF theA News and
Observer, was here to-day. I
Judge r. W. Winston werl to Char
lOtte yesterday on legal busineis. .
Misses jamie Lyon and EssiI King are
here from Raleigh visiting Ms. W. @.
Lyon.
Mr.. Fred A. Green is in E.aleigh on
| legal business CE
A, severe wind and rain stoAm visited
| Durham last night. No damage, how
! eyer, was done.
/ Senator Lyon came up Saturday after.
noon and went to his home, four miles
| in the country, where he spent a delight.
| full Sabbath with Mrs. Lyon and THEN
interesting family of children. Yesterday
| morning he was in town short whilt
shaking hands with his many friends
| The Senator has made many warn
friends by his course in the Legislature
land this people are wonderfully pleased
| with his record,
The news & observer., 1897-02-24
THE CITY LIGHTS.
THE ELECTRIC GAR COMPANY
OUGHT TO BE REQUIRED
TO RUN.
"L ct usAIl Rise Up and Dem md Our
Street Cars Again" Says
Leading Citizen.

| .Spealxing yesterday of the new light
iag Contract. and the need of street cars,
a prominent business man of Raleigh
saids
IF | am correctly Informed, after the
burning of athe Raleigh Electric Com
| nany's power house, the president,
through the Board of Directors, informed
| the citizens of Raleigh THAT the street
| ear system of their plant had been run
! MT q loss to the company, but from the
! profits from their lighting department
/ they had managed to make slight profit
on the whole plant, and il THE citizens
would take 1000 more incandescent
lights than they had Installed at the
time of the burning of the plant, the
revenue from such additional lights would
allow them to run the street cars, and
they would rebuild their plant, putting up
n new power house of brick and with iron
roof.
/ "rwo thousand incandescent lamps
of rs candle power each would equal
80 900 candle power, the amount of new
lighting the company wanted TO secure
to enable them to start their car service.
Il notice from your paper this morn
ing that the city has awarded the con-
tract to this company for 20 arc lamps of
1,200 candle power each, making in all
"a 900 candle power, at about $40 per
lamp per year, this contract of itself |
think gives them more candle power than
they wanted from the residents of the
city, and / am further informed, THAT
over 1000 additional incandescent lights
have been taken by the citizens, these
lights with the 20 arc lights taken by the
city certainly gives the Raleigh Electric
Company more lighting business than
they asked of the citizens to insure the
replacing 6f the street cars.
81 think ras Alderman Drewry doesse
that the contract for lighting the city
should have been given to the company
agreeing to start the car service again,
but as it seems; tine bids@for Ahe light
ing were not called for with that provis-
aon. isn't the Raleigh Electric Company
i'm honor bound, as they have more light
ing business than asked for, to carry out
their promises to the public, and give us
street car service at the very earliest pos
sible moment? Il
Il feel sure, with a new brick and metal
roof power house, thus reducing the in
Surance premium, and with the latest
improved electrical street car equipment,
| that the street car service, with efficient
amagement, can be made Self-support-
ing, and the profits derived from the
lighting department of the system will be
a clear gain to the company.
'"The old plant was a very inferior one,
and very expensive one to operate.
'"Ilhe people feeling the need of
street car service will doubtless patron
ize the cars more liberally than before,
and in time the company will be receiy-
ing nice dividend from the ear depart
ment.
Let us all rise mp and demand our
street cars again, as the company has
been given more lighting business than
they at first asked, and should make good
their promises"
The news & observer., 1897-02-24
SOMETHING TO DEPEND ON.

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones q Son, Cowden, H., in speaking
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with
La Grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. 1t seemed to
develop into hasty consumption. Hav-
ing DIR. Kings New Discovery in store,
and selling lots of it, he took bottle
home, and TO the surprise, of all she began
to get better from the first dose, and half
"a dozen doNar bottles cured her sound and
well. DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds is guar
anteed to do this good work, Try it. Free
trial bottles at John Y. MacRae's drug
store