Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-16
THE PERPLExING TNITI Ans.
To the Uninitiated They Arc Apt TO n
Somewhat Confusing.

To the Uninitiated They Arc Apt TO Bs
Somewhat Confusing.
Washington star.
II lust arrived in Washington today,
In fact, am stranger in the csEitsl,'n
he said to citizen on Pennsylvania
avenue.
"Yes?'' answered the citizen, In,
| terrogatively, at the same time cutting
his hand on his watch chain, and con.
| turing UP pictures Of piles Of gold
bricks and wads OF the imitation "lonr
green lying around loose on The
asphalt,
Yes never saw such tall build.
| ings before" he continued, with 4
wave of the hand toward the postofRce
md the Star buildings II came down
from the mountains, he added, eS.
planatorily. .. lou don't mind my
asking you few questions about some.
thing which has worried me mightiyip
mot a bit of it; my friend. We are
only too glad to be Of service to
strangers. Drive ahead"
"Well, it's these perplexing Virsuia
rail fence initials. / suppose you
people who live here understand en-,
but I'll be gol. darned il the stranger
within your gates comprehends what
they mean. Ia 1t fair assumptim
that u. S. A. and U. s. N. mean, q
stand for the United States Army OF
Navy, respectively"
lit is."
"Well, does u. s. M. g. stand ios
United States Member Of Congress OF
United States metallic carriage?"
United States Marine Corps"
"Oh, the marines Of ancient equine
affiliations and Boston food, ehY Well,
we'll! | just passed two young officers
10 uniform who mad the letters U. s.
N. r. d. c. and u. S. N. g. d. c.
in gilt letters on their cutoff coat col.
lars. ! don't dare to even think what
those young chaps represent. What is
4 jt!n
"Oh, they were officers in the Naval
Reserve and the National Guard or the
District of Columbia.
"Well, does that wagon there with
the letters u. 8. s. ii. painted on ito
side belong to the government hospital
fol sailorsg'
mot much. That floors every new
man that comes to town. Those lettels
stand for the United States SoldieIs
Home. ~
And there Is another wagon, Nh
fIanna's private carriage, for 1t has
C. o. p. PAINTED on its sides. They
say up my way he is the head and front
of the grand old party. q.
Z" Grand old party nothing" cried
the citizen, pityinGiy. THAT wagon
belongs to the government printing
III suppose 'P. o. D. means pay on
demand and ID. Il. and i. stands fo'
Boston, Enslsside and Potomac rail-
road?"
mot on your life. Those wagons ar.
attached to the Postoffice Departmenl!
and to the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing
Does 20. l.. mean that that wagon
carries the patients Of the Commls
sioner of Luhacy around town.
1--WE haven't any such official. Ina
combination represents the Congres
sional Library, and the wagon to'e'
books.
well, my accommodating friend
I'll floor you now. Coming down Ponn
sylvania avenue, the one followlng ~
other, were two delivery wagons WIZ
this text on each, respectively; y, ?
s. d. r. and II. R. u. r. What sor
OF a policy play can you make OUT
those letters?n y ~ u ,,...,
"Ob, that's easy. just 'unitet
States Senate Document Room an'
House of Representatives Documen
Roum.'''
well, IN / hadn't been told, 70 sal
those letters stood for United S'ais
Steamship Daughter Rsse' and 70
other for Humble Hogers' Daughle
Ruth Many thanks for your inicrnA
tion."
"Dos't mention it. /"