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eept the capitol the largest structure IN
Washington. Opposite is the bureau Of
american republics. To the south are the
reservation known as the white Lot %
W1lch reaches away to the Potomac On
tula reservation are the Washington mon
uWent and the Corcoran art gallery There
y no gingerbread work about Inc exera,.
i've building modest entrance on the
uVftb Side opens on hall, which tSNrates
the press room on the right from tue cab
net room The latter occupies corner
Or the building and Is large and well
llEhted The main entrance hall turns ia
the LEFT II separates the presidents prl.
yate office. his ante-rCom aud TIC otecs
lnet room. DTr Cortelyou's ofhce adioIns
o large room which takes up the entIre
eastern wing OF the building, and rs ye.
served for the executive clerks This ofhce
ana the press room are furnished in oak
4he Walls are painted simply without oraa.
mental design. The presidents room, Mr.
1oltelTou s office and the cabinet room are
furnished In mahogany Mr. Rooseveit's
desk Is a massive piece Of furniture. carved
oW 81 great timber and highly polished
~ SoTr{[eiyoqs qesk IS almost duplicsts
~ lt. The uble IN the cabinet room Ia also
~ carved mnnogany. The chairs ia ali az
ing rooms are upholstered In dark lenther
= 4 feature OF the Offices are deeply recessed
nlFepiaces surmounted by severe mantels
OF pine Small electric brackets are tbs
only ornaments The foors nrs covArs5
with India rugs
e. 4.
ing is not adapted 10 the scconroodgt,o1
y large gatherings a ofhceseekers. In
INC White House long corridor ana a
SPACIOUS ante-room to the 1resident;s nj.
vate ofhee stumbled waiting room Tor M
thrones Of politicians who. In the eariv
GAYS OF the Mckinley administration.
ssaunteq me executive mansion for places
for Themselves or their friends. large as
me crowds were, there was room for ali
ne only waiting nlnco in the nnw building
ot twenty persons would eli snuely n q.
possible tnat before very long second
story will be added. ms more srhcc WIN We
drmanned IN objection to the arrange.
NOT provide Thar privacy which in the ma.
tnre Of things IS desirable Peonla VIM
phss the front of tho bnildinc can look
throuen the windows unon the president
and the cabinet in session. Durlng ~
cabinet meeting this week crowd coI
i"cted outside and the curtains had 10 he
the curious. N"-9 Va
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Portraits on
Postage Stamps
Great Men and Rulers
of the Past and Present
Constantly Before Us.


postage stamps ana reall1es the tact that
the portraits OF score or more OF pEoml-
uehL Americans nave appeared from Tine
TO time upon the face OF the stamps, the
study Incomes at once Interesting aud IN
stucllYe'
-
FIRST AMERICAN STAMPS.
Placing before him the series OF American
.tsp,rs fror, tho ti,ne ~ tbo ars+ isaue IN
,auFs - "a 10 s
1871 whlen pore Inc portraits OF Nu5hing
ton and Franklin, 10 the more recent period
,cban the huefs OF Washington and Jack
son appeared on the new stamps the stu
dent has not only before him an art gallery
Of the nortralts Of great Americans, hut the
"ic anu puon1 -, - u-,.t,
recalled TO nina ID tue portrait Oh "Hsu
ington we see the drst president encamped
sren diving bis kite und tempting the tec
mic cIrreDts Hamilton fnyurlug central
ized government aud establishiug ihe ma
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10000 CATARRH PATIENTS EACH YEAR.

Broadway md Ia the public escort Of
every Iona woman. lone woman who ap.
peared two weeks ago at Broadway and
Twentythird street and was escorted
through a mare OF vehicles. suddenly
gasped and clutched at the side of her
dress where chatelalne bag might hang,
Are you illf asked the Broadway cop.
YES! NO. she said quickly. but my
purse has been stolen, What shall I dol
How shall get homer Oh, officer, l live
IN Brooklyn. Can't you please lend me
quarterI I'll return It to you tomorrow
This particular cop handed over the
quarter BE thought no more about ~ up-
til Saturday, when he overheard two OF his
fellows comparing notes IN the rcndcrloin
they bad each lent quarter 20 good
looking blonde young woman who bad been
robbed OF her purse.
other members Of the squad were asked
n they Ind met tue woman ana most OF
them admitted they had given a quarter 10
only member OF the squad reporting at the
Tenderloin station who got the best OF the
woman was Ed McCabc, who guards the
Thirty.secoud street crossing.
He got the lost pocketbook tale with
couple Of tears on the side. He also got
the brace" for the quarter. he told the
womnn he didn't think he bad quarter
He put his hand IN his pocket and drew
out d single nickel. The woman glared at
him and told him he ought TO be dis
missed for insulting lady. Then she de-
y had more money, but didn't dash
IT," said McCabe. II always keep lous
nickel to steer or touches. | get SO rasny
on my crossing that ! wouldn't have any
salary coming n I fell for them nil.H
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ROOSGVelt'S New Office

-scutivs building" as the small white
,cture lust west Of the White House
Lnoyn. Is huished at last and President
rsvelt and the force Of White House
.ks and stenographers under the direc.
Of Secretary Cortelyou have Installed
bselves there pending action by congress
more pretentiogs quarters. Later on
snpropriation will be provided for an ex
kive building which will also include the
Il AopartInent. aud VIII take it's place
Ipr Inc eplendid buildings at the Ma
La capital That may DOT be realized
veArs and Until It comes TO pass the.
hear quarters Mr. Roosevelt has Just
H. charge OF must serve as the main
~ al the nation The executive build
eost az It stands within and without
the expense 81 furniture WIS Included
fhe cppfopriotlcr--SG5,pC Geo.
4 cre afe people who think the govern
4, sgt not gotten lie moneys worth for
Tbulid.ug 10 small and plain, but II fun
Ia quarters FAR better adapted to the
Faction OF business which comes under
i were the old quarters II the White
H. devoted TO that purpose. What is
IA 10 the point. the president Is salts
(which was the chief thing aimed al by
builders.
III Extending east and west FROM the
Ia House are two wings At the ter
m OF the west wing 10 the executive
idlug. 4 portion OF this wing is really
'realode.ed foundation Of the old white
nse conservatory, which was removed
The lower portion could be converted
q terrace This terrace contains
tnnade along which the president pro-
Ia going from his house To his Office,
has only 10 walk out of the lower part
the White House down the colounade
through a small hallway into his ofnce
movements may be absolutely priyaTe,
Lown 10 anyone. feature OF this
fnnage viii b. q balustrade The terrace
parapet walls and from the ba.ustradc
halIWay leading 10 the hallway entering
nresldent's private Office.
ne balldlng Is of white painted brick Of
story. 1t faces Pennsylvania uv"ua
commands a good view over the
'Ite House lawn and through Lafayette
h IN the distance. To the west, and
hrated by o narrow government thor
,hfare. arise the massive granite walls
'the war. state and navy building. OK
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HAWAIIAN STAMPS,
Hawaiian stamps are strong In their va
riety of portraiture. The arst ones were
issued 10 1851. and for a time were en-
erayed al home. with likenesses OF the
members OF the reiGuing family that we're
atrocous works OF art In 1862, an issue
Showing the portrait Of one Of the Kane
hnmchas was moro successful After that.
the American Bank Note company. which
concern. by the way, eugraves stamps Tor
many Of the smaller countries, made the
Hawaiian stamps 10 January. 1861. the
Bauk Note company made the brst stamps
for the Islands, producing series OF POI.
traits ~ bright color which gladden. tue
heart and bcuutity the album of the stamp
collector, Native klnga and queens are
here ia profuslOn kamehumehAs ~ and
aud other princes WITH law -brcahng
uumps. Also Princess Victoria, a good
type of The Sandwich island woman after
she i8 over so The late King Kalakaua.
who came 10 this country, Is shown on the
i0-ccnt stamp. in all the glory u his regi-
mcntals, aud on the 25-cent stamp we have
statue Of hamehamehns I, the father ~
hie country, In July, 1891. the deposed
Queen ldlluOkHleni, was handsomely en-
eravcd on o 2-Cent stamp where She will
50 down 10 posterity IN collectors albums.
several Issues 81 Brazilian stamps have
excellent portraits OF Dom Pedro n en-
EraNed from photographs The stamps OF
the Central American and South American
republics are almost Infinite ia their variety
Of portraits, SO frequently have those coun
tries changed rulers. portrait Of Leopold
Of Belgium Distinguishes the stamps Of the
Congo state. and the Dutch supremacy ~
the indies Is recorded by the portrait OF
King William OF Holland on the stamps OF
that colony Other noted stamp portraits
are those Of Alexander ~ pf Russia; King
Milan III. and King Milan ~ ~ Servia;
Plus X 81 the Roman States Charles XIV
Of Norway and sweden Mutsuhito Of
Japan; Charles I of Roumania; Frederick
VII and Christian IN of Denmark Marshal
MacAIahon of France: MACMILLAN and Louis
II Of Bavaria: George | OF Greece. George
Y Of Hanover: Frederick Augustus OF sax
Khan OF Turkey; Ferdinand Nv or Tuscany
William I and Charles l Of Wurtemburg;
Robert Of Parma Ferdinand II o. Naples.
and Frederick Francis Of Mecklenburg-
schwerin.
Thus o postage stamp collector becomes
n portrait picture gallery Of the world
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A CHILEAN UNKNOWN.

The government Of Chile in South Amer
lea tissues few postage stamps Upon one
ot the stamps ~ this country IL the por,
trait of an unknown celebrity. who some
what resembles Christopher Columbus
over tho portrait appears tho word Colon
1t has FOR many years been question
among those who make stamps o studs
whether the portrait was designed 20 be
that Of Columbus. Many persons hpve cob
jectured that Colon, the uame Of tho
Chilean port was Intended as o name fof
Columbus It IS more probable that the
pro6le is Tint Of some chilean celebrity
There IL no one more deserving such o
porpetuntIon OF bis fame than Pedro De
Valdivin. who may almost be considered
the pioneer Of civilization In chile ne
vos ono Of tho drst settlers on emigrant
from Peru and with q small band 81 fol
lowers conquered the native sUNaEtS -
made various laws ana founlea heF ell'
cities No other man ~ the SlNieeuth ttu
tury named in Chilean history eqnhie nun
and n Il HIS portrait perhaps which mas
az an been mistaken for that oI toluhbuN'
Tho original postage stampH ol MtA'"
NOUS priest Hidaao The bust Of the
priest is iuclosed IN 40 oval, ornanentsa
on the exterior with graceful Dcron VOTE
The Argentine Republic issued 2 series ot
tevos adorned with portraits ~ General
Carlos dc Alrear on the a0eent stamp
Don GerVasio Antonio DC Posadas on the
20 cent and General Don Garelle seayedrss
on the aNccnt stamp. Tho portraits or
Queen Isabella Oh the stamps of Guatemala
are superior in dceiGn and execution 10
those formerly used on the stamps OF
Spain
Tbe dependency ot Montenegro, on the
condpes az Turkey In Europe, presents few
sfdmp6. hut upon one Of these he 70 he
found p crude efhgy ~ the Prince ~ Mou
tenegro The design ~ Tic stamp Is very
simple. the hend ~ the prince being en-
clrcicd br wreath OF laurel branches.
The inscriptions on the stamns are IN Rus
Sian aud signify "propaid postage" The
design Is from a bust by native artist
The Italians have for hhlf y century per
petuated the memory 81 their soyereigne
upon their postage stamps The earlier ~,
aues bore tue portrait OF Victor Emanuel
u, designed from bust nov eHistpg ~
Home. rha more recent Issues ere adorned
vlth az exeeiient Iikeness 81 King Hun.
bert 1. These photographs are alrnost hs
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lBy WIN NJ. clemeus)

The Fost -
parry all nations have displayed more
IsS prediction for portraiture on their
Eaee stamps. The exceptions have been
ouentals, whose aversion TO having
rsei'es pictured In any form whatever
lls even to the use Of their faces on
Ase stamps. Slam and Persia are almost
|ouly people Of the Orient who put the
u'eh OF their rulers or great men on
stamps The shah Of Persia ana the
ol sum have their portraits thus. used.
KY europeans the custom OF postage
IN PVltEditure has been well nigh uni
risa aAa the same is true OF the South
~ 1 a. satlons The vanity OF kings and
20 ana other rulers or the loyalty of
subjects seems 10 bDye found an
llethod ut expression Ia thls way
hss,,eS countries, indeed. have held
rai.es almost entirely TO the use Of
~ Their stamp designs.
.friss sue postage stamp portraits of all
'p .,es ale excellent works of art. They
small, but they have been
sSSs py artists of established reputa.
an an, oelns generally well printed, pre-
nStrrsit4Ye'lVe appearance. Their small
'rANa Auil JAnAlNH UtAA-
~ their artistic qualities by methods
I1psIls . for illustration, but the
b ssss to5 the most part are faithful in
I|oI H. ana very pleasant to look upon.
To- ,,ilg they are exceedingly interest
M 10y reproduce the features OF rul.
Il plolc men Of the last half century
IA pslSs OF the world qn this respect
En- pohlage stamp collection Is OF ex,
fes,; unique value, for IL shows US
1,at ss OF many individuals who have
hs,t Algh forgotten. although they
~ ~ Played prominent parts IN the
~ q Their country.
tskie entea States stamps we have 4
kest picture gallery OF the nations
.ens,-I e9 Other Countries have used
Kan ~ designs upon their stamps to a
Ia bss isss extent but the United
btrssin, eoanned itself almost exclusively
i stsmb5l ,rty years the United states
sdornp used for general posta "a has
with profile Of George
Fseded In 1852 the 3-cent stamp was
! ths w a 2.cept stamp. which stir
|4cent portrait Of the first president
'ipon ~ amp' issued at tile same time.
When lace the bust of Andrew jack.
~ 'ne makes study Of American
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GONE TO SEA

How many ships I've sent to set
And yet. Of nil that struggling neet
Not one has e'er come back TO me
To lay Its treasure at my feet
some craft there were Of promise fair.
While come could barely hoat.
But whether good or whether sair.
There neor returned a boat
These ships were laden deep with bop
And sailed Ia eesrch Of golden store.
Bur now ] fear they hlindly gropc
To lonely wreck on barren shore.
e.. OBJ how cold the years and dark
N / had cent no shin 20 sea-
And since ! sent full many bark
One may. soma day. sail hack 70 me
But II 10 stately ship coreos home
To bring my treaeure-trove TO me.
Perhapa some tiny beat will come
Ana bear me oct 70 eetrch that sea
--wtllaes Batstotd N AmsrieAn Ysfa sn1
Orchard
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roNEEnERArr srAMps-

CONFEDERATE STAMPS
The stamps issued By the Confederate
government during the war bear portraits
Of John G. Calhoun Jefferson Davis, Alen.
andor u Stephens and George Washington
The portrait Of the late queen Victoria
is most familiar Of those OF foreign cele
britles Tor nearly half century hor
profile bao existed upon postage stamps
which are TO br found w almost every
civilized country 10 the world The Eng
lisb postage stump, with It's portrait Of
Queen Victoria, WAC iu use where honts
tho British Sag. aud WAS ON more stamps
uf Ncr majesty decorated the corners OF
letters mpilyd ~ Antigua bahamas. Bar
BADGES, Bcrmudl. british Columbia, Brit
ish Columbia, British honduras. Canada,
Ccylon. Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland
islands Grriiuda Gold C6nsi. Grent BIT
toip. Hcllgolnud Hong Kong, india, ia
Natal Neyis Sew Brunswick. ScNfound-
land. Nov, south Wales. New Zealand,
Nova Scotin Prince Edwards island,
Oupchslaud South sfrfcan Republic, sierra
Lconc, South Australia. ST. Helena. 81.
lucia ~ vincent Sirnits settlements.
Tasmania Tohaeo Turk slhnd and Vic
t0rla. lust foriy three N number, Iherg
different designs bearing the portrait Of
SY Ths portTai 'i fo.iad on taese siamrs arc
TNNFi1 ehtfuItN NC NldJNi'lN w. tNH 70
worc designed from bust q the queen
made forts or moro years ago probably
the most accurate portrait exists on the
Cauada bin or reyenue stamps Iheee
show the queen as appearing y NidoN,s
weeds. aud are really little works 81 art
they were originally designed trnp Q
Photograph taken by O London artist ne
nov British stamp carries ar excellent
portrait 81 King Edward MI. but The
British colonies are With one or two OK
ceptions stir using the old statmp bear
iuI tie portrait Of tho late queen.
For many years there appeared upon the
stamps n Austria a portrait Of Francis
Joseph I tho design being taken from
bust hy native ARTIST With tho bond
surmounted by a wreath
In Spain there were Carist stamps vita
a portrait ~ Don Carlos reduced from
Madrid photograph Vow they bear the
pinsome face 81 the boy ruler Of Spain,
and before that they showed the bead of
his father. Alfonso. and IN the 1879 lssue
the portrait Of Amadeus, the bearded son
of Victor Emanuel Before that time many
OF the stamps bore portrait ~ Queen lea
bella This portrait wac changed annually
owing 70 curiorp ,raason kseh year GUY.
Tag her rslgp fsabBlls ehsnfed her mind "
the ehoice of q eoifuts. which obliged ths
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change In the appearance OF the stamp
Many Of the stamps issued by the govern
ment Of Holland bear on their face = POI
trait OF william III While those Of Bel
GUM give the portrait Of Leopold II. The
enrlier issues appeared with o proale ~
Leopold l. These portraits are from bus,s
executed nv native artistic