The broad ax., 1906-07-07
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial correspondenos-l

pAcent Investigations by q wen
.orn citizen Of Washington have re-
-.sIad the fact that the District Of Co
,1-,bIa the seat Of the government
ntton called the ten mile square" b
81 at the present day nor was at the
49, Of its marking ten miles square.
r. this should prove true and there n
- doubt Of II, as the party presents
,-oof of bis assertions, the District Of
Columbia is not plumb and its bound
- Is untrue. He says the northwest
IN and southeastern boundary lines Of
81 District exceed ten statute miles
~ az and 7O.5 feet respectively and
tha northwestern and southwestern
Unes also exceed ten statute miles
os9 feet and 230.6 feet respectively.
these irregularities, he declares, throw
tno north corner Of the District 1852
Got 10 the west Of the meridian Of the
.outh or original stone and also throw
tha west corner 1886 feet farther to
the north than the east corner.
District Milestoass.
An examination shows that the dis
+,nces between the successive stones
vsry considerably from exact miles,
and in no instance can q milestone Be
found placed at exactly q distance Of
one mile from its neighbor. It Is fur
tber discovered that many Of the
stones are out Of proper alignment and
that the original lines limiting the ter
rgtory are not at the proper angles.
The District Of Columbia was estab-
Bsbed by congress on July 16, 1870.
snd the original cornerstone was laid
April Is, 17sl.
white House Stables
Owing to the condition Of the presi-
DENTS stables all Of the horses which
belong to Mr.. Roosevelt personally
have been sent to another stable at
some distance from the White House.
The White House stables are on low
ground and are 80 damp that several
of the Roosevelt horses died from in
huenza, while others were very iii
from that disease and have never fully
recovered. Efforts on the part Of mem
bers of congress to secure an appro-
priation for new stables have failed
heretofore, and opposition In the past
has been 30 marked that there was not
even an estimate for the purpose sub
mItted at this session
Only government horses are now
kept in the White House stables, and
II is understood that II congress next
year does not appropriate for new sta
bles to be erected on q healthier site
these animals viii be sent elsewhere
and their present quarters closed.
La Toilette . vegetariaA.
The original anti-beef trust senator IL
La Toilette Of Wisconsin. For i've
years he has not eaten meat Of any
kind.
The Wisconsin man Is, In fact, one
Of the best authorities In the country
on gastronomic ailments because when
his own gastronomIc apparatus went
back on him be became q student Of
such subjects, prescribed a diet for
himself and restored his health. But
be has never restored meat to his
menu The notion that there Is no fight
ing capacity left In strictly herblvorous
animals, however, has received q Sc
we're shock In congress since the fact
became known that La Toilette alb
stains from meats.
Free Lemonade.
The free lemonade habit Of the SEN
ate is as old and respectable as the
snutfbox habit. Few men take snun
these days, but the snunbox near the
vice presidents chair is kept replen-
ished Both snuff and lemonade are
paid for out Of the funds OF the senate.
Both are Of the finest quality.
The senate lemonade isn't the thin,
watery stuff that one gets even where
the price Is high enough to justify the
use Of only the finest materials by the
most skillful artist. 1t Is rich yellow
fluid made Of mineral water and the
Juice Of many lemons, into which for
favoring purposes are poured the
juices Of other fruits. It Ii served out
In huge galvanized pals placed at con-
Venient points In the restaurant the
principal committee rooms and the
cloakrooms as well AZ the press gal
lery. 1t Is free to all corners.
Senatorial 0vershOea.
Another custom Of the senate Ii to
provide each Of the senators with a.
many pairs Of oVershoes as the state
Of the weather demands. The fathers
Of the republic, which II the proper
name Of all those who lived prior to
the civil war, introduced that practice
as soon as 1t was shown that shoes
made Of mixture Of rubber and vul-
canizing material were Of real vaiue In
the exclusion Of water.
The custom has prevailed % long
mat no one remembers on what ground
The expenditure Of public money for
ne purchase Of articles Of wearing ap-
parel was justified. Before the advent
OF Boss Sheppard, the man who pulled
washington out Of the mud. th0 pur-
chase Of rubbers might have been jus
uned on the ground that the interests
OF the public demanded that senators
DO not risk their lives BIZ yonturing out