The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-06-30
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence

Tspecial Correspondence.l
pacant Investigations by a well
,o1vn citizen Of Washington have re
.-osIed the fact that the District OF Co
,.-abia the seat of the government
ntton called the ten mile square," ID
- of the present day nor was at the
80 of its marking ten miles square.
II this should prove true, and there Il
m doubt Of II, as the party presents
1roof Of his assertions, the District of
Columbia is not plumb and It's bound
is untrue. He says the northwest
IN and southeastern boundary lines of
81 district exceed ten statute miles
~ 63 and 70.5 feet respectively and
{ 30 northwestern and southwestern
Unas also exceed ten statute miles
oe2 feet and 230.6 feet respectively.
these irregularities, he declares, throw
tho north corner of the District 1852
soot 70 the west Of the meridian of the
south or original stone and also throw
enc west corner 1886 feet farther to
the north than the east corner.
District MiIestOnes.
An examination shows that the dis
+,nces between the successive stones
-,rv considerably from exact miles,
and in no instance can a milestone be
found placed at exactly a distance Of
ono mile from its neighbor. 1t is fur
tber discovered that many Of the
stones are out of proper alignment and
that the original lines limiting the ter
rItory are not at the proper angles.
The District Of Columbia was estab-
Hsbed by congress on July 16, 1870.
and the original cornerstone was laid
April 10, 1871.
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 so damp that several
of the Roosevelt horses died from in
Auenza, while others were very Ill
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 so 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
IT is understood that II congress next
year does not appropriate for new sta
bles to be erected on q healthier site
these animals will be sent elsewhere
and their present quarters closed
La Toilette . Vegetarian.
The original anti-beef trust senator Is
La Toilette of Wisconsin. For FIVE
years be 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 a student Of
such subjects. prescribed q 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 herbivorous
animals, however, has received q &C.
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
snuhbox habit. Few men take snun
these days, but the snufbox near the
vice presidents chair Is kept replen-
khed Both snuf 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. It Is q rich yellow
mud made Of mineral water and the
juice Of many lemons, into which for
naVoring purposes are poured the
juices Of other fruits. It Ii served out
In huge galvanized pals placed at con-
Tenient points In the restaurant, the
principal committee rooms and the
cioakrooms as well as the press gal
lery. 1t Is free to all corners.
Senatorial OvernhOes.
Another custom Of the senate Is to
provide each Of the senators with as
many pairs Of oYershoes Is the state
ot the weather demands. The fathers
ot the republic, which II the proper
name Of all those who lived prior to
ne civil war, introduced that practice
Is soon as 1t was shown that shoes
made Of mixture Of rubber and vul-
;anizing material were Of real value In
ne exclusion Of water.
The custom has prevailed 80 long
nat no one remembers on what ground 1
ne expenditure Of public money for
be purchase Of articles Of wearing APP
'arel was justified Before the advent |
= Boss Sheppard, the man who pulled
Washington out Of the mud, the pur-
hase Of rubbers might have been jus
lied on the ground that the interests
the public demanded that senators |
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