The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-28
WILMINGTON are these In the small
xrcunds north and south OF the treas

U0uCl6d4I BLU dAOuieI III l1e SouuA-
west. A pretty fountain, from which
parrot feathers hang from the top
basin. ornaments the space between
the northwest and the northeast gar
dens.
solved Food Problem.
Augustus Riley, seventy-four years
Did, a clerk iE the wal department
whose salary is $1,000 a year, declares
10 has solved the problem Of economi-
sal and healthy living.
For the last fve years his expendi-
ture for food has been SAIL a month,
Or q fraction more than 12 cents a day.
He declares he has plenty to eat and
that his favorite foods are apples, eggs
and rice. BE states that he lives we'll.
Ee Is a well proportional, healthy
specimen OF manhood. He w takes
intoxicating liquors and does not use
p6ee.
Some years g Riley was swindled
out OF several thousand dollars and be-
gan the practice Of rigid economy.
An Interesting Relic.
Conspicuous among the historic relics
which 1t is hoped will n day form an
interesting collection at the Cathedral
Of IS. Peter and Paul will be the
original plan Of the city of Wash
lngton as drawn by Major rEnfant I'M
der the personal supervision Of George
Washington.
This important document, which has
strangely enough been lost to sight for
years, is tho property of a Washington
woman, a member of an old District
family who Inherited it from her
father, who raj at n time disbursing
clerk Of the treasury. When this of
dcial retired with broken health after
the cessation Of the wal of 1912, he
asked permission to transfer the plans
nom his private Office to his own
home. Since then they have occupied
. conspicuous position nthe main hall
way of the famllys mansion.
A vainished stream. Ii
! An interesting feature Of the draw
.inssg is the rustic bridges which span
tho Tiber, so called from its wash
Ing Capitoi. hill, q narrow, muddy
stream long since. vanished, which
formerly duf the city IN two until Il,
lost itself in James creek, which
empdesitts waters into the Potomac. !
!. Il was originally proposed to unite,
the divided section by q succession 81
rustic, hrdidakes. This plan was later
abandoned through the change or sloca-
ton resulting from the high price at
which the land in the immediate neigh
borhOod, known as the Davy Burns,
farm, just back Of the present public
buildings, wa held by the owner, and
the purchase Of higher ground on what
u known q Capitol hill.
Plans Well Preserved.
The draft Of the plans, beautifully Il
Illuminated and complete In every de-
tail, Is as fresh as when It first came.
from the hand Of the architect. Id
tsrestng light Is thrown o the wis
dem and hrsightedness Of the mind
which conceived and the hand which
executed the plans which today are
most gratfyingly fulfilled to the COM
pletion Of one Of the most beautiful
cities Of thu world.
The owner will leave this treasure to
/ Bishop satterlee forSthe national cathe-
! dralsat Monnt st. Adams. The bishop
!. will:place It as the nucleus Of the his
i toric collection which will be collected
J By the Cathedral Of IS. Peter and
] Paul, the location at present marked
] byssthe neaee cross overlooking a mag
I nidcent View Of the city on what Is
designated Cathedral close.
Venetian Palaces.
It thingas keep up people will not be
compelled to go to Venice to view
Venetian palaces. The Larz Andersons
barely had finished their 600
Italian palace in Massachusetts ave
nue. tng Washington when young John
B. Henderson Started on the reproduc-
ton Of the famous Casa Dore, the pride
Of tho Grand canal in the Venetian
city. This palace is receiving Its last
touches. and, though 1t lacks the en-
tFancing eject Of the dark, mysterious
water on the flight of marble steps, 1t
undoubtedly will prove n of the show
places Of the American capital. Hen
derson, who is the only child Of the
former senator from Missouri and his
multtmillionaire wife, who was Miss
Mary Foote OF New York, is in Europe
buying the interior decoration, which
MillS$be. like the house. Venetian. The
door IL the main corridor Is Of the
finest mosaic. a
White House Spick and Span. .
President Roosevelt and his family
win return to ALPHABETICALLY new White
House, congressshaving provided ample
means for putting the executive man
MON In drst class condition, Since the
president left Washington In July 1t has
bsen II charge Of painters, plasterers.
plumbers and other mechanics. A new
eoo4 has haan mt on tho c0lonnada hi