Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-05-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(rxon OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

(r1on OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, D. c., APRIL 9TH.
Washington has been practically
deserted for several days this week
on account of the opening of the
jamestown Exposition which was
formally accomplished by the Presi-
dent Friday. The Presidential party
left on the yacht MayAower Thursday
afternoon. A little earlier the steam
ers carrying nearly all Of the Diplo-
matte corps and the congressional
parties sailed away from the Wash
ington dock on their way to the Ex-
position. The President was accom-
panied by his wife and two youngest
boys and number of Naval Officers.
As usual large crowd had gathered
near the Navy yard from which the
Presidents yacht sailed and were re-
warded not only by seeing the Presi-
dent but by hearing him give orders
and instructions to the seamen who
were working to release the yacht
from its mornings. The occasion for
his temporary desertion of the Ship OF
State for the direction Of the cruiser
yacht was the danger to some chill
dren who were standing nearby when
the hawser attached to the vessel and
the pier, was used to draw the yacht
into midstream. Leaning far out
over the taffrail he shouted to the
men to look out for the children and
not until he saw that they were safe
did he bow and wave his hat in salu-
tation to the crowd that was cheering
him. The Presidents boys Archie
and Quentin are as wholesome and
natural boys as one could find in any
country town. They have been care
fully reared and apparently feel no
exaltation from being the sons of the
President. They are wholly unspoil-
ed and this trip to Jamestown is just
as much of treat to them as it would
be to any wide awake, unsophisticat-
ed boy in the land. As soon as they
were on the Mayhower they lost in
tercst in the crowd and descended to
see what made the wheel go round"
Before the vessel was free of the dock
they had made tour Of inspection
from one end to the other and it is
safe to say that by the time they
reached Jamestown and they had
pretty good idea Of navigation and
marine engineering.
The Presidents day in jamestown
was a strenuous one and on account
of the heat and the crowds must have
been an exhausting one. The tx
position is not really ready yet just
as no exposition has ever been ready
at the time Of opening but there will
be stream of visitors passing through
the Washington to the big fair from
this time on all through the Summer.
Nearly all Of the excursion tickets to
jamestown will provide trips to or
stop overs at the Capital so that the
visitors will in reality have the bene-
fit OF a great deal of interesting sight
seeing. AS matter of fact the ex-
position il any were to be held in this
section should have been at Washing
ton where the hotel service and &C
comodations for big crowd would
have been adequate. But since it
was decided to put it in that little
neck Of the woods" it is fortunate
agreeable that the majority of the
visitors Will also nave an opportunity
Of seeing the Capital.
The unprepar edness Of the exposi-
ton at its opening was to he expect
cd but in respect of unreadiness the
jamestown Exposition exceeds all
the others that have taken place since
the Centennial at Philadelphia. There
is not the least doubt but that next
September will see it incomplete and
the insanity Of attempting to have
worlds fair at this place will be the
theme Of objurgation with every one
who attempts to go there or live after
he gets there.
Pale People Made Rudy BY Rydale's
Tonic.
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is deficient in quantity or poor in quality,
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