The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-01

removal of the Office furniture To the
cloakrooms adjoining the portc-cO-
cherc at the other end of the building.
In the cloakrooms AssiNslnt Secretary
AIiSchler. who is in charge of the Of
flee force left behind hy Mr.. Taft on
his departure for Beverly. will conduct
such part of the presidents routine
correspondence as can he handled in
his absence.
White House Changes.
The plans for the changes in the
presidents offices call for the cXpcnd-
iture of $4,000. The front elevation of
the Office wing will be left unchanged.
as the extensions will be made at the
rear. The contractors in charge of the
work expect to tear out the rear walls
within few days and to rush the
work as rapidly as possible so as tn in
sure completion before the presidents
return on Nov. 10.
When the White House was rcmod-
clcd in President Rcoscvclt's time the
work lasted for six months, during 4
part of which period Mr.. Roosevelt
and his family were in the executive
mansion.
Ghosts of the Capitol.
The big capitol building ON the hill
has its ghosts. identified and other
wise. with which to conjurr up tales
of other days. Some of the tales told
by the old employees of the building
In reference to these ghosts are pirtur-
csqur; others are lau@lHhlc; others
carry With them that tin%c of tragcdF
that makes them the more interesting.
Naturally there are quite II number
of thcruu@hiy identified Ghosts regis
tered in different PARTS Of the cdiii"c
The existence Of the restless pilgrims
from another land is vouchcd for hy
several of the employees of tn" build
Ing, and. while most of them are SUP.
posed to cuntinc their operations L.
the basement. there are several that
are rcputcd To roam all over the place
Spectral Footsteps.
When the body Of President Garfield
lay iii state at the capitol an cid cn"i-
nccr who was employed III the base
ncmt and who rdicuCd the idea of
ghosts decided to he rpvrngrd upon
the watchmcn and policemen who re-
night. He procured two large English
walnuts and securely tied the half
shells on the four feet of the pet cat
and carefully turned her loose in stat
uary hail.
The noise of these shells ON the mar
ble floors at midnight in the senidark
ness as the distracted cat scampcred
about trying to get rid of her new
shoes gave the watchers the worst
fright of their lives. The incident.
though harmless joke, gave rise to
the story of the spectral footsteps
which follow all those who have to
cross the rotunda in statuary hall aft
er the building is closed for the night
Wrath of ]. @. Adams.
The wrath of John Quincy Adams,
from all narratives on the subject,
seems to be the one most often encoun-
tered. At times it is alleged that he
may be seen in statuary hall, formerly
the old house of representatives and
the scene of his death, accompanied
by the whole congress of 1S4S gath
cred in ghostly conclave. He is also
accredited with roaming about all
puIlS VI TIE CupllOl ullu lliuf w SecH
at almost any time.
There is also a story of General Lo-
gan, who returns. it is said. to observe
the dOings of the committee on mill
tary affairs. of which he was so long
the chairman. Those who claim to
have encountered the general say that
he always wears a black slouch hat
and remains either in the committee
room or in the corridor adjoining.
L'Enfant's Apparition.
According to one of the many leg
ends which have been gradually accu-
mulating ever since the building was
completed. corridor in the senate
wing basement has n frequent ghostly
walker of foreign aspect. This tall
distinguished looking individual is
reported to cuntine his activities to
pacing up and down that particular
passagoway and giving Il dignificd mil
itary salute ut frequent intervals. His
identity is still II mystery to the initi-
ated in spiritual lcrc, but ii is be-
lieved that If is the ghost of Major
LEnfant. the talented Frcnchman who
designed the city of Washington.
ne uelibu cat Ic"cNu ms nCPn re-
peated for the last fifty years as the
animal apparition which returns at ir-
regular periods. The story does not
vary much, being merely that Of an
ordinary tabby at first sight. but
she grows to a gigantic horror be-
fore the eyes Of IL frightened observer.
Suddenly this demon eat Cmits fierce
yOwl and with eyes ablaze and mouth
open leaps toward tie spectator, but
invariably leaps quite over his head.
The Library SPooks.
In the library section there wprc
two ghosts always on duty, if the
solemn word of the capitol policemen
may he believed. one of these, II
wrath of thin, little old gentleman,
had been rriutialiy searching for