The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-02-04

ping, crowded to the steps. both
front and rear, for everybody will
Tide then; and when the man stand
ing beside us in the street sWears
unctiously, if not too loudly. we nat
urally feel like thanking him for
having expressed our own feelings
so thoroughly and we'll. Finally a
car stops. and We force our way into
tie Jam of people inside and count
ourselves fortunate if we can find an
unappropriated strap on which to
hang. By the time we are half way
to the capitol we shall all get seats.
Most of the passengers are depart
ment clerks, hurrying to get to their
places by 8 o'clock To be later than
that means to be held up at the door
and a written explanation to a SUI
perior officer. Ten tardy marks dur
ing the year call for visit to the
office of the cabinet officer at the
head of the department, and these
interviews are said TO be unpleasant.
There are 10000 department clerks
in Washington, and just before 9
o clock every morning the streets
leading TO the treasury, the in
terror and other large departments
are crowded with hurrying men
and women. At 4:30 in the after
noon, when the departments close
for the day, the same scenes are re-
enacted | have seen as many as
ninety fares registered on one car
at single trip at those hours.
The ride down Connecticut avenue
is one of the most interesting in the
city On corner, two blocks from
where we take the car in hand
some, big double house Of red brick
and limestone trimmings, lives
Thomas Nelson Page, the author,
whose stories of old Virginia are so
popular everywhere, and especially
with our own people. He is wealthy
and lives in ease. One block further
is Dupont Circle, beautiful park at
the intersection of two streets and
two avenues, with statuary and
fountains, and the heart of the most
fashionable part of the city. The big
white brick building to the left, as
we swing round the circle, is the
Letter home, surrounded with
weli-kept garden of shubbery. This
family came here nearly thirty years
ago from Chicago, and the three
beautiful daughters have since mar
ried members of the English nobill-
ty. The oldest, Lady Curzon Whc
was an intimate friend and faVorite
of Mrs. Grover Cleveland is dead
and the other two live in England.
Toe Letter, the only son, lives Ill
Chicago and contributes something
of life to the stock exchange, as we'll
as to the Zeigler coal mines, where
his wars with the labor unions have
long been famous.
The large red brick building on
the right was the last home In TINS
city of the late James &. Blaine, ana
still belongs to his estate. The ele-
CANT brick, with marble trimmings,
on one of the points that touch the
Circle. was the home OF Alexander
Graham Bell the inventor OF the
telephone. 1t was sold year ago for
s125 900 to liquor dealer, who
has expended as much more In beau
tifying the building and grounds, so
that this is now one of the most
magnificent homes in the city. one
block beyond the Circle is the Br1-
fish Embassy, superb pullolns'
where that wonderful little man, the
Hon James Bryce, commoner, now
represents that great government
with an ability, dignity and grace
that certainly has never been eHceii-
cd large and generous hospitality
L. disuensed there, and the recep-
lions given by Mr.. and Mrs. Bryce
ave easily among the most popular
ana most largely attended IN the
nitv often. as ! return home In the
evening the adjacent streets are
filled with the handsome turnouts Oh
the official and society folk VINO are
having their respects within
4 little further along we pass tne
handeome Connecticut apartment
bonse where Senator Culpersoh
liyes The very large and handsome
white brick building one BLOCK away
10 Stoneleigh Court, the most ele-
cant apartment house in the CITY l.
was built by the late secretary Of
state John Hay, at very erea,
rcst and still belongs to his estate
seven Senators find residence
there among them being Senator
Railey OF Texas, Senator Taliaferro
-, Florida and Senator Taylor OF
tennessee: On the southeast corner
al the same block Is the elegant
nonne fof Viee-President Fairbanks,
who's elaborate entertainments have
not been excelled even at the White
House. THE home fronts, Farragut