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"wv7"'1 WVgt' 'f 3 CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1889. yr -,-Ai3- jWcvTf I -:& r r WHLTK HOUSE HOMK LIFK. "THE FIERCE WHITE LIGHT THAT DEAT8 UPON A THRONE." Wiuhltigtimlniu Wnteh ml Crltlrlan ICverr l)elll Tim MotmtfMl MrsMiiiffnr lien Jamln llnrrlsnu MtUmnhrii ntiil 000 Othfr Nnnirsnk 1'lsJii Mr. Ilnrrlson, (Special OoiTMiwntlenoo. Wahiiinoton, Sept. SO. To show Hint tho White Ilouaonud Its ItimntcA mid tlio doings therein nml thereabout nro con tantly muter tlio strong light of publlo Interest ntul curiosity ono linn lint to mention a trlvlnl incident. A week or o ago Welch, tlio Whito Houso mounted moaMsngr-r, rododown l'oiiiiRylvniila avo nuo on IiIh hluek liorao. Tlicro was noth ing unusual about this. That Rama hand- & II TIIK WII1TIC IIOL'BK COUIIIKU. some autuinl Welch has lecu riding for four or llvo yearn. Yot a bur.r. of con vernation followed tlio messenger wher ever ho went. Pcoplo paused on tlio tdowulk, pointed to tho hlnck charger and shook tholr headn. And what waa all this commotion about? Why, Welch had n new saddle and a now mall hag. Across tho faco of this bag was painted, in letters largo enough to bo read u block way: : : ! EXECUTIVE MANSION. I It ! ).l Tltis was in liad taste, tho peoplo said. Thoy did not liko it. How did Mr. Hal ford happen to consent to having tho identity of tho mounted carrier thus pro claimed in circus jwstcr typo? Why should tho White Houso messenger go about advertising himself liko a dairy man or butcher? They heard of theso unpleasant whis pers at tho Whito House. Thoy heard tho populaco was displeased with tho saddle bags of tho president's mounted messenger. They made excuses, and thus gave us a lino oxamplo of tho thor oughly democratic nature of our institu tions. Hero was tho huu of tho boule vard about tho gilt lettering on a pair of saddle bags making tho Immediate sat ellites of tho king hang their jaws. Po lite and bowhlskered Col. Crook protest ed that ho had never heard of tho saddlo bags. Urbane Maj. Prudeu, who will go down to history as tho man through whom a d07.cn presidents have hurled their communications at congress, said tho saddle lings wcro a topic which ho must respectfully dcclino to discuss. Private Secretary Hal ford, first lord of tho Whi)e Houso during tho nbsenco of tho president, thought tlio letters wcro a trifle largo, but that tho liberties of tho peoplo were in no wlso endangered. It appeared, Anally, that Welch had procur ed tho bags and tho lettering without any body's consent or authorisation, Thoro by ho had subjected his august master to open ridicule upon tho thoroughfares of tho capital city. And thero was nono to chide him, nono to plungo htin into a dungeon cell for unhappy presumption; and no soldiery to go forth with Babers and cocked hats to discipline tho multi tude that dared mako sport of tho presi dent's courier upon tho highway, A democracy this, for sural Messenger Welch (a bravo enough to faco publlo ridicule. Ho was ono of tho mon of tho First Maino regiment of vol unteers who mado tho gallant assault on Petersburg, losing 000 of their comrades in a few minutes tho regiment which Gen. Walker says lost moro men In ono battlo than any other regiment of tho armies. Tho custom of keeping a mount ed messenger at tho White Houso had Its origin in tho war tltno, when tho ex ecutive mansion was military as well as civil headquarters. Now thero nro two messengers Prlvato Welch, of tho now saddlo bags, and Edgar R. Deckley, col ored. Thero Is work enough for them both, particularly iu winter. Etiquetto requires tho president to Bond all of his communications within tho capital by hand. Tho rulo is not rigidly unforced, but tho exceptions tro rare. Ono mes senger goes several times u day for tho Whito House mail, and carries letters to tho KstoMcc, it being ono of tho tradi tions that no mail carrier must set foot within tho mansion. Then thero aro many letters nud documents to bo car rlod to tho departments and bureaux. During tho season ouo messenger Is kept fairly busy carrying social vommuulca lions, nono of whtoli should bo Intrust ed to tho malls. Invitations to stnto dinners aro always sent out by messengers, and, of course, to tho homes of tho invited guests. Secre tary Windom's olllco is but a counlo of hundred yards from tho executive man sion, but to invito Secretary Wlndom to dinner at tho Whito Houso tho messen ger must mount and rido a mile to tho secretary's residence. Every winter tho president gives a scries of card receptions to the senators and representatives In congress, tho ju diciary and tlio army and navy. For theso events hundreds of Invitations aro sent out, and It is interesting to noto how she White House staff strike a happy medium between strict observance of Acial etiquette and a careless method of saasactiBg the state's social business. Jff! Invitations to supremo justices, army and navy ollloorx and ncwspnMr men aro delivered by mounted courierat their residences, while the cards of senators nud representatives nro deposited In tho iiousuanii senate postoinccri, iiinugii wuii tho understanding that thoy aro not to lw dolb-orod In the Capitol, hut nt tho resi dences of tho nddresseos. I asked ono of tho old timers about tho Whito IIoiiho If thoy had mounted mes sengers a half century ago. "Oh, no," ho replied) "In thoso days thero was no need for a mounted messen ger or any other sort of a messenger. Tho president used to got lonesome and go out on the street corners and talk to tho tcop1o, and Invito them to como up to tho Whito lloiisu nud boo him, Now wo employ seventeen doorkeeK)rs and watchmen to keep tho people out." Tho last time tho president was nt tho White Houso ho stopped into tho assist ant secretary's room and stood for a fow minutes In front of tho mantel gazing nt an array of photographs. Ho giuod long and earnestly nt ouo after another, and finally turned nway with tho remark: "My Uenny Is not tho only pretty baby In this country." Tho mantel was fairly covered with pictures of little Donjnmlus, Harrisons, benjamin Hnrrisons and Harrison Mor tons, with all sorts of surnames. Ever since March 4 photographs of babies named after tho president have poured In upon tho Whito House. A scoro of theso nro displayed upon the inantlo in Mrs. Priiden's room. Tlicro is Harrison Meyer, of Brooklyn, N. Y., n llttlo chap Rlttlng in a chair about fifty times bigger than himself. Benja min Harrison Woygnut, of Ada, Minn., looks like Duck Ewing, the baseball player. Benjamin Harrison Pulllns, of Ohio, greatly resembles Andrew Jack sou, Tlio proud fatlior of Benjamin Harrison McCrnckcn, of Pnxtou, Ills., drops Into poetry on tho back of Ills baby's photograph, nnd In tho enmo place advertises his business as a breed er uf Poland, China, Victoria and other first class swine. Benjamin Harrison Blgbee, of Templeton, Mass, Is n very pretty boy, nud so is Harrison Hussoy, of Cameron, Mo,, and Benjamin Harrison Mason, of Marietta, Mo, Other bright boys who wero given tho benefit of com parison with Bonny MoKco in the mind of tho president nro Benjamin Morton Morris, of Murphyslxiro, Ills.; Benjamin Harrison Wright, of Williamsvllle, N. Y.; Harrison Carter, of Petersburg, Ills.; Harrison Bur.cky, of Hamilton, O.; Har rison MaitiKer, of Milwaukee; Harrison Watershed, of San Francisco: Harrison Hawkins, of San Bernardino; Harrison Morton Rowley, of Claridon, O,, nnd Benjamin Harrison Bull nnd Bingor Herman Bull, twins, of Milwaukee. It is estimated that 000 photographs of babies named after tlto president havo been received nt tho Whito Houco since March 4, nud whllo tho president very much appreciates tho compliment paid him thereby, his secretaries, who must mako formal acknowledgment of the receipt of onoli nnd ovory photograph, think tho Whito Houso picture gallery already sulllclently stocked with Infantilo Bcnj'imtn Harrisons. At tho executive mansion there is a keen appreciation of the fact that very small incidouts often have very great ef fect uiran public opinion. Naturally, thero la no little timidity among tho em ployes of the Whito Houso in tho matter of talking nhout what thoy boo and hear. Tho rulo la that no man but tho privato secretary shall open his mouth, and this individual is not given to loquacity. Why, tlio zealous clerical assistants of tho president wero even bent upon re fusing mo n look at tho sweet faces of tho two Bcoro little Benjamins. Thoy wore afraid something unpleasant might bo said about thorn, or that tho president might not liko to havo tho publlo gossip ing about his collection of namesakes. Sometimes I think public mon greatly underestimate the good senso of tho people A case in point came under my observation not long ago. Ono of Mrs. Harrison a nieces, on returning from a joumoy abroad, called at tho Whito House to pay her respects to her aunt. tho mistress of tho mansion. Sho sent up her card from tho bluo room, nnd presently Mrs. Harrison came down with a big kitchen apron tied round her waist and a towel wound around her head. Mrs. Harrison was housecloan ing. Tlio niece professed to bo great ly shocked by being thus received by tho first lady, and hearing of her ao count of tho cull, and of her having described tho incident to a newspaper orrcspondent, a certain high officer of he government, not employed at tho Whito Houso, sent for tho correspondent and begged him not to print tho story. UK. PIIODKN'B DADY SHOW, "No doubt It is true." said the ofllcial, "for Mrs. Harrison is just that sort of a woman. If she has work to do, sho isn't afraid to get at It with her own hands. But how will it Bound? What will the people think nhout it?" My opinion is that tho people will think It all right. Tho people aro not so fool ish as to condemn Mrs. Harrison for bo Ing iu tho Whito Houso tho name plain, careful housewlfoand mother sho was in her IudiauaiolIs home. Timidity in the face of public opinion is ono of the pecul iar traits of Washington lifo, not at nil confined to the executive mansion. On tho wholo, it Is ono of tho most whole some phases of publlo lifo in the national capital. Walter Weluian. g ODD3 AND END9. Tlio umntlo of rhnrlty bo been worn thin trying to nivor so many sins, Tlio greatest critics In tha world nro tho dead bents wlio do not my for what thoy criticise, Tbo efforts rti-idu to Introdtieo European vegetable and fruit hi tlio Congo status havo Inwii rewarded ultli great suecoiu. About 0110 hundred nnd fifty colors aro now obtained from coal tnr, which has al most ontlroly supplanted vcgotnbln and ani mal dye. A Uuildlng (toil, I limn has mndo n lot nf sugar from the nntlvo maplo, and connois seurs proiiminco Itixpiul to tlio eastern pro duct Charles Dickons' youngest son, Air, Kdwnrd llulwor Lylton Dickons, has been oloctod a moiulxir of tlio Now Hotith Wnlcs Kirllamcnt. Ono Dr. Tlionlus, of Vienna, has Invented a process by which ho declares that good heavy nolo leather cm bit umdo from tho wood of old red beech tret At present the I.lfcliont Institution hns a llcot of nearly .'100 boats, but as thero nro about 0,700 tulles of coa.it In tlio United lCliiKtloni to guard, tho number Is none too largo, A bird tins liullt Its uost In tho cono over an electric light down In Brunswick, Go., nnd nt night makes a protty ploturo ngalnst tho background of whito lire, A ploco of coal weighing flvo and a half tons hns liocn cut nt Aborcara colliery, Corn wall, England, to bo sent to tho Paris exhi bition. Tlio block measures 7 foot fl Inches long, A feet 0 Inches wlilo nud .1 foot 0 Inches dooi, It Is said tlio science of tnodlclno now knows 11,000 remedies for disomies, nud tho most remarkable, thing iu tlio fnco of this Is that people koep on dying, precisely as If dis ease could nut bo cured. Tho northern niers aro alluding to tho "southern uiulon trust." There Is no melon trust, but f thero wns, It would bo all right. Tho farmers ought to hnvonomo kind of trust In order to keep up with tho rostof tho pooplo. Atlanta Constitution. It is Rtnteil In l-'ox's book upon regimental IntisoR In tho American civil war, Just pub lished, that tho Thirteenth rcghnoiit, Massa chusetts Volunteers, hod n smaller jierccntago of deaths from dlseaso than any three years regiment hi the. entire Union army, In fifteen curcs investigated nftor lightning had stmck a building nnd dono moro or loss datnngo, It wns found that In uliiu cases tho dlschargo mndo Its way to earth through tho water pipes, In two through gas pipes nnd In only ono was thoro any probability of 'So regulnr lightning conductor having dono Its Juty. John A. Fuhiier, of Moravia, N. Y., has Iu his possession a neck yoko which has a his tory. It originally bolongod to Maj. (Jen. Fmlorlck William Augustus Ilaron do Steu ben, who camo to this country In 1770. IIo died In I SOI, so It will bo soon this nock yoko Is quite a relic. Tbo wood appears to bo whito oak. At tho St. Louis fair ground thoy have trained a big elephant to pull tho heavy har row used to smooth tho training trnck after tho horses aro dono working, and sho Is so fond of tho oxorclso that as soon as sho U lot loose sho goes to tho place and kucoU to havo tlio harness put on her A southern farmer has a colt that has learned to ring .ho farm loll by catching tho rnpo In his tooth nud prancing back' and forth. IIo knows, too, when to ring It; nt daybreak to nwakon tho farm hands, and at noon to all thorn to dinner, nnd Is novcr llvo minutes Into or early Mr. Gladstone's ancestors. It appears, wero pirates. Iu liVli a company of adventurers sent out tho Qoorgo of Glasgow, fully equip ped as a r-rlvatoor, to prey on tho Dutch mer cantile murine, nnd "Ilalliert Gladstone, merchant In Edinburgh," was ono of tho co advouturcrs. From this gentlcumu-buccanocr tho English I.lbiral statesman Is descended Tho Medical Press says thoro Is a talk of applying telephones to tlio Infectious wards of tho l-'roucli hospitals, so as to euablo tho slol( KXplo Isolated la tholr contagious suf ferings to havo tho comfort of hearing their relatives' voices without any risk of convey ing tnfo?tlon by au Intorvlow, It cortalnly Is a very hum.iuo idea, nud would not ouo would think bo a very costly ouo to carry Tho "pictured rock" of tho Kanawha vol loy, near Cuarloston, W. Va., has boon cov ered by tho rlvor, owing to tbo building of a dam by tho govornraont. It U ono of vory fow documents of tho Indiana loft in tho eastern states, and has of ton boon attributed to a vanished raco of tho ordinary Indian typo, Figures of men, bears, fish and fowls aro carved on a smooth part of tho stono In a fashion that Is thoroughly Indian, though perhaps not tho work of tho tribes last In pos session of I'uint Crook and tho valley of the Kanawha. Mexican Chlvnlry. Tho gallant act of Sir Walter Ralolgb, in spreading his cloak boforo Queen Elizabeth, to save her foot from tho mud, will always boromornborod as au Instancoof knightly do votlou. Yet tho act has its parallels, all tbo moro noteworthy, In that thoy somotliues oc cur wucu tho roclplont of tho courtesy Is no quoon, but an humblo maiden. Tho author of "A White Umbrella In Mexico" describes such a scono. Onco 1 caught sight of a ceremony not often seen in Zacatocas, and rarely mot with elsewhere. In tho middle of thn itnut nmn tholr, kuocs on tho rough stones, walked, or rather crawled, two natlvo Indian girls, dressed In whito, their heads baro, tholr black hnlr streaming down their backs, their oyos aflamo with oxcltcmont. Both clasped to tholr breasts a small crucifix. Surround ing them wcro a dozen half craxy devotees, whoso frenzied cries swelled ths chant of tho youngest penitent. Suddenly, from out a pulquo shop on tho opposite corner, darted threo men, ovldcutly peons. With a quick movement thoy divided tho pressing crowd, sprang ahead of tho girls, and, taking tholr own rarapes from tholr shoulders, throw thomselvoi In turn In front of tho onltct.ts. As tho girls crawled across them tho first poon would again sclzo tho xarupo, run ahead and rosprood It. "ItUa onanco, senor," said a bystander, "not often soon hero. Tho girls bollovo thoy havo committed somo great kin. Thoy aroon tho way to Los ftoniodlos, tho clmpol that you soo on tho hill yonder. But for these drunken (icons thoy would leuvo a bloody track." Youth's Compauiou. Wlmt May Wo Kat? Wo may eat Ktatoos and salt and exist. i u uuij vm iimi auu docoiuo "crnnks." lYo may oat bread and butter, without limit, and die of dyspeiMla. Wo may eat meut ouly, and boeomo gross and coarso In mind and crum. Wo may cat fruit and contont ourselves with tho assurance that "In Adam all dlo." Wo may eat anything nnd everything, miscellaneously given nnd carelessly received, sad mako of our stomachs a brio-a-braa ro IKMltory and a physic nl JjnU liop. But U ft wall to do thfil Good Houxok k lug. ' A SENSIBLE FARM HOUSE. Origins,! I'lnn anil Description bjr Archi tect I- II, (llbtoii. In making a plan for n farm dwelling it Is In tho minds of many that It should bo dis tinct In some respects from a town or subur ban dwolllng. Tlio principal difference, how over, Is largoly In tho matter of convenience In tlio plan which Is hero submitted there is a front vcntihulo, In which may bo placed wraM, oto,, boforo going Into tho sitting room, Thero Is a rear vostlbulo from whence ono may pass from tho kitchen, dining room or rear porch to the second floor. In thU vcstlbulo ' n low closet nnd a spaco for u lat ELEVATION. rack. In front thoro Is a parlor,wlth n grato Iu It, the sinoko from which enters tho sanio stack but not tho wvino (luo ns the ono In tho sitting room. Thoro Is a bedroom which may lw approached either from tho sitting room or mrlor. Tho latter door Is not necessary, and could bo omitted nnd nITord liottcr bed spaco fur that room. It Is to bo noticed that there Is n closet In connection with this chain her. The stalrwny to tho second floor goes to tho sitting room. Tho approach Is to p. squnro landing and from thouco to tho second floor. From tho kitchen ono passes to tho collar miller tho front stalrwny. Tho usual kitchen conveniences, which havo Ikkid com mon to tho plans furnished by tho writer, nro herein included. Tho rear porch could bo In closed with lattice work to an advantage. On tho second floor nro four bedrooms, an alcovo, a bathroom and a large number of ample closets. Iu ouo Instance this houso was built with sliding doors between tho two sldo chambers, as Indicated by this plan. Atten- nnsT BTonY. tlon is called to tho largo storo closet In the rear hnll. There Is an attla stairway to tho second door in tho position Indicated hibocond floor plan. This house was built in frnmo at a cost In dicated by the schedule which Is given. It makes an exceedingly picturesque structure, well adapted to a country houso. In painting, it is suggested that tho first story bo n rich buff, tho second story a lighter, moro yellow color, tho body or tho gables n light oi-nnge tint. Tho trimmings and shutters, to unite this combination, should bo a dark ollvo green. Tho under sldo of tho porch celling should bo tho samo tint as tho gable. By trimmings U meant tho ex terior window and other casings, tho porch columns, balusters and rail and gutters molding. Tho under sldo of the cornice should bo painted samo color as second story body. Tills, with tho dark color to tho gut ter moldings, gives tho cornlco the appear auco of added projection. SECOND BTOnV. Tills houso was built hi Indiana as per fol lowing prices: SCHEDULE Or COST. nulUUng, llrst lloor IliiUh oak, second door finish plno .. ..$2,100 Privy vaults .., 80 Cisterns nud connections, no barrels 50 Well, connections aud pump , S3 Walks or brick 40 Fences, tight board 200, picket 100 100 Plumbing, cellar sink, kitchen sink, bath tub, water closet, wash stand, street wash er, cistern water ,. 850 Four mantels and grates, averaKo cost, 33. 140 Furnace ,, 200 Total JJ.9W Louih II. Gibson, Iloro Is a uniquo Masonic event. On board the special train which conveyed tho M. W. grand master and his officers to Now Castle, New South Wales, for tho banquet, overy p;io was a Mason. Tho engine driver, fire man, Kuaru auu conductor, as aiso me serv ants attending his excellency, wcro all Mason. -mrmnt M ppizto- T """ lSr I f Cbwrlbo 1 J i6xi46' Cbwrjcbi? ,yr LJ- For Late Styles and GO Lincoln Shoe Store They make a Specialty of Ludlow's Celebrated Fine Shoes Kor Ladies. They combine Service, Solid Comfort nnd Economy. 122B O STREET.. Hew Spring and -ARE NOW IN AT John McWhinnie's The Old Reliable Tailor. First Class Workmanship, Fine Trimming, and Satisfaction Guaranteed. 305 S ZEDijiE'VEiisri'iEac Steeet. gjHflK oE. HIIvIv,lX- LATH OK IIH0OICr,YN, N. 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