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I The $1,000,000 institute for medical
research which John D. 1l0cltCfeller
. bas erected in New Yorle in memory of
I his grandson , "Jack" 1\IcCornilele , is
llnlshed , and w111 bo thrown open in
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.EXAMPLE OF CORPORATE GREED
Rights of People Openly Disregarded
, by Pennsylvania Railroad.
Gov. Dawson has addressed the national -
tional senate through Senator Till.
man in regard to the railway and coal
trust that has West Virginia by the
throat.
'fhe response of the interstate commerce -
merce commission to the Gillesplo
Tesolution showed that the Pennsyl.
vanl\ , railroad docs not legally own a
-controlling part of the stacIe of the
Baltimore and Ohio , the Chesapeace ]
nnd Ohio , or the Norfolk ami Western.
Gov. Dawson is doubtless right in say.
ing that the Pennsylvania practically
-controls all these lines. This puts
the coal industry of 'West Virginia ,
which is ono of the leading IndustrIes
of the state , at its mercy , and hero ,
ns elsewhere , monopoly is the parent
o ( gl' o abuses. The Pennsylvania
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nnd its subsidiary lines are in the coal
mining business. The three subsidiary -
iary lines arc the only routes by
which West Virginia coal can get to
marcct. ] In malting rates the cantrall. :
ing company naturally favors its own
mines of the subsidiary lines as
against those of independent opera.
tors. In both cases the best interests
of the people of 'West Virginia lire
sacrificed to corIJorate greed.
The disregard shown for the lawful
rIghts of independent operatora is
U1ustrated by the Red Rocc ] Fuel com.
pany mattor. This company has 4,000
acres of valuable coal lands on the
lIne of the Baltlmoro and Ohio. It
j. charged that tbo road discriminated
J ! against it in favor of itself and other
shippers and appealed to the inter.
, state commerce commission for re-
" 1I0f.Tho ommisslon : after herIng ,
" found that the Red Rocle company's
I' complaints were just , and ordered the
Baltlmoro and Ohio to furnish the
facilities needed for tating ] care of its
business. The road refused , and , in .
consequence , the coal company has
had to carry the case to the United
\ . I. States Circuit court. Meantime the
-1 . railway is doubtless malting enough
money by its tyrannical course to
more than pay its share of the costs
of the suit and the Red Roc ] { com.
pany is losing more than proporUon.
ately.
'fho senate-and If not the senate ,
the house-should make a thorough
_ 1nvesUgation of tbo relations between
the Pennsylvania railroad and the os.
tenslbly competing lines it is believed
to control , and also of the alleged
community of interests existing between -
tween the Pennsylvanh . system and
the New Yore ] Central system. The
public wishes to ] mow how extensive
and complete railway monopoly has
. become and to see the necessary steps
- taccn ] speedily to brealc it up. Under
modern conditions these who control
the railway transportation facllltios
of a locality or n. country control its
industrial commercial destiny.-Chi-
cage Tribune.
N w"'York's Lighting Plants.
Municipal ownership In New Yore ]
means puhlic lighting plants. Mayor
McClellan places at $7,5G7OOO the cost
of the initial plant for Manhattan and
the Bronx. The fixed charges and operating -
erating expenses will reach $1,2G9,000
n. year , or an annual saving to the city
of $434,000. The board of estimates
has authorized the purchase of sites
for the erection of electric lighting
plants In Manhattan , the Bronx ,
Brootlyn ] , Queens and Richmond.
These sitcH have been bought and
now belong to the city. 1\Iuniclpal fire
narmR have also been discussed. The
alderman have been asked for the
immediate Installation of 500 now fire
aarm boxes and for the erection of a
, building to be used excluslvey ] for a
fire alarm central office.
Henry G. Davis Visits Senate.
Henry Gassaway Davis , Democratic
candidate for vice president at the last
national olectlon , was conducted
through the senate t11C other day , chap.
eroned by his son-In-law , Senator EI.
Itlna. The old gentleman was cordially
greeted on all sides and it was notlcod
tbat ho cast more than one wistful
glance at the JJresldlng officer's chair ,
' . . which under other circumstances ho
might have occuplell. 110 loolccd al.
most as young and apr ) ' as the senator
who was showing him about the
place.
the next raw weol < s. "Jacle , " wbo died
in 1903 , was the ) 'oung son of 1\Ir. and
1\Irs. Hared ] F. 1\IcCormicle , of Chica.
go , and was the ell ] clng's favorite
grandson.
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SEES DOOM OF UNITED STATES.
Destined to Perish as Country , Says
Mexican Journal.
To jUdge from present appearances '
the United States is not 11coy ! ] to
reach old age. Administrative immor.
alit ) ' , the eagemos.s to win wealth ,
naIne and power without regard to
the means : the relegation to oblivIon
of the < lemocrntlc practices of other
times and many other similar causes
are , acth'ely contrlbntlng to the dlsso.
lutlon of the United States as ana.
tlon. Moreover , ' that nation , which
was born , and had the rapid growth of
a monster , is bound also to come to
sudden ending , and having now reached -
ed Its bighest point , Its course benco-
forth must be downward until it
reaches the lowest depths. By the end
of th present century the United
States , which will have caused days
of bitterness to the nations of AmerI.
ca in general and to Mexico in par-
tlcuar ] , will bo split up Into several
nations and probably they wlll no
longer bo republics , but will have
some other form of government , per.
baps a monarchy , for by degrees the
Yaneees ] are becoming monarchical
and they alread ) ' regard many of the
Uses of institutions of democrac ) ' as
mere formulns.-J\IexIco City El Tiem.
po.
ATTAINING SUCCESS IN LIFE.
Have Object Clear , and , Habitually
Work Toward It.
It has been said ' that success con.
sists in getting' that at which ono
.
aims , and being happy in it. Each
ono should hllve an l eal qC what is to
bo the expression of his or her life.
If this is attained in some dpgree , such
a me may be called successful. Hence ,
the successful man or woman is the
one who has succeeded fairly well in
shaping the actual me in accordance :
with the ideals 01 life. 'l'his requires
a strength and perslste ce that call
for continual struggle. It forms the
highest achievement of life. Bulwer
well says that the man who succeeds
above his fellows is the ono who early
in mo clearly discerns his object , and
toward that object habitually directs
hie powers.-From Vital Questions ,
by Dr. Henry D. Chapin.
One Reason for Marriage.
The new queen of Norway Is not
Ver ) ' well equipped with jewels-that
is , for a queen. As the youngest of
three sisters her share of pretty things
was naturally flmaller than these of
tbo other two. The most imposing or.
nament of which she can boast is a
diamond nectlace ] left her by her godmother -
mother , the old Duchess of Inverness.
A condition attached to the legacy was
that on no account should It pass into
her possession until her wedding day.
It is said that when at last she was
permitted to easp ] it about her necle
she said coquettishly to her husband
that ho must not take too much credit
to himseC as her brIdegroom , for she
felt she must "maleo Eome sacrifice"
to gain possession of her godmother's
legacy.
Keeps In Touch with People.
Congressman Calder of Drootlyn ] ,
now serving his first term , is SUccessor
or Mr. Baccr ] , who refused to accept a
railroad pass. In order to learn how
he might best please those who send'
him to congress he mailed 40,000 letters -
ters to his .
constituents tlsldng for sug.
g'stions. In a weele he had received
1,400 replies , most of them urging him
to stand by the president as regards
leading measures proposed. Many ask
for information or public documents.
1\11' . Calder is much pleased with the
result of his experiment , which can.
vinces him that his constituent.3 read
tbo papers closely.
When Strong Words Como Handy.
In America. we wlll fight the swear.
Ing habit. We wlll admit that it Is im.
moral and unwise to cuss ; but there
Is a heap of comfort In the fact that
when. the jelly refnses to jell and the
stepladder falls find the door closes
on two fingers and a boll finds its
resting place on the end or ono's nose ,
there arc words , oodles of them , in
this good English language tha might
bo used if a victim was so minded
There is nothing l1 ! < 0 having a thing ,
handy , e\'en It ) 'Ou do not want it.-
Mobile , Aa. ] , Hemlll
WORK OF IOWA CONGRESSMAN ,
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Railway Rate Regulation Law Known
aa Hepburn Bill.
Congressman Hepburn , whoso name
Is borne by the bill for the regulation
I ot runway r WhCh passed th
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am : ; r.'p. % aY"
bouse almost unanimously , has been n
member of congres.s from Iowa slnco
1881 , with the excellt10n of the ) 'ears
from 1888 to 1892. 1I0 Is chairman of
tbe house commltteo on interstate and
foreign commerce.
TIMBER FAMINE IN PLAIN VIEW.
Supply Only Sufficient for Needs of
Forty Years.
The woodmen spared not the trees.
whose ghosts now return to threaten
us with timber famine. Whereas ten
) 'ears ngo only the soundest tics were
used by the railroads , seconds and
thirds are now accepted by the purchasing - ,
chasing agents. Hed oalr , blacle oale , '
beech , gums , pines and ether sort
woods which once were considered
worthless are now treated with creosote -
soto and other preservatlvcs for tics ,
crossarms and poles. This treatment
quadruples the life of a soft wood tlo
and wlll meet the demand fOI' some
years. But shortage is In sight 'and
must be mot by plantations. 1\Iaudo
Adams is said to have planted upon
her Long Island property 100,000 10'
cust trees , which will maleo the best
and most lasting telegraph poles and
ranroad tics. A catalpa plantation
in Kansas owned by a railroad shows
an annual net I1t"ofit of $12.G5 per acro.
The annual tic consumption of a slnge ]
railroad is about 3,850,000 ties , the
yield of 12,800 acres. The total an.
nual consumption of railroad tics is
120,000,000 , or fUlly one-sixth of the
total cut of timber. Desldes this are
the vast drains upon the forest for
t legraph and telephone poles , cross-
arms and other uses. At the present
rate of consuml1t1on the United States
will be 1Jare of marlcetabe ] timber in
forty ) 'ears. 'fhe government forest
service offers substantial help to plant.
ers.
FEAR OR DAVID BENNET HILL.
Former United States Senator Report.
ed III In South Carol ! na.
Advlces received at New York state
that former United States Senator
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David B. Hili.
Da' " ' ' l ) . HlIl is seriously 1Il in South
Carolina , where he went several days
ago to benefit his health.
Had No Wish to Meet President.
Mr. Bodawitz of Ardmore , I. T. , a
prosperous merchant , will have his
name preserved In the pages of his.
tory as the only person who has ever
decHned to meet the President of the
United States when It was the easy
and natural thing to do. Mr. Bodawitz
went to Washington to file charges
against an applicant for a federal job.
He succeeded In ] mocldng out his man
and while calling at the white house
Secretary Loeb aRI.ed him It ho would
not lllco to see the PI'esldent , 1\Ir ,
Bodawitz ] oolced at hla watch and replied -
plied : "It Is now 12 o'clock and 1
have an oppolntment over at the Arlington -
lington in three minutes. " "Couldn't
you drop around in the morning ? "
asleed Secretary , Loeb when ho had
caught his breath. "No , " replied Mr.
Bodawitz , "I am going down to Mount
Vernon In the morning nnd will take
the 3 o'clock train for the West. " Mr.
Bodawitz slmpy ] did not llave any
curiosity to see the President nnd no
reMon to believe that the President
wanted to see hlm.-Chlcngo Chron.
Icle.
"Home Sweet Home. "
"Home , Sweet 1I0me , " Payne's song ,
was originally a number in the opera
"Clarl , the Maid of Milan , " a pro.
ducUon brought out in 1823. The op.
era was a falluro , and nothing Is now
] enown of it save the one song , whIch
became instantlj' popular , Over
100,000 copies were sold in the first
year of Its pu1Jllcatlon , and the BRIo In
one form or another haR heen con.
stant ever since the first allpearance
of this henutlful theme. 'rho melody
Is a Sicilian folic song and was adapted -
ed to the words by Payne himselC.
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WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS .
Recent Ceremony the Twelfth Held in the Executive Mansion-Tventy
Years Since Miss Folsom rvtarried President Cleveland. .
PresIdent Jefforson's admInistration
wns thlbfirst that began and Cluled in
the White Houso. He Wl\9 a wIdower ,
and whatever success hie admlnlstra.
tlon bad or a social character was duo
to the presence or Mrs. Madison , wIre
or the Secretary ot State nnd the
greatellt lIoclal fllctor or Washington
omclal life.
The election or JILUIOS r.la lson
brlusht this most pOl1\1lar or Amerl.
can women to the highest social 1I0sl-
tlon in the Republic.
There were two weddings In the
WIlito House whllo she was Its mis.
tress. The first weddlns to occur in
tbo President's house wns thnt of the
widow or a nephew of George Wash-
Ington-Lucy Payne , Mrs. Madison's
) 'o\tnger sister , who was mnrriod at
the age of 15 , in 1792 , to George Stop.
too Washington , and lived during ber
wldowhooll with the MadisonB in
Washington.
The second White House wOlhllng
took place acter the War of 1812 wns
ended. Mrs. l\Iadlson gave her cous.
in a simpler hut st111 a Inrgo wedding.
Tllo brIde was a relative by marriage ,
Miss Anna Todd of Phlladephlu ] , and
tbe bridegroom was a mom bel' of Con.
gress from VIrginia , John G. Jacleson ,
great.uuclo or Stonewnll Jaclcson.
The third wedding was that of I\Ilss
Monroo.
The fourth marrlago celobrnted In
the President's house was that of
John Adams , the son and private sec.
retary of President John Quincy Ad-
ams. Ho was married to his cousin ,
Mary Hellen of Philadelllhia.
I Andrew Jacltson's aclmlnlstratlon
succeeded that of John Quincy Ad.
I1ms , and it is recalled as one durIng
Which there were three weddings and
ary , 1842. l\lIsH T 'lor was In her nineteenth -
teonth ) 'enr.
A ) 'enr Inter occurrell the death or
Mrs. Letitia Tyler , the wlro ot Presl.
dent T'lor , and from Soplembor , 1843 ,
unUl the second marrlago of the Pres.
Idont , in 1844 , eight months before his
retirement , the lIfo of the Executlvo
Mansion was not gay. lJut when
President 'f'ler lert Wns1tlngton early
In the morning or Juno 2ft , 1844 , to bo
married In Now York , Washington so.
clot ) ' 100(011 ] forward to another gay
season. Ills Lrlle ] was lIss Julin Gardiner -
diner , a ) 'oung womat ! or twonty.
The brhlal recoptlon at the Executive -
tive 1\Ianslon in "rnshlngton occurred
on the Saturdny followIng and was attended -
tended by nearly every ol1lclal In the
cIt ) ' , aU the 1'orelgn l\t1nlstors , nrmy
nnd navy officers and greal throngs
of women. AU Wnshlngton , In fact ,
was represented at that receptIon ,
which wns as notable an event as the
wedding ltselt.
The wedding of Nelllo Orant was
the ninth to occur In the White
Houso. It was the first to be celebrated -
brated In the cast room , and Miss
Gront wns the third dnughtor of 1\
Prosldent to 1.10 mnnled In the Execu.
tlvo 1\Innslon. 'fho first , ns has been
stated , was l\Iiss Marlo Monroe : the
second , 1\IIs9 Elizabeth 'l''ler.
Miss Grnnt wns 18 at the time , a
handsome , happy and affectlonato girl.
Doth on her own account and on account -
count or her father and his , position
there wns immcnso public Interest in
the marriage. 'rho brhlegro01l1 was
Algernon C. 1" " . Sartoris. lIe wns In
his twenty.second ) 'ear and by birth
an Englishman.
The wedding occurred May 21 , 1874.
Thl ) bridal party entered the cast
had been ! tept on the nrternoon of
Doc. SO , which Cell Ul10n SucdllY. The
Hov. Dr. eCabe , who had marrIed
them , renewed his pastornl blessing
In the same words and heard the same
Illedgcs thnt were uttered twentY.fivo
years boCore.
FollowIng the ceremony n. chrIstenIng -
Ing took place , the child , n dnughtor
or Mr. find Mrs. Heron , receiving the
nnmo of Lucy Hayes , In honor of Mrs.
Hnyes. Then I"anny nnd Scott Russell
lIa'es , two of the Prosldent's children ,
were baptized.
The tenth W1lltO House wedding
was thnt of Miss Emily Plntt , nleeo of
President lIa'es , who was mnrriett to
Oon. Hussell Hastings on Juno 19 ,
1878. The brldo had been to the PresIdent -
Ident nmI' Mrs. Ha'es ns a daughter ,
nnll silo had IIVf.HI In tholr hOl11o Cor
many years , going to the White House
with them Crom Ohio. Gon. Hastings
had been n companion In arms of the
Prcahlont , hnving been the Lieutenant -
ant Colonel or the Third Heglment of
Ohio Volunteers , of whlcb President
lIay s wns Colonel.
The ceremony was performed In the
Dluo room hy Blshol ) Jagger or the
Southern Dloceso or Ohio. In deter-
enco to the wishes of both the brldo
and the hrhlcgroom the wedding was
a very quiet alTair , the guests bolng
limited almost oxcluslvely to fam1\y \
friends and reatlons. ]
When next the Dlllo room was deo-
orated for a mnrrlage ceremony the
wedding was that of a Presillent. the
first to be marrlod In the ' \Vhlto
Houso. Prcsldent Cle\'oalHl ] was the
oecond Chiet Mnglstmto to 1.10 marrlod
while in ofllce.
Miss Frances I"olsom , tIlO brldo , wn
.20 and wan noted ns being grncotu1
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THE AST ROO IN IN THE EXECUTIVE MANSION AT W HINGTON.
a wedding reception in the White
House.
The fifth ml1rrIago in W1litO House
history was that of Miss Della Lewis
of Nashvllle , Tenn. , whoso rather ,
WIlliam B. LewIs , was ono of Presl.
dent Jaceson's ] most intimate person.
al friends. Miss Lewis was married
to Mr. Alphonso Joseph Yver Pageot ,
a nath'e of Martinique , who wae secretary -
retary of tbo French Legation nt the
time of his marriage.
Presldont Jackson was intensely
fond or his wlfo's relatives , and being
a ch1\dlcss \ widower and having not
relative In the world or his own , gath.
crell about him many young people ,
among whom were several of Mrs.
Jackson's nieces.
Mary Easton , n Tennessce girl , was
ono of these nieces , and when she was
mn.rried to Lucien B. Polk or Tennessee -
see the President arranged to have
the ceremony taltO place in the Dlue
room.
Another White House marriage that
occurred during President Jncltson's
administration was that of Miss Em.
ily Martin , n niece of Mrs. Donelson ,
who became the bride of LewIs Rnn.
dolph , a grandson of Jefferson.
Andrew Jaclesoll , Jr. , the adopted
son and private secretnry of President
Jackson , marrIed , soon after the inau.
gurntion , Miss Sarah YorltO of Philadelphia -
delphia , nnd the wedding reception
was hold at the White Houso. This
wn.s the first of several wedding receptions -
tions of the sons of Presidents which
bave occurred thero.
The next wedding festivity to take
plnco In the President's house was In
the admInistration of PresMent Mar-
Un Van Duron. Ho gave a very 1.11'11-
IInnt wedding reception to his Bon ,
Maj. Van Buren , whoso brIde 'was the
accomplished Miss Angelica Singleton
of South Carolina.
Following the one month administration -
tration of President William Henry
Harrison , VIce Iresident John Tyler
became the tenth President. The yenr
aucceedlng bls Incumbency the eighth
wedding to occur in what WM now
styled the Executive Mansion took
place. The bride was Ellt.ab th Ty.
ler , who was marrIed to William Wal.
ler of Williamsburg , Va. . In th. Dluo
room of the Exeoutlvo Mansion at
WtW11ni1on on the Slst da ) ' of Janu-
,
roou through the corridor , the brides.
Inalds wallting in couples. They wore
the Misses Conldlng , Frellnghuysen ,
Drexel , Porter , Fish , Darnes , Dent and
Sherman. The Rov. Dr. Tiffany ] ed
the procosslon , followed by the brMo-
groom , who was supported by his best
man , Lieut , Col. l red Grant. The
bridesmaids preceded the brIde , who
entered the room lenning on the arm
of ber father. Mrs. Grant and her two
younger sons followed.
On a raised platform Cnclng the
largo east wIndow and under a boll of
white fiowers the bridal couple atood.
The servIce was that of the Methodist
Episcopal church. I I
The brido's dress was of ivory whlto
satin , covered with a sltirt of rose
point lace. The sltirt had 11 very long
sweeping train lined with white sille.
The edges of the lace overdress had
a fringe of orange blossoms and lily
or the valley sprays.
The high corsage was cut square in
tbe necle and filled in witb diagonal
folds of tulle. Point lace , matching
the fiounces in pattern , together \vith
ornnge blossoms , ornamented the bod.
Ice and adorned the alcoves. The
long veil was of the thinnest tulle ,
with tbo faint cdgo undefined by a
born. The bridal chaplet of orange
flowers crolsed ! the trent of the coiffure -
furo , and was caugbt at tlIo left sldo
In n cluster ,
The wedding brcakfnst was served '
In the State dinlng.room. The gifts
came from a great number of donors
and were valued at upward of $100 , .
000 , a srent sum in these days.
Ttle nutumn succeeding the mar- ,
rlago of Miss Nelllo Orant her broth. I
er , Co ! . Fredoricle Dent Orant , was
married In Chicago on Oct. 20 to Miss
Ida Honore , and on Nov. 10 the Presl.
dent and Mrs. Grant gave the bridal
pair a rec9ption at the W11lte IIouse.
Col. and Mrs. Grant pnssed the next
three winters In the W hlte IIou8e ,
and It was there that their daughter ,
JuUa Grant , WJ\s born in June , 1876.
This daughter 18 now the Princess
Cantncuzeno , Countcss Speraeslcy of
Russia.
The first sliver wedding to bo celebrated -
brated In the White House was that
of Prcsldent IUld Mrs. Hares. On Doc.
31 , 1877 , th07 met their trtendl Ju the
Blue room. The actual anntTeru1u7
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and wlnsomo. IIer engagement to the
President was made in the summer of
1885. Soon after she went to Europe
with her mother : and l'emnlnld ; there
until a few days beCoro her wedding.
That occurred 011 the evenhlg of Jun.
2 , 188G , at 7 o'olocle , in the Dlue room.
To the strains of Mendolssobn' .
"Wedding Mnrch , " played by tbo Marine -
rine Bend , the brIdal couple , unattel1d. .
ed , passed down the stairway and entered -
tored Ule Dluo room from the wester.
corridor. Dr. Sundorland met them
under the gUttorlng center ohandeUoJ
and the wedding service followed.
The bride w'ore a gown of ivory satIn -
In , with trimmings of India sllle arranged -
ranged in Oreclnn fold : ever the front
of the high corsage and fastened In
the folds of satin at the sldo. Oranri
blossoms and buda and leaves outlined
this drapery nnd adorned the edge of
the sltlrt.
A coronet of orange blossoms tnst..t
enod U10 vell , and garnitures of th
sarno blossoms were o.rtistlcnl1y - 0.1'1
ranged throughout the -costume. lIO !
vell of slllt tulle en\'oloped her I1n.
Boftened the effect of the satin gown.
It fell over the entire length ot the
long court train.
Gloves reaching to the elbow completed -
pleted the costume. No jewelry saVG
her engagement ring was worn , Ilnd ne
fiowers were oorried :
The habit of gift makinI' had not
reached Its height when Preslden'
Cleveland was married , IUld the
orowned heads of Europe , the Amon.
onn 1\lfniaters at foreign courts , IUld
countless other people contente
themselves with sendln telegrams of
eongrntullltion. The only gift the bride .
oxhlbltod to her friends was a dl. ,
mend neolc1nce , composed of a slns1.
string of brllllants , the girt or th
bridegroom. ' 1'0 this gltt Mr. Dls lI.
the former law partner or the Pre
dent , added a pendant of diamonds.
'rho weddln ! ; of Miss Alice HOOSBo
volt nnd Conc-ressmrm Nicholas Lon. . ,
worth In the FA.St Room of the E'xeoof
Un Mansion Is the twelfth to occur
In the While Houso.
Tw nty yenrs han pII.s8ed since
MIss Frtlncos Folnom became a bridB
at the White House , and thlrtyfour
real'll have been numbered &lnce 001.
Grant's only daughter wu married 1Jt
. the East Room.
