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By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
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ton,
the
RO0ONn
Capitol at Washing-
as it of
nation’s growth, is
to have an addi
tion, according to
ent plans. Although
Capitol
through
stages of expansion, It
Is not yet completed.
To relieve the
ed state of the quarters In which the
government is called upon to tran-
sact its business at the present time
and to give the Capitol better archi-
tectural balance with the present
senate and house wings, a new wing
is to be added to the central part of
the east front,
The history of the Capitol goes
back to the first administration of
George Washington. In July, 1790,
Washington signed a bill passed by
the senate, definitely locating the
Capitol on the Potomac river in the
Distriet of Columbia, which had been
established under the eighth section
and first article of the Constitution.
The bill provided for the appoint-
ment by the President of three com:
missioners, who, under his direction,
were to make a survey of a required
territory and were empowered to pur-
chase or receive by present such land
as the President thought necessary for
the use of the government.
The three commissioners selected
by Washington were David Stuart of
Virginia and Daniel Carroll and
Thomas Johnson of Maryland. In or
der to give every architect in the
country opportunity to offer a plan
for the Capitol, Washington and the
three commissioners wrote the follow-
ing advertisement:
symbol is
pres.
the
has
three
pas see]
ma jor
congest-
A premium of a lot In this city to
be designated by Impartial judges, and
five hundred dollars, or a medal of that
value at the option of the party, will
ba given by the commissioners of the
Federal building to the person who be-
fore the 15th day of July, 1792, shall
produce td them the most approved
plan for a Capitol to be erected In
this elty: And two hundred and fifty
dollars, or a medal, to the plan deemed
next in merit to the one they shall
adopt. They building to be of brick,
and to contain the following apart.
ments to wit: a confefence room and
a room for the representatives, suffi.
client te sccommodate
parsons cach. a
the latter: a
foot
threes
or anteroon
of
amber,
for
offices
hundred
lobby to
senate
an
ms of 800 square each
rooms and clerks’
be 8 recommendation of
if the central part of it may
stached and erected for the
with the appearance of a oo
whole, and be admitting
the additional
shall
expected
af
room
aren; ante.ct
feet
any
be
present
mplets
capable of
parts in future,
Drawings will
ground ple
tions frant, and sections
through the bullding In such direc-
tions as may be necessary to explain
the internal structure. and an
mate of feet of bBriek wo
composing the whole mass of walle
be wanted be
of the
each
tn, eleva.
enti.
the cuble rk
A fee of 8500 for designing a na-
tional capifol would be looked upon
as nn joke by architects of today, hut
in the early days of the Republic that
sum was a munificent one, indeed,
any rate, 16 plans were
ns a result of the advertisement In
the newspapers and they were sent
in by a few real architects, a few
drafismen and by a number of other
persons who were neither architects
or draftsmen, but to whom that £500
and the glory of being the designer
of the government building were very
attractive. The architect whose pian
was accepted was Stephen Hallet of
i Philadelphia, a Frenchman. But he
| was deprived of the honor hy a cu-
| rious accident. Jonathan Trumbull,
the celebrated artist, had a friend,
Dr. Willlam Thornton, of Philgdel-
{ phia, whose hobby was that of ama-
: teur drafting and who had won some
renown as a designer of the Phila-
delphia library. Trumbull suggested to
Thornton that he submit a design for
the Capitol and send it to the Pres
ident. Washington preferred Thorn
ton's plan to Hallet's, and although
the latter and his friends stirred up
considerable of a row over the matter,
the doctor's plan was finally ae
cepted,
The design by Doctor Thornton
called for a“domed rotunda, a portico
and two wings, But funds were so
scarce when the young government
get out to build the Capitol, It was
decided to erect only the north wing
at first. It was this wing which was
completed in 1800 and into which
congress, the Supreme court and the
tibrary were moved. “The Oven” a
submitted
temporary round brick structure, was
put up the next yedr on the site of
the wing, but the permanent
structure of this was not finished until
IS11. Then came the great calamity
one the most disheartening
the infant republic had ev suffered
During War of 18512 the British
capliured Washington, burned the new
the White House and
buildings. It seemed an
impossible fask President
Madison and his subordinates
build the charred remnants
buildings. But a
Madison called congress
In special session, and as a result of
its action the rebuilding eof the Cap:
itol began.
house
of
the
Capitol,
public al
most fo
io
of
re
the
weeks later,
iy 1843, however, It was dizcovered
that the Capitol already too
for the needs of the govern
ment, and congress passed a resolp
tion providing for the enlargement of
the building by the addition of a wing
on the south side. Nothing was done
about the matter until IX, when
Jefferson Davis, then a senator from
Mississippi, requested an architect
named Robert Mills to submit plans
for the enlargement of the Capitol.
Mille’ specifications called for pew
wings on the north and south and a
in the center of the original
building. Davis succeeded In getting
through the senate an appropriation
of 2100000 for each wing. but the
house reduced it to £50000 for each
and arranged for competitive bidding
in the planning. The plans submitted
by T. U. Walter of Philadelphia,
which were especially favored by
President Millard Fillmore, were final
ly selected,
was
dome
It took more than six years for the
completion of the work, and during
that time it was discoverad that the
original appropriation of £50,000 for
each wing would be decidedly insuf.
ficlent, In fact, the total cost was
something over S£8000,000. The new
house wing was occupied for the first
time December 16, 1857, but the sen:
ate did not move into Its wing until
January 4, 1850. Now, after seventy
years, a new wing*is to be added to
the Capitol to give Brother Johnathan,
the lusty young giant among nations,
plenty of room in which to carry on
his affairs of state.
Sold
A "swell-head” went to a fashion.
ehie artist to have his portrait paint.
ed. The fee was pretty stiff, and the
likeness too true to be flattering. Not
well pleased, the sitter demurred at
the price.
“Well, you need not pay for it un
fess you want it,” said the artist
“Then you'll have it on your hands,
How can vou sell it if I refuse to have
nr
“As easily as I ean paint a tall on
1,” said the artist, in a tone which
"brought out the checkbook like a
flash, — Pittsburgh Chronicle « Tele.
graph,
To Preserve Ferns
There are at least two very satis.
factory ways to preserve maidenhalr
ferns, One is to dip the ferns as soon
as gathered In perfectly limpld gum
water, This should be done carefully.
After allowing them to drain for two
or three minutes, arrange (un & vase to
dry. Another very good way Is to put
the ferns, when first gathered, be
tween two clean sheets of blotting pa:
per. Lay between boards and press
for a week or so,
Sneeze Gas”
The introduction of a small quan.
tity of a recently discovered “sneeze
gas” into Muminating gas Is the sug
gestion of a prominent American gas
expert, with a view to lessening the
large number of suicides and accl
dental deaths by gus poisoning
Home Ownership Big
Asset to Community
An essay prepared for the Indian-
following pertinent facts:
“Home ownership results in industry,
contentment and Interest in
nity affairs.
responsible citizens, citizens who are
mon good of all,
citizen, schools, social
ders and various other
which foster sound intelligence and
fellowship. Home ownership has been
churches,
ing men through the help of
financial institutions and reliable real
estate firms. We have more beautiful
parks and buildings than the average
city of this size. The cost
commodities is much lower than in
most cities of this class, because of
our pearness to a vast producing area
and responsible business firms within
our city who do not exact excessive
profits and whose business is kept pro-
gressive by keen competition,
“All these things have attracted de-
sirable people from far and near.
Thousands have ecome here, found
steady employment and established
permanent homes. Therefore, in my
opinion, Jodianapolis has constantly
grown in population, through sound
financing, eo-operation of its citizens
for the common good of all, and whole.
some living which
contentment and Industry.”
eonditions,
Rou zh-Leaved Trees
Smoolhleaved trees, say experis,
are the only ones that can live on city
boulevards in this day of automobiles,
Only those whose foliage
rain and dusted off by the breeze, they
believe, will thrive. They have found
that the rough leaves of chestnuts and
their breathing.
ix washed by
trees have
| pores burned by sulphuric acid
Sulphurous dust, says Professor De
| moriaine of the French Agricultural
{ Institute, Is produced by tf exhaust
| from This,
comes sulphuric acld in humid air and
| works the pores of the
Kmooth leaves would be washed clean
He
automobiles, he =ays, he.
into leaves,
by occasional rains, or the dust would
be blown off by winds before it
the trees,
could
damage
Housetop Important
That eminent authority Noah Web
He's right again,
are housetops and housetops,
house ™
Its day is rapidly
| going, but there are still many of this
| species seen In most localities. Then
| there's the roof that, because of in-
| correctness of architectural lines and
inappropriateness
| ont rain and snow,
i extreme of color,
roof. And then there's the roof that
affords maximum shelter and at the
| same time Is sn Important architec
tural! sand decorative festnre the
home-—the ideal housetop,
of
Route of Grewsome Memory
It is zaid that Oxford street, Lone
don, grew to be the greatest shopping
center of the world because it was
gallows. Tens of thousands of peo
ple streamed along Oxford. sireet to
see men and women hanged, and
created opportunities for trade. The
gallows is plainly marked
scale old maps of London az a three.
sided erection,
been made thus so that
one criminal could be
marked on the map:
commentary on
code of centuries ago.
“Best” Materials Pay
It happens in
cities, A building operation
on one side of the street will fairly
sprout “sold” signs overnight. . . .
Across the way houses which seem to
the casual observer like peas out of
the same pod stand empty.
How does It happen?! How ean It
happen? Js it all just luck? ‘They
may have used the same brick and
stone and lumber ; the same type roof
and size of lot: and even a similar
floor plan, But they differed on one
all-important point—the loser made a
mistake in the equipment he bought.
His houses are built of “just as good”
materials,
Outdoor Good Manners
Pennsylvania has a law prohibiting
the gathering of flowers, ferns, shrubs
and trees along a private or public
road and provides for a heavy fine
and even imprisonment for vielators
Recently a motorist stopped along a
highway in Backs county, says Nature
Magazine, and started to help himself.
A traffic officer put him under arrest
and a justice of the peace backed up
the officer with a $30 fine. Nature
Magazine Is conducting the national
outdoor good-manners campaign,
The merry little kite flyers will
soon come home with appetites
that just demand Monarch Cocoa
and Teenie Weenie Peanut Butter
sandwiches, Be ready, Mother!
EVERY genuine Monarch package bears
the Lion Head, the oldest trademark in
the United Btates covering as compiste line
of the world’s finest food products Coffee,
Tea, Cocon, Catsup, Pickles, Peanut Butter,
Canned Fruits and V. and ether
superior table speciaities.
REID, MURDOCH & CO.
Established 1853
Pittsburgh Boston New York
Jacksonville Tamps Los Angeles
Monsreh Ls the only sstlonslly
advertised brand of QUALITY
Foot Peopoors sold sxcios-
Yvaiy through the men whe own
sod operate
The White Man’s Burden
That is the title of a famous poem
in 1800. Each stanza
the poem begins with the line: “Take
up the white man's burden.” The
of
sponsiblity of the white race for the
moral and physical welfare of all the
of the world —Patlifinder
Magazine,
Long Terms of Servic
When the John Cutler lodge, A. P.
and A. M., was organized in 1850 st
Abingdon, Mask. Kash was
appointed treasurer, a position he
filled for a period of 38 years. Fol-
lowing the elder Nash's death his
son, Alfred Nash, was chosen fill
the position. Mr. Nash COM
pleting his thi the
lodge treasurer,
Erastos
to
is pow
year
first
rey as
Ready to serve
" Holds Somnolent Record
The niinnon
belleved to
record for i {
be he
Walter §
This
aa ned by
ter, MN. YX.
Seience Service,
mant for 30 years
of one sumn
it the
active
fnferind
inieriuaqe
YOArs ago, that the an: has nd
Rip Van
Appears
wih Iw
ord of
and its owner says it
he able to continue
an Indefinite period.
dormancy for
:
| Impure Blood Brings Age
Impurities seeping into the bil
food ¥ will help posi pone
I» Willian
Scien Monthly,
quan
DRWOTLE, ~e
Will
combines
Post
you.
By Parcel
direct
Auts Rize
House i200 covvsvnaes
Harn Bie ...osvnvces
Fastory Bise ...
io
2.50
100
you be prepared ?
the rare combination of maximum
No refilling until used
Snuffed Out Instantly
Order filled date of receipt
Epecial discounts on large
orders
All Inquiries givens careful
attention
fabeios
Agents Wanted —Big Profit
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Mien Ridimvod d Chemical Company
Among the Missing
Bergeant-—-Well, madam, well do
opr best, but If your husband hasn't
been heard from In twelve years
Wife-—Oh, it's pot him I'm worryin’
about. What I want is the sample of
the ribben I sent him out te mateh.—
The Main Question
The Boy—Do.you think we could
live on two thousand a year?
The Girl—P'r'ape; but whe is going
to give it to us?
ac Dipt - —
Harold—Hurrah! I put it over. 1
your dad's consent!
Dolores—How did you do it?
Harold-—1 called him on the phone
and asked. He said: “I don't know
who you are—but it's O. K.”
ort
got
The Real Troub le
Hub-1 wish, my love, you wouldn't
finish my sentences for me.
Wife—You talk so slow, dear.
Hub-—That isn't the trouble — you
altogether too fast
listen
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