KJPUt !? WW ' ' 1 i ir'i?. -ftf- r sajpr '"i'TTT1"1'''''?'1 ?i'' M fvr"rrT!rs,rrVf ' ",. J W t ' T ' "4 W THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1900. 12 THE CAPITAL CENTURY AGO CITY OF WASHINGTON IN ITS PICTURESQUE INFANCY rirt Congress to Meet in Netf Cap llal round Little Except Mud and "Magnificent Distances" Coining of President Adnirm and the De partments Public nnd Private Accommodations Alike Wanting. Moore's Satire on "Modern Borne." from tlic UasliliiKlcn ll. TIip rltAw Hplrlt of hulpppiwlenre whlt.li p'ompteil the futliotH of the it public to suver tin- political ties bind ing thrnr to thr- nmthni' country prompted them, no doubt, to ki out Into the wlldetni'xi to build u t.ipltnl, The deeds which made the cailv liltf tory oC our nation whip not In Hip pur suance oC precede lit, but woic piece-dent-innkliiir. When It wis piopnscd, tlioroforc, that in a ii;ln city the m-at of Knveitiment ilmuld be established, no otic stopped to Iniiulic If tbeie was jnecedeiit for dolus o. There was op position to the piolect, It Is ti nc, but iho opposition Hpiuuir fioin the cities jibeady established, .luplteil to 1- the tapltal, and was In no wise due to the d,u In k nntlite of the piujeil Itself. When the bands of the It It Mr tioops man lied out ot Ymktinwi play jns'"The Woild Turned Upside Down," their music tiuthfully poitr.ived the hphit of tbe times. Tin fiw not great battles, as our Idea ot battles KO today, that weie foiiKht by Wash ington and his raifsed nnd oft-tinus bunKiy, but tlauntlcsM and p mimic followers,, but in their ieolutlonaiy nnd f.rt -reaching tonsequeiues they were the most stupendous In the his tory of the world. It was. a time i hen old customs, old modes of thought, old Institutions, and old Ideals weie falling shattered on eeiy .side, and It was taken as a matter of couie, when no existing city facemed sttltuble for a capital, that the young- republic should build n city to its liking. I EUROPE JKRRED. JUiropo was ready with her Jibe and sulci, and there were carping ones at home, who whined and grumbled, but ihe men who had given the world its 'i latest bill of human ilRhts, and with the sword had made the woild leccive it, weie not apt to be swayed lv such petty chiding. They knew that loiests would gie way to the axe of ihe forester; that swamps and mor asses and other obstacles could be o ct come, nnd they .set themseles to the task. The Washington or today is theli enduiing monument. The 72u lope that Mieeied at the "wilderness capital" of the "bucolic iepublic" now limes to admlie and maivel at its beauty, the cllj, for the lounding ol which the piimqxal foiests weie In placis cut awa. has, In a. hundred jeais, grown In magnlllcenct to he the 7i Ide and boast ol Amei leans eui w In ic. The constitution had ;leii coiibimi cliisic rontiol oei a distiict ten mlle squaie, such as might be glen to the nation bv the states for the si at ot rvdeiul gociinnent The nei task was to locate this dlsti let. 'Iheie was a squabble in the Hist ongic'-s among advocates of many HttCHiii Mte-., notably those along l lie Del.iw.nt, Susquehanna and Po inmii' Once both houses actually otcd lo locate the capital at Un man town Fi but reconsidered. Xew Ihihlund mcmbeis denounced Hie Po lom.'i legion as an unhealthy swamp '! lie '-oiithein members won out. The Potomac Kite was solc-ted in 1790 by a majoiity of tbiee votes in the house and two in the senate. Pfnnsjlvania v as humored by a grant of the tem poi uy capital for ten yems Piesi dent "Washington was allowed to i boose anv spot within about 100 miles aboe the junction of the Polo mac and its eastern bianch. Tbe lather uf his eountiy arihed In '.eoigetown Match 2, 1791, and the net dav, with the three commission eis he had appointed to gosern the district, together with two surveyors selected to lay it out, began to maik Hip bounds of the new city. AIAJ. IVENFANT'S FIRST WORK. One of theee suiveyots as Major Pieire Charles 1Enfant, a jrituch engineer. He drew a careful plan of the future city of Washington. This was nccepted by the immortal Geoigj in 3 S7C. General Washington was not hampered by law in his government .ii' the District of Columbia. He ap pointed his three commissioners, Messis. Johnson, Stowait and Car i oil, without the advice, or consent, of ibi! senate, Another squabble had ailsen over I!'., name to be given the new capital A TRYING POMNON "My position is a iiiitie one" was the joking remark of the cloak model of a fashionable iinil. But there, is less jesf'tliuu earnest in the state m'eut. It h trying to be n the feet all day,' to be reaching and btooping hour after hour from morn until night. And that is a very tneaget outline of a busi ness woman's day. With niuny such women the ordinary strum of labor is intensified and aggravated by u diseased condition of the delicate organs, and they become ictiius of that 'terrible backache, or blinding headache, which is so common among business women, 11 )ou are bearing thin burden, bear it no longer, For the backache, head ache, nervousness mid weakness which pring from a diseased condition of tut womanly organs there is a sure cure in Dr, Pierce's l'aorite Prescription. Half a million women Iwe been per fectly and permanently cured by this wonderful medicine, "My niece was troubled with female wcakucai for about four years before I asked for your advice," writes Mr, J. W, McGregor, of cd St, and Princeton Ave., Chicago; Ills. " You advised her to take Br. Pierce's Pavonte Prescription which she did faithfully for nine mantuspatid now we must acknowledge to you that she it a nell'ttomon. wr cannot tbaok.you ciiiiuifli.for the cure:'' ' k l ' Sick women can consult Ir. Pierce by letter free. Address, Buffalo, N. Y, 'St. i - . JuwlwflcVuuvff 1 city. &01116 wished to call It "Wash It'glnnoiilc." The eommlsiloneis ehils toned It the- "City of Wnshlnglon." An emjllsh letter wilter theteupon ac cused Piesldnnt Washlnglon of van ItV. "As soon as he Is defunct," suld this irltlc, "the tllv, wbleh Is to be the bo-wted inonumeiit of his gieitl ness, will ulso bo defunct." The Wxth congress adjoin tied III Philadelphia Mn.V t4, 1800. having di rected tinit a second lesslon begin In Washlngtiln November 17, of the utnu ear. The executive nnd Judicial dc paitmetits thelellpon began lire pill a tlons for a general tno Ing, Piesldent Adams left the executive mansion at Seventh and High streets, Philadelphia, May 7, lftOO. within two weeks) after eongless adjourned, and made ti tempoiary tilp to the new capi tal. He twtvcled III Ills pilvate can luge by way of Lancaster, Pa and Ficd eilck. Mil. A dally stage, leaving Philadelphia at 0 a. m., bumped and splashed over a more dllect load by wnv of lliiltlmoie and in rived In Wash ington the next evening at r o'clock a Jouiney of iwenty-one bouts, which the "lion hone" now covets In one seventh that time. Hut Piesldent Ad ams picfeiitd the mole clieultous tilp, because promlsid mole ojipoitunltles of eiituitaliiiiieut on that loute. PHEsmn.vr ADAJlS' auuival. lie nl lived In tieoigetown, of which Washington was then a scattered sub til b, on June ,1, one week after be had slatted. At the bouridnty line of the Dlstilrt of Columbia he was met by "a laige ciowd ot lespeetable cltlens on hnispback" "I'd cseotteil into town, "wheie he wns iccdved with pleasure and Velieiatlon." The mllltuiy ol the city of Wash ington and the matlnes stationed there manifested their icspect bv sKteen dis charges of musketty and aitllleiv," says an old cluonlele. The net day, at I'nlon Tavetn, Oeoigetown, he wiote a replv to the committee which had welcomed him. On June ' he visited the untlnlshed bouse of lepiesentatlves. On Juno 11 he was given a leception at Alexan dra, and on June 14 depatted for Mas Michusetts. It was not until autumn that the president and Mrs. Adams came to tbe new White House to live. They tiaveled very slowly by can luge from Philadelphia by way of Baltl moie, and thus into Washington. Mrs. Abigail Adams, in November, 1800. made her informal entree as "first lady of the land." She found the AVhlte House untlnlshed, although the coiner stone hud been laid eight yeais befoie in the presence of Cleotge Washington. What theie was of it stood on what was then called "P street lldge." The rain and snow falling upon this pioml nence dlv Ided, part running to the noith, patt to the south. The water thus dialned foimed a sott of eteek, pattly siiiroundings the ptesldent's giounds The latter had no feme The flist flooi of the mansion was untln lshed. The piinclpal stabs weie not up. WHITH llOfPIl HOUSEWAR.VIXC! Mis. Adams' first "housevvarming" in her new home was a piactleal lathei than ceiemonlous function. Wliat wood she could get she burned tit dry tho plaster, vet damp, on the walls. The hist public leception in the White House occuiied on New Year's Dav. 1S01, and hud to be held in a room on the second floor, in which later ptesl dents leceived their business calleis The home lite of the Adamses in th White House weie eIV plain Tlic piesident's luncheons Invariablv con sisted of oat-cake and lemonade Tho family dlnneis weie simple. Adams was so unassuming in his manners that Misti ess Abigail occasionally saw Jit to lemlnd him, when he was fiee and familiar with the common people, that his behavior ill-fitted his high lank and dignified office The moving of the executive depait ments fiont Philadelphia began in May. 1S0O The office- furnishings and reeotds came bv "watci, ihe officials and em ployes by stage line or piivate ecjulp uge It is siid that "a single packet sloop bi ought all tbe office fuinituie of the depaitments, besides sevvn laige boxes and five small ones, containing: the archives " The president's cabinet then consisted of but five members Working under these were but 132 em ployes. Uncle Sam paid all traveling expenses for these officials and clerks and thlr families EARLY DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS These men, comprising the first civil service leglme organized for the Wash ington departments, came hither im bued with the hope that the law author izing: their removal fiom tho gay and bustling metiopolis would, a was rumored, be repealed. They found only one department building erected. This was the old treasurj, on the site of the south fiont of the piesent edifice. It was a plain, tvvo-stoiy bilek of only thltty rooms Ollvei Woliott, sue re tury ot the tteastuy, ai lived June J to occupy it. At the .southwest corner of the white house giounds the "war office" was still in course- of erection. This was slmllur to the treasury office In size and ap pearance, but not being ready for occu pancy upon the aulval of Societnry of War Dexter, June 1-', he and his de puitment went Into tempoiniy lodgings In a thtee-stoiy house on Pennsylvania uvenue, above Twenty-tltst street, and opposite ihe hotel of William O'Neal, father of Hint Peggy O'Neal who gained fame In Juekson's administra tion. Rut the war depai tment officials had barely settled down lo vvotk in these tempoiniy headquarters when, In November, 1S00, a file btoko out and desttoed a large pail of their leeonls. The lollowlug January a similar Hie occuired 111 the tieasiuy depai tment. "The piesldent was In line," recalled a citizen wilting of this lutter confiagia tlon, "and was busy In (tiding to pass the buckets to and fiom the burning building." Ulvul politicians then, as now, were Kinsplng at evety straw. Adams' ad ministration vvus uccused of stalling Ihe two flies to destroy lecoids of the alleged iiiulmlnilnlstiatlou, The flist postofneu derailment iwas opened In "Mi, Crnekei's house," tteai Rlodget's hotel, at what is now Seventh and K When Abraham nradluy acting for Postmaster Gen. cral Habei sham opened his ofllce theie, only four rooms weie plastered, The owner allowed Uncle Sam to ex pend half of the J60O unnuul tental to makd the bulldtim tenantuble. At torney OnttHl t'hatles Lee, who left Philadelphia, May J, then had no organised department of Justice, He took lodging somewhere near the White House, as did also Secretuty of Stale John Marshall with only eight clerks and Secretary ol the Navy Stoddart with sixteen clerks. Roth of these latter cabinet membeis had arrived in June. T)ils moving; cost Uncle Sam, all told, less than ?i0,'000. CAPITOL IN NOVEMBER, 1800. When congress began its sessions In Washington, .November 17.1800. It found the capltol building anything but an inspiring spectacle, Only the northernmost of tho old wings was llnlshed, and that vu badly con structed. The tsenate chamber was mostly of wood and plaster. The ro tunda had not been built, though Its foundations had been previously laid. The representatives wote at first crowded Into a room Intended ifor the senale officials, but a temporal y apart ment, known us the "oven," was soon arranged for It (n the pouth wing. The hottsn In 1808 took possession of the chamber now known as "Statuary Hall." The senate hold Its first de llbeinllons In Its originally designed until teis, now occupied by the Su pieme court of the United States. The complete) plans for the then tipvv capltol did not, of course, anticipate the groat Iron dome and the two Im posing marble wings which giaco tha cjreat capltol of today. Congt ess' first deliberations In Wash ington weie quite as uninspiring ub tha unfinished edifice in which they were held. When called together, Nov. 17, the senate and house had to adjourn until the next day for want of 11 quor um, and the senate continued to ad journ from day to day until the 21st, when the necessary number appealed. Ratutduy, Nov. L'J, Piesldent Adams visited the cnpltol and addiessed the members of both houses gathetcd to gether In the senate chainboi. Kop lescntutlves In those days woie their hats dining sessions. Ladles weie ex cluded frotrr the galleiles. PERQUISITES OF EARLY LEGIS LATORS. Uius filled with Scotch snulV. weie placed In each house, and etnploes weie charged with the duty of keeping them filled. In the senate and hou'e weie employed ofllclul "pen-mnkets," who mended the goose quills then In common use. Theie weie also official ealeis, lnti listed with the sealing of letteis and packages with red wax. The "stutioneiy" furnished in both houses Included "pen-knives, sdssois, razors, pocket-books, kid gloves, pei fumeiy, beats' giease, and an "Inno cent beverage called swichell," among whose Ingiedlents were good French brandy and Jamaica turn. This was always charged to the "statloneiy" ap propriation bb "syiup" The members of congiess weie any thing but pleased with tlteii new abid ing place. "The comparison they drew between this place and Philadelphia," wiote a pioneer, "was bv no means complimentary to us. At this time theie weie bur few places in the city suitable for membeis to board at. Some of them went to Georgetown and boarded at the Union Tavern, some stopped at the Six and Seven build ings, and otheis in part of the city wheie they could find accommodations The discontent which pi ev ailed among them was so gieat that it was feared that the seat of government would be lemoved fiom Washington In fact, I believe the attempt was made, but for lunatelv fulled " SAURIES LOW AND LIVING cm: VI'. The salaiv of a niemhei of con giess was then but TO a dav Of the hou-.es it was wtitten in l&oo ' The few th it have been let nic at ic-nts none undoi tJ"i0 and r,on Piowslons are plenty, gc od enough, and cheaper than lu Philadelphia. Vou can buv a peel, of field stiawbei 1 ics lot a llve peniiv bit; garden at II cents a ciuaii " The Supieine court uf the United States, seeing that no ptep nation hit been made foi ii in Washington, con tinued lo meet In its comfortable Philadelphia quaitns until Febtuaty 2 101. Its mcmbeis, like thoo nf (tmgicis. weie louth to begin theli dutlo1-. Tvo adjoin riiiient1- bid to lo t:.l;en bctoie theie appealed, on IVb 1'iniy 4, a sufficient numbei to do btislue-."- The Hist meeting was hM in the basement of ibc old c ipltul, in looms pi ov Ided tot one of the sen ate committees The 1 aster the population of Wash ington giew dining 1I1I-, Hist eventful oai, the mom bittd and caustic I e enme the invectives tu' her . It tc "CITY OF MAGNIFICENT DIS TANCES " ISeoioetowu was tailed a cil or houses without stieets " Washington, "a citv of stteeis without bousts." The Abbe Correa de Sena, Portuguese min ister, was speaking In satcasm when he called the new capital "a city of mag nificent distances," now proudlv ap plied "Strangers, after visiting the offices of state, are apt to inciulie lor tire citv wlille In its ver.v center," wrote C. W. Janson, an English Alsltor. "Quail and other birds," said he, "ate constantly shot within a hundred ards of the capltol during the sitting of the houses of c ongies" " New York, Phila delphia, New England, and, Indeed, even foielgn newspapers, waxed face tious In their desciiptions of the new seat of government. In tact, poor Washington was the laughing stock of the woild. Tom Mooie, Just enteiln? poetic fame, -visited the t lt In 1804. Its spectacle provoked this satire from his pen: In faint now beneath tlif twilight Bloom, Come, lei me lend tlice oVr this inoitcni Itciuc, VMuie Uiburua lulc, wluri' ilusV. Davids how, Vml nlmt won Goct CuhK ii TIIki ncwi. Tills fam'il metiopolis, wliuc fjiuj ccai siiiiicu in nioriiMf., oIkIW- In tit e; WI1UI1 traullnir fools and uftticiu jtlorn With sltiines uiibiillt ami In iocs jet unborn HUMOUS OF A CAMPAIGN. The Song Which Senator Carter Com posed on Roosevelt's Tour. 1'icm die Islington Ist, henatoi Cailei, of Montana, wus talking with a mini her uf his friends In his committee 100m esteiday, when they suddenly aiosc and In gleeful tones sung these woids; 'I lie Iriili ami the P11UI1 llii don't amount to iiiuili I lie 1 tiuiruli foi I lie scjndiiuviun, Senator Curter and his fi lends thfn laughtd In choius, Tho music und the woids tecalled tha campaign trip of Thtodoie Roosevelt through the Nuilhweat, Senator Cutter was lu the liu't, and so was Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, who Is a Noiweglan by blith. He Is a delightful companion, full of good stories, thoughtful and 1 0111 1 trims, and became, withal, such a fa vol lt on the trip that Senator Car ter was inspired lo compose the x pcHlve, If not elegant, verse. Caiter's ancestors were Iilsh and Rnu&ovelt, of course, gloiies In his P.llch descent; but according to the vvrte 'Ilia JiUU uu.l (he Dutch- 'llny don't amount to much. And so, all through the Northwestern lour, the Roosevelt party hurrahed for the Scandinavian, with the accent on tint "an." Sometimes the jolly states nun would say "Scandlhoovlan," but that was when they felt partlculaily ,cod ufter a bard day's work. KKXXXXXXXXKXKXXXI)mUXKK:XXUX THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE. Pur a Cold in the Head Laxative Ilromo-Qulnine Tablets. Selecting; Suitable Gifts For your friends quite often proves a difficult task. t lfyolir thoughts lie in the direction of useful gifts.how-1 ever, we are quite sure a visit to this modern store wilMielp you out. Of one thing you are assured in pur chasing here the goods you obtain will be of first-class quality and such that you need not hesitate to offer to your best friend. As you look over the large collection of goods which we have gathered for holiday buyers, you'll find gifts suitable for every member of the family, and in such variety that choosing will be easy. Need we caution you about the late buyer ? Simply say that now the stock is complete in every department and we can give better service than in the final rush. APhflfin CX Hieh Sucn as we se" makes a handsome Gift for a lady. lIiailUS U1311 We've many neat patterns. tl 7C r tfll Along the same line in Nickel-Plated Ware come Tea and Coffee Pots, Five O'clock Teas, Trays, Bread Boats, Etc. The three-piece Tea Sets found here are worthy of special mention, made, of copper, heavily plated more durable than silverware and look nearly as well. 1 Leather Traveling; Cases. Have been added to our line, containing all the ai tides necessary for one's comfort in M ,C( f( 1J traveling Blushes, Combs, Scissors, Looking Glass, Etc. Price J)liJU LU plF We have also a nice assortment of Militaiy Hair Brushes in genuine ebony and ebonized wooden handles stei ling silver mounted The same as you would obtain d CA frv &A C at jewelry or notion stores for less money J)r,jV IU )4-.ZrJ Cutlery Department. There's a whole lot to be said about this branch of our business. Many new goods have been added to our large line of Table and Pocket Cutlery. Buyers here have nearly three hundred styles of Pocket Knives and Carving Sets to select from. Prices Range from 10c to $17.50. Then, too, you'll find "Henckle's" well known "Twin Brand" goods here. Manicure and Sewing Sets, containing from 5 to 12 pieces. All come in neat cases and the goods are warranted. Prices commence at $2.50 and ernl at $25. In addition to this we've a full line of Scissors, plain and fancy, embroidery and all styles every one guaranteed. TTlf PPITI flfatv !?9 7Ar Was awaided first prize at the Paris Exposition. Hundreds of Scranton till; UL111 OALKiy IVdxUl men are using the Gem Safety Razor. All are giving satisfaction. Razor Alone, $2.00. Sets in Cases, containing Strop, Stropping Machine and extra blades, $3.5 J to $17.00. it HIT IFoote & Shear Company. 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