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4 THE HOLIDAY WEEK IN WASHINGTON CITY [Special Correspondence./ Washington, Deo. 28.—President 'George Washington knew a thing or two, as is particularly evidenced by his decreeing the sites of. the capital and the White House, respectively, to be so far apart He said it would be absolute ly necessary, for otherwise the executive would never get a chance to do any business or have any leisure. He knew the average congressman, even though TgQQ RBwSWo MOIRW 1 ■w w \ WW Wk J A POPULAR CALLER. /'the M. C. was then inchoate, and knew, too, that he would be pestered by him - night and day unless he were thrust far away from the presidential mansion in ..a building all his own. Presidential Receptions. ; TTiere wasn’t any great west at that time. The 13 or 13 original states lay mainly along or near the Atlantic coast. But all the same the original represent ative was a pestiferous thing in the opinion of the Father of His Country, and made it very warm for said father on several occasions. Still it was Wash ington who inaugurated the presidential receptions, which we so much criticised at the time, as an aping of royalty, and which have since become a cherished republican institution. And this, in his.own words, is why he came to do it: “To please everybody was impossible. I therefore adopted that line of conduct which combined public advantage with private convenience, and which, in my opinion, was unexceptionable in itself. Before this custom was established, which now accommodates foreign char acters, strangers and others who, from motives of curiosity, respect to the chief magistrate or any other cause, are in duced to’call on me, I was unable to at tend to any business whatever.” President Jefferson, who, as we all know, reduced the inaugural ceremonies to a minimum—to “Jeffersonian sim plicity,” in fact—records that Washing tqn at his first levee, having intrusted fiimself to his master of ceremonies, had cause to regret it, for he was taken into an antechamber, and then, the door having been opened between that and the room where the ‘‘great un washed” were assembled, his escort gave him a push and at the same time bawled out, “The president of the United States.” The latter was so disconcerted that he did not recover during the en tire levee, and when the company were gone he turned to his factotum in a towering passion and said, “Well, you have taken me in once, but you shall never take me in a second time I” And he never did, but still the public com plained that the president was stiff and formal: /h".t-be Stood vtjth, his hand be* Al This unfortunate state of affairs might have "been avoided had the mother, during the period of expectant motherhood, taken the right care of the delicate organs that make maternity possible. A woman should al ways keep these important organs well and strong. Her own health and that of her child depend upon it. The best medicine for prospective moth ers is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It makes healthy and strong the organs that "bear the burdens of maternity. It cures all disease and weakness. It makes comfort able the period preceding motherhood and renders the advent of baby easy and nearly painless. It insures a healthy child. The pains and suffering that women endure, as a result of weakness of the distinctly wo manly organism, vanish under its use. All £ood druggists sell it. There is nothing •else “just as good.” “ I want to tell you," writes Mrs. N. A. Thomas, of 400 Pulaski Street. Little Rock, Ark., “ that my daughter, Mrs. Lawrence, who lives in Texar kana, Ark., had been under the doctor's care for four years. I lately sent her word to try the medicine which cured me, Dr. Pierce's Favqrite Prescription, and I have just heard that it has done her more good than all the ductors." “The People’s Common Sense Adviser” explains symptoms of ailments common to every family, and suggests remedies. It has several chapters on woman’s diseases and weaknesses. An edition in heavy paper covers will be distributed absolutely free. Send the World’s Dispensary Med ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y., 21 one-cent stamps, to pay the cost of mailing only. Cloth binding may be had for 10 cents -extra—3l cents in all. hind his back’and bowed as though he had a crick in his neck. Everybody “receives” here on New Year’s, and the president is supposed to set a good example by leading off with the ornamental portion of our society— the gold laced and befrilled men of war and members of the embassies. But this year, in view of the recent demise of the president’s aged mother, he will not receive until Jan. 19. The ordinary cabinet and diplomatic receptions will be held as usual, however. The Art of Hospitality. All Washington keeps open house on New Year’s, and the gilded youth of our metropolis had their plans of cam paign laid out long ago. They begin at the fashionable center, where the tables are lavishly spread from early in the afternoon till late at night, and gradu ally work their way into the outskirts to the remote northeast and back again, carrying the merry war into the very heart of the enemy’s country. They know to a nicety just where they can get the most delicate sandwiches, the daintiest cakes and particularly the finest liquors. One lady is celebrated for her eggnog, another for her claret . punch, another for the pretty girls she has to assist her and still another for the general magnificence of her “lay out.” By long experience these “jeu nesse doree” have learned what houses to avoid as well as what to frequent, and the light*of their rubicund coun tenances is shed only upon those that furnish the most lavish entertainment. And their condition as they wend their devious ways to their homes after this active foray upon the good things soci ety provides for their delectation may as well be imagined as described. The congressman is everywhere a pet of society, and his presence is sought on all occasions. Having adjourned until after the 4th of January for a period of relaxation, he proposes to relax. Those of us who have viewed him at a dis tance or only from the coign of vantage afforded by the reserved galleries of senate or house may now approach and gaze upon him at short range. It is said that familiarity breeds contempt. But, bless you, we don’t get near enough for that. We admire at a distance. We grow to love on a nearer view him whom we haw been taught to respect and worship. A congressman on the floor is one personage. The same individual unbent is altogether another and more admira ble object. To be sure, the member or the senator is not quite the exalted per sonage to us that he appears to others of our species, for while, it is true that distance lends enchantment, the con verse is equally true—that contiguity is disenchanting. Especially is he an ob ject of admiration to the ladies whom he patronizingly compliments as they hand him the fragrant tea or, per chance, a glass of something more ac ceptable. They flock about him like butterflies around a morning glory vine, bask in the sunshine of his glances and bathe in the glory of his smiles. Some have said that the average con gressman is no match for the average Washington woman. That, I suppose, depends upon what we have in mind, but certainly she is a person of infinite tact and discretion. She likes to have a good time, and she likes the congress man because he assists her to have a good time. Without him, even with the fascinating attaches of the various em bassies, she would find the winter in Washington as dry as a veritable Sa hara. Washington Women. It would be strange indeed if, with the pick of the country here assembled, this city could not hold its own as against any of the capitals of Europe. We do not fully appreciate our lawgiv ers, I suppose, for the same reason that we are prone to underestimate the great value of our governmental publications, because they are all ours for nothing, without cost and without price. If the publications were printed in small edi tions and a high price put upon them, the people would scramble for an oppor tunity to buy, and so if the legislators were kept out of sight and perpetually in “executive session” their utterances would be treasured as the essence of wisdom. It is only after they are dead and bereaved confreres tell us how near to the angles they were in point of su perhuman excellences that we begin to appreciate at their full worth our sen ators and members of congress. I am of the opinion that a valuable volume might be garnered of their wit ty sayings, let alone their oracular ut terances. For example, that was an ex ceedingly bright rejoinder that Senator Mason of Illinois is said to have made to the executive the other day. Senator Mason’s attitude on the Cuban ques tion is well known, as instanced by his eloquent speech in favor of belligerency last spring. His position as to the Ha waiian annexation is not so well known, at least to the president, who is said to have remarked on the occasion of a call the senator made at the White House last week: “Senator, we are anxious to learn how you will stand on the Ha waiian matter. It is a pressing, a very important, question, you know.” “Well, Mr. President,” drawled the senator in his inimitable way, “now, I don’t know that it is so pressing. They aren’t killing any women and children down there yet, I believe.” It all depends, you See, upon the point of view. Now, only a few days ago I was in the senate gallery listening to some of the speeches on the civil serv loe. A learned 'Mnaiir urose r *<l told Putting the baby to bed is the good night joy of a hap py day to a healthy mother. Many mothers delegate this motherly duty .to a nurse. Some I mothers hardly see 1-thfcir baby the Hve [ long day. This is Loot because they ware without moth -1 I er-love or the nat | oral impulses of a -womanly woman. Tilt is because of ||their own ill health and broken ■ nerves, and be cause baby is also sickly and peevish. THE ROME TRIBUNE FRIDAY DECEMBER 31 1587 the speaker—and incidentally his hear ers in the galleries—how vile, iniqui | tons and altogether depraved the “sniv el service” really was. If we wished to convince ourselves of this fact, we had only to visit the various departments and gaze at the hidebound, fossilized, decrepit and useless officials there, who have a greater respect for tradition than for economic conditions. In the first I plaoe, he said, civil service has been a good thing only for those who are in and for those who had tips from the fabrica tors of the fearfully constructed series of questions for the confusion of appli cants. While it is admitted that our government should be conducted on business principles strictly and frequent changes should be deprecated, yet, on the other hand, it is urged that the re tention in office of one who feels so sure of his position that no power on earth can oust him is altogether detrimental to the service. This is, he claims, the condition that prevails now, that has prevailed for several years—that the desks are occupied by a class of servile sycophants who look upon the govern ment .merely, as, constructed especially AT A CABINET RECEPTION. for their personal aggrandizement. They have no regard whatever for the needs of our vast governmental ma chine. They care nothing for its necessi ties, but are constantly on the lookout for their own welfare and advancement. The Point of View. It really seemed as though our cherish ed institutions were going to the dogs and t iat oivil service was accelerating the pace until Senator Lodge got up and in a few well chosen words showed that it would have been there long ago had it not been for the disinterested efforts of the maligned reformers. He read a let ter from Census Taker Wright, which told how he might have saved the coun try some $2,000,000 if only his under lings had been appointed through civil service examinations; another, from Li brarian Young, narrating how his valu able time, which should have been put into the writing of his report, was near ly all taken up with hearings of appli cants for office, and so on, until we were all convinced of the great saving to the country effected and about to be effected by the workings of the oivil service. It all depends, as I said, upon the point of view and your opportunities for falling over on the shady side of the fence. F. A. Ober. A Clever Trick. 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The book is so beautiful that when people see it they want it. The Hermitage, Prado, U ffizi Pitti, Louvre, Vatican, National of Lon don, National of Berlin, Belvidere and other galleries have placed their greatest and rarest treas ures at our disposal that they might be engraved for this supttrb work. “First glance at the pictures brought tears to my eyet'f ’ says one. * ‘Cleared $l5O first week’s work with the book.” says an other. “Some high grade man or woman should secure the agency here at once,” says every editor, ‘ ‘as SSOO can soon be made taking orders for jt.” Nearly SIO,OOO expended on new plates for edi tion coming from press. Also a man or woman of good church standing can se cure position of manager and corre spondent of this territory, to devote all his time to employing and drilling agents and corresponding with them. Address for full particulars A. P. T. Elder Publisher, 278 Michigan avenue, Chicago, 111. GIVING AWAY I NEW YEAR’S PRESENTS With every purchase of dry go n ds amounting to $1.50 a handsome souvenir will be given as a New Year’s Gift. The presents will be in keej ing with your purchases, but nothing shoddy will be givea away. A show case at the foot of our store contains a partial list of OUR GIFTS! And we invite you to come and examine them as well as our immense stock of Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions.' Hats, Shoes and Clothing. We can only mention a Dart of our NEW YEAR’S GIFTS They TJaeful- j Ladies’ penknife ladies’ pearl handle knife, ladies’ extra size knife, Gents’ Medium knife, gents’ extra goo* knife, gents’ extra good knife with corkscrew; set Victoria teaspoons, Helena table spoons, set ’ nickel silver teaspoons, Victoria tablespoons, butter knives, Victoria forks, silver forks, Piedmont shears, steel shears, ladies, thimbles, child’s set, knife, fork and spooa, razors, kt ives and forks, pipes, Watches French harps, harmonicas, gent’s scarfs, cork screws, German cologne, ladies’ belts, ladies’ shirt waist sets, ladies, hair ornaments, hair brushes, blacking brushes, clothes brushes, Eureka hair pins, , box talcum powder. We have thousands of other useful articles that we can't mention here. OUr trade has been good this fall, and we take this method of showing our appreciation to our customers. Dur prices will be as usual—lower than any house in North Georgia, We handle nothing but the best goods! Hoping you will call and get your New Year’s gift, we are yours, etc. W. Coker <Sc OoJ Just as the Flashlight 1 Pierces Through the Nigh! IH'DOWLD-SPARKS-STEWART K now PRICE POWER PERMEATES EVERY MARKET OF MERIT CASPBTS. I Our price s on Carpets are lower than you can buy them of cost sales elsewhere, no matter what priewis inaddfHontottieGreai quoted our price will be lower. Get our prices before you White Enamel Line of 1 < BUCK’S buy. Our line of Furniture, Mattings, Rugs, Lace aql CELE ® p TEO Cheneille Curtains, Window poles, Shades. Blanket. OVBS a Comforts, Quik, Bed Spreads, Baby Carriages and all , , . houseurnishing goods. We also carry a full line * ' “ of. Cole’s celebrated Hot Our immense Stock is now complete and we are mak- Blast Heaters. The best heating apparatus on the mg a display of elegant goods never before excelled In market. North Georgia. Come, let us show it to you. We want your Trade, and shall endeaVor to please you J Don’t fail to visit and inepect our stock, now in store and reads for your inspection, This stock cannot be surpassed in detail ® Goods and our prices are beyond competition. ■ McDONALD-SPARKS-STEWART C<jl THE BIGGEST THING IN ROME. W Coffins, Caskets. Undertaking Embalming