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Title: Picturesque Washington: pen and pencil sketches of its scenery, history, traditions, public and social life, with graphic descriptions of the Capitol and Congress, the White House, and the government departments ..
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Moore, Joseph West
Subjects: Washington (D.C.)
Publisher: Providence, J.A. & R.A. Reid
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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one hundred thousand copies. The report of the Department of Agriculture has the largest cir-culation of any of the public documents, and it is greatly appreciatedby enterprising and progressive farmers, as its fund of informationconcerning the agricultural interests is accurate and complete, greatpains being taken by the department with all the subjects treated of.Within a few years the farmers of the great southwestern region ofthe country have taken many thousands of the reports, and the de-mand from that section yearly increases. The circulation of thereport in the northwest is also very large. Reports on mines andminerals are circulated throughout the mining regions in great num-bers, and are also sent to the financial centres. The reports of someof the departments are distributed among the state and public libra-ries, and are found to be very useful for reference. Many of the pub-lic documents are of much value to specialists, and the demand forthem generally exceeds the supply.
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W> < V, >• •;V. u S o OS lit w o s w H 3J .CHAPTER VIII. THE WHITE HOUSE —HISTORICAL SKETCH—DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGAND GROUNDS—THE MAGNIFICENT STATE APARTMENTS — LIFE IN THEPRESIDENTIAL MANSION—THE PRESIDENT AND HIS OFFICIALS — STATEDINNERS, FETES AND RECEPTIONS — FORMER PRESIDENTS AND THEIRWIVES—SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES. FROM the beginning of the century to the present time thePresidents of the United States have resided, during theirofficial life, in the Executive Mansion, popularly known asthe White House, and as one walks through the rooms of theancient mansion recollections of these historic characters throng thememory. Here the men chosen to guide the affairs of the Nationhave lived from day to day, have had their joys and their sorrows,their domestic felicity, the honors of high position, and the cares andburdens which accompany great office. Here have been many bril-liant scenes of festivity— the joyous nuptial ceremony, the

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