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Show WASH DAY AT THE CAPITOL Washington, Nov. 4 This Is "wash day" at the capitol of the United States. The entire outside of the mas feive structure is to be washed. The fire department of the city has been called upon to furnish an engine and hose sufficient for the Job. Several years ago the superintend ent of the capitol was perplexed as how to get the dust of ates and sparrow spar-row nests of several generations d s-lodged s-lodged from the lofty porticoes and decorations far above the reach of the man with the mop and step-ladder. Ho called upon the ftre department and o well wax the building washed by the stream of water turned on It that the method hn oeen followed ever since. |