Show LOCATING THE CAPITAL among the troublesome questions which confronted congress in the early days of the republic was that of selecting a permanent seat of government between 1774 and 1788 the old continental congress held sessions at various times in no less than eight different towns these were philadelphia baltimore lancaster pa york pa N J Anna md trenton N J and new york this continual moving about of the seat of government caused francis one of the signers of the declaration of independence to facetiously suggest that the capital be placed on wheels so that it might be readily moved from place to place as desired when the new government under the present constitution was formed in 1789 the seat of government was temporarily located in new york but was removed to philadelphia the following year after much discussion the present site was selected and the cornerstone of the capitol was laid by president washington on september 18 1793 with masonic ceremonies the government was removed to washington in 1800 during the administration of president adams of the condition of the place at that time a writer says the new cites streets and parks existed on paper only new arrivals saw gangs of laborers making the first improvements prove ments since the clearing away of the forest trees on what has become the most famous historic street in the coun try the broad hof pennsylvania avenue it is estimated that every seventh person in europe lives in a city with a population of more than swearing is unknown among the sioux indians so is golf germany likes the moratorium so well that she is willing to make it permanents perma who remembers when candidates spoke of the silk stocking vote it was terrible that king carols brother disgraced the family by marrying a commoner those christmas savings will come in handy to pay for the presents we bought last christmas premier macdonald calls upon france and germany to save europe Is uncle sam to be slighted like that editors are brushing up on their Manc hunan geography which they needed very much since 1905 explain us this pathfinder says abraham lincoln was bom in a house which he helped his father to build most commodities are lower so it may be possible for one in moderate circumstances to buy a senate seat next year we have always thought that thanksgiving should come after congress adjourns instead of just before it meets all except five per cent of our population over 10 years of age can read and write and all except 95 per cent can spell many uses are being found for cellophane we be surprised to see earl carroll dress his chorus girls in it next radio aided in the arrest of criminals in a year A lot of people in the studios ought to have been included in the roundup round up A H newman principal of the central school and gwen newell will on saturday attend an official basketball school at price given by the state athletic association they will take an examination tor officials who will serve during the coming basketball conference games tha high school alumni association entertained at a hard times ball saturday night at the goodmen woodmen fair sized crowd was present many clever costumes were worn mr and mrs boss thomson being awarded first prizes for the best representations of hird times |