Show of interest the archives of the government are kept in the library of the department of state and constitute a vast collection of precious documents there are a great many of historical interest the first draft of the declaration of independence and of the federal constitution are here preserved commission as com in chiet chief of the american army and a host of oe documents pertaining to the resolution and the early days of the government are arc to be seen the letters and papers of washington jefferson gladison anil and monroe and some of the other presidents are preserved in large vo volumes himes many of the manuscripts appearing as clean and distinct as it if written yesterday autograph letters from kings and queens princes statesmen and historical personages who have flourished during the past years are to be found in these collections here are the original copies of all the laws enacted by congress lind and of all the treaties made by the united states with foreign na nations eions from the first w with ith france 1778 arid and the second with england the treaty of peace bearing tho the date of sept 3 down to those of recent years one treaty with turkey is gorgeously embellished with golden letters but the most unique treaty in tile the collection is one with japan which is contained in a costly lacquered case covered with silk the quaint japanese characters covering many pages of fine paper are clearly and boldly portrayed appears at the top and you read from the bottom the treaty was brought to washington by two officers ers of high rank who were charged with its sate safe delivery on oil peril of their lives one day they triumphantly um antly marched into the department of 0 state bearing aloft on bamboo poles a queerly constructed box in which was the important document glad indeed were they to have escaped the disastrous chances ot of land and tea sea and when the royal agreement finally passed into the hands of 0 the secretary of state they appeared p e a red greatly relieved for their heads were r c iano no longer in cl auver washington cor new york mail and express A well known parisian portrait painter lived once before his farne fame came in a common lod lodging 1 ing house at an altitude of seven sto stories ri es F fearin car in he be could not induce the public to come so put up a on basement of the house 0 portraits taken here only ten tell francs studio on third floor on reaching the third floor a placard ten tell fratic franc portraits the studio has been removed to the fifth floor wulla wo lid n greet tile the eye after much panting arid and pulling puffing the picture seeker was greeted with ten tell franc portraits the studio has awill owing to rebuilding of the premises been temporarily removed to the seventh floor the customer did not mind suffering more efto lie had reached that period of ascent and the artist cot got his vatron an ali old couple of ninety two years mr and mrs hira dates bates of hanover mass were born in tho the same town on tile same day and same hour brought brough Z t up tip together and have now been anai married sixty two years tile old man mac wants to het but one hundred dolus dollars that he can call r 0 and beat in ii of his own owl |