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Show gagM 1 H, H CRR0R3 ABOUT THE WHITE H HOUSE. H T tho Editor: H I noticed somowhero recently I Hj would not say positively that It was In M your columns an artlclo on the White m IIouso which contained several mis- H statements. M In tho first place It was stated the M Wlilto IIouso was first occupied In M 1809 and that Its first occupant was M President Madison. Tho fact Is, Its H first occupant was President Adams, H who took up his residence there In H The original mauslon was begun In M 1702. In 1814 It was burned by the B Urltlsh nnd rebuilt In 1818. H Another of tho errors In tho artlclo H referred to was the statement that H roady-preparcd paint Is used on tho H Whlto House to make It beautifully B I noticed this especially because I H havo used considerable paint myself B nnd wondered that "canned" paint should be used on such an Important building when nil painters know that H puro white lead and linseed ojl make H tho b.ist paint. H It ho happened nlso that I know H wlilto lead and linseed oil not ready- H mixed paint wcro used on tho Whlto H IIouso, because I hnd Just read a book H let published by n firm of rcndy-mlxcd H paint manufacturers who also manu- H facturo puro whlto load. In that book H tho manufacturers admitted that for j tho Whlto IIouso nothing but "tho H best and purest of paint could bo H used," and said that their puro whlto Hi lead had been selected. V Abovo all pcoplo, thoso who attempt Hi to wrtto on historical subjects should H glvo us facts, oven It It Is only a data H or a stntomont about wood, or brick, B or paint, or other building material. H Yours for truth, M H, Charity by Machinery. M Poor Man W'u'd yo bo bo kind, H sir, as to stop a moment! It was you, H sir, that saved my wlfo's life last H year by glvln' mo a dollar for some H modlcloo. Please, sir, sho's sick H ag'ln, an' tho samo way. H Mr. Hlghmlnd I havo rocontly H boon convinced of the folly of lndls- H crlmlnato giving, and I now dlstrlb- B uto by donations through tho Busl- M noss Men's Charity trust, organlrod H for tho purpoao of Investigating each H caso. I loft a dollar with tho socro- H tary not flvo minutes ago. Go and H tell him your story. H Mr. Hlghmlnd (an hour later) Ah! H Did you go to tho secretary, as I dl- B "I did, sir, an' ho gavo mo a flvo- H cent plcco wld a liolo In It." H "Eh Is that nllT" B "Yes, sir. I told him about your fl dollar, but he said tho other 95 cents H was, kept for salaries an' oxponsos." H N. Y. Weekly. |