National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-13

uoh upon pas, history anu Vhe changes WINS
The stones from the Southern States bear In
scrlpllons which are exquisite specimens of mute
sarcasm, They were all sent IN befo' de wah,
and their inscriptions do not give one idea that
their donors ever mt cipated knocking spots out
81 line me Unipn louisena's gin bears the iegenn
Alabama ayers that II is "a Union of equality as
adjusted by the Constitution" Georgia sent
stone upon which was inscribed, The Constitu-
as i was the Constitution as II is aud the stae
might have added with effect, The Constitution
as we hope IL may be-busted," Kentucky re-
marked, "Under the auspices Of Heaven and the
precepts Of Washington, Kentucky win be the
last to give up the Union" Taking into considera-
ton the fact that CalhSu1s nH Inc schems
about the time the stone was sent, the inscription
Is naive, TO say the least.
Michigaus contribution is huge block of ma
tive copper about two feet square, upon which IN
letters q silver is An emblem of her trust In the
Union"
Nevadas donation, block of solid silver, upon
which is engraved "all for our country is not
yet placed in position. ,-,,..,,.,,.
among them Nebraska, whose Legislature last SEES.
sion appropriated 81 900 for the purchase Of u
stone. Kansas is alsu about to send Que. The
stones quoted are fair samples of the numerous
other contributions, about loo in number, most Oh
which
ARE ALREADY EMBEDDED IN THE WALL.
Within the space left vacant in the centre rise
four columns similar to those Which support tue
stairway and concentric to them, which form the
guides ana supports for the top fixtures OF inc
eleNNtOTi WHICH IL rulseu ana lONeIeu ny hlct'o
OF two, steel wire ropes which were made
especially Tor this elevator by John A. Roeblings
Sons, of Trenton, N. j. and which are each over
q thousand feet in length, and wound upon a
drum six feet in diameter, which rests in pit
under the floor of the monument, The engine
viii CHI moves the elevator was also expressly built
Tor the work. The entire clevating machinery
was furnished by otis Brothers, Of New York.
WHEN THE REPORTER ARRIVED AT THE TOP
of the monument he found dozen lADorcrs hard
at work adding height to the marble pile. one OF
rom height
added n week was six feet. All the modern build
ing appliances are TO he seen on the summit, and
their use one man can easily iaiso and handle
anu put into place stones Weighing irOm three TO
iye TONS The view from tile top Is exquisite A
SPECTATORS view ranges from Fort Washington to
Little Falls and fiom far out into tue country be-
You'd Washington down iuto the iar-uh grassy
fields of the Old Dominion. The reporter sat him.
self down upon u block OF marble and mused
upon the inhnity of the universe and The grand
ness of creation.
THE "REPUBLrcAN" MAN THEN GREW DRowsY.
The vast expanse of sky above him and the house
crowded earth beneath became iornloss and III
distinct. This was singular turn Of affairs when
the fact is taken into consideration that he was on
a strict Lemonade diet but, nevertheless the drow-
sness continued and then vision came upon him
as softly and unconsciously us the pianissimo
music in spectacular drama. All the universe
seemed concentrated In u huge pile glowing with
bfilliaucy. Then the mountain opened and lime,
his long gray beard futtering in the gentle wind,
came slowly out. Each separate hair OF his beard
bore some relic of the past broken thrones and
murdered pOIentlteS uhllSleu Ill ncplesS COlllu-
sion, but over all was clotted blood, and on
each face was woe and desolation. He touched
the seer gently with his scythe and in measured
accents said, Ny son arise and follow me- Then
he turned and up the glowing steep went fol
lowed by the visionary reporter. Up. up, up we
went past minutes, days, weeks, months, ana
years all full of agony and joy,-of hopes aud fears,
and bitter tears and smiles Multitudes upon null
| utudes were passed, and the
| FRESH YOUNG FACES GREW WAN AND wR1NKLED,
their figures bended and their raven locks became
| Thin white and thpn the multtuupS faded
| into nothing, But Time kept on with dull, re-
morseless tread and al every step he crushed some
| glad warm heart or spurncd Il glowing love until
| II toppled the precipioe along which our path
| led into the depthless chasm of hate. Then the
followers brain became vacant, and he saw and
| knew nothing. Suddenly voice broke upon his
| ear and walked him.
Time, with extended arms stood by his side and
siddy height Of century You have seen bul
| men during your journey Awake awakel and
view the works of those great multitudes who now
| lie in their mother earth around you"
The scribe opened his eyes and found he was
| again upon the monument, but his heart stood
n he be
| was covered with magnificent dwellings. which
would have been the greatest palaces century
before. Magnificent piles Of granite and marble
reared their symmetrical heads high into the
| clouds, much
HIGHER THAN THE MONUMENT ITSELF.
Around many of them were parks thck will
luxuriant foliage, through which the merry fount
| tai spray. As far us the BYE could reach, north
west, west, and east rose continuous piles of thu
| massive buildings After the first surprise wor,
away tho reporter began 10 search for the familiar
objects he knew before he had graduated as
Methuselah. Alasl the localiteswere there bu
the landmarks were gone. He was in despair
| when q lootstep sounded within tho door that LED
from the interior of the monument to the rnileC
portco, and q man stepped forth. His appearance
was startling to one who had gone to sleep In 1SS.
| and walked up in 1896 His figure was clad IL
flowing garments of many colors, and the reporter
tt.NsF LIMIT lI,f
| teaunn crank who was dead sure he was the bibli
| cal Joseph, and had arrnyed himself accordingly
| The stranger also looked surprised, and. afte
staring for few minutes, remarked: "Who ar
your"
There was peculiar CLEAN out of his eyes tina
MADE THE FABER- CHASER FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
| "My name is Jones. / am from New Jersey"
| 81 thought you werea foreigner" said he, from
your clothes Have you been here long,"
Across the Journalists mind swept the soft, swee
consciousness that the man with a toga was tn
lineal descendant of the ancient guides who useC
to add beauty and background to the naval mon
nment IN the Pelucid days Of yore; lhe Journal
| ton he was gazing upon, so he answered, No
am perfect stranger Would you kindly tel
| me something about this magnificent city ?"
"With pleasure" answered the man. "Tha
| large white pile you see yonder," said he, point
ing, toward. Capitol Hill, "is the Government
| building. Many years ago the Departments of The
| Government had separate buildings, very far apart
but in 1906 Joannes johnson was elected President
anu he undertook great reforms. He ordered thu
old buildings to be torn down and destroyed, ant
then began building where the Capitol stood II
| 1912 the present buildings were finished, and now
| they extend over
NEARLY FIFTY ACRES OF TERRITORY"
"What tall buildings are those2" queried thu
scribe, indicating with his finger line of houses
| upon the Avenue
| ''Oh, those are stores" said the Joseph Tha
| large grey building away out there on the HILL
| Meridian Hill it is called-is hospital named
aiter II President called Garfield, who was killed
| while leading brigade Mt a battle over cen
fury ago. There are over fifty thousand beds IL
| that hospital"
allow large is this city2" asked the almos
| nnnihilated reporter
| son, about twenty miles long by aboutten wide
| II would have been good deal bigger if we hadn'
had fire here twenty years ago that destroyed
about 100000 houses. OF course If we were n com
! mercial city we would be bigger Now this her,
started long before the tall style OF building cam,
| in. Most every house in town is higher than this
| the majority of them being about six or sever
| hundred feet high. Ofcourse you have the SAME
kind in your country"
"What, New Jersey p inquired the scribe, in.
| tent upon defending the realm of King Mosquito
| at all hazards, why these buildings are not NOR,
New Jersey, My house in Ringlailburg is no
much ola house, but she's eleven hundred fee
| tall"
Tho man looked rather dubious, but came ur
| smiling when the Orevaricaung scribbler pointed
| out a building which lowered high above those
around II and asked what 1t was.
"wHY THAT'S THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL RE.
| PUBLICAN,
| the gr eatest paper IN the country. You must 20
| down and see II before you leave. The grounds
around 1t are tho finest In town, and each employo
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