Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-19
CLUB LIST.
Chips From the Cherry Tree.
wAsulsegeS, B. c. Dec. s. 81.

r. v6u Mn permit me through the
columns of your most valuable and /
paper TO give few notes.
gathered during my stay OF the last
ten days in this city, will take
pleasure in making the attempt to
cast MY mite, feeling assured it Will
be appreciated. This being my firsl
attempt for publication in the way
of letter, please do not view 100
closely, but as the little boy in his
first speech said, "Pass my imper-
fecuons by; don't view them with
critics eye" So 1 will say please dit
to those few words for Inc and on l
will pass, Now just how and where
TO commence l hardly know, Tut as
/ told yon above ! had been here for
ten days, am afraid you will ex-
pect too much from me, but when
tell you this evening and Sunday
was all the time Twas not employed,
Ihope you will pardon me If my let
ter is not as complete as expected
First you all know there are too
many buildings and places of inter-
est i'll this city for Inc to attempt TO
describe them, SO Twill only mention
a few places of note. OF course the
Capitol Of the United States must
come first. The capitol like the cap
itol of ancientRome, stands upon u
hill commanding a view westward,
pronounced by the great traveller,
Humboldt, one of the most beautiful
his eye had ever seen. The capital
is 75I feet and four inches i'll length
the greatest portion of the length be-
ing furnished with steps. The build
ing covers an area of three and one
hllf acres: its cost 10 the presen,
time has been abont $l3,OOO,OO0. The
central portion of the building j.
built ofy,llowish sandstone pain'ea
white. The stone was procured
from some Virginia island at th'
cost of $4,000 in the year l79l. Th'
tx-er SONS are of white marble slight
w. tinged with blue, which was Oh
tanned from Massachusetts,. Tit
marble columns, of which there arr
about 100 for the extensions, wer'
taken from a quarry in Maryland
The dome is of iron painted white
and is surmountad by the statue o
freedom, bronze figure 1917 feet il
length. The tip of the statue i
2S7I5 feet above the base line of TN
building east. The capitol hill i
ninety feet high, consequently tn
head of the statue is about 31I fee
above the tide water. This will Civ
YOU some idea, without giving widtI
of the building or other portions tina
might be mentioned, of the magnl
tude of this wonderful structure. o
the inside it is handsomely ornament
ed with fine paintings and statues q
our great men, hewn from soil
stone each one can be recognized o
sight; most of your readers know
well how the rooms and halls al
arranged OIL the inside of the builC
ing will not attempt to descrlD
The entire building is of course hea
ed by steam which makes a perso
forget that it is winter after he hi
stayed inside few minutes. III
people are also furnished with Il
best of cdibles prepared Oh the Il
side of the building. Their dinil
rooms are elegantly arranged al
their tables supplied with everythil
heart or appetite could wish or su
gcst and as passed by dining roo
noticed sign over the door "Di
ing room for Congressman only
now this did not suit me as l naturi
" have a weakness for somethil
good to eat, so l passed on and look
for another but as there were none
he found l started back and ventur
in and was welcomed with bow a
scrape from very polite waiter w
ushered me to seat where l so
got my satisfaction and on steppl
to the cashiers desk to pay for
privilege of partaking of what W
as thought prepared for congre
men only l found l was more tn
welcomed and invited back; while
the table fine looking dark beard
gentlemen sat eating opposite me I;
was very talkative and jolly. l
uuired of the waiter if he knew W
the gentlemen was. His prom
reply was "that is Joe Blackburn
Kentucky, mighty fine man Sill"
here left and next visited the VIII
House which is built of solid VIII
stone and is beautiful buildi
1t is located between the Treas'
department and the War departing
with beautiful lawn in front 9
rear both supplied with an abul
ance of old forest trees, which
greatly to its grandness.Just III Fl
of the White House and across Fl
the lawns and parks is located Wa
imgton's Monument which was &C
III enced about forty years ago q
the work on it was stopped until
few years ago and it remained o
about 100 feet high for years, unit
was, as l understand, put in
hands of the Mount Vernon lac
or taken up by them for complet
a I'd on last Saturday saw the W
derful monument completed by
laying of the cap stone. The mo
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