The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-12
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
A VISIT TO THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
A Baltimore County Lady Seeing the
Sights in the Nations Capital.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 9Th, 1884.
Editors Union Since my last communication
I have visited numerous places of interest, inclu-
ding the Capitol, Botanical Gardens, Patent Office,
&c. We inspected the Capitol from the ground
floor, where the engines are located, to the dome,
800 feet above tide water. Spread out at our feet
was the city with its broad avenues, down whose
thoroughfares the busy throng wendell its way,
reminding me of bees on the outside of a hive,
they looked so small. The country for miles
around presented beautiful panorama. From
several points could be seen the trains from the
different depots steaming away north and south,
while to the left was the Potomac dotted here and
there with its numerous small craft. Across the
river could be seen Arlington, the former home of
Gen. R. E. Lee, now the National Cemetery.
The most elaborate mechanical work in the
world was on exhibition here last week, called the
Automatic City," designed by German cabinet
maker who devoted II years of his life to its COM
pletion, impairing his mind and health thereby.
It represents Swiss villa, with four mills in OPP
Grafton, lager beer garden, shoe factory, black
smith shop, scissors grinder, cooper at work,
cars running, girl watering flowers and they
blooming while being watered, birds singing and
various other trades in successful operation repre-
senting at least 60 different figures, all making
different motions at the same time and all run by
water and weight. 1t certainly is wonderful.
On Saturday last we took cars for Fairfax coun-
ty, Va. Upton Hill, made memorable In the late
war as camping ground for both Confederate
and Federal soldiers, is now lovely spot. With
field glass we could see Georgetown, Soldiers
Home Howard University, Washington city with
its public buildings, Navy Yard, &C., while back
of us was the thriving village of Falls Church,
and miles of the surrounding country were dotted
with farm houses of all kinds. The fences have
never been replaced since the war. The farmers
pen their cattle in winter and keep herd boys in
summer to watch their stock. Long Green, Bat
timore county, cannot or does not carry on the
milk business as extensively as the citizens OF
Fairfax county. Some of them keep as many as
IS COWS, and have the milk ready for the 7.3O a. M
train for Washington. Virginia is famous for the
hospitality of its citizens. do not know place
where you receive a warmer welcome.
To-day we visited the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing in this city. Being acquainted with the
electrician gave us an advantage over Others
We received pass that admitted us inside the
rail, where we could see the whole operation OF
making the bank note printing, stamping, cut.
ting, putting in bundles, &C., ready for the Trea-
sury. Twelve hundred persons are employed in
this building Every note passes through 81 hands
before it is completed. Wewere shown the engine
200 horse power-that does the work. The en-
gineer explained the working of it, how it was
regulated, &C. The highest note is $4,000 Tons
of money are made here in year.
From there we proceeded to the Medical Museum,
where Guiteau's bones are deposited. We spent
a long time in this building looking at specimens
preserved in alcohol, as well as the skeletons OF
all kinds. INCoG.