The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-11-17

died. now owned By John Mclean.
father-in-law, General Beale, and a LITTLE
further down is the house in which
Blaine was living when he began "a
write his political book which has paid
30 we'll The Sickles mansion little
further down i nov owned by Washing
ton Mclean. and on another side Of the
park is Charles Summers old house and
the new mansion in which Colonel John
Hay lives.
Standing on the corner of Lafayette
park one could almost throw stone into
Farragui square, and by turning his
body ii would be easier still 20 strike the
reservation in which the statue Of Gen
eral Mcpherson stands on horseback
among the trees. mile be-
yond the capitol lies lincoln square,
with It's statue Of emancipation 1t con-
tains SIX acres, and not far from il Is
Stanton place Of three acres. and Green
square of ike size
The circles Of the capital are reserya-
tions made by the intersection Of the i'm
portant avenues. They generally consist
Of round mound of green Of the size Of
an acre. more or less. and IN the centre
Of many of them stand the statues Of no
ted generals in bronze Scott circle has
statue Of General Scott east from cannon
{ which the general took in Mexico, and
/ Thomas circle has an equestrian statue of
General Thomas which cost, all told.
I $4,000. In Iowa circle i fine place
I for the statue Of Gen Grant Just opposite
I the house in which he lived and in Du-
/ p0nt circle, with his bacK facing the csis-
( tie Of the Chinese legation. and upon a
I granite PEDESTAL, stands bronze figure
Of Admiral Dupont. And - il i all over
the city. Statues and trees and beautiful
houses, wide lawns and good breathing
I spaces. The parks Of city have been
called its lungs, and if 50 Washington i
les in danger Of consumption than any
other city in the world
We can accommodate great population
here in the smallest space, and the city
i 80 arranged that It can never be crowd
ed. There l. a tendency now, however,
among the citizens 70 desire more room
tc build upon. and they are flst moving
out into the suburbs. There are half
dozen bills before Congress for extending
the limits Of the cityand doubs not ten
years from now much Of what Is farm
lands and garden spots will be covered
with beautiful houses. and viii be a part
Of the Washington city OF the near fu-
ture.
The main business street Of the capital
is Pennsylvania avenue, which begins at
Georgetown and extends out beyond the
capitol to the east branch Of the Potomac
beyond the navy yard. II passes the
White House after leaving Washington
circle, and then switches down around
the Treasury and for mile until il
reaches the capitol grounds, when il
winds around them and on by the capi-
tol out TO the river, Il l. about four and
one-half miles long. and its width in it,
business portion Is one hundred and six
" feet or a. wide a. two average city
streets Of eighty feet each. II J. filed
with vehicles Of all descriptions at nearly
an hours Of the day, but il i 50 wide
that II Is little crowded. and the coach
man in livery and the herdic driver in
homesphun have little trouble
Georgetown is now part Of Washing
ton, and the old town which was born
years before tn. capital. i growing nov.
sinceit has ben adopted 10y Washington.
The heights Of Georgetown are becoming
fashionable for residents. and -ee that
Bell, the telephone millionaire, has laid
out a large estate and il selling II of in
lots
Washington at night and by noon
light l. wonderfully beautiful The moon
tints to mellowness the rare old marble
Of the public buildings. 1t takes away
the rustiness Of the tomb ike treasury
and puts life into the statues The White
House looks ike fairy palace under the
rays Of the moon, back in among those
old forest trees. And the State Depart
meHt grows bigger and more wonderful
with IL hundreds Of columns when the
electric light OF the moon takes off its
newness. One ofthe prettiest buildings at
night l. the old Smithsonian and it does
not take a bright imagination. while
looking at II 10 transport ones self to the
medieval days of ehiyalry, and 10 Won
der whether after all he i looking al q
structure made by new America OF al
one Of the well-preServed ruins of mid
die France OF on the hills along the
Rhine or Danube. No matter what your
mood or your thoughts You can find
buildings here 70 suit it in your moon
light walks. If YOU are fond Of the
classics and delight in old Athens. let me
take YOU 10 the front Of the patent Of
fee and ! can show an exact reprOduc.
ton Of the noted ParthenOn there. If
you want the old colonial days stroll over
tothe Van Ness mansion. where Marcia
Burns used to entertain Aaron Burr and
Thomas jefferson and if YOU prefer a
rural ruin ! can show YOU the cottage
where Tom Moore slept when ne came "a
visit Washington city and made poetry
about Americans. II you love Dame Ma
ture more than ruins, moonlight drive
viii take YOU into the most romantic Of
natures scenery. and there are views all
about the District Of Columbia which
would be considered great sights if they
were located in Europe and which peo-
pie in Switzerland would think beautiful.
Washington Correspondent Of Cleye-
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