The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-08-25

stone basin and was SIX years III
When occasion requires
this dock to be filed, it can be done in
a few minutes, as the powerful en-
CINE pumps twenty thousand gallons
a minute. There were other places
OF interest but we did not have time
to visit them.
We vent out to Virginia Beach in
the afseaDoon, 1t is only eighteen
miles and the country is swampy and
not at all pretty. We soon reached
the beach and got view of the ocean.
1t is so grand, so mighty, so vast, that
for once | had nothing to say. How
any one can stand in the presence of
the majesty Of this water and doubt
the existence Of God, is 'incompre-
hensibc to me. 4 bath at the beach
is most delightful and eXhiaratirg,
and our bath at Old Point was no
comparison. The bathing at the
latter place was very poor. Just take
plunge when the surf is running
running high if you want to receive
new life. We enjoyed everything at
the beach but the mosquitoes, and
they enjoyed us. With a little assist
ance they would have taken Us bodily
from our couch and thrown us out
the window into the briny deep.
Returning to Norfolk, we took a
steamer to Washington and reached
there at eight on Sunday morning.
No buildings being open on that day,
we took a drive over the city, out to
the Arsenal, and Arlington, Lees old
home. l think the latter one of the
lovqiest spots the sun ever shone upon.
Thinking that visit to the National
CaHtal would be incomplete, unless it
inc hded the home and tomb of Wash
ingbn, we went to Mt. Vernon, Mon
daI morning. 1t is a magnificent
plaC i and beautifully kept. 1 could
go ito details as to the personal relics
Of Gen. Washington and family,
whfh are to be seen here, but will
not bow.
think the Government made u
gre { mistake in not having bought
Mt Vernon. If it is OF any value, it
is laluable to the Government, and
shoid be bought and no charge made
for admittance. Standing at his
tomb you feel peculiar reverence, for
his memory is as vivid now in the
minis of men as it was long years
ago. We returned and visited the
monument. This is magnificent
tribute to a noble man. 1t was
erected at a cost of one million three
bundled thousand dollars. We went
up in he elevator and gained 6 fine
view of the city and river. We
walked down the steps. 1913 in number,
to see he tablets of various states set
in the wall. Kentucky is very hand
some, and we felt proud. But if l
hear any one speak of walking down
the STEPS, shall give them piece of
advice. Don't.
could not describe the places we
visited, so will mention the Patent
Office, Pension Office, (Which is the
largest brick building in the WORLD,
and the Treasury Department. We
were permitted to go down in the
vaults and walk around one hundred
and seyenty-siX million dollars. We
then went to the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, where paper money is
made. Perhaps you don't know that
it takes one month and titty-two peo-
pie to make one dollar bill. This
Department is very interesting and
conducted with magnificent system.
| saw the man who printed the first
greenback.
Washington is a lovely city, but the
crown Of her glory is the Capitol. In
architecture, in finish, in lovliness, it
is the queen of all art. You ought to
have been with us in the whispering
gallery This strange phenomenon
is in the Hall of Statuary. When at
extreme columns on either side, you
can hear a light whisper distinctly,
across the room,
CT course, we visited Smithsonian
Institute and National Museum. but
won't tell you anything about it.
You will have to go and see for your
self.
We visited Oak Hill Cemetery, the
hurial ,,loco NJ Jobn Howard pavno