The Penn's Grove record., 1891-02-06


18th columns of Maryland marble. TIL,
dome Is Of iron and weighs 40 tons. Il
is surmounted by a statue Of freedom
The cornerstone Of the original CAPT
toll, now the central part, was lard II
1898 by George Washington with ma
sonic ceremony. The cornerstone o.
the extension was laid in 1851. Dan
ial Webster delivered the GRAFTON.
Visitors are favored by a guide t.
show and explain all the various inte'
rests Il. throughout the public buildings,
free OF charge, as the government pays
them. Upon u platform erected In the
east central portico the oath Of Office Il
administered to The President In the
presence OF the public and here he de-
liyers his Inaugural address. Front.
ing the portico is the statue of Wash.
ington. -Four doors open into The 70.
tunda. The one We catered is widely
famous, for it is nine feet wide and
seventeen feet high.
A bronze picture tells the story aud
life Of Columbus and cost about $50, 600.
This rotunda is 1900 feet in circum-
ference and $50 feet high. The lower
part of the wall of the rotunda is occu-
pied BY eight historical pictures illus.
trating the following events: The
Declaration of Independence, Surren-
der of Gen. Burgoyne, Surrender of
Lord CORVALLIS, and the Resignation
of Gen. Washington. These four pic
lures cost the government $32 900.
Fonr others, DE Sofa Discovering the
Mississippi. The Landing of Column
bus, The Baptism Of Pocahontas and
the Embarkation OF the Pilgrims cost
S47 900.
While in The rotuDda Il young man
said: .You stand there on this side and
I'll go on the opposite and talk to you.'
AS l listened his voice came with such
nearnes AS 10 surprise me-. The bot
tom is fO.me | into blocks Of mineral u
foot square and Trey are all in unity
with each other is sound and SD it is
with the whole structure.
This is the figure upon which the
Christian Church should base her re-
ligion. II IL were more The fact she
would, with greater rapidly, spread to
tile four carriers of the earth.
Tie following is crs raved upon a
| block of maible i'll Washington monu-
ment: Under the auspices of heaven
and the precepts Of Washington. M.
Pruden. 1851. Uni'ed, we stand. DIvi-
1ed, We fall"
We assembled 365 steps to the top of
The dome and took IL magnificent view
Of the city. Capitol hill is so feet
above low water in the Potomac, and
the d me is 81 feet high. l could feel
it jar. On the rotunda we met u wo-
man crying, "IIow al | get down."
and was still going higher. The stat
ue OF America which suimounts the
dome Is 19t feet high ard was placed
in position IN 1868.
The old hall of the House of Repre-
s~entatives is reached by passing through
the south door Of the rotunda and is
now known as Statuary Hall. 1t has
in 1t the noted marble clock and also a
large safe which is filled with papers of
historical value, placed there in 1876.
This safe is not 10 he opened until 1876
and unto those that liveth will be seen
the greatest centennial this world has
ever had, provided the people adhere
to the constitution and the precepts of
Washington, and noted statesmen
whose voices have echoed through the
walls of this old hall, not to be seen
and heard of men but for the love and
protection of their country.
We proceeded still further south into
the new hall where the Force Bill was
In session. The inscription in Wash
ington monument on the block of mar.
ble is: "Kentucky will be the last to
give up the Union"
On Saturday morning we started
afresh. 1 went to u first-class barber
shop to be shaved by a white man.
After a fine soaping he began to extract
the beard. It put me in the mind OF a
dentist. He said it was done. | paid
him and was glad to leave. After in
specting l said to my wife: 'My face
is lop sided" I returned and said: 'Do
you guarantee your shavesp" 20 yes"
said he. "Well, please shave me
again." 1t was done.
When I want u pleasant shave l will
go to Mr.. s. Gable, Pedricktown, N. j.,
to me the garden-spot OF the world.
l will finish next week.
BENZ, w, WEATHERBY.