The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
TRIP NORTHWARD.
Description of Some Of the Beautiful
Places In Some of the Historic
Cities.


New YORK, Sept. !, 1898.
Much has been written by "SightSeerS' OF
what they have seen in this and other cities
Of the North, but as most people are impress
ed differently, possibly we may be able 10 In.
terest your readers with short account OF
what has impressed US most.
We were detained in Greenville for few
hours, which was pleasantly spent with
over was in Washington. Refreshing our
selves after q long and dusty ride. we set out
to locate our friends: Mr.. j. A. johnson and
family. Mr.. johnson was exceedingly Kind
In directing US to places Of interest, and also
in joining us when business would permit.
or course the capitol was the centre of attrac-
tion; with Congress in session. We went ear.
ly and after going over this magnlhcent Struc-
lure we called In to rest and hear the discus
sion on the absorbing question OF the day
the great silver debate, which will easily rank
taken place In these Rails. When we entered
the lower house Mr.. Burrows. of Michig IN.
one OF the Republican leaders, was speaking.
We also heard Allen, OF Mississippi, the wit
of the House. The audience was kept in
roars of laughter. The ch .ir then announced
the "Genteman from New York, Mr.. Cock
ran" Burke Cochran Is regarded as the adj
ministration leader on this question. He Is
decidedly the finest orator IN either. house.
BY his eIoquence, reasoning, pathos. repartee
and action he held the close attention. of the
ate and good part OF the cabinet had seats
on the floor OF the House, Secretary Carlisle
occupying prominent position. The gale
rtes and doorways were jammed win specIa-
On Friday we looked in on the Senate and
heard Hill; of New York, on the same ques
tlon. MIR. Hill presents fine personal ap,,
pearance, and is u better speaker than we had
Supposed. He received good attention. We
were surprised on reaching New York to hear
men say Hill had lost mis- grip" on his party
We have found the greatest interest manifest
ed in this silver question in Washington.
Philadelphia and New York.
We visited other government buildings, all
of which are grand and OF gigantic proper
tion. The public grounds are at this season
beautiful. The grass is as green and fires b as
In early spring. ibis grass dotted win beds
OF brilliant colored flowers, that are arranged
with the greatest taste, makes Washington
very like fairy garden. The asphalt streets
everywhere prevents dust and are Kept so
very peat by sweepers constantly at work.
Friday afternoon 10 company with friend
we took carriage drive visiting some Of the
historic spots, one of which was the home of
David Burns. the former owner OF the land on
ington made the trade after considerable eff
fort and old man Burns still felt dissatisfied
in some way and had dislike for Washing
ton. The little old house still stands In a de-
cayipg condition. Just beside 1t stands the
family mansion, built In the first days OF
Washington, as the capitol OF this great Re-
public. These two old houses are LETT as land
marks and have quite romantic story COLI
nectcd with them.
The Soldiers Home was the next place OF
interest. These grounds are grand and beau
tiful, we'll kept and standing on an elevated
spot Is the Home, q large stone and marble
building, In keeping with all property that
the United States has in charge: Here all
who have been In any way disabled In the
United States military service find home
and beautiful one II Is.
We took q hurried round through the Ma
tional Museums. Days could be spent here
ton, his clothing, furniture, &C., are made
very prominent. There are many curiositieS
OF, every nation gathered together In this
beautiful place.
We took birds eye view Of the VIII Die city
from the wonderful Washington monument.
For miles around one can locate places OF In
terest. prominent amoug them is Arlington
Heights, Gen. r. E. Lees old home. The
mansion still stands and is kept In good con-
dition. Numbers of our Confederate dead lie
buried there. The grounds OF the White
seen will not be forgotten. The bubbling
fountains In the midst OF tiny lakes here and
there, covered by '.pretty pond lilies.' the
and beds Of bright blooming flowers, makes a
fitting surrounding for the home of the first
lady OF the land" The exterior of the White
House was not up to our expectation. We
were kindly shown through the house by an
officer. The blue room impressed us most as
a "place OF beauty" They were putting the
house in order, making ready for the return
of the family from their summer home at
We left for Philadelphia at 3.l5 Saturday af
ternoon. AS we sped on our way at rapid
rate we noted the difference, the wide differ.
ence from our own Southland. There were
herds Of cattle everywhere, horses and colts
In abundance; corn, fruit trees and regeta-
bles are the crops now on the ground. Every
space is covered with grass, and this gives
such q CHEEKY look as we'll as being profitable
in stock raising. Wethink more Of this grass
culture with US would add greatly to our al
<lvv fa dnnt1
Monday morning we felt fresh and ready to
do up some points OF Interest in the Quaker
City. First was the mint We saw the whole
process OF making gold and silver money. 1t !
seems that times ought not to be hard when
the money is turned out here by the bushel.
The officer, who was so kind as to show US
through and explain every point, stat d that
in the gold room they had stored away twen-
" million dollars, and we saw 1t turned out
OF the stamping machine peck at time.
Our next point was the Penn Institute for the
Airy some eight or ten miles from the City
Hall. This Is beautiful place and SO well
adapted to the purpose for which II Is used. |
We met the principal and had very pleas
buildings. IL is wonderful how they teach
children, who are perfectly deaf, TO speak.
There will be several pupils from North and
South Carolina in this school next year.
We spent some time in looking over Wana.
makers "big store" A marvel to people of
small means. With an army OF salaried men
ana WOIutll. ldSt car. Clehieu a
dollars so we were informed by good authorl-
ty. We took lunch In the dining department.
We have never seen hotel to surpaSS II In
the number of customers. Almost anything
can be bought there. Everything goes on like
machinery.
The afternoon was spent in the park and
look Ing over the geological garden and many
other places Of minor importance. We closed
the day with a stroll through the grounds of
Girard College. Here the exquisite arrange
ment OF the flower beds surpassed any thing
hnf % hnr oh pf
siiyer-toned bells marked the: hour OF six.
We were greatly impressed with the vast
amount of money Invested in the grounds
and the twenty odd handsome buildings in
the campus. About 1000 students are in at
tendance, NJ. K. q.