Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

well worth the effort il took to get The per-
mission to enter tand IL was in getting this
permission that we fully appreciated the
fact that our gentleman was n *. r. mon
umCnt marks the spot on the the Delaware
river near here where Penn signed his treaty
with the Indians. Leaving the "city of
bInthcry love" where the name Penn holds
fun sway, we move on to where everything
sav ors Of the father Of our country" our
national capital, Washington. And here the
objects OF interest were so numerous that it
Is hard 10 call a halt, as must soon, or be
guilty Of firing you. We visited the De
pnrtmcnts Of War Navy, state, Interior
Post ONCE; the new Library with its ~
miles Of shelving, the White House, and the
Bureau Of Engraving thcrc We saw the bank
notes and the postage stamps madej Next
the Treasury, upon finding room 49, we
rcivcd Il hearty welcome at the hands Of Sir
Knight Geo, :. Anthony, OF this command
cry, who holds the cnviablc position Of
superintendent Of the Redemption Depart
mcnt but at this time, during the absence OF
Comptroller Ecklcs, was acting In that ca
pncity His inquiry for all the boys" was
among the first. With Mr.. Anthony rs pilot,
We were conducted very thoroughly through
this building, among other things showing
us the machine that converts One-half
million Of Uncle Sans redeemed notes into
pulp every day in the presence OF three wit
ncsscs. a pleasant call was made IN the
office Of the Treasurer Of the United States,
who presented MS with his card Daniel Nash
Morgan, II namc grown very familiar to Hs
as found on our bank notes, and while chat
ting pleasantly, his pen never Ccascd to Sign
that nHmp on one note after another. The
usrunl 10 tho top OF tho Washington monu-
ment In the elevator was rewarded ~ an nm
broken view Of the city, locating the many
fine .mblIr buildings much better than we
could I'm any Other why. This al one, and
the cHpitol at the farther end of the Mall,
an uubrOltcn stretch, OF over II niue III
length and several squares In width, Of
beautiful grass aud trees. The Potomac too,
was beautiful and on n blum, commanding
view Of the cnIire city, was Arlington, the
old home Of Con. Lee and now the resting
place of over 10000 soldiers, prominent
among the number being Gen. Phil Sheridan.
Returning to the city from distance OF .
miles beyond the limits We pass the quarters
Of T.. 5. naval trOupS stationed here a trip
was made to the National Soldiers Home,
and National cemetery, where We saw Gen.
Logan'S tomb. Aud last, but far from Tia"
least in pleasure of our outings about wash
ngtOn was til" one takrnto MI. Vernon, the
home and burial place of Washington, The
old house, facing the Potomac, Is preserved
lust rs II was, and the furnishings Of General
WnshIngton'S room are the same that he
IA M tI his lrnth The Dt her
rooms have been furnished by the different
atatrs with old colonial furniture, Wisconsin
providing for the room in which Martha
Washington died. The Old coach is In the
same coach house, and the dairy room, the
Kitchen aud negro quarters are the same rs
Of old, aud down In the garden near the deer
park Is the tomb, where lies all that remains
of George aud Martha Washington, guarded
by IN old negro whose father was trusted
servant of the family. In getting back to
the city by electric car We pass through
Alexandria, Va, n typical old southern
town with the grass growing between tn"
flags of the walk and the color"d population
fully one half sleeping on their doorst"p1 as
If they had been there since revolutionary
times aud become prtriiird, SO little did
although eight miles from Mt Vernon, was
the church Washington worshippcd n.
] Many Of our famous rountrymrn have been
honOrcd by the erection of fine monuments.
mostly bronze, adding great beauty to the
capital city. One monument in white mar
be ut the main Cntranc" to the capitol,
struck me nS most ludicrous II Is the head
aud figure Of Washington, most perfectly
wrought but dressed IN Roman Toga, Just
fancy our American Washington, who loved
America above everything else, dressed In
the Earb Of ii Roman, HIS right hand IS up
/ lifted IN an imploring attitude and II WAg has
| been heard To remark that "the father Of our
| country Is pleading for the return of his own
clothes" The last morning of our stay, Wa
devoted to the capitol and wished we had
| more time for II, the paintings alone deserve
= much time. but We must he satisfied with a
general survey Of the rutunda, the supreme
court room, the echo chamber odd house of
rrprescntativcs) the Presidents room, and
reception rooms, and the two wings that dur
ing the winter shelter our congressman and
senators We leave this last city of sights
and ON the Il. * O. Ky, turn our faces home
ward, passing through picturesque old
| llarprr's Ferry, Cumberland, the Allegheny
mountains and Plttsburg, to Chicago, whore
We spent three days in comparing II with the
eastern cities, and concluded that our busy
city lost nothing Ivy the comparison, The
last step OF our Journey Is too familiar to
need description, and proved unerrntful
save for an accident, which brought with II
It's lesson uf showing rs how a Kind Father
had been with us, watching over and bring
ing Ms safely through many dangers. An old
man, Walking the track in front Of our train
was struck Ivy the engine and thrown down
the onbaukmcnt. The train carried him &c
Rockford, but before his home was reached
his soul had gone to Him who gave it, and VI
had been shown aEaiu how that in the midst
uf life WI are in death Home IS reached
and with thankful hearts We meet oul
friends and resume our daily duties,
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