The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-29
WASHINGTON SIGHTS.
Raymond iHcOlsnon Tells More Of His
Experiences in the Great City.

Special Correspondence Of The Daily Leader.
WALTON, n. L., July %, lS9S.-Since
you saw tit to publish my former letter,
| will write q second chapter in our
wanderinRs:
On Monday. July Ii, we went through
the capitol building. There are many
curious and interesting things in this
building. The old hall OF the house OF
representatives which is now filled with
%statuary, contains some wondelfa echoes
produced by the marble walls, aud also
the spot where John Quincy Adams fell.
The massive bronze doors at the eastern
entrance TO the capitol are Of interest.
They cos, 100000. The presidents
room, IN the Senate Wirg. Is masniti-
Gently furnished. The view from the
top OF the dome is very tine, embracing
Washington. Georgetown, the Potomac
and the heights Of Virginia.
Then We wen, TO the Library Of Con-
gress, which is probably the largest and
best library building in the world. The
s~taiuary and architecture are VI the
highest rank.
The navy yard contains many things
Of Interest TO visitors, mauy guns OF his.
I ,r.c value being on exhibition, such as
the guns used by Decatur in b war
with Algeria. The u shops OF the
government, are also here. In them the
cannon for the wHrships are made. In
spite OF u sign NO .Admittance' over the
door. we went III, aud saw the Immense
machines tina. are used for making the
big guns. The process OF making them
is very slow and no, interesting TO one
who does not understand II.
Another day We spent 10 b Nationa
Museum and Smithsonian Institution
These are probably the most interesting
; buildings Ia Washington for u person Il
visit. The National Museum contain
relics OF the wars Of the United States
, aud OF its greatest men. There are ais
valuable collections OF stuffed animal
aud OF minerals. Specimens OF all tn
precious stones are there. One OF to
many interesting exhibits in this build
,ns is the Johu Bull engine, the hrs
j locomotive used in America, which wa
Z at the worlds fair. The Smithsonian IL
. %s,,tu,ion is filled with collections @
stuffed birds and Of marine animals.
is the most complete 10 the Unite
States aud one could protitably spend a
: most any amount OF time there.
The Patent Office is another plac
! where a resident Of Washington coul
pass q large amount OF time very pleas
antly and protitably. The fret phone
graph, invented and patented by Ed'so'
; ~ on exhibition, also the standard I. )
. weights and measures.
J.. An illustration Of how careless man
people are is found in the Dead Letts
u Office, where are seen the various III ns
taken from the misdirected packages an
J. letters sent here. Some OF the article
e are very curious. Among them we're
a AK, saw, spade, squash, and u coffee pot
q Another day We had an opportunity
shake hands with the president. A ms
e. from Iowa had u request from Senate
Allison OF that state to the presided
E asking him to grant an interview to
% party which this man was getting U
q He asked us to join the party. which '
. were very glad to do, and thus saw Il
pres,dent and shook hands with him. I
looked very tired, az il he bad not slel
much Tor Q long time.
Friday morning We went to Il
% Zoolooicsl Park, just outside Of Was
y ineton. A very complete collection
= live animals is shown here. From th
- nlace it is not far to Cabin John bridG
IL the longest single arch in the worl
,e This peculiar ZANE was probab
- o,yen it to make money, 20 they sell
n Look for IS cents, telling how it came
he named thus.