Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-25
Resort.

just four DAYS az Washington and time
seemed to fly, so many were the points
of interest. We arrived late in the
afternoon and established ourselves at
the Metropolitan hotel, located midway
between the capitol and the White
House. This hosiery, for many years,
has been headqu srters for western and
southern people. And right here ler
me say to those who contemplate Wis
iting the capital, that they will be cared
for no better anywhere than at the
Metropolitan. 1t has just been i'm
proved at an expense of $4,000; con-
tsins 175 rooms and go baths, steam
heat, electric lights and gas. The rates
are within the reach of all-American
plan from 80 90 to $500 per day, and
European plan 81 90 and up. A visitor
ing time in getting back to headqusr-
tiers, and | think that to this fact is
largely due the popularity of this hotel,
Walter Burt N, formerly manager of
the National hotel since 1868, has re-
Gently been secured as manager of the
metropolitan. His long experience has
requirements of the travelling public as
well as those of officials and their fam
lilies who make the place their head
quarters during the sessions of congress.
/ give the above information for the
benefit of those who will doubtless take
advantage of the cheap railroad rates
east during the q. A. II. encampment
at Philadelphia, and later on the recep-
ton at Washington which the Amer
lean people will tender Admiral Dewey
upon his return to this country.
The points of interest in w sshingi on
are numerous. / doubt, however, if
any building in the world excels the
Congressional Library in architecture
and paintings. Certainly it has not Its
equal in Washington or any other city
In America. Here can be seen many
treasures from oldeh times-such as
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Washingtons Bible, the first edition of
Shakespeare midsummer Nights
Dream" printed in 1900, military letters
in Wsshington's handwriting, Indian
treaties of friendship, a letter of Will
liam Penn descriptive of Pennsylvania,
written in 1856. and hundreds of other
/ n of onnol ,ptoroot
We had guide to show US the cap
itol and he gave us an idea of the lavish
use of money IN making that building
suLerbly attractive. | wondered If
Marshall count taxpayers would not
have registered a kick with emphasis if
they had known that they helped to
pay $4,000 for one banister railing
And there are quite number of thts
cost y ratings and doors. We visited
the president's room, the senate cham
Der, judiciary department and the house
of the representatives. For the salts
| faction of the thing, sat for whole
minute in the chair which Gar r oed
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congressional body. | think that Reed
should give some substantial recogni-
ton for the honor which | conferred
| upon him, but, as he has acquired the
habit of seeing points only when he
wants to do so, tear I'm doomed for
disappointment.
The botanical garden near the capitol
is pretty at this season of the year,
through which visitors pass in going
from the capitol to the Fish Commits
sioners' building, Smithsonian institute
and the National museum. Anyone
interested In "darnicks' will enjoy the
main building of the Smithsonian lnstl-
tute. but it appealed to me least of all
the principal government attractions.
The Printing and Engraving build
| ing is full of interest. There we saw
1900 people at work making paper
currency. We saw perhaps $l0OOO,OO0
in the process of making. The print
ing of stamps is also done here. In
the treasury building are the gold and
silver vaults containing the millions OF
Uncle SANS surplus.
The White House is accessible TO
visitors, and we visited it on our way
to WashingtOn's monument Visitors
should not fail to go to the top of the
monument. 1t requires just eight min
utes to reach the top by means of the
elevator.
Other points of interest are the War
department, Post office, Patent office,
Navy yards and Government printing
office
We visited Wsshington's tomb a,
Mount Vernon, and the old buildings
and plantation practically as he left
them when he departed this life.
Mount Vernon is sixteen miles down
the Potomac and we reached it by
steamboat. Many of the household
goods of George and Martha Washing
ton have been restored and today they
occupy their former places as when
Washington lived.
We crossed to Arlington and viewed
the Soldiers cemetery. Nearly 10000
private soldiers are buried there, and
each grave has the regulation headstone
prescribed by congress. 1t was in this
cemetor. that the heroes who fell in