The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.
What Our Correspondent IA" ana
Heard I'm the Great city.

sohuie.DG. sousG Gonerai r E. Lee, and more beat
tIn,I snot couId not he found. This land IL
now owned by the United states anu @ lS ht,a useG
is stiji standing and is kept in repair Stand
ing on the piazza a fine view OF the Potomac
ca3 he had. Not IL stones throw rom there
IIas the body OF Sheridan. To me IL seemed
,hn irnnv of fate and could not help specua
tiny on how the grand old Confederate sol
dier would feel. II once more ne coulu WISH
his home In the cemetery We saw n large
nnmhar of monuments erected 10 prom lnenl
riutarv men and one huge stone marked
the lasf resting place OF two Thousand UnlOn
dead. A beautiful bed there Is planted In
various coored columns 10 Iorin tue mans
R.A.G.L-E-Y, in honor OF the young soldier
who lost his life in Havana harbor.
FORT MEYER.
Fort Never has no thrown up Notifications.
hul ia situated ON high bluff overlooking Inc
liver and commands u fine view OF Wash ling
ION. The grounds are beautifully laid off and
the officers houses and barracks are comlor-
table and homelike.
SOLDIERS HOME.
Dr,v,ne across the city We came to the Sol
diers, Home, Here we find the old soldiers
who have been pensioned by the Government
OF the United States. They have comfortable
Quarters, a chapel and the grounds that sur.
wish, They have their own horses, cows,
chickens and garden. In the same enclosure
is the summer home Of the president. this,
though, has not been occupied for some years.
THE NATIONAL MUsUEM.
The National Musuem was the most inter
esting building Of all. Here can be found
curios from every nationality. Ihe case lnaL
interested me most was the one that contain.
ed the presents of Dewey. Here was the
sword presented by Congress, the handle OF
which was encrusted with diamonds; huge
silver punch bowl aud ladle; gold dinner
menu card; gold loving cup and Dozens OF
medals two gold watches, one Win his mon
ogram in diamonds and last. but not least,
the loving cup made from the 72.UOO dimes
given by the children OF America. IL ID aooul
four and one-half feet high: History can a. oe
learned by studying carefully tbe cases. me ne
different stages In American history ls Wen
set forth and arranged TO be easily con u bected.
Large rooms are devoted to the Indians, Chl-
pese. Japanese and every nation being repre-.
sented. Several rooms are devoted TO stuffed
animals and the skeletons OF animals. A
skeleton of a man stands side by side of that
OF chin panzee and l am almost ready TO &C
building is a model OF the figure that stands on
the dome OF the capitol and fountain OF
water plays at the foot OF the huge form.
- I,N,.. MT. VERNON. -
Mt, Vernon the home Of the father Of our
country is q place around which cling many
Z fond memories and one feels as If the very air
and ground was holy. The home ts furnished
throughout and iB a. 10 was in the daysaoi
traits that have been added. The home u
owned by the Daughters OF the Amerlcaq
Revolution and each chapter has a.ro0M 9r
some partto keep In order. The dining yS2m
ia keptby.t the South Carolina chaptera9ns shs
waliS hang oil portraits OF Marion, SuMtsE
DeKnib.s Mouitrie and Miss Parmela Cnnnm&
ham. (It was through the influence % Mlte
Cunningham that M vernon was pgnSR2zz ~
was o carpet given 10 Washington By or pJ
the French Kings, 1t was woven Amgrlcan
flag with a spread eagle and Il Pluribus Uqgm
written in the center: In g case IL the ,stl nsll
second floor is the room insWhiehf Washine5
ton died and the 3us occSPisd py astsyssss ss
ground slopes down 70 the edge oftne E0so5
inac and here on the Quiel and shady banks
the body OF the first President OF the Tinted
States sleeps. "a
BUILDINGS OF INTEREST.
Driving In the city the home OF DeWeys39
pointed out This house was presented 70 lne
Admiral by the admiring thousands upon hA Y
Letter, the wheat merchant, British Legat5Qn5
Louise Home. Arlington hot ell and the Ghusc4
OF the Covenant, where Harrison attended
during his administration.
THE POST OFFICE. rs
The post Office is a new building built OF
granite and covers square. The interior ls
OF brown and white marble. Here is fonna
the tead-letter office and the museum. II ls
certainly queer 10 see the numbers OF tnlngs
that pass through the mail. For instance.
live rattlesnake. pigeon, watches, CLOCKS, tlnge.
false teeth, pistols and hundreds OF odo
things.
GEOLOGICAL PARK.
Out In the Zoo whole day could be spent
The collection OF birds, and animals is goou
Themonkeys, snakes parrots and alligators ~
tracted my attentio most. The grounds are
rather large and the animals are too far apar,
to he seen comfortably in day when tne
thermometer IL ~ In the shade.
NAVY YARD.
Atthe navy yard only one vessel was u, unuet ti
, going repairs. The naval gun factory In INN
yard is busy making guns for the new battle
ships now being built for the American navy
THE TREASURY.
We were shown throug h the treasury by
negro. We could not 81 the "Rogues Gallery
without the special permission OF some mgr
officials, 80 we contented ourselves the vaults
The following IL the contents OF the vaults IL
the United States @ treas1rers res S G once: , No 5
45SOOO,OO; vault No. 8. S73l, 2iS,lG vault NO:
S756, ,5S6g7. vault No. g. Sl0UOO,OO.UD. vault u No 20
Z $i32, 456 1923 0S25; vault No. s, $3.50 600 OOoVt
Total, sSG7 .cg7 '26S9l2I. Total weight OF COLI
5000 tons.
Here we saw the machine that crushed tn
United States bonds that had been redeemed
These are crushed in the prence oil three mel
who hold keys that unlock the macerator au
they had TO keep account OF the amount q
bonds destroyed. The pul p Is drled ana sol'
to manufacturing companies TO make paper.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.
Thursday we visited Chesapeake Beach,
summer resort about forty miles out or w ASH
ington. We left the busy. busting CITY aoou
10 O'Clock and reached the oeach aIIer a a
hours ride. On the way to the oeach W
passed large truck farms and fields OF TOBACCO
chesapeake Beach is a comparatively neN
summer resort, but 1t Ia fast becoming popu
lar, and q large crowd was coming ana goin
ali the time. A good string band furDlshe
music for the dancers, scenic railway ot
lights the children's hearts and good seri
epjoyed by the bathers. l went with the III
tention OF going into the seri, nut Wneh =.
heard q gentleman say that sea nettles ma
stung him. my heart fai led me. AFTER nesltt
ting for some time | made up my nina 10
in This was my first experience IN the SCI
and enjoyed 1t thoroughly until just oelol
going out one Of those dreaded sea nettle
stung my arm. The pain was Intense. out .
rubbing mud on the arm, the pain We
aleviated.
DEPARTMENT STORES.
saturday we visited the principal depar
ment stores In the city. Here you can nm
anything In the world you could ask Tor. IN
most bAutliul emDTOlueEy, plcluTes, tdpesti.
curtalns, carpets, silver articles. monogram
paper and all household furniture The priI
cipal ones are Woodward g. Lothrop, Pala
ROYAL and Saks &Co. The Five and Ten Cer
Store delights the heart OF the bargain hui
ters.
M'KINLEYS CHURCH.
Sunday morning we attended the Metro
politan Methodist church and heard I'M
sermon from the Rev. Frank Bristoe, the pa
tor of the church. SHe Is an eloquent speak'
and no one can leave the church without foe
for thought The President and Mrs. Mcki1