Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-06
SOUVENIR HUNTERS.
The Trail 81 the Vandal IN the Ma.
tional Capital.

Nc1rIy every tourist vino VISITS
| Washington wants To- take away q
souvenir. Souvenir STORES IN tEc ma
tional capital are as plenty as saloons,
| Bat YOUR true souvenir hunter wants.
something that hc has culi-d himself
nv preference hc will ranmor Lcw or
slice IL Of from some monument or
landmark. That ~ why j; costs 4 nckp
Sam young fortune 10 guard rs
treasures No history. wonder ana
beauty Whatever public buildng YOU
enter rnur cane. umbrella Mr. whateyer.
:,u ihay havc that wDuld make "a
gord hammer H. taken from you and
,hc ckcd and IT I'll. Coucrt ssi0ual u
brary ana Corcuran Art gallery ya,l ar.
Watched very closely lest you IfISsht
get an opportunity ~ Usc your heels
These two places ere particularly en-
ticing 10 the yandal. with all their
statuary ana carved marble.
Unfortunately the Washington mun-
umcnt haa NAT Bean yo Well guarded.
consequently il Is badly SCARED by tae
dcTradatiops of the souvenir nends.
Inside il il very dim in spots The light
being supplied by Nh occasional in
candcscenf lamp. along the stairway.
II ~ III this atmosphere that Vandal-
ism nourishes. Like white squares
amid the blacks w a huge checker
board stand the memorial slabs pre-
scented by The states III the Union AT
The time Of tho monuments erection
ANA IN tn" societies and organizations
al the country wishing thcir names to
be- immortalizrd al the national capt.
ttL There ere more than 80 - these.
am many 40 them are in a distrcssful
cordijior " mutiIatirn. Missing
heads. arms lrs and drarery from
~. ~tatUary bear eloquent witness IA
thc appreciation M visitors Whp Were So
favorlbly impressed with the monu-
mont that they couldn't tear them
selves away without taking something
with thrn tu remember it by. Just
exactly what value. real NV scnti-
III ntaI thc left ear lobe Of the god
dcss NJ prosperity. for instance. can
have for any person is hard for sane
man to understand. Somebody Eut I'LL
howcvl..
Most VIZ TIE slabs presented by Jhc
states bar simply names and dates in
! re". hnll letters that ANY umbrellas
and IT." like. ami thsSc remain IN
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worst "' l ''!I'Sl'h. 4h' souvenir
hunters "iu II. AIM l'-f away HI Ii FIFTH
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'ii Il H'i2ni MT SlN l'NS- lh I'N l''tS.l'
t"h'i-i"h l' WONG 81" l"r 'uzzl' lH
'"ir. f'I"i' Hrs enthusiast. tourist,
a"' MI u WIN thrIr umnf'ii4S Aa
nj m y i"Pr'S vice ~" thEihe "I IT.
~" tF,''. = volunteer uiy "'I'fl .il''I'
"l some 'I'E pres h''I IT, iI'p'p'H
'H" name "i iA' 'l'F II il some M" r''-
"'". ~ iSn "a 'nr S'A"- once i wac
u''i'' "ui 'E' souvenir 4Hd n -"l Mi
'He lhlhS 'H''l 'h'N maven got II '"'
"'-' carving Mr. Il F"l'dh. lh' S!iii""l 'N
'il' state ~ l-','lSl''' h' reason Il
lHHt !r"ttaa m holh- "A "ts-fcl'i- li''
lri'"H IS carved l"t' inc stone III
'"itI' ia"Ei'll. a"d h' p.eialniH u!h-
bioi'a C"n "'A TINS QUIZ
h6n n"St m thr vandalism lh tlF
m"hum' Ut occurred ~" one knows. hu.
If nrohat lN took n'aC' before IN
enc KING system W"S there competing
Visitors M leave NH potential lmpte-
mrniE w destruction nrf"ir going w
n" monument Circuit protest aSalnS'
this order i~ made hy TN" Gamer
lend. who generally wants % take
fla s"tc Ni"U vi am" city from III,
top of ~" monument. But 20 has L.
nv hie y MI without his tripod. FER thai
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