The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05
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ztAington D. C-.Wbat a week I have
"A There arc so many places to visit
shhat, although I have been out faith
+ Tery day. haven't begun 10 get
III. And what is worse l viii not be
\ IL The time left 10 me. to see one
|'snO, uor quarter Of what 1 would
B b see.
"a Of the frst buildings / visited was
ifpto, where the senators and repre-
aIiYes from all the States assemble 10
M kEs arrange treaties with foreign
ZH- declare war, whom war Is neces.
~ aad 10 and perform all those grave
/ lporlant duties that mean so much
aad all the world, I say for all the
~ Tor you all know that the Omitted
PA Aafe become one Of the great pow
4 Tue earth and what their ministers
R,n4Sers do has It's influence every
Is Wild nations as with people
sl hel mink OF themselves alone, l
'tAe boys 70 think of this particularly,
fne day those boys-some OF them at
WI he In those seats for senator's
fplsSentatives that | saw at the cap.
'fll nope then they will think of
ley iesd IN my "Club Talk" trying
- llily The responsibility of every
Wy ssf-of every vote they cast.
Vspitol Is a splendid buildinE. placed
81 w 81 I'LL, facing the principal
we city. IL ~ built OF stone
*, TON virginia, Maryland and Mas
III 4lke the Presidents mansion,
|l wv Rnlte and is built very much
s1ue pau, with stately columns in
"a i, sHle, lufee rows back and
B : i9l feet long and $50 feet
eIl ~ you approach it from the
Y avenue Of trees that leads nm rho
y e2n not fail To he awed bv itS
tnefe IS q stateilness in its an
&9ss s.lsiehlng out, as 1t does. on
al n, sgu bearing. aloft the magnificent
Il n nv ~ browning glory. with its
E :" Anerty keeping watch over
II ssr stone was laid by George
wv Y lib, 100 years ago. on tho
IA ~. Mohtl, and / love Ia think of
lfl,fs npuld look. II he We're 10 visit
,M u Eh standing before this com
wa lin work ! am sure It would
ia AsI " while il Is magnificent
81 oet6ncs ~ ,olgnity and simplicity
a. 'nat Is IN Keeping with his
sls7l9r Is IN llne with tho ortsidc
/. IN -, ! can not understand how tho
III 1, sstlntle there can eyer lose their
M IA sst. AZ 10 quarrel and even some.
siauhsI such surroundings. But
~ MI ~ llat some of our congress.
\ a MA nuch OF themselves. Of fhcir
.fsfi whs. ana hopes To he able 10
~ yprv uenlty really IS. There
+ |ne &c., nue paintings on the walls.
FL Ia AZ tbay familiar because there
ihat sta ~ " the Unitd States his
arrenssr .sed IN all our schools.
lsntja, OF CORVALLIS, "Slgning
len I'M Independence" aud sew
W Washlnstae q tine portrait of
nt onil5s hanging In one OF the
Iii eltmncH ~ lhe space before the
,ttie. where honor a. nail ~ M
nleit. 'oNed his country better
n ardesss visit was TO the Zoo.
fof tha fnele all sorts AZ animals
Dle. W. tulerest and instruction lof
s ait mre. tupped before a large Iron
H a loS,o e a least 100 feet high,
W 8 lyon Mhere the aquatic birds
Il 70 N, NnoW aquatic birds are
i Fefe ers,, sne water for their food
4 fise and ~, pelicans. wild ducks
tlnnisst' Infant birds. These lsst
e nlen g-it,,i slloWs' who look like IN
oulters eNercodts on. humnirp mn
81 i5ees MIN Aeep warm There were
"a OF usa..n lnelr enclosure and
u sfaNine ~ WIN reeds ana Wild
lag honasi,e9,.u nd to keep the birds
BE ~ n mat we saw tbara tho
Naess ~. Interesting. They Iire
Fgter for 7 covered HOUSES and
isa a. NJ tneir comfort. There
y hs ss.{l lse umces. one eocb n. ,r
1s ona 49, These had speir eun.
Faich tb p,e' ~, bright eyes that !
Ters Y was their dinns gi" tl,n =
T hn.se. ~ hlngry, Thev mala a
sirl lnarse and 1teccrt....' ee a
tss,MN.nlen the kaepe- c, ,,ait, IN, tn
< aais ~ foed Ii m wth
" sitting ~, seen them, Tho Eeen.
iha go string OF flsh INFO the
srsllo,r shls would Hon M ~
Voc FOR maS. enc ant dop out
IA XIX, al thrown AZ ". on ,Sr , ,ao
QUO ~ eaeh 9 Hopping a. fhere
~ one nss Tor himself fbsn i,,st
fts Xxx vas Cor bimsait ih leu us,
ton fought Tor. We saw Tho
~ w didn't seem men, " h us