The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-12-23


Rockies AT HarpeT's Ferry We ". c
T. T. women crowded out on the OBJ
servatiOn car and as the train stopped
by the statute of John Brown, We sang
''JOhn Browns Body"
A party of sixteen of Us stopped IN
that beautiful city, Washington, for
three days. We visited nearly all of the
public buildings, went to the top Of the
Washington monument, took a trip to
Mt. Vernon and Alexandria, which was
full of interest I found the mansion
Of the father Of his country 50 much
larger and more imposing than I had
pictured IT, and the situation surely the
most beautiful IN America George
Washington certainly had an artists
eye.
A friend and 1 went to Arlington on
Sunday and our hearts were filed
again with gratitude to the brave sold
iers who lie buried there, and with hv-
ing satisfaction that our government
has provided this beautiful resting place
for them. The capitol building IS mag
niicent, but the white house IS disap-
pointing 1t IS smaller and not as i'm
posing as thought.
From the wide streets Of Washington
to the very narrow streets OF Philadel-
Dhia, most Of them so narrow that they
can have only one street car track, was
indeed a contrast. Some of the cars
run down" and some Of them run
up and as there IS no regularity Il IS
hard for a stranger to get about at first
It seemed to me the houses OF Phila-
delphia were all built on the same plan
and when you had been in one you
knew lust how to find your way through
the narrow halls and up and down the
unexpected flights of two or three steps.
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gave rs a view Of beautiful Fairmont
Park, William PENIS residence, Cir
rard college, grave Of Benjamin Frank
lin, the Betsy Ross house, the fine city
hall and other interesting things. We
spent some time IN the old Independence
hall and the new United States mint.
The coin Of the realm" doesn't seem
so valuable to me since have seen how
easily and quickly It IS made, and
watched the hired man sCoOping il
up into a peck and half bushel measures
as though It were shelled corn. Paper
currency is counted about twenty times
BY as many different persons, while no
one has time to count the silver dol
lars. They Just shOveled a pile Of them
onto a grOOved board, shake II till the
grooves are full and call the pile hun
dred dollars. The Philadelphians
seemed to think we westerners would
be paralyzed at sight OF Wanamaker's
store; but feel bound to state that we
retained all our faculties, and especially
our faculty Of comparison and having
seen some Chicago and Kansas City
! department stores, Wanamaker's old
yellow fOur-stOrY building did not par
/ ticularly impress US.
Myself and about fifty other white
ribbon women were given trip to At
l lantic City, and entertainment at the
| fine new ChalfrOnt hotel for a day, free
/ of charge This hotel is ten stories high,
has over eight hundred rooms and ele-
gantly furnished throughout You can
| occupy an elegantly suite Of apartments
during your vacation and II viii cost
Won only three hundred dollars per
/ week. hope many of my friends viii
/ decide to stop at the ChalfrOnt when
/ they 20 to Atlantic City next summer.
1 The board walk IS the feature of At
/ Iantic City. 1t IS forty feet wide and
extends the length of the beach, SIX
miles. Its cost was half a million dol
lars. This place Is surely an ideal sea
side resort.
We stopped of IN Washington a day
on our return trip also, as We wished to
/ have a glimpse Of our law makers
4 The president was at home and he re-
ceived a party Of about fifty ". c. T
u. women IN his own genial way As
/ I shook hands and greeted him / re-
marked, 81 am a Kansas republican.
did not vote for You, but you'll not
/ law that M against me" He laughing
/ lyreplied. mo indeed, III now lay It up
/ against you, remember am an adopted
son Of the sunf0wer STATE" To dele
/ gate from North Dakota, when she
told him her state ne said By Georgel
] Won re ali right. - The one little girl
/ in our party told him she was a little
southern girl, but her papa had voted
| for him, and received q bouquet from
I his button hole. Of which she was very
] proud Ny friend and 1 fastened over
] to the house OF representativeS as soon
as the reception was over but found
! they had adjourned Our genial Sixth
4 district Congressman, Hon W A
Reeder, took as down upon the floor OF
I the house and introduced as TO some Of
I the members who still fingered and then
over TO the senate. which was stilI N
session, and pointed ous the most noted
/ senators One whom we wished to see,
/ Reed Smoot. was not in his seat
On learning our disappointment at
I not previously seeing more Of the white
I house. Hr Reeder very kindly offered
10 take as II, and the doors were swung
vide to admit as when accompanied By
q congressman We were Eraciouslr
I
and green rooms and the state dining
room, and the electric lights were turned
+ on IN the great east rcOm So Ehat We
might get the beaudful effect Of the re-
/ fecE0ns Of the r1aglihcent Chandeliers
s II the immense mirrors on either side
i Of the room. Then a look through the
{ pension Building and a car or our own
I Eugene Ware ended our happy day.
A stop Of I'VE days At CEicago gave
4 me opportunity 20 Flsft ICY sister. aLrs-
D. A. Nye. and 90 some Shopping e
1larsfaii Eielas great store We also
spent & daF ~ Evanston TFnE1e We visIl-
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