Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-06-20
c0L. BURNS AT THE CAPITAL.
0C0NgE STATESMAN SEES ALL WORTH
SEEING in WASHINGTON.

Warrington, June 15.-COl. C.. r. ID.
Burns, Clerk of Court of the County of
Oconee, is in Washington. He says
Washington far surpasses his expecta-
tions. "Take this Capitol, for instance" !"
he says, "it is an indication of the great
ness of the American people,"
The colonel has been here several days
making an exhaustive study of the
National capital and the governmental
affairs which center here. He has been
studying particularly the architecture of
the government buildings and their art
embellishments. especially the fresco
work and sculpture which adorn the
walls of the corridors and the porticos.
He Is connoisseur in art and spent half
day yesterday In a critical examina alton
of the pictures and statuary in the Cor
coran Art Gallery. He was particularly
pleased with the painting, "The Death
of Cesar" and with the marble statue
of Napoleon at st. Helena.
There are number of things in Wash
ington which to a man of culture and of
well developed interest in great transac-
tions and great people want pointed out
to them as they pass here and there, but
a man in Col. Burns's position is able to
do more than have them pointed out.
A special guide was appointed to conduct
him through the bureau of engraving,
where he saw and handled $4,000 notes
and whore he inspected the methods of
putting mucilage on postage stamps.
Similarly was he conducted through the
other buildings, in all of which he gath
cred much information about the con-
duct of the Nations affairs, which will
be of benefit to him in the coming years.
Likewise he is making good impress
sion among the statesmen gathered for a
season in this burg, and is enlarging his
acquaintace and circle of friends in such
a way as cannot but be telling in future
political campaigns in Oconee.
This morning, in company with Repre-.
sentative Wyatt Aiken, he called on the
President, not wishinglto leave the city
without paying his respects to the Chief
Executive. "Why, 1 should certainly
not have liked it, Col. Burns" said the
ASDiuoueS IL yOu udu SOuo away WlCQ-
out my seeing you" THE President
made quite an impression on Col. Burns,
who says he is one of the most Demo
cratic Presidents he ever knew.
Mr.. Aiken was particularly anxious
that the Secretary of the Treasury, Leslie
M. Shaw, should also meet his distin-
guished visitor, who, besides being a
prominent political leader, is also an
able financier. Unfortunately the Secre-
tary was not in when they called, but the
Assistant Secretary felt highly honored
and taking Col. Burns by the hand, said
"You are man after my own heart
colonel"
Col. Burns is also paying some atten-
tion to things Baptist in Washington,
being himself of that faith. He partition
larly admires the architecture of Calvary
Baptist church, which he says is one of
the most impressive he has ever seen.
Bnt he is not bigoted Baptist. In this
respect, as in all others, he is not built
on narrow lines. On Sunday he wor-
shipped at the famous st. Patrick's 8
Catholic church. where he sat enwrapped
with the eloqnence of Father Stafford.