The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17

Took boat that evening for WASH
Ington. Sick again in Chesapeake bay.
That bay is as rough as the cauldron
the witches used in Macbeth to boil
their lamentations in. Saw the Dutch
mans daughter again. She had two
sisters. They got sick, too. Went to
bed at O'Clock. Found Gibbs in bed.
Will always believe he was seasick.
He did not sigh that night for any of
his accursed storms.
Reach Capital of the Nation.
Saturday, Sept 17.-when I walked
up we were steaming I'D the lordIv
Potomac, but the scenery on either
hand looked pretty common. Stopped
at Alexandria Poor town. Reached
washington at Z o'clock (back on the
to eat breakfast. Finally picked on
the poorest restaurant in Washington.
Went to postofice. Gibbs got his
mail. Went to see Washington's
the top. High as cats back. Spent
the rest of the morning in the museum
OF arts. Feature of the collection was
picture of D'Artagnan, the immor-
tai musketeer of old Alexandra Dumas.
spent an hour with the picture while
Gibbs looked at the ten Indian tribes
l ate dinner alone. Gibbs was sick
first time in his life. But truth com
pels me to state that Gibbs was still
cheerful. Spent most of the afternoon
in the capitol building. Very fine. The
statuary and paintings are an inspira-
ton. Gibbs was rather sore on WASH
lngton as whole. He felt that he
was getting another Newport deal
He thought the city was rather shabby
and one-horse outside of the govern
ment buildings, and he was not far
wrong Went to the White House. It
was smaller than had expected and
not SO fine. The Conservatives and
grounds are the chief feature of the
place. Gibbs still feeling badly and
we went to a little park on the avenue
to rest rest awhile. Found a couple
daylight. Also found a noble statue
of Pulaski, the Polish soldier of for
tune, who fought with the Continent
tails. In the buildings and parks of
Washington can be found very fine
statues and paintings of all the Euro
pean soldiers of fortune who fought
in the American revolution. And yet
they say republics are ungrateful.
These men all had strong faces, the
Poles especially appeared like men in
whom the fires of genius burned
brightly.
Of for Home.
We went to vaudeville show on
Pennsylvania avenue at night and it
was a tough show. Worst 1 ever saw.
Gibbs was shocked, too. Caught our
| train for home at 1920 p. m.
Sunday, Sept. 1S.-Waked up on
board Chesapeake & Ohio train bound
| for Louisville. Ordinary train and
rough road. Car rocked in a manner
to unpleasantly remind me of the
steamer on the Dominion line. The
| train passed through the green fields
of Virginia and the gorges of both
/ Virginia and Kentucky. Some of the
scenery in the latter state very fine.
The peculiar thing about the agricul-
tural activities of the Kentuckians
that they plant their corn on the
view on the c. & Q. line was the fact
that they plant thier corn on the
mountain sides and their grass on the
| bottom lands. In Kansas and Mis-
souri, the bottoms are utilized for
| corn. Gibbs speculated for some
miles on how some of the corn grow
| ing on a particularly steep mountain
was every plowed. He finally conclud-
ed that they must hoe it, Or hitch
goats to the pillow. Reached Louisville
| at O'Clock p. m. Gibbs went to sup
per with friend who met him at the
depot 1 hunted up Baltimore lunch
house. walked about the city awhile
before 1 went to the depot. Was inn
| pressed with the fact that southern
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