The Holbrook news., 1911-09-08

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 ing in our national capital ~ city They see the rotun
 da, the marble room, the
 presidents room, statuary hall, the
 hall of the house of representatives,
 and the senate chamber; but there are
 wonders and beauties within that
 building that visitors never see.
 In and by itself, the capitol is real
 ly a wonderful white-walled city. It
 is city under an immense roof, sur
 mounted by marvellous dome; city
 containing a permanent population; a
 city having all of the comforts and
 conveniences that are to be found in
 any populous modern city. Facts con
 corning this wonderland were recently disclosed by one of the veteran resi-. dents of that walled city to one who had long imagined that he knew the capitol fairly well.
 In this white-walled city there are two excellent restaurants; two halls for the greatest debating societies in the United States; two post ofices;- five barber shops; seven telegraph offices; a labyrinth of local and long distance telephone connections; five perfectly-appointed sanitary bath rooms; two stationary and docu- ment rooms; two complete libra ries; a great storeroom containing all sorts of machinery appliances; a blacksmith shop; a machine shop, carpenter shop; a big paint shop; a perfect cabinet-makers shop, where all sorts of furniture is made and re- paired; a large plumbing shop with an army of plumbers, all of them busy and well paid; two splendid modern sanitary kitchens for the restaurants; a tool room that is model and mar vel; superior cooks, and corps of sal aried walters that are unexcelled in any city; an underground connection with the great library of congress, whereby all of the books in that per feet storehouse of knowledge and learning are placed at the instant dis posal of the great men and small men who people this wonderful white walled city beneath the dome and roofs of the capitol.
 When you consider the lilies of the Held" and study their miraculous beau ty with a microscope, and realize that Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these;" you may also consider the wonderful walls of the ground floor of the senate wing of the capitol, and realize that Solo, mons temple was not beautified as are these walls. Every inch of them, every pinpoint, glistens, glitters and glimmers with the genius of the brush | of the great Brumidi; in some re- spects the greatest designer, decora- tor, fresco artist and portrait painter In the world; and yet, man of whom you may have never heard.
 Well, the walls of this walled and | roofed magical city were decorated by a man more than fifty years of whose life history may be stated in less than fifty words. He was born in Italy, was educated in art and stood at the head of his classes. He became a revolu- soldier, was ultimately defeat ed, captured, imprisoned and banished from Italy, when fifty years old. Then, after more than twenty years of stormy life, he came to America and timidly took up the brush to see if with It he could earn living. Very soon he demonstrated that he was still at the head of his class, the best fresco artist in the world
 Now for the reason that you never heard of this remarkable man. As soon as his superior merit had been he had alluring offers O go to large cities and make for him self fame and fortune. He declined every offer and he spurned every al- urement. Constantine Brumidi became m intensely patriotic American citi- zen. His daily prayers were an ,wered. He lived to work for 27 years, md he made the capitol of his adopt d country the most beautifully dec ,rated capitol in the world.
 This wonderfully walled city Is the ,est place in the world for art stu Tents to visit, to spend their time and levelop their talents.
 You should see the length of the .apitol, and then study its strength. Stand on the ground floor at either he north or the south end of the ,ther end, a distance of 751 feet Then walk to the center of the build, ng where there Is a white star in the loor, and you will be in the crypt be- eath the rotunda. Look around you t the massive pillars and the arches, nd realize their strength. These Ealls uphold about 9.OOO.0OO pounds