The daily sentinel., 1913-09-02

piano or harpS1cord OF Nellie Gusts
In the parlor, the quaint clock, the
pewter dishes in the kitchen. the
great fireplace and the rod on which
the meats were roasted, with the
chains which caused the meat to re-
yolye above the fire, the andirons
and all those antique things one
reads about in Colonial times. Out
side, the old well is found, the old
coach stands in the barn and the sta
Bile is here where Washington kept
his horses. And close by is the tomb
where Washington and his wife are
buried-a plain brick structure COM
pletely covered with ivy. No man
looks on this tomb with covered head.
This really is the new tomb; the old
tomb, which Lafayette visited, was
once broken into and rifled of
skull, but not Washington's. The
new tomb was then built, the great
iron doors locked and the key thrown
into the Potomac river.
II the beauty of the South is to be
judged by even a part Of Mount Yer
non, then the garden spot of the
world is there; for, situated along
the banks of the slowly moving and
broad Potomac, where the graceful
willows and overhanging green cast
their shadows in its depths. are beau
tiful hills. covered completely with |
and great trees, which |
sends its streams to feed the mighty 1
river and rolls down to meet the wat |
ers edge. And, as you sail down the |
river, the shadow Of the great monu-
ment cast into the stream can be |
seen perfectly reflected for a long
distance. At night a searchlight is
turned on the top of the monument,
so Nature by day and man by night
honors the memory and the name of
At Arlington sleep the silent hosts
who died in the war for the Union.
The grounds are being constantly
beautified. On the great Flagstaff
iloat the Stars and Stripes until the
sunset gun of Fort Myer announces
The time, lest the sun sets upon its
-olds. Here are fields of thousands
Of graves, one plot alone containing
) 900. On high elevation Is the
Temple OF Fame, an open building
whose roof is supported by huge col
lmns bearing the names of Wash
ngton, Lincoln, Grant and other he
'oes. From here most beautiful
view is obtained. Near is a tomb
erected in honor of the unknown
lead. Two thousand, one hundred
md eleven soldiers are gathered here
n one common grave, their names,
heir home and their friends all un-
snown.
Workers are now preparing a
oundation on which to place II part
II the battleship Maine as an addi-
ional monument to the soldiers In {
he Spanish-American war. The {
great anchor from the unfortunate Z
hip is near by. Everywhere are me-
norials to those who fought and died
n the Civil war or earlier conflicts.
Unfortunately for us, just at this
ime the White House is undergoing |
epairs, and so is closed to visitors |
or an indefinite period. We regret
ed also leaving the city before Pres
dent Wilson, for whose opinions we
iave high regard, delivered his
peech to congress. But the city of
Washington has much to offer the
5isitor the first time and more each
time: of that we can tes-
.ify.
The entire prairie country on the
route west looked dry and scorched
with the summers sun. The roads
were dusty, the grain and trees were
and dwarfed-the effect of
The long continued drought. Prairie
fires burned along the way. The
has been quite warm-suf-
ficiently warm in the East to let
Harry Thaw out.
At Salida, Colo, the wreck delayed
us about 10 hours. And as we rode
we saw some of the wreckage-an
overturned freight car, fruit boxes
and scattered fruit. Leadville, ever
sent a little shower of
rain to add variety of weather as well
as scenery. The great Rockies seem
to be completely covered with YER
dure; and, lest the sides of the cliffs
should peer through, the beautiful
pine trees have grown their tallest
and spread out their richest and
Sreenest branches.
One OF the happiest little babies we
have seen this summer-surely the