The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-03-27

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roof of h First National Bank
building and from It's height Of
twenty stories, we're shown the
''giories round about" We could
trace the James River for miles, as il
flows to join the waters of Chesapeake
Bay.
On our rides, which were taken in
a seven passenger touring car, many
historic names and places of interest
were pointed out to us; the building
in Which Lafayette had his head
quarters, and where were hidden the
Federal soldiers when they tunneled
out of Libby prison. Tie old site OF
Libby prison is now used for an ice
plant. The old building was moved
to Chicago during the Worlds Fair
and is still there. Most interesting
of-all was the white House" of the
Confederacy, the home of Jefferson
Davis-a fine old Colonial mansion,
With four sets, of two pillars each,
adjoining the front. This house is
dear to the hearts Of Southern people,
As 1t should be. 1t is now occupied
by the Confederate museum. When
We passed the Confederate Soldiers
Home, where agreat number of home
less, penniless Southern soldiers are
tenderly cared for, felt like removing
my hat and saiutiRg the "brave boys
in gray" We drove five miles into the
country to 1.-The Country Club of
which our Richmond host is a menu
Der, and were delighted with the fine
Club House, beautifully kept grounds,
tile extensive golf links, and the
grand view obtained from the rambl-
ing pia, zas furnished with tables and
easy chairs. Everything about the
place causes bachelor to forget his
need OF a wife.
At the end of the Boulevard which
is two streets with wide stretch Of
turf and beautiful trees between,
stands . magnificent monument to
Jefferson Davis. will, " semi iiie,,i,.r
base enclosing seats. Inscriptions
praising the Courage and other vir-
tues Of this honored man, appear on
both sides of the base which is twenty
feet high. Vehicles are obliged to
take. the right hand road. going either
way, which makes the boulevard a
delightful drive, with no passing of
other vehicles.
Richmond has eight parks In the
Capitol Square grounds are many
gray squirrels. The dear little shy
animals are exceedingly tame, and
will eat from the hand of visitors.
They are fed cracked walnuts and
every day by convict, who blows a
whistle to which these little furry
creatures respond like hungry chill
dren in a human home. Washington
took h e ide from Richmond
and protects the squsrrels: hundreds
of them scampering over the grass in
the public grounds.
Richmond is great trade center Of
the South, its tobacco interests being
immense. Many factories and foun-
dries are in full operation, and the
Richmond Locomotive Works are
sending engines all over the world.
All kinds of Secret Orders are repre-
Sented. Among t Il e organizations
10y women, the W. G. T. U.
has the largest membership, there
being ten white and nine colored IN
ions. There is an Equal Suffrage
League. 1t is hard to realize as we
see Beautiful Richmond with still
more magnificent buildings being
erected all the time. that the city
was almost destroyed by fire during
the evacuation, when he Federal
troops were entering, fires having
been set by the inhabitants. Our
own Northern boys helped to extin-
guish these fires. The city has prac-
ticaliy been built since 1866, and has
doubled in population in the last
dozen years: Richmond now boasts
of 1SO, 600 inhabitants, and covers an
area of over seven miles of hills and
valleys. 1t gives a humble person a
peculiar thrill to walk over the ground
trodden by great and good men who
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