Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-01-26

many others tine cat FAMILY, Cnefe
were two giant hippopotamus weigh
ing respectfully, male 4080 pounds,
female 1900 pounds, yaa buffalo, deer
elk, moose, Rock Mountain sheep,
monkey, chimpanzee, zebra, also the
zebra horse, hibrid, the zebra-ass,
! hibrid, llamas, coyotes, prairie dogs
and great many different species of
rats from different countries in South
America topirs, they have three tiger
cubs two months old, the first they
have been able to raise, we also saw
the defendants of the famous sledge
dogs that Admiral Peary made his
final dash to the North Pole, sea lions
and many different species of birds
several kinds of snakes, one that
weighs 1875 pounds and is % feet long.
1t costs $2,700 per month to feed
the animals, not saying anything of
the management and help and help
ers. We sometimes wonder if the out
lay or cost of maintenance has any
value, well yes, in this way, many ami
in this way.
mails almost extinct can be preserved
in this way,
October "a we next visited the bur-
eau Of printing and engraving, where
the paper money is printed, postage
stamps and blank government bonds
the postal card being printed by pri-
vate contract.
Next we visited the White House
we were PERMITTED to see the dining
room all prepared and the table set
to entertain a part of the disarma-
ment delegates from the other side of
the pond. We visited a great many
rooms that were never open to the
public until Mrs. Harding became mis-
tress 0 fthe White House. Then next
we went to Mount Vernon and visited
the tomb Of General Washington and
his wife-this is beautiful place
and very home like, and very much to
our surprise we found this property
in the custody Of money sharks MAX
ing money at the expense of the WIS.,
ting public. This should not be the
case, it should be owned and controll-
ed by the United States government
just the same as the National Gene
teries and parks, are there any rea-
son why the American visitor should
be held up and fleeced to fill the ocf-
fers of an ungrateful corporation that
only see the purse instead of the
memory of this hero and statesman
of American independence.
October 20 we visited Great Face on
the Potamac, about ten miles from the
District, here is where the city gets
its supply of water, this condict that
carries the Potomac water to every
home, business house and fountain in
the District was built about IS years
ago and is claimed by army engin-
GERS to be inadequate to supply water
to this ever growing city-tney want
to build parallel conduit to the old
one-this must be done by congress
as seventy-fve per cent of the land in
the District is controlled by the Unit
ed States as the levy stand on the tax
question now is $3.50 place.
They also talk of Harvesting the
water of the falls and produce cleo
trio to light and heat this valley,
theryby saving hundreds of thousand
dollars for Uncle Sam alone. !.
We made trip to Chesapeake Bay,
distance Of something like 40 miles
this we made by automobile.
Sunday, October 80 we visited the
Brookland Baptist church and heard
DR.. Millington preach a very interest
ing sermon. In the afternoon visit
ed old Ford's theater and the house
where Abraham Lincoln died in, after
beingshit by J. A. Wilkes Booth. We
also visited Arlington Cemetery and
went through the great marble am
pitheater which was built in memory
of the United States illustrious dead,
This leaves us enjoying life and all
is quiet on the Potomac.
LAURENZA DOW HART
P. S. We drove by the Ex-Presi-
dents Residence, 234. South street,
N. W. We are expecting to visit
West Virginia soon to see friends and
relatives there.-Enid Okla. Eagle.