Category: Travel Writing
PAGE I. The City of Washington 1 II. A Genius from France 4 III. The Capitol Building 12 IV. Interior of the Capitol 17 V. The Rotunda 21 VI. Concerning Some of the Art at the Capitol 26 VII. The Senate Chamber 33 VIII. The House of Representatives 40 IX. Concerning Representa...
PAGE I. The City of Washington 1 II. A Genius from France 4 III. The Capitol Building 12 IV. Interior of the Capitol 17 V. The Rotunda 21 VI. Concerning Some of the Art at the C...
2. Part 2The height of the dome above the rest of the building is two hundred and fifty-seven feet, and its weight is eight million pounds. This dome is surmounted by Crawford’s statue o...
3. Part 3In visiting the Capitol building most people desire first to see the Senate Chamber, possibly from the fact that the names of the Senators are more familiar, because, as a usual...
4. Part 4It is with humiliation unspeakable that I rise in my place on this floor and admit to my constituents at home that in this House I am utterly powerless to bring any bill or meas...
5. Part 5The Chief Justice rose, and staggered, rather than walked, to the front, and fell on his knees at the altar railing. After giving to the kneeling man the bread and wine, the Doc...
6. Part 6A shamefaced clerk was seen to emerge from the room. When the others rushed in they found the girl in a dead faint which was followed by hysterics. Then the women said, “Aha! yo...
7. Part 7February 18, 1873, one Tom Hayes was detected passing counterfeit money at Cairo, Ill., but it was not discovered that “Tom Hayes” was none other than the much-wanted John Ogle...
8. Part 8If I were a young college woman I would go in for chemistry, and make myself a food specialist for grocers, exporters, and importers. I would make my home in some large institut...
9. Part 9Miss Estelle Reel, Superintendent of Indian Schools, visits all the Indian schools, whether in civilization at Carlisle and Hampton or at the farthest reservation. She receives...
10. Part 10False claim 64 False certification 26 False affidavit 16 False personation 5 Perjury 40 Forgery 18 Illegal fee 26 Personating government officer 21 Retaining pension certificate...
11. Part 11“Then passing to the front, I said to one of the older boys: ‘Young man, why do you act so differently from other boys? Are you afraid of being punished?’
12. Part 12James A. Garfield, of Ohio, became President in 1881. His life in the White House from March to September, 1881, scarcely gave time to show what the social life in Washington wo...