residences of noble men of the past and of the present, the beautiful parks, the magnificent monuments, the picturesque Potomac river, the quaint negro scenes on market days, the historic spots and the twentieth century business sections of the city.
I visited all the principal public buildings and saw the beautiful architectural designs of the Congressional Library in the evening, the Capitol Building, the White House, Treasury Department, War, State and Navy Buildings, Pension, Patent and Government Printing Office, and viewed the Monument and Statue of General Washington, Lafayette Statue and Square, Farragut Statue and Square, Peace Monument, Jackson Statue, Garfield Statue, Monument of Lincoln, Slave Statue, the park where annually Emancipation Day is observed, and all those numerous
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