The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-08
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
About half the cranks who come to
Washington used to find their way sooner
or later to the Treasury Department. at
traCted no doubt by the immense amount
of money stored fn the strong vaults of
the building Nest Of them were decidedly
insane and made prepOsterous demands
upon the Secretary or other Treasury
officials 1t was necessary to use con
siderable diplomacy to get them out Of
the building without making a disturb
ance.
1t is rare that a crank visits the Treas
Ury nowadays" said one Of the watch
men today. Once in a while one
drops in and generally drops out again
as quickly as he came in. After the close
of the civil war a great many old soldiers,
having become insane from the hardships
they endured or from wounds on the
head, came into the Treasury Building
and caused more or less trouble, but they
do not come here any more, and it is sell
dom that crank tries to make an en-
trance. Once in a while, however, a man
viii visit US who Tanks he has a claim
on the Government. Not infrequently he
or patent which the Government is using.
Sometimes it happens that there is some
element OF truth or FEASIBILITY in what
he says. and he may he advised to go to
the courts to establish his claim. Such
people are sane on all other matters but
little of on one subject. DisappOint-
ment III getting patent through or fall
uTe to win a suit against the Government
IS d common cause of INSANITY in these
craIIks Washington used to be full Of
cranks of all sorts, but lately they are
becoming scarce We are always on the
lookout, however. for crazy people, and
generally manage to get them out of the
building without much, if any, trouble
In the gardens of the Providence Hos
pital on the afternoon Of Wednesday.
June Y. ground for the new buildings VIII
he broken The hospital was successful
last year in obtaining from Congress $50
600 for the erection of a Nurses Home and
an addition to the Hospital Building. as
well as for a new water tower The
friends OF the institution have contribut-
ed, the institution has added much out Of
its own funds, and there win be in all
about $4,000 expended upon the build
ings. The hospital has for long time
been terribly Overcrowded The nurses
have been obliged TO sleep almost any
where. and the necessity of new buildings
was imperative The new structures viii
be the very best and the most modern in
appointments and construction, and the
accommodations of the hospital viii he
almost doubled by them The graduation
exercises of the hospital nurses will be
he'd on the day the ground is broken
The northwest corner Of the Botanical
Gardens has been during the last few
weeks the scene of much tree-plautfng
The Superintendent has come into pos
session Of q large number OF new spec
linens Of trees. which, taking the ad-
vantage of the wet weather. ne has been
setting out as rapidly as possible The
cousigument-which was obtained. as are
practically all the specimens in the gar
dens, by exchange consists Of about sixty
trees, f a dozen or more varieties All
come from Japan, and a great many
OF them have never been seen
in this country before Many are
exceedingly raTe. and nearly all are flow
ering trees, the blossoms Of which are
said to be os remarkable beauty, album
dance, and briIIiancy The trees came d.
rectly from Japan. and stood the voyage
remarkably well, having been packed in
a clever manner with the use of damp
moss and oiled paper They are in such
good condition that it Is expected not
one will be lost.
The tree best represented in the lot i
the japanese walnut The nut is sup
posed to be much more desirable than
either the English or black native va
riety There are several plants Of Hy-
drangea SteIlata Rubra, which is sup
posed 10 have the most gorgeous bloom of
any Of its species Plants Of AbeGa Spa
tnulaJa Hydrsugea JnVolucrata and
/ others Of similar character and rarity
are included IL the consignment. The
tleddStTIS ATnurIenSIS trees. ten Of which
formed part Of the exchange viii he esDc-
Cially beautiful. They grow To the height
of forty feet. and bear a beautiful bios
som. similar 70 that Of the wistaria- The
Superintendent OF the gardens expects to
be able to make interesting experiments
with several fg trees. called FiC0s Erecta.
and banana frees, MUSd BASIC. which
are among the lot recently received
Representative Livingston of Georgia.
a member Of the Industrial Commission.
was sixty-nine years old last April As he
came out of the White House yesterday,
after seeing the President in behalf Of a
constituent who wants an office he told
The following story:
Ny father took dinner with me two
weeks ago and he was hale and hearty.
/ FIe never thinks Of using a nut cracker
for nuts. but just puts them between his
/ teeth, as he did when a boy, and cracks
them with perfect ease"
The car was crowded a woman entered
at Ninth Street. She was neither young
/ nor pretty. She carried a bundle and
! looked very tired. She glanced hesitat-
ingIy around at the, crowded seats No
/ one seemed TO see her. The men were all
reading their newspapers. The car gave
+ IUrch, and she caught at the strap.
( At The next corner the car stopped. The
/ conductor threw open the door There
! was a rustic Of silk and another woman
/ entered. She was both young and pretty
. Three men arose hurriedIy to give her a
seat Nineteenth century chfvalry-g
The woman with the bundle was still
/ holding the strap.
/ 4 weII-dressed man entered an Avenue
/ car yesterday. sat down in the corner
/ contents The conductor came through
/ calling fares, Everyone rendered his
/ ticket. but the man in the corner did not
/ look UP. The conductor passed on The
man folded up his paper. put it in his
! pocket, with an expression Of relief He
/ had saved car ticket.
/ He glanced around and met the fun
! scornfuI gaze Of a young girl opposite
! She had seen il all. His face Redeemed. He
/ hurTiedly arose. made his way through
| the car and got off at the corner.
( The girl watched him closely She was
> glad that ne had flushed A man cannot
! be wholly bad who has still the grace t.
/ be ashamed Would h. pay his fare next
| time2 Somehow she thought he would