Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-03-21
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Matters of Interest Talked
About at Washington.
sAWMILL IN HEART OF e CITY.

Democratic Simplicity Marks the
Preliminary Inauguration Work
shernan's War Relics Given to the
National Museum - Mrs. Mckinley
Wishes an American Gown For In.
auguratiOn Ball.
The western congressman, homesicl
for the scenes Of his boyhood the
Maine man, whose mind reverts will
tenderness to the sawmill on the edg'
of the forest; the southerner, In whose
nostrils yet fingers the spicy odor O.
the newly sawed pine wood Of his ma
tive village-all are furnished by
complacent government with the op
portunity of renewing the memories O.
their native heath In the erection Of
miniature sawmill close by the mair
thoroughfare of Washington.
Executive avenue, running at righ
angles to Pennsylvania avenue ant
separating the north grounds Of th'
White House from the narrow parking
of the war, state and navy department
building, has been transformed within
the past few days into scene of bus,
activity, says the Washington Post.
shed, such as perambulating lumber
men put up temporarily for the conven
ience of forest owners, with its shee
iron chimney protruding from a slant
ing board roof, with its busy wheel
buzzing saw and a floating flag o.
steam, has been built; huge piles o.
lumber disport themselves in the vicin
ity, clustering crowds watch the prog
ress of the saw and discuss politics
small boys place their hands Oh the vi
| brating timber ito feel the buZz"-il
| fact, all the elements of a small logging
camp are reproduced in the center
the nations capital This democrati
simplicity Of work is preliminary to tn
erection of stands on the avenue 70
the accommodation of the inauguration
crowds.
With characteristic disregard for th
dignity that doth hedge a king th
coping Of the White House fence
made to serve its purpose and forms
support for the lumber as it is bein
| passed under the saw. Diplomats cal
riages approaching the state depar
ment by this route are forced to edg
to one side, and pedestrians taking
constitutional must willy nilly, kee
to the right going south and to the LEI
| going north. The city boy listens wit
| Ill concealed impatience to the boastfr
knowledge of his country cousin who's
father sends wood to the railroads, an
the department clerk stands around
the noon hour, an interested spectato
Of progress.
After many years Of waiting the ha
of American history Of the Nationt
museum has just come into possessio
Of the w. Il. Sherman war collection
writes the Washington correspondeI
of the Chicago Tribune. Nearly all {
the other generals of the civil VIZ
were represented in some way, a.
scarcely day passed that tourists
not ask for some memento Of the grei
general.
After the death of the brother, job
Sherman, and the ultimate scattere
condition of his effects Miss Lizzie al
P. II. Sherman Of New York, son al
daughter of the general, concluded
give the valuable relics into the kee,
ing Of the National museum. Startip
with Sherman's diploma from We.
Point, the commissions as second lie
tenant and all the way to that of fu
general, major general brigadier &c,
eral, secretary of war and regent
the Smithsonian institution permit or
to follow his full course with great rel
ularity.
Again, the story of Sherman's pro;
ress is told in his uniforms, the first b.
ing his coat, hat and sash, the uniforI
of the Third artillery, U. S. A. Anon
the swords is one the general carried &
the battle of Shiloh and a more ornf
mental one having a gold hilt studde
with diamonds. The watch that serN
ed him on his famous march to the Sc
awakens great interest.
In fact, the collection is the mo-
complete of that of any officer Of th
civil war, General Grant not excepte
inasmuch as the Grant collection
more that was gained on his foreig
tour than Of his war exploits In th
United States.
The top of a tree corresponds YER
closely to its root development. If /
has a large and widespreading top, |
will have farreaching roots. Thu
when you set out a tree with larg
top and but few roots you make 1t yer,
easy for such tree to die. Where til
roots are deficient the top of such tire
should always be closely pruned t