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The Washington times., 1902-09-07
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catch basin will be constructed at
the southeast corner OF Sheridan Street
and Piney Branch Road tSixteenth
Street,, at an estimated cost of $50
chargeable to the current appropriation
for main and pipe sewers.
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The subgradc of Anacostia Road. from
the District line south. will be rolled,
and .nacadam spread and rolled there
on, by day labor. at an estimated cost
of s400. chargeable to the appropria-
tion for grazing and matchmaking
Benning and Anacostia Roads. 1903
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The time for the completion of con-
tract No. 1898. with Andrew Gleeson.
for the obstruction of the Tiber Creek
and New Jersey Avenue high level in
tercepting sewer. has been extended 10
December L. 1902. without penalty or
cost of inspection.
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White Enamel Steel Bed. with
brass trimmings. II is a hea"y
and substantial bed, with
i1,ls-inch post Price S295
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Mr.. b. II. Warner has been informed
by the Commissioners that the land IN
Umatilla Street. east of Seventh Street,
assessed in the name of Mary J. War
ner, is not claimed by the District, as
the street at that point was opened by
the Electric Railway Company, and the
plat is therefore subject TO taxation
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IRRITATION CAUSED
BY IRRIGATION PLANS

two countries over the question and in
vestigations and arbitrations. and they
may not be entirely settled yet.
.. The cost OF the larger irrigation
plans that have been discussed would
be far beyond the financial ability OF any
single Western State, or of any corpora
tion that has yet been formed.
3. Many of the plants already erect
ed have not been of thorough or last
ing character. The tendency of private
corporations always is to build with the
idea In view of securing an immediate
return on investments. The friends of
governmental irrigation works say that
State works also would not be so well
built or economical in the long run as
those built by the Government.
4. The Western public lands belong to
the whole United States, 10 Massachu-
setts and New York as much as to Wy
oming and Colorado, even though they
may be located in the latter State. 1t
is held to be unfair to the Eastern
States that these vast domains should
be turned over to the States to become
their property and 20 be lost to the gem
eral Government.
Prof. Mead, in discussing the irri-
CATION subject in general yesterday.
said:
THE Interior Department people have
evidently the idea of proceeding along
broad lines regardless of the legal com
plications which may ensue. My idea is
that until some satisfactory solution of
the vast water rights problem has
been reached the proceedings of the In
terror Department are rather prema-
ture. The matter is as yet entirely in
an experimental stage. in my opinion"
1t was learned at the Geological Sur
vey yesterday, however, that one of the
chief branches of Prof. Neweil's work
in his present trip west will be in
connection with this subject The Agri-
cultural Department has made exten-
sive Investigations into irrigation water
rights. but the Interior Department
also, through the Land Office. has done
much work in this line and expects TO
do more.
Prof. Mead's criticism Is unfair"
an officer of the Geological Sur
vey said yesterday. 1T is hinted in
some quarters that the position of the
Agricultural Department is the result
of Jealousy because our bureau is. to do
the work.
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which grew in places hallowed by Burns
poems.
He has all the CID ard new, Ike and
unlike portraits of the poet. ne has
been able TO buy. The grand old Scotch
gardener has no use for money except
to spend 1t en- flowers and things as
sociate5i with Burns. As one might
know from all tits. Ir. Smith IS a
Burns scholar of marked ability.
He knows Scottish literature in gen.
eral, but he knows his Burns as few
men know It. In one little plot in the
garden Mr. Smith cultivates patch OF
Scotch thistle, a plant. tall. broad.
thick. and sp:ny, with blue Howers-a
plant half beautiful half ugly wholly
rough and rugged.
White House Conservatory.
In connection with the fact that at
some time in the future the National
Botanic Garden will be obli;erated to
make way for magnificent tree-lined
boulevard between the Capitol and the
Washington Monument. it is Interest,"
ing to note that the White House cen
xervatcry is being torn fown TO make
room for the new building which is to
accommodate the President and his Of
fetal household with workrooms.
Tho White House conservatory is not
notable except fer the beautiful fiow-
ers CT the corsage and decorative va
rieties which are grown in it-such as
roses, lilies. violets, carnations. or
chids, and the blooms of floral COM
mercc.
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CHAN GES IN SERVICE.
Promotions and Appointments in Ser
vice of District.

On motion of Commissioner Macfar-
land yesterday the District Commission
ers authorized the following changes in
the official service of the executive Of
fees:
On the recommendation of the Superin-
tendent of Insurance, Daniel Curry is
appointed examiner In the Insurance De-
partment at 81 800 per annum. provided
for in the act making appropriations for
the expenses of the District government
for the current fi;cal year.
Waldo C. Hibbs is promoted to clerk
in the executive office at $1,000 per an
mum, vice Curry.
Livingston S. johnson. clerk in the
electrical department at SO per diem, is
promoted to assistant secretary to the
Commissioners at 81 200 per annum, vice
Hibbs.
Carlton Moss, clerk in the electrical
department at $3.50 per diem, is pro-
NOTED to clerk in hat department at
50 per diem. vice -o'.nson.
Fred c. Lee is appointed clerk, ste
nographer and typewriter in the cleo
trical department at $3.50 per diem. vice
Mos.
The above changes and appointments
take effect JUL, 26
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some ordinary roses, ferns. palms, and
oleanders grow.
In 1850 the Botanic Garden having
been prepared for their reception. the
Wilkes collection was removed from the
Patent Office. Some of these pioneer
plants may still be seen by visitors. and
descendants of those plants that came
to our city so long ago are growing IN
conservatories throughout the United
States. The Botanic Garden was fur
ther enriched by an Asiatic collection
OF plants brought from Japan by Comr
modore Perry. and only recently has
the garden received an interesting eX-
hibit from the Philippines sent by va
rious officers OF the army and navy.
Study of Botany.
The main conservatory was erected in
1867 from designs made by the late Ed
ward Clark. Architect of the Capitol.
The object which the fathers of the gar
den had was Ito promote the distribu-
ton of rare plants and TO encourage the
study of botany"
In the central conservatory the tenn
perature is maintained at so degrees.
and II is there that plants from the
tropics are kept. Most OF the vegeta-
ton is strictly equatorial. Plants from
the semi-tropical countries north OF the
equator are sheltered in the west wing
and in the east wing of the conserva-
tSry is kept vegetation from the semi
tropical lands south OF the equator
Devoted attention has been given to
the matter of palms. There Is the
Martius palm. the prince of ralms. and
the date palm. that wonderful palm OF
scripture that grew at Jericho-the palm
that is the staff OF life In so many coun-
tries of the East. There is real
Jungle of palms-the fan palm. royal.
rattan, the sago palm of China and
Japan, the Panama hat palm. oil palm.
wine pain. the cocoa palm of Chile, and
the sugar and the cradle palms.
Beneath the central dome OF the con-
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tation frcn Brazil. Cape of Good Hope,
Australia, New Zealand. and New Hol-
land. There is the aloe and caffre
bread fruit tree from the Cane. the
passion flower from Brazil, and Norfolk
Island pine from Australia, which tree,
1t is said. grows to be the largest of
the pine family.
One may also see the wonderful queen
plant, or bird of paradise flower. called
so because it closely resembles the
plumage of the bird of paradise. There
is coffee and cactus, and the tutui tree,
which supplies Society Islanders with
Illuminating oil.
Some Rare Exhibits.
Among the rare exhibits in the west
conservatory are the four-century plant,
papyrus. the paper plant of the anclents.
tallow and leechee trees from China.
pepper. casava, camphor, tea. and guava,
One OF the curious forms Of vegeta-
tion to be seen there is the monkey
bread tree from Senegal.
Humboldt said of this tree that 1t is
1.-The oldest organic monument of our
planet" Around the seed of this tree
Is a sweet pulp which was the wild
honey that ST. John had in the wilder
ness. A bohon upas tree cnce grew in
the garden. but it was removed. Though
its exhnlation was not considered dead
ly. IL was not believed to be hygienic.
and many persons ere IN mighty fear
of It,
A man who Is interested in plants
from which rare scents are obtained ny
perfumers could find matter in the gar
den for long and deep study. He could
daily with the TOnka bean plant from
Guiana. sandal wood from the East In
dies, and a thousand fragrant herbs and
flowers whose names are beyond the La
Unity of the writer
Growing in the wet heat of the green
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GO TO MINING CONGRESS.
District Commissioners Name Five to
Attend Butte Gathering.

The District Commissioners few
days ago received an invitation to ap-
point five delegates TO the information
mining congress, TO be held at Butte,
Mon. September / to 5, inclusive. They
referred the invitation to Mr.. William
Lee White, with a request that he would
indicate to them how they could obtain
the naYes of five persons sufficiently
interested in the proceedings of the con-
vention to attend the same without cost
to the District.
At Mr. Whites suggestion the Com
missioners yesterday issued the follow
ing order with reference to the ap-
pointments:
That +. H. Newell. chief engineer,
and W. Llndgren and w. II. Weed.
biologists, United States Geological
Survey: John T. Callaghan. jr, and
Theodore f. Wilson are hereby ap-
pointed delegates to represent the Dis
trict OF Columbia at the fifth annual
session of the international mining
congress- 20 be held in Butte. Mon.
September ] to 5. inclusive. 1902. on
condition that the appointments involve
no expense to the District"
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moved to some other quarter of the
District, but it will not be the garden
that we all know, and that so many of
uszlove.
This idea brings up the suspicion that
the garden is not appreciated in It's true
worth by all the people in Washington
who feel interest in plant life. OF
course. the Botani: Garden has a for
mdabc rival N the grounds OF the
Agricultural Department, where acres
OF field and conservatory are dedicated
to myriad forms CT plant life, especially
to examples of economic botany. But
for all that. the Botanic Garden stands
first in the rarity and variety OF flower,
tree, and shrub.
Acres Of Lawn.
In the shaped plot of Federal
realty bounded by Pennsylvania Ave-
nue.. Maryland Avenue. and First and
Third Streets, there are ten acres OF
lawn and woodland. flower beds, vine
jungle. and rock garden.
The nucleus CT this national conserva-
tory was n collection OF plants brought
to the United States from the Southern
Hem sphere by a Government exploring
ehpeultlCI., lSoo-fZ. cOmma1ueu Ug capt
Charles Wilkes. later Rear Admiral
Wilkes, an officer who gained great dis
tinction when, as commander OF the
San Jacinto, he effected the capture of
Messrs. Mason and Slidell, ENJOYS of the
Confederate States of America to Great
Britain ard France.
The plants which the Wilkes cxplor-
ing expedition brought to Washington
frnr1 the trans-euiiat Orfai snuth were de-
posted in the Patent Office, being cared
for in winter in the interior courts and
covered galleries of the classic building.
and In summer being removed to the
great central courtyard, where now only
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WANTED PIANOS,
Bradbury Agents Securing the Town in
Search of Second hand Square
and Upright Pianos.

The Bradbury Piano Company ar, sending
their agents all over Washington in search Of
secondhand square and Upright Pianos, for
which they making a yery liberal allow
ance. They will take your old piano at very
generous valuation in exchange for new Up
right. or will give you a due bill which is
equivalent To cash. and which may he use,,
at any time in the purchase of a new Bradbury
Upright Piano. No money is required. II you
wish the Upright Piano now, simply let us
bring in the old square, and well deliver the
new Upright, and You can pay the balance
convenient. We move the piano 10 our ware
rooms Cor from the freight depot. in case it
is shipped MS from owt-of-town poinD free OF
charge. Don't delay. Your old square up
right piano vii never be as valuable it is
now-.or We will probably never be able 30
make you such liberal offer again. Why not
Phone IA or drop postal to 1925 Pa. ave Mon
day and have our representative call and ap-
praise value Ci your pianof MI
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WAS RELATIVE OF THE
FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY
Col. Llewellyn Washington, Over Eighty
Years of Age, Dies in
This City.

Col. Llewellyn Washington, scion of
the famous Virginia family, died about
1:20 o'clock yesterday morning, at his
home, 1l0S L Street northwest. Colonel
Washington was upward of eighty years
old, and for years had been the trusted
cashier of the hanking house of Louis
johnson & Co., 1915 f Street northwest.
He had been. ailing for years, but kept
to his work until two months ago, when
a complication of heart and kidney af
fections compelled him to take 10 his
bed. Since then he has been under the
constant care of DR.. II. B. Deale. the
family physician. and while he showed
signs of rallying for a time. the i'm
provement was but short lived. and he
passed away yesterday morning.
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To the Washingtonian who stands on
the west terrace of the Capitol. and
looks out above the plush greenery Of
the Botanical Garden. the Smithsonian
grounds. and the grounds of tire De-
par.ment of Agriculture. the thought
must come of how Titanic is the change
contemplated in the plan of greater
Washington.
To him who is long familiar with
this noble vista. robed IN sward and
foliage and flower. the thought is sad
dening. but inspiring. A particularly
sad feature of the proposed improve
ment is that the Botanic Garden, as
we of this generation know it. will be
blotted out. 1t will. of course, be re-
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house is tamarind, from the fruit of
which our grandmothers and their
grandmothers made fever medicine: ira
gacanth gum plants from Western Asia :;
vanilla. that sweet orchid from Ceylon
and the Seyshelle Islands; senna from
Nubia; the thornapple. used for asthma ::
red-hot capsicum from China and Egypt:
Glove plants; cinchona from Peru cro-
ton plants and copaiba.
One is apt to look long at the plant
from which valerian is obtained, and to
recall the horrid smell which sometimes
greets one in drug store. So much for
the rare forms that are kept under
glass.
The outer gardens are rich in histori,
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servatory one may look on bamboo from
the East Indies. the tree fern from New
Zealand cinnamon from Ceyicn. the
great stag and clkhorn ferns from Aus
tralia. and dumb cane from South
America This cane Is a queer plant,
Its sap touched to the tongue will take
away the power Of speech.
This is not a superstition, but hard
fact. Humboldt. the naturalist. tasted
OF it, and he could net speak again for
eight days His recovery was slow.
The sap of the dumb cane paralyzea
the muscles Of the mouth.
1t is not favorite with members of
Congress. and these guides who now and
then pace through the garden do not
hug this strange plant to their bosom.
In the east wing is a forest of vege-
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Glassware.
For Fruit.
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basement Floor)
Mason's Fruit Jars. pints or A0c
quarts, per dozen. en........ ~
Sun Fruit Jars. glass top. 0Qc
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Royal Fruit Jars, best, S1 IN
pints or quarts, per dozen. ~t.iV
Tin Top Jelly Glasses. 1-3 or 1SC
12 pint, dozen. en................ IL r.
Tin Fuit-Jar tunnels, &c val &c
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Best Rubber Rings for Fruit &c
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4-quart Iron Preserving Ket- 1GC
ties, white lined. ~
10-quart Iron Preserving lcc
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and economic plants There is hemloclS
from which the classic poison was OBJ
tanned: Snd yew trees. from the leaves
of which so many poison brcws have
been made.
All the native flowers are represented.
and especial care has been given to
make prominent those blooms which leo
years ago embellished all our flower
beds. but which the people of today are
inclined to neglect and to look down
upon as cut OF date.
Among these are the hoilyhock.
cockscomb. sunfiowcr, poppys. azalea,
spirea. althea. SNOWFALL. bridal wreath.
lilac. bachelors button, blue bell, hare
bell. and candleberry, from which our
great grandmothers got wax for can
dies.
The superintendent of the garden is
William k. Smith. He lives there. and
runneth not 10 the contrary. But he
Scotchest sort OF Sect. Just to look
at him you can hear the pibrochs ring
ing and smell haggis.
A Burns Library.
After his love fer plants comes his
love for the memory of Bobby Burns,
and Mr.. Smith has a remarkable Burns
collection. He has a Burns library
containing thousands OF the works in
all obtainable editions Of the great
Scottish bard. He has furniture from
Burns cottage and chairs and tables
made from wood hewed from trees
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Furniture.
(Fourth Fioor.l

md5t%ese lF1q Bed with with springs sP5 and S649
81 value Mosquito Cano- S1 20
pies, for all size BEDS. I.LJ
25c. value Window Screens. 11c
Less than half price. u
25c. quality China Mating. 16c
Extra heavy Yard. .... ~
81 value Hammocks. with c0C
all attachments for only. W
cIa,a,ns sss gsqs saS G@sh,ons. covered 39c
soc. value Cushion tops. 1SC
summer subjects, in colors.. ~
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Iowa Veterans Seek Quarters.


Request has been received at head
quarters for accommodations for COM
rades from Hurneston. Wayne county,
Iowa
Maj. John H. Moore is in receipt daily
of requests for information. One has re-
Gently been received from Joseph Peif-
er. OF Rochester. y. Y. asking what ac-
commodations may be offered a number
of Grand Army veterans from that sec
tion.
Post Benjamin +. Butler, No. AZ. De-
partment of Massachusetts, is also in
quiring for headquarters and has applied
for accommodations through Chairman
Moore. This request and similar others
have been referred to Mr.. NJ l. Weller
chairman committee on public comfort
Tuesday night the Fifth Army Corps
Will meet at p. m at headquarters.
1905 New York Avenue.
The chairman and vice chairman of
army corps which served in the ARMY
of the Potomac are invited to meet for
the purpose of making arrangements for
reunion to be held by survivors during
the Grand Army encampmcnt, at head
quarters Tuesday night at 7:30 O'clock
The chairman OF this committee is
Abram Hart.
Friday. August !. meeting of the
Seventh Army Corps will be held at
headquarters.
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TO TELL THE WEST OF
ENCAMPMENT PLANS

purpose, has written to encampment
headquarters asking that as far as pos
sible all Of the veterans of this associa-
tioD be located IN quarters that will
make them all accessible TO one al
other.
The Grand Army OF the Republic
Band, of Canton, Ohio. has again.
through its manager. Mr.. Percy Van
Hcrne, applied for assignment in the
liEe of the parade. The organization is
composed OF veteran musicians who take
pride in their past achievements. At
number CT recent encampments they
have been assigned TO the head of the
column, and it IS the purpose of Chair
man Hay. of the music committee. to give
them position Of honor in the parade
in October
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An Invitation Extended.

Mr.. 4. Hart. chairman of the reunion
committee of the Eleventh Corps, has
extended an invitation to all the chair
men Of the reunion committees of the
corps who were connected with the
Army of the Potomac to meet him at
oncampment headquarters. 1405 New
York Avenue northwest, Tuesday even
ing at 1870 o'clock. The purpose OF the
meeting is to secure n free exchange of
ideas regarding the various reunions
which may be Of benefit to all con-
cerned. 20
Mr. Cuno Il. Rudolph, chairman Of the
decorations committee. has written to
Chairman Brainard H. Warner inform
ing him that he will return to the city
within few days to execute the bond
required by the War and Navy depart
mcnts for the use Of the flags and
bunting which will be used for the
decoration of the halls and buildings.
The lean of these flags was authorized
by special act of Congress.
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Made to Order.

q 40 for measuring, making. and
~L.fJ fitting Window Awnings as
illustrated Complete for s2.49.
c0C for measuring. making, and
W hanging Window Shades OF
very best opaque cloth.
&C GO for making and fitting Slip
~V'JO Covers for five-piece suite
of furniture.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

time and knew just the right sort OF fly
many trout would rise out OF the dark pools
Eventually to the MinniSink,
post hotel of the Pine Hill colony. II is a large.
frame house. with several cottages. and from the
number of hammocks which swing In the surround
Ing grove II would seem that every guest has enc
The village Is practically deserted In winter so
much or 1t being composed OF summer cottages and
hotels.
There will be excellent deer hunting in this re-
gion in September. The State kept a deer park
on the west branch of the Neversink for a num-
Der Of years but turned the herd loose six
years ago They have since been protected by a
game law which runs out this year. September
will see the beginning of the hunting.
Big Indian pretty village at the entrance Of
the Big Indian Valley, is best known the point
OF departure for parties wishing to climb Slide
Mountain the highest in the Catskills. The OBJ
all but three miles OF which can be made in stages
They tell interesting story in the mountains
of the way in which Slide Mountain came into its
rightful reputation as the highest peak.
For years Hunter Mountain was considered the
highest. The man who owned IL certain of its
supremacy. To prove Ii he made the ascent one
bright day TO sight the surrounding peaks with a
carpenters water level. the accurate tnstrII-
ment available With him a minister who
was to act as witness. When he sighted the level
on Slide Mountain he exclaimed:
Must be something wrong with this level The
bubble is exactly In the middle, and that mountain
appears to be higher!''
He worked hour to figure 1t out differently
but IL could not be done. Official government meas
urements. which made several years later
proved that the water level was right They cred
tied Slide Mountain with 4.220 feet, while Hunter
has only 4052