St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
rsnecial Correspondence.1

D~no,tiye mansion. Instead they are
orltivated in the propagating gardens
ndor the supervision Of Mr.. George
q Brown, the landscape gardener of
tho nublic grounds When the old con-
ar,,o+ories on the west side of the
white House were removed to clear
Iho terrace so that it might be used
an onproach from the new executive
n9ice building they were carried in Sec
ions TO the propagating gardens south
- tho monument and used in the con-
otrrction Of five new houses. Four of
those are IS by 70 feet, and one to be
reod rs a rosehouse is 35 by 1870 feet.
Tbe total area of the new buildings is
onlv half that of the old conservatory,
nd consequently there is much crowd
,nr of the flowers. But the new SUI
norintendent of public buildings and |
Grounds hopes to have provision made
in tbe near future for new houses Of
sufficient size and with modern equip
ment.
EfTlgy of Famous Eagle.
The navy annex building, just west |
AZ the war department building on |
Pennsylvania avenue, is surmounted
br one of the most elaborate eagles to
no seen on any government flagstaff
# Is an effigy in copper and aluminium
NJ the famous baldheaded eagle, "Old |
Ahpo which the Eighth Wisconsin vol
nntpprs carried with them through the
civil war and for years maintained in
nrncely quarters at the capitol at Mad |
sOn.
The copper and aluminium eagle on |
the navy annex building measures
ninety-six inches from tip to tip of the
ontstretched wings. Its head and tail
feathers are white and shine in tho
sunlight like FURNISHED silver The big
bird is placed on the top of tall iron
flagstaff 142 feet 6 inches above the
street and is plainly visible from a
considerable distance Owing to its
niyotal arrangement it always faces
the wind and in that way is perfect
weather yane.
One Effect of the Fi1ibuster.
A farewell dinner to Uncle Joe"
Cannon was given on the Thursday
before the closing Of congress by the
members of the appropriations COM
mittee The festive occasion was en-
hyened by the appearance of every
Republican member in his working
clothes On the contrary, every Dem
ocratic member of the committee Bios
somed forth in full evening dress.
The explanation was found in the
house flibuster Of that evening, in
augurated by direction of the Demo-
cratic caucus. The late hour to which
the session was prolonged necessitated
the presence of every Republican right
up to the moment when the Cannon
dinner was scheduled to begin. There
fore no time remained for the Repub-
lean members Of appropriations to
change their raiment.
But the Democrats generally had
absented themselves purposely. Ac-
cOrdingly, appropriations Democrats
had ample time to appear in their love-
lest
The Old Navy and the New.
Admiral Taylor, chief of the bureau
Of navigation, says that the American
navy has grown to very respectable
proportions, even if it is not the largest
in the world.
Il remember" said the admiral in
making good his assertion, that one
day friend introduced me to Chi
cagO man. After commenting on the
fact that | was an officer of the gov
ernments sea fighting establishment
he said BY the way, where is the
American navy now? I told him, and
It did not take very long to do it, Ell
Their, Now If | were to attempt to an
sWer that question offhand | believe
that should make an awful botch of
It, The American navy is scattered
TO the four quarters Of the globe, and
1t would take me two hours to read
printed report detailing the location of
all the ships"
Historic BlockhOuse.
The delegates from the Pittsburg
chapter of the d. A. r. called on the
president the other day to present him
with a handsomely framed photograph
Of the historic blockhouse that was
built at Pittsburg in 1854 as defense
in Indian warfare. This old block
house is owned in trust by the Pitts
burg D. A. r., and they take the best
care of it. In addition to presenting
The Photograph the ladies desired to
invite the president to visit the block
mouse when he goes to Pittsburg
again They also presented him with
a history compiled BY them of Fort
fltt and Fort Duquesne. The presl-
ueht was delighted with the call of the
aules and assured them that they
were certainly carrying out the object
Vi their organization in preserving his
Ioflcal sites and objects, and he eX-
tended his congratulations.
Where's That Clothes1ine!
when John Wesley Gaines of Ten
neSSee made a pathetic plea in the
mousse for the rescue of the so called
MIS-, Hayes sideboard that was sold
aI the recent White House auction to
saloon keeper, the Republicans did
Not take him seriously, which isn't
strange for they never do. Uncle
Ioe Cannon rose to remark: