Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30

This office" remarked Col. Bromwell.
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds "is frequently In receipt of re-
quests for the loan of plants from the pub
lie gardens for the use of churches. fairs,
festivals, &C. and requests are often made
for towering and decorative plants for pri-
waite purposes.
"All such requests have to be declined. as
either the loan or gift of any plants would
he invioation of the following extract from
the act of Congress- approved June 90.
1873:
Provided. That hereafter only such
trees. shrubs and plants shall be propagat-
ed at the greenhouses and nursery as are
suitable for planting in the public reserva-
tions. to which purposes only the said pro-
auctions of the greenhouses and nursery
shall be applied
In addition to the plants (nearly 1000
Oo0) propagated at these gardens for the
reservations under the charge of this office
there were also propagated over 5000
pants for other departments of the gov
errment. After those were supplied the
surplus remaining, about $4,000, were dis
tributed to hospitals government offices
and to whoever asked for them
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The auxiliary cruiser Buffalo," remark
ed old naval officer the other day,
holds the cruising record in the navy for
the past few years. Since going into COM
mission in April. 1900, the Buffalo has
steamed about 175,OO0 miles making five
trips to the Philippines from New York,
two cruises to Europe, one to South Amer
lea. several to the West Indies and finally
ercircling the world from Norfolk to San
Francisco. and~to top 1t all she is about
starting back from San Francisco to Nor
folk by way of the Philippines and the
SueZ canal. Up to this time the only part
OF her machinery to give out are her boilers
The Buffalo is steel schooner and was
built in 1892 by the Newport News Ship
building Company. She has displacement
Of 5000 tons. and maintains an average
speed of nearly fifteen knots. She is en-
pleyed in training landsmen for naval
service"
X
Getting out OF patience because the bailiffs
III one of the local courts were unable to
keep order one morning recently, the judge
after rapplng on his desk, announced Sc
vereiy, I'VE have got to have quiet in this
court room. and the bailiffs must keep it.
i have sent several persons to Jail this
morning and l haven't heard a word of
testimony
After quiet restored an attorney who
was defending the prisoner on trial asked
q witness who was on the stand "When
George was running was Charles pursuing
him."
No. sir the witness promptly replied,
George was running, too"
x X X
well known business man of this city
few days ago received the following COM
munication. signed by firm of lawyers
Enclosed you will find New York draft
for SO.
"A peculiar whim has seized the senior
member of this firm. who upon the compile
ton of large detail determined to send
the above amount to every one In Wash
ingtOn whose initials are the same as his.
"A careful and somewhat tedious search
of the Washington directory reveals seven
names showing these initials; to wit, S.
Z. Y.
This draft is sent on condition that it be
used toward defraying your expenses at the
st Louis exposition.
IF you are unable to use it for this pur-
pose. please return it."
Accompanying tho letter was a New York
draft drawn by local national bank. The
recipient. though very much surprised. ac-
cepted the draft, which proved to be gen.
uiue.
X y
II have just returned from a trip
through the south in search of old pewter
vessels" said New York travelling man
to a Star reporter.
Pewter is high in favor again. The an