The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-12-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence

tilted that several seedlings of the Sc
quoias-ggantic trees that are found
only in California-will be sent to this
city to be planted in the public parks.
Experiments in recent years show that
these seedlings grow with rapidity i'll
different attitudes and climates and
that they soon become beautiful trees.
There are several examples of this in
various localities of California Ac
cordingly the interior department has
been encouraging a study of the trees
and the planting Of seedlings eXtcn
gively, and it was at the suggestion Of
Mr.. W. b. IAcker, chief of the patent
and miscellaneous division, that the
sending Of seedlings to this city was
decided upon.
Captain John OShea, q. S. A, who
has control of the SequOia National
park this season, has shipped by ex-
press thirteen small Sequoia gigantea
trees. which he secured in that govern
ment reservation, to Major Pitcher.
L, S. A., at Yellowstone park The
largest tree of the lot shipped is about
two feet in height.
sequotas For Yellowstone Park.
Captain O'Shea stated that it is the
intention of the government to propa
gate these trees in the Yellowstone
park If possible.
In speaking of the trees Captain
OShea stated that there are many
young sequoias springing up in our
national park, but that their growth is
retarded by the fact that they are Gov
cred with brush and the further fact
that every other variety of tree in the
forest makes war upon them.
4 most interesting sight, he says, is
the effect that fir trees and other varie-
ties Of tree growth have had on the
growth Of the sequoia. When the frs
or other trees have the start of the
seuuoa in height it is observed that
there are no branches on the side or the
sequoia next to the tree of the other
varieties, and their growth is retarded,
whereas if the sequoias are ahead il
the race and their heads are exposed
to the sun and air they rapidly crush
out the growth of their numerous enc
mics and are soon the mOnarchs of all
!
they survey.
Remarkable Cane.
The presidents vast collection or
gifts of all kinds was added to the
other day by the presentation Of q re-
markable cane. An old man from the
mountains Of Virginia, who did not
give his name, called at the door of the
presidents office and left the cane with
Major Loeffier for presentation to the
president The stick was deliberately
carved with the names of all the bat
ties Of the civil war, the names OF All
! the principal commanders and the
dates of their death if they were killed
, in battle.
| Counting Queer Money.
About once every two or three years
the secretary Of the treasury receives
from the chief of the secret service a
notice that he has in his possession,
high UP in the attic of the treasury
building, an accumulation OF counter
felt money, so much, In fact that there
is no longer room in which to store
any more of it, whereupon the secre-
tary appoints II committee or three
from among the clerks i'll the cash
room. who count the counterfeit bills
and coin and take an inventory of AZ
articles seized by the secret service
agency.
When this is done the secretary Is
sues an order which sends the coin to
the ASSAY office where all the silver
4nI h n
mass. run into ingots and sold, while
the rest of the stuff, including the base
metal such as dies, stamps. etc, is
taken either to the navy yard or to Il
foundry and there destroyed in the
presence of secret service officers. who
make affidavit of the destruction TO the
secretary. The last destruction of con-
traband money occurred in 1902
Confiscated Outfits.
The material contiscated includes i'll
addition to counterfeit notes coins,
postage and revenue stamps, valuable
| and costly type, by means Of which
/ counterfeiters print the Latin numer
I ais Oh queer notes; inks, paints
acids, Photographic apparatus, dies
molds, stamps and a host Of Other
| things used in counterfeiting. At the
= last count the amount of counterfeit
: coin reached total of S31, 900, while
the queer" notes ran over S1OO,Ooc
From this sum of counterfeit dollar'
the assay Office melted out $500 "ortl
OF silver ingots.
Some Noted Commercials
: Among the notes were some mad'
/ years ago by Rrockway, the king Q
counterfeiters, as we'll as the famou
two dollar notes bearing the bust o
II General Hancock and known TO tn
n secret service as Hancock 2s.' Thes
~ counterfeit notes were made by John