The broad ax., 1907-07-20
Relics For Trinketa.


Think Of girl so loyal to the naval
officer she admires that she wears
steel bracelet wrought out OF a section
af the metal used in the ship on which
he went on getting his commission
Such bracelets are worn by certain
Washington girls. So are belt buckles
Of brass made In the shape OF guns,
anchors or shields Of army or navy.
Women show a fondness for adorn-
ment made OF historic relics. The sec
retaries Of war and OF the navy are
besought frequently for permission to
appropriate bits of shells or Of bulls Of
Spanish vessels destroyed at Santiago,
sections of which are on view in the
departments. Mr.. Metcalf contem-
plates removing the cards from these
relics In order to avoid the need Of
saying mo" to pretty. pleading maid
ems who would so much appreciate
part Of a scabbard or a Jewel from a
historic sword.
A Gaudy Banner.
In celebrating what is regarded as a
new era in the life OF the international
bureau Of American republics incident
TO the opening Of proposals for PAN
American temple there was displayed
on the bureau building at the corner
Of Pennsylvania avenue and Jackson
place n few days ago for the first time
the newly adopted banner or burgee Of
the pan-American bureau. 1t Is quite
q striking object and attracted general
attention. 1t is made Of bunting eight
cen feet long and eight feet across the
base. 1t represents the twenty-one
countries associated IN the bureau and
contains all the colors In the different
flags OF the twenty-one countries. Run
ming through the center In large letters
are the initials Of AZ B. Of A. R" At
the top are small sections OF blue and
red, and at the bottom are yellow and
green sections. IL Is almost q perma-
nent rainbow.
Publishing the White House.
The annual cleaning Of the White
House Is under way. A large force Of
painters is now at work on the struc-
ture, and pretty much all of the four
mOulub 10 dOoCA| VIII &c
utilized In renovating and cleaning the
exterior Of the old building.
As the first step toward q coat Of
new white paint portion Of the walls
are being scraped and burned to re-
move the loose pigment and blisters,
many Of which have been found on
various portions Of the building.
The walls Of the White House were
not painted last year. The experiment
OF washing with a highly recommend
ed preparation was made. This was
unsuccessful, as the wash seems &c
have cracked the paint and left the
walls in bad shape generally wherever
It was applied
Traffic In Rock Creek Park.
According to the report submitted to
the commissioners by the assistant en-
gineer Of Rock Greek park, the number
Of vehicles and pedestrians that passed
Pierce mill into Rock Greek park on q
recent Sunday between 1 o'clock a. m.
and g D. m. Is as follows: Automobiles,
494; two horse vehicles, 266; one horse
vehicles, 1,231: horseback riders, $50;
bicycles, 123; pedestrians. 1.467; num-
Der Of vehicles. 1901; total. 3,761
Profit In Fractions Gene.
Stamped envelopes Will hereafter Be
sold by the postofnce department 10
the postmasters at an advance Of 4
cents per thousand over the old price.
The price win not Be raised to retail
purchasers, and the additional $4,000
q year that the department win receive
win b derived from the fractional
amounts received from the sale Of en-
velopes and which the poStmaSters
have herStOfors been permitted to ~
tain CARL S0HoFIELD.