The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-09

size or weight TO be In itself menace
TO navigation.
This IL the season for the distribu
ton Of free vegetable and flower seeds
by members Of congress. Every mem
packages for distribution among hi,
constituents. There In a belief gen
orally throughout the country that
members Of congress who represent
crowded city districts have no use for
these seeds and this belief was well
based n few years ago. but matters
have changed completely.
Gardens In the cities.
within the last three or four year,
the social settlement workers In the
great cities have been instructing the
tenement dwellers IN the value of MAX
ing their little crowded homes a. at
tractive a. possible. Health and
morals are improved BY pleasant sur
roundings according 20 the view Of
the Socialists. The result has been
that IN thousands Of the tenements Of
New York City. Chicago and other bic
cities there are indoor gardens In win
ter and outdoor gardens In summer.
II 10 true that these gardens ars
limited In size. but on hundreds OF
back porches and on the window
lodges OF the tenement districts Of
New York green boxes appear In the
spring and summer season and each
boz contains growing geraniums. pan
sizes and other flowers. Some Of the
tenement dwellers manage to raise
vegetables on the roofs and on the
back porches.
Each senator and representative IL
allowed a certain number OF govern
ment publications free for distribution
among his constituents. II happens
that occasionally there is a great de-
mand from one district for a certain
publication. a demand which exhausts
quickly the supply Of the member rep
resenting the district. Then comes a
series Of exchanges. the member who
wants publications exchanging garden
seeds for them with some other mem
Der who prefers seeds to the printed
matter. This sort OF bartering goes
on constantly and by carrying II on
tudiciously. each member is able to
meet the particular requirements OF
his district
Famous Names bt West Point.
The next class which enters the
United States Military academy will
be the largest in the history OF the
according TO the war de-
partment reports. In June there will
enter the cadet camp ms "plebes,"
which ia the West Point name for
one hundred and fifty young
men. representing every state and ter
ritory in the union.
Among the candidates Ia q boy nam
ed Robert L. Lee. There have been
several Lees. all belonging TO the
same family. in attendance ct West
Point since the day Of the first Rob
ert Z. Lee. who afterward became tho
chief general Of the Confederate army.
The boy who will enter the govern
ment school in June is. however. the
FIRST Robert Il. Lee to become a ca
Diet since the great soldier OF that
name reported at West Point eighty
six years ago. Robert Z. Lee grad
ated at the head Of his class.
"stonewairs Grandson q Cadet.
The grandson Of Thomas J. ("Stone-
wall") jackson IL now n cadet at
West Point His mother was daugh-
ter OF the Confederate commander.
The boys name Is Thomas Jonathan
Jackson Christian. He was appointed
to the military academy by Presi-
dent Roosevelt who In appointing him
wrote letter to the widow Of stone
wall" Jackson saying that he was
proud OF the opportunity TO appoint
her grandson and the grandson OF the
great Confederate soldier to a cadet
ship at the United States military
Elliott Woods is the superintend-
ent OF the capitol. To Mr.. Woods
falls the duty Of making such changes
as are necessary In the great nation
al legislative halls. He is responsible
for the lighting. the ventilation. the
Of pictures and for the com
fort and convenience of senators and
members and In fact for everything
which pertains 70 the great structure
on the hill.
Just at present the superintendent
ia introducing uniform lighting FIX
lures. In most Of the rooms OF SEN
ators and representatives In the cap
itol proper. the once buildings being
there were Installed
years ago brass fixtures for lighting
purposes. They never have been sat
isfactory and they have been regard
ed by persons with an artistic sense
as being extremely ugly. In some
cases silver and crystal chandeliers al
ready have been installed.
Beautiful Chandeliers In Capitol.
II may seem to some people that
silver and crystal are not as appealing
as are brass antiques. but there are
in the capitol some crystal
which are nothing less
than superb. For many years these
great lighting fixtures hung from the
ceilings OF the rooms In the White
House where their beauty attracted
the attention OF every visitor. For