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The Zoo Sundial.

THERE is an inanimate object in the
National Zoo that attracts as much
attention as many of the live exhibits. 1t
is sundial.
On the green hill few yards from the
green 1agpole and a few yards east
ward of the outdoor cages of the lions
and the tigers are cement benches and
the familiar green-slatted benches These
benches face the circular cement walk
before the heavy, close-barred cages of
the cats. Many thousands of people stroll
or rest there, especially Sunday. Wooden
benches are scattered or grouped on the
ample planes, oaks and naples, and
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whose children are living, and it was
finally bought by the government.
When one reads now that Potomac fish
ermen make water hauls it is curious to
read the following. written by the Duke
de la Observation-Disclosures in 1887:
This is at present the season when
shoals Of herring appear on the coasts of
America and in the rivers communicate
ing with the sea- | have constantly seen
at every creek (along the Potomac)
number of people employed in fishing for
them with long nets. which they drag
for while and then draw the extrem-
tiles together. There is seldom draught
at which they do not take thousands. The
greater part Of them are instantly cured.
There is an immense consumption in
every part of America of this species Of
food. Fresh herrings sell here for 81
thousand. Sturgeon is also very plentiful
in the rivers of this country, but do not
think it is as good as the sturgeon in Eu-
rope. Alexandria is beyond all compare
son the handsomest town i'm Virginia.
and. indeed. is among the finest of the
United States.
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company of sharpshooters was sent out,
and it returned with the news that the
woods were swarmng with Confederates.
The firing continued at intervals until
about o'clock in the afternoon, when
there was d terrific conflict around Round
Top. which rolled on toward the Peach
Orchard. The artillery fire was appall-
ing, but this was only the prelude to
more desperate work. Gen. Longstreet,
one of the greatest generals of the Con-
federacy, was moving his men down to
strike the extreme Union left blow and
if possible crush It, The men in gray
came on until it was thought that Little
Round Top would fall into their hands.
but the arrival of Sykes Corps saved the
day for the Union forces at this partic-
ular point.
1t was in the defense of Little Round
Top that the youthful Patrick O'ROrke
was killed. This brave young man,
who but two years before had left
West Point, was noted for his daring,
and when the Confederates were near
ing the top of the hill ORorke had no
time to form, SO calling his men he
charged with his regiment down the
opposite hill. Only an hour before he
had spoken to his regiment on the inn
fnenSe issues 1nNOlVeQ In the struggle
Il call on the file closers,'' he said, ito
do their duty, and if there is man
this day base enough to leave his COM
pany let him die in his tracks-shoot
him down like a dog" The speech
was delivered in dramatic style. A few
hours later O'Rorke was dead. He had
been killed instantly. His widow, whom
he married only a year before, was so
griefstricken that she entered a con-
vent, dying few years later.
Gen. Weed was shot while on the
summit of Little Round Top. Believ-
ing that he was about to die, he was
giving Lieut.. HaZlett his final message
when the bullet of Confederate sharp
shooter sank into HaZlett's brain and
he fell across the body of his dying
friend. Gen. Weed was carried to the
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street, opposite Farragut Square, between
X and I streets. look at big red brick
house with brownstone trimmings on
the west side of the street.-the. 9l2. At
the norti, side of the front is the en-
trance and on the south side is bay
window. The foundation and the steps
and porch are of broWnstone
In the angles formed by the bay win
dow with the face of the front wall
two small fir trees are growing. one on
each side of the window. A triangular
box has been fitted to the bay win
dow and the wall at a height above
the lawn of about three feet. In each OF
these boxes a fir tree grows. their tips
now brilliantly green with the new
growth of vernal verdure. The little
trees arc about two feet tall. Planting
trees in the wall of ones house IS
economy of garden space. and in the
instance here related the effect is pleas
ing.
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geon, who told the story few days after
the fight. He vas pushing his way
through crowd Of idle specta tors when
one o. the wounded men called to him.
Are you a Confederate: he inquired
i'm feeble voice.
Yes. What can do for you?" asked
the surgeon. going to his side. The man
caught hold OF the surgeons arm and
said. patheticaliy, What do you think.
doctor, 7 am wounded and dying in the
defense of my country and these people
are trying to make me take the oath of
allegiance to their.
There was something go intensely loyal
in the mans voice and manner that the
crowd moved away in silence and the
surgeon vas so owe rcome that he dared
not speak lest he should burst into tears.
So he merely lressed the hand of the
loyal southerner upon whose brow the
death shadows were fast gathering.
Out in a barn which had been turned
into hospital the nurse was going his
rounds when he came upon a young
soldier from the north who had aided
In repulsing the Tigers, but one of their
bullets had given him a mortal wound.
HIe was manly young fellow and one
who only few hours before had been
fighting for his country with all the
patriotism and v:gor of youth, but now
the strong arms We're listless and the
dark hair was matted with blood. The
nurse bent over him and at first sight
thought him dead. but the white lips
moved and he whispered:
Now I lay me down to sleep
pray the Lord my soul 10 keep.
IL I should die before wake
! pray the Lord my soul TO take:
And this ask for Jesus sake.
Then he opened his eyes. my mother
taught me that when I was a little boy,
and l have said it every night since l
can remember. Before the morning
dawns I believe the Lord will take my
soul for Jesus sake, and before l die
would like to send her message" The
nurse knelt on one knee beside the inn
provised bed and wrote a letter at the
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A Wall Box Garden.

THE window box garden has come
into some degree Of popularity in
Washington, and seems each year TO
be gaining in popular favor A good
many arguments could be presented in
it's behalf. 1t is not a window box
garden, however. with which this para
graph deals. This brief sketch will tell
of two box gardens that grow in the
angles of wall clear of the ground.
When you are passing along lIth
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hands of a Confederate. This was dis
covered by Lieut. Brockway. who seized
a stone and felled him to the ground, and
the next instant the Confederate was shot
by his own musket. The Confederates by
this time outnumbered the Union SOL
diers and the widest fighting followed.
Death on our own state soil rather than
give the enemy our guns.'' cried the
Pennsylvanians. Just at that moment
Carroll's Brigade came to the rescue. and
the Tigers retreated-these men of Early's
Division who boasted that they had never
before been repulsed in charge. They
retired with barely six hundred men and
We're never known afterward as an or
ganiZaton.
The intense loyalty Of these men to
the southern cause was shown in an
incident related by a Confederate sur
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Jackson Statue Guns.

WITHIN the circular fence which Cir
dies the green mound on which the
jackson monument stands in Lafayette
Square are four old field guns pointing
outward from the corners of the white
stone pedestal. They are slightly de-
pressed.
The guns are bronze Misunderstanding
smoothbores, with caliber of about two
inches. They are crusted with the gray
green which comes to cannon with age
and lends charm to antique ordnance.
The carriages have been freshly painted.
the wood gray and the iron parts black
The carriages are well preserved. 1t
seems impossible that they can be the
original carriages of these guns The
Rambler does not know. The wheels
have wooden hubs as big as beer kegs,
with fourteen spokes and seven felloes.
The lynch pin through the spindle is of
a pattern that was superseded several
years ago by the new artillery hub-cap
fastening. The elevating screws. square
wooden axles, square timber trails. the
brackets for trail handspke, the sings
tor hammer STATS and the trunniOn seats
and fastenings seem to mark these gun
carriages of the civil war type of field
artillery.
Two of the guns, those at the south
east and the northwest corners of the
pedestal. have the ornamented handles
that were common in seventeenth and
eighteenth century French and Spanish
ships guns and fortress artillery. The
guns at the southwest and northeast an
giles of the monument are without these
handles. The guns with handles are
chased on the barrel between the trun-
MONS and the breech. On the southwest
gun you can make out that its barrel
bears an inscription, but the iron fence
Will discourage d close examination.
The Rambler asked Col. Spencer
Cosby, Engineer Corps, United States
Army. officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds in the District of
Columbia, about these guns. Col. Cosby
said:
Nine years ago this Office made an
effort to ascertain the history of the
four cannon located at the base of the
Jackson statue in Lafayette Square, but
was unable to learn anything definite
either from our own records or from
those of the War Department
Col Crosby caused to be made the fol-
lowing copy of the inscription on the
southwest gun:
Surrendered
Gen. Jackson
With the Fortress San Carlos De Bar
Pensacola
May II, 1878.
a steady hre from the forts was overcome
in one day by the skill and gaantry of
James Gadsden and Richard X Call aids: Col.
George Gibson, O. r.: Maj. George p Peters
Capt. Young. Lieuts. Sands, Scallon Spencer and
Minton. L. 5. Artillery; Capt. McKeever IT, =.
Navy, and the brave soldiers under their com
mand.
1t is not known whether the facts
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He morning of July
1863. da wned
bright and clear.
and the opposing
forces were prepar-
ing and maneuver-
ing for positions of
vantage to resume
the terrible con-
fiict. Meade had
perhaps made the
best use of the de-
lay b e t W e IN the
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MAI. GEN. W. $. HANCOCK, U. s.

MAI. GEN. W. S. HANCOCK, U. $. A..
Bushman farmhouse, nearby, which had
been turned into a hospital. He knew
that he could live only a few minutes
longer. and when Lieut.. William H.
Crennell came to his side he asked that
the ring he wore be taken from his
finger and sent with his pocletbook con-
tanning private letters to the young lady
to whom he was engaged to be married
the daughter Of the late Simon Cam
eron of Pennsylvania, who for time
was Secretary of War in Lincoln's cabi
net.
The greatest bravery was displayed by
both armies and there were several hand
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THE Defense Of Little
L Round Top-Death of
Gen. Weed, Who Was Shot
While on the Summit of
Little Round Top-The Fight
of the Louisiana Tigers-Pa-
thetic Hospital Scenes-The
Great Bravery of Both
Armies-Hand-tc-lland Con-
flicts.
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lPygnny
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON. June q 1918.
~APT. CECIL G. RAWLINGS, the ex-
plorer. has recently given English
scientists some interesting accounts
of new tribe of pygmies, found by his
expedition in Southwest, Dutch New
Guinea.
These little people. known as the
Tapiros, average feet Ss4 inches in
height. They were found living in the
low-lying hills of the kapare river. On
the approach of the white men they ran
away, but the expedition succeeded In
capturing three whose curiosity brought
them near camp. At first they were
greatly frightened. but kindness Won
them over, and few months later the
explorers were enabled to establish
trading relations with the tribe and
were allowed to visit and stay in their
village of Wombirmi. This village IS
hidden away in the forest high up the
mountain side and was only found after
many fruitless attempts. While no open
hostility was shown to the whites, they
were not exactly received with open
arms. OF the women and children they
saw nothing, but their shrill cries could
he heard as they fled up the mountain
side on the approach of stranger.
In describing the men, Capt. RaWllng
saws that, taken as a whole. they are
well made and wiry, while their color
is a dark chocolate. The hair. usually
black, but sometimes with touch of
brown or even red, is worn short. Many
grow bea rds. the older men dyeing theirs
red Like all native tribes they wear
necklets of animal bones and other small
possessions. Their only clothing con-
sists of a covering around the loins.
Their houses and surroundings" says
Capt. Rawlings. ARE considerably in ad-
vance of those Of their large-framed
brethren of the plains. To the list Of
Negritos, which, with the Negrillos. are
the known tribes of pygmies inhabiting
the earth. must now be added the newly
d 'scovered tribe of Tapiros. who, so IA.
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r you will look
out of the win
dow of "A high
building and be-
gin a count of
the f1agpoles that
point u p W a r d
from the tops of
private as we'll as
y o V G + N nj e n I
buildings YOU will
probably be i'm
pressed by the
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The battle for the day ended with the
Confederates in possession of Cups Hill
and it was held by them throughout the
night. On the left Sckles had been
pressed slowly back to the position he
had occupied i'm the morning and his lines
were still i'm good order. but many of his
brave men had gone to the Great Beyond
The situation had not greatly changed
except that each army had lost about
ten thousand men The field after the
battle was sickening. according to the
story of surgeon who was one of the
first sent out Turn where l would he
said, my eyes rested upon human bodies.
Many of them were turning purple, and
already there was a stencil. Many had
been killed in the act of firing. In one
part of the field l found Maj Light. the
assistant adjutant general on Ewells
staff His horse also had been killed and
was lying beside him. ! turned my at
tention from the dead 10 the wounded.
One of the first | found was a Confeder-
ate-a mere boy. He was beyond human
aid and feebly asked for water. One Of
my men raised him gently and put the
canteen to his lips. is there anything
more we can do?' l asked. Yes he said.
a message I hastily pulled out a piece
Of paper and pencil. He gave me the ad-
dress of his mother. Tell her. he whis
pered. how I died-she knows how 7
lived few minutes later he had passed
away. I wrote to the boys mother and
afterward learned that he was her only
child
Several councils of war were held dur
ing the night by the officers, but the
greater number of the men slept, for they
knew that the first gray dawn of the
morning meant the renewal of this awful
struggle of brother against brother.
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Archery in Washington.

THERE is considerable animation OH
! the archery range in the grounds of
the National Museum. On certain even
ings the archers are there, and If not. you
can identify the range by the old piano
box which rests under big beech tree
north of the old National Museum build
ing.
An old and enthusiastic archer told the
Rambler that, though the art of bending
bows and sending arrows in graceful
as in the days of Robin Hood and Alan
a-Dale. or of Agincourt, Crecy or Poi
tiers, vet there is a good deal of interest
in it, and what is encouraging, the num-
Der of interested persons is increasing.
All sports. he said, have their ups and
downs and while archery mas had it's
share of the downs indications now favor
for it period of the ups.
Archery was practlced In the American
colonies, not alone by the indians, but as
an elegant accomplishment. There was
an archery club organized IN Philadelphia
in 1928 called the United Bowmen Club,
and which prospered until about the time
of the opening of the civil war. In 1879
was organized the National Archery As
ISOLATION of the United States. 1t has
held annual meets ever since 1t came into
being and there is an annual increase in
the number of clubs and in the member
ship of those clubs.
The Washington archery range is of
level greensward. The only tree close to
the flight of arrows is that under which
the archers rest and from near which
they shoot Ranges are one hundred,
eighty and sixty yards. but shorter
ranges. of course, may be had and used
for the convenience of bowmen and usu-
ally bowwomen not yet become adept.
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another circle one reads: "Horas Non
Numero Nisi Serenas." The hour circle
contains big slanting Roman numerals
In rather an inconspicuous part OF the
top is this: wv Watson & Son. Sl3 High
Holborn, London
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stated in this inscription apply to the
other three guns as well.
1t may be that some of the old timers
in Washington or some particular stu
dent of history has come across and
preserved some information about these
old graygreen guns.
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Old Potomac Fisheries.

y IRD conservation appears to take up
much larger share of the pubiic's
attention than the matter of the con-
servation of fish. The bird appeals to
more persons than does the fish. 1t may
factor than the fish in that the crops de-
pend on him and on her for protection
against insects. But the fish ought not
to be neglected. OF course, he is not be-
ing neglected in the government sense,
but he does not get as much of the sun
light of publicity or any other kind OF
sunlight as the bird.
The bureau of fisheries has reported
that this season has been practically a
barren one in the Chesapeake basin. The
catch in the Potomac river has been the
smallest one in many years, perhaps ever
1t has been announced in the press that
at Ferry landing, one of the biggest fish
cries of the Potomac, and where is OPP
Grated the largest seine. LOO fathoms
long operations were discontinued in
mid-seasOn because of scarcity of fish. In
other years 10000 herring have been
taken in a single seine haul at this place.
The largest haul this season was 5000
herring and 100 shad, while in many
haLls few hundred herring and five Or
ten shad would be taken.
In recent years Chesapeake fishermen
have been converting millions of herring
into fertilizer, for the reason that they
could make more money selling shoals of
this fish to fertilizer factories at about
81 thousand than in smoking them or
packing them down in brine. So many
men are demanding porterhouse stea
that there is very light demand for
salt herring.
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as their stature is concerned. take rank
next above the kongo pygmies.
Nearly five miles of merchant shipping.
composed of all kinds of vessels, from
great transatlantic liners to the little tugs
which nose them into their ber;hs. will
greet King George and Queen Mary when
the royal couple pay their state visit to
the city and port Of Liverpool July II.
Since his accession to the throne the
king has visited practically every part of
the United Kingdom, taking as he does
keen interest in the great industries OF
his country He has been down coal
mines and through the great steel and
iron works and other factories that bring
prosperity 10 England. His next visit is
to Lancashire, from which county he de-
rives his title of Duke of Lancaster. and
where he owns great estates. 1t ID TO IN
spect the cotton mills factories and COM
merce of EnsiaHd's most populous cOun-
ty however thar he intends to spend a
week there in July.
Liverpool, the capital of Lancashire
and the most important shipping port,
will be the center of the festivities in con-
nection with the kings visit. The mer-
chant ships. forming a great fleet. the
center Of which will be the Mauritania,
will be drawn up in the Mersey, and the
king. on the Mersey harbor boards yacht
Galatea, will review them as he does his
feet of warships at Spithead. All the
great lines are endeavoring to have their
best ships in port on the day Of the re-
view, and the fleet will represent in value
something like $1O0OO0,OOo
Sir Edward Carson, the leader Of the
Ulster unionists, has again taken up the
fight, from which he withdrew recently on
account Of the illness and death OF his
wife. He opened his summer campaign
in Belfast by declaring again that Ulster
would fight" rather than submit to home
rule, and by urging his compatriots to
drill for the day that they might have to
battle for their right to remain within
the union
There is no man better able to instill
into his followers than Sir
Edward Carson. An Ulsteritel through
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vate fags-a flag or set of colors adopted
by commercial house, fraternity a
society.
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number. The idea of the builder of a
Washington business structure seems
10 be that the building is not complete
without tall faSpole on which at
certain times old Glory can be run up
On some of the more notable private
buildings flag is kept flying all the
lime. night and day. and when whipped
INTO ribbons by the winds is replaced
On many private buildings the flag is
1auled down in the evening: on many
buildings the flag is run up only on
occasions oil celebration. on few
buildings which are Surmounted by
FagpoIes a flag never appears and
the inference is that a flag is not
among the accessories of that building.
A man who has an intimate
knowledge OF such things told the
Rambler that he had computed that
there are five hundred fagpoles above
the roofs of Washington city. a num-
ter OF private and public buildings
support more than one pole. The
rapitol has four permanent staffs, one
On the Senate side, one on the roof of
the House. one at the west front and
War and Navy building are three
ocIes one for each of the DEPARTING nj S
uuartered in that crowded structure.
On the Post Office Department are two
ooIes one on the east and the other
On the west tower. Some of the big
new office buildings carry more than
one fiagpole. On the Colorado build
M are three. Even some of the older
buildings are not content with one. ON
the Ebbitt House are four.
A tall pole is fifty feet. a few in
the city rise d little above this height
The Stars fagpole Is ffty-fve feet
nigh The average cost of one of these
poles. including the installation of il
is 5000.
In the grounds of the naval and mil
tary establishments IN and around
Washington the masts rise $50 feet
but they are in two or three sections
Some of these tall government masts
are of wood and others are of steel
The fiagpole on top OF the White
House is iron-apparently of iror
piping bound together like a bundle OF
rods. the central pipe projecting to q
considerable height abCS'e the others.
4 number of private establishment
have permanent faspoles projecting out
ward with an inclination from an uppe
window a balcony or the top of port
co, and on fete occasions the number %
these stats is greatly multiplied.
Not ali the fiagstaffs of Washington
carry the national colors. Many fly pr