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stain the clothes yellow while one Is
passing through a field. 1t is so eX-
tremely light that it is almost impos-
sible to collect any amount of it.
The president of the Hay Fever Pre-
vention Association explains that lab
oratoyy investigators have isolated
large number of plants whose pollen
will produce the characteristic reaction
of hay fever. but from the standpoint
of the practical sanitarian. one must
give special attention, he says. to those
pollens that are naturally found in the
atmosphere in sufficient abundance to
produce Nhe symptoms of hay fever.
accused of being responsible for 30 per
cent of all cases of hay fever The
committee on original research of the
American Hay Fever Prevention Asso-
citation has demonstrated the fact,
however. that the goldenrod belongs to
a group which causes only Is per cent
of the cases that do not owe their
origin to the ragweed.
The goldenrod is not given an alto
gether clean bill of health. 1t is MAIN
tanned that one of the various reasons
why the goldenrod is not responsible
for a large number of cases is that its
pollen is not wind-blown, but is heavy
and tenacious. so that the majority of
patients are affected only in the event
that the nostrils are placed in close
proximity to the flower. The pollen of
the ragweed, however. is easily de-
tached in clouds, and is distributed by
the wind over a large territory. Be
sides, the usual attacks of fall hay
fever are coincident with the pollina-
ton of the ragweed, while the golden
rod frequently blooms for weeks after
the attacks have subsidized.
There are two principal species OF
ragweed That which is most common
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that way the gifts were saved and
through the generosity of William H.
Vanderbilt and the Grant family came
to the destination he had always in
tended. the museum in the capital.
The mementos of Gen. Sherman are
appropriately placed near those of his
brother in arms. A splendid sword, its
hilt adorned with the initials ''W. T. S.
in diamonds, the rich blade Enclosed in
golden scabbard, is the most con-
spicuous object. How plain, unosten-
tatious Uncle Billy" would have en-
joyed wearing a thing like that when
making his weary marches and his
carefully planned turning movements
But it was gift of Congress, after the
war, so he never had chance to stain
the polished blade.
Other presentation swords, almost
equally splendid, are there, but the
veteran will look for the old service
blade, which he occasionally wore dur
ing the campaigns. Neatly folded lies
the gray uniform which he wore as
cadet at the Military Academy, and the
shake and uniform of young Lieut..
silk sash which Mai. Gen. Sherman
used when for some insuperable rea-
son he had to wear a uniform.
Upon some old clothes near plain
shoulder straps and brilliant epaulettes
rests Sherman's battered old black
SLOUGH hat. with a faded cord, and near
it lies one similar in design, but in
better condition, and on it's front are
letters such as adorn the black felt hat
of the veteran-"G. A. r.
Near the relics of old leaders are
mementos of a later soldier. Gen. Fred
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~ ILBERT VAN ZANDT, one of the
II q youngest-if not the youngest
soldiers of the civil war. was
born in Port William. Clinton county.
Ohio, December 90, 1851, which will
make him at his next birthday sixty
four years of age. In the spring of
1862 there came to Port William a
Lieut. Ellwood, in command of squad
of soldiers with a government wagon
drawn by mules. They were on a re-
cruiting expedition, and that night,
in the old brick schoolhouse. held
soldiers meeting. Wanting some mar
tial music, Gilbert, who had some little
knowledge of drumming gained by
practicing on old tin pans or whatever
else would make noise until he had
procured a real drum. was employed as
drummer, n fellow-townsman playing
the fife For this service he was given
a ffty-cent piece by the lieutenant,
which he carried through the war, and
which was afterward stolen. together
with three silver quarters given him by
his mother.
From that time on until the forma-
ton of his company he was out recruit
ing He enlisted August 6. 1862. in
Company d, 10Th Ohio Volunteer 1nfan-
try, drawing pay from that date. and
was mustered out in Washington June
3, 1865, his discharge calling for SOL
der thirteen years old and four feet
high At the commencement of the At
lanta campaign he was detailed as
dispatch carrier on the staff of Gen W.
T Ward. who commanded the I'D Dlvl-
sion of the Goth Army Corps. From At
Ianta to the sea and up through the
Carolinas, ended with the grand re-
view at Washington. May -. 1860. He
was in every battle in which his dlvl-
sion was engaged, among ITEM being
Resacca Dallas. Burnt Hickory. Ezra
Church, Kenesaw mountain. Peach Tree
creek Atlanta. Savannah, AVerys-
borough and Bentonville. While on the
march through Georgia he came into
possession of a pony which he rode
part of the time, having at the same
time a small horse given him by Gen.
Ward The pony he wanted to keep at
the close of the war. but as all con-
fiscated property belonged to the gov
eminent it appeared that he would be
compelled to surrender it, which he did
not want to do. So he went to see
President johnson about 1t.
After the boy stated the nature OF
his business, the President asked him
which he would prefer, commission
or the pony. The boy said the pony.
which was given him, with transporta-
ton for it to his home in Ohio. During
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Ragw@@d Is Charged With Causing Hay Fever

is an annual with leaves much cut and
thin opposite and alternate. 1t has
spikes of green flowers at the ends of
the branches. The pistillate, or fertile
flowers, are at the intersection of the
branches with the stalks 1t resembles
ever. bears small, insignificant white
flowers.
Around Washington this form of rag
weed is exceedingly common, being
especially prevalent in neglected fields.
yards and roadsides. 1t is usually found
in fields where crop of wheat. rye or
oats has been harvested in early sum-
mer and afterward neglected, and il
grows from one to five feet high.
Another variety of ragweed is that
which is called great ragweed, or some
times giant ragWeed. Botanists call ii
trifida, account of its large three
lobed leaves. 1t is the tallest member
of the composite group. and frequently
grows to height of twelve feet. 1t
has stout stem with frostlike pith
The insignificant greenish flowers, which
are Staminate, form terminal pointed
cluster. The pistillate flowers. like the
NORWOOD variety, are near the stalk
1t is common in moist soil and in the
lowlands near the coast.
Ragweed pollen is so light that the
wind carries it. 1t is proved. according
to the hay fever students. that instead
of the pollen of the raGweed being
used directly for fertilization through
the agency of insects, is the case
with most plants. nature has created
an immense amount of pollen, so that
it can be carried by the wind to the
distant pistillate flowers. The pollen is
so abundant that if the ragweed is
struck during the active stage, the pol
len will come off SO freely that IL Is
called smoking" by many farmers.
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the conversation the President told
Gilbert he was going to send him to
West Point. At the time of his en-
listment twenty others from the little
town enlisted. among them being the
boys father. who was made a sergeant.
Besides his father. he had six uncles
in the Union army, four on his fathers
side and two on his mothers side, one
of his mothers brothers being nine
months in Libby prison. A younger
brother was a soldier in the Spanish
American war and also served in the
Philippine Islands, where he died, his
body being brought back to his own
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D. Grant. The uniform which Cadet
Grant wore differs but little from that
worn by Cadet Sherman, but that there
is a marked difference between the uni
forms which the two generals wore
the veterans of the Spanish American
war will be quick to detect.
Nearby in a case are some things
which will bring to the minds of the
ca valrymen of Gettysburg, and later of
the campaigns in Virginia, the bril-
liant cavalry officer, Gen. Fitzpatrick.
His bust, not necessary to touch r,col-
lection, is there. The visitor can hook
at the cadet uniform, a dress uniform,
one of his war sabers and some dress
swords. They will pass on without a
thought for the rich glass and silver
which were his.
In a case farther on the G.. A. Il. Wis
itors who fought at Gettysburg. or at
almost any other battle in Virginia
where the fighting was hardest, will
see few things which were Han
cock 's-"Hancock. the superb There
are shoulder straps, which he wore
where the fight was thickest, and epau-
lettes for official occasions. An old,
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battery into position. The night was
so dark l could see nothing, TIL! suo-
denly a flash of lightning threw be1ore
me the vivid picture of guns ana stralh-
ing horses and men; and then II was
gone" +l..
rich uniforms and swords of Rear Ad-
miral Schley. with many medals ana
decorations for service in other mill
tary duties, for service In the tense
cold of arctic seas, on the CREEPY reHei
expedition. a medal from the King Of
Sweden, given when the Baltimore was
the funeral ship for Ericsson. whose
Monitor had revolutionized navies.
Another sailor has given interesting
things. Rear Admiral Peary has placed
here the three little silk flags which he
carried and displayed at the north
pole, and twenty-nine medals from
kings, nations and leaders in science
for the explorations which he made.
Again, near the fountain. one will find
two interesting cannon, one of bronze,
bearing the crown marks of the French
royal foundry. 1t was presented by the
Marquis de Lafayette to the American
army, and used on many a field. The
other is of brass, hammered out by the
Moros. used against the United States
troops. and captured from them by
Kobbe's brigade in 1900, after a lively
skirmish.
But not alone to the wars the veter-
ans fought, or to military heroes, are
the relics confined. Here will be seen
articles belonging to Lafayette, Jeffer-
son, Putnam, Hamilton, Chief Justice
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Marshall. Col. Peter Gansevoort and
Col. John Chopper. There are rare old
china, glass and furniture of colonial
times. and the printing press OF Frank
lin There are models of a viking boat,
the Santa Maria, the Susan Constant.
which fought the first English colonists
here: the Mayflower of the Pilgrims,
and the famous U. S. S. Constitution.
There are many memorials given to
men of science, learning or public
service. There are the medals. honors.
etc, making a varied collection, from
Prof Simon Newcomb, u. S. N, and
twenty-one medals given to Commander
Maury for his service to science and
navigation.
There are memorials also of Prof
Joseph Henry. S. +. 3. Morse, Cyrus w.
Field, who laid the first Atlantic cable,
and Prof. s. i. Langley, who construct
ed the first heavier-than-air lying
machine.
In another room, the northwest range.
are the articles given in memory OF
him who was first in peace and in war.
They consist of many relics from
Washington's home, of domestic and
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.STHE MARCH OF TINE"
G. A. II. painting in the National Museum.

and that was by the rifle fire of men
who fought without machine guns and
quick firing artillery.
Here the visitor will see the uniforms
and belt of Admiral d. ID. Porter, who
maintained the name of his famous
family. And by its side one may see
the cap, the uniform coat with it's seven
gold stripes on the cuff, the simple
shoulder straps with the two stars and
the fouled anchor of Farragut. A light
line thrown around that old coat held
the admiral to the rigging of the Hart
ford while on that hot morning in
Mobile he gave the order to the Brook
Ign, which had fallen out of line when
the Tecumseh was sunk: GO ahead;
damn the torpedoes
On the wall in the history room is a
great flag carefully repaired and pre-
served. 1t is the banner which waved
over Fort McHenry. The Star Spangled
Banner of which Key wrote. for which
the G. A. r. offered their lives and all
they possessed.
In a nearby case hangs another flag
of rare interest. 1t hoated from the
peak of the Kearsarge the day she
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artistic interest - silver. china and
glassware of the period. besides fur
niture There are a copy of the gen.
erals bust, made by Houdon. who came
from Paris to execute the order given
by Congress: a miniature portrait OF
Gen. and Mrs. Washington There are
his tents. camp chest and utensils. and
the continental uniform he wore when
he resigned his commission.
In a nearby room are group OF army
swords of many patterns. also uni
FORMS revolver and equipment of Rear
Admiral Foote, and plans OF the river
gunboats which he made famous.
Another important division, but of
more interest to the u. A. r. than to
the G.. A. r., is that of period costumes.
in which gorgeous gowns OF fashion
from the time of Lady Washington
down are shown in artistic manner.
There are rooms full of coins and
medals for those interested IN them. In
mechanical technology one could spend
a week in examining the apparatus re-
lating to steam and electricity as mo-
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tive powers-from Hero's rotary steam
engine, made B. c. $50. to the latest
models OF an automobile motor and
revolvlng motor for an airship.
Here are all the models for DR.. Alex
ander Graham Bells telephone. Here
are the models of Emile Berliners bat
terry transmitter and the early tele-
phone models Of Thomas Edison.
Ihere follows a group of models, the
nrst by Edison. showing the develop
ment OF talking machines There are
models showing the progress of electric
lisntlng; and this involves the names
lace, Ward and many others: the de-
velopment of printing from the hand
press to the power press, typewriting
lnachines, cotton gins and lathes, the
eieetro-mag ghetto telegraph instru-
ments and the many improvements and
developments. anu
me northeast range is wholly occu-
Piea by a wonderful collection of boat
lhodeis OF every known variety, from
e. aIt 70 modern battleship. Models
VI the Monitor and the Merrimac re-
pose peaceably in the same case There
are the early American steamboats, of
Fulton. Fitch and Rumsey.
Here is the first metal lifesaving car.
the occasion of it's first use it saved
steamer "ieeNe"
me northeast court contains one of
W. SiSdeeSt displays OF modern fire.
arms ever assembled. Here may be
seen the matchbox. flint lock, rotary
lock, percussion cap, muzzle leaders.
braech leaders. repeating rifles, re-
volvers and automatics.
ne Hying machines are most inter-
esting. Here is the Wright biplane
with Its twin propellers, the first ma
chlne accepted by any war depart
meht. 1t carried a passenger and could
be speeded to forty-two miles an hour.
The Langley models were the first to be
flown ~ w
The directors say that they have
placed everything SO that it can be
seen to the best advantage: that there
is a mine of history and research avail
able to all who care to examine, to
study and to joy. They add that
while all are welcome. the best ticket
during the present week. is the little
bronze emblem of the G. A. r
A work of art which will be appre-
ciated by the G. A. r. is The March
of Time a large picture to be found
In the museum. The great twelve-by-
elghteen-foot painting. which was the
gift of the artist to the museum, hangs
in the northwest corner of the division
of history in the old building 1t is
the work of Henry Sandman and rep
resents the passing away of distin-
guished men and women who were
prominent in the civil war
The artist was inspired to paint the
picture by the reunion of the G. A. r
in Boston in 1889. Noting the depleted
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ranks. Mr.. Sandman determined to i'm
mortalize some of the prominent re
naming veterans. with half a dozen
of the women who had been helpfully
connected with the civil war. Gen.
Devens of Massachusetts was COM
mander lin chief of the G.. A. r. a that
time, and it is said that he suggested
the subject to the artist. Each face in
the picture is an admirable likeness of
the man or woman it portrays. and the
following men and women are clearly
discernible in the great canvas:
Gen. J. NJ. Scofield, Gen. J. +. Haw-
ley. Gen. O. o. Howard, Gen. o. b.
Wilcox, Col George l.. Goodale. Gen.
J. S. Mason. Gen. Charles Devens. John
Gilman, private 18th Massachusetts In
fantry; Col. w. F. Olin, Capt. J. G. b.
Adams, Gen. Green B. Raum. Col. T. w.
Higginson. George H. Ennis. private
Massa chusetts light battery: Col. c. E.
Hapgood, Col. John Cassels, Col Nat
Wales. A. S. Weissart. first vice COM
mander G. A. r.; Gen. c. c. Augur. Gen.
J. NJ. Rusk, Gen. s. F. Butler. Gen. K.
A. Alger, Col. A. A. Pope, Col. A p.
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condition of his return to his regiment.
The soldier won full pardon with his
life at Five Forks and the letter was
taken from his body. Some simple me-
dallic Hkenesses complete the meager
list.
Near these is the only death mask of
Maj. William Mckinley. soldier from
Ohio fifty years ago and later President
not fail to see the solemnity of the wan
but noble countenance.
Fittingly near Lincoln's simple things
are those of the splendid collection of
the great communicative chief. Gen.
Grant. There are canes made of rare
woods on which, in later years. his
feeble weight had borne: splendid
swords. with engraved blades and jew
swords, showing the nations apprecia-
ton of the work done by his simple
service weapon: rich gifts received
when. after his military service and his
two terms as President. he made a
tour of peaceful triumph around the
world. With these are golden caskets,
some enameled. some bejeweled, deslg-
mating the freedom of the cities of the
world. A hanging vase cut from jade
was the gift of the Celestial city.
There are badges and medals of all
sizes. kinds and descriptions. and
among them rests. with its ribbon of
the G. A. f.
x
Many costly gifts to the general are
there, and many to Mrs. Grant. When,
owing to the INSCRIPTIONS act of his
partner, there was a crash i nthe bust
ness which left Grants firm in debt
and. although personally innocent. the
good name of the old general was in
volved, he gave over his personal for
tune and still lacked a very large
amount required to meet the obliga-
lions. In his distress he asked a null
timillionaire for a loan on the pledge
of these precious relics of intrinsic
value more than the sum sought The
money was forthcoming instantly. but
the lender declined to accept any Sc
curity. so the general refused to take
the money. AT last the situation was
cleared by the transfer of everything
to Mrs. Grant and the lender, and in
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Martin, Gen. Benjamin Harrison. Gen.
w. T. Sherman. Col. ReIfield Proctor.
Gen. Lucius Fairchild. Gen. \. A. NJ.
Ghldley, Gen. VI. T. Donahoe, Maj. q. :.
Merrill Gen. j. NJ. Corse, Col. A. 4.
Rand. Joseph SmolinSki, who served as
private throughout the war. ami Cor
poral James Tanner. Col. George F.
Thompson of the Massachusetts infan-
try carries the flag in front.
Among the women of the time por-
trayed in the great painting are: Mrs.
Annie Wittenmyer. who did noble work
as an army nurse and was. at the time
of the pictures painting, national pres
ident of the Woman's Relief Corps:
Miss Clara Barton. president of the
Red Cross Society: Mrs. George A.
Custer, author: Mrs. Florence L. Bar
Der, Mrs. Bick erdyke, hospital ma iron:
Mrs. Lyman Tucker. director of the
Soldiers Home in Massachusetts; Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe, author of the Bat
tie Hymn of the Republic: Mrs. Mary
A. Livermore. member of the United
States sanitary commission, and Mrs.
John A. Logan.
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fought the Alabama. BY it's side in the
same case hangs NOVELTY years after
"a flag with stars and bars, flag of
the Confederacy.
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The visitors may see memeptoes of a
later war Under the central dome, near
the fountain. is a case containing relics
from the ill-fated Maine-her broken
steering wheel. shells of various sizes,
chinaware, etc.
Don't cheer; the poor devils are dy-
ing" are words that make one step
,reverently as he comes upon the cap,
uniform and sword of Rear Admiral
Phillips. the brave and brilliant officer
who. on that scorching day in July.
handled the old Texas.
Nearby are the hats, uniforms,
swords, spurs, pistol and a belt holding
:: few irregular cartridges Of Capt.
Allyn Capron.
Never shall forget" said an officer,
1.-The picture of Capt. Capron taking his
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hieh-crowned black felt hat, which
begat the type known as the Han
cock" will be recognized by those who
saw it where the bullets We're flying.
A sword which his hand drew on many
a battlefield rests in it's scabbard. lend
Ing luster to the brilliant blades pre-
scented by his fellow -countrymen.
Back near the Fitzpatrick case is one
containing relics which. during the
struggle, would have given even the
veterans a jump--to reach or to run
from-for there are the old gray fell
hat and uniform of Col. Jack" Most~
of whom, perhaps, more wonderful
tales of prowess and reckless adven-
ture have been told than of any other
man who fought on either side. With
the weapons of war lie his Bible and
PRAYER book.
An old desk chair bears the inscrip-
ton that 1t is the chair occupied by
Gen. Grant when he and Gen. Lee
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NNTHEsSs na the members IN .ns R of the
wv s ss'asr 1 ts ss' s5 5ss sas %
tieth anniversary of peace
after the terrible years of war, they
will see different city from the Wash
ington of their day." half a century
ago; and some may be glad to find. as
they will in the Smithsonian 1nstitu-
fion, relics and mementos of their old
commanding officers and of the great
President.
This collection will be found in the
old museum adjoining the original
Smithsonian building, and not in the
larger structure generally known as
the Natural History building. The vet
eran. on his right as he enters. Will
with reverence view case containing
some of the Lincoln relics. The death
masks of the martyred man. showing
the rigid lines, are prominent. No one
ever saw the face in life so irrespon-
siye. nor so free from care and sadness
There the soldier will see casts OF the
hands so strong to fight but so ready TO
carry the burdens of others 1t was
of one of these that Stedman wrote:
The hand of Anak. sinewed strong
The fingers that on grea mess ciu'eh'
Yet 10, the marks their lines alons
OF one who stroye and suffered huen-