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some gardenlike trees. such as
magnolias. tree boxes, hollies and
some conifers. among which was at
least one cedar of Lebanon. Nearly all
of drip from and exhaustion Of the
soil by quick growing trees that had
been planted with them, and Of the Foy
planting in the east grounds only a
1t is said that the violets and peri
Wrinkle which one sees in the grounds
now are largely OF direct descent from
those planted, by Foy. after he found
that he could not maintain sward in
his famous grass plats."
The marble extension of the Capitol
building on the north and south begun
In 1852 was not completed until after
the civil war, and it was about the
time of the beginning of this work
the trees in the old Capitol grounds
were removed because of the building
operations, the changes required in
the grade OF the ground, and later to
the grading done by the District gov
eminent of the adjoining streets. The
old trees were generally in a bad way.
ut was found" says an old report,
that the roots of most of the trees,
after having grown out of the small
pits in which they were planted, had
around them and had pushed upward
and outward, spreading upon Its sur
face and within a thin stratum Of
looser and darker material consisting,
sweepings. which at different times
had been laid on as a top dressing.
Few of these trees were sound and
healthy. but such as promised we'll
were transplanted in 1875. after the
enlargement Of the Capitol grounds
under legislation of 1872.
The question of extending the Capitol
grounds began to be discussed in 1852,
when 1t was seen that this was de-
manded by the extension of the Capitol
Senator Borland introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolved that the committee on public build
ings be instructed to inquire how far. and in
what direction, the grounds around the Capitol
will have to be extended in conformity with the
plan of extension Of the building that has been
begun; how much private property would be in
cluded in such extension Of the grounds and what
amount Of money would probably be required to
purchase said private property and make the
necessary improvements Of the grounds In conse-
quence of the extension.
X
Any one desiring to follow this sub
ject will find reading matter to occupy
several days and nights in the proceed
Congressional Globe, the Congression-
al Record, various public documents
and the reports of B. B. French, COM
missioner of public buildings: John B.
Blake. commissioner of public build
ings; Thomas U. Walter. architect of
the Capitol, and of Edward Clark.
architect of the Capitol extension.
To follow the discussion. which ran
along for twenty years. one comes upon
remarks by Senators Bayard, Johnson
Fessenden. Cass, Brodhead, Douglas
Wilson. Houston, Seward, Rusk, Benja-
min. Hunter. Wade, Toombs. Trumbull
Conkling, Sherman, Morrill,, Pomeroy,
Harlan, Stewart. Stockton and scores
Of others, and by representatives many
of whose names would mean little to
the present generation.
The long-drawn-out matter was
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dn0 organized the DlReeet ana most
ingenious war beneft that London has
yet seen.
safely to England in admiralty trans
ports. and. with the aid of lord mayors
and mayors of provincial cities and
towns, the cases were rapidly dis
tributed throughout the country. I'm
der such circumstances the wounded
allies relief committee came into being
and from that time Its activities grew
Among other things at the beginning
we were invited by the war Office to
undertake the registration of all killed.
wounded, imprisoned or interned Bel
gian soldiers. Our register now con-
tains the names Of over 100000 Bel
gians killed at the front, wounded and
disa bled in England. informed in Hol-
land and imprisoned in Germany. In
the first half of 1915 nearly 10000 in
auiries were dealt with and at it's
busiest the department handled 1000
letters day. The Belgian government
relies on the register for all military
purposes. and uses 1t as basis for the
granting of pensions"
AS fact. however. the wounded al
Hes relief committee needs no intro
duction to Americans who. partly in re-
Spouse to eloquent appeals by Arnold
Bennett, have contributed generously
to its funds. The committee helps the
wounded of all Britain's allies. For
example, IL maintains an important
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ganization for receiving and housing the
articles contributed to the sale.
So the thing grew. Mrs. Scott saw one
of the greatest experts at that sort of
thing in London and got him to make a
great chart of the Caledonian market. In
o. which. it was found, there was room for
1900 stalls. Arnold Bennett turned him.
self into a press agent and wrote all the
advertisements of the fair and all the ap-
peals for contributions to the sale. As a
prompt result, all sorts of things came
pouring in. the comparatively early arri-
walls including a giraffe and an elephant.
two horses, two motor cars, and a dog
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ceive the railing, but are not com.
pleted."
In 1929, Mr.. Bullfinch reported thai
the iron work "of the north and south
entrances is in great forwardness, bu
the completing of this and Of the rail
ing to inclose the grounds has been
prevented by the inclemency OF the
season." 1t is interesting to note in
asks attention of the committee OF
public buildings ito the expediency Of
having two lines of iron scroll railing
from the western lodges to the frs
flight of steps for the purpose of Sc.
curing the grounds from the intrusion
of cattle. to which they will be sub.
ject from the unavoidable necessity Of
keeping open the western gates"
Before the very conservative legisla.
ton of 1916 the vacant ground around
sketch prepared by Frederick Law
Olmsted in 1882, was treated as COM
mon, roads crossing it In all directions
and map of the period indicating ar
intention to treat 1t permanently as
an open public place.
When the government. near the close
of the eighteenth century, took posses
sion of the site of the Capitol 1t was
soil was described by oliver Wolcott
as an Exceedingly stiff clay, becom-
ing dust in dry and mortar in rainy
weather" According to Mr.. Olmsted
who based his report on data given
him by Dr. ]. b. Blake, at one time
first local improvement ordered by
Congress. after occupying the rooms
partially prepared for 1t In the in
complete Capitol, was to order a walk
town, where. there being no comfort
able houses nearer, most Of the men,
bers lodged.
The Capitol and the house which
George Washington had built near 1t
were constructed upon the assumption
that the future city would grow on
the higher ground to the eastward
Both buildings were expected to stand
as far as practicable in its outskirts,
backing upon the turbid creek with
swampy borders which then flowed
along the base of Capitol Hill.
Mr.. Olmsted wrote: when this
stream was in freshet it was not ford
able and members of Congress were
often compelled to hitch their riding
horses on the farther side and cross
it, first on fallen trees, and afterward
on a foot bridge. There was an alder
swamp where the Botanic Garden is
now, which also spread far along the
site of Pennsylvania avenue. Tall
woods on its border shut off the views
of the ground south and west of it,
This wood, said to contain many noble
trees, mostly oaks, was felled for fire.
wood, by permission of Congress, as a
measure of economy. sometime after
the war Of 1912. These circumstances
may give little clew to the habit at
the outset adopted, and of which Con-
gress has never been wholly disem =
barrassed, of regarding the ground i'm
mediately to the west of the Capitol
a 8 its back yard and all in connection
with it as comparatively ignoble. With
the city on the west. the tranusforma-
ton of the creek and swamp, and the
opening of the magnificent view on that
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lyl Rich
Thrown ito the Money!
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the District of Columbia were instructed to
inquire into the expediency of providing
ment of the public square near the Capitol
in the said District" The next reference
is to be found in the House proceedings
of April IL, 1916, and in the Annals Of
Congress" the matter was reported as
follows:
The House went into committee Of the whole
on the bill making an appropriation for the I'M
provement Of the Capitol square. The blank
was filed motion of Mr.. Tucker with the
sum of $4,000. and Mr.. Clay made few re-
marks in support Of the object of the bill when
the committee reported the bill and amendments
to the House. The amendment and the bill were
opposed by Messrs. Wright and Nelson the
former of whom moved to lay 1t the table.
and were advocated by Messrs. Tucker. Calhoun.
Jackson and Robertson. Mr.. Wright's motion
was negatived and he then demanded the yeas
and nays on the question Of engrossing the bill
which was refused by the House. and the bill
was finally ordered tobe engrossed for a third
reading tomorrow.
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both over eighty. who travelled a long
journey to bring it. The sensation of
the day was when, just as Lady Paget
sold parrot for s35. the bird gave
yell of disapproval nipped some ones
finger and dived among the legs Of the
crowd of onlookers. There was a regu-
lar jackdaw of Rheims hunt, and the
missing bird was at last discovered
nesting beside an Angora goat.
Copyright, 1915, by Curtis Brown.)
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cart, Paris hats and old clothes. live
pigs and sheep, 1000 tons of coal, Persian
kittens and autographs of distinguished
men, paintings by Sargent and Shannon,
fire irons, piano lamps, carpets sofas,
lawn mowers, and even rocking horse
or two.
Il
Practically everybody who is any
body in the feminine section of society
and half the artistic world. too-had
been enlisted as helpers before the
great day came. The stall holders in
cluded the Duchess of Rutland and her
daughter, Lady Diana Manners. one of
the most beautiful girls in society
and certainly the most talked of and
Photographed: the Countess ofPembroke.
Lady Swaythling. Mrs. Lloyd George,
Mrs. Cecil Bingham, perhaps the most
beautiful American in society; Mrs.
Parker, the late Lord Kitchener's Sis
ter; Mrs. John Astor. the Duchess OF
Sutherland, Baroness de Forest, Lady
Muir, Viscountess Hampden. Lady Ala
stair Innes-Kerr. another daughter of
the United States; Mrs. Arnold Bennett,
Lady Ridley and many more.
There were nearly 5000 folk of high
and lesser degree helping at the mar
hel, ana on eaCn OF the Two days some
10000 persons paid sixpence each for
admission. That represents about 49,
900 in gate money alone. And what
sight it was.
Lady Paget, who had assembled a
miniature menagerie, was selling live
birds and beasts of every description;
Lady Markham, whose husband is
coal baron" was disposing of the 1000
tons of this fuel which was her per-
sonal contribution; the Duchess of Rut-
land. Miss Elizabeth Asquith and her
sister. Mrs Bonham Carter. disposed of
beautiful cushions and soup tureens:
the Hon Mrs. Cecil Bingham sold
French hats and less expensive ones.
too: Lady Swaythling sold pipes and
tobacco: Mrs. Arnold Bennett. books.
most of them autographed by their
authors, while Mrs Scott herself had
china for sale. One piece of this, she
said, was the gift of an elderly couple,
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labor in this country. and another promi-
nent American society woman, Mrs.
Scaramanga- RalIi. who. previous to her
marriage, was Miss Julia Lawrence OF
Bayside, Long Island.
The well known people thus banded
together formed the nucleus of the fine
organization now known as the wound
ed allies relief committed. in aid OF
which the Caledonian market fair was
held.
we were called together by the war
office the day after the fighting in Bel
GUM began" said Mrs. Scott, some
auxiliary organization being required
to arrange for the housing and treat
ment of the wounded Belgian soldiers
who were to be sent to England. We
accepted the responsibility and were
told to expect 500 wounded. The num-
Der was nearer 5000, but amid all the
horrors and confusion of the desperate
situation our doctors brought them all
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The next day. April ~. 1916, there was
discussion of the bill in which, according
to the brief record, "Messrs. Smith of
Maryland. Tucker, Reynolds and Cuthbert
advocated the bill. and Messrs. Root
Hardin, Wright. Pickering and Webster
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LONDON, June

LONDON, June 29, 1916.
00 7HAT would England do with
MANI out her American daughters
WY in-law? Who would replace
Lady Paget, Lady Randolph
Churchill. the Duchess of Marlborough
and the rest as organizers of big ben
eft stunts" both in peace times and
In war. should any undreamed- COM
bination of circumstances result in the
repatriation of the many daughters of
the Stars and Stripes. both in upper
tendon ana out of it. who are resi-
dent in this country as the wives of
Britons, 1t Is difficult to see, for Eng
lish people say quite frankly that the
talent for getting up" big entertain
ments. monster bazaars. etc. is one
that their countrywomen do not pos
& sess. but which seems to be born in the
American woman.
One could not help pondering upon
= these things after being informed the
: other day, by Arnold Bennett. the nov
elist, that il was an American society
woman. unknown as yet TO wide re-
inown. who first thought of and later
tcarried through to triumphant success
the biggest, most ingenious and in
dnitely most picturesque enterprise
(which anybody in this country has yet
devised a means of raising money
for good work in connection with the
war.
~
This scheme was the war fair" at
the Caledonian Market. London's great
est cattle and rag mart. which has just
come to an end in a blaze Of glory and
which. though il Is TOO soon yet TO
give the exact figures. is known to
have resulted in profits of some thou
. sands of pounds sterling for the wound
ed allies relief fund, on behalf of which
II was held. At the Californian Mar
ket. during the two days which this
gigantic tumble sale" for such It
was, lasted, east met west and west
met east. in spite of kipling's dictum
On this occasion the sellers a the five
miles Of stalls. of which the market
consists. were for the most part women
iof title from the s%agger West End"
while among the vast throngs repre-
senting every class that surged through
the turnstiles to spend their pounds
their shillings and their pence the
residents of the district bulked largely
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And this district of Islington. if it be
not literally the East End" according
to the map, is own cousin to White
chapel and Bishopsgate and the other
shabby and poverty-stricken districts
that are.
1t had been widely advertised that
as for the rich. that there were to be
bargains" for all, and for contribu-
tions to the sale the organizers appeal
ed to all classes of the community. And
as a result the articles for sale ranged
from diamonds to tin kettles, and we
had the unwonted spectacle of women
with historic titles selling wicker bas-
kets buckets Of coal and even old
clothes to women from the nethermost
other extremity of the social ladder.
and having the times of their lives
doing il. too.
The American woman who. when
taxed with the matter, admitted being
personally responsible for this epoch
making event is Mrs. Alfred Henry
Scott. Mrs. Scott is a kentuckian. mar
ried to an Englishman, and the daugh-
ter of famous son of the Blue Grass
state. He was the late Blandon Dun
can, member of Stonewall Jackson's
staff. who took the first regiment out Of
Kentucky in the civil war. and who
later was the personal friend OF James
G. Blaine, Grover Cleveland and many
other American statesmen. He was a
power in the political world of his time
and prominent figure in Washing
ton as he was in Louisville. his home.
Mrs. Scott's husband is an alderman
of the city of London, which is equiva
lent to saying a man Of wealth and sub
stance, and ex-member of parlia-
ment. This is why Mrs. Scott who,
then a widow. was married in 1907. has
been comparatively little to the fore in
the various social and other enterprises
and functions which have been asso-
ciated with the american circle in
high society and the American colony
here during the last decade or so. She
has been busy in another world. the
political one. Her husband. who is by
birth Manchester man tMancunian is
the proper world, and vice president Of
the Association Of Municipal Corpora
lions. sat in parliament for Ashton
der-Lyne from 1906 to 1910 and in that
time his typically energetic American
wife helped him fight three lively cleo
tons. made speeches and all the rest
of 1t. as 1t is quite the custom for the
wives Of candidates to do in this coun-
try.
Once. when she was talking on the
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LONDON, June 90, 1916.
0HAT would England do with
y in-law? Who would replace
Lady 'Paget, Lady Randolph
The Spectator., 1916-03-10
To Aid of Younu Swain.

Cupid travels rough road in How ard county if all courtships are car ried on as was the one described in papers filed with Governor Hays, ask ing that Lane Deloney be relieved of paying a $50 fine for carrying a pis' tol. The governor granted the re quest According to the papers, De- loney. a Mineral Springs youth, made frequent visits to girl living five miles from the town. On one occasion his buggy and horse were stolen and he was forced to walk home Other practical jokes were played. and De- loney began to carry pistol. His tor mentors found the pistol under the seat of his buggy one night the pc titions said. and Deloney was indict- ed for carrying weapon.
The Spectator., 1916-03-10
Interprets Prohl Law.

In charging the Pulaski County grand jury Circuit Judge R. J. Lea stated that the giving of liquor for medicinal purposes, for use in the church as sacrament, and the gift of social drink, where it is not used as subterfuge to cover up an actual traffic in whisky, are not viola tions of the statewide prohibition law that became effective in Arkansas January 1. 1915. Suppose man in a social way with a companion, if he were a man who indulged in it's, with out any hope of reward or interest in the world to accrue to him from 1t, should give him a drink of whiskey out of the bottle that he had. That is not, in my judgment, within the meaning of the law. And I have sev- eral reasons for saying it.'
The Spectator., 1916-03-10
Governor Issues Pardons.

Proclamation relieving Representa- tive R. R. Posey and J. M. Shaw, both of Grant county, of paying $500 bond for the non-appearance in the Grant Circuit Court last month of Hen ry McNeice and Willie Tate, negroes. indicted for grand larceny.
 Governor Hays restored to citizen ship Willie BrowE of Little River county, convicted of grand larceny in 1890 and sentenced to one year. Brown had served his sentence.
 R. c. Ortagus, Little Rock plumber. convicted in the Pulaski Cir cult Court January P of embezzle- ment of S1,O00, and sentenced to three years. A petition signed by several ministers and well-known citizens asked for the pardon.
 The governor also pardoned the fol lowing: J. S. Bost of Conway county. sentenced last October to six months for disposing of mortgaged property; Dick Townsend of Ashley county, sen tenced last August to one year for grand larceny; Leland Merrill of Lo noke county, sentenced last August to one year for grand larceny
The Spectator., 1916-03-10
General Fund increasing.

Despite the issuing of February warrants to state officials and em ployes. the general revenue fund has continued to increase, due to the pay ment of large insurance taxes. Out standing warrants have dropped from S41S,000 to approximately S390,00O. A year ago the outstanding debt was S4S6. 036.70 and two years ago it was s617.036.4S. Approximately S40,000 was paid into the treasury. and the receipts amounted to S27 55126. The deposits included S25,S13,32 from in surance taxes, approximately $l2,OOO from inheritance taxes and several thousand dollars in fees. All re ceipts were from insurance taxes. Alp proximately s12O.0OO of the s155,0OO to be collected from the insurance companies had been paid at the close of business.
The Spectator., 1916-03-10
incorporation Matters.

The Yell County Poultry Breeders Association, formed to encourage the poultry industry in Yell county, filed articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state. According to the articles. the company is form ed ito encourage scientific breeding. maintaining and exhibiting of stand. ard-bred poultry, the care of poultry and eggs and to show the increased revenues to be derived from well-bred poultry where proper methods of man agement are pursued The associa, tion is capitalized at S1.000.
 Burton Lumber Company of Lewis vile, capitalized at s12.000.
 The Standard Lumber Company of Pine Bluff, capitalized at S100000, filed articles of incorporation.
 The J. F. Murphy Brokerage Com. pany of Little Rock filed notice of dissolution.
 Draughons Practical Business Col lege of Fort Smith, capitalized at S5,- 900, was incorporated.
 Gould Mercantile Company of Gould, capitalized at s10.000.
 The House & Meiser Company of Paragould filed an amendment to its articles. changing its name to the House-Jones Grain Company.
The Spectator., 1916-03-10
TREATING SHEEP FOR WORMS
Pests May Be Combatted by Pasture Rotation, Combined With Drugs
 Injurious to Insects.

The stomach worm is the worst pest affecting sheep. Lambs are moro susceptible than older sheep, prob ably because tho older sheep are ac- customed to the presence of the worm. In the spring, soon after lambing. the old sheep should each receive Q dose of one or two ounces of gasoline, fol- lowed by small dose of epson salts. After a day or two they should bo placed in worm-free pasture. if pos sible.
 In July treat the whole herd. includ- ing the lambs, with gasoline. and turn them into new pasture. and repeat tho process in November. Pasture rota- tion, combined with drugs that are in- furious to the worm, is practical method of successfully combating this worm.
The Spectator., 1916-03-10

The building and loan associations seeking reduction of assessments made against them by the county board Of equalization, won another tilt from the board in the circuit court when Judge G. w. Hendricks ruled they had not been barred from getting the re- auctions in county court by the statute of limitations
 The court held, however. that cor. porations and firms that failed to file petitions before the fourth Wednesday in October were barred by limitation, and the courts cannot act on their pe- tions for reduction in assessments.
 The courts decision virtually throws out all petitions for reductions, as there are not more than a half dozen petitions, including those of three building and loan associations, which filed prior to the time limit. Only two or three others, it is declared, filed petitions in time for action by the county court.
The Spectator., 1916-03-10

the shoes and give them daily ex- ercise in the yard every suitable day.
 A grass pasture adjoining the sta bles is great convenience. The stock may be turned in when the sod is dry and the weather suitable; they will get tho exercise they need and will keep warm by grazing. Most stockmen provide winter as well as summer pasture for their stock.
 The driving horses, If used on icy roads, should have shoes sharpened. It is dangerous to drive a smooth horso when tho road is icy. The wear and tear of the nervous strain takes too much out of horse. if nothing more serious happens.
 Chain overshoes can be had at the agricultural stores. Keep pair on hand to use in case of a sudden freeze.
 Give the horses judicious feed, daily exercise and good grooming. When this is done the horses usefulness may be extended for a number of years.