Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-06-06
A Day at the Agency for the Five!Twsnty
Aiea Loan. ss.aaBt Z xa8A

A Day at the Agency for the Five.Twenty
4te'l Loan. gaAaft Z zaaA
1t would rejoice the heart Of every patriot
il he could witness, In person, the daily ope-
rations at the Agency Of the National Loan
in this city. The people are there 70 give
aid and comfort to the Government, by IN
vesting their savings and their capital in iths
| Five-twenty Bonds. They are giving elssly
exercise TO the Agent and his lclsrks.s book
keepers and chashisrs. None OF tbs Latter
are likely to get rusty for wantgof action.
There they sit at their desks, each one to the
focal point Of converging streams Of orders fer
1.-THE Loan" There they sit, amidst piles Of
orders by mail, flights OF orders by telegrapbd
and incessant orders by word of mouth. The,
figures and amounts overheard by the visitor
as he stands Mt one of the desks, run through
nearly the whole scale Of arithmetical enuner.'
ation-" hundreds" thousands" - ten of
thousands" hundreds of thousands = " " mill
lions" -s Il s.ir. rri, ] ed,
Here is letter from lady in Camden
who orders $500, and there is one from 81,
Paul, Minnesota, for S125O0 Here lies 0tei
from Pottsvile, Pa, for $1,000, and another
from Pittsburg for $4,000. Along COMES a
telegram from Norristown for S250, and close,
upon tho messengers heels comes another
with q dispatch from New York for $250,000..
Near one of the desks is nursery maid who
wants bond for $50, and just behind ller,
placidly waiting his turn is portly gentle,
man-one of the ".solid men of Philadel-.
phia-at whom you can scarcely look with
! out having visions Of plethoric pocketbooks
and heavy balances in bank. He wants $685.
600. And so great currents Of orders constant.
ly stream in, the letters accommodating on the,
desks in quires, the telegraph met seDgers al,
ways hurrying TO and fro, and our city peo- :
pie passing in and out from the counter in d
never ending procession. a" SG2 N''s
In the midst of all this may be seen tho
agent of the Government receiving visitors.
answering question, giving directions and
pencil in hand footing up the enormous ag-
gregates. Before him you see certificate efs
deposit into the Treasury, made previous to-
twelve o'clock, for a quarter OF a million, an..
other made at two o'clock for half millions,
and close by are two Of his trasty aids making.
up third package Of four hundred thousand
dollars swelling the amount of Treasury d..
posits for the day to seven hundred and fry
thousand dollars. t }g ,..rs,.,9 5sss,,t
This is no fancy sketch, but a truthful
description Of real transaction, as witnessed,
by the writer within the last twenty four
hours, at the Government Agency. and stheJ
like of which might have been seen there BY
any one else, at any time within the last two,
weeks. The truth is, the scenes 10 be- OBJ
served there nowadays are SO active and In
spring, that there is no need whatSvsr for
exaggeration. The people are at lastsaliv5 to
the value ofthe investment which has .hesq "a.
long within their reach. Whatever misgiy-
ings they may have had in the dark days of
the war, have all passed away. and they afS'
now laying their treasures ON the altar Of tI1esr
country. witt, patriotic confidence and gsness
GUS hands, Philadelphia lnquirer tss. ~
RosRcRANs.-The following is pen por.'
trature of the ever victorinus commander q
of the Army of the Cumberland. byos sorres-,
pondent of the Tribune; ave-, ,,si,,-y ,.a;,,..,
OF course was Interested in tho looks aud
bearing Of our only General who has actual:
ly demonstrated beyond cavil his capacity W
handle q great army in the field ;ySfo hiring
victory out of disaster, a Gene,al Rosesransr
is an erect, solid man of 175 pounds weight,
whose 43 years sit lightly on his face. and
frame. He has clear, mild blue eye, which
lights up under excitement until itcaf Asslp
FIRE; an intensified Roman nose thigh check
bones ruddy complexion; mouth and chin
hidden under dark n,ustacher and ,Yliskegsb
untouched by the razor hair a sh6dc 81 two
lighter, with q few threads Of silvef, ma
growing thin on ths edges Of thsshigh, ~
but not broad forehead. In conxenatisg biz
facs is illumined by peculiarly winninR
smile, and an eye shining with mirtl, A
Hamlet would take the ghosts word fqr !
thousand pounds, % yon would trttst that ik6e..
in stranger, as thoroughly trus full of char
acter. and reserved power. His talk,is 1ika
it: direct, frank. oyerapwing With hsmpts -
strong in emphasis. s.tss...s ! Il aast, 3, "a
ARTgMus NoNPLussED.--Inh his; new lpar
turs Artemus Ward makes some, fun aQf Dr.,
Winship. the New. England - strong man,
who advcrtises that he will lift twelve abb,
bodied men at one time, At the close a. NJ
lecture. sArtemus ytravsstiss the muilcue
New Highlander, by facstiouslyS inviting
twelve agreeable young ladies' 10 the, platforms,
stating that lie will lift them opa at time o.
"perish in the attempt.' That's pretty gO0d
but out in Indiana at 4 to'xnrtjoicihg inStb6
name Of Nolan, the girls sathsf moeslfhan6Uts
even with him, for when he extended NJ
aforesaid invitation, twelve fair dsmsels ap@7,
einnly arose and advanced TO tho platforms,
and demurely arranged themselves 70 "
g lifted" The audience gave a regular Hooeaf
Ter scream, bnt the showman faded to sesaspe
thing particularly fapay.a He didn't iia 'sPPs
q It is said thatsths ladiss ofe Troy 6attE
invented new features in their fehpSsh aiirss
A parcel Of handsome girls set thspselrsa M