Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
The Agricultural Department

their assistants, OF CLERKS OF courts, Ol COm
missioners aud accounts for rent Of cou-I
rooms.
The Agricultural Department
is the most expensive of all the depart
mcnts, considering its Importance and the
number of its employees, costing upwards OF
Lalf million dollars per annum.
An Item for the Farmers.
The laboratory cost upwards of $4,000;
the experimental garden" required the pit
iiui sam Of $4,000 and odd, the furniture
S5,CO0, the report on forestry more than
$1,000. The improvement of the grounds
under the critical eve Of DR.. Loring cost
So, 1000 and odd whilst 'the purchase and
distribution OF valuable seeds"-not "old
dead beet seeds as Judge Durham of Ken
tucky, said-required nearly S67 900.
a Thing of Beauty and n Joy Forever.
The printing of the annual reports of
ISL and lSS3 was doue-at sacrifice, no
doubt-for SlSl, ,700.67 Every farmer
knows what an Agricultural Report is, and
how beautiful and captivating. Ii is most
delightful book. 1t contains so much not
to be found elsewhere that no family should
be,without it. II is far more valuable than
the life of Robinson Crusoe written in
Creek and excels in usefulness the history
of miraculous cures worked by Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup. Then, again, the
book is particularly valuable as an adjunct
to the Eew Congresspen. 1t IS ike the
mercy which Portis preached in vain to
chylock-it carrles with it p two-iold bless
ing. So eagerly Is it sought that it is often
exchanged for the History OF the Freed
| mems Bank and the Report on Woman
Suffrage have known it to, be snapped
| for pccketkpiyes, stationery and the like, in
/ order that an ever mindful constituency
might not be deprived of such treat on
the one hand and that Jones on the other
hand might enjoy the reward which such
faithful performance Of public duty and
close attention to the interests Of hts ''elec-
tion' so well deserve. This Agricultural
Report is useful in many other ways: II
often serves as fuel, it furnishes lampfghterS,
unruly children are quieted by showing
| them the pictures in it. and lastly, it is
source Of profit to the junk dealer.
President Cleyeland's Cabinet.
As tar as have been able TO learn there
have been framed and fashioned for Presi-
dent Cleveland no less than twenty-five
| cabinets AS the President is limited to
one cabinet Of not more than seven mem
berS, he will be sorely put about to dispose
Of the superabundance ofmaterial already
fixed up, not for him, but by the wise ones
Who are in the confidence of those near him.
This is a sort of circulus yitiosus, as the
| philosophers CALI or wheel within swheei,
Mr.. Cleveland saws himself that he will have
little to DO, at this rate, when he gets to
Washington, and he realizes the kindness
and marked diSinterestedneSs OF those who
want to relieve him, so easily and so pre-
maturely, of the cares of State.
have noticed that, with few exceptions,
most Of these cabinets are made up without
considering whether those who are put IN
them are fit for the places to which they are
assigned or capable Of looking after the
great public interests which would tall to
their care. All this has been overlooked
and the cabinet trainers, and mindful OF the
All important consideration of capacity
have pareeled out the portfolios to this sec
ton or that taking as their guide the map
of the United States.
Others, again, not wishing 10 spread
themselves over so much territory, have
confined themselves within the limits Of
their respective states, Judging that the
home article being the best, must needs be
! cultivated.
He Minds his own Business.
And all this time the hard working, care
| ful paius. taking, busineSs-Gke man at Al
bany goes to his desk at nine in the morn
| ing and tolls until midnight, day after day,
I keeping ever before him the patriotic max
, i'm that public Office is public trast doing
| his duty as he has ever done it honestly,
conscientiously, fearlessly aud untiringly.
Surely his example is worth something
II is at once q model for and reflection
mon these fellows who BY some means
known only to themselves feel that they
must attend to his business. even at the risk
of negleeting their own-if they have any.
II has been nv experience in life, that q
man who habitually takes care OF every
body else's business, is very apt to neglect
his own. This is no doubt sort Of weak
ness due TO an slLsbsorbing patriotism
which begels a spirit OF self-sscri6ee!
The Measure of Usefulness.
'If am elected President the clerks in
the great departments at Washington who
are 1T for their positions will remain IL
Office. Ability and zeal in the service will