, 1889-09-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICTLTTRE.
Extra Session of Congress October :. 1 st

/ A-FA'ih VI SDHSTtSN OCIODtE ist'
Here IN Washington are hundreds OF
men working away, like the alchemlsts
OF Old, ID sIleuce, absort I'd ip their
tasks, pIliuS up knowledge Tor the word
OF which but few people AXE any
recko ing Tuey work on aud the pub
l:c knows nJthiug of what they are do
ing. There is al Immense s:orebouse Of
information here u all SUBJ, Cts, 10
which the researches Of the country are
constantly adding. People sometimes
speak Of Washington as the cente; of
politics. OF art, of literature and Of sci
eLce, without knowing just what the
phrase meaus. 1t is Lot an art OF lite
raFy center, though the chances are that
1t vii be In time. OF course it is The
great place ofipulitics AMI national capi-
tai. AT the great universities elsewhere
youths ale taught what their elders
kho"; at Washington new Knowledge is
collected and distributed to the whole
country-Eere thu teachers are learning.
From here the Country is informed on
all subjects from geology and arctpol-
ogy to political economy, agriculture,
the state of the weather aud the time of
the day. In the scientific field some
! ave Or sig hundred active workers i'll the
various BRANCHES of SCIENCE are always
at work. aud volume after volume of new
matter Is added to the nations liter
ature each year.
TIE Department OF Agriculture prints
an immense amount Of matter relating
to all that interests agricnl urists, aud
much that Interests brokers', shippers
and railroads. These publications are
quite widely distributed. They tell of
the crops Of wheat, rye, CQrn aid cats,
POTATOES AND frglt, aud Of the birds and
bugs that prey upon. them. ,The geolo-
sical survey works out and pub
fishes the mineral mysteries of the cuun-
try and the treasury department issues
valuable work on fiaance. Ebe Ipterior
Department prints books on railroads,
publishes all the latest Information as to
Inventions, makes maps or ihe country,
aad does lots OF other things. Tue
navy department publishing house Is
SUES work Oh navigation, ship-bui,ding
and ordnance; tells ths story Of the tides
aud OF the stars, and furnishes an awful
lot of PERSONAL gossip. The earth, the
skies and the seas are searched, and
I their secrets, as far as discover given
to the public in reports, charts, maps,
monographs. ainanacs, and what not.
There are a great many things besides,
that are written about iu Washington
always sumetbiug new given to the
the world T r the first time from here.
That which emauates from tue national
museum IS marvellous in extent and va
rieiy. Every work from there tells all
there Is t" tel about the subject de8!I
WITH. The writings are on nearly every
object Of humun Interest. They tell Of
the marvellous a Imals, fishes aud birds;
of the habits aud iud dustrIss of men in
all ages; tie stuIy OF steam, Of art, OF
pottery, of mIl erals aud of gems. There
vi
scien2e il the museum iu bicb men are
working and writing uu fbese aud many
other - uljsc
While IL ~ WnTr than likely that Presi
dent Harrison has not told anyone die
reetly that he w.uId call AL extra sss.
siuu of congress 20 meet on the 2lst Of
October his cJI.yeTsatiou On The subject
with l-adiug members IT the party Las
led Them to expect that toe meeting OF
Congress would be on that date. He
has discussed the question with seve, al,
aud the reasons he has given for tbIud-
lug spt c!al session would be called
for the Dist have been such as to lead
all to the couclu-iUD bat the call would
! he is ,ueG. 1t is, however, reported to-
! day that MajDr Mckinley. while il con
| fereI re with the pr,sId ut at Deer lark
yesterday, strongly n!g'l the Inadl sa-
biIity of all extra ssssWp- HuI mu~G of
| the strongest party trrdtr- Iavnr au
eEsly meeting, aud all agree that ii tuere
| is 10 be an extra st $50 . the ear;ier 1t Is
| edIIeuJ aiiti iDS ihi'y IN III o. al z "uO
| anything. The Letter it will he.
The wife of the secretary "f the inte-
rior has already achlev, i the r2I u:atioD
at the capital If being WOMAN Of very
practical ideas. In h 'useh III matters
this Is particularly manifest. In tx
pressing herself recently up Ii the sub
ject. Mrs. Noble IS rep'rreI to hayr said
II am jnst Hs much chef in Ihs houSe as
Nr. Noble il III his fiicr. lie ie&y~s
everything t" my TASTE and Judgment,
aad hr has ms II single cure hey nd
furnishing The WhpIewithal ~ d. II He
has nothing tu d. hui chi ~ Ills home
when he cHmGS iI.'" it," o. beng |
asked what her oI'i;tnl.i " :, HI /. wives
helping their bnS1hIl I'D thriF Career, !
she said. II have aiwa,s felt that a |
genuine man who Eai The II Fl III him |
to achieve Hremt rh:n"s w-ru.,i Il it, |
wife o IL" wife, Srs. Im's may do with !
beiI Issa, InH' u ur NV Il wIvc.. { re7cr !
pretended to make ~! LuSbaIri ] nave
SIM; ly Il, q Ird keep mp With h'm. r. d
str.v..I &. relieve lin from all domestic
cares"
BRIGGS & CO.,
ALFRED COOK, MANAGER,