The sun., 1897-12-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Rapid Growth Of the Capital Played
Ball on the White House Lot-Car.
roll Wright and the Census.
Especial correspondence


in the past so or 80 years, remarked
we'll known citizen to a reporter, 'and
particularly how that portion i'll the
northwest section, west Of Fourteenth
and north Ct NJ streets. has developed
into a residence from farm section
While the farms were not as large as
the ordinary farms Of the country they
were farms, nevertheless, and some OF
them were large enough for all pur.
poses. They were not garden farms ex-
clusively, though the majority OF them
were devoted to growing market truck.
will never forget the Miller farm, the
house Of which stood about where Is
now the corner of Sixteenth and p
streets. Mr.. Miller not only raised a
great quantity Of garden truck, but he
had two large grass farms connected
with his place, on which he raised large
crops of hay. Thirty-fye years ago !
was big enough boy to play baseball
and was a member of the Eagle base
ball nine, which played fine ball for
those times. One of Mr.. Miller's sons
was a member of our nine, and we were
exceedingly anxious that he should play
with us.
Played Ball on the White House Lot.
"When spoken to about it, the Miller
boy said that his father would not let
him play until the hay, which had been
cut on the farm, had been raked up and
stacked. The club wanted the services
of their short stop, and wanted them bad,
and the only way to get him was for
the entire nine, aided by at least nine
others, who were members of the club,
though not ON the principal nine-for
nearly all baseball clubs those days had
two or three nines-to go up there and
gather and stack up the hay. 1t took Is
good sized boys, with the help Of two
farm hands, the entire morning and un-
til nearly 3 o'clock in the afternoon to
do the work We got our short stop, but
lost the game, which was played, as
nearly all games then We're, on the
White lot. | mention this to show that
, there was a very large crop Of hay to be
gathered. While up i'll that ncighbor-
hood few evenings since l told some
boys about our experiences III haymak-
; ing. As they locked around and saw
the rows Ct fine brick houses they could
, not realize it,. -
Carroll Wright and the Census.
Carroll D. Wright's views on the
subject Of the next census should re-
ceive the attention Of congress, says a
man who has car fully studied the cen
sus question HE is one Of the most
competent men in this country to direct
the vast and complicated work which
the collection Of census statistics has
grown to be- but he declares that moth
ing would tempt him TO undertake II
on the plan proposed in the present son
nto ill, which SIM y provides bcIth
for GOO IN 5000 place hunters, With
out regard to- thvir fitness for the scrv
ice they md rt&Ee, But Mr.. Wright i
only nEe. while tic place hunting POI
itlyians are lggi4 lhcro is very littl
chaMcr that his protest viii have al.
effect, while there is 10 chance at 4.
for tic adoption Of tic only rationit
p!an--a permanent census bureau fo
the ptriCdicHl publication Of statistic
and docenMial count Of the population
= only"
d, The secret s.ryico lGrrGu @'lN0uncc
f the discovery Of Il Lew counterfeit 81
II silver certificate ;,Md also 4 tuuntcrtel
II national Lank rotr. The silver c"rtlt
IL cate is photographic production print
,e ed ON two pieces Of paper pasted together
Al No attempt has been made to color tn
ot back Of the note, which is a shade {
n. brown instead Of green. The seal is co
re Ored a bright pink. The note is badl
printed, and the lathe work is blurre
ly and indistinct The national bank not
us is on the First National Of Joplin, Mo
he series Of 1882. 1t is, also printed on tW
Il. pieces Of Taper, and the silk fiber
~. the genuine is initiated by l,cn and in
as marks.
~ Defect In the Army Pay System.
va An instance Of the shortcomings
RS the present method Of the pay system
a. the army, which is given as an arg
n4ent for the trial Of the ''payment
en- person. system, is shown in Il recent 0
of currunce in Texas now under investig
or tiun. Major Bulls, the paymastcr st
les toned at stau Antonio, s'nt the mOnt
ed hy cypress to pay the troops at 70
,te Brown, To-. The package arrived, al
ID. the commanding officer detailed ;
an officer to yet it Hud bring It to the fo1
lar This was d1Iu but no vcrhca!iun "
be made, and Whcu it cHl4o to paying q
NJ the momcy il was found t.Ht the i@cha
n for the hospital cupS was missing. !.
NJ cypress cunpaIE was ah-tlyrd from l
m sponsiLilit%, aMd lOWd ot inQui
which investigated III" matter failed
~ fix the cause TT Ioss Now IN official i
en- spcctim irom lead mE','~ viii I"na
an into the busyo#, with IiuIrr no lr,
;cd irct # dDF..a3a. a'' r.I .nt'u."tio
"a. cX"cpt that saodrrurr ;ru npt
I'D happen, Iluy @Nld Loor.,njT rit lat
no II lroop@ we.r! id i'll grna
les c-a...yi-? cvn T-st*.
an General lni.r, D.a.r of the burr
r- cf md1g nu rh, army, !, highly ~
i'd invd at tlc r~vli% of ruuut tests INA
III. 1T sandy lj"gI,, tna Ct uunWas Of I