Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-17

expect. Inc everyday population is
doubtless here in nearly full force lii
tie diminished in numbers by vacation
or other absences. but in the so-caIlod
''oilicial circles" the effect of the sea
sons wane is very marked.
The Capitol has long been almost as
deserted as an old attic. few car
pcnterS are still ut work on the Gus
tomary mdsummerrepairs,p particularly
on the House wing. where the Wood
bridge system of heating and ycntila
ton has this summer been introduced
but aside from that everything is
quiet. The document rooms of House
ana senate Keep open few hours
each day to attend to the re,,losts that
come by mail and some Of the more
Jealous of committee clerks are null
ing over the files of the last year in
preparation for the committee in
NcSti@ationS of the year that is ,o
come. But such Jealous souls are few
The whole interior of the massive
structure seems deserted. II is hard
to believe that it could ever become
animated again
The White House is in much the
same condition. except as relieved bv
the appearance of occasional parties Of
tourists. who now go through the par
lots with considerable freedom The
President and his closest assistants are
IN Canton: most of the others are on
vacation. The few remaining on ct,ard
have adopted the ten to eleven OH, q
hours for every day except Saturday
The painters Scaffolding for some time
al - al H.
old mansion. and the appearance of
"NrrhHulnc is everywhere marked
At the state department. while the
regular routine work is going ON much
as usual, everybody is away" See
rotary Hay is 1T New HAMPSHIRE: his
irSt assistant. Dir. David j. Hin. il
away on six weeks vacation: Mr..
'r,dier. tie third assistant, is At The
Jersey Scashnrc convaltScing from an
attack Of fever. Mr.. Adec, the long
iimc second assistant secretary, is in
charge Of affairs, hut only in a routine
way. There is no real source of in
formation at the department regarding:
any foreign infringement that might
arise. But perhaps sources of In
formation. while they may satisfy pub
lance in diplomacy. The persons
who's" entertainment "a the real bust
ness of tho state dopartmcnt-thn
diplomatic corpS-arc all on a vacation.
L"td Parnccfotc is in Europe. as an
90 c:.Sion3l cable despatch on the prog
1cS.S If canal negotiations reminds us.
While the others are scattered among
the summer resorts on both sides Of
the ocean. Diplomacy takes Il longer
holiday than finance or the admins
tration of justice. and almost as long a
holiday as Legislation.
The situation at the state department
is fairly typical of the other great
branches of the federal service Most
of tn" members Of the cabinet are
away: Il good share Of their assistants
are. too. and even the private socrc-
tarirs and Stenographcgs. some Of
whom are still marking time Ia pre-
serve the symmetry of the payroll
wear a lanGuid and Spiritl"Ss look. re-
licNcd NY the occasional study uf I.
railroad timetable. In tn" WAR u. pHTj-
m"nt Secretary Root is away cXanIjn-
inn The military posts. While Adiutant-
ticnldl cnrbin. always a" real man
Of action in The bureau. is in thu Phil
irrin"S. where. according to tn" cur
rent cable REPORTS Of a Warti; IN Press
Association correspondent. he is hay
ing his ''vi"WS hrpadencd." The
scientific bureaus If the government
AMI the Agricultural department. i
must u" recalled, IL today thr greatest
scientific organization on Garth. are tS-
10, iaIlv d.S,rt.d \ot ,nly 10 tb. y,
t r .t; ,
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tor each man rr"NHil tf":" aS else
4, 1nr, Int this is the season FOR field
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~" "hrth. agr""t"l"fi1'S "r" looking
1T t%r GRASSES. fnrrsfcrG ar" viewing
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scientific bureau. They All hay" III"
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f'
'tToi"heh 'i'e"f i''''c ~" "'A 81
%u!nlneT-""h"p courses. fc@fceS NHCd-
t,,nr and fold work this i, the S,agor
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"'.'"' III WHl'H 'h' gov '''''ii'i' ~ AZ
Wty well represented. "t;nnr till the
H.. or nctoL.r" il tho auciypr which
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OF course. thi, departure from Wash
irpton Of the official heads has it's effect
not only on an army Of rCtlinor=. but
also on Tho visiting population of tn" city.
When there is nobody here to come to
.rr fc,, rrnnlc yyiII need to visit Wash
inrtnu an business rrran,ls and the result
HI th.,t IN hnt.Ie ~. almost Cmptv Their