The evening times., 1902-06-13

assistants. Mineral and timber investi-
cations are being carried on. The forth
coming annual report of the Agricultural
Department will contain many interest
ing facts about the Territory
AF. GeoTgeson has been in the Gov
eTnment service for several years, and
is an explorer of note. He vas born in
Denmark and was appointed from Riley,
Kan He has been to all parts Of he
nation for the department
Nr. Fred E RAIDER is also in Alaska
for the Agricultural Department. He is
at kenia. He is agent and expert. He,
too. has done good work for the Govern
rHent and. like his chief. was appointed
from Kansas. Mr.. Isaac Jones. a native
Of Connecticut, is with the agents. His
base OF operations is Rampant.
a deserved promotion recently came to
Miss Mary c. WfIcoxon. Of Maryland. one
Of the clerks in the Office OF the Treas
urer OF the United States She has be-
come a master of intricate work and
is highly regarded by the chiefs and
suboTdfnatcs.
Mr.. y. L. Bowen. foreman Of the fifth
Va ~ EA-A VI LllC Wv LIl1CAtl EtllbEAE Va
fee. is enjoying a few days vacation.
He and Mrs Bowen are visiting Norfolk
and other coast points. Mr.. Bowen is
a faithful employe and no man in the
office stands higher with the authorities
or with the printers generally.
A coterie Of Southern clerks. interested
IN politics. were discussing the remark
able fondness Of Southern politicians for
farming, and the men from the different
States told some experiences. The farm
ing OF Hon. James Hogg. of Texas. and
General BankEsad, OF Alabama. was
mentioned. Then the Georgia member
got the floor and proceeded to tell Of
the horny-handed sons of toll the Crack
er State had raised to delight the world
''Cincinnatus has been successfully
initiated several times in our State. :"
said the Georgian Congressman BIount
had some cities In his district. but he
Kept q farm, on which he spent a good
deal Of the money he made IL Washing
ton He was really fond Of farming. but
ne was extTavagantiy interested at times.
The most winning campaign phrase of
late years was the one used in behalf
OF the present governor. Gambler. The
one-eyed DlowbOy Of Pigeon Roost' He
Is about the hardest man in Georgia to
beat
Governor Northern was a real farm
er- and it IS said be left the plcw to
90 out on the campaign and that the
day before he was nominated for gov
eTnoT he taught his IaboTers how to
plant peas. churned a big lot OF milk.
hon =
started TO Atlanta Anyhow 1t worked
when the Populists were about TO cap
tGre the State
But the only genuine modern Gin
was Joe Brown He beat all
the boys at that. as in everything else
There are men in Georgia now practicing
law in one-horse towns who figured the
defeat OF Uncle Joe out TO a deEd moral
certainty lots Of times, and many poll
ticiaus pretended 20 be worried terribly
about the old mans health; really, it
was too good for the boys Uncle Joe
had TO make q big fight for his first
election for governor and MS record as
a plowb0y on the steep hiIIsfdeS of
South Carolina and his feat of trading
two yearlings for an education helped
him lot. He got everything fixed so
that he knew there would be no slip
and then went to his home.
a day or so after the convention a
arge delegation went TO his home TO
ell him what the convention had done.
The new nominee was cutting wheat. /
Ind was sweating furIously He was so
greatly surprised that he just went on /
cutting wheat. That little occurrence
vas worked for all it was worth and 1
sr- Brown had no further trouble He !
Kept that farm as long as he lived. but .
le never had to cut any more wheat" /