The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-24

'Gat day and about noon the sport be
C55-" pretty duh. and the "Chicl OF The
DIVISION CT Arrears Of Taxes" 10 give
Aia has fail title. stretched himself out
Ter quiet nap on the rear seat OF the
boat lie carefully placed his tackle be-
io-o hin, and In few moments was fast
asleep; but the peaceful slumber was
soon disturbed. a bass suddenly struck
the mlnnow. and the biz reel turned cut
The line with a loud buzz. The fisherman
aWoEe quickly and in his efforts ID reach
. The rod forget his position on the cd-e
CT the boat There was O loud splash
. and IN second the wcII-drcnchcd form
F CT Mr.. Kalbtus was scrambIinc vigorously
over the boats side
F Sr- f. Gerry WhaII. Of the Government
f Printing once. is among the skilled op-
+ er-tives in tee iypescttins line at Uncle
! Sans mammoth printing shop. Mr..
/ NhaH came TO Washington from Suffolk
. county, Mass, and has been IL the SCI
. vice almost since be was lad. He is ex-
. treEely popular with the small army Of
4 employee or the Government Printing
/ Office. where his work is rated Al he is
also a vocal "phenom. being the pos
I SCISSOR OF a rare voice of the robust bari
/ tone order. Although ne has been on
/ the Professional stage IN vaudeville his
/ work is best known locally. He Is a most
+ accomplished singer CT Iaii-1s and tha
/ popular songs OF the day. and has for
ears delighted a large circle Of friends
/ with his vocal accomplishments 20 say
/ nothing OF assisting the musical end OF
many OF the entertainments which are
. feature Of Washington life. Mr. WhaU
/ is a Mason OF high degree for one Of his
. years, and a member Of numerous lodges
/ in this city
/ There is within the walls Of the new
. City Postofice Building quite an inter
/ estiug museum. containing a great num-
her Of relics Of different kinds which
have been picked up in connection with
/ tbs department. The museum is kept for
| the view and interest Of the general pub
I lie. and it would be supposed the entire
/ attention OF visitors would be conferred
there but about the hours of y and
/ O'Clock. when the clerks Ct the once are
making their exit for luncheon or for the
day. the museum is deserted and the
/ visitors. and even many OF the clerks.
| gather about the revolving doors OF the
/ building to watch proceedings. A fortune
. could be easily made by any energetic
/ person who would erect a Erandstand and
I charge admission 20 watch the fun. Many
/ Of the young ladies OF the department
[ line up before the exits and await their
1 opportunity to make the dash for the
outside. When this opportunity comes
they start in. making the same motions
perhaps familiar 20 them IN girlhood
days, that a child makes when skipping
roFe, and prepare 10 run in and Jump
through, occasionally missing which
mishap is Of course followed by the same
result as being trippeG up.
gramme Is presented when two OF the
more portly and aged women get wedged
in the turning compartments. which
1 event occurs quite frequently. and squirm
| vigorously TO free themselves from the
I temporary prison firing q steady volley
or abuses at each other and at every
one who happens 10 be in the vicinity.
during the whole performance.
The Secretary Of Agriculture said the
other day, when asked IL he could give
any news concerning his department.
NO sir. there really is not a thing To
say Our work goes along very smoothly
from day 10 day You know we are an
farmers up here. and we work like farm
ers."
However, "the farmers are certainly
becoming a little more proficient I'm their
work ana In their way Of reporting upon
H. Few years ago, when the DEPART
ment OF Agriculture was a bureau OF the
Department Of the Interior and In the
cfdr-e OF commissioner. that officer re-
zen ed. IN one Of his reports. particularly
10 the exquisite foliage OF some do
E-SsIc fowls. The recent report Of the
present Secretary. which was published
and distributed a few days ago. shows
surprising Improvement in KNOWLEDGE
and method.
Those who have the pleasure Of being
We'll acquainted with Mr.. Henry TaIbo-r
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission
know that besides being one OF the best
Informed men on tariff i'm the United
States he is also great fisherman He
IS an expert with the fly and has one Of
the largest collections Of flies. reels and
rods in the District. He IS also known as
an amateur photographer Of rare ability.
and has a most interesting assortment
OF photographs. MT. Talbot las been
brought before the public on several oc-
CasiOus by his very interesting and in
structive lectures on the pollution or the
Potomac water. He is chairman Of the
the committee on pollution Of the Ma
tiCnaI Fish and Game Association. and
his efforts for the publication Of the Po-
tomac are meeting with great success.
Personally. Ar. Talbot is a celg8tmI
companion an entertaining conversation
alist with a keen appreciation Of humor
and Always has an iueEhaus .ble supply
Of good strie5.
Bids were opened for the lease OF the
Kaw Indian pasture lands I'm the Office Of
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs the
other afternoon. These lands are owned
by the Kaw. or Kansas. Indians. and are
located near the famous Usage grazing
grounds in Oklahoma. TIE leases, which
are for one year, are bid for by the lead
ing cattlemen Of the county Many of
the large Chicago firms had representa-
tives prC-ent looking after the bids and
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