The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-26

ton is made available to engineers and
jhe public il general through the print
ed reports Of the survey GaUging sta
uons to obtain this data are maintained
on the Youghiegheny, PaJuxent. Pa
tapsco. and Antietam, where daily rec
oTds OF the fluctuations of the streams
are kept
Colonel Riley. of the ordnance division
Of the Department of the East, United
States Army. a few days ago issued an
order cCndemning to death one Skye, by
birth terrier. by profession a mas
cot. being attached to the Forty-ninth
Coast artillery. stationed at Governor
Island The order raised a storm. and a
drum-head CoUrt-mart1aI was convened
Arguments were made for and against
the little deg. and the court finally de-
creed that he should be banished from
the island He IS low a prisoner CT war
at the ferry slip on the New York
shore. The OfIenses Of Skye we're many
the eliminating one being the destTuC-
tiCn of the coloneTs lawn N the most
methCdiCal, complete. and hopeless man
neT- All the papers in the case were
made out IN the regular form. and the
trial attracted great attention The af-
fair VIII be officially reported TO the
War Department. Skye is a brilliant
dog, and the Court-martiaI could not
harden itself to eliminate him.
\ lot Of Treasury clerks were talking
the other day of summer outings and
nearly all agreed that the mountains
were the things to draw and keep. This
started the man who had travelled the
hills for many years and he proceeded
10 put the others wise 70 the fact that
n the highland vocabulary there Is no
such thing as living in the mountains.
The other folks live over there IN the
mountains. but never those you are talk
ing to.
Several years ago" said the hill
climbing clerk. Z attended a caucus
composed of myself and I. very i'm
DcTtant congregation in those days. We
resolved that I should run for the Leg
/ islatuTe- The mountain vote was all
important and I knew it knew. every
thing then. So put on pair of patched
pants and the biggest hat IN the county
and went cut into the hills TO compel
them 10 fail on 10 ne. They fell on me
the second night cut, for I had been
busy asking questions all day and the
boys got suspicious That was a North
Carolina county and Astounding curiosity
On the part Of a stranger frequently
foretold sudden death. But there was in
the crowd a man who knew my father
IN the Confederate army I was the
guest Of honor thenceforth, with a
mountain nation to fight for ne and 10
vote for me.
But I was going to tell you why no
/ body lives IN the mountains. I knew q
man who lived down IL a valley and !
wanted 10 stay all night with him. ]
/ pushed my horse and got down a noun
/ tain slope Of three miles, took q road
/ in creek for 300 yards and suddenly
/ drove fernist' a house. Il was built
/ across. q branch-there was not room
anywhere else. The pig pen and stable
were On the next branch that emptied
/ into the creek. I was at the head Of a
valley and tremendous mountains
hemu:ed in on every hand so that 10 look
cut at the sky I got sunbuTned under
the chin / asked a real one-gallus boy
where his daddy was and got the usual
reply. 'Deruedfno." with the AMBER
accompaniment The lady OF the house
having called the dog, peered out and
asked what I was after I inquired for
her husband and she told me. Hes
over wander in the mountings a-TUnnin' a
shiguI meel." This was said with sub
lime innocence To get some more Of
this humor asked for another man and
she would claim no acquaintance with
him-he lived over in the moUntings-
1t is that way in all mountainous
/ deestreects.' The mountains are always
/ just beyond, and the native has 'heeTn
/ tell Of some mountain people, but he
don't know any. In fact. in talking 10
/ anybody but d trusted citizen the noun
/ taineer never knows anything J he eau
/ ton e born Of the moonshinv habit,
/ strong for generations
! oh yes, I got elected, but in the
! exercise of my broad craftsmanship
/ helped pass a fence law that was as IN
popular as the Internal riveTnew' laws
! and I retired-good and hard"
Mr.. Otto H. Tittman. superintendent.
1 Of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. has
several men out making surveys and
will send more. Last year the Atlantic
& Coast States and the western coast re-
ceiyed a large share OF attention In
! land investigations are now being
pushed more than usual Mr. TIttman is
q Gne scholar and q persevering scfen-
list. His able assistant is Mr.. FRANK
/ VALLEY Perkins.
+ Mr.. B. / Tart, of North Carolina
lately in the Census Office, will remain
+ in the city during the summer, and il
the fall he viii enter one Of the Law
schools Nj Tart IS a graduate Of the
/ University OF North Carolina
Mr.. a Won Heakc, topographer Of the
! PostofTice Department, has a big con
tract. In the location of routes and in
/ considering the disposition Of contracts
his divfsion Is often called On. He has