The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-22

been BIOLOGIST OF the bureau Of animal
industry, Department Of Agriculture
has been transferred TO a comparative
y new branch CT the Government ser
vice. The new Public Health and Ma
Iine Hospital Service. n its protective
proportions under the recent act Of
Congress, is destined 10 be an import
am one. II extends the work of the
Government in protecting the peop-1
generally from diseases. especially so
far as the public health Is touched b.
animals and animal diseases. DR.. Stiles
Is at the head Of the public health in
Vestigations under the new act He re-
mains temporarily al the Department Of
Agriculture while getting familiar with
his new duties.
Dr.. Stiles has been zoologist of the
bureau for several years, and has done
potable work Human life IS touched at
every point by animal and insect life.
ard Il has been the constant stGdy oil
this eminent scientist 10 establish the
dangerous features, and 10 ind means OF
obvfating The evils. He Is q physician.
as we'll as scientific investigator, and
deals q much with people as with ami
uals-
d. stiles is one Of the foremost zool-
naliy h0nOTed. He is q member Of five
ci the largest American medical scien-
tic and geological societies. and Of sew
craI foreign associations. He is q mem,
her Of the French Geological Society,
aid was its councillor IN 1893, and IS a
member OF the German society of sci
Entists. In 1895 he was a delegate 10
the International Geological Congress al
LeyGeu. represent ing the Government Of
he Tr-ffn1 10 he's becn 1h~n1n
several times, and is as well known il
scientific circles in the old country as in
this. He is the author OF several pub
locations or medicine and zoology
Several universities IL this country
have offered DR.. Stiles places in their
faculties but he has remained with the
Government. thinking a better field was
thereby afforded him TO continue inves-
legations he is professor OF zoology II
Georgetown University. and a professor
in the United States Army Medical
School He is also q special lecturer
for Johns Hopkins University be was
born at Spring Valley. \. Y, and was
educated in the common schools Of Har-
yard Conn He IS graduate Of the
Berlin University. Of the University o.
Leipzig OF The Austrian University ZOO
logical station at Trieste the College
of France, and the PasteuT Institute. he
is still = young man, though he mas
learning seldom attained by men twice
MS age. He is, moreover, a practical
man and a popular associate outside as
well as IN learned circles
He commenced Government service as
scientific attache 10 the embassy at Ber-
lin. He has been connected with the de-
partment since 1891
Mr.. James W Gift. of Michigan, has
lately been appointed fourth assistant
examiner in the Patent ONCE. He has
commenced work in the Patent Office
A large class OF bright young men were
recently indicted into the Office through
the civil service.
This amt like the old times com
planned an emT love CT the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing few days ago
when fruit dealer refused TO take car
tickets IN exchange for good 'banan.
When I was in Moo Orleens thirty
years ago we used TO 90 out and get
loaded on car tickets. They went any
where I have seen a man come in q
place with his Jeans full Of tickets. and
after cussing Ben Butler while and
setting EN- up TO everything il the place
he would walk home. There was no
little metal money then except q nickel.
There we're 70 and 25-cent shin plasters,
and the boys around the hotels and bar
rooms used 20 make good money pick
ing up the pieces that would fall every
tine a nan flashed a roll Il was be
meath gentleman u pick up money
Those flush times in Moo Orleeus
are gone. as they have everywhere
else The men were liberal and cared
lots mere for men than money Beer
was 50 cents glass then. and a ceie-
b-aticn cost sonnet hing, but people had
money Beer cost more than cham
payne or grand opera tickets. People
lived better then than now All you
fellows can have all the new South you
want. Give rne the old
Mr- Scott Nesbftt. Of Missouri. who
Is ore Of the main men in the Coast
and Geodetic Survey. has been pro
noted Yr Nesbitt has been over the
country great deal of late years and
has become thoroughly familiar with
the work OF the division. he was for
uerly a Treasury clerk
Mr. a. Il. Kite. of the Agricultural
Department, is civil var veteran
who fought for the Union from The first
10 the last. He went into rhe Army Of
The Cumberland early in 1851. and was
mustered out in October, 1855. He was
n the grand review mere IN re. sum
LneT Of 1855 lie saw hard service AM
was in many battles snd bears scars
showing that be was IN the thiCk CT the
fight. ar. Kite hopes 10 meet many
OF his comrades at the approaching re
union.
Mr. Kite was bern in northwestern
Ohio. where he grew up. Re received
. common school education before the
war. but the opening Of hostiliues
closed his academic career and he went
into the army lie led a hard life from
the first At she battle Of Chickamauga
he was wounded severely and was OUT
q the field for three months. he was
wounded On the last dsy CT that wifi
battle. September 90 1853. He rejoine3
the command in the fall and Eas in
volveG ia Sherman's raid. The march
10 the sea and the battles thar pre-
coded ard obstructed Il we're stirring
events. and the young soldier saw
great deal He was a member Of the
18th Ohio, which made a good record
in the service.
Mr. Kite recalls his first promotion.
Fe was one 0. the younger members o.
the company and was naturally in f-e-
queut collision with the rules The