The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-25

tCry Tor agricultural legations j MS
comes from & vested fund and has never
been transferred TO the Agricultural De
ravtTuent. It is connected with both the
-NIblic land and educational work OF the
department It IS generally thought that
TIE disbuTsing officer OF the Interior De
partT1ent handles more parcels OF
finance than any man IN the Government
service, and certainly the funds he han
dies are the most scattered N appiISS-
ton
Col. Nathaniel shatsweu and his as
sistants are restoring TO the proper
places in the museum of the Agricul-
turaI Department the portions Of the
collections which were on exhibition at
the Charleston Exposition The ex-
bibit was the most complete ever made
BY the department. and It received ia
vorabIe mention from every source.
Every phase of work by the department
Is shown In the museum collection, and
The practical features are Illustrated N
= most instructive way. The next eX-
.ensive exhibit viii be at St. Louis. No
institution in this country has contrib
uted more to the interest Of eXpOsitiOns
Than the Agricultural Department
The curious fact that the absence Of
human flies" is delaying IN important
Government enterprise has leaked out
from the caeee Of the chief architect Of
the Treasury Much comment has been
caused by the delay on the construction
OF the Chicago postofice. It is now
claimed that there are only thirteen
steeDIe climbers in the United States
and that as d consequence men who can
climb TO the dizzy heights Of the Chicago
Bostofflce and do Intelligent work way
up from the street are hard to get.
SteepIe elm bing is a profession, and It's
followers are few and can generally get
more S"C high air stunts than the Gov
ernmert gives.
An official Of the Interior Department
made regTetfuI announcement recently
of the death of Capt Israel Anderson,
who was one OF the Pixies Peak pioneers
He was q captain in an Iowa regiment II
the civil war having as his first lIeuten-
ant John ". Noble, afteTwaTd Secretary
OF the Interior. His second lieutenant
was Erie J. Leach, one OF the founders
OF the Odd Fellows. Captain Anderson
was enc OF the pioneers OF Iowa, and
died at Keokuk IN the eighty eighth year
Of his age.
DR.. c. a. Compton. the chemist OF
the Internal Revenue bureau, has been
on a tour OF the South. He vas in
vestigating the manufacture and sale OF
fraudulent butter. He found that the
manufacture Of this stuff had raised the
price Of rancid butter from four 10 six
teen cents per pound and that some Of
the packing companies now have in
storage many tons CT Il. The depart
ment will undertake further 10 restrict
the inoust-
Mr. Edward Y Davidson, Of Virginia
has been n the record and pension
office OF the War Department for many
years, aDS Is one Of the most faithful
men il the old theater building. He has
lately been made glad by an order OF
promotion from headquarters
Mr. Y. T. Heritage, Of the first divis-
ion Of the Government Printing Office
has been very III for the past few weeks
He has been carried to the Garfield Hos
pitaI. Mr. Heritage is q North Caro-
linian. and one OF the best printers in
the Office
Among the new men at the Treasury
department. IS MI " olLSE Il. D45AOps %
Arizona He is in the Office OF the Au-
ditor for the Postofce Department, hav-
ing beer transferred from the customs
service at N0gaIes. Ariz. He was fol
several years at that frontier post and
has had unique experiences il doing
business for the Government
Mr- Joseph P. STEELE, an employee OF ths
Job division Of the Government Printing
Office. is among the soldiers at Lees
burg he is an enth asIastic member Of
the District National Guard and ha
reached the rank Of first lieutenant. IL
IS good officer and one Of the r>C=
faithful members OF the corps. He is "a.
officer IN Company 3 OF the First Regi
msnt He is quite popular In the Office
and the boys are sure he viii take i'm
msnsely at Lees5urg with the soldier
clothes on Mr. Ed Haywood, another
Job room empIoye, is in camp Mr. Hay
wood is native Of North Carolina anC
was appointed from Texas
One Of the most popular gentlemen Il
the Government Printing Office IS CLAUDE
n. Ballard. Like all Texans fUT a pro
stationary period he is noted for his re
served modesty. he is an expert o.
book backs, having been imported from
Galveston. Tex. 10 DO that special lin