The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-27

ostcd in. and more popular with the many
employees in his Office than Captain Ram
scy.
Il is said that Captain Ramsey will re-
cciYe considerable support IN the job
room. the main document proof room. and
the third and fourth divisions These. to-
gether with the specification division.
represent a voting strength OF over 500 II
therefore appears that Captain Ramsey
can well be termed a powerful. if not the
most powerful factor I'm the coming cleo
ucn. as the situation now appears
But as f. Is always in order for the un-
expected 10 take place. no one can now
really predict the outcome. for the three
big night forces. the bill force. Record"
and proof room, together with the down
town contingent, are 10 be seriously
reckoned with IL is the opinion OF many
that the candidate that can poll q de-
/ cided majority OF the votes of the might
+ hawEcrs.' and newspaper and job offices
viii come very near winning. As both
. Messrs. Smith and Johnson are associated
/ with the night employees, it is but natural
/ to suppose chat they viii receive the
/ greatest number OF these votes. The sit
. uatiou grows more complex every day
10 those who are most interested.
Mr.. T. T. Maloney. who has been en-
pIoyed in the various divisions of the
/ Government Printing ONCE for the last
/ twenty years or more. has been in a very
/ long time. and il Is said, hopelessly so.
/ His many friends in the Office rendered
I him q benefit" recently. which Melted
/ him the tidy sum OF about $225-
! This is q busy season at the Bureau Of
/ Soils. A large number Of soil experts are
4 preparing 10 20 10 various parts Of the
( country 20 make surveys OF the soils and
. to take notes on industries peculiar to
/ several sections. Mr.. Milton Whitney the
/ chief Of the division. and his assistants.
. Superintendent r. n. Means. Of the East
: eru, and c. ". Dorsey. Of the Western
division, are working under high pres
/ sure. getting these parties ready 20 90
. out. About forty experts will take the
field for the suumc-.
+ In most cases two men 20 out together
and their field is an average county Their
work is largely technical IN nature. but
. the report when published make interest
Ing reading The yearly reports on soil
+ surveys have come TO be regarded as
/ part OF the best literature Of the depart
ment.
/ This summer the young men Of the
sol! viii go beyond the Mississippi, 20 the
I Great Lakes and all over the Middle
10 be specially investigated this year IS
( the noted Piuehurst tea farm al summer
/ Vile. S. C. That farm, under manage
ment Of its originator, Or. Arthur Shcp-
pard. is an object OF widespread interest
/ II is now confidently believed the eN-
+ pertinent Of raising tea in this country
/ VIII prove successful
/ One Of the most capable and talented
young men IN the service Of the Govern
Z ment is Mr. Fred Wannamaker, one Of the
/ civil service examiners. He is now about TO
! 20 out on his semi-annual tour to discover
merit and reward fl with Government
/ Jobs Mr Wannamaker is a graduate OF
I that great school Of diplomacy, the weekly
/ newspaper Office. and left the E,auagement
/ Of a prosperous paper 10 take his present
position several years ago. Re was the
/ Youngest editor in South Carolina. while
running a weekly paper at Oralgeburg.
and did some notable work Young and
impetuous as he was, he was. however,
one OF the most conservative Of the South
! Carolina editors
Among the many popular young ladies
/ in the Government Printing ONCE who are
( especially noted for their happiness Of
thought and sweetness Of disposition is
very pretty little brunette from the fair
/ SouthIand-Miss Nettie Beckwith Miss
I Beckwith is a resident Of Rockville Nd.
and is employed in the main pressroom Of
Z the Government Printing Once. Her many
4 rare accomplishments have won for her
I friends and admirers Of numberIess pro
I portions
( DR.. W. J. MCGEE. Of the Bureau Of
American Ethnology, one Of the most
: learned and original or ethlOloRisIs. was
named Washington Jefferson MCGEE in
his times Of happy infancy, says the New
York Sun" When he grew UP e struck
him that the first two names were some
( what magniloquent and superfuOus He
. began 10 subscribe himself W J. MCGEE
/ What do the W and J. stand for2'' asked
I the curious For nothing" said he:
. '',hey are what they seem" Then why
the points," asked the cavilers. triumph
antly. So Mr. MCGEE dropped the points
and contented himself with plain " J
/ MCGEE.