The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-22
DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus.
CARTOONIST WHO WORKS FOR UNCLE SAM
Mr. Baker Makes Coloed Maps However, for the Bureau
of Soils, and Lets None of His Artistic HUI
NOR Creep Into His Work
OONIST WHO WORKS FOR UNCLE SAN

we're only called out once, as one man in
| the ordnance department was at that
time worth q company in the held-men
were so scarce. For the greater part Of
the time We worked from a m until
( 1880 2. N" Mr. Dove is a-skilIed ma
chinist.
Mr.. Jacobs, after enIisting with the.
District Volunteers. was detailed TO the
ordnance department. He has main
tanned his position with the Government
/ ever since. He is now a frst-cIass ma
ehinist in the gallery OF the gun shop
Mr.. Jacobs has been faithful servant
/ Of Uncle Sam throughout all these
| years, never having had a charge pre-
t feTred against him. He is q man well
/ along in years, and during the whole Of
/ the Spanish war he worked for twelve
/ hours d day and missed only one single
/ hour. He is a native OF Maryland and
a member of Lincoln Post of the G. A r
/ Mr.. Jesse B. K. Lee. chief Of the ord
nance Office of the navy yards. is Of
on two weeks leave. Mr.. Lee has
served in his present capacity for about
! two years
One may wonder why Mr.. J Il. Has
let. clerk in the third division Of the
J Government Printing Office. wears that
I apple pie smile, and passes around the
cigars so freely. The cause is not far to
seek Ask Mr. Heslet- His being the
/ father Of a new girl may have something
to do with it. Mr.. Haslet has just re-
turned from his annual vacation.
Dr.. J, T. Strattan, chief clerk OF the
yards and docks department Of the navy
yards, was called away from his
duties suddenly Saturday on account Of
the illness Of his brother, the chief of
the rural delivery department OF the
/ Postoffce. DT. Strattan has been en-
ployed in his present capacity for thir-
ty-two years He is man marked for
his ability, and for his very engaging
personality which has made him very
popular during his long term CT service
He is member ef the G. a. r.
Perhaps there is no man in the coun-
try, or even in the world, that knows
more about bees and their ways than
does Prof Frank Benton. n. s. expert
Eagrieulturist in the Department OF Agri-
culture. Prof Benton is at present at
tending the beekeepers' convention at
Denver. At the close of the convention
he intends to make a tour Il inspec-
ton throughout the State Tha profes-
lsor travels much in the pursuit Of his
favorite study. Previous 10 his coming
10 the department he made an extern
sive tour through Spain. Palestine. and
other Oriental countries. During his
stay IN the Holy Lands he ssta bIished
the first American beehive OF Mount
zion Thence he went TO the Isle Of Cv-
pTus and gathered up for America some
OF the famous Hymettus bees. famed in
( the classic Greek IiteTatUra-the bees
/ that furnished the food for the gods
The CyPrian queen bee. according 10
The professor. is the mCzt energetic and
prolific bee IL the world One thousand
pounds Of the sweetest honey was the
product from the first Texas hive sun
piled with these bees.
Prof Benton also made STUDY of the
giant bee OF India, and Of the apisdor-
sata, the oTange-banded worker. which
IS found IN Ceylon and Java This lat
/ ter IS about the size Of our own queen
bee, and works in a comb four to six
/ feet long and four feet vide Many
teTorts have been made by The Govern
meut to introduce this bee into The
/ United States, but SO far they have been
failures However, Prof. Benton is not
discouraged, and intends TO make an
iother trial
Another bee that he wants to bring
IoYer IN greater numbers is the Carnf-
Dian bee from Austria This little bee
as gentle as fly, is a hardy little erea-
tuTe that is so easily handled that Il
Is called the ladies bee" Prof Benton
spent four years in Austria breeding
queen bees and crossing them with the
energetic Cyprian, making a Cyprto-
tCarnlolan that is treasure
Mrs Benton. the wife of the pr0fes-
soT, enjoys she distinction OF sending
the first queen bee by mail across both
continents and the ocean in 2 salts
factory manner.
Prof. Benton has written a manual Of
instruction called The Honey Bee
which is a very thorough and standard
work, and eEbodies a great deal Of hts
experience in this line. Besides his at
tainmentS in the speciality which occlI-
pies the most Of his time. the professor
+ is quite a liEguist having acquired q
facility in the languages as q natural
! sequence Of his extensive travels Prot.
! Eenton halls from Michigan.
Mr.. Charles Bruce, Of Sherman. Texas
in which city he has been in business for
{ q AGulbtE OI years IS new ADDITION
/ to the watch force Of the State. War and
/ Navy Department. He was appointed
/ UPON civil service examination
/ Miss Carrie Whitehead Of the speci-
hcation department Of the Government
/ Printing Office, has returned from
sixty-days' leave which she spent on =
ranch in Colorado. She has enjoyed
spell of real rugged mountain life being
twenty miles from railroad great
part Of her time was occupied in camp
ing and fishing and exploring the sur
rounding mountains. She spent most
enjoyable time
/ The splendid way in which the Con
! gressionaI Record" is put cut IS due in
no small part 10 the work and knowledge
of Mr.. John P Purvis, Of the Congress
sional Record" department Of the Gov
/ eminent Printing Office. For a long
Z time Mr.. Purvis has made this particU-
/ lar line Of work a study. paying part.cu-.
far attention to public and privars ills.
BE Is an Indispensable man in the
makeup OF the Record He is also an
{ expert typ0grapheF. Mr Purvis halls
! from Tennessee. He is one OF the best
/ known men IN the Office, as he Is also
one Of the most popular