The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01

( CRU. Cheves and Burt, giants CT the bar
and forum
For the last month Mr. Rice has
! been in New York, making inyestiga-
/ tons Of the soils and clays at the forts
/ He has been ordered back 10 South
/ Carolina, and is now in the Darlington
/ country, the central part OF the TO-
1 bacco growing district
I The members Of the Soil Survey corps
who are at the North viii come in about
I the last OF October, and those al the
South viii report at the Office the last
/ Of November
/ On reading Of the death OF John Ship
! man. Of KnightstoWn. Ind. recently a
veteran Land Office clerk looked up the
! records and found that Mr.. Shipman
/ took up q claim at Knightstown in 1888
/ He walked there from Springfield, Ohio.
| Mr.. Shipman had lived under every Pre-
ident but two had heard Webster and
/ Clay speak saw Jackson and knew the
/ first Harrison. He always voted the
/ Republican OF Wing ticket and used to
/ bacco for eighty years.
/ In the case Of Capt Thomas H Car
ipenter, a clerk in the recorders dIvis-
/ ion of the General Land Office, science IS
about to straighten out a civil war tan
gle The wonderful x-ray invention has
/ been brought TO bear on his case, and
/ the pictures Of portions OF his anatomy
are part OF the records OF the Senate and
House Of Representatives in Congress
assembled.
! Captain Carpenter began his military
service in 1861 as lieutenant IN the Sew
enteenth Infantry He went into the
field in July Of the same year and served
in the hard campaigns Of the earlier part
OF the war. He was appointed captain
in May, 1868. He took a conspicuous
part in the battle Of Gettysburg and was
wounded n the left knee on July 2,
/ 1853. IN 1855 he was brevetted major ior
gallant and rneritorious action on The
field Of Gettysburg For the last TWO
years of the war he was on light duty,
and IN 1865 he rejoined his regiment An
examining board turned down his dis
ability claim Again in 1866 he was ex-
amined and the board pronounced him
not incapacitated for duty. not finding
evidence that the knee was hopelessly
famed by ball said 10 be lodged there
He was ordered to rei0in his regiment,
which he did. and then he resigned.
The captain, who IS quite lame, has
had his left leg photographed by an x
ray specialist and the photographs are
now among the records Of the Senate,
where q bill for the retirement OF the
officer IS pending. These are believed 10
! be the only photographs OF the kind ever
/ INTRODUCED IN such cause. They have
I convinced the committees
The X-ray pictures show that there IS
a mimic ball in the captains leg. II Is
! lodged IN the bone. and about one-fOurtn
/ Of II is sticking out into the flesh. The
/ ball is covered By broad tendon, which
/ presses down on Il when walking is at
/ tempted The army surgeons had no
way OF finding this out, and they recon-
: mended exercise for the captain TO
straighten out his game knee. II is az
/ interesting and unique case throughout
! Captain Carpenter is a good clerk and
/ is regarded with high favor by all the
/ people in the Land Office.
One o. Director WoIcott's Geological
Survey men out West viii soon investi-
gate the stories Of the frozen lakes in
/ Baker county, Oregon. Some prospectors
have pushed UP through The mountain
I wilderness and reached two lakes which
are thought 20 be frozen over the year
round. A party rode across one Of them
. :
/ necessary 10 travel five miles over snow
and ice All Of which is held 10 show
that We have a great country.
/ Mr. W H. Bright. Of the third dIvi-
sion OF the Government Printing Of
( fee, IS one OF the pilgrims TO Rich
mond on the K Of P. excursion. Mr..
( Bright Is one Of the most intelligent and
p --..-
and Is a fine workman and well informed
man in all that pertains TO the craft
The topographic survey Of Maine is
being continued this season BY the
United states Geological survey IN CO.
operation with the state. 4 recent re
port OF field work during the month OF
June. made by MIR. II. NJ Wilson. geo
grapher Of the Geological Survey. in
charge OF the work. to Prof Leslie A
Lee chairman Of the Maine survey com
mission. shows that one topographic and
one triangulatiOn party were engaged IL
work in the sections near CherryfeId and
Arson, the CherryGeld sheet being com
pIeted. This work was done under the
direct supervision Of Mr. " H Lowell
tOpCS4 q pLet5 whose party II the ten
days during which work was in progress.
mapped thiTty-fve square miles, ran
nineteen miles CT spirit levels. and es-
labIished eighty useful elevations. they
also ran 3lS miles Of road traverse
The ether party under Mr. Z l. Nc
Nsir. toPograDher. engaged during an
equal period IN primary triangulation,
occupied two stations and erected five
signals Work IN the State VIII be con
tinued throughout Tie season