The evening times., 1902-07-08

binaticD reaped . rich harvest TOT =e'-
eraI months, but the newspapers goJ [
onto the facts and exposed the scheme .
and the Government inspectors to1~
hand The plaa was that ueTzo
should sell twelve cherry trees at dol /
lar apiece and thereby ger into the /
guild OF letter writer's, getting S-9
8 ncnth for spreading the good /
news. Everyone who bought Tree, /
or sent the necessary dollars. was en- /
listed IN the block-of-twelve business !
About $500 women were caught on -
scheme but several hundred did get
their SO iUT month or SC.
The United States court has called
On she proprietor o5 the plan 10 make
restitution 20 the extent OF $4,000, fall
ms IN which they go 10 Jail The sharp
eTs include a preacher and doctor
Amos owen, the originator, Is strange
and ACeE-L old uoUutai1eer who has
been tried dozens OF times lOr making
whisky. He attends court dressed iD
q very short coat. open work shirt and
beaver hat Senator PritChard IS one CT
the lawyers fer the defense
There are 227.724 volunteer crop re-
porters in The United States These
people are scattered all over the
country. and they send 10 the depart
meRt each month Information based On
clear knowledge OF the situation in their
respective sections. The Department
of Agriculture, therefore, sets for p-ac-
tic2liy nothing Information which would
otherwise cost millions OF dollars. The
reports OF the department are Iargel.
made up from these statements OF the
volunteer observers.
Mr. Edmund Burke Is next 70 the old
est man in the employ Of the Depart
nent Of Agriculture in point of service.
He was in the Agricultural Bureau be
fore the civil var, and has been in the
service continuously for thirty-four
years since the war He has served IN
der every Commissioner and ever. Sec
TetaTy, and has seen the department
force increased from L few dozen 10
several thousand Mr.. Burke IS we'll
Informed nan, and has long been one OF
The most valued employees OF the depart
meHt
Mr. Burke IS q native OF Pennsylvania
but has Oecn a resident Of the District
OF Columbia most OF his life He served
several rms IN Congress IS q page.
and was in that way acquainted with
some Of the notable men OF the ante
and was well acquainted with Preston
Brooks, the noted South Carolinian- He
was near the Goor Of the Senate cham
her when Brooks assaulted Sumner. He
has distinct recollecti5ns Of the old
Southern members Of Congress, OF their
generosity. their unboUnding courtesy
and consideration for everyone. Bscom-
ing an adm5-er Of the Southern men IN
these days, he was prepared to form a
of tHs5- les
when he went sgainst them il the field
later on. Mr. Burke was ore Of the
pages when the House Of Representa-
tiVes occupied the old hall, and is prob
ably the only one living who was page
then He served Tor 3 few non1hs in
the aew hall. after the last session was
held in the old.
Mr. Burke was in the army IN the
early 60's and was assistant storekeepeT
e. City Point.
General Spinner. Treasurer Of The
United States. took young Burke from
the House and made him messenger Z;
MS Office IN the Treasury Department
He was for short while il the Agri-
cultural Bureau under Isaac Newton
the first Commissioner of Agriculture
he was employed at the seed packing
house on Z Street, between Sixth and
Seventh
When Mr. Burke first worked for the
Commissioner Of Agriculture there were
about seventy-Ave employees. Now there
are about $500 he has served under
all Of the heads of the department. His
business nov IS 70 supervise the count
iEg Of the labels. over eight million IN
number. which are put on the seeds and
publications sent out by the Department
Of Agriculture
Mr. David Hutches5D. superintendent
OF the reading room al the Library ot
Congress. IS particularly dfted Tor thC
duties Of the Office He was bern II
Scotland and was educated IL the best
schools % tie O}d Country. he had
Iibrar- training in Scotland and il Lon
don and became an expert IN the bust
7.ess cf handling catalogues and keep.
fnz I'D with literature. He has been 81
the Library f0T several gears The ST.
periTitendeEt oE she Li1Tarr Eu1t have
versatile and reIl-t-@ice5 Iaind. aut
the incumbent has these and al othe-
qualities for the place
LIZ. julius A. KrentzIln. cf the District
OF Columbia, one OF the senior clerks
IL ne Office o. the Auditor for the Posr
Once Department, is ca The list O.
clerks recently promoted He came
from the c3ptI1t OF SCUM .--llua -aA
erzI years ago and has be=- faithful
and able clerk n the Treasury ccnriEu
Cusly since
revenue officer 1ho has spent muci
tine in the Piedmont region ot n,
south is very much lu favo- OF The es.
tabIishment OF 6 Government sanitari
I'm somewhere IN The mountains o
North Carolina CT Georgia. said he
Thousands Of people annually spea,
miIItcna Cf dollars in lho pursuit C
hcaIth. gciug 10 The German spas. 0l
&c California. or some other place equal
y distant
Right here. within q DAYS travel
We have one ct the most hcaIthful spots
on the globe From Ash--iIIe \ c.
through North Georgia and tato Teunes-
see The loIry Blue Ridge lifts its erests
toward the sky. Numerous springs sent
forth the purest freestunc water 10 iTTi-
gaze The fertile vaHeys below, and &c
rich in ozone IS the air q feeling Of eZ-
hIIaratIon is constantly present.
-Fuuerais are rare occurrences and
only when moODshiDer gets IL his
work CT o raider. or vice versa. does
the undertaken have anything 70 do
! The late Henry X Grady used 20 re-