The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-08
GUIDE TO ARMY OF THE POTOMAC IN

Mr. William H Johnson, q Waterman
at the Agricultural Department. has a
unique record He was not an enlisted
man in the war between the States, but
he was Of great service in the Union
cause, and was indispensable 10 q large
corps. He was the official guide Of the
Army Of the Potomac. under Mcclellan.
Burnside, Hooker, and Grant and pilot
ed that great fighting machine all over
virginia. He was a Union sympathizer.
and was employed by the Government
on account of his knowledge Of the
State He had been in a business which
caused him TO travel Z great deal. and
he probably knew the State better than
any man in the army. He was with the
Army OF the Potomac from the first 20
the last, and shared the Jriumphs and
defeats and was present at the final
muster
Mr. Johnson is q native Of Prince
William county. He has been on the
watch force for thirteen years and is a
model Waterman. He is on duty at
night at the wooden annex used for the
museum and document room and several
Offices. He is popular about the dePar--
ment, and is fall OF "reminiscences OF old
Virginia and old times IN Washington.
An Indian agent writes rom the Ter
ritery that the good and bad Indians OF
his reservation had big time few
DAYS ago At the old Indian town Of
TaleQuah the people turned out in
celebration Ia honor of the first railroad
train many Of them had ever seen. A
road is being built from Fayetteville,
Ark TO Shawnee. Okla. and the track
IS completed to Talequalz5 The ceIebra-
ton was most luTid one, and even the
best Indians went wild on the mean
whisky Some Of the Indians showed
themselves so far advanced in civiIiza-
ton that they wanted TO make speeches
as soon as they got drunk.
The question. X funny names came up
at a late informal gathering Of War De-
partment clerks The symposium reveal
ed lot OF queer cognomeus. and some
additions were made to the list of
New York paper. The names under dis
acussion we're those OF politicians. and Il
was conceded that a Georgian took the
prize. There is in the Empire State
OF the South a politician named Dfnk
Bolts. and since the New York paper
took him up as a subject for essays. he
has been proud Of this name. It was
voted that LemueI Eli Quigg was not so
bad as ScaTceCTow name, and the BOYS
said Guggenheimer sounded very much
like Jim-Jams. A new candidate for
fame was proposed IN that from the FAR
West-Qujl Nebeker. He Is a Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in Utah
and is q miner ard politician Of note He
IN L
agree1 that Galusha Grow was no Pow
er's Greek Slave, " in nomenclature
Mr.. William F. BiehI. the afabIe and
accomplished clerk in the disbursing Of
fee of the Interior Department. is soon.
TO take trip to the old country. He
viii 90 TO Germany and spend several
weeks and then tour the continent. He
Is an observant man, and viii come back
70 his work next winter with q vast
fund o. Information He VIII visit near
y ever place Of Importance or the con
tinent and IN Germany, and will try 20
see all the famous sights o. the Old
World Mr.. Biehl has been in the Office
for several years, and is q worthy as
sistant TO the disbuTsing clerk. Mr.
George Evans, who is one OF the best
officials IN the Government service
Mr.. Frank H. Hitchcock, chief Of the
section Of foreign markets, Department
Of Agriculture. mas just returned from
Boston, where he. delivered an address
before the Massachusetts, State board OF
agriculture upon the work OF the de-
partment Mr. Hitchcock has arranged
many publications upon foreign markets
and the opportunities they offer to
American producers.
The force OF the dairy division. De-
partuent OF Agriculture has recently
been Increased By the appointment of
Mr. Duncan Stuart. Of Burlington. VI
Blr. Stuart is a graduate OF the Vermont
state Agricultural College, and has had
an excellent training in both scientific
and practical dairy work
One q the most gratifying evidences
Of industry among Government employees
is reported from downtown depart
ment. a messenger, over sixty years
81 age. who served through the civil
var, is studying Shorthand without the
aid Of a teacher. He is said to be max .
ing good progress and is likely 20 be- /.
come an exper: sten6grap her- His spare I
tine is all used in the study, and the /.
young men have been invited Dy older .
Witnesses TO 80 md get ashamed Of .
themselves
Hon. Binger Hermann is of On a trip
70 his old home. IN Oregon. partly on .
private, and partly public business
They are all crazy about pictures
says q Government Printing Office en-
ploye in speaking OF his associates
The boys have been taking their leave
and taking pictures. and most Of the
looms they sleep IN look like suide pho
tograph shons- Thee are about q thou
sand cameras in tie Office. and every
Ian who comes in from a vacation has
a layout Of COW and dog pictures rail-
Toad-fH scenes, ard old battIedeIds
They talk lea-Ledly about which makes
The best negative, a Shanghai rooster OF
{ Berkshire pig
Some Of the boFs have even been
uaki1g water scenes, and one OF them
has z picture OF q creek and & swim
ming lake. He g3t iBsulJed when
asked him how he got a snapshot OF his
imagination.
cone print has picture Of some fish
he said he caught out n Pennsylvania.
and he vas hurt when the fish expert o.
Cur alley declared that no such dsE
we're ever seen IN an inland stream.