The National tribune., 1902-10-16
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

A carload of coal came into Washington
Friday, consigned to the White House.
1t was the genuine "black" diamond, and
seemed almost as precious as the real
white sparkler. A detail of police guard
ed the coal till it was finally deposited IL
the White House coal bins.
The Carnegie Library. which the steel
magnate presented to Washington, will
soon be ready to open to the public.
Apropos Of this ii is announced that Mr..
Carnegie gives away nearly S43,00O,O 900
year in public libraries. 4 much more
splendid monument to ones memory than
piles of brick and stone with an epitaph
upon that will crumble under Times
touch.
A regular committee has been organized
for tie purpose of building a memorial.
probably monument, to the memory of
the late Gov. Shepherd, with Mr.. Crosby
S. Noyos, of the Washington Evening
Star as Chairman. Several thousand dol
lars have already been subscribed, and it
is thought that there will not be much
trouble to raise Il sum sufficient for Il
handsome memorial.
We are all sensitive to ridicule. artists
has been modelling Il statue of Gen. Grant.
horse prancing, the General with his hat
off, and the rest of the ordinary cOncep-
ton, with the added feature that a sol
der is leading the horse, holding the
bride (which is rather an improbable
thing, carrying in his hand n branch of
laurel. This branch was first modelled
as 4 wreath, but negro porter looking at
it asked what the life preserver' was
for and rho artist immaIin tely- cha p1
the wreath to the branch of laurel.
The marriage of tine youngest daughter
of Secretary and Mrs. Hay leaves Miss
Knox the ranking Cabinet girl and it is
said that Miss Knox is not in the least
enamored of society life in the National
Capital. Miss Knox does not care much
for society" in the common acceptatiGn
of the term, but is very fond of travel.
She has explored the far places of the
earth, the hooks and corners that the aver
age tourist never thinks of, and had plan
ned fer a trip up the Nile for the coming
Winter. Like the sensible woman that
she is, she does not see any hilarious sort
of happiness in standing up in line for
hours on certain day to shake the hands
of all cOmers, regardless of previous ac-
quaintance, and furnishing at the same
time Il free feed TO people who will go
away and talk scandalOusly about the eX-
travagance of people in public life. Miss
Knox seems to have a very level head on
her young shoulders.
An experiment which has proved highly
satisfactory was tried in the Normal De
partment of the public schools of Wash
ingtOn this Summer. The young ladies
planted corn and other grains. and flowers
and vegetables, under the supervision of
an expert from the Agricultural Depart
ment, and an exhibit of the product of
their labOrs was made at the Franklin
High School last week. The seeds and
roots were furnished by the Agricultural
Department, and are just the same as are
sent to the constituents of the members
of Congress, and these were planted in the
little home gardens. In many instances
the plats were scarcely as big as the aver
age sitting room of q house, but under
careful attention from the. young ladies'.
splendid results Were obtained Corn was
raised that would easily seem a twin To
the Kansas variety which calls for step.
ladders at husking time, and the show of
pumpkins, tomatoes, and other vegetables
was excellent. 1t is the intention to in
troduce this agricultural feature into the
graded schools, and pretty soon every
Washington back yard will be a model
farm. 1t provides employment and healthy
exercise. and the getting near to Natures
Hedtt must pIoNe Deiicucial TO the DuDiIS
=
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, has go
far recovered his health as to be able 10
return to Washington. but it will be some
time before he will be able to appear i'm
;he Senate Chamber, it is feared by his
friends.
There is to be shake-up among tho
officers Mt the Naval Academy. Score
tary Moody has under consideration the
of reducing the number of line
officers on duty at the institution and
substituting civilian professors of mathe-
matics. This action will be somewhat
radical in view of the fact that the Acad
emy has always been looked upon as n
station for line officers. Critics of the
line assert that it is enc of the most de-
lightful assignments an officer can obtain.
He has usually only one recitation period
each day. his quarters are pleasant, and
he is able to live with his family See
retary Moody is something of an ieono- !
clast and, is giving the barracks some
fearful jolts.
Mrs. Hay. wife of the Secretary of State, /
will be at the beautiful home of the Hays
here in Washington this Winter. but being
IN mourning will take TO part whatever in !
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