Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-25
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Won Hollenhen German ambassador,
sent him from the fatherland a large
roe buck for feast at the embassy.
Inc animal has caused the attaches
considerable worry, and the officials OF
the treasury department no end OF
mlrth. request was made by the
German embassy officials that the de.
partment allow "one roe buck" to en-.
ter fr"e OF duty. The order was made
out and sent to the New York collect
or OF customs, and at the same time
the embassy was notified that us soon
as the buck had undergone the neces,
sary quarantine requirements of the
department of agriculture ii would be
turned over to il. The customs of.
GERS never dreamed that the buck was
not alive. Their surprise can be i'm
asined when a greatly excited at.
tache of the embassy entered the
treasury and tried to explain to the Off
cials that the buck could not be dis.
infected. He took it for granted that
the officials knew the animal was dead
they took it for granted it was alive,
and it took an hour to straighteno ut
the affair.
Worthy Of Reconsideration
Roosevelt believes that Captain Clark
was not sufficiently rewarded for his
war services by being advanced six
numbers in his grade. Captain Clark g
advancement was based on the mag
nificent performance of the Oregon III
the battle with Cerveras ships, but
the President regards the run of the
vessel from San Francisco to the West
Indies as worthy of reward also, and
even greater reward than that re-
ceived by Capt. Clark for his conduct
in battle. He has, concluded, it IS
believed, to ask congress to create an
additional number in the grade of
rear admirals for the special benefit of
Captain Clark, who will be advanced
to that rank.
Rats in White House-Rats are
overrunning the White House. No one
seems to know how or when the rats
first came there. but it is probable
l4.ey came from the stables. Since
their advent, however. they have made
the place lively. Many visitors have
been startled when calling upon the
president by a sudden roar and rush
on the floors above the cabinet room.
1t sounded as if there was a bowling
alley in full operation, with all the
Roosevelt children trying to knock
down the pins. Over in the fashion
able Metropolitan club, where there
was a pest of rats few years ago. it
finally became necessary to put III
steel walls and ceilings. That beat
the rats. They were unable to bur.
row through, and quit. Col. Bingham.
having tried poison and cats and sim
liar eXpedients, would like to have
congress make an appropriation to
build a new White House or to put in
seel walls and ceilings in the old one.
DepeW's Bride-Washington society
warmly welcomed the beautiful young
bride of Senator Chauncey M. De-
pew, a reception at the home of the
senator's neice, Miss Paulding, being
attended by more than a thousand
guests. Mrs. Depew is slender, grace
full and of charming manner. The
guests included almost the whole dip
lomatic corps, and Mrs. Depew was
constantly talking French. This is
the first time the handsome residence
Senator Depew presented Miss Pauld-
ing last spring was thrown open. 1t
contains many relics of Miss Pauld-
ing's great grandfather, who helped
capture the British spy, Major Andre
Carnegie nsttuton-Director Wal
colt of the geological survey, who is
secretary of the incorporators of the
Carnegie institution, is already receiv-
ing applications for places under the
and for its aid in various
ways. The popular impression that
the institution is to be university
is erroneous. There will undoubtedly
be complete equipment of labora-
tories and instructors to enable stu
dents to follow up particular line of
scientific research. An administra.
tive building at least is also contem-
plated and probably others, but that Is
a detail which has been left entirely
with the trustees
To Reautify Washington-Pres-
dent Roosevelt, the members of the
cabinet, the supreme court, con.
gress, public officials generally and
prominent private citizens are in
vited to visit the Corcoran art gallery
during the present week to view the
exhibit of the plans of the Park com.
that for the past year has
been studying the question of beauti
flying the national capital by extend
ing, completing and harmonizing it's
extensive park system. Their plans
provide for system of street exten-
sion and boulevards connecting with
The extended chain of parks, the re
moval of railroad tracks from the
Mall, the erection of union railroad
which Is to be model of its
kind practically and architecturally,
the removal of the historic Long
bridge across the Potomac, the cree
ton of two new bridges, one for rail.
road traffic and the other as a high