The evening times., 1902-06-05

VINO mas been about the Agricultural
Department since It's early bureau days.
knows thoroughly the history Of the
buildings and grounds He has been on
intimate terms with all the heads Of
the department, and he Is greatly liked
Ey all the employees AIr- Haley Is the
head carpenter and has worked on near
" all the construction projects OF the
department
Mr.. HALEY first worked for the de-
partment in 1861 at the old tea gar
den" which was located between Four
and-a-half and Sixth Streets northwest. /
Just east of the Pennsylvania Railroad
station. Tea plants we're then sold in
all parts of the United States, and N
other countries.
When Commissioner Isaac Newton got
Congress 10 set aside the south side OF
the Mall for the agricultural business.
the present orderly premises were de-
CidedIy disarTanged- Mr. HALEY de-
scribes it as veriJable cowpen Cat
tie shipped here from the West were
kept all about the place until needed
BY ne army. The present main build
Ing vas built under Mr. Nevton's di-
rectiou. while the other brick edffce
was first used for seed house, and did
rot for several years become an Office
building. The Civil Service Commission
was organized on the upper floor OF this
latter building.
The big wooden building now used for
documents and for the museum. was
first built on Capitol Hill. and in 1t was
held the famous Garfield fair The
boiler house was formerly used for the
silk culture experiments For several
years this was one Of the main parts of
the work Of the department. Mr. Philip
Walker, now a leading lawyer OF the
city, was at the head OF the division.
Nj. Haley has thus seen the popu-
lar Department OF Agriculture built up
from is beginning, and he hopes to live
long enough TO see a building com
mensurate with the Importance OF the
department put on the grounds. He 5id
great deal Of the work on the build
lngs under Mr- LOTing. the C0mmis-
sloner, whose efforts in PeTfecting and
extending the business of the aEricuI-
tural bureau were acknowledged 10 be
very large Mr. HALEY has heen away
from the department al times, and
during the war worked for q year or
more on the forts around the city Later /
he was carpenter at the arsenal
Miss Beatrice OberIy. librarian Of the
Bureau Of animal Industry. has gone to /
Boston to attend a convention of libra /
rians-- Miss OberIy has charge CT a
large collection OF scientific works. /
which are often used by scientists and
people interested IN special research. /
The library is the most complete extant. /
and under the management Of the pres
ent librarian has been made a model Of /
arrangement Miss OberIy Will be par
ticularly at home among the book custo- +
oians OF the country assembled at the
center Of culture She has been in the .
Government service for several years.
coming from New Hampshire.
Oae Of the recent graduates Of the
Medical and Dental Departments Of the
National University is Dr.. James 2
Armstrong, Of the day proof room Of the
Government Printing Office He gradu-i
ated at the head OF the class and was
the valedictorian. Two years ago he
finished a course in dentistry and then
took the full medical course. Dr. Arm
strong is one Of the many bright pro-
fessiOnaI men TO come from the Printing
Office He viii soon go into the general
practice Of medicine with his TWO sheep
skins marked N. D. and D. D. s. He is
e linguist Of no mean ability and is
talented in other branches of learning
he has many friends and admirers. is a
native or New York, and has all the
metropolitan liking for the place +,
4 prominent Government empIoye.
who has seen out on a brief Tusticating
tour, tells Of several experiences that
happened On the way At one place the
little party Of tourists stopped at
farm house and seated themselves on
the woodpIIe 20 take what the denizens /,
OF the region would call snack, com
monty termed q lunch. when q little
miss Of about six years came out and 1
made an inspection. They asked her ,
sH sorts Of questions and she answered
rapidly and inteIIigentIy. Then her
black eyes snapped IS she said. You J
are like the men around here. You
washington people don't know nothin'. {
And you don't do nothin' but jes' set 5
around and talk Then she went il :
the house. The clerk fully expects to .
see this H,tle miss 90 on the stage II
about twenty years 10 speak Tor wO-
mans rights and make an impression. c
He says she is really eloquent
Dr.. D. E. Salmon. OF the Bureau Of [
Animal Industry, is leading a strenuous
life these days. He spoke at the con-
mencement Of Johns Hopkins Univers-
iry. IN Baltimore, Tuesday night, and
then went from Baltimore TO New York =
to attend the American Congress on =
tuberculosis. He viii preside over one
OF the sessions. Dr.. Salmon has devoted
much attention 10 the possibilities of =
animal infeStion in the spread Of the d
disease and is considered one Of the Il
leading authorities on the subject. Y
During the coming summer the Unit -
ed states Geological Survey viii con +
tinue the study of the lead and zinc +,
fields in northern Arkansas. this work Z
viii be under the charge Of George I :
Adams, assistant geoIogist. who viii be Q
assisted by A. Il. Purdue Of the Arkan-
sas state University, and by Ernest F. i
In this stigation an at /.
tempt viii be made 20 describe all the t