The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
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l uGut IlOOSSNGlL FlIG OIltI 0ON III ldlh
ed with him about the future of the ex-
position. The president has been
friendly to the enterprise from the be-
ginning, and it is probable that his
message to congress will contain fur
Their expressions of his desire to see
congress treat the enterprise in the
proper manner financially.
Mr.. Tucker took leave Of this country
Nov. { for Il long visit to European
countries to interest them in the expo
sition, to be held in 1907. He carried
| with him credentials from the state
department, and in this respect his
equipment will be as strong as ever
given the head OF an exposition enter
prise.
Money Needed For the Exposition.
81 expect to be back in the United
States about Jan. L." said Mr.. Tucker,
s'and shall exert my efforts to obtain
from congress a suitable appropriation
for the exposition. We ought to have
100000 for Il government exhibit be-
sides the $4,000 appropriated at the
last session for a naval and marine ex-
hibit. Then we ought to get 100000
for aid in the work of building the
great Industrial exposition we propose.
/ think congress will be fair and lib
eral with us"
FliFss Must Eat Alone.
To stop Irritation in the pension Of
fee Major Lockwood, superintendent
Of the building, has ordered that the
men and women clerks must not sit
together while they eat their lunch
cons. The clerks resent this. Their
average age is considerably over forty,
and they think they are old enough to
take care of themselves. Still there
are some pretty girls in the office, and
the men clerks have found it great fun
chatting with them while at luncheon.
Not so very many months ago Major
Lockwood himself married one of the
pension clerks. His wife did not re-
sign from office, and under the order
/ even the major and his wife cannot
eat their luncheon together.
ii an Hour For Lunch.
The clerks in the general land Office
are much wrought up yer an order
issued a day or so ago requiring them
to register the time when they return
to their desks from their lunch. The
clerks are allowed half an hour for
lunch-from' 1890 to l o'clock in the
afterloon-and the officials have found
that some of the employees are taking
more than the time allowed them. Tn
der the new order of things the time
sheets are sent to the chief clerks
room promptly at / O'Clock, and every
clerk coming in after that hour is re-
quired to report to Chief Clerk Macy
with an explanation.
Flower Named Mrs. Roosevelt.
What is regarded as the greatest tn
umph Of the chrysanthemum growers
art for many seasons is a new intense
~ yellow flower displayed at the recent
annual chrysanthemum and carnation
show of the department of agriculture.
1t is named the Mrs. Roosevelt, in
honor of the presidents wife. A fine
silvery pink chrysanthemum is named
Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Moths lror National Museum.
The National museum has just re-
ceived from William Schaus OF Twick-
enham, England, formerly Of New
York, a collection Of over 10000 speci-
mems Of South and Central American
moths. representing the work Of over
twenty Years and valued at $4,000.
Mr.. Schaus has been for years m en-
thusiast on the subject Of entomology,
devoting particular attention to moths.
He is a man Of wealth, the son Of an
old New York merchant, and up to If
teen years ago made his home In the
American metropolis; but, finding the
facilities for studying insect and moth
life better in London, where he could
visit daily the wonderful collections In
the British museum, he changed his
residence and since 1890 has resided at
Twickenham. England.
insect New to Science.
a very considerable number of the
moths are absolutely new to science
and from out of the way localities Of
South America seldom visited by white
men, as, for example, the interior Of
Peru and Bolivia, the Maroni river,
VlCuCn 0uA0A1d3 tuC aAudAOA duu Oll-
noco valleys and the Gran Chaco for
est. Mr.. Schaus has lately published a
work describing this collection, which
has been reprinted for free distribution
Eby the National museum
%. w. Coquillett, assistant curator of
entomology of the National museum,
says of Mr.. Schaus' gift:
I'VE regard the magnificent gift Of
Mr.. Schaus as the most complete and
important collection of South American
moths in the world. The collection also
contains a very large number of North
American forms also. Mr.. Schaus has
been busy making this collection Cor
over twenty years, going in person to
South America, undertaking explora-
lions in quest Of rare forms md at
other times buying them from natives
and fellow collectors. Heretofore the
National museum had no collection of
South American moths worthy of the
name h1yt with tho qCuuicitiO,, nf tha