The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-22
WASHINGTON LETTER
LspeeIaI Correspondenee.l

! has been accompanied byin largely In
| drinking ana household supplies. As
! these settlements are situated on the
| hilltOps far above streams and springs,
| il might be thought that il would be
difficult TO obtain a good supply Of wa
ter. NIessrs. NJ l.. Fuller aud Samuel
Sanford OF the United States geological
survey recently visited the region and
ascerlaIned that in most instances wa
ter can be found at depth of from
twenty-five TO forty feet beneath the
surface
Danger In Surface water.
Although water is present In large
quantity. 1t occurs in such a way that
only small supplies are usually obtain
ed by shallow drilled wells. Open
wells. however, obtain abundant sup
plies ana il properly protected from
contamination should answer every
purpose. such wells should never be
located within 100 feet of Outhouse
or cesspools and when possible should
be 40 feet or more away. Ii these
wells are curbed with two and seven
eighths or three foot glazed tiles and
every joint except the lowest is made
perfectly tight the polluted surface wa
ter win be kept out, while the water
actually used can enter ut the bottom.
The joints can he made tight by sur
rounding the outside OF the pipe at the
joints with several inches of good by
draulic cement
Depth of Wells.
In the granite rocks conditions are
fairly promising for deep drilled wells
These viii usually find water within
$50 feet Of the surface. even on the
hills, but a well Should not be aban-
doned before depth Of go feet is
reached. 1t is not generally advisable.
however. to 20 deeper than this
The investigation which the geoog
zeal survey has jast begun Will be eX-
tended to include the water supplies
of the entire coastal plain Of Virginia.
Patent Models.
A committee representing the Patent
Bar association recently called upon
the assistant commissioner of patents.
Edward B. Moore. and advocated the
retention Of all or most of the cullec /
ton of patent models which it is pro
posed to dispose Of under an act Of /
congress The wide circulation given /
the report that the patent office had /
taken steps to get rid Of this vast and .
interesting collection has aroused pat |
ent attorneys and inventors all Overt
the country In view of these circum I
stances, it is said, the plans Of the
secretary OF the interior may be T
changed in this regard
Collection May BE Kept.
The committee appointed by Mr. I
Moore to go over the models and select /
those which are an essential part of T
patent ofice records advised that only +
a very small percentage Of the NUM- /
Der be kept /
1t has been stated on good authority |
that the Union Building company, from
which Uncle Sam rents the storage |
space for the models in the Union !
building. has agreed 10 reduce the rent /
from $4,000 a year to $4,000. which I
is the amount Of the appropriation by /
congress for caring for the models It |
may be decided to keep. If this is 50,
the whole collection may be re,a'ned. /
The Keep Commission.
Assistant Secretary Keep. who is the
chairman Of the departmental commis
sion that is busy seeking to better /
conditions ana methods IN the govern |
ment service, thinks il Will take a |
good many months before his com /
mission finishes its work and hands |
I'm It's final report TO the president.
Probably the most important com
mittee now at work is that handling 4
the question Of the purchase Of supplies |
by the departments. II was the ran
dom. unsympathetic purchasing Of sup
plies by the departments that led the
president TO appoint the Keep commits
sion II is probable that the suhcom-
mittee VIII recommend central pur-
chasing agency, through which every
department of the government will
buy.
spanish War Veterans.
The national cncampment committee
predicts that the national assemblage
Of Spanish war veterans, the ladies
auyiliaries and their relatives and
friends iu this city next October will
0e The largest ever held.
Tentative arrangements have been
made for a biz parade to include span
ISL war veterans. the national guard.
regular troops. sailors. marines and
the members Of the Grand Army of
the Republic, Union Veterans legion
aud other patriotic and civic orsanza-
tious. Secretary Of the Navy Bona
plrte viii he requested 10 order two
or more cuuboats or other small war
vessels 70 Washington at that time that
thcy may be inspected as object les
sons by the visiting veterans and the
many strangers that are expected.
New Light Artillery Corps.
General interest is manifested in mil
itary circles On regard 10 the new light
artillery corps Of the United states
army The new corps consists OF 40
commissioned officers Is serecants. "
co1oral~ and 72s privaies. having ~
Ylckcrs Sons q Mav+m automatic ma
chine guns and 80 horses and 80
mules
This corps is formed from tie exist
ing forces and vii DE divided among
.Ie caralrv and infantry regLmcnts 50