The Morris County chronicle., 1908-01-14
WASHINGTON LETTER
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the work of American illustrators is
on exhibition at the library of con
gress. Nearly 500 illustrations are in
cluded in this collection, and many
persons who have won distinction in
this field are represented. Each illus
traitors work has been separately
grouped, and these groups have been
arranged in alphabetical order. Thus
the exhibition begins with the work
of b. A. Abbey and closes with that of
Rufus zogbanm.
Mechanical Methods.
In the mechanical methods of repro.
duction great strides have been taken
within the last few years. The half
tone process accomplished much, but
the three color process has done even.
more in widening the scope of illus
tration. There is still, of course, bad
color work. Some included in this ex.
hibition is undoubtedly far from salts
factory, but there is also much which
is surprisingly good Most Of the work
which is now on view at the library Of
congress is in color, and examples of
the best which has been produced are
not wanting
For Purpose of Study.
The exhibition is made up exclusive
ly of material derived through the
copyright office, and it is set forth
more for the purpose of study than
with the object of display Certain
well known illustrators are not in
Guided in its catalogue through the
failure of the publishers to. comply
with the copyright law and deposit
prints copyrighted in the library, but
on the whole the exhibit is found re-
markably representative and compre-
hensive.
A Forest Destroyer.
Public Printer Charles A. Stillings.
who comes from Boston, is found to be
the greatest devastator of the forests
in all the public service The big
building, covering city block, where
the government printing is done,
which houses more workers by day
and alike by night than dwell in many
populous New England town, con
sumes forty tons of good white paper
every twenty four hours of the year.
The leather bound volumes which
the government distributes to its Off
cials and others require for every
twelve months $4,000 square feet Of
cowhide buffing and 10000 sheepskins.
Duck Hawks Haunt Capital.
Every winter for years pair of
duck hawks have used the tower of
the postoffice department building on
Pennsylvania avenue as a place of ref
uge The birds are in their winter
quarters again this year. and from
their safe retreat high above the street
they make daily trips to the Potomac,
where they pick up many a luckless
coot and grebe.
The duck hawk appears in very
slightly varied forms in most parts of
the world. The extent of it's range has
falcon. 1t is impossible, of course, to
tell whether the pair of falcons in the
tower of the postoffice building this
winter are the same that have lodged
there during the, cold weather in past
seasons
Saved by Bird Lovers.
Three or four years ago some of the
postoffice authorities sought permis-
sion to shoot the hawks, for they were
in the habit of carrying their quarry
into the tower there, to devour it at
their leisure. Pipes became obstructed
with the remnants feathers, bones
and feet-of the hawks victims, and
so the death of the marauders was de-
creed.
Bird lovers argued that if killing
game were to be made capital Of
fensc good many men would suffer.
There was protest against the killing
of the hawks. and they were spared.
Guggenheim's Modest Home.
Simon Guggenheim of Colorado is
the richest man in the United States
senate. Some of the heretofore far
famed millionaires look like poor men
beside this mining and smelter king.
He has leased at an annual rental of
$4,000 the famous old Window house,
at 1901 Massachusetts avenue, about a
block from the residence of Senator
Lodge, and he was able to find this
modest place to live only after long
search, for every other house in Wash
ington wasn't provided with enough
bathrooms to suit the westerner.
House Beat Window.
An interesting story is told of the
handsome home of the senator, which
is now owned by Mr.. Mum. About
twenty years ago it was built by VIII
liam Window, sometime United States
senator from Minnesota and secretary
of the treasury under Harrison. Now,
Window was regarded as a poor man
in his state and in Washington, and
the senatorial salary then was only
$4,000 a year. So when he put up this
magnificent home pictures of it were
made and circulated in Minnesota, and
he was defeated for the senate on this
thing alone.
Farmers In the House.
There are just as many lawyers and
other professional men as ever among
the 391 members of the house of repre-
sentatives, but an abnormal number
have a great desire to Qualify as farm
ers.. Uncle Joe Cannon has proof Of
this in the fact that more members
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