The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-31
"TIP,' THE MASCOT,
GETS BAD SHOCK
His Catship Not Contented
With Harmless Sport in
the Office.

Tip" the mascot Of the Bureau of
the Census, is one Of the largest, most
muscular and powerful OF the cat
species. yet he Is one Of the most play
ful and gentle. In order to indulge
him in his playful moods his friends
fitted up q number OF spools. attached
to cords, and placed them where they
bangle by the side OF the chair on
which ne usually takes his pOst-pTan-
dial maps.
Here. when he awakes, he rolls over
on his back. reaches up his forepaw,
and hits first one spool and then the
other, until he has set them all going.
Then he occasionally serbs a spool
into the air la DiabolO. When he has
INDUCED himself In his ''Pussy-Cat-
Ddaboio' to his hearts content, he
drops on his perch and seeks other
fields of pleasure or profit.
Back Of the room wnici. ne most gen
orally free uents. is an oblong court
yard that he sometimes visits to prey
upon such unwary spsrroWs as dare to
tempt him. The other day as HIS
friends had contributed but little TO his
subsistence department. and he felt
hungry. he thought TO go down into the
court and try for sparrow
When he reached the window whence
the ladder IS usually placed. he found
that II was moved over 10 tie little
cupboard where the electric wires are
assembled that keep the clocks and
other things IN order. So he climbed
the ladder and finding the door 10 the
case open. he hTst thrust one paw and
then the other in and knocked the lit
he d the
wires to Jingle, vibrate. and sound like
an aeolian harp.
Tips ear was pleased, and he gave
the knobs another shaking up, which
was so successful that he reached out
both fOrepaws and gathered IN an arm
full OF wires. Unfortunately, he made
some sort OF a combination, or cCnnec-
ton that doubled up his catship and
sent him rolling down the steps to the
floor Some OF the clocks were half an
hour too fast, and others half an hour
too slow nad the time OF the whole
bureau generally demoralzed- some OF
the clerks were about TO be let out
half hour early, others kept in an hour
overtime. The electrician was sent for
and the trouble was soon unrsveled.
The committee on uniform municipal
reports OF the League of American
municipalities. which met at the New
willard Hotel last week. unanimously
adopted a resolution rendering q vote
OF thanks 10 DR.. lie Grand Powers. Of
the Bureau OF the Census, FOR the able
assistance given TO TINS committee IN
its work" The committee also paid
a high compliment 10 the work of the
bureau By passing a resolution 70 re
commend TO the League OF American
Municipalities that the schedules Of the
Bureau OF the Census be adopted as a
common basis for municipal reporting.
With the hot rays OF the sun beating
against his side OF the building. and
all the clerks on the verge Of willing
Hart Momsen, chief OF the agriculture
division, who spent last spring and
part OF the summer IN Oklahoma, SAYS
that the weather here is vet OF a very
mild sort. and that he will not remove
his winter garments for some weeks.
II win be recalled that Mr. MOmsen
sent back 10 his Washington friends
last spring some Oklahoma stories about
IL being so hot there that whole fields
Of popcorn had actually been popped IN
the field by :he sun. He says that $50
IN the shade for a stretch OF about
three weeks will make things warm