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TomorTow-The American Congress.
IN. The Force BilT' and ClOture.
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The assistant chief of the bureau of
entomology, c. l.. Marlatt, has charge
of the wilite-fy investigation. which is
directed to Kidding the country Of the
citrus pests. which have done so much
damage in Florida and California. Mr..
Marlatts rise in the bureau has been
rapid. He was appointed an assistant
in 1894. having previously distinguished
himself in chronological Investigations In
his native state of Kansas. where he was
assistant professor of entomology in the
Agricultural College at Manhattan. of
which his father was one of the three
founders He has been secretary and
president of the Washington Entomologic-
al Society, and is member of many other
scientific organizations. and frequent
contributor to scientific magazines. Mr..
AIarlatt made a trip of chronological eX-
p!Cration to Japan. China and Java for
the department in 1901 and 1907 Dr.
Frank II. Chittenden. who has been con-
nected with the department snce 1891.
has charge of the work on insects which
are Injurious to the vegetable crops. DR..
Chjttendale is a native OF Cleveland, o.,
and a graduate of Cornell University. He
is well known contributor to scientific
periodicals Insects which prey on
deciduous fruit trees are investigated by
a force under y. l.. Quaintance, and the
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not return until late. she waited.
She told the officers that she was
member of a prominent Virginia family,
and al one time very wealthy. but that i'll
advised speculation had impoverished
them. She. said. however. that she was
entitled to share in an estate amounting
to $500 600. but that conspiratorS were
keeping it from her.
She insisted that through A spiritualistic
medium she had learned that the money
had been buried in the sea off Norfolk
and Old Point Comfort, and that as the
United States owned the sea she had
come to the President for aid
The officer asked her what help she ex
pected the PreSidnt TO render. and she re-
piled. why, drain the water out of the
bay, and then / can get the money my
self. She, too, was taken TO the Covert
ment Hospital, but was later sent to her
home.
The announcement of the coming nup-
tials of Alice Roosevelt with Representa-
tive Longworth brought several unwel-
come visitors to the White House. nearly
all of whom wished to lay before the
President some reason why his daughter
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when 1t became known that she was the
relative of one OF the most widely known
senators.
An Ohioan. who sought to influence
presidential action in his own behalf, was
caught in the dragnet which surrounds
the executive. He said that he wished to
recover his lost name and prestige.
Claiming that he had been elected to sue
coed the late Senator Hanna by the state
legislature, he declared that his name
had been changed to Charles Dick, but
that he could not prove it and so had
failed to obtain his credentials United
States senator. which he said had been
lost to him through the failure of a state
official to keep his oath of office. He said
thar this official had advised him that his
credentials had been sent to Washington
and were in the custody of the Presi
dent.
A former patient of st. Elizabeth. an
aged negro, journeyed to the Supreme
Court one morning in search of the Presi-
dent. He then called at the White
House. He said that he desired the
President to award to him a ministry
which, he said, Mr.. Roosevelt had prom
ised him April l, 1906. He was neatly at
tired in clerical dress. He sought ont
purporting to be an ordination to the
ministry, and signed with the name of
one of the Supreme Court justices, grant
ing to him the privilege of preaching the
gospel in every land. He wished the
President to affiX his signature to the
paper.
The old man was accorded respectful at
tention by the secretaries. who, after lis
tening to his story, called secret service
men. and, upon the ostensible purpose of
taking him In to the President. they
coaXed him into a carriage, saying that
it was the PRESIDENT own and that they
would carry him to the Capitol where
Mr.. Roosevelt was, so that the great seal
of the United States might be affixed to
the ordination papers. To this arrange
ment the man readily asseuted, but when
the carriage stopped before the first pre-
cinct station house. the negro found out
that he was the victim of cajolery. His
record was produced and he was returned
to the government hospital, from which
he had been paroled but few weeks be-
fore.
When woman suffragists were active in
England and several female societies in
this country were seriously discussing the
advocation of those principles of full po
litical rights for women a demand upon
President Roosevelt to surrender his
franchise as President Of the United
States was made by two women who
came here, one from New England and
the other from New York. Both of them
We're accompanied by sons, and declared
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A Nickel Bath.
wright, 1909. by Estelle klauder

Copyright 1909, by f-Stelle hiauder'
n(ROOkS are often more generous
~ than honest men, said a western
detective. during a recent visit TO Phila-
delphia. Il suppose it is because they
make their money easier.
1T wasn't a crook. I'm convinced. thai
kept me waiting in the Mushroom of
railway station the other day. The
Mushroom had little locked cabins. You
paid a nickel and retired into one with a
cake of soap and towel.
The man I was next after was
gaunt, stern chap. L waited for him 10
come out about ten minutes. Then
called In to him. with a sarcastic laugh:
Hey. asleep in there?"
No he snorted.
Il waited five minutes longer
Hey. I said don't eat the soap'
Il heard him grunt contemptuousiy
But I've been waiting on you fifteen
minutes | demonstrated What on earth
are you doing in there
Taking d bath, What do Won I Iaink
said he
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a crank is arrested there he is imme-
diately Informed and ARRANGEMENTS are
soon made to care for the prisoner.
Mr.. Sroufe is continually adding to his
"morgue" of clippings regarding mental
suspects who have come under his super
vision. Often he will see in an outside
paper a story telling of some hidden
chapter In the life OF one OF the men
he has examined and who has been ar
rested here. This is clipped and carefully
filed. so that whenever necessary II will
be at the disposal Of the department
There is no appropriation, however, for
papers for his department, and conse-
history OF those who may become men
ace to high officials Is retarded. This file.
belle we'd to be one of the most valuable
of the departments vital statistics. is
kept entirely at the expense of the officer
in charge.
In addition to the expert alienists who
are in charge at the Government Hospi-
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caliber revolver and fired pont-bla at
the officer. The bullet. however. went
partly wild and inflicted only slight
wound. which, had it not, as the phys1-
clans at the Emergency Hospital believed
been coated with a poisonous substance
would have caused little trouble. The Off
Ger finally overpowered the lunatiC and
brought him safely to the station house
Had this man gained access to the Pres
ident it is possible that tragedy second
only to the one enacted in the Temple OF
Music at Buffalo might have followed.
The man was for time incarcerated in
ST. Elizabeth. but was later sent to st.
Paul. MINI.
Asking that the President drain the sea
off Old Point Comfort. SO that she might
obtain certain money she said was hid
den there, woman. middle aged and well
dressed. came to the White House one
evening. 1t was after office hours, and
although she was assured that the Pres
ident was out horseback riding and would
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entering the room would first have 10
walk over his body.
The remaining of every body In the United
States. according TO their vocations was
the singular demand made by Chicagoan
who called at the White House some time
ago. After having accomplished that. h
said the President should call together
the high bishops of the Methodist Church
and have the hymnal changed entirely
according TO the views expressed by him
self. Later the President should take up
the revision o. the Masonic order chang
ing The ritual and the order OF procedur
which al present are in vogue in the vai-
Gus lodges.
His appearance was that of a dangerous
lunatic, and upon being searched at the
police station. a loaded revolver and a
box of cartridges were found in his back
pocket. When asked why he was carry
ing the revolver he produced letter en-
titled News OF General Thoughts
which. he said. he would have guarded
with his life. His speech was so inco-
herent and the letter of such meaningless
gibberish that the man was sent To the
asylum upon the recommendation of one
of the police surgeons, who caused him ID
be held as dangerous lunatic.
K x
Another class of people who are closely
watched by the police, but who are not
mOlested or in any manner placed III
charge Of the authorities at St. Eliza
beth's. are those who are constantly send
ing letters. pamphlets, books and other
literature to the President. In some in
stances these pamphlets are sent to the
police department. but in the majority OF
cases the letters are directed TO the Pres
ident of the United States. Some are in
scribed in red ink and others in blue;
some are printed and others that have
been received show that the writer has
gone To the trouble Of engraving a plate
and having Il reproduced upon fine paper.
Files of this nature are kept and show
the correspondence. or. at least, part OF
the correspondence. that the President re-
ceives. The subjects that are dwelt upon
at considerable length and with much
detail by the writer's deal with variety
of things, from how to run the govern
ment to a description of mans ailments
who has been suffering from the ravages
of consumption for three years. In the
former ease thousands of suggestions
have been received by the officers and
represent an outlay of considerable money.
In the latter instance a manuscript OF
over 300 pages was sent to the President,
showing the condition of the patient every
few minutes of the day his temperature.
general condition and his thoughts con-
corning certain everyday events and the
effect that they had upon him and his
trouble.
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ORKERS IN THE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY

portant bulletins on the boil weevil. He
makes his home at the Cosmos CLUB.
One of the best known scientists in the
bureau is Daniel W. Coquillett. first as
sistant entomologist since 1902 Mr.
Coquillett has charge of that portion of
the work which relates to the fly. He
was born In McHenry county. ILL.,. and
while A student in the district schools he
studied entomology and kindred subjects
at home during his spare moments.
While a teacher in the Illinois state
schools he prepared for the annual re-
port of the state entomolcgist of Illinois
a descriptive paper on the caterpillars
of the United States, which attracted wide
attention. The analytical key to groups
kind ever attempted. He contributed
papers on chronological subjects regu-
larly for the press. He was appointed as
sistant state entomclogist of Illinois in
1851. The following year he moved to
California, where he assisted Matthew
Cooke on two important works on en-
tomology in 1883. He investigated a
destructive outbreak of grasshcppers in
central California in 1850 for the De-
-
method of destroying them by the use
of poisoned mash. The following year
he investigated the cushion scale insect.
which was destroying citrus trees in that
region. When the governmental fund
for carrying en- the investigation gave
out Mr.. CoQuNlett experimental on his
own account with poisonous gases for
destroying these and other noXious in
sects on trees and plants. inaugurating
the hydrocyanic gas treatment. He has
been connected with the Department of
Agriculture since 1887 Mr.. Cpqullett
received in 1883 the insects imported by
the Department of Agriculture from
Australia, and established colonies of the
lady-bird. which has freed the orchards
OF the cushion scales. He removed to
Washington IN 1893 He was appointed
honorary curator of diptera of the
National Museum In 1896. and he is d
charter member of the Washington
Academy of Sciences, fellow of the
\. a. A. s. 1902, and president of
the Washington chronological Society in
1903. He has been frequent contributor
10 journals and to the proceedings OF
scientific societies on dipterology.
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mar Hopkins. who until his appointment
TO the bureau in 1902 was professor CT
economic entomology in the University
of West Virginia to which chair he was
appointed in 1896 DIR. Hopkins is
native of West Virginia, and received
the degree of Phi y. from the state uni
versity in 1893. He was connected with
the West Virginia experimental station
from 1880. and did valuable work there.
He is the author OF a number of bull
letins on forest insects. and is member
of many scientific societies. He was vice
president of the Association of Economical
EntomoIogists in 1900, ard president In
1901; first vice president of the Society
for the Promotion Of the chronological
Society of Washington.
Scientists who have charge of collec-
tions in the National Museum are Eugene
A. Schwarz In charge of the collection
OF beetles in the National Museum: j.
c. Crawford, whose work is mainly with
wasps, and Fl. G. Dyar, who looks after
the division Of butterflies and moths.
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The work of the bureau of entomology
is closely related to that of other bureaus
of the Department of Agriculture and es
pecialy TO that of plant industry. With
the National Museum it also has aflia-
tons. Its importance to the work of the
public health and marine hospital service
can be readily seen. Important works it
has carried on during the past year have
been in connection with the Mexican cot
ton boil weevil, the gypsy moth and the
browntail moth, the importation and ex-
portation of useful insects, Investigations
of insects damaging forests and fruit
trees and insects damaging cereal and
forage plants. work with insects Injurious
to vegetable crops. white-fy investga-
lions. Investigations of insects In their
direct relation to the health of man and
the domestic animals, work on scale In
sects experimental work with Insecticides
work on insects injurious to stored
products, Investigations of insects at
fecting tobacco, inspection work and
work in the culture of bees and silk
worms.
work thus outlined are sufficient to show
that the headship of the bureau demands
a man of unusual scientific Attachments
and great executive ability.
These requirements arc possessed in full
measure by DR. Leland Ossan Howard.
who has been chief of the bureau OF
entomology ever since its creation. IN
1904 DR. Howard is not only chief
OF the bureau, but honorary curator OF
the collection OF insects in the National
Museum and consulting entomolcglst OF
the public health and marine hospital
service For thirty years he has been
engaged III chronological work for the
government He was appointed chief Of
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the division of entomology in 1894 and
was retained chief when it was made
bureau in 1904. A study of DR.. How
ards history and achievements is Suftl-
Gent To show his fitness for the position.
Although born in Illinois. he can claim TO
be a New Yorker. since he removed to
that state when only a year old His
parents established themselves III ithaca.
and 1t was of course natural that the
future chronological chief should choose
Cornell his college. He entered In
the fall of 1873 and was graduated in
1877, with the degree of BIS, and took
II years post graduate work preparatory
10 the study of medicine. He was ap-
pointed assistant entomologist in the L.
s. Department of Agriculture under Prof
Charles ". Riley in 1878 During his
university course he made d speciality
of entomology, which had interested him
degree of Ms. at Cornell.
DIR. Towards inrumbency Of the office
of curator of insects dates from 1SaI.
He was president OF the chronological
president of the Biological Society OF
Washington in 1894 and 1895. and sec
rotary and treasurer of the Associa =
ton for the Promotion of Agricul-
tural Science in 1893 and 1894. In 1885
and 1881 he presided over the section of
zoology in the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, and in 1897
was made permanent secretary of the
association, which office he still holds.
DR.. Howard was elected alumni trustee
of Cornell University in 1900. He is an
honorary member of the National Agri-
cultural Society of France, the AgriCul-
tural Association of Portugal, the AlZate
Society of Mexico, the Universal En-
tomological Society of Germany. the Eli
genealogical Society of Stockholm, Sweden
and number of American societies. also
a corresponding member of the En-
genealogical Society of France. In 1896
he was given the degree of Pho. by
Georgetown University.
DR.. Howard has been a lecturer at
Georgetown Medical College, and has lee
tured at Cornell University, Swarthmore
College Nassar College and Yale Uni
versity. He gave course of Lowell
Institute lectures in Boston in 1907 and
since 1894 has lectured annually before
the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts and
Sciences He is particularly well known
as "a popular lecturer on entomological
topics. lie has delivered the popular
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should not become the wife of the repre-
sentative. But the great mission as
one of those arrested, termed it, failed
through the watchfulness of the guards.
During that year. more than fifteen
demented people attempted TO see the
President upon this subject alone. One
woman. prominent in New York society,
came TO this city. and after registering at
one of the leading hotels, called upon
Secretary Loeb to arrange for an inter
view with Mr.. Roosevelt upon this sub
ject. She was arrested. sent to the house
of detention, but later was released
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dent Her cabinet was made out in full,
and she claimed that one of the strongest
policies OF her administration would be.
should she succeed the removal or Ad-
nliral Dewey from the position which he
then held and the appointment of one OF
her own sex in his place. In this way
she said. the horror OF battle would be
wiped away and The Hague peace poll
cieS be fUrthered.
The New Englander claimed that the
President was the usurper OF her rights
Both women were sent to st. Elizabeth
for a brief time and then returned 10
their homes.
or those who visit the Presidents house
intent upon the performance Of imaginary
missions - per cent are OF foreign ex-
traction or are literally foreigners. They
come principally from France. Germany.
Switzerland and Russia, but. strange as
1t may seem. with the large numbers OF
Italians residing in this city and nearby
states. during the whole administrator
Of President Roosevelt not one Italian
visitor of this nature is recorded. From
Russia only four names are on the ponce
record. the rest being almost equally d.
vided between the other countries men,
toned
A native Of Switzerland who had lived
In Iowa for a number Of years had OC-
casion to visit the President for the pur-
pose Of obtaining his cooperation In
warding off the enemies who. he said
were constantly and relentlessly pursuing
him. To an Off1cer VINO met MIN at lHe
door Of the Executive Mansion the stran-
ger told wonderful tale of enemies pur-
suing him in airships, and notwithstand-
ing the fact. he said. that he had taken
every means within his power to elude
his pursuers he was constantly in fear OF
death of bombs, which he said he feared
his foes would drop upon him from the
clouds. His principal complaint was
against a Denver man of prominence,
whose name he mentioned. who. he claim
ed. had employed six persons and two
airships to keep him constantly under
surveillance. They would also attempt
TO cause his death through the medium
OF compressed air stored in tanks which.
he said were carried at either end Of the
Snip.
Another peculiar hallucination came I'M
der the notice of the secret service men
at the White House when an inventor
from Colorado called TO see the President
for the purpose of letting him in on the
ground floor of corporation which he
declared he was forming for the purpose
Of exploiting a patent to utilize gravity.
With the aid of his genius he claimed it
would be possible 10 utilize the power OF
gravity for the purpose OF running rail-
roads, mills foundries and everything. in
fact. which today uses steam Tor mo-
tive power His purpose in seeing the
President was to obtain his material aid
in forming the corporation and to compel
the commissioner of patents to issue TO
him a patent on the device.
Transportation Of ice from the north
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Haunting Hungarian Melodies.

From the BUDAPEST Revue de iongrie.
What makes hungarian music so typt-
cal. SO Fascinating and so fresh is that IL
is almost entirely based on popular
themes. The soul OF the people is re-
Elected in IL. and such inspiration pro-
duces better results than so-cailed scion.
titic and elaborate connections
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Of the government. but the bug fight
ers" as its members used 20 be dis
respectfully called. have so frequently
demonstrated the worth of their work
that they have now well established
themselves in the interest of the Amer
ican people.
The increasing success of their efforts
TO rid the farmers fields of insects ruin
Gus TO crops and to prevent still more
dangerous insects from spreading dis-
cases perilous to human life has attracted
the favorable attention of the whole
scientific world and the farmers of the
country are firm in their allegiance to the
..bus-nehting'' brigade OF scientists.
The fact that two billion dollars worth
OF crops is lost annually through the
depredations of insects is proof or the
importance Of the work of the distlnS-
I1ished scientists employed by the bureau
of entomology of the Department of Agri-
culture ~ i the National MusetIm- The
loss to cattle raisers is even more DIFF
ficult TO estimate. The discovery that yell
low fever is cause. BY mosquito has
been followed by the advancement of the
Theory now supported by a host of cnto-
mologists and physicians that the COM
mon house fiy is the most active agent in