Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-26
LETTERS FRoM rHB PEOPLE.
a crunb Of Ge@rers for women In

Il Crumb Of Comfort for women I'm
the Departments.
Ahor Hu:-Through the darkness Of the
OF the executive departments there glirn-
mers one streak OF light In the distance for
women. Section OF the late legislative APP
udsmenf OF the head Of any department, the the
duties assigned to Q clerk OF one class can
be performed by o clerk Of . lower class or
diminish the plumber Of clerks Of the higher
grade and increase the number OF clerks OF
the lower grade, &c, &c" This ought to
give encouragement TO the many women
now anxiously trembling for their places,
and TO those also who may, under the great
pressure brought to bear 1t present. be dis
missed on the 10th Of October. II they have
thrown the same energy in their desk work
that they usually lavish upon q summer
costume, they may hope under the bill to
, sss1Ses dnelr Paoss when NE necessity for
ehall have given place to an earnest endeavor
TO carry on the work Of the departments with
me pIeciseness: expedition, and decorum
and the interests Of the people at large.
In few days hundreds OF women will
md themselves thrown upon their own re-
to cope with the innumerable trials, annoy
ances and pecuDiary difficulties which will
probably beset them, but II this seemingly
unavoidable condition Of affairs will serve
70 develop their abilities or to impress upon
them the importance OF exercising their best
qualities and using their best efforts for the
accomplts hment of work as q matter of duty
q good will have been gained and principle
established which cannot fail 10 produce ripe
and excellent fruit for the future.
IL Is unhappily the thoughtless practice Of
ONE women TO make work of any kind,
and especially office life In the depart.
ments, mere "make shift" or stepping
stone to marriage, and like an army OF
No orc hoy
ing for something to turn up" depending
mainly upon Congressional influence to
Keep them In their places; they often fritz
yer away much valuable time that might
easily be devoted to the requirement
OF such knowledge as would fit them to meet
such emergencies a. the present; this ten
dency is often the result Of an education
Tor butterflies, often for coquettes, but alasl
seldom for wives, mothers or widows. Let
the mothers of the country, let these espe-
ciaiIy who may be dismissed from office
within few days, endeavcr TO 80 bring up
their daughters as TO make them tndepend-
ent OF charity, and especially Of mems po-
iit1cal In fuence; let them have trades, pro-
believe that work is elevating to the human
race and honorable to all classes; let them
In the future work for their living and
marry for love, not homes. CACTUS.
H0Odlums In WashingtOn.
Adttor Star AS q medium by which the
mass OF the people are reached, and Major
have not yet been Informed Of the facts In
this case" we would be obliged to you to
insert the following: X street, between LIST
and ID streets northeast, IL the range of Q set
OF ruffiaps, who nightly attack market peo-
pie, and boldly rob them of their truck, and
in many instances most shamefully abuse
and 1njure them with stones, &c. They have
even been seen to rob wagons in broad light
Houses In the block on X street when vacant
nave been sacked, the bells torn out and the
gas pipes and bath room fixtures cut and
taken away or destroyed. Many first class
houses nave been reduced to q comparative
wreck by the dow of water from cut pipes.
We have been informed that persons building
new houses on Myrtle street, back OF X
street, In trying TO keep the thieves from
seriously beaten. This is q fine state OF AZ
fairs truly, when houses are sacked and
tenants intimidated by ruffians. Tue
w H1ey sy are mostly hsdf grown young men,
neigh borhOod by using threats.
Now this is TO inform them, and some of
their men associates, that If any more of this
occurs, and the authorities fail TO correct IL,
the people will take the law in their own
hands and give them summary chastisement.
Would IL not be well for the wners OF vacant
houses to place notices In such position as
could be readily seen, and, ifnot respected by
the thieves, have explosives placed in such
positions as would give them injuries that
would not soon be forgotten. PoPULI.
The Personal Tax.
Editor Har:-We think Assistant District
Attorney Birney is In error in his liberal
OF the act Of July IL, 1916, 1.-THE
personal tax law as he is quoted In the city
aOtices ("schedules'D is illegal under the said
act, and after careful scrutiny of the act
Itself, In 80 far as the collection OF the per-
sonal tax is concerned, we hold that IL is
wholly imperative and invalid.