The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-11
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little hatchet. The 'tplumed knight
from Maine and the Senator whom he
called turkey cock, have after twelve
years forgotten their lofty antagonisIns,
and welded by an intenser hatred. will
march as one man against common
fJe. After the recess, look out fol
trouble But what a1e we to do for
news IN these piping holidays Of peace /
The Washington Post, anticipating tie
famine, has interviewed George Francis
Train, who is high authority, by virtue
Of experience, in matters of intellectual
as well as physical starvation. And
yet, in spite of the scarcity of news,
there would seem still sufficient to write
about. Congress has hauled down its
flag, but there is no want of excitement
in the Departments, where investiga-
tions are anticipated or in the Wash
ington pulpit, which has just been dis
turbed by the vindictive, vocal, pagan
proximity of Bob. Ingersoll; or in the
Washington press, which has been
aroused from a Rip Van Winkle sleeI
by the appearance of two literary ''fel
lers" who have come from the West.
and have for two weeks published sucl
u paper rs has never been published a,
the Capital.
Having heard that the Bareau OF
Engraving and Printing vas to pas,
through another investigation, l was
determined that no Congressional com
mittee should get ahead of your readers
in this interesting Bureau, and, pano-
Piled with a cane, plug hat and laven-
der gloves, started at 8 P H. to inves-
tigate. 1 presented my card to the
Chief. and told him that I desired t.
look through the rooms of the Bureau.
He said it was quite late, they were
about closing-would l not be good
enough to come Tomorrow I told hin.
:hat had to write tomorrow, and that
having been acquainted with the Bureat.
under the old management, desired
now 10 make only a hurried inspection.
10 see how it looked since the number
Of employees had been reduced from.
lS00 to 100 Then 1 mentioned tht
oien sesame name of my paper; b.
called a guide, and l started on my pill
grimage. Entering little anteroom,
was required to sign my name in a larg,
register: &C. A. S, journalist resi-
dence. Washington introduced b,
Chief of Bureau" will not dwell OIL
this part of the ceremony, but it has it.
advantages in making each visitor show
his hand, and is sort of safeguar
against spies further, it is convenien
for the girls of the Bureau-or should
perhaps, say ladies-who, as soon as
strange man invades their dove-cote.
rush to the register. read his name, res
Il lence and occupation, and deneunc,
the stupid rules for emitting to max,
him rseord his salary.
| will not waste time in describin,
the process of manufacture of paper
money. how it is put through the ma
chimes, stamped, cut, manipulated, and
counted by pretty girls, with pretty
arms, naked as far as the elbows, 81
that they will not be tempted to slil
greenbaeks up their sleeves. l was in
terested in the counting of the money,
Us the white fingers of tall beaut,
turned over the 500 notes faster thar
any bank clerk l ever saw, all the while
keeping up lively interest in surround
ing objects, and vouohsa6ng an occa
sional glance at your dazzled CORE.
pon1ent. She had half a million in he
hands, but ah! there was face above it
OF one thing 1 am certain Old Chris
tiancy did not marry the prettiest cir
in the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, and if be had prospected little
farther instead of proposing to the frs
specimen he met in his boarding hous e
the homeliest of United States Senator:
would have seen how far the tall beau
ty, with half million, eclipsed his lit
tie fancee. The youthful Mrs. Chris
tiancy may be seen any fine day walk
| ing on the avenue, in plain blue dress
She is always accompanied by the Sen
ator's mother-in-law, who is, herself
quite young enough for his wife. Mrs
G, is a pretty, little, blue-eyed, fair
faced, red-haired woman, apparently moi
over twenty years of age.
But to return to the Bureau. It was
.he hourfor closing when went through
the various rooms, and scores of girl.
were getting ready to take the littlt
rolls of paper out of their front hail
preparatory to making their appearance,
on Pennsylvania Avenue; for you mus
know that these young ladies whs
breath furnace sir, and conceal prett.
dresses under mammoth calico aprons
all day in paste, and dust, and greas,
machinery, at length issue from marbl
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