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Domestic Exports.

The receipts in San Francisco, of GER
tain articles of Oregon produce from
January 1st, 1882, to May 18th, inclusive,
have been as follows:
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RESCUE. ENGINE COMPANY No. e.:
Regular meeting first Monday in each
month. - =
OFFICERs.-A: A. Cleveland, President; J.
TreasureT :-Chas. ii. Stockton. Foreman. A.
Mckenzie, 1St Asst. Foreman, j. w. Brown,
I'd Asst. Foreman.
A., a ALERT HOOK AND LADDER Co. No. 1.
Regular nieeting second Monday in each
month. -
oFFIoE8s.- o. Bozorth, President C.
Brown, Secretary jay Tuttle. Treasurer !;
j. f.. Thomas. Foreman, +. Il. ElberSon. ist
Eafeman
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MAY.
Ito LicerpOOl per e. Chaplin.
From Portland 1883 bbls -four 500
5-To Queenstown per Reporter
From Portland G9. .Is5 bus wheat ...... SD. go
Astoria S,lO2 - .. 7'697
lottl......... $3.50 SC7,Gl7
ITO Q1teenstoirn per Storm King.
From Portland 1852 bus wheat. s36. 900
Astoria 30.2l5 - -' .. 2s'7O4
lotai......-......G7.s9 SGI,704
lo-To Queenstown per MARYLAND.
From Portland ~, 2,l27 bus wheat... $50 $50
ie-To Dublin per Mount Washington.
From Portland 8,7s9 bus wheat. 7se
18-To liverpool per Philip Phitzpatriek
From Portland $3.50 bus wheat...... $3.50
s,425 bbls fiour......... S, 1000
Aoi S4l $50
19-To liverpool per FIR BIZ Henri Selnpe.
From Portland S.2i7 bbls -four so 900
27-1o Queenstown per Iry
From Portland 64.l76 bus. wheat...... So, 500
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rInE. TABLE FOR ASTORIA
rom tables OF United States Coast Survey.
ASTORIA FIR e DEPARTMENT

BOARD OFDELEGATES.-R meet
ing fourth Monday in each month. at 80
Company No. /.
OFFIcERs-F. j. Taylor, President +. l..
Parker, Secretary A. W. Berry, Treasurer.
DELEGATEs.-W W. Parker, j. Strauss; 1.
Bergman. of Astoria Engine Co. No. l A. A.
Cleveland. w. j. Barry, Chas. II. Stockton,
of Rescue Engine Co. No. !; ; Ed. ID. Curtis,
A. w. Berry. +. J. Taylor. of Alert Hook and
Ladder Co No l.
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Order of Chosen Frianda

Ofuer OF Chosen Friends.
A regular meeting of Occident Council No.
8, &c. f., Is held every Thursday evening,
al the hour OF ~ O'Clock, in the hall OF the
A. q. wv. Ali sojourIiing members are
cordially invited to attend.
By order Of &C.
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READY FOR SEA. ..
Ivy Am ship Queenstown May g, r-
SAILED.
orsscn Sc. 23s5 tons. Pohlmsn. S 2 Mas 2s
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DEMOCRATIC
State Ticket.

,FoR CONGRESS.
". ID. FENT0E, Of Yamhill county
FoR GOVERNOR.
JOS. 5. SMITH, Of Multnomah county.
For SUPREME JUDGE,
ID. SlIATTUCk, OF Washington Co
For SECRETARY OF STATE.
j. X. WEATHERFORD, of Linn Co.
For STATE TREASURER.
HIMAN ABRAHAM. of Douglas Go
FoE SUIT. or PCELIc INsTRUCrIoS,
W. l.. WORTHINGTON, of Wasco Co.
For STATE PRINTER.
WILBUR L. CORNELL, of Marion Go.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
Y. X. STROBE. Of Multnomah.
Clatsop County Nominations.
FoR JOINT SENATOR,
(F0r ClatsOp, Columbia and Til!amOok, }
il. c. KINNEY.
For JOINT REPRESENTATIVE
tFOr ClatsOp and TillamOOkj
JOHN HOBSON,
FOR COUNTY JUDGE,
S. ID. ADAiR.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
c. LElNENWEBER, X. j. MORRI-
son.
For COUNTY CLERK
{. j. TRENCHARD.
For SHERIFF,
\. VI. TWOMBLY.
For ASSESSOR,
l.. W. POOLE.
For TREASURER,
ISAAC BERGMAN.
For SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
w. B. ADAIR.
For SURVEYOR,
). W. TALLMAN.
For CORONER.
B. 3. FRANKLIN.
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astoria ENGINE COMPANY No. l..
Regular meeting first Monday in each

OFFICERs.-W. W. Parker, President; L.
&. Sellg, Secretary William Book, Treas
urer b. f. Stevens, Fore .ian, :. e. ingalls,.
ist Asst. Foreman. joe. G. Charters, 2d Asst.
Foreman.
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COMMERCE AND TRADE.
PORT OF ASTORIA.

ARRIVALS FROB SEA.
state of California. ss POO tons, Dsbney.
May 25
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PITCHERS C.ASTORIA
is not Narcotic. Children
grow fat UpGn, Mothers like,
and Physicians recommend
CASTORIA. FtIegulates the
Bowels, cures Wind COiic.
alays FcvcrisineSs, and Ge-
stroys Worms.
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Notice.

FEvHE DELINQUENT TAN ROLL FOR
Il the year 1881, together with warrant
from the County Court for the collection Of
the same, IS i'll my hands. Delinquent tax
payers Will please settle ct once and save
costs. A. NJ. TWOMBLY,
my3 Sheriff.
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Colum bia River Exports. d
SHIPMENTS FOREIGN.
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Clatsop County Nominations.
FOR JOINT STATE SENATOR,
for Clats0p, Columbia and TillamOok.l
F.C.EEED, of CiatsOp county.
For JOINT REPRESENTATIVE.
tfor Clatsop and Tillamook,)
JASPER SMITH, Of Tillamook county
F0G COUNTY JUDGE.
c. \. MCGUIRE.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
Il. II. SPEDDEN.
For SHERIFF.
JAS. w. " ELCH.
Tor COUNTY TREASURER,
CHARLES HEiLBORN.
For COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
HENRY F. FISHER; d. F.. PEASE
FOR ASSESSOR.
". W. PARKER.
For SURVEYOR.
GFLO PARKER.
FOE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
II. SLOOP.
For CORONER.
DIR. 5. KINSEY.
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REcApIrULAr1oS JANUARY 80.
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FOR GoN ERNOH.
Z.F. MOODY. OF WaScO county.
For SUPREME JUDGE,
W. p. LORD. of Marion county.
For SFCRErAEY OF STATE,
Il. EARHART.O of MultnOmah county
For STATE TREASURER,
EDWARD IIIRSCH, of Marion county
FuE SUPT. OF pUELIC INSTRUCTION,
+. Il. McEi.EOY. OF Benton county.
For STATE PRINTER.
W. IL, BYAHS, Of Douglas county
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-06-21

The most terrible cyclone since
the devastation of New Ulm eleven
months ago occurred last Saturday
evening at Grinnell, Iowa. The
funnel-shaped monster descended
upon a portion of the ill-fated town
about $50 o'clock almost without
warning, and demolished every.
thing that it came in contact with.
One hundred and forty.three houses
were destroyed, among them the
large Congregational college, and
everything in the track of the storm
was levelled to the ground. The
loss of life is most appalling, the
number Of dead being reported at
oyer hundred and wounded over
two hundred. The property loss is
estimated at 100000. Grinnell is the
county seat of Poweshiek county
and has q population of about 3, 500,
and it is noted as being the most
temperate town in Iowa. Malcolm,
a neighboring town, was also laid
waste. Eight persons are reported
dead and q large number wounded
The track of the storm was about
/, 600 feet wide and IS miles long,
Those who had cellars in theirhous-
es fed to them for safety, and but
one person was killed who took ref.
fuge there.
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Celery and rheumatism.

Will celery cure rheumatism? The
Philadelphia Trade Journal says it
will, and adds: It is asserted that
rheumatism is impossible if the cell
cry is cooked and freely eaten. The
fact that it is always put on the ia.
BILE raw prevents its therapeutic
powers from becoming known. The
celery should be cut into hits, boil.
ed in water until soft, and the water
drank by the patient. Put new
milk with little -four and nutmeg.
into q saucepan with a little boiled
celery, serve it warm with pieces Of
toast, eat with potatoes, and the
painful ailment soon yields. Such
is the declaration of a physician
who has again and again tried the
experiment, and was uniformly sue.
cessful. He adds that cold or damp.
never produces. but simply develops
the disease, Of which acid blood is
the primary and sustaining cause,
and that while the blood IS alkaline
there can be neither rheumatism
nor govt, English statistics show
that ~ one year--1876- {, 400 per-.
sons died Of rheumatism, and every
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-06-21
MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAULT has been made in the conditions Of
- 2 certain mortgage. bearing date the seven
cred by Henry A. Chute, an unmarried man,
mortgagor, to Betsy Harrison, MORTGAGE, which
mortage was duly recorded in the Office Of the Reg
1879, at O'Clock P. M, in Book ssL'' of mortgages
on page q, and was given to secure the payment
issory notes for $1515O each, of even date with
said mortgage, executed and delivered by said
Henry A. Chute, payable November LIST, 1850, and
date until paid at the rate Of ten per cent per an
num- tb sad mortgage together With the second
Betsy Harrison to the Aultman g. Taylor Company,
corporation under the laws of tue State of Ohio,
and the instrument Of assignment duly recorded in
May, A. D. 1882 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ int Book IN
OF Mortgages, on page q. Said mortgage, togeth-
er with the first note therein described was on the
goth day OF July, Al 1880 duly sold and assigned
by the said Betsy Harrison to Elijah H. Cannon &
William Deering, and the instrument of assign
ment duly recorded in said office of Register Of
DEEDS. on the 10Th day of July, A. d. 1880, at
O'Clock P. NJ, in Book "K" Of Mortgages, on
pages 619 and CO. Said mortgage together with
the first note therein described, was on the 18th
said Elijah II. Cannon and William Deering to
said Tho no. Aqltman Taylor Company, and the in.
etrument Of duly recorded in said Office
1882, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, in Book ssN'' of Mort
cages. on page e. The amount claimed to be due
and unpaid at the date of this notice upon said
%o St is the sum Of three hundred and eighty
| no action or proceeding at law or otherwise has
| been instituted to recover the amount of said
mortgage debt or any part thereof;
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that by
virtue OF the power of sale in said mortgage con
tanned, and pursuant to the statute in such case
made :nd provided, said mortgage will be foreclos-
gage, to-wit: Lots Nos. Ten (1O) and Eleven GD
Section No; eighteen l1s( in Township one hum
(sDWest containing eighty (sO) acres more or less,
situated in the county Of Brown and State of Min.
nes0ta, with the Entertainments and appurtenances
will be sold at public yendue, to the highest bidder
door efthe Court House in the city Of New Ulm in
said county and State aforesaid, on Thursday, the
A.. NJ, for the purpose of paying the money due on
said mort together with the costs and expen-
SEES Of sale, and the sum of twenty five dollars at.
tor9ey's fees, stipulated in said mortgage to be
paid in case of foreclosure thereof
Dated New Ulm, Mimi, May 10TH 1882,
| THE AVLTMAN & TAYLOR COMPANY
>, Assignee
J. NEWHART, Attorney for Assignee. 1Oma17
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-06-21

A few days ago, out near Perham,
Otter Tail county, one John lib
bits; fifteen years old, killed in cold
blood, two men, named respectively
Edward Washington and Fred Te-
herbach. He shot them for the
purpose of plumber, and with the
near 5000 he obtained fled to Bis.
mark, where he was arrested and
brought back to Perham and lodged
in jail. A night or two afterwards
q mob took the youthful murderer
from the Jail and hung him to tel
egraph pole. The boy is said to
have been an enthusiastic and de.
voted reader of such literature as
the Police News, Police Gazette and
other similar publications, from
which he become imbued with a
longing to be a cow boy or second
edition of Jesse James.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-06-21

The labor troubles in the east are
still unsettled. A few days ago, as a
squad of seventy-6ve Bohemian iron
workers were being escorted from
the mills to the street cars, in Cleve.
land, by a file Of police, the strikers
set upon them with stones. The
rioters dispensed their dornicks on
Bohemians and police with gener-
GUS impartiality and nearly every
man in the procession was struck
ard more or less bruised. The mill
owners are importing large numbers
of iron workers from England and
other European iron manufacturing
centres, and the strikers are warded
off from the works by a large force
Of we'll armed men supported BY
gattling guns, with the military in
the back ground ready for an emer-
eency.
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A MAGNIFICENT RECORD.
The Michigan Mutual Accident Associ
alton of Detroit.

Has organized with a view OF
bringing the cost of accident insur.
ance withinthe means of all classes
Of society How well they have
succeeded is best demonstrated by
hetlr unprecedented prosperity, hay
ing issued over 1900 policies since
July TIN, 1881, and paid over one
hundred ana fifty claims, and every
claim IN full, But two assessments
have been made in this time. The
advance payment is SIS, yearly dues
50, Assessments 50. The agency
department. of this State is now be.
ing organized, and agents are being
appointed: Applications for agen.
cles should be made at once.
Address j. F. PATTON, &c.,,
Detroit, Mich
Jos. BoBLErER, Agt.,
New Ulm, MINI.
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The Saltwater Gazette is respons-
IDLE for the following: 'There's one
of the seven sleepers out at the city
hospital. He is a Swede named Chas.
Isaacson. Four or five weeks ago
he fell asleep and he hasn't awaken
ed yet. If you yell at him pretty
sharp he seems to hear or entertain
9 dim consciousness that he is being
disturbed. But he makes no reply,
and hasn't spoken a word for q
month. If food is offer him he
takes it in a sort of mechanical way,
but not as if he considered himself
really in pressing need of any re-.
freshment. The doctors don t
know what to make of it.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Whereas default has been made in the conditions
Of certain mortgage dated on the eleventh (11th)
the Register of Deeds Of Brown County. Minneso-
sofa, on the 18th day of October A. D. 1879 at four
o'clock in the afternoon in Book IL" Of Mort.
cages, o. page 81, whereby John Bellm and Fran.
z1ska Bellm, his wife, who were the mortgagors.
therein mortgaged and conveyed to The German
American Bank of Saint Paul, which was the
MORTGAGE therein. the following described tracts
Minnesota, to.wit THE East half (x) of the
W Of Section Nineteen as and the west half ft *
farssr and ss Ess 46
~, ESQ., all In Township Ono Hundred and Eleven,
Gid North Of Range Thirty Three, (s3) West;
sns sad the % the
Of the North West quarter (1) and the North i.
West quarter 90 Of The Southwest quarter Ks
sns c Rsnesp
(S2) West, according to the U. 8. Government sur
vey thereofi Also, ten of land, more or less
bounded and described as follows: Commencing
40 ofths North West quarter az objection Thirty
Five, C35l in Township One Hundred aud Eleven,
(lilS Range Thi,rty id 2 West running
lsol rods; thence South Twenty (2O rods; thence
East Eighty (So rods to the place q beginning Also
Lot N1%1eI o1s In Block Number One hun
City Of New Ulm according to the recorded plat
thereof on file and of record in the Office of the
Register Of Deeds Of Brown County, Minnesota, to
year from ito said date with interest thereon at the
rate OF ten per cent. per annum until paid, &C.
cording to the conditions Of certain promissory
and II. A. subilia, Sr. And whereas there is
claimed 10 be and 10 actually due and unpaid
upon said note and Ct the date Of this no.
and Fifty dollars attorney fees stfDulatsd IN seid
Iaertg.gsto be paid incase q foreclosure amount.
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SUMMONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, DISTRICT COURT.
County OF Brown. Ninth Judicial District.
s. D. Peterson, plaintif,2
Ve. Summons
w. F. Smith, defendantS
The State of Minnesota to the above named de-
PENDANT:
You are hereby summoned and required to an.
swer the complaint in this action which has been
fled in the office Of the clerk Of the district court
IN and TOR Brown County, Minnesota, and to
on thesabscribers, at their office in the city Of
New Ulm in Brown County, Minnesota within
twenty days after the service Of this summons up-
on you exclusive of the day Of such service, and
II II yon fail to answer the said complaint within
the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will
take Judgment against you for the sum of S199. ii
with interest on $500 thereof since the End day
OF June 1876 at the rate of IL per cent per annum
and interest on $40,O thereof since the 10th day
Of June 1875 at the rate of 10 per cent per annum
together with the costs and disbursements of this
rction.
Dated May 2eth, 1882
LIND 4 RANDALL.
July 10 Plaintiffs Attorneys, New Uim. MINI
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Tor three months. Mayville is nicely
situated on the Goose river and is the
temporary terminus of the Casselton
branch Of the Northern Pacific r. r.
On the other side Of tie river, and on.
~ about q mile and q half off, is Port.
land, situated on the st. p. M. q M. r
r. The two are Of about equal size.
each containing about 400 to 500 in
habitants and are yying with each
other about becoming the future me.
tIop0lis of Trail Co. Portland is only
a few months old. Mayville is 4 great
place for music, besides q regularly
organized brass band, every saloon
seems to have q standing musician.
am teaching in hall above drug
store where they keep all kinds Of
musical instruments and very often we
are delighted with q tune of an organ.
nette, ACCORDION or violin and some.
times | feel like closing the book and
''swing on the corner.''
L. j.. TorkelsOn and w. G.. Duncan,
agents of 8. D. Peterson, are here sell.
ing machinery. The farmers around
here are all happy and well satisfied.
Last year they raised Is bushels of
WAOssO w VhO t1CAO tuA udV0 D00u SOIL.
ing it at $l.20 per bushel. As long as
they can raise such crops of wheat
this will continue to be Gods own
country, as we call it now, but should
wheat fail I cannot understand what
they can fall back on. They cannot
raise corn nor cattle we'll enough to
make living on it. As the time is
likely to come when wheat will play
out l do not believe in starting here
with an intention of making perma-
nent home, but a person stands a
chance of doing we'll here while every.
thing is ''booming.' On the road be.
tween Fargo and Mayville I spoke
with good many who picked their
claims four and five years ago and
now they would not take 1925 per acre
for them. L have been treated we'll
81 nee came to Mayville and already
[ begin to feel at home here. The ed
itor of our local paper, the Mayville
Eagle, gave me quite puff before
commencing school and the County
Superintendent gave me first grade
certificate with an average standing of
81 81, without any examination what
ever.
I. T.. SHELLEY
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Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 10, 1882.
It has cost millions to make
Washington beautiful, to make
smooth her streets, to adorn her
parks, to fill her open squares with
fountains and statuary. but no
American, in the better sense of
the word, can look on this city
without feeling of pride in the
beauty of the capital of his country.
The trees, most of which have
been planted within the last eight
years, are now sufficiently large to
shade the streets and relieve the
sidewalks from that intense heat
that has heretofore made Washing
ton intolerable during the summer
months.
From caravansari of govern.
ment clerks, lobbyists, and every
species of adventures which COM
posed the Washington of the years
Immediately following the war, the
capital has grown to be q large city
Of beautiful residences. Retired
army and navy officers, successful
business men, men Of art, from all
parts Of the country, have recogniz.
ed the desirability Of Washington
as q wintAr residence, and, after
having spent seas1 a OF two il the
hotels, arc nov building beautiful
0HDN- 4 Q S1-.
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eyeral persons were severely injur-

A terrible accident occurred in
indianapolis, Ind, last week.
Pogue's Run, an insignificant little
stream that could be spanned at a
step in ordinary stages of water, be-
came swollen from heavy rains and
over6owed q portion of the city. "A
number Of people gathered on an
old, ricketty platform to observe
the water rushing into q tunnel,
when the structure gave way and the
crowd was precipitated into the wa.
ter and twelve Of them were drown
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-06-21

The President has recognized the
tariff commission as follows: John
L. Hayes Of Massachusetts, chair
man; Henry w. Oliver, Jr., Penn.
sylyanla; Austin Mcfarland, ILL
nois; Jacob Amber, Ohio; Robert
P. Porter, District of Columbia:
John W. H. Underwood, Georgia;
Duncan F. Kenner, Louisiana;
Alexander R. Boteler, West Virgin.
ia; VIM. H. Mcmahon, New York.
The Senate has not yet taken action
upon the nominations, but the com.
mission will no doubt be confirmed
entire.
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NEW ULM REVIEW, WEDNESDAY,; June 81, 1852

case could have been prevented by
the adoption fthe remedy mentions
ed. At least two.thirds Of the cases
named heart disease are ascribed
to rheumatism and its agonizing
ally, govt. Small. pox, so much
dreaded, is not half so destructive
a. Rheumatism, which, it is main
tanned BY many physicians, can be
prevented by obeying natures laws
in diet. But if you have incurred
it, boiled celery is pronounced to be
aspecific remedy. -Ze;gler's Herald
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Es population in tasteful houses
nth mnf1nrn nvon;nnooa pn.:I 8.

it's population in tasteful houses
with modern conveniences. Besides
the palatial mansions, that have
been built by the Blaines, the Cam.
erons, the Pendeltons, the Robe
sons, and others Of princely fortune,
very many solid and comfortable
homes OF lesser pretension now oc-
cnpy the places where negro shan.
ties marred the landscape ten or
fifteen years ago. True there are ma
ny good houses that have an exis.
tence antedating the war, and some
OF these, rich in historic associa.
ton, attract the attention of the
visitor with an interest that the
mere triumphs of modern architec.
ture cannot rival. The rooms occu-
pied by your correspondent and in
which your letters have been writ
ten during the last year were occu-
pied by Alex. Stephens and Robert
Toombs in q time that now seems
like ancient history.
If the places Of Government
clerks, who compose 50 important
a part Of the population Of WASH
ington, were made secure and indie
pendent of political mutation, the
city would gain a large increase in
its substantial population. As it is
now, large proportion of these
clerks are mere transient residents,
afraid to buy homes for the reason
that they feel how uncertain is
their tenure of Office under the rule
that ''to the victors belong the
spoils'' of Office. A great many
clerks, however, have comforta bic
houses of their own. The savings
from their salaries are not large,
but some Of them have managed to
buy or build homes that are models
ot modest comfort and not without
the graces of tasteful architecture.
In certain localities of the city there
are what might be called civil SER
vice employee colonies, where blocks
of small cosy houses have been built
just suited to the size of the purse
of the average government clerk.
The remuneration of the clerks in
the government Offices varies from
$3.50 to $4,000 per annum. The lat.
ter amount is only given to those
who occupy important positions or
who have experience in the compG.
Gated routine of Office work. The
average American citizen does not,
perhaps know that this Government
in all the details OF its stupendous,
bureaucracy is managed by the eight.
een.hundred dollar clerks, but it is so.
These clerks prepare the documents
which chiefs of bureau and cabinet
officers sign, often without know
ing what they contain and without
the ability to understand them un.
til explained by the chief clerk.