The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-11
RANDOM NOTES.

Mr. D0rman B. Eaton told me the other day that
he had had considerable experience as an editor.
When in his sophomore year at Harvard his father
became involved financially, and 1t was thought that
he was insolvent. Young Dorman began to look
about for something to help himself along with. He
finally got position the college paper, and, he
termed II, edited himself through college" During
his senior year his father successful in his law
suits, and it was announced that he was perfectly
solvent and even wealthy. But the young mans
experience was valuable to him.
Mr.. Eaton was also friend and associate OF
| Henry j. Raymond, the founder OF the New York
Times. Raymond graduated six years before
Eaton, but they were none the less Intimate on that
account. Mr. Eaton was tor twenty years a con-
| tribuor 10 the Times, and has always been recog
niZed In New York as an able and fearless writer.
lie tells me that he contemplates writing history
of the civil service reform movement from Its ncep
ton as soon as his other duties will permit him to
10 so.
DR.. Thomas Taylor, the microscopic OF the Agri-
cultural Department, showed me bundle Of letters
he has received from scientists all the country
indorsing his discoveries in regard to bogus butter
lie read paper before the American MicrOscopical
Society at Cleveland few weeks ago, and the men,
beTs were 80 much interested In his statements that
| the president was requested to appoint committee
OF five to test tine accuracy Of the Doctors expert
ments. DR.. ii. j. Detmers OF the Ohio State Uni
versity, was made chairman OF this committee. He
has taken great deal Of pains with his experiments.
| lie obtained eleven different specimens OF pure
butter and several specimens OF swine butter and
oleOmargerlne. He proceeded according 10 the
plans laid down by DR.. TAYLOR and has made full
report OF his experiments. lie found the st. An
drews Cross exactly as DIR. Taylor described 1t, and
believes that at last infallible means has been
discovered OF testing butter
a sensational paragraph was published In one of
tta Iav IN, thaa aHact tnat
the Sixth Auditors oace was still full Of the old
star Route people, and that the late head Of that
Department was being furnished with information,
and was making large sums OF money by collecting
accounts, etc., from the Department. ] took the
pains to inquire about the matter, and ascertained,
supposed should, that there was no truth in IT.
This bureau, which audits all the accounts Of the
Post ONCE Department, has adopted the plan OF
, settling Immediately and directly with all poslmas
! tiers. The plan once prevailed In the Department o.
keeping all the money that could be got bu
Auditor McCOnve considers II pretty small bust
ness for great government to defraud poor post
masters out OF even q small sum, and 30 when Q
Is suspended during quarter, and there s never
small sum due him, he s paid that sum by draft
There Is thus very little opportunity left for lobbying
, In the Department. But occasionally something
may come up that successfully be carried befor
the Postmaster General
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue Miller relate
an interesting incident that occurred the other da
g In his ONCE A clerk came In and remarked that h
= had worked and voted for Cleveland and was glat
. there was change In the administration. Mr
Miller told the clerk that he glad he had called
as he was exactly the man he had been looking for
"If you voted and worked for Cleveland you got
big lot OF money for 1t and well afford TO retire
You will be the next man discharged from the ONCE
Any clerk who will hold an ONCE under party an,
o work against 1t Is not the man for me-"
. And the next day the clerk walked the plank.
| notice the Treasury officials are after the Civ
Service Commissioners In regard 10 their accounts
It is very proper that these accounts be oyerhaule
a, and many others that constantly are being made.
nave taken pains to examine the contingent expens
! account Of the Commission and II shows on the fac
!. Of 1t that when book agents come along with book
n they are subscribed for and the Government charge
j. for them. II would seem very doubtful II there
any provision at all in law for contingent expenses
and II so 1t certainly does not include such books
A "The National Capita, y" Dungllson's Medical Sc
cnee," algebras, ana arithmetcs. II would be Intel
4 estlng for the Commission TO explain what was don
10 with these books. Is II possible that the question
makers over there have had to study up such ma
ters as medicine and mathematics In order 10 fol
mulate queries for the applicants for Goyernmer
T. posltlons?"
W Gen. L. NJ. Nelly, of Ohio, settled his bill at WI
3, lard's yesterday aud returned home lie told IL
d. that he had paid over s2G00 at the hotel for boar
Az since the coming In Of the new Administration.
- "And only want q small ONCE at that" said n
ie General.
ey How was It about your not getting the AssistaI
,o Land Comnlssonership, as II was published IN n
20 papers?n
"oh declined that onloe right out There al
he certain things that won't do. wouldn't take al
ONCE that couldn't be offered me here In Washing
-' ton There Is IN fact Just one once that do want
10. "Whai IL that2n
be 81 want 10 be Governor Of Utah. l Ike the wi
u West There is opportunity for q man to expaI
'4 there ana want 10 GO there and stay as long as
'ei llye.n