The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-11-08
RANDOM NOTES.

| RANUVM NVlESs
Mr.. l.. d. sale, the new librarian OF the Patcn
ONCE Is a virelnian by birth. lie emigratcd som,
years ago to the wllds OF Detroit, Mich, and soor
became an active political factor In that State II,
was secretary Of the state Democratic Cemmitte,
for number Of years, and has an acquaintance cx
| tending al over the state. When Mr.. Edwart
Fleming, who had represented the Detroit Free Pres,
at Washington for many years was called to Buffalo
to edit tho Courier OF that city, MIR. sale was sent
here as the Free Press representative. Mr.. Mont
gomcry, the Commissioner OF Patents, is Michigan
man, and had known sale for many years, and was
glad to offer him the position Of librarian That lir
Sale Is good ofllcia and thoroughly competent fol
this imporan, position no one will doubt who knows
him. The new librarian has recently taken unto
himself beautiful young Newport (Kentucsy) lady
| as bride.
A week or two ago | called attention to the fact
that the Secretary OF the Treasury was very partial
to red apples, and that he would not, II he could
help II, eat an apple OF any other color with his
lunch That fact is said TO have great effect upon
the rcd-applc trade. I saw by actual count yestcr.
day i've descendants OF senegambiau kings who are
engaged in the laudablc enterprise of vending apples
npon the public highway. They were drawn up In
line on the Fifteenth-street side OF the Treasury
Building. They had various kinds and various sizes
of apples but they were all red In color. am told
that no other coored apples are now eaten by the
employees OF the Treasury from the charwoman to
the assistant secretaries.
was told good story by one Of the leading
Democratic ofce-hoders here the other day. This
offlce.hodcr was delegate TO the Chicago conven-
ton that nominated President Cleveland. Joseph
Pulitzer, the editor and proprietor OF the New York
World, was also delegate. The oflicia here had
never met Mr.. Pulitzer BEFORE and was particularly
struck by the New York editor peculiar appearance
and nose. After they had been introduced my
friend, falling 10 catch the RECOMMENDATION OF Mr..
Pulltzcr's name, said:
"Excuse me, sir, hut Tailed TO catch the pro-
nunciation OF your name"
Putting his long nose very close up to my friends
face Mr.. Pulitzer said:
"Pullit-sir!r
81 never was SO tempted to tweak a mans nose In
my life as l was at that Moment" said the ofice-
holder. "But controlled myself and let the editor
labor under the impression that he had amused me -
Secretary Bayarj, the day after the New York
election, gave me some Interesting opinions on the
subject OF elections In general in this country. lie
said:
"The rapidty with which the result has been as-
ccrtained this year in New York, and the absolute
certainty with which 1t has been announced should
recommend the system In vogue In that state to
other States After the ballots are counted they are
destroyed aud the result is thenccforward unques-
toned. The transfer OF tremendous power in this
country with certainty and rapdlty Is a marvel 1t
should always be done quickly, aud when 1t is done
there can be no reconsideration with any degree OF
safety In some countries the transfer of power
almost invariably brings revolution, AMI 1t is the
fear OF something Of that sort that has induced Ger
tain countries 10 rest all their permanency OF
and influence upon the foolish AMI Illogical accident
OF primogeniture But foolish and illogical as this
mere accident is, 1t has been the bulwark against
revolution AMI anarchy in the ages through which
the great nations of the past have come up to their
present degree Of civilization. In this country,
where 1t all depends upon the votes, everything
should be Just as unquestoned. The votes should
be accurately counted and there should be no possl-
bility of rehearlng and recount
1t Is decidedly "a cold day" when First Auditor
Chenoweth don't hear in some substantial way from
his numerous Texas friends. One day Il is a fond
mother, who has produced i've good Democratic sons
at single birth, and who names one Of them after
the Judge: another day 1t is an elegant cane beau
ufully carved ont OF native woods, and still another
day there comes along new patent buckle for
Mexican saddle But the last acquisition s basket
OF elegant Japanese persmmons, each Of which is
as large as o mans fist. They came all the way
from Texas by express. Very few people here have
ever seen anything Of the kind, though there is a
large tree In the Agricultural grounds which pro-
duces those as fine as the Texas variety.
lively discussion on the subject of civil service
reform took place in the Private Secretarys room of
Secretary Mannings office on Thursday morning
while several congressman and newspaper men
were waiting for an audience. Congressman o'Neil,
OF st. Louis, was one OF the participants and was
frna
system. He insisted that he favored reform, but 1t
was an entirely different kind from the so-called
variety at present in vogue. Congressman Lawler,
OF Chicago, came forward as the champion of the
present system, and showed his peculiar talent as
debater In Its defense By the way, Lawler bids
fair to make things lively In certain quarters In the
House this winter lie Is as unadorned son OF the
" auld sod " as has shown up in Congress for many
a day.
Representative Hill, OF Ohio, says that the vote in
New York shows that the Democracy of that State
when united can carry everything before 1t. The
Democracy would not have supported any other sort
OF man, and that being the case they are entitled
to the Federal patronage. "If the Republicans had
carried New York; said Mr. Hill, " they would have
been SO saucy there would have been no getting
along with them In the House this wInter.''
Since the surprising revelations by one "Sub
Rosa" in Sunday paper OF week ago Internal
Revenue Commissioner Miller has taken the trouble
to obtain some OF those highly perfumed Turkish
cigarettes there spoken Of, the product OF the united
efforts of houris and Turkish madens They are
made exclusively from the lady tobacco plant the
coarse he-ness OF plants OF the other sex being care
fully excluded by an expert examiner at the door Of
the harem, and they are richly laden with the EMU.
vum OF the cinnamon bud or somethi ng else. on
the outside OF the delicately formed prism shaped
box in which they are contained is the picture OF
Abdul Hamid Begorrah, a great COrkonian Sultan,
whose special brand these cigarettes are said TO be-
They also bear the trademark OF Richmond firm.
The Commissioner allows his special friends to try
one, but the effects upon susceptible temperament
are said TO be too powerful.