Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-03-20
FAIRS LABORs.
His Daily Routine of Work at
Washington.


No public servant since the flood has
| been so hard worked as Fair now is in
Washington. In order that his admir-
ers in this State may get some idea Of
how his time and brain are taxed the
APPEAL has taken the pains to collect
considerable information on the subject,
which will certainly prove interesting
to everybody.
When he goes to bed at night at IL.
80, he leaves orders for the call boy of
the hotel TO call him at q o'clock that
he may jump up with the lark and be-
gin to work for his constituents. He
does not complete his toilet at once,
but pulling on his pants and thursting
his feet into pair OF large slippers, be.
gins to map out new mail routes for
Nevada between such towns as may
be depended on for Democratic ma.
jorities.
BY 9 o'clock he has large map OF
the State all covered over with rev
mail routes, which on being sent TO the
proper Department are Immediately es.
tablished and due notice given over the
| wires.
He then sends for his Partisan valet,
who dresses him in the height of fash.
ion, after which he goes down to the
dining room for his breakfast. After
| giving his orders he does not idle away
his time waiting for the chop or tender
loin, but keeps his active brain figuring
on the legal points which he will pres
ent to the President relative 10 the re-
establishment of the U. S. Mint in this
city. The powerful brief which he
presented to the Executive few days
ago was written hastily at the breakfast
table the morning before while he was
waiting for his coffee to cool.
Those who have seen it say that from
a legal standpoint it is quite as good as
the one which took Bob Clarke two
weeks to compile, in fact they seem
identical in language and logic, which
shows how naturally Fairs mind runs
in proper legal channels.
After breakfast he goes over to the
Patent Office TO see if he can be OF any
assistance to struggling Nevada inven-
tors. Only few days ago he noticed
a continuance invented by some Eureka
| Democrats which consisted of a patent
slide in the bottom of ballot box by
which a Republican county could be
made 300 Democratic by simple twist
of the wrist. He offered to purchase
the right for Nevada for 500, 900, say
ing that he believed in helping sage.
brush genius without limit.
He next eats hasyy lunch and rushes
over 10 the Senate chamber where he
usually speaks for couple of hours in
| behalf oil bills drawn up in Nevada's
interest. OF late, however, he has been
requested to cut his talk down 10 an
hour, a. such crowds OF people collect
IN the galleries as 10 seriously threaten
the safety oi the building. The instant
| his silver oratory thrills the building
there is rush for the spot and seats in
| the front row command high pre-.
mimi. The rest Of the day the indie
fatigablc Senator spends in rustling
about the Capital seeing in what way
he can get his work Tor his beloved
State on a public building or some APP
preparation Tor increased pensions to
soldiers. His head is full OF schemes
for his constituents, and when he lies
down at night and realizes that he has
lost a quarter OF an hour he cries ike
child and returns portion Of his
back pay to the Treasury, as he had
rather die on the spot than draw salary
when he doesn't work. He is model
for the statesmen of the coming genera
ton and don't you forget it.-Cays0H
Appeal.