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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-25
MATSISIEcD.

In Derby, March 10, by Rev. r. G. Drisko,
Thomas Young of Stanstead, p O., and Mrs. Lucy
Laplant of Westmore.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-25
Phillips Bros, Glover, vt.
SEED POTATOES.

The "Charles Downing" grown IN the cold north.
east by George w. T.. Jerrard, Caribou, No. The
extra early minister" Price, per bushel, IS; D
bu., 81; PIX. $3.50; H., SOC. ''New Qneen," bbl ,
s.; bu., - 80; PIX. s5c; (soith 'qadi chance u
will Odtyieid any other pctato Eariy puritan"
bbl, IS; bu, 81; PIX. at.25 Genuine Early
Rose" bbl. 80, Of $50 lbs net add SOC per Dbl F..
prepaid freight 10 Boston; two kinds Ia bhl. with
out extra charge. join the Climb which will close
April 10. Address,
c. b. DREW, Barton Landing, VT.
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DIED.

DIED.
Rs-All notices of deaths inserted free. Obituary
notices and poetry FIVE CENTS PER LINE.
In Sheffield, Mar. 20, John Ferguson, aged II yrs
In Lowell, March 20 Elmer Fletcher, aged about
% years.
In Derby. March TO- an infant son Of d. c. Stew
ems.
AT East Hardwick, March IS, Miss Almira Good
rich, aged about &c years.
Nn Advert
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last Hard<vicIx.

Mrs J. NJ. Stevens is not much better.
Miss Almira Goodrich, aged about &c,
died on the 18th inst. She survived her
sister, Lucinda, just one week. There is
no representation left of the Goodrich
family in the old homestead. They lived
in the house in which their father, Asahel
Goodrich lived and died 45 years ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-25

| ing been to his home in Essex Junction
! for a visit had just returned to commence
work at the new Lake House in the en-
ploy of T. Fl. Downing. About half past
seven Tuesday evening he came into the
post-office for his mail; being in particu-
larly good spirits. After taking his mail,
he turned to speak to friend who accost-
ed him, and while speaking fell to the
floor He was at once raised and laid
upon lounge and doctor was sent for.
Meanwhile everything was done to recov-
er him but with no effect, and when doc
tor came all he could do was to pronounce
him dead. The body was taken to the
Lake House, and his wife, who lives at
Essex Junction, notified During all the
time he had been employed here, he had
been universally popular, being always
pleasant and obliging, and he leaves
large circle of friends both among the
residents of this place and travelling men
who have frequented the hotel since he
has been there.
Newport Center.
w. Fl. Wiley had the misfortune to
lose his thoroughbred mare that he got of
Frank House of Troy.
Mrs S. Ell. Farman, who has been at
C. L. browns, helping to nurse their
sick children, has gone to her sisters at
West Derby.
Lorenzo Wiley is very low and not ex-
pected to live long.-Charles Ltchfeld is
very sick with pneumonia.-Mrs. Nc
Laughlin, who is sick at her uncle's, j.
G. Stickneys, is much better.
The winter village schools closed on
Friday the 22d inst. The district has had
nine months schooling during the last
school year. The teachers, Miss Crandall,
and Miss Nettie Jones have taught excel
lent schools and deserve much praise.
Mrs. d. L. Hildreth has returned from
Washington, d. c.. bringing with hel
the remains of her mother, Mrs. Cakes
The funeral services were held at the
| Baptist church on Saturday. Mr.. Hill
The advocate., 1889-09-21
THE GREAT DOLLAR WEEKLY.

THE KANSAS CITY WEEKLY TIMES Is
read by moro people In the West than
any other paper published. Whyp Be-
Cause 10 better represents tho Great
West than any other paper. IL Is the
leader In the Oklahoma movement and
in everything That benefits tho West.
n Is the mrgest weekly newspaper
published in the world, being Ia pages,
"a columns every issue, for only ONE
DOLLAR year.
RS-Every Western man should take
THR TINES.
Send postal card for inducements 10
Subscribers.
THE TIMES,
Kansas City, Mo.
The advocate., 1889-09-21
al puRLIO BIlNWFrT.

Parties who contemplate yloitlng Topeka dur.
Ing the State Fair sept iGth 70 2lst, mclusiycO
should bear IN mind thc fact thai the "Santa Fc
Route, win sell excursion tickets daily, com
mencmg sunday, September 18th, and continu'
Ing until Saturday, Sent. 2lst. These tlcketswlu
be on sale from MI points IN Kansas ~ oNE
FARE ron THE BOUND DraIp, with price Of all
mission coupon go ccal9 added. Tickets will be
limited for rctunOn or before Monday Scptcm-
Der 2rd, No one should iail TO ylIt Tie Fair
and the capital city Of Kansas. Remember that
there Is NO line rmningas mony through express
trains into Topeka W. the A. r. y, \. u. Il. "
Everybody interested In the growth aud dcyel-
opmoent 0f Kansas should take aGyantage Of ohe
above low rates.
For further particulars In regard 10 these ex-
curs.ons, call ON u. A. WAGNGC,
AgentA r. as. +. H. r., Meriuen,
or address GRo. T. NICHOLSON,
O.P&T, A., A.T&s.F n. ". r.,
TOpM;A, khNsAS.
The advocate., 1889-09-21

Wife: "Just think have sat here
and saw man going after man into
that saloon over thero.
Husband; "You're right; that's just
what they are doing every man that
enters there will assure you that he
is going in after another man."
The advocate., 1889-09-21

II the boys could do what they in
tend to DO and the men could do all
that they fused to do" what brill
liant world this would be.
The advocate., 1889-09-21
IIARvnsT EXCURSIONS.

Aseries Of round trip Excursions have been
arranged 10 all points reached by the line Of the
A. r. &S. FIR, n. company in Kansas, Indian
territory, New Mexico and Colorado ~ about one
fare for the round trip. Tickets viii be sold Aug
20, Sept, 10 and "a, and Oct s. 1889. Tickets
win be good returning 80 days from date Of sale
Tickets good going FOR continuous passage only
stop over win be allowed on return trp within
final limit. For further information call on or
address E,A,WAGNl5R Agent
The advocate., 1889-09-21

N'NA||'A iifi'tttA "fff ftf'F
'sles, / did" replied she's ''and
what's more, ! know that some ami
mals is dumb animals, md that some
sncn Is dumber than ali the dumb mi
mails put together. That may not bo
grammar, but its facts"-New YORK
News.
He-And you are sure that / am the
first and only man who ever kissed
youi
She OF course / am sure. You do
not doubt my word, do youY
He-Of course / do not doubt you,
ny darling. love you TOO madIy,
too deyotedly for that. But why, ch,
WY did you reach for the lines the
very instant / venturod 10 put my arm
nround you il you had never been
there before. -Terre Haute Express.
Frod-I say Chet, what would you
think Of man who buried two child
rem in Che morning and went to n
horse-race in tho afternoon7 Chef
] should think that he was the worst
cuss that ever lived. Who was hoi
The undertaker.-Ex.
A story which is vouched for by
Chas. u. Pottsf OF Troy, illustrates tho
force OF originality. A business mnn
OF tho city Of Albany advertised for
sn Office boy recently ond, as usual,
gyt d big bundle Of answers. He got
lairly well tired reading
dhe good things the young us
pirants for the place had to say for
themselves, but finally ho struck a.
letter that really rested him. 1t was
written on o very much soiled and
Ncrrmyled piece Of paper that had
never been very white, and ran as
follows:
SIM II years old Ihain't got no
fnther nor mutho. Pman orfen and
I've got to hustel. 1t just beats hel
how hard times is"
Tho gentleman rend no moro Of tho
letters, but at once sent for the writer
Of this one and gave him The job.
Thoboy has settled down 10 ''hustling"
ia earnest, and doesn't complain any
more about ehard tilnes."-New York
Graphic.
Yabaley- Well, Wicliwire, / have
given up my position. I have $1,000
saved up, and am going to study law
nnd get into politics, Wickwire--You
haven't got the sense Of a last years
oyster. Ifyou want to gctinto politics
why don't you take that $1,000 and
start a salocn, ,-Ex.
The young man who stands on tho
sidewalk in front Of his sweatheOrts
residence late at night singing my
Souls at tho Gate," will find her pas
sole at the gate il he doesn't watch
out. Ex.
Mrs. Jepson- What apoor-spireted
cronture you arc, Jehiel. ! wish you
would either be n man or q mouse.
Mr.. Jepson, 4 wish was a mouse, I'd
make you climb the bedpost in q holy
minute.
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CONFESSED DISPATCHES.

The missionaries az Ayanxa and Usagara
are safs,
Hon. Jacob Sweeper died sunday even.
rag ~ Boston.
John A. Dan. the wcll-known theatrical
manager. Is dead
Capt. wfsssnan and DR.. Peters have
arrived At zanzibar.
III Se,soussi, marching on Khartousn, IL
within a few hundred miles.
The CREST Eiaei tower in Paris was openeS;
sunday Premier Tirara delivered an ora
ton.
Cyrus wooiEnan, the lifelong friend OF
GOV. John A. Andrew, died saturday at
Boston OF apoplexy.
Temperature 1T > a. m Monday: New
York, AZ, Chicago, So SO. Paul, IS; winni-
Peg. IS. New Orleans. g.
Clearing house returns, week ended
March 40; Gross exchanges. 1921 ,s3s, SCI, an
increas oil Sss.s per cent compared with
TIE corresponding week OF last year.
Two freight trains roilided at jamestown.
n. T.. SUNDAY night Both engines were
wrecked and IL freight ears destroyed.
TIVE. trllinmen we're perhaps fatally In
Iurcd.
senator stanford and Irving u. Scott,
who Is building the Charleston, had prf-
vate interview with the president kondsye
Secretaries RiaIne Window and Tracy
also called Al the White House.
Arthur Erushnaekf. the Chicago boy
heir who WAS skfdnapcsi'' last wednes-
day. Turned ap at the Ptttsburg police sta
ton sunday tie does not want to 20
hone. sss be says his father abuses him
Herbert Z. Gosidingsou, alias Herb Par.
ker. Colorado cowboy. who burned a
larnn0aSe near Trinidad. Cal, "a assist
him ia clipping with the owners Is year
ella daughter. has been arrested ia New
York. He hasi married the girl ard was
living NTH her
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rae s.asnarp, psst,is Acids.

these Il existent ir nasasal apsnt t.,
and unsssiatesI By aile, play their psyt IN
the fanrtloas If Digestion aags ass rallatson.
gas the artificial acid resulting from the
gaaessify Of TIE stomach - eoxgsr4 fo,sa re-
ssue@r oil fssfassnce Gnd heartburn. which
are Toe nasl hssgasSsng symptoms al ssys-
pepsis. Tae less eaFrnlraslTe IL Hasssktez' >
stomach Riftezs Ear mere effective Is e
than c&tAoaSte Of soda. rasgnessa - ether
AIksiins, ssifs. These invariably weaken
the stomach without psodacins permanent
benefit No nasa Or woman eh-oaiesiiy
dyspspsic, and consc4 neatly neryosss. ean
he IN possession OF The tall measure of
visor allowed By nzrare. Therefore, insfz-
crate sad regulate the syssea. and hy ~
doing protect Il srosa malaria rhsGEazslxla
and oshssr serious saxlassies4
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Mr.. A. ID. Charlton, assistant gene
raj passenger agent of the Northern
Pacific railroad. arrived here Sstur.
day from a general tour of Vancouver,
r. c., whatcom and other places.
Mr.. Charlton, when seen by a reporter,
said
"It IA the intention OF the Northern
Pacific railroad 20 shorten the time be-
tween Seattle and ST. Paul L. hours.
beginning on Sunday April :. Ii Is
also contemplated tn Improve the SER
vice and two through trains q DAY viii
be run. We have been running one
regular through train and ewing 70
The great traffic have been compelled
Tor some time past % ran in addition
10 the Regular an extra train every
day. In or,icr 10 improve the service
= of the finest SieereFs imaginable
have been added 10 our rolling stock.
A vestihase train viii be run every day
aud not once week like the enc ON
the Union Pacific. Sscocl-eiass PASS
engers. formerly called Immigrants,
will be carried hy our fast trains and
viii come through as fast IS The FIRST
class passengers.
How about the immigration this
year, Mr.. Charlton -
liz viii be OF greater volume this
year than ever before. California il
not talked al az all in the East. bar the
people are strongly attracted by Wash
ington. As the present time We are
taking about ts0 immigrants = day
cut OF 81 Paul. and nearly al al them
are tseketed TO various point in Wash
sngton ,.
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4 Famsa. ainaoo Socialist.



One ,af the promoters of the Hindoo
congress recently held At the East
Indian city OF Allahabad. FOR the pur-
pose OF promoting the cause of popa-
lar sitasFty, was Anrita f4al Roy, a
voting Hinsioo who Was well known In
this Citg few years ago. and who is
a schaIar Of rare asiainments I.al
R0y is man oi high caste. bat he
worked as a printer tor several years
in this eity. and while here became
thoroughly nnbued with the demo-
erasic-lspakEcan spirit Of the AInefi
can people. He IS graduate OF an
East Indian college. aud reads and
speaks the EGglisA language as per-
fectlv IS be does his native tongue. He
studied Christianity. as well rs poll
tics, while here. but neser surrendered
his original faith oi Buddhism lie is
in every way vel fitted 10 be 8 leasser
OF his anelent race in its struggles
against the wfongs which il suffers
Under British domination.
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GRosvESoR REEDS DEATH.
fartteaiars 90 Hts Drowning GA the
Coast of Alaska.

IL, ". Reed, the civil engineer,
has received further information II
The sal manner in which his brother,
.rosyeaeF e. Reed. came 20 Isis death
oy drowning. off the schooner Asiven.
sars near Port Dick. Alaska. last Sep
ssnaeer. from = letter received ny
Messrs. Hardy & Hall from ] III.
solomon the unfortunate Young man 5
partner in the Adventure.
The letter. which was sent from
Nnehuek, Hinehinhrssak Island
i.raisce Williams Sound. Alaska. SAYS
mat TIE schooner and crew had 4 hard
ame from the day il left Seattle.
when they arrived at Alaska their
sonis were Sll damaged and they were
assiged 20 throw many overheard.
Alter reaching the coast they were
eteSn out Ia sea BY d heavy gale al
uind, which tore their main sail into
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Gen. EntIer Ascribes II TO Beuian-
gers Success.
XaShlnsfon Post


Gen. benjamin r. Butler. with q
rose and violet in the buttonhoie OF
his coat. sat in his Office on Capitol
hiii yesterday afternoon. "A very
decided change. he said to ppxf re-
porter, .'has taken place in political
affairs withia the last 10 days. and
while the importance OF the occurrence
has been fully recognized, have seen
no suggestion from any source as 60
the probable cause OF IL. From the
10th 10 the Sofh OF January last we
were apparently cntaneied IN cofapli-
cations which might result in a war
With Germany over Samoa. Indeed
il seemed as ii VIC were on the very
verge Of var.
This was the position OF aiIssirS on
the 18th day OF last January. On the
18th, two days later. before the des-
patch OF Secretary Bayard reached
bismarck. the latter. OF his own
motion, sent an order to Samoa recall
ing the declaration OF war. rsyoking
the martial law. ordering home the
German consul who had managed
affairs. and holding everything quiet.
AT the same time Il polite note came 10
stating that the conference over the
Samoan difficulties, which had been
broken Oft would be renewed with an
American representative az the head.
The chancellor went 50 far as 10 make
speeches al dinner declaring the Mt
most good feeling between America
with England What made him back
a &..ts :. @ssfI 4
want to suggest q reason
s.0n the 9TH dav OF January, the
day before Bismarck's back Siewn, an
event happened TINT, is seemed 70 me
ON the Murn.ng Of the 18th. would
10 pass. | mentioned my opinion 20
my friends. bat did not dare to state
il out loud. Not usany months ago an
ambitious and aspiring gentleman was
tirued out Of the French cabinet and
deprived OF his otiice because he IN
sisted II was the duty Of France, as
soon - her army could be modified,
To commence operations against Ger
many Ia recover Aisace and Lorraine
and 10 re-estahIish Frances coyetsd
military glory. For expressing aud
acting upon these views he was rs.
asA[N*1 kARftt ttAt tSt14k 3Atts kff@$ksSI= III
stead Of disappearing from view
he took q leading part in French
politics. General bousanger was
elected by several outlying con-
stitueneIes. bnt the ministry, 10 put
a crucial test upon his powers and
ambitions ilxeti an election in Paris.
SO that The power Of the French gov
eminent on the one side and Boulan-
gers strength and popularity on the
other naight ta tested. On the 18th
day of lannafy Gen. RoslAnger was
elected by over 81 600 majority in
Paris. Thereupan the ministry re-
signed Boulangers coming into
power means waF immediately and
bitter and Co the death between Ger
MANY ana France. ON the 11sh war vas
made 90 seem moi only possible, but
probable ant near, and on the sSsh
bismarck took measures IN avoid hav-
ing another war over sofaa Outlying
islands on his hands, BoRgamgsF's
clesssion causes tne reversal ~ Bis
marks policy and TO HIM President
Harrison owes his relief from the "a
Samoan tiliiical;ies
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Securing the Hest Talent,
Ma J. sfafsslAta ps.As


Yesterday suali hoy dressed ia
kniekeFssockeSs and roundabout jacket
steppeSl np 10 the counter 81 the Viii
ard hotel and asked Il Miss Emma
Abbott was IN.
The clerk told him she was 10. hus
lust then she was taking 81 afternoon
nAp and aust not he disturbed.
The clerks curiosity was aroused
and ne asked the yonngstes what be
wanted ug Miss Abbott.
The small sprig replied ~ ann
gazing an opera or concert company
for next Tuesday night. have al
ready gagged the best local talent, and
want 70 gage Miss Abbott "a help us
out He then handed up the follow
isag type-wrsEten card
GRAND OPERA
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&. q. Bsegaxxi & Rro..

Tuesday eve. Tickets Is cts.
It Is not known whether or not Miss
Aehatt has consented - sing in the
concert ARRANGED hv Sen. Rregaxzf &
Bro, o. Ia the Grand Opera. an
uonncea by these caIlow faaestros,
one seven years old and the other i've
years esd, haE il i perfectly evident 10
old heads that these boys are bound 10
set there Just the same.
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couuII comEIs SINNERS.
i Psft Of woodinviIle Addrd 70
AyonzaIe Precinct.


rhe l,nars, Of county commissioners
-. s, .ess;fss, vextS~rf 50 firm, ansc;fs<ssr
80 = - - .s,as,..', = 80
- tne H1p. ..i1E s.''s - sS
evening, Inc Gay bhs occ'a pea fzsn-
cipzify in auditing bills and accounts.
~<s.r az which were Gem plic1ted and
49, .ho.sid have hren nresenfSsa 4,
- ...sx.- H. 40. "a g.~-.a.
ena p-ssss. - - -. 49, :
but eonslasfAo'e os&ae5 ossllisss sAs
trausacse1
Frank Selt, $3.50 IL g - nla1srI .
other yotefs hsInx In iLas s s1y y
Cottage Lac Ptese's - peti.son - 49,
ing for 9 enAhks ~ tue pgaauossy LIE
befNeen hso.uaas 1.,u roslali : 80 S
voung pfesaes. e.s sy.iu
vote ~ tne ,oI nis. p1 n-
Uile, 1nasu 10 , ,peus o7en - 49,
volng pialse -. W. 80 - 49, - -. -
seftlers HFane ~ me yscintIy ~ Sot-
tage lake, = only e iIuc more than
four miles Wcst rom me iake 70 pc
hne. put swamp Ann rAsks q nilts
intervene Ana MAKE z dlfset ronse De-.
tween tne Two Iml'ossinle. lnese
FeePae uayc IesVtr ch elke -
. 81 sousn ss1unu y Asgna1le 70
Eeoraonn ana tnence noTtn oy Faii 70
Neodihsiaie dIss1fise u osef y
mi'es. ~ oruer 70 voss ineir pe1stacn
mkee that tney might pe piacea ~
Avon1aie pYeci1ct ~ tnsy cgufu
Eeach the poinng-pIace ~ less IMAM
f0ur miles ibis matkr Was iuuf
presented 70 t1e board and RESUMED IN
an order that seEtious Il = II, II. IL.
-, p and ~ township ~, range
east, sf1outt ne taken from Wo0dtn-
vile precinct and added 10 Ayononst-
This meets the Wishes Of the pest-
TONERS IN every respect and hereafter
. large number OF voters who have
been siisfrAnchised BY geographical
conditions viii have . chance to exert
the elective privilege.
Ex-ShefiH William Eochrane brought
IN his bill for the board and custody OF
prisoners il the county jaii for the
fractional quarter ending March 8 Fl
called for So 50 for receiving and dis
charging prisoners ard <fi IS for board
OF the prisoners at 81 per day per
capita The board allowed that part
Of the bin calling for ~ so for reeeiv-
ing and dischayging prisoners, IL being
In accordance with the law bat the
bill for board did not fare 80 well.
The hoard thought that 20 cents day
was enough 10 pas for hoard Of pris-
0ners aud audited the Bill al that
figure, allowing 81 So ~. The total
amount allowed was $2.7N 80 or
Sits 90 less than the face OF the bill
presented by Mr.. EochTane.
Mr.. Gochrane was present 70 ex-
plain several other bills be had pre-
scented 1T the March term. and which
the board had laid on the table for
calculation. One bill was for special
services' In the sum OF STA. Mr..
Cochfane explained that this bill Was
for the services OF Thiei's detectives
during the recent mining troubles at
Newcastle. As the Indebtedness had
been contracted in the name OF King
county, the board allowed IT,
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The reaction against constitutional
prohibition, which began = year o.
TIVE age in the refusal o. several states
10 ADOPT proAihstuTy amendments. Is
row ia fuN swing.
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SEATTLE WOOD YARD.

ngy AIDEs AND FIR WOOD cUT ANY
L. aexirca length Dry kfnddng gpe
elxsfy, Coal delivered 70 any pazs at tic
city. 0rsers received - fAb Front street.
o. e yAst on Hopkins waazf, fOoe Of senses
nsna. IA RussxrI. Psoprsssrs.
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ror sressas q r&szsge tasalrs "a eo4rc
or ~ Tesses wAAsa
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- .sA> -sf---sss--s
p II. arriving ~ seattle Fsss<ssy~
thars.sfs aud saturdays - y r.
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ssas thar tzsEszsansfs a. nattEss Neze
'f-swnc4s xstsssgs isss - Lila assars!ss< e
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vsrzs I'll ssseEe essns m8Sees sssszsssaasessss
= .s.s gs.gassyss. NstA Isx4memk pz9s1Fs,
eMnsibs seks0rfs 70 ssss ssoF ss8zetvN e knx
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-27
Losing Their Heada.

wonder why it is that q little prominence
causes some men to lose their heads and to
give themselves airs which only disgust those
with whom they are brought into contact. 1t
is to the credit of the higher officials of the
government that they realize that they are
only temporarily intrusted with power, and
are affabe and approachable have in nv
eve, though, subordinate who imagines that
he controls every branch of the great depart
ment of which, in truth. he is an exceedingly
insignificant part. II he has any work to do
it is not perceptible to the ordinary visitor
He sits at his table leaning comfortably back
In his chair and meeting all, save a few spe-
cial friends, with such an air of stony indif-
ference and unmitigated ennui that a man or
woman must have good deal of nerve to
persist in seeking to obtain information.
He was rather nicely caught, however, the
other day. A friend of mine called on him
and asked in respect 10 the status of . case
The high and mighty petty official could not
remember anything about it. After a good
deal Of conversation my friend finally said
well. Mr.. -, l was sent here by Secretary
to obtain this information He naturally
supposed that as it was in the scope Of your
duties you could give it will return and
way the hitherto ignorant man jumped to his
feet and began with the utmost volubility to
impart that which was desired plainly showed
that, the poet to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, there Is a good deal after all in a name,
specially If it be that OF . superior Wash
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