Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
THE OFFICE CHAIR


ton is gradual change from an infinite,
incoherent homogeneity to q definite, CO.
herent heterogeneity through continuous
differentiations and integrations," but it
would be still better if he knew promptly
what TO do in malignant case of botts
But cannot do this subject Justice,
and perhaps l should not refer to it here,
because it really does not belong to a
letter treating of the custom house, for
the cases above referred to were OBJ
tanned surreptitiously from other par
ties. The collector seems to take kindly
to civil service, / judged, and although
he courteously laughed when referred
to these illustrations. he did not give
way to mirth as have seen people do.
He is kind to those who have served
well and faithfully, and seems to cling to
faithful employees wherever the public
veal requires it or will be best sub
served. think that is what he said,
though the word veal is one that know
very little of. He says that gross in
competence, intemperance or Incidence
would always meet with prompt dis
missal
'And what would you regard as a
pronounced case of Incidence in the ser
vice of the government, Mr.. Erhardty'
well, the government is not gen.
orally severe on its employees, / think.
For instance, knew of man who acted
for many years as a Waterman for the
government, and while the president was
down there at Washington this man held
up his corner of the great national fabric
by attending the theatre while ON watch.
He slept at the government building,
but took his meals at home. Thus he
got his salary for his lodging, and often
received box at the theatre on the
strength of his relations with the gov
ernment. He is now not in it."
But regarding virulent and long con-
tinued attacks of Incidence, does the
government fire such cases.
"Yes, always. Ultimately. The pol
ICY OF the government has been rather
pacific, and yet where man has become
80 sedentary that he can sit down on an
open Barlow knife and go to sleep we
look into his case. Should he occupy all
day chair on which there is an open
eight bladed knife, with corkscrew in
the back, also open, and then at night go
home with the knife adhering to his per-
son, we call for his resignation.
Speaking about chairs, while / was in
the Office word came that there had been
orders issued from Washington that
some of the Office furniture should be
repaired 1t seems that some time ago
special agent of that department called
ON the collector. The latter showed him
chair. The agent said he did not care
to sit. Eyes. yes, sit down. said the
genial cherub who presides over the rev.
enue and sits serene beneath the peculiar
banner of the custom house: stake that
chair right there"
The agent did SO, and the collector
conversed with him. Every little while
the agent would put some more chalk ON
the leather seat of the chair and remount
it, but in a few minutes he would fall
off, and just barely catch himself and
get out of the way before the chair
stumbled and fell on him. Finally he
said he guessed he must go, and as he
did SO the revolutionary chair slid out
from under him, and going over in the
corner crossed les legs ard put its arms
behind its back.
Now" said the collector, Il beg your
pardon for offering you that chair, but
wanted to ask you if it would be posi-
BILE to get hold Of an appropriation from
which suitable amount could be Sc
cured for the purpose of fixing that
chair. There isn't a bareback rider in
tne United States who can keep his seat