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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-20
AN oFrIcE-uuyrIyo TRIO.

ington Is reservoir Of disappointed am
billions whose possessors stay here in
very much the state of mind of Micaw-
Der, and with very much the same sue
cess. The army Of office-seekers Of
whom one hears SO much do not come
with swoop and then depart They
trickle in steadily from the month after
election and stay as long as their
finances allow. just now they are real
~ thinning out, and not q few are right
here in Washington without money
enough to go home.
A brilliant example OF the class called
on Secretary Blaine the other day. He
was from the West. Nearly three
months ago he had come to Washing
ton secure in the belief that his letters
and pull would secure him q good
place. Week after week passed, during
which time he went through all the
grades between the Ebbitt House and .
six-dollar-a-week clearinghouse. When
he entered the Office OF the Secretary Of
State Mr.. Blaine was talking to Sir
Julian Pauncefotc. When the English
Minister had gone Mr.. Blaine turned to
the suppliant from the West with an in
curing glance meant to signify what
can do for your Nervously coughing
the man stepped forward. He was not
common political heller by any
means. Ills black frock coat showed
considerable wear and his hat needed
turning, but for all that the man looked
like Q refined and educated individual.
mr.. Blaine" he began. Il am an APP
plicant for q position. When l came
here wanted an Office, but now SIM
ply want position where / can make
enough to live on"
After some little conversation he pro-
duced a lot Of letters showing that his
claims for recognition were not un-
founded
''Why don't you ask your Congress-
man to help you?" inquired the Secre-
tary.
II have done SO, but to no purpose, 81
was the reply.
After little Mr.. Blaine promised to
sec what he could do for him, and the
applicant left Then ,rning to me the
Secretary said: do you think that's an
unusual circumstance here? Well, it's
not by any means. Visitors like thai
average half dozen or more day. Ask
any Of the Cabinet officials and they
win tell you the same story, and Their
ycu can estimate for yourself how many
such people there are in Washington.
l then went over to Secretary Tracey
and asked him il there were any Office
seekers left in the city.
Thousands" was the emphatic reply
''Tbcy stroll in here every day."
Here Mr.. Tracey thought minut<
and continued. There is man wht
has come here every other day since
have been in Office, except for the pAs
two weeks. Wien he FIRST came his sp
peurance was that OF q w.ll-to-do buss
ness man. could not give him wt>
he wanted. as 1t was net within r!
power. hut he kept coming all ~
sAmA Finally he teld M 10 had spsp
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-20
THE COST or ROYALTY.
Figures Cleaned from the Latest Issue {
Whifaker's Almanac.

Figures Cleaned from tho Latest Issue 81
Whifaker's Almanac.
Royalty may be a very fine thing, but
1t comes high. There is little book
published every year in London, and
known as "Whitakcr's Almanac" which
gives some interesting information con-
corning the cost Of royalty in England.
Counting the pound sterling as SIS, the
sums granted to the royal family last
year were as follows: The Queens sal
airy, Sl,925, 600: revenues OF the Queen
as Duchess of Lancaster. $3.50, 900; al
lowancc to the Prince Of Wales, $780,
600; revenues Of the Prince as Duke OF
Cornwall, $4,000; allowance to the
Princess OF Wales, $50, 600; allowance to
the children Of the Prince Of Wales,
s1so,ooO; allowance to other children Of
the Queen. $40, 900; royal pensions not
enumerated, Sl27,0O0 making total of
S3,3l2.200 for the royal family proper.
The collateral branches have to be
provided for and thus it is that numer-
Gus petty Princes have large salaries
and nothing to do.
Besides all OF these her Majesty has
what IS called the royal household, COM
posed in part of Dukes. Earls and Mar
quises. who get big pay for going on
parade occasionally, and the salaries OF
some OF whom are much less than their
perquisites. It should be mentioned
that ii by chance any work should fall
to these people it is done by proxy
and paid for by the Gc9crnment. For
instance, the master Of the Queens
horse gets $4,000 a year. lie has
nice, easy job, for he does nothing and
he has numerous assistants. He has
crown equerry ut $4,000 o year, seven
equerries in ordinary who get from
$500 to $500. each, and extra equer-
ries and equtrries honorary. Besides,
he is provided with a superintendent OF
the royal news. clerk, storekeeper, two
veterinary surgeons . state coach.
man and an accountant. It appears
that few grooms do the real work.
The grand al,noner gets $4,000 year
for distributing coronation medals on
the day sovereign is crowned, and he
is assisted by lord high almoner.
The master of the buck-hounds gets
$500 a year. but there hasn't been roy.
al stag hunt for several centuries. Like.
wise royal hawk is thing OF the dim
past, but the grand falconer gets S4,S75
year. and he probably grumbles because
he has no assistant. 1t is out of the ques.
ton to mention one-half Of these sine
cures, to say nothing OF those outside
Of the royal household. There are
twenty-five Dukes, twenty Marquises,
lis Earls, twenty-seven Vlscounts and
as2 Barons who must be supported.
Yes, royalty is very fine thing for
those who hold the sinecures, but it is
bad for the middle classes who pay the
taxes 1t is not surprising that repub-
lies are gaining in popularity.-Toledo
10 Rlada
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THE WOMAN'S COLUMN
MEHlTAeLE JONES. VIEWS.

Well. yes. I'm In fer wimin's right
flowed that all the wimin wuz,
For who can know womins wants
Bcftcr'n q womin docsy
Most folks that la on womin's rights
Git up and froth and howl and rant
And say the men won't let us vote
Because they think We cant
And say that wom'n's ciass~d the same
As Injuns, idj.ts babes and sch.
And ain got ha the Pr yiiegcs Of
The drunkard in the ditch.
Ard they contnnd that wimin ort
TO be allowed to have some say
About the laws and vote the Same
As men. on election day.
Row mebhy this is so, but lai
This nj the pint that $ troublin' Eae
Fee don know so many men
That's smarter wimiu be.
Ard when the men want sympathy
Er kind advice. you know,
II amt 10 idjits nor TO babes
They're cn'rally ap; TO go.
But this Is what's pester'n me,
To see man that's vile AMI low,
Ixrect TO get 4 wife's that's just
As pure as driftin' snow.
They seem TO think gal must be
A sort OF angel in dress.
Tho common .als with all their faults
Are good as men guess
claim that wimin has q right
To get as good as what they giveA
And angel wimin are too good
For any man thst lives.
Eva Donaltls n. In Boston Courier,
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lcopYRICHT, 1901

Especial Washington Correspondence
"Unclc Jcrrv"Rusk is philosopher of
no mean order, despite the fact that his
departmental duties have chiefly to do
with seeds and garden sass" as Con-
gresham Martin says. was in Secretary
Rusk's Office the other day when that
dignitary was in mood both communi-
cative and philosophical. Il tell you
what 1t Is" said he, pointing impressive
~ at prize onion, this town of WASH
angton has more disconnected people
within its limits than any place Of its
size In the world. More people como
hero on hopes than 60 to Europe on the
steamers. It's just awful to think of
how many ambitious people come to
Washington and 60 away disappointed
within six months or q year after the
installation of new administration.
Why. l know -" here the Secretary's
low Of sympathetic rhetoric was stopped
BY the advent Of lot Of Western farm
ers who wanted to talk crops" and his
tory, and lost a valuable -eminiscencc.
The idea that struck Uncle Jerry" is .
correct one, and inquiry revealed good
deal about the people who come here
for Ministerial positions or fat Consul
ates and finally go away witk nothing
or stay to take 0 $500 clerkship. Wash.
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Webster's Self-Poss ossion.

An interesting anecdote of Daniel
Webster is given by Hon. Charles K.
Tuckerman, in his article on "By-gone
Days in Boston," in the North Ameri-
can Review. Webster was delivering
an address in Faneuil Hall on the neces-
sity for individual exerton and UNI
fiinching patriotism to avert the dam
gers which threatened the political
party whose principles he espoused, when
he perceived a terrible sway Of the
packed assembly, consequent on the
rush of those endeavoring to enter, and
noted the danger which might ensue.
The orator stopped short in the middle
of sentence, advanced to the edge Of the
platform, extended his arms in an au-
thoritative attitude. and, in stento-
rian voice of command, cried out: Let
each man stand irm!' The effect was
instantaneous. Each man stood firm;
the great heaving mass OF humanity re-
gained its equilibrium, and, save the
long breath of relief which filed the air,
perfect stiffness ensued. THAT" ex-
claimed the great orator, ''is what we
call self-goyernmert"- apt an illus
tration Of the principle he was expound.
ing that the vast audience responded
with deafening cheers.
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backed by some OF her newly-made
friends, was about to secure her place
when conversation between one of her
new friends and the Senator's wife led
to an explanation, which resulted in the
ambitious woman losing all the advan-
tage she had gained and her new friends
beside.
Had her scheme not been discovered
she would have certainly succeeded, as
social prestige here will do more for an
applicant than all the political influence
imaginable, as it is shown forth through
the efforts of home congressman. Every
now and then some wise office-seeker
comes here with lot of money and reg
ularly enters the social swim with a
view to getting position, and If the Ia
dies OF his house are bright and enter
tanning the chances are hundred to
one that he will succeed.
1t is the army Of offiee.seekers from
out Of the District that is prominent
new. owing to the fact that they are ION
the move" Congress has settled down
to work for the session. and the Offices
are nearly all full. The few vacancies
viii 10 dlled too slowly Tor the financial
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his last dollar and could not even got
home. That was little before Christ
mas. lent him enough to get home
and four days ago the money was re-
turned to me. The return OF tho
money made such an impression on me
that.I finally found something for him
to do in his home city and sent his
papers to him the other day."
Secretary Noble has q good many
such callers. but is not SO tolerant CT
them as the Secretary OF the Navy. The
Postmastcr-Gcneral Is the favorite
prey for office-seekers, on account Of
his known wealth and extensive
reputation for charity. Not long ago
he went through very trying ordeal.
In little town in Maryland there
wee three candidates for the Office OF
postmistress. and the three candidates
oil came in to sec the Postmaster-Gen-
eral. One was about thirty-five. un-
married, and somewhat masculine In
appearance. Another was fair. fat and
forty. and the third . pretty brunette
hardly twenty-five years of age. Now,
instead OF each one coming and present.
ing their letters and endations
and then going home to wait the out
como they would come in all together,
wait for chance to see the Postmaster
General, and then all talk at once.
Albert, the colored messenger who
stands at the door. is authority for the
statement that tho candidates would
appear ore by one, each evidently not
wanting either Of the others to get
word with Mr.. Wanamakcr alone. When
all three arrived they would descend on
the Postmaster-General in q bunch.
Finally the fat one gave out and went
home. Then the remaining two worked
things for awhile. but the money Of the
elder gave out, and the young one alone
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-20
THE ELECTRICAL GOOSE.
A New Device for Smoothing Out WrIn
kles In MASCULINE Garments.

A New Device for Smoothing Out Wrln.
kles Ia Mascullae Garments.
The latest OF the many late things
in electricity Is the electrical goose,
which dates from Minneapolis, where
it has been used for smoothing out the
wrinkles and other excresconces Of blue
jeans over..is. 1t is Of about the same
size and weight as the ordinary tailor's
goose, but there the resemblance ends
1t is described by the girl who is in
trusted with its manipulation to be
perfect wonder. The electric current Is
supplied from an overhead wire by an
ordinary silk-covcred wire with plenty
OF slack. As each garment is brought
to the bench of the manipulation she
grasps the goose, and in trice the
overall is ready for the next operator in
the long list that 20 to fit it for the
hired man or the chimney sweep. The
girl who is handling the goose saws she
can do a third moro work with it than
with the old kind, and with . good deal
less fatigue. The old geese in that 60.
adjustment are now doomed to be sold
for old iron, and the new outfit which
10 SuOEtlv w w ptVvANCOs "AAA oA0oA0
the girls to do their work with greater
comfort and profit In the same estab-
blishment, and the invention, too. Of
one of the Arm which controls it is An
electrical shears. It consists OF small
electric motor connected with an over
head wire, and running 1t tremendous
rate small, keen-bladed knife. This
will cnt thron0h = acora AZ fhickneaSes
as easily rs . buzz saw will slide through
a cream cheese. It can DO steered in
any direction and by tho slightest
pressure. 1t is calculated that one man
with this machine can do the work OF
half dozen by tho ordinary cumber-
some methods. From the same city
comes the statement Of an enterprising
laundryman that before another year he
will have an electrical roller. and will
be able to 50 cut down laundry rates
as to drive all Cinnamon out Of the
business -Minneapoli Journal.
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abilities Of the remaining applicants. %
thoy must leave. The hotcl-keepcrs are
to some extent the only mourners, and
even their grief is not overwhelming,
for they have had to cut down . great
many bills to meet the purses OF the de-
parting guest whtse political ambitions
have been doomed to disappointment"
as tho Secretary OF Agriculture puts 1t.
The owner OF one Of the largest hotels
here told me that he had been forced to
let no less than nine men who had como
here for positions leave without paying
their bills because to his certain
knowledge they had spent all their
money in their dreary walt for the
positions which never came. ''Much OF
this oftimes sad disappointment says
Secretary Rusk, lis due to political
condition which centralizes the giving
power and makes Government posi-.
tons reward for political services"
IL. p
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-20
DRESS IN BRAZIL.
CurIositics Of Costume In bahia and Othe
Coast Citica.

Curiositics of Costume In bahia and Other
Coast Cities.
II each coast town has it's character.
istic color, So also each has it's own FASH
ions of dress for the swarming black
population. have noticed process Of
evolution in costume as | have come
down from the equator. The negro chill
dren at Para and Maranhao were stark
naked. At Pernambuco and Bahia they
have calico dresses. The men began
with pair Of trunks or short trousers,
without hat, shoes, shirt or coat; at
Maranao they added a loose-fitting shirt,
buco o ragged coat went over the shirt
and torn straw hat covered the head,
and at Bahia shoes and stockings al
most complete the costume of negro
laborer. Only the waistcoat remains to
be provided. and perhaps may find that
at Rio. The costume OF tho women has
been developed in the same progressive
way. At the start there was tunic or
chemise, with head and feet bare.
Further down the coast calico skirt
and waist were thrown over the tuni.
and shoes were worn. At Bahia light
shawl or wrap is thrown over calico
suits Of the gayest colors or patterns,
and there is lavish display of cheap
bracelets, brass earrings and amulets.
At Rio l am prepared to see handker-
chiefs and fans. These are the costumes
of the lowest classes of blacks. With
education, respectable employment and
social equality the dress of the negroes
and mulattocs changes until it is hardly
distinguishable from that of the native
Brazilians and Portuguese. A black
who has risen above the level of his race
is scrupulously careful to initiate in de-
tail the costume Of his equal, tho Portu-
guese white. lie wears ordinarily silk
or black felt hat, broadcloth cutaway
coat Of black, and pantaloons and waist
coat OF white duck. Even the lowest
classes of blacks in Bahia are superior to
any other negroes whom have yet seen
in Brazil. The women who hawk fish
or pineapples in the streets are marvels
of physical development and grace. and
they walk like Greek goddesses With
purple. pink or blue waists, cut low in
the neck, they display arms Of the finest
modelling and development of muscle
and sinew and an erect and queenly car
riage which must be the envy and de-
spair OF brazilian ladies of the highest
rank.-Bahia Cor. N. Y. Tribune.
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remained. A few weeks ago she went
home disappointed to all appearances.
for young man was finally appointed.
whereupon the last one to leave prompt
~ married the young man and they sent
cards to Mr.. Wanamaker day or two
ago.
Not all the office-seekers, however,
come from outside the District of Column
bia. On the contrary, every res ident of
the city looks upon himself or herself as
ward Of the Government. There are
over 10000 employees OF the Government
in the city of Washington, Of which
over 1000 are women.
At least one out of ten of these
women have children and every woman
wants to get her son or daughter into
Government service. With this end in
view they besiege Congressman and
Senators until they succeed. Many of
the residents of Washington have
enough to live on and only want Gov
eminent job to enable them to live
more comfortably. Congressman Joseph
Cannon OF Illinois, Butterworth of
Ohio. Spinola Of New York and dc
kinley of Ohio are the fayorite targets
for applicants on account of their readi-
ness to listen to the stories. On an
average these gentlemen have from six
to ten callers q day who are anxious to
draw salary from tho Government The
local ofticc-sccker cares nothing for
geography and does not bother himself
as to whether or not he is constituent
OF the Congressman or Senator 70 whom
heapplies.
A great many Of the office-seekers
from other towns and distant States
stay until their money is all gone and
then actually beg for tickets to their
homes. Major Moore, the chief Of
police. has had dozens Of applications
from parties who claim to have been
promised positions under this admins
tration, but who come here only to find
that they must 60 home at their own
expense. The wives Of the members OF
Congress have the hardest kind Of times
with the oftice-seekers, and now and
then are brought into exceedingly NOR
the female office-hunter. Last week a
woman exceedingly well dressed ap-
piled to the wife OF Senator for in
fluence in securing position. She was
to all appearances well-bred and edu-
Gated woman, and, the Senator's wife
not liking to treat her brusquely, took
the trouble to talk to her about the
matter. On the next Senatorial recep-
ton day the woman called and sat
around the parlor until some one spoke
to her, whereupon she spoke of the
hostess most Familiarity, and, some
ladies thinking she was guest Of the
Senator'S, exchanged cards with her and
invited her to call on them. With that
as start the ofice-huntress began a
heavy social career, and last week,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-20
BITS ABOUT WOMEN.

MISS REBEKAH e. ROBERTS has been
admitted to practice in the orphans
court of Philadelphia. She is the second
woman lawyer admitted to the bar Of
that city.
MISS HANKEY, the first woman ever
graduated at Columbia, is to be COM
memorated by window in the college
library. The design is an allegorical
representation Of her career as scholar,
cut short by death. There are three
principal figures, those of Science, an
angel and student.
Rev. PEEBE HANAFoRD, who is now
pastor Of the Church of tn
Holy Spirit in New Haven, CT,
although nearly sixty-six years OF
age, has the elastic step Of girl OF
twenty, and all of her enthusiasm. She
has dark wavy hair, dark eyes, and we'll
cut features. Mrs. Hanaford began
preaching in 1916, and has been hard at
work ever sirca. Thousands of people
are said to owe their conversion to her
persuasive elcquence.
Mrs. E. r. HALL, travelling passenger
agent of the Queen & Crescent route,
headquarters at Birmingham, Ala, has
been travelling quite extensively in the
North of late. Being the only lady
travelling passenger agent in this coun-
try, she attracts more attention than
does the ordinary travelling
passenger agent. Mrs. Hall is very lady
like in demeanor, and selfreliant in her
methods of doing business.
E,y.
tendent of schools in Cherokee County,
Ia, recently had petition for revoca
ton Of certificate tried before her, which
consumed nearly two weeks The plain.
tiff and defendant were men. The Won.
ans Standard says: "1'he young lady
maintained perfect order in her court,
and conducted herself in the capacity OF
Judge with SO much dignity, self-com.
posture and unbiased Judgment that she
won the highest commentator"
Mrs. DREW, one of Mr.. Gladstone's
daughters, who was for years his pri-
vate secretary, favors woman suffrage.
She says in recent letter: ~ feel very
strongly on the subject, though perhaps
ON rather different grounds from those
occupied by most of it's advocates, viz,
that just because Nature has clearly
made . wide difference between men
and women, therefore she should be left
unfettered to decide what they can and
can not do, and that this she is prevent.
ed from doing by the arbitrary inequali.
ties Of legislation"
WHEN Edison had given two weeks of
his valuable time to going up and down
the New York elevated railroad, trying
to discover what caused its noise, and a
cure for it. he gave up the task. Then
a little woman took it. She rode on the
cars three days, was denied place on
the rear platform, was laughed at for
her curiosity, and politely snubbed by
conductors and passengers. But she dis.
covered what caused the noise and in.
vented q remedy, which was patented,
and she was paid the sum Of $4,000 and
q royalty forever. Her name is Mrs.
Mary Walton and she lives in New
York City.
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The Old Car and His Doctor.

An interesting story is told In the
Pail Mall Gazette OF the manner in
which the celebrated Russian physician,
DR.. Botkin, who has just died in the
south OF France, lost the intimate friend.
ship Of the late Car, which he had pos
sessed for many years. 1t appears that
through serious illness of the present
Emperor DR.. Botkin remained day and
night at the patients bedside, and sue
ceeded after hard struggle with death
In saving the then Czarowitch. Alex.
ander II. was deeply grateful. and asked
the doctor to choose something with
which he might recompense him. DR..
Botkin replied: "Your Majesty. dc
not want any thing; but ! beseech you
to have mercy on Internationally" 1.-THE
Socialist author. who died . few weeks
ago and who had been banished to ST.
beria). The Car turned away without
saying . word, but next day DR.. Botkin
received the St. Vladimir order and
100, 600 rubles, TchernichsfSsky remain'
ing whore he was.