The National tribune., 1892-03-24
LITTLE GIRLS LETTER,
The Father Saved from the Po0rh0nse by the
Pleading of His Daughter.

| LITTLE GIRLS LETTER..
The Father Saved from the PoorhOnse by The
| Pleading of His Daughter.
Many pitiful stories could be found concealed
in the jackets of the pension claims which are
filed in the Pension Bureau in Washington
Hundreds of letters couched in the most plead
ing language can be found, which show tina!
| were it not for the pension laws many old vet
Grams and their families would be filling the
poorhouses of the country, and there are cases
notwithstanding these laws, where veterans
are being supported by public charity. That
poverty sickness and distress are old, old stories
at the Pension Bureau goes without saying. but
it is the business of the Examiners OF the Blu
reau to see that these pitiful tales are duly
sworn to, or they do not usually get the yellow
special slip which denotes that the case should
receive immediate attention. Once in awhile,
| however, a letter may be so worded AS to touch
tender spot in the nature of cynical EX-
aminer, and he will not pass that case by until
he has completed it. if the necessary evidence
| is all in, and warrants its final disposition.
| Such case was taken up a few days since, and
a letter was read by kind hearted Examiner
from little girl in Massachusetts,, which de-
cided his action. The little girl said:
/ am little girl, Il years old and my papa Is 30
| poor have to live away from home, for he is SO
sclliy that he is not able to work. The town has
had 10 help him about 500 worth in the last seven
months. Now, they have done so much that they
are trying to get him to go to the poorfarm. and
he is trying to get them to wait, thinking that he
will soon get his pension. But he is trying to wait
| patiently, while they are trying hard TO make him
go 10 the poorhouse. Now, don't want my papa
/ to go there. He is good father to his children,
and IL seems too bad 10 have him go there. Now,
| can't there be some way to hurry it along? My
papa says il won't do any good TO hurry you up,
| but thought would do what could to help him,
He is so poor and sickly is the reason write this,
and SO good TO US.
1t is needless to say that chord was touched
| in the heartof the Examiner and he did every
| thing he could to hasten the claim. The Chief
of the Division was shown that letter, and the
| claim was taken from the files. 1t was found
| to be ready for action, and the claim was at
once sent to the Board of Review. Perhaps be-
fore this letter is read by our subscribers the
little girls father has been saved the necessity
of going to the poorhouse and the little girl
made happy.
xSs
A statistician has been at work on the "Ofi
cial Register of the United States" commonly
called the blue Book" which shows that the
District of Columbia has not been sighted in
dispensing the Offices of the Government. 1t
appears that there are persons employed by the
Government who are charged TO the District of
Columbia TO the number of ass. These are
distributed through the various Departments
as follows: Congressional Library and Exccu-
tive Mansion, 6; State Department and Diplo-
matte service, 42; Treasury Department, ], 152;
War Department, 3sS; Commissioner of Pub
lie Buildings, 189; Navy Department 10s;
Nevy-yard. 653; Postofice Department and
local Postofice, Ala; Interior Department, Bis;
Department of Agriculture, 1913; Departments
of Justice and Labor and miscellaneous Offices,
1913, and Government Printing Office, $50;
total, Ass, of which I,521 are females. OF the
total little over one-half, or 2432, are natives
of the District. and, in addition, the rolls show
the appointment of 354 natives of the District
charged to other States. 1t must be taken into
account, however, that the Navy-yard, Govern
ment Printing Office and the Bureau of Engrav-
lishments of the District of Columbia, and
although run by the Government of the United
States, are looked to by the people of Wash.
ington 10 furnish employment for q certain
number Of citizens. 1t is also claimed by
natives of the District, that many of the per.
sons employed by the Government who are
accredited to Washington really belong to
some of the States of the Union, they having
come here for the purpose Of getting clerkships,
and failing to do this, have accepted other en-
ployment until they lose their citizenship in
their States, but finally succeed in getting
places and are then credited to Washington.
In this compilation DO mention is made of the
persons employed in the seed division of the
Agricultural Department the Census Office or
the mailbag repair shop, the work there being
of temporary nature, and the employees con-
stantly changed.