The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-05-31

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| from these countries is possessed of $500; that
large majority of them are unable to read
and write, and that comparatively few of them
would be able to fulfill the conditions prescribed
| in Representative Stones consular certificate
| system.
In the Senate, Chandler, of New Hampshire,
has striven for years to secure favorable action
| upon one or another of the restrictive bills in
which he has taken an interest; but he has
come TO realize that Congress cannot be induced
to give heed to his solicitations. The truth is
that, as any restrictive law would necessarily
be applicable to immigrants from all foreign
countries, the members of both parties are APP
prehensive that party interest would be ad-
versely affected by restrictive legislation.
1t is said that propnquity often has much
to do with love affairs. Then it is wonder
that there are not more marriages among I'M
Gle Sans Department clerks. Young people
here come in contact with each other hourly,
and sometimes fall in love with one other but
not often. In the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing, where the money is made, there is
one man and one woman at every printing
press, and there is no separation of the sexes.
There are, / believe, more platonic friendships
here among young men and young women than
you will find anywhere else in the country.
Some cases have been known where couples
have married and kept their marriages secret
for years. in order TO avoid the rule that hus-
han ond 70 kan MT a nln cd ut fha
same time in the civil service at Washington.
According to its report, there were last Fall "a
husbands and wives drawing salaries from Un-
Gle Sam, which the husbands and wives who are
out of work and have no job at all think is de-
cidedly unfair.
The generators of things historical cannot
but regret the passing away of Dsvy Burnss
cottage in the old Van Ness grounds in this
city. The structure was leveed last week in
laying out local athletic clubs new grounds.
They built to last long while in the old days
of our ancestors, and this lone of Washing
toms headquarters" required the most forcible
handling to demolish it. OF all the men Gen.
Washington came in contact with during his
eventual career David Burns. ne is said to have
declared. was the most obstinate. His Scotch
nature bowed to none. He lived a car on his
great tract, allowing not even the foremost man
in the country to oppose him. The cottage was
situated in Van Ness Park, near the foot of
Seventeenth street, the property of the heirs
of ex-Gov. Swami, of Maryland.
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During the day of May %, 1861, band of
Wolverines. organized by Col. o. B. Wilcox.
passed in review before President Lincoln and
in the evening their officers were accorded a
reception at the White House An hour and a
half after midnight of the following day the
regiment crossed over the Long Bridge into
Virginia and marched along the shore OF the
Potomac to Alexandria There Col. Wilcox
was made Military Governor. Later the men
sailed forth TO join others amid the roar Of
musketry and the belching of cannon on fields
of several of the battles that have marked his
toric points in the late war. The Wolverines
were the lst Mich. Last week the veterans of
this organization celebrated quietly at their
homes this third-Of-a-century anniversary.
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Representative Lucas, of South Dakota has
great scheme. Ont in his State in the Black
Hills country, are the Hot Springs There is
an old hotel there, and Mr.. Lucas proposes to
utilize this building in novel way. Not long
ago some 30 old veterans of the war were sent
out to these springs and all of them, except
four were practically cured of their rheumatic
and similar troubles. Mr. Lucas proposes that
Congress appropriate $4,000 for the purpose of
sending out to the springs number of afflicted
old ex-soldiers, now quartered in the Volunteer
Soldiers Homes, in the hope that they may be
relieved from suffering in their declining days
He thinks that the experiment could, at least
be tried, and if it proved successful it might
result in restoring the old soldiers to their
families and friends, aud thus make places In
the Homes for other worthy veterans
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The craze to hold Office in the Government
| Departments at Washington is more wide
spread than is imagined, and furnishes an
opportunity for sharp men TO make living off
| the gullibility of their fellows Occasionally
there will be seen in the daily papers the offer
of q certain sum of money to any one obtain.
| ing the author of the advertisement q situa.
/ ton under the Government. Some of the
answers TO these will come from sharpers who
| profess to have Influence which will secure
the coveted position. Their game is a con.
! fdence one, pure and simple The best they
can do is TO recommend the applicant for place
| TO take the civil service examination, with the
| promise that when he is on the eligible list tho
/ necessary influence will be brought to bear.
If the victim does happen to receive position,
the sharper turns up at his elbow to claim the
promised reward. These people are familiar
| figures around the Departments.
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| The advertiser for a situation gets MANY
answers, too, from institutes" which profess
TO prepare their patrons for appointments
under the civil service. Some of them even
advertise the civil service mination-papers
for sale. 1t was proved two years ago that one
of the employees of the Civil Service Commits
sion furnished advance copies of examination
papers to one of these Institutes, and these
were sold to applicants for places. This bust
ness could not go on very long without being
discovered. Well, the man who reads the adj
vertisements offering civil service questions -
naturally supposes that he is going to obtain,
in advance copies of the questions which will
be asked when be takes the civil service ex-
animation. Instead of that, he receives copies
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