The Washington times., 1894-12-24
CLOAKROOM AND GALLERY.

Representative Woomer has some object
lessons, recently come to the surface, which
are interesting in the present discussion over
various kinds of currency. He is cashier of
a bank at his home in Pennsylvania, andeG
few days ago the executor Of the estate OF a
recently deceased woman ,came into the bank
carrying "a, 600 which had been gathered up
in odd corners and bureau drawers in the
house. Some of this was in old State bank
notes. some in coppers OF an early day. some
in silver coins running back as far as 1902,
and a considerable quantity in fractional cur
rency OF war times, including 3, 5, 10, and 25
cent 'shin pasters." There were among
these relics OF forgotten past some LOO
pennies. including many OF the big copper
coins which were long ago discontinued by
the mint.
1t seems curious that Il department which
opens at in the morning and closes at IN
in the afternoon should require 81 coo
worth of light month the year round.
Yet the report of the Secretary of the Treas
ury showing the use made of the contingent
fund last year, indicates that the sum paid
out for gas and electric lights for the Treas
ury Department during the last fiscal
year amounted 10 ~ 900 per month The
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Der. 1893, when the gas bill amounted to
S646.25 and the electric light bill to $500. A.
1t took $3.50 tons of coal to heat the buildings
during that time. Yet the lighting bills were
more than the heating bills, for the total for
lights during the year was $4,000, and that
for heat $4,000.
He must have been genuine Kentuckian.
He was riding down town the other night in
a herdic, talking enthusiastically 10 a friend
about the law lectures he was attending.
"Ah,' said he, 'Dut you should see Justice
Harlan when he delivers those fine impress
sive lectures TO Us. He Is your trIe type Of
natures noblemen. That massive frame,
that finely shaped mead that-strong. vigorous
intellec, which grasps subject with vigor
and asserts itself boldly. He comes to US
Immediately dressed. white tie, the freshest
OF linen, full evening suit, smoothly shaven
face Just from the hands of the barber. Then
from the rear pocket OF his swallow-tail coat
he draws n good old-fashioned bandana hand
kerchief which he knows how TO use and
from his capacous mouth-he occasionally
expectorates real genuine tobacco juice. All.
ne is your true Rentuckian, one that it is ii
pleasure TO see and know.
If anybody doubts the bigness, 80 to speak.
of the Treasury Department. he would soon
diSpel those doubts by reading the reports
covering its expenditures. Take the mere
/ matter of towels. for instance About hun
dred of them go into the wash every hour,
according to the expense account. The re-
port upon the expenditures of the contigent
fund shows that thew are washed at l cent
each. but that the sum paid ont amounts to
about 81 800 per year which would indicate
about $50 per month, or an average o[S6 for
each business day, equaling about 81 per
hour. Big country, this.
Ex-senator Hiscock who was here the
other day. seemed to get little attention from
his old associates in the Senate.
1t was really pitiful.' said New Yorker,
remarking this. ITO see Hiscock at the Sara
( toga convention. He sat near Boss Platt,
over whom he triumphed a few years ago,
and TO see the politicians pass HiscocK idly
by and hasten 10 bow down to Platt iuste in
the adjoining seat must have been extremely
suggestive to those who remember the events
OF few years ago, and note how completely
Mr.. Hiscock has fallen into the background
! while Plat actually leads the Republicans of
the State as though ne had ring in their
noses.
Some people seem to never get tired saying
mean things of some others. A group OF peo-
! pie in high official life at the Capitol were
discussing Presidential records IN connection
! with the fact that Uncle Dick Thompson are-
calls personal recolections of sixteen OF
/ them.
at a curious TACT, :" said one OF them. that
! while the Democrats have elected one-half
! the Presidents that this country has had not
single Democratic President died in office.
The Wings lost two Presidents by death and
| so have the Republicans. But the Democrats
have been fortunate, they have not lost one"
"Call it fortunate, do you?" said one one Of
the party with a growl.
Then they all laughed for they remembered
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