New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington. October q
WHY QUIGG is HAPPY.-l fancy my friend
Qugg happier these days than he has been since
he suddenly became statesman on January o.
1884," said veteran Republican who has been
member OF the party from the day II organ
lied He continued: Il fix the exact date because
IL was January 81. 1924. that Quigg waAciseiea
TO Congress. and also because have always con-
sidered IL important in the case OF every great MS
toric character that the date Of every conspicuous
incident of his career should be accurately noted
and preserved II tina, could b" done we "onH
have what we now unfortunately lack. a complete
and fairly accurate chronological index OF historic
events The birth OF man has often marked an
enoch WHY not then the birth Of a statesman?
Ru, 7 meant only to speak OF my friend Quiggs
present and comparative degree OF happiness
which ! suppose. will last for several "''NS 81
least According to all the newspapers II inu'' -
one Of the foci Of public interest ana """"'' ~
Network and If there r. one thing that he enjoys
mare than another It Is being focus. Why. ne
even enjoyed il the day Ash Caruth OF h"ni"'ky'
asked him that question in Congress when maze
everybody roar and roar again with merrim'h' on
hath sides OF the House Never heard ABOUT ":
We'll Ouieg was making speech on some SUBJECT
The tariff | believe-along IN the summer OF ~
obout four or five months after he became states
man and he described Senator Murphy. OF New
York as a mighty gladiator armed c"P-"-p,''
booted and buckled end belted ana spurre"'
Caruh arose and with solemn face ana IN an
pe! with great pleasure replied my friend Q"ss
'h ~ then rejoined Caruth in the mann.r o,
a seeker Of information: IN WE, ara hooied and
country. where is IT, '"''
spurred?' a,osr,on uou,d have showed embar-
assii, nj waiied until the storm Of merrimen had
subsidized and then mjg ibn'q mister his booted and
snrred gladsors by the score and arr ' rnr ytb
ma "a zine guns and his audience w %n woudn';
app ia angb ~" at my friend Qulgg these times
r,p,r cy-DGEoN CATCHING. - 1T
- On mo said Commissioner buiterwor'n' %
IN. Patent Office in conversation WIN ''"'''
corro spondent that steps oufh' 10 W. -" ,.1
nr.vent rho use OF the mails OF the ,''''" So.
nv persons and concerns whose ,a,,. ,h
.n,ear in hundreds OF newspapers uro"snou' wv
'.,,,, bold,rp out glowing inducements 10 |""'s
-, o,d women 10 enter the Government S''N'''
,brouph the Civi Service gateway Soh' % wv"
On far am Informed. as 10 promise W '
,,,,cauts-for 2 consideration or course WIZ W.
~ examination papers used by the CIV" 0''''o'
Commission. containing not onI! hh'S VI ,,tN..
lied bu, the proper answers thereto ''h''S
oNer n prepare candidates for cxaih'ha''" u"
href space Of time by means OF corresponding
r, dyor,iscments referred to by MAJOR hu'te'-
III arc exceedingly allurng, and some OF theh
no. embeIlished with cuts shoWihB
1910 coated AT their desks in handsome Offices
drau,irp bg salaries and not doing much else. 10
"'""'"e ., ,b.ao places?" Uncle Sam always
yeeds help" and so on, are among me o,d - hn nd
10 Ic 90 ~ thc advertiser and secure ono o. IN
.a he nIaces eat salary OF sy" or ,IVp !'i
~. ,h beginnng with easy ana rapin Pio'i, ,
at :, eo, q, sto or S20y0 year. TO persons n''nE
10 yi,ot and familiar with the operation %
~ ,u Snrvice law IL seems ncredibe al nrst DIus
.u, arv considerable number OF persons can n'
that any ,,,bln enough TO swallow one OF the adver,
isements or daft enough to open ms , p",se ana
Snr for 10 the advertiser aiter doihs So an
a. {, is asserted that one or the most ek,ensiNs
sdvertisers for a number OF years pas, ha "a
tbafh ne
70 oro Than double the salary OF Cabinet onleer
~ nc whole Il does seem. as commissioner hu,.
,eI"oa'm continue In partnership with this sort Of
not 70 ',.ors Nv allowing them to use the United
s aas rnai,s 10 carry this sort Of business
| LIZ WANTED HIS PENSION wants ter sec
| =. pr.s,dent" said an old cocred man to the po-
800 a, the door OF the White House to-day
~ aye his name Nat Tyler. born up In
o,eyvania but bin in dis Town since II "us
| started" ~.
| 81 wants my penshion," said the old man He
wss ,old TO go to the Pension ONCE
| "No sar: | dun bin dar Dey won't do nuifin
| - pr.s,dent knows who IT, Haint dun TAX
| ,.r him wen he live up yander! pointing IN me di-
yer ~ where the President lived when In Con-
Did you know the Pre- 'ident when he was IN the
war; curing hon, knowing him in dc war;
wiz -" h"' M In dem battles. druv de animation
,ys""n i'm dc Six Corpse, but Mr. kinney know me
We ~. and nell glib me dat pcnshcn. JrS tens yti
! T. WIS in 70 many battles dai ddh coun, en- ne
~, W. cm iIngs was rolling was awful les got
mna4.r de- am,ina ton wagon and stay OAR. Wen dc
.var was oyer | druy dem SIX mules back ter
~ ngton and guv dem TO de Government down
w Isnnas Washington DeY didn't guy ting
| aud I wants my penshion