Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
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'tAIl the indications point to the coming
Fourth as a most enthusiastic and patriotic
celebration" remarked a senator 10 Star
reporter. In all my pubic experience l
have never had so many demands on me
for Fourth of July addresses. 1T seemed
to me that i received invitations from
every section of my state. Congress being
in session, senators. as a rule, had to de-
cline such invitations, though quite num-
Der viii offic;ate orators i'll half dozen
or more states. The same demand has
been made on representatives. and q. Mass
achusetts member told HE that he had re-
ceived over twenty invitations to deliver
Fourth of July addresses. nine of which
came from other states. All the Virginia,
Mar, and, Illinois ana Ohio representatives
are billed for Independence day addresses,
and the demand on Senator Daniel has
fsen SO great that he has agreed 10 deliver
three addresses on that Gay. In the morn
ing he crates in this city. in the afternoon
at Falls Church and in the evening at
Richmond
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THE civil service rules and the whole
system are very nice. far they so. to
CLERKS who hold office under competitive
examinations, but there are some Disagree
able things about them volunteered an
Interior Department clerk to a Star re-
porter. My complaint is an unusual one
and / never supposed l would kick at re-
ceiving a promotion. but find that am in
that position. l had never served in any
departmental place until about two and 4
half years ago. The civil service examiners
reached nay town, ana mere as joke than
anything else, l took the examination and
passed IL. with very creGitabe record
without any further effort, l was appointed
and came here. | went in at StiU. and in
less than year was promoted TO Sl,pjU. /
d!sIIked very much 10 give up the first
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additional one hundred dollars given me, if
/ could have kept my place. for the promo
ton put ME at work / cid not like. Neith-
er were the persona! associations so pleas
ant L took the promotion after a mild
protest, and had become used 10 the work
wren by no effort of my own / got another
promotion 10 $3.50 place. To get the
salary | was lifted into new line OF
work Now, my complaint is, that while il
Is pleasant enough TO get promotion now
and then In a financial way, there should,
II seems to me. be some arrangement made
by which. II a person is fortunate enough
to Secure a promotion he or she should be
allowed to continue at his or her old work
instead of being lifted into another room,
division or bureau. | admit that there are
not many situated as am. for ! am forced
Tito the position of protesting against
promotion. when the fact is. ! am gratifieI
at the promotion, but don't like the idea of
having 10 change my work. Office and asso-
Citations Do you catch the idea?'
Tine patent office business feels the de-
preston of the times very much.'' observ-
Cd a patent attorney 20 a Star reporter.
The fact is, ninety out of every one hun
dref inventors are poor people, and I'm
other fact is that they manage TO remain
poor. Invention is kind of a disease Ii
breaks out IN man, and he will pawn his
clothing If necessary to secure the money
to get his patent. The times having been
rather hard for some time the average in
ventor has not got anything to pawn, and
he suffers because he cannot get out a few
more patents There are a lot of patent
attorneys who suffer because the inventor
mas run out OF money, for the more money
the more inventions, the more invent ions
the more patents. and the more patents
the more OF the elegancies and necessaries
of flies and the like which keen the ems
office has been a great money maker. for
the office. and while 1t is still away ahead
OF expenses. the income will be cons:dera-
bly, less than last year
Dentists seldom have holiday on the
Fourth of july" remarked a well-known
oentlst 10 Star reporter, cor. indeed on
any public holiday. in this city, at least
unless they simply take the bit in their
teeth, as the horsemen say, and lake il
regardless OF the wishes of their patients
The greater number Of cur customers in
this city are. of course, department clerks
anu many of them the public Loliday "a
TO have their teeth work done As adv
as May L made some appointments with
some of my patients, though | did NOT
know untii lew days ago that arranged
Tor eight hours solid work on .he gIoriG,s
Fourth From 9 to II / expect IN do eoroa
work Tor lady. some OF which should
nave been done three months ago mo
hour after am 10 do some finishing I'D On
Inc teeth of the chief Of one of the I'M
reaus Of the Treasury Department the
other part OF the work having been Gore
on Decoration day. l dislike it. bur there
uoeS MOI seem 20 be any way TO escape it."
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1t IS much easier TO shave a man In the
GUNNER time than ct any other time in
the year., said a downtown barber to a
star reporter. and II is much easier for
the man VINO is shaved, for the reason that
warm weather brings out perspiration. and
thal soitenS the beard. To yet a beard
reacy Tor an easy shave on sharp. cr;spy
morning requires consldera Bile work lstb-
erins and rubbing On rot day. how
ever IL Is simple job. Cold water will
soften the beard then as well as the yarn,
water which We have 10 Use at other times
There are setbacks. however. in IN. vav
" mes anu the like. wnicn keep the Gus
sonieT moving about, that the bar
mas TO handle his face ~ery car.fuIII, o.
tne "hoie, however. barlerIng, both for the
customer and the barber, is much more sat-
IsIactoty IN the summer. though the beard
Huch faster III the summer. AID
There Is, therefore. more IF it to shave
$780, = :.
Inc natural gas OF Indiana and Illinois
mas played considerable part in the MANN
FAC ture Of bicycles during the past connie
OF years, remarked a western 1nau,,gac-
'urer TO Star reporter .'B.cyei. riders
nave no doubt been surprised at th, enor-
nous quantities of over one hundred dtf-
Iereht patterns Of wheels which hay. b.sr,
manufactured in the west, and were un-
aoIe 10 understand il, for until the pasr few
years nearly all manufacture OF this char
'acteF was done in the east, where water
power Is obtained cheap. Water newer
however, Is not in il with natural gas and
capital has found II out There are more
lineage concerns making bicycles than in
any state IN the east. Many of the b,.ycles
MADE IN Indiana are Elade for the trade
mat Is TO say, the factories there turn out
parts. which are put together or ASSEM-
pied IN other seC tons. and under as rna1y
CiHefent names. With the exception of
TWO or three concerns which make all parts
and assemble them them selves the entire
bicycle manufacture OF this country is done
now in parts Some factories make wheels
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