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FINDING EFFICIENT CLERKS.
Mr. NandcrIip's Plan OF ReGiSt"rinE
the Treasury Employees.

Frank A. Eauderlip. Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury, has instituted an enquiry
into the special capabilities Of all the clerks
in The department. The motive Of the en-
Quiry is 10 ascertain what particular duties
a given clerk may be- able 10 perform. apart
from those in which be may be engaged
Information thus secured is To- be used IN
making promotions and transfers Of clerks
as occasion may require
For example, a clerk lu The DIVISION OF
Mail and Files might be a bCCkkeeper or a
steu0g~spher. a clerk In enc division
might have special aptitude for work IN
another. He might be able 10 translate
from German into English. or be capable
OF decipheriug letters and manuscripts III
French. Italian, or spanish Clerks en-
gagged in routine work may be typewrters
or may have studied law or may have some
other useful accomplishment The idea OF
Mr. Vsnderlip in his enquiry was 20 ascer-
tain these capabilities Of the cle.Hs and
make them matters OF record for use in the
department II is the purpose Of the As
sistaut Secretary 20 bring out all this latent
talent in the Treasury Department and
utilize 10 as opportunity may oher for the
good Of the service
In carrying out his plan Mr. Van-erlip
had cards priated for the purpose. TO De
filled out by individual clerks under Crde 8
from the chiefs or ulNlSlOnS- ne idIuS
cont-ined a list Of the duties required OF
empIO -es in the Treasury Department
Each clerk was requested to check those in
which he considered himself reasOnab y
efficient. The cards. with the name, di-
vision. address and sex Of the clerks upon
them were returned 10 Mr.. Nanderlip. and
are now filed away in the shape OF card
catalogue for reference and use He mas
now at hand a complete list Of the en-
ployes Of the department, with the things
that each can do.
In case a clerk is wanted anywhere re-
course is had to the file. and one is speed
lily found to meet the requirements Of the
position BY promotion or transfer the
right person is secured and the ethcienc;
OF the service thereby increased The Sys-
TEN. according TO Mr. NandeTlip, has al
ready proved its utility, by enabling him
to locate a few clerks where their talents
are employed to the very best advantage.
The arrangement said the Assistant
| Secretary lis mutually advantageous 10
the clerk and 10 his superiOrs. II places
a premium on competency. and will result
in gradually putting the right clerk in
the right place in every division
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Secretary Long has recomme nded provis-
ion by Congress for TWO sailing vessels. 10
also possess auxiliary steam power. These
ships are required for the training OF boys
and men for theI navy. Secretary Long
letter to Congress contains this statement:
The seafaring class Of the population OF
the United States is very small. and in or
der that the navy may be properly recruit
ed il is necessary that the men who are
enlisted as landsmen be given suitable pre-
.iminary training before they are sent on
cruising vessels
"The only practical way Of properly
training these landsmen. and apprentices
as well. is by putting them on vessels
adapted for this purpose. in company with
egular crews Of the navy and the best
kind Of vessels for this use is one Of full
sailing power and auxiliary steam power.
"Of the ships now In the navy that might
be used this way the Hartford recently
fitted out az Mare Island, and the Laucas-
ter. now cruising in the West Indies. are
particularly good. The Dixie, recently NJ
ted out at League Island. though the best
available vessel for this purpose on this
coast. is conversion from the merchant
marine.
The Alliance one Of the apprentice
training ships. after making a five months
cruise has been laid mp for six weeks re-
pairs. which will onl permit her 10 con
jinue ia service about four months longer
after which time extensive repairs will be
necessary. The Adams MOhiCau, and Es-
sex are the only other vessels now avail
able for the apprentice training service.
and rhe.e like the Alliance, cannot be eX-
pected 10 hold out much longer
1T Is thus seen that the number of yes
sells which might be advautageOusly used
for training purposes is small and that the
vessels themselves are old and not likely
10 be serviceable much longer. The mum
Der Of enlisted r1en In the navy viii be
larger than &c has been In the past. and the
necessity for keeping the full complement
Of vessels in efficient condition al an times
Will be much greater than before
The department therefore recommends
as a natter OF importance 10 the efficiency
Of the personnel of the service that author
I ity be given for the construction Of two
I composite-builJ sailing ships. full rigged.
I and with auxiliary steam power. each ca
/ pable Of carrying 500 enlisted persons. in
/ CludIlg the ships company proper AID
those under training vessel OF this size
is much more economical for the purpose
contemplated than smaller vessels would
. be. and the interest OF the Government
would De greatly subserved by the con-
s-ruction OF the two vessels herein recon
.
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Welded His Mother-In-Law.

WELLSBORO. y. Y, Jan. S.-Mrs. Mary
E Lindsay. who a day or so ago was we'd
ded here to Clarence Woolener. was her
present husbands mOther-in-Iaw. Rev.
E. c. Dodge. of the Methodist Church,
performed the ceremony Several years
ago Woolener. who is a fagman on the
New York Central RailrEad, married Mrs
Lindsay's daughter. Subsequently they
separated and not long ago a divorce was
obtained and Mrs. WOOlener married
again. Then 'Woolener laid siege 10 Mrs.
Lindsay's heart and won her for his bride
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Hatters May Combine

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Jan. S-Now that
the proposed consolidation of all the hat
factories in the country has fallen through.
interested himself IN a plan to form the
hat factories Of a certain section in a COM
bination which it Is expected will later on
influence the other hating concerns in 9TH
er parts Of the country TO join the combina-
tiou
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THE PRICE OF SCREWS RAISED
An Advance of IL Per Cent Ordered
by the Association.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Jan. S.-Another
advance in prices has been made by the
Wood Screw Manufacturers Association,
which practically controls the trade in
screws and bolts OF this country The pres
ent advance has been made on iron and
wood screws and other products. The new
list is about u pSr cent higher than
the list Of November. 1898. In this associa-
ton are practically all the big screw
makers of the country. The American
Screw Company, Of Providence. ranks at
the head. both in the quality OF its product
and the quantity. 1t is said to manufacture
fully one-half OF the screws made in this
country.
All previous quotations have been with
drawn and new list was issued On the
first Of the year For some time the screw
industry has been very prosperous. Tee
mills have been running fun time and even
impor;ations have been necessary 10 6ll all
orders
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LEGACIEs FOR CHARITY.
The Requests in the VIII of jacob
&. Rogers.


BOSTON, Jan. S.-By the will Of the late
Jacob c. Rogers. which was filed for pro
bate at Salem. the estate is left 10 Edward
F. Whitney, of this city. and Francis Pea
body, jr., of Milton. in trust for Mrs. Ro-
gers, and at her death to be divided among
relatives. faithful servants and public in
stitutions
The bequests TO public charity amount to
$3.50. 600 to take effect at the death Of Mrs
Rogers. John Sheehan. Mr. Rogers coach
man, is to have so O00. and Mrs. Rogers
maid a similar sum- if they continue in her
employ up to the time of her death Sev-
eral other servants are to get from s. coo to
s., 900 each.
The public bequests are: Trustees Of the
Croton School, $50 600; the Massachusetts
Society for the Promotion Of Agriculture.
S25. COO; Salem Fraternity. $40 OCO; Humane
Society Of the Commonwealth of Massachu-
sets. $25. 600; House of the Good Samaritan
Of Boston $50 coo: Temporary Home for
Working Girls, in Berkeley Street. Boston
$50 COO
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LANSBURGH & BRO.
Wrapper
Opportunity.

Our Wrapper business this yeat
was the greatest in our history,
and, naturally, after doing such a
business, we Gnd here and there
a few odd sizes III different styles.
We've made one lot of them
about IS wrappers in all--made of
excellent quality flannelette, with
fitted waist lining, princess back,
full front, with wide hretelles over
shoulder, neatly trimmed with
braid-the new s'eeve, turn over
collar. full width and length skirt,
with deep hem. These wrappers
have been selling for SI.25 aud
SI.4S. To sell them OOo
quickly. your choice N.Y.
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EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE.
\ novel Proposal Made tO the Italian
Parliament

Ofrofn the London Standard
A novel proposal has been made to the
Italian Parliament by DR.. Barrata, who ad-
vocates compulsory insurance against
earthquakes Owners of win, yards and
others protect themselves in this way
against hail. and. therefore, why not
against anOthsf calamity even more de-
Structiye? In proof OF this. DR.. Bsrrata
attributes TO earthquakes the 1eaths Of
$50, 600 people during the last EO cen
turies An average Of 100 a year is for
midable, but not necessarily exaggerated
for even certain parts Of Italy have ncca-
sionally suffered terribly.
The notion of Insurance is a shrewd cne
from the point of view Of public economy
The evening times., 1900-01-08

The fashionable world will be divided in
to two bodies this afternOOn-those who
make visits and t5ose who remain at home
TO receive them. Apart from the pleasure
of dispensing hospitality the advantage will
be with the callers. so delightful is the
weather for walks and drives.
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THE ORIENT'S new MART
An Excellent Opening for Ameri-
can Commercial Enterprise.

The Trade OF the Last Year au EN-
tcnSivc One. NOtNvith~tanding the
Obstacles Created by the Rebellion.
The Demand for Flour From Tisis
Country Constantly Increasing
The evening times., 1900-01-08

Only their gentle action and good effect ON the
system really make them a perfect little uiU
They please those who use them. Carter, Little
Liver Pills may well Doe termed Perfection
The evening times., 1900-01-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Dewey will hold her first reception
this afternoon from TO O'Clock al the
residence Of her mother Mrs. Mclean. llo5
X Street. She viii be assisted by Mrs. Nc
Lean and Mrs. Cowles
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TRAINING Ships Wanted
Secretary Long Asks Congress for
TIVE Sailing Vessels.

They Are Required for the Instruc-
tiOH Of Men and Boys for the Navy.
The Only Practical Mny To Make
Seamen of Landsmen-The ArGu-
ment FRvOrinE an Appropriation.
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Hoods Pills
Do not con-
tain mercury

or calOmel. They are purely vegetable, perfect
ly safe for the most delicate organism Mild
efficient, thorough. Sold by all druggists. 25e.
The evening times., 1900-01-08

brate George Washingtons Birthday with
a ball
AT the meeting 10 be held tomorrow
evening by Columbia Chapter, d. A. R. in
the red parlor Of the Ebbitt the business
session will be followed by programme
Of unusual interest. Prof. Pollard. Of Co
lumbar University. viii speak OF the
Songs and Memorials of Ancient Israel;
Miss Pierce viii render a selection OF mu-
sic. Miss Anderson and Miss Jeanette
wescott will give numbers on the piano and
violin. and Miss VIII Allen DrOmgcOle viii
read extracts from her own writings. The
committee in charge OF the evening are
Miss Clinton Smith. Mrs. NJ +. s Davis.
Mrs. Charles A. Blakeley, Mrs. Mercy :.
Ingalls,. Mrs Emily Mason Pollard and
Mrs. Augusta Pettsgrew Shute.
Senator W. \. Clark. the copper mag
nate. will have with him this winter his
daughters. Mrs. Everett NJ. Culver and
Miss Clark Mrs. Culver gave a farewell
reception last week al her apartments ia
New York prior 10 her departure for this
city.
Mrs John ". Foster will be al homo
this afternoon. when she will be assisted
The ladies Of the Congressional circle,
who are staying at the National. viii re-
/ ceive this afternoon. with the exception Of
Mrs r. a. Pierce. who viii spend the
week at Old Point Comfort Va.
Tie marriage Of Miss Agnes Rose Miller
and Mr. Michael ID. Sullivan will take
place Wednesday afternoon at 9 o'clock az
ST Mary's Catholic Church. At home
after February Il, al 1927 Thirticth
Street. West Washington
Invitations are out for the wedding -
! Miss Annie A. II Casey and Mr. Lewis
I :. Smith which viii occur al the Church
i of the Epiphany February /.
! Governor and Mrs J. HOge Tyler Of Fir-
ginia have ISSUED invitations 10 the mar
riage of Miss Evelyn Tyler TO Mr John !.
. Miller Of Rappah8nuOcll county. The mar
( riage viii take place al the executive man
sion in Richmond on January IS az 6.@U
O'Clock Miss Tyler is the sister of Gov
/ ernur Tyler.
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Mr. and Mrs. John r. Mclean will cele-
brate George Washinston's Birthday with
The evening times., 1900-01-08
Entertainment AID INSTRUCTION,
The Halls of the
AnCientS,
For Promotion of National Galleries
IslzIl-Ig-Is N,u York Ave.

Illustrate Egyptian Assyriau, Roman and
>7rauuuie Art. Architecture Manners. and Gus
toms Open daily from 8- m. 90 10 p. m
Visitors dugius tle day VIII receive a RETURN
ticket for tEc evening Mr. FRANKLIN W
SMITH viii speak iu the different HALLS each
.ysuir-. and Illustrate with stcIl1ptiCan. or an
assistant iu his absence. de5l-tf
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Mrs. John w Foster will be- an hOme
this afternoon. when she will be assisted
by her daughter. Mrs. Robert Lansing
The evening times., 1900-01-08

The ladies Of the Congressional circle,
who are staying al the National, viii re-
ceive this afternoon. with the exception Of
Mrs r. A. Pierce. who viii spend the
week at Old Point Comfort Va.
The evening times., 1900-01-08

Tie marriage Of Miss Agnes Rose Miller
and Mr. Michael ID. Sullivan will take
place Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock az
St Mary's Catholic Church At home
after February II, az 1927 Thiructh
Street. West Washington
Daily camera., 1900-11-22
NAIL FROM LEpER COLONY.
Precautions Taken By Post OMes De-
DaFtnent to Prevent q Spread
Of Dread Disease.

Marine Hospital Surgeon Car
michael at Honolulu. Hawaii, in a re-
port to Surgeon General Wyman on the
disinfection of mails from the leper set
tlement on the island of Molokoi. says
reasonably safe plan has been adopt
ed to avoid the delay incident to send
ing them all to the quarantine station.
All mail from the leper settlement will
be disinfected with sulphur dioxide at
the settlement and then transferred di-
rectly to the steamer and received
aboard in clean and disinfected sacks
furnished by the post Office author
tiles. At Honolulu the mail will be
taken in these sacks directly to room
In the post Office used for disinfection
purposes and disinfected with formal
dehyde without removal from the
sacksin which received from the steam
er at the leper settlement. All letters
are perforated or the corners clipped
at the settlement before disinfection.
No case of leprosy, the surgeon reports.
has yet been discovered among the post
Office employees. although non-disinfect-
cd mail from the leper settlement has
been handled by them for many years.
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SPIRITED COMPETITION,
New Firms Seek to Secure COntracta
for the Building of
Warakips.

The monopoly of constructing war
ships of the largest type. hitherto en-
joyed by three concerns in this coun-
try. promises to be invaded by four or
five firms. which have expressed a
great desire to make proposals for the
construction of the vessels. bids for
which will be opened on December 6.
The three firms winch have always
bid upon this work are the Union iron
works. of San Francisco: the Cramp
Building ard Nrv Dock company of
Philadelrl i" I'D the Newport Ncws
(Va) Shi"'uiIoing company II now
appears that these firms will have rs
rivals the Fore River Shipbnildi"g
company. of Weymouth. .hass.: Tor'1-
send & Downey. of New York; the
New York Shipbuilding company of
New York city: the Trigg Engine and
Shipbuilding company. of Richmond,
Va. and the Risdon iron works. of
San Francisco. The appearance of
the latter firm N the list of comret-
itors is something of surprise. It
will make it interesting for the Union
iron works which has had no COM
petitors in the race for naval con-
tracts covering large ships on the Pa
cific coast
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GOLD poURs INTO SEATTLE.
DuAt ana Bullion In Tea
Months.

Gold dust and bullion worth $40 1885,
6s7 have been received at the Seattle
(Wash.) assay Office during the present
year. The following official figures
show the amount received between Jan
uary and October "a. 1900: Number
OF deposits, 6,02s; ounces of gold and
bullion, 1,243. 1896; total value of
same, $20,166, l66, ,6s7.54. The districts
from which the gold came are:
Alaska-Cape Nome. 32,71O 427. .01; other
Alaskan points. 3462 Ss3. n; total Alaska. "a
173, 1908
British Columbia-AtIin, t49e, 1861; Yukon
district KlOndike), .374,4SS.l5
Washington. Oregon. Idaho and foreign
gold coin. $l25 1920
Since October "a the Office has re-
ceived an additional $50 900 from Nome
and $5o.C00 from other points. The
probabilities are that before the sea-
son closes Nome will have furnished
$4,000, 900.
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TRAGEDY OF A LIFE,
sailer Deserted BY Friends Dies
Alone on Z Barfsa Islaad.
His Skeleton reaAA In ~ Bsak VIII
. Diary ~ He Side In WAfcA Ae
HaA Recorded HIS Terrible
Experiences.

On Unimak island, which guards one
Of the entrances to the Behring sea. a
rude mound of rocks marks the last
resting place of Charles William An
derson. sailor, fisherman and hunter.
Anderson starved to death on the
bleak and barren island waiting for
friends who deserted him. He died on
June 10, 1899, and his skeleton in his
bunk and his diary beside it were found
by two hunters who were driven on the
island during a storm.
The diary was addressed to Andrew
Groswold, Of Unga, who arrived st San
Francisco a few days ago with his
friends last writings
Several vessels passed by his island
prison. the pathetic record reads. but
none saw Arderson's flag of distress.
Once vessel was becalmed close to the
shore and he tried to reach it, but he
had not the strength left to launcf..his
little boat. His legs had failed him and
he could only pull himself along by his
elbows.
He deliberated on shooting his dog,
Dempsey, but he could not screw up
courage to slay his faithful friend. HE
brought seals to me through the break
ers," he wrote, ''and fed him as long as
could" Finally the dog disappeared.
The diary records the terrible suffer
ings of Anderson from thirst and his
expeditions after fresh water. The last
entry says:
Monday, June l9.--Now must go
for water again. am more afraid this
time than before. But with Gods help
! may come back again. ! would not
like to die outside. But Gods will be
done"
He had his wish, for he returned and
died in his bunk.
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TO CONDUCT A DAIRY FARM,
E"rner Well Known Newspaper
Woman Buys Herd of
Jerseys.

Mrs. Antoinette Van Hocsen WSke-
man. formerly well-known newsla-
per woman in Chicago. has put herd
OF grade Jersey and Jersey -Holstein
COWS OH her farm, near Hastings.
Mimi. and made the first shirn,ent
OF milk to the Crescent Creamery
company. of st. Paul
Mrs. Wakeman believes that Hast
ings is admirably situated TO become
point for the shipping of milk to
the Twin Cities. She proposes to de-
vote her place. which Is less thar q
mile from the courthouse. exclusive
ly to dairy products and fruit. and
has built barn. and proposes to have
her herd and milk cared for on the
lines indicated by Prof. +. L. Haecker.
of the agricultural experiment sta
tion OF the state university. Mrs
Wakeman has arranged to ship from
20 to 30 gallons of milk daily.
Although this is a som"what un-
usual innovation for woman in Ills
part OF the country. "personas IN
u"e'e" "iHS are pToH'aniC a. OF
eastern women. Mrs Richard Watson
Glider. whose husband is the EDITOR
OF the Century. has farm of 80
acres, where she lives nine mont hs
out OF every year. and makes mr st
profitable. Abram Hewitt's dau"h-
ters are also enthusiastic and succs Ss-
fnl scientific farmers. and many other
well-known women are devotinp
themselves to similar agricultural un-
dertakinus
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Welded AFTER SIXTY YEARS
Lovers who ouaRRslsd aAA Separated d
II 1S4O Married in OaA
AGO.

Sixty years ago Fisher w. Griswold,
then Is years of age, was engaged to
marry pretty Matilda Brown, aged 90,
both of whom resided in Naples. N. Y
A lovers quarrel separated the two and
Griswold went west, where he acquired
considerable wealth as a stock man.
Matilda in the meantime was welded to
John Whitman and after his death
struggled many years to support her
self and family
Last August Griswold returned. to
Naples to spend the remainder of his
life. There he met Mrs. Whitman, a
woman of s3. and last Saturday they
were married at the home of F. A..
Monahan, at Rochester, N. Y.
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m PIKftExuo f1JxID1.
-
AstrsAes4ers PREPARE - sPAste91auA
Asave.iy Diapsat Thas my
NET ApDsas.

Yale astronomers are preparing to
photograph what Leonides appear IN
the heatehs this fall Last year At this
time the most extensive preparatie No
were made to photograph the meteroric
display. but the cloudy skies and tho
fact that but few leonids appeared
threw the astronomers into a state OF
great perplexity. Since then the rea-
son for the non-appearance of the
meteorites has not been discovered.
DR.. Frederick L. Chase, of the Yale oh
servatory, says:
"There is just a. much reason To ~.
pect the leonids at this time "a last
year. Astronomers have not vet been
able to discover why it is that with tho
usual regularity with which the
leonids come every 33 years the show er
last year fai.ed to appear. There are
two possible explanations of this.
Since the last great shower in 1866
Jupiter has passed quite close to The
portion of the orbit containing The
meteors due in 1899, and has. accord
ing to calculations, so perturbed the
path as to make them cross the line NJ
the earth's orbit several hundred thou
sand miles inside the orbit-that il.
nearer the sun-so that the earth NAV
not have passed through the swarm.
At the same time the stream will take
but four or five hours in passing any
way. and If it comes before the radiant
is above the horizon it will not be seen
at all.
The second possible explanation is
That there was dearth of meteors i'm
that portion of the swarm encountered
by the earth in 1899. and there ;s no
reason to-day to think that they ara
evenly distributed. II is possible. how
ever. to believe that the portion of he
stream due at the intersection of the
earth's orbit this year. has not vet
been perturbed by Jupiter in the same
way as last year"
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what. . Ma. to DO.

'-Conhdentially," said the under
takers wife, "Mr. Smith hasn't paid
the bill for his wife's funeral yet"
isn't that scandalous?" exclaimed
Mrs. Gabble. 81 should think he'd be
ashamed to let people see how little
he thought Of his wife"
"Yes. and his brother John, when
his wife. was buried, paid the very
next day"
Huh! Looked as if he was glad to
get rid Of her. didn't it?"-N. Y.
World.
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- jseaii ef tAe seriAllx

Mris Backlots I've jest beck feedin'
the account IN the Weekly Cordwood
about Jed fuckers accident. II days
"the excited horses, while at high
rate Of speed, attempted to turn st Z
very acute angle. which resulted Id
several abrasions to the conveyance and
the precipitation Of its occupants to the
ground Now, everybody knows that
Jed simply tipped over in his buggy
while he was turnin' old Gipes' COR
ners.
Backlots-Yes, it's gittin' 90 one
can't rely on anything in thess here
yaller journals any more.-Brooaklyn