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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Evanston, Illinois, declares that it
has a soul above smokestacks; which
* all very we'll; but It IS impossible
for people to keep their souls up
there all the time and live
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

II is suggested that cooking class
for boys be part of the new course in
manual training, but it Is well to go
slow ON this. If some men knew any
more about cooking than they do,
their families would have to separate
in ,eIf-defence
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Some of the correspondents who
are printing elaborate stories of the
domestic affairs at the White House
really ought TO do something for
their imaginations before 1t is too
late: or how VIII they feel in that
last day?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

The water from the new reservoir
may not look quite as rich and pic
turesque as the Potomac variety, but
we have the consolation of knowing
that there is nothing but water in it
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

\ question yet unsettled is this: II
a man can shoot at a tar-and-feather
party under the impression that they
are burglars, what IS the proper Ell
quette for him to observe when he
takes them for what they are2
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
A Paramount Issue.
Chicago Record-Hernld1

AOuANd-V hctOtu-ncfAI0.1
How II keep the Cinnamon out OF the
country and how to negotiate handle
reciprocity treaties may seem like impor-
tant matters to the statesman at Wash
ington. But OF vastly greater Importance
to the human family is the question of
keeping the hen contented and Industrious
in winter
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
Apotheosis of the cntGnl,.
Raltimore SIInl

The American catfish is not beautiful as
an object Of art, but it is not without ad-
mirers in the land OF its nativity. The
fame of our catfish has now extended to
Europe, 2 French society having com
pIeted arrangements to stock the Seine
with these homely specimens of the fnny
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

In regard to the report that Mr..
Choate viii enter the Cabinet, Senator
Depew earnestly declares that there
is nothing in it; which sounds like
the preliminary to one of those slid
ing-paneI conjuror tricks.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
what Theg Fear In Tea,
Dallas Times-Hersld.,

There seems to be fear among the
Republican oficeseekers who have hereto
fore considered themselves safe behind
the breastworks that the Rough Riders
are going to make a sort of San Juan
charge for their positions
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

some English newspapers are max
ing objections to feeding the new
Prince Of Wales on lark pie; but II
cannot be as expensive as some of the
Iarlzs on which King Edward regaIed
himself.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
weapon Against Anarchy.
CNorfoIk Yirginian-Pilot.)

Yellow fever was stamped out by chang
ing the sanitary conditions in Havana
Anarchism can be stamped out and its
further growth prevented by changing
unjust social and economic conditions in
this country, and IN no other way.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

1t may be the Civil Service all right,
but if the present barbed-wire move
ment goes on the plaee-hunters viii
find it a mighty inhospitable service
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

There has been some snow in Pitts
burg, but it is reported that by the
time it got through the smoke the IN
habitants used II for stove polish
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
a Great Opportunity.
(Bufalo Express !

Again comes the cheering news that
Miss Stone Is alive. The lady has had al
most enough time to have converted the
brigands-unless they are Macedonian
politicians.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Sunday before the last inauguration,
and then It was opened, net for the
benefit of Washington people. but for
the gratifieation of sightseers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

The part of Cushing's Manual which
Is most earnestly studied by Con-
gresham depends largely upon which
end of his term he is at.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE

Mrs Richard W. Clay. Of Philadelphia.
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Cecil
Clay, 1913 s Street
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

a -.~y ,ney have not a
quiet place to do their reading. To
these people the opening of the Ii
brary on Sunday would be literally a
godsend. They are the class to whom
the Library means most-the book
lovers, the men and women Of mod
crate education and quick inteIli-
ge7ce. who are often positively hun
CRY for reading. To these people
Washington, on Sunday afternoon, is
howIiug desert until they succeed
in getting acquainted with some per-
son who has books.
There is no place of entertainment
open to them save the Geological
Park, and that pals after a certain
number of visits. Lions, tigers, and
snakes are all very well, but there are
times when one would like more in
tellectual companionship. And thus
far, the only time that the Library
has ht.ea open on Sunday was the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Please take my card to Representative
Wilson Of Brooklyn said State Senator
Joseph Wagner. of New York. to door
keeper of the House this morning. In a
few minutes Mr. Wilson came cut How
dy. Uncle. I'm glad to see you" ex-
claimed the member from Brooklyn,
when did you get to town."
81 came in last night, Uncle replied
Mr.. Wagner.
This attracted the attention of several
members present, who were eager to
know how the gentlemen could be each
others uneIes. Enquiry brought out the
fact that three Democrats living in Re-
publican districts in Brooklyn were sue
cessful over their political opponent at the
polls The Democrats are State Senator
Wagner, Assemblyman wingerfeId, ana
Representative Wilson. They are termed
the Three Uneles," and the three
''W's," which their supporters say stand
for: We viii win And they have been
winning.
In the last Congress Mr.. Wilson was
member of two important committees
immigration and Naturalization and Ven
tilation and -coustics. It was the latter
committee that reported the bill resulting
in the present improved ventilation of the
CAPITOL
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

The District Commissioners yesterday
appointed their respective secretaries as
a special committee to take charge OF the
reviewing stand on the day of the police
and hremen's parade. They are Francis
Nye, Waldo Hibbs- and Moncure Burke
They viii have control OF the seating of
the invited guests on the stand. and will
escort the President and other distfn-
them
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Mrs Fitzhugh Porter and Miss Porter
are at the Grafton for few weeks.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

DIR. t. Dewitt TaImage entertained at
luncheon yesterday the Presbyterian
Committee on the Revision Of Greed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Mrs, Aaron Harper viii go to Fort
Worth. Tex, next week to spend the win
ter with friends.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Representative E. s. Gambler, jr.. sue
cessor to Private" John " Allen, says
10 State in the South has made more
progress in the development OF her indus
tries than Mississippi Her manufacto-
Ties, he says, are fairly booming In Co
rinth, his home IS located one of the
most substantial and fourishing WOODEN
mills in the South. When M. Gambler
was sworn in as a member Of Congress
last week he wore a pair of trousers spe-
ciaIIy woven for him by the Corinth
Wooden Mills
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Mrs. Fftz John Porter and Miss Porter
are spending few weeks at the Grafton.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

James Fitzpatrick is known to more
people than almost any other member OF
the Treasury force. not only within the
confines Of the department, but through
out the country. As the chief clerical
assistant of the appointment clerk he
does the actual work Of making out the
huge grist CT appointments which are an
nualIy made in the Treasury His hand
writing. which, by the way. Is always com
mented upon as very superior. is very
familiar To thousands and thousands OF
men and women on tie roster Of the Gov
eminent Hardly anybody remembers when
Mr. Fitzpatrick did not write the docU-
ment that made him happy and in his
capacity as an official notary OF the De-
partment. he has sworn in more people
in the course OF his career than could be
readily compUted-and his hair is Jet
black despite the many steel pens he has
worn out and quarts Of ink consumed in
appointment making The high desk at
which he is daily al work is q point OF
vantage from which he sees only smiling
faces for when they come 10 him II IS in
variably to take the oath. and thus COM
mence the important duty OF salary
drawing
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

On my opinion" said Representative J.
Il Norton of Ohio toGay, the cd soldiers
ought to be shown the same courtesIes
and considerat ton al the hands of national
officers in the District OF Columbia that
they are granted in the Western States
In Ohio the Law requires county clerks
TO execute the old veterans pension Ger
tiffcates gratuitoUsly. Here in Washing
ton pensioner who goes before q notary
is charged fee, not large sum in itself
but. nevertheless, a burden and a big tax
when considered in the aggregate This
is one Of the local matters that needs re-
forming and I hope . see action taken
upon it at the present session Of Con-
eress'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

AR Sam " Small, jr, has recovered
frO-~> L sent illness.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Robert SteTTet, q Washingtouia1. has
received an appointment as second lieu
tenant in tie United States Regular
Army.
Alexander Mckenzie. Assistant Auditor
of the District is q man OF great indus
try in The assistance of his chief and IN
the routine work which falls 10 his lot in
the Office. One of the duties imposed
upon the auditor is to keep the accounts
of the disbursiHg officer. Mr. Mckenzie
personally looks after all statements
made from these accounts Mr. HCke1-
zie also has charge of the matters per
tanning to street extensions His duties
require the examination OF all the papers
relating to these cases, and it sometimes
happens that he finds a flaw II the titles
which requires Strengthening out before
the awards Of damages can be settled
Aside from his official relations, Mr.. Nc
Kenzie takes great interest il Masonry
He is a Knight TempiaT and member
of the Shrine.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Deputy Comptroller of the Currency
Charles P Kane is a striking illustration
of the operation of the merit system"
in the Government service. He is re-
n1embered, along in the early SOS to
have been q worker in the Office of a
prominent F Street claim attorneys Of
fee, where the salaries were not by any
means fabulous. He was always a con-
scient!ous worker, knew how TO keep his
counsel. Appointed to a subordinate po-
sition IN the Office OF the Comptroller Of
the Treasury, he quietly performed the
tasks allotted 70 him and set about to
famiIiarize himself with the rulings and
decisions of the department and law Of
1cers Of the Government n so far as they
related 10 the currency question He was
not long in absorbing the details OF af-
fairs in the Office, and. having mean
while acquired the art CT shorthand and
typewriting. attracted the attention OF
Mr. Dawes. who detailed him 20 the con
fdentiaI position Of his secretary The
keen Mr.. Dawes soon recognized Mr..
Kane as an able and safe man, so that
when there came a vacancy in the Office OF
Deputy Comptroller with its increased
responsibilities and emoluments, the man
tie fell TO the erstBhile secretary Mr..
Dawes was necessarily away from the de-
partment great deal on official business,
as well as the work Of his political chiefs.
IN consequence OF which the Deputy
Comptroller was frequently called upon
10 hold the helm OF the Office The func-
lions Of the Comptroller of the Currency
are not child-s play. and it often hapI pens
that some very delicate situations n Ist
be net, especially in the case OF bank
failures and the appointment OF tempo
rary receivers. all involving the issuing
Of careful instructions This office is
also charged with the organization OF
national banks the preparation and issue
OF national bank circulation. as well as
the redemption and destruction Of notes
issued by such banks-au matters calling
for the highest order Of executive and Rd-
ninistrative ability.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Capt John H RUSSELL, Z. S N. c., and
Mrs. Russell, who have been spending the
past six weeks at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
made short visit to Mrs. RusselPs par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Howard,
en- route for Portsmouth. n. H. where
Captain Russell has been ordered for duty
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Mr. and Mrs Daniel B Eayes, Of !
Street, near st. AIoysius Church, have as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs Washington
Hayes, of PottsviiIe, Pa.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

One of the talented men IN the Office
of the Auditor OF the District is A.
Tweedale, the head bookkeper Mr.
TweedaIe takes great pride IL the cor
rectness and fine appearance Of his books
He has a genius for the work. and IL is
seldom that the monthly balance sheet
does not come out 20 the cent He not
only practices accuracy. but has so in-
stilIed it into his assistants that mistakes
are a rare thing in the Office
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

P. Nelson and Col John f.
-esterday TO hunt wild ducks
nae near St Marys. The
l the vicinity of Rlackiston
numerous 1oeks of ducks at
I'd Messrs- Nelson and Bar
re a weeks shooting about
the year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Miss Nary PANEL Morgan, of New Jer-
sey Avenue. viii leave Saturday for a
winter of study abroad She has finished
a course OF music in the Boston Conserva-
tory and viii remain two years at Leip-
zig
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Mrs C. n. Sternberg, 144o n Street
will be at home on Tuesdays in January,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Hugh Pitzer, of the Finance Division,
Office of Indian Affairs. has had the kind
of experience which goes long way to-
ward making a main Office employee valu-
able. namely, field service" He was a
pharmacist and telegraph operator in his
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Division XIII of the Patent Office, over
the door of which is inscribed the legend
Metal, Working Arms, Projeetiles,
Nails, Spikes" has enrolled among its
force a young man named Howard A.
Coombs as third assistant examiner. Mr..
Coombs came to this country from a
charming home in Switzerland to study
and make a living. n complete course
at a large Chicago university enabled
him TO pass creditably the difficult ex-
animation for entrance into the examin-
ing corps of the Patent Office He has
become proficient eanstruer OF patent
claims. and can as readily read draw
ing on one of the special subjects han
died in the division OF the office headed
by Mr.. Thomas a Witherspoon as any
of his colleagues in the office Mr.
Coombs is a student all the time, and his
investigations extend into some OF the
higher sciences. He is an adept at chem
istry problems.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Upon their return from their wedding
trip Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wesley Birch will
reside at 40 Maryland Avenue southwest.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Mrs. Charles J. Bell will entertain at
a large tea this afternoon, when she will
introduce her second daughter, Miss
Grace Bell.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

B T Butler COuputeT Of Bullion OF the
Mint Bureau. is mathematical and sta
tisticaI shark He fairly eats figures -
In fact, it is with him all figures and
nothing Tcoen else from till { every
day The computation OF bullion sta
tistics requires q man Just constituted
that way Mr. Butler can mama the
amount of pure gold or silver in
any kind OF a Uaited States coin with
out stopping TO tlink-and then tell how
many grains Of metal II would represent
in the coinage OF other lands. Every
quarter there come to mis- hands the re-
ports from the various minis of the coun-
try Of the amount of bullion coined dur
ing that space of time. These accounts
are bound in book form The checking
CT every calculation made iG these &C
counts Is done by Mr.. Butler and his su-
bordInate computeTs who use all the
modern devices for shortening the work
Multiplying machines are called into Ser
vice. others for subtraction and division
and the many columns are added by an
adding machine IN addition 20 this work
Mr.. Butler is charged with the collection
of the annual statistics in reference to
the production of the precious metals
throughout the world, as we'll as those
which go into the arts and manufac
lures - The tables he can make with a ne
dun stub pen and large blank sheets of
paper are things Of beauty to behold
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10
Every Day Stories Of the
Workings and Workers Of the Departments.

Miss Name Robertson, of the Postofice
Department, is welI-liked and efficient
clerk in the big granite building on the
Avenue. The junior daughter of prom
inent Springfield, Ill, family, to which
financial reyerses came nearly fifteen
years ago, Miss Robertson's ambition to
do something in the wage-earning line
was whetted by a suggestion that she
prime herself for a civil service eXamf-
nation, and try for an appointment in
Washington Forthwith she began to
spend her leisure hours on the grassy
lawn Of the family home on South Sixth
Street, in Springfield, refreshing herself
on arithmetic and such other problems as
were likely to be embraced in civil
service examination. A temporary ap-
pointment in the local postofice gave
her bit of business training which came
in handy later on. Her first assignment
was in the branch postofice on f Street,
near Fourteenth Street, as money-order
clerk. Later she was given a desk in the
main Office, and is now rated as one OF the
hrst-class clerks Of the department
Henry A Vale, now clerk Of the Lii
brary Committee OF the Senate, of which
Senator George P. Wetmore Of Rhode
Island is The chairman, was for many
years attached to the Foreign Relations
Committee, headed by the late Senator
John Sherman. whose protage Mr.. Vale
was. When quite a young man Mr.. Vale
was proficient as a stenographer, and at
that time was Senator Sherman's personal
secretary, the committee eleTkship being
held by the more seasoned Mr. BabcOck-
During the later years of the Senator
career in the Senate. Mr.. Vale was clerk
to the committee. He has been on the
rolls Of the Senate for over fifteen years,
and today is one OF the most youthful
looking men who daily enter the Senate
wing OF the Capitol Many changes have
occurred since he first came to Washing
ton from Ohio. AS q natural consequence
Of long and continuous service he easily
takes rank among the best committee
men of the Senate, and has imbibed a
world Of knowledge out OF the ordinary
run
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Mrs. David Wolfe Brown, Miss Brown.
and sfrs. Mesny viii be at home Saturdays
in December, excepting the 21st.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

"Rastus. what does you s'pose is de
reason dey don't send more coIo'ed troops
to de Philippines"
4 dunno. Mandy. Maybe dey's 'fraid
we'll teach &c FHipinos to shoot craps
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

I believe in standing by my friends
So 10 I, but not in standing by them
till I get roots TO my feet"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

/ Miss Elizabeth Byers. Of Williamsport,
/ Md. is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Walker
/ Miller.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

Miss Louise J. Middleton, a clerk in the
Eastern Division of the Pension Office
since 1887. in the earlier days of her pub
lie service vas an expert sJenogTapher
and typewriter When a school teacher
in one of the schools of the Illinois State
Capital. she was iured ty tales Of Wash
ington's beauty to exchange her billet for
that of clerk in this city. The Civil
Service route had no terrors for her
hence the matter Of taking an examination
was hardly more than a formality, and
wait for results was all she had 90 do.
Being close to the top OF the eligible reg
istar, her turn soon came. and the cher
ished dream OF living in the most beau
tifuI of all cities was realized. She is
among the NEST faithful OF the Pension
Office employees. no small factor IN the
work of the Eastern Division. and hus
bands her annual leave each year fer the
purpose of long "trip or rest. recuPera-
ton and education, st close range, On the
map of the United States which she used
to teach the young idea" out Of geogra-
paies-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

brothers Capitol Hill drug store when
the Civil Service Commission certified
him to the Indian Office for appointment
as Shipping Clerk and Telegraph Ope-
rator at the RushfeId. Neb.. shipping
station Mr. Pitzer went out there but
finding that there was more shipping
than telegraph operating. and conse-
quently considerable manual labor re-
signed He was then appointed to bs
chief clerk at tie Sac and Fox Indian
agency, which IS forty miles BIZ team
from Shawnee, Okla. T., one way. and
six miles by blackboard" from Stroud.
Okla t. the other, and. in
any event, pretty far from civilization
anywhere The head clerk of an Indian
agency has sufficient to keep him from
ennui, to say the least, aud here's where
Hugh PitZer learned a whole lot about
the Indian business. by actual contact.
and also about Indians themselves. from
close association Like most Washington
men, however, when they go West 10
grow up with the country" he found
that he had lived so long near the At
iaut1c seaboard that he failed to appre-
elate things 'effete" until separated from
them. and the joys OF civilization grew
apace IN his Imagination He got a
transfer 20 Washington. All the things
ne learned while on the Sac and Fox res
efTat1on have made him a handy man
around the head Office
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

There goes a man who is making his
tory, said the proud constituent, as his
leader went down the steps
Indeed When saw him last he had
slipped on an orange-peeI and he seemed
to be making profane history
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-10

DO you prefer being right to being
President
Well, I'd rather be either than be
left