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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Mr. NJ y. Serrano, Of the Govern
ment Printing Office. is one Of the few
SDaniaTds working IN Washington for
the Government. He Is one of the older
employees of the Office. He Is an active
member Of several organizations. Mt.
Serrano came to this country when quite
young and was appointed 10 the Gov
Crnment service from New York
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Mr.. John c. Colt. law clerk in the
Patent Office. has returned from Boston.
where he went TO represent the Office In
an equity suit brought by en- inventor.
The Office has been sustained in two ap-
peals. but the case is likely to go in
definitely. Inventors as q class are very
persistent and when they have money
put Up desperate legal fights
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Miss Carrie E. Taylor. resident OF
the District. has been promoted in the
Treasury Department for faithful and
acceptable service. She Is IN the Office
OF the Treasurer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Mr. Samuel J. Barnett, Of California,
has recently been added to the clerical
force OF the Treasury Department He
won his place by civil service examina-
ton.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Mr. Charles H BIeber, Of New York.
one Of the expert clerks IN the office Of
the auditor OF the War Department. was
recently the recipient of a substantial
promotion.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

These are lively times at the Civil Ser
vice office. So many examinations have
been held that the work of the Office has
accumulated beyond the capacity Of the
force, and help has been furnished from
other departments. Twenty-Five clerks
have been detailed from the various de-
partments TO help with the examination
papers and the clerical work Of the Of
nee generally. The volume OF civil ser
vice business IS constantly Increasing.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Mr.. Richard Washington, of New
York, goes up several grades in the
Treasury Department by 4 recent order
OF promotion He is in the Office of the
auditor for the Postoflcc Department.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Nr- James Harper. commonly known
as Jimmy" IS a Government Printing
Office man Of talent and popularity He Is
Virginian, and IS chairman OF the
Record" room chapel He can settle q
grievance in about fifty seconds.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

number of special examiners have
recently gone out from the Civil Service
Office to instruct local boards and 10 hold
initial examinations in many places
Among those in the field are Chief Ex-
amiaer Server. Chief Clerk Doyle Miss
Patterson, Messrs. Joyce, Dolby, Fisher.
and GTeishiemer- They go to widely
separated points. and hold examinations
in Z number Of branches They viii re
turn about the 1st Of July
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Mr. John r. Berg. popular employe
OF the Government Printing Office, is
treasurer Of the Columbia Typographical
Union He was reelected at tho last
election without opposition He is
native Of Illinois and came 10 the Office
from Nebraska
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Messrs. Nat G. Watts and James Hes
lett, two popular members OF the third
division Of the Government Printing Of
fee, are away on their annual vacation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21
DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS
interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus.
MONT PELEES ERUPTION NOTED IN HAWAII
Magnetic Needle Shows Effects of Martinique Phenomenon
Several Thousand Miles Away-Great Names on
Government Rolls-To Sell Navassa Island.

dition has been remedied to a large ex-
tent and there are now trees in all parts
Of the State
Trees were planted as far back as 1860
and there are large groves Of cottonwood
planted by hand The Government owns
nearly ten millions of acres OF land IN
Nebraska, and great deal OF Il l. the
sand hills, where tree planting Is espe-
cially desirable.
M Hill is one of the most active sci
entists employed by the Government and
he has devoted many years of hard work
to the tree business. He is an artist and
landscape gardener Of repute. as well .
a specialist on the relations of woods
to climate and health
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

At this season OF the year the main
interest in most Of the bureaus is In the
coEling funds from the appropriations.
The fiscal year closes on June 80. and
plans are being made for another year.
At the National Museum there Is par
tteular preparation for 4 marked ad-
vance, and the eurators hope to be able
TO vastly increase the interest Of the
collections before another year
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

Mr. Lawrence P. Smith, Of Massachu-
sets, is one OF the experienced clerks in
the Treasury Department TO be pro
NOTED. He began IN an humble capacity
as clerk in the Office OF the Auditor
for the War Department.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-21

The reputation Of being one OF the
finest printers working for the Govern
ment is accorded by many TO Mr.. J. c.
Clafiin, who came here from Nebraska
about two years ago. Mr. CIafin has
held positions Of Importance IN the
West. In addition to his typographical
skill he Is q musician, and all The mem
bers OF his family are musical He has
two sons who hold high positions in
railroad Offices in Chicago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08
Why He Hesitated.

The Brooklyn Citizen prints an ape
rience of a man who travelled ali over
Europe, and declares that he did not
meet but one person who hesitated
over the acceptance of fee:
| was wandering through an old
graveyard in an English town, and had
stopped before a stone which had not
been long in place. A man who must
have been following me stepped up
and said:
''Ah, sir, but she who lies here will
be missed for years to come. She was
for half a lifetime the president of the
Charity Board"
In an absent-minded way | handed
him a sixpence, said the traveller. He
received it, turned it over in his hand
in a hesitating way, and finally STAN
mered:
LAS she was my own wife, sir, and as
was here to plant flowers ON her
grave, perhaps it would not be exactly
proper to accept fec"
replied that but for him might
never have known about her being
president of the board, and he swat
lowed his scruples and pocketed the
sixpence with one motion and with evil
dent satisfaction.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08

Winifred was no longer unhappy. She
had not forgotten the old tie that had
been snapped so rudeiy, but others had
wound themselves round her. She had
two mothers now-her dear old madame
and kind Lady Grace; each seemed to vie
with the other 10 tenderness and care for
her.
1t was a bright treacherous morning
in early Aprit. and she had just come N
from her round of visits 20 the conserva-
tory and hothouses. laden with choice
flowers She laid them carefully on the
long table by The window, aud proceeded
to make selections. She was bending
oyer a cut crystal vase. her hands filled
with delicate ferns, when the door was
thrown open and \ servant announced
MIR. Hastings" lie was In the room be
fore she bad time to turn. A quick thrill
or pleasure danced through her veins,
then she drew herself up into naughty
eoldness-mcmory and pride had COME TO
her aid, Mr.. Hastings WAS certainly
neither bashful nor nervous, but on find
( ing himself thus alone with the girl whom
he had loved, he felt very pardonable
awh wardness. He chose to face ii brave
( ", though. lie went quick toward her.
uttcring her uame in n lew voice. She
/ drew back a step or tvs. and looked az
/ him with proud coldnaSs. lie stopped
/ suddenly. looked at her. aul turned away
/ deeply mortified,
/ y will tell Lady Grace Whit ed said,
quietly, and would have left tie room,
/ but Mr.. Hastings confronted her.
/ DO not go yet" he exclaimed, II stem
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08
The Wandering shade.

As wandered down the street / no.
ticed that the said street was paved
with divers ana many powders which
q doubtless were the remains of some
ancient fertilization, =. ey were rough
and full of seams and ridges and val
legs. and / marye!@a -reatly how the
people Of this otherwise progressive
modern city stood fer IT,
lust then passing vehicle caught
my fancy.
"Gadzooks and by dcrn." thought /.
but methinks | viii have ride: fer
not since the days when we rode f.
sedan chairs and upon ioggly war
horses have ridden save ON the wings
of a thin mist.
So climbed upon the wagon and
smiled a ghostly smile OF rare content
ment,
BY castor and jjng.3 auoth L. but
this is the real thing
Just then. however. We struck another
of the powdered places. and, alas! my
spectral spine was driven into my an
clent aud honorable skull so that was
forced to fad away swiftly and reo.
ganize.
For. by my halidom, nothing of the
DAYS of yore was ever SO soul destroy.
ing as the things 1 Snas upon In this
modern clty.-San Francisco Bulletin
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08
GEN. GRANT AND HIS FATHER.

Elder Gentleman, Visiting His Son,
Was Entertained by Cen. Diclie.
On the authority of the late Judge
Dickie. for some time chief JUST e of
ILLINOIS, and during the Civil Var chief
If cpealry under General Grant while
Clint had his headquarters at Mem
pitts, the Chicago Times-Herald tells a
remarkable story. 1t shows how Gen
eral Grant once fulfilled his sense of
honor in a matter in which he believed
his own father was improperly concern
ed without hurting his fathers feel
ings.
While at Memphis Grant had re-
ceiyed word that his father was
coming to visit him. His staff
might have perceived that the pros
pect Of this visit did not please
him. but it passed without comment.
One night very soon before the date set
for his fathers visit. General Grant
summoned General Dickie to him, and
said:
Il have sent for you as a personal
friend My father is coming to visit
me, and what | have got to tell you
about that visit is not pleasing to me;
but something must be done. Some of
the money sharks and cotton specula-
tors have gained an unwarrantable in
fiuence over him. and be is really COM
ing down here to use his influence over
me to gain favors for them.
This cannot be. | do not wish to
wound his feelings. do not wish him
to know that understand the object
of his visit. | have prepared plan of
action which wish you to aid me in
carrying out"
He then relieved General Dickie of
duty as commander of the cavalry, and
told him to devote himself wholly to
Mr.. Jesse Grant during, his. stay--to
take him to his own tent and entertain
him there, and above all to prevent the
old gentleman from being alone with
his son. General Grant for an instant.
The generals father arrived, and was
very much pleased to accept General
Dickie's hospitality, not knowing what
1t involved.
1ener; Dickie entertained him most
no 0itably, but stuck to him very close
ly. Vt the elder Grant found himself
aloh> md FASTENED to see his son. there
he found General Dickie.
Four or five days passed, and he had
gained no opportunity for a private in
terview, and 40 chance to force one.
For nearly ten days he kept up the
attempt, but had to go away at last
without having accomplished his err
rand. When he was gone Dickie was
restored to his cavalry duty. The sub
ject was never again referred to be-
tween Grant and Dickie, but General
Dickie. shortly before his death. told
the story to Chicago lawyer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08

Al West Superior, Charley Yim, Il
Chinese lam lryman, was murdered in
his place Of business. The motive for the
crime is mystery. No money or valua-
bles were taken from the place
While Insane a man Of the name %
Elngren. who lived near Deer Lake, cut
his throat with a small piece of stove
wood and aicd soon afterward, He was
a wears old unmarried and became
crazy from broodiug over financial mat
ters.
Abe Nelson. an old resident OF Taylor's
Fails. killed his aged mother with an AK
in her home. The slayer is weak-minded
and addicted 10 drink. Nelson was alone
with his neither at the time be murdered
her. lie is - years az age aud has heeil
considered harmless, His mother was
II wears cid.
The fastest time ever made on the Chi
cage. Milwaukee and St Paul road be
tween la Crosse and Portage was made
tbe ether iav. The fast mail was delay
81 hv small wreck east of Portage and
given the maia line clear 10 make MP time.
Sayeuy-eieGt miles were made in seven
ty-four minutes. including four stops
Theodore Huber prominent lanber
AMI coal dealer Of Natertowu. who has
been under s-aatmeut at DR. Neic'S San
itarium Wa&hejm. near Ocopomowoc.
for nervous prnstration, committed SUI
eide in tina gymnasium OF the insti5u
tiuu. His oay was found the next
morning hanging 10 a bar. He strangied
himself 70 dt tn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08
(To be ontinued.l
PORTUGUESE HOTEL CLOCKS.
Their Irritating influence Upon Strau
gers Tryiu 10 eep.

Their Irritating influence Upon Strau-
gers Tryin 10 eep.
1t is the fashion for Portuguese clocks
to strike the hour twice over Heaven
only knows why. for certainly the PEG
Pile are not so keen about the profitable
use of their time that they require to be
reminded thus of its flight. The habit
is apt to be irritating, especially in the
night. when your bed dixie enough a
straw mattress and n bran pillow
chances to be near one of these mon
sters. which rings its four and twenty
strokes at midnight, with pause be-
tween the dozens which merely stimu-
lates expectation. If there are five
clocks in the estabIishp ent, all with
sonorous works land the supposIron
Is reasonable they will, of course, diff
fer widely. SO that twenty-four may be
striking with intervals. during a mad
deuing half-hour
You may happen to want to know
badly which of the monsters is the least
mendacious. and the bells at your bed
head communicate with two servants,
one a GalIego and the other a Portu-
gese. In such case ring for the
desplsed stranger without hesitation
He will be with you in a minute, fresh
and smiling. though hall naked and.
il he tIistrusts his own Judgment about
the clocks. he win not mind saying so,
and " ii mas ten to awaken the landlord
himself rather than that you should
remain In doubt, | regret TO add that
his more couceitcd fellow servant viii
more probably say whatever first comes
comfort than of your desires. Thus is
the installation of the Gallego waiter
in Portugal Justified. as that of the Ger
mau-Swiss with as Chambers Jour
nal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08

the entrance Of Lady Grace. She was
very glad to see him; asked him why
he had not been over before. and thou
sand questions about his travels. Ihes
had been talking some twenty minutes
when the door opened, and to his sur
prise Miss Eyre entered. with an air OF
perfect uneoncern. Lady Grace. evident
~ not knowing they had seen each other
that day, introduced them. They bowed
coldly
te'Though / think you have met beforeE
her ladyship remarked, interrogatiyely.
''Mr. Hastings called once at the Farm
to see my father about something. We
did not meet as equals" and she gave
him defiant fash Of her proud eyes.
Her ladyship pressed Mr.. Hastings TO
dine and stay the night at Endon Faie'
but he pleaded an engagement at nome.
She insisted, however, on his taking ilInch
before departing. and to that he consent
ed. During lunch mis- hostess discussed
her projects for the coming season.
81 am about to appear in a new role,
she said. with kind glance at Winifred;
that Of chaperon. ] am going to bFing
out my adopted daughter. and trust
she will not disappoint my expectations.
Miss Eyre will, l doubt not, more than
realize the fondest antieipations, sald
Mr. Hastings.
"Sir Clayton has taken house in
Eaton square for the season." she CON
tinued; I'VE propose to commence oceu-
plying it III a fortnight | hope we shall
see YOU constantly. Mr. Hastings"
II shall be very glad" assented Enrol.
II propose to be in town good deal,
and have taken set of rooms in flcca'
dily."
Sir Clayton's voice made itself heard
at this juncture, almost for the first time.
Are you going back to the Court 'his
afternoon Hastings!
Enrol answered in the affirmative.
"rhen Miss Eyre ana win bear you
company part OF the way. We have or
dered the horses for three o'clock"
Winifred bit her lip with vexation; and
Mr.. Hastings saw it, and would have ex-
cused himself had it been possible.
The horses came round: he offered to
mount her.
"No. thank YOU, she said, coldiy; Il
like to be put up by some one whose skill
4 nave lGSANus
She seemed to delight in wounding him.
She kept persistently on the other side
Of Sir Clayton. and scarcely spoke. Pres
emily they came to a gate. from which
the two top ratings had been broken.
Come, Winifred." said Sir Clayton,
there is a capital piece of practice for
you" The groom had gone up to I'M
fasten it. Don't open it, Mason shout
ed the baronet Miss Eyre is going to
leap it,
And Winifred Immediately put her
horse at it. and was over in a moment
Does she sit well?' Sir Clayton asked.
triumphantly, turning to his companion.
Harold Erskiue taught her TO ride"
Errol's reply was less enthusiastic than
il would have been if the last sentence
had been unspoken. But. nevertheless,
he admired the graceful figure before
him very ardently and genuinely. When
they parted. Sir Clayton pressed him to
dine there the following week Before
he answered, he looked at Winifred,
whose gaze was fixed blan1ly in the dis
lance
Il win make her love me-" he vowed,
impatently, and be accepted the invita-
ton.
(To be continued.l
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08
chinamnn Is Killed.

Charlie Vim. Chinese laundryman,
was found dead in his shop in West SUI
peror. His head was battered to q pulp.
He had been murdered The motive for
the crime is unknown, A gas pipe, ap-
parently the weapon with which the man
had been struck, was lying beside him.
The Chinaman was evidently killed in a
scutfle, as the people living above the
laundry heard the noise and the laundry
man crying for help. No clue has yet
been found to the murderer. A man
named William Anderson was arrested
for the act, but released. He was found
running wildly up the street, bloodbe-
smeared and yelling Murder 1t devel-
oped that he had been held up and rob
bed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
FormerlyyaIuefessS wampLands Made
Fine Farms By Drainage Postmaster
at Kilbourn Buried-West Superior
Chinaman Murdered.

The vast tracts of deserted cranberry
marshes and tamarack swamps which
have for 50 many years occupied the
central part of Wisconsin, located prin-
cipaIy in juneau, Monroe, Adams and
Wood counties, will soon be Of the past,
and in their stead will be found fertile
farming lands as productive as any to
be found In the State. In the fine black
soil viii be raised crops Of all kinds and
it will be found particularly adapted r.
the cultivation of tobacco. All this VIII
be accomplished with the completion Of
the drainage canals which are rapidly de-
Yeloping throughout the large tract of
heretofore useless land. What is known
as the juneau drainage district, which
covers Adams and Monroe counties IS
well. is divided into three large districts,
Little Yellow, Central, and Monroe and
juneau The Little Yellow consists of
81 900 acres, has already 105 miles OF
ditching in operation and all the mains
are dug Four thousand dollars has al
ready been expended in the district, but
thousands of tons of hay and wire grass
have been cut from these lands the past
season. The canal of this district enters
the Yellow river one mile south of Niece
dab and looks like a good-sized river. The
Central district contains 10000 acres and
will be ditehed out next summer, surveys
having been completed the past season.
The Monroe and Juneau districts large
canal will start near Tomah and cross
to the Lemonweir river, entering that
stream near Camp Douglas. This dis
trict viii be the longest in the State.
The Wood County district, known as the
Remington district, win drain 10000
acres. The canals viii be 6. 10 and 10
miles in length. A survey has been made
since the prayer of the petitioners was
granted last September and the plans
have somewhat changed. the larger canal
entering the Yellow river instead of con
Meeting with the Juneau canal as at first
was contemplated
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08
ODD Mail SwindIer.

Frank Rause is in jail in Milwaukee,
charged with working a clever scheme to
swindle jewelry dealers by means Of the
mails and a rural postal route at Ran
dolph The specific charge is made on
behalf of the Rich & Allen Company of
Chicago, the firm having shipped to the
order of o. W. Lloyd S1,S00 worth OF
jewelry, which Rause tried to have de-
Iivered to himself Rause had mail de-
livered to a box on the rural delivery
route This was addressed in the name
of o. w. Lloyd, who is Randolph hard
ware merchant with an excellent rating
in the commercial agencies. Rause was
arrested while trying to have delivered
to himself at house at a distant point
in the woods the express packages sent
to the order of Lloyd The prisoner
claimed then to be a tramp whom a
woman had hired to get the package, but
p0stoifice Inspector Bird had several per-
sons identify Rause as the woman who
had tried to get them to go after pack
ages. Rause is about II years old
When lie nus forced to take off his tight
fitting cap his hair fell in blonde mass
on his shoulders. Later when in the Jail
be was found to be wearing a corset
waist the belief was general that the pris-
oner was a woman in disguise. 10 the
Jail officers the man admitted that he
had impersonated Circassian woman in
side show with which he had travelled
during the summer. 1t is thought about
s., 600 worth of jewelry was sent to Ran
dolph 1t is all in the express office and
will be returned to the senders.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08
Explosion in kiIbourn Postoaice.

4 gasoline lamp exploded in the Xii
bourn postotfice Postmaster f. IL. Mar
shah had one hand badly burned and
barely escaped with his life. His cloth
ing was badly burned. Miss Alice Sweet.
postoffce clerk. narrowly escaped injury.
She darngly rushed into the flames and
brought out the cash drawer and a large
package Of registered letters. a large
quantity of mail was damaged by fire aud
water. Owing to the promptness Of the
fire company and the excellent later sys-
TEN the fire was soon under eontinl and
several of the largest business houses IN
the town were saved. The loss TO the
building and fixtures is $1,000.