The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-10
OF UNCLE SANS WOMEN CLERKS

ngton. Of the bureau. and Colonel
Burch. the CHIEF clerk. are also back DIT
their Offices after extensive trips u The
interests OF veterinary science.
Mr. ". F. Bryan, Of the proorroom
of the Government Printing Ofic5, IS
one of the Spanish War Veterans. He
saw service with che ''FencibIes'' IN the
Cuban camIaign- He has long been an
enthusiastic member Of the military
forces Of the District He was in -ha
Office for three years before the break
ing out Of the war. Mr.. Bryan came s.
the Office from Saginaw, Mich, and has
been a valued eInploye from the first
Mr. G. X Gilbert, OF the United States
Geological Survey, who has been fo-
several years in the field. IS at the Offices
OF the survey this summer. He is en-
eaged n the preparation Of important
reports which are 20 be made public this
fall. NJ. Gilbert has wrested many Sc
c-ets from the hills Of The West. and his
reports On his investigation and MS
conclusions from the Investigations OF
others are awaited with interest
Col. John Hancock, CHEZ OF ito sta
tfonery division OF the Pension s}fice,
left a day or two since for ~is!c to
Northampton. y ! as an ind tatiga-
( bic worker Colonel Hancock has but few,
/ If any. equals among Uncle Sans army
Of workers This is the first leave that
/ he has taken for he past seven years,
/ and it was only at the peremptoTy com-
imand Of his physician that he consented
to temporarily reIinquish his official du-
ties for a much-neaded rest OF q srick,
active temperament, Colonel E-pc' 2,
is never satisfied unless he is up o tbe
IeIbows in work Many years az Z, as
postofHce Inspector. he was considered
the most wide-awake and alert man IN
! the service. and when he ASSUMED charge
! Of the stationery division OF the Pension
/ Omce he displayed his rare business
/ qualifications in recognizing tie whole
system of arranging and E5d-g the
thousands OF different blanks srd Other
( articles in his care. Formerly It re-
CURED deal Of patience ar SINE to
|fn a reuuisftioE, but under the personal
! supervision OF Colonel Hancock order
/ came out OF chaos, and anything called
! for can be furnished IN a moments time
Mr.. Charles E. Warren, eae Of the
bright young men attached 10 the Office
/ of the Commissioner Of Pensions, is tax
ing his annual outing During his alb
sence from the city Mr. Warren VIII
visit Cape May, Long Branch, and As
bury Park. Mr. Warren is Of : very Co
servant turn Of mind. and, no doubt
his many friends in the Office viii be On
tertained by numerous stories Of adVen-
ture upon his return TO the bureau
"Before-the-war' stories are quite
popular. and narratives Of tie occur
rences Of the war are in vogue, but there
is rather shortage OF stories as TO the
times Immediately succeeding The great
struggle between the States, particular
in the South The suferings OF the
people we're great and humiliaJing, ard
perhaps there is a desire for forgetf..i-
ness. But the veterans are not TO 5e
dIsmayed. and some Of them have saved
up for the younger people some quaint
and interesting narratives Of the recon
struction days. There was nothing
funny. about reconstruction, but some Of
: -he incidents make interesting reading
F Captain Lark Barrett. Of the Interior
/ Department, who came from the noun
-ains Of north Georgia and who was with
the boys IL the war and one Of the boys
after the war and is one Of them now.
says that when he thinks Of the prices
/ people paid for things Just after the
/ surrender he is inclined 10 believe that
those who are grum5ling at prices row
are On the ragged edge Of sin Prices
we're terribly high and Confederate
money was Of microscopic worth. He
recalls that after the clsbauding Of the
/ army some Of the soldiers were in
! Macon. Ga, and they were dry. some
thing that occurred 10 soldiers then Is
\ now His little party OF six went into
I a tavern and took some wine. Tie bill
IOT the six glasses was SJ2o. a Years
pay for Confederate soldier Every-
thing else was IN the same aItitudIaous
nieghDorhOOd
The captain says that one OF his
earliest TecollecJiOns Is Of a barrel Of
! copperss- His father kept a store and
had the goods hauled from far over the
mountains. He merchandise for forty
years and decided to quit All the goods
were put up for sale and everything
vas disposed Of except The barrel OF
{ cCppeTas and il was rolled into Q little
warehouse The barrel became a SEIZURE
f OF the place like the family hearth
stone The war came on and win = au
/ increased demand for coppcras. which
+ was extensively used as dyeing mate
rial. Il was not in so great demand as
salt which the people obtained bT boil
. ing the dirt floors Of sm0kchouses-
When the war was over and the people
! were trying 10 get themselves to-
: g6theT again. somebody thought OF the
old barrel Of copperas- II was rolled
out and IL brought s.. 500 At the closing
+ out sale The senior Barrett would have
( let il go for 90 cents If anybody had Of
fered the 30 cents.
The captain furthermore tells of the
{ best pair OF boots he ever wore When
3 he got out OF The war be was about bare
footed. He had to have some shoes. It
vas beneath the dignity Of soldier re-
turned with honors and scars 10 20 bare
/ foot and besides he lived in town Fancy
2 rrices we're being maid for huorz aud