The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-30
Everyday Stories of the Workings
and Workers of the Departments.

Adams Express Company. the local
office at least. has not yet been arprised
OF the Tact that there is new Postmas-
ter General presiding over the affairs of
that department Of the Government Ad-
ministratf,si or has not learned his
name Hon Henry C. Payne. the success
s0r OF Postmaster General Smith. who
was indicted into Office or the 10th in
slant. q fortnight ago, cannot have ez-
press packages delivered to him at has
Office iu the POstofiCe Department build
ing but is obliged to send a special mes
seueer TO me office of the express COM
pauy 10 gather Up what is intended for
him a package addressed Hon Henry
G. Payne, Washington ID. c." was re-
ceivea at the local Office of the Express
Company day or 50 ago. One can read
lily imagine the uniformed delivery CLERK
porting over the city directory looking
for The house address OF Mr.. Payne The
city directory contains Harrys and Hen
rvs whose surname is Payne but there Is
not to be found one OF the identical name
OF the Postmaster General
The iHurility OF the reference TO the
city directory found its usual expression
in postal card notice. directed to
Henry e.. Payne, Washington, ID. C.. ad-
visiUg him that an express package ad-
dressed TO him was at the Office of the
company, and could be had by persona.
application and by signing for the same.
IL Is TO be presumed that proper idcuti-
hcat!on was also q requisite. The CLERK
OF the city post0mCe, wiser than tie
clerks OF the express company. and hay-
ing duly learned that Mr.. Payne presided
over their desUnies, with prompt &c
spatch delivered the postcard notice tr
the Office Of the Postmaster General The
latter in due time sent over the c3lC-ed
messenger whom he inherited from his
predecessor TO secure possession Of the
package. In view Of the representation
Of the messenger. the formalitics Of iden-
tidCauon Of the Postmaster General and
of his autograph signature for the release
Of the package were waived.
DR.. Cyrus Adler. librarian Of the smith
sonian Institution, is regarded as one OF
Tire best Librarians in the country While
az Johns Hopkins University his love Tor
books. and especially old ana rare ones.
was discovered by those with whom he
was associated He did not seek 10 push
himself 20 the front. and when the adj
vice OF DR.. ID. c. Gilman, the president o..
Johns Hopkins. was sought as TO who
would be a good man ia place in The OF
fee of Librarian of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition he recommended Dr. Aule-- Since
his acceptance of his present position De-
has Travelled o great deal, both IN this
and other countries. and speaks German.
French. and some othcr languages With as
much fuency as his own. He has writer
several works on scientific subjects viii q
have received high praise from critics.
Mr.. Henry Sherwood. OF the finance d.
vision OF the Postoaice Department, is a
native OF Michigan. but has lived at in
tervals in Washington Tor many years.
When but a boy he entered the army OF
the Union and served in the Fourth
Michigan Cavalry. which was part OF the
army OF the Cumberland. throughout the
war Among his commanders we're Gen
erals ROsecrans. Grant, and sherman.
While fighting under the latter at the
Battle OF Kenesaw Mountain he was
wounded in the leg and had 10 suffer the
GmputatiOn OF that member. After the
war he became prominent in politics. and
was postmaster Of the House or Repre-
sentatives in the Forty-third and Forty
seventh Congresses. Later he was for
eight years postmaster OF this city. anl
after the change OF administration. which
resulted in the appointment by President
Cleveland OF the late James p. Willctt t.
the postmastershiD, Mr.. Sherwood was as
stsrant for four Tcars aud two months
remained FOR several years. lie came
back TO Washington four years ago q
accept his present Office He is a member
OF a G. A. r. post in Michigan, and has
filed all the chairs in Odd Fellowship il
his native state. He vas o delegate frOU
Michigan to the convention which nomi-
mated President Mckinley previous 70 the
latter's election for his first term
One Of the most important police pre-
cincts in the District is that under tho
charge Of Lieut. James z. Heffner Hi.
life has been an evenffui one. He was borr
ia MechanicstOwn. Frederick County. Nd
October TO- 1913 UEder the age Of eign-
teeu he enlisted In Company y OF ths
First Maryland Volunteers, Potomac HON,
Brigade, and served for three months
august 20. 1862. he rs-entered the servic,
for three years in Company D. Sixth Mary
land Volunteer Infa airy, serving 81 tn,
Second Brigade, Sixth Corps. Army Of IN,
Potomac. During the war he participated
IN tire battles OF Winchester. June L. 1852
and September 10. 1854. was in the fights
at Mine Run. the Wilderness. Spottsylva
MIA Court House. Cold Harbor- ne was a
Petersburg in 1864 and 1860. Fredericl
Junction and ApD0maJt0x Court House