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PROPOSALS FOR MILITARY SUPPLIES
Chief quartermaster's office. Chicago Ill, Feb.
received at this Office until y O'Clock noon, Feb
% 1892 for delivery at either the Chicago. Phil
ouartermaster's department, OF wool undershirts,
wool stockings, forage caps and d. b. cloth,
tions. Government reserves right TO reject or
accept any or all proposals or any part thereof.
Preference given articles of domestic pro-
auction or manufacture, conditions OF quality
dneluding in the price OF foreign productions
Particulars and blanks for proposals viii be fur
nished on application. Envelopes containing pro-
Supplies" and addressed 10 COL E B. At
WOOD. Chief Quarterrnaster.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES Milf
tarv Home Grant Co Ind. Treasurer's office.
FEB TO- 1892 Sealed proposals viii be received
1902 fer furnishing and delivery Of supplies.
painting roofing. cases. cupboards. etc. at Ma
ties to Zoe increased ten per cent II required
during the execution OF the contract Standard
tions and specifications and blank proposals viii
% supplied upon application 70 this ONCE sam,
unless same called for in the specthca tons.
The right Is reserved % reject any or an pro-
posals or i've any intornalities therein.
1870. ..Trorosals Tor supplies n H. D. V.
O ADAMS Treasurer JUSTIN Fl. CHAPMAN.
Governor
etpervising Architect, washington. ID. c. Feb
rusry 4 i902.-sEALED PROPOSALS will be
r,eeeived al this Office until o'clock p. m. on
tbe f7th day OF March. 1902. and then opened.
Tor the general construction except heating ap-
,,srsts,s ard electric wiring and cCnduits) OF
he a. : Courthouse and Postoriee building.
fS-pTANAPOIIS INDIANA. In accordance
,.-ifh TIE drawings and specifications, copies OF
,,blch NAV be had al the discretion OF the SUI
,-sstng Architect on application this Of
90 81 the Office Of the Architects. RANKIN a.
trelfopu 1gI2 Walnut street. Philadelphia Pa
senliestions must be accompanied by certified
ebfcL Tor $1,000. which viii b held AZ ms OF
zee until the return II the drawings ana spesI-
nestions JAMES KNOX TAYLOR supervis-
inR Architect.
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VITAL STATISTICs-FEB. II.
Births.

]. f. and Mary Porter. 17s2 How. s,s,,o -.
street. girl. ~ "ese NerIlii
J. L. and r. Fretnen 1922 Yandes Stree. t.,
ty-nluth street. bow 0Se wen
William r and Grace Oi1bar, ote 81. -.
boy 'ii"Hi' $50 YAK street.
., George and Pearl Weaver. 1905 East sixteenth
girl. -''A s'Heiuoh street.
street. girl = '' 4''iOee isisihl
81, Marshall and RoseIine Avery. 1912 Yandes
v, George and Nena Russell. 1s3 Puryear street.
boy - ~i''s 'o"' -NosNooo'
eli III; NJ and Anna Pnsenberger. SO North Shelf
sts Joseph and Flora Williamson 1910 Hovey
~ Edwin and Dora Booth 1875 Yandes street.
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TUNNEL TO BE COMPLETED.
New York and New Jersey Company
Incorporated at Albany.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE New York and
Jersey Company was Incorporated at AL
bany to-day. w. c. McAdoo. counsel for
the corporation. said the object of the COM
pany was the completion of what is known
as the Old Hudson River Tunnel The ter
minas on both sides OF the river have been
acquired he said. the terminal station on.
the New York side TO be in the block
bounded by Christopher. Tenth, Greenwich
and Hudson streets. The tunnel cars will
come 10 the surface at this station, so that
transfers of passengers can be made TO
both the elevated and Metropolitan sys-
TENS in convenient manner. On the New
Jersey side connections VIII be made on the
surface with the street-railway lines. The
tunnel will be operated by electricity The
tunnel has been built for a distance OF 400
feet. leaving 1000 feet Of work yet TO be
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THE JOBBING TRADE.

(The quotations given below are the selling
prices of the wholesale dealers
Candies and Nuts.
grocers' mixed, 6hc; Banner twist stick Sc;
Banner cream mixed. 1Oqllc; old-time mixed Sc
walnuts. i2ai4c; Brazil nuts, loc; fiberts i4isc;
peanuts, roasted, 7QSc; mixed nuts. 12c.
Canned Goods.
Corn. S5cGs1.25 Peaches-Fastern standard
3-lb. sl.75q2; 2-lb seconds. N.40qL6O; California
Miscellaneous Biackberries, lib s5as6c; rasp-
berries. bib. 80; pineapples. standard
lib, friI weight s5cGs1; light sOGs5c; string
beans Glib, $40; Lima beans, 81. 2oql rs; peas
.ters. 81 sSa2: red cherries. sscas1; strawberries
s5Q9oc; salmon lib, s5cgs2; alb tomatoes. 81
Coal and Coke.
Anthraete (a szes' SIC per tSR Rloss6q5s
$I25; Pittsburg. sl25; Raymond AS; Winifrede
sdei krR S Greene 8: a6Sh XsfK an a
So slack, smokeess, 50 %; slack, Jackson
GINA $50; slack, Indiana. 50; ConneIlsville
coke. $3.50; lump coke, lie per bu, 81 IS per ton
25c per ton extra, ground floor or dumped in GEL
lar; bags. soc per ton extra second floor or car
wheelbarrow, chute basket.
Alcohol 81 62d2 75 asafoetida, 4Oc; alum. 2lkG
&c; camphor. SsQ7Oc; cochineai 5Od55c: chloro-
form sSaSSc coRPeras' 6Tl e cream tartar
genuine. 35Q4Oc; magense, carb.. 2-oz. 2Oq2zc;
morphine. p. & w. per OF. 81 45Q2 60; madden.
gamot, per ID. So; opium, So 5OQS7O; .quinine. p
q W. per o. o4G39c: balsam capaiba 55d6Oc;
salts salts EPSON sulphur -four 2aG5c saii
peter l0dl4c: turpentine 49d55c: glycerine, 1910
zG9 S eOe ehorate potash i5a2oc borax s
l2c; cinchonida, SSq4Sc; carbolc acid, 57q4Oc;
cocaine, muir. IS. O5d525.
Dry Goods.
Bleached ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS L. TIC;
Cumberland, &c; Dwight Anchor. SIC; Fruit Of
the Loom 7s4c; Farwell nc; Fitchville, &c: Full
Nil Id' nc: Hope nc: Lnwood. 7Ec: Lonsdaie'
7s.c; Peabody, size; Pepperell s4. 1sc: Pepperell.
1914 2lc; Androscoggin 81. 1sc; Androscoggin.
Brown sheetings-Atlantic A. &c; Argyle, s14c:
Boot c. 4!4e; Bucks Head, Sc: Clifton ccc,
Sc: Dwight Star. &c: Great Falls E. SIC Great
Fails S. H F.s 1e lqSsn ,y Head ss
coggin, 81. lie; Androscoggn, lo-4, 1sc.
Allen robes. 5lsc; American indigo. &c; Ar
mold long cloth B. The; Arnold Lie. size;
G mae pinks and Purpec 55ic Pacc fancy SC;
Simpsons manrungs. 4izc; simpsons Berlin
sS5; ss ss sssn ss ~ sc srs sS
81 KftdlSnisRed csrss1esE Edwards s4c; Warren.
iii Tickings+Amoskeag AGA. lolkc: conestoga
BF I2lzc: Cords 14o. l1l4c; Cords T. llkc. Cor
dis ACE. Ihrc: Hamilton awnings. Sc: Kimono
fancy lie; Lenox fancy. iSc; Methuen "A. 10i1c;
Oakland AT. &C; Portsmouth, uhc: Susquehan-
ma. I2Isc; shetucket sw, &C; shetucket F. Sl4c;
Swift River. SIG.
misunderstanding staple. size; Amoskeag
dress &c: Bates. size: Lancaster size: Lancaster
dress &c; Bates. SIC: Toll du Nord Sc
Grain Bags-AmOskeag. $3.50 American. Sl5. 50;
Harmony. $3.50; Stark. SIC.
Flour.
Straight grades H.eO3i Is: patent -four. 81 500
AIS: spring wheat S5.5oG5-7S-
Groceries.
cofee-Good. i00l2c prime. i26l4c: strictly
prime. 14Gl6c; fancy green and yellow, lsa22c;
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Marin &c Licenses.

Joseph Whipple and Mary I.uhring.
Fnlllp COckOver and Katie Fetter.
1harles Alhand and Anna Austin.
sooert Bellis and Emma Brinkman.
Garfield n. Haywood and Ida Howard.
John u Bradburn and Sarah T. Casey.
David T. Warner and Allie Ravens.
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1.-The Blue Book on Advertising" issued
by the ]. Walter Thompson Co., of New
York, Chicago and Boston. is a handsome
volume devoted 10 advertising and adver-
Using media. Carrying out the title the
book is blue throughout-cover. paper.
ink making a strikingly handsome typo
graphical appearance. IL aims TO present
a select list of publications. the biggest
and best newspapers. the highest class of
magazines and class publications. Be
cause OF the compact form, IL is espe-
cfaIly handy for desk use. Its sug-
gestive hints on the best advertising
methods and its examples of ads J"
placed by the company make the volume
one of great potential value 10 the man
who advertises or the man who ought to
do so. and that means every live business
man.
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Poultry and other Produce.
Price paid by shippers.l

prices paid by shippers.)
Young turkeys 10 to u lbs, Sc per Id: hens
Sc: cocks, &c; young chickens, Sc; ducks, &c;
geese, $3.50 per doZ
Cheese-New York full creams &c., domestic
Swiss, lie: brick, 14c; limburger, 13c.
Butter-Choce roll, lac per Id; poor, No. 2.
Sd1Oc.
Eggs-22c per doz.
Beeswax-30c for yellow, 25c for dark
Feathers-Prime geese, soc per 10; prime duck
zoe per To-
Wool-Merchantable medium, Ice; bury and
understandable, 3q5c less; coarse grades, 15c;
fine merino, 1Sd15c; tub washed, 25Q2Sc.
HIDES TALLOW, ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. l. 7hc; No. 2 6Ikc:
No calf, 10c; No. calf Sl2c.
Grease-Whte, 4c; yellow, 311c; brown, 2zc.
Tallow-No 1, 51zc; No. 2, 4c.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Allowances by Board Of County Conn
missioners, January Term, 1902.

~ s55s %
NJ L. jefferson. pay roll Center ID. l44O9
Carl Johnson supplies for asylum for poor. 100 %
The Independent. advertising ............... 300
IA. NJ Hadley, deputy county assessor. 1900
Elliott a. Hatch, typewrttsrs 5000
revenue .............r......... 1872
W. Scott Moore, 200
water plant 2s2 %
A d Shaw, pay roll workhOuse.............2 s2. .
Alex Craig, pay roll courthouse janitors.. SS2 30
w. +. Privett. truancy oicer.............. 1860
]. F. Wright, trUancy 800
] w Faiiey, truancy oficer................. 300
Jos BristOw, truancy officer. 26.J)
p N Hiser truancy officer. ................. 26.00
Mrs Ella Mccoy truancy ofioer............ 300
Geo. Pfeifer, county l5.l0
NJ l.. jefferson. pay roll center ~. assessor l4400
II M Hadley. deputy county Assessor. 15.00
Friendly Inn donation. 200 90
NJ l.. jefferson, pay roll Center tp. assessor 1900
H NJ Hadley, deputy county assessor. 800
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Homer Lewis Hurt, ten years. APO North Da-
Niason street, congestion of the lungs
Katherine McCarty. sixty years, 232 Douglass
avenue. chronic bronchitis
Sarah J. sutton ifty-eight wears 400 West
Sixteenth street. uraemfa
accident 7
Margaret Tobin, ninety years city senility
Jane owen, seventy-fOur years. 2fl2 College
avenue, chronic cerebral congestion.
"a, Isar9ara tanning, eighty-four years, 1893
Foundry street. Influenza
Wilmeth Minkner. fOrty-one years 1925 Astor
street, endOCarditis.
henry Paul kieffer, twenty three years 1347
West Twenty-fifth street tubercular puImonalis
Julie Anna Snyder. ffty-three years. 62S South
New jersey street, intestinal obstruction
dipbtheria
Ida Crews. fOrty-efght years ImDeriaI Hotel.
heart failure.
Emma Pigg. sixteen years, Illinois and Ray
mOnd streets. cOnsumption.
Ellen Clark, thiTty-six years. 715 East Georgia
street consumption
Maggie Rodgers. thirty-nine years, 1856 Davis
street consumption.
Lizzie L Masters. thirtv-nfDe wears 1902 En-
glish avenue. peritonitis
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Illinois Bank Robbed.

HARRISBURG. HI, Feb. 1.-THE Saline
County Bank. at Stone Fort. fourteen
miles from here, robbed by safe blow
ers early to-day of 5000 In currency Blood
hounds lost the trail OF the robbers after
following ii for about four miles.
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LOST-Steel bead chatelaine bag, containing
small silver watch, knife, file and small sum
OF money. Reward Address Box 206, Jour
nal.
LOST-Two pocketbOoks. one smooth finished.
with monogram side: the other alligator
finish small. The finder will receive suitable
reward by return 10 GEO EASTON, at Pacific
oil Co., 1139 Stevenson building
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LoANS-Money on mortgages c. F. SAYLES.
l24 East Market street
FINANCIAL-Private money to loan on real
estate, with privilege OF prepayment. w. a
GREYER. 405 Majestic Bldg.
EINANCIAI~-First-m loans on improved
indianapolis property: lowest rates: privilege
OF prepayment SPANN & CO. las T. Market
FINANCIAL-Money to loan on farm MORTGAGES
anywhere in Ind ana at the lowest rates OF in
terest; full partial payment privilege granted;
large loans solicited: correspondents invited
CLEMENTS & EVANS. Charlottesville, Ind.
FINANCIAL
LET Us BE YOUR BANKER
We can loan you money cheaper than any
other concern I'm the city. Why2 Because OF
our large business and high-grade customers
Loans made TO employees holding a permanent
position. See before placing a loan
THE SALARY LOAN CO.
Tel, new. 2259. S27 Stevenson Building
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wANTED-sALEsMAN.

WANTED-Two shoe statesmen for Indiana and
Illinois. Good position for experienced men.
Address JULIAN q KOKENGE Cincinnati O.
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STORAGE.

STORAGE-INDPLS WAREHOUSE Co
W. E. Kurtz, Pres. II. A Grassland. Mgr.
517-523 5. Penn. Telephone 1343
We STORE PACK and HAUL.
STORAGE-The Union Transfer and Storage
Company, corner East Ohio street and Bee
line tracks: only frst-class storage solicited.
Grating and packing of household goods a
speciality. SPECIAL FREIGHT RATES on
shipments of household goods to Pacific coast
and other Western points
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LAUNDR Y.

LAUNDRY-Hop Lee laundry, 122 w. Market
st: Shirts, Sc; collars. ll9c cuffs, &c. Guaran.
teed.
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INSURANCE.


INSURANCE-Insur your property with A B.
CARTER & CO, 14s e Market St
observation-disclosures your home in the Royal
insurance Company. w. a. GREYER. 4O5
Majestic Bldg.
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Copy Of Statement OF the Condition
OF THE
Western Underwriters
Association Inc.
On the 3Ist day of December, 1901
1t is located at Nos 1ss and 155 la Sale
street. Chicago. III.
WM. TREAIBoR. President
VIM. FEILER, Secretary.
The amount OF its capital is........... $4,000
- fas Il HalH
On the 3!st day of December, 1901
1t is located at Nos. 1ss and 155 la Sale
street. Chicago. III.

The amount OF its capital is............ $500 90
The amount OF its capital paid up is. %. go
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NOTICE.

NOTICE-JOSEPH GARDNER, Tin work and
furnaces. 80 Kentucky ave. Telephone S22
NOTICE-Fire escapes, iron fences, gratings
window guards. etc ORNAMENTAL IRON
MFG. co. 1912 5. Meridian Telephones 1880
new. green 2041 old
NOTICE South Side Dry Cleaning Works Of
fee. IL Virginia Ladies' dresses, jackets
lace curtains. gloves. slippers cleaned. Goods
called for and delivered. Old phone 1895 main.
J. G. BRILL manager
NOTICE-If in need OF second hand building ma
terial OF any description call phone THE
INDIANAPOLIS WRECKING CO. 1918 Cornell
av New Phone S59S. OLD BUILDINGS
BOUGHT AND TORN DOWN.
All Advertisements inserted in these columns
are charged at very low rate Of 3 cents a line
No additional charge per line for blank or dash
lines. Telephone rs and your ad will be called
for
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M n This
"a H1 Laxative BromoQ uinne
- - </2O1<>>'hs . . dsa
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ROUSE & MAYHEM, Practical Opticians
10C Monument place. English Hotel block
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State Of Indiana. ONCE OF Auditor Of State

MEYER 6 KISER, 800 Indiana Trust Building.
HALL 6 HILL, Thorpe Block.
DANIEL MATHER, Room y, ZOE. Market ST.
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BERTERMANN BROS,
New No. 2i1 Mass. av., 228 n. Del st. Tel $40.
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The Devils
Daughter"

Prices OF Administrators, i5s, -, 51s
Thursday, Friday, Saturday-REILLY and
WOODS.
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SALE AND LIVERY STABLES
HORACE WOOD. Carriages. Traps. Buck
boards. etc) % Circle. Tel. 1897.
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JOURNAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

ELEVATORS
Passenger and freight. Repairs and supplies.
REEDY < CO. 'PhOnes-Newi $40. old 22752.
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FOR Observation-Disclosures.

FOR RENT-Typewriters; high-grade machines
prices reasonable. Call UNITEI
TYPEWRITER AND SUPPLIES CO, SO Monu
ment place
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TYPEwRITERS.

FOR SALE-The Fox Manhattan and other
leading makes for sale rent at antitrust
prices. c. NJ NERRICK, Gen Agt. Phones. 500.
ia Z Washington St, Indianapolis.
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UPHOLSTERING.
SEALED PROPOSALS.

Furniture. mattresses repaired: furniture packed.
otto Suesz, Mass and Del Phone 235S; new also.
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TAURANTS-
STEGMEIR BROS. Oyster and Chop House.
10 y. Illinois Beth phones zoo.
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MONUMENTS.


MON JMENTS-A- Diener, 40 r. Washington
Tel Zoz5- Branch works L. entrance Crown Hill
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FAIENI LAW ERS-
+. T. SILVIUS & CO. los N Pennsylvania St
Free pamphlets and consultation.
THOMAS r. BELL. Consulting engineer and
patent solicitor. 81 ingalls, block. Indianapolis
V H LOCKWOOD. pamphlet or any general
information free OF charge.
4l5-41S Lemcke Building.
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STOVE REPAIRS
THE PEERLESS FOUNDRY CO.. 10 Meek St
New phone 2402
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Allowances by superior Court Room
No. 3. January Term, 1902.

HARRY d SMITH.
Auditor Marion County.
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Seed clover. prime. ssqs.5O; English clover.
s6me so; Alsfke s74S: Alfalfa. choice. s6Q6 25;
Crimson clover. 81 5OG5 Timothy. prime. s.. lOa
3.15. Fancy Kentucky bluegrass sl25aL4O: ex-
ira clean, 60670c. Orchard grass 81. 40l l. 10 Red
top. s0enSl.75. Engllsh BLUEGRASS g. 2543.
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CThe quotations given below are the selling
prices of the wholesale dealers. }
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
FLANNER & Observation-Disclosures
embalmers) Can ship diphtheria and
scarlet fever. Lady embalmer for
ladies and children. 800 North Illi-
nois street Telephone GIL. and old.
Old 30. G. r. KREGELO, New $50.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR,
223 y. Delaware St.
TUTEWILER < son,
Undertakes. 124 w. Market ST Tel 216
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Coffee-Good. 109I2c: prime 126l4c: strictly
prime 141l6c; fancy green and yellow. Isa22c;
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NOTICE-JOSEPH GARDNER, Tin work and
furnaces 20 Kentucky IVA Telenbcna ae2
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28

fraction. Now, observe the sth:e
ment: You take all Of the depart
ments at Washington, and the av-
erage sick leave is only fraction
over three days.
This debate was prolonged; but
sufficient is here quoted to show the
facts, and the animus of Mr.. Robin
son. Later in the day he, announced
that he had prepared and would in
troduce bill cutting off the sick
leaves of employees of the govern
ment. His attack upon the clerks
has caused a great deal Of consterna-
tion among the civil. service employees
of the government. Not less than
$4,000 people depend upon govern
ment employment for bread and but.
ter.
The readers of this column of cor
respondence have been informed from
time to time of the facts showing that
government clerks receive larger sol.
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aries for less hours of work than AM
other class of people in our country
They who succeed in securing employ
ment in the civil service are exceeding
ly fortunate. But, while it is true thai
they are fortunate in their environ
ments, and while it is further true
that a majority of them do not realize
that they are to be envied, it does not
not follow that they are dishonest mol
dishonorable. There is no reason why
Mr.. Robinson, of Indiana, or any other
man in congress should attack their
integrity and assume that they are 4
class of malingerers.
There are clerks who absent them.
! selves from their desks and send word
that they are sick, when that report is
false. There are congressman whose
lives are as crooked as dogs hind leg
But it is not fair to assume that all
of a class are alike dishonorable.
As a general rule when clerks report
themselves indisposed they are telling
the truth.
1t is customary for the executive de-
partments to permit clerks to have sc
days of sick leave every year, without
deducting their pay for absence. This
is merely humane. But the integrity
of clerks is manifested when Mr.
Hemenway publicly reports that SO
few clerks report themselves sick that
in all of the executive departments the
average sick leave is "only a fraction
over three days" That shows that
thousands of clerks never take any
sick leave at all, while other thousands
take only such leave as they are emit
tied to, on account of impaired health.
The writer knows of five individual
cases in which good clerks after hav.
ing been absent sick for 80 days, were
required to resign their positions on
account of continued sickness. This
was a great hardship, to lose an in.
come when illness required the ex-
pense of medical attendance and med
ical skill. In each case the depart
ments held their positions for them,
and four of the good clerks recovered
and were restored within a year. If
a sick clerk is absent more than a year,
the civil rules will not permit restora-
ton to office. One of the clerks re.
ferred to above died within a year
after losing his place.
There are thousands of ladies in Of
fee, some of them in delicate health.
They have children or parents or other
dear ones dependent upon them. They
are conscientious and faithful Many
of them go to their desks to work when
they have swimming headaches, or
other ailments, and they do not shirk.
Not many days ago young lady
tainted at her desk in the office of the
auditor of the post Office department.
She is fragile creature, but bravely
performs her duty for the benefit Of
others.
While worthy of Commentator,
that young lady is only one of class
of worthy women, all of whom deserve
praise. It is unfair that any censure or |
shadow of censure should be aimed at
them, They are worthy public serv-
ants all. And the majority of the men
are like unto them for fidelity.
SMITH D. FRY.