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The Washington times., 1903-07-12

court stenographer. who has
been at the business for
twenty-five years. good stenograPhers
are just as rare today as they were
years ago despite the number being turn
ed out every year by the business schools
and colleges of the country. The reason
for this is because the work is SO hard.
1t demands full toll of nerve and energy.
LET me tell you that there are very
few all-around good court stenOgraphers.
Some OF the best in the country are right
here in this city, but you can easily
count those that are able 10 keep UP
with the procession when experts. dee
tors, alienists. and other people who can
talk off strings OF Latin, French, and
other strange words and terms get on
the stand
II hadn't been in the business long
before l was warned TO fight shy OF ex-
pert testimony, technical hearings. com
missions In lunacy and such things. But
by and by I got so proficient that not
much OF anything in my law office work
stumped me and began TO have pretty
good opinion OF myself
I'm fairly good French scholar. and
! can read Latin with some degree of
ease. I'm conversant with common law
practice. 1 even know a little of medi-
cine. was doing the regular work of
a law office stenographer when a stem
ographer who was regarded as a first
class man came into the office and asked
me II l would be kind enough to report
a hearing OF a celebrated Wall Street
case for him that afternoon. I was
flattered at the implied compliment and
accepted the proposition on the instant
Well. when I reached the court room.
! was nearly scared out of my shoes
There were about seven lawyers on each
side. and they were all more than pre-
Jared TO argue every phase of a very
hard case in the most technical language.
When the case got under way it was
like a whirlwind. but l stuck to my work
like Trojan and got every syllable down
perfectly. Even when the fourteen law
yers. more, or less. talked pretty much
all at once and the court put in ques-
tions and the witness managed to get
into the sandwich once in a great while,
l had everything down right.
Then one of the lawyers asked a long
question, rattling out his words like a
Calling gun pouring shot. and all the
other thirteen lawyers began firing their
share of the ,cannonade. l knew | was
getting II all down in Dothooks all right.
but suddenly one of the lawyers request
ed that the stenographer repeat the
question.
Il knew that had that question down
%. X. but the sudden demand of the
lawyer fairly took my breath away. l
lost my head for the moment. and l
knew that IL l tried to read that ques-
tion l would stammer and stutter so
that couldn't be understood.
Il seemed to have a vestige OF in
tellect left. however, and 1 began to
spar for wind as they say. turned
over the leaves in my notebook as If
were looking for the place. and l FUN
bled back and forth as coolly as If 1
were one of the Murphys./ All The
time / felt every eye in the court was
on me- All of a sudden the lawyer who
had asked the question said: Well,
withdraw that question Imagine my
lrelief!
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I'd A FAITHFUL LABORER,
(From the German of H. Ailmers1

(From the German OF H. Allmers)
This is the field you plowed this SPRING
time.
This is the grain which you have sown.
You worked for me, unwearied toiler,
AS II it all had been your own.
Next came the merry month of having
plenteous harvest filled my store.
But l could take no Joy In either,
Because you can rejoice no more.
OF all the fruitful years rich treasure
Which is the outcome of your toll.
Only a wreath CT wheat ears bring |
To place above you on the soil.
But In my memory ! VIII keep you
Through life. and till my latest breath
In gratitude / will recall you,
My servant. faithful unto death
S-H. +.
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- TROLLING about the cool corridors
OF the Treasury Department build
ing on one of the recent tOrrid
temperature days. partly to escape from
the outside discomforts and partly 10
chat with any official who crossed his
path. from bureau chief to messenger,
a representative of The Times hauled up
alongside of an old friend who has been
holding down" an important desk in
the department for just about half
century The Times man congratulated
this gentleman upon his youthful ap-
pearance and unfortunately. perhaps. al
IuGed to him as one Of the veterans Of
the Government civil service. This
opened Up a one-sided talk.
Veterans" said the old-not to say
aged-elerk. well It rather uDsets my
equilibrium 10 notice how that one little
word is so frequently misapplied. It
doesn't mean that a man need be a
modern Methuselah TO be branded as
a veteran. while IT does mean that he
should possess experience to a marked
degree no matter in what branch OF
work his abilities are engrossed. And
when it comes to that the tall timber
land Of this department is full of vet
Grams You can hardly turn out Of the
corridors without humping up against a
veteran. They are here in every office
from messengers up to bureau chiefs.
anG Il they were strung up in line Of
battle ! doubt II you would find one
among the number who would give any
evidence that age had caught them in
his clutch
Some OF the Corps Leaders.
Now just lot me name over one or
two Of these veterans Of the Treasury
to you" said the old clerk, warming up
TO the topic. There's Harrington, for
instance. chief OF the division Of ac-
counts in the office OF the Treasurer.
Harrington is the spryest veteran you
are likely 70 run across in a days
journey: looks like a farmer, and has
sense enough 10 run hotel. And there s
the Assistant Treasurer. james f. Me-
line. with the veteran stamped all over
him. lie is known in banking and busi-
ness circles all over the country. IN
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the matter Of business experience he is
one of the boss veterans in the Treasury
service. As for the Treasurer Office. it
is full Of veterans and they are entitled
to be known as such not only by the
many winters and summers that have
passed over their devoted heads. but be
cause they are crammed with that great
virtue-experience.
But there are Others" continued the
gentleman. 1.-The roster is long. l haven't
half the time necessary 10 name them.
Daskam. chief Of the division OF public
moneys, is one OF US. You might at
glance put Daskam down as a Baptist
preacher. but il you do you Will err.
don't suppose Daskam knows anything
about immersion, but he does. know all
the ms and out of the division under his
charge He has had long experience;
so set him down in the veteran list.
Then there is MacLennan. who is CHIEF
Of the division OF bookkeeping and war
rants. one OF the most important
branches Of the Government service, a
postmaster in the work Of keeping ac-
counts. preparing financial reports, and
all that sort OF thing"
There are scores Of other veterans.
T. ]. Hobbs. one OF the disbursing en-
gineers of the department, is among
them. r. E. Preston. OF the Mint bureau.
at one time its director. is another. The
list is q very long one, and there is con-
siderable satisfaction in noting that
when their official duties on each day
are ended one does not see them making
their exits from the building phalanxes
Of decrepit old clerks leaning on canes
and putting and blowing with eXertiOn
at every step they make. AS a general
rule It's a hale and hearty looking set of
old gentlemen that compose this civil
veteran corps as they stride away
ana stretch their veteran legs that have
been prisoners under a desk from s
O'Clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in
the afternoon.
There arc veterans in petticoats also
scattered around In all the bureaus
and divisions Of the department, but, as
Rudyard Kipling would say. that is
another story"
Passing of the Divisions.
An old clerk who seems TO have grown
younger as the years stole by him came
down the corridor. Strange to say this
gentleman had grievance. 1t gars m,
greet A" he said quoting Burns. Ito not,
the changes that have been made in the
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Passing of the Divisions.

An old clerk who seems TO have grown
younger as the years stole by him came
down the corridor. Strange to say this
gentleman had a grievance. d" 1t gars me
greet " he said, quoting Burns. Ito note
the changes that have been made in the
locality OF many bureaus OF the depart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-25

his highwa yrnau violence won her heart; at any
rate she married him within two years after
the attempted kidnapping, and lived with him
IN varying tempers to the close Of his shortened
days. Some Of these days were passed in the
country, though Rochester loved the town, and
when he was bitten by dog the worst thing he
said 10 the animal was, I wish you We're
married and lived in the country" At the early
age Of thirty-two the poet died. worn out by
very craze Of debauchery. He himself admitted
that for five years he was continually drunk
Dr. Burret tells Us THAI in his last days h
turned TO religion.
We have spoken here only Of Charles and his
favorite courier; the volume before Us deals
with a large group Of men and women equally
clever and corrupt. Much space is given to
amusing gIimpses Of the habits OF the place
and period and 10 more or less sprightly anee-
dotes Of the court. The author shows close
study Of his subject. and # n tells as nothing
that is new he retells the old stories with vivid
energy. He ascri5es few virtues 10 these lit
erary courtiers Of WaIpole's only genius Of the
line Of Stuart" but among those virtues is their
: -sIom from priggIshness They had no liter
ar Alterations and pretensions II is the only
good example they offer to the writer's Of
to-day.
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tighten the cloud Of foulness that hangs over
the poet. Even his boyish bravery-when in an
engagement at sea under command Of Sand
wich he carried a message in an open boat in
a storm Of shot-was forgotten when he shirked
a duel with MuIgrave. A worse thing than that
in the eyes Of the modern man. though not in
those Of Charles's courtiers, was the Earls
treatment Of Dryden. The latter was supposed
TO have written the satirical lines on Rochester
which in reality Mulgrave penned; and Roches-
ter's revenge was the hiring Of three rough
DULLES TO thrash the laureate as he passed
along the street dark winters night. The
King saw nothing despicable in this but he
did object 10 Rochester's kidnapping the heiress,
Elizabeth Mallet as she drove away with her
grandfather from the palace where she had been
at supper with the maid Of honor, La belle
Stewart While the girl was carried off, grand
papa rushed back TO the King at Whitehall, and
Charles fell into rage over the affront to his
hospitality and dignity. Armed men pursued
the Earl, caught him Immediately, and he
marched off 10 the Tower. OF course, the in
dulgent King presently forgave him his de-
feated outra ge-and so, strange to say, did the
lady! She had for a long time steadily re-
fused to marry him, and was obdurate even TO
the Kings entreaties for his favorite. Perhaps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-25
FICTION-AND HISTORY
LADY ROSES DACGHTER- AND MILE.
DE LESPTNASSE.

DE LESPINASSE.
In the fifteenth chapter of LADY Roses
Daughter" the serial story by Mrs. Humphry
Ward which is now drawing to close in the
pages of "Harper's Magazine" the attitude of
the heroine toward her lover at a critical point
in their relations is stated in the following
passage:
She never dreamt for moment OF blaming
WarkWorth for placing money foremost III MS
plans of ma trimony. She resembled one OF the
famous GmOurCRSCS of the eighteenth century.
who in writing to the man she loved but could
not marry. advises him TO take wife TO mend
his fortunes, and proposes TO him various
tempting mOrsels:-'une jeune personne, SIX
teen with neither father nor mother,-only a
brother They Will give her on her marriage,
Is go francs a year, and the aunt Will be quite
content to keep her and look after her for some
time" And if that won't do know a man
who would be only too happy 10 have you Tor a
son-in-law; but his daughter is only eleven; she
is an only child, however. and she VIII be reiB
rich. You know, ami. I desire your happI-
ness above all things: how TO procure It-there
lies the chief interest of my life.
The words quoted by Mrs. Ward were written
by Mile de Lespinasse, in one of those letters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-25

The Court q Charles i was not-as our
=,-i6bl.nS friend Pepys often LET'S Us Know.
particularly edifying save as an awful example
tut II Vas Aish-1 picturesque aic PeIel----el1S
provocative OF CURIOUS ana A'e-S soSst' 0
author a- ms Fol1-le mas WIN pel-e1t am
ness and l--l-a-.lns aHiI''a1Ieh mace huoh o. ms
opportunities HIS chapters On The career ana
-ra associates Of Lord Rochester are not meant
60 -ra reading Of young raidens under h1ty
10y assumed that the dlssolute' laced ana
r.-+.-a1. Ee-se-- IdIcting scarlTs OF the tteslo-
RATION hl=Tel any greatly important service
70 me world blt he author lhlI-Hs' anu
~-- -1at they ought not 10 De ols-lsS=-
a-1=r with contempt lIa-sIll-en a. ny ~
s--lg coward the pFoIuelloA o. 'Ne e--'V-
a-.-a.r'-th= establishment O. literary success
a. -E.uE worth striving for by people OF rank
g. society not given 70 ad1Tlrlng wiring EEL
-r=~ Il was a nasty school OF poetry, that OF
-.- W-s--0t Earl Of Rochester. and its pro-
r..--s. i clever and witty. clG not bE any 4
-..-s cE-ar show their VII N their rhymes,
--..~ were eager n satire and wreaked them
-az ca -a-ro-us-eTen The Indulsenr- y hlca-
N-- served as q target. Il he srlaTted' TINS
Id .E-z-r1sez stuart. Il was only or q moment
= -Ea handsome. merry young f-ai- -e IoNe1
---ez him a prank Of uncomfortable Impudenee
e. ba-tsh=5 him from Court 10 the oHeIesI
exile and vas only toe glad 10 g=t The boy back
--.3
--.5 his book. as 5nro many another The
second Charles comes again 10 puzzle al COM
-.---a-c~s. How much Of his faulty character
vas original sin: how much his idle, unhappy /
--r in ne vicious French court, where his |
----=-s5us mother governed him With rod OF
s--1- now much that equally idle, totally ire
s-auslle later life as King II eoLl---=---1- o--9
before IL came TO his own again VICIOUS
h. vas indeed, but how kind, how generous
even 70 The ungratefull IN one relation ne was
rar-=c--as The brother Of his sister HIS lei
---- 20 poor young Henrietta t'too early dead /
breathe q tenderness and sincerity when 90 lar
- sveeten his fragrant memory he mao
t-s.-s-he was witty, intuitve, quick not easily .
5a.e-=5 though often too lazy TO show Il de
.ar-1 music, literature and art and knew them
v-E some approach 10 T-rtIosiJy- he "aS
k=e--y Interested II scientlle SUBJECTS, ana Ne
was critic O. 10 snlaA powers "1'Pe,e 90,
credits his authorship o. the TWO --7o'o=-eo
papers which James i declared 10 u ne
brothers and had printed as sl-A' o-- ny
seem TO be IL The King handsome A1- ms,
and Nalpole Is alone III MS .pi--I-- -
- - =. - - 80 75-z~.-,- -+r- his r~o,la-
.--.- ---1- TIC L. a. 10. his
NATIONS al-- rs 4r--=-s a--t7~' d
--7 o- ~ - - - -, rs,-,-,, OYER
-.1.- ----7- ---777 ~ -,
rlr--=rt but clever attacks on ms own ll-1Iac
'--- - - 80 nor I've qfsa1v
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LITERARY RAKES.
r4zarr-S II AND HIS FATORITE
COCRTIER-
FATORITE

r-.--r--~-R AID OTHER LITERARY RAKES
Of TIE C0TRT OF CHARLES Il By the
Ar+rc- Of The Life Of Sir henelm Digby,'
..-Ae Life O. a P-ig-' etc. Svo. Pp. 80 Long
mans Green & Co
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
Social and Personal Notes

The Rev. John Shape pastor Of Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church has writ
ten to friends here from Aiken, S. c.,
that his health is improving. and ex-
poets to be able TO return here in April.
Miss Ida p. Anderson and James W.
Robinson were married by the Rev G.
W. Prettyman in Brandywine NJ. Il
parsonage at 4 O'Clock yesterday after
noon.
John Kramlich. a student of the Will
mington Business School. will spend
Saturday with his parents in Milford.
Mrs. Samuel Oglesby has returned tc
Chester. after a visit here
Miss Ellen S. Robinson, who has fin
ished a three years training. course al
the Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
T. Emmett Robinson, of No. 1011 Wes
Sixth street. this city.
A marriage license has been issued il
Philadelphia for Miss Eva M. Cox ans
Charles L. Behm. both of this city.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
Had Pleasant Surprise

An enjoyable surprise party was
rendered Mrs. c. w. Hill on Wednes-
day evening at her home, in Edge
Moor. The guests met at the home Of
Mrs. Samuel Maguigan, and proceeded
to the home Of Mrs. Hill. At o'clock
the house was well filled and the even
ing pleasantly spent in games and So
cial chats. AT q late hour a supper
was served. Mrs. Hill was the recip-
lent Of many handsome and useful
presents. Among them was a hand
some dining room suite, the gift OF
her husband.
Those present from Wilmington
We're: oscar Midlam. Howard john
son, Miss Margaret Hitch, Miss Sara
Hitch, Miss Maggie Rhodes. Miss Vir-
gle Roe, Miss Edith Ridgeway Miss
Sallie Bently. Miss Handy, Howard
Talley, Mr.. Tussic, William Bentley.
From Edge Moor-Mr. and Mrs. Mrs
Matthew Lesage, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Biddle. Mr.. and Mrs. William Jester
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Gregg. Mrs
Charles Feaster Mrs. Samuel Magui.
gan, Mrs. Jessie Hartman, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Harry Stapleford. Miss Florenc
| Turner. Miss Helen lrcage. Miss Hat
tie Lesage. Miss Sallie Jones. Mis-
| Jessie Maguigan, Miss Ida Lesage, Mis-
Ethel Gibson. Miss Mary Hughes. Ed
ward Rutter. Lee Davis. Robert Biddl,
Jesse Jones. Fred Garden Angus
Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
Novel Method of sending an Appeal.

Novel Method OF Sending an Appeal.
4 unique appeal has been sent out by
a number of English pelsonages, in
Guiding the bishop of Thetford and the
Marchioness OF Cholmondeley. for
funds TO be used for preserving me-
ment TO Amy Robsart in the church at
Lyderstone Hall. where she wor-
SHIPPED Instead of sending these ap-
peals to every one broadcast and indis-
crlminately they are sont only to wo-
men bearing the name of Amy.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
REALM
What the Face Tells

The oblong face has the highest
standard for physical beauty. People
with this face have keen perception
and are very imaginative. but are not
usually highly intellectual. although
they are often talented. The possessor
Of the oval face is also self-reliant ana
indefatigable, besides being constant
in her friendship.
The round-faced woman is anable'
impulsive and often ficlSle. Unlike her
oval-faced sister she does not possess
the quality of perseverance, liking ease
too much to succeed in anything that
calls for hard work and sacrifice OF
comfort.
The pyriform, or pear shaped face
usually goes with the high, broad fore
head and is an Indication of intellec-
tuality. The features are delicate and
clearly defined. The neck is slender
The woman with this type Of face II
usually tall and her chest is narrow
and she is lacking in physical endur.
lance.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
Uses of the Pineapple

There is a tendency with many house
keepers to allow their breakfast fruit to
become very monotonous, especially in
winter, when they settle down TO or
anges or grape fruit every day, pos
sibly varied by bananas. Now, this is
not at all necessary and one fruit that
is extremely good for breakfast very
few of them remember This is the
pineapple. and there are plenty Of good
ones in market.
A pineapple can be bought for 20
cents which will be enough for a good
sized family, and the very largest speci-
mems Of this fruit that are now in mar
ket are sold for 80 cents each. These
prices are not very much higher thar
those of summer.
Another good use of pineapples is tC
make a salad. Fruit salads are more
and more used all the time, and the aciC
taste of pineapple makes it one Of th'
most desirable fruits for the purpose.
If one does not mind little extra ex
pense for breakfast fruit, a nice chang
can be made by using red bananas
! There are rather more than usual o
them in market at present and they ca,
be bought for 75 cents a dozen. o
course, this makes a rather expensiv
fruit, but one would only want to us
} them occasionally.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27

lENTERTAINS
Pretty Dance and Recep-
4 ton in Eighth Street
Pleasant Surprise Party fo1
Edge Moor MafrOn.
Other Personals

Miss Elizabeth bunker made a
charming hostess at reception and
dance given at her home. at Eighth
and French streets last night. The af-
fair was one Of the most pleasant OF
the season. The house was beautifully
decorated with long festoons of gay
colored ribbons and cut flowers. BY
the opening Of the large doors, the first
floor was converted into dancing hall
and the hostess received on the second
floor, where cards and other games
We're played.
Among those present We're: Misses
Helen Palmatary Carolyn Sharp, FL
len kim. Sophie and Edna Talley'
Ethel Clark, Edna Hearn, Mary Bright
Annie Cleaver, Gertrude Meaney, Car
olyn Pierce, Vera Godfrey, Melvina
Derry, Edith Sharp. Nan Collins Ralph
Kyle. Philip Clark. Allison KINNEY
William Megilligan, /. $. Lenderman
Harry Hobson, Lewis Lewis,Joseph Ed.
wards. James Thomson, William Jos.
| lyn. william Saunders, Samuel Tue
ker, Nelson Goslin. Horace Rettew, +
r. Zebley Harry Jacobs Warren Tay
lor. Charles Voss, Julian Taylor. sgd
ney Trott, Mrs. Joseph b. Godfrey
/ Mrs. Walter Craig. Walter Tale!
Craig, Mr.. and Mrs. b. r. Hearn, Lii
liam Hearn. Maybe Hearn. Marger,
Stapler, Melvina Derry, Mildren Hearr
Aileen Hearn, Estella Grimes. Mrs
Samuel Grimes.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
FOOD for Lent Cheaper

ith lent fairly here. and fish still
smely high, it will be a comfort to
y people to know that price OF
is coming down. They have been,
many other things, so very high
inter that the prospect Of using
y of them was not cheerful. But
they have already dropped TO is
20 cents a dozen, and are likely to
Jwer still.
is will, Of course, be pleasing not
y to those who want TO keep Lent,
also to the vast number of people
enjoy the many good things that
be made of eggs and who want to
sarge numbers of them in cooking.
price of eggs is an important
ton in almost any household.
liter is not doing as we'll as the
it is a little lower. but only or 8
IS a pound. Still. as it has started
inward, it will probably be much
6per before long.
tere are exceptions to the general
Of prices, for most Of them show ne
alton yet of any reduction. Al
all vegetables cost enough in these
n to seem like luxulies, and no mat
how hard one tries the bills canno
ept down to what they have beer
ther years.