New-York tribune., 1903-04-27

" added to his old quarters in the Postofhce De-
partment by taking room No. $50. occupied Tor
several years by couple of clerks belonging 10
the Postmaster Generals office The files OF TINS
office were duly stored in this room, and it was
part and parcel of the headquarters of the legal
end Of the great postal service Recently the posi-
office inspectors who are ferreting out the IT.
regIlarlues of the department. needed consultation
quarters. A score of sleuths are at ""rk on the
investigation and they had to secure some com
mon meeting ground. Their fell upon this
room. and. as 1t is located next to the ofnces OF
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General VINO Is
directing the inquiry, it was Immediately con-
fscated for the inspectors The room was original
" intended as hearing in which the AS
sistant Attorney General cou'd investigate the faGts
in alleged fraudulent matters coming peIote -, oIe
tne tbe work of the Assistant Attorney
ample of the irony Of fate; for the ~ @ IN
their own door before entering their own offlce-
THE LATCH ON IRELAND-It out at the
Catholic University. last Friday, and the Cathohc
Archbishops of America had just completed thelr
annual meeting and were chatting socabiy. Wheh
the conversation turned on eloquent speakers n
the pulpit Several anecdotes were circulated
each of which brought a laugh on some one Wheh
one reverend member Of the party related a con-
,-reation he overheard in the carly days Of Arch
bishop Irelands ministry. 1T was out In the
yyilds of Minnesota he said. and gang of rail-
road hands were gathered on SUNDAY morning ,i diS
cssing the available places of worship to W3lCh
they might 90 for enjoyment as well as devotion:
Some of the men etoed the e6dUfGg td Rs1tfs 81 but
finally a Yankee spoke up. He said. with a draWi
& a. rn:s, 9oyH 10 heat EN- all just mosey down to
the Panist n1eetir' house and listen to that laneT
bS {aed s9e4m iaWed TS Romanst was other
than Father (now Archbishop Ireland
YOU CAN'T LOSE TT.-The Patent ofice, like
the Dead Letter Office is mecca Of the queer
but patent which has just been granted 10 4
Nissourian is thoroughly up to date that II mas
set the Patent Office people wondering "hat VIII
ba next The patent is the invention OF th7
e,,-,sbada which fastens on. When Old Sol sends
tbe mercury scudding up to the blood neat marx
during the heated term the people VIII nave d q
means for minimizing the heat and getting out OF
the direct rays The device provides SHAFT that
runs along the spinal column. with an arm e aDoS9
the head to support the shade Ihere are 1 serElr
contriyance movable sockets, etc; to lend 10 me
gayety , ol ~ n torture The invention blossoned
into an application for patent during the intense
Iy hot spell the latter part OF laSt 1ulS S' Se"'
and the patent has just been ISSUED.
sTNECURES LOWER DOWN-Much is said and
written about the sinecures in the government
sor,,ice hut there are few people wro appreciate
+l,at the snecures are all low down in the salary
scale An illustration OF this was furnished oy d
conversation which took place between Postmaster
General Payne and his chief assistant Fooeit
Wynne at a recent reception i don kho"
whatever induced me to take a government posi-
+ion, said the genial First Assistant Postmaster
General When left newspaper w9rk We sope mao now "a
end T have lust been obliged to let go some eso
necaIly profitable shares of stock Ny sd sdldIS a.;
Oh that is just drop in the bucket Iha' JUST
.sThaf IS nothing" said the Postmaster General
NY eSpeSes s lust S 60 It doesn't pay get nigh
in the government service And poIn men en,er Sen
snecuIaTing on the joys of d colored messenger
Who draws 800 d year and lives on $3.50