The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-23
CARNIVAL
GOSSIP

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Senator Referred Lldo@'s Proposal
Of Marriage 10 wi Service v
i. Commission.
'NyAsHlNGTo II May
Members of Congress receive some
curious! REQUESTS as prominent sens
tor Is a 3wido@cr,S not long ago,
got a. letter from d widow I'M sangas,
Offering herself as 81 cand taate foF
the place Of second Wife 81 I; !.
81 am q wodiW3 with NO ehtidfen.
g nice farm, and some means, she
wrote and want 4 married.
There fare not many good Ohm nces IN
Kansas and noticing by sthe papers
that you are lower IA s;wIsla YOU
would conside Ter me, you VIII Id 3
marry againss can refer yon
Kansas Senators Us 10 my character
and rs To- the truth o. MY stat emit &.
The Senator who fecets ven ths pfo
posal tlrnedsi 4 over lbs secfetafy
Tor reply ,3and the latter pertofmes the
task allotted him as follows
Dear Madam. Yoursl etter to Sem.
tor Blank was duly received biz him,
and your kind sprop Of marriage
was noted and given nsideratipn.
The Senator has directed me tc write
70 you, and explain the ma trimcniaI
situation as II appears ITO exist ii the 4
present time Matrimony which has
long been looked upon as d personal
matter, recently has developed into a.
more or less publIcs duty and is re-sS
celving sthesattentlonS of many distin:
gulshed persons III public life. and
government control of tie matter ii
not improbable.
It hasinotS been accompl ished lis vet,
but is not unlikely that iiatrt,no
matters ultlmately3 will sbe placed un-
der control ofsthe United States civil
Service Commission, which wonid
then have the authority b prescrihe
proper examinations for pplicants for
matrimonial positions, and zcreate an
eligible list from which selection
might be made, from time % time, ~
vacancies should occur; i
While II might be d little prema:
ture, no harm could ensues should you
call attention of the Civil Service
Commission to ayoar desire y secure
the position ofSWifes of Senator Rlaal
the Civil Service Com fssfon shonid
DO given charge yolls would he one Of
tho first applicant and 8of course,
would have az early oppprtlnity q
take the eSaminatl Ion and sget On the
eligible Sllat from which aeuatorlai
wives nlghtsb be y eiected. s
There was no ronse from The
! Iiansas widow. " ss-,,i
[sAi Y,
! The Spanish people ecofding TO q
report from Consul General Isidgtly
ut Barcelo nlas Spain, are Becomlhg
tlreasof the strict Senforc sment Of mic
present laws reglilat ing sqndas clos
Ing. The Spanish q tilcial Gazette he.
Gently published d 5roysi order nam
ing certain trades ana businesses
HwhlchsSlll be exempt from Sunday
closing. Female performers IN places
Of amusement are allo owed 10 act, but
no provision seems to- Pc made for
male performe on Sunday Places
where sweet drinks are sold, dalries
and temp bars are allowed to
be opensto II O'clock m the afternoon.
Candy and cake shops must close 4,
! o'clock and salls the CLERKS dismiss.
cd SatS that time. Bit stores can re
MAIN open 8throug hout the day, proyi-
ded assistants are not empl oyed IN:
der the same provision, sroeers stores
can remain open: Drug stores can
sell drugs, not perfpmerg, while bar.
bers and 8hairdressers may ply their
trade until noon: tins houses
sellers Of Tobacco stamps and matches
are exempt from the Sunday law ami
SO are sellers ofs fried flsh and roast
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