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The Washington times., 1905-05-14

d good clerk and fine citizen He had
son somewhat older than ]. The son
had gone to Missouri to practice law.
After a few years he went into the fight
for nomination On the Democratic ticket
TO county judgeship. His opponent
was a son OF Mr. Hutterly's division
chief. The election fell to the son of
the clerk-and one day the father paid
the price in the loss Of 800 from his
salary every year. When his appeal
reached the Secretary, he was granted
a transfer to our division as a great
favor. But Si00 was gone from his sal
airy.
The other case was that OF a clerk
of the lowest grade, appointed not more
than a month before me as the result
of a competitive examination My ma
ture judgment is that he had already
become one OF the most valuable men
in his bureaI He had surely earned
promotion if hard and intelligent work
could earn one.
A vacancy arose. Young Kellogg look
ed forward TO the advance as almost
assured. Mr.. Macpherson's experience
had made me so suspicious that l warn
ed the younger man he could not ex-
pect promotion merely because he de-
served it. Yet. I, also, expected his In
dustry and skill to be recognized.
1t developed soon enough that his in
dustry and skill might have been as lit
tie as O'Mara's, The promotion went to
the protege of a Congressman who was
incompetent, tardy and a mental siov-
en-. The division chief explained the
matter to Kellogg and me in these
words:
"It's all as you say, boys, Mr.. KEEL
logg ought to have a larger salary. We
all ought. But the old man (the bureau
chief. has looked Mr.. Kellogg up at
home. And. my boy, you have the ia
tai failing of irregularity."
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Macpherson's Merits Ignored.

So passed the first winter-and the
Dext. They took their character from
the earnest mans thought of his work,
the boundless interest of youth in the
great wide world, and TIE country
boys ambition smoldering in mass of
shaIe
And the year wrought a change in US
all. One day, at noon, when we were
sitting about. waiting for the lunch
hour, the messenger from Tie office Of
the assistant to the attorney General
brought US news that the chief was
dead. He had been III the night before.
had improved in the morning, anG had
begun to sink rapidly at about 8 o'clock
O'Mara alone was not shocked. The rest
of US had noted the chiefs absence, nat
urally. But many causes other than
Illness had previously kept him away
from his desk-the races at Ivy City;
impor.unate creditors, appointments
with politicians. We had not even heard
that he was Ill.
That afternoon we were strangely ST.
lent The Irishman had left the office
on the first hearing of the news. Mr..
Macpherson, although remaining at his
own desk. was in charge of the room
and he did not speak half dozen words
all day. Mrs. Enrol seemed dazed. The
Dragonfiy had one Of her spells and
cried more than an hour. l merely
waited for the clock to limp along to l.
The whole department was soon agog
over the appointment of a successor. Be
fore the funeral was well over there
were three campaigns In motion The
assistant to the Attorney General urged
Mr.. Macpherson: the big chiefs private
secretary urged himself; and a subordi-
nate law clerk from another department
wanted to be transferred.
We. over whom the new man was
TO preside. all hoped that NJ. Macpher-
son might be selected, and we told him
so-myself first, then Mrs. Enrol then
the Dragonfiy, and then O'Mara The
assistant chief thanked each one of US
separately, but all of US 10 the same
effect. you are very kind" he said
to me, land / know 1 deserve the ap-
pointment. But 1 do not expect to get
it
The doubt lasted more than a week.
Mr.. Macpherson and the big chief talk
ed together every day. and after every
talk the former seemed only the more
depressed. OMara kept reassuring him
with: You're the on-niy man that de-
saryes tn appointment. Mr.. Mackpear-
s'n, and you're shore to git It," The
assistant chief made no reply 10 these
assurances whatever-I remember think
ing at the time that that indifference
was the only exception to Mr.. Macpher-
sons otherwise inYariabie courtesy. We
did not know much of the other two
booms except from hearsay, and that
told us only that each OF the other men
was confident.
AS for me. 1 could not understand
why the Secretary hesitated. It was
the general view in the department that
he and the President were the best
frinds the merit system had. Assum-
ing that TO be SO q did not take friend
ship for that system as much for
granted as when l came TO Washing
toni. no one had any ciaf;i on the ap-
pointment which rivaled Mr.. Macpher-
sons. Other clerks thought of the mat
ter to the same conclusion. Yet none
OF us could shake our candidates at
titude: Il know / deserve the appoint
ment, but / do not expect to get It,"
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Hoped for an Alliance

General StoesseI then stated that dur
ing the North China campaign of 1850
he co-operated with the late General
Baron Yamagucai, Major General Fuku-
shima, ana other officers Of the Japa-
reese troops. He regretted that Japan
ard Russia had come into collision, but
hoped that the two nations would be
allied IL the near future.
General Nogi hualorously remarked
that. shoul1 GeneraI Stoessel's wish be
realized. the allied forces would presenL
a peculiar appearance. the Russians be-
ing remarkably large and the Japanese
rather small in stature.
General Nogi said that when the war
as over he shout DC glad to meet
General Stoessel again. and expressed q
hope that peace would speedily be re-
stored.
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The New Chief-O'Mara.

When the announcement came we
were all so accustomed to the inter-
regnum that we did not grasp the news.
It was the first day after the chiefs
death that the office had taken on its
old air. The assistant chief walked
from desk TO desk. watching. reviewing.
suggesting. in his old way. O'Mara
spent most OF his time In the corridors
and devoted twenty minutes Of what
remained trying to get the Dragonfy
10 hear one of his stories. Mrs. Enrol
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Extols Japanese sappers.

General Stoessel also extolled the sap
pars as unrivaled In unberding courage
and burning enthusiasm in the discharge
of their duties. He also referred to the
wonderful efficiency of the eleven-inch
guns, and stated that they had rendered
all the Russian defense program abor-
tive.
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Striving for a Diploma.

My first undertaking was to get a
degree in the law. In the country the
LAWYER with a diploma-especiaily from
a school which includes in its faculty
the author OF the text books a
marked man. There every other young
Ia wyer studies as 1 did. absorbing the
law by actual contact with 1t and by
going over and over Blackstone. Kent.
Greenieax. Chitty. Perry ana the State
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Other Wounds to System.

Other wounds were given the merit
system in our department within the
month. Two of It's best clerks lost
standing-one for reasons purely per
sonal and the other for reasons purely
partisan. 1 would not believe the news
in either case at first. But I was con-
WINGED before long.
One OF these men was a Mr.. HufterIv
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Mutual Cordial Greetings.

When the historic meeting was held,
General Stoessef came to the appointed
place, accompanied by a number OF his
staff officers. all III full dress. After mu-
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VI.
o'Mara Grows Insolent.

The troubles of my life have nearly
all been of two classes-elther they
have blinded and stunned me like one
strncie "a the ground Nv lightning: or
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-10

Presbyterian chapel, Monday night,
June II, at 8 O'Clock. Papers will be
read on the subject of the meeting,
and special music given.
Next Sunday morning Rev. DR.. Nc
Nclty. of Woodbridge, will occupy the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church.
The Ladies Foreign Missionary
Society, of the Presbyterian church,
will meet Monday evening at O'Clock
in the chapel. The subject will be
"Ttinerating Work.
Children's Day will be observed at
Simpson NJ. T.. church tomorrow. In
the morning Rev. W. G. Snodgrass
will preach a sermon to parents. The
~children's exercises will be held at
30 in the church. At this service
children will he baptised if presented.
In the evening DR.. Snodgrass will
preach a bacclaureate sermon to the
graduating class ofthe high school.
The congregation of the Hungarian
church will meet ut the Presbyterian
chapel tomorrow morning at II
O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Petho, their new
pastor, will make an address. After
the regular Presbyterian service Rev.
James Northrup will administer com
munion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-10
SOCIAL WORLD.
IN CHURCH CIRCLES.

Holy Communion will be admins
tered at the morning service in Grace
English Lutheran church. Prepare
tory services will begin at l0:l5. In
the evening the pastor will preach on
''The Evil and Bitterness of Sim
Sunday school at 2;30. Tuesday even
ing at 7;45 the Young Peoples Socie-
ty will hold n devotional meeting in
the vestry of the church.
Rev. Henry Cross. now residing at
Red Bank, and we'll known to New
York Baptists, will preach in the
Baptist church here tomorrow.
Tomorrow being Whit Sunday spec
ial services will be observed in Our
S%aviour's Danish Lutheran church.
Services will he held as usual to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Sun
day school at 2 O'Clock in st. Paul's
German Lutheran church.
The monthly meeting of the Foreign
Missionary Society will be held in the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-10

PIANOS AT PEDER OLSEN'S
~ Smith St.. the old stand. 1894 3-8 tt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-10

Mrs. Vernon Steele. Of Railway, V
visiting In this city yesterday afternoon
L. Schwartz, the State street dru
gist, received word from Chicag
ILL.,. yesterday afternoon that h
father had died there in the morning
He was over eighty years of age. /
John Maer, Of Chicago, is visiting
Mrs. Ira H. Morris. Mr.. Morris is
expected home bver Sunday.
+. Ralph Beers is entertaining Mr..
Jack de Rouhlac, of Texas. Mr.. Beers
and Mr.. de Rouhlac were companions
on the schoolship..Saratoga when She
took her trip around the world.
George Ryde. Jr., of Madison ave-
nue., is under the care of DR.. G. j.
Howell, suffering from pDison re-
ceived from poison ivy.
Miss Ollie S. Brink, of Bingham
town. N. Y. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Brink, of III Smith street.
Miss Tina Peterson has a position in
Sections in the soda water depart
ment.
Miss Margaret Buckley, OF the Wool
worth store, will go on her vacation
Monday.
George Massey, of Newport has a
position with the Standard Oil Com
pany at this place.
Morris Levy, Miss Gussie Levy and
Daniel Cohen, OF New York, are spending
a few days with friends in North Amboy.
Misses Annie and Mollie Berger are
the guests of B. Goldman.
Mrs. Alfred Zeller is quite i'll at her
home on Rector street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-10
Local Hens


The front of Larsen Brothers, butcher
store at 333 State street, has been newly
painted.
Mechanics are making changes on the
upper part of the rear section Of C.. X.
SeHman's house on High street.
: The front of the N. Y. & n. j..
Telephone Company'sexchange at 3 Smith
street. is being painted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Education will be held Tuesday
night.
The assessors are progressing with theil
long and arduous task.
Now for the laying Of fine stone ON the
s%outherly side of Smith street, from High
street to Water street That nQrtherly
side has exceeded all expectations in
efficiency and looks.
The Haymakers are making great
preparations for their picnic and parade
week from today.
A temporary framework is being
erected Mt the new federal building ut
Jefferson and Maple streets.
Blackberrles have made their appearance
at local market.
The schools will close for the summer
| vacation June 23.
J. =. Holm will sell at auction this
afternoon q number of lots on the
Westminster tract.
Metal plates about eight inches
long. bearing the names of the fire
horses of Lincoln Engine Company,
have been painted and will be place
over the doors Of the horses stalls.
The benches in the park are being
painted and repaired.
The Boss BARRIERS Association will
hold an important meeting Monday
night.
Railroad Jacks defeated the Young
Brightons in'an eleven inning game
this morning by a score of Is to IA.
A search for a boy who, q woman
believes, took $50 belonging to her,
has been ~unfruitful, but there are
signs which.lead to the innocence o
the boy in question.
Prof. Guttman and son Julius are
playing today and.tomorrow at Nortl
Beach.
| Patrolman Tonnesen was called t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-10

Ga Penn street, last night, where 3
row was in progress between two Pol
ish factions living in the house.
Patrolman Tonnesen chased n growl.
err gang away from the Lehigh Valley
crossing, at New Brunswick avenue,
about s O'Clock last night, and warned
them to keep away.
Mrs. Mclean has reported to the
police that a baby carriage was stolen
from the rear of the residence at 81
Hartford street.
John Shafer, was committed to the
county Jail this morning for a month.
He was taken into custody Yesterday by
Patrolman McDermott.
II. Ernest has finished the painting of
a new large sign for Trainers Business
College and this morning it was hung in
place, on the New Brunswick side of the
Scheuer building.
The committee of the Haymakers
Association, No 6515, will meet tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock in Jefferson build
ing to complete arrangement for the
picnic June II.
The steamer Miles, has arrived in port
from Tampico.
The iron stacks AT the Raritan Copper
Work are being painted.
The young grandson of George Ryder,
was reported to the police last evening
to nave been missing siuce early in the
afternoon. He eturned home at
O'Clock, last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-10
ROBBED METER.

George Houser, proprietor of the
Lincoln Hotel at Is Smith street, has
reported. to the police that his gas
meter box was broken open Thursday
night and about $15 stolen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-10
OFF o A s E.

The yacht Helen b., with Milton
Edgar and a party aboard. left yester-
day afternoon for a cruise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-10
MISSIONARY

Miss Mary Dreibelbies will be at
the Simpson M. E. church Monday
evening, October 8, and lecture under
the auspices of the Foreign Mission
AIRY Society.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-10-04
gloueat Toll.

''In the old day." says II well known
player when | was n member OF q
stock company In Chicago, we used
nightly TO gather In n bohemian resort
near the thenter. One night just after
tho show II number of us were seated
at table near the entrance when there
entered to US n lean and hungry look
Ing chap very thlnly and shnbblly clad.
Noticing his anxious gaze. one of the
party Immediately divine ~ purpose
and, anticipating the stranger. said:
" Sorry old fellow, but u we our.
selves are playing In rather hard luck
We have no money to give you for a
meal and a nights lodging. We're
nearly broke ourselves
"At this the stranger smiled pleas
antly. Permit me. gentlemen, to cor
rect misrepresentation said he. 1
was not going to ask you for money. /
merely wanted to know whether one
of you would not lend me sandbag no
that might go out and make n little 3"
-Harper's Weekly
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-10-04

"When we say man Is not worth
his salt" said phllolOgist I'VE use
an interesting and classic form OF
speech We go all the way back. IN
fact, TO the time OF the ancient Ro
mans.
1.-The Roman workers In the salt
mines were paid In salt. The salt that
they got In return for Their labor WAS
called their salarium (sal salD or salt
allowance.
'Ihe word salarium, meaning salt
money or allowance for salt. later OH
was applied to the fees or tips men got
Tor odd Jobs. For patching my toga,
the noble said. 4 will give that fellow
q slight salarIum-a bit OF money "a
buy salt with
FINALLY, 'salarlum' came to mean
wages, salary. what It does today. A
salary Is essentially salt money. and
when we say n man Is not worth his
salt We mean he IL not worth paying
wages to- st. Louis Globe Democrat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-10-04

Alexander Melville Bell WIS man
whose bcncfactions to afflicted man
kind Will live long after his name has
been forgotten by those whom he aided.
Az the inventor of visible speech" the
system of phonetics In vogue In vir-
tually all deaf and dumb Institutions
In this country, Mr.. Bell did more than
any other single individual TO tighten
the burden of the unfortunatcs de-
privcd of one or both of these faculties.
Coming from family three genera
tons of which devoted their energies to
developing the art Of instructing the
deaf and dumb In methods of commu-
nication. his achievements In this dlrec-
ton have left lasting imprint. The
system which he devised enabled those
denied "uch privileges by nature 10
enjoy communion with their fellow be-
ings and has brought JOY into thou
sands of lives Rarely does II fall ~
the lot of IL man to confer such bless
ings upon humanity. His death will
be source Of profound regret to the
world, and particularly to those in
whose behalf he labored 40 earnestly
and with such n marked degree OF sue
cess Detroit Free Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-10-04
Bullet Hole bibles,

In the curlo Dealers private Office lay
half dozen shabby pocket Bibles. encll
pierced two-thlrds through with a
round hole, Ike II bullet hoe.
They are bullet holes" said the deal.
or. II know they nrc because l made
them myself"
lie gave loud laugh
"A good many of my rich patrons"
he snid, like TO have among their heir
looms Bibles that have saved some sol
dler ancestors life"
lie wlnked
IF you are II Son OF the revolution"
he said, what II nice thing 1t Is TO take
down one of these perforated Bibles
from II shelf In the library and hand 1t
TO your guest, saying.
""rhls Bible saved the life OF my
maternal slxty-thrd cousin, Colonel
Adonirnm McGlll, In the night attack
upon the British led by General Jones
at Bear creek on the 81 day Of August.
ana so forth, and so on
YES" said the dealer. II sell good
many OF these Bibles 10 people with
ancestors To own such things Ii one
OF the fads and fancics OF the smart
sci. = Louisville Courler-Journal.
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WHOLE NO. IT'S
VALUE OF TRIPLES.
Results of Incidents In Careers oi
Well Known People.

Results of Incidents In Careers of
Well Known People.
Thorwaldscn, the great Dutch sculp.
tor, after working for more than -four
months unrecognlzcd in Rome, deter.
mined In despair to return home and
lay down the sculptor's chisc forever
A chance error by careless clerk in
drawing his passport detained him
twenty four hours. During that inter
val of waiting Mr. Hope walked inta
the studio. admired his jason In clay
and aroused the Responding Danes
hope by ordering Il copy In marble
Thorwnldscn unpacked his tools AMI
never aftcrward in his long career
lacked patronage,
Rachel, the great tragcdicnnc, was
when Il child street singer and n
such might have passed into woman.
hood md old age had not II party of
critics dining together CHANGED To he Il
her loud, clear voice beneath their wit.
dow. They observed the child's Won.
derful face and eyes and in kindly
spirit proposed to her protectors Is
place her In the conservatory as a pu
pill.
Sir Walter Raleigh would probably
have remained out of fnvor with the
court had Elizabeth on her walk to tn
Tower Glanced to take path le8l
muddy. Every reader of history knows
the story Of how the gallant Sir Walter
spread his clonk beneath the royal feet
and was rewarded With his soyereign'a
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-10-04

The Women of the Cromwell Family
II reads like one Of "life's little iron
les" that divers wife and eldest
daughter should actually take II Jour
ncy To Hampton court to be presented
To his majesty the king. Tradition de
clareS that later ON, when the shadow
or death such NJ had befullen no 9th,
er English monarch loomcd darkly
over that same king, Elizabeth pleaded
for his life. 1t may very well have
been so. The protectors wife and
mother would willingly have had few
or honors and more security. The lat
ter. whom he had brought up TO White
hall to DO near him, was wont to ex-
claim ut every gun she heard fired,
"My son Is dcnd!"
II was In that sons arms that the
venerable dame expired at the nge Of
ninety four, desiring him TO bury her
IN some quiet cemetery and by no
means IA Westminster abbey. But OH
yer would have It otherwise. and to
that royal sepucher the remains OF
Elizabeth were borne with all the
pomp that hetittcd the obscquies OF Il
queen. Also. poor woman, she was not
permitted to rest In peace. With the
restoration canc II royal mandate for
the casting forth of certain bodies
whose unauthorized dust might not
mlnglc with that of Engand's highest.
Twenty-onc corpses were cXhumed and
thrown into II pit The mother OF OIL
yer Cromwell does indeed sleep be
meath the shadow of historic Westmin-
ster but 1t IL In II dIshonored grave
london Qneen.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-10-04
LOST WORKS OF ART.
Many Gems Destroyed Through Care
lessness or stupidity.

iessness or stupidity.
The workman stumbled and his
brawny fist went through II splendid
Everett Shlnn pastel.
"Drnt II nlln' said the pastels owner,
n millionaire collector stupid people
are always destroying works of art"
He discharged the workman. Then,
little cnlmer, he resumed:
"On New Bond street In London
Turner worth $4,000 was destroyed
by II chnrwoman The Turner was
water color drawing, and Il painting In
oils hung beside It, The owner pointed
TO the painting and said:
""Jhat picture IL dusty. Rub damp
cloth over H.
But the charwoman by mistake rub
bed her damp cloth over the water col
or, turning 1t into blot, smudge, and
thus one of the finest Turner's disap
pearcd from the world.
"A boy shot a marble from n sling in
Pnris. The marble went through II win
dow OF the Luxembourg gallery and
utterly destroyed Meissonler worth
$4,000.
"A Macmonnies statuettc was stolen
from van In Boston, and some igno-
rant students on Commonwealth ave
nue. stood II up and stoned It.
Il brought from Japan on one occa.
sion nm Ivory tusk that was carved
from end to end with monkeys over
hundred monkeys walking amicably
together, holding one anothcrs tails.
The piece was fifteen century work
and II was valued easily mt $1,000
Well, | dropped It out of fifth story
window one night after petit souper.
The better fragments are In that teak
wood cabinet
Through carclcssness or stupidity
many valuable works of art are de-
stroyed - New York Herald