The Washington herald., 1910-01-30
Items, General and Personal,
Of Interest TO G. p. O. Workers

men seem TO earn their money more than
on those double-deck ruling machines,
with self-feeder attached. These men ap-
pear TO be in no danger of requiring
half-soling to their pantaloons from sit
ting down too much.
Ben Hanford, whose death occurred In
New York on January 25, at the age OF
forty-nine years. was well known here.
He worked in the c. P. o. at one time,
and his first fame as an orator was made
on the floor Of Columbia Union He was
considered in line for the presidency OF
the I. T. u. at one time, but his leaning
toward socialism was too pronounced TO
have made him a successful contestant
for that place. He was a forceful and
eloquent speaker. and gained consider
able fame after locating In New York as
the candidate of the Socialists for gov
ernor and for Vice President
Talk about being sentenced to solitary
confinement or being cast on desert
island, or any OF the other horrible ex-
periences mankind has endured" said the
Hard Luck Man. II know em all, and
they would have no terrors for me, after
what I have been through in the last
few months. None OF EN- can beat try
ing to get out weekly paper in one OF
these summer resorts after everybody
has got away except those who, like my
self, had contracted to remain. Last
spring I made a contract to De editor and
compositor and pressman and some more
things on a weekly publication In one OF
Washington's favorite summer vacation
places that looked like a good thing for
yours truly, and enjoyed the Job all right;
all right as long as there was enough
life IN the place 10 keep an old rounder
from getting the blues There was Just
enough work In the Job to keep my hand
in, and while the season lasted the popu-
latiOn ran up into the thousands, and
there were excursions and Sunday crowds
that made things hum nearly all the time.
was on the water wagon during the
whole busy season. and was patting my
self on the back and telling myself what
a noble work was doing. and my chest
was prOtruding like one Of these tenn
perance guys who parade their reforma-
ton as means Of a livelihood But
when the hotels had all been boarded up
and all the resorters had flown, aQd the
only places open We're the post-office, one
barroom, and the Office where was the
main squeeze. and the only thing TO do
after ?. N. was TO gather In the bar
room and perhaps see one or two cOuu-
trymen who might stray in and the few
Caretakers or watchmen OF the hotels and
cottages, and perhaps see nobody but the
man who was there because, like myself,
he has been fool enough to contract 10
keep the place open for the entire year.
Well. I know where Lonesomevnle IS,
and it gets me no more. During the day
could get along fairly Well when 7 had
anything to do, Sometimes I would set
up all the type I had-the sheet being
a boiler-plate production, with usually
about three columns OF original matter
besides the advertisements-and then
throw 1t In and set it over again, Just
to keep busy. I took tia old press apart
and cleaned every cog and bolt and nut
in It. I set out every letter of the dis
play and cleaned every box in the cases,
and wrote column after column Of what
might have been pretty good stuff If
there had been anybody to read II. That
lasted for a while; and me stlH on the
water wagon. Well, what's the use?
Night would come, and that barkeeper
was a good fellow, and ne was lonesome,
too. No; I didn't fall of the wagon
dived of.
San Francisco Union evidently has a
committee OF live ones managing her
campaign for the convention In 1911, tudg-
ing from the literature already being
sent throughout the jurisdiction Of the
International Typographical Union.
In his report TO the Public Printer for
the year ended December 90, 1869. Dr.
William J. Manning. medical and SAINT
tary officer says, IN part.
Attention Is respectfully called to the
large number Of cases Of employees who.
being relieved Of their physical suffer
ings, are enabled TO resume their duties
thus saving to such persons the loss Of
wages, and the government receiving in
turn the benefit of their output In the
form Of labor performed.
1.-THE prompt treatment and antiseptio
measures that are taken to prevent
wounds from being poisoned or infected
after they are received, with resulting
relief from pain or septicaomia Cblood
poisoning TO the employees serves at
the same time, of course. TO lessen the
drain OF treasure with which govern
ment indemnities would otherwise be paid
for such poisoned wounds received.
For the same reason the redressings
OF wounds, Of which there were approx
mauy 200 during the past year, is en-
couraged in those cases where the en-
ployee does not apply for benefits under
the law, but remains at his work or is
given lighter duties to perform. If en-
ployes states that it is his or her inten-
ton to apply for benefit under the law,