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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17

a textbook entirely different from the
manual Of the last fifty years This work
has had the formal approval OF the
House.
T. IS not generally known that the
Democratic and Republican leaders OF
the House and Senate agreed that NIr.
Kinds was entitled % a rich reward for
his work I'm preparing the "Precedents."
He received $4,000 for The work. which
was the result Of night and day effort 10
perfect himself in the duties OF clerk at
the Speakers table"
Mr. Kinds never seeks the llmeUghL
He IS quiet and gentle. soft spoken. and
modest. You could talk 70 him for a
week and never learn from Kinds him
self that he stood at the very top o. his
chosen profession and possessed a Won
derfuly comprehensive and absolutely
unique fund OF information concerning
the intricacies OF parliamentary law
The suggestion that M-. Kinds would
be a good man 70 put in the Speakers
chair in the event Of that Office being
made purely parliamentary has brought
Mr.. Kinds into the public eve OF late and
ne has uOt rCltsEed IL While Il Is con
coded that the day Is far distant when
the Speakership VIII be 6ivested OF all
I parrisausEip and made purely parIia-
/ mentary. members OF the House seem 70
agree pretty generally that II that time
. ever comes no better presiding officer can
+ be found than 1Ir Kinds.
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LITERARY NOTES.

The magazine that presents vital mat
ters In graphic form IS the magazine
that performs its mission. The Taylor
Trotwood Magazine, in its May number,
does Just that. II contains a number Of
exceptionally strong articles, written by
men who know the things whereof they
speak and speak with compelling power.
On April Q Charles Scribncr's Sons pub
lished Little Aliens" by Myra Kelly.
In it she writes for the last time of the
little children Of the East Side. with all
their queer notions and picturesque man
ner Of talk. and the humor and pathos Of
their lives
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17
Percentage of Women in Government Serv.
ice Reduced Since Introduction
of Civil Service.
of Civil Service.

ful. as in this case There are hundreds
Of young men in the departments at this
moment working at their desks during
the day, at their books or I'm their labora-
tories at night. who via one day make
their mark in the world But there are.
too, men In the government service who
started out 20 do something. but finding
their work comfortable and receiving
enough to get along with. they have
contentedly, lgnobly. perhaps. remained
in the service which they entered as a
makeshift until they were prepared for
I their professions.
As a matter Of fact, some OF the depart,
ments furnish better courses In certain
subjects than do any OF the universities
| The Patent Office has graduated some OF
| the cleverest patent attorneys now prac-
ticing before II. the State Department has
trained some Of the most sagacious dlplo-
matists I'm our foreign service. financial
experts have learned their business In the
/ Treasury. the Department OF Justice has
made many clever lawyers. and pages IN
! The Senate have come back 20 wear the
| toga, and so on through all Of the de-
partments OF the government.
] 70 IS often misleading to Ceneralize,
most misleading IN this instance. for.
while the departments furnish a safe and
| comfortable asylum for those whom fate.
| for some reason or other, has denied
great success and glory, and for those
/ who were born without ambition and are
content TO live modestly and securely
rather than face the moH and toll that
/ a career in commerce or one of the pro-
| fessions entails, TO the ambitious and per-
| severing IL is a stepping stone TO great
/ careers and great usefulness.
/ Prior 10 the introduction OF civil serv-
, Zee and under the old spois system.
| government clerkships were generally a
reward for political work. and oftener
/ than not sinecures. or they were granted
| for sentimental reasons. and women in
/ compstents drew large salaries because
/ some relative had fought and bIed Tor
/ his country. or because their faces. fig
urcs or winning ways appealed 90 their
/ influence. but the establishment OF civil
/ service its Improvement and expansion
has changed these conditions.
Nowadays. since applicants for govern
/ ment desks must submit to examination
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17

expressed In form 20 be bound IN scrap
books. This necessarily involved an ex-
haustive search OF hundreds and hun
dreds OF volumes OF debates. journals.
and reports.
He carried on the work In the days and
evenings when the House was not IN
session. Even during the sessions when
the nature of the pending business would
permit and during recesses Of Congress
AT his home in Woodford or his summer
home on Chebeague Island. he was busy,
As soon as completed n precedent was
classified IA his scran-book so as 10 be
available in the daily business Of the
House.
The field Of procedure In the House is
Letting the precedents was not completed
until 1908 making a period % thirteen
years for the work. When the blinds
PreCedents' were published they com
prised eight volumes Of about 100 pages
each. The foot notes 90 the text alone
number many thousands. The work is
used by the national House and Senate
and by State legislatures. and has been
cited in the courts notably I'm some re-
cent cases in New York and PenusyIva-
MIA.
PerfectS New Manual
a new manual for the House has also
I been perfected by Mr.. Kinds in the past
year X IS based on the law as estab.
! lished by the precedents and constitute.
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the society mlcrobe. and every penny
they earn goes to secure and 20 advance,
when secured. a social position Young
men especially are affected IN this way
and are ofttines successful in their am
bition. marry brilliantly, resign their
desks. and become social stars Of the
first magnitude on their wifes money.
Years ago there was little man in one
Of the departments who received $500 a
year for copying in beautiful long hand
whatever came 70 his desk, but going 20
and from the Office he encountered men
no better than he. riding around in beau
ufuI carriages by the side Of lovely
women. or Drancing around on thor
oughbreds. He saw and envied. The
ambition 90 do as they did was born In
his little soul and he set about carrying
out this ambition. Giving up his COM
Portable clearinghouse in an unfashion-
able part Of the town. he took a third
story back room in a fashionable quar-
ter, and proceeded 70 spend every penny
he had az fashionable tailors He or
dered every costume essential for a So
ciety elegant, and soon appeared upon the
streets as a regular Beau Brummel. So
fine was he that society. ever led by APP
pearances, took him Up and he was IN
vited here and there, and he went where
ever he was invited. pracucing the most
rigid economies. washing out his own
socks and neglige shirts in the basin %
his third-story hall chamber and break
fasting on weak coffee and crackers But
even with these economies he was on the
verge OF bankruptcy. when an amiabIe
heiress happened along and took hin
away from his desk and his misery. HC
IS, Of course. very smart nowadays. az
arblte- deligantlc. and bis is not a single
instance-many have followed IN h..
footsteps and some proceeded him
Women aS Clerks.
TIE question is often asked II womer
make rood clerks One might 40 well ash
n they make good cooks. Il depends
upon their training but al other things
being equal. the question Of sex has 10
bearing on a wOman's capacity 10 dC
clerical work. Provided she IS as wei
trained as man. has had equal eTpe
Renee. her work Is OK about the SAINT
character. Of higher character when IN
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17
BOOKS AND BOOK REVIEWS

divorce, marries the new man, Chiltern,
who has anything but a savory past
and faces social ostracism. Happily this
man is soon killed Off lie was impos-
sible. and Honora, having made two mat
rimoniaI errors, IS bravely facing n third
test when the book ends. With Peter
Erwin, who has loved her ever since her
/ babyhood in St. Louis. however. we sus-
pect she finds happiness and peace at
last
Mr.. Churchill has been most clever
in this story. It IS true the book IS more
Of an argument than a story. but II is
intensely interesting for all that 1t is
like "Unleavened Bread" in its faithful
and unrelenting character drawing. But
IL Is book TO make one think, and think
deeply II is brilliant throughout in its
language, and is written in a graceful,
flowing style that easily lifts it away
above the books OF the day.
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Hopes and Ambitions BIghted, and Some
Strong Contrasts Shown in De-
partmentaI Service.

tuition and tact count. Testimony IN this
regard is various Some officials viii not
have a petucoat in their Office II they
can help it. others prefer women to men.
say they are more painstadng, more
conscientious.
One cannot generalize. Some women
make good clerks. some fail. but. and
this IS a pregnant fact, there are fewer
women in Office under the civil service
than there was under the spells OF sys-
TEN. the number OF women appointed as
a result OF examination being little more
than half as great as the similar ratio
under the old spoils system One Of the
reasons II not the chief reason, for this
dimiuuitlon in the appointment OF wom-
en- Is that many other avenues OF work
have been opened To them.
In the eos. when women we're first aD-
pointed in the departments, there was
little else for them 20 do They could
clerk in a store, sew, or teach, but they
lost caste by standing behind a counter
and by going out as seamstresses- Teach
ing, really. was the only profession open
90 genuewomeu before the war, teaching
and writing. and there were few trained
women writer's at that time. so few they
are hardly worth mentioning.
one result or the civil war was TO
throw thousands Of dependent women
upon the world. and many. most Of these,
had others dependent on them, children
or parents. The number Of men avail
able for clerical work had been dimin-
ished by the demands Of military service,
hence the appointment OF women to gov
eminent Offices was a question Of national
economies and worked 10 good ends in
every direction.
Il proved definitely and conclusively
womau's ability 20 do work that until
then had been regarded as beyond her,
and this opened new departments Of la
Dor When other means Of bread winning
offered the clamor Of women for govern
uent clerkships was lessened and a fall
ing Of In the number Of appointed re-
suited. The introduction Of civil service
and the examinations imposed also op-
Grated 10 diminish the number. and for
ever laid low the bugaboo that women
would eventually push men out OF gov
| eminent ofiCe.
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by CHARLOTTE NJ. ooNGER.

The government clerks at The capital
are factor TO be reckoned with. In a
population Of about $4,000 there are 1892
working for Uncle Sam. These clerks
have connections all over christendom.
and. pouring over desks or pounding
typewritors. are relatives and friends Of
men high IN the national councils Of the
world. Whoever would enter the govern
ment service must pass a rigid examina-
ton. The government employees, there
fore. are, as rule. men and women OF
high character and ability. Their sala-
res amount to some S30.O00O00 a year,
nearly all OF which Is expended in Wash
inBton. so. taken all in all. they have.
these servants Of the republic. broad
influence I'm both social and commercial
affairs and make a deep impression on
the life OF the nations center. hence, IN
directly. on national life.
A cyyic once said OF the government de-
partments at the Capital: "Kbandon hope
all we who enter here" and. like all clever
sayings, It passed current for a long time
and IS still occasionally quoted. But IS
IL true? Do those who enter government
'ithipN afllitbu an llNpt- NNoNl0 AAfN
abandon all hope and look forward only
20 forever occupying desks and drawing
regular stipends from the United States
Treasury
II IS a fact that young men. who prom
ised 70 have brilliant careers but. forced
through their own necessity and the needs
OF those dependent upon them into gov
eminent service. which IS a ''sure thing.
have grown gray and died IN IL, their
ambitions stunted their wills stupefed
by the uonotonous routine Of Office work
but IT Is equally true that young men
have pursued courses in science. litera-
ture. law. taken university degrees Will,
engaged IN office work and gone out ir
the world 60 make name and fame FOR
themselves. Government clerkships may
lead 10 the Nirvana of slothfulness. but
# has been and is the means 90 noble
ends, and the nation would be poorer by
some or its best and most useful sons
had government clerkshlps not enable
them TO prepare themselves for then
lie work
Epigrams are interesting and compel
attention. but they are not always truth
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17
ALONG THE WAY"

I cannot sing ~ written things
Mine Ia not hnuwlCLgn COINED from books;
How s. il the bird fum The meadow dngs1
What IS the MUSIC We hear in hruokSf
There l. gift that is gwen TO man.
Given 10 aim who iocks and hears
He mus. forth tell H. as vel as he can
Just as Of old did the ancient scorA
So 70 snail measure. whatever I find.
Secret Of nature lmfoldod % me.
Treasure u happiness. visions OF mind.
Humbly I offer them al up 10 thes.
The foregoing foreword 10 Carrie Nun
son Hoople's little book Of verse, Along
the Way with Pen and Pencil" is a
quaint Illustration Of the object and char
acter of her work While tho form at
times may not be perfect. the poetic in
stinCt is always present; and while no
high flights are attempted. or no pro-
found iTpr essions aimed at the feelings
are often stirred by the simple lines. The
poems for the most part pertain 20 the
field, stream. and hearth. with a sprin-
king of philosophy and quaint humor, and
those relating to childhood are especially
attractive. Some Of the ideas which are
POLITICALLY expressed are more virne in
character than those commonly associat-
ed with the feminine mind, as
There is point this ade PERFECTION
Where genius halts
And carefully steps aside.
Tor fear from one false move,
One oyertcuch she ruin all
That's gone before
Did ycl ever brush against deathl
Feel the lreath
of ,he monster on your facei
Then some grace
IuterpOsCd. hc withdrew.
! know ! am and feel am 20 be
F0Teyemore. and think II strange
There could have been time
Without a me
The work discloses a mind with phil
osOphic instinct. with a high power OF
poetic expression and richness Of i'm
agery. II is entitled 20 a worthy place
among the late collections of fugitive
verse. (The Grafton Press. New York
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those who are appointed are chosen be-
cause Of their special fitness for the work
to which they are allotted. and their
promotions are governed by merit There
are, OF course, exceptlons-sinecures still
exist here and there-but only enough
exceptions 20 prove the rule Better and
quicker work is insured by the new sys-
TEN. the employees show more pride in
their work, and there is more esprit du
corps.
Are the men and women employed by
the government under civil service OF a
better class than those who held office
under the old regime is a question con-
stantly asked those who are IN position
TO observe. Yes and no. More competent
more buslness-like they are. but they are
not generally better bred. better edu-
Gated. or with higher standards than
those who held Office under the "spoils'
system: for In those days many men
and women OF real culture and breeding,
who could not possibly pass the civil
service examination. occupied responsible
positions, and. although they had not
passed the test examination. filed them
creditably; but there was another class
OF rank incompetence who held Office
only because they or theirs had political
or social influence.
The men and women IN office to-day
come nearer the same standard, and the
general average. morally and intellect
ualy. is perhaps higher, but there were
some grand old men and some charming
ladies In Office under the Old regime, and
there are still grand old men and charm
ing ladies I'm Office but the dilletante
clerk Of the past has gradually been re-
placed by the thoroughly trained BUSH
ness-like clerk Of the present, and senu-
ment is retired 70 tho background.
II was thought that there were some
confidential and delicate positions into
which the civil service graduate would
not nj. Experience. however. has dis
proved this idea. For instance, there IS
a responsible position IN one OF the de-
partments requiring broad education. ad-
dress. aplomb. and cultivated manners
which was formerly and FOR years held
by an impoverished grande dame OF the
old school on her death a young
woman, who came from working people
had TO struggle for the fine education she
I possesses. and was awkward as 10 man
ners and bearing. was appointed 10 this
post. She was strange and gauehe al
first. Her chief hemmed and hswed
/ feared she would never do. and her Eel
/ low-workers missed the high-bred woman
she had replaced, her suavity, tact
charming manners. The new clerk felt
all this and suffered, but did not attempt
10 inltate The woman she bad renLaced
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17
BLIND AT WORK AND PLAY

the blind may enjoy by touch. But per
haps the most pleasing thing IN the room
is The Matilda Zlecler Magazine This
magazine was founded in 1906 by Mrs,
Ziegier. OF New York. who maintains Il
at a cost OF $4,000 annually. and IS her
gift 10 the blind Of the United States;
and then. too. there Is the piano. where
those who have learned 70 read raised
notes may pass away the time with
music.
Miss Gifln does much work outside or
library routine without money and with
out price. she answers letters from many
parts Of the world IN regard TO her de-
partment and weekly arrenges for lee
lures. readings. and musicals. These ape
freely given by the best talent OF ths
country.
In 1902 Miss Gifin attended the interna-
ItiOnaI congress on the blind at Brussels,
at Edinburgh IN 1905. and Manchester IN
E0S. She Will also visit Vienna and
Brussels this year in the interest Of her
chosen work.
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Asher C.. Kinds
occupies uniquepO-
SitiOn in the House
OfRepreSentativeS.

Colby College and began his newspaper
work on tho Portland Advertiser. Just TO
be thorough he learned the mechanical
part OF the business, from typesetung 70
of a hit with him and he was glad 10 quit
20 take straight reporters job. In the
winters Of 1915 20 1879 he was legislative
correspondent at Augusta. the State capt
tai Of Maine, first for the Advertiser and
then for the Portland Daily Press.
Tom Reed was elected Speaker Of the
House IN 1859. and In 1890 after M Kinds
legislative work was over. he came 70
Washington rs clerk 10 Mr. Reed. In
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He Know

From the Cosmopolitan Magazine
In Western Kansas a teacher IN pr
mary grade was instrucung her class in
the composition OF sentences. After a
talk of several minutes she wrote two
sentences on the blackboard, one syn
tactically wrong and the other a mis-
statement OF fact. The sentences were:
The hen has three LEGS" and WHO done
it?"
Willie" said the teacher 70 one Of the
youngsters. go 10 the board and show
where the fault lies in those two SEN
fences"
Willie slowly approached the board. evi-
IDENTIFY studying hard on the tangle Then
TO his teachers CONSERVATION, he took the
crayon and wrote: The hen never done
IT, God done IT,"
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cover the ground pretty thoroughly. No
one who reads can fall to get better
grasp OF conditions, or 10 feel a little more
tenderly toward these whose lives are
given up in the great missionary move
ment for the betterment OF social coudi-
tons
Aside from this, the stories are most
amusing. full of humor ana teeming with
atmOSphere
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17
The Cat Wont Rack.

From the Aoukers Statesman
Mr. Penn-They say the streets I'm
Boston are frightfully crooked?
Mr. Hubb-They are. Why, do you
know, when ! first went there I could
hardly find my way around
THAT must be embarrassing?
1T is. The first week I was there /
wanted to get rid Of an old cat We had,
and my wife got me to take il TO the
river mile away
And you lost the cat all rght?"
Lost nothing, never swould have
found my way home If l hadn't followed
the cat"
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Good Point

From the Yonkers Statesman
Patience understand you have a
piano
PatHce-Yes; can you hear it up in
your apartment?
mo. we cannot. I suppose there are
other good points about II. tOo9-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17
REALIZATION.

In days agoue my dream ship carried me
From sanlit ports while eagerly I scanned
The flashing foam across the glowing sea,
And prayed that I might reach Hopes golden
strand.
But now my ship has safely gained the shore
Whose bright mirage has been my constant guide :
I turn my eyes uuun the deep OuCC more
And long IN vain % stem Lies morning tide.
-Liteu McCluna IN May Gunters.
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silly idea.

From the Catholic Standard and Tines
Miss Elder-The idea, Of his pretending
that my hair was gray.
Miss Peppery-Ridiculous.
Miss EldCr-Wasn't Il. thought
Miss Peppery-Yes, just as II you'd buy
gray hair.
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The Red House Of Rowan Street.

Roman Doubleday who was respon-
sible for The Hemlock Avenue Mys-
terry" has turned his talents in the same
direction in THE Red House of Rowan
Street little. Brown & Co.. Boston,,
and has succeeded in evolving an absorb
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-05

STATE or VERMONT, District OF
Chittenden, IS.
To all persons concerned in tho es-
tate of Charles H. Whitney. late OF
Burlington, In said district deceased.
At Probate Court. hoidon at Pnr-
llngton, within and for the District Of
Chittenden on the ath duy Of
May 1910, an instrument purporting
to be the last VIII aud testament Of
Charles n. Whitney, late Of Burlington.
in said district, deCea ed, was pre-
Isented 10 the Court aforesaid. for pro
bate
And it is ordered by said Court that
the 10Th day Of May. 1910, at the
Probate Court rooms in said Burling-
ton, be assigned for proving said in
strumenti and that notice thereof be
given to all persons concerned, by
publishing this order three weeks sue
cessiVely in tie Burlington Weekly
Free Press newspaper published at
said burlington, previous to the time
appointed
Therefore, Won oro herehv r0tifed to
appear before said Court, 4t he Limo
and place aforesaid, and contest tho
probate Of said viii, If YOU have cause,
Given under my hand. at burlington
in said district this 4th day OF May,
1910.
OR-fAN P. RAY,
4bwSt Judge,