The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-14

'lrs nave 'Deen eagerly sought, and
brought astonislIngly low prices. A
wonderful glass, chandelier, for in.
stance. went for little over 5000. II
cost nearly FIVE times that much.
The Arlington used TO pay Its wait.
ers So cents q day wages, and the
Taiters, IN turn had 10 pay "bus
boy'' 70 cents per day. At that II was
said the walters paid for the privilege
u working at tie hosiery. because OF
the abundant tips they received.
/ J. RIerpontl Morgan always had n
suitdsreserved on the second floor
overlooking park. He wanted the
same location in the now Arlington,
and SO purchased some OF the stock in
The new hosiery, in order that he
might command this favor. ~
Mark Hanna died In the little an.
reX TO the hotef-a small UNCOVERED
brick house connected with the main
hotel, and fronting On Lafayette Park.
The Metropolitan Club formerly had
It's quarters In the same place. Presi,
dent Mckinley came to the Arlington
Just before his inauguration. He had
always stopped there.
Through long years, the old hotel
mas held sort OF coterie OF public
men. in much the same way as New
York's famous hostelsy sheltered the
Amen Corner There were no flashy
ginger.bready modern fixtures at the
Arlington-the service was precise and
formal, the wines the most exquisite
10 be obtained, the food above re.
proach, and about 1t all was the hal
lowed air OF age.
Employees Get Poor Pay.
It has long been the comment In
Washington that Uncle Sam doesn't
pay his scientific experts very well.
tTnere are many men Of great activity
aud experience in the government SER
vice whose salaries come within the
81 500 mark and many others who do
not 90 over $4,000. All of these are,
of course, graduates OF colleges, many
of them have masters and doctors de-
grees and many others have spent sew
eral years in research work or in
study in foreign universities. It is
conceded that a good deal OF honor at.
taches TO a government position Of
this kind. and there are many persons
who think that the surplus digity md
distinction supposed.to attach to these
positions does not make up for the
lack OF pecuniary compensation.
Here is recent case: DR.. George
F. Mitchell. expert in tea culture for
the United States and an employe OF
the Department of Agriculture, has
been receiving $1,000 a year. He has
charge of the governments tea farm
at Summerville, S. c., and his opinion
and Judgment are relied upon in all
matters concerning tea. Recently DR..
Mitchell was assigned by the Treasury
Department 10 supervise the inspec.
ton Of. all importations OF tea. For
,, this responsible work six months In
the year he will receive $1,000. The
remaining six months he will cou.
time his tea experiments and other
work for the Department of Agricul.
ture and will receive for that $500. A
iiOtal OF $4,000 year for one OF the
most responsible tasks in the govern.
ment service.
Campaigning Dusty Work.
Campaigning with a president, es,
recially with the present President, is
dusty work, as the three secret ser.
vice men. James Sloan. Jr., Lucien c,
Wheeler. and Richard L. Jervis, known
tnmiliarly as Jimmie" Jack" and
"Dick," who continually guard Taft,
can testify.
That Is because President Taft loves
10 campaign In an automobile. The
three secret service men always fol.
low In n car Immediately behind the
Presidents. Taft usually speeds, but
there is'no chance for the secret ser.
vice car to drop back TO avoid the
dust. II is their duty 10 keep the
president always In view, and the re-
suit is that at the end of strenuous
autoing day the secret service men
are plastered with dust and oil.
All three secret service men are
particular dressers. When they came
into hotel in New York the other day
in an auto following Taft through New
Jersey. they put their shoes out into
Ithe halltO be cleaned up. Next morn
ing the three Of them rang frantically
for their shoes. But search of the
hotel failed to find the missing foot,
wear. The bellhon, judging from the
shoes appearance after day of New
Jersey dust. had thrown them away
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