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GENEROUSUNCLESAM
Liberal Treatment of His Clerks In
Washington.
WELL PAID AND LIGHTLY WORKED
Take Things Very Easy Daring Holiday
St ason—Life Is One Long Sick Leave
to Some Government Clerks.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. —[Special. ]—ln
the several government departments here
the clerks are treated with great generosi
ty tn the holiday season. Not only arc
the offices closed Christmas and New
Year’s, of course, but a half holiday is
given all hands the day before each of
these anniversaries that they may have
ample opportunity to buy their presents
and do their marketing. Inasmuch as
these poor clerks have to work such long
hours —from 9 in the morning till 4 in
the afternoon, with half an hour for lunch
—they appreciate this half day off very
much. To still further lighten their bur
dens and gladden their hearts during the
holiday season the chiefs have a kind way
of taking things easy and permitting their
clerks to do the same “till after the holi
days. ’’*
The truth Is that Uncle Sam’s big army
of clerks in the Washington departments
are the best paid and most lightly worked
clerical employees in the country. There
are about 15,000 of them all told, and
their pay runs as follows: Ten and one
half per cent get SI,BOO a year eaoh, near
ly 13 per cent get $1,600 a year each, near
ly 20 per cent get $1,400 each, 33 per cent
get $1,300 a year each, and 16 per cent
SI,OOO eaoh. These are only the subordi
nates, not including chieSof divisions, etc.
Vacations and Sick Leaves.
In matter of holidays and vacations and
sick leaves our Washington clerks beat the
world. First every one is entitled to 30
days’ leave of absence each year, with pay.
This comes in very nicely about July or
August for a trip to the mountains or the
seashore. Then thero are all the legal
holidays and the half days before Christ
mas, Now Year’s and Thanksgiving. In
hot weather the departments often close
down at noon to give the poor, overwork
ed clerks a chance to cool off.
The “sick leaves” are the most aston
ishing. Those ‘of us who have lived in
• Washington for ten years and worked
about *l2 hours a Bay for 365 days a year
never knew it was such an unhealthful
place as the records of tho departments
show it to be. Os these 11,870 subordi
nate employees—for the 3,000 employees of
the government printing office are given
no sick leaves —no fewer than 5,276 had
sick leaves with pay last year, in addition
to all the other vacations and holidays.
Tho average number of days off on these
leaves was 15. That meant 79,140 days'
work lost to the government on account
of illness among tho clerks. Inasmuch as
275 days constitute an average year’s work
in the departments the total loss was 452
years’ work, and as an average year’s work
costs about $1,500, the total loss to Uncle
Sam was nearly $700,000. At this rate
he could afford to hire a squad of doctors
for each department to look out for the
health of his employees.
All Under the Civil Service.
Now that the official figures are at hand
it is easy for congressmen to show their
clamorous constituents how impossible it
is to procure appointments for them in
the departments here. Tho country is full
of good men and women who would be
glad to serve Uncle Sam as SI,BOO clerks,
witji 50 days off with pay each year. But,
alas, all these places worth having are un
der the protection of the civil service law.
Os 15,000 subordinate places in the de
partments and bureaus of Washington 13,-
734 are under the civil service.
In those great departments they do
things in a most leisurely fashion. Red
tape is not run out at a speed which heats
the bearings of the machinery. A friend
of mine was appointed to an inspectorship
under the treasury department. After the
appointment had been made in due form
by the secretary of the treasury in an offi
cial letter how long do you suppose it
took to make out the appointee’s creden
tials and other papers before he could start
off on his mission? Just eight days, and
when he came to have his expense accounts
adjusted five weeks elapsed between the
submission of his bill and the issue of the
warrant for payment.
Joe Leiter’s Father.
The prominence of the Leiters of Chicago
in the famous wheat deal reminds me that
Levi Z. Leiter, tho father of Joe, lives in
this city. Levi Z. Leiter is now one of
the richest men in America. His fortune
is estimated at $20,000,000. Ho made his
money first in dry goods along with Mar
shall Field, who is now the greatest dry
goods merchant on the American conti
nent, and afterward in Chicago real estate.
The elder Leiter lives in one of tho hand
somest houses in Washington. It is a noted
social center, for .whatever tho Leiters dr
Sleep
Induced by the use of coca, opiate or nar
cotic compounds is bad, decidedly bad.
They undermine health and shatter the
constitution and the patient is steadily
growing into a worse condition often
resulting in the terrible slavery and
misery of the cocaine and opium habit.
Sleep induced by the use of Hood’s Sarsa
parilla does not perhaps come as quickly,
but it comes more surely and more per
manently through nature’s great restor
ing and rejuvenating channel —purified,
vitalized and enriched blood. This feeds
the nerves with life-giving energy and
builds up the system and constitution
from the very foundation of all health
and life—the blood—pure, rich, red blood.
Hood’s
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ARE YOU
BANKRUPTinhealth.
constitution undermined by ex
travagance in eating, by disre
garding the laws of nature, oi
ohysical capital all gone, if so,
NEVER DESPAIR
Tutt’s Liver Pills will cure you.
For sick headache, dyspepsia,
sour stomach, malaria, torpid
liver, constipation, biliousness
and all kindred diseases.
Tutt’s Liver Pills
an absolute cure.
is sure to ne just rignt, ana an invitation
to the Dupont circle mansion is highly
prized. Both Mr. and Mrs. Leiter are very
hospitable, and they are popular in the up
per social circles of London and Washing
ton.
In London they have the entree to the
best houses not only on account of their
own standing, but through tho political
and social prominence of their son-in-law,
George Curzon, parliamentary secretary
of state for foreign affairs, and one of the
rising men of the British kingdom. Cur
zon married Miss Mary Leiter, who was
one of the most beautiful women ever seen
in Washington, and who is now as much
noted for her beauty on the other side of
the Atlantic. Daisy Leiter, her sister,
who is almost as handsome, has just made
her debut in Washington society.
Levi Z. Leiter is really a remarkable
man. Not only has he made a vast for
tune, but he is one of the best informed
men in tho world. He knows every one
worth knowing, reads everything worth
reading, and is an original thinker and a
most entertaining talker. He is compan
ionable and democratic, notwithstanding
the dignity which his wealth and soda!
station give him. lie is extremely prom
of his son Joe, and of the latter’s great,
success as a wheat* merchant.
WALTER WELLMAN.
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Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles
We mean he cun cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bitters. This
medicine tones up the whole system,
acts as a stimulent to the Liver and
Kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve
tonic It cures Constipation, Headache,
Fainting Spells, Sleeplessness and Mel
ancholy. it i« purely vegetable, a mild
laxative, and restores the system to its
natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and
be convinced that they are a miracle
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Be sure and attend the cost
sale of the E, C, Wood & Co.
stock today,
T. x Notice.
My office will remain open nntil the
first Monday in January, excepting
Christmas day. when I will accept
payment of all taxes without cost,
destroying the execution against the
party paying. I hope everybody will
take advantage of this opportunity
that I will not be forced to post their
names in front of the court house
door, and place executions in the
hands of officers. Come one come all,
and take advantage of your last op
portunity.
V. T. Sanford
Tax Collector.
Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va 1 ,
was frightfully burned on the face and
neck. Pain was instantly relieved by
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel salve, which
healed the injury without leaving a
scar. It is the famous pile remedy.—
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CA.STORIA..
The fi9- /? _
of TO PP W >
Character Building In Schools.
In an address before an educations!
society Bev. Edward Everett Hale calls
attention to a certain lack in the courses
of instruction in schools generally. It
is the lack of development of that robust
moral nature without which the highest
scholastic education is feeble and
dwarfed. It is true that some schools
Inculcate creeds and require pupils and
students to be present during religious
services and take part in them, but that
is not sufficient for the building of a
strong, true, clean character which
draws from its own self thought out
moral convictions a sense of power tc
face the world that nothing else can
give.
Dr. Hale does well to call attention
to the need of character building in
schools. Ho says:
There Is danger of the managers of a great
machine taking more pride in the machine
and its workings than in the results it turns
out. Thia is the danger in our schools. When
Harvard college was founded 250 years ago,
the nine students of the first class nailed up
a copy of 100 theses to which they subscribed.
Since then every one of the 100 has been proved
wrong, and yet no one will say the four years'
work was thrown away. The college took
those nine surly, ignorant brats and turned
out nine Christian gentlemen. Who caret
whether they were wrong in their facts? Thu
work of character building was a success.
fthen a boy comes out of college, who asks it
he is honorable and true and would die for hit
country? No one. There is only one excep
tion in our schools, and that is West Point
There they have two standards of merit—ona
for studies and one for merit—and you WIJ
find thut tho ctae tho boys care most for is th-j
oharucter ranking
To Cure A Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
AU druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure.' 25c. The genuine has L.
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1
m ROM 4 TRIBUTE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1897.
ENTERTAINED YOUNG MEN.
Rev. Sam Jones* Hospitality Manifested
in a Sumptuous Christmas Dinner.
On Christmas day Rev. Sam P.
Jones, the evangelist, gave a sumptu
one dinner to the young men* at his
home in Cartersville. A correspond
ent in Cartersville in describing the
affair, says:
“The palatial home of Rev. Sam P.
Jones was yesterday thrown open to
the young men of this city. In at
tempting to describe the scene we are
confronted by difficulties more real
than imaginary. We had known for
some time that Mr. Jones contem
plated having the young men in his
home and showing them, in a practi
cal way, the interest he felt in them,
and the true depth of friendship he
bore them. So when invitations were
issued for Christmas dinner, only
those who were the victims of cruel
misfortune declined.
At 12 o’clock the guests began ar
riving, and by 1 the house was well
filled with a happy crowd of hopeful
youths. With her usual easy grace
and dignity, Mrs. Jones received each
guest, and he at once felt at home.
The dinner was one of sumptuous de
light and the artistic decorations of the
table lent enchantment to the magnificent
spread. Nor was this simply a feast for
the body. The ho»t was in the jolliest
humor, and his flow of wit, repartee and
reason was the chief delight of a delight
ful occasion.
When the dinner was ended Mr. Jones
arose to fulfil the anticipations of his ex
pectant gu-sts It is needless to say the
realization of this happy talk far exceed
ed the anticipations of those so foitunat.
as to hear him. It was no sermon, no
temperance lecture, but a beautiful over
v oi pathos, reason and humor. It
touched uu the saddest and sweetest in
life; it sparkled with the most pointeo
and pungent witticisms. In clear ano
concise English he described an ideal
young mull; with foiceful beauty he paid
a tribute to the uarue of mother; with
the strength aud clearness characteristic
of Mr. Jones he urged the boys to guard
life’s actions by three essential “don’ts”
—don't associate with anybody that is
not better than ynursd ; don’t drink;
d< u’t gamble. With still greater force
he impressed upon them the necessity of
three “dos”—be industrious; be studious;
be honest. He closed his remarks with
sentiments of love and devotion for the
young men of Cartersville, and his
emotion showed that he felt more than
he said.
The dinner finished the young men ad
journed to the parlors, where they spent
the afternoon in social enjoyment,unting
ed by reserve or formality.
The day was one of pure enjoyment
and the only pang of regret was ex
perienced when parting. The sentiments
of enjoyment and devotion expressed
were genuine.
There is more Catarrh in ths sectio
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced it
a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failng to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable, Science has proven catarrh
to be a constitutional disease, and there
fore, requires constitutional treatment.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
It is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address,
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
OF* So Id by Druggists, 75.
CA.STORIA.
Christmas Holiday Excursion Rates.
On December 22 , 28, 24, 25; also
December 30 31,1897, and January 1,
1898, the Southern railway will sell
holiday excursion tickets at very low
rates, with extreme limit returning
January 4,1898.
For Students of Schools and Colleges.
Upon presentation of certificates
signed by the superintendents, prin
ci pals or presidents thereof, tickets
will be sold December 16 to 25, 1897*
with extreme limit returning January
4.1898. For tickets and full informa
tion, call on or write to J. N. Harrison
C. T. A No. 14 Armstrong building.
SALT
RHEUM
Most torturing and disfiguring of itching,
burning, scaly skin and scalp humors is in
stantly relieved by a warm bath with Ctrri
cuba Soap, a single application of Cuticuka
(ointment), the great skin cure, and a full dose
of CuTicuiiA Kesolvknt, greatest of blood
purifiers and humor cures, when all else fails,
(yticura
Ta aol<! throughout the world. Pottur Drug and Ch km.
Corp., Props., Boston. “ How to Cure Salt Rheum,” free.
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A BIG BLA2E AT ALBANY.
Twenty-Vive Thousand Dollars Worth oi
Property Is Destroyed by Fire.
Albany, Ga., Dec. 27.—About la. m.
fire was discovered in the shoe shop of
Muse & Cox. The alarm was given aud
the fire deuartmeut prompty responded
aud began to fight the rapidly advancing
flames. The weather was very cbid,
bur. after four hours of hard work the
fire was quenched.
Investigation showed that Muse &
Cox had lost nearly everything in their
shop.
Next to their shop was the office <>f
Grand Recorder Ehrlich of the A O U.
W. Tne furniture and records were
badly damaged by smoke aud water.
Ehrlich’s shoe store, on the ground
floor, was drenched with water. The
stock was badly damaged. The in
surance on it had lapsed only a few
days ago.
Dr. E. H. Dennisou’s dental office
came uuder the play of the firemen’s
nozzle and dense smoke aud suffered
much damage.
Mrs. J. T. Brooks’ stock of millinery
was damaged.
E. H. Asher sustained considerable
loss by having his large stock of cloth
ing flooded by water and thoroughly
smoked.
The loss sustained by the several vic
tims of the fire is about $25, OuO, partly
covered by insurance.
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cure. Information, references, etc., free and
confidential. Send us statement of case and
25 cts. for a week’s trial treatment. One only
sent to each person.
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Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA-Floyd*County,
Under and by virtue of an order of the court
of Ordinary of Floyd county, will be sold before
the court bouse door In the city of Rome in said
county on the first Tuesday in January, 1898.
vitbin the legal hours of sale, at public outcry
the following property, to-wit: All that tract
or body of land situated in the 22d district and
3d section of said county, consisting of eighty
acres (S' 1 ) of the north half of lot number one
hundred and twent' -eight (128) cut off by a
straight east and west line,the whole of lots num
hers, cue hundred and twenty-nine (129), one
hundred and thirty (130) and one hundred and
fifty-nine (• 59) containing each one hundred and
sixty acres, more or lees, the south hair of lot
number one hundred and thirt* one (131) cut off
by a straight east and west line c mtatning
eighty seres, more or less. B'Xty acres of the
south part vt lot number one hundred and twen
ty-two (122) cat off by a straight east and west
lin , the north east corner of lot one hundred and
twenty-three (128) as described in a deed from
Pendleton I. bell io Geo. W, Tumlin dated Dec.
28,1854, recorded in the clerk’s < fflee, in book J
of deeds, page 780. containing twenty seven and
one half (27%) acres, more or less and the north
east corner of lot number one hundred and twen
ty-four (124), being twenty five acres in the
shape of a square. All of said whole lots and
parts of lots lying in one bodv aggregating 752%
acres, more or less, and comprising that tx dyot
land in said district sad section generally
known as tie Bonsack or Tatnlln farm, in its
entirety. All of said lands t elo aging to the estate
of Jacob Bonsack, late of Roanoke conntv,
Virgnia. but tow deceased, and to be sold for
the pn pose of distribution. Subject to one
year of unexpired lease T- rms—Cash.
S. E. BUNSACK,
Administrator of the Estate of Jacob Bonsack,
decased, with will annexed,
Chattanooga, Rome & Southern
RAILROAD CO.
Passenger Schedule in effect Nov. 22, 1817
SOUTHBOUND
STATIONS No. 2 No. 4 No. 10
Lv Chattanooga 810 am 410 am 501 am
Battlefield 8 37 4 36 5 40
Chickamauga 8 44 4 45 6 25
LaFajette 9 12 5 13 7 25
'1 rion 9 31 5 0 535
Summerville 9 45 t 49 8 55
Lyerly 10 C 6 607 740
Ronell 00 7 00 12 10
Cedartown 11 14 745 pm 1 5
Buchananl2 27
Bremen' 12 43
Ar Carrolltonl 110 pm
NORTHBOUND.
STATIONS No. 1 No. 3 No 9
Lv Carrollton 1 40 pm
Btemen 2 07
Buchanan 2 24
Cedartown.» 307 615 a n 910 ar
Rome 3 50 7 CO 1100
Lyerly...4 46 7 54 1 06
Summerville 5 03 8 12 155
Trion 5 12 8 21 2 30
LoFayette........ 539 848 335
Chickamauga 6 07 9 17 5 03
Balteflbld 6 14 9 24 5 20
Ar Chattanooga 640pm9 50 a ■ soo
Nos. 9 and 10 daily except Sunday.
Nos. 3 and 4 Sunday only.
Nos. 1 and 2 daily.
Trains Noe. 9 and 19 arrive and depart frou
C. R. * S. shops near Montgomery avenue
Connections made at Chattanooga, Tenn,
with all roads for points North and West.
For any information apply to
C. B. WILBURN President
and Traffic Manager.
C. S. PRUDEN, T.ckst Agent, Rom'-, Ga.
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Suits, Overcoats and Trousers
Choice of any suit in our house for sl2 50.
They are worth from $16.00 to $20.00.
150 Good All-Woolen Suits,
new and stylish patterns, for
$6.50, worth $10,00!
Our Entire Line of Trousers
at prices that have never been matched in Borne,
We don’t intend to carry over any winter clothing and are det’ rn in°d
to make this the biggest sale of big bargains ever seen
in Rome. Come and see us,
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