. Thirty years in Washington; or, Life and scenes in our national capital. Portraying the wonderfuloperations in all the great departments, and describing every important function of our national go vernment ... With sketches of the presidents and their wives ... from Washington's to Roosevelt's administration . — Fresh Victims Every Year — A Pathetic Incident —Women in Quest for Office — Remarkable Story of a Young LadyApplicant — Lincolns Aversion to Office-Seekers — An InterestingStory — A Humorous Incident — A Visit From a Long-Haired Back-woodsman— Id Like To See the Gineral. ,E¥ visitors
. Thirty years in Washington; or, Life and scenes in our national capital. Portraying the wonderfuloperations in all the great departments, and describing every important function of our national go vernment ... With sketches of the presidents and their wives ... from Washington's to Roosevelt's administration . — Fresh Victims Every Year — A Pathetic Incident —Women in Quest for Office — Remarkable Story of a Young LadyApplicant — Lincolns Aversion to Office-Seekers — An InterestingStory — A Humorous Incident — A Visit From a Long-Haired Back-woodsman— Id Like To See the Gineral. ,E¥ visitors to Washington, on pleasure bent,could ever be persuaded that this beautiful citywith its magnificent buildings, its splendid ave-nues, and beautiful public grounds, has provento be to many only a whited sepulcher and a sham!Probably there is no other spot in the world lesssuited to fulfill the wants and expectations of the omnivo-rous crowd of place- and fortune-hunters that annually flocksto our national Capital, and yet the constant cry is, Stillthey come! In this motley throng may be found the inevitableclaimant, the pension applicant, the literary itinerant, thebroken gentleman of fortune, the professional blackleg,third-rate lawyers, and last but not least, the chronic and (4«9). 470 THE DELUDED OFFICE-SEEKER. ubiquitous office-seeker. All these and many more — representatives of nearly every walk in life — periodically invadethe city in droves, undismayed by the fate of those whohave preceded them. Before the advent of civil servicereform, Washington, at the best, was a poor place for anoffice-seeker; but, under the present conditions, restrictedand handicapped by favoritism and red tape, and practicallydebarred by the uncertainties of competitive examination,the chances of the average aspirant are one in a thousand. To a novice seeking governmental employment, Wash-ington at the start wears a rosy-hued tint. He is charmedby variety and beguiled b
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