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Show I 18 THE OLDEST CLERK. A Kentucky Man Who Haa Held Office for 6 Contecutive Yeare. I Richard Whim of Ki imih l.y la tho I olilcat cl.rk In tin- ixoittttvo depart mcnt In WniliiiiKtnn, ai'rurdlna: to a corrrHinili'iit nf tho Clin lntnl I'lnln Doalor. With the i xi i ptlun of a post rnanti-r In Now Ynrk ntnto, who ban hold hta imF-t for "I conju-i'ittlvp yoara. White la Iii'IIoumI to he tho ulil.-ot ninn In point of von In, an woll aa In yi ara tr. tho ft-iliTHl ruipliiy. Ilo waa ap vlnti'd In 1m:u;. and thorofi.ro hit nwnt f. yonra In tho aorvlce of tho t'uvernnient. Ho na a M-rautial friend o Henry flat, nnd tho letter of Mr. Clay to pronidoin Andicw Jaekaim. rocummondlnu the appointment ol "my dear friend. Itli hard White." la on file In tho treaniry department. Mr. White waa lioin In 1M4, and thua haa pnaned the lllhlh al term il humnn life hr Is yonra. In addition to hla reeord of Ioiik eiMittuiloiia aerv lee, ho holda aunt her record that li without parallel. Nearly otery rov-eminent rov-eminent clerk lakm tho full 3'iilny annual leave of ahaeneo nuthorleil liy law, and tho majority of them alao take ailvnntrmo of tho no tiny alrk leave In each year. In all hla expert-eneo expert-eneo Mr. White haa net or on ee.leil 10 daya In hla ahaenro from the di-piirt moiil In any one year. Throughout lil reninrkahlo ruroor ho haa heen cue ployed In tho ufflcn where the aeeiiuu:a of the pi.atonice depiiitmoiit are an dlted. Ilo tin a apiK'luted ut a aulnry of tiitl) a year. Kor a brief tl he drew $1.(1110 a year, hut Ave yeara ago. bocatiae of KrowlnR feeldeticaa, he waa reduced to $8 in. Auditor Ca- tie, In whoae department Mr. While la etiiplo) oil. aaya the vet eran dooa hla work to the aatlafactlon of hit chief. In iplte of hla great axe. While no civil ta-nalon Hat la maintained main-tained by I'm le Bum, It la info to ay that Richard While will hi anaured of remalnlna: on the government pay roll aa long; aa he Uvea, |