Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-13

The building now being demolished to
cradle the enlargement of the Havenner
bakery on C street between AZ and 9th
streets" says an old-timer. was used in
the ante-be1lufn days for other than theat-
rical and circus purposes. noted In The Star
Of recent date. Before the Masonic Tenn
pie was thought Of and when the meeting
places of the lodges were located at five or
six points of the city. one Of the older
lodges New Jerusalem. met there. as well
as one or two lodges of Odd Fellows Late
in the 40's the Washington Light Infantry
had its arrnor-v here, and though the quar-
tiers were rather contracted for even small
company. they were extensive in compare
son with other armOries, which were
scarcely large enough for the gun racks
and equipment.
This IS true story of the defeat of a
Dewey" He was not the admiral nor
a relative. but he was and is the proud
possessor. of blue cambric suit. alleged
TO be made sailor fashion, and advertised
most freely as the Admiral Dewey suit"
The proud. young Dewey in question is
little fellow on Capitol HILL not more
than six years of age His playmates,
much to the qualification of his youthful
pride AMI vanity, call him Dewey" One
afternoon last ueek Dewey" was engaged
in watering the street Presently he espied
low. black, rakish-looking craft hull down
on the horizon. Dewey scented an ad-
venture. His eyes danced and every drop
of blood in his little body tingled. AS the
piraticai-looking craft approached 1t was
made out to be pickaninny girl carrying
a large basket of newly ironed clothes that
her mother had Numbered.
Dewey. the first, a fighter on water,
dewey" the second, attempted it with
Nl. 1a.r,t h n
broadside stream from the hose the mo-
ment the enemy drew within range The
force OF the attack disconnected the little
girl for a moment only. Quickly clearing
ship for action, she waded into the lad
nniraI. delivering telling blows with her
right and left Founders For five minutes
a hand-tO-hand fight ensued- Dewey was
being worsted and yelled for help. the re-
leased hose in the meantime doing excel
lent execution in q most impartial manner
A complete rout for Dewey" was only
averted by the arrival of a second and
mucn larger squadron in the shape of his
father who. having heard the heavy firing
rushed to the rescue in Sampson-like fash
ion. At this the enemy withdrew. bearing
away a badly damaged basket of clothes
She was soon lost to view in the offirS.
1t may lot be generally known, but Ad-
r11iral Sampson is an inventive genius as
well as q naval fighter. In the early days
of his career in the service this genius re-
cefVed a severe shock, from Wnltn InS au-
rniraI never fully recovered. Or at least
that is what a number of his associates in
the navy declare 1t was also in the early
days of the new navy when the incident
about to be related occurred. The admiral
was at the time a lieutenant, and was in
command of a small sailing vessel. For
many years he had worked on a kind of
sremometer, or wind gauge. 1t was his
hobby. and was nearer and dearer to him
than all else in the world Finally 1t was
complete, and one day 1t stood on the roof
of the CABIN that protruded for some dis
lance above the deck. The little boat was
rocking idly to and fro in a calm Lieuten-
ant Sampson was below enjoy ing a siesta.
Suddenly gust o. wind rippled the water,
the mains9n boom swung violently across
the deck Smash! and over into the fathom-
less deep went that precious thermometer.
Orderly called the officer of the deck.
Yes. sir? replied a hiuejacket. saluting.
Inform the comma nder of the ship that
his anemometer has gene overheard"
Yes. sir" The orderly made for the
cabin cornpanionway.
And, orderly"
Yes. SIR?
Break it to him gently"
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They were endeayOFing to navigate
Newspaper Row the other night, both
having evidently celebrated the reception Of
peace news from Madrid. One friend had
found the other wound, more or less, about
telegraph pole, and in the fullness of his
heart and soul and body had volunteered
to assist 1.-The other home. The other
had been INDUCING in a peculiar brand of
his own, by the way, which has a very
whiting effect, and he continually insisted
on bending double IN the seeming attempt
to stand on both head and feet at the same
time They made their winding way as far
as Wizards. when the more sober friend
thougnt 1t wise TO engage cab. Unfold
ing the other" he stood him up against
the picket fence along the 1ith street side.
Now. shtay here till get a cab, sheer
"Au r'she," said the other" but no
sooner had his friend let go of him than
over he went, face forward UnfoIded
again. he repeated the performance After
standing him up half dozen times the
friend was exasperated In the meantime
the deluge was being repeated in Wash
ngton for the nonce and both were now
soaking wet on the exterior also. He stood
prOppns up the other for five minutes
Vainly attempting TO attract the attention
OF a sleepy cabman across the street
Finally bright idea flashed through his
somewhat befuddIed mind.
Now I'll fix you he said to "the other"
All rishe. again consented the very
willing other"
Passers-by an hour or so aftsrward OBJ
served a sleeping man standing against the
fence He vas attached thereto through
the fundamentally of the adjusting straps
and buckle on the rear of his duck trousers
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The first reporting work ever done by
Mr. Henry Watterson, the famous editor of
the Louisville Courier-Journai was for The
Evening Star. Mr.: watterson spent the
hrst twenty years of his life in this city.
having been born here while his father was
member of Congress from Tennessee.
When thirteen years of age. together with
one of his intimate boy friends, George w.
Adams. who afterward became one of tie
proprietors Of The Star. and a boy named
Phillips, he wsnt down to the river to
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