The evening times., 1902-06-03


BTistow is an extensive man in height
and when he gets out OF chair he is
liable to surprise the onIookers, show
ing while sitting no indication of IN
usual stature. The other day a visitor
from a distant State was in his Office.
and Mr. Bristow rose TO shake hands
with him The visitor was a short man.
As the dispenser of fourth-class post
cflces proceeded to untangle himself
the visitor was aghast, and gasped: Is
he never going 70 get himself all up?'
Mr.. Bristow stands six feet four inches
IN his stockings
The elevator in the old city post
office building is about to get in run
ming order again There are about 400
people in the building who are very
glad. For five weeks the abIe-bodied
have had to toll up four long flights of
steps to the specification division Of
the Printing Office. Something was
wrong in the basement requiring the
Government TO spend several hundred
dollars.
Mr.. Henry Garnett, chief geogapher
Of the United State Geological Survey
has full hand as to work in the sur
vey business. He is also at the head of
board that does important work with
out pay He is chairman Of the board
on geographical names. which was
formed to wrestIe with the many vex-
ing twists and mixing OF names in all
parts Of the country The board be
came necessity in order 10 straighten
out tangles that had often caused trOu-
n
Office and elsewhere President Harrison
appointed on the board men from the
heads Of various bureaus who had full
scientific and practical knowledge Of the
subject The creation of the board did
act cost the Government anything.
Nj. J. Frank Ellis, the superintendent
Of the car service Of the Fish Commits
sion, is a popular official who directs
popular part Of the business OF the
government. There are under his direc-
tion about a haIf-dozen ears on the
road now distributing q dozen or so
kinds OF fish. The captains" of the
cars always come IN with a new batch
OF stories They hear soma rare old fish
stories around the small towns when
the citizens get to telling about the big
nsh Of the good old times. To hear these
tales is 10 be moved to wonder that
there are any fish left or any men 10
belong to the church
Mrs. Julia 5. Marks, Of the General
Land ONCE, who lives at 1927 Fifth
Street northwest, had an outing expert
ence few days ago which she does not
care 10 repeat She was with some
friends at the Geological Park and was
pushed by the crowd 10 the break in the
railing IN front Of the leopard's cage.
Something struck her shoulder. and
looking quickly around, she saw the big
leopard had a hold on her clothing az
the right shoulder The claws Of the
beast were firmly fixed in the clothing,
and II seemed that the lady would be
pulled to the cage. Fortunately g gen
tleman near had a heavy stick. and he
pulled Mrs. Marks away with one hand
and used the other 70 plant some blows
that made the leopard let 90. The beast.
however, make two rakes and tore the
clothing of the lady all the way down
the side 10 below the waist She re-
ceiyed only slight scratches The leopard
seemed to be angry because so many
people were looking at him and he
reached through the bars
Government officials who travel over
the country naturally make friends, and
after they return home often receive
tokens. An express messenger the other
day said he was going into the Govern
ment business himself He said that he
had been killing himself carrying pack
ages that people all over the country
were sending TO all sorts Of clerks. The
little presents are not sent as a rule
from persons who are looking for. some
thing, but from people who just nat
UTally want TO be good. Several off,
ciaIs and clerks have received splendid
salmon from the far West. and others
get tea from the South and whisky from
Kentucky. Cigars are = standard thing
IN the gift line. and il is q regular thing
TO see 2 Government clerk putting at
cigars that cost 25 cents IN the market
but were sent from Tampa and New Or
leans. Some get horns taken from the
Wild cattle Of the plains, and ere long
the Georgia watermelon will begin to
spread about the Government places.
Hon Binger Hermann, Commissioner
OF Public Lands, is one Of those hustIing
men from the West who left the East in
early life to grow up big and great Mr..
Hermann is a man Of striking appear
ance- He has a remarkable ability for
the transaction Of business and is one Of
the most pleasant and popular men in
oficIaI life. Mr.. Hermann has been in
the Office for about FIVE years and is ia