The evening times., 1902-07-08
DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS
interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus.
POSTOFFICE CATCHES CHERRY TREE MEN
An Endless Chain Scheme That Fourshedn North Caro-
Iina-227724 Volunteer Crop Reporters Record of
the Oldest Man in Agricultural Department


variable longevity of the inhabitants .
of this paradise
Riding one day through a deflc near /
the summit Of the Blue Ridge. Grady (
=Pied aa old man Of apparently seventy .
winters seated by the roadside He was
weeping bitterly, and IN the excess OF .
his anguish was vigorously rubbing his /
legs and digging his bare toes IN the
dust OF the highway
ACtr8ted by motives humane Grady /
reined in MS horse 10 inquire the cause
OF the old mans hCart-5reakinE grief
The following colloquy took place:
Say. old man. what is the trouble
with you?'
Boo. hoo, hoo. Dads bin a-Hokin'
Your father has been whipping you.
Boo. hoo. hoo. Oh Lordy,-nay
legs, Bcbase I throwed rocks at gran
dad.
such a country as this ought TO con
tain the fountain after which Ponce de
Leon vainly sought"
Miss Maude J. Purriagton. Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. has been promoted n
the Office Of the Auditor Of the PostofEce
Department
a large number Of army and navy Off
GERS have turned authors in the past
few years Lieut.. Col. Arthur L. Wag-
Eer. well known in Washington circles.
and Commander J. D J Kelley. Of the
navy, an eminent sailor, have recently
published a book which deals with the
/ history OF the army and navy. The crit
les say they have written a good book
Mr.. John c. Meem, Of Virginia. who
/ has been IN the Office OF the Auditor for
/ the War Department for several years,
| has been promoted His service has been
/ faithful and the recognition was ap-
proved with readiness all along the line.
Mounted officer Benjamin Rhodes. Of
/ The Metropolitan Police Force. IS con
sidered one of the best policemen in the
| country. lie has On honorable record Of
/ twenty-five years OF active service. and
! mas made some notable arrests. He IS
an athlete. a horseman. and a genial
| man generally. He IS highly esteemed
/ sy the authorities, and Is known 70 large
| nun bers OF the people OF the city on ac-
count OF his many good deeds He was
/ first a footman, then detective sergeant,
1 Iznd IS now On mounted duty IN the
/ Brfgbtwood district
! IS a detective M Rhodes made many
! Creditahle arrests. He captured Erwin
! Ford. who cut the throat Of little Elsie
/ Kreglow on the banks Of Rock Creek
! 2 few years ago. This was most eI-
( citing murder, and the terrible tragedy
/ IS well remembered Ford WIS negro
of unusual brutality and cunning The
! I'D 1nAT = ra~rr o r
/ for one OF the most frightfuI murders on
/ record. This degenerate deliberately
/ beat out the brains OF the Fisher chill
dren. both under seven years OF age,
with Q club
Probably the hardest job the officer
ever had was the capture OF one OF the
four prisoners who escaped from the
District Jail few years ago through
/ The connfvance Of prison employees he
tracked this escaped prisoner for z5l
miles. through the coke and coal region
OF Pennsylvania, on foot, and finally
/ caught him in the city Of Pitts5urs.
/ Through a maze of mines. roads, and
towns he followed the fugitive without
Il cnce losing the trail completely or Civ
ing up hope. It was one OF the most re
markabIe chases known
/ officer Rhodes is 4 splendid horse
man. and owns Two tb0rOuEhbreds. He
-
his credit Last winseT he and Officer
! Yetten saved the life Of Third Assistant
! Secretary Of State PIERCE The mad
dened team Of the Secretary made Q
terrific race through Pennsylvania Ave-
rue and the two officers stationed near
the Treasury, ode straight at the run
aways. getting hold at the same time
Only the Uest Of hoTsemeu could have
lived through TIE experiment with the
-E,. sfTT Tri-
. Officer Tettec was UnhoTssd after being
toved through tie street q block OF so
but Officer RlCdes held on until q foot
man came up.
-zce- Rhodes was oae Of the escort
OF Prince lien Y. end Tas also IN the
/ escort OF the RochaEE1aC party The
horse he rode on these particular 0c-
f casicns and which he Uses on the police
rarades was given HIN br the late Ch!ei
OF Police, Major Moore. whose o-dsrly
he was for several years Major Moore
made the Eist just before his death. ne
major was private secretary 70 Score
ra-v stanton. OF the Lincoln Cabinet
and was also secretary at the White
House at one time
AI-lcugh ever sixty years OF age OH
cer. Rhodes cauU0t tc- thrown or C-her-
.-iso outJcne Ia exercise by any Uernbe-
Of the force. He is IN Lieut.. John Ken
news division. and is greatly relied on
Bis son Howard has just returned from
lfhe philippines after q service OF sew
oral years as a member Of the Thirj
Cavalry
Superintendent aIacheR OF tho rura
/ free mail delivery service. who has beer
working in The Southern States. makes
on interesting report from aIecEleEbuTl
county. y. c. That county has - miles
Of nacadam road. which IS said % b'
more thau in any county in the country
except several about New York aus
Philadelphia As a consequence tht
experiment % free delivery VIII wOFl
under ideal conditions The intenticl
Of the Government Is 70 encourage soOt
roads alCnE with the Introduction O
free delivery IeckleubETg is th'
county IL which the Grst Declaration O.
Independence was promulgated, and wa.
known in the days Of the Revolution
rs the Hornets [eet" Charlotte il
located in the county
1Ir Joseph A DoneHon, OF the Gov
/ ernmeut Printing Office, is a fine printer
a machine operator, and a pTactica
newspaper man. He came TO the Office
from New Orleans where he has beer
IN Tho printing business nearly all his