Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

one should present ni5 whip handle and
ask him to put IN edge ON Il, Notwtth-
standing he was somewhat handicapped By
being made the centEAa figure Of such
s slindnr n' H asos z z. on1 On. Of
his trade who travelled about
To q stranger q mar we'll up In years who
wore wooden stump Il. place Of q missing
leg was an object ofs interest, when under
team Of q stone yard stHe seemed. indeed,
to be more active than the most abie-bodied
men, and there appeaHea to be no class OF
work In which he was BOT ct houe Either
OF horses was superb and in lifting and
handling heavy atons he was one It the
most active. 7cW
The "Lion Man"
There was one man who had come 10 be
known throughout the city az well ~ he
had been known in the department where
he was employed and was frequently point
ed out as the Zion man. In those days
menageries were simply collection Of Wild
animals that could be seen only In their
cages. with perhaps ar exhibition Of few
tricks behind the bars, Such 4 show had
pitched its tent near the southeast corner
Of the canal (B street) and It'll street, and
one afternoon there was large crowd pres
emit interested in viewing the animals The
gether In q corner OF the cage in such q
manner that no satisfactory view could be
obtained. The department clerk referred
to was q TALL raw-boned man, with arms
Of great length, and he walked with the
longest cane he could buy. A rope had been
placed in front Of the cages to keep people
from getting too near. Noticing that the
spectators desired to see the animals at bet
ter advantage, the clerk volunteered his
assistance This he gave by pressing as far
as he could against the rope and reaching
over with his cane, exciaiming: Get up,
you lazy brutes." He stirred the appar-
emily inanimate pile into ferocious activ-
ity. The effect was seen and felt in an in
slant. The Infatuated animals made for the
bars with hideous cries, and the report that
one Of the animals had so bent bar that
he was working his way out had no ap-
probable effect on the crowd. for each
man, woman and child was making the eff
fort of their lives to get away. In almost
the twinkling Of an eye the tent was va
Gated, for most OF the affrighted crowd
crawled under the canvas. This episode
brought the hitherto little-known clerk into
prominence.
Washington Business Establishments.
When Washington had reached its semi
centenary Of corporate life. many Of its
business places carried several lines OF
goods, and were much like what is known
as general country stores" those devoted
to one line of trade being rare AS may be
supposed. there were numbers Of the COM
munty whose customs and tastes were as
diversified as the stocks Of goods in mis-
cellaneous store, and the same hat some
times covered more than quartet Of pro-
LESSONS and occupations. There were some
physicians who were also minister's, fire.
quently serving in both capacities by the
sick bed. It Is related that a cabinet
maker, who followed his trade, more than
once attended his patients in the capacity
of herb doctor; as minister he admin
istered spiritual consolation in the dying
hour; as q cabinet maker, going to his shop
with the measure and putting up the coffin,
after laying out his subject; a preacher,
conducting tho funeral services, which he
supervised as undertakerI and as sexton
attended to the intesment: also officiating
In the burial services as preacher. When
families called for his services there was no
apprehension felt as to the arrangements
miscarrying in any particular.
The drug stores, with! the mortar and
pestle and colored glass globe as insignia,
excepting only the house of Gilman & Bro.
on the avenue east OF 7th street, have
changed location and name. Two, at least.
Of the old-time druggists SURVEYOR. d. 3.
Clarke Of the Franklin Insurance Company
and DR.. E. w. Chaplin. now living in retire
ment. DR.. Daniel MacFarlan and DR.. John
w. Clarke, now clerk under the District
Commissioners are believed to be the only
survivors Of the dentists of their day.
The bakery known as the Havenner was
on its present location then, under Thos.
Havenner e Sons, and4is still conducted by
the same family; that 18th and the ave
nue. as now was Kraft s1hsksry. Mr.. George
Seitz, now living, was on New York avenue
near 10th street.
The site of r. Farnham's book store at
18th street is now Brentano's. Morrison &
Sons formerly on the avenue. Is repre-
scented by VIM. Morrison, on F st; VIM.
Ballentyne Is opposite the location Of Gray
& Ballentyne, where he had just started in
business, The book and stationery bust
ness has found new locations, and those
then in busineSs-about a dozen-have
nearly all died. Mr.. Ballentyne only being