The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-11

Col. c. T. Slack. who IS employed in
the specification division OF the Govern
ment Printing OMcc was for many years
editor and publisher Of the Bristol
TennD Courier" On the occasion Of the
celebration Of the Fourth OF July. 1875,
Mr.. Slack was selected as orator OF the
day and a friend Of the latter who
preserved a sten0gra phic report of the
speech as it was delivered told this 20
Times reporter: Some of the excerpts o.
the address are. 1t IS worth dollar Of
any mans money TO be alive nowadays
There may De better people than we are.
hut we have never seen them. As mat
ter Of fact. and not as a piece OF start
ling news. I feel impened TO tell you that
George Washington is dead. res. George
is dead; Thomas jefferson. she iormulator
OF the Declaration Of Independence. has
gore 80 his long home. PCuj3u.in Frank
lin. the editor. philosopher. and friend is
over on the other side Of lie river.
Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett. the
great pioneers. arc enjoying IN eternal
scout in the happy hunting grounds. Yes.
sirs. Washington. Jefferson. Franklin.
Paine. Andy JAG kscu. Light Horse Harry
Lee. Boone. and Crockett all sleep below
the low. green tent whose curtains never
outward swing. IN the midst Of this sum
me-'s dust and sweat and drunk. let us
stop a moment from our fun making and
money loving TO recall the glorious heri-
tage Of history bccucathed 10 ms by our
valiant forelathcTs. In this good year OF
grace the most celebrated English sta
tistiCians are writing articles in which
they frankly admit that we are the people
The population that VIC did not impoT,
has been readily produced at home. and
today We are the biggest the richest. the
most universally educated people that
ever occupied the earth as a nation.
An official OF the Engineering Bureau OF
the War Department. whose duties fire.
~quontly take him to the Monument. said.
lone OF the most peculiar visitors We
have ever had at the Monument was that
OF man who came all the way from New
Orleans TO scatter his wife's ashes from
the top OF the tail structure. He cX-
plaiIed that some time before his wife
passed away. she made him promise that
after her death he would have her re-
mains crcmated, bring the ashes 10 Wash
inEJoE. and scatter the dust to the foui
winds of heaven from the top OF the
monument.
I'VE told hin. that we could not con
sent TO let hiu go where he wanted foI
any such purpose. that the height from
which he would throw the ashes every
atom would. by the time 1t reached ths
ground. weigh a ton, and as people were
all the time walking about the base @
the monument some one, IL was almOs
certain. would be killed. The man de
parted, carrying the ashes with him. ate
saying that he guessed if he threw then
into the river the same purpose would b
answered.
Miss Mary D. Moore. of this city. Wa
appointed a temporary clerk in the Stat
Department. september 90 1889. Oh
January g. 1896. she was appointed con
fdential clerk 10 the chief CT the Con
sular Bureau. and as brought into tn
classified service. October /. lei
Capt Charles Z. Hooks, the one-arme
sentinel who guards the portals TO Sena
tor HawIey's committee room On MilitGr
Affairs. is one OF the best-known employe
in the big marble pile on Capitol Hill
When Senator Hawley's committee is d
session The man who tries to run IN
gantlet past Captain Hooks is "U
against it," and quietly but firmly refuse
admission regardless Of his rank or busi
ness. Al other times, however, Captain
Hooks is the very soul Of courtesy an
consideration and Or is a pleasure 30 tn
Senator's numerous callers 10 near hi
glowing declarations concerning IN
handsome military paintings ard fresco
on the walls and ceilings Of the commits
tee room. He dwcIls with parIcula
pride on the outlines Of one figure whlc
ne claims TO represent one Of his ReTo
lutiOuary graudsires-
Captain Hooks has been for six year
the faithful messenger OF the Commute
on Military Affairs and was DroNi9usl
for many years a lieutenant OF The waite
f. the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
lie is a veteran OF General Hawi-r's oil
reFimeut. 10 Seventh COu1ecticI' NoluI
teer Infantry. and was iu the engagement
OF Fort Pulaski James Island. and foc'
paligo. His empty sleeve is bacge q