The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-27

ppTOaChable, untOuChable- Incompatible.
suPerlatiye it Of the whole universal
situation"
A great many Of the Government en-
pIoyes are arranging their leave to at
tend various reunions OF veterans in
different parts of the country. The
great gathering here will not supersede
the local reunions over the country. and
for the next few weeks there will be
numerous piIgrimages to the old home
to meet with old friends and comrades
One Of the most interesting Of these oc-
Casions viii be in East Tennessee There
viii be large attendance because the
Tennesseaans apparently live longer
than other people The survivors Of she
Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry viii hold
a gathering IN Carter county. This
command was one of the several fur
nished by Tennessee to the Union cause
and was one of the most active Of the
loyal Southern bodies. There were
some noted scouts in this regiment. and
the famous bridge burners were part of
the command The reunion viii occupy
two days The secretary Of the asso-
citation is Joseph J. McCorkIe. one Of
the most active and daring of Tennes-
see soldiers
Mr.. John G. Burchfeld. of the General
Land Office, Will attend this gathering
He was one OF the organizers Of the as
ISOLATION He viii make an address
during the gathering About the Oldest
living member Of the regiment is Capt.
Dan Ellis. now a resident OF Elizabeth
town He IS over eighty years of age.
but quite active and hearty. He was
1r7a of p Ia
war and had numerous close calls. He
operated over Tennessee and Ken
/ lucky, and Is said to have piIoted over
10000 people over the Tennessee lac
into the friendly Union country. lie
was chief OF scouts IN the regiment
Mr.. Allen G. Flowers, of South Caro-
lima, who has been appointed 10 q po-
sition in the Government Printing Office.
IS q swift" IL the craft He has been
in the office as probationer fer six
months and has made a fine record. In
1891 there was a typesetting contest at
Atlanta, under the auspices OF the Cot
ton States Exposition ThirLy-two swift
compositoTs from over the country en-
tered, and the contest attracted attea-
ton The comPositors set and distribut-
-
AIr. Flowers Won the second prize Of
$50. He got Up $4,000 ems Of solid type
o. large size IN eleven days, filing all
the conditions Of the contest. He keeps
up his speed and is one of the swiftast
men il the Government Printing Office
Mr.. Flowers came from Sumter. where
he vas prominent in the social and fra
ternal life OF the city He is a past
chancellor o. GamecOck Lodge. OF K
Of P, OF Sumter
A man IN the Interior Department the
other day was saying q great deal about
how he would dislike 10 live in the far
West, where the mountain schooners and
buTTOs were the only means OF trans
portation- far West man smiled and
dug up a good roads report which stated
that the finest bicycle path in this
country is in the State of washington.
II is twenty-five miles long. goes oeer
streams and around mountains. through
some OF the grandest scenery in the
world II is well-cindered and there are
thousands Of wheels on il almost every
day OF the year It is graded like a
railroad. The first funds were raised By
a bicycle tax The path runs from
Seattle out into the big hills
There IS a man in rhe Government
service who used to have the Office itch
bad Since coming to the Government
Printing Office he has been figuring on
his experiences and submits TO a candid
world this result Of his last. canvass:
Lost I months and 33 days canvass
Ing; 1873 hours thinking about The
election; ; acres Of cotton: q acres Of
corn; a whole sweet potato crop: {
sheep; . shoats. and / beef given TO
baTbecues5 front teeth and q consider
able quantity Of hair in personal
shirmish- Gave 81 plugs of tobacco. :
sunday school books; 2 pairs Of suspend
ers5 calico dresses; dolls and l3
baby rattlers.
Told 2,SSs lies; shook hands g. as
times; talked enough to have made
in print LOCO large volumes. size Of
Patent Ofiice reports; kissed I26 babies.
klndled Il kitchen fires, cut g cords of
wood; IA bundles OF fodder; picked IA
pounds Of cotton; helped pull : Wagon
loads OF corn; dug i bushels Of uofa-
toes; toted q buckets Of water. p1t In
! stoves; was dog-bit + times. watch
broken By baby, cost So TO have re-
paired.
Loaned out barrels Of -four n
~-----' ~ -A4-taAs AfEy Ef@tLt1S 90 bacon. 3
pounds OF butter, Y dozen eggs, 3 1Iu
brelias. 13 lead pencils, ! Bible die
Jionary. / mowblade. 2 hoes. l overcoa+
= boxes OF paper collars. none Of which
have been returned.
Called my opponent q perambularf75g
har-coctor's bill SO. Had five arsI-
ments with my wife-result: One flower
vase smashed. 1 broom handle broken
l dish Of hash knocked off the table
shirt bosom ruined: . handfuls whiskers
pulled out, Zoe worth Of sticking plaster
bought. Besides spending 2I.75s.
An Indiana man at the Treasury De-
partment who vas being tainted about
the nickname Of his state. .Hoosie-
gave this explanation Of It:
When the young men Of the Indiela
side Of the Ohio River went to Louis
vile the Kentucky men boosted over
them. calling them New Purcbage
Greenies, claiming to be superior
race, composed Of half horse. half all
gator. and tipped of with swapping tur-
tie These taunts produced fights in
the market house and streets OF Louis
vile. On one occasion a stout bully
from Indiana was victor IN a fist fight.
and having heard Colonel LehmanowsIzv
lecture on the Wars Of Europe who
always gave martial pTowess to the Ger
man Eussars IN a Sight with the Russian