The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-16

popular loan that the clerks still like to
talk about
The plan of the Administration was
that there should be 2JO. 600 subscribers
to the plan to raise 81, 400 600. over
$50. 900 application were received Mr.
Nanderlip saw what was coming and
organized 4 force of 500 experts TO han
die the sudden turn in Treasury affairs.
and as fast as the applications were re-
ceived they were handled in the ortho-
doX way plus a great deal of speed.
subscriptions closed at 3 p. m, and at
10 at night Mr. Fanderlip announced the
result The work was enormous. and
those clerks who were detailed for the
occasion are now proud OF the per
Torrance.
Mr. c. D. MacDougaH. who stands at
the helm of the elevator at the Civil
Service Commission building, mas re-
turned firm 4 tri2 TO New York In
speaking of his journey he said.
I don't want you TO think that It
is the first trip I have ever taken to
New York. have been there twice
before"
Mac" is IS Scotch as one OF James
Barry's characters. and when he gets
excited he Iapses into the vernacuIar Of
ThTums. What he really said was.
i Wilma haze We think il war the first
time I ha' made the bit O. journey
YoTkWards- Ma na, Iaddie Ave BODY
kens I ha' iva Draw trips ahint this
ane to nv credit
She IS an unco' bletherin' big toon.
is York. There is aye the mighty stir
and clacket as if a the burns o the
whole Hielan' country were in spate
I will be sair dootfn but it's been
lang syne I CAT the muckIe surprise that
strock me gettin' aft the cars at Jersey
City 1 steppit aft along wi 4 hantIe
ither folk al! gang the same Fait an
laid my bag down on the stestiun plat
form to look ABBOTT me.
"Dagont, lad the steetlon vas loatin'
ava / speiTed douce mon-body with
a blue bonnet on his noodle SAYS /:
What the DeiI's the trcoble? The
steetion's foatin' ah?'
'Steetion, says he, 'steetfon-she's
the ferryboat you're on"
Rev William C. Handy, OF schoharie.
y. Y, was in the city few DAYS ago
On visit to his son, Mr.. Robert b
Handy, assistant in charge OF the docu-
ment section of the division Of pub
lication. Department Of Agriculture. Mr.
Handy had not been in Washington for
many years, and was astonisbed al some
or the changes that had taken place
When he was IN the White House the
nrst, last, and only time he sat on the
lap OF President Pierce, and he SAYS
Ee viii not 90 in again until ne sits on
the lap Of another President
Rev Mr. Handy is a distinguished
pulpit orator of the Dutch Reformed
Church. and has been pastor Of the
church at Schoharie for thirty years.
He Is q native OF this section, and is
known to many people in Maryland and
Virginia He is allied by blood and
marriage with many of the first fam
lies Of the Southern States The mem
6ers OF his family have long been prom
inent in political and social affairs.
Among the connections are the Upshuts
and breckenridge 4 son of Mr.. Han
dy, l. Irving Handy, was formerly
representative IN Congress from the
state Of Delaware.
A local letter carrier writing TO the
Postal Record" gives a chapter of
curious names found In the "Postonce
Directory" He says that American
nomenclature is a never ending source
Of amusement and surprise 70 foreign
ers- When the only Sarah Bernhard f!
was over here she could hardly believe /
there was such place as Kalamazoo. /
And yet many curious names which for /
freak or other reasons are used to /
name Postof5ces would shock, 10 say
the least, many Of our foreign cousins I
few Of them-such as WaiIa WaIIa.
hankakee, Oshkosh, A, 3, c, Dull, Leap
Year. Limbs. Only, L Bet. Calf Killer. /
Al. Bird in Hand. BUNDLE Bee, Chrome.
-omical Corners, Dead Horse. Live /
Horse, Heaven Credit. Yuba Dam. /
Funny Louis, LooneyviIle. 0. K, Nine /
Times, Not, OveTalls Moral. D. T. PAY /
Up, Rabbit Hash. Rapture. Shoe Fly /
Short Of. Sleepy Eye. Sober Pa, Jug /
-own. Why Not. Tin Cup. Wake Up. /
Waterproof, Total Wreck. Useful. Use /
ess, and Squire Jim-show that we do /
,ot lack novelty. and it's all in a name.