The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26

ropean agent Of the Columbia Phono-
graph Company who is temporarily 10
Gated at Berlin.
Mrs. Josephine Simpson, Of the speci-
fiCation division of the Printing Office,
VIII sail for Europe about the middle Of
July She expects to make a visit 20
friends in London.
4 recent incident developed the fact
that Mr.. Daniel Curry, law clerk of the
SecTetaTy's Office, IN the District Build
ing. has managerial abilities of no mean
order. He was called upon TO make the
arrangements foT the District bowling
tourney, and III the selection OF his
team. as well as in the conduct Of the
match, Dan" was all the while in the
game" The success Of the winning
team was undoubtedly due in large
measure TO Mr. Curry's management
Probably no more interesting OF bet
ter known individual is employed in the
Government Printing Office than George
W HarveI. otherwise known as PRO
fessor," or Minus" all largely due to
his variegated career He has occU-
pied positions in the business from
devil up TO editor-in-chief Of a daily pa
per, and is q printer in every sense of
its term. He acquired the name Mi
nus while a tramp printer several
years ago and it still cIings to him. as
many meet him here who knew him IN
different parts OF the country IN the
good old days of hand composition and
tourist success. AS Snowman he has
achieved considerable success. and by
reason of which he is generally known
in Washington as Professor In this
line he is an expert maTionette maripu-
lator. q ve1triloquist, and magician Of
no mean ability, and has furnished
amusement in private and public Wash
inEton for several years. He has served
for two years OF the entertainment
committee Of Columbia Typographical
Union. and aside from that service has
contributed mis- talents to the unions
entertainments.
Cant W P. Ramsey. foreman of the
specification division OF the Printing Of
fee. has received a letter from Mr.
Frank Buckland one of the proofread-
ers Of the Office, who is now at Frank
fort. Germany Mt. and Mrs. BuCkiand
have been IN Europe several weeks and
are making an extensive tour
agricultural experiments, Department OF
Agriculture. is il great demand as
/ speaker and demonstrator at gatherings
Of agriculturists all over the country
Through appearance in several States
and the extensive distribution OF the
/ publications Of the department his name
is familiar 10 the people Of the country.
/ He has numerous invitation 10 attend
3 =g-1~- 20 nd
/ fail, and many Of these viii be &C
| cepted-
+ Mr.. Marshall J. Gleason, of Texas, was
recently promoted in the Office Of the
Treasurer Of the United States. He has
I been in the Department Of the Treasury
/ for the last two years.
Mr.. George Cook. Of the War Depart
ment, is one Of the young men who
profted by the war with Spain. He is
/ q Washingtonian and went on the first
/ transport that landed in Porto Rico. He
/ is permanently stationed on that island
/ but at present IS visiting his many
/ friends in washington On Thursday
/ evening Of last week he was united in
marriage with Miss Amelia Emma OFT.
/ Of Philadelphia. an estimable young
I lady, who had spent two years on the
{ island as teacher. Mr.. Cook will return
/ on Saturday and his many Washington
/ friends join in wishing him and his
! bride a pleasant future
A clerk in the Pension Office, who
halls from the State Of Alabama. tells
a good story on q certain politician. who
fourished IN his State during the civil
war and the period Immediately follow
| ing those troublous times
When the torsIn OF war first sounded
through the Southland no more rabid
hre-eater could be found from the Pc
tomac TO the Rio Gr;ude than this par
ticular politician. He Taved and charged
about the country, making speeches %
| fire the breasts OF the boys and urg-
| ing them 10 join the military companies
| then forming in every county. In his
argument he used TO say:
Gentlemen, this war is going to be
mere chIlds play Those Yankees are
not going to fight worth a cent. The
| fact is. gentlemen, we can whip them
with pop guns
The armies OF the Confederacy moved
Northward, and the politician, feeling
that his health had been seriously i'm
paired by reason Of his strenuous efforts
toward firing the hearts Of his neigh
bors with patriotism. sought the genial
climate Of Nassau to recuperate. Not
being improved in health during the
next four years, he made his visit
J prolonged one. However, the news OF
IAppomattox caused speedy recovery.
and he took the first boat home Ar
irving at his native town, he east his
eye around the political horizon and al
lied himself with the ascendent party
Shortly after this he was making
stump speeches in the interests OF his
newly adopted political faith and was
most vehement in his denuncIation Of
the hair-brained policy that had plunged
the South into a hopeless war. Upon
/ one Of these occasions he was interrupt
ed by q man in the audience. who re
called 10 him his feTvid speech in adyo-
cacy Of war, and his assertion that the
armies Of the North could be put 20 TOut
with pop-guns; also abiding to the alb
sence OF the politician from the con
fict. BristIing up. he at once hurled
back ct the man who had dared 70 in
terrupt him this answer.
Yes. sab. did say we could whip the
Yankees with pop guns, and say II YET;
but. sab. after I made that speech I
found out :-as not going 10 be
pop-gun yah. As I could not have the
choosing OF the weapons sab, I did not