Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08

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I'm looking for the mos responsibilities
cullud man in Washington said a gen.
tleman who has recently moved to this
city from Philadelphia to a Star reporter
the other day. This week" continued the
former Philadelphia, IT moved my family
and household effects to a dwelling on CO.
lumbia Heights. and g. day or so ago
advertised in The Star for a responsible
colored men to do chores about the place.
yesterday morning an old colored man
appeared at the house in answer to the
advertisement and announced himself as
George Washington Jackson, the mos re-
sponsibles cullud man in Washington He
said he wanted to enter my employ and
after talking to him awhile and explain
ing his probable duties, he left the house,
with the understanding that he was to
turn about o'clock in the evening and
begin upon his duties.
'Six o'clock came, but no George Wash
ington Jackson appeared. The little cuckoo
whooped also seven times and eight and
every hour thereafter throughout the
night. but no George Washington Jackson
showed up to claim his position and to
substantiate his claim TO responsibility.
secured the yard for him this morning, but
he is still missing.
IF you should see anything of the mos
responsibes' cullud man in Washington
send him around. for the job is still wait
ing"
One day this week a government clerk
called at one of the buildings of the police
department and his appearance there re-
called to one of the older members of the
department incident in which he figured
a number of years ago. The officer was on
duty near the National Theater one night
when the clerk and a friend came along
and made an inquiry of him. In those days
there was a high iron fence about the
triangular square in front of the theater
and the gate was invariably kept locked at
night
See here, Mr.. Policeman" said one Of
the men to the officer who recalled the
incident. do you think there will be any
harm if two gentlemen go in the park and
settle a little difference in a gentlemanly
way?"
None whatever the partly intoxicated
man was told, but the gate is locked. and
If you get in you may not be able to set
out"
their referee thanked the policeman for
suggesting the Smithsonian grounds and
went away. When the officer went to the
station at midnight 10 turn in for the nigh1
he was surprised to find his three friends,
the belligerents and their referee in as
many cells. Those who had participated in
the contest had swollen eyes and showed
plainly the result of their meeting in the
park.
You're fine friend to send us to the
Smithsonian grounds and then put up a Job
on us to get us locked up said one of the
men, who had Strengthened up sufficiently
to realize his position.
Nothing the policeman could say would
induce the men to believe he had not had
them arrested.
They were tried by Judge Smell" said
the policeman, 'and sent to Jail The one
who is now a government clerk reformed
and the other one of the pair died.
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THE activity in the matrimonial market
which is becoming more noticeable lust
now Is viewed with feelings akin to dis
may by the chief of one of the divisions in
certain government department" re-
marked a young man who recently attached
TO himself one of the young lady clerks in
the chiefs division.
This chief is about to lose a number of
MS best clerks. according to the weddings
scheduled to come off during the next few
weeks. and he is apprehensive lest the
spread OF the matrimonial virus may de-
plete his force to such an extent that the
fall work of his division may suffer pe-
cause of having to break in new clerks
particular government division is con-
cerned. was first observed about a wear
ago, when one of the promising young
clerks in the division announced her in
tention of taking young man for bad or
worse, and since that time the force in this
division has been decreasing gradually
Within the past few weeks the announce
ments have been made of the approaching
marriage of several other clerks In this
division, ana the other day the word was
passed about the office that two of the
young ladies in the Office were to take the
wffely vows on the very same day. This
double blow was a sumner to the chief
but as though that were not enough the
double wedding announcement was followed
day or so later by the statement that a
young man clerk and another young lady
clerk were soon to be numbered among the
chosen class.
Yesterday the chief was informed that
another of his young lady clerks had been
secretly married several weeks ago, and
that some one else would have to be found
to fill her position in the Office in the
future.
1.-The chief wears dolefuI look these
days. for he Is uncertain as to where the
blow will strike next. and he does not rel
ish the idea of breaking in new set of
clerks. He is not disturbed about the mar
rage of his male clerks for he has them
with him always but when the girls In the
Office get to talking about those lovely
sewing to do before and such things as
that the chief prepares for the announce
ment that Is sure to follow. And after
that comes the resignation"
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A most interesting reunion, in which
Washingtonian figured, occurred at Gaines
vile. Va, during the military maneuyers
recently held in that locality 1t seems that
forty-one years ago the present popular
and efficient surgeon general of the District
Of Columbia militia, Major George Hender-