Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

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my wife had occa son to call upon police
man for assistance and he proved a great
help to her After that experience / chang
ed my mind about policemen and now
realize that people are too quick to con-
denim them.
taken suddenly i'll in the middle of the
night and there was no one in the house
upon whom my wife could call for help.
She kept watch at the window until a
policeman came along and he not only
telephoned for a doctor but returned to the
house and assisted in nursing the sick
child People should not be too hasty In
condemning policemen" he concluded. but
be excused for trilng mistakes, as their
good deeds usually outnumber their al
legged shortcomings
1t is not an unusual thing for policemen
to play the part of fremen and frequently
save the property of those who contribute
to their support. The records show that
almost every week some member OF Major
Sylvester's force responds to call for as
sistance and they often succeed In extin-
gushing flames and preventing serious
damage without calling upon the fire de-
partment. They look after sick people In
cases of emergency when called upon.
Recently policeman came to the rescue
of young man who was out driving with
his family and whose horse lost its shoe
and went lame. He appreciated the act
of kindness and afterward addressed a
letter to Major Sylvester. in which he said:
II have been trying to find an oppor-
tunity to address you concerning the &C
lions of Bicycle Policeman w. F. Barrett.
While out driving with my wife one of the
horses cast shoe. He Immediately began
TO go lame and l was nursing him along
from Rock Creek Park to Hyattsville when
Officer Barrett called my attention to the
lameness. I explained the situation to him
and he volunteered to put shoe on the
horse He procured the key to black
smith shop, fitted on the shoe ana pro-
ceeded on my way.
al the time I expressed my appreciation
and offered to remunerate the ofncer Tor MS
trouble, and also because In putting on
the shoe his bicycle trousers were torn.
but he absolutely declined to receive any
thing.
I'm the course of some years experience
with the police of this city l have found
them almost invariably polite and efficient.
[ must say that I never heard of more
humane act than that of officer Barrett.
and I take this method of expressing my
appreciation of the same to you.
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'.Does ANYBODY know that there is a hole
in the clock?
A man who goes UP to the Treasury De-
partment every morning made the inquiry
of a Star reporter. The question related
the Post Office Department. opposite The
Star building
We'll, I did not, either. until the other
afternoon" continued the treasury man
who had put the question. But it came on
me suddenly the other day. and 1t had me
guessing for few minutes. l was going
home as usual after office hours and
glanced I'D at the clock. 1t was only a
quarter past three, and l decided the clock
had stopped Then the minute hand swung
around with Rhythmic movement to a
quarter of four.
II knew that that was too early for me
to be out of office, and / rubbed my eyes.
Then the old clock went backward by the
quick route till 1t was only five minutes
of one. l knew 1 had not been drinking,
that is. not very much. but when the clock
commenced doing high stunts and swing
ing back and forth from midnight till early
morn I thought the weather must have
gotten into my head.
Then | noticed that there was little
window in the clock face that 1 had not
observed before, just above where the
hands are fastened to the dial. This win
dow was open and it was big enough for a
man to get his arms and head out of to set
the hands of the clock. But from the
ground IL small that at first one
overlooked It. I stopped and rubbered for
a few minutes at the man doing things to
the CLOCK, ana tndt Connected a crowd IN u
minute. But was glad to find that 1t was
the clock that had gone wrong and not me.
for 1t had me guessing for a minute
+ n *
They were all talking servant troubles In
one of the lunch rooms close to the State
War and Navy building the other day. No
they were not women out of the shopping
district, but mere men and all of them mar
ried, for the servant question has gotten to
the point where even the men bring 1t tc
work with them and talk 1t over at lunch
time almost as much as do their better
halves.
There had been numerous tales of woe
told when one of the bunch struck In. 'It
is pretty warm to be barking back to the
rigors OF the past winter" he said "but my
wife got up against the servant game In
good shape then. We were without a cook
as per usual, and she had heard from a
friend Of friends friend that there was q
colored woman she probably could get, who
lived on a short street in Georgetown
she liked out for the home of the wo-
man and found her comfortably framed III
In front of a warm stove. She heard my
and when my wife had gotten through she
said without rising.
Nav, guess 1 don't keer nothin' about
a service place jest now. We ladies on this
street done decided we won't work none dis
wintah: ives gwine ter stay home an be
sported by de 'sassinated charities"