Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

bers from the Turkish bath emporiums.
who are trying to do you out of your
job! Take a good strangle hold on your
cleansing paraphernalia and march bold
iy along Massachusetts avenue to Dupont
Circle! Watch out there! Are you sure
you didn't drop the soap? Alright. good.
Press where We see my white plume!'
There he is! Gaze upon him! There he
his fieldglass, while the green paint"
slfts slowly down upon him. Pretty well
caked in. isn't it? Oh, no; you can get
along without a crowbar.
what? You don't want to walk down
Connecticut avenue carrying a tub? Now
look here, if you're going in for any of
this Anthony Comstock business you've
got TO pocket your pride. Very we'll then.
Call carriage. There he is-Admiral
farragut You don't think he'll need
much OF bath because he's a seafaring
man, Ell? Don't do that again! Remem-
Der, this is serious business and YOU
are dealing with respected men, who gave
their lives for their country. Yes, he's
rdtner dlrty. isn't he. No, don't ask that
park policeman how long it's been since
the admirafs had a bath. He will prob
ABLY ask you what admiral What's that
Wen, L should say not-Id rather give YOU
my money than make a fool bet like that
of course he couldn't see through his
sDyglass even if he could lift 1t to his
eye Its simply covered with green
paint.
And now for Lafayette Park. Rocham-
beau Is pretty clean. But then he's
French and naturally something of a
dandy. But see how grandly he points
southwark with outstretched arm, and
look how dirty his hands are! Just gaze
upon that smotch of green right on the
tip of his forefinger!
JaCkSOn2
liar, any way. so perhaps he has a right
not to take a bath. He'll get it lust The
same, for that's the avowed purpose of
thls reform crusade Well hardly
though it's quite possible some one did
drop bucket of green paint on his
horses flank. But then how could it have
gotten all over the animals name and his
legs. Splashed? Why. sure, that isn't
impossible. But just look at that-just
! look at "Old Hiokorys" face and that
deep. sulphuric smear that runs from his
! temple, down his face and clear around
under his chin. There's a days work in
| that all right. Get the pick and shovel.
And now for the last in Lafayette Park
the great Lafayette himself. Surely
such a fine gentleman of fortune as he
was must battle. Yes, he's in pretty good
condition But just look at those two
| cherubs back of and below him on the
pedestal. They not only seem to have
followed Tom Sawyer's custom of never
washing below the neckband but appar-
emily have fixed the other boundary of
tn. migrations of the wash rag at the line
of the hatband. And those two 'compat-
riots on the side of the pedestal See
how earnestly and comfortably they are
talking, utterly oblivious of their seedy,
dilapidated coats and their besmeared
faces. Perhaps 1t is a tear tricklng
across the cheek of the female figure on
the front side of the pedestal-the one
holding the sheathed sword with out
stretched arm. But no, it is the newt
able green paint"
The bronze of Maj. Gen. James B. Nc
Pherson is fairly clean, but he's had quite
a few years wear out of that hat. and he
at least ought to have 1t cleaned.
Martin Luther, stern and uncompro-
missing. stands with his clenched hand
| upon the Bible. and even he has not
capped a sitting down of the green deposit.
In the center of Thomas circle the
Rock of Chickamauga" is literally COW
cred with 1t. He is the second dirtiest
distinguished man in Washington. His
! face is so green that it leers at you like a
ghostly mask. The dirtiest man in the
| city Is Franklin. on Pennsylvania avenue.
| His trousers, for instance. must be the
envy of every .'hobo' who comes into the
| city.
/ And now for Logan. Cheer up. There
| won't be much work here for he hasn't
/ been up very long. Yes, he's all right,
| but the figures in bas-relief the side
! of the pedestal have not Jared so well.
| The Amazon holding the shield Is certain
| ~ the worse for wear. And how in the
world can those generals who are so care
/ fully scrutiniZing the war map see the
roads or the names of the towns? Why.
! there's big blotch of green right on the
| center of the map. And that officer way
| off 10 enc side could never In the world
! pass inspection or pass in review on dress
| parade wearing that dirty coat.
| One more and the days work will he
over But it's a long jump-clear to the
! Capitol and way UP the rotunda to eX-