The Washington herald., 1919-11-19
The bee 10 . hustling bug.
-ris full Of vim and hustle,
But then. alas. we often md
A sting inside It's hustle.
The Late John A. Joyce.

4ne Aato sonn A. sosce-
Coined Phrase sHs.key Busi.ess.s =
Old timers win remember q man
about-town who had q pet monkey
that performed many clever stunts.
He was In the prize package bushes,
and visited country fairs. where he
sold the packages. The monkey was
employed to pick out for the custom
ers the packages from q long recep-
tacle. 1t In said the phrase, monkey
business" was originated by this
Washington sport with q Simian pro-
tege. At the Hagerstown fair O stran-
ger permitted the monkey to make
several selections OF prize envelopes
for him. but failed TO get q prize.
This Is q monkey business" he ex-
claimed angrily.
You bet your life It is." the wash
ingtonian replied. THE monkey at
tends to the business while Just look
on"
Lawyer JOHN c. FOSTER was call
ed upon to save the old sport from
serious trouble the other day. II ap-
pears he went down on the commission
house line along Louisiana avenue.
and was attracted by the numerous
coops hlled with live turkeys for the
Thanksgiving feasts here. There was
one particular coop with ten fine large
birds in it. The former man-about-
town opened the door of the cage and
the ten turkeys strutted forth on the
sidewalk. The proprietor rushed out
and demanded TO know what the old
sport meant by releasing the costly
birds.
p Just training EN-" he explained.
You see I am a professional trainer.
1 have trained monkeys and ! reckon
i can train turkeys. too"
Six of the birds were captured, but
three succeeded in making their get
away by flying high over the house
tops. The old sport was arrested and
charged with the larceny Of the miss
ing birds. Mr.. Foster presented the
matter to Assistant District Attorney
GLENN WILLETT and the aged and
sporty defendant agreeing to pay for
the missing birds. the case was nolIt
pressed.
Want Business Mems Associntion.
The merchants and manufacturers ol
Rossiyn. Va, across the Potomac from
Georgetown. have announced. through
Editor ". f. WEAVER. OF the Ross
lyn Monitor. that they will co-operat,
with the business men of Georgetown
in forming a commercial body or sor
Of chamber of commerce. JAMES
KEATING canvassed Rosslyn ans
found the business element receptiv,
to the proposition to organize.
keating also visited a number o
Georgetown business men. He say
one OF the members OF the firm o
Wise & Brothers, S24 " street, de
clared himself strongly in favor OF |,
commercial organization for George
town and vicinity. There should hav,
been one years ago." Mr.. Wise said
=. The Gang Was All There.
Describing the recent parade OF tn,
venerable veterans of the G. A. r. A
Columbus. Ohio. o. T.. OLDROYD, 81
Tenth street northwest. says in gen
eral orders recently issued:
The parade started in high glee. bu
the rain came down and drenched tn,
paraders. but still did not spoil il
But few left the ranks. and Hall
Hail. the Gangs All Here wa
shouted along the line. and the band
played Everybody Knows How Dry
Am Many flowers were scattered II
the path of the marchers. Throughout
the line Of march, ambulances crep
along with nurses and physicians Il
care for those who found the march
too much for them. Hundreds OF au
tomobiles carried the veterans who
were too feeble to march"
The Lincoln Post Drum CORDS Of
Washington furnished civil wal
marches and ancient song music fol
the Department OF the Potomac.