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Humorous Anecdotes of Last t
Presidential Campaign,
Various Theories of the Cause of Vic
tory or Defeat —Spreading Out a
Platform —Cheerful Under Diffcul
ties—“Private” John Allen’s Story. .
A Colored Orator Has Fun With the
Democrats —Galusha Grow Cracks a
Joke —The Gentle Game of Poker.
[Copyright, 1902, by Champ Clark.]
When representatives and senators
return to congress fresh from the la
bors of a national campaign, they have
many stories to relate and divers theo
ries to expound as to the why and
wherefore of victory or defeat. The
session after the battle of 1900 was no
exception to the rule.
“Uncle Lon’s” Goose Story.
Colonel Leonidas F. Livingston of
Atlanta, Ga., ranking Democrat on the
great committee on appropriartions and
almost universally called “Uncle Lon”
by his familiars, took a turn at “ex
plaining”—a thing to which Democrats
were much given ex necessitate those
days.
Colonel Livingston attributed the an
ecdote to Hon. Alexander H. Stephens,
but I am inclined to the opinion that
he originated it himself. However that
may be, the story is a good one. “To
- give a reason why we failed in 1896
and again in 1900,” quoth “Uncle Lon,”
“I will relate one of Alex Stephens’
yarns. Stephens used to say: ‘When I
was a boy, my mother had two geese
which went to sitting in the same
brier patch so close together that their
Wings almost touched. One goose stole
all the eggs from the other and thereby
had so many that she could not cover
them all. When hatching time came,
both geese were short on goslings, one
because she had no eggs and the other
because she had too many. Moral.—
If you want a good crop of goslings,
the mother goose must not spread out
too much.’ My opinion,” concluded
"Uncle Lon,” “is that In our platforms
of 1896 and 1900 we Democrats spread
out too much.”
Cheerful Under Difficulties.
Whether Hon. William A. Rodenberg,
formerly of the East St. Louis district,
Is any blood relation to Mark Tapley of
immortal and hilarious memory this
deponent saith not. He ought to be,
for his cheerfulness under difficulties
entitles him to that distinguished hon
or. Rodenberg was one of the brightest j
and most amiable Republicans in the '
Fifty-sixth congress. In personal ap
pearance he greatly resembles Senator
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver of lowa.
Somehow Rodenberg “fell outside the
breastworks” in the melancholy days j
Os November, 1900, although lie led his
ticket by Something close to a thousand ;
(Votes. When asked about ft, tie replied
cheerily: “Statesmen are sometimes
defeated at tiie polls; mere politicians,
f * never. Oft as John Allen states It,
-
RfeaUmeatares of state the pesky poli-
Somehow ’ get in between us
statesmen and the dear people at
home.* ”
All Pleased.
Rodenberg*B pleasantry as to states
men and politicians reminded me of
three of my Democratic constituents
Who were candidates against one an
other for the nomination for the legis
lature in 1900. They had made ‘a
redhot fight In the primaries. When it
was over, all three claimed to be fully
satisfied and happy as clams at high
fide. No. 1 was delighted because he
received more votes than the other two
combined, No. 2 was gratified because
he ran ahead of No. 3, aud No. 3 was
In high feather because he received
practically the unanimous vote of his
own township. There is nothing like
being philosophic, especially in politics.
To console the losers who are disposed
to mourn as one without hope, I state
from experience that there are few
things so dreadful lu the prospect or
ao inconsequential ln a the retrospect as
defeat for office.
“Private” John Alien’s Yarn.
In the cloakroom, shortly after the
abort session of the Fifty-sixth con
gress began, members were discussing
the election of 1900. One said that if
the election had been held the Ist of
October the Democrats would have car
ried Indiana, Maryland, etc.
"Yes,” drawled John Allen; “if! At the
the beginning of the Spanish war two
colored soldiers were discussing the
causes leading to the war. One said,
Ts de Spanyads hadn’t blowed up dat
battleship, we would not have to be in
de army,’ ‘lf,’ replied the other, with
great scorn; ‘lf! If a toad frog had
Wings, he wouldn’t wear all the skin
off his stomach scrapin’ It glnst de
Colonel Cochran Reports a Speech.
That reminded Colonel Charles Fre
mont Cochran of St. Joe of a speech
which a colored Republican orator de
livered in his city lu the 1900 cam
paign. According to the Missourian, it
was the most fetching speech heard in
that section of the state. The perora
tion was as follows: “De Dlmotfrats
■ay dey Is gwlne to carry de ’lection.
Down In Norf Kerllny, whah I wua
bohn, once de cats annoyed de rats
berry much. At last de rats held a
convention to take counsel together for
de puppus of devisin’ ways an’ means
to exterminate de cats. Dey p’inted
committees of two each to visit each
house in de (<■■■•.■ mi’ i ; - d out xvli.-tl d
cats slept, so dat de rats might kill
%m in deir sleep. De committees dis-,
tharged deir duties an’ reported at
bother convention. A great big, fat,
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flick, ole rat wuz in de clieeri~*All d<
rats in de town filed into de hall, tuc.
deir seats an’ made deir reports. Ebery
thing ’peared favorable to de plans of
de rats, an’ dey wuz ist high spirits;
but, unfortunately, de last fool rat dat
cum into de hall left de doah open.
While de rats wuz in de middle of deir
bizness a great big ole tomcat slipped
in, a-swashin’ his tail an’ wid his eyes
a-blazin’. Den he looked straight at de
big, fat, ole rat cheerman an’ stahted
right fur him. De cheerman gib one
rap wid his gavel an’ shouted, ‘Ebery
rat to his hole!’ Quicker’n lightnin’
I ebery rat dived out of sight.
“De Dimocrats say dey goJn’ to carry
de ’lection. Yah, yah! When dey al!
git together, Mark Hanna will walk
right in, a-swashin’ of hjs tail, wid hi:
eyes a-blazin’, an’ de Dimocratic cheer
man will yell, ‘Ebery Dimocrat to his
hole!’ an’ in three secon’s deir’ll not be
a single Dimocrat in sight.”
“That speech,” said Colonel Coch- (
ran, “is equal to one of JEsop’s fables.”
Mr. Grow’s Mot.
Hon. Galusha A. Grow of Pennsyl
vania is well along in years, but he
is forever- young. When I met him the
first time after we returned to Wash
ington last winter, he said, “Young
man, you are looking unusually well.”
I replied, “I have gained twenty-five
pounds since congress adjourned the
previous summer.” He answered with
a smile, “That was a great deal for a
Democrat to gain in the recent cam
paign”—which was very neat.
Fitzgerald's Great Bluff.
Hon. John Francis Fitzgerald of
Boston disclaims all knowledge of the I
fascinating and hazardous game of
draw poker, which a Nevada judge
solemnly decided to be a scientific per
formance instead of a game of chance.
Fitz may be telling the truth about it,
but nevertheless and notwithstanding
he ran an astounding “bluff” on the
house in the canteert debate last year.
He bitterly" opposed the Littlefield
amendment, claiming that the selling
of beer and wine at the army canteen j
Is really a great promoter of temper
mice, but the amendment was carried
with a whoop and by a large majority
amid applause on the floor and in the
galleries.
The member from Boston rose to the •
occasion in great shape and took the
breath of a gdbd many paople away by |
offering the following amendment: “In
sert after section 40 a new section, as
follows: ‘That.no intoxicating drink of
any kind shall be sold upon any prem
ises owned or controlled by the United
States.' ”
That was carrying the war into the
enemy’s country with a vengeance.
Fitzgerald’s amendment was heard by
some with consternation and was re
ceived by others with applause, in the
midst of which Mr. Chairman Hull
I raised the point of order that it was
not germane. Then Fitzgerald pro
ceeded vigorously to argue the point of
order. Inter alia he said: “The gentle
man froih Virginia (Mr. Hay) talks
' about the bad effect the canteens have
! upon the common soldier. He said
| their establishment was a constant
source cf temptation to the soldiers to
drink. Now, if we are to deprive the
soldier of an opportunity to purchase
his beer upon the property of the Unit
ed States let us deprive the members
"Os" congress of the same opportunity
and do equal justice and drive liquor
selling out of this capltol. If, as the
gentleman from Virginia has stated, it
seems discreditable to a large nunjber
of people in the United States to allow
liquor to be sold to the soldiers and
sailors upon the property of the United
States, how much more discreditable
must it seem to allow liquor to be sold
right here in the national capltol.”
This palpable and vigorous home thrust
at the saloons in the basement of house
and senate was received with a roar. ’
Out of Order.
Hon. John Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
in the chair, promptly sustained Gov
ernor Hull's point of order and uncere
moniously ruled Fitzgerald’s amend
ment out of order. John Sharp Wil
liams of Mississippi asked unanimous
consent that Fitzgerald might be per
mitted to offer his amendment, to which
General Shattuc objected.
It is safe to say that had not Mr. Dal
zell ruled Fitzgerald’s amendment out
of order it would have been carried by
a much larger majority than Little
field's amendment, because many mem
bers—even many of those who like a
nip of “mountain dew”—regard the sa
loons in the capltol as a disgrace.
In passing it may be said truly that
there is little drinking done by sena
tors and representatives—less and less
everj- year. Not long since the chap
lain of the house in the Fifty third con
gress stated in print that during his
incumbency he never saw a member
under the influence of intoxicating
liquor.
It was a great day for the gentleman
from Boston. He .voluntarily retired
from congress March 4, 190], but a
I young man so bright, so energetic, so
i genial and so agile is liable, indeed
quite likely, to reappear in high public
station before'many years.
Speaker Henderson's Mot.
The debate on the Grout oleomarga
i tine bill generated much friction and
heat In the bouse. Mr. Wadsworth
of New York was speaking against it
: and to enforce his remarks was
i handing small sample packages of
oleomargarine and butter around
■ among members in his immediate vi
' cinlty. This created great interest,
i and members crowded Into the aisle
i near him and, standing there, obstruct
i cd the vision of other members who
■ were sitting In their seats. Judge
I. Burke of Texas arose to a question
I of order, whereupon the speaker said
i gravely, “When the gentleman from
• New York has finished his exhibition,
I members will please take their seats.”
■: which surprising and humorous ruling
I dissipated the cluster of standing
, members inslanter. Ch amp Ch xag
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DIAMOND BACK TERRAPIN.
Formerly DesqiiseJ. They Are Sow
Considered a Delicacy.
Half a century or so ago diamond
back terrapin were fed to slaves and
hogs. Today they are the rarest deli
cacy known to the epicurian world,
says the Philadelphia North American.
Then they sold for $1 a barrel, and
laborers, when hiring out, specified
that they must not be compelled to eat
terrapin more than twice a week. To
day a barrel is cheap at .SBOO. and mil
lionaires travel hundreds of miles for
a chance to feast on this most deli
cious of all meats.
Os course this means genuine dia
mond backs. There are many imita
tions.
Every first class restaurant in the
country features “terrapin a la Mary
land” on its menu, but in not one case
out of a hundred Is the real terrapin
served. The diner regales himself on
what he believes to be Maryland’s
choicest dish. Instead he Is merely
eating fresh water turtles, “sliders” or
“North Carolina goldens.”
The reason is simple. Restaurateurs
don’t serve real diamond backs be
cause they can’t get them. The world’s
total terrapin population does not ex
ceed 25,000 of legal size, and these are
confined to the shores of the Chesa
peake bay, the only place that produces
them.
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York enjoy a monopoly. These three
cities get practically the entire output,
but few ever find their way across the
Blue Ridge. The epicure unfortunate
enough to be born in Chicago or St.
Louis must either come east or forego
the joys of terrapin.
To select a real diamond back ama
teurs should be guided by these distin
guishing and characteristic markings:
It is of a greenish, dark olive color,
sometimes running to spotted gray,
yellow on the plate which surrounds
the shell and has concentric dark
stripes along the plate on both shells.
The sides of the head are a dirty white,
sprinkled with small black spots. The
bottom shell is of whitish,yellow.
The males are much larger than the
females and have the concentric streaks
much better defined. The female has
the more delicate flesh. The male can
be distinguished by his toe nails, which
are much longer than those of the fe
male.
Hovr They Differed.
During the last term of the late Zeb
Vance in the United States senate his
I brother, Robert Vance, was elected to
1 represent the Asheville (N. C.) district
In the lower branch of congress. One
Sunday morning soon after Robert
made his appearance in Washington a
friend asked the senator if he and Rob
ert agreed on the subject of religion as
well as they did on politics.
“No,” replied the senator; “Bob is a
Methodist and believes In falling from
grace, but never falls, while I am a
Presbyterian and don’t believe in fall
ing from grace, but am all the time
falling!”—New York Times.
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SHOT WIFE AND SELF.
Domestic Infelicity Ends In Sad Trag
edy at Pelham, Ga.
Pelham, Ga., March 4. —In a neat lit
tle cottage on Barrow avenue was
found the body of Harvey Nesmith,
shot through the head with a pistol
ball.
In an adjacent room his wife’s body
lay with a pistol wound in her head.
The only other member of the house
hold, a 12-months-old babe, was found
unhurt by those first to arrive on the
scene.
It is one of the saddest tragedies
the people of Pelham have ever been
called on to witness. Mr. and Mrs.
Nesmith had been living in Pelham for
a year or more and had a number of
friends here. For some time it was
known to friends that the domestic re
lations of the family were not alto
gether pleasant, but no such fateful
tragedy as this was anticipated.
About 11 o’clock Saturday night
neighbors were attracted by the report
of a pistol and the screams of a wom
an. Rushing to the scene they found
Mr. Nesmith lying on the flood with
a bullet hole through his head and his
brains slowly oozing out in a pool of
blood. Close by his wife lay also, shot
in the head. Both were unconscious.
Mr. Nesmith died yesterday morn
ing at 4 o’clock. Mrs. Nesmith suc
cumbed a few hours later.
Here and there over the rooms were
, spots of blood and on the clothing of i
the baby were blood stains that Indi- 1
cated the efforts of the mother to
reach her child In her extremity. It is
supposed that Mr. Nesmith shot his
wife and then killed himself.
PICKPOCKETS IN CHURCH.
Three Ministers Are Victimized al
Baptist Tabernacle.
Atlanta, March 5.—A gang of pro
fessional pickpocketr, composed of
men and women, made their appear
ance IF the Baptist Tabernacle yester
day afternoon while the Bible confer
ence was bolding a session, and before
they left they succeeded In rifling the
pockets of three ministers of the gos
pel.
This sacriligious as well as feloni
ous act was partly witnessed by Dr.
Broughton, pastor of the Tabernacle,
who chanced to see the gang when
they clune into the church and when
they robbed one of their victims.
Pickpockets are said to do very bold
acts, but it is the first time that ever
a gang of thieves operated in a church
in Atlanta in the broad daylight and
while religious services were going on.
BAVANNAH IN DARKNESS.
Fire Near Power House Destroys the
Wires, Breaking Circuit
Savannah, March 5. —Savannah was
. shoruded in darkness last night Save
, for those of a very restricted section
of the city all the electric lights were
out. Not only were the arc lights on
the streets dark, but incandescent
lights In houses were without current
The trouble occurred at about 8:30
o’clock, when a fire broke out In Yam
acraw, near the power house. The
flames melted the wires that ran from
the power house and the current was
broken.
A minstrel performance was in prog
ress at the theater when the lights
went out. The show was practically
broken up, as the gas formed but a
poor substitute.
Jail Birds Take Flight
Greensboro, Ga., March 4.— The larg
est jail delivery that has ever occur
red in this county was accomplished
Sunday night With the aid of outside
parties, six prisoners regained their
freedom and are now at large. They
were to have been tried next week.
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Boys Perish In Burning House.
Clarksville, Tenn., March 1. —Two
sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Stone,
of Caldwell county, Ky., aged 12 and
14 years, respectively, were locked in
a room while their parents went away
so the lads could not go skating. The
residence caught fire and the boys
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Drifting for Oil In Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., March 4.—A number
of oil drilling experiments are being
made in the southern part of the state.
At Wilson Springs a well has been
bored a distance of over 1,200 feet and
a company has just been organized for
the purpose of boring for oil at Cler
mont City, In Hancock county.
DeWet Shot In Arm.
London, March 4.—A dispatch from
Harrismlth, Orange River colony, says
that Boer prisoners report that Gen
eral DeWet was shot in the arm dur
ing the recent attempt to break
through the blockhouse line held by
the New Zealanders in the vicinity of
Harrismlth and Vanßeenen.
WHITES AND BLACKS BATTLE.
Fatal Fight In Guilford County, North
Carolina.
Raleigh, March 1. —Seymour Shaff
ner, a young white man, who, with
several companions, went to the house
of John Hubbard, a negro, In Gullford
county, for the purpose of beating or
killing a negro In the house, was him
self shot and killed.
This was only part of a general row
between drunken whites and negroes.
One of the latter was shot and his fall
was the signal for a shot which killed
Shaffner. Hubbard and his wife are
In jail, charged with the killing of
Bhaffner. The negroes and the whites
ta the section where the fight occur
red tried to keep it quiet and wanted
TIGHT SCREWS WILL
BE PUT ON RAILROADS
Interstate and Sherman Laws
to Be Enforced.
SO SAYS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Decision Has Caused Consternation
Among Many Executive Officials of
Western Roads—Traffic Must Be
Handled Free of Pools, Etc.
Chicago, March 4.—President Roose
velt has given the railroad manage
ments of the entire country to under
stand that the interstate commerce
and Sherman laws will be enforced to
the letter, says The Record-Herald.
The information has been conveyed
through the medium of the interstate
commerce commission, and It is under
stood that the administration will not
favor any amendment to the law until
the present laws have been enforced
and the result noted.
The Record-Herald asserts that the
new order of things has caused con
sternation among the executive offi
cials of roads centering in Chicago,
and all are engaged in the work of
"cleaning house.” Hurried consulta
tions have resulted in the decision that
all associations and organizations
which are in violation of the laws
involved must be done away with, and
every effort made to show the com
mission that the roads purpose hand
ling traffic free of all pools, agree
ments or cut rates.
Unless thq. commission insists upon
it, nothing will be done with the west
ern trunk line committee at present,
nor with the passenger asso
ciations which are in vlolatAan of the
Sherman law.
Similar action will be taken by the
lines east of Chicago, and bureaus in
the charge of Chairman Tucker will
probably be abolished. Railroad offi
cials are not a unit regarding the char
acter of action necessary, but a large
number of them believe that all or
ganizations should be done away
with, as if everything is to be han
dled on tariff schedules there will be
little use for associations.
FIREBUGS BURN COURTHOUSE.
Building and Valuable Records De
stroyed at Decatur, Tenn.
Chattanooga, March 4. —A special to
The News from Decatur, Tenn., the
county seat of Meigs county, says that
the courthouse at that place was
burned to the ground at 3 o’clock this
morning. There is no doubt that the
fire was of Incendiary origin, but no
one is yet under suspicion.
The courthouse was built about 15
years ago and was a commodious brick
structure. With its contents, it was
valued at about $25,000. The valqe of
the records destroyed cannot be esti
mated, but Including the destroyed
deeds and other valuable papers, thia
feature of the loss is more serious than
the destruction of the building.’ .
WIRELESS TELEPHONY.
M. Ducrotet, French Electrician, Talka
of His Invention.
New York, March 4.—E. Ducrotet,
the French electrical engineer, has
made the following statement concern
ing the system of wireless telephony
which he has invented, says a Paris
dispatch to The Journal and Ameri
can:
“The academy of science acknowl
edges the value of my invention. When
the instruments are put down deep in
the earth messages can be transmitted
over enormous distances. Wireless
telephone messages can be transmit
ted through sea from shore to shore
or between ships. The voice is trans
mitted without the least difficulty and
the most delicate articulations reach
the ear.”
Found Dead on Highway.
Sandusky, 0., March 4.—Colonel C.
M. Keyes, aged 60, a politician and for
mer steward of the State Hospital for
Epileptics at Gallipolis, was found dead
on the roadside this morning. He was
sitting beside a *wire fence, with no
marks of violence. His valuables were
untouched and he was partly undress
ed. He was on the way to meet his
wife at a social gathering when miss
ed.
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The Poor Little Fellow.
The street Arab lives by his wits, if
he-lives at all well. Two youngsters
who peddle cough drops on Chestnut
street have learned this thoroughly.
One of these boys is much larger than
the other, and a crowd was attracted
to the corner of Ninth and Chestnut
streets the other day to see the big
boy pummeling the little boy. At the
proper time the big one disappeared,
leaving the little one surrounded by
sympathetic onlookers. Several per
sons, pitying the “poor little fellow,”
gave him nickels and pennies.
The sequel showed that the “poor lit
tle fellow” was in league with his sup
posed tormentor. No sooner had the
crowd dispersed than _|tbe big boy came
along for his divvy. The scene was re
peated several times, always with the
same result—Philadelphia Times.
Still Looking;.
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years ago, Hulda was looking for a
husband. She Is married now.
Uncle George—Yes, but blie is still
looking for him-that Is to say. a good
ileal of the time.-Boston Transcript.
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SPRINKLING SINGAPORE.
The Solemn Procession That Accom
panies the Watering; Cart.
Poultney Bigelow In his description
of the marvelous progress made by the
city of Singapore under English rule
gave a quaint picture of the manner In
which the streets are watered:
The watering cart was drawn by lit
tle white bullocks and driven by Ma
.lays with turbans. It seemed to take
five Malays to do this driving. One
roosted aloft on top of the barrel for
the purpose of controlling the outgo of
water. He seemed very proud of bis
appointment. Another native in a big
turban roosted on the pole and con
trolled the little cattle.
Then there was a man in thin brown
legs and much turban who walked sol
emnly behind enjoying a footbath. He
was obviously a government function
ary, although his exact sphere of use
fulness I could not discover. He ap
peared to be'something in the nature
of a rear guard.
Then there was a “foreloper,” or ad
vance guard, for the purpose of clear
ing the way. There appeared to be an
idea that the little bullocks might sud
denly go mad and rush ahead. At any .
rate, it gave congenial employment to
one more native, and that was some
thing.
There was yet another, who bent
down now and then to pick up a piece
of jstone or brush away some Irregular
ity unseen by ordinary eyes.
This outfit was a treat to me. It was
solemn; it was full of self conscious
ness; it was magnificently oriental.
I have seen men in sublime moments;
I have seen the red capped station mas
ter of Germany strut up and down his
platform when an imperial train was
about to arrive, but even that impress
ed me less than the watering cart of
Singapore, with its municipal hierarchy i
of Malay ministers, each earning per-|
haps 2 cents a day.
Esterhazy seen In New York. |
New York, March 4.—Major Ferdi
nand Walgin Esterhazy, who confess
ed that he forged the Dreyfus borde
reau, has, according to The Herald,
been seen in this city. He is said to
have spent two hours in a Broadway
restaurant in animated conversation
with a young man and woman. Ester
hazy was shabbily dressed and bls
features were extremely thin.
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