Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-04
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The reeenz publication - a local paper
here III sAse of ths peosAarisiss ~ Coa-
zressla4n B1oa.ise o. ~ Missouri. an as-
p.Fant Ia Catla=t hsasrs. brinss g. saiad
s.BiIar Oddities 9i ofher stateslnen- Dir.
BsoaAbeai. lE - asserted, is So atssar-
mla led as to have va ked iosH toen 0sfh
bat one oesrshee Ga. and gone iaso The
pabi.c library ant ordered chicken and
eeisTY, forgetfias shere DO ~as Tor the
moment. ~ hlle nor Dsny stat sinen are
quite 50 much troubled silh absent -laiild-
e,larss. - als ~ them hste WAYS that are
4alte "a peeoliaF. Il Coa8 have Let
uatnin- tat 81 sent -faiideslsiess, Tor IA
stance, that ied Judge Reagan, y ~ has
been the most conspicuous memhsr II the
House since is sss ssion began last month,
a. appear az she Presidents New Years
reception ia a swalIlU-tsd 80 Iall OF
~ e,kles thai one eoald not help supfosing
lt had just eOae put % rag-bag ia some
gaFrsg. especially 80 when tail1rs' shops
are on every square, and i've minutes aud
a quarter Of a dollar would have made it
soJk Ike a new ccat. In VAS another case
OF the same trouble that led q sting sulshed
member from kentucsy 10 make an un-
favorable report the otL er day Ou bill
that was I sssed ia the last session and
signed by the President II j. this COM
blned with the force OF habit that makes
the naval officers, when they are on duty
in the Navy Department, Pace back and
forward from one corner OF the
room 70 the other, until they
actually wear path il the Brussels
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their rooms are covered They have been
50 long accustomed 70 waking the quar-
ter deck F." said an attache of the depart
nIent, that they cannot hslp walking
when they have anything on their mind.
IL they have any matter 10 which they
want % give special attention a nd thought,
they are sure To find themselves walking
up aud down their rooms before the prob
lean Is solved. When they are off duty il
Is no uncommon thin 10 see them pacing
up and down he walks OF their residences,
with REGULAR sea dogs roll in their step.
Almost am afternoon, even when the
weat Ter IS very cold, II you walk or rSle
by thu beautiful residence of Admiral
SnufeIdt, who Is Tow retired from active
duty, you may see him pacing up and
house. merely from force OF habit. II il.
were Tor the sake OF the exercise, any
other than one whose habits of life had
confined IA To the quarter deck" would
extend his walk around the square or down
some of the beautiful avenues or 70 the
Capitol The Slpreme C9urt Jud ses nev.r
think OF rid n 70 or from the Capitol ualess
the weather IS SO extremely bad as to re-
mind them OF the long distance. They
have fallen into the habit OF walking be-
cause they need the exercise, and 80 they
always walk. In Congress tuis force of
habit IS often apparent.
II happens not infrequently that some
absent minded lawyer, who has perhaps
struggled for an hour TO catch the Speak
er's eve and get recognition, addresses him
as your honor" forgetting at that very
moment when he ought 20 have his wits
most about him, where he is and suppOsing
himself in the court -roOm and the Speaker
a iud - upon the bench. A roar of laugh
ter usually disillusion.zes him, and wakes
him out OF his slumber, perhaps, 70 so con-
fuse him that the opportunity is lost. Mr.
Hewitt, OF New York, has "a awkward
way OF crossing his legs as he talks in the
House, and really does not seem 10 feel
comfortable in making a speech until he
poses himself in the center CT an aisle, and
crossing his legs, keeps himself from top
pling over by touching the desks on either
side with his hands. Frank Hurd likes the
middle Of an aisle when speaking, and it is
doubt al !. he coIld make a real first-rate
speech from behind a desk. He has been
accustom to standas in an open space
ia the court room. and couldn't feel at
home penned up behiud a desk
On the same principle a stenOgrapher re-
lates that when called upon by clergy
man TO take sermon AT dictation, be
found the reverend gentleman quite un-
able to think his sermon out until he had
stationed himself behind table, where,
with the bible behind him and the stenog-
rapher for an audience. with full many a
thump aud gesture and pulpit intonation
h delivered 70 the stsno srapher one OF
the best ssf 1rts Of his life Reagan can
nos talk without something in his hands. a
string OF bit OF paper which he can pull
or twist r tear, as the case may be.
Browne, Of Indiana. can not feel at ease
without one or both Of his hands Ia bis
pockets when talking. Cox, Of New Ork.
can fight anywhere but when it comes C
a special effort he likes TO 20 into an aisle
and perch himself just on the edge Of one
Of ths steps. seeming 20 feel hi mself taller
with yawuing abyss of SIX inches just
before bim-
Senator Sharou's daughter. Lady Hes
keith. and her husbasi. Sir Thomas Hes
keith. are 70 be here soon 20 spend a part
OF the winter. The Senator IS widower.
has several children. all Of whom are
grown. sud none OF them much inclined tc
make parade ot their wealth. a
Senator whose seat was just along
side Of Shar0n's when he was IN
the Senate. SAYS II him that he has made
less display OF his wealth than almost any
maa in the senate. "He dressed very
plainly be said. "lived in very quiet
and usosteutasioss way. aud gave no evil
aence by his manner ~ his wealth or Of
any pride in regard 70 is. He never talked
Of his wealth. never even alluded - it ia
my presence. and was with him a good
deal. lis manner in this regard was ia
marked contrast with others
''Take his California home. for instance
When 3aiston died sharon fouad himself
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