The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-08-25
THE NATIONAL PIE EATERS,
wnshinrton Critic.


 We have been called nation of pie eaters. From tho humblest American citizen to the president of tho United States pie occupies prominent place in the household laraer.
 Who invented pie is not yet known, nor exactly how tho name originated. 1t ia generally supposed that the word pie has it's origin with the prin- ters, but just how Is lost in obscurity. The charge is made that Chairman Mills put tin plates on the free list in order to reduce the price of pie to the workingmen, and at the same time in- creaae it's consumption. Talking about the consumption of pies, . good many of them arc con- stunned ct the capitol by our able law makers.
 Just of from the rotunda is . lunch stand presided over by soldiers widow. She Is familiarity known as Jennie. Jennie is we'll known by all the members and senators, and every day they stroll from their seats in the halls of legislation and visit the little stand to satisfy the inner man.
 On the stand, displayed in tempt ing manner, will be found . variety of cakes, apples, peaches, bananas, sandwiches-beef and tongue-milk and pie.
 The last named article has a strong hold on the appetite of the solons, and they'll eat pie in preference to any thing else.
 The Critic reporter stopped at the stand the other day to partake of a little repast, when his attention was attracted by the usual large number of congressman who rely on Jennie to prepare them small lunch.
 As rule the members go to the house restaurant when hungry, but 1t frequently happens that they cannot spare the time, 90 they run over to Jennie's lunch counter.
 "Jennie," asked the reporter, "what kind of pie do the members eat?"
 "What kind of pie2 Why, any thing, so it's pie. These are grand; they never give you dyspepsia nor the like. But don't you ask me any more ques- tions, because I won't answer them you reporters are so inquisitive, al- ways finding out things."
 "Does Congressman Vance eat pier"
 "Yes, nearly all the members eat pie. If they don't eat pie they eat something"
 While the reporter was asking questions Hon. Amos J. Cumming came along and said: "What kind 0i pie to-day, Jennie7"
 "Apple, plum, pineapple, black berry, cocoanut, peach and custard. ] keep custard pie for Mir. Vance,"
 "Well, give me slice of peach and 6 glass of milk"
 MT. Cummings took the pie in his right hand and gracefully put It out of sight. He doesn't lose much time in masticating slice of pie.
 MT. O'Donnell, of Michigan, does not stick to one kind of pie; he changes of. One day he'll prefer apple, the next cocoanut or black berry, and so on, he eats his pie with . fork.
 | Very seldom does the Hon. Joe Cannon eat pie, but occasionally he stops by for piece of apple pie.
 MT. Buchanan, of New Jersey is one of the house pie eaters. He gen. e-ally lunches on the grape pie. When the crust is rather firm he cuts the pie into little squares and washes them down with swallow of milk.
 Mir. Fitch and Amos Cummings are very fond of the German dish Zwia- scn Kmch0n, and Jennie keeps 1t for their special benefit.
 Chairman Mills of the Ways and Means committee now and then pat ronizes Jennie to the extent of q half of lemon pie. He uses a fork with his pie.
 Mir. Guenther, vice. president of the P. F. O. N. organization, is another one psssionately fond of pie. He eats his pie about two o'clock in the day.
 Jeff me some pie milk, he'll say.
 "What kind of pier"
 T don't care, SO it's pie" MF. Boothman, Of Ohio, like all the western members, is fond of the se- ductive pastry. He frequently gets on the outside of two slices of pineap- pie pie.
 MT. Funston, of Kansas, who repre- sents an agricultural constituency, likes huckleberry pie, and Jennie al- ways has c slice put by for him.
 Mir. Burrows, of Michigan, eats his pie as he would . piece of cake.
 Judge Barnes, of Georgia, is also a slave to pie.
 Tim Campbell eats his pie with 6 knife. He is very partial to mince l pie when in season.
 Sunset Cox says 6 mans digestive organs are out of repair when he can't enjoy pie. ,e%
 MT. Baker, of New York, always uses Q spoon when he tackles . slice of custard pie.