The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-15
SOME CURIOUS LETTERS.
A Collection That Will be Read With Great
Interest.
National Republican,


Congressman George T., Barnes, of
Georgia, is one of the most genial and
sociable members of the Fiftieth Con-
gress. His face and rotund form indicate
kindness and sociability. During the
last days of the Forty-ninth Congress
he conceived the idea of makinga COM
pendulum of extracts of curious letters Of
request written to members of Congress
by all kinds of curious people. With
view of having his book correct, he
asked each member of Congress to for
ward to his compiler all such letters.
The book, however, will not be pub
lished until after the close of the Fifti-
eth Congress. Among some of the rare
letters which have been received the
following are extracts:
To member from Indiana:
DEAR SIR-If the agricultural de-
partment is sendin' out any choice
breeds of hogs dis year, whot is proof
against cholera, send me pare Of the
best Polin China pigs, and anything in
the chicken line that you think will
stand our climate. Be certain to get the
kind what roosts high, as chicken
thieves are mighty bad in these parts.
TO member from Kansas:
My DEAR STR never write to any
one unless it is on business, so drop
you few lines. have invented fly
ing machine by which human being
can navigate the air as lively as a
mountain eagle. Iwant you to intro
duce bill and pass it that will allow
the postmaster general to employ my
machine for the use of the postoffice de-
partment in transporting the mails. If
you can do this we can make bushel
of money, and then We can go into AL
len county and start first-class COW
ranch.
Another from Florida:
MY DEAR SIR: Please call at the med
ical department of the United States
army and see the very best cash offer
you can get for one dozen salted alligator
skins, and also one gallon of pure rattle
snake oil, which is good to rub soldiers
limbs after hard marching.
To member from Kentucky:
Dear Sir: I have made some of the
finest whisky that ever warmed the
throat of a statesman. I want you to
present samples Of it to some of the
leading Democratic members and sena-
tors of Congress and get their opinions.
Do not forget our own Joe Blackburn
and Jimmy Beck. They can assist you
greatly in getting certificates as to its
purity and its strength.
Toa member from New York:
My DEAR CoNGREssMAN-Will you
please ask Mr.. Cleveland for me if he is
going to bea candidate this year; if he
is not I am safe. I have been solicited
to become candidate for a public office,
but if I have to shoulder Grover with
the present load on me I am out Of the
race. Iwant free Democratic answer;
none Of your mugwumpery round me.
I am square-toed Democratic, and
strike from the shoulder every time.
To member from Ohio:
DEAR SIR-I am engaged in teaching
a public school in the district, and,
therefore feel at Iborty to call on you for
some literature. Will you kindly send
me the following list of books? I want
the proceedings of Congress from 1910 to
1887, Shakespeare's works, also Mil
tons, Byron's, Burns, Moore's, Cow
per's, Rogers, Campbelps, and Poe's
poems bound IN library form, a complete
series Of works on astronomy. Call at
the naval observatory and ask which
would be the best books to send, if you
have any doubts of your judgment on
star gazing. Iwant complete list of
law books suitable for new beginn er, a
I expect to start in the practice of the
profession this summer.