New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29

Recently New. York paper In illustrating Washing
ton article printed cut OF General Weaver, which
represented the Iowa Grcenbscker with full board
Any acquainted with General Weaver would have
had difficulty in recognizing this picture. 1t IS long
time since General Weaver wore whskers he wears
only heavy mustacho. The newspaper made
mistake in illustrating the article OF to-day with pct
Of ten years ago. This mistake not infrequently
occurs. There many Western papers which stll
insist upon representing Senator Reagan, OF Texas
with full growth of WHISPERS, whereas that loquacioS
statesman shayes his face perfectly clean every morn
ing and has done so for many years. Representative
Rogers, Of Arkansas another sufferer at tho hands Of
the modern newspaper illustrator. Mr. Rogers takes
a great deal Of pride in luxurious growth of hair
which adorns his upper lip but the average artist
of tho daily press usually insists upon spelling the
effect OF Mr.. Rogers's mustacho by adjoining his chin
with hugo imperial. which makes his face about
long the old moral law These little artistic slips
are duo to tho fact that the photographers palm of
the confdlns newspaper editors their old stock Of
photographs. With them, It means a serious financial
loss whenever statesman takes It into his head to
change his outward appearance, either by cutting oil
bis beard OF allowing 1t to grow.
10 interesting TO great minds struggling with
q comparatively unimportant problem. This was, IN
all likelihood, the cause that drew quito respectable
audience the other day to witness trial Of skill be
tween Congressman Beriah WILKINS Of Ohio, and Con.
gresham James ~ Burnes Of Missouri In the billiard
room Of Wizards Hotel Tho game at which these
great statesmen contested for supremacy was what
known as fftecn.ball pool Both, It must DO con-
fesscd, played with more than shiil Mr wilkins
examined the position Of each ball upon tho table with
critical care before making q shot Colonel Burnes
got down to the level OF the table looked into tho
possibilities In manner that would have done crodit
to gunner sighting man-ofwar at a distance. I
do not pretend to DO judge OF the game but those
competent to speak assure me that superior luck
carried the day. At any raie after an hours play,
Mr. Burnes was obliged to go into Committee OF the
Whole to consider ways and means.
There are a great many enthusiastic osbsrnen in
the Senate none than Senator Frye Of Maine
Every year, toward the middle Of May he packs up
his 1onted rod and fishing tackle and starts upon a
two weeks fishing trip. Whom Senator Keupa goes
down among the mountain streams Of wost Virginia,
he rot infreqUenty takos OF his colleagues with
him but Senator Frye does not want any amateur
to spoil his sport Io sometimes takes DR. Daxter
the Medical Puryeyor Of tho Army, who ia an ex.
perleDcod fisherman along with him. but he never In
vtes any OF the Senators TO join him In his excursions
Senator Frye tells an amusing story OF his first ex
pcrience with a salmon. Ho went out one morning
and returned late In the afternoon enthusiastic over
his first catch some one In the house where tho Senator
staying made sketch OF the scene -eprcsenting
the Senator In the act OF pulling out OF tho water a
. fish about twice big himself When tho picture
shown TO the Senator he looked at It gravcy for
few minutes, and then said wcll THAT'S Just about
4 tho way he looked TO me-
Senators get queer letters sometimes. Mr. Pad.
dock, Of Nebraska received one from constituent the
other day, which reads