Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-03-13
CAPITAL NOTES

Some OF the best =en in washt,r-or
a-e suffering from an enlargement Of
the Uranium IL d01-t make a ranss
hat too small 20 be appointed 10 Cab
met position. bat IL shrinks the hat Of
several ~ 20 make then chiefs OF
divisions or Of bureaus Sometimes Q
colorva messenger suffers FROM what 10
CONNOLLY and vul-arly called the big
bad But usually she most marked er-
snples Of c-anIzl enlargement are 70 Be
found 6lliny chief elerkships- They
look down from their parvhes and sea
Senator's and Representatives a. pig
mis- walking or crawling upon the
earth Occasionally one of them buys
a Pair Of maguifying glasses 80 a.
% enable the sight TO penetrate the dis
t1nee 20 earth and recognize the humaf
beings WHO think they have business be-
fore the throne OF greatness. Some
chief clerks suffer in this manner almost
As seriously as do the ticket agents on
New England railroads
When the Oklahoma bill vas pend.
ing during the last days OF the Fif-
sleth Congress the Cherokee Indians
IN Washington we're intensely Interest,"
ed O1LookeEs in the galleries Of tas
House and Senate Il xas known e
certain lobbyists that the Indians had
money and were willing to spend ii
freely for the purpose Of defeating I'll.
bill Oue after another made himself
known TO the chiefs. Nayss and Bushy-
bead and explained how. in their jrdr-
leat- the bill eOHld be defeated Each
one Of these lobbyists claimed to cuns-oI
1 member OF the House OF OF the Senate,
and promised 10 exert their fafaerre
for 4 mouisd consideration The IndiaA.
promised hundreds 81 dollars to each
vampire we'll knowing that unless they
were made friendly they might becom
hostile TO the cause of the Indians an.
help secure the passage of the BILL But
when Congress adjourned and the bill
wasdefeated the Indians quietly left the
city and forgot all OF their enforced
promises IL ever -the end justified the
means. the Indians were justified in
deserving those who tried to hIackmaiI
them Il Is not = question OF morals.
however, but one of fact.
1t is easier for acameI to pass through
the needles eye than for a frse-boru
American citizen TO gain access to the
Secretary Of State unless he happens 70
be a Congressman or q way-up news
paper ma
ere is 4 man here who sells dovS
By dtnt Of perseverance with 4 club he
has educated \ little black and tan ter
rier and taught him TO perform some in
eredibly mysterious tricks For exam
pie he has dubbed the idea into the
dogs head that Is long as his masters
eye Is upon him he must bark The
poor little fellow trembles and bar<s
while his master looks at him. and leans
on that strong heavy cane The mas
ter, when sober, exhibits the dog in the
hotels and in the Capitol corridors He
says Jumbo, how many are nine and
severn or any other number. The dog
barks the required number OF times. and
when his masters ere Is turned from
him, stops The dOg-seIIer then smiles
AZ The crowd all present believe that
the dog a. count. and the MASTER takes
three or four little terriers from hi.
po-zetS. and Offers then for sale, savfax
that they are all pups Of Jumbo He Is
an adcrnment Of the Capitol There a
no doubt. however, that the dog has
brains There Is equally no doubt that
the master Is Afflicted with a breath
which Is purchased By the earnings Of
the dog There isan aroma Of dtssiuer
les an Odor thick enough 20 ut. and IL
entirely surrounds the master Of the
dog Is Is but justice 20 the dog, how
TO say that he don-s know how ths
money ID expended He merely earns i.