Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-28
FARMERS FOR THE xATIox.
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nF TIE THREE FIGURES WHICH HAVE
" doomed mp IRON the erasshoppcr country
a. the most conspicuous Representatives OF the
great farmers movement in the neat Congress
not the least picturesque Is SENATOR PETER.
To set OF with proper contrast his own indi-
viduAl simplicity the new senator from Kausss
lie surrounded IN Washington with gorgeou.-
ness alno~t -Pectacuhar. His rooms on fash
ionable X street. in the house formerly occa-
pied by the California millionaire. Stanford.
are carpeted with costly rugs: the ceilings are
exquisiteiy frescoed, and the rustic Of lace upon
the silk of the window curtains recslls agree
ably 20 the occupant the sound Of tho bree<es
blowing through the tassels Of ms native corn
fields But in the adornment % his ewa per
con Judge Peter exhibits no taste for The dec.
orative. He wears no necktle. because he has
whiskers. The aspect OF the Senator is sad.
He speaks IN a melancholy WAY 81 his election,
and when STAR reporter saw him YESTERDAY
he said: Nothing could delight me more than
that John James Ingalls, should he in my plsce
only has political views were different"
The Kansas delegation tells a funny story
about Jrrry Simpson. IL seems that during
the recent congressional campaign an Kansas
hr. simpsons opponent was Col HAllovcll. =
man Of fine physique and given 10 wearing
handsome clothes-in fact good deal at q
swell A joint debate was arranged between
the two and the sockless one spoke fret. lie
nj once proceeded 10 comment upon has adver-
stry personaily-not by any means in an Of
iensive manner. but. on the contrary. in the
language Of most glowing compliment Draw
ing contrast between the colonel aud him.
sea- he TODD the audience how graceful and ae-
| complished the former vAs rs a speaker, h.s
own oratorical powers bsiag of the poorest
Alter referring to his rivals conspicuous war
record he called the attention Of has hearers "a
a comparison between the insienitcanee % his
own appearance and the superb physical
aspect OF the colonel. Finally. having paid a
! tribute TO the colOncrs massive intellect and
! social conspicuoasnes-. himself being simply
common man sprung FROM the people. lac
added, lowering his voice 10 confidential UNI
dertone:
But, between YOU and me. when il comes 20
public ai.airs. Col Hallowell IL an ass id
ass; ~nd m here to wipe up the noor with his
political carcass"
ABOUT JOHN DAVIS.
The very antithesis Of the Hon. Mr. simp-on
is his newly-elected colleague. John Davis. who
! is probably the greatest student in public life.
He has always been a boolish man. and his lite
rary and scientific attachments are considerable.
Some people call him q crank. Oneday this week
a Congressman who Is not friend Of his was
asked II tins charge was justified. Crank,
was the reply, why, he has a handle on hiIn
that u stretch across the. street; il takes too
men to turn it."
When Davis was a student at an Illinois col
lege thirty-ive years ago he became interested
IA scheme for fencing the prairies with
hedges, which J. Il. Turner, a professor at the
Institution, had formed. Turner had small
farm, known derisively in the neighborhood ms
turner's Folly" which he devoted TO the
growing OF thorn bushes of every conceivable
| prlckly description. many OF them imported
from abroad FOR experimental purposes. From
this beginning was developed a great and sue
cessful enterprise. Hedge fencing WAS con-
tracted for at SO much a mile, and millions Of
acres OF prairie were laid of In this way though
now the thorn hedges are being replaced with
bar5ed wire. Later on John Davis devised
another scheme, which did not pan out 20 any
great extent, for watering the arid lands by
means of artificial rains produced by explo-
sions OF gunpowder. All the same. il was he
who drafted the bill for the first agricultural
college established in Illinois, and from this
idea sprang the whole system OF agricultural
colleges, which now exist in every state IN the
Union and which receive money aid from the
United States government.
| SOBER DELEGATION.
Ever since Kansas was admitted az a state
her delegation in Congress Inns been dis tim
! guished for the sobriety Of its members The
prohibition spirit Of the grasshopper region
has found expression in a virtuons horror Of
rum and other forbidden delights on the part
( OF the contingent from thence. John Davis IL
no exception 20 what has been the rule. he
has but one dissipation. although he may be
said TO pursue that to excess At all hours lac
keeps at his elbow glass full OF lumps of
sugar. At the end of each paragraph. when
writing. he eats lump. He takes lump
when he gets MP IN the morning and when he
wakes AZ night his hand steals forth for lump
70 put him 90 sleep. IL is a fearful passion
the one passion OF q strong and otherwise
yirtuous man.