Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11

dent Garfield was also a good billiard play
er, and he was also fond Of croquet and
ball. Arthur used the billiard table of the
White House very freely, and his best
brain tonic came from a game of this sort
Ex-senator Palmer OF Michigan had a bill
lard room in his house. where his fellow
senators OFTEN came to play. He was
troubled good deal with insomnia, and one
OF his best recipes for sleep was to get
physically tired. Senator Butler of South
Carolina plays a good game of billiards, and
l am told that Reed of Maine and Crisp of
Georgia are experts with the cue.
Statesmen Who Fish.
understand that Secretary Smith caught
l2O trout in two hours in the Yellowstone
Park this summer. This is at the rate OF
trout to the minute and makes Smiths
fish story one Of the biggest on record. lie
had three hooks on his line and ne often
brought in three trout at a time. Vice
President Hendricks once told me that he
had pulled in four fish at once on one line
one time on the Atlantic coast. The big
fish stories that you can hear in the cloak
rooms of the Capitol are more wonderful
than the tales OF Munchausen. Senator
Aldrich will tell you of the wonderful tar
pom which he has caught in florida.
Senator Frye will describe his cabin i'm the
Maine woods which he supplies with trout
from the lakes and streams and Plat of
connecticut will go into ecstasies over the
oeights OF salmon fishing. Senator Ouay
is good fisherman in all branches of The
piscatoriai art aid Sherman has caught
bass and white fish. One of the greatest
sportsmen who ever came TO the Senate
was John kenna of West Virginia. When
ne went away from work il was to rest mis-
brain In the West Virginia mountains He
always took camera with him and he
Illustrated his stories with photosraph mis-
he had thousands OF snap shots taken in
an parts Oh the woods near his home and
,or some tune before his death he was con-
tenplating the publication of a book Of
hunting adventures such as he Thought
would be popular with the bows of The
country. Every one knows how fond Presi-
o oti cleveland is OF fshing and how he is
able to get away from himself when he has
Hshlng pole In his hands. Ii WAS the
same with President Arthur and also with
Andrew jackson. Jackson used TO so down
time on the old fort known as the Rim Rams
nshing. He was fond of horse racing nnd
COCK nghting and he eased his brain by ger
My ensireIy away from his work. Darrell
nepsler composed many of his speeches
walie out fishing and some of the best sem
.ehSes IN his speech against Haynes were
hiaoe whiie he had a rod in his hands,
Hunting on the Potomac,
Quite number Of the Senators and big
onciais go down the Potomac to fish and
hunt. You remember the hog that Presi
dent Harrison shot during one of his yaca
uon Jaunts. Vest and Vance often 20 out
to shoot reed birds during the season. and
one of the best stories told in the cloak
rooms this fall was Of a hunting excursion
which Senator Vance Howell jackson. now
justice of the Supreme Court, and the late
Senator Beck OF Kentucky took a few
years ago. 1t was during the Christmas
holidays, and Beck, Vance and Jackson
wanted Vest TO so with them to shoot
ducks. Vest objected, saying he didn't pro-
pose to get his feet wet to his waistband
all day and come home without a single
duck. You fellows go ahead" said he
ana leave me here. and l viii promise to