Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-16
ODD NAMES IN CONGRESS.
A washington Newspaper Has Fun with iAs
Representatives Elect.

| Washington. Nov. 10. The Washin,,o,
Post has been very busy since the el .o'
tion endeavoring to explain that II Wa
noi 50 very Tar from the truth after ali
IN placing Illinois. Ohio, Indiana. MIchi
gan, and other states In the doubtful col
umn and claiming that West VjrpinI,
maryland. and Kentucky would 20 pono,
tnaaic' now u IS diverting its energies
20 an attempt TO demonstrate that IN
Republicans will have a very small M
Jority IN the next House of ReDreeon'
tives P''7ehtd-
The Post tables are elaborate bur The o,o
published this morning makes the ,o,aI
membership Of the House SO while ;ss
previous one reduced the total nIInhar
20 20 ~ While ~ this alleged independent
newspaper Is not very reliable as a noIiti.
cai prophet and not strong on figures
IL publishes the following very interestin@,
s Iia OF the nomenclature Of the new
House OF Representatives.:
From over in Maryland comes Dr
Booze. and, while there may be no sio.
nillcanee whatever in this close con-
JUNCTION ~ me name Of the representative
land also sends a Barber and a Baker Ia
the next House. A Cooke is found -; ~
NE NE Illinois delegation. a Gardener in
Cowherd in Missouri. a Bishop in Mich.
gan. a Brewer in Ohio, two Coopers ona
sio ,w wex as and the other from wscon-
o I'm rw o. aayiors, one from Ohio and the
from Michigan and one each from Illinois
ana Arizona. A Miller comes from w.,
, xiifginh. but Illinois furnishes Mills
ana North Carolina each a Fowler In,
Pennsyvania contributes Robbins "'
Ihe iittle New England state of Rhode
Island sends Bull, Virginia Lamb
North Carolina a Martin Mississipni /,
FOX, Missouri Cooney, and Ohio a err
Whiie a skinner comes from North caro-.
Th e Ia is FIs raeker in from ,b N
satl9h, but the only thing for him 10
catch is .Sauerhering OF Wisconsin
R Perm 100 co. rs scarce there being only one
congress is a large body In itself. but
i has only a Foote In New York and n
T Il5inois in ho Oregon whole Mann IS in
Handy in Delaware There is n Woo,,l
IN Massachusetts, a Minor in Wisconsin,
and Young in Virginia and Pennsyl.
v y and. above ALA Bland in Missouri.
payne, North Carolina all the Love. and
Missouri all the Joy. Utah is representa-
by King; Illinois by. a Prince. and the
people of Iowa by their Cousins.
The silver Moon from the Tennessee
mountains looks down peacefully unon a
Hill in Connecticut. Marsh in Iliionis
near near which is planted Cannon that has
a Beach in Ohio an Eddy in Minnesota.
a Strait in South Carolina and Hull OF
long standing in Iowa. while it sheds a
right Ray. upon the state of New York.
Color lines are not sharply drawn. for
there are only Browns in Ohio and North
carolina. White in the latter state. and
both White and Jett in Illinois.
a Bell from Colorado may ring loudly
N California and Sweet and Low in New
York; Pennsylvania sends two fine-look-
ing Stones, both of whom have been here
before. while Vermont, which has such
IN abundance OF fine marble. sends only
Trout. Three good Walkers will be il,
he next House. one from Massachusetts
md two. from Virginia. to say nothing of
Strobe from Nebraska The I.iftie NV
ylvania.
Messrs. Robb. Steele and Gamble would
hardly be a success as firm in any
ther business than bank breaking or
rain wrscking in either Missouri, Indi-
ma, or South Dakota. Should they de.
ide to divide their Gaines in Tennessee
ney might Settle in Kentucky. or posi-
ly in North Carolina. after a Sharp con-
est. Should any of the members of Con-
a . desire to indulge in the national
anne they may use the Ball which will
,e sent here by Texas. illinois win ha
ure to make a safe Hitt'