The herald., 1897-04-15

ings and plenty of windows to let in the
sun and air from across the wide Judi
ciary square. The senator's study, on
the second floor, Is ample enough 10
make three of the average Washington
apartments. In the center stands MS
great desk with its numerous compart-
ments Systematically labeled. huge
bookcase against the wall contains vol
umes of the Congressional Record from
away back and such books as he fire.
quently needs. while upon the smaller
shelves are the volumes which furnish
him with mental recreation. He en-
ploys no secretary, though his mail Is
enormous-covering every thing from
request for magazine artice to innum-
cradle appeals for office; and he answers
every letter himself, in a round, old
fashioned hand. 1t was Senator Morgan
who originated the famous term cue
koo" for those members of his party who
might be relied upon to stand by the
administration through thick and thin.
through right or wrong. through good
or evil report One day, mislaying his
temper in the heat of debate, he likened
certain Democrats in the senate to
wooden cuckoos strung on wires, who,
whenever the White House clock struck,
poked their heads out of the windows
and announced the time of day.
VERSATILE HOAR
Senator George F. Hoar, with his pa
trician but somewhat fretful face
framed in a scanty fringe OF silver, Is an
ideal representative of cultured Massa-
chusetts. He belongs to more societies,
scientific and historical, than any other
man in America. He has received the
degree of doctor of laws from Yale, Har-
ward, Amherst and William and Mary,
and no end of honorary titles from other
colleges Though II years old, his days
of usefulness are by no means on
the wane; indeed, his fighting propen-
stiles seem to wax stronger with the
years-or, perhaps, they are more cas-
lily proked Like Senator Morgan, he
has served in the senate just twenty
years, and his present term expires at
the same time-March 3, 1901.
THE SENATE'S YOUNGSTER
The youngest senator is Marion But
Ter of North Carolina, who was born III
1868, and took his seat in this august
assemblage at the age of 80. His history
is interesting, as illustrating how rap
idly young America may rise, in spite
of adverse environment. He was far
mer's boy, in one of the most obscure
and apparently heaven-forsaken sec
tione of the country-Honeycutts town.
snip, sampson county, North Carolina
Schools are few and far between in that
region of the county and he was pre-
pared for college by his mother, and
graduated with honor at the age of %.
Then he began the study Of law, but
was called home by the death of his faith
er, to run the little farm and support the
family, which includes several younger
brothers and sisters. Yet when only 27
he was elected to the state senate, and
in 1895 succeeded Matt w. Ransan in the
United States senate.
PLAIN JAMES SMITH
Next to him at the foot of the class in
point of years is Senator James Smith
of Newark, N. j., who entered this
weary world as late as 1851. But nobody
would suspect him of youth, for every
hair in his head is as white as snow and
he looks at least half century older
than Fred Dubois of Blackfoot, Idaho,
who posed for a while as the youngest
senator and is just fourteen days older
than the gentleman from New Jersey.
Who was it said, of another individual.
Fate tried to disguise him by calling
him Smith"-and ]. Smith, too! At
home he is a manufacturer of enameled
patent leather, and dame fortune has
smiled broadly upon him, in spite OF his
name. ~.
HEITFELD OF IDAHO.
One of the most picturesque figures in
the new senate is Mr.. Dubois successor,
Heitfeld of Idaho. He looks just what
he is, a sturdy German farmer, and
makes no bones in saying that he never
crossed the Mississippi in his life until
he came to take his seat in the Unitel
States senate. Born somewhere in Mis-
souri,, he went west to grow up with the
country" and found competition in that
line so lively since Horace Greeyey's s
celebrated bit Of advice that it left no
time for eastward excursions. Until his
journey of few weeks ago, Chicago was
to him as sealed book, Washington he
knew only from prints and pictures, and
Boston. Philadelphia and other cities
of the "effete east are yet to be discov-
ered and as for New York-what day
it will be for Senator Heitfeld when the
busy scenes Of our great metropolis
dawn upon his dazzled vision! How
do you like the east?" I innocently in
quired We'll" he replied, with grave
deliberation, weighing each word in so
important a matter as expressing an
opinion to "chiel" who was evidently
"takin' notes" 1T is all new to me, you
know. but 1 reckon will catch on after
a while. Why. l am actually getting SO
dissipated that l don't turn in now till
10 o'clock. In my country we go to bed
at and get up with the early bird. You
don't seem TO have nearly so much all
here as we do at home and what there
is of it isn't so good to breathe. am used
to a busy life, too-to tramping over
thousand-acre ranches and climbing
hills on horseback; and just sitting
around all day in cushioned chaii
makes me lazy. The minute this extra
session is over, you may bet am goins
straight home to harvest my crops. Fac;
| is, l don't know much about the eas'
yet. Here in Washington, where peo-
pie congregate from all parts. every
! thing is so cosmopolitan. I suppose
shall get the real eastern flavor when
! go to Boston,
What part Of the west do you consid-
| er best to live in?" said I.