The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-01

WASHINGTON, May 81 Especial. 1.-The
heads Of statesmen as seen i'm the senate
chamber afford most interesting study.
Why should it not be sof We choose our
representatives in congress for their heads,
not for their hands or feet. There is q
popular suspicion that some of orr sena-
tors were elected more on account of their
ability Co manipulate check books than for
the contents of their craDiums but except
in rare instances this suspicion is i'll found
ed. The most peculiar head In the senate
Is that of MIR. Pettus, the new senator from
Alabama. The irreverent and flippant
young men in the press gallery call it an
"ingrowing head" In truth, 10 warrants
the characterization. There are dents i'm its
surface, gullies and pockets, and protuber-
ances rough and rocky. 1t is a head with
out shape or form known to the science of
geometry. 1t is such head as one would
expect TO see upon the shoulders of man
who had attended Tpperary fair or who
had led an expedition to the retreat of the
hornets. Having lost great share of its
hair, this head has no means of covering
up its inequalities. What hair there is re-
poses in such way as to emphasize the
mountainous nature of the country upon
which it grows. But this remarkable
head of the senator from Alabama has a
great deal in it, its owner being conceded
to be man of great ability.
Big, Black Head.
The new senator from Georgia, Mr..
Clay, has head which at once attracts
the attention of every visitor TO the senate
chamber. 1t is big, black head, covered
with dense growth of dark hair. Mr..
I Clay combs his raven locks so that great
shock Of inky hirsute projects over his
forehead, and the effect is quite striking.
Another pompadour senator is Mr. Can
non of Utah. Mr.. Cannon is asked about
| by nearly every woman who visits the sem
ate galleries. Young, handsome, eloquent,
( always neatly dressed debonair of man
ner, Mr. Cannon is at once enthroned in
the feminine heart. His chief attraction,
however, remains TO be mentioned. IL is
his shapely head, covered with luxuriant
growth of dark, curly hair, worn in
loose. graceful upward flourish from his
forehead.
Senator Allison, tho leader of the Re-
publican side, has one of the most inter
esting heads in the upper branch. 1t is
massive, well proportional, leonne. 1t
is the head Of noble old Roman, or would
be If it were shorn of its we'll trimmed
beard. Notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
Allison is one Of the oldest men in the
senate, there is not the first sign of bald
spot upon his Uranium. His hair is thick
and rich, and though slightly silvered,
helps to make the distinguished Republic
an leader look at least 20 years younger
than he is.
One of the oldest heads in the senate is
that of Donaldson Gallery of Louisiana
Mr.. Gallery has n long, gray head and
luxuriant mustache of the same color
But on his round, shapely head he keeps
the hair cropped short like that of q prize
fighter.
Senator Butler, the aggressive young
Populist from North Carolina has head
which invariably attracts the attention of
visitors to the chamber. 1t is the head of
poet, of an enthusiast, of a fanatic. The
hair is as black as coal, and tho long,
tawny locks danglo down upon his hand
some forehead in way which pleases the
eye of all imaginative observers.
Fine and Massive Heads.
A fine old head is that of Senator Wal !
thall of Mississippi. A face of fine lines
and characteristic southern expression is
surmounted by growth of iron gray hair
which Is combed in u great cataract over
backward.
Senator Mason, the lively senator from
Chicago who loves to shake up the dry
bones of the dignified body of which he
has become a member, has massive head,
set well down between his shoulders and
covered with roaming, scattered, unruly
mass of hair so black that it looks shiny
and greasy But Senator Mason assures
mo he never used any pomade upon his
shining locks. "They were born that way"
Is his explanation.
big round head Is that of Senator
West OF Missouri the able debater who |
was put forward by the Democrats as their |
spokesman at the beginning of the tariff !
discussion. Mr.. Vests head Is SO large i'm |
proportion to the remainder Of his body |
and is set down SO far between his shout |
ders that the senator looks for all the |
world like one Of the brownies trying his |
hand at craftsmanship.
The head OF fighter is that which Sen
ator Tillman of South Carolina carries |
about upon his shoulders. 1t looks black !
and hard. 1t shows "a straight perpendicu- |
lar line behind and one almost as straight |
from forehead to chin. The top is nearly |
horizontal, and thus the head of the bel |
ligerent South Carolinian resemblesa box, |
and box full of dynamite or giant pow |
der at that.
Senator Elkins of West Virginia has a |
head which reminds one of a ripe pump |
kin-in shape and appearance, not in con-
tents, as every one knows The West vir- |
ginia statesman is rs shrewd as they make |
'em. But his head Is almost a perfect |
sphere. The color of his bald spots, like |
his complexion, is warm and rich, and on |
the whole the resemblance to q specimen |
of that fruit which grows between two |
rows of corn is quito striking
Heads For Cuba.
One of the great heads i'm the senate is |
that OF Mr.. Morgan, the bold and persist |
ent champion of free Cuba. 1t is the head |
of a man of full, ripe brain 1t is round |
and strong over the eyes and has ro- |
markable width from ear to ear. Perhaps |
the oldest mustache to be found in public |
life Is that of the eloquent senator from |
Alabama 1t Is perfectly white, but is |
kJpt trimmed down to a length of about a |
quarter of an inch These bristles, pro- |
truding above the firm set, thin lips, aid |
In forming the most striking characteris-
tic of one Of the best known faces in our |
parliament.