The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-09
BREAD ON THE WATERS
II Has Returned to Senator
Wilson.
AFTER THE LAPSE OF MANY DAYS.
The Presidents Brother - Congressman
Hit and His Level Head-The Art or
Dining Out and Preserving the Health.
Wellmans Washington Gossip,

son OF Washington, then member of the
house of representatives, had a chance TO
do kindness TO "a prospector out in his
state Ii was "a trifling matter, SO far as
the congressman was concerned, but IT
seems TO have made deep impression up
on the mind of the recipient. After the
lapse of years, in which the prospector had
drifted wholly out of Mr.. Wilson'S notice,
the senator was naturally surprised few
days ago to receive a letter from the man
telling of rich gold discoveries he had
made In British Columbia and inclosing a
deed for small interest In the new mine.
"You did Inc favor once" said the
writer of the letter, when L needed 1t
very badly, and as a token of my gratitude
want you TO accept this small share of
| my new mine. We have been taking out
SEQ day to the man, and as soon as we
| get the water going, as we shall in few
weeks, l expect to take out from $500 to
| 5000 per day per man. We are only 40
miles from the railroad in British Column.
| bia and we shall soon have railroad at
| our doors. l own a town site, and think
l am going to make pile of money"
Senator Wilson's modest share in the
new mine, which comes to him as bread
cast upon the waters, will probably earn
him snug little fortune during the next
few years. 1t sometimes pays to do good
deed.
Foraker's Good Politics.
Senator Foraker of Ohio Is building q
new house here, and a very handsome
house it Is too. No one knows just what
the cost is to be. The senator and his
agents say when asked the question: "Oh,
more than SIS, 000" As matter Of fact
ha will
But this modesty Is considered good poll
tics. There is not public man In the
country who has forgotten the sad expert
ence of the late Mr. Window. Though an
honest public servant his erection of a
costly house in Washington defeated him
for reelection as senator from Minnesota
His opponents circulated handbills which
bore picture of the new mansion, and,
although it was not a pretentious or very
rich house, the picture made big show,
and the country voters did not like 1t.
Ever since that episode senators and others
who are not very rich have been extremely
timid about a display of luxuriousness in
their Washington homes, though why Sen.
ator Foraker should be so careful, since
every one knows that he has made great
deal of money by hard work In the prac-
tice of law, is not explained.
In connection with this new house of
Senator Foraker there is nice little story.
The property is left in charge of pomp-
Gus old colored man His orders are not
to admit any one without an order from
the architect. One day the architect was
at the house and he asked if any one had
been there before him to see it.
YES sab, " said the old colored man,
1.-TWO gemmen came here an said they
wanted to see the house, but | wouldn't
let them in, sab. They had no o dab from
you.
but one of them was probably Senator
Foraker HIMSELF"
Cant help it, sab | obeyed o'dahs,
did. He did introduce hisself to me as
Senatah Forakah, an the man with him
as Senatah Fai banks of Injeanny-a great
tall man he was-but, Lord sakes, mstah,
any one can come along an introduce his
self as "a senatah. But tkey can't fool this
chicken, If Is an ole niggah"
So Senator Foraker was denied admis-
sion to inspect his own house, and when
he heard the story from the architect that
evening he actually raised the old colored
man S wages.
The Presidents Brother.
Some of the newspapers have had good
deal TO say about the frequent presence in
Washington of Abner Mckinley, the broth
or of the president. They speak Of it as If
there was something reprehensible about
1t. AS matter of fact, Mr.. Abner Nc
Kinlcy, who is a successful lawyer in New
York, rarely comes to Washington. He
has been here only three or four times
since his brother was inaugurated. When
he does come, 1t is for social and not for
business or political reasons. Mr.. McKin-
ley, the lawyer, carefully abstains from
any business which might prosper because
of the fact that his brother Is the president
of the United States He has his own ideas
of the proprieties which should govern in
such cases, and have yet to hear of the
first instance of their violation by him.
He naturally loves his brother William
very much and is fond of coming here for
an occasional visit, but such thing as
making professional capital of his rela-
tions to the president Is wholly foreign to
his nature
Representative Hit of Illinois Is as close
to President Mckinley as any one else In
regard to foreign matters Mr.. Hit, be.
sides being an old friend of tho presidents,
Is chairman OF the house committee on for.
eign affairs and diplomat of experience
and knowledge. The president values his
JuuBnent ~ u nlRn rate, and whenever he
wants the advice of disnterested and
level headed man concerning our foreign
relations he sends for Mr.. Hit Mr. Hit
had his diplomatic training with the late
james u. Blaine, and he Is regarded as the
member OF congress, none excepted. who
| possesses the most extensive knowledge OF
foreign affairs throughout the world
The Art Of Dining.
The dinner giving season has begun In
Washington AT night it is almost impos.
sible to find a man of Importance He is
sither out to dinner or he has friends at
bis own table. | know a populars army
officer who last winter dined out % nights
out Of 100 When | remarked to him that
II he kept up that gait he would kill him.
self, he replied
so would IL ate and drank much,
but make IL a rule to simply eat few
oysters. take little soup, and then devote
myself TO the lady next me for the rest OF
the evening All the heavy dishes never
touch. i neither drink nor smoke And
In this way can go on forever"
Il