The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-27
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How Representative Gerry Surreptitiously
Ate an Apple In the House.

How Representative Gerry Surreptitiously
Ate an Apple In the House.
Senator Allen Of Nebraska has found
clever way to Get around the senate
rules that forbid smoking in the lobby.
AS those about the capitol know Senator
Allen is a man of almost heroic size. The
contrast is, therefore, all the more APP
parent when the senator smokes a wee
small cigar, smaller than the average
cigarette, but nicely fashioned and OF
good material. In fact, the tobacco is SO
we'll chosen that there is a minimum OF
smoke. As Senator Allen does not care
for a heavy smoke the little cigar is
Just the thing. There is such a small
amount Of smoke from it when consum.
ed slowly that the guardians of the
peace about the corridors would hesitate
a long while before declaring that the
senator had his cigar lighted. There.
fore he has his quiet smohe without in.
terruption when tramping about the
capitol,
The stalwart Representative Berry OF
Kentucky likes apples as we'll as the av.
erage kentuckian likes whisky. So yes.
terday as he sat at his desk in the house,
going over a mass of Kentucky corre-
spondence that had accumulated before
him with every incoming mail, hunger
for an apple came over him, it might be
added, with a force like the thirst that
very, very frequently comes over the
average Kentuckian for something
strong to drink. AS Mr.. Berry glanced
at letter after letter he thrust his hand
from time to time down into his coat
pocket, where an apple was reposing.
The house being in session and Mr..
Berry a mar who always wishes to OBJ
serve the proprieties, be appeared reluc.
cant TO devour the fruit.
But at last he drew the apple forth a
little above the desk. and when General
Henderson had attracted the house with
one Of his eloquent periods Mr.. Berry
stole a bite, just as a schoolboy might
do when his teacher is not looking.
Finally Mr.. Berry stole another bite,
and another bite, all the while proceed.
ing diligently with his correspondence,
and he continued TO eat surreptitiously
from the apple till nothing was left but
the core. Then with a spirit of relief be
attacked the pile Of letters before him
with renewed diligence.
Jimmie English, the round faced
youth Of diminutive stature who is one
Of the special employees on the Demo.
cratic side OF the house, knows some
thing about Speaker Reeds ideas Of
smoking. Jimmie is given to cigarettes.
and recently, when the house was not
in session, he comfortably bolstered
himself up in a member chair, elevat-
ed his feet to the desk. as some ION.
gressmen do, and was about to enjoy
the fragrant weed.
But just at the time that Jimmie was
first watching the curl of smoke from
his cigarette the doors from the rear
lobby swung and the mammoth form OF
Speaker Reed appeared. He stalked
along the open space in front Of the
desk, cast his eye about the house anC
discovered the youthful offender.
That's a pretty picture, Jimmie,
isn't it," was the speakers comment.
You know it is against the rules tc
smoke in here
But I'm not smoking a cigar, sir. L
is only a cigarette" answered young
English.
That's worse" said the speaker
Get out Of here" And when Jimmi,
wants to smoke "coffin tacks'' now b,
seeks some other spot than the hall O
representatives or the haunts Of Speake,
Reed.
No man in congress can produce OF
hor notice more dangerous explosive
than Representative Hilborn of Ca!ifor
MIA, the ranking Republican member O
the house committee On naval affairs
While discussing the disaster TO IT,
Maine in the committee room recent,
Judge Hilborn stated that the only ex
plosives IN the forward magazine were
80, 600 pounds Of brown powder. Jus
remaln here for a moment added the
judge, 'and I will show you some o.
that kind Of powder"
He fastened to his desk il the hall O.
representatives and returned in a mo
nlent with a small paper package. Tn
wrapping it, he disclosed several small
solid pieces in various symmetrical
forms. Pointing to an octagonal shaped
piece which had a round hole through
the center Of it, he said: THAT il
brown powder such as was in the for
ward magazine Of the Maine. l viii
show you how it burns in the fire"
There was a scattering Of spectators
as Judge Hilborn walked boldly to thu
fireplace for the purpose Of consuming
the chunk Of brown powder, which
burned and sputtered without making
any explosion. Drawing from the inside
pocket Of his coat a long, thin strip O,
brownish color, he announced that it wa:
smokeless powder and again advanced
to the fireplace, where a spark was rath.
er cautiously applied and the powde,
allowed to burn on the hearth.
Judge Hilborn is we'll informed on
all matters pertaining to the navy, and
especially about powder, because he has
been giving that particular attention re.
Gently in connection with his CON- mites
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