The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1900-04-21

Clu0uiy gpcnitthtlal state OIL mlnu al
this time.
When Capitol habtues age stately
stroller through statuary Hall stop
suddenly, look anxiously around on the
marble floor and move off slowly with a
disappointed look on his face, they
know that the newest trick of the pages
has been pulled off again. 1t has
been played on dignif"d Justices
Of the Supreme Court and Senators, az
well as upon visiting sighteeers, and il
never fails TO score, unless tue stroller
il deaf, as ii ia the most natural thing
in the world to look for a silver coin
that you hear drop right at your feet.
There Is marble step between the tele-.
graph office aud ths reception room
upon which tue ring of u dropped coin
echoes at particular spot away ont in
the middle Of the floor. When the
pages nave a little idle time they will
watch the passrIs, and just as Que OF
thu M puts his foot on that spot coin
will be dropped on the steps.
Representative Vandivrr, of Mis-
souri,, is neither romantic nor Quixotic,
but Is steady going, level-headed
married man, who lives with his wife
al boarding house when Congress is
IN session. Yet he was the hero OF two
consecutive rescucs of panic-stricken
females, upon consecutive nights, both
fellow inmates of his boarding house.
Tie first rescue occurred in the middle
OF the night, when Mr.. Vandiyer was
aroused from sleep by terrified female
shrIcks from the floor below him
lys4osssssrr ssrsas -
clo,hinx which he put ON as he dashed
10 the rescue, his mind full uf fights
with burglars he had tad about, he
fnu, the lad, standing in the middle
Of he bed, sill screaming, aud a big
rat, quite. as badly scare d, chasing
around the room trying to fluid the
hole through which he got in. BY
the exercise of extraordinary self
control, he repressed his laughter
while he eorneTed tue rat and MUIR
dered it. He didn't stay 10 receive all
the ELUSIVE thanks rendered him, but
hurried back 10 his room to stuff his
mouth with towel and roll around
with smothered laughter, after he had
explained the rescue to Mrs. v. The
next night he was aroused by just
about the same volume OF feminine
shrieks, only they came from tue
Eoor above. He took little more
time aud put on y few more clothes,
wondering If ii was another case OF rat.
When he got 10 the door Of the 10 I'M
occupied by the shrieker be dscov-
cred lady enveloped in flames. There
was no laughter this time, but some
very quick work, resulting in smothei-
ing the flames before the lady had be-
come seriously burned or any extensive
damage done. The lady had gone too
close to gas jet while nsing benzine
to clean something. The occupants Of
that boarding house are unanimously
of the belief that Mr.. Vandiver is a
handy sort of mau to have around the
house, and il he wasn't married, - but
he Is.
Numerous sociat hopes were dashed |
to the ground BY the report Of the sapsaa
.s.z x-Ounus4stse on ~~,.vL
srvor OF upseattng SenAsar
the Monta ma multimillionaire. what
Mr., Clark aud his family think
of the matter do not pre-
tend to know, but it is certain that
many persons in Washington are dis
appointed at the vanished prospect OF
palatisl establishment, presided over
by the Clarks, where lavish entertain
mrnts in keeping with his millions,
would have been dispensed to all COM
ers. OF course, Mr.. Clark can set up
such an establishment without being
Senator, but it is not likely that he will
do so under existing circumstances.
Perhaps the reason that he has not
done so was because he feared just
what has occurred.
Countess Won Moltke Huitfeldr, for
merly Miss Bonaparte, daughter OF the
Ia Col. jerome Bouaparte, Is Wishing
her mother, whose home is ia Wash
ington, for the first tune since her
marriage.