The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Since Senator Chandler has laid aside
his Senatorial toga. he has discarded also
the soft felt hat he used to wear. The
combination of Senatorial dignity and flip
pant triyiality and the contrast between
the metaphorical investiture of the New
Hampshire Senator's shoulders and the
real covering of his head. were often re-
marked upon by visitors to the Capitol.
Senator Chandler was in Washington yes
terday. and those of his friends who met
him on the street were at first rather
puzzled by his appearances. He seemed
good deal taller. and there seemed some
thing more erect and proud about the car
rage of his head. To their looks of en-
quiry, the Senator returned. laughingly:
Why, it is my hat. That's what makes
me look strange. 1 have not worn high
hat of any kind for many years. but yes
terday / took out this square sided black
derby. l bought it nine years ago and
thought it looked too much like an Irish
mans. / put it back into its box, but
happened to see pictures of hats in style
Just now, in a magazine. and some of
them were Just like this. So | rummaged
among my belongings and fished it out.
Here 1t is. all brushed up, and quite the
style, even # il is nine years old"
The Senator's friends are not sure that
they like the innovation. He is back in
Washington to make preparations for be-
ginning the work of the Spanish War
Claims Commission, OF which ne Is chair
man.
In the western part of Maryland we
are going to develop the AngOra goat in
dustry." said Henry E. Mulaney at the
oxford Hotel last night. we have found
section of country that is particularly
well adapted for the business and we
,I..
Georges Creek district. Allegheny Coun
ty. there are valleys and gorges that re-
produce almost exactly the physical con-
ditions of the hills and wales in the ma
tive haunts of the goat in Angora. Asia.
There is great deal of underbrush, many
rocks, some tableland. and short grass.
! Turned loose in that place, the goats
practically take care OF themselves. fat
ten, and multiply without any attention.
The business is a profitable one If car
ried on in the right kind of place. which
we congratulate ourselves We have found
in western Maryland. The profit is sup
posed to be enormous, with almost no
trouble
Mr.. Mulaney is connected with the
Chesapeake Coal Company, which. he
says. is about To open up three new mines
in the Georges Creek region.
d. NJ Thompson, of Harrodsburg, Mer-
Ger County, Ky, seated at a table
in the back room at Chamberlin's last
night. was talking of horses. II come
from the Blue Grass region" he said,
| and can tell you that the Kentucky thor
oughbred horse is just fine today he
ever was. and is just as much in demand.
/ There may not be such run on trotters
as there used to be. That was fad, and.
like all fads 1t kept up for a short while
and then the bottom dropped out. Now
there is coming 10 be real healthy in
terest in trotting horses, and they are be-
ing bred as fine as they ever were.
Nothing can supplant the horse, and
nothing can decrease the demand for ami
mails of fine stock. The man who likes
fine things has love for horses. and
the brave show they make, and so the
horse farms in Kentucky are producing
as many horses as they ever did. The
talk of the automobile taking the place
of the horse and cutting him out is non
sense. For all the horse men in our cOun-
try know about ii. from indications of de-
creased price or decreased demand, there
might as well he no automobile
IF | were a betting man., said Rep
resentatiVe Sidney r. Mudd. of the Fifth
Maryland district. last night. Il would
be willing to wager any amount OF
money that the new election law will not
affect my constituency more than 800
votes. If the Democrats ere not very