Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-28
In the Public Eye.

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What are you going to do with tho
surplus! friend asked Secretary If
the treasury Gage. 81 think. i'm the
end, replied the secretary. sfhat 7 viii
toss it into the air and LET Congre.'s
scramble for IT,"
REPRESENTATIVE Eddy of Minnesota was
telling the President about the abnn.
dance of moose in Canada Just above tba
Minnesota line
Come up with me- said the enthu.
slastic Eddy, land we'll have the great
est big-game hunt you ever heard Of
The Presidents eyes sparkled.
wish l could he said. Eddy. Iii
party o. heaters and chase the moose
over into Minnesota and I'll go up and
help you get few of them
Adit.-Gen. Corbin received so many
punch bowls as wedding gifts that he Is
wondering what he shall do with them
All. The latest bowl received by the
general was magnificent affair. made
by Filipino workmen, and was a remem.
brance from some Of his army friends in
the Philippines. 1t was suggested to
Gen. Corbin that the bowl was bic
enough TO hold punch for a regiment.
1t Is immense" he said critically.
but it is handsome. 1t is large enough
ception."
The presentation to Gen. Corbin of so
many punch bowls is rather anomalous
IN view OF the fact that he does not
drink.
Senator Kearns of Utah not so very
long ago was working with pick ana
shoYei for - day. Last summer ne
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one OF their mines. The senator is used
70 NE IN the open and the atmosphere of
the Senate Expresses HIM. Last Thurs
day he sat down beside Senator Heit-
field, also Westerner, and said. Henry.
what do you think of this game, any.
Heitfeld. Icing now schooled in the
wiles of diplomacy. answered the uues-
ton with another. why do you ask?'
he said.
oh replied Kearns "they use too
much language in their talk to suit me.
why. don they say what they mean in
stead of bundling it all up in lot of I'M
necessary words?'
When the commissioners of the Loujs
lana Purchase exposition called on the
President recently, Private John AL
len of Mississippi, once the wit of the
House, was the spokesman
Mt President. said he, eve have
merely called on you to pay eur respects.
and especially to assure you that the
rumOrs that any of us have resigned
or are thinking of resigning at any time
are false. Please consider that we are
going to hold on as long as we cam"
thank you for your candor, gentle
men," said the President. "It is the
best news | have had since the commits.
sloners on Spanish war claims called to
assure me thar they had been so atten-
tive to their duties that they had spent
the entire years appropriation in four
months and would ask for four times as
much money next year"
One of the Washington newspaper Of
noes was put In telephone communica-
ton, late the other night with the
residence of Senator Chauncey NJ. De-
pew. where the senator's dinner to
friends before going to Paris to Get
married was in progress.
is this -
Peals of laughter came thick and fast
Can YOU tell me -
I More laughter
Will You please p
Nothing but laughter
Funny, isn't it?''
Very" 1t was the senator's voice at
the telephone at last.
Was it yOurs?"
''Oh, no; it was the Presidents. He's
here. Not very good, but we all have
TO laugh. you know. Besides, I haven't
had new one for year"
President Roosevelt played a Joke on
Senator Cullom the other morning which
left the venerable Illinois statesman some
what dazed.
Senator Cullom. who habitually con-
verses about politics in whisper, said
plaintiyely some time ago that the Presi-
dent talks too loud. The story was
printed in this column of the World and
the President saw it. When Senator
Cullom came into the reception room an
the white house he was received with
led him 70 corner and talked with him
in whispers. At the close of the CONVEX
satIon the two came to the middle of the
room and the President, shaking the SEN
ator by the hand, said. loud enough for
everybody present to hear There. l
think the key of that conference was
pitched low enough to satisfy anybody"
But, said Senator Cullom, what
about that particular matter ] men
tinoned?"
''sh-h-h.-' replied the President, put
ting his finger to his lips. Somebody
might hear us. Good morning"
DOWN IN the basement of the capitol
there Is a row of committee rooms used
by members Of the Senate and House
who cannot get better ones upstairs
Over the door Of each room is painted
the name of the occupant. Senator
Gamble of North Dakota, while waiting
for the Senate painter to prepare him a
sign, printed the word Gamble in
sprawly capital letters on large sheet
OF paper aud pasted it ON the frosted
glass door.
Three visitors from New Mexico wan
dered past one afternoon reading the
signs on the doors. When they came to
Senator Candles room with its paper
sign, one of them nudged another and
said, LET'S 90 in and look her over"
They opened the door and walked in.
to the astonishment of the mild hammered
young man at work at a typewriter
The three New Mexicans stood together
near the door and looked around. Final
ly one of them said, where's it,"
where's what?" asked the young man
at the typewriter.
why, the layout or the wheel? What's
the game, ana how much is a stack?"
Il don't understand you." said the