The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


sttutona convention at hotel last night and the converse
ton finally drfted the personality of Judge John Goods
chairman OF that body.
"Dd YOU ever see Judge Goodies pursei" asked one o
the party Well time you him get him to show
to YOU He owns the longest purse string Of in thi
country When he goes pay for anything it takes hir
about minute to unwind the long black string which re
sembles an enormous shoe lace asked the judge VIII
he carried such long bandage for his pocketbook and
informed that he had always done He said that h
learned the value Of the string from who had grow
rich operating just like it, The idea is that If you keel
your money handy you likely to waste il and
spend time in repenng than in unwindng the string
The untying and unwinding gives time ponder befor
making purchase. At the time the judge is one o
hospabe of Southerners and OF his friend
time and with the expression AS long
Goodies purse string
The department clerk who has Just returned from thu
Buffalo exposition envied by his fellows who have beer
unable make the trip 1t much because they de
sire the sights the Pan-American show but thu
Of the unuoky is aroused by the strange slang
ported from the Exposition city To the returned visitor
the fair there is nothing up-todae All is
by the phrase twencent II is than probable tina
twencent will become big nuisance the other sant
phrases brought this "Twencent simply
abbreviaton of twentieth century but is used many
dreamed of by its authors AS instance gooC
horse is twencent." handsome girl is also twencent
In fact there further for adjectve Of praise ad
miraton, 'twencent" covering the ground fully.
Another thing brought back from Buffalo and to b.
avoided by those who have visited city
is the Port Jarvis cocktail The one who has been
the exposition patronzng the local with bartend
ers who know the Joke The wise will order drnl
and advise his friends TO the Port Jarvis cocktail 'tht
latest drink at the Pan-American exposition The unsus
pecting friends usually willing try any new drink al
the expense Of else and order up Port
Jarvis ne drinks always the friends the bar
tender UP the cocktail which is simply glass of plain
water with cork floating top.
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The president has noble example for Mr. Bryan
said Mr. George D. Raston of Chicago the Arlington yes
terday MI Ralston is attorney and supporter
the claims OF Mayor Carter Harrison Natona
recognition IF who has two great political bat
ties can afford to further honors hands OF
his party that who has twice led hi.
followers to defeat the second truly believe because
OF his obnacy could do less than retire leave the
field for the other the party who have followed him
through party loyalty, but still have the confidence and will
have the support of the conservative democrats
Garter Harrison is the candidate Of the democrats of
Chicago and of Illinois Where will you find better in the
West the either but you mark my words the next
president will be elected by democratic party and will be
Western man"
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Representative William Richardson Of Alabama IS spend
ing several days in Washington and is at the RALEIGH He
IS attending to matters pertaining his district before the
departments and also interested in the consideration of
the rivers and harbors bill by the next congress
we have taken active to insure the early con-
deratior o. the rivers habors appropriation hin net
session said Mr. Richardson last night Our peope in
alabama were not interested in the bill which failed to be-
come law in the last session but want an appropriation
or the tennessee river BY deepening the mouth Col
bert Shoals 1t will be rendered navgabe to Florence Ala
ABOUT 200 miles This is the only in the State which
can be made deep enough for the passage of vessels Of
size and $6ooooo has been spent upon the deepening Of the
mouth Of the river already"
Inc planters and others interested in the slgar indus
try IN Louisiana said Alfred Aldidge of New Orleans
the Ebbt last night ARE not much concerned over tb
movement of Representative Babcock and his aIbere, M
the reduction OF the tariff They do not believe thai ,
"lu DC one OF the products upon which the import tax vii,
NC seated down 1t IS not which would properv cor -
inc class which Mr. Babcock believes to be overnrotI
IN Louisiana sugarmasing is an artificial industry H.
cane mas TO be planted every year. and there is ALWAYS r;
loss OF most OF the crop by freezes In the tropics tho
cane grows naturally and is three or four times ~
never necessary plant it more than once We ~
NOT successfully compete with the sugarnakers Of CHI
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines without tariff
ton. ~ ''''H pFotec-
There is another consideration which should ia
any projected action against the sugar tariff and thar
promise OF great industry which the making NJ tt -
Is becoming 10 reduce the tariff on SUGAR is to LII,
sugar manufacture in the United States, That hi. -
"e' recognizes the Importance Of this udustry is eb
'e action OF secretary Gage recently in proclamino
etVans taTiii against Russian sugars Unless the its,
were most important, such action would never n,,.
taken" "'u never nave been