Evening star., 1901-12-14
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the same desk were a dozen boxes of pens
of different kinds. He selected the kind
that is always used by Mr.. Tillman and
gave him supply of them. Newly elected
sepators are frequently surprised ct the
way their wants are anticipated and their
comfort is looked after in scores of ways
in the Senate chamber. but after they have
occupied seat there for a few months they
take 1t all as matter Of course The
pages become familiar with the Individual
tastes of senators in many little matters.
They generally know, If sent to the sta
tionery room for anything, just about what
will be pleasing, but in case they should
forget the kind Of pen that is wanted a
complete list OF the senators is ready for
them to consult at all times. A senator has
to Indicate his preference for any particu-
lar kind of stationery supplies but once and
ever afterward 1t Is given to him unless he
should make a change.
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The government pays money to Indians
with the most curious names in the world"
said treasury official as he labored hard
the other day in countersigning five or six
hundred warrants for small sums to Shaw
nee Indians. These names 1 have. here
are beauties compared to the names of
some of those farther west than the Shaw
nees. who are now wearing common
names. with few exceptions. One of these
checks here is for the chief of the Shaw
nees, whose name is Johnson Blackfeather.
all through this list are such names as
Bigknife, Bluejacket. Blacklist, Grey
feather, Whitedeer, Squirrel, etc. These
are among the most honored names in the
Shawnee country.
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The office of janitor of the House Of Rep
resentatives has just been filled through
an appointment which is regarded as a re-
ward of wit. A young man named Styles
is the new official. He is said to have laid
the foundation for his permanent connec-
tion with the salary roll while a tenn
porary employe Of the House at the last
session. and now that his reward has come
his friends are telling the story with no
little pride It is this:
When the, urgent deficiency bill. was un-
der consideration in the House during the
closing hours of the last session objection
was made to the amounts in the bill for
rary employees of the House. Representa-
tive Loud of California was the first OBJ
jector. He arose in his place and address
ing Chairman Cannon of the appropriations
committee he queried in a somewhat petu-
liant tone: Who are all these people, any
way? For instance, who is this man
STYLES? Does anybody know"
Mr.. Cannon was on his feet before the
query was finished, with his hands raised
IN characteristic attitude as of warding
off an antagonist. In a somewhat hating
enunciation he replied: "If the Lord doesn't
know Styles any better than do he's lost"
While the members were enjoying a laugh
Styles was walking up and down in the
corridor of the basement where he was
met few minutes later by a member who
knew him and who had just come from the
floor. He was told of the sentiment which
Mr.. Cannon had expressed. He said moth
ing, but when he got the order for his pay
few days later he lost no time in CASH
ing it, after which he made visit to
Chairman Cannon's committee room.
Spreading out his money before Mr.. Can
non, he remarked dryly: "Mr. Cannon, you
may not know me and the Lord may not
know me, but they know me at the treas
ury."
Styles was Immediately dubbed ''the man
that the Lord doesn't know" and is still
known by that title.