Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-17
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent

party to Charleston and exhibit his
gorgeous lieutenant generals uniform
at the exposition, but he opened the
Washington automobile show, with a
speech, and probably enjoyed it more
than he would the trip south, as au-
tomobiles are one OF his hobbies-the
army might be another of his hobbies
if he was really allowed to exercise
any control over it-and making
speeches is another. He is president
of the Automobile club, composed OF
swell owners of horseless vehicles, in
Guiding all the prominent members
of the diplomatic corps and many of
our richest men in it's mem bership.
Today there was a street parade of
all the horseless vehicles in town, and
they say there are more of them in
Washington than in any other city in
the world of it's size. So far as I am
concerned good horse is way ahead
of the finest horseless vehicle yet
made, but the latter are the fads of
the rich for the time being and, Of
course, those who would be thought
rich follow their lead.
Several mem bers of the House were
having an argument in the cloak
room on whether satisfied" was
synonymous with 'scontent," when
Representative Tawney. of Minnesota,
approached the group. His opinion
was appealed to. He said without
moments hesitation: Il know that
the terms are not synonymous. How
do you know it?" asked one of those
who had held to the contrary. ''Well,"
he replied, Il can prove it," 1.-The
cigars for the bunch that you can't"
''I'll take on, and here's one way to
prove it. I am satisfied that the
beet sugar men in the House are
licked, but am not content" 1t
was unanimously decided that Mr..
Tawney's proof was good and the CT
gars were duly smoked at the other
iellow's expense. Mr.. Tawney was
of the leaders Of the beet sugar
i, oft.
Judge William r. Day, of Canton,
OHIO, former Secretary of State, is in
Washington looking after some legal
business and looking quite as spry as
when he was the chief adviser of the
Mckinley administration. although it
was feared when he resigned that his
health had permanently broken down.
Judge Day said in reply to questions
that Mrs. McKinley's health was bet
ter than it had been for years, and
that her present physical condition
was constant source of wonder as
well as pleasure to her old friends and
neighbors.
Postmen are as rule about the
poorest paid men in the employ OF
the u. S. government, but there is
one exception. He gets $4,000 a.
year, and has just renewed contract
for four years with the Post Office
Department, and the officials think
that taking all things Ia consideration
he is not overpaid. His name is Os-
car Fish, and his route is between
Valdez and Eagle, Alaska. about 41S
miles. He makes two trips month
by dog sledge over what is said to be
the most dangerous mail carriers
route in the world. He has had all
sorts of accidents and has been sew
eral times given up as dead but he
has never failed to get the mail
through, although he is frequently
behind schedule time. There were no
opposition bidders when the time
came to renew his contract. There
are few men willing TO risk their
lives "a times year even for salary
of $4,000.
Senator Hawley has doubts about
the rewards for politeness being at
all times satisfactory. Two ladies
approached him the other day in a
corridor of the Senate end of the Cap
itol, and asked HIM if he would show
them the Presidents room. OF course
he would. And after showing them
that room he escorted them to the
room of the committee on Military
Affairs, of which he is chairman, and
showed them the handsome fresco
paintings on it's wallis. THANK you,
very much" said one of the ladies'
slipping a silver quarter into his
hand. ''My dear madam, said the
astonished Senator, II am one of the
Senators from Connecticut and yon
cannot expect me to accept anything
for doing you kindness. Good
ness graciousm exclaimed the lady,
..are YOU Senator? thought you
were doorkeeper.
Col. Walter French, one of the
most popular House officials, has
souvenir hanging on the walls of his