New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
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December
QUESTION OF SENATE COURTESY.-"An apple
pie peach pie a mince pie and puooii's ioi
senator Nelson This order was shouted DOWN 10
the kitchen OF restaurant in the Senate ena Oh
the Capitol through the speaking TUBE the oIiei
oay Senator Nelson in an adjoining pflVale
dining room with A party OF frienos feia'0,
"Billy'' Mason however. just eating piece OF
ME himself at the counter and as he guIped Gown
the last bit he shouted out loud enough 70 oe nea
al the Nelson table, add one doctor for senator
Nelsoni' Then the lilincis Johei sNU "
door
CLEAN CONSCIENCE FOR TWELVE CENTS
twelve cents inclosed in rough envelope ao-
d-assea TO the Treasury furnishes the latest con-
+r,h,1ion to the conscience fund.- Of the Treasury.
This letter came in Secretary Shaw s man see'
day afternoon. When opened 1t was toullo u 0o
tain six two-cent stamps and sneet Oh papei'
upon which written: Money retulheo ioa
rnsused stamps by one who will never co IL again
II is interesting to note in this connecton lhat
moralists may be treasured in regard TO tne ans
can conscience. Certainly the receapeS Vi I"e
conscience fund" this year have been s"eileu
marveilously The amount for the last nscal Seai
aseregated sg5 ses o. The record breaking size Oh
that fund will ne appreciated when 1t Is known
that the year before it was s2eS2 80 ana Ihe yeai
before last s3s16 2. few weeks ago col'it
ton of "a COO was received and short unae oeioie
that one of than 5000 was received, an sulh
contrtbutions from the big ones the little ones
are turned over to the Division of Public Moneys,
and are turned INTO tne IeS"io4 @t~'~t"
fund at the close of each hscal year
crz1cAco 4 GLACIAL WAY STATIoN.-FroIn
,ts earliest geodetic era. Chicago seems acco'oiis
IN the new folio issued by the Geooglcal Sul'eE "
80 peen = terminal station. The ridge, lying
hack from Lake Michigan. and ABOUT Zeo ieet "'o
its waters is the olo glacial moralne' oa'hs GO 60
MANY centuries, TO the time when a Iooe VI az
great continental ice sheet paused Oh i -
vsrd tourney or more strictly, here neIteu ds
,ss+ as Il advanced, leaving an accumulation u
sand and gravel about its margin A!oiE 'I
eastern edge Of this elevated belt are 1ouHu .
three successive intervals. each lower ,hah alo
other lines OF benches or terraces WhhCn tnrn Of
takably point long periods when me me ~orfy feet
LAKE MiEhigan st9oq ee at above their present
and when they completely covered ne erpponS what
H p now nov me Desplaines River Valley 10 the MlssiS
sppi River and the Gulf Of Mexico
uuv TEJF AMERICAN REGULAR is BEST
while the French Government is wrestling WIN
its annual problem Of getting enough leci u''s ~
fill its army and seriously discussing the neeu =,
still further reducing the standard OF phs si,a "a
conditions an interesting contrast is furhlsieo "
the 1eures of recruiting in the United states reg
ular army The record of enlistment LOT lhe my i-
of the army in the last month SHOWS an The
b4st showing appears 10 have been MADE oy @ oLe
San Francisco scFpi9f me s's59nT and Dallas
stations come next with thirteen each. IL 1tnn
@ sasis sasfy sf pfss s examining Of The
army
All CHAT NOlR.-The Capitol policeman VINO IS
the midnight guard OF the solemn. silent rows u
marble statesmen in Statuary Hall hao an eA-
,e-;ance the other night which has completely un-
nerses hin for duty since. He was doing IN ms
chair the lights were turned low to save coal ana
the Stiffness of the great building was proIonho
Suddenly coming from the Senate END. ne heaIo
vrha4 sounded like the clatter of horses hoofs
Nearer and nearer came the unearthiy, e-cnelg -
noise growing louder and louder as the curFeI
walls of the dome took it up and threw II PACK
with crash. Just the guard was on the p0lnSS
tor his Club and his revover there daIhed ha past Isl
conl6 hit or shoot and the clatter died out after
awakening every one of the famous echoes OF the
ssIThispering Gallery the policeman summoned
courage and assistance. He found two laughing
en gineers near by and when explanation was
Snally made it was this: Walnut shells had been
split and each foot of black cat placed securely
10 a half, and the cat Started on run from the
Senate to the House