New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
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Washington. December 2.
REAR HUNT IN THE MESSAGE.-Two army
,=7cers known fame and also renowned for
,beir fondness for honest wager put up a mod
est sum few days ago the novel proposition
that the President would mention the Mississippi
hear hunt in his annual message The man who
believed the President would mention the hunt in
some way naturally asked and got good odds. To-
day he stood around waiting anxiously for the
coming Of the fateful In the first copy he
could lay hands he buried himself deeply. and
when he put down the paper his face smile
NJ triumph The dinners minei'' said he, glee
suIlv Inquiry reveals the following sentence
the basis of the officers claim:
The senseless slaughter of game, which can by
tudicious protecuon De permanently preserved on
our national reserves for the people as a whole,
should be stopped at once.
That means that. the President got mad and
ewore off when he came home: said the officer,
Of court martial viii shake his belief in his
diction.
SENATOR MASoNS LATEST STORY.-sen-
e+nr BILLY" Mason. OF Illinois, is with the legs-
letors once The wise say that he is
making q farewell appearance but the curly haired
statesman has apparently a reserve of hope to
draw on At all events, he came back with
good story which he fired at the first victim he
could lay hands on In the cloakroom.
Thought you lost, Billy said colleague
mildly to Mason r. That % Mas the opening ZEN oHisOR MasOR
story. which doesn't quite settle the question as to
Sna mex
YOU know there was fellow on the train that
] came in on who was somewhat in the position
you put me down in, SAID the Senator he put
dc.er aas came for # he couldn't md it He dug in
every solitary pocket he took OFF MS coat and ID
the mouth but ticket could he find
d you by 0nsf Are G You SuTs y9n hna
The unhappy passenger assured the official CT the
purchase OF the ticket You must have it then
said the conductor briefly. You couldn't lose II.
Oh. The you say. groansd The & man, With With
lost bass drum
MR. GROW TO SPEAK.-Representative Grow.
Of Pennsylvania, is preparing TO deliver in the
House on Thursday fourth important set speech
he has made In half a century The first on
the homestead agitation in 1852 the year after he
entered Congress The second. In 1850. was en-
titled Free Homes for Free Men, and, following
,-s publication in The Tribune. Il translated
into German, Welsh and other tongues for eXten- len
third delivered at on City in ISIS was devoted to
TFa Te sstfor Mr. Grow SAYS he expects it TO be
the last as he will retire from Congress on March
4-treats Of the relations OF AMERICAN daoor 90 10
periences of the State Mr.. Grow represents
WOULD NOT BELIEVE THEIR ETES--Two
Southern Representatives, who shall be nameess.
were condoling with each other this afternoon
over the size OF the Republican majority In the
IvIIIth Congress. Their condolences were deep
end powerful, and finally they resolved to inspect
the improvements in the National Museum. Arm
in arm they strolled through the aises, and finally
brought up before a case of beautifully hfelike
snakes Including an immense specimen of the
bna CONSTRUCTOR family In perfect silence but
with bulging eyes. both gazed at the repules
Then followed this Dialogue,
Der yer see anysing, BinE
Nor sing: der your
mo; lesh go take 1er pledge"