Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-02
mrs OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor scenes and incidents sketChed
ON the spot.

Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
ON the spot.
Uncle Joe Cannon Of Illinois. prospective
speaker of the house Of representatives. is
commonly known among his associates as
"the watchdog Of the treasury" TIL title
is not an empty one because Uncle Joe, as
chairman Of the ways and means commit
tee, administers four-nfths of the important
legislation Of congress. and is perniciously
active in blocking raids on the national
purse. Whenever he has a hard talking
Job to do on the floor Of the house he takes
off his collar and pitches in.
During the last session Of congress Mr..
Richardson Of Tennessee, the democratic
leader of the house, took occasion to make
a stump speech during the debate on an
appropriation bill. Cannon, chairman OF
the committee, briefly replied to Richard
son. but his reply went all over the coun-
try. Referring to the republicans in this
little speech, he said:
I'VE are not perfect and we do not claim
to be. We pull the wagon and we do the
work, and you find the fault. You have
been at that now for over a generation.
and still we have pulled along. l think we
shall pull 1t for a generation more, and
still you scold. We cannot help it. 1t does
you good and I do not think it hurts US"
Then, entering the field Of prophecy,
Uncle Joe" said, and said truly, as time
proved:
W have nothing to apologize for. Peace
and prosperity abound with us here and
everywhere throughout our borders as never
before In the history OF civilization. Print
your speeches, circulate them, go on the
stump. I will take my chance that when
the silent ballot drops in November next
you will march to the same old defeat"
Representative Livingston Of Georgia be-
heves hat he got the better of the surgeons
this fall and he is congratulating himself
accordingly. AS a result of his arduous
campaign work he became possessed of a
very bad throat. 1t refused to yield to
ordinary treatment, so he went to a dis
~tinguished surgeon in his part of the coun-
try. The surgeon took a glance at the in
hamed organ and then got out his knives
and prepared for an operation. Mr.. Living
ston demurred. After much pleading he
was granted twenty-four hours in which
to tighten up his nerve for the ordeal.
While engaged in the tightening process
another patient came along, was stretched
out on the operating table and died before
the surgeon finished with him. Livingston
heard OF this and stood off the surgeon on
one pretext or another until he was ready
to start for Washington. Just before leav-
ing home he came upon an old negro
nanny who offered to cure his throat. She
soaked a lump Of sugar in turpentine. The
dose did all the nanny claimed for it.
And that" said Representative Living
ston, as the reason l laugh every time /
see a doctors sign"
Mrs. U. s. Grant has received from the
emperor of Japan an autograph letter and
a picture of the newly born son Of the
Japanese crown prince. The picture. framed
in Japanese enamel, was presented
to Mrs. Grant by the Japanese minister the
other day. In the letter accompanying the
present the mikado expresses the warm ap-
probation Of himself and the crown prince
for the gift which Mrs. Grant sent before
the birth OF the little prince. He also re-
newed his sentiments OF friendship for
every member Of the Grant family and re-
called his admiration for the great Ameri-
can soldier who was his guest many years
ago.
Comptroller William Barrett Ridgely
says he is like the man who always sees
big game when he hasn't his gun along.
The recent failure of the Central National
bank Of Boston gave the comptroller the
chance to associate himself with the un-
lucky hunter. Said he: at has never
been my fortune since l have been comp
troller to be in Washington when a bank
was forced to the wall. Three banks have
gone under since l succeeded Mr.. Dawes,
but every one of them has kept on its
faat until hY,olpaco tnnly mo Frnpo The ami
tai; then they became weak and closed
their doors. When the Boston bank
failed l was In New Orleans attending the
bankers nnual convention. l did not
think much Of 1t when the first bank
failed, but the second occurrence Of the
kind set me to thinking. I did not like
to go so far away from Washington as New
Orleans and only did so when assured
that there was absolutely nothing to keep
me here. I had not unpacked my satchel,
however, before the Central National went
under. II this thing keeps on much longer
I shall be afraid to go home to dinner"
Secretary Moody tried to lave fun with
President Roosevelt over his failure to
kill a bear during his recent hunt in Mis-
sissippi. IT may not have killed a bear,
but l did not mistake a colored woman
for a wild turkey retorted the president.
II can have just as much fun with you
as you can have with me-" Mr.. Roosevelt
continued, and he spoke very loud as he
told how the secretary while on his recent
hunting trip in South Carolina filled a
colored woman full Of shot, mistaking her
for a turkey. The president put a few fine
touches on the story and before he had
finished 1t he had the secretary buying
a flock Of chickens at a fancy price in
order to pacify the angry negress.
Personal NOTES.