Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-03-14

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was elected to the upper
house in congress his cares ana
trials were over for six years. SEN
ator Fairbanks, who Is tall and SOM
Der, Joined the group at this point IN
the western mans dissertation ana
wicked bleam came into Heitfeids
eye.
ITO illustrate" he continued
there's Fairbanks, one OF the richest
and incest republicans in the senate
| Well in the last week his million-doi-
lar factory at Springfield, O., burned
his small son shot boy companion
while they were playing with didn't
know-it- was-loaded rife, he has given
a dinner or gone out to one every night
and Beyeridge has been appointed
member of the steering committee.
All of Heitfeld's auditors laughed ex-
cept Mr.. Fairbanks. His political AMI
mostly to Senator Beveridge is SO well
known in Washington that the other
senators regard as a joke every utter
ance that couples the names of the two
Indiana statesmen.
It is we'll known that all the serV-
ants in Washington are colored ana
that it is impossible to procure white
help. The wife of western senator
had marveled at this mystery ever
since she had lived in Washington,
but she thinks that she has solved IL
now. Recently she was invited by
Director Merriam to visit the census
office. She accepted the invitation and
Mr.. Merriam conducted her through
the various sections of the big build
ing. Finally he took her to the room
where hundreds of young women are
employed running punching machines
and writing in large ledgers. She
swept her eyes over the vast room
and then in voice audible to several
hundred of the clerks said:
Its no wonder that white COOKS
and housemaids are so scarce In
Washington.
Mr.. Merriam led her out of the room
in tiI.e to avoid riot, but when her
husband comes up for reelection there
will be lot of young women BUSY
with pencil and ink furnishing rea-
sons why he should be defeated. The
census employees were appointed from
the various states and although each
passed an examination each also is OF
sufficient political Importance to in
terest a congressman or senator In
her behalf
While the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt were In Groton attending
Theodore junior during his critical III
ness the other Roosevelt children had
the run of the white house. Miss
Alice Roosevelt and her aunt, Miss Ca
rev. were there to hold them in, but
were not very successful. Bright and
early on the morning the president
started for Groton Archibald appeared
in the public reception room and an
nounced to the white house employees
that If they would accompany him to
the red room he would show them
how Kubelik acted the day he gave
recital at the white house. No one
accepted the invitation. but shortly
from the red room came series OF
the most fearful crashes ever given
out by tortured piano. When Pinck-
ney reached the spot he found Archie
using a tennis racket for violin and
at the same time bringing forth amaz-
ing sounds from the piano with such
portions of his anatomy as were avail
able for pounding the keys. Short
ly afterward Kermit demanded of AS
sistant Secretary Loeb that the horses
be ordered out so that he could hitch
them to his fire engine.
Senator McEnery was lieutenant
governor of his state in 1879, and on
the death of Gov. White became gov
erncr. He was elected governor for