The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
Washington In
Lighter Vein.

Pancakes, and not pie which is the
popular name for political patronage
were the subjects of the early morning
conference that took place at Senator
Hanna's house between the President
Mr. Hanna, Postmaster General Pavne
and others. Much amusement has been
caused in political and official circles by
the widely circulated report that at
Senator Hanna's breakfast table he and
the President and Postmaster General
Payne discussed the appointment Of Fed
eral oftice-holders in the South
The truth is that Mr. Roosevelt
dropped into Mr.. Hanna's to eat PAN
cakes. just as a large number of other
distinguished public men have been
doing for several months. Senator Platt,
of Connecticut. is one of these favored
individuals His digestion is not of the
ostrich kind and yet he has found that
Senator Hanna's specially prepared pam
cakes suit 1t to a It" Tuesday evening
Senator Hanna and Mr.. Payne were in
consultation with the President at the
White House, and the subject of the
celebrated pancakes came up.
Come over tomorrow and try en-"
said the Senator.
Il will" said the President.
And you, too, Payne
"All right" said the Postmaster Cen
eral.
And the next morning Mr.. Hanna had
two extra guests at his breakfast table.
There is a young lady in the Navy
Department who has a fine sense OF hui
NOR. Part of her duty is to index the
official mail signed by Judge Darling, OF
Vermont, Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. Two ladies of her acquaintance
dropped in upon her the other day, and
In the course of an interesting exchange
of feminine views one Of them exclaimed
suddenly:
What I'd like to know is, what do
you do with yourself here all day,
anyhow"
"Oh, not much was the reply of the
clerk except to read a lot of letters
signed Darling"
5 Her visitors were astonished at the
statement and sighed for additional de-
tails. but they were not forthcoming.
An old gentleman was wandering yes
terday through the old library portion Of
the Capitol. He was lost Presently he
met a Senator
Il want to go to Senator Quay's room"
said the old gentleman, land l have lost
my way. Can you help me?"
Certainly" was the reply. II will
show you."
And SO the Senator carefully piloted
the old gentleman through the devious
passageways and helped him into the
elevator and finally conducted him into
O. ..AA
''This is Senator Quays ROOM" he
said to the stranger. Whom do you
want to see?"
Senator Quay" was the response
q am Senator Quay" said the Senator.
The old gentleman nearly collapsed.
Arthur Simmons, a negro doorkeeper
in the White House for the last thirty
years. has been friendly towards Senator
Simmons, of North Carolina. When
asked why, Arthur said:
why, Senator Simmons is almost re-
lated to me. My father was a slave of
Senator Simmons father, and we have
known each other since we were boys
together. He is a good man and l like
him.
Secretary Long has a strong love of
animals. Recently a litter of abbits in
a window attracted his attention and he
stopped to watch them. On the sidewalk
was a box with a top of grating and
within it were more rabbits. The Secre-
tary poked MS walking stick through the
grating and stirred The rabbits up.
See that man playing with the rab-
tits?" said passerby TO another pc
destrian. That's the Secretary OF the
Navy. There is no animal in the world
that doesn't interest John d. Long.
From a horse to a rabbit, it is only a
difference in the degree of interest he
takes