New-York tribune., 1903-07-06
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
TFRoN THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington. July 3.
COULDN'T FOOL THE PRESIDENT.-It is said
on excellent authority that every morning President
Roosevelt, after reading The Tribune and glancing
through several other New-York papers then
looks over the headlines of large stack Of West
ern publications. The surprising part of this feat
Is that the President never appears miss any
thing of Importance. and never forgets what he
reads nor where he saw it. When he was in the
Far West he was looking an Eastern news
paper of rather ancient vintage. when he was
heard to utter a somewhat explosive ejaculation.
Turning to of the newspaper men present, he
said. DO you know Blank?' On receiving an
atarrnattve reply he said; We'll. Blank is a fool.
had little confidential talk with him about six
weeks ago. He knew I didn't want him TO publish
what said. but now because I am a couple of
thousand miles West. and he imagines I do not see
his paper he has put 1t all in print. The next time
Blank gets any tips from the White House he'll be
a much older man than he is to-day" When the
PRESIDENT got back Blank called at the White
aouse no as usual but he never got an audience with
Bay. and he does not yet understand why.
AN APPROPRIATE TExr-Apropos of the
story Of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow's long prayer. which appeared in The
Tribune's National Capital Notes. Monday before
last, Mr. Bristow tells the story of "a very ap-
propriate text" He says that friend Of his. who
he insists was not Kansan. managed to combine
a zeal for the Lord with love of the almighty
dollar Having completed his theological educa-
tton Providence took care of his own. and brought
the young minister IN contact with the daughter OF
a Virginia grapegrower and winemaker. The young
theoogian quick to grasp the situation and
ne married the glrl on the Old Dominion planta-
the Virginia hills, he was invited to occupy the
! tended a.
When he came to preach he announced his text
oongregati9n the verse reads. ,'Now viii sing %
vineyard NV we'll Beloved hath vineyard In "a a
very fruitful hill
INSPIRED BY TRIBITNE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
er of Pensions Ware has received a poetic echo
of story printed in The Tribune's National Cap
ital Notes May Is about a veteran who wanted
pension because he was struck by a rail while
sow hog chased by the captain's orders for
Sherman. of the United States Circuit Court. has
sent the following poetic commemoraton OF the
faithful veterans deed;
A patriot brave an invalid.
pension lately sought;
1t showed how well he fought.
He did a wondrous tale unfold
OF sow hog slippery;
OF this elusive She
Which the captain earnestly did covst
To dine upon that day;
To catch and hold and slay;
But with a malice quite prepense
She slid right merrily
Into hole in an old rail fence.
But the soldier where was he?
Stuck fast in that deceittul hole
Through which the hog did crawl:
And on his patriotic poll
The rebel rail did fall.
Knocked senseless by that wicked rail-
The warrior helpless lay;
That SOW hog fed. with haunting tall
And pork was Shy that day.
Make haste. o good Commissioners.
pension give to him,
Betrayed and wounded by her,
That hog swift and slim.
A GREEN MOUNTAIN PSYCHE.-Assistant At
torney General Charles s. Robb. of the Postofice