New-York tribune., 1903-05-18
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES

quoted by fellow oflcer as tellng tle AOiiV"A"e
STORY on himself:
..Tt r--s during our pursuit Of Chief Joseph"
ssid the general -'one exceedingly stormy night
~ encountered march IN the BearTa"
Mountains few woodchoppers cabins The wooos-
men were not inclined 10 he very hos7ltaoie' ou'
pe finally induced them TO share with US the pro-
They consented. however. only upon conditppr on
chat shey should not under any @ of of
&c sTs ~, 10 n sEG up g fr The bos very YES stern irish
man who vas not delighted with his guest so,5
banterngiy. we were preparing & to retire: ire long
time IN Ireland before you'd get chance TO sleep
And is OF that thinking he instantly he he
sorted. that you'd be a long tine IN Ireland 0e-
ECHO OF POSTAL INvESTTGATIoN--At the
eountry fair given THURSDAY by washington
society folk for the benefit Of the Junior Repunic'
the young sen Of one Of the women participating
distinguished himself by inscrihng on each size
OF the little WINDOW in the postof1oe the Following
:'Appoinjcd despite ;he Civil Service laws by
August W Machen- -, ... ,s,o- ~.
Salsry raised beyond the statutory ''
Wien the Inscriptions were discovered they
osintilv gowned Young woman who ofhciated as
''the Village postnistress
BRIEFLESs BARRISTERs ONCE-secretary Of
Rho Treasury Shaw and former Senator 1huTston-
Of Nebraska. very warm frienoS, ana IKE 10
evap stories Of their earlier days Both are natives
q the Green Mountain State. and were raised In
soHns that appear mere dots on the State map
Roth have r-actised law out in the West and
know what vicissitudes young lawyer has 70
undergo in winning his way to fame ana fortune,
eIovv. Shaw and Thurstou fond Of the poetry OF
John Godfrey SAKE. The NermonteT. " Whose verses
Shaw and Thgrston met AT a banquet ~, ne otRer 4
Torite poem of SAKE He said. fixing MS eyes on
hlTsIor LaaI u Vas paI.1o'a - - y % ord ..hrief-
less haTrister in the text Nj Shaw hesitateo LOT
= recoIiect something then termed. and with
leaned over and almost tguchea ne .t Io.eI Sli5
iis9et i2 = s 0o" what 1t was TO be '0Fief''ss bar
Ak UNSUCCESSFUL DODGE-The government
fss discovered q widow Of a veteran Of the civil
War whose ingenuity Of ideas as expressed in
pension claim battles all competition The veteran
was carpenter by occupation. and he was
recently working on barn A cyclone came
IL and blew q joist of the building The 5oist'
cavo-tine about struck the carpenter ana instant
J. KILLED him as WIDOW has nov VS. SEN It basFa nd
acquired typhoid fever in the service reSulIg , N
shilf-ieS origtna1iu- IN the lue Of duty was re
sponsible for the death OF her husband, for If he
lac not been deaf he would have heard. the joist
g. its descent and could have got out or us "ay &
8 was ir7Iossblt 10 reconcile the claim with the
35 m & oS a n R % Tet a4 6f If hs & cyclone F vii have @ to
ket along without a quarterly stipend from the
sEovernment
EXTREMES >IEF,7.-.crhe Heavenly Twins" Is
castle person has hung in = conspicuous place In
,he Office Of First Assistant Postmaster General
NyIlne The picture. Il such il may be termed
onss Of excellent h9lf tones W one ,f5cs 3f 5
4se-reari7 he two Iikenesses penned the ia
rriliar lines:
Two minds with, but a single thought
Two hearts that beat as one
WHEN IT STRUCK BRYAN's TOWN.-A
Western physician IN attendance upon the Congress
O. Physicians was asked for an opinion concern
,7r mysterious malady in Missouri which IS said
70 leave its victims without the power OF speech.
y have heard nothing furIaer OF 1e ms b md
since The first report was spTea Sao eif me that
countered Its doom"
INPATIENT FOR A sALARY.-Colorado has
,7-c5rced some great men. but there IS who is
JenR,,iebinr in obscurity in an humble home among
the rocks who recognizes the fact that some men
achieve greatness and others nourish ambition
thar never blooms So far this man belongs to
the latter class There is Indian school out in
that State that has had all kinds Of newspaper
advertising recently and all OF character that
would not commend fits management 10 a Sunday
school superintendent. The officials Of the Indian
Bureau have been investigating the school and
have been watching the daily grist OF attacks
Denver paper has been printing about IL, but they
were surprised 10 receive in the official malls
communication. forwarded by the Civil Service
Commission. from this ambitious Colorado man,
whose plant thus:
The Civil Service Commission: want place in
the Indian service that pays fair sort OF salary
have been keeping tab the stories regarGng
which / inciose, and think Know its needs I
want YOU TO give me an examination right away
for this school and want you. gentlemen. TO
1ate high enough that l can be superin-
1encent right away
WHEN VERMONT WAS DRY.-Apropos Of the
recent excitement in Vermont the first fruits OF
The new high license and local option law Senator
Proctor tells story the former Controller of
The Currency. James H Eckels Mr. Eckels was
= brilliant stump speaker end his forensic talents
were much in demand while he was drawing
government stipend for figuring out miscellaneous
assortment Of financial questions. The senior
Senator from Vermont persuaded him to come up
the State famous for its maple sugar and spruce
gum grace festal occasion in a little town
that nestles among the hills there. Those Were
prohibition days IN the State. and whatever liquor
vas sod vas strictly on !he quiet i was notoTi-
sud tllose who knew the ropes kept well supplied.
irsr that didn't alter the that the dispenser
- drinks and the man who ilnbibed We're OpeT
uotlsiuS. Mr. Eckels arrived time, likewise
- ~ -. -..toi w. i'<7.9- az i4't ms
Veroration was concluded. Mr. Eckels fell To talk
ing "lJh the hotel pLoprietoT, anG they began 70
dev. Mr. EckolS.' said mine host. 1t * great
knew hs corlo speak Vel. hut love % praise IS
fntoTn n the human soul. and so he felt in ad-
- pay ms speech that was 10 mark the beginning
ot 4 new epoch IN that town Yes. he replied,
.1 s1Eeeta;n'i. Win bIqshing sort Of expression
rms Is great day Mr- Proprietor
Yes continued the host leaning over that
J have been keeping this here place now for An
81 fired long time. and I've got good Ticker
rnuch stun IN some years as ] We sold to-day
CATCH PoLICEMAN'S SON IN ROBBERY.