Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18

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just say one of his predecessors {,
the chair would like to meet him" !,
marked eX-Lieutenant-G Governor "a
ward +. Jones a battle-scarred veteran
OF Binshamton, n. Y, recently IN
page who was taking his card to Pres.
dent pro tempOre Frye.
The President pro tempore soon "a
sponded, greetings We're exchanged
and Mr.. Frye observed somowbo,
sceptically: ,afEE
You don I mean that YOU We're ever
the presiding officer Of the Senate. serv.
ing in the place of the Vice President.
do youo'
Well replied the former Lieuten.
ant-Governer, who is the author of the
familiar phrase, Jones, he pays the
freight" April IS. 1861. was colonel
of the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteers
We marched through Baltimore and
came to Washington. NV regiment
bivouacked in the Senate chamber. Az
its colonel. ] was entitled TO the hest
place. and / slept in the presiding
officers chair"
President Nicholas Murray Butler Of
Columbia University passed his boy
hood in New Jersey, in the town OF
Elizabeth, and an Elizabeth man said
of him recently:
Il am not likely ever to forget the
precocious things that 1 heard Butler
in his childhood say. This youngster
had mans wit in a baby's body, and
1t was impossible to get the better of
him.
"One day heard a minister trying to
joke him bit.
Nicholas, said the minister, can
you tell me what the earth's axis is?'
Yes, SIR answered the boy 1t. is
an imaginary line passing from one
pole to the other, on which the earth
revolves.'
Very good said the minister
Then he winked at the rest of us. And
I suppose, Nicholas he went on, that
you could hang out a wash Oh this i'm
aginary line, eh?'
yes, sir; of course, sir said the
boy
The minister looked blank at that.
for I'll was not the answer he had eX-
Dected. ~ ,s..4.-,..,..,
OH you could, could you? What
kind of a wash he said.
An imaginary wash said Butler"
A clergyman was calling for the first
time on one of his parishioners, and on
being introduced made the usual in
quiries regarding the names and ages
Of the family. Turning to Tommy and
patting him on the head. he asked:
And how old are you. john"
please. sir. when I'm sent for beer
for father I'm IA. but When I'm going
by the electrics I'm Only H."
A young clerk finding reason for COM ,
plants at the restaurant where he took
his meals. enraged the housekeeper by
MS remarks, and the matter was re-
ported to the proprietor. II hear" said
hat worthy to the young man, you
were the leader Of those who COM
planned of the dinner today?" "Oh.
lear. no. sir. / only complained of
what was not provided
At recent gathering Of the diplo-
matte corps in Washington. when the
Russian and French ambassadors and
he Chinese and Japanese ministers
we're present, some exceedingly discreet
illusions were made to the Russo
Japanese unpleasantness. Count
cassini may have thought he had heard
| compliment to japanese alacrity, for
lie remarked pointedly to NJ. Jusserand
and in the hearing of the representa- v
ives Of Japan and China-"Yes, but
he good book says The race Is not to I
he swift" Quick as flash Sir Chem
ung finished the scripture of :
Icclesiastes i'm the ear Of his Japanese
colleague: "'Nor the battle to the
trong.'"