The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial correspondencs,l


bers are always on hand. Some o.
them have evening clothes made. o.
rented for the occasion, while otherl
are not so particular and attend thu
receptions in frock coats or even thu
cutaways OF ordinary day wear. Th'
new congressman and his wife fall II
line In the subway" or tunnel Of
whatever 1t is that leads toward thu
White House proper. They are pulled
and jamned along with ambassadors
senators. representatives, government
clerks, the Washington smart set and
in fact, with all others who are on tn,
invitation list. They crowd up tho
stairs; they remain in line for an hour
they are finally announced to the presi
dent; they shake hands and then arr
pushed into the east room. Here they
wander about looking decidedly uncom
Portable and Ill at ease. Presently they
see some one they know, generally from
their own state Then they form 6
group and make an effort to appear
cheerful and think that they are hav
ing good time. This is at the first
reception. Before the season is oveI
they have caught on"
Costly Local Pride.
Representative Mic Longworth Is 9
eadder and a wiser man than when
not long ago. he met Representative
Gardner Of Massachusetts in the Re
publican cloakroom. "For the honor
and the glory Of Cincinnati" he wager
ed bunch Of money, which promptly
went into the inside pocket of the Bay
State congressman.
A conversation started about the man
ufacture Of shoes, just how 1t does not
matter. Nfr. Longworth precipitately
asserted that outside the Lynn district
Cincinnati shod more people than any
other congressional district in the broad
land.
"I'll lay you fifty 1t doesn't" rejoined
Mr.. Gardner, with alacrity.
"Well, just for the honor and the
glory Of Cincinnati" said Mr.. Long
worth, using a phrase which Is very
popular among all loyal Cincinnati peo
pie, "I'll lay you like sum 1t does"
There was an eager consultation OF
statistics of the last census as affecting
the making Of boots and shoes in divers
parts OF the country. Thereby it was
established that the Haverhill district
which Mr.. Gardner represents, ranks
second, or next to the Lynn district
and that Cincinnati comes in third
with a product about $19,0O0oO0 less
than the product of the city on the
banks of the Merrimac.
Site of Pulaski Statue.
The commission authorized to select
a site for the statues of Count Pulaski
and Won Steuben, for which appropria.
tions OF $4,000 each were made by the
last congress, consisting Of Secretary
Root Senator Wetmore and Repre-.
sentative McCleary, the chairman OF
the senate and house committee on II.
brary, and T. NJ. Helinski, chairman OF
the control committee of the Allied
Polish Societies of America, has select.
ed the triangle at the junction Of Penn.
gylvania avenue and Thirteenth street
northwest for the statue Of Pulaski.
Mr.. Casimir Chodinski of New York
has been selected by the commission as
the sculptor for the Pulaski statue. He
is Polish-Amer1can and is required to
furnish the commission with a model
of an equestrian statue Of Pulaski
within twelve months. II this Is salts.
factory full sized model in clay is to
be furnished within the succeeding
twelve months, and. If approved. the
statue in bronze is to be completed dur
ing the third year.
Can't Remember Them All.
Ex-senator Pugh Of Alabama, feeble
and reminiscent, stalks about the
streets of Washington this winter
watching the passing throng. There
are few men at the national capital
whose public life runs back as far az
his. He was a presidential elector in
1848. when Tyler was elected, and
again in 1855, as an elector, he voted
for Buchanan. He has held 80 many
offices that he cannot remember them
all. A few days ago he wandered up
to the door Of the house Of representa-.
tives and was about to enter when one
Of the doorkeepers turned him back.
But am an ex-senator l am en-
titled to the floor" protested the old
man. The doorkeeper reminded him
that ex-senators were entitled only to
the floor Of the senate. Pugh walked
dejectediy back to the other end of
the capitol. Just as he entered the sen
ate cloakroom he recalled that, after
all, he was entitled to the floor Of the
house as a former member. He was
elected to the house Of representatives
just before the war and resigned at the
outbreak of the civil war, but he had
forgotten all about it.
OIL ON the Floor.
In the lobby of the house the other
day Representative Mann, who has
charge of the Hepburn pure food bill
on the floor Of the house, entered arm
ed with samples of pure and adulterat-
ed concoctions, bottled and canned.
He dropped bottle of olive oil on
the marble floor. General Bingham OF
Pennsylvania, the father Of the house,
came along and after some contortions
quite surprising in 80 old a man fell
heavily. He was helped to his com
mittee room. He was not hurt.
Chairman Cooper of the insular COM
mittee came along next. When he got
up he had well wiped up the Oil. Then
the spot was roped of until the porters
could clean the floor.
Arabian Horse For the President.
Washington Is somewhat inauisitive
regarding the report that James Lam
german, Louisiana Purchase commits
sioner to Morocco, will present to Pres
ident Roosevelt full blooded Arabian
horse when he comes to this country
with stable Of Arabian mounts to be
exhibited ut the worlds fair In st.
Louis. CARL SCHOFTELD,
What Are They?
Chamberiain's Stomach and liver