The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-20

Sunday. Those who don I wish TO attend
may stay at home but give US a chance.
We need a little fresh air
y WORkINk MAN.
STORIES TOLD OF AND BY CON
GRESSMEN.
Senator Latimer made a journey out to
Iowa months ago, speaking in favor Of
good roads. He appeared in the congress
sional district of Representative Hedge.
who seems to take little stock in the
proposition. Mr.. Hedge, however, is a
friendly man. He introduced the senator
to a large audience, at the same time
explaining that he would not be response
bit for what the visitor had to say.
The glories of a appropriation Of SiO,-
Co., 900 by the federal government were
eloquenty set forth by the South Caro-
linian. The Iowa farmers present were
delighted The district is one OF the larg-
est in the state has thousands of miles
of highways, and the residents from the
country were greatly pleased with Mr..
Latimer's advocacy OF federal appropria-
tons.
But Mr. Hedge, who is very practical
man had a turn later. Proceeding on the
assumption thai the government SHOULD
appropriate S4O.O00O00 for good roads, to
be distributed pro rata among the states,
he figured out that his district would re-
ceive as its quota enough money to build
about three miles of good highway.
And now" said Mr. Hedge, after ne
had explained how far the appropriation
would go, where do you want those
three miles of road built?
He declares that some of those farmers
are still discussing which part of the dis
trict shall have the benefit OF the money
Washington Post.
Representative Gibson, of Tennessee,
! was in the commissary department of the
Union army during the civil war In De-
cember 1863. he was ordered from Wash
/ ington to point on the eastern shore Of
Maryland. 1t was desperately cold. There
( was no way of getting there except by
wagon. and Gibson took an ambulance
and two mules and started to drive. 1t
1 took him two days to set there. When
he arrived his mules were in such bad
condition that they died. Gibson was
/ court-martialed by order of General Biz
! ney. on the charge of overdriving the
mules. and il was with great difficulty
/ that he cleared himself.
Last week Representative ellison made
a speech at an entertainment at one of
! the Lutheran churches in the city. After
/ he had concluded. an aged, gray-bearded
man approached him and said:
Gibson. / still maintain you over
drove those mules
The gray-bearded man was General Biz
ney. whom Gibson hal not seen since
/ the court-martial episode of 1S63.-New
+ York World.
/ Senator Quay seldom tells story.
but when he does it is acautlly a good
one His latest is d yarn told in the SEN
ate cloakroom 10 illustrate the high stan
dard of morality in the keystone state
An old Pennsylvania Dutchman thrifty
but not wealthy farmer, was elected to
the legislature. Several ''meatv" railroad
and other corporation measures came up
for consideration. and after the session
had closed the old farmer surprised every
body by buying and paying cash for
property worth $4,000. Someone asked If I
a fortune had been left to him oh no
was the reply. Il have just been saving !
money while in Harrisburg at The legis- !
Iature" why, Hans" said his friend. I.
you could not save $4,000 in three I
months when your salary was only g
a day "Ah. but you forget" explained .
the cid man as he stroked his beard COM /
placently. my wife didn't keep = hired +
girl all the time Brooklyn Eagle.
Seantor Hoar recently told an incident 1
of his legal practice in connection with
his remarks about the dangerous condi- (
ton of the old government printing office. .
Il am reminded" said he. of some
thing that happened in the supreme court
o. our state some years ago. They held
court az Northampton and went over TO
Mount fIolyoke where athey Is elevs-
tor which takes travellers up the side Of
a steep rock & hundred or two hundred
feet 10 avoid the difficulty Of climbing.
The judges. as judges are ap; to be,
we're nearly all OF them. rather corpulent
men. They saw that the rope that held
the ear in which they went was very
much fraysd and they asked the mana
ger if he did Tot think it was little
unsafe.
Yes" the manager said. 1T is wholly
unsafe and likely to break every minute
but We are going 70 have 4 new one next
Monday. W 2SElnSton FoSt-
Senator ePnrose. at the dinner which
500 Republicans recently gave in Phila-
deIphia in his honor, was talking abou;
impudence.
a sood case % impudenoe." he said.
came under my notice during the Span
lsh-Auerican war Old Scott Rsdwag
Colorado horse dealer. sold some horses
to the government for use in the field
These borses turned out 4 b. worthless.
and the Official who had bought ;hem.
meeting Scott one dsy. told him 50
Those horses q yours, be said. are
so use for the army,
We'll said Scott. TRY them OF the
navy then Philadelphia Press
one OF the seIectmen 81 Sandwich.
Mass IS responsible for the Statement;
that an old gray loon dived through wa
ter sixty-Six feet deep 70 set tire bait on a
hook set for goldfish The loon hooked
itself aad was found dead nthe water !
al the depth named 4.