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RETIREMENT OF ROOT.
The President Regrets to Lose
His Services In Cabinet.
ADMIRED BY HIS ASSOCIATES.


Senator Foraker ana the COnfeder-
ntc Dcad-GhOsts In the SENATE,
Hay Keen Diplomat - Sneaker
CRnnOn's Ncckttes
Washington. Jan. %. - Special. -
President Roosevelt has made it plain
In public and private utterance that he
regrets very much that Elihu Root is to
leave the cabinet II does not detract
from other brainy men who have been
In cabinets to say that Secretary Root
Is without doubt the equal of any man
that has been the adviser of any presi-
dent in quarter Of century. Root,
In the first place. is an able lawyer:
but. more than that. he is natural
administrators man who can see how
things ought TO be done and who can
unravel the knotty problems Of intri-
cate COVER. mental affairs. In leaving
the cabinet he takes with him the high
est respect not only of the men Of his
own party, but also Of those who have
been his political opponents. More
Of hose with whom he has been most
closely associated. 1t Is to he regretted
that such n man hrds ii necessary to
ro''ro from public life. and those who
know him but express the hope that he
rn1y ars IN be found in Official position
whore his genius for governmental af-
fairs my BE- placed at the service of
tho r'Nllc.
Sen rtcr Forakers Bill.
Senator Foraker las reported his bill
to care for ,hr graves of Confederate
sold "rs WHO did in northern prisons
during tho evil war. And. by the way,
the bill as finally drafted calls it the
"civil war instead of war between
the stai"s. The original bill was
drawn 10y n former Confederate sol.
der, and he used the latter expression
IT was put in Senator Foraker's hands
because be became interested in the
matter when he was governor Of Ohio
and began n movement then to have
tho men who wore SO unfortunate as
TO he capturod and die in prison fitting
~ remembered, az were many other
brave men who sacrificed their lives
in the great conflict between the north
and south.
Somewhat Ghostly.
Senator Carmack was crtcising the
president and remarked that "he lacks
that essential quality Of Banquo which
teaches valor to act in safety"
Whose quality?" asked Senator
Spoon.r.
"banQuo's quality" responded Car
mack. Il will tell you about Ranquo
some time And senators laughed
Spooner came back. His ghost was
too thin to hive any quality"
Ike was Il man before he was a
ghost" clipped in Senator Tllman.
But it was the ghost the senator
from Tennessee was talkin. about. not
the man." asserted sipooner.
1T was not the ghost. but the man. |
was talking about" declared Carmack.
That settled the ghost controversy
Secretary Hays Reioinders.
Secretary {Iay makes it plain in his
correspondence With the South Amcri-
can diplomats that hc does not intend
10 stand any "nonsensc' and that he
docs rot propose that my remarks Of
his shall hn twisted. Although his
health hrs not been good this winter.
his mcn-a, condition mr. been shown
to bo nj. tight and INST he IS fully
| equipped to tG,.p care OF himself in any
dipirnatir battle. General Reyes. al
| though acting upon and with tho nd
vico ~ one # The great lawyers Of the
I'nitod States. Aar born no match for
The secretary in diplomatic bout
Uncle Jos's Necl<wear
IT IN hard task for people to gel
| Speaker cannon to do inst what they
want hipi 20 60
Mt. SreuLer, you haven't got
necstia on, rCuar.ed Ncil the me-,
seil:-r VITO lao been 8 me dcor OF III
'pralort rcoIa stnco the days n On
sle. Ttea Nell w-n; ont ana set
! accEt'o frrl. sofoev.rcre. and T.
| sn"ahor -ut it on ari wc1' in and cal
80 "~"f 80 hoNs> w.
into committee Of the vho,e. and the
EDcHbor went to tie psrher shop. \
! little later nc rcrIlIned To his room.
Neil" NJ said, II found ont about
n wee biz ratified Down in the barber
shop found had on two collars
! put an extra collar on this morning
and left on the necktir."
You better have NiSS Cannon look
You over before you come out in tho
| morning" said Neil