New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-22

nenI 10 eltner one Of the two places. for beggars
the eighth grade OF the common schools and have
en an8 paR you lRq hp Rp F 6ne R G Oua
DC loyal to his country. Your ocuntryman.
TwO-EDGED swORD.-senator Perkins OF
California. was accused OF trying 10 get up rival
demonstration in the Senate chamber at the time
OF the visit OF the Secretary Of War. in that he
brought many OF his colleagues up to an adjoining
sofa and Introduced them 70 Representatve Hearst
TO the Senate chamber.
c. o,H5og know Mr. Hers, is native son Of the
proud az him. He has large interests IL my State.
pany with him snppose confessed the senator.
when in jail p prayed ~ is Good i' Ia ~ Good dsb
When asked why he did this, he replied. Coz
Nid de one dat does"
TEMPERATURE At ST. 1.oU1s-Postmaster
Wyn1an OF St Louis is in Washington making
rsngements for the establishment and maintenance
OF thirty-one sub stations in the grounds during
the Exposition. This IS not the full extent Of his
present undertaking. M Wyman is also booming
St Louis ss ideal summer resort. and is in
sisti1g that its hotel propretors would reject with
scorn any suggestions OF eKtortion In their rates
When Mr. Wyrnan encounters auditors who
disposed slightly To elevate their eyebrows while
he poses as an advance agent Of the millennium. ne
quickly closes his eulogy factory and launches
forth into anecdote.
lie told last night at the Arlington a story OF an
4TlSnlnau VINO wanted JOB in the 81. Louis Post
ONCE He was biz. honest fellow. and eKcep-
uonally good natureG. except when discussing
Civil Service lie said that ne had been before
the Civil Service Commission twice and thar the
examiners either had Il in for HIM did
know what the government wanted. When ques-
toned as TO the cause OF his grievance the Irish
The CivG Service sharks asked me. among other
zoo! things how far the sun is from the earth. and
being TOO warm 10 hold down a government job
and do all the work my boss wanted done"
EuHA hoe .,T
pointed him to one OF The Few exempted places IN
his gfft
MIsS1ssIPPTs ROLLCAIL.-The pussy-tooted
campaign for Representative John Sharp Williams
for the Presidency goes merrily on. According TO
Mr.. Williams own statement. his private secre-
tary has unreservedly pronounced for him. and he
believes that he has almost persuaded the clerk
favor 5' minority committee 10 como out IN Ms
From the latest reports, according 20 Mr.. Will
TocoWa. TaCaleeche. Thyatira. TrIlatoba, NaIo-
husha. Nittayuma. Nanachehaw. Noxapater Ola
homa. Tishomingo. ali OF which are liz Mississippi.
not in siberia, have declared for the we'll known
minority leader Of the House
Grabau and Newmore. are expected to hold con-
venuons next week and pass rSsolutions instruct
ite son TO the last ditch
TAFT AND TAFFY-A guide was conducting a
party Of women through the War Department yes
terday afternoon. lie announced before going into
the reception room Of the Secretary % War that
the room Tic party was aA'iAI TO enter was part
q the suite occupied bv Secretary TAFT little
b.ack-haired woman made "a mental note Of the
name and said 81 over several times 90 make sure
she wouldn't forget.
Inside the reception room we're several other
parties which were examining the rag that
spread over the coffin OF President Lincoln and
trophies which arc arranged about the room.
offices o. the Secretary Of war. but were told by
the guides that they Were closed 90 the public
Il don't why We can't az leI-t look tn. ore
tail fashily dressed woman protested.
little hlack-hairef woman protested. with an air
OF Ereat superiority.
FLOOD or PROSPERITY Representative Wade.
Of Iowa. IN making speech about tariff the other
day applied anecdotc Of an Irlshman at Niagara
Falls.
The gentleman from Illinois. Mr. BouteIl'' said
Mr. Wade insists that the country IS prosperous,
and he read lot OF newspaper articles TO prove
q. Others insist the same state OF affairs But
whenever I hear one Of these members talking l
am reminded Of the gentleman from Ireland who
went 10 see Niagara Falls.
lie hired a guide 10 take him all around. The
tSing and when the guide got through the Irish
Yes replied the guide. have shown you all
''s don.t see why people should come from all
over the world see this the gentleman from
,.oli. don't YOU see that magnificent cataract
Of water rushing over the precipiceE .,or,,,., O.,
what is there to hold 1t blckE
y
her told n the Republican cloakroora yesterday Az
incident Of his debutante daughter at the recent
army ana navy reception at the White House.
"sre was charmed with the music and with the
brilliant uniforms of the army and navy" said the
member. Seeing one in brilliant regaia. this
Wont you please have The band play Pc Pc
SIMPLY rsedeia. repeated this orcer. don't
Ko Don't ont know 'RcdeIlsr, That's impossible
No he repeated little grufiiy , -,
Why I thought you were the leader or the
band said she inuocCnty enough, -, -
II turned ont that he was an officer OF the Cen
eral stan, whose new full dress is especially re-
spleudcnt'
so1-TTTT-PT sOL1DITY.-when Representative
Williams was engaged in political dialogue yester-
dav with Representative Hi, 81 Connecticut. the
later mentioned the solid South. which moved HIr-
williams 20 n Teminiscence.
some Years ago" remarked Mr.. Williams. "A
gentleman from the North observed 70 Bishop
wilmer q Louisiana In the course % an argu-
rlert that the South solid.
Yes the South solid he replied, and 50 are
your lakes and ponds at times. aren't they7'
The Northcruer admitted that the lakes and
ronds Of bis section sometimes frozen sodly.
but Re wanted know what that had 70 do with
OUT lakes freeze because Of unpleasant breezes
from the north continued the Bishop. You have
SOLID"
KILLED THE Representative Cooper.
~ Wisconsin. has been sending fine grass seed %
some Of his constituents for couple Of Last
week IL received this letter.
Dear Mr. Cooper: I want to thank you very much
for the seed you have been sending me. Please DO
10 Tte bird did not seem to thrive on the seed
ycn have been sending
4 SENATORIAL CoNvICTIoN.-senator Lodse
-r-1 NFo of T~e-i fIe~1r-s