The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-16

busts of great men which adorn inches
in the corridors at the White House
The bust itself was clean and clear cut,
but the name which had been chiSeled
in at the base of 1t by the sculptor was
almost obliterated with dust and age.
To make the time pass quickly people
in the crowd took turns at guessing who
the great man was. Some thought the
bust that of Washington, others took
the view that it was Benton, and still
others were very certain that it was
Cass or Benjamin Franklin Finally an
army officer, to end the suspense, step
ped out of the line and examined the
dim inscription on the pedestal. Mil
lard Fillmore, former president Of the
United States he announced as he
stepped back into the line and resumed
his place. Think of it, Out Of probably
a hundred average American citizens
who tried to guess the riddle, not one
was familiar enough with the features
of the dead president to call his name
when brought face to face with his
statue.
Representative Calderhead is a man
who is set in his habits. When Speaker
Cannon was making up his list of chair
manships at the beginning Of this con-
gress, he decided to give the Kansas
congressman one of them. The chair
manShip did not come through Mr.. Cal
derhead's inducement-in fact, he prob
ably did not care a rap whether he got
the Craftsmanship or not, as he was quite
We'll satisfied with his place on the in
valid pensions committee, which is we'll
up toward the top of the list. But most
congressman would have been thrown
into ecstacies Of joy over the acquisi-
ton of a Craftsmanship because each
committee carries with it a handsome
room at the capitol, in which the MEM
Der may do his congressional work dur
ing the sessions of congress
For years Mr.. Calderhead has been
doing his work in his room at the hotel
where he is stopping. but it was ex-
pected of course that he would change
his method in view of his new acquisi-
ton. Here is where Mr.. Calderhead
demonstrated his originality. He an
nounced that he would still maintain
his Office in his room at the hotel and
the dust which covers the tables and
chairs in his committee room testify to
the sincerity of his declaration. He
says he likes to have his work where
he can be at it at the first streak of
dawn, and he wants it where he can
fondle it lovingly the very last thing
before he goes to bed at night. Mr..
Calderhead is very different from the
majority Of congressman.
Probably the Hghtest lunches con-
sumed by any men in public life are
those of which Senator Long and
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
BristoW partake. Each is equipped
with a very fragile digestive apparatus.
Each subsists on the plainest. simplest
food, and each exercises a careful CEN
sorship over what goes into his stom-
ach, with an eye to consequences. Ac-
cordingly standing upon this common
ground, these two public servants meet
together at the luncheon hour every
day, and wend their way to a restau-
rant up town conducted by a well
known food sanitarium. Here they par
take of shredded wheat biscuit, crack
ers, milk and other food products cal
culated to provoke the contempt of an
epicure. But the two Kansas statesmen
place a higher value on their health
than on good things to eat, hence their
willingness to differentiate.
LESLIE WALLACE