The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-03
sroRIEs oF sENAroR HoAR.

E-N-N--N N-AAA L4Ac44EAaAI AAA Esl-AsAlAAAH--4 to the very last day of his residence in Washington. There are innumerable wAell-authenticated stories to prove this. One forenoon. year ago last spring, Senator Hoar sent in his card to a bureau chief-since resigned-who, during his short career in Washington, was noted for sort of insouelanee that bordered on bad manners.
 The messenger conducted the Massa- chusetts senator into the bureau chief s sumptuously appointed office. The bu- reau chief sat at his desk, facing the door; but he never raised his head when the senator entered or responded to the Iatter's Good morning. The senator halted about ten feet in front of the desk, and stood waiting for the bureau chief to give some indication that he understood that he was not en- tirely alone in the room. But the bu- reau chief went on writing. Three or four minutes passed thus, the old sen- ator patiently shifting from one foot to the other.
 Then the senator advanced to the desk, a huge double affair, and pulled chair up to the side of the desk fac- ing the bureau chitf. Senator Hoar picked up a pen and a block of writing paper and began to write. It,was only then that the bureau chief looked up from his papers and over at the sena- tor on the other side of the desk. There was an expression of simulated surprise on the bureau chiefs face, as i if he had only then become aware of the senator's presence in the room.
 "oh, h'w'a are you, Senator?" said the bureau chief. drily, to the senator, who, however, did not look up from his wri- ting. Anything can do for you?"
 No, sir; dropped in only to write d few letters,' complaisantly replied the old Massachusetts statesman, never looking up. Don't put yourself out. Proceed with your work"
 The bureau chief looked crestfallen.
 By the way, Senator" he said, leaning back in his revolving chair, about that little matter that you sub- mitted to the department while ago we''--4-
 "Oh, never mind,n calmly interrupted the senator. Its rather an irksome case. I am going to see the secretary about that little matter as soon as I finish these few letters"
 The bureau chief flushed and bent to his desk again. The senator went clamly ahead at his correspondence for about a quarter of an hour, when he touched the button at the side of the desk he was sitting at and summoned the messenger.
 "Be so good as to take my card to the secretary" he said to the messenger, and the messenger went out.
 The secretary's office was only two doors down the hall. Tn less than g minute the bureau chiefs door was thrown open, and the secretary himself plunged in, both hands extended to- ward the senator, who was still seated at the desk.
 Why, the top of the morning to you, enator!" cordially exclaimed the sec- retary gripping MT. Hoar by both. hands. You're just the man want to. have a long talk with. Messenger" " addressing the waiting black ma ii. tell the rest of the folks waiting to see me that I'll be busy for the next hour or so," and he conducted Senator Hoar to his holy of holies.
 Something like an hour later after the senator's departure from the pri- vate office of the, secretary, the bureau chief was summoned by the secretary.
 An he dun look lak fo' cents wuf o' dog meat wen he all come out Q de. sec'tahy's office," was the comment of one of the black messengers stationed in the corridor.
 There is another story, also having. ito do with department chief, which shows how exceedingly patient Senator Hoar could be up to certain snapping point. He called at the office of this department official--now out of service, too--a little after the hour Of noon one day. The official was noted during his regime for his vast. capacity for food. When the senator was ushered into the officials room on this occasion big food tray covered the latter's desk. He was taking his luncheon, which consis- ted of a remarkable assortment of sdlluW1CuSS duu pdSLlSo etliu q pnL VI coffee
 Just taking bite" said the official. his mouth filled with tongue sand wieh. Be through directly. Have seat Senator '
 The senator replied that he would call at another hour on another day, and took his departure.
 He returned on the following day at two o'clock in the afternoon. The offi- cial was saving away at stack of lamb chops, gnarnised with lyonnaise potatoes, coffee Oh the side, spread all over his desk.
 Another bite,' said the senator, whose business with the department was urgent. He went again, saying that he'd return on another day. On the next day the senator was back at the department again, this time at three o'clock. He found the official in the enjoyment of little smack com prisfng such staying dainties as sand- wiches, eclairs, pieces of pie and cheese, slabs of cake and tea. The old senator looked the layout over out of the tail of his eye, and shook his head in puzzled sort of way.
 Well, I'm going to wait till you get through this time, MT. Blank" lie said, l and he sunk into deep leather chair and watched thn official dpvoIIr food is