The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-16

see the unwilling OF the statue OF Fran
ces E. Willard. which now stands in
statuary hall as gift from Illinois.
The corridors were full of little ones.
marshaled by their teachers, and 1t
seemed as If every member of the W..
c. T. u was there, each wearing a
knot of white ribbon. Just before 2
o'clock 1t was almost impossible to
get from the House end to the Senate
end of the building. the crowds were
so great.
A minute or two before 2 o'clock the
managers on the part of the House in
the Swayne Impeachment case started
for the Senate chamber. II was i'm
perative that they should be in the
Senate at precisely 2 o'clock. They
House. forced their way to the en-
trance of statuary hall, and then be-
came stalled. The women and chill
dren would not get out of the way.
One of the capitol guides saw the
predicament of the managers, and
shouted:
Make way for the honorable the
managers of the House of Representa-
tives."
The women thought the managers
were coming to unveil the statue.
They crowded and jammed and form
ed a passageway. Then the honorable
Miss Willard, without looking at 1t,
to the Senate chamber. and a hundred
women said:
"Oh, the mean things! They are not
going to unvell 1t at all"
A Sioux Indian in South Dakota in
vited Senator Kittridge of that state
to the wedding of his daughter. SEN
ator Kittridge was unable to be pres
ent at the nuptial event, but the In
dian iaconically described the affair
subsequently to illustrate what the
Senator had missed.
-Four dogs" said Poor 10, land
plenty of pie
"Parson Adams was for many years
pastor of the church at Luenburg,
Mass" says a representative from
that state, land he was a man OF high
character and great learning, but
given to getting off jokes. 1t is said
of him that on one occasion he was
caded to neighboring town to preach
for a minister who was i'll. He
stopped at the home of one of the
members of the congregation. The
day was cold and as supper time drew
near he proposed that he should hold
family prayer so as he would be ready
to retire just as soon as the evening
meal was disposed of. AS he had Wis
tied the family before, it was known
that he was very fond of Indian cakes,
baked on platters set in front of the
fire, and these were being cooked for
him when the family prayer service
began, the ladies coming in from the
kitchen to take part. Parson Adams
seat was in direct line with the kitch-
en- door. and while he knelt at prayer
his eyes wandered toward the kitchen
and he discovered that one of the
cakes was burning. He hesitated in his
petition and said:
Mrs. Jenkins, we are told to watch
as well spray. and ] see that one of
the cakes is burning. / will thank you
to see to it
This being done. the good man re-
sumed his prayer"
A lawmaker from Maryland con-
tributes this story about a Judge who
once presided in the district in which
Crisfield. the great crab-producing
town, is located:
A man was on trial for murder. and
the evidence was SO palpably INSULT
cient that the judge stopped the case
and ordered the jury to bring in a
verdict of not guilty. A well-known
lawyer. however, who desired to do
something to make a showing for the
fee he as receiving for the defense,
claimed the privilege Of addressing
the court.
We'll hear you, Mr.. Hastings" said
the Judge, but in order to prevent &C
cidents we will first acquit the pris-
Oner"
Senator Spooner always loved anec-
dotes, but especially anecdotes of the
sea. Recently, in the course of legis-
lation. he heard something In that line
that interested him.
A.,bill to permit a paymaster's clerk,
who had saved the government a
large sum by gallant service on the
Yosemite at Guam, to accept an ap-
pointment as assistant paymaster in
the navy was called up from the cal
endar. The proposed beneficiary is
over the age limit. and the bill pro-
vides a waiver Of that provision OF
law. The report was being read, tell
ing how the paymaster's clerk had
kept the ship from running on a coral
reef and becoming wreck.
How old is he?" inquired Mr..
Spooner, in the midst of the marine
account.
"AhnIf 27 I ahnnld indpe - renliad