Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-04

s SIDE LIGHTS IN CONGRESS
/ Personal and Impersona1 Sketches of Statesmen
Cleaned from Day Day

Senator Hale is wildly indignant at
the enterprise of a Maine editor, who
has sent circular letter to each mem
Der of the Cabinet and both branches
of Congress. requesting testimonials
on the Senator's public service. Mr..
Hale is a candidate for reelection,
and will go to Maine next week and
make an address before the state leg
is1ature. Some editor, whose name
the Senator will not tell, but who is
friendly to his election, conceived
the idea of securing comm endations
of Mr.. Hales career in the Senate for
publication in his paper. He sent a
circular letter containing a request
for testimonials to all of Mr.. Hale's
colleagues in the Senate. each mem
Der of the House, and all of the Cab
met Ministers. Mr.. Hale found out
about it to-day and what he said was
a caution.
Arthur Simmons, the colored mes
senger who sits outside Secretary
Loeb's door at the White House, has
been talking about possum to all
corners for month. To-day he got
his reward A fine. fat, dressed pos
sum came to him by express.
Simmons took the 'possum from its
box and looked it over carefully. Then
he pronounced judgment. 1t is the
finest, latest 'poSsum l ever saw" he
said. Next Sunday I will eat Mr..
'Possum, and I'll tell you how I'll
put him outdoors, where it is cold,
until Sunday morning, and then I'll
nave him cooked. There was a lot
of yams with him, and they will be
Drowned in the gravy. Then there will
be apple sauce and persimmon sauce
and just a taste of something to wash
it all down.
Wen, Arthur said a caller at the
White House, Il wish you a happy
New Year.
Happy New Year" replied Sim
mons. Thank you, kindly, sab, but 1
want to say to you that any new year
that starts with a possum cooked like
that one will be cooked can't help be-
ing happy"
christmas bells, wedding bells, and
society bellies are all in evidence
| around the home of Representative
Griggs of Georgia. says a lawmaker
| from that state, land if my good
friend does not have a good time be-
| fore we get back here after the ho1-
| idayS it won't be his fault. You know
one of Griggs' favorite amusements is
| attending frolics, especially country
| dances. He takes the advice of the
late Bill Arp:
| Now gather round the big room fire,
Pile the lightwood higher and higher:
| Get out the old fiddle, and partners
And dance all night in cowhide Shoes
The economy bug as it is called
| ~ a.
ate and House, has infested everybody
in official life in Washington. Speak
er Cannon, Chairman Hemenway of
the House committee on appropria-
tions, Senator Allison, chairman of
! the Senate committee on appropria-
| tions, and every other man who has
| anything to do with the great supply
bills, is preaching small expenditures
| for every department of the govern
ment. A day or two ago a man who
was smoking a cigar went into the
room of the Senate committee on ap-
| preparations. Senator Spooner was
there.
rs smoking permitted here?' the
man asked, looking at the Wisconsin
statesman.
Everything is permitted here
Senator Spooner replied, except ap-
preparations.
Senator Bate of Tennessee says he
loves christmas times" The senator
will never be a very old man, for his
/ heart is young, and he loves all that
is good and innocent. Said he:
christmas in the city is well
enough for those who don't know any
better. but if you want to get right
down to genuine enjoyment just knock
the dust of the city off your feet and
get out in the country-preferably
the mountains of my State-and there