La Junta tribune., 1905-03-25
SIDE LIGHTS IN CONGRESS
CLEANED FROM DAY TO DAY

10 a hospital The doctors diagnosed
his case rs appendicitis and lost no
time in getting him TO the operating
table where they cnt out his yermi-
form appendix He made . good re-
coyery and was out at the usual time
Then III be hanged il he didn't sue
the city for $4,000 damage for the
loss Of his appendix
II Was . stranger he said in his
complaint. and was rudely seized and
carried to hospital There the sur
geon did vilfaliy and maliciousiy cut
NE open and deprive me OF my vermi-
form appendix. which Was the treasure
Of my life. ! demanded that IL be re-
turned to me. but to no avail Where
fore I ask SO. 900 damages for the loss
of this cherished and resered portion
OF my anatomy"
They are not sentimental over in
the Senate Of the United States. and
look ahead with cold and calculating
eyes
Which statement Is borne out by the
fact that some Senafor-a Republican
whose name ID as yet concealed by
thU eth iSskCd ol eAt
seat OF Chauncey Mitchell Depew.
claiming II As his own in the event"
that Governor Odell shall not send
Mr.. Depew TO Washington for another
term.
George Horton. the author. who was
eppointed Consul to Athens. Greece.
by the president. is the author OF sew
eral successful novels. including Like
Another Helen" and q history of med
ern Greece. Horton was formerly con-
oul at Athens. appointed by President
Cleveland. One day. about year
ago. he received an invitation TO take
luncheon with President Roosevelt. He
went to the White House and was
amazed 10 fnd that the president not
only knew as much about modern
Greece as he did. but apparently had
read all OF Horizons novels and could
converse about them even down -
the minor characters
Horton went away in a daze AMI
for q year has been wondering
whether the President read the books
because he was to be a guest at lunch
con or wheter he read them because
he liked them. And many another
aspiring author who has been invited
to the White House is puzzling over
the same proposition.
The Horton story reminded some
body Of the visit Alfred Henry Lewis.
author OF The fsoss" and The Presi-
dent" and many other novels. paid
80 I..N u Dar
in Esopus last summer.
why. Mr.. Lewis" said Judge Par
ker, Il am glad to see you I have
read your latest book. Indeed. have
. copy OF Il on my library table now"
That's curious" said Lewis.
why curious," asked Judge Par
ker.
Because" Lewis replied. you
didn't know I was coming"
One man In the West who was con-
ndent President Roosevelt would car
ry Missouri vas Representative James
A. Tawney of Minnesota. who vas In
charge OF the speaker bureau Of the
Chicago branch OF Republican nation
al headquarters.
Republican until he became . pest. On
election night the clerks in his bu-
reau gave him . Masonic seal ring set
with diam0nds. and In the place of
the large diamoad that should be In
the center. there was = hole.
what's this hoie?" asked Tawney.
after he had expressed his thanks
oh" said the clerks. well oil that
with . diamond when Missouri goes
Republican.
And" said Tawney. telling the
story with great glee. you should
have seen them searching themselves
for enough money for that diamond
along about midnight"