The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-25
SIDE LIGHTS IN CONGRESS
CLEANED FROM DAY TOD

hotels in great agony. He was taken
to a hospital. The doctors diagnosed
his case as appendicitis and lost NJ
time in getting him to the operatin,
table, where they cut out his vermi
form appendix. He made a good re
covery and was out at the usual time
Then I'll be hanged il he didn't sut
the city for $4,000 damage for the
loss of his appendix.
4 was stranger he said in his
complaint, and was rudely seized and
carried to hospital. There the sur.
geon did wilfully and maliciously cut
me open and deprive me of my vermi-
form appendix which was the treasure
of my life. | demanded that II be re-
turned to me, but to no avail. Where
fore | ask 900 damages for the loss
of this cherished and revered 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 Senator-a Republican
whose name is as yet concealed by
the sergeant-at-arms, levied on the
seat Of Chauncey Mitchell Depew
claiming it 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
appointed Consul to Athens. Greece,
by the president, is the author OF sew
eral successful novels, including Like
Another Helen" and history of med
ern Greece. Horton was formerly con-
oul at Athens. appointed by President
Cleveland. One day about a year
ago, he received an invitation to take
luncheon with President Roosevelt He
went to the White House and was
amazed to find 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 to
the minor characters.
Horton went away in q daze and
for a 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 Boss" and The Presi.
| dent and many other novels, paid
to Judge Alton b. Parker at his home
in Esopus last summer.
why, Mr.. Lewis" said Judge Par
| ker, II am glad to see you. | have
read your latest book. Indeed, | have
a copy of it on my library table now"
That's curious" said Lewis.
why curious?" asked Judge Par
! ker.
Because" Lewis replied, you
| didn't know l was coming"
One man in the West who was con-
fident President Roosevelt would car
ry Missouri was Representative James
| A. Tawney of Minnesota, who was in
charge of the speakers bureau of the
Chicago branch of Republican nation
al headquarters.
Tawney talked about Missouri going
Republican until he became pest. On
election night the clerks in his bu-
reau gave him Masonic seal ring set
with diamonds, and in the place of
the large diamond that should be in
the center there was hole.
What's this hole?" asked Tawney,
after he had expressed his thanks.
"Oh," said the clerks, well fill 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"