The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
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GOSSIP.
Wanted Senator Rerry's Help In Ad.
yertisins a sons-Request For
Is Pair Of Pigs. y & < & Il Y.

sshseu SenatorS berry's rep IN Ad.
yeftising a sons-Request For
Pair Of Pigs. .
!, WASHINGTON 4 Jan. Ex-senator,
l,erry, Of 4 Arkansas, has some very
queer constituents to deal with. and
Iuaiorons and amusing are many Of
tkereqnests that come to him asking
hts aid for one proposition OF! anoth-
q: The other day he received a8let-
Ter from 81 woman living at Balloon.
Ark., sinclosing copies OF two songs
she had composed, ! one entitled why,
Oh Why and the other Peace, Oh,
Peace. The first was printed copy
and the second came in manuscript.
Senator, wrote the woman, ~
want you TO take these songs which
q have composed, after months of
hard and persistent labor, 10 Presl.
dent ooseyelt, submit them ito him
and get 10 letter of Endorsement Of
them from him, and will agree to
\ allow you 10 per cent. on the pro.
eeeds5 from The sale of the songs. You
know Senator the Presidents in.
aorsement will be a great ADVERTISE
pIenf for the songs, and feel sure
t5,lley will be a go. You might also
sins them 10 the Senators If You have
dime
smother letter received by Senator
Ferry was from a farmer constituent
living ssat Arkansas City, which read:
Senator understand they are
Seiyinl away fine Berkshire hogs up at
that Agricultural Department, and I
Wish YOU would step around there as
soon as You receive this and send me
Z q pair of those hogs. i believe you
have the privilege Of sending them
/ on al frank. z
San, Domingo, the capital OF the
dominican Republic, whose fiscal af-
fairs viii soon pass into the hands of
this government, is the Oldest city in
The New World, having been founded
by Bartholomew Columbus, the broth
serSof the great explorer, in 149G.
santo Domingo mot San Domingo
tsas the first island discovered by
stopher Columbus, and the cap.
s8itnl 49, one of the three cities claiming
the honor OF being the last resting
place sof the explorers remains. The
replblic lis about half as big rs the
State OF Indiana, or about equal to
New Hampshire and Vermont com.
hined: The country is capable Of
wonderful prosperity. II ever the PEG.
ole can be persuaded 10 stop their
revolutions and settle down to the
sEabstant ial business Of developing its
magnificent resources. It's trade with
the United States consists principally
in US exports of sugar. Some coffee,
bananas; cabinet wood and hides are
also exported The total value of all
imports an from Santo Domingo last
year We're less than $3,OOO,OOO. Our
exports amount to about $4,000, 900,
%aild, ciriously enough, one OF the
heaviest importations from this coun.
; b.
Try TO Santo Domingo, whose popula.
Lon is almost wholly of Spanish, In.
dian and negro blood, consisted of
SOAP nearly $4,000 worth OF that
useful lisinfectant having been sold
ssto the SantoF Doniinicans last year
TENDERS OF Congress receive ali
ss,sts OF notes and inquiries from
their: constituents and are sometimes
put 10 great trouble in making inqui.
les in order 10 write an intelligent
sanswe to the questions. The other
day Representative Snooks, of Ohio,
Eed{9 a letter from a constituent
ssa yins5 that he; was very anxious 10
ss9btatnSthe speech of Abraham Lin.
coin containing these famous words:
on can fool all, the people some
ofS the time, and some OF the people
all sIhe time, but not all the people all
IIsthe time
Mr.. Snooks spent some time try,
ling find the speech, and finally re-
NJ ferred the question TO the Librarian
S8sof5 Congress. A day or two after nc
had sent the inquiry to the Librarian
ne received note from Assistant Ii
Rsbrarian Spofford saying that the sen
sSistence does not occur in any Of Mr.
1sineoln's writings, and that Mr.. Mich
olay; Llncoln's secretary, told him
81 Spofford) that the words were spur
35lious. Mr.. Spofford added that /,
ss;sinay be OF interest, not only to the
Ohio members constituent, as well
as to lots Of other people, to know
:Slthat P. II. Barnum was the autho,