The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-08

IEI l--A& y I4 u vent VITA q --4-r
breeder TO see a couple or colts the
breeder was Dragging about He
looked them over critically. Now.
Nick. said ire breeder. I want to
name one Of these colts after you
Take your pick
LongwOrth made another careful
examination. fhen he picked 4 colt
and the breeder named the colt Long
worth He called the other colt Her
mis-.
'Hernis was one Of the greatest
horses Of lis generation. Longworth
never won 4 race Oh. yes. Long
w0rth's a fine Judge Of horses.
Senator Pettus Of Alabama. ~s4
years young listened III amazement
70 the debate on eliminating the free
seeds nov distributed b members of
congress through the Agricultural &C.
partmenr He heard many Senator's
say the practice Is z fraud and an i'm
position and should be stopped Then
he rose and lectured the Senate-lec-
tured the ic0noclzsts who want no
more free seeds.
Mr. President said he Just think
Of IT for a moment What Is the pur-
pose Of distributing valuable seeds.
and bulbs. and flowers. toos Do you
All forget your country raising? Do
you suppose a farmer ought not to
have flowers in his yard7
You forget your youth II you DO
not forget your raising We young
men remember the flowers that we
saw Do you not remember the box
that stood on the cabin front porch
Do you not remember the violets that
grew in that boxg Senators. do not
forget what you once knew Do not
forget when you we're better. if not
wiser. than you are now
One Of the newly rich in Washing
ton has hanging in the library OF his
palatial home a water color showing
the little farmhouse in which he was
born. togather with the surrounding
field and the wood lot. Hs explained
to a party Of friends a night or two
ago that his farm was the scene OF a
lively battle in the civil war, and went
on:
There It Is, as true to life as if it
were a photograph Il brings tears to
my eyes every time I see it. That is
the osa farmhouse and there are the
fields where I worked and played
when | was boy. Right back there
On that hill is where father-poor
father-was killed
did be die in battle?" asked one Of
the sympathetic friends.
-Oh. no. said the newly rich: "he
fell Of load Of hay
Senator Scott of West Virginia is
likely to be hauled UP in the Senate
for perpetrating a pun. Just as soon
as the anti-pun committee meets fu-
ture action will be determined. Dur
ing the debate on the Miles amend
ment Senator Lodge strenuously OBJ |
iested to fhe plan to legislate Gen.
sIiIes out of full pay for serving the
State OF Massachusetts.
Il beg to remind the Senator from
Massachusetts interrupted Senator
Scott. who has deep voice. that we
are not discussing Gen. Miles; we are |
General BilliH
Senator Lodges anguish was dread
ful to behold.
Il see a good deal about voluntary |
these days said Repre-
sentative Cooper Of Texas in the Dem
ocratic cloakroom. and every time I
read about one it reminds me Of a
story Judge MacFarland used to tell /
down in my country.
Judge Mcfarland had a large
practice and was rafting good law
yer He had client named Hender-
son. who was at daggers' points with
his own father. a feeling which heT
had inherited from bis mother The
client went to the Judge one day and
told him that his father had tried to
poison him.
What evidence have you Of that?"
asked the Judge.
Ny negro. old Sam. told me so'
was the reply.
WAS his story voluntary one?
Oh, yes. entirely so. / took Sam
out behind the barn and had him hit
seventy lashes. and he yolrztarily
belched up the truth"
Secretary Taft. who made Tom
Reeds claim that mo gentleman
geighs more than 200 pounds ft his
own case BY changing It to read mo
gentleman weighs more than 300
pounds, pushed his huge bulk
the Cabinet room door at the
Hrst Cabinet meeting after the cleo
ion. just as the President said. Il
feel SO good about the result I'd ike
10 wheel somebody around in a wheel
barrow
well" said Postmaster General
Wynne. there's Taft
lhsen's Queer Parallel.
In one OF the recently published let.
.ers Of Ibsen he says that while he
vas writing one Of his plays he had
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