Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
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Chief of Police Wiley Williams of Co
lumbus, Ga. who attended the session of
chiefs here last week, was accosted on the
street by middle-aged gentleman, who
said
''See here, Clayton, I'm id If l didn't
think you a man of your word, but you
lied to me like a pickpocket You promised
to meet me in Washington a week ago, and
here I've been waiting all this time"
Guess I'm not your man" said Chief
Williams, flor I am not that fellow Clay
ton of Alabama, who came to Congress-
although they say / am a fellow who
looks like him, and even have to shoulder
the burden of being his brother-in-law. No
sir. | have not fallen low enough yet 10
run for Congress, but am Wiley williams
chief of police of Columbus, Ga, the Invest
best city in the south"
The gentleman apologized and asked the
chief TO wet his whistle.
1t is said that when General Sherman
was in command of the army In Tennes-
see, in the early part of the conflict. he
was much annoyed by people who mum
dated him with complaints of the petty
thefts of the soldiers under his command
one DAY when the general was particu-
iarly busy with a special service detail a.
headquarters a Union woman, whose hus-
band was In the confederate army. came
in with querulous complaint that some
soldier had stolen her chickens He eyed
her in silence for moment, and then said,
IN MS SterneSt tones:
Madam, the integrity of the Constitu-
ton and the unity of the republic must be
maintained if-if--it takes every chicken in
Tennessee"
About decade ago Senator Blackburn
OF Kentucky was one of the men who did
not believe in unconditional repeal" His
friends believed that It would hurt him
among his constituents, and Representa-
tive Caruth and others called at his home
in Washington to try to convince him that
speak
Joe. said Caruth 81 am afraid you are
lnJuring your chances for reelection by
taking the position you have. Every town
IN your state which has held a mass meet
ing has passed resolutions demanding tn,
unconditional repeal of the purchase clause
or the Sherman law"
what do / care for the resolutions of
the toWns! re.oined Blackburn. 'They
are passed by bankers LAWYERS and dry
goods merchants, and 40 countrymen were
at the meetings. -
How do you know" asked Carutb
How do | know? Why Asher | know
II ID well. Every town in Kentucky is
reached by toll gate and the moor conn
~ people haVent money enough to pass
tHeH mat s the reason | know Here
jim, give these fellows a drink of hour
bon and let them 60"
A few years ago." says Representative
Griggs of Georgia, IAN enterprisfng snaca-
hiier Tor one of the Washington papers
wrote long yarn about what l liked to
eat, going into the minutest details Now
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writer had headed his yarn What GrIsgs
Don't Eat, he would have come nearer the
facts. for l do NOT think that in the entire
list he named but one article / really en-
JOY, and that was corn bread. He left out
gatherings, spareribs, turnip salad, boiled
onions and all such really good stomach
touchers. But no man is capable of making
out a bill of fare until he has tried din
ner or two down home"
"A negro just naturally loves a water
melon" said Representative Johnson of
South Carolina while speaking of the melon
and peach crop Strange too. that when
a policeman sees negro with a melon at
an unreasonable hour he has it right down
that that coon has stolen the melon 1
heard a story about policeman who met
a negro in the early morning hours, and
he had big melon on his shoulder. The
officer eyed the coon and the melon and
said:
Il see you have a melon there"
Yes, sab" answered the darby Use got
err melon, but Use fixed fer you sah," and.
pulling out paper he handed 1t to the Of
fcer, who read:
The bearer of this is G. A He paid
me ten cents for the melon, and he is a
pillar in the church. James Elder
= You are fixed, said the officer
Oats what / lowed answered the ne
gro, and he moved"
This good story is told on Senator Stew
art of Nevada:
1t was in October. 1896. that the Nevada
senator was billed to speak In Louisville,
Ky. He was met in the lobby of the Gait
House by leading citizens, who soon made
him feel that he was among friends After
passing compliments and exchange of opin-
Ions on men. things, events past. present
and future the senator excused himself for
"a rest"
About half hour later the crowd In the
lobby were startled by what seemed the
exordium of a stump speech issuing from
the rear of the clerks Office in of the
famous hosiery. 1t was Stewart debating
to his stenographer his speech to be deliv-
cred next day. He was walking the floor.
a very highly entertained audience. The
silver men in the audience would applaud
all his telling points, but what brought the
lobby audience down was this, which he
dictated as he walked back and forth:
.Some of these people carp and say.
Stewart is rich arid has got millions IN
vested in silver mines Suppose ne has
what the - has that got to do with III
A few moments later the senator came
ont from behind the scenes and he received
an ovation