The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

Wanted tn Talk to- Uncle JOe-F1or-
al Testimonial For senate Bur-
rows Of Observation-Disclosures Two
Walks-Representntive Charles Cur
It's Discovery.
A man recently came from Illinois to
pee Uncle Joe Cannon. speaker OF the
house, says the Washington CORE
spondent Of the St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch. Uncle Joe was not in the speak
er's room nor had he reached the capt.
toll.
"Ill call him on the phone" said the
man.
He got the. house switchboard. II
want Speaker Cannon" he said.
"Can't get him." said the operator
in dulcet ones.
"What's the matter?" asked the man.
"Hasn't he a telephone in his house?'
"Oh, yes" replied the operator. but
you can't call him up!"
The man meditated. Then he called
for the information clerk at the tele-
phone headquarters. II would like to
be connected with the telephone in
Speaker Cannon's house." he said. Il
do not find the number in the book"
"Sorry," said the Information clerk.
''but l cannot give you that telephone"
The man meditated again. Then he
called the general manager Of the tele-
phone company. Il want to talk with
Speaker Cannon at his house." he said.
"Please have me connected wi,h his
telephone"
II regret the general manager re-
piled, Ito be obliged to inform you that
we have positive instructions that ne
body is to call Mr.. Cannon on the
phone who does not know his lumber
It is a private telephone"
"Well." said the man, tell me the
number" THAT is impossible" the
general manager said. I'VE have writ
ten orders to do no such thing"
The man meditated again. Then he
experimental ome He called the
White House and got it. He called
Secretary Morton and got him. lie
called Senator CullOm and got him.
He called up a dozen other officials
anu ECL luClI I'LL. AlICll lC ~
general manager. do you mean to
tell me-" he said, 'that I have got to
go away up to Cannon's house to ask
him one question when l can talk to
the White House and to everybody
else in Washington from this very
placer"
"That's about it," replied the general
manager. 1.-THE speaker ordered it So
"Gosh!" said the man from Illinois.
When Senator Julius G. Burrows OF
Michigan, returning from Lansing
where he has been reelected, entered
the senate chamber the other day ani
sought his desk he was confronted by
n Of the most elaborate floral de
signs ever exhibited in the chamber
says the Washington Post. 1t was ;
= man in flowers of the entire state o1
Michigan and constituted Il testimonial
from admiring friends because Of his
new six years honors..
The body of the state was shown IL
y immorte!les and the lakes by mirrors
These were surrounded by Il border o.
rOScS, DtcilluS AKA CtI Nt
whole design being surmounted by tin
. words "All Yours" Mr.. Burrows wa
generally congratulated upon making
= his appearance.
President Roosevelt has given III
horseback riding for the winter Il
> least and substituted walking us hi
R,-,;@n n-,r,,itn ays thD NnN- NnIt
Worlds Washington correspondent
e lie has found that walking keeps hi
: waist as trim as riding, ana he i
=, trnmpinG many miles across the couil
try every afternoon. He las two reG1l
lar routes. which ne has styled til
"short" walk and the long" one.
The short walk cover about eigil
l miles Of hard tramping Owe hills an
through ruvines. Considering the lin
: ited time the president has for cxel
else, the long walk is we'll nance
for it is sixteen miles in length. TIL
route follows the TenallytoVn roa'
: out past the Naval observatory, wher
the president turns off into the coul
try, makes 4 long swing around an
back by way Of Georgetown.
u Whenever Mr.. Roosevelt has time h
takes the long walk. lie is a fas
walker and covers the route in aboU
: three hours. When his time is Unite
he takes the short walk. When til
weather is particularly bad or when Ii
has only Il very little time he soc
. down to the speedway along the Pot'
mac and covers it three y four time
The speedway is a mile and a quartz
long.
;. Representative Charles Curtis {
s Kansas told as follows, says the Wasl
a ington Post, Of a recent discovery tbs
he is a very lazy
II was travelling west on a Chica2
train just after congress adjourned Il
the holidays. In the dining car was