The Grit-advocate., 1905-03-03

He's simply great Why, few years
ago I.ongworth went with horse
breeder TO see couple of colts the
breeder was Dragging about. He
looked them over critically. Now.
Nick said the breeder. 4 want to
name one OF these colts after you.
Take your pick
"Longworth made another careful
examination. Then he picked a colt
and the breeder named the colt Long
worth. He called the other colt Her
mis-.
"Hermis was one Of the greatest
horses OF his generation. Longworth
never won a race. Oh, yes; Long
worth's a fine judge of horses
Senator Pettus OF Alabama. "84
years young" listened in amazement
to the debate on eliminating the free
seeds now distributed by members of
congress through the Agricultural de-
partment. He heard many Senator'S
saw the practice is fraud and an i'm
position and should be stopped. Then
he rose and Iectured the Senate-lec-
tured the iconoclasts 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, too? Do you
all forget your country raising? Do
you suppose farmer ought not to
have flowers in his yard?
You forget your youth II you o
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 riolets that
grew in that box? Senators, do not
forget what you once knew. Do not
forget when you were 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 water color showing
the little farmhouse in which he was
born. together with the surrounding
field and the wood lot. He explained
to 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 1t
were a photograph. 1t brings tears 20
my eyes every time I see it. That is
the old farmhouse and there are the.
fields where l worked and played
when I was a boy. Right back there
on that hill is where father-poor
fatber-was killed"
did he die in battlee" asked one of
the sympathetic friends.
"Oh, no." said the newly rich; he
fell off 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
jested to the plan to legislate Gen.
Miles out Of full pay for serving the
State of Massachusetts.
II beg to remind the Senator from
Massachusetts, interrupted Senator
Scott. who has deep voice, that we
are not discussing Gen. Miles; we are
discussing General Bill"
Senator Lodges anguish was dread
full to behold
II see good deal about voluntary
confessions these days. said Repre-
sentative Cooper Of Texas in the Dem
OPr9tiC C1Oa l,r r
read about one it reminds me of a
story Judge MacFarland used to tell
| down in my country.
Judge MacFarland had large
practice and was a rafting good law
yer. He had a client named Hender-
son, who was at daggers' points with
his own father feeling which he
had inherited from his 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.
My negro. old Sam, told me So
was the reply.
Was his story voluntary cne?'
Oh, yes. entirely So took Sam
out behind the barn and had him hit
seventy lashes, and he voluntarily
belched up the TRUTH"
Secretary Taft. who made Tom
Reeds claim that mo gentleman
weighs more than 200 pounds" fit his
own case by changing it to read mo
gentleman weighs more than 300
pounds pushed his huge bulk
through the Cabinet room door at the
first Cabinet meeting after the cleo
ton, just as the President said. II
feel so good about the result I'd like .
to wheel somebody around in a wheel
barrow"