Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-10

remembered. / reckon children were thick
headed in those days, for they don't seem
now to have the trouble learning that We
did. School to us was prison and torment.
Now. they tell me, children cry for it,
You bet 1t was torment said the other
congressman Don't you remember how we
used to vie with each other to get the
chance to go to the spring for a bucket OF
water? You know 1t was quarter OF mile
away and it was good for half an hour
absence to be sent for the water. Those af-
ternoons, from 1 to 4, used to seem to me
iBterminable, and l will wager that the
system sent more boys adrift than anything
else and was responsible for their RUNNING
away from home.
1.-The modern folks seem to have improved
over us in some respects. but can't help
now are not proficient in grammar and
'speilln' as the boys who were taught III
our time
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DO you realize that one Of the scarcest
things nowadays is good coffee?" remarked
the old epicure. ''It does not taste as 1t did
when we were boys. Reckon 1t must be the
adulteration Of the ground coffee that's put
on the market You can boil a pot of the
average coffee that comes from the store
and there will be no more aroma from 1t
than from a hot-water kettle.
Cant you remember the fragrance that
used to fill the evening air, clear out to
the front gate, along about supper time.
when your mother was making the eof-
fee? That was sure enough coffee. Don't
you remember we used to buy the green
berry in sacks? 1 can see those sacks now.
marked Old Govt. Java Then the berry
was put into long pan and roasted in
the stove.
Next thing was to hear your ma calling:
You. Jim. come in here and grind this cof-
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your little bare toes squirming around the
second rung while you clasped the old cof-
fee grinder between your knees, turning the
handle. while every once in a while few
grains would pop out of the grinder onto
the floor and get you rebuke for careless
ness
You did not see much drip coffee those
days. no, sir, 1t was boiled, with eggshells
In 1t to settle. and, you bet 1t was good"
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Not long ago John T. Chancey acquired
fame-and Incidentally s2,O0o-for having
served continuously as an employee of the
House of Representatives for fifty years.
He was given the money by members
of the House who appreciate his serv-
ices. In addition to being a House employe
for half century Chancey is mayor or
Colonial Beach, summer resort down the
Potomac river. So much about Chancey to
explain the story that follows. In the
lobby of the House is one Of Bierstadt's
famous paintings, the landing of Viersons
at Monterey In 1901. One of the guides
was showing a party through the House
wing the other morning, and seeing num-
Der of House members and Chancey stand
ing near. said:
This famous painting is picture OF
Mayor John T. Chancey and his followers
landing at Colonial Beach,
The remarks cause a great deal of laugh
ter among the members and spectators.
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John L. Wilson has been both represen-
tative and a senator from Washington state.
He dropped into the Senate chamber the
other day ON his return from years tour
OF Europe. and after greeting senators for
q few minutes he began listening to the de-
bate which was upon the five civilized
tribes bill.
when I came to Congress fifteen years
ago" said Wilson, Il the Indian
committee, and they We're talking about the
Choctaws and Chckasaws; and now they
are on the same subject. / suppose it will
never end" he added, YEARLY.