The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11

Is remarkable-the longer a man is In China.
the longer he is In Japan, the more he seems
to respect the people Of those countries. but
the longer a man lives In Utah the more he
seems to hate and detest Mormonlsm."
Old Tom Corwin, as he was familiarly
known, Governor Of Ohio. United States
Senator and Secretary of the Treasury In
Fillmore's Cabinet. used to say: BE solemn
all the monuments are raised TO solemn
asses"
A less renowned politician than the ante
bellum statesman and orator says:
Tickle the public and make II grin;
The more you tickle the more you'll wiz.
A Newbursh Republican said at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel the other night: Motto for
the next Republican State conventional
you banker to warm a serpent into life do one
BENJAMIN B. odell. Jr.. a kindness
"Prizehghters remind me OF politicians"
said an experienced New York sport and
Democratic politician, for like politicians
they scrap in public and gobble and guzzle
In private.
A short time ago ! was at a bout which
was a pretty even Stephen affair. So close
was the scrap at the finish that the referees
decision for the victor raised a frightful
muss between the adherents of the two
BCTdDDtI6 III IHe duultlIIts cou "cl
smashed, eyes and noses punched, ears
chewed.
The police tumbled In and took o hand In
the mixup. They welted and welted with night
sticks. A dozen or more OF the terribly mauled
ones we're locke up.
while the fracas was at It's best I skinned
out and Joined one OF the scrsppers In the
back room Of a nearby hotel. l found him
clutching q goblet Of 1zzy wine. Already he
IL ---I al $500, - -1,,. - n,,,k.
In a few moments In walked the other
scrapper-the loser-who yawped his con-
gratulatlons. loading a schooner with the
fizzy at the same moment. and the two scrap
pers gulped bumpers to the size Of the gate
receipts. At sunrise l left EN-. rosy. rollick-
Ing. rummy. BY that time the jailers were
patching UP the busted heads OF the enthusi-
astic champions of the two bruisers so that
they could be yanked in presentable shape to
O police couTt-to be fined
Charles A. wietIng OF Cobleskin, schoharie
county, y. Y, Commissioner Of Agriculture
for the State. announces that there are 20, 900
farms for sale in the State.
Plttsburg, which gave Roosevelt %, 900
plurality in 1904, has just elected George W..
Guthrie. Democrat. Mayor by ~, 900 plurality.
The city has been out and out Republican.
1t is asserted that many Republicans voted
for Guthrie on the ground that the contest
was a purely local one.
The nickname with the Britt h public for
Balfour, lately Prem Ter, is Miss Fanny. and
that for Chamberlain is Monocle Joe.
George A. Knight. Republican national
committeeman for California, has declared
for the nomination OF Representative James
Norris Gillet OF the First district for Gov
ernor this fall and says OF Gillet: HE has
vote ed right on all big measures at Washing
ton, is a stout Roosevelt Republican. a good
law yer and a good fellow"
United Stat s Senator James Alexander Hem
enway OF Indiana. Vice-President Fairbanks's
successor. through inexperience blundered the
other day and addressed a colleague as a gem
tleman." Replying to Senator Weldon Brinton
Hepburn OF Idaho Mr.. Hemenway referred to
Mr.. Hepburn as the gentleman from Idaho"
The Senators grlnned. Mr.. Hemenway. OBJ
serving his mistake. turned to Mr.. Hepburn
and said:
Il hope the Senator from Idaho will excuse
my calling him a gentleman"
In the House Of Representatives, where
Mr.. Hemenway served a dozen years. the
phrase used In referring to a colleague 10
"the gentleman from" suoh and such a State,
In the Senate 1t is the Senator from such
and such a State. A departure from this
uliOltiib SucNOAhA y
John f. o'Brlen, New York's Secretary Of
State, Familiarity known In Albany as Thou
sand Legged John" because OF the facility
with which he wends his way amid the Re-
publican factions OF the State, has many
French Canadians In his bailiwick. Clinton
county. 1t is related that Mr.. o'Brien re-
Gently used one OF his French-Canadian con.
stltuents as q messenger to carry a letter,
The recipient OF the letter quizzlcally asked
the Canuok who sent the letter:
John F.. O'Brien." was the reply. delivered
with great Importance.
But who ls John F. o'Brlen2-
you not know John F. o'Brieni He damn
big mani"
How big Is he2"
John F. o'Brien is biggest man!s
rs he bigger than Gov. odellp'
"Oh. yes. John F. o'Brien bigger than
odell."
"Is he bigger than President ROOSEVELT.
Indeed. yes. John F. o'Brien bigger than
Roosevelt"
: as he bigger than LafayetteP" The canuck
scratched his tousled head. was puzzled for a
moment. his face frightened and he replied:
We'll, you see. John F. o'Brien is q very
young man yeti"
The House Committee on Agriculture has
struck out the Item for free seed distribution
from tne AGRICULTURAL Dill. lnls, IL Is as
serted. Is q tribute to the incessaut labors
Of the National Sediments Association. Last
year the free seed appropriation was s2I2, 800
OF which 1907. 900 was allotted for Congress
sional distribution. 1t is conte9ded that the
distribution by Congressman OF free seeds
is used to uphold the political fabric Of
their households, Originally, it Is added,
the idea was a good one as 1t gave oppor-
tunities to experiment with the growing OF
vegetables of new varieties in various soils
and climates and find out their actual value
and their adaptation to var Tying conditions.
Each grower was requested to max report
to the department Of his success. Instead
the thrifty and practical farmer grabbed the
free seed and neglected to inform the Rener-
GUS department at Wsshingt on as to the
reeulta.