The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-13

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Washington is bounded on the east
by the Capitol and on the west by the
White House. Between them flows q
restless stream Of sightseers. There
may be other districts of the national
capital worth seeing, but only a Wash
%ingtonian knows 1t. The tourist has
time and strength only to hit the high
places. In New York there are prob
ably as many tourists as in Washing
ton, but with this difference, the New
Yorker does not mind mixing with the
tourist class. In fact, II the tourist
have money and a fondness for Broad
way and contiguous resorts, the New
Yorker is more than willing, so MI.
Tourist energies his identity with the
New York push" Washlngtonians
never let you forget you are a tourist.
Resident women slightly raise their
skirts with an indescrlbable yet elo-
quent air when they happen to rub
elbows with q mere tourist OF the
same sex in a hotel or department
store elevator. A Washingtonian looks
straight ahead at nothing; the tour
list is known by the angle at which
he crooks her neck.
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Congressman Hobson Of Alabama,
famous as the hero of Santiago and
later OF several kissing campaigns, ID
said to favor the establishment by the
government Of an official weekly news
paper for free distribution, for which
he wishes Congress to appropriate
$350,OO0. This periodical would con-
tain a summary Of the work Of Con-
gress and all departments of the gov
eminent, so far as 1t might interest
the public. He says the journal is In
tended to form a connecting link be-
tween the government and the people,
and that the project grew out OF his
having ascertained that a vast amount
Of valuable material did not reach the
people for whom 1t was intended. He
thinks the publication of such a paper
will remove dlstrust and suspicion and
create a renewed interest and conf
dence among the masses In govern
mental affairs.
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Pennies left In the boxes by rural
route patrons for the purchase Of
stamps from the carriers will be let
alone II the recommendations Of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
De Graw and Superintendent Spill
man Of the rural delivery service Is
adopted. In cold weather 1t has al
ways been a painful duty Of the carri-
ers, this hunting around In the Ice
cold bottom Of a metal mail box with
bare hands. It has been said that
sometimes fingers Of carriers get SO
cold and stiff that they are unable to
write out money order receipts. The
recommendation Of the two officials Is
that patrons place a small wooden box
in the mail box, and therein put all
the pennies with which they wish to
buy stamps OF anything else. The car
rier could then, without removing his
gloves, empty the contents and go or
his way rejoicing, fOlling the attack Of
Jack Frost. II the pennies are not In
the box the carrier will not be re
CURED to look for them.
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Cy. Sulloway, of New HampshirN
In --AI,o hIa vIaNo NJ thu hfOnnu
man in the House Of Representatives
and 30 far no one has appeared tina
may claim honor to second place aheaC
of Ollie James, of Kentucky. Sullowa!
Ia something more than six and a hal
feet tall and weighs but a pound les
than $50. His breadth Is proportional
with his height, and he towers abov
his colleague, Frank D. Currler, as h
does above most all the members o
the House. He is one Of the member
who does not exercise his ~prerOgativ
Of taking his luncheon on that side o
the House restaurant where the sig
proclaims "for members only 0u
each day partakes Of a sparing lunc
on the public side of the room, wher
the motto is that anybody's money
God.
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The application Of George M. Aust
of New York for a restraining orde
against Secretary COrtelyou, proven
! ing him from allottlng $21,5OO,OOO
Panama Canal bonds to certain nj
: tional banks. has been denied by Judg
, Gould of the Supreme Court Of the Di
] trict of Columbia. Austin charged thf
the secretary had violated the law
rejecting his bid for 100000 of bono
G and allotlng the bonds to nations
= hanks and others at a lower figure.
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) Postmaster General Meyers order
5, regard to the disposition OF souven
: postal cards which reach the dead le
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