Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-07

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Washington is bounded on the east
by the CAPITOL and On thc west by the
White House. Between them flows Il
restless stream of sightscors. There
may be other districts of the national
capital worth seeing, but only Il Wash
ingtonian knows it. The tourist has
time and strength only to hit the high
places. In New York there are prob
ably as many tourists us in Washing
ton. but with this difference. the New
Yorker docs not uiinG mixing with the
tourist class. In fact. If the tourist
have money and a foudness for Broad
way and contiguous resorts, the New
Yorker is more than willing, SO Mr.,
Tourist energies his identity with the
New York push" Wa~shingtonians
never let you forget you are a tourist.
Resident women slightly raise their
skirts with an in~describable yet elo-
quent air when they happen to rub
elbows with a mere tourist of the
same sex in a hotel or department
store elevator. A Westinghouse looks
straight ahead at nothing; the tour
,lst is known by th> angle at which
she crooks her neck.
Congressman Hobson OF Alabama,
famous as the hero of Santiago and
later of several kissing campaigns. is
said to favor the establishment by the
government of an official weekly news
naper fer free distribution, for which
he wishes Congress to appropriate
S3J0,0eO. This periodical would con-
tain Il summary of the work. Of Con
1ress and all departments of the gov
eminent. so far as it might interest
the puslic. 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 it was intended.N lie
thinks the publication OflSuch a paper
will remove distrust and suspicion and
create a renewed interest and conf
ience among the masses in govern
mental affairs. .m.-.. I'D
49,
Pennies left in the boxes by rural
route patrons for the purchase of
stamps from the carriers will be let
alone if the recommendations Of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
De Graw and Superintendent Spill
IMAM of the rural delivery service is
adopted. In cold weather it has al
ways been a painful duty of the carri-
ers. this hunting around in the ice
colo bottem of a metal mail box with
bare hands. 1t 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 or anything else. The car
rier could then. without removing his
gloves, empty the contents and go on
his way rejoicing, foiling the attack of
Jack Frost. If the pennies are not in
the box the carrier will not be re-
quired to look for them. Z
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Cy. Sulloway. of New Hampshire,
still retains his place as the biggest
man in the House of Representatives.,
and so far no one has appeared that
may claim honor to second place ahead
of Ollie James. of Kentucky. Sulloway
Is something more than six and a half
feet tall and weighs but = pound less
than $50. His breadth is proportionate
with his height, and he towers above
his colleague. Frank D.. Carrier, as he
does above most all the enbe of
the House. He is one of the members
who does not exercise his p~rerogat1Ve
of taking his luncheon on that side OF
the House restaurant where the sign
proclaims "for members only but
each day partakes of a sparlng lunch
on the public side of the room, where
the motto is that anybodyis money is
good. V Fl #
The application Of George NJ. Austin
Of New York for a restraining order
against Secretary Cortelyou. prevent
ing him from allotting $21,500.O0 Of
Panama Canal bonds to certain ma
tional banks. has been denied by Judge
Gould of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trfct of Columbia. Austin charged that
the secretary had violated the law in
rejecting his bid for S 100000 Of bonds
and alleting the bonds to national
banks and others at a lower figure.
Postmaster General Meyers order in
regard to the disposition Of souvenir
postal cards which reach the dead let
ter office is a.source of happiness to
thoUsands of unfortunate children.
The cards, instead of being destroyed,
are now sent to the orphan asylums
ana chilaren's homes and hospitals in
WaAhington, where they give a delight
which even the intended recipient
mislt not have felt.
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Some of the government buildings
erected within a quarter of a century
were designed by men who a rich
idAas in color, but who lacked La every
thing else. Consequently harmony and
artistic effects were not rawn upon
and these piles of the craZy-quilt or
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