The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-13

@ASHINGTON, May There
is a young woman report
er in Washington who could
= borrow money from Archie
Roosevelt. borrow his shoot
ing outfit OF which he is extremely
fond use his pony or his bicycle or
| his iacknift II came about this way
The reporter was passing By the
fountain in the White House grounds,
camera in hand. There Archie was dis
covered with mis- bare feet dangling in
the water The camera was being
prepared for action while Archie duck
| ed mis- head. But the woman reporter
stood by. Here was a good piece
Of luck Seeing there was no escape,
he turned 10 her and pleaded.
Say, he said. please don't. Be
good. Just suppose you were boy
Kid, wouldn't you like to do this? OF
course. you would. It's bully fun, and
every day or 50 manage 10 slip here
and play
Father doesn't care, either. but II
were photographed this way. he
would raise sand and forbid me from
coming here any more.
Cant yCu see what fine thing you
will break up il you snap me? Let
me of and I'll be your friend, honest
/ will"
f. he was iet of. and he has kept his
word about being her friend. When
I the reporter IS assigned 60 the White
house. she looks up Archie and pretty
soon she comes away with her story.
! The new chief OF the navigation bu-
reau, succeeding Rear Admiral Brown
son. is the premier explorer Of the
navy. He is ever finding new things.
and is never quite so happy as when
on a still hunt for "a novelty.
Once he was cruising ia the far
southern seas. One morning he cast
anchor, holding his vessel at spot
where. according TO the surveys, the
water was supposed 10 be about two
miles deep. While lying in turbu-
lent seas, another OF America gun
boats passed along
Anything broken" the newcomer
asked OF Captain PillsbnrY--
mo; everything is all right the
captain s.gnalled back.
Well how Is il you are still?' was
asked.
Because am anchored" was the
answer.
"oh, you falsifer" the signals he
piled.
IF YOU think so. come over and see
for yourself" Pillsbury said. u have
! found some shoals thirty feet below.
And he had.
A cruel and ghoulsh sounding ques.
tion is being put To unsuspecting
! Democrats along the avenue these
days. IL concerns Mr.. Bryan.
! Captain Patrick Henry. OF Arkansas,
who. for eighteen years has resided In
Washington as a representative or the
Mississippi River Improvement Asso-
citation. rushed up To fellow South
erner yesterday. and asked with nue.
excitement If his friend had heard OF
the sudden calamity that had befallen
the .iebraskan.
Have you heard" he said, that
| Colonel Bryan. as he began To make a
speech yesterday. found that his vocal
chords wouldn't work. and that subse-
uuent investigation proved that he Is
TO remain dumb forever
why. no" was the answer. How
I'D you hear OF it,
II haven't heard. Of IT, replied Cap
I tain Henry. II was only hoping that
you had"
Professor jeremiah jerks passed
along the avenue. A number OF Dem
ocrats happened TO be standing In a
group at the corner OF Fourteenth-st.
Among them was Colonel Harry Will
son. sN IA
See that man." said Colonel VII.
son, pointing 10 the Ithaca statesman
and scholar Inv certain way he
marks the ending OF the Democratic
party II was like this: jerks was
William c. Whitney's friend. In 1893
Grover Cleveland telegraphed jerks
offering him the office OF Attorney.
general of the government. Mr.. Cleve-
land In his message. asked for an In
slant reply.
1T so happened that jerks was away
from his home when the telegram
was delivered lie received IL, next
morning Then he desired TO consult
with some OF his friends before send
ing his acceptance. Noon next day
arrived. with no response from jerks.
Meantime Cleveland had accumulated
= Crouch Whitney arrived early In
the afternoon. and Cleveland Was in