St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-18

WI IL Is zCOOI MOW ana WE SnOuAu bC
content 1t is true l would rather be
at home. I have little business to
attend to, but that can wait. I would
like to hear the growing chickens in
the cool Of the carly morning. mean
growing ROSTERS. Hens usually don't
crow; they cluck. Also, would like
to hear the squealing and grunting of
pigs and the believing of bulls, if they
only will below. I really miss these
things, because I am used to them.
But it is pleasant here"
do you play golf, Mr.. Speaker"
No, / don't play golf. I think re-
gard it as better than no exercise. It
is game for middle aged persons.
am too young to take it up. Perhaps
! will some day. like to read in
summer. I like to read good, solid
books about the acts of men who have
done things. I like Gibbons Rome
Another book I like is tPlutarcns
Lives That's great book. But, aft
er all, the best literature in the least
possible space is the bible. I used to
read it more than do now, but still
read it often. One can skip the long
names and some of the hard parts,
but the grandest parts of the bible
one never tires of reading. Some day
will tell you why am especially
fond of Matthew and John. What a
great character was Isaiah!
"And in summer like to play poker.
Not for money, but to stimulate the
imagination. For instance, I like 10
call blue checks $1,000,000,0OO each,
reds about half million, and whites
100000. Of course there is no such
value in the game. 1t is make be-
heve.
"In good stiff game with good fell
lows you may win one thousand bill
ion dollars. After you have won
that much money in your mind, is
when you want to get the real en-
joyment out of the game. You can
smoke a cigar just before going to
bed and think what you can buy
with one thousand billion dollars.
That's immense.
you could give every man, wom-
an, and child something. You could
buy good things from all the bad
people and give them all to the good
people. And the more you dream
while you are awake of giving away
all that money you have won the
grander you win feel.
eff you are careful you can 20 to
bed without realizing that it isn't
true, and in the morning you will be
so busy YOU won't mind. That's what
I call good summer recration.
While Uncle Joe was Illuminating on
the possibilities of thousand billion
dollar donations to the worthy, Wash
ington was trying to realize that the
veteran statesman pays only SO cents
suit for his underwear. Represen-
tatiVe That's w. Sims of Tennessee
also pays this price for his under
clothing.
This important fact was revealed by
Mr.. Sims during the debate on the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Sims is an automobile hater and
he was denouncing the senate amend
ment to the measure which made ap-
preparations providing for two auto
mobiles, one for the vice president
and the other for the speaker of the
house. Mr.. Sims said the speaker
was man of simple tastes and he
did not believe Mr.. Cannon wanted
an automobile provided at the ex-
pense of the government
To show how simple he and MIR,
Cannon were in their sartorial tastes,
Mr.. Sims said:
"The other day Uncle Joe and
went into store downtown >to buy
some underwear. OF course the clerk
knew Uncle Joe. He brought out
some underwear at 81 suit and tried
to stick it on the speaker.
It's guaranteed, the clerk said.
"But Uncle Joe didn't buy it.
"'Give me some at so cents he
said, and that's what he bought. And
took some at the same price"