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Evening star., 1909-02-21
Capitol Callers and Their Queer Questions
men whose statues stand in statuary

the men whose statues stand in Statuary
Hall.
Not SO very long ago a man asked me
in what part of the building the Con-
gressmen slept and ate. He said he had
idea that Congress was run something
like a jury. and that all representatives,
and even senators, We're required to be
near the legislative halls at all times.
About a year ago an old man walked
up to me and wanted to know why those
in authority were so diatory and shift
less and Indifferent to the unprotected
condition of the Capitol.
Why said he. no soldiers around,
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how the affairs of government are con-
Quoted in the Capital city. POSSIBLY
through study of civil government he has
CLEANED the facts that there are three
branches of government-executiv legis-
iative and judicial-but beyond a vague
knowledge of the ramifications of the TWO
last named departments and superb
cial understanding of the functions of the
two houses comprising Congress. his ideas
about the machinery of government are
Inclined to be weird. To substantiate this
rather broad statement one has but TO
spend little time with a Capitol guide
or sit for short period AT the north door
Of the House of Representatives.
\ guide whose smiling face is familiar
to all habitues of the Capitol building said
the other day:
Queer questions? Well, i should say
So Somebody ought to petition Andrew
Carnegie to establish schools in all parts
OF the country to teach people how The
affairs of their own government are car
ried on. A fellow came up to me the
other day. | spotted him New York
er the minute he came in the door He
asked. Are youse de guy what kin tell
me where Tom Grady is?
Il was puzzled for moment but sud-
denly remembered that Tom Grady is a
state senator from New York city to the
assembly in Albany.
Hes not here; he's in Albany I re-
piled.
''Ah. quit youse kddin.' Didn't 1 vote
for him.? sneered my friend.
II told him that this was the United
States Capitol, and that only United
States senators came here. I went on 10
tell him that Tom Grady was state sem
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epithets as best relieve his irritated per.

epithets as best relieve his irritated per-
son.
But short time ago John Wesley
Gaines. the slver-tongued Tennessean,
was lifting his voice in \debate on some
question of prime interest. He lifted it
pretty high. too. for it filled every reach
and corner of the House and spilled out
profusely in the corridors Mr.. Lem Wi
ley. the genial doorkeeper, in telling the
story, relates that person after person as
they passed along the north hall paused
to listen to the resonant peals of elo-
ouence as they floated out through the
doors. Presently along came a man who
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Humph, \ furrn' army could capture
this whole shebang afore you could say
Jack Robinson.
Its when we are plotting delegations
of women through that we get peppered
with questions. They think that every
clerk or secretary that they see wander
ing about is some one of Importance and
yod always have to stop and assure them
that it isn't any one worth shaking hands
with Oh. yes: the queer questions come
our way all right. 1t all depends upon
your mood whether they sound funny or
not"
Equally amusing. if not more so. are the
queries put to House and Senate door
keepers. More cards are presented at
the north door of the House of Represen-
tatives than at any other door of either
body. 1t is here during the hours of ses-
sion that representative after representa-
tive is hailed forth to 'glad-hand' his
constituents. They come in droveS, in
herds. in squads and companies. Women
send in their cards and are then escort
ed to little reception room in statuary
hall to await the appearance of the men,
Der.
Here is a young lady who has sent in
for Representative So-and-So. Out he
prances and is met with effusive greetings
by the said lady, who Immediately ex-
plains that summer before last, while at
a summer resort, she met a Mr.. Smith
who knew a Mr. Brown. who was quite
we'll acquainted with said Representative
So-and-So. and in view OF their near-ac-
quaintanceship she has taken it upon
herself to call upon him and ask him to
appoint Willie, her brotherin-law's second
cousin, a page. She goes on to say that
Willie is a bright boy and full of fun:
doesn't smoke more than two cigarettes
.day. and can recite Poe's Raven"
beautifully. Representative So-and-So,
having. in the course of his career. dealt
with innumerable requests Of similar
character, gracefully explains his inabil-
ity to gorge an oversuppied market and
retires precipitately to indulge in such
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TNOUISITIVE VISITORS TO THE BIG WHITE
! DOME AND THEIR AMUSING CURIOSITY
THE QUEER THINGS THEY EXPECT TO SEE IN
THE CAPITOL-REMINISCENCE OF DOOR
KEEPERS OF SENATE AND HOUSE-WHEN
CONSTITUENTS" CALL UPON THEIR CON-
GRESSMEN-GETTING AN APPOINTMENT TOR
THE YOUNG HOPEFULENTHUsIfEC FC2 TIE
"PEEPUL" AT HOME.
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Washington's Rebuke.
copyright. 1909. 10y Estclle Klaudcr

Vopyr'sht. 1909. 10y EstclIe kIaudcrI
NWAsnINGToN," said Senator Bev-
" erldge. apropos of Washington s
birthday. was not a cynic. yet he some
times said things SO wretchedly true that
they had a cynical rote.
Thus. rebuking certain type of
churchgoer, he once wrote:
The church's teasts and fasts are
marvelously well kept up. The rich keep
the fcaSts and the poor the fasts.
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= towering near a
Capitol guide dur
ing the morning
hours or early aft
ernoon a Washing
toniau is afforded
opportunity for TO
little amusement.
The average Amer
lean citizen who
has not visited
Washington knows
little or nothing or
Evening star., 1909-02-21

HE report Of the
Postmaster General
for the fiscal year
1908, shows the
business of the
Post Office Depart
ment of the United
States 10 be well
nigh staggering i'll
huge proportions.
Stretching out. as
the postal service
does, into city,
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FORO ITEMS.

A refreshing shower on Saturday after
noon cooled the atmosphere aud laid the
dust
Monday and Tuesday were extremely
hot days The thermometer stood at lO4
IN the shade Monday afternoon.
Robert Jones has bad his residence
painted, and w. A Lonker his barn.
Mrs j. NJ. Meador WAS taken suddenly
III on Saturday. She is now convslrsclng
Harley Yaw from FIT. Smith, Ark ha.
been out looking after his farm and
products.
Ell S"ook and wife departed for Seattle
and California Monday.
August Shook has placed an order for
II Ford touring car which he is expecting
any day.
Wash Gro.s and Harvey Har shorn
were in Wichita last week Investigating
automobiles.
Miss Pugh from Topeka is visiting
YRS I nHfVUnX.
The T. N. Gray livery barn is nearly
completed.
Mrs. II. B HeIzer and children re-
turned to Dodge Monday after a weeks
visit here
J Il. InRham, state Sunday school
superintendent in Congregational work,
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NEED QUALITY OF PATIENCE.
Highways Of France No Place for
Pedestrian Who Would Move
In a Hurry.

The highways of France are broad
and shaded, her innkeepers neither
exclusive nor intrusive; yet even here
pedestrianism has its drawbacks. Chief
among them are the railway crossings.
The French system OF protection
against accidents is effective, no
doubt, but if monsieur the Frenchman
were as impatient a being as the
American, the mortality would be lit
tie lessened, for the delay involved at
these '~'traverses du chemin de fer"
would choke with rising choler as
many as might come to grief at an
unprotected crossing.
On either side of the track is a
ponderous "barriere," the opening and
shutting of which would be slow un.
der the best of circumstances. Being
always tended by a colossal barrie
riere" (et.te woman), who moves with
the stately grace of a house being
raised on jack screws, the barricade
Is unduIy effective. Ten minutes be-
fore a train is due la barrieriere hoists
herself erect, waddles across the track
to draw the farther gate, closes the
nearer one and, having locked them
both, returns to the shade of her cot
tage. The train may be an hour late,
but that is beside the question. This
is the time that madame is hired to
lock the gates, and locked they must
remain until the train has passed.
Woe betide the intrepid voyager who
tries to climb over then, for her
tongue is sharp and the long arm Of
the law is arrayed on her side.
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HAD CONFIDENCE IN THE BOY
Proud Fathers BestoWaI Of S~erIptural
Name Was Not Done With
out Reason.

John Allen Of Tupelo. Miss, who,
while in congress, used to be known
as Private John" told Of unique char
acter near his home known as Jasp
White.
Jasp had lived In gle-blessedness
a good many years, but finally in the
evening of his life he married, and
In due time an heir was bora to him.
The day after this momentous event
MI. Allen met Jasp in the street.
II understand, Jash," said the Pr.
vate, that you've a fine baby boy up
at your place. Have you decided on
his name"
Eyes, suh," chuckled Jasp, yves al.
ready decided on a name"
What is 1t to be-"
Jasp traced one toe dedectively In a
semi-circle before him. "You know,
sah," he said finally, "T's allus becn a
pow'ful han fer dem Scripture folks,
an so rs decided t. name de kid after
some O. dem big officers what de bible
talks bout Is settled OH de name Beel'
zebub."
"Beelzebub!"
eyes, sub, OATS de name!" an
nounced Jasp, in a tone b%etokening
fnality. "Beelzebub's a mighty fine
name, sub. 1t shore looks like Is as
pirin' pow'ful high, but l 1gRers dat
boy'll shorely do crecit to his name
sake!"-Lippincott's.
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visited Ford Thursday and Friday Of

visited Ford Thursday and Friday Of
last week.
Chas. Stuart, manager Of the Farmers
Elevator, has been In search OF q location
on which to build q residence.
DR.. Albert Van Horne from Pekin. Ills.
will arrive this week to visit bis brother
L X of tbia place Ii has been fifteen
years since DR.. VanHOrne has been 10
this part Of Kansas.
u. P Herzer and son Russell spent
Sunday in Dodge City visiting bis little
girls
Luther Hatfield will take a position in
the meat market Wednesday.
MISS Madge Small came from Larned
Saturday to reIit W her sister Mary In j
Lyons store. Miss Mary will spend
three weeks IN Larned.
Mrs. w II Vernon from Larned is ex.
pected this week 10 visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs J.F small.
A good crowd took in the B0nbe ur
Bros show last Thursday night which
WAS as good as the average cog and pony
show.
A ihrpshing crew working for R. P
Frszure last week were poisoned by eat
ing canned tomatoes, which delayed The
work for a day
Arthur Lowe who was brought here
from LaJunta last week very III, died on
Tuesday night at the home OF John Sims
and WAS buried in the Ford cemetery
Wednesday.
d j Hollopeter. wife and Mrs. j. A.
Smith, made a trip to the county seat
Monday.
The Ford Promoter is certainly an up
tO-date, wide awake little paper. The
editor, Mr. Price, Is the sort Of man that
will make l. u SUCCESS.
A. q Fuellr, wife and daughters who
have been visiting at the home Of j. q.
l., 0ns, left Monday for Pueblo.
W Z Fowler had the nisf )rtune to
lose his barn BY fire Monday night SOM
horses, COWS and = good deal OF teed
~erp burned. Mr.. Fowler is In KAnsa.
,ity. where he went with cattle on
Monday
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Mrs. Herbert Whitworth wac the hostes:

Mrs, Herbert WhitwOrth wal the hostess
ut u delightful, infoimhI %rsrrDri"n Fri.
day afternoon IN her home on Vine Street
West. The reception parlor was drcorar-
ed In white a.ttis sId ssl argus fern.
and in The dining room punk aud VIM C
as,r-. sweet peas aud wood ft,ns were
.ffrctvey used Mrs. Edward Fig
e. srid presided at he puI cb bowl. Mrs
Pear Luther Warren, Of Northampton,
Mass aud visa An'r M-rtm .ttv u.
Miss Bertha RaIb received ut he door.
An erjoy able musical program OF
grand opera was rendered on q V ctor
machine. Mrs WhitW orih was assisted
by her daup hrers, Miss Wbilworth .ot
Grand Rapids. Michigan and Miss Grace
Whitworlh, of New York City. About
sixtv ladies called during the receiving
hours from fouf. x.
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BuCKLIN BREEzEs.

s. w. Nicely, the mail carrier on route
No. l out Of Bucklin, has bought q motor
cy Gle on which to carry the mall. He
made hia first trip On 1t Tuesday.
At the Farmers Elevator here there
was kind Of a smash up, ope Of the bins
gave way and precipitated alarge quanti-
ty of wheat into the sand pic. Def ctive
work in the construction, we understand,
wal the cause OF the trouble.
Talk about your summer resorts, II you
are hunting summer time you don't need
to 20 any further We have 1t right here,
the good old summer time, good and
plenty.
II any body is wanting 10 buy a town
H. P. McCaustland, the land man, hal
one for sale.
The residence of G. E. Smith is near
ing. completion. 1t will ioon be ready
for occupancy, then, the may or will re
cline in peace under his own vine and fly
tree.
D. W. Fellows has bought the l. 8
Schrock farm orlh of Bucklin, near tb'
river.
j. W. Ellis, the Standred oil man here
il expecting ano'ber oil wagon every day
He finds one wagon is not sufficient t
properly take care of bis trade.
The little four year old son Of Laf'
Hoieman died Tuesday morning. TIL
cause Of bis death, as we are Informed
was nervous prostratIon by excessivv
heat. We do not know at this wrltiD,
when or where the funeral will be.
d. 1 Cole, formerly proprietor Of tn
Hotel BuckliD, ls here packing and ship
ing his HOUSE hold goods to Wichita
where he has gone inIo business
Tuesday evening. Lewis H Souelock
president Of the P,ovident Land Co., o
Kansas City, Mo-. assisted by others
gave an out door exhibition of scenes II
the o. If Coast country In Texas. The
entertained a small, hut select auditnc,
for a short time with picture and tongue
the wind being adverse, the picture par
OF the program WIS not q great success
OF course their object vas to catch suck
ers, and they ale pretty sui to get some
They q e always ready to bite regardless
of what the bait may be.
The seas uf lbt pubic srle is now on
We see quite a number OF them advertis
ed to lake place IN the near future
Some of these are by men who bav'
made a success If farming and are nov
ready to retire from IIte on the farm
Others are men belonging to that restles
class who are never %salisfi. d very long II
II locality, and are selling out to try
new location.
Last Saturday evening, during tn
ligh It thunder -how-r, j. W. Jane
house north of town, was struck by light
ming. The house WAS slightly damaged
The fsmily was in the house ut the tim
( but no one was hurt, only badly fright
ened.
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In the Fertile Azores.

Ponta Delgada, with a population OF
$4,000, is the largest city in the Azores
islands. The climate is very even,
and European and tropical plants
thrive to perfection. The productive.
ness of the soil is remarkable.
Oranges, lemons, pineapples, figs and
other fruits are cultivated with great
success.
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19
How a Woman Picks EN-,

Maybe the reason some women can
love the little onery, shaggy, off-col-
ored thing with hair all in its eyes,
which charity permits you to call a
dog, better than their husbands is
that the average wife selects the dog
she really wants, but takes her hus.
band out Of a job lot.-New York
Press.
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19
EccentrlcitY Of Genius.

AS Alexander Dumas had dined
with a state minister, somebody
asked him If he had enjoyed himself.
He replied: IF it had not been for
me, would have been bored" Dumas
was In the habit of giving two francs
to a beggar whenever he met him.
Once he had only two cents, which he
gave. ooh, M. Dumas!" exclaimed the
beggar, r~eprovingly. Give them to a
beggar," he replied.
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For SALE:--Good bicycle. Inquire at
City Drug Store. 1t
A Queens Critical Brother.

Marie Antoinette's brother Joseph
could not bear the rouge pot, and one
evening when the queen was going
out, being heavily rouged, the emper-
or was looking on. Pointing to a lady
present who was excessively be-
daubed with paint, Joseph remarked
facetiously: "a little more under the
eyes! lay on the rouge like fury, as
that lady does!"-From Hassard's
Louis XVI.
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19
A Woman of Some Weioht.

A woman who weighed 44S pounds,
was buried at Eye, Suffolk, Eng, re-
Gently. The coffin was six and a half
feet long, three feet across, and two
feet deep, and was taken to the Gem.
etery on a dray, being lowered into
the grave by chains and pulleys.
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DEGREES Of Herolsm.

"of co'se, said Uncle Eben, "dar ain
no chance of me goin' out wifi a gun
an '%stinguishin' myself by knockin'
over big game. But | does feel sum-
pin like a hero when l invites Sunday
company an kills a couple o. chickens
fob dinner"
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19
Who's the Joke on2

A milliner put up this sign; I'VE
fit girls for the best colleges in the
east" Puzzle-Who's the joke on?
The Bellman.
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19
Yearly Record of Earthquakes.
The worlds yearly record of earth
Quakes is 10000.

White Blossoms the Most Fragrant
AS a rule white blossoms are the
most fragrant.
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19
Trees as Educators.

More children are trudging along
the country roads to the country
schools than are walking on paved
streets In cities attending the city pub
lie schools. There is a liberal educa-
ton along the country road If only
right use be made Of right material.
1t is the writer's firm belief that the
physical condition Of the country
schoolhouse and grounds must be
greatly improved If we expect the
early training of the country child
will give IT wholesome appreciation
of all that is richest and best in coun'
try life. All this can be done with
but small expenditure of money. Trees
do no. cost much, neither do flowers
vines and shrubbery. While the ex
penditure of money for paint is econ
omy and the expenditure Of money tc
make a schoolroom sanitary is hui
mane.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19

German proverb: Petty thieves are
hanged; great thieves are asked to
dinner.
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FOR SAIE:-Half Section, with build
ings, w0 devil ing. water on place
Good for dairy farm. IA miles from town.
Price $3.3o0 Inquire al this office 81
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19

WANTED:-GiIl for homework, In.
s'4 qpiIe o. Mis-. X II. Madison.
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19
Tea Table Etiquette.

Tea table etiquette was somewhat
complicated in the days of that "har-
dened and shameless tea drinker,"
DR.. Johnson, when many people
thought nothing of drinking ten or
twelve cups at a sitting. 1t was con
sidered proper for the cups and sau
GERS of a party of tea drinkers to he
all passed up to the hostess in one
batch when replenishment was con.
sidered necessary, and In order that
each person might be sure Of getting
back the right cup the teaspoons were
numbered.
When the cups were passed up those
who did not require any were
supposed to place the spoon in the
cup. This writer remembers a very
ancient dame teaching a small boy to
place his spoon in his cup after the
first cup had been emptied. He won
dered for the reason. Now he knows
that tea was once very expensive and
little boys were not expected to ask
again.
The Globe-republican., 1909-08-19

Mariners Must Watch Tides.
There is not a port In Europe, and
few, If any, in the world where the
matter of tides is of no consequence.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19

from her since. He gave her age as 20
years.
The locket was sent to the mother of
the missing girl for examination. The
father left the scene of the murder soon
after making his statement to the police.
A number Of letters which the police
expect will throw light on the case were
found In the room where the body was
discovered. One written In English, ad-
dressed TO the missing Chlnaman who oc-
'upiedl the ROOM, but unsigned, warned him
that II he did not stop paying attention
to Elsie Slgel" he would meet a terrible
fate. The other letters found were writ
ten by a girl who signed herself Elsie. &"
According to the police the missives were
written In terms Of endearment. A silver
spangled bracelet, upon which we're the
initials "F. c. s." was found in a dresser
In the room. Some text books, a speller
and q geography owned by the missing
Chinaman, contained rude scrawls of the
name Elsie" such rs a person learning
70 write might make.
Miss SiegeIs Envelope.
A plain envslop addressed TO Miss Eliza
beth sisel, No. 200 wadsworth avenue.
New York City. but empty, was also found
n the room.
A man who called himself Joseph X
Lang, but h is a Chinaman, called at the
eight avenue house quite unexpectedly
turing the night. He said he called to see
Ills cousin, who proved TO be the missing
rhinaman, who occupied the room In which
The trunk was found.
Lang aid his cousin came from Philadel-
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SENATE DOUBLES
DUTY ON PAPER
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two senators appeared to reinstate them
In mutual good will. Mr.. Bailey said he had
no purpose TO reflect upon his colleague.
Mr.. Hughes, referring to the remarks
of Mr.. Bailey said he would never train
his guns against those of his own party
and concluded by remarking that hi had
probably been given the usual hazing that
comes to new senators.
During the course OF his remarks, Sem
ator Hughes took occasion to oppose the
policy Of attempting to impose an income
tax by the roundabout way OF a consti-
tutional amendment. He declared his con-
viction that It was now competent for
to impose an income tax under
its present authority, and he pointed out
the former income tax law was not
still on the statute books, as had been
by the president, but that 1t had
expired by it's own limitation nine years
ago.
Browns Amendment Beaten.
Previous to this discussion a vote had
taken on Senator Browns amendment
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19

approving for free importation of print
paper and II was defeated by a vote of
% to 80, only four republicans, Messrs.
Beveridge, Brlstow, Brown and Burkett,
voting for II.
Senator Gallinger occupied the earlier
hours with a speech in support of the
finance committees rates on paper and
wood pulp, declaring that Canada had a
vast advantage in the cost of labor over
the United States in the production OF pa
per and urging sharp competition in this
country as the reason why the price OF
paper had been kept down.
Mr.. Lorlmer, the newly-eleeted senator
from Illinois, was sworn In and took his
seat. The ceremony was witnessed by the
senator's wife and five children, all of
them grown. who occupied the front row
in the senatorial private gallery. Mr..
Lorimer cast his first vote against free
paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19
STORES
Rentie, a farmer's wife and two children
were drow~~'
BISHOP rvKCED TO LEAVE
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plea6eA with the people to commit no
breach Of the peace and to acquit them
selves as law-abiding citizens. He asked
the people to protect from any violence
the bishop and the priests. Father o'Brien
arranged for a rig to take them out OF The
village.
Start Made for Country.
Almost before the crowd knew what was
being done, the bishop and the two priests
were loaded into the livery rig and a start
made for the country, on the road to
David City. The livery rig started away
at a lively pace, and it was some time be-
fore the automobile, carrying representa-
tives Of Father Murphy's flock, was made
to start. The personnel of the auto
mobile party has been kept a secret.
The story told by the liverymaH VINO
returned soon after without his passengers
was that he was o~vertaken on the road
and his passengers we're ordered to get out
and walk. This they did and then the
liveryman was ordered to turn about and
drive 10 Ulysses without loss Of time.
II was late tonight that Bishop Bonacum
and the priests went to a farm house for
protection and engaged a farmer to a
them to David City. They had not ar
rived at the latter place at a late hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19

phia about five months ago.
Lang said he saw his cousin, Elsie Sigel
and her father and mother at a per-
Torrance at the Chinese theater three
weeks ago.