Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-18
Washington Life
some interesting Phases
ana Conditions Observed
at the Nations Capitol.

Congressman Clarence b, Miller, a Min
nesota insurgent. representing the zenith
city OF the unsalted sea- seems unable to
grasp the humor OF the situation without
mortislng his Uranium. A story current
In Washington and sent along the line by
the Brooklyn Eagle correspondent, init
mates that Clarence was pried loose from
the pie counter by Adam Bede, former
funny man Of the house. Clarence dumped
Adam at the last election, beating him on
loud promises of progressive reform and
work for the people only. AS soon as the
seat and the salary was safely annexed,
Clarence HE'D himself to the pie counter,
50 the story goes, and stuck to It with
the zeal of a standpatter. setting up, when
Jared loose, the most painful 'holler''
heard In Washington since Adlai Stevenson
swung the ak. Just before Clarence set
up his "holler," Adam dropped into Wash
ington and snuggled up to Frank Hitch
cock, postmaster general, and dropped a
few humorous remarks. Hitchcock took
the tip and the pie took the elevator.
Two elderly women, one Of them an
instructor in a we'll known girls college,
were doing Washington They began
with the senate, and, after listening to a
stirring speech by Senator Rayner, in
which he urged that zelaya should be ar
rested and tried as a murderer, they sal
lied forth to see what the supreme court
was like. Recruiting their impressions
afterward, they told of their arrival in
the midst Of an argument, in which a
young man was defending his clients right
to a certain patent.
But" explained one Of the women, "the
young man talked so low we could not
what he said. The strange thing
about it," she continued, was that all
the Judges looked as though they were
asleep. 1 don't suppose they were, but
they looked. that way. And. oh, do you
think" she questioned, as a sudden thought
flashed into her mind, do you suppose
that Justice Brewer wears a wig. or is
that long white hair really his ownY''
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The proposition to make changes in the
arrangement OF the house OF representa-
tives to conform to the general plan Of
the House of Parliament has caused much
talk about the capitol, some favorable
and some unfavorable. One old states
man, when approached on the subject, re-
marked ~sarcastically, ''They make me
tired. Anything English seems to tickle
Of these youngsters. Why don't they
let we'll enough alone2 The next thing you
someone will propose knee breeches
and all the nonsensical trappings that go
with them. Nothing doing along that
line for your uncle"
Charlie Rider, special stenographer to
the postmaster general, is one of the fair
haired lads Of the Hitchcock administration.
At least such hair as yet remains to adorn
the head of Mr.. Rider is of the 'fairest
of blond. Some months ago he got
interested in the operations of the New
York Stock exchange. He read the daily
market reports and thought he had mas
tered the Wall street proposition. in its en-
tirety. Then he took 500 and bought on
margin twenty shares of one of the ''cat
and dog stocks that move easily and
without much reason in almost any direc-
ton. In two hours Charles hundred had
gone a-glimmering. Next morning he re-
ceived a statement from his broker show
Ing a vacuum on the credit side of his &C
count Stamped across the age were the
&c. & o. E. In Wal street this
means Errors and omissions excepted"
Charlie puzzled over the initials all day.
the close Of business he met a lawyer
friend and showed him the statement
What does e. & o. e. mean?p he
The lawyer looked at the vacant credit
column and handed the statement back.
In your case, Charlie" he replied. 81
think it means Easy and over-easy."
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It is possible to purchase at the Phila-
delphia mint faithful portraits of Taft and
sundry similar souvenirs. The coins are
" each and there are over 300 dies in the
medal department, including those be-
slowed by congress since the opening of
the mint In 1872 and given by congress to
heroes OF the continental army.
The first dies for government medals
were struck at the mint in Paris under
the supervision Of the thrifty BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN. wh0 insisted on having 1t as
as possible, as had been the rule
OF his life since the early days when he
learned his trade in the old shop on MIX
street, Boston. This medal is about. three
inches In diameter; the original was pur-
chased by the Massachusetts, Historical as
for 5000. A replica can be had
for 50.
The latest medal given to the Wright
brothers is of gold, and is the Only design
on which two figures appear. This is cred
table as showing the contrast between the
recognition now given a great inventor and
the neglect Of those great g~eniuses of a
remote past, who struggled for years
with poverty, scorn and hope deferred, and
often died before their achievement in
the cause Of science and civilization were
recognised. In the Naval department there
are nineteen different medals on sale, from
one of Paul Jones down to Admiral
Dewey OF the present day. The medal de-
partment OF the government is constantly
Increasing its capacity in turning out
government work and medals for So
cieties at a nominal charge.