The Washington herald., 1910-05-10

senator Depew says any one who has
had the opportunity to watch closely
for half century the psychological de-
velopment Of people hnds many interest
ing results.
landed in the Grand Central Depot
one morning between 4 and o'clock.
A man stepped up 10 me and said. in re-
gard 20 very dear and valued friend:
HaVe you heard about Jim?'
Il said No. What?'
He hit me a whack in the back that
sent me or the platform onto the rails,
and shouted:
He is dead, Ny God, he Is dead"
When 1 recovered sufficiently. I said:
How came you 20 be here at this
early hour?
The answer was. The family sent me
to meet you and break the news gently
A well-known writer, whose contribu-
tions are very acceptable 10 the maya
zines. told Senator Depew that he thought
there had been enough OF misrepresenta-
ton and unfair criticism OF President
Tart and his administration. and so he
wrote some articles. stating the conclu-
slons which he had arrived at and the
reasons for them, all favorable 10 the
PRESIDENT His employers. the publishers.
said.
Our readers don't want that. II you
nave any scandal about any public man
or about Congress, with enough truth
aoout u. when properly presented. which
seems to be very bad. and therefore SEN
S"uonaL thai suits our readers and in
creases our circulation"
Judge Walter l. Smith is not only one
OF the best debaters in the House. but
ne is also a stumper from way back.
When he is doing his turn on the hust-
INBs' ms audiences are always large and
enthusiastic. More than that the Judge
himself becomes so enthusiastic in his
subject that he IS cbllvious 20 many
things that happen
The Judge usually wears a fro~t, coat
and string he in his makeup. He car
ries his handkerchief IN one OF the coat
pockets. In the tail OF the coat. He had
started of TO speak in the town han one
night and found that he had no hand
kerchief.
Rushing upstairs. he grabbed nicely
folded white object out OF the bureau
drawer and showed fl into the accustom-
ed repository OF his kerchief When the
judge had use for his handkerchief. he
reached around TO the pocket and. draw
ing it forth, would shake Il sharply
causing il 20 snap like a whip
In the midst OF his speech on the night
In question. he got excited and the per
spiration flowed freely. He reached for
the handkerchief. drew Il out. and gave
II swish outward with a crack.
He mopped his massive brow. but the
thing seemed striugy and torn. After
ne had dried his face sufficiently he re-
turned the supposed handkerchief TO his
pocket not noticing the litter that was
going around the hall
When he got home Judge Smith said
20 bis wife. L wish. dear. YOU would he
careful and leave ragged handkerchlefs
out Of my bureau drawer"
Why. there were no ragged handker-
chiefs IN your drawer"
There weren't? Look az this one"
That isn't a handkerchief. Won sim
pleton; that is a white string tie"
The Judge had in his hurry grabbed IN
one Of his white ties instead OF a hand
kerchief
J. Adam Bede and Victor Murdock
mnched together recently. From the
serious look on the face OF the former
lokester Of the House it was presumed
that Victor was mixing the courses OF
/ the lunch with a discourse on the propa-
ganda Of the insurgents. "WIl you look
at that?" remarked a member from New
York, as he passed the lunch room and
saw the party al lunch
rs It possible that Murdoch is trying
10 convert that dyed-ln-the-wool regular
OF few years back" Hes up agains,
a hard job said his companion, FOR
with all his humor. Bede is a serious
proposition when party regularity IS con
earvaT ff