The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10
STORIES FROM THE CAPITAL

AIRY of the Navy, Mr.. Roosevelt did
not like too much familiarity. Rear
Melville, of Arctic fame, was
then chief of the Bureau of Steam
and while Mr.. Roosevelt
admired him for his ability he did not
like Admiral Melville's frequent re-
mark, Hey, Brother!" which the bluff
old sailor used in addressing every
body.
"Why does the old man call me Hey,
Brother" Indignantly asked the late
President of a friend. 81 am not his
brother, and don't like to be Hey
Brothered by any man."
Every winter Washington wrestles
with the problem of cleaning snow
from the streets, and it generally re-
suits in discussions of an appropria-
ton for the purpose in Congress. Sew
eral years ago the appropriation was
in charge of the late Senator Allison,
noted for his conservative statements
and the care he always exercised not
to commit himself definitely on any
proposition.
Snow fell last month";" the Iowa
Senator said, land snow has fallen
this month"
And snow will fall again." inter
jected Senator Spooner, who wanted
to help along the appropriation.
"As to that, will not say" replied
the careful Allison, unwilling to COM
nit himself to the prophecy.
Congressman Mccall of Massachu-
sets and ex-Mayor Mcclellan of New
York, when the latter was in Con-
gress, were very close friends. They
had both won distinction-and no
doubt were drawn together on ac-
count of it-by the fact that they
were often separated from their re-
spective parties. Mcclellan was once
styled the leader of the Mcclellan
Democracy" which consisted of him
self, as he voted alone on several
propositions. Mccall not only voted
against his party, but often put forth.
propositions which received only his
solitary vote. On one occasion a mo-
ton he made received seventeen votes
besides his own.
Something wrong with that" he
remarked as he walked up the aisle.
81 must get something else. There is
no distinction in that kind of vote"
Senator Nathan B. Scott had his
memory turned back to childhood days
during recent illness. Consulting an
eminent specialist, he was furnished
with bullet tied to string. He was
told to swallow the bullet and tie
the other end of the string to the but
tonhole of his nightshirt, and not re.
rove either until next morning.
That was the worst night l ever
had" said the Senator in telling the
story. Every time l moved that
string would jerk and pull and kept
ME awake most Of the night. 1t
brought to my mind something that
happened when was a small boy and
| had not thought of for sixty years
l tied a string to kernel of corn and
tied a piece of paper on the other end
Of the string. Then l left it where
an old gander could get it, and he
swallowed the corn. AS soon as il
was down the piece of paper begar
to get close to him and he began t.
veer away from it. AS he tried to ge
away the paper followed him, and the
gander began to shy and run, only t.
be chased by the piece of paper.
1T was fun for a small boy, and
enjoyed it; but when l had that bulle
in my stomach and the string in m!
mouth it was altogether different.
knew then just how that old gande
felt, and l thought about him all nigh
long"