The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-14

pdlSn manager lot COlOnel HOOSeVolC,
is one of the cheeriest, most optinis~
tic men to be seen these days about
the Coliseum and the Congress hotel.
Borah's Bushy Hair.
Senator Boran of Idaho is one of the
few big men of the convention who can
not be caied picturesque unless his bushy
hair entities him to that description. 1t
Is said his only reason for wearing so
much hair is to conceal bad scar on
the back of his head, received in an acct
dent in his youth.
/ Mr.. Borah, like Jonah K Kalanianaole,
Hawaiian delegate, has a round. chubby,
Buster Brown type of physiognomy. His
dignity, however, is such that none would
think of calling him "Cupid'-and that Is
the brown skinned islanders nickname in
congress.
Has His Name on SIS Bill.
A southern delegate was much excited
over the appearance of a tall negro at the
Coliseum annex who figured in several
conferences.
"Have you a S. bill?" asked a friend
When the currency was produced the
friend called attention to the signature
of the register of the treasury. Judson
Lyon.
THAT same dark person over there is
d.
was the explanation.
Colonel Lyons Bride.
Colonel Lyon of Texas asked Mrs. Lyon
to pose for newspaper photographers.
She did It with reluctance. and after it
was all over the colonel said softly, with
a wink at the reporters: Dear. don't let
| those fellows know you are a BRIDE
The colonel and Mrs. Lyon have been
married several years and have one presi-
Dental possibility. but as Mrs Lyon looks
young the colonel got away with 1t. That
is, with the joke. Mrs. Colonel has not
spoken to him since.
'I like to kid her, you see" explained
the colonel, but she knows joke when
she sees it. By the way, that girl can
mix the best mint julep in the world.
but wouldn't drink one. Along the same
policy she says she will move out of any
state that ever goes prohibition. One day
while she visiting in Colorado she
read in the paper that I was going to
change my politics. She Immediately
wrote me that If [ did that it was up to
me, but that she and the maid and the
cook and the men on the ranch would
all be 'agin' me, and quietly limited that
the best thing could do was to vote for
Teddy long I live. L SHALL
Teddy Has Houn' Song.
| When the Roosevelt press bureau ar
rived from Washington they brought with
d
| causing a smile even among the Taft dele
| cations. 1t is to the tune Of Casey
| Jones'"
Teddy's gotta dawg, but he Amt no hound,
| He's square jawed bull, and his face is
| round,
His legs is short. and he's close to the
ground,
| And you bet they amt kickin' Teddy's
dawg around.
CHORUS.
Square jawed bull, and his face is round.
| Square tawed bull, and he ain't no hound,
| Short legged bull. close to the ground,
| And you bet they amt kickin' Teddy's
| bull around.
The Democratic dawg the unlucky hound
! That the boys have all been kiclxin'
| around
| Is the same old dawg that's been stick
| in roun'
| Since old Abe Lincoln came to Washing
| ton town.
And now he comes back. the measley
hound,
With his face and his tail still hangiu"
down.
The hungry, sly old lop cared hound
No wonder the boys have been klckin'
| round.
Wants Sherman Renominated.
| Former Gov. Franklin Murphy of New
Jersey took his seat with the national
| committee minus the vice presidential
| boom which he had with him four yearS
ago This year Mr. Murphy is singing the
praises of Vice President Sherman for an
! other term.
81 know that custom is against renomi-
mating a vice president" he said but
there is a strong current In favor Of re-
nominating Vice President Sherman. II
will probably be an eastern man and all
the gossip l have heard has been for
Sherman"
Mr.. Murphy added that the '+vice presi-
Dental bee" has ceased to buzz in his d.
rectfon.