The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-10

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COW of :nedituttvc countenance and {
marvellous milk capacity. Here also
may oe found Myrtle, beautiful white
creature. haif-sistcr to tho esteemed p
Pauline wayne. which once furnished
milk for President TAFT and his family.
These two cows Know the Wisconsin
Senator. and on his return they will
come nosing around him. mooing and
showing their deep gratitude TO him.
| Senator Stephenson is an invetcrate i
chewer Of tobacco. and one of his
brutal colleagues once declared that no
got this habit from constant associa-
ton with cows. The Senator denies
this.
But" no told me. the use of to-
bacco is not bad. The action OF chew
Ing IS healthful The splendid diges-
1 ton of cows is mainly due 10 their
careful netcherzins"
rs that why you have pet cows?'
asked him.
No he responded. Il admire their
They are like summer sunset. Who
ever heard OF a bloodthirsty or raging
COVE
lie paused,
"a cow" he continued, IS creature
OF philosophical inclination. She does
not 1--we for the sake Of strife and
combat. Consequently she has q beau
tiful nature"
And so. on his Wisconsin farm OF
summer evening. the Senator goes
forth TO his herd ana listens to tho
peaceful moos Of Mary and Myrtle. He
is iirst and above all their friend.
IT has always been more or less a
regret to Senator Stephenson that he
Washington. When President Taft was
in Office he use to visit the presiden-
tiai COW nearly every time he called
at the White House
Prince Jonah's Parrot
ono of the livelicst little nets that
Washington has seen was brought here
some time ago BY Prince Jonah X
hhlanianaole. of Hawaii AS delegate
from Hawaii, he arrived in Washington
with colossal and princelv assortment
OF baggage and with n small green
parrot In 4 cage. Now, this parrot was
not much to look Mt, but II had the
greatest vocal development that has
been heard in America since Adelina
Patti went away. 1t initiated ANYTHING
and everything. It used to sprain its
throat trying 10 make a sound like the
street car brakes hitting a slippery
steel wheel
Prince kalanianaole lived in hotel.
And as this parrot Improved the other
guests used To hold meetings and pnsa
resolutions. When the prince Left
washington at tho end of the session
he took the parrot with him, and every
body bore up manfully at the pain of
parting from the energetic little crea-
| turc
This bird showed warm affection
Tor the prince. IT would perch on his
; shoulder when he called 1t. He could
release 1t In a room. and it would make
no effort TO escape b. way of the
window.
Pcnrosc's Pet Benr
one OF the most interesting pets that
public man ever owned was n black
bear cub. which Senator Penrose had at
his country homo near Phi!adelphia.
rs IS generally known. the senior SEN
ator from Pennsylvania Is n valiant
nimrod, and during one OF his hunts
tho guide brought back the uttle cub
hardly larger than a fox terrier The
big statesman became very fond of IT,
and had ii around until advancing years
made II lnadvisable to keep it longer.
!; was then sent to the Philadelphia
, ZOO.
Senator Cummins and Senator In Fol-
| ictte, respectively from Iowa and Wis
eonsin. arc great fancicrs OF dogs. Both
nave many OF the animals on their
farms and keep them around constantly
when they are 1T home.
nrynn's Favorite Is Rex.
IL would be difficult to stretch tho
, Imagination sufficiently to consider
secretary or State Bryans horse Rex
as pet. but that is exactly what ho
J Is. The horse was purchased by the
Secretary OF State several years ago
principally because no seemed to pos
sess more than ordinary backbone
capable OF carrying 2Oo-odd mounds ~
statesman without sagging in the mid
DIE When Rex arrived in Washington
the Secretary of State went down to
meet him. AS the horse reached firm
ground again he wandered over toward
the Peerless Leader, whinnicd and be-
gan nosins the Cabinet premiers pock-
cts
u know what he wants" said Secre-
tary Bryan. and forthwith he produced
small pinch OF SALT which Rex gulp-
ed eagerly.
He regards me as n sort OF animated
salt mine" explained the secretary II
, neiieVe he'd quit carrying me lie I
failed TO bring my tribute OF salt"
lex Is mighty beast. put up like
the chargers OF olden days. And he
, needs to be mighty beast because
ne usually gets two hours OF good solid
riding each day. Tho Secretary OF
State usually goes to Rexs stall and
sees after the saddlins himself The
employees say he never forgets the salt.
, a Friend OF All FeIines.
One night last winter Representative
Edwin J. Webb, Of North Carolina, was
wandering home when he heard a fee
Bile meow"
STOPPING, no picked up n much be-
draggled. weary looking little kitten
Il yellow and white feline, with fur
that was like SILK. lie took the kitten
home to his children. who Immediately
became wildly infatuated with Ii. Ii is
now rapidly growing TO cathood on tho
Webb farm, in North Carolina
Representative Webb is noted In the
House as tho man who cannot pass by
stray and helpless kitten without
doing something Tor It. Sometimes no
Will call boy and have the kitten
cared for, paying tho boy to feed It
and mud 1t n home. Sometimes he will
give IL 10 a policeman after exaoting
promise that 1t viii be given a show.
secretary OF Labor Wilson n natiyo
scot Is tho owner OF a Scotch collie.
a beautiful animal. which he kept at
MS PENNSYLVANIA home. The Secre-
tary OF Labor has always been II