The Washington herald., 1913-05-09

To look at Cousin Bob" Broussard.
Representative and Senator-elect from
Louisiana, as he goes about his Con-
gressional chores, one would never
guess what a lot of funny things are
running through his head.
Whenever Broussard has a few mo-
ments' time, and turns his thoughts
loose to roam where they WILL they go
scampering off like pack Of dogs and
begin to round up strange animals
from foreign lands. A cross section
of Broussard's brain. taken in a mo-
nent of meditation. would look like
part of a circus parade.
Cousin Bob as he is known all
through Louisiana, has a notion that
the high cost of living in this country
is due largely TO the lack of variety in
our animals. He would like 10 see the
American landscape dotted with gil
RATES., camels. Zebras, hartebestes, an
telopes, hippopota gnus, and A
lot more creatures that one now is
obliged to pay to see.
A year or so ago he drew up bill
providing for the importation of the
hipppotamus to the delta country down
in Louisiana. His idea was to get
large covey of the creatures and have
them eat up the water hyacinths that
clog up the streams. In his way they
would improve navigation while wax
ing fat at no cost to anybody, and as
they multiplied they could be sold to
the butchers a so reasonable a rate
that the competition would bring beef
down to price within reach of even
the humblest bank cashier.
'CpuSin Bob
that the hippos might tire of water
hyacinth and romp across the country
some night to eat up five or six vege-
table gardens and thus cause untold
veXation. Broussard said he had
thought of this and that they could be
fenced in and confined TO limited area
like ones neighbours chickens.
After drawing up the hippo bill,
Broussard got interested in his project
and saw no reason why he should limit
his scheme to merely one or two ami
mails. He PORTED out that there was
no sense in depending on hogs, sheep.
and cattle for our great sources OF
meat. A friend of his who had once
eaten giraffe meat at a big freak dinner
in New York, said it WIS as good as
the white meat of a turkey. So "CouS-
in Bob inserted giraffes in the bill. He
is willing to bar beasts of prey that
eat up little children. but he wants TO
see he government place skids under
the beef trust by popularizing harte-
beste chops, zebra steaks, and a lot or
other excellent cuts of meat not now
10 be had in American home and board
ing places.
Broussard believes also, that with
CRATES grazing on the hillsides, ana
with other picturesque touches to make
farm life inviting, the rush to the
cities will be a thing OF the past.
When Alfalfa Bill Murray pre-
sided over the constitutional conven-
ton in Oklahoma he ruled with car
like hand that made that of Joe Cam
non in his palmy days seem palsleo
and tolerant. He named all commit
tees determined the order of business
and recognized whom he saw int.
One day a young member sought 20
get the floor in spite of Murray's evil
dent intention not to recognize him.
Il demand the floor" he cried
But you have nothing to say" ruled
Murray. You made one speech when
you first came here, telling all yoa
knew, and you haven't learned any
nIng since"
Murray's first political experience
was when he was a youngster teaching
school. He went to county Deino
cratic convention and was placed on
committee TO draw up resolutions
When these resolutions were offered 10
the convention, a captious young mem
Der of the committee called Murray .
attention to a word he had misspelled
"Mebby | did" yefied Murray; I'm
no photographer. I'm a statesman.
If one desired to start Senator var
daman talking, the simplest way Is to
point out to him woman riding about
Ghe city in costly equipage with
Nrge, foolish looking dog for com
natlion. The woman and dog compina-
ion seems TO Vardaman needless
enough at best, but his wrath is stirred
,,,ost\ of all when the dog happens 10
t.a ~ of those woolly ones with It's
hair dipped in funny designs. VITO
the sid int Of one of those Tor Q text