The Washington herald., 1914-04-14
Statesmen, Real and Near.
BY FRED c. KELLY.

Secretary Bryan has never yet dictated
q letter or speech while riding horseback.
But that Is one OF the comparatively few
places where he makes no effort TO con-
vey his thoughts to a stenographer. He
thinks nothing Of debating while walking
usually along the street.
Three or four mornings a week, II one
were noticing. one might see the Secre-
tary of State leave his home accompanied
by a confidential gecretary who has gone
there for the purpose Of walking down to
the State Department with Mr.. Bryan
As they walk elong. Mr.. Bryan dictates
and the secretary jots IL down in a note
bcok SO small that it is almost hid from
view by the mans hand.
Unless one were paying close heed, one
would never know there was any dicta-
tion going on At all. They seem TO be
merely conversing.
One morning recently Mr.. Bryan and
one OF his secretaries might have been
seen to huddle into a little niche in the
wall near one OF the entrances Of the
Slate Department. and for some time
stood there while Mr.. Bryan dictated
IF we go W. tn the ONCE" smilingly
explained Mr.. Bryan, there will be such
a crowd there that II may be hours
before we can get these letters disposed
Of"
Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood. Of Toledo,
Ohio, one OF the few remaining civil war
veterans in Congress, has a passion for
high-priced horses. He usually has a
team of spirited. whimsical-looking ami
mails here in Washington, and he is gener-
GUS about asking other Congressman to
go driving with him. but they seldom go
because the horses look as II they might
take fright at the Washington Monument
any minute. without notice, and try to
climb a tree. Gen. Sherwood, however.
Is not afraid OF them-even IL he Is sew
enty-eight years old.
The only horse that ever gave the Cen
eraI a real fright was a settled little driv-
ing horse known as ''Old Roy"
One day while driving ''Old Roy about
the streets of Toledo. Gen. Sherwood
stopped at a livery stable to engage the
proprietor in conversation and run few
errands in the neighborhood. He drove
Roy right IN and tied him carefully to a
stout beam. never noticing that IL was
one of the corner uprights of the carriage
elevator.
As the general stood chatting with the
liveryman, a bright young chap who was
working his way through Yale by serving
time in the livery stable summers, ap-
preached the elevator shaft on the sec
ond floor. Not knowing anything about
Roy being hitched below. he began TO pull
the cable
Gen. Sherwood. hearing a commotion.
glanced about to see Old Roy standing
up on his hind legs and still going up.
No great harm was DONE" says the
General. but IL gave me an awful
shock. Imagine how you yourself would
feel II you had a horse named Roy. noted
for being quiet and self-contained. and
you suddenly CHANGED to see II standing
right up on its hind legs like a horse in a
circus"
Byron r. Newton, Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury. is not given to super
stitutions-except about one thing. When
he was helping William G. McAdoo look
after the Wilson campaign at Sea Girt,
several persons down around Staunton.
Va. sent Mr.. Wilson lucky stones that
grow In a lucky-stone mine down that
way. The stones come right out OF the
ground in the form OF a perfect cross.
All one has TO do is rub the hands over
stone like that, then carry the stone
about in the pocket. and one will have
all kinds of good luck. AS there were
more OF the stones sent in than Mr.. Will
son needed for his own personal use. !
Newton held out one for himself. And
ever since then his health has improved. |
his frame OF mind and his whole outlook
on life have been better than ever be-
fore. II may not have been the lucky
stone at all. but Newton says he would
not take a chance On parting with it-not
for anything.
Some weeks ago Vice President Mar
shall made the remark that the greatest
need of this country is a good scent
cigar. The remark was printed in the
newspapers and manufacturers of scent
cigars began TO lombard the Vice Presi-
Gent with sample boxes OF their wares.
Marshall has now tried a great many
more brands OF scent cigars than he had
q month or two ago, but he now issues
this statement:
The country's greatest need still ex-
lists"
Secretary OF War Garrison was visiting
the Army and Navy Club in Washing
ton one evening when an army oficer
nudged him. pointed out a large, gray
eyehrowed man and said:
See that fellow yonder? That's Gen.
Soandso, the killjoy of the army. What
do you suppose that man wanted to do
one night"
Give it up" answered Garrison What.
pray. did he want to do?"
Why" the man told Garrison, "one
night when the President was entertain
ing the members of the Supreme Court
at the White House. the general yonder
wanted to go over there with a big army
bugle and blow the recall"
Copyright, 1914, by Fred c. Kelly. All rights
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