The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-03

more destructive, the sparrowS or the
worms And pom the teacher ask
ing the class what they thought about
II, all hands were raised eagerly. and
little hoy. was impatient to yolun-
teer information.
This little boy was censpicous by
his difldence and the teacher singled
him out.
Johnny White, what do you .Eins
abo0t it? Which are the more de-
strictive-fhe sParrows or the
wormsr
Johnny arose bashfully at his
desk and said: |
II don't know. teacher. I never
had the sparrows.'"
The stories and anecdotes above
cited are typical of those contained
in Annabel Lees Little Stories by
Big Men. Stories of a character so
intimate, old by men in the public
eye today, hould have E biographical
value IN addition TO achieving their
prime purpose, which is to amuse
For h interest OF the reader Of this
article certain additional representa-
tive stories taken at random from the
volume are quoted below:
By HON. OSCAR w. UNDERWOOD
United States Representative
| from Alabama
Swapping Tobacco Across the Line
| l am going to tell a story of Uncle
Joe" which, l nave no doubt, he has
forgotten, though I rave not, because
in those days he was a commander in
n political lines and / was only a
private in the rear ranks. Uncl Joe
has Tor forty years been a political
warrior and he has sometimes swap
ped tobacco across the line. It was
the real soldiers, not the ~coffee-cool-
ers or deserters. who swapped their
tobacco across the ines in times Of
real warfare.
An appropriation was needed to en-
terrain distinguished guests. Uncle
Joe and l lived at the same hotel to-
gether, and, although we differed in
politics greatly, we had been close
friends for many years.
When this subject for a needful
appropriation was becoming urgent,
Uncle Joe one night invited me to
take a stroll. In those days there
!, were no houses out at Sheridan
Circle; there was nothing but a circle.
This was a cold moonlight night and
we walked out to Sheridan Circle, and
5 then Uncle Joe invited me to take
seat on the curbing and we go dowr
to business. He said:
My boy, you have heard Of the
trouble we have been having o. r thu
: proper entertainment or distinguished
visitors. l have been thinking thi!
thing over, and tomorrow afternoon
e when most everybody has gone HON
and the House is thin, if | get Ill
and ask unanimous consent hat al
S appropriation might pass for the pur
r pose Of entertaining these distin
guished guests, and you vigorousi
r oppose it at first and hen allow m
to convince you, We might get
through"
So Uncle Joe and snapped to
= bacco across the line in HI case
+, Now all / AVE to say is this. w
\ have had great men in Congress-, an
Uncle Joe is n Of the greatest. II
has never snapped tobacco across tn
line for his own benefit. He ha
., always been willing to swap Tobacco
across the line for the glory and tn
- honor Of our great Republic, and h
has left an example hat We ma
=, follow. It gives me great pleasure t
- say that he is one Of the great me
who will live in the history of OF
~ country.
BY ANDREW CARNEGIE
10 An Unexpected "sCOme Down.
" Visiting the operating staff at OF
steel works to say goodbye, prepars
tory to taking my usual sea voyas
= across the Atlantic for the benefit
II my health. l addressed the corps.
ie stated somewhat alphabetically tn;
DC in my youthful te~legrafc career / ha
- OIAJ wv "SSAS AAOlAAoy PSI ySdt, ~
! nowadays / felt hat / had to /
much more careful, and as the war
weather approacht, I had to obey tt
ne doctors, who warned me that owi1
d to the sun-stroke received when
government servis in Virginia as A
OF sistant superintendent of Miiital
ne Railroads and Telegrafs, I must e
TX p~ecially avoid the hot summe
II But" I continued, mo matter no
va poorly / feel, two hours on the DO
| of a steamship, breasting the Wi
Atlantic waves. lr-zys gives me pc
w feet relief" To which Captain Jon
&C our famous superintendent Of Il
He works, murmured, And, Oh Lor
think of the relief we all get" T.
iay boys had me sure Roar after 70
he came forth.
at The Emperor of Germany wisht
could meet President Roosevelt.
n explained that our President new
en-, left the country while in offs a
askt why he did not come over. as l