Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-07
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FOR two weeks the congress or the
United States did nothing but mars
time. gentleman's agreement by which
that great and expensive Legislative
body did nothing else for that period
II is question as TO how long the cOun-
Try will permit such agreements. wher
Ehe congress is costing the people Sc
much money, actual cash drawn out OF
the strong box OF the nation every thirty
days or oftener. But such is the pre-
vailing custom now and which has been
growing worse for fifty years, because
the political conventions are constant
" increasing in volume and more and
more expensive. every four years III
congressman and senators would stay
in Washington on the job there would
be no need for marking time. They
might be interested in what the con-
ventions were doing but the hegira
from the District OF Columbia, is some
thing astonishing. when there conven-
tions are en- tapis.
Perhaps il is only the game of poll
tics Nevertheless there are very senious
objections 10 being ruled by a bunch OF
politicians who are drawing more than
twenty dollars per day land 10 speak
plainly are hired 10 stay in their seats
and answer TO roll calls. A good many
OF them could oe spared all the time. a
postage stamp on a chair could be
counted with agreeable results for a
whole lot OF them. But they are prone
TO conventions and what is consequential
in big towns like Chicago and ST. Louis
when conventions are on.
There are plenty of men who are not
in congress who could pull off conven-
but the congress crowd could not pa
rade with so many consequential airs
and graces If they were not permitted
to ''cuss and discuss in the floors OF
these big convention GATHERINGS.
HOW DOGS FIND THEIR OLD HOMES
When I was a child and lived in
Decatur with my parents we had a
valuable dog named Brutus. He was
very large. white. shaggy dog. and very
fond Of the family. He was fine guard
deg. and at one time prevented a bur
glar from breaking in the house.
We usually spent Christmas and New
Years at the plantation home. twelve
miles away. When we drove from the
Decatur residence one winter we called
for Brutus, but he was away. We
finally left without finding him. We
reached the plantation late in the aft
ernoon twelve miles away. and next
morning on rising we found Brutus at
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night travel He could not tell us how
he found US. because ne had not been
there before.
This was recalled to mind on reading
of a valuable foxhound, owned for
merly in Pennsylvania, but recently sold
10 a man in Virginia He is seven
years old and when his former master
aWoke one morning he saw the fox
hound in his accustomed place. but the
dog had travelled 800 miles TO get there.
ard he had found his way. although he
had been shipped by rail.
The better you treat a dog the more
sagacious that deg will be in getting
&c you. IL he is forced to make the
effort. to find you
had an excellent dog some years
ESQ. a great Big common country dog.
and I was his special care. I do not
remember ever getting out OF bed after
retiring during the night that he did
not rise from his rug on the piazza and
make IL known TO me that he was on
guard. never went home from a
night train that he did not meet the
buggy on the top of the nearest hill
and attend me TO the house. He never
cared TO come in doors. because he had
been trained to keep TO the piazza. but
when I was expected home he always
left the house and went OF 10 meet
the buggy and he did that for nobody
else.