Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-12

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"Bv the way" he turned to Senator
Brandegee, of Conn.,, and inquired
show do you folks pronounce gibbet?'
q believe that the e. is soft" re-
piled Brandegee, with twinkle II
his eyes, "but it seems hard to the
fellow who must ascend the gibbet anc
assume the chief role in the drama
"Oh, there's tramp" cried sweet
young thing in alarm as a burly
rough clad man with slouch hat
pulled low over his eyes burst from
a thicket in Rock Creek Park a few
days ago.
Closer inspection, however, disclos-
ed that the tramp" was Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth, Of Ohio, who
on the floor of the House is more i'm
maculate in his attire than Broad
way beau. But when he takes hike
he dresses for that OCCASION.
Senator Wadsworth and Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt are
usually his companions on Sunday
morning hikes. This trio keep them
selves filter than most men IN pub
lie life.
Secretary of State Hughes has won
host of admirers in Congress since
the arms conference began. His mod
esty as much as his craftsmanship
has won him friends. A story that
Hughes tells about his two small
grandsons is now going the rounds in
the cloakrooms as an illustration OF
his modesty.
Lets play government" suggest
ed one of the boys. "I'll be President" )"
"All right" agreed his brother,
"I'll be Vice President"
mo, you can't" replied the other.
you're too dirty. You're too dirty to
be anything morn Secretary of
State"
Fox hunting is the latest Congress
sional outdoor sport. A newspaper
man who has fine pack of fox
hounds recently rounded up some of
the fox hunters in Congress for a
hunt and the vogue has spread like
wild fire.
Congressman Steagall of Ala,
Southwick Of Florida, and Jeffries, of
Nebraska, who went on a hunt the
other night declare that there are
more fox dens in the Maryland hills
than holes in Swiss cheese.
During the hearing on the tobacco
schedule of the tariff bill before the
Senate Finance Committee the other
day witness disclosed the fact that
the consumption Of cigarettes in the
United States had increased from H.
000,000,000 pills" in 1912 to 50,000,-
100000 in 1920.
"How do you account for that enor-
nous increase?" asked Senator Nc
Lean of Connecticut.
"Don't you know Senator, that the
ladies have learned to smoke since
1922" interposed Senator Watson of
Indiana.
"Certainly, know it," replied Nc
Lean, "but I had no idea that lady
smokers had increased to that ex-
tent"
Senator Simmons went down to
North Carolina during the recent re-
cess of Congress and brought this
story back with him:
"a darky thrust his hand into the
ticket window of the railway station
at Raleigh and asked:
BOSS, what's the price of a round
trip ticket from here to Henderson on
a corpse?"
"On corpse! exclaimed the sta
tion agent. What in the world do you
want to ship corpse to Henderson
and then bring it back for?"
well, boss, you see it's this wa;.
this here niger what died has got
bout fo'ty kin folks in Henderson. If
they ever come up here fo' the funeral,
they'd jest nachelly eat me out'n
house and home, so / fgger that it'd
be cheaper all around jest to ship the
corpse down to Henderson and let 'em
all see this nigger is daid and every
thing is reg'lar."
Isaac Gregg.