THE WASHINGTON TITHES TUESDAY JANUARY 23 1906GI

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Our Poisoned Foods

Alarming indeed is the extent towhich the adulteration of food stuffsprevails among those who in theirlust for gain are careless of theirmoral obligation to conserve thepublic health Generally speaking themother has no assurance that themilk she feeds her baby Is not

with formaldehyde Theclan who prescribes for his patienthas no guarantee that the ingredients-do not contain adulteratives that mayneutralize the virtues of the medi-

cine The housewife when she givesher order at the butcher shop or thegrocery Mas no way of knowing thatthe articles for her table have notbeen treated with poisonous preservatives How long has it been sincethe whole country was aroused to aterrible pitch of indignation becauseour soldiers were fed embalmedbeef And yet all the while thepopulace was protesting there wasbeing served on every table in theland chemical contamination disguised as delicious dainties

Recent analyses of staple productsby the Maryland Medical Society dis-

close some astounding revelations Itfound that pepper is largely mixedwith ground cocoanut shells and theman who sells pepper cheaper thanhis competitor is merely sellinggreater quantity of cocoanut shellsThe average housewife determines thequality of chocolate by its darkness-of color The society learned thatlamp black was used to impart thedesired hue to cheap chocolate Thepurest sugar has a bluish white colorFive pourds of the best sugar onthe mnrket were treated chemicallyand a large quantity of ultra marinecoloring matter discovered Ultramarine is a deadly poison and were aperson to consume five pounds ofsugar at a single sitting if that werepossible the amount contained therein would be sufficient to cause death

The cheap candies eaten so profusely by children were found to consist largely of otherwords they were nothing more thancolored and flavored tallow Medicinesused by druggists 1n filling prescriptions were discovered adulteratedand as Dr Pierce Kintzing of theUniversity of Maryland Hospital staffputs it When n medicine fails toeffect a cure I have no way of knowing whether it is because some othermedicine should be used or becausethe patient is not getting the Ingredients in their pure state

A great many of the nostrums onthe market are nothing but disguisedalcohol and opiates Cough syrupsare many times laden with morphineand socalled tonics are usually mix-tures of liquor and bitters Only recently in the city of Baltimore thedeath of a child from the overdose-of a soothing syrup brought to lightthe fact that six other children haddied from taking the same remedyWere the manufacturers compelled-to state plainly the compositions oftheir products there could be no imposition upon the credulity of thepublic

The time has come for action Thesituation suggests Tennysons Daysof Advance when

chalf and alum and plaster are soldto poor for breadAnd the spirit of murder works In thevery mean of life

Opening the Fight-

In answer to the speech of MrClay of Georgia yesterday a mem-ber of the United States Senate usedthese words

He proposes to put in place of sixgreat railroad one monstercombination under Government controland Government regulation with no

to chance rates on the ofanybody after they are once establish-ed by the commission and ratified bythe courts He proposes to destroy thelast vestige by law in the name

and in the name of the peo-ple He proposes to wipe out what thereis left competition in trans-portation and by what would be an Infamous project give one commissionwithout appeal and without review ex-cept upon some unimportant collateralquestions the arbitrary power to fixrates not alone for Oe railroads butfor the shipper for you and me andevery man in the country who wouldthus be made to bow down to this mon-ster who would have n his clutch thegreat business interests of thecountry-put youc votes you who

to speak in the name of Democracy-and the people

This is not the speech of SenatorTillman or any otherreference to monster combinations-

the last law an infamous project this monster whowould have in its clutch the greatbusiness interests of the country Itis the speech of a Republican well

flown as of the most conservative men in the whole cnamber Sen-ator Nelson W Aldrich and thereference is to the project of a Re-publican President and the InterstateCommerce Commission-

It is moreover an incident of thefirst days debate on this subject Ifany reader of The Times has enter-tained the slightest doubt as to the

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intensity of the opposition whichthe Presidents policy is to receivelet him read these words from this

August Schmidt is president of theGreen Sod Club of Washington Thiswould soom to leave some hope for JohnFlnnoKan to become president of theWashington Saengerbund-

It Is said that the Presidents RonghRider friend Frantz is slated for ap-

pointment on the Canal CommissionWhats Frantz been doing now

Susan B Anthony announces that shela going to celebrate another birthdayThuts a sure sign a woman Is gettingold

Uncle Russell Sage and Aunt HettyGreen are still immune to the blandishments of Brother Mann

It is curious how a furnace that goeston times a day in freezing

will burn redhot all the time In awarm spoil

As a result of the hot weather menwear no overcoats women leave offtheir furs stray butterflies flit thesong of spring is In the VicePresident Fairbanks demonstrates againthat his Iced manner Is weatherproof

IS GRATEFUL FOR GIFT

Fire Hero Acknowledges Receipt of

Present From BaltimoreOfficials

BALTIMORE Jan 25 Ani of the receipt of 00

by the fire boarc and appro-priated the board of estimates wasreceived yesterday the fire boardfrom Former Fire Marshal Sidney Bieber of Washington who contracted consumption as a result of exposure duringthe big fire of February 7 and 8 1904The letter was written from Los An-geles Cal and Is aa roilovrs

I havo the honor to acknowledge thoreceipt of your letter dat d December

j 28 ISO with Inclosure directed toPaso Tex and forwarded here

Never before have I been at loss forwords to express my feelings Honest-

I this Is the case In this InstancePlease extend to his honor the Mayor ofBaltimore Chief Engineer George WHorton the fire commissioners and theboard of estimates my sincere thanksthose from away down in the bottom ofmy heart I am ro deeply touched bytheir action to say more except that Ireflect with great pleasure upon theduty I performed at your February7 and 8 1 M and to say further that ifthe circumstances were the same and Iknew what might take place nothingwould afford me more pleasure than torepeat my past performance

With highest regard esteemand best wishes and with everlasting

have caused the action in this regard

KING EDWARDS NIECE

MOTHER OF DAUGHTER

ES1IER Surrey County EnglandJan 28 TJO Princess Alexander ofTeck a niece of the King who wasthe Princfcss Alice of Albany beforeher marriage In 1SCM to Prince Alexander of Teck gave birth to a daugh-ter this morning Both motherchild are doing

ORIGIN OF LOVING CUPThe loving cup is an old old institu-

tion whose origin goes back tothe dim days of Saxon England Author-ities differ as to the date of its inven-tion but English historians like Wil-liam of Malmesbury attribute it to thefeeling of consternation that arose in

over the assassination of KingEdward in 97 Edward surnamed the

was stabbed in the back whiledrinking in the saddle by servants of

wine cup of that day required two handsto grasp it a as illusratedby the successful attack on Edward lefta man helpless at the hands of his enemyThe Saxons who were as Is wellknown great drinkers were In the habit of passing a large heavy cup around-at a banquet to be drunk fromguests in rotation He who thus drankthe health of some one of the companystood up to do so lifting the cup tohis mouth with both hands while theperson whose health he drank or hispledge as he was called assumed theresponsibility of protecting him fromassault

The pledge who usually was the person sitting next the drinker stood upto do so raising his drawn swordhis hand the while to defend the drinkIng man

practice continued long after thoconditions of social life had ceased torequire it but modified it has survivedin the modern loving cup as passedaround on ceremonial occasions such asthe lord mayors feast or the Inns ofCourt banquets in London-

A pretty story attributes the Invention-Of the threehandled cup to Henry of Navarre Henry IV of France Ittells how the while out huntingone day became separated from hiscompanions and feeling thirsty called ata wayside inn for a of wine Theserving maid on handing it to him ashe sat on neglected to preand his majestys white gauntlets weresoiled

While riding home he bethought himthat a twohandled cup preventa recurrence of this so he had a twohandled cup made at the royal potteriesand sent it to the Inn On hs nextvisit he called again for wine when tohis astonishment the maid having received instructions from mistressto bo very careful of the kingsPresented it to him holding herselfAt once tho happy ideastruck the king of a cup with threehandles which was acted upon hismajesty quaintly remarked Surely outof three handles I shall beone the threehandled loving

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THE CIRCLE OF SOCIETYIN

Mr Moody Host of Mr andMrs Roosevelt

CONGRESS HOSTESSES BUSY

Many Receiving Today as Participants

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for Society

There Is a strenuous outlook for society people today the social rosterbeing well filled and manyof events particularly attractive

President Roosevelt and Mrswill be the guEsts at dinner tonight

the bachelor member of the CabinetGeneral Moody

An unusually large number of thehostesses are receiving

largo parties being formed at thethe Dewey tho Hamilton and

popular headquarters for this imbranch of society

Mrs Edson Bradley will give Washsociety delightful treat this at

ternori when at a tea Miss Susanof Covent Garden the well

singer will slag Assisting MrsIn receiving her guests will be

at the tea tablu Mrs Bulmer MrsMrs Newberry Miss Polly

and Miss Hagner

Mrs Foraker was hostess at a veryattractive Juncheon today when the

were Miss Cannon Mrs MartinDolliver Mrs Carter Miss Mil-

lard Mrs Lamar Mrs Slbey MrsMorgan Mrs Ilaywood Mrs RaymondPatterson Mrs Southerland Mrs Gra-

de of New York Mrs Sedgsley MrsDuell Mrs Rudolph KaufCmnnn MrsSomers Mrs Mrs ArthurBrice Mrs Chatard Mrs Stevens Miss

rlrVOne of the most notable of tile days

social happenings will DO the dinner giv-

en by the Ambassador from Brazil andMadame Nabuco It called by many

PanAmerican dinner as the represen-tatives of moat of the southern oounurfeshave been Invited

Secretary of State and Mrs Root wrehosts at a dinner last whichwas attended by the German Arabasae

and Bareness von Sternburg theAmbassador and Mine Caaar

Secretary of Commerce and LaboMrs Metcalf Senator and Mm

Elkins Senator Beveridge Justice andDraper and Mr and Mrs Dalzeil

Secretary of the Treasury and MsShaw were the guests for whom Mr andMrs Cropper entertained at dinner lastnight their additional guests being Sen

and Mrs Spooner General and MrsGreely Rear Admiral and Mrs McGowan Major Russell Mrs RobertHinckley Captain and Mrs Rush Mrs

and Frank Hackett

Assistant Attorney General and Mrswere dinner hosts last night whenentertained Representative and

Landis Mr and Mrs Stevens theGeneral and Miss Keen

Miss Terry gave a dinner last evening-in honor of Miss Hlldesarda McKenna

engagement to John Leggettof New York lias recently been

Senator Chauncay Dopaw arrived inyesterday accompanied by

Paulding who will be his hostessthe absence of Mrt Depew in

Admiral Field United States Navyfamily will occupy the residence

Mrs William Hayden on Connectavenue during Mrs Haydens ab

in Europe

The following Congressional womenreceive at the Dowey today from

to 6 oclock Mrs Grosvenor of OhioLoudenslagbr and Miss Gardner ofSpringfield Ill Mrs KatharineHill of Lincoln Ill Mrs Moran

Hlens Mrs Amarylesle GillettJessie D Gillett Miss Belle EwingJ W Sedgewlck General Bates

Miles Cot J Allen Governorof Virginia Swanson Gen Thomas

Scott of Illinois and Lieut Logan

Among the prominent people to wit-ness the performance of Mexicana atBalascos last night were

The Russian Ambassador and the BarRosen the Brazilian Ambassador

and Madame Nabuco the Chinese Min-

ister and his suite the Cuban Ministerand Madame Quesada the Siamese Min-

ister PhyaT Akharnj Varadhara theFirst Secretary of the Siamese Legation Mr and Mrs Edward H Loffustho Costa RIcan Minister and MadameCalve the Assistant Secretary of Wetand Mrs Oliver Justice McKenna andthe Misses McKenna the Minister ofNorway and Madame Hauge Senatorand Mrs Bailey and Mrs Culberson General Hare Representative-and Mrs Slayden Representative andMrs Garner and MrsBurleson Senor Don Agustin Barrancochancellor of the Cuban Legation MrDelgardo Mr Camblllo Mr and MrsHannis the Minister of SanDomingo Miss Fox daughter ofdirector the Bureau of the AmericanRepublics

Mrs Claude M Swanson wife of thegovernorelect of Virginia has gone toRichmond where she Is the guest of liarsister Mrs Cunningham Hall of 217Shafer street

The tea given by the executive com-mittee of the Columbian Worn in Satirday afternoon was In honor of MusTurner and served not only to introducethe new president but also many nowmembers of the society The home t

John Paul Earnest where the teawas given was decorated with red oarnations and white narcissi in the

room and reception hall There wasa centerpiece of the same flowers and

with red shades on the tablein the dining room The invitations wererestricted to Columbian Women

Rear Admiral J B Coghlan U S Narrived at the Ebbltt House last even-ing

Mrs Ellis Logan will recolvo withMrs Henry T Rainey at the Driscolltoday

The following Congressional ladlesof the Ebbltt will receive today frcrr 3to 6 Mrs Guder of North Carolina

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Congressional Women at the Ebbitt Today

PHILADELPHIA HOSTOF MISS ROOSEVELTQu-

aker City Society Will Try to Outdo Itself Entertaining Daughter of President and Representative Long

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Inner party in Philadelphia JanuaryMiss Frances Grtscom will be

oetesa The following day LloydIriscom will a large stag

at the Stratfojd Bellevue and theday at the seme place Mrs

Clothier will present Miss Rooseveltforty of the women

luncheoniladelphl

Senator and Mrs Forakera number of gusts at dinner last

to meet the Vice Presidentand Mrs Fairbanks The other guestsincluded the Austrian Ambassador and

Hengeimulier Senator KearKean Senator and Mrs Drydon

Assistant Secretary of State and MrsAssistant Secretary of the

and Mrs Mr andIngaUs of Cincinnati Mr andThomas Gatf Miss Carow sister

I Mrs Roosevelt Miss Gwynn SenaWarren Senator Crane Mr Colton

The British Ambassador and LadyDurand gave a large dance at theBritish embassy last night Miss Durand the ambassadors daughter worewhite and silver and her cousin MissDurand of London wore pink chiffonAH of the dancing men of the diplo-matic corps and society men asas Oliver Miss Marion OliverMiss Boardman Miss Josephine Boardman MiffS Cobb Mitts Gaff and other

friends of Miss Durand with alsoa number of young married peopleformed the party of dancers

The Mexican Ambassador and SenoraCasssus with their daughters return-ed to Washington last evening aftera visit two to Phllaielphia and New York

Baron von dem Busche Haddenhaucounselor of the embassyBaroness von dora Hadenhausen were hosts at dinner partyast night

Mrs Don Cameron entertained a smallluncheon party yesterday followed bytea and was hostess at a dinnerparty last night

The surgeons who performed theoperation upon Miss Evelyn Walsh

Robinson Arkansas Mrs ChaneyChaney and Mrs Holliday Inand Mrs Welborn MissouriGen J F Wade of tho army is atthe Ebbitt House

Mrs Harry Wittgenstein of Baltimoreguest of her parents Mr and MrsSolomon

Mrs Moses of Baltimore was for aof her sisterKann or Belmont avenue

Mr and Mrs Samuel Levy of DukeAlexandria entertained a num

of Washington friends last night athome A piano solo was played by

Henry Steiner and a mandolin solo byKaufman Among the otherguests present wore Miss Sophie Gold

berg Miss Sarah Rosenthal Miss LlbbeyLevy Miss Rose Rothstein Miss Ida

Miss Stella Lauphelmer Miss Sa-rah Levy Misses Fannie and Lena

and Miss Sylviaand A Cohen Mr Joslin J Kaufman H Steiner and A Wollberg

The Georgetown Assembly gave itssecond dance at LinthIcum Hall lastevening the event proving ono of themost brilliant social events in that

of the city this season FestoonsSouthern smilax and ferns were usedeffectively with red bunting The or

chestra played from a balcony overlooking the ball room

Rawlins Hume Harris Christ LeonS Nicholson Jr and J Orvllle

Ecker composed the committee Receivtag the guests were Mrs Charles HCraigln Mrs William B Orme MrsGeorge T Dunlop Mrs Downes WilsonMrs John O Evans and Mrs A HSnow

Among the guests were Mr and MrsRawlins Hume Mr and Mrs PercyThompson Mr and Mrs Douglas SimsMr and Mrs George D Ramsey Mr

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pronounce it perfectly satisfactory andare using very precaution not to permit the bones strain to sup apart aswas the case in the ftrst setting MissWalsh Is under the cars of severaltrained nurses while two surgeons di

time the watch It is nowknown that her recovery will be rapidCad will suffer no greater Inconvenience than the slightest txwulbleshortening of one limb

Lady Susan Townter has returned toWashington from a visit te Philadel

and New York

Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball is now at1017 Fourteenth street where she Wiltspend the rest of the winter

St Agnes Guild of the Church of theGood Shepherd will Rive turkey dinnersthe nichts of January and SS from Sto S oclock at the Purteh Hall Sixthand I streets northeast

The Washington residence of MrsBurton Harrison was brought to a closeby the detith of her husband severalyears ago having occupied a reeldence In N street During her stayhere she made many warm friends whowill regret her continued residence inEurope It now seems to be Mrs Harrisons determination to spend as muchtime over there as here She has leftgone to Cannes for the rest of thewinter

She has just finished a novel towhich she had the finishing toucheswhen she received the news of theshocking death of her daughterinlawMrs Francis Burton Harrison Thisbook will be published In the UnitedStates and abroad next summer

The first meeting of the W I N Clubwas held Saturday at the home of thevice president Miss Elsie V Webster385 Ninth street southeast in whichnineteen members participated Thecommittee on arrangements tastefullydecorated the rooms in the club colorsblue and white At 1130 p m the effortsof the refreshment committee were diecussed and duly appreciated

The first prize winners were Miss ElsieYost and Ernest Johnston while thebooby prizes were awarded to MissHarriet Cremer and George CalverAfter arranging for the next meeting anenjoyable evening was brought to aclose

and Mrs Fred Klelnschmldt Dr andMrs Beale Captain and Mrs Summerlln Mr and Mrs Charles T CleagettMr and Mrs David Gruelees Mr andMrs Lloyd D Smoot Mr and MrsMartin Mr and Mrs Armlstead PoterJr Misses Alice and Polly ShepardMiss Polly Mason Miss Lillian Stonethe Misses oodwin Miss GertrudeSehafer Miss Spurgin Miss SpauldingMrs Andrew Bradley Miss Lucy Ma-son Miss Carr Miss Chase Miss

Nelll of Va theMisses Howard Mrs L HumeMrs Graham Hume Dr John DunlopFrank Dodge the MessrsFrank Hyatt Howard Robert HumeDr William Mason Joseph L NorrisJr Dr Louis Lehr RobertsMiss Edelln Miss Boteler Miss DunlopMiss Marshall Miss Reid Miss WorthIngton Miss Cronin Mr Bradley MrMcCartenay Mr Heth Mr Wlllett MrNIcholason Mr Ecker Mr PaltcherMr Christ and Mr Paldert

The marriage of Miss Helen CatherineBeatty and John Jacob Albert will takeplace at 7 jclock this evening at theWest Washington Evangelical LutheranChurch Wisconsin avenue and Voltaplace

The bride will be given away by herbrother Charles K and she willhave ns bridesmaids Miss Anne A Albert and Miss Annie Goebel The usherswill be D Morris Walmer and William Coates Following the ceremonyMr Albert bride will take ashort through Maryland and Penn-sylvania after they will return toGeorgetown their future home

Mr Albert Is a civil engineer In charge-of tho construction work on the C Prailroad In Alverta Canada

Dr and Mrs T C Taylor of Larchmont N Y are at the New Willard

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THE PERSONAL SIDEAT THE CAPITOL

To the Cotton State Belongs theDistinction of Having the Oldest

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To the State of Alabama thongs thedistinction of having the Interm of service but in term of yearsrepresentation in the Senate of theUnited States her two representativesin the Upper Chamber each having pass-ed the fourfifth century mark in lifesJourney

Senator Pettus who was born in Alabama and who has made that State hishome all his life has the honor of beingthe oldest of the solons who make ourlaws to protect the Constitution of theUnited States Mr Pettus will havereached the eightyfiveyear mark onJuly fi 1956 Ills colleague John TylerMorgan one of the most active men inthe chamber today has two distinct

is the second oldest inyears and also number two in line ofsenjce seniority Senator Allison ofIowa taking first place in the latterhonor

To see these two grand old men ofthe South aa they are often leferredto in action when it comes to bringingattention to bear upon a particular pazsags of the remarks they may happento be ranking would convince one thatDr Osiers much advertised theory asto the productive age limit of manwas a wrong deduction

Other distinguished who arecrowding Dr Osiers theory into thebackground art Senators William BAllison of Iowa Shelby M Cullom ofIllinois and Henry 31 Teller of Colora-do Each of these three Senators haveentered into a close proximity to thethreequarter century mark In lifesjourney Those five men with but onesingle exception and that exception hasnot been noticeable a verydecided part in solving the importantquestions and framing the importantlaws that are going down In Americanhistory every day

A glance over the Congressional Rec-ord or at the committee lists In the Conpreaelonal Directory indicate how veryactive veteran Solons are

dclly in Congressional limelightAllison ranks first in period

of continuous service In the Senate Inago he ranks third The distinguishedIowan who guides the ship of appropria-tions will have attained his seventyfifth birthday on March 2 next He isclosely followed his colleague fromIllinois Shelby M Cullom who on No-vember 29 next will have passed thethreequarter mark In period of serv-ice Senator Cullom ranks sixth Nexfollowing Mr Cullom in both age andservice Senator Teller of Colorado

On March 3 next Senator Allison willhave rounded out thirtythree consecu-tive years in the The same dayMr Morgan will have the distinction ofhaving served his State twentyeightyears Mr Cullom will have servedtwentythree years Mr Teller twentyone years and Mr Pettus eleven yearsWith the exception of Senator Cullomwho Is seeking the recovery of his healthin Florida each of these solons is apparently enjoying the best of health

Statesmen OutofaJobStatesmenoutofaJob or Repre-

sentatives and Senators who have beendefeated at the polls aLl have tried tomake new life in Washington is oneof the many Interesting chapors of thebook O O Stealey has Just publishedunder the title of Twenty Years In thePress Gallery

The stories that could be told ofluckless statesmen would fill voli one wished to delve Into their

private lives No one seems to knowwhy they should decide to soak fame

fortune in staid old Washington-It may b they have grown so ac-

customed to the Capital CitysIt is a hard nut for them to crack

its dust from their Itmay be that the Capital beingof so many bard fought battles duringtheir period of official lives that theycannot just tear themselves away fromthe fields of

Despite exmembers ofboth Houses are counted as permanentWashington residents Statistics com-piled by the Commissioner of Pensionsfor Mr when he was gatherIng data for his book show that fourexSenators and nine exmembers ofthe House were on the payrolls of thePension Bureau

The Interstate Commerce Commis-sion is another bureau where exs findlodgment The legal profession InWashington also serves as a tack foratatesmonoutofaJob tohat on while othersvocations In order that they may make-a livelihood to enable them to catch-a glimpse of that stately old building-on the hill

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Forty Thousand Dollars Worth of Provisions WilllPlace of Culgoa as Chief

for Uncle Sams WarshipsShippedTakes Feeders

BROOKLYN Jan 23 It Is announcedat the nt vy yard that the largest cargoof pro slons ever shipped m a singlevessel for the use of ships of the Amer-ican navy would be sent south In a fewdays on the supply ship Celtic whichIs to be fitted out in the yard and willbecome the main feeder of the vesselsof the Atlantic fleet This cargo willcost 40000 and an Idea of the appetkesof the men on board the ships of RearAdmiral Evans fleet may be gleanedfrom the list of good things that are go-

ing vitivthem Fresh beef 400000 pounds freshmutton 10000 pounds fresh 20WO potatoes Irish and sweet

300000 pounds 10000 pounds and

Celtic left Santa Lucia West In

South Carolina Among the guests wereMiss Coleman of Baltimore Miss IrvinMiss Cobeman Miss Conrad and MessrsHarold Mitchell Brady Wiley and DrBaskin

Mrs Bowie wife of RepresentativeBowie of Alabama and Mrs Underwoodwill not receive today at StonelelghCo Ift owing to Illness In the family

The following Washington people arevisiting In New York today

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most appreciate how it feels to gudown in defeat by the hand of yourState Legislature Congress is the onlyplace the unwritten law allows a pub-lic official to serve more than two conrecutlve terms When the general runof men are elected to the Senate theyImmediately begin to make provisionsto make Washington their home halfof the tlm j It must hurt to be eat aaa has been I know how I would feel

These remarks were prcbabjy actuatdd by the appearance of exSenatorWilliam E Mason at the Capitol Itwas the first time that gentleman vis-ited the Capitol since he severed by

his connection with the Senatenot have much to say when he

was among his former colleagues butthe expression of his face indicatedstrong desire to again come into thefold

Arm jn Mexican War

find out if Congressman SoeodSo is inthe House or if exCongressman BlankIs on the hoer ask John Rome theonearmed doorkeeper on the north ormain door of the House And if thestatesmen you are seeking is in theHouse John will

Rome has been in charge of tileof the House for thirty years

and has a personal acquaintance withthe lawmakers peat and pres-ent not exceeded by any other

the Capitol He is on the soldiersroll meSas that he cannot heremoved tfxcspt on conviction forcharges In ocher words his position-Is for life

The soldiers roll Includes as a ruleonly veterans of the civil wv but Johnis not a veteran of the civil war he isthe youngest veteran living of the Mex-ican war is the only survivor ofthat war on the Rouse list ofHe was a drummer boy And while thusengaged at the bombardment of VeraCruz a cannon ball front enemycame whizzing by and carried away thebest nart of Johns left arm

of The won dis-tinguished mention in the Mexican

when the war of ISM broke out heentered service of the Confederacy

Widow WanThere is a certain Con

cress who is rather in the mat-

ter of getting pensions for people Whtn

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served not sought through anyunusual or questionable means Theother day an aged constituent a wom-

an approached him on the subject ofRetting her a pension

She explained the reasons for her hayin the pension and ended by saytnr theCongressman could dearly see that she

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you seek this in the name offwhat your for the Gov-ernment

I ask it in the name of God and Hismercy answered the widow

In that case Ill net your Bensionsaid the Congressman I have veryfew applications in that name

Flood Society ManRepresentative Flood of Virginia is

the society man per excellence of thedelegation of his State Almost everyevening he can be found at a ball orin some swell drawing room He is atthe Houe reeularly where his clothesand society air are admired

He wants to be chairman of the Dem-ocratic Congressional Committee and itis also said that he would like to bethe next governor of the Old DominionCuriously enough he combines with hispassion for society a gift for the

game of and it is thoughtthat he stands a good chance to realizeat least one of his ambitions As a de-

bater however Mr Flood once en-countered a foeman worthy of his stel

The thins happened in Mr Floodsdistrict durinc a joint debate with hisopponent for the honorThe opponent asked hadever done that his constituents shouldsend him back to Congress Flood replied that he had introduced a certainbill affecting the district and had hatit referred to a committee but that hhad been unable to set it out of thecommittee

This was his opponents golden chancvYou hear that he said to the ex-

cited audience Two years in Congressand he has gotten a before amittee My God my friends he Da f55800 a year If it cost him 100

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