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Show REMEMBERED PAOES. Pace boy to the house of represent Uvea and in th senate can slxe up a statesmaA as. soon aa he la aaaigaed to his seat. Home members make a hit with tha you n sit era becauae of thlr ability, and othera becau tluy aem to remember that ,hev vere boya once. Just before congre adjourned for th Chrlstmaa holldnva th pages In th house got together after tn members had de-pa-rted for few,jy -mf T tjdt .. m dared th oUJeat boy. pounding th desk in front of him after the fashion of "Vnrle Joe." "The t7int:eman from llllnol Is recognised." recog-nised." war hla next announcement. "t desire t j preaent the following privileged privi-leged report." declared the youngster, who ot hia job from some member of the Illinois delegation. "Clerk will read." ordered the presiding officer abort Ir. "Reaolved. began the clerk, "that th pagea of the houee of representatives. In i-onvcntlon assembled, hereby express their gratitude to the Hor Frank O. l-owden of JlllnolB. Mr- Lowden wss good enough to remember that page boy aa well aa others have to buy Chrhrtraas I present, and remembering that Impor-! Impor-! tant fact he provided ua with th where-! where-! wllhat. to-wlt. a five dollar gold piece for e.-h and every page. We are deeply grateful for this substantial remembrance remem-brance of the Yulellde season; be It, further fur-ther "Reaolved. That we are sanr that Mr. Isiwden will not be with us next Christmas; Christ-mas; be It stilt further , "Resolved. That we are glad that Mr. Ijowden la leaving us of hla own free will and not becauae he bad to become a member of the l4mi Duck brigade. Washington Times. |