Show rt Senator Oockrells Memory Senator Cockrell of Missouri especially especial-ly prides himself upon never forgetting a name or face and so marked is this trait that his friends say he can visit the house of any of his constituents after aft-er an unlimited absence and speak to each member of tho family by name But no man is infallible and this Senator Sen-ator Cockrell discovered on accosting one of his constituents while at home recently whose name he tried by every means possible to remember but unsuccessfully unsuc-cessfully Finally he hit upon what he considered a solution of the difficulty I and under the guise of taking the constituents I con-stituents name down for tho purpose of sending him some documents he asked I him to spell it Howas almost staggered when he received thereply Jones HOh tI said the senator III mean your first name Then again came another stagger when tho constituent replied William The senator is not just at the present time bragging about his wonderful memory Washington News |