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Show 1 CONGRESSIONAL CHESTNUTS. I They were talking about horses in the Republl- I can cloakroom of the house, and somebody K brought up the name of Representative Nick Longworth of Cincinnati. I "Now, there's Longworth," he said. "Long- I north is a great judge of a horse. He knows I a'l the line points." I "Oh, yes," Said Representative Jakp Beidlere of I Cleveland. "Longworth is a great judge of ahorse. I He's simply great. Why, a few years ago Long- worth went with a horse breeder to see a couple I of colts the breeder was bragging about. He look- ed them over critically. 'Now, Nick,' said the I breeder, 'I want to name One oMhese colts after you Take your pick.' B "Longworth made another careful examination. Then he picked a colt and the breeder named the H colt Longworth. He called the other colt Hermis. I "Hermis was one of the greatest horses of his generation. Longworth never won a race. Oh, yes,; Longworth's a fine judge of horses." K $ & & Senator Dolliver was born in that part of Vlr-B Vlr-B ;inla that afterward became West Virginia. He .ade a speech near his old home in the late cam-j cam-j palgn, and, growing reminiscent, said, with tears Jn that famous silver voice of his: "How well I remember this place. This is where I was born. Over there is the chestnut grove where I have gathered many a bushel cf chestnuts chest-nuts Why, I suppose, when I was a boy, I gathered gath-ered fully fifty bushels of chestnuts here." "Yes," shouted a full-chested man in the rear, "and you have been peddling them out ever since.-" ? & & The Hon. Bird S. McGuire, Congressional Adele- Kgate from Omaha, received the following letter from a constituent: "Dear Mr. McGuire: I enjoyed that last package of garden and ilower seeds you sent me very much. I wish you would send me some more garden seeds, and send a few flower seeds to my wife. But please do not send her any canary seeds. If you did she might eat them and try to sing, and God knows I have troubles enough now." |