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Show LITTLE SEEDS OF KINDNESS. How Representative Curtis Came Near Making an Enemy. Secretary Wilson Is receiving numerous nu-merous requests from all pnrts of tho country for seeds, and is replying to all of them that congress nt this session ses-sion has made no provision for seed distribution, and there aro no seeds left on hand at tho department of agriculture. ag-riculture. Kopresentatlvo Charles Curtis of Kansas, who was ono of tho contestants In tho recent fight for senatorial sen-atorial honors, told n s"tory to-day about the farmors In connection with this matter. Ono of his newly elected elect-ed compeers camo to him In great Indignation. In-dignation. Tho compeer was rapidly reaching the conclusion that a career in congress was humiliating sort of buslnoas. With a few words moro forcible than elegant, he showed Curtis Cur-tis a postal card he had Just received. Us back merely bore this Inscription: "H. D. Jones, Ownonn, Kansas." Nothing Noth-ing moro, nothing less. Thoro was no key to tho possible eodo; no accompanying accom-panying diagram to explain the brief but apparently Inexplicable puzzle. "What aro you going to do about It?" asked Curtis, smilingly. "Do about It? Fold up tho postal very carefully and throw It In tho waste basket, of course." "Then you can count on losing a few votes next campaign." "Why?" asked the surprised now statesman. "Simply," replied Curtis, "that that Is an established way for asking for government seeds. You'll get a groat many of them before the tlmo comes for the annual beeds distribution to begin, and what such postalB mean Is to put tho namo forwarded on your list of thoso to whom you will have tho seeds sent this year out of your allotment from tho agricultural department." de-partment." It was a surprise to tho new member, and ho went away muttering mut-tering at the divers duties of congressmen, congress-men, but, nevertheless, his constituent, constitu-ent, Jones, was ono of tho first to get the seeds In the ensuing distribution. |
