Show National Men and Affairs Stalwarts of Olden Days in Congress Passing Not So Much Talking Today Dictionary of Scotch Drinking Terms UV BY T S LL L Ial ot or n TIme O h Press Pr Copyright 1927 By The Tho dated l Press AssOciation WITHIN n II few days of or each VY VT other two famous ramous stalwarts ot of tho theod od old day dayl In the tho national house houe or of representatives have ha passed d away following by a 1 few rew weeks One of ot the th noblest Romans nomans or of orI those olden days Uncle Joe Can Cnn Cannon Cannon I non The Tho more moro recent deaths wel weme e those of former os Jamo W Wadsworth Sr of or New NewYork NewYork York and former Governor Alex Alex- Alex Alexander ander andem- M Dockery of MIssouri Both served servell long terms In the house bouso while whilo Undo Uncle Joe also allo was wasa wasa U a 0 member ot of that body but neither remained to WUn witness the tho elevation of at Mr Cannon to the spec Wadsworth and Wadsworth Wadworth were bitter bUter political enemies as were Dockery and Cannon and In those old days dars there thero was a 0 a change In lit the tho political com of the lower branch bronch or of o congress The trio ot Or stalwarts were first together tog under the if t T J Warren arren Kelter of or OhIo who was mas succeeded In the he forty eighth forty congress by the thc distinguished 1 Joint John JohnG JohnG G CarliSle of Kentucky Then como came the tho single term or of o Czar Thomas D B need feed who was ousted In the second fifty congress by Charles I 1 Crl p of or Georgia Speaker ker Crl Crisp p gave o the gavel back baek to Mr Reed Recd nt at the tb begin begin- beginning beginning ning fling of ot the ro fifty fourth rth congress Tlc Tle house In those piping dna days or of the tho republic was a n fighting bod body a II spirit which continued up imp to and through 1906 when the Ihl battle attic against was waged and won Somehow or other since sinco the tite house was WD mac rescued fro from autocracy autocracy racy and rule It to have ha slipped Into Inlo a n sort or of Innocuous desuetude l letting the senale grasp and hold boll the time public eye Perhaps the house houe Is satis- satis satis satisfied tied fied to liac have It so for tor the tIme senat I Is I getting Its bumps as well u ml Its occasional boost in the tho public estimation In the Live day days of or Cannon and Wadsworth and Doc Dockery ry expressed their vIews and their sentiments with a fear rear fearlessness fearlessness which thIch begot admiration They were of time the old school which thought a congressman should use ue his own best judgment In iii Washington and not bo be rul ruled d dby by strIngs from home being hauled one ono way one day end and pureed In the tho opposite the text next The Tho present I Is a day or of o ears close to the tho ground The modern system seems scents to be to hold lold your views always alwn's subject to modifies Lion and quick change chane For this reason tho the house Is la not nearly so talky m as 81 it used to be It ItIs Iti ItIs Is i easier asler to change chan your views you OU have kept them quiet tron ron house t housetops housetops tops aro ara 0 few tw d a and fa between I New ew Year years year's resolutions come coma to many persons In many ways There Is Bob of or Boise Idah for Instance v ho Is swearing this year never ne to kill another bear benr bearA A A lover of or the great grent outdoors nn an explorer of or tho western wilds wh who often orten spends months in the time moun moun- mountain mountain tain lain fastnesses es com completely out of touch with called so-called civilIzation OIl Mr Limbert has in his day slain many a 1 bruin But Jut lately he has changed from gun to camera an and has hIlS had hall so much fun stalking game and taking flashlights and occasional movies that he lie Itch hah vowed towed never to shoot a II bear again except In desperate self defense self Ito He has watched the be bears rs and their cubs at play and has so friendly with them ho say says he would feel almost a as It Jr ho were shooting a 1 n human being If he deliberately took a pot shot at another The Tho Ideal hunter must be the city man The person spending his itis life lito la in closer touch with the beasts heuts or of o the tho forest becomes mar more and more moro tender hearted toward nil all but tho the vicious breeds breed A recent St Andrews Andrew's day din din- din dinner ner ncr In London stirred up quite a storm of criticism because of or the distribution ot or an nn alleged ed diction diction- dictionary dictionary ary or of o Scottish words and terms to the a artent ens about the boards One reason for the criticism was that tho the dictionary was given chen pt-er pt over almost entirely to drinking term some somo ot or them actually dealing with treating tr In these latter the tho true rue Scots seem seemed cd to detect a atone atone atone tone of or Iron Irony One Ono of ot the ery first terms In the tho little book was this thle The rho return which one who has hn been treated In an Inn sometimes considers h bound In honor to make to the corn That word sometimes aI- aI ap appeared to bo be objectionable ono one onoway way or another lJ mo ot of thu tho other words and expressions were rather humorous For Inston e there was the word Bend end mean mean- meanIng mean Ing to hard to guzzle to have a pull of ot liquor allor all ot or which explains quite clearly the meaning or of going on a bender Natural Natural- Naturally I ly iy our old friend Doch an had hal a a prominent prominent position In the brier brief dictionary and also aleo a wee but It was puzzling to find tInd that gin means against nearby towards until ono one 1 that tIe the tho Scotch nil as well welt as tho the Irish aro are some some- sometimes times lutes against the government Hooch In Scotch means an of or joy while white here heroIn lit hi the United States It means an 1113 awful h home brow brew mc-brew In Scotch to dyke dyke loup moans means to giddy while white morning means a adram tak taken n before breakfast The genesIs ot or have hava you had your our morn mornin In this mornin There Thero was such finch an nn over over emphasis on drinking terms In tho the little dictionary ono one might easily have been led to the conclusion that the Scotch are aro n II hard drinking race In any event the time Scotch can claim a a complete alibi for some somo or of the stuff being peddled n this country under that prou proud l name As the new year starts It II Its long journey one ona Is reminded once more that th there re Is Is nothing new under the tho thoIn lh sun In not even tho the coit- coit con can constant slant stant battling at nt bloody Herrin III Raking flaking over some fomo torn and yellow rellow newspapers clippings u a correspondent canto came across this Item under date data of April 22 1872 1372 A party parly pt pf disguised men muon took Van Vaniel leI an nn old man froni hIs hi house In county IllinoIs and hung him There Is no traffic problem on the wonderful roads of France American Amerian tourists tourist recently honie bome Crom the other side tell of or tour tour- tourIng touring tour Ins Ing for days without passing a 1 French car which appeared on pleasure bent In the cities cilles thoro thero were plenty of or taxis of or course bitt tho touring car virtually la is un- un unknown unknown un unknown known Europeans 1 by y tIme tho he same sune toler are amazed In coming coining to this country to see the tho common u use ot of the tho motor motorcar nn car I Email to facilitate tte t t- t t-i t J develop d deio development eio ment of the tho roads I I Here we e again have hue a striking example ot of the success of ot the Inthe corporate plan ot of o In the great Held field of ot business From here we cau can begin begun to look at the wide Ide range of ot securities now list listed ed cd on the New York Stock Ex Exchange change thinking ever of tho the very humble beginning ot or the present j mountain of o economic strength |