Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1911 — As It Appeared In Print. [ARTICLE]

As It Appeared In Print.

Senator Newlands of Nevada was Boaring In debate one day, soaring so high he “hit the-ceiling.” He realized he was getting a trifle flowery and to excuse himself said: “Indeed, Mr. President, perfervid oratory may be pardoned, for this subject furnishes all the food eloquence needs.” That sounded pretty good to Mr. Newlands, but he was a bit abashed when he read in the Congressional Record next day that he asserted his topic “furnished all the food elephants need.”