Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-04

south TO The Cafolinas and thence on in
TO Kentucky. ] was, you know, born m
Kentucky. and ] moved with my father
rom Kentucky to Illinois. My father
was farmer or planter. lie had the
natural blood Of the pioneer In him, and
he came from North Carolina into
Kentucky, and as the state filled UP he
sold out anu went on to Illinois. TINS
was 10 1881
-FOUR HUNDRED ,uLEs iN a WAGON
90 you remember the journey I
asked.
Eyes remember al the incidents Of
TO-" replied the Vice President ~ was
ny sixteen years Old at the time. We
had our goods packed ~ canvas
covered wagons. and ! drove one oil the
teams. he journey from lafayette.
Ky, 10 Bloomington, H., was onlJ 400
miles. and you can 20 from one place 10
the other now in les, tnan a day. Il
touk Us three weeks 10 make q by
wagon, and when We got to Blooming
ton We found there town Of only few
hundred people The Illinois Central
railroad Va, lhuu being built, but It had
not yet reached bloomington. My father
started a lumber mill. aud helped him
by hauling the logs
Where were you educated, general
MY college days we're spent IN both
Illinois and Kentucky, replied tn Vice
President ~ worked my way through
college, and first went To the Wesleyan
University at my home, Bloomington. ]
then went TO Center College 90 Dauville,
Nv THIS IS the same school ut which
the Brcckuudgcs we're educated, aud
Senator Joe - ackburn va, there at the
same time. The school has had a mum.
Der Of distinguished men Senator Vest
was among us students, Justice Harlan
got his education there, and among
other students. who altcTward became
prominent. we're Gov. McCreary, now
IN the House Of Representatives, and
Gov Brown, who IS now the chief exc.
cutiyc OF Kentucky"
now oNE nov GOT AZ EDUCATION.
you say you worked your way
through college, general. How did you
make the money!" ! asked.
In different ways" replied the Vice
President 81 taught during vacation,
and at one time ! remember | received
twenty-five dollars a month and boarded
around, and at other times lcii school
for the winter and took n turn at teach.
ing. Il didn't cost so much to 20 to
college at that time as now. remem-
Der paid i2.5o week for my room
and board, aud other things were pro.
pofliOnaicly cheap. Ailef leaving
school / went back to Bloomington and
studied law, and when / started to
practice had just g7S worth OF
books and very little else. My first law
case was before Justice OF the peace,
and my fee was live dollars. This
seems very little now, but Il paid my
board bill for two weeks, aud twas two
months before | got another case.
managed, however, to make more than
my expenses during my first year at the
law, and had | continued to practice
from that time TO this ! would be much
better of In pocket than am
THE LiscoLs.DouoLAs CAMPAIGN.
"When did you first become interest
ed In politicsi'
81 can't remember when was not in
ierested In politics, replied the Vice
President. 81 remember the political
campaigns Of Kentucky, and may at
that time have had an ambition to be a
Kentucky legislator. / don't know. My
first work inpolliics was In the campaign
Of 1883, when Douglas and Lincoln
were running against each other ior the