The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-25
SOME MEN he HAD met.
Frank G. Carpenter Told About Them
at St. Paul's Church Last
Night
The characteristics Which He
Noticed Most Particular
ly In Thorn.
An illustrated Lecture Which WAS Worry
Much Enjoyed by Quite
Large Audience.

ASuTko
Frank g. Carpenter, the woll known news
paper man and interviewer at large Of
American and foreign celebrities. talked to
q large audience at st. Paul's church last
night on MEN ! Have Met" The lecture
was illustrated by stereoptican views. Mr..
Carpenter began his talk by saying: "A
great many people look upon US newspaper
men as very impertinent people. and even
make jokes about our cheek. The fact is
there is no moro modest set of mon living.
Many of them arc moe retiring than many
OF the public men," At this point the
lights were turned out and tho stereoptican
turned on. Being in the dark the lecturer
lost all the embarrassment which a modest
mar feels when he faces a strange audience,
and talked rapidly and clearly of the great
people be had met and interviewed, begin
ming with his baby. The baby was not in
troduced in order to tell of the lecturers
interview with it in one Of its o. uptive
states. but 10 show the inspiration which
gave him the nerve to tackle the great
James G.. Blaine when the Cleveland
Leader sent him to interview the great
republican lender. He reelected tina Blaine
was a baby once. just like that, and that his
greatness had grown upon the grent man
since that period. The thought made the
interviewer feel at home. just as Blaine did
whom he was admitted to the house. ''The
really great man is never a snob.'' said the
lecturer. Chief Justice Fuller, of the gu
preme court, whose picture was next thrown
on the Canvass, was referred to as one of
the most approachsble OF all public men.
There are a dozen young lawyers in your
city" remarked Mr.. Carpenter, "who put
on more airs than he does" The other
member Of the supreme court were shown
in a group with the chief justice, and tho
lecturer told some anecdotes Of a few of
them to illustrate the idea that 'the old
Rrandmothers in mother Hubbards" were
very much like other men when they had
their store clothes on. incidentally M.
Carpenter referred to Justice Field as the
ablest of all the supreme court Justices.
MIR. CARPENTER now got to the man who
gets the ottice-soekinR beo in his bonnet.
This troublesome insect. he said, generally
stings its victim in the tongue, which at
once gets SO large that it fails to talk to
newspaper men afterward. He accuses
both Harrison and Cleveland of this psou-
liarlty. On Harrison he made no partiou-
lar comment, but he spoke we'll OF Cleve-
land. and said he had improved greatly
since he first vent to Washington. He
didn't like him at first. Two pictures of
Mrs. Cleveland. one on her fi,s appearance
in Washington n the other the one lately
taken by Snrony, but already familiar to
the public, showed the strides she has made
in half a dozen years more than words can,
highly as she was esteemed from the frat.
~ went to the first reception in which she
appeared in Washington" said Mr., Car
penter. "and Iremained within ak feet Of
her all the time, yet l could write nothing
but praise of her. No man." he continued.
improves SO much as the man with q good
wife," Mrs. John A. Logan's picture was
next shown, and afterwards that of her
husband. with some pleasant remarks of
each.
Senator Hoar. who would not be inter-
viewed; Senator Sherman, who in spite of
his glacial attributes. would; Ex-senator
Ingalls,, tho statesman out OF a Jobs" the
whiskered PETER. who succeeded the ex-
statesman; Senator b own. of Georgia.
of whom Bob Toombs once said che could
steal the shortening out of a biscuit with
out breaking the Q ust;"' Senator Edmunds.
Ex-Speaker Reed, Speaker Crisp, aud SEN
ator Mills, were all shown in succession,
with some other views. Then came Mo.
kinley. who disliked TO be compared with
Napoleon. and who. the lecturer said, was
tho logical candidate of the republicans for
AOOO. pOluo RoopI0, No bbiu, are porn
great. and others are born in Ohio" Ohio,
he added. was a sort of presidential baby
farm. Garfield and Hayes were shown az
products of the farm. Then followed the
Lucy Hayes in two portraits,
ono as she is best remembered by those who
life, and priced by her husband as the Ma.
donna picture. 1t was. as Mr.. Carpenter
claimed. sweeter and handsomer than MANY
of the madonnas turned out by the old
masters.
Leland Stanford, Levi p. Morton, Aalai
ceoded each other on the canvass. OF the
the lecturer spoke In terms of the
rraise as one of the brainest men
of the day. John Wanamaker. Gen. Sher-
man. Gen. Sheridan. the ~latter's great horse
and then Dan Lamont. secre-
Gen. Schofield, Gen. Koseorans. all bowed
to the audience; Richard Vaux, the success
sor of Samuel j. Randall. and the mau who
with Queen Victoria. and the most
OF all American figures. fol-
lowed in the line OF old men who are young
Ex-senator Eynrts, Justice Morrill,, who.
when 81, was asked to tell how to keep
young while growing old. and who told his
questloner to como around in ten years aud
he would try to answer; Fred
Douglass, who had outlived all his
iof"eI o"ueIs' SuhplaiH Mlipurn, VINO ls
at 60 than he was at 30, all fol-
in the same line. The picturesque
was described. and then Bob In
more eloquent in the service Of
The devil than many ministers are in tho
service OF the Lord"
The lecturer did not omit the woman
susan b. Anthony and Eliza
beth Cady Stanton; nor the great worker
'or the alienation OF suff ring. Clara Bar
on; nor the scientists m inventors. such
ls DIR. Calling, Bell. the telephone inven-
or, and Ellison. Then he took his hearers
through the eastern countries. introducing
to the great men and showing them
he great cities of the orient; and then the
lights were again turned up and the audi
nee found themselves in Heller ma, yery
much pleased with their trip all over the
arth.
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