The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-13

zone of the boys" and kept up his bach
elor quarters and associations. His wife
was known as Miss Lewis" but 1t was
generally believed that they were en-
gagged to be married. because they were
together so constantly. Senator Nc
MILAN says chat he knew Of the we'd
ding when 1t occurred and approved OF
1T. Moreover, IL is announced that the
senator and his wife gave the young
bride some handsome and costly pres
ents.
Was on Wheels.
For some years." said Senator Petit
grew, 1.-The territorial capital was on
wheels. That is to say. every ambitious
town or city wanted to be made the cap
ital of Dakota territory. and the legis-
lature always had bills under considera-
ton providing for the removal of the
capital to some point or other; but IT
was finally located at Bismarck. which
was for a long time the terminus OF the
Northern Pacific railway. AT that time
the population Of Bismarck was COM
posed Of seventeen saloons and gambling
houses and thirteen other buildings.
When / arrived variety show-admis-
sion 10 cents-was being given in the
tent. A parson--one of the enthusiastic
missionaries which such an exigency in
civilizations advance brings into being
was mounted on box outside the tent
declaiming the advantages of salvation
for the benefit Of a gathering Of gam
blers and other rough characters of all
degrees. This distraction annoyed the
manager Of the variety show and pres
1. loo aaNa
another box, shouted:
"Gents, salvation is free all the year
round; this show is free for precisely
thirty minutes
"And every man in the preachers au-
dience, without moments hesitation,
deserted the parson and walked in to see
the show.
Great Respect for the Cloth.
Nevertheless" added Senator Petit
grew, my observation has been that the
gamblers and roughs of mining camp
have a very great respect for the cloth.
In any wild western town they are the
ones who contribute most to the support
Of religion. In this they are influenced
in two ways Primarily they were born
more or less under the shadow OF Chris
tianity, the influence Of which Is never
altogether lost; and, secondly, they have
an instructive belief in the propriety OF
giving what they call fair deal to any
man who is trying to do his level best
In a town like Bismarck in It's early
days 1t is a usual thing for a clergyman
to ask the privilege Of speaking in a
gambling house. And as a rule, not
only is the privilege granted, but the
game is suspended until the preacher
has been heard, and not infrequently, q
collection is taken up for his benefit al
the end of the performance"
The Great COLLECTOR"
Hon. William 8. Holman, the "grea'
objector," who recently died in WASH;
ington. was but little understood or ap,
preciated by the people Of the country
When he was defeated in 1894 the ole
man took the reverse phlosophicaliy
| and devoted a great part of his time Il
| political work, and in 1896 the old mal
was again elected to the house OF req
| resentatives.
! Judge Holman was a kind-heartet
1 gentleman, and he was always a goo
news giver to the reporters who cult
! waited his acquaintance. To the men. 4
the gallery, however. who view states
men from afar, he always seemed to
a very peculiar character He was no
graceful or eloquent. His gestures re
| minded one Of a creaking pump handle
His most famous objections. however
were made leaning forward from hi
, desk. with a pair Of iron spectacles 1
his hands, which he swung to and fr
| as he laid down the law and the facts
He seldom made a point without bein
| in understood
about expenses Of the government; kneN
to a fraction just how much each EN-
ploye gets a day, and could almost tie
YOU the cost of every brick and ston
in the various public buildings. II
believed in stopping every leak In IN
government treasury.
with Lather on His Face.
There is a tradition in Washingto
that Holman was once sitting in a bal
hers chair in the house, with his Goa
and vest off, when matter OF eXpend
ture he was interested in came up. Itwa
about to pass when he discovered III
situation. He gave the colored barber
shove, jumped from the chair, ar
| rushed out on the floor and there, wit
half Of his mustache on and hair OF
with lather on his face and with
| barber apron ndHSlHS liOiil MS hSSl
he frantically waved his arms ar
yelled: "Mr. Speaker, I object" II
scene brought down the house. Holma
stated his point and carried 1T.
do you know that member OF col
gress is obliged to do great deal
unnecessary work." inquired Amos
Cummings Of New York. "Now, for e.
ample, I'VE spent this entire day lookir
through the war department. and Il
navy department trying to find the nan
Of a contractor who Is doing lot
extra work i'm New York harbor. Oh
of my constituents who was precin
captain in the last campaign, wrote n
, that he heard that a lot Of mason VOL
was being done and he wanted me
get him job.
"Of course, if the work was being dol
Il would be under one of those execute
departments. and have put in an emit
. day. neglecting everything else, to
cate this contractor. But 1t Is all
myth. NV constituent has been mist
, formed. No such work Is being dor
; 1t often happens that way. Howevt
I I always go after anything my peoI
! | write about, and generally they
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