The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-28

ularfty In the minus OF Une dluHM VI
that institution, perhaps as much on &C
count of his clever methods Of turning
aside student jokes as for any other rea-
son. At the University club few even
ings ago in a group OF Columbia men,
several anecdotes were told illustrative
Of Professor Chambers ability in this
direction, relates the New York Times
1t seems that one day some dis
gruntled member of the chemistry d.
vision reached the lecture room in good
season and sought to create amusement
by writing on the blackboard in bold
hand, chandler is donkey" This had
the desired effect, and suppressed chuck
ling could be heard around the room
when the professor entered few mo-
ments later at the beginning of hrs lec-
ture hour.
''As he walked to his DESK" continued
the man who was telling the story, ''the
blackboard inscription caught his eye.
Most of us thought he would erase it
but that wouldn't have been Chandler.
He scarcely hesitated second, but
walked over to the board. and in a hand
if anything holder than the original,
added the word Driver The effect was
instantaneous. A roar Of laughter greet
not only got out of an awkward pre-
dicament, but had at the same time
added to his capital Of popularity"
This incident reminded another of the
Columbia men of the time when some-
body had carried into the chemistry lee
ture room bottle Of vfle-smelling liquid
concocted specially for the purpose in
the laboratory. The atmosphere in the
room was we'll nigh unbearable. He de-
tected the odor almost before he had
crossed the threshold, and, turning 40
ruptly, locked the door and put the key
in his pocket. Then, walking to the
desk, he took his seat without the slight
est show OF annoyance, and remarked:
Gentlemen, we will enjoy this to-
gether."
When Senator Roscoe Conkling re-
signed his seat in the United States SEN
ate on account of his quarrel with Pres
ident Garfield, Senator Thomas s. Platt
promptly followed his example, and from
that day forward was known OF all men
as ME Too Platt says the Chicago
Chronicle.
Senator Depew has in his collection Of
curiosities a certain Geographic dispatch
which never fails to interest the politi-
clans to whom he shows 1t. The tele-
gram was sent to Mr.. Depew, then pres
ident of the New York Central railroad,
by Mr.. Platt, shortly before the latter's
election to a second term in the senate.
It Is dated few stations above Pough-
keepsie, and reads:
please stop the noon express here to
take on Mrs. Platt and ME- TOO"
81 stopped the train gladly" Mr. De-
pew says, when he exhibits 1t. II am
always willing to do a favor for a man
who turns a joke on himself"
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A story was told the other night by
a friend Of United States Ambassador
Choate concerning that statesman and
jurist's encounter with a young college
man years ago, says the New York
Times. Mr.. Choate had gone to New
Haven to witness one of the famous
varsity boat races between Yale AMI
Harvard, and was returning to the city
alone when he was approached In the
car by a Yale student, who was brinn-
ming over with enthusiasm and smoking
a huge pipe. The loquacious student sat
himself down beside the lawyer, and re-
called to him the fact that he (Mr.
Choate) was an old friend of his (the
student's) father. The older man ac-
knowledged the acquaintance with pleas
ure, and spoke a few kindly words,
when he was interrupted by the loqua-
cfous student, who talked on and with
out rest, putting on his huge pipe and
blowing the smoke continually In the
others face. The lawyer coughed and
choked violently over the fumes, and
then put his eyes on the pipe and kept
them there. The student naticed this
finally, and, mistaking the look for one
Of admiration for the pipe, removed it
from HIS mouth and gazed at it lovingly.
"a birthday present." said the owner,
proudly regarding the reekink pipe.
"Indeed?" said the lawyer, quietly.
suppressing a cough II had no idea you
were SO old"
There was a laugh all over the car.
and the college man finally withdrew,
taking the ancient pipe with him.
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It was at recent reunion banquet,
where everybody was joyous and felic-
tiles of the glad-to-see-you order were
many appropriate to the occasion, says
the Boston Herald.
There had bee ma reunion of the FAM
lily at the house, the speaker said, and
after it was all over, the young hope
full, who had been much impressed by
the talk Of old times that she had heard
during the evening, began to question
her parents.
Mamma" she began, "where were
you born?" ...
II was born in New York"
"And where was papa bOrn?"
"Why, he was born in Philadelphia"
"And where was born?"
"You were born right here in Bos-
ton"
"Is that so? "Well." she added after
a pause, wasn't it nice of the Lord to
bring us all together"
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"One of the best horse stories that I
know" said the fat man in the chair
by the window. sis on the same we'll
known and highly esteemed Portland
man, Joe Sawyer, in the days of aud