Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-27
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-. 1901, By Champ claTAl
on,n.5.' .,s.lss r. La1d.s of Indiana,
Cna[',~ ordis. as he is universally
lle' -,@9bers, + an exceedingly
Dy a n,l nan. lie has 4 fetching
yp"af "rotory. His speech in favor
i,oe "[I1gis Brigham II. Roberts out }. of of
'"l5 ,t = him in the rank OF the
oDalar lar speakers in the ,'oI house. a,.o,.
Opa 'iarv that no great man ever
ll1o,! ,a:,,le hand doesn't go with
y w. last not in appointing post
d, chsrlev is not Il civil service
5. and believes i'll taking the
q ~ ~ of the wet and warming
w. He tells this rich anecdote
V,J 'a1f about the appointment OF a
st,a 'tnr at a place nameless here
''s WA. After he had had his
nnointed n he received a letter
Mother p valued and valuable con
'o .l;cb ran in this wise: What
devil did you have so-and.so ap,
! ~ postmaster for? He can read
Fitting of anybody else ana no
Jan read his
nor Bob campbeII's Pass
rominds me Of a pass which
.or Robert A. Campbell of Mis-
once used to great advantage.
the louisiana and Missouri Riy-
road was first built, the presi-
ssued to Governor Campbell a
.ss II was written in such an
Mo hand that no mortal man
decipher any portion Of it except
residents signature. So when
Inductor came along and Camp
auded him the pass he scanned
1t side up, wrong side up and
ampus. After a thorough but
cessful scrutiny he handed it
10 the governor with the remark,
fellow who invented writing
IT read that hieroglyphical docu-
and, so far as l am concerned,
bu ride on it till the day Of judg-
The genial governor did not
IN it quite that long, but he did
IN it for years until the road was
ID into the Chicago and Alton
b and all outstanding passes
|called in. No man being able to
Fer whether it was a trip pass,
)nual pass or perpetual pass. he
! have ridden Oh it, had he lived
ng, till the date set by the first
bctor who gazed upon It but for
ke Of ownership Of the road.
pns Weapon.
rloy Curtis, Republican. of Kan
5 the eGly man IN the house who
Indian blood in his veins. He is
one-feurth Kaw. being also part
h ard part American. His skin
fk, his eyes, hair and mUstache
as jet. He is an interchangeable
er and an invincihic fighter. Last
K achieved his fifth nomination to
fess against great odds, and. as
|istrict is Overwhelmingly Repub-
tie was again elected. lie tells
ale Oh Jerry Simpson. onc of the
Fough aad tuml,ie debAters ever
J house:
|iieh congressman first arrive in
Plngton. says Curtis. AL sorts OF
I se!Ze Upon them for all sorts OF
ses and invite them to all sorts
hcllohs. Among others the city
Fs seek them oHt ana cndeayor to
lhem attend church, which is a
thing for them to do. Shortly
Jerry Simpson entered congress
fcepied an invitation to attend
~ school and divine worship. At
pose OF the Sunday school exer-
.'le superintendent asked Jerry
pAe some remarks. Jerry arose
so'enl!y and began. After he
Peen going awhile he said. Boys.
was the weapon with which Sam
aae an onslaught upon the Phil
Fs' A dead silence ensucd. Jer-
|a' disappointed and thought he
neip them out. SO he gently
F' us own under;aw and iu-
r. BOYS, what's this:' The ges-
ana the query stirred the foun-
OF one boys memory, and his
gong back to Jerry's first qnes-
Pe plped in shrill tenor, The Jaw
Io y. an ass Sir Everybody roar
y" [vu''uued Curtis. "an1 Jerry asked
|0Fe questions that day"
Y Cabot Lodges Mot.
\ y story reminded me of a Sunday
s'ofy which | heard Senator
+ \ Naoot Lodge tell at great din
e''o where the rule is never to
sleeches. The senator said that
I a' school teacher asked her
\ w., ~ 'e''he the noun lie. One
!, "," i'iiow held up his hand to
,nat In he was ready with a def
Ioa me teacher invited him. to
Dos ' which he did in this amazing
M sial. \ liz is an ahonination in
IN 'IS", .,. OF God, but a very present
: every time of troub'e.