The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-23
PRESIDENT INSISTED
ON SEEING Mr..
MOODY
Colored Butler the Most Sur
prised Individual in Wash
ington When He Had
Falsely Declared the Secre-
tary Was Not at Home.
From Globe Washington Bureau.

From Globe Washington Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. o.
After Secretary of the Navy Moody
returned from Annapolis, and in con-
sequence of his runaway accident, he
kept to the house and amused himself
with indoor diversions. Last Thurs
day he was thus engaged-the diver
sion at the moment being whist with
Representative Metcalf and two other
gentlemen. The colored man had in
structions to tell all callers that Mr..
Moody was not in. This was the re-
ply which the Senegambian gave to a
rough-looking, stocky little man in
glasses, who presented himself about
o'clock and asked to see the secre-
tary.
But L am informed that he is at
home" persisted the caller, land
wish very much to see him.
Mr. Moody am not in reiterated
the butler, and was in the act of clos
ing the door. The visitor inserted his
foot and pressed his case.
Il really must see him." said he.
Mr. Moody would wish to see me, 1
am sure"
Mr.. Moody am very sick man. He
will see nobody. Them is my ohdahs."
You go tell Mr.. Moody that the
president would like to see him. said
the caller.
who are you?" demanded the but
Ter incredulously.
I'm the president replied the
rough looking man.
BLESS my soul, so it is" cried the
astoniShed negro. Come right in, Mr..
President Right this way, sah.''
And thus it happened that the little
whist party looked up, when the cur
tainS were drawn aside, and behe1d
President Roosevelt cleaning at them
with specs and teeth.
'Ah, gentlemen" he exclaimed, "this
reminds me of my experiences as po-
lice commissioner in New York. All /
would suggest to complete the picture
is whisky bottle on the table,
The president vOuches for the story
as related. The only doubt is whether
it was poker or whist which was in
progress.
Parker as Barefooted Boy.
Representative James McLachIan, of
Los Angeles, Cal, was a neighbor,
twenty years ago, of Judge Alva B.
Parker, who is talked of for Demo-
cratic candidate for president. They
lived on adjoining farms in Central
New York state.
barefooted boy" said Mr.. McLachlan.
"Often I have seen him driving up the
COWS at milking time. AS l recollect,
he was no very promising youth. He
went to Albany, I believe, and married
a rich girl. I think she was a Knick-
erbocker. Then began his rise. He
studied and became lawyer and
finally Hill took him up an pushed him
along. Now he is becoming a national
figure"
Baby Feeding Experiments.
DR.. Wiley, Of the agricultural de-
partment, is about ready for his baby
feeding experiments. It is understood
that a sufficient number of innocents
have volunteered, or been volunteered,
as subjects for the patent food tests.
Books and pencils have been prepared
in which to note their little pulses and
their little weights and their little
howlings in midnight hours. DR.. Wi
ley believes he is about to admit a
food Of light into the baby stomach.
Damaging RooseVelt's Fences.
Politicians here are alert for news
like that dispatch which comes from
Alabama, saying that the Republican
delegates of that state are to be deliv-
convention. AS yet there are few who
will admit, even in whispers, that
there is a show for anyone but
Roosevelt; but there are a number of
senators, rejecting what is commonly
denominated Wall street sentiment,
who would like to see an open race,
and the first step toward making it
such is to get the Southern delegates.