New-York tribune., 1903-07-06

Department. the official expOunder OF the law FOR
the postal investigators, tells story apropos OF
the high notions of official dignity nursed by some
officeholders. Up in a Vermont town was young
fellow whose forebears for many generations dwelt
in the secluded regions of the green hills.
The boy cherished ambitions beyond the ken of
his home folks studied law. admitted to the
bar and fell into a fair practice The more he sue
ceeded the more the bump Of Importance swelled-
Finally one day he came TO the courthouse. argued
case and won it. 1t a case that carried
good sized fee, and it touched him deeply He
left the courthouse with a sef-satisded air that
was apparent all his fellow barristers. Several
followed him to a sugar house near by 1t was
in the springtime, and there big bucket of
with a surface that shone like mirror. The young
lawyer bent over the bucket gazing at the refec-
tion of his own face; His bosom swelled with
Scure home folks would say OF his SHINING success
Totally oblivous of surroundings, torgettul OF al
myself Henry Smith, attorney-at-law and coqn-
sellor, examiner in chancery and notary ,Puohc'
Great Lord what would my folks say now?
SHE sOURED ON HIM.-President Roosevelt
is INTENSELY amused at a little incident which oc-
CURED on his Western trip, and he has condded it
10 number of his Washington friends. It seems
that one of the newspaper men on the special train
a noted for his personal beauty and his
rapturous mode of expressing himself concerning
the fair sex. AT Sioux Falls the handsome scribe
met a 'darnsel fair'-the President pronounces the
first word as if il were hyphenated-and there i'm
nedateIy ensued a violent Irritation. which car
ried for some time by means Of teesrams- The
young woman urged a repetition Of his visit This
he could not make, il finally arranged that
she should visit an aunt in Kansas City the
time the President would pass through there on
the return trip Up this time the correspondence
had been carried on over the wire briefly expressed
and the young woman subscribing herself sugar
Now, however. the newspaper swain determined 10
the mails for q lucubration more extensive and
hord than he had the cheek 70 frank over the wire
His companions tried TO diSsUade him, but with
OUT avail He burned the midnight PIntSch light
inditing the effort of his life. No sooner had the
ever than there came brief message over the
wire II read. Blank. Presidents Special Train:
7 leave for New-York tonight All on vinegar
lister Of Finance. who is now in this country in
cause of an embarrassing dilemma between As
sstant Secretary Taylor and Commissioner Gen
eraI Yerkes Of the Internal Revenue Bureau one
day this week The foreigner questioning the
two officials regarding the method OF collecting the
tobacco tax and in the EXAMINATIONS that were be-
ing made frequent reference was made 10 plug
tobacco. Each time the word plug was used a
puzzled expression came the foreign inancter's
face Finally he interrupted Commissioner Yerkes
a abruptly What do you mean by plug tobacco"
without an instant's hesitation the right hand or
both Taylor ana 4erhs.s Went 70 tilSiI Illp @
Curiously enough, however, when they had eacn
grasped his plug the same thought and the
same facial expression came TO each-should ooth
con theV were tobacco cheWerS +-an0 DoLn men
withdrew their hands with nothing in them Their
ewes met and together they turned 70 the Inuch
hsv-ildered Prussian Then a laugh relieved the
YOU pull your plug, YerkesE Mines too little
10 show The Commissioner was in for II. and
he produced a good sized plug. while secretary
Taylor displayed very much used remainder or a