The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
WITH TIE Story IHLE6

| With THE STORY TEIIER5 |
1T MOLE JOE CANNON, the new
speaker OF the house Of repre-
sentatives. is an enthusiastic
devotee Of the game Of solitaire and
many Of his political associates have
found him engrossed in it while live
issues" were pending in the national
sanhedrim.
Mr.. Cannon was not long ago one Of
party that travelled from Washington
on a tour Of Inspection. with him were
Secretary Moody, Postmaster General.
Payne and others well known in the
firament Of statecraft and, legislation.
Suddenly the party missed the pictur-
esque Illinois statesman The scheduled
minute Of departure was at hand. Rep
resentauve Foss of Illinois instituted
quick search for him and finally. in
vacant space between the compart-
ments found Cannon seated alone be-
fore table strewn with cards. IL was
a scene characteristic Of the man. Out
at the rear platform the head of the
naval establishment was giving his I'm
al orders regarding the party's timer
r
ing for a rest. was dispatching q tele-
graphic valedictOry to his private sec
rotary; Senator Hale of Maine was
talking politics and the remainder of
/ the party We're similarly busy, but
Cannon, the most original type in
American politics, al-pOwerful in the
councils of his party, calmly sat in his
hidden spot, shutting the rectangulas
bits and totally oblivious Of the world
in general and his. companions on the
journey in particular.-Collier's Week
Is.
During the debate on the statehood
bill pending in the last congress there
came to members of both houses many
inquiries from points in the interested
territories asking information as 10 the
prospect of the bill becoming a law.
One anxious inquirer was a woman
living in Oklahoma. She would write
or telegraph nearly every day. Appar-
emily the stereOtyped reply she received
from the delegate from her territory
appeared in person and began TO haunt
the capitol. Her solicitude finally
aroused the curiosity Of the delegate.
May I ask. madam" he inquired,
'the degree OF interest you have in this
measure?"
The lady hesitated. Must 7 ten?''
she asked
mot necessarily, of course replied
the delegate. but it would crafty my
curiosity if you did"
well" was the reply, eff youn not
let it go any fuUther I'll tell you. /
went to Oklahoma to establish a resi-
dence so that I might get a divorce
from my husband who, I may Incl
dentally remark. is certainly a brute.
My attorney tells me that territorial
divorces may not stand. but that if the
territory is granted admission the III
vOrce viii surely be effective. SO
should be so grateful if you were to
hurry this bin through, because I want
TO marry q friend whom 1 have known
since childhood. I think that Mr. Bev-
eridge, who is opposing this bin, ought
to be ashamed Of himself"
Unfortunately for this lady the bill
was talked to death.-Phiiadephia Post.
Two young fellows az Liverpool
partners in the tea trade, were the best
of friends and their intimacy Extended
to personal as well as business matters.
One of them, a supplemented fellow,
was a bachelor. and was in the habit
of reading to his partner extracts Of
an ardent and affectOnate nature from
letters written by a lady in the north
of England who signed herself susie"
The married one went to China for
twelve months and returned just in
time to attend the wedding. of lis
partner.
Il hardly feel like a stranger" said
he, I'm his sweetest tones, addressing
the bride 'Ia fact, Z felt as though
ought to be acquainted with my part
ner's wife, since ne has often Done me
the honor to read me extracts from his
dear Susie's letters"
The faces of she husband and the
speaker were studies as the bride drew
herself up and emphatically and dis
tinctiy said Il beg your pardon-mE
name is Helen."-Springfe QlL)
News.
One night this week a member Of the
council graft committee left his home
out to gather some first had evidence
OF corruption on the part of the police
force.
His errand took him to the west side,
and it was nearing midnight when. in
close track of a case of fragrant graft,
he went into a big saloon on Halsted
street and sat down at one of the round
tables In the back room.
The room was crowded with both
men and women. Presently he got into
conversation with a group Of three at
the next table and was invited to join
them. As it suited his purpose to re-
main in the saloon until after midnight
he accepted the invitation and took the
vacant seat at their table
Then he invited his three companions
to have a drink with him. II being
necessary to do something to allay or
prevent suspicion. The other three or
dered beer. The alderman, being
consistent prohibitionist, ordered a
glass of lemonade.
The waiter who took the order almost
tainted when lemonade. was mentioned.
TIC is,s in fact, doubtful whether sim
liar order had ever been given IN the
place before. But he went off TO get the
drinks and finally returned with three
glasses Of beer and one OF what he said
was lemonade. The check which was
laid down before the alderman called
for cents each for three glasses Of
beer and 40 cents for the lemonade The
alderman objected strenuously to the
Overcharge. but finally paid it under
cOmpulsiOn. Next morning, bright and
early, he appeared at Mayor HarrisOc;s
Office and demanded, in all seriousness.
that the license of the s8lOonkeeper who
charged 40 cents for glass OF lemon
ace be revoked.
What is more, there IS a decided pcs
sibility that such action may be taken.
At any rate, the OFFENDING safoonkeeper
has been summoned to appear and show
cause why his license should rot be
taken away
THE ideal Of q Jalsfed street saIoor-