Arizona republican., 1904-02-29
eroRIEs ABOUT PEoPLE.
Lincoln's Repulse of an ignorant Ap-
 oIcSnt for a JoD.


 Senator Culiou was one of Lincoln's On Lincoln's birthday he told an interesting story about the great president.
 "1 here was an ignoI ant man." he said, who once applied to Lincoln for the post of doorkeeper to the house. Tkis man had no rignt to ask Lincoln for anything It was necessary 10 re- pulse him. But Lincoln repulsed him gently and whimsically, without hurt ing his feelings, in this way
 "'So you want to be doorkeeper to the house, eh?'
 Yer; MT. President
 "'Well, have you ever been door keeper? Have you ever had auv ex- perience of doorkeeping?'
 "'Well no-no actual experience. sir
 "'Any theoretical experience? Any doorkeeping?
 "Have you ever attended lectures on doorkeeping?'
 "'No sir
 Have you read any textbooks on the subject?
 No.
 Have you conversed with anyone who has read such a book"
 "'No sir; I'm afraid not. sir
 Well then. my friend. 6on't you see that you haven't single qualifi- cation for this important post? said Lincoln in a reproachful tone
 "'Yes do,' said the applicant and took leave humbly. almost gratefully" 
 pr. Perkins Carter of Cleveland was Mark Hannas physician, and after MT. Hanna's illness began Dr. Carter was a frequent visitor to Washington.
 TTc told on a day when his patients prospects seemed unusually bright, q story about MT. Hanna and an English waiter.
 Tn London one day" he said. MT. Hanna visited a very old and quaint chophouse on the Strand. Here the meat is all wheeled raw to you on a hand-Cart. and yoI choose from the cart the steak. or the chop, or the joint that you desire to have cooked.
 Well, MT. Hanna took a chop and then he ordered a piece of game pie, The waiter was a careless. slovenly fellow. and Mir. Hanna said to him af- ter the pie was brought:
 "'What is this mark on my pie waiter9
 The man bent down over the pie and examined the mark. then he answered jauntily:
 That mark sir? That mark is the print of my thumb. sir. Just had my guest over there, sir. Cut 1t cut for you. sir?'"
 Of Robert NJ. FcLain. the mayor of the devastated city of Baltimore. May or Brenton of Des Moines said the other cay:
 "McLain brings the strictest busi- ness methods to bear upon the govern ing of Baltimore. The city under his rule is a big business, and every city employee must do his work every cent must be accounted for-the same as 1T big business.
 Here is a story remarkably ap- propriate and striking since the fire that I heard about McLain last month; "A number of bills were brought tS him one afternoon for approval. They were bills for municipal expenses the kind of bills that are punched ir most cities under the head of 'sundrie. and incidentals,' but McLain require: that they be ilemized. one item on these bills was fol cigars, and McLain drew his per through it. Then opposite it he wrote
 The city of Baltimore does no | smoke
 The late Henry w. Oliver, the Pitts ] burg capitalist, took a profound inter est in the children of the poor. Henc' his gift to Pittsburg of a magnificen public hath and hence his frequent ant friendly conversations with newsboys | bootblacks and messenger boys. It is said of MT. Oliver that one day