The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-01

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Among the big crown -.
sed and bareheadec boz s.s
years old. The little felior N
much about Mayor Jones an - M
Ing to wriggle to the plstform y. : =
get close to the mayor, but ~
paid no attention to the ras- uost
fellow. He carried tinv 49, ssu It'll
hand. which he desired To -, "u u b
the mayor as his little mita - ssat :
OF respect and esteem. MAJ
The mayors keen eye -,
glimpse OF the child trying to %es :,
way to the front through ~ vu.a "
crowd. 40 oeM
open up there and ht ~.
through said the mayor raths, ..s 1ih
HE wants to hear and see VIII. S.uV
ing ON just as well as you a. - g
child Is Just as good in the evss :. ia'
as your child or my child v va
fellow is not responsible for tho !. : u'u'
Is compelled to wear, but the ~, sa!
conditions are which make n ,,. vaa
Bile for his parents to clothe him sa
as you and may be able n :. 1--WE ssa
our children. 1t is just such Inv. 1
this one who produce tho ny
spread the light Of truth ana s. A''
the world" '''0'n
Mayor Jones then reached do,,
gently picking the little f.l,o-
placed him on chair on The nl.,,.Y
alongside Of him 90 that bs cor,s u
and hear everything.
The mayor said to the child. ~, N
tie man, you have just the same ,,' ~
here as my child or the mdIl,ons,ss
child Because your clothes an ~
1t does not mean that your little bs.s ~,
cannot feel for humanity. Some 4,
my little man, you may be teacbins
all true principles of sociology"
This conduct was what vo q.
hearts Of the crowd and the msyO, -.
rendered an ovation. This ~. ~
done on the part Of the mayor "a, !.
feet He was really an impulsiy. m,,
but had great determinaH ton md f,r
OF character. he really thought N
ragged little boy was being to.tI.,
about because he was poor, and Nam
Jones' heart swelled up until be c0uy
bear 1t no longer. This only eos r
illustrate how he won the henri \
the people.
Hand over hand, with his body .
rigid as the muscles that maintaiusdt
Mayor Jones once moved Glentb ~
gracefully up the heavy hraas rod ~
ing from the sleepipg quartsu Il ~
fire boys at engine house Na a
Toledo, from the engine room oco
below, and only stopped asceudla
when bis head touched the roof IN
floors from the ground. Try as thy
would the half dozen healthy nrema
could not come nearly up to Jones
record as a hand over hand climk.
says the New York Times.
These athletic sports occurred at tx
Central fire station, the mayor haH4
dropped In to pass the time Of the dg
en- route to affairs of state. There W.
nothing the mayor enjoyed more thu
some exercise which would test Tx
Drawn Of man, and 1t pleased him b
be able to lead and to watch the fr
men try to follow. The brass rod
the fireman's stairway-coming down
but the mayor made 1t his going %
something the men rarely ATTEMPTED
except when "bantered."
The mayors grip was wonderfulq
strong. his great broad hands vs'
well muscled and well trained tn
mayor preferred running Of walf4
down town to riding, he prefsnsd
sleep in the open air. and hence wn
his back porch.
Mayor Jones was criticised In Gun
GUS manner for his failure In hh -
gubernatorial campaign, says the rnf
Hdelphia Saturday Evening Post
Mr.. Jones was a musician Of corne
cradle talent, besides a big maDule
turer and a popular politician. we
he was running for the mayordu
Toledo he wrote two songs and ~
them himself In Golden Rule ball. "
institution of his own, where muslsa'
are given free for the benefit of>v"'
ingmen and their families.
At a meeting in that ssame nau
labor advocate said to him: MI ha,@
In my opinion you lost this last elecu,
because you didn't write songs -
sing them as you did the last time"
ran for Office"
Some handsome charts and caieuu...
were issued last year in Toledo s'Is
the names of the heads and suD's
mates In all the city offices OF luz.
These adorn the business houses
Offices OF many professional men
city officials, says the New forh i-
AS one was hanging in the p''
Office, Mayor Jones attenn0n
called to 1t. II contained, In sooa -
type, these words: Hon. Ssinp'
Jones, Mayor" he delibersisy 4.
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