Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-02-25
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Senator George Frisbie Hoar was the
Unconscious hero OF an amusing episode
which marked the commencement ex-
ercises recently held at the State Uni.
The scholarly gentleman from Nassa.
chusetts delivered his address In q
tent, and the June zephyrs were hav.
ing much sport with his manuscript,
which threatened to blow away at free
quent intervals.
Finally, Colonel George r. Burnett Of
the United States army. commandant
from Rev. DR.. George L. Cady, chap
lain Of the university. This, as an
improvised paper weight, the colonel
placed upon the fluttering leaflets at .
moment when the senator's back was
turned from him. At the close Of q
particularly eloquent period, Mr.. Hoar
stepped back and placed his hand upon
the manuscript. as II to turn q page.
His fingers came in contact with the
into his trousers pocket. in seemingly
absolute observation-disclosures Then the
audience. having noticed the incident,
burst into laughter, while look OF sur.
prise stole over the fatherly face OF
the gentleman from Massachusetts. He
murmurcd something about the Jester
never seeing the point of q Joke" and
proceeded with his address.
Later in the day the senator was 70.
preached by DR.. Cyrus Northrop. presi-
dent Of the University OF Minnesota, for
preaching honesty to the boys Of Iowa
and then setting them such an example
of Misrepresentation"
The statcsmans benign countenanco
showed only establishment until the
Hoar dived into his pocket and drew
forth~th Borrowed. knife and q
knife case as well. The latter contained
an exact duplicate OF the instrument
he had taken In a moment OF abstrac-
tion-in o dual sense-and the incident
was fully explained.
Senator Hoar enhanced in interest
the story, and gave touch Of romance
to 1t, repeating 1t with JUNCTION and
frequency during his visit in Iowa City.
The rome ntic phase was impaired by
the fact that Mr.. Hoar had carried the
knife continuously ever since he re-
/ ceived 1t forty years ago. from his bes
| loved wife.
| Who shall say there is nothing In I
name-or In union OF names-if wo-
mans wit and beauty re-enforce the
position? Apropos Of the persistence
with which Miss Ruth Hanna has
| worked her own sweet will in her mar
f, rlage arrangements, they are telling In
I, Cleveland that, at the last and most
critical trial Of strength. with her dis
tinguished parent regarding the date.
she brought the interview to an end
with an ingenious use Of her kn0wl-
edge of holy writ.
am going to wed q man named Joseph.
II you will be good enough to read up
the histories OF Joseph and Ruth I'm
sure you will gee that no Mark of the
now dispensation can hope to have his
way against the two OF u.s."
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Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish has such an az
sured place in society that she does
not hesitate to tell of her husbands
early struggles with the world. While
in Nice last spring she related at a
dinner party how Mr.. Fish worked his
way up to the presidency Of the ILL.,
nois Central railroad. A German
princeling who was among the guests
remarked, with just the trace of a
sheer: Il had always heard that your
husband camc--from a fine family
good nature. "Oh, yes. he does. But.
syou see. in America 1T is not a disgrace
to work. How much better 1t would
be II those conditions prevailed In Eu-
rope We in America would be spared
80 many '''is' n9.':'s'' II
Joseph H. Choate told story at q
banquet. Chauncey NJ. Depew arrived
late and In his turn told the same
story. He did not understand the pre-.
mature laughter and the lack OF tumult
when he concluded and asked his
neighbor what was the matter. "You
told Joe Choate's story five minutes
after he had finished It." Mr.. Depsw
laughed. "Choate's story? he said.
why. Adam told that to the snake at
their first meeting. knew Choate
would tell II, but thought he followed
me-" Z: