Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-09
Parker Got a Shine.


creep into n newspaper office and the
men who chronicle deaths, marriages,
wrecks, nominations and almost ev-
erything else but elections without
changing expression are moved toI
laugh. Yesterday a correspondent at
Kingston, N. Y, whose education has
evidently not passed the know what
is news stage, espied Judge Parker
when he alighted from the train, which
took him to Albany. where he after
ward sprung surprise by resigning as
chief justice. He got his shoes shined
and then entered the car again and
started for the capital. Immediately
the press of the country was told, ov-
er hundred wires Of the Important
event, the greater part of the item
being that the judges shoes were pol
ished at the depot platform.
While it is rather notable for pres
idential candidate to get shine, no
doubt it would have interested many
a readeromore to know whether the
Judge wore Oxfords or boots, a stiff
hat or straw, and whether he bought
an Examiner or a World from the
newsboy. OF course, it didn't matter
that he was on his way to Albany for
the purpose of filing his resignation
from the highest judicial office in the
state, that he had left Esopus, forget
ting he had said he would not do SO
until the end Of the campaign, and had
refused to tell any of the many cor
respondents there that he was about
to give UP the judgeship. He got his
| shoes shined.
| Later on message came from Al
bany telling of the resignation but I'M
til then there was nothing to show
whether the judge had started out on
a trip to Japan or was simply riding
because he liked it.
When the Kingston dispatch reach
ed the telegraph editors on hundreds
Of papers throughout the land 1t Is
safe to say that after remark that
can be passed the great majority smil
ed, the laughed. That is carrying out
orders to watch the nominee" shade
past the limit. While it may be in
teresting to know that Judge Parker
goes swimming each morning ana that
President Roosevelt rides horseback
each day the fact that they get theil
shoes shined can be overlooked II
something of little Importance is
passed out to the readers of dis
patches.
Two artists were regarding in {
Fifth avenue gallery, print of Millias
Chill October" One of them said:
"Sir John Millais once showed MI
H.
the same time he told me story abou
it.
"He said that as he sat painting on
gray afternoon among the reeds an
rushes of the Tray a voice from be
hind hedge asked:
Man. did We every try PHI
tography?"
No never said Sir John, and h
continued to paint slowly.
. "It's a hantle quicker, said TIL
voice
eyes. I suppose So the painte
agreed.
"Then the voice said bitingly:
can it's mair like the place."
! Washington Times: always Civ
good advice" says Senator Bate c
Tennessee. "Advice is cheap, bu
good is just as cheap as bad.
II once knew of young lawyer i
my state who was assigned by tn
: court to defend a young negro charge
I with larceny The court directed tn
: attorney to confer with the prisone
: and give him the best advice he coul
: under the circumstances.
!, "He retired with his client to an al
. jacent room for consultation an
= when an officer was sent to inform hill
a that the court was waiting the youn
;. attorney was found in the room alon
He returned with the officer of tn
il court room.
t "sWhere is your client,?' demande
d the judge.
e He has left the place. replied til
It attorney-lawyers we call them
o Tennessee.
r What do you mean sir?' asked I'll
y judge in establishment
d your honor directed me to give I'll
!. prisoner the best advice could undo
the circumstances. He told me he W,
guilty and SO. opening the window.
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