The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-07
FRED DUBOIS is
IN HIGH FAVOR
Idaho Senator Well Liked by
the Newspaper Men.
STORY ON SENATOR PROCTOR
PRINCE CUPID TIRED OF HIS JOB
IN WASHINGTON.


Washington, Feb. 6.-Senator Dubois
is a favorite with the newspaper men
OF the capital, and many bright para
graphs concerning him get into print.
In q recent cloak room talk the sen
ator told OF a Kentucky mOuntaineer
who had never seen the steam cars.
At last he consented TO make a jour
ney to the nearest station and behold
the transportation wonder.
This mountaiueer arrived a little
ahead Of schedule time. He tarried inn
Patiently near the track. 50 that the
train could not steal by him unawares.
After a while he started out 10 meet
the beiated locomotive. He met il as
Il rounded a curve Turning about, the
mountaineer ran along the track as for
his life
foot loot" sounded the locomotive.
slowing no, but the mountaineer only
dug the gravel more iudustriOusIy than
ever. He soon reached the station COM
pletely out Of breath.
Why didn't YOU cut across?" in
euired one Of the bystanders.
cut across" exclaimed the uncouth
lad. eff 7 had struck the plOwed
ground the thing certainly would have
caught me-"
When Senator Lodges Philippine
hearings on the Frye shipping bill. a
proprietor Of an establishment that
deals in farming utensils out in Kansas
was one OF the witnesses. "I come
here said he. very pOmpOuslys 'as the
farmers friend. Every farmer who has
200 acres Of land uses two pounds OF
hemp 10 the acre. That costs him $50. "
"Oh, no fnterposed Senator Dubois,
81 guess not"
There was a dead silence. The Kan
San looked at the men around the COM
mittee table and they looked at him.
"Oh. ] am farmer as well as a SEN
atOr, Mr.. Dubois explained. after q
pause. Il own 260 acres of land out in
Idaho. but I don't use pound Of hemp
Irvine"
Some senator volunteered that that
was a remarkable statement.
You see rejOined Mr. Dubois, Saz-
ing steadfastly into the frescOed cell
ing. Il don't raise anything but hay
Everybody within earshOt was con-
vulsed with laughter, and the Kansan
much relieved by the explanation, pro
eeeded with his story.
Told on Senator Proctor.
Whenever Senator Proctor sees Mr..
Reed SmOot. the senator from Utah. h6
is reminded of an occasion when he was
in Salt Lake City and was taken for
Mormon with many wives
This incident occurred some years
ago, when NIr Proctor was making a
tour OF the west IN company with Mrs.
Proctor and a party of a dozen or III
teen others. At Salt Lake q. stop was
made. and Mr. and Mrs. Proctor start
ed out 10 look around the town, half a
dozen ladies in the party going along
for the walk. The senator and his wife
headed the party, the ladies following
i'm couples on that very morning a
large party of tourists from the east
had arrived in the city and they were
i'm evidence along the main streets. The
tourists caught sight of Senator Proc
tor walking along with dignity followed
by the company OF ladies. The tour
lists stood aside 10 let them pass
See that old Mormon going along
there" they exclaimed. as they passed
the word along and ali got ready 70
have good look at him. There he IS
taking his wives out walking"
Wonder If those are all the wives
he has?" remarked another.
Some Of the side remarks about the
Mormon and his numerous wives
reached the ears of the senator, but ne
proceeded on his way without a pro-
test, and from that day TO this the tour
lists who scanned him and his supposed
seven or eight wives have described
him as one Of the sights of the city o.
the MOmons.
Prince Cupid Disguised.
Prince cupid. the delegate from Ha-
waii. is disguised with his job and
wants to resign. He finds the position
Of delegate carries little honor and less