The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-19
ABunchOf StOryetteS
/, Grave and Cay, Historical, Eplgram-
matte and Otherwise.

positIpn as IN author That such was
not the case In the mind of one Young
lowing anccdotc which comes from
Crawfordsville. Ind, the home OF me
author OF Ben Hur:' There appeared ln
the little Indiana town ono day girl
who seemed to be a widc-nwake young
American and who was eager TO see az
the sights in Crawfordsville she had
been told that Gen. Wallace's home was
worth seeing. so she went alone TO the
house and asked for Mrs. Wallace, who
received her In the spirit OF Kindness anh
true hospitality. The girl told Mrs. wal
lace that as Gen. Wallace had served In
the war she was eager To see MS hnmo
and learn more about him. So Mrs. Wal
lace showed the girl all over the house.
The girl was deeply Interested In viewing
| certain relics of the Rebellion. and oven
sword, Finally Mrs, Wallace took the
| girl into den that seemed rich In inter
est. With the greatest possible pride
Mrs Wallace said: This room viii IN
| terest YOU more than any other ~ the
| house. for at this desk Gen Wallace
wrote the greater part OF Ben; Hur
| open eyes Wrote 'Bon-HurY " she re-
peated why. does Gen. wallace write.
| too7"
There Is no section OF the Union where
| the people take 50 cheerful view OF
| their own troubles among themselves ~
| the South. They will even stand a little
| fun on the subject OF their educational
needs from Northern visitors The super
1
| MIR. O. =. Martin. read at the conference
for education in the South at COLUMBIA
! last week some answers which had been
| given to questions put in an examination
| or persons who were supposed to he quail
| flied to teach In the public schools Thef
| ran like this.
what is the allmcntary canal?"
The French government began II and
failed hut Roosevelt Is now behind IT,
and il will be put through;
How do You promote the health OF
| your pupllg2'
Make them wash often and set fur
apart"
II may be noted that though these an
swers may reveal deficient knowledge,
they reveal good deal Of practical wis
dom. South Carolina need not be
ashamed Of them.
The following story Is proudly current
In Kentucky. When Adam and Eve were
turned out Of Eden they made anplica-
ton to be taken as soon as possible TO
the blue grass region OF Kentucky, But
| VIC I@oru Salu, Oh, no. thht Woulu De
about II same thing as staying In
Eden" But they begged so hard that he
finally let them go. The devil wanted Ia
80 with them. but the Lord sent him 10
Breathit county. Of which he has had
possession ever since.
Miss Estene Reel. the general superin-
tendent Of the governments Indian
schools, was talking about cruelty.
Cruelty" she said lis lack OF imagi-
are Cruel XII people are cruz eTuel chil
dren, till they have learned to think. are
cruel invariably"
Miss Reel smiled
, Let me tell you about little toy
she said, "'ro this little boy there were
given tT9 images mag ,S Of plaster coated OF
TO cut the images, hut he WAS warned or
no account TO do so.
r They are poison he was told. Il
you eat them. II win kill you.
: However the little boy was dubious
He had been cheated before this b!
NanaH 1ANH l..s aNlT
. ed II he might not eat the images Final
I ly he had young friend. Richard Howe
: 20 spend the day with him. and iha
: night IL was discovered that one OF tn
3 images had disappeared.
. His mother. nearly frantic. rushed q
: Harold, she said. where is that pinl
= Harold frowned as he answered de
: fiantlv;
81 gave It to Richard Howe. and 1
{ he's alive o-m,orro;y I'm going to ca
r
/, THAT Is false logic" said Congressman
Hepburn, In the course OF an address
! Such logic as that reminds me OF TN
. | reasoning OF n certain surgeon.
This surgeon. one Saturday afternoon
performed before large class, In a nm
: amphtheater some thirty swift opera
bis hands. a young assistant tiptoed owe
to him and whispered In his ear;
a In the Higgins case. sir there sp
pears to have been some mistake
/. "A mistake in the Higgins caser
think not, said the surgeon.
l Yes the other insisted You cut OF
Higgin's wrong leg, sir.
1 . oh, WELL that Is OF no consequence
said the surgeon. We can cure the othe
one. so II comes TO the same thing In IN
end. "
In some sections OF Illinois corn cob
e are greatly sought after for fuel, an
z Speaker Cannon tells this story about
a Dreacher who wanted "A load of cObS 4
n burn:
= man and wrote the gentleman who dsal
d Dear Mr.. e.. Please send be a loa
I, OF cobs, | thank you in advance. Your
: '"The eentleamn sent the eobs and thi
I note:
4 der. Yours in the cob business,
= II Ii told Of Secretary TAFT that II
i his wish that the clerks IN his department
D; have a good record for paying thei
. debts but he has not reached the poin
9 whore he has issued the ukase pay you
a fortunate clerk who had rounded up 4
y the clutches Of the Shylocks who IL
i money az 333 cents per year was Gale
e on by the blood money man. and failln
n TO get payment he sought the secretary
: How much money did this clerk boz
n listening to the shyiock's tale OF woe.
a FIFTY dollars was the answer.
" How much has he paid your"
: "Fifty-fiVe dollars, but the papers, exc
: cutting them In order TO make the loan
!, and the interest amounts now To sevent
i dollars"
e You are an American citlzen7"
: Certainly. sir
: And believe in a hereafter"
a "Of course"
g "Then, sir. all care TO say il that
g shall not force this Young man 10 pa
:. you the money, and I sincerely trust tina
Il you will seek forgiveness and make a
e EFFORT 20 not land In purgatory or a wors
II place
u Senator Berry OF Arkansas was tail
Z ing about shorthand. He praised Il high
u ~. Then said:
p "The best shorthand writer I eve
e during my term as governor.
e "This young man told me one day Rom
stories Of the Clhculties Of shorthand
= worked for an important newspaper. N
Il often found II difficult 10 read his ow
% notes
ri well. he reported one night. "a hall
l. | hours installWent OF a great orator
n speech. II was well on toward midnigl
y when he got back 10 the office. and he ia
= | down ut "A typewriter 10 trauecribe Nj
n notes In long-hand as quickly as possible
y He worked away steadily Then he stoI
- ped.
~ One sentence. In the middle of a Ion
- | nj he rpuld HaginnaV