The Washington herald., 1906-11-10
HEARD AT HOTELS.

Jackson one Of the most successful prac-
titioners at the Mississippi bar. in conver-
sation with a group Of friends at the Ar
iington.
'An old colOred man entered my Office
one day and. after salutng me with great
gravity. told me that be had get into a
little trouble with bis wife aud came 70
me to get a 'vldation. which I correctly
surmised was a divorce. He sad he had
undertaken to correct her about some
I thing. whereupon the old oman rar'd up
or him making IL necessary for him 20
chastise her bit. but that subsequently
/ home life had been unpleasant, and he
wanted separation. told him 20 90
home and get on amicably and dismiss
/ the idea Of divorce. He seemed to ac-
/ quiesce in my counsel. but said be DIDN'T
know whether his family troubles could
be patched up.
About month later the old man
again entered my office He said he was
bound to quit his wife, that ne had been
forced to defend himself from her, and
that she had caused him to be arrested
and the judge found him So.
/ " You old rascal said. You've been
/ whipping your wife again You can't get
any divorce for that but she can get one
/ from you. II she is willing. as you say.
/ to separate. let her bring the suit. and
divorce viii be granted her on account
OF your cruel treatment. This viii relieve
you OF any necessity Of employing p law
/ yer. for your wifes lawyer viii bring the
/ desired result IIe thanked me profuseIy.
bowed low. and departed, leaving me %
I think / had seen the last Of him
Here is where ] guessed wrong. for It
was not more than fortnight until he
/ once more stood in my presence What
/ is il this time? Have you and the old
woman made upZ
" No. sab. we isn't. and Use here 20
I get you 20 sist me % get omitted from dat
/ ole cTtteT.' and here the ancient Sen=-
gambian pulled Out a snug roll Of bills
and told me he was ready 70 pay my fee
/ then and there.
&c But didn't I tell you that YOU
cOuldn get divorce; tHaE your bad
( treatment justified your wife in securing
/ one and didn't / tell YOU 10 have her hire
I a lawyery
Yes, sab. dats jes' what you done,
/ and she done went and hired a good
/ lawyer who say he swine to git her. er
I deTvOrce
Then. what on earth DO you need
with meg
90 I jes' wants to have you sab. on my
side, so as 20 make hit er sho' thing"
The defeat Of Congressman McCieary
Of our State can be directly charged up
10 the operation Of the primary election
system. said Hon w II. Eustis. one
/ Of the leading lawyers Of Minneapolis,
/ and former mayor Of that city. al the
| New Willard.
! There were several candidates for the
/ nomination which McCleary won in the
/ primaries. with the result that the men
he defeated and their followers got even
\ BY throwing their ballots 20 the Demo-
I cratic candidate az jhc regular election
1 i was "a surprise and a sore disappoint-
ment to the entire State that so good and
useful a Representative as McCleary has
proved to be should go down 10 de-
/ feat at the hands Of men of his own
party a minor factor in his case was his
rather extreme position on the tariff. He
/ is widely known as the most stalwart
standpatter in the country. and il is un-
questionably true that there exists In
Minnesota strong sentiment In favor Of
/ a modification Of existing schedules.
I He was beaten by one of the best
men in the Democratic ranks. however.
4 ". 5. Hammond. o. 81. James, a LAWYER
/ of ability and high character. Our town
/ or Minneapolis also sends brand new
/ Congressman 10 Washington as the sue
/ cessor Of Uncle L0rin Fletcher His
name is Frank " Ne, brother of the
I celebrated humorist BIZ Nye. He does
/ not shine as a funny man as did the
/ famous William. being Of more serious
/ turn OF mind but be viii not faiI 10 i'm
press his future colleagues with the no.
/ ton that be is man of excellen, parts,
and wei equipped as national legis-
/ lator."
/ Mr.. d. A Tompkins. of Charlotte. one
/ Of the best-known cotton manufacturers
/ Of the South. is at the Raleigh. 8Ir.
Tompkins and some of his brother mill
I owners of North Carolina are i'm a bit
Of trouble with the Federal government
( II seems that employment was recently
gwen 20 number OF European immi-
grants in the Charlotte factories. and the
( fact being brought TO the attention Of
the Washington authorities. an agent
was sent South to investigate as 70 whetb-
/ er the law against contract labor had
( been violated Whatever view was taken
I by the official, it resulted in the suspen-
4 sion of the aliens from work. but they
are still being detained in Charlotte IN
/ the event the government may require
/ them as witnesses.
/ Born in Old Ireland. and coming 10 this
country a mere lad without a dollar
Patrick Clarke. Of Spokane. by dint Of
unceasing industry and courage that
never failed. climbed up the ladder Of
success. until to-day ne is accounted one
Of the wealthiest men in the state of
Washington Mr.. Clarke, who is at the
New Willard with his wife. has dug his
fortune out Of the ground. being owner
of heavy paying copper properties in his
old home at Butte besides valuable gold
mines in Nevada and Southeastern Cali
foTnia. His oldest daughter is a cradE-
ate of the Convent of the Visitation in
Georgetown, and two younger daughters
are now attending tue same school
Though well past the half century mark
Mr.. Clark's thick suit Of hair is vet
untouched by the frost Of time and he
is as light of walk as "a youth. his good
physique being the result of temperate
| habits and much Notwithstanding in
I his youth
The Republicans carried things their
own way in Montana he said. and
though J am not an extreme partisan 1
rejoice at their success FOR one thing:
il looks as though &c meant the return 60
the United states Senate Of my very
close friend. Hon. Lee Mantle I've lust
had a wire that tells me his prospects are
good. Thirty years ago Lee Mantle and 1
went 80 Butte. and I've known him init
mately ali this time. I am not impeIlod