The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-06-20


How do you expect to put In your
time, Mrs. So and So, while you are
attending the convention?"
And the interviewed usually tries
to frame up some elaborate reply.
The question was duly put up to Mrs.
William E. Borab, wife of the senator
from Idaho, on her arrival, and right
OF the bat she said:
The first thing | mean to do Is to
straighten up this room. l thought
I'd try to make it look as If woman
ever saw it. You never saw such a
looking place as 1t was when got
in. Papers-papers everywhere; and
books! I'm always afraid to move
one far, for If l do Mr.. Borah can't
find 1t.
Il was in California and he tele-
graphed me to come to be with him.
Well, l haven't seen him but about
ten minutes. l think he forgot / was
here. He went down to the barber
shop this morning and l went down
to meet him for breakfast. We came
together in Peacock alley, and don't
think he recognized me. l stepped
up to him and he looked at me as
much as to say. Where have l seen
her before?"
Looking for Taft Money.
The corpulent man who looks like
Taft, talks Roosevelt and exhibits
money in peck measure lots is Major
Thomas Dunphy of Topeka, Kan.
He took his stand in the middle OF
the Congress hotel lobby and began
offering to wager money on Roose-
velts chances of nomination. He
wanted to bet any figure, from 81 up
to $4,000.
Major Dunphy isn't a delegate to
the convention. He simply is Roose-
velt advocate at large.
I'D like to bet this roll on Colonel
Roosevelt's chances Of being nomi-
mated and elected" said the major,
exhibiting the interior of a pocket
that might have been a section of a
subtreasury.
The interviewer suggested that he
might be prevailed upon to take lit
tie II the bet was broken up into car
fare lots.
Say, this is no Joking matter,
said the indignant Roosevelt man. "I
came all the way from Topeka to lay
a small wager on the colonel and !
am going to find some hacker Of the
president with sand enough to take
it."
So he stumped away In high dud.
geon.
No Photos for NIedrlnghaus.
Thomas X. Niedringhaus Of Mis-
souri, has a great antipathy for pho.
tographers in general and newspaper
photographers in particular.
mo, SIR, l will not stand for my
photograph" he said to a group OF
pleading photographers. Photos are
worse than sketches and anybody
knows don't want one of them
What's that? Been snapped while
was talking to you? Say, let me out
of here. You're too many for me-"
Thayer's Mountain Lion.
A new one has been uncovered
about Colonel Edward Thayer Of In
dianapolis, assistant sergeant-at-arm!
at the Coliseum. The colonel had 6
near adventure with near mountain
lion, and, take it from him, 1t was 6
thriller.
Colonel Ed" has a bungalow in Ari
zona He started for the woodhouse
one evening to get back log for his
fire. Here's the rest of the story al
he tells 1t:
When got to the shanty I started
to feel around for the lock on the
thing. put my hand on something
that was alive. Every hair on my
head stood straight up and 1 dom
know now why didn't let loose a vel
that could be heard in Maine,
II thought Of mountain lions first
then panthers, wildcats, wolves and
in fact, everything in the wild ives
chased itself through my mind.
Next morning 1 went out to SCI
what kind Of tracks that monster hac
left. The tracks were there. So wal
the monster. 1t was an innocent lit
tie burro that had crowded close t
the shed out Of the rain"
EnVIes Chicago Policemen.
''I can't think of anything that
would like to do more than to be 6
policeman in Chicago" Mrs. Saraf
F. Bond Of Oklahoma City. where she
has bene police matron, patrolman ant
deputy sheriff and had a uniform, too
made this wish from fund Of expert
ence. She is here to attend the Re
publican national convention, though
not a delegate. She fears that the pro
posed suffrage plank will never bt
nailed on the platform.
I'VE have to get suffrage" she in
sisted. Its the first wedge for re
demption."
Mrs. Bond has been police matroI
and deputy sheriff in Oklahoma City
three times. The first time was wher
1t was a fierce young town.
Then they had ninety-three saloons
and killed their man daily" she said.
"The Republican party ought tt
know" said Mrs. Bond, that the par
ty that gives women the votes is the
coming party"
Governor stubbs Stumped.
Governor Stubs was remarking OF
the serious nature Of the crime of dele
gate stealing.
why, don't you know that it's as
bad as stealing horses" said the gov
ernor.
But don't you know that 1t was
Colonel Roosevelt who invented the
steamer roller?" asked the man ad
dressed. Don't you know that he took
all the delegates in sight that way?"
For a moment Governor Stubs
seemed at loss for an answer.
mo, don't" he finally said. "This