TniS ILLUSTRATED HE 15.
l-Vbrunry 15, 1001
Notable Reception
In the White House
U President MuKlnU-y hail to practice principal heads of thu executive dopart-
niil, Hlinon-piiru "Jellersonlaii" simplicity nicnls of iho government anil tholr help-
in Iho conduct of IiIh social functions at meets. They caniu forth on this grand oc
tin! Whllo Mouse, iHatfH thf Washington eousloii to pay thu homage of Ihi'lr respects
Star, II Im qultu probable that hu would to tho chief magistrate of the nation. 'Iho
nslgii, uh not even a Itnekofeller pockot- niuinlierH of tho house of representatives,
nook could oiiduro tho strain, whllu thu tho respectable resident inhabitants, tho
pri'Hliluntlal salary for a year would limit olllrers of the n r my ami navy, the strangers
in a Minglo nlghl. '1'hu lileal icccpilou u of consliloral li n who happciiril to he In the
1 1'iittiry ngo rounded up with a "feed." city ami the Dunne liullaiifl, men ami wo-
Feod" Ini'lllilcil 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 icfrcMhmcuts, ami men, little ami big, crowded to the presl-
ihcso limuro Homo loninrkalilo hcoiioh at ilent'H house to partake In the festivity of
nines, Incidents of which aniioiato, If thoy tho morning. The day was very favorable
do not enrich tho history of those early and I he assemblage brilliant, as you may
days. suppose,
.nisi now uniforms and gold lacu, sabers "Great inlrih and good hum r prevailed
and wishes, ilocniullons, medals and badges "'"I .'on may enlly conceive whereror
aie lieing fuililslicd up for tho annual New when It Is computed that hesldi s the smiles
liar reception at tho White House. A cordiality ami well nine which the com
. cinury ago iho same thing was being done t'!"' received from their generous enter
f..r the stalely "lovocs" of ihe piealdeiu lalner I hey consumed for him a quarter
ami his doinestle wife. Of tin so cumber- '"H( ,lf "'I'"'. barrel of pum h and a htm
some ami ceieinonlous allalrs only tin- in 'li'dwoighl i.f cake, besides other l.nlck
. nleiits coiiio down to us in iiuiiiy instances lif" to a i ousldcriihle amount While
ami ilelail Is left to tho liuiiKHiatioli, bin refreshments w passing ar und and
in one ol those lemaikablo letters which '"'Miiiy helpltiK themselves a baud of
l.innl,, .... Ml I .. ...t 1 I Ill I I .... I
the iiicii ami women of the early jeara ol ""- ' lai.nu an i
the century knew so well how to wrtlo i'.
enlivening airs. Ilefore the hour of dining
1 1. i.t i- .fi i it
senator Hum Now Voik has lull a clear ""' '"""""' " l"'"l"o .i.spoisc... wen
plcturo ol a Now Vcar uceptlon given by I'1""H'"1 wl,h h,,rt ',m,"m'r (,f I'""H"K Hie
Thomas Jellerson. This Idler Is dated 'HiiK and In IiIkIi hope that Mr. . offer-
January III. Ihu7. ami lis writer, Samuel """".'"" - "' i" -"...eium.
Latham Mitchell, was a ph)sleluu-Htaloa
man, a man of eminent learning, and
termed by many the "Nestor of American
science." After several terms in ihe hoiisu
he was elected to the United Stales Hcliulo.
In a letter to .Mrs. Smith, the wllu ut his
colleague in the senate, he sketched thu
following wold plcluio of a New Year day
at the executive mansion.
"Tho gtonlosl exhibition in Washington
Stories About Notables
chair.
lion ami will die next week, anyway ," "
ItcprcKctitatlvo Allen. It might bo added.
g. i s out of congress on the 1 1 II of next
An Kplsctipul bishop made Mr. Pingroe's .March.
aciualulam e, relates a Detroit exchange. ;
llelllgireni as he was, Mr. Plngreo nave If thoro Is anything in which a woman Is
evidence of backwardness ami shyness, for supposed to bo especially deficient It Is in
ho win t one loo well posted on bishops ami shnipcmng a 1 nil pencil .n a neat and work-
illdn't know Just how to take them. manlike manner, relates Youth's Cotupun-
"I see by Ihe nailers Dial von are much Inn. but a certain wmiian renorler mi u
is Ihu leveo of .Mr. Jelleison, on Now Year's addicted to swearing," said the hlshup. dally paper was observed always to have
day. A largo number of thu lashlouable ..YcHi j.vu ,,,, 8met,nK ,,f that kind In her pencils most beautifully pointed.
and respectable persona hero make it a th0 papers myself," said lla.on, acting very Thu masculine reporters watched her.
point to visit tho preaideut on January 1, ,,,,,,,1, m((. Hnall In the act of pulling In !t.s hut never succeeded in learning how -tlu
and that geiiileninn Is always civil utiough Hifll. did II, and one day Ihey sent delegation
lo bo at homo and tccelvo them. It la tho "Well." said the bishop, "Judging by what to ask her about It.
only ureal leveo day that there la at our
i inn l, ami on this occasion the company
assembles voluntarily and without Invita
tion. "Of tho porannugoH present 1 observed
tho king and queen of the Mouilunosu tribe
of Indians, living about l.iiUO miles up tho
Missouri river, ills majesty was dressed in
a sort of regimental coat given him by tho
government since Ilia arrival, and her
majesty, wrapped In u blanket, sat on olio
of tho sofas In I lie ureal audleiicu chamber
ami received the vlaitu of tho women and
people of itlality. When 1 had tho ho.'ior
of being Introduced to her alio did nut ride,
nor did alio quit her aeal during any pari
of tho ceremony.
"Another person of distinction was thu
French minister. This ureal military char
acter Is distinguished by the uncommon
slzo and extent of his whiskers, which
cover tho grontur part of his cheeks, and
by tho profusion of lace that coVers his
filll-diess coat, ills wife was not with
him. On account of a rupture which nap
pencil a little before I lit) commencement of
the session of congress between General T
ami Ihe cotiBort of thu French minister
she had withdrawn from his limine and no
ctely ami passes her tlmu at present In a
humble and solitary way In the neighboring
village of Georgetown. In coiiseiUuuco of
tills misunderstanding the minister had, II
Is said, attempted to ship oil' Ilia wife to
France. She refused to submit to this.
made an outcry, alarmed tho neighborhood ym h(m, , uontt,mi wm(i i Wouhl noi be
and brought a mob to her house and Dually urprlBcil if you did swear pretty often."
made her escape from her gallant sp.mso
and lias ever since been deprived of Ihu DurlUK all tho detiate on the reappor-
pleasuto of his company. Under these clr- tlonmcut hill HepreHontatlve Allen of Mls-
eumstauces this dlstltiKulshed woman did slsslppl said never a word, relates the
not make her appearance. The Hill lull Washington I'ost. Someone asked him yes-
minister and his wife were both ill to. terday w hy ho kept silent.
Thoy have lately suci ceded Mr. and Mrs. ''Well," said Allen
Merry 111 their diplomatic capacity. IIcIiik of the passeiiKer on tho slukliiK steamer,
newly artlveil thoy attracted a nod deal of When all the crew ami Ihe other passengers
notice, particularly the woman, who in a were busy at the pumps and worklnu hard
pretty Philadelphia!!. to save th ship the man sat Idly by. I'l-
"Tho greater part of Iho senators wore nally the captain went to him and protested
there nml the few whoso wives were In that he should do his share of the work,
town hrouuht Iheiu thither to partake of 'Why should I do anything'." said tho man.
this ureal exhibition. So It was Willi tho 'I have uot an incurable disc of cousump-
M VIIIMCUY AND TKA SSl-OUT I ION IliIMUMi I'AN MKIM('AN HXl'OSlTION 111 FFAhO. N Y.
"ou ouuht to Kiw vour own count r a
chmi o," l.iiiBhlngly sa.d iho prln '0 of Wales
to his imperial nephew- during his last
visit to KiiKlaud.
"Well," replied the kaiser, "(Jermany
certainly supports me In most ihltius, but
as regards boots, 1 always u for IOiikUjIi
'supportets.' KiiKlish-mudc louts are so
easy to walk III."
"Yes, 1 nui't'O with you," said the prince
somewhat shvly, "and If thero should ho a
revolution at any time in (iermauy Kugllsh
boots will enable you to travel speedily to
tho country in which they are made." This
was In the nature of n "knock" for the
kaiser, wlio at limes is likely to belittle the
IN Till': I'l.AZA I.OOKINC. TOWARD HAST KUN MMMI ()!' TIIH I'ltOl'hAHA I'AN M Hltlt'AN KXI'OSITION, 111 FFAI-O. N. Y
ll K sonn what iiihm! w t. . ., i I put
my foot upon an KiikIi-Ii uirpit I say to
myself, '(iermauy trampllnu on IOiikIIsIi
trade!' "
Close to where the duke of ('.imluldKe
was stnndlni; rested a laiKe eai-y chilr
upon which was placed a maKiillleent
cushion, nml emhrohlered across it In silk
were the words, "Ccniian etnplte" "Your
majesty," said the duke very quietly, as he
plumped hlmse'f down on ihe cushion, "you.
as repiesenlltiK (Iermauy, have just
trampled under foot KiikIIhIi trade Allow
me, as represent Ink the queen of Km;lund,
to sit upon the (termini empire."
A Nervy Kodak Man
The sluue was rolliiiK ahum the canyon
trail when suddenly the horses reared hack
on their haunches as a lone highwayman
wltli a Winchester appearnl on the scene,
reports the Indianapolis Sun.
"Step out of the hearse, uetillemcn, and
hands up!" lie ordered.
One by one they climbed out. with ele
vated hands.
The highwayman relieved the
several times was
nervous little man
his pocket.
"What's Ihe matter wlili you?" lit
finally roared. "You make nnothor move like
thai ami I'll pump the slims in you."
"I'lease let me?" pleaded Ihe little man,
is his hand auain slid toward his pocket.
"I'lease let you?" roared the desperado.
' I'lease let you perforate me? You're Im
posing on my generosity, sonny. Look out!
hook out! Keep your mitt away from that
poiket, or by tho eternal"
"Hut It won't hurt you!" protested the
little man, "It won't, hurl you ell! Stand
just as you nro now and keep your rllh;
leveled. Thoro! Thnt's It!"
And while tho hlKhwaymnn was recover
ing from his nstonishtuent the lltilo man
had Hashed his kodak and snapped tho but-ton.
parly and
forced to remind one
to keep his hand from
"We have come," said ouo of tho delo
gatos, humbly, "to ask the secret of your
gltt as a pencil sharpener. Vour proficiency
humiliates us."
"It la no secret," alio said with a smile
Thereupon sho look a pencil from tho
hand of tho speaker, raised thu lid of her
.Inut.. .let... I. .. ....H..t..Hi., nt.l..l ...,,..!
I am in the position "
11IU l-IIU (11 till' JUIIC1I 'll IUU I'llU Ul IIIU
desk, and deftly shaped It into a true cone
with a few "shaver' 'f tho Blimp Instru
ment. "There," alio said, handing it back, "have
you learned something from a woman?"
"Wo have," they said.
And possibly tho reader 1ms also.
country which has invariably treated him
so kindly.
Tho kaiser also goes In strongly for Kng
llsh carpets and all tho royal palaces In
Germany aro "KiddermttiBtered" In almost
evory room. Whon tho duke of Cambridge
was staying with tho kaiser boiuo months
no he remarked upon this and said: "We
Knglish ought to feel llatlered. your ma
jesty, seeing that you think so highly of
Hngllsh manufactures. Well, Kugllsh car
pets can't he beaten anywhere, I mn sure."
"Ah, duke," replied tho emperor, lnugh-
A Lie Nailed
Philadelphia Press: There was a com
mittee to wait upon the legislator when ho
got home.
"It is generally reported," said tho
spokesman, "that you gut your share of the
money used lo elect tho United States sen
ator." "It's a lie!" ho cried.
"Ah, then tho public has been misin
formed!" "That's what! I know of half a dozen
fellows that got mnre'n me "
Those familiar with tho geographical lim
itations usually put in thu railroad passes
Issued to politicians will appreciate a little
encounter which took place at Topeka, re
lates the Kansas City Star. "Hlchter," said
Hallo Wnggener to tho lieutenant governor,
"haven't 1 always given you passes ovar
our road?" "Yes." responded Hlchter,
"what ot It?" "Well, why don't you give
mo a pass that will take me Into tho senate
and glvo mo a front seat along with the
other loafers?" "Sure thing," said Hlchter,
"Just wait a minute and I will fix you out."
And presently the lieutenant governor came
bearing a pass which reads as follows:
To Doorkeepers of Senate. !
; Pass lion. II. P. Waggoner In and Out :
During Present Session, :
' OOOD ONhY IN KANSAS. :
Tho emporor of Germany has, It Is said,
the most complete and costly wardrobe of
any monarch In Kuropo. Ho Is accused of
spending $4,000 on boots aloue end buys
NANCY JOHNSON S CAHIN ONK III NDHHD MJ MIS Ohl TH NSI'IIHHKD FHO.M evory pair of them of a London shoemaker.
TONOWANDA Hi:SKH ATION TO PA NAMHKICAN HX POSITION (IHOl'NDS, "Mndo lu Germany" does not appear upon
IIPFFALO. N Y tho war lord's shoes.
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