1
Most Versatile Railroad
Man in America
I am not tho noblo hearted, unselfish, ro
flned and altogether desirable man you havo
been lel to bolleve. I havo deceived you
ovon about my age. Not only am I 40 In
stead of 34, but I am a widower. I stay out
nlghtB when I feel like It. I smoko all over
uvsjs "aiiivS ha'r;:0 1,a,i,nB to notico - 'a..aThec:,te?o7!honLrSsfl:
ot ded "'to that, breaking It down, cutting a handful 7f go anywhere to oblige any one else.
t h vo wn u l i t S ? n,"h fr0'n hta nnnt0my and ru,nlB a more than I ought to, swear regular-
thro 2 1.1s mUhIIo nblK a th, v . " Pn'r ' IanU' Tho old cow took advnn- m?'1 faCt am a vu,Knr' "Brocablo.
t o Sing on the ac hut o J o y mK of 1,10 Kap ,n tho fcnco ttnd ot lntf ,l,,J,K,!,1n"' 8n.fr, ll.pltnble, Irrltnb'o,
Hketcl uh Cleverly but ai?!, ox m h tho COr,"lula ana k,od horac,f nconsl.lorntc, Insufferable nuisance."
It might also bo truthfully said that ho , " T", L . "J L" ,73 I.?.. ""Cl8..
flock. In tho hurry sho dropped a $7 set of houso nnd grounds that you showed mo,
falso teeth. Tho baby, loft alone, crawled don't you?"
through tho splllod milk Into tho parlor, do."
ruining a brand-now $20 carpet. During tho "And the beautiful government bonds you
excitement tho oldest daughter ran away askod mo to look at, the 500 shares of I). A.
Mny 20, 1000.
OMAHA ILLUSTRATED 1JEJ2.
Congressman Moody
Of Massachusetts
Among the younger members of the Iioubo leadors of congress In matters of legislation
of representatives there nro none who give within so short a time.
could win his way to tho front as an arch!
tect or a civil engineer or a wrltor, lor ho
has proved his ability In nil these Hues and
many others. Ills knowledge of tho geol
ogy of the queen's dominions In America li
profound and Ills collection of Canadian
rocks and foislls Is not surpassed by tiny
private collection In all Camuln. He Is a
recognized authority on botany. Ho Is fond
of historical research and has gathered u
vust amount of Information concerning the
early settlements of Ilrltlsh North America.
In short, he Is undoubtedly tho most ver
satile railroad magnate In America
Van Homo Is a big man physically and
, ho Impresses you as u mail of Immense
vitality. Ills color Is ruddy, Ills skin is
clear and his eyes are penetrating. He Is
ii tremendous worker or he would never
have found time to perfect himself In tho
accomplishments which give him so well
founded a reputation for versatility and hlj
capacity to accomplish things Is almost
doubled by the fact that he requires not
more than four or live hours of sleep in
each twenty-four.
I'liiyN n x Well iin WorltK.
Ilut he Is quite as fond of play as lie Is
of work. In tho privacy of his home he Is
us light hearted and sportive as a school
boy. In his own house he once startled n
guest by shuttling rapidly across tho carpet,
uftor which he hastily slapped a piece of
blotting paper against tho wnll to see It
enough electricity hud been generated to
hold It there, IIu Is loud of games of all
sorts and plays everything well. Ills boiiho
of humor Is well developed and hu some
times perpetrates practical Jokes, though
never of tho coarser sort.
Years ago ho was prone to a particular
form of practical Joke, which hu used to
play on tho Montreal reporters who called
upon him In search (.f railroad news. On ono
of his trips In the Hudson bay district hu
had picked up a lot of cigars, mudu of na
tlvo tobacco, which were almost too rank
to think about. Whenever n newspaper man
called to ask about something which Van
Homo did not wish to discuss he would
hand out oub Of tlio.su clgnrs. Nino times
In ten the third puff at tho vllo wued would
drive tho nuwsgntherer out of tho olllcu and
Van Homo would get out of being Inter
viewed without having to rofuso to talk.
That pretty llttlo Bchonio worked only a
llttlo whllo, however. Tho roportors pom
pared notes, and, being satlsflod that Van
Homo bad been guying them, each promised
novor to venture into his presenco again
without a freshly lighted cigar In his mouth.
Ono of tho practical Jokes which hu played
years ago whon n train dispatcher on tho
Chicago & Alton Is still rotnlled by tho em
ployee of that railroad. Somehow or othor
ho lenrnod that on n certain night run boiiiu
of tho trainmen wero In tho hnblt of taking
cushions from tho coaches to innko thoni
solvcs comfortable In tho baggage car. Lato
ono night at about tho time ho thought tho
men would havo taken tho cushions, ho
wired tho head trainman of tho crow n mes
sage, which was dollvcrcd by the agcut nt
a small way station. It contained only these
four words: 'Tut back those cushions,"
but It filled tho hearts of tho men with con
sternation, not to sny awo, tor how, unless
ho was blessed with tho gift of second
sight, could tho dispatcher know they hnd
meddled with the cushions? It Is hard'y
necessary to say that they nuver molested
them nguln.
IIIh SU-(('Iii'h mill IIIn .Memory.
Like many another man of affairs who
possesses a deft pencil, Sir William often
sketches at his desk whllo talking business,
sketching, Indeed, seems to bn ono of his
favorite methods of c urentrntlng thought.
The clerks in tho Canadian Pacific olllces
like to gather up the scraps of paper which
he has ornamented for souvenirs.
JIls phenomennl memory is ono of tho
st remarkable things about this remark
able man. He booius absolutely to forget
nothing, and his piwer of retaining facts nnd
Information has, of courao, been of enormous
bonoflt to him nil through llfo. Hut his
memory Is not wholly a gift; It Is lnrgoly
acquired, Ills father died, leaving sennt
means, when tho lad was about thirteen;
nnd ho began the battle of llfo for himself
by gottlng a Job In tho railroad yards. If
ho was lato In returning from his work, his
good mothe.r, to use her own graphic ex
pression, would "flatten her noso against the
window" looking for him, thinking ho might
bo skylnrklng with boys -f his own ago.
Ilut ho rnroly did anything of tho sort.
Aftor hours ho used to linger about the
station and yards (Hiding rut all ho could
about railroading. He trained his momory
by fixing In his mind tho Inscriptions on the
ycnrs, so Hint ho could tell their numbers,
tho roads they bel nged to. nnd their des
tination without reforenco to any record.
Ho hnd already formed nu ambition ,to
reach tho top In his chosen vocation.
Home, Sweet Home
Kansas city Journal: A man -who waa too
economical to toko this paper sent hU little
boy to borrow tho copy taken by his neigh
bor. In his hasto tho boy ran ovor a $4
stand of beod and In ten minutes looked like
a warty summer squash. His cries reached
fall father, who ran to bis aulstauce, and
promise of greater permanent usefulness
than Wlllliini II. Mocdy of Mas nchusetts.
This Is really Mr. Moody's second term In
congress. He was first elected to fl.l out a
few months of the unexpired ten.n of Gen
eral Cogswell, ono of tho bent men who ever
sat In the house, but had little opp r. unity
then to do much more than look around nnd
get his bearings, which he did to very good
purpose, Mr. Moody was first chosen In his
own right to tho Fifty-fifth congress nnd
down In tho Essex district they now ray
H-lt:','
w.;s; yjKE rJt.''tKiit F "IlllllllllllllllllllllllllH
Silt WILLIAM C. VAN HOIINB MOST VERSATILE! RAIL
ItOAD MAN IN AMERICA.
CONGRESSMAN MOODY OF MASSACHUSETTS.
11., tho 200 X. Y. Z.. tho 400 U. I W. rte
bentures nnd four acres In the heart of tho
Manhattan shopping district are all yours,
aren't they?"
"They are, dearest."
"Then," said tho undismayed and still
radiant creaturo by his side, "my darling,
with all your faults I lovo you Btlll."
Embarrassment
Detroit Journnl: The otreinioue efforts of
the church had been crowned wlt,h success.
Tho prom I so of tho nges was fulfilled.
Every day waa Sunday, now, In othor
words.
that ho can stay In congretis Just as long as
ho llkos.
Thero Is nothing eensatlonal or super
ficial nbout Moody. .Ho la as hard a work
ing nnd as thorough-going a man as thoro
Is In public life today. The qualities which
IinVn U'nn hlu nrnantit uiinrnoa iml nrliinti
promise to bring him stt'll greater successes "f ,lho, com Insular affairs, which
Iirn flrillllPRS. ennApintlMnnlllpua linil alnnnrn w...w. w.w u. "
with tho hired man; tho dog broko up cloven
sotting hens and tho calves got out and
chewed tho tails off four lino shlrtH.
Chicago Tost: "What!" cried tho labor
leader ns ho entered the houso; "no supper
yot!"
"No," roplled his wlfo calmly. "You will
recall that I began work at C o'clock tills
morning."
"What has thnt to do with It?" ho de
manded. "My eight hour watch expired at 2 o'clock
this afternoon," she answered.
Now York Llfo: "The tlmo baa come
for tno to speak," ho eald, going
over to tho mnntelploce, and loan
ing his head abstractedly against tho "Ilut when," exclaimed the Ladles' Aid
com, naru uricK. "Aiy near, oeioro wo oro sociuiy, enaw wo noiu our oymor sociam tontiou away from Washington. Ilut no cno
mnrrled and whllo thoro Is yet tlmo to and bean-bag parties?" of thewo compares with Mcody when It
pause, my conscience bids mo tell you the Ah, here wns an unforeseen embarrass- comes to Inllueuce In tho house and no one
truth nbout myself. I havo docelved you. ment. of them has taken a place among the renl
.llmilly'.M Ili-KlmilliKH III ViinIiIiiuo'i.
When 'Moody first camo to Washington
ho sot out with the definite purpose of mak
ing himself thoroughly familiar with tho
methods of legislation and for months de
voted himself solely to this task. Ho de
liberately resisted tho temptation, always
strong with now members, to force himself
upon the attention of the houso by plung
ing Into debate and making a hit with u
maiden speech. He had coulldeuce in him
self and knew that he could safely wait
and trust to tlmo and to his native abili
ties to gain the influence and reputation
ho was atter. Ho waited until he was suru
of his ground and then when ho ventured
to demand the attention of tho house hu
got It and In such a way, too, that there
after every woid of his carried weight, ilo
Impressed himself upon his associates as a
iound lawyer with a trained 'mind whoso
Honesty of putposu could never be ques
tioned. Mr. Mcody has always been placed on
hard working committees, his first as
signment was to the elections committee
and his first reputation was mauo by his
exhibition of independence in upholding tuu
claim of the dcmociailc claimant In a con
tested cuse. Ho had to break with his re
publican associates on the committee In
this, but bo completely bad he mosteruu
the details of the case and the law that Iij
carried his pulnt against the majority of
bis own party. He was afterwards assigned
to the appropriations committee, which is
the most Important committee of the house.
Appiopilatlcn bills always have the right
of way and members of the committee are
constantly In evidence from the necessities
of their position. Cariltld, Randall and
Cannon are some of the men whose con
gressional careeis were ldemllled with
their work on uppropilattous uud opportuni
ties for reputation are Just as great now
ns ever they wero.
To handle an appropilatlou bill on tho
llocr, to secure Its passage by tho house In
the shape It comeu from the committee and
o carry the original form do far as possi
ble to the point of enactment Into law, hi
splto of tho changes suggested by tho
senate, nffird the very b.st lest of parlia
mentary ability.
Tho member who doej all these thing t
must have a thorough knowledgo of his
subject, must bo effective In debate, ana
above all must uuderstandnien aud bo
resourceful In parliamentary expedients.
Moody has shown all these qualities and
has won signal victories on tho floor. When
he was a member of the postal commission
ho devoted hlmsolf aa conscientiously to
studying all tho conditions of tho postal
Bervlco as to every other question ho had
undertaken to master. Ho Is a member now
devotion to duty. Ho always Inspires confi
dence and that Is something which must be
of tho utmost valuo to any man who mnpi
out for himself a political career. Thero
havo been other members of tho houso In
tho last few yeare who by single successful
strikes havo gained for themselves a gieater
temporary reputation nnd who, perhnrs, by
tho nature of tho clrciwiistances surrounding
their display mny have attracted wider at-
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OUAIIDS OP LADY HOLLISTER HIVE NO. 35, LADIES OF THE MACCABEES, PERRY, la.
tees of lawyers.
Moody Is a bachelor. Ho has always had
bachelor apartments In Wnshlngton and
through tno congressional session he and
Representative Olllett hired a house to
gether and kept bachelor's hall. He Is a
member of tho Metropolitan club and such
tlmo as ho spends In tho club Is about a l
tho social relaxation ho allows himself or
cares for.
At homo In Massachusetts ho ranks high
as n lawyer and during tho long recesses of
congress he devotes himself to his profes
sion, although there Is never a time when
ho Is not studying legislative problems and
trying to fit himself more thoroughly for his
public duties. During ono long recess ho
carried homo nil tho bocks ho could And
on parliamentary usage, and when ho camo
back for the next session ho was so thor
oughly grounded In that most difficult and
complicated branch that only two or three
men In congress, and those veterans whj
have seen many years cf servlco, can com
pare with him In parliamentary loro.
Moody Is short and stocky with n lino head
set on a broad pair of shoulders, and ho
looks tho lighter thnt he Is. No one can
see him without rec gnizlng tho man of bull
dog tenacity who Is not afraid of tackling
any situation which ho may bo thrown up
against. Ho was graduated at Harvard four
years before Cavern r Roosevelt, but un
like some of tho other Harvard graduates
who havo come forward In public llfo, has
never devoted himself especially to puro lit
erature and there Is llttlo of the atmos
phero of bookB nbout him. He Is hard
headed and practical, unhampered with Illu
sions, but In splto of his hard senso ho fig
ures llttlo In practical politics so-called
and is Indifferent to the maclnnev of pri
maries and conventions.
His Afflictive Duty
Iloston Transcript: Mrs, Oreene Yos,
young Stoughton does frequent drinking
saloons, but I don't think he dres It because
ho likes It.
Mrs. Orey Ho Un't compelled to visit
such places,
Mrs. Greene No, I supposo not, except
In a conventional Bort of way. Ilut, as I
said, I don't think he enjojs enteilng
snloons. I happened to seo him the other
day as ho went Into ono, and afterward
when ho camo out. When ho went In he
Icoked terribly grum, showing that he.
was doing what was not agreeable, but
when ho camo out he was as cheerful as
you please, showing, of coureo, that he
was glad to make his escape from the-placo.
