The Omaha Illustrated Bee
NUMBER 2S
Entered Becond Class at Omaha Fostofllce Published Weekly by The Bee Publishing Co. Subscription, $2.50 Per Year.
DECEMBER 4, 1004.
Tersely Told Tales
Both
Grim, Gay and Sad
A Question of Detail.
)RJ1ER JUDGB MAYER waa re
lating bow lawyer often badger
witnesses unintentionally, and
cited the ease of a prizefighter
who waa on the stand to testify ,
concerning a street fight In which he waa
a principal. The plaintiffs attorney po
litely asked the burly witness:
"Did I understand you to say that you
were a pugilist?"
"Dst's what I am," proudly answered
the prisoner.
"Oral, manual or ealigraphlo?" suavely
Inquired the lawyer.
The pugilist looked aa If he had received
a blow In the solar plexus, his face grew
red aa a danger signal and he seemed
about to spring out of the chair upon hla
Inquisitor. Then, turning to the bench, he
growled:
"Say, Judge, I'm a fighter, and'dat'a all,
but I ain't one o' dein t ings dat pie faced
bloke calls me."
Judge Mayer anld the attorney withdrew
the obnoxious question, and the case pro
ceeded without further misunderstanding
on the part of the doughty defendant
New York Herald.
la the - roig Chareh.
At the International Pease congress In
Boston Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood pointed
out the selfishness of those who Would not
help to right the wronga of foreigners, on
the ground' that charity begins at home.
"Such persons," said Mrs. Lockwood,
"are Ilk an old woman who lived In Lima
while I was a atudent there.
"This old woman waa absent minded.
One Sunday morning ' she walked Into
church, took a front seat and Joined In the
service vigorously. Then the collection
basket was passed to her, and, putting a
coin In It, she looked about.
"She looked about, her mind cleared, and
an ezpreasioa of amazement overspread
her face.
"She got up. She hurried down the aisle.
She overtook the man with the collection
basket.
" 'I'm In the wrong church.' she whla
1 pered, and, taking out the coin she had
put In, she hurried forth." New York Tri
bune. Why the Dos; Died.
Mr. Fairbanks, vice presldent-eleot, made
his entry Into practical politics In connec
tion with his candidacy for a county office.
This was a good while ago, but the senator
still has a keen remembrance of some In
cidents connected with his house-to-house
canvass. It was a national - lection year
and he was not the only candidate by a
good many In hla particular bailiwick. One
day he drove up to a farm house and ad
dressed a woman who was leaning over
the front gate. "Madam," said the aspir
ing politician, "is your husband at hornet"
"Yep," answered the woman. "Can t see
himr "Reckon you can after a bit He's
down In the back pasture burying our dog."
"Ah, sorry to hear the old dog Is dead.
What killed him?" "Wearied himself out
barking at candidates,"
The Bonk of the Aato.
Denman Thompson of "Old Homestead"
fame was discussing with a party of friends
the recent automobile race.
"They hadn't any right," said one of the
party, "to deprive the farmers of the high
way which they are paying taxes for."
In reply the actor told this story i
"A few days after the race," he said, "I
happened to be driving over part of the
same course. I stopped at a farm house
and asked to be allowed to give the horae
some water. I got some good hard older
along with It.
" Wbat did you think of the automobile
racer I asked my genial host.
" The best thing for me that ever hap
pened,' replied the farmer.
" "WhatI' I exclaimed. 'I thought all you
farmers were against It.
" 'Net me,' said the farmer. Teu see, I
got a balky mule that draws my stuff Into
market every morning. Yesterday morning
that mule balked half way to the market.
Couldn't get him to stir. While I was
trying to coax him I saw a strange thing
lying la the roadway. Sort of a rubber
thing. I picked It up and accidentally
squeeaed It- It let out a turrlble noise.
Just like one of those machines, and that
mule started, me on the tailboard, and
never stopped till It got to the ferry. I
brought It home and I showed It to 'Manda,
and we squeeaed It and squeesed It and
squeesed It, and every darn ohlokea ran to
the oeep, every darn pig bid In the pen,
every darn sow ran to the barn, the eat
got behind the stove, the dog got In his
house, and 'Mandy and me epent the quiet
est night we've had In many a day. No,
atree, of all the labor-saving machines I
ever did hear of this Is the beat.' "-New
York Times,
, Jesseresa's Mew Bide.
Joseph Jefferson has "la his time played
many parts." yet so closely Is hs Identified
with "Rip Vaa Wlnkls" that the pubUo
never lost sight of It when It had the
privilege of seeing him. While be was
playing In Missouri onoe he boarded a
notoriously slow train tor St. Joseph. He'
went into the sleeping oar, but not to go to
bed, aa the train was due at St. Joseph
late la the evening. It dawdled along, how
ever, and finding that It could hardly arrive
before morning, he ordered his berth made
up.
As the porter finished his task Mr. Jeffer
son said, "This Is the worst road I ever
traveled en. I fanoy I'm In tor a full night
of it"
" 'Deed. I reckon 70a Is, sen," replied
the porter.
"Positively the slowest road! It'U be
morning before we are there. Do you think
you'll get In before I'm awake?"
"glow road, sah I Bound to be plumb
mo'nla", sah. But ons of ths pasaengera,
aah, waa tsllln' me that you'a ths gen-le-man
what once went to sleep and slep'
twenty years; and I reckon, sah, dat if you
take one e' dem naps we'll be able to land
you mighty close to 8t Jo 'fore you wake,
sah." Philadelphia Press.
Be Waa Takesi Back.
At a dinner to the archbishop of Canter
bury la New York. Bishop Chaunoey Brey
ster of Connecticut decried self-pralae.
"Is there anything tamer." he said, "than
to hear a man praise himself than to
hesr a Judge praise a decision he baa
Just msde, or a surgeon praise aa appen
dix operation he has performed, or a elerby
man praise a sermon he has preached?
"Let me tell you about a certain self
praising clergyman.
"At a dinner similar to this one he be-
ir i
gen to talk of hla own eloquence. He
talked of It a long time. Finally he de
scribed a sermon wherewith he had raised
enough money to build a magnificent new
church.
"He said that this sermon had thrown
the congregation Into a transport of lib
erality. From all sides of the auditorium
there had resounded announcements of
subscriptions of Jl.OO, of 12.000, even of
IS, 000. Women had advanced to the altar
and thrown In their watches, their rings
and their bracelets. One young woman
had even
"But here a distinguished bishop Inter
rnpted. He bent forward and tapped the
apeaker on the shoulder.
" "Couldn't you lend me that sermon
ha whispered." Buffalo Enquirer.
Hard to Be Identified,
A stranger came Into an Augusta bask
the other day and presented a check fog
which he wanted the equivalent In cash.
"Have to be Identified." said the clerk.
The stranger took a bunch of letters from
his pocket, all addressed to the same name
as that on the check.
The clerk shook his head.
The man thought a minute and pulled,
out hla watch, which bore the name on Its
Inside cover.
Clerk hardly glanced at It
The man dug into hia pockets and found
one of those "lf-I-should-dle-tonlght-please-notlfytny-wlfe"
cards, and called
the clerk's attention to the description,
which fitted to a T.
But the clerk was still obdurate.
"Those things don't prove anything," hat
said. "We've got to have the word of a '
man that ws know."
"But, man, I've given you an Identifica
tion that would convlot me of murder la
any court in the land."
"That's probably very true," responded
the clerk, patiently, "but In matters con
nected with the bank we have to be mora
careful." Pittsburg Index.
B Waa To Cordial.
A story Is told of a shock received by a
Duluth pastor after the services the other
night He makes It a point to welcome
any strangers cordially, and that evening
after the completion of the service he hur
ried down the aisle to station himself at
the door. -
A Swedish girl waa one of the strangers
In the congregation. She is employed as
a domestlo In one of the fashionable East
End homes, and the minister, noting that
she was a stranger, stretched out his
hand.
He welcomed her to the church and ex
pressed the hope that aha would be a reg- -ular
attendant Finally . he asld that It
she would be at home some evening dur
ing the week he would call. ,
Tank you," she murmured, bashfully,
"but ay have a fella."
Three of the members of the congrega
tion heard the conversation and In spite
of the fact that their pastor swore them
to secrecy one of them "leaked." Minne
apolis Journal.
IiOol fa a Fob of Words,
Bven In the days 'when he was a strug
gling young lawyer Chauncey Depew was
gifted with a considerable deal of the
aelf-confldence which In later years came
to be known of many men. One of the
first esses he had In court Involved a
somewhat complicated question of Inherit
ance. But Chauncey gayly tackled It and
prepared what he regarded aa an un
answerable argument He had proceeded
for some time when he noticed that the
Judge seemed to lose Interest. Lawyer
Depew hesitated and said! "I beg pardon,
but I hope your honor follows me." The
Judge shifted In' his chair as he repltedi
"I have se fsr, but Til say frankly that If
X thought I could find my way hack I'd
quit right here."
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Iteeogwleeel It,
Here Is a campaign story told by the late
Governor Pattlson of Pennsylvania!
"A certain candidate thought his chance
for election would be Increased If he ac
quired a knowledge of Pennsylvania Dutoh,
so he prevailed upon a friend who waa
familiar with that petoie to accompany him
and teach htm a Dutch sentence to use at
the end of each speech.
"In the excitement of one meeting, how
ever, he forgot the phrase so patiently
taught him early In the day, and tinder
cover of taking a drink of water hastily
eommunlcated that faot to hla mentor.
" "Never mind,' waa the whlapered reply
Just aay, "Waa nempatr"
"Thla the apeaker Innocently did, and the
result astonished him.
" 8uoh a rush from a halL' he afterward
said, was probably never before witnessed
In the atate of Pennsylvania. What I said
In Pennsylvania Dutch was. "What will
yon have to drink?" and the proprietor
of the hotel to which my audience had ad
journed taxed me S3t for my "Was aempsf
remark.' "-few Tork News.
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Court Learned a Lot.
Judge Alfred Conkllng Cox, of the
TJnlred States circuit court of appeals waa
telling the Cornell Law achool etudente
the other day of an up-state Judge who
came to sit In New Tork. H reached the
courtroom at No one was there and
he sat down to wait At :S0 In cams a
young man. He began talking to the Judge
not knowlns- who he was and told of a
case of his that waa on for that moral-g. "j
don't know ths first thing about the ease,1
confided the young man, "but there's an
old duffer from Podunk eemlng to hold
court, and I'll tell him my partner Is sick
or that there's a witness from Jersey we
can't get here, or something of that sort
It'll be easy enough."
Some time later, much to the young
man's astonishment the "old duffer" as
cended the bench. Several cases were
called and several lawyers gave the same
exouses for not being ready that he had
said he might give.
His own case was called. "Ready," said
the opposing attorney. He looked up at
the Judge, end the Judge spoke. "Young
man," he said, "whatever we do with these
other cases we'll grant you aa adjourn
ment If you want It The court learned
a whole lot from you thla morning."
New Tork Herald.
The Dally Wattksst
"The Dally Washout" volume t. No, 1,
waa published at Ban MarctaL N. M., ea
October 1, UOt, by the passengers of Bants
Fe train No. O, running between El Paeo
and Kansas City, The paper will be trees-
New
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ured by passengers delayed by the recent
floods in the southwest It contains a list
of the passengers on the train. Including
persons from points as far south as the
City of Mexloo, as far north as St. Paul
and from San Francisco and New York.
One of the personals whloh is but a fair
sample of the rest says: "Mr. Dick and
Mr. Lester, the 'Gold Dust Twins,' will
give a barn-storming show at ths opera
house this evening." Another one reada;
"Somebody who has seen the Prlmra trunk
In the baggage car has started the report
that Mr. and Mrs. Prlmra are 'enjoying
their wedding trip. When approached by
our reporter Mr. Prtmm coughed and Mrs,
Primna saidi 'Ars ws, Jamie, dearr "
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Revelatlees of the X-Ray.
The late Postmaster General Henry O,
Payne had a friend In Milwaukee who Is
a physician and owna an X-ray machine,
"The doctor," said the postmaster general
In relating the story, "waa Interrupted one
day by the hurried entrance of a young
man. 'Doctor,' said he, 1 have swallowed
my diamond pin, Z wish an "jmifn
made.'
"Ths doctor was not enthuslastla, for the
young man already owed a large bill. How
ever, the examination was made, but It
revealed no sign of the diamond.
" 'I am sure that I swallowed It,' pro
tested the youth haughtily.
"As a plausible explanation, the doctor
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suggested Innocently: The rays reveal only
solids; perhaps the diamond was paste.'
" 'I did not come here to be insulted,'
retorted the youth.
, " 'Likely you came to pay that little bill,'
encouraged the physician.
" Td pay you now If I had the money
with me,' said the caller.
" 'Beg pardon,' observed the doctor
suavely, ths X-rays located a coin In your
vest pocket, which will at least pay for this
examination.'
"The bills which encircled the sliver dollar
were sufficient to wipe out the entire debt,
and the young man left cursing the ad
vance mad la medical science," New York
Times.
Great AdTantasr.
One evening last winter at a dinner given
by a western senator Prof. Moore, chief of
the weather bureau, came in for a lot of
chaff because of the failure Just at that
time ef his bureau to correctly forecast the
weather.
Bitting near the professor was a young
physician, who, In a very facetious manner,
took special delight In twitting the chief
on the failure of hla bureau's prognostica
tions. Prof. Moore took the matter good
naturedly, and each time made soma humor
ous reply to the sallies of his medical
friend.
"Frofesser," said the doctor, patronls
lngly, "I'm glad ef one thing."
Pythian Visits- in Omaha
UPREME CHANCELLOR CHARLES E. SHIVELEY of
the Knights of Pythias was elevated to that office at the
meeting of the Supreme Conclave of the Pythian Order
of the United States at its last annual gathering in Louisville, in
August, 1904. He was promoted from the office of supreme vice
chancellor, to succeed Supreme Chancellor Tracy R, Bangs of
North Dakota,
A Native of Hooslerdom
Supreme Chancellor Shiveley is a native of Indiana, his
home being at Richmond, in that state. He is a lawyer by pro
fession and occupies a prominent position at the Indiana bar.
ne has been associated with the Knights of Pythias for many
years as one of its most active and enthusiastic members. He
was for some years a member of the Board of Control of the
order and has held nearly all of the offices in the supreme council.
Routine of Inspection Tour
His recent visit to Omaha followed a tour of the state vis
iting the local lodges and a meeting of the grand council at Lin
coln Monday,) November 28. He was given a royal reception by
the Omaha lodges Tuesday evening, November 29, at Myrtle hall,
there being present also Grand Chancellor Kildow, Grand Keeper
of Records and Seal Will H. Love of Lincoln and other distin
guished Pythians of Nebraska, with visitors from Iowa.
Program for Immediate Future
Mr. Shiveley went from Omaha to Chicago to meet with the
Board of Control and after that meeting will make a tour of the
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v"And what is that?" asked the chief ox
the weather bureau.
"That you chaps at last admit that you
make mistakes." '
"Oh, as to that," responded Moore, care
lessly, "we must, necessarily. Now, with
the medical profession It's quite different
You can bury yours, you know I" New
York Herald.
Overshot the Mark.
Ex-Judge Mayer and a party were dis
cussing various maxims at the Repub
lican club the other night when Colonel
Henry Clay Plercy of the house commute
said:
"Well, Judge, do you really bellave that
honesty Is the best policy T"
"I'll answer that question by a slory,"
replied the Judge. "When I was practicing
law one day In the Interests of a client Z
said to a man:
" Do you own a large, black dog with
Whl t spots r
"He Jooked at xn quizzically and then
said:
" 'Oh. no; that dog la merely a stray
canine that occasionally strolls into my
yard. You're a tax assessor, aren't your
'No; I'm only . a lawyer. I came to
tell you that a client of mine had aocU
dentally shot and killed the big dog and
authorised me to pay the owner t25 dam
ages. But, as the animal has no owner,
why, of course, there's nothing to pay.
Good morning.!' "Louisville Herald.
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Intimate Character
Sketch of
Francis E. Leupp
From a Ftnff Correspondent.)
I ASH1NGTON, Dee. L (Special.)
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"I have no sympathy with graf
ters. They will not find any ree
as long as I am commissioner of
Indian afttlrs."
Francis . Leupp snapped out the word a
His eyes flashed and his Iron gray hair
bristled anew as the next commissioner of
Indian affairs answered a question regard
ing some of hia policies he would inaug
urate when he succeeded to the place
Shortly to be vacated by William A. Jones.
The coming of Frnncls E. Leupp to be
the head of the Indian bureau of the In
terior department Is really sn event In our
political history. It marks the beginning
of a largor and more comprehensive treat
ment of the Indian question and a corre
sponding broadening of the field of the In
dian commissioner. Ever since he was a
little fellow Mr. Leupp has been Interested
In the Indian. At an eurly age a book
containing pictures of the American Indian
was placed in his hands and the gaudy
colored prints attracted him mightily.
When old enough to understand the text
his Interest in the Indian grew until the
character of the red man, his manner of
living, his tribal customs, and his new
place In the world, by reason of the white
man's encroachment, begun to suggest a
fruitful field or study.
A Live Newspaper Man.
One day William Cullen Bryant, then edi
tor of the New York Evening Post, talk
ing to his young friend, said to Mr. Leupp:
"While it is necessary for the newspaper
man to know all about his field he should
do more; he should be, Ir such a thing Is
possible, an authority upon some one sub
ject, to which his enthusiasm and his abil
ity should forever be directed."
It was the voice of a sage, bidding his
pupil turn his thoughts ouulds ths gr.nd
of his trade to something that would
broaden his horlson and keep him from
growing atals in bis newspaper work.
Then It was that the picture book of
bis boyhood, filled with the counterfeit
presentments of the American Indian came
back to Francis El Leupp and he knew
that here waa a limitless field for Inquiry
and Investigation. From that day until
now he has been a student of Indian char- .
acter and Indian conditions. And being
an enthuslastlo Investigator his desire for
first hand knowledge of Indian 'life as it
really Is In camp and on the trail has
taken him far afield. And so conscientious
has Mr. Leupp been In his search for ac
curate Information that he has visited In
the past twenty years nearly three-fourths
of all the distinctive tribes In this country.
He has lived with them, taken "pot luck"
with them and learned their customs.
Rot a Bewttmeatallst.
Francis a Leupp, however, la not a
senUmentallat regarding the Indian. Pos
ihiv the beat Idea that can be formed of
the new Indian commlasloner'a estimate
of the Indian la that takeu from an ar
tlole prepared by ajr. Leupp for the
Southern Workman on that aubjeot. In
the courae of the article he aayat
"I like the Indian for what Is Indian In
him. I want to see hla splendid Inhsrited
physique kept up because he glories, like,
his ancestors, in fresh air, In freedom. In
activity, in feats of strength. I want to
retain all his old oontempt for hunger,
thirst, cold and danger when he has any
thing to do. I love the spirit of manly
Independence which moved a copper col
ored ssge once to beg that I would Inter
cede with the great father and throttle a
proposal to send rations to his people,
because It would pauperise the young men
and make them slaves to ths whites. I
have no sympathy with ths sentiment
which would throw the squaw's bead box
Into the rubbish hsap and set her to mak
ing lace. Teach her to make lace, by all
means. Just as you would teach her bread
making, as an addition to her stock of
profitable accomplishments, but don't set
down her beadsd moccasins as barbarous,
while holding up her lace handkerchief as
a symbol of advanced civilisation. The In
dian Is a natural warrior, a natural logi
cian, a natural artist. We have room for
all three In our highly organised social
system. Let us not males ths mlstaks In
ths process of absorbing them, of washing
out of them whatever la dletlnotly Indian.
Our aboriginal brother bringa as his con
tribution to ths common store of character
a great deal that Is admirable and which
needs only to bs developed along the right
lines. Our proper work with him Is Im
provement, not transformation.''
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Oood tm All-Roead laforsaatloa.
During the oourse of my interview with
Mr. Leupp I was struok with his InUmate
knowledge of those problems whloh have
perplexed us In Nebraska, In Iowa and ths,
Dakotas so far as ths oontrot and manage
ment of the Indians In those states ars con
cerned. He knew ail about the troubles
over the ohange of agents at ths Winne
bago and Omaha reservations, ths Tanktoa
and Prns Ridge reservations, and ths re
fusal of ths Sao and Fox Indians In Iowa to
send their children to schools outside ths
reservation. lie knew the history of the
land-ln-severalty law and as for the state
claim business hs believes that It Is doing
the Indian as much damage today aa the
ration system ever did. All of whloh tends
to show that Franols EL Leupp Is neither
a theorist or a dreamer as to the Indian
situation. Hs oomes to the office of In-,
dlan commissioner better equipped than any
man who has filled ths place in twenty .
years.
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Believer la Civil Service.
"If dissensions, and even quarrels, oome,"
said Mr. Leupp, "during the course of my
administration of the Indian office, they will
not be of my seeking. I am not going about
hunting for trouble. To essentials I shall
be firm; to nonessentials I shall pay only
such attention as seems absolutely neces
sary." ' "How do you regard the practice that has
grown up of trannferrlng agents to bonded
school superintendents?"
"I am a thorough and absolute believer
In civil service," replied Mr. Leupp, "but
whether sll sgenta should be made bonded
school superintendents I have very serious
doubts. Bo far as agamies go, each agency
Is a law unto Itself. Conditions that may
make a civilian agent necessary at one In
dian agency may make an army officer nec
essary at another. There can not be laid
down any hard and fast rule relative to the
government of Indian agencies, except that
they must be operated honestly and the In
dian must be made to feel that his friends
are working In his behslf. not for his ene
mies. I bava no sympathy whatever with
grafters and wherever' they axe found you
may depend upon It the whole power of the
government will be used against them.'
Bis Professional Work.
As a newspaper man Mr. Leupp stands
In ths foremost rank In this oountry-. He
learned hla profession on the New Tork
Evening Post under William Cullen Bryant
and waa assistant news editor of that fear
less Journal in 174. When Mr. Bryant
died In 1878 Mr. Leupp, wanting to try
his wings ss an editor, associated him
self with Arthur Jenkins, one of the verr
beet all around newnpaper men In the
east, and purchased the 8yraouse Herald.
In 1285 Mr. Leupp sold his Interest In the
Herald and came to Washington to da
editorial and free lance correspondence for
the Post, the telegraphlo and news matter
being In charge of Mr. E. B. Wight, the
reoogtilsed Washington correspo dont of
that paper. On Mr. Wight's death In 18ts
Mr. Leupp became the head of the Wash
ington bureau of the Post, wh ch position
he will hold until he enters upon his duties
as Indian commissioner.
Old Friend ef President.
Mr. Leupp, when editor of the Herald,
still continued In dose touch with the
Poet, and It waa during this Urns ha
formed the acquaintance of President
Roosevelt. He had a "howdy-do" for the
young assemblyman at Albany, but It was
tot until Theodore Roosevelt came to
Washington aa civil servloe commissioner
that ths acquaintanceship ripened Into a
friendship which has grown with ihs years.
Roosevelt needed friends In a publlo way
In those days, for the advocates of the
spoils system were powerful end the
friends of ths merit system were few.
Leupp saw the forces that wars working
together In Roosevelt's life and represent
ing a paper that Is almost a pioneer for
civil service reform, be threw himself en
thusiastically Into the fight for Roosevelt,
who was being unmercifully attacks on
the floor of congress. It was during this
time that the president bad to undergo
an Investigation at the bands of an un
friendly committee of congress and he
came off with suoh credit to himself that
then and there Roosevelt Slid Leupp swore
fealty to one another.
A Tilt with Reed,
Mr, Leupp In relating of these strenuous
times said. Incident thereto, that one of
the few disagreements he ever had with
the late Thomas Brackett Reed was at a
Gridiron dinner a number of years back
when Mr. Leupp suggested to Reed that
Roosevelt would be president some day.
Reed remarked that Roosevelt had "na
background." This nettled Leupp and ha
asked what Mx. Reed meant by "no back
ground." "I mean by that." replied Mr. Reed,
that Roosevelt does not have a section
of the people behind him."
"Well," replied Mr. Leupp, "when the
time oomes he will have ail the people be
hind him."
And In the light of the November elec
tions Mr. Leupp deserves to be classed
among ths prophets of his time.
By soms newspaper writers Mr, Leupp
has seen spokes of as a member of the
Indian Rights association, a volunteer or
ganisation of philanthropists who work
for the advancement of the Indians. Mr,
Leupp baa never been a member of this
association, although he has for many
years been Interested In their work and
has frequently represented the members
before ths department In beaaif of the In
dians. He was appointed by President Cleveland,
as a member of ths Board of Indian Com
missioners In 1196, and thereby hangs a
story Indicative of the manner of man
Francis EL Leupp Is.
Bow Appointment Came.
When newspaper announcement wag
made that Mr. Leupp bad been appointed
by Cleveland It came In the nature of a
complete, surprise to him. The news waa
followed the next day by a letter from ths
White House asking him to go to ths proper
officer and qualify, Mr. Leupp, however,
wanted an understanding with ths presi
dent before taking this step.
"Mr. President," said Mr. Leupp on
reaching the Whits House, "while . I ap
preciate , the honor you have done me, X
cannot aooept the appointment"
"Why notr naked Mr. Cleveland, '
"Because I cannot tie my pen.'
"Well, nobody Is asking you to do that,"
responded the president. "That's what X
appointed you for. IX you see anything
wrong la ths Indian service Z want to
know it."
And Mr. Leupp accepted the appointment
and aerved for years, until his newspaper
work forced him to resign.
And It Is this very fearlessness, thla
hatred of shams, this bravery, to do ths
right aa hs sees the right, whloh Induce
Theodore Roosevelt to appoint Francis B,
Leupp as commissioner of Indian affairs.
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Prattle of the Youngsters
Little Margie Mamma, the lady upstairs
Is a widow. Isn't shsT
' Mamma Yes; that ' la, shs's a grass
widow.
Little Margie Why, mamma, did tier hus
band dlj voi hay f evert . , ( .
' '"
"Now, sir, (. told yen rd spank you If
you disobeyed, me, said the bright boy's
mother, "and I'm going to do It."
"Say, ma," pleaded the boy, "lemme off
an' I'll tell you what pa's gobV ter glvs
you for Christmas."
'
Sunday School Teacher WhatI Is It pos
sible that you have never heard ths story
of Cain and Able yetT
Little Elsie Of courss I haven't My
mamma says It Is bad manners to pry Into
other people's family affairs. '
-
"Bo you havs a stepmother?" said ths
woman to a little girl of (.
"Yes, ma'am," was the reply.
"Well, you have my sympathy, dear,"
conllnuad the woman.
"Oh, I don't need It," rejoined the small
maid. "Give It to papa."
"Oran'ma." says Georgia, "you gave me a
awful little piece of pie!"
"Why, Georgiel" cried the dear old
woman, "I gave you an extra large piece.
I remember cutting an enormous piece for
you."
"Oran'ma" the small boy ruminates a
few minutes before speaking again
Oran'ma, your glasses magnify a good
deal, dua't they f
