Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-12 | Page 4 | Personal Mention

PERSONAL MENTION. Sir Archibald Gclkle, In Illustration of tho Utoralness with which Scotchmen accept ac-cept tho Blblo tells of a countryman who felt much aggrieved by tho story ot thc fall of man according to tho book of Genesis and would complain: "It comes specially hard on me, for I could never bydo apples raw or cooked a' my days." 9 An English Judge. Lord Hannon, was celebrated for his klndncsa and courtesy to tho younger members of the bar. Onco ho m ado a llttlo speech to somo of them that was full of hope and encouragement and ended with advlco as to what to do with the first brief. "Read It," ho said; "road It carefully. Then forgot all about It as quickly as you can, for It's sure to bo nil wrong. Tell tho court a plain and straightforward story, and when you'vo lost your case go back to your client and tell him It was all thc fault of that old fool of a Judge." David Rowland Francis, president of tho Louisiana Purchaso Exposition company, com-pany, was born at Richmond. Ky., lifty-throo lifty-throo years ago He wont to SL Louis when 1C, was graduated from Washington Washing-ton university there and. entering commercial com-mercial llt'o, worked his way up until ho founded the wc-ll-known D. R. Francis & Brother Commission company, grain ox-porters. ox-porters. Ho became Mayor of tho city In 1S5 on tho Democratic ticket by a majority ma-jority of 1200 after overcoming an ad-verso ad-verso majority of 11.000 votes. Three vcara later waa nominated for and elected Governor. of Missouri. In 1ES6 ho wan chosen chos-en by President Cleveland to tho Cabinet as Secretary of tho Interior.