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Show BfHE MAM rp-" Labodt towm NOT all of thc snappy anecdotes that aro printed about prominent persons, per-sons, arc genuine. In fact, the real ones are very scarce. There aro clever newspaper writers who do nothing but Invent Interesting llttlo yarns and work thorn off on celebrities. Stories told on commonplace porsonago arc worked over and tho names of men and women Of promlnonco Inserted i Few persons Object to the upo of their names In this manner. In many cases men are kept in thc public cyo only by means of tho stories that are told about them. Senator Depow will slund for any kind of a story and tho newspaper men uso his namo more than any other prominent promi-nent man. It Is told of Chnuncoy that ho was attending at-tending a function or some sort and had been satod near a group of young women, several of whom did not know him. Among that number waa a gay girl who seemed to understand that the proper part of a. conversationalist Is to bo waggish and familiar fa-miliar Chauncoy had been telling sovenU of his best stories and one of thorn had a few whiskers on II. This arfordod tho girl tho opportunity she was looking for. "Why are you telling us a lot of Chaun-cey Chaun-cey Depcw's old Jokes?" 3he asked. "Well, I don't know." replied thc slates-man, slates-man, a bit confused, "unless It Is that I am Chauncey Depew." Vv,ll0,n,' 'ou fo'for President?" wuh siBltcd of a Wcbor county statesinnn who Is In tho city to attend tho Democratic State convention. "Well. I have been regarded all along as a Parker man. My constituents behoved I would vote Tor Parker delegates when they elected mo, should that matter become be-come an Issue, and If I havn not been tampered with I am still for Parker." t. Last year's panamas look as cheap as fifty-cent straws. Basebal lln Salt Lake is a losing proposition, propo-sition, nccordlng to one of tho local enthusiasts. en-thusiasts. For somo unknown reason tho rocelptn never offset the oxpenaes mid there is a claim that this Is I ho last viir a team will be employed Already $1500 nas been put up to meet the dellclencleB and thc outlook Is bad. |