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Show Champ Clark Taken for a Minister. Champ Clark of Missouri was mistaken mis-taken tho other day for n Methodist i oxhorter. Congressman Clark had Just i completed a period In an Impassioned ; speech against a claim bill, which ho t ' rcgardod as Iniquitous. In appealing to his colleagues to mako a record for .-,. I economy, ho said: "Now Is tho ac- ,f cepted tlmo; now Is tho day of salvation." salva-tion." Soon aftorward tho houso adjourned ' and a thin, llttlo man, hard of hearing, said to him: "Brother Clark, I camo Into tho gal-lory gal-lory Just as you oxtended your Invitation Invita-tion to thoso godless colleagues ot yours to lift tholr feot out of tho miry , clay. I knew you was a minister tho 1 minuto I set eyes on you." 1 Mr. Clark said something about his duty, and It cost him 3.55 among his friends whon tho story got out. Now ' York Tribune. |