Populist Nepotism

The [ollowiog extraei is taken trotn a oommnaücatlon trom t!he World'? Pair, .ui,HiH'.l in ie tast SauH Ste. Marie News. Wil] Mr. McU.-m explain it : ■ : [a 1 Ol I ill-ill.ü1. whUr al the World'a Fair a few ii.iys t-iiic wemt oven t agricultura) building bo aee Hm Michigan cxhiuii aml compare cwur proitacta vtJi tihoee trom snnoiniiiim' otates. He KMHid the spece alini bed bo our noble State, luit :i sorry esMbtt it was. A.n air if desertlOD seeiu 'd to siirrouiiil it. Wftlle Ulier state exhiltits wre thronged iiii visitors cojitiimally The LemeAngite proactoed a yomng lady wtio appearcd m ic tooktng alter tune exhlbli aad asked lier sotne questlOÏM. She w:is prepared to gtve all needed Informatiin. The Iuisiii.iïit said : "Whai may I cali your name '!" "My name is Belden, Graw Bedden, and tbal yooog man, wfio haa charge here, is my brottow'.' '"Ifcen yon aro t inbod and of the commtaMloner w4o placed the exhMI here?" "Yes. sir." At tliit moment a mlddle-aged lady stepped befhmd Oe raUing and took Ofl lier bonnet, and annenred tO Ik' an'it-ln-r oni' helpiiiir tO look Bíter tlie Mk-hiji-.-ui show. -'Who is this lady V" aeked tíie Oaung gentleman. ■■ Tliat is my mothr, wUe oí the eoinniissionei' ; slio is htlplng ns bO look alter the aifairs hen'." rl%ln' I.ansinii gentleman l-it wlbh an tmpressiiin ili.it llctndOiatie-I'iipnlist Commis.-iiuner Keiden bad lOBt BO Opportnnity 1 ïiit the Michigan Worid'e Fair approprlatít a hard bnock vith hls iainily. eaob one pTMeni drawinu' a gOOd fat. salary."