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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-01-17

Ichdbod endedvored 10 dodge TIE horrfbIs
mLSsfLe.
Tho next morning tho old korsc W..
iJund without his saddle, and with tbc
hrttlc under Ibis foot, soberly croppln.
tac Erars at his masters gate. Ichabod
diJ Iot make his appearance at brcakfa.s
dinner hour came, but no Ichabod. The
boys assembled ut the school house, and
strolled idly about tho banks Of the
brook; but no schoolmaster. Hans Van
Ripper now began 10 feel some unead-
ness about the fate Of poor Ichabod. and
his saddle. An inquiry was set ON foot,
and after dlligent investigation they
came upon his traccs- In one part Of the
road leading TO the church was found the
saddle trampled in the dirt; the tracks Of
horses hoos deeply dented In the road.
and evidently Gi furious speed, were
traced 10 the bridge. beyond which. on
tho hank Of broad part Of the brook.
where the water run deep and black, wa
found the hat of the unfortunate lcha-
bod, and close beSlde Il q shattered
pumpkin
The brook was searched. but the body
Of the scboolmaster wns not 10 be dis
covered Hans Van Ripper. a. executor
Of his es1ate, examined the bundle which
contained all his worldly efcctA Tbey
consisted q two shirts and a half. tvo
stocks for The neck. pair O. tro of
-orstcd stockings. an old pair q ooriu-
roy small clOthes. . rusty razor, . book
q psslm tuDes full of dogs eaB
and . broken pitch pipe AZ % the
books and furniture q The school house.
thy belonged 90 the community, eKoeTf-
ing Cotton Msfher's 'History q Witch
craft. SeST E1giand Aln1z1sc, and q
box q dreams and fortune telling. n
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TEXAS
NUMBER 8.

which last was sheet Of foolscap much
scribbled and blotted by several fruitless
attempts to mako copy Of verses In
honor Of tho hcires3 Of Van TaSsel.
These magic books and the poetic scrawl
were forthwith consigned to the flames
by Hans Van Ripper, who, from that
time forward, determined to send his
children no moro to school, observing
that he never knew any good come OF
this same reading and writing. What
ever money the schoolmaster possessed,
and he had received his quarters pay but
day or two before, he must have had
about his person at the time Of his dis
appearance
Tho mysterious event caused much
speculation Mt the church on the follow
ing Sunday. Knots of gazers and gossips
were collected In the churchyard, at tho
bridge, and at tho spot where the hat
and pumpkin had been found. The
stories Of Brouwer, Of Bones, and q whole
budget of others, were called to mind,
and when they had diligently considered
them all, and compared them with the
symphonic Of the present case, they
shook their heads and camO to tho con-
clusion that Ichabod had been carried on
by the galloping Hessian. As he was
bachelor, and In nobody's debt, nobody
troubled his head any more about him;
the school was removed to different
quarter Of the Hollow, and another ped
agogue reigned In his stead.
1t Is true, an old farmer who had been
down to New York on O visit several
years after, and from whom this account
Of tho ghostly adventure was received,
brought home the intelligence that Icha-
bod Crane was still alive; that he had
left the neighborhood partly through fear
OF tho goblin and Hans Van Ripper, and
partly In modification at having been
suddenly dismissed by tho heiress; that
he had changed his quarters to distant
part Of the country, had kept school and
studied law at the same time, had been
admitted to the bar; turned politician;
electioneered; written for the news
papers; and, finally, had been made
Justice Of tho ten pound court. Brom
Bones, too, who shortly after his rivals
disappearance, conducted the blooming
Katrina In triumph to the altar, was OBJ
served to look exceedingly knowing
whenever the story Of Ichabod was no
lated, and always burst into hearty
laugh at the mention OF the pumpkin;
which led some to suspect that he knew
moro about tho matter than he chose to
tell.
The old country wives, however, who
maintain to this day that Ichabod was
spirited away by supernatural means;
and 1t Is a favorite story often told about
the neighborhood round the winter even
ing fire. Tho bridge became more than
ever an object Of superstitious awe, and
that may be tho reason why the road has
been altered Of late years, 80 as to ap-
proach tho church by the border Of the
mill pond. Tho school house being de-
serted soon fell to decay, and was re-
ported to be haunted by the ghost Of the
Unfortunate pedagogue, and the plow
boy, lettering homeward of still sum
mer evening evening, has often fancied
his voice at distance, chanting a mel
ancholy psalm tune among tho tranquil
solitudes Of Sleepy Hollow.
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POSTSCRIPT.
FOUND IN. THE HANDWRITING or MA.
KNICKERBOCKER

FOUND IN. THE HANDWRITING or MA
KNICKERBoCKER.
Tho preceding tale Is given, almost In
the precise words In which heard II re-
lated at corporation meeting Of tho
ancient city OF tho Manhattoes (New
York;, ut which wero present many Of
its sagest and most Hlustrious burghers.
The narrator was q pleasant, shabby,
gentlemanly old fellow In pepper and salt
clothes, with q sadly humorous face; and
one whom strongly suspected OF being
poor-he made such efforts to be enter.
tanning. When his story was concluded
there was much laughter and approba.
ton, particularly from two or three dep
uty aldermen, who had been asleep tho
greater part OF the time. There was, how
ever, one tall, dry looking old gentleman,
with beetling eyebrows, who maintained
q grave and rather severe face through
out; now and then folding his arms, In
clining his head, and looking down upon
the floor, as II turning doubt over In
his mind He was ono Of your wnrY
men, who mover laugh but upon good
grounds-when they have reason and
tho law on their side. When the mirth
of tho rest Of the company had subsidized,
and silence was restored, he leaned ono
arm on tho elbow of his chair, and stick
ing the other a-kimbo, demanded, with
slight but exceedingly sage motion Of the
head, and contraction Of the brow, what
was the moral Of the story, and what u
went to prove.
Tho story teller, who was tust putting
a glass Of wine to his lips, as refreeh-
ment after his tolls, paused for q mo-
ment, looked at his inquirer with an air
of infinite Difference, and lowering tho
glass slowly to the table, observed that
tho story was intended most logically TO
prove,
That there Is no sltuation IN life but
has its advantages and pleasures-pro-
vidcd we viii but take q Joke as We
ini itt
THAT, therefore, he that runs racs
with goblin troopers Is likely to have
rough riding Of iti
Ergo, for q country schoolmaster TO
be refused the hand Of q Dutch heire@ ts
q certain step TO high prefermeut In tho
state"
The cautious old gentleman knit his
brows tenfold closer after this explana-
ton. being sorely puzzled by the ratioci-
nation Of tho syllogisn; while, mo
thought, the ono IN pepper and salt eyed
him with something Of q triumphant
leer. At length he observed that ell this
was very well, but still he thought the
story q little on tho extravagant-there
were ono or two points on which he had
his doubts:
Faith, SIR, replied the story teller, "z
10 that matter. don't believe one-hah a
Il myself
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a greater variety Of complaints than any
other known medicine.
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-09
MATRIMONIAL MISHAPS.
Vaclav Skolck Thinks He Has
Made Big Mistake.

The case of Vaclav Skolck VS.. Marie
Skolck, for annulment of the matrimo-
NAL bonds between them, was contin-
ued until next term. Faclav Skolck
bases his complaint on the ground that
his wife had another husband alive
when he married her. She. in her de-
Tense, says that Vaclay is the third hus-
band she has had; that the marriage
with the second was null and void be-
cause at the time of marriage her first
husband was not dead: that he has
since died. and that consequently this
marriage is all right. The case has
been explained before.
Minnie Krause. aged thirty. sues Her
man KrauSe, aged thirty-siX, for di-
vorce on the ground of habitnal drunk
enness and cruel and inhuman treat
ment. They were married at Waconia,
MIMI, Nov. 20, 1887, and have issue
three hildren-Herman, aged eleven
frankie, aged nine, and Willie, aged
eight. About six years ago Her
man krause struck her in the
face and fred her out of the house.
since which time she has lived in st.
Paul. earning q living for herself and
children by dressmaking and washing.
He husband has frequently annoyed
her at her residence and has many times
been sent TO the workhouse as drunk.
She prays for an absolute divorce, Gus
tody of the children aud costs in this
action. An affidavit of no answer was
filed Yesterday
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-09
ANDREW Is AMBITIOUS.
Ex-Gov. McGili's Loan Company
Files Articles of Incorporation.

EX-GOv. McGiifS Loan Company
Files Articles of Incorporation.
The longeXpected happened yester-
day, when the loan company projected
by ex-Gov. McGill was incorporated
with the secretary of the state.
The st. Paul 81 Minneapolis Mort
gage Loan and Trust company is in
corporated by A. r. McGiil, j. K. Moore,
of st. Anthony Park; John Willoughby,
Charles Kittelson, William Bickel. j.
Bobleter, of st. Paul; William Win
dom, of Winona: Charles Shandrew. of
st. Paul: Isaac Bates, G. A. Smith, w.
W. Clark, f. M. Barn ard, John
S. Pillsbuy. w. ID. Washburn, w. S.
King, l.. Swift, .Ir.. Sam p. Snider,
Cyrus Northrop, w. II. Lynn, of Min
neapolis; j. w. Vogdes. Wesley Sup
plee, w. B. Hanna, G. Mcdonald. j. A.
Clark. j. Lewis Crew, &. p. Dennis, J.
Scollay, Louis B. Henry, Charles F.
Warwick. John II. Graham, Frank Laf-
ferty, Fred Sylvester, ". S. Ringgold,
q. W. Hancock, of Philadelphia; Mark
ID. Wilbur. of Brooklyn; George E.
Howe, Of Meriden, Conn; Enoch w.
Page, Charles E. Cody, of New York.
Capital stock, $S00,0OO.
The Hennepin Paper company, with
capital of 100000, is incorporated by
Benjamin T. Nelson, Thomas B,Walker,
Gilbert NJ. Walker, Clarence l. McNair,
of Minneapolis. This corporation will
manufacture and sell paper or any of
its products.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

John Dillon must have wanted the
earth, and wanted it bad, or he would
never have come back to it the second
time to play comedy. After a success
full engagement at New Ulm the first
part of the week Mr. Dillon found n full
house awaiting HIM at the Newmarket
in this city last night, and proceeded to
give his audience the best show he
could with the material at hand. His
play is called, "Wanted-the Earth, "
ahd his company looked it. The playi is
not a bad one-that is, it is well-con-
structed story, with very clever dram
rather trying Oh the patience. Miss
debut at the Peoples theater
in this city several months ago, is MIR.
Dillon's leading lady, and rather the
best actor i'll the company. Miss Arm
strong has made perceptible improve
ment, and now seems quite at home on
the stage, Being such an exceedingly
handsome woman, the wonder is she
doesn't essay the Potter or Langtry role.
She has more beauty than either and
nearly as much hstrionic talent, and
ought to strike out for fame and wealth
on the strength of natures generous ell
-dowment.
~ Mir. billions engagement includes a
Sunday night performance at the New
market.
..il''A Little Treasure" A. Harris
three-act comedy, was given by the
Unity club on the stage i'm the basement
Of Unity church last evening. ]. II.
Ramaley played the part of Sir Charles
Howard i'll first-rate style. Miss
Amanda NewIands, as Lady Florence
Howard, was remarkably effective, and
Miss Dottie Trowbridge, as Gertrude
Howard, was charming, and both these
ladies showed themselves to be act
resSes of more than average ability.
The other characters were Fred l..
Kellogg as Capt. Walter Maydenblush,
A. N. White as Hon. Leicester Flutter-
more. II. u. Brown as Mr.. Allembourne,
Miss Kitty Hart as Mrs. Martha Med
dleton. Misses Hart and Kemp played
piano duet as an overture in brilliant
style. The performances given by this
excellence, very unlike most amateur
theatricals.
The interruption at the Peoples
Thursday night is not the first time that
silly fools or giddy girls have spoiled a
pretty scene there, and the management
of the theater is somewhat to blame.
In all large theaterS in large cities pro-
vision is made to check ill-timed levity
or applause, and the same result can be
achieved in st. Paul.
There will be the usual matinee per-
Torrance this afternoon at both the
Newmarket and Peoples. At the latter
place diplomacy" has developed into
the strongest attraction of the season.
1t is remarkably strong play. some of
the parts being little too strong for the
cast
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-09
Rabbi Hess Fires a Rroadside
Into North Star Prohibi-i
tionists. -
A Deputy Sheriff Allows, s
Student to Give Him the
Slip.
Contractor Weinholzer's Wife
Takes Pity on Her Recreant !.
Liege Lord. -:

Many complaints have been heard re-
Gently of ladies being insulted on the
principal streets of the city by leafers
who hang around the leading thorough
fares, ogling, staring and casting odious
remarks upon every woman who is UNI
lucky enough to pass their way without
a male escort. 1t has been no uncom-
mon thing for such lecherOuS WretcheS,
lost to all common decency, to dog
women up one street and down another,
continuing their offensive remarks in
hopes of engaging in conversation with
the helpless victims. They are not the
shabbily dressed, poor street ioafers,
who frequent public places out of ne
cessity, but well-dressed fellows. with
pretensions to decency, who are so badly
mashed" on themselves that they walk
stoOp-Shouidered from the imaginary
weight of their brains, and labor under
the hailucination that all women are
hopeleSsly susceptible to their charms.
A we'll known society woman passing
down Third street yesterday afternoon
was accOsted by a man, who addressed
her, and, receiving no answer, continued
down the street at her side for some dis
lance, continuing his insulting talk.
On Robert street, just off Third,
stood Officer Pottgeiser, and when
she suddenly came upon him
the woman appealed to him for protec-
ton. The fellow attempted to escape, but
he was promptly seized and walked to
the central station, where the lady fol-
lowed to prefer the charge. At the
station the man, who was Of heavy
stature and well dressed, gave the name
of George johnson, bat papers on his
person proved him to be Charles F.
Moody, an employe of the 500 Railroad
company. He denied having ever seen
the woman, but she was positive in her
Identification, and Chief Clark stated
that he would prosecute the case to the
fullest extent of the law, and make an
example of Moody.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-09
A HAZARDOUS PROCEEDING.
The Deputy of Houston County's
Sheriff Lets a Prisoner Slip
Through His Fingers.

A deputy sheriff from Houston county
rushed into the Office of Chief of Police
Clark yesterday, and as soon as he could
catch his second wind, stated that. he
wanted an officer detailed to assist him
in recapturing a prisoner who had given
him the slip. The sheriff's story was
that he had arrested a young fellow
about twenty years old, named George
Il. Hazard, a student at Hamline uni
versity. On a warrant charging him with
bastardy. AS soon as young Hazard
was brought TO this city he expressed
desire that he be allowed to
go the German-American bank
building and explain to his father
the causes that led to his apprehension.
The sheriff acceded to the boys re-
quest and took him to the bank build
ing. There the young man had an in
terview with his father and the claim of
the sheriff is that Hazard pere told his
son to skip. and the. boy ol,eyed With
alacrity. He made himself So scarce
that the Houston county official who
had gone TO interview County Attorney
Egan, could find no trace of the STUDENT
On his return. and in his delirium, APP.
Piled to Clark to assist him. He was,
Respectfully referred TO Sheriff Bean,
and departed. vowlng vengeance on
mankind in general, and particularly
students who ere wanted on the charge
OF illegitiGlatc DarentaGe.