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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
TO PROTECT THE HOME LAsosss


Lohoon, March n.-The government bin
to prohibit the importation Of faro,s,n
prison-nade goods Il said TO no the short
est ever introduced IN parliament. I, cor
sists OF less than 80 words. and sinpfy
provides that goods proven to the satls.
faction OF commissioners Of customs hv
evidence rendered to them to have besn
made or produced. wholly or in part I'm
ahy foreign prison. jail. house Of correc-
ton or penitentiary, shall DO prohiti,ed
from admission to the country. The meas.
ure is the outcome OF an active agitation
on the part Of organized labor against nc
extensive importation Of numerous artI.
cles made In the prisons OF Germany ami
other countries.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
WESTERN JOINT TRAFFIC BUREAU.
Railroads This Side of the MissIsaip-
pi In the Combine.

Chicago March 31--The executive officers Of
the western railroads met here today to con-
slider the proposition for the maintenance OF
the western association lines proposed by the
Passenger representatives Of the western roads
at their meeting yesterday. No decision was ar
rived at, but the meeting viii be continued to-
morrow.
II Is stated tonight that the meeting orac-
tcally agreed upon continuation OF the west
ern association under the name Of the Western
Joint TraIic Bureau In effect the proposed
agreement provides that roads entering the
agreement shall submit to the bureau copies
Of all tariff and rates applying 10 western
territory and such reports Of all freight traffic
within the territory an may be required by the
board.
IL II specifically provided. however that
nothing in the agreement shall be 50 construed
as 10 establish or otherwise affect rates on
traffic.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
SUICIDE OF a WEALTHY CITIZEN.
Unbalanced Mad Of Charles A
HOuEhtou said to He the Came

Gsneva, N. T.. March 1n.-Chariss 4
HouEhton. a wealthy resident Of this
place. committed suicide When Mr.
Houghtou failed to return to his home
last night his family became anxious and
early THIS morning searching parties we're
organized. and after several hours he vas
found dead in the sand houss Of the cor
ming giass works. Of which concern he
was vice president. a revolver with two
empty chambers was found beside him
ana u was evident that he had committed
suicide. FIVE years ago his brother.
Frederick HouEhton. Of the Unraio sl,Ic
works, killed himself at Corning
The only reason assigned for the suicide
e that Houghton's mind had become un
balanced owing to a severe Illness he
underwent recently.
charles +. HouEhton was an Assem-.
Dyman from Steubsns county In 1874 and
was always regarded as one Of C,ornins.s
most prominent citizens
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
RlVER IS OPENED 70 coMufprr
Great Waterway IN CbIp, M.
Trade WIN Ne Carried ~

ssninEtou March 10 United stat, NJ
l4'sr IrnhT at Fskin has sattars,, ~ 5t-....
"sot or statr that as result N me 80.
-, '..l-h government. chIrs has ,,-
Ehieh - situated az Canton ami a, ~ 80 80.
~ 'h hss Hong KopE, uerhy has ~,
70 say on This event and the ps[sttf,,,, Wv.
re- s 80, s,'hs iha great ~st--7ags nd psgti .,..
We 'aot mat the removal 1r NJ tta[,,t..l ~
0uerous International Transit ''H.+il9n ~
the opening ~ the rive WI fellow
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
WARDNER RIOT CASE PROGRESSING.
Defense VIII Try to DfsDROve the
Charges Today.

Wallace. Idaho, March 5.-The state
rested In the Wardner riot case at noon.
The defense was not ready. 50 an ad-
journment was taken until tonight. They
will probably get through tomorrow IN
less many defendants take the stand In
their own behalf.
After the state rested. Justice Finn al
lowed a motion for the discharge of Andy
Harris. C. F. Furbush. Lon QuarIes and
Herman Grelder, the prosecution having
failed to Identify them as being with the
procession that ran BurTus out of Ward
ner.
A hard fight will be made, especially
for some Of the defendants. who were
present only az spectators. taking no part
in the proceedings.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
He HAD A GeuUlNe 4Asat.,
Portland Man HuIIt m $685.
Staging RBd IL nne. ne hh'

Portland. Or. Mar-b "A -,
lahorer, ~ years Oil. ma a v,.,,,o1o htsslsr
n,.t banged himself In The ,,,.,n lr Ht'na
he a., chicken rspsh. NV NILE, ~,
ne Guy He had Just recovered ,r,. ,,a '.l1v
and 4 ,r ,sIt'. lie built rough sesg',5l..
the staging. he st'sc s,s' ~eleh. STANDING an
on "''schtd . r0ps ami Iute,.,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03

Resolution intFsaas.d PFsstdtss
IoF n Communication

H~=olati.H imtFplas.a PFostataE
ToF n Communication.
WaahtnEtoa. March ~ - R~pr~s~11 "a. I've
tritNoli % Minnvaola has tntrn,i4a-d d
rSaOiutlon tor a bslaksns ard suerrH..y
rsunLs Sion, wttch h Ia Gn~ ~tsh sb= .-.
lamentations Of M-klnlrYa taAusifssi
address and % ghn laaiAnarolts esas -ss
enrp. The rSsoluttau rsctgsa thas In e
II the present lnadaq'tAfS tHbknE ar.l
euTrwacY system. " h a~slrabta ghas aaa.
srrss have the alb % rEp~rts ia MA l-s
changes Thr eufnrsi lssisn O. 20 be -..t..
goard % four rtLizsus eat-a .us ia fs4..-
politics EH1 'tnklnE appointed EY .na
president. and afrsAso COMMITTEES ...
pointed BY the yl=e yrHsttru' AMI Sons r.
and Representa- i.grH t5 br 51ueInlri Hy ..-
speaker. ArH 60 CONG .r1iirF 90 .r~ ..lr.
rsrcy. and the .rsoIgfiln provides ma. a
sasu report e. Congress- Ebs Gfzf A1u44g
* nrxt psvrtu ~
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
SEVEN BALLOTS ~ Klsrucg
Preparations for % Ions sI~m. wrrr
Premature.


FrnHkfert. Ky. Mac 70 sever ba.l5t-
we're taken Tor senator today. I4rssr b.
Ing three short Of an election on rs.A
mere was an evident datepr1 nation Cd.
eject before adjournment r grganas q.
boEsrn9r bradley and nnylp 4re walf'ng
anKiously for the Inevitable brs,s 4, a.,
tHr'a column
repeated motions "a adjourn sv4rs v,s.-f
aoWn. Lunch stands Norr erected In tbr
,otgnda, and long siege ~ ban1'inE Nas
AFTER one noro t1sToctuai harlaa he
assembly adjourned uBtiI totuorrgz nsa-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
MkeE STRIP FILING WITHDRAWN.


Washington. March a1-The arvt at,,. -
by the holders Of the Mckee scrip IN the cbt.
eaEo lake front case has been tyittdrav~n
This scrip was filed In section Z, the lana -
ing owned by Robert T. Lincoln and others
included In lands donated to the STATE ~ mi,
NOS Tor canal purposes the Application, wa
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
The VICTIM OF A DEADLY BLAST
Two Men Killed and Two IsiaF~a 81
ChienEo's NAt~ssssFka.

Chicago March ~ TIVE meG - ere AE..r.
Ia tho S0uJh water sEs set canal turU..
foot u oak strezE IN. dead ase tya =s
% MailsY and Peter Gallagher EHr .a
iured are Thomas Gallagher tfsnu
Hayes Patrick Consay aad sieofsv Is, sHk
The sGpilslua took pia-v az GAH sssl a
undsr tho axe. - hers an sass2g4 ion s..s.
being male Toe sutsF supply shtss Aa
unusually heavy bLasE aad last breh ala
pared. yho fuse llzntsd anG wAFusae ss4e.
the men 10 gee ~ saEa Iss.4aee d All
ley and Gallagher stayed achiaa "a Do
slant ahi uues Wtthla a gsH feel % .+
piaSs uhsu the explosion a.cl4Frpd Iaea
Srrr Nieraliy bt0su t2 pisces. &t4ges
conway and Thomas Gallagher BAD f.a
a considerable dlsEaaer. bag beside l-lr !.
burned they wSrs crushed ash bruised b =
heavy stones aai masses II clay
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03

,s,, g., k.' March IA syniIrsis :;
nego,ts,t,,.' vrk yach'TrrHn have abo,,, 80 -.'
p a,,irs Tor the purchase q, 60. 'lg-si
eastern yscb, sssh ysoh,. the vsrollar. ~
NlaEara, ""u'hs fast yacht the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
COLORADO RAILROADS TIED UP.
High Wind Packed Cats FuII os s.o,v
and sand.

Denver. March n.-AII the eaa,ern r.t,-
roads have been tied I'D TODAY b,I tha,
nope to get trains through tonight the
nigh wind packed every cut full OF snow
SAND and sage brush. which make n bar.
rier hard TO buck" On the Colorado
lines to the west little trouble haa besn
experienced on account Of the storm
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
BLIZZARD RACES IN wyon,na
mo" bctSsesH Laramie aud w..,,
Ing Five Fset IIreD

Denver. March "a susr,,t .. III,
Irorn Cheyenne. wve.. says
and tonight thsrs Il no abats,n.,, Wv,
snow on the Union Pacific between -,
me ana Cheyenne ts between ss,,r 49,,
I'VE feot deep. All trains have bss,, !,
taysd' though not seriously Ths S'h.,
enns northern Ia blocked The s,o,u,
.he worst experienced in his vioinItv H.,
80 49, ~ Iahehnsn are much aiarme.t
~ ,Ie EHIely oI thelr stock on the rag.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
LIBRARY PUT IN SAFE KEEPING.
American Bible Society Books TPama
fePred TO the LenOx Quarters.

AuARNERM-
New York. March J.-It Is announced
that. In order to secure Its safety. the
priceless library OF the American Bible
Society Is TO be deposited with the Lenox
library Of this city. which has a structure
absolutely firsproof and space which will
allow OF the volumes being accessible at
all times to scholars for reference and
examination. The most valuable work In
the collection Is the Altken Bible an
praised at $50. The Elliott Indian Bible
on which collectors put a value Of S5OOO
mysteriously disappeared while the libra.
~ was being transferred from Nassau
street to the Bible house some years ago.
and has never since been traced. In the
collection are the entire archives Of the
Bible revision COMMITTEES and mlscetlane-
Gus books acquired for the use of thar
body. The entire library comprises some
@So volumes, all OF a Biblical nature and
representing the Accommodations Of 20
years.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03

IndIanapoIln, Mrch 1.-THE Monon r,od
passed out Of existence today a. a cortors,l No.,
and was succeeded By the Chicago. Indispspo.
lie q Touisvilie railway. This IL the e1nrI,id.
ing result Of The foreclosure proceedings IN
the federal court
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
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WFselsiIss ag C~asswsa.

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az Sew .gtsaas &slslng ghs ssss~gv.I NJ
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rv.tsf wprs aiH az 90
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N"-f. 's7 aH7HH.lnE almost 10 safna87
zF'- 9.fess nr -1ustry ahaut fass sslass
'' H#f~r." Naay farm halsdgnzs
t.'S "'s.rtel r7t a. Tar as hasun -
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
DIVORCED HUSBAND KILLS HIMSELF
"u"Treied With M: Er-wIEe over

Portland. Or. March A.-News was r.~sav.a
LON Mitchell. Crook county. today thai Sc
phen Ware shot and killed himself IN ne r.
en p, saloon last Friday He had had 4 a,Isr-
eide ~ committed SUI
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-04-03
TRAIL WATER RIGHTS DISCUSSED
Matter Was befoFe British Columbia
Parliament.

Matter was before British Columbia
Parliament.
Victoria. u. c., March u-In thu irals.
lature today the Tran Water Company
through the secretary. entered protest
asninat the intent 10 prvIudiev the com
phny's blu by the petition presented last
week. IL declared the company had ssI
Intention to ask exclusive privileges The
bill wns read the first time to make K91t.
euAy subject to the wtda-tlrn act Tho
question Of water rights in West koatr.
nay district came up on question by
Hume. Colonel Baker replied that the
government had given Instructions % the
gold commissioner not to grant rrrurtis
without consent of the lieutenant COVER.
nor In council. Last month ia0 inches had
been granted Hsinzs and 30 each 20 tH.
Rsco and Noble Five Companl-s Kettle
was anxious about the rights of the TraB
Town and Water Company In regard %
this matter the minister assured him the
government would be found to have acted
In the public interest generally.
The report Of the insane asylum super
intendent directs thu attention Of tn, I-E.
stature 20 the fact that tiVs iunatica ys--
sent back 10 England yesterday and says
steps ought to be taken 10 keep oltt a
class Of men OF no use to the old esuutry
who are dumped into the colonies.
The railway policy will be- announced
tomorrow during the budget speech.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
met an ola negro on the ROAD.

they met an ola negro ON the road.
Look at him hard now" said the
Georgia man, and he'll speak for him
self. T"
The northern man did so. The negro
bowed low, and said:
"Mornin, cap'n!'
A little farther ON they met another
colored traveller, and the same perform
ance was repeated
"Mornin, colonelr' said the second
man.
Still farther on negro stopped them,
and bowling to the northern man, said:
GOOD mornin, judge Could you
gimme chaw er terbacker?"
The tobacco was given and they stop
ped at a negro cabin and asked for a
drink of water.
The negro who furnished it was given
a dime by the northern man. On receiv-
ing it he bowed. pulled at his wool and
said:
"Thanky, governor; thanky."
That's sufficient" exclaimed the
northern man "T've been made captain,
colonel, judge and governor in one
hours time. Atlanta Constitution.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
GROWS RICH BY LoAFINe.
He Gave Nature a Chance. and She Does
the ProGucinG.

He Gave Nature Chance. and She Doe,
the Producing.
If any one doutt is seriously that ma.
ture does not ofteItimes encourage lazi.
ness in her children, ne should make a
little journey into the oilfelds of Brad.
ford, Pa. There is a man down there
whom nature in her most gracious mood
simply has compelled to be lazy. All he
does day in and day out the year round
is to sit upon the bank of one of her
little creeks and watch nature slave for
him. If he were to raise his finger, he
might undo all the skillful plotting that
has been done by her in his behalf
Long ago this favored child-he's an
Irishman by birth and his name is
Michael Grath-discovered the folly OF
toiling for his living Before the dis
cpvery he owned little tract of land
that was as sterile and barren as strip
of the Jersey coast He titled and
plowed until he was wrinkled and bent,
and all he, got was barely enough to
keep body and soul together. But one
day he found that that barren little
strip of land was oozing with oil He
said nothing about il, but he redoubled
his efforts, and after awhile he had
enough money saved to put down q
we'll He struck oil the day the riggers
threatened to quit unless they received
their pay.
The well was not a gusher. 1t was
what is known in the oil regions as a
small producer" and yielded on an
average IL barrels day.
While Grath was looking about for
some method to pipe his oil the rains
came and swelled the tiny creek which
passed through his farm until its course
was changed and it flowed by his well.
That was all the Irishman needed AT
practically no expense beyond the cost
Of cutting little timber from his land
he rugged up water wheel, and soon
nature was merrily pumping her treas
ures into neighboring tank owned by
one of the big pipe lines, and Grath
was charging her work up to the COM
pany at so much barrel
When she had shaved long enough fol
Grath to save some money, he put down
another well, which, like the first,
proved to be small producer The sup
ply from this well was pumped by the
game wheel into the same neighboring
tank, and the only increase in the Irish
mans labor was to charge double the
sum for the work nature was doing,
1t matters little to him what the
price of oil may be. The cost of produc-
ton worries him not at all Even with
it down to so cents barrel he is sure
of an income of SIP per day, and that
is enough to meet all his needs. When
there is dollar oil, the Irishman wakes
rich fast, and his slave does the work
for him at the same rates. For years he
has watched her, and never once has
she gone on strike or asked for shorter
hours. New York Press
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
Mrs. LincoIn's Grave.

Near the little town of Lincoln City,
Spencer county, Ind, is the grave Of
Lincoln's mother, says the Boston Trav-
eler. The Lincolns went to Spencer
county few years before Indiana be-
came a state They had not been long
in Spencer county before Mrs Lincoln
died, leaving a husband and several
small children. In 1879 Mr.. Studebaker
of South Bend, Ind, caused a mon
ument to be erected over the grave of
Mrs. Lincoln. On the monument is this
inscription: Nancy Hanks Lincoln,
Mother of President Lincoln. Died Oct
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
NO MORE THORNS.
The Perfection to Which Fruits and Flow
ers Are Developing.

The Perfection to Which Fruits and Flow.
ers Are Developing.
The limit of improvement is not
found in producing fruits of great size,
beauty and sweetness. There are other
desirable qualities that the horticultur.
ist is anxious to obtain, and toward
this end he is devoting his energies
One of the most noticeable trends of the
science of fruit culture is toward the
elimination of undesirable organs. The
thorns of some of the citrus fruit trees
and the prickles of such small berry
bushes as the gooseberry, blackberry
and raspberry are protuberances that
have outlived their usefulness and are
highly unpleasant They not only pune.
ture the ripening fruits, hut they often
make harvesting exceedingly inconven.
lent. Gardeners have long wished to
do away with these thorns and priCllles,
but it is only comparatively recently
that systematic efforts have been UIadc
to eliminate them.
The thorns are conspicuous organs OF
our cultivated plants that have ceased
to be of any value, for their original
purpose Of protecting the plants from
animals has no force today in the gar.
dens and fields. They should have been
exterminated long ago Through the
careful selection of plants that happen
to be thorrless, stocks are obtained fol-
a new race of thornless plants Other.
are noted for the few thorns that grow
on them. and by judicious selection Of
seeds and gratis from these the same
work is continued Already gardener
have cultivated raspberry and blackber
ry canes that are entirely thornless, anC
by grating improved varieties on thes'
the desired end will soon be reached
The wild orange trees have many NOR
thorns ON them than the budded stock
and the wild Florida lemons are thiclll.
studded with thorns, while the grated
La France have none. George Ethel
bert Walsh in Lippincott's.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
BREAKING A RECORD.
THE THING is QUITE EASY WHEN YOU
KNOW HOW.

The Bicycist With Experience shows the
Novice How to Do the Trick. and the
Latter Becomes the Twenty-six Mile
Champion, Paced and Unpaced.
They were leaning over a table and
industriously studying lot of records.
One was a novice and one had had eXpe-
rience.
Its very simple matter when you
know how" explained the one who had
had experience ANY one who is half
way good ON bicycle can get record
of some sort. How else do You suppose
so many people could have records?"
The novice didn't know. He was a
new man in the club and wouldn't care
a continental about record if he didn't
realize how lonesome he would be with
out one Every man who rides bicycle
has to have a record when he reaches a
certain stage of the disease, and he gen
orally reaches that stage shortly after
joining a club; hence the anxiety of the
novice.
You've made your century run ac-
cording to instructions, went ON the
man who had had experience, "and you
have taken the time for every mile Of
it, so now it is merely question OF
finding out where you will fit in. OF
course you don't get the century road
record, either paced or unpaced "
II didn't expect to-" put in the nov
ice.
Naturally not" returned the ex-
perienced rider That's pretty hard
thing to get, because there are so many
constantly trying for it. We'd better
begin at the other end anyway. You
didn't come anywhere near the mile
record
81 didn't expect to do that, either, ]"
said the novice
"And you're even farther away from
the two mile record continued the
man of experience, land the three mile,
and the four mile, and the five mile,
and the six mile. Oh, you're clear out
of everything up to % miles"
That's only natural, argued the
novice. "I haven't had bicycle but
year"
"Of course it's natural" returned
the other, "but that cuts no figure at
all You're after record and I'm I'M
dertaking to get one for you. All, here
it is-26 miles. Unless this table is at
fault you can safely put yourself down
as the 90 mile champion of the world,
paced and unpaced "
The novice swelled out about three
inches as he asked who had the next
best record for that distance.
There isn't any other record for
that distance" answered the expert
enced rider. That's how you happen
to get it. There are a number who have
made 80 miles in less time than you
made 26, but, of course, that makes no
difference. If it did, we couldn't have
so many club records, and half the fun
of cycling would be lost. You just gel
pin of some sort and have Champion,
Twenty-six Miles put ON it, and the
next time you're out with the club you
can hold your head as high as any one
ON the boulevard Chicago Post.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
In a Lump.

Two dusky small boys were quarrel
ing. One was pouring forth volume
of vituperative epithets, while the other
leaned against fence and calmly con-
templated him. When the flow of Ian
guage was exhausted, he said:
Are you troo?'
Yes"
You amt got muffin more to say?"
No"
well, all dem tings what you called
me you is. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
Too Much For Her.

"Is your husband follower of Izaak
Walton, ma'am?"
mo, sab. He's follower of dat or
merry Peleg Johnsing, de lazies' coon in
Blacktown.
II mean is he piscatorialist?"
Say, man, you better go AK um.
You'll find um down in de gahden dig
gin wums cleveland Plain Dealer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
That Infant Terrible,

Little Petie-Will it make much
noise, Mr. Constant?
Mr.. Constant-What, my boy?
Petie-Sister said she thought you
would pop tonight and was wonder
ing if it could be heard up stairs
Philadelphia North American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
Her Thought.

His love letters are very persua.
sive," said the fair girls confdante
"Yes, " was the pensive reply. "They
would persuade any jury in Christen-
dom. Washington Star.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
A Real Estate Boom.

Land is pretty high priced here,
isn't it?" asked the tourist.
well, l should remark" said the
native 1--WE have had such boom
lately that the grocers can't afford to
put gravel on their dried currants -
New York Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
Mystifed Him.

Cousin Rube had come to town riding
safety bicycle of the pattern of 1883.
''They's one thing I couldn't under.
stand" he said in talking of his visit
afterward. Wherever went the boys
was all hollerin 'icel' an, by gum, they
wasn't no ice nowheresp'-Chicago
Tribune
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
The Sermon.

Little Arthur had been to church.
How did you like the sermon?" asked
his sister
Pretty we'll, responded the youth
full critic. The beginning was very
good, and so was the end, but it had too
much middle "-Tit-Bits