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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-26


She let them rest upon the house. 1t
was double log one, with shed rooms
at the back, wide, middle passage
and a deep. hospitable piazza across
the front. Only last night she had sat
upon the piazza hearing a voice whose
timbre left her soul curiously vibrant.
AS she listened the moon flowers had
kept opening all about her. and the
sparse white honeysuckle sprays had
made the air odOrouS. She wondered
if she would ever again smell the flow
ers without bringing back the thrills
the tremor. Memory of them was half
terror, half delight. She might have
promised-anything. and she was free.
Daddy Dowell came around the
house corner. His sense of Difference
never allowed him to approach quail
ty white folks by the front way. He
was very tall, very black, withered,
but hale, with fringe of grizzled wool
around a shiny bald head. He held a
SLOUGH hat at his side and dropped it
before speaking. SO did his son and
his three grandSonS, who came behind
with fiddles, Il banjo, flute and
tambourne. Dixie, the youngest
granddaughter, beat time upon the tri-
angle. She was small and neat and
precise in speech as became the show
pupil of the free school.
Red Mary leaned upon Tandy's arm,
flushed and bright eyed, more than
ever beautiful. Willoughby glanced
covertly from her to Mary Spec and
almost swOre at himself in thinking
that he could not find himself charmed
by the girl so evidently within reach
as by the one of whom he had such
faint hope. Still he did not quite
despair. II she had refused him thrice.
she had done it hestatingly, more than
gently, with eyes that had seemed to
say: 81 am not sure of you. l am not
sure of anything."
1t was that as much as the STRINGS
of ambition which had moved him to
try for n mans part, mans place. He
was doubly bent on winning in the con-
test now in hand, because he felt it
might mean winning ever SO much
more vital Selby's rivalry had at first
seemed to him eXQuisitely humorous.
He was rapidly finding out that 1t was
no joke. Only today had he learned
that Selby contended with him in
dearer field. He was furious over the
knowledge. 81 ought to shoot the oaf,
confound him. he had said to Amos
Tandy, who had answered with a
shrug: ooh, WELL wait till after cleo
ton. If you kill him before, yoa kill
yourself at the polls"
''This is no place for you, daddy"
Red Mary said severely; mo place at
all. Go away. If we can't be first, we
won't be last
"Lawd love de young missis! You all
wus fust all de time,' daddy answered,
with his very best bow. 81 dest had
ter fool dem yother gentemuns. Marse
Bert, he had took an tole me ter cum
yere ternight an sarrynade you all, but
he say l must not tell nobody l WIS
gwine do it ner who tole me ter do it
after come"
Daddy waved his bow. The band
broke into waltz. Amos caught Red
Mary's hand. saying: :'That is some
thing like! Now we can twistify."
They shot away with 20 couples in
their wake. Mary Spec sat down on a
bench. Willoughby kept beside her.
"You are cruel,'' he said. 81 would give
a great deal for one waltz with you"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
BUD AND TIE TRAMP.

lOS CllNl lohO-OuVOs AAUNO SASN
free lunch; I have went without
eating. I have slept in hotel.
I have slept in a lodging house; I
have slept in barn; [ have slept
in straw pile; [ have slept in an
alley and [ have slept in a dry
goods box. I have slept in a wood
pile; [ have slept on telegraph
poles; I have slept on fence posts
and I have slept on barbed-wire
fences. But my friend l have
never been married"
"Say, gee whizz where in thun-
der did you come from any how?'
"Well, my friend, that is some
thing I cannot answer. [ came
here from the berg above here"
"Gee whizz, there comes the
cars. It's long time since seen
the cars. [ wish [ could have a
ride on the cars
"Well, my good hoosier friend,
just give me a half a dollar and I
will show you how you can ride
for nothing. It's the easiest thing
in the world after you get next to
it."
"Gee whizz, kin Teller ride fer
nothin'?"
"Well yes, if you know where to
get.''
''Gosh darn it any how, I'll jist
give yer that half-dollar and then
[ kin take ride some time fer
nothin'.'
"Well now, my kind friend, just
you watch me. That is a RATHER
and she only slows down little
going by here, SO hurry up and let
me have that half-dollar.
Here you be. She amt goin'
to stop, but you kin tell me so I
kin get on one when she does
STOP"
Of course my friend Bud and
the tramp we're standing on the
platform close by the passing
freight. Bud pulled out his peck
etbook to get the fifty cents. The
tramp said, "look, that's the place, :"
and snatching the pocketbook,
which contained all of Buds
money, he caught the ladder on
the side of box car and quickly
ran up the side of the car and set
down. Taking off his hat he
waved it at Bud and said, "that's
the way; see?'
Our next will be ''Bud's Strange
Experience" Roxy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
Written for The Prison Mirror.

"Sorter CESS I will 60 over to
the depot and see the cars come
in. Haint seen the cars fer long
time. Gee whizz this is dandy
place fer Teller to set down and
let his feet hang over
Hello Their! where be you
agoin'? Sorter seems | seen you
afore."
You saw me befoe? Well it is
quite likely; where do you live?'
81 stay over here to Hanks
place"
"Oh yes, you are farmer, are
you?''
"Yep, and dandy too"
"Well, my friend, you look it
all right. Say did you ever do
any hiking?"
"What be that? [ never heered
that word afore."
"Well, my friend, that means
taking things easy like travelling
around the country seeing the
sights
"Nope, 1 never been around
much. Where did yer come from
and where be yer goin'?''
"Well lad, that's a long story.
Just give me a chew and I will tell
you a hard-luck story that you
will never forget. Thanks, that's
the first chew of plug I've had for
two weeks. Now listen my lad, [
want you to pay good attention to
what [ say. [ have been all over
the world. 1 have been to Frisco.
I have been to New York. [ have
been to Shy. I have been on the
highest mountains and [ have
been in the lowest valley. [ have
been up in balloon and [ have
been down in a we'll. I have met
all classes of people. [ have met
the farmer and the merchant. J.
have met the Dutch and the
Swede. [ have met with hard
luck. [ have been in wrecks and
have been buried in a mine. /
have met the president and once [
got tangled up in a cyclone. I
have run on the road; [ have
walked on the road; l have rode
in palace cars and I have rode in
box cars. [ have rode the bump
ers; [ have rode on the rods; [
have rode on the cowcatcher and
beat the blind. I have ate oysters;
I have ate eggs; [ have ate dock
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

After the United States freed
Cuba, they might as we'll continue
in the good work and free Ireland.
st. Louis Humorist.
The devil always finds some one
to strike the match to the kindling
a man piles against his neighbours
house.-Free Baptist.
The editorial columns of some
subsidized sheetlets do not resem-
BILE the we'll springs of truth near
ly SO much as they do cave troughs
set to carry off the turbid conden-
sation from the clouds of libel
which are waited over them from
the powers that rule their news
paper es.-Hutchinson In
dependent.
A fight for freedom, which is to
take freedom from somebody else,
is not taken very seriously by any
body who has power to NEEDLE
with other folks business Win
dom Reporter.
Mrs. Hetty Green declares that
she would prefer a smart reporter
to duke, as a son-in-law. Well,
Hetty, what's the matter with
coming to this Office to look
around -Fairmont Independent.
The trouble is that if you take
five minutes time to fatter a man
today, you must take ten minutes
tomorrow or your work is undone.
-Culbertson (Neb. Era.
A scientist says the earth is
shrinking at the rate of three inches
a year. This may account for the
anxiety of some people to get pos
session of it before it dwindles
away. -Glenville Progress.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
From Other ''Pens''

When a woman tells a husband
that she wants to have a plain talk
with him, it means often that she
is after him to confess something.
st. Louis Humorist
Blessed is the man who never
makes an excuse, for he is not far
from the kingdom of heaven
Culbertson (Neb.) Era.
We are not the architects of our
lives, but our expressed likes and
dislikes may result in the making
of some alterations in the plans. -
Elliott's Magazine.
The people who are not out for
trouble, and are not seeking it,
seldom find it; but the fellows who
are searching for it generally get a
good strong dose Washington
Ratchet.
Rivalry between churches may
make interest and enthusiasm, but
it doesn't make for righteousness
or Christlikeness. Free Baptist.
Better to be chimney sweep
with an honest heart than presi-
dent with record of broken
promises and double dealing. 3
Free Baptist.
It is all right to perform noble
deeds but don't spoil the perform
ance by talking too much about
them.-Lakefeld Standard.
There are two things that are
very irritating. The arrogant
pride of the rich and the insolence
of the Washington Hat
Chef.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

A Kentucky Judge has ruled
J that man is justified in knocking
down another who calls him liar.
IF we ever visit Kentucky and
enter into controversy with any
of the Colonels we shall bear this
ruling in mind and merely insinu-
ate that our opponent is laboring
under misrepresentation. By the
way, Kentucky must be a pretty
safe place to swap fish stories. :
St. Louis Humorist.
Amid so many persons who do
wrong it ought to be JOY for us
to know one who does right.-El-
liott's Magazine.
The liquor traffic is like the devil,
nothing can be said about it so
bad as to need an apology.-Free
Baptist.
Nothing exasperates a woman
who has been shading her eyes
from the gaslight with her hand
all evening so much as to find that
after all she had left her best dia-
mond ring on the washstand.-
Louis Humorist.
A minister in Kentucky is ex-
perimenting with the telephone as
a means by which to reach the
greater number of people with his
sermons. To a minister living in
that state t4.ere is also probably a
great deal of satisfaction in preach
ing through the telephone, as the
people cannot reach him at any
time when he chooses to preach a
little doctrine that does not set
we'll with his proud Kentucky
brethern.- Lake Benton News.
A man may run quite a decent
sort of newspaper and still not
know enough to chew gum cor
rectly.-Windom reporter.
If Rev. Sheldon cannot conduct
a pulpit GAS Jesus would" any
better than he can a newspaper he
had better hire a red, green, and
yellow blackboard and 60 selling
patent medicine.-Princeton I'm
ion.
The number of bank burglaries
in various sections, indicates that
the new financial law isn't putting
money in circulation fast enough
to please everybody.-Blue Earth
Register.
Never tell other people how
your head aches Monday morning
for it can generally be noticed
without you advertising it.-Shak-
opee Tribune.
A New York doctor says that
making beds and sweeping floors
is good enough gymnastic exercise
for women. If he should ever
happen to locate in Denver he
would never have occasion to in
dulge in the exercise of lifting his
hat to smiling ladies on the street.
Denver (Colo) Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

After the United States freed
Cuba, they might as we'll continue
in the good work and free Ireland.
st. Louis Humorist.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26

The devil always finds some one
to strike the match to the kindling
a man piles against his neighbours
house.-Free Baptist.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
The ST. LOUIS STRIKE.
Day Opened Quietly, but Later On Reports
Of Riots Came In.
CARS OPERATED UNDER POLICE ESCORT
strikers Are Bcnten over the Head
with clubs and Are Fired in'"
by the Policemen.

ST. Louis, Mo- May 11.-Ahairs in the
street railway strike today showed com
plete reversal of the conditions prevailing
yesterday. The day opened quietly put
later reports began to come in of renewed
rioting in various parts Of the city In
one instance the police fred into a crowd
and in others used their clubs ON those
who attempted to Interfere with the run
ming Of cars. While rumors Of casualties
were rampant during the day. UP 10 late
hour tonight none of a serious nature
had been corToborated
The suburban system ran all It's cars
under an escort of police. So close was
watch malntained by the force that prac-
tcany no disturbance occurred on us
lines.
The Transit company started cars on a
number OF its branches, and notwithslanu-
ing the ample police Profession, trouple
cropped out in various directions. TWO
cars were taken out OF the station al
Geyer and jefferson avenues at = o'clock
and the 300 strikers around the car sheds
were forced back by the police.
| A number OF men attempted TO board
one OF the ears on the Compton Height.
! line about 23Q and the policemen on the
car used their clubs on the heads Of the
/ crowd The AFFAIR occasioned consider
able excitement and a dozen mounted po'
/ llcemen were promptly Sun 70 the scene
from the other ports OF the city.
| As q Park avenue car WAS going intS
town at $3.50 o'clock at Park and Mis-
sissippi avenue crowd of about $50 per
sons assembled and began to stone II. TIL
policemen on the platform fred severa
shots over the heads of the crowd with
out stopping the trouble and then free
directly INFO the crowd. So far az know
no one was hit.
/ A number Of arrests were made durlni
the day. The suburban lines we're liber
ally patronzed but the public could 40
FLICK up courage enough to take aGvan
tage OF the facilities offered by the Tran
sit cnmDauy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12

not prove as profitable as it promised a.
the beginning Of the season on account
Of he very wet spring. New potatoes,
string beans and peas arc being shlppe
| freely from here now. Prospects gooi Tor
larTe melon crop
Louise, Wharton County, Texas. May y.
Another heavy rain fell here late yester-
day evening. accompanied by wind and
some hail, the stones being the largest
ever seen In thls section; some OF them
were over an inch In diameter. FORUM
ateIy there we're very few OF them and
did 70 damage On account of the inces-
SAINT rains farming is almost plraly2eg
and the outlook is serious but fortunate
Is the farmers OF this part Of the county
have another crop thayl TO fan back on,
which bids fair to he fine,
Denton, Denton County Texas, May TO-
with fair weather wheat is again begin
ming to look gooi and strong and much
OF tlat which was thought irreparably
damaged by bio wind and rain has recoy-
cred it's stand largely II is expected that
Denton county will mako close on to
1000 900 bushels of the grain this year.
as there is big Increase In acreage, as
we'll ms an expectedly large Increase 10
tho Yield per acre Last years crop
amounted 10 100000 hushcle. and the
Yield Was exceptionally poor for Denton
county.
San Saba. san Saba County, Texas. May
a.-For the past week there has been no
rain and for the past three days farmers
are --urlsing faithfully in cleaning their
crops, and win succeed In lew days
more. Wheat is doing very well; some
little dama.e from rains, hail and cold
weather Harvesting viii begin In about
fifteen days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
$1,000 Loss mt Austin.

Austin, Texas, May 1.-THE building
numbered 9O7 Congress avenue, occupied
by Harry zer. furniture manufacturer
caught fire from some unknown cause a
little before 2 o'clock this morning and
for awhile ii looked as II the eltlre block
would be destroyed The fire department
had no water except that contained in
two or three cisterns, which were soon
exhausted, and had It not been for the
chemical engine from Houston IT is prob
able that much valuable property would
have been destroyed, as it was due to the
effective work of that apparatus that the
flames We're finally conquered Tiers loss
will amount to about $4,000 AID the loss
to the building he occupied Will amount to
$1,000. The building was covered by $4,000
insurance and Zler carried $4,000. The
Walker building next door formerly occu-
pied by the Austin Statesmen and now
empty, was slightly damaged.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
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Girl Had Been Having ~ High Time
ut lei paso.

Gtrt hnU seen taNIuH tttBh i'mc
at lei paso.
FL Paso Texas, May ia pretty young
woman attired in the garments OF boy
was arrested by the police in a gambli9g
hall in this city today She was high
roller and had been periodically bpking
the tiger for a week. She was taken
to the police station and locked in cell.
She was apparently unconcerned about
the arrest and soon after bei3g impris,
oned became absorbed in a novel, entitled
The Heart of Gold and refused to talk.
The young woman, after repeatedly deny
ing that she was girl, finally broke down,
and between her sobs confessed to the
chief of police that her name was Josie
Harris, thst her age was 23 and that she
formerly lived in Dallas Texas. where
her husband had deserted her. Sbs was
making her way afoot. she said, to "A gold
mine which she had staked out in Mex.
leo and which she intends to work she
donned male attire and travelled afoo
with ordinary hoboes. who never sus
pected her identity, The prisoner snlt
she went to Dallas from Houston and was
horn in Baton Rouge, La The polic'
discredlt the girls story and believe she
ran away from her home in some neigh
boring town.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
Election of Officers nv the Episcopal
Council.

Galveston, Texas, May 1.-THE annual
council OF the dloease Of the Episcopal
church at yesterdays session elected the
following officers for the ensuing year;
Secretary. Mr.. R. NJ Elgin Of Houston;
treasurer. Mr.. w. V. R. Watson OF Hous-
ton; registrar Rev George L. croakett
of San Augustine; chancellor, Hon.
George f. Mann Of Galveston; treasurer
Of Episcopal endowment fund, Mr. John
II Rohinson; treasurer OF mission fund.-
Mr.. John l.. Brockenborough OF Waco;
standing committee OF the diocese. Rev i.
p Ice Of Austin, Rev. B. A. Rogers OF
Houston Rev. c. NJ Beckwith OF Gall
weston Mr.. R. NJ Blgin n Houston and
Mr.. ". V. R. Watson of Houston.
The council appointed Rev. G, ~ Beck
with OF Trinity parish, Galveston, TO raise
on endowment for the eplscopate, cnndi-
toned upon the vestry Of Trinity church
relieving him OF his dntiss as reeto- Tor
two months. 1t IS proposed 10 raise a
fund. the interest Of which will pay the
bishops salary. 49,
The council held session at EATON
chanel at 1890 this morning.
Services were held Al Trinity enurcn
tonight. .,fter which the council adjourned
until next year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
LOCAL

The W. c, T. U. delegates make trip
10 Galveston.
An electrical engineer will inspect the
bid to build the city electric light plant.
The Lords Cycle club parade.
The Woodmen of the World will cele-
brate July (.
United Commercial Travellers will meet
tonight to arrange for the State meeting
The Emme;s will give a picnic on June
10 to aid in entertaining the State Hiber-
MAN convention
The Saengerbund and other Houston
ians return from attending the state
Saengerfest at Austin.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Negro Rape Ficnd Is Liable 10 He
Lyncbed In virginia.

Richmond. Va. May li.-WednesdaJ
in Henry county negro named Charles
Houston attempted criminal assault
upon a young white woman and Thursda,
he was arrested and lodged in jail at Mar
tlnsyille. Tonight Governor Tyler received
a call for militia from the sheriff OF the
county, who said a lynching was likely
and the Piedmont Rifles at Martinsvillt
were ordered out to guard the prisoner.
The governor also ordered the Roanoke
company to hold itself IN readiness 10 re-
lnforce the Martlnsvllle company
A special from Martinsvllle at i;25 a
m. says a mob Is reported assembling
three miles from town and an attempt t
lynch the negro seems imminent. The
military say they can and will hold th'
fail