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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17
TANNING 4 WILD Girl.
The job Ia Made More Damcult He
cause of Her Total Deafness

ohe az the most unique pupils OF the
afat ara dumb Institution ~ Knox county.
Ind-. Is Aaaia Hewitt. a stout. suu-tarnel
girl ~ between thirteen and sixteen sim
mers Wien she as brought 10 the school
u was learned that she Mad lived a Wild
sort ~ H;c on an out-of-the-way farm
spending much OF her time wandering
around Tn tAr woo1s arA ne.ts ard often
sleeping night under the hedge-fow 1r
tn fence corner. Her mother died when
the Eir was very ypung and ;ae fA..ar
had not the tine nor perhaps the ability
10 tell her. after she lost her hearing an I
years " age, % the world about htr She
grew up one Of natures own Children.
When she was brUush; 10 the school she
VAS IN great terror. she hung her head
AMI threw her hands before her facs go
hide fsom the gaze ~ strangers. she had
never In her hte, II was told. b.en to
Monroe Clu the nearest town 10 hvr
home. and hzi never. seen many other hu-
man beings than her father
The strangers al tha school wer. AZ nrst
looked on as enemies. She would strike.
kick and bite when they approached. This
savageaess % temper lasted about three
HsekA When she began to Appreciate thai
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no one would do her harm. but that all
wanted to be kind TO her.
Rhoda was put in Miss Elizabeth Rays
class. For three weeks she cried. hid her
face. and repealed all advances with kicks
or nsticuns or threats 20 use her teeth.
BY degrees she came to learn that no
harm would be done. and began to look
UP and take a human interest In those
about her.
Her teacher and the other pupils in tho
class showed affection for her by str0king
her arm or shoulder. but II was long
time before this met with response. To-day
she L. one ~ the most ailecuonate pupi.s
In Miss Rays class, and rarely passes her
teacher without touching her In an afec-
tionate way characteristic OF the deaf.
Sometimes the affection Is shown BY
rather too severe blow In the back, and
one OF the teachers duties IS to make
her understand that great physical force
is not essential 10 affection.
when RhoGA was IN pugnacious and
inconsoiahle state OF mind many ways were
tried TO comfort her. She was shown "A pie
ture book. This engaged her attention a
little while She recognized the picture o.
a cow, and apparently thought OK home,
for she began 90 cry. and, pointing as u
toward home. said Papa, papa THIS
word and baby she could speak when
she came 10 school--woEds she had learned
she has already learned from the other
csil3ren what Il IS 20 He The children are
forbidden. 10 say that any one lies Reoda
made a 'sn Indicating this the other DAY.
and wac punished by being put In a seat
separate from the other children. She nn-
derstood the purpose Of the punishment
for she taid her teacher afterwarl that
she had used the word lie, ana rad been
made TO Sit apart from the other chill
Gyen.
Her conception o. a Creator "a fiiicLt
20 lcarn. The teacher takes many c-a-
slors tc try 10 lugte~- upoH fcr ~nue
notion o.; God. and Eho-.a has learn 20
point upward. So q 20 an unseen pswcs,
when she IS asked about the Maker and
PrcssrveT of all.
Tier development has been go fast 9ace
she came go me school that 8; r. dirirult
to learn acw last 81 has gone. shc seems
10 understand many things that she has
no way to express.
The first word she associated with an
object was shoe" She car say shoc "a
a documentary fashion she reads and tn
na.cs tho motions % the teachers tips
when she wants 10 express word FOR
an object. She nov knows sixteen words.
when the teacher points out the ricture
Of a COW on a chart. Rhoda can write ths
word SOW ou the blackboard Indian
apolis Sentinel
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Ing II away, IL II was, while vessel after
vessel In crossing the Pacific kept care
fcl lookout for the two little islands that
had no existence.
can, Merreu and Mate Byer carried TO
,ho crave With thorn the knowledge that
~, government had charted islands that
go univ a dream since 1925 these tel.
80. hoya navcr heen slghted.-it they
-, stgh,aa then MANY steamers have
,'assad r.nr tho looality hut none OF
mr., uera al,ln 10 sec the land. which,
go, Mor-eIi rooorted. was very low.
sc,,,,.i,. r,slns o,t Of the water.
r,...s -, 60 ,,s,rs asa cant Greep a,
,,,,,, - ~ ,ba tr1sy.is,an5 steamer
x,,tet' 80, 60 ,ha ,,t,,,rity ~
" a'asa'e M 49,. ~ ,p,.na al r.,"y,s5
we 49,, ~ t.l.rds Ma ,,ls-
w" - 49,, ~. ..-,,,,,,.
"ktvN e>.,'',,.,, =, y,.,ht,,s,,,, 49,.
% ~ ',,' -, -, ~. .,,,'t.,,, r.,
S'','s' a 49,. 49, r'.-s,,,,t ~, 70,
w." 60 -, 80, ,,,,t,. 60 IA -.
W '~'
MoFFel an" hFer is'a''uS We su" sep
on the ehat's. however ana mariners sun
looked GUY le' mem Nose 'h'etes'eu
"ohdefea vac lS'su1s .ou'u nav" peea
OF Vo'v"hlv oEls'h' e'1 u N'e l"h1 hau
SuaAeAP WsssIva'vn, ne o."~N VI 'he
vicinity ~ we reported ls.Ahas mas many
coral lssAhaH' however ana II was ihousn'
thAt MOI, 2" an" N2e' HlsN' ue 90 "a. S"ln.
MING "A'tS '""'Ain'' e'9i'e."0' anu
thp'' AetFeu s'e~' h"aN tasted on
Inc war WIN oF@'h And me annexation
o' N@N@A D'9"eN' 'ST rha ot ihe in'er-
nat'on"' n,a''ss 'iANei across tne
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went around by the back streets, nor did
any one pass me on the road IL could
help IL. Friends of mine wrote comp.l-
mentary items about my horses and had
them printed In the local papers. Then
there was an exagEeration, and al confer
ence when my name was called brother
asked, What about those East nsIaesp
They appointed a committee to investt-
gate and that ended a. Next year the
same thing came up again. and this time
the committee reported that while all ru.
mors of positive wickedness were untrue,
yet there was cause for regret that when
they asked me to promise never again to
own or drive fast horse | refused 10
make the promise.
Then a very strict and hot headed Old
brother moved that he reprimanded by
the bishop.
This was adopted and Bishop Newman
reprimanded me. lie asked me II had
any last horses. l told him / had none
out ! Few very promising colts. / also
said l should have been tried by men 81
human passions, rs ! didn't care to be
judged by men who didn't know a good
horse whom they saw one. but was rep
rtmanded and In choosing between the
right to own horses and the right 20
preach chose horses. after | had cx-
pialned that had the colts and must get
rid Of them some way.
Il offered to sell those fns colts 10 any
OF the brothers for 500 less than they cost
me, but there were no buyers. Nobody
would help me out and ! had 20 get my
money out Of the colts In some way. 40 /
withdrew from the conference and took
three ot my colts 70 Bix Rapids. where
tried 10 sell the bunch for 500.
Nobody would buy. and as Il was root
hog or die I entered them IN The races,
showed that they could 20. and four
weeks later ! had tz.l9o and stan had two
Of tho colts left
That Is the thing IN my life I am
pr9udest of-that and the fact that / have
a@ncd and trained nine colts. bought
whsn. unbroken. tnAt today have records
better than 10.
Il was encouraged and entered my colt.
az other races. A. the Greenviile county
fair there we're six events and my colts
Ton first money Ia all six. Usually ! did
not drive myself. s"iped and had a boy
20 drive.
no. I'd never heard then Of Mr. Shell
don. ] didn't think % racing my horses
as Jesus would. / thought only OF how
a horse ought 20 be driven to win But
! viii say now. since this matter Is up
permost. that ! have always conducted
IRE horse business with honest dealing
and absolute frankness.
Il might make more money II I did
otherwise, but ! Will not be dishonest. At
one county fair. held in a village where
had formerly been pastor. spent three
days. remaining over Sunday. I won four
races and preached TO "A large congresa-
ton in the Methodist church on Sunday.
The thing that has most .mSrshssd mo
since I came W contact with Tho world
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THERE MEYER WAS
A MORRILL, ISLAND.
Old Whaling Captain
and Mate Deceived
the World.
BIGGEST FAKE INVENTED.
Truth About the Matter |, Out. After
Seventy Five fsI,-Tran'port
Grant sails Over the
Charted Land.

Nh Of tha s,rangest AMI most
aueeessfgh heaSos en- roeaTd has
latEy been exposed through a
gepor, made 90 the hydro
xraphle orItce At Washington ~
Cayt Buford. 81 the transport Grant an
army vessel plying between san Fran
cisco Honolulu and Manila. As reealt
ef me reports received by the hydrogragh.
10 eyIes, IL has been decided that AotF~t
and Dyer islands. named after CAPT. Mvr.
rell and hls mate who "dlscevsrv3F theta
IN TIE whaling schooner Tartar. never hAA
any existeswe. but were S,mply reported
sy shs oapsAsn and mate as a means %
soAlsvlug tie dssuncsion OF having their
names on the charts and mans Of the
paelgia cooan since tsS the tNo Islands
have been ehartad. and navIgatoFS and
seudants es geography ali the world over
have accepted Capt Morrells report tha,
they were where he stated that he had
found them.
Capt. Morreli reported thu lands 90 -
In moth latitude ~ degrees ana s. min
GtcA east longitude Ia degrees. al min.
ut0S Ho gave detailed descriptions -
tho islands, which were duly pat on rec
ord. ana soycsngacnf charts weSS correct
Cd Accordingly. The whaleP sta4ed In his
report that 10 had taken Possession IN
was at his request that they were named
MorTeii and Dyer in honor q tho captain
ana matA II now aRyears that tho re-
port NAs AL Joke The captain ana
ms,a Nsa threaSa La MisAegi syer Sixs
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a physiognomist would have sac. ~. -
a glance at the young man VITA shs 80
eyebrows. that he Was one 10 push -" u
self forward at every opportunity, -.
proof would have been At hama y y.
robornte the diagnosis. A lady who 49, -,
al the Metropolitan car founa essI -
taken. and the young man was - y.
TO offer her his As she bowsa ~ 49,,
acknowledgements he looked more e'p''"
at her and queried.
Aren't you Mrs. BlueneldsF
Yes, sir" was the reply. -
Husband has an Once on Y s'Fss''
Yes" .s
Il thought 80. am ons of she e'''
force in his Office. you know
"Well7" -.
ION, that's abou; all. one u ne - -.
cal force. YOU know. and y
handy you might ten your huspana -. -
gave my reat 10 you, EFeTfifiihs ~
when a fellow T. looking for a step " =
n raise ~ salary "-~ washington ~
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Michisan's Racing Par.
son Becomes Horse
Trainer.
WAS FORCED TO GO INTO IT.
His Love for Spirited Animal, Got Him
Into Trouble With the Consre.
CATION. and He Stayed
by His Pets.

HERD has often been \ strong
love Of fast horses among mem
ters - the ,lorsy. and this At
lection for tae turf has got more
IL than one gentleman - The cloth
lnte trouble with his fock. II
has. however. Necn left 20 the Rev John
g Arurg 20 become the ma0aRer Of a
traIu.nx and racfnE STABLE. He IS the cele-
bfate1 sporting patson ut Michigan. whoss
prr-a.irirs Co., h0ste1esh got him into
irsuhs with his church lie has teen en-
gagged by william u. Freer. % Niugston.
X. r.
Frecr e. horseGnRu & the horss horsey.
He is a brother o. Charles W. Freer q
Detroit. Mich. the partner az Gen Russell
Aieer. and heard ~ Rev. Mr. Arney
while ou a veit IN Michigan.
For seventeen years VI. Arney was a
preacher In MichiEan-nfteea years In the
Methodist Episcopal churcn and two years
ia the Cougresa.oual.st- He vas eio-
quent and earnest. bad a brilliant record
as an evangelist and was considered tire
most persuasive man IN the state al rails
ing money to pay Of church debts
His last charge was n COngregaiIo nRlIst
church In Lansing, the capital Of Mlchi-
gan. where in lWO years he converted
200 persons.
MI Arney thus tells how ne came 10
forsakc the pulpit for the stable and the
track.
said. and when / had a good horse never
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We found the wan,
hectic school girl
partaking of her fru-
gal luncheon OF slate
pencils and pickles.
why Is It," we
asked, coming at
once to the subject
we had been fiercely
debating with our
selves. that you
never skip rope until
you fall dead any
more?"
"Why should II"
d g m a n d e d she,
brusquely. Scientific
calisthenics are less
snowy as regards i'm
mediate results. per-
haps, but they are
far more ladylike."
II she felt any re-
great for the old Or
der of things she did
not show it.-Detroit
Journal.
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He was the bash
fullest man she had
ever met.
What would you
do" he said tenta-
lively, IF | were to
steal a kiss from
your"
II really don't
know" she respond
ed, with the always
bewitching ditndence
of a maiden under
such circumstances,
but / think l would
go into court and tes-
tify that you were a
kleptomaniac and
didn't know what
you were doing"
And he only
laughed and thought
II was a good joke
Detroit Free Press.
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ENeLAyp.s roET LArnEATx

Forward natsnDiAs hard.
Is, e. hiIa Breathing hard.
Hsefiag - rsrd Nv FsFf
ueestafslsss dntfa@
Ausi4n wogii II neaRs q MY
Dos. iiie a laen. shd u9t,
own Yuu-ys ~ - ~
Teo wHrb 20 Hitois
"Thrn rhen hsrs asened e. hs
Ant ssa ihF ~ tFhaHi
A. fhs tfleFing hissf
Wgaifnt that laf t1ut
AHFef dnas ffIiTr uhr
Dont Yaa - - atf lie
IRE aGxrT Hfitona ~
To feather snd tar T9gf
Crfies 70 right - 80.
Cfitils "a IN a hi1.
Cntlrs ia ffeai N hlm.
FAeb With q hammer.
writtnR vita 10th his hsrds.
sts.s4n. 70 a4ass dsaafeis.
Yet ua-imnaFsf' be ttands.
oalciai wfadiamEnsr'
Hsuot tbs hses hs made.
uonoa me talk esssTed.
Pfsy that tbs rhYtrsE ne mAis
Mar not 0gtlyc him
And ar the ink hs tiiHEs.
Fer he sa6 kearfd be Nfings.
For tbs bun to1ss be slnss
Rssysn fsssiys hitni
New YHk Nal snd EsS1
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"Thcy say, Claris-
sa, that you are very
ambitious socially /;
that you already
play with New
York's Four Hun
dred."
We'll. you know,
everyone has to be-
gin at the bottom OF
the ladder. Life.
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Wit and But11cr.
Calling Up.

CaiunB Up
The little ones are
often unconsclously
sacriligious. \ few
days ago a five-year-
old boy In North
Omaha rushed into
the house and excit-
eddy rang up Cen
trail"
Number please"
said the girl in the
central office.
Just glib me Dod."
lisped the little fell
low.
Central" grasped
the situation and
said, "All right"
waited a moment
and then asked in a
changed tone of
voice:
We'll. my little
boy. what is IT."
Say, Dod." shout
ed the angry lad.
dem Smith chiliuns
across re sweet
keep tomin' over
here an stealin' my
playhn's, an you has
Just got to put a top
to itv
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Mcasurem ent.

What is your idea
of success in life ?"
said the inquisitive
man.
"Oh. I dunno" an
swered Senator Sor-
ghum. refectively.
II should say any
thing over $500, 900. +"
Washington Star.
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Man with Hoe.

d" p 3 h a W " ex-
claimed papa. throw
ing aside his paper.
"tha poetry they
print nowadays is
distressing"
Yes. isn't ~" ma
ma agreed. II read
a new poem yester-
day by what's-his-
name. Don't you
know? Who was tho
man with -the-hoe--"
II know" cried lit
tie Tommy 49, " Old
Uncle NedF "-Phila-
delphia Press.
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A lady said the
other day to her
sewing W o m a n
whose husband is in
the South African
army: well, Mary,
you must be glad to
think your husband
will soon be with
you again.
She got the an
swer: "Lor, no,
mum! I don't want
him back yet. /
don't want him
back TIL he's COW
cred with glory-an
eye out. or some
thing like that. -
London Tid-Bits.
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"WilI some one
please chase the COW
down this wayT'
said the funny board
er, who wanted some
milk for his oatmeal.
Here. Jane" said
thelandlady in n tone
that was meant to be
crushing, take the
COW down there
where the calf is
Chicago News.
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They Never Touch II.

BLOOD" he argued. is thicker
than water!"
Very true" we replied. But
while the British are our blood,
what have the Beers to do with
water?'
Here the fellow was covered
with confusion. as he deserved to
be. since he had insinuated a fall
lacious premise in order to reach
a vicious conclusion.-Detroit Jour
nal
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lis m Ice Hun.

Croker says he wants Bryan for presi-
dent because the latter would smash
the trusts This is an ice blum for Cro-
ker 20 put up al the present ti1ae.--CAl-
s@Ss Times Herald.
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He spoke Advisedly.

Fright ahead of us" resumed
the traveller who was narratng
his experiences, yawned the
mountain pass
DO you know" artlessly inter-
rupted one of the younger women
in the company, that seems very
queer to me? How can a mount
ain yawn?"
Ibid you ever see Cumberland
Gap, miss?" he asked.
And there were no more inter-
ruption.-Chicago Tribune.
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n IN
demanded
b
closely
I'm other words, m
IS O,
would surely
Of
demand
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-05-10
CTO be Continued.D
Wave of Prosperity.

Huron. and. in fact. every town in
Beadle county. as Well rs the farming
districts, is being touched with the
prosperity wave. Ilcoming trains Oh
the Northwestern and Great Northern
daily bring TO the vicinity OF Huron
new settlers. and while all do no To-
cate here or within the boz ders of this
county. a good share Of them stop and
are fast filling up the vacant farm
houses or are building new residences.
In Huron not Il vacant house is TO be
seen; places vacant for several years
are filed. and rooms over stores are
occupied by families. There are no idle
men; everybody is employed ut good
wages. Carpenters and builders. me-
chanics Of every kind. have no diff
Guilty in finding employment. The
same condition prevails In the country:
some farmers report difficulty in OBJ
tanning help for seeding and general
farm work. Some building is going on
in the city. but the bulk of the work IL
in remodeling and rearranginS houses.
Some new residences will be put up.
III. c.. Hinckley will put up a large
house on the corner OF Third and Illi-
nois streets: il will be the largest and
most expensive residence in that part
of the city. The Masonic. Workmen
and Woodmen organizations contem-
plate the erection OF a building for So
ciety use the present season. The HUI
ron Manufacturing company now occu-
pies it's new building. and are busy
making Williams potato planters. a
device recently patented by Mr.. Will
Jams Of this city. which IS attracting
attention in every part Of the North
west. The company will not be able 10
keen pace with the demand il their
business continues as at present. and
the capacity OF the plant will be in
creased. While there il no real boom.
Huron and the surrounding country is
coming in for n large share of new set
tiers, and those locating there are of n
desirable class. thrifty, energetic and
substantial; just the class of people 10
make good citizens and develop a new
country. Real estate transfers in town
and country are very numerous, and at
fair figures.
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Her Hearts
Secret
By JEAN WARNER.

Miss FeeniX nodded her head sageiy
she never would have got Agnes
Dean for his wife: for, with her money
and attractions. she could have looked
fur the best in the land. Her father
weuld give his consent TO the mar
riage until Robert Give was master Of
Give Towers; then lie a willing
enough
But suppose the pretended heir
could have proved his claim. asked
Miss Marian. who was listening, with
breatLless attention. suppose Basil
Give bad. indeed. left a son: Then
then
Robert Give would never have
touched a penny Of his uncle's money"
said Miss E'CcnlN, positively-"not Il
penny: for there was no win. II would
have been different for him and his, my
dear-very different. indeed, Herbert
and Fannie wouldn't be the catches
they are new. | can tell You. Twas old
BasiIs money made them all"
"Old Basils money! Miss Marian
walked home with the words echoing
In her ears and a look of malicious tri-
umph in her eyes.
As she repassed the open gate of
Give Towers, she paused and glanced
III Ut lAlF eEIttluI EIuuH slSSNAA vi
the fiowery terrace.
A riding expedition through the
shaded lane had been proposed, and the
youEg people were just preparing 10
mount.
Fannie made the NEST bewitching of
Di Seruons. in her dark-blue riding
habit. with her scft, brown tresses and
laughing face looking out from beneath
a masculine beaver.
Feuton Forest was refining in his
prancing military charger at her side,
while Herbert Give was carefully in
speeding the saddle-girths of the snow
white Fairy. that was the especial
pride OF his fathers stable, ere he trust
ed the spirited little Arab with the
slight. graceful figure waiting quietly
beside the granite pillar of the porch.
Ii was to this figure that Miss Mari
ans most m~alevolent glance was di-
rected. Sybil Wraye was in her simple
riding habit of Olive-green. her lovely
hair knotted up beneath a soft cavalier
hat. whose dropping plumes shaded her
beautiful face most beconiEgly, was a
picture that might have disarmed the
malice OF n but a sister-woman.
But Miss Marian Grey was a woman.
ard n rival: hence. the light in her eye
grew more pitiless as she recognized
the beauty and grace she could moi
deny.
"Old Gives money made them all.
she repeated TO herself-"old Basil
Gives money. What il 1t should not
rightly be theirs? What If, after all,
there is another heir? You have given
me a clue. Miss Feenix-you have given
me a clre-and 1t will not be my fault
if / do not follow it 10 the end. IL viii
not be my fault IL Herbert Give brings
that white-faced chit as mistress az
Give Towers