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Water Valley progress., 1902-08-09
A SUCCESSFUL TOUCH.
The Plea OF . Hobo That Was Far
Too Good to Fail Of Its
Purpose.

Representative j. A. Beidler, of Ohio,
has filed away among his valuable ar
chives recollection of the most unique
''touch" that any congressman ever
had. Beidler has one of the finest stock
farms in Ohio. More than one trav-
eler along the Lake Shore railroad has
frightened his eyes looking at the fine
buildings and acres Of growing crops,
relates the Washington Star.
But about the sstouch."
A wandering Willie" appeared at
the door of the Beidler chateau last
summer and asked for something to
do. The good-natured lawmaker took
him in. That fellow worked hard for =
couple of weeks, and on Saturday
night went to WiIloughby, the nearest
town, and dallied with the tempter.
He was bright fellow. At one time
he said he had practiced law.
A few days after the fellow quit
work on the farm Beidler looked up
from his desk in his Office in Cleve-
land and was surprised to see the man
he had employed.
What can do for your" Beidler
asked.
ssJust little instrumenNthat want
to bring to your attention." was the
reply.
Beidler took it and read it. This
was what it contained:
"Know All Persons by These Pres
ents. Greeting:
THAT the undersigned, being, as he
declares and does verify believe, pos
sessed of sound mind, does hereby and
without qualification publish to the
world the fact that he is broke, and
that the immediate production Of one
dollar, in other words; one plunk, of
the coin of the realm, would tend to
promote his happiness.
"The undersigned does acknowledge.
and does desire to have it known to all
persons, that in making this instru-
ment he has not been unduly in
fluenced other than by an insatiate
thirst, which he does verify believe
can be subdued or assauged, at least
temporarily, by the said dollar, or
plunk, hereinbefore mentioned in Thu
instrument.
"The undersigned does herewith pro-
claim his inability to reimburse thu
person who shall now come to his aid.
although his desire is strong so to do.
Issued on the 21st day of July, 1901,
in the third day OF our thirst. =
1T was too much for me-" Beidler
said to Star reporter. s1I couldn't re-
fuse such an appeal. gave him the
plunk."
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A Charming Bit Of Chemehuevi In
dian Folklore.
Woman story Teller Explains Pecu-
liar Formation of FoOt-Hill
Country I'm = Genuinely
Poetic Manner.

k0PSSAdA AAA1o A<CttCk.l
.NN the Californian side of the Colo
~ RADIO river was camped one
night with band of Chemehuevi
Indians. / had rowed down about rs
miles, and after visiting several
ranches on the Arizona side, as night
set in, l saw large campfire mile or
so down the river on the opposite side.
1t was with some difficulty that 1
reached the camp, for it was back from
the river nearly mile. This mile
width of sand was bank deposited
by the sand-and-salt-laden water of
the river, and would be completely
washed away-so the Indians told me
when the summer floods came, only
to be deposited again when the tide
ran slowly. On the bank overlooking
this sand stretch the camp was formed.
There were several 'kans'' or houses,
and when the supper was served there
came score or more of men, women,
young men and maidens, and children,
who all evidently felt at home. An In
dian had helped me up with my cam-
eras, bedding and grub-box, and as 1
SOAtALOuCCu q CdA VI OCcl, some IrulL
and other things to the commissary
department, sat with the rest, help
ing myself mainly from my own sup
plies, while the meal was in progress.
Across the river the Chemehueyi
mountains loomed up, purple and
grand, against the rapidly dark
ening sky. Southwark a long
stretch of gently-sloping foothills
reached along down to the valley
and river, and at regular intervals on
the ridge of these foothills there were
to be seen peculiar circular promi-
nences, as if rowof small craters had
once been active volcanoes. called
the attention of one of the Indians to
these and asked what these promi-
tnences were. He and several of the old
men began to talk among themselves,
evidently settling what they should
tell me, when an elderly woman-not
by any means an old Indian hag-but
a well-preserved woman of, say, so
years of age, broke in and said she
would tell me all about it after supper.
It was not many minutes before the
meal was concluded, and, taking out
a couple of packs of tobacco from my
overcoat pocket, I handed them around,
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-09
and in few minutes more the woman

and in few minutes more the woman
began her story.
1T is for me to tell you that those
marks on the foothills are the tracks
of running bear. In the long time
ago, when man and animals could all
talk and understand each other, a bear
lived on one side of the Colorado river
and fox on the other. The fox was
an impertinent little fellow, and fond
of teasing the bear. He would stand
on the bank and call out: You great
clumsy bear! What are you good for?
Come across the river and eat met The
bear would grunt inhis anger, but was
wise enough to make no reply. But
one day he got everything ready, and
built a large bonfire in which to roast
the fox. Then, when the taunting lit
tie creature came out and began his
sneering, the bear quietly dropped
into the water, swan across and while
the fox was still shouting his rude
insults fell upon him, and, carrying
him in his arms, took him to the other
side. Then, laying the fox on his back,
he got ready to tear him to pieces.
Wait moment said the terrified fox,
Don't kill me until have relieved my
SELF So the bear let the fox go, and
as he stepped behind the bushes-for
he was a modest fox-he ran away
and escaped. He travelled north until
he came to the home of the rattle
snake, to whom he told the story of his
narrow escape. The rattlesnake hid
the fox in his dirthouse where he kept
his seeds (his tu-vi-kan). There was
every imaginable kind of seed, and
they were each in an OLA or jar, COW
cred up so that the mice and other
vermin could not get to them. The
ola nearest to the door contained the
black-eyed peas, and in this the rattle
snake put the fox. For, said the wise
snake, the bear will never think Of
looking in the ola nearest the door.
Itwas not long before the bear arrived,
having tracked the fox to the home of
the rattlesnake. Where's the fox 2 he
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-09

/ them with missiles. Even the orang-
utan has condescended to unite the
knots in his chain. The monkeys that
act as detectives in Monkeydom must
have very busy time Of it.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-09
A. to the Acting,

william, do your worstl' screamed
the beautiful heroine.
q "T'ain't no use of tellin' him dat"
called the urchin from the gallery,
she's actin de worst we ever seen al,
ready."-Chicago Daily News.
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"Sayl" she cried suddenly, as the
bashful young man backed into the
nearest chair: 'sYou must think
you're Bird
beg pardon" he stammered, aI
don't understand what
You're on my hat!" she shrieked-
Philadelphia Press.
Water Valley progress., 1902-08-09
In the Near Future

In the Near Future,
II hear your sister is blond: il
that right?''
No, but she is dyeing to be."--N.
Y. Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06

in the South and eight in the North in 1900. Of the total number of people thus murdered by mobs twenty-six were white, 1O7 colored, one was an h. dian and one a Chinaman.
 It appears that there were three States in the South in each of which there were more lynchings than in the whole of the North put together. Miss issippi is blamed for sixteen, Louisiana fifteen, Alabama fifteen, Georgia four teen, Tennessee twelve and Texas elev- en. Of these States Mississippi, Louisi- ana and Georgia had fewer lynchings in 1901 than they had in 1900, while Ala bama, Tennessee and Texas had a greater number last year than the year before It is sometimes said that lynch ings are only resorted to as punishment for murder or for criminal assault, The Worthlessness of the statement is shown by the Tribune's figures, pointing out that of the total number of people lynched last year only thirty-nine were charged with murder and nineteen with criminal assault; these two crimes ac- counting for much less than half of the lynchings, leaving seventy-seven to be otherwise accounted for.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
LATE, BUT P0SSIBLY IN TIME.

Saturday, in Paris the directors of the Panama Canal company met at the company's offices and after a brief session came to a definite decision to offer to sell the canal property to the United States for S4O,000,000. This price includes the excavations, canal railroad, machinery, and all the other items specified in the Isthmian commissions S report Rear-A Admiral Walker, chair man of the Isthmian Canal com mission, has been formally notified that the Panama Canal company declares Itself ready to transfer to the govern ment of the United States, on the pay ment of $4o,0OOO0O, it's properties and concessions.
 Better late than never, but this move ought to have been made long ago. Now that it has been made perhaps there will be a change in the attitude of many toward the Nicaragua scheme. Probably the Panama ditch, which has cost over two hundred millions is worth forty millions if the Panama route is chosen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
PATIENT.

A blase Tioga youth says he wouldn't give a fig for date with a beach, | Josh Wink. Some men think twice before mar rying-then regret that they didn't get a third think.-Chicago News. gar display of his wealth, doesn't he? Slobbs-Yes it's the regret of his life that goldfish are not good to eat.-New- ark Call
 Bill-Old Skinf1int says his first dol lar was the hardest to get Jill-Yes, and the last is the hardest to give up.-Yonkers Statesman.
 1T don't like to have people walk all over me-" said the snow.
 Neither do IT. replied the thin ice. q simply can't bear people who do that."-Pickup.
 Clara-It's a thrilling story, isn't 1t?
 Maud-One of the most thrilling I ever read. couldn't skip more than half of it-Detroit Free Press.
 No Flattery-Miss Hoamley-I un- derstand you do very handsome work and make very pretty pictures.
 Photographer-Yes but could give you an exact likeness if you wish. Philadelphia Press.
 Guest dmpatiently)-say, waiter. how long have you been employed here?
 Waiter Bout a week. sah.
 Guest-Oh, is that all Then I must have given my order to some other waiter.-Chicago Daily News.
 Old aunt (despondently) I shall not be a nuisance to you much longer
 Nephew (reassuringly)-Don't talk like that, aunt. You know you will!- Punch.
 Blobbs-Newrich likes to make a vul
 Hard Drinkers They say that beau tiful little lake where we went a few summers ago is nearly all dried up.'
 well, that's probably the result of so many tourists passing there to drink in it's beauty. y."--Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
 Miss Pretty--I don't see how you whistle through your fingers that way. I could never do it in the world.
 MT. Goodheart (wishing to compli- ment her delicate little hands)-No, Miss Pretty, if you should try it your whole hand would slip into your mouth. -Tit-Bits.
 Mrs. Muggins-My husband Is per- feet crank.
 Mrs Buggins-All husbands are. my dear.
 Mrs. Muggins-But fancy ipan who complains that my mustard plasters are not as strong as those his mother used to ke!-Philadelphia Record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
4 GIRL OF TASTE AND DECISION.

4 GIRL OF TASTE AND DECISION. 1 There is occasionally a girl who
 knows what's what, knows that she
 knows it, and is able to act on her | knowledge without being unduly influ- enced by mere sentiment. Such a girl | lives in Missouri. A young man who was going to marry her. He got that notion because she told him he might | marry her and because she had set the
 date. He appeared punctually at the time set, and he had on the clothes which he bought for the joyous occa- sion. She took one look at his necktie, which he had selected with great care and without regard to expense, and then she calmly yet firmly told him that if he didn't have better sense than to get married in such a necktie as that she didn't want him and wouldn't have him. He saw that she meant what she said, and, as they say in the story books, he left her presence for ever.
 Some will jump to the conclusion that this girl wasn't warranted in dis charging lover on what was to be his
 and her marriage day just because his
 necktie didn't come up to her require
 ments, but those who so jump will
 jump wrong. The necktie was indica-
 tive of the man, and she saw it. She
 knew she couldn't be happy with man
 whose necktie was wrong, and she also
 knew that if she didn't hurry to throw
 herself away the prince with the right
 necktie would come along. He will, and
 then he and she will be married and
 live happily ever after As for the re-
 jected young man he is lucky, for life
 with woman who disapproved of his
 neckties would have been serious
 matter. He will live to see this, and will sometime be thankful that his necktie didn't escape the notice of his beloved.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
LIFE IN THE HARFM.

| It Has It's Commonplace Side as Well as Its Romance and Mystery
 "The fact that all Turkish women 1 must dress alike in the streets gives rise to the impression of a sameness of | character that does not in the least ex-
 ist among them,'' says Mary Mills Pat
 rick, president of the American College for Girls in Constantinople. "A super fcial observer who meets these yelled figures in public places, shrouded in a | mysterious costume that suggests great possibilities of beauty behind it. may wonder indefinitely what kind of a life these figures really lead, without any clew to the solution of the problem. Yet life in Turkish society is as real and varied as in America, and often far more dramatic.
 There are decided types among Turkish women There is the butterfly, who lives for pleasure; the domestic woman, and even the strong minded woman. and, in addition to these class exists not found in America, the women who belong to court society.
 "The butterfly is often a Circassian woman, and was perhaps brought to Constant inople to be sold to the highest bidder, and throughout all her child hood was taught to look forward to a possible life at the capital, to be made gay and bright. with plenty of money and irritation and social success. She has, perhaps, the bright blue eyes and golden hair that are so rare among the Turks to give her the place of eminence that she desires. Because of her beauty her husband showers her with presents and fills her life with pleasure. Her eyeashes and eyebrows are painted, but not very noticeably, and diamonds and other beautiful stones flash from her hands, here wrists, her neck and her hair. The dress which she wears under her street robe is from Paris, and her shoes are low, even in winter,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
At Life,s Lnst Tavern.

How changed is alll I long no more To climb the heights where many fail; But sit here, at LAfe's tavern door, And smoke my pipe, and quaff my ale. If in the clouds of smoke that rise And fade into the ether fast, I do behold Letitias eyes,
 They lack the lustre of the past. It was but yesterday when she Knowing my heart adored her so-- Gave all her glances bright to me; And yet it seems an age ago! Ear off l seem to see her now, Before her kneeling worshiper; The dust of years is on my brow, The centuries are over her dare not think what might have been! Yet as she comes at Loves command, The heart thrills like q mandolin Swept by q lover's trembling hand; And still dream, when dreams are OCT, Far off Loves voices faint and frail! Here, at Llfe's ghostly tavern door. l smoke my pipe, and quaff my ale.
 Atlanta Constitution.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
THE CASE OF GEN. MILES.
View of the Subject Taken by Milf
 tary Newspaper

View of the Subject Taken by Milf
 tary Newspaper.
 It will be remembered that just pre- Vious to the retirement of the late Rear Admiral Richard w. Meade, T. $. N, he was guilty of the indiscretion of criticising some act of the Cleveland administration, for which he was open ly rebuked by the president. Last year Captain French l.. Chadwick, U. $. N, for a similar indiscreet statement, which appeared in the public prints, received a still sharper rebuke from the secre- tary of the navy in a letter which was given to the public through the news papers. Now, the lieutenant general commanding the army, the highest off cer in the military service, is called up on to undergo a similar experience, the rebuke in his case being the direct act of the president through the secretary of war.
 It would seem to be we'll therefore, in the interests of discipline, and for the instruction of the services, to determine how far the president or the secretar- ies of war and the navy, speaking in the name of the president, have the right to thus inflict humiliation, not to say disgrace, upon military officers sub ject to the control of the president by virtue of his authority as commander in-chief,
 We speak of the right of the chief ex- ecutive, and not of his power to do as he pleases in the matter, for that is practically unlimited, as more than one officer of otherwise blameless reputa- tion, has learned by sad experience. It was the common practice during the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06

No lady cares to be commonplace either in dress or Jewels. There is distinctive mark of culture in the refined woman that pervades not only her manner and personality but also her garb, and this inde- scribable atmosphere can be eul- tivated only by employing the ser vices of the dealer in refined goods.
 Nothing appears more tawdry than an ornament that is one of thousand perhaps. stamped out by machine methods like so many buns. As a contrast to this eye vexing array of similarity, is the numerous exclusive designs shown by the George H. Ford Co. in their discount retirement sale.
 A glance at the trays of gems, rings, pins and many pretty brooches displayed by this house, excites admiration not alone of the article for sale. but also for the artful brains that designed them. Delicate ornamentation, a knack in combina tion--a touch, in brief, like that of the Parisian mill liner that makes hat a work of art-is the reason why the George H. Ford Co.'S goods are so satis- flying in design as well as quality.
 The watch department now in the sale. continues to be of inter- est to all who would own watch that is perfect. American and foreign makes of the highest grade, all in the sale. and under the present reduction the purchase price is extremely low considering the value of the watch. The pur- chaser can choose where to place the bulk of his money, either in the movement or the case, or he can effect an ideal combination by purchasing a high class move ment in one of The George H. Ford Co.'S especially designed and valuable cases of solid gold.
 Everything in the sale at re- auctions of 20 to 50 per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
LFNCHfNG,s L.4,T YEAR.

No better work against lynching in this country is done than that done by the Chicago Tribune, which keeps record of all the lynchings and annually spreads it before it's readers in way that is impressive and instructive Its statement for 1901 shows that there were in the United States 11S legal exc cutions during the year, or one less than the number recorded in the pre- vious year. Of these 11S legal execu- tions seventy-one of the criminals were coored and fortv-seven white Murder was the crime for which almost all the executions were ordered Of the 11S 107 were for murder, nine for criminal assault, one for attempted criminal as- sault and one for train robbery But while the legal executions showed de- crease in number in 1901, when compar- ed with the figures for the previous year, there was an increase of twenty in the number of lynchings, which rose from 115 in 1900 to 1S5 last year. Of this total 121 occurred in the southern States and fourteen in the North, against 1O7
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06

royal princess, even he already have a wife whom he loves and from whom he does not wish to be separated. Dur ing the ceremony he must stand and kiss the hem of her robe, sometimes for hours, before she will consent to look graciously upon him, and his position in relation to his wife will always be a secondary one.
 Such are some of the phases of life among Turkish women. It is life that has it's romance and mystery, it's com- monplace side, and its features of progress, and is, after all, only the Eastern edition of the experiences that are common to the women of all na- tions."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
ADVERTISING RATES.

ADVERTISING RATES. Situations, Wants. Rents. and other smaii advertisements, One Cent Word eacn in' sertjon. Five Cents a Word for full week (seven times).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one m, sertion. $1.2O: eacD subsequent insertloh. ~ cents: one week, $3.2G; onC month. Slo; one year, $40. ,r Obituary Notices. Tn prose ar verse. 10 cents per line. Notices of Births. NATL ages, Deaths, and Funerals. 50 cents each' Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business Gal, matter to oe nnohjectionable), ard their contracts do not inripta Wants. To let For Sale. etc:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06

You may shoot me if you will" said General Tomas Estrada Palma thirty years ago, when he was captured by the Spaniards, "but, if live, l will be president of the Cuban republic" He had faith and his faith has had it's re- ward.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06
MO " BY IN IR L ES.

Many people who are not interested in forestry would be if they could "see any money in it." Some of these peo- pie live in Indiana, and the State Board of Forestry is trying to make them see that it will pay them to grow trees where none grow now. One suggestion is that cheap land be planted with trees which can be used in the making of paper pulp. But more hope seems to be entertained of another scheme for bringing back the 1,50o, 900 acres of tim Der left to the area of 1S,000, 900 acres which the State once had. It is based on the extension of railroad mileage and the increase of small farms. The small farmer will need fence-posts; the railroads ties. So the Commission pro- poses that the farmers plant hardy, quick growing trees of the catalpa, chestnut, Kentucky coffee treee, black locust, or Russian mulberry varieties. Of these 2,OOO to 2,700 can be grown to the acre. In eight or ten years they become large enough for fence-posts: in twelve to fifteen years they are of a size for ties. The return for labor expended or money laid out is said to be greater than that from annual crop.
 There's money in trees, and it can be got at if one climbs for it in the right way
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-06

Books to the number of 6.044 were published in Great Britain last year, showing falling off of 1,105 compared with the number issued in 1900, and but for the great quantity of new fic- tion issued in November and December the decerase would have been much larger. The total number of new nov els published in 1901 was 1,563. In 1900 1t was 1,513. Poetry shows falling off of more than a hundred. Of new works on voyages and travels the num- Der was precisely the same as in the previous year, but in reprints there was decrease of forty. In 1900 history and Biography composed one of the few classes which showed an increase, but in the last year it showed decrease of nearly 200.