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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04

The forest night deepened. few
clouds drifted across the face of the
moon and cast shadows on the clear wa
ter of the lagoon protectingly shielding
the two silent birds from observation.
The strange hum and cries OF countless
insects. birds, and animal night providers
made the forest vibrant with sounds
that rose and fell in monotonous regu-
larity. The bull alligators added their
sonorous believing to the crosk of the
batrachians in the water. and their oc-
easional splash in the pool disturbed
the nerves OF the tinlid birds and ami
mails. who crept closer 70 each other for
mutual sympathy and protection.
The blue heron spent a restless, fear
full night. its slumbers being disturbed
by the noises and its own feverish
wounds. When morning dawned its head
was dropping between its wings. The
old fiamingo pecked gently at it. but
the blue heron shifted its burden to the
other foot and lapsed back into silent
vigil. For a long time the old fia1ingo
watched his companion. occasionally
smoothing down a Gisarranged feather
or pecking from the back a stray piece
OF dirt or bark AS the sun rose. awak-
enirg TO life the day creatures Of the
pools and swamp the blue heron raised
its head with more show Of strength and
activity.
Instantly the faminso hoped around.
spiashing his head deep in the water and
finging the jeweled drops around IN a
spray of sparkling light. Still no words
passed between them. Whether they
spoke tongue ctrange 20 each other or
words seemed superfuous to express
their emotions. they continued mute and
silent. but sympathetically appreciative
In the middle Of the forenoon the old
flamingo strutted down to his favorite
feeding place and sucked from its mud
dy bed a few choice snails. frogs and
lizards. These he solemnIy brought to
the blue heron and deposited them at
It's feet. But the wounded bird would
not eat. Disappointed, the hamingo
stalked back to his hunting ground and
renewed his search for more dainty NOR
sells. This time he brought a snail OF
rare species, and joyfully added it to his
collection of food. Disappointed again
by the Indifference of the blue heron the
fiamingo walked deeper into the lagoon
and watched for the passing shoals Of
sunish and minnows. With a rapid
plunge Of the head he caught a dainty
minnow and returned in triumph to the
old cypress tree.
All the forenoon the old bird hunted.
eating nothing but always carrying the
fish. snail, frog, or insect TO his wound
ed companion. Just as often the blue
heron turned his half closed eyes away
and fretfully drew its wings closer to
its body.
Toward night the famingo took his DO
sition alongside the dropping bird again.
He had eaten nothing all day; the two
had been without food, although it
ay plentifully at their feet. AS if dis
daining TO eat before his companion. the
1amingo-a true host and entertainer
looked across and beyond the heaps OF
mangled frogs. lizards, minnows and in
sects- II their savory odor reached him
and stirred emotions in his breast. he
gave no conscious evidence Of il. Slowly
the sun disappeared on the second night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04

last effort of strength. and pattee
Eleanor's cheek. not feeling the burn
ing tears that it touched, and still the
mothers voice broke not:
Go to sleep. my little piekaninny,
Bre'r fox'll catch you il yo' don't;
Siuinber on de bosom o. 20 ole nanny Jirsry
Mammy's gwine 20 swat yo' II yo' won't
Lu-la-lu-la-l u- la-lu-la-lt
Underneaf de silver Southern inoonf
Rock-a-by. Hush-s-by. Mamuly's little BABY
Maiumy's little Alabama coon,
over and over she sang the words
Then the little hand slipped from her
breast. the little figure lay very still.
then trembled, ever so slightly. The
baby eyes opened and looked I'D into
Eleanor's with a smile. then futtered
and mercifully closed.
And then Eleanor's song ceased. she
bowed her head upon the little body
and wept. until the nurse came. Weep
ing. too. and gently took it from her
knees, and Eleanor rose and went tc
find and comfort her husband.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
BY LOUISE HUBERT GUYoL.

TT had been the abiding sorrow of
her life-that she could not sing.
Sing? she could not even turn a
tune, and the thought came to Eleanor
with its usual accompaniment of impa-
thence.
Looking back into her childhood she
could see her mother moving about the
house and hear her delicate voice car
oling the pretty songs of the day or
singing. as she bent over her sewing.
the soft air Of some favorite hymn.
Singing is such company" she had said
once; and again: Singing hymns is
praying in music" And ia what suffer
ing silence had the little daughter
longed for the power to give herself
this company, TO be able 70 pray in
music" How she would hearken to
every intonation OF her mothers song.
and then running of, would hide and
vainly try to make her voice go up
and down Ike mothers" She did
not know that she was singing
wrong; it was wrong merely because
IT was not like mothers.
II was sehoolmate that had brought
the awful realization home to her.
She was kneeling in the soft grass.
hunting beneath the close leaves for the
first blossom Of the little pink and white
Spring Beauties" and was singing one
of her mothers songs.
Somebody laughed and Eleanor turned
about and raised her eyes
THAT amt right" said the child who
had laughed. you amt singing that
right. Listen, Il goes this way" and
the words came forth in a clear. fresh
voice-just like her mother sang them!
Eleanor sat back on her heels. looking
with growing wonder at the child.
Sing something else" she COM
manded.' Sing, I Think When / Read
That Sweet Story OF Old you know we
sang It in Sunday school yesterday"
The little singers voice rose, then
stopped in the middle OF a note.
Cant you Go it?" she asked. sur
prised at the look Of pain in the other
chiId's eyes.
'I-don't-think-I-c
Try Il; now let's see"
How gentle the little girl had been,
Together they had seated themselves
on the trunk OF the big tree. and it was
not until the school bell rang that the
little teacher shook her head sorrow
fully.
You can't even turn a tune" she had
said. and with a strange. sad wonder at
what that might mean, and why she
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
By GEORGE ETHELBERT WALSH

THE warm Southern sunlight. fl
tering through the dense cypress
foliage. spread a shaft of barbed
light over the gorgeous plumage of the
old hamingo. standing knee-deep in the
water-silent. watchful. and lonely. The
bright scarlet of his coat gave color to
the somber hues of the muddy lagoon,
which could easily be mistaken at dis
lance for rare flower Of the Ever
glades-some blossoming air plant dis
lodged from its treetop perch to float
seaward on the broad bosom OF the
Caloosahatehie. For it was in the FIori-
da EvergIades-close up TO the line of
the great shoreless inland sea. Okeecho-
bee-that the last of his tribe had been
born. The deep, silent lagoons were his
Fairgrounds and fishing haunts; the dark
recesses Of the forest glades his hiding
and sleeping places. and the island
keys" of mud and sand his nesting and
breeding quarters.
When tho sun reached certain alti-
tude it spread a glorious light down
upon the scene, Frightening with splash
es Of gold the flowers of wild jasmine. or
touching with its tinges of yellow the
green ana brown of palmetto and cy-
press The old famingo knew every foot
of the silent, voiceless lagoon. He had
waded its shallow waters for years
hunting and watching with the colony of
scarlet-coated birds before the despoiler
came, and since stalking up and down
the old haunts. solitary and lonely, re-
calling memories of events that were
rapidly growing indistinct.
The early hunters in the Everglades
had scarcely startled the hamingoes in
their happy social life. There were
nearly hundred in this colony. They
had enjoyed peaceful possession of the
lagoon so long that the thought of dis
possession could find no lodgment in
their bird minds. 1t is true they had en-
countered enemies in the past. There
were the hawks. and an occasional
eagle; but there were enemies which
stole upon the solitary bird, and not
boldly upon the whole colony.
The Indians OF the Everglades-the
last of the Seminoles. who had been
driven TO the island keys Of the vast
swamp wi1derness-were not open enc
mics of the colony of iamingoes; but
more than once a winged arrow had
pierced the heart of some silent wader.
and a dusky form stole out of the
shadows Of the woods to capture the
victim. After that some young chief
would decorate his head with aamingo
feather, the long. pendant. scarlet head
dress ornamenting the warrior so that
he could be seen for long distance in
the swamp. But the scarlet of the
plumage was too bright and attractive
to adorn those who made their living
by hunting
II was also too rich and flaming to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04

In the days of their honeymoon they
were wont. as evening drew near, to
take a little boat, and accompanied by
the sweet intimacy Of long. self-reveaI-
ing talks. row far out over the water,
then she would ask him to sing. And
then-then only--did those thoughts that
had lain so long buried deep within her
heart during all these years in which
she could not even turn a tune" find
expression in his voice, now her voice,
too.
One evening as he leaned back in his
big chair. the red light of his cigar max
ing bright spot In the darkness, she
sat beneath him, on the front steps Of
their pretty gallery, and he watched her
in silence. then leaned forward, his hand
resting on her shoulder.
This Is a wonderful evening. little
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hear the richness of the notes that
swelled through the open windows.
There was something so beautiful in
the song, so appealing in Marguerite S
realization that she was but the simple
village maid, that Eleanor was uplifted.
The bitterness that had been coming
into her heart seemed TO slip away into
nothingness as her soul mounted upward
on the singers voice. Some new and
better thought came over her. a realiza-
tion that IL she could not sing she might
do something else. she might help
others to sing-she might help others TO
do what best they could do; she had no
talents, but she might help bring forth
the talents of the others. The thought.
as she became conscious of It, reminded
her Of her Sunday school story books.
and she smiled, ever so family. but she
felt, too, that following this bent would
tend to bring out the best that was in
her and might make her life more sweet.
And the rsult had been her ever-in-
creasing popularity. so bright, so gra-
cious. so sweet and true-and a soft sad
.
soon replaced the bitterness that had
threatened to poison her life.
And now
She covered her eyes with her hands.
Even the wonderfully beautiful South
ern stars were not beautiful enough to
mingle with the memory of his voice.
She could hear II rising and falling in
its strength and purity. and she could
remember how he had looked at her the
while he sang. He had seemed perfect
TO her before tonight, and now It had
to supply that which was lacking in her.
supply that which was lacking in her.
and her happiness was complete.
Slipping upon her knees, she bowed
her head on the low sill and thanked
God that he could sing.
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Il don't know the words His voice
was scarcely more audible than the
baby's.
With a woman's strength she repeat
ed. scarcely hesitating. the foolish lines.
not daring to look at her husband while
she did so:
Oh, isn't it a pity
Such pretty girl as
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
HOME AGAIN.

Representative Morris ck:Saturday
returned home after concluding his
work at Bismarck. The other mem
bers of the delegation will return to-
night. The delegation has worked
hard for the measures that their con-
stituents desired, and among the last
measures passed was bill regulating
the long and short haul on railroads,
which it is said will result in giving
Jamestown an advantage of from 3Oc
to 35c ton on the cost of Ignite coal.
The same bill reduces the cost to
Grand Forks 6Oc a ton.
Mr.. Beck says it was an exciting
session all the time, and that mem
bers had to resort to extreme meas
ures to secure the passage of certain
bills in the public interest. In the
matter of the personal injury bill the
Fargo Call notes that: Chairman
Beck, of the house committee on ap-
preparations, refused to report any
senate appropriation bills in the
hands of the house committee until
the senate committee steered the
personal injury bill before the senate.
1t was finally decided to report this
bill for action in the senate.'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12

tees conferred on appropriation bills
which had been cut by the house
steering committee. The worlds
fair bill was placed at the original
figures, $4,000. The state farmers
institute bill went through as recon-
mended by the senate committee; the
house amendment to the governor S
carriage allowance, placing it at Sl,-
600, was concurred in; the house
receded in the case of the feeble
minded bill, the industrial school
and the reform school and changed
the penitentiary bill so that the cut
from the original as recommended
by the senate committee is S15, 900
less.
The board of control bill was killed
in the senate.
Among the bills passed last night
by the senate we're:
H. B. No. 2O4, Sheils-relating to
druggists permits, limiting sales per
day to half a pint to one person;
making it necessary to have 80 per
cent of the men and 10 per cent of the
women sign a petition; making the
oath to be taken more stringent and
providing other regulations to prove
the sales of liquor in great quantities
by druggists.
H. B. No. 243, Davis-Patients at
insane asylum to pay for mainten-
ance where able.
H. B. No. Relating to barbrs'
apprentices and providing all shops
shall be closed on Sundays.
H. B No. 273, relating to relatives
employed as deputies, was Indefinite
ly postponed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.

Bismarck, N. D. March, = Spec
ial Correspondence: The house ad-
journed sine die at about IL: Is last
night and the senate a few minutes
earlier. The house was given over
to speechmaking while the bills were
being enrolled. In the senate Presi-
dent Bartlett was presented with
his chair.
The appropriation for the state
penitentiary was finally fixed at
s6O,400. The cut on appropriation
bills in the house simmered down to
that particular bill and all others
were passed as the senate committee
had fixed the same. The statement
by Mr. Ryan that he would agree to
run the penitentiary and agree to
maintain the same for s25, 900 per
year, was an effective argument.
The Davis primary election bill
was killed in the senate.
The senate refused to rduce exemp-
tions from $3.50 to $500.
The close of the legislature shows
that in the neighborhood Of about
l2O bills introduced in the senate were
passed and that considerably less
than half of the house bills were
made laws.
The members seem to be very well
satisfied with the result of the ses-
sion as rule, although some sena-
tors do not like the way things were
run by the combination. There is a
feeling that the setback given Sena-
tor LaMoure by the combination of
democrats and republicans is only
temporary. He is tireless worker
and will undoubtedly get in the game
stronger than ever.
The senate passed many bills
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
which had already passed the house.
Among those passed were:

which had already passed the house.
Among those passed we're:
II. B. No 253, Young-Providing
that the governor may appoint a
man to act on the board of inspectors
at West Superior, Wis, under the
provisions of a Wisconsin grain in
spection law.
/. H. B. No. 208-When certificates
of teachers revokable. Breach of con-
tract shall be sufficient reason.
H. B. No. 262-Fishways.
H. B. No. 83-Realting to deporta-
tion of dependent children.
H B. No. l3O-Sale of fertilizers.
H. B. No. 145-Long and short
hauls.
H. B. No. l16-Township officers
prohibited from being interested in
contracts.
H. B. No. 3s-Taxes to be paid
before transfer of property.
SENATE BILLS.
S. B. 1853, McA1thur-Fif dollars
for conviction of violators of prohibi-
tiOn law.
S. B. "a, LaMoure- Salaries of pro-
bate judges.
S. B. 78, Taylor-State board of
health, salaries and expenses.
It is reported that Governor White
may veto some of the little appro-
priation bills which are not quite
necessary.
During the session last evening
Mr.. Patterson introduced a resolu-
tion thanking Mr.. Weed for his ser.
vices as chairman of the irrigation
club. From the way things were
stirred up locally in Bismarck politics
since the first Of the year it would
seem that another peace conference
would be in order.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

At the last meeting of the board
Of education, communication was
presented from Mrs. Chase asking
that suitable fire escapes be placed on
the south side school house. The
front doors of the building will be
hung to open outwards. A new jani-
tor on the north side, E. Williams,
was employed. A bond for the school
treasurer was authorized to be OBJ
tained from some bonding company
and the board pay for same. Supt.
Schmidt was instructed to procure a
large suspension globe if he saw fit.
The following bills were allowed:
Lutz Lumber company, $3.50.
H. A. Shaver, 1927.
McCulloch Lumber Co, fuel, sl16.-
25.
Western Electric Co., $1,000.
III. E. White, $3.50.
Churchill, Webster & Bolinger,
4Oc.
Chase & Grant, $3.50.
G. E. Lyman, 1912.
Boyd Bros, fuel, s23.25.
c. F. BurQuist, SlO.05.
Alert, $500.
Canham & Mastin, S2l.7
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
GOOD PRICES FOR STOCK.

Sales of stock of the better grade
this spring show that good prices are
obtained for young animals with
good breeding. At a farm sale of
j. FL. Rhines near Sanborn the aggre-
gate proceeds amounted to $1,000.
Four head of horses sold for S475,
an average of about sl1S each. Sixty
five bushels Of wheat brought 76 cents
a bushel. 800 bushels oats, 3O1s and
81. 25O bushels barley 3O1s and 81.
One registered COW brought $40,
two yearlings 1925 each, and a calf
$50. Good farm mares are worth
from 800 to $3.50 each. At the Weld
& Weld sale in this county a regis
tered bull brought Sl2l. 1t will pay
farmers to improve the breed of
their stock as prices show.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
TOUGH EXPERIENCE.

Frank Miller, a Sargent county
farmer who sold out last year and
bought land near Edmonton, Canada,
has had a sad experience and lost by
the change. He has had to cut down
trees for the stock to browse on,
could get no food of any kind and his
family as well as stock have suffered
great hardships. He writes that as
soon as he can he will get out of
Canada and there are others, he says,
who will leave as soon as they can
get through the sn0w.-Hankinson
News.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
DEATH OF G. W. ROBINSON.
AN OLD TINE RESIDENT DIES.
AN INVALID FOR
YEARS.

The death of George Robinson &C.
Cured Friday at the city hospital
after having been there a few days.
Death was due to gradual wasting
of strength from locomotor ataxia,
which disease the patient has suffer-
ed from for many years. He has been
a contirmd invalid for long time and
has not walked for some six years.
Two years ago he spent few weeks
at the lake in his chair. He has been
patient and cheerful, and in all the
long time of his infirmity few words
of complaint have been heard. He
made some warm friends who have
cared for him without money or
price and done the services of children
to parent. To Carey Draper, Will
Gleason and other faithful friends
the patient owes a deep debt OF
gratitude. Deceased was born in
Virginia in January 1881.
For Is years he was in the employ
of the Adams express company.
In the war Of the rebellion he
was in charge of the express business
for the company at Chattanooga and
in early life had the money run be-
tween Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
He was faithful employe, a man of
generous impulses and kind heart.
When able, many deeds of charity
came from his open hand. He
moved to Jamestown in 1883 and has
resided here since, engaging in the
cigar business with A. F. Spangle1
for some years.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
OTHER Appointments.
APPROPRIATION COMMITTEES
REVISE SOME FIGURES.
BILLS PASSED.

Bismarck, N. D., March 6.-The
Governor sent in the following ap-
pointments late yesterday: Superin-
tendent of the State Board of Health
H. Fl. Healey, Grand Forks county,
two years. State Oil inspector
L. w. Schruth of Cass county, for two
years. State Examiner-Evan S..
Tyler of Cass county, for two years.
Trustees of State Penitentiary-
Franklin Potter of Cass county, A.
T. Crowl of Stark county, term Of
four years; w. J. Westegard of Barnes
county, for a term of two years.
Trustees of University = Herman
Shirley of Ransom county, for a
term of four years. Trustees of Val
ley City Normal-W. T. Smith of
Ward county, A. L. Martin Of Bill.
ings county, for term of four years.
Trustees Of Mayville Normal-B. S.
Russell, of Stutsman county, E. Y.
Sarles of Traill county, Edward
Meilicke of Cass county for term
of four years. Trustees of State
Board of Agriculture-R. D. Taylor
of Morton county, J. F. V. Kicbert
of Oliver county and James Holland
of Burleigh county. District Veter-
inarian-First district, Paul Belden
of Grand Forks county; Second dis
trict, w. F. Crewe of Ramsey county;
fourth district, S. w. Teal of Dickey
county; Fifth district, c. A. Ander
son OF Barnes county; Sixth district,
William Mackin of Morton county;
Seventh district, A. f. Elliott of
Cavalier county; Eighth district, r.
H. Tracey of Burleigh county;
Ninth district Argo Raymond of
Bottineau county; Tenth district,
F. w. Tompkins of Benson county,
each for term of two years. Trus-
tess for Institution for Feeble Mind
ed-W. G. Truemann and j. E. Gray
of Walsh county. NJ. Wylie of Penn
bina county, for term of four years;
w. j. Price of CaSs county, 8. L.
Kraable of Steele county, for term
of two years.
NTo,,l, q C~o,;,l
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
ROSS WAS HANGED.

Bottineau, N. D., March 6-The
murder of Thomas Walsh was avenged
yesterday morning and William Ross
paid the full penalty. The trap was
sprung at Ills O'Clock and three
physicians declared him dead in
five minutes. He died game and
professed full forgiveness and re-
demption from his sins. He kissed
the cross he wore about his neck and
asked God again to forgive his sins.
Ross body shot down eight feet.
His neck cracked and the body
slightly twitched and all was over.
His face looks natural in death. The
rope scared his neck some.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-03-12
QUIET WEDDING

A quiet wedding occurred at the
NJ. E. parsonage Wednesday evening,
at O'Clock, the contracting parties be
ing Albert Jackson and Miss Jessie
Bragg, both of this city. Rev. Dan
ford tied the nuptial knot in his
usual impressive fashion. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jackson left for short trip. in
the southern part of the county, to
the Chicago ranch where they have
friends. The groom IS an Industrious
and prosperous young man, the son
of Geo. Jackson of this city and the
bride is well known in the city and
county as most estimable young lady
They will 60 to housekeeping in the
DePuy building on 5th ave.