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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12
WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE.

Now lie down. lie still, my baby,
And I'll sing you of Araby,
you've heard of poetic license?
That's a mess of 1T for you.)
I will sing a nap-time ditty
Of a quaint old desert city
Now try not to be too tickled-
OF a place where dreams come true! .
Yes. sir, now the secrets out, dear,
What I'm going to sing about, dear,
CTaIk about improvisation
While one waits, Well, this is IT'D
There you'll find Old Mother Hubbard
Cropping at the boneless cupboard,
And-whats that about the stars, dear!
Yes, indeed, that's where they're lit!
And you'll find the giant. killer, 4
And you,ll find the weeping willer
Where is my invention going?
/ declare I'm most all ,in)
Ger the grave where robin redbreast
With. the cold earth. for a .headrest.
And-yes, it's just full of soldiers
Painted blue and made tin.
And Miss Muffet there Is sitting
Of the spider all unwilling
(Wouldn't this impromptu jingle
Make "A stole flesh to- cIeepD
Ali unwilling of the spider
Which will soon. sit down beside 'er-
Wife! turn down the bed-step careful!
1 have got this bunch to sleep!
j. M. Lewis, in Houston Post.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12

ing lope. The days, in spite of increas-
ing riches. went very slowly. and the
Sunday evenings were-cruel, das
what. Even going to camp and CO.
quoting with the young boss ceased
to satisfy, and all the time a desire
kept growing in her heart, a hungry
yearning to sec the house he had
built for her He had told her so
often how it looked straight into the
sunset, and how they would sit on
their gallery after supper and watch
the evening star go down behind the
pines How long it seemed since
they had talked about that. In an
other week the desire had become
desperate need. She must see that
house-her house-before he brought
another woman to live in it. 1t was five
miles by the road. but only three miles
through the woods.
When madam next started to camp
Cherie expressed desire to remain
at home. A year ago this would have
provoked a voluble protest, but now
the little madame was too fully occu-
pied with her corner on cabbages to
give more than an absent rejoinder:
"Si bon tn semble," she said, and
climbed into the cart.
Cherie approached her home that
was not to be with shy eagerness.
Yes; there it all was, just as he had
said Already the sun STOPPING to
the west threw long pine shadows to
the doorstep. There was the little
yard he had fixed for her flowers. and
there was the garden and the corn
field-no; he had not turned the COWS
in on the corn. 1t was growing Justify
in the new ground. And there was the
bench by the we'll, where she had
planned to wash. She could almost
see-him lighting cigarettes and laugh
inc shyly-his strong, white teeth gleam-
ing in the flare of the match
while he told her how happy he
was going to be when he had
wife. And now = he would have
wife, yes but" Cherries arms were
folded on top of the little gate, her
head bent. 1t was all like looking on
the dead, she thought. Presently the
tears came All, it felt so good to
cry at last. She would stand there
and sob and sob forever and ever.
"Cherie!"
Her head was up instantly, the
tears dashed away: Il got los me-"
she said. valiantly.
But "Tout-de-S Suite" was not listen
ing. He had cleared the gate and
swung her up to his breast. "Cherie,
ma petit, ma petit" he kissed the
tears from her cheeks and lashes, he
kissed the culver from her lips, and
over and over he called her his little
one and his own.
Il come back yesterday, me" he
said, and even his impulsiveness did
not see the need of telling her that he
had come with the intention of NOV
ing his live stock and selling his
farm. Possibly in his great JOY he
had forgotten the bitter resolve, poor
hot-headed, true-hearted 'Toute-de-
Suite"
"Cherie," he whispered lifting his
cheek from hers, Il want to show you
something. l going to make you sur
prise, but now, no." He carried he1
through the gate to the tiny front
gallery; his strong. brown fingers
trembling over the shutter latch, anc
then the brilliant light of the STOPPING
sun blazed bravely back at her from
clear glass panes.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12
USE OF THE SAND-BOX.
Employed by the Ancient Egyptians
in Handling stones of Great
Weight.

Many centuries ago in Egypt it was
customary to bury the mummies of dis
.inguished persons in a sarcophagus
which was protected by an enormous
stone slab. For long time, says the
Engineering Record the manner in
which these slabs were handled was
the cause of much speculation among
scientists. A few years ago, as men
toned in the Record of September 6,
1902 it was found that these huge blocks
of stone were lowered into place by the
use of sand boxes. The cover stone
was first held on rude masonry piers
until the sarcOphagus could be placed
below it in a recess in the floor of the
chamber. Enormous lugs on the slab,
projecting into vertical recesses in the
walls of the chamber. were then prOpped
on vertical timbers. which rested at
their base in holes filled with sand. A
rude arrangement of orifices enabled
this sand to be removed in a uniform
manner.
When everything was ready, the tenn
porary masonry supports were taken
from below the stone, the orifces were
opened, and the sand was allowed to
flow out. In this way the slab settled
slowly into place and the tomb was
sealed against all intrusion, except that
of the modern archaeologist, with his
ample facilities for excavation.
So far as is known at present, the
sand boxes in tombs near the pyramid
of Onnos, dating from about 500 B. c.,
are the earliest examples of such de-
vices. The sand-box in general use to-
day is we'll known. 1t is usually an iron
casting of cylindrical form, containing
perhaps foot depth of sand, placed un-
der the posts of the centers of masonry
arches or some similar structure. 1t is
possible to strike centers carefully and
expeditiously by allowing the sand to
flow out slowly.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12
Carried His Money Loose.

Reinhardt Zollikofen, a drunken man,
passed along the Bowery in New York
the other day with 81 300 in money in
his possession, several bills protruding
from his pockets. Luckily policeman
took him in charge before the Bowery
toughs caught on" and took him to a
police station before his money, all in
81 and So bills, had left his possession.
The saloons had secured but small
amount when his capture was effected.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12

by then. lie was so tired OF being
lonesome, and much more along this
line, for your 'Cajan lad wooes well.
And Cherie was kind. VOLTA. An un-
limited supply of new ribbons need
not always make a girl cold 10 old
friends. So kind was Cherie, "Tout-de-
Suite. went home whistling my Love
Is Like a Little Bird" with heart as
light as happiness. LIE pauvre garcon,
forgetting the other words of the
pretty song, that they all waltzed by
at the balls "out yondah."
Why should he not be happy-very
happy? He and Cherie had been en-
gagged five years, now they were to be
married in the spring. 1t was as
though he could never get used to the
Joy of that thought, but must need
tell it to his heart again and again as
he cleared and fenced and dug and
builded. The busiest man on all Bayou
des Acadien. Too busy, even, to hear
the news until a charcoal burner
stopped his tired team. before the new
house "Tout-de-Suite" was surveying
in an ecstasy of pride and happiness.
1t was the ooal-burner that told him
how they said that Cherie had fresh
dress every Sunday, how madam had
bought up all the cabbages and
wouldn't sell any more for. 80 cents,
was asking 40 and getting 1t, and
then, with a cruel look on his smutty
face, how there was handsome young
boss down at the tie-camD who talked
to Cherie while madame sold cabbages.
Then he had chuckled and cracked
his whip, and said "allons, allons' to
his team, and Tout -de-Suite" was on
his horse-tired, hungry, dirty, mad
urging the fleet little beast until the
wind hilmmed in his ears, but could
mot soothe his burning impetuosity.
And as he rode he arraigned Cher1e
bitterly While he had been work
like one dog. she had been talk to das
railroad fellow, and-and- But
show her, me. Das what"
The meeting was what might have
been expeeted-a result to bring JOY 10
any. gossip's. heart "Tout-de-Sulte.
stormed. Cherie was disdainfully
calm. She shrugged her shoulders and
smiled pityingly at his upbraidings.
He demanded promise. that she
would never "talk wit das fellow
again" She replied coldly that she
would talk when she chose, where
she chose, and with whom she
chose. She was neatly dressed, and
had on new shoes. He was all dirty,
and his shoes were broken And
Cherie made him understand these
things. Raging, he bade her an angry
farewell, and flung himself on his
horse; smiling, she. watched his angry
rush down the road. He had said
that he would nail up the house, and
turn the COWS in on the corn, and go
away. Well, let him. There were
plenty more - cabbages in mammals
garden.
Eh bien, mon ami The jingling of
the guinea does not help all the hurts.
True, all the girls envied her the
eclat with which she closed. the incl
dent, but thoughy-Cherie held her head
high, she was not happy. Easy enough
for outsiders to say that she was OH
with the poor lover and would soon
be on with the rich one. Tiens!r she
had loved "Tout-de-Suite" for half
score of years. Hold her head ever
so high, she could not keep her heart
from waking in the night to sob for
him, nor her eyes from straining up
the. road he used to cover at swing
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12
In His Line.

Violet-What could he have seen in
that girl to make him want to harry
her?
Joan-Well, you see ne's fond of
yachting, and she's such breezy crea-
ture that naturally he took to her.
Woman's Home Companion.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12

An Ant, nnby running about in the sunshine in search of food
Crysal change
tail and thus attracted the of the Ant
the first time that alive Poor ptiable animal
dis1ainfuly what fate While
her and ter pleasure and wish ascend the tales
here shell, with only
scaly tall The Chrysal heard all this but did
few days after when the Ant passed that
shell Wondering what had be-
felt himself suddenly shaded and famed by
of beautiful Butterfly Behold said
Butterfly much ptied end! Boast of
and climb long listen SO the
the and borne along and aloft the
breeze was soon to the sight of Ant forever.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12
The Reason why.

"He says his wife never disputes his
authority"
'Well, probably she doesn't think it
worth while to have dispute over such
a little thing as that. "-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12
The Real Danger.

If Russia. fights Japan and they get
the names of the generals snarled up,
says the Washington Times, it will
take a patent Edison disehtangler to
get rid of the results.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-02-12

Bees eat 20 pounds of honey in making
one pound o. wax.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-13
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The La Jun,a Driving Club gave

The La Junta Driving Club gave
the first OF = series of monthly
matinees At the new race track
near the brick yard Thursday after
noon. The attendance was small,
principally Tor the reason that the
matinee vas very poorly adver-
tised. The results in the various
events OF the afteraoon we're as
follows:
First race. free for all tros and
pace, half mile heats-Silver Buck
won. Cricket second. Best time,
i;rzH.
Second race. z:3s trot and pace.
hall mile heass-Sugsr Bee, Dick
won, Jimmy Britt second. Best
time, .I9. The second heat was
very interesting race, resulting
in dead heat
Third race. 2:45 trot and pace.
hall mile heats-Wiliie Willie
won, Chauncey ID. second. Both
heats were very exciting. No
time taken.
Fourth race. quarter mile dash
Grey John won. Dewey second
Time, a. seconds.
Fifth race, half mile dash Red
bird won. Topsy second Very
exciting finish. Time. s. seconds.
Sixth race. gentlemen's driving
race-Dewey Boy won. Denver
second. Best time, I:4S.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-13

third engage
ment here Of
this popular
organization,
and beyond
any doubt it
is the strong
est popular-
Pticed com
pany which
has ever ap-
peared IN La
Junta. To-
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-13
A.,....s 10, v.s,..ey ..s o..er.s.

Asrestse sos vsGssWey sao ospostss.
James King, W. II. Spicer.
Buck kearse and deacon" Davis
were arrested Thursday afternoon,
charged with vagrancy. lettering
about saloons and being without
any visible means OF support. Da
Wis was tried before Judge Seeley
yesterday morning, fined S2s and
costs. and given a sentence Of ten
days in Jail. G. NJ. Dameron, at.
torney for the "Deacon," gave no.
tice OF appeal to the county court.
Buck" kearse. who was also
tried before Judge Seeley. entered
a plea OF guilty, and was given a
sentence Of sixty days in Jail and
fined $Ioo and costs. The SEN
tence and fine were suspended pro-
vided Buck would agree TO leave
town on the FIRST train, an zlterna.
tive which he accepted with alac
uty. Buck left on the noon train
for Las Animas.
"Soapy" Spicer's preliminary
came up before Judge Clark yes
terday afternoon. at which he en
tered plea of mot guilty" Evi.
dence was introduced and Spicer
was given a sentence OF thirty days
in Jail and fine OF Sroo and costs,
fine and costs to be suspended
by his leaving town within TWEEN
ty-four hours.
i'm Kings case will come up
before Judge Clark this morning
at 9 O'Clock.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-13

excellent features, and the enter
tainment IS worthy of the most lib
eral patronage. The band and or.
chestra is also first-class. Prices
OF admission are IS, as and IS
cents.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-13
sos,. Dramatic ceme..y.

The annexe d halftoues are of
two Of the leading members OF the
Noble Dramatic Company, which
has been playing at the La Junta
Theatre this week This is the
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-13

Tom p XII ns''
and TO night
for . farewell
play is ..Reu-
ben Glue, !" a
most enjoy
able Yankee
comedy. The
Ill u 3 ira te q
songs and
other special.
ties between
acts are slso
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-13
soss soae LOCAL rrtss.
Traie xi,h II. G. Todd.

Leave orders with your butcher
or grocer for soft drinks.-C- w.
Wonderly.
| Go to Thompson's for carpets.
art squares and linoleums at Kan
sas City prices.
| Miss Lena Hodges is assisting
in c. F. KendslFs store during the
absence OF Mrs. Hutchinson.
Sem" flour. best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
reiunded.-La Junta Milling Co.
DR.. A. L. Stubb.. Office in
Simonton block; telephone. Io77
red; residence phone, 7S7 black.
/ FoR SALE OR TRApE.-Nice res
idence property, Colorado Springs;
will trade for La Junss property.
See DR.. Finney.
The La Junts Elks baseball
team will play with Rocky Ford
at the fair grounds IN that city
next Sunday afternoon. Rocky
Ford recently reorgsnized the
baseball team of that city. and
now claim 10 have one OF the best
clubs in the Valley.
Miss Annie Pine, a telephone
girl OF Pueblo, was one OF the
victims OF the terrible railroad dis
aster near that city last Sunday.
Miss Pine is a sister OF Mrs. H.
II. Weaver, whose husband was
manager OF the local office of the
Colorado Telephone Company
several years ago.
Misses nellie and Minnie How.
ard returned Wednesday from .
months visit with relatives aud
friends in the Kansas Cities and
other Kansas points. they were
accompanied by their cousins.
Misses Marguerite and Grace King,
who returned TO their home in
Pueblo, "Wednesday noon.
The Santa Fe iron workers, who
are now engaged in erecting the
steel flame OF the new shops. play.
ed baseball with the Rocky Ford
team last Sunday, the latter team
winning the game by score OF 26
to 9. The iron workers claim to
have hrst-class ball team, but
were evidently "off" Sunday on
\ account OF lack OF practice.
The La unta Tribune man is
safe in offering a years subscrip
ton to his paper for each ripe
cantalonpe brought to his sane
tum. Not enough cantaloupes are
raised in the vicinity OF La Junta
to fill up an ordinary sized editor,
and Mason tips 'er at about 22s.
ROCKY Ford Gazette Base in
crate, You will be giving away
our age next
G. H. Willis. MAYOR OF Newdale,
shipped :he first crate OF csn,a-
loupes OF the season from that
point Thursday morning The
crate was consigned to H. Woods,
OF Chicago. and the mayor thinks
that it will net him not less than
Sro. He also shipped basket of
cantaloupes to Denver the same
morning. The mayor seems to
have no difficulty in sustaining his
reputation-hrst in any old war OF
words, first with cantaloupes each
season, and first in the hearts OF
his countrymen.
DR.. K. G. Edwards purchased
the lot south OF Msyhews's store,
ON Colorado avenue, one day this
week. This is the lot sold by K.
r. Stubbs recently to Fred A.
Sabin. DIR. Edwards will remove
the house now on the lot, and in
the near future build a four-room
frame structure, 2ox44 feet in
dimensions, for an Office building.
MIR. Sabi1 has already let the con
trace to w. Vandiver for the
erection OF similar Office building
Tor his own use, and work will be
commenced at once.
Charles Fisher, OF Fulton, Mo.
La Junta tribune., 1904-08-13

deed, their performances would do
credit to the majority of dollar at
fractions. This afternoon they
give a grand matinee producing a
funny farce comedy. "Gay Mr.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-13
Notice of Sewer Assessment.

Notice is hereby given that the view
ers appointed by the Common Council
of Corvallis to estimate proportionate
share of cash to property owners for con-
structing a sewer through the alley of
block ID. County Additions to Corvallis
have filed their report, and said viewers
have ascertained and determined that
the following property will be directly
benefited in the amounts mentioned to-
wit.
Lot block ID. County addition Cor
Wallis, Virginia Espey, owner. $22.S7.
Lot 2, block IA. County addition Cor
Wallis, Virginia Espy. owner, Sass.
Lot 5. block "a, County addition Cor
Wallis, Virs inia Espey, owner, S22. .SS.
Lot q. block "a, County addition, Cor
wallis. John Spangler, owner, $22.S7.
Lot S, block II. County addition Cor
wallis, John Spang1er, owner, $22. 2.SS.
Lot s. block ID, County addition Cor
wallis, John Spangler, owner, Sass.
Lot 7, block ID, County addition Cor
wallis, Eliza Chrisinger, owner, s22.S7.
Lot s, block Il, County addition Cor
Wallis, Eliza Chrisinger, owner, ,S22.SS.
Lot 9. block ID. County addition Cor
wallis, Eliza Chrisinger, owner, $22.Ss.
Lot 10, blocksI4. County addition Cor
wallis, S P Hunt. owner, $22.S7.
North1a lot II block ID, County addi-
ton Corvallis. S Hunt, owner, $II.46.
Lot II block ID County addition Cor
wallis, Sherman Wade owner $22 81.
South half lot II block "A County addi
ton Corvallis Sherman Wade $II.46.
That within ten days from the final
publication of this notice, which will be
on the 3rd. day of September 1904. the
owner of any property above mentioned
is hereby required to file with the Po-
lice Judge of Corvallis any objections he
or she may have to the findings and as
sessment of said viewers,
E.P. Grefoz,
Police Judge of City of Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-13
CORVALLIS. OREGON. AUG ls. 1904
NOT BIGGER THAN THE LAW.

A wholesome lesson in how to
secure enforcement of the law is the
effect of a decision rendered Mon
day by the Oregon supreme court.
The Portland authorities, including
the mayor and chief of police have
for sometime maintained a policy
by which gambling was permitted
under a stated and regular system
of fine paying, all in the face of the
fact that the laws forbade gambling
and of the further vital fact that
respect for and obedience to the
law is the first essential to good
citizenship. Certain Portland citi-
zens, dissatisfied with the policy,
brought mandamus proceedings in
the circuit court to compel the
authorities to apply the law and
close up the gambling houses. The
case was carried to the supreme
court, and that tribunal in effect
declares that the chief of police OF
Portland must enforce the gambling
ordinances, that no official can or
der him to disregard violations,
aid thai if he refuses to close the
gambling houses, criminal action
may be brought against him.
The decision is vital and decisive
because it re-asserts the majesty Of
the law, and in a quarter where
such affirmation was badly needed.
A statute is a sacred pronounce
ment of people, and no official,
executive or otherwise has a right
to set it at naught, to nullify, or
evade it. An attempt to do so IS
bad from every standpoint, because
the safety of society rests on re-
spect for and obedience to the law.
The decision is wholesome lesson
not only to the Portland author
les, but to every community, in
that it shows the people how and
where to secure the application of
the laws they or their representa-
tives may make. 1t shows them,
too, that no official is bigger than
the laws of his town, his state or
his country.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-13
TEN THOUSAND SALE.
Prunes Of the Benton County Company
go to New York Firm.

The sale of the entire holdings
of prunes of the Benton County
Prune Compagyo aggregating about
SIC, 900 worth was made this week.
The lot comprises about $50, 900
pounds, and represents the entire
product Of the big orchard last year
The price has not been made public
but it is understood to average be
tween 81 and 3A cents per pound.
The buyers are a New York firm,
and shipment is to be made as soon
as the prunes can be processed and
packed. For transporting them
about seven cars will be required.
1t is expected that they will start
East in three or four weeks.
Negotiations for the sale have
been pending for several weeks.
The supply of the larger sized
prunes is now exhausted and the
Eastern market is calliog for them.
The present lot is the only lot of
3o-4o prunes on the Coast. about
one-half of the fruit involved in the
transaction being of that size. Sew
eral weeks ago, aftes long period
of stagnation in the market, East
ern buyers began to make offers.
The market meantime, had been
very low. prices lowering around
the three cent mark. Manager
Johnson, realizing that he had the
only 3o-4o prunes in the country,
held firmly for the better figure,
and after the wires and mails had
been kept hot for several weeks, the
deal was finally made a day or two
ago.
The prunes are now at the big
orchard, but the work of hanling
them to. the local processing plant
began Yesterday, and will be kept
up by a number Of teams until the
entire seven carloads have been
moved. Boxes for the packing
O dered from Medfor d.
are to arrive today or Monday, and
Tuesday or Wednesday morning,
the work Of processing and packing
will begin. For the purpose the
services of rs or 80 girls will be re-
quired for about three weeks. Ap-
plications for the work should be
made at the packing house along
the river front. The frnit is to be
packed in 25-pound boxes. The
sale clears Benton county and
practically Oregon. Of last years S
dried prune crop.