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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16
the foothills had descended in a body

the foothills had descended in a body
for revenge.
sought tree at once. Mohammed
declared Skinned up it, but he got me
down before any of the Bedouins saw
me, fortunately, they were 80 drunk
with excitement
'Allah y Allah; ell hamadu, pillah
Allah," they shouted in grand chorus
"God, O God; praised be the God Of
heaven''-but even with these pious
CALCULATIONS on their lips the mad Bed
ouins looked less like saints than
devils let loose from the neither re-.
gions They were black with powder
smoke; their gallant steeds, among
them some Of Araby's best barbs Of
incalculable value, were fecked with
foam and blood, but the '.play" was
kept up for an hour, during all the
time of which an old Ethiopian from
Timbuktu sat quietly beneath a palm
and sawed away at an aboriginal VIC
lin.
At last, spent and Quivering, the
horses were refined up on their
launches in front Of the camp, but
scarcely had Their masters dismounted
than there was 4 great cutlery: They
come, they come TO avcnge the raZzia :.
Mount and meet them, men, Before
they had mounted. however, it was
discovered that those approaching
were the soldiers from Fee. by whom
was to be escorted. They were about
100 in number and had been out col
lecting the sultan's taxes.
"How much did they get?' I asked
Mohammed after we had arranged for
returning with them to Tangier.
"How much? Oh, you mean how
many? Wele not many; bout f1fteen,"
answered Mohammed carelessly.
"What, dollars?''
"No, heads. There they are In that
heap. They bad men-tax dodgers"
There they were, sure enough, three
sacks, containing five heads each,
which were to be taken to the city
and nailed up above the gates as a
warning to tax dodgers throughout
Morocco.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16
Christmas Cards.

The first Christmas card ever pub
lished was issued in 1916 by London
er named Joseph Crandall. Crandall
was indebted for his idea to Sir Henry
Cole and employed the famous artist
]. G. Horsley to make the design. 1t
was autographed by Jobbins Of War
wick court and colored by hand.
About 1000 cards were sold. Such was
the small beginning Of what has grown
to be gigantic industry. Every
Christmas after 1916 cards Of some
sort were put upon the market, but it
was not until 1862 that they came into
general favor. Then Goodall & Son Of
London began to publish cards in
scribed simply with the words "a Mer-
~ Christmas and "A Happy New
Year" and in Illuminated form, and
the following year robins, holly
branches, embossed figures and land
scapes were added. With the succeed
ing years the popularity of the holi-
day cards increased, and the cards
grew more elaborate until they have
attained their present gorgeousness.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16

around, when 1acr vas IN 1tse1r sus-
picious, as the Bedouins generally
travel with their families, including
babies in arms and patriarchal head
Of the clan. BY their having Invested
themselves Of their, women and chill
dren and being stripped to nothing
'more than the law allows" they pro-
claimed that they meant to do some
rapid riding and perhaps some illegal
p1undefing- It was none Of my bust
ness, Of course, as they treated me
we'll enough, but soon learned that
thy were actually engaged In ''rax-
-, !" or robber raid, among the shep-
harding Arabs Of the foothills and that
IT, pretense they had made OF going
% BeE was to throw tho sultan's sol-
,l1srs Of their guard
All went well. however, during the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16
. Y guides name was NOLAN
lV8 med, and he was renegade.
He wore the funniest Of bag

" gy breaches, which were al
Ways wabbling from side to side, bob
tailed Turkish jacket, slippers with
their heels chopped off and red fez
perched upon the top of his head,
(which was as bald as the end Of an
egg. He had a wicked smirk on his
face and a malicious twinkle in his
eyes, but for all that he served me
faithfully and cheated me only to the
extent Of 20 per cent. That was his
limit, self set, on all the purchases he
made for me and the bills of whatever
sort he contracted. If he didn't get it
out of me he took it out of the Jewish
merchants, who added it to the next
purchase, SO made nothing by trying
ito buy at cut rates when Mohammed
was not around
picked him up at the Bah Ell Sok,
the great market place of Tangier,
while haggling for a matchbox with
q barrel eight feet long and snick-
Rsnee, or hand forged knife, with blade
two feet in length adorned with inlay
Ee& arabesques. I wanted them both,
but the prices were way out Of reach,
10 I was about to leave them there
when Mohammed appeared on the
ocene. He had been eying me from
q corner Of the great wall the while,
bidding his time.
'You want gun, want knife?'' he
asked me. "Bueno, get um half price.
That dor" I nodded YES" and get
them he did with celebrity that won
Fmy regard at once, and from that mo-
Ensnt he was my self constituted body
EGuard during my stay in Morocco.
He came to me one day in state Of
excitement with the information that
10 caravan from the interior had arriv-
Cd at the Sok that morning, and as the
leader was friend of his he could
easily secure me passage. had ex-
pressed great desire to go on a cara
ivan journey, but had changed my
lanind on account of hearing that tho
Bedouins Of the Atlas mountains were
|Dfowling around the foothills and
|eathering In every stranger In sight
.sfes, that right" admitted the truth
MI MohammSd, hot bandit don't
leeuch. this caravan bseanse it peotsct-
Z ;s.s 5=s.
y why not asked. 1T can't IS
lnuch 81 . show e it isn't worth While
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16
COOKING THE CHRISTMAS DINNER.

o:;.n camp. But l had my Christmas
dinner j;1st the same. as l will new
proceed to relate. Being in doubt as
to TIC good Intentions Of my Bejoui1
friends, carried a revolver Of heavy
ccliber snuCclel close to one hip, but
had no occasion to use it during the
Journey. which covered two days out
and as many back, with three days in
ca1llp.
There were some sixty of the Arabs.
all men and boys, with not a woman
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16
The 4
MiStletOe NJ y
Bou&h ~

1.-THE following poem written by Thomas Haynes
bsyy, English poet novelist and damatss Of consider
able note; bc1n 1877; died 1891
TFG mlstletoe bung in the castle hall,
u Che holly :rs:cb sbene on the old eat
call.
Erd TIE :.::e.:'s s:::a:rers we're blithe and gay
Hr@ Ees:,,.:g t'c::? Christmas holiday.
CEc c.:-c:1 se..c::;', Wit, a fathers pride,
Bis beautiful Child, young Levell's bride,
Chile Sc 7s:::'' Ter bright eyes seemed to be
Che ste: Ct L.: SscI:Y company.
= x::a~2 6; t'ancirc now," she cried.
i ''NcTe t2::2 : :"S77::sc.:::-I TIL blde; IN
t..&te!
End, Icvett, ts G::;e ga ri ..iSt - trace
Che c!cce Is r~Y. ecc::c! Iu:sIng place.
Hway SIC Tt.;:, s!:-. nef friends began
Gac;> tc+,-' - css..-.! 81. 49,: ne: & Sca:,
lind you,!; Low, cr::(.: *lns v9i,eys ccss t:2l
hl0e7 /,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16

~BGV sought her that night, and they
~ sought her nert day,
lind they eeuabt her In vain wien 4
wees paeeed away.
In the highest. the lowest, the loneltest spot
Young Lowell sought wildly, but found ber not.
Hind years flew by, and their grief At last
Mas told as aorrowful tale long PAST, L
lind WREN Lowell appeared the children crted(
"6ee, the cd man weeps for bts fairy bride"
TIC length an Old ebest that had long lain
n bid @"',s.. I. &
Was found In the eastte. Cbsy raised
l. : the lid,
And a skeleton form lay meldertns there.
In the bridal wreath OF that lady fair.
Oh. sad was her fate! In eporttve fest
6be bid from her lord in the old cab chest.
It elesed With spring and, dreadful deem. &
Che bride lay clasped In her living tembl
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16
By
! frederick q. Cber
Copyright, 1904, by frederick 4. ober
Tor the robbers to touch 1t, seems to
me DON'T think I care to g0o

Tor the robbers to touch 1t, seems to
me. Don't think I care to CO.,
Mohammed placed his lips close to
my ear after looking around to see
that there were no listeners and said
'Robber don't want to do something to
this caravan, cause he leader bandit
himselfv'
"Oh, no! And yet you say he is
good friend of yours?'
Every good friend. When I get mon
ey 'nough join he band"
Mohammed drew himself proudly
erect and slapped his breast. He evil
IDENTIFY expected applause. But he only
grinned and showed his big white
teeth when I remarked in a manner
that was intended to be sarcastic that
he seemed to be doing pretty we'll as a
bandit within the walls
eyes," he admitted, 'plentee money,
p'raps, but no excitement! But come
see caravan man; no time to lose; start
this afternoon
The caravan man was, If possible,
more rascally looking than Moham-
med, but the promise of new sort of
adventure appealed to me, and we
soon closed bargain. He agreed to
furnish mule for each of us and to
keep us as long as we cared to stay,
sending us back to Tangier by the first
escort of soldiers that should appear.
AS Bedouin born and bred he at first
insisted upon my riding a camel, but
~once bitten twice shy is true of that
evil beast, and I refused point blank.
Then he offered donkey, but we
finally compromised on the hybrid, and
late that afternoon, having arranged
with the United States consul to send
out search party II did not return
on time, I started on my hrst caravan
tourney In Morocco. :&
+ was tAen three days, 10 Christmas,
and ] had promised the consul that L
would ~, 70 be back to take . bite Of
turkey with him, but 40 Il. turned ont;
4 was several days late and passed
perforce that day OF days - the Red.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Tra-ic snlcida.

Details of the suicide ofConyadSe ng,
a German, who for the past two sea-
sons has worked a farm neal Colman,
show 1T to have been Of an unusually
tragic nature. Seng was observed by
stepson to take down a shotgun and
climb up to the second floor of the
granary. The stepson was at the foot
OF the stairs when Seng stepped to the
head of the stairs and said:
Willie, you take care of the two
youngest children
The young man Immediately sur
missed what Seng intended to do and
fastened up the stairs. When he was
within two or three steps from the top
he saw Seng lean on the muzzle of the
gun and try to press the trigger with
the ramrod. Before the young man
could reach him the gun was exploded
and Seng fell to the floor of the gran
airy, dying almost instantly. His cloth
ing caught fire, and with difficulty the
flames were extinguished before they
had consumed the. body and granary.
Three of Songs children We're on the
lower floor of the building when he
ended his life. No reason is known
forthe act, as Seng had been joylal as
usual.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Hospital Fire.

Fire broke out in the basement of
the Sioux Falls hospital. 1t is a frame
building, and for a time it was feared
that some of the patients would lose
their lives. All the hacks in the city
were requisitioned and the patients
were removed to places of safety.
Many were in scanty attire and the
fact that a strong northeast gale and
snow storm prevailed made their re-
moval, especially those whose condi-
ton was serious, a difficult and dan
gerous undertakings
The fire started from the furnace and
speedily filled the building with smoke,
causing a momentary panic among the
attendants and patients. The nurses
soon regained their GOODNESS, and, with
the aid of fremen and citizens removed
the patients. 1t is announced that
none of them are any worse for their
experience. The building was not
seriously damaged.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

from pubits life he with be missed moro
generally than any other man now in
the senate, for his are the qualities which
always attract attention and when he is
In businsEs the rest Of the senate are
Kept busy guessing. He is one of the most
delightful men in public life. In CONVEX
sation he is fascinating. Anecdote, wit
ticisms and literary illusions fall from
his lips in a continuous stream. Scores
OF vastly entertaining volumes might be
compiled by one who would follow the
Massachusetts senator about and take
down his daily g~ossippings. A part of
his memories he has compiled himself
in the random autobiography which has
just been published, but they are only a
fraction of the interesting things he
could tell. Curiously enough, Senator
Hoar has never been quite on the 'in-
side Of national politics, great as is his
prestige in the senate. He has never
been one Of the managing men of con-
gress, but has rather been regarded as a
sage. He likes to talk of himself as an
old man, yet his mind is as clear and Wig
orous as it ever was and age has only
rlpened and enriched it. He is as quick
IN repartee as any man in the senate ard
he does not fear anybody in debate. That
he may live long to enjoy his honors and
has prestige is the wish ever of those
who lose patience with him at times.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

Of the happiest RESPONSES imaginable,
catching his auditors, who included the
leaders of congress and other prominent
men, with the aptness and thorough good
feeling of his remarks. He had been in
the United States less than a week and he
had hardly freed himself of his sea legs.
He knew nothing about American habits
and traditions except what he had read
in the somewhat u~ncongenial atmos-
phere OF Persia, India and Madrid. Yet
he showed an appreciation of American
ways that some foreign representatives
spend years in Washington without &C,
curing. 1t is a little of a puzzle to the
new ambassador that so many Amer
leans seem to have the faculty of public
speech. In his W country it is not near
ly so frequently found as here, and the
readiness and aptness of the average
Yankee on his feet are a source of con-
tinual amazement to him. Probably
after he has been here awhile and has
made a few after dinner speeches in his
own tactful vein he will be less at a loss
to account for the universally of a
talent which he has possessed uncon-
%sciously all these years. Sir Mortimer is
assured already of great popularity in
Washington, and from present prospects
he will occupy worthily the place left
vacant by the demise of Pauncefote and
Herbert, two of the most attractive per-
Washington diplomatic colony.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Narrow Escape.

Father O'Flaherty, one OF the best
known priests in South Dakota, had a
thrilling experience and a remarkably
narrow escape from death by drown
ing in the Missouri river while en-
route to hold services at Iona, a little
town in the southern portion of Lyman
county, which is included in his par
ish. After driving a distance Of about
thirty miles he struck the Missouri
river at what is known as the Phelps
Island crossing. While attempting to
lind a safe road he walked into an air
hole and dropped into the water.
Being heavily encountered with a fur
coat he was unable to do much toward
~extricating himself, and he shouted for
help. Finally he made one last effort
to drag himself to the surface of the
ice and was successful. By rolling
over and over he finally reached a spot
where the ice was sound and would
sustain his weight. He went to the
home of a ranchman living in the Vi
entity, where he was cared for.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

oese IN ~ oouhuy Chesapeake and the
game and vegetables Of the eastern
shore. The biggest of the markets is the
Center market, which occupies two OF
the most sitely squares in the center OF
the city not far from the Pennsylvania
railroad station and which pays the Dis
trict of Columbia a yearly rental of ST.
900 for the plot under a 99-year lease.
That is about as profitable a proposition
anybody could ask for. A rental
of s100, 900 for those particular squares
the District has to grin aud bear it. At
the time the Center market was es-
tablish it was really something Of an
achievement for the District to lease the
land at all, SO that perhaps nobody after
all has been seriously wronged. An in
teresting feature ofthe markets here, not
only the Center market, but the others,
is the great number of typical southern
darkies who have stands or the streets
adjoining. These sable vendors have oc-
cupied their stands, coming in FROM the
country early in the morning year, in and
year out, until they have a proscriptiye
right and nobody would ever think Of
busting them. They form a picturesque
body which makes it well worth the
while of a northern visitor to stroll about
the markets along about daybreak, be-
fore the business Of the streets has be.
gun to rush. 1t is about the only sur
yiyal we have of the old southern Gus
toms and ways. For Washington Is
rapidly becoming a northern town in all
Its habits.
LOUIS "A. COOLIDGE.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

tide. Ex-Congress-
man Worthington was made a repre-
sentative from Nevada near the close
of the civil war and he arrived in Wash
ington just in time to take part in the
proceedings necessary to the adoption
of the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to secure which Nevada was made
a state. Afterwards he represented the
United States in Uruguay and the Ar
gentine Republic. He was. selected to
serve as a pallbearer for Abraham Lin
coin during the brief time of his service
in the house. He is to-day the sole sur
yivor of those who bore the body of the
martyred president to his grave. There
Is little left for the old man now. He is
poverty stricken and ill and yet he con-
tinues to hold the regard of those mem
bers of congress who remember what he
was and who help him to exc out a scanty
existence by giving odd jobs about the
capitol. In all his misfortuneth h vener-
able derelict has kept up his good
spirits and has not lost the power to en-
terrain. He has seen many interesting
men and cen and he knows how to
tell about them. In his earlier days he
was said to be strikingly handsome and
extremely popular. That may be easily
imagined by one who sees him now, for
he has the fading memory of such things
In his face.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

sticklers for form, like Spooner and
Plat. If Senator Edmunds were still in
the, senate it is safe to say that these vio-
lations Of the spirit of the executive ses-
sion rule would be cut off abruptly, for
Edmunds never hesitated to call a broth
er senator down when things seemed to
be going contrary to established preced-
ents. Just now there is nobody inthe SEN
ate with quite Edmund's sublime indif-
ference to the feelings of his neighbor, so
the violators Of tradition go merrily on
and will continue to do so until it may
be that the executive session will have
become a thing of memory. This de-
yelopment is after all only a natural out
come Of the newspaper enterprise which
for years has made the executive session
something of a farce. Not within recent
memory has an executive session been
held about which the newspaper men
did not learn sooner or later and the pro-
ceedings have been regularly published
as a matter of course. There are some
senator's naturally who think it just as
we'll that what they say should be form
ally reported and officially disseminated
since the substance of it is sure to get
into the newspapers. If the executive
session were to be abolished altogether
it would save a good many white lies on
the part Of senators. There never yet
was a secret session the proceedings of
which it was not to the personal inter-
est of some senator to make public.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
THE R

Mexico is to have a stock exchange.
The entrance fee will be $500, and sub
scriptions for 400 seats have been OBJ
tanned.
Our exports Of agricultural imple-
ments in the last fiscal year were s21,-
100000. against only $4,000 900 ten
years ago.
An American company has obtained
a contract for go electric elevators to
be used on the Baker street and Wa
terloo division Of the London under.
ground railway.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
a. Costly Tumble.

NJ. e. Hotter, a Canton business man,
is out about 5000 as the result of a fall
upon a slippery sidewalk. He had
neglected to make his usual deposit
for several days, and when leaving for
his home after the banks had closed
placed in his bank book about 5000 in
bills. The book and money were
placed in his hip pocket. The next
morning he discovered that 9Th wars
gone, and remembered slipping and
falling on a sidewalk while en- route
home. He hastenedto the place where
he fell, but no trace of the property
was found there. Several hours later
the empty bank book was discovered
near a blacksmith shop, where it evil
IDENTIFY had been thrown by the finder
after the money had been removed.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

an orator without
knowing it. How
he acquired the gift
probably he could
not say, for he has
lived all his life
among people with
whom much speak
ing in public is not
thought of and he
says himself that
he has never been
on his feet to talk
but four times in
his life of SIS years.
The fourth time
was at the last
gridiron dinner,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

Iii y . = interesting
phase. And Wash
ington enjoys the
reputation of hay-
ing the finest and
best markets in the
world. The rich
truck +. a + m S o f
Maryland and Vir-
ginia near by af-
ford a never ex-
hausted supply of
the finest of edibles
and the capitol is
within easy dis
lance Of the oys-
ter beds Of the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

daily nowadays by
t b e Indifference
shown by some of
associates to
the s~acredness of
the executive ses-
sion. The careless
way in which Sen
ators Hoar, Morgan
and Daniel have
ventured to discuss
the Panama treaty
and other diplo-
m a t i questions
while the doors of
the senate are open
to the public has
startled some Ofthe
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

ana mas set MS
brother senators
wondering ] u s t
what he is likely
to do next. The
senior Massachu-
sets senator is q
law unto himself.
He has been such
for 70 years and
such ne must con-
tinue to the end. AT
heart he Is the most
rigid OF party men.
In fact PARTISAN
ship for many years
was regarded ais
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Puzzled by the Humps.

The Polar Bear Con seeing a camel for
the first time)-Great Aurora! You
must have been born like that, weren't
you?
The Camel (laughingly) - That's
about right.
The Polar Bear-I thought as much;
it seemed mighty strange to me that any
animal could have his back broken twice
and still survive.-Town Topics.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

Sammy (iust been acceptedll car
imagine already the papers talking
about 'the handsome couple
Florinda-What a wonderful imagin-
alton you must have got.-Ally Sloper.
The
In the drama of existence,
Should you take a searching look.
You will find the leading lady
Very often is the cook.
Judge.
The Proper Age.
Sne-Are you ionu o babies? ~
He-Yes; of girl babies at the recip-
rccal age.
She-What's the reciprocal age?
He-Sweet Observation-Disclosures En-
quirer.
And Pitch In.
Wise-Hayen't you got a job yet?
Potter-No, I'm still waiting for
something to urn up.
Wise-Huh! Your sleeves are what
0 need to turn up.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

is in session haunt
ing the corridors
of the capitol. This
is a man who at
one time was a
member of congress
and an American
minister abroad,
who acted as a pail
bearer at Abraham
Lincoln's funeral
and who played a.
CONSPICUOUS part in
the political affairs
of his time, but who
now is thrown upon