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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16

~ 'N NS
der the name John
NJ. Nipple, he began
the study of law in
the office Of Samuel
A. purviance. and Il
little later entered
into Il partnership
with Purviance. In
1860 he quit Penn
%sylvania. leaving his
first wife and three
children behind.
Arriving at Port
land in 1860. he
adopted the name
John II. Mitchell
and began the re-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16

Thomas L. Watson. the famous Popu-
list. who is now running a magazine In
New York. was not always at ease OF
the platform early in his career. Wat
son was addressing Il mixed audience
on a local issue near his native heath
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16

"There was a sure enough Jim Bud
SO, and he vas the hero Of the i'm
mortal poem Of that name which came
from the pen Of John Hay" according
to j. NJ. Tally of Chicago.
This Bludso. or Bledso, for the
name is spelled both ways. lived half a
century ut Warsaw. ILL.,, and was Il ia
nous character among river men. He
did not actually perform the feat which
is told in the stirring lyric, but he was
possessed Of qualities of heroism that
would have caused him to do just such
q deed, and it was for this reason
that his name was taken. Jim BludsO
lived to a green old age, dying in 1886.
and he and the late secretary Of state
kept up their friendship as long as Jim
lived"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16

lctuIN VI lue Treas
ury Shaw has been called the David
Harum of the Cabinet, and Secretary
Wilson might be called the Bill Nye
Of the executive circle.
Shortly after he assumed charge of
his important department Mr.. Wilson
made some changes in his office. Sen
ators and congressman came to pro-
test. but all to no avail, because the
secretary felt that what he was doing
was in the interest of the public serv-
Ice. Finally Il of the employees
whose transfer mad been ordered said:
MI. Secretary, l am afraid that If
you dispense with any more of our men
it vii. impair the efficiency Of this de-
partment. l considered it my duty to
say this to you and to get your views"
For answer the secretary looked up
at the ceiling and said:
There was ono Il farmer in Iowa
who had three fat cats. His barn was
overrun with mice. One day he gave
h three fat cats away and got one
new cat-not so fat. He was never
troubled with mice after that"
The children of George Gould are
fond Of the open air, and Marjorie,
now a young lady Of sweet sixteen, has
always been a romp and active in out
of door play. She is one of the few
daughters Of rich American families
who can play baseball. She does not
play in public, but the ample grounds
of Georgian Court, the home Of George
Gould at Lakewood, n. J.. afford her
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16

that he developed into an acknowl-
edged master of medieval romance,
what Hamilton W. Mabie calls "a sig
nifcant and solitary figure" a creator
Of historical which contains
no known historical character and pre-
sents no documentary facts, but inter-
prets the spirit and elusive phases of
life in historic times. He is a very
painstaking worker and usually writes
it to the world. Three drafts of THE
Forest Lovers did not satisfy him,
and the book was completely rewrit-
ten a fourth time prior to its publica-
ton.
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entirely 10 his kin ness ut ultu"r ana
generally were OF rs OWN Initiative.
don't iM.s.nr h k:.ew it. bat the
Prince OF wales ONCE lifted me out ~
as uncomfortable Il fix as | ever GOT
into in Low on. Tie Ancient and Hon
oralle %irt.ile.N. .Iost as swell mill
tary u..~clni%Ation. visited England in
1896 q; gNr IS Of the .Ancicnts an
HonoraN,rs II London, who entertain
ed them :. Is. le!y ana had them Pc
scented il " majesty tie queen. The
Boston COZ a.: ny in turn gave a great
dinner to )',ir hosts. Some Auleri.
cans then IA he city Wore invited. and
I had the BOD fortune to be of the
number.
The spectacle was brilliant in the
extreme, niae Jul Of every ten mcn
present being in full dress uniform.
The ent!r" assemblnge was gathered
informally in two long. glittering rows.
awaiting the Prince of Wales, who
was always the sou of p%unctuality. l
had many acquaintances in the two
uniformed bodies. rs we'll as among
the nonmilitary guests, and was NOV
ing about from n to another. l was
in conventional evening dress. and had
a tiny American flag pinned to the
lapel Of my coat.
"How Are You, Little Chap2"
The master Of ceremonies, whose
manner was more consequential than
that of any distinguished person in the
room, seemed annoyed that any civ
ilians were present. and he did his ut
most to separate them from the SOL
diers. l had the misfortune to become
his bette noire. Whenever he found me
among the military men he gently but
perSistently pressed me away, but no
sooner did he eject me in n direction
than ! reappeared from another and
between two pairs Of gayly a%ppareled
soldiers legs, so | made the poor fel-
low nervous and fussy to the verge Of
distraction.
Exactly at 3 o'clock the Prince of
Wales was announced and every one
anne to attention. He entered with
the genial smile which vas an insepa-
rable part Of him and shook hands
with the American minister and other
dignitaries. soon he spied me, came
across the room, greeted me very kind
" and said:
SLOW are you, little chap?"
Every we'll. thank you, sir" l re-
piled.
II am to hear you tomorrow night ut
the Duke of D~cvonshire's, l under
stand.'' lie continued. Wont you give
us that mother-in-law pantomime of
yours"'
"Ccrtainly. sir" | answered. AS the
prince left me and assembled the stairs
l saw the master of ceremonies, who
had witnessed the meeting, was Wis
IDLY disturbed. Soo he literally how
cred about me and displayed Il fixed
and conciliatory smile. The guests
began to follow the prince, and rs they
passed up the stairs many Of them
greeted me. Senator Depew remarked:
Hello. Marshall, how are you:"
That dear old gentleman and Eng
lish idol. J"!a l.. Toole. passed, blinked
merri!y ut nlc and said:
"GlaL to see you again, Marshall.
How are you?"
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MN
The original of John Graham, the
sell made merchant was the late
Philip II. Armour. Mr.. Lorimer was in
his employ for a number of years and
at tWeuty-foT was receiving $1,000 a
year as manager Of the canning de-
partlnent Of t.e great Armour packing
house in Chicago. lie was so bent upon
a literary career that he resigned de-
spite Mr.. Armour's protest and became
a Chicago police reporter at a small
salary. His rise in his new profession
was rapid. and he has made a fortune
out of his first book and 'Old Gorgon
Graham" his second effort.
Maurice Hewlett. who won wide
popularity through his books 1.-THE For
est Lovers" and Richard Yea and
Nay" has just published a new vol
ume of stories entitled Fond Adven-
lures" He attributes much of his lit
erary bent to his father. Henry Gay
Hewlett. who had a passion for all
that was quaint and picturesque in
m~o1laeval customs. Educated for the
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An AMY Celebrity.


Presently the master of ceremonies
turned ncrvously to an English officer
and asked. with an aggrieved tone in
his voice:
"Who is this little chap, anyway!
Everybody seems to know him.
The officer did not chance to know
me, but an English sergeant who was
Of the attendant guard and was willing
to impart information said: HE be-
longs to the American army. He's a
marshall" Tho great functionary i'm
mediately regarded me with profound
respect, not unmixcd with wonder at
the mOlesty Of great American sol
diels. for al officer of my supposedly
exalted rank was entitled to follow
close behind his royal highness.
Tact Of King Edward.
King Edward has wonderful tact.
This quality is not restricted to pub
that it is untiringly exercised for the
benefit Of Queen Alexandra. Of whose
deafness he is never unmindful. Often,
when | had the honor to entertain the
royal family and their friends, it was
my duty to face the king then Prince
Of Walesl. Sometimes this placed me
-embarrassingly too-with my back to
the greater part of the audience. But
the prince was regardless OF custom
and his wi royal prerogative when his
consort's enjoyment was endangered
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Every summer when l revisit Eng
land some old acquaintance is sure to
say, "Mr. Wilder, those stories you
told last year are awfully funny" 1t
has really taken him about Il year to
get at the points Of the various tales.
He doesn't lack appreciation of humOr.
but he Is so accustomed to having it
served in only one way that he is
puzzled when it appears in Il new
form. One day l told an English au-
dience about New York's fire depart
ment and its methods. Great interest
was manifested, so ! ventured to tell
the Old story OF Il fire in III india rub
Der factory. This factory was a large.
tall building, and when the alarm Of
fire was given one Of the employees
found himself IN the top floor. with
burning stairs under him. His only
chance was to jump. but the pave
ment was so far below his windows
that death seemed inevitable. Sudden
" he %bethouyllt himself Of the elastic
properties Of rubber. OF which the
room was full. Could he enve!op him
sell Will IL nc N!iSLt jump ana Str!Ae
the sidewalk softly. SO he dOnned rub
Der coats. belts. diving suits and every
thing else he could find until he made
the serious mistake Of putting on too
much. for when he jumped he re-
bounded from the pavement again and
again continued to do so for five days.
when a merciful police officer came
along and shot the poor fellow to a V
him from the awful fate of starving to
death.
About half an hour after l told this
veraciOus story one of my audience
came to me and asked:
mfr. Wilder, do you think that po-
lice officer was justifiedT'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-06
LAST DAY OF COURT.
The Wheels of Justice erase ga Grind
This Afternoon.

The February term of the district
rourt will come to an end late this
afternoon During the iast TWO or
three days OF the term business was
dispatched With considerable rapid
lay
After the Willis case went to the
jury Thursday night the case of the
state against Fate Arnold, charged
with horse theft. WAS called for trial
He entered a plea Of guilty and was
given D term Of three years in the
FeformatorY at Gatesville Yester-
day morning Antonio Rodrigues was
arraiEned for trial on a charge of
horse theft He was convicted and
given two years ia the reformatory
Yesterday afternoon Domingo Car
reou and Emilio Basques entered
pleas of guilty 70 charges OF horse
theft aud each was given a term of
two years la the Penitentiary, The
Iusr three named are the Mexlcans
who were arrested In this city April
81 after they had sold 70 c. L. Wake
land a horse and buggy stolen from
farmers near Richardson. Dallas
county
late yesterday afternoon the jury
va the Henry NtEtt~ case returned O.
verdict. finding the defendant guilty
pt mSGsiaughteF and assessing his
punishment at a term Of four wars
In Che penltentiagy At a forNer
trial be was convicted af murder
in the second degree and eivcu a term
II ferty wears in the peuitentiary
Epnn appeal 70 the higher court the
esss was reversed and remandaA
The defendant Was tfivd both times
for the murder ot Claud shaw
The records show that there Were
sixteen trials asa the criminal depart
meut oi the ouatt Ot this number
there were fourteen convictions. enc
acgusftai aud une uislflat Penal
@ef*ftuae WaE asse#wed TIA thirteen
ga@es aud iH one case "a fine ~ sEA
Nas imposed
RuhY Morris plva ~ guilty aas
accepted This afternoon aud shs waA
s&veu term IT tao wears in fh~
g@nisentlars IL atH tse uesme ne hs red
that tbs lwfy ia the trial af kee case
@as ent fuar 81 ftvs e88e ffY lug -
agree #NsW = verdict
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-06
REPORT OF GRAND JURY
Suggests that Sanitary toadifioRs OF
C0uafy Jail Be Improved.

Below is the final report made by
the grand jury for the February term
of district court:
To the Honorable j. f. billiard
Judge of the 10th judicial district of
Texas.
We, your grand Jury selected 10
sit and deliberate for the February
term. 1905. of your honorable court,
beg leave 10 submit TO you this, our
final report.
We have been in session thirty
nine days and two nights since the
date of our empaneIment During
this time We issued 1890 subpoenas
and have examined 94f witnesses.
We have returned 231 true bills,
there being of this number IS felo-
MES and 202 misdemeanors.
We have visited the county jail and
county farm. We did not find the
Jail in as good condition as 1t should
be kept and suggest that more time
be given to the Improvement of its
sanitation.
We found the county farm in a
most excellent condition. and heartily
commend Mr.. J. r. Jones, the man
ager, fer his good Judgment and
noble work in putting the houses and
premises in such fine shape. We
would recommend that some kind of
enclosure he erected for the inmates
of the asylum that they might have
q place for exercise.
We find that most oyerseers
throughout the county do not look
after the roads as they should.
We would suggest that our hon
oFabie county commissioners give
more time 20 roads and oyerseers.
We would call the attention of all
druggists and other merchants to the
fact that the sale Of cigars and other
prohibited articles ora the Sabbath
dap is contrary 10 the law and sub
fects them 90 prosecution.
Ne wish 20 thank and commend
he sheriff and his deputies and all
tajllffs for their promptuess, courTe-
sizes and faightglness in the discharge
Of shrlg duties yo as.
we desire to chaEE our county at
f0rueg and each of his deputies. and
especially do we thank Nr. Clyde
#inH. who has been wiki u~ from
the beginning fer bis faithful and
efficient service so e~ aba to Ellis
eosGtg ISAAC GRIFFITH.
Foreman.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-06
MEETING OF DAUGTERs.
Interest i'm the EhFy~anthemnm Show
Reported to Ee Increasing.

The Daughters of tae Confederacy
met in regular session ae the hoSpita-
bic home Of Mrs. g. H. Watson Tues
daE afternoon. Mag
The usual order OF business was
conducted
The committee ON the chrysar-
ghemUm SHOW stated thar quite an
interest was beng manifested ia the
show by the people of the city. aud a
number had promised 10 grow flow
ers for same
Mesdames Geo. /. Adkisson, A. B.
Small and ". j. Bule were appoint
ed a committee 70 draw up resolu-
tioGs on the death of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee.
The weather preventing the 0bserv-
ance of decoration dag last Sunday.
.it was voted TO let the program stand
as previously arranged and have the
exercises next sunday.
June 3 being jefferson Davis
birthday, and il being a dag specially
set apart. the chapter decided 70 cele-
brate 1t. Mrs. B. r. Moffett kindly
offered her beautiful home for the
reception which will be IA the after
noon. at which the veterans and pub
Tic will be entertained
Two reporters were elected 10 write
up the work Of each meeting OF the
chapter for the paper. same to serve
six months
After a business session tire les
son I'm history was taken up 4
most interesting article on the life
of the late Dr. Stout was read by
Mrs. Watson in her able manner
An article on Southern Literature.
written by Mrs. Orgain. was read 10y
Mrs. LOma4
3y invitation the chapter viii meet
with Mrs. LnmaN iu june The presl-
dent urges better attendance Of
the members and asks for THEN en-
operation REPORTERS
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-06
At the Opera House.

II was quite an appreciative audi
euCe that greeted the departments of
French English and German at the
opera house last night, On account
of the weather the crowd was not as
large as was expected. Troubles OF
a Portrait Painter was the first play
introduced, "a play IN French. ia
which Miss Helene Harry did her
self credit in the leading role. The
second play was a Business Meet
ing in English, which was enjoyed
by all Miss Rowe being president
Last was The First Dinner" In which
Miss Robinett and Mr Riley played
the leading parts. The entertain
mcnt was given under the direction
OF Miss Elsa Mueller of the depart
WsRt of French aud German iu Trim
frv University who deserves much
credit for its success.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-06

s. W0o3mvu Circle ro be known ..
Harmony Grove WAS organized last
niEri st che Neodmeu er lbe Woua
haH h Mrs Roberta DouEhlfc eff
Euuia This organization ar
auxiliary to tbs Wosdmeu ot gro
World aud tbc membership w eoa-
-ttiUled uf the WiFe~ aud iAuettrrs
uf Wuo3men The ueN Circle STARTS
off @ith about tweutYe mtuarrs
The fuliowibs officers Ngty elected
Mrs e. q Adkins guardian Mrs
D. a Eudae advisor Nfs- N
.NamtN maklsian Mrs Bo=s rterE
A'ss MAUD EaElg banker Miaa Ur-
nie smifh attendant MIrs Nuitt.
aeMarus inside ssufluel Nn W
e. NsNfain. oHts}se senrirut e. G.
i Fesk ksfr tlfat mAnaNer " u Wr
tlaia. sse@oa NsfaeeF p W ~.
Msnae fht5a m#ua ger uF Nra
avfse HhteicIat
Etu NfyAe wII mfet sltr Mrr.
Las ulFNt iu o. Mtndmer bHU
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-06
PRIZES FOR FLOWERS
List of Contests For Which premiums
win Be Offered.

For the purpose of working NJ
| interest In the chrysanthemup show
which the Sims Watson chapter, Unit.
| ed Daughters of the Confederacy
will give next fall. the president, Mrs
| w. Fl. Fears, has announced the fol
lowing committees:
| Exhibit eommittee-Mrs. Kenner
| chairman: Mesdames Hickman, Gul-
| ick. Moffett, Misses Mollie Phillips
and Madge Campbell
Prize committee - Mrs. Baker,
chairman; Mesdames Griffin. Prince.
| Bodenhamer
Advertising committee-Mrs- S.
H Watson, chairman: Mesdames
Buie, Lomax, Goodwin
These flower exhibitions are high
toned and refining. and every city
or town that carries one through sue
cessfuliy has moved onward several
steps in the line of progression. This
| is a strong plea the chapter urges
for endorsement from the citizens of
Waxahachie We ask every lover
of flowers, both in town and sur
rounding country and in the neigh
boring towns, 10 cultivate them this
year with view Of exhibiting them
this fall, In addition to exhibition
of ehrysanthemnms and other flow
ers there will be other interesting
features. For instance, the chapter
offers prize Of S. 90 for the best
and most effectively arranged Thanks
giving table and menu. There will be
a contest ia cake making for girls
/ years old and under. also a prize
for the best paper or recitation in
one or two of the school grades, the
latter to be selected by Prof Acker
and the subject chosen by the chap
ter. The chapter hopes that the
friends Of the undertaking will vol
uuteer prizes for the contest that in
terest them most
Below Is q list Of the contestants
for which prizes Will be offered.
For the largest Duehman chrysan-
themum from plants purchased of
Mrs. Bird Forest, $40, offered by
Mrs Forest
The largest other varieties OF
chrgsanthemums purchased at the
same place S. pa worth ef plants.
offered by Mrs, Forest
For largest white ehrysanthemum
For largest red chrysanthemum
FoT largest Eellow chrTsanthemnm
Tor fine growing cbrEsanthemuru
For finest display Of roses.
For most handsomely arranged
Thanksgiving table and meuu. $500,
offered by chapter
Fer best cake, made toy girls Isl
years and under
For best paper or recitation by
girl or boy from two OF the public
school grades. the grades TO be Sc
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-06
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
pfficiat Program Announced for
commencement ~ Trinity
University.

Below is the progrBu announced
Tor iE. annual commencement ever
.i7es at TRINITY University
FRIDAY MAY 10
i' b. m Pupils recital in music.
P m Baseball. southwestern
University fr Trinity Eslswalty.
30 p- W Anruul eonrert
SAFi RDAY. May Tg
N. w Senior rrr5al iu ora
tors cusHaf fog Matthews prize.
-" 90. m purfta recital in
wUsig
Sl5 g. m Joint meeting af sn
D.tiIs4 contest tDr Nestaa prgze
SUNDAY MAY "a
va a m Har~alaursafe 4erusnu
tf Rev W CALDWELL ~ Fsff
Worth
fIa r W &utust address "a
students en- CONGRESSMAN 1ack neau
MONDAY. NAY
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hf iigr Theodore Bfamtgs. essaf ias-
rir1 a5 Montana
EIH t.rrlsNrysg AeEmoH al bs
FtrstfF3 at rtr Clmu@fiand preslss
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Mitchell DcficS His AssuScrs.

PORTLAND. Ore, Dee. Ex-senator
John IL. Mitchell, who came to Port.
land last week to appear before the
federal grand jury in connection with
the land fraud Investigations, which
are being prosecuted by the federal
government, left for Washington. ID.
c., tonight.
Senator Mitchell, in an interview.
just before the departure of his train.
stated that he knew of no reason why
he should remain here pending the
action of the grand jury in the natter
OF his alleged connection with the
land frauds in this state, and in this
connection said in a written statement
to the press:
II defy my accusers. have lived
in this state more than II years. |
have served in the United States ser.
ate and defy any move to charge me
successfully with any conduct that is
otherwise than honorable. l am sure
cannot be connected in any manner
with any land frauds, except by the
grossest perjury of self-coufessed and
convicted thieves and perjurers."