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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-12

mortgages. cause a mortgage viii net
shed rain. and you get their money and
spend i on other women One u the
dukes turned red like ! lobster. and /
think he Is a lobster anyway. and be
~as going % make dad stop talking, but
the duke didn't know dad. and he con-
tinuec. Says dad. says he Il know 2
rich old man ID The States. Who made
ten million dollars On pickles. or break
fast food. and lie had a daughter that
vas 50 hcmeiy they cou.dn & keep a cleck
going IN the house.
She came over here and got exposed
10 a duke. and she had never been yacci-
mated, and the first her father knew she
caught the duke. and came home. and he
followed her Say. he didn't know
enough % pound sand and the old MAJ
got several doctors for her, but they
couldn't break up the duke fever. and
finally the old pickle citizen asked him
how much the mortgage was. and how
much they could live on. and he bought
her the duke and sent them on. and the
duke covered his castle with building
paper 30 il would hold water. and they
SET up housekeeping with a hundred
servants Then the duke wanted rae
ing stable. after the baby came and the
old pickle man went over 10 see the
baby and IL looked so much like the old
man that he invested n a racing stable.
and the servants bowed low 70 the old
man and called him Your iehness. and
that settled the old pickle person. and he
fell into the trap Of building a tow nhouse
In London
Then he went home and made som =
more pickles. and the daughter cabled
him 10 come right over as they had been
invited 10 entertain the king and a lot OF
other face cards in he pack And the
old man thought il would be great 10 get
in the king row himself. so he shoveled
a lot Of big bills into some packing
trunks and went over to fix up for the
king The castle had TO be reGecorated
for about six miles. up one corridor and
dow the other, but Old Pickles stood
the raise. because be thought Il would
be worth the money 70 be on terms Of in
timacy with a king.
Then when ID was all ready and the
old man was going to stand a. the front
door and welcome the king they made
him 20 70 bis room back about a half
a mile in the rear Of the castle. and for
two weeks old Pickles had his meals
brought 70 his room. and when II was
over and his sentence had expired. he
was let out. and al be saw Of the grand
entertainment 20 the crowned heads was
ravine full OF empty wine bottles. a
case 81 iimjams for son-in-law case
Of nervous prostration for daughter.
and hydrophobia for himself Ny old
pickle friend has got. al this date. three
million good pickle dollars invested in
your Id island and all be has TO show
for i is sick daughter. neglected BY
a featherhead Of a husband. who vii!
only speak 20 old pickles when he wants
more money. and a grandchild that may
die teething az any time You are a
nice lot 81 ducks 10 talk TO me about
your English society being better than
our American civilization. You get.
and dad drove the dukes out
| think they are going TO have dad ar
rested for treason. But don't tell ma.
cause she may think treason serious.
Yours HENNERY.
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their bank accounts straight could give
those old Claude Duvais and Sixteen
String Jacks cards and spades
But civilization. dad says. has done
much for the highway robbery business.
and he says we in America have arrived
at absolute perfection. However. ! was
much interested in looking over the
ground where my first heroes lived and
died. and did business and when we
went 10 the prisons where they were
confined. and were shown where Ty-
burn Tree stood. that so many OF them
rere hung on. tears came 70 my eyes
AZ the thought that ! was on the sacred
ground where my heroes croaked. aud
went 70 their deaths With smiles on their
faces. and polite 10 The last The guard
who showed us around thought that dad
and / were relatives If the deceased
highwaymen. and when we went away
he said 10 dad. call again. Mr.. Duval.
Always glad to serve any Of the descend
ants Of the heroes What line Of robbery
are You in. Mr. Duval?" Dad was mad.
but he told the guard be was now on the
stock exchange, and SO we maintained
the reputation Of the family
Then we hired horses and took horse
back ride through Rotten Row where
everybody in London that has the price.
rides a horse. and nc carriages are al
lowed Dad was an old cavalry man
forty years ago and he IS stuck on his
shape when he is on horse. but ne came
near breaking up the horse back parade
the day We went for &c ride. The liv-
eryman gave us two hob-tailed nags. a
biz one for dad and a small one FOR me.
but they didn't have any army saddle for
dad. and be had 20 ride on one Of these
little English saddles such as jockeys
ride races on. and dad is so big where
he sits on saddle that you couldn't see
the saddle. and guess they gave dad
a hurdle jumper. because when We got
ricnt amongst the riders. men and WON
en-. his horse began 10 act up. and some
one yelled. Tally and that Is
something about fox hunting, not 4
Goa IA. and the horse jumped fierce anu
dad yelled OF over the LowsIr.t and went
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The Bad Boy Writes Of Ancient and
Modern Highwaymen-He Gets a
Taste Of High Life and His Dad
Tells the Story Of the
Pickleman's Daughter.
~ HoN GEORGE W. PECK.
IAaAtf OF ltlh sun. aAlApE OF
-Ienk-s Eal Boy. eieD

taaNE OF 'ltNh sun AAAANf OF
"PeCk's BAD Boy. etc)
Copyright ls0i IS Joseph b Bow.es)
LONDON. England.-My Dear Ole
Skate Well. if We are going 10 see any
Of the other countries on this side OF
the water before our return ticket ex-
pires. We have cot 10 be getting q move
on. and dad says Ia about a week We Will
be doing stunts ia Paris that viii bring
about revolution. and wind up the re-
public u France. and seat some nine
spot on the throne that Napoleon used
to wear out his buckskin pants on.
Dad asked me tOthcr day what ] cared
most 90 gee in London and told him
wanted to visit Nfweate prison and
the places made famous by the bold
highwaymen OF century or two ago.
He thought was dafy but when told
him how had read Claude Duval and
"Sixteen-String Jack and all the high
way literature. in the haymow, when dad
thought ! was wedding the garden. he
confessed that he used 10 hunt those
yellow covered books ont OF the manger
when ] was not readrs them. and that
be had read them all himself when
thought he was studying for his cam
paign speeches. and so he said be would
90 with me So we visited Homestead
Heath. where claude Duvai used 10 ride
Black Bess." and hold up people who
travelled az might in post chaises. and VIC
found splendid spots where there mad
been more highway robbery going on
than any place east of Missouri but I
was disgnsted when thought what
chumps those old highway robbers were
compared 20 the American highway rob-
bers and hold up men Of the present day
In Claude Duval's time he had a brace
OF fint-look pistols. which he had 20 ex-
anime the printing every time a victim
showed up. and while he was polite
when he robbed duchess. he used 10 Kill
people all right though IL they had had
cameras AZ that time the fash from the
printing pan would have taken a fash
light picture Of the robber so he could
have been identified when be rode Of In
the night TO a roadside inn and filed up
on beer. while he counted the ten shil-
l!ngs he had taken from the silk purse
Of the victim Why one Of cur Ameri-
tar gangs that hold UP a train and &c,
an express safe full Of greenbacks. and
shoots up a mess OF railroad hands and
with Winche sters and au-
.omatic pistols, anG blows up cars with
dynamite and gets away and has 70 have
4 bookkkeeper and a cashier 70 keep
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where he didu' know any titled persons.
Tnat n4Eht a couple Of dukes came
around to the hotel TO sell dad some
stock in diamond mine in South Africa.
and they got % talking about how Eng
iish society held over our crude Ameri-
can society. until dad got an addition TO
the mad he had when he called on our
girl. and when one OF the dukes said
America was being helped socially b.
the marriage OF American women to
titled persons, dad got a hot box, like
a stalled freight train.
says d=d. says he: You Johnnies
are lot OF confidence men, Who live
only TO rope liz Itch American girls. so
you an marry them ard have their dad5
lift the mortgage o. your ancestral eS-
tates. aud pul ~ tin roofs u place OK the
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s. thin hearing 90 the telephone bell and
gDsry about the Office. Send him away
q, warm weather and sunshine. and
Wasp BIS mind of his business. II you
IN. 50 along Mrs Wilson, make him
a fye-year-old hopeful who
be sim if he tried
needn't hint Florida OF Csl,-
'.r.a Is me.r said Wilson with testy
for I'm not going 70 leave
Ili take things easy al home
Or two just 20 please you but
Ao limit Grip or no grip right
ar.'
wen dear" sweetly answered
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-12

into ditch or dirty water. and the horse
went of across a field. aud the policemen
hshed dad out q the ditch. and rsn him
through a clothes Rrineer OF somsthing
and got him dried out. and sent him o.
the hotel IN an express wagon. and rode
my horse back 10 the iiveryman and told
him what happened 20 dad. and they
locked me up In a box sfaii until some
body found the horse cause they
thought dad was a horse thief. and they
held me for ransom But dad came
around before night and paid my ran
som and We were released Dad says
Rotten Row is rotten. all right enough
and by ginger II is. cause be has not got
the smell Of that ditch on his clothes
yet
Now he has got new idea and that 10
70 20 10 some country where there are
bandits. different from the bandits here
in London. and be captured and taken 20
the mountain Businesses. and held for
ransom until our government MAKES a
fuss about il. and sends warships aft--
us. tell dad IL would be just our luck
to have our government fail 70 try to get
us and the bandits might cut our heads
Of and stick them on pole as a warn
ing 20 people not 10 travel unless they
had a ransom concealed about their
clothes But dad says he Is out TO SEE
all the sights. and he is going 10 be ran
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TAKING A
REST
az.a.zEuEE w..

ILSON had always
been reckOned the
clever member OF
the firm. but there
are times when
Mrs. Wilson, her
husbands devoted
admirer. 5 q o " :
up rather we'll IN
I his connection
One OF these times
came when Wilson
went to Florida
Wilson. who Is
an eager young
lawyer had over
worked shocking
ly last in ter.
Several weeks ago
the doctor pre-
scribed rest in no
uncertain tones.
And no taking
rest al home ei
Their, he sternly
commanded. II
will 90 him no
good 10 sit around
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-12

Great Britaln's Rivera.
The British empire embraces f,GOs
rivers.
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Practical Points.

V. IS Jesus has pan for the life and
work OF each Of us as truly as the Faith
sr had mission for Jesus. Phil. 1912.
v. 10. by and through Jesus consecra-
ton ours can be accomplished. Heb.
1920.
v. %. Love Is the only bona strong
enough to bind us eternally TO God aud
TO one another-i John 4.l6
V. Is Unless we declare Chrst's
name" that IS. manifest Ills character
lit may we'll be doubted whether we ara
His disciples John 1888.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12

Garter 0&M es@& a30eMs asa
A4aeasse Range are leaders every
whers VIII Nea-s Hartwars @. n
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12
a PATH OF REACTION
Course of RuSSisa Geserameai ftesas the
fsIl Of wiite niaiStry.

St Petersburg, Dec. 10: via Eydt-
kuhnen. Dec I2.--It is learned on
high authority that the government
has finally decided against univer-
sal suffrage and practically In favor
OF the old project OF twenty-one
workmen representatives and the ex-
tension of the ballot to the small rent
payers. merchants and the educated
classes. However, the law must still
pass the council of the Empire and
receive imperial approval If the
decision is upheld Ii is likely to end
all question of the support of the
Zemstvoists.
The railroad men claim that they
have been informed that several sec
tions of the Southwestern system
have already responded 10 the ap-
peal for "A general strike. Cooler
heads, however. are advising against
precipitating action which might re-
suit in failure and are urging a post
ponament of action until the organi-
cations throughout the country have
been consulted.
II is believed that if the attempt
at reaction Ia persisted IN The med
crate liberals who are disgusted with
the tactics of the revolutionists,
fearing anarchy, will surely be driy-
en- back into the camp OF the ex-
tremists. Premier Whites friends
declare sympathetically that he has
never been in favor of an armed re-
preston. and they intimate strongly
that the arrests of the strike lead
ers must be charged to Interior Min
lister Durnoyo, who insists that he
had proof. which could be established
in the courts, that NJ Krustaieff was
planning an armed revolution and
that besides attempting TO subvert
the government. he had attacked its
credit in circulars, advising the
workmen and peasants to withdraw
their funds from the savings banks
Notwithstanding this. doubt Is ex-
pressed as to whether NJ. Durnovo
can establlshe his case, as the specif-
ic law making agitation for political
roads, telegraphs, posts, etc, a Grim
inal offense, has not yet been pro-
mulgated. II is expected, however,
that the law will be promulgated be-
fore the end of the week then, it is
said. the government can proceed
legally against the present agitators
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12

One of the most brilliant social
affairs of the season was given at Mr..
and Mrs. II. Cerf's last Friday even
ing when their daughter. Miss Jasa-
mine. made her debute into Waxa-
hachie society.
The fair debuJaute was elaborately
gowned in white crepe dc chene.
diamonds and red carnations. Mrs.
Cohen and Mrs Chaska in their usu-
al charming way assisted They
were handsomely gowned
The house was beautifully decorai-
ed in cut flowers and ferns Whist
was the feature of the evening and
as the guests took their places az
the table they were given miniature
Christmas trees. and for each game
won favor was put on the tree
Miss Nincer. in q cut. Won the iadie-
first prize, au elahorte file Mrs
Farley won the ladies second prize
Mr.. Plorson won the gentleman
first prize and Mr kennedy won the
second prize 4 great deal of smus.-
mcnt was afforded By the boobies
given Elaborate rcfreshments wvrs
served
Miss Cert, ffiends predict fug hvi
a brilliant snccezs n uNe soeial
realm
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12
SAFE BLOWERS AT WORK
Dyasmiiers Have Piled Their veCafiea 10
HiIIsbaro Offices.

Hillsboro. Tex. Dec. IL Hills
boro has seemingly become the thea
ter Of operations for dynamiters and
they have piled their vocation the
past Two nights. Saturday night the
office OF r E. Wilson. a coal dealer.
was partially wrecked with dyna-
mite The explosion occurred about
$3.50 o'clock. At 9 O'Clock last
night a fire proof safe of the Hills
boro Roller Mills Company was
blown open with dynamite or nitro
glyeerine, the safe being shattered
into fragments and one corner of the
building, including the office.
was almost torn into splinters. One
of the inside doors of the safe was
thrown against school building
about sixty yards away and tore a
big hole in the weatherboarding
There was only $50 In the safe.
Officers think the act was done
hy local amafanrs whn arc axnari-
menting with a view OF operating
elsewhere. Sheriff Satterfield said
that he expected To effect arrests
It is thought there are two involved
in the crime
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT
Program to Be Rendered by Public
school Children December Fl.

The pupils of the city public
schools will give an entertainment
in the high school auditorium on
Thursday night. December 81 The
following program viii be rendered.
Christmas Pantomime, Miss Chap
mans first grade
Jumping Jack Drill. Miss Phil
potts fourth grade.
Dialogue. Nenora Singleton. Mar
win Edwards. Ben Herring. High
school.
The Last Reindeer Miss Ma
lone's first grade
Tennis Drill. MI Lewis seventh
grade
Song. The Gypsies Festival. "
Miss Satterfield's fourth and fifth
grades.
Christmas With the Old Woman
Who Lived in a Shoe. Miss Qualte' 5
second grade
Christmas Star Drin. Miss
Criddle's sixth grade.
instrumental music John Olsen.
Edwin Lee Perrin. Myrtle Maledon.
Willie Todd and Eva Schmidt. high
school
An operetta santa Claus Ar
rival Miss Mcpherson third
grade
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12

delightful music recital was
givea at the Sims Library last night
by Prof W. w Campbell, assisted
by members of the faculty aud pu.
pills of the music department OF Trim.
iey University Each number was
well rendered and vas received
with appreciation by the audience
Following Is the program given
Star OF Love" the Trinitonians
II Bacio." Miss shippee
Old Black Zoe Tho Trinitoni
ans
The Nightingale, Miss Yantis
Queen % the Earth. Mr.. Camp
bell
Remember Now Thy Creator.
The TrinGtonians.
The Loreley. Miss Shippee
Good Night. The Trinitonians
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FaatH ana ornaamwmNAa p3AmA
teTtaN. C@@w@t WmeM
sa@ea&isy. EMsa@maka aws.
aasAe-a free. os3 nAaae IA
NaxahaeAss -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12

Washington. Des. tz.-M the
house yesterday morning MI Rnr-
gess 1T Texas introduced a ioinf fsso-
lnrlou prusiasns far freaues with
tgreisa governments. providing ugu
tralliy iR tho Philippine psadins
thv organization sf snaepenaeul rar.
eramsnf Democrats etlf au.h the
1esoiatlau aa s weazs for rhe orar
.as ~ Discussion m tFs Snnis phnu.
psas sffasrs
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12
CHATTEL MORTGAGE
Instrument Filed by J. A. Slmmon
- IL 60. Yesterday Afternoon.

4 chattel mortgage was filed in
the county clerks office yesterday af-
ternoon at $40 by ] A. Simmons
a. Co. who have been engaged In the
book and stationery business in this
city, for the benefit of creditors
Charley Walters was named as trus-
tee, The liabilities will amount to
about s2So0 The trustee Is direct
ed To take charge OF the stock and
after same has been disposed of to
pay McRea Il Lumpkins the sum of
sioa for preparing the instrument.
The list Of creditors preferred is as
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12

" + Henry. tAe contractor abe
Is putting up the threc brick build.
ing. has been ia Tennessee ahoui
Hlx weeks attending she bedside oi
bis miek father wha died Nosem hef
-, tsaa. has resarned and II pash
Ing the work On th.s buildings NJ rap,
iiay - possible They are. when
camplesnsi wuinK 80 make aaypeArl
lSaA maFw vst1 like Navpmafi
Messenger
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= 1shn Marshal Central operaf
oF sa fas Yard 0ffses. rvceivut a taIo.
sraM FRIDAY smylag taat MS aes h~g
bad bssem gcartmias harned a. Ahhs.
vAsle. "a and he and hia fam6gy 80,
Fristax nlgnf - Ea a. her fasRi
2ssaz Asr message saas for hsas staf.
lHE thzf the iaAs bad saet fraau So
in5arAes
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wo@4a - t@&ea - tAe hanae al fa@m
Hg*tsi@. La fer ta&MrMNMf Mr
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~ usRsfnF Eunzs <eN-
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in the CuuulF EuuFf thts EIfEllE
3 Fesaisr x sExalstAs uas -esAsFsd
t& th@ eaHe ~ tna state @kal4sz
VI 2ansa gh@reess "a Vga4atfag skc
i@c@A nN88na iAw TAn aetes @&AE H.
o@ ETsa& tn&sv @n aNogher eeEa a8AAnf
cf FAe same Sfgeas< Ther@ Is ums
wore rzs nerakHa aEairet hfw
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tfss- Mi&H 8@aeuaS vtTe nrHsl'
deal sad aemsxal manager ag tMe
TrtHttr mmd E8Easam VAllmF. wmA IA
tA# NsEw TODAY Ii sga@a1ttaka0n w#Eh
tAm FsAlxua& cemmitt#~ Th@ terms
have nak see he@a faily arxan&nsa. ana
tEs guuz Mlsfsa s. 81 ae~a ct fnxshei
fanAz - b. shse 20 eater s1sa sAe
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-12

Ne have cut flowers and a fww mmsm
nir pissuts ~ saie ag Thosnpmarm I.mmssa
rF fslfg Have q larger and bmssmr -.
laffmvnt AZ hams Ssssne # wssssw
iriFfs.s Ntll appreciate = nsca slant -
Christmas Gait Ne invite ysas tm srm
thrHA@a ear green haawe. whmth~w v~m
wteH ga bGy ~ nasa
MRS RlRD FoRREsT.
sT% f'a'ae S's 80 aasai IL
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Meeting IT Elks

fhr regular Meeting of The BE-
uesoleaf and Protective Order of
Eiks wil' pe held tonight All mem.
hcrs nrs 4 io be present Bamnes.
ot Imrof 1rc demands attention
g. MiScER. E.R
ESQ T. GRIFFIN z,f
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-11-11
RAILROAD PRESIDENTS
FRANK ADMISSIONS

The frankest statement yet made by
any high railroad official, with regard to
the need of Government regulation, il
that of President A. B. Stickney
Of the Great Western Railway, in
his speech before the Original Roosevelt
Club, at st. Paul last week. He freely
disclosed the methods in use by the
railroads and their chief patrons. TO
evade the law against rebating. He
said che had been told" that rebates
are now made in actual cash delivered
upon the desk Of customers in packages
by young men sent out for the purpose
from so. called routing agencies in New
York, through the cities Of the West,
taking no receipts and leaving no state.
ments. Hundreds of thousands of
dollars, it appears. are thus distributed
and the sums so rebated are found to be
certain percentage, usually 25 per
cent. Of the amounts paid by the recipi-
ents as freight charges. He continued:
Stating the gist of the law in a nut.
shell. the railway companies have an
absolute monopoly and under the law fix
the price upon which they alone can
produce aud which every living man
must consume (railway transportation,
aud the law makes it misdemeanor for
the customer to kick. Il that square
deal?"
Under present competition, Stickney
said. unreasonable rates cannot be en-
forced, but he declared competition is
fast disappearing, SO that in ten years
there will be few. il any. competitive
railways. Hence the necessity for
Government action. While he highly
praised President Roosevelt in standing
up "for fair deal" for the public. he
thought it would be wise not to put the
duty of prosecution upon the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and that it
should be left to disinterested Board of
Arbitrators with relation TO rates.
The difficulty of this policy is the
well.known delays of the Courts. says
the Sacramento Bee. Unless the Com.
mission shoull be given power to sum-
marily enforce its decisions aud orders.
there is small prospect that the railroads
would obey them. save when it might
prove to their interest to do So The
Commission order to reduce rate to
a given figure, found reasonable. should
go into effect at once. and remain in
force unless reversed by some Court
having legal jurisdiction.