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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-04
JONES'S RECITATION.
He Had a Wonderful Memory and
Brought Down the House.

do Had a Wonderful Memory and
Brought Down the House.
Ladies and gentlemen" he began,
Pm going to give you a recitation. It's
its called The Schooner Horatius.'
No. 1 mean The Village Rock No,
that isn't it. Its How the-the
Blacksmith Kept the Bridge 1 mean
it's-it's a thing by Longfellow, you
know; that is, 1 think it was Tenny-
sonr
1.-The Boy Stood on the Burning
Deck" whispered Blake loud enough
for him to hear.
Eyes, that's it." went on Jones
Then he fixed his eyes on a point in
the roof and blurted out In jerks and
starts as the odd lines came before
him, the following effusion:
The boy stood on the burning deck,
He-he stood upon his head,
Because his arms and legs were off,
So he waved his arms and said
My name is Norval. On the Grampian
Hills
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man, was-was
wrecked,
On the pitiless Goodwin Sands.
And by him sported on the green
His little grandchild Wilhelmine;
Teh doctors had given him up, sir,
The darling of our crew!
And-and- the cheek of Argyll grew dead
ly pale,
And we rushed for the signal rockets.
Lets fire them quick" we cried,
And the good Abbot of Aberbrothock
plunged headlong into the tide.
Then who will stand on either hand and
keep the bridge with me?
On board the schooner Hesperus that
sails the wintry sea,
1, with two more to help me, will bold
the foe in play,
| For l am to be Queen of the May,
mother; I'm to be Queen of the
May.
When 1t was all over, and the roars
| Of laughter had subsidized, Jones rushed
off the stage and hid himself for the
rest of the evening. And the memory
of his famous recitation is still an
ever green one In the annals Of the
| school.-Tit-Bits.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-04

lower flight. The hot breath Of tho
flames scorched his face. and ffom
below he could hear the shouts and
yells of the firemen.
you'll never make 1t this way" he
heard someone cry. go back to the
other stairsv' But he was deaf to the
warning cry. He wrapped the wom-
ans cape about her face, pressed her
closer and rushed on. For time, an
age it seemed to him, he was wading
through a furnace of fire. He closed
his eyes, leaped, and fell headlong into
the arms Of two big fremen. A mo-
ment more and he was in the refresh
ing air, safe, with his burden still
pressed close to him.
He lay her down on the cool gro SIS
and famed her white face with his
hat. He believed he had never seen d
sweeter, prettier face than this. He
raised her head on his arm, and she
opened her large blue eyes.
"Where are little Tom and Harry p
she asked feebly.
Here we are, mamma" And fouI
youthful arms clasped her neck.
And you, VIII, you won't leave me
for while. will your 1 feel SO weak
and faint"
mo, my dear, shall never leave
you"
BLESS you for those words, Will
my love-"
Their lips met in long, quiverinl
kiss. The incompatible had become
| compaHble.-The Housewife.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-04

II not yet awake to their peril. Then
Sprigsbee ran for the door and was
confronted by a sitting column of
black smoke. The court room was on
the third floor, and he gained the first
landing in safety. AS he turned to
the lower stairs he suddenly thought
of Mrs. Sprigsbee, his wife-ah, yes,
his wife; the thought brought smile
to his hardened face. But the smile
passed quickly, and in it's stead look
of horror, of fear, of anxiety came, not
for himself, but for the woman he had
thoughtlessly, cowardly left In the
court room.
He whirled on his heel and dashed
back up the stairway, three steps at a
bound. Mrs. Sprigsbee was running
about the court room frantically, aim
lessly when her husband entered. "Oh,
where are my children, where are my
boysr" she walled in agony.
'"They are down. They are safe"
Sprigsbee cried and took her by the
hand. Here, come with me. We
must get down instantly"
The woman was faint and weak
from long uffering-suffering that he
himself had brought upon her, and
now, as he gripped the delicate fin
gers in his own, Sprigsbee realized 1t
all. She could but slowly descend the
stairs, in spite of his efforts to hurry
her. The smoke rolled up in murky,
choking gusts, and the sharp, inces-
SAINT cracking Of flames came from
| below.
1--WE must go faster" Sprigsbee cried
desperately.
The woman tried to increase her
pace, but could not. The raging smoke
blinded her, stffled her, and before the
first landing was reached, she fell In
a swoon.
Spigsbes caught her In his arms. he
was surprised to find how light and
frail she was. With hts burden press
ed closA t. him, he dashed down the
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-04
GREAT NAMES IN CONGRESS.
Man Whose Patronymics Mark Tke.s
for Other Msn's Notice.

= Nv
for Other Msn's Notice.
We cannot depend on the House OF
Representatives of the United States
Congress for a great deal, but we can
always trust 1t to supply roll call
that is interesting and diverting read
inp-until 1t becomes an old story, says
the New York Mail and Express. Why
ia it that men of picturesque and even
remarkable cognomens tend to drift
into Congress- especially in the South
and West? Is it that the very nature
of their names seems to devolve upon
them the duty to render these names
ulustrious? Perhaps it is.
The Fifty-eighth Congress is no ex-
ception to the rule. There are men
here whose names ought to have made
them famous even If they had never
gone to Congress or done anything else
Not to speak of Prince Cupid Kalania-
nao ole of Honolulu, whose name may be
the Hawaiian Smith for all we know,
we have on this new roll of our coun-
try's fame the priceless name of the
Hon. Swanger Sherley of Kentucky,
that of Hon. Phanor Brazeale of Louis
lana and that of Hon. Justin d. Bow
ersoclS of Kansas. The Hon. Jefferson
Br1ck Is now dDStnt llOlh NhC SOohNAAN
of the nation, but the family Is ably
represented by the Hon. Abraham
Brick of Indiana.
There are others. Let us pick out q
few patronymic gems at random;
Thetus w. Sims, Tennessee.
Parish Carter Tate, Georgia.
Ollie James, Kentucky.
Halvor Stevenson, Minnesota
|
Jack Beall, Texas.
Carter Glass, Virginia.
Arsene 2. Pujo, Louisiana.
The names of Pou, Shook, Noon.
Dick, Crumpacker, Mudd, Skies, Shull.
Snapp, Gooch, Licernash, Kluttz, Sho-
Der and Spight continue to decorate
the roll. They surely were not born to
die. But why, may we ask, is the
name of Bird" so popular among poll
ticians? The present House has on It's
list Adam Byrd of Mississippi and H
Burd Cassell of Pennsylvania, and
have we not our own Bird s. Coler
and Asa Bird Gardiner always with
us?
Many a congressional surname of de-
cided commonplaceness is relieved
from that fate by the given name
That of the Hon. Choice b. Randell of
Texas is an instance, the Hon. Vespa-
sian Warner another and the Hon
Ariosto Wiley another. But for the
most part the Congressman were con-
demned by their parents to bear the
plain names of John, James, William,
Joseph and so on. These parents fail
ed to realize that II a man couldn't
get his name into the megaphone OF
fame in any other way it might be
done for him with a quaint curious
and mouth-filling baptismal designa-
ton.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-04
The Wooden Indian

Behold the wooden Indian,
Who stands outside the door.
And guards, with frown and Ratchet
The old tobacco store.
He never beat a grocery BILL
He never told a lie,
He never took a longing look
At bourbon, fizz, or rye.
Behold the wooden Indian
A mass OF oak and paint;
He never made a crooked move,
In faith, he is saint.
He never bought a stack OF chips
And sat into a game;
He never rushed a chorus girl,
Or firted with q dame.
Behold the wooden Indian,
Who. on the other hand,
Was never known to help the poor
That fill our glorious land
Who never heam the piteous cry
OF him who starved alone
Who never gave a hungry dog
So much as one small bone.
Behold the wooden Indian
(And clay is much like wood.
Who never did bit of harm,
Nor yet a bit of good.
His family is not extinct
In fnct, one often meets
A lot of wooden Indians
A-walking OH the streetsl
Sentinel.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-04
According to his Folly.

A young Japanese compositor en-
ployed on a Japanese paper In New
York was riding downtown in a City
Hall train the other morning. He waE
engrossed In his morning paper. and
paid little attention to the other pas
sengers.
But fresh-looking young man who
sat next to him, and who had been
eylng him all along, suddenly askeds
What sort of 'nese' are you, any
wayT A Chinese or Japanese7"
The little Jap was not caught nap
ping. Quick as wink he replied:
what sort of a key are you, any
"ayI a monkey, donkey. or a YAM
keep
The fresh young man had no moro
70 say, and left the train quickly when
the City Hall station was reached
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-04
AN IMMORTAL SONG.

A poet iabored patiently and long.
las he trusted) immortal song.
His little girl disturbed him with her play,
And angrily he sent the child away.
The poem completed and forgot
by the poets friends remembered not.
But the hard words the tenderhear maid
Bore n her breast till she In dust laid.
American Agriculturist.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-04
Unoie Sans Women EMPLOYEES

Inc largest number OF women en-
pioyss IN any line of work are In the
onlteo States Postofice Department
more than one-third of them are past
middle age and some are past TO. They
III All Kinds Of positions, even many
., ne rural frss delivery ROUTES bs4ns
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-04

He-ThAt's General Mikiletti over
there BE can't speak a word of En-
gftsh.
Shells 1t possible7 Why, he looks
real NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Transcrinr.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-26
TAFT NOT A
CANDIDATE
HEAD OF WAR DEPARTMENT
WILL NOT QUIZ THE cABINE,
Secretary Of War Taft Will Not Be
Bothered With The Presidential Bee
he VIII Remain q Member OF the
{ Roosevelt Cabinet. 4

Washington, Oct. 26.-The Post pub
fishes an official statement from Secre-
tary of War TAFT, as follows:
II have no intention OF resigning
from the cabinet to make campaign
for the presidency, and furthermore, I
have no intention whatever of making
a campaign for the Office Of the ma
TONS chief executive. z
The secretary OF war is not. planning
to enter a campaign for the presidency,
has no intention Of doing so, is content
with his seat lii the cabinet and means
to stay there as long as the president
desires it. Such is the substance Of
an announcement made by him today
and which will tend to put at rest tenn
|porarily at least the talk OF his being a
presidential candidate.
FL am satisfied with my present place
and shall be pleased to remain in the
cabinet as long as can, added Mr.
Taft Fl have already said had nc
intention OF becoming a candidate for
the presidency and authorized no one
to spring the presidential boom, ais it
has been called
The Post adds that Secretary Taft's
statement was called forth BY pub
lished reports III connection with his
recent Akron O., speech that he has
presidential ambitions. ~
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RAILROAD SURVEYORS.

AberdeeiG S. D., Oct. Il. M. ID.
Wheeler, with two gangs Of railroad
surveyors, left for Leola TO continue the
survey of the mysterious railroad line
10 the northwest. while another gang
Ills moving to the southeast and is now
iii Gem township, headed toward Yer
don and Bradley This morning con
signnlent of pernanentg stakes ar
rived for Mr.. Wheeler, which will be
substituted for the temp porafy stakes
used so far. The survey is being push
ed rapidly both to the northwest and
toward Watertown.
C. p. Bissett, route agent for the G.
NJ, who is in Aberdeen, states that the
tracks into the city will be laid itnmedi-
ately, and that the work will also be
commenced at once on the company
down town station. Aberdeen business
men who have been shown the plans
for the new station say it will be a
handsome structure f
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-26
.CANADAs THANKSGIVING.

Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 26.-In accord
ance with the proclamation issned BY
the government Thanksgiving Day IS.
generally observed Throughout Canada
today. As rule the change of the: day
from the middle OF November to the.
middle of October has given satisfac-
ton, as the weather is rnilder and more
pleasant for outdoor enjoyment. Not
so we'll satisfied are the Canadians with
the choice of Thursday as ThanksgiV-
ing Day, It is argued, that, inasmuehlj
as the selection ofsthe day is entirely
arbitrary, would have been much
better and more convenient, had a
Monday been selected for the purpose.
That would have made it possible TO
hold family, reunions, extending over
two or even three days sy
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-26
SUIT IS STARTED TO
SET ASIDE "A WILL

New York, Oct 26.- Slit was be-
gun BY Reginald Ronalds, son Of Pierre
Lorillard Ronalds, the father Of coach
ing in America, who died in this city
on Oct. aI, to recover property valued
at nearly million dollars which had
been decided BY the elder Ronalds 10
Miss Elizabeth N. Blake. The papers
served on Miss Blake allege that yalm-
able parts Of real estate had been de-
liyered I'd her BY Pierre LorilIard Rom
aids. because she had led hin, To be-
lieye that act was iii obedience to COM
niands of spirits Of his deceased rela-
|tives. US
The papers were executed III No
venlber, 1907 Pierre Lorillard Ron
aids was % years old. Miss Blake
says for the past nineteen years she had
been as daughter tp the old man.
her flial affection comforting his de-
cliniug days. and that during All that
time he had been with her constantlv.
On hts trips abroad, she says, she Was
constantly BIZ his side.
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TENNESSEE Y. NJ. c. A.

II Clarksville, Tenn, Oct 26-The an
nual meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association OF Tennessee
opened here this morning with large
attendance, representing every institu-
ton and branch of the organization in
this state. The session this morning
was opened with an address by DIR.
James l.. Vance, OF Newark, N. J., who
spoke on ''Tennessee's Largest Asset
and Greatest Need" DR.. Vance will
address the convention on every one
of the three days of the convention.
Besides him there are number OF
other prominent speakers, who will
deliver addresses. The music is under
the direction of Prof. Chas. c. Wash
burn, assisted by the Vanderbilt Glee
Club s,'s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-26
CLEVELAND CONDEMNED, Il.
ROOSEVELT ENDORSE Jed

y Holyoke, Mass, Oct. 26.-Reselutions
eondemning the attitude taken BY former
President Grover Cleveland ON the wonl-
ans suffrage question and commencing
that Of President Roosevelt and JUS
tice Brewer of the; United States s,l-
|preme court, were adopted at the Mas
sachusetts woman suffrage convention
In referring to Mr.. Cleveland S attitude
the reason said: # x
T Whereas, an ex-president Of the
United States has lately declared his
belief that women are unfit to vote,
therefore be it
Resolved, That we call attention to
the fact that President Roosevelt is
of the contrary opinion He recon-
mended woman suffrage in his mes
sage to the legislature when he was
governor of New York and in his
speeches he has continually urged up
Ion women their duty to take an inter-
| est in public affairs Z 81.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW
CONVENTION SPLIT IN TWO
2sgulars'' Refused to Permit
cry Faction to Participate
ss;thout Signing Pledge.
Parry 3 His Followers Held
! aRlA 5 !. conventio,, in
An er Hall. .

Chicago, Oct. 26 wo interstate COM
merce law conventions were held here
today. One at the Steinway hall, known
as the regular headed by the Bacon
faction, who originally called the con-
vention, and the other at Studebaker
hall, headed by D. NJ. Parry of Indian
apolis The latter faction was said to
represent the railroads, and although
they individually demanded admittance
to the regular convention, they werei
only permitted to ente.. on a signed
pledge given out last night The Parry
faction went! from the Auditorium An
mex in a body to Steinway hall, but on
|refusing to sign the pledge they were
refused admission. The police blocked
the way and they retired to Studebaker
hall, where a so-called "Runps conven-
tion$ was held. 2-st ii
The blanks prepared by the secretary
contained the following extract from
the presidents last message to congress
as the sole subject to be discussed and
considered at the convention. 1.
The interstate commerce commits
sion should be vested with the power
where a given rate has been chal-
lenged, and after a full hearing found
to be unreasonable, to decide, subject
TO judicial review, what shall be
reasonable rate to take its place,
the ruling of the commission to take
effect immediately and to. obtain 1n-
less and until it is reversed by the
court Of review" .sG XIV
The executive committee declared:
1t is not the intention to shut off
or curtail the free discussion OF all
questions as to the best method of Sc
curing Legislation iii accord with the
presidents recommendations, but
those who are not in favor OF such
election have as matter of course
1.-THE great American privilege Of hiring
a hall and holding a meeting of their
own. s sgS
ID. NJ. Parry, president Of the Ma
tional Manufa acturers' association who
IS leading the association faction said:
Many Of the delegates are opposed
Ito the proposed remedy of President
Roosevelt for the abatement of the rate
l$evil, and they have right to be heard
| We. want free speech and fair dis.
lfcassion Of the question on the floor o
1.-THE convention without the application
Iof gag rule. e ~ #
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-26
FOUR KILLED
In COLLISION
ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER
TRAINS HIT EACH OTHER
Dispatcher Gave Both Trains clear-
Ing Orders and Both Were Going
at q High Rate Of Speed When Hit =
Many Injured.


fairfield, Ia, Oct. 26-The west bound
passenger on the Rock Island, which
left Chicago at 8 80 last night, collided
head-on with the east bound passenger
which left Kansas City at $50 las,
night, a mile south Of here. killing -four
and irjuring twenty-five Of thirty.
The dead
ENGINEER MIKES, Muscatine
# MAIL CLERK CANFIELD, Murray
III q. u
DETECTIVE GRIFFITH, I, Lucas, La
UNKNOWN NAN
The cause Of the accident is believed
to- have been a mistakeSo of the dispatcher
who. it is said, gave both trains clearing
orders. Both trains were going fast
when they met in the hills. Both en-
gines were locked together and two cars
were thrown off the track BY the force
Eof the collision.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-26
ROOSEVELT In
new ORLEANS
PRESIDENT in The
FEVER STRICKEN CITY
Chief Executive Was Given Warm
Greeting Interesting Programme
Carried Out Leaves In the Morning
for Trip Around the Coast.

New Orleans, La, Oct. e6. President
Roosevelt, accompanied BY Secretary
Loeb and Surgeon General Rixey, ar
rived here BY special train from Mem
sphis at q o'clock this morning. A re-
sception conimirIee, headed BY Mayor
Martin Behrman, received the president
at the station. An enormous crowd was
assembled in front Of the station, when
the president arrived and received him
with enthusiastic cheers, which con
.tinued until the carriages bearing the
president and the other members of the
party, as well as the members of the
reception committee, had vanished from
sight down Canal street Detachments
sof mounted state troops formed the
military escort of the president
The carriages passed along Canal to
Liberty street, thence to Camp and Lee
circle, thence on ST. Charles to the city
hall All along the route the houses
were handsomely decorated with flags
and bunting and thousands Of people
lined the streets, cheering the president
while he passed, smiling and bowing.
A large audience awaited the president
AT the city hall, where he was formally
introduced by the mayor and delivered
an address. His remarks were often I'M
terrupted by applause and the cheering
continued for some minutes after he
had finished his address.
Then President Roosevelt was taken
~ - 81 1, Z, IL n
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~ ~ - -, So. / - '.- Er4
ESCAPED HORSE THIEF
FINALLY REA2RESTED

Medora, N. D., Oct. 26.-Otto Chen
eworth, who is alleged to have stolen
$4,000 worth OF horses from A. C.
Huidekooper, this county in 1901, and
who afterwards broke jail here, at the
same time writing letter to the sheriff
expressing his regrets, for leaving SO
abruptly, has been captured i'll Wyom-
ing. Sheriff Reid left today with re-
.quisition for his return. ...
81 A. G. Huidekooper, who has been
engaged in the horse business here for
twenty years, and had the largest horse
ranch in the state, has sold his entire
herd of 1000 head to St. Louis parties.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-26
RUSSIA Is NOW ABSOLUTELY
CONTROLLED BY STRIKERS
All Trains Are Laid Out and
There Is Little Outside
| Communication.
Thousands Are Being Added to
the Strikers-Trepoff i'm
Command.

ST.. Petersburg, Oct. 26.-Russia is
practically isolated today from the rest
-of Europe as the international train
service on all lines has virtually ceas-
ed. The strike contagion is spreading.
All classes Of workmen are organic
ing sympathetic strikes and industrial
life is coming TO a standstill.
Communication by telegraph with
many interior points is interrupted. The
whole country is becoming alarmed and
in St. Petersburg an incipient panic pre-
walls. Boats are the only means Of
egress. The ranks of 10000 workers
from the mills and the factories were
increased this morning by 10000 others.
All the employees of the port, 1000, and
$4,000 from the steel works, quit in a
body. The city resembles beleaguered
town. The men are quiet and the Cos
sacks had no provocation to interfere.
BY an imperial order the garrison at
St. Petersburg has been placed under
command of General Trepoff, who is
held responsible for the safety and or
der Of the capitol. The troops were dis
tributed III the various parts of the city,
but martial law has not been proclaimed
All the ministers were in conference
with General Trepoff today on the en-
larged law of the assembly.
During the afternoon the alarm in
creased. The meat markets were raided
| by anxious purchasers The police are
becoming frightened and many are Of
fering their designations The troops
have possession of the water, gas and
electric light works. The ministers un-
der the presidency of Witte agreed inn
mediately to promulgate laws granting
the freedom of press, speech and meet
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-26
HICKS TO TALK TO
TEACHERS AND PARENTS

Superintendent Hicks of the public
schools will hold the usual monthly
meeting Of the city teachers, in the as
sembly rooms Of the high school, at 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon ..
This will be an open meeting and
all school patrons are very cordially
invited to be present. 1t is known that
Superintendent Hicks viii speak for
thirty minutes on the problems of the
administration, personal impressions OF
the quality of work done in the schools
and point out the general trend of pro-
gress as il is now taking place.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-26
POST OFFICE CHANGES.

Washington, D. G., Oct rs. A
new postoffice has been established AT
Moen in Nelson county, and will be
supplied from Sarnia The following
postoffices have been discontinued il
North Dakota Adler and Baconville
III Nelson county and mail should be
sent to Petersburg, Falconer III Nc
Lean county and mail should go tc
AVashburn, Krorthaf iii Mercer county,
where mail should 60 To Expansion.