Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-22
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Ssas Stray Leaves From . Repertsr's
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good story is being told on Judge
 Dickinson, one of the federal judges Of
 the southern district of Indian terri
 tory. In some villages in that terri
 tory colored people are at discount
 and are not wanted under any circum-
 stances. At Lindsay. village in the 4 Choctaw nation where Judge Dickin, 4 son came to hold court he observed
 several signs principally posted on the I telegraph poles, pointing out Tn curt l language that negroes were not want 1 ed. The judge did not believe this
 should be permitted and directed the notices to be taken down but no one l seemed to be sufficiently impressed | with the judicial wrath to execute his orders Consequently the judge peel l ed off his coat and vest and ascended | an adjacent telegraph pole from which he removed the offending plac- ard. Nobody ventured to replace it as long as the judge was in town but after he left, the signs made their ap- pearance once more and will probably remain until the distinguished jurist returns.
 uudH udS pttui"i case which he would like to have some smart attorney take up. Some time ago he sent a friend in Ireland money to pay his passage to this country and few dollars for travelling expenses. The man paid his passage on the other side and sailed from Queenstown. He was in poor health at the time, after a few hours on board he was taken seri- ously ill and died in day or so after leaving the harbor. The body was buried at sea and now the man whd footed the bill thinks the steamship company should refund the money. He says he has made demand for 1t but the only reply he received was that
 ii cost more to give him medical attend ance and bury him than it would 60 bring him over if he had lived. He would like to give the company brush
 for the money. but he thinks lawyer would charge him more than the
 amount of the passage ticket and then
 maybe he wouldn't win his case after all. He wouldn't have found any fault if they had brought the body to New York and turned it over to him.
 Now that Paul Jones' remains have
 been brought to America the question as 10 who is the real father of the
 American navy is discussed in many places and frequently. A friend of
 Commodore John Barry. better known as .'Saucy Jack Barry says that he it
 was who was selected as captain of the
 Lexington. the fourteen-gun cruiser.
 the very first appointment to the very first vessel named after the first battle
 field of the revolution. He did shore
 duty" also in aiding in all naval mat
 ters, and when the ice in the Delaware
 and the smallpox among the crews of
 vessels permitted he sailed southwark
 and on April L 1776. captured the Ed 1
 ward and brought her to Philadelphia. 1 though the British warship. The Roe |
 buck. lay of Delaware bay to bar the |
 first capture under continental author ! fly and the first prize brought to con | gross. It aroused the hearts of all pa. ! triots even of those who months be- 1 fore had ridiculedthe idea os entering l contest on the sea. who thought it the | 'maddest notion" 10 propose makinX | seizures. Barry was the first under | continental authority to prove the idea
 a practical one.
 Many inquiries are likely to be made
 by the .Elks and others who visited | Buffalo on the occasion of their recent | meeting there, as to why their friends throughout the country did not ac- knowledge the receipt of certain postal wards. According to the story large number of foreign postal cards were placed on sale in Buffalo and were pur- chased and mailed by the visiting Elks These cards were decidedly risaue and on deliberation the postal authorities have decided they shall not be trans mltted through the L. <. mails. There fore the Buffalo office has sent them 10 Washington where they will be cared for fy the dead letter office until de stroyed. Some years ago in response to the demands of business houses con gress provided that cards could be 1 transmitted through the mails other than regulation postal cards. As a re- suit the fad of illustrated postal cards sprung up and great quantities of these are now sold. especially to travellers. The European governments. possibly with an eye 10 revenue are much more liberal in this respect than the United States and the illustrated postal cards. especially of France. range from risque ! fo Iewd. These cards are often receiv- ed by parties in this country and it appears that having been mailed in foreign country the postal authorities feel compelled to deliver them to the addressee. But when the cards are mailed in this country the department has no scruples about refusing to- handle them.