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The Washington times., 1905-02-12
HIS BUST II GOLD.

4 pretty blonde young woman cauzes
considerable excitement at Il dinner
party given in West Philadelphia rs-
Gently by showing off her engagements
present from her fance. we did nos
like the old-fashioned idea of giving
rings" she calmly announced, to the
horror OF q couple of sentimental girls
present. so each of us had d gold bust
OF our head and shoulders made, which
we presented to each other HarolS
wears his as a watch charm, and I am
wearing mine. as you see. on the gold
chain around my neck. Would you Ilka
to look at it?'' And the prospective
bride passed around the chiseIed feas
lures of Harold" done In gold.
There was something OF a thrill of dis
approval at the sight of the bust. ana
some criticism TT this bold display Of
the features of the lover.
I've heard about wearing your hears
on your sleeve. said one old lady In a
lace cap. hut It's the first time f'ys
ever seen anyone bold enough 70 wesr
her sweetheart around her neck.-PhfIs,
delphia Record.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Paw Cars Are Out Of Fashion

and full pocket, resume their pound
pound and shoyel-shoveI
Two of the historic figures of the Lake
Shore, by the order ahelishing the pay
cars, are removed 10 positions Of equal
Importance but. of less notoriety- Jared
II. Hinkley has been a paymaster on the
western division for ffty-one years. His
first trip with the money bags was made
on a hanCEcar L. c. Sheldon, paymaster
for the eastern division, has held his
position for ten years, and is said TO bs
one of the best liked men who travsi
over the road, aside from his official
capacity.
These men are retained III the ofics.
but instead of counting out gold, silver
and paper money, they viii have TO DO
with the multitude Of checks shat each
month will be dispatched over the Iines.
The checks used each month wouI6
make a volume of hundreds of pages.
almost an Encyclopedias Britannica.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

~HE order issued several days ago
by the management of the Lake
shore Railway to abolish the pay
cars on the stystem Is now IN
effect, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer
By the new system of paying all en-
pIoyes by check. the men will receive
their monthly wage from three to seven
davs earlier than they have received II
heretofore.
The Lake Shore is one OF the hrat
railroads Iof Importance in the country
to abandon the pay car for a system OF
having it's employees by check
The nav car system OF settling its ac-
count with its employees has been in
vogue on every railroad in the United
States TENS of thousands of dollars in
gold and silver have been carried over
Lake Shore tracks, from end to end,
every month. The car, with its little
engine has been a travelling bank. 1t
stopped frt each station and tower, the
eranIoyes entered one door, received
their envelopes with their pay, and left
bv another door, with their pockets fuN
of greentpacks or silver.
There has always been great deal or
sentiment connected by railroad man
with the pay car. In the smaIi towns
all the boys of the village would be at
the station when the ear rolled IN. They
would group behind the ear. peer over
the platform to see its inner workings
and watch with open mouth wonder the
stream of men with happy faces climb
down the steps, counting their wad or
creenb.acks or their handful Of coin
The sempIoyes would always have a
short holiday on pay-car day. The
sections men would push their handcar
miles to the station. They would sit
about the platform, jolly and good
,1ature.d lot, whiting the way freight
left exposed TO the weather. and fling
crud e jokes at their mates. On emerS
ing from the car they would climb on
the handcar. push their way back to
theeir section. and. with a light heart
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Arrow of an Eskimo.

Not long since a wild goose was killed
in one of the lakes Of northern Califor-
MIA The hunter was out hunting and
came suddenly on three very large wild
geese that instantly took wing, One
was shot and killed. When the hunt
er picked up the big honker, which
weighed nearly twenty pounds, he was
surprised TO observe a piece Of ivory
sticking out from the breast of the
bird just below one of It's wings
With some difficulty he succeeded in
pulling out this polished stick Of ivory.
The flesh had grown tightly around
the piece and the wound that had once
been inflicted was entirely healed.
On pulling out the object the hunter
discovered that 1t was an arrow point,
about eight inches long. very sharp at
one end, and about the size of AN ordi-
nary pencil. There were some queer,
peculiar, delicate carvings on the stem
where It had been attached to the wood
en arrow.
These quaint carvings were quite vis-
ibie. On careful inspection they We're
pronounced to be of Eskimo origin The
bird had been shot away up toward the
Arctic regions. but had not been fatally
wounded With the piece of polished
walrus tooth in it's breast, the honker
had winged its way for thousands Of
miles The Eskimo hunter had failed TO
get his goose. but il fell a victim to the
white hunter. The wooden shaft had
doubtless been broken off in the long
flight.
Sometimes birds are seen very far
away from their accustomed haunfs
and under peculiar circumstances The
people living IN the vicinity OF Harvey
lake, in southeastern Oregon, were sur
prised not long ago on seeing several
genuine sea guIls fitting about. They
were flying around in an aimIcss. be-
Wiidered sort of way-not KNOWN 2
where TO direct their course, apparently
How and why these birds came to fit
50 far inland (they were several hun
dred miles from the sea- was mystery
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

carry other articles than wraps Int,
the galleries, and children under six
years of age a-e excluded. Reading.
eating, and sleeping in the galleries Is
prohibited
If a lady's wrap hangs oyer the rail
doorkeeper politely requests her TO with
Graw it. Not long since a gentleman
sitting in the front row became en-
crossed in the legislative proceedings
and let fall his silk hat, which bounded
about the chamber. The man was much
agitated and anxiousiy Inquired If ha
would ever be able TO recover his tile.
Recently a Western Senator usIlared
into the executive gallery three rolIick-
ing young Tanchnen who took front
seats and calmly elevated their feet
upon the rail. There they sat the een<
ter of observation until doorkeeper in
vited their attention TO the improprietg.
Do i ind the Senate punch bowl ON
this hoor? inquired a visitor. No..
said the doorkeeper; go to the Senate
floor If you want punch"
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
cIanq of Three Bells.

The elang of three bells is the signal
for an executive or secret session.
which means that galleries must bee
speedily cleared Doorkeepers hasten
down among the visitors and Literally
drive them out, the business 81 the
Senate being suspended during the
process of expulsion.
Doorkeepers have horror OF locking
visitors inside during secret sessions.
and so far as is known but two bIunders
of this sort have ever occurred Late
III the SOS a shadow fell upon a n1asi sit
ting in one corner of the public gallery
were locked and the Senate was taking
up an important treaty in secret session.
when an official on the floor noted the
lone occupant of the gallery. The door
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Fight With a Hawk.

A very peculiar incident occurred re-
Gently while the new Japanese steamer
America Maru was en- route from the
port Of Yokohama to San Francisco.
When the steamer was 1000 miles from
land, she was visited by large hawk
The hawk was clutching In it's talons
a half-devoured bird. When first discov-
cred the hawk was alighting on the fore
mast, as though very weary from It's
long seaward flight. The second mate
of the Maru climbed up into the rigging
and was finally fortunate enough TO Sc
cure the handsome hawk.
Three times he approached the bird
only to see it leave It's perch and soar
away-still fercely clutching the half
eaten prey. Each time. however. the
hawk returned to its perch. Before
being captured. the hawk gave battle to
the plucky Japanese, using its strong
sharp beak and talons TO good adyaI1-
taGe in warding off the hands Of the
mate, but the latter clung to the rig
ging until the bird was captured. This
was finally done.
The hawk now occupies place in
Maru. on account OF It's brilliant
plumage ard general dtgnifed bearing
the bird Is highly valued
On the same voyage smaller hawk
Of different breed took refuge in the
steamer was crossing the China sea
That was fully 500 miles off shore This
hawk was also captured and became a
pet among the Japanese sailors.
What these birds were doing so far
from land, and how they managed to
| sustain SO long flights, are mysteries Of
the deep
Regarding wild game animals, a great
many queer things might be related.
One particular instance the writer re-
calls:
An old hunter and trapper once said
he shot a buck, probably about three
years old away up in the wild Bitter
Root mountains. AS he was very fond
OF boiled heart. he cooked that organ.
Judge OF his surprise on cutting the
heart open preparatory TO eating 1t to
flnd a good sized buekshot lodged down
near the point. He had shot and killed
the deer with a .S2-caliber rife, and had
shot only once.
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General Got a Seat.

" This way, general, 1 replied, at the
same time opening the door to the gal
Iery. Grant followed haItingIy. as his
eye caught the sign, Diplomatic gal
lery, on the door.
1.-The entrance of & person into the
diplomatic gallery is always q signal for
attention in all parts of the chamber.
AS the general descended the stairs to
the front of the gallery. where l stood
ready to seat him. one side of his cape
fell from his shoulders, revealing Grant
in uniform.
"A great cheer went up from the gal
leries. Grant blushed like a schoolgirl
and was seated. while women waved
handkerchiefs and men clapped their
hands Conkling arose and delivered a
powerful speech on reconstruction
IN the meantime I had returned to
the door. locked it. and made a bee-line
for the Sergeant-at-Arms' office. I found
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Copy ~ighted. 1900

tCOpy Hlgnjeu, 13o3t-
f. o United States Senators play
to the galleFies?''
Senators themselves either
Iaughingly or Indignantly deny
that their actions or remarks are in any
way influenced by the galleries. al
though some OF the younger members
privately admit they can make better
speech to banks Of humanity than TO
empty seats
Occasionally Senator's glance toward
the galleries as a precautionary meas
ure, that close personal or political
friend may not sit there unattended,
and not infrequentlY a Senator will join
81 party of guests, sometimes including
the most potent political factors in his
State.
The presence of distinguished guests
in the galleries is quickly noted. At
the time Of the visit of the big Russian
feet during the civil war score of
Russian officers IN full dress visited the
Capitol and occupied seats in the Senate
gallery. a committee of Senators hur-
rted TO meet them, extending such cour-
tesies as were possible in the absence of
interpreters. The honors consisted
largely of cordial greetings III panto-
mime
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

Dolliver. Depew, and Beveridge are un-
doubtedly the gallery favorites.
Applause is allowed in the House. IN
fact. Representative daily give orators
a hand, but this is never done in tie
Senate. Under the rules demonstrations
of approval or disapprovaI are rot per
mitted, although an exception was made
when Senator Hoar made his Phi! 'ppinc
speech several years ago Great ap-
p1ause from Senators and from galleries
followed the effort
a Senator arose and said that the
Senate was willing under the eircum-
stances that the rules should be broken.
Occasionally. as at the close of Senator
Mftche1l's recent statement on the foor,
the galleries do break loose, bat the Of
The Washington times., 1905-02-12


no candidate for high office carried
his own precinct in the late cleo
ton.
'Jt is a little way we have" he eX-
plained. that a man never carries his
own precinct There are two reasons. In
the first place, he wishes to be polite to
his adversary. In the second place, a
mans greatest enemies are the people
who live nearest him. When the race
was scattered over the world a man had
TO travel a whole day sometimes to find
anybody to fight This took time from
his work Civilization has changed all
that The race became gregarious. Now
adays when man wishes TO quarrel
he has his enemies near at hand, right
across the street or over the backyard
fence, so that TO fight he needs to take
a minimum of time from his business"
Ny American informant was called
away at this point in his discourse, and
some further questions that I desired to
put to him remained unasked.
why is it, ! asked Il leading Ameri-
can politician, that the solid South
never votes for a Republican Presiden-
tial nominee?"
Because the South is the home OF
true courtesy" be replied. The people
down there, being easy-going and hay
ing ample time to study current events,
see clearly that the Democratic NOMINEES.
will be so Overwhelmingly defeated as to
receive not one electoral vote unless
shey come to rescue his pride. So the
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Though the Grave and Reverend Senators
May Deny the impeachment They
Often Look Up to See Who
Are Present.
Are Present.

tary coat and cap, elbowing through the
crush, peering this way and that. As
he approached l saw it was General
Grant. He had come to hear Conkling.
they were close friends.
Il stepped forward and said: Gen
eral Grant. allow me to show you the
way to the floor of the Senate: there is
where You belong
=" oh, no, 1 will not so ON the floor
replied Grant, do you suppose 1 can
find seat in one of the galleres2
In a second of time | thought q vol
ume. / again heard the voice of the
Sergeant-at-Arms and did not doubt he
would keep his word. Before me stood
the greatest military genius of the
world; my countryman. He wanted a
seat; there We're plenty of seats in my
gallery; he should have one. Mentally l
handed in my resigna ton.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Queer Things That Happen to Game Birds

UEER things do sometimes hap
pen to game birds by mere ac-
cident. and at the hands of the
hunter. says Westerner in the
Sportsman's Review. a well-known
hunter of California recently told of
his peculiar experience with a quail
while out hunting near Stockton
cunning he suddenly came on a
OF quail. One bird was flushed
with the others, but failed to take
merely fiuttering few feet from
'ound, then falling back. It was
and on examining the dead bird
after was explained. It was dis
d that a sharp little branch or
lad pierced the second joint OF the
pinion. It had penetrated the
flesh and muscles and passed be-
the two bones OF that part Of
mon. On the under side were two
branches attached TO the twig
lad pierced the wing, both ends of
We're broken of.
1ently the quail in its flight had
tly struck the limb. which after
rating the wing. had been abruptly
off. On the outside end of the
lction could pe plainly seen the
of the quaSl's beak 1t had A
end OF Whitfield appearance No
the little creature had made long
ruthless efforts TO remove the ar-
and painful obstruction. The
ion OF skin and flesh had healed
the otherwise disabled wing was
g and healthy
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Barred by Straps.

Notwithstanding the last two named
rows are barred by heavy straps, guests
of Senators persist in unhooklnS them
and occupying the President seats
Rv the time the doorkeeper enters and
notes the situation the guests are
seated and the attention of Senators di-
ret:ted to the gallery OF course he vis-
Itors are politely Informed they are in
the Presidents seats whereupon there
is much blushing and stamn1eFtng and
n hurried rush to obtain equally as good
sittings on the opposite side Of the aisle
o.: back of the two front rows
The rules do not permit person to
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
1i1Bl5 (!glEpl1ft5Il
Many Distinguished Spectators Have Wit
messed the Proceedings, Including an
Emperor, Princess and
Other Notables.

man, is reported by deorkeepers to hase
had some unusual experiences in the
Capitol. At first doorkeepers questioned
her right to sit in the ladies' gallery, and
the female attendant in the ladies' re-
tiring room is said to have refused DR.
Walker admittanee until these employ yes
became convinced she was a woman.
One afternoon during the past winter
DIR. Walker entered the ladies' private
parlor, 1t is said, and placed her silk
hat on the center table. Shortly after
ward lady emerged from another room
and seeing a gentfemants high hat on
the table, rushed shreking from the
apartment
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Senators Are WatcI1ful.

Senators are extremely watchful of
the gallery reserved for the family and
friends Of the President, Vice President
and Senators. The seating Of guests in
the row set apart for ehe President is
instantly noted and If unknown page
is sent to learn their identity.
Senator Blaine was the idol of the
galleries, and his popularity may never
again be equaled. During one of his
powerful speeches great difficulty was
experienced in preventing continuous
outbreaks of applause. Today Senators
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Grant Turns Up.

bout 2 o'clock the following day
were but few guests in my gallery
/ assure you every ore Of them was
ma fde diplomat. but every other
ny was packed to the limit and the
idors were solid mass Of people
Dt fer a narrow path through hu-
ity kept clear By the police. A few
ties before Conkling was to speak k
ticed a small man, wearing a mill
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Bullet in Ducks Breast.

restaurant in one Of the northern
ornia towns a merry crowd of hunt
eceltly gathered around the festive
i. They were 20 have a royal feast
lid ducks. One nimrod was selected
de cfiee carver While cutting
lgh the breast Of a big canvasback
Keen edge Of the knife came in con-
with some hard substance The
er kept saving away, 10 the great
sement of the crowd: still the knife
bornly refused TO cut
last the carver male an investiga-
To the great surprise of the
ID IL was discovered that a bah had
ed in the breast Of the duck. II was
one Of the shot that had killed it.
7r The ballet was of about .30-cali-
mot conieal, but round-probabiy
from some lnuzzle-loading weapon
bail had completely incysted itself: !:
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a PROTEST.

Weary woddles: What dye think of
this 3-cent fare propostsh?
Tired Treddles: 1 don't like it.
Weary Woddles: Why, wot difference
kin II make to you? You never ride
Tired Treddles: Nope. but one of me
best games was borrowing a nickel fer
car fare and that was the price of
drink Now I'VE got TO get ten fares
for six drinks. Nope, no tree-cent pro-
posish fer me.-CleYeland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

What have you done?' he demanded.
paralyzing me with his glance. I have
Just seated General Grant in the diplo-
matte gallery I replied
For the fraction of a second he hesi-
tated, then shot out the words. Go back
to your door He never referred to the
incident again and 1 am still on the Sem
ate pay roll"
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
Episodes in Galleries.

Episodes" in the galleries. are re-
ma rkably infrequent. Perhaps the Car
RE Nation incident of last winter, when
Mrs. Nation paused on the top step Of
the ladies' public gallery, and shouted,
''Jown with conspiracy and anarchy;
saloons are treason was the most not
a BILE demonstration of the kind of late
years.
Or. Mary Walker, who dresses like a
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

the wound had apparently been made a
long time ago, and had perfectly healed.
The duck was fat and had suffered no
apparent inconvenience from the mis-
hap The ball. which lodged in the
breast, must have been almost spent
else it would have mangled the bird and
not have lodged there, but passed on.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12
4 SMALL NAN
. NEARING 4 MILITARY
CoAT AND CAP
ELBoMIN6 HIS WAY
THROUGH THE CRUSH.

tenders are admonished that u repeti-
ton viii result in clearing the eaiier-
les. When this order IS given every
person in executive. diplomatic, and
press galleries, even, must retire.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

him fighting with half a dozen Senators
whose wives had been unable TO get
within sight Of the galleries. I said,
Mr.. Brown, 1 have disobeyed your or
ders.'
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- unless they had lost their reckonings
or been blown inland by some heavy
storm.
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

z ASKED an American why it was that
] no candidate for high office carried
his own precinct IN the late cleo
The Washington times., 1905-02-12

order issued several days ago
By the management of the Lake
shore Railway TO abolish the pay
cars on the stystem is now In
,.C..zz.-1,.5 Iolair,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-27
WALKER-LEppER

At d. m. Wednesday morning.,
Oct. p, 1905, at St. Jude Thaddeus
church was performed the ceremony
which united in the holy bonds of
matrimony Mr.. Samuel A. Walker
and Miss Rose T. Lepper, the we'll
known and popular members of Havre
society. Mass was celebrated and the
ceremony was witnessed by only
members of the family. DR.. Walker,
brother of the groom was best man.
The happy couple left on the morn
ing train for a tour Of the principal
eastern cities to last month. They
will reside in Havre, and will be at
home after December LIST.
The Herald extends congratulations.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-27
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS

The October term of the district
court was opened at Fort Benton
Tuesday morning, by Judge Tattan.
The application for council fees and
alimony by the defendant in the
Thrailkill divorce suit was dismissed
by the court.
In the matter Of the guardianship
Of Merlin Power, son Of the late John
Power, permission was granted to
offer the Chouteau House property
for sale.
Letters testamentary was issued to
E. G. Carruth in the estate of Eli
Jarvis, deceased; and to Alfred West
in the estate of Susie r. Mclaughlin.
A decree of divorce was granted in
the suit Of Isabelle Lemire VS.. John
Lemire, of Hayre, in which the de-
PENDANT was accused of cruelty.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-27

Mrs. Pearl Carley, who has been
visiting her sister at st. Paul, Mimi
for the past week, returned home
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace CoWell dis
posed of their household goods at
public auction Saturday night pre-
paratory to leaving Havre perman-
emily. Mr.. CoWell has lucrative pros
poets in BeIlingham, Wash, where
they will make their home.
Allandale lodge No 135, Knights of
Pythias, held a brief social session
Tuesday night, and conferred the
rank Of page upon Joseph Mcdonald,
the popular manager Of the Havre
BOttling works. At this meeting the
knights decided to give members of
the order at Fort ASsinnibOine a royal
reception at the post, before they take
their departure for the Philippines.
Nest of the members belong to the
hospital corps and the third cavalry
who expect to start on their 1000
miles journey about November Doth.