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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-08

justice to the dinner you have ordered.
You might remind me if-if I forget
anything. It's a long time since have
dined with ladies'"
The tone was serious. but there was
a dancing light In the hne eyes that
Miss waring caught. and she smiled
sympatheticaliy.
There was bur =. conversation.
Miss warIng wac ,aciously courteous,
ss became a ne Tiss, but even n dun
man In Testers place would not have
presumed upon the situation.
Il thank you Tor your escort. Mr..
Lester said the girl dlsmissinsiy as
they passed out.
Il am your debtor. Miss warIng"
earnestly. m were not 4 hobo
would ask when and where I might
pay my dinner call"
A sudden impulse prompted her re-
Yply.
Tomorrow evening. My present sd-
dress Is on the card you have"
In all her twenty-five years Kate
Waring had never before been 30 curl
Gus or 80 anticipatiye. She smiled ap-
provsl al the card he sent up. a slip OF
paper with John Lester" boldly writ
ten.
She was still smiling when she en-.
tered the drawing room. but the smile
vanished as she noted the fashionable
clothes he wore.
He was quick 60 see the change.
You are sorry I Gamer II was tax
Ing an adyantage"-
Pardon me. am somewhat disap-
pointed. II was pleasure to hnd
something genuine. do not like lint
tations, not even an Imitation hobo"
1T Is now that I am the imitation.
Miss Waring Tia clothes are hired for
the occasion"
She held out her hand cordially.
Consider yourself welcomed. Mr.. Los
ter. and allow me 10 say that the
clothes are very becoming"
He flushed boyishly.
Its I've years since I've worn
rig like thiS hardly knew how 10
put IL on"
Miss Waring led the conversation
10 topics OF interest 90 a man OF edu.
cation and rehnement-bOoks, music.
the drama-h finding her companion con.
yersant with the best
will you tell me something OF your.
self'-she asked presently-"why you
are IA wsnderer and how you livei
Even a traveller must eat. I suppose"
He hesitated but an instant
Il have tramped for five years
work awhile in a place till the devil
drives me on again-the devil OF my
conscience suppose IL will yet drive
me back to"-his face grew grave
and bis voice harsh. but he kept stolcal-
ly Onto Denver. where am wanted
for the murder OF Manuel Laredo.
Mexican, whom killed on Starbright
ranch"
She rose eXcltedly.
Il bought Starbrlght ranch last year.
Manuel Laredo Is among the workmen
there"
He sprang 20 his feet. his face aglow.
his eyes filed with sudden Joy.
He did not die. and | am not
Then his face paled again.
Il forgot" hoarsely. there may be a
dozen Manuel Laredos; those Mexican
names
1T Is the same man" she interrupted
positively. Il have heard the story and
seen the scar OF the bullet on his
cheek"
She talked on, waiting for him 10 |
regain control Of himself
We should be friends. Mr. Lester. |
Royal Thornton Is my stepbrother. I |
have often heard him speak Of the trip |
abroad that you two made together
years ago know now why your
name seemed so familiar VIII you 20 |
back 10 ColoradoT"
He took her outstretched hand en- 4
both his own.
As your escort Miss Waringf"
She smiled assent. flushing beauu- /
fully.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-08
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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-08

Thank you. Mr.. Lester. ! hope you
are as genuinely hungry as-as your
profession would Indicate"
II am, Miss waring. can do full
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-08

House for Rent-One block from
l. a @. n. depot. Mrs. Laura Kop-
pc. iO5
The Winslow mail., 1905-03-25
February Snowfall Bulletin.

G0OenlX, ArlZ., Mar. L, 1SU0.
There was decidedly less
snowfall in the mountain ranges
during the last decade of Feb
ruary than at the same period
in January. The majority of
the correspondents in the Little
Colorado Valley report unusual
heavy snowfall from the 1st to
18th. The warm rains which
followed. caused a rapid melt
ing, thereby swelling that
stream to immense proportions
between the 22d and the last of
the month. Like conditions
prevailed in the lower drainage
basins. Heavy rainfall occur
red in portions of Marlcopa.
Yavapai, Gila and the lower
sections of Coconino, Navajo
and Apache Counties. The
precipitation, coupled with the
rapidly melting snowfall. filled
the Aqua Fria, the Gila and the
Salt Rivers banktul, damaging
turnpike and railroad bridges,
washing embankments and de
laying traffic for a few days.
Water is more abundant than
for many seasons past. Many
storage reservoirs and canal
dams were partially emptied to
prevent overfows. This copi-
Gus supply of water assures an
early and successful crop sea
son. The average depth of
snowfall in the mountains is
about as follows: Little Colora-
do catchment basin, IA s inches;
Aqua Fria and Hassayampa ba-
sins. IL inches; Gila basins, G. 3
inches; Gila and Verde basins,
1913 inches.
L. N. JESUNoFSKY.
Section Director.
The Winslow mail., 1905-03-25

Prince. in Winslow on Tues
day evening, April 4.
This opera runs more to com
edv than music and is full of
laughter from start to fiuiSh,
The Winslow mail., 1905-03-25

Owing to the prolonged wash
outs on the Southern Pacific
south of Phoenix, the above ex-
cellent organization has can
celled their bookings in Tucson,
Bisbee, Douglas and El Paso,
and return back east over the
Santa Fe, and will present their
best opera, The Beggar
The Winslow mail., 1905-03-25

RUBY CHAPTER No 3, o. of E. s. Meets
the first and third Mondays in each
N onth in Masonic Temple.
NJ. j. PhOres, Julia Mahoney,
Secretary. W. M.
The Winslow mail., 1905-03-25

NAVAJO TRIBE NO. 25 IMPROV-
ed Order Red Men. Meets every Mon
day night in Elks' Hall at o'clock
sharp Visiting brothers cordially in
vited to attend. b. F. Ketchum,
W. S. Fields, G. r. Sachem.
The Winslow mail., 1905-03-25

Beggar Prince Opera Company.
The Winslow mail., 1905-03-25

PACIFIC LODGE NO. 173, RROTH-
erhood of Locomotive Firemen. Reg
ular meetings every Tuesday in their
hall on Railroad Ave-, Winslow, Ariz.
H. Snasdell, L. o. Holm,
Secretary. Master.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-25
A KnOtty Problem.

She was a fair passenger in search
of information, and the captain was
naturally only too willing to crafty
her. He had explained that the action
Of the propeller forced the ship
through the water and added as
further item of information:
I'VE made twenty knots an hour last
night, miss"
did you really?" said the sweet girl
"And whatever did you do with them
all?"
The captain went red and his eyes
dilated.
Threw them overheard" he said
shortly.
Fancy" she said. Now, do you
know, | always understood that you
captains made the poor, dear sailors
unite those knots the next day"
Then the skipper hurried away with
groan. plunglng his head in a pail
of cool water and kicking the cabin
boy nightly.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-25
DECIDED AT POKER.
La MOure's Five Card Draw Won the
Name of the County.

OI the OOuhAys
When the extreme western border of
Dakota was colonized there was live
ly squabble about what the new coun-
ty should be called. There were four
commissioners whose duty it was to
decide ON the name, and at the board
meetings the vote for the name of the
county was always two and two, and
public feeling began to run high. John
Winn suggested that the four commits
sioners should take 500 white chips
apiece and play a game of poker to
decide, the chips to represent So each.
This was agreed to, and the game COM
menced with the entire population on
hand. For two hours little gain was
made, and then jack pot came
around, for which seventy-three hands
were dealt before it was opened. FL
nally Commissioner Edwards opened
it for $100. He held three kings, Judd
La Moure held zigZag, and the 9TH
ers dropped out. Edwards drew one
card. La Moure dealt himself five
cards, and the betting commenced.
Men with revolvers kept the crowd
from the table. After several raises
there was $4,000 in the pool private
money, besides the chips. Then the
hand was called. Edwards held three
kings, and La Moure had drawn full,
three fives and a pair of fours. He
rose to his feet and cried, Gentlemen,
this is Mckenzie county," and so it
was and is called. The game lasted
eighteen hours, and La Moure and
Winn were carried shoulder high
around the town, which saw no sleep
that night The cards held by La
Moure are to be found among the az
chives of the county, labeled "La
/ Moure's Five Card Draw"
Smyrna times., 1905-10-25
SHIPPERS PAYS THE PENHLTY
FOR COLD BLOOOED MURDER
HANGED AT ELKTON JAIL FOR TAKING THE
LIFE OF ALBERT CONSTABLE, ESQ.
Went TO the GalIOws Smiling and Kept His
Nerve to the Last, Protesting His limo
cence Despite the Fact he had Confessed.

Nerve to the Last, Protesting His limo
cence Despite the Fact he had Confessed.
With a smile actually on his lips,
John M. Shippers, the young man con-
victed of the murder of Albert Consta-
BILE, Sr., prominent lawyer of Elkton,
was hanged i'll the county Jail yard at
Elkton Friday morning. The drop fell
at 9.53 o'clock during drizzling rain
and in the presence of forty persons.
The execution was conducted success
fully by Sheriff George G. Biddle. The
dead man declared his innocence up to
the very last. The Rev. William
Shouler, rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church of Elkton, visited him in his
cell at nine o'clock Friday morning
and again asked him if he wanted to
make confession which he, (the min
ister) had written out. The statement
was to the effect that Shippers admitted
the crime. When the young man was
asked to sign it he refused and re-
peated his declaration of innocence.
Shippers wrote letters, which were
identical, to his mother and sister, the
contents of which were given out after
the hanging. The body was cut down
at 1890 o'clock, death having been
caused by a broken neck. The re-
mains will be buried in the Shippers
family lot at Cherry Hill, Cecil county
Nd, Saturday, the body being taken
in charge by Undertaken Clark S.
Grant, aud placed in an ordinary dead
box. The mother and sisters of the
murderer and a few others at.
tended the interment. The services will
be conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Shouler
The body was examined by Drs. w
d. Cawley and Arthur Mitchell Of
Elkton, and r. H. Darrah, of Balti
more. They stated that the victims
heart had stopped beating twelve min
utes after the drop fell Nopost NOR
tenn was held. Two hundred people
stood outside the Jail while the execu
tion was being conducted, but the only
persons who saw the hanging, othel
than those in the Jail, were couple o
boys who had climbed tall trees over
looking the high stone wall.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-25
HERCULANEUM.
It's Destruction Came From n DeIuge
of Lava Water.

Its Destruction Came From a DeIuge
of Lava Water.
Herculaneum, in Italy, is one Of those
ancient cities which have not only been
buried, but actually forgotten, for
ages. The town, supposed to be of
Etruscan origin, lies ON the Campanian
plain at the foot of it's destroyer, We
suvius, almost midway between Ma
Piles and Pompeii.
What caused the catastrophe of the
year 10 \. D.? Biologists have come
to the help of the archaeologists, and
1t is now held that the destruction of
Herculaneum was somewhat different
from that of POmpeii, although Pom
peii was also covered and buried and
the general effects were the same In
both instances. In the case of Pom
peii the city was overwhelmed by the
shower of small stones from the vol
cano and the subsequent rain of ashes,
but Herculaneum seems to have been
deluged with water lava" and far
fewer people were able to make their
escape from the city than from Pom
peii.
1t is the theory that the steam from
the crater turned into rain, and, mixing
with the volcanic dust, formed huge
volume Of muddy torrent This gath
cred other soil as it poured over the
land, raised the level of the country
more than sixty-five feet and finally
left mass of cOmpacted tufa. This
torrent ran on to the sea, making it's
own channel and forming a kind of
lagoon around the previously safe har-
Dor which entirely prevented any ships
from approaching the place thereafter.
Chicago News.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-25
Sex In Ants.

The different species of ants are
pretty generally distributed over the
globe, and on this account the natural
lists infer that there is work for them
to do in the great economy of the uni
verse. In each colony males, females,
neuters and sometimes soldiers are to
be recognized. The males are invaria-
bly, smaller than the females and, like
those of the feminine gender, have
wings in their original state. The
neuters, which are the workers, are
without wings in any Of their trans
formations. and the soldiers are recog-
nized by the armor plates on their
heads.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-25
NAMING A VESSEL.
why President Arthur Would Not
Call 1t the Concord.

why President Arthur Would Not
Call 1t the Concord.
While General Arthur was president
and during one of the summers of his
administration he was ON board the
Dispatch at Newport, and Secretary
of the Navy Chandler was pestering
him to consent to naming the new dis,
patch boat, afterward the Dolphin, the
Concord, after the first battle of the
Revolution. General Arthur was dis
posed to quiz Chandler about his pro-
posed name. He preferred the name
Dolphin as being more suggestive Of
speed at sea. When Chandler argued
the Importance of keeping in mind the
heroic resistance of the colonial mill
tia and the brilliant opposition offered
to Pitcairns men General Arthur ask
ed him:
"What is it that you propose to call
this ship?"
"The Concord" answered Chandler,
giving the approved New Hampshire
pronunciation.
There" retorted Arthur, inviting the
attention of Captain Reeder. 'Do
you hear that? Conquered. Do you
think that a good name to give a ship
of-war? Then, suppose you change the
pronunciation and call it Concord, just
as spelled. Does it not strike you
Chandler, that there is a degree OF
Concord in the presence of a vessel OF
WARP
The new ship was called the Dol
phin, but the Concord appeared after
General Arthur had ceased to have in
fiuence in naming the ships of the
navy.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-25
Literary Condolences.

How strange are literary coinci
dences occasionally is illustrated in the
case Of Thackeray and Dumas. Thack-
cray says: II came near writing book
on the same subject, Les Trois Nous
quetaires,' and taking NJ. d'Artagnan
for my hero. D'Artagnan was a real
character of the age of Louis XIV. and
wrote his own memoirs. / remember
picking up a dingy copy of them on an
old bookstall in London, price sixpence,
and intended to make something of it,
But Dumas got ahead of me. He snaps
up everything" A coincidence quite as
remarkable occurred with Sir Conan
Doyle for central figure. He learned
while spending a holiday in mountain
inn in Switzerland that during the win
ter months for some reason two men
remained in occupation. For four or
five months they were isolated from
the rest of the world. Suppose one of
them went mad or committed suicide
Or The possibilities were endless. He
forthwith determined to embody the
idea In a story. On his way home he
happened to pick up book of tales by
Maupassant. There in it, under the
title. "L'Auberge," he found himself
fOrestalled in every particular
Smyrna times., 1905-10-25
Trousers n Passing Fashion.

1t may not be known that the ia
miliar soutane or cassock of a Catholic
priest was the garment habitually
worn by all gentlemen up to compara-
lively recent times, though it was not
always necessarily black. There is a
portrait of Dante wearing oEe Of in
step length, made on an unmistakable
"sun ray" pattern. And long gowns
were not confined to gentlemen. The
habit Of a Franciscan friar was the
garment worn by the shepherds of
Umbria in st. Francis time and prob
ably for centuries before and after 1t.
There is evidence enough of this in
our own times, if one travels outside
the narrow limits Of western civiliza-
ton. The man or woman who goes
east will see skirted men everywhere
Arabs, Cashmeries, Punjabies, Bur-
mans, Chinese, Japanese, Malays, to
mention only few. The present blfur-
cate system Of western Europe, though
it seems to the untraveled eye as fixed
and unalterable as the pyramids, is but
a passing fashion in the history OF
male attire.-Grand Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-25
AKBAR'S EXPERIMENT.
Result of His Whimsical Search For
Natural Language.

Result of His Whimsical Search For
Natural Language.
Akbar, one of the first of the great
moguls who ruled India, has been
named the Asiatic Charlemagne. He
was a statesman and an educator and
built a palace for the reception of
men who loved learning and sought
after wisdom. The great moguls pas
sion for knowledge is said to have
been shown by whimsical experiment
he once made to determine II it was
true, as he had heard, that Hebrew
was the natural language of all who
had never been taught any other
tongue.
To test this assertion Akbar caused
a dozen nursing children to be shut up
In castle six leagues from Agra, his
capital city. Each child was reared
by dumb nurse. The porter also was
a mute, and he was forbidden, upon
pain of death, to open the gates of the
castle. When the children were twelve
years Of age Akbar ordered them to be
brought before him.
Men learned In Sanskrit, In Arabic.
In Persian and in Hebrew were assem-
bled at the royal palace to tell what
language the children spoke. Akbar,
seated on his throne and surrounded
by these linguists, ordered the children
to be brought in. Each child was ad-
dressed, and, to the surprise of the as
sembly, every one answered by sign.
Not child could speak word. They
had all learned from their nurses to
express themselves by gesturesl
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-02
WA|Ht IS AROUSED
OVER NEW TEACHER

Walluku. Maui, Nov. 90. Since
the appointment OF Mrs. II. Y. Austin
as principal Of the Waihee school in
place OF II. NJ. Coke. promoted to be
editor of the Maui News, the other.
wise gentle citizens of Waihee have
risen to arms and threaten to protest
to the Governor at the action of the
Board OF Education in appointing a
lady instead of either Kauhimahu or
keliinoi, men whom they wanted. This
feeling has risen so much among the
parents of the Waalee school children
on the ground that Mr.. Austin, hus.
hand OF Mrs. Austin, was ousted from
Waihee years ago for some reason
best known TO Waihee citizens. From
one corner OF Waihee to the other, the
natives are talking of the matter and,
like their neighbors at Kahakuloa, they
will not rest until their wishes are car.
ried out by the commissioners OF edu.
cation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-02
TAX OFFICE AFTER
INTER.IsLANp
STEAMER OFFICERS

The tax office are this year trying
new ncteou by which they expect to
be able TO collect taxes from the Off.
.Cers oil the steamships Of the Inter
Island ne-t. Last year the tax Off.
Gals simply garnisheed these mems
wages In the original suit for the
taxes. Thu case was brought up into
the United States District Court
where Judge Dole held that seamen's
wages were exempt from punishment
In an original suit.
The result of this decision was that
the officers, most of them at least, did
not pay their personal and income
taxes, feeling secure from the assaults
Of the tax assessor. This year the
same thing occurred. Out OF the Off.
GERS Of the fleet, numbering about six
ty, only six or eight paid their taxes.
In the meantime the tax officials.
with the aid of the Attorney Generals
Department, devised a scheme by
means Of which they hope to be able
TO get the taxes. In every case judg.
ment has been obtained, and execution
issued and returned unsatisfed. The
Government now claims that after this
proceeding attachment can issue
against seaman's wages, as 1t is no
longer an original suit.
To test the efficacy Of this conten.
ton a suit will be brought against
Captain L. II. Parker, the master OF
the steamer Claudine, for $l25, this
being the amount of his poll and In.
come taxes for five years past, together
with interest and penalties. If the tax
office is successful in this case. the
wages of all the other officers, who
have not as yet paid their taxes. will
be attached. 1t is estimated that the
total amount of taxes thus due from
the steamship officers amounts to be
tween 81 1000 and $4,000.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-02
S, fAMER ALAMEDA
AFTER REPAIRS
RESUMES HER RUN

The Oceanic S. S. Alameda. wreck.
ed off Fort Point, in the Golden Gate,
on the morning of September 3Oth, and
after being practically remodeled, left
san Francisco this morning at IL
o'clock to resume her regular run be.
tween Honolulu and the Coast. Quite
number of Honolulu people are
aboard. She will arrive here on the
Sth.
A large crowd will greet the vessel
upon her arrival here on the morning
of her landing. In all probability the
Hawaiian band will play at the dock.
Hundreds Of people who have missed
the old reliable steamers regular Wis.
its and who have made the Coast trip
on her many times will gather at the
wharf to see the Alameda steam along
size the Oceanic wharf.
The half hundred people, Honolulu
citizens, who were on her when the
wreck toCk place will also want look
nj the crew and the ship. DR.. Rice
who went through on the Sonoma, will
probably resume his old run on the
next trip of the Alameda.
At the end of her trial trip several
days ago, the Alameda sprung sever
al platee while tying up at her wharf
The damage, which was above the wa
ter line. was only slight and was re
paired within a few hours. II did not
interfere with the loading OF cargo
which was started the following day