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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
The Pcinccss, RridnI Dress.

Princess Ena's wedding dress at
tracted great interest I'm Spain, as IL
is truly a Spanish product, in fabric
and finish, except for the wonderful
Brussels lace, which was brought to
adorn 1t. 1t was a fancy Of the
King and Of the Queen-mother that
the wedding dress should be made in
Spain, and the Princess Ena graciOusly
fell in with this patriotic sentiment
The dress Is, therefore, one of the
special presents from the King and is
a marvel Of elegance
The silk was manufactured from a
special pattern in one Of the large
Spanish silk establishments. II was
made up with all the artistic skill of
the court dressmakers. The silk is
heavily overlald With wonderful silver
embroidery, with soft frills of the
finest Brussels lace, said to have cost
$50 a yard. The laces were publicly
exhibited before being put on the
dress, and excited the admiration and
establishment of even the arlstocratiC
ladies of Madrid. Orange blossoms
were profusely used with the silver
embr0ideries and laces for the corsage
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

the attempt The scheme cuts adrift
absolutely from all other of the time
honored methods of travelling over the
eternal Ice Of the Arctic zone. MFR.
Wellman Is no novice In arctic travel,
as he has already made one attempt
for the Pole, In the old fashioned way.
From Spitzbergen, Wellman, to-
gether with Maj. Henry h. Hersey,
representing the United States
Weather Bureau, and NJ. J. Smith. a
wireless operator, will start In the
biggest airship ever constructed on the
6OO-mlle journey toward the goal Of
so many mems desires. III the air
ship works and the winds remain true
to the analysis of them made By the
Nansen expedition, the thing II done.
The North Pole is a terribly Elusive
sort Of nonentity, and a thousand un-
fOreseen calamities may be ready to
pounce upon Walter Wellman and his
plucky associates. Yet the quest is
not an absolutely forlorn hope. To the
American newspaper man may yet be
given the honor Of locating the North
Pole, just as TO British newspaper
man was given the glory Of cut
Africa In twain.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

esters. lifted the big pot or the FIRE,
and third, with huge pewter ladle,
served out a portion Of steaming col
Tops to each guest Alleyne bore his
share and his ale-mug away with him
to retired trestle i'm the corner, where
he could sup I'm peace and watch the
strange scene, which was so different
from those silent and well-ordered
meals to which he was accustomed.
Three or four of the men round the
fire were evidently under-keepers and
verderers from the forest sunburned
and bearded, with the quick restless
eye and 1.-THE movements of the deer
among which they lived. Close to the
corner Of the chimney sat middle
aged gleeman, clad In faded garb of
Norwich cloth, the tunic OF which was
so outgrown that II did but fasten at
the neck and at the waist His face was
swollen and coarse, and his watery,
protrudlng eyes spoke OF life which
never wandered very far from the
wine-pot A gilt harp, blotched with
many stains and two Of its strings
missing, was tucked under one of his
arms, while with the ether he scoOped
| greedily at his platter. Next to him
sat two other men of about the same
age, one with a trimming Of fur to
his coat which gave him a dignity
which was evidently dearer to him
than his comfort, for he still drew IL
round him in spite of the hot glare OF
the fagots. The other, clad in a dirty
russell suit with long sweeping doub-
let, had a cunning foxy face with keen
twinkling eyes and a peaky beard.
Next to him sat Horde John, and be-
side him three other rough unkempt
fellows with tangled boards and
matted hair-free laborers from the
adjoining farms, where small patches
] of freehold property had been suffered
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06


the house, and not drain for the
company"
Il will take your orders, gentles; I
will assuredly take your ORDERS" the
landlady answered, bustling in with
her hands full of leathern drinking
cups what is it that you drink,
then? Beer for the lads Of the forest,
mead for the gleeman, strong waters
for the tinker, and wine for the rest.
1t is an old custom Of the house, young
sir. 1t has been the use at the Pied
Merlin this many year back that the
company should drink to the health
of the last conner. Is it your pleasure
to humor it?'
"Why, good dame" said Alleyne, II
would not offend the customs of your
house, but it is only sooth when | say
that my purse is a thin one. As far as
two pence will go, however, shall
be right glad to do my part"
PLAINLY said and bravely spoken
my sucking friar," roared a deep
voice, and a heavy hand fell upon
Alleynes shoulder. Looking up, he
saw beside him his former cloister
companion, the renegade monk, Horde
John.
"By the thorn Of Glastonbury! Ill
days are coming upon Beaulieu,
said he. Here they have got rid in
one day of the only two men within
their walls-for have had mine eyes
upon thee, youngster, and know
that for all thy baby face there is the
making of a man in thee"
While he was speaking the landlady
came in again, bearing broad platter
upon which stood all the beakers an6
flagons charged to the brim with the
brown ale OF the ruby wine. Behind
her came maid with a high pile Of
wooden plates, and a great sheaf Of
spoons, one of which she handed round
60 each of the travellers. Two Of th'
company, who were dressed in th'
! weather-stained green doublet of for
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
"Naiveo Questions.

Mrs. Alexander, the novelist, lives in
Florence. There a young American
woman recently interviewed her.
Mrs. Alexander was delightful" said
the young woman. She amused me
very much. l, too, amused her-she
thought me naive.
"Once, when / asked her a certain
question about the financial side Of
novel writing, she declared that my
question was as naive as that of a
little Florentine child's that she had
heard about the day before.
This child, at dinner with her par.
ents, turned to her mother and said:
Mamma, where were you born?'
At Padua, darling
But was born in Florence, WASH
~
eyes, dear
"'And father, where was he bornT
In Venice
"The little girl looked gravely from
one to the other.
Isn't it funny, she said, that W
should all have met like this
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
CHAPTER III.

Though II was an autumn evening
and somewhat warm, huge fire of
heaped billets OF wood cracked and
sparkled in a broad, open CRATE, some
Of the smoke escaping up a rude Chin
ney, but the greater part rolling out
into the room, so that the air was
thick with IL, and a man coming from
without could scare catch his breath.
On this fire a great caldron dubbed
and slmmered, giving forth a rich and
promising smell. Seated round 1t
were a dozen or so folk, OF all ages
and conditions, who set up such a
shout as Alleyne entered that he
stood peering at them through the
smoke, uncertain what this greeting
might pOrtend.
"a rouse! A rousew cried one
rough-looking fellow in a tattered jer-
kim zone more round of mead or
ale, and the score to the last conner"
"'Tis the law of the Pied Merlinr'
shouted another. "Ho, there, Dame
Eliza! Here is fresh custom come to
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
synopsis of Preceding Chapters

The scenes OF the story laid in the 18th century
The monks Of the Cstercian Monastery Abbey OF
Beaulieu, assemble 10 witness the trial Of . lay
brother known - Horde John, upon numerous
grave charges brought against him. he pleads guilty
and Il sentenced 10 b. expelled from the Order
and atthe same time Is deoreed thathe b. dragged
forth and scourged from the Abbey's precincts. He
threatens H. assault number Of the brethren, and
m the excitement escapes shortly after another OF
the ybrethron OF the monastery, Aleyne Edreson,
takes his departure from the monastery IN accord.
Ance with provision OF hie fathers WILL that In his
twsncth year he shall ~ forth into the world for
one year to choose Tor himself his future calling.
In sadness he wanders from the monastery on his
way 20 visit his brother, the s0cman Of Mlnstead
whose reputation IL a mot unstvory one. Night
coming on, he seeks shelter In a road side inn.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
THE STEAMER WATKINS.

their labors on board There is moth
ing mannish or strenuous or new wom-
anish about this lady master of the
steamer Watkins-she is a model
housekeeper and is household guard
ian angel for all the crew who dwell
upon the boat This is the plain
story of good woman, refined,
pleasant and energetic who does the
work that comes to her thoroughly and
who is surprised that her ability to
handle a fair-sized fresh water craft
should have attracted the attention
that it undoubtedly has.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
CLEVER LADY NAVIGATOR.
MRS. ROSH Wilkins GRANT.
I'd PLOTS LICENSE on
ILLINOIS RIVER.

n Model housekeeper and Expert
COok-Assists In Painting Engines
Of Steamer-liusband Is Engineer
OF Boat Of Which She is Pilot.
In the early spring Of this year
when the Steamboat Inspectors began
their examinations at Chicago of the
various applicants for license to handle
steamers on the Illinois River, they
were somewhat startled over the ap-
pearance Of Mrs. Rose 10. Watkins In
the class, and only after a most thor
Ough test as to her ability to handle
a steamer was she issued a license.
Mrs. Watkins is the wife Of Cap
tain George r. Watkins and they own
the boat with which they navigate the
waters of the Illinois. For the last
eight years Mrs. Watkins has made
her home on her husbands boats.
Their home was originally at Peoria,
where Mrs. Watkins spent her girl
hood days and before her marriage to
Captain Watkins had taught school.
EXPERT IN RIVER NAVIGATION.
For the last four years they have
put In the summer conducting an ex-
cursiOn business between Chicago and
the scenic points down the Illinois
River, including Starved Rock and the
ravlnes and canyons surrounding it.
Mrs. Watkins has been for years an
expert in navigating these waters, but
not until this spring did she formally
apply for a pilots license. While
classed as a navigable stream, 1t has
generally been regarded that the navi-
cation of the Illinois ended at La Sale,
but in spite of this, the Watkins and
one or two smaller craft have been
regularly plying the upper reaches of
the river. Last winter the steamboat
men were notified that the boats on
this section would have to comply with
all the government regulations to
carry regularly licensed pilots and
engineers.
A few weeks later Inspectors Mans
field and Peck came to ottawa to in.
spect the Watkins. Since Mrs. Wat.
kins has secured her pilots license
there have been all sorts of stories in
circulation as to that inspection. One
romance reads that the inspectors
found her seated at a table in the
pilot house porting over a chart look
ing up the location of a recently dis
covered rock. 1t is a pity to spoil
such a beautiful romance, but these
are the hard, unitarian facts in the
case; The pilot house of the Watkins
is too small to hold a table and Mrs
Watkins is much too busy to pore
over chart at this season of the year
Then the only really dangerous "snag'
in the river at Starved Rock is the adj
mission fee which the corporation that
owns it charges before the sightseel
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

is permitted to set foot on the shore
at that beautiful and historic spot
The plain facts in the case are that
when the inspectors made their Off
eial visit to the boat Mrs. Watkins W
engaged in painting the engines. Dur
ing the winter months the two Cap
tains Watkins were engaged in over
hauling and renovating their boat
no small task when one remembers
that the boat can carry 600 passengers
on its two decks.
AS a result of the examination
which they recently underwent at
Chicago, Captain George Watkins
holds an engineers and a masters
license, while his wife holds a license
as master and pilot which entities her
to pilot any craft up to 100 tons bur
den upon the waters of the Illinois
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

to remain scattered about in the
heart of the royal demesne. The COM
pany was completed by peasant in
a rude dress of undyed sheepskin,
with the old-fashioned galligaskins
about his legs, and a gayly dressed
young man with striped cloak jagged
at the edges and parti-colored hosen,
who looked about him with high dis
dain upon his face, and held blue
smelling flask to his nose with one
hand while he brandished a busy
spoon with the other. In the corner
a very fat man was lying all asprawl
upon a truss, snoring stertorOusly, and
evidently in the last stage Of drunken
ness.
Alleyne listened to the talk which
went on round the fire.
elbow room for Floyting WillW
cried a woodman. "Twang us a merry
Tilt"
aye, aye, the 'Lasses of Lancas-
ter" one suggested.
COR st Simeon and the Devil"
cor the Jest Of Hendy Tobias"
To all those suggestions the jong-
leur made no response, but sat with
his eye fixed abstractedly upon the
ceiling, as one who calls words to his
mind. Then, with a sudden sweep
across the strings, he broke out into
song so gross and so foul that ere
he had finished a verse the pure
minded lad sprang to his feet with
the blood tingling in his face.
'How can you sing such thingsT'
he cried. you, too, an old man who
should be an example to Others"
The wayfarers all gazed in the ut
most establishment at the interruption.
'By the holy Dicon of Hampole! our
silent clerk has found his tongue, {"
said one of the woodmen. What Is
amiss with the song, then7 How has
it offended your babyshipY'
! "a milder and better-mannered song
hath never been heard within these
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

the commission very busy body, but
that its activities are yielding much
important information. Its inquiries
into the methods of the railroads in
terested in coal, and into the practices
of the Standard Oil Company in alb
sorbing or freezing out opposition, are
in the highest degree valuable TO the
public, and should lead to the redress
ing of many abuses. If the board
were composed of twenty members all
could find work at this time in the
field which as yet has been but
scratched.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
Her Innate Diplomacy.

Patient to Pretty Nurse-"Will you
be my wife when l recover"
Pretty Nurse Certainly"
Patient-"Then you love me? All,
me!s
Pretty Nurse-"0h, no; that's mere
ly a part of the treatment. l must
keep my patients cheerful; I promised
this morning to run away with a mar
ried man who had lost both his legs.
Houston Post.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
CONGRESSMAN ARRESTED.
TWO DOZEN OF THEM GATHERED
IN AT BASEBALL GAME BY
Official OF HOUSE.

Presidents Son-in-Law Among Those
COrraled by Sergeant-at Arms
Trouble Caused by Minority Leader
Williams.
That the Members OF Congress are
fond Of ball game was evidenced a
few days ago when a call Of the
House-a desire to obtain a quorum
OF the members-caused the Sergeant
alarms Of that body to send out his
deputies TO arrest whatever members
his squad could corral. Twenty-Five
Congressman were gathered up from
the grandstand and bleachers of the
Washington Baseball Club, Mr. Mich
olas LongwOrth and his wife being
brought in from the Presidents box.
1t was a delightful spring afternoon
and the House was drOnlng along
through its business, with John Sharp
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
WeHman and the Pole.

As the time draws near for Walter
Wellman, the newspaper correspond
ent, to make his proposed "dash for
the North Pole" by means of an air
ship. the world at large is waking up
to the vast daring and Importance of
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

In a pigeon shoot at Madrid, King
Alfonso killed twenty-three birds out
of a possible twenty-nine. There has
been some Improvement in Spanish
craftsmanship in recent years.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
Interstate Commerce Commission

- YUM iiAAS
An opinion at one time prevailed
that the members of the interstate
commerce commission had an easy
time. A place on the board was char
acteriEed in the slang of the day as
soft snap" However this may
once have been, it is not true now.
The dispatches show that not only is
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06
DISPLAYS UNCOMMON ABILITY.

When the excursion season closes
the Watkins not infreQuently seek
other business in the ate fall and
early spring on the lower reaches Of
the river and 1t is while engaged In
this work that Mrs. Watkins has the
opportunity to display her real ability
as a navigator. She has brought the
boat up the river in all conditions Of
wind and current and that, too, when
II was handling a great barge piled
high with props for the Spring Valley
mines or with great walnut logs for
a piano factory at Chicago.
AS to her ability to handle a crew
Of deck hands there Is a determined
CLINT in her eye which indicates that
she can do that also, and she can cook
for them as well as she can direct
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

and its tributaries. Mrs Watkins Is a
modest and refined woman who is not
given to Boosting of her exploits along
lines into which women seldom ven
ture But she takes Il pardonable de-
gree of pride In the fact that she is
not an amateur pilot but is the real
thing In that line.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-03
SNOW AN
OLD TIME CUNNING
Utes Completely OutWit United
States Troops and Are
Back in Wyoming.
SOLDIERS NEED SUPPLIES
ON THEIR COMMISSARY WAC
oNS, OPERATIONS ARE AT A
STANDSTiLL.
publishers PressJ

Sheridan, Wyo., Nov. 2-The rene
gade Utes have completely outwitted
the military and are now reported
back in Wyoming on the Powder
river, retracing the route by which
they entered Montana They evident
ly knew of the arrival OF the troops
at Ashland, and have either given up
the attempt to reach the Cheyennes
or are waiting for that band to meet
them in some other part of the coun-
try. The Utes on Bear creek have not
moved, according to telephone ad-
vices received here.
Further details Of the raidinS of a
government supply train bound for
the camps of the Tenth and Sixth cav
airy from Arvada characterize it as
a clever piece of work. According to
Driver James Forger, no Indians were
in sight until bunch of about 100
mounted Utes suddenly dashed out of
a defile in the hills and quickly sur
rounded him. They made little noise
outside of a few sharp yells in the
nature of commands, and while sew
eral Indians kept Forger under their
rifles the balance rifed his wagon
train of 5000 pounds of -four, the
sacks Of which were strapped to the
cayuses of the Indians, who then dis
appeared into the hills.
AS the result OF the raiding Of the
supply train the troopers are in need
and the operations looking to a chase
of the Utes are practically at stand
still until supplies can be had. More
supply trains will be sent out from
Arvada at once. Troops from Fort
Keough with supplies are now at Ash
land, en- route to the camp of the
Tenth near Moorhead.
The Ute Chief Appar was deposed
by his tribe because he favored
powwow with the troops. 1t is said
he was supplanted by Black Whiskers
and Red Cap, who favor union with
the Cheyennes and offering resistance.
American Horse, an Indian scout en-
ployed by the government, will take
part in conference between Indians
and soldiers
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-03
COMMISSIONER DYNFS CREATES
THE rubber BOOT FUND.-
County Prisoner Workmen Couldn't Proceed With Trench Digging
Without Boots, So Boots We're Bought--Gushng
Spring of Water Was Struck.

were compelled TO cease their labors.
The much-talked of spring of cold wa
ter had been tapped, or at least one
of it's main arteries had and the trench
quickly filled. The water spouted and
spurted with such pressure and at
such height as to indicate that in
stead of being an ordinary spring, the
water had come from genuine arte-
sian well. Nobody cared, however, to
investigate the source but the manner
of eliminating the ''wetness" was the
problem. County Commissioners Dynes
was tele phoned to at his home in Cen
terville and he came TO Richmond on
an early car and bought rubber boots
for the prisoner-workmen.Th The scheme
now is to drain the water into the
sewer on South Third street. This
must be done before the trench can be
completed The point of difficulty is
within a few yards of the court house,
the remainder of the trench being
through dry ground and out of the wa
ter belt.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-03
CURIOUS CULLlNGS.

The Calcutta police are required to
catch sharks In the Hoogly in their
spare time.
One Of the amusing signs in Salem
is that over paint shop. 1t reads.
"Open Three Times a Day" with no
further announcement OF when those
times are.
A witness in the Willesden England
police court while under oath said that
he had to turn a customer out of his
shop because he persisted in paying a
bill that he did not owe.
An old lady. on the witness stand at
Bellinzona. Switzerland. gave her age
as 1O2. But it was ascertained on
cross examination that she was 106
She explained that she was ASHAMED
OF being so Old
An official Of Tientsin, China, recent
~ ordered five prisoners to pray for
rain on the understanding that if 1t did
not rain in three days they would be
executed. There was a small rainfall,
so another FIVE were told off to repeat
the experiment.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-03

Wayne county bought two pairs of
rubber boots yesterday.
The Wayne county council at its
meeting in September made no APP
preparation for such an expenditure.
but there was a rubber boot fund
created yesterday as a result of en-
Urgency and the boots are now being
worn, not by the county nor by any
of it's officials, but by two of the coun-
ty jail prisoners who are at work in
the trench being dug between court
house and Jail.
One of the reasons advanced for
the failure of the steam pipe between
the county institutions to give the
service desired was that a stream of
icy-coId water was pouring upon the
pipe. The commissioners, as hereto
fore stated, determined to drain the
ditch of the spring water. The work
was begun last Monday and proceed
ed without serious interruption until
Yesterday morning when the prison
ers who were at work in the tr/nch
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-03
To Get Lots of EGGS.

A F. Ancier of Earlville, N Y, gives
the following rules for producing heavy
egg returns: In the morning feed a
mash composed of ground corn. oats.
wheat, clover and green bone. just what
they will eat up clean, and later throw
into the litter a little wheat or millet
for which they will have to scratch.
At noon give steamed clover with mid
dlings, at night cracked corn, wheat
and barley, all they will clean up at
once. Never feed more than they will
eat Immediately. Suspend a head OF
cabbage in the pen for them to pick
at during the day. You will be sur
prised at the amount Of green food they
will eat during the winter season. A
most excellent green food for all kinds
of fowls is Dwarf Essex rape. Sew the
poultry yards to rape in winter and
when the snow is off give. the fowls
free access to it and your eggs will
practically all be fertile.