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The Delta independent., 1906-07-06
BY -SirN.Conan Dotalc fIf

esters. lifted the big pot off the fire,
and a third. with a huge pewter laGle.
served out portion of Steaming col
Ions to each guest. Alleyne bore his
share and his ale-muC away with him
to n retired treStle in the corner. where
he could sup in 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 We're evidently under-keepers and
verderers from the forest. sunburled
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 a middle
aged Gleeman. clad in a faded garb of
Norwich cloth. the tunic OF which was
so out"rown that it did but fasten at
the neck and a [ the waist. His face was
swollen and coarse, and his watery,
protruding eyes spoke of a life which
never wandered very far from the
| wine-pot. \ gilt harp, blOtched with
, many stains md two of its strings
missing. was tucked under one of his
arms. while with the cther he scoOped
! Creedily at his PLATTER. Next TO him
sat two other men of about the same
age. one with trimming OF fur to
/ his coat, which gave him 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 dirty
ruSset suit with a long sweeping doub-
let. had 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
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CHATTER III.

Though it was an autumn evening
and somewhat warm. Il huge fire of
heaped billets of wood cracked and
sparkled in a broad. open CRATE, some
Of the smoke escaping up q rude Chin
ney. but the greater part rolling ont
into the room, so that the Gir was
thick with ii, and man coming from
without could scare catch his breath.
On this fire n great caldron bubbled
and simmered. giving forth a rich and
promising smell Seated round It
were 4 dozen or so folk. of all ages
and conditions, who set up such Z
shout as Alleyne entered that he
stood peerinG at them through the
smoke, uncertain what this greeting
might portend.
"A rouse. A rouser' cried one
rough-lookinc fellow in tattered jer-
kin. zone more round of mead or
ale. and the score to the last conner"
"'Tis the law Of the Pied Merlin
shouted another. .Ho, there. Dame
Eliza, Here is fresh custom come to
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:Naivc' Questions.

Mrs. Alexander, the novelist, lives in
Florence. There 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 l asked her 4 certain
question about the financial side of
novel writing. she declared that my
question was as naive as that OF a
little Florentinc 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 We're you bornT
"'At Padua. darling
"'But was born in Florence. wasn't
.Ir
"'Yes. dear
"'And father, where was he born7'
"ln Venice
"The little girl looked grnvely from
one to the other.
"rsn't II funny she said, that We
should oil have met like this"
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the commission very busy body, but
that Its activities are yielding much
important information. Its inquiries
into the methods of the railroads in
tercsted In coal. and into the practices
oI the Standard OH Company In nb-
sorbing or freezing out opposition. are
In the highest degree valuable to the
public. and should lead to the redress.
ing OF many abuses. IL the board
were composed OF twenty members. all
could find work at this time In the
field which ns yet has been but
scratched.
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CLEVER LADY NAVIGATOR.
MRS ROSE WATKINS GRANT
ED PLOTS LICENSE ON
ILLINOIS RIVER.
A Model huusekeeper and Expert
Cook-Assists in Painting Engines
Of Steamer-Husband is Engineer
oi Boat OF Wnich she Is Pilot.

In the early spring of this year
when the Steamboat Inspectors began
their examinations ut Chicago OF the
various applicants for license TO handle
steamers ON the Illinois River, they
were somewhat startled over the ap-
uearance of Mrs. Rose l.. Watkins in
the class, and only after most thor
ough test as to her ability 10 hanule
u steamer was she Issued Il license.
Mrs Watkins is the wife OF Cap
tain George I. 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 eN-
cursion business between Chicago and
the scenic points down the Illinois
River. including Starved Rock and the
rayines and canyons surrounding II.
Mrs. Watkins has been for years an
expert In navigating these waters. but
not until this spring did she formally
apply for pilots license. While
classed as mn vignble stream. II has
generally been regarded that the navi.
ga OF the Illinois ended nt 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.
4 few weeks later Inspectors Mans
feld and Peck came. TO Ottawa TO In
spcct 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 TINT the inspectors
found her seated at a table In the
pilot house poring over a chart look
Ing up the location OF u recently dis
covered rock. IL Is pity TO spoil
such a beautiful romance. but these
are the hard. utiltariln facts In the
case: The pilot house Of the Watkins
Ia too small 10 hold a table and Mrs.
Watkins Is much too busy 10 pore
over n chart at this season OF the year.
Then the only really dangerous "snag"
in the river at Starved Rock Is the ad.
mission fee which the corporation tim
owns IL charges before thc sightsccr
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THE STEAMER WATKINS.

their lnbors on board. There is moth
ing mannish or strenuous or new wom-
auish about this lady master OF the
nteamcr Watkins-shc Is a model
housckeepcr 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 II undoubtedly has.
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CONGRESSMAN ARRESTED.
TWO DOZEN OF THEM GATHERED
IN AT BASEB4LL GAME Bf
OFFICIAL OF HOUSE..
Presidents Son-in.Law Among hose
Corraled by Sergeant-at Arms
Trouble Caused by Minority Leader
Williams.

That the Members of Congress are
fond of ball game was evidenced
few days ago when call Of the
House-a desire to obtain Il 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 We're 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 n delightful spring afternoon
and the House was droning along
through its business, with John Sharp
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y IA LIE. htI SIN ->4Hf-L " ~ ~
the house. and not n drain for the
company.
Il will take your orders. -entlcS; |
will asSurcdly take your orders" the
laudlady answered. buStliug in with
her hands full OF leathcru 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 nj the Pied
Merlin this many Il year back that the
company should drink to the health
of the last conner. Is 1t your pleasure
10 humor it?''
"Why. good dame" said Alleyne. II
would not offend the customs of your
house. but II is only sooth when l say
that my purse is thin one. As fa- as
two pence will 20. however, I shall
be right glad TO do my part"
PLAINLY said and bravely spoken
my sucklnG friar." roared a deep
voice, and n heavy hand fell upon
Allcyne's shoulder. Looking up, he
saw beside him his former cloister
companion. the renegade monk. Horde
John.
"Ry 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, youugster, and l know
that for all thy baby face there Is the
making of man in thee"
While he was speaking the landlady
came In AGAIN, bearing broad platter,
unon which stood all the beakers and
finrons charged to the hr,m with the
brown ale or the ruby wine. Rehird
hcr came maid with high pile OF
wooden plates. and great sheaf OF
spoons one OF which she handed round
to each OF the travellers. Two oe the
company who were dressed In the
weather-stained green doublet Of fer
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to remain scattered about in the
heart Of the royal demcsne. The com
pany was completed by n peasant IN
n rude dress of uudyed Sheepskin,
with the old-faShiOned gulligaSktus
about his legs. and Il 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 braudiShed Il busy
spoon with the other. In the corner
a very fat man was lying all asprawl
upon truss, snoring stertorouSly. ana
evidently in the last stage OF drunken
ness.
Alleyne listened to the talk which
went on round the fire.
Elbow room for Floytiug Will!'
cried a woodman. "Twang US q merry
lilt."
ter" one suggested.
"Or st Simeon and the Devil"
"Or the Jest OF Hendy Tobias"
To all those suggestions the jons-
leur made no response, but sat with
his eye fixed ahstractedly upon the
ceiling, as one who calls words to his
mind. Then. with sudden sweep
across the strings. he broke out into
n song so gross and so foul that ere
he had finished Il verse the pure
minded lad spranS to his feet with
the blood tiuglius in his face.
.'How can you sing such thingsf'
he cried "You, too, an old man VINO
| should be an example to others"
The wavfarers all cazed In the ut
/ most astonishmeut at the Interruption.
| "Rv the holy Dicon OF Hampole! our
( silent clerk has found his tongue.
1 said one OF the woodmen. what IL
| amiss with the song. then? How has
| II offended your babvship"
! "a miider and hetter-mannered song
, hath never been hearu within these
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III scenes OF the lad in The lith century
The monks Of the Cstercrln Monastery Abbey Of
Ds..uleu assemble To witness the trial OF lay
bru,her- known d. Horde John. aPon numerous
grave chareS brought against him. He pleads guilty
and i sentenced to b. expelled from the Order
and at the me time it is decr-ed that he t. dragged
forth and scourged frum the Abbeys pret1ncts- He
threatens t. assault a numhr- Of the brethren. and
tn the excitement ecapas. shortly after another Of
the lay brethren OF the monastery Aueyne EiTr-on,
,,k-, his detarture from the monastery in accord.
nnc with provision Of his tathsr's will that in his
tr-niie,h year he shall 90 forth into the world for
one year 70 choose for himself his future calling.
In sadness he wanders from the nonastery on his
~ayt to visit his brother. the s0crnan Of Minsteai
whose reputation Is mot unsavory one Night
coming on he seeks shelter In = roadside inn
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Hcr Ennafc Diplomacy.

Patient to Pretty Nurse-"Will you
be my wife when I recover"
Pretty Nurse-"Certainly."
Patient-"Then you love me! All.
mel"
Pretty Nurse--"Oh. no: that's mere
~ part OF the treatment. I must
keen my patients cheerful; I promised
this morning to run away with mar
ried man who had lost both his legs"
Houston Post.
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calls on everything possible, includin
the question Of a quorum. tn
weather. as heretofore stated. wa
fine. and the call of the ball game
was strong upon the fans OF tn
House. They needed il and went. an,
then Mr.. Williams became unkind
there was a call for n quorum. and tn
Sergeant-at-Arms went after the de
liquents.
The officers rounded up stray mem
bers from all parts Of the grounds
and in the executive box found IN
popular bridegroom from Ohio. W q
his wife. They are both lovers of ih.
game. rs well aS otherwise, and III.
humor OF the situation was SLOW 30
dawning on them. But they Cuu.r
not resist or argue with constitute
authority. They gave parole to pr"
coed at once TO the Capitol They h"'
come in Mrs. Longworth's pretty aU' b.
mobile. and ON the return trip TINY
took with them Representative Gain
OF West Virginia.
Representative Sihley. of PennsNl
vania. with a party of eight mcmhD.
also went back to the Capitol in
automobile and on the way WAS %.
up by a bicycle policeman for exec.
ing the speed regulations. but WI
the situation was explained 10 the
ficer. they were allowed 10 pructr.
A few moments later the auto par
was filing In at the door of the llou-.
The roll call was awaiting the
They marched in. voted. turned
their heels and went straight back
the machine. Before the authorit'
could get busy they We're again sp,e'
ing toward the ball park.
HORSES WERE TOO SLOW.
\ number OF the statesmen w.
were hustled back to the Capitol
carriages We're not SO fortunate aS {
Siblcy party. They arrived so lat
that ii wasn't worth while to rctu.
to the ball park.
A number OF the truants are dye
in-the-wool fans, some making rcEula
but not daily excursions to the la.
park. while others can afford to -
chew the affairs Of state every day {,
see u game. On the occasion OF the
arrest, number had made their fir
visit to see the ball thrown arouua
Before the House was called to ordr
the next day the delinQucnts gather
about to hold consultation meeting
1t was too bad THAT we had {,
leave Just when there was Il chanC,
for Washington to tic the score, witt
three men ON bases" walled Repre-
sentative Sherman. of New YORK
chairman OF the Republican Congrr>
sionnl campaign committee.
"Oh. go on" added Congrcssmal
Mckinley, OF Illinois, "our ChicaG,
team Is too strong for the National
Their pitcher struck out the next tw,
men up, leaving your three still hang
ing on their bases"
"Of course II was up to that Cal
fornia recruit on the home team Il
make the star stunt OF the day" addc,
Representative Mckinley. who hail
from Santa Rosa, Cal.
Others In the gathering seemed 4
assail Representative Sibley for coax
Ing them to leave the House for
ball game. rs they considered ii
blackeye for them to be caught ava
from their post Of duty.
Among the few wnom the Sergeant
alarms had gathered in were Rcpr,
sentativcs Loud, OF Michigan; Cousin'
OF Iowa: Thomas, OF Ohio; Dunwcl
OF New York and Burleich. OF Main,
Representative Rodcnburg. OF Illinois
was out at the park. but seems I
have been the sole truant who escape
the officer, and was permitted to 81
the game through.
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Lnsc rsiaic Commerce Commission

An opinion at one time prevailed
that the members OF the interstate
commerce commission had an easy
time. \ place on the board was char
acterlzed In the slang of the day as
soft snap" However this may
once have been. 1t is not true now.
The dispatches show that not only is
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WclYnan and fbc pprc.

As the time draws near for Walter
wellman. the newspaper correspond
ent to make his proposed dash for
the North Pole" bv means OF an air
ship. the world nt largo is waking M
to the vast daring and Importance OF
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In pigeon shoot ut Madrid, King
Alfonso killed twenty-thrcc birds out
Of II possible twenty-nine, There has
been some Improvement In Spanish
marksmanship In recent years.
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and its tributaries. Mrs Watkins is .
modest and refined woman who Is not
given to Doasting 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.
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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 il 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 n great barge piled
high with props for the Spring Valley
mines or with great walnut logs for
a piano factory nj Chicago.
As to her ability to handle 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
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-07
CAME FOR GIRLS.

What sort of game can be devised for
girls of IL TO be played I'm the school
room where the seats are fixed? Mrs.
Henry SiegeI of New York has pom
dered on the subject and, unable to
reach a satisfactory conclusion, has Of
fered a prize of $50 for the best an
swer The game should call for con-
siderable exercise and should not take
more than fifteen minutes.
Mrs. SiegeI has become interested in
the fact that while there are many
games that can be played out of doors,
there are thousands of class rooms so
situated that it is impossible for the
pupils to go into the open air. The need
in New York, for which city Mrs. Siegel
especially desires the game. is for an
exercise giving recreation that is pos
sible in the classroom.
The need Of such a game is almost
as great at times in Salt Lake or any
other city, smaller than New York, as
in the great metropolis itself. In bad
weather it is impossible for children TO
leave the schoolroom and halls: for
them some sane indoor amusement is
needed. The solution Of the problem.
if found, viii be generally adopted ali
over the United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-07
CRUELTY TO REPUBLICANS.

1t is almost cruel Of John Sharp Will
lians. the Democratic leader of the
house, to ask why the administration
has not prosecuted criminally the men
who organized the Northern Securities
conspiracy. Has not the president
been the consistent enemy of the
trusts? Has not his department of
justice secured fines for one or two
Chicago packers-f1nes that may possi-
bly, have taken from them the income
OF a day? Is not the Republican par
~ the foes of all such evils as monop-
oily, Of combinations in restraint of
trade, of special favors to corpora
lions?
To be sure, Mr.. Williams very prop
erly says there was no one within reach
of his voice who did not know there is
beef trust, a coal trust, an oil trust
and many other trusts; that no jury in
the United States would fail to convict
the conspirators. Also, it is true that
no defender of the trusts rose
in the house except GrosvenOr, the Re
publican leader, and Jenkins Of Wis
cOnsin. another Republican. Still fur
Their. it is true the administration has
made no attempt to prosecute the of
tenders, although their criminal COM
bination, so dominated in the court 5
opinion, was made during the presi-
dents term of Office. and it has been
in his power to bring suit before the
statute of limitations could put the
criminals beyond the reach of the law
Mr.. Williams is either cruel or else
he is humOTist TO suggest seriously an
inquiry as to the reasons for this fail
ure of justice. The reason is obvious
enough, known of all men, Democrats
and Republicans alike. The men who
offended were the most ardent support
ers of the Republican party, have con-
tributed largely to its campaign funds
and have a perpetual lien on its affec-
tons and protection. That's reason
enough to explain why a statute of linn
itations is invoked in this case, as we'll
as in others
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INSURANCE JUSTICE.

Under the finding that the statutory
limit for prosecution i'm the New York
insurance frauds has not yet passed,
there is a chance for the punishment of
the men who were guilty of diverting
policy-holders' funds TO the campaign
committee of the Republican party.
The grand jury is convinced the cam
paign contributions were a criminal
offense, and it will depend upon the
vigor of the prosecution as to whether
the guilty ones get their deserts or not.
The fact that Mr.. Jerome will have
charge Of the matter is enough TO jus
tify the expectation that justice will be
meted out so far as the actual Offend
ers is concerned; and II the cases are
carried through TO their logical conclu-
sion, Mr.. Cortelyou, who received the
campaign contribution for 1900 from
the insurance companies, viii be given
an opportunity to answer on behalf of
the Republican national committee
The contributions were. in cold fact,
stolen from the policy-holders. Tech
nically the law may regard it only as a
breach Of trust; but the money was
stolen as literally as If the policy-hOld-
ers had been stood on their heads and
the funds shaken out Of their pockets.
Mr.. Cortelyou may plead that the pay
ments came through third parties and
that he was in ignorance of their
source, though no such defense has
been offered yet. The general public,
however. will be 10th to believe that a
manager Of a national campaign is in
nocent enough or ignorant enough "a
receive money in such large sums with
out being advised of its source.
When anybody gives checks for con-
tributions running into the thousand
he does it for protection" and it is
asking too much Of human creduIity to
expect il to suppose Cortelyou got the
funds without a tacit understanding
that the contributors were to be repaid
in political favors. Meanwhile, an
apology is still overdue TO Judge Par
ker from Cortelyou and the president
for their insulting reply to his charge
that they were getting funds from the
big New York corporations. They &C.
cused him at the time OF bearing false
witness in making his charge; they
have since seen the truth OF his asser-
tions verified, but, as yet, no one has
heard either Of them offer the honor
able amend which one gentleman owes
another under such circumstances.