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Amador ledger., 1906-07-06

the house, and not a drain for the
company"
81 will take your orders, gentles: 1
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?"
"Wby, good DAME" said Alleyne, II
would not offend the customs of your
house, but it is only sooth when l say
that my purse is thin one. AS far as
two pence will go, however, 1 shall
be right glad to do my part
"Plainly said and bravely spoken
my sucking friar," roared a deep
voice, and heavy hand fell upon
Alleyne's shoulder. Looking up, he
saw beside him his former cloister
companion, the renegade monk, Horde
John.
by the thorn of Glastonbury i'll
days are coming upon Beaulieu,"
said he. Here they have got rid in
one day of the only two men within
their walls-for l have had mine eyes
upon thee, youngster, and 1 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 a broad platter
upon which stood all the beakers and
f1agons charged to the brim with the
brown ale or the ruby wine. Behind
her came a maid with high pile of
wooden plates. and great sheaf of
spoons. one of which she handed round
to each of the travellers. Two of the
company. who were dressed in the
weather-stained green doublet of for
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06
Magazine Section.
LADY NAVIGATOR.
HRS. ROSR WATKINS GRANT,
Ed PILOTS LICENSE ON
ILLINOIS RIVER.

A Model Housekeeper and Expert
Cook-Assists in Painting Engines
of Steamer-HuSband 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 E. Watkins in
the class, and only after a most thor
ough test as to her ability to handle
a steamer was she issued d license.
Mrs. Watkins is the wife of Cap
tain George L. 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
ravines 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, it 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 pOring over chart look
ing up the location of a recently dis
covered rock. 1t is pity to spoil
such beautiful romance, but these
are the hard, utilitarian 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 ad-
mission fee which the corporation that
owns it charges before the sightseer
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06
The Princess, Bridal Dress.

Princess Ena's wedding dress at
tracted great interest in Spain, as it
is truly a Spanish product, in fabric
and finish, except for the wonderful
Brussels lace, which was brought to
adorn it. 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. 1t was
made up with all the artistic skill of
the court dressmakers. The silk is
heavily overlaid with wonderful silver
embroidery, with soft frills of the
finest Brussels lace, said to have cost
$50 yard. The laces were publicly
exhibited before being put on the
dress, and excited the admiration and
astonishment of even the aristocratic
ladies of Madrid. Orange blossoms
were profusely used with the silver
embroideries and laces for the corsage.
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"NaiVe' 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. I, too, amused her-she
thought me naive.
"Once, when l 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 we're you born?'
"'At Padua, darling
"'But was born in Florence, wasn't
Il?
eyes, dear
"'And father, where was he born?'
"'In Venice
"The little girl looked gravely from
one to the other.
"'Isn't it funny she said, that we
should all have met like this"
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06
SoFJ'i9heed 1884 BY Harper E brothers

esters. lifted the big pot off the fire.
ana third. with a huge pewter ladle,
served out a portion of steaming col
lops to each guest. Alleyne bore his
share and his ale-mug away with him
to 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 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 a faded garb of
Norwich cloth, the tunic of which was
so outgrown that it did but fasten at
the neck and at 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. 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 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
russet 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
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06
CHAPTER III.

Though it 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 rude CHM
ney, but the greater part rolling oIt
into the room, so that the ;,ir was
thick with it, and a man coming from
without could scare catch his breath.
On this fire great caldron bubbled
and simmered, giving forth rich and
promising smell. Seated round it
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-
kin. Zone more round of mead or
ale, and the score to the last comer."
"'Tis the law of the Pied Merlin!"
shouted another. "Ho, there, Dame
Eliza! Here is fresh custom come to
Amador ledger., 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.
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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
cial 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 license
as master and pilot which entities her
to pilot any craft up to 100 tons bur-
den upon the waters of the Illinois
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

The scenes of the story laid in the 14th century
The monks Of the Cistercian Monastery Abbey Of
Beaulieu, assemble to witness the trial of lay
brother, known as Horde John. upon numerous
grave charges brought against him. He pleads guilty
and is sentenced to be expelled from the Order
and at the time is decreed that he be dragged
forth and scourged from the Abbeys precincts. He
threatens to assault number of the brethren, and
in the excitement escapes Shortly after another Of
the laybrethren of the monastery, Alleyne Edricson
takes his departure from the monastery in accord
with provision of his fathers will that in his
twentieth year he shall go forth into the world for
one year to choose for himself his future calling
In sadness he wanders from the monastery on his
way to visit his brother. the Socman of Minstead
whose reputation is mot unsavory Night
coming on, he seeks shelter in a roadside inn.
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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 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 Willp'
cried a woodman. "Twang US merry
lilt."
"Aye, aye, the 'Lasses Of Lancas-
ter" one suggested.
"Or st. Simeon and the Devil"
"Or 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
a 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 things?"
he cried. "You, too, an old man who
should be an example to others.'
The wayfarers all gazed in the ut
most astonishment 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, then? How has
it offended your babyship?
"a milder and better-mannered song
hath never been heard within these
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06

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.
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Her Innate Diplomacy.

Patient to Pretty Nurse-"Will you
be my wife when I recover?"
Pretty Nurse-"Certainly."
Patient-"Then you love me? All,
men
Pretty Nurse-"Oh, no; that's mere
ly part of the treatment. I must
keep my patients cheerful; promised
this morning to run away with mar
ried man who had lost both his legs" "
Houston Post.
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06
Interstate Commerce Commission

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
acterized 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
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06
WeHnan 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
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06
CONGRESSMEN 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.

Trouble Caused by Minority Leader
Williams.
That the Members of Congress are
fond of ball game was evidenced
few days ago when a call of the
House-a desire to obtain a quorum
of the members 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 delightful spring afternoon
and the House was droning along
through it's business, with John Sharp
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06

In 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.
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06

and its tributaries. Mrs Watkins is a
modest and refined woman who is not
given to boasting of her exploits along
lines into which women seldom ven-
ture. But she takes a pardonable de-
gree of pride in the fact that she is
not an amateur pilot but is the real
thing in that line.
DISPLAYS UNCOMMON ABILITY.
When the excursion season closes
the Watkins not infrequently seek
other business in the late fall and
early spring on the lower reaches of
the river and it 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
it 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
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06

and even in dainty clusters along the
train, which is four yards long.
According to Spanish traditions, the
bride must afterward present this
wedding dress to the Virgin de la
Paloma, the popular protectress of
maternity.
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06

A Model Housekeeper and Expert
Cook-Assists in Painting Engines
of Steamer-HuSband is Engineer
of Boat of Which She is Pilot.
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06

JOB PRINTING, CITY RATES
You can get your Billheads |
Letter Heads, etc. printed at
th5 Ledger for less than YOU
can buy blank stock for else
where.
Envelops, per 1000 = $500
Posters, IA sheet, so for 1.5O
Half sheets E" 200
Amador ledger., 1906-07-06

THE OLDEST PAPER
Has largest circulation
Best advertising medium
1t pays the Business Man to
Advertise in the Ledger,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-05
'CAR0|S CARNIVAL
THE GREAT sGASkiLL SHOWS CON-
ING DURING WEEK or
h-'' MAY 21-26.
nj yt,EctS
Hiah Class Entertainment and a Big
Crowd Assured From Surrounding
Country and Towns--Busi.
ness Men Interested.

A number of citizens have become
active in promoting general interest
among the business men OF Caro-, IN
the grand carnival festivities which
are ito be- given here by the Gaskiil
combination during. the week OF May
21-26 As the attractions presented
by this combination are of high order
of merit, and will be a credit to the
city In that they will be well managed,
it is. believed that business men and
citizens generally owe 1t to themselves
and to the city that they exert them
selves to make this carnival week one
of the greatest good to the city
Among the citizens who have taken
first steps in the direction indicated
are Uncle Joe Steagala, II. A. jones
and r. E. Powers, and it is believed
that citizens generally will join in the
movement they have inaugurated,
Cairo can not have too many at
fractions that will bring people to the
city and give them high class enter
tainment and an annual carnival
that will be free from the objection
able features and that will have the ar.
tistic merit of the Great Gaskill
shows, can not fail to prove OF the
greatest benefit to the city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-05
N::.:c0UN7Y COURT
CAlRo.& rHEBES RAILROAD FILES
NUMBER or CONDEMNATION
SUITS.
Several Suits Have Been Settled Out
Of Court In Past Few Days
Other Suits to Be
Filed.

The Cairo 81 Thebes railroad com
pany through Attorney Alexander VIII
son filed condemnation suits with the
county court yesterday against the fol
lowing property owners:
William e. Ghoson, Orpha w. Ghol-
son, Maggie M. Wall, Johnnie Wall,
Dubose Wall. Maggie WALL John
Houston, Alice Houston, Daniel Hart
man, Addie Randolph. Holton Ran
dolph, Edna Randolph. Veta Randolph,
Luniette Randolph, Evelyn Randolph,
Addie Randolph. Daisy Lonergan,
Frank II. Lonergan Mrs. A. A. w. Ser
bian, Mary Lonergan, John c. Crowley
as trustee CT Mary Lonergan, Ella I,
Schulz formerly Ella T, Speth, Grant
Schulz.
A number of cases have been com
promised within the past few days
and others will be filed as soon as
ready which will complete the work
toward securing a right-of-way into the
city of Cairo for the railroad
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-05
ST. FRANCIS RIVER
Improvement Association to Meet at
Charlottesville May 18th to Con-
slider Reclamation of Lands.

A meeting of the st. Francis River
Improvement association is to be held
at Charlottesville, Mo, on May 14th,
and men interested in the improve
mant of that great basin are invited to
attend. Many in Cairo are concerned
in the objects of this association, es-
pecially some of the big lumbermen
and a goodly delegation may be pres
ent at this meeting. Del Longgrear,
editor and manager of the Pemiscot
Press, published at Charlottesville, Is
leading spirit In the association.
The ST. Francis valley is 200 miles
long and 40 miles wide, and possesses
the richest soil on the globe. From
time immemorial it was subject to the
annual overflows Of the Mississippi
river. which enriched the lands in the
same manner as the famous Nile val
ley of Egypt.
Since 1893 a substantial and effec-
tive levee has been built from the hills
of Missouri to Helena. Ark, which
tects the valley from the Mississippi.
Over 200 miles of railways afford
abundant transportation facilities and
the population now numbers about
100000 persons.
Only two things remain to be done:
Cd Drain and reclaim the lowlands of
the ST. Francis river; (2) let the world
know of our resources. Tese are the
main objects of this association, apd
it is promised that the meeting at
Charlottesville will see long strides
taken in this direction. 1u
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-05
NEW SUITS FILED
FOR TRIAL AT NEXT TERM OF
CIRCUIT COURT WHICH CON-
VENES MAY 14th.
ENI I'll
Number of Old Suits Are to Be Heard
Criminal Docket is a Big One
Term Promises to Be
Busy One.

Yesterday was the last day allowed
by law for filing suits to be tried al
| the next term of court which will con
vene May 18th, Judge w. N. Butler
presiding.
There are a number of old cases or
the docket to be tried owing to the
fact that the last term was briei
caused by the illness of Judge Butler
and of Mrs. Duncan. wife of Judge
Duncan, which prevented Judge Dun
can from presiding.
There is a big criminal docket.
The new suits filed for trial are as
follows
Charles Farrell VS.. William II.
Solomon. attachment.
Lima Mars VS.. Houston Bros, tres.
pass.
First State Bank Of Thebes VS..
J. E, Vest company.
A. d. Twente VS.. Loretta Foster ct
al. foreclosure.
Sophia Baker VS.. Frank Baker, di-
vorce.
Matte Martin VS.. Perry Martin, di-
vorce.
Bette Wiley VS.. JEFF Wiley. divorce
Hester NJ. Smith VS.. Alfred Benson,
attachment
Augustus Williams vs.. Minnie Col
Inns Williams. divorce.
Maggie McColagan w. William Nc
Colagan. divorce.
Eliza Ellen Taylor W. John w Tay-
lor. divorce.
Eva Williams Brumitt VS.. William
Bmmitt. divorce.
Alexander County National bank
for the use of Frank Ferguson. admir-.
VS.. Greer-Wilkinson Lumber. company,
garnishment.
Emma Weber VS. Daniel Weber. at
tachment. J. L. Barnard VS. Clay City
Mfg. Co. ct al bill for specific per
Torrance.
Eva Moody VS.. Edward Moody ,di-
vorce.
Bertha l.. Connell VS.. William F.
Conneil. divorce.
Blackner & Post Pipe company VS..
Brothers. assumpsit
n. o. Nelson Mfg. Co. vs.. Gilmore
Brothers. assump.it
Douglas Halliday VS. Arthur Barter.
sssumpsit.
I. VI Rumsey Mfg Co. vs.. Gilmore I
Brothers. assump II.
American Radiator company Va Gil |
more Brothers. assumpsit.
Tyler-Ackland & Company VS.. s. /
assumpsit.
J. T. Walsh & Brother vs.. Voorhees,
COombes. as=umpsH-
Col. McHaskell vs.. Cleveland. Gin |
cinnati. Chicago and St Louis r. r.
company. trespass.
W. X. Hartsook vs.. Harry B. and
Byron Ellis. bill for reformation Of
contract and general release.