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The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-21

| stiff. You'd better make up your
mind not to get any Christmas pres
ents this year, Lille. You wouldn't
want dear old Santa Claus frozen to
| death"
mo. Of course not. But papa goes
out on the prairie. Why shouldn't
Santa Claus? Don't you think he could
get here with q light load? You
know, when we came, we got stuck In
the sioughs lots of times and papa
unloaded the wagon and got 1t across
empty. Don't you think Santa Claus
could do that?"
"Yes, he SHALL" said Hattie, with
determination.
She was only the hired girl who had
come in friendly pioneer fashion to
help the settlers wife through her
sickness; but to the inmates of the
little cabin she was a ministering
angel. Strong and faithful and eff
cient, an angel could hardly have
done more in that prairie home. Yet
she did not look in the least like an
angel as she put on the pioneers old
around her neck, drew old stockings
over her shoes and fioundered out
through the drifts, stout and rosy in
the wind, to do the chores for the
night. Not glimpse of the near by
barn could be obtained from the cabin
door. Hattie tied a long rope to the
door knob and carefully held the other
end as she walked toward it.
She pulled down hay and fed the
stock and milked. She brought out
pals full Of the snow water she had
melted in the big wash boiler for
them to drink. She brought in a
great supply of fuel and made every.
thing outdoors and in as snug and
CHEEKY as possible. Then she cooked
the supper-that did not take long
for there was little to cook-and
washed up the dishes and cared for
the sick woman and the little babe.
She put Lille to bed in the queer
little trundle-bed-the child chattering
about Santa Claus every minute-and
tucked her In as happy as IL there
were no fear or anxiety In the world;
oh. what would the pioneer families
have done without the girls" of that
time?
The mercury ranged 4 and 6 de-
grees below zero. The storm outside
howled with the fury of legion Of
demons. In some drift out there in
the whiteness John Carver might be
sinking to death now.
The baby cried and the sick woman
moaned. There was no lack OF occu-
patton for the young helper. Hattie's
strong arms held the child till II was
quieted and at the same time heated
fiannels, brought water, smoothed pill
lows, and did everything that could
be done for the anxious young
mother.
Hattie, you haven't anything to
worry you" cried the sick woman, en-.
viously.
Not a thing except what worries
other people, answered Hattie. But
she knew that all the time she car.
rfed beneath her songs and CHEEKY
words heartache that was as hard
to bear as the young wife's own.
/. IL was Mark for whom her heart
ached. A year ago she had thought
that by this time she and Mark would
be settled In a pioneer cabin of their
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-21
But Even Mark's Ghost was Weieome


somewhere out in the snow-she knew
not where-her husband was journey
ing. Three weeks ago he had start
ed to the nearest town so miles away
for supplies. He had been sure that
he would return In o week. Was he
lying now under one of those huge
white drifts7 Was he out in this
dreadful blizzard, perhaps freezing to
death at this very minute. She
turned away from the window and
moaned. She could not bear to an
swer the child. But Hattie, the hired
girl, who never seemed to lose heart.
answered cheerily:
Land sakes, yes. there Is plenty of
snow, Lille. But you know Santa
Claus is getting old. He Can drive
in the snow Of course. but a bowling
blizzard like this might freeze him
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-21
SANTA'S
LIGHT
LOAD
Copyright. 1907. by wright A Pattsrson.)
By BERTHA E. BUSH.
e,.,s,s,s,s,...,.,s,.,s".,.u

<SSn UT, mamma. Santa Claus can
4k 60 anywhere where there is
~ snow. He has his sleigh,
you know. And there is snow here,
plenty of snow"
The sick woman, lying on the bed in
the little pioneer cabin, looked at the
white whirl of flakes that shut out all
but the gray daylight from the little
windows and shuddered. Yes, there
was plenty Of snow. You could not
see even the dimmest outline Of any
thing that was ten feet away. And
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
NO CONSERVATION FOUND.
Only Questionable Matter 10 Alleged
PsrceIina Of Territory.

Montgomery. Ala. June 1.-THE fer,
tilizer and cotionseed oil investigation
committee Of the legislature will rec
ommend an antitrust bill and Law pro
hibiting the use OF filler" In guano
that has no plant food. II will report
that while there seems to be an un.
Outstanding between fertilizer makers
that results In control OF prices. 80
far as the committee can say no com.
bination has been discovered. There Is
no evidence OF combination OF cotton.
seed oil men save In an argument.
that seems To have been tried With
but poor success to parcel seed ter.
ritory.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
BREWERY COMPANY SUES.
Sixty Thousand Bottles Of Beer Are
Involved In Proceedings.

Houston. June 1.-THE Schlitz
Brewery company has entered suit in
Federal court against the Houston lee
and Brewery association and Houston
Turnverin association for an account
ing Of business and recovery ~ prop
erty. alleging that $4,000 bottles ~
Houston beer had been sold under the
label Of the Schlitz Brewing company
The suit Is under the United States
patent laws
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
REQUESTS MANY.
Numerous Donation Asked 81
Miss Helen Gould.

New York. June i7.--Accordfng q
a statement just made public the re
quests for gifts sent TO Mss Heller
Gould aggregate nearly s2.0o0.oOc .
week. They range all the way frcm
the asking for SIS for set OF false
teeth to 100000 TO start n colony In
Cuba.
Miss Gould gave out an itemlxe,l list
Of a weeks request TO FRANK kaltcn.
bourn. the orchestra leader. A move
ment Is on foot among the music low
ers Of this city to make Mr.. Kalten.
born's orchestral music permanent
fixture In New York. For this. sub
scriptions from wealthy persons would
be necessary. Miss Gould was one Of
those consulted. She encouraged MIR
Kaltenborn. hut incidentally cited the
fact that this was not the only thing
she was asked to encourage. Then she
gave him the list.
In the week referred to Miss Gould
received 23i requests for money out.
right. OF these. 1879 left the amount
to her gcsd will and discretion. Miss
Gould was asked in that week for s5.
100000 TO help form an anti-selooa
league in Idaho. She received fort.
three requests for aid for chnrchc
twenty-seven for educational lnxil;r
tons and twenty-six for libraries More
than thirty we're for help Tor chaii'a
BILE institutions. Four persons. jrc.
sumably young women. wanted Mif1
Gould TO help them buy trousseau~
Eleven persons wanted planes ard
twelve wanted Miss Gould to buy their
inventions.
Following are some OF the other
wants: Bibles. bicycles. a farm and
three cows. one invalid's chair. enoug'.
air pillows TO supply regiment OF 80.
diers. one set OF teeth. five sewing
machines and fifteen railway tickets.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18

After July - Texas railroad com.
missioners and employees viii have to
pay railroad fare
The body OF negro known n Red
was found terribly manElsd on the San
q Fe railroad at Conroe. Tex.
l. Gonzales was crushed TO death at
San Marcos. Tex. by . house he was
assisting to move falling on him.
Isaac Stephenson made affidavit that
II cost him $3.50 TO be elected United
States senator from Wisconsin.
March r. Thornton OF San Angelo.
Ter. sold TO George Hsgelstcin OF that
place 100 mares. each having a colt
Pending the construction Of $780,.
900 court house. court nj Houston Will
be held In the Happy Hollow district
During last week 1850 cattle and
4.750 calves were yarded at Fort Worth
the largest number any week Of that
month
Engineer John Prewett. who jumped
from locomotive near Talihina. I. r..
died at the Frisco hospital at Spring
Held. Mo.
'In order that he might live with an.
other woman. a man at Rome. Italy.
kept his wife imprisoned three years
In COW stall
Seven miles below Wharton. Tex.
VIII Forshay was shot through the
heart. Jim Hargrove was arrested.
Both are negroes.
The postoffice at Bokchito. I. T.. was
robbed OF 500 and nearly $50 worth Of
stamps The stamps were found In
car at Paris. Tex.
Mickic Peckham. pioneer corral
boss OF Oklahoma. stationed al Fort
SIN forty years. fell from wagon and
was crushed to death
Flag OF the Bureau OF American Re
publics representing all the co,ors OF
the twenty-one American republics. has
been unfurled At Washington.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
To De Recalled.

Washington. June IA private
cablegram was received here stating
that Marquis Ito and the older states
men Of Japan held conference With
Foreign Minister Hayshi of Toxic and
nj the urgent request OF the marquis
II was decided 10 recall visconnt Aoki.
japanese ambassador To this country.
The statement was made in an au-
thorftafive quarter. Marquis Ito and
viscount Aoki have not been on friend.
~ terms for many years.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
FOUGHT ABOUT HOGS.
Animals Had Entered Jones Field and
Had Been Confined.

Meridian. Miss, June i7.--In a fight
with shotguns and pistols ut Chunkcy.
a small town in Newton county. Walter
and Tom Vaughn Of haywood and n
boy named Robert Mabry on one side
and Bill and Hubert Jones on the other.
the attacking party was all more or
less seriously wounded. The Jones
brothers escaped. The trouble arose
because the Jones confined some hogs
Of the vaughns which had gotten into
Jones field. The belligcrants are close
neIghbors and further trouble Is feared
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
Two Camps Invited.

Austin. June l7.--At the suggestion
os!the governor. Colonel Henry Hutch.
ings. secretary OF the citizens encamp-
ment committee extended an invitation
to Camp Sterling Price OF Dallas and
Camp r. u Lee OF Fort Worth 10 at
tend state encampmcnt here next
month. These are the only two fully
uniformed and equipped Confederate
veterans organizations In Texas. Sub.
sistence will be furnished organiza.
lions. hut they must provide their
transportation.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
NORWEGIAN C0L0NISTS.


Waco. June 17.--Ten light wagons,
each drawnby a span OF ponies. cross
ed the Brazos river at this point Sun
day. Each wagon contained an en-
hire family. except one. which was load
ed with supplies and cooking utensils
In all there we're fIfty-one persons in
the company, men. women and chill
dren.
One of the men explained that the
party consisted OF Norwegian settlers
They have purchased land up on the
Colorado river. and were en- route To
build homes. intending to live In their
covered wagons while their houses
were being built.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18

National baseball commission says
zena Clayton must play with the Hous-
ton club. He was claimed by the 81
Louis National league managers.
Middleton Smith fell from the sixth
story of the Fulton building at Dallas
soon dying. This Is the second fatal
ity OF that kind In that structure.
At the annual meeting. held at New
York. OF the Surgical Instrument Man.
ufscturers' Association and Canada.
w. Lcntz OF Philadelphia was elected
president.
Rufus Williams. who confessed az
San Antonio to having beaten Mrs. Sal.
lie Gibson OF Columbia. s. C.. and rob
bed her OF SCI 900. has had four indict-
ments returned against him.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
WEBSTER PASSES AWAY.
Farmer Did Not Open His Eyes For
Sexenty.sexen pays.

Kansas City. June l7.-rhomas c.
Webster. aged sixty years. Of Horse.
shoe Bend. Ida. who began to sleep on
a train between Kansas City and Den.
yer April |. and who did not open his
eyes thereafter for scventy-seven days.
died at the general hospital here sun.
day. A committee Of physicians said
his sleep was feigned. He was suffer
Ing from acute melancholia- Webster
was a well-to-do farmer. aud was IN
route 10 visit his brother AT Gaines.
Vile, Ga
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
olutions on the death Of Compan
ton N. b. Cole.
WEST SIDE PARK OPENING.

The Eagle is requested by Mr.. c. G.
Parsons to state that owing to delays in
getting the electric lights put in the for
NAL opening Of his West Side Park will
no, take place until Frieay night. at which
time he expects to have everything in fine
shape and to have a large crowd present.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
July u Date.

Austin. June Numerous In
quiries have been received by the NJ.
torney generals department as 10 the
exact day all ninety day laws passed
during the regular session of the Thir-
tieth legislature become effective.
Some contended that II was July 10
others II and 70. Assistant Attorney
General Hawkins rules that the date
In July IL
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
LOVES ELIGIBILITY.
This Question Has Been Raised Reis
tive to His Appointment.

Austin. June 1.-THE question has
been raised here as TO the eligibility OF
Speaker Love assuming the duties Of
state insurance commissioner. The
law provides that no member Of the
legislature can hold position Of emol.
ument under the state while serving MS
a member OF the legislature. notwth.
standing that he resigns his position
as a legislator. II Is contended that
Speaker Love as n member OF the
legislature assisted In the passage Of
the general appropriation bill. which
makes an appropriation for the main.
tenance Of the insurance department
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
MIDNIGHT HoLDuP.
Two paIIssites Made to pissorse by
Pair Of Masked Men.

Dallas. June is.-Roberf Ross and
James Cunningham. two young men
who live at sos Cedar Springs avenue.
reported 10 the police that they /; 4
bcen held up by three masked men
al midnight Sunday at the point OF q
revolver. Their purses were taken.
but the only money secured was 81
belonging TO Ross. The affair occurred
al the bridge at on Cedar Springs. near
Creenville avenue.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
TEXANS ENTERTAINED.
Guests Of American House. Boston
and Lunch al a Yacht Clubhouse.

Boston. June 1.-THE i75 members
Of the Texas Bankers association on
the sixth annual tour pf the associa.
ton. were the guests nj breakfast nj
the American House Monday OF the
First National bank OF this city. After
breakfast they boarded a steamer for
a trip TO Marblehead. where they took
lunch M the Eastern Yacht clubhouse.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
YOUTH SHOOTS WOMAN.
The Latter. Who 10 Probably Fatally
Wounded. Has Three Children.

Chattanooga. June 17.-Police and
county officers are searching for John
Rodgers. sixteen years old. who shot
and probably fatally wounded Mrs. Al
fee Baker. the mother OF three children
In a restaurant. says special to the
Times from Knoxville. The woman
was shot In the left breast. the bullet
ranging to the bowels. She Is said TO
have addressed remark TO Rodgers
In reply TO query from him that was
not TO his liking. and he pulled his pis.
toll and fired. Then. real zing what he
had done. skipped out. and 80 far has
not been located. The woman Is mar
ried and has three small children.
Rodgers Is cousin to John Me.
Pherson. the desperate who made such
. night Of crime nearly a year ago.
and who has just been captured and
returned 10 Knoxville.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18

TIillsboro. Tex. June 17.-In fracas
near Abbott between negroes one was
stabbed In the bowels and may die.
VIII Mathews who was brought here,
was cut In the back and left shoulder.
The difficulty Is said TO have beea
caused over a woman.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
Some Fees to Be Reaueed.

Austin. June 1.-THE governor IL.
sued a proclamation. effective July J..
providing for a general reduction OF
approximately ~ per cent inspection
and disinfection fees to be charged
by the state quarantine department
This reduction applies 10 all vessels
and TO every port In Texas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
swesrHEART EXPIRED.
Death Of Loved One Causes Robert
Wilson 10 Take His Life.

Dallas. June i7-Because his sweet
heart. Miss Mabel Bryan. who had Just
been brought home from Minera,
Wells. passed away Sunday night ~
midnight. Robert Wilson. twenty-three
years old. a prominent farmer OF the
Cedar Hin community. shot and KILLED
himself Monday morning.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
Mother and Daughter Burned to Death

Savannah. Ga. June i7.-Mrs. Than
as Cook and her daughter. Miss Esielle
Fountaine. were burned 10 death du.
ring the progress Of fire that de.
sfroyed the residence Of n. A. Foun.
taine. son of Mrs Cook.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18
ROYAL ARCH mAsoSs' ELECTION.

At a regular meeting of W. T.
tAustin Chapter No. 81, Royal
Arch Masons. held yesterday after
noon, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: w.
+. Gibbs. High Priest; b. Kaczer,
Excellent King; Malcolm Carnes.
Excellent Scribe; Joe Il. Reed,
Secretary; X. w. Howell, Treas
urer.
The chapter will meet again this
afternoon q s o'clock for an official
visit from Col. ]. l.. Miller OF
Workman. representative OF the
Grand Chapter; also for the install
lation of officers.
Sam X. Henderson. T. A. Scar
cy and Malcolm Carnes were APP
pointee a committee to prepare and
submit to the chapter suitable res
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-18

Nuuber d Lovers Of the Sport Met q
liaswelI's Last Nlsm = Officers
Elected --Other DssIsess.

About twenty-five young men
, interested in the organization OF a
base ball team for Bryan met at the
store of Tyler Haswell last night
pursuant to call Of Joe Howard, and
organized base ball team with the
election of the following officers:
]. r. Maloney, manager; 4: Nj.
Dodson, secretary; ]. w. Hamilton,
treasurer; Nit Parker, captain OF
the team.
The first trial game will be
played Friday afternoon at West
Side park, and the following have
been selected as trial members OF
the team: Jack Jordon. Joe How
ard, Joe Hearue. Roy Num-, John
ME Collins, Bob Mawhinney, w
A. Baker, b. Clayton Willis
Halves, Linville Houston, d. D,
Dawson IT,. Marshall Spell, jeff
Tabor, Pete BittIe, Roger Astin.
II is the purpose Of the team to
secure a strong battery and play
al amateur teams in this section OF
the state, and to that end a finance
committee composed Of Hamilton.
Maloney and Dodson. has been Sc
lected to solicit funds to get the
team in shape.
All the surrounding towns have
we'll organized teams with from
two to FIVE paid men on them, and
the Eagle is glad to see Bryan fall
in line. The boys are going into
the matter to win and we believe
they will have generous support in
their efforts. The trial team
named above contains some hne
material and there is no reason
Why Bryan should not have a
crack team soon.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30

money grow three to four crops a
year in south central Florida. The
northern part Of Florida cannot grow
such rotations Of crops as does the
south and south central, except under
canvas and extra heat. In the north
ern part, cucumbers and lettuce are
grown extra early by such means. The
pineapple can be grown almost any,
where in south central Florida, but it
is grown commercially mostly on the
east coast and on the poorest lands
in the state by liberal use of fertili-
zers, and vastly increased acreage is
being planted there from year to
year. Around Orlando and in DeSoto
county, many fine pineries are pro-
ducing large crops. At many points,
notably at Quincy, Tallahassee and
Dade City, Havana and Sumatra leaf
tobacco is being grown successfully,
and prices are very high, averaging
der half shade This has averaged
about 65 cents a pound this year
Some crops have been sold and deliver
ed in August at over ST a pound
pole cured, unassorted and in big
bundles.
Many orange groves, grapefruit and
kumquats have been planted since the
disastrous freeze Of 1906, and large
crops of fruit have been and are being
gathered Many acres of irrigated
groves this year will yield over $1,000
an acre for the fruit, as the general crop
was cut short One-ha1f and more by the
severe fall, winter and spring drouth,
SO the orange blossoms failed to set
their fruit for want of moisture. [
know one man who for IS days put a
barrel of water around each tree when
it commenced blooming The result
is his trees are loaded with eight boxes
Of oranges to the tree, while his neigh
bOrs have only one to three boxes on
same aged trees.
To the stockman these lands are
very valuable, as he can grow velvet
beans on them at scarcely more than
So an acre for seed and cultivation,
and they will yield feed equal to corn
and the cattle gather them in winter.
No beef is sweeter than that fed on
velvet beans and none of the food con-
sumed is for keeping up heat, but all
GOES to profitable flesh making, as it
does North in September
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30

An exchange puts it: 'Do not spend
too much time about the way the trusts
ignore the pure food laws when a
bunch Of potatoes are rotting behind
the cream jar; or where the milk house
has not been cleared out for a year or
two; or, if the cows fanks are COW
cred with manure when drawing the
milk. Sometimes there is more danger
OF carrying disease germs through the
milk and milk products than there is
through the manufactured products of
the trust. 1t is all right to fight the
trust, but be sure that you have cov-
cred up the glass in your own house
before you throw a stone"
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30

In Germany, last year, there were
slaughtered for food $4,000 horses,
and 1T is estimated that about 1000 dogs
went into the food of the EN- pire. To
Americans the idea of eating horse
flesh or dog meat is at present unpleas-
ant, but in the future they may stomach
1t. Our standard flesh foods, beef, veal,
pork and mutton, continue to grow
h1gher and scarcer, and the possible
need OF selecting substitutes is ap-
parent.-East Coast Advocate,