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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-03-14

Mandmal miro nter mirtlth
bon Der Selben Breiie gar au ptel
nerlanat. SEPT iuI fie Qor auitar1o
aeiaen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
St. Georoe and the Draqon,

Other nations besides England have fought under the banner of St. George. and other knlghtly orders as well as that of the Garter have been instituted in his honor. He was the guardian saint of Sicily, Aragon, Valencia, Genoa. Nal to and Barcelona: a Venetian order of St. George was created in 1900, q Spanish in 1317 an Austrian in 147O a Genoese Ill 14T2 and a Roman in 1492. More modern orders bearing bis name are those of Bavaria 17291, Russia 076D and Hanover QS39. The device of St George staying the dragon forms part of the arms of the czar and ar pears on several Russian coins. The conjecture that this was owing to tn" presentation of the Garter by Eliza beth to Ivan Nassilievitch has no foun- dation in fact for Chanceler, the first outspoken Englishman to visit Russia. speaks of dispatch sent in 1554 from Ivan Vassilievitch to Queen Mary, the seal of which was much like the broad seal of England, having on the one side the image of man on horse back in complete harness fighting with a dragon."-London Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
Queer Positions of Hearts.

There is one curious fact which not everybody notices about the common, 6nger-long. green caterpillars of our
 larger moths. Their hearts, instead of
 being in front, are at the back of the body and extend along the entire length of the animal. One can see the heart distinctly through the thin skin
 and can watch its slow beat, which starts at the tail and moves forward to the head. Hearts of this sort reaching from head to tail are not at all uncom- mon in the simpler creatures. The earthworm has one, and so have most worms, caterpillars and other crawling things Hearts in the middle of the
 back also are quite as frequent as those in what seems to us to be the natural place. Many animals, the lob tEter for example, and the crayfish and 2 the crab, which have short hearts like \ those of the beasts and birds, never theless have them placed just under lthe shell in what, in ourselves, would tbe the small of the back.--S Nicholas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
One Source of News.

For many years certain New York paper received society and club gossip from q man whose identity was con cealed by a clever ruse. Even his checks were made out to his wife in her maiden name. He furnished in formation about the doings and wran- gles ill various clubs-lttle stories il! volving people whose names are known by reputation to practically all readers of newspaper columns. He is said thus to have averaged an income of about $10 a week-not much, hNt enough to buy hats, gloves and cane, He was a most immaculate and ap- parently prosperous person. It is needless to say that he has never been suspected of this small traffic X wealthy relative died and left him in dependent. When some such man furnishes the clew to a delectable scandal he has done stroke of busi ness that will keep him in small lux uries for months to come.-Whitman Bennett in Bohemian.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
ARREST OLD MAN
 IN SOLDIERS HOME
Wanted to Answer Bigamy Charge Wife Number 2 Says He De-"
 serted 8 Wife at Sloan rs Springs.

RARRRM6 123456 12 7123456. .66. 8
 Jefferson City, Mo-, July 28.-Gov- ernor Folk has issued requisition upon the governor of Tennessee for the return to Jasper county of John Fink, who is wanted to answer a charge of bigamy Fink was taken into custody at the National Soldiers Home at Johnson City, Tenn, to which place he had been transferred from the soldiers home at Fort Leaven- worth, Kan.
 The affidavits filed with the ap- plication for the requisition charge that he married Melissa Hill at Si- foam Springs, Ark, November 16, 1904, and that on November Ii, 1905, he married Artie Lahman at Garth age, Mo-, waiving the formality, it is alleged, of being divorced from his first wife before he secured the sec ond one.
 Both women make affidavit to their marriage with him, and the first wife testifes that she had not been divorc ed from Fink when he contracted the second marriage, while wife No. ? de- clares she did not discover until after her marriage to him that he had a wife from whom he had not been di- vorced.
 In her affidavit wife No. ? says:
 'fHe deserted his wife, Melissa Hill Fink, 15 days after he married her. He married me in less than year from the time he married his first wife"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
Not So Daft After All.

Daft Tam, as he was called, wander ing through the village one day, got SC verely bitten by the village inn dog.
 Proceeding to the inn, he showed the mistress what her "dawg" had done. She was much alarmed and, putting q half crown into Tam's hand, said:
 "Awa tae the doctor moo an pay him wi' the hauf crown"
 Tam eyed the coin, saying:
 Il dinna think I'll bother wi the doctor, but jist keep the siller.''
 "For my sake gang tae him, or else yell gang daft"
 "Hoots, wumman; ye're bletherin. Daft folk canna gang daft twice. Dundee Advertiser
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
FELIX SMART AND
 HIS AUTOMOBILE
Invade Quiet Star City Last Week and Made the Natives Think the Steam Iniun Had Come at
 Last.

Felix Smart and couple other Pine Bluff gentlemen invaded the precincts of Star City on this (Fri- day), morning and some of us that had never travelled thought probably the first installment of our railroad had actually got here, and began to make arrangements to get our tickets for our first ride. But when the conductor hollowed out "a1l aboard" the other fat men of town all made a rush, ruling our senior out, and as is usual with us, we had to stand pat and watch the other corpulent men move out into space. Finally we went across and borrowed Will Rupe's one man water wagon and rolled it around the square a few times hunting drink (of water), finding none we returned to our sanctum and famed and famed until we reduced our respiration to something like nor mai. and here we are yet, begging away waiting for the next train and the thing turned out to be nothing but an automobile and our. only sat- isfaction is that while we have nev- CT travelled we have been permitted to see some of the sights along the way.-Star City Enterprise.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
Pat Took the Prize.

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotchman were one day arguing as to which of the three countries possessed the fastest trains.
 Well" said the Englishman, i've been in one of our trains, and the t~le- graph poles have been like hedge"
 "I've seen the milestones appear like tOmbstones," said the Scot.
 "Be jabersw said Pat. "I was one day in train in my country, and we passed field of turnips and field of carrots, also a field of cabbage and parsley, then a pond of water, and we were going that quick l thought it was broth"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
Pepys on Shakespeare.

Pepys' Diary, 1G59-1669, commenting on shakespeare's plays, says of "Mid- summer Nights Dream" Tt is the most insipid, ridiculous play ever saw in my life," and upon reading "'Othel- To, Moor of Venice which have hith- erto esteemed q mighty good play, but having lately read the Adventures ot Five Hours,' it seems mean thing"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
A 1houohtfuI Wife.

"Why did you tell your husband that there would be three parts to the con cert? There are only two"
 "Yes, know, but he will be so pleas ed when it leaves off sooner than he expects. ."-Fliegende Blatter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
Just q Suanestion.

"Oh, myv exclaimed the excited wo man who had mislaid her husband "I'm looking for small man with one eye"
 "Well, ma'am," replied the polite shopwalker, If he's very small man maybe you'd better use both eyes"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29
The Jury.

"When I goes to de co'thouse," said Uncle Eben, "it sometimes looks to me like de jury was committee to award a prize to de smartest lawyer."-Wash- ington Stay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29

Culture indicates superiority, and su periority impresses others.-Marden
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-29

For sale-Locomohile runahont for sale cheap. Apply Geo. H. Adams
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Christmas on Christmas Island.


They never have any "white' Christ
masses on Christmas island The Their
mometer never falls below 20 and new
er rises above 90 in the shade
Christmas island lies about $50 miles
southeast of the western extremity of
belongs to Great Britain, having been
annexed I'm 1888. This interesting lit
tie bit of land In midsea appears to
have been originally ii coral reef. which
by volcanic forces has been raised so
high that at its highest point ii sticks
out of the water | 900 feet In shape
1t is an irregular quadrilateral 1t has
an urea of about twenty square miles.
The British have formed settlement
on the island for the development of
the phosphate beds, which are said to
be rich This material is used for fer
tilzPr
A globe trotter who spent last Christ
mas very appropriately on Christmas
bathed In the sea Christmas after
noon. dressed in white flannel. played
tennis 1t is always summer there.
A pure. cool breeze always blows from
the southeast In January the fresh
fruits and flowers and vegetables are
as plentiful as during July or August
In the United States Christmas island
is a little paradise nine miles wide
and about ten miles long
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Hidden Gifts
Of the....
Christmastide.
BY ALOYSIUS COLL.

fCop> right 100. BY Aloysins COLL
THINK you, my little baby boy,
Il That the gifts are all for you
The picture books and the painted
blocks
And tie soldier men in blue?
But what OF the joy in mothers heart
When she saw you dance for glee.
When you woke to Sc. the candles burn
On the bouehs of the Christmas tree ?
VOU clapped your hands and you
l. laughed aloud
When you found the little plow
With the oxen team that logged on
wheels
In the shade of the greenwood Dough,
But what of the silent tenderness
That stirred in mothers breast
When you drove the oxen TO the barn
In the twilight hour to rest2
VouR eyes in wonder opened wide vide
When you saw that the little
train
Would rattle down the carpet track
And then run back again
But what Of the golden train of thought
That follows your baby feet
To scatter the flowers of mother love
Where the way 10 bright and sweet7
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Christmas
With Lo, the
Poor Indian.

n Al ANY OF the Indians who still
INN keep up their tribal existence
are Christians. To them as
to the white people Christmas
is nm important anniversary. but they
celebrate ii in their own way. This
why would not he approved by certain
Christian denominations of White PEG.
pie because it includes as the chief
feature II dance.
The southwestern Indian tribes have
a special fondness for all sorts Of cere
monial dances. When white people
dance they do 1t for the aesthetic
pleasure of the performance, the poetry
of motion. SO to speak Not so with
the Indians. Every dance has a deep
significance to them. When they as
semble for their Christmas Observance
they begin by praying for rain and
bountiful crops.
Then follows the dance. This Is thu
only dance in which the women arr
permitted to take part The men and
women form in opposite lines and
start up song their bodies swaying
In rhythm Then they break up into
groups and dance toward each other
with hppity-hop step, holding their
bodies rigid.
The next movement Is TO form cir
Gle and dance around Christmas tree
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

HR BELOVED OFT rHF oSg WORD MA
JEsTAEr.
gold twenty and ten mark pieces and
another OF silver five mark pieces. His
majesty fills his pockets when he goes
walking in the parks at Potsdam. and
the little children and old men and
women who are fortunate enough TO
meet him or soldiers standing sentry.
stamping In the snow. are certain OF a
gift. accompanied not infreQuently by
Joke.
The kaisers best side Is seen at
Christmas. There is a story current
that once near the palace OF Sans
Souci the kaiser came upon a half
frozen sentinel with very red nose and
eyes. The sentinel, with stiff fingers,
brought his rife to the salute.
cold day" said his majesty. The
sentinel did not reply. but his teeth
chartered.
"How long have you been on duty"
asked the kaiser. Still no reply.
stupid said his majesty. Why
don't you speak when l address your"
The sentinel moved his jaws and lips,
but no word escaped. The kaiser burst
out laughing and. turning TO his ad-
Jutant. said:
Take this chap into the palace. put
him before a fire. thaw him out, par
ticuarly his jaws sse he gets big
hot drink and big feed, and. here
turning to the sentry, take this and
drink my health and the empress"
The soldier found voice at last He
beloved out the one word Males
taet,"
The empress Is always practical with
her gifts Every year her majesty
grows more popular among the best ell
ements OF the people Her unassuming
WAYS. entire freedom from hauteur
consideration for servants and kindly
interest in the welfare OF the poor and
helpless endear her In ever widening
circles Of Germans. She IS fond OF pre-
senting ladies' with costly lace.
The young princes. headed by the
crown prince. show little diserimina
ton In their -scarfpins, rings.
dogs. cigarette cases. matchboxes, and
so on. being their staple gifts, varied
sometimes Ivy book, a picture or
statuette Victoria Louise's gifts OF
dolls to her friends are numerous. To
favored friends she does not mind pre-
senting kitchen ranges and furnished
dolls &Duses She is In close asso-
citation with the matrons' and soldiers
orphanages at Potsdam. and the num-
Der of little girls who receive her gifts
is enormous Stores OF oranges and
honey cakes are collected by her for
distribution on Christmas eve.-New
York World.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

practically all night brewing big jo-
runs of hot and steuming punch, which
the cold and weary Continental officers
drank with eager zest 1t Is related
that early In the morning hours Wash
ington himself stepped into the inn
and found some of his young officers
inclined to loiter by the fire and In
dulge In extra pOtations. There was
more serious work on hand. Washing
ton, 1t is said. drank just one stout
"snifter" and ordered his officers to he
about their business. McConkey's house
still stands. and the place is known
now as Washington's Crossing.
Washington divided his forces into
two bodies. one to march down the
river road and attack the enemy from
the west, the other to enter the town
from the north The commander in
structed all his officers to set their
watches by his. so that the attack
might be made simultaneously at every
point. 1t was O'clock when the en.
emy's outposts were encountered and
driven in. firing from behind trees and
fences as they ran.
Colonel Ran had been up all night,
with other officers. carousing and play
ing cards ut the house of n Tory.
Though the attack was made three
hours later than had been intended,
1t was still practically surprise. Rail
buckled on his sword and CALAMITY
tried to rally his demoralizcd forces.
but II was too late. Already the light
horse aud 800 Hessians had taken flight
and escaped Knox had planted his
cannon to sweep the principal streets,
and the attack from all points was
furious. Colonel Rail fell mortally
wounded. and little later he sur
rendered his sword to Washington.
The American commander took nearly
n thousand prisoners. with many stands
Of arms, cannon and other equipment.
The victory was complete. CORVALLIS
deferred his trip to England. remain
ing here to surrender to Washington at
Yorktown five years later
The next day Washington's army re-
crossed the river. taking the Hessian
prisoners to Newtown On the 10Th.
us FORCES DuNlllS Dttl ibNItuSth ~ 'hC
arrival of other troops. he made the
passage Of the Delaware for the fourth
time In month. reoccupying Trenton
until forced to retire 10 Princeton by
the maneuvers of CORVALLIS. In cross
ing and recrossing the river and fight
ing the battle of Trenton Washington
lost only seven men. Two were killed
four were wounded and one frozen to
death.
The famous picture Washington
Crossing the Delaware" was painted In
1851 by Emanuel LentZe. who was
born In Wurttemberg In 1916 and died
at Washington in 1868. having settled
permanently I'm America LeutZe paint
ed several other American historical
scenes. The Washington picture. an
immense canvas to which no printed
reproduction can do justice, now hangs
in the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
New York city. where II may be seen
free of charge by any American patriot
or by any Hessian or British visitor.
for that matter The great painting
was presented TO the museum ten
years ago by John S. Kennedy II is II
matter OF congratulation that this ar
tistic representation Of an inspiring in
cident connected with Americas most
historic Christmas now belongs prnc-
tically to the people of America. one
and all
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

YoU cLAPPED YOCR HANDS AND You
LAUGHED ALOUD
VOU set the sails on your tiny ship,
And you sent II out TO sea
On a silver lake with shores Of moss
When the wind was fair and free,
But what of my silver lake Of dreams
Where never a ship may start,
But bears you at the PROV to sound
The fathoms OF my hearth
A II, beat your taps TO tho soldier
"A toys.
Unyoks the oxen team,
And draw the fires ir your painted
train,
Come TO my arms and dream,
For thine are the gifts of a tender day
And q night of childish JOYS
Mine is the everlasting gift
OF a mothers hsart-ny boyl
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
EEA Christmas Night 1776

math In the way Of daylight surprise
the morning after Christmas. knowing
that the jolly Germans would be more
or less demoralized by their bibulous
manner of celebrating the anniversary.
Washington's troops at Newtown
were chiefly New EngIanders. He had
about 2.40O men and twenty pieces of
artillery. The weather had turned
much colder toward Christmas. and on
the afternoon of that day chill storm
of snow and sleet began. lasting
through the night Washington's troops
marched to McConkey's ferry In the
snowstorm. McConkey's was a river
side inn on the New Jersey bank of
the Delaware about nine miles above
Trenton. The boats previously hidden
by the Americans were collected at this
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

point. opposite McConkey's house, and
at dusk the soldiers began crossing
Every body knows, of course. that the
river was full of floating ice but
Colonel Glover and his fishermen sol
diers from Marblehead did not mind
that. They knew how to guide boats
amid cakes Of ice. These Massachu
sets fishermen were placed in charge
of the boats.
The plan of Washington was to reach
Trenton by O'Clock in the morning
and catch the Hessans sleeping off
their Christmas potations. He counted
upon getting the whole army across by
midnight. Owing to the delay caused
by the ice and the storm 1t was 3
O'Clock In the morning when the last
boat load of patriots reached the Jer-
sey shore BY 4 O'clock the force was
formed ready for the march upon
Trenton Colonel Henry Knox had
brought over his cannon on the frail
fatboats, with horses TO pull the pieces
along the road.
General Washington crossed the nv
err a little before midnight The In
mates of McConkey's house were astir
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
The kaiser's
= Christmas.

~ KOBABLY no European court
gives Christmas presents on 20
extended scale as the kaiser'4.
Every one gives presents 70 ey-
cry one else. aud fur weeks before
Christmas secret inquiries are mads
about the most suitable gifts to be-
stow. The empress and her seven chill
dren mys;eriousiy dash about Berlin
aud Potsdaa visiting jewelers., toy
shops and other Establishments where
something new or striking Is to he had.
and they hold a ieyee every morning
Of tradesmen whom they have 40 time
10 visit
The kaiser does no shopping him
self. hut he Is tie greatest Christmas
box giyer Of all aud his presents Ia
every case exactly TT the desires Of ths
happy recipient Early IN December
he makes Iist Of the persons to whom
be intends making presents His wife
heads the list. and at the foot IL usual
ly some old pensioner or invaded
housekreper who has served the Ho-
henzollerns for half century.
soon before christmas the royal mint
sends the kaiser Il tat II bright. new
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
Sioux Mothef and Child

ents. These are not so numerous or so
costly as the white baby's presents.
but to the little bronze baby they are
just as good Nearly always the In.
dian baby gets things OF bright colors.
Indians. big and little, are particularly
fond of garish hues. A red necktie,
blue ribbon, yellow scarf or stick
of striped candy may be the selection
of Santa Claus. but a string of shells
or beads, the tooth of an elk or the
claw of bear is more likely to be the
papoose's present.
When papoose wakes up and finds
its gifts 1t is Just as happy as the rich
est white ,hild In the land.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

the first year or two at any rate The
baby Is strapped to board. its hod'
wrapped In warm skins and only it,
head sticking out. SO that 1t can cry
without being cramped for space.
Frequently the papoose takes Its
maps In an upright position. It's mothe.
leaning the baby board against the
tepee pole.
On Christmas eve Santa Claus steals
into the tepee and lays beside the
sleeping papoose its Christmas pres
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12
An Old chri.tmas Custom.

A century or two ago there WAS a
custom In Germany for all the parents
IN a town or village 10 send the pres
ents they designed fer their children to
one chosen Individual. who called at
each house clad in a motley robe, a
mask and a huge taxen wig, Knock
ing on the door he called In a loud
voice for all the good children to ap-
pear and receive the gifts which the
Christ child. the Christ-Kindlein had
sent them This was the primeval
Kriss kringle Coleridge describes this
custom and records thai the bad little
children had a rod left for their cor
extraordinarily citizen.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

hung with articles which. according TO
the missionaries, are the gifts OF Santa
Claus to good Indians. The Indians
kneel and pray In front of an altar
during the performance.
When Santa Claus visits the Indian
papoose on the plains he does not find
stockings In which to deposit his pres
ents AS rule. the little Indian In
the tepee does not wear stockings for
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

Wickers Isn't 1t unfortunate that
Eark Miss Manley has just the faintest
suspicion Of mustachei
Her Best Friend-It is. indeed.
sympathized with her last Christmas.
-Sympathizedf
Her Best Friend-Yes Without the
poor dear knowing 1t sent her mus
tache cup
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

"Was thci" any disappointing fes-
ture about your appearance as Santa
Clans
We'll. rather The nose OF my false
face melted of"