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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-12
VANDALS DEFACE WALLS
OF NATIONS CAPITOL

Washington. ID. C., July il.-Some
one with a grievance or with an un.
balanced mind has been scrlbbling on
the falls Of the capitol In "a large,
free hand with blue chalk various
uncomplmentary comments about
great and almost great statesmen do
Ing their country's service here. No
matter VIA, the mO;.ve witch 10
spires N. scrbblinE, me &C IL one
OF vancal because 9, cishFures The
walls OF the building. and the police
end tho vsfchm.n are ir,iru 80 raiah
the culprit
u viii be- remembered that nor long
ago iarrc piece vas cut cur oi no
oii painting o. Perry AZ Lake Enc
Sine then a special watch las been
a,pt 10 prevent repettious OF tie YAH
dalism
False Alarm About webster.
Washington vas much Cis ggt'i a
DAY ur Two Ggo Vh,n % heard ifa
somebody with ,hiscl lad clipped
piece. out Of the narbl, trousers and
the marble coa,ta.l Of ia. statue Z
Daniel Webster which stands ia
siaLary hail A tlo,e Inspection has
I'D 10 The discovery TIA, tue Webster
MORTAL has NOT b eI Injured by The
hand Of man Elliott Woods. The 81.
periutond, OF the capitol. says tat
the holes which ''ro discovCled n
he Webster statu. sere put there by
he sculptor and have been plainly vis-
iblc ever since The statue vas ,rcct'd %.
Some one suggested that "a, Vantal
who vac al work was new kind u
mott which had developed an apre
ute Tor marble garments
Formcf Vie. President Low = Nor
ton has made ~ bic mind 10 come
back aud live in fh, capital for eight
or nine months Il year Tor the rest o.
his lfc ilc owns beautiful resi-
denoe GA khod. island avenue. whore
he lived vhou he vas vice president
% o., United States under Harrison.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-12

S. A. Roddenbery. Who represents
the Second Georgia district In the
House. was a college professor hefore
he was tweniy-one years I'D. ami
was a member Of the Georgia lgisla-
ture before he was twenty-five
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-12

When Mr. Morton VET ~ G. tt.u"
the Russian smbs' ador move inic
the residence and. fl,luwif, nm ate
Secretary 81 stat, iHht Roo, an
then John Hays Ian cor, ~ Nor
ton himself lived fhcr 1for ~
months NO yoars Rgo.
Morton Mansion trJrtri.
There t. I'm. aria ~. ssiCt
which IL suI pos,d 10 ta4UoIuiGuC.
OF every aii,mg. 10 iL~f,ge ihs hea.
~ OF The capital. q rcgoAncs. ~iiSh
srnhr'ars de "'grlo, - Ay1-
wurts ~ public bgils'tig W. sish
has been expressed iE4. eolnuis
sion might extend is efionEts 10
private dwellings tor >. b. 81 'he
beautiful old places ,L 'hstiupiot'
have been zen odolsd b, ~ socially
ar bilious purchasers into herc rest
G'uoe monsirositi.s boo tny ,Rse-
giarlng aud IN most cases oeauuim
II is understood 'lu, Nict prcsi.
dent Morton intends ta ~ I'D 100000
to improve his Rhode 4, nd avenue
hone Today 10 Is boarr " a. I H.
warm red brick pleasiIe TO look
upon aud suggestive IN ,,I ~ Wy Of
.cmfou # is nov said ~ 81 > In
teuuod TO give he house d more state
~ appearance by the in' pduction Of
white marble In places The old
house has been comfortio the eye
OF many q Washing or.af man and
visitors. and he change, Ire awaited
with tr'pCailon.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-12
u "as Done

In the We Nirr MIA case .t vas or.
dered THat tie secretary pa, into
the ballot box two papers Of equal
size one OF which shall be numbered
one and the Other shall be a blank
Each OF the senators Of the state o,
IVES; Virginia shall draw out one pa.
per. and the senator who shall draw
the paper numbered enc shall be In.
serted 10 the Class OF senators whose
term o. service will expire the Sd
OF Maroa 1863 Tha, the secretary
then ~, into the ballot box two pa
pers OF equal size. one OF which shall
be numbered two and the other shall
be numbered three The other sena.
tor shall draw out ODE paper n the
paper drawn b. numbered TWO. tue
senator shall be inserted in the class
OF senators whose terms OF service
will expire the Sd day Of March. 1866
and u he paper drawn be- numbered
three the senator shall be Inserted ID
the class OF senator's whose term Of
service vii expire the Cd dag OF
March 1867
The secretary having ~, into the
ballot boz TWO papers. enc of which
was numbered one and the other
blank. the Hon Peter Wrinkle drew
the paper numbered one. and is a..
cordingy In the class OF senators
whose terms Of service will expire on
the Sd day OF March. 1869
The papers numbered tso anc
three we're then put by the secretary
into the box. and the Hon Whitman 7.
WILEY drew the paper numbered two.
md Is accordingly in the class Of sen.
ators whose ,erms o. service will az.
tire on the ID day OF March. 1869
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-12
STRANGER
THAN FICTION
Stories of Claims Against
the Government Reach
Back to Revolution

Washington. ID G.. luiy TO-
Readers OF Mary Twain VIII remem-
Der his story'of the great beef claim
and the course OF the proceedings be-
fore the lawmakers 10 Washington
when man goes digging after
truth IN the records OF congress
he can find some things which
are s-anger thar the romances Of the
fiction writers There are claims TO
day beiof. e.ihef congress or the court
of claims which have their origin back
In the Revolutionary days The uac'
ing - ne right 90 recompense from
N. government FOR sacrifices made by
ancestors OF presen, DAY people Is
one G. the hardest tasks known 20 law
yers Tie trail gets confused after
time. ano 20 i ~ that some people VINO
ma, have legitimate claims against
Uncle sam are unable to collect them
Ouly the other day an adverse re
por, Oh Revolutionary claim was
made b. Senator Townsend OF the sen
ate committee which has charge oil
such matters The claim was for the
payment % 30 loan certificates alleged
to have been issued by Richard Ralph
Randall MAY 8. i77e which certif
cater acre ior $500. continental
money specie value t4773 Congress
was asked hat these ccr'ihcate'
should be paid Nth interest 10 very
remote descendant OF Randall who
died 10 1890 lie left q son, William
Vho when he VA an old man adver
,sed for ne los, certificates ano me
morialized congress for their payment
The lawmakers refused 20 pay any AZ
tention 10 the matter Others have
presented the claim but without cue
ctst
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-12

Daily News Want Ads are room
filters Cent a word
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-12
Civil Mar CIain.

Claims growing out OF the war be
tween the states are Of course more
numerous than hose growing ort OF
IN. var % the Revolution because the
one war j. nearer TO us than The 9th
or and many q the active claimants
are living The senate hRs just given
the Shawnee Indians Of Kansas the
RICH, 10 20 10 the proper United States
court 10 have their claims adjusted for
indemnity FOR losses sustained by
them during The Civil war. II Is claim
&C tina; these particular Shawnee In
dams remained peaceful during the
trouble between the states, did not
commit depredationt. and ye; on the
supposltlop that they had done so
Union soldiers seired the Indians pro
.xs>,sns. household goods, cattle. horses
u a~ss ALdS ned them ~itnout ren
dtring any payment therefor
II has been said that the Civil wa
10 nearer 70 us than the Revolution
AIRY war. but the length OF time tha
Il takes 10 have claim adjusted Of
even to start u on the way 10 adjus,
meni may be made known when Il Il
saio that this Shawnee matter hai
beer pending IN one way or anoihel
for A. yeafs
There has Just been issued by orde
Of congress a pamphle, allied Pro
| ceediuge % a. Senat. Relating "a
the Classification o. United states Sen
a,ors Under the Second Parag aph o
the Ihirc Section O. he First Ar,!cl,
Of the Constitution o. he Unite,
States The contents o. the pamph
lie, are taken ron The journals OF III,
senate
The m6-ef... ph,Ch Las been gath
cred contain. information az 70 hoR 4
was decided which OF Two SENATOR
elected a, the same ,iluc should serv,
the long term and which the shor
term Take "a, case o. West VIZ
ginia. Tor instance which vas admit
ted into the Union during me var DE
tween the state. The case cited vii
show how th. question o. ,hp long an,
the short terms where tNo senator
were elected Together vas answered
In ali instance. where o. was raised
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
SAFE THROUGH ICY FLOOD
Indian Hero Swims to Shore With
Boy Across the Columbia River
at Its Highest.

To swim the Columbia river at
Umatilla, where it is half mile In
width. is a test OF human strength
even under the most favorable condi-
lions, but to accomplish that feat bur
dened with the weight Of child and
in the dead of winter with the swoi-
len river made more formidable by
the presence of hundreds OF jagged
Ice foes is an achievement almost un-
believable, says a writer in the Ore
gon Journal.
Yet this was just what was done
about eight years ago by Columbia
River Indian who had almost reached
the age of fifty. He Is still living to-
day on the Umatilla reservation to
testify to the performance, though no
man ever heard him boast of 1t.
The Indians name is Sees use and
he Is now the head man Of the scat
tered Columbias. 1t was in the early
years of the new century that he at
tempted to make the passage OF the
Columbia in a frail canoe, accompa-
MED by a boy of nine years. When
in midstream his little craft was
struck with such force by an ice cake
that 1t was overturned. Sees Yuse
seized his boy companion, and plac-
ing him on his back, breasted the
stream and commenced his battle to
gain the shore.
If men who witnessed the feat are
to be believed, no white man could
have accomplished what this old In
dian did. Foot by foot he made his
way toward the southern bank, and
though swept downstream by the
swift current. his progress was
steady.
Several times he was struck by an
ice foe and the Jagged end Of one cut
a deep wound in his neck. Finally,
after what seemed an almost inter
minable time, he reached the shore
with his burden, his strength spent by
his heroic efforts and loss ,ef blood,
and almost frozen by the chill water.
Before the flow of his wound could be
checked he had almost bled to death.
Not long after the incident Sees
Yuse was awarded some heirship
lands on the Umatilla reservation and
since that time has lived among the
Umatillas, Cayuses and Walla Wallas,
but through the death of the chief
tains of his own tribe he has come
to be regarded by his people as their
head man.
The old Indian, whose facial charac-
teristics are so different from those
of the prairie Indians, is frequent
visitor In Pendleton, Ore, and almost
regularly once week calls upon his
friend, Major Lee Moorhouse, not,
however, so much for the purpose OF
talking with the major as to gaze at
a full-length painting of himself which
adorns the walls Of the Moorhouse
office. The painting was made from
a photograph of Sees-Y use, taken by
the major, and the aged red man
often sits by the hour, childlike, ad-
miring the likeness on the wall.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14

has a girth of 80 feet at height OF
five feet, while the spread of its
branches is nearly ESQ feet. The hol-
low trunk IS most remarkable. It has
been recorded that seven people have
breakfasted within its space and that
sixteen people have been squeezed into
the hole. The marks of tempests and
lightnings are visible upon its time
worn trunk.
Birklands owes its name to its
birches, but it has oaks also and Is a
region of grace and beauty. Old and
mighty trees are scattered about, some
of them worn down to the very ulti-
matum of ruin,s standing huge masses
Of blackness. A long and very beau
tiful drive leads to the famous old oak
known as the Shambles, or Robin
Hoods larder It is said that the
prince of outlaws used to hang his
venison on its branches and perhaps
he did. Years ago the tree was set
on fire, but though its trunk IS
charred and hollow, it still stands and
dourishes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
LOSING TOUCH WITH WoRLD7
Preacher Declares He Believes That
the People Are Drifting
Away From Him.

We ministers may talk and write
about the church just waking up to
it's mission" that ''the opportunity Of
the church was never greater" that
sthe spiritual power of the church was
never so strong" and the ''call to the
church to be the moral leader never
so loud and insistent," we may assure
ourselves and one another that we are
the most needed workers in the divine
vineyard. Yet we cannot get away
from the wretched, discouraging feel
ing that the world-and not the worst
part of the world either-has repudi-
ated us and the institution we are try
ing to hold together.
And I cannot see how any minister
can escape being extremely pessimis-
tic as to tbs worth Of his work when
he feels it necessary, as he often does,
to advertise conspicuously that the
service tonight will be entirely mu-
sical," with perhaps something small
er than a sermonette thrown in; or
when he must give up preaching on a
Sunday evening and have instead, an
"at home function in the church,
serving refreshments and adding zest
to the occasion by something ap-
preaching theatricals.- Worlds Work
Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
MOUNT CALVARY RELICS

The Church of Santa Croce in Rome
Is interesting, even to skeptics. 1t is
reputed to have been built by the EN-
press Helena. the mother of the EN-
peror Constar tine. The floor of the
subterranean chapel was strewn with
earth which she brought from Mount
Calvary, on which Christ was cruel
fed. There are three relics there
which she found on Calvary, and
which have been venerated for Gen.
turtles. One is a portion of the cross
on which he died, a second is the In
scription on the cross and third is
one of the nails which bound his
hands and feet The authenticity of
these relics, it is said. was revealed to
her in a miracle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
AN ANCIENT WOODS
Sherwood Forest, Robin Hoods
Haunt, Still Thrives.
Notable Woodland In England Is Said
to Be UnequalIed in All Europe
Marty Kings Have Enjoyed
the Chase Here.


London.-Now that Robin Hood,
prince OF outlaws, has appeared again
on the stage, it may be interesting to
know what his former haunt, Sher-
wood forest, is like today When he
was alive the forests of North York
shire were one immense woodland, but
even in its present shrunken size Sher-
wood is said by correspondent of the
Bellman to be unequalled in all Eu-
rope.
From the days of the Normans to
the time of the Stuarts, some six GEN.
turtles, the kings of England were oft
en- in Sherwood forest enjoying the
pleasures of the chase. Here and
there were royal hunting boxes, of
which little now remains save more or
less legendary stories. But there are
still in existence many remnants of
the religious houses which in their
day were both numerous and i'm
portant
The district known as The Dukerie,
is perhaps the finest portion of the
existing forest. It's title is due to the
fact that within its borders were the
homes of the dukes of Portland, New
castle, Norfolk, Kingston and Leeds.
There is no duke of Kingston today,
and the dukes of Norfolk and of Leeds
have parted with their properties. But
Earl Manners, representative of the
Kingston family, worthily maintains
at Thoresby the best traditions of his
race. AS Welbeck Abbey the duke of
Portland resides, anr the duke of New
castles principal seat is the home of
his fathers at Clumber.
Sherwood is of such antiquity6th
no record or history makes any men
ton of its beginning. There is scarce
ly doubt that it was part of the
aboriginal forest land with which at
one time England was ALMOST covered.
Now all that remains Of the beautiful
woodland is comprised in the portions
of Kirkland and Bilhagh.
1t is feared, though, the forests
rapid deterioration may be predicted,
for railways are to be run through and
coal pits are being opened in the near
neighborhood and no great time will
likely. elapse before the forest in all
its beauty will be thing of the past.
One of the most venerable of the
ancient manarchs is the Queen, or
Major, oak. At first glance it may be
slightly disappointing, for the mass
of foliage almost obscures the wonder
full trunk. but a nearer approach will
fill you with surprise and delight 1t
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
GHOSTS OF THE CAPITOL


When the body of President Garfield
lay in state in the capitol, an old en-
gineer who was employed in the base
ment, and who ridiculed the idea OF
ghosts, decided to be revenged upon
the watchmen and policemen who re-
manned In the building through the
night. He procured two large Eng
shells to the four feet of pet cat and
carefully turned her loose in Statuary
hall. The noise of those shells on the
marble floor at midnight, in the semi
darkness as the distracted cat scam
pered about trying to get rid OF her
new shoes, gave the watchers the
fright of their lives. This incident,
though harmless joke, gave rise to
the story of the spectral footsteps
which follow all those who have to
cross the rotunda in Statuary hall
after the building is closed for the
night
The rotunda has it's own especial
haunt The prevailing belief in re-
gard to this particular haunt is that
on certain days, presumably anniver-
saries, the bent and huddled up figure
of workman with his tools may be
seen fitting through the section. The
foundation for this idea doubtless
arose from the account of the death
of a workman which occurred there
during the early days of the construc-
ton of the capitol. He lost his foot
ing upon a scaffold and was killed by
the fall to the floor.
The wrath of John Quincy Adams,
from all narratives on the subject.
seems to be the one most often en-
countered At times it is alleged that
he may be seen in Statuary hall, for
merly the old house of representa-
tives and the scene of his death. &C
companied by the whole congress of
1910, gathered in ghostly conclave. He
is also credited with roaming about
all parts of the capitol and may be
seen at almost any time.
There is also the story of Gen. Lo-
gan. who returns, it is said, to OBJ
serve the doings of the committee on
military affairs of which he was so
long the chairman. Those, who claim
to have encountered the general. say
that he always wears black SLOUGH
hat and remains either in the commit
tee room or in the corridor adjoining.
Vice-President Wilson, who died in
his room in the senate wing, Is also
recorded as a constant wanderer about
the scene of his death.
The demon cat legend has been re-
peated for the last so years as the
animal apparition which returns 1T IT.
regular periods. The story does not
vary much. being merely that of an
ordinary Tabby at first sight, but
which grows to gigantic horror be-
fore the eyes of the frightened observ-
er. Suddenly this demon cat emits a
fierce yowl and with eyes ablaze and
mouth open leaps toward the specta-
tor. but invariably leaps quite over
his head
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
THEATER CLAQUE OF GREECE

The tricks of theater audiences have
been remarkably similar in all ages.
Alciphron, who wrote of the later At
tic comedy, shows that the claque was
known then, and also young men of
the town" who took malicious delight
in Kissing a play off the stage. Theo-
phrastus. who died in 288 B. c.,
sketches among his characters" the
man of superior taste. whose pride 1t
was to hiss when everybody else ap-
plauded, and to clap when the rest
were silent; and the annoying person
who would hum or whistle an accom-
paniment to every tune that pleased
him. And Aristotle himself refers to
spectators who brought out provisions
during the dull parts of the perform
ance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
FORTUNE FOR A PET DOG

A lawsuit in which the parties are
angry heirs deprived of their inheri-
lance, and handsome griffon dog
which has deprived them of it, is to
be heard in the Paris courts.
Nine. Stella Bella Czebo, a well-known
Hungarian resident in Paris, died re-
Gently, leaving her house, horses, car
rage, and an income of $4,000 a year
for the maintenance of one small grit
fon. She was very fond of dogs; and
the little griffon was her favorite.
But she leaves relatives behind her,
and they are taking action for the
disinheritance of the four-legged pet
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
MONEY MAKES SHOE PINCH

After complaining that a shoe
which he had borrowed pinched his
toe, Carl Blakeley of Muncie, Ind, ex-
amined it and found $120 in bills.
Blakeley and young woman, while
riding in an automobile In the coun-
try, were thrown from the machine
when the steering gear broke, and
were hurled into a puddle of water.
out not seriously hurt. At the home
Or Orc ode, near by. dry clothing. in
GLIDING the valuable shoe. was given
them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14

always made his home with the Sim
monses.
Simmons and Jack on one Voyage
sailed on ship named the Nelson for
the Indian ocean: a terrific simoom
struck and wrecked it on the shores
OF desert island Jack and Sim
mons'and eleven other members Of
ne crew were all that were saved.
I A diet of snails, mussels and crabs
resulted in poisoning many of them
and they died off until only Jack
and Simmons, with two others, were
left. Simmons took fever and died,
asking Jack to look out for his little
Mary.
Only Survivor of Crew.
Jack, with his companions, one
morning weeks later saw a ship rid
ing at anchor in the lee of the island.
Their signals of distress were sighted
and they were taken aboard.
Jacks companions died within a
few days, leaving Jack as the sole sur
vivor of the forty-two men who had
sailed from London on the Nelson.
Jack finally arrived in London, after
having been gone for nineteen months,
to find that Simmons wife was dead
and that little Mary had been sent to
a workhouse.
Jack managed to secure her release
and sent her to boarding school He
was called away to sea again, and he
went with the understanding that
| L; oh
his wife.
After being gone for a little more
than a year, he again landed in Liver
pool and FASTENED to the boarding
school where be had left Mary.
Miss Simmons died just month
ago." said one Of the teachers.
Jack, with stified cry of anguish,
| fell to the floor unconscious. He was
i'll for many weeks afterward, but
managed to pull through, broken in
spirit. He enlisted in the Crimean
war and also served as a volunteer
during the Indian mutiny. At the ter
mination of the war he travelled all
over the globe, resolving to live the
rest Of his life true to Mary's memory.
His Life as ReCluSe.
He came to this country thirty-six
years ago and drifted up to the White
mountains, where he built his Ship
at Crawford Notch. He always lived
the life Of a recluse, but at the same
time he never was inhospitable to any
of the many thousands who called
upon him. Few, however, knew more
than that he had lived up there alone
in the woods for almost four decades
The writer, during the summer Of
1909, usually at twilight, had many in
teresting chats with him.
He often recited with appalling emo
ton the whole of "Annabel Lee" The
poem had been torn from book of
Poe's poems by mountain mission
airy, and English Jack treasured the
pastors gift above all others.
1--WE loved with a love that was
more than love-" he often tenderly
repeated
English jack during all those
years of solitude read some things of
John Burroughs, John Muir, Thoreau
and Whitman Bryant's ITO Water
fowl" filed his soul with Joy.
He lived mostly on mountain foods,
deer and duck especially. He was a
crack shot, and If he CHANGED to come
upon the spoor OF deer or bear
woe to both. Because of his ability
with the rod and line when trout was