The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18

of Trinity River night overlook me,
and there being no houses nearby, 1
stopped by the railroad built mo n
Went to sleep 1 built this fortlcation
against wildcats and cougars. which
the inhabitants OF those parts call
Narments.' Hut ! awoke in the morn
ing 10 find that I had been attacked
ny another foe. which had come In
thousands. My hands and face were
nothing but welths left by MOSQUITOES.
But ! continued my tramp without food
or money
1t was after this adventure that Mr.
Murray became a country schoollna ST :
or. and. having taught in several dis
trict schools. he broke into the news
paper held, became associate editor OF
the Farmers World, n State weekly at
Dallas. and later established and edited
the daily and weekly News ut Corsi-
cana. Meanwhile he had been study
inI law. and after his admission to
the bar went to Oklahoma. whore he
became chairman OF the convention
which framed the Constitution for that
new state
II have many n time gone hungry"
said this picturesque member. in CON
cluslon. and many time | have been
without the real necessities OF life In
'''N''l1 'l'VSt anu subsequent NlClSSl-
tudes nay chief solace has been de-
rived from the lessons | learned in
reading Benjamin Franklins Auto
biography.' wherein he so wildly
points OUT the need Of self denial
Every boy should read that book"
New nnby of the House.
II WAS a shock TO the friends of the
astute John Dalzen of PENNSYLVANIA.
that such veteran legislator. with a
record of twentysix years in the
House. and AS one OF the big four"
OF the old Cannon days, should be
succeeded by n STRIPPING OF only TWEEN
weight who now comes to Congress
GIoryinG in the fact that he is its
youngest member. This new baby Of
the House" Melville @ Kelly. Repub-
iican. of Eraddock, Pa, has this to say
of his early ambitions
believe | can scarcely remember
a time when | was not fully determined
to 20 into public life, and somehow |
particularly selected Congress as the
scene OF my future activities Pos
slhlN this was because OF some ones
suggestion that having an NJ c. i'm
front or my name. I should have the
same pair of letters at the end
throughout all of my life | have kept
that goal in view, and it's winning has
been we'll worth the struggle"
keily's early boyhood was spent in
. 80 va ''l'ist''t VIZ III N!c town OF lslOOnI-
nctd. o., where, between school hours
~" helped his father at the lattcr's
store At the age OF eight. however.
INC youngsters independent spirit FIRST
hogan 10 show itself. for. by no means
content to remain a mere errand hoy
he established his own little cand,.
counter i'm one corner OF the general
merchandise emporium. and business OF
'hls new department prospered until
exactly 10 cents had been accumulated
IN TN box inside the glass case Rut
the lads dream OF seeing this small for
tune grow into dollar proved to be
vain. for tho box and it's contents mvs-
teriously disappeared before another
penny had been added
Schooimaster When Fifteen.
When only twelve this prccocious
Nounsster received upon his slender
shoulders practically the entire rcspon-
sihiiity OF conducting tho store. for his
rather had fallen into Ill health. Yet
The boy continued with his studies. ana
al htteen took the examination for =
position as district school teacher He
received the appoin tment and set ont
Tor his charge, but heard before no
cached IL that strike had been de-
ciared by the pupils. who were resent
1ui at having youmgster to lord il
over them and many Of whom were