Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. [01], Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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WEDS IRON MILLIONAIRE |
0R0 FORTRESS
.3 baa i rime around
a)„ <3i' <<-itiHon com-
,t„ Ktui-ral darning in
ami no on* w itli any
!i Iuk fashionable ever
hk out invitation* U> a
i.a.niA! the magic word
avoil in one comer of
.. applies to children's
jrin« tae afternoon* as
and staffs of tormom coloring, rib
bon trimmed. arc tuaoog the prottimt
of tbe French noveltia*.
The Sower favor* in both ar tg
clal and natural. Whoa made of f.-.-sh
there were t» waits Private Solai.
*.a» shot In «fce »■•») I'apt He.-
•.bin* wUes) fee* Pod the company
■ I tb. slejtt of the fort w»i. rontm
Bmt
the native* »i-ri* well pr.i-wr.-t for
a ttege They had »n abundance of
rtee In rt.w » Ti. , ha ' • '*••11 of
wn'er lr»sl-!<- •!’«• rc.rt Tin-* had re-
moved thie lilt-a from the roof* of
their »’!». its mi that fl'e btauds could
I:'U '.it- lined to ».. With*'- The llttltl
gate opening Into »?>*■ tort could hard
!y tic ao will ws •■ it protected
with thorny bainlx.* stuff
The defer,. < v at atic-d little against
the Am.il.it,. attack A» for the walls
i n which tlie Moruj place! m much
re1 ar;. roi.n- of the *olld shot of
the i.atlt rv pasvt I through all four
*n ', i ( iitiua out beyond The shot
led wm ksgc in their path Inside the
fort, hut the walls were not mate
rially damaged K\erything was pro’
ry well torn tip Inside the fort by the
shrapiiol anil It U a wonder how tno
\iiimh held out u» long as they did
The prldr of the Sultan of Marin
was in his lantakas li« did not want
these gun* to tail into the hands of
rue hated Anieruars When he real
it mi that the fort must fall, he had
■ i ■ ‘ur" d in the earth In
til.) for' They were very quickly
fouto) &':»i t ic Aiuertcaus get in
York Mru
1 pap-r in the
.wv» tl>. (akin
diUgU- . of the Marin .lii
*rM vtaituj^ oiatry in tbe inti
1 4 A MiifUivvi f*'l'
Jilti Ali.i • • ”f »"••• *>c rt. an troofci
Co .ti .|T*tP onga;ce;n. nl whii l> in*
,-t for.-c.iou ,f OH 1 Thli
■ at built oil *n>i lilfTerwntl.
Ifami Fort fartdapaiAii whh h wu»<
tasert on May 7 1'jwt after a hard
1 at tie In which ike <inua.il., to ih«*
flllltcd Stales olh. . r a..) enlisted
men were heavy
In the construction of (hutiiapatai!
reliance was |<!a-»d ii|»,n many deep
(rent he* about the sii.l* of ins tort
*o retard tie adi.'.ii . of au ei.-rny
•cotillon’ ci <ti
the card Th
:»m o held di
•o tin. so lor 11
At the more
c ore than two 'avor figures are imro-
„ j, for tlie reason Ida*, quantity
mi bold iuatod to quality Under such
. ircumstanci-s many of the favors are
11 stly hr.loaded Katin trifles, Jewels,
dainty china pieces, porcelain or even
si I .or ware
i;11 originality, rattier limn cost, is
noticeable in the average cotillon fa-
vor Anything and everything 'n fact
for that purpose Germany,
1 anee ar.d Japan send piles of pretty
things over the seas every year to be
used solely for favors and New York'*
manufactures for the same purpose
are enormous which goes to prove
that vast sums of money are spent
i-vury year for favors alone
The cheaper grades of French
favors, made mostly of paper, can-
a ruiy
Walt
'in rwlW'itiijii.i man think*
. > Many who t i»• 'i«f ! hi*
uVehtiutt have [ l IiKii omn* ...
S'«i vn Alexandra * hobby in clock*,
and she p».*» .«.>«•» hundtwds of them
not counting any on tlie loyal vt ck
u«»
russrzvas: towya
&OGADIXA?
Wf Will am 111i gu « .ays there is
danger in tbe sir. .n • knife We
have foi koine ll. • - ii jkc> ' 1 n»
iiitn n
Flowar Favor*.
flowers there is usually a small no**
gay for tbe ladies and a boutounii'nl
for the men,
Miss Mary Town* Bogardus, the
pretty telephone girl, whoso romantic
engagement to Albert Kdward Tower,
tbe millionaire widower and owner of
Iron works, has
moment In society
It w.i-t a man by f roiin. of 11
Ware who li:tr >d it cd anti '..Ivtlna
Sib in the Viu-inm h , dun II ' II
fiave to
when a ce.-talal
flower figure Is determined ou by tiu
lender the nosegayii and bourn*I
the Poughkeepsie
been a subject of t
circles since th*;. announcement was
luude shortly altc- Mr Tower's wlfo
killed herself and her 14 year-old son
last spring was married to her ad-
mirer in her parents' humble home at
Poughkeepsie, N Y., last week. After
the ceretnouy Mr. Tower ttxjk his bride
direct to ills palatial home on Hyde
Park read. Mis mansion had been ex-
tensively altered and refurnished In
preparation for the coming of Us new
mistress
Hr 1 <-(<•. * wi* f v ill ri ' .iru to
Vienna wilt; an tiinui -ou. n ihat the
United dia'iu is a i.tvtii.it of ni'-Jdli*
•inie Kof -ipi ri.
There Is lohkidatlon for all who are
in trouble Kuf instatu • a New York
man who Is out of Work h.i.s Ju-< be«n
bl*M*vd with twins
Lj itJka oi Pcsitico.
At M.u n - >- -1 s : of rh • i-ron'
tr -m to .. mi i ' l!>i.u c! v, all w in erect
Tho government has n Id four but
fatfJS to it* -n.all 1- r.f -n Y ul! wstons
.■nrk. wml (l.i-v io ' , -i Id- i .i --v ni.o,-
than 11 cents nplei e
S.'i-ui.-d u.-> , t ri t-i - tlo- mncl
M'bi'ii iv hi: -'. » column nt four
I orupnnlc* o' t < i n only seventh In
f.ir-.try, ii-- !- i i apt Philipp*, the
Tw or,tv flttii battery, under . omniniol
of «':t; t Mi Nair Ti ip -\ hlftee-itli
ctivn'r.- u i :e i f I lent Mangum
Tin-1 11 Kiutlio lii,- t'orpa under
o' M -rniM r Urn e.i;> i|«d t!.H tort,
II ii . tic-i thin l> ' oiitd not be i ar
Tied 1 v iiilt wttle--.it I 'm - durable
i- —-. ii. -i - ofieraii-ms were
begun
1' e i.--nr- mi . of .nt.i.iti .- held
tl.i-li In I 111 tlo- fort eirro-iii.li I
iri tn the rein on of Hot t until tho
Ii it in irri.a. keeping up -a i-ollMtant
return Are cn tire tort
\-i In f p lnnrch agnla.-i'. Paandapa
t.-vn tani V; -d an t Miry th" column In
.»;• pre.-i.-hMiicie had mine across
many »:mil. tort, and -loektt lew of the
enemy along the line of march from
Camp Vh ar: hilt tt-i -e places were
captured wilt.out any trouble \« nt
l'nuda|i.it:vn the Moron continued to
fall back fr, m these weaker forts to
make a stand ut nm> of their strong
holds.
FOR RyfOHM IN RUSSIA.
MEAD OF TELEGRAPH DIVISION
Women nfi -e, lit,- e in eb'ctrl" , ars
•■ays a news Item from New York
The acii unt goes oti to slate ttinl th.-y
sv*re partly parnly*>-d Sloe-Mug1
shocking’
Czar’* Mlnliter* Said to Favor Grant-
ing a QfP'ditution.
Dispatches froth Ss Petersburg state
that Finance Minialffc De Witte and
Charles B. Horton to Succeed Colonel
John J. Dickey.
Charles It. Horton, who has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the western
division of the Western Union Tele-
graph company to succeed Col. John
J. Dickey, deceased, ts one of the best
known and most popular telegraph
men in the West.
Mr. Horton was horn at Geneva. N.
Y. Ho was taken by his parents to
Northvllle. Mich., in 1HE»7 and iu 1S63
hs migrated to Nebraska. In 18t>4
young Horton crossed the plains, driv-
ing six yoke of oxen hitchen to a
•’prairie schooner" and reached Den-
ver in the fall. He enlisted in the
Third Colorado Cavalry, better known
a* "Chivington's 100-day men." and
took part In the expedition against the
Indian* which resulted in the famous
Baud Creek massacre. At the expira-
tion of his term of service with Chlv-
Ington he re-enlisted In the Second
Colorado cavalry.
After tho war Mr. Horton attended
Tabor college for two years aud then
served three year* In the regular
army, being a member of battery C,
Third United States artillery. He
thaa returned to Michigan, where he
engaged In business and married. At
this time he learned telegraphy and on
tla return to Nebraska in 1878 he cn-
•red tho service of the Western Union
Telegraph company, holding the posi
Sctllvan and r.-iln u act.-d « wait
«rs >f the ilvntti.n Xriny Christmas
dinner In iol.nlc TI- i.c«t of order
prevailed from l» ginfiitu; to mil of tho
u-stlvU lrf>*
Tho wisdom >d J t’: rjiout Morgan
.-an in- !"i i>»> di til ->t lie* tuv*
p.-! gi-ioVwtAr.vdisIdetubto trouble and
expeene to order to . ill - u lawsuit
out of court
At a prize tight in Hutto. Mouf.. a
t.'-w nights ago tin* women who were
present are reported to "have forgot-
(en theuisnive- an 1 i.huittn! Why,
bow unladylike’
Four of a Kind Bert Two Pair.
chrysanthemum. To match these
there arc boutonnieres for the men.
In one instance, however, the man's
favor Is a small pocket mirror which
he hold6 lip when he presents the hat
niAres are arranged to match. Ini
case a given number are distribi
at a time and each must find hii
her partner by matching flowers.
A pretty variety of this 8s
which can be managed when a cotj
is small, Is to hide a small hit ofl
per in each nosegay upon whlel
written who the finder’s partner!
he. For Instance, the girl wb»J
reives a bunch of lilies may read!
“The rose and the illy went vim
one day," which means that sbea
seek a partner with a rose in bill
tonhole. I
Beautiful wide sash rihhnnn-^
watered or tafTeta—and long ril
neck scarfs have a place amdsffl
favors, because they are muchJB
by girls. Both are pretty
to the toilet. A skilful cotillon iH
can do much with ribbons in iifl
ing pretty figures. The ■
In hand," for one, is the untoi®
lie dir of si=h rib ben?, *"'> tbriH
is another. H
A great deal of fun may hs^H
of the balloon figure which.
Is almost too frolicsome for
a small company. Small b.iilo^^
cached to a long stick arc
certain number of young wi r.r^H
proceed to trail the fav- rs alc^B
floor. At once all the m* n
to dance with those girl? trr^B
best to step on a balloon
course, sooner or later s -
The flag figure Is one of
with which to top off a
of every nation are ther- .vs >
them are of a good size and f*^H
ity. These are matched
ture flags which serve a - -
the women receiving the .iT^H
The dancers whose fl.i
dance together.
There Is eei (l-ierivld"' agitation in
army Ju.it new over the color
of «trlpo to hr worn on trousers. And
wt111 iivn eoutinue to talk about the
vsnttv of woman'
Minister Dt Witte.
Minister of the Interior Plehwe have
reached a settlement of the recent dif-
ficulties between them. The terms of
the settlement, however, are not
known. Both ministers are now being
quoted In the most positive terms a*
self-confessed constitutionalists, and
as ready to advocate constitutional re-
forms in Russia as soon as the country
shall be ripe for them.
Mlnister De Witte has admitted to
President Shipov of the Moscow
xemstvo executive committee that
the constitutional era is ap-
proaching rapidly The Zemstvo
people 6rv that Minister von
piohvf. has rxnressed himself in th*
same sense in private conversations,
although somewhat more guardedly.
M. von Plehwe 1a /-.ported to have
said: "I am convinced that a consti-
tution Is necessary in Russia but
there is » great deal of prepn -story
work to he done first."
The clerks male ami female, in one
of Chicago's department stores are
now designated by tho management *»
salesperson* Slowly but surely tho
line t» being obl'-’orated.
The meat questItMt shows that when
tho consumer has unc«> boon started
in the way of paying high prices it is
hard for him to get others to lot him
break himself of tie habit.
London chemists have conceited
» now compound which they rail car
bony lthlocarbimldophonymensjriuuv-
arbamtde It sound* like Dutch for
automobile am) mat In fact be almost
a< deadly.
Tho Marconi people suy that they
are able nov. to handle LOOP voids au
hour acr.ts* the ocean. That i* gtH»d,
hut it will evidently !«' some time bo-
lero they will be able to keep up with
a sewing circle.
Where Carregie Drew the Line.
They tell n story of Mr. ar.d Mrs
Carnegie h.-ing invited to dinner by a
box holder at the Metropolitan opera
house the partv going on to the per
formance afterward. As the dessert
sat reached the mi*:t of honor asked
Ms fashionable hosirss what opera
they were to se< "La Tosca." was th*
reply "Ah!" said Mr. Carnegie, mov-
ing away his chair, that’s immoral.
We cannot go to it." and immediately
the ironmaster and hi* wife ordered
th'-ir ( arrlage and departed.
Pr->f A Graratn Hell i’ctile* that
he ban Invented a (lying machine; he
^j,y* that he has merely rigged a
kite so that it wLt descend gently.
Tin- public mo now rightly expect
The Japanese Figue.
io his partner, so that she may see
bow to put it on Mra.gV.
Flower boas and muffs made of pa-
p’-r. flower fnns, tambourises and
glided horns of pronty flower
trimmed; pitchforks an.! garden
The world has les* ar.,! l,s* u*«> -
>%»roark* the Nebraska State Journal.
for th* young man who dri.'k* whis-
ky." Whtk» the young man. »C hi
Irinka enough whisky, has no use
w hatever for the world
Carnegie deni** the report that he
going to give hi* little daughter a hi>« a
ti- MKMKkJ hwu»r He say« he doesn't
"*rit th* rfc'ld to get a notion that
, a* groat **p*rtatlot>» ' h'till. it wt.l
a wonder *f Homebody docwuY tell
he" about It- .
Wcitern
tlon of operator until the
Union and the American Union com
paries consolidated, whereupon he
» was
appointed cashier of the Omaha ofCce
people with no ideas and no para
mount -issue*; but. a'ter all. ho I* th*
man who accomplishes most, and with
out his insistent purpose of rontinu
ou* industry in the particular propa
canda to wMrh he devote* him sell
many of the influence* which make
for progress, am! frvm which the hn
man race derive* an mmea-u-.tbV rr
srogwte benefit would cease to tie op
eracivr
THE QUESTION CF FADS
Th* B*«cher Memorial.
Dr. Hillls’ suggestion* a* to a Beech
ar memortal and tomb connected with
Plymouth church have met with quick
response, but th* plan Is changed In
on* Important matter It Is now pro
posed to build a tomb for Henry Ward
Beecher la Plymouth ehurrh itself,
after the manner of Westminster ab-
bey or 8t. Paul». and to erect on the
Orange street tots adjoining the church
a great memorial building, to coat
(together with the tomb) ftoo.ofto of
which $10,000 I* subscribed. Ou ac-
count of this purpose th* Brooklyn
heard of •duration will abandon Its
plus to build a school beside the
Machine Has Drawbacks.
Reports from the Berlin postofflrr
ray that the stamping machine jn
vented by Hay and Dolphin, under a
normal "lectrb current, stamps 60.000
letters an hour a Scure hitherto un
attained TYo stamping was clear and
accurate But it is doubted in lierlin
whether l*>c machine will be used
there, as the makers will uot sell It.
1-ut will only Mr-- it on a high Royalty!
The pars and repairs <an only !>e
made in Amerira and for these and
ether reason* It will probably h, r*»
STIRRED UP THE PARROT.
air of suspicion and cont'-al
with curiosity peculiar tn tb
dance of the creature nnd I
, ct-eded, followed toy t!;> '*4
careful distance on the sly. (,j
through the v a lib ns r> ns.J
and down In aearch of thr i
cnee of Caddtav—Bostc Trx!
Coed Effect cf Familiar Vcice Over
the Telcpuone.
N«t all fnnot stories ar>- pretty, but
1 • ), 1 ’he prettiest th.-ii ever was
try end fact. too. Caddie is the ,mo
ol a ; th.- family with whom the par
ret really carts to tail and to her hi*
'• ’ iVler.r-t-v and hi« criticism* of the
'f.r tn; n > ni r« ,f th* hn-ir;-!;oid are
tie- ready and voiumtrous. S'lcnce.
( -inbroker, had fallen fl.r days on
t - '*-rr.tr ar -1 t• ■ xe -i the 'ruth, was
rot nnwclrcme. altogether r-onsider-
ir‘« *»tifical rogue's sneering
la;;i£ht‘r when ou; of sorts a* he waa
l or-l Rose! rv in t.'- *V" > t> «'
hairiu vr of fhe London Tooosraphi-
ca! s. - ioiy said va-'i ci-ver things,
ar.d atnops th'tn whh h »1 I ap
.. a, to all who a > P-Hcd to give
ear t:v the iug.»l n" »h-.ch ts sup
pet' ■ ceprcv-.it ar '■ cx;ire«< publ'c
opinb-n .avstkoX-r Yo.k Timas He
said-
\s 1st t* I an Judge from th* let
• r:.. »h-,!t arnvt- at my house every
tuoni -a th" •rinclpal occupation of
oae-hali of the human race is urging
the Haim? of their particular hobbles
upon tbe other half of the race, aid
the principle tn these epistolary com-
muuieatio' * tv ma;niy this If you
will only pay for my bobby l will taha
rare to rutc it.’ “
Thar* is a diapnatUoa to decry hobby-
rtdtag aa aa occapatK n uaworthy of a
man with n MM iateliectual •gulpmsat.
Th* man of
Twenty-fiv* Years a Bagatelle.
S5» nati r. my wife *nd I have just
celebrated tbe twenty-fifth anniver
sary of our marriage." remarked a col
league to the venerable .Senator F»»
tua of Alabama at Waaftington the
other day “Pooh' You are aothiag
but a yowagster." waa the reply “My
with aad I celebrated th* fifty-eighth
aaatversary of our weddtag a short
has ago" The Alabama star tarn as
la ta hla etgbty-eeroad year aad « can
There have hooa «hl#ped throui
Rangor. Mo., this as**** t** de*
two bear* and a Mb MIMd by womi
huntre* Lovely MyMMPB fistwt’.
hits what she alma SB vMi • dlh
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Tanner, C. L. Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. [01], Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1903, newspaper, February 5, 1903; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742618/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.