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Runors of a skIrmish.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, s. D., (via Rush
vile, Neb., Jan. 3.-After the arrival
OF the scout this morning who brought
the report that the hostiles had just
brought fourteen calvary horses with
brides, saddles, etc, into their camp,
another scout brought second report
to the effect that skirmish had oc-
Cured.
Scout No. Q said that he had learned
that Cheyenne hostiles had made rush
upon squad Of Carr's Sioux scouts on
Grass creek last night, and had killed sew
eral of them. Grass creek is small and
nearly dry stream beginning eight or ten
miles north OF here. and runs about ten
miles north and empties into White river
about eighteen or twenty miles north Of
Wounded Knee postohlce, the site OF
last Mondays battle and in that near
vicinity of which Carr is reported as
now in camp. When the scout asked
whether any soldiers were engaged in
the skirmish he was told there were,
but that they took very little part in it.
number of minor reports, such as
are brought by government employees
in various parts of the have
come in during the day to the effect
that the country seems to be alive with
squads of these hostile scouts. AS yet
the authorities have been unable to get
at the report regarding the cavalry
horses in the hostile camp although
this report regarding an attack by
Cheyenne hostiles seems to somewhat
verify and indicate that soldiers were
killed in the skirmish on Grass creek
last night.
General Miles RecomInen DIS Removals.
PINE RIDGE. Jan. 3.-Generel Miles
has recommended that Agent Royer be
removed and Captain Dougherty, of the
First infantry, be placed in charge.
General Miles has also asked the presi-
dent to remove the agents at Cheyenne,
Standing Rock and Rosebud ag gencies
Captain +. P. Ewens, of the Fifth; Cap
tainJ. NJ. Lee, OF the Ninth, and Cap
tain E. +. Pierce, of the First, are rec
commended for these places, respec-
lively. General Miles thinks this will
restore peace and harmony. The In
dians are slowly starving to death. but
an army officer could soon supply food
Twenty-Five horses were stolen from
Summers command by hostiles last
NIGHT
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the state. The denominational school.

the state. The denominational schools
are generally prosperous There are
government Indian schools at Flandrau,
Pierre, Santee. Cheyenne, Sully, Pine
Ridge, Brule and Sisseton. At Pierre
the government has erected large
building. The common school system
of the state is ono OF the best in the
union. and in all the large towns the
schools are carefully graded. The tax
alton for school purposes is the highest
tax paid in the state.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
With but four exceptions-that OF
lieutenant governor, treasurer, superin.
tendent Of public instruction and super.
inteudent Of school and public lands
the old officers who came In with state.
hood were returned at the Novemb ber
election. The affairs OF the state are
we'll managed. In all things there is a
commendable economy. No scandals OF
any kind attach to the present admins
tration of state affairs. In county af-
fairs no defalcation OF any magnitude
occurred, and the public has not
suffered from dishonest officials. While
the independent movement captured
many OF the county offices, these suc-
cesses did not occur through charges OF
but the natural result OF
political simoons that occasionally
sweep the country.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
The threatened Indian outbreak was
unfortunate for the state, because II
called public attention to these saveEea
who are supposed to be ready at all
times to massacre settlers on the from
tier. The Misrepresentation that fol,
lowed this little commotion among the
Indians has been horrible. II the pub.
lie understood the true condition OF
things no one would hesitate TO settle
in the state or on the newly ceded lands
west of the Missouri river. But the
blood-curdling stories will tend to keep
timid immigrants away for . year or
two. The trouble witt the Indians is
now amicably settled, and in all probS-
bility there will be no future trouble.
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NARROW ESCAPE.
The careles.ness of an Enslneer--rnj'

The Carelessness of an Englneer--Injury
to n Bor.
SERGEANT BLUFFS, Ia, Jan. 3.-Yes-
terday morning the son of E. Dewey
was thrown from The colt he was riding
and sustained severe injuries, the skull
bone just over one of his eyes being
crushed in Several doctors from the
city assisted DR.. Keeny of this place in
caring for him, and the boy is doing
we'll.
AS the teams were returning from the
grave, where they had just buried
young Mr.. Brasstield yesterday afternoon
the velvet limited train on the Sioux
City and Pacific came around the curve
just as MIR. and Mrs. Page were
crossing the track. The train
struck the hind wheels uf the
wagon and sending it twenty feet
through the air landed it in fragments
on the platform of the station. The
occupants were thrown with it, and be-
sides a severe shaking up Mrs. Page
had confusion on the forehead and
Mr.. Pages cheek was cut open, and he
was bruised on the arms and limbs.
The train stoppe0' and came back to see
what damage was done, and the engi-
neer received q severe reprimand from
the citizens for running his train SO
fast around the curve without keeping
his bell or whistle going. /,
Cold Weather In Europe.
LONDON. Jan. Extremely cold
weather continues prevalent on the
continent. The ice formation is fast
extending to the mouth of the Danube
On tho Russian frontier packs of wolves
are observed moving southwark, driven
by the stress of weather to warmer lati-
tudes in search of prey. Large hunting
parties have set out to destroy them.
The ice in the river Ober. in Holland,
IL being broken by detachment of
pioneers, in order that numerous water
mills along the banks may be kept
moving and men employed. In Paris
and London freezing weather prevails,
but in berlin yesterday the thermome-
ter rose IA teprees
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THE MARKETS.
Live stock,

Hogs-Light, ss.I5@s.4O; mixed. 1850
8.40; heavy, 81. 40t93.s0
Cattis--steer, 1,i00 TO 1900 pounds,
ss.bCsi. .; feeders, r.. .o0as. 25; stocksrs,
sa.0C(gs.2t; cows, common to good, 81 800
2.26; yearlings, &20UQ93. 90; bulls, $l.v0t1
@.O0; veal calves, $l.0@2l0.
Hogs-Light; %. 1898 60; mi1sd, ta.sj@
8. 10; heavy, s3.B5S1aSO 80.
Cattle.-shippels, natives ane extra
beeves, S+.s095. 20; stocksrs and feeders,
e2.tG@S25; mixed cows and bulls, &....5@
3D.; TEXANS, 3. 1898 80.
shesp-Nstivss. $S 25@4.sO; ws.tsrn.
%. 75@5. 90; Texans, t2.75@l.i5.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. g.
Cattle-Choice beeves, 50. .&0@I75; cows
e2.05@S.60; feeders S2.0O@5 ~; bulls
Hos.-Ligh. =. .oo@s IS, heavy, q. .soe
$50.
KANSAS CITr. Jan. 8.
Cattle-steers, $3 .b095. 10; cows. sl rs
ga. rs; stockers and feeders, 81. 90 l3. 90.
Hogs-AIl grades, q. .0JC03 10.
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PAINTED WARRIORS.
The Hostile Redskins Are Ready
for an Attack.
Dead and Wounded soldiers-Fight.
ing at Chadron-TroubleA Along
Nebraska-Dakota Border.

LINCOLN, Neb,, Jan. 1.-Governor
Thayer is in receipt Of the following g
telegram:
CHADKoS, Neb., Doc. 3l.-"The Indians
have been fighting here for twodays. The
city is fultof women and children and no
arms. Can't you order out the militia and
send arms' ]. G. DAnlMAN, Sheriff.
The governor Immediately authorized
the following response:
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. sl.-Captain
Smith, Company f., Second regiment
Chadron, Neb.: Order your company for
the protection of the people in the town
and country.
A. v. Cole. Adjutant General"
1t is understood that rowing bands Of
hostiles have renewed their depreda-
tions all along the Nebraska Dakota
border
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RRULE LODGE, NO. "A, A. +. q "A. n. Rpgr
= liar coInmuaieatiun Friday evening on OF b,
fore the full moon of each month.
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MT ETHoDIS1 RPIsCOPAI.-peryice. ever,
AZ sabbath at l0s9a. m. and z so D. N. Sshbatb
school after morning SERVICE Prayer ,neetins
svers Wednesday evening =
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T0REsBYTERIAN-s eyery s.bbath :,
- 0.s0 Q, m. and 7:s0 p. m. Sabbath schoui AZ.
tSr morning service. Prayer meeting on Thurs
day evenings. 2 n - !
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-10
4 CHAPTER ON CHARITY.
The Time for It's Exercise Is tho Present
 Time,

Time.
 The reader Is doubtless familiar with the poem. If 1 Should Die To-Night. :" It is picture of the lovo and tender ness that would be exhibited over the lifelcss clay; of ohe forgiveness of i'm perfection and of the bestowal of flow CTS upon the casket, Then the writer pathetically appeals for such manifes- tations of love and friendship while life lasts, and the feet are weary and the eyelids are dropping. Tho words of n gentleman who recently died in Chi eago, If you have flowers to give me, give them while I live and can enjoy their sweetness." have often reminded us of tho sentiment of that poem. And how often arc we reminded of them by the treatment of the deal. We arc not considerate enough in our inter course with our fellow mon. We come in conflict with them upon various questions which arise; and although we may know very we'll that they arc just as honest in their convictions and po- sitious as VIC arc in ours-and some times, perhaps we know very well that they arc more honest than we are-we become angry with them, and say harsh, unjustifiable things about them. If we hurt their feelings, we not only do not care, but rejoice. Yet we know that we are wronging them. or If we do not know it we are so thoughtloss that our thoughtlessuess is crime. Sometimes the best men who have ever lived have been favored for years by denunciation and islander simply be- cause they could not agree with some body else.
 At last the crape is hung upon the doorknob, and the wronged brother was sleeping behind the barred shut ters tho sleep that is wakeless. The silence within the house of bereave- ment appeared to flow out and sur round the lips that had so often curled in scorn as the name of tho dead was spoken, and about he heart that was hard enough to be just. Then reason begins to assert itself. and humanity begins to triumph over inhumanity. Justice ascends her throne from which SatS bN'ii NaSb bS tAkS ol human nature. The man who SO long had "hatedh the dead. says 10 his own soul: Well, after all he meant right and was a good man, a better man than the average; perhaps have been doing him an injustice. and will lay upon his casket bunch of eloquent flowers to proclaim my regard for his mem- ory.'
 But the ear that would have been charmed by such words is forever deaf; tho eye that would have been glad dened by such sentiment k sightless; the heart that would have leaped for joy at such a manifestation of willing ness to do justice, is still forever. If you have flowers to give me, give thom while l can enjoy their sweetness. "- Western Rural.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-10
The News In the Future.

Tho news item of tho future will read something like the following: "As Farmer Smith was delivering a bale of hay at the treasury building. and while waiting to have the govern mont stamp affixed, his horses took fright at the limited express on tho Washington and San Francisco Air ship Line. They dashed down the avenue and. turning the corner at tho uptown station of the Washington X Chicago Pneumatic Tube Rapid Tran sit Company, brought up with dull thud against the celluloid window of the Potomac Artificial Egg Company. In the crush and general confusion Farmer Smiths head and two of his limbs were severed from his body. but he was promptly removed to the Edison Hos pital. and after tho electrical bone welding operation was performed he was able to drive home and kcep his appointment with the man who holds the mortgage on his farm. w ashing. ton Host.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-10
and my only disadvantage Is that

and ny only disadvantage Is that I have never mingled much in cultivated society. 1 fell in love with your daughter the first time l saw her, and concluded that the best way to secure prize so difficult to obtain was to become the family coachman. because nowadays n smart coachman, next to an Italian count is the most successful suitor for the hand of rich girl"
 Mir. Valoppel was at first bewildered by what he had heard; but recovering himself, he cried:
 You impudent scoundrel. I do not believe word you have said"
 "He has told the truth. as I can prove to your full satisfaction" said a calm voice.
 Mir. Dunstan, a member of a we'll known Wall street firm, whom Buck skin had summoned by telephone be- fore Miss Valoppel and he entered the mansion, had come into the room un- perceived by the irate parent; and it was he who had spoken.
 Mr. Dunstan's firm had written the letter of recommendation that had en- abled Buckskin to become Mir Val oppe's coachman. Mir. Dunstan held in his hand papers which substantiated all that Buckshin had just said.
 'As for this man." said MT, Dun stan. painting to the Italian. II can produce the proof that he is con- sumnAte villain. He has been seek ing to marry your daughter. although he has wife living in Italy"
 Count Poccopucci turned deadly pale and hastily made his exit from the house.
 A month later Miss Valoppel and Edward Livingstone, alias Joe Buck skin, were married and went to the elder Livingtone's ranch in Texas to spend their honeymoon.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-10
JUG TRADE A SPECIALITY.

Orders by nal will have our personal attention and will be filled with the Best Goods that can be had for the money. A trial order solicited from citizens of St Francis county.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-10
He Asked.

Il wanted to ask you" said young practitioher to tho cold-blooded girl, whether you would honor me with your hand?n
 ''iou want my hand?n
 ''Yes."
 "Why, really you Hatter me. You medical gentlemen are such good judges of hands that am delighted to find that l have desirable specimen. and if my relations don't object, and you happen to be living when am through with it. will have no objec- tions to you helping yourself. Wash. ington Post.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-10
LOVE 10 MASTER.
I waft tho wilderness of my soul Across the skies to thee.

wait tho wilderness of my soul Across the skies to thee, And pray that heavens sweet control May keep thy love for me. know that not in all the world, Nor yet in all the skies, 1s atom or thought unfurled, Can bring to thee surprise. know that in thy sentient hand Our destinies are sure; That in each near and distant land Thy government is pure. know that in thy sentient breath Our souls do breathe as free AS love k master over death; So keep thy love for me.
 W. H. Thorne
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-10
Too Many Negatives.

No, Mir. Van Dusen. said the proud young Boston beauty, as she flashed her glorious orbs upon him, Il shall never allow no man to hug me" And Mir. Van Dusen promptly folded her h hls arms. Life
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-08

be encouraged, because we now
have just as great and good men
living in the United States as ever
have lived. Let us now resolve to
90 to work in earnest, and, by the
Eternal, we will reverse this old po-
litical machine. We will down
monopoly in the United States. We
will turn the world whopper side
down, clod-hopper side up-with
British side down and American
side up. NATHAN HIATT.
Evidently, Bro. Hiatt is very
much in earnest, and doubtless he is
honest in every word he writes, but
when he thinks the sub-treasury
plan caused our "defeat," he hits
wide of the mark. 1t cut no more
of figure in the election than did
the tariff question. Also, his at
tack upon DR.. McCune is unwar-
ranted. While our views do not
coincide Nth DR.. McCune's in all
respects, we believe he is working
for the best interest of our cause, as
he sees it. That he can be bought
we do not believe. Hall and Nc
Allister and their gang have tried to
iniure the good name of McCune at
various times, but they have failed
each time. Let us not seek to in
lure one another, but all pull to-
gether'-ED.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-08
SheriH's Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS, s.:
ANDERSON COUNTY, 3D.
Cyrus FL. Lowry VS.. j. NJ. Horn
and n. j. Horn.
By virtue Of an order of sale to
me directed and delivered, issued
out of the Fourth Judicial District
Court of the state of Kansas, sit
ting in and for Anderson county, in
said state, will, on Wednesday,
the 10th day Of December, A. d.
1891, betw cen the hours Of 10 a. m.
and 4 p. IN. of said day, at the
court house door in the city of Gar
nett in the county and state afore-
said, offer at public sale and sell to
the highest bidder, for cash in hand,
all the right, title and interest of
the above named defendant in and
to the following described real
property, tO-wit:
Lot twenty, in block nineteen, in
the town of Harris, Anderson
county, Kansas.
Said property to be sold as the
property of the above named de-
PENDANT j. M. Horn and N. j. Horn.
r. S. AYREs, Sheriff.
BY G. +. MORSE, Under Sheriff.
Sherif7s office, Garrett. Kansas,
November 10th, 1891.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-08
An Address from Nathan Hiatt.


Our government is in the hands
of British Shylocks. Now | know
there are thousands of honest men
among the farmers and laboring
class who do not believe this, but
the time is coming, brothers, when
we will have to believe it, whether
we want to or not. More than
nine-tenths of all our troubles that
have been, and are still continuing
to exist, can easily be traced to the
work of British Shylocks.
They have destroyed our govern
ment money and established sys-
TEN of banking which has given
them absolute control of the finance
of the country. They have, by
their banking system, and other
schemes of robbery, contracted the
currency until they have reduced
of American labor almost to level
with the wages Of Europe. Now is
it reasonable to suppose that this
great money famine can be over
come by tinkering with the tariff?
Can we ever hope for liberty and
freedom, fer prosperity and happi
ness, while we listen to this tariff
talk? Never. 1t is nonsense. 1t
is goose talk ; and the man who
will talk about tariff reform, and
try to make it the issue, it is self
evident fact that he is either trying
to deceive and humbug the people,
or else he is so ignorant that he is
not sensible of his misery.
Anethsr election has come and
gone, and we are defeated-and how
was it done? 1t is plain enough to
see how it was done. 1t was not
altogether the tariff this time; but
it was the sub-treasury plan that
defeated us.
The government should engage
in the insurance business as well as
banking business. If companies
have made money in the business,
it will not be reckless business
for the government. This will give
us sound government leaning sys-
TEN, without class legislation. \
man wishing to borrow money can
have his property, his house, barn,
or live stock insured, and have the
benefit of a government loan.
Now there is no doubt but the
editor of the National Economist
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-08

a plan for sound government loan
ing system, if they wanted to do it
but there is more money to be 90
tanned in working for both parties
the Peoples party and the Pluto
grassland Mr.. McCune is so ex
ceedingly wise that he can do it, an(
the people are so ignorant that he
will never be detected.
Now again, at our next meeting
of the grand council Of represent
atives, in February, 1892, we are tc
have our necks placed in the halter
and led across the line to the enemy
of our cause, to be slaughtered il
the next campaign-in 1892.
The national Farmers Alliance
delegates, at Indianapolis, spent the
second day discussing the executive
representation. Take notice: A
resolution by McCune to cut the
representation was finally adopted.
Now what are we to understand by
this resolution 1t means a small
representation can be purchased and
controlled by the enemy of our
cause much easier than large one.
1t is time that we should all know
that this vicious foreign power has
purchased every congress for the last
thirty years, and it is idle talk to
say that this body Of men will not
be purchased. When we submit to
few men the important work of
nominating a candidate for presi-
dent, and establish a platform for
the Peoples party, we just simply
hand the work over to the ShylOcks,
and they will give us platform to
suit themselves. They will give us
a platform similar to the sub-treas-
ury scheme. They will give us a
platform that will lay us out. Then
they will crow and rejoice over our
ignorance, and preach the Alliance
funeral at the next presidential cleo
ton.
Now, the question is, with us,
Are we going to blindly allow our
selves to again be defeated, or are
we going to act wisely and have the
power in the hands of the
whole body of the people by call
ing a primary election to establish a
platform and nominate a candidate
for president by vote of the peo-
pie? Our platform should have just
as few planks as possible, and then
we must submit each and every
plank to a vote Of the people. This
will give us republican form of
1t will destroy the
purchasing power of Shylocks. 1t
will give us fair play and fair deal,
and the men who oppose this and
kick against it are not with us, but
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/ Arhur's Home Magazine. Philadelphia.
Agents wanted.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-05-30
ARTCMus WARDS MATERIAL s.

Uo Found m Unw0rked Mine and Used
It Like True Geuius.
The following letter of Artemus Ward,
recently brought to light. shows the
sources of his characters. especially the
reference to his 1.-TWO years Of peripatctic
life" in the west:
WATERFORD, Me-. June s, 1854.
nv DEAR SIR-There is really moth
ing very remarkable in my history.
was born in this quiet little town abrat
twenty-eig years ago. Ny father died
when l was II years old. and ut the age Of
Is entered printing Office ut Lancas-
ter. N. H. Ny father was q magistrate
and lumber merchants clear headed
and thoroughly honest man. 20 compe-
tent In his business a to be consulted ON
all kinds Of law questions. and 20 honest
that he invariably had his hands full Of
business involving large sums of money.
I fear he was little too honest. for he
died poor after all.
l ran away from the Office at Laucas-
tor and entered = similar esta Adjustment
ut Norway. this state. This establish
ment failed. and I roamed through the
state. setting type short time in one
place a:,d quietly running away ut an
other. Running away appears t. have
been my chief weakness Mt that time. |
finally landed in Boston, and worked ut
my trade until was declared toleratly
good printer. I then went west aud
south. and for two years led pcripatetic
kind Of life. l commenced writing for
. paper in Toledo, O., about ten years
ago. I succeeded - paragraphist well
enough to achieve . very good local rep
utation. and moved to Cleveland and
took charge of The Plain Dealer news.
paper.
I hero commenced tho Artemus
Ward papers. The selection Of that
nom de plume wa purely accidental.
wrote the first Ward sketch ON . purely
local subject. not surprising l should
ever write another. Somehow tho name
Ward entered my head and I used II.
Five years xgo moved to New York
and assumed the editorial conduct Of
Vanity Fair, succeeding Charles q. L.
land. For the past four years I have
lectured almost constantly, and with .
success that il perhaps unequalsd. con.
sidering what = startling innovation
have mAde On . long established institu-
ton. Ny writings and lecturing have
given me competency. Ihave = liberal
offer 70 20 10 England this tall on loct-