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JACK LIFTED HER FROM THE SADDLE.

JACK LIFTED HER FROM THE SADDLE.
arm lift her from the saddle just in
time, and bear her to cover behind a
great bowlder. He did not hang back
in that emergency. Blood was coming
from several wounds on her; one over
her right temple. saw it, and so did
Jack.
Then the Indians demanded all my
attention. They swarmed around the
turn in the trail. Red Hand did not
hang back; he fought in the front of
his bloodthirsty gang. One of his bull
let's felled one of my boys at my side.
The powGer smoke hung low in the
damp ravine. Pandemonium reigned
there. Like hadean imps the Sioux
glided about in the uncertain light.
Their whoops were almost deafening.
The devils outnumbered us three to
one.
Red Hand seemed to bear charmed
life. He was worse than ten of his
braves. But this was destined to be
his last fight. He fell, ere long, think
from one of Jack Bently's bullets.
After he received his quietus we had
things our own way. He was the life
of his men. When they saw him drop
they fed. Thanks to little vi. we were
the victors. If we had ridden into the
ambush doubt whether one OF us would
have escaped. 1t was only her surpris-
ing the Indians by riding through from
the other direction that enabled her to
get to the turn before they fred upon
her.
l sent my men after the flying Sioux
and went to the bowlder where Jack
Bently had taken the brave girl
She was not unconscious, and her
head was in his lap, her eyes lifted to
his.
II did it," heard her say, ito save
the boys, but mostly you, Jack. /
knowed all along you loved me-"
You should have seen the look that
came into Jack Bently's handsome face.
At last they understood each other.
He pressed her little bleeding form to
his breast, and then blushed scarlet as
he saw me.
Captain" he said. ''she's hit hard,
out you cdH pun ucr tuIougn!
1t meant must pull her through
As the cracking of rifles sounded
down the ravine / examined her
wounds There were five of them.
Jack Bently was watching me in
tently all the time. Blood was flowing
from an ugly wound in his shoulder,
yet do not think he noticed it in hi
anxiety for vi.
"You camp" he asked again.
Fortunately the wounds were not
serious
"Yes," / returned I'm two weeks
she will be all right"
CLAR8HC1 @ CoHvE1sx.
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run as there was deep pass in q
ravine ahead where we would be forced
TO rein in little.
As / watched Jack Bently's great
form rise and fall with his mount, as if
he and it were one, and admired his
strong, determined pace, I-could not
help wishing had in some way brought
things to a happy end in his love affair
with vi. He was a superb horseman;
. splendid soldier.
wondered if the little wild flower
knew of the love this silent fellow had
for her. She had never appeared to be
conscious of it.
He might be going to his death. She
might never know it.
We raised a cloud of dust as we tore
on. Our horses were of superb metal.
Mine had carried me on many a run for
life.
Wont we make it hot for emp
cried enc of my men, as he rode by my
side. Poor fellow, he was one of the
first to lose his life that day through our
scouts treachery.
In an incredibly short time we Gov
cred the first seven miles Of the run
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the level part-when the entrance 70 the
long ravine was reached twas wind
ing and precipitous. The great walls
of rock rose almost perpendicularly
on either side, and, at some places, the
branches of the trees above met over
our heads, making it picturesque,
though gloomy place.
Red Hand, the Sioux, could not have
selected a better place for his fiendish
plot.
The day was cloudy one, SO the cut
was even darker than usual.
We sent the gravel flying as we rode
down the narrow trail. The traitor
scout was ahead, 1 next, Jack Bently
at my side, and the rest of my boys
were a couple of horses lengths be-
hind. The hoofs of our mounts made
the echoes ring as they beat the ra-
vines rocky bottom. 1t was wonder
none of the gallant steeds fell, we urged
them on SO recklessly.
Half mile ahead was an abrupt
turn in the way. Soon we neared it.
Then we met with surprise that made
us pull our horses back upon their
launches.
Around the corner of the wall of rock
ahead at lightning speed dashed vi,
the hunters daughter.
Her head was bowed down, her hair
streaming out behind, and she was
urging her calico pony recklessly on.
Brave, dashing girl!
A volley of shots were fred after her
and the war whoop of the Sioux rang
throughout the pass. 1t was startling
moment.
That little woman had learned of the
plan to massacre us and had come to
warn and save us One of her friends,
an Indian maiden, had told her of it.
1t was late when she learned Of the
ambush; SO late that every minute had
been precious.
Her father and brother were away
from home at the time, and she did not
dare to waste an instant in searching
for them.
There was only one way, too, OF
reaching us in time-the way directly
through the ambush. Think of what
she did.
Mounted on her pony she had dashed
right through the death-bordered ravine
right through Red Hands ambush!
Our scout, as l have said, was ahead
of us. As she neared him, he struck at
her with his tomahawk.
1.-The Indians are round the corner,
boys" cried. Take cover and fightr'
AS spoke covered the treacherous
redskin with revolver, and, simulta-
neously with Jack Bently, pulled trig-
ger.
do not think ever saw an Indian
fall with SO much satisfaction in my
life before.
Wis mount staggered and went down
as she neared us, yet she never reached
the ground. saw Jack Bcntly's strong
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WIS Own River Bottoms.

Judge Young, Of the Fourth Judicial
Circuit of Florida, has decided that the
State can not demand royalty of one
dollar per ton on phosphate taken from
the beds Of the rivers of Florida. The
Ocala Union commenting on the decis-
ion assumes that 1t may be warranted
by precedent, but it declares that the
people ultimately will repeal laws that
deny them their just rights. It thus
continues:
1t is the people after all that control.
They endure much, but when they break
through the conservative restraints"
kings tremble ON their thrones, and
judges perform their duty. The process
through which it is done are slow, but
the rights of the masses are being ex-
tended and the few restricted. The
same processes that gave all the lands of
England to SO few of her population are
at work in this country, and If not
checked will produce the same results,
and they are not likely to be checked
by Judge Young's decision.
These phosphates have been forming
in the soil and river bottoms in all the
ages of the past, and in the formation OF
which we do not suppose that Mr.. AL
bertus vogt, Mr.. George w. Scott and q
few others were alone in the thoughts
of the Divine mind, but we are orthodox
OF unorthodox enough to believe that
the Divine worker intended these FORM
joyment of all mankind.
Owing to the legislative action and
judicial determinations, this has not
been the case, and the only thing left
whereby the people, in their collective
capacity, could derive the least benefit
from these gifts of wise and benef-
cent Creator, was in the riparian rights
left to the State, whereby the State, for
the benefit of all the people thereof,
could levy tax of one dollar a ton on
all phosphates taken from the bottom
of navigable streams, and even this the
decision of Judge Young denies them.
And the Times-U MON says that all the
people will hail with delight this timely
decision. The exaction of this small
tariff, the Times-Union says, would
have crippled and perhaps stified this
AAAAdoek uA4O VOeAAu AA0vC RAOvCH o q Gov
detriment to the State. How much do
these men, who have gobbled up all the
river bottoms of the State. want to
make anyway? Do they want all the
earth and the fulness thereof?
The cost of gathering the phosphate
from the river bottoms is merely NOM
inal, and delivered at any shipping point
is worth from $12 to SIS per ton, and in
the interest of this class of men, tho
Times Union whines that the payment
of the pitiable sum of dollar ton
into the treasury of the State would
ruin them all and kill the industry. This
is sheer nonsense and can not deceive
q blind man. The people make and un-
make the laws and they should see
that all the people derive some of the
benefits of these immense deposits,
which can only be regarded as divine
gift.
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At the time am telling you of, she was
Just past sweet sixteen.
She would ride over from her home, a
little distance from the post, with her
brother or father, and it would have
done you good to see her. She could
ride her calico pony, four-footed piece
of chain-lightning, like Comanche;
and she was mighty pretty, too.
Her form was 1.-THE and graceful as a
panther's, while her eyes were dark
brown and full of sparkle. She was a
splendid specimen of western young
womanhood. / can see her now in pic
turesque buck-skin garb, riding that
cranky little calico pony.
One of my men, Jack Bently by name,
lost his heart to her incontinently from
the first He was a strong, handsome
fellow, and wished to see him succeed
in his love affair, but he was so terribly
bashful that had doubts as to his do
ing SO. am sure that was the only
person in the post that suspected his in
fatuation, so oddly did he act when vi
that was the abbreviation of her first
name and the one she went by-was at
the post.
He would stay in the background,
and, know, suffered torture to see the
rest of us laughing and chatting with
her. often thought would do him a
good turn by speaking a word for him
to the little prairie fairy, but, somehow,
/ never did.
He got into quarrel with one OF our
men one day after one of Wis visits;
and, am certain. all on account of the
fellow giving her trifiing present.
Six months passed. At the end Of
this time he was no holder than at the
beginning. In fact his timidity in her
presence grew on him. His was a
queer case He did not even have the
courage to exchange a word with her
when she was at the post.
One day was on the point of sending
for him and demonstrating with him
about his diffidence. l had called my
stable boy to be my messenger when an
interruption occurred
One of the posts two Indian scouts
presented himself at my quarters. He
brought startling message. 1t was in
effect that Red Hand, a treacherous
Sioux, who, with some fifty braves, had
been camped about ten miles from the
post, had dug up the Ratchet, and was
leading his party upon the houses Of
the two settlers living just beyond the
wooded and rocky section at the west
Jack Bently passed my quarters just
at that moment, and sang out to him
to get the men mounted and ready to
start as quickly as possible, telling him
of the Sioux movement. He hurried off
and, in ten minutes, all the men were
mounted, bristling with arms, in front
of my door, ready for the start.
We galloped out of the post at mad
haste, the Indian scout in the lead. No
doubt entered my mind, or, I think,
that of any of my men, that the mes
sage was a vile fabrication and that
the Indian was-as it turned out-lead-
ing as into an ambush. He had always
been a trusted scout We put spurs to
our mounts and dashed along at break
neck speed. Our best time would have
to be made at the first and last of the
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II you would save this Republic, II
you would save society, If you would
preserve free government to the end Of
time, unjust taxation must be De,
stroyed.
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Extravagant Economy.

The captain of a fine clipper ship,
rather than pay the price of having a
tug tow her into port, attempted to sail
her in during furious gale. The re-
suit OF this economy was the loss of an
$4,000 craft, a 800, 600 cargo, and the
lives of the captain and seventeen of the
crew, which considerably more than
offsets the saving of the price of a tug.
Another sad feature arising from this
economical spirit of the thrifty captain
was the death of the captain of the life
boat which went to the clippers assist
ance when she was driven on the rocks.
Altogether it was extravagant economy.
IN. Y. World.
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volve-to take little children in summer
hope of saving few of the thousands
that society annually kills, only to re-
turn them to the very conditions that
cause their illness. OF what use, to
tinker with the effects, and leave the
cause untouched? Such measures are
like attempting to dip out the ocean
with teaspoon.
Boards of health may be vigilant, doc
tors may be faithful and learned, med
ical and other charities may be dealt
out with a lavish hand; but in city
where three-quarters of the population
live in tenements, where 300, 900 people
are packed upon one square mile, where
but four per cent occupy separate
homes, it is folly to think of curing-in
the sense of exterminating-any disease
which is contagious.
In looking toward the ultimate cure
o. tuberculosis, we thus inevitably ar
rive at a point where the medical aspect
loses itself in the social; where il be-
comes study of the economic problem
cf the distribution of wealth, of the
abolition of involuntary poverty; in
short, of the relation of man to the
earth which he inhabits and from which
alone he draws his being. And hand
in hand with the great discoveries
which the genius of Robert Koch has
given to the world there must go those
even greater discoveries which have
emanated from the mind and from the
heart of Henry George. Let Us prac-
tics, Il It shall seem best the "Kpch
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Cure" let every physician continue TO
strive to kis utmost to relieve suffering.
and, if possible, to cxterrninate con-
tagious disease, but let us ever bear II
mind that every cure, to be really and
grandly successful, will ultimately have
to be supplemented by the George
cure. Walter Mendelson.
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Now
Is the ir1ne

N purify your blood and fortify your system
erainst the asbilItssing efects of spring weasner'
AZ no other season 10 the bitter taste IN ~
mouth more prominent. the breath 20 oucnsssss
tired feeling 20 prevalent. Hoods sarsnparns y y
just the Medicine TO build mp the system. ?eny
the blood, euro blliousness and headache over'o'a
that tired fee1ing and create COCA appense'
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A BRAVE GIRL.
What She Did to Save "the Boys"
But Mostly for Jacks Sake.
Written for This Paper.]

HE FOLLOW
ING story was
told me by my
old friend, Cap
tain Reed. tits
a romance of
t h e 'front.' e r
post where he
was once sta
toned. / give
it in his own
words:
Hunter Greef's
daughter w a s
the pet of the
post, if l may
put it that way.
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Mother-There is somebody knocking
at the door, Sallie. See who it is.
Daughter-Let them wait 1 guess it
amt anybody of Importance. else he
wouldn't come to the back door. I'll
see.
Mother-Well, who is it?
Daughter-I was right, ma; it's only
pa.-Light
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Taxing Unseen Coal.

The Supreme Court of Illinois has
just sustained the right OF James D.
Baker, collector of st. Clair County, to
collect from the Consolidated Coal Conn
pany, of st. Louis, tax on an assess
ment made by Assessor Stookey, of st.
Clair township, on coal owned by the
company, under the surface of that
township. The present case involves
the trsfiing sum of fifty dollars, but the
effect of the decision is Of great inn
portance to Illinois, and, says dis.
patch from st. Louis, 1T win bring in
to the treasury thousands of dollarr
each year in taxes from the vast coal
fields that have never been taxed, and
relieve the farmer from paying such
heavy taxes on the surface, where there
are coal fields beneath, and win estab.
lish precedent for assessing coal
lands all over the State of Illinois. {"
just 50, and If our Illinois friends Inn
prove their opportunity, the change in
taxation that will follow win teach the
farmers who have ignorantly clamored
against the taxation of land values
that the farmers not only do not own
all the land. but that the land they dc
own Is the least valuable and win be
but lightly taxed under = system that
makes land values the sole basis Of tax
alton.
II you would save this Republic. II
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-03-12
OLIVE SPRINGS.

Our farmers say that in the future they
will try to raise their provisions on the
farm. and instead of paying large debts in
the fall, they will clothe their children bet
ter and send them to to the union Sabbath
school, also take the MARIETTA JOURNAL,
and make home happy. May the blessings
of God attend their every effort.
There seems to be genius of trigonom
etry in our community. The woods and
fields are full OF stakes which suggest this
idea.
MIR. James Wylie has been operating a
cotton seed crusher successfully fer sever.
al weeks.
Mr.. Swank. Of Ohio, has returned to his
native state.
We would advise those who wish our
community to know when they are travel
ing, to post bills throughout our settle
ment.
Our singing choir will meet next Sunday
2 clock, P. M.
The best advice that we know of for the
farmer 10 to plant more corn and less cot
ton. G. ". X.
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MABLETON.

Mr. Steve Blair, of Concord has about
recovered of pneumonia.
From reports we are inclined to believe
one of the young operators at this Mace is
very much smitten down about Nickajack,
but some OF the other boys have caused
him to "Stanback' for while Hurry up,
Charlie, or you will get left.
We learn that Drs. Moss and Handy
have dissolved copartnership, not through
any disagreement, but because DR.. Moss is
not settled and dorf know when he will leave
Middleton aud Is trying to shape so that
he can do as he likes. DR. Handy, it is
said, will build new office, and each will
work Tor himself Success to both.
Miss Maud Lowe, one of Mableton's fair
est, is attending the Girls High School in
Atlanta.
Leno and W. A. still keeps tussing about
their horse snapper. II they will bring
that ugl y old mule and hump backed old
horse down, we can find man in our town
that will give them a swap, tor he can
boast OF the uglest stock on the market.
Mr.. Owen Alexander has quit school
here and returned home, near Marietta.
Mr.. W. d. Hilton, an old operator, was
here Saturday.
Mr.. Isaac Daniel has lost his OK. Haul
ing wood was his only way of making a
living, as he is almost blind. Neicbhors
are contributing literally to get him anoth
er.
Miss Lottie Howell, of Atlanta, was the
guest CT Miss Emma Barber last Sunday.
HEN PICKED.
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WHERE TO GET JOB PRINTING.

Attention is directed to the jobbing de.
partment ofthe MARIETTA JOURNAL which
is provided with Steam Power, New Job
Presses, New and --latest Styles of Job
Type ana most approved and exten.
sive facilities for the execution of lob
printing of all kinds from the smallest label
to the largest poster, in black or colored
inks, at prices as low as can be had else
where for an equal grade of work. We are
prepared to printat uhort notice pamphlets
posters, programmes, circulars, letter heads
checks, envelopes, bill heads, blanks of all
kinds, catalogues, business cards, and every
hing in the line Of printing used in the con-
duct of every day business We will du-
phcate Atlanta prnees. Give US trial
and see.
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UPSHAW.

Mr.. Desc Rice, of Atlanta, spent several
days with his father Mr.. F. Nj. Rice, last
week.
Mr.. Herchel Upshaw, of Atlanta is
spending few weeks with his father
family at this place.
Miss Lula Dobbs spent several days last
week with relatives in Cherokee.
Q The first quarterly meeting of the Pow
der Springs circuit was held here last Sat,
Grday, presided over by the Rev. Dr..
Heidi, who preached an excellent sermon.
Several of our young people attended a
singing at Mr., James Reeds, near Powder
Springs, on the first Sunday evening in
this month.
The singing choir meets here every seek
ond and fourth Sunday afternoon at two
O clock.
From the way one of our young men is
setting out fruit trees it seems rs if he
was going to housekeeping. We will not
say how soon though.
Our literary club held its last meeting
at Mr.. W. p. Clay's. A fine program wal
rendered and quite nice time was had, i
meets next Friday night, the 18th inst a
Mr.. l. ID. Upshaws.
Mrs. w. ID. Kemp. who has been sicl
TOR some time, is improving slowly.
Messrs. John and Bob McEachern, O
Atlanta, spent Saturday and Sunday wit
the family of their father Mr.. D. n. Nc
Eachern. J.E.
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Tbe Marietta yournal.
THE FERTILIZER INSPECTION LAW

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, ATLANTA,
siarch 3-Editor Constitution l have had
many inquiries from farmers in different
sections of the state, asking for information
in regard tothe law relating to the in.
spection of fertilizers, passed by the recent
Legislature, and known as the Ellington
law. Permit me through the columns of
your widely read paper to answer these
questions and to state few facts which
are of interest and value to the farmers,
generally.
Under the Ellington law, now in force.
the farmer can, if he choose, require the
seller to draw samples in the presence of
witnesses, place the same i'll bottles with
the manufacturer guaranteed analysis on
the label, seal the bottles securely and
place them in charge of the ordinary. II,
after testing the fertilizer, the farmer has
reason TO suspect that the qualities are not
such as he was led to believe, he can have
the sample bottles, which were lett with
the ordinary, sent to the state chemist,
and his official analysis will be accepted
as evidence in any court in the state.
Under this law the inspections made by
the department, which are as thorough as
we can make them with the force now at
our command, the sharp competition ex>
listing among the various manufacturers Of
these goods and the close margins the
farmer has fair chance for that protec
ton, which he needs. And in this connec.
ton | would say to the farmers, in whose
ranks have struggled for nearly thirty
years, that l have made it point to ex>
anime very closely the system under which
these goods are prepared. have visited
several large manufactures, and, in person,
inspected the methods of preparation, and
] must say that the quality of the various
ingredients used in the composition of
these goods, the thorough manner in which
they are manipulated and mixed, the con-
dition they present when ready for ship
ment, all impressed me most favorably.
Let the farmers understand, however,
that to secure the protection which the
trainers of the Ellington law have intend
ed, they must comply with the conditions
to which have above called their atten,
ton. Let them lessen the acreage, pre-
pare the land deeply and thoroughly, in.
crease the amount of fertilizers either in
composts or the commercial brands, cul>
tivate rapidly and Systematically and the
results will. | trust bring gladness and
sunshine to our homes. Respectfully,
R. 7. NEsBlTT, Commissioner.