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The advocate., 1897-08-11
A Sheriff With Nerve,

A correspondent of the Chicago
Times-Herald tells the following;
"The nerviest man in the Northwest
was Sheriff Orren II. Moxson, a slightly
built man with a woman's mild blue
eyes, who dressed as an ordinary citi-
zen and wore a derby hat. In his day
the job of Sheriff was not a sinecure,
as the twoscore nOtches on his gun at
tested. He was never given to boast
ing of his eventful life; but stories Of
his wonderful nerve are told to-day by
the old fellows who helped settle the
twin DakOtas. The most remarkable
feat of his career was the capture, sin
handed, of Stub Shay and Tom
Quinn, two notorious horse-thieves and
all-around desperadoes, who made mis-
cradle the lives of the settlers who lived
near the Cannon Ball in Hettinger and
Morton counties
"a series Of minor depredatiOns Cul-
minated in a bold raid on the 81
ranch, in which the outlaws got away
with the choicest bunch of horses. MOx-
son. accompanied by three cow-punch-
ers, started in pursuit the following
day. The trail followed the north bank
Of the Cannon Ball, through Hettinger
and Morton counties, until it turned
abruptly to the northwest at the in
tersection of the North Fork. 1t was
evident that the outlaws were making
for the bottom lands of the Missouri
river. Once lost in the maze of cotton
woods, the pursuit would have to be
abandoned. Having travelled 125 miles
in less than two days, the horses were
jaded, but they responded to the
promptings of the spurs, and before
sunset of the second day they galloped
through Deer Pass and halted at the
edge of the bottom lands. There was
loud report and a bullet whizzed
3bove their heads. Not 300 yards away
was the outlaws camp, and in front of
the small fire were Shay and Quinn,
with Winchesters at their shoulders.
Sheriff Moxson did some heavy
thinking in the space of few seconds.
1t was useless to make move forward.
for they had the drop on him, and he
did not care to sacrifice his companions
needlessly. Finally he unbuckled his
belt and flung 1t, with his revolver, to
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Interesting Items,

In France 100000 tons of potatoes
are annually used in the manufacture
of starch and alcohol
The income of a teacher in a pri-
vate school of China Is very small,
about halfpenny day for each pu-
pill
At one place on the Idaho side of the
Snake river, across from Asotin county,
and not covering a space Of over fifty
feet in extent, eight head of dead cat
tie were recently counted, having met
death by tumbling from the bluffs
above.
The rapidity Of the growth of hair
varies much in different persons. 1t
has been calculated that the beard
grows at the rate of one line and a
half per week,or six inches and half
in year. On the head the growth is
much more rapid
Live bees are sometimes shipped on
ice, so as to keep them dormant dur
ing the journey. This is particularly
the case with bumble-bees which have
been taken to New Zealand, where they
are useful in fertilizing the red clover
that has been introduced into the col
Ony.
There are several wooden railways
in Canada and the United States One
of them is in the Province Of Quebec,
and is thirty miles long. The rails are
Of maple, four by seven inches, and
trains are run over them with remark
able smoothness at the rate of twenty
five miles an hour. This road is used
for the transportation Of timber, and
the rolling stock consists of one engine
and thirty-fve cars.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
Adirondack Traditions.

There is tradition In the neighbor.
hood of Massena Springs, which the
Indians called Kan-a-swa-stak
on Raquette river, in the Adirondack
region, that deer, moose, and other ma
tive animals were wont to use the
waters for medicinal purposes The
early surveyors have recorded that
where a cOplous volume of clear, cold
water was thrown up, strongly charged
with sulphur, the earth around there
would be trOdden into mire hole by
deer and moose, which frequented the
spot on account of the saline qualities
of the water The Indians, too, used
the waters as a curative for various Ills
The Indians called Moose river Te-
ka-kun-di-an-do, which means "clear.
ing an opening" It is In the Moose
river region that the noted Old Forge
settlement lies. There is a belief
handed down from generation to gen
GRAFTON, that the first forge established
by the hand of white man in the
North woods was located here more
than a century ago. An old anvil and
piece of scrap-iron which are imbedded
in the lawn In front of the Forge House
are to-day. pointed out to the inquirlng
tourist as the sole remnants of the
original and primitive forge,
Kushaqua, which is Indian for "beau-
tiful resting place." has romantic
tradition. Here is the original deer
track along which a beautiful Indian
maiden followed her daring lover to
death. There Is an interesting hail
ness in the tradition as to what the
daring lover was doing when sum-
mOned to the happy hunting grounds
but there is no doubt as to the existence
of the romantic deer track, or Of the sill
very lake, or Of the moss-covered stone
on which the beautiful Indian maiden
sat and mourned and starved her life
away. Near Lake Kushaqua Is On-chi-
o-ta, the Indian name for rainbow"
and Rainbow lake is not far away.
Natural bridge Is picturesque place,
situated on Indian river Qndian, Ole
quack, Nut river'O which runs under
the ground in two different places and
energies few rods below, forming a
natural bridge six feet above the water
and fifteen feet wide, a curiosity of
considerable interest. DR.. w. Seward
Webb has located his extensive Ne-ha-
sane park in the Beaver river region
the name Ne-ha-sa-ne being the Indian
term for beaver crossing on log. -
New York Times.
The advocate., 1897-08-11
The Young People.
Where Mother Is,

In the crimson and gold OF the setting sun
The white little lambs DER the meadows run ;
And the birds wing their way to the sweet
hOme-nest,
Where is waiting the one that loves them best.
There's a voice in the breeze that goes wander
And Whisper that falls from the deepening
Oh. the mothsrheart calls to each weary rover,
And where mother Is, home is, the wide world
oyerl
,Tis the song of the brook ON its silvery way,
The crickets have chirped 1t with darkening
day;
And the frst pearly star in the azure dome
Seems to whisper message sweet OF home;
In the bud and the leaf and the slumberlng
flower
There's a thought of the peace of the rest
giving hour, -,.
Where the motherheart calls to each weary
rover, , ,
And where mother is, home is, the wide world
overi
Now the brown bees have ended their day
long quest,
The butterflies folded their wings TO rest;
And the twinkle Of lights In the cottage pane
Tells OF 10y that has blest the hearth sgaln.
And l read in the eyes OF the little ones sweet,
In the shouts Of delight, and the patterlng
feet, -
rover,
And where mother ia, home Is, the wide world
over!
George Cooper, in Sunday School Times.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

what struck him He didn't dare to
jump and he didn't dare to stay on
and the more the people shouted the
more scared he was. If you'll believe
it, that dog was carried a mile and a
half on the elephants back before he
had the courage to Jump off.
"He came home and crawled under
the woodpile and refused to come out
When he finally did come out he was
like King Henry of England. The King
never smiled again. and Tough never
barked again. He died not many weeks
after, as / verify believe, of a broken
heart"
The advocate., 1897-08-11

to many others, but the project is
unique in three respects.
First, the reservoir will be the largest
ever made, covering an area Of no less
than eighty-fve square miles.
Second, the top of the dam will be
fifteen feet higher than the divide be-
tween the valley of the st. Louis and
the valley of the Mississippi. Prob
ably. nine-tenths of the dams which
have failed have done so because the
water has gone over the top. Techni-
cally speaking, structures which are
built to allow the water to go over
them are not dams, but weirs. What
engineering skill can cope with in this
direction is shown by the Betwa weir
in India, which safely withstands floods
of ESQ, 1000 cubic feet per second, and the
Folsom weir in California, which is SO
feet high, and has repeatedly endured
floods in which the water was thirty
one feet deep upon it's crest. The waste
way at the JohnstOwn dam, as shown
by the report of the committee ap-
pointed by the American Society of
Civil Engineers, had been cut down un-
til it was only little more than one
third the size called for by the original
plans. Even as it was, it was the opin-
ion Of the committee that If the dam
at JohnstOwn had been a few feet
higher it would have stood secure, as it
is in evidence that the water was seven
feet deep on the dam when it went out.
The remarkable typographical condi-
tiOns above mentioned makes it impos-
sible that any flood, however great, can
go over the top Of the proposed dam.
Third, a canal only little over
twelve miles long will carry the water
from this great reservoir to the top Of
the hill in Duluth at an elevation of
$50 feet above Lake Superior, making
one of the greatest water-powers in the
world. The use of water under such
high heads is not common in the East
but there are some fifty places in which
water is being used under heads Of
more than 1900 feet, and several under
heads of more than 1000 feet. The
most extraordinary instance OF this
kind is in one Of the famous COmstOck
mines in Nevada, where 36-inch Pei
ton wheel is running under a head Of
2,1OO feet. This is nearly four times as
high as the Washington monument,
and more than twice as high as the
Eiffel tower. A Jet of water, one-half
inch in diameter, under this enormous
head, produces 1OO-hOrse power, The
periphery of the wheel travels at the
rate of 12O miles per hour. The use Of
water under high heads will solve all
the questions of light, heat and power
for the mountain regions of the world.
The future manufacturing centers will
be near the great water powers of the
world. Washington Post.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

You can get the old reliable Kansas
Farmer and the Advocate, both one
year for $3.50. The Breeders Gazette
and Advocate for $500.
The advocate., 1897-08-11

About High Dams in the United States
The dams of the United States, by
their size the variety of materials used
in their construction and the original
ity and boldness of their design, prove
that the American engineer is, to say
the least, the equal Of his professional
brethren in other lands. Many nota-
BILE examples are to be found in Califor-
MIA and other portions of the West,
where water is stored for both mining
and irrigation. Mention has already
been made of the San Mateo dam in
California, which is the highest in use
at present in the United States. 1t is
17O feet in height, and is built entirely
of concrete. The Hemet valley dam,
in the same State, is $50 feet high The
necessity of using the materials at
hand has developed form OF dam
which has been called the mining
type" 1t is composed Of timber crib
work filled with loose rock. The Bow
man dam, in California, is the largest
of this type, being 100 feet high. The
Bear valley and Sweetwater dams in
the same State are remarkable, from
the fact that the weight OF material
contained in them is far too little to
sustain the water pressure to which
they are subjected, dependence being
placed upon their arched form for sta
bility. The Furens dam, which was
slender in comparison with those which
had preceded it, is twenty-one feet
thick at the highest point at which
water is stored. The Bear valley dam,
which is Ga feet high, is only 81 feet
thick at the top and 20 feet at the base.
The Sweetwater dam is 80 feet high.
1t will probably surprise majority of
the people in Baltimore to be told that
there is a dam 119 feet high in that
city, but such is the fact, the Druid Hill
reservoir being closed by an earthen
dam of that height.
There are many large dams already
built to store water for municipal uses,
and it is for this purpose that dam
is now under construction which will
be by far the highest in the world. This
is to be part of the CrOtOn water sys-
JSm, III 1N6W 1OIh, WllClA hc'o oONOA"A
large dams now, those at Boyd's Cor
ner and Sodom being IS and So feet in
height respectively But the new dam
at COrnells is to be no less than 248
feet high. It is a composite structure,
having a total length of 2,2S0 feet, of
which $50 feet is of earth, with max
imum height of 245 feet; $50 feet is
masonry dam, with a maximum
height of 24S feet; and the remainder
is built as wasteway, or Overfall weir
1920 feet in length, and with a maxi
mum height of $50 feet. This gigantic
dam will create an artificial lake six
teen miles long and 165 feet deep.
One of the most interesting projects
now in contemplation is that Of the
Altamonte Water Company. 1t is pro-
posed to erect a dam on the st. Louis
river, in Minnesota, which will raise
the water seventy-seven feet above it's
present level. The dam will be 1900
feet long, and will be carried to a
height Of 100 feet as matter Of safety.
The dam ltself is very small, compared
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
Bitten by Snake.

Nessds fost.
Yesterday morning the ten year
old son of Lutte Shot. oa North
Colorado street, met with an excit.
ing experience. The little fellow
had gone into the barn after eggs.
Noticing the headboard OF an un.
used bedstead lying on the floor, he
put his hards under it to lift it up
, against the wall.
A hugh black aud white striped
snake lay eoiled under the piece of
furniture and resented the intrusion
by fastening its fangs in the boys
hand. The boy ran screaming out
of the barn with the reptile hanging
by it's fangs to his hand. A young
companion caught the snake by the
tail aud pulled it away from its
hold and killed it.
The bitten boys hand began to
swell enormously, but his mother
poured whisky into him and this
counteracted the poison. He was
getting along very nicely this morn
ing, though the swelling had not
entirely gone down.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
DEACON BROS. & co.
Gall Unlimited.

We care not for the preposterous
statement frequently made in the
columns of our contemporary over
the way as to its being the be st pa,
per ever published in Rockville So
far as the Gimlet is concerned. The
Gimlet is here to speak for itself,
The statement jars ns when we
think of one associated with US in
the newspaper business here in
years gone by. We refer to that
brilliant lawyer, that intellectual
giant, that polished, highly educat-
ed gentleman, whose reputation. ex-
tends over the entire state, who is
prominently mentioned for the cir
cult judgeship, W. W. Graves We
can but feel it our duty to contrast
our eminent friend and former bust
ness associate with the rank growth
of Ignorance emanating from our
worthy but bigoted contemporary.
The above is taken from the Rock
Vi le Gimlet. While the compli
ment to Mr.. Graves pleases his
triends, brothers of the craft should
dwell together in unity.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
Seven Dead.

Paducah, Ky, Aug. 2S.-Rapott
reaches here from Dexter, a small
village of Galloway County, that
seven men are dead and another
dying IN horrible agony as a result
OF having eaten poisoned melons.
Eight men and boys slipped into a
watermelon patch TO steal the fruit.
The owner had dosai one melon of
prize size with strychnine and arsen-
ic and the crowd happened to eat
this melon. Two died in the patch,
tearing up the vines ia their terrible
agony. Two more fell upon the.
road. Seven are said to have died
before the doctor could reach them,
while the last man, it is reported.
can not recover.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
Helped the Lady

Nevada, No, Aug. 30-A bitter
fight is being made over the post
office at Bronaush, fifteen miles south
of here. Mrs Nj. Berry. postmaster
had been removed and F. A. Davis
appointed.
Mr. Davis received his commission
but the patrons of the office were 50
opposed to the removal of Mrs.
Berry shat DAVIS returned his com
mission to Washington, D. G. aad
refused to accept the offce.
Mrs. Berry's husband was post
master before bis death, be being a
strong republican. After his death
Mrs. Berry was appointed to fill out
his unexplred term, aad later when
Cleveland was elected the democrats
permitted her to remain in the office
She has family to support.
Since Mckinley's election a move
ment was started to bring about he,
removal, claiming she was in sym
pathy with Bryan and the cause be
represented. 1t is said that wher
MIR. Davis received his commission
the Bronaughites refused to rem,
him an Office.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
Tortured the Milkman.

Chicago. Ill, August 30.-Louis
Simmonds, milk dealer, was tor
tured and robbed of $1,000 by bur
glars at his home, at 3744 La Sale,
just before midnight Sunday.
He VAS asleep, when three men
aroused him. They bound his hands
and feet and gagged him, and pro-
ceeded to light matches and burn
his bare feet. Failing even by this
method to learn the hiding place of
his money, one Of the men placed a
revolver against Simmonds' temple
and threatened to kill him. Sim
monds weakened and the scoundrels
got the money.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
4 New fIrn.

James DrysdaIe, W 7. Cole. aud
" O. Atkeson have formed a &C.
partnership in business and will con-
duct general real estate and ex-
charge agency. These gentlemen
are all we'll known aud reliable busi-
ness men and We have no hesitancy
in saying that business entrusted 10
them will receive faithful attention.
Mr.. Drysdale served our peop'e eff
clently as county clerk, w Z. Cole
was fer four years probate judge OF
this county. aud ". O Atkescn is
editor OF the Free P,ess and former
ly prosecuting attorney for one term
This ought to form a successful firm
as all these gentlemen have a large
acquaintance and have the confidence
of the people generally.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
John M. Heddleson Dead.

John III. HeddIeson, of Elkhatt
township, this county, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ferris,
On Thursday, August 26th. He was
born in Kentucky in March, 1925,
and was 1st Lieut. in Capt, Cox's
Co 3rd Ky Infantry in the Mexican
war, which did gallant fighting IN
that memorable campaign of Gen
Scott. from Vera Cruz to the City of
Mexico. He was married to Miss
Mary Blanchard, Of Maysville, Ky =,
and in 1854 moved to Missouri aud
settled in Lafayette county, and
moved to Bates county about four
teen years ago and settled on good
farm in Elkhart township, where he
died. He served during a part of
the time, though we'll advanced in
years, as a private soldier in Bled
soe's Battery, in the Confederate
army, and was a member Of Marina
duke camp, No. 6l5. His last i'll
ness was diabetis, And whila coniu
ed to his bed he had every kindness
and attention showered upon him
that could be thought of, by his
friends and neie ehbors, as we'll as the
unceasing devotion of his LOVING
wife, son and daughter, and two lit
tie grandchildren. The writer
knew HIM in effiuence and poverty
and he was always sociable. hospita-
bic and generous. To give you al
idea OF his generosity, l asked him
once what he did with his 160-acre
land warrant he got for his service
in the Mexican war, and he said that
be gave it away 10 a boy who had
baeu a member of bis company and
who was wounded and famed for
life while advancing on the skirE1ish
line by his order IN one of the bat
ties. He also instructed the boy
how to get one for himself, so that
the young man got 800 acres, ,n:sead d
Of $50, while his benefac Or GOT
none.
He was a firm believer in the
Christian religion and Was a membt
of the church, think the Metho
dist-and although be admitted thai
his sayings and doings Were not 81
ways what a christians ) ought TO be
he connected himself with tie lear
es. church and assisted in it's sup
port. These facts were very touch
ingly alluded to in an eloquent fu
neral sermon by Rev. May. last Sat
urday, in Faitview caurch.
Az Ex CONFEDERATE.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
A PRIZE PIG
Bought for $500, the Top figure Of
springs Valued at Sl5,6i4.

springs Valued at Sl5,8l4.
Springfield, III, Aug. IS The
greatest hcg sale ever held 10 the
Wes', and the largest price ever re
ahzed for oae hog at any sale iu the
world, was that # the annual sale
OF George G. Council of Williams
vile, this county. on the Illinois
State Faie Grounds. Sixty four
head of Poland China hogs, bred by
'klevei ) Mode" sold for SI5,S74,
averaging S24s per head
"kley.r's Model was sold to the
klever Model Breeding Association
OF Illinois for the enormous suta of
S5, 100, which is the largest price
ever paid for one hog before in The
history of the wor ID
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
The institute.

The Institute Board of Examiners, consi sting
Of Commissioner Boron and Professors Deer
~ester, Thurman aud Allison, completed its
labors Saturday afternoon and announce the
following results:
First grade certificates, 3e. second grade GER
tifcates. "a; third grade certificates, -; fail
ures, 8; sick or not applying for certificate, :;
total, 16l
Below are given the names and addresses Of
those receiving certificates:
BUTLER.
W IL Beard. Anna Board, Laura Boien, Mat
tie Brock, Grace Cassity, } Chambers, Ben
f Cox, Brdelia Dalton, Luna Dalton, W &
Dillon, Erma Donovan, Edna Eldridge, Roscoe
Erwin, Albert Jenkins, W W kenoly, Connie
Mcclure, Bessie Mcdonald, Mabie McRey
nolds, Quincy Mitchell, Minnie Porter, Lou
Powell, e c Rafter, Mabel Reavis, Maud Rit-
ner, Mrs Eta Sewer, Ida Sherman, Xayda Sis
son, Mary smith, Leila Starke, Wm Steele,
Edith Warnock. Mrs G c Woods, Arthur
Wright.
RICH HILL.
Alma Ashby, Mary Bruce, f Is Boron, Ida
Buckeridge, Virgie Broaddus, May Calvert,
VIM Cate, W Cope, Ida Cresap. Rachel Crabh,
Laura Engeis, Myra Fry, Irene Honghton,
Lydia Long, GoIdie Miller, Maud Rogers, Mrs
5 Rowden, Lorenzo Stewart, Georgia Thomas,
Maize Thomas, Sadie sanderson, II IL vanBen-
thusen, J. G VanBenthusen, Carlos Wheatiey.
ADRIAN.
Hattie Bailey, J Crowder, Lizzie Garrison,
Anna Gutshail, Cora Lentz, Olive Lehtz, Dora
Manning, Lou Manning, Allie purkey, Fred
Staten.
AMSTERDAM.
Daisy Burrows VIM SauupI
Danner, Clarence Howe, W 4 Moore, c "
Stewart.
sPRAGUE.
Hattie Bell, Mrs Kate Hagler, F W McCon-
nell, Hicks, Ora Lee Forbett, Will
lians, Mrs E Williams.
AMoBET-
Elmore Bennett, Jennie Brown, phanetta
Dayie. Netia Peterson, Ida Ritter.
APPLETON CITY.
F. c Gilhreath, Mrs Cora Hemstreet, Estelia
Wright.
HUME.
wB Dawson. Una Franklin, Eima Perrine.
Annie Rogers, Merle Thorpe.
FOSTER.
Diey Moore Lora Moore. Effie Rice Maud
Russell.
Mary Pontus, Ada Rains. Hetta Rogers,
Frances Warns.
MULBERRY.
Jane Braden, Mary Braden, Jennie Craw-
ford.
Ada Crews. Luella Lotspeich, Alta viii
Iiams.
VIRGINIA.
Lucy Cowaa, T Harper, W 6 Park, I ]
Wheeler.
Alberta Core, Mary Hanes, Mary Mon.gom
! cry.
SPRUCE.
/ May LuIseuhizer, RoIan smith.
SCATTERING.
| l. Z Bartx. Prairie City: + A Benz, Lincoln
| Mo; Maud Boering, Rockville; Arthur Cham
| bers, Johnstown; Hurley CoGchman. EIkhart
| Wm Epps, Worland; Nora Goodrich, Altoona
Jno Cough, Peru. Mrs Loretta II ghcs, Mayes
| burg; Roy McSuit, Eikhart; Late ReqGa
Peru; Mary Requa. Lone Oak; Winfield Ross
Mound City, Kan; Maggie sayIes, yinson; Cha
| ShuIenberger New Home; Samuel stark, CuI
Yer: Dale Steele. New Home: J " Sander
wirth, Prairie City: T. 4 Teifora. Elkhart
Anna Thompson, Merwin.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02

Keytesville, No, Aug. 28.-Ab
ner, the Il year-old sou of JARVIS
Mcfarland, living near keytesville,
died this morning from the effects
of a large tree falling across his
stomach yesterday evening. He
was pinned down until the tree was
cut into. The tree which be was
telling did not fall as he intended it
to. The tree was So inches Ia diam
eter