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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16

most OF those high up In class stanu-
mo linton was commissioned IN the
artillery. Bue he wanted regiment,
and that fortune which ever favors the
brave stood Upton's friend. BY lucky
chance he was commissioned colonei
of the One hundred and Twenty-first
New York Volunteers, and made Brig
adier General for distinguished galiah-
fry in an attack that will be famous
through all history. Upton was bri-
rada commander in that crack corps
of Hancock's veterans when on the
morning of May L, 1861, advanced 81
lectly upon that faulty horseshoe III
Lees line of works at Spottsylvanla.
walked over the gray sklrmlshers, nov
firing a shot at them for fear OF giving
the alarm, and just at dawn drove the
Federal wedge with terrible, decisive
effect full into The horseshoe. History
calls it the .bloody angle Ihere II
was that Hancock the superb noleu
the gallant young Colonel Uptonss bra
very and the skill he showed IN hanu-
ling his command, and said to General
Morgan of his staff: "By this and oy
that, Upton has won star, ana NE
shall have it, Again that 18th OF oc-
tober, 1864, that had been so lucky TOT
Merritt and Custer, brought good for
tune to Upton, for then he received the
brevet of Major General. When Cen
eral James H. Wilson went to the
Western army to command all General
Sherman's cavalry, he took Upton with
him, and gave him the fourth DIVISION
of the cavalry corps, which he COM
manded until his volunteers were
mustered out and the war ended.
Last, and in many respects the
ablest, of this quartet whose names
will live as long as the history OF our
war survives was Mackenzie. He was
the Youngest in years and service or
them all, as he did not graduate until
1862. But though he came year later
than any Of the others, in two years
and little more than six months or
active service Mackenzie had won an
honor and achieved a distinction never
before or since attained by any officer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16
DECORATED FOR BRAVERY.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts Charger
and His Noble Record.

Field Marshal Lord Roberts Charger
and His Noble Record.
Shortly after the jubilee, the writer
asked a colonial what he though of
the gorgeous procession. His reply
was brief and to the point. 'The pro-
cession? I think it may be summed
up in a nutshell-the Queen and Lord
Roberts" In that there was doubt
less some exaggeration, but there is
no question that, after her majesty,
Lord Roberts, mounted upon his beau
tifully diminutive Arab Volonel, made
the greatest appeal to the popular fan
CIV. Both man and his horse were ia
miliar to military eyes, but the gen
eral public do not often get chance
of seeing 'Bobs," and the sight of the
sturdy, in spite of his years, still elias
tic, 1.-THE figure, seated upon charger
which seemed positively made for him,
naturally aroused all their latent hero
worship to fever pitch. The late Val
entine Baker used to be known as
"the man on the old white horse;"
probably it will be as 'the man on the
little gray Arab that Lord Roberts
will be enshrined in the hearts of many
of our country and colonial cousins
ave. and of Londoners as well. VolOnel,
like his master, is q veteran. Lord
Roberts bought him in March, 1877,
from Abdul Rahman, an Arab horse
dealer in Bombay. Volonel is of pure
Nejdi breed, and certainly he is a strik
ing example of the longevity and pow
ers of enduring the ups and downs of
life ascribed to the pure Arab. He
went through the Afghan campaign
with his master. Out of that campaign
but yolonel was also rewarded for his
distinguished service, receiving the
medal for the campaign and the Kan
dahar Star. Both decorations were,
believe, specially struck by order OF her
Majesty. Certainly the stout-hearted
little animal had earned these badges
of honor, for who knows, if he had fal-
tered or gone wrong at some critical
moment, that the whole course of the
campaign might not have been altered?
Volonel most assuredly seems to be
made of wondrous stuff even for an
Arab, for, after having travelled with
Lord Roberts some fifty thousand
miles. and endured all the vicissitudes
incidental to warfare in a savage coun-
try, this is what his Lordship says Of
him: ..He has never been sick or Sorry
he is now about twenty five
years of age, and as fit as ever Both
rider and horse looked little the worse
for wear at the great jubilee review
at Aldershot. Both Of them looked as
eft as r"-London Sketch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16
CHAPTER NN.

Wifrid Ewell of Somerset House trem-
Dled when his cab drew up at the gate of
Wolsey Cottage and he believed that in
smother moment he should stand face to
face with Jane Warner. But his emotion
was premature. No one opened the door
20 him but Caroline. She stared at him
when he gave her his name as if she had
never seen a gentleman before, and usher
ed him into the dining room, where his
sister was waiting to receive him. She
rose full Of delight at his appearance,
and they greeted each other with the
same effusiveness they had displayed be-
fore.
Let us so and have Il turn around the
GARDEN" he exclaimed. Il used to love
4he old garden in my green sallet' days.
Many Il days work have | done in it,
training the creepers and potting the slips.
Come Rosie. this room is too hot for
comfort Come and have look at the
aliesi'
But the old garden was deserted. bleak
and bare. The snowdrops and crocuses
Sn the borders were the only flowers Wis
able, and they were not worth looking at
IN the gray veil of dusk. Sir Wilfrid soon
Aad enough of the garden.
And While these events had been pass
aag below. Jane Warner had been in her
own room, with the door locked against
sill intruders. weeping passionately over
she bed of the sleeping child.
After the lapse of a few hours Sir Will
srids vanity was quite ready to make him
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CHAPTER XXI.

Jane looking up, encountered, to her
CONSERVATION. Sir Wilfrid Ewell. He
was gazing at her fiXedly, with look Of
the utmost melancholy, and as his eyes
met hers they seemed to take her breath
away. She stopped short in the pathway
and bent her head over the perambula-
tor
'Jane," he began, in low voice, care
we never to be friends again.
Il have always been your friend" she
answered, with trembling lip.
'But you refuse to see me or speak to
me- You absent yourself whenever l en-
ter the cottage. You have no hesitation
in showing that my presence is distaste-
full to you.
"What is the use of speaking or seeingY'
she said, in tone sharp with pain.
"What good can it do? 1t can only make
the past more bitter to remember, the
present more difficult to bear?"
''Then you have felt it, dear? you do
feel it still? Regret is as keen with you
as with myself"
'It can never be that, Will, for | never
injured YOU"
Il know. Forgive me. But let me still
remain your friend"
"To what end? 1t cannot undo the
past. 1t cannot even ameliorate it. We
are separated by your own free WILL Let
me so on my way for the future unmo-
Tested"
Il cannot. You do not know what this
separation has cost me, how bitterly
have repented it. Oh, Jane! l am so
miserable! / have not a friend-worthy
| the name-to look to but yourself"
At last she raised her eyes with aston
| ishment and stared him in the face. Pity
! the loveliest virtue in the composition
| OF woman-thrilled her through, and eff
faced for moment the memory of her
| own wrongs.
mot friend!' she calculated, with
your mother and sisters, and-and-the
person you call Lady Ewell? Why, what
has become, then, of all the friends for
whom you deserted me?'
They were not deserving of the name,
Jane. Has not Rosie told you of the un-
| fortunate relations between MY mean,
| between Lady Ewell and myself? We
are not living together. It is very prob
able we shall never live together again.
was blinded, Jane, by an insane passion
/ for her beauty, and my Nemesis has come
upon me sooner than l thought"
1T comes to most of us" she answered,
quietly.
What a pretty child.'' remarked Sir
| Wilfrid, for the first time observing the
occupant of the perambulator. Whose
| is she?'
Whose is she?" repeated Jane in a
startled voice-.'whose is she? Why,
she's an adopted child of mothers. We
never heard the name of her parents. We
| found her."
Found her! What an extraordinary
| thing to dor said Sir Wilfrid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16

several terms, and Confederate gen
neers, and Col. Whittemore Of the Ord
nance Department.
After serving as adjutant Of the Sec
ond Dragons under Col. Philip st.
George Cooke, Merritt became aid-de-
camp to that gallant Virginian, when
he was made brigadier general in 1861,
then major general and given command
Of all the cavalry of McClelland's army.
Two days before Gettysburg, Capt.
Merritt, who had attracted the atten-
ton of his superiors of the highest rank
by reason of his quick military percep-
tons and thorough knowledge Of the
availabilities of the cavalry arm, was
nominated brigadier general and for
Warded his acceptance, and mounted
the star on the very day, July /, 1868,
when Buford's columns, suddenly push
ing out westward from Gettysburg, I'M
eXpectedly ran up against the advance
brigadeS of Gen. A. Z. Hill. Merritt
was given the reserve cavalry com
| mand. From that day his fortune was
assured. He fought a division under
the eye and command of Gen. Sheri-
dan, the cavalry officer Of the Union
army, at Winchester and Fishers HILL
Sheridan showed what he thought OF
his young subordinate's ability and
conduct when he named Merritt for the
brevet Of major general, which was
given him. Gen. Merritt has six bre-
vets, all for gallant and meritorious
service" From Fishers Hill to the
close of the war Gen. Merritt COM
manded a division of Sheridan's cav
| airy corps.
Second of the gallant four comes
Custer. He was old for cadet when
he entered the United States Military
Academy Two classes were graduated
in 1861; the first was that which would
have been the second five years class:
| the other, June "a. The latter was
Clusters. After serving as cavalry
aid-de-camp to General Mcclellan.
June % he was made Brigader Gener-
al. His name and Merritts went to
the Senate together. Clusters vim and
dash at Brandy Station and Aldie.
While ald-de-camp to General PleaSan-
| ton, had been so conspicuous as to at
tract general attention, and won for
| him his Brigadier Generals commits
sion. From Gettysburg, in 1863, to the
end, Custer was the typical hard rider.
| the ideal light-horseman and dash;ny
| fighter Of the cavalry corps of the Army
of the Potomac. At Fishers Hall Gus
| ter won his brevet of Major General.
the same day Merritt gained his and
In the same battles. Sheridan gave
Custer, the second of his hoy Gener-
ais" division of his superb cavalry.
which he commanded until hostilities
| ceased.
Third in the list of this group of
young heroes comes Upton. He was a
'61 man, of the almost five years class,
! that received its diplomas May 6. Like
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16
A QUARTET OF BOYS.
YOUNG MEN WHO EARLY BE-
CAME GENERALS.
Generals Merritt, Custer, Mackenzie
and Upton Won Promotion by Con-
spicuous Gal1antry in the Service OF
Their Country-Their After Life.
Brave Cavalry Officers.

He transfer ana
pro N 0 t ion OF
Maj. Gen. w s-
ley Merritt to
the command OF
the Department
of the East, with
headquarters at
Governors Isl
and. wildly re-
calls that histor-
ic q Il a r t e t OF
brilliant young
cavalry officers,
Merritt, Custer,
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A Present from George III.

Here is a picture of the fire-tuD tlla'
George III. presented to his loyal sao
jects Of Shelburne, N. S., in 1919. lh'
was in the days when the town was =, "
populous and thriving place. Han lie
royalists who left Boston during ui'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16
Fiji Teeth with Glass

The latest use for glass is llls's sac,y
gold as a material for stopplns 81. and
Ing teeth. It answers spien'iD ro1Ion
is far less conspicuous than the sn
metal. OF course, it is not Wv arr nat
glass, but is prepared by some new ~ md
ented process which renders II ''
ma1leable. ,.r.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16

Everywhere and always a mans
worth must I've gagged to some exte1A,
though only IN part BY his domes-
ITCHY.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16
FIRE TUB, OVER 100 YEARS OLD.

revolution built houses III oieiD' 900
and. of course, the king could ~, If
such loyal subjects suffer 1o[ '''r rbe
proper protection against me- rosprya-
tub is still in fair state Oh pi''
tian
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
ROCK CREEK,
Mrs. C. E. sawyer, Reporter.

Mrs Hubbard who has been, in To-
peka waiting Oh her husband, re-
turned last week accompanied by
him.
The Literary Society Will not con-
vene Friday night, but on New Years
eve will give supper, literary pro-
gram and have a watch meeting.
Proceeds to be added to the organ
fund.
There will be preaching at Rock
Creek next Sunday at $3.50 p m and
Sunday School at the usual hour.
Mr. and Mrs Will Strickler of Okla
home are visiting friends in this
vicinity after an absence Of several
years. Frank Strickler has also re-
turned to the great delight of his.
friends.
Mr. Lynn, of lola, gave an inter-
esting talk to the people of Deer
Creek Friday night.
The schools in general will be dis
missed for 8 weeks vacation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

made for the wolf drive December %.
Everyone be in line by 8 a M. The
south line will extend from NeOsho
Falls along the river east pact Car
penter school house to Maple Grove
school house. The east line will ex-
tend north TO the Ham school house.
The north lire will extend west past
Mr. POmerOy's place to point one
mile north of the Plank school house.
8 he west line will extend south to
NenshO Falls. Frank Denny and
Jim Chrisly will have charge of the
south line. Asa HOppers and Bob
West the north line, and George Linn
and Dan Keith tho west line. NOguns
are allowed. Bring your dogs and
clubs, but keep the dogs back until
the final round up on the old Denny
section.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24

Misses Emma Ohlfest and Lyde
Wilson gp to Ft Sc0tt tonight " e.i-
nesdaY) to visit the PreSsler girls.
Mrs. Lew Hackney l. sick; suffering
greatly with one of her l,mhs.
j. w. Edwards has go'- back ~
Illinois on some legai business.
Mr.. E Park is talking of moving
on his farm near LaHarpe
Orville Williams spent last Friday
night with Mr.. Roberts
Miss Grace Maxiun is in our village
this week selling Baking Powder
Mrs Edna Mitchell and children of
Elk county are wishing her parents,
Mr.. Eppe son's.
Mr.. Holeman, of Bronson, was ia
our town Tuesday.
Mr.. Ellis DelaplaDe sold hisNeighty
acre farm adjoining Rose Hill on the
south at forty dollars an acre.
Mrs. DOunan and Mrs. John OIL
fest, jr, have both heen on the sick
list since our last writing also Claus
BernhOlt.
EsRepOrt of La Harpe school: Num-
ber of pupils enrolled for the third
month 40. Names of those i'm the
Grammar grade making an average
of 80 and over are: Rosa Weith, Ella
Weitb, Jennie Hart, Jessie Wilson,
Lois Wilson, Pearl Shultz. Pearl
Stansbury, Matte Ferris, James Ar
mold and Clyde Sickly. OF the inter
mediate Barth SickIy and Hattie
Ferris made an average of 80. Hattie
Wood, Mabel Davis and Liddie
Shultz made an average of 80 in the
primary grade. Names of those not
absent or tardy are, Hattie Ferris,
Liddie Shultz, Willard and Laura
Kramer, Earl Gramley, Mable Davis,
Rosa Wsith, Mable Sseger, Matte
Ferris, Sadie Mslcome, Ella Weith,
Lyman Baldwin, Ross and Raymond
Kramer. The average attendance
was 46. J. @. Roberts, teacher.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
SPRING BRANCH.
Mr.. FRANK JACKSON, Reporter.

(Received too late last week.
Seymour Il Rhoads were down two
hundred feet with their drill at Mr.
Anderson's Tuesday when the bit
came off and was so battered that the
drill, weighing eighteen hundred, had
to be sent off for repairs Wednesday.
They have struck some water.
10 Jett lost COW last week.
Mrs Pearl Hubbard returned Tues
day from Topeka where she has been
taking care of Mr. Hubbard. Mr. Hub
returned with her, having come clear
in his last trial that was ended Friday
in his favor.
Several from here are buying corn
and hauling it from Humboldt as they
can get it enough cheaper to pay them
for hauling 1t.
The sick in this neighborhood are
all improved and school is resumed.
William Strickler aud wife, former
ly of this neighbOrh0Od but now of
Oklahoma, is visiting friends here.
Peter Gates and Charley Seebarger
had business in Hum mboldt Saturday.
A friend of Mrs Harvey jones', who
has been visiting her for some time,
returned to her home in Salina last
week.
Little May Warren visited her
grandparents near Baird several days
last week.
Mrs Perue returned from an extend
ed visit in Nebraska last week.
Mr. Anderson's brother of Illinois,
is visiting him.
Mr. Anderson has several teams and
hands busy hauling lumber and
building cattle sheds.
Mr.. Torrance sold q nice bunch OF
fat hogs and delivered them at lola
Monday.
Preparations are being made for a
Christmas entertainment at Pleasant
Valley church.
Mrs. Della Pinnell started Saturday
to the Territory where her husband
went to make their future home.
Harvey Jones is building a new
house on his farm. a mile north OF
Spring Branch, which will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. Vickers when COM
pleted.
Some plasterers from lola came out
TO Mr.. Beachumb's, a distance OF
eight and q half miles, one night re-
Gently and plastered a room of his
house and built a fiue and returned
the same night SO as to be ready for
work the next day as they are so
rushed that they can't leave during
the day.
There will be a social basket supper
and lunch, an art exhibition and a
voting contest of a box of candy for
the prettiest girl and one for the
homeliest boy at the Rock Greek school
house Wednesday night, January 5,
given by the ladies of the U. b.
church of that place. Proceeds to
apply on the parsonage at lola. All
are invited as usual.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
SALEM.
FRANK WOOD, Reporter
(Received too late last week }

(Received too late last week
If you want to see some specimens
of good writing visit the Salem
school.
WHY were those fish poles on the
school house so long? Waiting for a
still day to fish the flag rope through
the pole.
Mrs Tharp is in western Kansas
present.
Ralph Funk has gone to Missouri
on visit.
George RhOads is drilling a well for
Tom Anderson of Rock Creek.
The JeddOites are going to have a
Christmas tree.
Ye scribe stayed all night at Mr..
Boyer's Saturday night.
Rev Fem of Humboldt called in
this neigh borhoOd last week.
The total enrolment of the Salem
school is now a trifie over forty.
Della Tharp and Grace Pearson
were visitors at school last Monday
The Tharp family and Rev Gillett
visited at Abner Woods last Monday.
Mr. Boyer has been very sick with
lung fever but is some better at pres
ent.
Charley Hunt and Newman CrOwel
started on trip to Oklahoma last
week.
Mrs Funk, Mrs Wood and Mrs
Rhoades visited Mrs Parker one day
last week.
The Salem folks are getting ready
for a drama to be held sometime dur
ing the holidays.
Some of the Salem people have been
attending the protIacted meeting at
Maple Grove.
Petit & Wediken have their wind
pumps in operation now but haven't
their tanks all in yet.
The Jeddo and Bethel schools will
join in q Christmas tree at Jeddo on
the afternoon of the oath.
George Petit, Emma Brown and
Grace Pearson visited at Abner
Woods Sunday and were storm
stayed.
Oscar and Clara Keifer, Florence
Hedger and Frank Wood spent g
pleasant evening at Z A FrOnk's last
Wednesday.
We happen to know of Salem girl
who can't get up in time for breakfast
on Monday morning but of course we
won't tell who it is.
In my last letter, the item regard
ing Billy Fronk's well your typo
made us say eighty feet when il
should have been eight feet.
Arthur Halstead has purchased
Henry RichmOnd's share of the Hen
ry and Bessy Richmond farm and il
making some improvements.
G A Fronk has rented house in
lola and will move his family there
next week. His son Logan will Occu
py the place and Ralph and Harry
intend staying on The farm with them
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
ALIEN CENTER.
section
J. T. TREDwAY, Reporter.

Saturday evening of this week the Sunday
School will render the program, "Christmas
Voices"
Our school wisely decided to have no va
cation thus giving the older boys an oppor
tunity to continue in school till blowing time
John Remsberg's house looms up on the
vision and gives evidence of frst-class
structure and fine country residence.
Hanson Stauffer, brother of Mahlon and
Charlie, is living with the former and attend
ing our school.
Will Fronk has permanent well of water
at his barn only a few feet deep. Alfred
Nelson northeast of La Harpe has a spring
of water at the surface that can't be pumped
dry, while most people must sink wells from
200ft. to $50 #. deep.
McHenry Bros. have bought the Wallis
corn shelter and are ready to do business at
the old stand.
Mr. Rose sold his steers to Will PaSke.
We sold our fat cattle to John Gullett.
Mr.. Miller has completed good kitchen
for Mr. Rhodel.
w D Jackson's sale showed good prices
in all lines.
The LaHarpe butcher will do your butch
ering for 81.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
LIBERTY.
J. C. CORNELL, Reporter.

The recent snow is beneficial to the wheat
and when it melts will help the water supply
a short time.
John Murphy worked the roads Saturday
and did some good work on the Liberty
creek bridge.
TO Denison hanled wood Friday prepar-
ing for winter. five had part of IOla's gas
we would not be going out in the cold for
wood.
Several of 1--WE" horseshoe bend laddies
were skating all day Sunday.
Much game has been killed in this vicinity.
Game is a raIety anywhere you go.
Several calves died with black leg in this
vicinity.
Perry Heath took his calves out Of the
stalk field in the bend last week.
Mrs Steven Bryant was the guest of Mrs
J T Cornell, Wednesday.
Fred Kramer killed hog last week that
weighed 500 lbs; itTendered eighteen gallons
Of lard.
All necessary arrangements have been
made for Christmas tree. The committee
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-24
LA HARPE.
Mrs. F. N. DAVIS. Reporter.

The passenger train was about four
hours late Monday night on account
of the storm.
Grandma Bryant was over from
Piqus Sunday to see her new grand
daughter.
The F. A. A. Lodge supper came
of last Friday night with the table
loaded with good things, of which
about sixty partoOk.
Mr.. Parke, of Yates Center, has
moved to our town; he is a brother of
Mrs. DR.. Wood.
Miss May Nash came down from
Carlyle Monday and will visit home
folks and friends until after Christ
mas.
A fine new daughter arrived at Sam
Malcom's on last Tuesday morning,
Dec. 8.
Misses Edna and Pearl Gibbs and
their brother Will were called to the
bedside of their sister Laura, who is
very ill at her sister Cora's, in Mo.
Mr.. Horton, Alt Northrup and an
other gentleman were out from lola
Tuesday hunting.
The drillers had bad luck Monday;
their drill and rope separated but
they are at work again and getting
down about 200 feet.
Mr.. McCann had quite a number of
friends out here who were sorry to
hear of his death.
Mr.. Patterson and family have gone
to Anderson county on visit.