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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

Some Hom.-NIade Texas History.
Last Saturday was the anniversary
of the birth of the Age. 1t was born in
Houston on the 18th Of May, 1871. and
is now twenty-six years old. 1t vas
born the property Of it's present propri-
etor. and with few and short intermjs-
eions has belonged to him v e since
1t has seer the rise Of every man now
prominent in Texas politics. and has
helped some Of them to rise. 1t has
seen many who were up come down.
and has helped some of them down. 1t
proposes, in a few weeks. to issue a
special edition, and to tell a good deal
of what has been seen and known in
Twenty-six years Of Texas affairs in
general, and especially of Texas poll
tics and politicians. 1t will publish his
tory it helped make.-Wallisville Age.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
South Dakota.s Debt.

Pierre, s. D.. June 23.-Bonds to the
amount of $4,000, issued by the ter
ritory, were redeemed May /. There
is vet $4,000 Of floating Indebtedness
remaining unpaid in funding warrants
held by banks of Deadwood. There
will be Sl25.OOo distributed among the
schools of the state July 1, and S127,-
COO will be placed with the different
counties from the permanent school
fund. to be loaned in accordance with
the law.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
Broker m

Washington. June 23.-Judge Brad
ley instructed the jury to acquit Brok-
er Seymour. on trial for alleged con-
tempt of the sugar trust investigating
committee. The ground was that
Seymour had not been legally sum-
moned. Broker Mccartney will be
tried later.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

her overshoes lest the damp ground
should give her cold.
Glad you're alive, Miss Flossy?'
asked the gardener.
"Of course said Flossy, "but that
little mole running out of a long, +
row hole like a bodkin out OF a hem,
looks so funny. Oh, dear! and the
chickens trying to get through the
fence"
"They want to pick up the Seeds"
said the gardener.
when are you going to dig my gar
den, John?" she asked, after a while.
This afternoon" said John, land
your ma says you can have all the
length of that fence for your garden
this year. And I'll make it good and
ric., and not too rich, either. I'll plant
sweet peas from there to there, and
when they bloom you must pick every
flower off every day, or you won't have
any more. Sweet peas were made to
be generous with; they won't bloom for
stingy folk. Lots of flowers are like
that"
"Well I like to give flowers, SO l am
glad" said Flossy. PLANT lots and
lots of the flowers that like us to be
generous, John. It's so splendid to be
going to have a great, big garden like
that, twice as big as 1 ever had before.
Oh! how nice everything isl"
For some folks, Miss Flossy," said
John; "and you are one Of them.'
Just at that moment a pale little face,
with thin cheeks and close cropped
hair, was poked in at the gate. It was
as clean as possible, and the hair was
brushed until it shone, but The big
apron and the thick little shoes told
that the child lived at the Poor Home.
Her name was Abby. She was the
only child there Of any size. The rest
were babies. Besides there were sew
eral old men and women.
The Poor Home was a bare place,
without trees or flowers, except one or
two pots in the matron's window.
Flossy in her lovely little dress, with
her fair hair tied with a blue ribbon,
was a great contrast to little Abby.
She always felt sorry for the little
girl, and now she smiled at her and
called:
Come in, Abby; we are planting our
garden, and mamma says 1 am TO have
all that place beside the fence for my
own"
"How nice, Miss Flossy!" said Abby,
coming timidly through the gate, and
making a courtesy as she did SO, first
to Flossy and then to John. How
wonderful it must be to have n gar
den of your own. think I should go
wild if there vas a garden at the home,
and particularly if l had a little place
of my own"
Should you, Abby?" asked Flossy.
She thought Of what John had said.
that the world was a nice place for
some folk, and she was one of them.
Suddenly she realized how different
it must be for Abby. An idea rushed
into her mind and she said:
"Sit down, Abby, and wait here, and
I'll get you a piece of cake"
OF course she intended to get the
cake, but she also meant to do some
thing else, and when she had asked the
cook for cake she ran to the library,
where her mother was writing letters,
and cried out:
ooh, mamma! May I do what I like
with the lovely big garden you said
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

English as she IL wrote-In Ct. Louis.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat:
There is a BARRIERS chair in Houlton,
Me-, in which Hannibal Hamlin, Fred
Douglas, Blaine, Garfield. Theodore
Tilton and President Mckinley have,
1t is said, sat in.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
Killed by a Hand Car.

Detroit, Mimi, June 23.-Aug. Borg.
who was hurt on the railroad Mt this
place three days ago, has bee nbrought
home dead from the Brainerd hospital.
The accident occurred by his falling
from a hand car back ward, the a
catching him and doubling him up SO
that several bones were broken and in
ternal injuries suffered. He was about
fifty years old and leaves family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

Everybody" said the man of plati-
tudes, lis doing his best to get some
thing for nothing"
(Which reminds me-" said the elder
" gentleman, to whom the mar was
talking, that I have got to get a golf
suit for my ninetenn-year-old som
Typographical Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
John l.. Goe. Into Training.

Boston, June 23.-John l.. Sullivan
will leave for White Plains, N. Y.
where he is to 60 into training for the
sumner under the direction of Will
lam Muldoon, the wrestler and train
er. The prospect Of a meeting be-
tween him and Fitzsimmons is grow
ing more favorable every day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

The Marquis de Cussy, a political gour-
mand, said that natures should be judged
by their viands; that the commercial In
stincts Of the Englash were due to beef.
the philosophy of Germany was born Of
sauer kraut and Accommodation sprang
from pilau.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
S|00 To Any Man.
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
OF Weakness In Men They Treat and
Fail to Cure.

An Omaha Company places for the first
time before the public a MAGICAL TREAT
MENT for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration of
Life Force in cd and young men. No
WORKOUT French remedy; contains no
Phosphorus or other harmful drugs. It 10
q WONDERFUL TlsATMENT-maG;cal in it's
efects-positive in its cure. All readers,
who are suffering from a weakness that
blights their life, causing that mental and
physical suffering peculiar to Lost Man.
hood, should write to tho STATE MEDICAL
COMPANY. Omaha, Neb., and they win
send you absolutely FREE, q valuable
paper on these diseases, and positive proofs
Of their truly MAGICAL TRrATM1Sr. fhous-
ands of men, who have lost oil hope Of q
cure, are icing restored by them to a per-
feet condition.
This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
at home under their directions, or they will
poy. railroad fare and hotel bills to ali who
prefer to go there for treatment, il they
fail to cure. They are perfectly reliable;
have no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure.
Free Sample, or C. O. d. fake. They have
s25O,OcO capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat rrefrnd every dollar;
or their charges may be deposited in q
bank to be paid to them when @ cure il
effected. Write then tocc--.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

The Educated Little Girl.
See the little girl!
Is the little girl educated?
The little girl isn't a thing but edu-
Gated.
The little girl has been to school dur
ing a series Ct years, and learned to
paint a hollyhock.
Why does the little girl spend so
much time weeping?
The little girl weeps because the
hard, cruel, thoughtless world doesn't
match her hollyhock.-Detroit Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

Fire i'm the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
New York, June 23.-Fire broke out
in the Brooklyn navy yard and did
damage to the extent Of about $780,
OO0.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
Hairs Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, &c.

Three plays by Carmen Cylva, the queen
Of Roumania, were recently produced at
Bucharest, and are said to have had a
genuine success.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
DR.. ]. a. R1NDLAUB. Specials,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Fargo. N. Oak.

Havre has sent a bronze statue of
Francis l., weighing a ton, to st. Peters
burg as a present from the town to the
ozar.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

Dropsy treated free bv DR.. ii II. Green's
Sons. Of Atlanta, Ga. The grvate-t d"opsy
specialists in the world. Pea: their adj
vertisement in another column Of this
paper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
Deer

She-Your friend is certainly a hand
some fellow, and they say, a very deep
one.
He-Any man who was shallow could
never hold as much as he does.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
THE LITTLE GARDEN.
A Juvenile Story.

fHlNG QaQ come,
the gardener was
digging away at a
great rate, and all
the pots and roots
and bulbs and seeds
were being brought
from under shelter
into the sunshine.
Little Flossy was
running about in
. ~1oo uoo1,inp
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

Hereman.s Camphor. Ioelwltn 0lycerine.
The original and only genuine. Cues Chapped Hand
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
Reminded Him..

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever,
l0c. II c. c. c fail druggists refund money.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
Some Ho,m--Made Texa. Histe

Millet. Buckwhcat and other seeds, lowest
nrices. Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse. Wis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
A Womnn's Reason.

He-Yes, "bccausc' is a woman's rea-
son-aul it is about all the reason she
has.
She-It is about all the reason she
could have for marrying such Il man.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
The Educated Little Girl

No-To-Bnc for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
nen strong. blood pure. Soc. 81. All druggists.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26

Merely IN Accident.
"Miss Stanley, you assured me you
would say nothing about that matter.
Why have you broken your worS?"
"It was accidental. I dropped it with
a lot of other gossip"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
The Rchcllion WA. supprcsscd.

The Rebellion Was Suppressed.
Billy hear some of dem heightened
mugs Went ter der primary ter buck do
machine.
Pctcy-Yes; seme of dcm WIZ dere.
but me an de boys got ar2yin' wild 'em,
an dey didn't stay.-Puck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
THE CANADIAN NORTHWEST.
CHI ap Railroad Rate. for Settler

Che ap Railroad Rates for Settlers.
4 settler intending to take up and
settle on Farm Land in Manitoba or
the Canadian Northwest Territories.
should obtain a Certificate from 4 Can
adam Northwest Land Settlement
Agent, purchase a ticket to the nearest
point on the Canadian Pacific Railway,
and on arrival there present his Certiti-
cate, in exchange for which will be is
sued for himself and any member of his
family accompanying him as enrlmer-
ated or Certificate, a ticket to his des-
tination in the Canadian Northwest, as
far west as Calgary or Edmonton.
West Of that, 2 cents per mile.
Should such settler, afteN acquiring
land, desire to return for his family, lie
will be accorded a similar rate return
ing.
If you want 160 acres Of land free,
apply for particulars, etc.
w. Richie, Grafton. N. D.
Patsy Meant Well.
"Now, boys" said the Sunday school
teacher, after reading tn estory Of Naa-
man, ''can you tell me what q leper
rs"
"Yis, mom," promptly replied Patsy.
s"Well, what is it,"
S"Sure, it's a bullfrog."
"Why, what do you mean?"
"Don't'a bullfrog jump, mun?'
Certainly"
"Well, thin, amt he a leper?-Judge.
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amos
Kelner. Cherry Valley Ills. Nov o. '95.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-26
Patsy Meant Well.

MY doctor said 1 would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amos
Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ills, Nov. %, '95.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-24

nnar1sDF Owes IA nasml1. 1aat gArir pres
saaue 80 eass bsFtsr 10 s,pssuacef Hlr 81
1ihs sass shas eils nslaEsg asu a esu-
Siderable ssissegns 81 asst ssissR sc ms
Eap 6Ss1etse.s IL s!hs Asstsla,K plsss ssr d.ss-
SesAass. eaEfises saa cgsJe eagepek
hcasossg slsg 5a,ssss s.ssss st.e SERVICES
~ these asmat mser ae asG ssuxifs aY
siszislsEnsrs szz6aaess o. sssns regssI.sr
nae has atrteasc eas lsss 81 prspeaSg
~ sEe Aaaaes 70 ste desperate eaarac-
TEN mfss Rasss eass aSasaaEas risek4ss
aud carssUOaerss assts e6 sAs plxaas
a seplr sxnErr essis q story % a
reoea9 hastle nJgb . eessazSe aWslaw
dazs srssssss sssssNsas - sassst q ssxss~
Lag aud asgrrsgs astssssGssr taas tte
hare rssssss - sts as6s kasss taxes sts
fT@evsg ~ ens age fasaalxr wfeh
saeaes ppaG q alsaf - assnazx. Those
Nho sensanaer sass assaSaess saser saas
dashed slbpps over aise ssssle9eSS ~
Woes1b Ngssng shs Pnmea-ysrnsa
war. viii &9pscieas ssas che mayors
ssssaxs STORY MA anSse bsseress shan
othese. Thas fsazer saaslSenlg rode
Nashsn esrsAss ~ taae sssG ~ wznsef.
snS he es8ieS ~ ssm 70 sssrrtmSsT, The
OUTLAW resaaes VIA rise ssss, aeasas-
ssRYaaE aae eskS - sss G-esras VITA
q azNxh aaS sbR words. The sgarS
Sfess u SEVER ssrreS&sf8~ ~Ah, ron
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-24

mentary knowledge Of the art ef..c.,,.-
ture. No trace is seen of the 'l,r,,s,,
pens. In which the lone woman AZ g.
Nicolas Tor years found her only shel-
ter from the cutting wind and ,sana
Every foot OF this strange island a 80
qnent of the extinction Of an aimee,
nnheard-of people.
The slrangest OF ali the nlshts ou ma.
Island is TO be seen on the broad ,als-
tean south OF the Chinese camp Al Cor
al harbor. Here acres Of the .sand are
Uttered with thousands Of dlsiointed
skeletons. Measurements have been
made BY several scientists OF .tbe thigh
veg and arm bones. and literally bush-
els OF skulls and other parts Of the lau-
man frame have been brought 10 Los
Angeles from San Nicolas island Tor
investigation. The general ouiniop a
that The physique Of the Indian race
tnat nHarmed over the island then .sas
very much larger than that o. ans civ
ill1en race Of today. and thar some ~
them must have been seven feet three
inches tall The skulls 0f this extinct
Tribe often measure several inches
more than some u the skulls 20 -iOday.
Many skulls found lying about on the
Island Ehog that their p0ssessoEE must
have suffered death drnm club on
blunt battle aG No one has SO, found
skull on San Nicholas that SHOWS
marks of a bullet
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-24

a HARNESS xssiL weighing ssinst5
s.aEia aeaa. sAas .1a~s sssan asaa-sa.

a HARNESS ssslL weighing ssius.5
s.sEia aeaa. fias .1a~s sssan fsaa.sa.
For sumo time past there lsas issan q
sort ~ dead heat lsstxsen the txD ing
sesi balis IN The Nofin. the p1se a, the
cathedral IN &2so0s. and the other ~
the unfinished pasoaa ~ Aiens0an. a
little north ~ Asanaaias. ACROSS sshe
river Il The 3prmer Nas the hlEssr 81
the tNo. 4 Aas cracked. and thasaEprs
slselsas as 8 bell Siaile tins ssthar. though
whole. had araEsad iis anpurik tlpssn
AN Il ssassc on The ground. and Rplllr
NO; emit ang sound NOS. hossevzr.
4 has been resEpng ane can claim &st~
tention NJ the blEEesl bell IL working
order IA Ehe Norid a. averages psar
q f00i IL taiiclznsss The bet fssais 10
loNer fSelxs sssl high. and The ailaassle.
which sas intended sor ipEs - Ginabes.
about fseise fset The pln % me
shAnkle hrs alameser ~ asstsau
inches. The bcll was cAsf shout me
beginning ~ The century 10 E.lnx EsD-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-24

Dre Carl LGnhoI1z, a Norwegian ey-
picrer. who has been in Mexico for TIE
hasc shFee years IN the interest Of .Is,
American Museum OF Natural History
Eass returned 70 New York with much
pai'sssie information, pictures and cur
ic& Ds. LamhoIsz left View York Il
Nay, 1906. sslng 20 the city Of Mexfss
where be saw President piax ana Oh
'@inet proper credentials. He thee
started on a three years Journey %
1orse and nI1Ieback, visiting the nost
.aacressisla and least known Of tEs
sftbes- Fsona Chihuahua he wear weaf-
ward iac0 the Land Of the cave dweiI4rs
sad there followed the Sierra MaGrs
lei Norte TO the end. His chief object
as Says was 60 study the history q,
ne aboriginal stock Of Mexico ~Thec
weSlcan tribes" he says. "as a ruiz
save been advancing IN intelligence, bg
- some directions there has been a do
generation. The Jachfeoges, N ID,
a0rJk % JaIisco. which is a rpu9h. i'm.
fceessSBIe country that is little known
are almost IN their primitive Witness
TBey can't be driven into towns ana
agescFve their ancient customs
Throwsk work Of the missionaries Tres,
people are EGarfy all nominalIy Rouax
catholics. bat only nonainaIIy. TheJ
sever give % their original religion
faith. though they willingly accent tks
aew. Now TIRE natural religion Of ar
Ekese people Is an unlimited panthefxna
%ftchcraft eontroIs them tn all things
The aniverse IL peopIed with gods 70
thern. They are very much alike. Tt
tn0w one tribe il TO know all tae req
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-24

They saw Prof. Barnard turn the NJ,
chine In various directions. as he had
told the people who were present when
he left the grounds he would do. There
wss a good wind from the east at this
tie. but the navigator of the shin
seemed TO be able to do what he pleased
with the machine. AS stated by Prof
Barnard. the ship attained a great
height and sailed on until 1t was land
ed at point twelve miles from town.,
During almost the entire journey Prof.
Barnard was busy propelling the ma
chine Stopping while in a calm to as-
certain how the ship would work with
out his aid. he found that 1t was about
to drift into a current, and ne was
obliged to resume propelling in order
to get out Of 1t. The ship has an air
chamber shaped like cigar and l6 feet
long by Is feet in diameter. 1t is made
or silk and cotton and filed with hy-
drogen gas. This chamber is confined
in network of small rope which holds
the metallic framework and aeroplanes
underneath. The seat is made ON the
order of bicycle frame, and from this
the operator controls the wings or
aeropIanes. on either side. The two
propellers, or screws, extend in front
of the operator, acting on the princi-
pie of an auger. In guiding the air ship
the operator moves the screw from
right to left in the direction he wishes
to go and ascends or descends by rails
ing or lowering the side wings. Prof.
Barnard does not claim all the credit
for his invention, as he is using, by
permission. several features employed
by other experimenters in aeronautics.
The aeroplanes are frames of a light
wood and covered with cotton fabric.
The other frame work is of metal and
the parts were made in Nashville. New
York and Connecticut and shipped to
Nashville, where they were put togeth-
er by Prof Barnard. The greater part
of the air ship he made himself without
any assistance and during his spare
time. Prof. Barnard drew the plans of
the present ship about ten years ago.
and they have been changed only In a
few respects. the alterations being in
the supports and mechanism.
Prof A. w. Barnard was born In
Massachusetts, in 1865. He attended
the common schools then the mill
tary academy at Albany, N. Y. He has
a good record as an amateur athlete.
His first formal engagement in Y. NJ.
c. A. work was at Tonawanda. N. Y,
as physical director For two years he
was physical director and general sec
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-24

CITY azza ssslixes A. IA q ff-snn csnn
sslanm a zzaa, kix~H Bas~nwezr HH wza
sainlssi 4zi Etlse dz~zsn az rlls outlaws
sRgnse saar1 amsguezziilM ma tlsinlE ar tins
aahl sssUrf as dfnag IL FINN the s<szh--
IlxaTn aalI. swinging IL 9rer hiM head,
aanse ansrEE ass czaii<f M tlss outlaw "a
surrender. INIT tins dt-spszzzfs man re-
nnls~r lisg df-irtiIH ftie szesi fntu tnss
1iEiIlls az MIS- Hnrzes rhs bright blade
Flashed through riie AIR aud struck ttr
dIffiaE On ms 5aEsE OF riie neck. Il
IssaE a master srxDtiss the result Of
Esi1iLif zsannisiiHzt the ranger The head
az tine nIfliHE sssHu through the air and
n4l liarfp a. bEIucfI 0f cactus. That OF
itlsssn g<@ sufficiently horrible. bur
there wsaE sBrnefl1iua srtIL more aTnaz-
ing aId 1lBgd-cur1ilnH in 'front.' Of the
zEussar rha headiezs trunk OF the out
lEzE difl nDr fa4I fia9m the flying horse.
nlis bi6Sd was squirting high into the
AR nTm tsfe arteries OF the neck, bur
the Indy SAT- in the saddle with arms
asId issa ciinE5ng To the animal and
lS8lt.ng az rigid as IL they were made
%esettH ~ RAtcrft VI AA1iC LdAAt71la " III
sefe riding tie range had heard the
nring and they were riding in galiop
10 tl1s rangers assistance from an op-
D1sifs direction. As they rode over a
low ridge the first thing they saw was
the headiess outlaw. not twenty steps
azgag. and coming towards them as il
. t'1e hnrssss feet were hardly touching
. the earth Not one lacked courage.
I They had proved that In a dozen bat
Ties. Buu they had already began TO
retreat into the hush, TOO much terri
fed 10 open their mouths, when the
aeaHiiess body OF the outlaw dropped
ns5m the saddle and struck the sand
HIKE a log OF wood The body had chung
% the saddle for zoo Yards The ranch
err cn1obcrared fl1e story OF the ram
ger. and tlisy say that the arms and
lszs of the dead man were like pieces
of iron. The limbs were SO firm and
rigsd raar u would have been impos-
sible 20 have benr them in any d.
reetion without breaking them
The Texas rangers are brave men.
y 10 d1ubrflI whether there Is another
military organization on earth that
esIdhres SO many Hardships and faces
50 many dangers. Old soldiers famiI-
iar wirai campaigning say they would
rzSsisr serve IN me ranks Of any army
Ia Enrupe during actual war than TO be
q Texas rzugsr- Warchfuf and grave
enough while riding through the cac-
ras,. die moment that rhey get out on
me plains where they can look about
them rhey are ready TO tell story or
sing a song
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-07-24

Brigadier-GeneraI Zenas r. Bliss.
who has been promoted by President
Mckinley to a major-generaIship, is
one Of the most popular officers of the
army. He has been a soldier from his
veriest boyhood. He entered West
Point academy in 1850 and came out Of
Il four years later a second lieutenant.
His nrst assignment was with the Six
teenth Infantry. He saw some army
post life in Texas. and in 1861 Joined
the command Of Colonel Reeve near
san Antonio. His first year in the war
was spent as prisoner. Colonel
Reeves men were overcome by a su-
perior force Of rebels. Released in
1852, he was made colonel of the
Tenth Rhode Island Volunteers and
later a colonel Of the Seventh voIun-