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ters when the redcoats were marched against the Indians and French in America.
 Taken all in all, the American In- dians bear the palm for skill in am bush fighting. At an early period ill their conquest of the western conti- nent, the Spanish found this out. Ca beza de Yaca in his account of the dis astrous expedition of Narvaez 10 Flor ida, in 1527, tells of Indians whom they encountered who ambuseaded them selves in water, in which they stoodup to their necks, letting fly showers of arrows among the Spaniards crossing streams or travelling along the banks. This method of ambush it is related, was employed also by the ancient Scythians. The Spanish eonquerors of the new world, who so quickly sub- iugated to kingdom of the meas, and the Aztec confederacy of Mexico, the greatest military power in the western hemisphere, failed, in three centuries of fighting, to subdue the Apaches of New Mexico, who met them with ann pushing tactics.
 Probably of all peoples in any land or age the Apeehes have mastered the art of the am5uscade and of fighting from under cover, in the highest de- gree. So subtle are they that it is said that an Apeche can steal horse from the man who is leading him without the owner being aware of the theft un til the Apache has the horse. By means of their watchfulness and skill in hid ing, they usually are able to offer or decline battle at their option. A plant or rock or slight iequality of ground makes a perfect concealment for the Apache. Crouched on the prairie with blanket thrown over him, the Apache looks so much like q gray boulder that person might pass him a little dis tance away without thinking that an Indian was anywhere around In a fight with Apaches one rarely sees an Indian; they fire from behind hum mocks, bushes, rocks, themselves af- fording no mark to shoot at.
 In one of the battles of Victoria's war, in 1880-81, when the American and Mexican troops were acting in concert a band of Apaches, fleeing across Sonora plain, pursued by American cavalry, were spied by Mex ican troops, who met them at the mouth of a pass toward which the In- dians were hastening. Their retreat thus cut off, the Indians could not get away, and they were killed by the Mexicans. Taken as they were, by surprise, the Indians found such shell ter as 5fey could, and sold their lives dearly. An American officer, who ar rived aS zhe spot with his troops just after the fighting closed, saw five dead Mexicans lying before stone which had sheltered an Apache who lay dead behind it. He had killed these five sor- d;ers before succur4 ping himself
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which the most exalted ehivalIy was supposed to have been displayed. In the much-sung battle of Roncesval1es the flower of the knighthood of Chris tendon fell before the Saracens, a!s.- pushed upon each side of a steep &e- file. With all that has been sung of their exploits by troubadours, who were singers merely and not warriors, the knights in the middle ages were practical fighters and not visionaries who gloried in risking their lives in bravado, They regarded war as a business, and recognized the fact that to beat the enemy and enjoy the fruits of victory they must keep themselves and their men-at-arms alive and in good condition; and in fighting they aimed to improve every chance in their favor. In the light of truly written history il is found that the grea; gen erals of the past, Hannibal, Caesar, Fabius, Germanicus, Marlborough, Tu renne, Napoleon, Wellington, Xon Moltl1e and Grant, realized the impor tanee of saving their men, unsparing as they were of human life at de- cisiye moments, when the battle must be decided by the impact of their massed battalions against the hostile army.
 The highest military strategy, with the consequent tactics, practiced to- day is based on the idea of doing the greatest amount of injury to the ene- my with the least damage to yourself. This idea is carried out in the impor- fance attached to intrenching tools and the general use of earthworks. When fighting in the open field the troops advance in the thin, long line" instead of the old-time clcse-col- umn formation, in which round shot and grape and musketry could work dreadful havoc There has developed the practice of strengthening an in- fantry position with rifle pits, and it is now a part of the soldiers training that he knew how, with his bayonet and tin cup, speedily to dig himself shelter when compelled to wait in- active under an enemy's fire. In ad- yaneing upon an intrenched position he takes advantage of every bush, rock, rayine or eminence that will shield him from the enemy's missiles. The Russian advance upon Pleyna in 1877-7s, the Turks last year, charging the eminences where the Greeks were massed in Thessaly, are examples in point.
 in the early history of America the Indian wars taught the colonists some good lessons in warfare. The New England colonial militia, when in armed array on muster day, were q soldiery fearful and wonderful to be- hold. With their shakos and cuirasses, spontoons, bikes and muskets and bayonets, they looked fit to encounter King Philip and Paugus and all the other Indian sachems and their 6usky warriors between Narragansett bay
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with Indians to fight at every step of the way. They were costly lessons some times, as the long record of from tier massaeres in American history shows. It was the knowledge of bush fighting that in many battles of the revolution gave the patriot soldiers the advantage over the British and HesciaBs. The British soldiers, both officers and priyates, accustomed to the battleIields of Europe, were slow to learn the tactics of Indian fighting. It was the attempt t2 follow European methods and to fight an ambushed foe n close formation that led to Brad docks defeat and other notable disnS.
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Summer ReNnrfn.

Many delightful summer resorts are sit uated on and reached via the Southern Rail way. Whether one desires the seaside or the mountains, the fashionable hotels or country homes, they can be reached via this magnificent highway of travel.
 Asheville, N. C., Roan Mountain, Tenn, and the mountain resorts of east Tennessee and western North Carolina-..The Land of the Sky'-Tate Springs, Tenn, Lookout Mountain, Tenn, Lithia Springs, Ga., and yario,.- Virginia Springs, also the seashore resorts, are reached by the Southern Rail- way on convenient schedules and at very low rates.
 The Southern Railway has issued hand some folder, entitled Summer Homes and Resorts,' descriptive of nearly one thousand summer resorts, hotels and boarding houses, including information regarding rates for board at the different places and railroad rates to reach them.
 Write to C. A. Benscoter, Assistant Gen eral Passenger Agent, Southern Railway, Chattanooga, Tenn, for copy of this folder.
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THE LATEST.
SAILORS WHO ARE FIGHTERS.
Incident of the War Showing the Kind of Men of Which the Navy
 Is Nade.

We were fairly away on our new course. The lookout at the foremast head of the Nashville hailed the bridge to announce steamers smoke in the east. The smoke was seen on the bridge at the same instant, and moment later warship. with white hull and q yellow smokestack, came booming along at full speed into plain view
 Uncle sam s warships were all of 6 blue clay color in those days, and Capt. Maynard, of the Nashville, was forced to conclude that here was Spanish cruiser, and one of more than double the size of his little gunboat
 The route to possible safety was north by west, quarter west, the route to Key West, but the way of honor lay straight ahead.
 In voice that could not be heard on the Kanapaba, two lengths away could not be heard because it was perfectly calm and low, Capt. May nard gave the order to clear the ship for action. At the biare of the bugle we saw men and officers running to their stations; saw the signal flag that had been flying at the fore truck come down on the run, and old glory spread to the breeze in it's place; saw the men, as they reached the guns, swing them about to point away for ward, shove the long cartridge into place, and then lean far out of the ports in their hunger for a sight of the enemy.
 l. was false alarm, for the ship be- longed to the people who have shown us that in time of trouble blood is thicker than water; she was the Brit ish cruiser Talbot. But if the reader wants an estimate of the courage of the crew of the Nashville let him con sider these figures. The Nashville measures l 1,371 tons, the Talbot 5.600. The Nashville carries eight four-inch guns, with a crew of 176 men, while the Talbot carries five six-inch and six 4.7-inch guns, with crew of 433. John R. Spears, in Scribner's.
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of embroidery such as is used for skirt flouneing, It requires so little material that it might easily be made from remnant bought at bargain coun- ter" Place the embroideredtedge at the top, gather the plain edge into a tight belt about an inch wide. Begin by talk ing a very small seam under the arm, increasing the width of the seam to- wards the waist line until the corset cover fits like a glove. The shoulder strap is of narrow insertion edged with lace, A narrow lace ruffie extends down the right side, under which the corset cover .fastens with exceedingly small pearl buttons.
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and Canada. But this was merely pa rade business. They knew that when they marched into the woods where the Indians were that this eumbrous equipment must be discarded, To beat the savages they needed to keep only their guns and plenty of ammunition, and with these they fought from be- hind rocks and trees and bushes in the
 same way that the Indians did. All American settlers on the frontier learned these tactics as the line of civ ilization advanced westward through western Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Kentucky to the Mississippi river,
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In q first account of the fight at Las Guasimas, which followed the landing of our troops in Santiago, province of Cuba, an enthusiastic correspondent for New York morning paper under took to tell how the rough riders fought. He said that, with their men falling before the fire of an enemy shooting from concealment, they dis dained' to take advantage of natural objects which would shelter their ad- vance. The correspondent meant well, but evidently he was new to battles, and had one of the primary principles in military science to learn. His in- tention was to exto1 the soldiers in- trepidity, but i2, as he said, or implied. they exposed themselves unnecessarily t9 the enemy's fire, they were doing not a laudable but blameworthy thing.
 In point of fact, as was shown in later accounts of the fight, the rough riders were all right in what they did. The enemy had chosen hls own fight ing ground, and, as he had to be dis lodged they had no choice but charge across the open space between to get to close quarters with him, Their splendid bravery and defiance of death was necessary to the object to be at tained, and it brought about the good results intended. But it is only justice to their good sense to assume that of ficers and men observed the military maxim of inftcting the greatest pun ishment on the enemy with the least loss to themselves. The cowboys had learned this precept in border a1frays and Indian fighting. The college-bred men in the troop had only to recall the Greek saying: Do that which your enemy particularly objects to- to re- frain from doing what he would par ticularly desire of 5hem-to expose themselves needlessly to his bullets,
 A close study of warfare in the fsr past reveals the fact that ambushing tactics were used in the fighting in
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black velvet ribbon edged with black lace trims the skirt, belt, collar, and short sleeves.
 The wide white satin collar is cut with sharp downward points, instead of being perfectly square, The gimp is of white null. The lace rufae about the neck is held snugly in it's place by a band of black velvet, which fastens in the back.
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 Late Summer H8ts.

The first figure shows q very dis ungue hat trimmed almost entirely with large bow of black velvet rib oon The ends" are cut with rounding ponts, and both ends and loops are med with white taffeta silk, and wired at the edge so as to remain in one pc slion, bending over the crown like
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ame color as the coat, but it is made Of silk, with two plaited frills of white chiffon encireling the face.
 Inside the rufies is placed smart" little bow of old-rose pinkribbon, which is becoming to a child and looks pretty against the hair.
 The two loops at the top of the bon 1et are of the same silk as the crown.
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entirely of black silk dotted net, twist ed in roll around the brin and over the crown.
 A large bunch of dark and light shades of purple flowers and Para disc feather finish the left side. A black dotted veil falls in two ends at the back.
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forming two pockets. Trim the edge with ribbon In outline" stitch work the word Photographs" diagonally across the outside of cover. Place the owners initials in the upper left hand corner.
 A pretty ribbon sewed on the under side to tie the case when not in use. IS more elaborate, but the ribbon may be omitted.
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that on the eorsage-is placed about half-way between the belt and tounce of the skirt. a4 violet ribbon in place of the two bands which are on the narrow rufiies. The
 tooue worn with this costume is made
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Try AIlen,n Foot-Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this season your feet feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tired easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes. try Aliens Foot Ease. It cools the feet and makes walk ing easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves eorns and bunions of all painand gives rest and comfort. Try 1t to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package FREE Ad- dress, Allen s. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.
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bands of deep violet ribbon across the chest. at the left side is jabot of or gandie, edged with narrow yellow lace. On the right side is bow of deep vio- let ribbon matching the eollarand belt. A small fiounce of organdie edged with lace and ribbon-corresponding with
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Ftshfnr for inc cnall.

Landlady-If you give me a cheek, Mr. Lager, 1t will require a stamp and all that bother. Can't you arrange another method2
 Mr. Lagger (nspired1-Let me see. Oh, yes I'll give you q four months note.-N. Y. Journal
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seat rhododendron leaves. A band of b4 p,aek velvet encircles the crown. The
 a' IS faced with velvet and turns up = ene back, where it is filled with white crush roses.
 |. T Pale blue straw hat is next shown. ' iS trimmed with 8 black velvet bow
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SaF LATE FASHIONS.
...ibls Suggestions for the Strict
 ly Up-tO-Date Women.
.ttv Coat for a Little Boy = 7 stylish Gown of New De- stcn-Hats for the Late
 Summer.
coat for Small Boy.

.rattv new coat for little boy
 a,lrreloped in old-rose cloth. It is 5 s 5o m a yoke and reaches almost to 9s pslr rronnd. The collar and cuffs are of 9' e.5e satin entirely edged with a rufile an !, ,rbite chiffon. The bonnet is the
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corean Laundresses' Hard Work.

Corean LaHndresses7 Hard Work.
 The women of Corea are probably the hardest worked laundresses in the world. Their husbands wear baggy pantaloons. which come up under the armpits like those of clown, and the usual weekly wash" contains about dozen pair of these. Generally the washing is done in cold water and very often in a flowing stream.-N. '. Sun.
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A Masculine Accomplishment.

A man can carry baby in such fashion that he can even delude it's mother into the belief that he is bringing home package of meat for dinner.-Chieago Times Herald.
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Case for Photographs.

l A pretty case for holding loose photo graphs is made of linen lined with thin
 silk. Gut a straight strip of linen, turn
 down about four inches at each end,
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Wheat 40 Cents n Busher.

How to grow wheat with big profit at 40 cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross (80 Bushels per acre) Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats, Coyers, etc, with Farm Seed Catalogue for cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO, La Crosse, Wis.
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The scnlntor,n Ne,y Competitor.

Master Sculptor-Well, I suppose the next thing will be q bust of Cervera.
 American Student-That would be copy ing, sir, after Commodore Schley.-Jewel- CTS Weekly.
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What Was Going On.

Mother-What was going on in the parior last night, Madge?
 Madge {shyly)-0nly the engagement ring, ma.-Stray Stories.
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Nof AImnxa.

Say, pa?"
 "Well, what?"
 If a man is welded to his art, does he have model wife ?"-N. I. World.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal Seneca st., Buffalo, N. Y., May g, 1894.
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Everybody likes to tell sensational news, whether it is good or Washington Qa.) Democrat.
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Costumes for Dog Days.

4 stylish gown is made of lavender and yellow organdie over a yellow taf- feta. The corsage has several narrow
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Half Mourning for Little Girls.
 Inns dainty little frock is made of White dotted lawn. A marrow band of
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Novelty in Corset Covers.

A very dainty corset cover is shown among the French novelties at a fash lonabie shop. It is made of wide piece
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09

was either sent by wire or mail, in
some cases by both, to the absent
brethren President Snow replied that
he would return to the city in the even
Ing; In the afternoon it was learned
that Elder II. ID. Richards had reached
Ogden from Oregon the same morning,
and later he came down to the city
About o'clock In the afternoon third
telegram was received from President
Cannon stating that the body would
leave San Francisco in special funeral
car that evening, and should reach
Salt Lake City on Sunday morning.
IT the thus far inyariable practice of
Sne church is followed. Elder Lorenzo
Snow, the president OF the Twelve
Apostles, will succeed President Wood
ruff as the president of the church,
and there does not appear to be any
reasons why this practice should be
changed on the present occasion. There
is no published revelation on this
point, and it is held by many that the
council Of the Apostles are perfectly
free to choose any one on whom they
may unite; but it would be great sur
prise to the members of the church If
any departure took place in this in
stance. The choice of Elder Snow to
succeed President Woodruff will make
Elder Franklin d. Richards, the pres
ent church historian, president Of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09

San Francisco, Sept. g. - MILFORD
Woodruff, president of the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Lattcr-day Saints, died
In this city at a. m. yesterday at the
residence of Isaac Trumbo. At his
death-bed were his wife and several
close friends, including George Q. Can
non OF the first presidency and Bishop
Hiram Is. Clawson. For some time the
aged president had suffered from kid
ney and bladder troubles, but in ap-
pearance he was vigorous, and though
over 81 years Of age, it was predicted
that he would live TO the century mark.
A few months ago he showed signs
OF weakness, and in July came to this
city to secure much needed rest. He
seemed benefited by the change of
climate, and at dinner given in his
honor at the bohemian club a few
nights ago, at which no man under 80
years Of age was seated, he was declared
to be the most active OF the party.
Yesterday he spoke of going out
fishing, but in the evening he com
planned Of feeling i'll. DR.. Anderson,
his physician, called In Drs. McNutt
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09

I prophet.
In 1s44he made another missionary
| trip to England, returning In time to
Join the exodus of the Mormon people
from Nauvoo.
He came across the plains with the
earliest pioneers in 1S47. Leaving his
family and friends at Winter Quarters,
he travelled with Brigham Young and
the pioneer company of LAB men a
thousand miles across the deseret into
the midst of the Rocky mountains,
arriving in the valley of Great Salt
Lake on July "a, 1s47. He assisted In
laying out the future city of Salt Lake,
and in building a fort. In 1s4S he
returned to the east on missionary
work, and came back to Salt Lake by
wagon in 1850.
In that year he was elected to the
senate of the provisional state of Des-
eret, and served FL years in the legis-
lative assembly in Utah.
At the general conference of April
1889, he became the president OF the
church with George Q. Cannon and
Joseph f. Smith as counselors.
In addition to his work and respon-
sibilities as head of the church, which
required him to sign and approve of
every draft and official document, he
was president of lions Savings bank
and the q. G. M. l., two immense fnan-
cial and mercantile establishments
He was also director in various compa-
MES, and was identified with other
minor business interests.
He had 80 children, 81 of whom are
living; "a grandchildren and number
If great-grandchildr His wife, Mrs.
Emma Woodruff, is still alive and in
rood health. She was born on March
/, 1888, at Independence, Mo-, and
,ame to Utah in 1849. She was Miss
smith, daughter of Samuel Smith, who
lied while crossing tn plains.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-09
BIOGRAPHY OF THE PRESIDENT.
A Long Life Consecrated to the Church of
His Choice.


His Choice.
Salt Lake City, Sep. 5.-Wilford
Woodruff, fourth president of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-dav
Saints, was born at Pennington. now
Avon, Hartford county, Connecticut
on March /, 1907, and was the youngest
of three children. He came of a long-
lived stock. His great grandfather.
Josiah Woodruff, lived to the age of
100 years, and his grandfather, Eldad
Woodruff, also attained ripe old age.
In youth and early manhood MILFORD
assisted his father in his business of a
flour miller, and later conducted a sim
liar business ON his own account. In
1882 he purchased farm and saw-mill
near Richmond, Oswego county, N. Y.
and settled there.
He joined the Church of Jesus Christ
Of Latter-day Saints in 1894. and in
May of that year accompanied Joseph
Smith, the prophet, and his little band
to Missouri.
In 1894 he was ordained priest and
went on mission to Arkansas, Ten
nessee and Kentucky, and in Nav,
1887, he commenced second mission
airy tour, this time visiting Maine and
Fox islands. April &c, 1899, he was
elevated to the rank of apostle at Far
West, Mo. In August following he
went to England on mission, and
established the first branch of the
Mormon church in London. He re-
turned to Nauvoo In 1s41, and two
years later was again laboring as a
in the eastern states, but
returned to Nauvoo on hearing of the
assassination of Joseph Smith, the |