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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-04

low, and Harlow saw that Mrs. Eldred,
Dots cousin Tirzah, was in the sitting
room. within hearing. He backed down
the steps, his face twisted with a deep
scowl of indignant sympathy
Who was it?' cousin Tirzah in
quired.
Harlow Seaman" said Dot; she
could not keep a tremble out of her
voice.
About that straw ride? Well" said
cousin Tirzah, Il wouldn't have you
going off like that, with a great noisy
raft of youngsters
It's just the boys and girls in our
set said Dot.
"Going off goodness knows where"
cousin Tizrah pursued, and getting
home goodness knows wheni"
Its only five miles over to Fanny
Goodsell's. and they're coming home
real early" said Dot.
Cousin Tfrzah frowned. eff it was a
party right here in town." she began.
But you wouldn't let me go to Sarah
Lyons party last week, nor to Joe EN-
ery's," said Dot, nor
That will do" said cousin Tirzah-
"L had my reasons, Dorothea- I don't
bfAleve in letting girls of your age go
CHASING off five or six nights in the
week, to all kinds Of doings. It isn't
good for them. It wears and fuckers
them all out. I've got my good reasons,
Dorothea,' said cousin TirZah. She
called Dot Dorothea in her severer
moods. ct have your best good at
heart. Don't I always consider your
best good?"
''Yesm." said Dot, and she tried to
think about that. Cousin Tirzah was
good to her. She was q. very distant
cousin. but when Dots. father had died
and left her alone, being a widow, and
very comfortably Off cousin Tirzah had
taken Dot. And she had given her a
good home, the best of homes. Dot
knew it. and she was grateful.
But, oh, dear, If only cousin Tirzah
did not have such strange ideas about
girls. Dot did so dearly love a good
time now and then. It was only now
and then; il was not five or six times a
week; it was not "traipsing"; it was
not enough to tucker her OUT. All
the other girls could go and have fun
enough to talk about for q. week after
ward. Dot gave a tremulous great sigh,
almost a sob.
"Dorothea," said cousin Tirzah. II
thought you were more sensible. Can't
you put your mind where it ought to
be?"
Dot strove to put it where it should
be. She tried to eat her supper cheer
fully, but an hour after supper she
found that her mind was still just
where it had been.
'T've got kind of headache" She
said, forlornly. Il guess I'll go to bed,
cousin TirZah."
"Already? Very we'll Take my cam
phor bottle said cousin TiTzah.
Up in her room, Dot leaned out at the
window. The moon was almost full.
and the world bright beneath it. What
a night for the straw ridel Harkl She
heard some Of them going past, on
their way to Della Ridgley's, talking
and laughing and carrying on. She
listened to the last merry echo. A big,
hot tear splashed down on the sill.
Suddenly she jumped TO her feet. She
looked at herself in the dim glass. Such
an amazing idea had come into her
head that she could scarcely believe it
was she who had thought of it. She be-
gan to breathe fast. If she only dared
TO do it, she had not been anywhere
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For a moment, though now. through
the wide cracks. she could hear plainly
the voices within, her fright confused
her understanding. Then she pricked
her ears. Whose voice was that? She
before.
"Wisht there want such a MOON"
the man was saying. It's too light
THAT won't cut no ice was the re-
joinder.
well, / guess 'twon't. at l o'clock or
so. Folks here. go to bed with the
chickens, anyhow"
Yes. Dot knew the voice. 1t was Dur
fee Jacksons. Durfee Jacksonl The
thought of him made Dot shiyer. For
Durfee jackson was a ne-er-do-well,
and worse. Once he had been Cousin
TfrZah's hired man, until his unsteadi-
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leave If at the doctors office to be
cured, while he would go on with his
play. When his mamma was helping
him dress in the morning, she would
take off his head and wash its face and
comb its hair. while his body went on
dressing. And it was easy for him to
put on his shoes and stockings, too. He
did not have to stooD over and work
hard to keep his stockings from get
ting into lump when he drew on his
Shoes he would just take off a leg, put
on the stocking and shoe easily, and
then snap the leg on again.
His mamma always waited until he
was asleep to clean his finger nails.
She would quietly take off all his fin
gers, without waking him up, wash
them and brush them good, and get all
the black out from under the nails, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-04

are in the lookup now. And he said if
it had not been for you, Dot, he would
have known nothing about it,
mo; he wouldn't have said Dot.
"WeHi'' said cousin Tirzah, looking
hard at Dots averted face. The one
cheek she could see was as red as
peony.
Well What were you doing near Mr..
Emery's hay barn last night? You,
Dot" said cousin Tirzah, in a gasp of
total perplexity.
Cousin Tirzah," said Dot, courage
ously meeting her eyes, L was going
to the straw ride. didn't go to bed,
II just thought I'd go on the straw
ride; and got out of the back window
and ran, went cross lots, because it
was late, and going across Mr. EN-
ery's pasture I heard those men in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-04
Millions Givar Away.

1t is certainly gratifying 10 the pub
lie ia know of one concern in the land
who sre not afraid TO be generous TO
the needy and suffering. Tho prhpr.-
etors 81 DIR. Kings New Dis ,lvery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds have
given away over 1O,000.,0O trial bottles
of this great medicine, and have the
satisfaction of knowing it has abso-
lutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis. Hoarse-
ness and all diseases of the THROAT
Chest and Lungs are surely cured by
it. Call on q. C. M. I. drug depart
ment and get a free trial bottle. Reg
ular size so cents and $1.00. Every bot
tie guaranteed, or price refunded.
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would Tabul
in
herself she
their them but after each meal handed them around and that they
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-04
THE BOY ALL LOOSE.
Being a Remarkable Story About a
Wonderful Boy.
BY FRANK CRANE.
Copyright. 1898. by Frank crane.)

One time there was boy who was
all loose. His arms and hands and
feet and legs and head, and everything
like that, were not grown tight to him,
as yours and mine are; but they were
simply fastened on so he could take
them off. This was great conven-
fence to him in many ways. When one
of his eyes was sore he did not have
to go to the DOCTOR as other boys must
do, but he could take out his eye and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-04
THE NIGHT OF THE STRAW RIDE.
BY EMMA A. oPPER.

Dot knew who had rung, and surely
enough she opened the door to Harlow
Seaman.
Were going to meet at Della Ridg-
ley's," he said, lat 1870 o'clock, and
start from there-What's the matter? %
he broke off.
For Dots face was lugubrious. 81
can't 90, Harlow" she said.
cant go!' Harlow echoed. Cant
go to the straw ride. Who says You
can't?"
cousin Tirzah," said Dot, speaking
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price merely represents the cost of
making this one watch, for in its pro-
duction entirely new machinery and
tools had to be used and invented in
part, which are useless for any other
purpose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-04

progress of the art of matchmaking
could be studied from it's first begin
nings in the fifteenth century to this
day. Comparison between the earliest
and the latest products of the art
brings out the enormous progress made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-04
SOME WONDERFUL WATCHES

During the recent watchmakers' con-
vention at Berlin, Germany, there was
an interesting collection of rare and
curious watches exhibited, where the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11

double guard, one Of citizens an an
other Of soldiers, will do duty here
Colonc Harbach. in command OF the
detachment, ut tho agency. was ao.
yised of the expected trouble and VIII
take extra precautions.
The excitement here is increasing
hourly, aud the indications are that
within a few hours the Indians VIII
have commenced to get their rights as
thew nut it, with rifle balls.
Graders Leave Their Work.
John Olson, u contractori in charge OF
tho grading on the Park River and
leach Lake extension from Akley to
Weston came in with crew OF 6O
men. The men were at work six miles
from here. Information from irienoiy
Indians caused them to stop WORK sho
come here Immediately.
Colonel Harbach aud 2l5 men nave
-o;rforced Lieutenant Humphreys al
Taech Lake agency. They have pitched
cnmp on the shore OF the lake IN from
of the agency office. 80,
The Go survivors OF the battle are left
at Walker under Lieutenant hoss' 'e
be available in case OF trouble eAse
where.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11
ARE STILL SANGUINE.

Interior Department Believes tho In.
diMns Wlil Be Good Now.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The interior
department authorities, while lacking
any important information from the
field. are still confident that the Indian
trouble in Minnesota is about CLOSED.
A few dispatches have reached here
over Sunday, but they are Of an unim'
portant nature.
AS an evidence of the loyalty OF the
Mississippi bands of the Chippewas
three chiefs of that branch Of the Chip.
pewa tribe have sent to the secretary
Of the interior the following dispatch,
iust received:
Detroit, Minn., Oct. The Commits
| sioner of Indian Affairs, Washington
| We hear with regret of the trouble a,
L.ech Lake. aud wish to assure the
| government Of our continued friend
ship, and Of the loyalty of the Missis
sippi bands of the Chippewas at White
: Earth. May. ay.Shaw.Ke.Ge Shig, Jo'
Iritt and Tay Cum E. &c. .Shig. chiefs.
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nesses will be cal.ed-Co!onel Tneo.
dore r Roosevelt, and 4. B. Roosevelt.
The latter made grave charges agains,
the administrative of Commlssar y
General E,an and rs Will be asked to
substantiate them.
Af,e. the examination in New York,
the commission will return 10 Wash.
ington, before going to Santiago,
which it is thought Will be among the
last things done by the commission.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11
Admiral Miller Returns.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ll.-Admiral
Miller, who raised the United States
flag over the Hawaiian islands, re.
turned on his flagship the Philadelphia
during the day. The admiral is reu.
cent rega riding the affairs on the isl.
ands, but regards the situation there
as satisfactory to the government.
While on trial cruise out of Homo.
lulu fire was discovered in the bunkers
of tho Philadelphia. 1t was extin.
guished before an damage was done.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11
por Llbbey Says Cass Lake
Will Likely Be the Next
Scene of Action.
tflor Department Sanguine
There Will Be No More
BlOOdShed.

fACL, Oct. Acting Adjutant
e'"l Sturgis has received from
.'a. Bacon telegram calling for
'eu information as to the number
'ailaole troops ut Fort Smelling.
'a' bacon also desires to know
IS tho total number Of men that
depended upon to respond to an
:, ana possibly immediate call.
Ae telegram there is. in addition
~ statement that tho situation
w grave st the present than at
''ne since the outbreak.
expression, whom used by an Of
'. the experience Of General
IS taken to mean that he hat
"aUon that leads him to believe
'uere is to be further aud more
"shiing than heretofore.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11

If any comes to head along this line
of road Reports have been
coming in here since midnight
of danger at Bemidji. but
there is no immediate trouble there. l
have Specials waiting on both the east
and west divisions of the Great North.
ern from this point to convey troops
wherever needed at a moments notice.
General Muehlberg Wires from Deer
river that Battery B will move here
whenever wanted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11
WAST00BRIEF'
Reply of Secretary Alger to the
War investigation Commits
sion Questions
Touched Only a Few Points on
Which Information Was
Desired.
He Will Be Asked to Make An.
other Report Supplying the
Commissions.
Investigators Will Make a Tour
Of the Various Camp
Sites.

New YORK, Oct. IA dispatch to
Ths Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Alger has sent an answer
to the war investigating committee
which, in the words Of one of the com.
missioners, "does not answer"
"In the first place, said this com.
missioner" we asked who had been
influent, al in selecting the camp sites.
The only answer vouchsated is that
General Lee selected the camp at Jack.
sonvile dln. think any other camp
is mentioned, but this omission will no
doubt lie remedied III the supplemental
report tor which we Will call on Secre.
tary Alger."
Secretary Alger's report includes
about 5000 words, and IN addition to
the Jacksonville camp matter, covers
only these points: The selection o..
Tampa as point Of EN- barkatlon; r EAR
Admiral ampson's dispatch the cause
of Fastening troops to Cuba: Commo.
dore r ,my's dispatch the cause OF sub.
seQuent delay OF troops. Discussion OF
these topics eXhausts the report. No
attempt seems TO have been made TO
explain the cause o: the nardsLips sui.
fered by the soldiers IL Tampa. Secre.
tary \ ger VIII be
ASKED For Fuller Answer.
The programme CT the commission
for til 5 week Is to have no " illnesses,
| ex2ap, those who may be caught pas
ing through Was lin-ton. The time
will be spent III reading the volumln.
| Gus report OF the adlQtlnt general,
then the repors OF Surgeon Gen eral
/ Sternberg, and tnen tae reports OF
other heads OF departments.
Mem bers OF the comui,>4 expect
to leave Tor a tour Of tue camps week
from Monday. I4ey may go first to
Camp Mea ie, before II breaks up.
They will go to jacksonville, where
Colonel Bryan VIII be one OF the i'm.
portant witnesses. Tne tour Of the
camps will, 1t is thought. consume
about two weeks. The comm .ssion
will return to Washington, and later
go 10 New York city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11
GREATLY EXCITED.

no.. vi" Vicinity of BsAr Island Ell.
.' Renewal Of Hostilitiea.
"hN' Minn.. Oct. IL. William
""d' post trader and assistant
p,n s'er at the agency. came over
Aer ats O'Clock and brought four
"anks. Aspinwald had been
=, up BY an acquaintance from
'and that he had better not 70.
- the agency over night. A
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11
AT CASS LAKE NEAT.

l1sjor Ltbbcy Thinks Ih~' soon
tho center Of Disturbances.
sr. PAUL, Oct. u.-MaJor nooey
-;.os the following from Cass Lake:
..Tha situation here is waiting one
"a ,erv little news comes in from any
.nsrtsr - but evidently Cass Lake Wall
5 81 about tn. center Of disturbance
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11
Kidney or BLADDER Troubles

Any Of the above complaints or too
scanty urine are surely and speedily
cured by "Dr. Fenner's Kidney and
Backache Cure" Bed wetting by chil-
dren is generally cured by one bottle OF
this powerful remedy. Testimonials
will be furnished on application to the
dealer whose name is gwen below. II
not satisfied after using one bottle, your
money will be refunded by Frank Smith
Of Madison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11

Rocky Mountain Tea makes no false
promises. No tedious treatment. no
mere temporary relief, but a permanent
cure.
FRANK G.. SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-11

More than twenty million free samples
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve have
been distributed by the manufacturers
What better proof OF their confidence IN
it's merits do you want? 1t cures piles
burns. scalds, sores, in the shortest
space OF time.
Cook & ODEE.
Goo ! farm for rent.
CHAs. B. KENNEDY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-26
AMERICAN LOSSES.
Skaters Detailed Report Has
Reached Washington.

Washington. July 26-GeneraI Shat
ter's detailed report of the American
casualties in the battle of Santiago has
been received at the war department
and is being prepared for publication.
The total number of casualties was
1885. Recapitulated, the American
losses were: Killed, % officers and 2OS
enlisted men; wounded. 80 officers and
1.2O3 men; missing, 81 men. The mis-
sing are supposed to be dead as so far
as known the Spanish forces took no
prisoners.
In the First division, after Maj. Gen.
Kent took command the casualties
were as follows: First brigade, consist
ing Of the Sixth and Sixteenth infantry
and the Seventy first New York: Killed,
5 officers and 40 men; wounded, IA Of
ficers and 262 men: missing, so men.
Second brigade consisting of the Sec
ond Tenth and Twenty-f1rst infantry:
Killed, 1 ocer and Il men, wounded, 10
officers and IL men; missing, men;
Third brigade, consisting of the
Ninth Eighteenth and Twenty fourth
infantry: Killed, s officers and 80 men;
wounded II officers and los men; mis-
sing, 9 men.
commanding. First brigade, consist
ing of the Eighth and Twenty-second
infantry and the Second Massachusetts:
Killed. officer and Il men, wounded, 10
officers and III men.
Second brigade, consisting Of the
First, Fourth and Twenty fifth infant
~: Killed 2 officers and IA men;
wounded, > officers and 50 men.
Third brigade: Killed, , officers and
40 men; wounded, 3 officers and 14S
men; missing, 1 man
Cavalry division. Maj Gen. Wheeler
commanding. First brigade. consist
ing of the Third. Sixth and Ninth cav
airy: Killed, , officers and men; wound
ed, y officers and 113 men; missing, 4
men
Second brigade, consisting Of the
First and Tenth cavalry and the rough
riders: Killed. officers and 80 men;
wounded. Is officers and 179 men; mis-
sing, 8 men.
Light battery battalion: Killed, 3
men; wounded, I officer and s men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-26
New Revenue Law Gases.

A continuance until August Is was
taken yesterday afternoon in the cases
against the Topeka express company
introduced by United States Attorney
Lambert yesterday. and the continu-
ance was granted by Commissioner
Clark to allow the attorneys more time
in which to prepare their arguments on
the law. J. NJ Padgett was the only
witness examined.it having been agreed
that his evidence should be taken as
evidence in all the cases. He simply
stated that the employees of the express
companies refused to affix the revenue
stamps to the receipts of shipments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-26
A HAWAIIAN QUEEN.
One to Be Brought Here For the Fes-
tivai by Karnival Knights

C1Va1 OY harn1Val An12nTS-
The Kafnfva1 Knights met last night
at the Commercial club rooms and de-
cfded that a queen should be brought
from Hawaii if the time should not
allow of one coming from the Philip
pines. Dan H. Case. formerly Of To-
peka and now of Honolulu. was ap-
pointed special agent of the KarnfvaI
Knights at Honolulu and to hf9- viii
be left the selection of a queen should
she come from there.
John Waters assured the knights
that Mr. CaCa was a good judge of
beauty and would select some one who
would rule wisely
President c. x. Holiday, jr.. appoint
ed the following as mem bers of the eX-
ecutive board:
c. K. Holiday. J. M McManus, Galen
Nichols, F. B. Chase. Paul TOrringtOn,
G. p. Ashton, W. c. Reichenbach, John
Waters. Frank Edison. F. .. Humph-
Feys, c. H. Trap, Thos- King, A ".
Dana, Frank Bennett, H II. Tracy.
Adrian Sherman, Phil Eastman, Walt
johnson.
It was definitely decided to give an
old fashioned show at Garfield park to
raise money for the carnival. Paul
TorFingten, who has been successful
in giving entertainments, will have
charge of the show.
The next meeting of the KarufvaI
Knights viii be Friday night at the
Commercial club rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-26
SKATERS MEN TO STAY
Until Yellow Fever Abates and Maybe
Longer.

Washington. July Z6.-RumOrs Of vart-
Gus kinds have been in circulation as
to the disposition of General Skaters
army, but the war department has not
come to any conclusion as vet in the
matter A sufficient force is 70 be
kept at Santiago TO maintain the posi-
ton the United States has taken and
TO preserve order While there is yellow
fever infection in the army no attempt
VIII be made TO bring the troops TO the
United States.
The war department is endeavoring to
secure for General Skaters army an
ampe supply OF nutritious food and
will also see that the soldiers have a
rest and careful attention, 50 that they
may get in the very best condition The
medical corps is now making a careful
examination OF the army with a view
OF advising the department as TO the
best methods Of restoring the sick TO
health and preventing any further
spread of the disease. It is not be
Iebed at the department that any large
number OF troops viii be necessary at
Santiago after the Spanish prisoners
have bean deported. but the depart
ment awaits further developments be
fore deciding upon any course in refer
ence to General Skaters army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-26
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column qs should
O'Clock in the morning
Bread. ? lbs Sc Gem Bakery
Mrs Arther CuIIon has gone to Clay
county to spend several weeks
Mrs Ransom of Kansas City is the
guest of Mrs. W. H. HurIiss Of 927 Van
Buren, street.
Mrs. z. D. Small and children Arthur
and Adele have returned from a weeks
outing at Maple Hill.
Miss Emma Strfckrott will leave this
evening for St Marys where she will
spend week visiting friends
The ladies of the Baptist church will
give a social tomorrow evening at the
A. J. Berry farm, three miles west of
town.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H Skinner and daugh-
ters. Nellie and Alice, left last week
for Ohio where they will be the guests
of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Staley ana !1ttie
daughter, Marie, left today for their
home in Chicago after a visit OF sew
era1 weeks to friends here.
The ladies of the Needle Ten viii meet
with Mrs. George B. Camp Thursday
afternoon, July 2S- An interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged
Mrs. Sarah Seymour of HilIsborO, Ill,
who has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
T F. Seymour for the past three weeks,
left this morning for her home
MISS AQa sell OF 81 LOUIS WIZ A4e17
aeau visiting relatives in Abilene, is ex-
pected to arrive here the last of the
week and be the guest of her cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. s. L. Courtney
Mr.. Clifford WEIGH has been trans
ferred from the superintendent OF ma
chinery's A T. & S. F. railway office
here to San Bernardino, Cal, and viii
leave on Thursday for his new nome
Mrs. WeIch and little son viii remain
here for a few weeks and will then go
80 Dol Il n
Mrs. John jenkins of 227 West Gordon
street fell last evening and sprained her
ankle quite severely She was taken
this morning with her little son, Rich
ard TO the home of her mother, Mrs.
Hughes. of Dillon street, where she VIII
remain for some time.
Willie Bridge returned home last
evening from Usage county where ne
spent the Fourth visiting his cousin. He
Travelled overland and made the trip,
distance of 45 miles, in one day He left
Usage about 4 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and arrived here before s last night