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The silver star., 1900-04-27

And every tho1gh- and deed control :
Rocty quoted xzilT- Then- with tender
passion. be cizxpec the hznd be held
scili tighter. and spoks more gravefy.
What vas that Iine yo1 repeated .
moment ago, Dr.
The rat.fz swell before bolster
Gus storm: but leave IL all to God
As they slowly made their way along
the esplznzde honevzrd. the news
pzp-- boys we're calling tie evening
edition Of the London papers. which
had Jus, arrived from Ryte by the last
uaii for the night and Roddy called
an urchin TO bis side. his cheek paling
irvoiuntArily a. the l1sSy shout caught
his ear Rebel firing into Bara Camp
British oGcer killed; orderly wound
ed"
He hastily opened the sheet and
stood still under q gas lamp to scan
its columns: whilst Diana. with
anxious eyes. looked over bis shoulder.
For. peaceful as 1t had been on the In
dian frontier for some months now.
her thoughts were ever quick to ~
to Don and Lilies father. Of whom
any hour might bring disastrous news
hoarse exclamation burst from the
lips Of both as. simultaneously. hus-
band and wife caught sight Of the fatal
paragraph
The name Of the officer was Capt
Derwent OF the Gordon Highlanders,
And far. far away the red Afghan
sun had set amid somber clouds above
the snow-clad SUBMITS Of Tirah and
the white tents of the British camp In
the Bara Strath
There had been rain and thunder all
day, and the clouds had gathered in
dense masses. edged by the radiance OF
the hidden moon And athwart the
clouds now and then shot CLEANS Of
vivid lightning. falling with weird SOL
emnity upon cofin. draped with the
stalwart Highlanders.
ne cortege was preceded by pipers
playing the low and wailing dirge OF
"Lochaber no more" and followed by
a string Of officers and soldiers wear
ing long. spectral-like cloaks, and
walking with slow steps and heads
downbent.
Soon-ah. how soon,-it was all
over. and all that was left Of their gal
liant comrade was committed to that
lonely nullah. In sure and certain
hope Of the resurrection OF eternal
life"
No farewell shots were fired; but
the captains own detachment present.
ed arms. and the pipers awoke the dim
valley once more with their pibroch: !:
but 1t was THE Land o the Leal" now
that they played.
And as Don Gordon turned from tina,
lonely grave. and pictured the image
OF her who held the dead SO dear. for
one wild moment he felt he would
sooner. far sooner lie there, too. than
face the anguish OF Lilies pure eyes:
while in his heart rang the chaplain's
words. like the cry Of a lost soul:
Deliver us not into the pains OF
eternal death"
The silver star., 1900-04-27

In the light Of reoen, discoveries ous
Of the greatest wonders Of tie nesveni
appears even more wonderful There
is email class 0: variable stars, less
than twenty IL known ngmber-chs
most consDieuo1s member 0: which IL
AIyol, the Demon" Of the Arab-
which at 5r.ef intervals suffer par-ia.
eclipse from the Interpolation Of da,t
or Invisible companions revolving
around them. NJ. Robsrts o. Cap.
Colony and Mr.. Russell Of Princeton
working Independently. have lately
ssorn that all Of these bodIea are sur.
priEingly light In their eompo.,tlon
hardly more than whifling clouds. IL
only one Gaze can the limiting density
exceed half that Of water. and In s,,
cases II Ia less than ons-tsnth that o.
water. The average 10 one-siTth thai
Of water. This density these stars car
not exceed. although they may fall far
below IL The density Of our sun com
pared with water Ia LiL The possibil.
ity exists that the Algol stars MAJ
each have a denser nucleus surrounded
by an enormous cloudy envelope.
The silver star., 1900-04-27
M-.,c.n s,andi. KIN. Au..,s.... :.

Eagle Pass. Texns. April 22.-News
ms reached here of the killing Of Tor.
dnn ]" Cooke nt AcafInm. Onxnca
Mexico. Cooke was In clinrRe OF n
rnilrond construction gnng. lie was
Standing IN n group Of hnif n dozen
men when n bnndlt rode up nnd fired
s"yornI shots into the crowd, killing
young Cooke. His fniler who IN mn
cx'shcrln of Maverick county. Texas.
ms taken the inniicr up with the Meg.
lean authorities.
The silver star., 1900-04-27

The reciprocity treaties recently no.
gotiated by the executive have moi
found favor with the senate. In thu
case Of the arrangement with the Ar.
sentlne Republic the time limit nxed
within which the treaty must be ratI-
lied passed without action by the sen
ate. Those with England relating to
the West indies would have lapssd In
the same way had not the British gov
ernmsnt agreed TO an extension Of this
time. Tho time limit In the French
treaty was March "a. but II was ex-
tended with the consent Of the French
Dpvernment.
The silver star., 1900-04-27
si,r,n,lon May D.clac .,,,..

chlcago. April -SinrvntIop hos
become factor In the building strIke
PRESIDENT Carroll Of the Huildino
Trades Council estimates that W1
workiD.ii nre In actunI want. ana TINT
with their families $3.50 persons ore
now ~ the ncuie stnges OF suffering
~ yictins OF the strike. The Inhs,r
lenders Will send out three men to All.
icrcnt parts or the country 10 rnlsc
cities. W ''"e'
The silver star., 1900-04-27

TIE eaist FreaeA railroads lave Fe-
moved III tas zdTer-islaz 5iIl5oarti
from along caelr routes. 80 taar cal
many sr-znzs-s rao Tsssr Frzaee rass
year viii Dc able 20 sez1 tie n>ausse7
Of TIE lsz1zezp< Eit1oGt i-css=zzri7
being rsnn.ntes of tie virtues u Ea-es
thsy DO no- ne=.- Americans III
aocs the reform WITH psezzuTs. an
nay - EoveE 70 szy. rirE S;e-Ee
hs or1s- .als matter oetIe- Z
France"
The silver star., 1900-04-27

LABASTIEE Is the original
and only durable wall coating,
entirely different from all kali
soruirss. Ready for use In
white or fourteen beautiful
tints hy adding cold water.
AIDES naturally prefer ALA.
BASTIEE for walls and cell.
ings. because II Is pure, clean,
durable. Pot up In dry pow.
dered form. In fve-pound pack.
ages. with full directions.
IL kalsonines are cheap. tenn
porary preparations made from
whiting, chaIks, clays. etc,
and stuck on walls with de-
caying animal glue. ALABAS-
TINE Is not a kalsomine.
EwARE Of the dealer who
says he can sell you the same
thing as ALABASTINE or
something just as good" He
is either not posted or = Try.
ing to deceive you.
Nd IN OFFERING something
he has bought cheap and tries
to sell on ALABASfIEES de-
mards. he may not realize the
damage you will suffer by .
kaisomine on your walls.
ENSIBLE dealers viii not buy
q lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling and consumers By using
infringement AlAbastine Co.
own right to make wall coat.
ing to mix with cold water.
HE INTERIOR WALLS Of
every church and school should
be coated only with pure. dur
guards health. Hundreds OF
tons used yearly for this work.
n BUYING ALABAoTISE.
customers should avoid get.
ting cheap kalsomines under
different names. Insist on
having our goods in pAckAgss
and properly labeled.
! CIeANcE Of wall paper q OBJ.
Waited bY ALAABASTINE II
can Be used on plastered wallA
wood ceilings, brick or can
vas. A child can brush q on.
II does NOT rub or scale on.
ESTABLISHED In favor. ehun
all limitations. Ask paint DEAL
er or druggist for tint card.
Write ue for interesting book
let. free. ALABASTINE Co.
Grand Rapids. Mich.
The silver star., 1900-04-27

Fr=zidslt frost 0. Berez col1<z
tells cf tx sgcesss 0. Ke1-urzs
mountain xiri who sagh- seaosoi II :
particularly aapronizinz tls-rse- i
native osse-vsr praised her ert1g-saa
acaIly. saying that 70 lnok ~ ae- ysE
would thirk sas Eaz having the En-
ezc kind Of tlnzT Possibly so1=
tesens.z IL tzForet regions nsss IT,
aig.est sseezzs because 10 Iook >.
,hsn you roEid think taey we-s azr-
ing tie Eo<s. KIND Of tf-e
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= 0oGborse H6ans,
= Wsuos ~ avssy IIsss wss...

ev10 -
W1soDo1lhD
~. ~ ~
IN - ~
lsPss boils
brneD out -
~ baby .
neck. n
$500 0rsaA
DO y y his
hack until Il
became .
mA0 a nav
6ssA- When
I v ashed
sna pow
dered him I
The silver star., 1900-04-27
SILVER STAR
QUht:shsd wssAfy.,
JOE II DB WITT. Editor 40 PssAl
DOLORES. COLORADO
T~ns: ~ - y.e.

His satanic MAJESTY nay not rTzr al
she assspap~sz in TIE soEntry, bz- Nc
oze car de-y tire fact that No ne~sDa-
PEI can De priatsd rt-Aout Ire all q.
TIE -esytL~
The silver star., 1900-04-27

Puerto Rieo's s1DoEtatioa O. coffee
is larger In volume than that 0. any
Of the othsr uztiv. o-odaets Q. tie ls-
land. and, according 20 Gen. Roy
Stone. much o, The coffee IA sold sx
genuine Mocha and Java. TIE aver
age Puerto Rlean zgric1ltGr.zt. zha:-
ever h!s asprivetions otherris4, is
usually ths pcssessor 0; a eore>-Da.ca,
which be cGltiVztss. and :roa which
he zscurss suficieney q the berry N
supply tae needg o, hiz family. He
oaksz TIE berries I'll black. AID
pounds thsnn into powder in = nor
tar. III. beverage resulting there
from has the color Of ink and the
eonsis,sney Q: broth Since the c!ose
Of the war. some oi the natives have
learned 70 prepare co1ee .of .rinkic z
purposes after the American fashion.
but most 0, them practice the way. o:
their 1ther.-
The silver star., 1900-04-27

Value os DiazoncA-Ar idez c.
tbs great Increase In tie cost ot ela-
noh1s ilnoz--ec 5y the labor ot pal
izEinz and uao1ntflz As vel az By sae
Drcstz Of trzGsrz. uazy O> chtzl1s-
~ comparing ihsir Dries az II. zines
IL sorth Africa With Z. prices n The
s@Telry .Aoss 4 cisnold rslz1i-z
one ezra;. mounted "a = ring nay eos,
the buyer Si0l Or no-ss bgt 3. Hi1h@r-
ley the aTs-egs value Of ciznon1s &
only sS-z3 per carat The valve. Q.
course. varies with the size and purity
Of The gsoI-z. bat the total value O:
the 2z,st2 csrzts of diamonds found
IN the TransTssi il I::s vas Only
s2I2.sl2, an zTsrzge Of s..3z per carat
The silver star., 1900-04-27

4 iio.ton gun. though Il can IRE
only eighty full charges. can Ars ~
thfss-euartsr charges. ana ~ haiG.
charges.
The silver star., 1900-04-27
) KING DON:
) AsIMY & AHMY IN \ "a
5 my MAYOR ALLAN
CHAPTER V.

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14
THE CoUR D'ALENE sCARECPow

THE C0UR D'ALENE SCARECROW.
One of the features of the late Pop
ulist convention in Sioux Falls was a
speech by a female agitator from
Washington in the result Of the inves-
tigat.on Of the labor troubles in Idaho.
and the picture she drew was enough
to curdle the blood. The following
resume Of that investigation by the
Associated Press is interesting in the
same connection:
The Occur d'Aleue riot hearing be-
fore the house committee on military
AFFAIRS Is devoid of much of the senSa-
onitalism that was promised by Repre-
sentat.ves LentZ and Sulzer. Bartlett
Sinclair, auditor of the state, and the
man whom the compliments charac-
terized as the arch tlend of all the
tyrants," has appeared before the com
mittee and made a favorable impress
sion. Mr.. Sinclair had exclusive con-
troll of the bull pen," and all the le-
gal proceedings at Wardner. He rep
resented the governor and possessed
his authority.
A tair and impartial review of the
hearing throws the blame for the
riots upon the miners union of the
Occur d'Alene district. It was shown
that a reign of terror existed there for
ten years, and that the blowing up of
the mine about a year ago was only
the elimination of the acts and plots
of theese lawless men. The duty OF
the governor TO call out the federal
troops at that time, when the state
militia was IN the Philippines, is unde-
niable. 1t was shown that Mr.. Sim
clair kept continuously in open action
the civil courts and other civil offices
of that county. In this action he was
upheld by the state, district and SUI
preme courts. 1t is not denied that
blunuers were made, the soldiers were
not always as gentle al they might
have been, and innocent men were &C.
cassionally arrested and held without
trail. The severity of the military au-
thorities was evidenced by their action
in forcing some of the prisoners to
work the pumps at the mine. This was
necessary to prevent flooding. 1t was
also show that every case of injustice
was righted sooner or later.
1t is said the end sought by the in
stigators Of the investigation was a
blow at the administration. In this
they have failed. The attempt de-
clined from the day the governor OF
Idaho took the stand and refused to
throw any of the responsibility for the
situation on the federal authorities
and assumed it himself. The tele-
grams of the president and the war de
partment were also presented, showing
how they attempted to withdraw the
troops from that post, and how the
complaints of every labor organization
received prompt attention and investi-
cation by order of the president.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14
THE FLAG SONG.

Who fears for the flag that freedom
blessed,
Though it wanders far from home.
BY the winds caressed to the east or
west,
Wherever its ons may roam?
In the calm of peace or the storm OF
war,
On land or the bounding sea,
With its silver stars and its crimson
bars
1t is always the flag of the free.
CHORUS.
In the calm of peace or the storm of
war,
On land or the bounding sea,
With it's silver stars and its crimson
bars
1t is always the flag of the free.
Far from the cradle where liberty
reared.
It's brood of free born men,
That banner Jared and has coward
dared
Full many a league since then.
Like a strong young eagle on wings
elate.
II has followed its destiny
From the Old Bay State to the Golden
Gate
The fetterless flag CT the free.
Toward the south and wnere the fair
Antilles lie,
1t smiles to the glowing dawn,
It scars on high in the sunlts sky,
On the. memorable I'LL San Juan.
It has followed its we'll loved ships
away
To the. pttermost alien sea,
And II floats today In Manila bay.
The ~conquering flag Of the FREE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14

SO yirulent in its effect that he became
maddened and fingered in his delir-
lum a whole week, never having re-
covered his reason at the time of his
death. Our authorities set to work to
restrict this traffic, by a system which
hnaiiy resulted in its prohibition. l
am o personally an advocate OF any
saloon but am forced to give my testi-
mony that the substitution OF regi-
mental canteens, in which only beer
was sold, in place of this traffic in ma
tive gin, resulted in a most immediate
p~erceptlble Improvement In the So
brlety of the troops. / should welcome
the day when all men, out of the army
as well as in 1t, might find it agreeable
by their abstinence to crush out the
market for all malt and spirituous pro-
ducts. That millenial age has not
dawned, and my opinion is that 1t is
better TO accept such forms OF rastric-
ton as are reasonable than to Insist on
a theory which, however ideal, is i'm
possible OF enforcement.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14
SYMPATHY WITH THE BoERs.

No country in the world has taken
a single step in. the interest OF the
Beers except the United States. Presi-
dent Mckinley went further than any
nation in Europe in approaching the
British government to see whether
orr good offices would be accepted.
There is one thing remarkable o
these Beers. They get no e~ncourage-
ment In Holland, where they orlglnat-
ed and were their forefathers went
from. They get no encouragement III
Germany. 1t is now proposed that lh-
fuence should be brought TO bear up
on the Hollanders and upon the Ger
mans here, while neither Holland nor
Germany has lifted a finger n VIII
not lift a finger to NEEDLE in any way
in the interest of the Beers.
II is well understood in the frst
Mace that the United States cannot
NEEDLE. because it is against our ira
ditional policy. 1t is well known IN the
second place that we could not meddie
If we wanted to. There is no way un-
dor the sun by which we could go 10
SOutn AIIlCd, anu thV AHN
we are buying armor plates Tor our
ships makes it quite evident thar II
will be some time in the future before
we Rave ships enough to make IL SAFE
for us to interfere with any OF the
great powers. The people OF the Unit
ed States have a pretty clear under'
standing of the animus OF the Boer OF,
ators. such as Webster DAVIS, etc., ana
know what is behind them and q
Boer agitators who are now mere, Inc
people may rest assured that the lhi.-
ed States government will not lay "
self liable to a snub by the British py
meddling any further, having oeen
distinctly told that no interference
would be tolerated. The object un,
doubtedly is to inveigle the United
States into meddling, to get congress
to pass resolutions and depart from tne
traditional policy of the country, al
being done in the interest OF the DEM
ocratic party, rather than n Beers.
and for the purpose of furnishing Una
party with material for use II the COM
ing campaign.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14
MANY NEW COMPANIES.
A Half Dozen File Articles with the
Secretary ut Pierre.

SECRETARY ak fferre.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Whitewood Smelling com
pany, at Whitewood, with & capital of
100000. Incorporators, w. j. Neon
nell. Frank T.. Hutchins, j. II. Blenkin.
ID. A. Mcpherson, III. s. Cooper, +. A.
Haines and u. w. Morton.
For the First NJ. Il. Church of
Worthing, Lincoln county; trustees, Il.
p. Bent, T.. G.. Boomgarden, s. ".
Wood, j. Ainsworth and K. II. Thomp-
son. -
For the Sioux Falls Social club; d..
r~ectors, John Gilman, Fred Ringdahl
and George Ohruh.
Fol the Cape Nome Mining and
Milling Investment company. at Pierre,
with a capital of S5.OO0,000: incorporate
ors, Benjamin A. Latanquia, Fred l..
Locke and Il. u. Estes.
For the Consolidated Quicksilver and
Copper company. at Pierre, with a
capitai of S1.2J0,0O0: inc~orporators.
w. A. Shafer, l.. Bowles and G. V. Pat
tison.
For the American Bond company, NJ
Pierre, with a capital of S150,o00; in
perpetrators. J.. Bowles, w. a. Shafer
and G.. ". Pattison.
Applications were made Saturday for
$1,000 of the permanent school fund.
OF this, Jerauld took $1,000 and Ham
lin $500.
A new lease has been signed for
rooms for the United States court in
the state building. which is a continu-
ing lease at S1.2G0 per year. Accom-
modations are secured for the court
and court officers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14
rRDEN ON PUERTO RICO

!" saflf of Puerto Rico has
eject, and an examination of
~ uuty shows that 1t will be
- nopody. The following ar
ls many others are free of
pVaA products, beef products,
susar, hose, hatchets, lime,
msl' bagging for sugar, ma
8n msehetes, lumber. rice, NUT
H., coopers' wares, plows,
implements, school furni-
ficles. arc charsed upon
~ ana one-fourth cents a
~ three cents a busheI.
0ne and one-half mills a
SIX mills each.
Il and one-half mills a
"a cents a ton.
(ard. from three 10 SIX
|s. SIX mills a yard.
ana two-tenths mills a
M and steel bars, nine-tenths
Is i per pound.
one and one-half mills
\ shoes, three and seven
|ahyssnt ad valorem.
n can, snoes, one and one.
,bsnt ad valorem.
dozen. ana eignt-tenths
per cent ad valorem.
"o and six-tenths cents per
|hsesp er, eight mills per pound.
sIr mills per pound.
mills per pound.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14

Some Dealers Predict That This VIII
BE the Price.

Washington. June lO.-There was
considerable excitement at the Balti-
more chamber Of IN because
of the 2-cent advance in wheat. follow
ing an advance of / cent on Wednes-
day, and many dealers were predict
ing dollar wheat before the summer is
over. Henry A. Wroth, statistician
for the Baltimore chamber, sums UP
the opinion of that city in the follow
ing interview: DRY weather in the
three principal spring wheat states.
Minnesota and the two Dakotas, max
ing their wheat production very prob
lematical, is tie immediate Il of
the advance. While states such as
Kansas. Missouri, Texas and Cali
fornia are likely TO have large crops,
such important wheat states as Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Michigan will
have short crops. Every other com
modify has advanced in price any
where from % 10 so per cent. and a
rise in wheat is not illogical. The out
look for the crop in Europe Is poor
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14

The Democratic state convention met
at Chamberlain and selected six dele
gates to Kansas City. The conven-
ton rejected the recommendation
Of the state central committee that a
new committee be organized, thus
leaving the matter to the state nomIn-
ating convention, which meets az
Yanlzton In July. The report Of the
committee on resolutions brought ON
the warmest struggle Of the conven-
ton. The particular sections causing
the trouble were those making a IA
yorable reference 10 Towne as a vice
presidential candidate and n recon-
menGation to the Yankton convention
to indorse Senator Pettigrew for re-
election. The convention appeared 10
be unanimous in iIdorsing the sen
ator's position on various public ques>
uions, but the opposition developed on
the question Of indorsing him for re-
election. The resolutions as presented
were finally adopted. They affirm al
legiance to the Chicago platform; OPP
pose the Republican policy of imperial
ism; condemn the record Of the Re
publican party on trusts and COM
bines; sympathize with the Beers; in
dorse Bryan as a candidate for presi-
dent, and commend the administration
OF Gov. Lee. The resolutions referring
TO Messrs. Pettigrew and Towne are as
follows.
That. while leaving the selection OF
a candidate for vice president to the
wisdom of the Democrats of the na-
tional convention. we express our adj
miration for the honorable political
record of Charles A. Towne of Mime
sofa.
''That we commend the course in the
United States senate of Richard Il. Pet
tigrew, and recommend that the Dem
ocratic convention TO be held at Yank-
ton for the nomination Of state officers,
indorse him for reelection"
The following delegates to Kansas
City were elected: G.. w. Mathews OF
Douglas county; Stephen Donohoe.
Minnehaha; S. J.. Keenan,, Clark; Il.
w. Taubman, Aurora; II. w. Chllds,
Sphinx; John j. Conway, Faux: Chas.
S. Eastman, Fall River; j. X. Wilson.
Lawrence. Eight alternates were also
elected. Maris Taylor was elected a
member of the national committee.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14
GLAD TO SEE DEWEY.
Detroit Gives n Admiral a Warm
Welcome.

Detroit, Mich, June 10.-The spon-
taneity and cordiality of the welcome
accorded TO Admiral Dewey yesterday
afternoon and last night by the peo-
pie Of Detroit has seldom been
equalled In any reception accorded a
popular idol in this city. In the after
noon the masses paid him vociferous
tributes; last night society did like
wise in manner more polite but not
less enthusiastic. The earlier half of
the day was rainy, but just previous
to the arrival of the Dewey special
train at 2 p. m, the weather became
clear and cool. The admirals train
was met at Wyandotte by the officers
and directors of Fellowcraft club,
whose guest he was for the day, and
Mayor Maybury and a few personal
friends of the Deweys.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14
DRINKING IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Cbaplain Pierce OF the regular
army. VINO has been in the Philippines
ever since the treacherous Aguinaldo
attacked Manila on Feb. 4 1898 says,
in his report to the adjutant general:
When / first saw Manila the streets
were practically lined with little nipa
huts, perhaps about twelve feet square,
in which the natives were selling. at
a merely nominal price, not only fruit
and tobacco, but also native gin.
These ''gin shacks" should certainly
he included In the number of drinking
places existing at the beginning; and
their number was very large. Tho
character of this native drink was SO
ferry and villianous that it's efect on
such of men as used 1t was deplorable.
II became my duty to bury two SOL
diers who never recovered from the
effect of drinking it. One of them had
been In the service about eighteen
Years. and received from the officers,
in personal conversation with me, a
commentator so flattering with re-
gard to his character for sobriety n
soldiery honor that it might be cot
al by any man. He had never been a
drunkard, but this native poison was