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Indeed, he seems to have been a gene.

| Indeed, he seems to have been gene
raj favorite, but nobody could ever in
duce him to stay long away from his
masters grave. There he lay, day in
and day out, sometimes in sunshine, but
oftener in gloom, for where does it
rain as often as in Scotland? Sleeping
through the long, cold winter on the
cold wet ground with a cold stone
above him for his only shelter, there
Bobby was always to be found For
| fourteen years the patient creature
watched and waited and at last-may
| we not hope? he found his master.
| One morning Bobby was seen lying
| dead on the long-loved masters grave.
| When i'll and suffering, he did not go
| to the kind friend in High street, who
had never refused him food; he turned
to one whose last caress he had received
fourteen long years ago, stretched out
his weary little limbs on the spot he
loved above all others, and so slept his
laet sleep. What a life! What death,
Was it less human or more than hui
man?
AS you enter the double iron gates
leading from Candlemaker row into the
churchyard you see just in front of you
the east end of the large Greyfriars'
Church, and, between you and the
church is large oval bed of flowers.
In the middle of that bed they buried
Bobby. If l had had the doing of it, I
should have put him at his masters
feet but he is not far away, and the
spot is bright with flowers, and very
lovely. Even now there il a tender
spot in the hearts of the Edinburgh
people for Bobby They are well pleased
that he has been permitted to rest with
his betters, and they seem almost as
proud of his pretty grave as they are
Of the grand martyrs monument.
A few years ago Baroness Burdett
Coutts, when on a visit to Edinburgh,
heard the touching story of Greyfriars
Bobby, and thought it a pity that so re-
markable an instance of animal fidelity
should be forgotten. So, to perpetuate
his memory, she erected a drinking
fountain. It stands on the street at the
end of Candlemaker row. almost oppo-
site the iron gates through which one
passes to enter the graveyard. On the
top is the figure of little dog, and be-
low is the following inscription: Grey
friars' Bobby, from the life. Our Ami
NAL Friends.
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| good trek. The Zulu OK is the best
| bred animal, but small and unservicea-
| BILE when compared to the bastard Zulu
or Natal OK, which thrives on both the
sour" veldt, or coast grass, and the
| sweet" or up-country veldt. Oxen,
| however, require very careful handling,
and must on no account be overdriven;
| they must have at least six hours day
| for grazing purposes, In the winter,
which is coming on now, they can find a
| picking on the parched welt where a
| mule or horse would fail They are,
| naturally, in poor condition till the
| green grass of spring appears in Sep
TENDER. They are very liable to lung
| sickness and red water and whole spans
sometimes perish from these fell dis
eases, In the winter time they suffer
i terribly from the cold, and on no ac-
count should be worked in the rain dur
ing that season, for, among other
things the yoke, when wet gives them
I sore necks, thus rendering them useless
The oX's best work is done at night
time, and moonlight tricks are the usu-
al things with the transport riders
after their teams have been grazing all
day. They are never kept under the
yoke for more than eight hours during
the day, two stretches or four hours
each. From four to eight in the MORN
ing and from six to ten at night are the
favorite hours for "trekking'
As to their hauling capacity, a span"
or team of eighteen oxen will easily
draw a buck wagon (weighlng a little
over a toni, loaded to six thousand
pounds, over the South African roads,
many Of which are little better than
tracks across the veldt. Twenty miles
day for a heavy baggage column in
such country as South Africa is real
ly good going.
One of the great merits Of the OK
wagon is the simplicity of its harness
The two beasts nearest the wagon
draw from O pole (disselboom) ON
which the yoke is fastened. and the
couples in front are attached to wire
or hide rope, known as the trek-touw,
to which the yokes are fastened by
rienm or thongs of hide Any break
age or deficiency in such a tackle can
easily be made good, as 1t is free from
the complexities of a set of harness.
Prudent transport riders invariab bly,
toutspan" their teams at the approach
of thunder storm, if their "trek-touw"
be of wire or chain, as whole spans have
been destroyed by lightning through
neglecting this precaution.
In the conveys to the troops not more
than fifty wagons are despatched at
one time, and, if the roads permit. six
or even more are driven abreast. The
second division usually starts in half
an hour after the first. Nearly all the
wagons used in the present campaign
are built locally, made of strong colo
NAL woods, and constructed without
springs Only two men are required to
each Wagon-a driver and
"vorlooper" or leader of the team-both
of whom are nearly always trained
Kafflrs.
AT present large numbers of these |
wa CONS are being hired from the colo
nists at the rate of three to four pounds |
per day, the Imperial government maxi
ing good any losses that may occur in
the span.--Pall Mall Gazette.
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ABOUT A FAITHFUL LITTLE DOG

Greyfriars' Bobby, Who Slept for Four
teen Years Beside His Masters Grave,
Then Went to Join Him.
Greyfriars Bobby was just little
dog, but a loving, humble, faithful lit
tie dog, whose name and act of love
have been remembered for years, and
whose story will be told even to future
generations for the sake of it's touching
example of loving faithfulness to the
dead, writes one of our correspondents
When Bobby's master died and was
buried in Greyfriars churchyard, Edin-
burgh, Bobby, with the other mourn
ers, followed the remains to the grave.
After the ceremonies were concluded,
the mourners returned to their several
homes and duties, all but Bobby. Was
1t that he had no longer home, and
no longer any duties? Nobody knows;
but there Bobby remained-there in the
churchyard with his dead. No stone
was raised to mark the reetng-place
of Bobby'e master, but close beside 1t
another grave is covered with a fiat
stone which is just high enough above
the ground for small dog to lie under
it. There he could lie and watch the
place where all he cared for in the world
was laid.
If you could see the damp, cold, mar
row, little spot where Bobby made his
house and home for all the rest of his
loving little life, your heart would ache
to think that the life of even dumb
beast could be so dreary Through the
long, cold days and the colder nights,
he kept his vigil waiting, watching al
ways for one who never came, and
whose voice he was never more to hear.
From the back windows of the houses
in Candlemaker row, which are quite
near to the grave, the people could see
the homeless and friendless little dog
keeping his lonely watch, and many a
bit of bread and meat was thrown to
him to eat. But people do not always
think of hungry dogs outside, and Bob
by might have Jared badly sometimes
If he had not other friends On High
street, not far from Greyfriars' church,
yard, wac a restaurant kept by a
kind hearted woman. Bobby formed a
habit of going to her every day, and
he was never refused a meal. She may
have been a friend of his dead master,
or she may have known Bobby himself
before his masters DEATH otherwise he
would have been likely to go so far.
However that may be, Bobbys visits
were quite regular and pucntual.
They have custom in Edinburgh of
hiring a gun at one o'clock from the
Castle, which is quite near the ceme-
terry. That was Bobbys dinner signal,
and every day, at the one o'clock gun
fire, he deliberately got up and set out
for his daily meal. No doubt he had
discovered that the workmen in the
neighborhood We're about finishing their
midday dinner when the gun was fired,
and that may have been the origin Of
his practice, for the kindly workmen
always made him welcome, and it was
not only the leavings of their dinners
that fell to Bobby. Many a dainty bit !
was shared with him by his hard-work- I
ing friends, and many bone was tuck |
ed into the dinner pail for the poor lit |
tie dog whom everybody loved and |
pitied and admired.
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PAPA's LITTLE DAUGHTER.

Thursday morning he was talking
| along very smoothly and entertainingly
about Washington, his wondrous in
tiuence upon the worlds progress and
his enviable place In history.
How old would Wash n'ton be If he
was livin,' asked the youngest, who
stood between his knees with an elbow
on each and looked eagerly into his
face.
He cleverly ignored her by going into
the sad story of Valley Forge and shak-
ing her curly head to scatter her
thoughts. But infantile curiosity must
have some kind of a response.
Would he be hundred?"
oh yes, little one he would be a
very old man"
How old?''
welcome ring of the telephone re-
leased him for the time. ASK your
mamma, Pet. Back in minute"
She did ask the mamma, all the older
children, the cook and the second girl
Their inability to give her definite in
formation was very aggravatng, and
she was creating the biggest tempest
she could while vehemently asserting
that people don't seem to know nuth-
in"
Never more surprised in my life"
said the husband as he looked rebuk-
ingly at his wife. He had taken occa-
sion to slip into the library and inform
himself. 1.-THE idea of not one of you
knowing when Washington was born,
and him the father of his country
Such ignorance is very humiliating to
me, very! Had he lived until to-day
he would have been one hundred and
sixty eight
Goodness, amt he old?" and the lit
tile one gave chase to the cat,--Detroit
Free PTess
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THE OK IN WAR.
His Strength and Patience Make Hi

His Strength and Patience Make Him
Invaluable in South Africa.
AT the present moment, when the eff
ficiency of our army in South Africa
largely depends on the stability of its
transport, it may not be amiss to con-
slider the capabilities of the trek. or
tranhport, OK, who, after all, despite
mules and traction engines, is the
mainstay of the South African trans
port. The imperial authorities in the
Cape Colony and Natal are now busily
engaged in buying all the available OK
transport they can, as is testified bv
their numerous advertisements in colo
NAL papers.
Oxen are less expensive than mules
They are slow but sure, never doing
more than three miles an hour, or twen-
ty miles day, (which is considered q
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TO CURE A COLD QUICKLY
Take Crown La Grippe Tablets, the
great cold cure. George d. Farovid, 644
Chapel street City Drug Store. If
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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
TO PRESERVE THE FORESTS
Government Sends Out Me tn
Measure the Timber.

NASsNSuIC UtoC xbu1lDcTs
The department of agriculture at WASH
ington has sent Il corps of men out to the
Black Hills. under q. NJ. Griffith, for the
purpose of making a careful examination
of the forests of the Hills. 1t is the inten-
lion at this time to measure every tree on
the unOccupied, reserved and unreserved
lands down to "a diameter of five inches,
getting the height and diameter. From
this measurement it will be possible to as
certain the Nac amount of timber that
can he used for various purposes. There
are about 5000, 900 acres of forest reserve
lands in the United States. The govern
ment will also make it possible at this time
FOR the people of the Hills to get timber
without SO much red tape. 1t will soon be
known exactly how much timber can be
sold each year and at certain times
of the year there will be public sales, the
timber going to the highest bidder. The
department has been considering the
question of DISCRIMINATING the little beetles
that have been destroying the best pine
forests of the Hills in the past two years.
1t has been OundO out that when the trees
that have been killed by the insects, to-
gether with the brush and stumps, have
been burned that the insects leave that
particular locality. The several districts
on Iron Creek and Spearfish Creek, where
the largest mount of damage has been
done, will be gone over this summer and
all of the dead trees will be burned.
The plan is to place the forests of the
Hills on a financially paying basis just as
soon as possible. 1t is estimated that with
the proper use of the timber there is
sufficient to last all purposes forever. The
measuring of the forests will require over
one wear.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
SOUTH DAKOTA EVENTS IN A
CONDENSED FORM.
Fourth Trial of Famous Joe Kirby
Case Results in Acuuittal-Pres-
emcc of Mother and Wife aud At
rorneys' Appeals Very Effective.

After being ont about eleven hours.
the jury in the Joe Kerby case at Sioux
Falls brought in II verdict of not
guilty, thus ending II of the most
remarkable eases in criminal annals of
the northwest. Il case which has ieen
pending III the federal ourts for more
than three and one-half years. Kirby was
charged with having received stolen
stamps. This was the fourth trial of the
CASE, the first having resulted in a Disagree
men. on the part of the jury; the second
trial resulted i'll IL conviction. hut an APP
peal was taken to The United States SUI
preme court, which granted II new trial.
This was held last October, hut before the
Jury had agreed upon IL verdict one of the
jurors, unableto withstand the severe NEIL
tai strain to which he Was subjected, be-
came temporarily insane, necessitating the
discharge of tbs jury and the continuance
of the case TO the present term.
The result of the trial just closed caE
probably be attributed in IL great measure
to the presence OF kirby's aged mother in
the court room during the closing lrgu-
mcnis, his devoted wife having also lecn
almost constantly in The court room from
the beginning OF the trial until the jury
had retired. kirby's mother was dressed
i'll mourning for her husband, who died
some months ago, and her somber attire
and gray hair was ,ouchingly referred to
by kirby's chief ounsc in making the
closing argument in behalf OF hls client.
His reference to Kirby's mother, his wife
and children apparently made Il powerful
impression on the minds OF the jurymcn, a.
number of whom could no. conceal their
emotion. The first ballot stood ten to TWO
for acquittal, the second eleven to one. the
latter finally voting with the majority.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
GET AWAY.
Sin Prisoners at Sioux Falls Pcni-
Tertiary Escape.

Tertiary Escape.
Shortly before noon on the 18th inst. six
prisoners in the Sioux Falls pcnitentiary
made IL daring escape. One of the fugitives
WAS captured during the afternoon. The
others took the brush and timber along
the Sioux River, winch flows Il short dis
thiice from the penitentiary. The six men
made Il dash for liberty while they with
others were at work in the yard surrounds
ing the penitentiary loading stone on cars.
While the guard Was at the west end of
the fence the six men broke Il board from
the bottom of the gate at the north cn-
trance, crawled out and had Soon reached
the cover of the timber growing along the
river. III. Was about ten minute before
their escape was detecte l.. when an elier-
getic pursuit Was Immediately commenced.
Not since the pursuit of the James and
Younger boys. after the robbery and
tragedy at Northtield, Mimi, has the
southeastern part of thes state been SO en-
cited over the pursuit of escaping criminals
as is occasioned by the efforts to recapture
the men still at large who made so daring
an escape from the penitentiary. Every
highway and crossroad for miles around is
being watched and patrolled by men
anxious to earn the reward offered for the
apprehension of the men. Peter Shea, one
of the fugitives, who was captured on the
10th near Hills, Mimi, has been returned
to the penitentiary. The four yet at large
are Harry +. Leroy, William Dockery,
William Miller II Lester Luverne, the
three latter being United States prisoners.
Two of the three horses stolen iii Sioux
Falls by the fugitives were recovered four
miles southeast OF town, where they had
been abandoned. y bloodhound was
placed on the track of the fugitives.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
MUST HAVE MEAT.
War Department Forced to Resort
- to Use OF Canned Beef.

War Department Forced to Resort
- to Use OF aimed Beef.
Washington: War. department officials
have been compelled to resort to the use of
canned beeffor the subsistence of the army
in the Philippines. This is due to the fact
that it is absolutely essential that the SOL
Tiers be served With fresh meat and be-
eause of the impossibility of providing re-
Yfrigerated beef or cattle OH hoof under eN.
listing conditions.
When the bulk of the army was located
near the sea shore and at easily accessible
points there was no difficulty in providing
Chem with fresh meats, but conditions
fhave changed and the army is scattered
among 16O posts in various parts of the
archipelago, IA great many of them at a
considerable distance from the nearest
shipping point. There are no cattle avail
able and refrigerated beef, which has here
tofOre formed the principal basis of sub-
sistence for troops, canno' be preserved in
good condition long enough to reach. in-
land posts. Consequently it became nee
essary to loo fol some suitable substitute
and American canned roast beef was the
only thing found to meet the requirements.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
o N FOR Mr.. W
Mckinley Recommends that He and
Otis IRe Paid ns fiv;l;,ns

GUS t8e IItu HS Civilians.
Washington: President Mckinley has
asked congress 10 provide a means to pay
Admiral Dewey and Mai. Gen. Otis as
much for their service Oh the Philippine
commission us the civilian members re-
ceived. The expected recommendation to
this end was made in sending to congress,
i'm answer to Il resolution of inquiry. an
itemized statement of the expenses of the
commission.
President Mckinley shows that while
the law is against such payment he feels
that it is fully deserved, and he has at all
times been willing to order it. He fully
explains that Admiral Dewey and Gen.
Otis have received nothing for their SER
vices in excess of their regular salaries.
The statement of the expenses of the
Philippine commission footed up Sill, 1S5.
The proposal regarding the admiral and
general is made i'll the form of IL recon-
mendatiOn from Secretary Of State Hay.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
N
G. w. Burnside Elected Mayer of
Sioux Falls hy :3&8 Mn fority.


The city election at Sioux Falls
on the l1lh inst. resulted In a victory for
tlie Republicans. George w. Burnside, the
republican nominee for mayor, being
elected by a majority OF 3SS. Burnside
carried every warl in the city, several of
winch have heretofore been fusion strong
holds. The Republicans elected all t!:eir
nominees for aldermen.
The election at Mitchell resulted in n
very close contest between the citizens
ana municipal reform tickets. The heaviest
vote i'll years at u eli election was l,ulled,
the number being 705. Z. b. Nunalstine,
representing the reform element. was
elected mayor. AT Pierre Albright, Re-
publican, was elected mayor by Il majority
los over Eakin. %fusionist. License was
carried by Il majority of lis. Interest CEN
tered III the contest over the license lues-
ton at Redfield. George Fischer, Popu-
list, was elected police justice by "a
votes over H.. q. Warner, Republican.
The prohibition people pat up Il
hard fight, but the opposition over
came their no license effort, which
was supplemented by college students
votes. III. Packard was reelected mayor.
The Republicans carried Sturgis by IL
good majority. the entire city ticket being
elected excepting the aldermen from the
FIRST and Second wards. The contest at
%iiankinton was warm aud close. Carl
fufcllner, Democrat, was elected mayor
over w. G. Harris, Republican, by 4 ma
Jority. The council stands four Republi-
cans and TWO Democrats. II. L. Hanson
was elected mayor at Nerlnillion on the
straight Republican ticket. Other honors
were about equally divided between the
two tickets. License was defeated by 30
majority against 90 two years ago. "A
heavy vote was pole | at Aberdeen. j. T..
Adams, Republican, was elected mayor
and the full ticket. License carried by II
small majority. Charles ID. Poster, Re
publican, was elected mayor of Madison
by l4t majority over II. i. Smith, Popu-
list. License carried by u majority. j.
Nj. Fish, Republican. was elected mayor
of Deadwood, there being no other candi-
date. Frank Abt, Populist was elected
mayor of Lead by $50 majority. The city
election at Rapid CITY was hotly contested
between Fred Whitfield, Populist. and
Charles w. Brown, Republican. The lat
ter won 10y 81 votes. The election at Fort
Pierre developed Il hot fight on the propo-
sition to issue bonds for waterworks. the
proposition carrying by only ) majority.
No license won at Parker. A. L.. Peterson
was elected mayor by % majority. The
entire Republican ticket vas elected at
Hot Springs excepting one member of the
school board. Mayor IIargens Was re-
elected by l15 majority on the Republican
ticket over DIR. DALEY. candidate upon the
citizens ticket.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
is A GREATCALAMITY
SOUTHERN FLOOD APPALLING
IN ITS MAGNITUDE.
Damage ira the Storm Belt Runs
Away Into the MilIions-Numbcr
of Towns Completely Inundated
Railroads Great Sufferers.

} New Orleans, La: New Orleans has
. ccasyi TO regard the flood situation as a
ytemporary Inconvenience. AS time has
passed and as the full scope of the disaster
which visited this section in the excessive
rains which began i'll the early days of last
week has been learned the conviction has
been irresistibiy brought home that IL
calamity OF appalling magnitude has been
experienced and that instead of the worst
being over the evil has just begun.
Reports of damage incurred i'll the storm
belt have run the figures up into the
millions. and taking into consideration the
losses real and resultant the amount foots
up an enormous figure. This Illinois Gem
trial railroad system has incurred damages
which will AMOUNT to hundreds of thous-
ands OF dollars, figuring the loss of busi-
ness. and the end is not yet. Not only is
that road tied up, but there is no telling
when trains will be able to run. The same
state OF affairs prevails ON other southern
roads.
Belalcd news is now beginning to arrive
regarding the loss of life. Four people
We're drowned near Meridian and two near
HattieSburg, Miss. At Enterprise, Miss,
the water is five feet deep i'll the main
streets. Three bridges between East ant
West Enterprise have been swept away.
A number of buildings were also demol-
lshed. Shubuta and DE Soto, Miss, are
completely inundated. Every bridge from
Pennington to l.ogtown has been swept
away. Thousands of dollars worth of
timber has iloated out 10 sea. People liv-
ing on the Louisiana side have been forced
to abandon homes and flee TO the Missis-
sippi side for safety. Hundreds of head
of cattle and hogs have been drowned.
All farms and gardens will have to be re-
planted.