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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12
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Mes York, My From ssno0o ,a
sJ.ho."sl year q, The anl5ur; Cs4nrat.
s4onrr ut Pension. E,Ans ruughi, ~.gr
mats All be- addict - the p~nsaan q.
P~na1turc- Of the government b. iar l-
t.on q be Aous- ~ representative. l,.lay
10 pas-ing tae bill. vap.h ia, ,lrra /,
F'is~~d the .-nate, ImruIins tls tlrprn,I
ent psnsion LA IT lsgO
The MEASURE. known ~ the Granl Army
bail. makes two important changes IN Ire
present Law. d--ignsd to u,rrt obtrrti5ua
vhieh Penss"a It'ocary,, ba.k~,i by tar
Grand Army. have rIa,.,i To- the ruling,
Of Pension toumI s.l5psr Eylu. Palm,
N their riT"r.' 20 have lAr rou1uts.4i.sfst
grant p"n~l1ns Ia -Srr>- ~ sA lat be- ani
the reversing ot'l,-rs 81 ta. interior &.
PalTtmsnt believed the las ,b4x~,i. tas.
turnsl their attention to s7.asssr-. AMI
the Prn~on eummlt..nusr, u ;1s ,.r.g.t
Army drafted The ball 4al-a Ia. ma
passed. 0otA hpu.ss subj 4ng.lH. 4. IL
left their naG.L.
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Fight with Insurgents.

Manila, May "a force Of rebels on
May attacked 20 men Of company I Of
the Forty-fOurth regiment, stationed at
BaTotae, IIoilo province, island Of Panay.
Three Of the Americans were killed and
seven wounded.
The enemy, estimated at 400 men, sur.
rounded BarOtae and attacked the place
on all sides. After two men had been
killed and four wounded, the America
comma nder sent four men to get through
70 communicate with the reminder Of
the company at DmnaHgaa One Of the
men was killed and three wounded. The
latter managed TO return to Barotae.
News was brought Of the fight to company
Of the Forty-third infantry, who sue
eored the garrison Of Barotac on the
night Of May .. The ensmyis losses we're
heavy.
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H.v raj. s.r,ie. On ,A. o.nA

Hsw frAln Service on the o. n q n.
he double train service Just estab-
Eahsd between Portland and Chicaeo,
IN which the o. r. q N, the Union
Pacihe and the Oregon short Line ara
Interested, shortsns the through time
ii hours Train No. 2. leaving Port
Land at S:l5 A. NJ, daily, IL known a.
the ChicAso-PortlAnd epecial. Its
equipment Ii new, making is fully the
equal OF any train now in service from
the Pacific coast 70 the East. 1t con.
sists OF . mail car, baggage car. libra.
Ty-eomposite car. q 6rst-clAss Pullman
sleeper, dining car, two chair carr
and tourist sleeper. There il but
one change Of cars 70 all Eastern points
The full time is three days through e
Chicago, or four days and two hours to
New York.
The second train, known az No. g.
leaves Portland daily at 500 P. NJ,
connecting at East Portland with the
Southern Pacifc's overland train from
San Francisco. and carries through
equipment TO Chicago via the Union
Pacific and the Chicago q Northwest
ern. and also the equipment for the
Washington division of the o. R. & N,
In connection with the Great Northern
for St. Paul This train reaches spo-
kane at 10 A. NJ. A dining car serves
breakfast into Spokane. and dinner is
served On corresponding train leaving
Spokane at 3:45 P. NJ. The new sched-
uIe as arranged, supplies the most
complete service ever furnished on
the y. r. & N, also provides in
creased service in Eastern OREGON,
where IL IL greatly needed, and gives
immediate connection with the wash
fngton division at Pendleton. At this
point there il . large interchange OF
traflc, on account Of the various min
ing districts of Baker county, the Occur
d'Alene, the Republic and Kootenai
mining camps. Portland IL greatly
benefited by this change. in a. much
a. increased service is given from East
ern Oregon and Idaho.
No. . arrives in Chicago at $50 A.
NJ; No. 8 at 7:45 A. NJ, as at present.
The WestbOund train out of Chicago.
corresponding with No. 2, is No. 1.
Ihis arrives In Portland at 4 P. ".
The train corresponding with the East
bound No. 9, Is No. 3, out Of Chicago.
This reaches Portland at 1880 A. N.
Westbound train No. leaves Chicago
at $50 p. NJ. and Omaha at $3.50 A.
ID. the following day. The time is re-
duced two hours and As minutes. No.
:, Wsstbound train. leaves Chicago at
1880 P. NJ, and Omaha at 4:25 Pm.
the next day.
The service ON the Union Pacific on
all these trains includes buffet-smok.
fng-hbrary cars and dining cars. No.
9 carries daily ordinary sleeper to
Kansas City, with change en- route TO
ordinary cars to Chicago.
Consult the nearest ticket agent for
detailed information.
W. Fl. HURLBURT,
General Passenger Agent.
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1ksahas Weshs-i. hawysr. VIA. A
manager and exerator Il ahoat 20 estates,
msAPFrOPriAted AbOut SlJsoo,0o0 Tea
indiesusnas we're foznd neEinst him Rec
order Smith sentenued kin to 10 ysar.
a. AAEa lAbOr. Has terra vii expire 10
DoET0E-
In EieE u the rscent eieht-A0ur move
nsens thrO1ghoaI tina eOansEy the rrport
made 70 the house of representatives by
chairman GAnansr q the committee on
labor % the Gardner eighi-hoaE BAH and
the general suhieet of elght-houF Ieris-
l2tion. has a timely interest he bin
Tequires clause in all government con
tracts that the labor ander the eontrAet
shAll not exesed eigAt hours daily.
The employees Of the 81 LOUIS Transit
Company, numbering about ssOO msn,
made god Tuesday their threat 10 lie
up the street railway trafke of the city.
In doing 70 they nOe only parAlyzed the
bn=iness Of the company which operates
all the elsArtrie and cable reads in the city.
Si1h the exception Of those Owned by
The 81 Louis 4 Suburban Company, on
= hieh strike has been in progress for
tao weeks past, but brOaght matters To
a stAntistih In hall dozen other lines Of
business a. Sell II was the most com
Plete tie-uP ever seen in ST Louis.
Sasnatson II unchanged and only mail
ears are running on the St Louis street
car system
Lord Salisbury took the grace out Of
Inc re~ent vislt a the qaeea to Irelani
BY the vehemence with whieA he warne.i
lTlshEnen that rereDt events in South
Atrlea proved that there could not ne
practical independents anywhere in the
emPafe with opportunities toE arrayinz
hostile forces against the imperial govern
H1eni- II wAs a trenehAnt bal s.riL
sPeerh, ami Vas not well timed.
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The county Jail at Butte now con
tains seven men charged with m,
| crime OF murder.
what TO do with the dandslion Il
the question that Is agitatinK the
minds Of lawn owners at NissouIa.
The Montana baseball season win
commence May y, when the Anaconda
team viii play the Butte cub al Butte
". H. Black. commander Of Lincoln
post NO 2. G. A r., AZ Butte, says that
the members Of the Grand amy OF
the Republic and womenK selief corps
and Standardization organization
viii jointly observe Memorial Day.
May 30.
The last legislative assembly made
no appropriation to defray the ex.
penses Of Montana mineral exhibit at
the Worlds fair at Paris, which Is
opened. Just why the legislature made
no move TO supply the funds is left to
conjecture.
NJ E Flanagan Of ST. Paul is in
the county Jail at BozeEAA. from a
severe cash in his meek and rayiuE
In the ineoherent accents Of a mad
man. He was taken from the west
bound passenger train ami Is charged
with insanity.
sawmin was ordered Cor the ANA
dor on Iron Mountain several weeks
ago. and word has been received that
1t was shipped and Is due this week.
As soon as il Is here il will be saeked
in, the animals used for taking 1t In
bringing ore out on the return trip.
Michael O'Farrell, a nephew Of Mar.
Gus DAILY, was thrown from his buggy
in Butte while driving aad seriously
injured. He was thrown To the side
walk, striking on his side against a
post He was for several years super
intendsnt OF the High Ore and Bell
mines
Over 10000 fruit trees have been set
out this year inKaIispell valley, and
more will soon arrive from eastern
nurseries Many hundreds Of pack
ages Of small fruits have been shipped
there this year. Inspector Parsons has
been busy the past six weeks inspecting
and fumigating the shipments
Ah0A|AGES III Tic NlSAulLy OI Nls5Oula
are experiencing no little amount Of
difnculty in obtaining the help necss-
sary in order to get in their crops In
time to reap the benefits Of the April
showers. Several good men could OBJ
tain steady employment in the valley
at good wages.
The Conrad Investment Co. has pur-
chased $500 head Of yearling grade
Hereford heifers, which will be ranged
In the vicinity Of their ranches on Du-
puyer creek, and will soon receive a
shipment Of thoroughbred Hereford
bulls. which were purchased in the
east
Saturday two laborers discovered the
body Of a man in the snelter yards Of
the Montana Ore Purchasing company at
Butte. They we're unloading a ear Of
coke, and they found the body in one
End of the car, where it had evidently |
ain for two months. An old fashioned |
revolver, four chambers loaded ana two |
mpty, was lying by his side Near the
leart we're two bullet holes, and in the |
op Of the head was a deep wound, suf-
icient to have caused death. No papers
n letters and nothing 70 identity him
we're found. 1t is either a case Of sui
ide Or murder, probably the latter.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, deputy
auditor for the war department, in q
letter written from Washington, d. c.,
aaysI
ALLOW me- 10 express my gratitude 10
yoa Sor the benefit derived from oos bo.,L,
d PerunA- One week has brought wonder.
tul shAnges and am now a. wei a. sve,.
besides being one Of the very best sprins
ton8es h b an exeeilent eatarrh rensdv.s
Vssy respectfully, Dan. A. Grosvsnor.
Hal p. Denton, chief national sxpor,
expedition, Philadelphia, Pa, writes:
Il was completely run down from
oveTwork and the responsibility natur.
ally connected with the exploitation n
great International exposition. Nv
physician recommended an extended
vacation. When life seemed almost q
burden ! began taking Peruna. and
with the use Of the fifth bottle 1 found
myself In 9 normal condition. have
since enjoyed the best Of health"
Almost everybody needs q tonic I'm
the spring. Something TO brace the
nerves, invigorate the brain. and
cleanse the blood. That Peruna will.
40 this Is beyond all question. Every
one who has tried II has had the same
sxperisnce aS Mrs. D. W. Timberlaks.
OF Lynchburg, Va, who, in . recent
letter made use oftbs following words:
always take . dose Of Peruna after
business hours. as it is q great thing
Tor the nerves. There IL no better
spring tonic, and have used about all
Of them"
For free book on ''summer "a.
tarTh, " address The Peruna Medicins
Co. Columbus. Ohfo.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Company /. building a ne~ line from
Wallace 10 Murray The cid line raa
from OsbarH over the Two Mile road
but the new ore vii! tollo~ the road
from here To Murray. connecting with
the old line az Beaver staten A
branch line viii also ae run from IL 10
W A. Clarks nine On Sunset peak.
The AgiDach telephone line has four
Offices IN The Sunset district. but thia
viii u the hrst time that the Bell
company has ever entered that terri.
tory.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

Members OF the North Montana
Roundup Association, in session at
Helena, endorsed the bin pending in
the United States senate to extend the
maximum time cattle may be trans
ported on cars without unloading from
~ TO 40 hours. and also condemned
the bill seeking TO prohibit the max
ing OF oleomargarine. Such a prohi.
bition. the association declared, would
take 70 to "a from the value Of each
animal, that being the worth Of the
butter fat In each carcas for the manu-
faeture Of substitutes for butter.
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500 REWARD aim

The readers u thlH paper will - pts..,. 3,
I-4rn mat thers i at East ms frsasaI s.
- mat aei-1tcs has been able - -ura "A ~
~. ~. s'aEes and that il Cstarrh H.tra a.,
- n - the only positive cure snar, !.
W. " Hlsi+'aI frA'PrultY CataFrh ba.rz -
althuanai disease. requires q stfs,,t-l,
, LsalHsent HaIIs CataFrh Ours = ,4ksr -
tiaiig' ~ilnG directly urn tha hl1s.I 80
mucous surfArea e the system ,hs-rtt
Lying the foundation ~ the fissaus ~ -
~ - Psusnt strength by building ar ~ -
sH,Nsi1h ana assisting nature In d.,tps N. -
- pIgp'ietors have 80 NUT TAIN In IN, -
10 yaNsrs that they OTTER One Hgnd-s.f -
- ~ any case that ls falls 20 eurs -,
i"r H7t OF tsStlmHnials Adffsus 7Ni
aoi1 BY DTuzEists II ~ i'ssda o.
HaIls Family Pills are "a. -,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

Aliens Foot-EAss. a powder Tor the fest
10 cures painful. swollen. smart!ur rsrv.
Sus feet, and Instantly tAksu the s,lHE sat
Of eoEns aud euniuus itt The 1rsatss,
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II tsa certain cure for InEruu1nE SA.s
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iest. We have over 10 30 test raotta :
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shoe stores. BY mail for IS. n ,tan =,
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I had pains through my bowels,
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and sleepy ali the time, was troubled
with the whites followed your
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now have baby girl certainly be-
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table Compound had . very easy
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think your medicine Is a godsend to
women in the condition in which l
WA recommend it To all as the best
medicine for women. Ms. Macy
LAxE, Coytee, Tenn.
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Automobile factories in this country
and Europe are said 10 be cyerstoeked
with orders One prominent manufae-
turer declares that in a short time the
mobiles win be very cheap, and that a
good vehicle can be had for $20O.
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Ksw coII.r. Student. ni..

The death rate in colleges il extremely
low: The strict attention 10 the physique
IL given - the cause. People outside Of
colleges, as well. may have health and
strength. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Il
recommended most highly for preventing
- we'll ~ curing bodily weakness. II n
Ter the blood, the nerves and all stomach
disorders, and its cures Of constipation, in
digestion, dyspepsia, sluggish liver o.
WSak kidneys- are most remarkable.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

st Louis, May 9.-One Of the greatest
strikes in the history Of st. Louis hs.
been inangurated. Twenty hundred
employees Of the St Louis Transit com
Pany went out to compel the acceptance
OF their demands. formulated several day,
ago.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

Women start In cleaning house By
picking out lot Of old things 10 throw
away. and usually end up by dastlnx
them and carefully replacing them in
the closet.
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Active Mining Stocks

are good money nov and if you want To
buy or sell, write me-Win give correct
Information.
C. n. FISHER,
Jameson block Spokane.
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orra ram','rS Of Seattle. Wash. hsvo
surface. ''sV IL all on the
times. hSS many trying
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Mothers will ind Mrs wlnslov.s soo,,
ing syrup the best remedy to use for ,h.,,
children during the teethins psr,od ''''"
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However much a woman may pro.
test against her sex's reputed love n,
new clothes, 1t Is all there IL she ia .
true woman. -
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

The Dominion government haa d.
allowed every act passed By the last
b c. parliament which contained ,n,..
japanese clauses.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

IN Now York City there are No, Ia.
nat, ioO'oOo people Who are eltbs,
!. Da, , or entirely supported by e" t
sr private charities " puo'ie
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Low shoes and trailing skirt ws,s
one OF the odd wet weather eomblpa.
tons seen on Chestnut street yesterdav
day. S''"'
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flsos Cure cannot be too highly .p,t,r 81,
a. cough eufs.-J. W. OBrisn, "a Tt,,,
ave. NJ Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. i,oo
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A Sure Thing. Or. Pfundsr.
G&zS0N7 QagN3zzzz

The bottom has dropped out O, n.
CEDAR tie industry in the northern conn.
ties Of Michigan. YUM
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The unions Of Vancouver. Wash. will
put a labor ticket in the field at the
coming election.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

In Toledo, o., CO APPLICATIONS were
received BY a carpenters union IN one
night. O''
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The American Mirror Plate Co I,
tne latest trust organized. Its capital
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

Happy IL the young woman whose
small brother II bashful.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

During the past twelve months the
coal miners issued 30s charters.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12

In Java a small state exists which
Is entirely controlled by women.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-12
A Blood
Trouble

Is that tired feeIing-bIood lacks vitality
ana richness, and hence you feel like lag.
gard all day and can't get rested ct night.
Hoods sarSAparilla will cure you because
u VIII restore 70 the blood the qualities it
the muscles, nerves and organs of ths
Pody. IL gives swest, refreshing sleep and
ton.
Felt TIT0d-"In the spring I would
have no sppetite and would feel tired and
Without ambition. Took Hoods sarsapa-
MIA In small doses, increasing as I grew
stronger. That tired feeling len me and I
ieIt better In every way" w. z. BARN.
Box g. Milford Ohio
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PnkhnuS w.
hla Co,ucaun1 IL
came fhenotherof
n k~nussful h.hw
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on BEAUTIFUL BABY B0Y

Wea4 Verse lanas Ha1rg ~ EsAaA n
Eiahhamfs VsssaAbls coapsanA :
ENtasrs fF~1 Tvs WIZ Hss have
Chn1FSa- ..s
"DRAA Ma PfxxHAhs-fR vas my
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been married three years and was
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

u thf Best Medicine Money Can Buy. Pre-
pared h 2. l. Hood 4 Co., Lowell, Msss.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-12
MULES, RATS AND MEN.
Miner. Show Wisdom In Paying Heed
tn In, I1l,ornnaona

Miners Show Wisdom In Paying Heed
to Certain Phenomena.
"Well, that isn't superstition; it's
reality" and the coal mine inspector
didn't seem bit pleased with the
suggestion that superstition might
sometimes be responsible for the ac-
lions of miners.
Goal Miners" he went on to say,
'are not superstitious. Hear noises?
OF course they do, but do people sup
pose those noises are imaginary? 1t
beats all how little is known generally
about coal mining.
"Folks get it into their heads" the
inspector continued, that a man who
will quit work in certain part Of
mine because he sees the rats desert
ing that section Is superstitious when,
as matter of fact, he simply displays
sound judgment. Very soon after the
rats quit sounds will be heard, and
later on slide follows. What would
have happened to the man had he
credited his fears to superstition by
disregarding the exodus Of the rats
and the subsequent noises?
Rats are the first of a mines inhab-
itants to realize danger, and then
comes the mule. Man is the last So
1t is only natural that he should take
as positive indications of trouble the
actions of the others, and he should
not be regarded as superstitious
creature on that account.
"After rats desert an entry it is next
to Impossible to get u mule into it, not
because the rats left, but because the
mule realizes the danger. Left to
themselves rats or mules would never
be caught in slides in mines, but it Is
different with men, who will not fol-
low the lead of the other two."-Den-
| yer Post.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-12
"A JERICHO FAILURE.
THE ATTEMPT TO FORM A COMPANY
OF HOME GUARDS.

Zap Perkins, the Postmaster, Tells
How Bill Lapham Sprung His
& Scheme on the Meeting and How
Lish Billings Gave 1t u Black Eye.
copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewisl
was gittin the mail ready to put
into the Tarrytown bag when Bill Lap
ham comes in. Bill runs goose farm
just out of Jericho and has bin gittin
up In the world like Eastwood tree.
I've known fur the last year that he
wanted to do sunthin smart to git his
self talked about, and when seen him
come in with his chin in the air s'pect-
ed he'd hit it.
Look here, pap" he whispers, though
we was all alone, give struck the big
gest, broadcast, tallest, heftiest idea
ever thought out by mortal man, and
I'm hevin hard work to catch my
breath. I'll be hanged if my head don't
swim and my knees wabble over it,
us it how to grow geese feathers on
hens?" says l, KNOWN he'd bin ex-
perimentin in that direction.
I'D tell you, pap, quicker'n any 9TH
er man in the United States, but I
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-12

| Liberty or death!' AS captain ots the
Jericho Guards you'll find me at the
front, and if don't kill at least seven
| invaders week you kin bounce me
out"
sThe seven uncles and seven invad-
ers is a pint, Noses" says the deacon,
land Pm proud that we both live in the
same town. Bill Lapham seems to be
Uneasy, and I'll ask him if he has any
thing more to say"
Sin the fust place." says Bill, "Pd
like to know If everybody is in favor
of organizin the Jericho Guards
Everybody swung his hat and yelled
out that he was.
"In the second place, I'd like to know
| if everybody wants to be captain"
Everybody swung his hat and yelled
out that he did.
"But everybody can't be-" protested
Bill. 81 don't want nobody to charge
me with bein selfish or conceited, but
I'm tellin you that this idea is mine
and that Pm the man to boss the Jer-
icho Guards. I believe I'm the only
man in this town who wanted to enlist
to fight the Spaniards."
"Bill makes pint, and we can't de-
ny it." says Deacon Spooner, "but
when / offered to lead them guards to
\ victory or death / felt that was the
man to do it. don't want to crowd
Bill Lapham out of place, but
Neither do we" yell 40 men.
"But he must see"-
"Of course he must!'
. Then thar was yellin and shoutin and
a great uproar, and Bill Lapham said
1t was doggoned crowd, and he could
lick any two of 'em rolled together.
Deacon Spooner hammered on the
stovepipe with his cane till he could be
heard, and then he said:
at appears as If we all want to lead
the Jericho Guards and die fur our
country, and it further appears as if
this meatin was gittin mad about sun
thin. l notice Lish Billings over by
the 'lasses bar'ls. Lish, what dyou
think about things? D'you want to be
captain. same as the rest?'
"Noap," replies Lish in his keerless
way.
Amt you Willin to die fur your
country"
mot by a jugful. but if 1 was thar
wouldn't be any Jericho Guards to
die with. You've all bin wastin your
BREATH
"How's that?'
"Thar's jest SO men in this town."
continues Lish, land when the war
was goin on and thar was talk that it
might come to draft the hull crowd
of us went to the doctors to be examin-
ed We had busts and ruptures and
short legs and sprung knees. We had
consumption and rheumatism and
heart trouble. We was deaf and nigh
sighted and toothless. Thar wasn't
one blessed critter in the hull 90 who
was fit to jump over tow string or
chaw peanuts, and kinder reckon
we'd better git sunthin soft to eat fur
breakfast and carry each other home"
M. QUAD.