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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03

when we saw them we knew the enemy
were Crees, for they, only, take dogs
to war.
Gas the warriors, carrying their
fallen comrades, approached the creek,
the women and childen rushed out to
meet them, and then what walls and
shrieks rent the air as the dead father
and husband, son and brother were
recognized! Tie sight was heart
rending. I went over among them to
see what I could do toward caring for
the wounded, but they would have
none of my poor skill. The medicine
men waved me away, and instead of
washing and binding the gaping
woun6s, they put chewed up roots
upon them, beat their drums, and per-
formed a lot of mysterious rites.
While was looking on, the warriors
held short council, and then the
horses were driven in, each one caught
and saddled his favorite, and once
more they went charging out toward
the pits. The plan was to circle round
and round the enemy as near as pos
sible, and shoot into tn pits, and de-
pend upon their tremer 1ous speed and
the shelter of their norses to avoid
being hit. They did the best they
could, but, like The other charge, it
was failure; four horses and two rid
ers were killed in very short time,
and the rest came sorrowfully back to
US.
&" Bear Child, said the chief, you
white men know more than We do.
Advise Us; tell US how we can rout out
this burrowing enemy: how to make
them leave their holes for the open
plain, where we can get at them.
&C That 1 canno' do I replied. sWe
know nothing Of such warfare as this.
Why not let them go? Hear the women
crying. Do you want to make widows
of them all?'
q" 'Ah,' he replied, it is for them
we must carry this thing on, or they
will call us towards. They call for
revenge, and we haven't single scalp
10 give tESIH.
. But haven't you killed some of
the enemy?'
{" From some of the pits no more
shots are fired. But what good is
that? We must have the scalps.'
"The wailing of the camp was I'M
bearab!e, and I went away up the
creek some distance and sat down for
quiet smoke, in position from which
1 could see whatevee was going on.
Presently the warriors started out
again carrying huge bundles which |
made out to lie lunches of lodge poles
wrapped in the lodge skins and Sc.
curely Iashed with lariats. They car
ried them within 100 yards of TIE pits,
placed them on the ground TO the
north, south, east and west of the am
bush and then, lying down behind,
began 10 roll them ahead. At first
sight the scheme promised we'll.
Keeping fat on the ground, the Black
feet wriggled and writhed along be-
hind the slowly turning bundles, which
they pushed forward inch by inch, foot
by foot. Under cover of them they
could undoubtedly arrive safely at the
very edge of the enemy's position.
But what then? Would the attacking
party be brave enough to rush out and
in the face of the terrible fire, which
would meet them, stand there and fight
until the last occupant Of the pits was
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03

the leaves were there. and even the
veins, just as they had been thousands
Of years before, when Little Fern was
fresh and young
'Look here, Harry" said the miner,
picking up the piece of stone and
handing it to his companion, your
little boy will be interested in this
FOSSIL.
SO once more the bright sun shone
upon Little Fern, as it was carried to
the miners home. Longing fingers
touched the shining, dark leaves,
and bright eyes gazed in wonder as
the story of the Little Fern was ted
to the children. After its calm, happy
life in the woods, after its long, peril
Gus journey, after bei2g shut away
from the day and night Tor ages. Little
Fern has now become household
treasure. Primary Education. n n
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03

There is a new railroad car that by
it's own motion comp esses ammonia
gas to liquid, which in going through
the pipes expands and produces the
necessary coldness in the air,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03
T.,di,r Mice and Their WAYS.

During the winter days the wild
creatures of the woods and fields and
watery places of Florida enjoy sun
shine and balmy weather, and there
are many queer animals among them,
some of which are not found in the
north. One Of the most curious of
these native inhabitants of the flower
land is the trading mouse" This
little creature derives ita name from
its peculiar habit OF carrying things
away and always leaving something
in exchange. 1t inhabits houses and
the woods, and there is nothing that
it can handle which it will not try to
carry of. If it succeeds it will leave
what it evidently thinks is a fair
equivalent. Frequently trading
mouse will carry away a quantity OF
beans, for instance, and will leave a
pile of weed seeds that il has gathered
in the meadow. The object Of the
mouse seems to be to put something
in place of the stolen articles in order
that the latter may pot te missed. 1t
has been known to steal jewelry and
leave small bits of woodor weed stalks
where the jewelry has been. 80
trading mice are similar in appear
anee to our common mice and, like
them, prefer-to travel about in dark
ness.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03

large NUMBERS OF tue 6ueuy "cS-d14SeN~@9
A hundred miles west of Cypress Hills
are the three buttes Of Sweetgrass, set
in vast extent of grassy plain. They
were far to the right of a direct line
to the Marias, but the war party
headed for them in order to obtain a
good view of the surrounding country
from their SUBMITS. When on such
dangerous expeditions the Indians al
ways went from hill to hill, no matter
how far they were led out Of their
course, for they tried at all times to
see ahead and about them, and thus
avoid an encounter with the enemy.
Their object was to sneak into the
hostile camp under cover Of night, and
get away safely with many horses.
From the southern face Of the
mountain fair-sized stream comes
out OF rocky canyon, and, flowing
tISsSs;SSSS,hh the plain for several miles,
finally SINKS into the thirsty soil. The
party was crossing wide meadow of
tall grass bordering this stream when
they saw two horsemen ride up on a
ridge several miles to the south OF
them. Quick as fash they dropped
into the tall grass, SO quickly that
they were not discovered, and present
ly the horsemen rode away out OF
sight.
g Now, then, quick, said Little
Bow. Those riders are surely the
scouts of Blackfoot camp coming this
way. We have no time to retreat to
the butte, and must conceal ourselves
here. Go to work with your knives
and dig holes; dig them close together
and do not pile up the dirt. Scatter
it far out in the grass, and perhaps we
will not be discovered.
srThe knives carried by the Crees in
those days were traded to them by the
Hudson Bay company, and were locally
known as beaver tails, for they were
wide, fiat, long, sharp on each edge,
and altogether a massive piece of steel.
The soil was soft, and, spurred on by
the imminent danger of their position,
the warriors made the dirt fairly fly
as they slashed aad chopped and
gouged it and threw it far out as a
sower scatters grain. Down, down
they went, until each one had exca
waited hole large enough to conceal
himself and his dog.
'.It was about this time that we
hove in sight was with about 30
lodges of the Blackfeet who bal left
the main camp on the Marias for a
short hunt, and thinking that there
would be a big killing of beaver and
other fur, I had brought along a
wagon-load of trade goods. We came
leisurely up toward the butte, and az
rivi2g at the high-grass meadow de-
termined to camp. The place selected
was midway between the stream and a
large spring, and as soon as the horses
were unpacked couple of old squaws
started for the latter to get some
water, instead of drawing it from the
creek, which was nearest. Buckets in
hand, they were chattering along when
their dogs began to show signs OF fear;
they shifted the air uneasily, bristled
up their hair, and finally skunk growl-
ing behind their owners. keenly
-aiiyg to the dangers which constantly
beset their wandering life, these old
women ran hastily back to Us, crying
out that the enemy must be near; that
their dogs had warned them as they
approached the spring. l WAS busy
unhitching my team at the time, and,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03
Curious

nd at least e..t1s GROWER in
very " a!u ~ gyald find profitable field.
u would be distinct field in the
growing of tropical fruits for window
and decorative plants. Most of them
are as hardy III the window aud as
easy of cultivation as geraniums, and
their novelty alone is bound to attract
attention. The woman who will edu-
cate people to the decorative value OF
tropic succulents-the aloes, agayes.
semper virums and yuccas-will find
herself reaping ready harvest. Their
artistic possibilities are far beyond
those of palms, made common by ase,
and most OF the plants named will
grow and thrive under conditions or
dinarily favorable to plant life.
In every state there should be a
good business in preserving the beau-
tiful wild plants of the section and
bringing them within reach val! gar
d: rs. Certain vines and shrubs plenti-
full in some localities are listed at ex-
travagapt prices by seedsmen as
choice novelties, and there is re-
munerative field in collecting such
things for large dealers. 1t may be
said on the best authority that thor
ough knowledge Of hybridizing is al
ways reliable means or gaining a
livelihood. - New York Commercial
Advestiser.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03

; So THE. INDIANS FOUGHT,
Battle Of Crsss and Bhektset Seen by Trader II n
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like everyone else, after glance in
the direction indicated by the old
women, laughed at their fears. The
plain was absolutely level for some
distance west and north, and it seemed
impossible that anything could be
upon it and not be instantly seen. But
the old women would not be reassured;
they persisted that they were not mis-
taken; that their dogs had given them
fair warning, and dogs, they said, un
like people, never lied. At last one
of them appealed to her grandson, &
lad OF II or II years, to go over and
look around the spring Mounting
his pony, which had not yet been un-
saddled, he rode away.
II had just turned my horses loose
and was piling the harness in the
wagon, when 1 heard couple of shots
and turned just in time to see the boy
fall from his horse, which came gallop-
ing back toward us. The women were
busy putting up their lodges when the
shots were fired, and the men, as
usual, were lounging about in little
groups, talking and smoking. At the
sound of the guns there was instant
excitement and confusion; half erected
lodges went down with crash, and
shrieking women, squalling children,
bowling dogs, ran wildly about,
eventually making for the creek and
taking shelter behind its banks. The
men, with one accord, grasped their
weapons aud started on run for the
place where the lad had fallen, and be-
lieving that whatever was about to
happen was no concern of mine, I
climbed up on the seat to take in the
whole thing
''The warriors, SO all told, including
few old men who had long be'ore
given up the chase and war, rushed
bravely on, their chief, Crow Wing,
leading and encouraging them. l could
make out the form Of the fallen boy
from my elevated position, but nothing
else; the plain seemed to be devoid of
a living thing. The Blackfeet had
scarcely reached the dead lad when
clouds of smoke burst from the ground,
and with the booming OF old muskets
and the sharp crack of Winchesters-
the Crees had both-I saw four Of the
charging band drop in their tracks,
and three more reel, fall, and start to
crawl painfully back. The rest kept
on, now shooting, too, and several
more fell Thea, as Suddenly as they
advanced they began to retreat, bring
ing with them the dead and wounded.
They could not stand the awful fire
from the pits. Out over the plain,
too, were running a lot Of frightened,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03
The Story of Monday.

- ~ The Story or MONDAY.
Perhaps you have guessed that Mon
day is the Moons day, because the
people long ago thought that the moon
was next to the sun in size:
In many ways they were not so wise
ms the boys and girls of today, and SO
mad no idea that the tiny twinkling
stars were really much larger than the
moon, and only looked so small be-
cause they are millions Of miles away.
SO they thought that the moon
should be the next after the sun to
aonored, and named the second day
of the week for her.
Diana was tho name OF the goddess
Of the moon. Everything about her
was more soft and gentle than about
the sun.
While her brother, Apollo, the sun
god, was driving his chariot through
The sky, she remained quietly at
home.
But when the day was done, Twi-
light opened the gates and the Moon
started on her journey.
Her chariot was not so splendid as
the suns, but it was really quite nice,
at least it would have seemed so to'us.
1t was made with silver wheels, silver
axles, and the body of silver too,
which shone as brightly as aew
spoon.
Along the seat were rows OF dla::
monds and moonstones.
Diana was the goddess of boys and
girls, and always looked after them.
Slaves, too, who were not generally
treated very kindly, were under her
care.
Still, Diana, could be very crrel 81
times, and treated very unkindly those
who displeasel her.
She was fond of hunting and used
to go about through the groves with
he,. bow and arrows.
80 the G owes were sacred to her,
anu mary beautiful temples were built
in them where the people might go tc
worship her, and pray to the image
which was set up there and called by
, her name.
a,-place called Ephesus, there
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03
The Story of a EossiI.

Once npon time, sng ago, thee
vas q dear litae ferL owiag il the
woods. It first crept out of the
ground wee, tender hing, rolled in
Q nala,spA-----;ral. wh&h-spened day
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03

\X In the northwestern corner of Mon
tara, where the great plains Of the
= Missouri end at the foot of the Rock
les, are to be found nearly all of the
few surviving trappers, traders and
y hunters of the old frontier days. They
~ are married to Indian women OF the
Blackfeet tribe, and own ranches on
the various streams running through
the reservation, where wood and hay
are abundant and the range fOr their
p focks unexcelled Whenever few of
; these old-timers meet, story telling is
8 in order, and often the sessions are
= kept up for several days, SO great
- delight do they take in recalling the
\ lMeenes and adventures of their early
! fs: :,
Us SLouis Coben the other evening.
CNN"Each day was full of surprises aud
adventures, and no one could say what
the morrow had in store, for the un-
! respected was always happening
Sbelieve had one experience such as
~&rhas fallen to the lot of few of us-I
III was spectator OF beautiful fight be-
\ SNtween some Blackfeet and Crees.
''To tell the story rightly, I'll begin
with the Cree side of it, as told me
J some months later by one of the sur
gTAsivors I was with the Backfeet at
~ the time it happened, but traded with
SS %both tribes, so it wasn't long before
~ 81 had chance 10 hear the Crees' ac-
J y count of it. In the fall of 1877 the
AlS Crees were camping and hunting in
Set6e vicinity of the Cypress Hills, about
~ 200 miles east of the Rockies, and just
~ north of the international line, and one
S& day party of the young men started
a to make raid on the BlacAfee' whom
S%<~&hey supposed they would find some
along the Marias, or, as all
-, ,Stribes called it, the Bear river, about
80 $50 miles to the southwest. There
s-fMwere % men in the party, including
their leader, Little Bow, minor chief
sS@Spf The trise and somewhat noted
Eedicine man and magician. 1t was
- hid that he could foretell the future
~ Ind circumvent the Vaccinations of
the evil spirits.
''The party started out IN great
IL istyle, heavy work dogs carrying their
S little store Of provisions and robe or
, two, while their owners strobe lightly
along beside them, all decked out in
heir az clothes of feathers, fringes
and ernline skins, their faces literally
- streaked and crossed with bright-hued
paints. Everything was propitious;
the temen in secret council had
: : sgs ssga5 tSssigns right, aud predicted
that they Sa SSd,ssus zsss5a safely eEo,sal with
I r n. -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03
About women's Arpetitos.

Beauty is not so absolutely neces-
sary to woman in the year of grace
1900 as it was II 'the SOS, and the.
small appetite, which was forSaS1.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-05-03
How to Make Gardens Pay.

The growing of seeds and bulbs for
the general and local markets is o
comparatively new field for women,
and one OF pleasure and profit. Few
women have taken up this branch of
gardening, and an expert horticultur-
ist expresses surprise that SO fertile a
field should have been so long neg
lected. Seed growing and hybridiz-
ing to produce new and finer varieties
of plants than those at present II cul-
tivation is fascinating work and Pc
culiarly adapted to the artistic gifts Of
womankind. Several women have
succeeded in this line of work, and all
began with little capital and little as
sistance or experience. Study, energy,
watchful attention and specialization
are the requisites for success in this
work. One woman has seed farm
from which come special, choice
things notably wonderful pansies OF
q glow ing red shade found nowhere
else. One woman who makes spe-
cialty of petunias now enjoys the dis
tinction of growing the finest petunias
in the world. She began her work
six years ago, and in that period has
evolved from the dull colored flower,
of old fashioned gardens blossoms
that rival orchids in their delicate
beauty. Others are OF such gorgeous
tints that they look like living flames.
She shades and bletches and tints the
flowers in her garden with almost as
much certainty of result as If she
were using brush and colors. The
cosmos has been developed in another
woman's garden from tiny blossom
into great, satiny flower four inches
across, showing wide range OF col
ors.
Hybridizing is source OF steady
revenue. There is constant demand
for better forms and new or finer col
ors of standard flowers, and there IS
practically no limit to the possibilities
of their development. The nasturtium
is old fashioned and common, but a
we'll known scotsman Faid 500 for
one plant in beautiful coloring, and
many times thatsum would be PAD
for pure white nasturtium.
A small beginning in the seed busi-
ness need not imply much outlay. 1t
is better to have an eye to the local
market at first or to select something
that will meet certain demand, ali
the while keeping in view some spe-
.ciaity for the iinf There is one
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-10-26
BUNS AND DEAD BEATS
Is what M. S Holt, a Democratic
Speaker, Calls Our Soldier Boys.

The fathers and mothers of the Har.
Tison county boys who are serving
their country's flag in the Philippines
will be proud of the following estimate
put on American soldiers. 1t is an eX.
tract from a democratic speech made
by NJ. S. Holt, OF Weston. ut Glen.
vile few days ago:
''I'havc failed to find respectable
man who enlisted to 20 to the Philip.
pine Islands. The men who went
from my county Lewis were buns
and dead beats. The soldiers shot
down in the Philippines have no sym.
patty from me. | want to send all
the congratulations to Aguinaldo that
can. William J. Bryan and .Ag,lin.
aldo are two OF the greatest men since
the days of George Washington.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-10-26
W. VA. WOMAN sufFRAels1s
Will be Represented in National SUI
frage Bazaar in New York.

The Woman's Suffrage Association
OF West Virginia is evincing keen in:
terest in the national suffrage bazaar,
which opens in New York, Monday,
December next. Plans are maturing
which will place the West Virginia
booth, to be maintained there, on a
parity with the exhibits Of other com
monwealths. The idea is to have IL
each exhibit for sale such articles as
are manufactured in the state making
the display. Particular attention will
be paid to the native writers in every
state. Harvey w. Harmcr, OF this
city, enjoys the unusual distinction of
being vice.president of the associa-
tion. He was elected to the position
as compliment to the good work he
did for the sufIragists ona number OF
occasions This organization has 10
clubs in the state.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-10-26
THERE CAV BE NO EXTERNAL IRRITATION
WITHOUT AN INTERNAL CAUSE.
The Twentieth Century Magaz ne.

A new century brngsnew conditions
and new methods Of meeting them.
Fifty years ago the average American
was content to get his news once a
week. Now he demands it twice day,
with relays hourly when things are
happening in Africa and China.
The Curtis Publishing Company
bought the Saturday Evening Post be-
cause it believed that the public which
demands it's newspaper twice day,
would want a popular literary maya.
zine once week, provided it adjusted
itself to the new conditions and right
ly gagged the demand of the twentieth
century. And that demand. it felt,
would be for magazine Of the best
quality that money and brains could
make, sold at as low a price as modern
machinery and methods could produce
it.
To improve The quality and at the
same time lower the price OF publ
cation, two things are necessaly-l
great circulation and the best OF ma
chincry that human ingenuity can de-.
wise. The first has been achieved, for
the Saturday Evening" has a week
~ circulation of a quarter Of million
and new subscriptions are coming in
at the rate of Il thousand a day. Again,
its ten new presses have just been in
stalled in its new eight-Story building,
which, together with its old facilities.
give it the largest and most complete
periodical plant in the world.
This addition to the equipment of
the Curtis Publishing Company, with
the auxiliary machinery specially de-
signed for the Saturday Evening Post,
the whole involving an outlay of half
a million dollars, will enable it Dies
sen the mechanical cost Of the maea-
zine, and to print the edition of 100000
weekly toward which il is rapidly
growing. And this cheapening Of cost
and increase of circulation will permit
the publishers to make permanent the
price which, under old conditions,
they we're able TO put out only as Il
special and limited otlcr-a years sub
scription to the Saturday Evening
Post, tifty-two numbers, including the
regular monthly double numbers and
the special holiday issues. for one dol
lar.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-10-26
The De.poti.m of Bryani.n.

Democratic National Committeeman
Campau's proposed boycott and Mr..
Rryan's populistic speech at Quincy
Ills. dovctnil well together and are
interpreted ut Republican national
headquarters to mean that the Demo-
cratic Jig is nearly up. Commenting
on the subject Senator Scott remarked
recently:
'.rhe disease known rs Bryanitis Is
evidently passing into Its last stage
What have become Of Mr. Rryan's par
amount issue of Imperialism and his
various other paramount issues OF
August and September? In his latest
speeches lie has not alluded to them
bur Inns confined himself strictly
to intiammatory appeals to the pas
sions OF the tollcrs and the
oilers and vicious. At Quincy he
made n bold attempt to set the
poor against the rich and declared
that the Republican party was run en-.
tircly in the interests Of the rich. The
army. he says. is TO be enlarged by the
Republicans until It Is big enough 10
compel the poor by force OF arms to Ito
the bidding OF the rich. Now. Mr..
Campau OF the Democratic national
committee comes out With n threat
that the committee will issue an order
10 boycott all firms which make con
tracts subject TO The election Of Me-
Kinley or which announce Il shutdown
in case Of the election OF Bryan.
lis not this the very tyranny of Pop