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was recognized as the first seal of a per-
nlanent occupation of an unsettled .coun-
try by newcomers. From the first settle-
ment Of our country this was practically
the gradual way in which it was opened
up to occupation"
The western settler is ever the friend
of the regular soldier. They have SUI
fered and died together, both the VIC
Tins of savage fury. The settler has
always realized that he could not have
existed in the midst of savage foemen
but for the presence Of his ever-ready
friend, the regular soldier, and he re-
alizes that he owes him. a great debt
Of gratitude. No matter what the SOL
dier was fighting for, whether it be for
the pay guaranteed him by the gov
eminent, for q love of adventure, for
a means Of hiding misdeeds done in a
more civilized community, for lack
of other occupation or to satisfy burst
of patriotism, he fought we'll. What
innumerable volumes of romance and
stirring adventure might be manufac-
tured from the true history of the
deeds of the regular soldier in the
west. History hands down to us in
glowing letters the story of England's
Immortal COD at Balaklava, of the he
roes at Gettysburg, of Osman Pacha
and his Turkish followers at PAevna,
and then dismisses with. scarcely a
mention the brave defense and heroic
death of Col. Fetterman and his little.
band of some 80 men near Fort Phil
Kearney in the very heart of the Sioux
country in 1866. The same is true of
the brave, though more successful
fight of Capt. James Powell and his
small command near the same place
but short time later. Circumstances
have given Gen. Custer and the brave
= officers and men Of his command that
met death on: the Little Big Horn a GER
tain need Of praise, but with it has
come q criticism for the commander
Of the ill-fated expedition, whether de-
served or not. At the same time, but
little is known of the terrible cam
paign In the middle of winter that gave
to- Gen. Custer his reputation as an In
dian fighter This was the winter cam
paign Of 186S-60 inwhich Gen. Sheridan.
then in command OF the department
Of the Missouri, gave such severe pun
ishment to the Indians who had for
four years kept the western country
in state Of terror. Ofthe three forces
which undertook this winter campaign
Of which there IL none more heroic
in history unless II be Napoleor's re-
treat from Moscow, one consisting sof
II fr0nns nf tbs Seventh Neva1rv ~. .i.-
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News In Brief.

Funds are now being collected for
monument to be placed over the late
Bishop Gilbert's grave: The move.
ment is confined to the Sunday schools
in the Episcopal dioceselof Minnesota,
and the school children are the only
contributors.
Nearly 600 arrests have been. made
by the Winona police up5to date this
year. OF this number SIT were for
drunkenness,
John Regan, Jr., has his skull frac-
tured while working in the construc-
ton of the sewerage ejector chamber
atWinona. d A@ A@ .
~ party named Krevenek, the al.
legged burglar who entered James Sla-
ter's residence in Mendoza. has been
discharged by Justice j. r. Auge, Of
that town, the evidence beingsinsuf6ci-
entato hold him.
The residence Of George Myers on
Stockton Ridge was burned during the
absence Of the family, together with
several outbuildings. Loss, q, 900; in
surance, 3o0e sz. $sa
E Authority has hsen given to convert
Ethe Redwood County bank. Redwood
Falls, Mimi, into the First National
bank Of Redwood Falls, with capi-
tai stock Of 32s. 900, .5..
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history is so indelibly
Nv mixed with the history of our

ENX 7ESIEHN. history IS so s1ndenDly
+ " mixed with the history of our
gallant little regular army that
one could hardly be written without
telling the other. It matters not
whether the west referred to is the
territory which our forefathers at the
beginning Of the century spoke Of as
the extreme limits of civilization, the
states of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kentucky, Michigan or half a
dozen others, or the west that we have
known beyond the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers. Whetherthe, commands
were Gen. st. Clair in the wilds Of In
diana, Lieut.. Col. Cooke in the south
west, or Col. Darlington, Capt. Powell
or Gen. Custer in the northwest, the
deeds were the same. the difference
being but the individuality of the off,
GERS and men, and both the deeds and
the men reflect credit on the valor of
the nation. x% :.....4. !.
T. No one#has ever told Of these deeds
better than does Gen. George W. For
syth in his ''Story of the Soldier just
published by D. Appleton & Co., New
York, as one of the "Story of the West
series. He draws an enhancing pic
ture of the hazardous and fatiguing
work done by our little army during
the days that it stood between our from
tier settlements and annihilation. OF
how it has builded the roads and blazed
the trails through the forests that the
settlers wagon might follow. How it
has protected the advance agents of
civilization, whether they be the set
tiers wagon or the railroad. In writ
ing Of thedevelopment of the west, Gen.
Forsyth gives first credit for following
the trail of the aborigine to the fur
trader and then to the soldier. OF this
he says:
- In time came a marching COL
umn of soldiers, with heavy wagon trains
well fitted out with ak. pick shovel and
spade, who held steadily the direct line
of the trail and did not turn aside for
any ordinary obstacle.
'They moved slowly but surely, filling
up Quagm1res, corduroying swamps, bridg-
Ing the ravines and smaller streams, cut
ting down the steep approaches to the
bottom lands and to the river fords chop
ping down the forest trees standing in
the path, and opened a free highway for
those who would follow. When they had
reached their destination the trail had
developed into a road, which usually re-
mained open for all time to come, and it
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1DD and pretty effects
~ IN t1etv house &otUf1S

1bD and pretty effects
~ IN metz house &ot'ns
n FANY are the charming novelties
lV that one may see in the line of
house gowns; charming not
only in the matter of design, but in the
combination of colors as we'll. Com
&binati of colors and materials seem
to- have run riot, ard everything is
used. Still one seldom sees gown
which has not its.attractive points, and
but few%that are not decidedly pretty in
various ways.
= OF the color combinations gray and
yellow seem to be the most popular,
though every color has its following,
andI never remember a time when so
many of the cd and forgotten colors,
such asewere popular in the girlhood
days Of sourtgrandmothers, were resur-
srected and worn5to the extent of being
rage. Such colors as purple, yellow,
wine color and prune are only few of
them, and, all are not only in good form,
but are used indiscriminately for both
old and young. Happy day! The color
of ones gown no longer tells ones age.
There is handsome dressing or
lounging gown made with a loose Chi
nese jacket, richly embroidered, of
course, and completed by an under
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any western exposition, and at Bis
n.arck one of the attractions offered
4 falf visitors was realistic repro
ducticr of the hold-up of the Dead
wood~tage coach, with real Indians
lin tho title role. Newspaper in
4 stinct. for Mrs. Williams had been
raised nmong the newspaper work
ers oil New York, induced Mrs. Will
liamssto ride in the ill-fated coach,
that shes might add realistic dcscrip-
ton 81 that feature of the fair to
her '.sstory" to her paper. Z.
b The bit Of comedy the fair ofa-
ecials had planned for the entertains
I ment of their visitors proved morS
& realistic than the lady had antici-
patedss and when the . stage was
stoppld by the Indians one massive,
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Dead indeed.

''Good morning, Mr.. Cassidy" said
the undertaker's humorous friend, Il
suppose business is dead with you?''
Faith, It Is so,'' replied Cassidy.
with great seriousness. II haven't
buried livin' soul for nearly d
! month. Philadelphia Press.
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Are Partners IN Footwear.

One pair Of shoes serves two men in
iddlesboro, Ky. Each man has only
one foot one the right and the other
the LETT. Their feet aresof the same
size, therefore they buy . pair of shoes
together, one taking the left shoe and
the other the right, ...3.5
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BERNHARD BRISTOL.
! Gettins, Along :,

Ve0I1u8 A1O0BeN
"1'm getting along" said Mr.. Cum
rox.. I'm progressing slowly but
surely" . 49, "
..In what?" ...- =
s "Culture. I've been. travelling
around with Mrs. c and the girls
1ntil TIM getting right refined. But
there's one thing I don't think I'll
achieve. I don't believe I'll ever be
able to go into an antique store and
tell the difference between bric-a-bras
and junk. Washington Star.
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"A great variefy offered
"A IN pretty, bodices

~ THIS same subject a great
~ amount of space might be filed,
for bodices offer a very wide
choice to select from. The bolero in
some of its many forms is still the lead
ing idea, but princess or redingote-cut
shapes and pouched or b1oused bodices
with yokes claim some favor. Wide
revers and lapels are becoming old
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z9HE ,1etu and smart
~ bolero or blot1sed .jackefs

TVERY woman, it would seem, is the
~ possessor of one of the decidedly
smart bolero or bloused jackets.
In spite of the fanciful Celebrations
these little coats are very warm, for
they are made of two or three different
pieces, revealing one, two or even three
coat or vest effects. The materials
used in them may be broadcloth, velvet,
fur and broadtail. .:~> .~
To give q better idea of these neat
little. Jackets, I will describe. asfeW OF
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the village. mingled with the defiant war
cry of the now desperate Cheyennes,
made for short time a. heartrending
scene of awful retribution, for the cav
airy had fallen upon Black Kettles band.
the very. worst in the Cheyenne nation.
and the one that had done more to devas-
tate the Kansas frontier than any other
one band on the great plains.
"Whatever may be truthfully said
against the American Indian, and much
that is bad can be truthfully said. cow
ardice is not one of his faults, especially
of the Cheyenne, and, dend that he was,
Black Kettle was no coward. He was the
very first to spring fully armed from his
tepee. for his quick ear had caught the
sound OF advancing cavalry even before
the trumpet sounded the charge, and.
firing his rifle as a signal to his band
(this was the gunshot that had startled
CUSTER. he called upon them to rally.
shouting his war cry of defiance as the
cavalry swept down upon his village.
where, disdaining flight, he was one Of
the first Indians to fall dead from the
opening volleys of the cavalry. but he fen
gallantly fighting and at the 'front.' diving
bravely. like the savage warrior that he
was. In less than an hour the cavalry
had complete possession of the Indian
village. but only after hard fighting"
Hundreds of such incidents detailing
the valor of our little army of regulars
might be related, and many of them
are in fact related by Gen. Forsyth,
but to-day the red man has become a
peaceful citizen by force of circum-
stances and the efforts of the army,
and our troops have settled down to a
featureless garrison life in this coun-
try Or to fighting the rebels of the
Philippines, or the Boxers of China.
But the past of our army is deserving
Of more attention than it has ever re-
ceived.
BERNHARD BRISTOL.
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.sY" Law Sustainef1.

The United States supreme court
affirmed the supreme court of Mime
sofa in the case Of the Wisconsin,
Minnesota & Pacific Railway company
against Jacobson, involving the con-
ostitutionality of the st9te law Provid-
ing that where roads cross each other
at grades, suitable connections shall
made.
The case is known in Minnesota as
the "Y" case. It involves directly the
construction of connection at Hanley
Falls, Minn.. but bears on all similar
matters.
$- The opinion was delivered by JUS
tice Peckham.
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Architect Gilbert Satisfied.

The work of the construction on the
new state capitol dome has been dis
continued until spring owing to the
instruction of Architect Cass Gilbert.
Mr.. Gilbert says that the bell of the
the walls of the building have thor
oughly settled. A careful examina-
ton has shown that so far the walls
have settled but one-sixteenthr Of an
inch. The capitol commission passed
the November estimates of Butler,
Ryan & Co., amounting to $23; ;6s3: So
on the dome, and $4,000 on general
construction. -...
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Bodies vyere Petrificd.

Many of the people in Ely, who have
friends and relatives buried in the old
burying ground south of town have
been engaged in removing them to the
new cemetary, east of the city, and,
very much to their surprise. have dis
covered that there have been several
instances of petrifaction. The re-
mains of Mr.. Polkinghorn and of Mr..
Penglass were found in a remarkable
state of preservation. The features
and clothing of both of the men looked
as fresh as,the day they were laid to
rest, and it took five men to remove
their remains from the grave.
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Took Flrat HonOrs.

First honors at the Chicago cattle
exposition, have been awarded to Mn
nerota, all due to the exhibit made by
abe Minnesota College and School of
Agriculture, the prices in all aggregat-
ing 1856. OF this sum 5000 was won
out of the prizes amounting to $1,000
offered by Clay, Robinson & Co., Chi
cago.
This commercial house stipulated in
offering the prizes that the amounts
could only be awarded on stock that
was owned by agricultural colleges for
at least six months prior to the exhi-
bition, the animals during that time
to be fed and tended by members of
such colleges. The other 1925 was
won in open contests against the
world
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
Company Complies.

3 + 1 -
The Twin City Rapid Transit COM
pany has at last complied with the
Somerville law, which imposes . tax
on foreign corporations. The COM
pany has made several tenders Of the
fee to the state treasurer, but It's Of
fers have been declined ERecently IN
offer of 81, ,095wasmade. Thin was On
the basis Of q, ,00o, 600, which was rep
resented as the company'sf capital on
the basis of its business in the state.
Treasurer A. T. Koerner refused to
accept this, but after q conference be-
tween the governor. attorney general
treasurer and Attorney Mum for the
street railway company, q compromise
was reached on the basis of the as
sessed valuation of the twin city and
Saltwater lines.
This total assessment is 1900. 600.
The Somerville law calls for fling
fee of35o1on the first $50, 600 and S. on
every $1,000 or fractional part there
Of. This will mean that the street
car sy stem will pay 81, Ss5, instead Of
81. O25, first offered.
y % She Va. 1,rs.. Il. Q n
Miss Anna Holl, Of Minneapolis, was
the real thing at TIE opening up of the
White Earth Indian reservation at
Crookston. She left the city accom-
panied by her two brothers. all Of
whom intended to file on locations
when the reservation was thrown
open. When they arrived at Crooks
ton the two brothers, seeing the propo-
sition that they were up against,
backed out. The young lady how
ever, stayed right with the possession.
and was the third person in line, after
standing up all night. when the doors
of tina land Office were opened.
Miss Holl has taken up this land
with the idea of running a ranch of
her own. and wiQ at once start in to
cultivate her soil. Having formerly
taught school at Godahl, Minn.. she
also hopes to devote few months of
each year in such work where she now
is located.
A had CAVERN.
There was bad caving in of one of
the walls OF. the new Peavey annex on
Rice's Point in Duluth. The annex is
composed of Is bins of concrete con-
suruction with intermediate bins be-
tween.
They are 90 feet in height and IS
feet in diameter, and hold about Is,
600 bushels. Of wheat each.
Evidently there was some defact in
the wall. for it gave way at point
some distance down from the top. and
great mass of concrete and grain
crashed into the bin adjoining. which
was practically empty. !:
This mass struck the opposite wall
of the circular bin and plugged big
hole in it, and through this some of
the concrete debris and and about g.
900 bushels of grain poured out on the
ice. .. =. y.
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A Dangerous Courtship.

TRANSLATED BY ALEX. SCHAAP.
Copyright. 1900: Daily Story Pub COD
Since Aslaug. knut Husaby's pretty
daughter, had grown into young and
charming woman, there was little
peace in the village of Husaby. Day
and night the hardy lads of the neigh
borhood engaged in wordy and f1stic
quarrels on her account. The climax
was reached in the inn on Saturday
night, when some of the boys had i'm
bibed too much.
Knut Husaby would not think in
those days of going to sleep on Satur-
day night without keeping his big
leather boots on He was also sure to
have a heavy oak cane next to his bed
for emergency, as he called it. Since
God has bestowed a pretty daughter
on me, it will be my duty to keep her
from HARM" he would say.
Thore Naesset was the SON of the
butcher, a strapping young fellow, full
of grit and daring. GoSsiperS said that
Thore visited Aslaug more frequently
than did any of the other young men
of the village. This rumor did not
please Knut. In fact. he denied it,
saying that he had never seen Thore
and Aslaug together. But the people
lduSACu anu Ml1lhSQ dI l1Ao- my -
sisted that Thore was a sly lover and
that Aslaug knew how to hoodwink her
father.
The spring came, and Aslaug drove
the cattle to the top of the Aim noun
tain. AS the sun slowly descended in
the horizon and far above the steep,
cool rocks of the mountain, the bel
lowing of the cows, the barking or
the dog, and the yode1 of Aslaug re-
sounded over the valley, the lads, who
were working in the meadows, felt as
if they would like to cast away their
scythes and pitch forks and rush up
the steep paths to court the fair
singer.
When Saturday night came there
was a race between them to reach the
mountain top, but they descended
much more rapidly, for behind the
door of the cattle shed stalwartNm man
was hidden, who gave each and every
caller a pugilistic reception, and told
them that if they wanted more Sc
we're drumming at another time to call
again.
The wooers knew that there was
only one man in all Husaby who could
| boast of the possession of such a
strong fist as that possessed by Thore
Naesset. Some of the rich peasants
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AN ENEMY 10 DRINK,
One Woman who Has Done a Great
Deal to Put Down This Evil.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 3.-(Spe-
ciaD-When the Independent Order of
Good Templars of Minnesota wanted
a State Organizer they chose Mrs.
Laura ]. Smith, of 1917 West SD
Street, this city. The American Anti
Treat League also selected Mrs. Smith
as National Organizer. The reason is
not far to seek. This gifted woman
has devoted her life to battle against
Drink and Drinking Habits. Her in
fluence for good in Minnesota is and
has been very far reaching.
About two years ago however, it
seemed if this noble woman would
have to give up her philanthropic
work. Severe pains in her back and
under her shoulder ladies, made life
a burden and work impossible. Physi-
clans were consulted, and they pre-
scribed for Kidney Disease. Three
months treatment however, failed to
give Mrs. Smith any relief. Her hus-
band was much exercised, and cast
about him for something that would
restore his good wife to health and
strength. He heard of the cures eff
fected by Dodd's Kidney Pills, and adj
vised her to try them, which she did.
She is now a we'll woman and says:
Two weeks after 1 commenced tax
ing Dodd's Kidney Pills, 1 felt much
better, and at the end of seven weeks
was completely cured 1 have had no
recurrence of the trouble. but I take
a pill off and on, and find that it keeps
me in good health"
Dodd's Kidney Pills are for sale by
all dealers at so cents a box
They are easily within the reach of
all, and no woman can afford to suf-
fer when such a simple, and sure
Remedy is at hand.
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hard beating and when blood began
to flow freely Knut called a halt and
added:
Now, Thore, If you can best my
brother, Wolf Husaby, and his son
next Saturday night, then my lass win
be yours"
Thore was so badly injured that he
had to remain in bed over Sunday. On
Monday also he was so worn out from
the fight that he was not able to go to
work in his fathers shop. Tuesday
came. 1t was a balmy day. The sun
shine frightened his room He heard
the bells of the grazing cattle and his
beloved warb1ed her pretty Morse
songs and yodels till he thought his
heart would break
Wednesday came and he still lam
guished on his couch. He did not be-
come convalescent until Saturday
morning, and then he was not well
enough to meet Knut's challenge to
battle with his big brother and
nephew. He looked longingly toward
the narrow path which led to the side
of Aslaug. His sweetheart's yodel
again trilled through the silent valley.
He knew that if he would attempt to
make his way to her that evening he
would receive another drubbing that
would send him to bed for some time
to come.
81 must climb the Aim some other
way" reasoned Thore. Toward dawn
he unmoored his boat and rowed along
the shore of the almost perpendicular
rock, hoping against hope to find some
foothold and some way of ascending
the Aim from the water side.
After the days work Aslaug sat on
the summit of the mountain. She did
not anticipate that Thore would be
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THE SABBATH.

This 81 the day Of rest.
Our failing strength renew:
On weary brain and troubled breast
Send Thou thy freshening dew.
This is the day of peace;
Thy peace our spirits fill;
Bid thou the blasts of discord cease
The waves of strife be still
This is the day of prayer;
Let earth to heaven draw near:
Lift up our hearts to seek thee theres
Come down to meet here
This is the first of days;
Send forth thy quickening breath.
And wake dead souls to love and praise
o vanQuisher of death!
John Ellerton-
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sons of the neighborhood thought that
it was a shame that this common
butcher was permitted to lord it thus
ON top of the mountain and to keep
all wooers away from the beau ifnl As
laug
Old Knut was of the same opinion
when he was told of the bold doings of
Thore and he boosted everywhere that
if there was no one in Husaby who
could conquer Aslaug's favorite, he
and his son would show that they
could do it in short order.
Knut, it is true, was beginning to
age visibly. He was 60 years old, but
despite this he would now and then
engage in bout with his son in the
barn yard, and prove formidable an
tagonist-
Only one path led to the top of the
Aim, and it wendell its way across
Knut's farm. On the following Satur-
day night when Thore wanted to as
cend the mountain and was passing by
the side of the barn, he suddenly felt
the grip of a strong arm around his
throat
What do you want of me?" asked
Thore. He swung himself around
dextrous1y and threw his assailant
into the thicket.
You will know soon enough what
we want of you." said another, who
dealt him a severe blow on his breast.
This was Aslaug's brother.
Here comes the third one" re-
Joined Old Knut. who had meanwhile
managed to extricate himself from the
bushes, and with these words Thor re-
ceived another telling blow
In the face of danger Thor's strength
was doubled. His prowess came him
to stead. for two muscular giants had
attacked. In the end, however, de-
spite his agility and power. Thore got