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Dbl Division No; 1Epresident. J. Dryer; Vice
Iona; Fin. Sec. r. T.. Norris; Treas, z.
third Sunday Of the month At Avoca. '
Division No. l. L. A.-County President,
Cullen; Vice Pres, Mrs. Mary Farrell; Res.
Alice Nice G Gsfasr1e I GsoTsy En- En-
EoEerty; Treas, Mrs. Mary Brady. Meets
third Sunday OF month after mass.
Division No. 2, Currie-President, ]. Il
hsseary; Vice Pres, John DonneIly: Re1
Ss zee sa N. Farrell; Fin. Sec. o. .Dr!nvll
vim. Meets second Sunday at Currie's han
Ladies' Auxiliary, Division No. ePresL
dent. y; MsAvory: Vice Pres. Mre
Rsc . Ssc. I I'm. Sec Sec: Miss Susie sxeeax:
Mrs.; Joseph Byrnes; lns. Sec, Miss K
LIE sUEUR COUNTY,
county observation-disclosures Osborn, L.
Division No. l, st. Tbomus-pre,,dent. n
". Burns; Vice Pres, c. kildur; Rec. Sex.
w. Ii. Burns; Fin. Sec, James RonayuG
n frs; Sec ); >; &C, ponnell; Treas, j.
st. Thomas hall.
a. Division sion No. 2GPresldent, M. Sicily; JiR-
Meets nrst Sunday. Address, lie SueuE
~! Division No. .. Aontgomery-Neets sss-
SHELLEY COUNTY.
County Presdent-W. L. Fahey. Gree,
n, D,ylsiG %,. No: !; Green Is!e-pre.laent,
Rec. Sec: Frank Cosgrove; Fin. Sec, W. y
Eahey; Treas, James Donlon; Ins. Sec. N.
Mcmahon. Meets first Sunday at 2 q. N.
at bt. Brendan'o hail.
LADIEs' AUXILIARY.
County President-Mra. Emma K Litch
fed.
President. Miss b. Tahey: Vice pres.
Mrs. Frank Cosgrove: Rec Sec, Nrs. 2.
J. Martin; Fin. Sec. Mrs. william Martin:
ms Sec. Miss Anna 8. Brio: Treas. M
Thomas Dolan. Meets second sunday q
month at p. M, at st. Brendap's Hail.
SCOTT COUNTY.
county Presldent-F. ]. Leonard. Jorf.n
Division NO: /, Belle Plalne-Presidept
~. q. X Moloney; Vice Pres, ID. W. SnI
ivan: Rec. Sec., J. II. Stratton: Fin 9eM.
y: NJ Cavanangh: lns. Sec, ], r. strST
ton; Treas, Daniel Callahan. Meets 49,
Sunday. aI''
RICE COUNTY.
Ing, Farlbault. "a
Division No. 2. shieldsvllle-Meets thru
Sunday. ''''s
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500 REWARD 500.

to learn that there Ia at least one dreadful
disease that science has been able to cure
In all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith In Its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, T.. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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ANTRIM.

On the evening of July "a another
outbreak of Orange violence took place
on the Shanllhill road, Belfast. To-
wards seven o'clock a crowd Of about
1000 had gathered in the vicinity Of
Percy street and Dover street. Moth
ing, however, occurred until about $50,
when the dangerous feeling among the
mob was accentuated by an incident
resulting in the disabling Of passing
Catholic. This man, a respectable in
habitant of Durham street, named Ros-
bottom, who has traversed the road
for the last twenty years without be-
a Catholic and cry Of "There's a
Fenian; hit himv' went up. A rush
was made on Rosbottom, and he was
thrown to the ground and kicked For
tunately a few police came on the
scene and rescued him, but not before
he had received serious injuries, which
required his being carried to the Royal
hospital The mob then made a rush
down Percy street, and the five or six
policemen, who had appeared on the
scene, had to beat a retreat, under a
shower Of stones with which the riot
ers had provided themselves. The po-
licemen We're driven clear to the Falls
road, which the mob at once occupied.
Close by was Mr.. Toner'S public house,
which on many occasions previously
had come in for wrecking; and these
premises the mob proceeded to loot,
smashing the windows with paving
stones, and selling all the handy
stocks of liquors. All the bar panels
and mirrors were smashed, and e. in
money was taken from the till. A pub
lie house belonging to Mr.. Mallon, at
the corner of Westmoreland street,
was similarly looted.
ARMAGH.
On July % news reached Armagh Of
the death of Rev. John McKeagney,
P. P, Aghaloo, which sad event took
place at his residence, the parochial
house, Aughnacloy, at noon on that
day. The intelligence was received with
deep regret, as the deceased was one
of the most popular priests in the arch.
diocese. Father McKeagney had been
parish priest Of Aghaloo for about fif-
teen years. having previously been Gu
rate for many years in Ballymacnab.
CLARE.
The paddy McKews'' appear to be
busy forging reports of outrages in
Glare, like that invented about the at
tack on the Protestant bishop of Linn
erick. The latest story-that the tails
had been cut off % head of cattle, the
property Of Colonel O'Callaghan West
ropp, of Coolrea-turns out to be an
exaggerated one. The tails were not
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FROM IRELAND +:
Slavery.

Slavery.
Oh, for lodge in some vast wilder
ness,
Some boundless contiguity of shade,
Where rumor of oppression and deceit,
OF unsuccessful or successful war,
Might never reach me more! My ear
is panied,
Ny soul is sick with every days report
OF wrong and outrage with which
earth is filled,
There is no flesh in mans obdurate
heart,
1t does not feel for man; the natural
OF brotherhood is severed as the fax
That falls asunder at the touch of fire.
He finds his fellow guilty Of skin
Not colored like his own, and, having
power
To enforce the wrong, for such a
worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful
prey
Lands intersected by narrow faith
Abhor each other. Mountains inter-
posed
Make enemies of nations, who had else
Like kindred drops been mingled into
one,
Thus man deyotes his brother and de-
stroys;
And worse than all, and most to be de-
plored
AS human natures broadcast, foulest
blot,
Chains him and tasks him and exacts
his sweat
With stripes that Mercy with a bleed
ing heart,
Weeps when sees inflicted on beast.
Then what is man? And what man
seeing this
And having human feelings, does not
blush
And hang his head to think himself a
man?
I would not have slave to till my
ground,
To carry me, to fan me while I sleep
And tremble when I wake for all the
wealth
That sinews bought and sold have ever
earned.
No. Dear as freedom is, and in my
hearts
Just estimation, priced above all price,
I had much rather be myself the slave
And wear the bonds that fasten them
on him,
We have no slaves at home Then why
abroad?
And they themselves once ferried DER
the wave
That parts us are emancipate and
loosed,
Slaves cannot breathe in England. If
their lungs
Receive our air, that moment they are
free.
They touch our country and their
shackles fall.
That's noble and bespeaks a nation
proud
And jealous of the blessing. Spread it
then
And let it circulate through every vein
OF all your empire that where Britain's
power
Is felt mankind may feel her mercy
too. William Cowper.
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"He's quite prominent politician
here, is he not?" inquired the visiting
Briton. "Oh, no; he's a statesman"
replied the native. "Well, what's the
difference?" ga statesman, my dear
sir, is one who is in politics because he
has money. A politician is one who has
money because he is in politics"
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This offers an unsurpassed opportu-
nifty for those desiring to hunt new
homes and farms, to 60 into the north.
west and look over the country, or for
those wishing to visit relatives Or
friends or to make pleasure trips, 10
do SO.
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CHEAP ROUND TRIP RATE BE
TWEEN ST. PAUL, NINNHAPO-
LIS AND THE PACIFIC COAST.

On July the Northern Pacific rail.
way will place in effect q low nrst-
class round trip rate of $45 from east.
ern terminals to Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland. Dates of sale at eastern
terminals will be from July 9 to July
10 inclusive, and the final limit fer
return will be Aug. 81, 1901. Destina.
ton must be reached not later than
July IS, stopovers being allowed IN
EITHER DIRECTION within ths
transit limits.
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THE BUFFALO EXPOSITION
Is admitted to be the most beautiful
ever seen. Purchase your railroad
ticket via the Burlington Route. Your
home agent can furnish tickets that
way.
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NIAGARA FALLS AND PAN
AMERICAN

Together they form an unequaled
combination for sight-secrs. To go
most comfortably, ask your ticket
agent to send you via the Burlington
Route.
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PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
The greatest fair yet held is now
open. In many respects it surpases
the Worlds Fair. For reduced rate
tickets enquire Of Minneapolis & g.
Louis r. r. Agents.
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4. 0. N. DIRECTORY
NATIONAL OFFICERS.

NATIONAL OEF1CERB.
John T. Heating, National President, Chi
cago, Ill.
James b. Dolan, National Secretary, New
Haven, Connecticut.
James B. Bree, National Secretary, New
Haven, Conn.
p. T. Moran. National Treasurer, Wash
inRton, D. T..
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Chris. A. Gallagher, counsellor-at-
law, 920 Guaranty Loan Building.
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WATERFORD.

At the assizes, in Cork, on July 25,
three of the nine Waterford National
lists tried before Chief Justice O'Brien,
on an Indictment for conspiracy, were
acquitted. Regarding the others, the
jury being unable to agree to a verdict
were, after long deliberation, dis
charged. The lord chief justice had
no option but to direct the three ac-
quilted traversers to be discharged.
''The Others" he said, twill remain
out till called upon" This means that
the whole government case against the
traversers has been abandoned.
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John NJ. Gleason, undertaken, "a
Seventh street S. Telephone, store
1529-L; residence 1891. So.
J. T. Mccarthy, well contractor.
Estimates furnished on application.
200 Central avenue.
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TIE "NORTH COAST LIMITED"
Train of The Northern Pacific, which
created such Juror during its first
season, in 1900, is again shooting back
and forth across the continent in all
the glory of its former days.
This Crack Train OF the Northwest,
almost entirely new for 1901, is the
cpltomc OF modern passenger train con-
struction. The dining car with its n la
carte breakfast and lunch, and table
dhotc dinner for 81; the unequalcd
Tourist Sleeping car of 16 sections,
roomy lavntorics and electric lights;
the first class Drawing Room Pullman
with two electric lights III each section,
and the pnlatinl Observation car with
two smoking rooms, buffet, barber
shop, bath, library OF 110 volumes, cur
rent magazines, ladies' parlor ana OBJ
scrvation platform, all together form
train of unusual comfort, excellence,
and even luxuriousncss even in this
day Of Injuries.
or course. broad vcstibulcs, steam
heat and steel platforms are there and
there are nearly 300 electric lights on
the train, the baggage car and day
coaches being thus lighted also.
The train runs from st. Paul to Port
land, Oregon, passing through Mime
apolis, Fargo, BoZcman, Butte, Nilsson
III, Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma.
Connections from Duluth and Su-
pcri0r and for Helena are made en-
route.
Send TO Chas. S. Fec, General Pas
scngcr Agent, st. Paul. six cents for
Wonderland 1901, a royal book having
a chapter on this royal train.
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CALL UP MEAGHER & co.
If you want good dry pine wood. Ev-
cry load warranted. Tel. 1861.
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BEAUTIFUL SOCIETY BADGES

We have secured the agency for the
Whitehead e. lIoag compnny's hand
some and complete line OF badges FOR
every Catholic society in the North.
west, including a. O. IT,, G. O. b.,
Holy Name. Young Ladies' Sodality,
Rosary Society. all French, German,
Polish. bohemian societies, ana In fact
can furnish badges for any society of
any nationality. We have a full line
OF samples of these handsome badges
at our office. Call ana sec them and lie
convinced that we have Just what you
want. Out of town parties can secure
any information desired regarding
badges by writing TO us. All OF these
badges are of exquisite workmanship
and design and are Just what every So
cicty needs for its membership.
THE IRISH STANDARD,
81 Fourth street S., Minneapolis, MINI.
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TIPPERARY.

On July 22nd the lord chancellor ad-
mitted William J. Dwyer, son Of Mr..
Joseph Dwyer, of Pintown, Roscrea, a
solicitor Of the supreme court of judi
cature in Ireland. After passing the
preliminary examination, at which he
secured a distinguished place, Mr..
Dwyer was apprenticed to Mr.. William
]. Mention, solicitor, Rosscrea, with
whom he completed his apprenticeship.
Mr.. Dwyer intends practicing in Ros-
crea.
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WESTNIEATH.

WESTMEATH.
On the evening of July 81, when the
9:15 train from Dublin arrived in Cas-
tlebar, the guard, when he opened the
van attached to the train, discovered
that man named John McGrath,
from Westmeath, in the employment
of Sir Montague Chapman, was dead
in the van. Deceased was passenger
from AIullingar to Castelar,, and was
in charge Of some dogs and twenty fer
rets, which were going to the shooting
lodge of Sir Montague Chapman, near
Crossmolina
WEXFORD.
We regret to announce the death of
the Rev. Father Heating, P. P, of
Crawford, which took place somewhat
suddenly on July co. Father Heating
but the condition of his health was
never so serious as to cause alarm.
On the night of July 10 he had dis
charged all the duties pertaining to his
ecclesiastical position and retired to
rest without complaining of illness;
but, early OH the following morning,
he expired before a doctor could be
summoned. Cardiac syncope was the
immediate cause of death. The death
Of Father Heating removes from WEEK
ford one Of it's most distinguished
priests. The deceased had had a bril-
liant college career, and after occupy
ing several important curacies, was
transferred to the pastoral charge of
Crawford. All his efforts in life were
directed towards the spiritual eleva-
ton and temporal welfare of the peo-
pie, by whom he was regarded as
guide, philosopher and friend.
WICKLOW.
At the Wicklow assizes, on July "a,
Hugh Kennedy was indicted for the
manslaughter of Charles Ward at
Carrigower, on March 20, 1901. The
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WICKLOW.

At the Wicklow assizes, on July "a,
Hugh Kennedy was indicted for the
manslaughter of Charles Ward at
Carrigower, on March 20, 1901. The
prisoner pleaded not guilty. Laurence
Ward, brother of the deceased, was
examined, and detailed the facts al
ready published. The jury, after a
short absence, returned verdict of
not guilty; and the prisoner was dis
charged.
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Division No. S-President, Z. n. Moron
eey' ~ Ia Fond St, or Z. o.; Vice Pres, j.
IL y; ,MIcNaliy, 6S5 Charles St; Rec. Sec, Thos
Sec, Martin J. Lee, 1888 Sherburnc av.;
Treas, James Tracy, 467 "epplng Ut. Meets
et hnlghts OF Columbia Hall second and
fourth NrIdpya - .
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SLIGU.
Bowmore races have been postponed
until the end of August.
The big libel action Of Mr.. Fenton,
crown solicitor, Sligo, against Messrs.
White, ]. p, and P. Cawley, county
councillor, is listed for the Belfast as
sizes. J
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On July 81 the members of the Kill
kenny Catholic Young Mems Society
met for the purpose Of presenting an
address and testimonial to Mr.. NJ
Loncrgan, one of the most popular
members Of the society, previous to
his departure to America. The testi-
monial took the form of massive gold
chain, with gold medal attached, bear
ing the following inscription: "Pre-
scented to Michael Lonergan, by the
members of the X. G. Y. NJ. S., July,
1901 Rev. James Doyle, spiritual di-
rector, presided, and social supper
followed the presentation.
LIMERICK.
In Limerick, on the evening Of July
20. plucky rescue from drowning took
place at Mount Kennel quay, where a
man named Ryan tripped over a rope
and fell into the Shannon. He would
certainly have been drowned had not
Mr.. John Mulqueen, without taking off
any of his clothes, plunged in and held
up Ryan until boat was brought
Mr.. John Mulqueen is brother of
Joseph Mulqueen, who CALAMITY at.
tempted to save the life Of a blind man
in the Shannon some months ago.
MAYO.
With sincere regret we have to an.
nounce the death of Mr.. Henry W
Jordan, son of the late Mr.. Myles Jor.
dan, G. s., and brother Of Mr.. NJ. j
Jordan, solicitor, which sad event oc.
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evenings OF each month at Forester hall.
aeoo \ franklin ave.

Dirision No. t-president, Mira q. T..
Barry, l62v 6th vt. N; Vice Pres, Mrs. Z,
uieason. 1915 Girard Nv. NJ: kec. Sec, Miss
Miss MAmle Dugan, 5lX lam Nv, n: Trras
MIA. hate McIrath, lU22 Iith Nv. N; InA.
Sec. Mrs. John Gleason, x5U5 Emerson Nv.
n. Meets nrst aud third MondAy evenings
VI the month ut 2Ul3 Washington Nv. NJ
Division No. 6-president, Miss b. bla-
herty. 1871 6th IT. s.: Vice Pres, Mrs. Z.
tlavin. alA 10th av. s., Fin. Sec, Miss $.
M .' tooo 9th ~. s.; Treas. Mrs. }. J.
AEGEAN, 1lO5 9TH IT. s.; lnB. Sec, Miss N.
byrnes. OF 18th sv. s.; Rec. Sec, Miss Il.
Morley, aZ2 10Th 81. 3. Meets nrst Tuesday
evening Of month Ut LabOr Temple,
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rd Division No; SPesldent. T. J. Doyle. 42s
University and Smelling avs: Rec Sec
elmer Mckenna, St. Pauls Seminary: Elm
fTse; jas a.. hha aS 900 100 Eairview
Sec. A. J. .McCarthy, sl2 Smith AZ. Meets
a. cor. University and Prior on third Fri
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NATIONAL DIRECTORS.
P. J. O'Connor, Savannah, Ga.
d. ]. Burns, indianapolis, Ind.
VIM. J. Cronln, Boston, Mass.
Patrick O'Eeill, Philadelphia, Pa.

STATE OFFICERS OF LADIES' AUXIL-
larry.
Presldent-Mrs. J. J. Daley, 1904 Central
av., Minneapolis.
Vice President-Mrs. Mary Reilly, Brain
erd.
Secretary-Ella Heating, 147 Pleasant av.,
st. Paul.
Treasurer-Mrs. Katherine Mcdonald,
Duluth.
Insurance Secretary-Miss Margaret Ora
dy, saltwater.
Insurance Treasurer - Mary Sullivan,
Rochester.
State Medical Dlrector-Dr. q. w. Buck
ley, st. Paul.
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- Division No. 6-President, T. P. shecbau.
gov Alhe mar st.: Vice prea, g. W. Az.
Rec. Sec, Il. 7. Cam1ion, 6oi RandoIpR at !:
Elm. Sec. and ms Bee, <, 70, Thomas. 124i
r. 4th st.; Treas, F. II. Grant, $50 LOGAN
g. Meets at Central Hall second and
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Division No. president, Daniel Kenne-
dy' 23o d. Page st; Vice Pres, James Prem
derghst, lGO Starkey st.: Rec. Sec, NJ. Nc
Mally, Il Chicago av.; Fin. Sec, Thos.
. Tracy, lo1 H. Congress ST.; Treas, J. j.
Trodden, AZ L. Indiana nv.; Ins. Sec. Jas.
j. Griffin, $50 Prescott st. Meets second
ana fourth Fridays ut Wittick's hall, cor.
or Robe st. and Greenwood Nv.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-06-22

notably ambitious stream, in time II
grew tired of giving its strength to
moisten barren fields and corn that
never matured. Beyond the river
rose the bluffs, ragged, broken, cover
ed with ragged red grass and bare or
trees. save for few Stunted oaks that
grew upon their steep sides. They
were pathetic little trees, that sent
their roots down through thirty feet
of hard clay bluff to the river level.
They were as old as the first settlers
could remember, and yet no one could
assert that they had ever grown an
inch. They seldom, if ever, bore
acorns. The titled fields were even
more discouraging to look upon than
the unbroken land. Although it was
late in the autumn, the corn was not
three feet high. The leaves were
scared and yellow, and as for tassels,
there we're none. Nature always dis
penses with superiuOus APPENDICES;
and what use had Solomon valley for
corn tassels? Ears were only Lradi-
ton there, fabulous fruits like the
golden apples of the Hesperides: and
many brawny Hercules had died in
hi, own sweat trying TO obtain them.
"Yet, after all, it will be difficult
for the people of the Solomon valley
to get angry with this historian or
topographer. His ignorance Of the
valley OF which he writes is so cOlOs-
sal that it is excused by the humor
which it cannot fail to suggest. His
idea that corn doesn't find it worth
while to taSsel out in region where
fields OF this grain average fifteen
feet high and yield three to four ears
to the stalk, is so anachronistic as to
make one laugh, while one may search
in vain on the green or brown prair-
les for samples of that red grass
And his description Of the pathetic
little oak trees which cannot bring
themselves to bearing acorns is all the
more touching from the fact that oak
trees do not grow at all along the Sol
emOn bluffs in western Kansas. But
it is the psOple or the Solomon valley
and the author for it. And here, by
the way, we are probably in error our
selves in using the masculine pro.
noun, for the author is given the
name Of Villa Sibert Cather-indi-
eating woman, who, according to
the chivalrous code of western Kan.
sas, cannot be killed and scalpe6"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-06-22
Indignant Kansas.

kAoAASoSs
Miss Villa Gathers story in the
New England Magazine for June,
called "El Dorado; A Kansas Recess.
sional" is engaging the Kansas PEG.
pie as Mrs. Peattie's Nebraska stories
enraged US. Ii writers would tell
the truth about US, meaning Kansas
and Nebraska, nobody. not even the
largest real estate dealers in the two
states, would object, for the truth and
the whole truth would be magniti-
cent advertisement of the resources
and wealth producing capacity Of
this region. A few nerveless settlers
who can talk longer than they will
pillow, ascribe their scanty crops to
the soil, climate and to the trusts.
A story-writer who is looking for ma
terial is not difficult to convince of a
tragedy. Miss Gather, however, has
lived long enough in Nebraska to
learn the truth about this region.
Mrs. Peattie lived in Omaha, Miss
French lived in Iowa when they COM
posed moving tales about arid, sun.
dried plains that failed to raise a
crop oftener than once in five years.
Miss Gathers early home was in Red
Cloud, Nebraska. According to this
review in the Kansas City Journal. it
appears that she never visited the
spot Of which she writes with her Gus
tomary grace and picturesqueness.
"Of all the ISLANDERS designed to de-
fame region as fair as the Garden
Of Eden this story in its descriptive
features is the worst ever. People,
it says. who have been so unfOrtu-
nate as to have travelled in western
Kansas will remember the Solomon
valley for its unique and peculiar
desolation. The hot winds and the
little river have been contending for
the empire OF the valley for years,
and the river has had decidedly the
worst Of it. Never having been a