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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-26

or Daddy in the Ray household was
the "lo,ingest" of titles.
Muidic turned n lnnguid head on
her pillow. 'ln the upper drawer
Of the cabinet In my room. I think"
said she. III remember Mrs. Brent's
examining it,"
Sandy went In search. and present.
ly returned with the prize. a short,
big-barrclcd. powerful little weapon
Of the bulldog type, sending n bullet
like that of a Dcrringer, hot aud
hard. warranted to shock and stop
m OK al ten yards hut miss u barn ut
over twenty: u womnn's weapon for
defense OF her life. not u target piss
tol, and Sandy twirlcd the shining
cylinder approvingly. II was n
cleaning toy. with Its ivory stock
and nickclcd steel.
Every chamber crnmmcd," said
Sandy. ''and sure to knock spots out
Of anything from u mad dog to an
elephant. provided II hits. best keep
II by you At night. Maidic. These ia
'ives r marvellous sncak-,hicvcs.
IVY ~ wv 'N'Eh NnfNf lhll
shnckle upper stories like so many
ghosts. No one n hear them"
Then. when he took his leave. the
pistol remained there lying on the
table, mud Frank, coming IN to see his
most interesting patient just ns the
band ~us trouping back to its post
on the right Of the long line. picked
II mn null .N.s.ts...l IL ...1 ....
most. with professional appreciation.
"Nours, ! see. Miss Ray. and from
your father. 4 man hit by one ~
these" he continued. musingly. aud
lingering the fat lrndcn bullets.
would drop in his tracks. DO you
keep II by your-alwaNs:"
81? MOI" laughed Mnidi.. "I'm
eager 10 get 20 my work healing
moi giving gunshot wounds"
"Nou will have abundant time. my
dear young lady" said the doctor.
slowly, ~ he carefully replaced the
weapon m the table 10y her side. "and
opportunity. II read the signs
Alright. aud we must get you thor
oughly we'll before you begin. ih!
hHut : lnHls hnhl 'nf WNtiff over
ihcre?' he larily asked. II was u
fad of the doctors nrNct To permit
himself ia show the least haste on 80
citcmcni.
A small opera glass stood on the
sill. aud. calmly adjusting II NJ h,
prerrd. Frank had picked II M aud
lcNclcd II towards thu front aud cen
ter ~ the line Just back Of where the
colonel commanding sal In saddle.
\ lively scunlc aud commotion had
suddenly begun nmonr the groups of
spectators. Miss Rays reclining
chair wa ~ placed that 10y merely
raising her head she could look out
over the field. Mira. Brent ran to
where the colonrl's field glasses hung
In their leuthern ease aud joined the
doctor ~ the gallery rail.
Three pairs of eyes wei. gazing
fNcdly ~ the point of disturbance.
already the crntcr oi n Surgiug crowd
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-26
RAYS DAUGHTER

-
so.'inue"' Is nc quickly 'urncu ana
my s'an uesire 10 ne presented May
nave inc pie"sure'
mere was no MISLEADING the gener.
sis o'sapprooa'ioh OF the o'hciai
head OF the s~isterhood rs represented
on 'ne sacramento Ihough ne ana
ms om'ers r"inninru aboard an honr'
not once again wonid he 'ook To-
wards Dr. Wells or seem to ace any
OF the party out MISS l'ny' TINS TOO
despi'e thc 'act tha' u tired TO ex
pam mn''ers ana pour OIL ON such
waters.
capt butt scn'fpp champagne 70
u distinguished wr'y' u Miss
Kay mg5r" !" DE excused ana Shipped
away 10 htr s'n,rroom' on. 10 he III
s'an''y recalled ny o'hrr ards
Col. n Mrs. brent. other old friends
OF her father and mother. She re-
memhered them wei, ~ rcinein'
oered having heard o MIS- hrrnt
hnd brn'cd all opposition u had
started Tor Hong Kong the day after
the colonel steamed Tor Maniini y
thrir coming with most hospi'able
ihtcht on'F ""u"u 10 thr poor GIFTS
preparedness 'or 'ney wc''
eo"'es upon her ana oaue her Ret her
i"gghR' UP NJ once 'h"N M" come
!" ,aN' hrr 10 'ne'r ow" root ihey
ma" secured such 4" quaint r"o'ny
mousse w trn',h rlRh' near 'he va!
sh"re' anu lo"h'hg righ' out u" 'he
iunt'" AM 'hc P"rnu" Rr"""uS
'hcH N'or'n'u w h'r P"n wv, s"e
mus nor ""'e n'r iheI
o"ur hrr SEMI '"r MISS 'orter' ""u
ih'nn'r" her w '"'lr "nrm-h.nr'."
~'n''",'"h; "u' ny 'e ,'"e ""'u'c
was "o'e y" Rr' " worn III c"'c"''e
On h'r own n'r""n'' wv" "'Ere" 'ne'.
w CONF NV" "''' W. WI. WIS ""u
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-26


a narrow panel opening in n OF
these doors, two feet above the
ground u on httie hinges Oh us
OWL gave means OF passage 10 ho"se-
no'd servants and' wheh preSseu 'or
time' 10 such OF the'r supef'ors us
"o"'u condescend U" step h'gh anu
s'ooP low
10 'hc r'gh' ana "tt OF ."e """i.
entrance were store rooms Se''""'S
ro""n.' anu earr'ase-roon, """ "Pp'.
sue ,he 'n''er' 'oW"r"s " ''"' 81
or"au s'a'r"a! .na'' 'u'h'"s "p""
''se''' ic" 70 we n''"R-r"""'s "n ..e
upper n"o'-'"' "f"a" sun" ~ u
ma" VI '"c S'"''N o''"R "''"N' -
"'"'"H-'"o" "" N,"'' ''.'' a"'
nS ~""''"""r" va" " P"''v'
oPen'"R from NV s"rs v, Y ,''
iro"' W." 'e",. "'', 'p" "h'
r"o"'s, h'p~n-'e"""P'" '""""'
"~'er'""h'"R wv" p"''""H -
n""H,"p nv S',''' wv" 'N''""'"R /"
""H'n :" INV """SV vas ""'
e'"se" ,er""u"' W. S"PI.e" ""'
'h"'eS' cnh'rS """ e"""'
"' nnmooo an" W''"'r' vs. LOOT oo'
ereu mere "hu 'n'rV WIN ,""'"" ,"HH'
W. s"rroUhulhG ""u'-"'H" '",""s
n,''u WIN p"ra''e' Er"'NcN '" WV"
MI" 'aS'lN the iranhrS ~ !" VIM
" translucent Hh'i'S' SCI w "''"
lo"'-'"'h Sl"hrrS' W :" ""'N-P'''n
o,n"N wv" 'N''"''' WI" w" anu
g'ar' VI murray
WIN h"i' thrown nae there
spread an unub''rhr'rd We" 81 thr
par"ur gr"nnh eve" u" th' edSe o'
ne diSinnt 2in' ana mere u was ihr
h~"u'rholu sat 10 wn'rh u m''linry
ceremonies 70 receive 'hrir guests
ann 10 rrNd or d"N" throughout thr
hours "i me a Tampa
h"l"gnmRhAhn was wfni IN" natives
rn'lrd ihn' marital nnt ~ u s'rhngc
harhnric tongn" That delights ~ ~
,nd "ngS' IN 'n"~ nnd "nngs' even
10 repetition nnd REPETITION
n here one soft. s"nsuous DC.
tober afternoon. with u Ugnt brcez.
from III" hay tctiprring III" heat OF
the Slaniing sunshine. reclining IN n
broad amboo rnsI-chnir' sat Nnidir
Ray now quite convalesceni' yet not
YET restored to her "'d-'im" ''Roron"
health.
Her hostess. the colonies suitable
wife. wus hu~f ~ the hack gallery
leading Ia the Kitchen. deep w coun-
sci with her Filipin" ~mni"rd"in" and
her 'hinrs" r"hk. err'ttnrS WHO had
been well trained nnd really needed
No instruction, "nd FOR thai matter
got but hi'lr, for Mrs. Hr"ni'S kn"wl'
rdg" ~ the spanish tongue whH even
less Than her command ot "ffdflh
English. N~cvcrihclcs~ neither l%1'ncip
nor sing Sury would inil =" n"d IN
the nnr ease or Sihil" hrondlN IN The
other In assent 10 her every prnposi'
u II being nnr of the articles NJ
'hrir domestic fniih that peace aud
hnppihrSs. truth aud Justice religion
and pl"ty. could best he promoted
throughout the "SinIlishi'rW hN
never HcrmlnF tu Diner Win the lady
- ~. la ~. III 81 go.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-26
CHAPTER XIII.


.,a. anJ a.,n,.n =, .os AZ. u.rari
y,a.-..,.' an. ...,h.n,,inu an,iJ.
,ta,, Nod i,.., q, o,, M, Ca u,,,t,
'r,a a,,,r,.a .oion.n A., u~,nnI,i,
ia, haaa ,ha.n,asa a hi,,., ,rlaI n.
haJ ,.oc,.d n, I.s, IN. nhi,c,,,,
n",n, -, hts ,"t,,"r a.sir.s ma ,,i,h
III "a. -, -, ,t.h.J ht,,.,it t,n,L
on m. s,,,,wcn,, ,y,,h am. n, l,ns,
-. ..a. 4, -, ,,n.,s -, ,L. Sn.,,.
r.u,,,s ,-ass.n..r IN. ,ny,.,. had
L. ,,,,L, ., .,,,J hjs roc,,.rv
mr. ,ar,iiai .r,,,iu, ,x,.,,,J IA, hi.
c.n,rnI nnd c,w,n,. ,s,c,rs had
,ia,iJrn.I nj. L,,,, pt,n.,n, nnnr.
-. .n a.. r..,, lao, .,nr. ,I,ii,
1ri,,s AMI n,cs.u,i, r,n,l, .>,rris,
In .,JIlc hnd I'm, fnr,h.r b,n,ni,J
hin,
N. ,., $500. ,.., Ma.
.,a,, b.. un... 60 no, ~ nm
ah...,In, na,n,. All ,.,, 80, ~
~ n.,n ,aJ r,, H. .,,r.n hos con.
- ,.,,tI ~, ,.,LI m, o.
,".,.u,nhI, hn,n, 4, IA. nrt,il.y, n,
.-at,,na -, J,, IA al ~, hos I'm,
.n..tIt, r.,u,.1 ,h, ,,,.r, ~
nr,.n,,i ,n,r,. In M, m,n,. where.
wi,h 4, rnn,., IA IN, fnir -untirnt
.nr,. ,,,.iiJ, ,ol,n ~ his constant
d.yo,ion. Once. Ia Ex,r.mrnn dis.
MAYED n key of Nnlnrn grapes duly
no,,,i,.r.J with corL. aud several
mounds Of th,-, did Stn,-snni levy
imam forthwith. mud, after being
duI, immersed IN water nnd cooled
1, Inc ir,. cheat. send them la dainty
basket Ia, a wbi,e.rnird lncLe,, with
an unimu.pchnbic card h,nrinr the
Icg,nd mir. C.rnrl Siu,yr4nnt. one
uundr,J and SiNtb New York In.
nntr, Volunteers aud much we're
thcy admired ON arrival; hut that wa
In the earlier dnys ~ Maldir's con
~,nlcsccncr. aud Dr. Frank shook his
head. Crane seeds were prrilous
80 800. A. n... I.... tho
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-26

I''''f nv 'ttNkhi Wv
had been borne. but no civilian, with
or without fits, had recently been adj
mitted.
Inquiry among convalcsccnt pa
ticnts aud soldiers along the road
without resulted al last In his fnd-
ing one Of the party that carried the
stricken man from the field. lie Ind
come to. said the volunteer. before
they had gone quarter of n mile. had
souscd his head In water ~
hydrant. rested . minute. offered
them n quarter for their trouble.
buttoncd up tho light coai that had
been torn open In his struggle. aud
n%ervously but positively declared
himself all right and VASTLY obliged.
had then hailed q passing carromatta,
and been whiskcd AWAY across the
mont aud drawbrldgc into the old
city. There alf trace was lost Of
him.
BafHrd aud troubled. Stuyvcsnht or
d-rcd his %conchnhnn ,o take him to
the Lunctu. The crowd had disnp-
pcarrd. The carriages were nearly
all departed. The lights were twink.
ling here aud there al over the
placid bay. II was still ucuriy an
hour 10 dinnrr-timr ~ the generals
,nrSs. aud he wished tn hr niurr to
think over matters. to hrar the nuth-
ing plash aud muriuur uf the little
waves. aud Stuy VeSant vowed IN his
wrath aud ,eNation that Satan him.
~" ""S' :" managing Nus ""',r''
w, - Wv" """'' "" ""a'"-'"'
"',,""' VI wv '"H'""'' ""''t n'"".
"u'"" W Wv ""'|" S''"''','''h '"
"Nr ''"'"H' """-' wv" ""'"N E"Ne
NV Nv '" '"'h'''N's'
-" "" wv :" "r'"'h' s"n >" hct
W. '"""'" "'''r N"" '"h' in'h' hn'
WINS Jus ""u"" Y" ~" YOU ah we
"'" v" Your mouse >" often w" '"i.
"'rN u'"fh ~ me ,hnH" Young me"
hnN'" my .'nN' ~ ""'"h'N or re-
NP"''' NV " ''"'n 'h'' "
H'' '"'' " s'"R ~nm"'h'f " Nh'fe
~" W. N' """h continued 'hr h'N'
n'r ""fnN 'hnN'ng ""rh "ihrrH hr"lS
w h'r "~r'"'h''' h".l"' 'IhrH' lnIN'
worthless spanish officers inkr every
seat "'"hg mere Nh,' here Your
'"'fN"R' WI no. an "" f"i O thou
H""" 'hlmfN !" r"E ''U'''"h lie
"'r''Iul' fr"""'d a'nA ''''n' j" hiin,
N"H'l ! rhN you diNh'r. aud told
ny amman "" catch N"N " h" hal y"
""R we h''" ON hH h"r7r' '"nr'
aren't A"" h"ni you want =" sit
d""h' no. anyhow Ih"rr'H no
r"uni"r' ~ ''A eau h'r"' III DISMISS
" now You eau ih~i drop m" on III"
way h"m'' N"u know. TN living
down III" 'nn' Real q few blocks this
stdr 81 YOU. MI ihr soldiers know
me u u they hal ih"'r say u
w"nldn he the ~ihch'up Red IroSs
lhHl nirtihp WIN hortorr aud living
hirl' "n the dninii"S our folks sent
over Vi" boys ar" MI right. Us
your generals that hn'" ignored the
y b AS aud Ih show EN- present
~ hat a MISS they've made. Wait
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20

as in the bleak charnel-house the
specter had taken his own Image.
*** He could look no longer; he
yelled his eyes"an agonized by his
sorrow a thousand hot tears streamed
down his furrowed face. Comfortless
and in abject misery he could only
murmur: g. .$*:.,--4-<x :"
y ":oh! youth come again! Come
;againl" 4 = ~. -.
!! And it came again; Tor It was but
q horrible vision Of sleep which*.had
passed before Rim on. this cold New
YearssaNight. He was still in thu hey.
.deyof hia youth, aplhs athsuked
Heaven shat, stiu yonng ndssstreadtse
th4sA4fTnaEs.petthhsssso N$ayisss..h - hadsxaime
tog9 tur ! 4sss1n1l-Ntssaysn
,w.hisk led 70 The 1An1 stSharvsstNaal
thaPpdianess. d s*.z. ].
Young 1eedeR,$ TIM: - vttAhshim
sM ayousstsad azsSAs.sspa1A#e sstlss D
tsthis A1eaA Tor alhs stins
snayJsarrivs vAsn yps, 49, nay "a:
..Come. obi eesas agais. svset tinsIIesll
syosthI. *
And IL will aotl come. i
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
ONE NEW A RESOLVE.
BECAUSE SHE KEPT 1T, ONE WOMAN'S LIFE
WAS MADE MISERABLE.

NY Ill never make another New
~ Years resolve as long as l live"
/mM1 sighed the hostess.
DWMND) HIN! Suppose you failed to
NVWpI keep yours" replied the guest.
~ "Pshaw; if you had, you'd have
been wearing wings instead of furs and 4
halo rather than a picture hat"
II kept mine, but it gave me a lot of
trouble. You see, it was the first New Years
SINCE my marriage, and I felt it necessary
10 turn over a very white new leaf, so l
resolved"
"Never to tell another fb? Then I hope
Anne did not ask you If her new gown was
Becoming"
IT did not-neither did she. If she had,
/ would have at least told her that it was
more becoming than the last one. + re
solved to give up society and devote my
Sme to charity. It is really 30 difficult to
induce Arthur to 90 anywhere that l."
might AZ well have the credit of CIV
ing it UP voluntarily. Still, if you cried each
Sime that he refused, he would bring you
candy and flowers, and"
"And spend 80 much money on them that
Pa nave to give up a hat or two, besides
having my complexion spoiled by the
candy" @
mot to mention the doctors bill, if it
made you i'll. See?"
Nor the fact that I'd have to take the
medicine! No, l resolved to devote myself
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20

"Of course"
"M'hm. Then, we had to buy a good
many tickets for charitable entertainments,
and all my poor people got out Of work and
said they'd rather have money than advice,
so Arthur"
Complained? How like"
eyes. Finally Mrs. Swellstyle decided to
give a colonial bazaar, and asked me to help.
The costumes were to be rather expensive,
but the proceeds were to do great good
in buying Photographic copies Of good pic
lures on which the starving poor could feed
their hunger for beauty. I consented to
help, but"
arthur"
He said that if I continued my charitable
deeds we would soon be objects Of charity
ourselves. He hasn't refused to 90 any
where with me since, but if you win believe
it, Elaine, il falling everybody that my good
resolve was only q scheme to bring about
that result"
ELISA ARMSTRONG BENGoUGH.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
ONE NEW YEARS NIGHT.
Man ID Turn from the !
Paths Of SIN. r

On a certain New years night an
OLD man sto9d.. oy the: window: and
gazed win q long look :o1>Qespalr: out
on1tne 'mn1ova o'e' '1orever-sparking
heavens tnen oovn uPon*!tne wh'1e'
s'niess esrtn' Wnereon % 'nas@sm
,ment mo one vas s eet e. 80
sleePiess*a: fa1s Or efave STOOD
near n'm' u wa: nor ,oeeked wltn-tne
e1-youtn; oot. ~ va eovereo7
VIII. me zeno~s AND thls "
man snaof z VAIN nun
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20

TO good deeds-1 always did like giving ad-
vice"
WAS Arthur delighted?" i
= II suppose 70. He was reading his paper
when l told Kim. It is queer, but that ab-
serbs him ~ much ~ curling my hair 3D.
s>sbs me-" ,
= Men az e queer. Did you really keep
s9hQf reselve?"' .~ ::
y ~k'ha; + eavs / :s1ks waist ths* zane
e'e&sn Paris 70 = woman With three sta1v.
@.inilU Children and even showed her h~v +
slmgte j. A. her. Then ] ws1tsAo - q
Mid wsna1F Who lived mar aIley, and
staak her 4 buzsh sf%tsses and 4 lovely en-
ssHlD6asoilessa asilsy.f AID there *was Elai.s,
? ~ never ID . thing for anybody; / t19d
- che saght 70 Be ashamed, when IAwss
11ppti.e nyseA TO the poor" (
s: ~21d was shs? ...~
< '7s. 'ehs rs.narisl that I ~ WEARING
~ depeiving myself Of iinportelshats. I
"a her that l had to set the poor ARoSa
example in n~eatness." "
r '-Tfue. But"
<<Yes. It was raining when 1 came away
from the blind woman's, and 1=sent her
9andson for Z cab. He never returned, and
T. found that my watch was gone, too.
When I told Arthur, he" .
Eyes, 50 on!"
"He said that charity not only covered
., multitude Of sins, but 4 good many dol.
hrs as we'll. Well, I>caught = cold that
r. ,dAy and was sick for Z week. The cook
Homptly left, and in. boiling I've eggs and
naking some undrinkable coffee Arthur
harmed his hand, scorched his coat sleeve
adg broke two cup He blamed that all
- charity"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
THE TURNING OF A LEAF.
MR.. SIMPLETON TURNED IT, BUT DIDN'T
KEEP IT TURNED.

~ NOTICE that to-day is the first
- of January" remarked MI. VIM
/oMMm\ pleton, as he unfolded the break
lVjNDV) fast napkin. "The day has set
VVWT me to thinking that l had better
~ revive my boyhood's habit and
make the resolve to turn over 4 new leaf.
In the past, l."
"Now, you are not going to resolve to
help the poor by giving away all your Sec
ond-best clothes, are you?" said his wife,
app%rehensively. "You did that once, I re-
member, and had to shovel the snow off the
front pavement in your best suit"
II have done nothing of the kind" has
tily replied her liege. '"The fact is that I
have not been as kind a husband in the
past as l might have been, and"
"Oh, I guess you've been as good as the
average" responded his wife, calmly.
mo, 1 have not, my dear, that is merely
your gentle, wifely way of putting it. I
know that l have often displayed great
temper when the provocation was slight,
but in future you shall have no cause for
complaint"
"Well, of course, you were very unp1eas-
ant about those bills, Nathaniel. I thought
at the time that. you never behaved in that
way before we were married, and"
displayed some temper, did r. No won
der. An angel on a tombstone would have
displayed temper over such extravaganza
as that. Did you expect.m me to remain as
quiet as a-as a gingerbread baby while I
was robbed by a lot of-However, in future
l shall do it, since you are so anxious"
you are sure that you are not i'll. are
you, dear? The doctor said"
"Novor haitian - ~~ 1.f> k>~a ->->1-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20

Oh! father, place me again at the
crossroads of life that l may choose
another PATH" 80 = w.. = -.
But his father: like his own youth,
was of the Long Ago..
He. saw over the black morass ..
will-o.wisp glittering hither and
thither; then it disappeared in .
damp churchyard. -"
How likeel how like my days Of fol.
1y!" he cried. i
he :saw.Gg star shoot 'FRONT.' the heav-
ems, and: shimmering in it, fall, van.
i'll IN the darkness of earth. :.
Like ,myself!" he. grpspeds from !
torn heart. And The serpent's tooth
of~remorse @dus::>dotn deeper. Hi
fiery fancy pointed 70 him the s1sep-
ihS hightrwandere1s: on the roof; ana
the spectral. Windmill. raised, - men
aeihgg arms: Then one h6pIs t*rsnsin.
ing in the ghastly eharnelhsuss 5oi
repentance and remorss. G1S16allyl!
grew into his own image. ssx~. {
OH thstmMst.oEhfsislh1 gufshy, essuddsn.
II the music Of the New YeaT'a@i9hi
sA6atsdIupoh the .aiE;xzand H.>wssS III
silver Ginning Of belfry bells. Hi!
soul Observation-Disclosures; mssssd
] around the smprky horizon, and over
sstheS sprtading sesrth. memory OF
the friends OF Ms youth came to him;
they were now honored EEtespheriss ii
the world. and the glad fathers Of
children. Again he vailed out: & /
ALAS! like you, !, too, on this New
Years night. could have slumbered
with fearless eyes il I had only
chosen Alright! Alas! my fond par
ents, I, too, could be happy had but
needed your warnings and wishes q
the New Years Eve!!'''
Then before his feverish memory
the heydey Of his youth arose-ever
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20


MANAGES hoy got % be dhe t'roets, boded!
Ars. ncGorry-How d'yss1nahs thst
out! zzs1# = % &. : &
I McGorry-Naks 1t .out?!' Herr; ~;
W. .kett leowl1 weather New: Ysaris,:Dkkvf
". don't aads5ut; a, dodhey i've =
. BIRTH ~ frost, on dhe Fourt' y July,
phwiin our tongues are hangin' ont swid 5dhs
heat! Not SOS yez cud netice ut, bedad!-
Judge. <
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
Not Procraxtinater.

IT shall not wait till New Years to turn
over anew, Leaf, = said young Hoopler. NY
grandmother sent me ! Bible for Christ.
mas present, andsI shrewdly suspect that
the dear old lady has hidden I few bank
notes in il. 'J-udge. .
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
orSettnx e the new Year.

0F0etfn8 t. tho New Year.
Hall, glad New Year! We do not ask
Our: woes you should .disperse.
We merely urge this simple task .
Pray do not make them: worse.
Chicago Record.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
The Simple Fact.

Stuyvesant-Going to turn over q new
leaf, New Years day, old man?
Schermerhorn-No, going to turn over
the same old leaf Brooklyn Eagle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-03-06
ILL-TREATED BY A NEGRO
Atlanta Woman Compelled to Cook Break
fast, Then Bound and Her Clothing
Set Fire To.

ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 28.-Mrs. G. a.
Buchanan, who resides at 80 Spring
street. in the heart of Il prominent res
idence section of the city and within
two blocks of the governor s mansion,
was the victim this morning of an out
rage which has caused much excite
ment in Atlanta. Mrs. Buchanan was
compelled at the point of a pistol, held
by burly negro, to give him all the
money in the house and cook breakfast
for him. The negro then bound Mrs.
Buchanan to bed and set fire to her
clothing. Her screams brought assist
ance and she was rescued before being
badly burned.
About noon Mrs. Buchanan relapsed
into comatose state, and has been I'M
able to identify the assailant or recog-
onize her friends around her bedside.
The attending physicians consider her
condition critical.
Intense excitemenG exists through
out the city, and should the negro be
caught and identified it is believed
the greatest police and military pro-
lection would be necessary to protect
him from violence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-03-06
NEWS AND VIEWS.

A Baptist college at Ewing, ILL.,, has
instituted chair of prayer. The
professor who holds it will give two
years course on the nature, purposes
and conditions of effectiveness of pray
err, treating it from a scientific and
historical standpoint. And at the end
of the term the graduate in prayer
will be unable to approach the Throne
of Grace with a more effective suppl
cation than that of the poor publican
"God, be merciful to me sinner y
There are evidently many preachers
'out of a Job in this country. Thirty
new chaplains are to be appointed I'M
der the new army bill, and more than
700 applications for the places have al
ready been filed. There are now thirty
two chaplains in the army. OF these
four are Catholics, eleven are Metho-
dist, six are Presbyterians. six are
Episcopalians, two are Baptist, and of
Congregationlists, Lutherans and
Christians there is one each.
There are rumors of an approaching
outbreak among the Sioux indians on
the North Dakota reservation, and
steps are being taken by the govern
ment agents TO prevent, by pacific
means. the threatened trouble. There
are still some thousands of the noble
Red Men lett in the land of their faith
ers.
John Wise of Syracuse, ~. Y. play
ed in hard luck the other day. He was
just on the point of concluding a
bargain by which he was to sell his
wife for SO, when she up and ran
away. He has put an advertisement
in the paper for her. and hopes yet to
get the money.