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is" said the major, patronizingly. $50
you are going up to the. Big Horn.
Well, sir, hope we shall hear good &C.
counts of you. There's splendid field
for officers of the right sort-there-
and opportunities for distinction
every day."
At sound of the staff officers voice
there reused up from the opposite sec.
ton, where he had been doing over
paper, man of middle age, slim, ath.
letic, with heavy mustache and i'm.
perial, just beginning to turn gray, with
deep-set eyes under bushy brows, and
a keen face, rather deeply lined. There
was look of dissipation there, shade
ofshabbinessa about his clothes, a rakish
cut to the entire personality that
caused Folsom to glance distrustful]y
at him more than once the previous
afternoon, and to meet with GOODNESS
the tentatives permissible in fellow
travellers. The strangers morning
had been lonesome. Now he held his
newspaper where it would partly
shield his face, yet permit his watching
the officers across the aisle. And some.
thing in his stealthy scrutiny attracted
Pappoose.
eyes," continued the major, II have
seen great deal of that country, and
Mr.. Dean, of whom you spoke, was at
tached to the troop escorting our COM
mission. He is hardly regret to have
to say it-er-what you imagine. We
were, to put it mildly, much disap.
pointed in his conduct the day of ou1
meeting with the Sioux"
A swift, surprised glance passed be-
tween the girls, panied look shot
into the lieutenant's face, but before
the major could go on the man across
the aisle arose and bent over him with
extended hand.
"Ah, Rurleigh, I thought knew the
voice." But the hand was not grasped
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

His Recommends ton. She-"Would
you recommend any particular method
of learning golf?" He-"Decidedly!
Coeducation. Boston Gazette.
Uncle Bob-''Well, Johnny, are you
at the head of your class 2" Johnny
;'No, but I can lick the fellow that is!'
Answers.
"One would not expect to find ego
tism among postage stamps" re-
marked the snake editor to the horse
editor. "No." "And yet when I put a
few postage stamps in my pocket
soon find them stuck on themselves" -
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
what did you do when that horrid
Mr.. Waxem proposed to you?" HE
proposed by letter, and simply re.
turned the proposal after writing
across the face of the envelope: Opened
by mistake and then signed my name
to cleveland Plain Dealer.
Her Father-"And what are your
prospects," Her Lover with dignity
81 don't know, sir. I am not so mer-
cenary as to inquire" Her Father
''What do you mean by that?" Her
Lover-"I mean that it never occurred
to me to look you up in Bradstreet's.'
Philadelphia North American.
'People sometimes find, pearls in
oysters, do they not?" inquired the
young girl, as the waiter placed a
steaming stew before her. EYES," re-
piled the popular burlesque actress,
who had asked her out to lunch. "And,''
She continued, with flourish of her
jeweled fingers, ccasionally one gets
diamond out of lobster."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Young Hopeful" Mamma, it's very
cowardly to thump a little boy when
he's down, isn't it?' Fond Parent
"Of course, my dear; you know that
quite well. You've never done such q
thing, I trust" Young Hopeful-"Oh
no, mamma; but Tommy Jones did,
Fond Parent-"But didn't you try ia
prevent him?" Young Hopeful-"]
couldn't, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS holding
the boy Ally sloper.
They had called to solicit the firms
assistance for local charity.-Greene
Suppose we ask this gentleman that
is coming up the aisle" Gray-"No:
he is dressed too we'll, and has too much
the air of enterprise and activity. He
is undoubtedly an underling on small
salary. We will tackle that slouchy-
looking woe-begone little man at the
desk. He is sure to be the ad of the
establishments Boston Transcript.
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CURRENT TOPICS.

Kansas farmers will get seed wheat
from Turkey.
A steel ship carries one-ffth more
cargo than an iron one.
Nail plant at Belfont, Pa, costing
SIS, 1000, sold as junk for $6,375.
Leipzig, in Germany, sells 10000
tons weight of books in one year.
The kiale, or household fox, 10 .
favorite pet among Chinese women.
English people drink yearly, on an
average, eight ounces of cocoa a head.
Insurance companies will now take
risks for limited amounts ON football
players.
Powdered charcoal, if laid thickly
on burn, almost instantly allays
the PAIN
Henry Labouchere, NJ. p, editor Of
Truth, completed the Goth year of his
life recently.
Buffaloes are found at the height
of $4,000 feet on the African mount
ain of Kilima Marc.
Over 100000 worth of diamonds
are stolen every year from the South
African diamond mines.
More than half of the 81 1921 900 gold
Imported into this country during
March came from Canada.
The Indian name of the Charles
river at Boston was Mis-sha-um,
which meant great highway.
Thirteen million cubic yards of
earth were removed in making the
canal across the isthmus of Corinth.
Three hundred Negroes from va
rious parts of the south will leave
Birmingham, Ala, in January for Lii
IBERIA.
New Scotland Yard is the largest
police station in the world. 1t is
capable of accommodating 5000 police
officers.
Comrie, in Perthshire, Scotland,
has had more earthquakes in the last
century than any other place north
of the equator.
Boston capitalists are said to have
purchased several thousand acres of
mineral and timber land in Claiborne
county, Tennessee.
According to Mint Director Rob-
erts' estimate, the output of gold for
1901 will exceed 100000 day,
1865 100000 for the wear.
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of the guard, snatching his carbine
from its rest at the hub of wagon
wheel, ran noiselessly after. Blake
pulled meditatively minute, then be-
gan: s .
You know it was winter, and bitter
cold. There had been bad blood be-
tween the Ogalallas and the Chey-
ennes ever since they killed Crazy
Horse when he tried to skip from the
guard. The Cheyennes were camped
in the valley three miles above the
fort and the agent heard, somehow,
that they had it in for him, and in
duced Crook to order two troops of
cavalry to take station close to his
thieving old shop, and the detail fell
on Billy and me. We were madden
than wet hens, for we had to tent out
there in the snow and stand guard
over q swindler we'd rather see
hanged any day. We knew he'd sold
the hostiles ball cartridges by the
wagon load the summer previous, and
if they'd shot him as full of holes as
a sieve it would only have served him
right.
''Of course we hadn't been there "a
hours before old Two Moons, their
chief, with dozen feathered blather-
sixties, came riding down to inquire
what our coming meant. The Indian
is never so sensitive to the presence
of soldiers as when he's planning
hell-raising. He couldn't speak Eng
lish, and no white man can talk Chey-
enne without the sign language. So
it was lucky he brought little Alou-
cite along-his granddaughter. Her
father was French Pete, the half
breed scout Red Clouds people killed
on the Rawhide three summers ago.
Ray had ridden over to view old Spot
ted Tail at Sheridan that morning, so
1 was in command. We had our pa
laver, and it was short, can tell YOU,
Two Moons went off mad but digni-
fed, and thought I'd handled the
thing in style until Billy got back
long in the late afternoon. Then I
saw I hadn't, for he looked grave
when I told him the chief rode away
without a handshake. We had only
20 men all told. They had 700 in the
tepees, with dozen in the guard
house at the agency.
Baker would have sold his soul to
get rid of that dozen by the time we
got there, for Two Moons told him
he'd have 'em out. He was afraid to
hold them, and he didn't dare let
'em go.
III SEND Bat in to Laramie with
dispatches the moment he gets in
from Chadron,' said Ray. They would
follow and kill any soldier they saw
going But it was two days before
Bat got back, and Two Moons struck
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CHAPTER TX.

For nearly a week after the home
coming of his beloved daughter John
Folsom was too happy in her presence
to give much thought to other matters.
BY the end of that week, however, the
honest old westerner found anxieties
thickening about him. There were 4s
hours of undimmed rejoicing. Enuor
was so radiant, so fond, and had grown,
so said the proud father to himself, and
so said others, SO wondrously lovely.
His eyes followed her every movement.
He found himself negligent of her gen.
tie little friend and guest, Jessie Dean,
to whom he had vowed to be second
father, and such friend as she had
been to his Pappoose when, a homesick,
sad-eyed child, she entered upon her
schooldays. Elinor herself had to
chide him, and with contrition and dis
may he admitted his fault, and then
for hours nothing could exceed his hos.
pitable attentions to Jessie, who, sore
ly disappointed because Marshall was
not there to meet her, was growing
anxious as no tidings came from him.
Two whole days the damsels spent in
going over the new house, exclaiming
over papa's lavish preparations, but
wishing presently that Mrs. Fletcher
were not quite SO much in evidence,
here, there, and everywhere. Only
when bedtime came and they could
nestle in one or other of their connect
ing rooms were they secure from inter-
ruption, and even then it presently ap.
peared they could not talk contiden-
TALLY as of old. Folsom had taken
them driving each afternoon, he him
self handling the reins over his hand
some bays, Elinor at his side the first
time, and Jessie, with Mrs. Fletcher,
occupying the rear seat. But this,
Elinor whispered to him, was not as it
should be. Her guest should have the
seat of honor. So, next day, Jessie was
handed to the front and Mrs. Fletcher
and Pappoose were placed in rear,
and in this order they bowled round
the fort and listened to the band and
talked with several of the women and
one or two officers, but these latter
could tell nothing about Lieut.. Dean
except that they had been expecting
him for two days-he having taken the
long way home, which both Jessie and
Pappoose considered odd under the
circumstances, though neither said so
and nobody thought to explain. But
the morning of the third day miss Fol-
som''-as the veteran was amazed to
hear his daughter addressed, yet on re-
Election concluded that he'd be tempted
to kick any man who addressed her
otherwise-seizeda favorable oppor-
tunity and whisked her fond father
into corner of his library, and there
gave him to understand that in eastern
circles the housekeeper might some
times, perhaps, accompany the young
ladies when they were going shopping,
or the like, alone, but that when
escorted by papa it was quite unneces-
sary. It was, in fact, not at all con.
veltiopal.
ITO Be Continued
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Jameson Higgins Co., Chicago, have
recently published q charming little vol
ume. entitled "Short-Story Masterpieces"
in which they have combined IS snort
stories written by "a different authors. all
of whom are among the most popular writ
ers Of fiction of the day. The list OF au-
thors include such well-known writer's as
Gen. Charles King, Mary E. Wilkins, Eliza
beth Phipps Train, George AIDE, Opie Read,
etc. The following story by Gen. Charles
King Is one of the two which that WELL
known soldier-author has in the book.
THERE was one thing about that
Cheyenne business that never
got into the papers," said the tall
captain, knocking the ashes out OF
his pipe on his spurred bootheel and
deity refilling it from long beaded
buckskin pouch that hung next his
holster at the waist belt. II don't
b'lieve there's q man here, 'cept Ray,
and myself, of course, knows how we
got the alarm at the agency"
The squadron had bivouacked for
the night on the Laramie fats, with
the fort only long ri1le shot away.
It was to march at three in the morn
ing, which was why SO many officers
were sprawled or squatted around the
fire at nine that night, instead of
squabbling over pin pool or poker ''up
at the store. There was a general
upturning of bearded, sun-blistered
faces toward the speaker.
'How was it, Blake?" finally asked
his right-hand man-seeing that he
wouldn't shove ahead until hidden.
But before Legs" as the long troop
leader was called, could begin, there
came from the direction of the swift
rushing Laramie a long, low, moaning
cry, rising on the night wind and dy-
ing away in a SODA wailing, heart
broken sob that dominated every
sound, that stilled at once the
"champing" of the horses at their
feed and startled the sedate corral"
of mules. Every quadruped in camp,
some few with low snort of alarm,
turned erect ears to the east and
stood quivering. Dead silence for an
instant fell on the group about the
camp fire. Then an uneasy shifting.
"Good Lord, what's that?" gasped
the subaltern just of four years fam
cy duty.
Coyotes" hazarded callow young
ster, unwilling to seem ignorant of
the geological possibilities of the
frontier.
"Coyotes!" growled old Stannard;
''shove ahead, Blake"
Capt. Ray, an agile, quick-moving
little fellow, without word sprang
up at the sound and strobe away
through the dim moonlight in the d.
rection of the stream. The sergeant
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Aba dOned Farm Lands In EnglO nd

Abandoned Farm Lands in Engl0nd.
Over a considerable extent of Sails
bury plain, which is now used for mil
itary maneuvers, quantities of broken
fiints are to be seen on the short turf.
These fints have a tale to tell besides
that in which the geologist revels.
They show that the land on which they
lie was formerly cultivated. Corn once
waved over a considerable portion of
the great plain. It was abandoned as
Improbable long before the drop in
prices 20 or rs years ago. A statement
was recently made in one of the daily
papers that two farms in Essex, on the
borders of the Epping forest, are to be
had rent free, provided the tenant pays
all rates, ETC., and keeps the farm
buildings in proper republication En-
presS
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IMPORT THEIR WOMEN.
Fathe rland Furnishes Many Hunga.
rian Brides Who CrOss the
Ocean for Homes.

The old colonial scheme of bargain
ing for wives has become popular
among the Hungarian residents of
Schoenville. A score of blooming dam
sells from the fair plains of the Danube
lately arrived in Pittsburgh and hur-
ried at once to the new settlement,
where they will soon become~the bet
ter halves of as many husky workmen
employed in the Pressed Steel car
works. The method of the Virginia
planters in purchasing spouse for a
few pounds of tobacco will be followed
in certain measure in Schoenville. OF
course there will be no open barter
ing and money is not likely to be ex-
changed, but nevertheless the men who
claim the hands of the Hungarian
maidens must be able to show that
they are able to support the brides who
have journeyed so far to complete the
conjugal happiness Of the mill men.
Since the founding of the new town
on the banks of the Ohio there has
been an amazing dearth of marriage
able women in the community. Amer
lean girls of the Gibson type, the tailor
made variety or the favorite silk-lined
beauties do not meet with much favor
in the eyes of Schoenville, says the
Philadelphia Press.
The would-be bridegrooms there are
compelled to get up early and work
late, SO that there is little opportunity
to go accounting beyond their own
neighborhood. Finally the news of the
scarcity of eligible girls in Schoenville
drifted beyond the sea. 1t was pleas
ant duty for Cupid to perform, and
when he whispered the glad tidings
under the cottage windows on the far
away plains of Hungary he was greeted
with many rapturous sigh. Twenty
girls were willing to risk the tempests
of an autumn voyage on the Atlantic
to become the brides of happy homes
in America, and, banding themselves
together with Cupid, they came over
under the love gods tender care. When
they reached their journeys end the
entire populat ton of the town was on
hand to receive them. Two engage
ments had been announced before noon
and others will follow in rapid success
sion. Courtships will be short in
Schoenville, and other maidens soon
will be imported. As may be supposed,
the task of having and holding wife
in the new town is not one of extreme
ease, and the men who have been made
happy will treat their wives well.
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IntePestin9.

Gent-What is the reason you charge
twice as much for my cuffs as you did
formerly?
observation-disclosures you have
begun making pencil notes on them.
''What difference does that make?"
1.-THE girls waste so much time in
trying to make them out."-N. Y.
World.
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The Silent Premier.

James Dunsmuir, of Victoria, B. c.,
the new premier of British Columbia,
threatens to be known as 'sThe Silent
Premier" He has been a member Of
the provincial legislature for two
years, and in that time his voice has
never been heard in debate on the floor
of the house.
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The major was drawing back, his face
growing yellow-white with some
strange dismay.
"You don't seem sure of my identity.
Let me refresh your memory, Bur-
leigh. am Capt. Newhall. see you
need drink, major-Ill take one with
YOU"
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Went ThPOuHhs

Mike" said Flooding Pete. "do you
t'ink it does man much good to 60
t'roo ccllege?"
''Not much,' responded Wandering
Mike. Il went t'roo college once, an
all l got was two dictionaries an a
suit of football clothes. De ~swag
wasn't wort de risk" - Waship gton
Star.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-24

The United States supplies the lar
gest proportion of visitors from
abroad to Carlyle's birthplace in Ec.
cIefechan, Dumfriesshire.
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ALOUETTE'S WARNING
By Gen. Charles King, D. s. A.

GsS0909009t
Copyright, 1900, BY the Daily Story Pub. Coz
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-24

there was too much that was somber,
too little that was inviting. But pres
emily, as the long train rolled slowly
to the platform of a rude wooden sta
ton building, there came sight at
which the eyes of both girls danced in
eager Interest," row of "a" tents on
the open prairie, long line of horses
tethered to the picket ropes, groups
of stalwart, sunburned men in rough
blue garb, silken guidon Tapping by
the tents of the officers. 1t was one of
half a dozen such camps of detached
troops they had been passing ever since
breakfast time-the camps of isolated
little commands guarding the new rail-
way on the climb to Cheyenne. Papa,
with one or two old cronies, was play
ing 'old sledge" in the smoking COM
partment. At big station few miles
back two men in the uniform of officers
boarded the car, one of them burly, ro-
tund and sallow. He was shown to the
section just in front of the girls, and at
Pappoose he stared-stared long and
hard, so that she bit her lip and turned
nervously away. The porter busted
the seat and disposed of the hand lug
gage and hung about the new arrivals
in adulation. The burly man was evil
IDENTIFY parsonage of Importance, and
his shoulder straps indicated that he
was a major of the general staff. The
other. who followed somewhat diff
IDENTIFY, was young lieutenant Of in
fantry, whose trim frock coat snugly
fitted his slender figure.
~Ah, sit down here. Mr.-Atr. Loom
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From the Mares Mouth,

ITO Be Continued
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26

Of an ordinary gas flame. The cane
should be moved backward and forward
in the flame, pressure being slowly
brought TO bear upon it until the cane
is bent to the required angle 1t should
then be rubbed with a wet cloth until
cool. when ii will retain the bent shape.
Cane can also be bent without heat
by first soaking it in water for some
hours, and then gradually bending it
10 the required shape.
Nos, 3, 5, G and required no descrip-
ton. Nos. and 10 are corner brackets.
In making Nos. Z, o, IL great care should
be aiken not 10 hurry the bending,
Bend partly, then cool with a wet cloth.
bend again and cool until the proper
shape is obtained. BY bending too
quickly in flame the cane is likely to
he burnt.
For the yellow canes, / suggest that a
full-sized drawing be made of the bent
shapes, and the cane in process Of bend
ing be put on to the pattern. This is
much easier than bending by guess
work. The brackets look very pretty
enameied or bronzed. and eoc. her
pretty idea is to drape them with pom
gee silk. ribbon or colored seaveed.-
Golden Days.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26
DALLAS FAIR.

For the above occasion, the
cold Reliable Denver Road
will sell tickets from Amarillo
to Dallas and return for Sl2.10
the round trip. Tickets will be
on sale daily beginning Septem-
Der 9th, until October 10Th, and
are good for return until OCto-
Der 18th, 1901. Don't forgot
that you Don't have to apollo
gize for riding on the Denver. T"
For further information call
on or address A. b. Spencer, Il.
P. A.; or V. A. House, Agent,
Amarillo, Texas.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26
THIS PARROT HAS A BANK ACCOUNT.

Mcdonald, a sister of the Mrs, Bradford
with whom he finally lived, and whose
heir he now is.
In the Bradford family he became Il
very great pet. He was especially the
favorite of Mr.. Bradford, upon whose
shoulder he would sit for hours in deep
thought His conversation was never
of the fippant, chattering sort. He
would always speak when spoken to or
when occasion seemed TO make it neces-
sary, but he never talked. as most par
rots do, simply to hear his own voice.
He seemed very fond of Mr.. Bradford,
and for weeks after that gentleman's
death he mourned.
But after awhile he came to look upon
his sorrow philosophically and began
TO show as much attention to Mrs. Brad
ford as he had to her husband.
That Mrs. Bradford was extremely
fond of Polly is shown by the provision
she made fcr him in her will. The $4,000
is to be invested in mortgages by Mr..
George II. Pierce. who is made trustee
by the will. He is to support the parrot
through the rest of his life. He is
groomed. fed and bathed with all the
care of the mostprized pet in the world.
He has ali the palatable viands in the
market, such as polls eat. For instance,
he has a select assortment of crackers.
well picked nuts. seedless rasins and
cake.-N. y. World.