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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26
Between Heart and BayOnet.
BY JAMES NOEL JOHNSON.

BY JAMES NOEL JOHNSON.
Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Boys" cried the Colonel, dashing
up, "do you see that redoubt?"
The Colonel paused but a second. He
had spoken with the air of n who is
granting a favor rather than delivering
a command.
Capt. Blake and Lieut.. Summers an
swered with an exultant shout that
echoed from every lip in their com
pany.
A single impulse throbbed in each
heart simultaneously, and the leap Of
n foot was the movement of all.
Until now the company had stood,
all their arteries conduits OF burning
flame. Their faces gave evidence OF the
repressive struggle within them.
They had cast sullen, envious eyes
on other ranks OF men that, loosed
from restraint, were hurrying, Ike glad
streams, into the sea Of action.
Oh, the sickening agony, the soul
neuralgia of the brave soldier who is
compelled for a time to become the
passive objector of roaring conflict!
The wild shouts of his brother troop
ers in action ring in his ears, firing his
enthusiasm, but his feet are chained
to the ground.
All around him and through him
runs the thrill of battle. His nerves
are leaping and vibrating like strings
swept Oy heroic melodies, but he is
chained to ~passivity.
Ever and anon a shot strikes into
the human wall. A man detached drops
and lies on the ground. There is re-
proach in the fading eyes, for the man
had been shot as he stood as helpless
as if tied to a tree.
But now the Colonel's word had cut
the thongs from Capt. Blake's impa-
tient men, and gave them the liberty
of action. And each man pressed for
ward as if victory sat on the hill to be
claimed by him alone.
An accommodating wind s~houldereo
aside the masses of smoke and exposed
the redoubt.
About the mouths of the great guns
was blown the foaming clouds of death
The redoubt seemed a great monster
idol, belehing flame and destruction t.
the feet of which hundreds of human
sacrifices were already being cast.
Capt. Blake and Lieut.. Summers
charged in front of their exultan
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She was at home-each saw her IN
the same anxious attitude, at the door
way, a soft hand ~oofng her eyes, gaz-
ing toward the south. The men rushed,
shoulder to shoulder, but at which was
she gazing most anxiously? Neither
could tell-each had his hope and his
fear. But the uncertainty of it all flew
through the soul Of each like a sword.
Each officer had a. clear p~remonition
tnat but n of the two would escape
that cauldron of death.
Blacker grew the clouds, and the
peals of thunder fused into a continu-
GUS roar. Vague lightning played
through the wall. Men dropped like
ripe fruit from a shaken tree. Shouts
Of cxultation often dropped into dying
groans. Still unframed, side by side,
the rival officers fought the same i'm
pulses moving their bodies, the same
vision flaming in their minds.
But if each officer knew the others
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troopers, their swords lifted in glitter
ing menace They had no need to
cheer on their men. To keep free and
ahead of the exultant rush was all the
officers needed to do.
Each of the two officers knew that,
in that sublimed moment, his mind was
in many things the reflex of the 9TH
er's.
Images in their respective minds
were flying as swiftly as the~missiles
of death that both worshiped with the
frenzy Of idolatry.
+" Above that instructive purpose of
SCATTERING the monster on the hill,
each man saw laurels, blood red, he
expected to clasp and carry away to
be proudly placed at the beautiful feet
Of Christine Egglestone.
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A Michigan Town.

The arrival stepped up to the hotel
counter, swung the register around
and signed his name: "John Smith,
Michigan" "Ah, Mr.. Smith," said the
clerk with that hospitable manner of
the true hotel clerk, whats the best
word in Kalamazoo" Mr.. Smith
turned pale as if he had been caught
in the very act. How did you know
T was from Kalamazoo" he inquired
in surprise, for he had never been in
that hotel before. "Oh," laughed the
clerk, "Fve been in the hotel bust
ness a long time, and I never saw
one of them put down the name of
his town yet. The only others I know
of like that are from Oshkosh" Mr..
| Smith didn't know just what to say in
reply, so he said it, and went on up
| stairs to his room, thinking.-New
York Sun.
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WoMEN's BOARD OF Trade.
Organization at Santa Fe In E~xistencef
Since 1893.

Since 8
a novelty in the way of women'sf
clubs is the Woman's Board of Trade
at Santa Fe. N. M. 1t was first or.
gained in 1893 for the purpose Of n
ablins its members to visit the worlds
fair at Chicago. It took to itself the
name Board of Trade to denote it's
practical objects. After the exposition
it turned it's attention to city improve
ment. Santa Fe, like all cities both
in old and New Mexico, has a plaza
in the center of the town. The plaza
at Santa Fe is a place of great his
toric interest, many of the salient
events of the history of the territory
having occurred there. On one side it
is bounded by the governors palace,
a long abode building which has been
the seat of authority ever since New
Mexico was a crown colony of Spain.
With this interesting old building on
one side and the best shops and hotels
| of the city on the other three, the
plaza should have been an ornament
to the town. Instead ii was sunken
and irregular in surface, covered with
a rank growth of alfalfa and sur
rounded by an old wooden fence. The
Woman's Board of Trade took vigor-
GUS possession of the plaza. They
transformed the surface into a fine
level lawn, replaced the old fence
with an elegant stone coping and
erected a handsome drinking fountain.
This was not only an achievement in
itself, but gave an impetus to like
Improvements throughout the city.
The board has also established a free
library and reading-room, which now
contains several thousand good vol
umes. 1t has a visiting and relief
committee, which looks after strang-
ers and gives them a welcome, a boon
in a city to which SO many sick and
unfortunate victims of tuberculosis
bend their steps. 1t also has a COM
mittee on prevention of cruelty to AMI
mails. The board is recognized by a
payers and city government as an ac-
tive factor in successful municipal
government. Notwithstanding its
splendid achievements it has no COM
mand Of public funds, but such is its
standing in the community that it has
never had any trouble in raising suf-
icient money for it's work.
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mind was engaged with the same
thoughts and images, he couldn't re-
sist the belief that the other held a
dark purpose in addition unworthy of
himself. but to be expected in the
other.
They were enemies, of course. In
self-defense they couldn't wish each
other well.
"He'd rather die than lose Christine.
| He'd see me die with secret joy. I
believe he would kill me if he knew
he would never be suspected. | am too
magnaminous. l am too chivalrous to
nourish such a thought respecting him,
but l am sure he would kill me if he
could. I'll be between twin perils
throughout this action" This horri-
BILE suspicion few through the Jealous
mind of Capt. Blake, and, with refer
ence to the Captain, it sped on through
the jealous heart of Lieut.. Summers.
Each, in his present morbid state,
furious with two passions, wrongly felt
the otherawould connive at his death!
Now the men are in the very teeth
Of the awful monster. Great mouths
open and squirt out tearing missiles OF
death. All sounds, small and tremen-
dous, run together in a continuous roar
that becomes half silence. All passions
are reduced to one primal, elemental
desire-the lust of slaughter. This IS
the pressing, omnivorous instinct.
From the rim of that vortex, hope,
love, despair, fear, all fly like feeble
wisps of vapor. Through plunglng arm;
through pressing foil; through pointed
eyes; through lifted lip; through sing
ing nostril, but one feeling surges-
the lust of slaughter.
Lieut.. Summers is at the side OF his
rival. and both fight with that cool
resolution and tremendous execution OF
fearless men exalted by a dual purpose.
Suddenly, without experiencing any
distinct pain, Lieut.. Summers felt the
strength flow from his great arms. Out
stretched, their weight overbalanced
him, and he dropped forward. Bells
sang in his ears a moment, but by ON
nipotent will force he struggled to MS
all-fours, and then gained his feet by
the assistance of Capt. Blake. A feeble
thread of smoke was then seen crawl
ing from his coat a little below the
heart.
my laurels for my gravel" he GRIM
ly thought, and smiled.
The next instant a dim, straight OBJ
ject came plunging down through the
smoke, spearing toward the heart oil
Capt. Blake. In the snarl of the crowd
and jam, he had no power to avoid It,
had he known it was coming. Would
neither brave man go back with Tau
rels?
Instantly Lieut.. Summers, with tho
last squirting energy of a dying flame
drove his shoulder, like a glut, between
the bayonet and it's intended sheath.
Now the death-dealing monster ha
blown it's last breath. The great guns
died in sudden silence, and above tn
ec1oes arose the lusty shout of vic
o tory.
d Lieut.. Summer saw laurels through
e fading eyes. A great, strong hero, hi
grimy face streaked with tears, ben
t, over him.
IS "Forgive mel" he began.
l. ooh. don't mention that" spoke tn
dying man. Forgive me for my I'm
Is worthy suspicion. Now, go. home wit
IS laurels-yours and mine. Take thel
all toto her."
NJo+bipo is erer done beautjfu11
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26
FOR BR1pAn ATTENDANCE.

Ingenuity is racked these days to
devise fanciful costumes for bride
maids and tr~ain-bearers. Close lace
caps for the little train-bearers are a
Fancy of the hour. At a recent we'd
hing in st. Georges, Hanover square,
London, the brides train was borne
by three little girls in empire gowns
BIZ ivory and white chine silk yelled
n white chiffon, with fichus of the
EarrieG baskets of mauv sweet peas
Ind wore the close little lace caps.
AT another wedding there were two
rain-bearers who wore quaint long
WASTED Stuart frocks of white satin
Ind had white chiffon fichus caught
ogether with white roses. The roses
here used also to border the close lace
APPS which the little maidens wore.
There were nine 4ridemaids at this
asst wedding and they were dressed in
Fose gowns with attention paid to
very detail, says the Daily News.
heir dresses were of white mechlin
ACE over silk. The fril's of the skirt
we're strewn with pink rose petals, and
leading the fril's all around were gar
ands of pink roses and foliage. The
waists had transparent Jokes and
leeves and were finished with fichus
|firufHed net covered with garlands OF
link roses and foliage. The sleeves
EereE caught at the elbow with roses
he hats were composed entirely o.
ose petals, the crowns were wreatheo
nth roses, and there were greai
inches of them on the turned-ul
rims.
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HINTS.

Starch left over after the ironing day
should not be thrown away. A little
boiled Defiance starch added to the
hearthstone used on doorsteps will
make them last longer and cold-water
starch can be allowed to settle, when
the liquid can be poured off and the
rest left to dry for use again.
The best background for pictures is
plain terra Gotta or brown paper. A
woman who is the proud possessor of
many old prints and engravings has
them in her dining room. The walls
are covered with W. apping paper, or
something that looks very like it, and
above is a frieze of orange distemper.
The picture rails and woodwork are
white. The hangings are of orange
colored velveteen. All the furniture is
mahogany.
A simple and easily made dessert of
rice and peaches is always delicious
and is especially adapted to children
and persons with delicate appetite.
Boil rice, taking care that every kernel
shall be dry and separate from every
other one. Heap it in a glass dish.
Peel and slice some peaches and cover
them with sugar. Turn the fruit oveI
the rice and serve hot, with cream and
powdered sugar. Chopped pineapple is
delicious prepared in the same way.
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asking me If 7 would do them the
favor Of lending them my beautiful
specimen OF Beauvais tapestry / am
at my wits end to know what I ought
to do about it. OF course, IL l refuse
it will seem churlish, and under the
circumstances I certainly cannot ex-
plain!"-Daily News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

Nothing is eger done beautifully
which is lone in rivalship, nor no.
bly, which is done in p~ride,~-John
Ruskin.
The more of a sponge a man is, the
| less he tries to keep a ciean record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26
Native Seed Best.

Like Indian corn, the tomato is best
when the seed is produced in the same
latitude and climate where the crop
is to be grown, and it seldom does it's
best the first season when taken far
north or south of it's native locality.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

Tailor-made suit in brown checked
goods, with trimmings of plain brown
cloth, stitched.
Medium length coat of blue broad
cloth, deliberately embroidered in black
braid.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

A heart is lost In the game of golf
Cupid has taken charge of the green,
And hazards are frequent, nigh and off,
With a stymie constantly between.
The victim studies his charmer's play,
Follows her course with an anxious
eye,
Hoping she'll land in the self-same way.
Making the game a like-as-we-lie.
The parsons niblick would help them
then,
For to the altar the course would be,
And when the game would begin again
A wedding ring would serve as the tee.
AS single players no more arrayed
Against each other, but man and wife,
Their future would be a series played
OF fourscmes Upon the links of life.
IF. w. w.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

Let us be of good cheer. remember
ing that the m~isfortunGs hardest to
bear are those which never come
Lowell.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

1t is the unconventional woman
who has a mania for attending conven-
tons.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

A small toque is excessively unbe-
coming above a large, round face.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

Riches can buy a man a whole lot Of
trouble.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26
WOMEN AM HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.

etiquette and the Truth-The Bridal
Attendence-Notes of the Modes
Some up-to-date Hints for the House,
hold.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
The Reservoirs Filling.

Harry Mcdowell, who has charge
of the station of the Arkansas Val.
ley Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land
Co. out at the reservoirs, was III
town the first of the week, and in.
forms us that the storage water has
been pouring into the reservoirs at
the rate of 800 cubic feet per second
for several weeks, and the indica-
tions are that it will continue at
least ten days longer, even il there
are no more rains or freshets in the
river. The gauge at the big Neenoshe
outlet now shows l4a feet of avail
able water, and the guage at the
Queen outlet shows 1885 feet. This
will be materially increased by the
water yet to be run in during the
present rise, but even the amount
already in the storage system will
insnre full supply for all the land
in cultivation under the Amity canal
for the balance of the crop season
aud for the fall cultivation, without
any help from the river whatever. 1t
is just another demonstration of the
great value of these great storage
lakes, and shows that it is the only
absolutely safe way to build ditch
system in this section where the
water supply only comes in spurts.
All the canals will have to come to
this plan in the end, and the sooner
the work begins the better for all
concerned The expense is great it
is true, but one years crop saved
will paw it all.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
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80 90
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60 90
Programme.

The Pleasant Valley Grange pro
gram to be held at W. II. Taylor's,
Thursday June 9th, 1901, at 2 p.
m, everybody invited.
l. Opening Song.
9. Address, W. II. Taylor.
3. Select reading, Mrs j. f. Rowe.
4. A fine minute talk on some
prtctical subject, Adam Kerr.
4. SIS strict observance of parli
smentary law desirable in our
Granges?" W. H Gny.
6. "Should a farmer and his fami.
ly take vacation?" Mrs. Taylor.
Z. A practical plan for building
barn, j. X. Stevenson.
8. Song.
8. "Why is frequent cultivation
necessary to promote plant growth
when wheat, oats and grasses flour
ish without cultivation" Bert Rowe.
10. "Does it pay to summer fallow
ground" Il. q. Gordon.
IL. "The sugar beet and its future
for this valley" q. +. Pearl.
~ ''How to make money without
work." Fred Sampson.
ID. "What we owe to our boys and
girls" Mrs f. S. Gordon.
IA. Question box.
l5. Song.
j.. G. GoRDoy, Lecturer
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
Sale of The Lamar Canal Co.

On last Saturday, June 10, at the
court house, Sheriff Frank Nj. Tate,
as special commissioner made the
lurgest public sale of res estate ever
sold in the valley. Under the order
of the district court he sold the La
mar canal and most of the lands,
water rights and personal property
of the Prowers County Land and Ir
rigation Company The large body
of land comprising about 5000 acres
lying along the railroad for 20 miles
and all of it within three miles of Il
siding, represents ono of the finest
pieces of real estate in Colorado 1t
has bsen mostly lying idle for several
years owing to the title being tied
up in the litigation between the var
iou1 interests which have at one time
or another invested in it. The sale
attracted quite large number Of
people. both capitalists from abroad,
and local parties who hoped to pick
up some special tracts Sheriff Tate
had to read the notice before the
sale, and after standing for about
half an hour, Frank called for H
chair and finished the job in more
comfort. The sale was first IN sde in
separate tracts, but as only few of
these were bid for it was soon evi
dent that the sale would be made on
a lump bid, When the property
was offered in a body Ralph Leigh
ton, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
and J. E Ramsey, of Philadelphia,
trustees for the bondholders. bid
100000, and as no one else seemed
to have that amount of small change
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
The soheme Of a FakIr.

Exchanges tell Of fakir who is
working towns and cities and rural
districts in the following manner
He drives through the country and
sells soap at So box, which sum
includes the price OF forty yards
of carpet selected from the samples
which he has in his wagon. He
takes the S., leaves the box of soap
and promises to deliver the carpet
within week and drives away.
The soap is probably worth fifty
cents. 1t stays with the purchaser.
The carpet is worth propably $l5,
but it stays with the faikir and has
not been delivered in a single in
stance.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
Santa Fe Excursion Rates.

Special Summer Excursions to
points on A. II. & S. East
Dates of sale June 20 to Sept II in
elusive. Final return limit Oct. 81
Rates to Chicago and return $31 80;
Kansas City and return $1,000. TIC
other points east on Santa Fe sys
tenn at proportionate reduced rates
Glenwood Springs, Colo, June
July, August -aad September, 1901
Reduced rates from Pueblo, Colora
do Springs and Denver. Dates OF
sale June 81 and rs; tulv B to II
inclusive; July 30 and 81; August
11-12-l7 and "a and Sept. 3 to ! |
inclusive, with gnal limit 30 days
from date of sale. Tickets to boar
transit limit of 10 days in eacq di
rection. Stopovers will be allowed
at and west of Divide and Florence
same route must be used in both di
rections.
Denver, Colo, June 1920, 1901.
Meeting Overland Racing Asso., :
Rate of one standard fare $9.35.
Dates of sale June 15-22-26, final
return limit D days from date of sale
but in no case shall final limit be
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19

about their person, the property WAS
knocked down to them. A. E. Bent
the receiver OF the property, peti'
toned the court for his discharge as
receiver, which was granted and the
new owners took charge of the canal
and lands yesterday, but as the other
interested parties have until March
15, 1902, in which to redeem the
property from the sale, very little
will be done until that time in the
way of improvements. The canal
will probably remain under the pres
ent management.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
Real Esta.e Transfers.

The following is list of the real
estate transfers fled at the county
clerks office during the past week,
as taken from the records:
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
County Notes.
From the Holly Chieftain.l

james higgins, of Geddes, 5. ID
bought j. II. Norris farm this week
Mt $50 por acre. He also bought
VIM Simpsons five acre tract in the
north part of town, for 500, on
which he will reside.
The wheat crop in the Amityville
settlement is the finest we ever saw.
1t is about all headed ont and stands
thick and high. If this wear doesn't
prove a record breaker in the wheat
yield we will miss our guess.
w. S. Pardonner, president OF the
Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and Irri
gated Land Co arrived Monday from
New York and will spend a few
weeks here directing the affairs OF
his company. Mrs. Pardonner is
with him.
An interesting ball game took
place here Sunday afternoon between
the Indian nine and nine compos-
ed of Holly and Granada boys. The
Indians proved to be the better play
ers coming out winners with a score
of Is to %
w. +. Crowley is selling bushels
of gooseberries from his farm. Every
farmer who has lived here three or
four Years could as well rs not have
all the fruit of that kind they could
use, if they had only put ont the
plants
Thos. ID. Barroll, OF Colorado
Springs, visited Holly last Saturday.
MIR. Barroll lived here year, during
which time he made many friends
who were all glad to see him again.
He is now conducting a graded
Hereford cattle ranch few miles
from the Springs.
W. +. Debus, of Gedees, South
Dakotn, was here during the week
and stayed long enough to become
quite infatuated with the country.
He bought the Dunbar farm in Am
ityville at $50 per acre, also J. L..
Wilson'S ten acre tract in Holly for
which he paid Sl700 Mr.. Debus
will come here to live next spring
He intends to live on his town prop
erty aud rent his farm.
[From the Granada Timas.l
The Navajoe Indians are doing
rood work III the beet fields here
nbouts.
notwithstanding the number OF
now residences put mp this season,
there is still demand for more
honse room. 1t will pay to put up
more buildings.
Through the efforts of the Ladies'
Aid Society, the church has been
cleaned, new curtains put up, and
the platform handsomely carpeted.
The church presents a much improv
ed appear nee
1t is mournfnl to note the scarcity
of teams on our streets OF late. as a
result of high water in the river.
The bridge contractors are being
abundantly "blessed' by the people
who can't get to town
1t would be good plan for the
city marshal to give hurry orders to
the gangs of tramps that infest that
infes, the town Farms and ranches
are suffering for want of hands, yet
these lazy loafers will hang around
and beg aud steal their living.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
MCLEAN BROS.
later than June 30 1901. Continu-
GUS passage each direction.

An all year tourist rate to Hot
Springs, N Mex, at rate of Slf.1O
for round trip, final limit 80 days
from date of sale. Holders of these
tickets can obtain the following low
rates for side trips from La Junta:
Round trip to Pueblo 50 so, to Colo
RADIO Springs S4.35, to Denver $I.25.
They can be obtained either on 60
ing or return trip and carry limit OF
go days, with stop over privileges
north of including Pueblo.
For further particulars inquire of
g. j. GARVIN, Agent.