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Evening journal., 1901-11-16
TOPICS VI INTEREST TO THR
MEMBERS Oh THR NATIONAL GUARD

with the foils. Owing to the lateness of
the season, football will not be nidulged
in. though some of the men may De nut
through team work during the winter
TO develop them for next season.
e4- sssss.
Some Of Wilmington's best known
men served in Wilmington's National
Guard during the earlier days. Among
them are Major Edmund MITCHELL, Jr..
who for long time was commander of
company IA; Major George NJ. Fisher.
who was former lieutenant in Company
q, and the hrst commander Of Company
r., and Joseph n. Harman. Jr., of the
well known firm Of j. and j. n. Har-
man, who was regimental adiutant under.
Colonel Ward. Other well known mon
who mt one time were connected with
the guard, are former President of
Council William ). Alexander former
and Colonel Lewis A. Morrow, now of
the Governors stan These are only a
feW of the many.
Companies A and C.. under rom
mand of Lieutenant-Co Stevenson.
gave battalion drill last night. The
showing Of the men was excellent. and
the manner in which they went through
the maneuvers brought forth much
favorable comment from among the spec
lators. On next Wednesday night
Companies L and X win have a similar
I ldrill.
The First Battalion basketball team is
| trying 10 arrange for game ON Thanks.
/ giving night. Sergeant Downs has re-
ceiNcd letters from several philadelphia
teams, but as yet none has been de-
cided upon.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
STORY OF APACHE
CRUELTY IN THE
WEST.

by counting the tracks of their horses.
We rode at the height of speed all
day, not stopping for food or rest. In
the evening we entered valley that
extended farther than the eye could
reach to the southwark. 1t was n
bright moonlight night. and all night
we rode through the valley. The
weaker horses gave out. but the main
body pushed on, stopping only to water
the horses at a mountain stream and
snatch quick lunch from small
store with which we We're supplied. 1t
was the longest and hardest ride /
ever knew, and yet we seemed far be-
hind the fleeing savages. At daylight
we reached a stream OF water and
there the quick eye of our scouts dis
covered the dead body of Mrs. Whites
babe. The babe had been killed by
the Indians out of wanton cruelty. At
the spring our guides decided that we
should rest while they pushed eau
tiously ahead without any attendants.
They believed the Indians would be
found in camp along the valley, and
the approach must be with the great
est caution. We waited for hours. Our
patience was sOrely tried, but in the
evening We had chance at the saw
ages. The party of which l was a
member was lying in the rocks, with
the camp Of the Indians directly before
us, and each man had singled out his
savage. The Indians were stretched
on the ground around smOuldering
fire, and they paid no attention what
ever to our whippoorwill's cry. We
opened fire from both sides of the
camp at the same instant, and then
rushed forward. Seven of the Indians
lay dead. Several of the sleeping forms
leaped to their feet and disappeared
in the shadow of the trees Upon ar
irving at the camp we found to our
sorrow that Mrs. White was dead. One
of the fleeing demons had stabbed her
to the heart, and her servant was
treated in the same inhuman manner.
Both bodies were warm, but the saw
ages had accomplished all the harm
possible, and several of the Indians
escaped entirely. We buried the bodies
in the shadow of the mountains. and
out of reach of wolves and coyotes. but
our hearts were sad as we returned to
the fort. year later watch case
with the initials e j. W. engraved
upon it was recovered from a cap.
tured Apache. Utica Globe.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
TICKET
NO GOOD

The army woman, who has been
married 10 years and moved 10 times,
told an experience the other evening
which was appreciated by many who
were present. She was talking about
Chinese servants, who, by the way,
are much like monkeys or parrots, i'm
itative, but not original. She said
Now, there was Sam! That al
mond-eyed fellow could cook for fur
Their orders and he was willing and
Industrious, but he simply would not
wait on the door! Honestly, Sam
seemed to have been suddenly stricken
deaf, dumb and blind every time the
bell rang. Well, you know how things
are in these army posts. The servant
is obliged to do all the work; SO ]
made up my mind if that Chinaman
could be taught I'd teach him. put
him into the awkward squad and pro-
ceeded to drill him. | went to the
door, rang the bell and had Sam re-
spond. Then / told him how to open
the door; to make low bow; to hold
out the salver for the cards-I used my
own, of ,course-and to show people
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
Bonus for Those
Who Marry

A society whose undertaking is to
provide bonus for those who marry
is tending to make life in East St.
Louis more interesting and also to en-
courage habits of thrift in those who
enter into an obligation to pay the
bonus, says the Globe-Democrat. The
first man to become beneficiary of
the association drew $500 the other
day, and is convinced that the objects
for which the society is formed are ex-
traordinarily excellent, and, in fact,
is not backward in the use of much
more commendatory language, such as
is commensurate with gift of $500.
A wise and useful provision in the in
strument under which the association
is organized makes it necessary for
those who marry to wait for two years
before they are given the $500. 1t
will be seen that while this encourages
matrimony 1t also discourages divorce.
1t suggests that still greater restraint
might be put ON the impulse to appeal
to the divorce court by providing for
series Of premiums on happy and
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
RedSkin
BarbariSn

A veteran who was on the trail in
New Mexico previous to the outbreak
of the civil war relates a story of a
Philadelphia, which was the expert
ence Of many unfortunate travellers
with the Apache Indians in the south
west. The veteran at the time was the
guest Of officers at Fort Fillmore, long
since abandoned. The Philadelphian
e. J. White arrived at the post in an
ambulance, with his wife and child
and two servants, a man and his WIFE
Mr.. White had been appointed at
Washington as sutler for the military
post of Fort Buchanan, several days
distant from Fillmore. White had
never been in the Indian country and
laughed at the fears of the people at
the tort, who warned him of danger
from an attack of prowling Apaches
He said he could not wait for strong
err party to come along and would start
for his destination the next day. Mrs
White was beautiful young woman
of one of the eastern cities, who had
never left her fathers roof until she
started with her husband for the wilds
of the mountains. The ambulance
left the next morning. AT daybreak
on the morning after that" says the
veteran, 1--WE were aroused by the
rapid beating of the drum. Two men
had arrived at the post from the west.
They said that about twenty miles
from the post they came across the
dead bodies of two men and the frag-
ments of a wagon which had been set
on fire. Evidently there had been an
attack by the Indians and the travel
ers had been taken by surprise I'M
mediately large party was organ
lied and we started for the spot, we'll
armed and mounted on the tleetest
horses at the post. We had at our
head two of, the most noted scouts of
the southwest. They rode forward
without word. We arrived at the
scene Of the massacre in about two
hours, and found that the story was
too true. No traces of Mrs. White or
her babe could be found, and we knew
she had been carried off a prisoner to
fate worse than death. We hastily
buried the two men and started on the
trail of the savages. The trail led to-
ward the Florida mountains which ex-
tend into Chihuahua, Mexico, and we
knew long chase was before us. with
poor chances of ever coming up with
the Indians. There were fifteen Indi-
ans in the party, as our guides found
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
One Way Of
Combating The
Growing Divorce
Evil.

continued welded life, to be paid at
intervals. OF course, it might be worth
more money for some to fulfill these
requirements than others, but this
could be overcome by board of equal
ization. After a careful study of the
situation the society might offer great
er inducements to those who seemed
to be entitled to them. AS membership
in the society is open to both husbands
and wives, the influences toward fault
less domestic behavior are doubled.
The possibilities of this new and prom
Using means of combating a growing
evil are recommended to those who are
making a study of divorce.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
How the Chinaman
Had Applied the
Lesson He Had
Learned.

into the parlor. ! worked away on
sam nearly one whole day and consid-
cred him fit for duty Shortly after
this one of the men of our acuuaint-
ance said to me: What's the matter
with that Chinaman Of yours? Is he
crazy" You can imagine my surprise
at such a question, and naturally I
asked what was the matter.
Why, the other day l came up to
make a call he replied and that
sllt-eyed son of Confuscius answered
the bell; made an elaborate salaam:
held out the card received and got nv
card. Then he began to scrutinize the
little pasteboard in a most inquisitive
way. He picked it up, looked at the
name, turned it over, and then threw
1t in my face, exclaiming: "You go
hellee! Ticket no good"'
The card wasn't like mine, that's
ALL"
The decisions OF childhood bloom
into flowers OF youthful disappoint-
ment, and ripen into the wrinkled foot.
prints OF old age.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
Glass Test Of Paris araan.

A very simple test. which will enable
one to distinguish a good proportion
of adulterated samples at once, includ-
ing many of those not detachable with
ammonia, is to take very small por-
ton of Paris green-what one could
easily pick up on the point of a pen
knife-place this upon piece of glass
at an angle; Earring the lower edge
will cause the little pile of green to
move down the inclined surface, leav-
ing behind it a bright green track, If
the sample is pure: but in the case
of many adulterated or impure sam
pies, the track would be white or pale
green The glass test is particu-
larly useful in comparing: a number of
samples, and after one has acquired
some experience 1t becomes quite re-
liable. 1t does not enable one to de-
tect the recent forms of arsenic adul-
terations, and, like the ammonia test.
should never be considered az conclu-
sive evidence Of purity.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
Crop Conditions.

Government crop reports state that
there have been heavy precipitations
Of either rain or snow which have
furnished an abundance of moisture in
all parts of the United States save
central and western Texas, where rain
is much needed. These precipitations
coupled with cold weather have con-
siderably delayed spring work.
But little progress with corn plant
ing has been made since the first of
the month, except in the extreme
southern districts, where it is nearing
completion in some sections. Slow
termination and poor stands are gen.
orally reported from the southern
states.
A general Improvement in the con-
dttion Of winter wheat is reported, ex-
cept in portions of Ohio, Illinois, Okla
homa, and Texas, where damage by
insects is more or less apparent, the
last named state reporting unfavorable
effects of drought. On the Pacific
coast the outlook for winter wheat
continues promising, but the crop
needs rain over a large part of Cali
fornia. Some spring wheat has been
sown in portions of Iowa, Nebraska
and southern Minnesota, but none has
yet been sown in the Red River val
ley.
Oats seeding is well advanced as far
north as the Ohio valley, and some
seeding has been done in Nebraska.
In the east gulf and south Atlantic
districts the outlook is promising, but
the crop is being injured by drought
and insects in Texas.
Reports of fruit prospects are favor
able, except from California, where Sc
we're frosts have injured grapes and
other fruits in the northern and CEN
trail portions of the state.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
Naval Academy 1t Annapolis.

The new naval academy at Annapo-
lis will be fine structure. When COM
pleted the building will have cost So
100000 and will be finer than any gov
eminent structure outside of Wash
ington. 1t will accommodate 500 ca
diets.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09

Peat Bog Pasture and Meadow.
From Farmers Review: The ulti-
ity and great value of a peat bog in
a large pasture for cattle are not gen.
orally understood. ! have noticed nu-
merous such bogs in my travels by
rail and wagon. Often they are sur
face ditched until q fall of feet to
the mile Is obtained. Cattle will
tramp the ditch bottom in hot weather
to cool their feet and muddy their
tails to switch flies. They will so
tramp its bottom that the next strong
shower will carry of the loosened soil
until hard-pan or hard rock is reached.
Retramping will make pits in the
stream, which soon become little wa
terfalls and later large ones, until the
recoil of falling water undermines the
water course.
Bog pasture has much alluvial de-
post among it's peat, producing a
fodder that is astingent and that will
counterfeit any acrid plants that may
grow in other parts of the field. AS
meadow bog land is the most produc-
tive known to me. The hay on it is
astingent and absorbent and for
barn use where bran is fed plenti
fully cannot be equaled for fibrous
growth, especially for growing ami
mails. To be profitable such hay must
be cut before it is done growing. 1t
will then be eaten clean. II allowed
to reach full maturity its value is
h4 To INST
vigorous growth, the roots will still
be active and will soon cover the soil
again with sweet new grass, which
will catch the moisture that comes
up from below, keep the sun from
scorching the roots and make an after
math big enough to NOW.
When young man on my fathers
farm, was employed with team to
draw clay from large coward,
which contained much latent clover
seed, and spread it thinly over peat
field, to make what we called Cow
hospital" Here were kept such cows
OF nervous temperament as were
troubled with dysentery. When they
were considered cured of their trouble
and their usual flow of milk was re-
stored, they were returned to the
herd, clean, lively and with hair
glossy curled by cow ticks. Farming
now in Iowa we get the same results
from similar sources. We have en-
larged our pastures with the above
results in hay and grass. In times of
drouth they are extra good, the bog
sponge supplying moisture all the
summer, if never allowed to be bare
bottom" or cut late to let the sun
shine dry the grass roots.-Richard
Baker, Jr.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09
Ammonia Test of Paris Green.

Paris green dissolves freely and
wholly in ammonia, becoming a beau
tiful blue liquid; while majority of
the substances formerly used in adul-
terating Paris green are insOluble.
This, therefore, is very ready means
of recognizing most OF the crude forms
of adulteration. If upon treatment
with ammonia any of the material fails
to dissolve, the same Is adulterated.
This test, however, is not conclusive,
since white arsenic and number OF
other substances used in adulterating
Paris green, especially in these later
years, are soluble in ammonia and
would escape detection if this method
alone were depended on. Ammonia
then affords valid grounds for reject
ing a sample If any portion of it is
insoluble; but other means must be
used to be sure of its purity, even if
apparently pure by this test.
AS a general thing farmers do not
make enough use of clover about the
hen yard and nests and in the feeding
Va LILO AO"Aos 4AOW AnoAy 81 W tAV
trouble of cutting dry clover for any
such purposes? Yet in nearly all
cases it is far ahead of chat, even for
packing purposes. If cut fine 1t makes
good center for the nests of laying
hens and still better center for the
nests OF sitting hens. It is far prefer
able to whole straw in which the
young chicks may hecome entangled.
Some egg sellers use cut clover for
packing eggs that are to 60 by express
using the cut clover In the part of the
package containing the eggs and using
excelsior only on the outside to sep
arate the eggs from the outside Of the
packages. Some chicken raisers use
cut clover on the floor Of the brooder
and say 1t Il superior to sand or dirt.
In the London schools, last year ST.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09

something In q nurseryman as we'll as
elsewhere.-Mrs. L. c. Axtell. Warren
County, Illinois.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-09

In the London schools. last year ST.
600 girls were taught to cook.
Washington sentinel., 1901-05-18

Several instances might be cited OF
fatal duels, which were fought during
the earlier years Of Victoria s reign, and
l may mention that on March II, 1890
only eight years before she came to the
throne--a meeting took place at Batter
sea between two so eminent personages
as the great Duke OF Wellington and
Lord Winchilsea Happily, It was
unattended with bloodshed, tor Lord
Winchilsea fired in the air, and the
Duke fred wide. One cannot help
thinking that there must have been a
strong element of farce underlying the
whole proceeding, since Lord Winrhil
sea dared not kill the Duke--he might
just as well have shot the King-and
the Duke could hardly shoot man who
was so handicapped. The mere posi-
bilitY OF an encounter between two such
men shows, however, how firmly estab-
lished the practice of duelling was in
England al the time The pillory
was only abolished in 1887, but the
stocks wei e constantly in use for many
years afterwards, being only discontin
ued at Tavistock 10 1868 and al Rugby
in 1865. The Prisoners Counsel bill did
not become law till August, 1896 Until
then, persons accused of felony had TO
make their own defence, though they
were allowed the assistance Of counsel
to examine witnesses or to argue law
questions.
Washington sentinel., 1901-05-18
WASHINGTON CITY, D. O., SATURDAY MAY l8l9Ol

the simplest devices, but coming
to the more important classes,
there have been thousands OF pat
ents issued for sewing machines
and their various attachments; for
firearms, not including heavy ord
nance, torpedo or machine guns.
the number also mounts up into
the thousands. which can also be
said of car-couplings as well as OF
knitting and weaving machines
For agricultural implements, in
GLIDING planters, harvesters and
threshers, and the whole range Of
machines and appliances, the total
number Of patents is about 40, 900,
of which over 1000 relate to plows
alone.
These are fair illustrations, and
1t is not necessary to extend the
list. II would seem tn at with this
great number oil patents every pos
slble improvement or device in
these classes must be covered.
But so it seemed to many a few
years ago, when a majority OF the
present inventions were undis-
covered; yet inventive brains have
gone on developing new ideas, and
more than half Of all the patents
issued have been granted in the
last eleven years. There is actu.
ally no limit to the possibilities,
but the one thing suggested by
the increased complications grow
ing out of a continued multiplica-
ton Of patents is the importance
to every inventor Of employing the
most expert, skilled and expert
enced attorneys to prosecute cases
in all their stages.
Washington sentinel., 1901-05-18
Destroyers of the Earth

In Moslem law three occupa.
tions are forever accuTsed-not
only the man sellers, but those
Of the tree .cutter and stone
burner, because they "destroy the
earth" Christian generals oil the
latter day are less squeamish. Lord
Kitchener OF Khartoum, impatient
at the slowness of the Beers TO ap
preciate British ben violence, it is
said, now plans to burn the veldt
to sweep away every vestige of
iood for cattle or shelter tor man,
anil leave the entire land blasted
and desolate at the beginning OF
the cold season To destroy the
earth is patriotic deed il com
mitted bv the strong to crush the
weak.
Washington sentinel., 1901-05-18

A NEW conspiracy to overthrow
the French Republic may be indi
Gated by the Marquis de Lur-Sal-
uces's sudden stealthy return to
Paris and his defiant letter yirtu-
ally daring the Senate 10 put him
on trial again.
He was banished Tor his con-
nection with Deroulede's plot 20
upset the Government on the day
OF President Faure's funeral, Feb.
no, 1899. Deroulede has been
passing his ten years exile in
Spain, as actively plotting as ever.
Washington sentinel., 1901-05-18
"A Conspicuous Victim OF Mtrrtsrism

"A Conspicuous Victim of nIilItarism
The French budget for 1901
1909 is not quite as great as that
fthe United States, with its billion
and-a-half-dollar Congress, nor as
large as that OF Great Britain.
However, the French estimates are
predicated upon a cOuoition OF
peace. while both the United States
and Great Britain have made large
war expenditures. The British
budget calls for an outlay Of $685.
900, 900, but includes bond issue
OF 5000, 900, 900. The estimated
expenses of the French Govern
ment for E9or[lyoa aggregate
S7ao. 900, 900, an excess over the
present fiscal year of SIS, 900, 900.
The inevitable increase Of taxation,
it is stated, will cause French cap.
ital to seek investir ents abroad,
and the Russian loan, it is ex
pected, will absorb 500, ,ooo, 900 OF
French gold. Taxation in France
now amounts to about $40 per
capita Of population. The debt OF
the French Republic is, in round
numbers, IS, 300, ooo, 900, about FIVE
tines as great as that Of the United
Statess which has double the pop
ulation and immeasurably greater
natural resources than France.
France is the victim OF miIitar-
ism. The Republic maintains an
immense standing army, while it
spends millions of dollars annually
in adding to its navy. Military
service is compulsory, and every
Frenchman, with few exceptions,
must devote some years OF his life
to learning the art of war and the
discipline Of the soldier. Every
year the burden OF milltarism be-
comes more oppressive, almost
every year the outlay on the army
and navy increases. Ever since
1871 France has been trying to
make her army more efficient and
been steadily adding to the strength
Of her navy. Four years after the
Franco German war it was as
sumed that France one day would
strive to recover the territory Of
which she was stripped by Bis
marck. But as the years have
passed the French have apparently
become reconciled to the loss OF
Alsace- Lorraine. The cry of re-
venge has be:ome fainter and
ia nter, and now, it is understood,
the relations of the French and
German Governments are of a reas.
onably friendly character. Still
France keeps on arming. The al
lance with Russia has not enabled
the Republic to reduce its army or
to diminish its navy. Hence in
time Of peace French expenditures
exceed SOC, ,ooo, 900 annually and
legislation is contemplated which
may swell the aggregate to $780,
100000. This is what imperialism,
mllitarism and a colonial establish
ment cost our sister republic. Is
there no warning in it for the
United Statesp
Washington sentinel., 1901-05-18

Ia 1857, Sunday was the fashionable
day in Hyde Park. There were no trains
to take people out of town then, so they
went to the park, probably after they
had heen to see the condemned service
at Ne Rgate, where the PRISONERS under
sentence Of death were huddled together
in a special pew draped with black, and
preached at before the rest OF the con-
gregation. Robbery with violence,
attempt to murder, and arson were
capital ofienses at that time and until
1861. Transportation to Botany Bay
was only abolished. and replaced by
penal servitude 10 England in 1854.