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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

~ mn MORNING sunbeams glinted on
+z dusty veldt of the - q le.,.as.l
1 w rbfch the Boer and l,, BFi 4sl1
over '-r,l55orn battles. me oes-
fought then So Us evident in the half
tTed fields that surf'D--'-
+iaf farm house the youthful pro-
Louise rem ~ fr- e1,e doorway shaa-
7rierress, stoOu her sum Drowned
Ing her ey7oss gazing 20 the east
hand oAg rom a clump or trees d
ward. whele ---oEe curled upward from
hue line or sLASSI rs
= +vfne camp uIe ,,.,-a banuv
RE- even IA the midst OF HeI
SAt-T..-fon for hope was dMdheI!So "a -
l--l-a Young heart she mao me
nel o---f,r husband IN the gray daN .
~ morning. and he had IolaeG Hei -
o. T-lasr and assured her that the
A-s rs should soon be driven from the
Needing land.
..T 1T vheeu Forward Halt. The
--.--ls If command rang sharply IN heF
~ and while she stood ashast
t-,,- IF mounted Infantry swept round
a.. Enclosure and drew rein in the
ar ME --- leader. a handsome man in the
-rf--a of life, dismOunted and, ad-
tt.s-rfna with a low bow, said; I am
sorry. madam. 10 disturb you, Dut my
dur- comueIs me-
The Young Boer woman returned his
5aughtv gaze with the unfinching
rrfrff of her race. Il am not dis
+1rbed. she calmly replied.
The soldier looked puzzled, but he
brFrad himself for a disagreeable task
THE fact is, young lady" he said
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4
l<a~<znasv r Geezp4Gc LHllRAlyI99e

IT HERE was trouble on the Alaho,
and it all centered around the can
vas-covered walls of the small
wigwam that sheltered Brighteyes and
the little bead-eyed papoose. Bright
eyes sat in the doorway intent on the
beading Of some small moccasins. II
she realized the atmosphere about her
there was no sign in the stolid face,
and there stood Miguel in the golden
shadow lights of the afternoon sun,
cleaning the gun that had brought all
this horror about. / fancied that the
keen dark eyes went once or twice 10
that long, low mound under the mes
quite where Pedro slept the long sleep.
And Brighteyes. the world old cause
of all the trouble sat uncOncernedly
stitching on the small mOccasins- 1t
was all very pitiful. IF only the beg
gar had the sense to make off over the
border" grOwled John 'Hush." ! said
1T is a pitfful ideal, but an ideal al
the worst. Leave him his tattered
shred of honor. As sure as the morn
ing comes Miguel will ride over the
divide to his death" John assented
with a disguised sigh
All the night long the picture was
before me. The swart figure leaning
against the tree, and the woman in
the doorway was she worth it? At
ter all. it was bat the snuffing of a
meager candle, and the candle would
never be the brighter for a longer
burning: yet it was a horror TO my
civilized soul. 1 had heard of the
strange absence of law among the Dor
der folk, because of their notion OF
tribal honor, but the idea that a man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

# the change that a BARRIERS skill and
SUIT OF Andrus NrOoman's clothes
had made on the appearance of his
young widow.
London was in CONSERVATION. Cane
Town was smitten with fear The
conquered Beers had crossed the
range river, oYerrun Natal and pen
eJrated almost TO the Cape itself.
among the minor leaders of the in
Fading host none had attracted more
attention that Heinrich Sheets His
1 commando had three times routed su-
peflor forces Of the British, captured
11afVlnstown, ana, intrenched there.
lad r4pelled more than one furious at
tack. The tide Of invasion had turned !;
the eommancoes were doubling on their
tracks TO regain their native veldt, but
young Smeets held his ground.
In the meantime the British were
| not idle. A strong force was sent to
dislodge the bold invader, while an
other prepared to intercept his retreS8
The battle was fierce and stubborn,
Doth sides losing very heavily The
Beers fought with unfiinching courage
until their young leader fell when the
survivors made good their escape.
The British were leIt IN possession
/ Of the field. but their victory was
/ dearly bought for the roll Of death
| was q leng one. True, they felt some
/ what compensated by the death of the
/ Boer leader. but here rude shock
/ awaited them.
In preparing the body for war
! rfor's grave. q slip OF paper was found
] in the olething. bearing a message
which no Englishman could read An
/ Afrikander who fought in the ranks
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There was the silence Of God in the
plain and sky as Pete rode on. with his
sturdy purpose OF saving one glad va
grant life
Here and there a rabbit scurried
before them, and the keen wind of the
mesa whistled in his ears On and on
in the darkness, until out OF the star
lit quiet leapt a sound that made old
Pete'S heart stand sIill-the deep, full
throated bay of the prairie wolves. He
urged the already flying bronchO with
whip and spur. but they gained stead
lily. until he could hear the pad-pad OF
many feet, and all around him suFged
the shadowy forms, with wild eyes
cleaning jewel-like, through the dark.
With the first shot there was lull'
and the bronchOs iTOn-shOd heels new
out, dealing death into the midst OF
them. Pete realized that the beast was
battling, too, one with his rider, in the
struggle for life. Shot after shot was
poured into the bowling pack. and as
the others fell upon and devOured the
slain, fresh numbers joined the at
tack. Pete set his teeth grimly- The
Winchester would soon be empty, and
there was no time to reload, but he
hal his pistols and as yet the brOnchO
was unhurt as. like a thing possessed,
he bounded hither and thither, biting,
kicking, paving among the snarlinS
demons beneath.
Pete had paid no heed to where he
was going in his mad race with the
wolves. and it was too dark under the
rapidly clOuding sky 10 keep 10 the
trail He knew that il was only a
matter of time when the brOnChO must
fall and then his finish would be in
sight.
Just as the last shot rang from the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
lCopyright. 1901. by W. R. Hearst.l
DowIE AS A JOURNALIST.
The Prophets Personal Organ is a
Warm Number.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

Chicago.-In the current issue of
Leader OF Healing, Gillian Dowie's
organ the Western Christian Advocate,
published at Cincinnati, is attacked for
an article it contains entitled "Fanati-
cism." which scores the methods of the
divine healer" The article IN Ques-
ton was printed in the religious Journal
June &c
After calling the paper "a devils ad-
vOcate Of the Masonic NJ. z. church,
a special delight TO do the work OF the
Father of lies" in the name of the
God of truth. DOWie writes:
THE vipers in this nest are So numer-
Gus that il viii be simply impossible for
US to deal with each and ali at full
length. but we shall begin with the
editors own remarks. FIrs- we chal-
Ienge the ScoundreI who wrote the or
ticle to Justify his libeIlOus words: 'i1I-
poster. religious mOunCeband. knave,
lunatic. colossal humbuS. sacrilegtouS.
I'VE DEFY him to produce single
proof Of our ever having been guilty
Of imp lsture, knavery, lun3cy, hum
buEgery. Charlatanry, deception or SEC
rilege He knew he lied when he wrote
these words.
He knew in the words which ac-
COMMANDED them. We challenge this
devils advocate to prove his assertions
contained in tho following words;
There is something patiently ABSURD
about his proclamation of himself IS
reincarnatiOn Of Elijah and Then sub
hitting the claim to popular vote
our declaration Of fu1e ? in the
Chicago Auditorium concerning our
mission as Elijah, the resuOrer, is
sh2mefuIIy misrepresentsd by this
writer. and the allegation that we sub
mitted anv claim TO popular vote is an
absolute lie. without a single shred of
support. IN fact
How dare this blasph9mer insult and
defame Gods poop in Zion
We challenge our traducsr to give .
single proof Of tho assertion of the
death rate in Zion through negligence.
This charge of the devils advocate Is
q Shameful caIumny utterly Incapable
Ct proof
DoWie then goes into detail about his
stvle OF living. and SAYS he doeSG {
himself live like a potentate. but IN
pIebeian fashion. He continues to use
the editorial we and says:
.'The declaration which :he writer
quotes from the Boston Congregation
ist that we demanded the transfer of a
life insurance for $50. coo. ana that when
the man died we stole the money and
left the widow penniless. is a most dis
gre cefuI and criminal libel.
I'VE publicly dem nd NJ the Boston
CongregatiOnalist and the Western
Christian Advocate = public apology
for these outrageous lies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

in sharper tone, the captain of our
scouts reports that you have been in
communication with the enemy Is
that correct
81 have seen my friends. / do not lie
TO YOU she replied.
Our proclamation, madam. said
the officer, pOmpOuSly. 'fOrbids The
giving of information or assistance 70
the enemy
The young woman's eyes flashed as
she replied. Il carried a fagon of beer
10 QuenCh my husbands thirst lnfOr-
nation I haC none TO give
The soldier bowed. My duty Is
clear" he said. and. turning to his
men, he commanded them to burn the
building. His orders were Obeyed and
soon the flames, with relentless might,
swept away the fruits of forty years
OF patient industry.
Louise looked on with fearless eyes
but her heart was sore for the de
stIGetion of her household goods. And
alGT on the shoulder of the hill young
Audrus \rOOnan scOWIed along the
barrel of his rifle and swore that an
ocean of British blood should flow for
Ine Quencning of those flames
When the hre had burned low and a
dense cloud of smoke. rolling north
ward, ocscured the distant hills, Louise.
claspinE her baby boy in her arms,
turned 20 face the British officer. els
lAaJ an she asked. Does your duty
require you o burn nv baby. tOo?"
The men smiled ana said to one an
oJher that grief was affecting her
brain. AS they rode avav the officer
bowed again.
Madam" he said. 81 am sorry. but
1- u must break and tears flow when
Inc chariot of war rolls onward %
Louise followed the soldiers as they
IetN -elSUre.y away to the east. She
ol1 NOT hnow what else 10 do. for the
sli.tHeSs of the ruined homestead an
Ealled her. She RAPIDLY lost rround
'g-r as ne troop canrered over
Guy ,--. making for pass through
W Lllh we road led TO Blauvelt. The
$50 < .- .- on tne PASS were lined with
stuhled tees ana uuderbrlsh.
Pms. Pins. The wicked zrs,,s.r
bullets battered around me- rrcoc o.
lne sharp cracks of the rifles reached
AasleAlnS ON behind. knew that some
IllHs 4a9 happened The soldiers were
'7l.'-'
The night was short brt F-r-7
BRITISH scarcely attempting ~ -
q stand Back I'M the dfrar+7,, Sd. - ---e-N5
Ihey mad con,a gallcued the r,--I-I.
troopers, leaving half -hair --,. Nl5.7s
Mealellns in their gore. Afte- -. 81
6aHeI1a -H- maddened Beers sb,[-5--.--
IN almost perfect security at tbs as
enemy OCCASIONALLY a British +l57
replied. but the aim was generafr,. ,, ..lte
one ci their bullets. however go, y" IA Ia.
marx and en- the field which his i-5.l -ls
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
BILL NYEs BEGINNING.
Colonel Root Tells How Re E|Discov-
cred" the Humorist.


Colonel Bib Root of Laramie. Vyo..
the dealer in wild animals and discoverer
of Bill Nye.' and who now has charge
of the Indian village at Glen Island. tells
the following story of how he "discov-
cred the humorist, relates the New York
Times.
" Bill Nye.' when he was a young man.
wasn't much, in fact, folks in Laramie
wondered whether he would eventually
dry up and blow away or just die Of
plain starvation. Things never would
come his way, and that same way led
through many rocky places everything
TO which ne turned his hand seemed to
Wlther under il, and he began TO think
that he was 'h0OQOO-
Bill was pretty discouraged sort Of
chap when I said TO him and MS wife
one day Come out to the ranch and
stay with me TOT Whlle, ana they
came Long before this time Frances,
Bills wife, had made up her mind tha-
Bill was cast In the mold OF a lawyer,
and nothing would do but Bill must Stucy
law. So Bill came along with his old
books and would wander around the
ranch trying to imbibe ozone and pages
of Blackstone. But the cankerWOrm of
worry was in his mind, and the ozone
and several Of the things ] had in
cupboard seemed to do little good
Every little while Bill would sneak
away. write something he called funny,
send it away, and anxiously wait for the
lightning. in the shape of a check. 20
strike Now, Frances discouraged all
this. She wanted the law or nothing.
She felt that once Bin hung out his
shingle all the world would Immediately
get into trouble and half OF II would fall
all over itself TO get into Bits office.
wei, one day Bill met me about three
miles away from the ranch and said:
Bill, ] want your advice I've got some
thing in my pocket and on my mind, and
I want you to tell me what to do.
with that he unbOttOned his coat and
pulled out "a letter from a Denver news
paper inclOsing a check for SO. showed
it to me and asked: Shall I become n
funny man or q lawyer I looked at
Bill, and then a the check, and back al
Bill again That check surprised me even
more than it did him But I was there
to give judgment. and had to do it..
Bill I said, If you can find foolish
people anywhere in this world who are
ready to part with good bank checks for
that stuff you grind out, you go right TO
the house. get big bottle out Of the
cupboard put a wet towel about your
head, and sit down and grind A man
must have brains to be a lawyer
And Bits wife never spoke TO me for
three years
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

Winchester. there was a long drawn
scream, and out of the night. with a
mighty roar, swept the Denver eX-
press. and the effect on the wolf pack
was instantaneous. Not six feet away
from the struggling mass Of man, horse
and wolves it TUmbled by. and with a
howl of terror they broke and fed,
leaving the man too dazed at the sud
den turn events had taken to do more
than swear softly under his breath, at
ter the fashion Of his kind.
An hour later Pete rode into Fort
Mcclellan, and some thirty hours later.
beneath the dome of the nation S
capitol two men grasped hands one
high in the council chamber of our
governments inmost wheels. and the
other. Rusty Pete, and the machinery
was in motion.
lCopyright. 1901. by W. r. Hearstl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

translated the rudely scrawled epis-
tie. which read as follows:
"One more link remains to be bTOk-
en-. and then I 20 to my husband and
child. ] live only for vengeance, and
death shall be more welcome than a
bridal bed. May the God of justice,
whose word says that the battle is not
to the strong, drive back the invaders
who trample and destroy a brave but
unfortunate people
LOUISE VROOMAN."
MY Cod A WOmani" This was too
much even for the equanimity of the
AnglO-SaxOn race. The battle-scarTed
veterans tugged their fierce mustaches
and swore volubly to hide their feel
ings, but there was lHJle time for re-
gTets. The sun baked earth speedily
hid the evidence of their shame and
again the chariot of war rolled merrily
onward.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
She Didn't Comply.
- - Timesl

John b Van Every. for years vice
,,SsSiliev,+ Of the Western Union Telegra ph
eeompanv. has a favorite story of che early
history Of the company Rochester
fC7. making the uniforms for the teie-
gTaDb operators along the line Of che New
Work Central railroad. In order to meas
~ +be oDerat tors for the uniforms ne
Se,7r reIegTans along the line asking
them to meet him on the station plat
forms He sent this telegram TO the OPP
erat0r at CLYDE, \. Y
--ssNTeat me on arrival OF the 2:l5 p. m.
train. wear nothing but shirt and trous-
ers 49,.
fvI,-5a station and inquired for the opeT-
st6r ne saw a young lady looking wist-
f11IIv about her. She said IN answer 10
II an the telegraph operator. and am
here I'm. response TO your summons put 1
deciine to comply with YOUR Instructions
a. tn annsreI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
Taken at lis Word.

The celebrated French poet Saint Folk,
who, in spite of his large income was
always in debt, sat one day in oarosr
shop waiting to be shaved he was
Iathered when the door opened and 4
tradesmsn entered. who happened to be
one of the poets largest creditors
No sooner did this man see SAINT OH
than ne angrfIv demanded his money.
The poet compOsedly begged hlrn not 10
make a scene
Wont YOU wait for the money until /
am shaved2'
Certainly" said the ether, pleased 1t
the prospect
Saint Folk then made the barber a VII
ness of the agreement and Immediately
took a towel wiped the lather from ms
face and left the shop.
He wore a beard to the end of his days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
Are You Troubled

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blood. cures a foul breath, makes your
complexion clear and drives pimples
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and. 25c. packages. For sale by Godbe-
Pitts Drug company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
ubv Suffer with Headache

When one dose Of Sherman's Headache
cure viii rid you of it, They are in
stantaneous in their effect and per
fectIv harmless Keep a box in the
bo7Ise for emergencies. They cure neil
rsIgta. 25c ana 10c a box For sale
bv Godbe-Pitts Drug company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
Salt Lake Collegiate institute.

Academy ard Boarding School.
Eighth grade. College Preparatory and
Music. Circular Of information free.
RORERT 7. CASEFy. PRINCIPAL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
Missed the e Of the shOw.

cleveland Plain Dealer1
ssDfd Won ever see the sea .serpsnLZ
NO sir ] never did quit Wnsn Dt
gan TO see snacOndas-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

Company c last Monday evening en-
listed James Burr, Dan Allerdice, John
a jenkins and Edwin Senior, il. All
of the recruits have served IN other
military orga mutations and make very
desirable additions TO the already long
line.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

The great Improvements in company
3 was strikingly demonstrated last
Tuesday evening. A large attendance
went through a short but energetic
drill under Captain Zinck, when they
were dismissed in order to attend the
programme at the tabernacle Cap
tain Zinck has offered a prize for the
man who brings in the most new mem
bers before encampment, and the boys
have consequently awakened TO the TACT
that they now have officers who are
working for the good OF the Orsaniza-
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

The turnout Wednesday. as far as
numbers are concerned, was not u gen.
uine success. As to appearance those
who were. present looked good with the
exception Of a few whose blouses did
not seem to mt Had about double
the number been present the column
would have looked far better. But as
to the attendance, it must be taken
into consideration that encampment IS
rapidly approaching and they are
waiting to strike at an OppOrtune time.
Many are now working hard 70 get
the stand in" with their employers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

With the time of encampment rapid
" approaching no choice has as yet
been made for major Of the First reg
iment. Candidates are very slow in
coming forward and it is hardly known
who are candidates Lieutenant ". ..
Webb. seems to have been desired for
tba DosftfOn. and without 1Oubt would
have filed it with honor, but it is uH-
derstood that if elected he would not
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

CAPTAIN Buchi of company C at Pro
vo was in the city last week in behalf
of his organize ton. Two men of the
same command are on the slab for
cOurts-martial-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

The friends Of Captain PlumhOh
will grieve to learn that he has cor
tracted a case of typhoid fever. Mr.
Plumhoff was taken i'll while at Poca-
teuo. and is now on his way to this
city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

David H. Gustavisen made applica-
ton for enlistment in the signal corps
last week and Immediately placed his
order for a khaki uniform.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

Company 2 enlisted one more man
last week, W. P. Whiteker. The same
evening Private F. L. Fisher was pro-
NOTED to a corpOralship.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

The signal corps went out to the tar
get range at Fort Douglas last Sunday
morning. About twenty men enjoyed
the kicking of the carbines at the first
three ranges. Sergeant Earl Smith, q
new recruit, carried off the honors CT
the day with a total score of fIty-SiA
points The same organization vii 60
out again at o'clock today, when sklr-
mish and 500 yards viii be shot from
Many more good scores are looked for
before the close of the season.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-29

destroyed $2O,OOo,OOO of property, and one
in 1888 which inflicted loss of $40. 900, 600
which $S,00O,OOO of property went up in
smoke. Pittsburg had a $6,0OO,O 600 fire in
1915 followed by one in Albany which in
inicted damage of 100000 In 1S4S, and
$5,GQ0,000 of property in 1S49 San Fran
cisco had two fires six weeks apart in
1851, INJECTING a loss of $4,000, 900 in the
first and of 100000 in the second The
in Portland, Me-, the most destructive
fire ever known on the American CONT
meme up to that time, except New York $
OF 1885. Portland's loss being SIS, 900 600,
like JacksonviIles.
The two most calamitous fires ever
known anywhere III the world occurred
in the United States within thirteen
months of each other. In the first of
these, In Chicago, on Oct. SO 1871, the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-29
CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on Indiana Avenue.

Office of the Board of Public Works,
City Of ST. Paul. Mimi. July 20. 1901.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City Of st. Paul Min
nesota, at their Office in said city, until
p. m, on the 9Th day of August, A. D.
1901. for the construction of a sewer on
Indiana avenue from Hyde street to Ed
ward street, in said city, according to
plans and specifications on file in the
office of said Board.
A bond with at least two % sureties
in a sum Of at least twenty 600 per
cent, or certified check on a bank Of
st. Paul, in a sum of at least ten dO)
per cent Of the gross amount bid, must
accompany each bid. Said check shall
Board.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
F. o. HAMMER,
President.
Clerk Board Of Public Works.
July 26-1901-1Ct
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-29

WIIDOWERg 1fty-one years of age, who
5000, wishes to correspond with iadv
or about same age. Address Joseph Lee
pine st. Peter, Mont. care Ed O'Con-
nor.