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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
An Acknowledgements.

A man sometimes attaches a great
deal Of Importance to himself" re-
marked Mr.. Meekton's wife. Yes"
answered Leonidas, with Chester
feldian air, especially when he gets
married. Washington Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
ANaturaI Term.

Papa. here's an expression never
heard before; That's the word with
the barkon.' What does 1t mean?' 81
suppose It means any word that's writ
ten in q ships LOG. Chicago Tribune.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

(Spacial l.estsrD
The abduction OF Miss + len Nj
stone, the American missionary, by
Turkish bri ands, III Get d III aiten'
ton OF the world upon this / II ortunate
woman aad her cruel and daring cap
tors. Miss Stone is Boston woman,
who for Yeas has been in the employ
Of the American WCmFn's Board ~
Miss.o naries aud whose devotion 10
her wo is as intense as Was that o.
the early Christian frequently shs
has been halted by h.igan ) aud test
ed as to her ely 10 'urni h plum
der. In one instance she xplained the
nature OF her work and the fast that
she had but little ayatlfble mo.ey and
was low d to caat.nue her i1rney
and work. In AN Their cas- while shs
was asleep In small structure sha
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
le could go a mile In a

Binz IS bit of bore, but he's yer,
fond OF children. Yes" answered Nil,
Cayenne. He can tell them nil his
stories without so much risk Of thar
saying they have heard them before .
Washington Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

Mother-If you marry him in bast.
you will repent at leisure
Daughter Well can't bear %
think Of any other gin repentipv :,
leisure with him.AsPuek. -
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

Father--"Tommy, this is a very bad
report you bring from school" Tom
MY know it, papa; but you said
IL brought home good report you
would give me quarter, and wanted
to save you that expense"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
French Revolutionary oaisadsr.

Frcnch Revolutionary UHI'"" .,an.
The year of the French rovolua no,
airy calendar began September ~ AN,
II has twelve months of thirt' y TN
each and Ave days at the END MI
months were divided into three IA
decades. There was a folr-year p..~ !,
called a "FrancIade, with SIX u''
feast at the end.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

The Belgian government is drawing
up bill providing for the total sup
preston of Sunday newspapers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

AT all seasons of the year O'Clock
In the morning is the coolest hour Of
the "a
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
OUTLAWS OF TURKEY.
INTO WHOSE HANDS AN AMERICAN
WOMAN FELL.

pre,u.aa Experiences OF Miss hiisn ~
Stone -rh. widest Region OF Europe
character OF the Rowing hrisands
Woman. Honor HELD Ia Light Est.en-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

and became conscious that hands were
passed over her tauF 5. but shs VAS
not otherwise sub d, aud In the
morning she found abund nj ~ 4 nee
that brigands had been in the vicinity
during the night. Her latest and most
serious adv uTe Occurred $ p.embsr
3, when she WIS halt tw en- Ban
AXE and Djoumau!a by forty brgands
She was accompanied by eighteen
other missionaries. AL u whom were
relieved OF their yaluabl and after
ward released. " ~ 81 ne was car
ried into the mountains There she Is
allowed great liberty and IL not III
treated. bu, sham ful tr atment AMI
perhaps, death are In 81 re for her II
the ransom OF sil0 900 demanded b.
the leader of the brlsandi Is not forth.
coming. The mission beard which Miss
Stone represents viii. II Is said. pay
the ransom. but some action wiil un.
doubtedly be taken BY the state depart
ment TO cure plra,iol from the
Turkish government.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

The country In which Mis- ono was
captured is the same an ths Thcaaaly
OF tho Scriptures. the Thracs Of Gre.
clan history where Pnilip OF Macedoa
and Alexander the Great led their
armies aud where Socrates eampalEusd
bare-footed as a common soldier. Il
Is wilder now than thea All the rest
OF Europe contains nothing az bar
barous. Bands Of rov,ns. plllnxsag
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
An Earthly Angel,

Said he: IF you will be my wife
You shall never know care;
With an angel for an earthly mate
There Is nothing I'd not dare"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

mo doubt" she answered calmly,
But somewhere | have read
That fools oft rush in blindly
Where angels fear to tread"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

PERCY JONES. Pnbllsher
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19
Rich and Very Rich.

"Of cousse,' remarked the foreigner
"you have several grades OF Sealth- the
rich and the very rich. How do you
distinguish between the two?"
''Oh, easily enough" rerIied the na'
tive. "One buys racehorsee; the Other
does not."-Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19

Upetate-Some of those archt It's
ought to 60 on the stage.
Downtown-Why 60?
Upstste-They draw such big hoes
Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19

Little Ruth Clark put in tie very first
ono. because Miss Matte had bslnsa
her learn her lesson at noon the nav,
day, when she was just ready TO cry be-.
cause Of the big. hopeless words. And
two mouths later Teddy Raglan dropued
in the last ono on the day that NH.
Matte sewed mp big rent in his scks,
torn in climbing tree behind the school
house. Teddy had hard work to find
his rose leaves, for the rose season VA.
almost over. He tramped all over tb.
village Saturday afternoon looking for
them, and at lest found just one pale
white rose in Aunt Melinda Moors's
garden. And Aunt Melinda let him
have it with right good will, when she
was told what it was for.
Then Jessie Miller took the rose lar in
charge. and put in dear knows what de.
lightful things. and the lid was shut
down and the jar put away in the Miller
parlor to ripen for two months.
Miss Msttie's birthday came on the
fret Of November. 1t was very cold and
bleak. and the flowers in her garden
were oil dead. Miss Matte sat 10 her
little kitchen and sighed. She felt very
lonely and sad. There was nobody to
remember her birthday, she thought.
She could not keep the tears out of her
soft brown eyes.
just then q rap came at the door.
Miss Matte opened it and there stood
the whole Third Glass, looking more im.
portant than ever third class looked
before.
Mamie Miller stood in front, carrying
q big blue and gold jar.
We've brought you a birthday pres
ent, Miss Matte" said Mamie politely.
and We wish you many happ. returns
of the day."
Mamie felt relieved when she had
got her little speech off. She had re-
hearsed it q great many times, but she
had been afraid that she would forget
it at the critical moment.
"Deary mel" eaid Miss Matte.
She opened the little note on the top
Of the rose jar and read it. Miss Wright,
the teacher. had written it. =
Dear Miss Matte" ran the note,
"you have been 90 good to the girls aud
boys o: the Third Glass that they wish
to chow their gratitude by giving you
this jar Of pot-pourri. For every kind
ness you showed one OF them, handful
Of roses went into the jar. The idea
was their own, and | think it very
sweet one; and am sure every breath
Of perfume that comes from it Sill speak
10 you OF the ffectior and gratitude of
your little friends"
"Deary met said Miss Matte again.
She lifted the lid of the rose-jsr, and
Il seemed a. il the room we're filled with
The sweetness OF q hundred summers
Aio Matte had tears in her eyes again,
but they were tears OF happiness. She
lelt lonely and sad no longer.
She made tho members of the Third
Glass come in, and treated them to cake
md raspberry shrub in honor OF her
When they had gone she
fead the note again and took long,
1eep sniff Of her rose. jar.
Tho dear little souls" she said very
ovingly.-By L. NJ. Montgomery. in the
Times.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-10-19
THB COURIER.
MISS MArTES BIRTHDAY GIFT,

Tho Third Glass was going up to the
we'll in Miss Mattie's yard for pail Of
!. water. !. Not >that.i needed the Rhole
ten Of the Third Glass to do this; Teddy
Raglan and Bobby Foster, who were the
only boys in it, carried the pail and
headed the procession, and behind them
came four pairs Of little girle, arm in
arm; and each little girl wore gay print
sunbonnet and had bare, plump feet.
The Third Class was always glad Of
an excuse to 90 over to Miss Mattae's.
Miss Matte lived in little brown house
just across the road from the school
house. II looked like nothing % much
% q bird's nest, little lsrger than com.
mon. among its apple trees and lilac
bushes.
When the Third Glass was recrossing
the yard after its visit to the we'll. Mics
Matte came to her gate and called 10 il.
She had two jelly cookies apiece for
each member of it, and, besides, she
gave each Of the little girls bunch Of
lilies OF the valley from the bed under
the lilac bushes.
''Isn't Miss Matte Iovely?" said Ros-
ella Brown, a. they went down the lane.
II wish We could do something real
nice for her, to show her how much We
like her." said Tessle Baker.
Everyone looked at Mamie Miller
They we're sure Mamie would have an
idea il any one would. Mamie was
famous in the school for her ideas.
Mamie felt that the occasion called
for reflection. She thought very hard
all the way back to the school house,
and the others were careful not to dis.
turb her.
Then during the afternoon she con.
tinued thinking hard to the neglect of
her fractions and spelling. She lost five
marks in dictation, but che had her re.
ward elsewhere. By the time school
was out Mamie had her idea, and the
Third Class. understanding this by
reason Of her triumphant expression.
eucircled her on the play ground.
Let us make Mise Matte q jar OF
potpourri," said Mamie.
what on earth is that?" said Teddy.
II know" said Rosella. holding sagac.
iously. Its rose jar"
"Yee; and this is my PLAN" said Nan
ME. "Your know. Miss Matte is always
90 good to US. Well, every time she
gives one Of US anything. or does any
thing nice for one Of ue. let that one give
handful Of roses for the jar, as long as
the roses last. Then when her birthday
comes in November, We can give it to
her and tell her it's just all the nice
things she did for US coming back to her
in rose jar"
Tho Third Glass beamsd. Mamie
bad sustained her reputation. Little
Ruth Clark sighed privately with relief.
She had besn % afraid that Nannis's
plan might call Tor some money, and she
Was % very poor. But she vas all
right now. There we're % many large
pink roses in the Clark dooryard.
~ course, Ne must keep it q deed
secret until the time comes to give it to
Mis- Matte" said Tessie, warriugly.
1t was agreed that the rose jar should
be in Nannie's charge. because she lived
in central place. Mothers and sisters,
being told Of the plan. approved it. Mrs.
Brown said she would give them Jar.
spd she sent one over to Mamie, q
quaint. dainty. old-faahioned one Of
blue and gold And Nannia,a hi, .,.x.,
The National tribune., 1901-07-25

for the Americans. In order to carry out
this plan thousands Of natives were sacri
feed; for wherever II was found that q
native or a number of natives had given
any assistance to the American troops
In the way of information, food or shell
ter, these natives were Immediately put
to death by Monitor or by the leader of
any band nearby.
The idea was to demonstrate to the
natives that it meant sure death to aid
the Americans. The guerrillas did not
confne their attacks to invading forces,
but pillaged and murdered among their
own people.
ON THE TRAIL OF MONITOR.
In January, 1899, received orders to
the country northwest of Iloilo for Monitor
and his guerrillas and capture or destroy
the entire band. / selected such men as
| knew l could rely upon in cases of
emergency. We took with US only three
days rations. for we could carry no more,
and we calculated upon living on the
country the remainder Of the time we
should be out.
We started from Tigbaun early one
morning, and made direct for the range
of mountains north or Leon, where the
natives had recently reported that guer-
rilla band had been operating for several
days.
The men carried $50 rounds of am
munition each, while l had my belt filed
with cartridges for my heavy army re-
voIver. We could not take shelter tents,
blankets or like equipments usually car
ried by soldiers on campaign, as we had
hard climbing before US under hot sun,
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Asst CALL Do BUSINESS Now AND MAKE GUEssEs
IK<UE LMEDgC TAAEE TTT Practically Complete His
\ lei ANlENlkAN kUIVIEENl L. Country well
a o Great Rebellion
Greeley Large 8vo voumes 143O pages; 144

There j; iiv Substitute for Mr.. Greeley's
great work. 1t is a matchless story Of
mighty events which covered period of
the Nations growth from the beginning
of the Government TO the close of the re-
bellion. This work is so important a co.,
tribution to our literature that no library
can lay claim to being complete without
it. 1t is scarcely possible to be thorough
ly acquainted with the up-growing of the
American Nation out of a collection OF
struggling colonies until finally cemented
into one homogeneous union by the civil
war without reading this book. Our edi-
ton of this great work is exactly iden-
teal in matter, size Of page and type and
illustrations with the original. There has
been no abridgement or curtailment of a
single line anywhere, but in addition to
the original work we have added a brief
sketch of the life of Horace Greeley.
We have the sole right to publish an
edition of The American Conflict at a
price which brings it within the reach of
many who hesitated to buy set of books
the cost of which varied, according to the
binding, from 50 to S13
All who are interested in political af-
fairs, or in the study of the great ques-
tions which for more than 30 years di-
vided the country practically in two, and
everyone interested as n participant in the
various wars in which we have engaged
should have this work. Mr.. Greeley pos
The National tribune., 1901-07-25
WITHIN PRISON WALLS.
Comforting Degrees at Columbia. S. c.. Dur
ing the War.

Bro. ]. T. Parker. of Webb Lodge, No.
1S2, in Sigourney, Iowa, tells in the
American Tyler the following interesting
story of his connection with a Masonic
Lodge which was held In Confederate
prison:
''In the Fail and Winter of 1864 and '5
it was my unhappy lot to be confined with
a large number of Union officers in the
military prison at Columbia, s. c., part
of the time in the lunatic asylum, in the
east part of the city. While there n num-
ber of us who were Masons consulted to-
gether and agreed, if we could get the
privilege to meet in an upper room over
the Confederate physicians office and post
up las we had become somewhat rusty),
we would organize lodge for instruction.
The writer and two others were designat-
ed committee to interview the doctor in
charge. We did so, and he most cheer
fully granted our request and promised
to meet with us. The same evening II
of us, nine States being represented, met
in the room. One of our number had q
copy of the Great Light. 1t devolved on
the writer to test the brethren. After
doing so, and all found to be Masons in
good standing, we proceeded to organize
an inf7mal lodge for instruction, our
jewels being cut out Of paper. Boxes,
properly placed, formed the stations and
ALTA. Having tools to work with, our
great lights in place, we proceeded to
eject officers. The writer was elected
Master; Wardens, Secretary and Treas
urer being chosen and all appointipc
places filed, one of our number was taken
and initiated an entered apprentice and
duly instructed. What one of US was
at loss to give, some brother could.
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THE STORMING OF
SAN JUAN HILL
AND THE
FIGHT AT e CANEY

are included in the chapter "The Cavalry
at Santiago" The Governor has correct
ed in this work many of the misstatements
made by correspondents at the time. This
volume forms the greater part of the his
tory of the Spanish-American War, and
up to this writing has only been sold at
$500 q copy. The Governor, however,
has permitted special limited edition to
be published and on which we made a
most liberal offer.
One handsome volume, 800 pages, large
type, with fine half-tone portrait Of Gov.
Roosevelt in Rough Rider uniform.
The charm of the book is without par
allel in historical writing. As Pitt could
be severe and parliamentary at the same
time" so Alr Roosevelt shows that he
can be accurate and entertaining at the
same time. Never before has there been
n book so perfect from the standpoint of
the statistician and never one more fas-
cinating from the standpoint of the general
reader.
The above book, postpaid. and
The National Tribune cf 1C
OReyear. and five guessesp pi.AJ
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used for guard duty for the night while
the rest slept, so as to be fresh for an
attack just before daybreak on Mon
tors band, for it was quite evident he
was not far away.
1t is always the unexpected that hap
pens, and this was the case that night.
About 8 o'clock. without any warning
whatever, a volley from Mausers, Rem
ingtons and other types of rifles came
from rangeeof hills about three-Quarters
| of a mile distant to the southeast.
The men were on their feet instantly
and almost without orders began to me-
chanically load and fire at will in the d.
rection from which the flashes had come.
Strange to state, the rebels did not fire
again. We continued our fire for about
| Is minutes.
Evidently a detachment of Monitors
band had located us in the early evening
and decided upon firing one volley and
running. Their bullets did not reach us,
although some of the men found lead in
the trunks of trees nearby next morning,
showing that the aim of the enemy was
not very poor.
AS we could not draw their fire again,
we remained in our position until the
time originally decided upon for moving
Oh the enemy, which was $50.
MoNToR's HEADQUARTERS.
With every man on the alert, chamber
and magazines all filed. we marched
noiselessly toward n small hamlet on the
side of the mountain, which we had rea-
son to believe was used as the headquar-
ters for Monitor and his band. 1t was
still dark when we arrived near the place,
and we separated, a Corporal and six
men going to the right to surround the
place on that side, another Corporal and
six men taking the left, while the rest of
US marched directly to the gates of the
place.
1t will be necessary to explain that all
of the mountain towns are inclosed in
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Since that time l have often thought Il
was the most thorough initiation / eysr
witnessed.
I'VE soon met again, opened our lodge
and taking one of our number, proceeded
to pass him to the second degree, and X
anything was passed, necessary to fully
make felloweraft, it was not our inten-
tion. After our regular work being
through, the Confederate doctor came up,
was tested. and found a bright Mason.
For the next two or three hours all en-
joyed themselves. The doctor had many
so-called side degrees that we were act
in possession of. and he had as many
victims as he could handle, and we, to re-
ciprocate, taught the doctor some things
not in his Materia Medica.
1--WE closed the lodge near morning and
soon met again. The moon, edicts or reg
ulntiOns didn't hamper US. At this meet
the brother who acted as our candidate
was of the opinion when we got through
that he had been raised. / think our frst
meeting was in the first days of January,
1865. have no record and have to trust
to memory. We met quite often up to
the time we left the prison, Feb. Il, 1885.
For some years after coming home l had
the names of the brothers composing this
lodge for instruction, but the list has been
misplaced. / have not met one OF them
since We were exchanged. John NJ. Go
down, Of Fort Wayne, Ind, was one;
Smith, Of Pennsylvania, another; Lock,
of Vermont, another; 4 First Lieutenant
Of the I'd Mich. Cav. another. His name
has passed from me, but he was the best
posted of our number. He could take
any part and do the work correctly. The
others l cannot recall, but just remember
how most of them looked.
81 have made the claim that / am tie
only Mason in the United States that
ever was Master Of lodge in Confed-
crate prison"
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CHASING A
BANDIT CHIEF.
Experiences of a Volunteer While
Running Down Monitor.
BY LIEUT.. G. D. RICE.

! was appointed a Lieutenant In vol,
unteer regiment in the Summer of 1883
and accompanied the command to the
Philippines. Our first heavy fighting was
In and around Iloilo, on the Isle Of Panay,
after which the Insurgent army was
broken into small guerrilla bands of from
40 to 100 men, each led by an ex-officer
of the Insurgent army, and it became
the duty of the American troops TO follow
I'D and capture or destroy these parties.
After the battle of Balangtang, which
occurred about a mile from IlOilo on the
morning of Nov. 81, 1899, the entire ISL
and swarmed with these guerrillas, who
kept the country in a. state of terror,
burning whole towns, killing scores of ma
tives and stealing everything they could
put their hands upon. They also ambushed
commissary wagons for the purpose of Sc
curing the stores, and many a brave SOL
der who was. acting as guard gave up his
life for his country while defending the
property in his care. They also made at
tempts to waylay and kill the officers and
guard accompanying hospital trains. They
delighted in picking up one or more SOL
diers who had temporarily left the pro-
lection of their commands and b0loing
them.
Every few days the commanding Off
GERS of stations distributed throughout the
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island would report depredatiOns commit
ted by these rowing bands, remnants of a
once powerful rebel army. Reports would
come into headquarters of the operations
Of a certain band in some territory where
transportation trains were being hred
upon daily, soldiers missing, small towns
and hamlets set fire TO, natives robbed and
murdered, and the country generally in an
uproar.
In the Island of Panay there were pos
sibly $50 separate bands of guerrillas
operating in as many different districts
for these fellows had gotten the thing
down to a wicked science, and worked en-.
tirely Systematically so that the opera
tions of one band would not interfere
with the operations of another.
KING OF GUERRILLA LEADERS.
One Monitor, formerly a successful and
brave officer of the 1nsurgent army,
seemed to get his name into the official
reports of the American troops more than
any other leader Of the bandits. His dis
trict evidently covered the territory north
west of noilo in the mountain ranges
where it was practically impossible for
the troops to follow him in the saddle,
and where the chances for ambushing
were many.
When the sentinels Of a guerrilla band
discovered the approach of the United
States troops it was customary to take tc
Eight. But with Monitor different plans
were adopted. Many times he had raj
lied his men and poured such hot fire
Into the troops that the latter were
obliged to retreat, thus greatly encourag-
ing the bold robber chieftain.
If an American soldier fell into the
hands of Monitor he would be stripped,
tied to a stake, and threatened with slash
ing with the bolo unless he revealed the
whereabouts of certain troops and stores
which the ambitious Monitor desired TO
avoid or capture. Three soldiers of the
29th Inf were waylaid by Monitors band
IN December, 1899, and all three were
boloed.
The policy Of Montor-and it was the
same with all ether leaders of rebel bands
was to make the country uninhabitable