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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29

straight to the breeze as like c,ocr.
obey. :"
was that the foe there, entrenched
at the base CT the hill, calmly waiting
WIN muskets primed and ready? But
never a man did he see falter On
ward they pressed, with music soaring
ahd nags flying, into the fray and into
the race Of death. Then. when the
nrst Volley had been met and passed.
Ihey were over the breastworks and
upon the foe. He felt an absence about
MIN then, He looked for Billy. Billy
was gone! A bullet had carried him
uown at the first onslaught, he con-
Guided. Then he saw the men in the
trenches waVer for a moment, club
tnelr muskets for a last feeble stand.
mat was all; then they fed. The Fed
eral troops, forgetting their orders in
Ihe enthusiasm Of the moment, were
as quickly over the ramparts and
after them-through woods, over logs,
past gplches, and into the face of a
murderous musketry from above!
Presently Weak-Eyed reeled and
fell from the marching column, strib-
ing his head as he fell. Grasping a
shade tree by the side of the thor
oughfare he slowly raised himself to
his knees. Had he, too, been struck
by a flying bullet? He put his hand
to his head. Yes. there was blood!
and the bridge of his nose was gone!
But he forgot the pain momentarily
as he heard the order: Charge the
crest of the hill!" pass from mouth to
mouth as 1t came from Grant. His
pulses leapt. His blood fairly bounded
at the words. He tried to rise and
obey, but he could neither see o
walk.
"Hurrah fer th'-stars an'-stripes!"
he shouted in the exultation of the
moment. but the effort cost him throbs
of pain.
A vehicle full of belated celebra-
tionists, hurrying after the procession,
heard his shout. "A drunken soldier"
they said. Weak-Eyed thought an
ammunition wagon was h~urrying to
the front.
His sight cleared a little after the
first daze frcm his fall. In the dis
lance he saw clouds of dust arising.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29

entity. t'Mgas came the long, low. SOL
emn roll of the drums-the slow. mel
ancholy, almost human roll.
"Ah! it's-all-over!" he said, faint
ly.
Only a few women were at his side
now.
= "It's-over." he gasped, "an'-Billy
you'll have ~t'--go-with tn rest
Into tn trenches-an under tn
sod. But-not-mei They said
c'd-go home. I'm wounded. Ill
tell her-Billy--when / git-there-
that you-died a-fightin'-an' a-tsaink-
in'-o-her! An Ill-give-hel-th'
things-you sent,-her p~icture.an'
tn testament! You've-got-mine yet
Billy, l give-'em-t-ye, but-Ill-
not need-'em."
He attempted to rise, but could not.
Some M held a flask to his lips and
he drank.
The procession meantime wended
down the hill again.
AhC uI5I CO1uhus oWSpI pdSl "hCAS
Weak-Eyed Jones was prone upon the
grass. Some one stepped out to hail
some passing vehicle. The mayors
carriage approached. "a jolly old
drunk, there!" the occupants remark
ed, then bowled away up the street
and out OF hearing. Another carriage
swept past without a heed, a load of
flower girls drew near. The driver
was beckoned to halt, but his atten-
ton was centered upon his screaming,
laughing passengers.
h sun was 20 almost set.
Presently Weak-Eyed Jones feebly
raised himself upon his emaciated
elbows, peered with all the power he
could muster through his almost sight
less o?bs in the direction of the blood
red sun and moved his lips to speak:
"Yes-they're waitin'-fer me, Bill
ly. /
he said.
Later, when strange hands gathered
from the wayside all that was mortal
Of the dauntless soldier, a withered
spray Of h~oneysuckle slipped unheed-
ed from his nerveless grasp. In the
meantime the city had resumed the
noisy tenor of its way, and Memorial
day and its meaning had all but be-
come forgotten.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29
Battle Ground Made Sacred.

Old soldiers on Memeria. day live
again in the memories Of the past.
The fierce battles and weary marcnes
are Looked back to with pride. OF
the sanguinary day at Gettysburg an
eastern writer says:
Reader, when you visit the field Of
the first days fight, and you walk
past the spot where reynolds fell,
and enter the woods where every
gnarled tree Is tori by shot and shell,
you will see a line Of monuments
crossing your pain. Pause when you
reach them, stand for a time by the
stone that marks the center Of the
rwenty-fourth Michigan Regiment
and recall the day of the battle. You
will then be standing nea the center
of the Iron Brigade. On the right of
that organization was the brigade OF
Roy Stone, and on the left that OF
Col. Chapman Biddle. Walk the line
of these brigades from right to left
ali, yes, you may walk the line of the
whole First Corps-and you cannot
step without treading upon ground
every inch OF which was saturated
arr made sacred by the blood of
heroes"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29
Honor the LiXinu.

Persons of middle age who but dim
ly remember the closing days of the
awful struggle and the scenes OF JOY
that followed the return of the sol.
diers to their homes, participate in
the ceremonies of the day with feel.
ings of reverence. and the children
with almost a sense of awe. Rever.
entity and gratefully we remember the
services of those who fought and SUI.
fered for the union. We can but
strew with fragrant flowers the graves
of the dead; we should with fragrant
deeds remember the living. Not long
are they to be with us. More graves
call for tribute each year. Let US do
the living honor while we may.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29
DECORATION DAY EPISODE.
Simple but Patriotic Exercises In
Western Frontier Town.

SIhnpie pur Patriotic EXERCISES IN
Western Frontier Town.
For genuine patriotism one must
go to the country, or, better still, to
he frontier or mountain towns. AVA
from the maddening rush for wealth
he people live closer to nature and
also get opportunities to form social
acquaintances which develop into the
closest friendships. Holidays to this
class are something out of the ordi.
nary" Having thus delivered himself
The old-time newspaper man pondered
4 while and then resumed somewhat
as follows: Away back in 1883 | was
stranded in a little mountain hamlet
In Colorado called Georgetown. It
was Decoration day. My cash had
run out, the two weeklies had a full
complement of help and / was up
against it.
"Foing along the main street, | ran
across a local correspondent for one
OF the weeklies, whom | had met in
Denver. He gave me the glad hand
and asked If | had struck any aurifer.
GUS ore. Having told him of the de.
pleted condition of the treasury, he
stated that a committee appointed by
the G. A. r, post had met with hard
luck in lassooing a speaker for the
program at the cemetery. Then an
idea struck him.
Say, pard, why can't you give us
q lift? There's a five dollar gold
piece in it,
did ! take it? Well, | delivered
the best speech ever made in the
Rockies. But you should have seen
that procession. Miners wearing their
red or blue shirts, with great leather
belts to hold their trousers in place,
sans coat and vest, but shod in high
top boots and on their heads were
SLOUGH hats or sombreros adorned
with rattlers. Here and there was a
real veteran, whose empty sleeve CT
limp demonstrated that he had helped
defend the stars and stripes. Alto.
getber there yer fewer than 300 men
in line. But patriotism, pure and III
ad~ulterated, beat in every breast. |
was accorded a position of honor at
the head of the line alongside my
friend, who was past commander of
the post and measured about 5 feet
4. The commander was 6 loot 2, anu
we made up a great bunch. The line
of march took in the main street OF
the town and then over two miles of
rocky road to the cemetery. Once
there / delivered my little talk and
then the veterans tenderly placed
flags and flowers on the graves of
their beloved dead. Many a teardrop
fell upon the blossoms as the old boys
passed them around and recalled their
gallant comrades Of years agone.
There was no work in Georgetown
that day, for it was a holiday devoted
to the memory of the brave men who
fought to preserve the nations honor.
Give me the frontier for the real ar.
ticle in patriotism"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29

20 move along. Shouts of "Hurrab"r
Hurrah!" greeted his ears from every
side' Proudly he lifted his head and
ire his shoulders back with unc.
tious military dignity.
The ovation continued with ncreas-
ea enthusiasm as they passed up the
street. Someone tried to retaliate
with a "Hurrah for the boys of '61!"
pu the voice was lost in the I11stv
tide OF cheering for THE boys of 1884,"
Following the squad Of soldiers came
a bicycle brigade, men OF horseback,
and, lastly, wagon loads of flower
girls dressed in white-wagons for
strong, healthy girls, while decrepit
Old veterans must go afoot.
AS the long line rounded a corner
and passed from the boulevard into an
east and west thoroughfare, Weak
Eyed Jones tottered. Bravely he pull
Ned his remaining strength together
and ambled on, his faltering footsteps
unable to beat time to the rapid mu-
sic. Many Of his comrades, too, had
long since forgotten how to march.
And how few they numbered now
these veterans!
Mount Zion cemetery was a beauti-
full spot-lifted above woods and sky
just beyond where the lake nestled
quietly between two hillsides-the val
ley, with its ribbon of a ~rivulet, wind
ing verdure-laden at it's woody base,
the azure heavens outlining its great
white gates, its marble monuments,
its Towering shrubbery, its trees of
green, with rare exactness beyond.
Weak-Eyed Jones raised his eyes to
the hill yet in the distance. He could
see but the outline Of the hallowed
spot rising against the lurid sky. His
spirit was awed! The heavy march
was telling on his weakened body, his
steps were getting more and more IN
certain. A momentary dizziness came
over him.
"Hark!" Suddenly the music of the
afes and drums foated to his ears with
a strangely familiar sound. 1t took
him back to the front again, back to
the days of '63! Once more he was a
youth-strong, vigorous, in arms!
And could this, then, be Thomas bril-
gade?-and yonder-yonder hill-Mis-
sionary Ridge where, proudly drawn
In battle array, the Confederate
legions awaited them calmly with a
welcome of leaden death?
And whence all this rub-a-dub-dub,
rub-a-dub-dub, that fired the very
blood within the veins? All! Foolish
question! Why ask when there was
Soffels, the drummer boy? Nobody
but Soffels could drum like that! Sof-
fels was the only who could make
his drum talk in accents SO clear
and true-now gay, gay as the morn
ing sunlight; now sad-sad as the
hour Of death, as he turned the tide OF
battle into victory or defeat!
take the rifie-pits at the base, then
halt and reforml" Weak-Eyed Jones
heard the order as clear as on the
day 1t fired the souls of thousands of
Union soldiers to battle and to VIC
tory. The march Of many feet was
heard; the CLINT Of polished bayonets
seen. The stars and stripes stood
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29
Tho Last Charge.

wuITFIELD S~CATTERGooD.
s,,st. 1902, by Daily Story Pub COZ
sssd in his only srit of navy blue.
Esak-Eyed Jones sat uncomfort-
H. one Of the backless benches In
u the speakers stand. The post
I'M was reading the post orders.
Eoys in blue, scattered hither and
n bent an attentive ear and neld
yeIlow.corded hats to one side TO
their fading eyesight from the
BIZ sun.
! away under the trees of the park
III hundreds of people. Polite
lion prevailed among those with
|aring distance; farther away the
|of voices and shouts of unsup-
N laughter arose on the air In
ktakable volume. This was sac
4 to the ears Of Weak-Eyed Jones.
In no event was more solemn
| the present, and it seemed the
dignity and reverence he felt
a sctuate the conduct Of others.
! air was suffocating. Early in
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29

FSah L. GU ~ LSSbAJ o1oCd - \
self upon his elbows and peered at the
blood-red sun.
The smoke of the battle" he thought.
The music was still playing, clearer
and louder than ever, indicating the
enthusiasm of battle. Someone ap-
preached his side.
"Only a-scrape-comrade!" he said.
"Never-mind NELL be-all right
soon. There's work-fer you-up
there!" He indicated the hill with a
wave of his hand.
81 tell you he's not drunk; he's
sick" The man at his side addressed
some one near at hand.
In pity they tried to raise him to
his feet. His legs would not support
him; he collapsed again at the foot
of the tree.
A roll of drums floated across the
valley and into the old mans ears.
"Hark!" he exclaimed. raising him
self with heroic effort. II hearth
sound O. victry!" Volleys of musket-
ry rang out Oh the dLI' IlFo AI-IO
'em-boys!" he added.
Chances are against him." a voice
was heard to remark nearby. HE must
be taken to a physician"
Jaw! He's only had a drop too much
T. drink, I tell you," some one an
| swered.
Weak-Eyed didn't hear; his whole
mind. his whole being was conferred in
another direction. Back OF MI. lions
crest the sun began to set, and, pres
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29

A worthy custom of Memorial day
exercises is the strewing of flowers
on the waters in memory of the sail.
ors of the civil war who persisted in
the mighty conflict. And surely worthy
of honor are the men who fought with
Farragut and our other great naval
leaders. In the exercises of the day
they should never be forgotten.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29

Weak-Eyed Jones sat on one of
|ackless benches in front of the
Frs stand.
the heated atmosphere had be-
saturated with clouds of choking
which rolled into the city behind
Feos OF incoming farmers con-
ces. But Weak-Eyed Jones took
With a generous degree of hui
and accomplishing. A young
al his elbow INDUCED SO busily
PVersation he could not hear the
Of the a~djutant, yet he bore 1t
Even though his obscure
years before made almost USE
a rebel mimic ball, which car
way the bridge of his nose and
OOth eyes, was powerless to
Eale the dust-heayy distance be-
MN and the speaker he was Sc
happy.
nedltztions were cut short by a
commotion at his elbow. Peo-
hurrying from their seats:
0sram must be over. He was
aiong with the rest, towards
IaAsfs stand, but he hadn't gone
~ ne noticed some one trying
Above the noise he Just
we last phrase: Wi close
tte." e iaies
wasn't over yet! There was
more number! He tried 70
out a buxom country woman
1asa against him, nearly send
On his rheumatic legs.
ai'ette commenced to sing.
voices were drowned In the
q confusion.
a drum corps somewhere
street struck UP Marching
ueorgia'-the line COM
form. Hurried along with
Sas, Weak-Eyed Jones took up
a.ns position with Others of his
comrades. The heat was
stlfing here, as they stood
what seemed like hours.
: "eak-Eyed began to grow
IN morning had found him
indisposed, but never vet
used meeting with his SOL
'saes on the thirtieth OF Nav.
Il. propose to to-day. II might
unexpectedly IL would
g this once!
ssao up the street struck mn
a, spangled Banner"--he was
the column moving. He
aim sui so long his legs were
u, and action made him stag
anss n The use OF his cane he
MA balance and managed
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29
Le, No soldier BE Eornotten.

The significance of the day should
inspire every veteran soldier and sail
or to pay homage to the valorous
deeds of their comrades of 1898. The
annals Of our country have been made
glorious by the noble and heroic sac
rifces of her sons.
1t is u duty TO keep ever present
in our memories the historic deeds Of
the patriotic dead-our country's
dead.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-29
A STEAMER BURNED.
The John X. Speed Takes Fire at New
Orleans and boat and Cargo Are
Total Loss.

New Orleans, May 23.-The steamer
John X. Speed lying at her wharf,
foot of Lafayette street, took fire
at 1926 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
supposedly from alcohol stored in
the hold, and quickly burned to the
waters edge. The boat and cargo
are a total loss. Capt. Mari was
aboard when the flames first ascend
ed. A general fire alarm was turned
in, but not until the wharves had
taken fire and large section burned
away. Fire engine No. IA, which
was backed up near the waters edge,
slipped into the river because of ac-
cident to the wedges under the
wheels and now lies at the bottom OF
the river. A diver will be sent down
Immediately to try to recover it.
The loss will be, including the cargo
and the war vessel, fully $4,000. The
Speed is valued at $4,000 and car
ries $4,000 insurance. The general
cargo is a complete loss and will
amount to fully $4,000. The Speed
was to leave for st. Louis at five
o'clock In the evening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-29
ANTHRACITE MINERS STRIKE
A Doubt Whether the Eng'nssrs and
Pumpmen win Come Out
Next Monday.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 27.-It is
still a matter of conjecture whether
the mines in the anthracite region
will be completely shut down next
Monday when the order issued by the
executive boards of the United Mine
Workers, governing the hours Of la
Dor and wages to be paid engineers,
firemen and pump runners, goes into
effect. The operators claim they
will have all the help necessary to
keep the pumps and engines in rum
ming order. The United Mine Work.
ers and the officers Of the Station
airy Firemen's association on the
other hand claim that unless the
coal companies grant the demands
made upon them the great bulk of
the engineers, firemen and pumpmen
will quit work.
At Hazleton go engineers, firemen
and pumpmen in the Cranberry col
liery of A. Pardee & Co. struck yes
terday because of the company's re-
fusal to reinstate discharged pump
man. Cots were taken to the Gran
berry colliery last night for the use
of the non-union pumpmen and fire.
men. The company's special officers
will be on guard.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-29
DROUGHT.
4 Bad State Of Things Existing
in Australia.
The SHEEP DYING BY The MILLION.


London, May 27.-Cabling from
Sydney, N. S. W., the correspondent
there Of the Daily Mail gives an &C.
count of the terrible drought from
which, as climax to seven dry years,
Australia is now suffering. The cor
respondent says that the losses in
stock in Australia since 1899 amount
to G15,OoO,OOO ($75,ooO,OoO). Unem-
ployed men are drifting into the
cities by the thousands and there
the state governments are providing
them with relief.
The only districts that have es-
capped the drought are the northern
rivers district of New South Wales
and parts of the Riverna district.
The situation has been aggravated
by the federal duties on fodder,
which prevent its importation. Com
munication in. the interior has been
paralyzed, as the waterways are un-
navigable. Owing to the expense of
fodder the firm which had the con-
tract has abandoned the hauling Of
the mail in Queensland, the cost Of
transportation having risen from
$4,000 (S30,O00) to 100000 ($150, 0O0)
annually.
The sheep are dying by the mil
lion, continues the correspondent,
and even the rabbits are starving.
Animals have stripped the bark from
the trees for food. A common
method Of treating exhausted horses
is to slit the animals palate with a
knife; the horse is revived by swal-
lowing his own blood. Numbers Of
landowners" and "swagmen" have
been found dead by the waysides.
Tho governments are doing every
thing possible TO alleviate these con-
ditions, but meteorologists despair
Of an early change in the weather
conditions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-29
FEDERATION woMEN MEET.
First Session Of the Salina Meet
ing q Success.


SALISA, May 97.-The opening re-
ception Of the Federation meeting
last evening was very successful
and pleasant affair. The officers Of
the State Social Science Federation OF
Clubs have all arrived in the city.
Federation headquarters have been
established at the Whitman house,
where an executive session was held
yesterday afternoon.
The president Of the Federation,
Mrs. William A. Johnston, is the
wife Of Judge Johnston, Of Topeka,
and we'll known throughout the state
as a cultured woman Of rare execu.
tive ability. This is the first year Of
her term Of office which expires in
1908. Mrs. Johnston is a graduate
Of Oxford College, Ohio. 1t was her
earnest and perseveriug efforts which
secured the passage of the bill pro-
viding an appropriation to be used in
establishing travelling Libraries in the
state. Club women, who have been
greatly helped by these libraries, owe
a debt of gratitude to Mrs. Johnston
for her work in this direction, which
they gratefully acknowledge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-29
Notice on Rural Delivery Boxes.

TO POstnQSterS:
The following paragraph is taken
from the Postohice Appropriation
bill:
"Whoever shall hereafter willfully
or maliciously injure, tear down, or
destroy any letter box or other recep.
tacle established by order Of the
Postmaster General or approved or
designated by him for the receipt or
delivery Of mail matter on any rural
free delivery route, or shall break
open the same, or willfully or ma.
liciously injure, deiace, or destroy
any mail matter deposited therein. or
shall willfully take or steal such mat.
ter from or out Of such letter box or
other receptacle, or shall wilfully
aid or assist in any of the aforemen-
toned offenses, shall for every such
otfense be punished by a fine OF not
more than one thousand dollars, or
by Imprisonment for not more than
three years."
This paragraph became effective
when the President signed the bill,
and it is now in full force. Depreda.
tians covered by this law should be
promptly reported to the United
States Attorney for the district in
which they occur, aud the report
should be accompanied with such
positive evidence as it may be posi-
BILE to submit, indicating who are the
guilty parties. This office should
also be Immediately notified regard
ing the case A. ". MACHAN.
Supt.