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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

corporal, that the long line looks like long
blue scarf that is being shaken up and down with
heads bouncing on top Then the music plays and the
step out-a straight and soldierly That's BETTER
corporal and when the captain tells to fire, fire.
Every soldier must do he's told, and that makes
of him after while'
The little bue-veined hands took a fresh grip of the
tackle overhead. Sing about the 'eathen!' said
mouth that moved with effort in the leather
tune of his making about:
The 'eathen in lis blindness bows down to and
stone;
e don't obey orders unless they is lis own;
e keeps lis sidearms awful; e leaves em all about;
An then comes the regiment an pokes the
eathen
The tune had way of running out leaving Dick
Danas big voice just talking the words loud and
sing songy.
plaster from his hands before recruit disciplined
by hard knocks into honorable color sergeant led
where 4 VII.
the hugely bullets peekin thru the dust;
An no one wants to face EN- but every beggar must
The doctor felt the cast, snapped at i with thumb
= and finger, and the plaster back
other minute he commented.
And Dick Dana, with fresh augmentation sound
and time sang:
'E's just sick they lis 'eart is like split
But e works EN-, works em, till e feels em the
bit;
The rest is oldn steady till the watchful buges play,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

An e lifts 'em charge that wins the
day.
The doctor uncasped the weary hands from the
tackle unclasped the collar buckle and lifted the SMALL
rigid body in the cast his two and laid the
boy on his side the table.
Let him rest here for few minutes and then put
him to bed. He will sleep from exhaustion
- The mother covered him lightly, slipped tiny pill
low under his head and followed the doctor out.
When they alone the young militiaman knelt
beside the table looked into the the pillow,
damp with Precipitation dscoored about the cheeks
and chin by the of the straps The eyes were
closed heavily and regular breathing lifted the little
riors corseet. Dana took off his pumed and laid
his firm, rudy cheek against the small, relaxed hand
that lay, palm uncurled langudly beside the Sleep
ing boy.
He did not hear Rosalie carpeted floor. She
hesitated then drawing his lightly it's scab
arise sir knight Be faithful, brave and fortunate
this day!'
Dana started to his feet-but softly, with instinct
not to arouse the chdand turning, the girl bal
ancing the sword between her hands with movement
of sudden fear and fight about her posture.
what do nean?' he whispered.
Don't you know?" she smiled.
Then, his eyes kindled, she stepped aside and,
leaning low the child kissed the red lips pressed out
in happy sleep. Jamie stirred
Captain" he murmured, has some one crossed our
lines? Then drowsily Relieve the sentry at the
door, Uncle Dick. My are-very tired"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

with hand modelled with other the wet cloth
about the upstretehed figure.
Dana, meanwhile, walked slowly up and down before
the table keeping keen the boys face
into the leathern harness.
STEADY corporal!'' he called, when the boy sagged
from WEAKNESS. But the for the most part
quiet for the clater of the sword the
tread, the sound of the doctors hands the
bandages Round and round the strips wound in
slow, overlapping spiras to the hollow pits of
appraised arms, and babyish paunch
like dough between his palms, he wound the plant
swaths close about him. Then Dana cleared his throat
and talked about his regiment 1t would
Of hour for the plaster to bad quarter
of hour to hang by the neck with clasped
the head feet touching the table, chest
and eyes striking the ground at fifteen PAGES.
1--WE go to drill because must Dana saying;
land the uniforms the color your smock,
with white bands crossed their backs and they
march all together When they the armory-like
this, but all in rowtheir legs make X, and you
the light between in the pattern is night
when they drill, and their heads big
like in the railway station, electric
lghts-big shining white eggs like Sinbad the sailor
saw-shine down and make it almost light as day.
When the command to Order 20 the
rifles with big big bang goes rolling in
alley there your head Then the march by
fours shoulder to shoulder close that
the white cross-bands their breasts. So close
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

home. business prospered, he was
girls him warmly by the hand
Once he had declared that if back to the
community he would head mob to hang him. But then
he was heir only to quilted farm Now he had house
stocked with goods. One evening Sam asked the girl to
him. She did not blush. She looked him straight
in the -. ~.
He did not droop. He bowed slightly.
do you love anyone?" he asked. .....
mo think more of you than one outside of my own
family"
did you ever love any one?'' -..
"A boy, years ago. was but child"
"And you loved him?"
eyes, him.
"And you forget him?"
Il cannot forget him so far ever to love any one
What was his name?" ~ -~.'
George Petticord" "--* =.
at George shot him. he had
killed George They were boys You remember him.
she said %5
do know-have you heard them say
"Say what?'
"That killed him?" T..
Eyes, my father told But the other day he said
that you acted in self-defense'
II did moment more and he would have killed me-
shot Just before he breathed his last told
said that would die with boots But the palm
list says WON'T
"she's wonderful woman, said the girl "she told
me that was to marry lawyer, years from now"
Sam to 60 "a lawyer years from now,' he said
eyes, believe her"
you have answered me. But may to you
occasionally? I feel that your friendship"
Eyes, you may come Perhaps ought not to like
Sam went straightway to the house of the pa1mist.
She smiled upon seeing him. my hand again,
Z said.'
"what for?"
ITO that have made mistaken"
Il make mistakes"
'Then you that shall not die with my boots
II know you will not I would stake my life it."
Look at my hand-tell me more.
She took his hand. "A wanted to know
whether not you would die with"
YES" he broke in, "but to know
What else do see? Am to marry?"
Il think not"
"You think not thought you always knew and didn't
have to guess or ,think?''
There clouds in the the there
clouds in the sky can't read thru cloud"
"Ah, then my life is to be cloudy"
IT don't know can't beyond the cloud. The
cloud and then perhaps read the future
for YOU
'wait a moment" she said, looking close hand
IT coming thru the cloud. He is coming to
meet YOU"
a looking he?"
colder than you-not tall, lmps thumb off his left
hand"
"Its Jeff Petticord" said Sam. IFS he looking fo,
me?"
Yes he would do you harm
But you have told me that not to die with"
"You rest assured of that By the way, there
a lady here the other when
she was to marry lawyer she seemed surprised You
have been going to her."
"You the woman with the blue-b black hair?"
eyes. Come again Mr.. SAM and if the cloud IS
gone
"I don't care to anything except. You
know"
there old Jeff Petticord jumped from behind
a fired his pistol. Sam sank the ground
young with b1ue-black hair him. Get
away" she cried, several forward to lift
the dying And then deliberately she pulled off his
boots THANK you," said with smile, light
was he nlbk
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25
Copyright by Street & Smith,

~ AM Mellery the last survivor of a game race.
y y Some. of his kinsmen had been killed with the
legitimate leads of war, but the most of them had
\ fallen in the feud that ragged between theMeHerys
and the Petticords Old Dabney Mellery, grand
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-26
IN GENERAL.

The W. c. I. L. convention asks Con
gress to propose a constitutional amend
ment forever prohibiting polySamy, and
requests the Senate to exclude Reed
Smoot.
Orders are more numerous in many
branches of business, according to Dun's
review; railroad earnings 81 over 1902;
trade stimulated by cold, according to
Bradstreet's.
BY reason of a trade agreement that
has just been reached, there now exists
what is to all purposes worldwide elec-
trical trust. The largest three electrical
corporations in the world, the General
Electric of America, and the leading two
German concerns, have reduced compe-
tition to an impossibility.
Admiral Glass called on the Panama
junta. the American and isthmian war
ships saluting each others flag as he
lands. The Panama and Colombian en-
voys net OH the Mayfower when the
isthmians refuse to join the mother
country. The Colombian commission,
which was unofficial. then returned home.
There was terrific explosion in the
United Factories Building at Newman
ket. Ont, which was attended with a
large loss of life. Three steam boilers,
all connected and used for motive power,
exploded, completely wrecking the large
building where $50 men were working
Fire broke out and there is q panic in the
Town,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-26
"a NE 80 Side
{AGggff 81 a.
The ,NswSG y

Speaker Cannon will win a place in
the halls of fame if he can think Of any.
thing 20 add to Tom Reeds rules.
Germany wants to dig the Panama
canal. The man who is looking for q
sure thing to bet on will make no mis-,
take in acting in accordance with the
"tip" that she won't.
Perhaps the Balkan war cloud had to
take n rest for the winter in order to
allow the Macedonians to recuperate and
raise few thousand more people for
the spring massacres.
The Italian minister who committed
suicide because he had been accused of
accepting a bribe could not have said
that there was precedent for his
course to be found among Americans in
public life charged with postal frauds.
Spain is in good financial condition, but
1t should be remembered that 1t has been
selling islands ut a profit in the last few
years.
Dowie has shown that it pays to ad-
vertise. People who wish to draw
crowds must first get their names in the
papers.
Professional beggars are working to-
ward ST. Louis with a view to getting q
part of what the hotel men do not take
next year.
Some people who would like a block
Of Steel stock are waiting until the
shares go for nothing with a chrome
thrown In as an inducement for carry
Ing them away.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-26
NEW FEAT IN SURGERY.
A $1,000 Ear Il Grated Onto the
Head of a Millionaire


In Philadelphia the other day DIR. An
drew L. Nelden performed the operation
of s-afting an ear upon the head of a
western millionaire, whose name the sur
geon says he is under bond not to ie-
veal. The operation was to have be IN
performed in New York, but District At
torney Jerome is said to have interfersd.
DR.. Nelden advertised for q man will
ing ~ sell an ear for $1,000, and Of 800
applicants he selected a young German
who conducts restaurant in New York.
''The operation has been performed,
and promises to be successful" said Dr..
Nelden. Il am under legal contract and
heavy bond not to reveal the name Of
my patient. Generally speaking, he is
wealthy man from the West. How he
lost one ear l do not know. The two
upon an elongated bed. One-half of the
volunteers ear-the upper half-was cut
OFF. together with about four inches Of
the skin behind the ear This was
twisted around and fitted to freshly
prepared wound upon my patients head.
The half ear was held in place by band
ages, and the two men bound so they
cannot move their heads They must re-
tain this position at least twelve days to
allow the circulation to come through the
flap Of skin that still remains n part of
the volunteers scalp. If this half ear
starts to unite properly the lower half
of the ear will be grated in the same
manner"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-26
IMMIGRANTS FACE STARVATION.
Partie, in Montana Snowbound In
Tents with Nothing to Eat.


Tents with Nothing to Eat.
Word has been received from the
Trout creek district in Montana that
there are several parties of immigrants
along the Spokane road in the west end
of MissOula County snOwbOund and on
the verge of starvation. In one party
near the Idaho border is family of i've
showed up and without provisions or
money. The family is living in an eight
foot tent with the snow up to the wagon
bed, unable to get out or secure food for
the stock. Three other immigrant par
ties are reported along the trail showed
up in the passes and all in n precarious
condition. Efforts were made TO send out
relief parties.
AS result of deep snow and extremely
cold weather throughout Montana heavy
sheep losses will result. Reports from
Sweet Grass County say the binding
snow has scattered sheep over mountains
and lowlands into sections where not n
yestige of food can be found. Two bands
of sheep belonging to Veasy and McCon-
nell got away from their herders and
are scattered in the hills. Wild animals
driven from mountains by snow and cold
are raising havoc with stock. The tenn
perature is from 20 to % degrees below
zero.
e. Heinrichs, a German farmer living
near Palmer, Iowa, was frozen to death.
Heinrichs was driving home from Mason
when the team ran into a ditch. throw
ing him into pool of water. He was
frozen before reaching home.
Not since 1891 has it been as cold in
November in New Orleans as it was
Thursday with the thermometer register
ing 30 degrees. Intense cold prevails
in the sugar region.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-26
SCHOOLS KILLING INDIANS
Startling Facto Presented to the Gov.
ernmcnt for CONFEDERATION.

Startling Facto Presented to the Gov.
ernment for Confederation.
Rev. D. A. Sanford, pastor of the
Episcopal Church at Bridgeport, Okla,
is continuing his investigations regarding
the cause of the great and increased
death rate among the Indians of this
country. In his work as n minister he
has been connected with Indian mission
airy service and is we'll Informed regard
ing Indian conditions generally. He
makes the statement that an investiga-
tion of the Indian school system would
show more sensational developments
than the alleged Indian frauds in Indian
Territory. Rev. Sanford has returned
from trip to Wisconsin. where he vis-
tied among the Wivnebago Indians, and
gives out the following statement for
publication:
George Kingsley, an educated Win
nebago, employed as a government inter
prefer, told me that the death rate is
larse-that 40 per cent of the deaths are
from one source alone. consumption.
From various sources / learned that the
use of whisky is very common. One
well-informed man said that one-half of
the Winnebagos drink whisky when they
can get II. He told me how whisky is
openly sold in the saloons in one town TO
the Indians.
visited the government boarding
school for Indians ut TOmah. The chill
dren are Winnebagos, Menomonees and
Chippewas. In many respects the equip
ment of the school is excellent; the teach
ers and employees are evidently well
qualified and are earnest in their work.
Like many other boarding schools, how
ever, l found very marked overcrowd-
ing i'll the dormitOries. The beds were
placed close together, with only a narrow
passage between. In this way twenty or
more Indian children were sleeping in
rooms, which, in my judgment, ought not
to have more than three or four at the
utmost. For healthy white children I
should consider this very imprudent; for
Indian children. tainted with 4 commu-
nicable disease, such overcrowding in
dormitOries is evidently dangerous. And
is it not plainly culpable?
Il noticed in one school room boy
with a bandage on his head. Scrofula,
l was told, was the trouble; on others I
saw the scars where scrofulous sores
had been healed. Evidently, as among
other tribes, these Indians were marked
ly tainted with tuberculosis. Under
these conditions, with such overcrowd-
ing in dormitories, boarding school be-
comes hotbed for the propagation of
disease. For time the children may
appear robust and healthy, but in few
years the hotbed does its work; the dis
ease. tuberculosis, is developed. Seven
ty per cent Of the deaths among the
is n condition that tells the
story. The boarding schools are evil
IDENTIFY to blame in the matter Other
conditions. it should be said, also help
to make this enormous death rate"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-26
POWER OF THE MoRMoNs.

Rests Upon the Principles Of IrriGa-
tion, Cooperation and HomemakinR.
The national irrigation congress recent
ly held in Ogden. Utah, directs attention
to the remarkable system of irrigation
and community building found in Utah
to-day.
The Mormons owe their success, their
constant growth and enduring hold upon
their people-in single word, their pow
er-to the fact that they are deeply root
ed in the soil. From the moment that
the first small party of pioneers lighted
the first camp fire by the banks of City
creek, July p, 1S49. their policy has
been to get possession of the land and
to make that land yield up to them, indi-
vidually and collectively, a living and
competence.
Brigham Young and his successors
down to the present hour have been guild
ed by the true instinct of empire build
-ers. They grasped at the beginning and
have held throughout their history the
great truth that the earth is the source
Of all wealth, and that neither man nor
communities can be poor or helpless so
long as they have firm foothold on the
soil.
But this was only part of their wis
dom. The other part was the fact that
they divided the land among a multi
tude Of small proprietors. According
to the census returns, the average farm
in Utah is % acres.
AS many large ranches We're included
in the average, it is obvious that there
must have been many which were of
even smaller dimensions, and this is the
fact. 1t is not uncommon to find people
living comfortably on two or three acres,
while some Of the most famous families,
like the Woodruffs, have lived for nearly
two generations on a 20-acre place.
Utah lies in a high altitude and
northern latitude. 1t has real winter for
several months in the year. Its grow
ing season is not much longer than that
of New England. How, then, can its
people live and prosper on very small
farms?
The explanation Is in single word
irrigation. And irrigation is an endless
miracle. 1t cOnfers industrial indepen-
dence and social equality on communi-
ties that know how to live In accordance
with its laws. 1t has made the people
Of Utah rich, powerful and impregnable,
in an economic sense. 1t will do as much
for tens of millions more in the next 25
years il it has n chance.
The Mormons have grown steadily for
nearly GO years. and are growing to-
day. because Of their policy of irrigation.
cooperation and hume-making.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-26
FOREIGN.

The Canton and Fatshan branch Of the
Canton and Hankow Railway was open
ed in the presence of Chinese and foreign
officials.
Three anarchists have been arrested at
Milan in connection with plot against
the life Of NJ. Deucher, the President Of
Switzerland
Henry Seton Merriman Hugh Sto-
well Scott, the English novelist, is dead.
He had been suffering from appendicitis
for week.
Mussulmans in the district of Kirk
kilisch have burned five Bulgarian vii
lagos in revenge for an attack made by
the Bulgarians on the Mussulman village
of Zarasa.
Large numbers Of Russians are pre-
pairing to emigrate to America. The
emigration from all parts Of Russia has
been greatly increased of late by rosy
letters received from former emigrants.
The ancient castle of the Kings Of
Spain is to be brought up to date with
sanitary plumbing and grauitoid walks
leading to the chicken house and stables,
according TO Il dispatch from the United
States minister.
At the annual meeting of the share
holders of the De Beers Consolidated
mines in Kimberly, South Africa, re-
port was presented showing that the dia-
monds produced during the year realized
total of 26.205, $50, giving profit of
S11.511, 400
Sesine Meyer, the girl who had lain
tp, tt-a
sleep, awoke in the village of Grambke,
near Bremen, Germany, during the clang-
ing oe fire bells. Her case had long in
tereeted physicians, and had been the
subject of various experiments.
King Edward for the second time in
his brief reign has been robbed by
clerk i'll the Office of the paymaster Of
the household. On this occasion checks
amounting TO $500 were illegally drawn
and cashed by Frank Lanham, who con-
fessed and was committed for trial.
1t has come to light that two of four
murderers who We're garroted at Amalag,
province of Cagayan, Philippines, Oct.
81 and who were declared to be dead are
alive. The condemned men were left in
the garrOte eight minutes and afterward
their supposed lifeless bodies were placed
in a church. Three Of them later showed
signs of life. Two were resuscitated, but
the third died.
Colombia has sent a virtual ultimatum
to America, declaring she will consider
it time to terminate diplomatic relations
unless the United States withdraws her
recognition of Panama and signifies her
will tn o1lovx- OFT OF
conquest. The canal treaty has been
signed by Secretary Hay aud NJ. Bunau-
Varilla and can be ratified by the 18TH
mian commission recently arrived with
out reference to Panama.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-26
EASTERN.

Annie Eagan, "a years old, formerly ol
Chicago, committed suicide and killed hei
17-month-old child at Brooklyn by leav
ing open gas fixture.
A priest placed the ban OH Miss Helen
Gduld's sewing school at Tarrytown, n
y, because Roman Catholic children ate
meat sandwiches at session on Friday
Fire destroyed the double building oc-
cupied by the Lancaster. Pa, Silver
Plate Company. The companys loss Is
$50, 900. Other losses will reach about
$S5,OOO
William II. Young. an artilleryman at
Fort Washington, was fined $40 at
Washington for cursing i'll the presence
of Mrs. Roosevelt and lie was sent 10
Jail in default Of payment of the fine.
Rumors in New York are that the Full
Ter Construction Company, one of the
largest building concerns in the country,
will temporarily suspend operations be-
cause Of constantly recurring labor trou-
bles.
The operation for grating an ear upon
the head of wealthy Western man was
performed in Philadelphia. in order to
aNoiu interference lfOul thC ANCW VI n
authorities, and is expected to prove sue
cessful.
Rather than go TO the hospital, Paul
NillingtOn, aged IL. OF Chestertown, y.
Y, went into the barn. and placing a
dynamite cartridge on stone struck it
with a hammer His head was nearly
blown off.
Henry Il. Hope, station agent on the
Eric Railroad at South Nyack, n. Y.
was assaulted while going home with
part Of the days receipts. There is no
hurt, is 60 years old.
A silent organ in the lodgings occu-
pied by Hart P. Danks, the musical
composer, in Philadelphia, led to the dis
covery that he was dead. He was 70
years of age and had national reputa-
tion as singer and song writer.
Two persons were killed and fully a
dozen injured by collision of Brooklyn
Rapid Transit elevated trains. Fire de-
stroyed the wrecked cars, and the panic
stricken passengers jumped and clam
bered from the elevated structure to the
ground.
A chain supporting huge ladle of
molten metal i'll the Mesta Machine Com
pany's foundry at Homestead, Pa, broke
and seriously burned twelve workmen.
The two most seriously injured were
Charles Mitchell, aged &c, and James
Westland, aged %.
Remarkable fatality has attended the
family Of Peter Hickey, of Brooklyn,
during the last week, five members hav-
ing died from typhoid fever in that time.
OF six persons in the household 6my one
"a little daughter-remains. Se, is i'll
and probably will die.