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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-11-21


came in from their farm home hear
Albion Thursday, and left on the
afternoon train for Portland, Or
egon, where they will enjoy a we'll
earned vacation for week or ten
days. Mr.. Johnson is one of the
well'known farmers of this vicinity
and he and his estimable wife have
gained a competence from Palouse
soil.
The total registration for the
coming city election is 1868. Of this
number 22S are in South Pullman
precinct, and 158 in North Pull
man. There are quite number of
voters who have disenfranchised
themselves by failing to register.
The registration last year was 400.
At least fifty citizens tailed to quail
ify by registering this year.
"a large number of new MEM
bers are being taken into the local
A. o. U. w. lodge these days, elev-
en- being initiated last Tuesday
evening. A number from the Col
fax lodge were here to assist in the
work. Another large class will be
introduced to the goat next Tues
day evening.
-Robt. Tindall dislocated the
ankle of his left foot last Saturday
evening, while driving home from
this city, his buggy being overturn-
ed by being driven off the grade in
the darkness. He was brought
back to the city, and the wounded
limb was attended by DIR. Wilson.
Joe Morris tells of two acres of
his land that yielded $17o in coin
of the realm this season. The patch
in question was planted to potatoes
and onions, the product being 40
sacks of potatoes and 100 sacks of
onions, which sold for the figure
stated.\
|Florence Roberts will appear
at the opera house on Tuesday
evening, December 9Th. Manager
Ford is certainly providing the best
that goes for his patrons this sea-
son.
L. c. Richardson was here
from Orient during the week. He
has sold out his merchantile busi-
ness at that point, and is making
arrangements to remove to this
city.
-Messrs. Outman and Dunning
have returned from their duck hunt
in the Sprague country, having
killed a bag of reasonable proper
tons.
The w. A. C. football team will
play the eleven from the Uniyer-
sity of Montana, on Rogers field,
today.
DIR. and Mrs. Hall were in Spo-
kane the early part of the week
making selections for the holiday
trade.
Geo. Cross, of Spokane, visited
with his cousin, Mrs. VIM. Harris,
in this city last week.
Mrs. w. F. Williams has re-
turned from her visit to Oregon.
Coal promptly delivered. =
Springston Lumber Co.
There will be nothing on at the
auditorium next week.
Mrs. G. H. Buell. has returned
from her eastern visit.
Furniture of all kinds at Vests.
P0AT -Corinoefon 7 .utnher ca
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Took EIen's head upon her bosom.

en-. They had seen how small a thing
is life, how easily and swiftly to be
ended.
In front Of the trenches were other
regiments, out ahead in the woods, I'M
seen, somewhere toward that place
whence came the steadiest jarring of
artillery and the loudest rafting of the
lesser arms. 1t was very hard to lie
and listen. to imagine, to suspect, to
dread. For hours the game went on,
the reserves at the trenches hearing
now distinctly and now family the
tumult of the lines, now receding, now
coming on.
These young men, who but lately
had said goodbye to the women of
their kin, began to learn what war
might mean. 1t had been heretofore
a distant, unmeasured undreaded
thing, conquerable not to be feared. 1t
seemed so sweet and fit to go forth,
even though it had been hard to say
goodbye.
Now there began to appear in the
woods before the trenches the figures
of men, at first scattered, then becom-
ing steadily more numerous. There
came men bearing other men whose
arms Topped loosely. Some men walked
with hand gripped tightly to an arm;
others hobbled painfully. Two men
sometimes supported third. whose
head. heavy and a-droop, would now
and then be kept erect with difficulty,
the eyes staring with CHASTITY, sheep
ish gaze, the face in a look of horri-
fed surprise. This awful rabble, the
parings of the defeated line in front,
dropped back through the woods, drop
ped back upon the young reserves, who
lay there in the line Some of them
could go no farther, but fell there and
lay silent. Others passed back into
| the fields where droned the protesting
bees, or where here and there a wide
| tree offered shelter Suddenly all the
summer air was filled with anguish
and horror. Was this. then, the War?
And now there appeared yet other
figures among the trees. a struggling.
broken line, which fell back. halted,
stood and fired always calmly. coolly,
at some unseen thing in front of them.
But this line resolved itself into in
dividuals. who came back to the edge
of the wood. methodically picking their
way through the abattis. climbing the
intervening fences. and finally clamb-
ering into the earthworks to take their
places for the final stand. They spoke
with grinning respect of that which
was out there.ahead. coming on. They
! threw of their coats and frightened
their belts, making themselves com
Portable for what time there yet re
manned.
At last there came a continued
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CHAPTER III.
The Victory.

HC VlShOlJs
The bandmaster marshaled his mu-
sic at the head of the column of oc-
cupation which was to march into
Louisburg. The game had been ad-
mirably played. The victory was COM
p!ete. There was no need to occupy
the trenches, for those who lay in
them or near them would never rally
for another battle. There was no
longer need for hurry Before the
middle of the morning the lines would
start on the march of the few short
miles.
During the delay young officer OF
engineers, Captain Edward Franklin
by name, asked permission of his
colonel to advance along the line OF
march until he came to the earth
works, to which he wished to give
some examination, joining his regi-
ment as it passed beyond the fortiiica-
lions on its march. The colonel gave
his consent, not altogether willingly
You may see more over there than
you want to see, young man" said
he
Franklin went on, following as near
" as he could the line Of the assault
OF the previous day, track all to bold
" marked by the hOrrid debris OF the
fight. As he reached the first edge
OF the wood, where the victorious col
umn had made its entrance, it seemed
TO him that there could have been no
such thing as war. The air was soft
and sweet, Just cold enough to stir
the leaves upon the trees and set
them whispering intimately All about
was the suggestion of calm and rest
and happiness. Surely it had been
dreami There could have been nc
battle here.
This that had been dream was
changed into n horrid nightmare as
the young officer advanced into the
wood About him lay the awful evil
dences. Coats, caps, weapons, bit OF
gear, all marked and emphasized with
many. many shapeless, CHASTITY things.
Here they lay, these integers of the
line. huddled, jumbled. They had ali
the contortions, all the frozen ultimate
aconies left for survivors to see and
remember, so that they should no
more 30 to war Again, they lay so
peacefully calm that all the lesson
was acclaim for happy, painless war.
Some lay upon their backs where they
had turned, thrusting up knee in the
last struggle. Some lay face down
ward as the slaughtered fall. 1t was
all hideous and cruel dream. Surely
it could be nothing more. Il cUnld not
be reality. The birds gurgled and
twittered. The squirrels barked and
played. The sky was innocent. 1t
must be a dream.
ITO be cOntinued)
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No Time for Kindness.

Don't you think the modern woman
is in danger of getting SO busy she
has no time to be kind?" asked a
sweet old lady the other day. I'VE
hear so much about making every
minute count and always having some
work or course of study for spare
hours and systematizing our activities
that there is no room left for way
side kindnesses. We get so tremen-
dously absorbed in our own affairs. so
self-centered. so intent on not missing
anything that is going on, that we
pass by thousand little gracious acts
that, if we had been living fifty years
back. instead of now, we should have
thought of. 1t isn't only the lame,
the halt and the blind that need our
love. There are hundreds who never
fall by the way or ask publicly for the
cup of cold water. who yet are perish
ing for lack of it. | think the old
fashioned woman had the advantage
over the so-called new woman in
quickness of sympathy and respons-
iveness. New York Tribune.
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CHAPTER |.
The Brazen TONGUES.

nc GTuLCH iOitJuSS'
The band major was a poet. His
name is lost to history, but it deserves
a place among the titles OF the great
Only in the soul Of poet, great
man, could there have been conceived
that thought by which the music or
triumph should pass the little pinnacle
Of human exultation, and reach the
higher plane of human sympathy.
Forty black horses, keeping step;
forty trumpeters, keeping unison;
this procession, headed by mere mu-
stefan, who none the less was poet,
a great man, crossed the field of Louis
burg as it lay dotted with the heaps OF
slain, and dotted also with the groups
of those who sought their slain;
crossed that field of woe, meeting only
hatred and despair, yet leaving be-
hind only tears and grief. Tears and
grief, it is true, yet grief that knew
of sympathy, and tears that rocked of
other tears.
For long time the lines of invasion
had frightened about the old city of
Louisburg, and Louisburg grew weak
er in the coil. The wheat lay green
upon the fields and the odor OF the
blossoms Of the peach trees hung
heavy on the air; but there was none
who thought of fruitage or of harvest.
Out there in front, where the guns
were pulsing, there went on that grim
mer harvest with which the souls of
all were intimately concerned. The
boys who threw up their hats to greet
the infantry were fewer than they had
been before the blossoming of the
peach. The war had grown less par
ticular of it's food. A boy could speed
a bullet, or could stop one. There
were yet the boys.
OF all the old-time families of this
ancient little city none held position
more secure or more willingly accord
ed than the Fairfaxes and the Beau
champs. There had always been .
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Colonel Fairfax, the leader at the local
bar. perhaps the representative IN the
legislature or in some position OF yet
higher trust. The Beauchamps had
always had men in the ranks OF the
professions or in stations of respon-
sibility. They held large lands, and
in the almost feudal creed of the
times they gave large services in re-
turn.
II was considered a matter OF course
that young Henry Fairfax, son oil
Colonel Fairfax, should, after COM
pleting his studies at the ancient instl-
tuition of William and Mary College,
step into his fathers law office, even
tually to be admitted to the bar and
to become his fathers partner; after
which he should marry Miss Ellen
Beauchamp, loveliest daughter OF
family noted for its beautiful women
So much was this taken for granted,
and so fully did it meet the approval
of both families, that the tide OF the
young peoples plans ran on with little
to disturb it's current. Young Fairfax
seemed so perfectly to represent the
traditions of his family, and his future
seemed to secure and Mary Ellen her
self tall and slender, bound to be
stately and of noble grace, seemed so
eminently fit to be Beauchamp
beauty and a Fairfax bride.
For the young people themselves 1t
may be doubted if there had yet awak-
ened the passion of genuine, personal
love. They met, but. under the strict
code of that land and time. they never
met alone.
For two years Colonel Fairfax had
been with his regiment, fighting for
what he considered the welfare of his
country and for the institutions in
whose Justice he had been taught to
believe. There remained at the old
Fairfax home in Louisberg only the
wife of Colonel Fairfax and the son
Henry, the latter chatting at a part
which seemed to him so obviously ig.
noble. Spirited and proud. FESTIVE I'M
der comparisons which he had never
heard but always dreaded to hear,
Henry Fairfax begged his mother to
let him go, though still she said, Not
yet"
But the lines of the enemy frightened
ever about Louisburg. Then came a
day-a fatal day-fraught with the It'd
ings of what seemed a double death
The wife of Colonel Henry Fairfax
was grande dame that day. when she
buried her husband and sent away her
son. There were yet traditions to sup
port.
Henry Fairfax said goodbye to Mary
Ellen upon the gallery Of the old home
beneath a solemn. Whitehead moon
amid the odors Of the dropping honey
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hoarse, deep, cheering, roaring wave
of menace made Up of little sounds.
An officer sprang up to the top OF the
breastworks and waved his sword,
shouting out something which no one
heard or cared to hear. The line in
the trenches, boys and veterans, re-
serves and remnants of the columns OF
defense, rose and poured volley after
volley, as they could, into the thick
and concealing woods that lay before
them. None the less, there appeared
soon q long, dusty, faded line, trot-
ting, running, walking, falling, stumb-
ling, but coming on. 1t swept like
long serpent parallel to the works,
writhing, smitten but surviving. 1t
came on through the wood, writhing,
tearing at the cruel abattis laid to en-
trap it. 1t writhed, rOared, but 1t
broke through. 1t swept over the rail
fences that lay between the lines and
the abattis, and still came on! This
was not war, but Fate!
There came cloud of smoke, hiding
the face of the intrenchment. Then
the boys of Louisburg saw bursting
through this suffocating curtain few
faces, many faces, long rows of faces,
some pale, some red, some laughing,
some Mortified, some shouting, some
swearing-a long row Of faces that
swept through the smoke, following
line OF steel-a line of steel that flick
cred, waved and dipped.
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BrIaht's Disease Cured.

Whitehall, H., Dec. IA case has
been recorded in this place recently,
which upsets the theory of many ply
sicians that Bright's Disease is incur
able. 1t Is the case of Mr.. Lon Manley,
whom the doctors told that he could
never recover. MIR. Manley tells the
story of his case and how he was
cured in this way:
81 began using Dodd's Kidney Pills
after the doctors had given me up.
For four or five years | had Kidney,
Stomach and Liver Troubles; was
general wreck and at times l would
get down with my back so bad that
could not turn myself in bed for three
or four days at time.
81 had several doctors and at last
they told me | had Bright's Disease,
and that l could never get well.
commenced to use Dodd's Kidney Pills
and | am now able to do all my work
and am all right. l most heartily
recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills and
am very thankful for the cure they
worked in my case. They saved my
life after the doctors had given me
up"
When difference of opinion arises
it is sometimes wise to split the differ
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CHAPTER II.
The Players of the Game.

The Players OF the Game.
When the band major was twenty
miles away in front of Louisburg his
trumpets sounded always the advance
The main intrenchments erected IN
the defences of Louisburg lay at right
angles to the road along which came
the Northern advance, and upon the
side of the wood nearest to the town.
In the fields both the wheat and the
flowers were now trampled, and
thousand industrious and complaining
bees buzzed protest at the losing OF
their commerce. The defenses them
selves were but earthworks, though
skilfully laid out Along their front,
well hidden by the forest growth, ran
a line of entangling abattis of stakes
and sharpened interviewer boughs.
In the center of the line OF defense
lay the reserves, the boys of Louis
burg. flanked on either side by reSi-
ments of veterans, the lean and black
haired Georgians and Carolinians,
whose steadiness and unconcern gave
comfort to more than one bursting
boyish heart The veterans had long
played the game of war. They had
long since said goodbye to their wom-
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a Technical Point.

You say your road carried million
passengers last year?"
Yes, sir; and can prove II"
"You CAM"
Yes. sir
We'll, now, let's get right down to
facts. Can you make two passengers
out of one MANI"
"Of course not"
mo doubt in some cases you've car
ried the same man fifteen OF twenty
times"
"Unquestionably."
We'll, does that make fifteen or
twenty passengers of him?"
Moo"
in view Of that, can you say that
you've carried a million"
But the railroad man retired an
grily. He never did have any use for
a technically exact man anyway.
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suckle. Had Mary Ellen's eyes not
been hid beneath the lids they might
have seen a face pale and sad as her
own. They sat silent, for it was no
time for human speech. The hour
came for parting, and he rose. HIS
lips just lightly touched her cheek
1t seemed to him he heard a faint
goodbye" He stepped slowly down
the long walk in the moonlight, and
his hand was at his face. Turning at
the gate for the last wrench of separa-
ton, he gazed back at dropping form
upon the gallery. Then Mrs. Beau
champ came and took Ellen's head
upon her bosom, seeing that now she
was a woman, and that her sufferlnSs
had begun.
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AIwavs an Eve to Business.

A merry-goround man at La Crosse,
Kan, got his leg caught In the cable
Of his machine. The crowd could hear
the leg crack, as 1t was broken in sew
eral places. The machine was clogged
and stopped. Women tainted and
men paled. The unfortunate man
smiled YEARLY, wiggled around and
unstrapped wooden leg. and then an
nounccd cheerfully.: Get your tick
cts for the next ride"
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American Census.

While the American census Is IN tne
nature of a national account OF
stock" embracing inquiries relating 10
population, mortality, agriculture ana
manufacture, that Of other countries
is generally confined to an enumera-
ton of population by sex, age. natiV-
ity, conjugal conditions. occupation,
etc. and in some cases details relating
to dwellings,.
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Look Noses,

The nose with hook was found IN
only per cent Of 5000 Hebrews OBJ
served by DR.. Fishberg. medical ex-
aminer for the United Hebrew Socie-
ties. Straight noses constituted 6s per
cent. broad noses IL per cent and re-
trousse noses IA per cent.
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The banks continue to merge. And
nobody rises to protest. In fact, every
body seems to be satisfied. The banks
enjoy a monopoly of this sort of feel
ing when it comes to merging.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

An English mayor has handed out
his salary to be divided between the
poor and the town bands. The bands,
presumably, are to be bribed to quit
playing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

1t will probably be incumbent on
the historian of the immediate future
to record that Generalissimo Rafael
Reyes of the Colombian army march
ed down a hill and then marched up
again.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

The boy who writes in his copy
book, Reach after the higher things"
cannot understand why his backward
anatomy should be tattooed because
he gathers jam from the top shelf.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

There are those who think that our
national patriotism is even robust
enough to survive the suppression of
the dynamite cracker and the toy pis-
toll on the Fourth of July.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

Hartford Post: We have found that
the most lovable women, as a rule,
are those who have no more mathe-
NAUTICAL ability than is required to
keep account of the milk tickets.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

The new fund for the Methodist
ministers amounts now to $4,000
more than half of what Willard Allen
took. 1t is not generally known just
where MIR. Allen spent Thanks
giving.
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Somebody will be trying to prove
next that Cresceus never trotted a
mile in less than three minutes, and
then he was tied to an automobile
and timed by sun-dial.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

The Cuban congress has voted a
gift of $4,000 to Gen. Gomez. Evil
IDENTIFY the Cuban congress wants
Gomez to retire permanently from the
revolution business.
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Their fighting may not be up to the
European standard. but the Central
American countries do not keep the
war Is Inevitable" headline standing
for several months before they get
some kind of action.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

The Toronto World hopes Uncle
Sam will choke to death on the next
bite he takes off Canada Perhaps
he'll try to swallow the pesky thing
whole next time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

During the last fiscal year the rail
roads of the country killed 1858 per-
sons and injured 1897 more. What
are Macedonian outrages compared
with this record?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

Why doesn't some enterprising me-
dunn arrange an interview with De
lesseps on recent events in Panama?
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One Of the judges has decided that
a girl has no breach of promise suit
against a man who proposes on Sun
day and fails to carry out the agree
ment. After this ii may be expected
that the lights will be put out prompt
ly at L O'Clock Sa'l-day night
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

People are seldom satisfied with
small favors," remarked the philoso-
pher. What fun is there in kissing
girl if you can't muss her hair?
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King Peter tried to congratulate
Great Britain's diplomatic representa-
tive at Belgrade on King Edwards
birthday. but got snubbed for his
pains. Peter will have to keep quiet
and make motions when he wants to
express his thoughts.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

Man is given a sense of humor to
compensate him as the years rob him
of enthusiasm.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

The man who stood on the bridge
at midnight probably found it cheaper
tnan sitting in at bridge at the same
hour.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

When New York society leaders fall
out the wondering world learns that
being in the smart set doesn't dull the
edge of ladys tongue.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

If it is true that the greatest happi-
ness is in having enough, the man
with seven daughters should be oh,
so joyful.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

The enthusiasm which Japan and
Russia are showing for peace causes
a suspicion that there must be
stock of damp powder in the far East
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

A woman strike sympathizer threw
a brick at a car in Chicago the other
day. 1t is not related what shop
window suffered in consequence.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

Thieves have stolen one of the big
bronze gates of Central Park, New
York, but at last accounts the obelisk
had not been taken.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

The Brooklyn Eagle thinks current
carping at Patti is due to the "acidu-
lous pessimism of the supercritical
few" Good.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-11

Time was when on the announce
ment of a bank failure they used to
ask what's her name?"