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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
CHAPTER JIl-Continued.

In this part of the wood the dead
were mingled from both sides of the
contest, the faded blue and the faded
gray sometimes scarce distinguishable.
Then there came a thickening of the
gray, and in turn, as the traveller ad-
vanced toward the fences and abattis,
the Northern dead predominated,
though still there were many faces yell
low-pale, dark-framed.
Franklin passed over the abattis,
over the remaining fences, and into
the intrenchments where the final
stand had been. The dead lay thick,
among them many who were young.
Franklin stock looking out over the
fields, in the direction of the town.
And there he saw sight fifty to be
called the ultimate horror of all these
things horrible that he had seen.
Over the fields of Louisburg there
came fearful sound, growing, rising,
falling, stopping the singing and the
twitter OF the birds. Across the land
there came a horrible procession, ad-
vancing with short, uncertain, broken
pauses-a procession which advanced,
paused, halted, broke into groups; ad-
vanced, paused, stopped, and stopped;
a procession which came with wall
Jugs and bitter cries, with wringing
of hands, with heads now and then
laid upon the shoulders of others for
support; a procession which stopped
uncertainty, horribly. 1t was the WON
en- of Louisburg coming to seek their
slain-a sight most monstrous, most
terrible, unknown upon any field Of
civilized war, and unfit to be tolerated
even in the thought! 1t is for men,
who SOW the fields of battle, to attend
also to the reaping.
Franklin stood at the inner edge OF
the earthworks, half hidden by little
clump of trees. He saw approaching
him, slowly but almost in direct line,
two figures, an older lady and girl.
They came on, as did the others, al
ways with that slow, searching atti-
tude. the walk broken with pauses and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
CHAPTER v.



AT the close of the war Capt. Ed
world. The little Illinois village
which had been his home no longer
served to bound his ambitions, but Of
fered only a mill-round of duties so
petty, horizon of opportunities so
restricted, as to cause in his mind a
feeling of distress equivalent at times
to absolute abhorrehce. The perspec-
tive of all things had changed. The
men who had once seemed great to
him in this little world now appeared
in the light of wider judgment; as
they really were-small, boastful.
pompous, cowardly, deceitful, preten
tious. Franklin was himself now
man, and man graduated from that
severe and eXacting school which so
quickly matured a generation of
American youth. AS his hand had
fitted naturally a weapon, SO his
mind turned naturally to larger things
than those offered in these long-tilled
fields of life. He came back from the
war disillusionized, irreverent, impa-
tient, and full Of that surging fretful-
ness which fell upon all the land.
To this young man, ardent, ener-
getic, malcontent, there appeared the
vision of wide regions of rude, active
life Offering full outlet for all the
bodily vigor of a man, and appealing
not less powerfully to his imagination.
This West-no man had come back
from it who wa not eager to return
to it again, For the weak and sloth-
full it might do to remain in the older
communities, to reap in the long-tilled
fields, but for the strong, for the
unattached, for the enterprising, this
unknown, uneXplored, uncertain coun-
try offered a scene whose possibilities
made irresistible appeal. For two
years franklin did the best he could
at reading law in a country office.
Every time he looked out of the win
dow he saw a white-topped wagon
moving West. Men came back and
told him of this West Men wrote let
tiers from the West to friends who re-
manned in the East. Presently these
friends also, seized upon by some
vast impulse which they could not
control, in turn arranged their affairs
and departed for the West.
(To be continued.)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
BOOK T..
The Day of the Buffalo
CHAPTER w.

eattersIeigh of the Rile Irish.
Col. Henry Battersleigh sat in his
tent .Ggaged in the composition OF a
dc ..ument which occasioned him Cor
Germ. That Col. Battersleigh should
be using his tent as Office and resi-
dence-for that such was the fact even
the most casual glance must have de-
termined-was for him circumstance
offering no special or extraordinary
features. His life had been spent I'M
der canvas. Brought up in the pro-
fession of arms, SO long as fighting
and forage were good it had mattered
little to him in what cline he found
his home. He had fought with the
English in India carried sabre in the
Austrian horse, ard on his private &C
count drilled regimeLts for the Grand
Sultan, deep within the interior Of
country which knew how to keep its
secrets. When the American civil war
began he drifted to the newest scene
of activity as metal to magnet.
Chance sent him with the Union army,
and there he found opportunity for
cavalry command. "A gintleman like
Battersleigh of the Rile Irish always
rides" he said and natural horseman
as we'll as trained cavalryman was Bat
tersleigh, tall, lean, flat-bacEed, and
martial even under his sixty admitted
years 1t was his boast that no horse
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

The tent in which Col Battersleisn
was now writing was an old one
yellow and patched in places. In size
1t was similar to that OF the bedroom
in New York, and it's furnishings were
much the same. A narrow bunk held
a bed over which there was spread
single blanket. 1t was silent in the
tent, save for the scratching of the
writer's pen; so that now and then
there might easily have been heard
faint rustling of paper. Indeed, this
rustling was caused by the small feet
of the prairie mice, which now and
then ran over the newspaper which
lay beneath the blanket. Batters-
leigh's table was again rude one,
manufactured from box. The Wis
iDle seats were also boxes, two or
three in number. Upon enc Of these
sat Battersleigh, busy at his writing
Occasionally he gazed out upon a
sweet blue sky, unfretted by any
cloud. His eye crossed a sea of faint
ly waving grasses. The liquid call of
mile-high mysterious plover came to
him. In the line Of vision from the
tent door there could be seen no
token of a human neighborhood, nor
could there be heard any sound OF
human life. The canvas house stood
alone and apart Battersleigh gazed
out of the door as he folded his letter.
IT'S grand, just grand" he said. And
so he turned comfortably to the feed
ing of his mice, which nibbled at his
fingers intimately, as had many mice
OF many lands with BattersleiGh.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

moved, rode on across the field of
Louisburg. The music was no longer
the hymn of triumph.
Softly and sadly, sweetly and sooth-
ingly, the trumpets sang a melody OF
other days, an air long loved in the
old-time South. And Annie Laurie,
weeping, heard and listened, and wept
the more, and blessed God for her
tears!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

weak, was short OF breath and was
troubled with bloating after eating.
and my limbs were badly swollen.
One doctor told me it would finally
turn to Brights disease. | was laid
up at one time for three weeks. l
had not taken Doan's Kidney Pills
more than three days when the dis
tressing aching across my back dis
appeared and later all the other symp-
toms left me-
For sale by all druggists. Price so
cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

''It has boon my dream of joy supreme
To ride in plush and velvet splendor
Parlor car for swell tailender
Platform fenced with swell brass fender
On the Regular Limited Train
Electric bell right under your nose
Porter to come and brush your clothes
Grub in the diner the best that grows
A downy bunk for nights repose
On the Regular Limitedyrrain
Chorus
Biff! Bang! mile minute
No other method of travel is in it
want to go ripping, skipping and tipping
Away on the Limited Train"
These lines are not original with me.
They are taken from tuneful little
ditty sung in George AIDES comedy,
peggy from Paris" The jingle danced
through my brain the other day as we
lay on the siding at Prairie Junction,
or some such place, to let the Santa
Fe's west bound California Limited
go by. 1t was a gorgeous train Of pal
dCc CARS, anu DCIlilu IiS PAGS~ oAe-SS
observation windows beauty and fash
ion and youth and old age were lolling
among the luXuriant cushions, some
visiting, some reading, some pleas
antly doing, some making wreaths
OF cigar smoke, some gazing dreamily
through the windows at the passing Of
cities, and fields, and forests and riy-
erS.
stood on the rear platform of the
last car of our train and watched the
California Limited as she faded away
toward the golden west. And |
thought of the difference between
travel now and travel in the
days of 40, when it took the
gold-seeker half long, weary
year, filled with all kinds OF hardship
to travel the distance that is now
covered in three days. l thought of
the slowly moving wagons, the dust,
the stones, the jolting, the thirst, the
hunger, the inconsistencies, the snail
like crossing of plains, the laborious
climbing of mountaiIs, the weary
dragging weeks, lne never eHuihS Idll'
In these palaces that mad Just giided
by we're people going to the same
place to spend the winter months
where the climate is perpetual sum-
mer. And they were not to endure a
single hardship on the journey.
When night came they were to lie
in beds whose soft embrace makes
sleep a luxury-and in the day time
the velvet cushions of their seats were
to be made deeper still by pillows
and they were to spend delightful
part of their time in the gilded and
glittering dining car, where every
dainty that ever tickled the palate is
cnticingly served-in short, they were
to have on the trip all the comforts Of
homeland of the best kind of home
stood there and watched them pass
out of sight while my soul was con-
sumed with envy. But derived some
consolation out of resolving that some
time l, too, would see California. and
promised myself that II ever did go
there 1t be would be over the Santa
Fe.
JOHNNY DRUMMER"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
School for Leather Workers.

A technical school for leather work
ers has been opened in London under
the direction of an efficient corps Of
instructors. II is to give practical
technical training In tanning. curry
ing. leather dressing, dyeing, stain
ing and finishing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

The former crown princess of Sax
ony utterly repudiates the authorship
of the book. The Confessions of Prin-
cess Louise" Not writing that book
is the best thing she has done for
some time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
Ponr France.

Statistics, like fishermen. tell curl
Gus stories. In fifty years the popula-
ton of France has increased IL per
cent. In the same period the con-
sumption Of alcohol. has increased 225
per cent. The Frenchman is learning
to drink.-Denver News.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

II has been shown that an automo-
bile at full speed can be stopped in
less than half the distance required by
a two horse team and a carriage. But
/. usually hits a great deal harder
when II stops.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

A literary society has been formed
to study Milton. 1t is only by band
ing together that the people can carry
on the fight against "the literature Of
to-day"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Since the danger of war between
Russia and Japan has passed the sui
tan finds, much to his pain, that the
powers are disposed to hand him a
few more warnings.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Geraldine Bonner says that after
many attempts no one has succeeded
in making a successful romance with
out a woman in it. She might have
added that no one has succeeded in
making a successful romance without
a man in II. either.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

If it is true that people lose their
religion who live in flats it will be
necessary to abolish speaking tubes
and other easy devices for swearing
at the janitor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

1t is plain to be seen that that wom-
an back in Albany, New York, who
was kissed 1926 times and kept a
record of the performances wasn't
worth the effort on the part of the
kisser.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

The diamond company at Kimberley
sold its product last year for S26,205,-
$50, making a profit of S11,511 400.
Thus does the diamond trust grind
the faces of the rich.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

In a divorce case back East few
days ago it was shown that the fair
defendant had been kissed by repre-
sentatives OF the army. the navy and
the lighthouse service. What was the
matter with the revenue service aud
postofice department.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

The railroads of the United States
killed 1854 persons during the year
ended June 80. Still some people go
around worrying because of the hor-
rors of war
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
Analnst the Knockers-

President Eliot declares that won.
en- should never attempt to put the
shot. He is wasting time The need
of the hour is a warning against
throwing the hammer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Cleveland doctors have succeeded in
making a dead mans heart beat, but
they failed to make it necessary for
him to go on paying rent.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
Utterly Useless.

"Educatin' some men," said Uncle
Eben. lis a good deal like givin' a
Fiji Islander a check on de national
bank. Hes got IL. but what is he
gwine to do wifi it?"-washington
Star.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Proposals of marriage made on Sun
day, however, are just as binding as
those made at summer resorts on any
day of the week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Blessed are they who care more
for the fight than for the finish, for
their expectations shall never be
stepped on.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Train robbers have begun to operate
in South Africa. 1t must be true, after
all, that Pat Grove has settled over
there.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

With the New York women indulg-
ing in face paint and the men in nose
paint, we may expect some highly
colored stories of social happenings in
that city.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Gold has been discovered in Green
land, but the natives are trying to
conceal the fact until they get their
boundary lines and canal sites pat
ented,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Somebody has written book of
"Sonnets of the Head and Heart.
Now let's have some "Sonnets of the
lights and Liver"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

The largest steamship in the world
IS to be called the Baltic. Some other
vessel, presumably, has copyright on
the name Pacific"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

The Philadelphia Press is trying to
discover the best American poem.
What's the matter with Casey at the
Bal?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Corbett and Fitzsimmons are talk
ing about fighting next fall. Why not
have a law limiting the talking to one
month?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

"Hysterical women according to
DR.. Shrady, tell and act lies" Just
like some men who are not hysterical.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

THE Bartenders Blue Book" is the
title of recent Chicago publication.
Let literary Boston look to its laur-
elsi
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Dealers say that as soon as a CUSTOM bIa
~. tries Defiance Starch tits impossio lc
to sell them any other cold water
s ~ II can be used cold or boiled,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.

Mrs. G.. w.
Fooks of Sails
bury, Md, wife
OF G. w.
Fooks, sheriff
OF Wicomico
county, says:
II 8 u # e r Q d
W its kidney
complaint for
eight y e a r S.
1t came on me
gradually. |
felt tired and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

If it be true that women love most
intensely at % why are they never
more than IS in the official records?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Do not laugh at the war" in the
Four Hundred. 1t is really serious
for the Four Hundred.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

A man whose blood is as richly sup
piled with iron as Lord kitchener
cannot be an invalid long.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
Mother aray.s Sweet Powder. for Children

Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse
IN the Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 30,0 600 tes-
timonials At all Druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE Address A. S. Olmsted, Leroy N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

The British must have heard OF the
discovery OF something valuable IN
Thibet.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Lat MS hope the winter VIII DO '
,re instead OF coal crop
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

A mans ideal of a love affair is
progress. A woman's is to have II
stay where it is.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

The Hon. Wos y Gill will 1ow have
TO be put on the list as one who wos.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

Those who most appreciate the va'"e
~ money are those who have nohe'
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

GOOD HoUsEKEEpERs pot
w. .,o host That's why they buy hee
C Csc sI Rail Blue. At leading grocers' ceh'A
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18
ON THE DUDE" TEAM.

Johnny Drummer, Who Is Side
Tracked to let the Limited Go
BY, Expresses His Sentiments
Regarding That Superb
Train.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

While living on hope it is well to
hustle for meal ticket.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-18

There are a few things that even q
very young man doesn't know.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-06
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE Is HEREBY CIV EN, That he sub,
seriber. of Anne Arundel county, has obtained
from the Orohans' Court of ARne Arundelc un-
ty. in Maryland, Letters OF Administration on
the personal estate of CHAS. ChOWNEk, late
OF Anne arundel county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased, are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof, 70 the subscriber. on or 0efore
THE and DAY OF JANUARY, 1904
They may otherwise. by law, be excluded
from all benefit of the said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested TO make i'm
mediate payment.
Given under our hands this 30th day Of June
1903 ....,,u,,~, ,c,,,.,,ps,s
Administrative.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-06
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given, That the subscriber, OF
Anne Arundel county, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel county, In
Maryland letters of administration on the
ne rsonal estate of JOSEPH ANDERSON, late
81 Anne Arundel county, deceased. All per
sons having claims against the said deceased,
are hereby warned to exhibit She same, with
the vouchers thereof, t. the subscriber, on OF
before the
18th DAY OF DECEMBER. 1903,
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from ali benefit of the said estate All persons
indebted TO said estate are requested TO make
immediate payment.
Given under my band this 18th day Of
T. ARLINGTON THOMPSON,
Administrator.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-06
Western Maryland Railroad.
TAKING EFFECT OCTOBER nth, 1908.

TAKING EFFECT OCTOBER nth, 1908.
Trains leave Hil1en Station as follows:
DAILY.
Ago a. m.-Fast Mail, Main Line. Hagerstown
Waynesboro, n. & w. Ry. and the south and
ex. sunday p. V. K. k. ChambersbllrQ Mar.
tiusburg and Winchester.
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
7.25 a. m.--York. B. & H. Div. and Main Line
east OF Emory Grove, Carlisle and G. & H. Il,
K. =.
S.25 a. m.-Main Line, Hagerstown, shippens.
burg. FIsderlck, kmmittsburg and N. & ".
Io. u a. Macon for Union Bridge. York ana
Gettysburg.
2. rs p. m.-Accom. for Union Bridge.
3.5z P. m Accom-. for Emory Grove, B. & II.
Div, also York.
a As p. m.-Exp. for G1yndon, Westminster
Rev windsor, Union Bridge, and thence &C.
COM 70 Hagerstovu; also Frederick hmmitts-
burg and shIppensburg. Par or Carr
+5.4S p. Unlimited for York Hanover and
Gettysburg. (Parlor Carl
OH p m Accom-. Tor Union Bridge.
$50 p Macon for Emory Grove
Ii.25 p. m.-Aecom. for Union Bride.
SUNDAYS ONLY.
9 IS a. H. Accom-. for Union Bridge and Gettys
burg.
1850 p m Accom-. for Emory Grove. :
800 p. m.-Accom. for Union Bridge.
Z 20 p. m Accom- Tor Emory Grove
10. IS p. m Accom-. Tor Union Bridge.
Does not stop Penna. Ave. Station.
Ticket and Baggage Office, us z. BALTIC. St
Trains stopat Union, Penna Ave, Fulton and
Walbrook North Avenue) Stations.
B. H. GRISwoLD, F. M.HowELL.
Genr Jrafiic Mgr. Genl Pass. Agt
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-06
GEO. L. PENDLEToN, Solicitor.
Order Of Publication.
To Ml,y Woods and Samuel Woods. De
fendl11ks:

TO MI,y Woods and Samuel Woods. De-
feHdaHkS:
The object of this suit is to procure decree
for the sale of the real estate of Charles Crow
ner, late of Anne Arundei County, Maryland,
deceased. The bill of complaint states that
Charles Crowner, deceased, was IN his LIE time
seized and possessed in fee simple, OF piece OF
ground on Monument Street, in the city of An
napolis, Md, as shown by deed from Spedden
V. Wilson and wife, dated the 10th OF February
1877. recorded in hber ). H., No. IL, folio 1872
one of the Land Records of Anne Arundel
County. and departed this life intestate on or
about the year 1895 and left children and grand
children as follows Sarah Boston, Frank
Crowner, Eliza Brown and Mary Woods, chill
dren, Thomas Boston, (now deceased) John
boston. adult grand children, Williim, Eugene
and louisa Boston, infant grand children,
and that Mary Woods and Samuel Woods are
nom residents of the State of Ma yland, and
that all the rents, profits and benefits OF the
property have been received by Frank Crowner
and Eliza Brown since the death OF Charles
Crowner, and that the said real estate cannot
be divided without loss or injury, and that il is
to the benefit and advantage to have the same
sold by the order of the Court.
1t is thereupon, ordered this 18th DAY OF
OCT ODER, A. D., 1908 that the plaintiff by
causing a copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in the city of Anna
polls, Anne Arundel County, Md, once IN each
of four successive weeks before the
18th DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. D., 1908,
gives notice to said Mary Woods and Samuel
Woods the object of this suit and the substance
of the bill of complaint, thereby warning them
to appear in this Court in person or by solicit
tor on or before the
and to answer the bill of complaint and show
cause, if any they may have, why decree
should not be passed as prayed.
GEO, WELLS, Clerk.
GEO. WELLS. Clerk