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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-07-11

ANnAI"A AUX NN--A 'AA''A ANttNAa rs cont
tinguished from the Latin creole. He
was a mau OF iron. rough, resolute.
imperious. even impetnous, with the
training OF an Indian fighter and bor-
der ohieftain. who had never known
defeat. But mere IN the far-famod
city OF romancc. here ia the warm.
languor0u7 South. lac found % has
surprise that these plcasure-lovng
creoles, these descendants az princes
and 90 buccaneers. these vivacious.
picturesquely handsome rlcu with the
sois voices and tho courtly manners.
oId not particularly admire aud Ger
tainiy did not foer him. They rather
looked upon him rs an interloper.
The up-couutry mcn were not iu good
reputa thcvc, anyway Burr and Will
kiuson and Claiborne aud whole
clan or lesser fellows had given these
creoics great deal OF trouble while
preparing the way 90 lit them into the
great American Union. aud now Jack
son was looked upon as the arch iu-
terloper But not a few O, the ia-
habitants Of New Orleans who called
themselves French wore in reality
English. Irish. German. Scotch or
Polish refugees; aud at this pav.r-
ular iuucturc, when thc British army
was about 60 assault the gates of the
city, there were those among them
who were gla7 90 have tle adamaut of
Jacksol's viii aud the prestige of his
courage and geueraiship thrust bee
tween them and the coming foe. One
ol these was M. Vernon To him tue
Thought OF an English commander
getting control of New Orleans was
the vision OF absolute rulu- y only
would u be the emf OF all A.s wealth
aud lnIuence. nrt lltrc woria swiftly
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-07-11

Sew Yosk time 10 lOur hours 6fsy-
nine minutes aad nine seconds later
than London tine. AID Is nine hours
forty Ave minutes aud i've seconds
earlier than Yokohama tine.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-07-11

ElI 10 e ...
Claiborne
Reported % Claiborne
yes. " Vernon affirmed.
Io~iD- t1rnel his ewes toward fhe
ceiling with SLOW. tn9ughtf1l rao- .
ton. as II revolving q new perp'exitv. .
"Who told YOU thise" he presently .
demanded
''Nnsscur"
"VaSseur,"
eyes. Dee is here. He acted az CO.
between mn the natter. lie b~ourh.
Laltte's message q tho governor"
"Aul how came Vasscrr herce"
"rat lalu't told you about lis
f being robhcds"
"No.
'Pierre Rl,leauandh his ranrrobbcl
nim OF ail his money and took his
Jewels
Lorin- laughed redecuvciv.
"p0cr httlc wrotchr be ea-1
"Tlat went hard with hum. know"
eyes But he'll have his revenge.
lie has laying his plans we'll. Eamcan
is In The city. ne says. and the whole
. fraternity of freemen of color IS sworn
o. kii ham. They are drawing their
Loriug threw un bis hcal. and his
eyes became as two iong. cleaning
Sits. while the angles of his Jaws ure-
truiei like a cats.
"But what are you going g. doP r.
is time o. act. Mr. Vernon inquired.
"Not much 70 anything. probably
-report to JACKSON with gun. muz-
zic foremost. maybe.
la arose as ii 90 60. but stool
awi'e twiriing his hat and 30 King
straight iuto the OH maa'a eyes. A
touch OF something likc Tenderness
a1ch "a CLEAN MS Won see in @ dogs
eyes lou ne gales OH lis mastov--
caue in has impenetrallc face, when,
a- .cs-, hs prt forth bis hand.
'',s'-d-ove, lu said.
1lr. Vernon ciutchci ths hand and
w-un- Sc. bat said n8.hsnr.
AS L0riu~ went forth from the
house. he rae. Nasseur coming Jan.
The men glarel no each otaer. VASE
soar showed both terror aad curprisc.
AMI was evidently glad cha. Loriu &
--as in the humo- 10 pass him by.
Ihc latter did not swcrve hairs
breadth from his course, and tho ht-
$50 Frenchmau had Go shy aside quick
iT % avoid being tramplei under io0t.
SIS Pierre Eameau your friendp'
cricd Nasseur. In French, as soon as
he came into 0Ir. Nernou's presence,
has voice husky aud rnspiag
"Pierrc Rameau! What 10 You
mean. You iltt'c scamp.
Di1 yo" hot see mum Tie came
ont oi nero ti's moment. uet ann
az the gate.
80:
b1' yes yes tAis minute lcrrc
i'tmea0.
N"sseur was trembling violently.
On the momeat, there was Sudden
Wnlr Oh thoughts I'D SIR. Nern B.
Drain Could u beg lie grabbed lis
beard with ono hald aud, witA the
other pressed nara npon ms ioreAeac,
stood mouonless, every feature strain
, ing ana every lmo rgld. lie was re-
s nechng with tho power and intensity
oi sudden con'icuon.
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IL was the hrst uIAc IN many years
tha1 ne h"d gwen away TO rash @
j. anger
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-07-11

The limit OF soldiers eredit
ia saatsen Ma ~ psr esDs q III
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-07-11

Copyright. i's- aal;s,- = oe,-- r-rae-s saa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

thing better to do. The lady love he had been calling
for had arrived and the delightful task Of winning
her affections before him. RE drew. near and
bowed 70 her uttering notes which sounded like
though they might be pretty speeches. then pranced
in front Of her spreading his tail and his wings dis
playing the golden feather shafts and the white patch
on his rump How much further he would have gone
with his courtship VIII never be known. for rtbis
interesting point another male flicker arrived from
somewhere and the two rivals. uttering harsh notes
dashed off together. and followed after by
the cause of their jealousy.
Which, 81 either. the two males was eventually
successful ] don't know. but at all events 7 saw a
pair of mated fickcrs in that corner or the woods
very few days later Apparently they were eonsid-
ering the question OF making their home I'm OF
the branches of dead chestnut tree which
enc edge Of the wood for they flew onto the tree
OF Do and back again great many times. At last
decision was reached. and on that very work
was commenced The spot selected was about twenty
feet from the ground. the under side of a large
branch which leaned somewhat toward the south.
one of the birds began by cutting circle about
ard one-half inches in diameter and then dug out
the wood inside Of ii TO depth of two three inch
es. Then. for some which could not de-
ternne. they abandoned this hole, and began new
one on another limb near by. Here they hammered
white chips flew around them as they worked
For eight days they labored hard. then because
no more chips were thrown out. < presumed that the
home finished. Some ten days later I enlarged
the entrance little. that I could put ms hand into
the nest Inside the nest-hole much wider than
one might have supposed from glanoing the door
way and opened out into a roomy cavity which ex-
tended dowuwards perhaps eighteen inches aTOrding
ample room for the mother she sat upon her eggs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06
TATTLINGS OF A RETIRED POLITICIAN
AUTH" b%* Country ELEVENTH b rreyc
Author of "The Country
Boy"
ELEVENTH HOUR SURPRI

This didn't rack Salve with grief any great ex-
tent Since his mania for business blocks and econ
omy had grown on him. the old alderman had come
70 regard Tan as a prodigiUusiy expensive luxury
TO be sure, Tan always got results. but if rentals
on business property high Tan's results
SaIve figured he wouldn't need to stay in the council
TO keep his property up in good shape SO long
as Tan didn't line up actively with the opposition
the alderman rather glad that the young county
chairman was not distributing his money
just the day before the election. after old Salve
mad looked over all his fences and pronounced his
work good. Tan took $50 the bank and had it
changed into dimes Then he started and began
10 hit up the old trail making the rounds of the
river salons. in every one he across "a few
loafers with whom he was personally acquainted
These he called up 20 the bar and treated them to
one round Of beers. while the newcomers grovled and
swOre i'm thirsty rage.
Drink hearty." he would say ito honest old
Xavier Flynn"
But Tan's finishing touch, which marked him as
master i'm the creation Of political discomfort was i'm
solemnly handing dime to every OF these l0afer-
captains. as they were Wiping their lips after
drink. and saying:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

Now, boys get out early and put in your best
ticks for Flynn. He's got TO be returned. The oppO-
sttion is throwing out lots of coin put him OF
business, but he knows he depend you. coin
coni'
This sort Of thing repeated in practically every
saloon IN the river Ward-and trail OF curses
the niggardliness OF old Flynn followed from
GROCERY to anotheT-fOr, Of course, the oafers all
thought Tan still the accredited distributor for
Flynn But curses not the only followers that
Tan had. He had secretaly arranged with heelers
OF the opposition to make the rounds right after him
and spend dollar for every dime that he had put in
the name OF old Salve. You bet there wasn't a
dry throat in any place where these heelers stopped
and instead of dealing out dimes to the loafers they
handed out hve-dollar bills
Meantime Alderman Flynn comfortably count
ing his greatly reduced election expenses and was
glad that Tan was not sowing his money I'm the
barrel houses. He had weathered Inany
and SO many sharp corners that il didn't occur
to him that it was possible to unseat him such
his confidence in his position that after he had
told that Tan had out doing little work for
him he didn't suspect that some sharp practice
going
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

OF the latter there were seven transparent white
with pink veinngs showing through the she'll The
yOls. as in an fresh WOOdpeCkeTs eggs which have
seen, wore plainly visible and hoated lightly to the
top, no matter which way up the were held
The mother flicker. who had flown out L began to
climb the tree, and who had been reprOaching me
gently i'm her own language, came back within three
minutes after descended and to her eggs with
no more than a glance at the Disagreement Of her
doorway.
Next time visited the nest the young birds were
Matched, for as tapped the tree-trunk there
came from the hole sound like that made by
Gaping steam singing kette-the sound Of very
young nckers CRYING in chorus. AS the youngsters
grew Older their cries became louder. and could be
heard for several yards. They always cried when
either Of the parent birds alighted the tree near
the hole. wh-u the tree struck with q stick
or stone. did not see the parent birds feed the
young. but know from the observations of
liam Brewster that young hckers fed by regurgi-
tation i'm much the same manner young pigeons
are given their nourishment- The parent flicker
thFusts his bin down the throat OF little flicker and
with his wings and tail. and in fact his whole body
quvering with the effort he literally pumps the
digested food from his stomach into that his
offspring
Some time before they were ready to leave the
nest-hoe. and sometimes four five inqusitive lit
caught sight Of me. if I made the least noise. the
heads Withdrawn, to be thrust again the mo-
ment everything uuiet
On leaving the nest they could fly we'll at once.
making more than hundred yards at the first at
tempt Their piumage al this age was almost iden-
tical with that OF the parents.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

Well, when the votes counted that election
Salve buried deep that they had difficulty in
finding his figures the sheet And it took the old
alderman about a month to find out the real nature
of the brickbat that had hit him.
But when it comes to turning sharp corners at the
eleventh hour the trick that gave Little Danny his
in politics all the others the shade. Little
Danny wanted to break into the council but he lived
i'm strong Irish Democrat ward where Republicans
were as scarce hens teeth, and the old alderman
for reelection. He had the whole rolling mill
influence his back and he made bones of saying
that so long he had the mill foreman and bosses
solid he could yell for Queen Victoria and still be
elected.
This incidental remark reached the ears Of Little
Danny and he made it the subject of meditation and
prayer. The more he thought about the boast the
madden he was-but he had to admit that it
gospel truth so far any election records to date
could show The night before election Little Danny
bad much chance to come out with whole skin
a apple in hog pen As Ire walking the
floor jouncing croupy baby he suddenly a great
light. Some say thar il quick that he dropped
the baby into the coal bod, but don't believe that,
for Little Danny never known 10 lose his head
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06
X X A PAIR OF FLICKERs.

HE flicker is known throughout almost the
whole of North America, and wherever ne is
known he is loved by all sight-minded mem
B bers of the community. He is of good appear
ance, Industrious i'm his habits and minds his own
business He is a good citizen and example the
rest OF US; many of as proud of him, and the
others ought to be.
Last spring ] "a male flicker alight the
siantng trunk of dead and. after htchiug
wise q" or three times. he stopped spot where
the bark was loose. and began prying off bits of 10
with his strong curved BILL paUging and then
he waited for a second two. with his head on one
side. rs though hc heard something moving beneath
The surface and then he began 20 attack particular
spot with great Vig0T Tlat-ta-at-at. tatat-at'
went che BILL b drilled neat little hole. and then
the woo1pecker iaUsed 10 drive I'm his barbed tongue
which pierced iuchless grub dragged IL, with
ing, from its stronghold. Then flying higher
branch. he sent forth "a long call "Wicka-wicza-
wiCka wicka. which penetrated 90 the very heart of
the woods Presently he flew TO another alight-
ng close 10 hard. DEAD branch where shifted
about though 10 secure verfact foothod two toes
of each foot I'm front and two behind their sharp
nippng the bark like pnocis with his point
ed tail feathers proppng him up from below. Then
pause. brought his bin upon the dead branch
with marvellous force and rapdity. The effect was
loud. vibratOry sound not unlike the rapid rolling
a small drum, and after moments silence, during
which the woodpecker turned his head side
though listening, IL vas repeated seemingly louder
than before Again and again the sound rolled
from the resonant branch and then, with little
pat a second flicker alishter upon the tree. Then
the drummer ceased his drumming for he bad some
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

there they found six dead Indians Ya-tn-ay-a-wits
took all six scalps.'
Guess he kind o. holds the scalp recod, don't he?"
remarked the scout. &
This plan of making Indian fight Indian a fool
one. as FAR as results go went tie major. Down
IN the Goose Creek mountains the whites after killing
thirty Indians captured thirty-fve These they left
for the Indian volunteers to guard The Indian knows
no warfare but determination. When the whites
back the thirty prisoners were hanging to limbs
7 guess the Indian volunteers must have got just a
little scalp hungry
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

the major, reminds of one Of the daring deeds Of
that campaign one Of the Indian in DR.. Nc
Rays company was named va -ay-a-wits. He was
the braVest man that lived this reservation.
The Indian scouts leading the white troops along
ridge ike this Below a clump of trees and
brush. The scouts passed ahead. All the
Shoshones i'm ambush below fired at the white soldiers
The soldiers were scared because they didn't know
how many Indians there were hidden in the brush
The Indian scouts came running back.
"Ya-in-ay-a-yvits said to the soldiers: Why you no
him OUT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

frozen that himself dig roots. You see an
Indian live a few roots. Then there's the
tracks. The snow makes it easier to keep line EN-
The tell-tale smoke from the tepee also gives 'em
away. If the Indians pressed hard they scatter
like flock of quail Their plan is TO get the white
man far from water and food possible. Crook
kind o. turned their tactics around EN-
'As long as Crook let Billie and Donald McKay's
Indians do the fighting he Jared better. In fight
near Camp Harvey they got twenty-fOur scalps.
Crook kind took much credit for this himself
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06
Copyright 1908 by
Charles N. Crewdson.
BY CHARLES N. cREWDSON.

became doctor and was the government physician
on the Umata reservation at the time of this
pie These men knew that the whites must finally get
this country, so they lit I'm to help quiet things
We had now turned away from the Umatila and
were driving along little ridge. Below was
creek lined with willows and underbrush.
THAT little strip Of woods down there" continued
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

1.-THE soldiers replied: we don't know how many
there are. There might be three or 300
I get him OUT said Ya-tin-ay-a- wits
$50 taking revolver in each hand down into the
brush he jumps There lively popping of pistols
for minute two Then out comes wits
Go down get Injun,' all he said.
THE soldiers went to the bed of the creek and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

After Crook came he pushed the campaign hard
letting the Indians under the dcays do most of the
nght1ng- He made a winter campaign In fact,
Crook who found that this the best time to
light the Indians. The of this is that the
whites are better able to keep up their cOmmssary
department during the winter At that time there is
no grass for the Indians pony and the ground is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

Photos by Major Lee
Moorehouse, Pendleton,
Oregon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-06

= FZs VERY Indian tribe in this country has had to
- have one good Hclin' before they would
quiet down" began Major Moorhouse as we
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-24


the
progress
in
court Gov . not @ @ @ lsn locking
fecovery
dn @ MN 'DA s ne
o bolts
take on
of the state
gentleman Of brilliant wit and point rFnea Speaker of the The
corecorshp and ensende
Recovery much by his choice howevdecisy alone as far as
might
second only
nS e ns d om s a he ne
of the Senate also eouneG article
t Blaine ni
he WAS s sister by nGe anf n WSnd on es listen ee
was not wanting justification for his belief - ., - - 70
in Maine politics for sort Of
rms
h %h Sot Frye and Hale @ his State for
s a s END With either cato %es nos eas o Of @
sat ugh @ the 9 fss aes Of
for that peaeenakg Frye
him he was wrong fought
Morrison;
a prdes
s one
Sh sss et afnf il
o'clock
with the Secretary
White
ored appointment at
remember" replied
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-24
THE BYSTANDER
CONTINUED from page ~

!
ga atd oa.es 80 sga,nst
her distinguished husband hung his familiar sign
ents from the top of Tamapas have proved that when the fog blowing
reducing the
California
San Francisco would be as hot in Washington
things done
horde claimants benches beneath the
na join them almost daily and the discussions long and loud and
Railways galleries crowded the nqu
s ,aa ah u ~ ~. 80 ta ep+,r ,,sn ga ~ ayre.
the horde of Fasteners the lawn
which temporarily cleared the building
hallway
Guided to it up to Secretary He walked the sleeper quickly
@ conscious pRe the stairs But the poor
the table that his legs We're asleep and he pitched and rolled fell
Shen he as'e came life
When
surprise shown that more native Hawaiian boys
only anyhow tackled the
~ - the hawaiian bows to enlist in the navy 1t was ascertained bv the
material
the sEs e ea 6ao h n dm p boys that spa e
being ws h ea s that e Ta s ah m h bo2 oa hare un
would selected by Prince snDaoie to go Annapolis
5 to h e up 1a the Of only a n mott 6 s Confusion
be Of Hawaiians would nteredth race.
He is called pasha Humphreys now "a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-24
HUMORs OF THE WHITE HOUSE
Ccontlnued from Fac .

their
pont aaby had
about Cleveland in
hiss econd ternt mo-
to
for
fmethod a
be safely printed folk win do for
and
Modified
said that the wOudb
a drunkard