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Ed. Bennett and the Overland Irsil.

He is one of the earliest pioneers
of Wyoming aud this mining re-
gion, and has taken part in some
of the memorable events of the
mountains aud plains. The his
tory of the Overland trail days
would not be complete withogt
Ed" Bennett, and the story of
the mad scramble for gold in the
South Pass is linked with his
name,
Bennett came to Wyoming
driving n team of bulls along the
Overland trail as far MS Salt Lake
City, Utah. This was in 1864,
and no one in this country then
said that Ed. Bennett drove the
bulls-he "whacked'' them. In
the fall Of hat same year he re-
turned to Wyoming and settled at
the old emigrant crossing ON the
North Platte river.
In 1865 he formed n partner
ship with Tom Redrip, but in
the following year Redrip with
drew from the firm and Frank
Earnest aud Lew. Reidsell be
came Benefits partners. Earn
nest and ReidseIl, mt the time this
partnership was formed, owned a
large ranch and a store ON Pass
creek.
The new firm of Bennett. Earn
est d Reidsell put in a ferry boat
and started n large store at the old
emigrant crossing on the Platte
river. This was before the build
ing of any transcontinemtaI rail
road. and the main highway
across the plains was the old Ov-
erland trail, and thousands upon
thousands travelled it. aud it WAS
the spinal column of the West.
Those were the 'bloody years ON
the plains and the Indians all
had scalps.'
Money was plentiful ont here.
and Bennett, Earnest a Riedsell
did an enormous business with the
emigrants. AS II matter of his
tory this firm had daily receipts
for mouths at n time averaging
more than $ $1,000. The business
was a fortune, but human nature
lis pretty much the same the world
over and the PARTNERS took a gold
fever from the reports of the South
Pass country to the west of Wyu-
ming. This fever was severe
and i'll the spring of 1865. the
boys" sold out their stock of
goods, and leaving the ranch and
ferry to take care of themselves.
joined the army of ]goldseekers at
South Pass. Thousands of peo-
pie were then swarming into that
country, and ii n 10y Ill odds
the greatest gold excitement that
Wyoming ever had in some re-
spects 1t far surpassed the excite
ments of either Leadville or Grip
pie Greek.
Hotel accommodations were to
tally inadequate in the gold fields
and Bennett aud his partners put
up n $4,000 hotel, and ran it un-
til the fall of 1869, when they
came to the conclusion that the
the hotel business at South Pass
vas II dead failure. The country
was completely over run with
prospecturs and miners, and there
"A no work and starvation vas
staring many in the face. To
make matters worse the Indians
were killing from one to two to a
half n dozen every day. Those
who had money spent it freely,
and then could get no more. To
20 out from Miners Delight, or
Saith pnyg -. N,In,,;. I -
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PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES.


"Behold | stand at the door and
knock; if any man hear my voice, and
open the door. | will come in to him,
and will sup with him, and he with
me-" Rev 3 ~.
allow much more clearly we should
understand what is going on around
us if we had no secrets Of IL own to
defend. We might turn aside to
help a neighbor if we had not more
already than we can carry
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THURSDAY, APRIL ,, 1903.
U. p. Trains at Walcott-
WEST.

WEST, EAST.
No. lo5, s:5S p. m. No >. l2:25 a. m.
No. 3. 1925 M. No. lO2. GAG p. M.
No. 3, 2:35 p. N. No. 4, sos a. m.
No. lOl. 400 a. M. No. 6, 7:42 p. m.
No. l, 4:35 "a. m,
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outstretched, facing the flushing north
with careless soul.

outstretched, facing the flushing north
with careless soul.
Hay Stockard swore, harshly, in the
rugged monosyllables of his mother tom
que. His wife lifted her gaze from the
pots and pans and followed his IN keen
scrutiny OF the river. She was a woman
OF the Teslin Country, wise in the ways
OF her husbands vernacuiar when it
grew intensive. So she knew the present
occasion merted attention. A long canoe,
with paddles flashing back the rays Of
the westering sun. was crossing the cur
rent from above and urging in for the
EDDY Hay Stockard watched it intently.
Three men rose and dipped. rose and dip
ped, in rhythmical precision; but a red
bandanna, wrapped about the head of
one, caught and held his eye
Bill he called. ooh. Bill"
A shambling, loose jointed giant rolled
out of one of the tents, yawning and rub
bling the sleep from his eyes. Then he
sighted the strange canoe and was wide
awake on the instant.
by the jumping Methuselah! That
damned sky pilot"
V.
half reached for his rifle, then shrugged
his shoulders.
''Pot-shot him." Bill suggested, "and
settle the thing out of hand. He'll spoii
us sure If we don't" But the other
declined this drastic measure. and turn
ed away. The two Indians in the canoe
moored it on the edge OF the eddy, while
its white occupant conspicuous by his
gorgeous headgear, came up the bank.
Like Paul of Tarsus. l give you greet
iag. Peace be unto you and grace be-
fore the Lord
His advances were met sullenly and
without speech.
ITO you, Hay Stockard, blasphemer and
Philistine. greeting. In your heart is the
lust of Mammon, in your mind cunning
devils, in your tent this woman whom
you live with in adultery; yet of these
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divers sins, even here in the wilderness,
l, SturSes owen, apostle to the Lord.
bid you to repent and cast from you your
iniquities."
save your cant. Save your can't"
Hay Stockard broke in testify You'll
need all you've got, and more, for Red
Baptiste over yonder."
lie waved his hand toward the Indian
camp, Where the half breed was looking
steadily across, striving to make out the
newcomers Sturges Owen. dissemina-
Tor OF nSht and apostle to the L4ord,
stepped TO the edge Of the steep and com
mahded his men to bring up the camp
outfit Stockard followed him.
Look here he demanded, plucking
the missionary by the shoulder and
tWiriing him about. DO you value your
hide?"
MY life is in the Lords keeping, and
| do but work in His vineyard q" he re-
piled, solemnly
"Oh, stow that! Are you looking for a
job of martyrship?"
''If He so wills"
'Well, you'll find it right here. but I'm
going to give you some advice first Take
/
be cut off in the midst of your labors
And not you alone. but your men, Bill,
my wife and myself. Not only do YOU
bring trouble upon yourself, but upon
US. / know you for a good man and
fool. If you think it your duty to strive
with the heather, we'll and good; but do
exercise some wit in the way you go
about it. This man, Red Baptiste, is no
Indian. He comes of our common stock,
is as bull necked as | ever CARED be,
and as wild a fantic the one way as you
are the other. When you two come to-
gether hell'll be to Fay, and / don't care
to be mixed uD in il. Understand? So
take my advice and go away. Take my
word fer It and get out CT here as fast
as GodH Ter you.
He who carries the Lord in his heart
and the Gospel in mis- hand hath no fear
Of the Vaccinations of man or devil" the
missionary answered, sulkly. Il viii see
this man and wrestle with him. One
hackslidcr returned to the fold is
greater victory than thousand heath
en-. Bring up the little bag with the
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The child had fallen asleep, so the woman
placed it on a heap of furs and lent a
hand in fortifying the camp. Three sides
were thus defended, the steep decliyity
at the rear precluding attack from that
direction. From the opposing camp came
the booming of war drums and the voices
OF the priests stirring the people to an
ger.
Worst of it is. they'll come in rushes. "
Bill complained as they walked back with
shouldered axes.
"And wait till midnight, when the light
gets dim for shooting"
Cant start the ball a-rolling too early
then" Bill exchanged the axe for a rife
! and took careful rest. One of the medi-
cine men. towering above his tribesmen.
stood out distinctly. Bill drew bead on
him.
'All ready" he asked.
Stockard opened the ammunition box
placed the woman where she could reload
in safety, and gave the word. The medi-
cine man dropped. For a moment there
was silence. then wild howl went up
and a fight of bone arrows fell short.
Didn't work" Stockard shook his head
gloomily. Baptiste had evidently ouelled
Cle lIlOTe NdT-Hhe VI MS IOlIOWerS, and
| instead of preciptating an attack in the
bright light of day, the shot had caused
hasty exodus, the Indians drawing ont
of the village beyond the zone or fire.
In the full tide of his PROSECUTING fer.
vor, borne along by the hand of God
, Sturges Owen would have ventured alone
into the camp of the unbeiiever. euuaIly
prepared for miracle or martyrdom; but
in the waiting which ensued the fever OF
conviction died away gradually as the
natural man asserted itself. Physical
fear replaced spiritual hope; the love OF
/ life, the love of God. It was no new ex-
rerience He could feel his weakness
coming on. He had struggled against IL
and been overcome by it before. The
recollection asnot pleasant. 1t brought
shame to him that his spirit should he
so weak and his flesh so strong. But the
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Country with his boy at her breast and
he would have wayered had he not lifted
his eyes to the men before him.
II am not afraid sturges Owen
spoke up. 1.-The Lord bears me in his
right hand, and alone am / ready to &c
into the camp of the unbeliever. 1t is
mot too late. Even in the eleventh
hour may win his soul to the true right
eousness"
"Trip the beggar up and make him
fast" Bill whispered hoarsely in the
ear of his leader. while the missionary
kept the floor and wrestled with the
heather. make him hostage, and bore
him if they get ugly"
no" Stockard answered. 4 gave him
my word that he could speak with us
unmolested. Rules of warfare, Bill:
rules of warfare. He's been on the
square. given us warning. and all that
and-why, damn it, man, / can't break
my worc!
Hell keep his, never fear"
Don't doubt it, but / won't let half
breed Guido me in fair dealing Why not
do what he wants-give him the mission
airy and be lone with it?"
"N-no," Bill hesitated doubtfuily.
'Shoe pinches, eh?''
Bill flushed a little and dropped the
discussion Baptiste the Red ives still
waiting the final decision. Stockard
went W to him.
It's this way, Baptiste. l came to
your village minded to go up the Koyku-
kuk. l intended no wrong. My heart
was clean Of evil. 1t is still clean Along
comes this priest. as you call him.
didn't bring him here He'd have come
whether I was here or not. But now
that h" is here, being of my people.
I've got to stand by him. And I'm going
to- Further it will be no child's play.
When you have done your village will
be silent and empty. your people waster
rs after famine. True, we will be gone
likewise the pick OF your fighting men--
But those who remain shall be in
peace"
Both men shrugged their shoulders and
turned away the half-breed going back
to his own camp. The missionary fell
into prayer. Stockard and Bill attacked
the few standing pines with their axes.
Telling them into convenient breastworks.
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tea and a kettle of water" he called
the next instant to his boatman; mot
forgetting the haunch of cariboo and the
mixing pan
When his men, converts by his own
hand, had gained the bank the trio fell
to their knees hands and backs burdened
with camp equipage, and offered up
thanks for their passage through the will
derness and their safe arrival Hay
Stockard looked upon the function with
sneering disapproval. Baptiste the Red,
still gazing across, recognized the ia
miliar pastures, and remembered the girl
Who had shared his star-roofed couch
in the hills and forests, and the woman
child who lay somewhere by bleak Hud-
sons Bay.
"Counfound it, Baptiste, couldn't think
of it. Not for a moment. Grant that this
man is n fool and of small use in the
nature Of things, but still, you know, !
can't give him up"
Hay Stockard paused, striving to put
into speech the rude ethics of his heart.
"He's worried me, Baptiste, in the
PAST and now. and caused me all man
ner of troubles; but can't you see he's
my own breed-and-and-why l couldn't
| buy my life with his, not if he was a
Niger
$50 be it," Baptiste the Red made an
| swer II have given you grace and
choice. I shall come presently, with my
| priests and fighting men, and either shall
l kill you or you deny your god. Give
up the priest to my pleasure and you
shall depart in peace. Otherwise your
| trail ends here. Even now have the
children stolen away your canoes"
He pointed down to the river. Naked
boys had slipped down the water from the
point above. cast loose the canoes and
by then had worked them into the cur
| rent.
Give me the priest and you may
have them back again"
Stockard shook his head His glance
dropped to the woman of the Teslin
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The God of His Fathers
By Jack London.
Copyright, 1903, by Jack London)

will give you grace. So it We're well
you go, and go quickly"
II am not responsible for my brothers. -
the second man spoke up, filing his pipe
in a meditative manner. Hay Stockard
was at times as thoughtful of speech as
he was wanton of action.
But / know your breed" responded
the other. Your brothers are many,
ard it Is you. and yours who break the
trail for them to follow. In time they
shall come to possess the land but not in
my time. You may be back to your
brothers; but up the Koyukuk you shall
not go while the priests and fighting men
DO my bidding. Thus do l command, +,
Baptiste the Red, whose word is law
over this people"
And should I not go down to tire
Russians or back to my brothers,"
Then shall you go swift-footed be-
fore your God, which is a bad God and
the God of the white men,
The red sun shot up above the north
ern skline, dripping and bloody. Bap-
tiste the Red came to his feet, nodded
CURLY and went back to his camp.
Hay Stocka-d finished his pipe by the
fire. picturing in smoke and coal the
unknown upper reaches of the Koyukuk
the strange stream which ended here it's
artic travels and merged it's waters with
the muddy Yukon flood. Somewhere up
there, ii the dying words of a sEipwrcck-
ed sailorman who had made the fearful
overland journey were to be believed,
and If the vial of golden grains in his
pouch attested anything up
there stood the Treasure House &C the
North. And as keeper of the gate, Bap-
tiste the Red, English half r2cd and
renegade, barred the way
BAH" He picked the embers apart
AID rose to his full height, arms lazily
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~ - - = - W AA's4 eN1o IlOQCAJ LIE
Lee and Stonewan Jackson, the
evening before the battle OF
Charlottesville, May 1, 1868.
The original picture was paint
ed by Julio, Of New Orleans, La,
and copies Of the steel engraving
are almost entirely out Of the
market, the few copies remaining
being held at a very high price.
Cur reproduction is printed On
platinum paper 1920 inches, and
is a facsimile of the original
engraving.
We have also designed a spe-
cial frame for the picture as
shown in the Illustration. The
frame is a four-inch CHARTERED
oak moulding, stained to match
the Confederate gray uniforms,
with a FURNISHED silver cartridge
ornament inside. On the upper
right hand corner are at
tached two small silk Confed-
crate flags mounted on ivory
ny and emblematic of the nicture
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Hay Stockard swept the blood from
his eyes and Laughter. The missionary
looked at him curiously as in a dream
In that which had transpired, and which
was to transpire, he had no part The
words of Bantiste came to him family!
Every good. See that this man go
free, and that no harm befall him. Let
him depart in peace. Give him a canoe
and food. Set his face toward the Rus
SLAMS. that he NAV tell their priests Of
Baptiste the Red, in whose country there
is no Cod"
They led him to the edge of the steer
where they paused to witness the final
tragedy. The half-breed turned TO Hay
Stockard.
There is no Cod he prompted.
The man laughed in reply One of
the young men poised a war spear for the
cast.
Hast thou a God?"
SAY, the God of my fathers"
He shifted TIE axe for better grip
Baptiste the Red gave the sign. and the
spear hurtlcd full against his breast
Sturges Owen saw the ivory head stand
out beyond his back. saw the man sway
laughing, and snap the shaft short as
,, he fell upon it. Then he went down to
the river, that he might carry to the
: Russians the message of Baptiste the
Red, in whose country there was no
God.
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Prospect Valley.

viii Bills was "A visitor in the Valley
over Sunday.
Mrs. Eli Douglas, who has been sick
for some time, is very much better.
Chauncy Tubbs is rapidly recovering,
after having been sick for several weeks
MIR. and Mrs Roy futile have re-
turned home after visiting in Kalamazoo
and Alamo for about week.
Wesley Hall is soon to become Val
leyite once more, and Dana Smith will
move to town for the rest of the winter
Esther Engle Tuck, who has been Wis
lting in the Valley for some time, left
for her home in California, Monday
evening.
Last Thursday about 20 relatives gave
Mr. and Mrs. Leon easier an old fash
toned surprise party at their new home
ON Cherry avenue, ''just around the cor
ner," and there you will always find
Leon at his old trade, fixing organ stools.
One cold, stormy night there might
have been seen poor, lone soap agent
vending her way to one of the farm
homes in the Valley. Sure there was
plenty of soap aboard, but sorry to say
there were no paths shoyeled to smooth
the way. We know this farmer is onto
his lob.
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Talking Album.

The talking photograph is now
promised-that is, the photograph
with photographic annex or attach
ment. as it were, to go on twaddling
as in life, with only arbitrary and oc-
caslonal intermissions. 1t opens
wearisome prospect for posterity to
have the family portrait album full Of
talking pictures, all going on at the
same time, with the united tediousness
Of al the originals punched up to-
gether The old-style, nonconversa-
tional, even as the oyster, is the best
kind tn live with, and bids fair TO hold
its place IN popular esteem for awhile,
at any rate
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GObIeWHe.

Miss Floy Trim is on the sick list
DIR. CT w. Huff was in Hartford
Wednesday.
J. G.. Parson is Entertaining "A nephew
from Grand Rapids
Born, Friday, December IL, to Mr.
and Mrs. Tave Cheney, daughter.
Fern, Dale and Ethel Messenger spent
the forepart of the week at Geo. Lyle's
Frank Dibble is suffering with blood
poison, caused by getting a piece of bone
in his hand while cutting meat last Sat.
urday
c. w Bush and wife, Rolla Bush ano
wife aud Ed. Young and wife attended
the funeral of Geo. Young at Otsegc
last Sunday. Mr.. Young died of typhoid
fever.
Tuesday evening, December 10, oc
Cured the marriage Of Mertie Long to
Mr.. Smith of Kalamazoo. Miss Long
is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Henry Long of this place.
Word came Saturday that Mrs Anna
Boring, wife of DR.. f. G. Loring of Arte
sian, South Dakota, was dead DIR. Lor
ing IS a nephew of A. Lyle and Miss
Elizabeth Lyle of this place, aud for
merly lived here.
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Lawrence.

Eugene Fish is calling on old friends
John Stowe and brother have moved
to Hillstlale.
Alice Rowland will spend her vaca-
ton in Detroit.
Mrs. Geo Northrop has been on the
sick list, is gaining slowly.
This week closes this term of school.
School will be open January 4.
r. Rowland has come to spend the
winter with his son. IL. r. Rowland.
Cornwells show window has every
thing suggestive of Christmas season.
Harry Martin, whose sickness was
mentioned in last weeks issue. is slowly
gaining.
Mrs. w. M. Rose expects a sister to
visit her from Stockbridge during the
holidays.
Revival services have closed at Cor
win and Rev. Lyon is taking much
needed rest
John Clark and H. +. Rowland spent
five days inspecting lighting plants, re-
turning Monday evening.
Miss Sarah Woodward. who has been
attending school here, will leave.for her
home in Cherry Valley, H., Friday even
Fng.
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Glendale.

Glendale school has % pupils enrolled.
The NJ. w. A. will have dance at
the hall, December "a.
Chas. Molby has commenced moving
on his farm south west of Glendale
Bird Oimstead will soon commence
housekeeping in III. B. Aliens house.
Ola Butterfeld and family have been
visiting at the home of Henry Fox the
past week.
Arthur Warner and Edwin Woodmau
were in Bloomingdale one day last week
each returning with new pair of sleighs.
John Shered has rented his farm in
Glendale to Art. Redding, and will build
house near his sons residence in the
spring.
Thursday of last week, the pupils of
Glendale school presented their teacher.
Mrs Edwin Woodman, with beautiful
bon bon dish, the day being her birthday.
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A Timely Suggestion.

This is the season of the year when
the prudent and careful housewife re-
plenishes her supply of Chamberlain 5
Cough Remedy. 1t is certain to be
needed before the winter is over, and re
suits are much more prompt and salts
factory when it is kept at hand and Civ
en- as soon as the cold is contracted and
before it has become settled in the sys-
TEN. In almost every instance severe
cold may be warded off by taking this
remedy freely as soon as the first indica
ton of the cold appears. There is no
danger in giving it to children for it con
tains 10 harmful substance. 1t is pleas
ant to take-both adults and children
like it. Buy it and YOU will get the best.
1t always cures. For sale by Longwell
Bros. IN
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SAYS SHE HAD A VISION
Saw the Dead Body of "a Missing Hunter
in spot Other Hunters
Know.

Negaunee, Mich, Dec. 14-Much in
terest has been aroused in Negaunee
by woman who claims 10 know the
fate Of Stephen Nichols, hunter, who
has been missing for month, and
who Is believed 10 have met death IN
the woods. The woman bases her as
Sertions OH vision, and says mental
picture of Nichols dead body. partly
lying inside hollow log. as If In an
endeaVOr 10 seek shelter, was revealed
TO her in n dream.
Her description Of the attitude of
the corpse and the surroundings are
very minute. She described the spot
80 clearly that hunters who are fam
liar with the locality where Nichols
was lost were, it is said. able TO identi
~ il.
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Three wavs Of pressino Hair.

Some Of the New Hebrides people
do their hair up in a bunch on the
top of the head and stain it yellow,
while the inhabitants OF Ombai island
pass it all through a tube so as to
make kind of plume. The Marquesas
chiefs favorite method is to shave all
the head except two patches, one over
each temple, where he cultivates two
horns of hair. No doubt this is to
render him more thing of terror to
his enemies than of admiration to his
friends His reason for shaving the
rest of the head is to allow more space
for tattooing, as II all the available
skin of the body were not enough.
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Symbolism in EGGS.

Among the curiosities recently ac-
'quired by the department Of Egyp-
tan and Assyrian antiquities in the
British Museum is an ostrich egg
pierced for suspension and covered
witch traces Of painted design, prob
ably of a predynastic period. Accord
ing to the experts Of the department,
this egg is certainly nearly six thou
sand years old, as the design was
made not later than B. c. 1000. The
egg OF the ostrich is said TO have pos
sessed some religious significance
even in the predynastic period.-Lon-
don Globe.