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La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27

At supper he announced to his host
thai his health vas nov fully regAined
and that an urgent letter from home
would take him away the following
morning. Mr. and Mrs. Rankin ex.
pressed regret Martha coldly said
she sras sorry, and continued the meal
In silence.
That night Carroll retired early -
his room. but not TO sleep. His pride
was deeply hurt. and he vas indig-
nant He called himself Idiot" and
other pleasant things She didn't
have the heart TO say she was sorry,
Love. Bosh."
Finally. putting on . light overcoat.
he started for . walk upon the pike.
II vas near midnight when he turned
again into the little valley. The full
light of the moon Vas obscured by q
mist which rose from the river and
spread over the valley. The brooding
silence Of the night was broken now
and then by the distant cry OF fox
mound. the low neigh Of q horse. or the
tinkle of . sheep bell
-Clackety- clack, clackety ciack,
There was borne In on Carroll's ears
the distant sound Of = salloping horse
upon the turnpike Could II be the
phantom of Aunt Dinah's story
"Clackety-clack." The horse va
coming nearer. The forgotten tad
sprang yividly inN Carroll's mind, apt
he felt the chill Of the unearthly creeE
over him. Sweethearts had Quarreiedi
The phantom Sider was due. Bang.
Crash. Crash, and Carroll saw "a
wildly speeding horseman fash across
the bridge and come up the roaa
toward him with uncontrolled gait
Carroll. forgetting all Of the i'm,
probability of the tale. ran to the road
side and tried to scale the stone fence.
But 1t was too high for him to scais
in his nervous condition. and he
crouched against 1t, his eyes glued
upon the ever-advancing figure. Ii
thundered along. Now 1t was almost
upon him. A vision OF . horse OF
thoroughbred build. with foam nying
from its mouth. with tanks heaving
and of darkly clad rider with gaze
fixed ahead, a cloud Of dust. q sound
OF distant hoofbeats. and Carroll, com.
pletely cowed. Ned toward the house
On the veranda he met Martha,
strangely pale.
whispered: Il won't go home tomor.
w."-Walter S. Hiatt in New York
Times.
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
TROUBLES OF a aAconreuR
Always Some Eyewitness to spoi
Good Story.


The late John T. Crisp was a par
ticipant in the battle OF Westport. He
liked to describe the engagement from
his point OF view. and he never failed
to interest his auditors. A few years
ago. while seated At round table"
in q downtown cafe. he gave. accord
ing to a friend. free vent to his won
derful Imagination, In the presence of
Richard Gentry and others who were
at the scene OF battle at the time it
ragged the fiercest.
The colonel told of the way his com
pany had charged the enemy. OF how
the Fcderalists were put to flight. and
forefront of the bloody battle.
Gentry, who was member of
Crisp's company. finally interrupted a
beautiful piece of word painting about
the horrors of war by saying: Now.
colonel. you know you ran Ike - on
that day. was running with you and
you kept ahead Of me until We were
out OF range OF the Union guns. Yes,
sir. you ran. sir; by CAD. sir, you re-
treated. sir. and retreated with you
Col. Crisp. so the story goes. calm
iy looked at Gentry for moment and
then. In his most explosive manner,
exclaimed:
Il never told good story in my life
that some blanked eyewitness did not
jump up and spoil lt."-kansas City
Star.
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27

row.
window. whar she an Mars Rob uster
set
Wall, dosn't jes' reckelleck, but
folks do say Mars Rob died jes' after
Anyway, he took her death mighty
hard. cause II wuz his fault, an he
ought to have made UP with her. He
nster ride bout de country on his big
geldin' ies' like mad. One night I
seed him go by heah like all de devils
wuz followin'. De mex mawnin' dey
found him by de crick. his big geldin'
standin' over him. He had shct hissef
in de heart.
Il dunno. chile. but ever since den
dey say Mars Rob ride by heah when
sweethearts oh de county fall out.
seed him once when Mars Walker an
Miss Mary Rogers had dere trubble--
but dats nnuther tale. honey. Any.
way. folks doan't come dis away
nights no NOAH
And so Aunt Dinah rambied on
eager to tell other stories of the past
Carroll kept the Incident in his mind
for q while, and then let it drop as q
darky superstition. He devoted him
self to the task of building up his
health, going hunting, riding to neigh.
borhood fox meets. driving Martha to
dances and parties. and In other ways
fliing out the routine Of life in the
country. In following this social round
he found that the chase after health
can sometimes be made . cheerful oc.
cupation. especially with q orl like
Martha to help one.
One afternoon, As Carroll and Mar.
tina were returning from town they
let their horses take their own pace
and settled themselves comfortably
back on the buggy seat and listened
to the hum Of the wheels and drank In
the charm OF the country.
Looking dreamiIy into Martha's eyes
as the carriage rolled homeward, the
question, which he had as yet uuS to
himself only vaguely, came 70 t,'m.
Does she like met" He dared not
trust himself to ask as to love. While
be was turning about this, to him,
startling suggestion. = young farmer
Of the neighborhood whom Carroll had
often imagined to be covertly fond of
Martha cantered down the road
toward them. He pulled MP sharply.
bowed to Carroll, and directed to Mar.
tha few commonplace INQUIRIES
about her family, the crops and the
next party to be given. Carroll thought
he saw . blush steal over her cheek -
the young man talked. and affer he
had ridden on. half in lest, but . BIT
In earnest. he asked II that were her
sweetheart- The blush mounted high-
er ~ she deAied IT, Carroll untessou-
ingiy and 3ealousiy insisted that he
vas. a.d finally Martha poutingfy
suggested that IN any event Il was .
matter that did NOT concern hin->Tne
clcad d had fallen Carroll he'd had
his question answered.
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
ARTISTS AND THEIR MODELS.
Beauty Of Face and Form Are Rarely
Found ToQether.

Artists say ii is curious but never
theless true that beauty OF face and
form are not often found in one and
the same person. The woman whaS
has an ideal face frequently fails
from the standpoint of figure. SO that
painters are obliged to make their
ideal figure from half a dozen models.
From one will come beautiful throat
or arm or shoulder: from another as
perfect back. and SO on. Even after
that the painter has to idealize his
ngure--to throw into it whatever form
OF fieeting expression he desires.
Once in a while his model gives him
unconscious help. The model who
posed for Church's Fairy Tale" used
to tell OF having once stood before the
picture at an exhibition. listening tos
the comments of enthusiastic visitors.
They commended the fanciful paint
ing. but maryeled most of all at the
wonderful look which the artist had
managed to get into the woman's face
The model herself was able to enlight'
en- them.
HE didn't have to idealize for that
wonderful look" she said. Il remem'
Der the day it was painted. was
wondering whether he was going to
pay me by the day or the week"
Photographic artist tells this little
story OF model. She was a simple,
rather shallow. straightforward girl
when not at work. When she posed
her beautiful. mobile face expressed
the most varying emotions. The artist
used to wonder II she felt ore-quarter
OF what her expression indicated. His
doubts were set at rest one day. After I
the girl had posed with an exalted as
pect that enraptured the artist he
waited to hear her deliver some su-
blime inspired thought. But she mere
ly looked up wistfully into his facs
and said:
.Oh, how hungry am"
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
sAvee " sa,cnr ase.x.
He~ smart Midshipmsn Got HImsssf
Out Of oesooe.


Out Of oesaoe.
On board . mAn-of-var bound 10
San Francisco from China Was .
young midshipman named Walters.
He was . favorite with the oficers.
and had in him the talent for making
. nne ofiiceY The midshIpmen on
board stood their watch forward. and
every hour it vas their duty 10 come
aft and write up the weather columns
Of the ships log. showing the readings
OF the barometer and thermometer
and to hezve the ships log 70 ascer-
tain her speed.
The captain, in company with the
oncer OF the deck. was walking the
when Aidshipmau Walters came Aft
20 write up the log. The barometer. .
mercurtal one. was hung In the cap
rain's cabin. and Walters. after having
read II, helped himself liberalIy to the
captains sherry on the cabin side
board In walking the deck the cap
tain happened to glance down the
cabin skyiisht and saw the midship-
mans proceedings. When Walters
came up on deck to heave the log the
captain addressed him as follows:
How is the barometer, sir!"
Walters saluted and said: STEAD
lily rising. sir: steadily rising"
The captain then asked: And how
is the decanter. sir,"
Walters was taken aback. but with
a steady voice replied: Steadily
falling. sir: steadily falling"
This reply Was too much for the
captain. and. bursting out laughing. he
said: Young man. your bright reply
has saved you from punishment: but
II Is long way to Frisco. 50 hereaf-
ter beg of you not to consult the de
canter as often as you do the barom'
eter.'
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
In Jail for snee.ino.

As one Of the good, kind ladies' Was
walking along the tier after tho
church was over. saying kind words
to the unfortunate sons OF Adam, she
stopped in front OF cell 60e ON tAe
sin floor She said. MY good, kind
man, what in the world ever put yuQ
in here?" He said, ..Sneezing." 8Ao
said. MY. goodness! How in -
world could they put you in here 1or
sreezing!- He said, Il woke tho
gentleman up"
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27

About the broad hearth In its Gus
tomary manner the family had assem-
bied after the evening meal, and Hen
~ Carroll. the city cousin. come to the
country to restore failing health. found
his FIRST visit into Kentucky home
not SO dull as he had anticipated
The conversation lnlled. Silence was
broken only by the ticking Of the
clock Suddenly Carroll heard the
faint pit-apat OF gailoping horse on
the frozen turnpike. He walked to
the window overlooking the road. and
the sharp air bore the sound more
clearly to him.
Il wonder who that can be- riding so
wildly at this time OF night" he
asked
Some drunken fellow going home. I
suppose" said Mr.. Rankin, Indifferent
Iy. but with significant look at his
wife.
He rides like q wild mani" ex-
claimed Carroll. Come here! Look
at him. One would think both man
and beast were hunted-were fleeing
from the devil himself"
Martha ran to the window and
gazed for a moment at the fast-disap
pearing horseman. Papa, maybe it's
our ghost-.Rob the rider'-and Aunt
Dinah once met"
The mournful bay Of foxhounds dis
turbed by the hoof beats and the sug-
gestion OF a chase gave her remark a
tinee OF color. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Rankin had kept their seats while the
ridar IL T.,
lift the gloom his appearance had left
in passing. Carroll noticed this and
half laughingly inquired II Martha's
ghost was a reality.
Not at all; simply q stupid old
story OF the negroes said Mr.. Ran.
kin. He spoke in an unconvincing
manner. however. and the fireside
group reiapsed into a moody silence.
Carroll slept little that night in the
great room assigned to him Among
the old pictures on the walls. which
he casually looked over as he un.
dressed. he was struck by a tarnished
portrait OF girl who closely resem-
bled Martha. No name was written on
the worn gilt frame. but on the dust.
covered back he found scrawled.
tio As0hnAh, AcvV. EVEN "utn
Carroll put out the light that face
stood between him and sleep. Those
eyes haunted his brain. So. too. did
the flying horseman and the troubled
face Of his host and the remark of the
young Martha.
The brilliant. ntful sunlight OF a
! spring day strayed into winter was
streaming into his room ere Carroll
! awakened. The refreshing bath and
the wholesome smell OF the country
cleared his head. and he smiled at the
foolish fancies OF the night. Careless
~ he ran down the broad stairs OF the
stately mansion in a manner calculaf-
cd to startle into life the sweet-faced
danes and the starched-coilared sol
diers Of the revolution whose portraits
smiled from their gilded frames stud
ding the hallway
Martha's remark about Aunt Dinah's
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
Phantom's Warning
The Autumn Wind.

Mars Rob Gregory. THAT had q heap
o. fine horses. He KEEP comm an
comm heah ter see Miss Martha twell
everybody said dey sho' would marry.
Den dey had fallin' out an he didn't
ocme no noah. Miss Martha didn't
let on. but she sartinly did love Mars
Rob. an KEEP pinin' an pinin' away
twell she wux nigh ded. One Sunday
dey all went to church at de Cross
Roads. 'cepen' her. When dey c6ene
back her NAV. Miss Ellen. found her
on de noah in de parier-ded. She
had shot herself In de corner by de
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
Properly Qualified.

Have you job for a chauffeur
That depends Have YOU ever dore
any chautfing?
mo. sir
DO you know anything about ma
chinery?"
We'll. no. sir; | can't say that -
And suppose you never even
drove over anybody in the street,"
mo, sir; but once dropped with
an elevator from the twelfth story
and liked the sensation
Come around in the morning and
be ready to go to work-"-Chicago
RecordEeraid.
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
-one More psv.-

have quafred the wine of life:
Why should drain the glass7
I have seen the buds unfold
In their setting of dewy grass.
Why watch the flowers droop.
Why wait tin the grass is dead!
What more has life to offer
When youth and JOY have fed?
Yet the coward soul. in fear.
Win shrink from the beckoning hand
or the boatman's whispered word
As ever he waits on the strand;
1t will drain the bitter dregs.
II will watch the flower decay:
For "a ruined life Is still lifS-
God grant us one more day,
Fannie Barber Knapp In Chicago late
Ocean
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
tn. Singing RoII Of "Dixie."

The old br!gades march slower now-the>
boys who wore the gray
But there's life an battle spirit in q host
o. them to-day!
They hear their comrades caiiin' from
the white tents far away.
An answer with the ringin' roll Of
''Dixie.'
They feel the old-time thrill Of 1.-THE
battle plains they see
Again they charge with jackson. an face
the fight with Lee:
An the shoutin' hills are answered by
the thunders of the sea
When they rally to the ringin' roll OF
'.Dixier'
The battle-helds are voiceless-oncs vet
with crimson rain.
Ger unknown graves OF heroes wave
golden fields of grain:
But phantom forms-they leap to life.
and cheer the ranks again.
Far. answering to the ringin' roll OF
"Dtxier'
Beat. drums. the old-tims chorus: an
bugies. blow your best:
And wave. oh. naSs they loved SO well.
above each war-scarred breastf
TIL they vanish down the ycrsey u tAe1f
last. eternal rest
sim answsring to the s4nsin' roll e
Frank L stanton in Atlanta cons,s- :
tutiQp-
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27

Count up the men you know and see
how many of them are bachelors
Then place a long mark to tic credit
of that heroic old codger in Connecti-
cut who has Just been married for the
thirteenth time. He Is 50 years old
and his latest venture is y girl Of -
Shame on. the young men who arc
shirking their duty.-Buffaio ExpresA
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
se,is.ss In we~As suffrage.

Gov. 0arvin Of Rhn1s Island has
put himself on record - = believer IN
woman suffrage. In . recent address
before the Rhode Ialand Woman Suf-
frage association he eeid: Il think
woman s1fFr1se will u adopted in
Rhode Island and n ether New Eng
land stsfes. II has been tried in other
states and Aas wusAe1 well and soos-
er O. latsr Il win 6Fovail thrusshout
the Unioa.s
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27

Fewer saloons in Britain.
Since 1890 the number Of liquor
licenses in Liverpool. England. has
been reduced by A22-
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27
e,.or,cee = whlte pI,nte.

Plants with white blossoms have
larger proportion Of fragrant flowers
than any other.
La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27

Ing Along.
ghost remained in Carroil's head.
however. and having nothing to do. he
otrolled out to the cabin to hear her
story. II was Aunt Dtuah's favorits
yarn. and she unbent with right good
Win, proud Of having tie stranger
eomojn for listener.
GOOD LAud. honey, an yoa sch
anally aint heaAed 1at tale? Miss
11artAa wus her nans, an' sAe loved
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

A very striking instance OF the do
tsrioration OF leather produced under
conditions demanding quicker tanning
by use OF various chemicals. thus de-
creasing the durability OF the mate
rial. IL Afforded by the fact that the
British Museum expends $4,000 q
year In rehinding books in leather.
Modern leather Is widely different
from the material produced by what
IL now regarded As an effete process.
its life being limited to Is years. In
the search for cheaper and quicker
processes OF making leather. large
quantities OF sulphuric acid are used.
and this chemical In combination with
others. causes the material to decom-
pose rapidly In the course of = few
years.-Stray Stories.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

There are In Japan twenty eight
natives Of the country who have beer
students at the University OF Penn
sylvaniA and several OF them have
recently met in Toxic and formed IN
alumni association. One OF them
writes The name 10 rather odd to
you. We call II In Japanese The
Same Window Society OF the Univer.
sity OF Pennsylvania. That means
we have once studied by the same
window. Then we have no president
OF the society; we are too democratic
mnybe-too much Americanized,
fear. But the members are too few
to need II. Only | serve the society
~ the secretary and treasurer and
everything" He signs himself "Sada
6uguira."
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

Sealed bids for the purchase OF
800 in bonds OF School District No.
n, Lincoln county, Idaho, will be
received until Sept. 3, 1903, at the
office Of tho county superintendent.
Bonds to be for forty dollars each.
bearing interest at not more than
ak per cent per annum, payable
annually. the first bond payable on
the 9th day Of January, 1905, and
the remainder one each year until
all are paid
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
BY order Of the board Of trustees,
School District No. q, Lincoln
county, Idaho.
MARY SNorcRAss, Clerk.
Blvd. Kanoka, Idaho.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

This II not a gentle word-bul
when you think how liza BILE you are
not 70 purchase the only remed y
universally known and = remedy
that has had the largest sale. Of any
medicine in the world since 1883
for the cure and treatment Of Con-
sumption and Throat and Lung
troubles without losing its great
popularity all these years, you will
be thankful Nc called your atten-
ton 10 Boschee's German Syrup.
There are many ordinary cough
remedies made by druggists and
others that are cheap and good for
light colds perhaps, but for severe
Coughs. Bronchitis, Croup-and
for Consumption, where
there is difficult expectoration and
during the nights and
morning, there is nothing like Ger
man Syrup. The % cent size has
Just been introduced this year.
Regular size rs cents. For sale by
rhos. NJ. Starrh.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

Senator Hanna denies that he
intends to risign from the national
republican committee, but refuses
10 give any assurance that he
viii retain the Craftsmanship. II
is more than probable that the
state Of his health will largely
govern Mr.. Hanna's decision in
this respect.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

Scientific research. says the syria.
cuse Post.Standard. has much to teach
~ ~ to the possibilities of removing
lumber without damaging the forests:
but numbering, AZ II 10 understood at
present. has nothing to 20 with scien.
tinc forestry. The state Of. New
York never showed Its superiority In
any more convincing way than when
1t went into the business OF buying
lands In the Adirondacks for the pur-
pose OF protecting forests against
hrc. The state now owns 1.3s3.s $50
acres In the Adirondacks and $4,000
In the Catskills- . total OF 2.2li
square miles. . wood lot considerably
bigger than the state Of Delaware.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02
LOOKING for = Rival.

Senator Mason's son. Roderick,
was not At al robust in his babyhood
10 his parents encouraged him In all
sorts OF exercise. The boy grew to
be quite sturdy and took so kindly
to the punching bag that he became
considerable Of q little pusilist. In
fact. he whipped most OF the boys
when he nrst went to school. After
Congressman Hopkins was elected to
succeed Senator Mason the family Of
the latter began preparations for
leaving the capital. They were dis
cussing prospects one evening. when
koderick, after long period OF re-
Election. said: Mamma, has Mr..
Hopkins q boy OF about my size?s
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

A certain young Car sdlan oficeI
q engineers Is credited with having
put down" Lord Kitchener during
the troubles in South Africa. The
younK man was In charge OF an i'm
portrait piece Of railroad work. Kit.
eaener appeared one morning and
expressed disapprosaI Of some feat
urss. talking Ia Enthusiastically
biting fashion. The young officer
had his SHARE OF tho independence
which comes Of living on this side
II tho Atlantic. 10 he said; Am
bossspg tails work or are your"
Kitchener ionksd At HIN. recognised
YOUNG fellow after his own heart
snd walked x~xs with . nod OF APP
prosal
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

The indictment and arrest OF
State Senator George +. Green OF
Binshamton, n. Y, chairman OF
the county republican committee
and an influential politician. fur
nishcs the most doubling Thomas
with incontrovcrtible evidence that
the President and fourth assistant
Postmaster General Bristow are in
earnest in the postoiice investiga-
ton.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

Representative Champ Clark haa
. new sobriqnes for Gen. 0rosvsnor,
which he has APPLIED In debate before
the house. Out In Onio," says Mr..
Clark, and even beyond the confines
Of that stsss my friend bears the
sobrtqust Of Old Etgsers' The other
DAY happened 70 BE- standing down
u the hall ~ the postomcs. An old
smplcys q the House was talking
70 . tssdssfoot' The General swept
~ n his majesty, tenderly ioudliny
his prophets board. and the old en-
DIoye said 70 Tie nswcoasr: There
goes he stud bug At arithmetic
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-02

on oavhsy We ostisssd me Animal
enootA Rad

On pesaey We oatie0ed the Animal
ceut1 Reed.
Three cojorcd nen we're discussins
the intelligence Of different asInals.
Oss claimed that TIE dog knew more
tAaa Ill o<hsr animals ~ together.
~ horse was favored ~ . sscond
nan, but old Peter Jackson said that.
In ny oOisten d goat IN dc tell
gsntest crttss livin'. l kin prove dat
d goat kin read. I saw him Do II.
aa' ksov II Al tue. several days
ago. wus waikiki down street.
drssssd 10 nah BEST ssit oh clothes.
~ vsarin' nah new plug hat. When
got down on do main street seed
. BILLBOARD on which Il said. Chew
Jscksou's plug 4 goat wus standin'
thar vhsa ] passed. an when l wuz
about tea feet away he must hab rec
oguissd me. for de- nsxt thing knew
went saiIin' out In de mud. When
looked rom. dat goat wux chewin'
nah plug hat for all he wux worth.
0em'men. da IL no question In NAH
mind about de teIligence OBJ de goat.
He am \ WOndah"