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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-06-01

passed the western Ilp. But In the
warm light Of broad day the canyon
was n good enough place, cool and
sweet, and I fingered through, waiting
for the Old Timer, who failed TO ap-
pear till the shadows began to darken
its western black sides.
Out Of the mouth OF the canyon the
trail climbed to a wide stretch Of prairie
that swept up over soft hills to the left
and down to the bright cleaning wa
ters Of the Devils lake on the right.
In the sunlight the lake lay like a gem
radiant with many %colors, the far side
black in the shadow OF the crowding
pines, then, in the middle, deep, blue and
purple, and, nearer, many shades Of en-
erald that ran quite to the white sandy
beach. Right In front stood the ranch
buildings, upon a slight rising ground
and surrounded by q sturdy pallsade
Of upright pointed poles. This was the
castle of the princess. I rode UP to tho
epep gate, then turned and stood to
look down upon the marvellous lake
shining and shimmering with It's many
radiant colors. Suddenly there was an
awful roar, my pony shot round upon
his hind legs after his beastIy cayuse
manner, deposited me sitting upon the
ground and fed down the trail, pur-
sued by two huge dogs that brushed
past me as 1 fell. I was aroused from
~ amazement by a peal Of laughter,
shrill, but full of music. Turning, I
saw my pupil, as I guessed, standing
af the head of n most beautiful pinto
(spotted) pony with q heavy cattle quirt
In her hand. I scrambled to my feet
and said. somewhat angrily, I fear:
What are you laughing at? why
don't YOU call back your dogs7 ThsY
will chase my pony beyond all reach"
She lifted her little head, shook back
her masses Of brown red hair, looked
at me as IL I were quite beneath con-
tempt and said, "No, they will kill him."
"TheD," said I, for 1 was very angry,
II will kill them" pulling at the re-
volver I'm my belt.
"Thep,' she said, and for the arst
time / noticed her eyes blue black, with
gray rims. II Will kill YOU" and b
whipped out an ugly looking revolver.
From her face l had no doubt that she
would not hesitate to do as she had
said. changed my tactics, for I was
anxious about my pony, and said, with
my best smile:
Cant you call them back7 Won't
they obey your
Her face changed IN q moment.
e1eM xong popy1 Qo4YQu lave Aim
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
Kansas City Journal Two Months
FrA0. n

The Great National Campaign Of
1904 is open, and the Kansas City
Journal extends to the readers In this
great territory the unparalleled offer
Of Its daily and Sunday Journal to
January l, 1905, for the sum Of $1.00.
1t is the desire Of The Journal to
reach every reader who wants to keep
informed on the great National con-
test and the issues Of the day.
Any person who will send n dol
lar to The Kansas City Journal by
postotice money order, express order
Or draft, will be mailed the Daily and
Sunday Journal from the time the
subscription Is received Of the Journal
office, until January /, 1908. This
offer extends both to new Subscrip-
tions and renewals. t&c
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
mod Bpirits.

Good spIriss don't always come from
Kentucky their main source is the
liyer-+abd the fine spirits ever
made in tbv Blue Grass State could
not reHsdy. bad liver or the hun.
dred-aaa son& i'll effects it produces.
You caut h4fe good spirits and a bad
liver at The same time, Your liver
must ~ Id iIne condition il you would
feel bcusaag, happy and hopeful,
bright ofaye. light Of step, vigorous
and successful in your pursuits. You
can put POUR liver in fine condition
By usihg Green's August Flower-the
greatest 0i III medicines for the liver
and stomach and a certain cure for
dyspepsia and indigestion. 1t has
been a .avnrite household remedy for
over t~hlrtyfive years. August Flower
viii mage your liver healthy and ac-
iiye and thus insure you a liberal
sppplY n good spirits" Trial size,
SScy y gular bottles, 72c. For sale by
A. q Northcrait & Co.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11

I'm Abilene man 10 manager Of the
n biggest ranche in Kansas ana
one Of the largest in the United States.
Frank L Ball 10 at the head OF n piece
of territory 53 miles long and from J
20 IA miles wide. This Is the famous
Dewey rancho. Its roper name is
Oak Rancho, heing named from d
email rancho that was al first used ns
Headquarters tor the whole esthtl'sh-
ment. 1t lies along Beaver creek IN
Rawlins county, but reaches over into
Sherman, Thomas and Cheyenne. LES
western side is within IL miles OF the
Colorado line. C. P. D, wey, recently
deceased, many years ago was a large
investor la Kansas farm mortgages,
operating ia northwest Kansas. The
collapse Of the boom and OF the land
values made him the Possesser
through foreclosure OF scores OF
quarter sections He formed them
into u rancho, buying some other land'
leasing some and using government
land where 1t could be done. This
stretch OF prairie comprises the
rancho. The Dewey Land & Cattle
company, under which name it is now
managed, does not own all the land
but it controls most OF the 800, 900
acres. Inside the rancho are q dozen
or more settlers who have taken
claims and in a modest way improved
the farms. They have some cattle
and, like the country newspaper, are
are there to stay. Considerable trou-
BILE has resulted In the past from the
clash Of interests.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
Speculative.

The desire to ''get rich quick
leads many otherwise conservative
men and women into all kinds Of
speculative ventures, many Of which
turn out disastrously. There 10 alb
solutely no speculation or risk attend
ing the use Of DR.. Caldwell's (Laxative)
Syrup Pepsin, which is guaranteed to
give satisfaction in all cases Of consti-
patton, indigestion, dyspepsia and
kindred troubles. Ask your druggist.
II he does not keep it, send his name
to Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, ILL.,,
and they will send you a sample bottle
free. G. E. Northcraft & Co.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
STOMACH DOSING WILL NOT
OURE.
Only Way to Cure Catarrh Is by
Breathing Hyomoi.

OAVoSAAAo SS
Ask any physician II catarrh 10 a
blood disease and he will tell you
that 1t Is a diseased condition Of the
mucous membrane and that 1t cannot
be cured by blood purifiers, pills,
tablets, or other forms OF stomach
dosing. The only sensible and scien'
tiHc way Of curing cstarrh lie BY the
use Of Hyomei.
Breathed for a few minutes, four or
five times q day, through 9 hard rub
Der inhaler that 10 &C small that 1t
can be carried in the vest pocket.
Hyomei will absolutely destroy oil
catarrhal germs and cure the disease.
j. N. Gleissner, one Of the most
reliable firms In Abilene, Is giving
his personal guarantee with every
package Of Hyomei he sells, that 1t
will effect q cure or he will return the
money. He has had scores Of reports
Of remarkable cures Of both acute and
chronic cases Of cstarrh BY Hyomei.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11

canon, the stumbling Of Pedro and
the ia OF his rider, the arrival Of the
tri-week ky mail with an account Of
the condition Of the herds along the
thirty mile drive-these are worth
talking about. An innovation In the
ways Of doing things, the coming Of
a guest-everyone is interested In
all these features Of the plains life.
The worlds news Ia not old when 1t
arrives, but it seems farther of some
how than il dos a hundred miles
eastward. A social function, such as
a dance at the clubhouse, is an all
night affair and is participated in by
everybody able to ride horseback for
forty miles around. Religious SER
vices are seldom enjoyed because it is
difficult to u a congregation. but
Sunday is a day Of cessation from
labor SO far as is possible in a cattle
country.
The dwellers on the western prai.
ries up near the breaking Of the hills
into the first markings OF the noun.
tains present . revelation in simplicity,
good cheer, content and prosperity to
one unfamiliar with the manifesto
tions OF that sort Of western develop
msut. They are working ont their
destiny under conditions and BY
methods that promise q continued
success and mean permanence in the
control Of their possessions.
G. NJ. II.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
Look in the Glass.

What do you seeP A face covered
with pimples, blotches, or blackheads,
a yellow skin, lusterless eyes-do you
know what the trouble isP Are you
gong to continue to use soaps, pow
ders, or other cosmetics, or will you
remove the cause by getting your sys'
tenn in orderP II your stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels are In good con-
ditiOn, your complexion will be all
right again in a short time. DR..
Caldwell's Qaxative) Syrup Pepsiu
regulates the organs Of digestion and
secretion. Sold by all druggists on
the manufacturers guarantee. G. E.
Northcraft & Co.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
Killed by Horses Kick.

On last Friday Mark Smith Liddell.
the youngest child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Liddell OF Ramona, while out
playing in the barn yard was kicked
by q horse or colt In the back Of the
head, crushing his skull. An opera
ton was performed Saturday but
death resulted later. y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
End Of Bitter Fieht.

1.-TWO physicians had q long and
stubborn tight with an abcess on my
right lung" writes J. +. Hughes Of
DUPONT, Ca, land gave me up.
Everybody thought my time had
come. As 3 last resort | tried DR..
Kine's New Discovery for Consump-
ton. The benefit l received was
striking and | was o my feet In Q
few days. Now l have entirely re-
gained my health" 1t conquers all
Coughs, Colds and Throat and Lung
troubles. Guaranteed BY J. NJ. Gleiss-
ner's Drug Store. Price SOC, s1.00.
Trial bottles free.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement that Q
preventive Of suicide has been dis
covered will interest many. A run
down system, or dependency invari-
ably precede suicide and something
has been found that will prevent the
condition which makes suicide likely.
At the first thought Of self destruction
take Electric Bitters. 1t being q
great tonic and nervine will strength.
en- the nerves and build up the sys-
tenn. It's also a great Stomach, Liver
and Kidney regulator. Only 800.
Satisfaction guaranteed by j. M.
Gleissner, Druggist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11

talked TO other "soddy" inhabitauts a.
II next door neighbors, as indeed they
were though three miles away.
Sod school houses are too common
to attract attention. Where do the
children come fromP Not many come.
They tell Of one teacher who when
the only family in the district having
children moved away borrowed two
children frcm another district so that
she could finish out the term and
draw the last months salary. Peer
ing through the windows of n Of
these humble temples Of learning the
only decoration on the whitened walls
was a picture fastened over the front
blackboard. It was a gaudy repre-
sentation OF a group Of millionaires'
children skating on Central Park
lakes. The incongruity Of placing
this portraiture Of wealth enjoying
itself 10 iurs and luxury before the
settlers children who had braved 0
bitter prairie wind for three to five
miles to come to the little sod school
house probably never occurred to the
teacher who allowed it. M
The high plains give small employ
ment to physicians. Pure water,
fresh air-lots Of it, On altitu Ie around
8 900 feet wide, reaches Of grass and
clear skies, sunshine and ozone--it IL
enough to make anyone healthy. The
inspiration Of a twenty.mile horseback
ride is something to DO felt but not
expressed. Little wonder that Sylvia
brought In the meals In such heaping
platters and tureens. or that there
was a stampede for the cook house
when Sylvia rang the big bell at the
end Of the porch.
Little events assume Importance.
The sight of a coyote in Wild Horse
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
A Sweet Breath.

is q never failing sign Of a healthy
stomach. When the breath is bad the
stomach Is out Of order. There is nc
remedy in the world equal to Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure for curing indigestion.
dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Mrs. Mary s. Crick, Of White Plains,
KY, writes: II have been q dyspeptiC
for years; tried all kinds Of remedies
but continued TO grow worse. By
the use Of Kodol | began to improve
ct once, and after taking 3 few bottles
am fully restored 10 weight, health
aLd strength and can eat Whatever
like" Kodol digssts what you eal
and makes the stomach sweet. Sold
BY Townsend the druggist, Cor. srt
aud Broadway.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
The Kind You Have Always Bought
., s:..s Il: Of MNZzz1
Piles Upon Top Of Piles.

Piles upon top Of piles Of people
have the Piles, and DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cures them. There are
many different kinds Of Piles, but II
you get the genuine and original
Witch Hazel Salve made by E. @.
De witt & Co. Of Chicago, Q cure Ia
certain. H. A. Tisdale, Of Summer
ton, s. c., says, II had piles 20 years
and DsWitt'S Salve cured me after
everything else had failed. Sold BY
Townsend, the druggist" Cor. Srd &
Broadway St.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
Making Friends Every Day

This can tr%uthfully be said Of
JELL-O ICE CREAM POWDER, the
new product for making the most de-
licious ice cream you ever ate; every
thing in the package. Nothing tastes
so good in hot weather. All grocers
are placing it in stock. II your
grocer can't supply you send 25C for
Two packages by mail, Four kinds:
v4nilla, Chocolate, Strawberry and
Unflavored. Address, The Genes e
Poor Food Co., Leroy, N. Y.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
Up in the Rancho Country.

A handsome bath room with porcelair
fixtures and hot Snd cold water bring
luxury to the ranch's life. Electric
bells are literally provided. Mr.
Bail pushes O button and wakes the
men in the "bunk-house, another and
orders dinner at the cook house. All
pnitions VI n rancho are reached by
phone. A lake OF a duzsn acres,
formed b. damming the creek, makes
a fine swimming pool three miles west
Of the headquarters. Ice house, re-
frigerator, store rooms etc, make the
convenieDces all that q could wish.
rbe garden an irrigated tract OF
ten acres, is superintendent by B. F.
Hetherington who used to live on
North Seventh street in Abilene.
Not all the settlers are so fortunate.
Thousands of poor fellows have tried
and failed. The reminders Of their
struggle are scattered over the hills
and through the canons. High on a
divide where 1t would seem that no
child could expect crops to grow are
great squares Of Russian thistles
showing where someone once broke
the sod. In the shelter OF a hill are
the c%rumbling walls Of a sod house,
telling Of a struggle for q home.
Sometimes the form Of the dwelling
remains; ottener nothing but a heap
OF earth. One year or two or
three tho settler waited and hoped;
then n day when the corn was
shriveled and the little garden wasted
by the fierce south wind, he loaded
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11
Cures Sciatica.

Rev. W. L. Riley, l.. L. D.. Cuba,
New York, writes: latter fifteen
days Of excruciating pain from sciatic
rheumatism, under various treat
ments, l was induced to try Billiards.
Snow Eminent; the first application
giving my first relief and the second
my entire relief. l give 1t unqusli.
fed recommendation" 26c, SOC.
sl.0O. Sold by c. Z. Northcraft &
Co,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11

But Frank Ball has no trouble with
the settlers. de meets them fairly
and il they want to pasture a hundred
head Of cattle on the rancho he tells
them to go ahead. II the cattle get
in the settlers corn, be pays the bill.
There is good feeling no" and the
rancho is being run with the skill OF q
man who understands how to handle
it. There are on the rancho $50 head
OF COWS, practically all Of them beauti'
full Herefords that would make a win
ming picture in any cattle show; 700
or 800 calves, and 1926 horses. This,
OF course, ia nowhere the ranches
capacity. A Thousand head OF cattle
were shipped to market q few weeks
ago and a restocking will be made
when fall comes. The losses during
the past winter we're practically
nothing, owing to the foresight and
good management Of the superinten-
dent, MIR. Ball. who spent many q day
in the blizzards that sweep the plains,
caring for the stock In his charge.
Oak Rancho is 80 ~miles-good long
,miles--from Colby. the business point
for that section. MIR. and Mrs. Bail
met US at the station with q iour.mule
team hitched to a heavy double seated
spring wagon with a top. Candor
compels the statement that Frank is
far better at some other things than
he is at driving four mules. oa a
straight road he does pretty we'll but
he has q hard time rounding a corner.
The mules didn't track and the efforts
to reach the leaders with q l6-ioot
whip were only occasionally success
full. After We had worked u way 90
far from town that not the slightest
bit Of smoke could be e Q the driver
pointed to . windmill alongside .
barley field far In the north distance.
-s.See that MILF" was asked, swell
that is twelve miles-only Is miles
beyond that" But 1t all took less
than four hours. and suddenly, as the
team trotted eagerly over h slope, we
came to along decline that wound
down q canon and in the valley beside
the creek was headquarters. People
in western Kansas think nothing Of q
so-mils drive. The nearest neighbor
to the rancho is Eve miles away; the
garden Is IL miles from the house; the
cattle are eating IS miles westward.
Distances are not only magnificent
but they are very real on q hot day.
The picture Of red and white build
ings is very pretty as 1t shows against
the background Of buffalo grass that
reaches away to the far horizon.
Highest Of all is the managers resi-
, dsnoe, iOur-rOOmsd, with wide porch
and facing 3 slope where grows dO1-
ems Of slms. Two Windmills water
4hs ylrd and supply the buildings'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11

Ordinary household accidents have
no terrors when there's o bottle OF
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the medi-
cine chest. Heals burns, cuts. bruises,
sprainp. Instant relief.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11

Hollis barber shop, under Abilene
National bank, most centrally located
In the city. You are invited to call.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11

his few belongings into a prairie
schooner and set out for Goods coun-
try" 1t was utterly wasted eff TT
that those early settlers gave to the
west-worse than wasted for thew
Spoiled good prairie In the doing II
it. The recompense came to others
in these latter years, when the new
generation learned the lesson Of tn.
high plains. real suitable
to the conditions OF all climate and
soil.
Then there are other evidences OF
failure. Up in a canon We came on II
cabin. half dugout, where had struggled
for life a former railroad contractor,
Leaving home and friends he sought
the plains to combat the v shorten
ing OF breath that advancing disease
Inflicted. He put in a little patch of
corn. be tried to increase the com
forts OF his tiny home. he rode con-
stantly over the plains and breathed
the olear airs Of the hilltops. But he
grew weaker, and one day after be
had been missed by the cowboys who
rode that way q search was made.
He lay 10 his little cabin asleep 10
death, 9 picture Of q smiling woman's
face 10 the cold hand. The hercers
buried him in the w~indswept cemetery
where the d. zen graves seem so lonely
and forsaken.
The era Of the sod house is passing
away. Not many places remain In
the west where are found these re-
ninders Of the primitive period Of
settlement. Yet in northwestern
Kansas they are common. Situated
in the shelter Of the canons or perched
high on the hills, they are picturesque
features Of the landscape. Some are
OF coarse workmanship. with walls
and roofs that show rough surfaces
and sprOuting grasses Others are
laid as clearly ss could q carpenter
place tim bers and with their white
washed interiors and we'll fitted win
dows and doors, give . home that Is
not to be despised. They are warm
in winter, cool in summer and the
winds never shake them. Some have
five or six rooms and are aoored and
decorated to q good degree Of COM
fort.
Strange are the meetings Of old and
new civilization. Riding n evening
up the Beaver creek road we came on
q sod house set amid 3 struggling
group Of cottonwoods that had once
marked 3 tree claim! The dwelling
was neat and clean and entering the
living room We saw on the wall that
evidences Of modern PrOgressivsnsss
"a telephone. Thirty-twO niles
from = railroad, almost ~ far from =
store, the family Of the settler yet
wss IN touch with the world and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-11


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The leader., 1904-06-11
ANOTHER BATTLE
At PORT ARTHUR
Heavy Firing is Heard in That
Direction.
CzAR'S POSITION PRECARIoUs
1t is Believed That the Fail Of Port
Arthur viii Cause q fseveA
luton Against NnssiAM
Governments.

Washington, June 6.-The Japanese
legation Sunday received the foI-
lowing cablegram from the home
events at Port Arthur.
"Admiral Togo reports that nc
cording to message received by
him by wireless teleEraphy from
the captain of the cruiser Close,
which was exercising on Port Ar
thur, four maSts, one with wireless
telegraphic Instruments and q sen-
try box, were seen ON the top OF
LaOteshan. Great exploaions were
heard, and rising of dense smoke
was observed repeatedly In the di-
rection of Port Arthur during SUM
day.'
The leader., 1904-06-11
A DOZEN MINERS
/ SENT TO ETERNITY
Eight or Ten Others Injured By an
Explosion.
RESULT OF DASTARDLY PLOT
The Victims Were Nomination Miners
Who Had just Come on Work
In heNIines at Inde-
/ pendenee, Col.

Cripple Greek, Col, June 6.-Twelve
miners were instantly killed and eight
or ten others badly injured by an ex-
plosion which occurred after midnight
at the independence station of the
Florence & Cripple Creek railroad. The
explosion, apparently, was the result of
a dastardly plot against the non-union
miners on the night shift at the Shurt-
lon, Findlay & Lost Dollar mines, who
had just finished work and were about
to return to their homes. These men
had no warning, whatever, of their i'm
pending fate.
The explosion occurred beneath the
platform on which they were standing,
hurting many of them high into the
air, destroying the adjoining depot and
rending great hole in the earth.
Later, detectives found the machine
which set off the dynamite under the
platform. 1t consists of revolver and
800 feet of steel wire. The revolver
was placed underneath the platform,
close to the powder. The other end of
the wire was fastened to a chair leg
which was used as a lever from the
curling of the Delmonico property.
:. The whole district is up in arms over
the catastrophe and danger of further
trouble~is feared. A number Of fist
fights have already occurred. Guns will
doubtless seen~ be brought into play If
conditions remains as they are.
+ 1t is believed that the crime thus per-
petrated will sound the death knell Of
the Western Federation of Miners in
this district