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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-02
coMMIssIoN AT PORTLAND.

Portland, Ore. Aug 1.-The Con-
gressional Maritime Commission is in
session here.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-02
BORN.

FRAZIER-In this city. Monday. Aug
ust /, 1904, to the wife of Charles II.
Frazier, a daughter.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-02
World NEWS BY CABLE
(Associated Press Cable.
JAPANESE CAPTURE s,MAucHeN.

London, Aug. 1.-The japanese army
has occupied Simoucheng, cutting of
Stakelburg from Kuropatkin.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-02
ALOHA VS.. MYRTLE.

The Aloha baseball team defeated
the Myrtle baseball team Sunday at
the Makiki grounds by the score IA to
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-02
STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK.

Kansas City, Aug. 1.-The strikers
are returning to work.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-02
{. Brewer { Co., Ltd.
Queen Street, Honolulu, T. ".

Agents for
Hawaiian Agricultural Co., Ookala
Sugar Plant. Co., Onomea Sugar Co.,
Honomu Sugar Co.. .Wailuku Sugar Co..
Makee Sugar Co., ,Haleakala Ranch Co.
The Planters Line of San Francisco
Packets. Chas. Brewer & Co.'S line Of
Boston Packets.
List Of OfFIcers:
@. M. Cooke, President; George
Robertson, Manager; p. r. Bishop.
Treasurer and Secretary; Col. W. ,.
Allen. Auditor; p. @. Jones, G. h
Cooke and Geo. R. Carter. Directors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-02

"For Rent" cards on sale at Bulletin
tffiee.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-02

"Eor Rent" cards on sale az q. et'n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
REV. ODELL CONSIDERING
CALL OF TRINITY CHURCH
Will Be Some Days Before He Will
Give His Answer-Bishop
Fawcett Here.

Rev. Daniel /. Odell. of Philadelphia,
has not given his reply to the call of
the vestry of Trinity Episcopal church
for him TO become the pastor of the
church here. He held a conference
with the vestry last evening, and stat
ed that he would take some days for
consideration before announcing his
definite answer. II was hoped that he
would remain tomorrow and preach,
but an engagement entered into in ad
vance of his coming to the city neces-
STATED his being in Chicago tomorrow,
and he left the city on an afternoon
train. Bishop NJ. K. Fawcett arrived
this morning from Quincy TO meet Mr..
Odell. When the latter could not ar
range to remain oVev Sunday, Bishop
Fawcett consented TO do so, and will
conduct the services at 1880 and 1O.45
in the morning. There will be no ev-
ening services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
TO PUBLISH
HISTORY OF METHODISTS
Church of State About to Take up
Work of Preparing
Record.

The historical society of the Illinois
conference of the Methodist church
met at Springfield Thursday in con-
junction with the committee of three
appointed by the last conference to
consider the advisability of publishing
history of "Methodism in Illinois :
In 1892 DR.. James Leaton, who had
been pastor of several churches in the
Illinois conference published a hosiery
from the origin of Methodism in 1890
until about the year 1892. when the
Indiana conference was organized.
II is the plan of the society at pres
ent TO re-write this history. and to-
gether with the manuscript already
prepared TO form a complete history OF
Methodism from its founding up TO the
close of the last century, which will
be published in one volume. complete
ly illustrated. and modern publica
ton throughout.
= stock company is TO be organized
TO resuscitate the Illinois Methodist
journal and publish the history pro-
vided 5000 can be raised. for which
an agent will be appointed TO solicit
funds throughout the conference. The
amount of the shares will be IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Rev. Charles Wagner, author of THE
Simple Life" the opening chapters of
which appear in today's Argus, lectured
in Washington last week to large aud
fence. He was introduced by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who said:
''Mr. Mcfarland, Mr. Wagner, Men
and Women of Washington-This is
the first time and will be the only time
during my presidency that | shall ever
introduce a speaker to an audience.
and l am more than glad to do it in
this instance. because if there is one
book which | should like TO have read
as a tract. and also. what is not in
variably true of tracts, as an interest
ing tract. by all out people, it is The
Simple Life written by Mr.. Wagner.
There are other books which he
has written from which we can gain
great good. but | know OF no other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
MAMIE DODGE COOK MAKES
PLEAFOR APOLlCE MARION
Need Shown for Appointment of Off
Ger in Rock
Island.

Rock Island. ILL.,. Dec. 2. 1904.-Edi-
tor Argus: The Talmud beautifully
says. IF ever the Messiah is to be
found. he shall be found at the gate
of Rome among the sick and wretch
ed" The gate of Rome stood for the
slums of the ancient world.
Those who today in the ardor of
Christian faith seek TO bring men 10
salvation. are finding that the way
by which He who loved TO call Him
self the Son of man is guiding them.
is through these paths of ministry TO
the Endangered ATHEIST. the naked, the
sick. the prisoner and the outcast.
They. like Him. must learn TO say:
Neither do | condemn thee; go thy
way: from henceforth sin no more
But the answer comes back. where
shall | go? The churches should be
life-giving stations, and every member
a life saver. Are We fulfilling our mis-
sion? There is not a rescue home in
all this city: no place for the fallen.
We are hoping that with the coming
Of the police matron something can be
done for these girls that are found in
the police courts every day. Turned
away as they are now. worse than
when arrested.
We cannot have citizenship tainted
keep il untainted at the other end.
MAMIE DODGE COOK.
] Deaconess of First Methodist Church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
SIGNAL HONOR TO AUTH
OR OF ..SIMPLE LIFE"
Hotv Rec. Charles 61aGner tOaS Greeted
By President RooSex'elf---Sfory
BEGINS 6bLS Issue.

book written of recent years any
where. here or abroad. which contains
so much that we of America ought TO
take TO our hearts as is contained in
The Simple Life.
Il like the book because it does not
merely preach to the rich and does
not merely preach to the poor. Mr..
Wagner has well brought out the great
fundamental truth that the brutal ar
rogance of a rich man who looks down
upon a poor man because he is poor
and the brutal envy and hatred felt
by poor man toward q rich man
merely because he is rich are at bot
tom twin manifestations of the same
vice. They are simply different sides
of the same shield
1.-The Simple Life" is begun on page
IS in this issue. 1t will appear in
weekly installments Saturdays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

avenue and Fourteenth street; Rev. +.
L. Litzrodt, pastor. Services at 10:45
a. m and $50 p. m. Sunday school
at Sis a. m. j. J. Hels, superintend-
ent. Epworth League at Z. Junior
League at p. m.
Free Swedish Mission, corner of
Eleventh street and Fifteenth avenue.
Sunday school at p. m. Services at
$3.50 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes-
lay at p. m.
Wyman A. NJ. E. Mission, Thir.
ceenth street and Fifth avenue; Rev.
d. w. Brown, pastor. Services at
1O:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday
school at 1 p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening at s.
Salvation Army barracks, 1909 Sec
ond avenue. Services as follows:
Holiness meeting. 1890 a. M; junior
meeting, 2 p. m; Christians praise,
} p. m; evening praise. S p. M.
Y NJ. c. A. building. corner of Third
avenue and Nineteenth street Boys
meeting at 2:15 p. m. led by L. L.
Mcdonald, boys secretary. Mems
meeting at $3.50.
Memorial Christian, corner OF Third
avenue and Fifteenth street: Rev. o.
w. Lawrence, pastor. Sunday school
at 9:15 a. m. Y. p. s. &. F. at ESQ
p. M. Services at 1U:45 a. M. and 1890
y. m. Morning subject. Women and
the Church" Evening. Lot. the Lin
gerer.'
Tri-City union gospel meeting will
be held in Cooks hall. 1919 Second
avenue. at p. m. Subject, The
Good Shepherd"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
AueusrANA COLLEGE BULLETIN
ooinss of the Week Commencing
Sunday, Dec. q.

Sunday - Mission class: lecture,
Missionary Work Among the Ameri-
can Indians" by DR.. Williamson. p.
m; mission sermon. Rev. Norroom,
(: 80 p. N.
Monday-Committee on absences, D
p. M. Wennerberg chorus, p. m;
band rehearsal. Z p. m; committee on
work in congregations. 5 p m
Tuesday-College faculty, p. m;
Gladstone Debating club. D. m; Web
ster Debating club. 4 p m: Handel
Oratorio society, 7:30 p. m; violin re-
cital, Emile Sauret, S y. m.
Wednesday - Conservatory faculty
1:30 p. m; prayer meeting, p m;
band rehearsal, y. m; Targny De
batting club. ! D. IN.
Thursday-Wennerbe chorus, 5 p
m
Friday7Iduna society, p M; Abel
phic society. 7:30 p. H.; Phrenokos
| milan society. p. m.
Saturday-Mission choras, 4:30 p
' M; students prayer meeting, p m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
TO DRAIN A LAKE IN DRURY
Senator Fisher of Peoria Begins Work
of Graduating Body of Water.

Blindman's Lake. a sheet of water
in the bottom lands opposite Musca-
tine in the lower end of this county.
is TO be drained and the ground thus
reclaimed used for agricultural pur-
poses. Senator Fisher. of Peoria,
bought the lowlands on which the lake
is situated about a year ago, and has
let the contract to Mr.. Nyenhuis, the
brick manufacturer, for draining the
lake The latter has already COM
menced the work of draining. The
ground is a deep. rich alluvial soil, the
sediment of the waters enhancing its
fertility during a long period of years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
ALL THE NEWS ALL THE
TINE - THE ARGUS.

market:
Proyisiens and Produce.
Butter-Creamery. 23kc; dairy. 20c.
Eggs-Fresh.- 2Oc.
Lard--9c
Live Poultry-Spring chickens. Sc per
"ound: lens. &c per pound; ducks, sc
turkeys, 12m13c.
Observation-Disclosures 30W25c.
Feed and Fuel.
Graiu-New corn 900 42c. oats, 800
32c.
Forage-Timothy hay. s10.001$iIO0:
prairie $1,000 1890; straw 10000 500.
WoOd--Hard per load $500 az $50
Coal-Lump, busheI. - TO 1fc; slack,
per busheI &c.
Live Stock.
Cattle--5teers $3.50 ~ $50: cows and
heifers $3.50 n 400; calves $3M5.7
Togs-Mixed and butchers S4N45O.
Sheep-Yearlings over x3m $50;
lambs $3.6J05.5O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
A Pleasant Pill.

No pill is as pleasant and positive
ar DeWitt's Little Early Risers. De-
Wits Little Early Risers are so mild
and effective that children, delicate
ladies' and weak people enjoy their
cleansing effect. while strong people
say they are the best liver pills sold.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
THE MARKETS.

Chicago. Dec. 3-Following are the
,pening highest. lowest and closing
quotations in todayS markets:
Wheat.
December. lo91a. 1oSa.. 1889. 1893.
May, LOG. ~ 1io2s. nv
.Orn.
December, 1885, 49,, 46%.. 477s.
Nay Nay ~ ~ 4 ~ AZ ass. ~ ~:
December. 29A 2sA. 2S7s, 20.
july july. 81 81 e z 81, soa, $oM.
Pork.
January. 1926. 1885. 1882. 1856.
May. 1922, 1922, 1910. 1879.
Lard.
January. 100. 100. 6.s7. 6.97.
May. III, 120, 7.15. I.11.
January. 6.62. e.62. $50. 662.
MAY, $50, 6S5. $50. 6.92.
Receipts today: Wheat "a, corn 313.
oats 80. hogs $4,000. cattle 400. sheep
HOG. market, opened s.eadys:- Light
and butchers 4.4oN4.63. rough heavy
435M4.50.
Cattle market opened unchanged.
Sheep market opened steady -oo
Hogs at Omaha 10000, cattle 800.
Hogs at Kansas. City 5000. cattle 1000.
u $ Yards. $40 "a. m.-Hog market
steady. Light 74.25M4.62. mixed and
butchers 400 1862 good heavy 4.3J "a
467. rough heavy AS n $50
Cattle market unchanged Reeves
2S5m 1.25. cows and heifers 1.OVm i.20;
Texas steers 2.l5D $50. stockers and
feeders 1901 f.lJ.
Sheep market unchanged.
Hog market closed strong to 30 nigh
err Light 4-30M 4.65. mixed and butch-
ers 4.45M4-7o. good heavy 4.foM f.fo'
rough haevy. 4.35 a. $50.
Cattle markt closed steady.
sheep market closed steady.
New York Stocks.
New York, Dec. Sugar l4SA. Gas
HE, g. X. J. u T.. 3611. Southern Pa
cihc 66%. Il, x q. $3.50. Atchison com
mon SSat Atchison preferred 1899. G.,
NJ. & 81. p. 17512, Manhattan 16S. Cop
per s2h. w. L. Tel: CO: ~ 70 y y cen
Reading common 1914. Canadian Pa =
cific 1341s. Leather common l41s, h. X
r ss Pacific Mail 47A, L. S. Steel pre-
ferred 81, L. $. steel common 81 "a
Penna 80. Missouri Pacific 110&. Union
Pacific 1853, Coal L. Iron 7sk, Erie
common 39k. Wabash preferred 46N
C. K G. w 2413. Illinois Central l5s,
Car Foundry 34L Republic Steel pre-
ferred 76&4. Republic Steel common
.1713.
Bank Statement.
Nv yo~k Dec. 2.-Reserve increase.
$4,000; less L. s. increase. $147.5s1t
loans decrease. s11.s1s,000; specie de-
crease 1896. 700; legals increase. 81.
47O. $40: deposits decrease, SIG.324.47o
circulation. no change
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
been cleared.

Rev. r. B. Williams. pastor
of the church. is native of
Tennessee. but has been a resident
of illinois since early childhood. He
began life ON "a farm. and after com
plating the common school course. he
entered the state normal school. AZ
ter graduating from that institution he
tOOk q course in the Illinois Wesleyan
university. Rev Williams has literary
degree from the Illinois Wesleyan
university and Chaddock college. and
has been given honorary degrees from
the same institutions later. Rev. VIII
iiams for three years made study
of law
Before coming to- Rock Island. Rev
Williams for six years served as pre-
siding elder of the Kankakee district
He was a member of the general con
ference of 1900. which met in Chi
cago. and was chosen a reserve dele
gate to- the Ecumenical conference
in London. in 1901. Rev. Williams Is
tor of the First Methodist Episcopal
which he has been located here he b;
church work in the tri-cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
C|TY'S OLDEST CHURCH.


earliest
that organized first Methodist
gregation homes until
school house 1856 this used for the church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Services in the various churches will
be- held as follows tomorrow:
Trinity Episcopal church. Nineteenth
street and Sixth avenue. Sunday
school al 9:15 a. m. Services ut a.
m. and 1O:45 a. m. conducted by Bishop
VI. T.. Fawcett.
Trinity chapel. corner Seventh
street and Fourth avenue. Sunday
school at 2:30 y. IN. Even song at
1:3O p. m.
Swedish Baptist. corner of Twenty
first street and Fifth avenue. Preach
ing at 1O:45 a m.
Emanuel Baptist church, AT Forty
fourth street. Rev. ii. w. Reed. pastor.
Sunday school at 2:30 p. m
Mckinley Baptist, Sixth avenue and
Tenth street. Services at 10:i5 a. m.
and 1880 p. m. Sunday school at 1890
J.. m.
First Baptist. corner Third avenue
and Fifteenth street. Rev. II. w. Reed.
pastor Services at 1915 a m and
7:3O D. IN. Sunday school at ?-lh q. m
Morning subject. "Christ's Gift Of
Himself" Evening. The Betrayal of
Christ"
German Lutheran. corner TwentietA
street and Fifth avenue; Rev. c. A.
Mennicke. pastor. Services at 10 J. m
and 1880 p. m
Grace English Lutheran. corner For
ty-fourth street and Seventh avenue:
Rev. c. r. Hoffsten. pastor. Services
at TO-: 80 a. I'M. and 1880 p. m
Swedish Lutheran. corner Four
teenth street and Fourth avenue: Rev
J. \. Nyvall. pastor. Services at 1890
a. IN. and 1880 p. m
Zion Swedish Lutheran. 1924 Sew
enth avenue: Rev. J. G. Dahlberg. pas
tor. Services at lO:45 a. m. and 7:30
y. m. Sunday school at $3.50 u m
German Evangelical. Ninth street.
between Fifth and Sixth avenues
Rev. Ed +. Klimpke. pastor. Sunday
school at S:15 a m. Services at 1880
a m and 1880 p. m.
First Church of Christ. Scientist.
Twenty-third street. between Seventh
and Ninth avenues. Services at TO-
a m Sunday school follows morning
service. Reading rooms in London
building on Second avenue. open daily
except Sunday from To p. m. Sun
day subject. God the PreseTvsr of
Man
Central Presbyterian. Second ave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
In The Churches.

pastor. Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Young Peoples meeting at GAS p. m.
Services at 10:45 a. M. and 7:30 p. m.
Morning subject. THE New Life
South Park Chapel. Presbyterian,
Elm street and Fifteenth avenue, Rev.
w. S. Marquis. pastor. Sunday school
at 2:30 p. IN.
Broadway Presbyterian. corner of
Twenty-third street and Seventh ave-
nue., Rev. w. S. Marquis, pastor.
Sunday school 9:15 a. m. Young PEG.
pies meeting at GAS p. m. Services
I0:45 a. M. and 7:30 p. m. Preaching
AT both services by Rev. T. r. John
ston.
Aiken Street Union Chapel, South
Rock Island. Sunday school at p.
m. Services every Tuesday at 1880
p. m.
Bethel Presbyterian Chapel, corner
Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue.
Sunday school at 2:30 p. M
United Presbyterian, Third avenue
and Fourteenth street. Rev. ID. L. Nc
Nary. pastor. Sunday school at 80
a. m. Y. p. c. u. at GAS p. m.
Services at 10:i5 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
st. Joseph's Roman Catholic, cor
ner Second avenue and Fourteenth
street: Rev. Thomas Mackin, dean and
pastor. Mass at s a. IN. and 1880 a.
IN. Vespers at y. m Sunday school
at 2 p. M
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic.
Twenty-eighth street and Fifth ave
nue.: Rev J. +. Lockney, pastor. Mass
At and 1890 a. m. Sunday school
at p. m Vespers at 1880 p. m.
St Mary's German Catholic. corner
of Fourth avenue and Twenty-second
street: Rev. Adolph Geyer. pastor.
Mass at and 1890 a. IN. Mass and
sermon ut ? a IN. for the Belgian par
ishioners.
First Methodist, corner Of Fifth ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street; Rev. r. B.
Williams. pastor. Sunday school at
9: 80 a. m. Epworth League at 6 80 p. m.
Services at 1O:i5 a. m and 1880 d. m.
Services in morning conducted by the
pastor. Rev. r. b. Williams. Subject
The Society of Solitude" Evening
subject The Weakness of Self-Con
sciousness.
Spencer Memorial Methodist church
corner Forty-third street and Seventh
avenue: Rev. ]. b. Rutter. pastor. Ser
vices at 10:45 and 1880 p. m Sunday
school at $50 a m. Junior league al
$3.50 D. m. Epworth League at Ga
p. m.
German Methodist, corner OF Sixth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03


worship
in
Rev
cleared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
rodsv's Quotations ON ProvisiOns, Live
stock Feed and Fuel.

Rock Island. Dec. s.-Foilowing are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Central Presbyterian. Second ave
nue.. between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets; Rev. William Torrance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

what i more welcome than Il
III &c OF furniture We have
Elegant CoucheS, all steel con
>truction Dressing Tables ia
al! finishes - China Closets
Box Seat Dining Room Chairs,
and an endless variety of Rock
ers. For the parlor We have
Music and ParlOr Cabinets in
golden oak and mahogany,
Tables in all woods and styles,
Odd Pieces of Furniture, Tab
orets, PedeStalS.
We also have full stock OF
Cut Glass, Haviland and Deco
rated Sets. Chatting Dishes, Jar
dinieres, Lamps. Etc. Our
prices are right, our goods as
represented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

This handsomely carved and extra
large golden oak Morris chair. uphol-
steering Of The best materials. W. Ire
sh, wing 100 styles of morris chairs il
ma hogany. GOLDEN oak and Weatherei
oak at prices ranging from $500 down
TO $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
Hank Statement.

NV yo~k. Dec. a.-Reserve increase
s157OOO: less L. s. increase. S145 $50
loans decrease. s11.s1s,0O0; specie de
crease s5.39G.700; legals increase. 81.
40 SEQ: deposits decrease, SIG.32A 400
circulation. no change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
$500

viii buy this handsome roll edge plain top
leatne couch. easily worth SIS. We have
others that are cheaper and some more eS
pensive We showing more than double
the ock OF touches and davenports this
season than we have ever shown at prices
from $500 down 10 $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Chicago. Dec. 3.-Following are the
opening, highest. lowest and closing
in today'S markets:
Wheat.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-27

go some day His words drove
Franklin again to his feet, and he
walked up and down. his face gone
pinched and old.
At dawn the wind lulled. The
clouds swept by and the sun shone
for an hour over vast landscape
buried under white. Sam was ready
to start, having worked half the night
making runners for sled at which
his wild team snorted in the terror
Of unacquaintedness. The sled box
was piled full Of robes and coal and
food and liquor-all things that SEEM
ed needful and which could hurriedly
be secured.
With perfect horsemanship Sam
drove his team rapidly on to the
south, five miles. ten miles. fifteen,
the horses now warming up, but still
restless and nervous, even on the
way so familiar to them from their
frequent journeyings. The steam Of
their breath enve!oped the travellers
in a wide, white cloud. The rude
runners crushed into and over the
packed drifts, or along the sandy
CRIME where the wind had swept the
earth bare of snow. In less than an
hour they would see the Halfway
House. They would know whether
or not there was smoke.
But in less than two hours on that
morning of deceit the sun was lost
again. The winds piped up, the cold
continued, and again there came the
binding snow, wrapping all things
in its dancing, dizzy mist.
THE winds just on my right
cheek" said Sam, putting up a nit
ten. But where's it gomez"
You're frozen, mani cried Frank
lin. Pull up, and let me rub your
face"
NO, no, we can't stop" said Sam,
catching up some snow and rubbing
his white cheeks as he drove. Keep
the wind on your right cheek-we're
over the Sand Run now, | think, and
on the long ridge. back of the White
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-27

| Woman. 1t can't be over two miles
more. Git along, boys. Whoa! What's
the matter there?"
The horses had stopped plunging at
something which they could not pass.
Good Cod" cried Franklin, whose
fence is that? Are we at Buford' 50"
NO said Sam, this must be at
old man Hancocks. He fenced across
the old road, and We had to make a
jog around his ID broom-corn
field. It's only couple O. miles now
to Buford's"
Shall l tear down the fence?" ask
ed Franklin.
mo, it's no use: it'd only let us in
his field, an maybe we couldn't hit
the trail on the fur side. We got
to follow the fence way. May God
everlastingly damn any man thatll
fence up the free range, Whoa
Jack! Whoa, Bill. Git out O. here.
Git up"
They tried to parallel the fence, but
the horses edged away from the
wind continually, so that it was diff
| ficult to keep eye upon the infrequent
| posts of the meagre, struggling fence
| that this man had put upon the pub
| lie lands"
Hold on, Sam!" cried Franklin
Let me out"
That's right, Cap" said Sam. cit
| out an go on ahead 4 way, then hol
Ter to me, so'st kin come up to you
| When we git around the corner we'll
be all right"
| But when they got around the cor
! ner they were not all right At such
times the mind of man is thrown off
its balance, SO that it does strange
and irregular things. Both these
| men had agreed a moment ago that
the wind should be on the right; now
they disagreed, one thinking that
Hancock's house was to the left. the
other to the right, their ideas as to
the direction of the BufOrd ranch
being equally at variance. The horses
decided it, breaking once again down
wind, and striking a low-headed, sui.
len trot. as though they would out
march the storm. And so the two
argued, and SO they rode. until at
last there was a lurch and a crash,
and they found themselves in rough
going, the sled half overturned, with
no fence, no house. no landmark of
any sort visible, and the snow drift
ing thicker than before. They sprang
out and righted the sled, but the
horses doggedly pulled on. plunging
down and down; and they followed,
clinging to reins and sled as best
they might.
We've lost the trail, but we done
the best we could" said Sam doggedly,
going TO the heads of the horses,