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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

gain his feet. shoot! Bayonetr' z45
vertently set his hand In the midst Of
the blasting oil, which chung to the nesh
With seething grip. u ":S>s s@.
"Thunder!' he screamed. Fire!
Fire. ..2.:*
upon Alice. Some one kicked Jean
clean across the room, and he lay there.
curled up in his hairy night wrap, look
ing like an enormous porcupine.
At this point a new performer came
upon the stage, dark robed thing so
active that its outlines changed elu.
sively, giving it no recognizable fea-
lures. 1t might have been Satan
himself or some terrible unknown wild
animal clad somewhat to resemble a
man, 80 far as the startled guards could
make out. 1t clawed right and left,
hurled one Of them against the wall,
dashed another through the door into
Nine. Roussillon's room, where the
good woman was wailing at the top Of
her voice, and felled a third with a
stroke like that Of bears paw.
CONSERVATION was at high tide when
Farnsworth, who always slept with an
ear open, reached Roussillon place and
quickly quieted things. He was trou-
bled beyond expression when he found
out the true state Of the affair, for
there was nothing that he could do but
arrest Alice and take her to Hamilton.
1t made his heart sink. He would have
thought little Of ordering file of SOL
diers to shoot a man under the same
conditions, but to subject her again to
the governors stern cruelty-how could
he do it? This time there would be no
hope for her;
Alice stood before him flushed, di.
sheveled, defiant, sword in hand, beau
uful and terrible as an angel. The
black figure, man or devil, had disap-
peared as strangely as it had come.
The sublieutenant was having his
slight wound bandaged. Men were rag.
ing and cursing under their breath
rubbing their bruised heads and limbs
"Alice-Mlle. Roussillon, am 50 sor.
~ for this" said Captain Farnsworth
1T is painful, TERRIBLE
He could not go on, but stood before
her unnamed. In the feeble light hie
face was wan, and his hurt shoulder
still in bandages, dropped perceptibly.
Il surrender to you" she presently
said In French. extending the hilt OF
her rapier to him. II had to defend
myself when attacked by your ,lieuten
ant there. II an officer finds it neces
sary to set upon girl with his sword
may not the girl guard her life If she
CAM"
She was short of breath, so that bel
voice palpitated with a touching plan
gency that shook the mans heart.
Farnsworth accepted the sword. HI
could do nothing less. His duty admit
ted Of no doubtful consideration, yet ht
hesitated. feeling around In his mine
for phrase with which to evade thu
inevitable.
1T will be safer for you at the fort
mademoiselle. Let me take you there
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Is Tho National Government coinx to
do Something for tho Farmer.

Wv
The National Government gives the
rivers and harbors some $50 ,Oc0, 900 a
year.
1t gives the cities gre at public build
ings, post offices, court houses, etc.
It gives manufacturers protection by
the tariff.
It gives its veterans and their fami.
lies $40, 200, 900 a year in pensions as
it should.
It bas loaned its credit to private
individuals to build railways, and
given them grants Ct millions of acres
of land.
1t has, however, done but little fer
the farmer and for agriculture.
The farmer is the backbone of the
country: it is he who feeds the eItire
population, and he is no longer salts
fed with poor roads.
At last it seems as if the Nation al
Government was going to do some
thing for the farmer. A bill has been
introduced in Congress called the
Brownlow Bill, which appropriates
S24 900, 900 as National aid for thu
bui ding of roads. The farmer wants
this bill to pass, and he is determined
that the National G ,vernment sh.l
d., something for him, as we'll as TO
the rest of its citizens.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

A pair OF arms closped his legs.
wild beasts and scalp hunting savages
battle him? No; there is no barrier
that can hinder love. Tie said this over
and over to himself after his rencoun-
ter with the four Indian scouts on the
Wabash. He repeated it with every
heart beat until he fell in with some
friendly red men, who took him to their
camp, where, to his great surprise, he
met NJ. Roussillon. 1t was his song
when again he strobe OF toward the
west on his lonely way.
He did not know that Long Hair and
his band were fast on his track, but
the knowledge could not have urged
him to greater haste. He strained ev.
cry muscle to it's utmost, kept every
nerve to the highest tension. Yonder
toward the west was help for Alice.
That was all he cared for.
But If Long Hair was pursuing him
with relentless greed for the reward Of
fered by Hamilton there were friendly
footsteps still nearer behind him, and
one day at high noon while he was
bending over little lire broiling some
liberal cuts of ventson a finger tapped
him on the shoulder. He sprang up
and grappled Oncle Jazon. At the same
time, standing near BY, he saw Simon
Kenton, his old time; Kentucky friend.
The pungled features. Of one and the
ane, rugged face Of the other swan as
In mist before Beverley's eyes. Ken
ton was laughing quietly. his strong,
upright form shaking to the force Of
his pleasure. He was in the early
prime Of vigorous life, not handsome,
but strikingly attractive by reason Of q
certain glow in his face and a kindly
fash in his deep set eyes. s@ tf ;z. RI
/ swell, well, my boyr'' he exclaimed.
laying his left hand on Beverley's
shoulder, while In the other he held d
long, heavy rife. I'm glad to zee ye.
/ glad to see yer j #zE. S /. .=,..s
M Thought we was 1njuns. eh = said
s0ncle Jazon. St.'l An' ef we had "a been
5ws'd q been shore ., your. scalp The
Wi3ened Old creole cackled gleefully
. I, ~ S1sFD ~ Z ~ 81 81 dspand,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27


thirty two caliber revolver to coax
b wife not to be cross when he go,
drunk.
Judge Dickinson, Of the Minneapolis,
Municipal Court, threw soma hot sho'
into the police departm- Mt of that city.
A man was arrested for gambling.
seemingly at the request of othe.
gamblers. In part he said: Inas
much as there exists careless aro
vicious disregard of law and a culp
able violation Of the oaths of those
fl ers who are sworn to enforce The
law, hesitate to impose q straigh
work-house sentence upon this MAJ
who is but part of the machine"
~
The Catholic women of the city q
New York have organized q societ,
known as the "Daughters of the
F 4ith," who will discountenance tn
drinking of alcoholic liquors.
One { f the leading Meth ,dist div1nes
Of Minneapolis, in q vigorous speech
asserted that he was ready for ALSO
lutelv anything which would destro.
the liquor traffic. "Since have c. m
to this city" (which was six year,
ago. said be, II have voted the Pro
hipition ticket, the Demo cratic ticket
aud the Republican ticket Thee
have been three elections d the dom
inie has voted three separate tickets
The inspiring continuity and persist
ency of this man Of God ought to lea
bis flock as unit to charge the fear
full foe which he condemns!
There are some people who woulc
he m an enough to question how this
gentleman who hates with intoler ab]'
hatred the traffic of rum expects con
ditions in Minneapolis to be improved
by the election of either the republican
Or democratic parties, both Ct whic'
"point with pride" to an unbroke'
city under their administration. Nei
'her by word, deed nor by tradition
has either party, lisped an unfriendl
syllab Q concerning the liquor traf6
in the Metropolis Of the Northwest. -.
Tho saloon is necessity, they say
to good bus ines Why is It then thai
Pasadena, Redlands, and other pro-
aibition towns, In advertising thei
cities AZ attractive places for bushes
enterprises, over and over again poin
out the fact that no saloons are a
lowed, nor exist; whereas Moorhead .
Bteckenr dge, Minneapolis and othe !
like cities With q superabnnd ance q.
saloons never mention their gro9gers
|i4s; while Milwaukee IS scatter nE IA.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Public Ownership.

The Iool room is an institution in
which the laws against gambling are
violated, as follows:
The pool room managers lay odds
against the horses on the race tracks
odds that invariably mean ruin in
the long run for any poor fool who
accepts them.
The fools crowd in, take the odds
and, in the lorg ruin, ruin themselves.
Just at present the men tn at own the
pool rooms are in a gloomy state of
mind-in fact, they don't know what is
going to become of the country or
how an honest man is to make q
living.
Their news OF ach race is sent to
them by one telegraph company.
Through u deal between TIE two
companies, the Western Union is
allowed to have all the gambling bust
ness, dividing profits W tn The Postal
on q certain basis, Of course.
Hitherto these criminals, defyiug the
law AID robbng the public, have paid
seventeen d. liars a day to the tele-
graph company for its gambling in.
formation. Now the company has
raised the price to twenty-five dollars.
1t is announced that some of the
very small pool rooms cannot afford
to stand this raise and will 20 out of
business.
Rather good news, but suppose the
telegraph system of the United States
were owned, as it sht uld be owned, by
the United States Government?
In that case, no rae ng news would
be sent to any criminal gambling
establishment. And in that case the
pool rooms simply could not exist.
The postotfice belongs to the govern
ment. And that fact does more, per.
haps, than any other fact in our ad-
minis tration to discourage. prevent
and punish crime.
Swindlers are deprived of the post
Office service, and that destroys their
business.
The criminal, advertising for dupes,
Is unable to collect his profit the
minute the poste flee refuses to deliver
his mail.
The public service Of carryi ing |, tiers
is in the public's hands, aid it il
used to deferd the public against fraud
and crime
The public service of carry ing tele.
grams ought to be in the public s
hands. Then it could not be prosti-
tuted for the purp" se~ of e gamblers and
other criminals. Then not fer twenty >
five dollars, nor for any other price.
could pool room sharks receive the in
formation that en- q bes them to rob the
public.
II you think the government owner
ship Of the tele graph would be a good
thing, making the telegraph cempa n les
honest, cutting telegraph charges in
two, and at the same time paying the
employees we'll, make up your mind to
vote that way next November The
great Democratic Labor party viii
bring national ownership OF nation i
monrpolies Chicago Evening Ameri-
can, owned by W. r. Hearst
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
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No More "RuhborlnR."

III Rural telephone users will be Ga
pecislly interested in 3 new invention
known as the selective-leck-out system,
Gays Wisconsin exchange. The ides
was conceived BY a. T. Press n, OF
the Johnson County Telephone Com
5psny, and with the mechanical assist
ance Of Geo. Dean, 81 Chicago the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

idea has been perfected and the new
phones and accompanying appliances
for It's proper working patented and
are being manufactured by Chicago
concern.
The system is exactly what the name
signifies, q selective and lock out ar
rangement. The present rural tele-
phone system has its disadvantages,
and the principal one to which the
farmers object Is that everyone along
the line can hear what his neighbor
may be saying to friend. This sys-
tenn OF ''rubbering" when some ore
else's bell rings is a common occur
renee and many do not have phones
for the simple reason that soma OBJ
jectionable person on the line holds
his phone the most of the time.
The new sy stem is so arranged that
the desired number may be selected
and the rest Of the phones on the line
cut off. Central governs the entire
line no matter whether there are q
hundred or dozen 'phoaes on the line
An instrument ia used by central
called selector. Ooe hundred and
twenty-five phones can b, accommo-
dated by switch board two inches
wide. When the er of the 'phoue
calls No 4 from central, she puts q
olug in the hole numt cred 1 on the
selector and rings. No matter how
many phones are on the line, all ex-
cept No. are thrown fl ,he circuit
and only the one cell rings. At tie
same time q red card Is thrown into
view in q little target on every phone
on the line which indicates that the
line is busy. As soon as the use'
rings off, the red sign disappears and
the line is again ready for busiress.
With the present system one person
can use the line by the hour and keep
every other person fr. m using it.
With the ne" system central controls
and after two persons have talked
long enough they can be switched off
and someone Else given a chance.
Another advantage is that only the
desired bell will ring With the sys-
tenn now ia use every bell on the line
rings every time anyone uses phone.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Platform.

For dire ct issue OF money by the government.
For public ownership OF railroads, express
service. telegraph and telephone lines, and
public utilities in general.
For direct legislation.
For tax reforms.
For county option on liquor question in Min
neSuta
For thorough common school education in
fundamental branches as against university
system fads.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
CHAPTER XIII.

C1AF EH All.
A MEETING IN THE WILDERNESS.
~ EVERLEY set out on his mid
winter journey to Kaskaskia
with tempest in his heart,
and it was perhaps the storms
energy that gave him the courage to
face undaunted and undoubting what
his experience must have told him lay
In his path. What meant suffering t6
him If he could but rescue Alice? And
what were life should he fail to rescue
her? The old, old song hummed in his
heart, every phrase Of it distinct above
the tumult Of the storm. Could cold
and hunger, swollen streams, ravenous
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

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discomfort when reading or
sewing. However. If you have
the least eye trouble, your best
plan is to secure Our free serv.
ice as to examination.
Our small charges for any nee.
essary eyeglasses or specs.
Our standing as opticians is
your guarantee.
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Continued on next page.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27
Prohibition Press Bulletin.

Louis Burke Of Minneapolis used Q
thirty two caliber revolver to coax
b wife not to be cross when he go,
drunk.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

OOu get udu at Tue Oiu uau, SalO
Kenton, plucking Beverley aside. Hes
yer friend from his heels to his old
scalped crown. Let him have his fun"
Then, lowering his voice almost to a
whisper, he continued:
II was In Vincennes for two DAYS
and nights spyin' around. Nine. Godere
hid me in her house when there was
need Of it. know how it is with ye
got all the gossip about ye and the
young lady, as well as all the informa-
ton about Hamilton and his forces
that Colonel Clark wants. I'm goin'
to Kaskaskia, but think 1t quite pos
sible that Clark will be on his march to
vincennes before we get there for
Vigo has taken him full particulars as
to the fort and. its garrison. and know
that he's determined to capture the
whole thing or die tryin'''
Beverley felt his heart swell and his
blood leap strong in his veins at these
words. ST. -"
II saw We while l was in vincennes.''
Kenton added. "but never let We
zee me. Yeswere a prisoner. and
had no business with We while your
parole held. zIsfelt that 1t was best not
to tempt ye to give me. aid or to let ye
have knowledge Of me while I was a
spy. left two days before ye did and
should have :been at Kaskaskia by this
time il ! hadn't run: across Jazon, who
detained me. He wanted to 90 with me.
and I waited for him to repair the
s stock Of his old gun. He tinkered at It
tween meals and showers for half q
week at the Indian village back yonder
before he got It just 10 suit him. But
4 tn ye he's wo'th raitjn' tor any
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-06
Negro Resigned, Office Opened.

LoonIa, tho postolico in Jasper
county, Miss, the only one in
Mississippi besides Indianola which
had negro postmaster, and which
was closed about the same time,
has been opened with a white
postmaster.
The population of the country
tributary to the Lconia office is
mainly black, and as no white man
would accept the Office Of post.
master it was given to q negro
school teacher.
After receiving tho commission,
he consulted with the few white
residents OF the town and was adj
vlscd not to accept 1T by them. He
returned his commission and the
postotlice was closed. l.. b. Wade,
former postmaster of tho town,
agreed to take the place AGAIN, and
the Office was accordingly reopen
ed on Monday.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-06
Freiqht Rates Raised.

The operation Of tho raise in
freight rates from Virginia points
to cities in North aud South Caro-
lima, when the shipping is in les.
than carload !ots, will not 60 into
effect until June J.. The rates
were to have become effective on
April 10, but the representatives oi
the roads have notified tie shippers
that on account of the large num-
Der of protests received by Vr.
ginia shippers that the rate would
be to their detriment it was de.
cided to extend the time for q
month and half, in order to gtyc
them chance to get up tho facts
to prove it, 1t seems now that
the letters requesting the railroad
commission of this State to onter q
protest did not give all Of the facts
0S, besides tho raise in rate, on
CLASSES b, G, D and f on less than
carload lots, there is also de
crease in carload lots Of the same
classes. 1t is also said that the
rates to go into effect arc on the
same scale as those In clfoct in the
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-06
Found Dead With Bullet in His Heart

Columbia, s. c., March 30
Willie Lucas, % years old, was
shot through the heart at Denmark
yesterday, aud John Love, aged 45
year,, his brotker-in. law, ls in
jaIl charged with having fred the
fatal shot
Lucas body was found last night
near the Union Depot by two negro
boys, who gave the alorm. There
were no eye witnesses to the trag.
odY. Loyo and Lucas had been to-
g9ther during the day and it is
SAID both were under tho influence
of liquor They were seen together
in buggy late in the evening.
When arrested Love was still in
toXicated and could not talk in.
tellIgentIy. Later, however, he
declared that he knew nothing OF
the killing, He told Of drinking
and being with Lucas, but said
that Lucas left him and he saw
nothing more Of him until the body
was found.
An examinations Of Lucas body
showed that the pistol ball had
entored the right side, piercing the
heart and lodging beneath the skin
On tho left side. The clothing and
skin were burned with powder
showing that the shot had been
fired at close range. There were
evidences of q buggy having been
driven around the body several
times.
Love has a wife and ten children
while Lucas Leaves 3 widow and
two children.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-06
MOUNTAIN HAS DISAPPEARED.
Strange Phenomenon in Northern Part
OF Maine.

Caribou, Maine, Special. Woods.
men who have just returned here
bring news that Bald mountain, a
small, steep hill in the Tibouue
valley, only few miles from the
New Brunswick line, has disup-
peared. In its place small lake
now exists.
1t is believed the mountain
dropped out of sight during the
earthquake of March 81, and that
the tremor was what shook Now
England, really had its birth in
the Maine woods.
Bald mountain was an odd, shaped
cone with extremely steep sides
and was seldom explored. The
general belief is that it was the
crater of an extinct volcano.
Around the base of the mountain
small hot springs once existed, and
the rock formation in the noigh-
borhood bears evidence OF volcanic
origin.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-06
AIKEN ON
THE NOMINEE,
Our Congressman Has a Word to Sa,
as to the Presidency.

A Washington special to the
Greenville News says:
South Carolina members of con.
gress say that they have made no
attempt to speak for tnelr constit,
uents in the giving Of their choice
OF the Democratic presidential
nomination. They individually
have their preferences, but declare
that they have not tried in any
way to influence a single voter In
their respective districts. Repre-
sentative Aiken voices the feelings
iof the delegation in this talk with
me today:
"When I was asked for nv
opinion as to the nominee the
Democrats should put mp re.
membor distinctly stating that I
preferred not to say anything, ,.s |
was not welded to the candle ,cy
of any man. l said that all I
wanted to see was a man who
could unite oil the dlscordant ale-
ments of the party. When I was
pressed for an OPINION as to which
of the mon whose names are now
mentioned could do this, I gave it
as my individual opinion that Sen.
ator German was tho best man,
and, next to him, Judge Parker,
# New York. l Iropeated that this
was an individual opinion, and did
not voice tho views of my district,
the opinions Of which | had not
made an attempt to find out. The
fact Is that | do not know the sen.
timent of the Third district, but
take 1T that, without special regard
to the personality OF the man, they
want some one who can win, There
ls a great difference Of opinion
as to who that man is. I cannot
believe that it is crime for me TO
have an opinion on this question,
even though three-fourths Of the
members of congress feel lust as I
do"
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-06
Pioneer Road Builder.

Former Road Commissioner Tai.
ley, who something like twenty
years ago built the first improved
road in the Piedmont country, is
here today.
Mr., Talley was at the time men.
toned, citizen Of Pickens and
for many years identified with the
administration of the affairs OF
that county. He is now farming a
few miles from the city.
Some of the Pickens county
roads built under Mr.. Talley't
supervision nearly quarter cen,
tury ago are said to be In prime
condition at this time. --Greenvillc
Herald.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-06
SETTLERS COMING.
Many Are Now Interested in South
Carolina.

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