davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

sacre. The giant was Roman Nose, a
mighty warrior before the-devil.
Forsyth's men slipped six cartridges into
their magazines, and. one for the ready.
There were only thirty-seven OF them.
but thirty-seven men shooting straight
could. perhaps, talk, to those red brothers
in the gates.
Roman Nose started. his squadrons drum
ming along the riverbed after him, yelling
exultantly. From both sides of the river
the Indian bullets swept across the island
to stop Forsyth's men rising and firing
at the horsemen. But as the squadron
drew closer the Indian fire ceased. The
leaguered men watched them as they rolled
on, terrible and menacing, but no man
fired. The white patch Ct riverbed seemed
20 slip back under those drumming hoofs
They were whirlwind Of death. The white
patch OF sand was narrower.
Now"
Forsyth's command cut his parched
throat like a file. and thlrty-seven rifles
spat death. Their heads were ringing
with the heat and noise and the drifting
smoke obscured their sight, but the white
patch seemed to waver. There were black
moving blotches on it, too. Through the
vapor they saw that great fiend riding
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
Got a Monster Gorilla

They are showing u Paris tbefphotograph
of a giant gorilla which was recently killed
on the Sanga river. one Of the northern
tributaries OF the Congo. The French say
they have undoubtedly discovered a new
variety OF the gorilla which differs chiefly
in it's enormous size from those found In
Gaboon and other coastal regions OF the
French Congo.
The gorilla weighed $50 Kilograms, or
more than 700 pounds and was seven and
one half feet in height Its body placed
sitting against a tree was as high % that
of an ordinary native standing by its side.
The animal was killed near Uessu. the
, chief station on the River Sanga, and was
one of three gorillas living together In the
forests They had been seen several times
at distance, and for some time their
movements had been made known by the
imprint OF their very large feet upon the
ground.
Mr.. E. T. Hamey writes that others OF
these enormous gorillas have been seen
within the past year in the upper valleys
OF the LON and the Sanga rivers on one
occasion they seemed to be on the point OF
attacking o caravan when a rife Shot in
duced them to retreat, apparently without
injury. Letters recently received from
white men at German and French trading
stations assert that the existence OF this
new anthropoid OF most unusual stature
has been demonstrated in the forests Dor
dering the frontier between the Cameroons
and the French Congo. White stations
have only recently been established In this
region. which until now has been very little
known.
Mr.. Eugene Brussaux, who sent the
photograph to Paris. says that an examlna-
I
ticularly of its skull. face and ear. seems
| to show oonelusively that II belongs TO the
gorilla family, but Il differentiated from
the gorilla Of Gaboon by It's enormous size.
/ The external appearance is that OF the true
\ gorilla. The breast and stomach are almost
bare but the shoulders and thighs are COW
\ cred with long. thick hair.
/ The animal reached the enormous breadth
! of three and a half feet across the shout
ders. 1t took eight porters 70 bring the
/ body to the station Mr.. Dupont. the ad-
| ministTatoF at Uessu, writes that he in
| tends 10 send the skeleton to Paris. Some
! scientific men in Paris who have exam
ined the photograph and learned these
particulars think that the animal Is not q
new species. but Is a variety OF the gorilla
/ family now met for the first time.
soon after this information was received
letter from the French Congo said thai
another OF these enormous animals had jus,
been killed by senegslese soldiers near
! Bayanza on the sanga.-Hew York sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

They lay there on that little brown patch
of island in the yellow river bed, sur
rounded by those baffied Indians starving.
fighting and .undaunted. waiting for death,
but never thinking OF surrender.
on the ninth day they looked again
across the sand. but there were no Indians.
Instead, a troop OF cavalry, their own
cavalry. was riding up out OF the west.
There was no cheering. They were too
tired to rise. II was some sort OF dream
still, some weary, unending agony. They
had been fighting Indians for ages and
the Indians had gone. That was all.
The relief column cantered to the river
bank, walked across the sand to the island
and halted. Colonel Carpenter slipped
down from his saddle, found Forsyth
where he lay. and saluted.
Good morning. colonel 49,
Good morning, colonel" said Forsyth
leaning on his elbow TO return the salute
That was how they ended the fight Of
Arickaree.-Kansas City star,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

These nifty Kansas farmers led by Col
onei Forsyth and Lieutenant Beecher Of
the regular army. come prominently into
history for the first time when they are
making their camp in Colorado on the
middle fork of the Republican river. For
ayth Is stu living a retired general Fred
Beecher was a nephew Of Henry Ward
,Beeeher. He had fought at Gettysburg
s. Z. stilweP one Of the farmers. was
born on the Missouri side. where Kansas
City now stands. They made their camp
on September 16. 1855. They had been
marching for seventeen days. following an
evasive trail that swung them through
three states. The Indians had been out
for year. ravaging, burning and staying
The governors had protested to sherman
az ST. Louis; sherman had protested TO
washington; Washington had advised
moderation. The eastern people thought
the western settlers prone 10 brevity with
the noble red man. And the noble red
man had gone on staying until the debt
OF murdered settlers and ravished women
became a burden. Then sheridan, at
Lsavenworth. suggested 10 Sherman. at
ST. Louis, that the noble red man had
gone too far. and Sherman told sheridan
10 stop him.
That was why Forsyth halted on the
banks OF the Ariekaree river with forty
nine weary riders. The surgeon was J,
II. Morris. who had served IN the civil war
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

Twenty points are played at the head
table. lone hands being permitted. The
conductor punches the tickets OF the win
ners. and while the game is in progress the
news agent supplies the passengers with
sailed peanuts and other refreshments OF a
similar character suggesting a railway
train. Diversions. are frequently added.
For instance, after a few hands have been
played, the lights suddenly go out and two
masked train robbers enter and appropriate
the watches OF the men. II will add to the
fun II cards with oomicai faces are used.
The prizes consist OF articles appropriate to
railway travel. such as travelling rugs,
straps. valises. etc. Al the proper time the
call, Ten minutes for refreshmentsg' is
given. and the passengers are ushered into
the dining room. There, instead OF the con-
ventional table a lunch counter Il to be
seen, and the good things are served IN
regular railway eating house style. After
luncheon there IL an auction OF unclaimed
baggage and the plumber Of the train rob-
beers and the piekpockets Is also sold 10 the
highest bidders, causing many iaughabie
blunders before the property IL restored Ia
the rishtful owners.
Another quaint entertainment Is called a
Heart Party" which is given on 81. valen-
tines day. The game lie progressive hearts
and a great many pretty novelties are pre-
scented as prizes. One OF the plans for Sc
Letting partners is 10 attach large white
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
A Freak nirernion.

One OF these entertainments is 10 be called
THE Railroad Excursion" The invitations
are printed and the name Of the guest is
filled in In the form OF pass. The guests
arrive In all kinds OF odd costumes carry
ing boxes and bundles, exaggerated valises
bandboxes, bird cages and other things
that 60 to make up the travelling parapher-
MALTA OF a mixed excursion crowd They
are reoeived-at the door by the host dressed
like station agent. and holding a lantern.
while the hostess is attired In a travelling
suit All are ushered into an apartment.
which is fitted up like a waiting room in a
railway depot, with ticket once At one
end. from window OF which an agent dis
tributes tickets OF two different colors and
stamps them with the name OF the station
al which each guest Is to begin his journey
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

l4d4 ing formed Someone has CSti-
49, mated that fully two thirds OF the
society folk find amusement at card
tables during the cold weather,
Whether this be true or not, It
is certain that there are hundreds
and hundreds OF card clubs formed every
season. Bridge, OF course is the standard
game and among the devotees Of this pas
time the question. What is new in esrds?''
Is never asked. But outside OF the great
army OF bridge players and the poker play
ers there are those who are ever seeking
for new games just as the frequenters of
the bathrooms are seeking for new dances
and just as the women of fashion are seek
ing for the new and the stylish in dress
And this year there is an abundance of new
games, or perhaps II might be better put
old games dressed over anew In many OF
the clubs old-fashioned euchre still remains
the favorite. and In others there is still a
longing for einch. pedro, five hundred. six
ty-three and some OF the more modern
games. In the purely social clubs. however
that is. In the clubs composed OF men and
women who meet solely for the purpose of
playing cards and having a good time gen.
orally. and the members 81 which have no
set notions-novelties win be in order Espe-
cially will this be true in the impromptu
card parties; and the indications are that
the hosts and hostesses will vie with one
another this season in giving unique card
entertainments.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

On the walls of the waiting room there are
bulletin boards of black cardboard showing
that the trains on all the roads are late.
There are signs of all descriptions, which
are only limited by the ingenuity of the
host and hostess. A news stand, where
magazines with remarkable titles are Tor
sale, adds greatly to the amusement Every
where there are pickpoekets, against whom
the passengers are warned with glaFing
signs. When all the guests have arrived
the doors of the pArlOrs are thrown open
and the sign Crane Central Station is re-
vealed. A gong sounds and the conductor
and the porter show the travellers TO their
seats at the various tables. which are
named as stations and correspond to the
names on the tickets. Then when all are
seated the conductor calls "All aboard"
bell is rung and the journey begins. Rail-
road euchre is the game played. with New
York at the head table
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

ago means that something has at
5000 last been done TO commemorate
Sw one of the bravest fights ever
recorded In the history OF this OF any peo-
pie.
TOPEKA, Get. 1.-THE auditor OF state
paid today TO the Beecher Island Memorial
association OF Yuma county, California,
$500. which was appropriated by the Kan
sas legislature last winter. for a monument
to be erected by the association to General
Forsyth. It was at Beecher island that
and his warriors. Colorado has also given
$500. General Forsyth's men were, with
few exceptions, farmers from Kansas"
Beecher died on Beecher's island thirty
seven years ago. The island is in the
Arickaree river in Colorado near the Kan
sas western line Fifty Kansas farmers
fought thousand Indian warriors there
for eight days and nights. For six days
the Kansans were starving. They lacked
food of any kind. Their supply of water
was poor. Their surgeon had been killed
fighting with them, and their wounded suf-
fered great agony for want OF any surgical
attention. Their dead comrades lay beside
them in their primitive rifle pits. un-
shriven and unburied At the end of the
second day there were not thirty effective
uBnttnk men amongst them. tnelr leader
Colonel Forsyth, young union soldier, had
a deep scalp wound. one leg was broken
below the knee and bullet was imbedded
In one thigh. He asked two OF his mon to
cut the bullet out, but they were afraid he
would bleed to death. Forsyth, with his
own razor. extracted the bullet himself.
On the second night two men volunteered
70 creep through the Indian lines and so
20 the nearest fort for help. They went
and forty-eight farmers were left 10 hold
the island against thousand. II Is great
thing that they fought, but greater that
they won, Men spoke OF II afterward as
the Battle of Arickaree but the name
means nothing now. Thousands OF Amer
leans have never heard OF II. And yet the
thing those Kansas farmers did was one
OF almost Incredible valor and endurance.
The records OF the fight are so meager. the
men were so obscure. that "lame prose
can only present a vague. historical birds
eye View OF those heroic pioneers. Some
day a poet VIII mold the story in the last
ing brass OF song.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
The Targets wat.


There were no charges next day The
inemen skirmbshed along the river banks.
sometimes they dropping shot fell like
all. The sun swuTs across the sky again,
d the hours went YEARLY. Forsyth sent
70 scouts out that second night with a
tier to Bankhead at Fort Wallace. The
en- starved, and watched. and fired, and
aitsd. The hodies % men and horses
~ In the sun. The Indians closed their
mes around them and waited, too.
The third day passed like the second
he mems heads we're dropping Their
yes were tired. The wounded wandered
.sif cnazed. The stencil OF dead horses
md the aerid smell of burning powder
seemed 70 soak into them. They felt loath-
'cme and filthy.
-Four, I'VE. six. seven. eight; they were
not days any longer. but alternating
sheets OF blacl<ness and fire unrollIng pain
fully above them The tight took on some
quality OF unreality. The parched river
banks looked like coiored cardboard with
rows and rows OF red men painted on il.
sometimes they seemed 10 the tired eyes
and weary brains OF those starving farmers
not painted men, but toys that moved
about. splitting FIRE. They felt like dream
men. only their hunger and the searching
bullets were real. IL was the business OF
those dream men to knock over those toys
when they came near enough. When any
toys fell the painted men moved across the
screen erratioally. The passing OF light and
darkness seemed bewildering. eternal
When night came they slept itfully.
But tomorrow, they thought YEARLY
that painted screen would unfurl under
the red SAY and those red toys would
dance aud spit IRE again. The constant
hunger had atupehed them. Forsyth's
account Of those last days is vague and
confused. They were automatic. A dim
hate was In their hearts, a DINNER inn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
Yankee Notions.

Yankee Notions.
One OF the old games is TO be revived
this season, and il promises 10 become
quite popular. II was adopted during the
early settlement of America to evade the
religious scruples OF the good people OF
those days. and was called Yankee No
tions." There were fifty cards in the pacl
containing 1--WE suits called faces, nag
eagles stars and shields. AS a matter
fact, the cards differed from the regul
playing cards only in the symbols T.
most popular game played with the:
which is to be taken up this winter. W.
John Smith," A rule OF the game is tina
Mrs. John Smith, who is always anxious
find her husband, shall recIte imprompt
verse. Mrs. Smith. having the lead begin
something like this:
Come forth. great John.
Thou paragon!
My voice I'm sure you know.
Then the holder OF the card John smitl
must reply in the same meter. making the
rhyme complete. II he be quick at Jingle
he may answer something like this;
| know that voice.
I have no choice
It's hard, but must go.
And in a similar strain the game is car
ried on with many variations.
Not only are there to be new games this
season. but many OF the playing cards will
appear in brand new dresses, or as the
tailors say. in fall and winter This
Change In the style OF playing cards is a
most radical one. and OF course will not
be tolerated for a moment by the old-time
players To them It would not seem like
cards to play with any except the eonven-
tional form OF pips and the familiar Ian
tern-jawed kings and Jacks and scared
looking. pie-faeed queens. But while the
cards OF today are practically the same
that they have been for generations, 30 Far
as the faces OF the court cards and the
pips are concerned, still there has been
a gradual change In them, and the physios-
Monies OF the court cards have been
slowly altered TO more modern types
Brooklyn Eagle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

stood up then. gripping his revolver.
''I'll shoot the first man who tries"
An Indian bullet shattered his right
thigh. Morris, a surgeon of the regular
army, rose, to make room for Forsyth in
his pit and a bullet crashed into the doc
tors head. He fell back unconscious. The
men were shooting carefully, rising over
their pits to aim and sinking back again
quickly. But the Indian rifles were inn
proving and men were hit occasionally.
At noon ten men were wounded and three
others dead. That reduced Forsyths troop
to thirty-seven.
Thirty-seven against a thousand They
had no food. One man scooped down into
the sand until he reached water and
handed it around TO the others. The heat
was parching.. Forsyth was shooting when
a dropping ball broke his leg-bone below
the knee. The surgeon was raving in
delirium. He died next day.
Waiting for FOrsyth's Word.
huge warrior, wearing war bonnet,
swept around the curve of the river, fol-
lowed by six ranks of sixty horsemen.
The rifles of the Indians were silent as
he harangued his troopers The hills were
black with women and children who had
come from the village to watch the mas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

palm. Grover crawled over and tripped
him. He sat up and held out his hand for
Grover to bandage.
Some men cut steaks from the dead mules
and ate ravenously. Forsyth felt for his
watch and brought out a handful of
crushed metal A glancins~ball had shat
tered 1t. The men were crawling one by
one to the water hole and drinking. They
looked up at the sun. 1t was dropping to
the west like a burningglass.
Then the Indian war drums began again.
The roll seemed TO make the earth swing.
The men knelt in their pits and met the
charge with volley. The riders pitched
over into the sand. The squadron checked
and rode back slowly. The cross-nre from
the banks dashed the hot air above them.
One man sat UP in his pit to cut piece OF
red meat. A dropping ball "thutted" in
his eye. His arms crooked under his neck
and his head fell forward. They lost count
of time.
The sun slipped down to the horizon line
and lay there motlonless, like a brass plate
'on a shelf The drumming commenced
again and they knelt ia their pits to ham,
mer the life out OF another charge. 1t
rolled up more of that white patch of sand
than the last one had DONE but stopped
at last ana went back. They counted
twenty-five more dead Indians. The sun
fell over the horizon ledge suddenly, and
the sky clouded. Rain began to fall The
men lay on their backs with wide-open
mouths, gasping for new life.
They won't do anything more tonight"
Grover said. From the hill came the wall
Ing OF the sduaws, mourning over their
dead. They counted seven OF their own
men dead. and eight more wounded were
tossing in delirium. That gave Forsyth
,hirty-five men to hght more than 800
And the thirty-fye were eating raw
meat on the horse, The rain began to fall
more heavily, and they WORKED in It.,
strengthening their pits.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
Winters Changing Fads in Card Games

heart to the wall and upon It place small
red hearts, each bearing the name of a
woman guest Miniature bows and arrows
are given to the men, and the hearts they
pierce will indicate their companions for
the evening and their positions az the
tables. Giided wishbones are used for
counters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

OR beers ,Oin donors whsn COM
pettng vith the Renowned beers Of
the World, and ,chen Judged By the
most critical experts. We haze 'Oon
highest dteard at Lincoln, 1898;
highest dsodrd and gold medal at
Trans Mississippi Exposition,
Omaha, 1898 highest d,Odrd and
cold medal at Lewis and Clark
CentennidS Exposition, Portland,
Oregon, 1905.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

lat little paragraph Of news pub
lished and all but forgotten weeks
ago means that something has at
last been done TO commemorate
nne Of the hrav wat hnhts aNar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
waiting for Forsyth's word.

TIL the advent of the winter
season old card clubs are being
reorganized and new ones are be-
ing formed. Someone has csti-
mated that fully two-thirds OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Sou ti1el.l7 Railway

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCT. Is. 1908
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMoNb. -. igsss
!. ~. :eo =. M-Daily--Local for Charlotte. n.
- - ." :. Al.-Daly-Limited-But Pullman "a
- Memphis. Chattanooga ana ali the So,,th.
II I: :sS S A. n --ES n, sunday->eysyiiie Local
e. AZ Tor all the South. 80 n - ~.
YORK RIVER LINE. 5s.s5 VI.
y. me IdVofite route to BaItfnore and E,akternS
poln .!, Leaves Richmond 4:s0 p. NJ, daily
2 2:.S E. n --i.ocal-Day-1sxcep sunday.
s:-o =. M .-.Except sunday--For West Point.
connecting with steamers for baltimore i
ana river landings. Steamers call a. York; 4
S town and Clay Bank Mondays WeItcs-S
days and Frldays,tand at GLOUCESTER point
ana Almonds Tuesdays. Thursday and Z
4:45 An. Except sunday-Loca, m.raa Tor
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. 35{
n;.a ~ n and $40 p. Nj From all tho South.
go r M--From Charlotte md Durham. li57f$
S!4o a. N From Keysville and intermediary
.s:ee 4. M-Baltlmore and west Point. 4y
io:t5 4. M..-Dally- EXCEPT Sunday and Mons
day. day., 5 10 9 eails except sunday--
&c ". wFsTp1rRy.sD p. A.. Richmond. Va. 4
>. n; HARDWICR. W. II TAYLoE,
P. T. NJ, a. .A,GTI,sss&3
II. 3. SPENCER. Cent Mgr, - Il
Washington, D. 9. Nj
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
NEWS Of HORSES
AND H0RSEM'E:|N
Very Remarkable Feat Of Man
chester Street Car
Mule.
1T SOUNDS LIKE AsFAIRY TALE.
------------. =
Heat1erbloom, King Of High
Jumpers, Breaks Record at
Norfolk Horse Show.
IT SOUNDS LIKE. A FAIRY TALE

The world day by day and year by year
II becoming more acquainted with the
American mule, because 1t Is the best on
the globe, and all nations that bundle
mules are purchasers OF American mules.
This, by way OF introduction 10 tho sub
j,ct pertinent, which relates TO the ex-
traordlnary feat OF mule formerly own
cd by the Richmond and Manchester
street Car Company and stabbed at the
old horse car sheds In Manchester. This
,yns In the latter eighties. when the line
was owned by Mr. Joseph Bryan. who
soon after disposed of the porperty, and
horse power was supplanted by cleo
tricity ] remember the incident well.
and knew nil connected with It; likewise
recall even the position OF the stall oc-
cupied by the mule, but n recital OF the
affair. by Mr.. John Stewart Bryan and
others, myself included. has usually
served to arouse merriment not unmixed