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Yankee lad. He possessed a dan
gerous rival in winning the love
and hand in marriage of the beau
titul Tookah, An Indian named
Handsome Bear, a powerful young
man among his people, claimed
Miss Tookah as his very own. He
had never been given a reason, but
il was fancifui idea of every war
rior, he thought any woman would
he anxious to become one of his
squaws and wait upon him. Not
so with Tookah, to whom the sleek
Young redskin was very repulsive.
Bnt her opposition to his atten-
tions only made him the more
anxious to add her to his royal
harem
Between Handsome Bear and the
Concluded on Sth page
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NUMBER SO

about 1T to anyone except the girl,
who was rapidly finding a place i'm
his heart as well as in his business.
schemes. At first their conversa-
tions always related to the culmi-
nation of the one big idea, but after
awhile they began to talk of other
things, something nearer the heart
than farms and Indians. Soon the
Yankee farmer found himself deep
ly In love with the beautiful white
girl whose fate had been so strange
ly cast among the red people. Her
own parents she did not remember.
To the Indians she belonged, but
through her veins flowed the blood
of cultivated people, none the less.
jim was indeed happy. He was
preparing to send for his parents
as the summer grew into fall. AL
ready Abner Wilson had given him
absolute charge of the 1,OOO-acre
tract, inasmCch as the first crop Of
wheat had been of more source of
revenue to him than the sale of sew
eral herds of cattle. Bradley was
going to erect house and live with
his parents on the tract. Mean
while greater plans surged in his
brain and he was hoping they might
soon eliminate.
The bright fall days were spent
putting in the crops. Jim was not
a year in the country and he was
well liked by all who knew him and
had made wonderful strides in the
improvement of the domain which
he had taken temporary possession
of. Only one thing marred the
happy and peaceful career of the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-04-12

boss and it would not be good pol
icy to oppose his presence.
Winter passed as a very painful
season to Bradley. His mothers
letter of encouragement, which
came every week, was the only
light to his dull existence. When
spring came he was given charge OF
1000 acre tract of virgin soil and
told to put it in wheat. Addition
al help was needed and he was al
lowed to employ several industrious
Indians OF the neighborhood, The
land under his direction changed
in aspect rapidly. He toiled from
dusk to twilight and kept the men
under him employed as long as he
worked The soil gave way to the
touch of the big four horse plows,
and the spring wheat burst through
earth when the first warm spring
rains battered down upon the newly
broken fields. The soil responded
to his touch and prospects such as
were never known in New England
doomed up before him. AS the
months passed Bradley himsel
changed. From a green countr,
lad he fast matured into a shrewd
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band did their best playing, but
endless discords were caused By
undue craning of necks to get a
glimpse of the maiden as she drove
away, after graciously thanking
their speaker for the warm well
come. Tookah's skin was a creamy
white and her dark brown hair set
Off very pretty oval face. Big
gray eyes glistened under dark eye
lashes. Her petite figure was en-
cased In neat-fitting blue gown,
and she carried herself with a
proud and fashionable air, which
made the heart of every cowboy
swell with an ambition to become
her sweetheart. They all fell in
love with her. She favored none
in the beginning.
Naturally, as they do things on
the frontier, big dance was
planned in her honor and the coun-
try was raked with a fine tooth
comb, for so miles around to bring
together all of the girls worth
meeting and knowing. Some of
these were half-breeds, others were
the wives of white cowboys and
not a few Of them were really as
pretty as the daughter of the old
chief. But inasmuch as she was
new in the country, and accorded
to be very wealthy and highly ed
ucated, naturally she became the
belle of the occasion. Young Brad
ley, being a favored friend of the
father, was first invited to the
house. He accompanied Miss
! ookah to the ball.
my father has been telling me
all about you" she said as they
swung across the rough floor, the
centre OF ali eyes. Il think that
you are just the kind of man they
need out here"
Bradley stammered his thanks
and tried to change the subject.
But she was struck with his plans
and wished to discuss them in de-
tail. She said that it has long been
a dream with her to convert the
people of her adoption into a work
ing class, but, being a woman and
white, too, she could not control
them. In Bradley she saw the
realization of her dream and was
not backward in telling him so.
She scored the cattlemen roundly
and said that the future of her peo-
pie lie in their taking to farming,
whereby they could make their
lands pay them well, become self
supporting and industrious people.
And so; as he had arisen in the
good regard of the father, so did he
with the adopted daughter. Day
after day they talked over their
plans and where Jim's education
failed him, she could supply the
mental calculations Their plans
were to convert the whole reserva
tion of the Brushwater clan into
one immense farm and shut out the
cattlemen.
1t was such bold plan that Jim
never summoned courage to talk
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farmer, a man of modern ideas. He
was quick to grasp opportunities
that his comrades did not see or
heed.
One of these was to please old
Red Tail, the powerful ruler of the
Brushwater clan of the Osages.
Red Tail, clad in war paint and
feathers, was none the less pro.
gressive than Red Tail in broad
cloth and high hat. He liked the
young farmer because his ability to
get on with his redskin helpers and
get from them the full measure of
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-04-12
The Winning Of !
Jim BradIey'S 4
Bride I
az
@E By W. R. D. A$ssssyS{@

The season had Welded it's usual
Z small crop of cereals on the Bradley
farm in that old New England
community. ASS Jim, the eldest
son. followed the pillow through the
wornout soil, breaking the field for
the sowing of wheat, his disgust in
existing conditions grew and null
ftiplied. Every step seemed to ia
tigue him more in mind and body.
His visions scared westward to
4 virgin fields and vast ranches. Jim
had been reading Of the extensive
ranches of the Indian Territory and
ut was there he wished to be. The
Fascination of the great West
brought longing into his heart.
"Some day L am going to that
country and have a fine farm and
send for my folks" he unused to
himself. "And l may have a wife,
a pretty, dashing western girl.
Who knows2 Things like that do
happen even to country boys like
me. have read of them.' That
night he talked the matter over
with his mother.
"My boy, | do wish you would be
satisfied to remain at home with
us" she said, in her gentle manner
Of reproach. 81 hate to have you
go way out there and maybe get
killed"
my dear mother" the boy. re-
monstrated. "You are all wrong
Nabout the people who live in the
West today They are not wild
like they used to be. | can never
be much better off here than 1 am
now. The soil is worn out. Iwant
a farm where the land is rich and
fertile. am fully determined 10
go out West. What say you
mother?"
And Jim Bradley, overgrown and
affectionate country lad, kneeled
before his good old mother, his
blue eyes looking into her kindly
face and pleading for consent. 1t
was deep love that existed between
these two, whose quiet life had been
spent in that old New England
community, far from the madden
ing strife of the world.
Jim was an industrious lad. He
read the papers and achieved am
bition. 1t had long been a hobby
with him to go West and buy big
farm, but his parents had strenu-
ously objected to parting with their
only child. He had trudged along
in paths made by his father.
But now the important time had
come to jim. He was fast nearing
his 21st birthday and would be his
own boss In the future. A few
days later father, mother and son
talked the proposed emigration of
the latter to the great West and
with reluctance they consented.
With tears in her eyes and a
trembling voice the dear old mother
accompanied her son to the farm
wagon and babe HIM good bye,
while the father drove him to the
village depot at FL Claire. Jim
promised to write often and if his
funds ran low the parents had
promised to send him ticket home.
But Jim felt secure that~he would
never need to accept the ticket. He
boarded the train with the feeling
that he was going to win In his
battle with the world.
1t was a bleak December day
when Jim piled out of train at
the little town of Red Fork, set high
Nupon a rolling plain. The main
Atreet consisted of a few wooden
5 stores, calaboose set in the centre
of the public square, and dozen
or more frame residences, known in
the Indian Territory as shacks.
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Day was just breaking in the east
But being Christmas morning the
village was astir. From ram.
shackled saloon ambled mum Der OF
cowboys who had spent the night
in wild carousal. They made their
way toward the calaboose, and
after firing few pistol shots to
awake the jailer, by main force
compelled him to give up two of his
prisoners. They were cowboys
from the XZ bar ranch, and were
just pulling out for home. Jim
eyed all of this askance from his
place in the depot, and when the
station agent told him such things
were common, he was almost ready
to bolt for home. But his pluck
held him back and he decided TO re-
main and "tough it out"
Red Fork was the gateway to the
Usage and other Indian reserva-
tions, an end-of-the- trail town and
headquarters of a number of cattle
kings of the Southwest country.
Here in the valley of the Verdigris
was the finest pastures in all the
great Southwest, which have since
been converted into abundant pro-
Guving wheat anu corniieids. in
the land of the primitive red man
the Yankee farmer found himself
surrounded by strange people.
The morning air was bracing. A
dull sky hung over Red Fork. Jim
persuaded the agent to provide him
breakfast and later the young man
ventured to stroll through the
town, searching for some one to
give him employment.
The town soon began to fill with
men in rough dress and clanking
spurs Few of them paid heed to
the farmer lad. Finally he strolled
into a store and questioned the
storekeeper as to the most likely
place of finding employment.
"What can you do?' said the
storekeeper, Are you a cow
puncher?"
Jim was forced to admit his in
experience in throwing lassoes and
riding after wild steers.
Then you can do nothing here.
Might as well move on into Texas,
where they are beginning to farm"
And the informant busted himself
in waiting on customer.
The newcomer happened to be
one of the richest cattlemen in
those parts. His name was Abner
Wilson and he possessed at least
300, 900 steers The clerk, as new
found acquaintance in border
countries often do, took an interest
in Bradley and was telling Wilson
what he wanted.
"Hell, we don't want farmers in
this section" said the cattleman
after a loud guffaw. 1--WE want
men who can sling lasses. You
had better go back to Maine" vol
unteered the cattleman.
A flush mounted young Bradley's
face. He felt that he had been i'm
suited.
Eyes, you are cattlemen now" he
said. "You would scorn the
farmer. But just wait few years.
The farmers will drive you out of
business. Mark these words"
And he turned and left the room,
while the crowd laughed in disap-
proval of his sentiment.
He was indeed surprised an hour
later when the cattle king came to
seek him out.
young man, like your ways"
he said. II need Teller to do
some plowlng and the cowpunchers
think they're too good to do farm
work. If you'll agree to take the
job, I'll see that you get just as
much pay as they do. And honors
will be about even, ehP"
Bradley accepted at once. 1t
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Harry GROIN v ELL

Rich red sorrel, with bald face; 10 hands;
weight 1900 lbs. abundant bone; lots
knee and hook action, with the most
perfect withers and the best of legs
and feet.
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Red indian

-Four years old, bright red sorrel, 1874
hands; heavy name, and beautiful
tail which he carries to perfection ;
long ears, extra good legs and feet !;
hackney in action and full of speed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
SUPREME STRUGGLE FOR
MASTERY IS At HAND

ST. Petersburg. Dec. 19.-Russia is
apparently on the eve of a great. If
not final, struggle for mastery be.
tween the government and the pro.
letariat Both sides are lined up for
the battle
Late this afternoon an indications
pointed to a declaration of war bv
the proletariat I'm the form of a sum-
mons for general strike tomorrow
which VIII tie up the railroads. tels-
graphs and every industry and busL
ness in the empire. An the prolerar-
lat groups here have decided favor'nr
the strike and news has been receive
ed from Moscow that the allied bodies
there also favor it,
The decision of the railroad com.
mittee at Moscow has not been re.
ceived, without which the other -orean-
izations will not risk a battle. buf Il
is known that delegates fin the com.
mittee from here and the Baltic prov
lnces favor the movement.
Russia may be en-. of from tina
world again tomorrow. not only 5v
wire but By rail
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
CASE
Continued TO
JAM 10.
Man Is Charged With Numbering a
Negro at the Mays TuT-
psHtiRe Camp.

Judge Carter of the circuit court
yesterday morning granted a c0ntinu-
ance In the murder case of 4. B. Bling
ham. coiorod. who is hell for the kill
ing of another gro an The Mays tur-
pentine camp This alleged murder
occurred some months since and
Bingham WAS indicted by the recent
erand jury upon the charge of muir
der
He was arraignad Yesterday morn
Ing I'm c0ur. but 81 was decided 90
continue she case until January is,
owing re the fact thar some Of the
state witnesses were not present
The Riegs murder case is also set
for iriel on that date. or rather 1t viii
be calico al the same time Riggs
IS charged with having killed a negro
named Marshall while serving as a
convict guard.
X is expected that court viii adj
journ this afternoon until January
is.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
SCHOOL
WAS DESTROYED
Ev Associztad Pres

Washington, Dec I9.-The Bows.
Reform School of the District of CO..
umbia located some distance outside
OF Washington. caught fire at 3 O'Clock
this morning. and the main building
in which were housed 300 BOYS. was
totally destroyed The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. No lives were lost
As soon as the alarm was sounded
the guards Immediately set about res
cuing the boys. at the same time sum
mOning 70 their aid police reserves i'm
the ninth precinct. II is not believed
that any of the prisoners got away
from the institution. In fact. most OF
them rendered valuable aid to ths
members Of the fire department in the
effort 70 save thu surrounding struc-
lures, and it is said were under good
control of their guards from the start.
The cause of the fire IS not definite
ly known bat it is believed to have
resulted from spontaneous combustion
among some goods stored on the
fourth floor Of the building. Many
supplies were also destroyed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
GOOD RULES FOR
NATURAL IZATlON

Washington, Dec. 19-The report Of
the naturalization committee, TO
which reference was made in the pres
idents message, makes important rec
concentrations for improving the CON
ditiOns now surrounding naturaliza-
tiOn. The commission declares that
Abe general principle Of the naturali-
cation law are correct. but recon-
mends that no one be admitted to
citizenship who does not intend to
reside permanently in the United
States and that no one be admitted
who does not know the English Ian
guage. TO prevent naturaHzations
for political purposes, It is recon-
mended that a uniform fee Of at least
seven dollars be prescribed by law.
and that no naturalization be per.
mitted for at least thirty DAYS next
preceding a presidential or congress
sional election
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
PANAMA CANAL EMERGENCY
BILL ACCEPTED BY SENATE
BANK RUN
CONTINUED
But Practically Normal Conditions
Restored in Oh GagO Bank
Ing Circles.

Chicago. Dec. 19.-PracticaHy nor
nal conditions were restored in local
banking circles to-day and there was
not the slightest surface indication Of
the disturbance caused yesterday by
the suspension of the Walsh banks.
The runs on the Chicago National
and Home Savings Banks continued
but there was no excitement what
ever around the National Bank and
but very little in the Offices of the
Home Savings Bank. A large crowd
OF depOsitOrs gathered before the Saw
ings Bank about an hour before the
time for opening the doors and all of
them apparently desired to be the
first to obtain money. There was but
one policeman on duty in front of the
building and he was hopelessly over
matched. He sent in a call for aid
and in a short time Lieutenant Hart
ford with a detail of officers had ar
rived and formed the dspositors into
line. The pushing ana showing to be
first through the doors having been
stopped by the officers, quiet was at
once restored.
About 500 men were in line when
the bank opened and the work of pay
ing them of went on rapidly Ii is
believed that by tomorrow night the
greater number of depositors in both
the Chicago National and the Home
Savings Banks viii be withdrawn.
United States District Attorney
Morrison and States Attorney Healy
beth stated this morning that nothing
in connection with the operations OF
the banks had been called to their at
tentiOn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
MUST FIRST
HAVE TRIAL
BOnapart8 Cannot SummarIIy Dis
miss MidShipman from Naval
Academy.
Rv Associated Press.

Washington, Dee 19.-Secretary
Bonaparte of the Navy Department,
was informed officially today by Attor-
ney General Moody that he has no
right to dismiss midshipmen from the
naval academy without conviction OF
an offense through a court martial
trial.
The ruling will prevent summary
action in the case Of Midshipmen COT
fin and Vandevar. charged with hazing
Midshipman Kimbrough.
Secretary Bonaparte is to seek leg
islative authority to make dismissals
himself in such cases but such enact
ment viii not be retroactive and would
not affect the cases Of Coffin and
Nandever.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
Florida Nominations Confirmed
in Executive Session.
LOWERING RESOLUTION FOR A
NEW ESTIMATE or COTTON
CROP JAN. 10 TABLED UNANl-
MoUsLY BY coMMITTEE-GEN-
ERAL DEBATE IN HOUSE occU.
PIED THE ENTIRE DAY.
BY Assoeiat,d -.

washington, Dec. I9.-Ine senate
to-day accepted the report Of the con
ference committee on the Panama
Canal emergency bill and. so far as
the senate is conc srned, finally dis
posed Of the bill
The acceptance of the bill was pre-
ceaed by a brief discussion Of the re-
st0ration of the bond provision to the
appropriation bill and of tla action
of the House in resentng the Senate s
action in the matter.
Senate members of the conference
Messrs. Aldrich, Teller and Spooner,
expressed the opinion that tho Senate
had not cOntravened the constitution
al provisions requiring that all reven.
ne legislation shall originate in the
House
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
TELLER ARRESTED
FOR SMALL THEFT
BY Associated Press.

New York, Dec. 19.-FTank a. Cav,
Jr.. receiving teller of the Monroe
Bank, was arrested yesterday charged
with stealing two ive-dOllar gold
pieces from the bank.
kaufman Mandell, the president of
the bank. said last night that he did
not know whether any more money
was missing and would not know
definitely until GAYS books were ex-
amined. Gay, Mr. Mandell said, had
come. TO the bank highly recommend
ed from the New York County Nation
al Bank. where he had been employed
for three years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20

New York. Dec. l9.-Three men
were blown 10 pieces. seven seriously
injured and occupants of fashionable
hotels and residences in the vicini-
~ Of fifth avenue and Thirty fourth
street started today by an explosion
OF dynamite in an excavation Tor toun-
dations of new building. Frag-
ments OF bodies were scattered Tor
several hundred feet and hours pass
cd before the exact number OF VIC
tins could be asCertainel.
The explosion was caused by work
men Internationally striking a heavy
charge of dynamite placed In drll
hole several DAYS ago. which deied
an attempts AZ that time TO explode.
There was intense excitement ID
the Waldorf Astoria hotel,directy
across the street,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
PULLED DOWN BY
FORMER CASHIER
u AssoeIated -.

PlJtsOurgi Pa, Dec. 19-TOseDf
Hastings. for years associated in bust
ness with the late cashier Clark d
the dctunct Enterprise Bank Of AI.e
gheny, made an assignment yestef
day. The amount of the assignmen.
VIII reach possibly 100000. The
Union Trust company Of Plusburg
was male receiver.
Counsel for mr. Hastings ISSUED a
statement last night saying that his
client had been pulled down throuea
trying 20 take care Of bills of Clark.
Mr. Hastings was president Of the
Ohio Valley Water company and was
connected with many other large en-
terprises, both i'm Pennsylvania and
other states. He was the Ounee Of
an immense stock farm in Kentucky.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
SANTA FE COMPANY
OFFERS BIG REWARD

Topeka. Dec. 19.-J E. Hurley, gen
eral manaser of the Santa Fe System
today offered a reward of five thou
sand dollars for the arrest and con-
viction of the men who wrecked the
passenger train near Reading To-Day
Mr. Hurley said. We have posi-
tive information that bolts. angle
bars. rail- joint fastenings and spikes,
we're removed with malicious intent.
It Is our conclusion that the wreck
was caused by some one sent from
a distance to do the work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
AWFUL SLAUGHTER
BY RUSSIAN PEASANTS

Tucum, COurtlsnd. Russia. SUNDAY.
Dec 1.-THE Associated Press cor.
respondent who has just arrived.
learns that mobs Of Lithuauians and
EsthOnians yesterday attacked one
hundred COssacks dragons. the onfv
military force here. After wild
fighting the mObs killed every soldier.
cut off their arms and legs and ripped
up their bodies. The streets are
streaming with bodies and dismem.
bersd parts
Several hundred troops arrived this
morning. With three guns they she'll
ed the place and charged the mobs OF
peasants who either surrendered or
were killed. Order has now been es-
tablished.
Three hundred and forty soldiers
and peasants were killed and as many
wounded. Most Of the remaining
population fed TO Riga. which Is now
the safest town in this part of Rus
STA.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-20
GIVEN Of
SOUTHEAST
STORM
Information Of Approach Of Storm
Was Received Here Yesterday
Afternoon.

Notice of the approach of a south
east storm was received yesterday
afternoon by Observer Reed from
Washington. The central Office adj
vised the displaying of the southeast
storm warning signals, and imme-
dlately upon the receipt of the tele-
gram the warnings were hoisted over
the government building, and re-
NAMED there during the night Tie
warning, which was also mailed TO
shippers, was a follows
Southeast Storm Warning, Mobile,
IF PENSACOLA, Apalachicola, Carrabene.
Storm central in southern Louisiana
moving north of east. The wind will
SHIFT To northwest tonight on the
middle Gulf Coast