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souri, mule chosen for the job of cart.
ridge carrier because of his prodigious
proportions and his untiagsing energy.
The mule was with the pack ira II
to the right and rear of the squadron.
which was lying along the edge of Il
wood with its face toward the enemy.
\ Sioux wur.''or who was no sharp
shooter sent a bullet which might
have been aimed at the MONDAY sun.
Probably before it came TO earth it
tore fragment out of cloud
but on its way To the ground it
creased the ammunition-beurin
mule, which instantly broke loose
and. maddened by pain and fright.
went tearing through the wood, knock
ing down trooper who attempted to
stay its course. and then made
straight for the outlying masses of
the enemy.
When the flying mule had reached
point about hundred yards dis
tant from where the feathered heads of
the reds were showing. it stopped
short and forgetting its pain began
10 Craze on the bunch grass.
On the back of that mule was the
ammunition upon which depended the
troopers salvation. In order to
reach the animal any man brave
enough to make the attempt must
needs cross an open Plain swept by
a thousand rifles.
Ran Gantet Of Death.
The officers consulted and des-
perate plan for the recapture of the
mule was under discussion. Sudden
~ one OF the enlisted men called at
tention TO a movement in the grass
lar over 10 the right. In momen.
the head of white man was seen.
II was trooper who was crawlin 9
slowly toward the Stampeded animal.
Word was passed swiftly down the
line and volley after volley was di-
rected at the Sioux TO keep their At
tention away from the mule and from
the soldier who was making his way
toward it. The trooper crawled on
and on. He was close 10 the saw
age line and discovery meant death.
He reached 4 point within twenty-five
yards OF the grazing animal. then
suddenly he stood up. bolted forward
and vaulted on TO the mules back
Digging his spurs deep into the ami
mails side. Sergeant Hanley. for he
was the trooper who dared the death
to save the ammunition. started the
animal back on run toward the
squadron. There was wild yelling
from a thousand red throatS. Hun
drcGs OF rifles We're emptied at 'he
mule and its dauntless rider.
Straight into the lines Hanley rode
unhurt. He had taken one chance
/ in thousand and had won out.
The army mule lived. but it did
7 not escape unscathed as did Hanley.
/ As man in the fight said afterwarI:
( THAT mule came back with as mu,h
/ lead in its hide as it had in its pacL.
/ E. B. c. in Chicago Post
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otteods the New England Ear.

Is tAere any way by which this un-
happy French word. chauffeur. which
hss been annexed 10 the veruacu.sv,
gan be correctly pronounced by the
Ecaeeai public" As il goes now. il is
accorded an infinite variety, the best
al which is "chaffer." Suppose. this
b.,iuc au easy one. il should be ac-
cepted AS the correct" name for the
usa who holds the wheel" II is 4
base corruption OF the sprieh;ly
French language, but it would be bet
ter than some OF the miSpronunc!a-
eSn , nov heard.-BoS,on Herald,
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The Empire Of Dollars.

Wall Street is the capital Of the
Empire OF Dollars. Like all other
capitals. il has its intrisueS. its favor
ties, its duelS. its cabalS and its ca
marillas; and. like all other capitals
II gives its color to those who spend
their lives there. II has even sort
of patriotiSm-'wolf honor'-whiCh
brings its citizens together. at times,
in defense of the dollar and OF prop
erty right.
The Empire of Dollars iS no: al
together noble spectacle. We are
not thrilled at the mere thought Of
those Venice bankers who financed"
the CruSades We do not like TO think
of those Wall Street manipulatorS
who tried TO corner the gold supply
during our Civil War. when the nat
ion needed sold,-Samuel Merwlu in
Success Magazine.
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Monkeys Helped to Build Railroad.

Some Years ago a number of British
engineers employed monkeys TO assist
the workmeD in carrying material TO
a railway extension in Cape Colony.
Ii appears that a score of monkeys
came regularly every morning 10 Che
line 10 watch the laborers at work,
and the engineers i'll charge, rightly
believing that the initiative faculties
OF he creatures wouli render them
nSotu. in railway work. had them cap
turcG. They we're immediately pu: Ia
training, and s0os proved ;Ssrss..A
invaluable as carriers.
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AMERICAN SOLDIERS BRAVE DEED

While Sitting Bull with his 5000
warriors was engaged in the annihi-
lation of Gen. Custer and his devoted
following of troopers. Major Reno 5
squadron of the Seventh cavalry was
battling with a band of Sioux not
many miles away in the country of
the Little Big Horn.
The Custer massacre" overshadow-
ed all the other Indian fights which
took place in that red month of June
in the year 1876. and thus it is that
but little is known outside the circles
c. the army about the gallant fight
which the unfortunate Reno and his
men put up that day against the
swarming hordeS of savages.
After it. was known that Custer
and his command had been killed
there was criticism of Major ReEo for
not pushing forward to Clusters as
sistance. The major had been given
orders to take another trail. and when
he felt the shaft of criticism he de-
manded that a court of inquiry be
convened to pass upon his conduct.
The court met. heard the evidence
and found him blameess.
Later in his army life Reno. a man
of tried courage. committed indiScre-
tions which resulted in courtmar
tial and a sentence of dismissal from
the army in which he had served in
peace and in war for years.
serst. AanIey's Brave Act.
There was an incident in connec-
ton with Reno's fight with the reds
nearly thirty years ago. concerning
which the only facts, set down in
army history are that for n specific
act of sallantry on that field of battle
Sergeant Richard 2. Eauley was
awarded medal Of honor The non
GRAFTON for riding a mule. danger
Gus proceeding on that day of battle
so precarious that neither Hanley
nor his comrades believed when the
ride began that it could end in any
thing but death.
Reno found himself confronted by
a tremendous force of Indians. The
light that enSued was one OF the ferC-
est ever fought on the plains. \
charge made by a part of Reno's com
mand. charge that literally led the
troopers into the jaws of death. turn
ed the tide of defeat. though n score
of officers and men gave up their
lives that victory might come.
The men IN Reno's command knew
that they were match for five times
their number of savaCeS. but they
were short of ammunition and every
time that the Sioux were driven away
they returned again to the assault
and every assault cost the troopers
dear in powder and lead.
Stampeded Ammunition Mule.
Finally all the ammunition in the
outfit with the exception of that which
the men carried in their belts was on
the back of huge, bad-tempered Mis-,
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She Proved Il.

That Mr. Blivins has remarkably
distorted visions"
'Wha. makes you think So"
Didn't you see him sitting in the
street car coming home with all those
ladies standing in the aisler"
Il saw him"
Did you see how carefully he avoid.
ed looking up by concentrating his a..
tentiou on the daily paper"
Yes. but that doesn't prove his Wis
ion is distorted. does it,
Il think il does. The paper was up
side edcxn'-CIeyeland Plain Dealer
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Mutual Life investigation.

New lork-lt was announced to-
day that Snyvasant Fish. vice preSi-
dent of the Illinois Central railroad.
mas consented to serve on a commit.
lee OF three trustees of the Mutual Life
insurance Company to investigate that
company, The other members ara
William n, Truesdale and Johu W.
Auchinc'oss
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Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
s1.20: Rye. Colorado. bulk. per 100
lbs. 70c. Oats, bulk. Nebraska. No 5,
white, $40: in sack. Colorado. white.
sl.l5. Corn. in bulk. sl.00. Corn chop.
sacked. $l.O1. Bran, Colorado, per 100
lbs, soc.
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A Treasury Building Flooded.

81 fetrrshurs.-puring the riotins
NJ 'ronstad' the government treasury
'hrre. which was surrounded by deep
m"at tillrd with water. was only
saved from tho mob OF iuutinee's and
r""a'cs by the removal OF the bridges
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Upland. per ton. $500 61o0O: sec,
ond bottom. s1.00G9.50; timothy.
sl1.O0d 1900; timothy and clover. s1l:
alfalfa. prime. 500 q 800: straw. s4.0O
d4.50: South Park wire grass. slo.0C
Il2.00
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DR.. Phil was hurriedly gathering up
some things from his table.
There's the branch that runs into
the river from the mountains, he
called over his shoulder. After this
freshet it must be q torrent, as dam
gerous as the river itself. DR.. Peters
could never cross IT. He's too old
The mans countenance fell. That's
So" he admitted. II forgot all about
the branch. / spose it's jest tarin'
now. Well, Ill holler back to Dan an
tell him doctor ii be over just as
soon's the water goes down little,
an that they must do the best they
can
You'll do nothing. of the sort.
Hurry round to the stable behind the
Office and bring my horse. You'll find
the bride hanging on peg. Never
mind a saddle; that will be too much
weight"
But why"
Hurry! tell you," thundered DR..
Phil. The woman may be bleeding
to death. I'll be ready by the time
you are back
When the man appeared DR.. Phil
was at the corner of the Office, and he
threw himself instantly upon the
horses back.
You can't GO the man tried to
say. but Dr. Phil did not hear him. He
was tearing across the street, and whe
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through college and medical school and
hospital practice, until now he was here
in an office of his own, waiting for the
first patient.
There was a large back region of farm
and mountain people here, and once he
could gain their confidence it would offer
him such a field as he loved-a life Of
hard, continuous work.
AS he turned from the window a
man came hurrying across a field from
the direction of the river. Reaching
the opposite fence he vaulted over
without seeking the gate and ran
straight to DIR. Pills office.
Hello, DOCTOR he called sharply.
you got telephone?"
Yes"
We'll, you call down to DIR. Peters
at the Ferry road an tell him to hurry
to Dan Sims house on t'other side the
river-tell him Lonesome Valley. Dan
Jest hollered across to me an said his
wife'd cut herself with an ak, bad.
an they was holdin' back the bleedin'
wells they could. The bridge is down
to the Ferry road
But it's nearly twenty miles to the
Ferry bridge. 1t will take DIR. Peters
hours to reach her..
Cant help that No man could get
across the river this side the bridge.
an Dr. Peters is the nearest. You'd
have to go forty miles"
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was controlling his head, the calm. in
flexible voice was sounding encouraging
~ in his ears. and after few Intellectual
attempts TO turn the horse directed his
gaze toward the opposite shore and did
what DIR. Phil was doing-his best.
But no living thing could stem or cross
that mad rush of water, and this DR..
Phil well knew He must reach the
other side. but he was not foolhardy-
The torrent was winding in its course.
DR.. Pills gaze had swept lleenly from
bank to bank, then he forced his horse
into a current which approached the OPP
posite shore nearly half mile down. To
the Mortified spectators 1t looked as
though they were being swept away.
powerless to help themselves-as, indeed,
they were for the time being. All DIR.
Phil did was to guide the horse. and all
the horse could do was TO keep them
above water. But as the current ap-
preached it's nearest point to the other
shore, not more than ten feet distant, DR..
Phil suddenly slipped into the water.
with his hand twisted in the horses
name, and in that position, freed from
his weight and with the strong right arm
assisting by quick. powerful strokes, the
horse threw himself forward with des-
perate effort, which brought his feet
upon the bottom. A few minutes later
they emerged from the water and stag
gered up the bank
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they came to the fence the horse took it
at a bound. A few minutes later they
were at the river
Several men were working in the edge
of the water, trying to rescue lumber and
other floating wreckage from the torrent
Judge Pauls was standing on the bank
watching them As the horse dashed
down the bank the men threw up their
hands warning1y.
''Ycu~c can't cross here" one Of them
yelled. Its sure DEATH"
"A woman's on the other side dying,
was DR.. Pills only answer.
He did not even attempt to check the
horse, but plunged into the water at full
speed
This horse was the only piece of prop
erty that DR.. Phil owned, and lie had
been able TO make the purchase because
the uginess and viciousness and small
size of the animal had made the price
very low. But the horse was apparently
afraid of nothing in the world, and had
strong staying powers, and these We're
qualities which soon convinced the young
doctor that he had obtained the very ami
NAL he needed. without regard to price.
However. with that rushing, roaring
torrent before him. the animal seemed
to think it foolhardy to proceed. for be-
fore he had gone a dozen feet from shore,
he tried to turn and swim back. But now
the firm, masterful hand of the rider
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copyright. 1906, by Frank H. Sweet
-UDGE PAULS went down the office
steps briskly, mis- face. which few
moments before had been creased
T. into a frown, now beaming with the
satisfaction of duty well done. He
had forbidden the new doctor. who had
no prospects and no faculty for money
making. to visit his house any more
From, what he knew of Edith. and what
he had seen in the young doctors eyes,
he felt that he need apprehend no fur
thor trouble. and the affair had not gone
far enough for either OF the young people
70 suffer any heartache.
DIR. Phil was standing in front of an
omen window in his office, his hands
thrust deep into his pockets. gazing out
at the Judge as he crossed the street
and passed ON through the field opposite
toward the river. probably to see if the
swollen torrent was doing any damage to
his lands. Then, with the same strong.
self-contained look which the Judge had
seen and. against his will, admired the
Young doctor turned back into his office.
There was no dependency in his clear.
gray eyes, no weakening of his square
chin. He had fought his way from al
most absolute ignorance at u. in the
DEPTHS Of a coal mine, through various
situations, to one school after another,
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By Frank III. Sweet

DIR. Phil did not hesitate. Lonesome
Valley was two miles away, and he couHi
reach it more quickly on foot than he
could on the horse in Its present exhaust
ed condition So he turned the animal
loose: perhaps he could recover him
again when he returned.
He found the woman weak from loss
of blood and lack of proper attention
Another hours delay might have been
fatal He remained with her two days,
until she was out of danger. and then re-
turned to the river. Contrary to his ex-
pectation, he found the horse grazing
quietly within few rods Of where he
had left him, and the animal greeted him
with an unmistakable whinny of pleasure
and relief. Perhaps the common daIKns
in the river and the manner of esq
had won the horses respect and depe4
ence: possibly the animal was alread
becoming fond of him. DIR. Phil had M
received q fee for his services; but the
family's gratitude and the way the horse
trotted toward him, whinnying. was
enough. and he recrossed the river with
bucyant heart.
In his desk he found letter which
read:
my Dear Doctor-I was a little hasty
the other day. and i realized 1t when
saw you crossing the river Will you
overlook il by taking dinner with US sun
day? HENRY PAuL'S-
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amount and I've figured that his deaf
would be worth about that much to me-
but you'll accept the money. won't
your
Eyes, I'd just as leave have the
money
We'll. here it is / couldn't afford
IL, but I gave hm ten dollars and the
poor old darby leaped out of the grave.
dropped on the ground and hugsed my
legs. All that day felt good over havin
paid that ten dollars. 1 looked on II as
the best investment / had ever made
And that night. in the little mountain
hotel, 1 sat thinkin' about II, when the
talk of two travellers fell on my
ears. Yes said one of them. i paid the
ten dollars and saved his life so did
about an hour later, the other one
laughed. Then the landlord Uttered
It's such a joke when We never warn
Teller he said All of us have been
causht-and that white man has bought
a plantation and the Niger owns dozen
mules on the strength of it i was mad
enough 20 have put both of the scoun-
drels in one grave. but / said nothin-
Yes. sir. sympathy is great power
tCopyrighted. 1905. by Opie Read)
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THE young
m mister
was the presi-
Il dent of the Elec-
tic Society. He had brought
the word with him into the
neighborhood. II had good
sound, was well suited to an intel
Iectual movement. and was adopted by
vote Of &c 20 3. Old Bril- had held out
against its adoption He said that while
not exactly opposed TO it. he thought
that in a matter of such Importance they
ough; to go slow. But when convinced
that it did not favor one religious de-
Incarnation more than another he agreed
10 adopt the name. One of the first
questions discussed by the society was
sympathy. The young minister read
paper and then called for views" No
one offered to say anything. 'Ah, Brother
Juckiin, haven't you, out of your rich
fund of experience, few words for US?
the young preacher inquired.
We'll" said old Linn. II don't know
that 1 can add anything. / don't think
we have gone at the discussion part ex-
actiy right I'll illustrate. L recollect
once that after the death of member
of our lodge passle of US met TO say
pleasant things about him. And, sittin'
about I'm an informal way, every one was
free and interestin in his talk. A hum
dred little incidents were called up, show
ing that Brother Jackson had been. good
and tender-hearted man. But as soon as
the gavel fell and called the meetin' to
order embarrassment sealed the lips of
every one that got up and attempted TO
talk And so it is now. We can sit
around and talk about the subject of
sympathy. and some of US might find a
good thing lynn hidden away But If we
get up and address the meetin' why. we
are embarrassed. But l reckon it's true,
as you say, that it's sympathy that really
rules the world. Man gives away in SYM
pathy what he gathers together in self
ishness War is horrible thing and its
conception may be the selfishness of the
few. but after all the force and the sweep
in power of 1t is the sympathy of the
many II was sympathy that brought on
the Spanish war
What do you understand as sympa-
thy?" the minister asked. not that he
desired TO know, but because the ques-
ton was fitting.
sympathy" said the old man, is the
vapor of love. / hope you won't ask me
TO explain what l mean by this 1t is
commonsense conclusion. Music is SYM
pathy that one nerve has for another,
and hence we have what Is called mar
mony.''
Old Bril- scratched his head.
Old Linn continued: Sympathy is OF
more spiritual quality than generosity.
The '-norant are even more generous
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find it. My brother is the Circuit Judge.
my son-in-law is the Sheriff and the
juries are mostly drawn from folks that
are kin to me. About how much law do
you want OF find?''
.sThe negro dropped down in his grave
and began to pray. The white man moved
UP a little closer and raised his gun.
Hold on commanded He lowered his
gun well, what do you want now? ne
inquired.
How much does this poor Old man
owes you?'
Ten dollars Get out of the way
..'Hold up. tell you. Now listen TO
me moment. VIII ten dollars sat
isfy your
Ives. I'm an honest man.
mister, and l only want
what's due me. This
niger owes me that
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but they amt so X
sympathetic for SYM 4
pathy draws upon knowl-
edge; We must understand
conditions in order to sympathize
Now Bril-. when you meet a man
that wants a chaw of tobacco, you
know exactly how he feels. But do you,
Brother?" he inquired of the preacher.
81, of course, could mott might say,
explore the demands Of his pernicious
habit" the minister replied, but I.should
know how to reason with him toward the
end that he ought not to have the to-
bacco."
"No doubt of that old Linn agreed
But right at that place true sympathy
would not halt to reason. 1t is not reason
that the man wants. Sympathy demands
knowledge but not reason. Reason wants
to argue and without his tobacco a man
that's in the habit of usin' it hasn't got
command of his faculties. So. sympathy
would give him chaw of tobacco and
then reason with him-wouldn't desire to
take advantage of him, you know
Il don't think your argument is good
for the young people" said the minister.
well. don't know that the best argu-
ments are intended for young people. If
they were so intended and If the young
folks could understand them, they would
know by the plight of the man that had
permitted tobacco to master him that
he had done himself a great harm. But
gettin' back closer to sympathy reminds
me of somethin that came into my own
life. Years ago / was travelin' away out
in lonesome part of the country when
came upon an old negro diggin' grave.
He ws erwin fit to break his heart. On a
log not far off sat a white man with a
gun lynn across his knees. | stopped and
asked the old darby why he cried so.
is the grave for some near relatives?
asked. And he turned his woe-begone
face toward me and said
No, sab. it's fur me-
For you? Is it possible? How do
you know you are goin' to die?
He pointed toward the white man.
ASK him..
Whats the trouble here?' inquired.
The white man got UP and approached
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ten dollars. Every week he
promised to pay, but didn't. He
knowed 1 was what they called a bad
man. He knowed that l had killed
half a dozen white men and that
/ hadn't kept track of the nggers
that I'd caused to shuttle off, still he
wouldn't pay me. So this mornin l
went over OF his cabin and told him to
git his spade and follow We He done
so, and when we had got down here
told him to dig his grave. lie knows me
he knows that just as soon as he gets
that grave done I'm goin' to shoot him.
MY dear sir, Is 1t possible that
you
Don't want no lectures from you,' he
broke in. L know my business.
1.-The oil dnegro turned to me: 'Marster,
fur de Lawd's sake doan let him kill me.
amt ready to die yit. Oars my OF
wife wid nobody ter take kere o her
an / amt ready yit ter stan befo de
great Master o. all. / can't Yay de ten
dollars-I amt got de money. De folks
roun' yeah is all afeerd O. dis man--da
knows he'd ruther shoot err human bein'
den err dog, an so da's erfeered ter go
after de law. An sides that da's po' an
can't pay off de debt. Laws er massy.
: whuts ter become O. mel
:. You've talked long enough said the
man, and l could see that his gun was
cooked You are an old thief and you
ought not to poster the face Of the earth.
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hurry up. I've got other matters to at
tend to after get through with YOU
Hook here says l. IF there's
any law in the country I'll have
~ YOU dealt with for this.
He laughed "oh. there's
law enough. And I'll
show you where to