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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

ed and gazed at him with wide, star
ing eyes, and then smiled wanly and
rolled off into the mud. His fellow
rider dismounted and threw him across
the pommel needless of the blood which
dyed his khaki pants n deep crimson.
Blood had been too common a thing
that day to cause remark or atten-
ton.
as he dead2' Van Allen gasped.
sHow the h do I know" was the.
reply. I'm no medic"
After the first fury of the attack
the little party had numbered but nine
men and five horses, and Of these two
men we're now dead, and the rest,
with the exception of Van Allen, had
wounds, painful, IL not dangerous.
Brown had only a flesh wound through
his left arm. Although Van Allen vas
badly frightened his romantic notions
buoyed him up and he essayed to joke
with Brown. as all regulars are sup
posed to do when theT are IN great
danger.
Those niggers don'i seem to like to
have us leave in such an unceremonf-
on MANNER" he said, giggling fool
ishly.
Brown looked at him contemptuous-
ly. "You see that and that and that?"
he said, pointing to the bodies of the
two dead soldiers, and the other whose
life was fast ebbing out.
Van Allen nodded.
"Well, stow your chatter or I'll
knock you off this caballo. This is no
time for pleasantrles." Van Allen sub
sided. Lieutenant Haight came riding
up to Brown and said:
Sergeant, these niggers have got to
be stopped for at least twenty minutes.
How can 1t be doneT" Brown shook
his head, but after a moments thought
answered: 'Leaye two men and one
horse behind, and they car stand them
off until the rest of the party are met
my re-enforcements, sir"
who will stay?" asked the lieuten.
ant.
II will, for one" answered Brown.
"And IT, cried Van Allen, all the 70
nance to the fore.
Very WE'LL" replied Haight, indif
ferently. "Of course, you men realize
that the chances are slim for both Of
your They nodded. "Well, I'll leave
you here. Hide behind this paddle
dyke and hold out as long as 70,
can, then make your getaway II it II
possible, ride on a. little farther, ant
lay for 'em again"
Brown saluted. Taking the hors
behind the dixie, he made him lie dow
and then coolly laid out twenty shell
beside him and placed six in his piece
examined his Coi, and then settle,
himself to wait for the insurectos. who
now only twenty-five or thirty strong
were about fpus hundred yards in tn
sees. Yaa Aaleu tollowed b. Dxau
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

mounted men must stoop to lighting
like the dough boy" lying half buried
in mud behind some friendly dyke in a
rice paddle. Horses were for trans
portation, not for grand standing" the
G. O. had said, and that went. Still
Van Allen had never had ocular proof
Of this, and wanted to see this degra-
dation before he believed it. To do
things like an ordinary dough boy"
was the worst disgrace a cavalryman
could suffer, and Van Allen couldn't be-
lieve that the cavalry charger had de-
generated into a pack mule.
So Van Allen smoked Filipino cigaril-
los, and wished he was back in Gods
country pulling a hand truck on some
wharf on Atlantic ven He man.
aged to get Into a squad sem out to
quell a wandering band of ladrones
whose worst crime had been stealing q
little rice from the natives. He pic
tured the glowing deeds of heroism
he would perform when they met up"
with the enemy After two days of
endless hiking In the mud and two
nights spent in a fruitless endeavor to
sleep on the bare ground, under a dog
tent, a lodestone for every kind Of
crawling thing the Philippines pro-
duce ; after finding seven half starved
ladrones, who surrendered without a
shot, he returned to Bong-Bong and
| spent q fortnight in the post hospital
getting well from an attack Of dengue
fever, complicated with a disease that
might be categorical as shattered ro-
nance" When he got out and around
to his regular duties again he decided
that the little recruiting sergeant and
he We're going to have a brief talk If
ever he got back to Boston alive.
Then one day came the rumor that
back in the province the natives were
forming for IN attack. At first the re-
ports of native spies had been disre-
garded, and any intimation of insur-
rection had been sneered into silence
at division headquarters, but the re
ports continued to come In from vari-
Gus sources until orders were finally
issued to investigate. Van Aliens
troop commander was ordered to send
a squad of men out into the suspected
district to find the truth of the reports
in circulation. Then Van Allen knew
that at last his chance had arrived,
He secured permission to form one OF
b squad of eight men detailed on this
duty.
After eight hours of hard marching
the squad rode into the barrio of San
Estanislao, reported to be the head,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
HIS RECOVERY

British Duke Gil
Naval !
On one Of the vi
feet to English y.
ben, now retired,
with Capt. Alfred
on naval affairs,
says the e
morning Capt. Ma
miral with an inv
a duke, which he
II can't accept
Mahan, "as they {
Il should say "
the admiral. ''IH
Whereupon the
admiral Erben,
regrets that Capt.
tain, cannot accel
the duke Of Blan
on the sick list"
An hour or so
from the duke r.
lions for the adm
Whereupon the e
admiral Erben
ure the invitation
himself. He wish
duke of Blank tina
Mahan of the 81
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
sides, it is none Of your business, and

tE
That's all right, Mary! That's all
right, little grill" interposed Pa, in a
honeyed voice, as a sudden look of great
Joy o%verspread his features. Don't say
another word! The old man was only
kidding you'll He was just giving you
a game of josh to see If you would get
hot in the collar! Now then, run along
md finish your preparations for the
party, and II there is anything more In
the money or bouquet line that you
want you can count on your Uncle
Henry to deliver the goods every
time I"
With this Pa Jones af%rectionately
kissed the amazed Ma, patted little Fido
ION the head, and then went to his den,
where he spent the next two hours mer-
rily chuckling to himself.
The great event finally arrived, and
even Us the tuncful orchestra was play
Ing the danceful strains of a glide
waltz, the servant at the door impress
sively announced:
cousin Hez and Cousin Martial"
Ma gave one startled glance 1T the
late arrivals, gurgled something mar
ticulate, and y%earnfully longed to die
Mother-in-Law Smith was also the vic
tim Of conflicting emotions, and grab
bed her heart with both hands, while
Sis and Edythe emitted soulful signs.
Johnny and Willie, however, whopped
with real Joy. and Pa seemed pleased.
Hello, Hem" was the CHEEKY greet
ling Of Consin Hez, as be oozed into So
|ciety. Flows all Their folks? How's
Mary nm Their kids? Why there's Mary
now! Hoydy do. Mary! Pom my soul
You don't look a derned bit older than
you did twenty years ago. It's wonder
full what tight lacln' and drug store
paint will do fer a woman! I was jes
tellin' Marian t'other day tibet II she
would
Henry" INTERCEPTED the blushing
Ma, freezingly, perhaps your cousin
would like some refreshments-'
Don't worry about us, Mary" In
terposed Cousin Hez. I'VE will get
along all right We had some ham and
cabbage what was left over from din.
ner jes afore we started, IN. as fer
turntables I've been on ther water wag.
on ever sense Seth Frazier's hog KILN,
Gee whizzi I thought ! was never go
In ter get here on time! Their ole gray
mare had ter go IN git ther collie, an
Marlar couldn't git her stockin's on! II
was them stockin's what you left down
Ito Hedge Corners last summer, Mary
Yer see, Marian is a leetle bit heavicr'r
lyou, an
Henry" cried the mortified Ma. re
~proachfully. "you haven't asked you
cousin to 90 to the smoking room
YOU
II mint smokfn' now. Maryi" rejoin
led Cousin Hez, with a thankful smile
.Ther man what runs Their grocery a
Hedge Corners got his terbacccr i'm
cayenne pepper mixed while try.n' tel
strange . out of Tue sssIs
Ian I'VE 1wore % mokin TIL | see the
Ethoe Eset Of tler natives hoy stcppes
rpeesini what 20 ron think Of TIL
e1ae0 ~ et ulaA HNl ~ ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Apn5
~~~~~~0~~~

+what's this, madame? What's this?"
exclaimed the genial Pm Jones, In u
lhoutful voice, as he suddenly looked
mp from the newspapeg that he was
reading and cast a searchlight glare at
Ma. .What have you and your dear
mother been doing2 What kind Of a
Smith game have you been playing?
Will you be good enough to explain?
Will you be sweet enough to prove an
lfihf Have you dared
"What In the world are you talking
about, Henryy" broke In Ma, with feign-
ed surprise. 'What Is the cause OF
-FOUR agitation? One might think that
ron had been filmed by a wasp! One
might think-n
what am / talking about, Mrs.
Jonesf What. am / talking about, angel
wifs7" rejoined the heated Pa, adding
. few extra volts to his elocution.
sWhat do you suppose l am talking
about1 Do I sound us II I was singing
sweet songs of praise? Do you imagine
for q mo.nen that I would touch off
the Benediction with dynamite? Not
On your guilty conscience, dnrlingi Not
IN your guilty conscience! / am chirp-
Ing about 4 paragraph In this paper!
I am barking about nm item in the So
elsty dope which says that Miss Sis
Jones viii Make her debut next week
at 4 reception given By her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Jonesl IT also says
that she will wear a pink satin gown,
cut rubber shaped, with embroidered
carnations, ! bouquet of slippers ana q
hemstitched handkerchief to mitch .
What does II mean, woman What does
It meant Have you
ut means just what 1t says, you
bowling heather" Interrupted Ma, a
little pettishly. at means that Sis is
Dolng to have her coming-out party,
and-
Who gave ron permission to have u
party, Mrs. Jones? Who gave you per
Em1Mion to have q party r. Numbered
~ indignant Pa, a. he ragefnlly gy-
rated around the room. who told you
that ron could blow yohrselfa Since
when have you assumed to run things
aToudd here1 How long have you beel,
~ Uncle Joe Cannon Of this housel ]
6cmnnd to know why I wasn't con.
onltedl demand to know why
SS111st Invited % the COMMITTEES meet.
want ron to know that I an
1egd and master Of this joint
M< you 70 distinctly understand that
esckapplel I want yon-
kcaven,s eake shut mp. you boot.
cried besannoyed Na. with d
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

cause the nnimals-both bulls and horses-llever have
the slightest chance to win or even to escape a prolonged
torture.
But the accounts of the prize fight in San Francisco,
In which Harry Tenny was beaten into insensibility,
dosed with stimulants to induce him to Withstand fur
es,er punishment ana finally savagely murdered, will con
vince many people that this so-called sport should be
Immediately and permanently driven from American soil.
Boxing Is a desirable physical accomplishment There
are times when n man may be Indebted to 1t for his own
protection and that of others. But prize fighting is no
more essential to a proper training in boxing than are
poolrooms necessary to n development of the speed powers
OF our ~horses.-Chlcago Post
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Japanes

Japonea
In Japan a girl
her hair tied In
around the back d
head Is left bare,
q couple OF locks
When she is of NJ
combs her hair e
up into the shape
fly, and at the SO
with silver cord
colors. This meal
fully understood
Japan. A widow
ond husband putt
horizontally at
and twists her ha
i~nconsolable widoI
and goes 10 for 4
sort These last
simple means mu
ed. A glance aroi
| fees tosteiI the al
| woman in the pla
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

have produced different results, but the experiment
proved two things at least: First. that the steel car Will
bear q tremendous shock without breaking, up, and sec
ond. that It presents far less lnnammable surface to
feed the fire that 30 frequently follows In the wake Of a
wreck. The Erie Railway Company has built a steel
car for the accommodation of mail clerks, whose usual
position in the first section OF an express train Is almost
as perilous as that Of the fireman and the engineer In
the cab. Other railway companies are quite likely to
follow the ErIes example at once, and In the course or
time we will see the steel car employed as universally on
trunk lines as 1t is to-day In the New York subway. The
change will greatly reduce the loss of life annually cred
tied to collisions, and while the initial expense to the
transportation companies will be heavy they will derive
q profit from the longer life and the greater structural
stability of the steel car and also from the reduction in
the number of damage suits due to accidents. The steel
car cannot be made strong enough to resist perfectly the
strain of all collisions, but 1t will not telescope as read
lily as the wooden car, and while 1t may crumple some
what under terrific pressure, 1t cannot splinter. These
two advantages make Its ultimate adoption everywhere a
c~ertainty.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

Illegal votes out Of emigrant material, but leaders of both
narties recognize the necessity of a reform measure. As
many as thirty thousand emlgrants land In this country
In & single day. Among such numbers there are a great
many men old enough to vote, and sfrewd enough to
fellow. instructions given them by the politicians who
have something at stake. According to recent investiga-
tons these newly landed emigrants are rounded up for
election and given the franchise often before they have
been in the country for a year, sometimes only a few
weeks. Such votes count just the same as yours.-Farm.
Field and Ffreside.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
PRIZE FIGHTING DOOMED.

fighting has been compared to the M.
tionul sport of Spain-bull fighting.
Though the latter deals only with animals,
1t is probable that its influence upon ma
tlonal character is the more brutalizing of
the two because 1t is more generally attend.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
NATURALIZATION ABUSES.

y attempt is being made at this session OF
Congress to secure legislation to prevent for
,eigners becoming citizens until they have re-
sided here at least five years. This is not
regarded as a party political question, be-
cause leaders Of both Republican and Demo
cratic parties have been guilty of making
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
ro111rs oF FOOLISH RICH.

nT Is exceedingly difficult to comprehend the
moral and mental makeup of that class OF
w men and women who compose the so-called
kAv9 fashionable set In our larger American
4Ne0NAy cities, and who in days like these can find
~ no higher or saner purpose for the axpana.-
nHA ture OF their time and money than in feed
Ing their yanlties and INDUCING their pampered Ape
lite. with millions dying Of starvation in Russia, with
hordes Of men and women desperate with hunger and
prlyation marching through the streets Of London, With
I thousand appeals for help and service arising from
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
pie in detail and Brt

shells must all DE 81
straddle that horse.
Van Allen nodded
speaking. As soon as
ment had fled away,
deserted him and no
reality in the shape
party Of furious Fill
his death. Somehow
all the light out Of b
ed behind the dyke
pitiful. Suddenly 81
and the foremost ms
suddenly with his ha
"One," counted Brow
a stomach ache" and
Allen. For ten secor
vently yet softly.
rade lay face DOWN.
Of the rice paddle,
bling In IN agony Of
were dug into the L
his whole body see
half the compass of
"sit up" command
meantime firing rapi{
preaching band. No
ping, ping" of bulle
sobs Of Van Allen.
back and, firing and
further attention to
denly he heard a n
and glanced about IL
Allen vault into the
the horse into the roi
firing In paralyZed
watched his coward
gain the road and b
Bong at a chargin,
that moment Of ina
tos swept by. yelliI
fng and firing at tt
Ing Van Allen. A
brought the horse t.
he had Travelled a b
in a moment the ent
Van Allen as he la
hard road. Bolos
ment, and as the t
blood stained thing
road became the fin
romance. Brown I
Only one man had
as Van ALLEN fed
looked for no one
hidden behind the
left unmolested.
When the re-enfOl
found the body Of
road, and farther
sound asleep In a b
fcers shook their
and put Brown UNI
Browns report "
1--WE held them a,
and then Van ALE
hold them up at
Oh. He never got
One man on a hors
Two couldn't. I ST.
passed on without
In the court-mar
Brown was acquitt
but was reduced
"gross neglect Of q
red to another trot
But the stigma Of t
blackened a record
had been fifteen We
Every one pointed
who made a recruit
danger while he {
shelter.
But back In Bostt
lady got the pictu
shed many tears {
, der lover, and In
town a mother 10y
grave on which 81
stone bearing the
4 = = .
. To the Memoir
= Who died while
ing the lives of
He went chez
death.
= "Requiesca
I = = =
And on his brea
honor. Back In the
morose man is call
hearing), and yet
ally and
it, anyway" But
al Of honor to live
ter Ocean.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
|ESN|

even on Chauncey Depew. Possibly Mccall was the
more sensitive, probably the more out Of order physically,
and therefore the more subject to the effects of the
strain. Hyde is of In Europe enjoying himself, while
poor old Mccall lies In his coffin. 1t is unfortunate for
the Individual, but no one with a sense.of justice would
wish to undo the good accomplished by the exposures,
inst because one rather prominent life has been sacri-
feed by the revolution. War Is hell, said Sherman. So
war on corporate wealth, as represented in the Hydes, the
McCaIls, the Rockefellers, and that crowd, means terrible
suffering to some Of the rich, who have caused SO much
suffering to many of the poor. The ordinary robber goes
to the penltentlary, and we all say the punishment Is the
natural result Of his conduct. So Mccall dies, Hyde be-
comes n fugitive, and others of the ik flee In alarm at
the rising tide of public indignation, and no one ought to
want to save them from the just consequences Of their
misdeeds. Mccall died Of a broken heart-yes, just as
.na.y another person, who has heen eXnosed-Indlnnapo-
liz SIM. - H. . -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
"Requiesca

And on his brea
honor. Back In the
morose man is call
hearing), and yet
ally and murmurs-
it, anyway" But
al Of honor to live
ter Ocean.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
KILLED BY EXPOSURE,

@HEN 1t Is said that Mccall died OF n broken
n ] heart, the speech Is, Of course, fgurative.
He died Of over-taxatlon Of his vital organs,
principally his nervous system, Of which his
"A brain was SO essentially the chief. The
same strain under which he suffered was
placed upon HYDE and on Alexander, and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
z RAILWAY CARS.

I Instructive experiment was made u few
days ago to demonstrate the relative indie
structibllity of the steel railway car. A col
lision was arranged and the cars survived
the force of an impact delivered at a speed
of forty miles an hour. or course, an actual
under ordinary conditions might
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

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didate Tor the once OF road supervisor
of Jefferson county. subject to the ac-
ton Of the democratic party
JOE HILL.
Joe S. Davis is a candidate for road
supervisor of jefferson county. subject
to the action of the democl attic party.
VIII appreciate as much as any one
your support. and if elected will strive
hard to do my whole duty. Inquire
of those who know me as to my ability
and integrity.
FOR STATE SENATOR
| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for nomination by the democratic
and conservative party for the office
of senator in the Legislature of Ala
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trict, composed of the county of Jeffer-
son. NATHAN l.. MILLER.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
l hereby annouce myself as a can
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from Jefferson county to the lower
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action of the democratic primary.
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legislature from Jefferson county, sub
ject to the action of the democratic
party in primary to be held August
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-10
THAW Is FLOODED
WITH DELICACIES
REPORT is CIRCULATED THAT
PRISON CATERER HAD GONE
BACK ON HIM AND FRIENDS
CAME TO THE RESCUE.

New York August Salary X. Thaw
today was suddenly an object of general
and large generosity. food poured in on
the prison authorities for him for some
time Chicken, roast beef, stews, ragouts,
soups fish, vegetables, pies buildings and
coffee figured in the list. one order from
a Wall street cafe was large enough to
have kept the prisoner in food supplies
for several days
Moreover, accompanying all these eat
ables were knives and forks. which pris-
oners charged with capital offenses are
not allowed to use with their meals. The
warden had difficulty in stopping the
stream Of messengers bringing food. The
incident was due TO report widely cur
rent earlier in the day that Thaw had
quarreled with the prison caterer who
has been furnishing him with meals, and
that in consequence he had brealSfasted
on ordinary prison food The report had
1t that the disagreement was due to
Thaws insisting on "A knife and fork be-
ing supplied with his meals Late in the
day Thaws attorney, Clifford W. Hart
ridge, explained that there was no foun-
dalton for the report beyond the fact that
Thaws caterer had heen taken i'll and
could not work yesterday.