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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
So he determined to go ahead a

So he determined to go ahead and
trust to his usual good luck either to
outrun or outwit them. Without slack
ening speed he rode on toward them.
He was armed, of course. A repeat
ing rifle was slung across his back and
a revolver and a knife were stuck in
his belt.
When they were within 200 yards Of
each other, the Indians stopped, their
guns in their hands. Sam stopped also
and unslung his rifle Perhaps at this
distance he might prove to be the bet
ter shot and pick off one or two of
them If their bullets missed him. Any
way, he much preferred to fight with
200 yards between them and he re-
solved to move no farther, but wait for
developments.
Meanwhile the Indians conferred
with each other for few minutes and
one Of them signed for him to come
on. He promptly signed that he
wouldn't do it.
At this the redskins started toward
him, holding up their hands in token
of friendship. But Sam was too shrewd
to be caught in such a trap-he knew
them too well. His reply was a shot
from his rifle, and one of the Indians
tumbled off his horse.
The other two Immediately fired at
him, their balls whistling harmlessly
by him. but, nevertheless, Sam fell
from his pony to the ground and lay
still in the long grass. The pony stood
like rock, for Sam had thrown the
reins over his head.
All this time his enemies were gal
looping rapidly toward him. Another
shot from them would no doubt have
finished hinl-he dared not risk it-he
must deceive them by a ruse.
Would it succeed? 1t was a despe-
rate chance, and as he lay there think
ing about it, and listening to the tramp
of the approaching horses, who Will
think it strange If he trembled a little,
brave as he was?
But he needed all his nerve, and he
pulled himself we'll together, got his
rife ready, and raising his head and
shoulders, took deliberate aim at the
foremost Indian, not 200 feet away,
and fired.
The savage fell, and another rider
less horse went bounding over the
plain Quick as lightning Sam fired
again, this time at his last remaining
foe. and horse and Indian both
dropped.
Exulting in his easy victory, the gal
liant young fellow leaped to his feet-to
see the third Indian, not dead as he
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
lNiS5 Cora GOOde

benefited as she was. Miss Goode IL
president of the Bryn Mawr Lawn
Tennis Club of Chicago. She writes;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
tried many different remedies to
build up my system, which had become run
down from loss of proper rest and unreason-
able hours, but nothing seemed to help me-.
Mother is great advocate of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for female trou-
bles, having used it herself some years ago
with great success. So I began to take it,
and in less than month / was able to be out
of bed and out of doors, and in three months
was entirely well. Really have never felt
70 strong and well as l have since. +"
No other medicine has such record
of cures of female troubles as has Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular periods, backache,
bloating Tor fiatulence), displacement
of organs, Inflammation or liberation,
can be restored to perfect health
and strength by taking Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health. Her experience
is very great, and she gives the benefit
of it to all who stand in need of wise
counsel. She is the daughter-in-law of
Lydia e. Pinkham and for twenty five
years has been advising sick women
free of charge. Address, Lynn, Mass
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07

ticed economy all their lives. They
bling was not tolerated.
when these farmers came to town
they bring produce with their wheat
or corn, and a basket of lunch to save
going to a restaurant They deposit
their money in a bank. Instead Of tax
ing their horses to livery stable, I'M
less the weather is bad, they feed them
from a wagon box This kind of thing
is not profitable for the gambling bust
ness, but it has happened in my por-
ton of the territory and [ believe
that it has happened elsewhere"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07

thought, but running toward him, gun
at the ready. His horse had been shot,
but he was unhurt.
Sam was astounded. He was not
victor after all; on the contrary, he
now faced his greatest peril. This
flashed upon him as the Indian stopped
suddenly, raised his gun and fired.
A sharp, quick spasm Of pain shot
through Sans left arm, and 1t fell
helpless to his side-the ball had shat
tered it. This made him drop his rifle
to the ground, but his GOODNESS and
courage did not leave him. The gun
had not fairly touched the grass before
he had drawn his revolver and taken
aim at the savage, but the latter was
equally quick with his gun. The two
reports rang out as one, and both men
fell.
Dudley was shot in the chest near
the left shoulder, and the shock
dropped him. He did not lose con-
seriousness, however, and soon rose to
his feet ready to renew the fight. But
| this was not necessary. His last shot
had been fired from a distance Of
twenty PAGES, and it had gone straight
home
His third and last foe was dead.
Forgetting his wounds = thinking
only of his triumph over his would-be
murderers, he whipped out his knife
and took the scalp of the Indian he
had just killed. Then mounting his
pony he dashed off toward San Juan
Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
desperate highwaymen

beasts and desperate highwaymen
we're frequent.
One of the Quickest riders was lit
Gle Sam Dudley. He was only eighteen
years old, and his build was almost as
slight as a wOman's, but the strongest
man couldn't stand fatigue any better
than Sam. He seemed to be made up
Of steel and steam.
Sam had a route that was particu-
garly dangerous, as 1t lay in region
where bands of Shoshone Indians were
always providing about. War-path or
no war-path, they robbed and butcher
ID white men whenever they found
them at disadvantage, and when pur-
sued by parties sent out to avenge the
outrage they hid themselves among the
rocks and lay quiet until it was safe
30 come out again.
This was down in Nevada, near the
Toquim mountains. Sam rode from
Austin to San Juan, a distance Of fifty
miles, his course running most Of the
way along the Reese river.
Sam was due in San Juan one after
noon about o'clock, but that hour
Ind passed, and then O'clock, and he
had not arrived. The mail agent seem
ed to be a trifle uneasy as he talked
about the delay.
He said Sam Dudley, the rider, was
as brave q fellow as ever straddled a
pouch, but there were bands of Indians
all along his route and he thought 1t
only a question of time when they
would wing him.
He had already had adventures with
them, In which his escapes had been
little less than marvellous, and 1t was
while he was telling me about one of
Them that we heard shouts outside his
cabin, followed by the sound of a
horses feet at rapid gallOp.
Every one hurried out and saw a
sight that was by no means uncommon
IN such a country. A young fellow
apparently a mere boy in years, was
riding toward the station on q dark
BAY mustang.
His buckskIn clothes were soiled
and bloody and his left arm hung limp
and useless at his side. His right
hand grasped the long black hair of an
Indians scalp, which he swung round
and round above his head. The reins
bay upon the pOnys neck, but the beast
knew his stopping place and needed no
guiding. In a minute more he had
halted and all anxiously approached
the rider.
It was Sam Dudley, the young mail
.sarrier, pale and weak from wounds
and loss of blood He was helped off
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
- NE Of the distinctive characters
u OF Western life a few years
- hnnlr rrrnn +hn mann ridnr- nr-

~ NE Of the distinctive characters
!" Of Western life a few years
back was the 'pony-rider," or
mail carrier, who was the only means
Sf public communication between one
settlement and another.
Their routes were over sections of
country where stage roads had not
been opened, sometimes extending for
many, miles, and sometimes serving
only as connecting links between lines
already established.
Some of these riders were young
men for such a responsible duty, you
might think, but they had been
brought UP In the country, had taken
part IN Its adventures, dangers and
trials, and at eighteen or twenty years
Of age were rs manly, courageous and
sagacIous on the trail as you would ex-
pect men OF forty to be.
The lives of these mail carriers were
full OF adventure. The country through
which they rode was wild and unset
tied, and encounters with Indians, wild
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07

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MY Country.

My Country.
There is a land, of every land the pride,
Beloved by Heaven DER all the world be-
side,
Where brighter suns dispense serener
light
And miIder moons imparadise the night !;
A land Of beauty, virtue, valor, truth,
Time-tutored age and love-exalted youth.
The wandering mariner, whose eye ex-
plores
The wealthiest isles, the most enchanting
shores,
Views not a realm so bountiful and fair,
Nor breathes the spirit of a purer air.
In every cline, the magnet of his soul,
Touched by remembrance, trembles to that
pole;
For in this land of Heavens peculiar
race,
The heritage of Natures noblest grace,
There is a spot of earth supremely blest-
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest
Where man, creations tyrant, casts aside
His sword and scepter, pageantry and
pride,
While in his softened looks benignly blend
The sire, the son, the husband, brother,
friend.
Here woman reigns the mother, daugh-
ter, wife,
Strew with fresh flowers the narrow way
of life;
In the clear heaven Of her delightful eye
An angel guard of love and graces lie;
Around her knees domestic duties meet
And firesde pleasures gambol at her feet.
''Where shall that land, that spot of
earth be found?"
Art thou a man? a patriot?-Look
around;
Oh, thou shalt find howeer thy footsteps
roam,
That land thy country and that spot thy
home!
Man. through all ages of revolving time,
Exchanging man, in every varying cline,
Deems his own land of every land the
pride,
Beloved by Heaven Ger the world beside ;
His home the spot of earth supremeIy
blest,
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest.
james Montgomery.
when Stars Are in the Quiet Skies.
When stars are in the quiet skies,
Then most pine for thee;
Bend on me then thy tender eyes,
AS stars look on the sea
For thoughts, like waves that glide by
night,
Are stillest when they shine;
Mine earthly love lies hushed in hight
Beneath the heaven of thine.
There is an hour when angels keep
Familiar watch DER men,
| When coarser souls are wrapped IL
sleep
Sweet spirit, meet me then!
There is an hour when holy dreams
Through slumber fairest glide;
| And in that mystic hour it seems
Thou shouldst be by my side.
My thoughts of thee too sacred are
For daylight's common beam;
| l can but know thee as my star,
Ny angel, and my dream;
When stars are in the quiet skies,
Then most l pine for thee;
| Bend on me then thy tender eyes,
AS stars look on the sea
-Bulwer Lytton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
THE TELEPHONE IN CACTUS CENTER.

q n Cactus-its ongtak machine
Audth girl who operates it regular fairy queen;
comply the thing In STYLE
Forty Mile
a bracelet and rolin mass OF hair
handed her shrei
khs setsthe in her glory, awe-nspirn togs
in this land Of prairie dogs
aridin' the of the range
and they're actin mighty strange;
drnkn
r puncher forgetful loud, resoundin
they spend their hardearned dough-
o to there amt folks they know:
cOmpny, it breaks the boys like sn
pastme
this fall
git help at all;
it, pardner her pride,
Gifts throwed and then hog edf
Denver Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
A Gnod Record.

Out of all the external remedies on the
market we doubt if there is one that has
the record of that world-renowned porous
plaster-Allcocl's 1t has now been in
use for sixty years, and still continues to
be as popular as ever in doing its great
work of relieving our pains and aches. Il
is the remedy we all need when suffering
from any form of ache or pain resulting
from taking cold or over-strain.
Allcock's PIasters are sold by Druggists
In every part of the civilized world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
ImpressfOnabIe.

Towne-He seems to have a compli.
cation of diseases.
BroWne-So he believes.
Towne-How do you account for til
Browne guess he's been reading a
patent medicine advertisement.-Phi
delphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
Look but Do Not Touch.

"Has your wife got your den fixed up
YETI"
Eyes, and you ought to see it. It'l
the contest place in the whole house"
81 suppose you find gleat comfort in
It, don't you?"
ooh, she won't let me go in it. It's
merely to look milwaukee, Senti.
mel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
BUILT UP her HEALTH
SPEEDY CURE OF MISS e00DE
she u Made Well by Lydia z. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound, sd
Writes Gratefully to Mrs. Pinkham.

For the wonderful help that she has
found Miss Cora Goode, 255 E. Chicago
Avenue. Chicago, Ill, believes it her
duty to write the following letter for
publication, in order that other women
afflicted in the same way may be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07

pain in back write Mr.. AaegeI anu ne
will be pleased to mail you a sample
bottle free.
Address your letter to NJ R. Zaegel
chemist, 15S Main ST., Sheboygan, Wis.
It is free now, so do not fail to write
to-day, stating the nature Of your COM
plant
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
The Brute.

"I'm saddest when l sing" she sang,
Clear rang the notes and high,
Her father from the other room
Responded, 80 am t.
Houston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07
A Wonderful Discovery

1t has been the aim OF scientists for
years to find some liquid preparation
which would possess anodyne, astrin-
gent and antiseptic properties and yet
be of such a consistency that it would
penetrate, first, through the skin, then
through the muscles and finally to the
very bones, exerting on its way down,
healing and pain destroying properties.
Max R. Zaegel, a graduate OF the
Philadelphia College Of Pharmacy, es-
tablished at ShebOygan, Wis, as
chemist for the last % years, has dis
covered this long sought secret 1t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07

The real humble man is the plum
ber's assistant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-07

consists Of a mixture Of
vegetable and mineral
oils forming an amber
colored liquid of pleas
ant Odor and taste,
which, when used as di-
rected, restores vitality
and strength and gives
prompt relief to pain.
Applied to cuts, sores,
burns and bruises, 1t
heals, as owing to its
antiseptic properties, no
pus or matter can form
in any wound where
this wonderful oil is
used.
If you have catarrh,
rheumatism, piles, or
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14
FOOD AND HEALTH.

Everybody has long known that nour.
lshlng food, moderate eating, and thor.
Ough mastlcation are conducive to
health. 1t was left for Horace Fetch.
o., the father OF so.called "Fletcheri2.
Ing" to ind out all the remarkable
effects this trinity OF causes Is capable
Of producing. Mr.. Fletcher told
writer In late magazine that, In his
opinion, the result OF perfect aliment-
AIRY education" would be mo slums, no
degeneracy, no criminals, no policemen,
mo criminal courts. In single gener-
alton the whole social problem would
be solved" No doubt there Is some
thing In Mr.. Fletcher's theory. Per.
feet allmentary education" would
smean better physical health. Health.
Ter and stronger bodies would mean
healthier and stronger minds. man
with a sound body and sound mind
Is less likely to do an immoral or a
criminal act than one who Is physl-
cally or mentally diseased. II Is,
therefore, reasonable 10 conclude that
n people would eat more nourlshlng
food or chew better what they do eat.
the effects would be socially and NOR
ally wholesome. The trouble with Mr.
Fletcher Is that, having formerly been
a sufferer from dyspepsia, he has, like
many other dyspeptlcs, fixed his atten.
tiOn exclusively upon the workings Of
his alimentary tract. This has caused
him 10 overlook the fact that there are
other parts OF the human constitution
from which physical social and moral
disorders arise. tuberculosis Is great
physical, economic and social curse
but Ii Is not due 10 unwise eating Like
many refOrmers, Mr. Fletcher has also
confused cause with effect, Some per.
sons always assume that drink causes
vice, whereasc the natural weakness
and viclousness Of the human charac-
ter cause a great deal Of drunkenness.
Mr.. Fletcher assumes that the preva-
lence Of immortality ana crime is due
10 improper eating, whereas In most
cases improper eating Is due to ignO-
rance or the natural love Of sensual
Indulgence. II men Kept free from I'm.
proper drinking and eating they would
still have many apqet.tes AID passions
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14
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THE HELPLESS RICH.

When there were only few rich
people society left them to shift for
themselves. As the number increased,
We envied them. abused them. reminded
them. not without some hypocrisy. that
they might not he ms happy rs We poor
folk. The world was willing to give
them relief of their money. but never
sought to nmcliornte their unhappy
condition. In New York City II new
settlement Of expert workers In charity.
situated near the mansions OF the rich,
and designed TO uplift the dOwn.trod.
den millionaire. Tho member Of the
board who writes Of the work In the
Outlook appreciates the humor Of the
idea. but lie Il In earnest. Just ms
charity has introduced rich people Into
the settlements among the East Side
poor. now by compensation n charity
Is bringing the power OF the East Side
to inspire philosophy. enthusiasm for
the arts. patriotism. civic pride and hu.
man sympathy among the heretofore
abandoned rich. The settlement II teach.
Ing wealthy women the domestic Joy
with which many Of the huddled poor
IRE blessed because they nurse their
own children and do not make them or.
phnns In the care Of hired nurses. II
II teaching the onc-hnlf To respect and
initiate the hest that Il In "how the
other half lives" Human character
enervated by wealth II no more to be
blamed than human character debnse,i
by poverty. Both need teaching. Each
class has those who successfully over
come circumstance ana those who fail.
The failure among the poor IL tramp
with no visible means OF support"
The failure among the rich II happily
described rs having no Invisible means
Of support. no resource within himself.
To teach helpless milllOnnlres how to
work and how to play II to upllft 20.
tentially good citizens out Of the wal.
low Of gold, Just rs other settlements
have raised good citizens out Of the
mire of penury.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14

which would hurry them into vice and
crime. Human nature and human so.
ciety are complex things. They are not
to be reformed by any quick and sim
pie process but by many and often
seemingly inharmonious influences
working together. Virtue. whether
that Of man or an organism compris.
ing millions Of men. is a plant Of slow
growth. Its development depends on
inherited qualities as we'll as on en-.
vironment. 1t Is not to be stimulated
into an early and perfect bloom by an
Improvement In mastication, and Mr..
Fletcher's plan for wholesale reform
is no more absurd than many Of the
other social and moral cure.alls which
are recommended.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.

The Chicago Earle numbers
aaOax It's subscribers the most
0a0aentiR1, most prosperous aud
most respected men In Chicago.
IL reaches nearly every man
% standing In the com munity
aaa all men who nrc smoulders Of
pobllc opinion ar directors Of
Dublic affairs.
Il IL the guide, mentor and
lPieaa Of every political leader
81 every shade Of OpiMiOM.
IL II read by Government,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14
MANNING THE LAND.

In considering the problem OF "man-
~ made OF regarding the question as
Il matter Of "hlred men, entirely. That
Is, We are asked to believe that the
land car be manned with agricultural
laborers. This Is certainly a mistake.
II the problem Is TO be solved II will be
by the creation OF class OF small, indie.
pendent land owners who will do their
own work and not be dependent upon
hired labor. Ii becomes more and
more evident that the day Of the Amer.
lean hired man" Is gone. Farm labor
II not attractive to the young men OF
to-day. The tide flows from the farms
To the cities and there Is no return
current, Except for n certain proper.
ton OF European immigrants, there Is
little or no etlluy into the rural dis.
tricts, Nor Is it at all strange that
this should be so. The farmer who
owns land Is the most independent man
In the world but that cannot be said
Of the hired man" who works for
so a month land found" Farm work
Is hard, the hours are long and the
opportunities for advancement are
small. When land was cheap the
farmland could, by Industry and thrift
acquire farm Of his own. but at the
present prices Of farming lands II
would take n phenomenally shrewd and
saving farm laborer 10 become n land
owner The man who depends upon
manual labor for his living can do bet.
ter In the city than In the country.
II Is 10 be remembered. too, that farm
work Is not always 10 be had all the
year round, During the harvest sea.
son there Is large demand for helm,
but this demand Il temporary ana for
many months Of the year farm labor,
ers-Or hired men'-nre In small de-
mand. This il a:Othar reason why
young men DO not 20 10 the country.
They have better chance for steady
employment In town, In short. the
farms are not t. he manned hv hired
labor. The solution Of the problem l.
to be found In the erection ~ s.",o'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14

out amy ostentatlon Of scratching or
thinking. has quietly and unobstrusive.
~. hut firmly and eoncluslvely, bust.
ed the egg trust. The fresh lay has
overcome cold storage.
The fallIbility OF medical science H.
illustrated by the recent report Of the
statistical committee for London hos.
pitfalls, showing that during the last:
year there had been nearly 1000 cases,
of mistaken diagnosis aud that caring
for patients who ought never to have
heen admitted had cost $4,000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14

established twelve Chinese scholar
ships, Harvard ten and Wellesley
three. There Is no better way to con-
vince the Chinese that the people Of tho
United Stntes are not hostile 10 then,
than by educating their sons and
daughters mt American expense In
American colleges.
~eA
The undemonstrative hen Ii the true
trust buster. While the orators and
organs have been prociniming. shout.
Ing and voclferatlng to shake the well
kin without accomplishing the dcstruc-
ton Of one octopus. Mother lien. with
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14

Inns left his Jaw. The dentist contend.
ed TINT tooth evIcted from occupancy
with the full consent Of lts landlord
became Ownerless and derellct aud ~
the particular tooth In question was
curiOusly shaped he proposed to keep
II. hut the patient also wished to have
II. And the patient won.
\SA
The imperial Chinese commission
which crossed America on Its way
round the world will take home to the
Emperor some souvenirs more tangible
than good wishes. Yale University has