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the best d 1T after while. We loved
Sergt. Jack, every man of us in "B" COM
pany; and he Had the sympathy Of all his


Sergt. Jack, every man Of us In "B" COM
pany; and be Had the sympathy Of all his
comrates.
Things were thus when ii came our
turn one night I'd 60 into the rife pits on
the line nearest the Confederates. We
had to march down from camp by covered
ways and crawl into the pits like so
many serpents. Death was there waiting
for any man who but showed his head
above pit. Not finger could be held
up without dozen bullets being fired at
1t. On this night 1t was bright moon
light-so bright that one could see every
leaf and blade Of grass and every insect
moving about. The great guns were ST.
lent after hot days work, but there
was spitefdl and murderous fire Of mus
kerry along the rifle pits. The bullets
whizzed above our heads in vengeful
way, and the officers Kept crying Look
out, men-keep DOWN." as We neared the
pits. Men dropped off here and there
till only six of us were left, and Sergt.
Jack had charge of placing us. The men
in the pits had to come out first, and
as soon as they got the signal they began
the movement. we were watching them
as they wormed themselves along the
ground when Sergt. Jack suddenly ut
tered groan. 1t WINS not d groan of
pain, but 81 anguish-such sound as a
strong man might make when he felt his
heart breaking over his grief. All of US
turned to look at him, and as we did SO
he stepped out from under shelter into
the open and the moonlight and was face
to face with Death!
"Down, Sergeant-come back-look
out" we shouted at him, but he drew
himself up and walked straight toward
the Confederate lines. His appearance
amazed the sharpshooters for half min
ute. So bright was the moonlight that
they could look right into his eyes. 1t
was not the act Of d brave man; none Of
them would put 1t down to bravado. He
was not d deserter seeking admission to
their lines. We shouted to them not to
shoot-that our sergeant had lost his
mind and those directly In front heard
US and withheld their fire. Those on the
TANKS, however, could not catch our
words, and probably believing that some
hostile movement was contemplated, a
score Of muskets blnzed away at the tar
get in the moonlight. We saw Sergt.
Jack INSTRUMENTATION up his hands
and sink down, and We knew that he was
dead had courted death because there
was nothing more in life for him. We
crept out and rescued his body for SOL
dier's burial. More than dozen bullets
had struck him, and on his face was a
look OF rellef-a look which came there In
his dying moment as he realized that
death would end all.
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Allison, who knew nothing of 1t until
1t had been printed In the newspapers
and approved by the President. Clearly
the President thought it necessary to
play the cuttle-fish and muddy the wa.
ters, In order to cover his ignominious
retreat into the railroad camp, by play
Ing on his cdlliope the old tune of stop
thief;"' and he played 1t loud and long.
The people applauded, of course; for
nobody knew what game he was play
Ing us an accompaniment to the tune.
But when they saw his purpose, the
next day, men began to say, This ia
all game of practical politics.
The Aldrich-C Carter amendment,
falsely called tile Allison amendment
establishes the broadcast possible court
review, Including the right of the courts
to grant preliminary injunctions in IA
vor of the railroads. 1t makes the leg
islation practically abortive, if not sun,
constitutional. 1t goes farther than
Knox or Spooner, or Foraker proposed
to go, ana yet these Senators were rep
resented as Opposing the President, by
going too far. And so the railroad rate
battle ends In n tiasco Rs everything
else the Republican politicians have
ever undertaken has ended when pre-
tending to attack corporations. The
attack on the Standard Oil was hoax,
a feint to cover the desertion of the
President to the camp of the enemy.
Those Democrats who have been fight
Ing under the Presidents banner sud-
denly find themselves without a lead
er; find, indeed, that they have been
following a decoy duck, a false light.
If any man outside of the trusts and
railroad combines can have any faith
In President Roosevelt's professions
hereafter, lie will be fit subject for a
lunatic asylum. The Democratic Con-
gressionai conventions which have in.
dorsed President Roosevelt will do well
to meet over again, and cancel their In
dorsements. There Is no longer any
possible excuse for lndulglng in cuckoo
mHsfc-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
IN THE MOONLIGHT.
sergeant Jack HAD Lost All I,

Sergeant Jack Had Lost All that
Made Life Dear to Him.
One day 1t was whispered in our camp
before Petersburg that Sergt. Jacks wife
had died. Sergt. Jack was reserved and
rather morose, and none of us knew
whether he had a wife or not until the
rumor came. The sergeant's demeanor
told US that the story was true.
The soldiers mental suffering was plain
to all who looked into his face. He had
loved her well and the blow had come too
suddenly. In weeks time he grew so
old and haggard that one could hardly
identity him az the same man, Some Of
the men whtaperlaely declared that 10
would DO some desperate thins--othsrs
teAs n HaalAa eRsAs Y Aat 1 aaa end IT
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30


the Colonial Danes Of America. Close tJy
sleep the victims Of the ill fated battle
ship Maine, On the bluff east OF the
house is the space set apart for the
graves Of officers. In front Of the build
ing and near the great central flagstaff
are the ,tombs Of Philip II. Sheridan and
Admiral David D. Porter. Almost ad-
joining are the graves q Gen. j. II;
Baxter, Col. Hiram Berdah, the noted
sharpshooter, and Gen. George Crook.
Close at hand sleep Gems. Meigs, Ricketts,,
Burdette, Watkins and Doubleday. The
most recent addition to this famous COM
pany is Gen. Lawton, who was brought
here from the PARKWAY Philippines.
But nature has done even more for
this lovely city Of the heroic dead than
the willing and grateful hand Of man has
been able to accomplish. All tile efforts
Of art that have been iatished on the
spot are feeble indeed beside tie treas
ures 1f landscape and wealth Of greenery
that Have long been the regions very own.
Across tile, Potomac river, spread out, like
a mammoth panorama, its foreground the
carpet 81 greensward Swallowed by the
famous oaks Of Arlington, lies Washing
ton, its domes and spires cleaning fairy
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30

same symmetrical manner. A simple
headstone, uniform in appearances with
that used in all the national cemeteries,
marked plainly With the name. State and
the number he bears on the roll Of honor
at the War Department, Is NOV the mead.
ure Of the sleeper's earthly fame.
Half d mile, south OF the mansion are
buried the soldiers who fell In the Span.
ish-Amerlcan war. A magnificent memo
rial to their prowess has been raised by
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
WHERE THE BIRDS COME FROM.

An Indian story that has been hand
ed down and is still believed by many
Indian tribes is one about the trans
formation of leaves into birds.
Long years ago, when the world
was young, the Great Spirit went
about the earth making 1t beautiful.
Wherever his feet touched the ground
lovely trees and flowers sprang up.
All summer the trees wore their short
green dresses. The leaves were very
happy, and they sang their sweet
songs to the breeze as 1t passed them.
One day the wind told them the
time would soon come when they
would have to fall from the trees and
die. This made the leaves feel very
bad, but they tried to be bright and to
do the best they could so as to make
the mother trees happy. But at last
the time came and they let go of the
twigs and branches, and fluttered to
the ground.
The Great Spirit saw them and
thought they were so lovely that he
did not want to see them die, but live
and be beautiful forever; SO he gave
to each bright leaf a pair Of wings
and power to fly. Then he called them
his birds" From the red and brown
leaves of the oak came the robins,
and yellow birds from the yellow will
low leaves, and from the bri. 1T ma
pie leaves he made the red birds;
the brown leaves became wrens, spar
rows, and other brown birds.
This is why the birds love the trees
and always go to them for food and
shade.-Bee Hive.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
MONUMENT TO 2,111 UNKNOWN.

level of greensward, stretching as far as
the eye can reach, marked at regular In
tervals by rows Of headstones. all set in
the military precision of troop awaiting
the signal to advance. Near by is the
fine monument erected in honor Of these
unknown though not unreckoned sleepers.
Their bodies, two thousand and more,
were recovered from the battlefelds Of
Bull Run and the Rappahannock. The
greatest efforts at Identification were
made In every case. but tho identity Of
many was lo.t heyond recovery. The
isAYss " III kaeHa sss Asfaassa N she
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
nnG ANNCpQTES

During the worlds fair when the
Liberty Bell was on its way to Chi.
cago, the train ON which 1t was car.
ried passed through town not very
many milea from Philadelphia, The
tnhah.tapts, 81 coarse, were AL cut ut
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30

We shall never secure I'd square
DEAF until we get new deal. The
cards were stacked by the trusts when
Dingley dealt.
The man with the muck rake will
hardly scare Mr.. Rockefeller into less
enlng the plumber he gets from the
man with the kerosene can.
Another Republican scandal is loom
ing Up ut the national capital through
the investigation of the government IN
sane hospital, and It makes ones flesh
creep to read of the cfuelties practiced
OH some of the unfortunate inmates.
After nearly six years of reputed
trust busting, can any one point to Il
trust that the administration has
made away with, or that has ceased to
plumber the people? There have been
lots of pyrotechnics, but no dancing
Tho Washington Star reports an al
lance between President Roosevelt
and Senator Penrose to defeat the in
surgents in Pennsylvania and give the
corrupt machine there another lease Of
power The machine will need more
than ten administrations to save it
from the wrath of an outraged people.
The President wants the government
to hold on to its coal lands and work
them if necessary to protect itself
against extortion by the Coal Trust. Is
this socialism,? If not, why was David
b. Hill denounced as Socialist when
! he proposed that the government should
own and operate coal mines for the
protection of the public? Is 1t any
more socialistic than the making of ce
ment and gun powder and the con-
struction of warships by the govern
ment? In order to preserve the tariff
schedules intact, the government will
be obliged to manufacture its own sup
plies and dig its own coal or go into
bankruptcy.
| The anthracite miners have agreed to
n continuance Of the 1903 award for
three years more. They ere entitled
to credit for yielding, under the cir
cumstances; and they have the SYM
pathy of the public. The operators
held the advantage of a monopoly, and
would have recouped from the public
/ all that it lost by reason of strike,
lille the miners had no such advan.
i ge They, like the public, We're at
the mercy of the trust. AT the end of
the next three yeara, it is to be hoped
\ that tho law will have been SO fully
4 enforced against the Baers and Cas-
sats that the advantage OF being In G
trust will not be SO great q factor In
contest between laeag and eeepstat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30

"How in the world did you get wait
ed on with such alacrity 2" asked the
little man in the rush lunchroom. II
baye been here an hour and you Just
came in two minutes ago."
Don't you see that sign7" responded
the big man. ut reads, Call the
Waiter"
"Y-yes, but l called him and he
didn't pay any attention"
Eyes, but what did you call hlm?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30

The Washington correspondent hast
lily called up the Cabinet officer by tele-
phone.
Pardon me for disturbing you, Mr..
Blank" he said, "but will You please
tell me whether or not the rumor that
Ia in circulation as to your retirement
Is true1'
Eyes, sir" answered the Cabinet Of.
flcer. ut Is. was just about to re.
tire when you called me. Goodnight
Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30

ID a.
1hs rags with shot holes gaping,
That tell their tale Of strife;
To-day are gently draping
This onss who cling to life.
The wounded nass! How proudly
They 1uttered In the days
When drums were drumming loudly
And 6reS sang warning lQyel
Hoy bravo was all their glowing
Where herce the war guns spoke,
Iheif stars forever showing
a beacon through the smdkSl
fns wounded nass We hsil them
And reysl "A each hue;
Thp4Sh ags. ihd time mat. pale thsm
!. And red blend into bluS.
Though Ill grow dark and dullet,
i. Yet IN every part,
We ~ the living color
That thrills the nations heart.
w. D. Nesbit, in Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
War and Peace.

War and Peace.
All never shall the land forget
How gushed the life-blood Of her brave,
Gushed, warm with hope and courage yet.
Upon the soil they sought to save.
Now all Il. calm, and fresh and still:
Alone the chirp Of airting BIRD;
And talk of children on the hill;
And bell Of wandering kline are heard.
No solemn host goes trailing by
The black-mouthed gun and staggering
vain;
Men start not at the battle-cry-
oh, be 1t never heard againl
William Cullen Bryant,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
Grent and pettx sub.idles.

When 1t comes to anything free
most Of us like to get our share of 1t,
and as free seeds are tile only subsidy
the planters of the South, or the farm.
er of the North, get from Uncle Sam,
Congress has determined to continue
the distribution. But what d price
the recipients pay for their cents
worth of seeds, for the same system on
Il much greater scale allows the trusts
and combines to receive enormous sub.
sides through the protective tariff and
other special privileges. All these sub
sides from the government, petty and
great, are paid from the taxes collect
ed from the people and the farmers
pay, OIL tile average, 500 for the 8
cents they receive, for in addition to
their share of the taxes, the subsidized
trusts, protected by the tariff, add to
the price they Charge for their prod
ucts so that the cost Of living has adj
vanced about 40 per cent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30

A New Name for It.
IAN eminent scientist says that life
is but matter of chemistry"
'Then ! suppose that marriage is
simplya chemical combination" -Cleve-
land Plain Dealer,
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Avn on Him.

Cholly-1t makes me real cross when
] think how well off some of the fell
lahs are that used to run with and
I'm SO poor.
Miss Pepprey-Probably it's because
SO many have amused themselves at
your expense. Philadelphia Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30

the station, and along the railroad
bank to cheer the dear old bell.
A young lady of the town owned
great handsome Irish greyhound, who
accompanied his mistress to the rail-
read bank to see the bell go by.
She waved her kerchief and cheer
ed; seeing that something was at
tracing the attention of the trainmen.
attendants and guards, she looked to
see the cause, and found that the
dog was giving the bell send-off also.
He had picked up an old shoe and
was waving it just as his mistress
was waving her kerchief.
The trainmen, guards and all 9TH
ers on the train cheered and seemed
to appreciate his patriotism.
Ned was handsome Bismarck
setter, brown coat, white vest, and
always wore white gloves on his fore
paws, and in the dog kingdom was
considered quite dandy.
He was trained to hunt, which he
did without an error.
He and his young master had been
out cunning, and on their return
home the master was called To attend
to the unloading of some cars con-
nected with his fathers business.
Close to the railroad was woodpile.
and on this he laid his gun. After he
was through he went into the house.
forgetting ~ ABOUT his gun.
For thre, lays the dog never left
the woodpile, not even to eat or
drink, and whenever any of the fam
lily would come out he would act so
strangely, run and bark, and then run
back to the wood. The young master
remarked that poor old Teddie was
acting SO peculiarly he was afraid he
was going mad and would have to be
killed"
At last a suggestion was made to
go to the woodpile. He went, and
the dog on his approach nearly went
crazy, and there he found his gun.
This was the cause of his strange ac-
lions, his going without food or wat
er for three days and nights.
He was petted, made much of and
leu
Old Fan was an English beagle,
black and tan, with long, silky ears,
black, expressive eyes and rather
pointed face. She as very motherly
in her ways.
Her great hunting qualities were
exceeded only by her gllttony.
Besides herself in this family OF
dogs were her son Rex, Ned or I'm
Gle Teddy" a setter; Lady, spotted
beagle, and Gene, the greyhound.
They each had their own pan and
were given their meals at the same
hour.
Fan would hurry back and eat her
portion, run around the house and
bark fiercely. OF course, the others
would all leave their food to see what
the disturbance was. Old Fan would
then positively fly back to the pans.
gobble up all the food, and when the
other dogs returned to finish their
meal everything would be eaten. $50
the poor. dogs got none" Time and
again she would do this. until some
one would have to remain with them
until they were all through eating.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30

Patience-Is he interested in divorce
cases?
patrice- Great Scott, Give him a
chance! He's not even married yeti
Yonkers Statesman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
THE WOUNDED FLAos.

The wounded flags |!
Il They bear them
Al Oft today in
u. pride.
The living 8nes, who
share them
Alike with those
who died
The Tags that faint
ly hutter
In cadence with the
As though they sought
to utter
Their Joy that peace
has come.
Ths wounded flags |
We hold them
Far dearer than the
rest !.
Close to, DUR hearts VT
fold them
The tiags BY tatters
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Tho engines Of . trst.olass man ,pf
wasspst aaeola Y 1894 ea 8, Sc
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like in the mellow sunshine of the late
Maytime. 1t is picture to delight the
soul of a painter, though he despair of
reproducing It.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-06-29
The Big Show Coming.

me announcement that Ringing Brothers.
World $ Greatest Shows will exhibit in C,rton
vile VIII be received with more tb.n rer.I
interest by the people in this neiehborhood
The itingling Brothers have a name that
STANDS Tor all that is new, novel and enter.
tanning IN the circus line, and the monapo
ment announces that this season fine show
ms pceh enlarged TO such an extent that n
"holc extra Train is used in addition to the
four trains of last season. The show is nov,
transported from place to place in eightv-fva
seFenty-foot cars constructed especiallv for
the Rlng.ing Brothers. In come ction with
tue circus proper in which the arenic ne r.
ioflhahce ls uneXcelled, The Ringing Brothers
are inns season presenting the beautiful and
suhllmc spectacular production of The Field
OF the Cloth of Gold. The pantomimic plav
heceSsltates the use Of loo actors and actress
ses and of almost five hundred horses If is
presented on the largest stage ever used for
eXhlbtional purposes, Special excursion
rates have been arranged for on all lines Of
trhVei By Ringing Brothers. and those who
desire to go to Ortonville where this preat
circus exhibits Thursday, July 18th can do so
at a comparatively small cost This will l,e
the only point in this vicinity whore the circus
VIII EXHIBIT this season and no one should
miss this opportunity to see it. Watch this
paper for additional announcements
lhose VINO desire TO go from Sisseton can
procure tickots at the Red Cross Drug store
for the Diamond Boat Line which will run
that day from Sweet Marie.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-06-29

misses, but says that the indications
point TO u clear, beautiful and cloud
less day, not too.hot but just right
and Of the made-to-rrder variety.
The advance sale of fire crackers,
rockets, torpedoes, nigger-chasegs,
Roman candles and innumerable new
tangled Inventions is mot unusually
heavy, But the.deaIers. have supplied
themselves with the largest stock in
the historysof the city. With the
evidences OF prosperity SO numerous,
they antlcipatc the biggest celebration
SisSeton has ever, witnessed and have
made their preparations accordingly.
Come to Sisseton and enjoy the
time Oh your life with free shoes,
races, music and games.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-06-29
The Glorious Fourth,

Next Tuesday and Wednesday,
Sisseton Will celebrate the glorious
Fourth in a manner that VIII put all
former efforts IN that line in the
shade. The small boy is bubblIng
over with enthusiasm, scarcely able
to restrain the eXuberant yells Of de-
light or to sleep nights owing to the
uneasiness created By the near ap-
proach of what is to him the best and
happiest day in the year,
The older people are beginning to
consult the weather bureau, Mayor
Rickert, and he is invariably asked,
SIS 1T going to rain on the Fourth?"
AS ne is the most obiiging Of weather
directors, he is doing all within his
power to boost their hopes, He will
not, however, make any definite pro-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-06-29
Features of the Fourth

Dare Devil Fisher, IN his marvel
Gus high wire ascension, performing
daring and wonderful feats upon the
high wire in mid AR, formerly the
supreme sattraction at Coney Island,
N. Y. (Luna Park
The Campbells high class comedy
musical artists, who play on several
novelty instruments and will give
you all a good lalls h.
Eldrldge beautiful pictures made
of colored lsands with fire eff cts.
showing the burning Of ST. Francls
Hotel destroyed by fire after the
earthquake, introducing real flames,
and many other scenes too numerous
to mention. An up tu-date European
novelty never before seen IN Sisseton.
The only act of the kind in the
world.
Claude Austin, comedy juggler
and plate spinner, who does some
very clever Juggling of balls, hats
and various other articles.
The Fishers, marvellous contor-
tlonlsts and acrobats. Baby Fisher
is the smallest and the cleverist
acrobat and cont rtonlst in the
world. She is a homeless wonder.
Ben MuIyey, the real funny man,
the man who keeps you laughing
from start To finish with his funny
sti3ries' atastss his banjo playing of
WIFI ne r. 7oi'ffiesof the best In vauyle-
Vile
Renix Bros, great plantation show,
the celebrated Carolinans colored
concert Co. In clean negro comedy.
Sweetest singers best dancers and
funniest comedians in up-to-date
( specialitles.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-06-29

sad that a man in neigh
b"r'ag town recently resorted to the
meancst trick on record to get his
wife TO Dig up the garden. He went
out with spade and hoe and after
searching around for awhile he went
TO the house to wash off dime and
a quarter, Back to the garden he
went whistling Sweet Marie" Di-
rectly he came in again, this time
showing another quarter, and re-
marked tnat ne could afford to take
a nap, Ee had made enough for one
day, anyhow. When he awoke his
"lfe had the whole lot dug up. She
hadn't found a cent-EX.