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Think Tropics Unbalanced Him.

Insanity. brought on by exposure
incident % tropical service" say the
officers who know McCuiEough best
and their claim seems to be substan-
tiated by the actions OF the man since
his return Officers onered their FER
Wees. They defended the accused man
before the oourt-martiaL Those who
know him best say: "The strain Of
field service IN tropio zones, coupled
with overstudy. has unbalanced his
mind
The co-rt has heard the evidence Of
both sides, and upon its Judgment 70
be passed upon BY the War Depart
ment hangs the mans future
Meanwhile, az 3 Twelfth East street.
Salt Lake city, there Is a sad faced
woman with a bright baby girl.
anxiously awaiting the verdict To
her IL means more than 70 the accused
man himself. Conviction means not
only disgrace 20 the HUSBAND and
father, but q blasted name FOR the
child.
Which VIII It be: Acquitted g.
grounds OF temporary insanity" or,
guilty Of conduct unbecoming an Of
ficer and a gentleman" On the answer
hangs the fat OF thrse-fether, moth
er, and child
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Between City and Country
RV IRENE GARDNER.

taking away the good I gained while
away"
At this point my friend stopped e
take breath. ana so put In my say.
which. although short. I considered
very much 20 the point. for I asked:
my dear, why do you live here.
then? You don't have to. You've got
money enough to live IN the wilds OF
Maine all your remaining days. II
you hate the city so. why on earth do
you stay in it7 Go to the backwoods
and be happy"
Ny friend spread out her hands In
a gesture Of tragic dismay But I
can't go-there's where the trouble all
comes. I love that life, and vet I
couldn't break away and adopt Il per
manently. / know that ia get so
that I'd long for modern plumbing and
electric lights and steam heat. I'm a
slave to the comforts OF life. while
ahhoring its conventionalities 50, you
see. I'm sort Of betwixt and between
who's not wholly weaned from saw
agery aud isn't wholly asslnlIatad
with civilization. II I just had the,
courage to break away from all thia
ana develop my better tastes I'd be all
right But I haven't that courage ana
I'm miserable. You see. I couldn't c,,t
loose from all our modern life ana -
back to primitive living anv mora thsn
/ could marry half-breed who'd never
been In touch with this life OF ours
And yet I wish I could. It's because
can't that I'm unhappy. I don't lixe
the city. and I don't dare leave il and
burn my ships behind me-
Yes. believe YOU'VE said that
about a dozen times the last few min
utes. I mufmured.
expect you think I'm crazy" said
NO, was my reply, "for. Rhne
I've not heard many talk as YOU do.
yet We KNOWN many men who were
n the same state OF mind although
they didn't exactly know Il themselves.
But when you talk about the city and
the country you talk Just as the CIV
man does who's got a mania 70 20
back TO farm, only you're more
honest than he, fer he doesn't give as
a reason Tor not going that IN his
heart ne knows he couldn't quite d. u.
If there IS vile handy some OF these
men say they don't go because she
wouldn't be happy on q farm but
their real reason Is the same as yours.
They don't dare make the plunge.
They're betwuxt and between, same as
you"
well. I'm sorry for them" says my
friend, and az this point I turned the
subject, IN the hope OF cheering her
up.
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% obligations which no gentleman can
shiFk. left unprovided for. Checks
were returned from banks with no
fGnds" stamped across their faces.
Rumors Of midnight poker games. With
hundreds OF dollars at stake, began
TO float in. when 1t was no longer
possible 20 cover matters up, McCui-
Tough took his brother officers into
his confidence. With the loyalty OF
army men. they came 10 his rescue.
They demanded a list OF his debts,
ana made arrangements to meet them
out of their own all too meagre sal
aries.
With ruin staring him IN the face.
Mccullough took a solemn oath to
leave the gaming table alone, and his
affairs seemed to be on a sounder
footing Then came tales OF other
and larger debts. until the list Of OBJ
legations mounted I'D into the thou
sands. Though men OF moderate
means, his associates began making
arrangements 10 meet the increased
obligations They were loyal 70 the
bone.
Then came the blow which would
have destroyed faith IN the hearts Of
less Eteadfast men. Mccullough dis
appeared. With no last words TO his
closest friends, he left. Then came
more facts TO light. Enlisted men be-
moaned the loss OF their small savings;
trusting friends were forced 70 meet
notes which they could fl afford
Higher and higher mounted the list OF
debts.
But with all. there were those who
remained loyal TO the end. They were
the officers who had served with the
accused man IN the Philippines; who
had shared with him a soldiers fare
and marched with him IN action. When
stories Of his misdoings we're brought
10 them they would think but OF the
man they had known in days gone by;
OF Mac OF the Fifteenth" The dash
ing cavalry officer. intrepid IN action
and tireless in the FACE OF fatigue.
Campaigning In the tropics tires the
souls OF men, and to the loyal ones at
home Mccullough was the man who
had been tried by FIRE and not found
wanting. They claimed that he would
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CERTAIN friend OF mine, who
~ shall 6e nameless here, has
n Just returned from a summer
spent in the woods OF Maine.
As she is naturally a bright and en-
tertaining woman. I was much sur
prise,t 20 find her depressed and al
NEST grouchy when I went 10 see her
the other day.
What's the natter" I asked.
ooh, nothing, was the lstless an
sver.
Now, when a woman speaks like
that YOU know there's a good deal
the matter, and I told her so, where
upon she acknowledged I was right.
Are you so gloomy because you
didn't have good time while you
were away?'' I asked.
She ffred up In q moment. "A good
time, You think I didn't have good
time. tell YOU I had the time Of my
life, and that's exactly what's the
natter with me now. For nearly
three months I've been living life
as free rs that Of any Indian woman.
I've been back here ten days, and the
only moments OF happiness I've had
during that time have been when I've
slept. for then I've dreamed Of being
hack III Maine But when I wake it's
IKE coming back into a nightmare
The hideous racket OF the city, its
miles Of pavsments. Its smoke, fits
crowds rushing HE idiots 20 silly
amusements. nay house fun OF furni-
ture thars got TO be kept in order,
nv closets fun OF clothes that I've got
- wear to parties and things that
really don't care a fig form fact, the
whole red tape OF CRY life is positively
making me sick, until I do believe I'll
end by being sent to g hospital with
case Of typhoid or nervous prostra-
lion. or aupandicitis or something else
equally a. popular It's awful to come
hack 70 this Hades after living in
perfect heaven on earth. Up there I'm
that little cottage IN the woods OF
Maine 7 was as free as a bird, and
here I feel as though I had a poker
down my hack. I can't run, or people
world run to stop ne, thinking I was
a thief; I can't sing out OF doors for
fear people would think me crazy, and
I do have a longing to be considered
sane; I can't wear a skirt short enough
for comfort for fear I'll ne too con-
spieuoua. and don't like to be that.
above all things-in other words,
can't be myself one little teeny bit,
aad / hate It eli so much It's fairly
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return to face his aecusers and that.
In some way. he would clear bis name
Of all dishonor- The scoffers sneered
al them and eondoled with them for
their losses, but they were impervious
alike 10 sneeFs and condolences. They
were waiting.
Then. when ali but the most loyal
had lost hope, the missing man re
turned But Ave days more and the
charge OF desertion would have been
added TO tiIose against him. But the
faith Of his brother officers was fusti-
fed Well knowing what was before
him. the accused officer returned from
Mexico, where he had taken refuge.
and gave himself I'D.
The court-martial has been held and
soon the last sad chapter IN a tragedy
viii be written OF else the first OF a
brighter future win begin.
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But whatever the outcome Of the
trial may bel whether it will point
TO a moral or vindicate an innocent
man, thu story Of Mccullough Is a
living, moving one. Born, thirty-ave
years ago, IN a small Wisconsin town,
Ct thrifty. straight-laced, Scottish
parents, sae, after passing through the
usual vieissltudes and joys which
came 20 those about him, entered upon
what he supposed to be his life work
He became first devil, then typesetter,
and, finally, the entire editorial stan
Of small country paper. Early and
late he toiled al his desk, and taking
his turn at operating the Washington
hand press.
AT first he fiouFished in a small way
hut in 1893 the period Of financial
sstTess which swept over the country
ike a pestiisnee, drove him 20 the
wall. Il was then that he enlisted IN
the Seventh United states Cavalry
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An Ideal Cavalry Officer.

But Mccullough was just the type OF
man to inspire such faith, and his
brother ofncers stood by him Bis
handsome. agreeable and good TEL
low brave, alert. tireiess and efficient
In campaign: keen, painstaking, studi-
Gus and tenacious in the pursuit OF
professional knowledge, he was the
beau ideoi Of a cavalry officer.
Eut he returned. faced the charges
which. II substantiated, win mean dis
miss3l from the. army in disgrace. He
was eourt-martialed In Havana and
the papers ia the case are now on the
way 10 the War Department for re-
view
The charges covered many pages IF
legal can paper and contained in tieiF
specifications several allegations Which
fali under the fatal sixty-hrst article
Of conduct Enbeeoming an OFF,
Ger and a gentleman. Conviction on
but oIa count under this head means
dismissal at least. The court has no
discretion The President Of the United
0E anAR
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N RlNTER'S devil; typeset-
ter; reporter. Good at
all three. Enlisted man;
commissioned officer ;
ary student. Good at all
E. That was the life record OF
st Lieut.. Charles E. MCCul-
Nough. adiutant of the Second
squadron, Fifteenth United States
Cavalry, prior to the twentieth OF
last July. Then he disappeared.
Dropped from the ken of his as
sociates as completely as though
wiped from the face of the earth.
While stationed at Cienfuegos,
Cuba. he obtained leave to go to
Havana. That was the last heard
of him.
His leave expired. His brother
Officers tTleQ 10 locale MN "lutOu'
avail. The military authorities
searched high and low His be-
Iongings were in his room at the
Inglaterra Hotel in Havana. He
left, apparently, with only the
clothing he wore.
"Absconder. deserter, fugitive from
Justice This was the verdict OF the
world Victim OF circumstances
mentally unbalanced, sure 20 reap
pear said his friends. In the Iaee oi
developments subsequent 20 his disap-
i,aarance Il took large faith IN the
man 10 Justify the opinion of these
friends. He owed money on every
hand. company funds were involved II
nor actually short. The case looked
black indeed.
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passed with the distinguished grade
AMI earned the right to remain an
other year as a member of the staff
college, In July, 1906, he received his
sheepskin as e graduate Of the higher
institution. That is the greatest mark
Of approval which the army can give
to a junior officer in recognition of
mental effort.
When, on the completion Of his
The Dickinson press., 1907-03-02
vERSiPpl ITEMS.

Jim Shurtliff and Julius Larson made
a business trip to the Grand river, near
the South Dakota line, last week.
Mrs. Shaw is just recovering from a
severe attack Of tonsilitis.
Jim O'Hair has sold his saddle horse
Dob Leg to ]. Shurtliff.
George Pells and Earl Twist have
been busy digging wells. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Twist struck water at a depth
of 16 feet and the we'll has filled up
within 8 feet of the surface.
Mr.. Palmer's people visited Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Burdick.
Henry Shurtlif fell on the ice recently
and injured his knee quite badly.
Fred Weiderman, who has been laid
up for some time, is able to do a little
work about his house.
Mrs. Alice David started Friday night
for Michigan, having received a tele.
gram that her father was dying. Mr.
and Mrs. David happened to be in
Gladstone on their way to the masquer.
ade ball at Taylor, when she received
the message, about fifteen minutes be.
fore train time.
The Dickinson press., 1907-03-02
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department Of the Interior, United States
and Vfsee, Dickinson: n. D., Feb. %, 1907.
in this office by Edwin o. Powell, Contestant.
sga Ians homestead entry Nc. 1920. made April
the nwA Of sec. ., twp. 1870 +. 81, BY Richard
AAnderson oontestee;. in which it is alleged that
upon said tract of land within the time BY law
required, that he has never resided upon or
cultivated the some, that he has abandoned the
same and has been continuously absent there
from for a period Of more than 8 months. That
his absence there from was not due to his em-
ployment IN the army, navy. or marine corps Of
the .. g.. in time of war. That default now
exists; said parties are hereby notified to an
pear. respond and offer evidence touching said
alieRation At 70 o'clock z. m. on April 10, 1907,
stattesLand Office in Dickinson, N. D..
Ihe al contestant having, in !. proper afa-
which show that after due diligence personsi
service OF this notice cannot be made, it IL
given'by due and proper publication.
o'sot {. Nd. FERRIS. Register.
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Stories of Brahms.

Many stories are told Of how the com
poser Brahms treated pianists and
singers who we're eager to get his criti-
cism. If one Of these aspirants for his
favor was fortunate enough to find him
at home and be received, Brahms first
concern wa to seat himself OF the lid
Of his piano, a position from which he
rightly deemed few would have the te-
merity to GUST him. If this failed, he
mad to the statement that the
instrument was out Of tune. ooh, that
does not matter" remarked one cour-
ageous individual. perhaps not to you,
but it does to me-" replied the master.
On n occasion he was just leaving
his house when a long haired youth,
with a bundle Of music under his arm,
hailed him with, "Can you tell me
where DR.. Brahms lives?" Certainly"
answered the master in the most anna
Hble manner, Gin this house, up three
flights" And, SO saying, he hurried
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1AYLoR NEWS.

c. c. Norris was in Taylor Wednes
day. w. i.
Mrs. Lewis has been quite ill thi.
week. -
Master Dewey Tracey was quite illsthe
first of the week.
VIM. Hetht is building a large livery
barn in the northwest part OF town.
Baker & Sons are vacating their store
which is to be remodeled for a hotel.
There was quite a crowd of people in
town to attend the masquerade on the
evening of February ~. II.
L. Scott, H. H. Myran and Henry
Halgerson were transacting business ia
Dickinson on Wednesday. ~.@
Mrs. Watkins from Knife river has
been in Taylor this week, visiting hel
children, who are attending school here,
Work has been commenced on the
school house, preparatory to remodel.
ing the upper story of the building for a
gymnasium. The proceeds OF the enter.
tainment given Friday evening will be
used for this purpose. "
The Yeoman lodge installed the fol-
lowing officers. Wednesday night, for
the ensuing year: Honorable, foreman,
L. C. Woman; NJ. of c., Mrs. Lawhead;
correspondent, M. c. Phelps; chaplain,
Gilbert Boo; overseer, Lillian Hennings;
Lady Rebecca, Nellie Lawhead; Lady
Rowena, Leah Carnes; sentinel, John
Laubsher; Waterman, L. Scott; guard,
DIR. Hennings.
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Caustic.


Recently a wearied looking little
mother, carrying a small baby, boarded
q street a and took a seat next to
two men who were earnestly engaged
In conversation. Neither of the men
was very handsome, and it must have
required considerable nerve on their
part to hand out their photographs
among their friends unless the pictures
had been previously retouched with
sandpaper. In a few minutes the baby
began to cry with a reliable yelp that
could be heard above the din of the
street babble for half a block, and,
with a grouchy glance at the young
ster, n of the men arose and peevisll-
~ remarked to his pal:
II think we had better sit over here,
jim"
This ungallant act plainly embar-
raised the little mother, but she was
equal to the occasion.
1T won't do a bit of good to change
your seats, gentlemen" said she in a
finely sarcastic voice. 1.-THE baby can
see you quite as plainly over there as
he could here"
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The Treacherous Lioness,

"Lionesses are far more dangerous
than lions," said an animal trainer.
"Their tempers are more uncertain.
They are more treacherous. They are
more willy. If a lion is in a bad hui
NOR, he shows it. He growls and
snarls and lashes his sides. You know
what is In the wind and prepare ac~
cordingly. But a lioness in q bad hui
MOI is as affectionate as a girl. She
brushes, purring, against your leg, and
she minds you with the joyous alac-
rlty Of a good fox terrier. Then, as
soon as your back is turned, whiz-a
yellow streak shoots through the air,
and you are on your back, and she is
at your throat. With all the cat tribe
1t is the same. Whenever you hear of
a trainer mauled or mangled, be sure
it was a female, not a male, cat that
did the deed"
The Dickinson press., 1907-03-02
A DYinu Glasa.


In the glass collection at the Museum
Of Art in Dresden, Germany, there is a
large drinking cup which stands apart
from all other art objects under a
heavy glass cover. 1t is of Dutch
workmanship, and the inscriptions and
style show that it was made early in
the eighteenth century. The vessel is
remarkable because it is known in the
museum, says a Berlin paper, "as hav-
ing consumption which can be COM
municated to other objects Of glass.
On that account it is isolated. There
are remedies against this glass disease,
which is usually developed because Of
defects in the glass mixture, but these
have not been applied to the Dutch
vessel in order that the progress Of the
wasting disease may be observed"
The Dickinson press., 1907-03-02
How He Got exan.

During civil war times Gilman Fay,
a local character known by all as
Gil, being in need Of groceries and
household necessities, went to the gen.
eral store in Fayville. kept at that
time by Colonel Dexter Fay, to make
his purchases. The amount was GS
cents, and Mr.. Fay rendered the clerk
a one dollar bill. Change being scarce
In the store, as was often the case dur
Ing these strenuous times, the clerk
passed him some slips Of paper with
figures on them to equal the amount Of
change due. Gil looked Mt the slip,
then at the clerk, and slowly said,
whats all this?" "Why, that is what
we are giving for change now. When
you get II dollars worth, we will re-
deem them," replied the clerk, and
gil went out. A day or two after
this occurrence Gil went to the
store again for some tobacco. The
clerk passed out the plug, and Gil
put his hand in his pocket, pulled out
a handful Of pumpkin seeds and hand
ed them to the clerk, saying: "These
are what I am using for change now.
When you get a dollars worth, l will
redeem them."-Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1907-03-02
A bluff With a Cork Lea.

"Cork legs are not bad in their way"
said the man who had one "Some
people are rather sensitive about theirs.
but I'm not. I even have a little fun
with it sometimes. I was in the smok-
er Of a railroad train the other day
talking with three other men while we
puffed away ut Jul cigars when the
conversation turned on stoicism. Ev-
cry mar had IN incident to relate
about some acquaintance's remarkable
ability to bear extreme pain without
Il murmur When the third man had
finished his yarn I mentioned casually
that I rather prided myself on my abil-
ity to put up with a good deal of pain
without making a squeal. TO illus
trate,' I said, and then opened my pen
knife and slowly forced the point Of
its long, keen blade into my leg just
above the knee, at the same time smil-
ing pleasantly. One man tainted, an-
other became deathly pale, and the
third got up and hastily left the carr
New York Press.
The Dickinson press., 1907-03-02
SUMMONS.
SUMMONS.
'1 cea az Se Of s Ssso''' SIS. 9Th IL D 2aaisi. GH SI,t..
Fred Pabst, Plaintiff

SUMMONS.
't coa az Se Of s Htsio''' IS. 9Th D 2aaisi. GH Bit.
Fred Pabst, Plaintiff
C cani;a a Colony Of RipS1n, Wis
Robinson individually and ms
Trustee for Christian Colony Of Summons,
H1pOn, Wisconsin, and all other
persons unknown claiming any
estate or interest in, or lien, or in.
cum branceu upon the property de-
scribed in the complaint.
Defendants.
The State Of North Dakota to the nbove-named
Defendants:
You arc hereby summoned to answer tho
filed in the office of the Clerk of tho District
Court OF tho Sixth Judicial District ia and for
the County OF Stark and State of North Dnkotn,
and to serve a copy Of your answer to the said
the Dakota National Bank building in the city
OF Dickinson in snid county and state within
thirty days after the service of this summons
upon you, exclusive Of the day of such service;
ana IN case OF your Ih'lnro to appear or answer,
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
CR,AWFoRn& BURNETT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Dickinson, N. ID.
To the above named Defendants:
You VIII take notice that the above entitled
action is brought for tho purpose of u%uictipp
title TO lot 6 N block 2: lot 4 in block s; lots3
lots ~ and 20 in block 7; lot 20 in block ii, ali
In the town OF Gladstone, Stark County, North
Dnkota, and that the complaint in snid action
was on the eighth day of February, 1907. filed in
the Sixth, Judicial District in Stark County,
.. CRAWFORD l. BURNETT.
2'9'6t Attorneys for Plaintiff, Dickinson, N. d.
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Legal Notices.
SUMMONS,
County of Stark. ss' 9th JudicinI n;st'
Fred Pabst, Plaintiff, ~ ~

st't Ss Of So Of st ostot"' SIS. d III P 3ss;si.; cf S;st
Fred Pabst, Plaintiff, ~
VS..
Christian Colony Of Rlpon, Wis
consin, a corporation, VIM. W..
Robinson, individually and as
Trustee for Christian Colony of 5Summons.
Ripon, Wisconsin, and all other
persons unknown claiming any
estate or interest in, or lien. or
incumbrance upon the property
described in the complaint,
Defendants.
The state of North Dakota to tho above.narncd
DEFENDANTS:
You arc hereby to answer The com.
plant in the above emitted action, which is
filed ia tho office Of the Clerk of the District
Court of the Sixth Judicial District in and for
the County of Stark AMI State OF North la
kota, and to serve a cory of your answer to the
ealu complaint on the subscribers at their Office
in the Dakota National Bank building in the
city OF Dickinson in said county and state,
summons upon you, exclusive Of the day Of
s'lrh service; anu in case of your failure tn
appear Or answer, judgment will be taken
against you by default tor the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Dated FebruaryS 1907.
CRAWFORD & BURNETT.
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Dickinson, n. D,
To the above named Defendants:
You Will please take notice that tho above
entltied action is brought for the purpose of
in block 10 in the town of Gladstone, Stark
County: North Dakota, and that the complaint
n SAID action was on the eighth day OF
February: 1907, fled in the Office Of the Clerk
Ct the DistriG Court of the Sixth Judicial
District in Stark County, North Dakota, at
CRAWFORD & BURNETT.
2-16- ct Attorneys for Plaintiff, Dickinson, N. d.