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The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-04
Bee Cuckoo of Africa Of Great Service 10 the Natives and Protected
 by Them.

One of the most sagacious of birds is certainly the bee cuckoo. or moroc. a little bird very like the English sparrow.
 It is found in various parts of Afrl- ca where wild bees abound, and, being unable to help itself to the honey. which Is it's favorite food. 1t resorts to human aid.
 Having discovered a swarm of bees it flies to the nearest habitation. and attracts by its cries of "Cherr, cherr, cherr." the attention of some of the natives. It then flies of in the direc- tion of the nest, uttering its cry and waiting for its followers to overtake
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-04

IuhNii tOhlh AslhF Ab biAli ilN hhoh had scrap for 2i hours. But. Dick sic, your tramp is hummer! I've tried 10 ride him down and wear him out and lose him, and, by heaven. he turns up every time and has been ot more use to me than two men.
 She put her hand on Whispering Smiths arm. 'l told him if he would stop drinking he could be foreman here next season" Fuss was putting up the lunch. Why need you hurry away" persisted Dicksie. Eve got a thousand things 10 say"
 He looked at her amiably. This is really a case of must"
 Then. tell me. what favor may [ do for you?" She looked appealingly ] into his tired eyes T want to do l something for you. must don't deny me Only. what shall it be- Something for me- What can | say? Youll be kind to Marion-l | shouldn't have to ask that What can I ask? Stop, there k one thing I've ! got a poor little devil of an orphan up in the Deep Creek country. Du Sang murdered his father. You are rich and generous, Dicksie do something for him will you? Kennedy or Bob Scott will know all about him Bring him down here, will you. and see he doesn't go to the dogs You're A good girl, Whats this. crying2 Now you are frightened. Things are not so bad as that. You want to know every. thing-I see it in your eyes. Very well, let's trade. You tell me every thing and I'll tell you everything. Now then: Are you engaged"
 They were standing under the low porch with the sunshine breaking through the trees. She turned away her face and threw all of her happi- ness into q laugh. II won't tell" "Oh, that's enough You have told !' declared Whispering Smith. "l knew why, of course knew-but l wanted | to make you own up. Well, here's the way things are. Sinclair has run us all over Gods creation for two days 10 give his pals a chance to break into Williams Cache to get the Tower W money they left with Rebstock. For fact, we have ridden completely around Sleepy Cat and been down in the Spanish Sinks since l saw you He doesn't want to leave without the money and doesn't know it is in Ken nedy's hands, and cant get into the Cache to find out. Now the three whoever the other two are-and Sin. clair-are trying to join forces some where up this valley, and Kennedy 1 Scott, Wickwire and are after them. and every outlet is watched, and 1t must all be over my dear. before sun set tonight Isn't that fine? l mean to have the thing wound up somehow Don't look worried"
 Do not-do not let him kill you !" she cried. with a sob
 He will not kill me; don't be afraid"
 T am afraid Remember what your life is to all of us."
 Then, of course, I've got 10 think of what it is to myself-being the only one I've got Sometimes don't think much Of it; but when l get a welcome like this it sets me up. If can once get out of the accursed man-slaughter. | ing business. Dicksie- How old are you? Nineteen? We'll, you've got the finest chap in all these mountains, and George McCloud has the finest" | With a bubbling laugh she shook | her finger at him. Now you are ! caught. Say the finest woman in these mountains if you dare. Say the finest woman,"
 "The finest woman of 19 in all crea- l tion!" He swung with a laugh into
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-04

Bob at the mouth of the Cache there was little fear for that outlet. The turn to the left was the unexpected. Over the little fire in the ranch kitch- en where they ate supper, the four men were in conference 20 minutes. It was decided that Scott and Kennedy should head for the Mission pass, while Whispering Smith, with Wick wire to trail with him. should under take to cut off, somewhere between Fence river and the railroad, the man who had gone south, the man believed to be Sinclair. It was a late moon and when Scott and Kennedy saddled their horses Whispering Smith and Wickwire were asleep.
 With the cowboy, Whispering Smith started at daybreak. No one saw them again for two days. During those two days and nights they were in the saddle almost continuously. For every mile the man ahead of them rode they were forced to ride two miles and often three. Late in the second night they crossed the railroad and the first word from them came in long dispatches sent by Whispering Smith to Medicine Bend and instruc- tions to Kennedy and Scott in the north, which were carried by hard riders straight to Deep creek.
 On the morning of the third day Dicksie Cunning, who had gone home from Medicine Bend and who had been telephoning Marion and George Me Cloud two days for news, was trying to get Medicine Bend again on the telephone when Fuss came in to say that man at the kitchen door wanted to see her.
 Who is 1t, Fuss"
 q d'no, Miss Dicksie deed, l never seen him b'fore."
 Dicksie walked around on the porch to the kitchen. A dust-covered man sitting on limp horse threw back the brm of his hat as he touched it, lifted dropped to the ground. He laughed at Dicksies startled expression. Don't you know me-" he asked, putting out his hand. It was Whispering Smith.
 He was a fearful sight. Stained from head to foot with alkali, saddle cramped and bent, his face scratched and stained, he stood with smiling appeal in his bloodshot eyes.
 Dickse gave little uncertain cry, clasped her hands, and, with a scream, threw her arms impulsively around his neck. "Oh. did not know you! What has happened? l am so glad to see you. Tell me what has happened. Are you hurt?"
 He stammered like schoolboy Nothing has happened. l didn't real ize what a tramp 1 look or I shouldn't have come. But 1 was only a mile away and had heard nothing for four days from Medicine Bend. And how are you? Did your ride make you i'll? No? By heaven, you are a game girl. That was ride! How are they all? Where's your cousin? In town, is he !? l thought l might get some news if rode up, and, oh, Miss Dicksie-jm- inyl some coffee. But I've got only two minutes for it all, only two min utes do you think Fuss has any on the stove?"
 Dicksie with coaxing and pulling got him into the kitchen. and Fuss tum- bled over herself to set out coffee and rolls He showed himself ravenously hungry, and ate with a simple direct ness that speedily accounted for every thing in sight You have saved my life. Now l am going, and thank you a thousand times There by heaven, I've forgotten Wickwire! He is with waiting down in the cottonwoods at the fork. Could Fuss put up a
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-04
CHAPTER XxxVlll.-Continued.

No man in Medicine Bend knew Sin clair more thoroughly or feared him less than Barnhardt. No man could better meet him or speak to him with less of hesitation. Sinclair, as he faced Barnhardt. was not easy in spite of his dogged self-control; and he was standing. much to his annoyance, in the glare of an arc-light that swung across the street in front of the shop. He was well aware that no such light had ever swung within a block of the shop before and in it he saw the hand of Whispering Smith. The light was unexpected, Barnhardt was a surprise, and even the falling snow, which pro tecled him from being seen 20 feet saway, angered him. He asked curtly who was ill, and without awaiting an answer asked for his wife.
 The surgeon eyed him coldly. Sin clair, what are you doing in Medicine Bond? Have you come to surrender yourself?"
 Surrender myself? Yes, I'm ready any time to surrender myself. Take me along yourself, Barnhardt, if you think I've done worse than any man would that has been bounded as I've been bounded. I want to see my wife"
 Sinclair, you cant see your wife"
 What's the matter--is she sick"
 No, but you cant see her"
 Who says l cant see herr"
 "I say so"
 Sinclair swept the ice furiouAy from his beard and his right hand fell 10 his hip as he stepped back. You've turned against me too, have you, you gray haired wolf? Cant see her. Get out of that door"
 ! The surgeon pointed his finger at the murderer. No, l won't get out of this door, Shoot, you coward! Shoot an unarmed man. You will not live to get 100 feet away. This place is watched for you; you could not have got within 100 yards of it tonight ex- cept for this snow" Barnhardt pointed through the storm. Sinclair, you will hang in the courthouse square, and I will take the last beat of your pulse with these fingers, and when I pro pGunce you dead they will cut you down. You want to see your wife. You want to kill her, Don't lie, you want to kill her. You were heard to Say as much tonight at the Cunning ranch. You were watched and tracked, and you are expected and looked for here. Your best friends have gone back on you. Ay, curse again and over again. but that will not put Ed Banks on his feet"
 Sinclair stamped with frenzied oaths. You're too hard on me- he cried, clenching his hands. T say you're too hard. You've heard one side of it. Is that the way you put judgment on a man that's got no friends left because they start a new lie on him every day? Who is 1t that's watching me? Let them stand out like men in the open. If they want ne let them come like men and take ue!"
 Sinclair. this storm gives you
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-04
WronQ DiaQnosis,

Many a girl thinks she has broken her heart when she has only sDrained her imagination.--Iif
Evening journal., 1909-09-15

it. Here it means emptiness rather than
concet. Vanity Fair means collection
of those things which are harmful, all
put together In a Fair to sold. We
cannot keep out of these Vanity Fairs.
but we do not necessarily have to be a
part OF it. Each one OF us has to meet
their individual temptation in his own
way. but we do not have TO succomb to
them. Faithful gives us a noble example
when he is put to death for the sake Of
his belief. We may not have to face
death for our Master but il we stand
up for Him every day and conquer our
sins, we are waging just as successful
war against Satan as did Christian
and Faithful.
Dear Lord, help us as we journey
through this world to keep clean Of the
sin which besets us from all sides and
live a life nearer to Thee. Help us to
make each spot where we tread a little
brighter and happier than it was before.
As strangers here may we absorb none
of the evil, but rsdiate Thy light from
all sides. When Satan makes us his
tempting offers may we treat him as
Thou didst while here on our little earth.
And may we remember that while this
old worm is a pretty rought path to
travel, there is a goal at the end which
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
A PLEASANT WAY
TO CUkE CATARRH

Poor deluded victimsl
Continually sprinlSling and spraying
and stomach dosing
What are you doing ii for?
Trying to kill the catarrh germs2
Might just as well try to kill cat
with fresh milk
Sticking a piece Of chewing gum in
the upper left hand corner Of the right
ear would slaughter just as many
germs.
You can't kill the germs that cause
catarrh unless you get where they are.
You can get where the germs are by
breathing Hyomei, the powerful yet
soothing antiseptic, which is prepared
especially 10 kill catarrh germs.
Just breathe it in, that's all. 1t gives
joyful relief in five minutes. 1t is
guaranteed by Miller Drug Co. to cure
catarrh, or money back.
1t Is sold by leading druggists every
where. complete outfit. including
inhaler. costs s1.00. Extra bottles, soc.
Cures sore throat, coughs and colds.
Il take especial pride in recommend
ing Hyomei to asthmatic sufferers, as
know by experience that it is rem
edy that cures. / have not since using
Hyomei had any recurrence OF asthma"
Mrs. WIN. Burton, Owosso, Mich,
June %, 1909.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15

received. One man wants bodyguard Of fat
men named to escort him about the city, but
such proceeding would doubt ruffe the
good temper of even a Taft Another wants a
bodyguard of caddies, but such foolishness of
course will not be part OF the entertainment
Down in Georgia there will be a feast of
possum for Taft. When staying in Georgia
Taft praised the possum as an edible, and the
Georgians will give him enough OF it. About
the only thing he will have to drink in the south
ern state will be persimmon beer, for Taft will
be in dry land.
The Pacific Coast does not propose to be
outdone in its reception. They have been telling
some wonderful tales about the other ocean
states and they are going to show Taft. Wash
ington state is the home OF the big red apple,
although some Delawareans contend that the
Washington apple is not superior to those grown
in this state. But let it go at that.
Taft is to be welcomed at an apple banquet
a veritable Feast of Apples. The decorations
of the hall will be 10000 of the finest apples that
the state produce Apples will figure in
every course and to carry out the idea there
should be cider TO drink.
Other states are making preparations, and
altogether the trip Of the President will be a
round of Joy. No wonder he has been dill
gently preparing himself for the journey.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
REUNION OF THE LEGISLATORS.

Having Incorporated Bethany Beach, the
a 4 members OF the Legislature will go TO that
resort down in old Sussex tomorrow to sec
what damage they did there and to have little
reunion renewal Of friendships and a talk over
the stirring times of the recent legislative session
that had no United States Senator to elect
We are sure that Senator life, down
Alillsboro way, and Senator DreSler, who with
his family make up great part of Bethany
Beach's population, will receive the Sclons with
that warm-hearted hospitality for which Sussex
is famous Senator DresIler has not been
Sussex countian for many years, but he seems
to be the embodiment of hospitality that is akin
to the county
There's not much doubt about Senators life
and Drexler being able to find enough peaches
from the crop that failed to regale the Assembly
men, and few soft shell crabs probably are
lurking around Indian River Bay, awaiting the
procedure by which they will be received into
the Legislature.
For the cold water advocates in the Legisla-
ture the old Atlantic will afford an expansive
welcome even in these waning days of surf bath
ing. If il IS not unconstitutional, we'll
wager big red Soper apple that "wets
and "drys' cannot resist the temptation OF
the bathing, but beware of the rising tide
when Senator Rowland, Senator Monaghan,
Senator Dutton, Representative Ainsoow, Rep
resentative Rawiins and few others make their
splash Representative Pharo in an exercise OF
his usual caution, doubtless will not venture in
until some Of the Legislators OF greater displace-
ment have found lodgment in the ocean. 1t
might not be bad idea to have Reading Clerk
McNabb to call the roll after the surf bath.
After Senator Drexler has adjourned his ses-
sion of hospitality the Assemblymen Will be
piloted over to old Lewes town by Senator Row
land and will be entertained there as only the
hospitabe pilots know how. II is too bad the
legislators could not have shaped their course
so as to be in Lewes during the Hudson-DeN Nnes
celebration. But they will have good Tune
without the bother Of dispensing with readings
of the journal or the other little formalites that
entered into the last session of the Legislature.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
TAFT,s WESTERN TRIP.

Tiles throughout the south and west have
made all kinds of preparations for the enter
tainment OF President Taft during his coming
visit and il the President does not enjoy him
self, il will not be the fault of the hosts He
Will be feted and petted. He will be expected
10 make speeches to suit the occasion and incl
dentally explain the position of the admnstra-
ton on various measures.
In the Western cities the President will be
expected to defend the new tariff bill and to
show that the party's pledges have been kept in
its enactment In the South he will speak
along the same line that he has followed in that
region before. Taft, of course, can go to the
South with good grace. He ought to be par
ticularly popular in that region because in maxi
ing appointments in many instances he has
ignored party lines. Only recently in the selec-
tion of officials who are 10 have charge of the
census the administration overlooked party lines
and named Democrats for some of the important
places.
Taft will find in the South many responses 20
the Republican doctrine of protection as ex-
pounded by him. The protection sentiment has
grown IN that part OF the country along with
me growth OF industries. The recent session OF
congress was remarkable for the number of
Southern Senator's who supported ON occasion
the protective schedules
In theWest Chicago in particular Is maxine,
surring effort to please the President Tbe
popularity OF lait IN that part of the country
nas been very pronounced. His ideas OF tariff
revision found support among the peonle al
though the Illinois Senators did not ioin with
others OF the West in opposing some of the
Adrich schedules. Chicago proposes to have
big banquet Il is customary to take visitors
through the stockyards, but Taft will be spared
that journey Probably the stockyard men do
not want TO run chances of having the presiden-
tial gatling gun turned upon them in view of the
experience they had with the Roosevelt admin
isfration. The President will be taken to a
base ball game and at that he will enjoy himself.
The President likes good game OF ball. al
though it is not recorded that in his earlier davs
he was proficient in the sport. In fact Taft
does not seem to have had an athletic record.
Golf, in later life is about the only game that
has won him.
The Windy City cranks IS usual are full Of
suggestions as to how the President should be
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
With the Paraqraphers

Americans have discovered pretty nearly everything
FIRST except America-and they would have discovered
that if they had had fair show.-New York Mail.
The not to have monopoly OF polar glory
in Cook hat" The Cook cocktail has arrived to
soiace sterner seN.-New York World.
The dog and sled explorers simply had to reach the
goal this year 80 out Of business Twelve months
from the perfected airship viii be sailing
where.-Kansas City Journal
Fun extent the horror Of Arctic exploration will
be realized until they begin pushing the counter
the Cook Concha and the Peary Perfecto.-New York
Herald.
The conservative will refrain from rejoicing over
the discovery the Pole until given a glimpse the
new Cook hat which is 20 be forthcoming, from the
mlllner shops.-Baltmore American
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
BENJAMIN MITCHENER'S
HONORABLE WAR RECORD

r. G.. and ID. T.. Buckingham send
THE EVENING JOURNAL the fol-
lowing testimonial OF the late Ben
jamin Kitchener as a soldier during
the Civil War.
No Drawer or more gallant soldier
ever followed the flag of his country
than Benjamin Mitchener, late serg-
cant, Company Il, 4th Delaware Volun-
teer Infantry, who died on August 2S
last. He was born in Chester county,
Pa, eighty-fve years ago, and was
one Of the first men to enlist Of his
company at Pleasant Hill, Mill Creek
hundred. AS soldier in camp he was
a splendid example for the boys on
account of the neatness of his uniform
and the cleanness ofhis gun and equip
ments.
When the battle Of Cold Harbor
opened the Fourth Delaware Infantry
was ordered to support battery and
took position twenty yards in front
OF the guns by laying down. The bat
terry opened and our boys hugged the
ground for an hour ready to resist
any attempt to capture the guns,
which were being fired over us. Later
we were ordered to the skirmish line
in heavy woods. The enemy was
pushing us and all day the struggle
was fierce, both sides fighting from be-
hind trees and rife pits Sergeant
Mitchener was behind a tree with the
writer and fought a duel with a
johnny, whom he finally killed OF
wounded. He had been on a good
many skirmish lines, but this was the
deadliest. Kitchener was bold ano
exposed himself constantly to the
enemy after loading under cover.
On June IS, 1865, he was a leader
in the charge on the breastworks and
forts of Petersburg, Va, and reached
a position beyond the valley. well III
the slope, but flesh and blood could
not carry the works, and he was onG
of the last to retire. We then threw
up permanent works and the nint
months siege Of Petersburg was on
But on the third evening a mimi,
ball crushed his right arm. We wer,
close by and went to his assistance
With his usual thoughtfulness he hat
a roll of bandages in his coat pocket
We cut off his sleeve. bound up hi,
arm and carried him to the field hos
pital. where his arm was amputated
The gangrene attacked IL and h,
underwent second amputation. Hi:
career as a soldier was ended. 1t wa;
short on the battlefield but brilliant
As a citizen he was upright and
straightforward in all his dealings.
outside Of my immediate family he
was the best friend 1 ever had, and
! fear the rising generation do not
realize how much they owe to the
volunteer soldier who was fitly repre-
sented in the person Of Benjamin
Kitchener. All honor his memory.
r. G.. Buckingham,
d. T.. Buckingham.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
Wednesday, September Is. 1909
and FoR THE HOSPITALS.

president Banning of City Council seems
a to have struck a responsive chord of public
sentiment when he voiced his belief that the city
should extend financial aid to the two hospitals
of Wilmington. They are institutions of which
any city could we'll be proud and anything
reasonable that may be done by Council TO
assist in bearing the financial burden of the hos
ptals would find opposition from taxpayers
generally.
Through an enactment OF the Legislature the
Levy Court of New Castle county is empowered
TO assist each hospital to the extent of $500
annually. 1t is not mandatory upon the Levy
Court to appropriate to the hospitals, but the
Levy Court is mindful OF the good accomplished
by the institutions and oheerfuy includes the
$500 to each hospital in the annual schedule Of
appropriations
Council should find its financial path clear
enough to appropriate something to the
Delaware Hospital and the Homeopathic Hos
. pital.-It IS not required necessarily to be a
large sum. but a reasonable amount consistent
with the condition of the city finances would be
welcomed by the managers of the hospitals.
The spectacle of devoted women holding frc-
quent rummage sales TO realize funds for the
maintenance of the hospitals is not the most ed-
fying nor is it pleasing civic commentary, and
if Council should give a thousand dollars or so
TO the hospitals, il could be fraught with none
other than benehcent results
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
Personal and Pertinent

Something unusual happened Woodward avenue
few mornings ago. A loaded down-bound car slowed up
at Stmson place A big automobile was between 1t and
the curb, also nearly coming TO stop.
Give us ride mister called the Drawer OF two little
boys who stood there
"A right boys climb in" and the door of the big car
was opened for them the chauffeur stopped IT,
The boys hardly what to make Of it, it was so
unexpected. and their faces wreathed in smiles
as they sat and looked at the street
How many men do you suppose would do thatF'
asked a man the platform. OF the car
The big automobile got OF the jam and soon was
lost on its way downtown the happy boys enjoying
the ride more than anybody else who downtown
that morning unless il was ID. c. whitney. OF
the car who had invited them TO ride with him-De-
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