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characterized Sergeant Nelson Corporal Brady and
score Of privates could his There was
ackins IN his makeup that something which gives dash
20 soldier. Hans used fall his feet in must
unmiiftary and his hands in their proper
piaces There thing however. that could be
SAID OF hfm-he tried obey orders implicitly
ne generally bundered a number times while max
ing the attempt but the intent right and that
era multitude sins serious in nature than
mere bIunders.
The Third cavalry in the Wyoming country in
the Elkhorn creek region There had been good deal
OF trouble with the Nez Perces and troop had been
kept ON the Jump most of the time Tor month. troop
was Hans outnt There had been constant
sion Of scoutngs It had been to send small
squads IN half dozen different directions at and
the sae time The had been forced to stay
with the main body, which not very big main
body at that all times He had been In everything
In which the troop was engaged but the idea of send
ting Hans OFT reconnaissance where GOODNESS and
the subtley of the devil for safety
the last thing that entered the head OF the troop
commander.
One day. however of the coolest days Of the
ond winter month 1t became necessary to send scout
ting party investigate the OF the approach Of
band OF Now It happened that the whole band
tagged and this in nutshell is the why
Mueller found himself for the first time in his life
position OF responsibility. He ordered by
Capt Roberts proceed with Sergeant Nelson and two
the sergeant satisfied that report had been
turned into the camp
when the little body the fatigue of the indi
v,dual of the troop showed that 1t not.
speak. enough to keep these same fndivd
uaiS from giving Hans send-on. Hans had carbfne
aud revolver. His trumpet hanging up on peg.
One OF bystanders said the sergeant in command
Look out for Hans II happen to get in scrtm-
hefi ~ to blow retreat his carbne You lose
ono man q Hams puts his mouth to the wrong end OF
the barrel
IL Ihea tAsy said fsw other things to Hans. He was
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03

told to be sure not
to get his canteen
mixed up with his
cartridge belt and
to make sure that
he took note OF the
landmarks on the
way out. so
could get back 70
camp in a hurry II
he happened to hear
an Indian shoot on
a gun. Hans took
all this well enough.
because the thought
of actually going
out on a scout was
SUFFICIENT to knock
all other things out
Of his head. resent
ment along with
them. Sergeant Mel
son, who was an
old and tried cam
paigner. turned to
his men and SAID:
I'VE are getting
ar the p l a c .
where we may ex-
pect to see some
thing" Then he
spoke seriously to
Hans: Mueller" he
said, you're not
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03

the side of the wounded Oodds, raised MIN
back with him the strip Of hell Twice
staggered volleys out. but he reached the
side OF his comrades and placed Dodds between Nelson
the unwounded trooper
Then Hans Mueller fell dead.
Relief to the surviving cavalryman The two
wounded lived In the little cemetery at post in the
far northwest is headstone which is inscribed:
"Hans Mueller. Trumpeter and Soldier His courage
bullet proof"
There passed through the gates OF Fort Myer the
other day man with black face and snow-white
hair His bearing military to degree. notwith-
standing the that he mped painfully. His shout
ders were thrown back and and carried
with probably conscious air Of pride The limp in the
gait, however marked that an observer. If he
gave the subject any thought at ALL would know that
this negro would never step in his life.
The name Of the Fort Myer visitor was and is Henry
Johnson time of Troop K Ninth United States cav
Of the OUTFIT of Uncle Sam had known that the
thought that this limping e1sodier would never run
again had entered into onlookers mind he probably
would said: mo johnson never will run again. but
II could kept the gait that he once showed
these 100yard sprnting records that hear much
Of OF sports would be headed by another and
isn't the slightest doubt among cavalry ofcers
who have long memories that the worlds champion
sprnter lost to track fame when Henry Johnson.
colored trooper went lame Is years
In the of November. 1879. band of Ute Indi-
surrounded small command of United States resu-
lars composed for the greater part of Troop K Ninth
colored cavalry. There was for while the heaviest
kind OF fighting and at close quarters Finally the reds
retreated little way but still held their Gordon OF
braves intact The temporary withdrawal for short
distance did give troops breathing SPELL for
they work at to intrench. They succeeded
with their horses and impediments and by vigorous
OF the shovel In forming and in throwing fairly
strong defense buwark. After this had been done small
parties the rifles OF their comrades went
to considerable distance from the entrenchment
there rife pits intervals circle about the
inner and stronger defense
Into these welcovered rife pits guards dropped
with plentiful supply Of ammunition and such ttfls
water and provender could be spared THERE was
in each pit. They were Absolutely protected
usual useful duty expected where troops arc thus Do
sieged Unless the Utes actually succeeded In getting
into these pits. the there safer than were
those behind the extempozed in the center
After the pckets had been placsd in the pits ana ~
fatigue and posting parties had returned to the csn
point of defense Indians in. The rcd circle
drawn closer closer and the bullets Fom "
Ute rss tore through die fFai pasts Of the oeisce
and soldier aftsr soldier vss killed - wounded
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1910-03-03

ONE OF the veteran
non commissioned
officers of the army
h ave t Ice a 5
many stories up
their sleeves as
they have service
stripes on them.
An old sergeant
who has been do
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head, cut his clothes in three
places and spat spitefully at
his feet. Telling Nelson to
grab his carbine. Mueller raised
the sergeant in his arms and
made for back cover. He
dropped the sergeant under the
shadow of the rock and then
stood on his feet.
"Where are you going. Muel-
ler?" said Sergeant Nelson.
I'm going after Dodds." said
Mueller. and he cleared the lit
tie rock to the front once more.
God bless you, Mueller" was
what he heard above the crack
ling of the rifles to his front.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18

NJ ASHINGTON.-An obscure chap
w ter, 1t has long lain unread IN
American annals. in spite OF the In
terest that surrounds 1t. But now
that the United States has come to
take an active hand In the govern
ment of Liberia, 1t Is natural that the
founding of that old half-American.
half African-negro state should attract
our interest. Founded back in 1920
as q home for the freed slaves from
this country, Liberia became a repub-
lie in 1S47. Today its population num-
bers some $4,000 Liberians along the
coast, while 1000. 900 negroes run wild
In the interior. No white man can &C
Quire citizenship or own property.
By an arrangement with bankers in
this country. France and Germany and
with the approval Of Liberia and the
European powers, q loan Of $4,000, 900
Ii to be floated by our government to
the end of setting straight Liberian
finances and assisting the country to
establish itself upon a firmer basis.
The United States will have control
of the little states financial, military
and agricultural departments and will
administer the republics relations.
The popular accounts of the found
Ing Of Liberia credit the achievement
somewhat vaguely to the American
Colonization society. Of which Henry
Clay was president There Is less
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
Credit Due Foreign Health Officers

and the penalties which attach to all
attempts to evade them put effective
repressive weapons into the hands Of
these ofncialA 90 that no attempts are
made to escape from compulsory com.
pliance and securing q clean bill of
health at the point >of departure and
ports of call. A vessel that starts
from . port with no appearance Of IN.
fictitious diseases among her crew or
passengers. and which IL again sub
jected to rigorous examination on her
arrival at any American port, stands
little chance Of bringing any infected
passengers past the several inspectors.
Al there 10 no way of measuring
what might happen II this force were
not employed. its members do not al.
ways receive the full amount Of credit
to which their unremitting care and
attention entitle them. They stand
among the many preventive forces
which the country utilizes to safe.
guard the people and to whom the
debt Of the nation IL greater than the
public II In the habit Of acknowledg.
Ing.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
TEACH BRIDES COOKING ART
McKeesport School Board In New Up.
lift Movement-Youne Women
Enter Night Glasses.

Pittsburg.-The spirit OF the uplift
in this city is now directed toward
women and their housekeeping abil'
tiles. The action Of the domestic
science committee of the schools In
McKeesport the other night in estab-
fishing classes in cooking for prospec'
tive brides is expected to result in an
increase in matrimonial ventures.
The committee. on application Of a
number of mothers with eligible
daughters. announces the cooking de.
partment of the schools will be thrown
open for night classes for young WON
en-, who will pay Is cents for ten les
sons.
Almost simultaneously In Pitts
burg a number of women organized
the housekeepers' club to carry out q
plan to solve the servant girl question
A committee was appointed to devise
ways and means to get good servant
girls and keep them after they are
captured.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18

IF A HEN Is not a bird. why IL
j pair of rubber boots an article Of
wooden wearing apparel? Funny ques-
ton. IL 1t not? There are many 9TH
ers, but this one Is enough to show
how Uncle Sam Is puzzled at times to
properly classify imported articles so
that the correct rate Of customs du-
ties may be levied and collected. In
the above case, 1t II simply because
the highest customs authority Of the
land held that as the boots had Innings
in which there was an appreciable
quantity Of wool they should bear the
rate prescribed for wooden apparel.
That same highest authority decided
that frogs legs are dutiable a. poul-
try.
The customs court, . new judicial
body that Is Just getting down to busi-
ness at Washington. already has many
cases that will cause the public to
laugh. One Of the first questions for
II to decide 10 whether the hen IL
bird. Ornithologists would unhesitat.
ingly declare she II, but the new
court 10 not composed Of such men.
Eli? What 10 the odds? Wait min
ute. and you will see how it concerns
every housekeeper. II the court can
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
MAYFL0WER MASCOT IS LOST
Mrs. Roosevelt's Gift to Crew Of
Presidents Yacht 10 Missing,
but Not ~ Deserter,

New York.-There Is sorrow on
board the U. 8. 8. Mayhower, known
as the presidents yacht, which Is be-
ing overhauled at the Brooklyn nav
yard. Spike, the Mayfower's mascot,
is missing, and It Is feared that either
he has been stolen or has met some
evil companions. He has not yet over.
stayed his shore leave to the point
where he can be termed a deserter.
but the master at arms will take him
In charge wherever he Is found.
Spike Is the bulldog presented to
the crew by Mrs. Roosevelt. He is
rated the ships champion swimmer
and Is entitled to medals for life saw
ing. On two occasions he saved the
lives of men who fell overheard.
In a notice sent out by the crew
offering reward for his return. Spike
Is described as being all bulldog
weight about fifty pounds, head abou,
seventeen inches above the ground
He II black and white and has on.
black ear"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18

IF Capt. Jorge Nelken Y. VALID
! berg, erstwhile of Argentina, pre-
tended American. typical soldier of
fortune and one of the few men who
ever succeeded in selling a gold brick
to one of the nations most prominent
men, does not return to Washington
within the next sixty days, he is likely
to lose his alleged American citizen
ship and be denied the protection Of
the American flag.
Captain Waldberg nourished in
Washington IL years ago, during the
Spanish-American war, and few
years later, at the Pan-American expo
sition. The captain came to Wash
ington with a long military record.
Having been born in Argentina. he has
lived in half q dozen South American
countries and been engaged In a.
many revolutions in the cause of lib
erty. Exiled, when unsuccessful, he
dropped into New York one day and
organized a company of Greek fruit
vendors, whom he took to Athens,
Joined the Greek army and fought In
the Graeco-Turkish war.
All that he got out Of that contest
was . little military glory and a wife.
He married q very beautiful daughter
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
BAN ON UNMARRIED WOMEN
Tufts President Says MIddIe-Ased
Spinsters Should BE Banishsd a.
College Teachers.

Medford. Mass.-President Fred
erick w. Hamilton of Tufts college
has come out with the positive as
sertion that unmarried woman teach
ers should be barred from girls col
leges because their influence Is harm
full. He says:
Il do not believe that young girls
who are just passing into young wom-
anhood are in the proper environment
when they are continually brought in
to close personal touch with elderly
unmarried women.
The larger proportion of women's
colleges are in the hands Of woman
teachers. however. and the education
al atmosphere of the places Is fem
mime, the peculiar type of feminity
developed by highly cultured. middle
aged unmarried women. Now, while
the type may be very fine individual
ly. 1t is not the proper one to create
the atmosphere for girls at the for
native period Of their lives.
Girls just coming into womanhood
are receiving their most valuable i'm
pressions and their future attitude to-
ward the questions of this time. Their
outlook on life, which I believe is the
most important part of the college
training, should be broad, and 1t can
not be so unless formed In an en-
vironment of breadth.
I'm the lower grades of the schools,
too. and in preparatory schools the
influence of the unmarried, middle
aged woman is counteracted by the
dominating influence of the home.
believe that an element of married
teachers, widows. who were teachers
before marriage. perhaps, would be
beneficial. The relationship Of these
schools and their pupils is different,
however, because the pupils live at
home. The girls at college live a
purely academic life. They are on
their resources and they face prob
lens that are quite new to them.
They are to be trained to become
competent and important parts of
life, we hope. They need large out
look and a broad viewpoint. The
elements which go to give these must
be brought into their lives at this
psychological time. and all elements
that tend toward narrowness should
be eliminated"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
allon- and. while It takes four gal

gallon, and, while 1t takes four gal
Ions of cider for a gallon OF apple
butter. the only outlay In cash Is the
nineteen cents'a gallon. except what
he pays for the spices. For every
barrel of cider he needs two bushels
of nice sweet apples. The ordinary
cooking for family consists Of two
barrels of cider and four bushels OF
apples, and the result Is twenty gal
Ions of apple butter.
II the farmer preferred to sell the
apple butter he can realize from sixty
cents to one dollar a gallon-twice
as much as he could get for the apple
butter that was made during the
shifting party" period. The Mogels
have made as high as $4,000 gallons
of cider and 1000 gallons of apple
butter in a season. The high mark
for one day was 1923 barrels of cider
and 24O gallons of apple butter. Dur
ing the busy season they work day
and night.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
STUMPS MOVED VERY CHEAP

Then, 1t leaves highly fortified seed.
beds for grasses. grains. berries or
other fruits. whereas blasting tears
holes in the ground and lifts the hard.
pan to the surface.
Photographs taken on the farm OF
Mr.. Dupertuis. where he has hereto
fore used the charpit process. show
that wherever a stump was burned
out there was invariably heavier
growth of grain or grass than on ad.
joining ground. Fruit trees planted
over such a spot showed an unusual
growth as compared with others.
Mr.. Thompson's report will be is
sued later by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
GOOD APPLE BUTTER
Shifting Party Period Is Now a
Thing of the Past. .
Modern Methods Of Manufacture have
Robbed Pennsylvania Farmers
OF Delightful FroIics Held
In the Fall.

Garfield, Pa.-Durfng September ana
October of each year all roads IN
Berks county lead to the cider and
apple butter mills. for this Is the sea-
son when everybody has more ap-
Piles that he needs for winter use.
There is no farming community IN
Berks county today that does not have
Its community cider mill. where farm
ers can take their apples in the morn
ing and return with the cider a few
hours later, but there are only two
Or three places in this great agri-
cultural county where the farmer can
50 speedily turn his fruit into nice.
fresh apple butter.
Marvellous as 1t appears to grand
mother, who used to sit In the old
farmhouse kitchen with her little Bar
low knife. peelins the rinds OF the
red checked apples. pairing them next
morning In the barrelsized copper
kettle to be cooked into apple butter.
It still appears more marvellous to
the mother of twenty-five years ago.
to whom the apple butter party was
the time of the year" She can
hardly realize today that those good
old times are passing away.
What a change!" says mother.
To-day we pick the apples: tomorrow
father starts for the cider mill at 6
O'Clock. The apples are shoveled into
a grinding machine, ground into POM
ace and shoveled to one Of the latest
style hydraulic presses. from which
the Juice is extracted in a very few
minutes, ready for the apple butter
cooking. under the same roof The
cider Is then cooked and boiled In
large barrel-shaped receptacles, the
steam running through copper coils
that nicely fit in barrels.
The sweet apples the farmer just
brings along from the tree. and there
is no shifting party on the farm be
forehand. They are brought entire
and are first nicely washed. then
placed In a barrel. cooked by steam
until they form a thin, mushy paste
Then they are placed In q copper
sievelike instrument. over which is
operated a rubber lever which sep
arates the skin from the apples. cores
and seeds. SO nothing but pure apple
Juice goes into the apple butter. This
nicely sieved pulp and the boiling
cider are placed together In another
barrel, the spices are added. and with
in forty-five minutes the steam that
runs through another set of copper
coils will have accomplished the trick
and the apple butter will be ready to
pour into the farmers milk cans OF
crooks in which he usually hauls II
home.
The first apple butter cooking fac
tory in Berks county was installed
by ex-County Treasurer David w. Mo
gel and today he and his son, John
#. Mogel. make cider and cook apple
butter four days each week for the
farmers Of the community. and each
Saturday cook 1t for themselves, to
sell to other folks. When the farmer
gets his apples turned into cider he
pays only a cent a gallon. For apple
butter he pays fifteen cents extra per
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
charplt Method Of Taking Out Tree
Roots on Cleared Land Prov.
Ing Successful.

Chehalis, Wash.-Chehalis IL just
now the center of an interesting ex-
pertinent In land clearing. Recently
through the Offices of Secretary Mer.
rell. of the Chehalis Citizens club.
an arrangement made with Harry
Thompson Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture. with head
quarters at Seattle. and Prof. H. w.
Sparks. farm demonstration of the
state college. to conduct some expert.
ments with the charpit process Of
burning out stumps on logged-off
lands. The work has just been COM
pleted at the farm Of Henry Duper-
fuis. near Chehalis.
One hundred ar stumps, from two
to four feet In diameter, we're kept
burning In this test. an accurate &C
count was kept of labor. Stumps
were completely destroyed. and roots
burned out at an average cost of so
cents per stump.
This voluntary work Of the Citizens
club Of Chehalis will. 1t Is hoped.
prove Of great value to western Wash.
tngton and Oregon. as 1t establishes
the value Of the charpit burning meth.
cd Of clearing logged-off lands. The
process works most effectively on clay
soil.
The method has two valuable fea-
lures. First, II can be successfully
conducted without the high-priced
skilled labor required for the blasting
powder and donkey engine process.
Boys from fourteen to sixteen years
of age can do the work thoroughly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
Twenty August Visitors Line Up At
Soda Fountain Like Little
School Children.

New York.-Frederick H. Mills.
financial director Of the international
prison commission. II showing New
York to the foreign delegates. the
British, Austrian. German. South
American. Italian and Chinese prison
experts who are going to Washington
TO attend the first international prison
congress ever held In the United
States. Today Mr.. Mills wondered
what new thing he could lead them to.
They had seen the tall buildings, the
art museum. the subway. the parks
and the fatirons. but they still crav-
ed novelty.
Struck by an idea he guided a party
Of 20. including Sir Evelyn Ruggles-
Brise. of the British home once; DR..
Van Engelberg. Of the German minis.
try of justice: Charles Didion, of the
ministry Of justice Of Belgium, and
Victor Almquist. chief Of the division
Of the ministry Of Justice Of Sweden,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-18
Puzzlers for the New Customs Court

be induced to decide that the hen is
a bird. down will 90 the price of eggs.
for the present tariff bar makes every
importer Of edible eggs pay i've cents
a dozen for all he brings into the
country. Birds eggs are ON the free
list.
Another puzzling question IL wheth.
er hens eggs that have been broken
up shall be taxed a. eggs or albumen.
Chemically, the mess ready for the
making of omelets Is albumen, but II
the court holds that they should
take the albumen duty 1t is feared
every importer will see to 1t that every
imported egg Is smashed before 1t
gets to the custom house. The crack
er trust would doubtless be pleased
to have such q decision made.
Is half q duck, imported from China
two years ago, and still used as an
exhibit in the courts. q bit Of pre-
served meat or dressed poultry? The
government insists 1t IL the former
and the Chinese importer insists that
II IL not.
Another nut to crack: Il an auto
mobile q household effect? Patriotic
Americans returning from motoring in
Europe will be pleased to have the
court say It II. Under such q deci-
sion they could take over with them q
few real household goods. set up light
housekeeping for q while, buy q
French automobile. and then return
to this country and do 1t all for less
than the amount Of duty on q high.
priced automobile made In Europe.