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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-13
CHAPTER xl.
In the Presence Of Sheridan.

In the Presence Of Sheridan,
1t had been dark for nearly an hou
before we entered what was from al
appearances a large and populouI
camp. No sooner was l thrust int
the unknown darkness of hut by thu
not unkindly sergeant, than l threw
myself prone on the floor. and wa,
sound asleep before the door had fair
~ closed behind him.
MY rest was not destined to be 9
long one. 1t seemed I had barely
closed my eyes when a rough hanl
shook me again into consciousness
The flaming glare of an uplifted pine
knot flung its radiance over half-a
dozen figures grouped in the oper
doorway. A corporal. with a white
chin beard. was bending over me.
Come. Johnny" he said tersely
get up you're wanted"
The instinct of soldierly obedience
In which had been so long trained
caused me to grope my way to my
feet.
What time is it. Corporal?" asked
sleepily.
After midnight"
who wishes me?"
headquarters" he returned brusoue.
ly. Come. move on. Fall in. men.
Our march was a short one. and we
soon turned abruptly in at a wide
open gateway. High pillars OF brick
stood upon either hand, and the pas
sage was we'll lighted by a brightly
blazing fire Of logs. Two sentries
stood there. and our party passed be-
tween them without uttering a word.
AS we moved beyond the radiance I
noted :. little knot Of cavalrymen ST.
lently sitting their horses in the
shadow OF the high wall. A wide
gravelled walk. bordered. thought,
with flowers, led toward he front door
OF commodious house built after the
colonial type. The lower story seemed
fairly ablaze with lights. and at the
head of the steps as we assembled a
young officer came quickly forward.
rs this the prisoner brought In TO-
night?"
The corporal pushed me forwars.
This is the man. sir"
Very we'll: hold your command
here until | send other orders"
He rested one hand. not unkindly.
upon my arm. and his tone instantly
changed from that of command to gen.
erous courtesy.
You will accompany me. and per-
NIT me to advise you. for your own
sake. to be as civil as possible in your
answers tonight. for the old man 10
In one Of his tantrums."
We crossed the rather dimly lighted
hall. which had . sentry posted at
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-13

graphed him. Directly he got half way
across he gave vent to number OF
most terrific coughs.
when he had gone the game ran.
ger, native, who was on the ground
beside me got up and said: That ii.
ger is over eleven feet long. the big
gest tiger | have ever SEEN
THE natives wanted me to kill the
tiger, since 1t was about to become
man eater; stealing village cattle
is always the sign that that Is going
to happen. They could not understand
why l only wanted to turn handle at
the animal.
Fifteen men, saying that they
would be the next victims, got behind
q bush with spears, and when the
tiger was driven up to them three OF
the men rushed out with their
weapons.
THE tiger leaped from the dense
jungle, the man ON the right and the
man on the left bolted. the man in
the middle turned to emulate them,
but fell on his face.
Upon him the tiger threw himself
with his claws in his shoulder like
flash of lightning. and put his head
down to the back of the mans neck.
Il. six to eight feet up a tree, shout.
ed. thinking he was going to bite
through the mans spinal column. The
beast looked up at me. gave another
Of his great coughs. growled savagely
at me. and then jumped sideways and
into the Jungle"
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manner that convinced me he was OF
the regular service.
They are resting out of the sun
in that clump of bushes down the hill,
sir"
Brennan glanced in the direction in.
dictated.
Very WE'LL" he said. take your
prisoner down there, and tell the
Sergeant to press on at once toward
the lower road. We shall follow you.
and the lady will ride his horse"
The man turned. and with peremp-
tory gesture ordered me forward. AS
l drew closer to where the two waited
beside the open door. lifted my head
proudly, determined that neither
should perceive how deeply ! felt the
humiliation of my position. As thus
passed them. my eyes fixed upon the
shining road ahead. my ears caught
a word or two of indignant expostula-
ton from her. lips.
But. Frank. it is positively shame
full in this sun"
He laughed lightly. yet his answer
Cdm0 w Lu0 ~ 0A CI00Iuc6 OI Ut.
terance. believed he wished me to
overhear the words. "Oh. 1t will only
prove Of benefit to his brains, If By
rare chance he possesses any"
glanced aside. and saw her turn
instantly and face him. her eyes
aflame with indignation. Then
will"
AS she spoke. her voice fairly trem-
bling witt intense feeling. she stepped
backward out of sight into the house.
Another instant and she reappeared.
sweeping past him without so much as
a word, and bearing in her hand my
ola campaign hat, came directly up to
US.
Sentry" she said in her old i'm
perious manner. Il desire to place this
hat on the head of your prisoner"
The fellow glanced uneasily over his
shoulder at the seemingly unconscious
officer. not knowing whether It were
better to permit the act or not. but
she waited for no permission.
Captain Wayne" she said. her
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Many Idle Men in Frisco.

San Francisco, Cal.-After an in.
spection Of places where unem-
ployed congregate, Gov. Hiram w.
johnson instructed the state labor
commissioner today to make a thor.
ough investigation with view to &C
counting for the number of unemploy.
ed skilled laborers in San Francisco.
Governor johnson said there are
many skilled mechanics out of employ.
ment here who came to San Franc is
co in the belief that work had COM
menced on the Panama-Pacific inter.
national exposition.
The governor said he would author
ize the Fastening Of work on public
enterprises az 4 means OF relieving
the distress.
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synopsis.

Ine story opens in q Confederate tent
critical stage Of the Civil War. Gem
message 10 f 10 wayne an 1mIorta n,
rergt Craig. an old army scout, Wayne
s,aTts O.. On hts mission. The. .two.' after .
snemy In the darkness. Wayne IL taken
.cr a Federal officer who came to Keep an
appointment. and q young lady on horse
ee ss't girl and attempts to escape but
t crai. One One Of the horses succumbs and
while Wayne and NV Lady Of the North
IRE LETT alone. They seek shelter in q
nut . and entering It in the dark huge
mnastin attacks Wayne The girl shoots
me brute just in time. The owner Of the
nut nut one one Jed Bungay, and his wife appear
rho soon q party Of horsemen approach
h REQ Lowrte. but Mrs. Bungay discovers
nm ill.,, TO be a disguised impostor, who
p!ncer whom the Union girl recognizes.
he orders the arrest Of Wayne as q spy.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
OLD NOME D|GG|NGS
 RETURN TO LIFE
Refreshments

indications arc that the imsgnt of men to work around Nome city will hc far greater.
 Joe Montgomery is also s.soiuteIy confident that n far more tusy sca- son is at hand and has begun more promisingly for himself thu lasS year. Both men were occupied today in moving on new barns to tI.is prem ises to meet the increase ni D s.. ess
 The Pioneer Mining Co'upa .y and the Wild Goose Mining snG Tracing Company have been prospecting new places and will continue to do 30 this winter. but desire 10 do SD without advertising the particullr work in which they are prospecting for obvious
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
BLACK WAS UNtUckY.

The election of Lister, the demo- crat. as governor of the state ,i Washington. shows how unlucky @ man can be. At the primaries Judge Black of Everett received the larges, democratic vote but question was raised as to his eligibility owing to the fact that he held office. He then withdrew from the race and Lister ia governor -elect.
 Bill Dumphy, a brother in law of Judge Lyons. who was in Nome this summer. was also a candidate before the primaries and got third place.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
SCHR. ALASKA
 IS RESCUED

The gravest fears were entertained this morning that the schooner Alas ka of the L. $. Mercantile Company of Nome threatened with the most serious danger and that her crew are faced by serious consequences. She Is now caught in the ice somewhere out al sea and reports are being anNiously awaited from boats which are said to have set out from St. Michael to the rescue.
 The Alaska left St. Michael with the Unaiaklect mail on the 6th, but has never shown up. After delivery on delivering the mall she intended to sail for Nome where she would have been beached for the winter. All was supposed to be we'll until word was received by MT. yeline that she had failed to re- port at her destination and that she was probably in the ice. The North ern Commercial Company. 1t is sup posed had dispatched her with the Unaiakieet mail which had lain at St. Michael for points up the Yukon river. The company has already dispatched a tug after her and hopes to be able to get her out of whatever predica- ment she might have got into. The tug sent is probably the Meteor which often niles between St, Michael and Nome. It Is a staunch little vessel and probably well adapted to the work laid out for her in bringing the Alaska to place of safety.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

\ careful questioning of .camsters and vendors of supplies has resulted in the discovery that the amuCit of activity this winter In min r1 vi; he greater by at least 29 Der cent than II was last year.
 The remarkable fact corrected wIti the present season is that DcVter Htll and the beach lines below Nom, ri,er. which places have been Cumpar ttivelN neglected in recent years. h:,v" asdin come to life and ground which has lain idle for considerable 'irls wlll again be operated. In the K"us1ruk the number of peopl. to h' peeuIlrd is far greater than the number af last year.
 ". J. Rowe. the freightins man, sdys
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
CHURCH sEAvicES.

Services of the Congregational and Methodist churches will be conducted at the Congregational church tomor- Tow. John Parsons. minister.
 Sunday school at II o'clock. Bible study classes for all ages.
 Christian Endeavor devotional meet ing at 6:45 o'clock In the lecture room.
 Public worship at o'clock. Brief service of song before the sermon. Subject of sermon. Faith and Its Victories.''
 The Ladies Aid Society is to meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist parsonage. Prepara. tion is being made for the annual fair and social of the society to be given in December.
 A service of prayer. song and Bible study Wednesday evening at eight o'clock.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
ST. MARY's CHURCH.

Tomorrow lthe twenty third Sun. day after Trinity) the services will bt aS follows:
 Celebration of the Holy Euchartst a' g a. m.. with three minute address,
 Sunday school and Bible class at Il c. m.
 Evensong at o'clock. with nex; In series on What Is Christianity?" Rub ject: Tho Ethical or Moral Teac .ins of Christ" or What Did Christ I.,:h About Sobriety. Righteousness and 0odiiness?-Man's Relation. O the Material World. to His. Fellow Man, and to His Maker"
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

The election uf Woodrow Wilson has put buckets of ginger ip the demo crats of Seward PeuinsuL, and the Hrst outward sign "f the fact is the call for a meeting uf the district com mitteemcn here in Nome tomorr"S. sunday At that time it is probable that some important initial step will toe taken in the matter of reurEaniza- tion and various other matters which come Co life as a consequence of the party's success in the stat s. The com mitteeman are naturally rCticent as tu the details uf the business to be trans acted and some of the questions to bc
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
BONDS QUARTZ
 DEXTER GREEK
HiNEs PROPERTY TAKEN OVER
 AND BIC SUM INVOLVED.

The quartz property of Tony Hines on the left limit of Dexter creek has been bonded for S20O.OO0 to parties whose representative is now here.
 The ledge is said by experts to he one of the most promising on the pen insula and a hig future is prophesied f.d |,
 Veloped concerning the manner in which the gold came into the rock. The opinion is held by Mr. Hines hira- the gold come in solution
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UPTON INTERESTED IN
 NOME DOG RACE

patched full account ot inc ra,c and " at it is IS well as td. request fnr th big merchants o-opcrstInn.
 Sir Thomas is now in the United States having come over with the in- tention of challenging again for the America cup should certain conditions he introduced. When his exact loea- ton has been learned he will be com municated with.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

Sir Thomas Lipton. the ~ | Il ia- nous yachtman has alr 'tds uern ln- preached with a view r. hvain his ai,i IT maintaining the Alts',t sweep :...kcs races at their prcs-rt hlgh l-,rl anu he is said to have nec ,n.c ievI y .n crested. Scotty Allan s.'-.s that F.v Ramsay has decided 70 pat the l,; tier up to tn" sp"rtin; hrrCEcI and ..,m Nome pretty soon wlil he dis
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
SeLOW DIED
 OF CYANIDE
APTOPSY MADE 0v DOCTORS
 PROVES MEANS OF SUICIDE.

An autopsy made by Drs. Sloan and Mustard today of the body of Selow as the name is spelled in English shows that the cause of death was cyanide poisoning. The inquest is be- ing held this afternoon at the com. missioner's but the verdict is almos. certain to be one of suicide.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
NOME DEMOCRATS
 GET TO BUSINESS

taken up must be rather surmised than stated
 Con Kelly and Conrad Breeding are the territorial committeeman for this division. The district committeemen are George Grigsby. Thomas Garfney. Russ Downing. Charley Neuhaus. Kenny of Council is also one and Can dIe has another. It is considered like ly in democratic circles tha, Jack uhrem will be appointed to a vacancy which is considered probable
 Beautiful pri1ss. Refreshments serxed
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

Andy Anderson. one of the ht st known citizens of Nome. had hiG leit hand badly crushed today by ha jag il caught in the cogs of the dr. which ie is now operating on the llgicside claim.
 pr Mustard. who Is attending he injured man. states that tn little
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
WILSON OFF
 FOR BERMUDA
FAMILY GETS PRIVATE YACHT PLACED AT THEIR DISPOSAL.
Special Nugget Service.

PRINCETON, Nov. 7.-One of the first pleasant occurrences arising from Wilson's election came today when a wealthy admirer placed a private yacht al the disposal of the president elects family for a voyage n Per- muda.
 Mir. Wilson and the members of his
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09
ANDY ANDERSON
 MEETS BAD ACCIDENT

finger of the left hand is frightfuliy crushed and smashed in several places The finger next 10 it is broken in two places and altogether the hand is very severely injured.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

SEND ToUR LAUNDRY To the Peoples Laundry whsss you will receive good work sxscssol hy none but white smployss. whs rsosivs the standard wagea.
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RUSSIANS SCARCE.

The present year has been remark able in Nome for the smallness of the number of Russians coming from Si- beria. Captain Ross says that half I dozen hardly arrived here.
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ST. MICHAEL. Nov. s.-Th' schooner Alaska which was caught ir the ice of this shore has been brough, in by an N. C. tug and Is now s'fc here.
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TO oEr rHg MeWA

That interests AlaAkans you shoulA subscrtbs for lhs Daily N,gsse. o3.ee per month delivered
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sAmueLs CLOSES 6 p. N.

The big NJ. D. Samuels store will open at s a. m. during the winter and close at p. m.
 It will be closed all day on Sundays.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

Start the msnth right by svbserib. ing for the Daily Nugget. S2 ps, month: c msnths. e1o: enc year $2o
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of this month and he expects to enjoy q complete rest ofter the streauosity of the campaign. He feels pretty well after his automobile accident and the wound [" the head is healing ssst.
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Mining Editions ready for mailing at the Nugget office. 6se...
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Reliance 1912 pack es SsrrIss . Breeding q Bergen.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

Ssk your nsishbor about our prices .. call Red 70 and let us tell ysu about them. They arc the best ever in Nome and we are here te stay.
 UNION MEAT CO.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

Beautiful prizes. Rsfrsshmsnt, served
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OUTSIDE BEER AT EAGLE
 For outside bsse bottled e sN draft 90 to the Eagle. whsrs k saa bs occurred by the slass, bottle ss sasA
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Makers $i.oo. Gallery soc.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

Nsms Nugget se.oo per month.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

Heating plant complete, sise frs proof safe at once. heit.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-11-09

Eagle mask ball. November g.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-24
NUMBERS OF VOTES
POUR in ON ADVOCATE
Popularity of $4,000 Contest Amply Proven by Huge
Influx of Labels-Leaders to be Printed Shortly.

most on the alert 70 fatten up their
lists. There are many articles told
about every morning In the advertise
ments of The Herald with which votes
are given.
should Read Advertisements.
OF course. information can be had and
cheerfully will be given by The Advocate.
but the contestants can help themselves
and help him by doing little reading
of the Advertisements and other inforna-
ton concerning the contest each morn
ing In The Herald. II everything is not
clear, the reader, of course. is permitted
TO call up The Advocate and find out
su about II, but in nine cases out OF ten
the contestant can find out first-hand
from the paper itself. and II is entirely
possible for him to learn something
that somebody has overlooked and give
himself a boost toward one OF the big
prizes by a little reading and scouting
through the newspaper all by himself.
The Advocate said again yesterday that
IL would be a pleasure to him TO provide
all the contestants with the printed list
of merchants and manufacturers who
give votes with articles purchased from
them. All contestants are making pur-
chases some where for the house, for the
table or for their, wardrobes. and there
is no reason why they should not buy
from one of these merchants or manu-
facturers, get the votes and help the
contest along both ways.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-24
MEAT PRICES
AGAIN SOARING
Beef Jumps Up Three Cents and
Pork Goes Up Two-Beeves
Are Scarce,

New York. Sept. 23.-"The law of sup
ply and demand again came to the aid
Of meat dealers this week and enabled
them to boost the price of beef J cents
over the figure of last Monday. Porter
house, which a week ago was 81 cents
a pound. to-day is selling at IS. Sirloin
has leaped from % and IS cents to Is and
30. and the prices of other cuts have
gone up in proportion. Pork is selling
at q cents, . cents higher than last
week.
Dealers announced to-day that reports
from the six great meat distributing
centers Of the United States showed that
more meat is being consumed in the
United States than ever before. The
supply of heavy beeves. from which the
choice cuts come, is low this year, and
consequently prices simply have to go
up. Mr.. and Mrs. Housewife also SIM
ply have to abide by 1t. but the ex-
PLANTATION Of the dealers does not ex-
plain why chuck and the cheaper
grades of beef have risen, for they ad-
nit that the supply of intermediate beef,
from which these cuts come, is abun-
dant.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-24
FINANCE AND REALTY

The chief feature of the trading In
securities on the washington Stock Ex-
change yesterday was Railway common.
About 900 shares changed hands. at
higher prices than were prevalent last
week The stock started at 30 IL and
advanced to 81, where the bulk of the
transactions were made. The advance
in price Is taken TO mean that the in
terests involved in the proposed Mary
land Virginia Railway Company will not
allow the price of this stock to decline
much, IL any, below Its present level,
as that would seriously interfere with
what is understood to be their purpose
in buying into the public utilities Of the
CITY. The support OF the market In
Railway common anyhow was of sub
stantial character, and the stock offered
was all taken yesterday by the same
brokers. who have been buying 1t for
many weeks. The preferred stock was
offered at IS 1-2. but no sales We're eff
fected.
Other trading was small in volume and
not significant in character.
Reports made public yesterday in Bal
timore make a poor showing for the
Western Maryland Railroad for the fis-
cal year ended June 80. Gross revenues
for the last fiscal year amounted to
S.243.00 an increase of $4,000, while net
after expenses and taxes was s, $4,000.
a decrease OF s2S5, 600. Including other
income. the company will have a balance
available for fixed charges of about 81
$4,000 Charges and per cent dividends
on the preferred stock will amount to
s., 80. 900 Maintenance expenditures were
the highest ever reported by the COM
pany. and averaged $3.50 per mile for
way and structures, and $3.50 per mile
for equipment. Transportation costs,
partly because Of the heavy amount of
Improvement work in progress, were in
creased $4,000.
1t was announced yesterday that the
Consolidation Coal Company is about to
turn over to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company the Elkhorn and Sandy
Valley Railroad. which is a coal line and
will be used as a feeder OF traffic to
the Baltimore and Ohio system. The
EIkhorn coal fields are in the State of
Kentucky. The railroad was built for
the purpose of giving access by rail TO
the mines, in order to bring the product
out to market. The railroad will be
ready for operation on October l. when
Jere II. Wheelwright will retire from
the presidency of the railroad and be
succeeded by Daniel Willard, president
of the Baltimore and Ohio.
The American Security and Trust Com
pany has taken title to the property at
the northwest corner OF Tenth and +
Streets. occupied by B. Rich's Sons
trust company by Clarence F. Norment
and J. Thilman Hendricks.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-24

The Washington Herald's Merchants
and Manufacturers Prize Voting Con-
tost. as was predicted Sunday morning.
il creating the greatest enthusiasm
among the people OF the District. More
labels we're brought to the office OF The
Advocate yesterday than in any two
previous days since the voting began. II
Is now evident that many OF the con-
testants have settled down to a steady
and systematic method OF collecting
votes. and are bringing them in. de-
posting them. and getting the proper
credit. The publication of the names OF
these busters within a few days will
ba a genuine surprise to those who have
heen taking things easy In the belief
that they could catch up with the lead
ers in the homestretch. 1t will be
found that some OF these leaders have
gone ahead SO far that It will not be
an easy thing to catch them. let alone
pass them and win the big prizes,
Many persons do not seem to be aware
nj the large number of votes that can
be- obtained by saving cartons. labels.
&C., fully described in the directions
for the contest These cartons. labels.
&c, are detached from the articles of
everyday use In every household. II
would be Of benefit for every interested
person TO read carefully all the con-
test advertisement and learn how they
may benefit from various sources Of
votes, not now made use OF, except by
a few Of the contestants who have been