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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

Jack Keith, a Virginian, now a bor-
der plainsman, is looking for roaming war
parties of saVages He sees wagon team
at full gallop pursued by men on ponies.
When Keith reaches the wagon the raid
ers have massacred two men and de-
parted. He searches the victims finding
papers and a locket with a woman's por-
trait. Keith is arrested at Carson City.
charged with the murder, his accuser be-
ing a rutfian named Black Bart. negro
companion in his cell named Neb tells him
that he knew the Keiths in Virginia. Neb
says one Of the murdered men was John
Sibley. the other Gen. Willis Waite, form
erly a Confederate officer. The plainsman
and Neb escape, and later the fugitives
come upon cabin and find its occupant
ne saw at Carson City. The girl explains
that she is in search of brother, who
mad deserted from the army. and that a
cabin while he sought her brother. Haw-
ley appears, and Keith in hiding recog-
nlzes him as Black Bart. There Is a ter
rlhc battle in the darkened room in which
keith is victor. Horses are appropriated,
and and the girl who says that her name is
his situation and the fugitives make for
Fort Larned. where the girl is left with
the hotel landlady Miss Hope tells that
Keith and Neb drift into Sheridan, where
keith meets an old friend, DR.. Fairbain.
mem mem meets meets the brother of Hope Waite.
B T9I1si.oy; ana becomes convinced that
RIacK Bart has some plot involving the
wv. nope learns that Gen. Waite, who
was thought murdered, is at Sheridan
ana ana goes there, where she is mistaken for
GEnFlStle Maclaire. the Carson City singer.
Neitn meets the real Christie Maclaire
Shd fnds that Black Bart has convinced
h 1nI that there is mystery in her life
when he Is going to turn to her advan-
rage. The plainsman tells Hope Waite Of
mer resemblance to Christie Maclaire.
Iney decide that Fred Willoughby may
noid the key to the situation. Keith finds
WlIioughby shot dead. Hope is told of
the death of her brother. Keith fails to
learn what representations Black Bart
mas made to Christie Maclaire. Hope
suggests that in order to learn the secret
she must briefly impersonate the stage
singer: DR.. Fairbain is in love with
CHRISTIE Maclaire and Keith induces him
10 detain her from the stage while Hope
goes, to the theater where she meets
Slack Bart. who, thus deceived tells
Hope that General Waite has suspected
Ills plans and that they must fly. Hope
greatly alarmed, demurs. General Waite
appears and says Black Bart has stolen
papers from him regarding an inheri-
lance Keith is informed that Christie
Maclaire's real name is Phyllis Gale and
that she is the half sister of Hope. The
latter has been, carried away by Black
Bart and his gang. DR.. Fairbain avows
ms love for Phyllis and she accepts. him.
Reith and his friends strike the trail Of
Black Bart.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
INCREASE IN NUMBER
OF AMERICANS
GOING TO CANADA

Although Western Canada suffered,
as did many other portions of the
west, from untoward conditions, which
turned one of the most promising
crops ever seen in that country, into
but little more than an average yield
of all grains, there is left in the
farmers hands, big margin of profit.
OF course there were many farmers
who were fortunate enough to harvest
and market a big yield, and with the
prices that were secured made hand
some returns. From wheat, oats, bar
ley and flax marketed to the LIST of
January, 1912, there was a gross rev.
enue of $75,384,000. The cattle, hogs,
poultry and dairy proceeds brought
this up to $101, 100000 or 81 million
dollars in excess of 1910. There was
still in the farmers hands at that
time about IS million bushels of wheat
worth at least another sixty-f1ve mil
lion dollars (allowing for inferior
grades), besides about $50 million
bushels of oats to say nothing of bar
ley and fax, which would run into sew
eral million of dollars.
There is a great thrush of settlers
to occupy the vacant lands through
out Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al
berta. The reports from the Govern
ment show that during the past year
upwards Of 131, 900 Americans crossed
the border into Canada. A great many
of these took up farms, over ten thou
sand having homesteaded, in fact the
records show that every state IN the
Union contributed. A larger number
not caring to go so far away as the
demonstrating area, have purchased
lands at from fifteen dollars an acre
to twenty-five dollars an acre. The
prospects for a good crop for 1912
are as satisfactory as for many years.
The land has had sufficient moisture
and with a reasonably early spring, 1t
is safe to predict a record crop.
Those who have not had the latest
literature sent out by the Government
agents should send to the one nearest,
and secure copy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

fit, Neb, having charge of the single
pack-horse, the scout Bristoe, and the
two cowboys Of the Bar X rough.
wiry fellow, accustomed to expo
sure and peril 1t was emphatically q
fighting outfit. and to be trusted in
emergency.
They followed the cattle trail south
toward the Salt Fork, as this course
would afford them camp at the only
water-hole in all that wide desert ly-
ing between With this certainty OF
water, they ventured to press their
animals 20 swifter pace, although the
sand made travelling heavy, and the
trail itself was scarcely discernible.
1t was a hard, wearisome ride, hour
after hour through the same dull.
dreary landscape Of desolation, the
hot. remorseless sun beating down
upon them rejecting up into their
blistered faces from the hot surface Of
sand. There was scarcely a breath of
air. and the bodies of men and horses
were bathed in Precipitation. Not a
cloud hung in the blue sky; no wing
of bird broke the mONotOny of dis
lance, no living animal crept across
the blazing surface of the desert Oc-
casionally distant mirage attracted
the eye. making the dead reality even
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

Evidently the Indians were so trou-
blesome as to interrupt all traffic with
Santa Fe and the more western forts.
The slowness of their progress was
on account of the General, whose con-
dition became worse in spite OF Fair
bain's assiduous attentions. With no
medicine the doctor could do but little
to relieve the sufferings of the older
man, although he declared that his
illness was not a serious one, and
would yield quickly to proper medical
treatment. They constructed rude
travels from limbs of the cottonwood,
and securely strapped him thereon,
one man leading the horse. while the
doctor tramped behind.
Keith, fretting more and more over
this necessary delay, and now oD-
sessed with the thought that Hawley
must have rejoined his party on the
Arkansas and gone south with them.
finally broke away from the others
and rode ahead. to gather together the
necessary horses and supplies in ad-
vance of their arrival He could not
drive from his mind the remembrance
of the gamblers attempted familiarity
with Hope, when he had her. as he
then supposed, safe in his power once
before in that lonely cabin on the Sat
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AfALE or THE PLAINS

Fork. Now, angry with baffled amDl-
ton, and victim of her trickery.
there was no guessing to what ex-
tremes the desperate might resort.
The possibilities of such a situation
made the slightest delay in rescue an
agony almost unbearable. Reaching
Carson City, and perfectly reckless as
to his own safety there from arrest.
the plainsman lost no time in perfect
ing arrangements for pushing for
ward. Horses and provisions were pro-
cured, and he very fortunately discov-
cred in town two cowboys belonging
to the Bar x" outfit, their work there
accomplished and about ready to re-
turn to the ranch on the Canadian,
who gladly allied themselves with his
party, looking forward to the posi-
bilities of fight with keen antieipa-
ton. Keith was more than ever de-
lighted with adding these to his outfit,
when, on the final arrival of the 9th
ers, the extra man brought from Sher-
idan announced that he had had
enough, and was going to remain
there. No efforts made revealed any
knowledge of Hawley's presence in
Carson City; either he had not been
there. or else his friends were very
carefully concealing the fact The ut
ter absence of any trace, however, led
Keith to believe that the gambler had
gone probably to Fort
Larned-for his new outfit, and this
belief left him more fully convinced
than ever of the fellows efforts to
conceal his trail.
The party escorting Waite reached
the town in the evening, and in the
following gray dawn the Adventures
forded the river, and mounted on fresh
horses and fully equipped, headed
forth into the sand hills. The little
company now consisted of Keith, Fair
balm, who, in spite of his rotundity
of form had proven himself hard and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
Copyright. A. G. McClurg 6 Co.. 1sl0)

Bristoe, creeping about on hands and
of an Indian.
You kin see the difference yere
whar the ground is soft. Cap" he said,
pointing to some tracks palmer than
the others. This Eyere boss had a
rider, but the restxof 'em was led;
thet's why they've bungled up Their
trail so. AN it want Their same
bunch tibet went back east what come
from thar-see tibet split hoof! thar
amt no split hoof printing Their other
way-but yere is the mark of the crit
ter tibet puts her foot down so fur
outside tibet we've been trailin' from
Sheridan, an she's printing east, an
being led. Now, let's see whar the
bunch went from yere with tibet split
hoOf"
This was not so easily accom-
plished owing to the nature of the
ground, but at last the searchers
stumbled onto tracks close in under
the bank, and one of these revealed
the split hoof.
"That makes it clear, Ben," ex-
claimed Keith, decidedly, staring out
across the river at the white sand
hills. They have kept on the edge OF
the water. making for the ford, which
is yonder at the bend. They are out
in the sand desert by this time riding
for the Salt Fork Whoever he was,
the fellow brought them five horses,
and th9 five old ones were taken east
again on the trail The girl is still
with the party, and we'll go into Car
son City and reoutfit."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

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CHAPTER xxxIlI.-(continued.)

BY this time Keith had reached a
definite decision as to his course. If
the fugitives received a fresh relay
of horses down there somewhere and
crossed the Arkansas, he felt positive
ly sure as to their destination. But it
would be useless pushing on after
them in the present shape of his party
their horses worn out, and Waite
Keeling gfddily in the saddle. If Haw
Iey's outfit crossed the upper ford, to-
ward which they were evidently head
ing, and struck through the sand hills,
then they were making for the refuge
OF that lone cabin on Salt Fork.
Should this prove true, then it was
probable the gambler had not even
yet discovered the identity of Hope,
for if he had, he would scarcely ven
,ture upon taking her there, knowing
that Keith would naturally suspect
the spot. But Keith would not be like
ly to personally take up the trail in
search for Christie Maclaire. 1t must
have been Hawley then who had left
the party and ridden east, and up to
that time he had not found out his
mistake. Yet if he brought out the
fresh animals the chances were that
Hopes identity would be revealed.
Bristoe, who had turned aside to ex-
anime the straying horse, came trot-
ting up.
Belonged to their outfit all right,
Cap" he reported, carries the double
cross brand and that shebang is
upon the Smokey; saddle gals still
bleeding"
Waite was now suffering so acute
ly they were obliged to halt before
gaining sight of the river, finding, for
tunately. water-hole fed by spring
AS soon as the sick man could be
made comfortable, Keith gave to the
others his conclusions, and listened to
what they had to say. Bristoe favor
ed clinging to the trail, even though
they must travel slowly, but Fairbain
insisted that Waite mus be taken to
some town where he could be given
necessary care. Keith finally decided
the matter.
None can be more anxious to reach
those fellows that l am" he declared,
but l know that country out south,
and we'll never get through to the
Salt Fork without fresh horses. Be-
sides. as the doctor says. we've got to
take care of Waite. If we find things
as expect we'll ride for Carson City,
and re-outfit there. What's more. we
won't lost much time-it's a shorter
ride from there to the cabin than from
here"
BY morning the General was able to
sit his saddle again, and leaving him
with Neb to follow slowly, the others
spurred forward, discovered an outlet
through the bluff into the valley, and
crossed the Santa Fe Trail. 1t was
not easy to discover where those in
advance had passed this point, but
they found evidence of late camp in
little grove of cottonwoods beside
the river. There were traces of two
trails leading to the spot. one being
that of the same Eve horses they had
been following so long. the other not
so easily read, as it had been trav-
ersed in both directions. tae different
hop; marks obliterating each other.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
Test Of Eligibility.

Mans right to vote does not rest on
responsibility or intelligence, but on
the very fact that he has been wear
in. a pair of pants for twenty-one
years. and, in eli probability. eat
ing or burning up ton Of cheap to
baccO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
fTo BE CONTINUED
resi- for Water.

To test drinking water, put one tea.
spoonful of graduated sugar In pint
of the water you want to test. Cork
tightly. place ON the kitchen mantel
shelf. If pure the water will remain
clear. if not it will cloud densely. and
ought to be analysed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
Didn't Wait to Choose.

II presume Blobster applied some
choice explosives to his automobile
when it broke down yesterday so
miles from a garage?"
mo, indeed. He just cut loose and
said the first strong words that came
into his mind"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

Why comes temptation but for man
to meet and master and make crouch
beneath his foot, and so be pedestalled
in triumph Robert Browning.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
LASTING Hatred.

There is a sort of hatred which
never is extinguished; it is the hatred
that superiority inspires in mediocre
ty.-Paul Bourget.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
Stou The Pain.

The hurt Of burn or cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve is applied. 1t heals
quickly and prevents scars. 25c and SOC by
druggists. For free sample write to
J. w. Cole & Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
CHAPTER xxxIv.
AGAIN at the Cabin

Again at the CaEln.
They were two weary days reach
ing Carson City, travelling along the
open trail yet meeting with no one.
not even a mail coach passing them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
Relics of Barherisnn.

Hewitt Speaking of relics Of bar
barism-
Jewett-I noticed them; you ought
to shave yourself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
A One-Rinaed Circus

There's ring around the moon"
81 guess the man in it is having a
circus"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money If it fails to cure. e. W.
GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

Many things may come to the man
who waits, but better things come to
the chap who waits on himself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

He is a brave man who will face
the parson with short haired woman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01
SAVED FROM
AN Operation
How Mrs. Reed Of Peoria N
Escaped The Sur
geon's Knife.

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know whatLydia E. Pinkhan' sVeoa,o uts
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-01

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Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take.
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-28
Rules for TaIkina Weather.


The English are as insensible to
their weather as they are to vast
number of other things. They talk Of
nothing else but there is yet an arti-
ficiality about the conversation that
denotes it to be standardized topic.
II genuine feeling and emotion are ex-
pressed regarding it by an outsider
they become suddenly touchy, and
what seemed neutral ground on which
differing .temperaments could meet
with perfect anna bility Is seen to be
no better than a bank Of bristling
thistles. It is here that the rules Of
the weather game are seen more
clearly You may talk of it to the
exclusion Of everything else; you are
regarded as difficult if you have an
aversion to a certain amount OF
speech about it, and yet there are GER
Gain things you must never say about
1T, or, if you do, you must say them
as though in spite Of everything you
would not exchange it for any other
weather In the world, and you would
defend it with your last hreath.-Flor-
ida Pier in Harper's Weekly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-28
Eeedina a conyalescent Child.

When my small son was GONZALES
cling from a recent illness the doctor
ordered hot gruels, broths, ETC., and
realized that it would require some
fnesse to get him to take them.
So after I had prepared the little
dishes for the tray I rolled paper into
cones and stood one up ever each lit
tie cup. Then / pinned a penny flag
onto one cone and, 10! had Com
pany ID in camp and sonny and I
went visiting.
We stopped first at the captains
tent (where the flag WASP and he
partook OF the treat offered. Then he
went gayly from tent to tent, eagerly
lifting up the paper cones to see what
was beneath.
The next day I made a log cabin
out OF toasted bread strips piled log
cabin fashion. 1t inciosed a cup Of
beef tea, which he drank because It
was presented In q way that appealed
to his Imagination.
We played soda fountain and he
paid for his hot drinks with toy
money, and thus I accomplished my
purpose without friction.---Harper's
Bazaar.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-28
Poles Passion for Gambling.

The trial at CrakoW Of a Polish ad-
vocate named Steinfeld who has come
to grief through gambling has been
the occasion Of some curious revela-
lions about the hold which this vice
has On business men in Austrian Pc.
land.
DR., steinfeId's wife in her endeayor
to keep her husband out Of temptation
tried the plan Of never leaving him
out Of her sight even when he went
TO his Office. The lawyer then made
practice of going to bed early and
rising at in the morning before his
wife was awake in order to hurry off
to the so-called Monte Carlo" at
CrakpW, which he would find still in
full swing at that hour. When stay
ing at hotels during the summer he
would arrange meetings with other
card players in the bathroom and play
there for hours, while he told his wife
that he was taking a cold water cure.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-28
BOOK TREASURES or PAST
Immense Sums Invested in the Copy.
Ing, illuminating and Binding OF
Them by Hand.

The cost Of materials and copying,
Illuminating and binding books by
hand made them the treasures Of rich
collectors and the pride Of museums,
palaces and convent libraries. I'M
mense sums were invested in them.
and rare or unusually original copy
became a gem in value, as we'll as
sentiment. Cicero, whose magnificent
library was almost as famous as its
owners eloquence, declared that he
had seen parchment roll containing
the entire "Iliad" of Homer, which
was compressed between the shells
Of d nut, work Of extreme skill and
patience, which French savant, M.
Huet, has since demonstrated was
within the range of possibility. Many
such tours de force are said to have
demonstrated the skill of ancient
copyists and their economy parchment
and yellum
III the efgnth century It was with
great dif1icu " that a monk Of the
rich Abbey Of Saint Gall, France,
gathered piece by piece sufficient
parchms.as % begin the Transcription
oil d rare woSk. Letter, in 1920, monk Ha
employed to prepare copy of the
Bible could not find III all England
auflciene parchment for the purpose.
Nationai Magazine.
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