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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12
HOW RED CROSS
SEALS Will. help

Statistics aren't necessary stol prove
the value of Red Cross Seals More
conclusive than any figures which
could be tabulated are the d living,
breathing proofs of their value.
There is Angela Fradinardo, for ex,
ample. Angela was born in a New
York cellar, which never was any.
thing but damp and dirty. Her father
and mother were sore distressed be-
cause Angela was so quiet and som.
Der. The neighbors called her "the
little one who cannot laugh It is
more than. probable that Angela
would have died II 1t had,n0t been
for the folks who bought Red Cross
Seals. Angela was taken from the
cellar and placed in fresh-air class,
and today she is "the smiling one"
Then there Is Jennie Leveri, to add
to this proof. The only difficulty in
the case Of Jennie Is that she has
changed 50 much IN one year that III
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12
PLANS FOR new
SCHOOL BUILDING

u Fargo, Dec. 11.-Plans for the new
four story school building which is
to be erected by the Sacred Heart
academy, just south of the present
loca ion, at a cost of 100000; exclusive
Of plumbing, heating and wiring, have
been received at the Builders &
Traders exchange.
The building is to be los feet in
length by As feet in width. construct.
ed of pressed brick. The work On
the structure is to begin with early
spring and is to be completed in time
for the fall session of school. Con-
tracts are to be let Dec 16.
The building will add to the appear
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12


see the arrangement in order to pro-
perly understand and appreciate it.
Quite a number of Mr.. Ostrander's
friends have called to see these beds
and the arrangement of his cottages.
while others have expressed i the de.
sire to see them, and for their ac-
commodation Mr.. Ostrander says he
will have the houses open next Satur-
day and Sunday for inspection. He is
so pleased with the novelty of these
and the manner in which he is able
to build cozy houses that he will on
ly be glad to show them. Heis not
agent for the beds and is in no way
interested in them, and his invitation
is simply through the interest which
he has in the convenience. rra
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12
AIRMAN Dives into
SEA; Still LIVES

San Francisco, CAL, Dec. IL
Silias Christofferson, the aviator, mar
rowly escaped death by ffrYwning
when his hydro-aeroplane plarEed al
most straight downward fronla height
of 1000 feet into San Francisco bay.
He was strapped in the seat of the
machine and as the plane struck the
water it was overturned, leaving the
aviator head downward beneath the
surface. He unbuckled the four
straps that held him, and afterebeing
submerged for more than a minute
came to the surface. Il
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12
$ hard to make anyone believe she

is hard to make anyone believe she
is the same girl.
Bessie White of Philadelphia, Is an
other healthy, happy person who
owes her life to the buyers of Red
Cross Seals. She had had tuhercu,
losis from childhood, and her life
was despaired of until a visitor to hel
home from the Tuberculosis society
arranged for her to begin the out Of
door treatment. 1t didn't seem best
for her to go away from home, SO
she went on top of her tenement to
live. She is we'll as ever now.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12

ance OF the academy grounds and
will be one Of the finest schools In
the city.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12

to insure and would rather carry
their own risk.
The time Will come when sfarmers
and live stock breeders willsask for
this protection. The U. S. depart
ment of agriculture, bulletins No. 256,
says: 1T is to be regretted that
while the public recognizes Insurance
as very vital factor in the worlds
system of economy, so little attention
in modern times has been given to
the subject by the agricultural
classes. Risks amounting to over
100000, O0G,O 600 were carried last year
by life, live stock casualty, marine and
fire insurance companies in the Unit
ed States, and only about two per
cent of it was carried by farmers,
yet they represent between thirty
and forty per cent of the total popu-
lation and own more than thirty per
cent of the entire wealth of the coun-
try" The inference is drawn 0by the
agricultural department that the agri-
cultural classes would have better
credit and pay less interest.;if they
conducted their business more care
fully. No business man of any stand
ing would allow his stock Of goods
to be uninsured for a single day and
yet he has nothing like the risk that
the live stock owner has. t3"
The Tribune congratulates the
management of the company and also
congratulates the farmers and live
stock men upon their ability to see
that their company will enable them
to buy better stock than they could
afford to buy when they could not
protect themselves against loss of
valuable animals.
The Dakota Live Stock e Casualty
Insurance company means better live
stock in the territory it covers and
means more money to the farmers
and breeders, by enabling them to
buy the best The best is the cheap
est in the end, in live stock as in
other things. The company deserves
the support of all who are interested
in the development of Oak ota..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12
JOHN D. BUYS 10000
RED CROSS STAMPS

New York, Dec. 11.-Among the
large purchasers of Red Cross stamps
today was John D. Rockefeller. The
oil king paid $500 for $4,000 stamps.
1t is probable that 50,OOO,0OO stamps
will b esold before Christmas
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12
.DENVER'S SNOW
VICTIMS Still.
lie UNBUR|ED
MiIIionaifeS Join Laborers
Removing Drifts From
Streets

Denver, Colo. Dec. 1.-THE real
seriousness of the Colorado snow.
storm has come as an aftermath.
From the mountains today came re.
ports CT men and women frozen to
death and of others starving. The
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12

the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek
road which was stalled Thursday is
still held fast. Food supplies are fur
nished the passengers by men on
snow shoes. ,S
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-12

Its the reported intention Of the
Trades and Labor congress Of Canada
to enter the political arena on larg
er scale and to organize labor par.
sty on lines similar to the British la
Dor party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
FOUND A PIRATES TROVE.
Strange Olews that Led to Buried
Treasure on Florida Island.

The treasure cache OF a pirate chief
has been discovered on the Florida
coast by E. c. Cole, Chicago manu-
facturer, Large chunks Of gold and
silver plate and jewelry have been re-
covered. 1t is Mr.. Coles hope that
fabulous sums will be unearthed.
story similar to Poe's Gold Bug
is told in a letter from Mr.. Cole to
his family. Discovery OF boarding
pike with strange charts and figures
traced in the iron which had almost
been obliterated by the rust began
the hunt. 1t was while Mr.. Cole was
selecting a site for his new summer
home on an island near Miami, Fla,
that he picked up the rusty pike
Mr.. Cole rubbed the rust from the
pike and laid it away to add to his
collection Of relics. Several days la
ter ne made a close examination of
the pike and discovered what appear
ed to be chart traced in the iron.
Much like Edgar Allen Poe in his
stories, Mr.. Cole studied for days the
tracing through a magnifying glass.
1t was after he had studied the myste-
rious pike until late one night that he
walked out to the island. For the first
time he noted the shape of a boarding
pike. He rushed back to his hotel.
The broad line running from the
heel of the pike to small dent in the
centre, he decided was the line to
a buried treasure, and the pike rep
resented his island. 1t was easy TO de-
cipher the figures which he concluded
to indicate how far a line was to be
drawn from the waters edge He
made that measurement and stretched
a line. Then he called his friends and
they began to dig.
When they reached depth OF 6
feet their spades struck hard. They
washed the sand and dirt from the
hard objects and found Jumps of gold.
They feveristly unearthed many large
chunks of gold and silver. Mr.. Cole
will make a systematic search of the
island. as he believes treasure is bur-
led there.
The large nuggets Of gold and sill
yer had been melted and then bat
tered into squares. An assay OF one
chunk proved to be OF pure gold.
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might not even guess what yawning
void. 1t was either wit Of sword play
now.
know not how 1t may be with others
IN such emergencies, but with me II
always happens that the sense OF fear
departs with the presence Of actual
danger. Before the grewsome fancies
OF imagination l may quake and burn
like any maiden alone upon city
street at night, until each separate
nerve becomes very demon OF men
tai agony; but when the real and
known once fairly confronts me. and
there Is work to do, l grow instantly
cool to think, resolute to act, and find
rare Joy in It, 1t was 80 now, and,
revolver In hand but hidden beneath
my holster flap, I leaned over and
touched Craig's arm.
Keep quiet" whispered sternly.
Let them challenge first. and no
firing except on my order"
Almost with the words there came
the sharp hail:
Halt Who comes there"
drew the cape Of my riding jacket
closer, so as better to muffle the
sound Of my voice.
Friends, Of course; who would you
expect to meet on this road?"
Fortune seemed with me In the
chance answer for he who had hailed
exclaimed:
"Oh! is that you. Brennan"
There was no time now for hesi-
fancy; here was my cue, and ] must
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tleness shown within-"I am informed
that you are intimately acquainted
with the roads to the westward"
Every bridle-path, sir. either by
night or day"
Then possibly you can inform me
whether the Big Hickory is fordable
at Deer Gap"
mot for infantry at high water,
sir; but there is another ford two
miles north where 1t is never over
waist deep"
THAT would be at Brixton's miIl?"
mo. sir; the other way"
Lee smiled, and rested his hand al
most caressingly on the troopers
knee.
You are valuable man for us to
risk on such ride" he said kindly.
But | desire you TO understand, SER
geant, how deeply l value the service
you are about to render, and that I
shall never permit 1t to be forgotten
or 60 unrewarded. And now, good
night, sergeant; goodnight, Captain
Wayne"
AS We turned into the main road,
riding slowly, glanced backward.
The general was yet standing there
IN front OF his tent, gazing after us,
the rays Of the westering sun gleam-
Ing on his gray hair.
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plunge ahead. accepting the chances.
l ventured 1t.
mo; Brennan couldn't come. ara
here In his place"
Indeed! Who are your
Major Wilke."
There was q moments painful
pause. in which I could hear my
heart throb.
"Wilkie." repeated the voice, doubt.
fully. There is no officer OF that
name in the Forty-third."
"Well, there chances to be such an
onicer on the staff." retorted, permit
ting trace of anger to appear in my
tone, "and I am the man"
What the devil is the difference,
Hale. just what his name is?" doomed
deeper voice back In the group. I'VE
are not getting up a directory OF the
Sixth corps. or course he's the man
Brennan sent, and that is all we've
got to look after"
"Oh, all right certainly, major" re-
turned the first speaker. hastily. but
the night Is so cussed black I sup
posed We must be at least a mile this
side OF where We were to meet. How.
ever, We have the lady here for you,
all righ.. and she Is anxious enough to
get on"
The lady! Heavens! What odd
turn Of fortunes wheel was this? The
lady. heard Craig's smothered
chuckle. but before had sufficiently
regained control over my own feel.
ings to venture upon a suitable reply,
the entire party had drawn forward,
the leader pressing so close to my side
that I felt safer with my face we'll
shaded.
Where Is your escort, major?" he
asked, and the gruffness of his tone
put me instantly on defense.
Just behind u.s." I returned. with
affected carelessness, and determined
now to play out the game. lady or no
lady. was extremely sorry for her,
but the cause outweighed her comfort.
Tho sergeant and l rode out ahead
when We heard you coming. Where
Is the LADY,"
He glanced around at the group
huddled behind him.
Third on the left"
All right. then. Nothing else. I
believe" for was eager to get
away. Sergeant. Just ride in there
and lead out her horse. We will have
to be moving, gentlemen. for 1t is a
rough road and a dark night"
"Beastly," assented the other. heart
lily,
ITO BE CONTINUED
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tected. and not try to pass beyond
the old Coulter plantation until after
dark. or you will run the risk OF be-
Ing observed by the enemy's pickets.
Beyond this ! must leave all to your
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tected. and not try to pass beyond
the old Coulter plantation until after
dark. or you will run the risk OF be-
Ing observed by the enemys pickets.
Beyond this I must leave all to your
own discretion"
He paused. and still fingered.
thinking he might have something
more to add.
Are you one OF the Waynes of
Charlottesville" he asked gravely.
Colonel Richard Wayne was my
father, SIR"
"Ah, indeed! remember him
WE'LL" and his face lit up with a most
tender smile. "Wc were together In
Mexico. A Virginia gentleman OF the
old school. He Is dead, I believer"
He was killed. mir. the first year
of the war"
II remember: 1t was at Ant,etam.
And your mother? II my memory is
not at fault she was a Pierpont?"
"She Is DIV in Richmond, sir, and
the old plantation In but q ruin"
War is indeed sad" he said slow.
ly: "and I often feel that our southern
women are compelled to bear the
brunt OF 1t. What heroines they have
proven! History records no equal
to the daily sacrifices I have witnessed
In the past three Years. God grant II
may be soon ep led"
Then. as II suddenly moved by the
impulse OF the moment, he again ex
tended his hand.
Well, lad" he said kindly. the same
grave smile lighting his face. "our
country needs us. We must not
waste time here I'm conversation. I am
very glad 10 have been permitted 10
meet the son OF my old friend. and
trust you will remember mo 10 your
mother. hut now goodby. captain, and
may he In whose hand We all are
guide and guard you. know that a
Wayne Of Virginia will always do his
duty"
Bareheaded and with proudly swell-
ing heart | backed out OF the tent as
l might have left the throne room OF
an emperor. but as | grasped the reins
and swung up Into the saddle, | be-
came conscious that he had followed
me. Craig fung up his hand In quick.
soldierly salute. and then. with a sin
gle rapid stride. the general stood at
his horses head.
Sergeant" he said--and | was
struck by the incisive military tone
OF his voice, 40 different from the gen.
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God guide you: believe you will
His words seemed uttered uncon
sciously. He turned slightly. and
glanced toward the door. Major
Holmes. will you kindly hand me the
draft OF that dispatch"
He took the paper from the out
stretched hand of the aide, read II
over slowly and with great care
wrote word Of explanation upon the
margin, and then extended It to me.
Commit that to memory, word by
word. 20 your memory; We must run
no possible risk of it's ever falling into
the enerny's hands"
can see II now, that coarse yellow
paper-the clear. upright penmanship
the words here and there misused and
corrected, the sentence scratched out,
the heavy underlining OF a command
and his own strangely delicate sigma.
ture at the bottom.
Headquarters. Army Northern Vir.
ginia.
I'm the field, near Custer House,
Sept. %, 2 p. NJ.
Lieutenant General Longstreet,
Commanding Left Wing.
"Sir: You will advance your entire
force by the Connection and Shef1eld
pixies, so as to reach Castle Rock with
your full infantry command by day
break, September 26th. Let this su.
persede all other orders. propose to
attack In force In the peighborhood OF
Sailors ford, and shall expect you to
advance promptly at the first sound
OF our artillery. II Ia absolutely essen
tial that We form prompt connection
OF forces. and to accomplish this re.
suit will require quick. persistent at
tack upon your part. You are hereby
ordered to throw your troops forward
without reserve. permitting them to
be halted by no obstacle, until they
come into actual touch with my COL
umns. The success or failure OF my
plans will depend utterly upon your
strict observance of these orders,
"R. e. LEE.
General Commanding"
I handed back the paper. and lifted
my hand In salute.
You have memorized it,"
Word for word. SIR.
Repeat II to me-"
He held the paper before him as
did 80. and at the close lifted his eyes
again TO my face.
Very good" he said. quietly. "Now
let there be no mistake: repeat It over
to your companion as you proceed un.
I'll he has memorized 1t. and one OF
you must live long enough to reach
L,ongstreet. ! advise you to take the
Langley road-it is the most pro-
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CHAPTER III.
An unwelcome Guest.

An UnWelcome Guest.
This was the sort of work I had
long ago learned to love: 1t warmed
the blood, this constant certainty OF
imminent peril. this intense probabil.
ity that any moment might bring q
flash Of fame into our very faces.
Each step We took was now a stern,
grim play with Fate, where the stakes
were life and death. felt my pulses
throb as rode steadily forward. fair.
ly thrusting the darkness aside, my
teeth hard set, my left hand heavily
on q revolver butt.
How, in such a situation, the nerves
tingle and the heart bounds to each
strange sight and sound! Halt
what was that? Pooh! no more than
the deeper shadow Of a sharply pro
jecting rock, around which We pick
careful way. our horses crowding
against each other in the narrow
space. And that? Nothing but the
faint moan OF the night wind amid
the dead limbs Of tree. All! mark
that sudden fash Of light! The hand
that closes iron-like upon the loosened
rein opens again, for II was merely a
star silently falling from out the
black depths OF the sky Then both
Of us halt at once. and peer anxiously
forward. The figure standing direct
ly In the center OF our path. can 1t be
a sentry at last? A cautious step for
ward, a low laugh from tho sergeant
and wo circle the gaunt. blackened
stump. as silent ourselves as the
night about us. but with flercely beat.
ing. expectant hearts.
But bark! Surely that was no com.
mon sound, born OF that drear loneli.
ness! No cavalryman can mistake the
Jingle Of aCCOutrements or the dul
thud of horses hoofs. The road her,
must have curved sharply, for they
were already SO close upon us that
almost simultaneously with the sound
We could distinguish the deepe,
shadow Of a small compact body o
hOrScmcu directly in our front. 7,
left uf us there rose sheer and black
the pTccipitous rock; to right W,
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Schedules
,rn Railway-Premier Carrier
OF The South.

Southern Railway-Premier Carrier
OF The South.
N. B.-Schedule figures published
as Information only and are not guar
anteed. Effective September 18th.
1912.
Departure from Sumter: Except
sunday:
No. 140-6.30 A. NJ. for Columbia,
Charleston and way stations.
No. 142-3.50 p. NJ. for Columbia,
Charleston and way stations.
Arrival: Except Sunday):
No. 141-10.15 A. NJ. from Char
lesion, Columbia and way stations.
No. 1855 p. NJ. from Charles
ton, Columbia and way stations.
w. ii. CafTey, d. p. A.
Charleston.
w. r.. McGee. A. G. r. a.
Columbia, s. &.
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Value Of the Stalk Gutter.

find a good heavy nine-bladed
stalk cutter a great piece OF ma
chinery. 1 use my cutter in the fall
for cutting both corr and cotton
stalks in preparing ms land for
wheat and oats. can -lt MY stafka
six inches and they rot more quickly
than to plow them un6er whole. and
then are broadcasted more evenly
over the land. The cutter does nice
work in the cotton field in the spring
where oats have been sowed in the
open furrow in the fall before the
cotton was all gathered.
In cutting stalks. they should be
dry to get the best resure In cut
ting up your corn stalks. you leave
a lot OF vegetable matter in a quick
decaying form upon your land. You
can work your corn land in cotton
without being bothered with the
stalks; while If your stalks were not
cut. on land where corn is planted
ls inches in the drill as I do. IL
would be next to impossible to tend
1t well.
bring my cutter to the shed az
night. and have All old stick broom.
and brush all dirt and trash from
the machine, and oil and grease all
working parts. I take notice every
morning to see that all nuts are
properly tight before taking to the
field.
One man and pair Of mules can
cut six acres Of 1-2 foot cotton rows.
or ten acres Of five-foot corn rows
per day of ten hours.
claim that a stalk cutter is
great labor-saver as we'll as a land
enricher, because Of the manner in
which it leaves the corn and cotton
stalks.-O. C. Donnan, in the Pro-
gressive Farmer.
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ralIest Soldier In FrsnoA.

Among tho new conscrips Of France
Is Antoine Cros who measures more
than six feet six inches. He has not
yet attained his full height. When he
began his military service he was
asked In wha: branch OF the army ne
wanted to serve. "In the aviation
corps" he replied proudly. WHY"
was asked. Because i am not SUB
ject TO disSiness aud then I am ae-
customed 70 see things from ab0vs-
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Keep the fleas of Of your dog and
YOU will prevent ii from having
mango. Ostecn's Mango Cure will
keep the fieas away. Ask dog owners
who have used 1t. Price SO cents a
bottle at Sibert's Drug Store or Hear
on's Pharmacy.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10

Why let your dog scratch himself
to death when Osteen's Mango Cure
will quickly effect a complete cure.
Go to Sibert's Drug Store or Hearon's
Pharmacy and get a bottle. Price
so cents.-Advt.
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1t seems 20 us that DR.. Osler's re-
mark to Yale students to take no
thought of the future" was entirely
superfiuous advice.-Philadelph In
quirer. ''.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01

During the year that closed at mid
might yesterday the Oregon Short Line
railroad expended In actual construc-
stion work or began the eonstruc-
ition of betterments that will cost
an aggregate of more than five and one
half millions. This is Idaho work ex-
clusively. Branch lines that cost $4,-
tB44,450 We're turned over to the oper-
ating department by the construction
department During 1912 depot and
tother improvements at stations in Idaho
were authorized al a cost of s777 900.
Under construction Is second track that
will cost S320,390. In this manner the
railroad that serves the southern end
; of the state is endeaEoring 10 keep in
! step with the marvellous progress of
The territory through which its lines
are operated.
Nor was the expenditure for perma-
tnent betterments the only outlay made
! by the company. Thirty-nve new loco
motives were delivered by the builders
and placed in the service. In this list
/ We're 10 enormous passenger engines of
what is known to the service as the
| 900 class. These engines are capable
of picking up a string Of from eight to
/ IA heavy sleepers, chair ears, baggage
and mail cars and pulling them over
] the line at speed of better than a
sInile a minute. They are the very last