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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03

Diarv Of H. H. Mcconnell Sergeant Texas from 1866 1878

their appearance, which Is very clumsy. In
warm weather, in this latitude, their bodies
we're devoid Of hair, except on the neck and
shoulders and the great mop on their heads.
The place where we struck this herd was
close by the spot where, four years later,
Warren's train was captured and the team
sters massacred by Indians, and where rude
monument Of wood was erected TO their mem
DRY, all Of which will be related in due time
The buffalo was fair eating about as good as
qass-fed beef, neither better nor worse, and
flavor, fourd to be bosh The fact is, the
domestic animal of any kind, let it be beef,
turkey or chicken, is an improvement
Of those in state Of wildness, all theories
to the contrary Notwithstanding. / learned
from the old settlers that it was only Of late
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03
THE RUFFALO HUNT.

We camped at Rockcreekthe first night ont.
said to have been a favorite passway for par
ties of Indians on their periodical raids. The
next day on the prairie near Flat Top noun
tain, we came in sight of a herd Of buffalo,
perhaps a couple Of thousand of them. We
bad seen several carcasses along the road
of huge old fellows who, driven out from the
herd by the younger ones, had, like ode
throned I.ears," wandered off TO die in soil
tude; but seeing a "sure enough herd Of
buffalo was realizing a dream Of childhood.
Discipline was for the moment forgotten,
and leaving q corporal guard with the train,
we rode ut break neck speed after the herd,
and succeeded in killing two fine COWS and
capturing five calves of perhaps five weeks
old Most horses become unmanageabIe and
excited on their first acquaintance with buff
falo. but my old horse then and there earned
the name [ bestowed upon him, 1.-THE Phi.
losopher." He exhibited neither fear nor
surprise. and, | must add. he did not exhibit
any speed either. Aside from the novelty of
hunting and killing buffalo it can hardly be
called legitimate sport, as the great, unwicdy
brutes present a target that is difficult 20
miss, and on an active horse You can ride
around them. even when they are running
their best. They can, however, get over the
ground faster than would be supposed from
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03

The Commercial Clubs of several West
Texas towns have inaugurated a campaign to
popularize kaffir, milo and feterita as feeds
for livestock and poultry. These crops are
now becoming so important to Texas and
their Yields so prolific that it is well to start
n campaign of this kind and to keep the. cam.
paign alive and moving. II is also consistent
with the Buy-It- Made-in-Texas movement,
the plans of which we fully set forth else
where in this issue of our Magazine Section.
II is now hardly necessary for Texas feed
err TO buy northern corn when they have
more cheaply and at their very doors, the va,
rieties Of feeds known as kaffir milo and
feterita, which have feeding value accord
inc 10 the tests Of the United States Depart
mSnt Of Agriculture, within 80 per cent Of the
best Indian corn.
The writer was informed several months
D.. -. D.. A.. I.|. II KIN. tho nnndY mnuuIuc.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03

II is to he regretted that the majority Of
the good stories that he told me, in which he
was the hero, will not bear chronicling in
these sketches Sitting in the quartermas-
ter's office one day, he and the wagon master
had been Swapping" some thrilling yarns,
or rather Jack, as was his custom, had been
holding forth, and the other listening to fear
full tales of hand-to hand encounters with
Apaches and grizzlies, and he had wound up
with n quicksand experience in the ella.
Speaking of Quicksands," said the other,
finally getting in a word, "reminds me of
one time when crossed the Canadian, being
wagon-master under Van Dorm in the old
army before the war. The crossing was
very dangerous one, the only chance of get
ting over safely was in keeping the animals
moving as rapidly as possible, and before
crossing my train, part Of which consisted
of pack mules, cautioned the drivers not
to allow the animals, under any circum-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03

vor, but whose ways lead down 70 deatn
all the same. ! don't think the surplus"
was increased by any revenue derived from
"pine top" j think it was free as the AR
Of the west that rocked the trees from which
it took its name, although not so mild as
the moonshine that silently witnessed its
manufacture.
ABANDONMENT OF FORT JACKSB0RO.
Toward the end of April, 1867, one Of the
dispensations peculiar TO army matters
known as Especial ORDERS" directed the
abandonment of Jacksboro MS n military post,
two Of the companies being ordered to Buff
falo Springs, in Clay county, about twenty
miles north of Jacksboro, which point had
been selected by the War Department as the
site for new fourcompany cavalry post;
The remaining four companies were ordered
to old Fort Belknap, in Young county, some
forty miles due west, and on the line OF the
old overland route To California.
My company was one Of those destined for
Buffalo Springs, but at the request OF the
quartermaster | was detailed 10 accompany
that portion of the command to Belknap The
object in occupying Fort Belknap at this time
was with a view to rebuilding, or making es-
Inmates preparatory to rebuilding the fort,
which had been built and garTisoned as
four-company infantry post before the war,
but which had been abandoned when Twlggs
turned over all Of Uncle Sans property in
Texas TO the Confederacy in 1861, and 1t was
now in a ruinous condition.
Some days were spent in shipping third
of all the stores and munitions TO Buffalo
Springs and two-thirds to BeknHp, all Of
which accomplished | packed myself and
my effects on the top of an old horse troop
as an escort, rolled out Of Jacksboro on the
morning of beautiful April day.
My duties at Jacksboro for the past month
had been entirely indoors, and ! was not pre-
pared for the beautiful and enchanting APP
pearance Of the landscape, as ! now for the
first time saw the prairies in their spring
beauty. The gorgeous wild flowers, covering
the greensward in n thousand hues, that
would have made many cultivated flower
garden blush with envy numbers Of them
were new to mel, the splendid grass, covering
the earth with luxuriant mating, the clear
atmosphere, the pure and bracing breezes
sweeping from the gulf, all combined to en-
chant me with my first Texas spring. And,
after all these years, each recurring spring
here is as delightful TO me as ever; nowhere
in my knowledge, does nature so completely
reinvigorate everything and fill everything
with new life as it does each spring in North
west Texas
The native expressed all this in few words
when he talked about grass risin', and the
season of the new grass each year meant more
calves, plenty Of milk, fresh butter, fried
chicken "and SIGH" all of which were I'M
known quantities during the fall and winter
for at the time | write milk and butter were
absolutely absent from the tables Of the ma
tiyes during the winter, and ! have often
heard the old timer remark that he didn't
care for butter and milk when it was out Of
season.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03

The few natives living at or near Belknar
gazed at our command with establishment,
particularly the children The grown per
CONS had resided there before the war, and
lad seen no soldiers since the old garrison
marched ont in 1861; none Of them, | think
had participated in the rebellion, except az
rangers in frontier service.
iC0pvrrhtedI
10 Be Contnuedl
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03
CHAPTER III.

~ ENTTON has been made in previous
IM chapter of Colonel Starr, our com
handing officer, who was at this
E<XI time the second major Of the regi-
ment, and who was an odd charac-
ter. He had lost one arm during the late
war; had met during his long service with
one or more "setbacks" in rank the result Of
his temper; and all these things, together
with his having seen scores of younger men
promoted over his head, had soured his dis
position and made him irascible, unreasona-
bic and cranky" in the extreme. As he was,
however, stricter and more military" with
the officers than he was with the enlisted
men, he stood in high estimation with the
latter; but the newly arrived second lieuten-
ant, fresh from the "Point, very soon had
the corners rounded off him by contact with
cold Paddy"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03
CALIFORNIA JACK.

california Jack, lieutenant of the reg
iment, long since on the retired list from dis
abilities contracted in the line of his duty,
was surely character that, had Bret Harte
known him, would certainly have adorned
the pages Of his inimitabe sketches of the
days Of 49, | cannot do him justice either
in his appearance, hie oddities or in record
ing any Of the wonderful "reminiscences which
he related to me from time to time. Stand
ing 6 feet in his stockings, rough and UNI
couth in manner, loud of voice, often profane
in speech, and more or less addicted to the
flowing bowl he was a curious specimen Of
the officer and gentleman. He had gone TO
California with the "Argonauts" in the fall
Of '49 or spring Of '50;" had experienced
all the ups and downs of the life incident to
those stirring times; had served as major in
n California regiment during the war, and at
its close had been promoted into the regular
army and assigned to the Sixth" He was
domestic, positive claiming and asserting n
familiar acquaintance with every subject
from divinity TO seamanship, inclusive; but
frontier craft, " II | may use such term
was his forte.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03

stances TO stop. The train got across all
right, with the exception Of one Mexican, who
stopped to adjust his pack, and rs soon as
saw that he had halted, knowing that he was
gone, pulled out my watch, and in exactly
nnd a ssO be ps 'V Of the mules ~e ears
Just disappearing from sight" "Whew"
said Jack. CHATS --- liei" Certainly
it is" replied the wagon-master; 81 thought
we were telling lies, lieutenantl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
EUFAULA

Eufaula, October s2.-(special.)-A large and enthusiastic 'boll weevil" meeting was held last night at the courthouse. It was addressed by Dr. w. F. Hinds of Auburn.
 Early planting next spring and the i'm mediate destruction of all stalks in the field now were urged by Dr. Hinds. He also made special plea for diversified farming. It is thought that Barbour county will turn more and more to live stock raising, in which much progress has been made recently. now that the weevil is hare.
 Eufaula delegates who attended the waterways meeting at Columbus returned much pleased with the campaign being waged for the improvement of the Chat tahoochee and other rivers, which gives this valley an a,l-water outlet to tide water. This district is planning to back the campaign thoroughly in order to get some favorable action from Congress at an early date, as was declared probable
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DIFFERENT VIEW IF
 MONEY SITUATION America Should Squeeze the Allies to Last Dollar
HAVE NO CHOICE
Must Buy in United States as Powers Are Unable to Get Vital Neces- sities in Any Other Part
 of the World

London, October 2.-(Special.) l.)-Natural- ly the financial question. and especially the problem of the adverse American ex- change, Is attracting more attention on this side even than in the United States. It is almost intolerable to the proud Brit ish financial kings, who have ruled the money markets of the world for genera tons, to have the exchange against Lon don and moreover to see the money cen ter of the world rapidly moving west ward.
 From all that I can gather from un- pre1udiced money experts on this side It behooves the American money powers to move with the greatest of circum- spection in the matters now before the international finance commission in New York. The whole financial future of America depends upon the action to be taken, especially the future position of New York as d money center as com- pared with London. The utmost care should be taken not to allow sentiment to blind the American investing public to the obvious opportunities the war has placed in it's way. For this reason a few considerations may not be uninteresting.
 Should Demand Gold
 First in the matter of gold. Obviously the allies cannot finance their purchases entirely in bullion. but it is equally ob- vious that they should be made to do 80 to as great an extent as possible. The movement of an extraordinary amount of gold towards America may have it's detrimental effects upon in- ternal American finance, but such tenn porary Arrangement Is compensated for many times over by the advantageous international position in which it places the United States. International credit Is & relative matter entirely and the weak ening of London is the strengthening of New York. Cold-blooded as it may seem, 1t would be almost insanity not to take advantage of the present unprecedented
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poverty nor riches; feed me with fooo convenient for me-
 There are different classes of the rich one of them noted for the pursuit and tha enjoyment of the frivolities of life. Woe be unto the young man or woman uho presumes to join that procession and fo keep along with 1t in each of it's move ments. Such an one will find. if vifh an income that fails to justify, unpale. nights and mayhap temptations to covv,- init crime that will be an indelible bIos upon lives.
 In looking around for the discusslona q that show disagreements. that are nro, duttive or strife. that bring the clouds or discontent which obscure life's sun- shine, it will be found that fin many IT not In most, instances envy is the prime cause of the strife that brings so much unhapplness to the world of mankind
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United States in the form of Investments But this money has gone abroad only
 when the rate of interest was a couple of per cent better than in England. In other words. when the shoe was on the | other foot and America came to London to borrow money, London would not lend | it at the same rate she was lending to Englishmen, but insisted upon squeez. ing an extra per cent. This was quite natural, as money going abroad is ex. peoted to bring more than money stay 1 ing at home as, among other consid-
 erations, it is supposed to be less se- cure.
 Now. however, the roles are reversed, and the American investing public may be called upon to lend some of it's sur plus cash to England. By the same law of reasoning it should be lent at 2
 per cent at least above the rate at which money is to be obtained for first class Investments in the United States. It must be remembered by American investors that per cent, absolutely safe,
 may look good at the present moment, but better offers are bound to come. At the present moment there may be an amount of surplus capital lying around loose in the United States, but that is so, primarily. because the usual channels
 of investment have been clogged. The United States, as a whole, is suffering
 great loss out of this terrible war, much as ignorant opinion in Europe may be-
 lieve to the contrary. Once peace re- turns-and the stiffer we make the lend-
 ing rate to Europe the quicker 1t will
 return-there will be countless opportuni-
 ties to invest all ones available money at
 much better than per cent.
 England is undoubtedly figuring that if
 she can absorb Uncle Sam's surplus cash
 and tie 1t up at 5 per cent it will leave
 the American investing market open to
 John Bulls capitalists after the war and
 she can regain the position she held IA
 months ago when she drew hundreds of
 millions of tribute yearly out of Ameri- can industries. the loss of which in the present war is the severest blow she has
 sustained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24

Remember Pyramid-FOrget Piles
 No case can be called hopeless unless Pyramid Pile Treatment has been tried and has failed. Letters by the score from people who believed their cases hopeless are in our files They fairly breathe the joy of the writers
 XesI ! yTa.zid Pile Treatment yourself. Either get box-price 60c-from! your druggist or mail the coupon below right away for perfectly free trial.
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NEW PLAY WRITTEN !. BY VACHE[L IS SOLD Worked Over It to Forget Death of Son at the
 Front

London October 2.--(Special )-Poor Horace Annesley Vachell wrote comedy in three nights to keep his mind qff the death at the front of his only son few weeks ago. When he could pull himself together enough to read over what he had written, he concluded that it wasn't a very good comedy 1t had the germ of one. though and he has now rewrit- ten 1t, and re-rewritten it, according to his custom, until it has become a thing of joy. despite its tragic origin. and it has now been sold to famous actor and is likely to be produced next year. It was a cruel trick of fate to deprive VacheH of what he cared for most just when all the rewards that dramatist dreams were being heaped in his lap so fast that 1t was difficult to keep track of them all. He had attained a place in the front rank of successful novelists, in England at least, some years ago; but could get no footing as 8 dramatist. Play after play was turned down by the managers until H. B. Iry- ing took "Searchlghts" last year and made hit with it at 'The Savoy" Then came the production of "Quin- neys," which has been running since early spring at the Haymarket and bids fair to keep on for the rest of the year. being the biggest success in London. It Is to be produced in New York the mid dle of October and q week later John Drew will produce another Vachell comedy which will be seen in America before 1t is done over here. Mrs. Pat rick Campbell is working her way east from San Francisco where she produced "Searchlghts." and now H. B. Irving announces here Cor rather is about to announce) the immediate production of yet another Vachel play It is safe to say that the novelist has been swal- lowed up by the dramatist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
Source of Happiness

From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
 It may be said. and truthfuly. that the happiest people in the world are not always, or even often, those who have the greatest wealth. The possession of wealth honestly attained is no crime. It IS blessing to country to number rich ones among it's population But tsse wiscst. of the Hebrew kings. who was a very rich man. prayed: Give me neither
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The pecan crop in the Eufaula dis
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LOTHIAN
Brothers Fight Over liquor Shipment
 City to Have e3O,OOO Hospital.

S1ey eV AA&vC $DVDVVO AAO0YltoAs
 
 Dothan. October 22.-(Special.)-As the result of quarrel over a shipment of liquor which both of them claimed. Ben Payne. 35. is seriously wounded, and his brother. Alto, 2l. is held in the Houston county jail in this city, pending an in- vestigation by the authorities and the outcome of the formers injuries. Both are members of a family well known in this county
 The difficulty occurred at the store of Elijah Payne, another brother. in the suburbs of Dothan It is said that Ben and Alto each ordered a shipment of whisky, to be shipped in the name of the same negro, neither knowing of the others order. One shipment arrived toe day. It was then that each learned of the others order, but neither could tell whose whisky it was. Both claimed it.. and quarrel which ended in a pisto. duel resulted. It Is said that Ben opened fire first, firing upon Alto three times. missing each time. Alto then opened fire upon Ben, firing twice. one shot taking effect in his brothers side
 Dothan is to have $30,000 hospital. The project is backed by the Houston County Medical society, prominent business men end the ministers of. the city It will be for the benefit of southeast Alabama. southwest Georgia and western Florida, and will fill a long felt want throughout this section. It will be thoroughly and modernly equipped in every particular including laboratory. operataing rooms, private rooms for medical and surgical eases, a maternity ward, charity ward and a ward for negroes
 The building of the hospital was .lcfl- ritely and finally decided upon today al meeting of prominent physicians busi- ness men and ministers of this city. Temporary committees have heen formed to work out plans for the institution and to raise funds for it's establishment A canvass of Dothan and surrounding cities will be made in an effort to inc terest this entire section nthe project and to gain the support and cooperation of the public. Promoters fthe hospital feel confident of success. as it's establish ment will mean much for the welfare of the people of this territory.
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trict, where it Is becoming nourishlng Industry. is short this year. accordins: to the local growers. The quality of the nut, however is very high. as compared to that last year. when the crop was heavy. It is expected that fancy prices will be obtained for the better varieties this fall. Many growers have already contracted for shipments to the north ana west
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by Congressmen Adamson of Georgla and Burnett of Alabama. Mayor c. G. Mer- cer, one of the local delegates, was elect ed vlce president of the association for the Eufaula district. One evidence that the river freight traffic is gradually grow ing is seen in the fact that 1000 bales
 i.~d up the river last night to Columbus on one of the steamboats, which was also pushing barge. rkis is enc of the largest cotton shipments handled by the line recently.
 The annual convention of the Barbour end Henry County Musical association will be he'd Saturday and Sunday at the Washington Street Methodist Episcopal church, this city. 1t will be led by J. J. Hendley of Abbevlle and other well known. singers. Dinner will be served OF the ground both days.
 The pecan crop in the Eufaula dis
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are Capital and Labor;;'' "The Prob- lem of the Poor,'' ''rhe Wheels of Jus tice;' ''The Social Citadel;' 'The Phi losophy of Burden Bearing
 Another general feature of more than usual interest will be series of five ad dresses, to be delivered by Mrs. A. A. Lamoreaux of Chicago. Mrs. Lamoreaux is the author of Unfolding Life" which Is studied by Sunday school workers the world over. and such is a platform speak CT of note. Her five subjects will be Artist or Artisan;' "The Teaching Circle;'' Making Dreams Come True;" "The Greatest Thing in the World" "The Teachers Credentials
 The other five general periods of the week will be filled in by Dr. w. A. Smart of Emory University, with studies in the Book of Hosea. His work last year in the Book of Galatins won a host of admirers in Birmingham.
 The officials in charge of the prepara- tions for the Bible Training school are very enthusiastic and predict even larger crowds in attendance this year than were evident last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
For Piles
Pyramid Pile Treatment is Used al Home and Has Saved a Vast
 Number From tho Hor-
TOT of Operation

Don't permit dangerous opera ton for piles until you have seen what Pyramid Pile Treatment can do for you in the privacy of your own home.