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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24
Genera! Wheeler at SANTIAGO.

Into the mick of the fight he went,
pall.G and sick and wan,
Borne in an ambulance to the front. a
ghostly wiSp of q man;
But the lighting soul of a fighting man.
approved in the long ago,
Went to the front in That ambulance.
aEG the body of Fighting Joe.
Out from the front they were coming
back, smitten of Spanish shells
boys from the Vermont hills
and the Alabama dells;
Put them into this ambulance: IN ride
to he 'front.'" ne said,
And he climbed to the saddle and rode
right on, that little old e%x-confed.
From end to end of the long blue ranks
rose up the ringing cheers,
And many a powder b%lackened face was
furrowed with sudden tears.
As with flashing eyes and cleaning
sword, and hair n beard of snow,
Into the hell of shot and shell rode
little old Fighting Joe!
Sick with fever and racked with pain,
he could not stay away,
For he heard the song of yester year
in the deep mouthed cannon's pay
He heard in the calling song of the
guns there vas work for him to do,
Where his country's best blood splashed
and flowed round the old Red.
White and Blue.
Fevered body and hero heart! This I'M
ions heart to you
Beats out in love and reverence-and
to each dear boy in blue.
Who stood or fell mid the shot and
shell, and cheered in the face of the
foe,
AS, wan and white, to the heart of the
fight rode little old Fighting joe!
james Lindsay Gordon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24

AT first my curses. then my prayers to
God,
OF secret thoughts conceived Within
thy sight,
Thou seelns't so much a friend, l would
From out thy field a single star-and
yet-and yet
O soul, when will thy mad resentment
cease"
OF friendly voice had filled his ear.
and now
He paced another deck than one de-
signed
For heavy armament merchant
Commissioned while the nations ships
Were called for duty home to try the
For which this poor, deluded exile gave
His manhood and his life.
Yea set of sun
The Cry of Sail" was heard. and then,
Against his will, they hurried him be-
The startling call to Quarters reached
his ear;
And ere the roll of drum and boats
Wain's whistle died way
There came a distant boom that
reused a hope
He yearned to realize. a moment more
A deaf'ning sound, that shook the very
keel
Awoke his heart with joy. He knew
and hailed
The truth. The land-his land-was
now at war.
The oe-hi name, it mattered not to
him
Had struck the challenge blow and
filled his soul
With fire.
o love of country! Thou art
lasting as
The faith of childhood. Thou are
stronger than
he owe of life-the fear of death.
This eNiled penitent, this prodigal
Without a home, would prove himself
q man!
He cried for help to free him from his
"Ahoy there! Men on deck. Flo love
Lei me not perish in his cell. Unbar
the door,
Take off these chains and arm me for
the fight!
Oh give me air and light beneath the
My blood will wash away my curse"
But all
Was vain.
A tearing shot hat ploughed through
side
And prison bulkhead walls. made clear
A passage wide enough through which
He sought his wild desire.
But ere he reached the deck, the foe
had lashed
His ship beside, and countless fierce
wild men
Were leaping down among the feeble
crew.
Who battled hard, but vain, against
such odds
He saw the flag the enemy displayed.
A flag unknown, unseen by him before.
Though strangely like the one he
cursed-now loved
50 much-would die i'm it's defense.
lie wrenclaed a cutlass from q dying
And hevged his way among the priva-
teers.
Where'er he struck, the way was
cleared of men
Like wheat before the blade. His
strange dc1nean
AND ANTIQUE sarb amazed the foe. until
IT seemed he'd drive the boarders to
their ship.
At last MS wounds o'ercame his mad
dining STRENGTH,
And, cln&ing to his knee. was soon
disarmed.
But spared the %murd'rous stroke by
one who knew
Ills name and story from a child.
HIS glazing eye turned wiStfu! toward
that flag,
Now dropping low, as if to mourn 70,
him:
My country. thou art now avenged.
my life
My wasted fife-I give to hee-tc
thee
i. HI. i6rown.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24
Memorial DAY.

Flowers red for the valiant courage
That could die for native land;
Flowers blue for the manly purpose,
Loyal heart and ready hand;
Evergreen for lasting honor
That they bore beneath the sod;
Flowers gold for deathless glory;
Flowers white for the peace Of God.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24

Don't blame a girl for assuming a
striking attitude when she's trying to
make a hit.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24
Barred Out.

when | was a boy my ambition
IN life was to be a barber"
Your parents opposed it, l sup
pose"
NO, they didn't have any objection.
but somehow or other | never could
learn to play a mandolin"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24

Replies to the Methodist temperance
society's query show that the 482 daily
papers in this country declining liquor
advertisements in February, 1915, had
in February of this year increased t.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24

She praises it highly as she has been
relieved of all these pains by its use.
All mothers should know of this remedy,
and all young girls who suffer should
try II. "-Mrs. MATILDA KuRTzwEG, 500
High St, Buffalo, N. Y.
Young women who are troubled with
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headache, dragging-down sensations,
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Compound. Thousands have been re-
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remedy.
If you know of any young wo-
man who is sick and needs help
full advice, ask her to write to tho
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. Only women will
receive her letter, and it will be
held in strictest confidence.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24
YOUNG women
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Need Only Trust to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound, says Mrs. kurtzweg.
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month and they
would sometimes be
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Illumination of some
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lin the newspapers
and tried Lydia E.
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-05-24

Matrimonial packages are not al
ways what they are tied up to be.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12

and as heavy and lifeless as were they
Not SO was it with the hunters. Smoke
the irrepressible related a story, and
they descended into the steerage, bel.
lowing with laughter.
AS | passed to leeward of the galley
on my way aft, l was approached by
the engineer we had rescued. His
face was white. his lips were trem-
bling.
Good God! sir, what kind of craft
is this?" he cried.
You have eyes, you have seen," |
answered. almost brutally, what of the
pain and fear at my own heart.
Your promise?" | said to Wolf Lar
sen.
Il was not thinking of taking them
aboard when | made that promise" he
answered. And anyway, you'll agree
I've not laid my hands upon them"
Far from 1t, far from it." he laughed
a moment later. ,
| made no reply. I was incapable
of speaking. my mind was too con.
fused. / must have time to think. |
knew. This woman, sleeping even
now in the spare cabin, was a re-
sponsibility which | must consider,
and the only rational thought that
fiickered through my mind was that !
must do nothing hastily IL l were to
be any help to her at all.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
CHAPTER XIX.

The chagrin Wolf Larsen felt from
being ignored by Maud Brewster and
me in the conversation at table had
to express itself In some fashion. and
1t fell to Thomas Mugridge to be the
victim. He had not mended his ways
nor his shirt, though the latter he con-
tended he had changed. The garment
itself did not bear out the assertion.
nor did the Accommodations of grease
on stove and pot and pan attest a gen.
eral cleanliness.
i've given you warning. Cooky.-
Wolf Larsen said. and now you've
got 10 take your medicine"
Mugridge's face turned white under
its sooty veneer, and when Wolf Lar.
sen called for rope and couple Of
men. the miserable cockney fed Wild
ly out Of the galley and lodged and
ducked about the deck with the grin
ming crew in pursuit Few things
could have been more to their liking
than to give him a tow over the SIDE.
for 10 the forecastle he had sent
messes and concoctions OF the vilest
order.
As usual. the witches below and the
hunters turned cut for what promised
sport Mugridge exhibited a nimble-
ness and speed We did not dream he
possessed. Straight stt be raced. to
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12

the poop and along the poop TO TIE
stern. So great was his speed that
as he curved past the corner OF the
cabin he slipped and fell. Nilsson was
standing at the wheel, and the cock
ney's hurting body struck his legs.
Both went down together, but Mugridgs
alone arose. By some freak of pres
sures, his frail body had snapped the
strong mans leg like a pipestem.
Parsons took the wheel, and the
pursuit continued. Round and round
the decks they went, Mugrdge sick
with fear. the sailors hallooing and
shouting directions to one another.
and the hunters believing encourage
ment and laughter. Mugrldge went
down on the fore-hatch under three
men; he emerged from the mass,
bleeding at the mouth.
The battle was over. and Wolf Lar
sen rove bowline in a piece Of rope
and slipped 1t under his shoulders.
Then he was carried aft and flung
into the sea. Forty, fifty, sixty feet
of line ran out, when Wolf Larsen
cried "Belay!" oofty-oofty took q
turn on bitt, the rope tautened, and
the Ghost, lunging onward, terked the
cook to the surface.
| had forgotten the existence OF
Maud Brewster, and remembered her
with start as she stepped lightly
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
-13

Humphrey Van weyden. critic end diet
fante, thrown into the water by the sink
ing OF ferryboat, on coming to his
senses. finds himself aboard the sealing
schooner Ghost, Captain Wolf Larsen
pound TO Japan waters. The captain re-
fuses TO put Humphrey ashore and makes
him cabin boy "for the good OF his soul"
lie begins under the cockney cook, Mug
ridge, who steals his money and chases
MIN when accused OF II. Cooky Is jealous
OF Hump and hazes him. Wolf hazes a
seaman and makes 1t the basis for a phil
osophlc discussion with Hump. Wolf en-
tertains Mugridge In his cabin. wins from
MIN at cards the money he stole from
hump. Cooky and Hump whet knives at
each other. Humps intimacy with Wolf
increases. Wolf sketches the story OF
MS lie, discusses the Bible, and Omar,
ana Illustrates the instructive love of life
oy choking Hump nearly to death. A car
nlval OF brutality breaks loose In the ship
and Wolf proves himself the master brute.
Wolf is knocked overheard at night,
comes back aboard by the logline and
wins clear In a fight in the foreeastle.
hump dresses VOLTS wounds and, despite
MS protest is made mate on the hell-ship.
Mr.. Van Weyden tries to learn his duties
as mate. Wolf hazes the men who tried
70 kill him. Van Weyden proves by his
conduct In blow. with all hands out in
the boats among the seal herd. that he
mas learned ito stand on his own legs"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
TIMBERING MINES is COSTLY
Owners Compelled to Put Millions Of
Dollars Underground Every Year
Of Operation.

Nearly 90.000.000 cubic feet OF tim
Der are placed In the anthracite mines
Of Pennsylvania every year. II an est.
mate in the Colliery Engineer, lately
acquired by Coal Age. that the amount
OF timber In anthracite mines 10 ap-
proximately one cubic foot for every
ton OF coal mined. Is correct. The tim
bered gangways and drifts cover q
vast extent. exceeding 1000 miles. and
the closely timbered shafts with their
miles Of heavy guide timbers which
must be constantly replaced. form q
large item. The total output since the
beginning Of anthracite mining Ia over
2.500.O00,00O tons.
A billion tons OF water, or over IL
times as many tons as the coal pro-
duced during the year, must be pumped
out Of the anthracite mines every year.
According TO the chief of the Pennsyl-
vania department OF mines the timber
ing Is an even greater expense than
the pumping. The cost OF placing this
vast forest below ground is stagger
ing.
The cost of the material is given as
about 6.5 cents per cubic foot for
round timber and 20 cents per cubic
foot for sawed timber. At the lower
figure this would make 90,o00.00O cubis
feet cost $5.S50.OOO. In addition to this
there are millions Of mine ties. ane
heavy white oak is used for the mins
cars. The use of steel timbers, which
are being adopted on account of thei,
for main gangways. turn.
outs, pump rooms and shaft and slope
bottoms. will add to the total cost OF
mining for the next few years. but win
effect a final saving. Most OF the tim
Der now used in the anthracite mines
is yellow pine from the South.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
A Texas Wonder.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, dessOIves gravel
cures diabetes. weak and lame backs
rheumatism. and all Irregularities Of
the kidneys and bladder in both me-
and women. Regulates bladder trouble
In children. II not sold by your drugs
gfst will be sent by mail on receipt q
N.O0 One ANAL bottle L two month";
treatment and seldom falls 10 perfeets
cure. Send for Tenn testimonials.
Dr.. z. ". Hall. 2S26 Oliver street.
st. Louis. Mo. Send for Tenn. testL
ncuisls. Sold By druggists. II
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12

tom show black In breaking crest.
At the best. that was all. For John
son and Leach the travail OF existence
had ceased.
The men remained grouped amid
ships. No one had gone below, and
no one was speaking. Nor were any
looks being exchanged. Each man
seemed stunned-deeply contempla-
tive. as it were. and not quite sure.
trying to realize Just what had taken
place. Wolf Larsen gave them little
time for thought. lie at once put the
Ghost upon her oourse-a course
which meant the seal herd and not
Yokohama harbor. But the men were
no longer eager as they pulled and
hazled. and I heard curses amongst
aAam- which hfs their hps smothered
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
succession Brain Ampvta,lon.

The Paris Journal cites q surgical
miracle. Doctor Guepin expounded
before the Academy OF Science the
case OF soldier OF twenty-five years
Of age. who had to undergo a partial
amputation Of the brain. The wounded
man has SO far recovered that he viii
not be discharged from the activs
army. The doctor verified the fact
that the rapid removal Of part Of the
cerebral matter has been productive
OF no appreciate trouble. The oper.
alton depends for its success on speed
and boldness.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
Judge EdsInoton Appears.

Judge Eoaln0ton appears.
Judge Edgington has arrived here
and is prepared to go on the stand In
the impeachment trial when the wit.
nesses for the defense are called.
When the court Of impeachment con-
vened on the morning OF May 8. the
defendant sat directly in the rear Of
his counsel and listened attentively
to the proceedings.
Records Of Judge Edgington's divis-
ion OF the criminal court covering sew
eral years were read during the morn
ing session by George L. Fossick, a
reporter for the Memphis Commercial
Appeal, after extended argument by
opposing counsel as to whether Chas
]. Walsh, minute clerk of the court
should appear as state witness or
defense witness. It was decided to
introduce Walsh ard Fossick at the
same time, Walsh as a states witness.
1t was sought to prove by Fossick
that Judge Edgington created large
costs and fees by false and fraudu.
lent entries, by releasing law VIOLA
tors on the payment of mot guilty"
costs and by other alleged irregular
methods.
Chief Justice Neil. presiding over
the court of impeachment, ruled that
in order to prove its charges of a
conspiracy to create court costs, the
prosecution must establish whether
the costs were secured Intentionally
or accidentally; whether the officials
conspired to create costs or whether
In assessing costs they were following
q custom or practice OF the court.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
CHAPTER xvII-contlnued.

Then they were gone astern. The
spritsail filled with the wind, sud-
denly, careening the frail open craft
till 1t seemed It would surely capsize.
A whitecap foamed above 1t and broke
across In a snow-white smother. Then
the boat emerged, half swamped.
Leach finging the water out and John
son clinging TO the steering-oar, his
face white and anxious. Wolf Larsen
laughed, at the same time reckoning
them with his arm to follow. 1t was
evidently his intention to play with
them. lesson, | took 1t, in lieu OF a
beating, though a dangerous lesson,
for the frail craft stood In momentary
danger Of being overwhelmed.
Johnson squared away promptly and
ran after US. There was nothing else
for him to do.
Still we increased our lead. and
when the boat had dropped astern sew.
eral miles we hove to and waited. All
eyes watched It coming, even Wolf
Larsen's; but he was the only upper.
turbed man aboard. Louis, gazing
fixedly, betrayed a trouble in his face
ne was not quite able to hide.
The boat drew closer and closer,
hurting along through the seething
green like thing alive, lifting and
sending and uptossing across the huge
backed breakers, or disappearing be-
hind them only to rush into sight
again and shoot skyward. 1t seemed
impossible that II could continue to
live, yet with each dizzying sweep 1t
did achieve the impossible. A rain
squall drove past, and out Of the fly.
ing wet the boat emerged. almost upon
US.
Hard up. therel" Wolf Larsen
shouted. himself springing to the
wheel and whirling It over.
Again the Ghost sprang away and
raced before the wind. and for two
hours Johnson and Leach pursued us.
We hove to and ran away, hove to and
ran away, and ever astern the strug-
Cling patch of sail tossed skyward and
fell into the rushing valleys. 1t was
. quarter Of mile away when thick
equall of rain yelled 1t from view. II
never emerged. The wind blew the
cir clear again, but no patch OF sail
broke the troubled surface. thought
I saw, for an instant, the boats bot
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
10000 ROUNDS OF
CARTRIDGES STOLEN
BROTHER or STATE ARMoRER
ADMITS TAKING AMMUNITION
OF STATE TROOPS.
ACCUSED JUDGE ARRIVES
Edongton Comes to Nashville To Ap-
pear As Witness In Impeachment
Trlal-court Records Are
Examined.

Notwithstanding to a state
ment by a member of the city detec-
tive department, efforts so far to To-
cate Ernest Hartley, state armorer,
and whom A. N. Hartley, charged with
stealing thousands of cartridges,
claims allowed him to go into the
armory, have proven unavailing. 1t is
believed that he has left the city
Capt w. H. Hyde, of the adjutant-
generals Office, also said that moth
ing had been seen of Hartley at the
capitol building since the discovery of
the cartridge theft on the part of the
state armorer's brother, who is cred.
tied with a. confession of his alleged
misdoings.
Capt. Hyde said also that at an early
date an inventory would be made OF
the stock place in the basement of
the capitol, where the armory is To-
Gated, and until that time 1t could not
be told just what was missing.
Young A. N. Hartley, who is the
brother of State Armorer Ernest Hart.
ley, now missing, is being held by
the Nashville police pending a full
investigation of the stolen ammuni-
tion. He was arrested by Chattanooga
police as he YVES attempting to get
a pawnbroker to take the shells
In confession to the police, young
Hartley admitted the theft of 10000
rounds of rife ammunition meant for
the state troops.
State Armorer Hartley, who is miss
Ing, was appointed to the place by
Gov Hooper. He was retained in Of
fee by Gov. Rye when Capt. Charles
B. Rogan was appointed adjutant gen.
eral
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
Hatehie Hall

Hatchis Hall. sl2. PAGER. by standard
J. b. L. 2:oSi. sire Of Ardell by Idol
Wilkes, son of George Wilkes. First
dam, Dolly by Buford's Tom Hell. third
dam By con Of Shy's Tom Hal, fourth
dam BY Shy's Tom Hal. !
Hatchie Hall is horse Of great STYLE
and finish, strong. muscular and won,
derful stamina aud beauty. He has I
fine gait and much natural speed. He
has many colts In Fsyette county, and
they every one show strong character
istics Of this magnificent horse. He
viii make the season Of 1916 at my bars
In Somervills.
TERMs-s5 per leap, cash; $40 pea
season, cash, with return privilege; SIG
to Insure, money due when mare 10
ascertained to be in foal or traded. /
Will use every effort to prevent &c.
cidents, but will not be responsible II
any should occur.
W. 5. NEWLY, SomerviIle, Tenn.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12

beside me. II was her first time on
deck since she had come aboard. A
dead silence greeted her appearance.
Her eyes lighted on oofty- oofty, Inn
mediately before her, his body in
stinct with alertness and grace as he
held the turn of the rope.
Are you flshing?" she asked him.
He made no reply. His eyes. fixed
intently on the sea astern, suddenly
flashed.
Shark no, sir!" he cried.
'Heave inl Lively! All hands tail
on!" Wolf Larsen shouted, springing
himself to the rope in advance Of the
quickest.
GRO BE coNTINUED)
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12

BelIe-I think the short skirts are
50 becoming to most girls. and that's
why I Ike them.
Nen-Thats real noble Of your dsas,
with your fest toe
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
Midnight

MIDNIGHT is large Black SpanIsA
Jack Of The very best type, best bon
and muscle. with vigOF and stamina
he has made several seasons In the
eastern part Of Faystte county and no
jack that has ever been in the county
can show more fine mule colts than he
can show.
viii make the season of 1916 at my
barn In SsmsrviIle.
TERMs-s5 per leap, cash; So to In
sure, payable when mare Is asesctolnsd
to be in foal or traded.
Not responsible for accidents.
w. S. Neuby
Sonerville, Tenn,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
Dls5srment Is Relieved.

Disbarment proceedings instituted
against Charles Loveioy of Memphis a
year or so ago and which forbid him
TO practice law In the Tennessee
courts. have been set aside by the
court Of civil appeals and the lawyer
vindieated of a charge OF unprofes-
sional conduct. The court ordered
that a similar decree be entered on
the minutes Of the Jackson court. Mr..
Lovejoy says he viii not re-engage in
the practice OF Law. but will devote
himself 70 the Baptist ministry. OF
which he was = member before being
admitted TO the bar,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-05-12
Much Road Improvement.


The Tennessee department Of high.
ways has asked for bids on 500, 900
gallons, or about four train loads OF
bituminous material for surface treat.
ment OF macadam roads. The bids will
be received at the office of the depart
ment at Nashville up to IL o'clock,
May %, the material 10 be used on the
state highways in Knox, Hamilton, Da.
wilson and Shelby counties. This will
doubtless be the largest single order
ever given in the south for road sur
face treatment material, and will treat
about 100 miles Of state highways in
the four counties The oils will be paid
for out Of the state automobile road
fund belonging to these counties and
will mark a new era in road mainte-
nance In Tennessee. This viii be the
first real activity in actual road work
Of the department. although the de-
partment has been busy tor several
months along other lines Of road work
The four counties have approximate
ly $4,000 to their credit In the office
OF the state department, but less than
half Of this amount viii be spent for
oil The remainder will be used in
the state highways for
treatment and In applying the ola