The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, October 24, 1901, Image 4
CHAPTER XHL
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S TRANGE tbat men win nerer
iMurn tire terrible adrantaf* of
n force poeted on an Impref-
nable poeltion, protected by
breeatworka and able to pour abot
down a ateep hill at an enemy. Two
men, two flrla and a boy bad defeated
tbe guerrilla* and aent them back to
tbelr camp. I did not fear another at
tack. What I dreaded waa starvation.
Indeed, I could aee plainly that our ene-
mlee were preparing to carry out the
etarratlon plan. Several of them went
In different direction*, doubtleaa for
food. One of them packed quite within
range.
'Tm goin to plunk tbat one," aald
Buck.
I caught hla arm, and gave him a re
proof which for a while atieaat cauaed
him to remember tbat I waa In com
taand.
T wtah they’d attack ua again," said
tbe trrepreeelble boy. "I could ’a’ bit
that doggone 'butternut’ If eomep’n
hadn’t Joggled my arm.” •
There had been nothing to Joggle tbe
boy's arm, bnt I thought It beet to let
him keep up bis pride—It would make
him more serviceable—*o I^yald noth-
teg. . .. r
“I aimed sight at the middle of bta
breast,’’ continued Buck, "but Ju#t then
he Jumped over a atone, an I mtsaed
"1 thought eome one Joggled your
ana I*
‘‘Some one did. Gtnyer, yo’ eonaanw
ed ol* nigger, what il'yo’ go Joggle my
fe’ Joet ae I was goto to plonk blmT"
-Was tt yon. Hsfar
-»a-
, -Somebody did. yr I’d 'a* hit him.
■bar - •*
If ever a party needed brenkfast. It
rare. Helen unrolled the little
of provision* 1 directed her to
a half ration, or. rather, half of
what there we* and aave the rest She
4td eo. handing me my portion, which
I dnrtlned. bnt eh# argued that tt waa
Important for all that I should beep up
my strength and Snally preveiled on
me to eat my ehare. Jaqoellae and
ale thebe rmveoonaty. Bach of tm
to where tbe water was drip-
froo the cleft and caught the
ta our mouths. Rock, when he
■lahed hla breakfast, like Oliver
Twist, asked for more. It made my
• heart ache to refnee him. bnt there was
M altornadvo,
danger waa dwarfed by tbe
’ perils that surrounded as, yet It
was no leas Important My wound was
he hie to pat me hors de combat at aay
Fortunately until my dash
the guerrilla ramp I had not been
subject to aay physical strain, and by
that tlma tt had healed euflrtently to
prevent Its opening At any rate, tr
gave me eo trouble. Tbe first thing
Baton asked aftor a lull ta the fighting
waa a boat this wound, fibs Insisted
on fir easing It for me, end 1 permitted
her to do eo. Bbe wound around It a
freak bandage tern from my ehlrt
atoeve and was pinning tt when,
lag up at mu she aald:
“Ton*ra not the first one of oar
!*▼* assisted with bandagea"
Her remark cot me tike a knlfa It
was plain that she waa making this
effort Incurring thin danger, believing
me to be a Confederate.
L •no went uii. »i;
heard him. a-ftrunlin sotnep'n ,lik«v
’Guess 1 am bent somehow or ’nutber.’
Then he asked me soiiiep’n ’ImmiI wheth-
er It was a-raiidn at the-time of the—’
what was that one?’
" ‘Tbe massacre.’ ”
"Oh. yea; I know,
was It I said?”
“ ’Black as night.
‘That’* It; only I fo'got an said,
'Black 'as a doggone nigger,’ an he
■aid, ’What’s the’
“ ‘Word.’ ”
“‘What’s the word?’ nn I took the
■pltball out o’ iny mouth an handed It
to him. He took It nn rend It mighty
quick. Then he looked nt me nn said,
Til be goldarned If that ain’t the llt-
tlest messenger to carry such n big
message I ever saw In my life! Like
attackln a forty flea tlon wltb a how’b
aer.’ ”
“What did be do then?’’
“1 don’'want t’ tell that.’’
“Why not?’’
“Well, he must ’a’ thought 1 was a
baby."
“Come, out wltb It.”
“He took me up an give me a kW.
rubbln my face with that hairy beard
o’ bla’n."
•Then what?" *
“He went down stairs In a hurry.'an
1 didn’t aee him any mo’.’’
“Good for you! Have you kept It all
a secret?"
“Haven’t aald a word to any one."
“That’* right. You’ve done me a
great favor, and one good turn deserves
another. I’m going to tell yon bow to
cure yourself of that habit of using
useless adjectives. If you over get out
of Ibis, get a 4iotet>ook and pencil, and
every Jlinr jp>u use one of tiu-m uuto _u
•down. TW- ••how 9amsttsvr**>fr
fotnffreiui. mil « ,| n bfi'iii
yourself of a very bad habit,** •
-ni do that. I.y g..l|yr
At no^pse were agalu tantalised at
•relng thr guerrilla” rating Jhelr din-*
Mr.
-1 wonder s bat they got" said
Ruck. “I reckon It’s uotliin but fat
pork, anyway. Who wanta to cat fat
porkf-
-I wtab I c.uhl g. t
ibe captain." aald Jack,
give me aoine
“lie Ix>rd II
ed < Huger
Elijah r
“Not In tlteee niountalna,’’ put I
Rock. “Kareoa couldn't find anythlo
up hem to feed anytiody with."
“Iterkon dat uiua’ 'a been In a toil
Ik an honey," auppl
u nr Ktnrxl a-looMn (it me kind o' quar."
Scrnmbllng ovt'f the uneven ground,
climbing rocks, lighting my way through
thickets, I explored every promise of
outlet. There Affis not a possible de
scent. 1 returned to the-mouth of the
crevice, intending to rejoin my com
panions. I heard some one clambering
up and, looking down, saw Helen Stan-
forth. Giving her my hand, I helped
ter to level ground.
“You and I,” I said, "should not be
absent from the front at the same
time.”
“Tell me.” »be aald. fixing .her. eyes
on me Intently, “what I want to know.
I have led Jacpielipe, Buck and Ginger
Into this trap In an attympt to save
yon. The least I can cxj>cct is your
confidence. Who are you?”
Our Uvea depended on absolute devo
tion to each other. If I should tell her
that I was a southern man holding a
commission In the Ynukee army, that
J had sent Information north to-enable
a Union general to capture the region
about her home. 1 should sap our mat/i
plement of strength. On the' vtthcr
hand. 1 was accepting all thi* devotion
under' false pretenshs. ,Th« thought
was maddening: Had she not been
s looking at me wltb her big hoqest eyes
1 tiellcvc I should, have shed tears of
angulab.
"MIks tSianfurth—licit d." 1 said,
wtra and wtrat
Tt
irwrir witt 1
face. You and I have k mutital,pur
pose—to aave tbqpe who have been led
Into this peril ; There Is no tlmn for
•xplanatloua. I Iteg of Jou to banish
for the time this secret and think only
of the work brfon.* us.”
Hhe turned her ryes out to tbe far
dials nt horizon, but did not are It, In
tent on her own IlKnigbta. * 'rticn. look
ing again at me, »t»c said, wltb a burst
of Impulse:
“To know that you are unworthy
would kill me."
da’ be sctul dc rntrfia t(
ipe her gate.
> bad turned
flo
n Id
1 bowed my bead to tx
When I looked again, ab
and was entering the crevice.
Having failed to find an oattot In
our rearf wr bad no cbolrv but to face
our ruemlea. I cast my rye over tbe
only mute open to a night aurprlse.
w. was tbe
like a gust of cold wind. Perhaps be
fore morning Helen $tanforth or Jaque-
lluo or little Buck or all of ua would
be lying stiff aud stark Ilk# that dead
guerrilla.
Then a greater strength, a daring, a
cunning never before felt waQed with
in me. 1 crawled on till I came so near
tbe guerrilla camp tbat I could have
thrown a stone Into It They had no
fire, and this In itself was suspicious.
I thought 1 beard a voice, but It was
doubtless some animal or a bird giving
a note of warning to Ita mate. Glis
tened, but could bear nothing which I
knew to be human. At last I aat down
^ 'a
on a rock and began what to me seem
ed on endless vigil.
It was perhaps an hour after tbat I
heard umuistalvable sounds offihe guer
rillas. I could see nothing, though I
could bear'voices, and voices at that
time of night meant mischief. Darting
back to my wood, I set the paper of
gunpowder on the rock under the dry
■s, keeping a little In reserve, and
stone ready to use for a hammer,
listened for a sign of advance. 1
had not long to wait. A man must
have stumbled. At any rate, 1 heard
something which convinced me the ene
my was coming, and, laying on my
percussion powder, I raised the stone
and brought It down.
Horror of horrors! The grass was
blown away without being kindled.
The last chance was gone! It was
dark as pitch; not even a ray of moon
light to protect us again- f the coming
cutthroats/
Wait a bit. There are several spears
of grass smoldering, a spark on tbe
end of each. I gather them and put
the ember ends Into tbe hollow of my
hand, where I hold the reserve gun
powder. A flash—a mere bit of flame
no bigger than a pea! I nurse It and
put more grass with it, shove It all
under the wood, and a beaut|£ul bright
flame shoots up that gladdens my
heart A, Joyful shout from the fort
sends a pleasant thrill Uirongh every
fiber In my body.
Ping! A bullet within an Inch of my
nose 1 dart away Into tbe darkness
and In another minute am la tbe for
tress. * • ,*
I had scarcely g^t behind the breast
work* when' the glare of the burning
wood showed me half a dozen men
dashing up to the lire, and 1 knew they*
would try to scatter It.
rU'to.iti.1 omiibi U»r>et. fic^ ipJO Jh*
CAPITAL NEWS AND N0TE8.
HBOBO OUttfiT AT WHIT* HOUSE.
Booker T. Washington Dinsa , With
Fres'dent Boosevelt and JPamily—The
Usual Order of Affaire Not Disturbed.
roenlad Ginger.
On <
»ur rlgbl. not
far
1^*1,
-Ta’ ole fool,” ref.
>rtr
d
Rock. “Hi
IW
tan*
face of a rock
so r
ert
could a raven carry
ml
k
m ti!<
h waa no (talh
i, T
9 tb
“Don’t he no ■mart
II
IM*
k.” said Ja<
k.
rr r*
H-k |irwjerfed 1
u su
a*h
"A raven could lak
t 1
In-
hamlle of
a
wlill
e an euetuy HI
mtie
d o\
tin backet In Its mot
itb
a
ltd fly a Itb
11.
bout
He would an>
car
njca
couldn't be?"
Noil
ring an abut
idau
Mi
Then Jack and Ku«k fell ti
with each other which could
the roost remarkable fabriratioi
tbe wherewithal to satisfy* Um
“I seo a darky coming.” aald Jack
-with a white apron aud cap and i
tray on his bend covered with gout
things to ent”
*Tbat‘a nothin.- said Ruck. “1 sec a
toasted goose waddlln up tbe bill with
the stufilu tumbUu out of a bole In hie
breast'*
• “Yon little fibber, you don’t see any
inch thing. 1'U tell you what I »
see a big table down there among tb«
guerrillas covered with smoking bevf
i iuu imiu'wmnK
-You know I'm charged with being
In league with tbe Yankees.’*
“Yes, but your accusers are robbers
and murderers. If I thought that”—
She broke off with a frown and turned
away.
‘The guerrillas built ■.firs and. after
cooking and eating breakfast, loitered
about eome chatting, some playing
carda, while other* devoted themselves
to tbelr wounded companions, making
them as comfortable as possible on
bade of boughs covered with blankets.
1 took advantage of tbelr Inaction to
learn how Buck bad succeeded In de
livering hie message to the scoot he
waa to meet at Huntsville. As 1 could
not question him before the ethers
without giving up my secret, I drew
him Into tbe cleft behind us.
“Bock, did you find tbe man 1 seat
you to meet st Huntsvillef*
“Reckon I did.”* .
“Tell me about It"
“All right As soon as I gdl Into
town I went right to tbe squar an stop
ped in front o’ tbe boteL I hitched my
ponv *o a poet an wait Inside. A man
In me office said, 'Sonny, what ff yo’
want?’ an 1 aald, Tm goin up oa the
gallery,’ an he said, ’What fo’F an 1
■aid, •Fo’ to see the town.’ Then I
went op stairs an waited till I heard
the clock strikln an counted thrtecn.” *
“Not 18, Buck. Clocks don’t Arlkrf
18."
"Well, don’t yo’ see, that clock at
Huntsville is a different kind. It
■truck either thl’teen or fo’teett, 1
couldn’t tell which."
“Never mind the dock. Yon’ic In-
renting all this. Go on."
“Well, Just as tbs clock struck a man
he came out onto the gallery. He had
tbe doggonest eyes 1 ever saw—Just
like tbe wolfs In ‘Red Riding Hood.'
At first be didn’t take any notice o’
■M, loo kin’s if be wag bothered 'caose
I wag thar an be expected somebody.
Then be watched me with those sharp
& hia’n, an at test he «ld kind o’
i day. boy,’ an I Mid,
i It I wm to Myf
rar
jar ffsnft
Gome, let's gt> arid *rt
Bbe was so earm-st about It that I
feared she would. -Indeed irtic started,
but Helen caught and drew her back.
Throwing herself Into Helen’s arm*,
the covered her face with her hands.
ftow.T- One. two, three?"
Four bullets fled at the llttto knot of
men below. We could not aee wbo waa
hit. but all turned aud started down
the declivity, though one man dropped
before be had gone ■ dozen yards. We
|<««t no time In reloading and bad a
new charge ready In every piece before
seeing any signs of tbelr return. Hut
Buck, who took more time and made
more fuse about his work than all tbe
rest together, bad scarcely rammed his
charge home and filed the percussion
rap on tbe nipple when three men
made a dash at the fire. Two of them
reached It end began to kick vigorous
ly. | took del I Iw rate aim at one of
them and shot him through the bead.
My gun bad scarcely cracked when
Helen let drive at tbe remaining man.
He staggered, but kept on kicking at
tbs fire. I snatched Rock’s gun and
finished him. dropping him on tbe bant
ing brands Tbe third man. wbo bad
started *forward several times and
each Urns turned hack, got out of sight
as quickly as possible.
“Look a’ darT* cried Ginger, pointing
to tbe east.
1 turned my bead, and there above
tbe horizon waa tbs faintest tract of
itava
' IcosTiavztx]
A Washington special to the Atlanta
Constitution gives the following account
of Booker T. Washington’s visit to the
White House on Wednesday evening,
where he dined with President Rooie
velt and bis family by special invita-
tidb:
Booker T. Washington, the well known
negro educator, president of the Tuske
gee, Ala., ipstitute, was a guest of Presi
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt at dinner at
the White Houae tonight. Washington
is probably the first American negro to
dine with a President of the United
States and his family, although it was
reported that President Cleveland once
entertained a negro friend at the White
House board. ^
Since President Roosevelt occupied
the White House there has hardly been a
dinner or luncheon withoat its guests
and as the President has been so free
with his invitations no special list of
guests is prepared and the ushers do not
know who the guests will be until they
arrive. Tonight, just before 8 o’clock, a
negro in evening dress presented himself
at the White House door, and, giving his
naipe, said that he was to dine with the
President Booker Washington has made
several visile to the White House and his
face is known there, so be was at oncO
admitted into the private apartments
and the President notided of his arrival.
No other guest arrived and the dinner
was soon served
Dinner at the White House since the
Roosevelts have occupied the mansion
has been a family affair, Miss Rouse
velt and tbe two children appearing ai
the table with father, mother and guests
After dinner the President lakes his
gnests to the library, and there, over
cigars, things political and otherwise
are discussed.
Tonight tbe usual order of affairs was
not disturbed on account of the color of
the guest of honor, and Washington left
the White House about Id o’clock, ap
parently very much pleased With his
dinner and hu chat with the President
> IN A HUMOROUS ^ WN. .
Hicks: “ lie says Christian Science
makes him tired. You should hear
him swear about it.” * ,
Wicks: “The idea! W r hy should
he bother so much about it?”
Hicks: “He has to. He’s the
Coroner you know.”
-r ♦ _________ a
Mistress—Bridget, you kissed lhat
policeman last “night.' New, I don’t
want to see you doing that again.
Bridget—All right, mum; Oi’lf plug
up the kayhole the uixt toime he calls.
-Tit-Bit.
Styles—You may like him, but I
can’t help regarding Bodge as a cur.
He takes no pains to hide the con
tempt he has for his wife.
Harris—That’s right. I should
think less of him if he did not have
contempt for the woman who would
consent to be his wife.—Boston Trans
cript.
“ Pardon me, sir,” began the ped
dler of the supplies, “ but may I ask
what is the style of your typewriter ?”
“ Right up to-date,” replied the
business man, enthusiastically. “ El
bow-sleeves, lace insertion, shirtwaist
and all that sort of thing.”
“ That white cow,” said the wag
gish farmer, “ is the one that gives
milk.' r
“Ah,’-’ exclaimed the city girl, “and
those brown ones, I suppose, give be^f-
tea.”—Philadelphia Pnaa.
“ What did yon find on that vessel
which washed ashore this morning ? ’
asked the Cannibal King of his chief
“ Only a shipwrecked shoemaker
and a case of sherry, sire.”
“ ’Tis well^slave. Make me a sherry
cobbler for dinner. I have often heard
of such a delicacy.”
“ a New woman.'
IMPRESSED WITH BOOSEVELT.
District Wltorney Capers Talked With
the President—Blalock Hss Little
. Chance of Appointment.
C’apt. John G. Capers, Untied States
district attorney, who want- -to Wash
Iggton last week to urire the appoint
Thkot or l. w l o .
revenue collector, has been interviewed
a* to the retail of bis mission, and when
asked if he did not consider Blalock
politically dead, hr replied :
- No, I do not think so. The patieni'*
rz rc-mities arc somewhat cold, but bis
heart la Mill beating. Bet,atop McLau
■ in Mill earnest y Indorsee Blalock, nut
as it was a Republican appointment far
desired the Republican Uadrr* to apeak
out la their own way. This they did.
and no one waa more emphatic than Dr
Clayton in argiag a reconsideration of
the matter iu<! the appointment of Mr
Blalock. The I’reentoot finally agreed
to leave It open for a few days wua the
] statement that there were
I sons beyond political
had guided him in det«
ly as to oar caodi late
jaowever. It mty’>« autt
ted, do not affect Mr Uf
I charai ter, but art rath
of as oplm >a on the
lhat Mr Btahxk tacks the at
live ability and training for tb<
infulfin*, trw, tbe diftc
many deputies and agents "
Cspt Capers, aud he was dee
presard with President Roosevelt
earnest, hoccst manner,” be sab
straightforward staUroenU and <
hentive grasp of the S uthero si
were most unnaual for any N
President, especially a new Pregideat I
Mr Roosevelt told as that he would not j
“ No suh,” said the old man, “ my
bov didn’t steal de mule; he wuz
practiPin’ ter j*iue a circus, en whilst
be truz a-turnin* er a double-somerset
up in de elements he lit on de mule’s
back, en de creetur got scart, en tun
away- wid *in>!”—Atlanta Constitution.
“ What brohe off the match between
Mr. Yearsley and Mia* Kertlip?
“ All 1 know abdut it ta that he dyea
his whiskers anti she bjeaches her hair
and 1 suppose they found each other
“ I saw you sitting in a car last
night when therA-arem several.hsrars
standing,” she aaid rather frigidly.
“ Yen,” be replied, “ hut my wife
was there, you know, and the ladies
who stood were aik young aud good
looking.” T
t n one of lb<*e who stood
I him to lead her away to
re they c- uid be aliot- —
>rd’Herald.
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CHAPTER XIV.
A BONFIRE DElENHE.
ORNTNQ, noon, afternoon,
passed with no change In
the sltuatioa. AH my com
mand slept during the day,
and even I got two of three hours of
tired nature’s gweet restorer, tbough I
would not cloae my eyes till Helen had
promised not to take hers off. the guer
rillas till 1 awoke. During the after
noon all began to Buffer from hunger,
but I would not allow the scanty bit
of food remaining to be eaten. Buck
got over the noon meal bravely, but
when aupper time came he clamored
for aomethlng to e&t.
“Now, see hyar, Mr. Brandystone,”
he argued, “you Just give me my shar’,
an I won’t want any mo’ when the rest
of yo’ have yo’a.”
“You must wait. Buck. We shall
have to faat long enough anyway. The
longer between meala the longer we
can hold out”
“All right,” he said bravely. “I can
hold out aa long as any of yo’."
As evening came on a horrible thought
loomed up suddenly. If the night
should be dark, there was nothing to
prevent the guerrillas stealing up on us
unawares and capturing our strong
hold.
“I must find a way out of this," I
muttered and began an examination of
the face of the rock In our rear. The
deft where water dripped slanted up--
ward, a narrow ofienTffg Time wider
than a man’s body. I crawled Into tbe
crevice and by using hands and feet
moonted to tb'e sntmnlt I stood En
chanted by the spllndld view. North
ward and eastward the Cumberland
mountains reared tbelr heads, a succes
sion of wooded crests; westward <he
flair plain of middle Tennessee; south
ward Confederate territory cut off
from ua by war and setting aflame the
Imagination as to what was taking
In tbs newborn nation. An un
dulating horizon divided
m
1 lx lived tny head to escape her gaze.
scattered about, 1 resolved to build a
bonfire, with a view to lighting up our
enemies should they attempt to ateal
upon us In the night As soon as It was
dark enough I sent Buck and GJnger
out to gather wood and, selecting a
flat rock midway between those on the
flanks, scooped together some light, dry
stuff for kindling and ns fast as the
wood was brought me put It on. When
nil was ready, we returned to our for
tress.
But how light a fire? There was not
a match In the party. IndeetJ the only
means of Ignitipn we possessed was a
percussion cap. I sacrificed two car
tridges and poured the powder they
contained Into a bit of paper. Intending
to explode ypwith percussion powder
Night attacks always occur Just la
fore dawn, and 1 felt .confident that we
should hear from the guerrillas; if at
all, between 2 and'3 o’clock in the
morning. At 1 I awoke the command
and Issued our remaining ration. It
was eaten ravenously, and when thi?
last morsel had been consumed 1 told
all to be ready'Trrthe slightest sound.
1 was going down to the unllghfted Are,
and In case they heard meliammering
the percussion powdeA they would
know 1 had heard the enemy approach
ing. Then; taking Jack’s revolver, I
sallied forth.
I passed down to -my firewood. In
spected It to see tbat it waa all right,
then went on farther, crawling on my
atomaAi and listening. , Noticing what
In the darkness 1 supposed to be a log,
i rtfstrtred to crawl up behind It for
concealment. Ob reaching It I raised
my head and looked down Into the face
of a dead man. It wa* the body of one
of the guerrilla* we had *hot during v
the day. Thl* uncanny object, encoun
tered at dead of night, startled me
There were tbe ghastly akin, tbe sunken
cheek, the open mouth, while the eyes
were staring up at the heavens as If
aw tsondesa htofien fines the
log. 1 drew back. A conaciousneae of
fivUtoj oi. struck m*
An Interesting Story.—It u
tod that the Cheyenne Indians of
I Oklahoma, are the bast farmer* of any
1 Ittbiaus that have bnen lately on tbe
war path, and the manner in rah cb
the reformalipo wa* brought ab« ut
make* an interesting story. It began
with an Indian agent’s oftering to give
every Cheyenne boy a calf who would
help him to milk hi* cows for three |
fflvwnn ■wtot 1 Rruif 11115 s
Attfqdgffr ffr-faalHdff' fgt
iff* vffiif“’ny'th<- arnronhe
tribe. These three stuck to it, and
when each of them had earned a calf,
a dozen move boy* offered their aervices
The agent then asked them to help h m
plow, promising lo give them all the
corn they could grow. Tec of them
agreed, aud they raised 3,000 bushels
I appoint a man to an office
j whom be would not be w
| point to tbe same peiaition
lie aaid the beet element
race waa perfectly willing
in tbe Boulb
llUag tr> ap
[n tbe North
f the negro
to be Judgei
by character and merit, and that he re
garded Bot her Washington aa highly aa
any public educator he knew. He said
he considered him Ute greatest and
wisest leader and adviser the race bad
produced in many years ” *
J^MEW MAH rOH COLLECTOR.
' jiolda a Secret Session *
The State Republican executive com
mittee met in Columbia on the Itilh inst,
the aestion being held in the colored Y.
M C A ball, and there was a good atten
dance of the member* of the committee
Slate Chairman Dsaa waa there and pre
aided. He has just returned from Wash
, ,, ... .ington Tbe committee met behind
of corn, t^ttch they aold, aud the money C |“ ied doori ftnd held seMl(JIi lbll
they received enabled them to buy continued from about uooa until after 9
thirty-five steer*. By this lime every o’clock that night.
Indian at the agency was interested, The most important and signifi-ant
the boys all wanting herds of their own announcement made after adjournment
and the men equally eager. The result effect that the committee had
is that this agent’s wise move has unanimously endorsed George H Hu*
r ue ,he Cheyenne,, ,8 h„ been , I ,°ol
the best farmers of any Indians in I that position to succeed the late E A
that region. (Webster. Mr Hnggius has been in the
race from the first purely as a business
The question of an international!™ 4 ?
« 1 . « , , ,, land the committeemen say ho has not
postage stamp has been frequently ht the eDdor8cmeat t Lt has been
agitated through the daily press and given him
more than one Postmaster General has The committee elected E. W. Screven
conceded that such would prove a great a member of the State committee to sue
convenience especially in the case of a ceed L W. C. Blalock, resigned Mr
certian class of business correspond- | Screven was also named as tne commit
'tee’s choice for the position of national
committocn-an This is however,mere 1 ,
an endorsement, as the national com'
mittee at its next meeting elect* & man
to fill the vacancy. Chairman Hanna
has already named John G Capers to
fill the vacancy until the committee
meets. Mr. Capers is evidently not the
1
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Hair Vigor stopped ■
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Feel Badly?
ence. So far, however, no scheme has
proposed which would entirely eli
minate the element of international
jealousy, for ouch country in' the
Postal UHion would naturally want to
run the issue. One proposition, mado
some two or three years ago, was efi
the union to delegate the duty to the I choice of the Republicamorganization in
Swiss Government, but even this had I the S tate -
its objections! features. It is now re
ported that M. Mougeot, the French) —An editor has been inspired, after
secretary of State for posts and tele- M 0 °hiog over his list of delinquent suh
graphs, will shottly bring <the matter I . *° com P0 8 e the following
before the Postal Union but as yet the , ^® ar t0 our hearts is the silver
P r °P“ ,e ’ 1 brUI S' »»« it to vie.; Ibo -Uhoat
over the “jealousy” question have not ne cktie or collar and all the strange
not been given out. At present the things which tons seems so new: the
union has an agreement by which the wide spreading eag'e, the arrows be'ow
colors oj stamps of denominations B, the stars and the words with the
equal to 1 cent and 5 cents have been J^ange ‘hipM^ey tdH
assimilated, and also the weight which |‘™hera.' wb are glad that we know Ut
may be sent for these equivalents, but ot her ’twill come In
tlif>rf> the matter rests r 'ght well: the spread'eagle dollar,
there the matter rests. | the star spangled dollar, the old silver
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“ I went so' high in de balloon 11 —Men prominent in the naval service
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old colored deacon. * assert the charges against Schley will be
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