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TUESDAY,. JANUARY 18, 1898.
' We haven't found anv coii titer ffit-
'hundred dollar silver billsamoifcirr1-n5''
vour.cuangeyet.
Although Bryan is stilLhovping:
calamity tney say ms&roiGC Mas oe-
com& somewhat husky since , his re
turn irom Mexico.
The populists have concluded to
-try their much talked of referendum
plan in. selecting the date of. their
next uatibnalconvehtion, Weil, so
long as the populist party pays the
freight nobody will raise an ob-
injection.
It is apparent now that English
money cuts a deeper swath through
-pChina than Russian and German
fanfare aggressiveness. John Bull
plays the tunefo'f' pounds, shillings;
and pence and all the rest dance ac
cordingly. '
Hotelkeepers in Madison, Wis.
who served . oleomargetirfe under
4 7i o IJcfriiicA rif
disjruise or outter, were ar-
Testea oy tne lood commissioner
and a fineot$50 exacted' fromreach
Adelincuent for. ndtjha.virig" compJied
with -the law
ana
posted notices
stating- what it was.
i mardly lias tne news been re-
ceived of a1, doctor-'in -Switzerland-
' removing-successfully the stomach
ff ' of a woman when Dr. Bernavs tries
J.1 A. " V- . 5 T- T
iue same opcraiion-ononrac jecx
- . -
at the Kebekah hospital St. -
louis.
-will be
future.
The stomachless people
largely jn evidence in the
Although that little riotin-Har
auna has apparently subsided
there can be no quesjtion that great
dissatisfaction exists in the army
and among- the citizens. There is
every indication that when the final
drama in Cuba comes to an end it
will be under a carnival of blood
and conflagration.
It appears now that the Oregon
Short Ivine will come back-in the
folds of the Union Pacific in due
time as well as, other branches that
jhaye been dropped in the past as
-non-paving properties. The late
prosperous times has demonstrated
that theIJ. P, needs these branch
roads as feeders for the increase of
traffic on the mainline. '
Its a queer business that the.
down east yankee can't see adollar
in, A Boston -firm - ownsa mineral
spring" inCanada, but under the
Dingley tariff 'law Uncle Sam ex
acted twenty-four cents a gallon as
the product passed into the United
States. Now, however, the water
is frozen and as there is no duty on
ice the congealed mineral water,
passes free of duty.
Newspapers throughout the
country predict all kinds of dire
consequences to our Hon. Judge
Neville in his final selection of the
two prettiest women in Nebraska
whose beauty is to grace the
souvenir medalsof the trans-Mississippi
exposition. Oh.'Holcomb!
what made you do "so? What has
the Judge done to you that you
should piace him in such a predica
ment? The Republican Argfus is the
name of a new paper 'established
last week afOgalalla'by IffsicVey.
It is a iive-column quarto, bright
and, good, and as its frostispiece in
dicates, it will be found working
at all times for' the best interests
of Keith county "and Nebraska.
AViliS. IreonardUJate' -with the-Sat-u
rday Record. of this-city i s manip
ulating the scissors and paste brush
and will see that . the. youngster
preserves its equilibrium.
- The report by the captain of an
English steamer that a German
war ship lies disabledat the mouth
of the Red sea shows that there is
something wrong in the manage
ment of the German navy. If the
emporor would place his ships in
the hands of good able seamen in
stead of the Jfeid-glove gentry with
handles to their joams, they would
not meet with disaster every time
they4eave port.
r-TifE ruin of a good man ap
proaches. It Is made the duty o
JdgeNevilleof North Platte, Neb.,
to select from a. thousand "pictures
the handsome; women in- that
"ftattf. two of the handsomestoutof
wklch will be 'made "a composite
"cture. -of a woman'V head, to be
'ved a jsouy&air -medal fqrtlre;
ion. Two Nebraska women-
v ; will be gratified but just imagine i
J ri'''--Mmtil- doen 't ' ;fee." Nebraska &f
; ji long vacation ie: Ah?av a J
certain, that a
sefr,icbiawill
jRade: A k majority of ithe mem
bers of;, congress ha. re expressed
thcmelTes in faroct of Jk modifica
tion of the present law.
r The great strike of English erigi-
neers is to all appearances fizzled
put, and the men will lose their
point. The struggle for eight
hours a day and extra pay ior over
time was bitterly opposed by the
A large . amount of
moiHiy .has been lost on both sides
but the wage-earners' loss is the
1 most severe as undoubtedly all
savings nas oeen eaten up
aaS'they are'compelled by stress ovf
circumstances to yield and return
to work at former conditions.
Geo. M.
Adams, the absconding
gent or the American Express
company, of Sioux City, was ar
rested at Philadelphia last week.
He had eluded the police and de
tectives-ever since May last, and
was finally tracked from Missouri
to Philadelphia by sending orders:
to a farmer with whom he haa been
staying to forward his trunk.
Aaams wuiingiv consented to re
turn fo Sioux City and face the
music,; and as it is not very likely he
will be' able to return the $3000
stolen money, "a term of vears in
Lthe pen. at hard labor awaits him.
iu otuuNiNtno i in riLiiuiN.
,Geas Advice Por Those Who Attempt t
Hegri tit ni TTiiifPfi Sfnf-fiB hisrnrr
you will gen some useful inforniatiou
'anyway ana see wnat you can no witn
that. Bpn't take your scene from Jyrauca
or Italy, wnere you nave nover ueeu.
Home is, nearer and just; as good. If
-T
von can lient upon an iuea wnicn nas
aofc "been done to death, or a situation
tuihackneyed or unfamiliar, make the
I ' mm m - .
jnosc of it. JS&w ilingiana nas oeen so
-
rurt upon that it affords material only
to a few experts. The middle states and
those between the Ohio and tho Eock-
ies, locally speaking, are a poor literary
-Ifield, bat tho south and far west are not
worked out yet. Avoid dialect; as
mam reliance its aay is ciGiie. .avow
"hifalutin," spread eagle and riproar
ing styles; they are of the yet remoter
past. Find out what your bent is, if you
have any, and what you have to say, it
anything; if not, seek other pursuits.
Remember that a poor story or essay is
of less valno than a peck of inferior ap
ples, and that the author of a bad novel
is entitled to no more respect than n
shoemaker or a farmer who does noi
understand his business. The, pioneenv
of our literature may have done what
now seems poor wowr, due tney Knew
no better then audjiad nothing better
they .were pioneers, and as such entitlea
to a place in. history but nobodyis; go
ing to'write the history "of the multifa
rious literary enorts 01 our time-tuaj
come to nothing.
Whatever you do take pains with it.
Try at least to write good English.:
Learn to criticise and correct your work.
Put your best iuto every sentence. If
you.are too lazy and careless to do that,
abetter go .into trade or politics. It as
easier to become a congressman or mil
lionaire than a real author, and we
have too many bad story tellers as it 18. i
Lippincbtt's Magazine.
A Spin on sn Ice Yaeht.
The wind is strong and steady, and
the boat glides faster and faster. Sharp
exclamations of pleasure testify that the
passengers are enjoying it The speed
increases. Before lies a field smooth as
plate glass and level as a billiard table
For two miles it exteuds without
flaw. At its farther odgo lies a tremen
dous crack filled with ground up ice
and heaving black water. The full pow
er of the wind strikes the white wings
as the smoothest ice is reached, and the
craft darts away at a tremendous pace.
Paster, faster, she flies, till she is trav
eling faster than the wind that drives
her. The air seems to be full of electric
sparks: a xrosty haze blurs tlieviewt ev
ery hearer is throbbing with delight at
the wild, free speed of, it all. Before
one has had, time to think the crack
seems to be rushing at the boat. A mo
ment of intense anxiety, a catching of
breaths, a wild pumping of hearts, then
a shriek of excited joy. The good boat
has flown the gap as a hunter clears his
fence, has fiuug it behind her with
never a rap, and is tearing away over
another good bit as though she had no
need to touch anything more solid than
the cold, sweefair. Outing.
A Greedy Utile Fish.
The little fish known as miller's
Jhumb--tbe fresh water scnlpin is one
of the .natural checks on the overpro
duction of trout and salmon. It eats the
eggs and the young fish. It is found in
all trout waters asfast as examined. It
is very destructive. At an experiment
once made in the aquarium of tho Unit
ed States fish -commission, in Washing
ton, a miller's tbumb about four aud
6ne.ha.if iucb.es loug ate at a single meal,
and all within a minute or two, 21 lit
tle trout, each from three-quarters of an
inch to an inch in length. New York
Sun.
A JTovel Plan.
"When Lawsou Tait, tho English sur
geon, and his wife were driving through
the city of Montreal ouo hot" summer
morning, Mrs. Tait, observing large
blocks of ice standing opposite each
door, remarked, "See what a novel plan
they have of keeping the air nice and
pool by exposing small icebergs opposite
each door. "
"A JRatless Tewa.
The city of Santa Fe, the capital of
;New Mexico, was founded 300 years
ago hyJuan de Onate, and there hak
never been a -rat, a mouse or a cat with
in its corporate limits. The air is too
high aad dry. for rodents and felines.
Champagne owes i Is quality to the.
soil, a mixture- of ' chalk, silica, light
clay and oxide of iron, and to the great
care aad delicate asampulatiou in maa
Kfitcture. After the conquests', of Mexiba aad
Bra emeraMi yrsm so almxiant lhai;
tfae Spanish nofaJaMtan took howa Ifcrle
ItJs now almost
SS.THAT 1THE PEOPLE M&YcKN0W
j .;:--!J- Ivorth PlaUe, Nefe:, Jauary(l!Wf 1898.
-ib'BKHble3oasifl Ootn4gr CkmiM6tfitK". , 4,
. f.V; wawit6gre,todbli8Ji allJi'BotibtfstCiAlr-ot
Ijirwoln for the year lS96-m tfie North Platte Tribune for ONS-iOURTH
ineilff al or statutory rate'. Thrs includes the publication of road ootices,
election' nbticee, delinquent tax-list, treasurer's statement and: auch other
notioe legally ordered by tho respective county officeri; the oouiinisaKm
era' proodioga td;bo published free of charge to-thfe county ."For-the.
faithful performance of the work I agree, to f urniafra.srood and sufficient
t
bond. . :IRA li. BAKE. Publisher North PIntto THhuni 3
v This bidVas ignored and the contra(rtgifen;WthVEriafttlHsgarte:'
BRAM SCOTSlN INDIA
CHARGE OP THE GALLANT HEROES
AT DA'RGAI RIDGE.
After the Native Column Had Bcea Cat
to Pieces aad tke Helieh Repulsed the
Gordettjglghlftsders Carried tho Height.
A Wounded Piper Ureed on tho Line.
mantel o-Vi f 1 MO
by
American. Frees Assso-
elation. B
ook
rights resnrea.l
OOTliAND ' S
heroes are not,
like the men of
another fighting
race, open to the
charge of doing
brave battle for
11 countries, but
their own, yet
for the sake of
the glorious tra
ditions handed
down from the
fields trodden by
a Bruce, a Wal
lace, a Marmiou,
we may wish
that the valor
displayed by the
Highlanders in
India; the other day might malie for tho
glory of old Scotia and none other. It
was an Irish brigade that saved France
at Fontenoy, and Englishmen alone
rode, with tho Six Hundred into the
jaws of deatli'at Balaklava. Tho charge
of tho highlanders at Dargai ridge will
pass into, history as a parallel for those
two brilliant exploits.
Judging from the good account given
of the Gordon highlanders in past wars,
where, as in the Spanish peninsula,
they made good their watchword of
"steadfast," and in the Indian mutiny
won the synonym "Tigers," America
ja to bo congratulated tuat ner sons
have never met this kilted clan. The
regiment was organized after the close
of tho Revolution. There was a Scottish
band at New Orleans, also called high
landers, veterans of the Spanish penin
sula, too, and perhaps if Pakeuham's
entire army had emulated the valor of
those bravo fellows in charging the cot
ton halo lino when it looked like a fur
nace or nro tnere would be a different
story f o tell of the last battle of the war
of 1812..
As for tho stirring affair at Dargai
ridge it did not come about in a chance
collision on tho frontier. Tho British
are in force in Afridlaud in strength of
30,000 troops, with more in reserve,
and. the Afrids opposing them can mus-
ter-75, OOP well armed fighting men. But
this is not all that makes tho up hill
work for Johnny Bull. The whole of
Afridlaud is one stupendous natural
fortification. Bidge follows ridge in
quick succession, while the intervals
are broken and impassable for an army.
The affair at Dargai ridge was an inci
dent in the advance of General Lock
hart's column toward Sampaghi pass,
which is 7, 000 feet above the level. Not
only is the pass by nature a difficult one,
but tho Afrids have strengthened it
with earth and stone fortifications.
It was the comparatively insignificant
pass or unagru tnrougn uargai riuge
which brought on the encounter where
the highlanders won gloriT. A column
attempted to move through tho pass
Avhen tho Afrids, who had once aban
doned tho heights of Dargai ridge, on
either side rushed to defend it.. For
three hours they stood the bombardment
from the threo British batteries and
were not shaken. Then two British reg
iment3 .and one of loyal natives went
forward to turn tho position. The
Afrids opened a terrible long range fire
especially upon tho natives Gurkas
as these brave fellows entered a zigzag
path under the cliff. Firing also at long
range tho highlanders pushed through
in support of the front line.
j.ne Airicis commanded tne entire
field and swept it with a rain of bullets
which no column could survive.
As the Gurkas climbed the base of the
ridge a column of tho enemy swung
from tho mountain around one flank.
Three companies of tho Gurkas kept
moving forward in spite of terrible
losses, and tho remainder of the regi
ment turned to meet tho flank attack
A regiment of. Britons attempted to sun"
port the three companies of Gurkas who
COLOKKL HEKSV 11. MATH IAS.
Leader of the Gordon highlanders.
had crossed the fire zone, -leaving half
their number -dead: along the path. The
thead of thiis coluwnwas swept away
four or;five" times by the Afrid volleys,
and then the attack came to a halt of
Itself., SThe "'three companies of; Gurkas
were lying along the blopdjtraok or
lgahwrt Ue baseof tbe aridgo. A quiet
ILiBpoa the ha4lefieldfor it seeaaed.
or a;iaoaeHt thai the Brave fellows of
be.84Taae hd-all beea jtlain and tht:
til who, should dare follow their foot
steps must share the same fata
This momentary'paraiysis of action
was brought to an end by an 'electrify
ing spectacle at the ifront. -Agaric ob
ject was seen to tear Itself away asit
were, from a ledge of rock and, mova
backward toward the British fines.
Sopn it evolved into the fcrin of man
running and leaping in a kigxag course
along the pathway strewa with bodies
and over-whioh the bullets again. began
to pour from Afrid rifles on th'ehilladk
It was the white commander of the
Gurkas, Gaptain John Graham Robin
son,, who forsecond time faced death
in crossing that terrible 'zone. When he
rushed up to the astounded general, his
salute and explanation were as abrupt
and naive as could be expected irom a
gallant fellow who had liyed through a
thousand close shaves the past three,
hours. Said he: "I have come back to
tako others across. "There are not enough
over there to do any gocd.7
Orders were given first to tho remain
der of the Gurkas and then to the two
white regiments infront to, cross to suc
cor tho gallant outpost Then Captain
Robmson started back to his command
He Eoon fell under a-wound, from which
he died. The advance of the Gurkaxe
serve was a signal for anothervoutburst
of "battle. 'The Afrids on the n'dgo again
swept tho interval T?ith r bullets"': The
Gurlias recoiled, as did also the Derby
shire aud Dorsetshire regiments; which
attempted to follow. The front ranks
of theso commands tell to jx man the
moment they started forward.
Last came the run of the Gordofrliigh
landcrs, who had faced the fire at long
range and lost many officers and.men,
but had not been in the ,fray? as. much
as their comrades. The 'Scotchmen
marched boldly"io the, edge of tfib' de
pression which was just out ot Afrid
range, and while halted there tor better
formation saw before them the frown
ing ridge and defiant Arid banners; a't
the base an indistinct mass of color,
showing where the survivors of Cap
tain Robinson's band still clung to their
posts ; between a shallow valley strewn
with dead Gurkas and those of the Eng-
MA JOIt JKNKIKGS-BUAMLEY.
CAPTAIN CLIKTOX-SMITH. CAPTAIN JUDGE.
Killed in tho charge.
lishmen who had tried to follow them
toward the ridge. Tho halt there was
of the briefest, and'as the line stopped
np to the mark Colonel Mathias said:
"Men of the Gordon highlanders, our
general says'that position must be taken
at all hazards. Tho Gordon .highlanders
will take it."
Then he shouted "Forward!" and
the .rush was like the rush of'ITaporeon
and Launes with the grenadiers at the
bridge of Lodi. The belt of danger was
narrow for tho moment, and, dashing
across that, there was no stopping tho
highlanders oefore they got under shel
ter of the foot ridge where the Gurkas
advance lay. Tv'hile the highlanders
stood in line for a moment the Afrids
trained their rifles across the field, in
tending to sweep its farther edge tho
moment the lino should march with
British stolidity into the fire zone, but
the kilted northmen, cheered by thG
shrill pipes, were too quick for the saV'
ages.
.Many fell on the way as it was, and
the dead of those gone before were stum
hied over and trampled upon, but tho
line never halted or looked back, not
even on reaching Captain Bobinson's
lodgment under the cliff, and behind
them came'the rest of tho Gurkas and
tho British commands that had fared
unluckily all tho day. The rush of tho
highlanders and their marvelous immu
nity frcn death frightened the supers
stitious Afrids, and when Colonel Ma
thiasrordered his men at the base of the
ridge to press on without a halt, tho
wounded and prostrate piper, still play
ing the "Cock of the, North" to cheer
them on, the enemy, without .attempt
ing to resist, fled over the ridge and
down tbo slope on the other side.
The loss of the highlanders was com
paratively slight, but the few victims
were shining marks. Colonel Mathias
was wbuuded. He hacf seen 27 years, of
service in the campaigns in India and
Africa. His first lidnprs were won at
the storming of Malakand pass in 1895.
Major Jennings-Bramley was iilled
when the highlanders first advanced to
the support pfthc. Gurkas whcL-Jedoff
in the'attack. Holiad-scrved in:tkeiar;:
my 18 years. IiieutenanfrrAlexander La-
mont was the youngest"victim of the
fight. He had joined the highlanders
three years, ago and was 25 yearsold
when killed leadmg'hia cowptiny in the
grand charge. ImontJ helocged to a
nofed soldier farlily ana,ss vf!ae sixth
of that name and'' line'wlw haTe fallea
in England's battles daring the century.
The leader of the reserve companies
of Gurkas, whom ;tlie highlanders so'
gallantly supported, IffajoriCharles Belr
-rji - t 'im ir tt-'. -
lew duage, as aigojajiea..v xiM grand
father, Major Judge, was killed in Af
ghanistan in 1 840.' -
GEOkGESjC Kjucbk.
One thing otht'lo b a5jed at by
all men thaf the interest of "each, -individually
and collectively, should be
the same, for; if each ;ehoald -grasp at
bis individual iuteraUJbniiraji-
mx would be aissoiveu.
uero-. -3
fXwiAterFair:
'A Pure Graje Creaai ei Tartar ,Pe?rier.
WYFJ&Smm STANDARD
WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN.
; Have yoa ?ergottdH, Utile wife,
" Our faroff.cbikUiood's golden life,
Onr spfeodid catle on the-scads,
The boat I made with my own hands,
The T&in that nghtr)ft3jajhe wood,
- The eakes weJfiad"wTjeH we'were good,
The doll I broke and maaaok cry.
When wa were ohildreui yea and I?
Have yok -forgotten, lif flo v.-jfe,
The. dawning of that other life,
Tho strange new light tho whole world
wore
Whon life lore's pcrfeot'bloesoui bore,
Tho drcaraa we. had'," .the songs we made,
The sdnahiBOland tho woven shade,
The tears of many a sad good by,
When, we were parted, you asdl ?
Ah, najJS-qur loving heart, I know,
Bemembers still the long ago.
It is the light of childhood's day3.
That shines through all jour winning wars.
God gran two ne'er forget our yoath,
Its innocence and faith and truth;
The smiles, the tears and hopes gone by
When we. were children, you and L
-FroderioklE: Weatheriy in GisBell'sMagazhie.
A BOEDER iEEROINE.
BX CHARLES B.-LEWIS.
We of CusteT'scomriiand were swing
ing around to reopen'the overland trail,
efvery station of which in western Kan
sas had been captured, by thelndiaas.
"We had gone into camp one night after
a continuous ride. of. nearly 100 miles,
and everybody but the sentinels was
fast asleep, when there came riding in
from tho northwest a girl, 18 years old,
named Mary Thompson. She was. rid
ing a pqny without saddle or bridle,
-and she was hatless and without shoes.
Most of the men had been aroused, and
were anxious to hear her story before
sho reached the general's tent. Her re
port was terse and to the point. Ten
miles to tho northwest was a party of
pioneers 8 wagons, 20' men and 40
women and children. The canip had
been attacked; by Indians an hour be
fore, and the girl had mounted her
pony, dashed through tho lines and gal
loped in search of aid. She had been
followed for the first three or four miles
by mounted Indians, but had distanced
them.
Custer interrogated her concerning
the situation of tho camp and the
strength of thcr Indians, and, believing
tne pioneers cpuiqiaioia tneir own
through tho night,' the men were order-
ed back to their blankets. It was about
an hour before daylight when we
moved, the.girl riding at the head of
the column with the general and two
or three scouts, and we wero within
half a mile ofthe" camp when the dark
ness faded away and gavo us a view of
the. situation.. Then it wasa swift dash
at tho hostilest a sharp fight for ten
minutes, and we had sent the band scur
rying away.
In and about the wagons lay six; dead
aud four wounded men ten, dead or
wounded women and children. Every
horse and mule was disabled, and had
we waited a quarter of aii hour longer
the Indians would have "rushed" and
carried tho canip and wiped out every
soul. At midnight they had cut eff two
of the outer wagons for a moment and
made captive a boy 10 years old Mary
Thompson's own brother. Her father
and mother wero among-tho dead, her
brother carried away by the warriors.
uff they fled before us. The soldiers and
pioneers crowded about the. girl and
gave heir words of sympathy, and for a
few minutes she hid away in one of the
wagons to be alcne with her grief.
When she reappeared, her tears had van
ished, and die announced' her resolu
tion to mako an effort to recover her
captive brother. General Custer advised
aud argued with her, but she refused to
go back to a point of safety with the
surviving pioneers, fc.no did net ask to
go with tho command, but intended to
depend upon herself Ulcu6. I think she
would have been forced to go away with
the pioneers had she remained with ns
a few minutes longer. While the people
were making ready for a start the rank
and file learned of her determination.
Wo outfitted her pony, handed her over
a Winchester rifle and a revolver and
plenty of ammunition, supplied her
with food for several days, and nothing
was lacking when "she rode out of camp
in the direction the Indians had taken.
Knowing that her brother Jimmie
would Ie sent to some, village among
the hills to be held captive, sho gave all
her attention to dodging war parties
and hunting out villages. On tho old
maps of Kansas thero used to be a creek
called Thompson creek, and it was
named after .the girl.. One morning aft-
er a nigh t spent in riding over theplains
she entered a grove of. willows and cot
tonwoods ona little island in the mid
dle of the stream to lie hp for the' day.
About 10 o'clock" in the forenoon an
Indian baud numbering. aVout 20 old
men, women -ana cnuaren came along
slid made their canm on the east; bank
of the stream- aa'dPw ithi2 pisfbl'shbt of
sawjier brother ;foc.vtbel first lime. He
had been, clothed in Indian dress, but
she identified him, at once,. He ,was,
akforigtlie score of k Tads sent acroes to'
the grove to cat llge poles and fire
wood, and the; girl ;pliniied a feat whick
t&o most daring sccuf would have hewf
fated ' to attempt. 16 was to carrv the.
boy off in the face of '.he village aad it
wa not her fault that she 'made a fail:
ure of IL He. w oue :of tKb first to'
reach tha .island, and- she ?rode boldly
oat of shelter and called him, by naxae
aid moved toward'him. He was so r
priaed at sight of her tflat-he,.ran.away.
She overfook'himatftf seiacd and tried"
toJift him, ontohe ,jd4!bll.
broke, away from her. aad the Indians
sotuMMA the aterm. Asuaany as a score
9f .oklaieh sod. bovs mounted oouiee
POWDflt
f ra T7ica ThniTJ-.
jon, bat ata
XaA attempt
two awt being?
made ber er "
Xba dia.nojpafar, however, am-
biglota tt xiflaiH which tim ;
war Mid, see etnaamett w nana; aoo
titil bee missic waa acccplwced.
Hie ntoahd known as ThonjpsOB'a.
also uanMd after Mary Thomp-
ioa. Her 9obk of amatanition had bei
redaaed to nine carferidges wbea saa
met a scouting party of cavalry awl was
supplied with 100 rounds, ami a mucn
provisions as she would take. She had
thee been doiainsr the Indians-for over
twn months 'ad had donned' nialeat-
tira as the haiidiesk' to get ahbut in.
Tbert were Indiaae on thft trail of the
seoafeg partji and aiuhour after fcry
ed.-warriors4n-sichlr behind kac.
WHS Hb J.V U UlUVia. Hi m "W"""B
on tea open plains. She headed for th
faraway hills 'to the west, and for the
first hour per riiftted the Indians to gain
" on her. When they had come within
tho TWfi to held
est rides reoprded under like cironai
stancefc. Hec horse was in prime eoadi
tioa, and- the -ponies were, also at their
best. The Indians knew whom they
"wore after and determined to capture
fhar alive andnnhurt.
The race and nursuit lasted for 60
miles, every rod of which was, covered
at a gallop. The girl was riding straight
-into tho enemy's country, and at sun
down she determined to go no farther.
As she reached the creek flowihgaround
the cast base of "Thompson's- fort,'
which is a hill standing by itself, she
thre w herself off her horse and. took a
long drink and then led th animal to
the crest of the hill. Fortunately for
her there was a sink or basin at the top.;
with many loose rocks lying about, and
in a short time she had done all that a
soldier could have accomplished nnder
the circumstances. As the Indians came
Jap they spread out to encirclo the hill.
They had run their victim to earth and
were in no hurry to face her rifle.
From dark, to dawn the heroine w as
riotdisturbed, and she afterward related
that she slept fairly well. She had a
idier's canteen full of water, plenty
3f provisions and ammunition and was
not at all dismayed over the situation.
When morning came, the Indians de
manded her surrender, giving her much
praise and promising to escort her to
one of their villages nnhurt. This they
would likely have done, but she did not
propose to becomo a captive while able
to give a shot from rifle or revolver.
Two hours were consumed bv the Indi-
ans in trying to negotiate a surrender,
and then, finding the. girl inflexible,
they inade their first attack. -At a; given
signal the 12, who were nnder the com
mand of a subchief named Little Horse,
rushed for the crest of the hill. They
gamed, it, nut altar a nght or two min
utes were driven off with the loss of two
warriors killed and one wounded. This
last was -the chief himself. Ho was shot
through the cheek and had the tip of
his tongne carried away, and so badly
did this interfere with his speech that
two years later ho drowned himself in
despair. So well was -tho girl intrenched
on the crest of tho hill that it was
deemed unwise to attack her again, and
the band sat down to starve her out.
For three nights and two days she held
the fort, wounding two other Indians
and escaping all their bullets, and then
the Indians withdrew and left her, and
sho went her way in peace
As I saw Mary Thompson when she
first set out on her dangerous mission
so did I see her when it had been con
cluded. From May until November she
scouted the plains and dodged among
the hills alone, her life and liberty in
peril, almost every hour in the 24. The
village in which her brother was heh;
captive moved many times, but she al
ways located it anew and watched far
her- opportunity. It came one night
with the setting in of winter. There
was a blizzard Tagiug when she entered
thc'Village, crept from lodge to ledgo
and finally found her brother asleep be-
tween two boys. She woke him np and
got him out of the lodge without dis
turbing the others, and once they had
mounted her horse they set off in the
direction of a supply camp 60 miles dis
tant. So severo was the storm, howev
er, that after riding ten miles the pair
made camp in a ravine until the worst
was over. It was 80 hours before the
storm ceased, and tho Indians, soon
started out and picked up the trail ai
most as soon as the pair had taken
damp. The snow lay two feet deep on
the level, and with the horse carrying
double tho race would soon have been
run. Camped in a similar ravine, ten
miles to the west, were three compa
nies of tho Seventh cavalrv. and we
had just broken camp and got into the
saddle when Mary Thompson, with her.
brother on the saddle behind herr came
riding down upon us, with the yelling
Indians only half a mile away.
Then followed what tho eastern phi
lanthropists have been pleased to term
"a cold blooded slaughter of unarmed
Indians." There were 22 in the band.
All were armed, but they came over tbo
ridge and down among us before they
knew of our presence. Only three lived
to get back to tho village.
Ubrarlas Keea.
Speaking of Gregory B. Keen, who
has just been elected librarian of the
Historical society of Pennsylvania to
succeed the late Frederick D. Stoue,
the Philadelphia Inquirer says: "In
pure library work Mr. Keen has had
good experience as the librarian of .the
library of the University "of Pennsyl
vania. Fcr many years he has been the
corresponding secretary of the society.
His papers on the Swedish influence in
Pennsylvania, ,are marked by the soci
ety's careful methods of investigation,
and hoth by tastes and training Mr.
Keen 13 fitted to prove a most worthy
successor to Dr. Stone,".
As Andrea was about to' depart on his
loiar balloon he was asked how scon
.C dings' froni
him
might be
exported
iis answer was,
At least nor bvfir
three months, and one yerr
iwo years, may elapse before vru
Troin us, aad you may cn'6 -aVy lr
irisc.d, by news of our 'efiha
-here, and if not ir y x a
'm'u--olhra will foilcyv i y .
i the anknowh re-gioaV rf t;.r
boea sarreyed.''
AmyDid yen er ever experieooa
hat r ereepy sensation?
JJaQjii tcu lnj,Iack.bas no mm-
-.ch. New York JouraaL
rhD she
In J. 3entnore
Co7'4 Leather
Stocktec .Tafc, we
read stone of tie
" wonderful agility,
uhyMC&l cadaraaea
and the imTia- ac
curacy of tb aya .
the American Ioia
waea h reiand 8
pretne over this conti
nent. Before he waft
debauched by modem
civiHsatioa, ae :was a
magnificent apecimea
of phygkai jipiinniii.
He Ifved ewtfrelyj.;
the ooen air. aad
Icmw no aiedichte, ave the sfmpSe heiaa
Cfvilbed man Mads aa unnatural and as
uaheaJthy life. "Unlike the Indian if he
wottldmalntaia Iris physical and mental
health'; he nwat take reasonable precau
tions to combat diseae. Nearly all di
eases have their inception m disorders of
the digestion, torpidity of the liver and
Meoal Discovery is made of simple herbs.
I rtore the lost opctite;, .makes diees-
wmtritv ofthe blocxL ir. rierce s uomjch
the liver, purifies the blood and promote
the natural processes oi ezcreuun i am ac
cretion. It senas me ncn, ieu. tiic-giTo
Wood- boandinir through the arteries an.
corrects all circulatory aieturoances. it
dispels headaches, nervousness, drowsi
sesg, lassknde, and drives oat all im pen
ties and disease genn. It curea.8 per
cent oT all cases of consumption, bron
chitis, asthma, and diseases of the air-passages.
If gives sound and refreshing- sleep,
drives awar all bodily and mental falirne
nd.iiparl6 vig or and health to every or-
gan ot tne ooay. meaicine uckjcis sen i,
ami have notning: eise, j ut as gooa. -
a few of inv svniMows." wrkes Chrles
Book; of CHmax. Kalamazoo Co., Mich., "were
heart-htirnv niUrc alter tt. pm . my
bowels, bar taste m my meiHB. nml occaskmal
fever awl hot sesaes. ix. ricrces ootoen
Medical Discovery cared all these aad 1 ans
perfectly wen."
Dr. Pierce's Pkaaant Pellets are-sare,
speedy aad permanent care for constipa
tion. One little " Pellet" is a gentle laxa
tive and two a raild cathartic. They sever
gripe. Found at all medicine stores.
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