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shoulder
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Charles Richard
Mcrrimaii Neb
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Brownlee Neb
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Rancii
Thomas Farren
Rosebud S D
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sidesor hip
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Horses
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Antelope
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River and Chamber
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Louis J Richards
Merrlman Neb
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Charles H Faulhaber
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Brownlee Nebr
Either right or left
side on cattle
Horses sama on
left shoulder
Left ear cut off of
cattle
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Paul Didier
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Charles C Tackett
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Rosebud 3 D
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mission
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on left thigh
William F Schmidt
Rosebud S D
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same on left hip or
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hip
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on Antelope Creek
S jE Kinlmel
Rosebud S D
Also B4U on left
side
Cattle undercut on
both ears
Horses branded 4
on left shoulder
Range on Antelope
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PRESIDENT HAS CARE
NO EASY TASK TO BE THE HEAD
ofthis REPUBLIC
For Four Years Our Chief Executive
Ih the Greatest Burden Bearer of the
Nation Must Suppress All Personal
Inclination and Assume Dignity-
Troubles of His Own
Washington correspondence
IT
C C I 1 1 a
O be a President of
the United States is
by no means an easy
task aud there is
probably no man in
the vist republic
who carries such a
load of care as the
chief executive of
the nation From
January till the time
of his election in No
vember he has to en
dure a pfiysieal and
mental Btrain that
would -wreck the
constitution of most
men and he emerges
from the struggle
bearing not only the
palm of victory but also the thousand and
one -weighty details which are pressed
upon him as the presumptive occupant
of the executive mansion Prom the time
of Ms election till the morning of his in
auguration he is the most -watched the
most sought and the most worked man
in the country And the cares already
borne are only an intimation of those that
come after his inaugural address has been
read and he has taken possession of the
executive mansion
Not the least of the tilings -which re
quire the attention of the new occupant
of the executive mansion is the care which
must be taken not to say or do anything
that would not be in accordance -with the
dignity and traditions of the great office
he is endeavoring to fill As in groat
things so it is with innumerable small
affairs He must many times a day ask
himself the question if this or that sug
gested action is in keeping with the dig
nity of the President of the United States
Personal impulses by the thousand must
be suppressed The man must to a great
extent make himself over Almost with
out exception every American who has
occupied the presidential office has risen
to it risen in character and dignity and
manner no matter how much below it he
was at tie outset It is an office whieh
demands that a man shall sink himself
and become almost another entity
The wonder is that so many of our
Presidents have retained their person
al characteristics and habits their na
turalness and simplicity while in office
Ail the tendency is in the other direction
Unconsciously to the man himself he is
drawn out of himself lie ceases to be
as his friends knew him as he knew him
self as he takes on a new consciousness
He is the President This fact he is
never permitted to forget It follows
him everywhere It bobs up impertinent
ly at the simplest dinner in a country
house as well as in a cabinet meeting at
the executive mansion
In monarchical countries soAereigns are
reared They are to the manner born
From infancy they are trained to be rul
ers They approach gradually step by
step the station which we thrust a man
into almost without warning It is a fact
that the greatest most stupendous tran
sition which comes to any man in the
world is to him whom the people of the
United States take from his law office or
his home or his modest official station and
thrust into the presidential chair A dis
tinguished foreigner said not long ago
4It is amazing that you get as good Pres
idents as you do and it is a remarkable
thing that your public men are adaptable
enough to rise so easily and naturally to
the heights of your sovereignty But
they cannot be happy This foreigner
was right Probably not one President
in ten is happy while in office
A Weight of Care
As if this were not enough oar political
system makes the President the center
of party activity of personal ambition
and desire Not only must all appoint
ments be made theoretically by him as
chief executive but actually by him in
person Before making them he must
see and talk with all the interested per
sons no matter how great their number
If they come again and again for the
avowed purpose of bringing the pressure
of persistency they must be seen and
mollified Crossroads politicians must
have access to the ruler of the American
people about seven-by-nine postoffices
The President must keep open house to
all the Senators and Representatives in
Congress of whom there are something
like 450 and the most of whom are pro
fessional office brokers Through all this
the President is expected to maintain
his dignity and his equanimity keep his1
patience unruffled and his sense of jus
tice and of the fitness of things umvarp
ed During the whole four years of his
administration he bears upon his shoul
ders the responsibilities and cares of the
nation In the case of most Presidents
there is no cessation of toil The cares
of the chief executive are rarely dropped
when he leaves the office They accom
pany him to the social function they are
his constant companion as he attempts
to enjoy a few days outing they are his
most intimate associates even in his fam
ily circle and they even follow him into
his bed chamber and there minister to
the discomforts of hiB slumber
Americans are not always a consider
ate people but it is doubtful if they ever
had a better chance to see themselves as
they really are -than in the book which
ex President Benjamin Harrison has just
published in which he devotes a chapter
to telling of his own experiences in the
four years he passed in the White House
There seems to be no danger of the chief
magistrate of the nation forgetting that
he is in the most literal sense of the
words a public servant paid by the pub
lic for the public to enjoy at its leisure
During the first three weeks of his term
ihe President of these United States has
to shake hands witE hot less than 40000
of his fellow citizens If any one has
ever seen the Auditorium when 10000
persons have been packed into it and will
multiply that number by four and con
template shaking hands with all of them
he will form a notion of what infinite wii
sanees hand shaking folkcan make of
themselves if you can only get enough of
them together Mr Harrison records that
every one who ever had to undergo the
ordeal suffered acute physical torture un
til President Hayes discovered feat if he
ronolipd fnnrnr1 rTA frmcruvl I10 lio nrl tf
an approaching shaker before the
shaker had a chance to grasp his and
squeeze it to show his good will he could
escape serious discomfort and all actual
pain President McKinley the Ohio man
is fertile in resource has another way
he holds his hand level with his -waist
with the back of it up and in this attitude
it is only possible to get a firm grip on the
fingers which does not hurt nearly as
much as pinching the rest of the hand
But the handshaking lasts through the
term though not in such exorbitant
quantities It is not the only trouble The
letter writing fiend gets in his direful
work to the extent of some SOO letters
a day They ask all sorts of things from
an autograph for a log cabin quilt to the
loan of money enough to buy a poor girl
a piano Then if the President is not
prompt to send them all they have re
quested they write again to tell him what
a mean man they have now learned he iH
Private citizens take their turn with
charitable and religious organizations in
begging for money and a woman in North
Calolina telegraphed one morning I
have six little children and they want to
throw me out of the house I have no
where to go I want protection The
autograph collector is numerously in evi
dence scores of them every day of the
14G1 which make up a presidential term
A pile of cards and a bushel basket full of
albums are the first things that greet a
chief magistrates satiated eyes every
morning when he comes into his office
Then there is the man who wishes to have
the opinion of the President of the United
States on the best method of keeping cal
cimine from coming off on the clothing
or the woman who has just discovered a
new process for fried cakes or sally luun
and is willing to involve the White House
cook in her joys Think of four years
of that sort of thing
IS CAPT DREYFUS INNOCENT
All Paris Excited Over a Story of
Blackmail and Corruption
The allegation that Alfred Dreyfus
former captain of French artillery was
falsely accused and convicted by a court
martial of selling French military plans
to the agents of a foreign government
continues to be widely discussed in Paris
and throughout France The presenta
tion of the prisoners case to the French
ed in a large iron cage in order that all
possibility of escape may be removed
Compared to this the life imprisonment
of an ordinary criminal is merciful DTey
fus is certainly being tortured to death
NOVAK IS FOUND GUILTY
Jury Returns a Verdict of Inrder in
the Second Degree
Frank Novak on trial at Vinton Iowa
for killing Edward Murray has been
found guilty of murder in the second de
gree The jury returned its verdict rec
ommending that his punishment be ten
years in the penitentiary Counsel for
FKAXK XOVAK 1
the prisoner said he regarded the verdict
a great victory for th defense
A serious mistake on the part of the
State in the proceedings of the trial was
discovered at the very last moment and
Novaks counsel fought persistently to
prevent its rectification After the evi
dence had been closed on both sides it
was discovered that the county attorney
had omitted to show that the village of
Walford Novaks home and where the
tragedy occurred was in Benton County
County Attorney Tobin requested a
short stay in the regular proceedings of
the trial until he could go upon the wit-
THE BAKBAK1C CAGE BUILT AROUND CAPTAIN DPvEYFUS HUT
Government which caused the present
agitation reveals a romance with the
gang of so called journalists and
stock jobbers who beset the late Max
Lebaudy the millionaire conscript
The plot it would further seem was
conceived in J893 when the wave of
Jew baiting swept over Europe Drey
fus is of Jewish extraction and these
jackals of Parisian society casting about
for funds determined to bleed this
wealthy Jew A beautiful adventuress
whose house was the resort of a number
of French officers and foreign diplomats
is said to have acted as the go between
in these transactions
By invitation Dreyfus was a freqtfent
visitor to her house In due course of
time the plan for the mobilization of the
French army which had been drawn up
in a handwriting which cleverly imitated
that of Dreyfus was produced and money
was demanded for its surrender Drey
fus however it is said refused to pay
the sum demanded knowing that the pur
chase of the document would be an ad
mission of Iris guilt and would furnish
ground for future extortion and being
aware that the fact that he had been
friendly toward the woman who herself
was a party to the plot would be consid
ered part of the strongest evidence of his
guilt
Friends of Dreyfus assert that the
newspapers have constantly maintained
a warfare against Dreyfus even up to
the present time and that in consequence
the prisoners wife and family are oblig
ed to keep secluded
Alfred Dreyfus is now enduring the
most terrible punishment inflicted by a
civilized nation upon a human being Four
years ago he was a rich brilliant Parisian
a captain in the army attached to the
general staff Suddenly he was arrested
and without legal procedure condemned
by a council of war to exile for life in
French Guiana He was charged with
betraying French military plans to a for
eign government understood to be the
German The sole evidence against him
was a brief riote alleged to have been
found in the waste paper basket of the
German embassy
Although the trial of Dreyfus was ab
solutely secret his condemnation was of
the most public character conceivable
vLhe unfortunate man was taken to the
Champ de Mars the largest parade
ground in Paris where 4000 troops were
drawn up in line Dreyfus stood in the
midst of them After the judgment of
the council of war had been read a lieu
tenant took the sword of Dreyfus and
broke it across his knee and then cut the
buttons epaulets and other marks of mili
tary rank from liim
Then he was sent to his place of exile
the Devils Island off the coast of French
Guiana in South America There yel
low fever is pmanent On this island
he is condemned to spend the rest of his
life -watched day and night by three old
soldiers not one of whom may ever speak
to him Latterly his hut has been
ness stand and swear that the town of
Walford was in Benton County that the
evidence might be incorporated in the
case Both Attorneys Ney and Milner
strongly opposed this plan but Judge
Burnham overruled the objection and per
mitted the State to make correction of
the records The Charles Wood story
from Seattle Avas exploded It is alleged
that the part Wood played was carefully
arranged by Novaks friends
LINCOLNS GRANDDAUGHTER
Is a Happy Bride but Papa Will Not
Forgive Her
Miss Jessie Lincoln daughter of Col
Robert Lincoln and granddaughter of
the immortal Abe is a happy bride but
mingled with her happiness is much sor
row She is a bright and handsome young
woman and a favorite in Chicago society
A few days ago she married without her
fathers knowledge a youth named War
ren Beckwith The young husband is a
fine looking fellow with some means and
a liking for athletics But he has never
been thrown on his own resources and
therefore has not as yet displayed any
business ability Papa Lincoln was furi
ous when his daughter returned home
MRS JKSSIE LINCOLN BECKWITH
and told of her marriage He sternly re
fused to gfre her his blessing and the
bride left home and is now living with her
husband at Mount Pleasant Iowa She
is deeply in love with Mr Beckwith and
will remain with him while hoping that
her fathers tieart will relent But the
colonel shows no sign of forgiving her
Commissioner General Powderly of the
immigration bureau has received a tele
gram from Inspector Baldwin in Missis
sippi stating that he had secured the ar
rest of nineteen others of the party of
Austrian stave cutters recently brought
to this country under contract
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