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r
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ne
BW
8 S- sVj sw
WJ UW W SW
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b ne hV se
Lois 3 4
Wfj SW UW
Lots 1 2 sV2 ne
- no
Lot 2 sw ne
w se
VALENTINE
cV ne eV se
Lots 3 4 sM uw
Lots 2 3 w uw
ne ne
Lot 3 ne sw
Lots 1 2 e nw
Ft
u v
Lot 7
Lots S I
11 w
v se sw
ne se
wJ nw
eV ue
nit w se
e se
wV sw
nw
sw
e
nw ne
nw nw
II w
J1V
Lots 1 2 s ne
li
s
20
28
28
21
10
10
20
IX
24
5
31
35
22
19
25
24
7
18
20
28
29
25
20
nw ne se uw ne sw
it nw se 34
Lots G 7 e sw G
22
22
23
22
G
34
35
28
1
0
14
13
35
22
20
21
20
4
18
26
22
27
13
34
35
G
4
33
13
14
24
17
15
8
is
Lots 3 4 s nw 1
Lot 1 2
Lots 3 4 sw uw
ne
s ne
s nw n sw
ne se
s se se sw
nw ne
se
sw
n nw
sw
w se
se
se
Part of ne se
Part of ne se
Lot 1
Lot 1 se ne
Lots 2 3 4
s sw s so
s se s sw
s se s sw
se
ji sw n se
Lot 5 se nw sw ne
1
7
17
17
12
11
14
27
15
22
17
31
4
34
12
12
0
1
G
3
11
14
8
T
35
35
35
35
34
34
35
35
34
35
2 34
35 35
32
29
30
30
30
30
29
32
31
30
30
30
30
30
31
32
30
30
30
32
32
29
29
30
31
30
31
29
30
32
32
30
29
30
32
32
32
32
32
32
30
31
32
32
u
R
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
PRECINCT
S T R
31
33
31
34
34
34
31
33
34
34
34
34
34
33
34
34
34
34
33
34
34
33
33
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
WOOD LAKE PRECINCT
se sw se
S T R
11 ne 11
uw 12
n w 23
nVi sw se se sw 10
se 30
n se sw se nw 9
Lot 2 ne se s ue G
Lots 3 4 5 se nw G
Lot 3 se nw n sw 5
28
e aw w se 10
y2 se 19
wi ne 30
wM no e nw 18
Lots 1 2 s ue 4
sw 28
nw 5
Lot 1 se ne G
ne 25
w se e sw 3
sw 31
o 20
-se 18
s nw w sw 12
-se 4
nw 24
ue 19
w se sw sw se 14
Lot 3 nV se ne sw 30
Lots 1 2 3 4
s sw
n uw
ew
nw
sw
Lots 3 4 e sw
w sw n nw
nw ne e uw ne
sw
s sw s se
ee
Lots 3 4
Lot 1
ne se se ne
n ne
n nw
y
4
9
5
33
17
7
S
19
34
25
24
19
30
10
19
20
ne se s ue se nw 11
-e n w se ne sw 14
6 ne ne se se nw 12
s re s sw 1
Lot 4 sw nw 5
Lots 1 2 G
ew 25
ew 20
nw 2S
Lots 1 2 e nw 31
Lot 4 se sw sw so 30
ue 31
Lots 1 2 s ne 1
Lots 2 3 4 2
sw se 35
Lot 4 sw nw w
sw 3
s se se sw 33
Lot 2 4
se sw sw se 32
Lot 2 St sw ne 5
n se 32
n sw 33
ne so s ne se nw 11
BO
SW
n no n nw
b se
se
se
sw nw nw sw
6 ne
29
24
29
17
27
19
27
28
28
33
1
12
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
32
32
31
30
29
30
31
30
31
30
29
30
30
30
30
30
32
30
31
32
31
30
30
29
30
30
32
29
32
31
29
30
31
32
31
31
32
30
30
30
29
29
30
29
32
31
32
31
32
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
26
20
2G
25
26
26
26
2G
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
2G
25
2G
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
32 25
e nw 31 25
s sw
n nw
se
se se
e sw sw
ne
nw
e sw ne
a
26
2G
26
26
26
sw nw 32 26
se nw e sw ew
se
sw
e so se sw
sw
s sw
u nw
w ne w se
n n e
n uw
Lots 1 2 s ue
Lots 3 4
SW
W SW
se so
nw nw
n ne c nw
sw
6 se s sw
s ne se nw
ne nw w se ne 34
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
ne sw 6 32 25
VILLAGES AND TOWNS
VALENTINE VILLAGE
Lot Blk
3 1
4
-0
7
S
13
14
15
10
12 2
-or
5
1 3
o
n
3 ft width
of 12 13
5
yj
l
8
Amt
SL25
126
1255
L25
1757
879
219
G27
109S
L25
L26
-1100
1255
7S6
L25
G91
126
1004
721
131S
942
L26
125
1L00
847
125
40S
Lot
8
9
10
11
12
1
3
4
14
15
21
oo
30
32
25
26
G
14
15
17
18
24
4
7
8
9 -
10
Elk
10
11
12
A nit
G39
957
957
823
005
G07
G38
087
418
739
284
358
Amt
849
741
384
348
714
1137
888
284
774
534
422
3i8
G35
787
594
G35
741
320
73G
575
47G
787
735
Amt
701
G99
734
794
389
487
390
390
454
701
195
335
G99
3S9
389
897
701
390
359
750
875
718
635
700
701
700
390
390
3ii
66S
390
751
700
7S7
390
390
701
G99
515
360
GG2
390
3S9
389
587
G5G
G35
751
735
717
252
71S
701
699
551
96
3G8
292
735
604
3S9
700
4S6
377
390
701
390
750
390
700
700
700
700
lbii
390
700
292
686
Tloi
700
766
636
635
314
584
390
232
292
G68
718
700
554
376
389
145
390
700
390
390
195
693
717
69
24
97
488
390
488
389
584
390
3S9
Amt
1414
2612
126
L26
112
115
158
1099
18S
189
410
1097
1569
4700
2038
218
2667
440
1569
439
440
4 5 5G5
6 5 753
7 787
20 1380
25 471
7 G -1412
5 878
10 879
12 145
16 - 753
17 5048
21 t 534
22 - - 2510
23 1727
24 15G9
28 942
3 7 lGJ
15 914
16 314
17 314
n 20 ft of 2 1506
5 125
6 13S0
s half of 7
8 9 10 11
12 11G0
n half of 7 8
MDONALDIS
Lot
1
1
1
G
10
12
5
6
13
3
Ml
1
O
3
4
5
G
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
IS
19
20
21
J
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
o
3
4
5
G
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
V
Lot
B
C
D
G
I
M
N
O
to 10
All
Lot
5 to 9
10 v
15 and 16
18
1 to 10
20
21
C - kiZi
1
1
o
o - r
03
37
37
34
31
34
31
34
31
33
29
32
29
32
29
39
39
37
37
37
37
30
36
37
40
40
39
37
37
37
37
37
33
31
33
31
33
31
32
30
32
30
32
30
32
36
36
37
37
37
37
39
40
41
52
50
39
39
3S
38
37
37
37
52
51
51
51
49
49
Dot Blk Amt
5 2 12
12 and 13 2 71
39
39
Amt
21
06
07
04
76
05
04
21
23
24
25
1
o
4
5
1
3
0
o
9
10
12
14
15
3
4
5
G
7
8
9
10
1
10
ADDITION
TINE
Blk Amt
Lot
1 439 4
2 1130 5
4 1410 0
207 2
691 3
1255 1
206 2
691 3
1162 8
719 1
5 471 2
138 3
1100 4
G 690 5
753 6
Lot
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
o
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15s
16
17
18
1
o
3
4
5
G
7
S
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
IS
19
20
1
o
3
4
5
6
r
s
9
10
1
o
3
4
5
G
7
8
C
-
TO
WOOD LAKE VILLAGE
Lot
All
5 and 6
5 and G
All
All
4 to 10
SPARKS VILLAGE
Blk
1
1
Loti
24
1 and 2
3 to 5
6
7 to 16
4
5 to 12
12
753
188
188
188
13 14G3
1489
1255
1255
14 2510
2510
314
15 188
1255
220
942
722
1255
16 1506
157
157
157
269
2041
18
125
126
G91
942
Blklrat
469
f
95
r
93
7 787
690
8 140
92
9
10
125
G90
93
785
90
94
94
3 -02
H C H CORNELLS ADDITION TO
VALENTINE
Lot Blk Amt Lot Blk Amt
8 1 94 19 2197
9 94 20 189
16 126
KAUTZS ADDITION TO VALENTINE
Lot Blk Amt
north 1 3 B 1 S 52
center 1 3 B
1
3
4
5 -G
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1G
17
IS
19
20
21
oo
V
Blk Amt
49
38
37
t 37
37
37
37
37
t
f 50
50
i 50
50
-2
0 53
51
1U
5 48
50
-- 48
37
T
- 37
34
31
37
37
37
37
52
34
31
36
G 52
52
49
49
-32
37
37
37
51
49
f
38
38
f
38
36
37
3S
6 3S
38
38
- 38
7 53
41
40
40
36
36
37
f 37
37
37
8 37
37
37
37
t 37
37
37
37
WOODS ADDITION TO VALENTINE
Amt Lot Amt
33 P 26
30 Q 25
30 R 25
30 T 25
20 U 24
20 V 25
27 Z 25
26
Lot Blk Amt Lot Blk Amt
1 to 12 1 54 1 to 6 25 27
1 to 12 2 56 1 to 12
1 to 12 3 54 1 to 12
1 to 18 4 83 1 to 12
1 to 18 11 83 1 to 12
1 to 12 12 54 1 to 4
1 to 12 13 57 G
1 to 12 14 54 12
1 to 12 15 56 4 to 7
1 to 12 16 54 1 to 12
1 to 12 17 56 1 to 12
1 to 6 20 92 1 to 12
11 19 08 1 to S
10 23 458 8 and 9
11 and 12 23 915 11 to 14
2 to G 24 458 1 to 12
10 and 11 24 229 1 to 12
12 to 14 24 457
CODY VILLAGE
Lot Blk Amt Lot
I to 4 1 195 9 and 10
7 and 8 24 11 to 16
9 and 10 23 8 and 9
II 12 12
12 to 14 83 14
15 and 10 23 3
11 to 15 2 453 1 and 2
1 3 12 1 and 2
2 to 4 124 2 and 3
5 and 6 4 23 5
26
27
28
20
30
30
30
32
36
37
39
42
42
42
43
44
COLES ADDITION TO CODY
Lot Blk Amt
1 to 3 1 123
GEORGIA VILLAGE
Lot Blk Amt
11 and 12 1 94
13
1 to 3
6 to 8
14
5 and 6
5 and 0
Lot
All of
9 to 11
12
Lot
1 to 5
7 to 16
7 to 16
Lot
1
1
1
1
1
6
7
14
61
22
il4
19
18
Lob
9 and 10
18 to 20
5 and 6
3
2 and 3
1
3 and 4
KILGORE VILLAGE
Blk Amt
1 229
2 43
2 47
Blk Amt
1 19
1 19
1 224
NENZEL VILLAGE
Blk
1
o
3
4
Amt
04
06
04
06
G
Blk
7
S
9
10
11
12
56
56
54
54
19
10
10
10
54
54
55
183
183
183
27
27
Blk Amt
23
72
5 23
12
7
9
11
12
12
24
24
111
12
VOGTS ADDITION TO CODY VILLAGE
Lot Blk Amt
14 and 15 2 24
1 3 12
Blk Amt
7 18
7
9
18
24
27
07
Lot Blk
17 and 18 2
19 to 32 2
CROOKSTON VILLAGE
Lot Blk
17 1
18 fo 21 1
28
18
05
09
04
09
Amt
28
196
Amt
05
19
Amt
72
08
10
41
41
27
Blk Amt
2 05
3
3
O
O
3
4
4
212
l2
61
41
204
32
I J E Thackrey Treasurer of Cherry
County Nebraska hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Is a true correct and
complete list of the lands and town lots In
Cherry County Nebraska upon which the
taxes remain unpaid and of the amount of
taxes assessed against each tract And
that I will offer the above lands and town
lot3 at public sale at my office In the Court
House In Valentine Nebraska on the flrst
Monday in November 1898 between tha
hours of 9 a m and 4 p in said sale to bs
continued from day to day until all hav
been offered for sale
J E THACKREY
County Treasurer
MONTANA CATTLE QUEEN
Mrs Nat Collins Who Has Had an
Adventnrons Career
Mrs Nat Collins the Cattle Queen of
Alontana has bad a varied career In
L854 -when she was 10 years old she
went West from Rockford 111 with
her parents Their journey lay across
the prairies and they had some adven
tures with Indians before they finally
reached the site of the city of Denver
then a small collection of huts Here
the family located and the men engag
ed in mining Being unsuccessful they
drifted about from place to place acid
thus she passed through the most ex
citing times and toughest towns the
West ever knew
I When she was little more than 20 she
parried Nat Collins a miner He was
no more successful than her people had
been and they finally decided to go
Into the business of raising cattle They
were immediately successful Taking
up a small ranch near Helena their
herd soon increased to such an extent
they moved to northern Montana
where immense ranges were accessible
locating in the Teton valley Mr Col
lins was taken ill and the management
of the ranch cattle and cowboys de-
MBS NAT COLLINS
solved largely upon Mrs Collins He
fiever regained his health and she has
Continued as the active head of the con
cern adding to their fortune by her suc
cessful management
NOVEL KEROSENE LAMP
Will Interest Householders Who Use
Kerosene for Lighting
A Saxon lamp manufacturing con
fern has introduced a novelty which is
Interesting to the numerous households
where kerosene is the only hiethod of
lighting A kerosene lamp ihas been
constructed in the center of which there
js a small wick burning constantly at
iie expense of about 2 cents in twenty
Jour hours The main wick is of the
found pattern and arranged in the ordi
mry way the small wick projecting a
ittle above the round one The wicks
an be raised or lowered Independently
f each other the adjusting screw fon
hie little wick being placed within the-
one of the larger wick This arrange
ment will be particularly welcome
where the lamp is only used tempo
rarily or where it is used as a nighfc
lamp It is also made with a lever and
chain arrangement where it hangs
from the ceiling at a height which
Pi ff5
I I
IT LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY
Iakes it difticult to reach When the
tmall wick is once lighted all that is
necessary to light the larger flame is
o tiirn up the larger wick this will
ight without the use of a match within
lalf a minute or less When the large
Pame is turned out the smaller flame
tontnues to burn
-New Industry in Virginia
A new industry in this country is to
be established near Norfolk Va It is
an institution for extracting the oil
from peanuts The prospectus of the
company announces that the product
from five tons of peanuts will be 225
gallons of oil worth 50 cents a gallon
3680 pounds of peanut flour worth
2 cents a pound and 3680 pounds of
meal for stock feed worth 60 cents per
100 pounds which will make the value
of the product 450 for each days oper
ations
The peanut flour is used for making
bread cakes etc which are used in
some of the hospitals in Europe It is
claimed that much of the castile soap
of commerce is made from the oil of
the peanut and to that purpose the
product of the Virginia mill will be
flevoted Waverley Magazine
Offhand Sleeping
A gentleman over 50 says I culti
vated the habit of sleeping offhand
when Lwas a youngster he says and
have kept it up ever since I dont go
to bed or lie down when I want to nap
but as soon as I feel drowsy I put my
elbow on the back of my chair rest
my head upon my hand and go off
sound for five minutes When I wake
up I am in first class trim again I
have got so used to that way of napi
ping that if I lie down I am wide awake
n an instant
i
c
1
ut Uf
ACH man as he
signed his name on
the enlistment roll
realized that war
meant fight and
that fight meant
kill This idea was
further drilled into
us in camp it form
ed the basis of the
colonels address as
we marched to the front it
Drought our muskets to an aim as
we caught sigit of the enemy for the
irst time Wi had become soldiers to
march fight and kill It was to be look
ed upon as a matter of business as
well as a patriotic duty The sooner
he strength of the enemy was exhaust
ed the sooner we would have peace
We thought that every man in com
pany G had the same feeling to kill
-but we had not been long at the front
when we founa an exception A score
Df skirmishers were ordered down in
Iront of the regiment to feel the
strength of the enemy in the fringe of
rushes along a creek Ambrose Davis
was one of us He was a man of 30
a plain every day man who had laid
iown the tools of a mechanic to take
ip the musket of a soldier He was not
given to enthusiasm but he was an obe
iient soldier and the best shot in the
company As we clambered over the
fence and took open order on the
oroad field which dipped down to the
areek the enemy in the fringe had a
dead rest on every man War with
ihem also meant kill To kill one of
half a million men means little and yet
It means kill Zip Ping Zip It was
not firing by file it was not firing by
volleys into a battle line half hidden
n the smoke but every bullet that came
pinging was meant for an individual
soldier
We crouched down and ran forward
tte zig zagged to right and left We
00k the shelter of every knoll brush
and stump The enemy had to develop
his strength to cheek us In front of
fi rn
Davis was an opening in the fringe
a spot where a farm road crossed the
sreek The enemy to the right and left
Df this road was using the bank of the
stream as a breastwork and we were
aring a good deal at random An officer
suddenly appeared in the center of this
opening and raising a pair of glasses
to his eyes he took a cool survey of the
regiment far back of us on the hill H5
was within pistol shot of Davis and
he must have known iF ahd yet lie
stood there as cool and calm as you
please to tajce Jiis chance It was
sheer bravado Fdur of our twenty had
been killed and the enemy was seek
ing the lives of the rest I was to the
vight of Davis and could have almost
hit the officer with a stone the man
on his left had just as fair a target
He was not our game however he
belonged to Davis We saw our com
rade thrust forward a barrel of his
musket and bring his eye down to the
sights Then we watched the officer to
see him throw up his hands and fall
Thirty seconds passed away and we
glanced back at Davis He had lifted
his head and was looking at the officer
over his gun At the end of a quarter
of a minute he dropped it again It
was his duFy to kill but this was kill
ing in cold blood and he had to hgye
a few seconds to nerve himself up
Back went our eyes to the officer He
was slowly sweeping the glasses
across a front gf half a mile and I
wondered if he would 4roP tnem fls
the bullet struck him or whether his
Angers would clutch and hold them the
tighter My heart came crowding into
my throat as I watched and as the sec
onds passed and at length I heard the
man on Davis left shouting at him
Shoot Shoot Why the devil dont
you drop that officer -
I turned to look at Davis and as I
did so he slewed the muzzle of his gun
to the right and fired into the bushes
A few seconds later the officer lowered
his glasses and swinging them in his
hand and perhaps humming a tune
he slowly disappeared into the bushes
Later in the day when Davis singular
action had been reported the captain
said to him
Davis I cant believe you are a cow
ard because you went down on the
skirmish line to be shot at but when
you had an enemy fairly under your
gun and an officer at that why didnt
you bring him down
I was going to sir- but I I
couldnt was the reply
But they were shooting at you to
kill
Yes I know
The captain could hardly reprimand
a man for not killing an enemy as he
would have shot down a rabbit and
there was no one - -U that Davis
lacked courage The Inruent was for-
gjotten after a little and such -was the
soldiery conuuet or tne man that he
was made a corporal When the enemy
withdrew behind the works at York
town to bar McClellans road to Rich-
jmond he covered his wings with
sharpshooters and our officers were
their special target One day as three
companies of us were dragging up some
of the heavy siege guns to be put in
poltion a major and a private were kill
ed by a sharpshooter who was located
in a tree top He could be plainly made
out but the range was too far for our
army muskets A Berdan rifle was sent
for and when it arrived our captain
put it into the hands of Corporal Davis
and sahl
Yoii are by long odds the best shot
n uur With a dead rest over
rlit r 1 g you can tumble that man out
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an order and his horse had scarcely
come to a halt when a bullet from the
sharpshooter passed through the gen
erals hat He was not only a bit
startled but inclined to reprimand that
the fellow had not been disposed of
When he saw the heavy rifle in the
hands of the pale faced and hesitating
corporal he shouted out
Hurry up man and tumble him out
of that before he can reload If you
bring him down Ill ask your captain
to make a sergeant of you five minutes
later
Davis advanced to a stump a few
feet away and knelt down and sighted
his rifle across it We who knew his
marksmanship felt sure that his bullet
would speed true He took a long aim
and we were holding our breath to hear
the report of the rifle when he drew
back rose up and said
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The words were hardly out of his
mouth when the man in the tree fired
again and his bullet struck down a
lieutenant within five feet of the briga
dier
You idiot but why dont you shoot
shouted the indignant general as he
stepped forward
It is cold blood sir cold blood
whispered Davis who trembled in ev
ery limb and was as pale faced as a
dead man
You poltroon you coward raged
the general Here you man cut the
stripes from his sleeves and you cap
tain see that he is reduced to the ranks
on the company roll He ought to be
court martialed and driven out of the
army in disgrace
A soldier stepped forward and with
his pocket knife cut the chevrons from
the porporals sleeves and Poor Davis
slunk away in disgrace Here was a
strange thing A soldier who did not
hesitate to put himself In a position to
be killed could not be induced to fire
upon the enemy His soldierly quali
ties were such that he had been taken
out of the ranks and yet he refused
to carry out a soldiers first duty to
kill We could not call him a coward
no man is a coward who will face death
but we called him strange and won
dered what was back of It all The
men of the company Ml away fntffi
him aad in a few days he stood almost
alone When we followed up the ene
my after orktown there waf some
heavy skirmishing with the rear guard
Ambrose Davis was with the company
and upon one occasion when the hun
dred charged and captured a gun he
ied u all in the rush and was the first
man to put a hand on it After that we
said it was a case of nerves or that
he had a hereditary fear of shedding
blood and he was looked upon more
favorably
We saw nothing more of the strange
ness of Ambrose Davis until the battle
which drove McClellan to make a
change of base For half a day our reg
iment stood in battle line waiting to at
tack or be attacked and during this in
terval our company lost two men killed
and three wounded It required all the
nerve the men could work up ta stand
there and be shot at without firing a
shot in return but Davis showed no
more nervousness than any of the rest
When at length we moved 4y the left
flank for a quarter of a mile and then
dropped down to open fire and hold our
ground Davis was the man on my left
and as I loaded my musket I noticed
that he was firing high Five minutes
later a lieutenant came creeping along
in rear of us and warning each man to
aim low I heard him cursing Davis
and twice after that ere we fell back
I saw the man firing into the tree tops
The enemy crowded us back day by
day and mile by mile and there was
fighting over every foot of the high
ways We had a fierce grapple at Fair
Oaks and again at Savage Station but
all I knew of Davis was that he was
with us It was only when weturned at
bay at Malvern Hill that I found my
self beside him again He had been
three times grazed by bullets and that
was proof that he had stood up to a
soldiers work Our regiment was sta
tioned at the base of the hill strung
along in the bed of a dry creek and the
banks gave us protection and a rest for
our muskets As the enemy came
swarming across the open every man
was a fair target I had fired three or
four times when my musket fouled and
as I waited to clear it I watched Davis
7v hung back and turned pale He was firing over the heads of the
- iheu a brigadier rode up to giveenemybr thirty feet Our position was
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one which could not be carried The
enemy realized this at last and the
battle began to die away On our front
we had only dead and wounded men
as far as we could see and all firing
had ceased when a man suddenly rose
up from the ground about a pistol shot
away and stood staring at us A thou
sand men shonted at him to come and
surrender but after a moment he turn
ed his back and began moving away I
do not know why any of the hundreds
of men who had him in range did not
fire but they did not Some were even
cheering the man when an officer of
artillery jumped down among us and
shouted
Shoot him shoot him why dont
some of you bring him down
His words were heard by fifty men
but not a gun was raised The officer
was storming at us when Davis sud
denly lifted his musket and fired and
the retreating man flung up his arms
whirled about and sank down Curses
and groans followed and Davis threw
down his gun and hid his face in his
hands and sobbed
A splendid shot cried the officer
and if I were your captain you would
be a corporal to morrow
Davis had done a strange thing We
looked at him and wondered over it
The heat of the battle was yet strong
upon us but the killing of the man
seemed little short of cold blooded mur j
der
Did I kiU kill him asked Davis of
a man beside him when he could con
trol himself
Yes you shot him dead the poor
devil Why didnt you let him get
away
You have all been down on me be
cause I wouldnt kill moaned the
shooter as he hid his face again
That night we fell back to the Jame3
River In the darkness and confusion
commands were mixed up and it was
night again before the company roll
was called Private Davis was among
the missing He had survived the bat
tlethe retreat was unmolested if
alive he was bound to find his command
within a few hours And yet he never
found it When the returns were made
up his name was placed among the
dead He had been disgraced because
he would not kill He had nerved him
self up at last to fire upon a human
target and then We spoke his name
in whispers after that and said only
good words for him Charles B Lewis
in Denver News
PETFJFJSRBODY
Of a Woman Found by Hunters in
Missouri 5
pscar Cobb and John Shackelford
while hunting on Df J Shackelfords
farm near Fayetteville In Hazel Hill
Township this county discovered the
body of a petrified woman While trav
ersing a small ravine one of the boys
found under the roots of a tree where
the water had hollowed out the bank
what he supposed to be human feet On
investigation he discovered that they
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SLEWED THE MUZZLE OF HIS GUN TO THE RIGHT
were solid stone and attached to some
unyielding substance Securing assist
ance the boys returned and the tree
and earth removed exposing the body
of a nude woman In a perfect state of
petrifaction The discovery -was taken
to Fayetteville where it was measured
and weighed and viewed by hundreds
of people The mold is that of a volup
tuous woman 5 feet high and the
weight 265 pounds The features ore
perfect face round and full and it is
claimed could be easily recognized If
any one were living to day who hadi
known her in life Dr Shackelford has
owned the farm for fifty years and no
one was ever buried near the spot The
tree growing immedatelyover the body
however places the date of the burial
at some remote period in the settlement
of the county if not prior to our present
civilization Those who have inspected
the petrifaction critically say that it
is not an Indian The only abrasion
or marks on the body are a hole in the
right side and a protruding arrow head
on the left indicating that death re
sulted from the wounds Several citi
zens from this city have viewed the
body and claim that it is as perfect as
the work of a sculptor the toe and
finger nails being as distinct as those of
a living person Warrensburg Mo
Cor St Louis Globe Democrat
Where Switches Come From
Most of the black hair used in wigs
and switches comes from the Italian
and Spanish convents most of the
blonde hair from the heads of Swedish
Danish Russian and German peasant
girls
Paper Telegraph Poles
Telegraph poles are now made of
compressed paper Those of that ma
terial are said to be more durable than
those of wood
