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Show J I V --AC'J.VP.VmLj It.u nPK.or-- WVMVG It is no wonder brides srs delight ed when they see what beautiful wedding silver ws display. Sterling sil- ver wedding presents may be had of us from two or three dollsrs up to the elaborate silver services costing hundreds of dollars. All solid big value with our unequalled guarantee. 1 170 I HARRY K unit SAIT MBS CITS, J. ROBINSON copyright, foa, Judge Building, Salt Lake City 304-3- 0 Cashier You'll have to bring some one to Identify you before we can cash this check. Got any frlende In ,0j&y EDkABD E. CLAMKs AT LAW ATTORNEY 1.3 FRIEND.. w.a wrrxajwv In the var de-i in Washington is a written by l.leut. Gen. A. Miles In praise of the deeds of five enlisted men. Gen. Miles' lei ter M written aa simply as becomes s soldier, but it la a puNe Stirling eptsllu. It Is probable that no- here else In authentic history can thre be found an account of a battle won by a force of men when the odds against I hum were 25 to 1. In no story which can told concerning the people of the bu. Had much contract.a state or a be plains la there to be found a tale of "Is Governor Hughes greater heroism then that shown by atlonal officer?" I dun no. He slop uiucha a little contingent of enlisted men of Yes. horse race. I guess he want Teddy'a the Rlxlh United States cavalry down near the Ited river In Texas, In the Job." summer of the year 1874. The Sixth "Do you believe In anarchy? "I dunno. He fr..m Sicily. Never cavalry hae had a fighting history, but this particular story shiuus bright in heard of him." Its pages. "Are you willing to take up arms at The Comanches, the Cheyennes and United to the times any duatroy the Klowae were on the warpath and States?" New York were louvlng a red trail all along the Any time what 1 can. borders of western Kansas. General, Sun. then colonel. Nelson A. Miles, was or dered to take the Held against the savThose In White Array. I In a ages. Ills expedition fitted out at lived who KIrsty McDuugall, remote Illghlnnd parish, had a visit Fort Dodge and then struck for the from her Edinburgh nieces, who were far frontier. The combined bands of to siiend a week or two with the Indlane learned that the troops were old lady. She determined to show on their trail and they fled south to them off on Sunday at the ancient the Red river, of Texas, hotly pursued two troops of the Sixth ravalry, village kirk of Lochabcr. The young by commanded by Captains Illddle and of the costumes wore ladles purest snowy hue. At the point of bis bit Compton. On the bluffs of the Tule river the mon I he minister. In speaking of the braves made a stand. There were 600 waralled angels of heaven, was beard to say: "And who are those In while ar- riors, all told, and they were the finest of the n ounted plains Indians. The meager forces of ray T of their officers, To the const ernatlon of the con- the Sixth, under the leadership a force that of the at heart charged straight exto gregation KIrsty was heard should have been overwhelming. The rede broke claim: fled over the bluffs and through the deep "It'a ma two nieces, sir, free Edin- and canyons and out on to the staked precipitous burgh." Tld bits. , plain of Texas." It became lmperlalively necessary that couriers REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. should be sent from the detachment of the Sixth The longer ago a woman was born, to Camp Supply In the Indian Territory. ..the easier she can remember to forget when It vu. A queer thing about the lies you tell is how bra ten they seem when else tell the you hear somebody Ho Won't Vote This Year. When Dominica EspoHiio was In the United Slates district Court to teat his qualification for ho showed a lack of careful coaching. What Is the constitution of the United States?'' Esposito was ashed. "The biggest ship, was the reply. of the What is the Fourth of July?" That Is day Easts riv froze over." "Who was George Washington? ' Georg da Wash was big Tammany AR1HXUTON. ques-limit'- Wpartmt-n- the town? Stranger Not one. Im the tax lector. - Ae 6L Louie Lawyers Talk. Circuit Judge Reynolds bad announced that he would hear jurors who had excuses to offer for not serving, and a dozen American citizens crowded up to the bench to tell their troubles. Their excuses were as varied as those who were bidden to the feaBt that the Illble tells about. One had an Important engagement and another could not hear very well, they were the besieged, and subse- and anothei had sickness in his famquent events proved that he was ily. and unother had duties to pernot In error. form which nobody else on earth could Suddenly the Vtea took to shel- perform, and another was going on ter behind the rocks which were a journey. And so It went. scattered In the open. They had The last man in the line wanted to lost one man from the lire of the be let off because he was a German. besieged. They were afraid to He might have been excused If he had charge, knowing that to sweep up not presented hla excuse wrong end that slope, even with only two forward. rifles covering It, meant death for Judge," he said, I can't under several of their band. stand good English." Hall led hie men to a position on Ob, youll do all right," said the' the flank of the savages and sent judge. "There Is no good English In four shots. The bullets were the spoken In here." SL Louis first notice that the reds had that they had two parties to deal with. They changed their position again Filthy Lucre. In a twinkling, and located themThe expression filthy lucre" le of selves so that they were under cov- Biblical origin, and la to be found In er from both directions, but they the third chapter of the first book of sent a volley In the face of the lit- Timothy, where the qualifications nectle detachment that had ridden In essary for. the office of a bishop are thus set forth: This la a true to the rescue. To charge the enemy with his saying. If a man desireth the ofthree men meant certain death to fice of bishop, he desireth a good Hall and his troopers. The lieuten- - work. A bishop must then be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous." There la no doubt that they killed more than double their number, besides those Mood. they wounded. The simple recital of the deeds of the five soldier and the mention of the odds g . col- . which they fought, how the wounded defended the dying and the dying aided the wounded by exposure to fresh wounds after the powej of action sgainst Shaka Into Your 8hoes the antiseptic powder. Allens It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It la a certain cure for sweating, callous and use it to hot, tired, aching feet., Break in new shoes. Bold Always Druggists, 25c. Trial partkage mailed Free. Address New Foot-Bas- e, York. Allen 8. Olmsted, Leltoy, The Aid of Fashion. Ella What would you do if you actually found a man under your bed? Stella I'd drop my hat on him. ones. The reason a girl likes to wash her hair Is how romantic It would be to have a prince catch her drying It gme ornnxs 'fSBWSS all down In the aun. No matter how much a woman Is Sure a man loves her, she wishes H more so she could ask him to aay It In bigger language. 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China's postal service expanded reThe postal routes now markably. cover 88,000 miles and the poutof-flco- e AJOO number 1901, 3.493. an Increase of as against 17G In 3,317 in the seven years. Experiments and Investigations made both la Europe and In America of the Indicate that fully occur from consumption deaths among people who are compelled to breathe dust In its various forms. The advance In etumpage dues on lumber cut on crown lands In Quebec one-ha- lf province, Canada, for export is exported to occur In September, 1910, and will, rays our cumuli at Sher-brooprohibit the shipping of wood pulp to the United prui-tlca.l- States. of the Sea. Yes. I've seen some rough time sir. Once we was wrecked and wed eaten all our provisions. Then we ate our belts, and then the old ship turned turtle, and we te her, too." 'huisell's Journal. A Yarn Correct. Teacher (trying to Impress upon the class the meaning of the word cuticle) Now, Tommy, tell me what It la with which my face anl bauds are covered. Tommy Freckles, ma'am. prairie the Chey- ennes counted their their and dead and wounded fled then terror-stricke- overcome by the or of five American soldiers. Heroism was the order In the old plains' days. In the White River valley of Colorado a detachment of troops waa surrounded by Utes. and for four daya the soldiers, starving and thirsting, made a heroic defense against the swarming red Relief came from Fort D. A. Russell, whence Col. Wesley Merritt led a force to the rescue In one of the greatest and quickest rides of army history. After Merritt's legion had thrashed and scattered the Utes It was supposed that none of the savages waa left In the valley. Lieut. Weir of the Ordnance corps, a son of the professor of drawing at the Military academy, waa on a visit to the west, and was In the camp of the Fifth cavalry. A tenderfoot named Paul Hume had wandered out to the cainp to look over the scene of the great fight. He knew Weir and he suggested a deer hunt. The ordnance officer agreed to accompany him and off they started after having received a warning not to wander too far afield. The hunters, eager for the chase, went farther than they thought, and soon they changed from hunters to hunted. A young lieutenant of the Fifth cavalry, Will--laII. Hall, now stationed In Washington with the rank of brigadier general, was ordered to take a parly of three men with him and to make a for It suddenly became the reronnolrsancc, thought of the commanding officer that there might be savages lurking about Hall and- - hie mon struck Into the foothills and circled the coun- try for inltes. In the middle of the afternoon they heard living to the right and front. It was rapid and sharp, and Hall led hie men straight a hence It came. Rounding a point of rocks the troopers saw at a little distance across an open place In the hills a band of Utes In war paint and feathers. There were 35 of the reds, all told, and they were firing ae fast aa they could load and pull trigger In the direction of a small natural fortification of boulders a quarter way up the face of a cliff. From the rocks came a return fire so feeble that llall knew there could not be more than two men behind the place of defense.' In a trice he thought of Weir and Hume, and he believed that val- orcements were needed and it was necessary as w'l. to linornt the troops at a distance that bands f hosilles had broken away from the main body must be met and checked. The whole country was swarming with Indiana vd the trip to Camp Supply was one that was ' enicd almost rerti.in death for the couriers who vnuld attempt to irnke the ride. The command-i-.- g officer of the lorces In the field asked for olunteers end Seigt. Zncharlas T. Woodall of Troop stepped forward and said that he was eady to go. His example was followed by every an In the two troops, and that day cowardice i ng Its head. The ranking captain chose Woodall, and then ticked out four men to accompany him on the ide across the Indian-Infestewilderness. The lve cavalrymen went northward under the star-IghAt the dawn of the first day they pitched .heir dog tents In a little hollow and started to nake the morning cup of coffee. When full day was come they saw cl r'ing on :he horizon a swarm of Cheyennes. The eye of the sergeant told him from the movements of the Indians that they, knew of the presence of the troopers and that their circle formation was for the purpose of gradually closing In to the killing. Sergt. Woodall and his four men chose a place near their bivouac which offered some slight advantage for the purposes of defense. There they welted with carbines advanced, while the red cordon closed In its lines. The Cheyennes charged, and while charging sent a volley Into the little prairie stronghold. Five carbines made answer, and five Cheyenne ponies carried their dead or wounded riders out of range, for In that day mounted Indians went Into battle tied to their horses. Behind the little rampart Sergt. Woodall lay sorely wounded and one man was dying. Let the letter of Gen. Miles tell the rest of the story. From early morning to dark, outnumbered 25 to 1, under an almost constant lire and at such a short range that they sometimes used their pistols, retaining the lust charge to prevent capture and torture, this little party of five defended their lives and the person of their dying comrade, within! food, and their only drink the rnlnwater that hey collected In a pool, mingled with their own '.id d t. m ant thought quickly. He believed (hat if Weir and Hume could reach him, that the party of six, together, might make a retreat back to the camp, holding the pursuing reds in check. It was a desperate chance, but better than staying where they were to starve and thirst or to be surprised and klled in a night rush of the savages. Wclr and Hume heard the shots of the troopers and knew that help, though It was feeble, was at hand. They saw the hovering smoke of the carbines, and thus located exactly the position of the troops. The started to do what Hall thought they would do. They made a dash for some rocks 20 yards nearer their comrades than were those behind which they were hiding. The cavalry lieutenant knew that the path of Weir and Hume would he bullet spattered all the way, and that If they escaped being killed It would be because of a miracle. Then this stripling lieutenant did something besides think. The Instant that Weir and his comrade made their break from cover. Hall stood straight up and presented himself a fair and shining mark for the Ute' bullets. The reds crashed a volley at him, Ignoring Weir and Hume. The shots struck all around Hall, making a framework of spatters on the rock at his back, but he was unhurt, and Weir and his comrade were behind shelter at the end of the first stage of their Journey. Hall dropped back to shelter and then In a moment, after Weir and Hume had a chance to draw breath for their second dash, he stood up once more, daring the death that seemed certain. The hunted onee struck for the next spot that offered shelter the Instant that the Ute rifles spat their volley at the man who was willing to make at himself a sacrifice that others might live. Hall came through the second ordeal of fire unhurt, and once more he dropped back to shelter to prepare for the third trial with fate. The Ute chieftain was alive by this time to the situation. He ordered hie braves to fire, the at Hall and the other half at the two who were now to run death's gantlet Hall stood up. Weir and Hume dashed out The rede divided their fire. Hall stood unhurt. Weir and Hume dropped dead within ten yards of the man who would have died for them. Hall led his men back over the track that they had come, holding the Utes at bay. Aid came near the end of the perilous trail. Lieut. Hall ie now In the military secretary's department at Washington with the rank of a brigadier general His men told the story of that day In the White River valley, and a bit of bronze representing the medal of honor la worn by the veteran In recognition of n deed done for his fellows. one-ha- . 25 SICK HEADACHE Positively cored by these Little Fills. Thsy also relieve Di trees from Dyspepsia, la- digestion and Too Hearty ' A perfect reap edr for Dlulneea, Maw sea. Drowsiness, Bad Taste 1b the Month, Com ed Tongue, Pain la the TORPID LIVXB. Bowels. They regulate the Purely Vegetable. P !! K n SMALL PUL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simi- Signature le IEFUSE SUBSTITUTES. 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