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Show THE BULLETIN Curiosa Americana By ELMO SCOTT WATSON When making cinnamon toast cut bananas In thin slices, arrange on toast, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and brown under the broiler. two dollar bills To she money. If cherries or berries are rolled In By Elmo Scott Wstsoa SUMMER ISM. day In the year North of historic Fort Laramie a column of d aoldlera la ' the marching along Bozeman Trail which wlnda acroaa windswept upland plains and then through deep mountain gorges Into the land known as Absaraka, the Home of the Crows." This military force of barely 700 men Is the Second Battalion of the Eighteenth United States Infantry, setting forth on an expedition which will muke that regiment, forever famous In the annals of the American nnny. blue-coate- The Eighteenth already hud an unusual and a brilliant record. Organized June 26, 1812, It made Its first appearance on the rolls of the army during the second war with England. Three years luter it was consolidated with the Fifth and Thirty-fift- h regiment of Infantry to form the Eighth United States Infantry, thus lining Its Identity and remaining "lost" for 40 years. Under the proclamation of President Lincoln on May 4, 1801, the Eighth was reorganized and the GEN. H. B. CARRINGTON Eighteenth again cume into existence. During the Clril war the regl-meserved with the Armies of the West under Grant and Ilosecrans and Sherman and Thomas. Written on Its battleflngs were the names of Vicksburg, Stone River, Murfreesboro, Chlckamnuga, Kenesaw MounAt tain, Jonesboro and Atlanta. Chlckamnuga the Eighteenth was brigaded with the Sixteenth and Nineteenth regiments and, as a part of Thomas' famous Fourteenth corps. Its gallant stand In that battle helited him win the nickname The Itock of Chlckamauga. When the Eighteenth was organized In 1SC1 the man appointed to Its command as colonel was Henry B. of the Carrington, adjutant-genera- l Ohio militia for several years before the outbreak of the Civil war. Although he rose to the rank of brigadier-genera- l of volunteers during that conflict, at Its close he reverted to his rank of colonel In the regulars and with his regiment was ordered west for service In the Indian country. In the meantime gold had been discovered In Montana and the rush to the new camps of followed. Their route took them the choicest through hunting grounds of the Sioux and Northern Cheyennes, lands which the government, under the terms of the Harney-Sanbor- n treaty of 1863, had solemnly guaranteed should be undisturbed by white Invaders. But emigrants to the Northwest, as well as the Montana Argonauts, showed nt sent an entire company of the Eighteenth to the relief of tho beleaguered train. When it arrived at the fort It bronght mall from build a chain of military posts to protect travelers over the Bozeman Trail Accordingly Colonel Carrington, then stationed with hit regiment at Fort Kearney in Nebraska, was ordered to establish, organize and take command of the new Mountain District of the Department of the Platte. At that time the district had but one post In it Fort Reno, 100 mllea north of Fort Laramie, Carriugtoa was directed to move this post 40 miles westward, garrison it and then with the remainder of his command establish three other posts one on the Bozeman Trail between the ltig Horn mountains and the Powder river, one on the Big Horn river and the third on the Yellowstone river. that ing north from Fort Laramie this hot summer day 70 years ago. From the dear Wyoming sky the hot sun blazes down upon them mercilessly and as they plod along the dusty trail they look longingly uihui the cool promise of Cloud Teak In the distance. Of the TOO. only about 200 are veterans. The rest are raw recruits from the Eust scarcely the liesr soldier material to be pitted against such redoubtable warriors as the Sioux and Cheyennes. Luckily they cannot look Into the future and see what Is In store for all of them In this strange land of Absaraka the loneliness, the numbing cold of a Wyoming winter, the hunger and the other privations, and for some of them a horrible death under the stubbing lances or smashof the Sioux. ing war-dub- s some Perhaps foreboding of their fate hae already ' come to them at that council at Fort Laramie when Red Cloud, Bpringing into tho center of the council ring and pointing hia finger at Colonel Carrington, exclaimed: You are the White Eagle who hae come to ateal the road! The Great White Father eende ua presents and wanta ua to sell him the read, but the white chief cornea with aoldiere to eteal it before the Indiana aay yee or nol I will talk with you no morel I will go now, and I will fight you! Aa long aa I live I will fight for tho last hunting grounds of my people! So he stalked out of the council and prepared for war, as did Man Afraid of Ills Horses, hereditary chief of the Oglalas, Crazy Horae and American Hone of the same CAPT. AGAIN8T THE SIOUX ON THE FIRING LINE tribe, and Black Shield of the the wood train engaged In logging operations on Plney Island, a few miles from the fort and Carrlng-o-n detailed Capt J. W. Powell with a force of 80 men to go to Its relief. Two days before Powell had been called upon for a similar duty and had performed It efficiently. But Just aa the detachment waa about to tart out, Capt. W. J. Fettermao begged for the command of the expedition, pleading hia senior captaincy aa justification for the request It waa Fetterman who had made the boast about riding through the whole Sioux nation with 80 men. Carrington, knowing his tendency to rashness, gave him specific orders to relieve the wood train, drive back the Indiana, but on no account to pursue the Indiana beyond Lodge Trail Ridge" and repeated those orders from the walls of the stockade aa Fettennan'a party marched out Mini-conjou- a. Of course, some of the officers are scornful of their foes, A few months later one of them will be saying boastfully "Give me eighty men and I will ride through the Sioux nation I" Within a week he will go out from a fort with 81 men and not one will return alive! Bat the terror of that day la atill six months Now the only concern of away. their commander la to reach his objective and begin the work he baa been commissioned to do. June 28 the expedition reached Fort Reno. Carrington decided that It was not practicable to move the fort aa he had been Instructed to do. Instead he ordered the stockade repaired, left 200 men to garrison the post and pushed on toward the north. On July 13 he established his camp on the banks of the Big Plney creek, and two days later began building the post to which waa given the name of Fort Phil Kearney. the white man's usual disregard for the sanctity of treaties with the red man. They alaughtered game waste-full- y and the Indians, angry over the violation of the treaty and the destruction of their principal food supply, retaliated with attacks on emigrant trains, parties of miners or any other travelers through the fortilddcn country. Early In I860 commissioners were sent to Fort Lnrnmle to make another treaty with the Sioux and Cheyennes but, without waiting to see the outcome of these negotiations, the government decided to W. POWELL bank-teller- AMONG the ambush was planned and the Indian warriors were led by Crazy Ilorse of the Oglalus and Black Shield of the Mlnlconjonx. Similarly, Mr. Vestal's researches hare resulted In the truth about another famous buttle In the record of the Eighteenth. This waa the Wagon Box Fight near Fort Phil Kearney on August 2, 1SC7, when Capt. J. W. Powell, Lieut. J. C. Jen-neand a force of SO men beat off an attack by an overw helming number of Sioux and Cheyennes. Wildly exaggerated stories have been told of thie fight how Rod Cloud directed the attack of hia 8,000 warriors against the little detachment of soldiers, crouched behind tho flimsy protection of wagon boxes set In the form of an oval corral on tho open plain, and how the hot fire of the soldiers with their new breech-loadin- g rlflea and plentiful supply of ammunition (7,000 rounds. In fact) exacted a fearful toll from their Powell himself estiattackers. mated the loss of the Indians as y" a as most people they're a synonym for bad luck." Tills auperatlUon la usual men and Is ly attributed to race-tracsaid to go bHck about a half century. According to one story, a certain bookie lost everything but his shoe on the races and traced hia bad luck to the day when he wagered a 1411 on a certain hone. That story got around and soon all racetrack men began believing that these bills were Jonahs. Another story traces It back to Tythagoraa who more tban 2jXN) yean ago declared : "The number two la the symbol of dlvenlty, or Inequality, of division and of separation. Two la an evil principle, a number of bad augury, characterizing disorder, confusion and change." Anyway, few people like to be bill The excepgiven a tions are paymasters In mills, factories, etc who pay wages such as 812, 814 and the like. A paymaster who pays off a lot of workers can save himself a lot of extra motion by reaching for a 82 bill Instead of two onea to add to the 810 bill or two fives. In fact, with 1,000 workers he saves Just 1,000 extra motions. So paymasters are about the only people who ask for these bill at banka. Few banka will give you 82 notes unless you ask for them. One reason Is that they are easily confused with 81 bills and handed out aa such. Thats why they're called she money" they confuse you and cost you money ! k flour before putting them Into the pie ernat the Juice will be thickened and will not run out. Before polishing mahogany furni- ture wash well with warm water and white soap and dry thoroughly, sea two-doll- two-doll- ur Annoyance! annoys you most? If your are similar to those of more than 200 people examined by Hulsey Cason, professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, the most annoying thing that can happen to you it to have a person cough In your face. Next la the sight of a dirty bed, next la to hear a mosquito near you when you are trying to go to sleep and tbs others, in tbe order of tbelr Importance, WIIAT To remove mildew from a leather beg, rub with petroleum ointment nd allow It to remain on bag until mildew cornea off easily. see Rub the electric Iron once e week with paraffin applied on a soft doth. This will keep Iron clean and smooth. see If lattices for rose bushes and vines that grow on the hones are put on binges It will be easy to lay them on tbe ground when painting your house, sea A tablespoon of. lemon juice added to the egg In which fish la dipped be- fore frying gives It a delicious flavor. Trait Juices and ginger tie may bo frozen Into cubes In mechanical refrigerator and used for Iced drinks. 8 Aaaoelattd Newspaper. WNU Service. Being a Bridesman Is No Sinecure by a Long Shot Mate nalaaz, an Inhabitant of Szeged, holds the world's record as "bridesman aa distinct from best man which function he has performed at 1,574 weddings. The position of bridesman" at nnngnrlan peasant weddings Is no easy one. Wearing a herlbhoned hat nd carrying n stick decorated with streamers, he goes round delivering the Invitations by word of month. At the wedding feast he la expected to compose and recite a poem for every dish set on the table and to direct the dances. London Sunday Observers. i re: A young person showing disrespect for n much older person. CAPT. W. J. FETTERMAN at least Filet. 60 killed and an unknown A person continually complaining number wounded. But Imaginative about something. historians have boosted that figTo have a hole in your stocking or ure to 1,500 killed and wounded! sock. The truth la that Red Cloud, alA person continually criticising somethough present at the fight, took no thing. active part In II The 1,000 Indiana A salesman trying to force you to who made the attack were led by buy something. A person behaving as If he (or ahe) Crazy Ilorse of the Oglalas, Flying thinks he (or she) knows It all By and High Ilump of the Mlnlcon-jouThiGolananbacew Thunder Hawk of the Sana A person being Inquisitive about nlneJeetiet LifMiIre. Area and Ice of the Cheyennes. Six your personal affairs. dele tore Beebe. ctriheewaM AUyeekere udttwlneuntli. Yeaitartketetoiaeat Indiana were killed and alx woundTo be disconnected while talking ed. The aoldlera also suffered a over the telephone. loss of alx killed, but the wonder la To have to wait for a paeon who Is that not all of them were slaugh- late for an engagement To hear a person eating soup noisily. tered, outnumbered aa they were lfe tke bee wneiie werle. tt'.e more than 30 to 1. A person continually talking, about bd tieM eedmry leber eerecaothi U tt. Tke e the eeey wy te bee. his (or her) Illnesses. YNB 60LXMAN LAMP AMS STOVB Mb To see a boisterous person attractDuring the next three years of faee- Betvim WIMlw.leeAenhAtMU. CHweUi the Eighteenths service on the ing attention to himself (or herself) In Mm bM In public. took It other many plains part A person giving you a good deal of skirmishes with the Indians. From Sweet Temper 1870 to 1879 It was stationed In advice when you have not asked him d a Many boy Isn't for It (or in different places her) the South. Then hie worth Isnt but, salt; George, by A person putting his (or her) hands followed another period of service he delightful to have around it you in the Northwest until the outbreak on you unnecessarily. dont hava to depend on Mm I war when of the Spanlsh-Amerlca- n It waa one of the first regiments Buffalo Trackers to reach Manila In the Philippines. buffalo have long since vanished It played a prominent part during THE east of the Mississippi but the the entire Philippine Insurrection state of Indiana has three official "bufand did not return to the United falo trackers." They are George R States until 190L Twice later It re- Wilson of Indianapolis, John Chappell turned to the Islands In the Pacific. of Petersburg and Lew OBannon o! In fact, seven of the eleven years Cory don, appointed by the governor ot between 1898 and 1009 were spent the Ilooaier state, complying with an In service outside the continental act to search for tha buffalo trace" United States. Power ia Charactor leading from the Ohio to the Wabash o that the trail may become a state Strength ef character consists cf During the World war the Eighttwo things power of will and pow-e- r eenth waa the first unit of the A. E. memorlaL F. to plant Its colors on the French of Tbe law says that the buffaloes In F. W. Robert-eofront; It was the first to capture a their periodic migrations from the Ohio German prisoner, the first to Inflict to tho Wabash, made a trace that was a casualty on the enemy and the used by Indians, explorers and pioneers first to suffer casualties at the and It should be preserved aa lasting hands of the enemy. The records memorial to the daring and notable achievement! of the pioneer settlers ot the state." Messrs. Wilson, Chappell Keeps Degs Any fraei and Oltannon have the power to adiwrgraeai,8nibe ete. minister oaths and compel the attendOeolUTweei ance of witnesses, even though It it doubtful if anyone who saw the movements of the buffalo la alive today. ' Anyway, the commissioners are to SALT LAKE'S NEWEST HOSTELRY use any means In their power to determine the exact route of the vanished Oar lobby li dellghtfaDy air herds and make a report to the govcooled dartag tbe gammer awn the ernor, accompanied by maps and drawings. The trace will then be taken over by the highway department and Indiana's "buffalo trackers," the only officials of the kind in tbe country, will follow tlieir ghostly game Into oblivion. a, IRON aweet-tempere- On HOR8ES J. the federal commissioners at Fort Iairamle assuring the commander that a satisfactory treaty of peace with all the Indiana of the Northwest" had been signed I During the next three mouths Curriugton sent repeated requests to his department commander for reinforcements but it was In vain. Not until November did any arrive and then It was only one troop of the Second cavalry, 00 strong. In December alxiut 00 recruits Joined the buttallon In the Mountain District and these hud to be divided between Fort Reno, Fort Phil Kearney and Fort C. F. Smith, which had been established on the banks of the Big Horn In Montana. Requisitions for ammunition were not answered and the allowances of the three garrisons were reduced to a point which made rifle practice for the recruits Impossible. In fact, the atupidity of the higher officials In handling the situation which faced Carrington and hia command la almost unbelievable. At Fort Laramie, when all was peace, there were twelve companiea of regular troops, while at Fort Phil Kearney, where all was war, only four companiea were allowed." Thue reported General Sanborn after a tragedy had shocked the whole country Into realizing how Ironical waa President Andrew Johftaona congratulatory meeeage to congrese on December 8 that "treaties have been made at Fort Laramie and all la peace In the Northweet"! Less tban two weeks later, on December 21, the Indiana attacked snow-CHpiie- d gold-seeke- rs CHIEF She-Mone- ss Is why we And the Second Battalion of the Eighteenth marchSo Bull and his nephew, White Bull, who took part In the Fetterman fight, have proved thut lied Cloud had no part in this buttle. Instead, T Lf Household Questions' Within a week Bed Cloud struck his first blow against the Invaders stampeding a herd of horses grazing near the fort and killing two soldiers and wounding three others in the party sent In pursuit of the raiders. From that time on until Its abandonment in 1868, Fort Phil Kearney was virtually In a state of lege. Scarcely a month passed without an average of 13 to 20 separate and distinct attacks upon parties of woodchoppera, herders or scouting details and In most of these one or two men were killed and a greater number wounded. Not a wagon train could pnss along the Kozemun Trail without being attacked. One day a messenger dashed Into the fort with the news that one such train, en route from Fort Laramie, was corralled by the Sioux and Id Imminent danger of being wiped out Carrington Immediately - The result la. familiar history. Fetterman disobeyed his orders and was lured into an ambush. Toduy a tall monument of cobblestones stands on an eminence known aa Massacre Hill on the road between Buffalo and Sheridan. Wyo. It bean a bronze shield with this inscription : On this field on the 21st day of December, I860, three commissioned officers and seventy-si- x privates of the Eighteenth United States Infantry and of the Second United States Cavalry, under the command of Capt. Brevet, Lleut.-Co- L Wm. J. Fetterman, were killed by an overwhelming force of Sioux under command of Ited Cloud. There were uo survivors." This tablet mokes no mention of two civilians who accompanied the exMHlItlon, bringing the casualty list of the Fettermnn Massacre" up to 81. It uUo errs in crediting Red Cloud with being commander of the Indians. tlgatlons among thp Sioux by Stnn- ley Vestal, biographer of Sitting self-restrai- n. thackiumo 1 C WMtira Ntwapaptr Union. RICHES IN OLD STOCKINGS otmmr Pho mews by D. F. Berry Mvfr CHIEF RED CLOUD allow that the Eighteenth suffered the greatest loss In killed and wounded of any regiment In the American army during Its service overseas. But, distinguished as Is this more recent service, In the regular army this regiment Is known best for Its tragic history 70 yeHra ago when It fought Hie Sioux and Cheyennes In the "Home of the Crows.' ur the War department ftw. i n ii,f rniint. I bequeath fonr "To my slster-ln-laold stockings which are under my bed to the right So runs an Item In the will of the famous old miser, Tolam. "To my nephew, Tnrlea, two more old stockings; to Lieut. John Stone, a blue stocking and my red clock; to my cousin, an old hoot, and a red flannel pocket ; to Hammlrk, my Jng without a handle." According to this anybody can write a will, for the poorest of us have old stockings. In the story of Tolam, however, Ilammlck kicked over the Jug and found It to be filled with gold pieces. The old stockings were crammed In a similar way. There la the famous clause In Shakespeare's will reading: I gyve unto my wtnf my second beat lied. with the furniture, nothing else. HOTEL . Temple Square Rotes IJO to 8100 8unatfcaa a Tha Dotal T pla kiUy daairaUo, frtamdfy HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Tee oom el oroeeelate wbyi tea m mark of OtetfrctfM to ete t UMa bountiful fcoafoJry ERNEST C ROSSITER, Mgr. |