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Show THE WORLD. AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, SATURDAY. AUGUST 27, 1898 VOL. V. r CAPT. BUCKET ONEILL darinq career op the mander com- OP ROUQH RIDERS. Ufa la Arlaona Onilutl.l from aa Eaitara College Ha Waal ta ttaa Ptalrlei, Khtra Ha Boon Waa a Kama Halaad HU Own Company. V HI I ! VVhlla Capt. Buckey ONeill of the rough riders, who fell in the terrible charge up the hillside at San Juan, was one of the most picturesque figures in the west A brave spirit, and a unique O'Neill waa character, Buckey known from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and his epitaph cannot be better epitomized than in his own graphic phrase, written just before the departure from Tampa: Who would not gamble for a new star in the flag? Buckey gambled and lost, and the rough riders are mourning a gallant fighter, a man who never knew fear, who bad shot five men in his day and who went to the front at the head of 300 intrepid Arizona citizens, all as anxious and as proud to die as Buckey died with his boots on and his face to the enemy. William Owen ONeill was born of Irish parentage in St. LouIb In 1860. Coming east with his mother and brothers, he graduated from National Law School of the District of Columbia. Later, out of seventy-tw- o applicants for assistant paymaster of the navy, he passed at the head. There was some delay in making the appointment, and ONeill, chafing for action, went to Arizona, where, at different periods, he edited the Arizona Miner, the Phoenix Herald and the Hoof and Horn, a cattlemans organ. Clear headed and somewhat prophetic, he decided that Arizona was the place to get a fooothold. He got a in several good mining properties, and his wonderful energy and gan.to assert itself. The caTLo him to settle their miners brawls; the rangers accepted him as the court of final appeal, so equitable and just were his rulings.' 'Finally he was elected judge of Yavapai county, and sat on the bench for some time. Subsequently he was elected sheriff for three consecutive terms, and while la that office demonstrated bis courage and fearlessness. None of the desperadoes of Arizona ran amuck more than once in Sheriff O'Neill's bailiwick. ONeill was the best armed man in the territory, and also the best shot. finally, after many ups and downs, with desperate chances and five fights with six shooters, in which he got the he retired us drop on sheriff of Yavapai county and moved to Prescott, A. T where he ran three times for congress, being defeated in each instance by a small majority. His next political venture was to run for mayor of Prescott. He was elected unanimously, and the only vote against him was cast by himslf. Every man, woman and child in Arizona knew and called him "Buckey, and every one loved him. When the war broke out "Buckey had been living a somewhat quiet and When Roosevelts uneventful life. regiment was being formed he quickly decided to raise a company, and he got a quota of troops together with such rapidity that President McKinley sent him a telegram of thanks. There was not a man in Arizona who would not have been glad to die by Buckey1' O'Neills side. Nearly three hundred cowboys, miners, citizens and politick ns of Arizona enlisted under him, and the whole company rode down to San Antonio and was received with open arms. The women of Prescott presented him with a silk flag (the first raised near Sevilla, Cuba), and the men presented him with a revolver. Judge Ling made the presentation speech in these words: "Mayor O'Neill, we want to give you a mount. It is not full grown, but merely a Colt. We tell you that it bucks. Every time it bucks bead it toward a Spaniard, and you can rest assured that one more Spaniard will bid his godfather, the devil, good morning. "Buckey then went to the front, ready to give his Colt all the bucking in sight He wrote his friend, Thur-loWeed Barnes, a letter from San Antonio, which close with these characteristic lines: "I am ready to take all the chances. Who would not gamble for a new star In the flag? "Buckey's sobriquet was acquired through his willingness to buck any game ever heard of. He "bucked every obstacle In his path, too, and "bucked" his way to prosperity and into respect of bis fellow man. Ills half-intere- st law-breake- rs, w father was Capt John famous Irish brigade army corps during the bellion. His brother, O'Neill of the of the second war of the reEugene Brady O'Neill, is now on his way to Manila, a first Ileutensnt of volunteers. His wife still lives to mourn the man who, no matter where he happened to be when away from home, wrote her a letter every day. Even in his pursuit of criminals over the deserts of Arizona and Colorado "Buckey penned a few lines to Pauline on a scrap of paper and sent it back by any stranger whom he met on tke highway. "Buckey was ever brave. At Corporal Cobb and Private English of Troop D, Tenth Cavalry, fell from the lighter and dropped into the sea. "Buckey instantly sprang overboard and was swimming with strong strokes to their aid, when the lighter swung around and crushed both before the courageous Buckey could reach them. When O'Neill was sheriff of Yavapai county he started out one day to capture a noted train robber. Buckey followed the man. each being on horseback, for over three hundred miles, and, although he gained, still the man kept a lead, and, finally, as the Mexican boundary was almost reached a boundary that meant freedom fugitive Buckey" arrived at a farmhouse just toward nightfall, and discovered that the man had stolen the best horse from the stable and gone on, about live or six hours in advance. Though worn out. it was plainly "Buckeys only chance, and that a slim one, to dash right ahead without even waiting for a meal, and he at once took up the trail that led him directly out upon the last stretch of country this side of the Mexican frontier. It was a trackless desert, and "Buckey had not gone four miles when he saw, in the bright moonlight, a strange figure approaching. Riding up it proved to be his man, who had discovered and recognized him, and immediately upon so doing had detached from behind him on the horse a woman whom he had been carrying, and straightway a fusillade between the two men began. Tt. was fharp, quick wori, and in a moment "Buckey had shot his antagonist in the shoulder and the man had thrown up his Bal-qul- ri to-th- hands. Making fast the prisoner, "Buckey turned his attention to the woman, and discovered that she was a school teacher from the hamlet he had lately passed through, and that the train robber had run across her, lost and fainting from fatigue and exposure in die desert, whereupon he, although In sight of liberty, had restored the woman by giving her whisky and had then put her on his horse and retraced his steps, in order to get her back within easy reach of her home. This accounted for his capture. The woman begged "Buckey to let the man go, but, although sorely tempted to do eo, he refused and conveyed his prisoner back to Arizona, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment at Yuma. n The woman was a New England girl. As soon as her health was restored she went to Arizona, besought the governor to pardon the prls: oner, and finally succeeded in nearing the pardon, though she had to camp on the governors trail for a long time to induce him to order that act of clemency and poetic justice. well-bor- NO. 40. OLD FLOORS TO MEND Stew tn Gt Md t riU tbn linnw Paata Cvsefca, When the winter floor coverings are carried out, though great coolness and cleanliness Is the result, too often an unsightly stretch of board la presented to view. Flooring In any except the best built modegn houses is so often 111 laid that the housekeeper Is puttied how to conceal the small chasms between the planks. Rugs are costly and dusty, and to paint or varnish a straggling floor is loves labor almost lost. Common sense advises her to fill up the cracks, but how not with putty? There is a better plan than that. Gather up all the letters from the waste paper basket, until there Is a big bag full; enough paper to stuff a couple of big sofa cushions. Set the idle or the willing members of the family to shredding into bits the paper board. This accomplished, pile the tatters into-pot with water and cook it. To every quart of paper and water add a handful of gum arable, and let the whole simmer to a very thick, thick cream. The sequence is easily guessed. The mixture must be put hot in' the cracks, well packed and neatly smoothed. When cold It Is ready for the coat of floor paint, and aa bard aa the rest of the boards, for it is really nothing more nor less than a papier mache, and everyone knows what a tough article that la. Cracks in floors are altogether too great a temptation for Insects, so it Is best to do away with the possibility of their proving a harbinger by adding a little parts green to the paper filling. This poison will banish entirely the hideous water beetles that often infest even the cleanest kitchens and bathrooms. Care must be taken to keep It away from children and pet animals, aa it is very poisonous. A little, ml':edwlth sugar, and put on old plates or saucers over night, and used once or twice In a season, will he all that Is required. Those familiar with country iffeiknow what a boon this green paint has been to farm-- ' era in ridding them' of tbd uhlqultous potato beetle, and Oyre la ':no reason why Jhf honsqke$!:?)?'Oul$ fca this ammunition' If ; Intelligently. There la yet another hint aa to the placing of this poison. Those who have studied the habits of. the croton or water beetles know how they are routed immediately by light, and how like a flash they disappear. Their fortress, or home, la generally at the base of the kitchen water and sink pipes, and it la behind these that they scud up and down so .mysteriously. Forewarned is forearmed. There la little use In destroying a few Insects upstairs while allowing them to multiply below. Kansas City Star. If You were Acquainted with Our System You Could Understand Why Mens Shoes, Ladies Shoes, Childrens Shoes. Cheaper than any House in the World. EVERT CONCEIVABLE STYLE AND SHAPE. RUBBERS FUR YOUNG ANO OLO. EVERYTHING IN THE SHOE LINE. Ladies' Oxford Ties and Slippers for Dress and Comfort A ?&$) -- CtiA r rJADT-FI- Last year American wheat growers enjoyed a double advantage. Their own crop was an abundant one, and outside of the United States there was an almost world-wid- e deficiency. This occasioned an active demand for American wheat, intensified by the fact that the worlds crop in 1896 also had been deficient. ,1' GHOSTS , WHEAT PROSPECTS. ; ,, R ' BOOTS, ZBICECEJ SHOES. i e Men's and Children? Slipper?. BABY SHOES- If you want to save explain everything. money, send tor our booklet, it will Sent Free for the Asking. DAVIS SHOE COMPANY MONEY BACK SHOBISTS, The government reports show that our exports of food products reached a value In the fiscal year just closed of more than eight hundred million dollars. Of breadstnffs alone ws sent A Xtv Credit System. abroad last year nearly one million dolIn a small town in which the bicycle lars worth for every business day. craze was raging a woman was talking with the only dealer, and, comThe government forecasts indicate menting upon the number of wheels that the wheat crop this year will be to be seen on the streets daily, ob- even larger than last year. As ususerved: "You must be making your after a particularly profally happens, fortune at this rate if only half the itable there has been an increase crop, machines ridden by the townspeople In the which is this year by acreage, come from you. Well, mum, I don't the largest ever recorded. - B- know so much about that, was the far You see, I have to sell a good reply. The condition of the winter wheat MtKCFCTUKKRS OK 1ND PEALER3 IN many of my machines on the Kathleen Mavourneen principle. The Kath- crop, according to the system of perleen Mavourneen principle!" cried the centages on which the government makes Its forecasts, is better than for mystified fair one, what is that Material and workmanshl seven A specially of ail kinds of cemetery work. years, and Is twelve per cent la on hire the Why, payment system. Dont you know the song, mum? Its advance cf that of last year. The or money refunded. Send fur designs and prices may be for years, and it may be for- spring wheat crop Is not beyond the guaranteed Good morning, mum. PROVO UTAH ever. Pier- Influence of adverse weather condiWEST OF TAYLOR BROS, FURNITURE CO. tions; but the June estimate was sons Weekly. higher than for fifteen years, and elevSmoothing for Nothing. en per cent, in advance of June last Dixon Biffklns seems to be eenjoy-inLater year. reports were less the fortune his aunt left him." favorable thanprivate this. I Hixon Why, understand he lost it all in a wheat deal six months ago. Foreign crop prospects are not yet 0 oi ManuJ&tureri of So he did; but It has supDixon defined to afford a basis for sufficiently g plied him with a topic estimates. It Is not probable thqt the of conversation ever since. deficiency of last year and the year Eeadztouei. Tablets, Curbing, Etc. preceding will be repeated; but the Often tho Case. 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