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ITHE ARGUS, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20TT909. 8 if :V i i" f i' s '. t; . f-, I: i 4 IT Minnesota Boat Club's St Paul, Minn., Jan. 18. The Min nesota Boat club, the oldest rowing or ganization in the westis already plan ning on? active work during , 1909 and -will be entered, in all the, principal' re gattas during the year. The work of L JMMMi.iiiii..i-'in-rdiiar i 1 1 mi w n i nil I The prizes shown in the illustration, taken by the St. Paul crews last summer and fall, are (1) national championship banner for intermediate eights; (2) national championship banner for intermediate fours; (3) Lon don and Lancasterhire trophy won by the junior four at the Winnipeg re gatta; (1) Richard K. Fox cup, won by the intermediate eight at the Spring field regatta; (5) the Detroit cup won by the intermediate four at Spring field; (6) the Hart & Markle trophy, won by "the junior eight at Winnipeg; (7) the Manitoba cup, won by-the senior four at Winnipeg; (8) the J. T. Home trophy, won by the senior four at Winnipeg. The other cups are in dividual prizes won by the oarsmen at various regattas during the season. ON THE f MfflOTp- BY BUFFALO' BILL. S FRO?ZrTRUE TALES OF TUB PliABSS" ' eOPVHICHT. !9oa.BTf WILLI AW p: CODY SN the fall of 1SG5 General Sherman and the ' Indian commissioners who were to make a treaty with the Anipabocs aud Comanches in southwestern 'Kansas came to Fort Zarrah, on the Arkansas river. From there they were to go to what -was known as Council Springs, a distance of sixty-five miles from Zarrah. 1K--tweeu Zarrah and the Spring is a Hat, level country, but no water is to be had. Consequently there was no water carried save for drinking purposes, which was carried In canteens in the ambulances, for the general's orders were that be would leave Fort Znrrali at 2 a. m. so as to get a good start pver this dry country. Our chief of scouts and guide at that time was Dick Curtis. The outfit was composed of three" ambulances, with , saddle horses for the general aud In dian commissioners, and when the gen rral and commissioners were riding in the ambulances their saddle horses were" led by orderlies. The general had three or four stafl" officers, a com pany of cavalry ns an escort and about . thirty '.scouts and .. siessenjcrs well 3omenV Ailments are many and peculiar. At times they so disorganize the system that thef general health is impaired and weakened., - When women feel nervous and debilitated, or suffer with ' sick headache and depression, will promptly relieve these unpleasant symptoms, and do much toward restoring healthy conditionstothevariousorgans. For backache, "dizzy spells, feeble blood, : stomach weak ness, constipation and other distressing ; ailments," Beech am's 'Pills', are a reliable pceventive and ; X Natural i ; SoU Everywhere. la box 10c and 25c ' Remedy Trophies for 1909 the' crews during 1908 and the victor ies at Springfield and Winnipeg have given rowing a great stimulus in the northwest, nd the crews will begin work with the breaking up of the ice, in preparation ' for the big coming events. mounted. These scouts' and inessen gers' duty was that whenever the gen eral wished to send any quick tlis patfhes back to Fort Iiiley, at that time? the nenrest telegraph point, these men were to carry them. I was at the time a youu.? scout employed for this purpose. It was about 2 o'clock in the after noon, after leaving the fort, that a young ollicer, one of the general's aids. was riding along talking to me and asking me about when I thought we were goiug to get to Counc il Springs where the Indians wore. I told him that if we kept on in the direction wr were going we would never get there. He asked. "Why not?" I replied .that "General Sherman, riding by viy side, axkel me many questions." - we were not going lu the direction of the Springs; that we were bearing too far to the west. He said: "Why don't you tell the general this? lie Is up there In the ambulance." I told him (the officer) that I was not guiding General Sher man; that Mr. Curtis was the guide and that I had no right to Interfere with him whatever, nor did I Intend to do so. This young officer (I have forgotten his name) tumbled to the situation, and, galloping ahead, he rode alongside the ambulance and told the general what I had said and explained to Mii'i iny reasons for not 'mentioning the situation. The general appreciated even La. ( It at once hud called a . halt,J climbed out of the ambulance," sent for Mr. Curtis to come back to him, and also for the scouts to come up. of whom I was one. He laid out a large map on the ground, and when- we all got near him he said to Mr. Curtis: "I wish yon would show me on this map just where we are." Mr. Curtis told him, which was per fectly true, that the mops were all so Incorrect that it was Impossible to go by them. " The general remarked: "Well, then, Mr. Curtis, how far are we from the Springs? From the distance we have traveled since leaving Zarrah at 2 o'clock this, morning' we should be very near them." Mr. Curtis. replied:. "General, this Is a very level country, as you can see. There are no landmarks, and there are so many thousands of buffaloes all over the prairie that it is pretty hard to tell just where we are and how far we are from the Springs. Further more, I have not been over to the Springs for several years, and when I last went there I was not acting as guide. Consequently I feel that I am rather lost myself." ' The general, looking at the other scouts, said, "Do any of you know where the Springs are?" The young officer had fiointed me out to the gen eral, and he was looking straight at me when he asked the question. I said, "Yes, general; 1 know where the Springs are." How far are we from them?" asked the general. I told him about eight een miles. He asked in what direction, and I answered, saying they were due south from us now1 and we were headed dead west. Dick Curtis spoke up and said, "Billy, when were you ever out to the Springs?" I told him I had been there on two or three different occasions with Char lie Hath, the Indian trader, and had killed many buffaloes all over this coun try. The general called for his horse, mounted It and said: "Young man, you come and show me the Springs. I will ride with you. Mr. Curtis, come along. No disrespect to you. sir. 1 appre ciate how hard It Is' for one to find his way In a country where there are no landmarks, level as the sea and cov ered with buffaloes." I headed clue south, the general rid ing by my side, and during this ride the general asked me many questions- how I came to know this country so well. etc. I told him that my father had been killed in the border ruffian war of bleeding Kansas and that since his death I had grown up on the plains with the freighters, trappers, buffalo hunters, Indian traders and others and I was quite familiar with all the country lying between the Missouri river and the Rocky mountains.' We rode oa in this way until, approaching a little rise in the prairie, I. said, "Gen eral, when you get to that small ridge up there you will look down into a low depression of-the. prairie, and -see. Council Springs and the Indians." The Springs rise In this vast plain, and they run for only about four or five miles, when It becomes a small stream of water sinking Into the sand. When we gained this ridge, there be fore the general's eyes were hundreds and hundreds of horses and a large Indian village. I said: "There you are, general. There are your Indians, camped around ttie Springs." He patted me on the back In a fatherly way and said, "My boy, I am going to know you bet ter." The general aid the peace commis sioners counseled here for three days, and In the evening of the third day an orderly came to me and told me the general wished me to report to him at his tent. The general kindly invited me In and said: "Billy, I want to go from here now to Fort Kearny, on the riatte river, in Nebraska. How far is It?" I told him the way that he would have to go to have good camping places and that it would be about 300 miles. He asked, "Can you guide me there?" I told him I could, and he said: "All right. We will start tomorrow for Fort Zarrah and from there to Fort Riley, and from Fort Riley I want you to guide me to Fort Kearny." Which I did, and on arriving at Fort Kearny the general complimented me and said: "From here I am going to Fort Leav enworth. I wish you to guide me there." I told him that would be easy, for there was a big wagon road from Kearny to Fort Leavenworth. He said: "That is all right It will make it easier for you. You have guided me safely for over 300 miles where there were no wagon roads, and I am not afraid to trust myself with you on a big wagon road." On arriving at Leav enworth I parted with the general, and he said General Sheridan was com ing out to take command in a short time and that he would tell him of me. This was the last time I saw the dear old general for several years, ne was one of the loveliest men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. . One day In the spring of 1S0S I mounted Brigham and started for Smoky mil river. After galloping about twenty miles I reached the top of a small hill overlooking the valley of that beautiful stream. As I was gazing down on the .landscape I sud denly saw a band of abont thirtv In dians nearly half a mile distant. I knew by the way they jumped on their horses tha,t they had seen me as soon as I came' in sight :, The only chance I had for my life was to make a run for It. and I Imme diately wheeled and started back to ward the railroad. Brigham seemed to understand what. was up, and he struck out as If he comprehended that it wras to be a run for life. He crossed a ravine In a few jumps, and on i reaching a bridge beyond I drew rein. looked, back and saw the Indians com ing for me at full speed and evidently well mounted. I.would have had little or no fear,6f belhsr overtaken if Brlsr-! i ham bad been fresh. ' But as be- was not I felt, uncertain.! as ' to how he would stand a long chase. . My pursuers '-seemed to ;be gaining on me. n little. and-'-I let" Brigham choot ahead again. When we had run (bout three miles farther some, eight or nine of the Indians were not over 200 yards behind, and five or six of these seemed to be shortening the gap at every Jump." Brigham how exerted himself more than ever, and for the next three or four miles he got right down to business and did some of the prettiest running I ever saw. But the Indians were about as. well mounted "At the crack of my rifle doicn went his - '. horse." as I was, and one of their horses lu particular, a spotted animal, was gaining on me all the time. Nearly all the other horses were strung out behind for a distance of tv miles, but still chasing after me. The Indian who was riding tne spot ted horse was armed with rifle and would occasionally send a bullet whis tling along; sometimes striking the ground ahead of me. I saw that this fellow must be checked or a stray bul let from his gun might hit me or my horse, so. suddenly stopping Brigham and quickly wheeling him around. I raised old "Lucretia" to ray shoulder, took deliberate aim at the Indian and his horse, hoping to hit oue or the other, and fired. He was not over eighty yards from me at this time, and at the crack of my rifle down went his . horse. Not waiting to see if he recovered, I " turned Brigham. and In a moment we were again fair ly flying toward our destination. We had.jurgent business about' that time and were iu a hurry to. get there. - The other Indians had gained on us while I was engaged In shooting . at their leader, and they sent several shots whizzing past' me., but fortunate I . As well ask " Are all doctors quacks ? " or " Are all law yers shysters ? " ; We all know there are ignorant quacks ; - does that prevent anyone calling in his good, old family physician in case of need and trusting him? There are shysters, but- there are also honorable lawyers to whom we confidently trust our lives and fortunes. There are fake ' medicines advertised ; but they are not fakes because they are advertised. A good thing is worth advertising; we all want to know about it. 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I got so nervous I could not sleep nights and could hardly get around I suffered agonies. Lydia E.-Pinkham's "Vegetable Compound was recom mended and it helped me so much that I continued its use, and I am so well, that X feel like a different person. My advice to all suffering women is to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.; Mrs. Ella Wood. ; :: ., .' 1 . 1 U-'j v--. i . : . - The makers, of -Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound have thousands of such letters - they tell the truth, ' else they could hpt.have been obtained for love or money. -This medicine is no plausible stranger it has stood the test of years. . ; - - VT; For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable . Compound has-been the standard remedy for - female .ills. .Jfo' sick woman does justice to . herself who-will-not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousand of cures to its credit. r xmm If the slightest trouble appears which V-sf - you do not understand, write to, Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., for her advice it is free and. always helpful ly none of them "hit the Intended mark. To return their compliment I occasion ally wheeled myself In the saddle and ' fired back at them, and one of my shots ;broke the leg of one of their horses, which left its rider hors(e) de combat, as the French would say. Only seven or eight Indians now re mained in dangerous proximity to me, and as their horses were beginning to lag somewhat I checked my faithful old steed a little to allow him an op portunity to draw an extra breath or two. I had determined, if it -should come to the worst, to drop into a buf falo wallow, where 1 could stand the Indians off for awhile, but I was not compelled to do this, as Brigham car ried me through most nobly, . ,. The chase was ' kept up until we came within; three miles of the end of the railroad track, where two com panies of soldiers were .stationed for the purpose of protecting the -workmen from the Indians. - One of the outposts saw the'- Indians chasing me across the prairie and gave the alarm. In a few minutes I saw. greatly to my delight, men coming on foot, and cav alrymen, too, galloping to our rescue as soon as they could mount their horses. ' When the Indians saw this thoy turned and ran in the direction from which thoy had come. In a very few minutes I was met by some of the infantrymen and trackmen, and, jumping to the ground and pulling the blanket and saddle off Brigham, I told them what he had done for me. They at once took him in charge, led him around and rubbed him down so vigor ously that I thought they would rub him to death. . Captain Nolan of the Tenth cavalry now came up with forty of his men, and upon learning what had happened he determined to pursue the Indians.' He kindly offered me one of hia cav alry horses, and after putting my own saddle and bridle on the animal we started out after the flying Indians, who only a few minutes before had been making it so uncomfortably live ly for me. Our horses were all fresh and of excellent stock, and we soon began shortening the distance between ourselves and the redskins. Before they had gone five miles we overtook and killed eight of their number. The others succeeded in making their es cape. On coming up to the place where I had killed the first horse the siwnted one on my "home run" found that my bullet had struck him in the forehead and killed him instant ly. He was a noble animal and ought to have been engaged in better busi ness. ,. When we got back to camp I found old Brigham grazing quietly and con tentedly ou the grass. He looked up at me as If to ask if we had got away with any of those fellows who had chased us. I believe he read the an swer in my eyes. Inflammation and Pain. 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