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Major O. A. Forsyth, with fiftypicked men, reached the Eepubti-can River on the eighth day of hieporanit of a marauding hand ofArapahoee, and prepared Ip go intocamp on the Anckaree Fork, select -

iog a point where the river dividedao aa to inclone a aandy atrip of is-land barely a hundred yards long.'On the hank of the anin streamthe little band was assailed by follya thonaand Bra lea, Sioux, Cheyen-nes and “Dog Soldiers/* whoswarmed from the hills'to the westand north, shooting and brandish-ing their weapons, and making apicture terrifying beyond descrip-tion. *

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Surrender was not thought of forit meant torture and death foreveryman. Usj Forsyth ordered biscommand to lead their ponies acrossthe shallow water to the aandystrip, there tie them in a circle tothe stunted boabee, and then liedown and fight to the last. TheIndians also creep-ing to the river bankj opened afierce fire with their Stunner andHenry rifles. With the |id of theirknives, and by working disperately,the defenders threw up little hill-ocks of sand in the form of a circle,but so hot was the fire of the redmen that two of the soldiers werekilled and several severely wound-ed. Among the latter was MajorForsyth, who a few miyntes laterwas struck again, his left leg beingshattered below the knee. Withintbe same minute. Dr. Movers, sur-geon of the party, fell dead from aball through bis bead. Before tbeIndian fire slackened* eVrry homebelonging to the white men waskilled.

Tbe lull lasted but a brief while,when fully 300 warriors, under thelead of the famous chie’, RomanNose, led a furious charge, but the?were repulsed bv the unerring aimof the soldiers. Roman Nose beingone of tbe first to tumble from bishorse. Tbe charge was repeatedseveral times during tbe day, butin each instance was repulsed.When night closed in, four of thedefenders were dead, four mortally,four severely, and ten slightly,wounded. Among the slain, besides tbe surgeon, was Lieut. PH. Beecher, nephew of the lateHenry Ward Beecher. All tbe pro-visions were gone, there were nomedical supplies, and the Indianshad completely invested them.Moreover, the nearest post fromwhich help could be obtained wasPort Wallace, more than a hundredmiles distant.

On the other hand the soldiersbad plenty of ammunition ; water

could be secured by digging in tbesand, and tbe bodies of the mulesand horses insured against starva-tion, though in a few days theirpresence under the hot sun wouldbecome intolerable.

The only possible hope was ingetting word to Fort Wallace.Trudeau and Jack Stillwell, bothamong the best scouts in tbe West,left the island as soon as it wasdark, stealing silently down tberiver until lost to sight in tbegloom. Their comrades listenedlong, but heard nothing, and,knowing their enemies would boon the alert for such an attempt,agreed that both bad been capturedand put to death.

The firingcontinued all tbe nextday, and at night two more scoutswere sent out, but they were dis-covered, and barely succeeded ingetting back to the island. Thethird night two others made tbe at-tempt, and manage! to get throughthe lines. By this time there was

|no food that oonld be eaten, andall knew that death was certain be-fore the last couple could reach thefort and bring help to the defend-ers, whose situation was desperateand pitiful in the extreme,

j Our interest however, lies withTrudeau and Stillwell, tbe first twoscouts who left the island. It wasonly moderately dark, and since

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L_LBONABDTOWN, MD.. THUb£)AY. APRIL 18. 1901.

the water did not reach theirknees,swimming was impossible. So it*ay be said they crept along thebed of the river for folly a mile,with only their heads in tight. Theclouds increased overhead, and asthe men slowly passed down stream,their hope grew. Their aim was togo so far that when they left theriver they would be beyond tbe In-dian lines. They beard throughthe oppressive stillness the soundsof horses' hoofs, tbe occasional ex-change of signals, and the variousnoises which showed that theduakyfoes were on the alert for all at-tempts of that nature.

Since every rod passed addedvastly to their advantage, the scootskept np their stealthy, silent ad-vance until folly three miles belowthe island. With such extremecare did they move that half tbenight was gone when they turnedto shore and stepped out. Theywere now in tbe rear of the Indianlines and beaded for Fort Wallace;but the roving bostiles were onevery band and likely to be met atany hour of tbe long journey. Tbeprairie grass was too short to bidetheir bodies when walking, andgreat as was tbe need of baste, bothknew it was impossible to travel bydaylight; they moat lie by untildarkness.

When it began growing light intbe east, they were some ten milesfrom the river. They bad to seekcover without delay and turnedtheir steps toward a spot where thegrass was slightly taller and thick-er than that over which they weretreading. As they reached it tbecause became plain. Tbe whitebones of a buffalo showed that bisbody bad so fertilised tbe groundthat for a space of a few squareyards tbe grass was ranker. By

lying down they could hide them-selves from tbe sight of any onepassing cot too near.

The sun had just appeared on therim of tbe horizon when they sat

down and ate tbe lunch with them.They bad not reached their sheltera minute too soon, for when theypeered out between the blades ofgrass they saw horsemen movinghere and there, while from tbe di-rection of tbe Republican the viciousreports of rifles showed that the be-siegers and besieged were at it again.

Since the scouts must stay wherethey were until nightfall, it wasagreed to take turns in sleepingand keeping watch, the term beingthree boors each. Trudeau badtbe first watch, but Stillwell, usingsome of tbe buffalo bones for a pil-low, was no more than fairly asleepwhen the sentinel touched him.

“Wake op, Jack, but don’t rise.”“What is it ?** asked tbe other,

opening bis eyes without stirring.“There’s a band of twenty In-

dians riding this way, and if tbevdon’t make a turn mighty soontheir ponies will step on os.”

Stillwell noiselessly turned onhis side, and parting tbe blades ofgrass with bis bands, peered cauti-ously out. His companion wasright; fully a score of Indianswere coming slowly toward them,as if with no particular object inview. They were headed for tbevery spot.

“All we can do is to lie low/*whispered Stillwell, “and if it’s tobe a fight—well, you know wecome high ”

“Yon bet,” grimly respondedtbe other, slightly shifting tbegrasp upon bis Winchester.

Tbe growth of rank grass wasless than twenty feet across at tbelongest part. A horseman fiftyyards off could see both of tbe men,if he looked closely, or if theymade tbe slightest movement ordisturbance of tbe grass. It wasalmost at tbe point named that tbeIndian horsemen made a slightchange of direction, but as it wasit most bring them within lessthan a hundred yards. The menhugged the ground closely, press-ing against it with tbeir ears, so

i that they plainly detected tbe faint,doll thumping of tbe ponies’ hoofs,even while they were beyond sight.

It was at this trying moment

that both beard a sadden, spitefulI bossing, like the rattle of a locust.

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, They knew its met ning, and, torn-’ *nf their beads like a flash, saw an

i immense rattlesnake slowly ap* preaching, head and tail slightly

i raised above tbe ground, with tbei tip of the former oscillating so

rapidly that it looked like a mist.> The plainsman gives littleheedi to tbe crotalns, for no reptile is

killed so easily. Then, too, it isi cowardly, and rarely or never at-

i tacks a mao, unless first attacked,but some strange instinct may have

> told this particular reptile thatthese two scouts were helpless, orbe may have been angered becausehis home was invaded. Be that asit may, there could be no doubt bemeant to attack tbe intruders.

When Stillwell raised his beadand looked at tbe rattler, he plainlysaw th-ougb the grass tbe Indianparty, less than a hundred yardsbeyond. If their attention shouldbe directed towardgtbis patch ofverdure they must see both tbemen. Tbe clubbing of bis gun to

crush tbe reptile, or, indeed, theslightest movement to repel thehideous thing, would bring thewarriors to the spot.

Tbe rattler, having reached theright striking distance, threw itselfinto coil, the tail still buzzing,while tbe neck curved upward, andthe flat, triangular bead madeready to dart forward with thequickness of lightning and driveits fangs into tbe bronzed cheek ofStillwell, who was nearer to it thanhis companion.

That veteran of the plains, tohis horrified amazement, felt some-thing of that strange, subtle spellwhen the crotalns is believed ca-pable of exerting over its prey, butat no time did be become helplessor lose command of himself. Helooked intently at tbe beady eyes,gleaming and glinting like pointsof black fire ; be saw tbe jaws gape,showing tbe crimson interior andtbe tongue darting here and therelike a splinter of flame, the tinyteeth, and tbe fangs, carved overand sharp as a needle point, hol-lowed and acting as tbe duct forthe sacks at their roots that werebursting with venom.

The horrible head swayed fromside to side, with a slow, w>vy.Raceful motion, as if tbe reptilewere fixing upon tbe precise pointin which to bury its fangs. Tbetarget it had chosen was beyondquestion the cheek of Stillwell,who, shaking off the frightful in-cubus, whispered :

“I’lltake tbe Injins, Tru—’*

Before, however, he could swinghis clubbed Winchester, bis com-panion gripped bis arm as a signalfor him not to stir. Then therewas a faint whizz in the silent air,

as if made by the flittingof a bird’swing, a thin, yellow spear dartedin front of his eyes, and the rattler,frantically uncoiling, disappearedin a twinkling on tbe prairie be-yond. Trudeau’s jaws bsd bet nworking vigorously for a few mom-ents over his tobacco, and tbestream which he shot from be-

-1 tween bis lips struck the open

1 mouth and eyes of tbe rattler asunerringly as a rifle shot. Pained j

1 and scared, be uncoiled and fled.Tbe Indian horsemen, following

, tbeir new course, galloped away,and soon disappeared. Trudeau

* and Stillwell remained bidden an-* til night, when they harried toward

Fort Wallace, which was reachedwithout further adventure ; and a

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force was sent in time to rescuetbe little band at bay on the island

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druggists of this place, totry Chamberlain's Pain Balm. They

’ recommended it so highly that I bought. a bottle Iwas seen r.Uet dof all pain.

I have since recommended this linimentto many of my friends, who agree with

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POIRTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.

Save the water in wh ch rice,peas or aiacaroni bat been boiled toadd to oap..

Whalebones that are bent cfta bestraightened by being thrown intooold water for a few hours.

Two parts of erode oil and onepart of turpentine removes whitespots from varnished furniture, andmakes a fine polish.

A teaspoon fol of salt in a halfpint of water makes an excellenthair tonic. Massage the scalp ev-ery night with the finger tips dip-ped frequently in the Mlotion. Donot use the noils.

Camphor in for fades them.Wet the blacking for the kitchen

stove in coffee instead of water.If baby does not enj-i? bis bath

•et him bare a cork to play withwhile in the tnb, and the mothercan do her woi k in peace.

Rob tough meat with a freshly-cot lemon.

Fresh raw meat is the best baitfor moose traps.

The oven should be made as hotas possible before meat for roastingor broiling is put in.

A half teaspoonful of chicory ad-ded to one-third of a cup of Mochaand two-thirds of Jaws gives therich dark tint and peculiar flawoi ofFrench after-dinner b.ack c. ff-e.

Ice wrapped in paper lata muchlonger than when uncovered in the•ce box, and is much more cleanlythan a blanket, as it can te renew-ed daily.

It is well lu know that muriaticacid will remove stains fr n. marbleand is excellent for cleaning aboutthe bathroom. Common dry saltis also excellent.

Orange and lemon peels shouldbe saved for kindling, if not other-wise used, as the oil is ti flammable.

Keep a tin can of powderedwashing soda in the kitchen. Usedon a wet cloth it cleans tins beauti-fully and takes off cooking stainsfrom granite and enameled wareand stone china.

Drawing threads of hemstitchingis made much easier by rubbing thelinen well on both sides with hsrddry soap. A piece kept in the sew-ing machine drawer for use on hsrdwoven or stiff cloth is s great help.

To keep dry salt for table aremix a teaspoonful of con-starchwith one cupful of salt.

Pot corn meal at once upon oilspots on a carpet and in a shorttime sweep it op, repeating untilthe oil is all absorbed.

Flies do not like sweet clover.Ammonia willclean and brighten

carpets.

Flowers cut with knife or scissorskeep longer thsn when picked.

Berry stains on table linen shouldbe soaked in milk.

A new, soft paint brush is sgondthing to dust carved furniture with,also door panels and baseboards.

Don’t furnish a north room in

blue or any other cold color.An old housekeeper says that the

way to exterminate red ants in acloset is to put in an earthen dishcontaining a pint of tar, on whichtwo quarts of hot water has b. en

| poured.A little turpentine in hot wa'tr

is excellent for washing mirrors at dwindows. Use a chamois skin in-

stead of cloth, and no further wip-

ing or polishing will be necessary.Washing mica from stove doors

iu vinegar willremove smoke stall s.Clean gilt frames or gas fixtures

with white of egg on a soft cloib.Do not beat the egg.

Sspolio or sconrine is almost ssnecessary in the kitchen as soap.

Preserving Oilcloth or Linoleum:To preserve oilcloth pot two ouncesof glue into a pint of water; Istthis stand in a warm oven till melt-ed. If it remains liquid when coldit is fit for use; if not, a little morewarm water must be added to it.Having washed the oilcloth and al-lowed it to dry thoroughly proceedthus: Dip in s lineo rag to tbsglue water and with it rob the oil-cloth. Let it dry. Ibis will pre-serve the oilcloth and give it a beau-tifulgloss. After this applicationonly dusting will be required forMae time.