Sword of Truth (Sentinel, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 14, 1914 Page: 4 of 4
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IN THE LINE OF DUTY
By C. N. OLMSTEAD.
In the long ago days, when trans-
continental travel by steam was pass-
ing from the dream of the visionary
into the actuality of construction, the '
regular army was called into service j
to protect engineers and laborers from ;
the curiosity and malice of the red- j
(nen. who viewed the invasion of men !
•ud instruments across their hunting j
grounds with uncertain feelings
Among the officers Lieutenant Jack i
Harrison wag easily most popular; the ;
construction corps also had nothing j
but good words for his easy comrade- |
ship and unselfish sharing of burdens ;
which did not belong to the routine of j
bis life at all. So when, finding him- j
self a day's gallop from the county |
which was the home of "the girl I left I
behind me." Mr. Harrison asked for
leave to drop behind for a brief call, :
his request was cheerfully granted by j
bis colonel. Back on time came Lieu- !
tenant Jack, and to the amusement of
all. perched on his saddle bow rode a !
beribboned puff-ball of a doggie; a dog j
for a lady's lap. oddly contrasting with
his rough surroundings. It seemed "the j
girl" hud thrown her pet up to Jack i
at the moment of parting, he had al- ;
ready ^ren his horse a jab to be un- '
der way, and the wild notion came to j
him—her dog would soft-pedal some of |
the ache in his heart.
Close to its new master kept the J
dog. shared his blanket and his food— '
also the masculine fingers tried to do :
things to the mat of curled hair and ;
the ribbon about the little neck. But i
crossing the desert, the water became I
very scarce. It w as easier to push on I
than to turn back, scant allowance
was served the men, none for the dog; I
tout Jack gave up his limited supply, :
in spite of protest from the men. for j
the comfort of his dumb pet. A change j
came ever the one-time 11—ely Jack,
hardly explained by the misfortune
others were bearing without a whim-
per. He became moody, slipping off |
with bife dog to look at the cool stars
and Buck bullets to help quench his
thirst. Mercifully, water was soon
found, but Jack did not brighten, in
fact, his eyes became more bloodshot,
his face more haggard. Lying face
down in the white glare of the desert
moon, a still little form huddled mo-
tionless under a nearby sage-brush, a
fellow-offlcer found Mr. Harrison late
on the day the water was come upon.
"What la It. Harrison?" brought an-
swer In strangled toues, "Her dog bit
me, and I cannot bear to look at watei.
yet I am dying for a taste of it "
With ah arm about the resisting
Harrison the chum pushed back to
their Joint tents. Tumbling the con- J
tents out of a kit until he found a sil-
ver cup, trophy of the running track at
West Point, he stuffed a handkerchief
Into it to deaden the noise and filled It
to the^brim with the now abundant
water. One moment he pressed the
goblet to Harrison's lips, w-ho clutched
It and tried to drink, the next, the
silver was crushed In his baud like a
cup of pai>er and thrown from him
"No use, I can't!" groaned the stricken
officer.
"There's no. hope, old friend. The
poor little beast bit me; it was mad
from thirst and heat. I killed it to
save the others, now I must be killed
also. It's the only way. If you will
not fix It up for me with a bullet. I
will have to do it myself. Dear old
man, jou wouldn't make a murderer
of me, would you? If I am shot by
the squad It's just in the line of duty—
my duty and the others'. It's the only
way. For the sake of all, it must be
done end at once."
There was no moodiness about Har-
rison at the crisis, but his friend was
utterly stricken.
As the sun threw its advance guard
of rosy banners over the eastern hori-
zon they reflected on the calm, proud
face of Harrison facing the squad of
his men. A small black square over
his heart showed the purpose of the
tableau. The breeze of early morning
gently stirred his hair, his eyes turned
a moment toward the sky bending
over the valley and her he would nev-
er see again. But quickly returning
to tha stricken faces, and shaking the
hands of those who nervously Angered
the guns they at that moment hated,
he tried to comfort the hopeless band.
"Boys, please do not mind. I am
glad to die before I hurt any of you. I |
know the poison Is running through
me now , God bless you. Don't tell her
anything but that I died trying to
aa*a—don't remember anything but
that you are saving me front a hide-
ous end."
Three^mes the officer in command
tried to give the word, three times he
failed. Harrison, refusing a Bcarf for
his eyes, raised them to the flag hang
lag dejectedly where a nerveless hand
Jaatf failed to raise It above half-mast.
When the sun burst in splendor
lOVariiead, a hero lay dead with a
► on his white Hps.
Home Life.
Mr. Wlddle—Well, my dear, you'va
made so much fust* because I don't
spend my evenings at home like a
good husband and father, that I hare
malgned from the club Does that
ault you ?
Mrs. Wlddle—It's just splendid,
hurry through dinner and get
id, so we can go to Mrs. High-
's ball; and tomorrow night we'll
to Mrs. Tiptop's party; end the
Kt night, you know, Mrs. Wayup
has g recaption; and we mustn't for.
—* — Olobetrotters' reception the
Big Things Ahead
Great and inspiring as the work of these last years have
been they are only a prophecy of what lies just ak«ad of us.
Everything indicates that the Socialist Party is in the begin-
ning of another period of rapid and inspiring growth.
We had 41.479 members in 1909, the .year following the
preceding presidential campaign. We now have
home
Tow
helm
100,521 members
With our forces doubled it is not unreasonable to expect a
proportionate increase of activit all along the line. We are
expected to keep the camp fires alive in
Washita County
And best results can be obtained b hearty and unanimous sup-
l>ort of your county paper-the only paper in Washita county
to represent the producing class—the
Sword
of Truth
Renewals
ARE IN ORDER
Let 'em come. Help the
good work along. Address
Sword of Truth, Sentinel.
City Once Properly Laid Out, Resi-
dents May Be Trusted to Develop
and Beautify It.
A movement of the first importance
and of great proportions is taking
place among American cities, which,
while it has not attracted any very
marked degree of atteution on the
part of the general public, is yet one
which will have lasting consequences
of the most beneficial character,
writes author of "American City
Planning," "Modern City Planning
and Maintenance."
This movement, the replannlng of
cltleB, has only begun to take shape
In this country in the last few years,
but already great progress has been
made, and plans of the most elaborate
and msgnlflcent character have been
proposed.
The subject is one of such Impor-
tance In the social, esthetic and prac-
tical betterment of cities that It Is of
vital Interest not only to the city ad-
ministrator, the engineer and the arch-
itect. but also to every citizen who
has the advancement of his city's wel-
fare at heart.
The work of the expert is to super
vise the whole undertaking, to con-
ceive the design and develop the plan;
to direct the work of the engineering
staff and that of the office as well. Jle
is the directing head of the whole un-
dertaking, and working in harmony
with the commission, should have a
free hand to develop the best possible
plan. In cases where more than one
solution of the problem of the city's
replannlng Is practicable he should
submit tentative plane for the fur-
ther consideration of the commission
and the public.
When the work of the expert has
been completed a public exhibition
should be held of the drawings and
the plans and they should be subject-
ed to the criticism of the public at
large and discussed In public meet-
ings and in the press.
The commission should then decide
upon the plan to be adopted and the
work then should be actually under-
taken
SAVE MONEY FOR TAXPAYERS
English Cities Draw Revenue From
Exploitation of Municipal Proper-
ty or Some Points of Interest.
Norwich, Eng., has converted the
Norman keep of her castle Into one
of the finest museums In the country,
and makes it minister In a small way
to her rates; while the famous and
beautiful Valley Bridge at Scarborough
yields a yearly profit of about $10,000
to the corporation for various town
purposes. For a whole century Ply-
mouth has been owner of her Thea-
ter Royal, ever since its foundation-
stone was laid by Mayor Lockyer in
1811, and Its lease reduces thp rates
by ronslderably over $r ,000 a year
The ratepayers of Birkenhead owo
much relief to the famous ferry across
the Mersey to Liverpool. It owns a
fleet of many steamers, which, as car-
riers of goodn and passengers, con-
tribute, It is said, something like $60,-
000 a year to the municipal exchequer; j
the contribution to the rates during
the last half-century falling lltllp short ,
of half a million pounds. Liverpool |
makes from flf> o00 to $20,000 by the
annual exhibition of pictures in the I
Walker Art gallery. Already It s |
claimed that more than ffi.000.000 has i
goue to the city funds from this source j
alone In addition to the profits made !
1i> other directions, such aa electric-
ity works and the manufacture of cob
crete slabs for paving purposes In
fact. Liverpool Is credited with mak-
ing well over $500,000 a year by Its
various enterprises.
♦ JESS MEGNIN L. W. KING J
Megniii & King .
call'S^OR'WRK^ERV I GARAGEZiiiRON WORKS*
OF SENTINEL
Equipped with best machinery and tools. Autos
and Gas Engines overhauled. A general line of
repair work solicited. Will come to your assist-
ance on short notice."
Blacksmith Shop
In charge <ff I. L. SHOUSE,
an expert in his line.
SECOND BUILDING NORTH OF POSTOFFICE
SENTINEL, OK LA. „
KNEW HER BUSINES8.
An Alabama negro recently, who
had won a dollar in a crap game,
decided to have his fortune told, so
he hied himself to a fortune teller,
who led him into>a dark room, with
mystic red lights in each corner.
She had him hold out his open
palm, which she observed closely for
a moment, and then she said :
"You like chicken, you have won
money in a crapfgame, and you have
heen in jail."
"Lawd, lady,"'responded the ne-
gro, "you dun read my mos' secret
thoughts."
ONLY OURSELVES TO BLAME.
W Goadbv Loew, at a luncheon
in "Newport, deprecated a story about
a Catiline-like corrupter of young
men.
'"If young men go wrong," said
Mr. Loew, "ifs their own fault. I
am particularly sure it'a thair awn
nun wnen tney lay the blame on
somebody else."
Mr. I/**w smiled wittily and add-
ed:
"One may be led into temptation
the first time, but after that we have
no trouble in finding the way."
FRENZIED ADVERTISING.
"A big department store sent up
an aviator in the air to scatter hand-
bills."
"Well, did people pick up the
handbills?"
"Yes, but later ou they also picked
up the aviator."
RARE PRAISE.
Charley Hardupp— So your father
thinks I am a brick, does he?
Ethel Ootroks—Yes, Cholly. And
that isn't the best of it, either—he
think* your a gold brick!—Puck.
Read the Sword of Truth.
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Physical City Conferences.
Mankind Is every day becoming |
more cosmo|>olltan. and perhaps a slg- j
nlflcant Indication of this Is to be
seen in the number of congresses, both
national and International, thai have
recently been h*ld. In connection
with town planning and its allied sub I
Jects there have been held this year
an International town planning con- |
greas at Ohent. an International road
congress, an International housing
congress, and an International con
gress of architects, and. In addition.
Important congresses on housing and
town planning both in London and
several provincial towns held under
the auspices of the National Housing
Keform council, an Important congrssB
In town planning held under the sua
pices of the engineers at Norwich, and
also a sanitary congress. This nation-
al and International handshaking la
eartalnly of the utmost value In co-
ordinating the work of experts
Ideal Houses for Poorer Classes.
in HudUersfield, England, the bor-
ough council has decided to erect 367
houses for the laboring classes These
houses will be erected in different lo-
calities, easy of access, and in dls
trlcta where good light and air as well
as good sanitary conditions can ba
bad
Equal Suffrage.
Equal auffrage prevalla In Mexico to
a large extent The women are not
permitted to vote and the men are
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