The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-20


and discouraged Arapahoes; but a fire
breed of mountain-mon, almost uncCn-
taminated with the vices OF civilization.
Last year their agent, an army officer.
took a band Of chiefs ard medicine-men to
the Columbian Fair at Chicago, In order
that this estimabe hermit tribe might
gain some idea of the works OF their
Great Father. and OF other great fathers
on other continents. The Navajoes are
very pleasant savagcs. and yet it was
thought 20 be a good plan 20 let them
know what the power Of civilization was.
and also how varied its resources. AS
matter OF course. the vast majority OF
articles displayed were entirely incom-
prehensiblc 10 these simple-mannered abo-
rhymes. and therefore produced but a
slight impression, eVinced in basso-pro-
fundo grunts The mosaic-workers OF
Italy. the lace-makers Of the Low Coun-
tries the linen-weavers Of the irish VII
lage. failed TO interest the dusky visitors,
since these wares had nothing In common
with their daily wants. Mere attention
was paid to the displays OF blankets
since the great woollen blankets made
by the Navajos. have for centuries been
| eagerly sought throughout the southwest.
| They also studied the articles Fabricated
| from silver, mindful OF the fact that
| their tribe contains many expert and
! ingenious sllversmiths
But their chiefest interest was mani
! tested in the department Of military weap-
ons. and especially in the stupendous can
non. These articles indeed they could
form some idea Of. and their respect was
unbounded. They found unending sources
| Of wondernent IN the Krupp gun. and
| also in Long Tom. the famous 5s-ton
| steel rife. with it's length Of 80 - feet,
made ut Watervliet, for the defence OF
! New York harbor
Back the wondering braves were borne
to their native realm. the valley Of the
| Rio San Juan, the canons Of the Chiefly,
| the deep shadows Of the Sierra Garlic.
the stupendous gorge of the Colorado
| river, and ever since they have been re-
| calling their fellow-vllagers and clansmen
with stories Of the great Exposition, until
| the tribe has gained new and salutary
| notions Of the Great Father. Now and
| then one is received with incredulity, Ike
old Iagoo. when
| At each other looked the warriors,
Looked the women at each other,
! Smiled and said. 1T cannot be so!
! Kawv they said. at cannot be So"
| The East has its labor agitators. the
| West its populists, and tho mountain
| oligarchy Of the Navajos has its medicine
men. These classes are alike in this, that
| they use the power of language greatly
! in order TO arouse public disturbances,
| from which they may somehow proht. The
| Navaios have very valid causes of COM
| plant against the United states, in re-
! spect to leaving their frontiers unguarded.
Withholding pledged congressional grants,
and defaulting on needed and promised
| IMPROVEMENTS And the medicine-men
! Cruled by the devil" as Cotton Mather
used to say Of orr Massachusetts, prede-
cessors) are not unwilling to stir up the
warriors to sedtiOn with these just
causes. Not long since a venerable chief
found one Of these snake-behung scare
crows trying TO inname his village 20
| discomfort against the Great Father and
checked the rising folly by an eloquent
description Of Long Tom, into whose in
terror five warriors could crawl and be
| hidden away. 1T consumes barrels OF
powder for a single charge, and its shot
is not, like ours. the size Of a Mexican
our ce. but is a mountain OF steel. as
high as the tallcst Navajos brave. The
discharge shakes the earth for miles; the
falling shot ploWs up a canon, and can
hy from Fort Defiance 10 the Rio Puerco."
The rudy audience Grunted their admira-
ton Of this weapon of their palefaced
brethren, and the revolutionary priest
found 1t best 10 withdraw in haste.
Hundreds Of Out-of- the-way episodes
like the savages study Of heavy artil-
lery occurred al the Fair, and have a
wonderful picturesqueness Of detail.
When the great commanders OF the Ex-
2 position united their trained skill and
. iUimitable resources TO write the forth
: coming Book of the Builders" they
preserved and set forth many such ir-
, cidents some OF which were known only
10 themselves. This fact with the won
derful literary and artistic skill Of De
a., | reclOTs Burnham and Alillet, the joint
authors, gives the entire story Of that
rare, romantic, and piquant tone, which
| makes such good reading. II must
therefore, be understood that the Book
of the Builders stands as far ahead OF
all other works on similas subjects as
the Fair itself lined up ahead Of all pre-
ceding county fairs, cattle shows, state
eXpositOns. and worlds exhibitions, from
the pioneer affair got up by Cleopatras
grandfather, down 10 the Antwerp show
OF 1894.
THE TINES is unfeignedly glad that II
has been able TO make an exclusive ar
rangement with the Columbian Memorial
Publication Society for a special Popular
| Edition Of the Book of the Builders. -
| singularly rich in pictures, and with
charming text by Burnham and Millet.
No one but our subscribers and coupon
bearers can secure this work, whose
| terms are set fOrtn IN our advertising
columns 1t is impossible to mention a
similar book which is so rich in interest,
so diversified. so instructive. so fully
adapted TO all ages, so valuable for sug-
gestion and emulation, so beautiful in
it's jewels Of art
ANY one who had visited the Fair a
hundred times or more would find in
this superb popular Edition the rec
ords Of countless unknown facts, giving
her Tr4frf mi N
DRY of the white palaces.
And to one who never saw this pageant
of the ages the book Will give. in pictures
and reading a brilliant vivid, and piq-
uant view of all the manifold depart
ments written or inspired by the great
chiefs As a great writer once tersely
/ expressed it: whats the use Of hear
ing the report of the corporal OF the
guard when you may as easily listen tc
the fiery and inspiring words of the com
mander-in-chief?'