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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
Character.

R. W. Emerson: Character is al
ways known. Thefts never enrich;
aims never impoverish; murder will
speak out of stone walls The least
admiXture of a lie for example, the
smallest mixture of vanity, the least
attempt to make good impression, a
favorable appearance--will instantly.
vitiate the effect: but speak the
truth, and all nature and all spirits
help you with unexpected furtherance.
Speak the truth. and all things are
vouchers, and the very roots of the
grass underground there do seem
TO stir and move to bear you witness.
See. again, the perfection of the law as
it applies itself to the affections and
becomes the law of society AS we
are. so do we associate. The good, by
affinity, seek the good; the vile. by
affinity, the vile. Thus. of their Volt
ton, souls proceed into heaven-into
he'll. These facts have always suggest
ed to man the sublime creed that the
world is not the product of manifold
power, but of one will, of one mind
and that one mind is. everywhere, in
each ray of the star, in each wavelet
of the pool, active; and whatever op-
poses that will is everywhere baked
and baffled. because things are made so
and not otherwise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

continuous fire of pistol shots, to their
utter amazement and CONSERVATION.
Again superstitious terror overcame
them. They fell fast before this mys-
ferrous rain of bullets, which were,
they doubtless supposed. bad medi-
cine" sent in anger by the great spirit
to destroy them. Not knowing that
they had already wounded eight of us.
that our revolver chambers would
soon need reloading ono copper cart
tridgeS them, and that reSolute hand
to-hand contest must, from their SUI
perior numbers, result in victory, they
gave up all show of fighting, SHE'D of
in alright and began a precipitate re-
treat.
Cease firing. Let them go. boys.
They'll never trouble us again" said
Captain Saunders.
But fate was against the redskins.
The foremost warrior had not gone 80
yards when he, as we'll as we, saw
Jake Trueman hurrying toward us to
take part in the fight, whereupon the
exasperated brave rode straight at him.
but only to fall with a bullet through
his brain before he had come within
80 yards.
Maddened by this sight. a score of
warriors. sure of at least one consoling
scalp, swerved from the line and
quickly surrounded the young giant,
who. while we were running up. was
battling for his life, and TO some pur-
pose. Whirling the ponderous rife
around his head as an ordinary man
might do a two-handed singlestick. he
not only guarded himself, but brought
down an enemy at every stroke. When
we, who had occupied perhaps 10 sec
onds in our rescuing race, came up and
dispersed the remaining braves by our
mere presence, We found that no .ess
than five of their comrades had fallen.
with crushed skulls. before the Mis-
sourian's mighty arm, while ne had
received only a trifling wound from a
thrown tomahawk. the thronsing saw
ages having, so impeded each 'Jher in
their eagerness that none could c.ose
with him.
Pressing around the gallant fellow.
we almost overwhelmed him with con-
gratulatIons. while Saunders seized his
big right hand in both his own and
frankly said: Jake, we've worried
you time and again with our foolish
talk. and on behalf of the whole crowd
1 humbly ask your pardon
Why, that's all right. Jim. l haven t
got a thing 'gainst any one of y,'u. 1
knowed you'd find me out some day
But is little Jessie safe?"
Yes, God bless you, Jake. You
saved her life when no one else could
have done it, replied Tom Graham.
BY this time the surviving Apacnes
and all the riderless ponies had disap-
peared and we hurried down to the
river 10 release the prisoners and re-
gain our stock.
The reader can perhaps imagine the
pathetic scene that occurred when the
three temporarily bereaved men once
more clasped their weeping wives in
their arms. but he can hardly picture
to himeslf how Jake Trueman. after
cutting the sobbing Jessie's bonds.
and, while alternately laughing and
crying. danced around her in very
delirium of joy: nor how she Rugged
the great fellows neck, showered kisses
upon mis- beardless face, and poured
out her gratitude in a food of the
sweetest pratsle to which man ever
listened.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
Absence of Selfishness.

Catholic Universe: The secret of
joy, of Astounding life, lies in one thing
the absence of selfshness. The secret
of unhappiness lies in being selfish.
The crude and ordinary acceptation of
the term does not begin to exhaust its
meaning. Well bred people are not
selfish in a visible way. in material
things, simply because they are well
bred, if for no other reason But an
individual may always give a polite
consideration to others, he may be
generous in gifts. swift to relieve suf-
fering, may go out of his way to do
many kind deeds. and still be, in a
spiritual sense, intolerably and fatally
selfish in the way of self-reverence, or
everlastingly thinking about himself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
The Cornerstone of Faith.

Congregationalist: Our faith would
undoubtedly break down if it could be
shown that the man Christ Jesus never
lived Christianity rests on facts, not
imaginations. The prophecies of His
coming are sometimes in verse. but
the gospel story is plain prose The
cornerstone of faith is not what man
desired or invented but whom God
sent. Incidents of the gospel story
have been called in question and the
whole record has been sifted. tested,
taken apart and put together again,
by friendly or by hostile critics, but
the result has been that the life and
crucifixion Of our Lord remain among
the best attested facts of ancient his
tory Not one of the miracles which
affront the materialist in the gospels is
more a miracle than conclusive evil
dence of the non-eXistence of Jesus of
Nazareth would be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
Doing Good to Each Other.

Christian Leader: Few of us APP
preciate our surroundings, advantages
and friends. We may not see it now
but some time we will look back and
see where we were bettered by having
been intimately associated with some
true, noble friend. 1t is duty-that of
doing good to each other-that we per-
form almost unconsciously. How pleas
ant TO live in this beautiful world. with
so many unseen blessings. and yet how
many of us think we have nothing to
live for; but how desperately we would
cling TO life We're we called to part with
it. 1t would not be so hard to die after
all but it would be hard to die and be
forgotten
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

tenderfoot? He's just the fellow to
carry water
Where. indeed? Jake was nowhere
TO be found. He and his heavy rifle had
totally disappeared
I've always thought that miserable
skunk was a coward muttered Jim
Saunders. but there's one comfort
he's certain sure to be scalped. It's an
awful pity. though, about the rife.
IF the reds do come" resumed In
gram, well be all right, for they'll
leave the cattle and the prisoners in
the hills with light guard, and while
some of US keep the main BODY busy
here, others can sneak up through that
range of rocks to the left and likely
effect a rescue"
We had scarcely buried our dead
comrade. filled every available vessel
in Camp with water and eaten sad
breakfast. when a big band of mounted,
war-painted Apaches, numbering at
least 125 warriors, came sweeping down
to the north of us but out of rife shot,
and, to our unbounded establishment,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
For Tipplers to Ponder.

An ''eye-opener" generally reveals a
blood-shot eye.
No man drinks to please his wife.
An old coat is usually found on an old
drinker.
A jag of whisky costs more than a jag
of wood
thick tongue and a thin purse are
often the property of the same man.
When liquor goes into the stomach love
goes out of the heart.
When the saloon men all stand UP be-
fore the bar of God. no one viii say,
Well gentlemen. what will you have?'
When sweet 16'' calls for her first glass
of wine the devil will be there to pull the
cork.
A most diabolical mash-sour mash.
Helrs national fiower-the rum bios
som.
The key to perdition-whisky.
Set EN- up''-headstones for the drunk
ards.
1t takes some time to age whisky. but
it does not take long to age the man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
Justice Toward All Nations.

From Washington's Farewell Ad-
dress: Observe good faith and justice
toward all nations; cultivate, peace and
harmony with all. Religion and NOR
ality enjoin this conduct; and can it
be that good policy does not equally
enjoin it? 1t will be worthy of free.
enlightened and at no distant period a
great nation to give to mankind the
magnanimous and too novel example
of a people always guided by an ex-
allied justice and benevolence. Who
can doubt that in the course of time
and things the fruit of such a plan
would richly repay any temporary ad-
vantages which might, be lost by a
steady adherence to it,
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intent was only to oevident. Nothing,
skill could under such circumstances,
make
JAKE'S VINDICATION.
No longer able to restrain ourselves.
we broke into round after round of
frantic cheers, while the awe-stricken
Indians, confirmed in their belief that
the great spirit was fighting against
them, lost their heads entirely, left the
stolen stock and prisoners behind, and
scurried in crazed alright toward the
mountains. Aiming TO pass on that side
of the corral farthest from the fatefull
crag, they had necessarily, owing to
the ridge of rocks already mentioned,
to come within 100 yards of US. Know
ing that while they passed at topmost
speed We could do them but little dam
age, vet being minded to avenge our
murdered comrade and punish the alb
duction of our women, we rushed out
at right angles TO their course and
drew W in single file across it just in
time 20 intercept them and pour
volley which emptied a half score of
saddles But now the demoralized
savages, seeing that they were still
nearly four to one, and confronted by
merely mortal enemies. took heart of
grace, delivered a flight of arrows,
which slightly wounded several cf -.
and then prepared to charge us While,
as they tLougnI, all our - aims ..S-S
empty, the deadly revolver being as
yet unknown TO them
Rally on me, boys" shouted the
guide, and in five seconds we had
formed a hollow square, from every
face of which. as our assailants rode
around and around it, famed out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
Love More and Hate Less.

Jewish Progress: Let us clasp
hands and cover one another's
faults. Let us sympathize more and
criticise less; let us love more
and hate less: let us bear more and
smite less; and by and by. as we stand
disenthralled from our petty prejudices
and our little narrownesses, we shall
pity ourselves for every stone We threw,
but we shall never be sorry for any
tear that we shed, or any hour of pa
tient endurance that we experienced for
another.
Not the songs you sar and not the
verses you wrote, not the monuments
you raised and not the wealth you
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
"sPEs EST YATES

There is saying of the ancient sages.
No noble human thought
However buried in the dust OF ages.
Can ever come to naught.
With kindred faith that knows no base
detection,
Beyond the Sages scope.
see afar the final resurrection.
OF every glorious hope.
see, as parcel of a new creation.
The beatific hour.
When every bud of lofty aspiration
Shall blossom into flower.
We are not Knocked. 1t was not in de-
rision
God made our spirits free:
The poets dreams are but the dim previs-
ion
OF blessings that shall be.
When they. who lovingly have hope and
trusted.
Despite some transient fears.
Shall see lifes jarring elements adjusted,
And rounded into spheres.
John G. SAKE.
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Five Arab Maxims.

Never tell all you know: for he who
tells everything he knows often tells
more than he knows.
Never attempt all you can do: for he
who attempts everything he can do Of
ten attempts more than he can do.
Never believe all you may hear; for
he who believes all that he hears often
believes more than he hears.
Never lay out all you can afford; for
he who lays out everything he can af-
ford often lays out more than he can
afford.
Never decide upon all you may see !;
for he who decides upon all that he
sees often decides on more than he
sees.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

darkness cannot see the keeper unless,
indeed, the shadow of the keeper OBJ
secures for a moment the light. What
the sailor sees is the light; and he
thanks. not the keeper, but the power
that put the light on that dangerous
rock. So the lightkeeper tends his
light in the dark, and a very lonely
and obscure life it is. No one mounts
the rock to praise him. But the life
of the keeper gets its dignity, not be-
cause he shines. but because his light
guides other lives -
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It cannot be that after all.
GOD GIVE us MEN.

God give us men, A time like this de-
mandS
Great hearts. strong minds, true faith
and willing hands.
Men whom the lust of Office does not kill A:
Men whom the sDoils of office cannot
buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor, men who will not
lie:
For while the rabble. with their thumb
worn creedS.
Their large professions and their little
wrangie in selfish strife-lo. Freedom
weeDS.
Wrong rules the. land and waiting justice
j. G. Holland.
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SPIN CHEERFULLY.
Spin cheerfully.

Spin cheerfully,
Not tearfully.
Though YEARLY you piod:
Spin carefully.
Spin prayerfully.
But leave the thread with God
The ShuttleS of his purpose move
To carry out his own design;
Seek not too soon TO diSaDDrove
His work. nor yet assign
Dark motives. when. with silent dread
You view each somber fold.
For. 10, within each darker thread
There twines a thread of gold.
Spin cheerfully,
Not tearfully.
He knows the way you plOd;
Spin carefully.
Spin prayerfully.
But leave the thread with God.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
Some People Who Make Mistakes.

Parents who quarrel before their chill
dren.
Those who talk about their troubles
to strangers.
Those who think that gaining riches
will make them happy.
Parents who permit their children to
grow up in idleness.
The young woman who does not make
a confidante of her p-otller. -
The father who tells his children to
go one way while he walks another.
Those who never try TO be religious
except when they think they are being
Watched.-Catholic Universe.
His Light Guides Others.
DR.. Peabody: Here is a lighthouse
keeper on the coast. The sailor in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

we saw that encircled by this crowd
were our horses and mulesi The beasts
were strung together by lariats, and
on each one of four horses sat a pri-
soner, who was tied, man fashion, to
the rude saddle.
Why the Indians had not secreted
the captive women as animals in the
hills we could not at first understand;
but the mystery was quickly solved.
Keeping carefully out of range, they
made a slight detour, and finally took
UP position on the river bank dl-
rectly opposite and about 300 yards
from the corral Then they picketed
the horses and mules, head to tail, in
a long line in front Of themselves, the
prisoners being placed at intervals,
along the line As there were 80 mules
and u saddle horses the hostiles thus
had a living bulwark more than long
enough to shield the whole front OF
their column should we be so rash as
to come a hundred or two of yards
nearer and open fire, regardless of the
purposely exposed women, which they
well knew we would not do.
BY the jumping jupiter. exclaimed
ingram, ''old Big Ben himself must be
in command of the redskins, for there s
not another Indian on the plains has
sense enough to make a move like that.
It's a bad fix for us. boys. 1t means a
hand to hand fight at odds of four to
one. for. even if it wasn't too far for
our rifles. we can't do thing while
that row of cattle is there, not to men
ton the risk of hitting the women;
and boys" he solemnly added, they We
got to be rescued before night, or their
husbands must shoot them.
Lead on. Dave, lead on; no more
talk" said Tom Graham, Jessie
q
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
IT CANNOT BE.

1t cannot be that He who made
This wondrous world for our delight.
Designed that all its charms should fade
And pass forever from our sight:
That ell shall wither and decay
And know on earth no life but this,
With only one finite survey
OF ell Its beauty and its bliss.
1t cannot be that all the years
OF toll and care and grief we Eve.
Shall find no recompenSe but tears,
No sweet return that earth can SiTe:
That all that leads us to Ss9i-e
And struggle onward TO achieve,
And every unattained desire
Were given only TO deceive.
1t cannot be that after all.
The mighty conquests of the mind.
Our thoughts shall pass beyond recall
And leave no record here behind:
That all our dreams of love and fame.
And hopes that time has swept away;
All that enthralled this mortal frame,
Shall not return some other day.
1t cannot be that all the ties
OF kindred souls and loving hearts,
Are broken when this body dies.
And the immortal mind departs:
That no se-ener light shall break
AT last upon our mortal eyes.
To guide us as our footsteps make
The pilgrimage TO Paradise.
David Banks Sickles, in New York Sun
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amassed, but what you did for those
who needed your help will be your SUI
premest joy in that hour"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
AS Christ Kept 1t.

How shall the Sabbath be kept? AS
Christ kept it. All acts of necessity
and mercy are permissible; all acts of
personal interest and gain are prohib-
tied.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

LADIES-A perfect recipe to make
light and delicious cakes is to use
Hewlett Bros. pure, high-grade Three
Crown Baking Powder and flavor
with Three Crown triple fruit ex-
tracts. Try and be convinced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

Nervousness, Sleepiessness. Nervous
Prostration. Nervous Debility and
kindred disturbances are generally due
to impoverished blood. The nervous
system suffers for want of pure, rich
blood to nourish and sustain it. Puri-
fy. vitalize and enrich the blood by TAX
ing DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical DiscOv-
cry, and all these nervous truobles van
iSh
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02
Viewed Professionally.

The railway man exclaimed. Alas,
Exceptions are most scant;
The Turks are fighting for a pass
Which the Greeks refused to grant.
Washington Star.
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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
GATHERED FROM THE RELIC
IoUS AND SECULAR PRESS.

Words of Wisdom and Thoughts
Worth Pondering on Religious
and Moral Subjects.
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A STORY OVERLAND RoUTE-wHAT A YOUNG MIS-
ARM AND LONG RIFLE ACCOMPLISHED
WAS DESPERATE
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THE LONG RIFLE.


We had not waited Is minutes before
startling thing occurred. About 100
yards from the corral and fully 400
from the beleaguing Indians. there Jut-
ted out from the foothills a lofty AID
seemingly inaccessible crag. While we
watched our now motionless enemies, a
puff of smoke rose from she top of this
cliff. d rife report was heard, and next
Instant we saw one of the Apache war
riors tumble headlong from his pony.
God forgive me- exclaimed our
captain. I've wronged Tenderfoot
Jake That's the crack of his big
rifle. He slept out last night and was
not seen by the reds this morning
Then he's followed in the ruck of the
stampede to mark the band down. At
Ter hiding for a while and seeing no
chance of doing any good, he's seen
this last move and has somehow
climbed that rock. To do-what we've
seen him do All of this guesswork
proved substantially correct. but Cap
AN Jim had barely finish d speaking
when another warrior dropped, then
another and another. until in the space
of three or four minutes. six had fall
len Evidently the concealed marks
man was an adept a quick reloading,
ton, his bullets passed safely over the
line Of horses and mules into the ranks
of the Indians.
on seeing the sixth man fall the SUI
perstitious braves. though well know
ing whence the fatal shots came. were
stricken with deadly terror, for they
could not for a moment believe that.
unless aided by the great spirit, any
mortal could scale that rock. or any
gun forged by mortal hands kill at
such a distance. q may state here
that in those days frontiersmen and
hunters generally used small charges
of fine powder in their rifles. and from
$50 to 200 yards accurate shooting was
considered a long ranged
AS we curiously watched the fast in
creasing confusion among the savages,
a seventh warrior fell. so utterly de-
moralizing the band that a stampede
seemed imminent, but al this juncture
a feather bedecked chief-Big Bear
himself, as we afteEward found-rode
out from the throng, passed around
one end of the picketed line of animals
and with uplifted tomahawk APP
preached the nearest captive. Jessie
Clayton. as it CHANGED. His murderous
intent was Onlytoo evident. Nothing.
we thought, could save the child and
we closed our eyes in horror But now
once more, and we opened them again
to see the huge savage throw up his
arms and drop TO the ground wisAin
six feet of his intended victim.
Twas a wondrous shot, one that only
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YINDICATIoN-

intent was only to oevident. Nothing,
skill could under such circumstances,
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Greatly wondering why we did not
hear an outcry from the women.
dozen of rs rushed toward their wagon,
drew its canvas door aside and found it
empty. The late inmates must have
lain down fully dressed. for save four
nairs Of shoes. no part Of their every
dav apparel was to he seen.
on realizing their loss the bereaved
husbands raved Ike madmen. and one
of them would have ended his misery
nv a pistol shot had not Ingram caught
his hand and reassurinEly said: We'll
rescue The women before night or all
die together. No harm VIII come to
M NV God. Dave. they'll be 80 miles
away before night. and we haven't a
horse left" cried the despairing man.
no. the Indians will only go a little
way into the foot hills just now. They'll
never lose sight of this outfit till
they've taken it or have got a thunder
ing good licking replied the guide.
.sNSoxy half a dozen of you go 10 work
and fiji everything in camp With water.
There's no telling how soon there'H be
a couple Of hundred Apaches between
ne and the river, nor how long they II
keen I'D the seige. Where's mat big