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should return in the autumn.
1t had been the usual order of Black
! foot enterprise: the war party had
swooped down upon the few Crees she
had been with at the time, and killed
them all but herself Her parents had
not been of the party.
In October FIR. Lacombe went north
again-back among the Crees.
One evening, after he had campad. he
saw a large outfit OF Indians trailing
! toward him. He hid the girl under a
cart, the sides of which were draped by
a large canvas.
1t was Sweet-Grass' party. They en-
camped beside the father for the night.
To FIR. Lacombe the Indians were as
children; to him their lives were an
open book, and the misery that was in
one old couples heart was soon poured
into the sympathetic ear.
To an Indian there is no loss so great
as the loss of a child; even horses are
less to be lamented. fr
And Many Herbs had lost 4 daughter,
the Blaclfoot had attacked the party
she was with in the spring, and all had
been murdered, even the daughter. Fr.
LacOmbe had opened up a gold mine.
and he knew it. The priest had several
gifts besides his great generosity and
his wide humanity. He had that fire
dramatic instinct which makes the
most of an opportunity. Evidently God
had delivered the captive into his
hands that good might come IF the
evil which had been done.
This was the priests way-profit for
his Master. Another would have calcu-
lated how many furs the girl would ex-
change for.
When the father spoke of hope, Many
Herbs scoffed. Alive, there might be
hope, yes! But was not Two Winds
dead? Could the priest take a stripped
wand of the red willow and change it
into the form of Two Winds, and
alive?
Was not Sweet-Grass also like a
stricken buffalo? Two Winds was to
have gone to the chiefs lodge. even at
that time-at the time of the great
hunts.
Surely" thought the priest, "the
father has given these people into my
hands" If Sweet-Grass also loved the
maid, much good must come of the
rescue.
Then he spoke aloud to the Crees, and
prayed silently in his heart the while
Eloquently he told, in the short, terse
sentences of the Indian. the infinite
power and mercy of the Lord. That if
they would only listen it would heal
the arrow wounds in their hearts.
"Will your God, who is so powerful.
give me back Two Winds?" cried Many
Herbs HOr bring her back to my
lodge?" asked the little Sweet Grass.
'Have patience, my brothers." said
the priest. You have forgotten one
thing-you have forgotten the power of
this?" and he held aloft the black
cross which was tucked in his girdle.
The light from the aspen campfire
hickered against the brass image of
the Savior dropping from the cruel.
holding nails.
Surely the light of his mission was IN
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the gray eyes Of the black-cassOcked
man, as he drew himself up to his full
height and held the figure toward the
Indians with commanding supplica-
ton
1t was Sweet Grass who said: "Can
on your medicine to give US Two Winds.
II 1T can DO that / will believe and
my tribe. The little father SHAH have
flVe horses II ne can do this thing. I
have spoken"
The chief and the priest were old
frlends-almost old antagonists on the
question. Pere Lacombe knew that
Sweet-Grass' words were like the flow
OF the Saskatchewan thing to be de-
pended u9on.
And I have heard" he said. as the
Cree chief ceased speaking and placed
the long stem of his pipe between his
lips, I have heard, and my Master
mas heard. and the power Of the cross
is Cor goodI"
Among the whites Pere Laconnbe was
the one man Sweet-Grass trusted; and
as the priest spoke, he started forward
eagerly IN q half-famished way as a
gaunt wolf eyes a life that is Just out
of his reach.
Two Winds" he whispered. huskiIy,
eXpectantiy 'Yes!" answered the
priest, in his deep voice. as ne drew
aside the canvass of the cart.
1t was as though God had looked
down and smiled upon the camp as
Two Winds came and stood in the light
of the campfire; the same light that
had flicked at the brass Savior streaked
with bronze the black mass of her hair.
and showed the great Iove-light in the
sparkling eyes.
Pere Lacombe stood a little to one
side. with. bowed head, his hands
crossed lovingly over the brass Savior.
as he held it against his breast. The
power of the cross had come to pass.
Tins was the conversion Of Sweet
Grass.
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THIRTEEN.
There Was a Time When the Number
Was Considered Lucky.

Was Considered Lucky.
Chicago Times-Herald1
There are probably few men who, in
the innermost recesses of their hearts,
have not some kind Of an unpleasant
emotion when it comes to thirteen. Of
| course, there are some men who protest
| Ioudly-and usually in some hilarious
| company-tbat thirteen is simply an
| odd figure, like seventeen and nineteen
and many others, and such men have
| formed the thirteen clubs of thirteen
members, who, on the 18th of the
month particularly if this date hap
/ pens to fall on a Friday, eat a meal OF
| thirteen courses at the thirteenth hour
of the day.
This is done, of course, to break the
superstition attaching to thirteen, but
this superstition will not down For
the love of the marvellous and mystic
will not down. Were not Sully, Scipio.
Caesar, Wallenstein, Napoleon and
others SuperstitiOus. Is it not histori-
cal fact that they all were under a
spell and undertook no great action
without having first consulted some
medium?
Abstract science has not only done
much for humanity in the arts, the
professions and industries. 1t has also
done much in brushing away the cob
webs of popular superstition, and alb
stract science establishes the fact that
thirteen in ancient times had quite a
different meaning from thirteen today.
Oriental people found thirteen some
thing divine, and hence something
good. Thus in the folklore of the Per-
slams, the Indians and the HindOos.
Our Testamentary Jews were Of the
same opinion, as biblical students well
know. Thirteen cities were especially
dedicated to the priestly tribe; thirteen
II
thirteen kings sat in the high council
Of the ancients; on the 18th day of the
month Nissan the preparations for pass
over were begun, and the holy incense
consisted of thirteen different odors.
1t is well known that all the nations
of the old world were in more or less
intellectual rapport. The ideas of one
tribe descended to the other But it is
certainly interesting to learn that the
figure thirteen had it's sacred and di-
vine meaning also in America of yOre,
among the long since-eXtinct tribes of
the Incas and the Aztecs. The inhab-
itants of Peru counted seven days,
without any particular name, in the
week. Their year had seven times
ffty-two days, or four times thirteen
weeks. The father was compelled to
support his Legitimate child to the
thirteenth year. The Aztecs had weeks
Of thirteen days, each with a. special
name. Their century had ffty-two
years, or four times thirteen. Their
public archives were Of circular form,
with a, sun in the center of each of the
thirteen parts, and thirteen were their
tribes.
Thus the brief ancient history OF
thirteen, and it may be said of modern
times in Germany that even today a.
bakers dozen" is thirteen, that is, the
original twelve, with one thrown in for,
luck.
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Then came the day when he was
chosen chief; and even as he had been
the greatest warrior, so he became thc
greatest chief the tribe had ever
known.
And the husks had n; passed away
from the nokum, for Sweet-Grass hon
ored her in his prosperity, even as she
had toiled and shaved for him wnen
they fought with the dogs fer the
scraps.
CONVERSION OF SWEET GRASS.
Fr. Lacombe was as great warner
as Sweet-Grass. He, too, was a fear
less brave. His bow was the Christian
religion, and his arrows Gods love,
feathered by his own simple, honest
ways.
Through the Crees' tepees he wan
dered at will, and with thj: I:larkfouE
ne slept back to back on the sky-Sissea
prairie
AS rule an Indian does not receive
religion with open arms-he is not look
ing for it. He has other things to
think of.
And though they received the father
for his own sake, his masters COM
nands they cared not much about.
FIR. Lacombe was working his way
southwark through the Blackfoot eoun-
try one morning in May.
He came upon a small party of
Blackfoot With them they had 4 cap
tive--a. Cree maiden.
Practical Christianity was part of the
fathers creed. and he determined to
rescue the girl if he had to pawn his
Red River carts to the Indians.
Camp here" he said to them; for
bargain with Indians is like a Chinese
play-it will end only when there is
nothing more to be said on either side.
So they encamped where they were,
among the spring flowers. and smoked
the pipe of peace and bargained for
the girl.
The priest meant to have her free at
any cost, but it was also legitimate TO
get her cheaply In the end he gave
an order on the Hudson's Bay COM
pany for a sum sufficient to bankrupt
his small means.
He took the girl with him en- his
southern trip. for there was no way
OF sending her to her people till he
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SINGING WELL" IN TEXAS.
Weird Noises Issue From It, and It
Cannot Be Filled Up.
lChfcago me- Ocean.)


About three miles west Of Cedar
Bayou, Harris county, Tex, is a re-
markable well. When it was dug no
one can tell. but it has been in existence
for more than sixty years. The well IS
known as the Singing Well"
In calm. fine weather, sound like
that of an aeolian harp comes upward
between the tangles Of vines below. at
times the sound seems nearer and
clearer; then again it recedes, as If
far away, and reaches the ear very
family. These changes take place reg
ularly.
With an east wind blowing the water
in the we'll gets very low, and the myS-
terious musical sound very faint. A
strong west wind causes the water to
rise. and the sound to increase in vol
ume and clearness.
But it is just before a great nOrther
that the old we'll plays it's widest
FRANKS. Then, for several hours. the
water rises to within a. few feet Of the
top of the well. and emits the weirdest.
widest noises that ever reached human
ears. At such times even the water
drawn out with buckets means and
walls as if in anguish.
The well is about sixty feet deep. a
few years ago the land on which it is
located was bought by Mr.. Watkins.
who, not liking the sounds that came
from the well, employed TWO men TO ill
it up. They shoveIed dirt into the well
two weeks, but it did not affect the
depth of water perceptibly, and they
threw up the contract. From the meas
urements of the excavations they had
made, it has been calculated that the
we'll should have been filed UP a little
more than twice.
The water is very clear, with a
blush tint, and is fairly Dalatable. No
other wells in the neighborhood show
such pranks as are played by the
Singing Well"
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Railroad Men Use Scripture.


New York Tribune.)
Some time ago the trunk lines, which
were allowed a uifferential fare TO west
ern points under Inc agreement, were
surprised to learn that the standard lines
had put into effect lower rates from
Buffalo to the Pacific coast and had re-
Quested western connections to so ar
range their rates as to make them the
same as the rates enjoyed by the differ
entail lines.
The steps We're taken somewhat secretly
and the differential lines. did not learn of
the change until some time after the cir
culars had been sent out, and a meeting
was held in New York last week by the
differential lines to discuss the matter
David y. Martin was chosen chairman
and Charles S. Lee acted as secretary.
After some discussion a telegram protest.
ing against the action was sent, and it
read as follows:
IL b. Martin, Baltimore, Nd; think
1t would he an OrpOrtune time for you
to read the ferty-first verse Of the sixth
chapter Of the gospel according TO St.
Luke
Mr.. Martin, after some difficulty. found
the chapter, which reads as follows:
And why behoIdest thou the mote that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-25
DR.. WURTHS OPINION
OF THE NEW DISCOVERY IN
MEDICINE.
4 Remarkable Successful Remedy
For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Stomach Troubles.

DR.. Wurth, in commenting on recen.
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ates gas which distends the stomach
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heart, lungs and other organs, and Sc
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he says further. the point to direct
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The remedy TO use for Indigestion and
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Full size packages of Stuarts Dys-
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county, Utah. in 1884 and has since
made his home in Price He is an Eng
lshman and a prominent worker in
the cause of religion. He has an inter-
esting family of children, and yuletide
time is always an event in his house
hold.
This year. the Christmas tree was at
the city hall, where the presents were
given out on Friday night by Mr.. John
Pace, high school boy, who had been
chosen by the principal of the city
schools. Miss Mary Leonard enacted
the role Of Santa Claus. The ceIebra-
ton was fathered by the school chill
dren of the district, assisted by the
teachers and their parents, and was in
every way a success. But for novelty
and hearty appreciation of the event. it
IS most doubtful if it surpassed the
first one of 1892. In the language of the
old-timer who was there Friday night
With several of his grandchildren.
christmas now amt what it ased to
be-
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SCENE OF PRICES FIRST CELEBRATION

perhaps, one-t tenth Of what it is now.
The vast irrigating bitches that have
brought thousands upon thousands Of
acres Of fertile lands under cultivation
had not gotten well under way. The
vast coal interests Of the county had
not been dreamed of. In fact, a thou
sand enterprises and industries that
are today f1ourishing were not to be
dignified as yet even in their infancy.
And that but six years agol
The idea of celebration of the
worlds most sacred day originated with
the Primary association of the Price
ward The parents OF all the children
We're interested. and never since has
there been anything, it is said. that is
looked back TO with so much pride on
the part of those who participated. the
greater number Of whom are today liv-
ing. A fine piniOn pine tree was cut
IN the hills to the east Of the town,
and this taken to the old log meeting
house, which is still in existence. and
in use for church purposes. Here it
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vi course she was indignant when if
dawned upon her that some one was trv-
Ing to flirt with her. Yet there was no
denying the fact that the man behind her
had left the street car SIC
And he's. old enough to be in better
business, she said to herself Indignantly
II cross the street Just to make siITa
whether he is really following"
-,; Sle crossed the street. and so did he.
Sir. she said, why do you persist in
He started, as if disturbed in the midst
Tor = minute seemed to be bewiIdered
men a.een ne bowed coUrteously and said:
ing me2" - u ecu
!, Two doors farther on he turned in, pro
showing in other ways that ,a3 roa sliLu
cd his destination. She turlt4 back and
went round the block rather than pass
that mouse. and her face was still rcd
when she reached home. -ii ieu
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THE CONVERSION OF SWEET GRASS
How Sweet Grass Won His and How at Last He Was
Converted to the White Mans Religion By the Restoration
of His Beloved Two

dark brown of the earth to orange, his
eyes singled out the leader of the herd.
a heavy quartered chestnut. Beyond
the horses, a quarter of mile away
were the Blaclxfoot tepees, cutting the
bright horizon like the jagged teeth Of
a saw.
Like a general he waited, and strung
his bow taut, as musician keys up his
harp.
They will come to the horses" he
thought, ''some of them, for 1 must
have .scalps as well as ponies.''
His heart grew warm as he thought
of what it meant for the .nol1um. With
a name as brave he Would take part
in the hunt and a share of the buffalo
would fall to the lot of his mother.
She would always have plenty to eat.
Something gorgeous caught his eye
1t was a medicine man in all the
grandeur of his barbaric splendor.
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Eagle feathers. paint bead work anj
charms seemed to have been poured
upon his tall figure like fruit from Z
! cornucopia.
He was coming straight toward TIE
| boy-coming to commune with the
1 Great Spirit in what was evidently his
| private prayer ground.
On q gray willow bush, forty wards
/ from where the boy crouched, three
! pieces of red cloth hung limp in the
morning sunlight 1t was one of the
medicine mans propitiatory offerings.
Behind the medicine man stalked a
brave.
HE is coming to round up the
horses" thought the boy.
He took an arrow from his culver.
held it up toward the east, and let the
sunlight kiss it's V-shaDed head Then
he placed it to his heart. That was
that it might go with unerring aim to
the heart of the medicine man.
Then he knelt reYerently and kissed
the earth.
The steel-nerved arm drew the bow
string until the arrowhead came back
against the hand that grasDed the
bow
The medicine man was standing in
front of his red-streaked bush. his lbs
muttering an incarnation to the par
ticular spirit he was having dealings
with. His broad chest, thrust we'll out,
seemed to invite the death-shaft
I For mothers salxe!" Kissed the boy;
and ''twang!" went the stretched sinew
string. The jagged iron head of the
arrow tore a CHASTITY hole just where
a streak of yellow beads cut through a
body ground of blue, almost in the cen
ter of the strong chest of the Blackfoot
priest.
Never a sound he gaye-only a little
hoarse gurgle as he fell forward in a
crumpled heap, and writhed over on
his back, where he lay, staring UP at
the smiling sky.
The boys brain surged hot with a
blood-like fury. He rushed from his
concealment and pulled the feather Of
another arrow to his ear as the dead
Blackfoot'S companion faced him.
1t, too. found a mark; but only
through the shoulder, and, too eager for
further combat of this sort, he and the
brave drew their knives and closed in
upon each other.
But the devil was in the boyle had
been blooded; while the other man had
an arrow in his shoulder, which is not
so good as an incentive to fight
In a few minutes two Blackfoot
scalps were dangling from the boys
after his fierce struggle. He was mad
with delight-the delirium of triumph
was strong upon him. He felt like
rushing upon the whole encampment;
he wanted to kill, kill, even if he died
killing.
He pulled a handful of sweet grass
AMI dabbed it in the blood OF the medi-
CHE man.
He held it aloft and screamed in his
triumph His high falsetto voice trilfed
the Hi, hi )" of the Cree battle
SOM
That was the first sound the camp
heard from the battlefield.
He thrust the wet grass in his breast
and raced for the horses as an answer
ing cry came back from among the
blue columns of upward curling smoke.
In his pack was little woven horse
hair halter. He pulled it out5as he ram
He had lived among the ponies and
dogs in his own camp-their ways were
his ways.
Two or three of the ponies were hob
bled as sheet anchors to keep the 9TH
ers steady. He tore the hobbies off
FROM the chestnut stallion last; then
grasping the strong name he swung
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Great Thoughts.

Sudden love is the latest cured.--La
Buyere.
We love justice and just men but little
--Roux
You can only make others better by
being good yourself.-Idawels.
A great ideal love must destroy either
Itself or The being who feels it.-Winter
Life rs a stream upon which drift flow
ers in spring and blocks Of ice in winter.
-Roux
Take care what you say before a wall.
as YOU cannot reil who may be behind it
Eaadi
he is greatest whose strength carries
up the most hearts by the attractions of
his own.-RouX.
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better understanding to exist between
the people of this camp and neighbour
lng towns, and engendered a mutual
Iespect Tor each other. Afterwards in
y2tations were always extended to the
boys here when a dance was given in
any OF the surrounding settlements
and they did not wait for Christmas to
come around to give a ball, either. for
they didn't think they were doing very
much If they hadn't at least two a.
week here.
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himself onto the eager back and start
ed the herd.
The Blackfoot warriors were running
from their tepees, but the Cree laugh
ed in victorious glee.
Round the herd of ponies he dashed
on the chestnut with a wild yell, and
When they were fairly stampeded he
swung into the lead. Their fast-beat-
ing hoofs pounded the grass-knit turf
until it gave forth a sound like the
roar of many drums.
A shower of arrows came hurting
after him. A few of the Blackfoot had
Notwithstanding guns. A little puff Of
smoke here and there among his pur-
suers, tiny white cloud of dust
thrown up to one side, or in front of
him, told of the useless shots.
They were pursuing him on foot
they had no choice, for he had all their
horses.
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IERg7ES Of
PRISE PEOPLE
BY R. w. CROCKETT.

Carbon county was not in existence
Wnen the first Christmas celebration
occurred at Price. This territory was
then part Of Emery county, with
Castle Dale as the county seat. The
year was 1892. There were few people
then in Castle valley, as compared with
the number today. The business in
terests of Price We're confined at that
time to two mercantile institutions.
the volume Of business done then was,
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is in thy brothers eye. but perceivest not
the beam that is in thine own eye?''
Mr. Martin did a little biblical research
on his own hook and telegraDhed Mr.
Daniel as follows:
Your telegram Dec. 2 received. We
have been guided through life by the
teachings Of st. Luke and fully concur
that his sixth chapter is very appropriate
10 the case in point, and for your personal
application would advise reading last half
Of verse Immediately following
ID. 3. MARTIN"
The last half of the following Verse
reads as follows
Thou hypocrite cast out first the beam
out of thine own eye and then shalt thou
see clearly to pull out the mote that is in
thy brothers eye"