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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

silver dollar while at full speed and
shooting hole through II. II n chick
en- In seen running through the street,
II IL at once beheadcd by n pistol shot.
which. by the way. Ia an ordinary shot
at distance OF 80 yards. The cowboy
does not raise the revolver and sight
II. hut shoots ms he raises II TO his side
In the position OF his elbow resting
against the right side. This degree Ct
experiences IN acquired only after long
practice. and necessity for being
quick with a gun has tended TO bring
II about.
While the average shooter Is raising
his weapon to sight II the cowboy. who
has only to raise his hardware about
half the distance. has brought down his
victim,
After these exercises gambling Is In
order. faro being the principal game.
The cowboys are reckless bettors and
lose with gracefulness. but when some
OF the bunko sneaks attempt to rob
them by means OF brace game" he IL
usually shot dead In his chair without
ceremony and quite checrfuily. The
cattlemen understand all OF the tricks
OF that trade. having learned from ex-
rerience. and when one OF the Skin
game" dealers is killed the proprietor
hastily dlsclaims any previous knowl-
edge Of the attempt at swindiing. The
game In continued and the AFFAIR soon
blows over. To attempt TO arrest one
OF them would cause n general hight.
and the citizens would get much the
worst OF the engagement.
In the evening there Ia n grand ball"
ut one OF the music halls" the music
consisting Of n squenky violin and a
"hurdy gurdy" organ. The repertory
OF the artist on the violin In limited to
two or three hackneycd airs and there
In little difference In his playing--aach
seems alike. a poster at the door OF
the ballroom" reads. Gentlemen viii
please check their revolvers." hut this
IL u mere matter OF form. and It is not
expected that any one viii obey the In
junction, and they do not. When the
dance becomes unusually lively. the
amusement Is increased by some Of the
cowboys shooting out the lights. This
Is an old form OF amusement. and now
the Inconvenience IL anticipated by
having on hand supply OF extra
lights, so that the dance may be u con-
tinuous affair. After each dance tho
gentleman waitgcs his more or less fair
partner up to the bar. This Is a point
OF etiquette that Is seldom n ever
omitted.
The ball continues until daylight. un-
less there has been q very serious
shooting affair and several people kill
ed. The wounding or even the killing
Of one person In not considered OF sufil-
Client Importance TO break up the fes-
tivities of an event which comes "only
once year" and which the cattlemen
have waited NO anxiously to participate
In. The corpse is removed. the blood
washed from the floor and the frontier
revelry continues. II IN seldom, how
ever. that there are such cmbarrass-
ments. The cowboys are usually in tho
majority at these functions. and their
well known desperate character and
disposition act ms leaven toward
keeping down such diversions. II Ia
only when discordnnt element OF
miners and teamsters appears at these
soclals that the programme Is varied
by an occasional killing.
J.. NJ. SCANLAND.
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Christmas Among
The Cowboys.

a CHRISTMAS on the cattle trail OF
~ southern Utah and Arizona IN
lively AFFAIR and has In Its celebra-
tion the elements OF both amusement
and danger. The danger adds zest TO
the event, which In looked forward to
with much anxiety by the cowboys.
Early on Christmas morning the cattle
mon round up at the nearest village.
which IN mainly composed OF saloons,
with their necessary adjuncts-gam-
bling rooms. The boys" mounted on
their mustangs. charge upon the village
with q whoop and yell. ilring u volley
as they enter. Every one PUSHES to the
door Of his hut TO see the grand en-
try and another volley IN fired as they
draw up In front OF the most popular
saloon. In front there is long rack
or log Into which pegs have been driv-
en-. This Ia the hltchIng post. and after
ench OF the boys has thrown the rein
over peg they enter the saloon In a
body. Tho door Is wide. having been
constructed on lines favorable to the
admission Of large crowds or n hasty
exit when there In more than tho usual
amount OF trouble.
The cattlomen are each armed with
n rifle, a pair OF revolvers and a bowie
the saddlebow. but the revolvers md
bowie knife are carried along as an
evidence OF good faith and to play an
important part In tho celebration fes-
tlvitles. The boys line up In front OF the
counter two or three deep. The bar
keeper at once sets out the biack bot
ties. They know what they want. whis-
Ky being the only kind OF drink they
have. The boys drink and fall back and
amuse themselves by firing at pictures
on the wall. generally patent medicine
advertisements. They occasionally take
a shot at one OF tho bottles. knocking
on the neck. on special occasions like
Christmas the proprietor usually
strings several tin cans along the top
OF the doorway for target practice.
This saves his bottles and somewhat
qulets his fears as TO the result OF II
chance shot In his direction.
This ''pleasantry." as II In termed. is
not resented by the saloon men or the
people OF the town. II would be use
less and lend to more serious shooting.
as the cattlemcn are expert shots and
ready at all times for gun fight.
Furthermore. their custom is profitable
they are the main support Of the sa-
looms and gambling houses In these
frontier villages.
The'day Is spent In drinking. horse
racing ana shooting up the town"
The fcats OF Workmanship are remark
able. also the Workmanship. and n
great deal OF money IL bet. also whisky.
for every event presupposes drinks for
those engaged at the cost OF the loser.
One OF tho feats IL that OF a horse
man running at full speed and checking
the animal TO n full stop within the
space OF horse blanket. The very sud
den stop Is likely TO throw the rider
over the horses head unless he Ii very
expert. The cruel Spanish bit Is used
In this feat, and II Is extremely hurtful
to the animal.
! Another feat Is that OF tossing up a
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A TIME OF REJOICING.

There are few things In existence to-
day which have not been changed or
nodded In the hands Of progress. One
by one legends and customs have been
disproved and overthrown. yet none has
dared attack the legends and the GUS
toms sacred to Chrlstmastide. Here
and there d savant has tried 10 prove
that Dec. s5 does not mark the birth
day OF Christ. Men and women read,
smile. pass on.
The time Of year corresponding to our
Christmastide has always been n period
OF rejoicing. II marks the winter SOL
stice. The days begin to iengthcn. and
the sun no longer journeys away from
earth. but enters upon his return. II IL
u promise cf renewed light and warmth,
OF the approach OF the summer days.
and men hailed these signs with every
expression OF gIadness.
In Rome the saturnaila, or feast OF
Saturn, fell ut about the same time as
our Christmas. and II marked the
greatest festival OF the Roman year.
The city abandoned itself to gayety.
unbounded license held sway: univer-
sal mirth was the order OF the day;
friends Toasted friends. and foes were
reconciled. There were no slaves. no
masters; all social distinctions were
laid aside. Work was stopped through
out the city. and no war was ever en-
tered upon at this time.
The tree rs the emblem OF life also
figured consplcuously In the earlier re-
llgions. In Egypt the palm tree put
forth new shoot each month. and at
the time OF the winter solstlcc II was
the custom among the Egyptians TO
decorate the houses with u branch Of
palm bearing II shoots. In Rome the
fir tree was regarded with vcneratlon.
and during the Saturnaiian festivities
the halls and houses were hung with
evergreen boughs.
In England. In the days OF the Druids,
the houses were deckcd with evergreens
In order that the sylvan spirits might
repair to their grateful shelter and re-
main protected from the nipping frost
and the Icy winter winds.
Farther to the north the wild Teuton
tribes worshiped their god In wooded
places and looked upon the mr. tree as
his sacred emblem. The period corre-
| spending TO the Roman Saturnnlia was
| the festival OF Thor. This festival. like
the Roman feast. was given over to the
most barbaric pleasures and the Wild
est forms OF enjoyment. Among these
| peoples II was known as Yuletidc.
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when they can be sold for anything
ranging from $40 TO $50. the price de-
pending on the local demand. The FL
liplno method OF stalking the wild water
buffalo IN interesting. The natives always
20 out on moonlight nights. using tame
cnraboas for decoys. Behind these tame
animals they creep up TO their game
and then hamstring them with two
quick blows OF nachetc. Now. al
though the caraboa ls an unconsclon-
ably slow I'D slothfui animal at most
times. he II n dangerous foe when he
has but one leg wounded, no the Filipino
who does not get in his work ut Just
the right moment Is likely to pay for
his bungllnR with his life.
SO rs food the water buffalo Is
not the most delicious thing that can
be imagined. His favorite pastime ls
wallowing In the fllthlest mud bath he
can md for himself. and this. naturally,
when remembered ut n meal OF his
flesh, does not exactly whet the APP
petite OF the consumer. And tough and
tastelcss his flesh II. slnewy and al
most revolving TO the civilized palate
though the natives are very fond OF
such meat
Speaking Of this animal reminds me
that some OF our officers here have at
tempted to make use OF the carnboa MS
mount. but their efforts have not been
altogether satisfactory. His peculiar
disposition, In the first place. makes
him rather unreliable means OF cons
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OUR SOLDIER BOYS CHRISTMAS.

and attendance. though some OF them.
II is true. struggled back heroically and
desperately through the mud and
swamps. General Lnwton forcsaw that
this campaign would involve trcmen-
dous hardships and almost Insuperable
obstacles. but II had been determined
at headquarters that the war must be
brought TO n speedy and definite end
and II was not for him or his mon TO
question why"
| have not been with Lawton's divi-
sion for some time past. but those mon
now In Manila who have lately return
cd from up country describe the condl-
ton OF many of Lawton's men In very
pitiful language A great number Of
the horses have died. and men and OIL.
GERS could be seen 'pushlng on over the
terrible roads and through tho junples
looking more like savagcs than soldiers
OF Uncle Sam. Many have had their
clothes literally torn TO pieces in max.
Ing their way through the jungles Of
TINT rough district. and some OF them
have been reduced almost to breech-
cloths and nothing more. Hundreds
OF them were barcfooted. having worn
their shoes out. and often their diet
has been bananas and caraboa meat,
provisions being scarce.
caraboa meat. by the way. II n DEL
lcacy unknown TO most Americans. The
carnbon n the Filipino name for the
water buffalo. They are abundant In
parts OF Mindoro. am told. and Luzon,
Negros and Mlndanao. The natives
catch them when young and tame
them. using them as beasts OF burden.
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THE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS.

In Germany and other European
countries II was believed by the chill.
dren that the tree glittering with can
dies and bright baubles and the gifts
found beneath the tree were Ne work
Of jolly old st. Nicholas, SAINT Mich
CLAUS. or Santa Claus. rs we know him.
This kindly saint was no Legendary
character. He lived about 300 a. D.
and was a noted bishop OF Asia Minor.
He was looked upon as the patron saint
OF generosity because OF his liberaliv
Three daughters OF u poor nobleman
could not marry as advantageously a
they should because their father could
give them no dowry. But one night
one of the daughters found In her room
n purse. shaped like a stocking, hlled
with gold, evidently thrown In the WIN
dow by some one from without me
next night the second daughter found q
purse In her room. and on the 'hlfu
night the father caught 81 Nicholas ~
the act OF throwing the third purse ID
the window.
From that story originated the Gus.
tom OF hanging up the stockings on
wv iH't'oh''
girls at the convent schools would hans
their stockings on the door OF the mo,n,
err superior's room on 81. Nicholas
night. on the following mornins 'ne,
would be found filled with gifts ana
dainties and n little hint from 81. Men
olas nv TO the appearance and eharac'e'
OF their future husbands.
st. Nicholas is the patron SAINT o.
Russia. and his festival used 10 "
celebrated earlier In December 'han 'ne
25th. but now his name IL synonyihou,
with Christmas festivities In paim ..
Europe he IL known as "Peisnichol' o.
Nicholas with the fur. because ne y
supposed to be clad In furs from menu
to foot.
The idea OF st. Nicholas travelhs ~
a sleigh drawn by reindeer origina'eu !"
the cold northern countries. the rem
deer were the swiftest animals hhomM
and they must needs ny like the WI" ,ss
TO carry st. Nick the rounds OF Wv
world In one night.
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Looking Forward With Pleasant AntiCi-
patton In LuzOn to the Advent
Of the Holidays.

fact. when everything IL considered.
cannot but appear wonderful. Every
day fresh evidences bob up serencly to
show that these native insurgents are
suffering from diseases to an extent
undreamcd OF In the American camps.
They have little or no medicine. their
food IL poor and ncanty. their hospitals
are nlthy and vileiy managed. and they
IRE dying by the dozens. and not on
battlefield. either. Time after time
our men have captured stores and
arms and ammunition from the enc
my In quantities that must have
been severe blow TO them. But
such Is the nature OF the Filipino
and the present war that the struggle
continues. and not for one moment does
General Otis ind II possible, as the year
drags on. TO relax his vigilance or think
OF drawing on his men for the sake OF
celebrating Christmas In the good old
fashioned American style. And speak
Ing OF Christmas reminds me that a
number Of the men out here have al
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cruiser Atlanta is the first vessel to be
equipped with It. The furniture, con-
sisting OF chairs, tables. beds. ETC., 10
made OF chilled steel tubing and light
wirework.
An observer Of the customs and habits
OF the supreme court Justices In WASH
ington has discovered that Associate
Justice Brown smokes stogics on the
street and that Associate Justice Har-
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MY Dear Sir: By all means--if he in
slsts upon II. Yours faithfully. -"
Three hundred Japanese colonists To-
Gated two years ago In the southern
part OF oaxaca. Mexico. under authority
OF a concession granted by the Mexican
government The colony has been ex-
perimentlng In tea growing and has
made such success that 5000 more
Iapanese men and their families are to
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descendant OF Louis Gonvil. a chief Of
the Kansas Indians. He began life as
a bootblack and read law by night.
william II. Stead was moved to send u
copy OF his brochure. shall / Stay My
Brother Boer?" to two London editors.
one reply ran somewhat thus; Dear
Mr.. Stead; What. In heavens name.
have 10 do with your family affairs7
Yours sincerely -" And ti.. nihs-'
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ODDS AND ENDS FROM EVERYWHERE.

Here IL the latest by Mark Twain.
sieetlng Charles Guthrie. prominent
british lawyer IN Vienna. the American
"snofist asked him, DO you smoker"
sometimes, sir, when | am In bad
.ompany," was the reply. After a
s-use came a second question, You're
mwyer, aren't you. Mr.. Guthrie?" II
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Ian walks frequently three mne'
the capitol to his home .ayy Of
The 1--WE hundredth annive ss eele-
the birth Of Gutenberg WIN ~
brated next June at MainH' s,,na 10
An exhibition OF everything re' a. 10 be
the Industry of book printing .n,,on Is
held AT that place. The in'en ., in q
to make the exposition permanent
museum
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EHERE "a a spirit Of change In tho
air about Manila at the present
time. once more the broilins sun
shine Is stepping the streets and the
rice fats. The city qulvers In the
languors Of the tropics again. the rains
have ceased 20 doluge the country and
the wage. roads are slowly but surely
drying up.
Experience has the habit OF making
the strangcst things commonplace. In
a very short time the most outlandlsh
customs lose their picturesqueness. The
American soldier has come to look upon
most Of the strange sights and scenes
In this strange land as the mcrest COM
monplaccs Yet there Ii much still In
the Philippines to be seen and heard
that n most interesting and surprising.
In the first place. the renewal OF ae-
tlvlties against Agulnaldo aud his mon
has furnished many fresh examples OF
daring. adventure and bravery among
both men and officers In our ranks. The
roads are now paasablc for wagons and
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-20
BULLER FORCES THE TUGELA.

London-Through source which is
usually inspired by the highest author
ity, learned this morning that late last
night two very important dispatches
from the commander in chief in South
Africa had been received In London.
One of these dispatches stated that
General Butler had made second at
tempt to cross the Tugela river and after
a stiff fight had succeeded in doing SO.
AT what point This crossing was made
was not stated nor was anything said as
to whether the Beers had been driven
out of their entrenchments.
The other dispatch was to the effect
that Lord Methuen's communications
had been cut and it was possible that a
flank attack threatened the safety of his
column.
At the war office late last night In
quiry as to news from Butler ELECTED tho
evasive reply that the war Office had
"so news to issue tonight"
AS rule tho answer at the war office
to questions OF this kind is that no fur
ther news has been received,
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-20

For two years Jacob Lift was obliged
to lay that valuable piece Of theatrical
property, lyon Yonson," upon the shelf
because he could find no actor to play
the leading part to his satisfaction.
There was but ono man in the country
whom he considered f1t successor to
Gus Heege, and that man was Arthur
Donaldson. He was tied up with long
contract with another manager and he
could not break it. Messrs Thall and
Kennedy secured this actor for tour Of
the country, which they arc making with
the play, and they are TO be congratu
lated, for the performance he gives Of
the big hearted kindly Swede is exoep-
tionally effective. Besides playing the
title r,le, Mr.. Donaldson, who possesses
an exceptionally fine baritone voice,
sings number Of Swedish folk songs in
their original language. The introduc-
ton OF these songs is a feature Of the
peri rmance at the Park opera house
Friday night.
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-20

We have just two Kranich & Bach
pianos and cannot get any moro until
January, who will take them? Their
reputation is established now in Grand
junction as we'll a. all other parts Of the
world. They are at the top, whore they
belong.
The Thompson Jewelry Music & Co.
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-20
General Lawton Killed by Fill
pino Sharpshooter at San Mateo
Walking Along the Firing
Line in Full View of In
surgents ts-Laughed at
the Patter of Bullets
Until Struck
Down.

Manila-General Henry Lawton has
been shot and killed at San Mateo. He
was standing Ia front OF his troops, and
was shot in the breast and died imme-
diately.
General Law ton started from Manila
last night with cavalry under Captain
Lockett and battalions Of the Twentieth
and Twenty seventh infantry, under
Lieutenant Colonel Sargent, for the pur-
pose of capturing San Matso.
General Lawton was walking along
the firing line within 800 yards Of
small shar rpshooter's trench conspicuous
in the big white helmet, he always wore
and light yellow rain coat He was
also easily distinguished because Of his
commanding stature. The sharpshoot-
clipped the grass nearby. His staff
officer called General Lawton's attention
to the danger he was in but he only
laughed with his usual contempt for
bullets.
Suddenly he exclaimed: II am shot,"
clenched his hands in desperate effort
to stand erect, and fell into the arms of
the staff officer. Orderlies rushed
across the field for surgeons, whs dashed
up Immediately but their efforts were
useless. The body WAS taken up to
clump OF bushes snd laid on stretcher,
the familiar white helmet covering the
face OF the dead general.
Almost at this moment the cheers OF
the American troops rushing into San
Mateo were mingling with the rifle vol
leys.
After the fight six stalwart cavalry
men forded the river to the town, carry
ing litter on their shoulders the staff
preceding with the colors and a cavalry
escort followed.
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-20

The SENTINEL will Engrave you
a Monogram-two or three letters-on
two quires of finest quality writing pa>
per stamped with Monogram, with en-
velopes to match.
Monogram in plain colors, s2oo
Monogram in gold silver, 275
Monogram ill. in two colors, $50
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-20

Our general line of fine goods for
Christmas Presents are not equaled
in the city. Our prices, as low as
consistent with the quality of the
goods.
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-20

In addition to the above we have placed
in stock for the Holiday Trade one of
the largest and best assortments Of
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-07-06
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

John Darr, Of Turner, was in town.
VIM Aakes, Of Macleay was Salem
visitor.
! @. NJ. Van Duyn, Of Coburg, is at the
Cottage.
Mrs Chapman, OF Brooks, was in the
city today.
w. A. Shaw Of Portland In In the city
ON business.
Geo. Kelly, OF Bethel, did business in
Salem today.
John Madison, Of Brooks, spent the
day In Salem.
Dud Henry, Of Spring Valley, spent
the day in salem.
Mrs, John McCrow, of Mccoy, spent
the day in the city.
Otto Schelberg and bride are regis
tered ut the Cottage.
II. NJ. Pomroy went 10 Portland on
business this morning via boat.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Il. NJ. Anderson drove
over from Dayton today on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Z. Howard, OF Day
ton, were in the city today on a visit
with friends.
Homer II. Smith, special for the New
York Life is doing business at Jelfcr-
son and Marion today,
Architects Pugh and Gray of Salem
left for Oakland this morning 10 look
after prospects for rebuilding,
l.. Il. Anderson came down from Day
today on his way 10 Mehama. lie will
go TO llalsey before returning home.
$. Il, Scott Is in the city at the home
Of his daughter Mrs q. NJ. Beeler,
whore he is quite IN with appendicitis.
Miss Nellie Fawcette, who has been
visiting with Mrs. Il. G. shelton, re-
turned 10 her home in Portland this
morning.
Mrs. j. II. llenwood of Portland Is
the guest Of Mrs, A, V. MoCarty, corner
Ferry and High. The ladies went 10
the Reform school today.
W. II. Daniels of the Salem
Dye Works, returned last evening from
Portland, whore he spent the Fourth
and transacted business.
The Portland railroad men captured
Salem today. There were overhaugh
and o'Niel, of the o. II. * ~, Wilson,
OF the a., and Roach, OF the Il, /, Il W.
Prof Iawley, oi the Willamette Uni.
yersity drove Radabangh & Frances
blacks 10 sheridan ON lodge business.
Installing officers. Tie will return this
evening,