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GIVING HIM A START.

81 know what you're going to say" she said.
And she stood up, looking uicommonly talli
''You are going to speak of the hectic fall
And say you're sorry the summers dead,
And other summer was like it. you know,
And I can imagine what made 1t so.
Now aren't you, honestlyf Yes l said.
al know what you're going TO say" she said;
"You are going to ask If l forget
The day in June when the woods were wet
And YOU carried me'-here she dropped her head
over the creek: you are going 10 say
Do | remember that horrid day.
Now aren't you, honestlyr" Yes" l said.
al know what you're going to say" she said;
"You are going to say that since that time
You have rather tended to run to rhyme,
And"-hcr glance fell and her cheek grew red
And l have noticed your tone was queer.
Why everybody has seen 1t herel
Now aren't you, honestlyf yes said.
81 know what you're going to say said;
You're going to say you've been much annoyed,
Aud I'm rather short Of tsct-you will say devoid
And I'm clumsy and awkward and call me Ted.
And | bear abuse like dear old lamb
And you'll have anyway. Just as ym.
Now, aren't you. honestlyf fe-cs, she said.
-Harper's Wssklz,
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acknowledged that she put her money on
the wrong horse" But 100000 men were
resting In bloody graves and f1000O0,0O0 OF
money was added to the national debt. Such
Is the prescience of jingoes."
On arrival in America Mr.. Godkin
found tremendous excitement over the
presidential campaign of 1856. Carl
Schurz was at the beginning of his politi-
cal career. and from his speeches the
young foreigner says he began to gain
light upon the condition of affairs in
America. The New York Times had late
ly been started, as sort of via media"
to suit the numerous moderate or timid
people who were then going over to the
Republican party from both the Wings
and the Democrats. but were as yet ''un-
equal to the strong anti-slavery drink of
the Tribune" In the Times Mr.. Godkin
read with great interest the letters Of
Frederick Law Olmsted, descriptive of life
in the South. and shortly afterward he
himself travelled over the same ground.
Two incidents made deep impressions up
on his mind. One night, in respectable
planters house in Mississippi, some visit
ors from the neighborhood came in for a
chat The talk turned upon the speaking
at recent political meeting near by,
and particular mention was made of a
very ferocious attack on some one by one
of the orators. young Presbyterian
minister was among the visitors, and his
remark was, on hearing the language in
question, IF any man talked that way
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return of hostile feeling, II was admirably
concealed or outweighed by the spirit of
good will of the festive occasion.
The great civic and military parade,
which ushered in the cowboy and Indian
carnival, has perhaps never been surpassed
by it's kind in the United States. 1t pre-
scented almost every phase of life in the
Southwest. From the culture and beauty
of society to the lowest type of the
Indian the pageant drew its repre-
sentatives; from the water holes In the
mountains the cowboys came to take their
part, and the members of the famous regi-
ment of Rough Riders, whom peace had
sent to distant camps and ranches, came
to the city and contributed to the attrac-
tiveness of the military division of the
parade.
The cowboys, about one hundred in num-
Der, were dressed according to cowboy reg
ulation, with leather trousers, blue shirts
and Mexican sombreros. All were well
mounted, as cowboys must necessarily be.
and many of the horses were ideal in form
and action.
Following the cowboy cavalcade came
400 wild, woolly, long-haired, short-haired,
washed and unwashed Indians, represent
ing all the tribes in the territory. Much
time and preparation had been devoted
to the mixing of rainbow war paint, and
their faces and bodies were decorated ac-
cording to the highest style of Apache
art. This, together with their feathers
and buckskin makeup. and the wild shay
gness of their ponies, made them artistic
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in the highest degree. The Indian division
was led by the wild Indian band, the music
being made with the drum, tom-tom and
wild Indian voice chanting its peaceful
'Too-hoo, wow-wow, h-udel ka-Zip."
AT the different plazas throughout the
city stands were erected, where the visit
ing Indians displayed their particular kind
of workmanship. The Navajo blanket
weaverS from the northern part of the
territory wove the famous Navajo blan-
kets, which are so coveted by Eastern
tourists. The Apache basketmakers wove
baskets while you watt and the Pimas
designed pottery of all shapes and sizes
imaginable, initiating anything from the
human body to an Inc an god.
Every day furnished some new and novel
entertainment. There were sports and
music at the parks Indian archery con-
tests, an Apache tug-of-war on horseback,
and Indian war dances. The Pimas gave
a very realistic representation of this
old-time barbaric custom which was hear
lilly enjoyed by the thousands who wit
messed it.
The galloping cowboy and Indian parade
was one of the most attractive features
of the carnival. Some four hundred red
men In war paint and feathers, and cow
boys with long sx-shooters, galloped
through the streets at a mad gait. The
clatter Of hoofs, the Indian war cries and
the rapid firing of guns, fairly made the
blood run cold.
The pursuit and hoiding-up of an over
land stage coach, which had seen active
service in the territory for a number of
years. was the chief event Of cowboy d,s.
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shortest time from the dropping Of the
steer is tied wins. When the work Is IDEAL
ly done the steer is lassoed while at full
speed. The horse stops. stiff-legged and
braced, the lasso fastened securely to the
pommel of the saddle The rider, carrying
a short rope, dismounts and runs toward
the steer. When the animal reaches the
end of the fasso he is hurled into the air
and falls upon the ground with force
that paralyzes him for some seconds The
cowboy Is upon him at once and before he
can recover his senses the steers front
feet are tied together with a short rope
and one hind foot thrust between them in
such a manner that the hoof prevents its
withdrawal. The judges note the time. The
time made at the carnival surpassed any
previous record in the territory, the feat
having been accomplished in thirty-five
seconds.
AS ends the Mardi Gras of New Or
leans and La Fiesta of Los Angeles. so
ended the cowboy and Indian carnival of
Phoenix. The last evening the entire city
went in mask upon the public streets,
which were cleared of all vehicles and ten
thousand people in masquerade costumes,
representing every nationality on the globe,
paraded the streets, led by an American,
Mexican, Indian and Chinese band, each
playing a different air. A grand masquer-
ade ball completed the evenings festivi-
ties, and it was not until the small hours
that the last war whoop was heard and the
last happy cowboy sought sleep, and the
carnival was at an end.
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carnations. intermingled with sprays and
ropes OF smilax. This WAS drawn by six
bay horses similarly decorated.
A third tally-ho represented the Hotel
Green. drawn, by six bay horses, which
wore saddle Sloths of white silk bearing
the coat of arms of the hotel in crimson.
with smlax lavishiy used about the har-
ness. The entire body of the vehicle was
a solid mass of brilliant scarlet geraniumss
with a background of sinilax. The wheels
were trimmed solidly with smilax, while
in the center of each was a circle Of red
geraniums.
A four-seated carriage, occupied by of
ficers of the Pasadena Board OF Trade. was
drawn by four black horses whose harness
was prettily decorated with sprays OF
smilax, knots and festoons OF scarlet
geraniums and effective bows OF crimson
and satin. The collars were covered with
geraniums outlined with smilax. The
body of the carriage was trimmed with
festoons Of the same. and the wheels were
thickly twined in ropes Of smilax.
In the bicycle division were 800 wheels
in line. many of them profusely decorated
with roses, peoples, ferns. smilax. mari~
colds, pepper berries and oranges.
The miidness Of the day and of tho sea-
son may be readily imagined when II is
added that the ladies in the taliy-hos and
carriages were gowned in white or light
summer clothing. having no need OF
wraps.
To the tourists from the East. all this
occurring in midwinter was matter OF
establishment, the display was marvek
OF grandeur and beauty SURPRISING any~,
thing which they had ever seens -
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majority decided not to stop long enough
70 dry the meat, but pushed on, while
Fletcher and his two friends remained
behind. determined TO dry the meat at all
LIZARDS, although il was known that the
Blackfoot Indians. in whose country we
We're then sojourning, were hostile and IL
net well guarded and able to defend them
seves. Again Fletcher was left behind,
with many doubts and fears of his ever
being seen or heard of again.
Tae train arrived at The Dalles, Or.
october 5, 1851. Before reaching The
palles, Cochran and his relatives, togeth-
er With others from Illinois, who had
,oine1 US at the Elkhorn. took the Barlow
route across the mountains to the Will
annette valley, while the Crockett family,
;. d. Ruddel and Col. Isaac N. Ebey,
who had left his wife and two boys, with
ner brother, Thomas Davis. in charge of
the wagon on the Boise river, decided to
come down the Columbia in large bat
teau. or fiat boat and push on, If possible.
before winter set in, to Puget sound
On the second or third day after reach
ing The Dalles, up came another train,
the last 10 CROSS the plains that season,
al QUILTED with four-horse teams. and.
aithough a gentleman by the name of
Hflswold, who was afterward killed by
the Indians at the Cascades. was NOM
inaily the captain of the train, Thomas
Fletcher was really the boss. This Girls
void train had overtaken him and the
TWO young men while encamped on the
fistte drying their meat, all then having
" teams. and with whom Fletcher fell
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comes familiarixed with the idea Of re-
moving obnoxious persons by murder"
On returning to New York Mr.. Goodwin
occupied himself in preparing for admis-
sion to the bar and writing letters for
the London Daily News. The New York
Tribune excited his warm admiration.
The stan was composed OF men like
Charles A. Dana, George Ripley. George
William Curtis and Bayard Taylor, whose
travels, though dull. were In everybody's
hands at a time when ''going abroad"
was comparatively rare. I'm fact" he
gays, 1.-THE paper was an institution more
like the Coincide Franchise than anything
I have ever known In the journalistic
world. The writer's were all, as 1t were.
partners in a common enterprise, and
Greeley. though all-powerfui. was simply
looked upon as primus inter pares. He
was, however, adored by the farmers Of
New England and in the Western Re-
serve, who believed he wrote every word
of the Tribune. not excepting the adj
vertisements. The influence of such a
Journal was deservedly high. Greeley
from the very outset had supplied the
spirit which made the paper an authority
in the land, for he sacrificed everything
advertisers, subscribers and all else. to
what he considered principle. The paper
would probably have suffered from his
want of education and general knowledge,
writer's who made ample amends for his
defects. 1t must be added. however.
that. as the years rolled by. self-conceit
grew upon him. and made the end of his
career. in some sort, tragedy. But
this was not until the anti-slavery cause
had won it's final triumph and the blasts
on his bugle-horn had lost their old eff
cacy."
In giving his estimate of the journalists
of that day Mr.. Godkin says that none
of the ante-bellum editors, with the ex-
ception of the elder Bennett, had pene-
trated the real secret of modern demo-
cratic journalism. The papers were edit
ed in the main. ito please and catch the
clergy, the professional classes and the
'genteef few" There was far more
money to be made by catering to the
tastes Of the uninstructed. or slenderly
instructed. masses than to those of the
educated few. Mr.. Godkin continues:
''The steady growth of the Bennett
type of journalism, which has ever since
continued. and its effects on politics and
morals are now at last patent. In all the
free countries of the world, France,
America and Italy. though In a less de-
gree in England, 1t constitutes the great
puzzle of contemporary political philoso-
ply. 1t is ever substituting fleeing pop
ular passion for sound policy and wise
craftsmanship. Democratic philosophers
and optimistic clergymen are naturally
unwilling to admit that the modern press
Is what the modern democratic peoples
call for. and try to make out that 1t is
the work of few wicked newspaper pub
fishers. But the solemn truth Is that
1t is q display of the ordinary working
of supply and demand. Consequently, all
discussions of the evils of the press usual
ly end either in a call for more Bible
reading in the schools, or in general de-
spair."
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FAITHFUL sHEEPHERDING DOGS.
Instances of Their Wonderful Intel.
ligencc Are Numerous.

1.-THE most celebrated breed Of shepherd
dogs ever known in the West" said Jud
Bristol. the old-time sheepman of Fort
Collins, Col. were those bred from a
pair of New Zealand dogs brought to Colo
RADIO in 1875. l had several of their pups
on my ranges and could fill n volume
with instances of their rare intelligence
and faithfulness.
II remember one pup in particular. He
was only six months old when he was
sent out one day to work on the range At
night when the herd was brought up to
the corrals We saw at once that a part of
the herd was missing. There were 1000
head in the bunch when they went out in
the morning, but when we put them
through the shoot we found that 200 were
missing. The pup was also missing Well,
all hands turned out for the search. We
hunted all that night and all of the next
day and did not find the lost sheep until
along toward night. But they were all
herded in little draw. about five miles
from home, and there was the faithful
dog standing guard. The wolves were
very plentiful In those days and the dog
had actually hidden the sheep from the
animals in the draw. The poor fellow was
nearly famished, as he had been for thirty
six hours without food or water. From
that day he became a hero, but was so
badly affected by hunger, exposure and
thirst, subsequent oYerfeeding and pet
ting, that he died not Yong afterward.
This same pups mother was an es-
pecialiy fine animal One night the herd
er brought in his f1ocks and hurried to his
cabin to cook himself some supper, for
he was more than usually hungry. But
he missed the dog. which usually followed
him to the cabin of an evening to have
her supper The herder thought 1t rather
strange. but made no search for the dog
that night. But next morning he found
the gate open and the faithful dog stand
ing guard over the fiocks. This herder,
in his haste the night before. had forgot
ten to close the gate, and the dog, more
faithful than her master, had remained
at her post all night, though suffering
from hunger and thirst
ION another occasion this same dog was
left to watch flock of sheep near the
herder's cabin while the herder got his
supper. After he had eaten his supper
he went out to where the sheep were and
told the dog to put the sheep in the cor
raj. This she refused to do, and, although
she had had no supper, she started off
over the prairie as fast as she could go.
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about me. should lie in wait for him

about me- I should lie in wait for him
and kill him."
Commenting on this experience, Mr..
Godkin says II should have been horri-
fled by this. even If it mac come from
layman, but by the rest of the company
1t was evidently considered not unnat-
ural ohiter dictum, and passed without
notice"
The other incident occurred In Arkan-
sas, at the house of young doctor, who
had recently come from Baltimore, Md,
TO settle there and practice his profess
sion. He was warned from the first that
he had much to fear from an old doctor,
long resident in the place, and he was
accordingly very careful to nave nothing
to do with the old gentleman's patients.
At length, however, he yielded to the
agonzed entreaties of father to attend
a sick child in whom the old doctor had
failed to effect any improvement.
THE neighborhood," relates Mr.. Cod
kim considered his fa,e as sealed, and
advised him either to keep out of his con-
frere's way or to meet him in arms. 1t
was what Mr.. Roosevelt would call
strenuous society, and 1t was evidently
considered but natural that the old doc
tor should shoot his young rival on sight.
Not long afterward, however, the latter
saw the elderly physician coming on a
lonely road, and got his gun ready for
action. To his surprise and delight the
old gentleman met him with outstretched
hand, and, after a cordial shake, wished
him success and prosperity. But the
general expectation by the neighborhood
OF totally different result shows how
easily even Christian community be-
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In. and the train went TO Salt Lake City,
intending to winter there, as they doubted
the possibility OF getting through that sea-
son with OK teams. Fletcher, by consent
OF all the others, took charge Of the entire
Quilt and succeeded In swapping the OK
teams. loose stock, ETC.. for horses, har-
ness. etc., and a few less wagons. and
outhtted the whole OF them with fresh
horses. and arrived at The Dalles, as be-
fore stated, only one or two days behind
the OK train with which he had first
started.
Fletcher was OF medium height, stock
lily built, sandy hair and forid complex
lon. The hair on his head was very bushy.
hence he had little need OF hat, and was
seldom seen to wear one while on the
plains.
On the plains from Salt Lake. Fletcher.
while riding in advance of the train, came
up to and caught fine large mule, wan
dering back along the road. having on his
back valuable saddle. pair OF holstered
Dragon pistols. fine blanket and pair OF
boots. The mule had evidently escaped
from some trader on his way back to the
states. Fletcher settled in Clarke county
and was elected member of the second
or third session OF the legislature. / be-
lieve he was twice a member from that
county. He afterward moved east of the
mountains and became prominent In local
affairs. but believe he is now dead What
became OF him In later years / do not
know.
Robert Cochran was a member OF the
Oregon legislature several terms, both In
house and senate. and died recently In
Eugene, Or
8. ID. Ruddell was q prominent citizen
OF Olympia, Thurston county; was twice
a member of the legislature, and did much
to build up, by industry and hard work,
large farm and comfortable home in
the far West.
Col. Isaac A. Ebey, who was murdered
afterward by Northern Indians at his
home on WILDLY island. was leading
citizen in every enterprise to benefit his
home and country.
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CAPITALIST, PRIEST, EDITOR.
The Many-Sfdedness of the Riche-
lieu of the Mormon Church.

The Many-Sfdedness of the Riche-
lieu of the Mormon Church.
George Q. Cannon. who plays Richie
lieu to Lorenzo Shaws Louis XIII. in the
Mormon church, has had inducements
and practical persuasions sufficient to
lead anyone who was less permeated
with his religion to abandon the difficult
ties into which his religion was constant
ly throwing him, and to undertake the
life of the ordinary man of the world.
But he has chung to his clerical post and
executed his elaborate clerical duties
without pause and without alteration.
In 1871, when he was 81 years of age. Mr..
Cannon was made director In the rail-
road built by the Mormons from Salt
Lake City to Ogden. In the same year
he was appointed to a similar post in the
big Zion Cooperative Mercantile Insti-
tute that Brigham Young founded, and
which does an annual business at the
present time amounting to over $4,000, 900.
In the latter part of the eighties and
early part of the nineties he became one
of the chief promoters of the proposed
Salt Lake & Los Angeles railroad. and
also one of the builders of the enormous.
and beautiful Saltair bathing pavilion in
the Great Salt lake. Several times he
was at the gateway to great wealth from
investments in mines, yet at no time did
he relinquish his priesthood to become a
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The stage coach was attacked by band
OF Indians and desperadoes. and at a mo-
ment perilous to It's occupants the cow
boys appeared upon the scene and put the
Indians to rout and were greeted with a
hearty applause from the grand stand
The steer-tyIng contest was one OF un-
usual interest as the territorial record was
broken, and great feats Of strength and
daring were participated In by Cow
punchers" fresh from the range. To the
novice this work is most exciting, and its
good execution requires horse Of speed
and long training. The mounted cowboy
stands at point twenty-five yards be-
hind line drawn on the ground. The steer
Is driven at full run past the cowboy, and
as the animal crosses the line, the flag Is
dropped. This Is the signal for the cow
boy to give chase. and 1t Is then his work
to lasso and throw the steer, tying three
of its legs so that 1t cannot get up. The
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II Seattle V$tor II Phoenix s ss sa p rs p F M.ls
COWBOY and indian Carnival s is Rss Mfns

mixed up In 1t. The passion for 1t. and
interest In IT, felt by even the more cul-
tivated members OF the human race, could
hardly be as strong as they still are had
they not been infused into the blood by
countless generations Of savage forcfath-
ers. 1t Is most humiliating though. that
man IL the only animal that rejoces In the
destruction OF its fellows. The exterminat-
ing powers OF all the others are spent on
alien breeds Some French author, think
one of the lie Maistres, has pictured to
himself the possibility OF 10000 cats doing
what men do. meeting in large plain, and
one half scratching and biting the other
half to death. Should we caress the sur
yfvors as we do human heroes. and In
crease their allowance Of cream? Within
twenty years the results of the Crimean
war were undone by Russia, without OPP
position from anybody. Everybody in
England deplored It, Lord Salisbury has