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TELLS HER OWN STORY.
Nr.. Nat Collins. the ..cattIe queen
of Moatnna." Talks InterestIns-Z
.. Iy of Her Early Life.

Ny life since childhood has been on
the plains and in the mountains. Ny
father was one of the first to visit The
gold fields of Pixies peak. What Is
now the city of Denver. Col. was
tfIssn a 81 of At11lt two or three
log cabins and few tents. All pro-
visions and merchandise at that time
were carried across the plains on
freighting wagons. the freighters
travelling in large companies for pro-
lection against the Indians
Ny first adventure of note came
while with one of these freighting
trains on the way FRI Denver to the
east, where / was neying TO at
tend school at my old home in Iowa.
The train was attacked by a band
of hostiles. and / was captured.
I was taken to the main camp and
presented to the chiefs daughter as
pet. was compelled TO witness the
torture of prisoners almost daily, at
one time being forced to behold the
burning atZthe stake of Mexican
prisoner.
Again. with other prisoners, was
compelled to run the gantlet, and to
this day bear the scar from a wound
inflicted by a tomahawk in the hand
of a bloodthirsty Indian. But, hav-
ing forced me to battle for life in
an effort to run the gantlet. having
inflicted wound which was intended
To produce death. their thirst for
blood appeared satisfied, and every eff.
fort was made to nurse me back to
health.
While with the Indians l learned TO
do bead work and decorations, OBJ
tanned a knowledge of their medicines,
witnessed the ceremony of selecting
chiefs and medicine men, was taught
their beliefs, their dances, sung their
songs and spoke their language fairly
well
After several months of captivity.
through the agency of United States
troops / was exchanged for four In
dian prisoners and returned to my
home in Denver.
This adventure was unfortunate; IL
robbed me of an education. as from
this time / never had another Oppor.
tunity to return 10 the east. and thers
were then no schools in the west.
Following my captivity and return
to my home l made IL round trips
from Denver to Missouri river points
as cook for freighting train, my
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BEST OF FUMIGANTS.
sulphur IL Not Only - Powerful Dis
tnfectRnt. Hut sure Death to
Moths and Ants.

The fumigating properties OF sui
phur have long made it a valuable
household remedy, and the sulphur
candles now on the market fill long
felt wnnt.
Not only are they convenient disin-
fectant, but they are almost sure death
~ flies, red ants, reaches and moths.
The room to be fumigated must be
tightly closed, even the keyholes
stopped with paper; then closets,
trunks. drawers and all infected recep-
tacles must be opened, so the fumes of
the sulphur can penetrate every nook
and Granny.
The candle is put in "A metal candle
stick and set in an earthen or iron YES
sel--a coal hod will answer quite as
well as anthing else.
The only requisite is that It shall be
deep enough to prevent the flames set
ting fire to anything. Care must be
taken not TO inhale the flame when
lighting the candle.
The room should be kept closed for
about four hours. during which time
the purifying fumes OF the sulphur will
thoroughly do their work.
These candles must not be used
where there is gilt paper. picture rails
or picture frames, as they will be tar
nished.--N. Y. World.
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HIS TREASURE.
An Incident OF City Life That show
Up n Masculine Failing That
Is Universal.

Vanity seems to spring eternal in the mas
culine breast, and the less it has TO feed upon
the more IT thrives, apparently.
One day, says the Baltimore News, tramp
of high degree in vagrancy stopped before
the window of house at which two youn2
women were standing. He was tattered and
torn and melancholy looking to such an e2'
tent that he aroused feeling OF deep sym
pathy in the hearts of the madens ~1l
looked down upon him as he stood gains
iDtently at some object he held IN his BaH1
Il wonder what he has, said the sen't
mental one Of the two, as she peeret dow,
on him; "a lock of some woman's HAIR
shouldn't wonder"
More likely a coin he's found; he .ooA'
pleased" rejoined the practical one. SEQ.
fingly, as she maneuvered for position ib1'
would reveal the object to her. =.
But 1t was neither, they discovered. Il
was just a bit of looking glass, IN winch ih'
man was surveying his features with sai'
fed air that told Of his entire contenimeA'
with his very rugged physiognomy;
Which shows. as was said at the beg m e
OF this story, that vanity springs eternaIl :
in the masculine breast just as curiosity aosi
in the feminine.
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brother being wagon master. Wood
and water were scarce, and many
times our only fuel was dry buffalo
chips At times the dread sand
storms would overtake us, when moth.
ing could be cooked without its being
unfit for food. During these storms
travel was abandoned
Hardly day passed without an In.
dian fight, for the savages were con-
stantly swooping down upon the
trains. killing the freighters or driv-
ing away the stock.
Now the same journey can be ac-
complished in comparatively few
hours in the modern palace car.
In this way I earned my first
money, and when the excitement oc.
casioned by the discovery of rich gold
fields at Alder Gulch, Mont, induced
my relatives to decide upon that as
their future home we were among
the first TO go TO Virginia City. The
trip from our starting point on the
Missouri river occupied nearly three
months. aud the greater part of that
time | was employed as scout for
the train, because of my knowledge
of scouting gained while with the In
dians.
For three days and nights we were
lost i'm the terrible bad Lands. :"
without water or food. but finally
continued. our route passing through
n portion of what is now the great
Yellowstone park.
Here was a sight that will never be
witnessed again the herds of buffalo
that roamed the prairies OF the Vel
lowstone. Nothing was more feared
than n stampede of buffalo. With
their heads down, for The buffalo does
not look up. they would go pell-
nell over the plains, and should even
high river bank be reached they
would continue on their mad race.
trampling to death all who fell be-
meath.
have seen buffalo so thick that
we would be compelled TO STOP our
train aud shoot among them to
frighten aud drive them away befot
we could camp. The earth at times
seemed to tremble beneath their
tread. but to-day all that remains as
\ reminder of those great herds of
noble beasts are few domestic herds.
We went up the Gallatin valley, past
where Bozeman now stands. to yir.
ginia City.
There were no laws or courts in
those days. only such as were made
by the miners, who would gather at
the stores and plan what they would
do with the desperadoes have seen
the bodies of men left hanging from
the limbs of trees for days as a warn
ing 60 criminals
For the past Is sears l have been
engaged in the cattle business in
northern Montana, the first - months
of which time l did not see the iacs
OF white woman. as the only set.
tiers were friendly Indians.
Ny first shipment of cattle was
made nine wears ago. and my Journey
10 Chicago at that time WAS also
nay first visit esst since leaving ans
CID hosue ia Iowa
Eaeh YEAR since that time | hare
accompanied my annual shipment 90
Chicago Mrs, Nat Collins. in Chieagx
Democrat
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TESTED BY TRIFLES.
Man Makes an Idiot of Himself Wher
lie Upsets n small Bottle
of Ink.

Flies are great tests of character,
son. \ man may be cool as an ice.
berg under extraordinary circum.
stances OF danger or times of intense
excitement. he may be calm when, at
another mans order. he is facing o
six.gun battery and getting ready to
try II he can push a bayonet through
cannoneer before the gunner shoves
eight pounds of assorted ironmongery
through him; he may assume com.
mnnd aud act nobly and quietly when
the ship Is sinking; he may preserve
an even mind when the hotel is on
fire; he may even speak grammatic.
ally when the ghost enters his room
at midnight
But let that man upset n very small
inkstand. says Robert j. Burdette In
the los Angeles Times, with only very
little ink in IL. on his desk. lie up.
sets his chair ON the Office eat as he
leaps To his feet with howl like a
wild Indian or a baseball coach: he
makes desperate grab at the ink.
stand aud swoops IL half way across
the desk before he sweeps il of into
an open drawer full of unanswered
letters; then he claws after his pa.
pers and drags them through n little
puddle of ink that wasn't doing a bit
of harm before he mopped 10 zigzaR
aud crooked all over everything with
his white handkerchief: and finally,
after he has smeared the top of his
desk. his hands and his gray panta.
looms with ink, he discovers that nj
the first dash he had knocked a much
larger bottle of red ink clear OF the
desk ON to the floor, where it has
lain. draining its crimson life away
in the very heart OF the llghtest figure
on blue and white carpet.
Then he saws things at the flies OF
life, and wonders why a man always
makes an idiot OF himself when he up
sets little bottle of ink And he
may keep ON wondering. Because he
will never know why, Nobody knows,
He Just does Il. that is all.
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The Apaches heard II, and. looking
behind them. saw their peril. As one
man they halted and fred into the
mules. then scattered on the run, the
| greater number making for the noun
| tains, the others still holding their
course toward Bili-his scalp WAS too
| great a prize to be lightly given up.
Stretched out fat on the old gray 8
| back. Kid rode straight for these, and
presently they dropped their rifles and
ran for their lives. but IL was too late.
One after another they disappeared
| in mass of switching tails and fash
ing heels. TO 90 down under the herd,
trampled and crushed into a bloody
! pulp Of flesh and bone. When the last
OF them had fallen, Kid reined in. and,
getting of his horse. started. stagger-
ing. toward Bill. but before going far
he fell Imply 10 the ground.
We saw this while running across the
valley. for the moment we understood
gllat Kid WAS doing every man in camp
had started at the top of his speed
for Those OF US that went to
where Kid lay found him insensibie
and bleeding pFotusely from ragged
tear where an Apache bullet had
plowed through bis shoulder. Quick
" took him In my arms. and tearing
open his shirt better toysee the wound.
/ made startling discovery was
woman.
Bill soon recovered sufficiently to
ride the old gray back TO camp, but we
had 10 carry Kid. and never was babe
held with tendeTer care by mother.
When she regained consciousness she
sent away all but the boss" and me,
and told us all about herself. Her
right name was Luisa Montez. She
was born and reared on a ranch back
IN the mountains. where the Apaches
had killed her parents. Without
friend or relatives, compelled 20 earn
her own living in land where women
are not supposed to do anything Of the
kind. she wandered up 10 Paso del
Norie, and was almost starved when
IL occurred TO her TO pass herself as
a man, and she was given job in our
outfit
When we left her. Bill went in anH
had long talk. What passed between
them we never knew. but he immediate
ly took charge OF her. and. as care
fully as woman could have done.
nursed her until she was sound and
well again; and the next thing any.
body knew she took him. unresisting.
back TO civilization and married him
Ten years afterwnrd ran across
Bin in Santa Fe and he was a changed
man. His oyerbearing manner was
gone, leaving in its place the very
spirit Of meekness. and he was pros
porous. owning small grading outfit
Of bis own. Kid and the children were
well and happy he told me.-san Fran.
cisco ArgoDant.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.

First Trooper-"Wbat do you think
Of him ??'' Second Trooper--"Wel, he
may be French By name, but he's Brit
ish by nature. Fun.
Trooper lwho has caught locust)-
Look ere. Bill. This is rummy
country. Ere's the btoomin' butter
flies in khaki" Punch.
Miss Pechis-"E Every body seems 10
think I'm the picture of mamma. Do
YOU" Mr.. Gallandt@"Well. l should
say very fattering picture. ."-Phila-
delphia Press.
= love you madly. devotedly." said
the ancient millionaire. Il place my
fortune and my heart al your feet. =
do YOU love me enough asked the
fair lady. who wasn't so romantic as
her words would imply. Ito die for
me 2"-Philadelphia North America.
"old snipps is Wild" "Oh ?''= Yes:
he offered to make leo khaki suits foI
as many officers among the volunteers
and charge nothing for them" SO I
understood Well, suit went
to man who has owed him a pile of
money for years; that's what's caused
his dander 10 rise. ..''-Pick-Me-U Up
whats the eharge??' asked the
court. The prisoner, your honor" re-
piled the officer, asked this man here
what his father was doing and when
told that the latter was a spy in the
mint. without provocation. called the
father minee pie Poor fellow"
said the court. IAN examination into
his sanity seems almost unnecessary"
Philadelphia North American.
Mrs. Greene-"They do say that Mr..
Slyder gambles. Isn't it awful?'' Mrs.
CRAY should say it was. Why. it's
almost as bad as stealing. If he wins
he robs some other man; II he loses he
robs his family" Mrs. Greene-"At
any rate, it is terribly wicked BY the
way. ! forgot TO tell you won the first
prize of the whist tournament last
night-a beautiful silver cup" Mrs.
Gray-"Oh, you lucky woman. How
envy you."-Boston Transcript
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of the moderate purse, but they are also
20 be found in more expensive sets, and
special orders often call for still more
costly talismans.
Some OF these charms. with their
special virtues. are as follows:
! Split chestnut Good morning.
? Amethyst heart-Loyalty.
3 OWi-Wisdorn
4. Heather In gIass-Eternal love.
s, Four-Ieaf clover-Luck.
g. Fidelity.
T. Antique money--Luck at games.
s. Pine cone-~Preserves from sickness.
3, Seaweed In glass-Preserves from acct
dent.
10 Poppy-To forget grief.
II. Holly--OvercOmes all obstacles
l.. AuverEne bell-Guide in the right path
H. Hazelnut-Long life.
These are each attached by a little
chain to a central ring. The flow
ers are encased in glass locket, and
the others are of silver or of gold in
the forms given.
Another set of charms consists of
tablets of n variety Of shapes, heavily
chased In ornamentation and set with
gems, the sentiment of which is also
engraved on the tablets just above the
setting. These are:
l. Opal-Hope.
2 Garnet-Graee
3. Sapphire-Truth.
4. Bioodstone-Courage
6. CryHopra rase-ElOquenee
6. Topaz-Fideiity
Z. fAcinth-M Modesty.
s huby~Charity
Q. JAsper-Wlsdom.
10. Pearl-1nnocence.
II. Turquoise-P Prosperity.
u. Amethyst-DeeB love.
j.. wire charm containing In frame the
figure ia"
The person wearing this set of
charms is supposed 10 have all these
wonderful qualities OF character. The
same gems and others as beautiful are
also to be had In the rough uncut
stones. inclosed In gold wire cages and
hung imprisoned on little gold chains
of varied lengths.--N. Y. Tribune
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One of the very latest Paris fashions
Is the black silk bolero, or sleeveless
jaeket'--Very much the same style of
Sleeveless jacket" that was worn BY
our grandmothers over some of their
best muslin bodices, This jacket comes
TO the waist line az the back and slopes
down longer at the front TO form point
ed corners and give the desirable long
front line. There Is narrow collar
and revers rolling back and leaving
the jacket open all the way down the
front. The smartest of these Jackets
are OF heavy corded black silk with de-
signs done in jet spangies. Others OF
them are trimmed with appliques and
edged with narrow silk fringe They
will be worn over the Sheerpst of gowns
or with black silk and crepe skirts
topped with bodiees of plated chiffon
or those OF muslin and lace.-Detroit
Free Press.
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no,, rerfsc,l, sweet.

Il want some very small cards en-
Rravcd," said "A fashionably attired
woman Ga u Chestnut street station.
er's establishment, says the Philadel.
phia Record. "Ies. madam" said the
attendant. about this sixe2" indicat.
Ing sample card. mo. no." replies
the woman. ''much smaller than that
want them about the sire OF the
baby cards that mothers used 10 send
out several seasons ago when new
baby was born" She finally selected
the sire she wanted, aud the attend.
ant asked what name was 90 be used
"fidn smith," was the reply. "And
In addition 20 the address | wan,
"Wednesday engraved ON the opposite
corner" did sou saw Fidoe" asked
the young man "Yes." said the WON
an, "Fido smith. You see. the cards
are for my little dog. | don't know
whether you know IL or not. but its
quite the proper thing now for wom
en- who have dogs 10 take them call
Ing upon other women who have dogs
and. OF course. you couldn't do that
without leaving the cards. "Wednesday
Is my a. home day, aud Fido receives
all his little dog friends with me on
that day. Now you know all about 1t.
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HaE SToRY.Tn
a lEsson oF TRusT.


When The dark days Of winter are DER ta.
And the Earth IN her mantle Of white
T. shaken ard rocked by the tempest
And sesMrged Of the storm day ard night.
We see not the xIadBess and beauty.
Which the fHlinass of tirne shall dIsctoss.
Nor dream Of the wonderful sNeefuess
Shut up In the heart Of the rose.
We catch not the charm and the fragrance.
The bloom ard the freshness II June
The flush OF the natdsamuar morning.
The glow % ffsss mid summer G4oaz.
We ssa not tfe wealth sf the harvest.
Deep buried IN farkEezs ard cold.
fef dream % the Kt8rF q autumn.
Al radiant Etth crimson and gold
Fas spring in her BEAUTIFUL garrnsrtz
sslMa come wfth soft sunshine and show
AnI sansnseE. arrayesi in her glory.
And eruNHes4 zsfh crown af Eiad foN-
5te hraaches win fruit shall be laden.
s igien eFsf MaFsa 80 barren and drear4
VI laen satsarnft. al trailing wtib ssl8eufaf.
Comes. erownlsE the 10Y of tiae year.
Not oHly when song birds are sinRing.
And nature seesus sfniiilR and bland
Bot when the fercs tempest Is zarieizing.
Ard dsrknsss hangs thick o'ef the land.
T. the hand % an Infinite Goodness
stiil guiding wherever We go
For the Lord Of she Harvest set reigneth
when the bread iisth under the snow
o heart. In the night time Of sorrow.
Look upward. and do not despond.
Though winter and darkness are round
thee.
There's sunlight ard summer beyond.
The frost and the haii IN their season.
The SNOW that comes down from above.
The winter, no less than the summer.
Is the gtft Of an Infinite Love.
u Il love on the torrent that F3Eeth,
No less than the Htreamlet that flows
II IL love IN the whifiWlnd that smiteth
No less than the zephyr that blows
II f. love when thy heart sings with glad
ness,
II Is love when all giadneas shall fail
And " EVIL endure for a season.
II is only that good may prevail,
Franc Remington. IN Union Signal.
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wHrm OF THE HOUR.
u Ba. r.ken the Form of ..ThIrteen
Charms" 90 ward On Evil and
uaIueky Innaenees.

4 fad of young women NJ present is
The wearing of good luck charms on
their lorgnette chains or watch fobs.
They must number exactly -, to coun-
teraet evil influences.
So popular have these become that all
of the pet which are moi
confined To- the young. by any means
are considered by the ingenious jew
eler. who makes a variety Of collec-
tious with just - in every dangling
bunch. Some of them are within reach
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nemunnt. nnd the Iaaie.,

Al Lawrence recently. says the
Atchison Globe. il was decided that a
woman was insane because after death
her house was found TO be so fun of
remnants of dry goods that there was
barely pathway left from the bed 20
the door. and from the table to the
stove. II the Judges were right. what
woman can escape the charge Of be.
ing, IL not insane. AZ least slightly un-
baianeeds Every woman yields to The
remnant habit. she buys remnants.
though closets and burean drawers
ct home are full of them. She has no
use for Them. but reasons that they
viii come in handy some day" They
include all kinds Of material. from
rrmnants of lace 90 remnants OF bed
ticking II there Is any care for the
remnant habit. no husband has yet
foaRa II cut
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where Happine.. Pereh~s.

Happiness? Huh" snorted tn,
lunehrooul growler. There isn't ARK
such thing as happiness; never was ans
such thing: never will be-"
"oh, ! dunno, said the man with the
square jaw. musingly. "If the BLACK
nevsboy. with bag of peanuts in hi.
fist and bunch Of cigarettes in hi.
pocket, occupying rail seat in ths
gallery of variety theater. isn't
happy, then what the dickens is he ..
You win. RiIl,r said the square
iawed mans listeners Washington
Post
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Ascending cheops.

Tourists ascend upon the outside
Of the summit of Cheops. the largest
Of the three pyrauiids of Ghizeh. The
height OF the stone blocks comprising
the pyramids average three feet. and
up them yea CHAMBER. an Arab IS
tugging at each hand an another a..
sisting IN the rear. You really DO rot
climb, yua are simply hoisted. Ia IL
ttresome and diSzy performance.
Next day you ache in every bone and
siaew.
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.wn't see the luck
A 2eas Matrimonial standard.

II men Judged women by the way
they treat their mothers there wonls
he fewer OF those marriages that lead
TO divorce Chicago Democrat.
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Cholly Ny hwother is in luck. He.
got place as aoor-walkah in u dry
goods store He Is there 10 hours 4
day.
Awther eawn't see the luck.
cholly You eawn'ts Why. his
pawnts can neSah bag az the knees
" \. Weekly.
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II is not considered good form for a rel
haired girl to ride white bicycle. Ihls
important and should be rememberes 80
Danville Commercial.
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II sometimes happens that a man OF r.
sources is one who has ingenious meJHaa'
Of contracting liabilities Chicago Da-!
Neys
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The only reason some persons pay t5ef
debts is so that they will feel free to borfaE
again.-N. Y. Press.
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To Win Undying Fame.

Some day, to shift the small boy to ~
earthly paradise, somebody will lntrod1
a fenceless baseball park and his fame ~
last forever.-Pittsburgh Times.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-03

people in the different neighbornoods.
through their committees. do their own
purchasing. and obtain the articles wnleh
they needed, instead oil supplies when
perhaps thes would not have needed, put
which would b. shipped to them under
any general plan OF distribution.
Il do not hesitate 10 say. from my
knowledge of the situation. that the coun-
try communities Affected by the storm
have been, to a great extent. overlooked
by the general public, most probably Tor
want OF Information and soma ooinpen-
sation should be made in some way 10
them from donations made TO cities and
towns.
"As soon as / can get report OF con-
ditions west OF the brazos river ! VIII
distribute the residue Of money now In
INV hands 10 the different committees IN
my territory. / only wish that | could
formulate, or put into operation, some
plan which would guarantee proper sus-
tenance and support to people in me
country districts. until q crop can be
raised. But. aside from tine three sug-
gestions submitted. am unable TO oner
q solution.
ut is perhaps opportune for me TO say
that in addition TO the sum OF SI2.3O6 %
mentioned above. have received the
sum of $500 sent me by persons from dir
ferent parts OF the country or handed me
by individuals here with the request that
II would use it where It would do the
most good or this sum | have expended
the larger part and the residue VIII De
used 10 help the most needy who may
come under my observation. All tina
amounts constituting the $500 have been
acknowledged in the columns OF The Post
and report will be furnished SHOW Ing
how they we're expended. These sums
$72. 30625 and 1920. are all the funds
which have come into my hands from all
sonrces."