The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12

"a few days after he had broke me he
| called around and ordered me to open up.
giving me credit at the State bank for
$1,000 without note or security of any
kind.
When. in 1858. finally determined to
leave ct. Paul. Louis called on me and
offered to put me in charge of his Indian
| agencies at a handsome salary with q
fine opportunity to make money IN tho
side. ] hesitated and he urged me to &C.
cept. He went over the whole gamut of
the gamblers ups and downs and uncer-
tainties. and predicted my finish at
penniless old age II lived long enough
I finally refused the good fellows ofrer.
| and in 1902. the man who took the posi-
ton declined, lost his life in the terri
BILE Indian massacre of that year
THE Sioux and Winnebagoes massacred
over eight hundred men, women and chill
dren In Minnesota in the year 1852. and
every one of my friend Louis Roberts
agents fell In the massacre. So that.
after ALL am ahead OF the game thirty
| eight years, and 1 have probably seen
more in that dme and In this world than
could see or probably care to experience
in that bourne to which tho poor fellow
went who took the job I refused. Mr..
Roberts, I am glad to state. escaped the
massacre and died some years ago q mill
Nonaire A good deal Of the real estate
which made him so was At one time and
another his and mine alternately las the
fortunes of the cards Observation-Disclosures
ington Post.
slower Ships but More Cemfert.
The evolution of the steamship Is as
interesting a novel Take the cattle
ship: 1t began huge freight boat,
and It was found that amidshIps there
was room for n few passengers. The few
passengers liked 1t wonderfully because
of the smooth sailing and the moderate
cost. Then gradually more staterooms
were built, and In addition to cattle the
ships were soon carrying large cargoes
of human beings. The other type was
tho ocean greyhound, burning fortunes
in coal on each voyage-using men and
machinery in strenuous effort to make
records, and in the meanwhile churning
the stomachs of The passengers into six
days of unhappiness. These did not pay
the dividends, but they made fine ad-
yertisements. Now. finally. between the
extremes has come the compromise. On
each side of the ocean splendid ships are
being built which exceed the greyhound
in the luxuries and beauties. and which
slightly excel the cattle-ships in speed.
In other words, the steamship COM
pa nies have come to appreciate that the
average traveller wants comfort So 1t
happens that at least a dozen million
dollars are now being spent in this new
type OF boat.
The other day. at the Cramps yard on
the Delaware. the keel of the largest
ship ever built in the Western Hemi-
sphere was laid-a leviathan which will
be nearly 600 feet long, with a tonnage
OF 1880. She is built by the same COM
pany that owns the St. Paul. st. Louis,
Paris and New York, but unlike them,
she will have great, broad bilge keels
that will keep her almost as steady as
a railroad train. 1t will take day or
so longer for the passage on a boat of
this kind. but the passengers will enjoy
life In the meanwhile. There will be
two of the same type. and other COM
panies are building somewhat similar
ships.
Two vii! be launched IN England this
month There never was a time when
the popularity of ocean travel was SO
great, and 1t Is an interesting fact that
every steamship company in the world is
At work and Is making money.-satur-
day Evening Post.