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FEW sMAL ARMY STRIKING ACROSS THE PL
the sorting, and If | had consigned

the spring, and If I had consigned
them by train I should not have re-
ceived them all before October. But
as I decided to "tail" them in, it was
necessary to receive them In the.
spring, for the drive would certainly
take close upon six months.
In the month of April I engaged my.
men; I also bought two good heavy
carts as "grug wagons four strong.
mules, and two good saddle-horses. to-;
gether with all camp utensils and 9TH
er necessities for the trip. The wag.s
ons, mules, etc., sent down to Santa
Fe by freight. My men sent at the
same time their tarpaulins and blank
cts. Two men next went down With
the goods and-animalsa to take carcSof
them. The others followed with me
little later on q passenger train.
Altogether there were seventeen men
in my employ detailed to bring the
sheep through. Two were to act as
foremen, two rs cooks, and the others
as herders. It was necessary to divide
the sheep into two docks for driving;
hence the two foremen and cooks. l
bought my supplies in Nebraska, be-
cause I could get them cheaper there
than in Santa Fe, and, besides. l was
sure Of getting what wanted.
Arrived at Santa Re, we immedl-
ately set about getting the sheep to-
gether ready for their long drive. The
Mexican with whom had contracted
for the 10000 mad, in turn, sub-con-
tracted with numerous small Mexican
ranchmen for the required number.
His agreement with me was to deliver
Mt Santa Fe the specified number and
quality of animals. There were sew
cral reasons for buying In this way.
For example, the MeXlcans In the out
living dlstrits know nothing of money
drafts and cheques, and gold wouio
have to accompany every purchase:
And to traverse these wild hills and
canons with money In ones posses
sion would be positive madness, un-
less, indeed, one had a well'armed
company as body-guard.
Well, the small bands Of sheep were
speedily brought in and grazed around
the town, until finally my Mexican
told me through his Interpreter that
he was ready to hand over the lot
These grandees, by the way, usually
profess not to speak English, and SO
all negotiations have to be conducted
through an interpreter.
had bought $4,000 lambs and u.
900 two and three-year-old Wethers
We first undertook to count the Weth'
ers. The flock, or band rs it Is termed
there, was rounded up" and got ready
to run through the corrals. Two
flimsy corrals were constructed, side
by side, with only q division fence
between them. From the first CORA
q Y-chute with O narrow gate ut the
end led into the second. The sheer
were driven into the first pen or cor
raj until it was filed, and then were
counted through the chute Into tht
second. One thing which added tt
the difficulty Of counting wns the rae
that the corral was not large enough
to hold the whole number ut once.
had to count part of them first, ant
then turn them out and hold them 10
gether while I counted the rest. l
turned out later that this gave III
plenty to do, and besides, gave aDun
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l
started on their thousand-mile trip to
Nebraska. The $4,000 animals We're
divided into five bands, each. In charge
Of herder on foot One extra man
went along to act as night watch.
The cook travelled in. the wagon, and
the foreman of the gang, Tom Bar
rett, rode on horseback.
The day after starting the wethers
Martin and undertook to count the
$4,000 lambs. AS on the first day, we
were we'll under way when we discor-
cred another fraud. One Of my men
detected q "greaser" in the act of
Edriving small band, which had been
l;counted and turned out, around
Through a+raVine1 and back towards
the host Of sheep waiting to enter the
first corral. We stopped the swlndler
in time, however. I then scattered my
men out at all points where fraud
might be attempted, and then proceed
ed with the count
The morning after we had counted
the lambs we stated them after the
others. hired n horse from a Santa
Fe stable and went with them for q
short distance, riding Oh ahead with
Martin to overtake the first outfit.
Convinced that the men knew their
business and would make the great
divide without serious trouble, l re-
turned to Santa Fe. Then, as my
business interests would not permit CT
longer absence. I returned to Nebras-
ka by rail. AS to the details of the
trip, Mr.. Charles Taylor, who was one
Of my herders and is still In my en-
ploy, will give them: :,
I started as herder with the bunch
of lambs which Mr.. DAILY had bought
in Santa Fe, and was with the outfit
for the whole trip. There were some
features of the trip which might have
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11
In the province of Cordoba, Argen.


In the province of Cordoba, Argen.
tine Republic, is great salt lake,
which recently has been surveyed by
an Argentine surveyor. The lake is
80 miles long from east to west, and
81 miles wide at its broadcast point.
The average depth is from l2 to Is
feet. Some fish live in the lake, but
they are small, and do not thrive we'll
because of the extreme saltiness of
the water, which is per cent. solu.
tion. The shores OF the lake aud its Is
islands are thickly wooded with pine
and quebracho., The lake is called
Mar Chiquata, and the region about it
is entirely uuinhabited. Many wild
animals abound there.
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Mrs. Davis Sweet of Boston in step
ping from o chair seversl weeks ago
struck her foot lightly against one of
the rounds. Intense pain followed
and the usual remedies failed to give
relief. Finally her doctor cut into
her foot and near the heel attached to
tendon was a large piece OF bone
that was tearing the flesh. Upon
being removed it was found to be the
exact counterpart of an incisor tooth,
the only difference being that it had
enamel on the back while the front
was of double thickness. The doctor
is unable to give any explanation as to
the piece. He does not believe it is
part of the heel.
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dnnt chances for fraud. From what
follows you will understand why 90
not give the MeXicans name. The
corral was filled with sheep and l took
my station at the chute to count as
they streamed through. Now, 1t is
dizzy work counting sheep. l could
count up to about 500, and then l
would become so dizzy watching the
swiftly moving stream of animals thut
] would have suddenly to shut the
gate that closed the marrow exit,
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fore. Let me see; it must have been
three weeks ago"
"oh." gsoaned Maggie. "Was it in
the morning?"
The postman thoughta moment
Eyes, it was, I believe yes.
'And no one was here to watch for
it and someone IN the house has kept
itl''-@.,
The little black chair fell over on
its face in the midst of the three.
The big man looked the postman
over fercely. ''That's great way
to do business" he said, sternly.
"What was 7 to do? The woman
who took it said her name was Kim.
ber, and I gave her the letter"
''The vi1enl" said the big man.
ooh, OIL don't say that Perhaps
there is another Kimber here. But,
tell me, is the vacancy filled?" cried
Maggie. =.
The big man was looking up at the
banisters where the bristling heads
listened for the postman toscall.,
.'No wonder" he muttered. "a
rough-looking lot-no wonder"
"What's the damage?" said tie
postman. .'I'll do what I can to make
good my mistake"
ST suppose it's filed by this time.
It's in the hands of the committee.
I'll find out and let you know. I'll
come myself and tell you. Now, which
one of those heads did it? Which took
the letter." =. ....,..>
.'She isn't there this sort OF people
never stays, long in place. The
woman has gone away by this time. "
The postman called out two names,
aud the big man departed.
Maggie climbed the stairs. The old
chair Jumped noisily along as she
slowly iourneyed upward.
Mercy heard her and flew to meet
her.
=, 81 didn't go, NUM- wanted to-,
but didn't. I stayed to watch for the
letter. I fought I'd put it in the
bread furkin if it coined, but it didn't.
Nothing come but the p'rade," she
said.
Two days afterward the big man
stopped at the movable Office.
''It's oil right" he said to Maggie.
i'They had found teacher, but she
has resigned. She is going to be
married"
He called cab and put the little
blind woman in it and rode away,
leaving the little black chair alone on
the pavement. The movable Office was
deserted. The next time the big mar
passed the place a bootblack had
moved in. But the bootblack never
knew what the low chair knew, nor
how 1t and the grand parade had
helped to usher in good times fol
Mum Maggie and for little Mercy
Chicago Record.
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been called hardships, but ! myself
enjoyed 1t. I have worked with sheep
the greater part Of ten years, and do
not mind O little inconvenience.
Our $4,000 lambs were run In six
bands, with q herder In charge Of
each: so there were five herders be-
sides myself. Mr.. Martin was fore
man Of our crew, Frank Willis was
cook Oh our wagon, and John Norris
was night herder. We left Santa Fe
Oh the 1st day Of May, and the wealth
er was hot. On the second day we
discovered that the wethers which
were ahead of us were getting the
best of the feed and not leaving
enough tender stuff for our lambs.
They were travelling slowly, and Mr..
Martin determined to get ahead. So
we made night drive. overlook them,
made a circuit around their camp, and
the next morning our lambs were lead
ing the way.
New Mexico is always dry region,
and the spring had been unusually
dry, so that the grass was not very
good and the dust something terrible
Dust, by the way, is always the worst
feature Of the trail. The cloud that
hangs over the flock looks, from O
distance, like the smoke from n prai
rie fire. Our faces were black most OF
the time. We all wore eye shields OF
tinted isinglass to protect our eyes
otherwise some Of us might have gone
blind.
After we had passed Las Vegas
some. fifty miles from Santa Fe. we be
gan to descend from the high levels
to the lower plains, and the hills were
almost impossible.
From Las Vegas on into Colorado the
grass was burned brown with the
drought, and water was scarce. d
course we had to depend on pords Of
| streams fer eur water supply Some
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11

The Eads bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at st. Louis has always
been subject to the phenomenonknown
as creeping raila." The creeping
occurs always in the direction OF the
traffic, and varies with the amount OF
tonnage passing over tho rails.
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of it was pretty thick-"thick enough"
the boys said, Ito carry in a gunny-
sack" But man Is not at oil par
ticular when he is ION the TRAIL
Sheep are not heavy drinkers and can
do without water IL there are heavy
dews on the grass, but ON this >eca-
sion the air was SO dry that dews
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11

It was belief among the Egyp-
tians that the third finger of the left
hand was connected with the heart by
means of q slender nerve. From that
belief came the custom of wearing
the wedding ring on that finger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11

A. A. Putnam, an electrical engi-
neer of Rochester, N. Y, made q !
oral will the other day by talking into
phonograph. He signed his name
on the wax roll of the machine with q
hot copper wire, and the witnesses
did likewise. Legal authorities say
that the will is valid.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11
About borrowing Trouble

The gravest mistake, and one that
is unfortunately only too frequently
made, is to meet troubles half way,
These will come soon enough; they dc
not want any encouragement, and
very often when they do come they
are not half so formidable as we imag.
ined they would be. Anticipation In
some cases is worse than the reality.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11

A curious plant is the tooth brush
plant OF Jamaica. It is species of
creeper, and has nothing particularly
striking about its appearance. By
cutting pieces of it to suitable length
and fraying the ends the natives con-
vert it into tooth brush, and tooth
powder to accompany the use of the
brush is also prepared by pulverizing
the dead stems.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

While cutting tim Der in the forests
near Cromwell, Ky., lqmbermen found
bone in the heart Of solid oak tree.
How1it got7there tis.a-m mystery. .---e'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11
What Men Think Of You.

4. The best way to find out how much
a man really thinks of you is not to
have s5 when he wants to borrow it.
..-Naw York Press,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11

Old friends ure sometimes dearest
because they owe sou this most money,
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.x THOs., J ADAMS PROPRIETOR.

SONG WORLD.
.
singing ns'
Arngng wholesome cumming ana ca'cnIns sonS'
sbrad won the
theday DONE,
Inthe blast And o bahed- sS
Andney Andne
There's tne woro singing
Adeep echonG a resonant, splehald sony,
the FURNISHED STEEL WITH never a shlrK
a.. ..
mighies VI It's iaoors done
OF Z!
lisa Finley Ncholas
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02
STATE CONVENTION CALL.
To the Republican Electors OF Pennsy
yupin.

To the Republican Electors of Pennsyl-
varia:
l am directed by the Republican state
committee to announce that the Repub-
licans of Pennsylvania, by their duly
chosen representatives, will meet in con-
vention at the opera house, in the city of
Harrisburg, on Wednesday, April %, 1900,
at 1890 o'clock a. m, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the following
Offices, tC wit:
One person for the office of auditor gen.
eral.
Two persons for the Office OF congress-
man-at-iarge.
Thirty-two persons (four-at-large) Tor
presidential electors. and to choose eight
delegates and eight alternates-at-larse
70 the Republican national convention to
be held in Philadelphia on Tuesday, the
nineteenth day of June next, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may be presented
In accordance with the rule adopted at
the state convention held In Harrisburg
on August 24th, last, the representation
In the state convention will be based on
the vote poled at the last presidential
election. Under this rule each legislative
district is entitled to one delegate for
every two thousand votes cast for the
presidential electors. in 1896, and an addi-
tional delegate for every fraction of
two thousand votes polled in excess of
one thousand. Each district Is entitled
to the same number of delegates as rep
resented it in the convention of 1888.
BY order of the Republican state COM
mittee.
Frank Reeder, Chairman.
w. r. Andrews, c.. f. Voorhees,, Sec
retarieS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

ISIS is the he week in which the
senate is expected to renew
II. its consideration of the ques-
tion of admitting Colonel
Quay upon appointment by the gover-
nor of Pennsylvania. The agreement
calls for continuous consideration until
the arguments pro and con have been
exhausted and decisive vote has been
taken.
The opponents of Quay's admission
must realize that to delay a vote in a
spirit of factionalism cannot improve
their status in the general estimation
of the public. The commonwealth of
pennsylvania is injured by such delay
far more than Colonel Quay is. If he
is deprived of a chance to have his
appointment voted upon it can not be
said by his opponents that the senate
lent its weight to their view of his
case; the only thing which that con-
tingency would indicate is that the sem
ate had shirked it's duty.
The issue is simple. Either Cover
nor Stones appointment of a senator
to serve ad interim is valid or it is not.
The question of it's validity cannot be
answered without a vote. To withhold
a vote is to leave the matter unsettled,
and to deprive the state of it's consti-
tutional right to full representation in
the senate. Obviously it is an issue of
the highest privilege, and as such is
justly entitled to a speedy decision.
Let the senate do it's duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02
The Grand Jury's Work.

r T is MUCH easier to walk around
disagreeable duty than to wade
N through it. A good many per-
sons connected with the adminis-
tration of justice in this portion of the
commonwealth have fallen into the
bad habit of stepping out of the way
of unpleasant tasks which are not alb
solutely unavoidable, and the example
of the recent grand jury in taking the
direct course right into the heart of
its obligations to the public is both
timely and wholesome. 1t should stim-
ulate to renewed vigilance and activi-
ty every process of law enforcement.
We will not discuss the indictments
presented by the grand jury further
than to say it is thousand pities that
large number of men notoriousIy
active for years past in councilmanic
negotiations that looked suspicious
could not have been included in the
list marked for trial. The grand iury.
of course, could not indict without a
showing of direct evidence enough to
raise a reasonable suspicion of guilt.
Mere guess work and hearsay would
not suffice. This rule saved scores of
persons at various times active in mu-
nicipal affairs who, without visible
means of support have toiled not,
neither have they spun, yet Solomon
in all his glory could not have held a
candle to them in the matter of Ink
urious living. AS to the men indicted.
they are entitled to a suspension of
judgment while the case against them
is in process of judicial determination.
AS to the grand jury's general re-
port, one portion of it cannot be too
strongly emphasized. 1--WE find" saws
the honorable jury, that a condition
exists in this community which to all
flsht-minded citizens must be appall-
ing. Its correction demands the earn
est and intelligent effort of all public
ofhcials; the task is so great that in
JUS performance the officers of the law
should receive the active co-operation
or all public spirited citizens who have
the welfare of the community at
heart,' Prosecutions now and then of
particular men believed to have gone
astray or to have led others from virtI-
ous paths have exemplary value, but to
be effective they must be reinforced bv
an asserted public sentiment in favor
OF honest government which will not
furnish field already ploughed, har-
fowedsand fertilized for the raising of
Doodle methods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

The prompt success which has at
tended the movement to secure a
branch post Office for the greater con-
venience of the 10000 people inhabit-
ing the West Side will be very gratify-
ing to its promoters and the public
generally. If success shall also attend
the effort to secure rural free delivery
of mail in Lackawanna county the
congressman from this district will
have additional reason to feel pleased
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

A sturdy and incorruptble citizen,
whose llfe-work presents an inspiring
OBJECT lesson to every student of it,
passed away yesterday when Benia-
min Hughes was summoned to his eter-
nal rest. He was a massive man, big
IN body, big in brain, big in virtue.
courage and kindness of heart. Self
educated, lf-promoted, he represented
signally the opportunities of our coun-
try and the principles necessary to in
sure success in it. Let the youth of
our day profit by the lessons of his
stimulating example.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

his foot down for decent government
What he needs next is the moral back
ing of public sentiment while he cleans
out the men who would have betrayed
him and wields the snickersnee on the
subordinates who appear TO have traf-
licked in their fancied pull"
. This is the plain moral of the slot
machine episode.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

The man who declared martial law in
the Occur d'Alene mining district who
built the bull pen" and who impris-
oned strikers in it until they would
give written guarantees of good be-
havior was the Democratic governor of
Idaho. This is a detail the Democratic
fre-eaters do not care to dwell on
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

On Thursday of this week the Demo-
cratic party in Pennsylvania will go
through the motions of holding a state
convention. 1t will be only the SEM
blance of a deliberative body. Colonel
Guffey will tell 1t what to do and it
will do as Guffey says. incidentally
1t will accuse the Republican party of
being boss ridden.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

The statement of Governor General
Davis of Puerto Rico that until a civil
government is organized tariff for
revenue is absolutely necessary to keen
the wheels Of government moving on
account of the present inability of the
poVerty-stricken masses to bear direct
taxes cuts another big lot of scaffold-
ing from under the false pretences of
the opposition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

One of the men nominated Saturday,
in Pittsburg for legislative honors is
the well-known newspaper man, cam
paign orator and jolly good fellow,
Colonel Henry Hall. He is an 'insur-
gent" but good one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

The opinions of Grover Cleveland on
public questions are frequently wrong.
but in the matter of the Hay-Paunce-
fote canal treaty he is everlastingiy
right
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

returns from Allegheny indicate that
the Hon. William II. Andrews is not
10 sit In the next Legislature of Penn
sylNania', The commonwealth will
strive to hear I'D.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

Its earlier form. This time its passage
should be demanded by public senti-
ment
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

thy. or dishonest. advisers. The grand
jurS"s report concerning the slot ma
chimes renders it pretty plain that May
OF Moir was at one time an object of
pursuit by such a gang. That he knew
of their untrustworthiness we do not
believe; for time they seem to have
fooled him as they had fooled others.
= BuE fair play TOR the mayor, he has
awakened to his peril in time. There
ts ne longsr ia the city hail any hang
er-on or conspiracy of parasites which
has reason to suppose that the mayor
lacks a mind OF his own. He has as
serted his Independence He has put
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Legislature.

Legislature.
First District-THOMAS ]. REY-
NOLDS.
Second District-JOHN SCHEUEP. JR.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02
The Plain floral.

.\HE MOST unfortunate cir
cumstance that can befall
Il a public official is TO no
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02
To Try Again.

RIENDS OF postal reform will
- be glad to learn that another
l. effort will be made to pass
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

Considering that, during the last half
century, British steamships have re-
Ceived in subsidies for carrying British
mails $3.50, OOO0 900. and that British steam
ships are more numerous than the steam
ships of all other nations combined, the
concern of British commercial and mari
time journals over Germany's rapid mari
time and commercial growth is not sur
Drisine
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02

is MUCH easier to walk around
a disagreeable duty than to wade
n through it. A good many per-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-02
Admit Quay or Reject Him.

HIS is the week in which the
senate is expected to renew
Il. its consideration of the ques-
tiOn of adpoittipu CoIo,oI