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The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16

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Martin at once informed me Of the
fraud, and 1 stopped the count and
hailed our Mexican friend. TO our
accusations he replied with a digni-
fed mo sabe" Martin then hustled
up the swarthy interpreter and we
gave them some lively talk, but it left
the senior quite undisturbed. The in
terpreter finally told us the greaser
wouldn't do it again." but that did
not settle for what had been recount
ed. The delay was annoying and it
took us the whole of that day to count
the $1,000 wethers and get them out
so we could hold them safely that
night.
The next morning the wethers were
started on their thousandmile trip to
Nebraska. The 1900 animals were
divided into five bands, each in charge
of a 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 l undertook to count the
$4,000 lambs. AS on the first day, we
were well under way when we discoy-
cred another fraud. One of my men
detected a "greaser' in the act of
driving a small band, which had been
counted and turned out, around
through a ravine and back towards
the host Of sheep waiting to enter the
first corral We stopped the swlndler
in time, however. l 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 a horse from a Santa
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16

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the spring, and if I had consigned
them by train / should not have re-
ceived them all before October. But
as l decided to "tail' them in, it was
Ltssssaiy e receive them in the
spring, FOR the driYe would certainly
take close upon SIX months.
In the month Of April engaged my
men; also bought two good heavy
carts as 'grug wagons" four strong
mules, and two good horses, to-
gether with all camp utensils and 9th
er necessities for the trip The wag-
ons, mules etc, ! sent down to Santa
Fe by freight. Ny men sent at the
same time their tarpaulins and blank
cts. Two men next went down with
the goods and animals TO take care Of
them. The others followed with me
a little later or a passenger train.
Altogether there were seventeen men
in my employ detailed to bring the
sheep through. Two were to act as
fOremen, two as cooks, and the others
as herders. 1t was necessary to divide
the sheep into two fiocks for driving;
hence the two foremen and cooks. l
bought my supplies in Nebraska, be-
cause l could get them cheaper there
than in Santa Fe, and, besides, was
sure Of getting what l wanted.
Arrived at Santa Fe, we immedi-
ately. set about getting the sheep to-
gether ready for their long drive. The
Mexican with whom had contracted
for the 10000 had, in turn, sub-con-
tracted with numerous small Mexican
ranchmen for the required number.
His agreement with me was to deliver
ut Santa Fe the specified number and
quality Of animals. There were sew
eral reasons for buying in this way.
For example, the Mexicans in the out
lying distrits know nothing Of money
drafts and cheques, and gold would
have to accompany every purchase.
And to traverse these wild hills and
,cano9s with money in ones posses
sion Would be positive madnsEs, Qn-
less, indeed, 6He had a %ell-armed
Company as body-guard. ~~sE
TWell, 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 49,
900 two and three-year-old wethers
We first undertook to count the weth
ers. The flock, or band as It is termed
there, was rounded up" and got ready
TO run through the corrals. Two
himsy corrals were constructed, side
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16

dian child in Indian Territory, accord
ing to unanimous vote Of the photog-
raphers. She is highly accomplished
and can play and sing with the skill
of a professional. The Indians call
her princess. She is a half-blood
Greek. She lives with her parents in
the white house" of the Creeks at
Okmulgee, and every spring entertains
the children of the tribe at q May
party on the capitol grounds, where
they crown her queen of the May"
Pleasanton Porter has been three
times elected chief of the Greeks and
is a wealthy man. He is well edu-
Gated and says his daughter shall have
as good and thorough an education
cs money can buy, va.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
BEST LEE EoR HEAlTH.
Outdoor Exercise and Its Beneficial Et.
feet ON the Nerves.

Outdoor Exercise and It's Beneficial Ef.
feet ON the Nerves.
The London Lancet makes some In.
teresting comments on the effect OF
conditions in crowded England upon
the public health, with the Beers as
an example of the benefits accruing
from plenty of room, simple habits
and outdoor life.
"Phe ambition OF the Boer," says
the Lancet, ''is to be surrounded by
80 vast a tract Of land that he cannot
see the dwelling of his nearest neigh
Dor. Then his occupations are all
outdoor occupations He must ride
enormous distances to go to church,
to do his shopping, to fetch a medical
man, or to pay visit, For his food
supply he depends to some extent
upon hunting, and here again we have
a health-giving occupation, to say
nothing of the incidental fact that this
enables him to become an excellent
marksman. There is the all impor-
tant fact that he is exempt from the
health wearing trials alike of wealth
and of poverty, neither surfeited by
luxurious living nor starved for want
oi the necessities of existence.
'But what in the long run often
proves more fatal still is the terrible
strain on the nervous system due to
the want OF leisure, the want of free
dom from anxiety caused by our over
wrought civilization, and the acute
ness of the struggle for existence.
The Boer mind is not torn and
harassed by the ambitious hope of
wealth or the constant dread of bank
ruptcy, of poverty, debt and stal va
tion. He feels quite safe as to the
morrow's existence. His land is not
oVer-populated, but upderpopulated
"He knows nothing either of our sor-
did poverty, of our overcrowding and
of all the insalubrious and degrading
conditions bred of misery that accom-
pany and put to shame our wealth.
1t would not be possible to find
submerged tenth among the Beers.
Therefore the Beers are free from
those nerve disorders that so largely
contribute to destroy the health of
the populations in the great CONNER
cial centers.
Gwen the Beers are taller,
stronger and of more powerful ply
sique than the English. 1t is quite
common occurrence to meet Boer
six feet six inches in height. The
Boer who has taken to town life and
acquired town vices may degenerate
like other people, but this is not of
frequent occurrence. Even those who
do live in towns often preserve their
primitive and simple methods of exis-
tence."
From these considerations the Lam
Get draws the conclusion that the ef-
forts oflegislation and OF philanthropy
should be directed first to the en-
deavor to get as large a section of the
population as possible back on to the
land. We should strive to make
town life as similar to country life as
possible. Therefore streets should be
as broad and houses surrounded with
as much open space as circumstances
will admit All accumulations Of
filth which corrupt the atmosphere of
towns should be removed with the
utmost celebrity, and the means of
communication should be 80 multi.
piled and reduced in cost as to en-
able townsfolk to enjoy the maximum
OF exercise in the open country.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
The Cultlvnted Rubber rree.

Native Indian gatherers, intent
only upon present gain, cannot be ex'
pected to be more thoughtful of the
future of tree than they are of theil
own, and they either cut so deep as tc
iniure the woody fiber of the tree, OF
leave it with great gaping wounds
that cannot heal. 1t is inadvisable tc
draw too heavily from the tree, fol
other reasons than the direct injury
that results from the loss of its life.
sustaining fluid. Owing to the soft
nature of the tree a clean incision
made in it will drain but a compare
lively small area before the swelling
wood closes the wound and stops the
flow. In order to drain the trees
more completely, the short-sighted
natives do not stop at making cut,
but chop out a piece OF the bark to
prevent the wound filling up. Such
an injury soon renders the strongest
tree a prey to water, fermentation,
ants and beetles that enter the wound
and get under the bark. Modern
Mexico.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
Charles Keade,s Motto.

ar propose never to guess what I
can know" This motto was rigidlY
adhered to by the author, whose love
of accuracy was so great that he
spared no pains to verify every state
ment he desired to make in any of
his novels; grudging no amount Of
labor which he expended in the &C.
coInplishment Of this result. He was
an indefatigable collector of news.
paper clippings from all nations,
which he carefully classified and ar.
ranged in many scrapbooks. Reports
of many institutions, police gazettes,
accounts of trials and accidents, and
manifold descriptions OF all sorts were
filed away for future reference. The
contents OF these scrapbooks were in.
dexed with great care, and from them
Charles Reade derived great satisfac'
tion; il ever any of his statements
were questioned or his facts denied,
he would turn triumphantly to his
classified scrapbooks and refute the
objections with some positive proof
contained therein. Miss Ticknor, in
Truth.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16

Martin determined to get ahead. So
we made a night drive, overlook them,
made q circuit around their camp, and
the next morning our lambs We're lead
ing the way.
New Mexico is always a 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 a
distance, like the smoke from a 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 We're
almost impossible.
From Las Vegas on into Colorado the
grass was burned brown with the
drought, and water was scarce. Of
course we had to depend on ponds or
streams for our water supply. Some
of it was pretty thick-"thick enough,
the boys said, "to carry in a gunny
sack" But a man is not at all par
ticular when he is ION the trail
Sheep are not heavy drinkers and can
do without water if there are heavy
dews on the grass, but on this Occa-
sion the air was so dry that dews
We're very light, and much OF the time
there were none at ALL Finally, we
were without water altogether, and
for five days the sheep had no water
at ALL We boarded the little we had,
but at length it was all gone. For
two whole days, in intense July heat,
we hadn't a drop for ourselves. The
sheep had been five days without wa
ter when we approached the Canadian
River We were fully a mile from the
bank when the poor animals scented
the water and stampeded. We did
our very best, but we might as well
have tried to stop the wind. In one
mad whirling rush, gathering speed
as they went, the bands crowded to-
gether and reached the river in
dense, struggling mass. They plunged
in, climbing over each other, and pill
ing up until it looked as If we might
lose them all. We, Of course, plunged
after them, towing, dragging, and
throwing sheep out of the river, until
every man was quite exhausted. When
we got the flock out of the tangle we
found there was no fewer than 500
lambs drowned. Mr.. Martin rode back
to warn the other outfit to hold their
bands at safe distance from the riv-
er and bring on one band at a time.
This was done, and so they were able
to get across without loss.
OF course we had to replenish our
stores occasionally, and our cook
would go across country to some town
near us when we needed something.
Our principal fare was bread. bacon
and gravy. Bread was baked every
day in the big camp kettle 1t might
be supposed that we had mutton for
dinner sometimes, but we did not,
though we had nearly 10000 sheep In
front Of us. Very few sheep men will
eat mutton. / myself would have to
be very hungry indeed to cat it,
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
-I"LITTLe INDIAN PRINCESS"
Something About LenOra POrter's Rar,
Accom- plishments.

"The Little Indian Princess" is the
sobriquet applied to Miss Lenora Por-
ter, the twelve-year-old daughter of
General Pleasanton Porter, chief of
the Creek Indians and the wisest man
of the five civilized tribes.
Miss Porter is heiress to nearly
81 100000 and the most beautiful In
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16
wby Ho sklpped society News.

She had incidentally mentioned an
entertainnont given the preceding
evening, and the chronic bachelor
said he hadn't heard of it.
1T was in all the papers," she said
in surprise.
'But 1 never sead the society
news" he replied
"Why notP" she asked.
Because" he answered, ''that is
where the accounts Of weddings are
printed, and I always try to avoid the
sad things OF life. Chicago Post.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16

by side, with only a division fence
between them. From the first corral
a V-chute with a narrow gate at the
end led into the second. The sheep
were driven into the first pen or cor
raj until it was filed, and then were
counted through the chute into the
Second. One thing which added 70
the difficulty Of counting was the faSt
that the corral was not large enough
20 hold the whole number at once !
lad to count part Of them first, and
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16

A new umbrella tent Is now used
by hunters and soldiers. 1t has a
central poie, with sliding collar and
ribs, and is opened and closed like an
umbrella. When closed the canvas is
rolled around the pole, umbrella fash
ion.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16

Horns of the hartbeast, an African
antelope are capable Of taking high
polish and are much cherished as Or
naments in this country. Mounted
on ebony, like those shown in the IL
lustration, they are handsome in the
extreme.
The suburban citizen., 1900-06-16

best Of the feed and not leaving
enough tender stuff for our lambs.
They were travelling slowly, and Mr..
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-25
TWELVE LITTLE BOYS.

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There are twelve little boys l would tel
DUST think What a dreadful nofseD
They are all Of an age, just three and a
half.
These twelve little blue eyed boys
There's a doctor, a preacher, farmer lad,
And one is a soldier bold,
Who rides about with his pistol and
Like the frog in the story old.
There's the acrobat boy, with his heels in
But / think. and so would YOU,
That the sweetest of all is the boy who
Two little girls in blue"
The sweetest of all. did I say? There's one
Who sits, dear little man,
Just thinking of mamma, the red lips
As only baby can.
There is one little boy, am sorry to say,
Who will cry and pout and fret;
Who likens himself to a bad, bad man,
Who loves no one and yet
Somehow we think that he loves us all,
For the clouds soon pass away,
And sweet smile dimples the tear STAIN
Like a sunbeam gone astray.
There is "Aunties sweetheart and
And Brothers little brother
And 'PaDa's mani think you scarce
Could find just such another
But when the hour comes for the good
To these ladies so precious to me,
1 find lust one poor, tired little boy,
AS sleepy as can be.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-25

future bring thee but only sorrow upon
sorrow? Sufficient to the day is the
| evil thereof. 1t is vain and useless to
conceive either grief or joy for future
| things, which will never come to s)aSs.
Let not, therefore your heart be
troubled. neither let it be afraid. Be
lieve thou in Me, and trust in My
mercy.
When thou thinkest 1 am far from
thee I am often nearest thee.
Think not myself wholly forsaken II
for a time I send thee some tribulation,
or withdraw from thee thy consola-
ton; for this is the way to the kingdom
of heaven. If l send thee affliction and
adversely, repine not, neither let thine
heart be east down. l can quickly
raise thee up again, and turn thy bur
den into joy.
Nevertheless, 1 am just, and greatly
to be praised, when 1 thus deal with
| thee.
If thou thinkest rightly. and con-
siderest things in truth, thou ouEhtest
never to be so much detected and
troubled at adversely.
But thou shouldst rather rejoice and
give thanks. yea. account this special
subject of joy. that affecting those with
sorrow l do not spare thee.
LAS the Father hath loved Me. [ also
love YOU" said l to my beloved dis
ciples; whom certainly | did not send
to temporal joys, but to great conflicts;
not to honor, but to contempt; not to
, idleness. but to labors; not to rest, but
to bring forth much fruit in patience.
Remember thou these words, o, My
son.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-25
ORIGIN OF NAMES OF ST

Maine takes its name from the province
OF Main in France, and was so called IN
compliment to the queen OF Charles 1,
Henrietta, its owner.
New Hampshire, first called Tacoma,
from Hampshire, England.
Vermont. from the Green mountains.
Massachusetts. from the Indian Ian
guage, signifying the country about the
Rhode island gets its name from the
fancied resemblance of the island to that
OF Rhodes in the ancient LeVant
Conneticuts was MOnegan, spelled orig
inaIly Quon-eh-ta-cut, slgnifylng long
Wv York was so named as compli-
rnent TO the Duke Of York, whose brother,
Charles II. granted him that territory.
New JERSEY was named by one OF us
original Droprietors, Sir George Carter
after the island of Jersey in the BRITISH
channel of which he was governor
PENNSYLVANIA, as is generally Known
ral,es its name from William Penn and
the word 'sylvania," meaning woods
Delaware derives its name from Thorn.
as West. Lord De La Wara, governor Oh
MARYLAND receives its name from the
rl1aan of Charles l. Henrietta Maria
Virginia got its name from queen f9ii1-
The Carolinas were named IN hoho[
of Charles l, and Georgia in honor OF
George H. r-o,,,,,o-
de Flores. or Feast Of the Flowers
Alabama comes from Greek Word'
sipuifving ''the land of the rest
Louisiana was so named IN honor u
AIississippi derives its name from that
of the great river, which is, in the Nat
chez tongue, 1.-THE father OF waters.
Arkansas is derived from the inu I'd
word Kansas, smoky waters, WIN inc
French prefix Of ark IA bow.
Tennessee is an Indian name. mean
ing the river with the big ben.
Kentucky, also. is an Indian name
"Kain-tuk-ae," signifying lat the head
Of the river" .,.ho
Ohio is the Shawnee name for the
beautiful river
AIicbigan's name was derived from the
lake Inc Indian name for fishwelr, OF
trap which the shape of the lake sus-
Eested. -.
Tndiana's name came from that of the
Illinois name is derived from the indian
word ''Illini"-men, and the french d.
fix. "ois." making tribe of men.
Wisconsin's name is said to be the III
dian name for a wild, rushing channel
Missouri is also an Indian name l0i
muddy having reference to the muuul-
ness of the Missouri river
Kansas is the Indian name Tor smoky
water
Iowa signifies in the Indian language
'the drowsy Ones" and Minnesota
cloudy water"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-25
CHINESE GIRLS.

One of the girls who read Uncle
Jacks talk about Chinese boys, wants
to know something about the little
girls in the Yellow Empire Uncle
| Jacks girl may thank her stars that
| she was born an American queen and
nOt-a Chinese lassie. Girls are not
! liked as we'll as boys In some parts
of China, when a girl baby arrives,
her father, instead of welcoming her,
! takes her out and abandOns her along
! the roadside. Many of these girl ba-
bies have been rescued by Christian
missionaries, who have brought them
up and educated them. OF course all
| girl babies are not thrown away.
| Among the richer families the girls are
well brought up and highly educated.
Some of them are taught by private
| tutors at home, while others go to the
native schools and seminaries for girls.
All but the very poorest families send
their girls to school to learn reading
and writing, at least Very rich girls
have their feet bound up when they are
small, to keep them from growing, so
that a grown WOman'S feet are some
times just a little round ball. OF course
a girl can't run around and have fun
while her feet are being pressed in this
way. Uncle Jack read somewhere that
this stupid custom began centuries ago,
when there happened to be queen
who was afflicted with club feet. Her
courtiers, to fatter her, had their
daughters feet made like her
Weren't they silly folks, and wasn't
the queen worse to let them do it?
What does Uncle Jacks girl think
about it? Another thing which seems
very silly to US western folks, is the
way rich Chinese girls let their finger
nails grow. Sometimes they are an
inch long, and to prevent them from
breaking, little gold caps are worn
them. The daughters of ordinary
working folks, however, have hands
and feet much like American girls, and
they take their share of the house
hold task, too. Sometimes they work
in the gardens and in the rice and tea
fields, and some of them are employed
in the silk factories. The dresses which
the girls wear would make an Amer
lean girl laugh, until she felt of them
and realized the costly and beautiful
material of which they are made. You
see fashions do not change from year
to year in China, so women can afford
to buy costly silks. When you buy a
dress you wear it until it is worn out,
no matter how many years it takes.
For ordinary occasions, schoolgirls
have dresses consisting of loose trous-
ers reaching to their ankles, where
they are tied with ribbons, and a sort
of tunic falling to the knees.
Uncle Jacks girl would be much
surprised if she were suddenly set
down among a group of Chinese school
girls to find that the games they play
are much like her own. They have
swings and skipping ropes, and Uncle
Jack wouldn't be surprised if they
could beat her at a game of jackstones
The Chinese girls have dolls, too, and
play house much as American girls do
So, after all, perhaps, Chinese girls
are not so unlike. Uncle Jacks girls as
the latter may have thought.-Sacred
Heart Review.