Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

ting the best to he had They win
ter their ilocks In San Juan county
and their summer range is east OF the
Joe Wallace ranch. up in the hills
They have three owes and three
bucks at the fair.
| Pigs.
Griffith Bros entered their Poland
China boar. very fine specimen OF
the breed.
| Wood a Morgan brought In ten aead
of Durham cattle of various ages.
They have bunch of afty head on
the ranch and they are admired by all
who see them.
Rabbits.
Miss Mabel Hillman of the Animas
valley has three pairs OF very large
Belgian hares.
Fred Jephcott Of Bayfield, nas one
pair OF Belgian hares.
Ferrets.
Fred Jephcott, OF Ferret farm. near
Bayfield, has five specimens OF fer
rets and South African weasels. He
imported the old ones and is raising
ferrets for exterminatine prairie dogs,
Poultry.
Robert Johnson of Durango has an
elegant display of chickens. every one
on exhibit heing full blood and pedi
greed. He has orpingtons, Bun Coch-
ins. Light Brahmas. young Brahmas.
Plymouth Rocks, young Plymouth
Rocks and Silver Spaueled Hnmburgs
Miller Green has some pretty White
Wyandottes.
Mrs. George Meyers OF bayfield, has
some Cornish Indian game chickens
which are somewhat of novelty.
Plants and Flowers.
r. A. Schluter, the Durango green,
house man, has large and artistic
display of potted plants and flowers.
which constitutes an effective adver.
tisement for his business.
What boy has not PLAYED Indian and
possessed desire at some time to
Join a tribe and live the free. easy
and unhampered life of the noble red
man? Many visitor recalls these
dian row at the fair grounds And ne
finds many things In the life of the
real red man that still appeal to him.
but there are also some things which
come as a shock and unnerve a mans
Utoplan dream like the vnndal de.
stroying some hallowed relic of an
tiquity. The picturesque wigwams
yrftb h..
center and the smoke curling upward
from the smoke flap; the bucks re.
clining or sitting around the Are
smoking while the squaws are getting
supper the Minnehahas and the
Laughing Waters carrying aqua In
their willow water Jars, rustling wood
etc. the little children romping and
playing, happy as can be, the grown
up boys out on the race track exer.
cising their cayuses for tomorrow's
races-thesc are some of the things
that appeal to the white man who
would like TO get away from the white
mans burden And here Is a little In.
cident which must raise the red man
In the estimation of many. Last even.
ing at supper time small crowd Of
visitors mad stopped at the camp OF
Severe a Ute of some note. Severo's
family and relatives are numerous and
the circle around the fire was n large
one. When supper was ready Severe
whose face beams with kindness, look
ed around to see II all were paying
attention, and then he bowed his head
all the others following his example,
and he asked blessing-a long one
In his native language. To the whites
IT did not look like ne had much to
return thanks for. There was some
meat that had been dried on the
fence. chopped on a rock and dropped
on the ground and 1t didn't look very
good, there was some bread that had
been baked in skillet and weak
&%XX coffee without cream; for but
ter they broke a bone and picked the
marrow out. And It was for this that
this red believer In the iowIy Nazar-
enc returned thanks to the Father OF
all. All these things above mentioned
are the ideal, and now for the shock
Suppose the white man who had Join.
ed the tribe should come In hungry
and the squaw was chopping one end
of a bone on on a rock and dog was
eating of the other end. The small
est children, whose noses and faces
are badly neglected. break off pieces
Of bread and dip them into the pan OF
meat stew, getting their fingers well
into the gravy with each dip. squaw
lays a piece of meat on the ground to
fix the fire and dog grabs II, but the
squaw says "Ab chez An XII" and the
dog drops It and sneaks away. And
when the squaw washes her hands sh,
takes a mouthful of water from tho
| jar and squirts 1t onto her hands
| much In the same way as the China
| man sprlnkles clothes. Such things
would probably make the white mar
| desert the tribe and go back to his
| own people, All good things hav,
their drawbacks, the life of the Indiar
not excepted.
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