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and when the name of the graduate is called
he kneels at the Arohbishop's feet and
touches with his lips the hand that pre-.
sents the diploma,
Human nature will intrude even at a
Jesuit commencement. When one Of the
students falls up the stairs leading to the
platform, a girl with Leslie Carter hair and
a Lillian Russell bonnet in the front row
causes laugh by whispering; He won't
be married this year.
Then the degree Of IL. D. Ia conferred
on Mayor Mcclellan. His address to the
students is marked by the Same earnestness
and gravity appearing in tho other ora.
lions.
Little sentences stick In the mind. The
sin OF the age IL avarioe. What We
have to fear lie money which taints, which
brazenly tempts men to sell their honor,
and then buys It. . Tho man who
betrays his public trust for money oomuda
a orime which makes that of Benedict Arnold
sink into insignifcanoe, and lends respect.
able hue even to PIRACY
Then on the campus ou rspotr u spoken,
congratulations are given and THANKS re-
turned. There are feminine bluahes and
masculine bashfulness. Tho sky has
cleared for good, and oommsnoemsnS 4
over.
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Nouns the Passing Cowboy
Gabe Martin Tells of the Old West

holding the cattle together for they per-
sisted In moving before the storm. Finally
We got them stopped by a wire fence near
the cabin OF a settler. We started whistling
and singing. for the human voice has a
thanking our stars that danger was past
when rooster in a cottonwood tree at the
rear of the cabin woke up and crowed.
The herd stampecled, and in few minutes
We were miles from the cabin and the cussed
rooster and riding like blaze,. It took
us twenty-five days to gather those cattle.
"A cowboy must have presence Of mind
and must be sharpwitted enough to KIN ow
in an instant what to do when he meets the
unexpected The closest shave I ever had
for my life was down in the Panhandle.
1t was a stormy night. dismounted
to start a fire. for Wa had been in
the saddle all day without anything
to eat. found some cane stalks.
hut everything was water soaked and the
fire was bard to start. 1t was burning
feebly when my horse snorted and holted
across the prairie. The herd had STAN
peded and knew from the direction my
bronco was going that the cattle were coming
my way.
A COW pony knows what to do in STAN
pede-he runs before the herd. There was
only one thing left for me to do-stir up the
fire and get it blazing. piled on the cane
with one hand and with the other famed
the fire with my hat. while the thunder 81
hoofs on the hard ground grow louder every
minute.
Il famed .frantically. had been stiff
with cold when / dismounted, but now
beads Of perspiration were trickling down
my face. | stood up and drew my gun to
kill the first steer. hoping that his carcass
would divide the herd. 1t seemed to he
my last chance. At that moment the fire
blazed up, revealing the plunging steers.
It seemed to me, not twenty feet away.
But I was saved, the fire parting the herd
on each side.
mo matter bow big the herd. an ex-
perienced cowboy can tell the moment
any Of the cattle are missing. Once / had
large drove in pasture over in the Usage
reservation. I would ride out every few
days and take n look at them. One morn
ing noticed leader was missing. I sent
one Of my men to examine the fence. and he
had no more than got out Of my sight when
] heard him shoot 1t was signal for
me to come to him. The wire fence had
been cut and forty steers taken out.
II sent a cowboy across the country
to the nea rest telegraph station to notify
the cattle shipping points Of the theft and
sta rted on the trail OF the ruslers. There
we're three Of them. They had good
start of me, and when got into Blackwell
and left town. went in pursuit and over
took them the next day There was q
little fight
did you shoot them?" asked a tender
foot.
Il got the money for my steers
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seldom smiles. was what Snyder replied.
At that moment Smiles opened her mouth.
small boy took aim and hit. Smiles
cSssd her %1ua .1 on the EssGesH
once more.
-See!" cried the boy. Hes got two
tongues. Watch how he laps the back
one over the front and walops it around.
! wonder Why he's got two tongues when
The reporter put in a mild suggestion.
Maybe it's because he is lady" she
said.
The small boys regarded her with sur
prise.
Ss !; he ns.s SDyds2 sss ate told
them. And he said. too. that the gentle
man rhinooeros has but one tongue
Look at him open his mouth" cried the
small boys, and threw her more ginger
cake.
A young couple stopped before the cage
ment Smiles had successfully caught a
bit Of the cake and had closed her mouth
over II.
1t was a strange sight Her upper lip
went away around under the under one
hooked itself to her neck The young
woman regarded her frowningly.
where does her face begin, anyway"
she asked.
The reporter was afraid that the feel
ings Of Rhinoceros bicornis might have
been hurt at this-she was sure hers
would have been-and glanced at her
quickly. There was no face at the bars.
Smiles had run over to one corner of her
cage and was buttin ne at the wall, apparently
In despair.
@Whew! Whew!- whstled small boy
with a large ginger cake.
Smiles lifted her head. She battered
across the floor Of her cage and opened
her mouth. The boys aim was good.
Smiles comforted herself with gingerbread.
Then there was a succession OF sharp barks
as Snyder came walking through the bars
Of the elephants cage.
What dog is that?" asked the reporter.
.No dog at ALL" answered Snyder.
That's my talking elephant, Hattie She's
saying 'How-de-do' to me She wants
her dinner. Smartest elephant in the
world. Hattie is. taught her"
With that he took TO putting Hattie
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HELENA. Mon; July lon July I there
will be unveiled in this city a monument
to Gen Thomas Francis Meagher com
mander of the Irish Brigade in the civil war.
Montana has always held Gen, Meagher
In high esteem. He was Montana's first
citizen to have a county named in his honor.
He was Montana pioneer, and it was while
on a mission for the protection Of his fellow
citizens that he lost his life,
The idea has been to make the affair dis
tinctively Montana one That is, the funds
for the erection OF the monument have been
exception Of one contribution, This ex-
ception was that Of Gen. Meaghers asso-
ciates in the Sisty-ninth New York Volun-
teers, which the association did not feel
itself justified in in refusing.
The Thomas Francis Meagher Memorial
Association was formed more than three
years ago by res idents of Butte, Helena,
Great Falls and other cities, but it was not
until year ago, when such men as W. A.
Clark Thomas H. Carter. former Senator
T. C. Power, William Scallon Bishop John
P Carroll and j. D. Ryan came forward
with liberal subscriptions. that the neoee-
sary amount was raised. Permission was
then secured for the erection Of the statue
in the State House grounds, and the asso-
citation chose spot in the center Of the main
walk leading to the Capitol.
Invitations have been issued to prom
inent Irish-Americans throughout the coun-
try to attend the unwilling ceremonies.
Former Congressman John F. Finerty
OF Chicago will be the chief speaker.
The statue is the work of Chicago sculp-
tor. 1t represents Gen. Meagher on horse
back in military attire with broad brimmed
hat. boots ana spurs. In one hand he
holds the bride reins. while in the other
is an uplifted sword. The statue will rest
upon a marble base about 20 feet long.
10 feet wide and feet high. The total
cost Of the monument is in the neighbor-
hood of 0,O0O.
Gen. Meagher was born in Waterford,
Ireland. in 1923. At the outbreak of the
French revolution, in 1s4s, he was sent to
Paris by the Irish Confederation to con-
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FHF sUN, SUNDAY yUEY q; f905.

delssohn, the procession, headed BY the
Jesuit fathers Of the college. enters the audi.
torium. Tho stage IL hung With . curtain
Of maroon In the rear and with the GLASS
colors of blue and gold draped in front.
There is no wealth Of flowers such az one
might expect. A couple OF pieces at either
side Of the platform are all
1t is Archbishop Farley who throughout
the ceremony attracts and keeps most OF
the attention OF the audience. He wears
his saoerdotal robes. The deep cape
the inter, from beneath which falls
the white hair. the heavy chain and its
massive pendant all help to make him the
central. impressive figure.
His roles are of the true royal purple,
which Is unlike the shades Of violet COM
monty associated with that color; this Is
room Of monarohies.
The addresses Of the graduates are I'M
like those OF the ordinary college commence
ment. You walt in vain for the usual we. '
The graduating class is never referred to
az having the handsomest and the most
intellectual men. the best athletes, the
most eloquent orators, the finest dancers,
In word as standard for all those who
are to come. The civic virtues form the
topics Of the disoourses. Respect for
Civil Authority Regard for Fellow Citi-
zens, Love Of Country" TO-, are subjects
treated.
The valediotory, however, does not de-
part from tradition. valedictorians must
bow TO prejudice, whether In church or
secular building Of learning. Hero there
10 tho usual reference to time rolls its
oeaseless course, ITO the tense and crowded
years" There is mention made of eternal
partlngs and heavenly meetings, the founda-
ton OF character, college influence, the diff
ference between the strenuous days Of alma
mater and those of the world outside.
A little ceremony attends the giving Of
the diplomas. The father In charge of the
ceremony rises to receive each diploma "a
1t Is handed to him by one OF the gowned
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The Barber Knows:
That's Why He Talks

BARRIERS have to know something besides
shaving and hair cutting said tho boss
of downtown shop. They have to read
the newspapers. They must keep up
with the news Of the day, and especially
sporting events. don't know why it is
so. but majority of my customers begin
talking about the races and baseball and
other sports as soon as they get in the
chair.
"You have heard about the garrulous
barber. Now the fact is that city barber
rarely opens his mouth II the customer is
reticent.
~If the barber talks it ia due to the custo-
mer. and, a. have said. most Of the custo-
mers in a barber shop run to sporting
news II they find that the barber is not
posted they will go elsewhere. There is
no rule requiring barber to read the
newspapers in the shop but he under
stands that he Is expected to know what
Is going on.
Il have one man here who has made
a study of the war in the Far East, and
really think he would be a valuable aid
to any board Of strategy. Several of his
customers are in the Army Building.
and no matter how many are ahead Of
them when they come In they wait for
that barber because they like to hear his
views
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through some tricks, such as playing the
harmonica and dancing the two-step, while
an admiring crowd looked on.
When it was over the reporter went back
to the cage Of the rhinoceros. Smiles was
looking sadly through the bars out of two
little eyes fastened on the sides of her head.
like a birds.
Il should like to know the story Of your
iife, began the reporter suavely. 'and
"They caught me young replied Smiles,
or they wouldn't have caught me at all,
and she began to rub her horns again in
the way she has when she is agitated.
III I'd known they We're going to put
me in a cage by myself, shut of from the
companionship of every gentleman rhi-
noceros in the world. I'd have done some
sprinting, l can tell you. Thirty-four
years of age and never had a sweetheart
and the way she rubbed her horns against
the bars was a thing to look at.
The reporter undertook to console her.
IF you had been married." she said,
you'd have rubbed your horns all of by
this time trying to break through the bars
the matrimonial bars, l mean. ! wouldn't
.there are no old maids these days They
are bachelor maids. That's different, and
a lot more fashionable"
Smiles wasn't comforted. She took to
walking impatently up and down her cage.
her soft big bare feet pattering; her lar ge
IOuHN THUS lledNlIlR "ltH slSHS. l ne reporter
had to acknowledge to herself that she
wasn't pretty. Even II she had made
her debut in a jungle she didn't believe she
could have caught beau.
And these young bridal couples, moaned
Smiles as she paced to and fro. coming
and looking at me and making comments
on where my face begins! Did you hear
that?' wildly.
Never mind" soothed the reporter,
-there are worse faces. But not much"
she had to add inwardly in order to be
perfectly truthful with herself.
There came another sound of sharp bark
ing. Smiles retreated to the far end of her
cage and began again to butt at the wall.
Once she quit for a moment and turned
around, showing her two-horned profile
and one eye.
@That talking elephant makes me tired!"
she walled. Listen. She's performing
again" and she fell to butting the wall
ha rber than over.
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The high speed trolley line which Is to
be constructed between New York and
Newark, and for whose building millions
have been set aside through the Public
Service Corporation. which owns most Of
the trolley lines in northern New jersey,
will have It's Newark terminal on historic
ground.
To make room for tho big new Office
building which tho Public Service Il to erect
and for the final stopping place Of the cars
a stately old mansion, erected about .
century ago, In which Lafayette was en-
tertained in 1924, will be torn down.
The old house was owned by Major Elisha
Boudnot. and it has been preserved to this
day very much as 1t was in 1924. It was
surrounded on three sides by broad stretches
of lawn and farming land then, while across
the road in front was the Military Common,
or Training Ground, set aside by the first
settlers Of Newark, and still public park.
Major Boudinot was a brother Of Elias
Boudinot distinguished as a member OF
Congress during and after the Revolution,
and was the first president of the American
Bible Society.
Elisha was born in 1742 and was called as
a sergeant-at-law in 1892, having long te-
fore been an attorney and oounselor-at-law.
He was an ardent patriot and with his
brother passed through many hardships
during the Revolution. Elisha Boudinot
died in 1919, but his family was living in the
old house when Lafayette came to Newark
In September, 1924.
Lafayette rode in a carriage from jersey
City to Newark. escorted by a squadron of
cavalry over a road that Ia now lnroelv
given over to the uses of this same Public
Service Corporation. When the Marquis
reached the principal street of the city
Broad street, he was met by a great throng
and young girls proceeded in front of him
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BLISS. Okla, july The celebration OF
tho passing of the cowboy at the lOl ranch
on Juno II drew from retirement q man
who has seen more Of the stormy life of the
COW camps In the Southwest than any other
living cattle man. He Is Gabriel Martin
and he lives in Arkansas City. Kan.
He trailed cattle to market from Texas
before the days Of railroads and before
there was a wire fence between Kansas
City and the Rocky Mountains
It was in the big grand stand. after the
bugle in the army camp across the valley
had sounded taps and things had quieted
down for the night. that Gabe. lying on his
back in a seat, grew reminiscent
THE real cowboy said he. "has been
cut out Of the herd and driven from the
range. The farmer with his wire fence
the railroads and the trust controlled pack
ing houses with their starvation prices for
cattle on the hoof have combined and put
him out Of job In the future he will
be seen only in Wild West shows,
OF the 500 gathered here from all over
the Southwest not more than 100 are the
real thing. They are dressed in the old
way-revolvers, lariats. sombreros and
great spurs-and they ride we'll and shoot
and shout enough to make a tender
foot's hair stand on end. but it's In the
roping ring that they betray themselves.
Either they have forgotten or they never
mastered the art Of handling steers In the
old way.
There used to be times back yonder
in stampedes and storms when thought
my life was cast in hard places. But
those days appeal to me now. sit in my
Office at Arkansas City and when I catch
a glimpse of the plains through my window
1t is hard for me to keep from eaddling
my pony and riding out to meet the sky
line love the life and freedom Of the COW
camp and it hurts me to think that ii ia
gone.
Nearly all the grazing land in the South
west has been fenced and cattle feeding
In pastures do not require the attention
of cowboys. In my time it was different.
The herds feeding on the range had to be
watched night and day Then it was
necessary to know the herd; that is. to pick
ont the leaders.
you never can tell what herd OF cattle
is going to do. The first two or three nil hts
out are the most dangerous. II they
stampede in that time they'll stampede
at every opportunity thereafter. And
the most commonplace noises sometimes
start them going. ] remember ] was once
grazing big herd down in Pauls Valley,
Okla. 1t was late in the fall and soon after
dark storm of sleet and snow came out
Of the northwest. We had an awful time
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The crowd rushed In at the doors. Sun
enough, there was Snyder with his long
whip prodding Hattie gently through her
remarkable stunts.
Smiles, Smiles!' called the reporter;
for Smiles was now rolling on the floor OF
her cage in fit Of uncomfortable anger
It'll be over pretty soon. Then They'll
come and look at you
If they do, came the voice from under
meath the hay, "it1l only be to ask where
my face begins or to say What is il" al
mel"
Snyder hearing the oommotion. came
throu gh the bars and took look at her
Talk about thick skinned animals You
could stick a pin through Smiles IS skin.
"A hat pin or an ordinary PIN inter
jected the reporter.
IAN ordinary PIN, said Snyder; but shes
the most sensitive creature ] ever knew.
Makes her sick every day to see peopl'
watching my talking elephant. Can't s SsF'n
In the world as jealous az Smiles is, Her"
Smiles, Smiles!"
And graspng bundle OF hay. he 'hres
II at her. She caught it, chewed for a spac.r
then laid herself down in what was le,,.
first tossing up enough for yell 10 ,.n.
out the light. From where the reporter
Things amt what they seem vii n "n!n99I'
no more than they are with peop,' az,
clared Snyder. II haven't had IN" care ="
these here animals for eighteen vear "l,nou,
finding that out. Hush, Hattie, A. ha',p
began to bark again. BE quiet ''N.
Smiles is going to sleep; Tho
Great overgrown sighs issued FROM lr
heap under the hay. Smiles 81 .lia s,o,
shook sobbngly. They becam" 9 ,,s1r
until at last they ceased to shake ali oGethth,s
A prolonged trumpetlike sound rent t,r
atmosphere. 1t was evident thai A'N'F
slept, ,. ,.,o 70.
porter in whisper. 1T looks like fe''''
nant Of something. ,,.,,;.
did you say anything about Ha Luz
yesterday when you teleph,oned her '7'
Snyder with apparent irrelevance 80
aYes." replied the reporter. VIII!
she must have got mad then, iAu .so.
Snyder. That's what's left OF me ,enr
phone. Either she was mad and lea ntu
Hattie or she just got absen'm'ndeo'''|
and chewed it up"
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has only Just been lassoed and brought
here by Mr.. Bailey. No, l don't know
why she wouldn't marry a. one horned
rhinoceros. Too proud, reckon"
BY that time they had arrived at the
rhinoceros house and were standing be-
fore the cage Of the lady in question, who
was passing the time between rubbing
her horns against the bars and endeavor-
gingerbread the small boys were throwing
at her.
What in the world do you want to write
her up for'' asked Snyder. "she's been
written up a million times
But has she ever been interviewed"
NO." answered Snyder. and looked at
the reporter trihe suspioiously,
Well. I'm going to interview her.
All the celebrated people have been
taking up newspaper space, airing their
views and grievances; so we're going to
give a few Of the celebrated animals a
chance she informed him.
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At that the rhinoceros elevated her two
horns in pride.
Il never heard her say a word in my
life." declared Snyder. but there's Hattie,
now--my talking elephant she could say
a thing or two. Why not interview her p"
Another time, perhaps promised the
reporter, "but I've been sent especially
to-day to interview Rhinoceroe Bioornis. :
Rhinoceros Bicornis smiled at her
genially.
Snyder hurried of to give Hattie the tip
to prepare herself, and the reporter took
to helping the small boys rake the pieces
OF gingerbread that had missed fire out
from under the wire netting and fire them
again.
Whats her name7" she called after
Snyder, who had walked through the bars
into the elephants cage.
Smiles, came the answer.
why do you call her that?" pursued the
reporter;
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His Modest Wants.
From The Washington Star

Secretary Wilson of the board OF chart
ties about eight months ago took poor,
half demented colored man from Washing
ton to the home of his relatives in Mls.s.
sippi.
The other day Secretary Wilson received
letter from the former ward of the board
The communication stated that the colored
man had been working on farm down in
Mississippi. and CONT nued as follows
I wish you would send me a couple suits OF cothe,
barrel of potatoes. three sacks OF -four, butt Of
chewing tobacco and a fve gallon Jug OF whisky
| am needing the things. especially the WHISKY
II you I send the other things send tho whisky
and II YOU can't send me Ave gallons, maybe !
can git along with gallon Hoping YOU viii SEND
the things. remain very truly yours jim -
=, S,--Don't forget the whisky,
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gate TO the college doors, and which drip
with steady, slow, persistent rain. there
travel parties Of young &onien brightly
Glad In spite Of the weather, of proud mothers
and Of fathers taking q day. of.
White gowns, Of course, are 10 the ma
jority, and though some of them look a
little limp after The rain, they form pleas
ing contrast to the long sweep Of lawn
dotted here and thcre with gray toned
statues and to the severity OF the gray and
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white wells Of tho building with it, urul-
Toned windows and deep coorwSys..
But the black gowns and tasseled Gaps
Of the graduates and undergraduates
supply the keynote Of tho occasion, note
emphasized by The simple lines Of the
Jesuit fathers robes with their corded
belts. Later one finds this same note OF
gravity, almost severity, repeated In the
addresses Of the graduates.
To the March Of the Priests" Of Men
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Old World forms and ceremonies. At any
rate it is an event worth witnessing.
OF COURSE there are c"rtain lectures
about IL which are common to all college
commensurate. Through tho long
arcades OF trees which lead from the big
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Commencement at st. Johns College,
Fordham, makes a different impression
on one from the graduating exercises Of
the typical American college. Perhaps
that arises from the fact that 1t is con-
Quoted by -Jesuits and they follow certain