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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

k e e y ug 7 THREW OUT Ny HAND.
my right side to the bushes. for fear
ed that | should go through if !
lay uphill and pressed against them
with only the breadth of my feet
Then I lifted up my wounded arm,
hoping to stop the flow of red. Per
haps the loss OF blood had helped to
break down my nerves. At any rate.
shuddered and shook and thought
was about to faint. 1t seemed a great
time before l could control myself suf-
ficiently TO seek for some means of es-
cape. But | did not look down over
the cliff. II seemed that one more
sight of that abyss would lure me to
jump over in despair. l looked up the
slope.
The track / had made was as if a
very wide broom had, swept snow off
hard white ice. But | reflected that
this was only a thin sheet of ice COW
eriIg deep snow. l could not break
through the slippery crust with hand
or foot. but might cut holes in 1t
with my pocketkntfe and climb by
these.
SO | put my hand in my pocket to
search for the knife. 1t was not there.
1t was not in any of my pockets. !
suppose it had slipped out during my
| head first sliding. For a moment hope
went out of me. Then it sprang up
fresh. My hunting knife! How could
| have forgotten it? l put my hand
TO the sheath. The sheath was empty.
| Now it seemed certain that | must
desc certain that the raving spirit
of protest was stilled in my heart.
resigned myself to God. There was
nothing to do except go mad or accept
my fate, and to accept is to be calm
think / then had the very feeling
with which so many of the dying turn
their faces silently to the wall when
told that death IS near. Evening had
now come on.
To the bushes l turned my face, let
fting my wounded arm. which paine6
me little, come to the snow. With thai
movement Of resignation my thought;
few again TO my wife and child. l
was as if my soul sought communion
with them for the end. Then the ques
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14


pudding and | don't know how many
kinds of cakes. and pies that she had
planned for our Christmas dinner.
We'll. Nelly. as there's only yourself
and the baby and me at dinner. don't
suppose we'd starve without venison
steak 1 said, laughing. But there'u
be some fun getting black tailed
deer"
So took my Winchester late In the
forenoon and started for the mountain
after kissing my young wife and the
baby-Our first If Nelly had asked for
an elephant steak. l dare say I'd have
tried TO get one. She had come out to
the far west with me after | had visit
ed home in Michigan. only two years
before, and my pride was that she
should want for nothing We had done
we'll from the start, and so we do vet.
thanks be TO God and steady work in
season.
The night before l started up the
canyon with my rifle and hunting
knife there had been a fall of about
six inches of snow. This would make
1t easy to track game So went along
in good spirits, struck the foot of the
mountain two miles from home and
decided to go up an immense gulch
straight in front of me.
soon reached the head of the gulch
and the top of the mountain. Then |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14
international Postaae Stamp.

What is practically an International
postage stamp has recently been is
sued by the postoffice department in
the shape of an international reply
coupon" which can be exchanged at
any postoffice in the universal postal
union for one valued at % confines or
its equivalent, says the New York Her
aid. BY this arrangement it is post
BILE for the first time TO send postage
for reply TO correspondent in a for
eign country. A correspondent may
exchange the coupon for stamps eaual
in value to a five cent United States
stamp in practically every country 10
the world, except China and Russia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

side of backbone, Just on the edge OF
a gulch. This was about 8 o'clock in
the afternoon, and the sun was already
low.
The doe had not seen me. and l did
not mean she should till l could get
close enough to make sure of that
steak So | worked over on the east
side of the backbone and went along
till got right on top of Il slope direct
~ above Il great wall of mountain that
/ had admired on the way up. 1 was
then watching for the doe more than
for my steps. and that carelessness
nearly finished me. Suddenly my feet
slipped, and I went sliding down the
sIopng mountain side.
I was not more than fairly on my
back when l understood what had hap
pened. l had trod on the old drifts of
snow which had been melted on the
surface by the Chinook winds few
days previously and had then frozen
again a hard slope of ice. This was
covered by the fresh snow of the night,
and so I had not noticed the danger.
The fresh snow went with me. | could
not hold on by it at all, and was max
ing a quick trip down. The slope was
about $50 feet long. Where it stopped
the straight wall began. 1t was about
400 feet high. I slowed round some
how and went heels first, then head
first. fat on my back.
You may suppose ! had not time to
think much on my way down. but
saw a great deal ] saw Nelly and the
baby all alone In the house waiting for
me. I saw what I should look like aft
or falling 460 feet on powders. | saw
NelIy's people q thousand miles away
and more, and she with the baby in
her arms and without SO In the bu
reau drawer. hoping many day and
night for the bundle at the cliffs foot
to walk I'm alive 1t was hard to sec
NIL that and feel myself sliding to de
struction.
As T slowed around a second time
and found myself going on my stom
ach. head first, I saw a stunted pine
close ahead. My winchester was still
I'm my right hand. Somehow l haC
chitched it by the muZZle. In flash
threw out my hand hoping to fling the
gun round the little pine and stoI
myself, but the hammer of the gur
struck the pine, and the charge wa.
fired into me. The bullet plowet
through the muscles of my forearm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14
Very Sympathetic.

The manager of shop in Lewes
stood in the doorway the other day
when man with a wooden leg and a
crutch came along and said:
81 want you to do me favor. l
want to leave my leg with you for a
few minutes and go around to the next
street and work house for half a
crown. I've an idea that the folks ere
very sympathetic. If go with one leg !
am sure of it,
VERY welI,' said the shopkeeper
Just leave your leg here, and I'll take
care of IT.
The wooden substitute was unstrap-
ped and handed over. and the cripple
used the crutch to help himself down
the alley.
Five minutes later he rang the door
bell of a house in the next street, to
have 1t opened by the man he had just
seen.
'Wh-whwhatw he gasped.
! Very sympathetic family lives
here" quietly replied the other. "You
seem to have met with a sad loss. and
I'm anxious TO help you. Here is q
tlwooden leg which may fit you"
|. The leg was handed over. The man
sat down on the steps and strapped Il
on, and as he got up and stumped
Through the gate he said to himself:
i I've heard of condolences since
was a youngster. but this is the first
one that ever hit me with both feet a,
once. London Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14
Dominic CAR CONDUCTORS.
Four College Professors Also Working
as Registers of Fares.

as Registers of Fares.
The Pittsburg Railways company re-
Gently received applications from TWEEN
ty-five college graduates. four college
professors and two ministers for en-
ployment, says Pittsburg special dis
patch to the New York Times. The
graduates could get nothing else to do,
the professors had lost their positions
and could find no employment as teach.
ers. and the ministers are young men
who have so far failed to be assigned
to charges.
They received positions, and all pre-
ferred the rear end of the car to a job
as motorman.
The ministers particularly are doing
well,' said an official. One of them
has car which passes through the
worst part of the city after midnight
The other night crowd of toughs
started a fight, but the minister-con
ductor restored order before any one
was hurt"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

haps for years unbound. Only the
foxes and the carbon birds would visit
them. They might in season be over
grown by the bushes and hidden for
ever from mortal eye.
I pictured the agony of my wife
waiting in uncertainty. The shocking
thought that some wicked person
might persuade her that l had desert
ed her came into my brain. Would il
not be merciful to her to push through
or to one side of the bushes and fall
over the pEecipice? Below there Oh
the powders my body might soon be
seen by some hunter, and certainly my
clothing and bones would be found
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

wind had risen, and I expected a reg
ular Montana blizzard. But it proved
to he only a squaIl. and again 1 turned
TO my work.
To let go of the tree and turn round
safely put me to an agony of doubt.
but l did it and lay trembling, face
down. with my feet against the tree,
till l found strength to hack and dig
again. l can remember little of what
did after that till at last drew my
self up and lay on top of the noun
tain.
For some time could not move, and
when l did stand up l doubted wheth-
er had strength to escape, after ALL
Ny steps We're feeble, and my brain
reeled, but still staggered on toward
Nelly and the baby. 1t was not till
had passed almost to the foot Of the
mountain, keeping always in my morn
| ing tracks, that sank down and found
myself unable to rise.
Then Nelly came. That brave little
wife of mine had actually left the baby
sleeping and set out all alone across
the snow in the moonlight to track me.
She had come two miles. She had be-
gun to climb the mountain when | saw
her suddenly but a few yards away.
The bottle of tea she carried wrap
ped in cloth. was still warm when
/ she knelt beside me, and it reused me
quickly to some strength. Certainly
she saved my life, for l could not have
risen again and should have been
| frozen to death but for her bravery
How we got home to the baby is q
1 story l need not dwell on.
| What Nelly did with all that Christ
mas dinner j do not know, for l was
sick and senseless, for more than two
| weeks. But In the end l was as wei
as0before except that l had paid a good
Winchester and belt of cartridges fol
a venison steak that the fat black
tailed doe continued to carry where II
| grew
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

I II r II q d
around on
the back
bone of the
mountain
and went
back near
ly in the
S Il NJ @ di-
rection l
had come,
only about
a thousand
feethigher.
1t was here
l sighted
my game. a
fat doe, on
ti,n g" q <
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

ton as to
h o W l
S h.ouid he
found set
me again to
trouble.
l was ~
ing on a
place sell
dom see II
b Y q IL Y
hunter on
the noun
tain. If |
should re-
main there
my bon es
W o u ! d
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

had been
exploded
in my de-
scent and
L e S t ed
straddling
the tree.
hold 1 n q
my arms
around 1t
and look
ing down
toward the
cliff. Now
the moon
was often
obscured
by clouds,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

my wound
ed arm. 1t
WAS drip
ing TO the
s no w at
roots ofthe
b u : Ii Q $,
a II d m Y
IN o " G
nents had
q I ga DIV
Spriukled
many red
s p O [ 9
around.
l lay q
long time
j II [ h e
: II q W
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

! living lin the Prickly
Pear canyon, twenty
FIVE miles northwest
of Helena. Mont, my
wife said to me:
Charley, wouldn't
1T be nice If we had a
venison steak too?"
The too" meant in
addition to q turkey.
a pair of chickens, a
boiled ham a Mum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

y the morn
ing before
Chris
day ten
: years ago,
when IwoS;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

ed pine against which my Winchester
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06
PRUNING TREES AT
PLANTING TIME

AZ thiA date u 10 likely that most
Of this orchard trees have been plant
cd. However, thsis arc some that
are not. and many others which have
been planted without attention having
bsen given to this important ph $50 Of
orchard management. SO . note in
regard to this subject. even though
late. should be Of interest
The failnre 70 properly prune
roots and tops as planting time in
dusnoes the value Of the future
orchard TO . very great extent. and.
in many instances. large numbers Of
young trees fail TO live through the
Hrst season. for the simple reason that
the trees were not properly started.
II ono stops to think. he will real.
lisa that when . tree 10 taken from
the nursery row. . large portion Of
the root system ID loft in the ground.
The balanos between the roots and the
top is shus destroyed. and obviously
. part Of the top should be remov.
I'd. Practically all the elements
which nourishsd tree. are taken
from this soil BY the roots in liquid
form. This material 10 carried In
the sail sap TO the leaves. where
the oruds food material 10 changed
By the influence OF the sunlight and
the green substance Of the leaves to
. form thas can BE- readily assim Hated
BY the plsut
This will illustrate briefly. how
important tho roots are to . plant.
Auoa Of this elaborate food may be
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06
CITY coMMANDERY
woRsHrps In FLORENCE

Fifty members Of Canon City Com.
mandery No Q. Knights Templar.
worshippsd 1t the Presby terian church
In Florence yesterday afternoon.
This body each year holds Easter and
Ascension day services. The Eater
services were held In Canon City and
tue Florence members worshipped
there. It WIS then decided that the
Ascension dAy services should be held
In Florence.
Fifteen Of the Florence knights
went to Canon City on the regular
Santa Fe train yesterday noon, mingl.
id with the Canon City members and
accompanied them to Florence In
the afternoon on special train. Dr..
Bell. pastor Of the Presby terian
ohuroh. preached the sermon to the
congregation and the house wae
crowded. The regular Presbyterian
choir rendered excellent music and
tho Canon delegation were loud In
their praise Of both the sermon. and
the choir music. They were also
highly pleased with the reception
they were accorded in Florence.
The Canon City Military band
furnished music during the afternoon.
especially from the depot to the
ohuroh. while on dress parade. ald
back from the church to the depot.
There 10 one thing that can be said in
Canon's favor and that is they have {
band that has few equals in the state
and very few that are superior.
Tho Knights Templar presented .
handsome appearance In the street.
Their uniforms wers neat and olean
ard their bsaripys were good.
Dr.. Bell outdid himself In hi
sermon and showsred himself II
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06

stored 10 thsm cells 10 be drawn upon
10 any time thss ths roots fail q
supply the regulate amount, Brds
swell aud burst forth into leaves II
thss pring entirely independents Of
root sction. Now. whom yonnG trees
are pi.ntsd. . oonsidsrabIs period
mast siApss before there arc any feed.
Ing roots formed Hence. the push
inE forth Of buds 10 entirely It the
expense Of ths food which has BEEN
stored within this tisan.s Of tbs plant.
II there 10 large. svsrgrown top. ~
IL quite often tbs case. this stored
food and shs moisture may easily be
exhausted before sny more can bs
Supplied By ths roots. II IL. there.
fore. little wonder that many trees
are seriously dwarfsd and otherwise
injured. and still many others die
from TIE failure 70 ont bsos the tops.
The roots should be prunsd nsss.
Ill long, struggling ROOTS headed in
and Ill broken ends ont OF smooth
wish : sharp knife or shears. II .
large number Of nns roots are pres
ent. they usually bscoms matted
snd many Of them will die. whom
the become . menace 70 the plant.
II is therefore we'll 70 thin out
such growths. Then. when the tree
10 planted. . little deeper than II
grew in tie nursery row. the top
needs attention.
By all means. plant ysarlipR trees
Of all kinds Of fruit. With suol,
trees. 7ery few branches are fofme d.
hsnse IL 10 possible to form the head
at any haisht. Take the case OF .
ysarlinR apple tree. for instance.
which will be . mere whip. This
should be headed back 70 . height Of
18 to "a inches above whore IL 10
desired that the 6rst branch from the
ground should be formed. But In the
case Of two.year.old trees. the
branches which are to form the head
are already on the trees. 20 all shat
can bs done Ii to select from three to
ave Of the ONES that are the most I'D
vantsgeously placed around the stem
10 - 10 form . symmetrical head.
These then should be pruned back TO
about fourteen inches In length. and
all others cut away. -l
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06

glory. By these who have heard his
addresses since his residence Ii Flsr-
euoo IL IL said that he hss never oe-
fore equalled the address Of yesterday
afternoon. Ex.Gov. Peabody and
Captain Rookafellow were In the
delegation and they were very loud
In their praise Of the DOCTORS re-
marks stating that they had never be-
fore heard 1 more nasterful sermon
on the subject Of Masonry and MI.
Peabody is . thirty.sesond degree
Mason.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06

left eide annoyed mo considerably, es-
pecially when walked, sseoped o. lifted
anything. i attributed the trcsbls 70
rheumatism and knowing that this COM
plant was caused by disordsrod kidneys
l was led to try Doan's Kidney Pills, a
l had seen them highly recommended fol-
such troubles. Ny son procured boz
for me 1t Dasis'T drug store. and dis
tiDct improvement wss the result Of =
short uss Of this rsmedy. Doan's Kidney
Pills arc wondsrfully effective and ]
heartily recommend them.'
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cen II
Foster Milburn Co., Remember ths
name, Doan's and take no other. mwi
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap Of Happiness
Would Bring to Florence
Homes.

Hard to do housework with an aching
back.
Brings you hours OF misery at leisure
or at work.
II women only knew the cause-that
Backache pains come from sick kidneva
'Twould save much needless WOO.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys.
Florence people endorse this:
Mrs. J. r. Wood, Of 728 West First St.
Florence, Colo. says: Il have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and am firmly con
vinced of their great value. Pain in my
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06

Florence secures Its water supply.
means shat there will bs mo scarcity
Of water for domestic purposes this
summer II the now 4 properly taken
care Of. The dry winter made the
outlook for water look like thirtv
cents for several weeks, but these
Ses1s have AL besp dispsllsd and now
there will be plenty Of water for
everybody.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06
THE WEST EMO fEED.ST0RE

can supply you with hay, grain
and coal. All kinds of food for
pouItry-Pratt's food, lice paint,
ground bone, oil meal, oyster she'll,
mile seed. Gall 1921 HMk and
talk to Hogate. He will do his
best to please you in prices and
quality.
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06
Relief from Rheumatic Pains

Relief from Rheumatic Pains
II suffered with rheumatism for over
two years." says Mr.. ROLAND Curry, pa
trolman, Of Key West, Fla. Sometimes
it settled in my knees and famed me so
could hardly walk, at other times 1t
would be in my feet and hands 80 l was
incapacitated for duty. One night when
/ was In severe pain and lame from it my
wife went to the drug store here and
came back with bottle Of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. / was rubbed with it
and found the. pain had nearly gone dur
ing the night. kept on using it for a
little more than two weeks and found
that it drove the rhematism away. l
have not hadlany trouble from that dis
ease for over three months" For sale
by Daniels drug store. mwi
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06
FLORENCE, COL O.

The latest repord from high society
indicates that Cupid is getting rough
deal The latrst report from this mod
arm laundry establishment is that every
one is getting a square deal and always
will. You will find it worth your while
to entrust us with the handling Of the
most delicate fabrics for the-e II no pos
pibility of our iniuring them in any way.
for we use no acids or other injurious
substances in our lsundrying. We want
to be favored with your continued pat
ronage.
FLORENCE STEA1 LAUNDRY
ll2 Santa FerAvenuei
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06
Good Words for Chamberlain
Cough Remedy.

People everywhere take pleasure in
testif, ing to the good qualities of Cham
beriain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. Edward
Phillips Of Barclay, Nd, writes: 81 wish
to tell you that can recommend Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. Ny little girl,
Catherine. who is two years old, Las been
taking this remedy whenever she has had
cold since she was two months old.
About month ago contracted a dread
full cold myself, but / took Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and was soon as
we'll as ever" This remedy is for sale
by Daniels drug store. mwi
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06

WHAT IT MEANS-Ths snow that
10 packed in the ravines ON the New.
lin creek water shed. from which
The daily tribune., 1907-05-06

FREMONT GUESTs-B Bert Alder.
son, Damon City; F. q. Weinhaus.
Denver; E. J. .Bsss. RuedI. Colo.
Henry Ozanne. city; Andrew Ding
wall. st. Louis; 8 Fl. Field. St.
Joe. Mo-. ]. D. BAugh. La Junta,
Colo. e. r. Brown. Denver: James
Barry Denver; J. i. Minis. Chicago
n. e. Garman. Denver; N. r. Ushel
and wife. CITY; Robert Riley. Whit
more: ". &. Mitchell. city; Anna o
Callahan. cIty; Lee 8. Walker and
wife. oity; 8. o. Hill, Pueblo
Harry simons. New York; Il. D.
King and wife. 81. ..Louis.
The oasis., 1907-05-04
Sale of large Group of Mines.

The Tucson Star of Thursday y says: w. A. Dalton returned yes- terday from the district near by Nogales, where he closed sale of a large group of silver properties and upon which mill will be erected at once. The sale of the properties was closed yesterday to Los Angeles parties, the sum to be paid being in six figures. A per- centage of the purchase price was paid down to close the bargain. Mir. Dalton is probably one of the best millrights in the country. He will erect the mill. The proper ties are said to he very inviting, and promise good returns.
The oasis., 1907-05-04
His Work Cut Out.

Lieutenant w. A. Olds of the Arizona Rangers, who was at Mo- gales Tuesday, stated that he ex- poets to go to the northern part of the territory very shortly, where he will be in command of detach- ment of the force which will be sent across the Colorado river into a region that bears a very hard reputation.
 There have been frequent com- plaints that bands of horse thieves come into that country which lies between the Utah state line and the Colorado river. Owing to the difficulty in getting across the cafion of the Colorado, the outlaws have practically run things as they pleased and have been about the only law in that section.
 The most notorious of the gangs is the Billy Steels band which visit that section annually Owing to the numbers of the outlaws they have heretofore been able to run things with a high hand.
 To break up the outlawry exist ing across the river will be the mission of Lieutenant Olds and his men; and the work has been en- trusted to good hands. The work that the officer named has done heretofore is a guaranty of what will be his work in the new field
The oasis., 1907-05-04

fat. Buyers arc here looking after beef steers. George Atkinson and Joe Wise of Santa Cruz county will gather up a bunch of two or three thousand, If they can be had, to ship In May. This will strip the ranges of Santa Cruz county pretty clean and Pima county rnay furnish some of them. Sabino Otero and others, in common, will also make a shipment.in May. We also hear that Cochise county will make some large shipments in May.-Miner and Stockman.