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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

more important even than the Beauty
QueenY' exclaimed an enthusiastic
Santa Marian the other day.
Mr.. Covarrubiss glanced at her with
dignifed reproach.
do you not see. madam" he said.
that IL Is because IL is not well that
q lady be spoken Of too often" He
made a slight and courtly genuhectiOn
into space as though saluting the ab-
sent queen. 1T is not that am
great. but that the senorita is a lady"
and he relapsed into dignified silence.
stroking his beard.
Looking at him thus. as solemn and
decorous as patriarch. one could not
but recall with a mental twinkle the
many stories current Of 'sNick's'' nu-
merous gallantries. some courtiy. some
vaquerowise. In Santa Barbara. from
the days OF long ago. il Is remembered
how many pairs Of bright eyes fol-
lowed the handsome young Nicolas
when he appeared in State street. tall.
straight. black eyed. 20 years OF age.
and furbished forth IN clothes OF latest
cut and Mt from the Pueblo de Los
Angeles There was then a brown eyed
iassie not yet Is years OF age whom
the old time gossips will tell you ran
around the block two or three times
OF a morning that she might be COM
ing up the street when young Nick
was swinging down II. all for ons
glance at the debonair senOr II Won
recall the story TO him now you can
see him smile under his heavy beard
and he will say with. mIngling OF
digniied modesty and childlike pride
which Is most delightfully."- character
istic OF his race: ~Ah. so, IL is that
did dress always as was most neat IN
those days And the senorfta-I. too.
would have gone many blocks to look
at her. So young she was. and bright
like flower She Is as different IN
these days" he added after a sad little
pause. "as the sunshine is from the
shadow Look now where the wall OF
the house casts darkness across the
white sunlight In the road there. 1t is
like that that ! mean"
Had you known the senorita Won
would have understood the sigh Of her
knight OF long ago. for hers was a
story OF love and tragedy interviewer
with the history OF early California.
Perhaps her big. dark eyes viii look
down on Portola when he passes IN
the parade along the streets OF San
Francisco next month. and would not
you give more than the proverbfal
penny for her thoughts that dayf
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de la Guerrs IN the nrst constitutional
convention at Monterey and was later
a state assemblyman. In this position
he supported David c. Broderiok in his
famous contention for a seat in the
federal congress, Covarrubias, David
c. Mahoney and Pablo de la Guerra
being. In the first campaign: Broder-
congress. The elder Covarrubiak al
ways rejoiced to think that he had
lived to give his vote for Broderick in
the session which finally succeeded in
sending that unfortunate statesman to
washington. Every old San Francis
can remembers Broderick's tragic feud
with David s. Terry. which ended in q
duel and the death of Broderick.
In 1864 Covarrubias was In Yuma
and all the horrors Of the dry year"
are fresh in his memory, especially
many tragic pictures Of the dead and
dying hbrses.
He Runs for Sheriff
1t was shortly after this that he be-
gan his political career. starting out
on his first campaign without a dollar
in the world and with but a single
possession, good gray horse. (Of
courseD With the aid of this faithful
companion he made a ranch to ranch
canvass of his county and secured his
election as sheriff by three votes. 1t
was discovered. however, that several
of his votes came from the right bank
of q certain stream. WHILE by an old
survey, its left bank was declared to
be the boundary Of the county Thus
the young aspirant lost his hrst polit-
ical campaign. The next year he
rafned the coveted once by 10 votes
and remained sherin OF Santa Bar
bara county for four terms
During -C1evelands second admins
tration Covarrubias was United States
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den of his days. Poor fellow; he is old.
you know he viii explain "Outlived
his usefulness. you see But we will be
as patient as we cam and he passes on.
MY ancestors" says Don Covarrubias,
expanding his chest were hale and
hearty at 80, and am going to live to
no"
But to see Don Nicolas at his best
one must behold his soldierly figure
on horseback as he trots down the
street on his favorite sorrel mare. his
back straight an arrow, knees
sripped firm, his body swaying easily
to the motion like a part OF the horse.
This is the grand marshal of a score
OF festas. Just for the flash Of an
eyelid you imag gine you see the streets
lined with people. handkerchiefs wav-
ing, hats thrown IN the air. pennants
and tossing bouquets outlined against
the sky. This Is the winner of prizes
in the lassoing matches and in a hun
dred games Of Spanish ring the lance"
where the rider, dashing by on horse
back, reaches with a hooked lance for
the metal ring hung tantalizingly from
a crossbesm above his head; this Is the
man whose horsemanship has made him
famous from the Tehachapi to the
Golden gate.
Covarrubias was born in Santa Bar
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Eventually, with a sounding flourish.
Marshal Covarrubias sweeps out his
official orders. Signed. you will take
notice, Captain Waters. by the presi-
dent of our great United States, the
chief of this vast and mighty country.
whose name you are bound to respectr'
The king OF San Miguel, upon be-
holding this signature, is said to have
drawn himself up and saluted with
military precision and replied with i'm
pressive dignity: ITO the signature OF
the president OF our great domain 1
yield all respect. In his name you
may come upon my island, not as a
possessor or successful foe, but as
my guest, Mr.. Covarrubias; you COM
prehend. sir, by my permission. My
house on the hill is at the service OF
you and your men as my guests and
away marched the captain. erect and
kingly still. The marshal did not ac-
cept the royal invitation. but. like the
hosts OF Israel, his men slept in tents
that night, and, leaving the surveyors
on shore, sailed away the next morn
ing with as much impressiveness as
though guns had doomed and battle
flags had streamed in honor. OF the
famous capitulation of the king OF
San Miguel
This was years ago, and. though
Uncle Sam seems to go on cheerfully
believing that San Miguel is portion
of his domain, Captain Waters still re-
mains In personal possession OF this
island fastness.
A Fearless Officer
Stories are numerous OF Don Nicolas
bravery and efficiency as sheriff and
marshal, among them a tale OF how he,
with only 40 armed men under him.
once captured q section Of Coxey's
army ITO strong. and brought the law
breakers 100 miles to the jail IN Los
Angeles, losing only 80 OF the whole
number on the journey.
OF all these things Covarrubias Is
not prone to talk very often. though
when warmed up to his tales OF
half century ago he speaks with q
fiuency and picturesqueness that are
fascinating, his whole diction and
manner being just enough colored by
the Spanish Irresistible love OF an
opulent and imposing effect to make
his recitals entertainingly different
from the Yankee way OF putting
things.
His philosophy OF life is tha same
which ruled his fathers in the easy and
splendid days of the early eighteen hum
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bara in 1889. In those days the Mexi-
can soldiers were still stationed at the
Presidio Adobe houses Of the officers
and the comandante were grouped
about the old plaza. where the banjos
and castanets sounded on moonlight
nights. The splendid. idle forties"
were Just begun. Dancing, riding. bull
fighting, were still the serious business
of life, together with the rodeo and
the yearly sheep shearing. There were
no taxes to pay in those days" Mr..
Covarrubias will tell you with a sigh.
except when one paid tenth part of
the yearly harvest to the missions and
the padres"
The old house where Covarrubias was
born is still standing, though the adobe
walls have been encased now by boards
and the old thing of the roof, so val
liable in these days. is replaced with
shingles. This change took place years
ago, when Don Nicolas mother. grow
ing feeble in very old age, had a
strange presentiment that some day
the tiles of her ancient home would
fall in upon the Inhabitants, as had
happened in other adobes OF tho past
generation. This mother was a Car
rillo by birth and. through her and her
distinguished relations. Don Nicolas Is
connected with the De la Guerras. the
Pachecos. from whom came one of the
governors, and with Pho Pico, the last
Mexican governor of California
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Covarrubias, was once charac-
teriEsd as the most delicious
combination OF q vaquero and g foreign
ambassador. Only the west-the Span
iEh west-oould have produced him. and
she VIII never produce another just like
him
IN the little town OF Santa Maria, in
Santa Barbara county, Mr. Covarrubias
lives today, and the ST. James sta
bisa. which he owns. is the place where
yen viii be most sure TO find him, for
M. Covs-rubias personally oversees his
brEineEs and ta not for long at a time
far distant from the beautiful horses
which are the pride OF his life. II he
beTtows upon you his friendship or es-
TEEN his first mark thereof VIII be to
Ghow you the double span OF chestnuts,
which are the glory OF his stables.
There is nothing like them in CaIifor-
MA, madam" he will say TO one of his
visitors, and to you. senor." turning to
another guest. I will point out that of
the four you could hardly pick one
from the other, so perfectly are they
matched"
Let ne drive you TO Guadalupe" he
VIII, continue, firing up TO his subject.
and we viii tell by the watch-by the
watch, my friend-how fast these ras-
Gals viii go" II you accept this invita-
tion you viii endure an experience
something between flying and bump
the light, rubber tired road wagon be-
hind one OF the splendid spans, literally
hitting only the high places of the
country roadway and in whirl Of dust
covering q mile in every three minutes
and q half Stay with It, Stay with
it." calls Nick jovialIy as you are al
most bounced Of the seat In striking
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At the Old Mission

At Santa Ynez mission, over the
mountains from Santa Barbara, little
Nick" barefoot and happy, received
all the education that the good padres
considered wholesome for his soul. This
was one Of the last missions to be secu-
larized. and Covarrubias can recall ii
in the days of its glory. He remembers
the services in the old chapel. the
cracked bell which rang for all the
services in the old tower. the incense.
the masses and the barefoot brothers.
He remembers. too. when the Tulare
Indians revolted from mission rule and
fed to a camp which they pitched at
Zaca lake. driving OF with them 1900
of the mission horses. and in all the
wide territory there We're not enough
Spaniards to pursue them and reclaim
the booty. Il remember hearing it
said in those days" Covarrubias will
say. slowly pondering backward. that
there were not more than 10000 whites
in the whole of upper California"
While Nicolas was still but q boy HIS
father was the partner o. one OF the
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

In choosing man to impersonate
Don Gaspar de Portola IN the great
festival, no happier selection could
have been made than that of Senior
Covarrubias. The committee chose
him for the honor after canvassing the
state for the right man. Covarrubias,
as true Castilan gallant as ever sat
saddle In California, is in very truth
a relic of that romantic period whose
spirit viii be revived in the festival
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
By Elizabeth Syle Madison

~ ON Nicolas Antonio Covarrubias,
known 10 his friends as Nick"
y Covarrubias, was once charac-
terizsd as the most delicious
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23

can maze up like this. You and I
don't look ut things In the same way"
Never didr' said dryly. AT any
rate. you had better go up now and
look after Senah She can't keep on
this way. She's got to look at this
more sensibly. She isn't like you.
May"
NO" May retorted. "she isn't! But
this hurts her too. Perhaps she cares
more what folks say than I do. And
she believes In her religion. VAN"
THAT'S all right. Her religion tells
her to forgive ard not to Judge and q
few other sensible truths which that
minister seemed to forget today"
81 never expected to see yoS. Van
Harrington. asking for quarter In that
wayw she flashed.
Then she went back to Sarah. What
my sister-in-law said set me to think.
ing queer thoughts. l admired the
way she took the matter. though II
made me pretty angry at the time. II
seemed straight and courageous. Nike
her. II we had married down there
at home in the years past. there would
have been some pretty lively times be-
tween us. l could never have got hcI
to look at things my way. and don't
see how I could have come to see
things her way. for In spite OF all the
preacher and May had to say my feel
ing was unchanged.
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inviting down rcere below. hut the
fall alone would probably do for me At
once. and personally my life didn't
seem to be OF much consequence.
But my anarchist friend made no
move. 1t seemed to trouble him the
way I took his attack So I gave a
great heave. raised myself half up to
the girder where he stood and held out
my hand.
He took 1t! A moment more I found
myself standing upright beside my an
archist- The next thing was to induce
him to continue the discussion q few
floors lower down. where there would
be iees likelihood Of losing our balance
in the course Of heated argument
But sat down friendly-like on one OF
the crossbeams and began to talk.
$50 you are an anarchist! Yes.
helped to hang your friends. had
some doubts about the matter then,
but just here now after my experience
with you 1 haven't any at all"
gave him a good scrnon-the gospel
Of man against man. as knew 1t. as
had learned it in my struggles for for
tune. wed him how ! was more
bound than he-bound hand and foot
for he could run away. and l couldn't
At bottom he wasn't a bad sort Of fel
low. only easily excited and loose
minded. In conclusion l said:
Now we'll just step down. I an
going home to get some supper"
I started. and he followed on meekly
after me. 1t was a rather creepy feel
ing had going over those stairs
They were perfectly dark by this time
and steep.
"Youu try to FIX me for this?" thu
fellow said when we reached the frs
door and ] had started toward the
Office.
Il guess we'll COLL this square," I re
piled. "and forget it. Good night"
He made a line foa the gate. and tina
was the last l ever saw Of him.
found tho superintendent locked in tn,
Office He had been spending his tim,
telephoning to the nearest town To-
help.
Then took the train for Chicago
That experience was the creates
bracer had ever had IN my life
Hanging there with the expectation
every minute Of dropping into the vat
below had steadied my nerves for ,
good long haul. And needed 1t too.
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CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

Cambridge City, Ind, Aug. 23.-W
H. Doney. o. L. Galloway and Mr.. anG
Mrs. Edwin Galloway were among the
number who attended the auto-races al
Indianapolis the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Guyton and sor
of Chicago. are the guests of relatives
In this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Houseworth Of
Doddridge Chapel and Miss Clara
Dickinson of the Indianapolis College
of Music, were the guests Of Mr.. anC
Mrs. John Judkins. Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Krone and Son are Wis
iting relatives in Richmond.
Miss Elizabeth Overlook will go t.
Alfred, n Y, about the fifteenth Of
September where she will enter the
Alfred Pottery School, of which
ter, stands at the head.
Mr. and Mrs. Spurry Of Dublin, Wis
tied in this place. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown of Chicago
attended the funeral of Mrs. Browns
father, William McMahan, Of Dublin
Mr.. and Mrs. Abiram Boyd were in
Indianapolis, Friday, in attendance al
the automobile races.
The Methodist ladies cleared be
tween seven and eight dollars at theil
market, Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Whelan returned
Saturday evening from Spiceland
where she spent several days with l1el
yro0fhnr rofh h.
is at the Sanitarium in that place, fol
treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jackson and Mr.
and Mrs. Lon Worl were among the
number from this place who attended
the Old Settlers Picnic at Centerville
Saturday.
Attorney B. F. Mason of Hagers
town, was Cambridge City visitor
Saturday.
Fred Storch attended the Chautau
qua at Richmond. Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Medearis, O.
Indianapolis, were the guests of Mrs
May Boden, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Doney and Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Ault were visitors at the
Chautauqua. Sunday.
Rev. Barrett, of Dublin, is visiting
friends in Sidney, Ohio
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. McMahan, O.
Philadelphia, are spending some time
with the formers mother, Mrs. Nc
Mahan, Of Dublin.
Mrs. Violet Vandeventer, who ha:
been the guest of Mrs. Margaret Nc
Caffrey at Do Drop Inn, has returned
to her home in Marion.
Miss Mary Overlook will leave to
morrow (Tuesday morning) where sht
has the position as Supervisor O
Drawing and Manual Training the
coming winter.
Master Beale Williams. the faithful
carrier for the Saturday Evening Pos
received personal letter a short time
ago from President Curtis informing
him that he was entitled to a fin.
watch. The gift is a reward for hav
ing done the best work in the State O
Indiana, in increasing the circulation
of that periodical. The watch has ar
rived and Master Beale is justly prout
OF his reward.
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News Of Surrounding Towns
ire visiting relatives

Indianapolis are visiting relatives
here.
Miss Irene Keys has returned to her
home at Sulphur after visit with her
grandparents, Chas. Keys and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Teetor and Miss
Mable Teeter we're guests of friends
at Indianapolis over Sunday.
Miss Vena Benbow has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. John Salisbury near
Economy.
Miss Esther Foyst, Miss Bertha
Foyst and Josephine Foyst went to
Marion to visit their sister. Mrs. Chas.
Husong.
Hugh Allen is suffering with rheu-
matism in his arms.
Dennis Gregg found valuable horse
OF his dead in the pasture field.
Mrs Carl Gohrins and son Russell
are visiting relatives here.
Trustee Stotlemeyer and the coun-
ty commissioners inspected the diff
ferent bridges in Jefferson township,
Saturday. Many of them are consid-
cred unsafe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23

taking Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what II would do,
and / am restored to my natural
health. Mrs. ETA DONOVAN, Box
2q9, Willimantic. Conn.
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For thirty years Lydia f. Pinkham'o
Vegetable Compound has been the
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suffering women owe II Ia themselves
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Proof is abundant that it has cured
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23

Il n EANT1ME for little entertain.
INI ment we had q strike In one OF
II our Indiana plants. At first II
didn't make much difference
All the packers had been shutting down
here and there during the cold months
and we were ready to close that partic-
ular plant
But as the severe winter Of "a pass.
ed and the men saw that we were In
no hurry to start work until better
times they began to get ugly. to set fire
to the buildings and do other injuries.
There was no police protection to
amount to anything in any Of these
country places. and it would cost too
much to keep a sufficient force of hired
detectives to guard the property.
1t got on toward spring. and We
wanted to open the place for q short
run, but I was determined not to give
in to the union, especially since they
had taken to hurting the property.
There had been a number Of strikes
that year. notably the great one at
Pullman, followed by the railroad trou-
BILE. 1t was a most seRseless time for
any man with JoO TO quiz Work, ana
the employers were feeling pretty set
about not giving In.
remember that about this time
some OF the preachers In the city and
among them the Rev. Mr.. Hartman
Sarah's young man. got loose on the
strike question and preached sermons
that were printed in the newspapers
Hardman's ideas were called Chris
tan Socialism" and It all sounded
pretty, but wouldn't work twenty-foul
hours in Chicago. wanted Sarah te
try Z new minister who had sense
enough to stick to his Bible. but she
was loyal to Hardman and ever
thought there might be something II
his ideas.
Well. It got along into July, and
concluded to rum down TO our indians
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23
NEEDFUL KNOWLEDGE
Richmond People Should Learn to De
tect the Approach Of Kidney
Disease.

The symptoms of kidney trouble are
so unmistakable that they leave no
ground for doubt. Sick kidneys ex.
crete thick. cloudy, offensive urine,
full of sediment, irregular of passage
or attended by a sensation of scalding.
The back aches constantly, headaches
and dizzy spells may occur and the
victim is often weighed down by a
feeling Of languor and fatigue. Neg.
lect these warnings and there is dang.
er of dropsy, Bright's Disease, or dia.
betes. Any one of these symptoms is
warning enough to begin treating the
kidneys at once. Delay often proves
fatal.
You can use no better remedy than
Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's Richmond
proof:
Mrs. F. P. Brooks, 215 S. Fifth
Street. Richmond, Ind. says: I'VE
have used Doan's Kidney Pills in our
:, nil, for years and would not be
80 "-s~rlv in the house. took
F~r p weakness Of the
- IN my back and
= ST Doan's Kid
-~''- - Of the strong
IS. Price SO
CO.. Buffalo
or the United
/ -4~-,~..- -Doan's-and
TAXA M nfhp,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23

walk upstatrs
without stopping
on the way. i
tried three differ
emit doctors and
each told me some
thing different I
received no benefit
from any Of them.
but seemed to s,af-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
Ing would restore
nv health IhAOA1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23

On.
ativcs
inc Mass
summer \
connanT'"e -
Miss ne''o
;lianapolis attcadi'te~
openings.
Ed Petro went -
urday to spend over ss'aaH =
sister, Mrs. Albert Giadswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Commit enter
tanned Sunday. David Petty of Car
mel. Ind.
Mrs. Maraba Bennett OF Greensboro
d assisting In nursing Mrs. Allen.
Mrs. Carl Robertson q New Castle
spent Friday here With AR mother.
Mr.. Hannah ShAfef.
nnrHRunn.l2Hnn1nun I1u1uSn0
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23
HAGERST0WN, IND.

agerstown. Ind. Aug. 23.- Mrs.
Burton has purchased fine
'"om an indianapolis firm
N~~s went to DAYTON
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham' s Vegeta.
bic Compound Cured Her.

Willimantic. Conn.-"For Ave years
suffered untold agony from female
troubles. causing hackache, Irregular
ties, dizziness and nervous prootra-
ton. 1t WAS impossible for mo to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE STRIKE.

The labor question from the tnstde-A
talk ,ctth strtkers-ITt for tat all round.
A tickltsh place for an drg,ement-8ft
andrchist-Bluf-Its Dorks-We call Il
square.
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through vestibuled Trains between
ChKaKo and Cincinnati. Double daily
service. Through sleepe.s on trains
Nos 3 and Z between Chicago and Gin.
cinnat1.
Pine Buffet service on trains and 3.
For train connections and other IN.
formation call
c. A BLAIR. p. Z Z. n
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