The Washington herald., 1910-06-26

with him he was dragging the wolf by
the heel out OF a clump of sumac bushes
| Did you shoot him?' I asked No. he
replied. He is Just tired out by the dogs.
Anybody can handle wolf" Mr.. Me-
Guire continued TO say, IF Il is too list
less and weary TO bite. When wolf is
In such a state OF physical collapse one
can grab 1t by the jaws, as Samson did
the lion, and break its neck"
did you ever take part in land
rush,"
Helped Build Guthrie.
a 'T have been in ali OF the rushes OF the
YSouthwest. 1 was lined up on the border
OF Oklahoma in 1889. when. at the crack
OF a pistol, 800 men dashed TO the spot
where the city Of Guthrie was built No
| body knew anybody else. HOUSES Of
boards went up. apparently by magic
saw and heard a humorous dispute be-
tween a man In a tent and three loud
voiced individuals who thought they
could bluff him out of his lot, During
his temporary absence on business his
tent was moved and a house. merely =
wooden box. was hauled up on a wagon
and quickly put in its place.
THE man. coming back, found the
tent gone and the house full OF armed
guards So he made a speech and told
| eli the facts IN the case About 5000
of the boys were there. At the concIu-
sion of the mans statement the boys
picked up the house. armed guards and
ali, and carried II half mile into the
open prairie. IF you trouble that man
/ again. they warned the buffers. we
shall shoot your heads on The orator
| of the tent became a prosperous and In
| fluential citizen"
who is the ablest Indian you have
ever known7'
Some Indians are able in one way and
some in another. The smartest ones I
have had anything to do with were part
white. Many full-bloods can quickly see
into things and cleverly express them
selves in their own language. Like the
whites. Indians widely differ from one
another intellectually Physical strength
; Is not highly respected. except where
mental strength is absent which IS an
| other characteristic of the white man.
All of the great chiefs OF the past, In
my opinion. gained their authority
through their superior powers Of mind,
either as counselors, orators, or STRAIT
egists in tribal wars or against the whites.
though they were idealized by their peo-
pie and pictured as mighty hunters fleet
Opportunity for HustIers.
''Is Oklahoma still young mans ooun-
try?"
Surely. II the young man has ability
II he lacks either ability or energy, he
had better go somewhere else. Two
classes OF lawyers fiocked TO the State
failures who were looking for easy
ground and college men who thought no
other college men had emigrated The
failures failed again and the sitting pro
cess put good many college graduates
out OF business. Able lawyers succeed
ed; mediocre lawyers. regardless OF their
diplomas, found that times were pretty
bad. II was the same with physicians.
even II one doctor covers up the blunders
of another and the victims OF the pro-
fession are not In position 10 talk back
As TO business, we are not buying gold
bricks or signing promissory notes In the
belief that some absent admirers want
out autographs.
TN short. the teacher In any line gets
few swift lessons himself out In Okla
homa."
Copyright. 1910. by James b. Morruwl