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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Sullivan Is Warned.

Certain members Of the press who by
virtue OF their peculiar but necessary
qualifications. were selected To warn eui.
livau 10 be constantly alert and on hIs
guard against any fmprudent speech and
under no conditions or circumstances Ia
forget himself or TO allow himself IA
make any disparaging remarks or al.
lusions OF any kind whatsoever whIS6
might possibly be construed by Jenklns
as q reflection on his Veracity or aB
assault on his dignity,
The big fellow was Furthermore n,adx
10 thoroughly understand that whIis
Jenkins would frequently Indulge In prac-
! tical jokes. and at times enjoyed fhsfu
Immensely. he was a poor hand to he
made tho target or ridicule, wnich mishk
be the means OF compromising or moYtf-
! tying nim. and that when so enbarrasssd
| nc was q .veritable Wild Bill. Doc HolIf-
day or Bat Masterson in the rapid and
skillfui use OF his gun.
Thus things went on for several nighjs
! during all OF Which time Sullivan, aroupsd
! 10 Il. sense OF extraordinary anxisty
I cvinced disposition 70 avoid Jenkins AZ
/ much as possible, but Jenkins, accord
! ing TO the terms OF the programme, mad
| 1t a rule 10 persistenuy follow Sullysr
! from place to place, 10 scarcely ever losI
! sight of him, to be his very shadow and
! by a. clever piece OF acting, to thrpa
! out pointed and upmstakable signs b
J his doubts as to the irUthfuluess anS
| accuracy OF the stories which John l.
might be relating. and. also TO manifes
| his disgust with the boastfui manner II
which Sullivan Dragged of his casa Hat
| prowess in disposnS Of adyersaries.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Our Lady of the Mine. -

Tn "Our Lady OF the Mine "a
strong creation. vividly descriptive Of
persons aDl things. and full Of rhyth-
mical lines, he introduces under t he
euise OF "Silas rcttibone "a charsc-
ter respected. rcvcred and lOved-not
ouly for his remarkable talents, but
for his genial snd manly friendship.
SIas Pettibone appears on the scene
as itincrant artist. who is made to
paint tho face of radiantly beautiful
woman, whose face. AS Field said, was
destined. subsequently,. TO adorn the
bar Of "Casev's Resteraw, with the
view OF awakening IN the breasts Of
Casey patron admirers fond memories
of other days back in the states, re-
vivine recollcctions Of "mothcr, or
"A sister or sweetheart left be-
hind, so. that with swiftly following
and generous ibations, the patrons
grew mellow and sentimental, and only
went out with the lights.
This truly marvellous production of
! Pcttibonc S dextcrous brush was
| ehristened "pettibone s Shefdoover.
and. since there WAS no womau's face
nearer than Denver, the soft-hesrtcd
miners gathered from far AMI near to
| gaze with batcd breath and unspeak-
! able admiration on the fair. smiling
mouth. the sunny hair. the creamy
checks and the eyes. so soft and
| dreamy. Of Pettiboue S Great ON.
/ So it was that when Casey, feeling
| the necessity Of further impressing his
patron friends and admirers with his
graudiloqurncc. his excellent taste and
the possession of something truly
artistic and valuable. remarked SEN
tcntously. "That when the critics
talk so granl of Parec an 1 the Loover
I say they'd orter see Pettibope S
shef doover.' the natives meltingly re.
spond in sentimental moods, and con
tiuue TO pour endless libatIous on
Pcttibonc : coup de matter.
Mojesky in Cancel" "
Possibly much Of Field 's transcend
emily humorous commpositlon as
Maieskv an Cancel in which he
introduces his old commpatriot:
OF "'Rcd Hoss Mountain "Three
Fingered Hoover was due very large
ly TO facts. Following Emma Abbot
in the opening of the Tabor granc
opera-house in Denver IN the fall ol
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Where Dreams Were Born.

Here he probably heard for the first
lime. in the seclusiou of the mountain
fsstpcsses. the low musical murmur-
iugs of lonely little brooks-whicb, as
Field said-'ISeem 10 sing so lone
some like and here for the first time,
he stood at the foot of giant hemlock,
spruce and fir trees, and thought doubt
less like Hood, that their slender tops
were close against the sky
Here in this eutrancingly restful
spot where the manifold beauties of
nature so strongly yet modestly ap'
pealed to him, these hidden and unseen
beauties that were shut out from the
confusion and tnmult of the busy and
upromantic world beyond, Field
learned of the untimelv death Of a
lovely child who had been the light and
pride of the camp.
He learned. too, that this little fe]-
low had been the pet and delight Of
every rough miner in the diggings
that he bad. almost upcouciously wound
himself around their very heart
strings; that they had listened for the
patter Of his busy feet, that had some
how grown so dear, that the wild flow.
crs hung their heads in grief for the
loss of their little companion, and the
great pines made soft music on the
slopes whore he had played.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Sullivan Is Hoaxed.

For tho first day or so they searcha
the camp in the hopes OF finding soSs
spirited, ambitious pug who could.
would, try 10 withstand the tremendov.
sledge hammer blows OF John LIS tn,t
ty right for four rounds, aud thus r.
euro cash prize. Failing In this com.
mendabls enterprise, the members OF fSn
various newspapers cast about 10 dsytss|
another scheme, one which was caicn-
lated not only to furnish the desIrsa|
arnusem ent---but ono likely TO smharraar
and disconcert the big fellow as much a.
possible.
The plan selected was ebout as fol |.
lows: To have some one pose and IL
increasingly represented 10 Sullivan A.
a bad gun man and an extremely dan
| gerous character on account of his pYo-
| clivltS- TO shoot quickly. with or wlfk-
| out provocation. So Joe Jenkins OF tha
| Chronicle was selected to fill the YER
, trying and nervy role, and Joe was emil
nently fitted for the character, not that
| ne was q gun rnan-quite the contrary-
| but, being from the south, was full ~
chivalry and irascible at tlmes. ana
would fGht anyone or anything al the
drop OF tne hat
But OF course, the "a me was 10 maks
John l.. thoroughly understand THAT
Jenkins was easily provoked. quick Ia
take affront and oflense. even when rone
was Intended. and that IL was his IN
variable custom when so aroused to at
once resort tos his deadly gun and un
crrinC aim.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Sees Some Gambling.

He was taken TO the Texas House
and Board OF Trade" gambling houses,
where he witnessed such eXtravagant
and excessive betting of fabulous sums
OF money as would have thoroughly put
to shame "the man who broke the bank
at Monte Carlo!' Great stacks OF gold
and silver and immense piles OF cur
rency OF large denominations were heapcd
about in such bewilderinG confusion. If
they had no particular value, while dar
ing knights of the game defied fortune
by laying waeers of five. ten and twenty
thousand dollars on the turn OF card.
with rs much unconcern and Indifference
as the average man would display in pay
ing car fare.
Silent, shadowy moving. decorus and
we'll "mannered attendants, who assumed
modifying airs, vet conveying the idea
that they were in the habit OF waiting
on royalty. would, at regular intervals,
request the privilege OF helping tho guests
10 more champagne. cxcelently trapped,
or more cigars, the aromatic fragrance Of
which smeed like an offering Of incense,
followed by the serving of tempting
viands and all done with such gracious
ness, cultivated, yet high-bred suavity,
as marks the manor horn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Climax of Bluffing.

Finally. when one or the rashIy reck-
less gambling. princes, with the daring
OF Paul Clifford, offered to wager the
owners OF the house tho Little Pitts
burg mine against million dollars in
cash. TO be decided by three turns of
the cards-and lost, without so much as
expressing tho least annoyance the
dumbfounded ecclesiast whispered In the
ear OF Joe Jenkins of the Chronicle, Let s
soi'
remarked that .'so-callod Summing in
Chicago was mild and conventional az :
fsr and that the Chicago attractions OF
Chrlstian decency were. by way of COM
parlson, like playing jack -straws or ping
pong"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

That night Mr.. Talmsge might have
seen state street in all Of Its hideons
shemefuluess By rrcarraneements WIN
It's easily induced denizcns- It had been
made a trifle more depraved-and more
fiiriouslv boisterous than ever. Two ga
looms and two dance halls. places re-
condition OF moral Ieprosy. had been Sc
iected 10 give T. Dewitt an accurate idea
as to how strenuous and how lnsaneiy
hilarioua life really. was In flourisning
Leadville was at that time ,s
BY previous arrangements, the saloons
in question had been made even less IN
vitlng than usual, care having been taken
TO make the scene one Of thorough dis
order and shameless profligacy- the
rooms were denser than usual WIN
cigars ever made. and the unconth
crowds OF depraved men; rncivilly de-
! nanding drinks and recklessy throwing
money on the bar inviting everybody to
joiu them-was iust a bit more bolster
GUS and repulsivc than usual
At the Dance Hall.
At the odeon dance hall, upon. the en- +,
francs OF the distinguished visitor ana
| friends, a recognized signal for even more
violent action. the Widest imaginable
pandemonum was put In motion. Men
| In the roughest garb OF miners. and cow :
condition Of seeming excitement, wearing
the most forbldding costumes, essayed
to cut pigeon wings and other extrava-
! CANT movements Intended 70 excite the
f, admiration Of the dance ladiee," who
| In turn, coquettishly ''doce -doed and all
named" and "chassezed'' with charming
! nalvety and girlish simplicity
The exquisite gentleman who called the
dance figures. or as he was facettously
| termed, tho "herder"-was unouestion
ably this ''pIece de resistance OF the
whole outiandish and barbarous perform
! ance. The ''herder besides an eiabo-
rate fun dress suit, immense sombrcrc
! hat, g1ins. knives. peeplng from eVerS
possible vantage ground, wore an I'M
| maculately spotless shirt of the highly
ruffled order from whose depths, witt
dazzling hrilliancy, diamond as large
as the famous "kohinoor," cleaned.
Long flowing hair. splendidly poinaded
/ and arranged in the most artless way
and captivating goatee. which seemed
to add q charm 10 his classical features
completed the "herder's" appearance.
His request, or rather demand. tc
promenade TO the bar given so tre-
qucntly and always accompanied by 4
playful little trick on his part OF shoot
ing out few lights, was perhaps one o.
his most attractive as we'll as innocent
accomplishments.
Having been thoroughly surfeited witt
short n time Mr.. Talmage expressed him
self as being desIrous of discontinuue
further research, but the newspaper mel
were resolved not to abandon the inter.
csting pursuit so carly In tho game. How
| ever, what tho eloquent divine next saw
was not OF so Objectionable or rcpulsive
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Casey" Was Harrigan,

For '.Cnscy.' substitute Harrigan,
a keen, shrewd observer Of mon, fact
full aud audacious, sceretiVe aud re-
sourceful, but at times roughly humor-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Red Hoss Mountain.

Field woVe all Of this exquisite senti-
nent i'll the most realistic way, into
the charming story that immortalized
"Rcd lioss Mountain aud gave birth
70 an impcrlshabe story. His "Per-
fcssor We're DE Blaw,' another flaw
less gem in mountain lore. was the
outgrowth Of = similar pilgrimage into
4 remote mining camp IN Saquachc
county, Colorado. then a noisy bust
ling, prosperous place, now an abso
lutely deserted and abandoned spot
silent. lifelcss--with not yestigc re.
manning Of its once glorious splendor
It's matchless dance hall antiquities. re
nowned Tor their genuine hand painted
charms; its uucqunlled knights of the
trigger, famous for their alortncss in
aVcngiug a real or imaginary griev
ance: and it's gala days and especially
nights. of marvellous and unapproached
festivities. consisting OF such charm
ing pastimcs as hoarse and unmelo
dious singing; ribald Icsts, the click
of the poker chips, the mirthless laugh
Of tho gilded srcu-thc crack of the
avcnging pistol and the erosn Of tbs
expiring victim. Ali of these unsur
passed glories have departed.
''Pcrfcsscr We're De Blaw,' WAS. il
reality rs described bv Field. musi
clan of moro than local fame and rep
utatlon. He had been imported for th'
sole purpose of entertaining Casey I
hibulous patrons. IN what ne wa
pleased TO style his Apartments Con
versazzbouy. as we'll as for the cdi
tcntion OF the cultured "guests' WIN
daintily dslliel with the delicacies o
''Casey's Table Dotcr' such for in
stance as ham and eggs. canned por
and beans anJ. on extra ordinary occs
sions, plum gpdgeon.dGiT, for dessert
For Ncrc De Elaw.' suhs;itut
Won BUelor', au eccentric little frousel
headed Tcuton genius. who. in truth
was full Of harmonies and symphonic
and. Who driftcd into camp from good
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

the big fellow had put him away% ~
handily, was beginning TO pass into ~
security, though on account Of his no'-
derous and formidable size, he mad y
fairly acceptable boxing partner for Joss
j., particularly as both knew so littlc ~
science.
The corning Of the Sullivan prams,s.
company" having been previously ~
tcnsiyely advertised, had been anticInat'
ed By the newspaper crowd with mora !.
less esgerness and feelings akin TO ~,
coming OF the Rev. DIR. Talinage, nssa'
ly, that Of furnishing them with amms-
ment and diversion,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
Some of the
Scenes That
Inspired Field;
How He and
Nye Got Even
With Ade-
lima Patti;
How alnnage
and Grant
w ere Hoaxed

n LII OF Eugene Field s musical and
~ attractive verses on life In min"
~ ing camps were not 6ction, or
creatures of his inventive
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-23

during the heat of a political
campaign.
The Herald believes the legis-
lature should pass a state wide
primary law and a corrupt prac-
tees act and adjourn. There is
no call for reapportionment at
this time.
The incident is illuminatingly
illustrative of what malodorous
mess can be stirred up by a d.
minutive microcosm like the per-
apatetic puppet, peanut politi-
clan and eruptive egotist that
for several months has been
pretty nearly lost in the chair
once filed, graced and honored
by Henry Il. Silbey, Alexander
Ramsey, William r. Marshall,
Cushman K. Davis, John S.
Pillsbury, John Lind and John
A. Johnson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-23
A FEW QUESTIONS
Will Bryan run again?

Will Bryan run again?
What's Spooner's game, any
way?
Who sprung the Ed Young for
governor talk?
Isn't Lee the strongest candi.
date for governor?
Will Frank Day boss Mime
sofa democracy this year?
Do you suppose Jim Tawney's
real glad, now, that Taft made
that famous Winona speech?
Who paid Charley Gilman's
expenses to Brainerd to tell the
Stearns county delegation what
to do?
Whom. will ''The Interests
back for governor now that
they've thrown down Agile
Adolph?
1t, as recently asserted by J.
A. 0. Preuss, Taft didn't need
Minnesota, why did the Taft
Eberhart machine move heaven,
earth and hell, especially hell,
to try to carry it for him?
Will the democrats have sense
enough, this year, to nominate a
progressive, or will they follow
their precedent of a century and
do the fool thing at the proper
psychological moment?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-23
iMPREssEs THE OFFICE BOY
Chicaqoan Enthusiastic Over Scheme
Which He Claims Is Great Sue
cess In New York.

Gerald Jones came here from Chi.
cago. Consequently there are a num-
Der of things about New York which
he compares with the same things in
Chicago-much to the disadvantage
of New York. One that chiefly irri.
tates him is the Office boy habit here.
the Cincinnati Times-Star's New York
enters the office of a friend of his. A
small, cynical boy meets him at the
mahogany rail. Mr.. Jones declares
that he wishes to see his old college
pal, P. Norval Smith. The small boy
demands card. and hands him a
blank form. write here what you
want to see him about" says the
small boy.
Mr.. Jones protests. What he wants
to see Smith about Is something that
he docs not propose to conflde to any
small boy in the world-especially to
small boy toward whom he feels a
sentiment perilously approaching hate.
He waves his hand. He directs the
small boy In a lordly way to take his
name and be quick about it, and never
mind the card. "Just say Jerry Jones
Is here" he says to the small boy.
The small boy puts back the hunk
Of gum and sits down on his slippery
little bench and indicates with an air
Of flnality that there will be nothing
doing until he gets the card he asked
for and the full history of Mr.. Jones'
recent past. If Mr.. Jones gets in to
see P. Norval Smith 1t is only by as
senting to the terms made by the
small boy. Therefore, Mr.. Jones has
had fresh set of cards printed for
use upon the Office boys of his friends.
They bear the most awe inspiring
names-Jfm Jeffries, for example, and
James ]. Corbett and Packey McTar-
land and Cut Throat Jenkins, the ter
ror Of the gulch. He observes tina.
the small New York boy is not well
posted upon the life and crimes of
Bloody Hand Ben. the scourge of the
Sierras. but every one of them knows
all about the men of the ring. "And
tell that old fool Smith," he bellows,
In the character of Tom Sharkey,
shat If he doesn't come out here I'll
beat him to DEATH"
Gerald Jones Is perfectly happy. He
knows how to circumvent the Office
boy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-23
The Spider Cheat.

Many species of spiders are interest.
ing on account Of their physical con-
struction or their habits, but the most
curious specimens are probably to be
found In the woods Of Sumatra: and
these naturalists call, not without rea-
son, spider cheats" This insect, in
order to trap the flies, etc., on which 1t
feeds, hides on leaf and spins a
web OF neutral color. making an IL
fusion so perfect that the prey not
only does not fly, but seems attracted
by the peculiar termination Of the
web on the edge Of the leaf. This is
q perfect knot In appearance and gives
to the trap the general shape of q
miniature palm-leaf fan with indented
handle.-Harper's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-23

A st. Cloud firm bearing the
euphoniOus name of GNIFOW-
SKI & TRUZlNSKI has just
opened a meat market. Unless
the meat they sell is easier to
chew than their name is to pro-
nounce, there will be plenty of
work for Granite City dentists.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-23
the HfRALD'S TICKET
THE SPECIAL SESSION

The governor of Minnesota
has called a special session of
the legislature to convene June
4 for the purpose of passing a
state wide primary election law,
q corrupt practices act and a re-
apportionment bill.
The governor has changed his
mind several times on the ques.
tion of a session. At the meet
ing of the Northern Minnesota
Development Association over a
year ago he said he would call
such session if the people
wanted it. A few months later,
when there was a vociferous de-
mand, the governor reversed
himself and said he wouldn t..
The governor reverses himself
again and calls the session.
The Herald hopes the governor
is proud of his record of flop
ping: it doesn't know of anybody
else who is.
Gossip is rife that certain big
interests, whose errand boy the
governor has been, have drop
ped him, being unwilling t O
spend any money trying to re-
nominate and reflect him on &C.
count of the widespread opposi-
ton to him. If this be true.
then the calling Of the special
session is his own independent
act; the people believe that,
aside from running around the
country and making speeches,
the governor has done little or
nothing of his own volition.
But this one act has stirred
Minnesota politics deeply. Of
fee seekers and Office holders,
to speak in the slang of the day,
do not know where they are
at" All states are broken and
the devils to pay.
1t looks to The Herald as
though the governor. facing a
campaign without financial sup
port from the interests and lack
ing the advice of his recent
shrewd political hackers, an d
smarting under the smash of his
machine, retaliated with til e
special session call. But The
Herald believes it is too late for
the governor to save himself.
The Herald is opposed to a
special session on the same
|-ground that it opposed it last
winter. namely, that a legisla.
ture that would not give the
people needed legislation at q
regular session is not likely to
do it now; and on the additional
grounds of a needless expense
to the state and the inadvisabil.
ity of converting the lawmakers
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-23

The Minnesota supreme court,
in a recent decision, upheld the
commission form of government
for Minnesota cities. Do you
suppose the Minnesota supreme
court would uphold the Sank
Centre charter commission for
monkeying with the draft of a
proposed charter for over three
years and then pigeon -holing it?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-23
A CAUSE WORTH WHILE.
BY Theodore Roosevelt.

by IncOooTe hOOSeVet.
We fight to make this countr..'
better place to live in for those ',
have been harshly treated by fs,
and if we succeed, it will also 81
better place to live in for those Y
have much. None of us can rel
prosper permanently if masses of
fellows are debased and degraded;
masses of men and women are grop
down and forced to lead starved d
sordid lives, so that their souls
crippled like their bodies and the f
edge of their every feeling blunted.
When l plead the cause of the CT
pied brakeman on railroad. Of
overworked girl in factory. of
stunted child toiling at inhuman
Dor, of all who work excessively or
unhealthy surroundings. of the fam
dwelling in the squalor of noiso
tenement, Of the wornout farmer
regions where the farms are worn
also; when l protest against the
fair profits of INSCRIPTIONS and C
scienceless men or against the gree
exploitation of the helpless by
beneficiaries of privilege, l am
only fighting for the weak. am fig
ing also for the strong.
The sons of all of US will pay In
future II we of the present do not
Justice to the present. If the faith
cause others to eat bitter bread.
teeth of their own SONS shall be
on edge. Our cause of justice for
is in the interest of all. Surely tn
never was more noble cause; sur
there never was a cause in which
was better worth while to spend {
be spent.