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there came a famine so there was no
green spot save around Medicine Lake.
1t was then that the wise men of the
tribe built two medicine lodges at
the lakes now called Two Medicine
and after prayer and fasting they had
a vision. This directed that they send
seven of their old men to the great
Chief Mountain where the Wind God
made and unmade the rain. So the
patriarchs went but as they failed to
influence the Wind God. Seven youn &
braves were commissioned who related
the woes of their people so eloquently
that the great god in Chief Mountain
slowly quivered his wings and smote
the air until dark clouds arose and
rain fell and ever afterwards the lakes
were called Two Medicine"
"The Chief"
Every white man who hears this
tale longs TO see this wonderful Chief
Mountain which Is q landmark in all
this region. A days journey and ne
fnds II. and II Is many weeks before
he loses sight of II, for the old war
rior can be seen for over one hundred
and fifty miles. II Is ten thousand
feet high and stands out In bold re-
lief like a general on a battlefield.
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Friendly Toward z. s.

lie has always been regarded as
friendly toward the United States. and
has made no effort to conceal this fact.
While he served under Huerta he
never fully ackn owiedged the Gen
erals right to the presidency, and even
knowing this Huerta appointed him.
perhaps because he wanted at least
one honest man on whom he could de-
pend for the actual truth about affairs.
Carbajal despite his diplomatic abil-
ity, has been little known outside of
his own country. During 1911 he was
sent by President Diaz to treat with
Madero, who was then at Juarez on
the American border and threatening
to march to Mexico city. When he
saw that the elimination of Dtaz was
necessary Carhajal again came for
ward, and It was largely due to his
influence that Francisco de Ia Barra
became the provisional president. He
has been in the very centre of MeXi-
can troubles for many years and Is
well qualified for the trying position
which he now occupies. A brilliant
orator and a man of letters he may,
perhaps, by his diplomacy bring about
a new era in this land of unrest.
Senior Carbajal is about fortyone
years of age, and with one exception
he is the youngest man who ever
ruled In Mexico. Away back in 1850
Miguel Mramon was made chief exec
utiVe at the age of twenty-five.
Unlike Mexican In Appearance.
In 9Dpear1nCe the new PrOviSiona
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psoro UNDERWOOD O UNDERWOOD. n.

Some Of the Constitutionalists oh
feet to him because they declare that
he is rich and that he Is friendly with
the men who for the past fifty years
have been getting rich off the work of
the poems. So far, however, CarranZa
has made no statement as to what he
thinks of the selection, but as ne Is
perhaps the best educated Of all the
Constitutionalists ne will be able to
lead the others into his views, although
today the most optimistic lover of
peace cannot predict with any GER
tainty the outcome of the Mexican
situation.
Pronounced Carbahal.
Just now everybody Is asking: who
are these two men? What Of their
lives? OF Carranza they know some
thing because of his victories, but OF
Carbajal the general public knows al
most nothing-not even how to pro-
nounce his name, and all sorts OF dis
cussions have arisen over that. It is
however, a very simple Spanish name
and is pronounced "Carbahal" as the
Is pronounced h, which makes the
last three letters spell hall" instead
of GAL" with the accent on the last
letters.
Early Life.
Senior Carba3al comes from an old
Spanish family on his fathers side
while his mother was a Mexican. The
family Is known as "cientificos," which
means that they have money, but the
greater part Of this money Senior Car
bajal has earned for he IS one of the
most distinguished lawyers in Mexico
a land where lawyers are the busiest
people in the country. This Is true in
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Glacier National Park are housed in
this way. The teepees are always set
up by the women and they erect them
rapidly and with ease. II Is a wonder
full sight to see these Canadian Pie
gans-over a thousand of them--com-
ing gradually into the Blackfeet camp
to be the guests of their brother
tribesmen. The travels which carry
the burden-the extra blankets, few
household utensils and personal effects
are heavily laden but the sure
footed mountain ponies bear their
owners and their impediments safely
by way of the old trail and the tee
PEGS are soon up after the arrival,
Many lakes and mountains are as
ISOLATED with these Indians legends.
Not far from Glacier are the beautiful
Two Medicine lakes. One Is prepared
to listen to tales of mystery for there
Is n subtle spell of beauty that seems
to fascinate the white man as we'll as
the Indian. If tho white man I'M
derstands how to ingratiate himself
into the good graces of some Indian
he may hear this old story OF the
lake: "Many moons ago when tho
Blackfeet owned everything from the
Rocky Mountains to Hudson Bay
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all Latin countries for this race of
people Seem to be continually waginB
legal warfare against each other. He
was born at San Juan Bantista in 1873,
and after en- education in the school
Of that town he was anxious to study
law.
Then one Of the richest men in
Mexico, Don Policarpo Valenzula took
a fancy to the boy and helped him
through law school. After ne was
gra duated Don Poll" as the old man
was called. entrusted a lot of legal
business to the young attorney and he
got start and rose rapidly in his pro-
fession, for he was q hard student
then, too, he was exceptionally honest.
Those who know Mexico will best APP
preciate this statement, for Mexico
has an unlimited supply of tricky at
torneys who wheedle money out of
the poorer classes.
Senior Carbajal was appointed as one
of the magistrates in the Court of
Justice by President Diaz, and when
Madero became the chief executive he
made the young magistrate president
of that body, which is about the same
as our Supreme Court. Later he be-
came a member Of Huerta's cabinet,
occupying the post of Minister of
Foreign Relations. Diplomacy has al
ways been one Of his strong points
and was q great asset in favor of his
selection by the mediators. Totally
unlike the grim Huerta, he is man
of no particular party, fully attested
by the fact that he has served under
tl1ren Drpcf1pDtG
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received his earlier education at an
inferior school not far from the ranch.
But he learned much from his father
of the wrongs of the Mexican poems
and OF fighting. Then he decided to
read law and for a time studied at
Coahuila and later in Mexico City. He
was sorely afflicted by near-sighted-
ness and the physicians feared that he
might lose his sight entirely II he
continued to study, 80 Carranza went
back to the ranch.
Several times he tried to be elected
to office in his native State, but the
Diaz candidate always won because
the willy old President had soldiers
guarding the polls and ballot box
5tuffing was done in the open. Daz
feared Carranza's hold on the people
and he tried In every way TO get rid
OF him. At one time he even threatened
him with death, but knowing that this
would certainly cause an uprising he
never put the threat into execution.
just about this time young Francisco
Madero became Interested in Mexican
affairs. He was wealthy in his own
right and he liked Carranza, and al
though there was q. vast difference in
their age and station the two became
inseparable and Madero spent his time
listening to CarranZaS stories of the Ill
treatmen Of the Mexican peon. Then
Madero financed Carranza's campaign
for the Governor of Coahuila, but the
Dias man won. This settled things
with Madero, and tho revolution,
which brought about the exile Of Diaz
and later the assassination of Madero
came on--Carranza leading his men
to victory. Later Carranza was Sec
rotary of State during the Provisional
Government set up as the result OF
the Madero revolt, but when the young
aristocrat became President, Cara MA
refused TO enter the cabinet and was
unanim ously elected governor of Goa
hula After Madero's assassin alton
Carranza swore vengeance on Huerta
and declared that ne would drive tho
assassin OF his friend from Mexico
And l have lived to see that day." he
declared a short tiUe ago Just after
a long conference with Francisco villa
the man whose generalship has aston
ished the great military experts of the
world. The battle cry Of the Constitu-
tionalists has always been give the
land back to the people!" To be
sure, the cry has brought desolation
and ruin to many parts Of the country
but it has driven out willy old CRATER
who robbed and killed wherever and
whenever it suited his purpose.
Simple Habits.
Carranza is a man Of simple hr
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teepee amid Indian musical lnstru-
ments and rare buffalo skins while the
camera man snaps his kodak at the
skin door of the tent.
Though other Indians, like those Of
our Southwest, have their sacred
dances which are attended by many
from the cities, they have few that
for varied interest can compare with
those of the Blackfeet who dance
alone or in large companies. They go
through the intricate figures of the
snake dance, they sing and wind In
and out in the buffalo dance, and they
give much time and attention to their
beloved grass dance where the chiefs
tell of ancestral proves and the tom
toms are beaten in syncopated time.
These are only a few of their tribal
dances wherein they appear in elab-
crate beaded costumes and with faces
colored with the sacred war paint.
black, brown or yellow as tradition
demands.
Tccpccs A Curious Sight.
The teepees of these Indians at the
time of the summer dances are a Gu
rious sight. They are arranged on
n plain in a semi-circle and are paint
cd with the sacred animals, the deer,
the buffalo, the moose, the beaver and
these serve as tOtems or family in
sigma. The guests from Canada
their brothers of the Piegan tribe
who trek over the old trail to reach
the Blackfeet reservation just outside
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forget-me-nots. larkspur. daisies
dozens of varieties which, when used
in connection with the medicine pipe,
are supposed TO bring healing. The
medicine pipes are p!pestems deco
rated with bright colored feathers and
weasel fur and legend says they were
given by the sun long, long ago.
OF course THE park has become a
safe home for wild animals and long
before the white man knew of its
grandeur the Blackfeet had assumed
the names of some of these animals as
h sort of family cognomen. The name
of Wolf is a great favorite because the
wolf is an animal always on the alert.
The OWL which is all-knowing, means
much and even White Calf has found
favor. No one wonders for these In
dams have been close to Nature. Like
the white man today they see the
mountain goat and big-horn sheep
among the crags and leaping from
rock to rock in the canyons, They
know where the elk Craze in the lower
places and the jungles where the
moose are bountiful They can tell
you where the black bear hides and
where to look for the silver tipped
grizzly Soon they will tell you where
the buffalo Is for this animal which
was highly reverenced and which dis
appeared long ago, will be transport
ed there.
Just as the Old North Trail has its
story so Indian legends and associa-
tons make this a fascinating country.
No wonder the medicine men with
drew into this enchanted place TO hold
council Here dwells the Wind Maker
under the water at the head of st.
Mary's Lake ana he sometimes makes
the waves roll high. Here is the home
of the Cold Maker who brings snow
and cold and the Thunder and Rain
Maker who sends the rain. The Won
drous mountains and brooding silence
easily suggests these fancies and the
white man as well as the Indian feels
| the spell
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No wonder it has been called THE
Chief" The legendary home OF the
Thunder bird was in this mountain.
resented in Blackfeet religious cere-
monies. 1t Is painted on shields and
war clothes to inspire courage and
on teepees to protect the family. The
Blackfeet have a tradition that this
Isis-a-kummi or Thunder-bird was
once overcome by snow storm and
descended into their camp, but after
it was taken to the lodge of the chief
and 1t was seen that 1t was colored
like the rainbow and had green claws
1t flew away and disappeared among
the storm clouds. These clouds are
his vehicle and he makes thunder by
clapping his wings and lightning by
blinking his eyes.
The Blackfeet have many legends
connected with beautiful St. Marys
Lakes, or 1.-The Green Banks" as they
call them, but they do not tell them
except to say that there are spirits
and phantoms whose sacredness Is
dear to every Piegans heart. An old
Indian trail passes by these lakes and
by Lake McDermott where the Black
rect love TO gather ana tell ancestral
legends OF the god Of wind and rain
and sun and dark that Turk In the
cascade that forms this lakes outlet.
The white man too is awed by this
mountain trimmed beauty spot and
one park enthusiast has built a camp
fire here--a log hut OF one room
with the sky for its roof and a great
chimney of boulders. When the Indians
assemble here on Fourth of July they
tell many tales of their prowess as
we'll as praise the White Father at
Washington. Half a days journey
from this lake is Iceberg Lake filled
with floating icebergs which fall into
the water from nearby glaciers and
make terrific noise. The listener
does not wonder that the Ipdlan says
this Is the abode OF lost souls who
wall for mercy.
A Veritable Flower Garden.
The Indians have always made me-
dicinal teas and concoctions out of
the flowers of this locality. over six
ty varieties have been counted. There
IL bear grass, the root of which Is
used by the Indians for sprains yell
low adder's tongue. Towering dog
wood, wild gentian. mountain lilies.
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"A total abstainer from liquor ana
tobacco. He Is digniied and seems to
take the business of life in a serious
manner. He is at present living at
Santillo (the capital Of the Constitu-
tional Governmen) with his wife and
two charming daughters. The girls
were educated in St Louis and speak
English huently. In army affairs ne
Is a rigid disciplinarian and to him
the only punishment for a traitor Is
death. He knows his people, and ono
of his rules for his soldiers is mo
looting." Recently a young officer in
the Constitutional army was guilty of
this when he and his men robbed sew
eral houses after a battle. Carranza
learned of this and had the young off,
Ger brought before him and ordered
the loot TO be returned at once. Tho
officer failed to obey the command and
It was learned that he was persuadins
| his men to take to the bush. Carranza
heard of this and that evening the
firing squad was called out and the
army knew the young officer no more.
Then Carranza wrote to the mother
of the dead man and explained the
circumstances. This TO an American
| seems like harsh measures but those
who know the Mexican race feel that
the General did the right thing.
Car-ranza's law course has served
him we'll, and in many instances ne
has drawn up the check rein on the
fmpetuous villa and babe him keep
within the law. on these occasions
the press is sure to chronicle his
| break with Villa" why should l
quarrel with my greatest fighter?"
said Carranza. THE boy means well,
and he is eager to bring about better
times for the poor poems and to avenge
the death Of his best friend, Francisco
! Madero, and 1t may be that people
think he is too brutal about it-but in
the end ne does what is right"
! Carranza's life has been one long
! struggle for what he believed to be
! right He is by no means a rich man.
but he Is able to endure such hard
| ships, even at flfty-five, as a thirteen
/ hundred mile journey on mule back
through the mountains of Mexico. He
is absolutely without fear. HIS shadow
is lengthening every day in Mexican
affairs for he now rules more than
half of that country and his wish is
law to thousands Of poor creatures
whose suffering seems almost beyond
human endurance.
VIII II be the intellectual Carba jail.
or the sturdy ranchman Carranza, who
ii be the Moses to lead this sorely
ID nation out of the wilderness of
and bloodshed into the Promised
VA Of Peace and Prosperity?
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President is totally unlike the average
Mexican. He is tall, slender and fair
haired. He walks with slight limp
the result OF a runaway accident some
years ago. He dresses in excellent
taste and has a charm of manner
which makes him universally popular
In social life. He belongs to number
Of clubs, scientific and literary socie-
ties, and is an author of some ability.
He lives in splendid style in a beautiful
home surrounded by ali the luxury SO
dear to the heart OF the Latin race.
He Is an expert at billiards, and is
said to be passionately fond Of music.
During his entire life his name has
never been coupled with scandals Of
any sort either in private or public
life; in fact, Senior Carbajal seems to
be a gentleman in the true sense of
the word. He is still unmarried al
though there have been rumors from
time to time Of his engagement to a
celebrated Mexican beauty.
Carranza.
General Venustiano Pine Carranza.
the chief of the Revolution lists. Is an
entirely different type of man. Fully
six feet in height, broad shouldered,
and with a ruddy complexion, the re-
suit of his open-air life, and full
beard he has the appearance of q
well-to-do American farmer. He Is
| fifty-fve years of age, although he
| looks much older. He Is a Mexican of
! Spanish descent and was born on a
ranch in the State Of Coahuiia. His
| "a ther was both a farmer and an army
| officer and was on duty when the exc
cution of the Emperor Macmillan
took place.
In moderate circumstances. Carranza
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-20
Legends and Tales of Gla-
cier Park The Old North
Trail, Trodden Long Be-
fore the Landing Of Co.
lumbus.

w~AvE you heard OF 1.-The Old
&4A North Trail''-that old, old uys-
n II terious trail that Il II could
speak would tell many stories of
Indian migration, of warfare, peace
full Journeys and tricks of the white
man as well as of the red? Have you
heard of ITS windings and zigzag turn
ings in and out of the high mountains
of our great Northwest. how 1t fol-
lows the passes, comes out into grassy
plains, runs by deep mountain lakes,
crosses rivers where fords are to be
found, and how its deep. partially
grass-lined ruts still show? oh, II IS
a wonderful trail in Its historical sig
nticance!
This trail was well beaten long be-
fore the landing of Columbus. And
1t exists today. Sometime the stories
OF the Old North Trail will be writ
ten. Some day Its Indian legends
which are associated with It's tor
tuous way as II runs from the cold
regions near the Arctic to the tungles
of Central America will be partly given
to the world Then It will tell of
Hudson Bay fur traders, of prospect-
ors, of engineers who have gladly fol-
lowed Its leadings. And coming down
to present history 1t will speak of the
beautiful Glacier National Park whose
lakes. glaciers. rivers and flower
strewn passes are In its historic path
Strange, mysterious, ancient trail
In it's journeyings 1t comes near mod
ern cities like Helena, Montana, and
then 1t reaches out into solitudes thar
suggest that no man has ever ira
versed them. If its traditions could
be written they would fill a volume
and It's stories would be of bravery
and daring. Of men who have risked
all and who have blazed the way for
future generations to follow. One
thing Is known and that is that for
countless generations. way back be
fore men knew that history was be-
Ing made. this trail was known to and
used by the Piegan Indian tribe of
Canada and Montana. 1t has been
used by them In their migratlons and
in their passing to and fro to meet for
sacred conclaves and yearly dances
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ARTIFICIAL RIPENIYG.

Dates grown in the deserts of Call
forna and Arizona do not ripen sum
ciently because the natural heat IS
not great enough. but this process Is
now accomplished. artl1cially. by plac-
ing the fruit in an electric oven, where
IL remains for three days at l22
degrees Fahrenheit.
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Carbajal, the Man Of No
Party, and Carranza, the
Friend of the Poems, Bid
Fair To At Last Settle
the Affairs of Troubled
Mexico.

1TH Huerta eliminated from
Mexican politics, Senior Fran
cisco Carbajal and General
Venustiano Carranza are now
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w Venustiano Carranza are now
occupying the front page of the Next
can tanGle. Will these two men bring
order out of chaos or will they involve
the country In more difficulty Is a
question. Both declare that they are
real patriots and are working for the
welfare Of their country only. Both
are remarkable men In many ways and
both have studied law. That Carbatal
Is the more brilliant of the two intel
lectually is not questioned, but Car
rama knows how to handle the poems.
He Is recognized as their friend, and
as they form the largest part of the
population his word will go far toward
bringing about peace.
United States To Deal With Carranza.
1t is evident from the recent state
ments made TO the press by Senior Car
bajal that he realizes this fact and
proposes to depend upon the United
States to obtain from General Car
rama guarantees for life and property
and a recognition OF his international
obligations.
Most Mexicans of the better class
will tell you that Carbajal belongs
to no party, and that he accepted the
presidency not because he wanted
power but because he knew that some
body must take the reins, and when
he learned that his name headed the
INST Of the men sent to the A. B. G.
mediators az Mexican neutrals who
were qualified to straighten out the
affairs of that country he was willing
20 accept. They will also tell you that
he does not care to hold . public office
and that after the Mexico affairs are
settled he will retire TO private life
and continue the practice of law.
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