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ADVENTURES LACK
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robe to prevent the buZZards from destroying it.
Its a pity" said Uncle Seth, as he mounted
his horse and looked with longing eyes at the
huge mass of fat buffalo meat lying upon the
ground, "its pity to leave so much good beef
fur the cayotes and lucky buZZards but il can't
be helped-we've got all we kin carry back to
camp. There's many poor family in the set
Elements that would be nifty glad TO have all
that good beef we've left on the ground, and
wish they had it. But that's jess the way with
things in this world" continued Uncle Seth, in
a morazing sort of strain, some folks have
more'n they know what TO do with, and others
haven't got nothin' at all-but / reckon it will
all be squared in the end-eastwise, hope So"
The Cunning Bearers.
Continuing our route up the valley, which
became more wild and picturesque the farther
we went, we travelled on until about noon, when
we halted in a grove on the banks Of the Sab
na TO rest our horses and let them pick
little grass Just opposite TO where we stopped
the beavers had built a dam across the creek
and upon examination we found that their work
had been done strictly according 10 scientific
principles, so as most efiectuay TO resist the
pressure of the water and force Of the current
at any rate, so said Mr. Pitt who had been
a practical engineer himself Inside Of the
dam the houses in which the beavers lived were
built the tops only being visible above the sur
face of the water They we're constructed of
poles. and pastered with what appeared TO be
a mixture of mud and grass. We noticed that
nearly every sapling (and some trees of con-
siderable size) about the pond, had been cut
down for house logs.
1T does beat all natur." said Uncle Seth, "the
iudgematica way these varmints carry on their
work | soiter berleve myself as many old
hunters do, that they are boss carpenters turned
into beavers, fur cheatin' folks When Bin
Sykes and me was trappin' on the Guadalupe"
continued Uncle Seth II tried nifty hard 10
catch the varmints at their work. fur wanted
10 see how they managed. but fur long time
never could. as the cunnin' critters always dis
kvered me- no matter how sly I was. afore |
could git in a hundred yards 81 EN-. fur You
see they keeps sentinels regar on the watch
| determined though that | would sawumvent
EN- ~ ! could, 80 one day tuck a spade and
dug a hole clost 10 their dam. deep enuf fur
me % gt Ia, from which | could peep out and
see al that was ruin' on IN heavier town. with
out any chance ~ helm seed myself and Xiv
cred up al the dirt lhrowed out'n Tia hoIs
with dry leaves and grass. - the beavers
woudnt notice a. bout HundeNn | vent -
The dam sni aol |nIo lhe IA | had dns and
hrp psIfefkll 1nls' 1tNn e1t<f lara ~ ..r.1
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ber and all succeeded in gaining il except one
COW which Mr. Pitt disabled with a well aimed
shot from his derringer; before she could make
her retreat to the timber Uncle Seth rode up
and finished her.
One by one the balance of US returned from
our unsuccessful pursuit of the others, and we
all gathered round the carcass of the COW Mr.
Pitt and Uncle Seth had killed After awhile
Guido made his appearance on the field, but
before he got within thirty yards OF us, his
horse caught sight Of the buffalo lying on the
ground and wheeling suddenly, ousted him
from the saddle. Fortunately his head struck
first and of course he was not hurt; he soon
Joined us leading his unruly steed by the bride.
How many buffalo have you killed. said
Lawrence IT, him as he came up.
Fore gracious, Mass Lawrence said Guido
Il amt been in a hundred yards Of a bufferlo
dis day ceptin' dat one lynn dere on de groun'.
Dis horse git ole Nick in em Jess as soon as
YOU start 10 run, and he amt done nothn' but
pitch right up and down in one place cher sence.
I'm gwying 10 steal anoder one from de lnjins
de berry flush chance git."
NO" said Lawrence, that won't do. The
only way 10 get horse in this country is 10
xiii the rider and take him. and rs all right.
but II you take the horse and don't kill the
rider, that's stealing and you'll swing for Z
90 a certainty
"Den IN stick TO paint" said Guido, "fur
amt gwying 10 XIII nobody fur he horse
Paints a nifty rascal sometime. It's fac. and
won't bulge a foot II he take de notion In he
head but dere's one ting certn', 81 | can't be
up a. de- KILN l'll be- nifty close roun' when
de- steaks Is eookin, and OATS dc main pint
This critier," said Uncle Seth, pokng the
ribs N the COW with the muxzle ~ his gun. is
fatlern butter. and ~ Guido manages 'em
right we'll have SONS steaks when We so back
10 camp tonight that VIII heat bar meat long
ways llul we must hatcher her now and hang
up the meat aut'n reneh ~ The cayoies"
In few mnments wllh our assistance. Uncle
seth "peelea The hlda" from The hulfsln. and
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Of rock. eight or ten feet high into a deep pool
at the base. This pool looked like a glorious one
for bass and perch. and Willie and | wished
very much to cast our lines into 1t, but just
then we were on the lookout for more exciting
sport.
The Buffalo HINT
About a mile beyond this pool. where the
valley was wider perhaps than at any other
point. Uncle Seth. who was riding ahead. sud
denly came 10 a halt and pointed out 70 US half
a dozen buffalo that were grazing in the Vi
cinity OF the largest body Of timber we had
seen in the canon.
Now" said he, Il think It's time we had
a taste Of bufferlo hump and ribs, and ef We
manage right I'm purity sure we kin git one OF
them fellers. We've got the wind Of them,
and by keeping yon little mot bertwixt them
and u.s. we kin git in three or four hundred
yards OF the drove. Then we must make dash
on EN-, every Teller fur himself. and II will
be n hard case ef some on US don't git meat.
afore they takes 10 the brush"
The buffalo were perhaps half mile from
us. and moving along cautiously. Riding in the
direction Of the mot" mentioned by Uncle
Seth which hid us from view we turned d.
rectly towards them, and advanced 40 a brisk
gallop. The buffalo did not notice us until we
had passed the mot" and were within three
or four hundred yards Of them. Then the race
nttah w thfntHt me nulihio meaning LOT IV
timber and we following them heller SHELTER
as fast as We could urge our horses on with
whip and spur
The buiferlo isl nifty decelyin' animule 10
glt over the ground" a. Uncle Seth would say
To look A them from a distance when running
you would SUPPOSE they were making bat little
Roadway, bat when ln pursuit ~ them, not
withdrawing their awkward numbering gait.
you would soon hnd that n takes a good horse
% come 40 With them, ESPECIALLY when going
down hlll 10 uteF ruuah and hFnken ground
mounted. and AZ ne hulI1la had nni much lha
tart "a us. we an1n lnsed nn them and save
them = IuaI||a1a Tran uuI Iun8 "a I|III1II
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every county In the state there was fierce con
test, and nearly half the counties in the state
sent cOntestng delegations. This San Antonio
convention was gYcat-s0 great IN tact that II
was too big a show and had TO be divided
Hogg had more accredited delegates than did
Clark but Clark had more whoopers-up on the
floor than did Hogg. Clarks crowd insisted on
viva yoce votes, which Hogg's followers would
not stand for, and there was a split. Inc last
great Democratic convention held in Texas was
at Dallas when Thomas NJ. Campbell, the sage
of Palestine was nominated for Governor Az
that convention / saw as many as SIX men
speaking at the same time, and heard men
called all kinds of names. ! saw two men
taken out of the convention hall to the doctors
shop for repairs. There was not dull minute
from the roll call Of delegates up TO Joe Baileys
"the Campbells are coming speech. which put
the Palestine statesmen over But the lcono-
elastic hand of the Terrell election law was LAID
on our convention system soon after the Dali
las meeting and the world shall know the big
Democratic circus no more forever
Old Carranza paid the price Of failure. which
was death. So II always Is. The man VINO sue
ceeds wears the crown the man who fails goes
TO the grave. The man who succeeds Is pa
triot; the man who fails Is a traitor, and meets
a traitors fate Il is not for US 10 Judge the
old Mexican Il may be that he was only
bandit, hungering after place and power but
it's possible, and probable. that he loved his
country and gave himself with the hope of writ
ing freedom on the brows Of his people But
whatever his motive and aspirations. he failed
and goes down to history unhonored and un-
sung.
WORMS As a rule its the little things Of
life that give US most trouble. AT
this writing the two houses Of the Legislature
are in session at Austin. The lawmakers are
in the Capital City against their wills. People
who have been 90 Austin know how hot It is
there in the summer time. And then the law
makers have farms. businesses and political
fences at home they would gladly be giving
their attention. And Why are the law makers
at Austin? Worms A fuzzy hard-hearted,
insignificant worm has called the representa-
tives Of the people to their Capital City and
placed before them a problem that challenges
their best thought and most serious consider
alton. Old worm is an enemy that gives man
kind fight all the way through life. Perhaps
the first enemy humanity meets is the worm.
Humanity cries for time, turns pale and yell
low but finally with the help Of yermifuge and
other weapons Of unpleasant taste and memory,
wins a temporary victory. But, like the Philis-
tines Of old, the worms return. time and again;
10 the conflict The cut worms come, the army
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THE DECADENCE
OF CONVENTIONS

steal watermelons, shoot craps and WELD
razor at a festival When he reaches this point
on life's journey his internal economy Is apt
10 be so badly dsorganzed that he can't eat
'possum. and there is little in life for the old
fellow save the memory of other days when
he could manipulate the specked worries ana
make "A full hand al a festival. ! say. al
ways think of the pathetic negro song when
think of the political conventions OF our day
When / read the proceedings of our proud OLD
Democratic party ] find myself asking whether
It's really worth ones while to be Democrat
now. The Terrell election law stabbed the
party under the fifth rib some yens ago, and
from that time on the gatherings Of our Dem
ocratc clans have been dull, lnSipld affairs, un-
worthy of the great unterntied and unwaShed
throng which has been saving, or trying TO
save. the country since the days OF jefferson
Our party held It's convention at Dallas last
week and the affair was as uneXcitlng rs a
meeting of a church board. There were no such
scenes as the old time Democrats were brought
up on. So far as the proceedings show there
was never a time during the sitting when there
was more than one man speaking neither was
there a single fight in the convention hall, and
If any delegate called another a liar the fact
was not published IN the daily papers. Com
pared with the old-tme conventions Of our
great party what a quiet what an uninteresting
meeting TINS gathering OF the Democratic CLANS
and gentle Democrats Of today my mind goes
back 70 some Democratic conventions Of the
must have been.
As | think of this quiet meeting Of the meek
halcyon DAYS Of yore that were really worth
while. and were worth travelling hundreds Of
miles 10 witness Thirty years ago one Of the
greatest gatherings Of the unteTlfed democ-
racy known 20 Texas was held in the city Of San
Antonio. This convention followed one Of the
greatest campaigns known TO the political an
nails Of our state James s. Hogg. who was q
caudidate for a second term as Governor was
opposed by the Hon. George Clark, of Waco,
who was known 20 his admirers as "the little
giant" Mr. Clark was n giant bat he was also
opposed by a giant. and by the best campaigner
the state has known the asst half century. In
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CHAPTER XVII.

AnAI len IA H.
Just after dark, we heard great many wild
turkeys flying up 20 rOost IN the pecan trees
near camp, and IN the morning we were reused
I'D by an lncessant gobbling and cluckng that
was enough TO have awakened the Seven
Sleepers" (exactly our number). The trees
around seemed 10 be alive with turkeys. When
| had got my eyes fairly opened, noticed a
big gobbler on the top OF a small pecan tree,
not more than thirty yards from where | was
lying and the temptation 10 hist him Off,, as
Uncle Seth would say, was too great 20 be
resisted. We always slept with our guns by
our side and seizing my rifle raised up par
italy, took deliberate aim at the gobbler. and
az the report of the gun he fell with a heavy
"thud" to the ground.
Ny exclaimed Cudjo, our negro. who was
lying near me- 'ef dat don't take de rag of'n
dc husband de lucky too | ncber see any
body afore lay right IN he bed, and shoot COB
bier widout gttin up er even kickn de hveren
off n him. Dis Uyade canon IS de best place
we come across yit, where he lucky gobbler
hy right TO you bed and AK you ter shoot en-
/ tink | could soon larn TO hunt here myself"
YES" said l. settling myself back on my
blanket, hunting isn't such hard work here
as il is in the old States IL is much more COM
Portable 10 lie IN your bed and have the game
come 30 you than IL is TO tramp for half a dozen
miles through swamps and thckets and may
be so never see anything bigger than tomtit
Go out, Guido" said |, "and bring in the COB
bier, and we will have some turkey steaks for
breakfast | have pretty good appetite after
my long hunt this morning"
AS we were all anxious 20 see something more
of the canon de Uvade, we determined % De.
vote one day at least % Us exploration We
therefore packed up most Of our food and lug.
gage and slowed Il away In the forks OF
tree out Of the reach Of wolves and other wild
animals and turned the pack mule loose 10
follow after us. Then mounting our horses
with nothing to cucumber US but our guns. we
started on towards the northwestern end OF
the valley The Indian trial we followed led
us directly up the canon, occasionally crossing
the Sabinal creek. which meandercd from one
side OF a Ia the other II was lovely morn.
ing. rot cloud was "a he seen. birds were
hltting about and chaitering In the groves,
herds Of deer were visible In eyery direction,
and occasionally herd ~ antelope we're seen
"skimmina" over the pralrles. Zoe they do not
run like deer hy leaps and bounds Foe seven
hi eight miles Wa travelled up lha valley with,
,t,i anything ~ Interest securing. bat ~ weV
charmed With the hunutlnil leannrY that aFeFf'
shsra presented ltsnf ~ anF ylaw "A nnn
Mac 4 few Yards alnto NhaTa lha lT|al eloaasd
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% CURRENT COMMENT

worms come, the leaf worms come Worms
feed upon every plant man attempts 70 grow.
They destroy the potatoes, they cut down The
cabbages. they deyour the corn, they crawl into
the white and crimson bugles OF the cotton
plant and in one short week destroy the great
money crop Of the South. Against the worm
man FIGHTS through life before the worm man
stands helpless and falls from opulence TO
bankruptcy. And yet the worm is the owllest
creature Of earth, without intelligence and with
out hope. But the insignificant creature man
trampes under foot is an enemy man never CON
quers and that finally feasts upon mans BODY
when life's ftful fever has passed.
COMMENCEMENT Our country has harvest
TIME ed another crop OF grad
yates and a finer crop no
country has ever seen. We lose much sleep
over our crops Of wheat, oats, corn and cotton,
but our most important crop by far Is the crop
of young men and women who 30 out, every
year. from our educational institutions INTO the
great school of life. You may speak OF the
many wonderful transformations, but there IS
no transformation worthy TO that worked out
by the patient teachers and the school rooms
of the country Think of the touseled headed
bows and girls of dozen years ago racklng
their budding minds 10 differentate between
the spreading NJ and the twisting w, then gaze
upon the bright-faced young men and women
as they appear upon the stages throughout
the country to receive trophies OF their VIC
tories over grizzled and tough courses of study.
IL has been my pleasure 70 see many OF the
graduates this year, and as | have looked upon
the young women and men in this important
epoch Of their lives | have thought much of
the worlds need of them However, well the
people Of this generation have wrought, we
must all admit that this world needs a greater
service than those now on the stage of action
are able to give Every department Of toll and
thought needs better workers and cries aloud
TO those leaving the school room for the great
school Of life for help.
These young women and men are truly the
hope Of the world. They must take up the
problems that are too intricate for those now
wrestling with them. Many Of these young
men will go to the farm. They viii find the
soil crying to them for help. This soil was
once young and strong with comparatively few
TO feed nov il is weary and worn, with teeming
millions crying unto it for bread. Many Of
its properties are exhausted and must be re-
stored ere it can give TO the granaries Of the
world full harvest. And yet day by day the
army which must be fed grows larger, increas-
ing the demand upon a soil that is weary and
worn. And unto these new workers the far
mers and scientists of today must bequeath the
problems Of the ravenous insects that prey upon
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When / think OF the
mildness and insipidness
of the party conventions
Of today / think Of the
song the old negroes
used to sing. which ran
something like this: Il
don't see no use in Twin
when de joys of life am
gone" There isn't very
much in life tor a negro
after he gets too old to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

any appreciable increase in salary. A
large number of these, men do not
receive so much as a colored stew
dore or ditch digge;. Certainly not
as much as a messenger in the gas
and water department of this city;
whose only duty is tn turn Of gas
and water, or the ash roller at the
city gas works
Mr. Editor. in all fairness why
should this state of affairs exist?
Why should not the members of the
legislature give some thought TO the
many worthy deputies throughout
the state? Why should the head Of
the Office be paid $500 and the dep
uties receive less than living wage,
there are only a few that receive as
much as $500.
Who does the work in these var
ious Offices? Who elects the cock
of the walk" al election times? Who
does the missionary" work and
pulls the string when any measure
affecting these gentlemen arises in the
city coucil or the state body?
Now. Mr.. Editor, the writer is not
connected in any way with the Of
fees mentioned, yet from a stand
point of justice and equity. would
solicit your assistance editoriaily or
otherwise, to correc. the selfish and
unfair condition that prevails.
FAIR PLAY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25
UNCLASSIFIED CANDIDATES.

When did it ever happen that
number of persons were considered
by the country as possible eandi-
dates whose party affiliations were in
actual doubt? For a long while il
was taken for granted that because
General pershing was given SO great
prominence by Democratic admin
tstratson that he must therefore be "A
Democrat Then il Is remembered
that he was equally a fayorite OF Pres
5dfnt Roosevelt and one is inclined
to list the general as "a Republican.
The truth seems to be that he is a
Republican with "a Democratic dispo-
sition
Then there is Herbert Hoover He.
too. has been honored by "A Demo-
cratic administration and. therefore,
might be presumed to be Democrat
Yet he refused to be classified. He
will support the party that supports
the treaty OF peace and the princi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25

oo0,coo. On this last sum. by the
terms Of the agreement made. the car
riders OF Cleveland have paid. and
likewise so on all additions to capital
value since made. return. OF s per
cent.
From the figures above given it is
very plai that the rolls OF the wiring
or were set tighter than ever before.
Or perhaps ever again will be. in the
settlement of a street railway contro~
versy.
] am not "A defender of water in
street railway securities. but this talk
ahout water" being the cause of all
the trouble the industry is now bur
dened with is so far from the truth
that I feel it incumbent to set out the
facts. This, in order that justice may
be done this important industry in
the hundreds OF cities in the United
states whose people have been satu-
rated with this talk about water" but
who have never been supplied with the
facts.
Let us, therefore, assume that when
the settlement In Cleveland was made
the ten millions had not been squeezed
out. What effect would this have had
upon the car riders of Cleveland last
years.? They would have been called
upon to pay for dividend purposes
$500, 600 more than they did pay How
many riders did the system carry last
year,. Three hundred million. There
fcre, the increase in the rate of fare
had the water" remained would have
been one-ffth OF | cent, This COM
plately knocks into a cooked hat all
the stories atioat 10 the effect that
1.-The low fare in Cleveland is due solely
ito the fact that the water" was
squeezed out
The trouble with this industry is
jthat it is trying to function by meet
ing a postwar outgo with a pre- ar
Income 1t cannot be done The
longer the public insists in trying to
make it do that which is impossible to
| re done the worse the situation will
rency rather than the inffatio OF stock
that is causing the trouble The
value of the dollar today, measured
by it's purchasing power of five years
ago is less than 80 cents. Since
many years must eiapse before defia-
ition can take place, the present value
must continue or still go lower. 1t is
/ no longer a question of paying divi-
bends on water" that confronts most
/ of our street railway companies, but
the desperate question OF getting
enough money in the fare box to All
the pay envelopes. 1t can he remedied
/ only by permitting this industry If II
lis to render the service for which it
was organized. to charge a rate of
fare which will make its income com
mensurate with its outgo.
| PETER WITT.
FIX City Street Railroad Commissioner.
! Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. Is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-25
OLD TIME COMMON SENSE
WORDS Weekly.


A certain bunch OF young men In
Norton are forming what they call a
Bolsheyik cub" But they don't
get e&cltod~~they are not planning
the destruction Of any of our cher
lshcd institutions or the Constitution
Of the United Ssates.
The big idea is this. Hang on to
your old clothes as long as they will
hang on 70 you and thereby help. to
hfirlg Ssf5wna The rtjst $bf clothing.
either do your own shaving or wear
Bolsheylk beard. so az to minimize
tonsorial expenses. and in every pos
sible way reduce tbs cost of living
and nj the Same time maintain the
outward appearances OF a gentleman.
Cali II what YOU viii. il is 10th
ing more Than old time common sense.
And ii Nueia II movement WERE START
ed throughout the country. one would
soon he able TO buy 500 sui, OF
clothes for s25. Tickle Dame Fashion
needs a tiiting.