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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12

less was IN pretty fair condition. We ugged
him into camp, where we butchered him at
our leisure after we had cut off some choice
steaks and handed them over to the tender
merceS of Guido.
Boys said Uncle Seth, you mustn't be too
hard on Guido fur gettin' outn the way of that
bar so quick. ! remember nifty well | was rs
bad scared as he was the first time | ever got
inter coSt quarters with one of EN-
How was that?' said Willie, who was always
on the qui vivi for yarn.
Soon arter | fuSt come out to Texas" said
Uncle Seth, Il concluded l would take a hunt
one day on purpose to kill a bar Well, in the
course of the day, | seed one busy rootln'
among some dead timber, hundred yards or
SIGH matter from where | was Bout half
wey betwiX me and the bar, | noticed a big
oak tree that had been blowed down, and DIS |
thought the bar hadn't seed me, | concluded
would crowl up that tree. which would bring
me within fifty yards of him, and then, with
a dead rest on top of 1t, | made sure | could
fetch him the fuSt pop SO | got down on my
hands and knees and crawed along towards
the tree, shaking my gun arter me as | went.
| never riz up to look tell come to the tree,
for fear the bar mout see me, but when | got
to it, | slowly raised up to take a Peep at him,
and jess as my head come even with the top
of the log, the bar polled hisn over from the
other side and our noses almost teched. He
gin one yowl and tumbled backwards and |
gin another and tumbled backwards, too, on my
side of the fence and when | had sorter come
to. | seed the rascal tearing off like a hunycane
fur the swamp | don't know tell this day
which was the wuSt scared. me or that bar
The night passed off quietly, and the next
morning after an early breakfast, we packed up
rs much of the bear meat as we could carry.
and started for the canon de Uvade some four
or five miles distant. Our course was up the
creek. and the country we passed over was
rugged and broken, and intersected in some
places by deep gulches which were difficult to
cross, but at length we came to the pass and
began to ascend the high rocky ridge that shut
in the valley on the south, along a very narrow
trail, hardly wide enough at any place for two
horses to travel abreast. After toiling up this
rugged pass for some time, we finally reached
the highest point, and the whole valley of the
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12
CHAPTER XIV

AS soon as breakfast was over, we packed
b our goods and chattes, mounted our horses
hid took our way towards line of hIgh mus
! the northwest. Nothing unusual occurred on
j G route. and about AN hour before sunset we
truck the Sabnal creek, several miles pclo"
here il breaks through the chain of hills mat
hm in the canon de Uvalde. We had steeIed
hr course. as We thought. directly for the pass
hd had expected 20 camp that night IN the
lnon. but Uncle Seth had been nlsIed as TO
q precise route boy mlstaklng one hlgh mn
In another in consequence of which, we struck
g creek several miles lower down than ne IN
nded As night was so near ~ mana. we
Included to stop which we did, beneath me
letter of grove of pecan trees that grew I'D
small valley shut in by small nils. we ana not
link it worth while TO pitch the tent, for WITH
I twenty PAGES of the spot we had selected
IN our camp. there was a huge flat rock pro-
citing from the bluff, under which we con
hded we could take shelter If any change oil
bather should render II necessary TO DO So
he little valley was covered with a rch growth
/ wild rye and mesquite grass on winch we
hked the animals
I"Bovs." said Uncle Seth. "while you's fiNin
} things bout camp, believe III step out ana
II some fresh for supper
But lust then Willie. who had gone OH
Tort distance to collect some fuel, came run
ng back and reported that there was bear
I a small cave IA hundred yards or so above
why. how do you know he Is in the cave
lid Lawrence did YOU see him.
Eyes" said Willie, Il did. He came down a
ee close by me and ran into the cave. lie
nd broken off a good many branches IRON the
ee and had thrown them on the ground.
"Oh yes" said Uncle Seth, The was up thar
hddin'. fur at this time of the year they hives
lostly on the buds and twigs of some sorts
trees. Well boys" said he, 81 reckon III
BIT 90 arter deer meat, fur bear meat Is better
hrvidin it amt poor and tough, so well go
nd see eff we can't rouse this feler outn ms
hn."
We were all ready for the sport, and siezlhg
hr guns, hurried off to the cave.
"Cudio," said Uncle Seth to that dusky
hevalier Bayard, who had left his pots ana
atters and snatched up his blunderbuSs with
e evident intention of having share IN the
In 81 reckon you'd better bring chunk of
Ire along with you, fur | expect we'll have to
hoke the bar outn his den"
In few moments we reached the cave,
hich was at the foot of a high bluff. The
,ktrance was about as large as n hogshead, and
L all anxiously peered into it to see if Mr..
luin was within, but it was so dark inside that
bthing was visable beyond few feet from the
bening.
II don't know how we can get him out of
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12

Uvalde came at once into view, extending
nOrthWardly as far as we could See and sur
rounded on all sides by precipitouS rugged hills,
covered with stunted cedars and other kinds
Of shrubs. On a small plateau of ground the
very apex of the high ridge we had assembled,
we all halted a moment to look at the beautiful
Texas valley spread out like map before US.
1t was indeed a charming and romantic scene
that presented itself to our Slght-one l had
never seen surpassed even among the noun
tains and valleys of the Blue Ridge of Virginia
The valley was about twenty-five miles in
length, and varying from two to five in breadth.
The Sabna (CypreSs) a clear rapid stream
meandered through it in curves, from side to
side its whole course from the high point where
we stood, being plainly marked out by the tall
cypress trees growing along Its margin. The
valley was unduating but not broken and was
dotted here and there with groves of live oaks,
pecanS, elmS, and other forest trees, giving 1t
a parlllike appearance. Far away up the valley,
Uncle Seth pointed out some dark looking OBJ
jectS which he said were either buffalo or wild
cattle. We all took a look at them through Mr..
Pitts spy glass or bring EN- nigh" as Uncle
Seth called il, and satisfied ourselves beyond
all doubt that they were buffalo, their shaggy
names and humps being distinctly visible by
means of the glass. Descending by narrow
crooked trail very similar to the one we had
come up, we at length reached the valley pro-
per- and crossing over to the western side, we
pitched camp near the Sabna, in a large grove
of pecan trees, a few hundred yards above the
point where the stream had forced its way
through the high ridge at the southern eX-
tremity of the valley. The pass along the
stream, rs we afterwards ascertained, was al
most impracticabe even for man on foot, for
the bed of the creek was obstructed by many
huge boulders that had rolled down from the
cliffs on each side. In fact, as we found out
subsequently, the canon could be entered on
horseback at but two points-through the pass
we had Just travelled and by a similar one at
its northwestern termination. Everywhere else
we saw on all sides, only precipitous walls OF
rock, broken and jagged and sparsey covered
where the inclination was not too great for the
accumulation of soil, with a growth of small
cedars and various thorny shrubs. In some
places little rivulets poured down the sides OF
these rocky walls, forming beautiful miniature
cascades which sparkled in the sunlight like
veins of molten silver The canon took its
name from that of a Spanish officer (Uvalde)
who, according to traditions surprised large
party of Comanche warriors in it, and having
taken the precaution TO station force at each
of the passes not one of the Indians escaped.
In the grove where we had stopped, we
found the remains of a large Indian encamp-
ment-broken lodge poles, numerous pits that
had been used for cooking purposes, and quantl-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12
= CURRENT COMMENT

and who quit the farm TO become a consumer
of the non-productive class The Martlans no
doubt can teach us to shoot further and quick
er, but we know too much of the ways OF war
already They can tell us how TO start war
with the Italians and Mexcans, and how TO
win the wars after they are started, but just
now we do not need the companionship of men
whose forefather deserted the fields for the
uniform We need, above all other things, men
who can find pleasure in guiding the meander-
ings of old Beck up and down the corn rows
men who prefer the quiet joys OF farm lie 10
the bright lights of the city or the high wages
of the oil fields. Since Mars moves slower than
the earth in its journeys around the sun, 1t is
by no means probable that the Martians could
inspire us to accelerated movements IN the work
of growing something TO eat or manufacturing
the implements of peace. Tis true that March
has two moons, but this fact might serve to
confuse people who plant potatoes by the moon
and further retad production of eatabes. Be
sides we are Just getting away from the period
when many Of our own citizens could see three
moons. And so ] hope the laws Of gravity, or
something else will land the fellows who are TO
head for Mars in a sky rocket somewhere else.
And so the Allies have agreed for the Ger
mans to try their own criminals, fellows re-
Sponsbe for the war and for the many crimes
is all the Allies could do. but it makes one think
of the courts stepping aside and permitting the
prisoners to try one another. We can very well
imagine and predict what the verdcts will be.
When the fellows responsible for killing hun
dreds of women and children in the hospitals
are brought TO trial think what the evidence
will be. When the prosecution gives notice that
all prosecuting witnesses have testified. wit
nesses for the defense will come forward and
swear that the Germans were shooting at a
garrison two miles away, and that the destluc-
ton of the hospital was caused by the prema-
ture explosion of a shell. The verdict, Of
course. will. be acquital on the grounds of I'M
avoidable accident Then the murderers Of
Edith Cavell will go to trial, and some big
German boat will take the stand and swear
that when Edith was killed she was trying to
cut a German officers throat With a butcher
knife. and verdict of killing in self-defense
will be rendered. And there you will be.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12
Local and National
g.
By J. H. LouOry

wages. 1t has been their understanding that
the manicuriss did her work and then took as
much of her patrons wealth as her looks would
justify which in most cases was about all the
patron had after reserving enough TO pur-
chase ticket home.
The Missouri congressional race is over and
proved a great victory for both parties. 1t was
given out that this race, being the first since
the fight over the peace treaty began, would
show the sentiment of the people toward the
two political parties. The Democrat candidate
won, in a safe Democratic district, and the
Democrats are confident of electing their can
didate for President The Republicans came as
near winning the race as they ever do in tlat
district, which is positive proof that the people
will elect a Republican candidate in November.
Dallas and Fort Worth are strong rivals
along many lines, which causes US to look rather
impatiently for the census returns of these
great cities, with the understanding Of course,
that the full census reports are to be printed.
II will be interesting TO read the returns and
ascertain whether more husbands have been
murdered by their wives in Dallas or Fort
Worth and how many wives made poor shot
in 1919. The public would also like to know
whether the palm for high room rent goes to
Dallas or the Panther City. Late returns
place Fort Worth far in the lead in street rob-
berries and this particular race is no longer IN
teresting.
It is well that the prohibition enforcement
officers have found that it is a violation Of the
law to permit saloon signs to remain and are
prosecuting those who havnt torn down the
signs. If the clause in the prohibition law max
ing the leaving of saloon signs up unlawful
had not been found, it was my intention to de-
mand prosecution under the law which provides
punishment for cruelty to animals.
The army Of propagandists in this country is
now so large that it is virtually impossible to
hire crop planted, a nail driven or a shirt
washed. | used to say that we should see the
golden age when every fellow had a good bank
account. but | am now convinced that if ever
see such a time | will have to tote my own
freight, patch my own pants, and tote the NOR
tar for the man who repairs my chimney.
The political ball has opened and the people
are now busy forcing men to run for office
who made up their minds to get in the race last
summer.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12
And so March hi

And so March has
come again. / hadn't
thought of it until today,
since / was out of town
on the bloody first" and
the bill collectors had no
opportunity TO remind
me that March had
marched in and Febru-
ary's accounts were due.
But this morning as |
passed by the yards of
my home town | saw the
lon g-stemmed yellow
ioppttil p,.apipU thair
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12

and did something really worth while lie
toed in the fields from the rising to the set
ting of the sun. He grew corn and wheat he
raised cattle and sheep, and did much toward
keeping down the high cost Of living. But
war came on, and Mars, being healthy, strap
ping fellow, showed to splendid advantage in
uniform, and when armed with battle axe and
spear was truly majestic figure. The Roman
ladies' like all the ladies of all the nations, fell
for the fine physique and the braided uniform.
Roman youths who believed in the constancy
of their souls affinties, even as they believed
in Caesars wife, saw their happy dreams
shattered for all the Roman maidens were as
crazy over Mars as the women of America are
over the great General John j. Pershing. Pet
ted and lionized and perhaps kissed by the
bellies of Rome, Mars lost his love for the grow
ing corn and lowing herds, and the pastoral
scenes lost their attraction for Mars. And so,
when the war was over Mars wouldn't 90 back
to his crops and herds, but remained in Rome
and waited for another war. And. from an
agricultural diety, Mars was changed to a god
of war. In my humble opinion he should have
been Inundated far more than he was, and If
any month should have borne his name, surely
that month should have been the last on the
calendar. It is impossible for the man VINO
goes up against the high prices Of today and
the ruin which has come to so many through
the periods of industrial unrest, 10 think much
his name.
But March hath its beauties that other
months do not reveal. 1t is in March that the
ugly bulb which has remained pulseless in the
cold earth for many months sends forth It's
stately banners and hangs upon them all the
delicate shades of color and scents them with
the sweetest doors. 1t is in March that the
birds come back to sing and the tender leaves
of the maple come forth and sitting through
them the sunshine traces lace work of match
less beauty on the door step. And then, with
the strong winds of March come the greatest
calf shows of all the year But even with
these glories We are all glad when March
takes Its departure and the world is given
something more substantial and less windy.
Speaking further of Mars find no pleasure
in the fact that our own dear country is upon
the eve of establishing communication with
that planet The word has come that a rocket
has been made that can be shot 10 Mars, that
the rocket has q carrying capacity of two men,
and that two men have already volunteered
their services TO make the journey. Can any
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12

The daily papers carry the news that the
manicursts in a certain city have struck for
higher wages This item will be read with
sorrow by some and with great surprise by
many The great majority of men will learn
for the first time that manicurists work for
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12
MARCH
REFLECTIONS.

leckS and heard them whispering airy nothlngS
20 the modest violets And this afternoon !
Nent to the woods. There the red buds had
ung their crimson banners on the hisides and
n the valleys. The robins were in the woods,
Ind | saw that already the deeper crimson had
Tome upon their pretty breasts And so !
(new that March, the first month of spring,
ad come, and breathed a sigh of regret that
wasn't young man, so that my fancy could
Ince more turn to thoughts of love-
March is the third month on our calendar,
ind this is a reminder that somewhere in the
i'm and musty past something very bad was
Sharged up against March, for March once
God at the head of the batting list and was
NE first month The Romans put March first
nd kept her there so long as Rome $ was the
laster hand-and this IN spite OF the fact that
/ was in March that great Caeser fell. But
bmewhere i'm the seventh century March made
very poor batting average and was denoted
b third place 10y the untorglvng, hardheaded
hrons of England English history Is silent
u the folles of many OF her kings and queens
hid mobiles and IL is well that 1t is, and for the
,Imple reason that English history doesn't tell
5 why March was dropped from first 20 thud
lace on the calendar, we are sure March dld
'bmething that was far from proper, and that
II Spreading the couch of silence England also
brew the mantle of charity over the lndlscre-
1 ons Of March. Anyway the sun IN It's diurna
Snrneys has taken as through one-SNth of
fe year and brought Us face 20 face with
llarch and March means politics, love and
Millinery bills.
The name March is "a patronymic, for II Is
March. the son COR daughter) of Mars. The
, Icient gods We're as vain as the people OF our
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-12

The political ball has opened and the people
are now busy forcing men to run for office
who made up their minds to get in the race last
summer,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24
EVERY OFFERING is A BARGAIN

You touring cheap $780, you nbuy luxurious
sedan with the hnestuphotery and trimmings $780, These only
instances of the values we have in for you.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24
READ THIS LIST OF BARGAINS
THEN ACT QUICKLY
PASSENGER CARS TRICKS

REQ. 1915 touring, reprinted, new @NEn
top; valuation $500 Sale price. ...., UTJU
REQ. 1916 touring good mechanical COTE
condition; valuation $500 Sale price. OWE y
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24
NEW THRILLS FOR YOU
~ WESTERN PLACES

An 1s-foot. thoroughly modern
highway Is now being literally this-
elled through one of the most rug
ged stretches of The Rocky noun
aims for the purpose OF opening 20
development a virgin territory On
Jackson and Boutt counties Of
northwestern Colorado. equal IN
area 90 the combined square mile
age Of Maryland. Rhode Island and
Delaware. It's productive pOssibili-
Ties are measured In billions OF dol
lars represented in vast shaIo oil
deposits cesl hydrocarbons and
other minerals. but the most at
tractive feature of the new highway
IS the fact that Il viii. when HnI1ed
up with what is known as the
Steamboat Spriugs road. cut the
distance from Chicago 20 Salt Lake
City Sc miles over any other trans
continental route and will give 20
the cross-country motori~t au air
line 20 the Pacific coast which ira
verses the most gorgeous scenic
settings OF the Rock mountains and.
instead OF putting him TO the ex-
penditure Of engine power VIII give
him an easy grade of two and half
Der cent FOR practically the entire
distance across three lofty mountain
ranges
The project IS known as the Cache
Ia POudre highway and Is being
carried forward by the Colorado
Highway commission and the county
commissioners or Iarimer county.
The survey follows the Poudre
river 20 its source at Chambers
lake Fror that point IL Will cross
p glacial range over what IS known
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24
Berlin Papers Criticize
Food Controllers Action

BERLIN Oct t}-Food Con-
troller Hermes' opposition 70 the adj
mission into Germany of the 5000
COWS donated 10y American farmers
ma against the Importation IF Hour
from America said TO have been Of
fered by New York bakers has
aroused the wrath OF some OF the
liberal newspa Pers OF Berlin.
They charge the food controller
with interpreting objections which
have complicated the negotiations
with the American company which
is assemblyius the cows donated by
American farmers and declare that
the ministerial pedantry which
threatened FOR time 10 deprive
Germany Of the American gift Of
COWS will be made the object Of in
terpcllatlon in the Reichstag.
Controlled Dcmurs.
The food controller demurred to
accepting the cows on the ground
that their transportation across the
Atlantic was not feasible and that
theIe was a shortage OF fodder for
them here.
His critics say that Il the Ameri-
cans could send across the ocean
I 800 600 soldiers with fighting
equipment and food they ought to
Dee able TO move 500 cows across
They add that the cows will only
take the place of those delivered TO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24

as Generous pass. attaining am al
titude Of 10000 feet.
AS the highway is carried further
westward the scenery gains gran
ducr an along this route are ideal
camp sites. cupped out OF the solid
rock 10y the forces or nature. In all
OF Colorado's vast bounty OF noun
tain scenery and roaring trout
streams there is no setting 20 COM
pare 90 the Poudre canon.
ColOradO's system of employing
convict labor oG projects OF This
character has enable the state and
county authorities 20 undertake this
work because the cost OF coustruc-
ton is cut more than one-h1lt Dr.
done under CoutraCt.-MOtor for
October.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24

France and Belgium which would
have been fed I'm Germany.
The food controllers opposition 20
uncontrolled Importation OF Ameri-
can flour was based on fear that II
would disrupt arrangements already
made 20 ration the people The
Berlin bakers are anxious to have
the American flour sent here In the
hope that il viii break the monop-
oily now held 10y German farmers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24
FARMERS REPLACE LUMBER
JACKS

Mariuette County, wis, was a
recognized numbering county 10
years ago. Then the pine and other
timber began 10 approach eNhaus-
ton and the Industry began 10 wane.
until there are no camps and the
more important mills have gone out
of existence. II became HecesSarr
20 build up the farming industry and
To induce the settlement OF the for
mer timber lands. How we'll this
has succeeded is shown by the cen
sus reports In the past % years.
despite the loss Of the lumberin-
population, the new farm popula-
ton has brought up the census Zig
ures 10 gain OF - over 10 years
ago, and this with a reduction or
/ 200 in city population,
TRY NEWS-TIHES Want Ids
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24
SAVES SHOE LEATHER.

A useful device for protecting the
heel of the shoe from contact with
the floor board has been introduced
for women drivers IL is made of
leather in black. tan and cordovan
shades. and is held i'm place 10y a.
strap over the instep This strap
may be adjusted for differences i'm
shoe sizes.-MOtor for October.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24

If one had any doubt about the
present day urge on the part of the
people who are one place 90 get
quickly 10 another. an he would
have To do would be To seat himself
along the Lincoln highway and
watch them fit past 80 wonder
the housing situation is said 20 be
casin' up, people are all ON the
road-Coiumbus. CNeb.) News.