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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AFRIL 5. MOS. He Mai Win 'Gtoites Efee Eta Tl .Any alitor in file West ail lis Fine Omaha- Store V " rl TP V : I ' ' t f - II 11 'If waff Msayiss.i'iawyjwjffifwffg Mil XaVi.tUUI'l , J Easter is here in just two weeks. You should wait no longer before ordering your spring suit , Tomorrow morning, step in and leave your measure and your suit will be finished for Easter. Our stock is now most complete ( u f it & k I 1 fill A PASSING OF "PAT" GARRETT Career of the Celebrated Peacemaker of the Southwest. FEARLESS FOE OF DESPERADOES Maa Who Got "Billy (he Kid" and Uthrra of Hla t'laaa Falla a Vic tim to a llinrhmin'i Ballet. Another character of the "opon ransrc" day In the west haa jiaswd In the ht n of Patrick K. Garrett, aome time cap tain of the Texaa Hunger, a ccli-brlly of New Mexico, and a friend of President Koonevelt. The newspaper of March 1 said that 'Tat" Garrett had been ahot, and the next day the Incident was forgotten; at least. In thla aection of the country. Hut In New Mexico, Garrrtt will he remem bered as the man who "put out the lights" of Billy the Kid, one of the most famous American outlawa. Conditlona In New Mexico have changed, and now one can view buttea and prttlrl? from the observation car. Tho old "open range" daya may be rightfully called the age of lawlessness. By the term "open WHAT THE EAGLE means to the American Dollar the name G O.T Z UA'N mcan to Sfhoes TheGqtzianSJioe For Men, Vomen ancLCMIdren "Fit Like Your Footprint" "It Siamh fo' Shu ouahlr " 'V. -ii if i 1 aaaJaaaaaaaaasi aj a. Jtl Cs IT W. 1 . Op - rhoto Taken range" Is meant the unfenced prairie, over which a rancher'a cattle wandqred for an indefinite distance. A ra.nch proper con nlHtcd of a little group of adobe or board houses with a company store, and a well or two. This land and property, not In clusive of the live stock, was all that the owner actually possessed. Perhaps he 'would not own the land on which his buildings stood, but his cattle would wander over a territory of possibly one hundred square miles. Eastern visitors on a ranch always expre.a wonder that they see only a few cattle, two or three at a time, wandering about through the mesqulte and sageBrush, and staring mood ily aa the buckboard rattles past and raises the dust. One can readily appreciate how, in this wide area, and In those early times. When the only law was u loaded forty-f Ive iallbcr Colt, men could go about and place their brand upon new calves, or alter old brands, without molestation. , Men Who Kearcd o l.air. The first population of a new western country always Included many of unde sirable cltlsens of older parts, men wlu feared nothing, who regarded no written or unwritten luw save the one alluded to, and who engaged In wholesale border fight ing, cattle rustling and shooting scarpes In general. Opposed to them were sturdy cat tlemen, bent on protecting their property, and who, desiring law and oiler, were Instrumental in appointing as sheriffs men of the stamp of (Jarrett. Nell her Garrett nor Billy the Kid coin cided entirely will) the stage Idea of far wenlerner.! Like so many of the frontier settlers, Garrett was tall, standing about six feet four; unassuming, and deliberate of movement. By no stretch, vl Imagina tion could he be thought of as posing In a barroom with both Runs out, and dra matically staling that the first man who moved would be a goner. Hilly the Kid acquired hla name from his extreme youth. He wiji but 'Jl when killed by Garrett, and tradition has It that his touch on the trigger sent twenty two men to death before him. He was a small man and, It is said, hud pleasant manners and a smiling lace. But It Is recorded that he said he "killed m,en Just tt sec them B"Ulnn." The Kid, whose name was Bonney, was born In New York, but his family removed to New Mexico. At about the age of 1'.' he made his first killing in a saloon affray, and fiom that time until hla death he in dulged In a succession flghtu and murders. Garrett waa born in Alabama, and as young man went to the far west to "grow up with the country," finally settling In New Mexico at Fort Bumner In 1X78. Some time later he waa elected sheriff of Lincoln county and made a reputation for himself as a peace officer. During the Lincoln county war, possibly the worst' and most desperate of those In ternal struggles of the frontier, which was the result of factional strife over cattle, the Kid was carrying on his career of lawlessness. General I-ew Wallace, at that lime governor of the territory, desiring to make some treaty with the young "bad man," sent word to him to come to the executive mansion at Santa Fe at mid night and unarmed, promising him that he should go as freely aa he came. On his arrival the Kid waa shown Into a room where he found the governor and several armed men. Fearing treachery, the Joulh ' I - ?.. , ' J X "'mi 11 1 1 in in 11 iniiiwi 11 11 urn 1 111 nimmnnin 1 mnM SUITS, 320 V-.-swf V - 'm-'J' ' f From Center of Pre8lier"s Omalin Store. Develoi-d This Wonderful Uusiness. Style, Individuality aid Character Are Given the Open Evcnlngs-Too upbraided the governor for the apparent breach of compact, but was reassured. They reached no agreement, and subse quently General Wallace told Garrett to "get him," and those two simple words meant much. One Life or the Other. To an easterner, In this age, it seems strange to think of two men, each ready to shoot on sight, and probably less disturbed about It than Is' the average man worried about his business. The explanation may be in the realm of psychology, for living In the atmosphere of danger and strife men seem to adapt themselves to the exigencies of the situation. At any rate, Garrett and P'illy tho Kid knew that it had to be one life or the other. Garrett hud captured iilm once, but the Kid escaped, after being lodged in safe keeping, and now It was war to the death. Garrett's own story of the killing, aa he told It to Emerson Hough, Is set forth in "The Story of the Outlaw." In brief, Gar rett said he knew that he would have to kill the Kid, and he followed the youth to Sumner, where. In the old Maxwell house, the deed was accomplished. Garrett had two deputies, Poe and McKlnney. These men were stationed outside Pete Maxwell's house, whllt Garrett ' went Inside. They thought that Billy the Kid was In the neighborhood. Garrett said that the Kid way lying In the house of an old Mexican, not far from Maxwell's door. The most common stoiy is that the outlaw came into the Maxwell house to aee a Mexican girl, but Garrett Is authority, for the statement that he came over to cut some meat from a tiuarer uf beef hanging under the porch. Mnxwcll was In bed and" Garrett was speaking Stuinlsh to him In the darkness. The Kid had seen the two companions of Garrett in the moonlight, and backed into the loom, coming up to the bed. The sher iff said that he had a six-shooter in his hand and, motioning toward him, asked Maxwell: "yulen en?" (Who Is It?). Gar rclt'a own words are: "There flashed over my mind at once one thought, and it was that 1 had to shoot and shoot at once, and that my shot must get to the mark the first time. I knew the Kid would kill me In a flash if I did not kill him. Just as hp spoke and motioned toward me, I dropped over to the left and rather down, going after my gun with my right hand as I did so. As I fired, the Kid dropped back. I had caught him just above the heart. His pistol, already pointed to ward me, went off aa he fell, but he fired high. As i sprang up, I fired once more, hut did not hit him, and did not need to, for he was dead.' V Effective Bravery. There are varillea of bravery;, but per haps none Is more effective that that dis played by such men as Garrett and his as sociates. One of his deputies la now living at Silver City, N. M. Some time ago, whin employed on a Lincoln county ranch, word came in at nightfall that a' Mexican set tler not far away had some of the tom pany'a calves in hla possession. Quietly taking liia Winchester and pony this deputy rode alone to the Mexlcan'a corral, and, entering, examined the calves. Any one who la familiar with night upon the plains, with Ita atmosphere of loneliness, will read ily appreciate the courage of the man. Every moment he waa In grave danger, at any Instance the Mexican's shot might have flashed In the darkneaa, yel lu hlio it waa TO SSO 'it i 5 aClLtvv' ft Square Treatment and Good Value 1 1 y 1515 'Farnam Si., Omaha. Busy IVfakino Clothes to Close. only his duty, and no uncommon occur rence. Garrett was appointed collector of taxes by Mr. Roosevelt In 1901, the president hav ing been Impressed with his ability and trustworthiness, and he held the office until ISOu. In a trivial dispute over goats, the man who did so much for New Mexico met his end at the hands of J. Wayne Brazle, a ranchman. The young slayer, on surren dering himself, claimed that Garrett reached for his gun, and that he shot In self-defence, which may be true. It seems inappropriate that Garrett should have been shot, especially In these peaceful times, yet had his wishes been consulted he wouM doubtless have ex pressed the desire to "die with his boots on." New York Evening Post. ORIGIN CF SOME SLANG Gallery Gods and Political Chair W armers Coin Kxpresnlre Phrases. One of these versatile vaudeville fellows whose fun flows as much from what they say as from what they do, was juggling tin plates In a marrelous manner. He could go to sleep throwing up three and catch ing them; he did not seem to bother him self much about four; five kept him busy, but not enough to strain his nerves of his musclrs, while six required his most deeply absoibed attention. Then he ventured upon seven, down they came on the stage with a clatter. "You can't blame him," remarked a deeply excited old woman. "Two would keep me guessing." When the dishes lay prone upon the floor, and the clatter they made had subsided, he jurgler walked over to a table and hung a placard on the front. It contained one word: "bkiddo:" Again he essayed the seven with the same result. Agiin he walked over, and the second placard read as follows: "Twenty-three:" At the disastrous termination of the third he hung up the words: "Gel the hook!" With that he dashed from the stage, fol lowed by the laughter and howls of the audience. In the case of the vaudevlllist the slang was fun, pyre and simple. Thus does the slang that comes naturally, and haa a meaning und Tslood by everybody, come up gradually from mere slang and takes a place In the dictionary, like "bummer," "bulldoze and "bcycott." ' You recall that episode of a night when Chauncey Mitchell Dtpew was at the sum mit of his oratorlal fame. He waa in de mand on ao many occasions that hla note book, like a pudding, was stuffed with dates. It was an exciting campaign, and the republln party, ready to offer ita best to the huinbllest, had decreed that lepew, Ita flower of the hustlng. should spend an evening among the teeming' tenements of tiweast side. A big hall was engaged, and an hour before the apeech-making every Inch of even the upper gallery waa filled. Mr. Depew waa ht his best; he aixed up his crowd when he entered, and with rare wisdom played especially to the top gallery, whe.-j un tiled and ahtrt-vleeved universal suffrage at on its native heath.' He joked; he answered qnestiuus In a way ;ba,t turned Ua laugh, on the interlo !:r-:" H Viow From Front of Prrshcr's Oninlm Store W'liorc Ovr 3,000 Mr. City. My Dear Mr. your spring order. Our new woolens have arrived and we extend you a most cordial invitation to inspect them. Our stock Is now complete so make your selection while the assortment is mont varied. We take this opportunity to Impress the fact that we guarantee satisfaction and should you not have been wholly pleased, in every particular, with the clothes we made we will be greatly obligated to you' for the privilege of squaring the matter as you see fit. Anticipating your order we remain, Very truly ours, DRESHER, the Tailor. Recently a copy of the above letter was sent to our many customers. You will note that we are ready and willing at any time to correct an error and that we guarantee satisfaction. Don't you want a suit with this guarantee of satisfaction? I, H 1 Have Q TC2 0 (tmaha s lashinnnh p iailnr 143 cutors; he told stories. In fifteen minutes he had the audlenco going and all were going his wsy. It was in the lull of a moment "that a husky young man cn the upper front row leaned over the rail and hurleij at the orator that Immortal phrase: "Chauncey, you're a peach!" l'p to that moment a peach had been no more than an apple, a pear, or an apricot. But what has It not stood for since that memorable night? Is not the term "a peach" the sweetist song of praise that can be sung Into the human ear? A porter or a roustabout is one who handl'8 balea and boxes and drags them In or out with a sharp-pointed hook. And it was one of these who from an upper gullery of the Bowery vaudeville house condemned or ambitious amateur and Rave a new slang phrase to the world when he suggested an accelerated exit from the stage as he bawled from Ilia enthroned height: "Get the hook!" Cleveland Plain Dealer. SKIPPED WITH HER FORTUNE A Professor Who Preached Honesty Disappears With Wife's Cash. American tuft-hunting heiresses have ex perienced many trjals and disappointments in exchanging thelf fortunes for titles, but few If any have gone against a more brutal shakedown than the foreign wife of an American professor who told her troubles j to a Chicago policeman a few days ago. Mrs. Ida Wythes Hensoldt, the bride of Prof. Henry Hensoldt, a former assistant professor In Columbia university, whom she met while he waa delivering lectures on the "Ethics of Honesty," asked the pollee( of Chicago to aid In a search for him. ' She accuses him of abandoning her and taking her dowry of 135.00U In .rash. Mrs. Hensoldt told the police that she is a daughter of a member of the Australian Parliament and met Prof. Hensoldt In Sydney, where he lectured two years ago. He was entertained by many of the social leaders of Sydney and thus met Miss Ida Wythes. Prof. Hensoldt established in Sydney a magazine entitled "Occidental and Orienta)" displaying editorial ability which enhanced his standing. He courted Miss Wythes and married her, she says, on January 15. On the advice of her husband, she says, she sold for H5.O10 a ranch which she owned In Australia, Prof. Hensoldt suggesting that the money be Invested In a ranch in this country. The couple arrived in San Fran cisco on February 21' and set forth for Chicago, where Prof. Hensoldt ' registered at the Palmer house on February 24 under the name of Henderson and disappeared. Subsequently, Mrs. Hensoldt says, she re ceived a letter from him staling that he waa on his way to Texas to purchase a ranch and would return In two weeks. She learned later that Prof.. H-nsoldt . had registered under an assumed name. He told her that he came to America In lfX from Germany. Henry Hensoldt waa a student In Colum bia university from 18Ji to 1M. 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