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EXPOSITION NEWS NOTES KANSAS TAKING WINp FOR THE SUMMER'S'CAMPAIGN. The Big Show Is Growing Bigger and Dottor All tho Tlmo In Splto of Everything and Everybody Notos of the Show. Omaha Special: All the members o( I ho Kansas Exposition commission with ho exception of Secretary Groor have returned homo nnd each individual member of tho body will devoto hlmsel! (or the next few days to collecting ma terial for the Kansas exhibits. The people In all sections of tho Mate have been profuse In their promises of fruit, grains, etc., but the promises havo not been fulfilled and the commission will jiow take tho matter In Its own handa lind sec to It personally that the ma terlal Is secured. The horticulture ex hlblt In particular has been neglected and the apeparunce of tho material comprising this exhibit In tho Hortl bulturo building has hot contributed to the reputation of the state. Tho othci exhibitors In tho building have pro tested against allowing thin exhibit to remain In Its present condition, espe cially as It is not labeled wth tho name bf the state, but It Is promised that hew material will be shipped at onco li nd the spot made to blossom aa the rose. A DISAPPOINTED THIEF. A double-barreled shotgun was stolen .'rom ono of the racks In the war de partment exhibit at tho Government building last Thursday by a man who probably thought ho was getting a prize. When ho got outside of the grounds with his plunder he found that the gun wan an old-fashioned muzzle loading affair, the barrels of which had been cut oft until the weapon was about the length of a carbine. The trigger and hammer on one side were gone nnd the hammer of tho other barrel wan so fusty that ono shot would have ended ts usefulness. Tho Inside of the barrel was eaten awny with rust nnd tho block had been broken and repaired by binding a plcco of deersklt about It. lie throw the weapon in tho grass, where la was found shortly afterward by somo boys and returned to tho building. The attendant In one of ilia lunch stands near the south end of tho grounds recalled seeing a man carry ing the gun away, but did not pay enough attention to the matter at tho tlmo to bo able to Identify him. Tho gun was an old relic picked up on nn Indian battlefield years ago and pre served in the museum of the war de partment. At the same time tho gun; disappeared a revolver of thu latest) jtype, tho stylo of arm now in use In the army, was stolen. It is presumed that the same individual took thlB that took the gun. The revolver wad fastened to a board, together with a number of others of different types, the collection illustrating the Improve ment In this class of arms during a' period of Mvcral years. THE INDIAN CONGRESS. Captain Mercer of the Winnebago Indian agency, who will have chargrf of tho Indian congress at the exposi tion, Is In the city conferring with the management of the exposition regard ing the feature. He and General Man ager Clarkson looked over the sites, for a camp and it is practically settled that the Indians will be located north of the Missouri Pacific tracks. This will moko n extension of the fence necessary. The details of the congress were talked over and thu whole plan will bo submitted to the executlvo committee. Captain Mercer sayv that the BOO or more- Indians, representing twenty-five tribes, can be brought hero in a short time, as soon mm tho bill nna.iy paaaea c&ngresp, anC this U re garded a Question of only a short time, sUace the bill has been agreed on by both houses. THE LARGEST AMERICAN FLAO. Mis KWnnr Dutcher and other who interested themselves in getting to tho exposition the largest American ling ever made are grevlously disap pointed that it has not yet been put up, and fearful leHt It will not be. The managers of the Utah exhibit have re fused to unpack it because a satisfac tory guarantee that it will be safe has not been given. The Hag is HO feet long, and was made to decorate tho tabernacle on the occasion of tho exer fclses celebrating Utah's admission as a fetate. It was expected that It would bo placed Just under the roof girders In the Mines and Mining building. IMPROVING DAIRY BUILDING. The machine for making Ice In the balry building Is being put In, nnd Director DlnBmore says that as soon as It Is In operation, and that will probably bo in about a week, the butter exhibits will come rapidly In. Model ing butter In the refrigerator car of the Kmerlcan Transit company will com mence next week. The modeler will bo a young lady from St. Louis, and her first work will be a bust of Admiral Dewey. m "AN IRRIGATION SHOW. A car filled with seeds, grains grasses nnd vegetables from the Irrlgatod farms in South Dukota has been as signed a place on the ground-! north of the Transportation building. It Is sent by John A. Salzer of La Crosse, Wis., nnd the Milwaukee railroad. The display Is finely urranged and produces & splendid Impression, A. P. Dixon is in charge. EXHIBITORS ARE ORGANIZING. A meeting of the leading exhibitors on the grounds was held at the Press building for the purpose of perfecting nn organization and deciding on plans for the regulation of an exhibitors' club. W. H. Sutherlln, chairman of the Montana commission, Is the temporary president of the club and C. W. Field of Minnesota, secretary. Nearly on hour was spent in discussing plans of organization, which contemplates a union of the exhibitors both for busi ness and social purposes. It Is pro posed to secure space In one of tho main buildings for the headquarters of the club. I.. i WATERMELON DAY. Fruit Festival Exposition Program Being Made. Omaha, June 28. The Fruit Festival Association met at the Horticulture building on the exposition grounds to perfect plans for Texas Melon and Grape day, July 1. President A. F. Coleman of Iowa Ex- fiosltlon. Vice President Johnson and rof. Taylor, Messrs. Atwater of Texas, Marshall, Shickley. Barnhnrd and Her vey of Nebraska, Stanton and Barnett (if Illinois, Rogers of Montana, Nelson of Missouri and Wilson of California, took part. The carload of melons to be contrib uted by the South Texas Exhibit asso ciation is to be piled In a pyramid ut the Horticulture building nnd brief ex ercises held next Friday forenoon be fore the public is turned loose on the fruit. NEBRASKA NEWS. John Tlmm, a fnrmer living about r-levttn miles northennt of Alnsworth, .vhlle repairing his windmill, fell fifteen feet and the pump rod entered his ab domen about eight Inches. Ho Is not expected to live. A gasoline stove exploded nt tho res idence of Postmaster Uaut of Hum boldt, and for n short time fire threat ened that portion of the city. Mrs. Unutz was severely burned about the face and hands In an attempt to check the flames. George KaufTinnn, an old armer from nenr Crawford, who lins been nn Inmato of the county Jail for some months on the charge of forgery, made a bold break for liberty Wednesday night. Ho had succeeded In digging a hole lending from his cell to an open corridor, large enough to permit him to crawl through, when a young mnn who hapencd to bo In the Jnll corridor notified Deputy Sheriff Ebener, The ofllcer reached the Jail before Kauffman escaped and the jatter wan placed securely In Irons. Word wns brought to Lodgepole that Frank Winkle, a Bohemian farmer living three miles south of that place, had accidentally killed his wife. Win kler claims he shot at a gooso with his rifle, but his wife stepped in rango Just ns he pulled the trlger, tho ball passing through her neck nnd killing her Instantly. The coroner hnn been notified nnd an Inquest will be held. She lenven five small children. Pierre, the 10-ycar-old son of G. C. Alexander, who resides seven miles northeast of Hcmlngford, left home Inst Tuesday and no trnce of him has been found. The boy was herding cattle and waH last seen by his parents at noon. The country Is being searched thoroughly, but It Is feared that the boy will not be found alive. Any In formation will be gratefully received by his fnther. The lnd was partially paralyzed on one side and his mind was effected by this nflllctlon. The pncklng houses of South Omaha have acted on the editorial suggestion of tho World-Heruld nnd made proper arrangements to entertain all delega tions which come here and desire to see the workings of the different houses. Each establishment has a corps of efficient employes which nro kept ready to on a moment's notlco show the guests ubout. As a conse quence of this move nil of the guests which have arrived recently have been properly cared for and nenrly all of them have not been alone given nn insight Into the workings of the plants but have been tendered nn Impromptu banquet. One of Torrey's cavalrymen wns re quested by several ladies, while in town Thursday evening, to show them how his six shooter worked. He drew bin revolver from the holster nnd fired what he said were two blank cart ridges Into the ground. MIbb Tinn Barnhurst who mukes her home with the family of James D. Jones, Twenty second nnd J streets, South Omaha, was standing near by and some sub stnnce flew up nnd pierced her right nrm near the shoulder, making a pain ful wound. Dr. Slabaugh was called, but could not remove the substance, It having evidently become embedded In tho muscle. The wound 1b a painful one and may cause a good deal of trouble. The soldier was severely rep rimanded by nn officer of the regiment. Mr. and Mrs. Lars Oleson and their daughter, Mrs. Charles Keith, had a miraculous escapo from death this week at the home of the Olespns, situated on the Table, twenty-live miles south of Chadron. Mrs. Keith is the wife of a railroad man and was visiting her par ents when a violent electric Btorm arose. The house wns struck by light-' nlng, the bolt descending a chimney Into the room where the family wns sitting. Mr. Oleson wns struck' by some of tho debris caused by the light ning and was painfully hurt. His wife had her left shoe torn from her foot and wns badly stunned. Mrs. Keith wns rocking her bnby to sleep when the shock occurred. She wns thrown completely across the room and both herself and baby were rendered unconscious for a short time. Fortun ately, all of the victims of this electric freak recovered and none feel any bad effects as a result of the experience. Mrs. Johnson, late of Tenth and Paul streets, Omaha, but now without a home, is a most unfortunate woman. While she was away from home wash ing to earn money for her two children Constable Hensel broke Into her house and set her furniture out In tho lot. Some months ago tho husband of Mrs. Johnson, after an extended spree, deeded away his house. Ho then aban doned his wife and children. The parties to whom the property was deeded sought possession and secured an order from Justice Long granting them possession after ten days. At the trial of the case Mrs. Johnson, knowing little of legal matters, failed to appear. The Justice took this Into consideration and gave her ten dnys in which to apply for another hearing. Constable Hensel, better known as "Shorty" Hensel, was urged to take Immediate possession of the new claimants and this he did while Mrs. Johnson was absent. He did not stop at this, but Installed another fpmlly In her home before she returned from work. Mrs. Johnson and her children were homeless last night. NEBRASKA WAR NOTES. It was announced nt the governor's office that Dr. Ralph J. Irvin of Hast ings hnB been appointed first assistant surgeon of the Third regiment, Ne braska volunteer Infantry, with the rank of captain. All the supplies for l,he Third regl mtnt have arrived at Fort Crook. Omaha, and the work of mustering In the men will be begun ns soon ns modi cal examinations nre completed. The work of examining the men commenced Mondny and some of the companion will bomustcred In not later than Wednes day. Colonel Bryan, the lending spl'lt of the Third regiment, has taken up his permanent quarters nt Fort Omaha and now lines up with the common sol diers of the companies at the fort and hns his meals served to him on a tin plate and drinks coffee from n tin cup like the other soldiers, washing his own dishes when he hns finished tat ing. John G. Mnher. prlvnte In the Chad ron company. Second Nebraska, now In camp nt (Uilckumnugn, chaiged with Insubordination, will be granted n tilul Thursday of this week. Private Mnher refused to allow his typewriter to he appropriated by olllcers of the regiment without his aid or consent. Until other wise shown Nebraskans will bet 1 1 the conduct of her boys. Captain Lincoln Wilson, who left Pat-. urday night with recruits for the FirM regiment now en route to Manila, ai quietly married to Miss Laura Hatch In Lincoln Just before leaving Captain Wilson went out as first lieutenant of company L of the Second, and wa successively promoted to he quartet master of the First and then captKlr of M company of the First. He ln been on duty as recruiting ofllcer fii the First for the last ten days, and will follow the regiment to Manila. HOW THE BIG GUNS ARE FIRED. Thousand Pound Bullets Fired with Aetonluhlng Accuracy and Rapid ity How It Is Done. During the bombnrdment of Santiago by Admiral Sampson's fleet the most wondeiful shot of tho war was made; Indeed, thtfre Is none better recorded In the nnnnls of sea fights. Gunner Peterson of tho battleship Texas with a single shot from one of the great guns demolished a heavy rifle mounted on a disappearing carri age. That shot gave the engineering corps of the world food for meditation and calculation that will keep their brains busy for many, many days. Until Peterson's skill demolished that gun at Santiago, It was one of tho given quantities In all mllltury prob lems that a disappearing gun was as safe as If hurled beneath tons of enrth. The disappearing guns nre In reality burled, for they drop Into excavations and remain there except for the sec ond or two when the piece Is leveled at the target and the gun Is being discharged. Peterson's shot was fired during that exceedingly brief period of time that the Spanish weapon was in sight. His shell went true to the mark, although the target looked no bigger than a lead pencil at the range fired from. The precision nnd rapidity with which our Jackles hurl solid shot and burst ing shell against the ships and forti fications of the enemy has astonished the world nnd terrified tho unlucky Dons forced to face the firing. Just four minutes after Gunner Pe terson's first shot mnde scrap Iron out of tho formidable disappearing gun, an other shot from the snme piece was dropped where the pile of ruing lay, Just to show that the Initial visitation hnd not been accidental. These shells came from the Texas' 12-Inch guns, the biggest she carries, which nre, however, only one Inch in caliber short of the heaviest In the navy. That projectiles weighing half a ton can be hurled with such accuracy nnd rapidity Is absolutely marvelous to the land lubber. Briefly It mny be explained that In tho main the training of the big guns Is mechanical. The human eye Is nld ed by every device known to mun that could be of any service In aiming the modern destroyers. Hundreds of thousands of dollnrs have been spent by Uncle Snm that his sailor men might pructlce what cannot' be accomplished by mechanism. The result of the whole Is perfect guns and appurtenances and proficient gunners. The handling of a great gun, 10, 12 or 13-Inch, Is probably one of the most interesting features about the fighting of a battleship, and In importance the monsters rank high, as the frequent mention of their execution In various actions show. Six men compose the gun's crew, one of whom is the" captain or gunner. The big fellows arc arranged In pairs and one turret serves for two guns. When the battle commences the 12 men composing the crews of a turret's guns run to their station, and from that time until the command "cease firing" Is given they are isolated from the rest of the ship's company. There Is telephone communication, however, and orders come to them over the wire. The element of greatest Importance In the calculation of firing a ship's guns Is the range that Is, the distance of the object fired at. Mention 1b frequently made In the reports of lights in Cuban waters of poor shooting at the beginning of an action becauBO of not knowing, the range exactly. The range la determined with the aid of Instruments which compute the cal culation automatically. The FIske range finder is bnscd upon the principles of land surveying with the transit and engineer chain. If a surveying party comes to r broad river, whose width has to be determined, a base lino Is measured on the bank nnd the angles which this line makes with a mark on the opposite bank are determined by trigonometry. Applying this to the range finder a base line is measured on the ship and over each end of It a range finder, an swering to the surveyor's transit, Is permanently set up. If the telescopes of the two finders nro simultaneously converged upon the same point on a distant object (ship, city or fortification), tho observers will bo in possession of tho trigonometrical data necessary to computo the distance. In the din nnd hurry of a sea-fight however It would bo difficult to make the calculations, and Lieutenant Flske has obviated the necessity for mental work with his wonderful machine. The Instrument records the distance of any object within 11,600 yards, that both telescopes may be levelled at slmul taneously. The distance Is recorded on a dial at tho instruments and on similar dials placed one at each gun station nnd ono In the conning tower. The junior olllcers who operate the range finders nre connected by tele phone. A receiver Is clamped to the ear and when the operator applies his eye to the telescope a telephone trans mitter is opposite his mouth. The process of loading and firing a big gun Is begun in the particular mag azine belonging to that gun, away down in the hold of the ship, beneath the water lino and in the most protected part of tho vessel. When the crew in the turret get ready for the ammunition an electrlo elevator, or hoist, from the magazine to the turret Is dropped for the charge, The charge Is transferred from tho rack to a cradle suspended from nn overhead track and unlonded Into the nmmunltlon hoists, of which there nro two, ono to each gun. Each hoist con sists of three hollow cylinders, the up per two for powder, which Is done up In sections, the lower far the shell. One chnrge of powder weighs 550 poumlH, nnd the shell for a 13-Inch gun weighs Just twice ns much. As Boon as the charge Is stored in the hoist the latter is, shot up to the turret. On its arrival there the breech of the gun has been thrown open and the lower cylinder stops exactly opposite the gun breech. The turning of a lever releases a hydraulic rammer which sends the shell home Into the gun. The two sections of powder which, nre done up In canvas bags are rammed In after tho shell by lowering the hoist to the proper point. The rammer closes up like a tele scope and swings out of the way against the turret wall, and the eleva tor Is dropped for ammunition for the next shot. The breech, which swings on a hinge arrangement Is closed over the firing apparatus attached, and all is ready for the pressing of the button. The actual firing of the charge ts accomplished by sending an electrical current through a fine piece of platinum wire, which Is thrust Into the powder like a primer by the firing apparatus. The platinum becomes red hot and so Ignites the powder. After the gun Is loaded the bolts arc raised which secure tho turntable In the turret In the loading position, and the firing ofllcer proceeds to his posi tion. A ladder between the guns leads up to a plated, box-like structure, which Is the position occupied by the officer who fires the gun. The top of the compartment projects above the roof of the compartment and Is heavily nrmored. It Is provided with two horizontal and two vertical slots or peep-holes. Right at the officer's side is the dial on which Is recorded the range. Two telescopes look out through the slots, one for each gun. The axis of each ts parallel to the axis of the gun it represents when shooting ut normal range, that Is, within a distance where tho shell will not drop between tho muzzle of the gun nnd the target. The telescope Is in fact the sight for the gun. It can be raised or lowered or moved to the right or left as de sired. The officer first sets his tolescopu (sights) for range and speed deflection and then proceeds to train towards the object by turning a wheel that Is in front of htm. This wheel sets the hydraulic ma chinery in motion, turning the entire turret, guns and all. When the gun gets around to the re quired position the turret is stopped and tho finer sighting Is done by mov ing the gun nlone. Looking through the telescope the ofllcer adjusts It by means of little hand wheels all about him until the cross bars of the telescope bisect the object. The iJun crews have taken their pb sitlonB with the attaching of the firing apparatus. When the officer's finger touches the electric button they rise to their toes. Boom! The turret Is filled with smoka nnd dry burning air that cuts the nos trils. The terrific heat is Increased by the discharge und perspirations is running off of the men in streams. They go to work Immediately after the report, and in four minutes more the great gun roars again. GENERAL PHIL. SHERIDAN. He was as Timid with Women as he was Brave with Men. In the true American general there is always to be found running through his characteristics a deep vein of old, true gallantry. It mukes him dear to the hearts of the men that serve him and adored by the gentler sex. General Sheridan, or "Little Phil," as he was endearingly called, was emi nently a modest man. In fact, his great shyness in the presence of wo men caused him during his early life to perform most of his gallantry by proxy. When he spent some time In Springfield engaged in forwarding sup plies to the army his fancy was caught b a very pretty girl, to whom he be came desirous of showing some atten tion. Then his horrible bashfulness rose up mockingly before him. But he determined not to relinquish his scheme of providing some pleasure for the win some creature. He therefore Induced a gay young clerk In his office, named Eddy, to take her out driving while he (General Sheridan) furnished the car riage and horses. General Sheridan was never a dan gler after women, but as he became older and conquered to a great extent his shyness he was noted for his gal lantry. At the time of the Commune he was In Paris with his aide-de-camp. There was also stopping at the same hotel a charming American woman with whom he was slightly acquainted. The prisoners had been liberated and were rushing madly through the street. The order had been given that all win dows and shutters must be kept closed. Shut up In her dark room and hearing the noisy rabble below, the lady be came greatly alarmed. There is but one thing for me to do," she cried, "to insure safety. I will put myself under the care of the American general." She therefore sent her card to Sher idan, who at onco called and offered his services. He also advised that she should Join his party in the morning and get away to London. Still the lady appeared distressed. Finnlly, with complete abandon, she cried: "It Is my bonnets at Vlrot's. They were to have been done today. How can I go and leave them?" The general grasped the situation, and gallantly offered his arm to escort her to the milliner's. Happily It was not far off. Ever afterward he delight ed to tell of his pleasure In seeing such an array of dainty headgear. He had never been at a milliner's before. President Lincoln had much gallantry for women, and was an acute observer of their gowns. Anything approaching the gaudy put him quite out of humor with the wearer. After he became pres ident tho renown of his tender heart caused him to be besieged with inces sant applications for pardons. He was finally obliged to see any or the peti tioners: At one time, however, a girl, by her own efforts and will power, succeeded in getting an audience with him. She craved the pardon of a brother, un justly imprisoned. It was the old story; but as Lincoln gazed at her tear Btalned face he cried: "My poor girl, ycu have come here with no governor nor senator nor mem ber of congress to plead your causejyou appear honest and truthful, and you don't wear hoops, and I will be whip ped but I will pardon your brother." At the battle of Sacramento, during the Mexican expedition, Uncle John Shouse, who is still living In Washing ton, Mo., wns detailed to hold horses. Just then Colonel Doniphan rode by and Shouse said to him: "See here. Colonel, did I come out hero to hold horses?" The colonel replied: "Yes, sir. If you are detailed for that purpose." "Hold hell," said Shouse, "not in a fight." And he turned the horses loose and went to fighting Mexicans. An Imposing looking individual camo Into the hotel at Chattanooga, clad In some sort of fancy uniform. "That's General Wnde," said the man who knows it all and ought to be on the board of strategy. "Vou'ro mistaken," snld the quiet man, "that's the agent of a bicycle house In Chicago." The succulent sausage was invented in Germnny in the year 897. It was first made of a goat's stomach stuffed with blood and little pieces of fat. Chopped pork was not used until the tenth century. A CLEAR HOME TITLE. Cotton's needln choppln' corn Is need In' rain; Mule ts needln' cussln, an' I sees my duty plain: Wouldn't be the proper thing fer me ter go tcr fight When things Is wnltln' on fer me ter set 'em runnln' rightl nivcr's needln' fishln', an the bait Is glttln' slack; Got to ship the melons, fer the train is on trip trnnlf. Wouldn't be the proper thing fer me to go an fight When ever'thlng calls on me fer to set It runnln right. I'm Jest so necessary to the country round-about That ef I Jlned the army It would rise an' ball me outl It's Jest the gin'rul verdlck they must spare me from the fight, Fer things Is waitln' on me fer to set 'cm runnln' right. Atlanta Constitution. A FAMOUS SGOUT. When Jim Baker died at his home on the Snake river, In northern Colorado, a few days ago, one of the most famous trappers, scouts and frontiersmen the west ever produced passed away. For nearly 70 year3 Jim Baker had been a noted figure In the west, and of all the hardy men who aided in opening up the wilderness Kit Carson alone was better known. Baker was nearly 00 years old at the time of hiB death. He came west from Illinois, which was his birthplace, when enly 18 years old. He came in 1830, as an employe of the American Fur Trad ing company nt Laramie, Wyo and from that time until his death he lived on the plains and in the mountains. He was a scout for several expeditions notably for John C. Fremont and for General Adams In the Ute war after the Meeker massacre. His comrades were the men who first went through this part of the United States after the expedition of Louis and Clark In 1803. 1801 and 1805. One of them Gabriel LnJeunesse, always called by the men of the plains Gabriel Lnjeeneese was. tradition says, the hero of Longfellow's "Evangeline." Basil, Antoine and Nic olas LnJeunesse were his sons. Other of Baker's contemporaries were Peter Ogden, who gave his name to Ogden, Utah; Kit Carson, another man whose name uppears on the map of the coun try, und Maxwell, of Maxwell lnnd grant fame. Coming Into the country when there were no white women within COO or 700 miles, Baker married Indian women. He liver for years among the Chey enne, Arapahoe and Ute Indians, adopt ed their dress, conformed to their cus toms, entered their councils and spoke their languages. Rnker lived a life that was more thrilling, more ndventurous than even a Cooper has been able to picture. For a score of years he lived among the Iminns, hunted In the pathless forests of thp north and west, wandered over the endless stretches of prairie, endured countless hardships and braved the greatest dangers. Ail this was before the time of the pioneers, who date their arrival from 1S38. A tenth of his adventures would flyy a great volume. Four times he took a wife from among the Indians, and once he came near paying for a squaw with his life. For several years he was .lunted by tho Utes and was marked for torture and death the moment that ne should fall into their hands. A dozen times he escaped their vengeance. Sev eral times he was snowbound In the mountains In the dead of winter and nearly starved. Much of his time for years was spent In evading hsotile redskins, nnd the number of his per sonal encounters with wild beasts and with wilder whites and Indians was evidenced by the mass of scars on his grizzled body. Today there are only two men living viio were In the west before Baker. They are Thomas Tobln, now at Fort Garland, Colo,, who enme to the terri tory that is now Colorado one year be fore Baker, nnd John Alberts, now liv ing at Welsenburg. Colo., who came west In 1828. In the sixties Baker fretted greatly over the coming of the white settlers. He owned a ranch on Clear Creek, Just north of the present city of Denver. This he sold In 1871 and moved up Bear Creek, where he remained for some time. Then he settled in the extreme northrn pnrt of Routt county, 200 miles from Denver. Here he built a shack and lived in the utmost simplicity until his death. His last wife was a squaw of the Snake tribe. By her he had two children, a boy and a girl, now living In Salt Lake City. Several years ago the squaw left Baker and returned to her tribe. There Is one story that Ba ker drove her away and another that she deserted him. The squaw with whom he lived before the last, died and is burled on the hanks of Clear creek above Denver There were several children of this marriage. The first eight years of Baker's life in the west were spent in trapping in the north for the rur company, but In 1810 he left the employ of the company and hunted and trapped on his own ac count. The Utes wore extremely hostile to the whites, but Baker succeeded In get ting on filndly terms with Ignacio, then a young wnr chief Baker induced a sister of Ignnclo's to leave the tribe with him. Ignacio swore vengennce, and for a long time Baker was In con stant fenr lest some Ute should take him unnwares. Finnlly the squaw re turned to her tribe, and for his own safety Baker Joined the Sioux Indians nnd became a Sioux squaw man. After ward he left the Sioux Tor the Chey ennes and also lived for a time with the Arnpnhues. There are incidents without number told of nnker by old pioneers. In 1857 Baker acted ns scout for Captain Mar coy's expedition, which went Into Utah to drive out tho Mormons. The Mor mons stole a march on Murcey and drove off nil his horses und mules, tak ing a greater share of the provisions. The men were in n desperate condition. BnUer offered to cross int mum ruKc to Fort GnrlRiid for relief. It was early In December and the snow on the rango was from two t forty feet deep. Baker started to r-k ills way straight across the range. He became worn out and tunrly rainlshed. In dei-cendlng the rnnge " became so exhausted that lie was forifd to give up: lie would have perished h.id not n band of Ute Indi ans found him and cared for him. Had they reiognizrd him he would have been killed, because the Utes had marked him for death lie succeeded in reach ing the fort In safety, securing the nec essary relief. At another time linker wns camped alone in one end of a canyon with a party of white men camped below him. About 2 o'clock In the morning Baker awoke, came down to the enmp and warned them to hurry to a place where they could defend themselves. He said lie felt that red men were going to nt tack them. Two hours afterwards a war band of bucks descended on the I camp, which by that time had been vacated. In 1861 Baker, with Jim Beckwlth, took up a ranch where Capitol Hill, Denver, now exists. Beckwlth wns a mulatto, and a long time chief of the crow Indians. He 'was born In St. Charles, Mo., In 1793 and came west In 1818. The braves had never seen a negro, nnd In some way they conceived the idea that Beckwlth was a Crow In dian who had been stolen from their tribe when a child. They watched their opportunity and kidnaped Backwlth, af terward making him chief. He became a great warrior and wn miirh fonmii by the Indians. Baker and he were great friends nnd went Into partner ship when Beckwlth left his tribe in 1860. Beckwlth married a colored wo man. In 1864 he murdered Jim Payne. Beckwlth and Baker were fast friends whefl sober, but quarreled and fought like tigers when drunk. In 1866 Baker acted as guide for the government commission that endeavor ed to make a, treaty with the Ute In dians for the opening of n wagon road through their reservation to Salt Lake. Four wagon loads of presents were taken by the commission, which con sisted of Governor Hunt nnd sixteen men. The pow-wow took place on tho reservation. Oolorow, who then a young buck, tried to induce the bucks to mnsascre the commissioners and steal the presents. He advanced at the head of about 300 bucks In war paint and circled around the camp haranguing the men on to the work. The situation was critical. Baker was the only cool man In the crowd. He persuaded Jock, an Indian who hnd greater influence than Colorow, to prevent the plans, and tne commission finished Its work in safety. In 1869 Baker had the side of hla face blown off by the explosion of a rifle. Many different versions of tho affair have been published. The correct one has rarely been told. In an Indian camp about twenty miles from Denver the agent had distributed a lot of rifles and cartridges. Baker succeeded In get ting hold of one. As he tried to fire it the cartridges In the Btock exploded and blew It Into pieces. One-half of Baker's face wan torn to pieces and his right jaw hung by a thread. With out a complaint nnd all the time con scious, he rode twenty miles to Denver, where Dr. Strode fixed up the Jaw by the use of hardwood pins and sewed it up. Three months afterward Baker had entirely recovered, but he carried a bad scar to the end of his days. Baker was a close friend of Bill Wil liams. Williams was the first white man In this part of the country. Ho came west in 1S08. one year before Kit Carson was born. Wllllnms. In 1848, gave a Hawkins rifle to Ignacio. After ward he Incurred the Indians' wrath, and In 1849 Ignacio shot him with the same rifle. Baker's love for free life and the ex citement of fighting nnd hunting was unbounded. On one occasion he killed two full-grown grizzly cubs with a hunting knife while his rifle lay un used on the ground. A companion and' himself saw the two cubs as they were passing up the side of a mountain. Ba ker proposed that each of them should kill one of the cubs with a hunting knife alone, "because It would be a great thing to tell about afterward." Putting aside their guns the two nun ters attacked. Baker killed his cub and' went to the rescue of his friend, who was hard pressed and yelling for help.' As soon as Baker went to his assist ance the other mnn ran away. Baker killed the second cub. If Baker had one incurable falling It was gambling, and he always lost. On one occasion, when he had been unusu ally fortunate In gathering a large stock ui iurs, ne maue up nis minu 10 return to the states, buy a farm and settle down for life. On reaching a rendez vous where many of his kind were as-, sembled he was coaxed Into a game of Spanish monte and lost all he passess-' ed. The value of his peltries was about 9,000. Died Wealthy in a Poor Houso. Clinton G. Anthony, who was -bur led last Thursday at Muncle, lnd., lived' for thirty years In the poorhouse of Delaware county and paid more than, 55,000 for board, by the week, invaria bly in advance. , In his young manhood he was one of the most popular men In that vicinity. He was one of two brothers. Their, father was rich and owned a consider-' able amount of real estate in Indiana) and extensive orange groves In Florida. The elder Anthony founded the town' of Anthony, Flo., and gave it the fam ily name. When the civil war broke out, Clin ton enlisted, went to the front, and was In many battles. As a result of In juries received his mind became de ranged and he was sent home. In a short time he became violent. He was sent to a private sanitarium In Cincin nati, and later to Philadelphia. In all this time he expressed a desire to go to the poorhouse. The family scorned the idea, but in time decided that he might be placed there, and be given special treatment that might recover his mind. This was done, and for thirty years the man has been a constant boarder at the county Infirmary, but, unlike the paupers, paid his board weekly In ad-, vance until the time of his death. His condition was greatly improved soon after being given a ward in the in firmary, but he refused to leave the place, and his fortune dwindled down to nothing after spending more than $5,000 for board and other necessary expenses. Anthony never married, and for many years after the death of his parents. John A. Keener was his guardian. He was 64 years old at the time of his death. For many years he refused to converse with any other person than the guards at the Institution. He re fuged to recognize the superintendent or even the members of his own fam ily. He always had the Idea that the union army was defeated in the war. It was his desire that when death came lie should be burled In clothes made of the red. white and blue and stars, and this request was observed, In part. The casket was lined with a handsome silk banner, and streamers of red, white and blue were festooned on the .outside of the casket. The fu neral was In charge of the G. A. R. "Fever blisters are generally of one or two origins," t-nys Dr. George Rog ers. "First, from mnlarla and second from disorder of the stomach. Thero are other causes, but the two men tirned as the most general. "If your fever blisters are from ma teria, dose up on quinine and cathar tics. If from a disorder of the stom ach, look to putting the stomach In order. Fever blisters are often caused on the upper Up by shaving the mus tache off. The lip Is suddenly exposed and gets fever In it. It is said that lake sailors make the best seamen. A sailor may cross the Atlantic without danger of running Into an Island, and he may hardly see more than two or three ships during the en tire voyage, but on the lakes It Is just the other way. The lake sailor, there fore, becomes more alert, watchful and careful. M J JL. r y
