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12 Tn.E OMAHA DAILY BE IS ; TUESDAY OCTOBER , 12 , 1807.
BED CIIIEPOF SAN JUAN
.As FiBS a' Pcfiperado oa Ever Out a Throat
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BOSS KILLER OF EPSUM WASH
Story of III * Trfinnfnrtiitilloti Into n
( Jo oil tiiitliin HIMV III * Spirit
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( Copyright , 1807 , by Cy Wnrman. )
to the nest anil a little south , where
tlio corners of Colorado , Utah and Nevada
coma close together , there IB a rough and
roadless country , filled with high mountains ,
dark canyons and deep and rapid rivers , Between
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tween "the hills are verdant vales , notably tlio
Valley of the San Juan , where countless
h6t < U fccdtaml wax fat. Here , for the last
foifjor fl vcarn , old Hatch and his land of
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red'tbbberntriavt ! made life a burden to stockmen
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men nnd the cattle bilBlneai a losing game ,
They wore mcstly renegade Utcs. Hatch
hlrriqelf "was a troublesome mixture of the
. ' TJc ( , > { cxtcan , ( Hot Tamolla and white man.
Ho wan short and stout , with a thick neck
and an ugly dark , round face that was"j
ceamcd and scarred like the face of a Oer- i
man student. Ho nag an outlaw ; a des
perado pure and simple ; a quick Impulse , |
but dead chat , and lie ruled his band , not
with an Iron hand , but with an Iron rod
with a hole In It. He was the ono supreme
judge who passed upon the njta of hU asso
ciates nnd from his decision there was no
appeal. Hatch was quite a drunkard In his
way , but ho nsvcr allowed his inert to drink
while on duty. Once a Nina jo , who had
Joined the gang , grew groggy while on picket
duty. He slept the night away and up Into
the morning , anJ when old Hatch found him
EO he had him lashed to tlio cedar tree ,
against which he reposed , and then stole
softly away , leaving the luckless Navajo to
- be rudely awnkciicd by a bainl tif gaunt
\\olvcs that worn already hanging- about the
camp. The-heartless leader laughed when lin
thought how the Navajo would wrltlio and
wriggle In a vain effort to break his bands.
"SIcbby-so , " he said ; "coyotes come an' cut
Mm tope , an' mcbby-so cut him throat. " Just
how It all ended I du not know , for all wo
found were the white bones of the drunken
Navajo , with a rotten rlalto stilt about his
rms , holding them hard to the trunk of a
Kaw-K&w , the new leader , who cannot be
killed ! " nnd he pointed proudly to the torn
Place In his breast , where the bullet had
passed out. The gang were awed by this
Indisputable evidence of a charmed life , and
only grunted and glanced suspiciously atone
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"Docs * ny man say , ' * young Hatch went
on , "that H lcli-a-Kaw-Kaw shall not com
mand ? If any mm would lead this band
lot him first , be obot an I have born , and If
ho die not , then let him cat of the llzanl ,
the rattlesnake and the owl , ami If he still
live he fihall bo chief of the Ilc.il Hand. "
This was unquestionably a fair propo
sition , but there were no takers. Three or
fuiir members- the gang reined their
horses close tofcfyher and discussed the mat
ter while young Hntch kept his email eyes
playing from ojit-flank to the other , for lie
was not quite wire nbout the charmed life
he pretended to enjoy.
"We are willing , " said ono of the robber * ,
i speaking for the conference committee , "that
Hatch-a-Kaw-Kaw shall rule , but not as his
father ruled. "
"And what fault -can you find In that Just
man , " demanded the leader.
1 "That we object .to being left lashed to a
tree to bo caUn uri alive , " said the spokes-
inan. , , * 'ff v
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"Very weU'Ksa l Hatch , after n moment'a
thought. "HrrMfter when a man deserve'
hliastisomonf lie shaljjrbo ihot as becomes a
warrior , " and the KtCK grunted their assent.
nUGHTRNfNG THE OANQ.
In a shallow grave they cached old Hatch ,
and by his side his assassin. The cowboys
In their retreat had seen the fight ftnd the
| fall of the desperate leaot-r , and now from
I the cliffs above they witnessed the silent
i funeral. After the obsequies the new leader
I put himself at the head of the gang , and they
1 ( lied out over the foothills.
That -nlght4 when they had encamped , the
Peace pipe was brought , and when young
Hatch had eaten the heart of an owl and
the head of a rAttlesnake , ho then twallowed
a live lizard. They all smoked , and Hatch-
a-ICaw-Kaw was declared chief of the Hed
Hand of Habbes.
"Now , " said the reformed half-breed to his
cowboy companions , "we cm frighten this
gang out of tlio country in another sleep.
Old .llalch has assured them a thousand
times that If he should ever bo killed by his
band that he would come back when they
elcpt and blind them and tear out their
tongues. They believe this. " ho went on ,
"and If we can cause old .Hatch to move
about from place to place they will know
ho's after them and fly the country. "
The gang would camp , the half-breed ar
gued , near the tprlngs. "Hoss-Shot-Km"
springs , they are called , because a crazy
Indian camped there for weeks and shot all
the horses , wild and tame , that came there
I to dilnk. He fancied that homes were evil
spirits , and ti the Indians never kill a per-
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FOUND THE GRINNING FACE OF OLD H UTSH ON THJEjCEDAR 3NAG.
tree 'that stood at the bead of Epsuin Wash.
Doubtless , If you are passing that way , you
may see thcm there still : The boy a mere
youth whi had run away from Home to be
come n cowboy , who was our guide across
this wlU uasto of the world's ballast , who
showed us , the bones and told this tale , wat
himself murdered by the red band In less
than a month from the day we left him.
CO.\VBOYS ON THE TRAIL.
The murder of this boy , who was In the
Bcrvlco ot ono of the large cattle companies ,
caused tho'stockmen on the San Juan to get
together and banish the "Red Band" des
peradoes.'and ' outlaws. Many expeditions had
been organized for the purpose of capturing
or killing off the troublesome Gang , but all
efforts had failed. They were In Colorado
today , in New Mexico tomorrow and another
day might sco them In Nevada , or over the
border Into the territory of Utah. The little
army that now went forth to avenge the
death of the young cowboy was led by a re
formed half-breed who had been for a brief
Reason ono of the gang. This half-breed was
naher intelligent , and had the reputation ,
among ( ho Indians , of being able to dlsclphcr
paper-talk1 which to them , seemed u mar
velous accomplishment. About this time one
of the robbers , who had Just had his cars
shot off by old Hatch for having awkwardly
stampeded a band of heroes which they were
preparing to steal , deserted the Red Bond
and Joined the cattlemen. Prompted by a
spirit of revenge , this crop-cared outlaw
cheerfully led the stockmen to the camp of
the robbers and the battle was on in no
time. The deserter was recognized at once
and promptly peifoVated by the members of
the band , who. after emptying their rifles
galloped away * leaving two of their number
behind , { nslcad of being frightened by this
encounter , the Red Band became more dcs-
florato and daring than over. In the mean
time old Hatch came to be hated as much
as ho was feared by the members' of bin
gang. They might have killed him oft , and
doubtless would have ilonc- tie , only Hatch
hail n son who would naturally inherit the
command , and who would Just as naturally
do some killing hlmsult on his father's ac-
'count , so Hatch Sr. , Hatch-a-Kaw , as ho was
called , was permitted to live. Quo day
the band was surprised by a company of
cowboys and a fierce and dusperato fight fol
lowed. It bid been quietly arranged among
thu members of the Red Band that their
leader bbould bo removed during the next
engagement , IV Navajo , who hrteil the Ute
kudcr on general principle ! , and particu
larly because of Ma cruelty to the drunken
man at npsum Wash , had been selected to
kill old Hatch. This particular battle wis
EO fierce iml fatal that It seemed for a tlmo
that old Hatch , \\lio alwa > s fought at the
head of UIs band , must surely fall , but ho
did not. SIcn went down at his very elbow
and still he fat his horse as though he were
bullet proof , The cowboys , fighting In J llt
tlo open park , were at a great disadvantage ,
for the robbprs were among thu trees and
rocks. Two of the cowboys had their her cn
ehot from under them , and now as they
leaped to places behind two of tlu > lr com
panions , old Hatch shouted to his men und
the Rod Band , uttering a wild yell , duelled
forward In pursuit of the cowboys who were
already flying from the field. Thu Navajo ,
-who had been expecting old Hatch to tali
at every volley from' the cowl > o > s , was dis
appointed , Ho bad allowed the golden op
portunity to pats and the thought ot it
tnado his desperate. Ho had caught quick
side glances from two or three ot his coii-
paulons during the engagement , and now
as they charKfl ho saw them laughing at
him. They were calling him a coward
squaw In their minds and the shame of It
ell made him mad. Young Hatch had caught
the glances of the red murderers und knew
what it meant.
meant.A
A GOOD INDIAN.
"Nowf Now ! " eald one of the gang , riding
close by the Navajo. But the firing from
the enemy had already ceased , and the
Navajo knew that If their leader were to
fall now the circumstance would attract at
tention , ami cause joung Hatch to inve'stl-
K te , He did not know that the watchful
lielr apparent hud an eye on him , and now
when his companions called him "aquaw"
to hla vfry face ho raised his rifle and fired.
" Thu ABgagiln had scarcely taken his ejcs
* . frpnliU.falllng victim when a bullet from
young Hatch's rifle panu > d through his
heart. Hatch had been In command less
than four seconds when a third shot waa
fired in thla mutinous engagement , and that
bullet pierced the you UK lcader'8 right I tine.
At this pain ] ,1)10 , ) gang eeemcd to lose heard
mt noiv ai young Hatch wheeled his boree
and -faced them not a hand was raised
against him. His fare was hard , And < uls
( half-closed eyes were full of hate.
"HaUU-f-lCaw In dead , " he ald. waving
A hand toward tbe fallen leader , "killed by
one of hla own people ; ho could not have
jbcoa killed othonvlie. Uehold H tcii-a-
son who Is malid de tate , Hoss-Shot-Em was
not molested1 until -the cowboys came and
killed him off , then the spring ) took * his
name. ' .T < " . 17 * 0
As soan. as. 1L .was.jlark the cowboys un-
covcicd old Hatch , carried him away and
'Pitied ' bio lifeless body up by the springs ,
ami when the red band came down to water
their horses they found tbe dead leader sit
ting therejjri ) the moonlight , with his rifle
resting acnosj his lap. "See , " said the young
loader , "heoomes , t'llent like the lizard ,
watches In the plght like the owl , and when
the time comes he will strike like the rat
tlesnake wihJ1' And "the gang wheeled about
ami galloped back to the hills.
Superstitious as they were , all of the-c
Indians were hot cowards , and when daylight
came they determined to revisit the springs ,
for they were famished for water , and so
were their horses. It took them some time
to work up nerve enough to approach the
springs , but the horses , being almost crazed
by thirst , helped them , and In time the riders
drank as the other animals had done. They
row concluded , whllo they were there , that
It would be a * good scheme to build a fire
and crcmafb old'Hatch to stop his traveling
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about by "night.
Hateh-a-Kaw-Kaw made one objection to
this. They must first cut off the old man's
head. ThQ'riistMliey might burn , but not the
bead. Ami. ncviias so ordered.
When the body had been burned and the
head burled the band went away and were
troubled no more by the dead chief. It was
not long before the cattlemen were made
aware that Young Hatch was doing business
ftt the old stand and they set about to find
out the last resting place of the dead chief.
Upon visiting the springs they found old
Hatch's head , which the coyotes had un-
aarthed and cJcU'ed clean.
,1' PER TALK.
"If there Is any ono thing that will scare
hem to death , " said the half-brccd , "It's
the sight of paper-talk from the dead. " When
ono of the cowboys haj dug up an envelope
with writing on ltt the half breed took file
licad of his farmer chief , hung It upon a
cedar snag'that stood close by the trail along
\vhlch the robbers must como to the springs ,
rolled the envelope up and stuck it into old
Hatch's eyes.
That night when the ganp came down the
trail they fourd the grinning face of old
Hatch on the cedar tnng and stopped. Ono
daring joung redskin began to ride In a cir
cle around the cedar , coming nearer and
nrarer at each turn , but when ho aw the
paper ho stopped. If it were blank white
paper , as It seemed to be , there was no harm
In It , FO the dating redskin- Hatched the en-
vefcro and galloped back to the gang.
"I'apcriMlk , " said the chief , as ho un
folded the envelope anil hurriedly banded it
back to the Indian who hail brought It.
"What l.lm say ? " asked the chief.
"Mo no sabbe , " said the Ute , eying the
envelope. "Ony run-a-way Bill , him sabbe
paper-tal.k-mo flu' um .Bill . , " and before an
objection could bo offered the young robber
drove hk heels hard agalnet his pony and
galloped auay In the direct-Ion of the ranch
where the half-brccd was employed.
It was daylight when the Indian reached
the ranch and -pJAtif lie saw the half-breed
rldo to the * ranga ho-irode after him. When
they were far , In the hills the Indian gal
loped up to lhJ3) ) half-breed , holding out the
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paper. 1
"Sco , Bill , 'sce ! ' ho cried , shaking the en
velope ; "me fin um paper-talk , ole Hatch's
eye , devil , spider , Bill what he say quick ,
what ho say ? "
The half-brccd took tbe paper and pre
tended to read , then he opened his eyes and
mouth wide and glanced about hurriedly.
"Quick , Bill , quick , " urged the Indian ,
grasping the ajjn of tils companion. "What
'o say ? "
"Ono moro Bleep , " began the cowboy , look
ing at the envelope , "an' old Hatch come
back and put out your ejcs an' pull out "
"Say , Bill , how many Bleep he make um
paper-talk ? "
"Oh , he no eabbe. Mebby 10 on moon ,
mebby so half moon. "
"Spider Bill , " cried the Ute , filled with
terror , "mabby o one ele p , uh devil , hell"
and the Indian laid down close to the
neck of his rayuse and dashed away for tbe
springs , i * ,
When he had 46ld the story of the paper-
talk and what It said ( he gang put clubs
to their horses and miles between them IIK
Hoss-Shot-EiD , and fr m that day the bind
of red robber * baa kept clear of the San
Juan. , OY WARMAN.
Aviilcii dnlve.
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bruises , sores , ulcer * , salt rheum , fever tores.
totter , chapped .hands , chilblains , cornu and
all skin eruptions , and positively cure * plUi
or no pay required. It1 Is guaranteed to give
perfect latlitaction or money refunded. Price
2 $ cents cer box. For eale by Kuha & Co ,
FOSTERING GERMAN THRIFT
A Century's Ecccrd of the Municipal
Savings Bank System.
ECONOMICAL HABITS OF 'THE PEOPLE
Control anil Mnimnoinciitof llniikn _
.Viiiiilii-r iif li-ionllori | < Kxoovil ( lie
.Nil til In-r of Iliiiixolinlilx .
I luntriictlvc
In Germany the savings bank system Is
managed by the municipal governments In
stead of the national authorities , as In Eng
land , France , Ilelglum , Italy and other
European countries , The system dates back
for nearly a century , and , with the excep
tion of Foiiie unimportant details , Is uniform
throughout the empire. airman thrift is
proverbial. There are no other people In
inc world , writes a correspondent of the
Chicago Record , who can do without luxuries
and things that they do npt actiutly need
with so great a degree of contentment.
From the cradle the children are taught
economy. It l as much a matter of edu
cation as the catechism. In some of the
schools the children are Instructed to gather
during the play hours , and qn the way < o
and from their homes , all such apparently
\aluoless objects as old bottles , tin cans ,
refuse metals , etc. , which arc sold to the
lunk shops and the proceeds depo-wqa to
he credit of the child In the nearest sav-
, ngs bank. The. sjme nplrtt that inspires
this economy haa caused the number of
depositors In the savings banks of the em
pire to cxccEtl the number Of households.
It Is often the case tint every child and
every servant In a family has his own ac
count at the bank , which , when It amounts
to a certain sum , Is withdrawn for perma-
icnt Investment. . . . , ,
The usual rate of Interest paid by the
municipal savings banks In Germany Is 3
per cent , and , although their management
Intrusted to the municipalities , the bankIng -
Ing Inspectors of the general government
exorcists a supervision over them. There
Is usually n general olllce. with a d rec.or
In chief at the city hall. i ho o principal
duty Is to receive remittances from branch
established In every ward
oillces that are
I
bo ids
Three funds he Invests In government
or In securities of e.Jual value. The latitude
thai ta allowed
of Investment Is much Beater
In England
savings authorities
lowed the P09tal
The funds may bo In-
land and France.
real estate mortgages ,
vestedI In gilt-edged
Ind oven W the erection of buildings , but
bo
be ore this Is done the proposition mujt
committee of the common
submitted to a
the MV-
council which has Jurisdiction ever
which Is composed
commKtEo.
InEs banks This
posed ofpractlcal financier. , banker. , merchant
aI meni whoI are
chant , and manufacturers
acts as a
money ,
In the habit of handling
for the system.
sort of board of directors
BANKS IN BERLIN.
branch
seventy-nine
In Berlin there are
offices with 483,000 depositors out of a population
and the total deposits area
lation of l.SflO.OOO
a little more than $10.000.000. In Dresden
the savings banks show a .till larger-will , y
In proportion to the population. A though
the number of people In Dresden 1 only
ibout one-fifth as many as in Berlin there arc
in the savings banks
half as many depositors
nnd the deposit * exceed $22,000,000. In some
of the other cities the proportion Is much
of Alx-la-Chapelle for
larger. In the town
example , with only 110.489 population , here
are over 106,000 depositors , with credits of
moro than $20,000,000. In Altoona. a city of
149 000 people there arc over 130,000 deposit-
ore , -with nearly $20,000.000 to their credit.
This Illustrates the extent and the value of
the service ; but there Is a great deal of com
plaint from the agrarians that no provision Is
made by the government for receiving the
savings of the farming population , and an
agitation has bccif going' on for some'years
n favor of a transfer of the municipal sys
tem to the postal authorities and the , adop
tion of something like the French system.
The Kolnische Zeltung of a recent date con
talned an Interesting article on this subject
n which the advantages of such a transfer
were set forth at length and the necessity of
making provlslcn-for the farmers as well ca
the mechanics In the cities and larger towns
wro demonstrated In forcible language.
"It cannot bo denied , " the writer says ,
'thufL hundreds of thousands of people In the
empire would gladly lr.y by a part of their
wages every month if thev wprn nnt n-f > -
ventcd by Insufficient opportunities.
An Imperial post savings system would beef
of the greatest advantage , particularly to the
agricultural classes , for there loia pocjtolllce
.within convenient .roacb. of every farmer , the
postal sjstem Is everywhere trusted , and
would not only furnish a , convenient oppor
tunity for deposits b'ut 'an easy method of
payment. "
The late Emperor Frederick was a great
believer In the postal savings banks oj'stcm
and If he bad lived it la probable that It
would have been adopted In Germany long
1150.
PRIVATE BANKS.
In addition to tho' municipal savings 'In
stitutions there has been asj tem of private
associations , known as the Ebsrfeld banks ,
in southern Germany , for the last Fcventy-
flve or eighty years , whlch.are managed on a
[ > lan very much like that of.ordlr.iry savings
Institutions Ip the Un'ited States , with some
Improvements. They are under the super
vision of the government an3 are Inspected
rrom time to time by public officials. Thpro
Is generally a central office at which de
posits are received and checks are paid , and
liranch offices at various convenient loca
tions for the rece'.pt ' of deposits alone. The
amount of deposits Is limited by law to
5,000 marks. The rate of Interest Id fixed
annually on January I by the board of
directors , and formal advertisement Is made
of that fact In the newspapers. At present
It Is 3 per cent. Under the rule * of the
a k not mere than 200 ' rr.ja.rk3 can bo clucked
out oa any ono day. 'four-weeks' r.itlco must
bo given for the withdrawal of 1,000 marks
and under , and six months' notice of larger
sums , although the board of directors can
suspend this rule at tht'Ir discretion.
The first bank of this kind was established
In Frankfort In 1833. and during tlio first
yrar there were 291 depositors , with credits
nmountlr to 80,934 marks. At the last re
port there were EG C97 depositors out jof a
population of 229,000 , with , credits amounting
to 38,215,097 marks.
Another eastern Is railed the Ersparungs
Anstalt , which are sort of mutual-benefit
societies. People who desire to Join pay a
fee of 1 mark , and designate the amount of
money which they agree to deposit each
week. It mav bo onlv GO nfunnlirs. or It m-iv
bo 20 marks , according to the ability or the
disposition of the applicant. Collectors visit
the houses of applicants each week to re
ceive the deposit , aniJ If they are not pa'ld
the member has eight days of grace. At the
end of that time If ho docs1 not make the
deposit ho forfeits all secured Interest , add
Is suspended from the benefits of the society
Indefinitely. The rate of Interest Is fixed
annually by the directors , \\lio are elected
by the subscribers , and the present rate Is
3'6 per cent. These Institutions' are also
under the supervision of the government
bank Inspectors , nnd arc required to publish
statements regularly for the benefit of their
subscribers.
There are also a large number of penny
savings banks In Germany , which are man
aged very much like those of England , and
receive 'postage stamps as deposits. Per
sons who desire to take advantage o the
opportunities they offer receive pass books ,
the pagct. of which ace , ruled off 'In spaces the
size of stamps. When they have a penny to
spare they buy a stamp ar/d ( tick It on one
of tlieuc blanks , an < ) when , their book.U full
they take It to the- bank and' receive- credit
for the amount It j-epresents. There la an
arrangement with the postal authorities by
which the stamps are redeemed at their face
value , No Interest Is paid until the stamps
are redeemed and canceled.
Arnold's Brome Celery rurtk headache *
lOc , ? 5c and fiOo All ilruggteti ,
llrniilv TiirniMt Down' .
It Is pretty generally knqwn' that the big
candy stores and tbe drug stores which em
ploy girls to attend the koda fountains In
some of the large cities now seek girls who
are not distinguished for beauty , anil that' In
many typewriting agencies preference I.
given to girls not called handsome , but llttlo
or nothing has been heard of any effort on
jho part of telephone companies in the same
direction. The sheriff ot Augu.ta county ,
Vn. however , as menagcr of the Telephone
exchange nt Staunton , has advertised for
homely girls an telephone operators. Ills
reasons have been vainly- asked , nnd the pujt-
zlo deepens with the promulgation of the
news that the girls employed In the ex
change marry soon after going there. What
their voices are like Is not told , and It Is
said that their photographs have been re
fused to curious correspondents time nnd
again. It Is to be noted lhat , according to
the Gazetteer , Staunton , with a population of
Icea than 7,000 , supports four Institutes for
women and girls and a lunatic asylum ,
HO\V IIUPI.'AI.O 1111,1 , HOT HIS STAUT.
The On4i > nttu > of M I-onrlli of July Colt- ,
liriitliin nt i Xortli IMiHto.
Colonel WlllUra V , Cody Is stopping nt the
Southern , SL Louln. Ho Is better known ,
perhaps , as Buffaib ililll. and his big show Is
there this wtck , ys the St. Louis Republic.
Colonel Cody got 'hla title , not from service
In the war but from being a member of the
governor's staff df Nebraska. He registers
now from Hlg Uora Basin , whore he has ,
with a company , leoroe 80,000 acres of land ,
all being placed unitfr dllch.
An old Ncbratikntv. ns speaking of Buffalo
Bill yesterday and Incidentally told bow
ho catno to cngosn ID the show business.
'Cody was tori-Kara a government ocout
on the western plains , " said the Nebraska
man , "nnd It was when ho conducted the
buffalo exterminating expedition for the en
tertainment of thouGrJiid Duke Alexis In
1870 , I think It was. that ho got his name.
Cody at that time d'stlngulshed himself by
the number of buffalo ho killed and thereby
earned his cognomen , which was given him
by the duke. While ho wca well known as
a scout , ho would probably hnvo never been
widely known as a showman , except for an
accident.
"It wan In 1SS1 that the people of North
Platte , Neb. , near- which town was Cody's
ranch , decided to celebrate the Fourth of
July , and at the suggestion of John Kloth ,
who Is a wealthy ranchman at Sutherland
and fforth Platte and formerly claim ad
juster of the Union Pacific they selected ft
wild west show. Cody wis ono of the men
moat prominently Interested In the scheme
and to him was left the work of securing
the cowboys and Indians to help out the
show. In North Platte at the time was an
old stage coach owned by Jim Stcphcnaon
of Omaha , who was the proprietor ot the
Deadwood-Sldney and other western stage
lines. At the suggestion of Cody the Indians
were to attack the coach and be repulsed
by the cowboys and soldiers.
"That Fourth was the hottest celebration
Df American Independence ever seen In Ne-
jraska. The Omaha papers had men to cover
It and It attracted a crowd from all parts ot
the west. The program which Cody and
Kleth arranged Included riding wild horses ,
shooting , rope throwing and all the other
amusements and business proceedings of a
western man.
"It was a few days after thu entertain
ment , If such It may bo called , that Matt
Klcth , no relation of John , but an old-time
western man , told Cody that It was a big
thing and ought to bo repeated every Fourth
of July. Cody at once said -It was some
thing new In American entertainments , and
he believed that by taking the aggregation
east he could make money. The matter
was dlbcuEeed In North Platte , and finally
Cody said ho would advance the money and
start out. Ho did so , and bis success Is
\\ell known.
"When ho first started he had but a small
show , but ho lias added to It. He got with
him Major Burke , Sherman Canfleld , Bill
McCuno , and last , but by no means least ,
NateSalisbury. . There was a quartet that
cannot be beat and with Cody boompJ the
business. Bill has made and spent a dozen
fortunes , and Is today making money like a
cranberry merchant.
"It will bo seen from this that Bill owes
a great deal to luck , for had It not been for
that Fourth of July celebration In North
Plate ho would today be an ordinary western
ranchman , with his reputation of buffalo
killing given him by Duke Alexis. "
Cody's ranch at North Tlatte Is known as
"Scout's Rest Ranch , " and passengers on
Union Pacific trains call' read the sign In
tHo'archway'iover. ' the-entrance toihlsi prop
erty just west of > North Platte. It Includes
20,000 acres , all under fence , and thousands
of cattle , sheep and horses range over It.
Ho has two child run , a girl of 17 and the
other a married woman , who live In the , Big
Horn basin , andtiwhosc home Is one of the
show places of that' ' section of the country.
It Is a six-room log cabin , but Is furnished
like a palace and Is. a stopping place for all
her' frlcnda , as well as these of her dis
tinguished father.
Whllo Cody registers from the Big Hotn
Basin , which Is justicast of the Yellowstone
park and Eouth of the Montana line In
Wyoming , ho retalnabls North Platte ranch
and there his -family spend their time.
Whenever he gocu to North Platte he owns
the town. There are five churches In the
town and each wasihcavlly in debt. Cody
learned of this , and ) after he returned from
Kuropo he called In the pastor of each
church and learned the Indebtedness ot
each. Then ho sent n check to each pastor ,
paying off the Indebtedness of each church
In the place and leaving enough to run the
congregation a year.
It 'Is Cody , too , who has put North Platte ,
which Is a town of 5,000 and a division on
the Union Pacific , out of debt , by paying
the bonds which the town Issued for sewers ,
water works and electric lights. He has
never forgotten that that Fourth of July
celebration gave him the foundation of his
foituno , and in dozens ot ways he has helped
the citizens of the town.
Druggists know Dr. Davis' Antl-Head-
ncho 'Is beat of all headache remedies.
\ < i
Chicago Post : It was evident that ho
was angry , and perhaps he had reason to
bo. Jtisf ns' J e passed under the scaffold
ing the painter flourished his brush a litUo
too vigorously , and the result was disastrous ,
"Ix > ok at that ! " ho yelled , Indicating hl
coat and making all sorts of violent ges
tures.
The painter looked at It as requested.
"You bavo , right to kick , " ho wild , when
his scrutiny was completed. "It's a very
uneven pleco of work. I won't charge you
a cent for It. "
.11 AD ! ) 1)1IN MAIM * . '
KtiL'tN Alioiit tlio
of .SponlM M nil Slioc I'cKK ,
"Oxford county , Maine , turns out nearly
all the spools on which the sewing thread
of tlilt ; country Is wound , " said n wholesale
dealer In such articles to n writer for the
Washington Star. "The spools are made
from whllo birch timber , and they are pro
duced by the million In Oxford county.
There are many other parts of western
Maine , also , where the Industry Is Important.
There are numerous sawmills In that part
of the state which arc kept busy all the
year round sawing white birch logs Into
strips tour feet long and from ono to two
Inches wide and ot the same thickness.
These strips are sent to the spol factories ,
where they are quickly worked Into spools
by the most Ingenious labor saving machin
ery.
"Tho'stiMps of white birch are fed Into ono
machine , and they are not touched , In fact ,
are hardly seen again , until the spools , all
finished for market , except polishing , drop
out by the bushel from another machine
several rods away from where the strips
stalled In. The spools got their gloss by
being rapidly revolved In barrels turned
by machinery , the polish resulting from the
contact of the spools In the barrel ,
"In the. backwoods villages of Oxford
county one1 sees scarcely any other Industry
but spoolmaklng , and every person In the
neighborhood Is In some way Interested In
the business. The factories have been cat-
Ing Into tbe "Maine birch forests for years ,
but there still scorns to be enough of the
timber left to feed the machinery for many
years to come. Hundreds of thousands of
feet of logs are cut and sawed Into spool
timber annually.
"Shoe-peg factories ars also an Important
branch of Industry once peculiar to Maine ,
although It has of late been followed to
some extent In other eastern states , and Is
spreading ta the hardwood forests of north
ern Pennsylvania. Maple Is used largely
In the manufacture of shoe pegs , although
white birch Is used at some factories. Shoe
pegs are sold by the bushel , and are worth
all the way from 75 cents to $1 a bushel ,
according to nualltj' . More than $150,000
was received by Maine shoe-peg factories
last year for goods.
"A curious nnd profitable business has
grown up In the -Maine wooJs near the
sawmills In the utilizing of the Immense
quantities of sawdust by compression. Thou
sands of tons of this waste material are
bought for a mere nothing , and are com
pressed Into compact blocks and bales , and
In this form are finding a ready market
for kindling and fuel In eastern cities. "
-Cliiiinlivrliilii'N Couprli IlfiuiMly Super
ior to Any Oilier.
Gcorgo B. Sccord , the well known con
tractor ot Towanda , N. Y. , bays : "I have
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In my
family for a long tlmo and hove found It
superior to any other. "
The above testimonial Is from a promi
nent citizen here. A. C. Tuck , Druggist , N.
Towanda , N. Y. _
Miinln mill Mollvf.
Detroit Journal : A hush fell upon the
court. , , . ,
"Your honor and gentlemen of the Jury , "
exclaimed counsel for the defense , with emo
tion , "thero can be no doubt that the pris
oner was possessed of an uncontrollable Im
pulse when she stole that necktie. Bear
In mind , gentlemen , the uncontroverted fact
that the necktlo would make her husband
look a perfect fright. "
Sobs were heard , there were many women
In the court room , and of these some ,
doubtless , were married themselves.
"It'M 111 ! Ill AVIlllI. "
Detroit Journal : "My husband has an oc-
tnck of the -delirium , tremens , " remarked the
'wifely wife.
"Horrors ! " exclaimed the neighb.rly neigh
bor.
bor."Not on your life ! Horrors ? I should say
nit ! Why , It's only when dear George has
the delirium trcmcns that he lets mo water
the flowers with the new garden hose. "
She laughed and her laughter spoke pam
phlets , If not volumes.
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