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a right hook to the jaw.
Both men
Corbett’s head with a rain of right and
Union
rades above them directed their course.
MR. FOY AND A “GENTLEMAN.”
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ward and upward they run the entire
length of the bridge, a potent element
‘‘No Longer Fatigued— I Sleep Like a Child—Can Eat Anything"
This Successful Minneapolis Han Joins the Thousands Who
Are Praising the Celebrated Nerve Yitalizer and Tonic,
Washi
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a powerful sted tube, the first of the
serlea pringing out from one of the
piers, extend* upward at an angle to
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The Sale of Sample Skirls Has Just Begun.
The great line of high-grade sample Skirts includes
the sample lines from
BABBITT-TAYLOR-LANE CO.
THE BRY SKIRT CO.
FABIAN MANUFACTURING CO.
The lot contains absolutely nothing but high-grade
goods. The styles are all new, being the salesmen’s
samples that were made up for this season’s trade.
As there is only one or two skirts of a kind, we can
not advertise prices. It is enough to say that prices
average about half.
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DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO
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IT KEEPS “HIM ALWAYS AT HIS BEST.”
A workman on the Eads bridge,
which crosses the Mississippi river at
St. Inuis, had a most miraculous es-
cape from death a few weeks ago.
John N. Roussli, one of a gang of
riveters emaployea in repairing the
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tinues at $2.50 a Pair.
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A GHOST AT
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Fined by Notary for Refuting to An,
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"Alan your majeaty," said her faith-
ful retainer, with a low obeisance, "the
American senate again refuse, to «ranit
your jugt clalmal" ’
Ex-Queen Liluokalani turned pate-
relatively pale—but retained her selt-
possesaton.
bridge builder* call them, are rather belief that a ghost cannot cross water,
curious attadra. At measured Intervals When they saw this apparition of Ku-
along the understructure of ths bridge neakea they all sprang into the ocean
TBS axoez STOOD OR THU azaox
up. No one would remain at the feast.
Neither family nor friends could be
persuaded to return until morning and
then only the most venturesome of
them.
About a week later the natives of the
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Unit
Fine Muslin Underwear Half-Price
Our 2,000 sampls ladles’ fine muslin and cambric
gowns, chemises, shirts, drawers, corset covers, worth
from 15c to $1.66, to be sold at exactly one-half
price—
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Special to The Statesman.
Houston. Tex., March 25 — P. J. wr"
lis, recently charged with contempt by
Notary Bocock In refusing to answer
interrogatories and who was fined and
•ad swam out * little distance to
where some Japanese Aehermen were
fishing in their sampans. There they
remained until morning. None of them
could be persuaded to return to land
until the sun had risen.
The greatest terror exists in the com-
munity. The bones where Kunenkea
died has been deserted by the owner,
and many natives are moving away to
distant points. Some believe that the
unquiet ghost la angry because the
body wax buried in the ground accord-
ing to the custom of the whites instead
of being buried in a cave, according to
the ancient cumtom at the Hawatlans.
Noted "kahunaa" (wicb doctora) have
been sent for from yarlousparts of the
island to come to Punaluu to try their,
tncantations on the mirth destroying
wraith.
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MR. CHARLES H. JOHNSON.
Spring Find, Him Strong and
Heslihy—Psin.’e Celery Compound
Has Made Him "Feel Young Again.
Another case of refusal by i
to answer interrogatories ber
tary developed toddy and th
ton are that the powers o1
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contentions are ended.
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Schmidt, Houston,' Texan, .<
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tratea wrath In her votes, "I shall write
another book.”—Chicago Tribune.
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as Conan Doyle’s detectiver’
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left to the jaw. It looked bad for Britt.
He appeared very groggy and fought
like a dying man. Corbett sent a left
to Jaw and missed a right that would
have ended matters had it landed.
Nearly 500 pairs of these splendid shoes have al-
ready been sold, but there are still over 1,000 pairs
on hand for those who could not come before today.
The lot includes:
Edwin Clapp $5.00 and $6.00 Shoes.
Johnson & Murphy >5.00 and >6.00 Shoes.
R. E. Nettleton >5.00, >6.00 and >7.00 Shoes.
And many other special |5.00 lines from the Aber
Goehner shoe stock. Those who bought yesterday
have told, written and phoned their friends about
them, so better come today of you would get
$5.00 Shoes al $2.50.
J. I. Campbell’s Funeral.
Special to The Statesman.
Houston, Tex., March 25.—Impres-
sive and largely attended exercises
marked the paying of last honors to
the late J. I. Campbell this morning.
The interment was in Glenwood.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 25. — United
States Minister Powell cables the state
department from San Domingo city
Corbett's face that nearly sent him to
the floor. Corbett clinched in desper-
ation, the referee trying to part them.
As they parted Britt sent in right and
left to the face, but a well directed
he is capable of exhibiting off the stage
much of the dry humor that he dis-
plays upon it. Not long ago, while the
guest of a New York club, he was ac-
costed by one of the members—one of
the type of those who are politely dul>*
bed “insufferable cads,"’ who said:
"So you’re Eddie Foy, eh?”
"Yes,” replied the comdelan.
“Well,” asked the other, aggressive-
ly, “do you feel at home among gen-
?e.,
GENERAL NICHOLAS ARIAS WAS
TRIED BY DRUMHEAD COURT
MARTIAL AND CONVICTED OF
KILLING AN AMERICAN.
Colonel Vincent Marmaduke.
By Assoctated Presa.
Marshall, Mo., March 25.—Colonel
Vincent Marmaduke of St. Louls died
here today, aged 73 years. He was a
Confederate, and was a meter of the
Knights of the Golden Circle during
the civil war. He was a son of John
F. Marmaduke, one of the early Mis-
souri governors.
rooting trees and doing other damage/ tremendous ovation as he took his
Several persons are reported injured, seat, his wonderful ability to take pun-
but so far as can be learned, no one ishment and recuperate delighting the
was killed, L. W. Seamans of Kansas crowd.
Sue, for Big Damages,
Special to The Statesman.
Lake Charles, LA., March 35.—Syl- ,
vester Walker filed suit against the
Southern Pacific for 215,000 damages.
He alleges that a train near Welsh
struck a cow. knocked her off the track,
she falling on him and intileting tn- -
juries.
ny‛s blacksmith, rove the strong rape
about Roussin’s body ee It hung bead
downward in tbe tube pocket it was
a difficult and dangerous task, for the
men performing it had to hold them-
eelves secure against a. fall to certain
death at the same time. But they did
tl, taking all chances.
"Haul away!” shouted Friday Hag-
wood to the men on the bridge above
them. He and Spoony’s blacksmith
were then on either side of the tube
pocket.
The body of Roussin had to be held
secure against wild swinging, because
the men on the bridge above had only
a precarious footing for their own
share of the work, and a sudden strain
or change of weight balance’might
mean death to the man looped in the
rope. So Friday Hag wood and Spoo-
ny's blacksuith held it thus between
them. They climbed with it as it went
higher and higher, releasing their
grasp of the body alternately as they
had to pull themselves up in tbe climb.
It was a thing that men couldn't have
done unless another man's life depend-
ed upon the doing. But at last it was
done to the glad ending.
left swings to the jaw. Corbett could
not get away from Britt. whose blows
seldom failed to connecL in a vicious
City, who was a passenger on the
Britt, planting a straight left to the
jaw and a right to the body. Britt
then received two right and left swings
on the jaw that dazed him. He fought
back desperately and drove a couple
of left books to the body that made
the champion wince. Corbett torcOt
Britt to the ropes, planting right and
Round 18—Corbett rushed in, trying
Not a tree was left stand- to force Britt to fight in close. He
ing, and houses were rased to the got more than he bargained for. Ar
ground. Communication with Spring Jimmy landed right and left swings on
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general, the fourth assistant postmas-
ter general or the aasistant attorney,
general in charge of post office. alaira.
Senator Burton replied:
“Absolutely none whatever.”
swsa Tom them “
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Corbett's favor. The men are resort- a riEht hook to the jaw. . Both men
ing to much clinching and the referee again fought desperately, Britt rocking
was kept busy parting them.
nouasm mi aMaD downward.
strueture, was knocked from the cen-
ter span, but by a lucky stroke of for-
tune Uvea to tell of bi. thrilling ex-
perience.
Shortly before noon on the day of
the accident Roussin found that he
must go a little distance from where
he was working in order to obtain a
fresh supply of rivets. He went along
the railroad track, walking the ties, re-
turning in the same manner. A man
walking the tes on the understructure
of the Eads bridge must keep his at-
tention fixed on the place where be
plants his feet, since an eighty foot
drop into the ATbstssippi is the penal-
ty for a false step, and this means
death.
At the same time that Roussin was
returning to his post on the bridge
a fellow workman, Friday Hagwood
by name, was advancing toward him
from the opposite direction along the
aame track. HagwoOd was in a hurry
and was moving at a sort of dog trot,
his ejee bent downward.
The two men collided in the center
of the bridge.
Roussin, moving the more slowly of
the two, was thrown from his bal-
ance by the shock of the collision. He
fell hackward and sideways over the
track,out into the void. He remem-
bers nothing of what happened imme-
diately after save that his legs touched,
the rails as he toppled out beyond
them and shot down Into space Hag-
wood at once cried out that Roussin
had fallen. Looking over the edge, his
companions saw that Rouasin’s body
was caught in the framework below
them.
Carrying the loose end of a strong
rope held by those above, Hagwood,
followed by Spoony’s blacksmith, be-
gan the descentto whereRtoussin’s body
could be seen. It was a brain turning,
downward climb. Tbe two men bad to
cling to tbe swaying latticowork of the
outside bridge structure to accomplish
IL their stockinged toes digging into the
npaces for a hold, their fingers making
use of every little crevice, their bodies
flattened as much as possible against
such s support in order to lessen the
force of the winter gale-that pulled and
tugged to loosen them and fling them
outward.
Foot by foot they made their way
downward. The shouts of their com-
Pierce-Kelton.
Specia1 to The Statesman.
McDade, Tex.. March 25.—Mr. H. C.
Bierce of Houston and Miss Maude
Kelton of this place were married here
last night at the Methodist church,
Rev. Hal A. Burns officiating.
Martin- Viokers.
Palestine, Tex., March 25.—On Wed-
nesday night, at the Christian church
parsonage. Mr. Frank Martin and Miss
Allee Vickers were married by Rev. L.
D. Anderson. The happy pair left for
Austin the same night on a bridal
trio.
—
BE WELL THIS SPRING.
“Energy, Confidence and
Health—simply matters of flood
: blood and Vital NERVE :
: FORCE.” :
: —Prof. E. E. Phelps, M. D.. LU :
: D„ of Dartmouth University— :
: Famous Discoverer of Paine’s :
: Celery Compound. :
reach the destruction seemed to be
N
-es mi~ve uen irucie ei -yu-e same neighborhood were enjoying a
It was a strange sight that had met moonlight clambakq on the beach when
Friday Hagwoods eyes. I suddenly the ghostly Kuneakea ap-
Roussin'. body bung bead downward pea red again on the scene with his
in a tube pocket These "pockets," as mirth killing grin. The natives have a
Into this "tube pocket" the body of
Roussin had plunged headtoremost,
Mr, shattering bl. left shoulder and cutting
to the brain pan in more than one place.
which was heard all over the build-
ing. Britt sent Corbett to the ropes
with two terrific rights to the jaw. The
bell rang at this stage, but the fight-
ers did not hear it. It was a.wonder
ful rally on Britt’s part and Corbett
looked a bit groggy as he went tg his
corner. Britt had the advantage.
Britt Received Ovation.
Round 17—They went at it hammer
and tongs. Britt sending right and left
to jaw. Britt then sent two straights
to face. Britt landed several punches
to stomach and missed a sharp right
for the jaw. Corbett clinched. Britt
finally sent Corbett against the ropes
with a straight left to the body. Cor-
bett fought wildly and they mixed it
with Britt uppercutting Corbett on
face and body with left. It was a
Britt received two rights and lefts on
the jaw that sent him to a clinch. He
hung on desperately to avoid punish-
ment. As they broke away Britt drove
a straight left to the stomach, remark-
ing: "How dd you like it yoursttif7"
The bel then sent the men to theft
corners. It was Corbett’s round.
Britt's Wonderful Rally.
Round 16— They stood in the center
of the ring, exchanging blow for blow.
Britt planted a hard left to the body
and followed it with bl left hand sWing
once. I couldn’t stand for a second
timpe."
"Um, reflected the actor. "If I recol-
Edward Foy, the comedian. Who play-
ed a heroic part at the recent fire in
the Iroquois theater, Chicago, is in
private life a quiet, unobtrusive man. mneet the track structure. Zigzag own-
Nevertheless, when Occasion demands,
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He was uneonaclous whan the two
men reached him.
Fiday“aswood,enststeaby Spoo-
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By Associated Press.
Fort Smith, Ark., March 25.—Passen-
gers on a delayed train on the Arkan-
sas Central railroad, running from Fort
Smith to Paris, Logan county, today
report that a destructive tornado pass-
ed through a strip of country near
Learn how much better you can feel. Go to your
Druggist Today. Get one bottle. Feel just ONCE
that abundant new nerve force made by Paine’s Cel-
ery Compound. You will NEVER AGAIN be con*
tented with low spirits and poor health.
Punaluu, in the extreme southern
part of the island of Hawafi, has for
some time been terrorized by what is
believed to be the ghost of a native
named Shem Kuneakea. Kuneakea
lived in the mountains above Punaluu,
A few months ago he came to the vil-
lage, complaining of being sick, and
was given shelter at tbe home of a rel-
ative, Kakaula. No physician was
called in, but friends and relatives
prescribed what they thought would
do the sick man good. He died, and at
the inquest it was shown that typhoid
fever was the cause of death. He was
given the usual rites of burial, and the
incident was forgotten.
On New Year’s eve some of the na-
tives of Punaluu, among whom were
most of Kuneakea’s kindred and
friends, held a "luau" in celebration of
the occasion. The mirth was at its
highest and several women were to the
midst of a riotous “hula” when sudden-
ly one of the dancers gave a shriek,
hysterically made an exclamation in
Hawaiian, at the same time pointing
to the roof of the house in which Ku*
neakea had died, in front of which the
luau was being held, and fled from the
place.
The other dancers also looked,
shrieked and fled. The whole company
followed to dire panic. There on the
ridgepole of the house was the ghost
or disembodied spirit of Kuneakea. It
is declared by all who saw the marvel
that his features were readily recog-
nizable in spite of the hideous grin on
bls face. The merry party was broken
His Second Conviction.
Specia) to The Statesman.
Nacogdoches, Tex., March 25.— The
second case against Colonel Scott,
charged with assault with Intent to
murder, resulted in conviction and a
sentenoe of three years. In the first
case he got two years. The charges
resulted from a shooting over local op-
tion troubles at Swift last summer.
tiemen ?”
"Quite. Dou you?” answered
Foy, blandly.
rights to the ear and followed with
right to body that was blocked. Some
clever blocking followed. Corbet fail-
ing to connect with the vicious right
swings. Jimmy hooked his left high
on the breast and a clinch followed.
Corbett then blocked a left for the
body, but received a left to the face.
A swing by the champion went wide
and Britt missed two fierce lefts in
succession for the face. COrbett jarred
Britt with a straight left to the jaw
that forced him to a clinch. Jimmy
again appeared tired as the gong
Founded. The round was a shade in
under yesterday’s date that President
Morales has captured and caused to
________ ____. _ better of it. The belf stopped hotil-"be promptly executed General Nicholas
Spring Hill, blowing down houses, up- ities. Britt's round. Britt received a Arias, the insurgent leader who was
..... “ ‘ • • - tried by drumhead courtmartial and
Britt Gats Decision.
Round 20—They shook hands and
L immediately mixed it, neither landing.
, Britt missed a left for the jaw ar
snorted the aggressive one. * g g, g, qggug i. -
"And rm an actor—thank goodness!” “8K "51e •
retorte the comedian.
"And a bad one at that/’ was the
mix Britt swung a hard right to the
ear and a left hook to the body. As
the bell sounded Corbett was in a
clinch to avoid the terrific rain of
blows. Britt’s round.
of supporting strength. Extending
downward to meet these great tubes
are smaller steel beams, and where tbs
junction with the tube is effected they
form a triangle. This triangle to re-en-
forced by a sort of steel latticework.
right by Corbett caught him in the
stomach./ They fought fiercely, boib
taking very hard blows. Britt tried
to keep Corbett at a distance, but the
latter was too shrewd and forced to
close quarters. They mxed it and
were in this position when the bell
sounded. It was a terrific round, clos-
ing to Britt’s favor.
Britt Has Another Round.
Round 19—Britt forced Corbett to
the ropes, sending left and right to
Jaw*. Corbett then scored heavily with
his right on the body and left to the
face. They worked toward the center
of the ring. Britt swung a hard left
on Corbett’s face. Corbett ducked a
left and right uppercut.and countered
with a straight left to the head and
Ly
lered to jall and iater relensed by
beas corpus proceedings before
Judge Kittrell, ba, been fned for the
second alleged ortenne by the notary.
Thus far no habeas corpus writ hua
been sted out. Thu tin- Impowed ia '
1100 and the contempt Judgment stands
until the money i paid ana the quea-
tione are msweted.
THE LATEST BREW OF
LONE STAR BREWING COMPANY
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. Statesman w, .....
Minneapolis, Feb. 1, 1964. — "If
Paine’s Celery Compound cn‛ do for
others what it has done for me. it to
certainly the greatest remedy on the
market today.
"I tried dozens of other remedies,
but found none that would make me
feel like Paine’s Celery Compound has
made me feel.
“I was troubled with debility, nerv-
ousness, insomnia and several other
ailments. After taking Paine's Celery
Compound I slept lke a child. I could
eat anything. It relieved me of that
tired feeling.
"I feel young again and a little extra
exertion no longer fatigues me. In
fact, it was just the tonic I needed.”—
CHAS. H. JOHNSON, 621 1st Ave. 8.
Paine’s Celery Compound is best ad-
vertised by the men and womendit has
cured. The fame of this celebrated
Nerve Vitalizer and Blood Tonic has
ben spread to every city, township
and farm in the nation—by the word-
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patients. Is there one other remedy
in the world today that can point to
success based on such fume?
The Actor's Retort to a Would-be
Critic.
Edwin Clapp Shoes at 50e on the dollar; Schwab Clothing at 50e on the
dollar; Gqodbar Hats at 250 on the dollar; Fabian Skirts, Bab’t
Skirts, Bry Skirts, at 50c on the dollar; Hamilton-Brown Shoes at ' 0
on the dollar—things like these need no advertising. Those who -ay
today tell their friends tomorrow, and the sale increases in maznitule
and importance as the days go on. Head the announcements for today—
there are things on sale today that we have not had time to advertise
before.
a left swing by Corbett went into the
air. They mixed it again. Britt cross-
ed with left to jaw. Corbett missed
a right for the jaw and they clinched
against the ropes. As they broke Britt
sent in two lefts and/a right to the jaw.
Britt missed a terkfie left swing for
the jaw and Corbett’s efforts 1 were
wild. Very few blows found a lodging
place. Britt ihlssed a terrific swing
for the jaw and Corbett’s efforts were
wild. Britt sent in a right to the head
and followed it with a left to the face.
Corbett stalling desperately. Britt did
most of the fighting and'leading-and
the round ended with the men ir‛d
fierce mix-up, Britt landing almost at
will. Britt was awarded the decitn,
which was received with tremendous
applause.
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Thai Fine Schwab Clolhing Is Just Becoming
Known,
We have advertlsed $20.00 Sult, for $10.00 in this
great sale of, clothing and that is what you’ll find.
The suits are ali high-grade, all new spring styles,
all the surplus stocks from this, one of the best
known manufacturers of high-grade clothing in
America. Come her expecting to get a high-grade
suit for 310.00 and you'll not be disappointed. We
candidly believe they'd sell faster if we,raised the
price.
Britt Appeared Groggy.
Round 15—Corbett went in after
and left to jaw. Corbett again looked
worried. Corbett then shot his ret
to body with great force and Britt
citnchea. Britt got in a left to the
body and they mixed it. Both seemed
to tire from their efforts. Corbett sent
In straight left to body, the Impact of
Hotu a Workman Tell
From the Ehdj
and Escaped Death.
Fifty-Five Years Sentence.
Special to The Statesman.
Nacogdoches, Tex., March 25.—Jim
Ridgeway, the negro who was given
fifty years in the penitentiary for at-
tempted criminal assault, was tried for
breaking jail and given five years,
making fifty-five in all.
reply.
"How did you form that opinionr
asked the unruffled liar.
"By seeing you play once—only
jondnal.]
In-adizona there is amidecteical stone
which crops out ehare mound in an al-
meet inaccessible mountain pass. The
Indians call it the deathtrap." and
the peak on which it is located is call-
ed "Deathtrap mountain." Ordinarily
the stone is of a blue metallic luster
and shows traces of volcanic action,
being seamed and ribbed as if by melt
ed lava, ft Is a rough, jagged outcrop-
ping, bursting .up through the shale of
its surroundings, reachine up the moun-
tain aide to the height of about seven
feet, when a sharp projection shelves
over it Again, making a groove about
nine feet long and three feet wide.
During the day when the sun shines
directly down upon It its color is a pale
blue, but in the night U glows so
brightly an to be seen for a tong dis-
tance. There is a tradition among the
Indians that it became «pown to their
ancestors hundreds of years ago, and
this is the legend of its discovery:
One day a speck was seen far np the
mountain, descending slowly toward
the Indians encamped in the valley.
It grew larger and larger as it ap-
proached until it was seen to be the
figure of a man-not a perfectly made
man, not a warrior, but dwarfed and
hunchbacked. But if the form was ill
favored the face was marvelously
beautiful. The features were kindly:
the eyes beamed softly, like twin start
after sunset on a balmy summer even-
ing. The man asked for food and
shleter, and he was at once given what
he asked.
But they gained far more than they
gave. Though the stranger knew noth-
ing of herbs, ha possessed the power to
heal the sick by simply laying his
hands upon them or looking upon them
with his lustrous eyes. Even the dumb
animals were subject to his strange in-
fluence, and if he willed it they would
flock about him to be caressed. Since
he showed no intention of departing,
he wan adopted into the tribe and made
a medicine meu.
The stranger lived with the Indians
for many yoars, beloved and reverenc-
ed by all. When one of the tribe was
afflicted either by disease or sorrow
the medicine man was stralghtway
sent for, and as soon as his two lumi-
nous eyes beamed on the afflicted, as
though the Great Spirit looked through
them, the patient began to mend, the
sorrowing to regain a more cheerful
mlud. To the ebUOren he impasted
health to the aged, whose loc among
savage tribes is often to be left in a
wilderneas to die, he tmparted strength
to live on.
But at last something occurred to
change all thia. The chtef's eon, who
when the stranger came to the tribe
was but a child, grew to manhood, and
It was time that he should take a mte.
The young squawa were inepeeted tor
the comellest maiden, and when one
was selected preparatlons were made
for the wedding. But when the day
arrived and they looked tor the bride
in her bower of boughs she was not
there. The camp waa eearehed, but
she was nowhere to be found.
Then cam* the old women, lament-
ing and geeticulatiug. The medicine
man had spirited the girl away, they
■aid. The chief resisted the imputa-
tion ee long aa be dared, thou conwent-
od to treat the adopted eon of the tribe
as guilty. But *o great was the love
of the people for him that no one could
be found tekil him, no the chief chose
a dozen ot bi* beat wanton to drive
him out of the camp. Eary in th*
morning the** brave act out to chame
the diminutive medtetne man away.
To their etirprise, he ram •o switty
that they ceuM aearcely keep him in
eight. How did he flee so fast on hts
little withered legs? From time to
time he looked back at his pursuer* to
we it they were tollowing, and at last
it beg** to dawnvponunem that in
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and be sent oat messengers to recall
them. He watched halan messengers till
they came within.hgUlBg.dlstancc, but
saw that the parsyers did’not atop. He
could himself heir the' shouts of his
braves who were canngand knew that
the pursuers must bear, but they paid
no attention to the commands. On and
on they went up'- the • mountain side,
looking neither tothe right nor left, but
keeping their egeomed upon the dwara
aa if bewitched. The messengers, ap-
paned, siackehed their pace, bnt kept
near enough to tee. dreading that they,
too, might daihonder the spell.
And nowthe medicie,man comes to
a protruding riek, climb* its side,
stands a moment on its summit, de-
•rending ths other side, and is seen no
more. But the pormuers follow on.
watched by (he mesnengers sent out to
recall them, by the chief and the pee
pie in the valtey. The first pursuer
reaches th* protruding rock, cKm»s its
side and Me as ll pierced by an ar-
row into the groore passing through its
center. The secend, the third, every
one of the following braves, one alter
another, passes between the blue lip*
of the atone asiz engulfed by some ir-
resistible mooeter.
Such la the legend of the discovery
of the “deathtrap” that ha* been
handed down from generation to gen-
eration for centarles. The Indiana be-
litre th* stone to have been set by th*
medicine man to prevent any pureuls
after him and the stolen bride of the
chief's non. But aarag* race*, though
naturally poetical, do not rise to moral
conceptions. 1 th* medicine man
waa accused faleely after all hts kind-
ness to. the tribe and, driven from them,
set the tap to punish them for their
IngraUtUds, the legend would make a
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