The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 12, 1896, Page 2

2 was a little girty money in it, have had the management of affairs. They have had two chances to foul their own nests, and they have accepted them. The legitimate profits of the Corbett-Sharkey mess were enormous, but they were notsumicient. The temptation to cheat u party of strangers was too great. They loathed the idea of letting that $10,000 purse get out of the State, and, worse than that, the thought of giving Grannan and other big bet- tors from the East an honest run for their money could not be entertained for a moment. ‘With them & crooked dollar in hand is worth five straight dollars in prospect. Well, they now have the crooked dollar, and much good may it do them. - “I have a passing acquaintance with Wyatt Earp, the man who refereed the fight, and speaks so toploftically about his honor in the dispatch which follows this. I never dresmt of him in connection With referceing a fist fight upon which a ehampionship possibly depended, although he might be qualified to adjudicate upon the fine points erising in a bowie-knife duel. He comes of a femily who kill and was until he got civilization, so to speak, by the San Francisco route, a more or less picturesque border character, with a reputation of a killer. He gunned his way into notoriety in Indian Territory and Arizona b:fore he went to S8an Francisco wi a halo ot blue smoke about his head. With all its boasted progress 8an Francisco worships a gun- fighter as devotedly now as it did in ’49. If Earp has the reputation for squareness that he boasts about I presume he acquired it 1n the same way Alkall Ikes and Rattlesnake Jims acquired theirs—by boring holes in persons who had made assertions to the contrary. If one man accuses anotherof being a horse- thief the accuser may fully vinaicate himself and stand before the world as an honest man by simply blowing the brains out of his accuser according to the ethics of the society in which Wyatt Earp has mingled. We look at things differentiy on this side of the divide. Here we do not necessarily hold a man guiit- less of horse-stealing because he has killed his man. Earp is regarded as a ‘square mav’ in San isco because he has several notches on his stick and is still quick on the draw. “His knowledge of boxing must be limited. In his heart he must despise a man who de- pends upon nature’s weapons 10 ‘defend him- self. He has the reputation of being game, but the chances are that if you unstrapped t. stock of biue hardware from his hips ‘One- | am positive Fitz felt he had wop. The following is from a gentleman in- terested in sporting matters: To the Sporting Editor of The Call : Pugilistic- ally speaking the evidence regarding the Fitz- simmons-Sharkey fiasco is becoming decidedly pointed and interesiiug, but it may be as well 1o suspend judgment for a while, as, although lots of us know Sharkey only by reputation, yet we consider him too brave a man to stoop to anything so low as becoming one of & band of vile conspirators to defraud beforeband a manly opponent of the laureis of victory and reward of his skill. Still, if there has been anything really “crooked,” it is 10 be hoped, in the interests of decency and fair play, that it be sifted to the bottom and the guilty, who- ever they be, held up to the contempt of every decent admirer of boxing, even though the re- sult wipe the manly art off this City's list of sporting attractions completely and forever. The writer’s opportunities for observing this contest were as good perhaps as those of any one, his seat being selected immediately they were placed on sale and the one chosen being a gallery ‘‘reserve,” directly over the ring. Both men were watched as closely as one pair of perfect eyes could & d although personally desiring to see Sharkey win, there were two distinet occasions during that mem- orable contest when every snred of hope on that score was entire!y abandoned; and then® when the eventful eighth occurred, and Fitz- simmons stalked over toward the clock, and directly facing the writer, with his long arms dangiing at his sides and wearing that “what did-I-tell-you” smile of his, I mentally ejacu- you got him, didn’t you,” ana I But then, when the knowledge dawned upon him that he had lost on a foul, the tracsformation scene that swept over the Australian’s face was pus- itively painful to & consclentious onlooker to witnesss and I felt convinced, then and there, | that if Fitzsimmons had fouled Sharkey, it was 5o far unintentional that he (Fitz) was undwareof it. I certainly detected none, but it doesn’t foliow there wasn’t any. Apropos of Sharkey’s idea published so prominently in one of the yesterday morning pavers, that Fitz would be comparatively easy game for Corbett, Sharkey surely must have been joking, there being little real doubt but that after Fitz's disposal of Sharkey the other evening, he was stiil in a condition to have given Pompadour Jim the fight of his life, without any interlude or intermission what- eyed’ Connolly could mske him jump out of a window.” ever before proceeding about it. J. G. B. San Francisco, December 10, 1896. TWO VIEWS OF WYATT EARP FROM MR. HEARST'S NEWSPAPERS The Kind of Man Whom Long Green Andy Lawrence of the Examiner Thought Good Enough to Referee the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey Fight. Wyatt Earp must now be 45 vears old. never took water. Buthe doesn’t kill as many wounds have brought caution. He is grim, game and deadly. He be used to. Age has cooled his blood, Moreover, the communities he honors with his presence won’t stand those gayeties which marked Wyatt Earp’s eariier career. scalp for years. And Wyatt has grown {o like a quiet life. As a result, he has not taken a His business just now should be that of a blackleg gambler—crooked as a dog’s hind leg. he left Arizona. meditated and a job put up to make the wrong man win. the nerve and dishonesty needed to turn 1i there are any honest hairs in his head they have grown since He is exactly the sort of man to referee a prize-fight if a steal is Wyatt Earp has all of the trigk. The mere name of Wyatt Earp as referee shows that Fitzsimmons was against a hard game.—Alfred Lewis in Mr. Hearst's New York Journal. [Of Lewis the San Francisco Examine! H. Lewis, Wio Kxows ALn MEx “Wideawake and breezy, yet keen and ments of Alfred Henry Lewis. r of July 5 says under the head, ALFRED cutting as any modern Junius’, are the com- Iu the course of Jong service as correspondent lre came to know men as few men know tbem, and he has sll the faculties necessary to make good use of the knowledge for the instruction of others.”] BUTH DEAD, MWD BY THE HLCATERS B [ Continued jrom First Page. sense that her mother was. Ske was practical in all things,-and attended to the practical side of their lives. Her be- liefs, however, were the same as her mother’s.” i Ny A LOVER OF INGERSOLL. The Dead Girl Read Her Relative’s Books. Those jwho knew Miss Harriet Cooper best say she was not a religious woman in the sense that her mother was. The mother was a cousin of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, whose works were read by the daughter. One of the books she was fond of was “Is Suicide a 8in?"” passages from which, it is said, made a deep impression on her mind, The book 1s a somewhat morbid plea for suicide in certain cases. The following pa-sages from the work probably appealed to the girl: In the room of the busy world the cry of the despondent is not heard. Death becomes his only friend. Death promises release from want, from hunger and pain, snd so the poor wretch lays down his burden, dashes it from his shoulders and falls asleep. To me this all seems very natural. The wonder is thatso many endure and suffer to the natural end; that so many nurse the spark of life in huts and prisons, keep it and guard it through years of misery and want, sapport it by beg- | gary, by eating the crust found in the gutter, and to whom it only gives days of weariness and nights of fear and dread; why should the man, sitting amid the wreck of ali he had, the loved ones dead, friends lost, seek to lengthen, to preserve his life? Whatcan the future have for him ? Under many circumstances a man has a right 10 kiil himsel. When life is of no value 10 bim, when he ean be ot no real assistance to others, why should & man continue? When heisof no benefit, when he is a burden to those he loves, why should he remain ? In many passages of the famous work of Ingersoll such expressions as these occur: “A little morphine would give the sufferer sleep—the agony would be forgot- ten and he would pass unconsciously from bappy dreams to painless death.’’ B HER DAUGHTER’S MIND. Two Weeks Ago Mrs. Cooper Said It Was Sound. The rumor that Miss Hattie Coopor had gone insane was first circulated about the time that Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper wrote ifrom a sanitariom at St. Helena to the ladies 1n charge of the suffrage campaign, stating that in consequence of her daugh- ter’s state of health she was unable to be present in San Francisco during the elec- tion. By the time, about two weeks ago, that the mother and daughter retarned to what Mrs. Cooper loved to call her *‘vine- embowered home on Vallejo street’’ the rumor of Miss Cooper’s uniortunate con- dition had gained such widespread cred- ence among Mrs. Cooper’s friends that she was asked by a representative of THE CaLr whether Miss Cooper’s state of heaith was 80 serious as it was reported 10 be. The great kindergartener was in her library adjoining her dauzhter’s rcom at the time. She looked pale and worn out, as if from overmuch watching, but she was continuing her correspondence as usual. *‘My daughter’s mind has never suffered in the least during her iliness,”” said Mrs. Cooper, who seemed pained and intensely surprised that there should be any ques- tion of Miss Cooper's nervous prostration having affected ber mentally. ‘‘Hattie bas been working very hard,” continued Mrs, Cooper. “Not only has she had her own kindergarten work to attend to, but she bas done a great deal of work in connection with the suffrage campaign. She toured part of the State with Miss Anna B. Bhaw, and undertook the ardu- ous trip to Eureka, but as for her mind being affected that is absurd. She 1s ready and anxious to continue her kinder. garten work as soon as she isstronger. Her chief trouble is insomnia, which tires her, but has never affected her mind.” In order to show how sane her daughter was Mrs. Cooper led the way tp Hattie's room. The invalid was lying ox her bea, Erouped up with pillows, but she seemed right and cheerful and conversed readily about her regret at not being in town dur- ing the election. During the course of con- | versation Mrs. Cooper showed a letter which she had recently received from St. Louis, from a lady signing herself Bessie L. Robinson. *‘She refers toa lecture 1 eave two years ago in St. Louis, and asks for some of the statistics I gave then about | kindergarten work," said Mrs. Cooper, and she added: *‘[t is always such a pleasure to receive these letters, showing the in- terest that people feel in the work, 1f you think that this one will be ot any use for publication 1 will lend it to vou.” “Mother, before letting it go see that you have the right address, because it must be arswered and the reporter might forget to return it,” said Miss Hattie Cooper in such a thoroughly practical and matter-of-fact way that it was difficult to imagine that she had any mental afflic- tion. *Yoh see,” sai@ Mrs. Cooper, after leav- ing her daugbter’s room, ‘‘how utterly baseless is any rumor that Hattie is in- sane. She is not strong enough to see visitors, but I let you see her because I Wwas anXious to show that she is 8s saneas any of us. Hattie is simply run down with overwork, but I hope and vray she will soon be strong and well again, and in the meantime I do not consider it my duty to take any part in public life while my child needs nnrslng, at home; but Hattie is as sanc as [ am.” gyt THE SHADOW OF DOOM. Mrs. Cooper’s Last Kind Thought of a Sister’s Need. A tender little story came to me to-day | that told of the kind heart of the woman | that passed away leaving no word or line to tell the story of her death. Her sudden departure has been a great snock to those who knew and loved her, lthas beena greater one, perhaps, to those who have been benefited by the kind and charitable deeds that have identified her throughout her busy life. Three weeks ago a voung girl who was greatly in need of help went to Mrs. Coop- er’'s home on Vallejo street and asked to see her. She came down tothe parlor where the girl was waiting. The motherly face, framed in gray hair, touched the homesick heurt of the girl and she con- fided to Mrs. Cooper her whole story. She told of her long weeks of hopeless seeking for work and of the many discouraging failures, of want and of longing for home, “What can I do for you, dear?” asked Mrs. Cooper kindly. “I want work, Mrs. Cooper,” answered the girl. “What-can you do?” 4 “Well,” said the girl, ‘I have never gone out to service; [ shouldn’t like to do that; but I thought you might hear of some one who would like a com pani 1 have been so discouraged that I have even thought of suicide.” Mrs, Cooper walked over and sat down beside the girl and took her hands. *‘Not that, not that,” she said. *You must not give up. When once we give up, you know, then all is lost. You must try to be brave. A young woman has a hard time of it alone in the City." For an hour they chatted, in the dusk of the evening, the young woman who had thought of suicide and the older one who had infinite pity for her. Mrs. Cooper explained curing their conversa- tion that ber daughter’s health would not permit of her leaving her for any length of time, but she agreed to do all that Iay in her power for thegirl. She took the girl’s card and wrote afew explanatory words below the name. Then the girl left, followed by the mem- ory of a sweet, kind face. Two weeks passed and the girl alone and without work bad begun to despair of ever hear- ing from Mrs. Cooper, when one day she received a note. My dear girl,” if ran, “] have found a place for you. I am afraid that you have feit forgotten, but I have been very busy. Will you cali?”’ Buoyed up in hope the girl went yesterday morning to Mrs. Cooper’s home. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1896. THE “BAD MAN” REFEREE. [Reproduced from the New York Herald.] It was only then that she heard of the terrible tragedy. When a prominent person .dies little episcdes or reminiscences connected with his or her life that never otherwise would receive attention are brought to light. This story told me by the girl herself seems worthy of commemoration. “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones,” says Shakespeare, but it does not always foliow. MAE GATES. E g THE FATHER’S DEATH. Halsey ¥. Cooper’s Tragic Suicide Ascribed to Impulsive Insanity. The suicide of Halsey F. Cooper, hus- band of Sarah B. Cooper, which occurrec. on December 6, 1885, in its incidents sug- gests strongly the same condition of mina which must have been the unhappy heir- loom of his daughter during the months that she sought the life of herself and her mother. In the case of the father, how- ever, there were well-defined reasons for his discontent and discouragemeny. Mr. Cooper had for a great many years been Deputy Surveyor of the Port—so The subscription to lift the mortgage was raised one week after. Mrs. Cooper died in the same house which had been the death scene of her husband. Friends who remember Mr. Cooper well say that his daughter was like him in action, temperament and feature. At the time of his death nothing was known of his hereditary taint, but a Coroner's jury brought in a verdict of “impulsive insan- ity.” The softening of the brain to which he referred was imaginary. e MRS. COOPER’S CAREER. Known Everywhere as a Brave and Ambitious Leader. Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper was known throughout the civilized world as a woman of great energy and ambition in educa- tional and religious wmatters. She was pre-eminently the mostdistinguished Cali- fornia woman in the line of charitits and the peculiar phases of educational work embraced 1n kindergarten efforts. At every woman's congress she was the most honored of guests, being a woman of fine the daughter retired also; when she arose Miss Cooper arose. The dey was passed together. Their devo- tion to each other was something more than the love of the ordinary mother and daughter. It was engrossing and passionate. It was especiaily tried when Mrs. Cooper found herseif face to face with a repugnant duty 1n connection with her church. She was a leading member of the First Congregatioual Church, and one of the first of the congrega- tion to be made aware of the unworthiness of the pastor, the Rev. Charles O. Brown. Peo- ple who regarded ler as & mentor, told her of the preacher’s untitness to fill the pulpit, and she conceived it to be her duty to act for the right, whatever might ensue. When the great church scandel broke out and the City was rent with animosities growing out of the fight of the iactions, Mrs. Cooper ook a firm _stand and remained steadfast to the last. She be- lieved Dr. Brown guilty, and not ail the male- dictions, the threats and the malevolent gos- sip of iis partisans could prevent her frum as- serting that he was not worthy to guide the flock of which he was the chosen lesder. In this controversy Miss Cooper was as- sailed, and_her mother flew to her defense. The assaults made upon thc mother were likewise warded off by the daughter. It was atrying ordesl for them, but it told more on the younger than the elder. Mrs. Cooper’s serene faith in the justiceof the divine mas- ter was an armor oi Steel against the slings address, wide culture anda admirable at- tainments. and arcows of her enemies, Miss Cooper, though sharing her mother’s pious nature, The Chamber in Which Mrs. Sarah B, Cooper and Her Daughter Harriet Were Found Dead Yesterday Morning. long that he and his family had come to look upon the situation as a settled source of income for hie. In 1884 came the change in administration and soon after Cleveland’s inauguration Cooper was let out. He was 58 years of age. All the years of his maturity had been spent in public ser- vice and he felt that he was unfitted for anything else. To add to iiis embarrass- meni there was a $4000 mortgage upon bis property at 1902 Vallejo street. A flooded sewer inflicted damage to his propert: which demanded an immediaie ontlay o cash and he had nothing with which to meet the demand. His friends, and they were many, per- eeiving the magnitude of his cares, de- cided to testify their appreciation of the many exemplary qualities of himself ana wife, and commenced a subscription to pay off the mortgage. They were par- Itlnlly successful, but the relief came too ate, It was Sunday and the busband excused his non-attendance at church by pleading the prevaience of burglaries in the neigh- borhood. He escorted his wife and daughter to the car and himself returned to the house. When the ladies returned from Bunday-school, which followed the morn- ing service, they found Cooper appar- ently asleep on a sofa. They strove to wake him. He was dead. : Investigation showed he had taken the contents of a four-ounce bottle of carbolic acid. He left a n to his wife and daughter which was affectionate in the He recounted their love, truth and fidelity to nim, but stated they wounld be better off without him. ‘‘Softening of the brain, old age creeping on and pauper- ism is more than Ican endure,’” he wrote. “Your lives, so useful and so noble, should not be buraened by one who de- votealy loves you but who has failed to provide.”* & Her unfortunately afflicted daughter was her constant companion and aman- uensis, and was almost. as widely known as the mother, whose death was the result of her insanity. Sarah B. Cooper was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., in 1834, She was given a good education, and was trained in the taith of the Presbyterian church. After her mar- riage, which was at the age of 20, she went to Tennessee with her husband, Halsey F. Cooper, where she was deeply interested in the slavery question, and devoted a great deal of her energy to trying to ac- complish the abolition of the institution. Her daughter. Hattie, was born at Mem- p:m in 1856, and,was consequently 40 years of age. When Mrs. Cooper married Halsey Fen- nimore Cooper he was a vrofessor in the seminary of Cazenovia. They lived ha pily until ten years ago, when he com- mitied suicide while suffering from im- pulsive insanity. The following extracts from an account of the dead woman’s life work was pre- pared by one who knew her well and was iutimately acquainted with her life-work: Her energies were mainly devoted to kinder- garten wo! The Pioneer Kindergarten in this City was founded by her. Mrs. land Stanford and other wealtiy women were her Kuronsnu and such was their confidence in er that she could alw: financial aid when she had a zood work to Carry through. After the Pioneer Kindergar- ten had been established Mrs. Cooper founded oihers. Six months ago she stated that she was an officer of nineteen socleties for the prosecution of charitable work. Generally she was the president, sometimes vice-president or secretary, butalwaysshe was the moving spirit of the undertaking tever it was. In this work she was al daughter, Harriet. Miss mother's mainstay. She was beloved with an -undivided affection, which never failed to be the subject of remark by all who observed the WO together. Miss Harriet was her mother’s secretary, her child, her com; ion and her shadow. When the mother retired at night ys command their | was not proof against them. They wounded her and had a perceptible effect on her subse- quent life. She became nervous, deeply irri tated and despondent. It is believed thatshe had inherited from her rather a suicidal ten- Q‘ienoy, for she often spoke of death and wished for it. Friends of the Coopers assert that they have ever dreaded some such termination of their lives as that which has shocked the City to- day. Mrs. Co&per WAas more content to live out her allotted span of life. She knew of her daughter’s desire for death and deprecated it, but she herself was always ready for the end. She held herself amenable to the will of the Creator, but she would not presume to hasten her taking of. In their home life the Coopers were & re- markable couple. They had made themselves one of the coziest and interesting domiciles to be found anywhere. It was a charming spot and reflected the character of its occupants. "Mrs. Cooper and Colonel Robert Gs Ingersoll were cousins and warm personal friends, in spite of their opposing religious views. Colonel Ingersoll presented Mrs. Cooper with a volume of his lectures a few years ago, with the inscription: “To Get Most for your money and save needlessex- penses now. Itis true economy to build up your system and prevent sickness, by taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla The best—in fact ‘the One True Blood Purifier. Hood’s Pills 55 Piompt Mot and my own cousin, Sarah, of whom I wi say if all Christians were like her m:.', book would never have been written.” Probably 120 kinderzartens have grown out of the Goiden Gate Kindergarten formed by Mrs. Cooper. To her more than to any one person the people may be thankful for that modification of the edu- cational system that makes it conform to- day to the teachings of the immortal Froebel. Mrs. Cooper’s well-known Bible class was organized in 1880, in the Calvary Pres- byterian Church. In five or six years it became one of the famous institutions of the City. Finally she - taught doctrines that were chgllenged as heresy by Deacon Robertson. The trial was a noted one, and Mrs. Cooper defended herseli so ably as to attract wide attention. The church de- cided agzinst her and she withdrew to the First Congregational Church, where her Bible class again became a great factor and remained suci until the outcome of the famous trial of Rev. C. O. Brown. In the Brown trial Mrs. Cooper was an important factor. = At first a friend of Dr. Brown she be- came convinced he was wrong, and was one of the urgent enemies whose efforts finally resulted in his downfail. It was to Mrs. Cooper that Mrs, Stockton made the confession that was so tatal to Dr. Brown. Mrs. Cooper was president of the Woman’s Congress, and was a jeading spiritin_the Pacific Coast Woman’s Press Association. Her correspondence through- out the world was voluminous, and her death will be feit as a public loss wherever p ople cherish the name of those who devote their lives to religion and educa- tion. e GRIEF IN LOS ANGELES. Mrs. Cooper Highly Commended for Her Noble Qualities. LOS ANGELES, Can; Dec. 11.—Few instances of death in this State can be recalled in Los Angeles to-night which haveoccasioned such universalexpressions of regret as that of the untimely taking off of Mrs. S8arah B. Cooper. This pure, Christian woman had scores of dear and loyal friends in this eity who stood by her like a wall of adamantin her late controversy with Rev. C. O. Brown. Her friends are among this city’s noblest womanhood, all of whom are deeply grieved over her death. Sue has been pro- nounced over and over again the noblest of women and the most unseifish of phil- antrophists. Many of these friends knew of the sad and melancholy state of Hattie Cooper’s mind and insist that Mrs. Cooper never committed suicide. > The deceased is commended very highly for her noble, generous womanhood, but most of all for her indomitable courage in taking a firm stana for right, honor, de- cency and the cause of Christianity against her own pastor in the First Church scandal. THE HAND OF ' FELLOWSHIP. Exteuded to Dr. Adams of the First Congregational Church. The new incumbent of the First Congre- gational Church, Rev. Dr. Adams,was ten- dered a highly flattering reception Thurs- day night by the representatives of aimost every religious denomination in San Fran- cisco. Dr. H. L. Hallock of Mills College, himself a Congregational divine, occupied the chair, and the remaining seats upon the platform were shared among the fol- lowing: Right Rev. Bishop Nichols, Dr. J. Hemphill of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. W. Case of Howard-street Methodist Chureh. Rev. Dr. Stebbins of the Unitarian body, Dr. Boynton of the Baptists, Dr. W. D. Wilhams of the Ply- mouth Congregational Church, and finally the gentleman in whose honor the pro- ceedings were held, Rev. Dr. Adams. The chairman later took occasion to ex- press regret, on behalf of himself, his col- leagues anc the congregation, that illness should have prevented Dr. Voorsanger from voicing the sentiment of the Jewish community, as had been anticipated. The commodious interior of the church was well filled when, at § o’clock, Dr. J. H. Warren introduced Dr. Hallock as the chairman of the evening. He spoke a few words of welcome. Right Rev. Bishop Nichols then ad- dressed the congregation on behalf of the Anglican communion. Dr. Hemphill extended a Presbyterian welcome to the new pastor in achar- acteristically humorous address, and Rev. Dr. Case spoke of the need of strong con- victions in a place like San Francisco, ana welcomed Dr. Adams as a man of that caliber. Dr. Stebbins on behalf of the Unitarians responded in a thoughtful ana philosophical speech to the invitation of the chairman and invoked a blessing on Dr. Adams’ ministry. Dr. Boynton, representing the Baptists, described San Krancisco as one of the brightest missionary fields in the world, and warmly welcomed Dr. Adams thereto, and Dr. Williams of the Plymouth Con- gregational Church spoke for the Congre- gational community. Dr. Adams briefly acknowledged the good fellowship of his brother pastors. The balance of the evening’s programme was composed of choral and solo selec- tions by the choir. The speeches all con- cluded, the congregation adjourned to the lecture-room of the church, where an hour was passed in social intercourse. Dr. Adams’ installation will take place next Tuesday. NEW TO-DAY. Useful Holiday Presents Men’s Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters—every style, size and color imaginable—$10. Boys’ Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters, ages 12 to 19. 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He han- dled it and fondled it; hetoy.d with itand played with it; after gazing at it as a mother would at her new-born babe he hit his leg very viciously with it. The cowboy was evidently in love with his lariat, and himself, too. Cowboys like to talk to “you fellows,”” as they somewnat irreverently call the newspaper men, and this cattle king in embryo was no exception to the rule. “Going? Where am I going? Back home, I reckon. Look like it, don't 12" he replied to a leading question. “Had a good time in the City?” came next. “Bit different to when I was down fo or five years ago,” was the laconic answ:{§. “Whooped it higher than ever before,\L suppos2,”’ ventured the inquirer. “No; want to hear the story ?” “Why, surely.” *“This is, I'll bet,”” he began, ‘‘the first time you run up againsta game of this sort. You see, when I came down in '91 I had a handscme roll—one of the largest piies of greenbacks that left the prairies that year, and I started in to do things up in pretty lively shape. It took me about six months to get about all I wanted, but in that time I got a whole ‘skinful.’ I starts off home one day, feeiing as if I haa been run through several mills (home is the prairie, 1t doesn’t matter much where, either) and after I found one or two of my running mates, I started to herd ride again. But just here is where the tale bezins. ‘Chat six months down here inFrisco was too much for me I guess, for I tumbled to it that I had about lost my grip. Why, any ordinary pony could ‘make a monkey’ out of me, and as for my ‘riata’ I had mighty little use for it. ‘T'wasn’t so bad at first, but inside of a year I was as_good as laid off, and all because I was ‘fading away,’ as they say.” “What on earth is asked his interviewer. “Don’t you know?—why, you feel that you are too tired to live; that youdon't want to see any bands of cattle; you sweat nights, and cold at that, too, and then your face gets like a corpse that's been dead for a week of Sundays. You can’t see your cattle, to say nothing about rop- ing ’em. In fact you are ‘no good.” You fellows—some of you must get that way. Well, I give up, ana off to Denver to see a doctor. No good. Back ‘home,’ No good. Off again to Cheyenne. No good. Then I was broke, and all the time getting worse. About seven months ago tue boys got to reading something about some place in Frisco, and they all chipsin; stakes me good to try it asa final show not to have to ‘cash in,’ and I came down.” Tlen he drew a big sigh of relief, and added as a sort of postscript, “and I'm feeling bully too, you bet.”” “What did you-do down here that brought about this great change in ycg for you are surely strong and well enon, now?” was asked. “Nothing at all, That is, I did go up 10 where they said I was to go—to tre Hudson Medical Institute, you know— that great white building at the corner of Stockion, Market and Ellis streets—and when I told the doctors ihere just how I was fixed I just let them run me. They gave me what they all call the “Great Hud- van” and told me how to take it and when to take it, how to carry myseif and what to eat and drink and what time to turn in. That's all Idone. They looked after the rest.”’ *But how aid you come to hear of that great institute?' he was asked. “Oh, I neard of it everywhere; but, you see, some of the boys got hold of some of the testimonials that they sent out about this “Hudyan” and we wrote for more and got 'em all free, and when we reads what it does for others I try it. It cures me too, don’t it?” It was evident that it had, And he was off back for “home” again. r ‘fading’ away?” Auction Sale .. Turkish Bugs NATIVE SONS’ HALL, On Mason Street, TO-DAY. ——AND— Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 12, 14 and 15, Atlla x, 2:30a0d8 P 3c This is Boghosian Bros.’ Coilaction for absolute sale. 45 Bales of the finest Rugs ever offerad to the public. FRASK W. BUITERFIELD, Auctloneer for A. M. Speck & Co., 602 Market street. y — ELEBECOTRIC BELTS Y Are good things it pr ke :zly”mldle: but_thers {y nse in payin 4§ price for 8" poor. arias Vertaing ranmagr o ng t mands L. Sy po. 1o £ g, Piv T S0N, 704 Sorma s 3 st, cor. 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