The C H EM AW A A M E R IC A N
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TH E SCHEM E OE LIEE
The legitimate possession of anything implies that
the price of it has been paid. The prieè may differ fpr
the article itself, if it be material, but it has a price and
it must be paid. Matérialisants are often vital, but
in the final Analysis of things it will be discovered that
material creations are second rate compared with men
tal and spiritual attributes and attainments. It has
been said that “ man wants but little here below,” but
— sometimes he wants it mighty badly. Our wants and
desjres are in accordance with ourselves, as individuals.
No two of us are exactly alike, hence we do not always
want the same things.
The ability to keep one’s wants within legitimate
proportions is something fpr which all pf us
Strive- T° control oneself w|iî often bç found quite
a difficult matter to handled for it |s really surprising
to discover the many and vari?ty of “ fool things”
one will do in spite of the fact that one knows better.
It is generally conceded that a working plan is a good
th in g in almost any sort of undertaking.so m A not
some such system be the part of wisdom in self-control?
We believe such a course will work» f i l l ¿HUf for those
who abide by the law which is self enacted. The
world knows of at least one party who made laws for
himself, and profited thereby, an<^ who left to the
world a wonderful legacy of proverbs and maxims as
wise as any ever conceived by mortal. W e refer to
Benjamin Franklin, printer, philosopher, inventor,
diplomat, gréât American citizen and patriot. His
wise proverbs are active in the “ scheme of life” with
mankind the world over today and their wisdom as
apparent and recognizable as the day their gifted au
thor gave them to his fellows. There are in Frank
lin ’s “ Scheme p flife ” four cardinal ppiuts which we
trust our young readers Will consider seriously; they are:
1. It is necessary for me to be extremely frugal
fpç some time till I have paid what I ©we.
2. To endeavor to speak truth in every instance,
to give nobody expectations that are not likely to be
answered but aim at sincerity in every word and ac
tion; the most amiable excellence in a rational being.
3. To apply myself industriously tp whatever
business I take in hand, and not divert my mind from
my business by any foolish project of growing sud’
denly rich; ^or iudustry a®d patience are the surest
means of plenty.
The boy that stood on the burning deck was Casa
blanca, son of a French naval officer who was killed
in 1898?
The French scientist best known for his work in the
treatment pf hydrophobia was Fouis Pasteur? He was
born Dec. 27, 1822. He died September 28, 1898, at
St. Cloud.
4. I resolve to speak no ill of any man whatever,
not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some
means excuse the fault that I hear charged upon others
and upon proper occasions speak all thé good I know
ôf everybody.
K IT CARSON
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and warned him that although they were few in
numbers they were determined to sell their lives dearly.
The Indians, awed it would seem, by the bold and de
fiant language of Carson, pud finding that any plunder
that they might acquire would be purchased at a heavy
sacrifice, sullenly withdrew and left the party to go
their way unmolested.
Any appearance of fear would have caused a great
loss Of life to Carson and his party, but the Indian war-
riots were too chary of their lives to rush into death’s
door unprovoked, even for the sake of the richplundet
they might hope to secure. Carson’s cool bravery
saved the trappers and all of their effects. This first
command in an Indian engagement is btit a picture of
his conduct in a hundred others, when the battles were
with weapons other than the tongue. The intention
of the Indians had been to drive away the animals,
first causing a stampede, when they would become
lawful plunder, but they dared not undertake it.
He was a great friend to the Indians and they
knew that tfiey had a friend in Garson so long as
they (the Indians) did right. He ate with them,
trapped with them, hut in addition he taught them
tight conduct.
His greatest adventure was his encounter with a
couple of grizzly bears. He had gone out from camp
on foot to shoot game for supper, and had just brought
down an elk when two grizzly bears came upon him
suddenly. His rifle being empty, there was no way
to escape instant death but to run with the utmost
speed for the nearest tree. He reached a sappling
with the bears at his heels. Cutting off a limb of the
tree with fiis
koifo fie tised that as W only
weapon pf defense. Wficn a beat- climbed so, as nearly
to reach him fie gave him a sharp rap on the nose
which sent him away growling, but when the pain
ceased back would go thé bear again only to have the
raps repeated. In this way nearly the entire night
was passed, when the bears became discouraged and
retired from the conflict. W aiting until they were
well out of sight, Carson descended from his un
enviable position and made his w ay into camp, which
he reached about daylight.
K it Carson died at Fort Lyon, Colorado, on the 23rd
of May, 1868. In his death the country lost the most
noted of that intrepid race of mountaineers, trappers
and guides who were ever the pioneers of civilization
in its advance westward.