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i THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, "PORTLAND. APfilL 1, 19fo. en,- ATHLETIC SINGER RUSSO PHYSICALLY "HARD AS NAILS" AND BCNCUED WITH MUSCLES. Boston Lrlcs Clever Tenor o Believer In, nwl Exponent Physical Development. Firm of, during the engagements U a very arduous one, and onlr the most physically fit are able to attempt It. The mules which ac company a battalion are supposed to tret within 500 yards of the men In action and the carts to within 1000 yards. s KEENER-SIGHTED THAN WE A singer must have strength and power to go through the arduous task of Inter preting a grand opera role, the same as a blacksmith must possess the ability to wield a sledgehammer all day. This Is, of course, a broad comparison, but It answers the purpose b showing that an artist must have health and physical de velopment. Should any of the Portland Hotel guests chance, by accident, to walk Into the apartments of the tenor of the Boston Lyric Opera Company, Slgnor Domemcu Russo, they would behold, probably to their amazement, the parlor of his suite converted Into a veritable gymnasium, dumb-bells, ranging In weight from 5 to SOU pounds: Indian-clubs, wclght-puIIs. rowing apparatus, head-lifts, horizontal bars and punching 'bags being scattered everywhere These nre In dally use by Big. Russo. who Is an athlete as well as singer, and In the strictest sense of the word. Although by no means a large man. his muscular development Is remarkable, nni! would put to shame many a top-notch pr.zenghter. When asked the reason for bo much Interest In phjs-cal culture as he displays. Russo rays: "It helps ze voice; gives ze grand tone, ze sweet timbre so often lacking In ze English singers." Necessnry Foundation. Russo Is correct In his conclusion. In the Italian school of singing the iirt principle Is vigor and strength. This Is the neces sary foundation for perfect singing the nnnT- Tvhirh comes from a perfectly healthy and carefully developed dia phragm and strengthened muscles of the stomach, throat and chest. The develop ment of the muscles of the arms and shoulders which, as will bo seen In the two accompanj lr.g pictures of tho singer on this page. Is almost phenomenal In the case of Rao. has a tendency to strength en the cheat and thereby Improve the voice tones. Tenors of the English school are rare. They are a musical commodity almost as scarce as rubles and as high In price. Uhere Is a reason for that, argues S.g. Russo. In the first place, he sajH, In Italy, when a child develops a voice, he Is at once put into training. Exercises are given him, both athletic and vocaL So. when tho time comes for the change of voice, which Is usually about the age of 12 to 14. the youth has the power to hold Its distinctive tenor quality, because he has surrounded It with power and given It a good backing. The English voice, while a nice tenor at 14 years, will often times change to a high or low baritone, and often. 1efore 20 years of age. to a bass, all for the want of the physical preparation necessary. Italians are born with voices, and retain them for 0'cars, after the voices of singers of other coun tries have faded away. Ilia Dnlly Routine. An Insight Into the dally routine of Russo's physical exercises will undoubted ly prove Interesting. In the morning, he rises about 5:30 o'clock, and, dressing hur. rledly, takes a long walk, of about seven or eight miles. Returning to his apart ments, he Is rubbed down thoroughly by his valet, with salt and warm water, and 13 massaged with alconou unis tas.es about three-quarters of an hour, at the conclusion of which he slowly dresses and then eats a light breakfast. An hour Is consumed In reading his letters, and then to rehearsal. At 1 o'clock he cats a lunch and then reads the dally paper?, finishing which he commences on the dumb-bells and practices with every ath letic apparatus In his apartments. This Is followed by 30 minutes of vocal exercise. At 4 o'clock SIg. Russo takes his din ner, and then a promenade, which usually lasts until 6:30 or 7 o'clock P. M.. when he Is ready for the theater. There his valet has been before him nnd has his costume for the evening all ready to b donned. A Russian cigarette Is here In dulged In, to clear "ze pipes," says Russo. The orchestra bell is sounded; the scrap ing of violins Is heard;, stage carpenters and stage hands are running about In con tusion; the call boy has made the last call; the prompter cries. "All ready"; th lights go up; the orchestra commences a forte movement, and the curtain goes slowly to Us loft. A few momenta later, applause comes from the audience and Rus-ao Is on the stage. "While the muscular development of Russo Is not abnormal, still It Is rexnark oblo for a man of his height, which Is 5 eot 4 Inches. His chest is 2S inches In re pose and 4C4 Inches In expansion; waist, 22V4 Inches, wllh a vacuum power of 2H Inches; neck, 17 Inches. His diaphragm has a capacity of IS ounces of air, and an un loading power of 34 Inches. He can hold lis breath for two minutes easily, ana can perform the even more difficult feat of controlling the exit of breath from his lungs, so that It will take one minute and 30 seconds to wholly clear them of air. The pictures of Russo In this Issue were taken from life for The Oregonlan. Good Vision Commoner Anionic Brit ish Than Americans. "There are more people with dcfectlvo eyesight In the cities of this country than you will find In Great Britain or Ireland," said a naturalized New Yorker who served In the British Army when he was a very young man. and who is now an optician, to a reporter of the New York Sun. "I do not judge fcy the number of people who wear glasses here, as In Amer ican cities glasses are worn if there Is the slightest trace of nearsightedness, while few persons wear glasses for this cause In the Old Country, unless they are so near sighted that the wearing of glasses Is a positive necessity. But, taking it on the whole there are more people here whose eyesight begins to fall at a comparatively early age than In England, Ireland or Scotland, and fewer people who nave ex ceptional keen eyesight. "In the British army you will And a dozen men with exceptionally good eye right for one that you will And In the O'ROONEY, THE WEBFOOT DC RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES WITH A DEVILFISH. But Johnson, His Friend, .Is Skepti cal, "When Told of Narrator's Ducklike Appendages. As I happened to have plenty of -time at my disposal the other day, I strolled aim lessly along in the North End, and finally j ute. ye'U be afther larrsn' thot. If It brought up in front of one of the glided hadn'fbeen for those same bllssld wlbbs Hike, knocked the ashes from his pipe and began: "Yls, solr. It was me brave Mike O'Rooncy hlmsllf thot got dissatisfied with his farrchuno In Portland ond sthruck out wan folne day, when the rain was comln' down Joost glntle lolke. And ol tell yc Johnson, thot was the wan thing thot was afther playln on tho tinder chords a regrlt In me bosom thot rain. Ond the lavln' av It beholnd was the hardest pace av worrk ol hod done for mony a day. "Te see. ol had been here so long thot ol had as folne wlobs In me toes as on pair av dooks ye lver laid yer two oyes on." "I tank not." broke In tho Swede, "It's not Mike O'Rooncy thot's oskln ye rer yer tnougnu; ond If ye'U wait a mtn Burnslde-street saloons. As every ono who knows anything about that part of town Is aware, the North End saloons dispense schooners of foaming beverage ye'd not be havln' the plalsure av me coompany toaay. "It so happened1 thot ol was a little lMWrd oop, Joost thin, so ol was afther glttln' a poor mon's pass to thravel on. to the thirsty CBradys, O'Briens, the . end lverythlng was going will, ontll wan Yon Yonsons nnd Gustave Andersen's, as day we were crassln' a river. Ol don't well as to "Mine Brudder, William." vot J xnew its name, or If It wos afther havln' onj, uui oi Know u aia nov punty av wather. Ol had "alrldy gone to shlape. vas dere, too. And apparently they con tribute as much to tho general happiness as do the 10-cent beds and meals fur nished by such enterprising persons as "Slim Jim." It happened that a couple of knights ot RAPID TRANSIT IN 1853 SIX MONTHS BY OX-TEAM EXPRESS ACROSS THE PLAINS. "Uncle Sam" ITnnrtsnfcer, Oregon Pio neer, Narrates Experiences of Forty-seven Years Abo. "I never forget the anniversary of our start for Oregon, and this Is the 47th," said "Uncle Sam" Handsaker, a well-known pioneer, to a reporter of the Eugene Guard recently. "It was March 22, 1K3." he con tinued, "when we started from Edwards vllle. I1L. for Oregon, a country that was to us a 'terra Incognita, and was less known to many of us than the Phlllpplna Islands are today. "The outfit, consisting of three wagons, drawn by nine yoke ot oxen and cows, was owned by Mr. Bemlah Robinson, an um pioneer or aiadison County, Illinois, if w ' whin, bliss yer hearrt. mon. tho flrrst thing ol knew ol opened me oyes, and i and lis County Surveyor for many years, there was me brave Mike, at tho bottom I Mr- Robinson's family consisted of him av thot bllssld sthrame. elf. wife, a son. James, who Is a cltl- ThouRht He "Was In Bed. "At flrrst ol was afther thlnkln' ol was In mo own bid, at the Scondla, ond the b'ysi were makln' a Joke on me. so oi terrund over ond was about goln to shlape. whin" Here Johnson again shook his head du biously, as he remarked: "I tank not; I tank not." Mike brought his fist down vigorously on the table. "By the howty St. Pathrlckt" said he, "Ol till ye olm not oskln' ye yer bllssld molnd- on the thruth. "Whin, as ol wos afther sayln', I saw a monsther dlvllflsh that was Joost ruchln' afther me two fate. It wos thin thot ol came to mo slnses ond ralllzcd where ol wos. Ond ot siz. slz ol to mcsltf. 'Moichel O'Rooney, may yer sowl rlst alsy! Sure, ond It's a, did mon thot ye are.' "But whin oi flit him tooch me fut, alsy lolkei-moy the howty saints belave me et Jerked It so sooddlnt. the bllssld wlbbs made sooch a wave thot It washed thot dlvllilsh tin fate away ond brought me oop to the surface. "But whin ot got oop there, may me sowl rlst In pargatory. If the rain wosn't coomln' down harder thin ot lver saw It before. It wos flowtn' as fraly as lager flows over Erlckson's bar, Joost before ellctlon. HoW.y Saint Pathrlck. but It wos Tnlnln'I It was dhroopln' sooch big dhroops the dlvllilsh couldn't git nalr enoot to the sarface to tracho mo. Ond afther the gcttln av mesUf on land, ol could nlver have rached Oregon again. 11 It hadn't been for those same bllssld wlbbs. ' "The ounly pangs av regrlt thot's lift me Is. the wather was so great from thot rain. It wore, me wlbbs all away, ond ye could nlver tilt afther thot day that ord lver had ony." At this Juncture Mike's eloquence was suspended. It was evident the unsqueicn nbte Swede was still unsquelchcd. but the friction that for a moment seemed Immi nent was soothed by some one. flushed with North End whisky and silver dimes, calling up "the houso" to drink, and onco more all differences were washed away. TOM. TENOR DO 31 CXI CO RUSSO, IN ATHLETIC POSE. American Army, and I know a good many soldiers In this country. I once knew a private of the First Leicester Regiment labor and. Incidentally, of lager, also were lounging over In one corner, quite by themselves. As I took a seat near who has since been killed In the fighting j them there could bo distinctly heard the near Ladysmlth. This man had such keen sight that he could tell the time by a church clock at a distance of several miles, yet. strange to relate, he could not read very smalt print In a book. I also knew a roan In one of the Lancer patrols who had wonderful eyesight. In the Transvaal long ago what appeared to his watchful chums one day as a mass of veldt heather, dim and blurred In the dis tance, was seen by him as an ambuscade cunningly concealed nnd bristling with Boer riflemen. His splendid sight on that occasion saved him and his comrades an unpleasant surprise. "I have heard of American soldiers who are sharp-sighted, but, as I said before, their number Is much smaller In propor tion than In the British Army. One ot these Americans Is a man named Cullen. who can see objects clearly at a distance of 12 miles. During tho Spanish-American War Cullen. who is an artillery man. aid ed his battery very materially In sighting the guns for the long ranges and always by his unaided vision. "I account for the standard of eyesight being better In tho old country than here principally because of the gray skies there. There are so few sunny days In Great Britain and Ireland that the eyes are not subjected to the samo strain as In this country, where there Is a far greater pro portion of sunny days, and the sun's rays are more vertical than In more northerly countries. The glare has undoubtedly much to do with bringing about the decay of the eyesight at an early age. Another reason Is the nervous temperament of Americans. The optic nerve Is very dell cato and responds quickly to any strain on tho nervous system." SUPPLYING AMMUNITION. falling of the rain outside. O'Rooncy gave a fresh puff ot smoke from his corncob, recrored his legs and remarked to his comnanlon: "As sure as ye live, Johnson, she's com-' In' down quite fair." Johnson stretched himself as he replied: "Well. I tank so." They sat another minute In silence, which Mike again vouchsafed to break. "But it's mcsllf thot's afther tlllln' ye the paple av this fair coonthry don't know onythlng about rain, occordln' as ot see It mesllf wan day." Johnson gave a little grunt of disap proval. "VIII. O'Rooney, I tank you yoost gone crazy: I bet you tousan dollar" but here O'Rooney cut him short, with a wave ol his hand and a cutting rebuke. Didn't "Want His Money. "It's not Mike O'Rooney thot's afther wantln' yer sordid dollars, though there's not a mon could win tmm from ye nlser. If ye hod ony to win." Here Johnson looked disgusted and made a move, as though to leave Mike, but O'Rooncy gave him a friendly tap on tha shoulder, as he continued: "Whist now, Johnson, me b'y; It's not tho lolke av ye to be takln' offlnse at a friend. GIntty nowi ond If ye'U till Tom my to bring us around a coopte av schoon ers, oft thry ond convince ye thot It was the bllrslde thruth ol was sphakln' about the rain." day, while ascending a, high mountain, we saw a heavy storm approaching from the west. About the time we reached the summit the. storm was upon us. Our teams were 'loosened from the wagons, and It was fortunate for us that they were, for they were past our control. The driv ers took refuge beneath the wagons, while the wind blew with great violence, and hall and rain descended In torrents. The thunder and lightning were simply fearful. When the storm had passed we went In search of our cattle, finding a part of them crowded on top of each other In a deep gulch. A number of them were smothered. The hall left marks on the wagon beds. Sand Storms. "After plodding beside our teams all day through the glaring sunshine nnd burning sand, having to wear a silk hand kerchief over the face to preserve the eyes from the keen sand that was hurled with terrible force by the wind, which al ways seemed to come from the west. It was not uncommon to have to make our camp, minus wood or water, and very thankful If we could obtain grass for our animals. Having to 'guard our stock from wandering Indians or outlawed whites was no easy task, but It had to be done. "We traveled hundreds of miles up tha North Platte River, without seeing a tree, and If we found a piece of drift wood OLD SAYINGS. I have often been puzzled to understand why people attach so much Importance to old "sayings," which are realty fly blown and absurd. They will tell you with grave face to go to the ant and takeetes sons. I used to believe In the ant, as a representative, wlso creature, until expe rience showed mo that she lacked even the rudiments of discernment, and prudence, and I did not think of her any more. Then there Is that choice bit of folly about the early bird which Is said to catch the early worm. What humbug this is! For if carllness bo a virtue In the bird. Is It not a virtue In tho worm? And If the worm Is to be swallowed up simply be cause It is industrious ana not a iie abed," why should the bird be lauded for Its business energy and the worm dis counted? We are told that a rolling stone gathers r.o moss, with the Implication, ot course, that It Is wrong tor tho stone to roll. But what Is the good ot gathering moss? Is not moss a sign of ruination and decay? And Is not a stone which rolls much more likely to have Its angles and corners rubbed oft than one which simply rests and produces moss? Here Is another "saying" which Is more glaringly fatuous than all the rest: Young people nre earnestly counseled by their elders to take care of tho dimes, and that- the dollars will take care of them selves. That Is an injunction funny enough to make a. stone dog laugh. It Is all the other way. It Is the dollar-wise and dime-foolish person who prospers. The man who puts buttons Into the church plate and thinks ho Is saving Is a block head. If he gave one hundred dollars and Si 3v j - i APPEARANCES DECEPTIVE OLD KIT, THE BRONCHO, FRISKIER THAN SHE SEEMED. TENOR DOMENICO RUSSO, IN ATHLETIC POSE. zen of Benton County, Oregon, and a daughter. Miss Margaret, who Is now Mrs. U R. Straight, of Walla Walla. Wash. Ai;uiucr uuufiiiier, .uisu i.ui;j, uiiuncu .jai. Jprrv Joh. fneh 1 1RS3 nnd the Job we would haul it In our wagons, using It very sparingly. Had It not been tor tho 'buffalo chips" we should have done with out our cup of coffee many times. At this time there was but one house, brothers, formerly bankers at Corvallls, 'an Indian agency, anywhere near where The schooners were brought, bubbling ! had his name published In tho newspapers with cheering draughts, which seemed to It would pay him. wash away all semblance of 111 feeling, and 1 And so on and so on. VIC are the result ot this union. One of the brothers. Dr. Job. resides at Cottage Grove, In Lane County. All of the Robin son family are dead, except Jim and Mrs. Straight. "The teamsters, who 'worked their pas sage,' simply having their board for their labor, were Evan Cunningham, who lo cated on the Coqullle River. Cunningham Creek 19 named after him. He died years ago and was burled at Empire City. Will lam Nixon lived near Monroe, and mar ried a Miss Polly Ann Brown. They are both dead. William W. Davis Is liv ing In Illinois. Mr. Job and a brother bought up about 400 head of cattle, which he drove to California the same season, wo traveling In company until about the 1st ot August. Toole Six Months. "We had a continuous trip of more than six months, arriving In Oregon Territory early In October, 1S33. Persons who cross tho Continent now In palace cars, cover ing the same distance In four days' time that then required more months, can have no Idea ot the trials of such a trip. In many Instances It was necessary to convert our wagon-boxes Into ferryboats I to cross the swollen streams. The, thun der storms wo encountered were awiui, and many a man has been killed by light ning during those times. "The worst storm wo met during tho en tlro journey was on June 19, when travel ing In the Black Hills, and slowly ascend ing the Rocky Mountains. In my Journal of that date Is recorded: 'At 3 P. M. to- Omaha now stands, and not another one until we arrived In Oregon, except by leaving the most direct route, via Salt Lake. Think of traveling now In any part ot the United States for Ave months with a team and not seeing a house for five months! "After arriving hero we considered our selves fortunate If we received an answer to our letters 'from the States' In two or three months' time. No pony express, stage lines or railroads then. What a changel" FASHIONS IN PIANOS. YE CHEERFUL APRIL FOOL - AVork of EnglUU Powder Monkeys In Snpport of Flektlus; Line. If It were not that there Is a very ex cellent and elaborate system of supply ing soldiers with ammunition during the course of a fight, says the London Mall, It would be almost hopeless to attack any position. Modern cartridges are very heavy things to carry. The long bullet, the heavy brasswork ot the case, and tha weight of the wads and powder all com bine to produce an article which, though It is of small compass. Is very weighty. When our soldiers ore attacking a Boer position their operations require that each man snail nave a large supply oi ammuni tion. This must all bo carried forward as tlfe fight progresses. The Boer In trenched upon a hilltop may have tha largest supply of his ammunition by his side, and ho Is not weighed down by It. as our soldiers are when storming c. po sition. During a protracted fight the British soldier is In most instances compelled to fire away all the ammunition which he Is personally able to carry. An ordinary private carries 100 rounds. Just before an action, when heavy firing Is expected, this 100 rounds Is supplemented by 50 more from the battalion reserve of 77 rounds a man. Thus each private ad vances Into battle carrying no less than IjO po-slblo dealers of death. Whenever a soldier falls or Is wounded, he Is Immediately stripped of his ammuni tion, and It Is at once distributed among the men who are still capable of carrying on the fight. Tho reserve ammunition for each battalion is carried In four carts and on the backs of two pack mules. When an action appears Imminent a temporary reserve, called a "brigade reserve." Is formed. This -onslsts of two carts taken from each of the four battalions composing the brigade. This special reserve is placed tinder an officer selected for the occasion. In the event of any of the battalions be coming detached from the brigade, they receive their own carts back ngaln. In addition there Is always with the regular ammunition column 77 rounds for each man. and a further supply Is carried In the "ammunition pick" of ES rounds a man. Accordingly the total amount car ried (n the Held for each Infantry soldier works out at S09 rounds. Tho mon who actually bring up the cartridges to their comrades of the fight ing line ore selected from each company for their strength and agility. This duty Of bringing up supplies of ammunition 'And now the cheerful Idiot marches promptly t o the front. To blight hU rc and curse the e. u ever is his wont. In harmlesn little "practical V which mark hW dlrmal way. And tbouth b spoils one's life he claims " 'twas only done In play." Ilia brother In the flesh 1 he who low across the walk A wire stretches where one paases.as 'til grow Injr dark. To mash one's nose, to skin one's knees, to break one's heai or neck. To please the deVllsh fancy of a blasted lunatic The first, though net the greatest fool. Is he who Reeks to atr And adrertUe his Innacy by Jerking back one's cLsir, Jut as one's "brakes" are taken oX from ank le up to neck. When, In tbe place of sitting down, one strikes the floor a wreck. The "Cheerful" Is resourceful, and can find a hundred ways To bring dfepalr to all around, throughout hi wretched days. Through working cheerfully uch tricks, while mocktnr at their fear. Nor doea he e'er grow old or die, nor does the smile he wears. V j msy rV?y a Ls ' a PA 'f i In order next Is he who lays the redhot horse aboe down Alone the way where busy men are hurrying thro' the town: "Whence, hi a behind the shatters dose, with ghoulish glee he stands. To hear the oath and smell the saok Xrcra blistered, burnlcs hacia. But. ah! there ccmes a happier day. when men shall groan no mere Beneath the Jokes and senseless tricks of earth's nrpremect bore. When progress. In Its onward march, shall sweep him from the earth. Nor leave the faintest trace to mark his death, or life, cr birth. -J. M. "IVaMm. Modern TJprlrrht Ilns Displaced the Square Instruments. The upright piano was first Introduced Into this country about 33 years ago, and came Into extensive use 23 to 10 years ago. Sold at first more especially for use In tho small rooms of modern flats and apartments, because of the small space It occupied. It soon came Into general use, and Is now regarded as the modern type of piano. The upright Is now the piano commonly sold everywhere, in alt parts of tho country alike. Just as tbe square pianos were sold years ago. So completely has It crowded out tbe other that there are no square pianos made nowadays, ex cept to order, for special purposes, as for use In schools. There are, for Instance, says the New York Sun. several hun dred square pianos in use In the schools of New York City. Such a piano can bo placed In a schoolroom wherever most desirable without obstructing the view. But while with the exception noted there aro no square pianos made nowadays, and none sold new, there are tens of thousands still In use, scattered all over the land. In city and country; proportionately fewer In city than In country, the supplanting of the square by the upright having naturally progressed most rapidly In the cities. Many of tbe square pianos yet In use in one part of the country and another are still good Instruments, some of them excellent. Made of the best materials, and In the most workmanlike manner, by good mak ers, their life with any sort of reasonable care Is very long, and they may remain good pianos for years yet. Man second-hand square pianos, which have been taken In exchange for modern pianos, are rold. The old square pianos taken In exchange are disposed of In various ways, and at all sorts of prices; some are sold for as little as J10. Some second-hand square pianos are sold to churches and to Sunday schools and other schools all around the country. Others are sold to country hotels and summer boarding-houses. But by far tho greater number of them are sold for use In homes to purchasers of moderate or of very limited means, who want a plana and cannot afford to buy a costly Instru ment. For a long time Philadelphia was a good market for second-hand square pianos. Philadelphia Is commonly known as a city ot homes, where many peoplo of moderate or small means live In houses of their own. The owners of these homes had more room to put pianos m than 'the flat dwell ers hsd, and many of them bought second hand squares, getting good Instruments at low prices. Second-hand square pianos have been shipped from here to Philadel phia In carloads, and such pianos hava been loaded Into cars without boxing. Philadelphia doesn'ttake so many second hand squares now as It formerly did, but It Is still taking some. While the upright Is now the standard piano, as once the square was, all manu facturers report a steady and proportion ately Increasing sale of parlor grand pianos, both small and large. More and more people of comfortable or ample means are now Buying parlor grands. While all manufacturers are now making more grands than formerly, the propor tion of grands sold m any one make In creases with the cost ot tbe pianos pro duced. In one make, at least, the grands constitute & large percentage of tbe out put. Sway-Backed, Leon nnd Lank, She Provides an Acrobatic Exhibition "Worth Coins; Miles to See. It was down In Tonto Basin, "the bad man district" of Arizona. I had been there several days, when the rancher I was visiting invited me to go with him to look at a mine. The mine was about 13 miles distant, so we would be obliged to ride, and I wasn't a bit backward In telling them I couldn't ride a burro, much less a horse. "Oh." they said, "we've gots lots of gentle ponies. We'll give you one that couldn't throw a 3-year-old kid. to say nothing of a heavy-weight like you." Not liking to appear a coward after this assurance. I told them all right; so they went out to drive a bunch Into the cor ral. When they had a bunch of about 20 In the corral, I was told to come down and take my pick. I told them to trot out their giraffe; I would look at him. The first one they succeAled In roping was a young gelding, rather frlsky-look-lng. and he hopped around so lively that I told them to turn him loose. They caught two or three more, but I objected to each on account of their being so lively. "Catch old Kit for him," ono of them said. "Who's old Kit?" I asked. "Walt a minute, and you'll see her," they said. "Old Kit." t They had no trouble In roping her, and as soon ns they led her forth I decided that she was the horae of all horses I could ride. Sway-backed, pot-bellied. lean and lank, she stood with her head down and eyes half closed, and didn't look as If she had enough life to switch a fly from her tall. Better ride her, I thought, and have to kick her ribs 15 miles and back than to get a young, frisky broncho and get off again. I told them to saddle her up while I got my grip, containing my kodak. When I came back they were waiting, and ever body on the ranch was there to see us off, as I supposed then. Now I know they were there only to see me off. "Let me hold your camery," one of them said, as I got ready to mount. I handed him the grip and walked over to old Kit. I remember now that three of the boys were standlns by her head, but I thought nothing of It then, suppos ing they were waiting to say "adlos" to us. I put my foot In the stirrup. It was one of those clear, calm days, such as they have only In Arizona. On all sides lay the foothills ot the Mogollons. A number of buzzards were circling over tho remains of a deer we had killed the day before. Around the corral a few scrub chickens were scratching over the rem nant of the night's feed. A big horsefly lit on Kit's side and tried In vain to get a meal. He was Just whero I theught the spur would dig In well, and I remember thinking I would hava a holo started for him and his like by the tlmo we returned. All this time Kit was asleep. I stood a minute looking around, until the boys got restless. Thy wero afraid I was going back, but I was as Innocent ns old Kit looked. "Well, we're waiting." they said. So I took a good grip on the horn of the sad dle ard started to raise myself, at tho same time throwing my right leg over tho saddle. Things happened so quickly for a time that I don't know what did hap pen first. One thing Is certain Kit woko up. Groaning ns If In fearful pain, she sonred skyward. I did likewise, not In tentionally, for I tried to get off. but got tangled up In the stirrups. Different With Ilronchos. When a boy, studying physics, I was taught that the force of gravity made all bodies descend with equal speed. Thl3 does not apply to bronchos, but men who write of gravity and such things cannot bo expected to know this. Contrary to all laws of nature. Kit reached earth first, and had started back whvn I was Just concluding to come down. We met. and, unfortunately, I hit the saddle squarely. All this time she was groaning awfully, and I was really alarmed. It was not my Intention to hurt her. and the performance couldn't s-top too quick for me. Her head disappeared, but I knew It was somewhere beneath me. on account of the noise. This time we soared skywnrd until the ground was hazy In the distance and tho boys looked like brownies, and Just as we started to descend Kit had a chill. I suppose It was caused by the violent exercise making her perspire, and that when we got up among the clouds, where it was cool, she naturally took cold. I could not keep my head still, and soon lost control of myself. I had had no control over her since we started. As we got nearer the earth. I could distinguish the voices of the men. and what sur prised me was that they swmed to be happy about something. They were glad to see me coming bT-k. I was feeling tired by this time, and the upper atmosphere had caused me to be short of wind, and I guess Kit un derstood, for she started to tak( me to the house In a hurry, but. suddenly chang ing her mind, she storied. I changed my mind. too. but not quick enough, and went some Httlo distance after she stopped. Arizona C5mnhl They Have Their Gall. Bay, when a feller's loafln' And has no Job at all. No one seems to know him. Ills friends forget to call. Yet, when he has a Job And a big. fat Ptlpnd draws. "Why, then his friends are man t. i ' I think they hae their galL They sayr "Hello there. Jack, oil boyl You're looking well today." "Say. old chap, lid roe a dollar. Next week to you I'll ray." Bo you. poor fool, cive up the chink, Be he fat. short, lean or tall. While he he thinks you're easy, hut I think they have their gall. Now. I've no use for people "Who talk behind your back. Wear good clothes, take In the shows And ride 'round In a hack; Bo when you work and pay your bills In summer or in fall. Don't give these drones a single cent, this Will Cure them of their 1 gall. Lue Vernon. a That "Vns Different. All this time the great railway magnate had sat silent, listening. At last he spoke. "Young man," he said. "I am not sure I understand you. Please bo 'a little more explicit." "I am asking you. sir." said the young man. reddening, "for the hand of your daughter." "Oh, Is that a!17" rejoined the magnate. "Why; certainly. If she has no objec tions, I haven't. I thought you were strik- J lag me for a pass." Chicago Tribune. - ir mt- i U-fcV