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GEXERAL, HENRY B. CARRING
TON and a few other survivors
of old Fort Phil Kearney recently
revisited the Irene. of the Fetterman
massacre in Wyoming and took part
In exercises commemorating the
slaughter of 83 brave men at the hands
of -Red Cloud's Sioux In 1S66.
Like the Custer massacre, the were
Do survivors to tell the story of Fet
terman's annihilation. The bodies of
the men who were led Into a trap by
the crafty Red Cloud now rest on the
brow of Custer Hill, which has been
converted Into a National cemetery.
The Government has erected an im
pressive monument of boulders where
Fetterman and his men fall and there
Is a bronze shield thereon telling the
tragedy in a few simple words.
The Fetterman monument is on top
of what Is known as Massacre Hill, be
tween Sheridan and Buffalo, Wyo., a
few miles north of the site of old Fort
Phil Kearney, which was the first out
post of civilization In that part of the
West, and where General Carrtngton
was practically besieged for two yrars
by the great chief. Red Cloud, who is
now near death from old age on a
Dakota reservation. Fort Phil Kearney
was established on the old Boreman
trail, over which many pioneers were
pushing their way westward In the
'60s. Travel over this trail was very
dangerous and hardly a wagon train
passed through the hunting grounds of
the Sioux without being attacked.
When the fort wai established Red
Cloud and his warlike braves were
furious and renewed their attacks on
the white men with redoubled vigor.
General Carrlngton himself superin
tended the building of the fort. He
made a strong defense. Red Cloud was
too crafty to try to assault the fo-t,
but he laid constant siege to it and
nobody dared venture beyond -the
rtockade without a heavy guard of
soldiers. In the first six mouths after
the establishment of the fort, the In-
. dians killed 154 persons, including
I citizens and soldiers, wounded 20 more
and captured nearly 700 cattle, mules
and horses. There were 51 demonstra
tions near the fort and every train that
passed on the trail was attacked. The
soldiers not only were called upon to
: protect the woodcutters who were
J bringing timber from the Big Horn
; Mountains a few miles away, but they
: were ever on the alert to protect pasj
J Jng wagon trains.
J The- Indians partlrulalry delighted In
. 1 making life a burden to the woodcut
I ters. Near the fort was a hill called
. Sullivan Hill, on which a sentry stood
all day long, watching for signals from
the woodcutters. If an unusually large
force of Indians attacked them, the
Bighorn Sheep Hard
In This Sport, the Hunter's Skill Is Always Pitted Against
E camped at La Tule, the rast
place where we could get water,
and hunted from there over the
great barren peaks and ridges bordering
upon the desert, sometimes venturing out
1 Into the desert itself In search of the elu
. slve and much-desired big horn sheep,
writes a correspondent of the Los An
. geles Times from Lower California.
. These sheep are found scarcely any
i where except upon the peaks, and I think
: that this axiom will be of sen-ice to
' eheephunters: "The - bigger the ram the
! higher he is found." The great rams, who
' during their long lives have gathered
much wisdom concerning the ways of
hunters, mountain lions and their other
natural enemies, reach the conclusion in
; their later years that It is safer for thera
to "hit the high places" only. They
usually feed about the cliffs (inaccessible
to man) which crown the largest moun
tains. Their really wonderful climbing
power can be seen In the fact that 'they
generally choose for their sleeping places
. spots which cannot be reached by even
the mountain lion, whose great ability
for climbing is well known.
The color of the big horn Is gray and so I
close a match to the rocks among which
It lives that it is not easily distinguished,
except when standing with its hind
quarters, which are white, toward the
hunter. The mountain sheep depends for
Its protection upon Its keen eyes and Its
sharp ears, but above all upon its sensa
of smell, which Is nothing short of mar
velous. From these facts it may well be
- Judged that the hunting of an old ram la
no easy matter, and that procuring a pair
of large horns calls for many a day of
hard hunting and difficult climbing, as
well as the exercise of great and constant
- caution.
It Is a wonderful sensation that comes
' over the hunter as he starts after a big
ram. He knows that he is pitting his
tcience. skill, reasoning power and equip
ment against the strong instincts and
qualifications of the sheep for self-preservation
that while he has a rifle that
will kill at half a mile the ram can hear
him at half a mile on a quiet day, can
smell him a mile away if the wind is
right, and oan see him at three miles or
more if he exposes himself to view; that
while the maximum speed of a man
i limbing among the rocks and ridges Is
?our miles an hour a ram can travel thres
times as fast easily. It is certainly not a
une-slded contest, and I have known men
to spend months without getting even a
fair-sized head.
I decided that as equipment is very im
portant, I would pay great attention to
I "T t A "Jt&tf 4 ' I the quartermaster's employes and cltl-
s ! -SS." 4. I ' ,t i"- 'Ci " I zens and then mustered only 119 men.
. I VSP $ I r , rf ,: .X I not enough to defend the walls in case
' 5i5 4 1 H , rX I of attack. -
woodcutters would signal for more
help and an additional detachment
wntild h ont from the. fort. On the
21st of December, 1S66, the lookout
signaled that the wood train had been
corralled and was attacked In force
about a mile and a half from the fort.
A relief party of 49 men from the
Eighteenth Infantry, and 27 troopers
from the Second Cavalry, was ordered
out. Captain W. J. Fetterman, who had
little experience In Indian fighting, but
who was a brave. If somewhat Impetu
ous officer, asked to be put in charge
of the relief party. General Carrlng-'
ton acceded to his request, and gave
him positive Instructions Xo relieve the
wood train and drive back the Indians,
but on no account to pursue the In
dians beyond Lodge Trail Ridge, a long,
high ridge near the fort, extending
from Sullivan Hill. With Captain Fet
terman's party went two civilians,
Wheatley and Fisher, both armed with
new breech-loading, rapid-firing rifles,
which they were eager to try In Indian
warfare.
Fetterman had made the boast that
with 80 men he could ride through the
whole Sioux Nation. He now had 83
mine. , and that since nature had en
dow' the sheep with a color which
would make It hard for me to see him I
would have my tailor take the place of
nature in my case and supply me with
clothing of a shade which would make It
hard for the sheep to see me. I accord
ingly dressed from sombrero to boots In
the grayish brown which is the predom
inating color of the country. The Keen
eyes of the sheep I discounted by taking
a pair of powerful field glasses, and since
he could travel so much faster than I I
took a gun that would stop him at half a
mile. I furthermore pitted the combined
strategy of three heads put together (the
ilex lean's, the Indian's and my own)
against the wild cunning of the one. Thus
equipped I started on the hunt for the
big horn sheep.
From the camp which we made at La
Tule. on the border of the desert, I used
to start on muleback at about 3 o'clock
in the morning and hunt over some 40
miles of the roughest country, under a
fiercely blazing sun. All that I took to
eat and drink on these journeys was cold
sheep meat, hardtack and a canteen of
water. It was certainly woith all the
hardships of hunting, however, to get
sight of a big ram, as I did on the first
day.
My Mexican. Toma,the Indian and my
self had been hunting from 3 o'clock in
the morning to nearly noon without see
ing a sheep. Suddenly I heard the warn
ing hiss of the Indian as he slid noise
lessly from his saddle and crouched low
under his mule. The other guide and I
quickly followed his example, and there,
motionless on our hands and knees, look
ing out from between the legs of our ani
mals, we saw, about half a mile down
the canon, a large flock of sheep feed
ing. They appeared to be only ewes,
lambs and little rams, but the fexlcan
whispered: "Mlra! Mucho Grande!"
("Look! A big one!") He was right.
Lying by a bush was a great ram,
quietly chewing his cud. I coveted his
heavy, battered horns, as I studied him
through the glasses. The wind was
from the band to us, and this seemed
encouraging, for they could not smell
us. I motioned the Indian to hold the
mules, got out my Winchester, and told
the Mexican to crawl up closer with
me, as I thought the distance too great
for a good shot, and I wanted those
horns badly. We slipped out of sight
of the sheep over a little ridge, and
then scrambled quickly to a point
which we thought was about 300 yards
from them.
As we came up over the ridge, great
was our disappointment to see the
sheep over half a mile away, traveling
like an expreess train. The cause of
this was a sudden whirl in the wind
which carried our scent to them. I im-
men and the sequel proved how little
he knew of the Sioux as fighters when
he made his boast The Indians, who
were attacking the woodcutters, we-e
soon apprised of Fetterman's approach
and immediately withdrew, allowing
the wood train to break corral and go
on Its way unmolested. The Indians
seemed to realize that the man In com
mand of the sldlers was not an ex
perienced Indian fighter. They kept
Just out of range and taunted the
soldiers and made Insulting motions,
and, In short, tried by every means to
keep the command following them. In
this they succeeded. Fetterman was
so eager to punish the redskins that he
forgot his orders and pursued the Sioux
across Lodge Trail Ridge. " Once over
this ridge he was in the power of the
Sioux. Red Cloud had posted hun
dreds of Indians In ambush and these
rose up on every side, and, after a
sharp conflict, annihilated Fetterman's
command.
to Shoot
the Animal's Cunning.
mediately sent the Mexican up on a
peak with the glasses and told him to
watch- the sheep to see whether or not
they might stop within a few miles.
He came back and joyfully reported
that they had gone about four or five
miles and then had lain down, as sheep
often do during the noon hour on a
hot day. He said that we might as
well eat lunch, as they would probably
stay there for several hours. I was
horrified at the thought of taking time
to eat when I was so near a big ram,
but hunger finally persuaded me to ac
quiesce in the plan.
After lunch we set out for the sheep,
creeping In the deep ravines to avoid
being seen. When we reached a point
which we thought was within easy
reach of the sheep I sent the Mexican
down the ridge to a shoulder of rock,
over which he could see the locality
where -our game was supposed to be,
and he peeped cautiously over It; then,
hastening back, he said in an Ixcited
whisper: "Sheep there; you kill from
there" (pointing to where he had just
been) "if you good. But no, I take
closer 300 yards you kill sure. Old
ram very big mucho gr-r-rande! Take
off shoes!"
I did as I was ordered, and crawling
carefully up to the ridge, cocked the
rifle and with beating heart peeped
over. No sheep! I raised myself high
and rubbed my eyes no sheep! For a
moment we were struck dumb with
astonishment and disappointment; then
the Indian and Mexican had a contest
to see who could deliver the greatest
number of Spanish oaths in five min
utes. It seemed a dead heat to me.
Whether the sheep had smelled or
heard us, I don't know. We saw no
mors of them or any (Others on that
day.
Some days later I made my usual
early start for sheep, and had only
traveled . about half an hour when I
came suddenly upon a family group of
one ram, a ewe and a little lamb. I
quickly shot before they got out of
sight, hurried to the ram to see how
big he was, and found that he was not
very large. I started to dress the car
cass to send back to camp, as we were
in need of meat, when a cry from the
Indian caused me to look up Just in
time to see the ewe, who had strug
gled to her feet, disappear over a "hog
back." It suddenly struck me after I sent
him that I had given him no weapon
with which to finish the sheep, no
knife with which to skin It. Yet he
had gone off without asking for either.
When I spoke to the Mexican about
this, they said: "Lt alone; he get."
Sufal annua n. In three hours back
General Carrlngton soon found that
something was wrong. He had dis
patched a surgeon with an escort of
four men to join Fetterman's party,
but, the doctor soon returned with the
Information that the wood train was
all right, but that when he attempted
to cross the valley to join Fetterman
he found it was full of Indians, who
were swarming abdut on Lodge Trail
Ridge and that there was no sign of
the soldiers to be observed. The alarm
caused by this fnformation was deep
ened when the sound .of heavy firing
was heard from over Lodge Trail
Ridge, Indicating that a fierce battle
was in progress. General Carrlngton
dispatched 64 Infantrymen lo relieve
Fetterman, and a little later 40 men
were sent out, reducing the garrison
at the fort to a very small number.
Indeed, so small was the number of de
fenders within the stockad.e that Gen
eral Carrlngton, released all the prison
ers from the guardhouse and armed all
came Toma with the dressed carcass.
It seemed that he had followed the
scarcely distinguishable blood trail,
killed the sheep with a rock, made the
first incision Into the skin with a sharp
stone, and then skinned and cleaned
his game with his hands alone. Any
hunter will appreciate the tremendous
difficulty of a task like this. And yet
Toma h'ad done everything In three
I had breakfast at 3 o'clock the next j
morning, and made an early start with
my guide. The sun rose higher and
higher and scorched us with its fierce
rays. The landscape danced and shim
mered before us in the heat. We fool
ishly drank up all the water in our
canteen long before noon, and were
forced to eat a dry luncheon, after
which we suffered from thirst. I kept
urging my tired mule on on apply
ing whip and spur, and reached camp
late In the evening absolutely exhaust
ed, after traversing about 40 miles of
country without seeing a single sheep.
These disappointments come to every
hunter, and It Is the long, hard, fruit
less days that make him realize what
big game Is and cause the thrill of ex
citement that comes when he at length
sees it.
Two days after this I had spent a
weary day hunting, and having seen
no sheep, turned toward camp in dis
gust, when I saw almost half a mile
away a very large ram, who had -already
seen us and was trotting around
a spur on the cliff. I had only time
for a few shots. I quickly set the sights
of my rifle at 800 yards, dropped on
one knee and fired.' I saw a puff of
dust Just over him. I aimed lower
"bang!" dust behind him. I then
aimed low and a little ahead of him, as
he was now traveling rapidly, and fired
again. This time I had the satisfac
tion of seeing him drop as though hit
with a club. He struggled to his feet,
ran a few steps and dropped dead. The
guide was wild with delight at the
luck. I don't think that he had ever
seen a sheep killed at that distance be
fore. A Country Life.
Eugene Field.
"It semes to mo I'd like to go
Where bells don't ring, nor whistles blow.
Nor docks don't strike, nor gong don't
sound.
And I'd have stliineu all around
"Not real Stillness, .but Just the trees'
Low whisperings, or the hem of bees.
Or brooks' faint balbilng over stones
In strangely, softly tangled tones.
"Or maybe a cricket or katydid.
Or the songs of blids in the hedges hid.
Or Just some such sweet sounds as these
To fill a tired heart with ease.
"If 'tweren't for siRht and sound and smell
I'd like the city iretty well;
But when 'It comes to getting rest.
I like the country lots the best.
"Sometimes It seems to me I .must
Just quit the city's din and dust
And get out where the sky is blue.
And ui. sow. how does It seem to your"
The wives and children of the men in
the first detachment were nearly crazed
with anxiety and this deepened when
an orderly galloped in from the reliev
ing party and stated that the valley on
the 'Other side of the ridge was filled
with Indians and that no sign of Fet
terman was to b,e seen. General Carr
ington ordered the two relieving parties
to consolidate and told them to unite
with Fetterman. He ordered in the
wood-train, "which gave him 54 men to
spare for the relieving expedition. Late
in the afternoon Captain Ten Eyck's
men returned with details of the appal
ling disaster. In the wagons w,ere 49
pf Fetterman's men. leaving 34 unac
counted for. Ten Eyck had remained
on the defensive on the brow of ths hill,
though the Indians had tried by every
means to make him follow them into
the valley. He found the bodies of the
soldiers where they had fallen and
there was every evidence of a terrible
conflict on the hill. The soldiers ha$
taken refuge behind some huge rocks,
making a sort of rough shelter, and the
49 men he had brought back were found
In a space about six feet square. They
had been shot full of arrows, hacked to
pieces, scalped and terrible mutilated.
Captain Fetterman and Capta-in Fred
erick Brown, the post quartermaster,
were found side by side, each with a
bullet wound in the temple. Evidently
they had stood face to face and each
had shot the other dead rather than
be taken alive by the Indians.
The weather was bitterly cold, as it
was late in December, and there was no
telling when the Indians, encouraged by
their success, would make a determined
assault on the fort. But the next day
General Carrlngton went in person to
the scene of that battle with a force of
80 men, after leaving strict instructions
as to the signals to be fired from the
fort in case of an- attack. The women
and children had been placed In the
magazine, which had been stocked with
water and food, and an officer was left
In charge of them pledged not to allow
the women to be taken alive If the
General did not return and the Indians
captured the fort. General Carrlngton
found bodies strung along the road to
the western end of the trail farthest
from the fort. The two civilians who
had accompanied Fetterman were found
behind a couple of rocks. By the side
of one were found 60 shell's and nearly
as many at the side of the other, show-
Making Money Out
One Woman Who Adds to Her Income by Growing the
"For lovers of the gladiolus this is the
season to begin to prepare for next year's
flowers," declared a woman who for the
last three , years has added a couple of
hundred dollars a season to her Income
by growing gladiolus bulbs for sale. "As
soon as the foliage of the gladiolus begins
to show a yellow or brownish color the
bulbs should be dug. Do not wait until
the spike Is entirely dead.
"In the amateur's garden the bulbs may
be taken up from one plant after another
as the foliage begins to lose Its color. The
spike should be cut off immediately above
the bulbs and the bulbs allowed to dry
thoroughly in the sun.
"Then they should be placed in slatted
trays or baskets in a dark place with a
temperature at about 40 degrees. In three
or four weeks the old corm and roots can
easily be removed, and no more care of
the bulbs is required except to keep them
from sprouting until the Spring. A cellar
that will keep potatoes without sprouting
is suitable for gladiolus bulbs, but the
trays or baskets must be kept well off
the floor.
"So many Improvements, have been
made in the gladiolus in the last 10 years
and so wonderful is its range of color,
especially In the markings, that it seems
almost impossible to supply the demand
for the best varieties. It is a plant of so
easy culture that there Is no reason why
an amateur with the tiniest garden space
may not have at least a few plants.
"The best soil is a sandy loam contain
ing only a trace of clay. In preparing the
soli, which should begin" in the Autumn,
care should be taken to have the ground
thoroughly spaded or plowed to a depth
of at least 10 Inches. Thoroughly mixed
stable and cow manure In equal propor
tions provide the best nutriment, and it
should be well worked into the soil. If the
soli Is inclined to be heavy I give it a free
application of sand, and have found that
a great help.
"Should it be impossible to prepare the
ground in the Fall, similar treatment
should be given it in the Spring, taking
care that the manure is thoroughly rotted.
Fresh manure should never be used, as It
tends to decay the bulb and to produce
Imperfectly shaped flowers. I have found
mixing one part of bonemeal and three
parts of hardwood ashes in the soil used
In covering the bulbs very beneficial.
"To get the best effects in a large gar
den gladioli should be planted in a solid
mass three inches apart each way. To
obtain the gladiolus fan, which is one of
the most beautiful floral ornaments a
lawn can have, the bulbs should be plant
ed as compactly as possible and the
spikes trained from the time they come
2?JZn
ing that they had made a desperate
fight. Wheatley had no less than 105
arrows in him. Lieutenant Grummond.
a brave and experienced Indian fighter,
was found some distance from the oth
ers behind a pile of rocks, with every
evidence of a terrible struggle having
taken place on the scene. The bodies
of the remaining soldiers, which were
stripped of clothing, were taken back
to the fort and all were given inter
ment. The weather was almost insufferable
and men and women were forced to
clothe themselves in furs made from
skins of wolves that Infested that part
of the country. As soon as possible,
relief was sent to the fort. General
Carrlngton was relieved of command
pending investigation, but eventually
he wis absolved from any blame as it
proved that he had given Fetterman
distinct orders not to venture into the
trap which Red Cloud had sprung so
successfully. The Government finally
concluded to abandon Fort Phil Acar
ney and as soon as the post was va
cated the yelling Sioux swept down
upon It and burned it to the ground.
Today little or nothing remains on the
site of the old fort as there Is no evi
dence of the timbers of which it was
constructed, and only the embankment
on which the walls were placed remains
to be seen. The hill on which the mas
sacre took place is one of the sightliest
places in Wyoming and the monument
can be plainly seen from the stage
road between Sheridan and Buffalo.
The bodies of Fetterman's men re
mained in the burying-ground near the
site of old Fort Phil Kearney until a
few years ago. when they were taken
up and reburied on Custer battlefield.
Like Custer, Fetterman met death
because he disobeyed orders, and also
like Custer, there were no survivors to
tell the story of his folly.
General Carrlngton. who was In com
mand of Fort Phil Kearney In the most
trying days of trie frontier, was deeply
interested in going over the scene of
his early experiences and was amazed
at the great progress civilization has
made in the West. It was planned to
have hirn meet his old foeman. Red
Cloud, probably the greatest chief the
Sioux, nation ever knew, but the old
warrior was too enfeebled to attend
and his side of the dramatic story of
the Fetterman massacre could not' be
secured.
The country In whien old Fort Kear
ney was located was the favorite hunt
ing ground of many tribes. The Crow
nation dwelt a little to the north and
west, where they are today, in the
from the ground. Of course for this pur
pose the fertilizing must be as Intense as
the bulbs can stand. If the soil Is well
drained there is no danger of fertilizing
too highly.
"When the blooms are Intended for use
as cut flowers the planting should be in
rows 12 Inches apart and the bulbs about
three inches from each other. Where a
large planting is desired and the space Is
limited double rows may be made, which
will narrow the rows to about 10 inches
apart, but still leave plenty of room for
a careful gardener.
"The top of the bulb should be from
two to three inches below the surface of
the soil, as the new bulbs are formed on
top and should not be forced out of the
ground, to be scorched by the. sun or hurt
by early frosts.
"In the latitude of New York gladioli
should be planted as soon as possible after
the frost is out of the ground, which is
usually about the middle of April. Plant
ing at that time should produce good
blossoms about the middle of July or per
haps a littlo earlier.
"If gladioli are planted, as they always
should be, in the full exposure of the sun
It is safe to calculate that you can cut
flowers in 12 weeks after planting. Al
though fair results may be obtained by
planting near the house or against a fence
where the sun can be counted on for even
more than half a day, the plants and
blossoms are not as good as where there
is no shade. Personally I always make it
a point to plant my bulbs in rows run
ning north and south. In this way every
plant gets the sun during the day.
"While gladioli will stand dry weather
tolerably well, they respond quickly to
water if It is given after sundown. Care
should be taken that this application of
water is made before the plants actually
begin t need it, for a check by drought
means inferior blossoms and also inferior
bulbs for next year's planting.
"Owing to the slenderness of the spikes,
some of the3ld varieties require staking.
For such I use slender sticks painted
green, though where money Is not an ob
ject I would recommend wire supports
such as are used for chrysanthemums In
the greenhouse. After the spikes begin
to show and until the buds are formed all
weeds should be removed and the soil be
tween the rows kept loose.
"The largest field of gladioli I ever saw
was 70 acres. To my taste it was more
beautiful than the far-famed lily fields
of Bermuda. The blossoms were of every
conceivable shade and color. Including
light and dark blue quite free from any
taint of purple.
"The most perfect gladiolus fan I ever
saw was six feet and a half high and'
eight feet across, it contained300 spikes,
each having about 20 blossoms. For an
amateur who desires a beautiful field of
flowers, nothing is brighter and less trou
GLOZJJD ,
country of the Big Horn. Cheyennes
and Arapahoes roamed oyer the rolling
plain at the base of the Big norn
mountains and killed thousands of buf
faloes. The Sioux made hunting ex
cursions from the Dakotas and returned
with many buffalo skins. Naturally
the Indians were furious when the fort
was built almost In the center pf their,
finest hunting ground. If the other
tribes had shown the same determina
tion as the Sioux, no doubt the white;
man would have been kept out of that
part of Wyoming for many years.
Shortly before the abandonment of
Phil Kearney, Red Cloud received ample'
punishment for the Fetterman massa
cre. Captain James Powell, who Wad
been detailed to- guard the timber cut
ters at the fort, repulsed Red Cloud
and his warriors in what is known as
the "wagon-box fight." a short distance
from the fort. Red Cloud had assem
bled about 3000 warriors and determ-'
ined to make a direct assault on the'
fort. As a preliminary move he In
tended to annihilate Towell and his
wood guards. No less than 500 Indians,
made an attack on the wood-train, but
Powell promptly corraled the wagons
and behind this fortification he and his
SI men defended themselves.
Unknown to the Indians, the white
men had secured a new rifle of the,
rapid-fire type. There were plenty of.
these guns and one frontiersman, a
crack shot, had eight loaded weapons'
at his elbow. Afterward he said he
kept these eight guns busy for three
hours. The first charge was repulsed
Indians failing in great numbers. Four
times the Indians charged, only to be
mowed down by the bad-mdicln
guns." Finally Red Cloud made a last
demonstration, but it was only for the
purpose of getting the bodies of those
who had fallen. Red Cloud himself,;
afterward said he lost 1500 followers In
that fight. The men engaged in the
battle put the number of dead and
wounded Indians as not less than 1000.
It is certain that the "wagon-box fight"
was the greatest slaughter of Indians
known In Western warfare. The defeat
disheartened the Sioux and caused Red
Cloud to lose the prestige he had gained
In his defeat of Fetterman.
General Carringtan's visit to the
scene of these stirring Indian battles
has served to renew Interest in two of
the greatest conflicts in frontier hist
ory. It is probably the last time the
brave commander of old Fort Phil
Kearney will visit the country which
Sirs. Carrlngton has aptly called. In her
book, "the land of massacre."
Denver, Colo.
of Gladioli
Bulbs; Very Easy Work.
ble than the modern hybrids, which need
no support. The ground In between may
be covered with annual phlox.
Although gladioli are a most useful gar
den flower, the brightest and most deli
cate shades are better shown when the
blooms are cut and allowed to develop
in the house. The scarlets and pinks be
come more Intense and the light colors
purer.
"In cutting for Indoor use too mucli
foliage should not be taken if the bulb Is
to be planted the next year. When thu
last flower on a spike has developed the
spike should be cut below the first with
ered bloom so as to force the strength
into the bulb rather than allow It to go
to seed.
"For bedding I should advise mixtures
rather than special varieties, or color sec
tions which can be supplied by any seeds
man or large grower. The Shakespeare
and the May I have found the best forc
ing varieties. The May Is a pure while
flaked with rosy crimson. It has strong,
well-filled spikes and is a good multiplier
and consequently low priced. The darker
varieties are not, according to my experi
ence, suited to forcing." New York
Sun.
Not From Her.
He Would your mother object to
my kissing you?
She My mother! Why, she wouldn't
hear of such a thing! Boston Tran
script. A Campaign Idyl.
About ten years after Kipling.
N Chicago News.
A fool there was and he sought a Job,
Even as you and I.
His rashness would make the angels sob.
We called him a w things, but never a
snob
And now wfi are sure he was never a snob.
Even ai you and I.
Oh, the pledges he got, and the lies he got.
Even as you and I.
Sometimes he was cold, and sometimes he
was hot; t
At times he was certain; at times he was
not;
And now we know he was always "not"
Even as you and I.
Oh, the babes he kissed and the babes he
kissed
Even a- you and I.
And the votes that he counted upon but
missed
Ere time for the balloting made him desist.
He aurely was Jolly well glad to desist -Even
as you and I.
Then the words he spake and the drought
he brake
Even as you and I.
And the cure that he took for the bite of
the snake.
And the thirst he attempted In vain to
glake .
We'd known all th i time what a failure he'd
make
Even as you and L