The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-28
Capt Jack.
WHO RAISED HIM, WHO NAMED HIM AMI
WHOM HE IS NAMED AFTER.

Our reporter has obtained from Mrs.
JAS. Knott, an old lady living i'll this
city, and nearly seventy years of age,
the following account Of Capt.'Jack:
In the year 1851, while living at Can
nOnville, Douglas County, an Indian
boy came to their house, and, speaking
the jargOn, desired to live with them.
He was one of the Rogue River In
dians, and belonged to the tribe then
located on Cow Creek. She noticed
that he appeared to be an active, keen,
shrewd- looking boy, and, with the con-
with whom he remained several years.
AS soon as the boy was assured that
they intended to keep him, he insisted
on having Il Boston name, as he called
it, and wished to be named after the
best-lOOking Of Mrs. Knott's children.
This being appreciated by the mother,
she decided to name him after her own
sOn-their ages, apparently, being near
ly the same-and this son was J. Knott
better known as Jack Knott, of saloon
fame. The boys grew up together, and
many were the days they spent in the
sports of the chase. On one occasion,
after he had been with them some time,
he became offended because he was
told to leave the room, and loaded his
rifle with the intention of shooting Levi
Knott, hut was discovered in season to
prevent his designs. This circumstance
led to expulsion from the family, and
from that until the present time he has
not been seen by them, except in 1865,
the yedr in which he murdered Mrs.
Harris, after which Jack went to the
Goose Lake country. His mother was
q fTn cictoT 40 Pnn11o Piuov ToL,
attempted to seize the steamer COlum-
bia while she lay at anchor in the har-
Dor of Crescent City, and also half
sister to the war chief Sam, of the same
tribe, and Chief Joe, who received his
appellatiOn from having fought Gen.
Joe Lane. All of these facts, and many
others which we have no space to men
ton, We're recently confirmed by Judge
Prim, of Eastern Oregon, who commn-
nicated these particulars to Mrs. Knott,
stating that the great MOdOc chieftain,
Capt. Jack, was the boy she took to
raise in I651.-[ Portland (Oregon) Her
aid,
TREATMENT OF THE BOYs.-Some-
body says: | have recipe to offer. 1t
is a compound, being composed Of sew
eral ingredients. 1t is an. excellent
remedy, and when properly applied has
an amazing good effect upon farmers
boys, keeping them at home in the
evening when they ought to be there,
and making them better than any other
place on earth. Here are the ingredi-
ents.
1. Treat them as partners with you.
Give them to understand that they are
interested in the success of the farming
| operations as much as you are yourself.
2. Converse free ly with them. Get
their opinions, and give them yours.
If at all prudent, make use of their
plans, and when you think your own
best, explain to them why you did not
adopt theirs. Don't keep them alto
gether in the dark with reference to
your plans for the future.
3. Don't require them to stay at home
in the evenings all the time. When
there is any meeting or entertainment
from which they might receive benefit
be sure to let them go.
4. Provide them with plenty of good
| books and papers, especially referring
to agriculture. Let them be well pos
ted in their own misunderstanding.
5. Never scold them because they
| don't do their work or attend to the
business of the farm as we'll as you do
Encourage them.
6. Give them a holiday now and then
They look for it, and they need it; and
it will be better for you and them to lei
them have 1t,
Other ingredients may with safety be
added, but the above are of infinite i'm
pOrtance, and should never be omitted
Farmers, try my recipe; it acts like a
charm.