The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-08-20

trat,on and every one concerned with uhs
prosecution.
Secretary Kirkwood's big Indian pow
WOW assemblies here in few days. Il will
be peculiarly interesting gathering Of the
noble red men. The object Of the council
Is to investigate and discuss charges that
have been made at various times that un-
authorized persons. Americans and foreign
ers, have been engaged in furnishing sever
al of the Western tribes with arms and am
munition. In the event of the charges be-
ing sustained, and the indications are that
they will be, the Government will take i'm
mediate steps TO secure an indemnity for all
who have suffered by such action. "Dr." j.
s. Cannon, chief guide and interpreter for
the United States, has been engaged in
working this matter up for more than a'year
past and has collected large amount of
evidence. Delegations from nine Z jes, re-
presenting about ninety Thousands Indians,
have been summoned to attend the big
council and some Of the most prominent
chiefs are expected Spotted Tail was to
have been among them had not Grow Dogs
bullet interfered with his plans, The twelve
hun lred Indian children at the Carlisle
School will also be here. It will be the big
gest pow. WOW ever held here.
At this season Of the year when hens are
of their reservation, invading ths gardens
of peaceful people in order TO hunt the wild
earth worm and the timid grub, the amount
ofinjury inflicted upon the vegetables and
tempers of men probably exceeds that caused
by Indians on the frontier. And it has just
occurred TO US that the Government has no
hen policy. 1t simply ignores the existence
Of hens and turns deaf ear to their wild
war-whoops aud the indignant language of
their victims. While we have an Agricul-
tural Bureau where much brain and money
has been expended upon experiments in
raising boiled potatoes and growing granu-
lated sugar, why should we not have Hen
Department that would give attention to.
producing breed of hens capable Of laying
soft boiled or scrambled eggs. We have
too, an Indian policy which is The pride Of
our civilization. In the winter the Indians,
like the bens,must remain in their wigwams
and be fed. The Indian Bureau feeds them
and keeps them warm, and in the spring
when, like the hen, they go forth upon the
war-path to prey upon the settler and de-
stroy his substance, they are furnished with
guns and mildly invited to come back next
winter and get some more ratious.
This lack of hen policy is unquestion-
ably due to went of perception on the part
Of the Government of Que Of the finest op
portunities ever offered TO enterprisng poll
ticians. II we had Hen Bureau what
wealth of new offices would be opened to
earnest "workers" and what splendid for
tunes would be placed within the reach of
true statesnenP Suppose the Government
were to assume the management of all the
hen tribes. There would be room for thous-
ands of hen agents whose duty il weuid be
10 supply the hens under their charge with
corn, worms and other necesssries Of life.
If every agent sold for his own benefit only
two-thirds of tue corn designed for the use
of the hens, he could grow rich in few
years and feel the proud satisfaction of hav'
ing abs;aned from initiating the gross ra-
pacity of Indian agents. The Government
could keep hens on their reservation with
as much success as it has achieved in keep
ing the Indians on the Indian reservation.
Contracts for building coops and putting up
roasting poles could be made source OF
blessing and profit to thousands of deserv-
ing men who are suffering for the want ofa
few hundred thousands Of dollars; and
who can at present obtain neither Indian or
star route contracts. BY all means let the
Government establish a Hen Bureau. 1t
will aid the cause of civilization and "har-
monize'' the politicians who get the fat
places. Don PEDRO.