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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

the hneSt OF the new mansions In the fash
ionable part OF the city. He used to live
near Thomas circle in the neghborhOod of
Mr.: Bayard, Senator Morrill,, Justice Miller
and many other noted men. When he de-
cided TO build he went to the end of MasSa-
chusetts avenue. Il have been crowded out
down there by the excess of civilization" he
would say when sieaking of the change.
Senator Eyarts had but one term In the
Senate but his achievements in politics
and the high honors he received as the
member of two cabinets and the great party
lawyeg and advocate of his half century
make film a type of the craftsmanship OF
the decades now gone into history: Unlike
Senator Edmunds, lie was college man
and enj,yed the best schools of his time
the Boston Latin School, Yale College and
Harvard Law School. Mr. Edmunds' father
was small farmer in New Hampshire, a
man who came of good old Puritan stock
and bore the Biblical name of EbeneZer: on
his mothers side Quaker blood entered the
family. To her, doubtless, the ex-senator
owes his heritage of intellect; from his
father, who was good deal of Bareboles
and argued strenuously, it is said. against
tea as q harmful beverage, came his keen
insight into human nature and his punctli-
lousness. Mr.. Evarts came also Of deyoat
parents; his father, jeremiah Evarts, was
graduate OF Yale and for twenty years
Secretary of the American Board. He was
eminent in his time for his interest and
knowledge in mission work in al parts of
the world. He was especially Jealous in
urging the conversion Of the various tribes
of American Indians. His wife, Mehitable,
was a granddaughter OF Roger Sherman,
who not only signed the Declaration of In
dependence, bur was member of the COM
mittee with Jefferson and Franklin to draft
that precious document Mrs. EvartS was
most devOut woman whose clear intellect
was tower Of strength to her hard worked
husband 1t was not strange that such a
father and mother should desire to bend
the growing mind of their sou toward the
life work to which they had devoted them
selves.
One night few winters ago, when had
occasion to interview Mr.. EVarts, he revert
ed, apparently with a good deal of pleasure,
TO this circumstance. He sat alone in his
library, his slppered feet on the fender be-
fore glowing fire. All the jokes about his
weight seemed justified by his appearance
at that moment lie sat in low rocking
chair that made him even less than he was.
His rusty broadcloth coat, the careless era
vat ends, the old-fashiOned turnover shirt
collar. the absence OF the ordinary ornaments
of dress that the average man wears were
vigorous strokes in the picture he made as
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03
THE INDIAN
AS A SOLDIER.
Il Is Better to Have Him in The, Army
Than Against It
What Has Been Done During the Past Few
Months Toward Making Regulars Out of
Red Men-success OF the Experiment

For many years people in and out of army
circles have discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of en-
listing the Indians in the army. and recent
" it has been tried correspondent of
the Sunday Herald of Boston in a letter
from Washington writes as follows on the
subject:
The Indian soldier is a success. He is
only six months old. so that he cannot be
said to be entirely out Of the experimental
stage but so far as he has gone he has
proved to be all that was expected, and has
given no indications that he viii change for
the worSe-and six months is a long time
for an Indian.
A year ago the Indian soldier was not
only unknown, but almost unthought of.
The Indian scout was a familiar member of
frontier garrsOns and the indispensable ad-
junct of frontier expeditions. In the revo-
lu,ion and in the war of 1912 we had had In
dian allies, as we hal had them during the
colonial wars; but they were scouts rather
than soldiers, and in modern days, as in our
civil war, no Indian could be employed save
as 8 scout or guide. the theory Of modern
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sition with substantial unanimty, and the
army Ulcers especially have given the pro-
Ject support with heartinesS and a
sympathy which would surprise those
who think of army officers only as
Indian haters. Without cordial cO-upera-
ton on the part CT the army officers
far transcending the limits of official duty
the plan would have failed at once. The
fact that it has succeeded ought 10 be per-
pptual answer To all charges that the army
officer hates the Indian.
Early in March last Secretary Proctor an
nounced his experiment in general order
directing the enlistment of % troops of
cavalry and companies of infantry, OF 50
Indians each, to be commanded by the best
officers TO be had, assisted at first by the
best on-commissiOned officers available,
until the Indians themselves were ready to
be promoted. The recruiting officers, il was
understood, were to command the company
or troop recruited. AS to the requirements
to be exacted in recruits the grand order
said quantity of the recruiting officers:
In general they will be governed by ex-
listing laws and regulations; out cOmDe-
tent knowledge Of the English language
need not be considered an essential qualiii-
cation"
The army officers interested went at their
novel task with enthusiasm. Within a
month Lieutenant bravo Of the Sixth Cav
airy had troop of Indians, mostly Sioux,
including dozen hOstiles, enlisted at Fort
Ni0brara. Neb., which to-day is one OF the
best in the service Within six months, be-
sides this, Troop L at Niobrara, Troop L,
First Cavalry, has been organized at Fort
Custer, ont Of Crows; Troop l.. Second
Cavalry, at Fort Wingate, n Mex. out of
Nayajoes chiefly; Company ], Eighth In
fantry, at Fort WaShakie, WyO.. out of
several tribes; Conn any /, Eleventh
Infantry, at Fort Whipple, Ariz, and
Company l. Tenth Infantry. at Fort
Apache, AriZ. ont of Apaches, and
Company l, Twelfth Infantry, at Mount
Vernon, Barracks, Alabama. out of
Apache prisoners and young bucks from the
San Carlos Reservation, who gladly came to
Mount Vernon Barracks to get wives among
the surplus woman aud vacancies in the
newly formed company which was SO pOpu-
lar that it was allowed to have seYenty-elght
members. In addition, seven other COM
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Der of scouts was cut down from 1000 to
200, and it will be ultimately reduced 10 $50
Finding that there were no vacancies among
the scouts. the Indians began to think
fav0Tably Of enlisting as soldiers. a num-
Der OF the old scouts themselves enlisted.
Another difficulty was the distribution of
an unusually large amount Of money in
payment Of various kinds of indebtedness
TO the Indians this year. As long as he has
money the Indian viii not enlist. But, in
spite Of those and many other obstacles, the
energy and enthusiasm Of the officers having
this undertaking in charge have yielded
great results-results the more remarkable
because they lave been achieved with the
most unprOmising material.
Secretary Proctor wanted the uncivlized
Indians civilized, consequently the recruit
ing officer had 10 90 to uncivliZed tribes.
Now and then he got a Carlisle. Hampton
or Haskell graduate, who bad as likely as
not relapsed TO barbarism tor want of en-
plOyment and civilized circumstances. Now
and then he got former scout. with, so TO
speak, q smatterng Of civilization. But his
recruits were mostly Sayages in thought
speech. conduct and appearance. Tact. dill
gencP, vigilance, all the virtues Of the sue
cessful schoolmaster, with all the heroism
of an ambitious soldier, were necessary to
produce The transformation which has been
brought about in many cases.
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OF course all Ethes recruits have not at
talned the same plane. Many have been
too recently enlisted, many had more natural
disadvantages than others. But in some
instances, notably at Fort Custer and at
Fort Ni0brara, to say nothing Of Mount
Vernon Barracks, the whole troop or COM
pany, too. made marvellous strides toward
civilization
Secretary Proctor received the other day
some photographs from Fort Custer
Illustrating the progress of Troop J.,
First Cavalry, commanded by Lieu
tenant Samuel c. Robertson, First
Cavalry, which he has kindly al
lowed me SO have reproduced for the
readers Of the Herald, and which tell the
story better than any one can with words
alone. Lieutenant Robertson, who sent
them. intended to give in five Of them the
Indian soldier in his successive stages of de-
velopment. On the back of the one repre-
senting the young buck in his blanket be-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

he set before him as an immediate object
was TO make good soldiers out Of bad H.
dians, or possible bad Indians.
General Sherman and General Sheridan
both denied to me that they had ever said
The only good Indian is dead Indian"
and | have no idea that either Of them ever
said il, or any other army officer who had
seen the Indian outside Of a wild West
show. Certainly the testimony Of all army
officers who know ANYTHING by actual OBJ
servation about the Indian is to the effect
that human nature is the same under the
red skin as under the white, and that there
are, all things considered, as many good In
dams as there are good Americans.
Captain John c. BOurke, so well known
in Boston BY those interested in the Indian
and in the archaeology Of the Southwest as a
shrewd, sensible scientific observer, 10 his
delightful hook lust published about his long
services with General Crook, the greatest
Indian fighter in our history, gives abundant
illustration of the respect, esteem and con-
fdence which the best army officers have
had for the best Indians. Because the army
IN the discharge Of its duty has killed great
many Indians who had been reused to fight
by others, and because in these wars many
army men have been killed, it is assumed
that hatred has developed into deadly feud
between the army and the Indian. But the
fact Is, that like the survivors Of the Civil
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03
THE OLD YEAR.

Ola year. now 81 ding so swiftly away
{StarS steadfast stars. oh bid it to Stay),
Roses and inarguerites twined in thy hair,
Where art thou goinge tell me, oh where?
Art thou soon going TO Join long gone years?
Farewell-my eyes are blinded by tears;
Times chariot wheels will bear thee away,
Kind hast thou been wouIdst thou could stay.
Cloudess the sky, and the golden stars shine
Like tapers burning on some holy shrine.
Old year, l watch thee fast fading away;
Would that forever with us thou couldst stay.
December SYST GRACE HIBBARD.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

did not become a journalist. l did not feel
that | was sanctioned to enter deliberately
upon the ministry as a life work. l there
fore turned to the law as my only recourse,
and, whether wisely or not | cannot say.
put behind me all thought OF literature or
journalism"
Mr. Eyarts' political career always sug-
gests a comparison with That of the orator
of Arpinum. Cicero, vibrating from faction
to elton, his splendid intellect giving him
a hireling Importance in every situation,
was not unlike the first lawyer Of America
whenever he entered politics. His legal
career, one OF the most brilliant in history.
earned for him thirty years ago full recog-
milton of the Republican party. 1hurlow
Weed used him as foil in 1861 to thwart
Horace Greeey's ambition to enter the Sen
ate. The old firm of Seward. Weed Il
Greeley had dissolved. aud Greeley's Seces-
sion editorials had grded Weed to a deter
mined hostility to the editors political de-
sires. Evarts birely led on the first ballot
III the Senatorial contest; then Greeley
steadily gathered Roadway, and Weed had
10 surrender to the suggestion OF Henry j.
Raymond ana turn his forces over to elect
Ira Harris. What Mr.. Evarts' career might
have been If he had been successful in this
contest can only be conjectured. But it
Is reasonable TO make the retro
active prophecy that he would have
been less lawyer and advocate and
more statesman. His splendid talent as a
lawyer would not have been in the open
market to be employed now on one side,
and now on the other Of the great questions
that divided the nation. In 1850 he was
forced by the influence of rich clients into
making the famous Castle Garden speech,
defending the Fugitive Slave Law. Ten
years later in the Lemon case, lawyerlike,
he denounced what he had said in 1850. Ii
was retainer. and his three days speech
in the impeachment trial of Andrew john
son that carried Mr.. EyartS into the Cabinet
of that scotched Chief Magistrate. In 1872
he was n liberal, and would have been out
spoken for any other candidate of the new
party than Mr.. Greeley. but the persuasions
OF good ellie hts again prevailed, and he took
the sturIp for General Grant. In 1876 he
earned another Cabinet portfolio by making
the legal argument which seated President
Hayes. His position was that the country
was not ready for Democratic restoration.
and that there would be u renewal or 'or-
ganized revolution" Yet, when firmly
seated in tho Cabinet, he advised
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

War, the Indians and the army menu have
always understood each other and gotten ON
better together than with the non-com-
batants and mischief-makers who looked on
while the fighting was being done.
Army officers have made The most sue
cessful and most acceptable Indian agents,
being both honest and efficient, and besides
having symrathetc interests in the Indians.
/ have DO doubt that the transfer Of the
care Of the Indians from the Interior De-
partment to the War Department would be
the best thing that Congress could DO for
them.
But, meanwhile, il seems almost self-evi-
dent that the transfer Of the bucks" the
hshiing men, Individually, is a great step
toward the Improvement of the savage con-
ditiOn Of the race. This is what Secretary
Proctor proposed after discussion with Sec
Ie ary Noble and the officers Of the Indian
Bureau. and with the army officers best
qualified TO speak, who approved the propo-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

so much difference in the elasticity of kid
that two pairs Of the same size often differ
widely. There are a few shops where
gloves are fitted TO the hand, and here
women who desire to be sure of perfectly
fitting glove usually go.
But the care is only begun when the glove
has been carefully fitted on by the sales
woman. 1t must be put On and taken off
keep its shape.
Always powder the hand. as it absorbs
the moisture and the glove slips on without
sticking. First work the fingers entire on
from the outside, never between, as the
forks of the glove are joined at the base of
the fingers. This prevents strained places
on the back and inside of the hand. Then
work on the thumb, at the same time keep
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

fore he became a scout, two years ago, Lieu
tenant Robertson wrote:
This Indian is now Sergeant Bear Don't
Walk of l. Troop He is brother to one OF
the Chiefs of the Crows. He is dignified in
the extreme, ambitious, attentive and faith
full t. the last degree. He was with me one
enlistment in the scouts last summer on an
important trip with dispatches. He killed
his pony after the first thirty miles, then
took the mRil.sacks on his shoulder, and
made twenty eight miles on foot during the
night, arriving in Major Carols camp at
o'clock in the morning. OF this occurrence
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each soldier should be supplied with
double mount.
"The general, no less than the purely
military education, of the Indian soldiers, is
carefully looked after by the troop COM
mander Glasses Of twenty are assembled
each weekday for instruction in English.
This Is at present taught them by object
lessons; that is, they are told the English
names of things and subjects, especially
such as enter into the explanations and the
words of command for tactical movements.
Quite number Of them are also instructed
in reading and writing Lieutenant Robin
son intends that all except few of the men
shall regularly attend sch0olduring the COM
ing winter. IL is impossible to overeStimate
the beneficial effect that the training of
these men as soldiers, with all that this i'm
plies, must have upon their tribe when they
shall return TO II at the end of their term.
Prior to their entry into the service they
were subjected to no restraint, were uDac-
customed TO work or persistent effort of any
kind, irregular and shiftiess in their habits
and methods, igoorant Of any language
other than that of their tribe, and air 3ady,
after the lapse Of less than four months.
they had acquired in a marked degree the
habits OF obedience, punctuality, clean
illness and of constant employment.
1t is by no means claimed that they
are perfect or nearly perfect; much
remains TO be done, and what has
been accomplished may be easily undone by
injudicious acts on the part Of either the
troops or post commander. But If the
present excellent management of them con-
tinues. it may be reasonably assumed that
when their enlistment shall have been COM
pleted, they will be changed, and, to all in
tents and purposes, civilized men, and that
they will be potent factors In the civlliza-
ton of their tribe. Too much praise for this
work cannot be accorded Lieutenant Rob
ertsOn, who recruited and VINO commands
IT0OD L.. cavalry
and devotion to duty it is almost entirely
a.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

jet wrist, Is more conspicuous but rather
less pretty than one in light gray, with the
gauntlets adorned with cut-steel beads.
Still more vivid is pair of bright-red
gloves in the same style.
Another novelty is the colored glove
with the deep-black Vandyke. This is used
for street and calling wear. while the
theater and evening glove is in soft-light
shades, with the backs heavily stitched in
black, the wrists finished with a broad
black binding, while big black buttons lend
a last touch of chic.
The best plan when buying gloves Is TO
have them fitted on in the shop. There Is
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

as well as on other very difficult and
important service. and they more than
fulfilled the expectations of Colonel
Arnold. the commanding officer of the ex-
petition. The Colonel, one of the most eX-
perienced cavalry officers, looks upon the
Indian troop as a most valuable acquisition
to his regiment. Not only do the Ben pos
sesS in marked degree what is so essential
a characteristic in light cavalry, a fine eye
for country, but under the most discourag-
ing and trying conditions, such as night
marches during Indictment weather oyer
rough ana unknown country, they are sim
gularly cheerful and merry-hearted. When
not watched they are, however, hard on
their horses, and both Colonel Arnold and
Lieutenant Robertson, their immediate COM
mandeT. are decidedly of the opinion that
they should be mounted on the so-called
range horse, much tougher animal than
the American horse. and one that can be
bought and foraged at one-half the cost of
the latter. They also think that in order
to get the best work out of Indian cavalry,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

Ing the wrist of the glove turned back over
the hand; this prevents straining at the
palm center, where the little piece of kid is
stitched underneath. Then work the glove
on with the whole hand, never pulling
where the seams are sewed, as the stitches,
being sharp. cut the kid like knife; finish
by buttoning the second button first, the
first last. as this lessons the strain across the
heshy part Of the hand.-N. Y. Recorder
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03
A decentralization.

"Why, Edwin exclaimed the fearful
bride, you certainly told me before we were
married that you would gladly give me all
the pin-money wanted"
Yes" said Edwin, gloomiy. 81 know
did; but j didn't suppose You meant dia-
mond pin."-Somervllle Journal.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03
The Time to Stick tn the Farm.

The country's desirable farm land has
been largely taken. Population and wealth
aud the demand for farm products increase
at rapid pace. Farms aud farm products
from this time on are bound to be in in
creasngly sharp demand and meet with
augmentng prices, Now. OF all periods i'm
the history OF the United States, is the time
for the farmer to hold fast to his homestead.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03
LATEST STYLE
IN GLOVES.
ThG Gay HueS and the Beaded Wrists.
Red GalnletS.
Some Of the Styles Are Very Striking, in Fac.,
Too Much so-A Suggestion to Buyers of
Gloves, Fit Them On in the Store

Some of the new styles in gloves are very
striking-a little too striking. in fact. Here
are few descriptive notes made by
writer at an ultra-fashonable glover's in
New York:
One of the new styles has a beaded
gauntlet. A light-blue glove, with beaded
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-03

Switzerland's new law sends drunkards to
inebriate asyiums.
Arizona republican., 1892-08-04

ONE of the weakest efforts to capture criminal ever made by Maricopa county sheriff, was that of the Republi- can sheriff yesterday in the Graham fewKsbury affair. Mir. Montgomery is a good man to run farm but he is not success as a sheriff.-Gdtette.
 Republicans have frequently warned Sheriff Montgomery of the danger of having his office filled with Democratic deputies. Had his deputies been live Republicans anxious to make Sheriff Montgomery's record as sheriff an en. visble one, Tewksbury would probably have been caught. It is too late now, |, however, Tor Sheriff Montgomery to remedy his mistake; but 1t is not too late for certain other Republicans to learn much needed lesson, and that is don't put Democrats in office where their negligence, careiessness O. in- difference may permit criminals to es- cape, as at the penjten;iary for ex. ample.
Arizona republican., 1892-08-04
AFarm for Fourteen Dollars.

Land office fees for entering l60 acres in Cheyenne and Arapanoe reservation, (soon to be opened) are $l4. You pay $l.50 per acre additional; oue-half in two years, and remainder in five years. This is under homestead act.
 The Santa F6 route is the only rail- road reaching all parts of the new country. Our Panhandle line touches the northwest corner, and is the nearest ot any to the western half of the reser- vation, Buy tickets to Kiowa, Wood ward, Higgins or Canadian, via. A. T. x s, F. Good wagon roads from above points to counties---D, F, F, and C..
 Oklahoma City, on A. T. X s. F., Texas line, has been designated by the United States land commissioner as the land office for soHtheru half of Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation. Two daily trains over A. T. & s. E. to Oklahoma, and thence by rail ts eastern border.
 Don't he deceived by the claims Of in- ierior lines that only reach one side of of the new lands. Loca agent of Santa r Q route will be glad to give you copy of Oklahoma folder and furnish full in- formation relative to, cost of tickets, route to take, etc.