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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

IT have always found the best way to
get them to enlist was to go to the reserva-
ton and give dance. sort of informal
affair, at which i was expected to pro-
vide the beef. hardbread and coffee and
each guest brought his own tin cup and
knife. After awhile, when their hearts be-
came good, We smoked my tobacco and
talked recruiting. 1t sometimes takes sew
eral days to get a man, and this kind of
recruiting is expensive. The difficulty in
obtaining recruits is the great difficulty
see in the experiment Of making soldiers of
the Indians. The Indians in the troop see
that 1t Is hard to get others to come In 80
they become imbued with the idea that
their position is not as desirable a one as
1t might be, while If every one wanted
their Job they would probably appreciate
1t more.
with regard to my troop there is no diff
ference between them and the white SOL
diers as to duty. At guard mounting it is
a common thing for an Indian to be accept
ed as the commanding officers orderly
You know that is given 10 the ceanest and
best equipped soldier each day, and as this
soldier does not have to do any fatigue duty
the next day the position is much sought
after by the white troops. Most of my
men now understand English, for 1 have
had a school five months in the year, and
many of them have been taught to read
and to write"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

For field service in the cavalry the Indian
Is a very effective soldier. He takes good
care OF himself, his arms and horse, he
can stand cold and heat and get along with
less in the way of rations and camp equi-
page than any soldiers 1 have ever seen.
In the post the men have the run Of the
town and have the same facilities for OBJ
tanning liquor as the other soldiers. At
first this was 4 very serious thing. Yet, IL
the Indian is ever to become citizen. as
we all hope he may, at that time he will
have the right to procure these things and
he may as well be broken into II gradually
The men began to find out that there was
Q limit to their capacity. and by Furnishing
drunkenness / found that after time
there was no more drunkenness among
them than among the rest. On a resarva-
uon. you know, IL is Il pententiary ofense
10 supply an Indian with whisky so when
they found that they could get all they
wanted they postponed all outer recreation
Ii or1er TO make up for lost time IN this
respect
rne great trouble with the experiment
l. the difficulty in obtaining recruits An
indlan on the reservation is fed and cIoth
ed by the government any way, and win
the Sioux the treaty of 1865 provides thar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
mo" said the clerk. "a wear"

NO said the clerk, "a year"
"Oh, WE'LL said the rich man, eff / mad
to work for that I'd go out and drown my
self"
Rich men like the ones just quoted must
not be accepted as fair judges of what
poverty is. They belong to the class that
allude to themselves as not very rich-only
worth a million or two.
We have however, recently had a sort of
official definition of what leaves a man on
the side of the great majority who are
poor, in the proposed income tax. Accord
ing TO that much discussed measure people
with less than $4,000 a year are to be ex-
empt from the tax. 1t is doubtless q great
consolation to many Of us to reflect that
the tax may become law or not without
affecting us in the slightest degree. On
the other hand there are a good many peo-
pie who would be very happy indeed If they
might have a chance to grumble and growl
because of the hardship Of having a piece
of the $4,000 appropriated to the needs and
upon seems to be the dividing line. Have
less than $4,000 year and you are poor:
have that much and you are not poor; have
more and you approach riches.
just Starting Out.
Poor young men begin to realize that they
are poor when they are just starting out
in life, The young fellow who has been to one
of the great colleges comes to Q new city to
begin his career. A simple little suite of
rooms, that is all he desires. There must.
Of course, be a bed room and sitting room
and bath room; that is enough. Does he
think he could manage to get along in one
room? Oh, no; he has been accustomed to
little suite at college and he does not see
why he should give it up now that he is
making his own living. He has never made
his living before and cannot be expected to
know. So he gets his suite of rooms, and
he lives quite as he used to live at college
for two months when he gradually discov-
ers the vast difference between paying for
his quarters and having his father pay for
them What he said about his rooms at
college was true enough. They were quite
charming, and he enjoyed them for four
years. But he gives up his suite after
awhile when he is his own paymaster. and
1t will be good many years before he will
be able to live as well as he used to live
when he was student. How many young
men are there who live well after they
graduate as they did before? While the
parental purse supports them they live in
suites, but when they support themselves
they are content to live in one room. Here
they sleep and here they sit and read and
smoke. But they are not very apt to
trouble the quiet of the room until night
fall, and that is simply because they must
hustle and make their living all day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

In case of fight with hostile Indians
do you think your troops would be likely to
desert TO their friends and use their newly
acquired proficiency against the govern
ment?" Lieut.. Byron was asked.
Il do not" he replied, Il think they would
remain loyal OF course We would not use
these men against their own sub-tribe but
would put them against some other tribe
However, they might be used against their
own people. y year 50 ago four white
men were murdered by some Sioux, and
was ordered to go into the reservation and
arrest the murdererS. / went into the room
where my Indians were eating supper, told
them what We were to do, and ordered them
TO get ready. They went to work with
alac-ity, and were all ready to march right
into their home reservation, and after their
own people. when we received word that
our services would not be required The
Indian police had gone after the murderers
and had killed every one of them.
There are about ninety men in the In
dian police on the reservation, and they
have no conjunction about going for their
own people. If the agent sends them out
INTO the reservation to bring in a bad In
dian they always bring him. Sometimes the
bad Indian is dead, but he Is brought in
The Indian police will shoot their own
brothers II necessary, and they recognize
no IaInlly or tribal ties when performing
their duty. Not long ago the agent sent the
police out to arrest an Indian. The police
approached his house and told him the
agent wanted him. The fellow said no, and
eiaooou al ak. mere were seven police
men, and they all shot and all hit him He
was then loaded ON a horse and dumned
down at the agents door, That shows how,
they feel about each other"
The pictures here presented are from pbo.
tographs of some of Lieut. Byron's trooprrs
The gentleman named ''Hard-to-KilT' Wa .
in the battle of Wounded Knee He and
eight other Indians were ensconced in a
mole shooting at the troops. Seven of the
nine were killed, and this warrior assn,, cd
the title he now bears in honor of mis- es-
cape He thinks he is a mascot. The dis.
tinsue looking parsonage named White Rnf.
1alo Man is son of the late Mr.. Sitting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

Il feel like q new man." says Brig. Gen. W. L.
Greenleaf of the National Guard of Vermont
Il do not know the equal of Paine's Celery Com
pound"
Brig Gen. Greenleaf Of Burlington, VT, is a
man Of national reputation.
As soldier, he has the courage OF his convic-
tions. and manfully makes a public statement of
what he knows will benefit Others. He writes as
follows:
Permit me to add my Testimony TO the valuable
qualities Of Paine's Celery Compound. which i con-
slider the best preparation of its class the
ket. From an experience Of nearly twenty years
in the handling OF drugs, / am familiar with the
medical properties OF its various ingredients; and
I do not hesitate TO recommend it. especially
never heard OF case where IL did not give per-
feet satisfaction.
Il have used IL myself on several occasions, and
always with benefit. last spring, being very much
down and debitated, 1 procured some OF
Paine's Celery Compound and commenced taking
it. The FIST bottle produced very marked results.
and the OF two bottles made me feel like a
man. As a general tonic do not know its
equal
Nervous debility produces morbid changes in the
blood vessels. They become relaxed, weakened
and lose thei- state Of healthy contraction. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

rations shall be issued to them until they
are self-supporting. / doubt If we could
get many white recruits under such cir
cumstances, for the provision of the treaty
acts as an inducement for the Indian not
to be self-supporting. An Indian Is no
fool. The government says to him: Here,
you go on and learn to work and support
yourself, and when you are self-supporting
we will not help you any more. you must
then look out for yourself, but until you
do, we will take care of you Let the
Great Father try that plan on the unem-
ployed now and watch the beautiful re-
suit. I have 1000 Indians from which to
enlist IS men from, and they must fulfill
the requirements as to age, health, etc,
that are exacted in the case of white
troops Considering the fact that there Is
no necessity for the Indian to enlist, the
difficulty in getting them may be appreci-
ated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

relaxed condition OF the arteries admits a larres
current OF blood, and, as a consequence, its mo-
non becomes SO much slower and more sluggish
congestion OF the lining Of the blood vessels en-
sues, with the resulting formation OF morbid mat
ter, which is thrown into the blood stream, pro-
ducing rheumatism, govt, neuralgia, diseases Of
nver and kidneys, nervous weakness and debility
and the many direct signs OF impure blood 40
skin diseases in some Of the many forms.
Paine's Celery Compound cures nervous debility.
The recently published testimonials from W. T.
Anthony. Md, Of Providence. f. II. Judkins. NJ.
d., OF Portland DR.. ]. ii. Idndsley, c. f. Cole
Md, and medical director of the Prairie du Chen
Medical Institute, and hosts OF prominent prac-
ttione-s all over the country have resulted in the
most extraordinary sale OF this extraordinary rem
edy that was trst prescribed by Or. Phelps OF
Dartmouth College, and has since come to be known
to the medical profession and in fact, the whole
people. as Paine's Celery Compound.
People Of the highest standing in all classes Of
society, 10 every city and town in the Union have
been benefited by the Of this. the greatest Of
all remedies for the Of the numerous us that
result from impaired nervous system and in
poverished blood
1t makes people well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

has had several years experience with the
Indians, and for nearly three years has COM
manded a troop of United States cavalry
composed entirely of Indians at Fort
Meade, S. d. His Indians were of the
Sioux nation, taken from the Cheyenne riv-
r agency. and his recruits when enlisted
we're long-haired, blanket-attired savages
without a knowledge of the English lam
guage- Now they are well-trained soldiers
understand the orders given them in En-
glish and many of them can read and
write. Continuing his conversation about
his troop. Lieut.. Byron said:
The idea of the War Department In en-
listing the Indians was two-fold. The first
object was to give the Indians a means CT
employment. to care for, feed and educate
q small number of them, with the expecta-
ton that the example they would offer
to the reservation Indians would be good;
that q number Of them having been kept
under discipline for three or five years
would. on their return. be prepared for citi-
zenship. would take up their lands in sew
crafty, settle down and become self-sup-
porting. The second idea was that it might
be an advantage to the army itself to have
troops that were accustomed to the habits
of the reservation Indians, troops that
could stand hunger and hardship and who
were, by their nature. fitted for the irregu-
lar mode of fighting that has to be prac-
ticed with Indians.
Il do not think any one had the idea that
these Indians would make better troops
than white ones. nor do believe that any
one now thinks. after an experience Of
three years, that they are better or as good
1t seems unfortunate that the idea Of COM
parison should have been brought into the
question 1t should not be a question
whether they make better or as good SOL
diers as white men. but it should be can
you make soldiers out of them who will be
Of use to the army in case Of Indian hostil-
ity, and does having them in the service
benefit them and assist the government in
fits efforts to civilize and make citizens out
Of them If both Of these questions can
be answered in the Affirmative / think it
Is fair to say that the experiment has prov
ed a success
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
Gen. Grants Last Public Address,

huDhc AuureSS.
From Blue and Gray.
Another wave of applause swept over the
great audience and when it had spent its
force and quiet was again restored the be-
loved general, assisted by Mr.. Stuart, hob
bled forward, and stood before that sea Of
human faces many of which were wet with
tears.
Then in a low voice, which could be heard
only by those who stood near him, although
deathlike hush pervaded the assembly
the victor of hundred battles made bis
last public address. 1t was brief that 1t
was finished almost before the audience
knew 1t was begun. Leaning painfully upon
his clutches, and speaking with great diff
Guilty, he said:
Ladies and gentlemen: Under all cir
cumstances ii is difficult for me to speak
An hour ago l might have made a speech.
but now l arr aim Jst afraid to try. I know
as few can, the good these chaplains have
done-writing letters to he friends at home
for the sick and wounded, to anxious, scr
rowing mothers and fathers. l have rot
words to express my thanks for this well
come. l appreciate"
But he said not another word. He stood
in the presence of that vast multitude and
wept, and the multitude wept with him.
Before another year had passed loving
hands had laid the body of the incompara-
BILE soldier in the tomb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
OBEYED ORDERS STRICTLY.
How a Collector Secured Six Weeks
Holiday and a Partnership.

when l was a youngster Of seventeen"
said successful business man to a Detroit
Free Press reporter, Il got a job as col
lector with man who was about as strict
a martinez l ever saw. He insisted on
everything being done just as he said, and
there were times when life was verify a
burden, but l stuck to him for six months.
then we had a difference. 1t was this way:
One morning he called me up and handed
me a bill on a man l knew and said to me
to take it around and collect 1t.
It's one of our standbyS,' he said, and
every collector / ever sent to him reported
him absent or not findable or something
Now you go and don't come back here till
you see him.
Do you mean that% / asked, as two or
three clerks looked up.
You know me- was all he said in reply
and l went out after my man.
He wasn't at home. the people said. and
wouldn't be for six weeks. So l stuck the
bill In my pocket and went off up the coun-
try on a visit. The old man sent after me
half dozen times. but my folks could only
tell l was out of town, and never paid any
attention to letter l got from the boss,
but went on enjoying myself Then l came
back and had a visit with some other
friends and at the end of six weeks called
on my man again with the bill. i found
him at home and told him what l had done
and he paralyzed me by paying the bill with
interest Two hours later 1 stepped into the
boSSS office.
There. said. before he had time to
gather his wits. lis the amount Of your bill
and interest. He was out of town for six
weeks and l couldn't see him before You
told me not to come back till did see him.
and l was obeying your Instructions had
a rafting good time and the house owes me
six weeks salary
The old man gasped. got blue In the face
and | thought he was going to explode but
he didn't; he gulped it all down and stuck
out his hand
Young man. he said. you ought to have
been a soldier I'm going to put YOU I'm
charge of the collection department and
double your salary And" concluded the
merchant, when l was twenty-five l was
partner"
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She I'm ew.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Samantha" said Mr.. Chugwater, do you
know where my hat is?''
Your hat, Josiah" answered Mrs. Chug-
water. us in the corne- over there by the
bookcase. where you tossed it when you
came home last night. One of your gloves
is on the piano just where you laid it, and
the other is in your overcoat pocket. The
overcCat is hanging; on chair in the back
parlcr exactly you left it. Your slippers
are under the lounge where you threw
them when you put on your shoes. One of
them has no heel. and the other has a hole
worn through the sole, and"
Samantha growied Mr.. Chugwater,
gathering up his hat and overcoat and
moving toward the doo-, you'd get along
just as well if you were not quite so knowl-
edgeouS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
He Did Not Know 1t.

FIcm the Whole Family.
The German professor of music to be met
with in English drawing rooms is an en-
PERTAINING old gentleman. To him recently
a lady said, when one of his COMPOSITIONS
had just been rendered by one of the
guests: How did you like the rendering
of your song, professor"
WAS dat my song?" replied the profess
sor, with an expression of great astoaish-
ment. i did not know him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
Written for The Evening Star.
The Wreck

L walked by the sounding sea
As the red sun sank from sight
When drifted a wreck near me
Wherein was no living wight,
Or none there seemed to be.
Twas :he autumn equinox,
And Euroclydon all day
Had driven his snow white fiocks
OF foam before him, and spray
High up on the frownins rocks.
The cleaning came on soon,
And the wind along the coast
Swept with doleful Groom,
And, pallid as ghost,
Slow rose the full-orbed moon.
by her light woman fair
1 beheld upon the wreck,
With Il face of wan despair,
And down whose snowy neck
Was streaming her golden hair.
But. what my soul more shocked.
As the bleak shores battered guest
Like cradle gently rocked,
A babe on that lady's breast
In her arms lay closely locked.
Then drifted the wreck so near,
As 1 stood there, mute with awe,
And the moon shone out so clear,
That 1 plainly the sad sight saw,
And the lady's voice could hear:
Thou call'st, dear love. to me;
The world has no more to give:
1 GOMEZ come to thee;
All, why should longer live?"
And into the surge sprang she.
I was impotent to save
The twain. though so near the shore:
They sank meath the rolling wave;
l waitcd-they rose no more
They found in the deep a grave.
And the moon. the pallid moon,
Ard the starry heavenly host
Saw not them who died too soon,
And along that lonely coast
Did the wind a low dirge Groom.
w. L. SHOENf4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
The Price He Pays for Enjoying the
Pleasures of the Rich.
LIVING WITHIN ONES MEANS
The Wrinkles Of Life Are Smoothed
Out When This is Done.
CHA SSED BY MES
Written for The Evening Star.

on a fine looking
horse, with q locked
tail. He wore a pair
CT whipcord trousers
and boots. The horse
was well groomcd, and
so was he. AS he
passed by the writer
for The Star heard a
citizen who was on
foot remark, "Therc
goes some rich young
man. I wonder how
II feels to be rich
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
VARICOCELES.

The creeping. nsidous nature OF a varicocele
renders it more dangerous than a rupture. II IS
SO slow and often painless in its progress md
action that it frequently reaches an incurabie
stage before the fated man discovers what IL IS.
Many afflicted men believe they are ruptIrad.
They experience soreness, dragging down feeling,
debility, they tire easily. nervous. despond-pt,
and frequently there engagements that appear
like hernia. IL you suspect trouble of this nature.
call upon me for free examination.
Without fear Of successful contradiction, claim
to be the only physician earth that can cure a
Naricocele without operation pain. fe2s-4t'
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ianapOlis Journal.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
THAT young widow Filson is quite a
dashing creature, don't you Think
Il guess you are right. She dashed nv
hopes most effectually when 7 asked her 70
marry me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
Simple Rules How Every Man Can
Be His Own Trainer.
TIE STOPPING FORM AND BAD GAIT
How the Soldier Gains His Erect
Carriage.
A MATTER OF CALISTHENICS

N THE DIFFERENT
government depart
ments in Washington
there are thousands
Of clerks who spend
their days bending
ove- desks, until their
shoulders are round
ed, and that manly
erect carriage that
they boosted when
they entered the gov
eminent service is
gone.
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Favorable Testimony by an Expert
Witness.
LIEUT.. ]. C. BYRONN EXPERIENCE
How the Minneconjou Warriors
Were Trained.
THEY WOULD BE LOYAL

o Y OU T n I n K
that the Indian will
make a good soldier
for the rel GU a r
army?" asked a Star
reporter Of Lieut. j.
c. Byron of the sec
ond cavalry.
Il most empnati-
cally do" he replied
Lieut.. Byron is in a
position to give a
practical opinion up
~, The poattar for he
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FREE EXAMINATIONS,
Week Days:
From 10 a. m. to S p. m.
Sundays:
10 to 3 o'clock.

$4,000 people killed yearly in America
from the unnatural pressure and construction OF
trusses. Severe truss pressure upon egg-shaped
pads enlarges the rupture and frequently causes
paralysis, nerve, brain and spinal diseases tumors
assesses. strangulatons, Bright's disease rheuma
tism. and. besides, they make life a burden. Any
ordinary rupture l without danger or pain
and at moderate expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
Careful How You Walk,

These exercises may be repeated to ad-
vantage with a pair of light dumbbel,s in
the hands. In walking always observe to
keep the head up. chin in. shoulders equal
hands at the sides not in a pocket take
step quick and easy. thirty inches long and
about one hundred and twenty steps to the
minute. and If you are a woman, be care
full to avoid that shoulder swagger, which,
to the keen eye Of drill master ruins the
carriage Of 50 many Washington girls and
you will soon acquire the soldiers bearing
and carriage that is near as drill mas
tiers and fencing masters can attain to
perfection. Just cut this out and paste IL
on piece of cardboard and you have a
useful manual Of calesthenics'' for every
day use. DION WILLIAMS