The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-08

| Tie mart OF LAWYER Dixon. IL will be- necessary
10 prove that the Court in convicting the girl
"' The Court has judicial discretion. and u 1t
| makes a mistake n cannot be held responsible.
The decision OF the lower courts are sometimes
| reversed by the higher but the lower courts are
not thereby made amenable for damages.
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SETTING THE RED MEN TO Work.
| The sy.teu, OF Traipi.g school. should Be
| Supplemented by Government Employment.
| wAsHINuToN. Oct. THE need Of teaching
| the Indian to become self-relant by giving him
| greater opportunities to furnish by his own
| labor the annual tribal supplies which the Gov
| eminent buys, is attracting attention. THE
| curse OF the, Carlisle or Hampton Genoa
youth to-day in coming back to the reservation"
| says Senator Kyle in the North american Re
| riclr, lis nothing to do. They return to the
tepee. and with their citizen suits and manners
find themselves a laughing stock" few may
be employed rs blacksmths clerks, and teach
ers, and remain progressive; but sometimes
others return to the blanket because they find
no employment. Mr. Kyle, while visiting the
Indians recently. found fine-looking young
man, about twenty years old, well dressed. sit
ting upon a wagon tongue and looking disconso-
late lie said / was of three and half years,
and learned the tailor's trade: but there is moth
ing for me to do here" CHANGING at the prim-
tive anu scanty AZURE oI thoee arouhu hiin' Mr.
Kyle thought that MS business prospects were
not very bright
During the last fiscal year the Government
bought and supplied to the Indians 5l,lss
pounds OF leather. 1.211 ploughs 91l sets OF
| harness, 1866 dozen pairs Of socks, 10000
shswls, 8,72s,00O pounds Of -four, "9.771, 100
POUNDS OF Deei' anu oto'o'o pouhuS vi pacon'
DIT. hyIe NOUS that III theSe 'hi"ss ga" oe pr"-
duced oy the lhulahs upon the RESERVATIONS
Ihere Is much 10 support TINS view IN "hat mas
been accomplished at some agencies. for eN-
ample st the iahktoh AL 'he "ork"eh Nv 'he
shops, except the superintendent are ihuiahs'
There are carpenter, wagon repair, black
smith. harness, and tin shops. and such articles
| "a betsteads and as cups pals and mans OF tin
camp kettles, iron chimneys, stovepipe joints.
cupboards, and tables are manufactured. The
remaining includes glazing windows. soldering
repairing locks, and so on. OF course, there is
long distance between that and the making OF
WAGONS anu an RAJ 'mpe1nH, ", 'he
wagon maLers shoemakers carnenters blacr-
81. ',i,Iars g. ~ ,ha,, ~, ~ a,,,
Smiths smiths ni',e e, anu .nes ",an W.. oe eur
eminent find it cheaper to get their mnnufac-
who can also furnish much better ones. Never
theless' the great Importance OF introducing
regular industries among the Indians, instead of
only odd jobs OF repairs around the agencies,
AS to farming, while the red man can hardly
DO called success as an asrlcuiturls'' he Ger,
fanny can DC s.Eek raiser, ana thousands OF
there there seems to be no reason whv the indians
should not be able to supply all the beef ration.
used at the agencies instead Of having them as
now, to u great extent, furnished by whites.
Turning again TO the Yankton tribe OF South
Dakota, last years report shows that after three
nearly all the families reside ON their farms and
many have erected comfortable houses. while
80 -. 49,, -, nv, $50 - ,
tSs year ra repdred upon was aImost Isop o if
,sure, oMing 70 ,ns urnuen'; put wheaI, P3-
Ia,oes, ahu p R M1rs proanGeu 70 ronsuera9e
extent; AZ hoseDuu Agency, also IN SCUM pa
kots, the ioll9wing account was gwen In the last
fepof' vi 'no inuiah UNDERESTIMATE
The acreage cultivated this year ssEegatss sI4s
Sagsabiss The Mhest and oar ha ve Seen cn1 hass
suitable for thrsshng. and he yield + estimated
oats 7lY bushels of corn and o52 bushels pota
toes and Other , yeEet,,6ies .,..,
Conslderabe wheat as raised last year ior me nrst
Hn h' sha ABOUT ioY osnsis rs ~ Iaentne
he aSeneT Tor SEED R1houah xood cro ~ SPa aa
rather than dispose OF them, '1'1' ''' ''e
Many Indians also gather large quantities OF wild
81 tn g 1o raa nav osea pad ,of
issue stations together with freight FOR traders and
lumber transported Tor missonsfes for buildas pur
poses eli tsB4I They have sold the Government
pos head OF beef cattle AfgregainE 800 pounds,
Tor which ihey were Pald ~ loodo the 6eef being
h Issusu unuSI ~, hheay supnations
srhogols 10 tTadeI. and 10 Two missiona1y hoapH
Ing schools 1gT cords OF wood Receiving therefor
s530O44; for grain and hay sold TO agency iO99I
and for gran hay and other products sold 20 traders
and others 500 30 agsreEatns tSlsiAO7 received
Lor Iher INDUSTRY d1raf ne yeat oesdss Shieh they
ssNsd so Ssr S.ils Tor which, tbsS rsy Al %
ton deiiyeIed at The railroad w. -
With the above proceeds many have purchased
young stock and implements and Otherw se Improved
their r0nditlon u also dsmonslrates that these In
al1hs IKE mhIIr prope, vii woIh when an lntthtNe
s ~ ''s" @" """ ''' 70 W NC ''a'H'u '"' 'A"''
Al 49,. 1900, - 4, 80
~ the uhe mus reported upon there were
i2,b9l cattle on the reservation belonging Ia
Indians, the springs increase OF calves being
district and greater results might have been eH,
t I ~ ntIe ,hI n u,,i III ~ y ~