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said to herself. 1t had fallen off the hooks,
so she picked it up. and under it what did
she seer Why her own Frederick, She
lifted her up with squeak of Joy.
Yes, it was Frederica, somewhat worse
for being IN Max's care, but smiling as
sweetly as when Ethel last saw her. She
carried the recovered doll 10 her mother
and told her how she had found it.
at must have been Max" said mamma.
at must have BEEN" rejoiped Ethel.
very much ashamed, and I don't doubt
that he was. But one thing is certain
he never touched EthelPs dolls again.
Mamma had the haIrdresser curl Fred
erica's hair, and she is now as pretty as
ever. MINNIE w, CULVER,
Age IL wears.
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Pats RetOrt.

Pat has turned up again in a collection
of anecdotes. Here is specimen of his
wit lately come to hand:
A one-legged Yankee orator. who had
been very successfully chatting an Irish
man, was finally asked:
"oi say, soor, how did yez. lose your
leg?"
''Well, replied the Yankee, II found,
when came to look up my ancestry, that
| had little Irish blood in my veins, and
becoming convinced that it had ali settled
in my left leg / had it cut off at once.'
hadn't settled in your head!'
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finally admitted that the boys were play.
ing ball on vacant lot, and this boy had
Knocked the ball out into the street.
Make that fine 81, Mr.. Clerk" said
Judge Smell; "the case is not quite so bad
as l thought it was"
father" game of croquet IN which a high
court official was engaged, and I,saw that
official spitefully knock his opponents
ball clear across the street, and
Take off that other SO, Mr.. Clerk.
don't believe that this boy was doing
wrong, after ALL" And the Judge Law
back in his chair and laughed heartily as
he remembered what whack he gave his
opponents ball in the game referred to-
Washington Star.
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circumstances Alter Cases.

The late Judge Smell was very fond OF
croquet-playing, and when not busy with
his official duties, could almost always be
found with mallet in hand, engaged in his
favorite game. One morning, while pre-
siding over the Police Court, young boy
was brought before him charged with
playing ball in the street. The policeman
who arrested the boy swore he had caught
him in the act.
This ball-playing on the street must be
stopped"
The boys father was present, and sug-
gested to the Judge that he would like to
question the policeman little before the
fine was imposed, so Judge Shell ordered
the policeman into the witness-box again.
After little close questioning. the officer
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A Bov,s Funny Heroism.

1t is recorded of little Sydney boy that
he had allowed his mothers birthday to
dawn without having anything to give
things, and seemed to call for desperate
remedy. He began by offering her, one
after another, every toy he owned, but she
was too good-natured to take them. At
last, after carefully considering the whole
matter, he said, with a degree of earnest
ness which showed how much he felt the
sacrifice he was about to propose: 'iI
know what Ill do; I'll take dose of
castor oil for you "-New York Recorder.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 1896.
Dear Editor: l now take the time in sending
You these few lines. AS / am little boy of
1213 years old, am In the fifth grade at the
Edison School. read everything in the "Child
hoods Realm" from the tor of the page TO the
bottom of the page and try to find ont what the
answers TO the puzzles are. / am at one now
apd l think l will have 1t ready for next Sun
days paper. like the "Childhood's Realm"
and there are some very nice stories in that
page. The children of the Edison School have
a paper called The Children's News. 1t is made
up OF few small parts. l hope that all the
little children who read my little letter will
ask their teacher ii they can have paper like
our little Children's News. AS my letter is
growing long, 1 will close. Hoping to see my
letter in print in next Sundays paper, / am
yours truly, THOMAS VAUGHAN.
Ills TWenty-third street.
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VERDELL e. JONES, age Z years.
Dolly and Daisy.

Daisy is the name of a lovely dear doggie
whom know. One Sunday she had FIVE
pretty little puppies, and oh how she Just
loved them. All day long she patted and
talked to them, and made nice soft bed
for them to sleep in. One afternoon when
her little mistress ca me home from school
Daisy ran to meet her and cried as il her
heart would break. On going to her bed
the little girl saw there were no pretty
puppies there, instead everything was
thrown around, and the poor mother
looked up at her as much as to say, "Where
are they?" The little girl went to her
mother and said:
Mamma, the puppies are all gone. And
Daisy is crying for them. Do you know
where they are?'
them when he came this morning."
Now what did the butcher want with
little doggies2 Can You tell what he did
with them?
Poor Daisy did not eat anything for a.
whole week, only sat and cried and cried
cried with her. But the puppies never
came back and every one had given np
looking for them. Mamma said, "fhey
must have gone to Bologna" Where IS
that, wonder?
One day Emily missed her doll, and her
mamma salo, Pernaps sne mas gone after
the puppies" She looked every place.
but no doll could be found. Neither could
we find Daisy, so we started out to search
for them.
Dolly and Daisy, Daisy-Daisy-
Daisy" we called and all of sudden up
came the dog wagging her tail and bark
ing with JOY, as much as to say, II have
it." We followed her to her bed. and
there was the doll, but what state she
was in There were five pieces instead of
one arms off, legs off, and the paint gone
from her face by Daisy licking it, and the
dog would not let US touch her. but lust
lay down and put her paw over the broken
doll. | wonder can dogs count? and if not,
Mamma said if the butcher comes again he
will think there are more puppies and will
take them to Frankfurt. | have looked
in my geography and cannot find either
Bologna or Frankfurt, yet they cannot
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Toddle and the Mosnuitoes..

papa to tell him that he couldn't get to
sleep for the mosquitoes.
"Never mind, Toddle; Just put your
head under the clothes where they can't
get at you"
Toddletums did so, but in little while
he peered from under the clothing A fire.
fly happened along at the moment and set
him yelling:
Its no use, papa. / hid under the
clothes and now they've gone off and got
lanterns to find me with. h.''-Harper's
Round Table
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V. Mayday and Decora ton day.
Fire Fancies.

When the flames are running riot,
Pictures come before our eyes;
Never steady, never quiet,
Magic palaces arise;
Now q goblin, now fairy,
Here an elf and there gnome;
Then dream-boat, white and airy,
Drifting on sea of foam.
Ali the tales that one remembers
Dragons, witches. captive DANES
CLEAN together In the embers
And the flashing of the flames.
Bits of sunny summer playtime.
White enchantments of the snow,
Memories of night and daytime,
Lightly come and swiftly go.
Last a train of cars. full freighted
With departing fairy souls,
Cracks and roars as If belated,
Rushing DER bridge of Goals.
Then the gold light turns to umber,
And with soft ana stealthy tread
Comes the Sandman, bringing slumber.
Now it's time to go TO bedl
st. NicholasJ
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Naughty Max.

1t was little Annie who laid her doll
carelessly on the floor when her mother
called her to take the milk. Annie took
the milk and started to run, but she
stumbled over the doorsIll, the pitcher
broke and the milk ran all over the floor.
Annie rose slowly to her feet, then ran to
her mother and told her of the sad mis-
hap. Her mother said, ''she ought tn
have been more CAREFUL Annie dried
her tears and ran to play with her doll
again, but what did she fnd2 Little
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Dear Editor: Papa has taken THE CALI for
many years, and since you commenced the
Children's Realm 1 have taken pleasure in
reading it. What variety of opinions among
US childrenl | am little girl, 10 years old and
live on Stanyan street. ] enjoy gathering
wildfowers. am a California girl, and of course
my fayorite wildfOwer is the poppy. l have
gathered great many poppies, and l will
send you few of what have pressed in this
letter And you can get beautiful poppies out
by the park; they are of different colors-some
are of an orange color, and some are butter
color. So will close my little letter. Your
little friend, LYDIA wALKUP.
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1t Is said in Indianapolis that General
Harrison has been invited to contribute q
series Of articles TO one of the leading Lon
don magazines. with permission to choose
his own subject and name his own pr'~~
for the work.
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Naughty Max.

PALo ALTO, CAL, April 16, 1896.
When was a very young puppy
and my little mistress was a few years
younger than she is now, her Aunt
Helen sent her nice new doll and
she was careless and left her doll on the
floor, and l came and took it in nv
mouth. l got hair tangled around nv
teeth, l got sawdust up my nose, and I
swallowed foot. Oh, how l sneezed and
choked, and my little mistress gave me a
whipping.
VERpELL Z. JONES. age years
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The Emerald.

This beautiful stone is of brilliant green,
being inferior in value only to the diamond
and ruby. 1t is elassed with the beryl and is
transparent or translucent.
The very finest emerads are found in South
America, Siberia and India.
This stone was very highly priced by the an
clients and was supposed to possess certain
virtues, such as being good for the eyes and to
drive away evil spirits. NJ. w. R.
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BERKELEY. CAL, April 21, 1886.

Dear Editor: We have been working out the
puzzles in Sundays CALL and 1 hope the an
swers send are right. 1 am Berkeley boy
and attend the LIE Conte School, My teacher
is Miss Gompertz. The boys asked the prin-
cipal If we could have a half holiday to see the
baseball match between Berkeley u. G. and
Stanford. i hope Berkeley will win. NV
brother and sing in the St. Marks choir.
Yours truly, CLAYTON PAUL..
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SAN FRANCISCO, April I6. 1896.

San FRANCISCO, April TO, 1886.
Dear Editor: My papa takes THE DAILY CALL,
and every Sunday have the children's page,
which l enjoy very much. 1 am native
daughter, and was born in this City eleven
years ago. hope my answers to your puzzles
are right. Hoping to see this in next Sundays
paper, remain, yours truly, HAZEL BELL.
360S Sixteenth street.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. April II, 1896.

Dear Editor: You were very kind to put my
letter in THE CALL to-day. The first thing
did when l got up was to bring in the paper
and look for my letter. I was so afraid 1t was
not there but at last found il. Igo to the
Edison School, and am in the fourth grade.
have to study real hard so as to get promoted
/ have three cats, and one of them has little
kitten. The other day my auntie was
going to fix a nice bed for ii and let ii out for
"sun BATH" But the mother thought my
auntie was going to drown it, so she took it
under the house and did not bring ft out yet.
was very angry too. But could not bear to
whip her. She is very gentle little cat, and
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The wonders of Transposition.

The word "time' admits of very pecu-
liar arrangement of its letters. The four
letters OF the word, transposed and read
backward and forward and up and down,
give US four perfect English and Latin
words. 1t is said to be the only word in
our language that will admit of so many
transpositions and arrangements. Note
the oddity in the square below:
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WEST BERKELEY. CAL, April 90. 1895.

Dear Editor: am little girl years old
My papa is the proprietor of the American
Brewery He takes THE CALL and like to read
the childrens page every Sunday. GO to the
Columbia School. L am in the fourth grade
and my teachers name is Miss Hastense I
have no brother or sister, but have three
little cousins in San Francisco and they come
to see me very often, so am not lonesome.
They stay with me in vacation, and we 60 out
picking wildfowers and catching frogs and
fishes in the creek. JOSEPHINE RAsPILLER
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"Do YOU LOVE BUTTERq"

call her Nip She is only three years old ana
never scratches anybody. / have another cat,
and he does nothing but eat and sleep. do
not care much for him. His name is Tom. This
is long letter, so must stop. Hoping to see
my letter in THE CALL next Sunday, am yours
truly, MABEL F. TWAY.
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SorrH San FRANnsco. Anril rs. 1sa

Dear Editor: am little boy IL years old.
This is my first letter to THE CALL. Every
Sunday morning as soon as am dressed run
for the Childhood's Realm. Sometimes my
mamma hides it so cannot find it. 1 have
never tried any puzzles yet. go to the South
San Francisco School / am in the fourth
grade. My teachers name is Miss Morrison
think will close now, hoping to see nv
letter in next Sundays CALL. From your little
friend, JOHN DIRKs.
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"Dickie, what do you want for your
birthday present?'
'Oh, papa. get me a savings-bank that
ma can't get nickels out of with hair
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T l NJ E
l T f NJ
NJ E T I
II NJ I IT

The above words, in English, as well as
in Latin, are all complete. and the curious
part of it is, that reading them backward
and forward and up and down gives the
same result that transposing the letters in
the original word does. Their significance
as Latin words is as follows: Tine, fear
thou; item. likewise; nett, to be meas
ured; emit, he buys.-St. Louis Republic.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April Is, 1896.

Dear Editor: My mother and father take THE
CALL and keep waiting all the week for SUM-
day to come, as ! like TO read all the letters
and work the different puzzles. / remain,
AUGUSTA WILLIAMS
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Greeting.

Greeting
Be merry to-day
.'Tis Mayl 'Tis MayI
Frolic and play;
=. BE glad, be gay.
=. The brook bubbles with gIee
As he laughs on his way;
= The dear-iittle birds,
: SO happy; so free,
:. Trili-a Joyous ROUNDED ay.
Ills May! 'Tis May!
AS the flowers peep forth
- They seem to say:
"'Reioice, be happy.
= Be glad to-day.
-. IT'S May! IT'S Mayp'
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san FRANcIsco, Cal, April 20. 1896

San FRANCISCO, CaI, AprlI ZOr 1886.
Dear Editor: Ny papa has taken THE CALL for
six years and l enjoy very much reading the
chiidren's page on Sundays. ! am IL years old
and have three brothers and three sisters.
hope will see my letter in next Sundays
CALL. Yours truly, JENNETTE RoBERTsoN.
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Naughty Max

Naughty Max"
Ellen was busy dressing her doll when
her mother told her to get a pail of
water. 81 don't want to-" said Ellen
Grossly; but her mother was busy sewing
and she had to obey. "Well, l suppose
must go" and she threw her doll on the
floor. rushed out of the room, slamming
the door behind her.
All this time Ellen's little dog Max, was
lying under the table, and when he saw
Ellen throw her doll on the floor he thought
it would be ine playthinR. He shook
the doll until her eyes dropped out and
her dress was in rags. When he thought
he had had enough fun he crept under the
table and went to sleep. Soon Ellen came
in and saw her doll. You naughty dog"
she cried, you shan't have any dinner for
doing this, and after shutting him up in
the closet ran off to tell her mother.
1T served you right, for if you had been
good girl it could not have happened"
said her mother. 81 do not think Max
was so mucn to blame as you were"
EVA KENNEDY,
Goodyear's Bar, Sierra County, Cal.
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A jolly Sunbeam.

A slender sunbeam lost his way
Upon the nursery floor.
He fell into corners and slipped into hooks,
Had mishaps by the score.
Yet somehow or other, all the time
He was merry as grig,
For little Ted, with bit OF glass,
Was making him dance a Jig.
G. III. s., in Youths Companion
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Correct answers for April 26:
I. (a) Under a spreading chestnu

l. (a) Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smthy stands:
The smith, mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles OF his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
(b) Longfellow is the author.
II. May.
III. (a) Auburn. (b) When he is a plague.
(cl Because it is Sunday. (d) When is plated
(pleated).
". Inch-chin.
V. Mayday and Decora ton day.
Correct answers to all or majority Of the
puzzles for April 19-Received from Irene A.
Moore, Herman Borchers and Jeanie Cohen.
For April 26-Jean S. Johnston, Alice Bell,
Hilda Lippj, Mabel Chestnut, Julia Derby,
Walter Richards Laura A. and Kate Sabbats-
chan and Franklin Murray.
Your editor is always pleased to receive con-
tributions of riddles. puzzles, stories and
poems from the little readers of Childhood's
Realm.
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". oolldincek ussyarar oomll
W II her am raws y oous an hid IL h
pscrpi Ell ca go ell e h al oh If OBJ Id VIC SRI e
resr e tr e If hhc mad a hold.
Ponular Melody.
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pieces of her dolls clothes scattered all
over the room! Naughty Max" said
Annie, bursting into tears, as she saw
guilty Max standing beside her and pre-
tending not to see her. He knew he was
guilty, and that evening Annie did not
play with him as usual for a punishment.
Roy E. THOMPSON, years.
Benicia, CAL, April Is, 1896.
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The origin of the name of this, the fifth
month OF the year is wrapped in mystery,
as are so many other things we should like
TO feel sure about.
. One writer suggests that the name was
taken from the names of a certain two of
the old Roman paters or fathers, or from
the name of the mother of the god Mer-
curry, "Maia," as on the first day of this
month the Romans were in the habit of
sacrificing to this goddess.
In the Roman Catholic church the
month of May is sacred to Mary, the
mother Of Jesus.
= The blossomof the hawthorn tree, whose
sentiment is hope, is the flower for May,
and its delicate beauty and fragrance have
many times been the theme of song and
story.
With sweet consistency, in order to
preserve perfect happiness during her
brief reign, May" has chosen for her
jewel the brilliant green emerald.
Just think! Almost 100 stories about
f'the little girl and her dog" All so good,
d. so well written and original in plot, that
1T was extremely difficult to select any
best ones, but at last eighteen were chosen.
linen two OF. these, one by Arthur Suy
den and one by Ethel Ferguson, were
written on both sides of the paper, so, of
course, these cannot be published Just
now, as have not time TO rewrite them.
The others will be published, as there is
room.
The children. of the st. Elmo School,
San Bernardino, and of the Primary School
IN Columbia, wrote very pretty little
stories for such young children.
e. Naughty Max.
Little Ethel had dog whom she called
Max. Max was fox-terrier, and Ethel
thought great deal of him. One Christ
mas Uncle. Fred gave Ethel beautiful
. doll; whom she named Frederick for the
giYer.. Frederica had long golden hair
that hung in curls TO her waist, and blue
eyesthat would close when Ethel wished
her to sleep. Ethers' mamma told her
that she must keep this doll long time.
Ethel promised, and for many nights
Frederica was put TO bed and taken up,
dressed and carried down to the breakfast
table in the morning. Ethel never went
to a party that she did not take Frederica.
Thus she kept her six months, and the
doll was as good as new.
One time Ethel was invited out in the
evening to party. Thinking it not
proper that one SO young as Frederica
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III. am word of two parts-My first is al
ways honest and steadfast to friend aud foe
the same; my second is busy and wise; his ex-
amples you should follow. Yet, strange to
say, my whole runs away from school.
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be far away, because the butcher comes
from there every morning.

Dear Editor: send this in answer to
picture in Sundays CALL and hope it will
be published. My mamma has been TAX
ing your paper since long before / was
born. | like your children's page very
much. Your little reader,
MARIE CHEswoRTH, IL wears old.
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Dear Editor: We take THE CALL and am
much pleased with the children's page. This
is my first letter TO you.
/ hope all the stories about "Naughty Max
will be in the paper next Sunday. And /
should be pleased ii you would be kind
enough TO put my story in the paper If you
have room. Your little friend,
MAY ISABEL Goss, age IS years.
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"fixed look" Transpose my letters, and be-
come flower" Transpose again, and be-
come weeds" Once more, and am sign OF
sorrow.
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The boy stood in the cable-car,
He scorned TO hold strap,
The car went round curve, and he
sat i'm somebody's lap.
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II. am word Of letters five, and mean
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SAN FRANc1sco, April 10.

Dan FRANCISCU, AprlI IJ.
Dear Editor: My mamma takes THE CALL,
and 1 enjoy reading "Childhoods Realm"
very much.
This is the first letter 1 have written and
hope it will be published.
For my pets have dog, a cat and two ca
naries which sing very sweetly.
am in the fth grade of the Broadway Gram
mar School.
am very glad you are publishing "Donald
Series" again, because like to read them very
much. The story of Donald's china doll in
THE CALL to-day is very amusing This is all 1
shall write. From your loving friend,
LILLE A. MAsKoW. age years
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Dear Editor: My papa takes THE CALL. am
so glad, for 1 like to read the pretty stories,
puzzles and letters. I cannot wait until the
Sundays paper comes to see the new puzzles.
We have taken THE CALL steady for twenty.
four years II / am not successful with this
letter Will try again, but hoping shall see
my little letter published in next Sunday
paper, your little friend,
LAURA SABLATsCHAu. 13 years.
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ApIiA 81, 1OoO.
Dear Editor: My papa has just started in to
take THE WEEKLY CALL. Mamma showed me
the "Childhood's Realm" l seen the other
little girls and boys writing stories and |
thought would write about the little girl and
her doggie Max. Also am going to try some
of the puzzles. / must close my short letter
/ remain your little friend,
am 10 years old. IRENE A. MOORE
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-07
INDIANS WANT THEIR MONEY
Crow Greeks Send Uncle Sam = II,
nv Wire

Crow Greeks Send Uncle Sam a In,
by Wire.
Chamberlain, S. D., March 4.-As ,
result of u council which was attend.
ed by practically every Sioux on Grow
Greek reservation, White Chest, head
chief of the tribe, and Band Hand
influential Indians. with John Flour,
new. interpreter, were selected as del
eyates to visit Chamberlain and tele-
graph the commissioner of Indian ar
fairs urging that immediate attention
he given to the matter Of paying to
them S10S.0OO. The delegation is in
town to-day and telegraphed the com
missioner us instructed by the council.
Tie principal, $1OS.N is due the In
dams as reimbursement for receiving
less lard per capita in their dimin-
ished reservation than the Sioux at.
other agencies after a portion of the
Sioux reservation was opened up to
settlement six years ago. The princi-
pal and interest aggregate the amount
now claimed to be, due. The Grow
Creeks seem under the impression
that. the last congress appropriated
the money; if SO, they demand that it
be paid to them and for payment to
be made Immediately. While the In
dams are not inclined to be surly,
they will firmly insist that justice be
done them. They say they have long
waited for the government to attend
to the matter, but now demand early
cotton