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go
Hard Winds.

When the Californian tells You that
he has seen the wind blow SO hard
that it blew the grass out Of the
ground, you will smile in spite OF
yourself; it is so perfectly ridiculous.
And yet it is trne. once planted q
lawn in March, sowing Kentucky blue
grass. It came up beautifully and
Aourished until May, which is the
month in which the norther is prevail
ent. I think it was the middle of the
month, and the grass was about three
inches high, when the norther came
along. In two days I had no more.
lawn; the grass had been blown out OF
the ground. AS previously mentioned,
the norther is desiccating wind, and
it dried the loose soil about the grass
roots until it was reduced to powder
and thus unable to resist the wind,
which dispersedit. The roots, having
no further hold in the ground, gave
way, and the wind carried off the
grass. This is how the wind blew the
grass out of the ground. 1t is a Cali
fornia yarn, but simple enough when
:-Lippincott's.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
sAMANTHY HAS TooTHACHE.

ShmANln1 1SoAaASnC'
Mr.. Boone had slept in the barn
every night since Deacon Snyder's
horses were stolen. He was afraid
the horse-thieves would be after Dolly
and Nell.
He attended the day services of the
camp-meeting on Friday and Saturday,
and Saturday evening found him all
on fire with religious enthusiasm.
But he hesitated. somewhat about
attending the evening service. He
wanted to go, but he felt that some one
ought to remain at home. There was
no telling what might happen if the
place were left alone.
But he finally concluded to 60.
Samanthy went over to Mr.. Boone's,
to accompany Mamie. to the grove.
AT first Mamie had declared that she
wasn't going to attend the camp-meet-
ing. It hardly seemed right for her
to be enjoying herself, or, at least,
tryingt to do so, while poor Dick was a
fugitive and wanderer on the face of
the earth.
GOOD Lord!'' argued Samanthy,
with good, hard comrnon-sense.
"Your stayin' to hum, mopin' an cry
in, hain't a-goin' tu make it any bet
ter fer him, is it? He'd ruther I'D
gitalong with yer trouble as easy's
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When was allotting lands to In
dians in North Dakota I lived in tents
out on the Fort Barthold reservation
about hundred miles from a railroad
or q civilized settlement.
With me was surveying corps in
Guiding several Indians and an Irish
man, German, a Spaniard and a mem
Der of one of the first families of Vir-
ginia. We joyously entertained any
body who chanced to come by our way
without regard to his present or pre-
vious condition. .. -.
One day boastful stranger hauled
up, with hungry look, in front OF our
dining tent and without so much as
"good morning" for q preface, sprang
off his horse and remarked:
"a big syndicate is paying me IS a
day and expenses to sell land-no dit.
ference what get for it or whether I
sell it at all or not.
He seemed about to follow this an
nounc>ment of his Importance by ask
ing the price of bite when I re-
piled:
"Picket your bronco and sit down
to feast. This surveying crowd con-
trolls all the country. I am working
for a bigger syndicate than you are and
it pays me bigger wages than you get
just to give land away"
The invitation needed no repetition,
but the statement that T was being
paid to give land away required con-
siderable explanation to the visitor.
And the explanation may not be with
out interest to you.
The Indians, you know were long
accustomed to have everything in COM
mon: to Craze their ponies on the
common plains; to get their wood
from the common forests; to stack
. their tents where they pleased; to
hunt or work and appropriate the COM
mon reserve as freely as the fish use
the sea- This was their old time and
natural way of doing things. It
violates every principle of the rights
Of property and was correspondingly
conducive to savagery. 1t is the
desire of the Government to get them
entirely out of this state and to make
them citizens.
One of the means to this end is to
divide up the reservations that they
have held in common and to allot the
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lands in severalty. That is, to give
each Indian homestead, mark it off
by distinct boundary lines, require him
to build a house on it, teach him to
cultivate it, and in various ways help
him along until he is able to support
himself and his family upon it. OF
course the Indians have to be sufi-
ciently advanced to be willing to do this
before it can be done with any degree
of success. A portion of land is allot-
ted to every man, woman and child.
When the child grows up, instead of
finding the land around belonging to
everybody and nobody, he finds a
distinctive tract all his own. He is
thereby taught the law of inheritance.
The desire at onces comes to him to
leave to his children an inheritance at
least as good as that which was left to
him. He sees other Indians all
around him cult 7ating their farms
and earning for themselves the COM
forts of life. A healthful rivalry is
thus established and ambition pre-
viously unfelt is fostered.
The Dawes bill, under which allot-
ments are made, provides that the In
dian shall become citizen with all
the rights thereunto appertaining
within six months after he has taken
his allotment and severed his tribal
relations. 1t provides also that the
Government shall keep the Indians
allotment in trust for him for'twenty-
five years. Then he is allowed to do
as he pleases with it. 1t is supposed
that by this time he will be able to
hold his own against all settlers in the
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tance. The agency. employs a few
white men who have married squaws,
and missionary or two are the only
whites on the reservation. I.
There are three tribes on this reser-
walton, the Gros Ventres, the Mandans
and the Arickarees. There is sub
tribe of Gros Ventres known as the
band of Grow Flies High. They long
ago cut loose from all other Indians.
They had to be brought with troops
from their mountain fastnessess down
to the reservation. They call them
selves "Hoshkis" (huskies), which
means "bad lands" They still refuse
to affiliate with any other tribe.
It was to this unreconstructed band
that I had to make allotments. Grow
Flies High had been deposed as chief
and Long Bull put in his place. Old
Crow now calls himself Chief Medicine
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man. He still has great influence and
is said to use all of it for the bad.
The Indian chiefs are great sticklers
for dignity. Crow Flies High has a
superabundance. The first time his
band came dowr to have council
with me he assumed marshalship OF
them although Long Bull, dressed in
full regimentals, was spokesman. They
halted their horses and wagons within
few hundred yards Of my camp and
sent me word that they were ready for
the conference. I replied that was
at my "tepee" and would be verypleased
to receive them. r Grow insisted that I
should come to him and it was only
after an hour or two's parleying that
he consented for his band to come to
me. I was not afflicted with Crows
spirit of dignity, ,tbut I knew that if
the game was opened by my going to
him, 7 would never get one of his
band to take an allotment without 60
ing for him with horse and buggy
and giving him his dinner to come.
Most of these "Hoshkis" are hun
ters, fishers, warriors, sports. They
are great jumpers, runners, boxers,
wrestlers. They have q supreme and
lofty contempt for an Indian who will
spend his time working ''iust like a
white man" They believei in the SOW
ereignity of leisure. Wherever crowd
of them meet, they test their strength
in manly exercise. Whenever their
horses come together their mettle is
tested in q race. They are brave,
bright, strong. They have their ten
der qualities, however, and the two
little girls that they brought out from
their tepee homes to show me as the.
pride OF the camp'-the only two chill
dren in the band that had been sent
off to school-were as gentle and pretty
as Indian girls should be.
T induced them to decide to be "good
Indians" and there is hope in their
future.
They had heretofore refused to take
allotments. They signifed their will
ingness to me, but they were very slow
to put it into execution. When one
came for his allotment, frequently, he
talked about this way: "What can I
get?" He WAS given a great variety OF
land to select from. 81 want none OF
that" said he. SIS there any special
piece that Ican't have?" He was told
of the portions already allotted or re-
served. "Then," he would cry trium-
phantly, "I want that or nothing!
and the allotting agent had real nice
time changing this notion.
The average Indians god is his din
ner. In influence with him the "Great
Spirit" does not play even a poor Sec
ond. You may fail to get him to agree
to anything else, but if you will invite
him to O meal he will foresake all
things and come with you. Then you
have at least fair opportunity to rea-
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heart of the reservation. The Indian
school question has for some years en-
gagged more than any other the thought
of those interested in Indian work.
And "the Schools to the Reservations"
was the policy of the last administra-
ton, and will. I presume, remain the
policy of the present administration.
The Fort Berthold reservation is on
both sides of the Missouri River in the
northern part of North Dakota. 1t
contains about million and quarter
acres and is as far from civilizations
haunts as any similiar-sized piece OF
ground outside of Africa. The nearest
railroad train passes by nearly hun
dred miles away. The nearest tele-
graph instrument ticks at the same dis
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sur.r From 2 ,,up Pot asoes.

J An extensive economical revolution;
is in sight, if the claims Of Dr. Prihzsn
Geerlings turn out to be what the doc
tor asserts they are. DR. Geerlings, q
Government official Of JaEa and iorm-
erly Professor Of chemistry Ct the UniS
versity OF Amsterdam announces thaS
discovery Of q simple method Of con-:
verting potato starch inso sugar He
has lodged his description Of the.
method with the French Academy Of;
Science, SO as to secure priority tor,'
his invention, although he Is NOT quite
ready to make the details public. q i #
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The Human Family.

The human family is subject to forty
five principal governments. As to
their form they may be classified as
follows: Absolute monarchies, China,
Madagascar, Morocco, Persia, Russia,
Siam, Turkey; Limited monarchies,
Austria Hungary, Belgium, British
Empire, Denmark, Germany, Greece,
Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal,
Roumania, servia, Sweden and Nor
way, Spain; Republics, Argentine Re-
public, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colon
bia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France,
Guatemala, Hawaii, Hayti, Honduras,
Mexico. Nicaragua, Orange Free State,
Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, San
Domingo, Switzerland, Transvaal,
United States of America, Uruguay,
Venezuela. Besides these are the
underlined despotisms Of Central and
South Africa, and few Insignificant
Independent States.
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clasp of Mrs. snyder's hand and she
and Mamie left the grounds.
As they passed the minister's stand,
Wayne was just striking up the old re.
cruiting hymn of the grand old Metho-
dist army:
Gam I soldier of the Cross,
A follower of the Lamb?"
'Sh'd a 'nough sight sooner think
he was a stealer of hoss," said
Samanthy with grim and irreverent
humor. Her unexpected and acciden-
tai rhyme set her to chuckling, in the
midst of which mirthful demonstra-
ton her tooth gave twinge outdoing
all former efforts in that line, and
bringing the tears to her eyes.
"Sarves. me right fer sayin' foolish
things on sollum time" she groaned,
and they passed the singer without
his seeing them, and set off home
ward.
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competition for homes. Just after
getting IN allotment, the average In
dian would be strongly tempted to
give hundred and sixty acres of land
for weeks rations.
The next step after dividing out the
lands and placing each Indian under
his own vine and fig tree is to build q
school house, equip it we'll, put good
conscientious teachers in charge of it,
require every Indian of school age to
attend it, and thus push on tho work
of civilizing the Indians right in the
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GOLD NUGGET WORTH ssss.

It Weighs Thirty-Four Ounces and WsS.
Found in the Kondike Gold Fields. "a;
Michael Knutsen is one Of the few.
miners who have come out 8of the
Klondike region with sack. His
chief distinction among the miners
rests in his being the posaessor cf the,
largest nugget yet found in that dis
trict-a solid chunk Of gold that
weighs, according to Dawson City
quotations, nearly $500. s J. z rs. sssS
Knutsen's nugget weighs 9 frsctioh
over thirty-four ounces Troy And
came into his possession two dsys be-
fore he got out Of the land where
famine stalks. @ 4 q 3;
This nugget is somewhat irregular
30 y. 4 D. 3 4
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Come, who was an attachs q { thS
English embassy in ST. PstsrSb brg
She was reared in the society Whieh
would accompany such . position but
as young girl the stories d, The lifesS
of O. 'Connell, the Ltberator, cage nm.
der her attention, and at the agesof
nineteen years she had resolved TO de-
vote her energy and years 10 The causeI
which had been his. She has been ;ii1
active battle for eleven years has
worked among the lowly inS Isondon
and the dungeons and organised many.
societies for the improvements Of the;
Irish peasantry. III # s.SEE
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A Faithful Scholar.

Mrs. Emma Corbet, of Carlisle.
Penn, won for the Biddle Mission the
credit of having the most regular
scholar in America, as we'll as winninga
handsome Bible worth $25. The prize
was given by the Christian Herald, OF
New York, and Mrs. Corbet's record
won the prize, having attended Sun
day-school every Sunday for twenty
four wears,
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WORRY.

Modern science has brought tos
light nothing more curionsly interest
ing than. the fact that worry will Kill,
nd7the way in which II kills s. ststsd;
to be that worry injuries bsySnd re-
pair certain cells OF the brain. The
brain being the nutritivs centre cf'
the body, the other organs bscome,
gradually injured, and whom sons dir.
ease Of these organs or d comb binatiops
of them arises, death fnalIy snauess;
Occasional worrying Of the system TIE
brain can cope with, but the iterstioni
and reiteration Of one ides of S dis-'
,quieting sort the cells oft the brain ates
not proof against. Phasmacentic
Products 3s5 sss IA !, n
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on with him and drill your persuasive

son with him and drill your persuasive
powers. =
When an Indian who means bust
ness-and there are many sucb-is to
select au allotment, he gets his pony,
rides over the land, decides upon the
neighborhood in which he desires to
live and then picks out the special
tract that he wants with view to its
water supply, it's nearness to wood or
coal mines. it's meadows, its plow
ground and all of its conveniences.
His decision once made stands, and it
is usually good. Too frequently. how.
ever, he selects piece of land that
isn't good for thing in the wide,
wide world. After the allotting agent
tried in vain to induce him to select Q
better, he always comes to Mark
Twain's conclusion that ''if he wants
that kind of thing, that's just the
kind of thing he wants. Claude N.
Bennett, in Atlanta Journal.
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A HORSESHOE RACK.
Making the Best OF Things in the Noun.
tains ofWest Virginia.

tains OF West virginia.
In the mountains of West Virginia,
where there is little money to spare
for the small things Of life, are to be
seen, says the New York Tribune,
many evidences of making the best of
things. Tin cans, traditional diet of
goats about New York, are here made
into hanging baskets. They are cut
into strips lengthwise, fastened in po-
sition by wire and the whole is lined
with a moss to prevent the escape Of
the earth.
New uses are also found for the old
horseshoes. Instead Of having holes
in posts to hold the ends Of the nova
BILE bars of the fences, or the more
awkward double posts, with cross
pieces of wood joining them and hold
ing the bars, one thrifty man has
nailed horseshoes to the posts and
rests the bars on them. An idea of
this and a further suggestion is given
in the illustration. The old shoes are
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The South Polar Expedition.

The commercial and scientific ex-
pedit1on to the South Pole, under
Herr Borchgrevinck, will start from
England next July. Inquiries are now
being made for suitable ship in Scot
land and Norway. The object will be
SO reach Cape Adairi and proceed to
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the South Pole on snow shoes. The
party will include several scientific
men. Herr Borchgrevinck will 60 to
Norway at Christmas, and, with some
Norwegian friends, practice snow
shoe running.
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nailed upon the side of the cottage and
hold the "alpenstocks" of chestnut
and pine used in mountain climbs.
Beneath the sticks is q sssand table,
which affords endless amusement to
the little children on rainy days.
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in shape, but very solid. It is light
yellow in color, and nearly four inches
in length in its largest part and about +.
three inches in width. It was
weighed and found to be worth ex-
actly S583.25. ...... --.-----
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Hard on Goldfish.

There is often great cruelty in keep
ing goldfish. Half of the captives die
from sheer want of rest. AS fish have
eyes so formed that they cannot endure
the light, glass vessel is poor place
for them. This is self-evident from
the way in which they dash about and
90 round and round until fairly worn
out.
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The wealth of New York City grows
BY 100000, 900 every year.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-28
Roanoke Real Estate

is cheaper now than it will ever he agai a.
You had better secure one of our bargains
before the prices advance.
S-room corner house, northwest. 81 $50,
$50 cash and 81. 80 per month. Now rent
ing for $40.
Groom brick house in southwest, large
lot. good shade; 81 900 cash.
7-room corner house in southwest, mod
ern improvements, stable and carriage
house, $1,000; 5000 cash and SIT per
month.
7.room house in southwest. sewer con
nection, stable; $1,000. $50 cash and
$12. 80 per month. No interest
7.room house in southwest, 81, 800; %15
cash and $40 per month.
g room house in southeast, large lot,
clooe to mraket, $3.50; $50 cash and
$3.50 per month.
Groom corner house in southeast, $3.50;
$50 cash and $40 per month
7-room house, northeast, $50 cash and
$3.50 per month.
We have great many others we can
not enumerate here.
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FOR SALE,
FOR Observation-Disclosures

I.room dwelling, all modern copvenicnces.
splenuid cellar, carriage house and stable 5l-ioot
iot, ON Salem ave nc, convenient to rouud housc
cncap ut Sl,5oO, and CAN be bought on reasonahlc
S'room dwelling. all convcnicnccs large front
yard AID lot with fruit and within five hiinutcs'
WaiR OF derot; price $3.50, all cash. Assessed ut
s9,soj. rms msy DC nonght on easy payments
Groom dwelling III Southwest, MI IN oderu con.
Schiencos In good repair, price s1,6)C: $3.50 cash.
room dwelling in excellent repair, so foot lot
corner TO alley, with railroad frontage. stable
and other outbuIldings; price $500, on reason
broom cottage, with stable and other build-
lngs. IN Southwest, now renting for Sd Der
month; price 81 zoo, on reasonable terms
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-28
FilG Truck Farms

500 tuck farms, 90 acres each, on the
Atlantic ana Danville railroad, so miles
from Norfolk. the soil the same rs the
celebrated trucking lands around Nor
folk, Va. $500 for twenty acres; terms,
$40 cash and S12 per month without in.
terest. No such opportunity fer specu-
lailng or securing home ever offered
before. These lands are owned by the
Railroad company and are offered ut
these reduced rates to build up the truck
ing business along this line, with the
same shipping facilities as enjoyed by
the Norfolk truckers. Arrangements for
cheap excursion rates will shortly be
announced, with railroad fare free to all
purchasers For further information
call on or write to II. w. Spindle u Co,
Roanoke, Va, agents for southwest
Virginia
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-28
PROPORTIONAL.

Two years ago II. j. Warren, drug
gist Mt Pleasant Brook, n. Y, bought IL
small supply of Chamberain's Cough
Remedy. He sums up the result rs fol-
lows: cat that time the goods were un-
known in this section; to-day Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy is household
word" 1t is the same in hundreds oi
communities. Wherever the good quail
ties OF Chamberain's Cough Remedy be-
come known the people will have moth.
ing else. For sale by II. c.. Barnes, "Hc
puts up prescriptions.