New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-04

/ talking unless ne was sure OF HIS
/ look at the Southern Cross he was less apt to zen
sSeak o Of the mysteries Which lie behind
and fear and love. behind animal hatred ana aii IT,
lust for the pleasures that have tangible shtpc.
had keenly enjoyed NE and he SG1Id H., n!eY was
tracfical man who knew how to wrest personal
success from adverse forces, among money 7llan0i
bottom what seemed 10 interest him most was The
philosophy OF life itfclf, Of our unoersle "a -
But he was as FAR possible from being d m,ne
dreamer Of dreams stanchly LOYAL mnu oD his
own account IT. by risking hs ne ne nv; is
tjncton he was bent on gaining It. He had taken
so many chances when death lay on he hazard
said he w WHO Would not rsk his me FOR star;
Had he lived and had the war 2slea,' ne "ou'"
surely have won the eagle II not the sla'
Mr.. C. b. Grinneus paper IN Tho Atlantic on
the Indian Of the Reservation IS full OK siseesh'e
matter He sees the savage as a perp'eXed ana
troubled creature. ignorant but willing TO learn
wronged defrauded and generous Whon once
the Indians confidence has been won ne "fl'es'
he strives earnestly to live up 20 the standard SCI
before him by his white friend. and TO repay py
aspiration and endeavor all that has been done IL
his behalf" This appears to be a rather romantic
view Of poor Lo, but author, after his years OF
association with the American Indian, should GER
tainly know whereof he writes. One OF the chic;
obstacles to the Indians progress. he declares Is
the difficulty OF earning livelihood
The .lme when food, n blanket gun and some
ammunition satisfied the Indians wants has zone
never to return. Association with clllAzed peop.c
has brought NE need fQG me r p indians see
that. under the new conditions. morey IS S5 neres
oga.ze that the Government viii rot support them
forever SO they arc intensely anxious 10 WORK 10
earn money. ON many reservations they wear out
the patience OF the agent by continually ASKING MN
The reservation Of the Northern Cheyennes. for the
last TWO three years, there has Dcen an oDpol-
iunlty for a few men TO secure work IS laborors on
Che Irritating .lfch II course OF colSli -tl'
the adjacent Crow reservation. 50 lonk as men
we're wanted for Ihis Wor TIC (aeye9Hs @sat %lS
wished 10 labor on me citch. Al ne aoiie- &c.
work for all on the Blackfoot reservation agents
ions o dav tx for the lob Of going into the mountains
TO cut wood and haul e away Tor fuel The Indians
diem. and they will work as hard. as long. and as
faithfully any labOrers. Dsualy, there IS Nttle
Come CO. 10 S %SH from ne the Edern
equipped with knowledge Of Eng.isn ona a race
at Re sgeney day school are only occaaonally
which they might NIL
J. r. Van Gestel tells many Interesting things IN
his article on the Dyaks in 1.-THE Cosmopolitan
Possibly he intends that we shall take with grain
Of salt his surprising account o. m orang-outang
met by him IN a "pasagran" n native hotel on The
southwest coast Of Borneo:
To my intense establishment. learned soon after
my arrival II this pasagIan that among the hcp
oiIaTe Known 70 the native servants as KEGS lie
about four feet higA, but acknowledgements IN
ana stand erect was toid that Kces. who knew
and readily responded 10 his name, was ten or per
haas fifteen years Of age, ana had neeh az , me
pedlor came TO the pasafran with an 3sso5tnent OK
native trousers Of cheap. bright COOICd prints.
The Dylas can them batJ2e or poIF'ean. ooIEnss
ngm6er OF pa f6t Ed 2e and NO o5ors to m
servants. all the while retaining one or INC DIlBht-
est. KEGS had been sitting in i1e family gT9}Ip
nav presents to the others Looked. laughiinsy az
the oIang-outang and said: KEGS. YOU don't 9et
any," Instantly regretted my attempt at a joke.
The poor creature began soobnF tear STREAMING
down his face, and IL was not until had, with
Never mind Kecs; You shall have these" Offering
him The brichtest-cO0rod article OF the lot that
KEGS actually put on the trousers ana wore them
every Sunday. taking STICK III ms hand, cane
gIsyiy ne haIl'nli{ az icy o5 5 hrirc "1 M nv
NOISE as long as desired and when otherwise IN
occupied. would sit on the piazza and watch me
smoke.
Americans ere not overburdened with humility rs
regards the future Of their country. yet It 10 pos
sibe that they outdone IN their anticpatons By
their foreign critics. u know" says Mr. Julian
Ralph. IN "Harper's Magazine" IAN Engl.shman
of great ability who has been bred abroad-the
world also knows him-oud who does not admire
America or view u with English eyes. lie likewise
IS one who docs not content himself with q view Of
the end OF his nose bat looks far into the future
Thus this man speaks:
"An who look twenty years ahead IN their calcula-
insu7ar gian,. Amcrlca WHO IS Ignorant Of and in
different 10 She traditions Of European policy, who
Seediei io war T8Sy sps ;ao miscaef with his
tht can make Ttn , ie% sI5 q s E' nJ51cs
Tisa5!iity Of throwias tcif Shells at the coast Of
Europe itself Already tho AM ricans axe people
who grow their own food supplies and corner
chlucry aad me Instruments cheaper sud better
than We E1Topeart; WHO underlid tie English for
railway construction u London ana WHO are al
62y me nina IS ''jI I.z-d IL u rs to conceive
What. indeed? This critics view IT, that u Con-
3e With 0 aec5aSt or the zey o. GoriaanT
France, Austria ana Russia 70 crush This giant AT
against him. The answer Of Lord Salisbury's Gov
IS that t9eSe are f, Te9Gns VIZ Egs2nd
e ewer snH r. we ioo ead IS that S he Engsh IN
tnrct e. ncSrer our own tNan anv other fbat eora
ratey we may both be crushed. but together We
To sit alone on top OF high rock IN the gray
dawn and TO sec and hear a hiGeous black loath-
ly creature struggling up with intent to rend and
uurder--that Is the chief feature OF the story OF
the TasmAnlan devil which owen Hall tells IN tho
February "Apprcott" Tho thing is well DONE
There are probably few really fresh and authentic
anecdotes Of Lincoln but It Is pleasant sometimes
TO reread thoss half-foFgotten. Here is one from
& collection set down in "Lippincott":
"IIe could say sharp things occasion. He |
released some prisoners the other side ~ the !
Divide IN 1893 The vile Of OF them insisted |
that her husband religious man. even II he |
was q rebel
'Nr. Lincoln wrote the release slowly. IL IN |
doubt and. without smiling. headed Il 10 the wife,
saying:
{" In my opinion the religion which sets men 70 |
rebel and night against their government because |
they think It does not sufficiently help somo men |
TO eat their bread In the sweat Of other mems brows
IS not the sort Of religion upon which people can |
get TO heaven"
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