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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
.NINDIAN TERRITORY
FROM BRUTAL BARBARiTf TO
DECENT CIVILIZATIONS.
Fine Young People Among the Heds,
MANY with White Hood fredomi-
mating In Their Veins - Pride In
Blauketcd Ancestors
lSnecial letter.


II there are any people who think
that the Indians will never become
civilized. short stay in Indian ter
ritory would certainly cause them 10
change their opinion. Well-informea
travellers are often surprised at the
evidences of comfort and prosperity
that they encounter tourneyins
through this rich country. There are
many beautiful villages in the land
of the Choctaws and Cherokees. and
in no part of America are there inner
farms under higher state Of cultiya-
ton. Two-story houses and big barns
crowded with hay. oats, wheat and
corn are in evidence in every dtree-
ton. Blue-eyed children and haxen-
haired young ladies greet strangers
without the least shyness. and one Is
puzzled to know why they call them
selves Indians. for they are as fair
as any children and daughters OF Eve,
and there Is not the least suggestion
of faint OF red blood In their veins
In fact, amongst the old tribes that
were settled here In the early part
OF the century there are very few full
blooded Indians. Hundreds OF white
men. and. strangely enough. most OF
them Scotchmen, had intermarrled
with the Cherokees. Choctaws. and
Chlcasaws. long before they moved
from their cid homes In Georgia and
Alabama. Blue eyes are very com
mon among these people. and one often
meets Miss McLane or a McGregor
with flaming red hair
camped few days since with old
Chief John Paul and his family. They
were travelling through the eountry
and had stopped on the roadside TO
kill beef. The old chief Is himsel,
as white as anybody. and so are his
children. though his wife Is rather
dark, and has the manners OF her an
cestors. The boys who dressed the
beef are his nephews. but neither OF
them are full-bioods. They were very
particular. and took great pains 10
keep the meat clean. Two or three
Comanche squaws sat and watched Us
until we had hung up the quarters and
then they bounced upon the remains
Of the carcass like hungry wolves
Nothing could have more pronounced
ly shown the difference in the civlliza.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

In houses and cultivate farms. The
government furnishes tents to the new
tribes that have recently been brought
to the reservations, and their villages
are very pretty. The young people
take great pride In their blood and
lineage. A young Cherokee belle may
find much to boast OF in rcd grand
parent with plated hair and rings In
his ears, while she would look with
indifference upon a relative in store
clothes. For instance. no member OF
the bridal party just mentioned was
more conspicuous and highly honored
than a young cousin OF the bride. who
was evidently full-biooded Indian.
Certainly the Indians OF the territory
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
GOOD CROPS IN CANADA.



- for Western Canada.
Delegates representing a number of
Asighboring farmers in Clay county.
Minnesota. who visited the Edmonton
district of Western Canada last sum-
mer are evidently very well satisfied
with the result OF their trip. They
think SO we'll Of the country that in
addition to the privilege of obtaining
q free homestead of $50 acres of land
they have also purchased land. In
recent interview on the subject Messrs.
c. E. and A. Hughes of GAINESVILLE,
Clay Co.. say:
I'VE are well pleased with Western
Canada 1t is far ahead of what We
expected. We find the climate to be
warmer than we expected. As for the
crops We have never seen anything
that can compete with them. We have
lived In Minnesota and have fArmed
some of what they count the best lands
In the Red River Valley for ten years
and have done very well in that part
Of the country, and have farms there
at present free of all circumference,
but believe that this country western
Canada Is so much better that we
have bought from the Canadian Pa
cffic Railway Company one section Of
Hand northeast Of Edmonton in the
Beaver Hill district We have trav-
oled through that part of the country
and have seen the grain in the gran
aries and the amount of land that it
was taken of and ind that they have
grown as much as fifty bushels and
ever to the acre. and they say that this
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

There is vast stretch of fine prai-
RTE country between Lake Charles and
Crowley" said A. V. Eastman of Lake
Charles, that Is fast being converted
into fertile rice belt. Pumping plants
are being put in all through that sec
ton, which are converting the place
into one of the richest and most pro-
ductive countries in the south. This
has been big rice year. The crop
was damaged by the September storm.
but not SO very much. All through
the Lake Arthur region the irrigating
system is being adopted. The planters
are not depending upon Providence
rice any more. They found that it
was too uncertain and they could
not afford to get only one crop out
of every three or four. But. with
canals OF water penetrating the prai-
rtes and powerful pumping plants
scattered here and there for raising
the water, the Louisiana rice belt is
assuming new proportions and new
possibilities. New Orleans Picayune,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

The first canals in Britain were con.
structed by the Romans. OF these the
most remarkable are the Caer Dyke
and Foss Dyke cuts In Lincolnshire,
which are by general consent admit
ted to have been of Roman origin.
The former extends from Petersbor-
ough to the River Whitman. near the
City OF Lincoln, distance of about
forty miles, and the latter from Lin
coin to the River Trent, near Torskey,
distance Of eleven miles. OF the Caer
Dyke the name only now remains, but
the Foss Dyke, though OF Roman
origin, still exists, and Is the oldest
British canal. Foss Dyke, according to
Camden, was deepened and rendered
more navigable In 1921, by Henry I.
About 1S41 1t was widened to the
minimum breadth OF Is feet and deep
ened to the extent of six feet through
out, and thus this ancient canal, which
Is quoted by Telford and Nimmo AZ
"the oldest artificial canal in Britain, /"
was restored to rate Of perfect ef1-
cheney, at cost of forty thousand
pounds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
LATE QUEEN OF MUNA.
GIRL FORCED TO RULE AGAINST
HER WILL.
Preferred . Lover-Hsr Father Was =
Shipwrecked Sailor Who Was Cast
Ashore ON the MunA IslAnds-Ousen's
Death.
Especial Letter.)

The recent Death of Margaret Young,
the captive queen Of the Muna islands.
in the south Pacific ocean, reveals a
romance that reads like one of Robert
louis Stevenson's novels. Many years
ago William Young. an English sea-
man. who at the time was mere
youth. was one of the crew Of little
trading schooner that sailed from an
Australian port. The vessel he was
on was wrecked one night during a
storm on the coral reef that surrounds
the island. The young man was ten
Derby cared for and when he had in
treasure revived consultation OF
~ priests and chiefs and wise men
= the islands was called and 1t was
declared that the strange white man
: god sent to them in some mys-
a1aous manner. By the decree of the
ting habitation was set apart for
him, and Young. enamored OF lazy
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
,ome mysterious concoctlon that was

some mysterious concoction that was
dangerous, and they resolved not to
give it to their ruler. The wise white
man had said. though, that their
queen was suffering from cold, anu
after much elaboration on that po'nt
1t was agreed among them that II IL
was a cold. and the white man ought
to know, heat was the remedy TO APP
ply.
The next day a palm-thatched box
| was carried into the palace with much
ceremony, and again the queen was
requested to get into it. Feebly she
crawled into the box, while outside the
| palace there was a weird chanting OF
| priests and deafening din of tom-toms.
When the lid was securely fastened the
box was carried out of the palace, and,
followed by weird procession, was
| taken down to the beach, where sew
eral priests, with many incantations,
| had started number of fires in small
| circle. Solemnly the box with its roy
al occupant was placed in the center
| of the circle of fires. and the ceremony
| of curing the cold by fires began.
Hour after hour the fires were kept
| up and prizes. after priest fell ex-
hausted almost in the burning embers
from their extraordinary contortions
and wild lamentations and wild Ia
menting chants. while their places
were taken by other priests fresh upon
the scene. Means and groans and
sobs from the suffering queen with
the box only tended to induce greater
exertions on the part of the priests.
| All one night and far into the next
day the cold-curing ceremony was
kept up, and then the news spread
through the island that the wise and
beautiful queen and daughter OF the
white god had been declared cured OF
her dreadful malady by the priests
and the natives assembled in their
brightest costumes to welcome thelI
rulers return to health.
| Tenderly the precious box was de-
posted at the doorway of the palace
and the chiefs at once withdrew to a
| AcspcNldUle Instance while the LWS
companions Of the queen dragged II
into the palace.
| For fully five minutes they waited In
almost absolute stiffness. Then theirs
came piercing shrieks from the interior
OF the queens home, followed almos
Immediately by the two companions o.
the ruler Of the islands rushing ou
among the startled natives, crying
with every information of horror anC
grief: "She is deadi The queen Il
| deadl'
The intense heat and smoke of tn,
cold curing fires had suffocated the be
loved monarch as she lay confined II
the close box. Preparations were belnl
made for the funeral and the chief
and priests were again looking arounC
for successor to the dead queen wher
the Ocean Spray, having completed he
repairs. hoisted her anchor and sailet
on her voyage for home.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
Christianity To-day.

Men say nowadays that Christianity
% In danger; the Gospel is in peril. II
will not do to say that. Religion in
PERIL Christianity In perill They
never were as strong as today, and
radical and ultimate truth as today. I
can tell you what the trouble L. Men
see their islands floating OF where
they used to anchor. The tide has
risen and torn them up by the roots.
The sea Is not going to dry. The an
shorAge should not be the floating in
not to things of time and human falh-
btlity, but to that beyond the veil.
Many an ancient raft did well in its
time. They were good for narrow
passages and light weather, but not
Tor all seas and chimes. They are
breaking up. however. and floating
Away, and this is what the trouble In.
But while mans work perishes, there
will bs no loss to Christianity. There
u q vital and Eenerative force In itself
0vsr reproducing itself. We must not
anchor to phenomenon; We must an
ohor to essence, anchor to God, that
b suficient. SO that the interpreta-
Ton OF Christianity is coming to b
more and more, II you will notice ,mors
and more upon and through the nature
Of things. Men seek its authority in
eternal laws and not in historic dog
mas These are going. and the tina
has come when God commands the
world to seek His thoughts In the nor
NAL work and nature OF things. Prov
tdencs Is to be his commentator here
after, and these broken hints and
whispers are to find their verifcation
and integrity in the Christ that stands
stated In the nature OF things, crea-
ton, providence. redemption, one
grand. connected whole. roofing In
0od.-Rev. ]. l.. Dudley.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
Usage GROOM AND BRIDE.

Doh'E ohcoh AANb BRIDE.
tion OF the two tribes. The Cherokess
are just about a century In advance
of their Comanche brothers.
The Comanches have only been I'm
the territory few years. and they
still have the stomachs OF wolves Il
Will not be long. however, before they
VIII dwell In houses and adopt the Gus.
toms OF white people. Il il diaicult
to induce a wild Indian to become
cleanly. These Comanches we're a hard
cruel. filthy set, but Uncle Sans agent
has forced them to set their tsnts I'm
line and keep the streets clean. Tbev
would roll In filth and make the souaws
do all the work II the agent. who lives
In the little village, did not watch their
every movement and threaten to cut
their rations short for any and ALI
acts OF disobedience. A few OF them
have been induced to cultivate smat1
patches OF ground. but they will not
advance very rapidly until the Young
people, who are now In school learning
something OF more Importance than
hunting and war, come to their in
herItance.
very often among the Choctaws one
sees under the same roof a famttv
that could present specimen n, everv
degree OF blood from the painted war
rior to blue-eyed babe, I ohtaInod
photograph of a bride and groom
belonging to the rich Osages The
brides mother is a full-blooded white.
the groom would pass for an Anglo.
Saxon any day. These Osapea ave
the richest people in the world rvarv
one OF them gets $4,000 from tho GOV.
eminent and large body Of thu An
est land In America. These vouno
people are worth not less than s2o ooo
The bridegroom is without n watch
and the bride does not posaesa gtna,s
ornament. The osages do mot saers
to realize that they are rich yonna
men who are looking for an bo,sana
need not go far away. but before a., 90
go among the Osages ACQUIRING !,
would be well enough to learn that -
fathers and brothers of theao a.,
maidens carry big knife for all -,
fortune hunters. They arc ali
10 ENDORSE a proper alliance, but onoa
an Usage, always an Usage. Tho 49,
VINO marrles among them IA exnoo,aa
10 remain and share their fortune,
Nearly all OF tho old tribes dwell
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
furnish many features OF iutsrss, u
the students OF race pseuiiarities-
BALLAST ABOVE WATER LINE.
New id~A Receiving Att.atioa tn MA-
rim. Cfrels.-A successful Tsss-

rim. cirel..-A sass...fai Tssa-
II Is only within the last few years
that sailors have discovered the great
advantage OF carrying ballas, on the
decks OF empty ships. In sailing
ships. OF course. IL Is necessary 10
have the weight as low down In the
hull as may be. for the object Is to give
the vessel stiffness. and To counter
balance the pressure of the wind on
her sails. hut In steamers the weigh,
OF ballast needed TO pr-ysnt the ship
from eapsiztng IL small. moag OF IL
IL carried 10 immense the propeller
and 10 reduce rolling. and as steam
er'a center Of gravity ID generally
nearer TO her deck than TO her kssl
ballast on deck Hteadiea her more than
ballast at The bottom OF the hold.
Some captains. Il "a true. stlli refuse
to believe that IL can be safe TO carry
weight so high UP. but the number
Of tramp steamers that go 10 sea wlta
rubbish on their decks il steadily In
cFeaslnx. The ManeuHla. vhleh has
Just had her FIRST experience OF tbs
Atlantic. II the first steamer tn which
provision has been made for carrying
watsr ballast above the water line.
Her sides are double. and The space be-
tween the Inner and outer skins can
be Allied or emptisd at will. 20 that
there ia no occasion 10 eumbsr her
decks with solid ballast. Her cap
,aln's statement that this voyaxs In
her was BY far the most comfortable
OF twelve made by him across the At.
lantle "in ballast" confirmed az IT 10
by the record OF the ships ellnomster
Is certainly remarkable.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
LINKING TWO NATIONS.

While the subject of an alliance BE-.
tween Great Britain and the United
states is being discussed, a very sub-
stantial bond of steel has been recent
iy formed between the United States
and The dominion OF Canada. An in
ternatlonal trolley line has been put
INTO operation. running across the Nj
asara river on new steel arch bridge,
winch has been completed but a short
time. The bridge is remarkable in
many particulars. 1t being. among
other things. the greatest span OF
metal ever erected and lts construction
involved many engineering difficulties
which we're successfully overcome. Tn,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

Yes, / always take my
Ing dinner at some rest
why is thatf ,~.att
II wouldn't feel that II w. - .,
giving II ] didn't have TURKEY, ~. -. !
couldn't get anything bigger
bantam rooster into our mai
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

Mrs. Hobieigh-No. inass''
wouldn't allow my husband to 49,
a woman typewriter under any e''S'
stances. x,..>
Mrs. sarsneld--oh. I doa1 -
yoa, Az for me. OF course. ! oeu
Being young and bsanti'', =. In
have no fear that my HUSBAND
will get away from me.
Leader.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

Nothing bat wheat; what you might
cal a sea Of wheat" Is what was said
~ lecturer speaking Of Western Cam
ara Eor particulars TO routes. rail-
~sH fares, etc. apply TO Superintendent
- Ensrr grafton, Department Interior. OF
t&ss, Czn2fs Or TO G. ]. Broughton. LA
kg@-s@1scx E.cck, Chicago, Ill.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
A Valid Excuse.

PLEASE excuse William from school
today" wrote the boys mother to tho
teacher, "as he was up late last night
studying his lessons and is too sleeky
70 come today. NORTH American.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

'roiioy line consists of double track.
ana the wires are suspended on at
tfactively designed poles extending
through the center Of the atruetore
! ne irst car to cross from American
TO Canadian ground was sen, ovor
on recent evening. about o'clock.
ana a was attended with great demon
anticlpted. ""' 0ssA
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

What salary scasd yos szssAF
asked tho theatrical manager.
-In this dinner scene. asnas1se -
gifted but saunt sraEsdlan. SIS ~
applied for 4 Job. ia The nsal tsf,N
\ real oasr"
lit Ia"
Then We will palvs all tise.Mtn
a. TO salary" replied The nA<seaA-
Answers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

In Fairplay, Md. "a good name, incl
dentally), Mrs. Jennie Mickey has
been committed to Jail for ten days aa
common scold under an antique sta
tute OF colonial times that has never
been repealed. The prosecution was
brought by her husband, Charles Mick
ley, sober and Industrious mechanic.
who summoned his neighbors as wit
nesses to testify to his wife's bad tenn
per and unruly tongue.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

tAura-s'I never vtaasa BAT -
that u sas proper for rs0ae =
smoke"
Flora~"Good gracious. WIS ~
thaff'
~Whsn I FIRST got an seeAtssAs
rinK.--Ctneinnatt EtguIrsf.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

Fl think I'll take 4 doss Of naM
masked the axue-stricksn sfoeeoA
hs swallowed q stray dog-AH
per.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

Like great many men who have
preceded him, Mr.. Brice looked care
fully after everything with the ex-
ception Of his health.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

Quix1.r--''kto b. shuts bis - ,
his wisa's temper CTS. does ssF
Cayer--'sYsx: she's deal and -
ana talks on her hands. yoa kAo~
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

husy DsyA
ne me, upon the cleaning ...A
Beside the murmurlnx sea,
And gave her love TO me
The days have come ana
then, N
our dream of bliss IL DER
sne does no, smile on other mn.
Yet We hold hands no NOR.
For. oh. the maiden tina, M.
upron the cleaning sands
Is mine. and I've no time vor -.
To waste in holding haads
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
IMPERIALISM UNPOPULAR.

The big German vote in Wis
consin is almost unit against
expansion and militarsm and
when they come to the Democratic
party it means that Wisconsin will
give the ticket $4,000 majority.
That the anti-expansion sentiment
is growing there is no doubt. y
straw shows which way the wind il
blowing. Here is straw. This
CITY of Washington. slways syco.
phantic capital, and bending the
knee to the administration in power
did remarkable thing the other
day. When the secretary Of war
issued his call for the relief of the
stricken Porto Ricans, a commit
tee was organized here and sent
cut with wagon to canvass the
city and gather up everything that
would be subscribed. That COM
mittee worked hard all day and
the net results Of it's canvass were
an old bed tick and s1.4O. am
told on the most reliable authority
that the committee was met at
every turn with the most yirulent
anti-eIpansion arguments and
sentiments. The people said they
were sorry for the Porto Ricans,
but since the administration had
seen fit to take them in and make
wards Of the nation that it could
play the wet nurse itself, and that
they had troubles of their own In
the country where their own kind
Of people live and suffer. Ii this
sort of feeling is evinced right here
under McKinley's nose what must
it he out in the West in the sections
that do not come under the in
fuence and glamor directly Of
an administration ?-Washlngton
Times.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19

The President has been warned
that the Catholics IN Ohio will
vote against the Republican ticket
this year. The ground for this
action is that General Oils allows
the officers in the army i'm the Phil
ippines to make camping quarters
OF tho Catholic churches, and not
only exclude the use of the
churches by the memb ers, but in
some Instances abuse and desccrste
them. Archbishop Ireland has pro
tested against these acts to the
President, bur his protest has been
unavallIng. The President accepts
the explanation of General Otis
that while the officers do occupy
the churches, the services are not
interferred with. This is an ex-
PLANTATION that fails to explain.
IL is impossible for the churches
to be occupied as camping quarters
without interfering with the SER
vices and abusing the buildings.
Besides, the occupancy of churches
by soldiers cannot be justified IN
any sense. Soldiers who hail from
a country that makes loud BOASTS
of its civilization and pretends to
be in the Philippines in the inter.
est OF humanity and christianity,
should show more respect for their
cause and do their country greater
honor than to make camps out of
christian churches. The influence
OF our higher civilization and pro.
gress In the cause of christianity
should be impressed on these less
favored natives IN some more en-.
nobling and elevsting way than by
turning their temples of worship
into soldiers camps. Elk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
BRYAN THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER

1t ia certainly true that Mr..
Bryan is more idolIzed by his fol-
lowers this year than he was during
the campaign of 1896. He has
personal qualities which seem to
grow upon the plain people of the
country, aud as Mr.. Watterson
says, it ia likely enough that he
may carry the Democratic conven-
ton by reclamation. But the
Bryan Democracy In 1900. as in
1896, will differ considerably, in
80 far as its leading men are con-
cerned, from the Democratic party
that was headed by Mr.. Cleveland.
Those Democrats who had thought
that Organism as represented by
the Chicago platform would have
ovaporsted in four years, and that
1t would be possible to restore the
Palmer and Buckner Democrats in
1000 to their old places of honor
at the Democratic board, begin to
see that they were mistaken. Mr..
Bryan is the real AS well as the
nominal leader of his party, and he
has even less compromise in his
makeup than Mr.. Cleveland had.
Mr.. Cleveland, indeed, was known
to care something about the char
acter Of the party platforms on the
several occasions when he was
running for the Presidency; but
Dir. Bryan is man who cares
even more. He continues to glory
In the Chicago platform. and holds
that it's principles are immutable
and eternal.