The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20

An indian chieftain aspires to a seaA
In the United States senate. This Il
not strange, for other Indian chiefs
have had the same laudable ambition.
but in this particular instance the
aspiration might yet be realized. The
aspirant is a power among the tribes
of the Indian Territory and is famed
for his achievements in the civil walks
Of life In the great southwest. He is
~strenuously working to form a con-
federation of the tribes of the Indian
Territory in the hopes that statehood
for the territory will then be easily
secured and his election as United
States senator would be almost sure to
follow. He is a man of wonderful en-
ergy and executive ability and success
has always attended him in his under
takings. Those who know him will
not be surprised II he reaches the goal
Of his ambitions-a seat in the United
States senate. Quaneh Parker 10 the
name of this remarkable Indian. He
is the head chief of the Comanchee
and their all-powerful leader. He has
dlWdSS Dtcu IuC ally VI bhc Whlio mon
and by his peaceful, yet powerful, lead
ership has brought his tribe from pow
erty to agricultural affluence and TO a
well-ordered social state. He 10 an
accomplished scholar and linguist, a
trained athlete, an expert horseman
and a millionaire. He is tho owner Of
thousands of acres Of well-tilled farm
lands and lives in a magnificent man
sion. To the great Richelieu there was
no such word as fail" and to Quanah
Parker there is no such word as I'M
| possible He has banished this word
from the COmanche language. When
told that 1t seemed impossible that he
should ever become a member of the
United State senate. he said: 1T is
my wish. 1t will be fulfilled. The
word impossible is not in the Ian
guage of the Comanche." Those who
| know him do not doubt him, for they
| recall the many remarkable things
that ne has already done.
Quanah Parker inherits his peace
full disposition and his love OF the
white man from his mother, who was
ii white woman His grandfather, the
J great Comanche chief. Quanah, when
on the war path at the head Of 1000
of his braves attacked old Fort ark
on the Texas frontier and massacrsd
all the men, boys and won IN, spar
ing only the young girls. These were
carried away as squaws and slaves
Among the number was Cynthia Ann
Parker, a beautiful 9-year-old child.
The old chief was so struck with her
beauty and intelligence that he de-
termined that she was a white chiers
child and resolved that she should still
be the child of a chief. He adopted
her and placed her in the care OF his
squaws. He surrounded her with all
the comforts and luxuries that he
could provide. She became used to the
ways of the Indians, learned to love
them and was happy with them. She
grew to be a beautiful oma n then
old Quanah gave her In marriage 70
his son and successor, Peta Nacona-
Their first child was a boy and they
named him Quanah Parker. after his
grandfather and his mother, n H. Ia
he who is the subject Of this article.
He learned the ways Of the Indians
from his companions and his mother
taught him many of the gentle les
sons that white children learn. He
was a remarkably strong and intsii-
gent boy and his tribe looked upon
him as giving promise Of becoming a
great a hero rs his grandfather. He
was pa~ssionately fond Of his mother.
and all the Wild instincts Of the In
dian race was subserved to her will.
:aer fate wal the tragedy Of his lifa.
Buttsraies 600 Miles frou Land.
Butterflies have often been met far
out at sea and the fragile things will
hover about a tnip for days. A sci
enlist recently saw a butterfly, the
monarch. commonly known as milk
weed butterfly, 600 miles from land
1t played about the ship for q time
and then disappeared. When asked II
he thought II would reach land the
scientist replied that he started out
expecting 70 and he thought probably
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