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refused to be comforted. She would speak no
one not even her father, and took no interest In
the removal 10 the summer village one morning
she not to be found and the whole tribe began
search. II several days before they found
her body IN the glen at the foot OF Indian Fails.
She had not taken her own life and no mark or
violence marred her beauty. II her heart
broken the Indians could not the wound They
carried her BACK to Fishkn and buried her IN the
indian graveyard which found years ago
the Burroughs farm. They wrapped her body IN Il
which Van Horne had left behind. aud In the
grave they placed the trinkets which he had
given her
Two or three generations later the Wappnger
tribe had sachem who deserves Il place IN the
short list OF Indian heroes and would have had it
already had historians bothered with the details OF
the small fights Of the Revolution. His name
Nnham T. not be found in most histories. and
though many have admired a lofty peak the
northwest of the village OF Carmel. few know any
thing about the red man whose name II bears.
In 1883 the Wappingers comfortably settled
on the fertile lands In what are now Dutchess and
Putnam counties. ana had learned from their white
nelghbOrs TO cultivate the soil. The French
compauled by bands of Canadian Indians sw0oped
down upon the Dutch English settlements, burned
Schenectady and were only deferred from attacking
Albany by the vigilance OF Peter Schuyler. The
English, taking the hint from the French sum
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PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
ANTICIPATED DISCLOSURES IN REGARD
To LEGISLATIVE MATTERS NOT
MADE-ELKIN MAY RETIRE.

Philadelphia Feb. (SpeciaD.-For a week Phila-
delpha has seen less Of her prominent politicians
than et any time except during convention week or
during the session Of the legislature. Their
was a little courtroom in county town among the
mountains. away up in the centre OF the State.
There IL was expected that editor who on
trial on the charge OF libel might be able TO dis
close the OF the least credtable legislature
which has sat at Harrisburg for many years
OF that legislature. controlled by his political
cronies, Governor Stone himself said what Is
regarded as a witty and at the same time A
most cutting thing. but which has not vet found
i.s way into print After its adjournment, In June
1901, friend was congratulating him upon his op-
portunity for taking his ease, without the pros
poets Of another legislature before him during his
term Of Office.
No. haven't legislature before me-" said he
but, for the Lords sake. look the one behind
me-"
Among the members OF this legislature was Rep
resentatiye Frank G. Harris. who was made the
Republican nominee for state Treasurer and elect ed
last fan. During that campaign. which was waged
more bitterly in Mr.. Harris's home country than
almost anywhere else In the State there were many
severe criticisms, which In :he q newspaper
in a neehboring county rose to a charge of bribe
taking member Of the legislature OF 1901 Mr..
Hsrris brought suit for libel and this suit was
csftd for trial last Monday p. Gray Meek
the defendant editor. had subponaed every one
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nature or animals but against alcohol and the
germs of disease-when both OF these have been
overcome the world will be near the millennium
An implication of this theory. that those VINO are
and germs. would 10 be that not until alcohol
has killed off the weak ones can the world rise TO
better things.
one writer contends that Protestant Christianity
is the outgrowth of a desire for freedom and de
sire for alcoholism. However that may be. the
alcohol habit is by means so special a habit as
has supposed; all nations have It, An expert
ment has been tried nation that knew
Is unacquauted with il. There IL some question
whether a people that had never tasted alcOhol
would have a craving for it, as IL does not appear
that the who is Innocent OF the taste ot aIcO-
hOliC drinks is at all stimulated by the sSht OF
fOaming glass of beer.
Alcohol to assist In bringing up energy TO
a Summat tion. which is characteristic OF the
greatest nations: and all the human race has
use of alcohol is related to this and to the desire
which possesses man at times to rise To his very
best The Capacty for brief. intense action Is one
the great factors in the struggle for supremacy
brought to it's highest point that capacity IT, as
evolution declares. there Is a Wis a terSO. n push
from behind. the desire to second this power by
artificial means and to carry consciousness one
step further may account for the desire fOr drink
The mind needs to fesl intensely to rise above its
lmitat atOns.
Life is enthusiasm. 1t is the very OTDoStte or
the feeling of inertia, of nil admirari- Youth is
the best part of life, everything that makes us
feel young is valuable.
Bat here "A very practical question arises: Is
pleasure the great end of life? Is the philosophy
of Epicurus to enjoy all the pleasure possible, the
greatest thing? Back of The pleasure there Is the
reaction the burning up of energy. the premature
death: men who follow the EpCuTean philosophy
a : a guide living die without coming TO MA
turity. having burned their candles at both ends.
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the other by moderate drinking and the senses
only a little While rapidit, in adding figures was
shown 10 be- increased materially by alcoholic
stimulation the amllN To repeat q set OI NoTlS
reduced.
There are three theories to the nature Of al
cohuic stimulation. In the Middle Ages II was
believed that there two distinct elements In
he he pnellma spirit. and the soma,
body and that thes. needed occasional waking up
tV a drug. Then Brown. VIII, said that there
are TWO activities. the stimulating and the de-
pressing All food. h- declared, Is StimrlInt
Anstev decided that the system is made mp OF
higher and lower levels and Folrl ana other con-
temporary Investigators hold that intoXicaion Is
depression Of the brain. which leaves the lower
faculties Of the mind TO come 10 the surface lhlS.
of course. L. the II the mind were u!-
touched and. the lower system were aroused.
Laboratory research has not made plain whether
alcohol does does not increase motor ablhtN
which | have spoken, when the lower activities Of
the mind emerge and shine like stars after the sun
has disappeared
Drunkenness and dipsomaria should not be con-
fused. The drunkard il the steady drinker; the
dipsoman Mac il the person who yields occasionally
the temptation.
The drink habit seems to have rhythmic period
monthly perioGicities of drunkenness being some
times seen. one of the direct causes of drunken
ness Is bad cooking; other causes are the thirst
for excitement. the desire fer escape from the
miSeres q hard life. from too strict sun
day. from the mOnotony OF life. In the cases OF
siXty-tive persons who victims of drink and
We're made the subject of careful study, many gave
other reasons for drinking than the love or
alcohol. Some had formed the habit OF drink
ing every night. others every Sunday nlght. sun
sons: while the wish 10 drown sorrow drove othelS
to the cup. ana hard work and baShfulneSs We're
reasons assigned by yet others. only few out or
siNtV-tiVe to have had a passion Tor drink
and it is certain that some young men begin drink
ing to eScara diS3puOiutmtnt. sorrow ar worry
one of the cases said that drink was MS ohlE re-
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Senator Quay has presented the possibilities OF the
loss OF the control OF the legislature. which Is
rose. and the Mayor of Philadelphia so
strongly 10 Mr.. Elkm that the latter is about sat
years: In the mean time. the distinctively Quay
men in the western part of the State Keeping
STATE convention against MIR. Elkin, ana making
Independent deals by which candidates for the
legislature may be made safe
The men OF affairs hereabouts less only in prom
inence than the guests at p. A. Il. Widener's
famous dinner in honor OF J. Pierpont Morgan
smiled at the published reports that Mr.. Morgan
and another guest remained at Mr.. Wideners
house the day following the dinner solely beca Use
of Mr.. Morgan's desire to look over Mr.. Widener's
art treasures. on the contrary the stock market
has shown the public incredulity. The gathering
of notable men Is looked upon a indica-
tlon that Mr.. Morgan is interested in the local
street railway merger 1t IL strongly believed that
the gathering had reference to the Philadelphia
situation and that the denials that Manhattan's
affairs occasioned the coming together OF 7he
tnancers sincere.
Comparatively little credence is placed i'm the as
sertion that a Philadelphia syndicate will finance
the proposed Consolidated Traction Company
here. Thirty million dollars is a sufficiently large
sum to more than suggest that Mr. Morgans
assistance may be wanted. Probability is added
to such reports I'm view OF the Unofficial an
EOunccment that the stockholders of the Union
Traction Company 10 he assessed Sc
share I'm order to provide a part of the sum for
the building Of the Market-st. IL" or subway
the Broadst surface line. and proposed extensions
and improvements. The shares of the company
have been directly affected, and are held more
strongly than
To those most closely observant OF current events
in this city nothing seems more certain than
sweeping Improvements in the line of urban trans
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built on tae top uf a hin. which to this day Is
called Fort IIiu. They would be there when the
tribe returned in The spring, in time for the
sauaws to plant maize The wigwams skins and
stone cooking implements were loaded into the
canors and early morning the trip down the
river began the scenery did impress the
Indians. for they had always seen il. but the
Dutrhmau rrioic. 4 in it's beauty as much 4s
nutrhmAp could. As they passed d' VII the chan-
uel his W.I- always straight ahead. Tor down
that @'ivo, ribbon al water the HALF Moon hdd
sailed ..":giug him behind
Wheu they w,T- q little below the rough face
Of storm kiug as thr giant DuWidrI for such II
:. ur l. called to-day. the Indians landed.
lust :tLny, them lowered the HIGHEST petk of the
ridge which runs into t'Ounrr ti'ut. and bt-
fore Them lay the PuJnam Naliey. or the banks
OF a creek which cut through 10 the river they
made their winter camp. choosing Il spoI Wei
sheltered from the winds.
n starvation winter. Tor As uSuHl tue
Indians had neglected to lay Hp enough supplies,
forgetting The future in the plenty OF the summer.
The sunS f-u early and great depth. and the
hunting Was unusually poor. Van Horne farrd
br ter than the rest Tor he lived with the Ct
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who dealt Oh. the supply of corn. OFTEN for days
at time they had nothing TO eat bat hsh, with a
Itnteu regularity which they little enjoyed.
Spring came again. springs usually do, and no
longer there hunger. The chief began 10 talk
Of an early wedding. and told Van Horne 10 spend
all 0f his time with Manteu They went often TO d
roaring WATERFALL the Indian name OF which has
been lost. but which the people who live in Cold
Spring know Indian Falls. They sat on the
bank OF the stream and to the interlude played
by the rushing water Van Horne said loving things
which he did not mean. AS she told him OF the de-
VeOpment OF the plans for their wedding. the big
feast which would be- held, the presents which
visiting chiefs would bring he planning to
escape and saying under his breath THE Lord
Will find way"
week before the time appointed for their re-
turn to the Fishkil camp Van Horne was hunting
ia the hills when he was suddenly startled by the
cried he FASTENED toward the edge OF a cliff
below him ship. and. better than that, she
many times In his scramble down the cliff. and
whose shot he had heard, just putting on
When the vessel sailed down the river that after
Van Horne mp IN the high built bow. ana
not once did he look back toward the camp OF the
Wappingers.
The sachem was not alarmed when Van Horne
did not return that night, for lie was often gone
several days when away hunting. When ne heard
OF the visit OF the second big canoe with its host
of white men he knew that the Dutchman was
gone. Manteo went into her fathers wgwam and
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portaton What is not certain Is the method OF its
accomplishment, whether by a combination of the
Union Traction interests with those of the Mack
FOerderer Syndicate, holding the franchises for
which John Wanamaker offered the city 2,50.OO
previous to their gift by the city favored poll
tcians and contractors. or by competition between
those interests. Just the nanciers of both in
terests trying to reach basis OF adjustment
proposition OF leasing the Union Traction
Company. The outlook is considered favorable be-
cause the impression abroad is that the Wdeners.
Elkinses and Doiars will be taken in with the
leasing syndicate. The plan includes the building
OF elevated lines I'm Market and other streets from
the eastern the western boundaries of the city.
and surface road north and south in Broad-st.
Before these plans become operative they
must be approved by the Union Traction Com
pany's stockholders. II is a question whether the
stock held by those who are in position to turn
their stock at profit in the market is in IA
majority that held purely for investment II
II is. there seems to be no doubt that the lease
may be executed although the condition OF the
Philadelphia market Mt this time does seem TO
Justify the speculative expectations of the pro-
mOters OF the enterprise. Union Traction stock is
now paying more than is offered under the leasing
proposition. to be paid until after four years The
company has fully recovered from the embarrass-
ment caused by the great strike, and the receipts
have justified the last Christmas advance I'm wages
OF employees which entails additional annual
expenditure OF almost. II not quite 100000 An In
vestment stockholder who does not wish see his
immediate returns lessened speaks for many others
similarly situated when he says: "Shal we accept
such terms or run the risk of greater by com
petition OF antagonistic elevated lines?" Although
the public demands and the concentration OF bust
ness around Broad and Market SITS requires relief
from the congestion of street travel, II is ques-
loss the corporations for when All is said and
done II Is the fares OF the people who hang the
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ciple's sake. What interests chiefly is not the
ethical and social effects OF alcoholism but its psy-
Geological and physiological effects The problem of
temperance physiology is that. like the poor
have always with us. yet the question, Why do
like drink? has never been satisfactorily
answered. One thing is plain-primtiye people al
most without exception have had the drinking
habit The ha bit seems indigenous. What the race
would have been without narcotics or StimuautS II
Is impossible
The drink habit seems TO co-eNist with the social
instincts. Excite m-nt flied large place in saw
age religions. and stimulaEt had part In worship
for the people seemed To desire To experience the
feeling OF crepitatiou which results from the use
OF stimulants, and 1t religious ecstasy IN
itself 10 work ones self into high state OF eN-
hilaration. The neOlithic men of England. II would
seem. cultivated the poppy and used il in religious
ceremony worship: IN India Indra was thought to
be In the wine; the Greeks had BacchuSi the
worship than TO get drunk. In some tribes drunk
ennesS formed the only marriage ceremony. Inc
l.apps. when friend IS dying. drink to assist the
soul ia its flight to heaven. Many OF the celebra-
riage simply drinking bouts. 1t is doubtful
whether primitive tribe exists without some such
ceremonial
There Is a rich literature of the effects of strong
narcotic drugs. to which. OF course, De Quincy Is
of the chief contributors llasheesh appears
to excite the mind and create fantastic dreams
Peculiar sensations Of the mind and body being
stretched until they are q mile wide. and the sou!
Ia leave the body. pI oduced ny the use
of opium. In the effects of tobacco seem to
mass themselves upon the spinal cord Ia lower the
activities of that part of the system ana weaken
the arteTial pressure. while the stimulation or
alcohol eNcites particularly tho cerebrUn Excite
is followed by depression. and as the habit
grows this depression lasts longer and longer.
When taken INTO the body. alcohol. like other
hVdrora rDous largely burned and good
Tests made npon about forty subjects seem 10
show hat the strength Is not 'H'ctrd one way OF
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09
NEVERTHELESS HE DEPRE.
GATES A TOO STRICT
TEETOTALISN.

The teaching OF science on the subject Of alroho.
Is very different from that of the school tero
perance books. Alcohol has degraded its tens y,
thousands, but 1t has done a great deal OF xood
IN the world Here ia this country are ant ~
go 10 extremes. and to insist that in abstf3a,cs
lies the only good But abstinence and tennnsrans
are two different things. and of the two tsno
perance Is by far the higher. more philOsophicaI
word Christ taught temperance and drank wine
The old Christians drank wine and Christians 40
vet in Southern countries There is such A thfrs
as teetOtal mania TeetOtaliSn NAV he 9ooS
thing for those who cannot be temperate and mo-
Vtded IL be not carried to excess. but there re
times when zeal carries its advocates too far
There is an eXultatiOn. ecstasy in intOxica
tion and We cannot but Sympathize with the mar
who feels It- He is taking vacation from his
cares lie is all pleasure; he tells the truth Wbe1
We reflect that tea. coffee food itself are sIirhtv
intoxicating. should think better OF alcohol
or course the evils of that 10 reverses N.
processes of evolution. Shuntng man down tn tbs
lower levels. and taking him backward in tbs
process of evolution. and tending TO make a print
tive man OF him. But many people can take HtfIa
Wine, and IL will do them good. This is "A doctrine
To preach only to the elite. those vino srs
too weak or immature have Self-cOntrOI II is
because life Is sweet. and because alcohol helms
some people to realize its possibilities that n is
not the unmtttsated curse some people Ike II ouf
] Weld to none in my belief that ~um is one ~
the greatest curses of this country but T cannes
abide the temperance physiology nor the teetnf,f
Ism that amounts almost a mania with soma
persons; nor the practice of inducing Young cbsi-
dren in the daY and Sunday schools to sign tha
pledge unheknOwH To thcir parents.
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connected with the legislature In any capacity, and
there was much perturbation among the party lead
ers and the lobbyists. Among the witnesses sub
ppnaed were Governor Stone, Lieutenant-G Governor
Goblin. United States Senator Penrose. Attorney
General ElGn, Insurance Commissioner Durham
and Thomas $. BigeIow the Pittsburg Of
wealth, who took the greatest personal interest in
the election of Senator Quay and the passage or
the Pttsourg Ripper BILL
1t known that the purpose in calling these
Witnesses 10 prove the fact Of bribe giving or
compel the witnesses TO plead immunity from an
swering questions the ground that they might
incriminate themselves The summonng OF these
witnesses was with flourish OF trumpets. and when
the court opened Monday afternoon the pretty
little town OF Clearfed such gathering OF
State notables had before climbed hills
or sat around the blazing open fires of the tap
OF Its taverns.
But the purpose in calling together these men,
who had never been aught but names to a majority
the residents. had been disclosed TO
the court than it's futility demonstrated. The
judge decided that the testimony must be confined
to facts and incidents directly bearing upon the
chrage that the prosecutor the king Of
crooks and IAN unbushing bribe taker." In con
sequence the sank to the level Of everyday
libel suit There was no showing of guilty hands -
no exhibit OF checkbooks confessions of Grim
inality. and the returned Statesmen will go about
their usual business this week coming
Politics was talked much at this unusual ga
ths, Dut the gubernatoria candidacy situation
ences with Senator QUAY had been expected 10
pring the matter TO some of head but there
sluon IN the matter. The friends of Attorney Gen
etal Eikln say that they as confident as ever
but It is almost certain that Mr. Ekin WI viii rafir
vi MIS- own Fohuon 1t is stated positively that
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09
THE coLruRIl .r4RSITT SHOW.

sham femnnity will masquerade az ,-,,l.D.s.
Ivceum this week when students u - =.
with boys for girls will sing anu u.'"- ,r, srs,
,'erf,rro,nc, v he given tomorrow evening ana
the show will be repeated every SVy7 If iveon's
week with matinees on WeGueS'' Tbe rlay
chosen for production this year Is S,Insd several
by Donald McGregor :" ,itssrwraduates
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PATRICK CASE NAY 90 Oy TOMORROW

John ID Campbell. the sick Patrick juror.
reported at his home. No 212 West For'S ~. -,
to be- much improved yesterday For the ~. -. ,o- =
since he went home sick he was taken %. t5,-.
short Walk ttai Nr Campbeu will be aoe 10
',ttaD,i A., bfs I,tties Juror tO-moEtVN-
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opposite Bay Ridge will be the scene on s,ss 80
activity this summer II is expected 70 1tt,a5
the most imuOrtant freight terminal IN tue CH!xs.
states When all the plans are Gdrrlyu u9' In IN
for NeW-NOrk
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BTFFiLO HAS PARALYSIS.

THE HIND LEGS OF ONE OF THE CENTRAL PARK
ANIMALS ATTACHED
Big Tom Of the bunaloes IN NSH'ieI -.
has I,.s,, attacLed with paraIysis The animal mas
been in the park FOR about ten years heepe'
shannon noticed yesterday that the amman Nne. 1,
he attempted to rise had 10 make nuinne' %
trials before he could get on his teet' NJ %
peared TO be stiff in the hind legs an =.
t,o, w. rDads and il was found that Tom was
suffering from paralysis IN, he trsarsd
Big Tom is sixteen years old tie VI, tbs disease
for paralysis. but II II believe" '"e' $50
will cause his death
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When ne returned 10 the camp. the sachem told
him that they were go'ng 10 move down the river
for the winter, and his marriage Manteo would
be postponed until the next summer. 1t not
difficult for the Indians 10 their villages.
The orchard and the fields would for them
selves as weuld the fort which the sachem had
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-03-04

Anniversary Proclamation.
GranI Master, W. 7. Gardner
of the Independent Order of odd
fellows of the Indian Territory has
issued a proclamation, setting
apart the 26lh day of April 1902,
for the eighty third anniversary of
the order in his jurisdiction. to
be observed by suitable exercises
nd public tlanksgiyii G TO AL
mighty God for his manifold mer
cies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-03-04

A news item appeared in the
Daily Express IA few days ago
about an up to date vegetable re-
frigerator at j. r.. AUeicombie's
pay-as-yon-please grocery Mr..
Aoercombie wants it distinctly
understood that his grocery is not
pay as you please grocery, but
pay as you go grocery. Mr.. Aber
combie certainly enjoys well
earned grocery trade.
W.. /. Saayer has leased the new
brick store room next and west of
the citizens National bink to
Il Owsley, of Bowie, Tex,
who will occupy it with a $4,000
stock of jewelry. These gentle
men have ordered their fixtures
rom Chicago, H., which will cost
over SlSO0-Still they come.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-03-04

One hundred town lots will be
placed on ssle next Thursday by
j. G. Hamilton, at a new town
Is miles west OF ChIckasha. This
town is located on the Frisco sur
vey near the cement beds and will
be called Cement.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-03-04

Henry Price Is on business
trip to El Reno.
Jack Hopkins spent Sunday in
Minco, returning home today.
Ben Brooks has resigned his
position with the Missouri & Kan.
Telephone Co.
DR.. j. NJ. Bond. of Eoris, Tex :,
l. n the city looking after Ioca
tion for a dental Office.