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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

The county court found itself un-
able TO settle some road cases which
came before it and passed them on
to the circuit court which already
has troubles OF its own.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

The police will sosn begin to play
tag with the dogs of town. The
CANNES whose masters have neglect
ed to pay taxes will receive some
hot shots from the guardians of the
law.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

You will find the best brussels car
pet in town for SOC per yard. The
priettiest and cheapest line of rugs,
mattings, linoleums, oil cloth, DC at
Werner Fortnev Il Co.
HoT chocolate with whipped
cream at Ream,s Drug Store 10
cents.
DAKOTA flour is superior TO all
others Each sack is warranted.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

II the average FIRE were as bad as
the average FIRE alarm which is ex-
perienced here the town would be
in the hole every time q blaze
started.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

The mud Is in hard lines these
avs. City council is taking steps
to cover lot OF it with brick, the
the county is talking Of displacing
IL from roads and the sun and wind
will soon get onto il so that every
bit OF moisture will he squeezed out
IF ii.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16
CONNELLSVILLE PA.

GIVE your order for magazines to
Mr.. Percy d. Lorentz at the Acme.
He has charge of the news depart
ment there.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

Matrimonial stocks do not seem
70 have shared in the downward
tendency noted in many other forms
of investment.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

HVUt"s N 10 1E'1''' MT" VI TINT
For cut:dowers and floral designs
call on w. S. Taylor, Chestnut ST.,
opposite NJ. E. church, agent for the
leading Pittsburg florist and Web
ers. of Oakland, Md. Both phones
101.
HAVE you seen the line of chill
dren's dresses at..W erner, Fortney
d Co.'S? They will sci. you made
up dress for about what the mate ria
would cost.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16
FINE;

! DeIatour MdrShme.-
lows by express today
.MANNA" Bread Fancy
Takes, Roofs Coffee Bread; every
hing always fresh here.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

This hiss been rather juicy
April.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

FL. l.. SMITH has the best meat
market in town. 1t is at the end of
the suspension bridge on Peasants
street. Call and see him II you want
the best the mark ct affords.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

The best OF all hot drinks Is Hot
Matted milk Mt Ream's soda Fountain
10ets. IL Is Meat and drink.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16

ggs come fro 10 Fayette coun
s, fresh and good. James L
an.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16
sARTNERSHIP FORMED.
ksek and Harry L. SmJth will do
Neral Hauling and Contracting.

Neral Hauling and Contracting.
/. Keck and Harry l.. Smyth have
"a Q partnership. They will do
\nds OF hauling. They make a
lty OF heavy hauling, such as
] and boilers and machinery of
sscription. Grading and exca-
OF every kind 10 to be done by
They have been engaged in
this character for some years
In every way equipped to do 1t
shortest possible notice and In
st possible manner. Peoples
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-16
Bring in the Boy

IF YOU want to fit him out stylish spring attire
at much the usual prices We only mention four items
from the many hundreds.
Bows AlWool Suts-double breasted Norfolk and Rus
sian blouse styessts made sell for S. and but Of
ered by u.s. owing big undeprce purchase for only 81
Boys Extra Fine Clohinggarments made to sell for IS
and So The suits include Russian blouse, sailor Cossoc
single and double breasted and Norfolk styles made of superior
serges stripe worstedsuy values at $3.50 and
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21
THE INDIAN QUESTION,

The Indian question seems to
be likely to settle itself in Il nor
nal way, according to the bread
and butter law, after all. Now
that the negro problem has come
to the front of discussion the red
man has a chance to show what he
can do when left to work out his
own passage to civilization with
out 50 much advice.
The other day, on an intrrur-
ban car, an Indian with all the
evidences Of his race in his countc-
nance. but dressed in the convcn-
ti0naI business suit and derby hat
of the white man waS seated very
quietly. lie was taking views Of
trolley lines and their occupants
with the same air Of interest in
worldly affairs that other civilized
persons do. No rcversion to the
wilderness type was apparent in
his dress or manner, Had he been
in Europe he would have been an
indistinguishrd part of the motley
crowd of races that are assimila-
ting European civilization and
would not have aroused a remark
but here an Indian on a street car
is still a little of a curiosity.
This relation ought to pass and
will soon. The Indian develops
too much business sense, when he
takes to business at all, to be re-
parded as out of the reckoning of
American business and industrial
life. 1t will be industrial life that
must first absorb the Indian, and
that, preferably, in small places.
There is little doubt that the In
dian is still good ways behind
the white man in the race, but the
results of Indian education are
proving that he is gaining and
anxious to gain even faster. He
can do better things than to make
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21

baskets and bead-work and draw
reservation allowances: and it is
his right to be taught to his full
est powers instead of to his second
rate ones. We have made profit
out Of the Indian in the wrong
way for both parties.
In Mondays news from the
northwest were two items that
show that the Indian will work
and that he will look out for him
self in a business way. From the
agent of the Grand Portage re-
servation comes the report that
the Indians of his section have
earned by their work as labors iii
in mines and the woods $40, 900
which has been distributed among
them by the government. In
South Dakota the Rosebud reser-
vation Indians will meet this week
to decide upon the question oflnak-
ing more money out of the surplus
lands of the reservation which
have been granted to the cattle>
men. From this and from other
cooperative signs of the times it is
plain that the Indian will not much
longer remain outside of the in
fucnces of trade and contact with
business, that form such educating
powers to the rest of us. Instead
of being a ward of the nation he
will, by his own initiative, and the
right help, Aoccomc an individual
of the nation. We make the most
of the Indian problem ourselves
now Minneapolis Times.
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21
THE localized Theft.

According to the twin city press
Commissioner Richards of general
land office has announced, since
his return to Washington from
this state, that the selections of
land on the Chippewa reservations
for forestry purposes have been
and that the agricultural
lands will also be opened to settle
ment without further delay. This
action is the final stroke which
takes from the Indians two hund-
red and twenty five thousand acres
of land and five per cent of the
pine timber thereon without due
compensation therefor. Besides
being shameless act of injustice,
the taking of these lands by an act
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21

of Congress is violation of treaty
obligations on the part of the
United States and nothing short of
a legalized theft.
During the negotiations of the
Nelson Act between the repre-
sentatives of the government and
the Indians, the former repeated
lay assured the latter that they
would receive pay for every acre
of land that they would cede to
the government under the act, and
the report OF the council proceed
ings show this conclusively.
Not being satisfied with taking
the lands referred to from the In
dians, the commissioner of the
general land office now proposes
to open the balance of the reserva-
ton lands to settle ment regardless
of the fact that several hundred
Indians who are entitled to allot-
ments on the reservations ut Leech,
Cass and Winnebcgosish lakes
have not yet secure their allot-
ments. Those who have received
alIotmcnts, except in Il few cases,
have not made selections for them
selves or their minor children as
provided by law, but these allot-
ments have been selected for them
by government allotting agents, in
a great many instances in swamps
and other worthless lands.
The time for trying to enforce
treaty rights by going on the war
path has passed, ;lnd the only way
for our brethren who are pntitlcd
to allotimcnts on the reservations
named, and who have not received
them according to law, is to invoke
the courts to compel the officials
of the government to fulfill the
laws.
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21
The T0MAH||AWk |
GUS. H. BEAULlEU 80 Publisher:
White Earth Agency, MINI.

az A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER de-
voted to the interests of the
White Earth Reservation and gen
eral Northwestern News. Publish
ed and managed BY members of
the Reservation.
Subscription rates: $3.50 per-
annuIp. For the convenience of
those who may feel unable to pay
for the p0per yearly or who wish
to take it on trial, subscription
may be sent us for six and three:
months at Che yearly rates. All
sums sent to us should !be forward
ed by Registered letter to insure
safety. Address all commlunica-;
tioMs to-.
The ToMAHAwK
M HhaM EARTH, N1INN.
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21
AGENCY NEWS.

WORK FOR ALL.-Agent Niche.
let has been keeping force of resel'-
vation young men busily engaged for
several week past making some mttch
needed improvements in the village:
brush which obstructed the view Of
some of the principal government
buildings has been cut and removed,
and new fences and sidewalks haze re.a
placed tile. old ones. III addition to
these improvements it is the AGENTS
intention to extend the sidewalks TO
the Catholic and Episcopal churches
and to have street lamps put in from
the village to the boarding school.
The Agent also says that ne intends
to furnish employment to all the In.
dians who may wish TO work next
month repairing the roads on this, res.
crvatiOn.
We trust that the Agent will keep
on with the good work, and as making
improvements seems to be his hobby
Judging from his work during the past
NtHI, "S ilC Quiz tIIIi IlC Will NtVp' ~
up if he has the means placed in his
hands to do SO.
4 TEST CASE. Mrs. Louisa Lynch
recently made an application to Chip
pewa commissioner Vail for an addi-
tiOnal eighty acre tract Of land us an
allotment under the improvement
clause OF the treaty of 1867 between
the Mississippi bands and the United
States. but this application was res
iected by Mr.. Hall on the grounds
that he had been directed by the sec.
retary of the interior TO cease allOtting
lands to the Chippcwas. Mrs. Lynch's
appIicatio was made for the express
purpose bf placing on record her claim
with the view of commencing a suit
in the United States Circuit Court to
establish her right to the allotment.
The questions involved in her case ale
of SO much importance to each mem-
ber Of the Mississippi bands on this
reservation that we trust she will re-
ceive financial assistance in prOsecut-
ing her claim from all of them, for a
decision in her favor will result in the
allotment OF eighty acres more to each
member of the bands.
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21

j the answer he received was, No,
/ am only pickeral, and came tc
| obey the command of Me-she-nah-
may-gway who got tired of your
song.' When Way-nah-b -bozho
, heard this he become very angry
| and said to the 'pickerel, Go back
you are not the one who killed my
mother The pickerel returned
/ and related to the whale what
i Waynahbozho had said. This pro-
| voked. Mc-she-nah-may-gway and
as the taunting song of the for
mer kept ringing in his ear, he
determine to go himself and make
a meal out of the filthy intruder.
Me-she-nah-may~qway's father re-
monstrated against his resolution,
by saying that Waynahbozho'
coming amongst Them with his in
vitation to be Swallowed up, etc,
bodied no good, and it were best
| to leave him alone. But Me-she-
nah-may-qway was in ss.ch rage
he would listen to no further ar
gument but went forthwith and
swallowed Way-nah-bezha, canoe
and all!
When the whale had swallowed
Waynahbozho he felt very sick
and he soon became .insensible.
And when he had revived little,
he felt that he must have swallow
ed all the disagreeahle things in
the world. He also heard Way
nah-bo-zho soliloquizing to him
self in this wise: ''Verily, verify
it is a fact that ! have been swal-
lowed-fool, he shall now suffer
for having swallowed my mother,
and making me an orphan Then
Way-nab-bo-zh commenced to
take mote of his surroundings and
tire first thing 9ee saw was wea-
sci. VINO, like himself, had been
swallowed by the whale; then his
eyes rested on a large object above
him which seemed to keep up a
constant, futtering motion. AS
N'ay-nah-bo-zho could not reach
up and being anxious to know
more of his surrounding, he in
uuired of the weasel what the OBJ
ject was, and the weasel informed
him that was Me-she-nah-may-
gway's heart, Atthis intelligence,
Way-nah-bo-zho was great y
pleased, tho he thought the whale
was very foolish to keep his heart
in such an exposed position in that
portion of his internal menageric.
Then Way-nah-bo-zho addressing
the weasel, said: 1--WE must de-
stroy Observation-Disclosures or we,
ourselves, will both die. IF you
will go up there and fight his
heart, and help me destroy him |
will reward YOU by making YOU
white in winter and brown in
summer so that you can better
avoid your enemies, | will also
show YOU where to strike your
enemy SO that you can always
draw his hearts blood.' The
weasel, nothing 10th, attacked
Me-shr-nah-may-qway's heart Wig
orously, The latter commenced,
at once to complain of being sick
at the stomach, and he attributed
the disorder to indigestion caused
by the the unsavory mess he had
lately swallowed.
Gro Be CONT1NUED.
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21
The Indian; Right, and Wrong.

Elg~"We hold these truths to be self
evident: that ALL MEN are created
equal: that. they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable
rights: that among these, are LIFE,
LIBERTY, AND TIE PURSUIT. OF HAP
plNEss"- Declaration of independence
July 4th, 177G.
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21

with dispatched runners IN all dl-
rections to endeavor to overtake
and bring us back to the village,
the chief himself joining in the
pursuit. This pursuit was kept up
for four days, whe'72 !: :" chief order
ed a halt to council with his Ge-
sah-k ke-we-neina (magician), but
the spirits, who favored our flight,
refused to give them any informa-
ton as to our whereabouts. We
had hvedson the shore of the lake
for many moons, when, one night,
/ was warned in dream not to
allow your mother TO stand on
her feet for seven days, and to face
the wind during that time. This
was A,pring the !blueberry season,
and | guarded her very closely af-
ter that in :0rder that she would
not stand up. One day, however,
while we were picking blueberries,
| had occasion to ,leave her for a
short time. During my absence she
espied a large bunch of blueber-
ries in a marsh along the edge of
which she was picking berries, and
it being too wet, TO crawl towards
them, she thought there would be
no harm in walking to the berries,
but the moment She stood trp, the
North wind, who had been lurking
in tire vicinity came and embraced
her. When this hStl occurred she
fell prostrated on the ground, | ran
to her, and when she again opened
her eyes, she as well as myself,
knew that she had conceived. And
after you were born, she went
down into the clear water of the
lake to bathe and was there at
tackled and swallowed up by the
Me-she-nah-may-gway (whale)."
Nokomis knew she had been
telling a falsehood, but she was
afraid that if she related the truth
ful history of Way-nah-bozho' $
birth, the sad abduction of his
mother and of her being borne to
her far away Island home, etc, he
would get injured if he endeavor-
ed to fight the spirits who had
caused all this to come about and
which had left him an orphan in
the world.
ADVENTURE WITH THE WHALE.
After the conclusion Of Noko-
mis- narrative, Way-nah- -bozho
pondercd long and silently FL
nally he requested Nol1omis to go
and prepare him a Gee-sah-kahn,
as he wished to invoke the spirits
to give him information and power
as to where he would find and de-
stroy the Me-she-nah-may-gway.
After he had completed the service
of that solemn occasion he came
out and informed Nokomis Of his
purpose and to prepare him for his
journey. Said he, Il will be gone
four days on the war-path: on the
fourth day. if all goes we'll with
me | will be on the shore of that
bay where the winds cease to
breathe. You will know this by
the skies, which will appear red
and smiling, and should | have
trouble and not reach there the
skies will be very dark and clou-
dy, He then painted his face
black and bidding Nokomis an
affectionate adieu, he embarked
into his canoe and started in
search of the Me-she-nah-may-
gway. After wandering about
for two or three days, he conclud-
ed, as the spirits had told him,
that he was near where the whale
lived, and ,as he had been instruct
ed, commenced to sing ''Me-she-
nah-may-gway, hay, hay, be nah
we co she shin,' whale, oh come
and swallow me). Me-she-nah
may-gway heard this singing and
it annoyed him very much. He
said that Way-nah-bozho was
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21
RESERVATION LANDS
TO LEASE

100, 600 acres of first class farm
aa1dS on White Earth Reservation, I'm
TRACTS .of 80 azores and more.
For fual particulars address THE
'TONIAHANK.
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21
THE 9JlbWAS.
Their Customs and Traditions.
AS HANDED DOWN FOR CENTURIES
FROM FATHER TO SON.
;NAY-NAH-BDzHQ.
His Origin, Birth and Life.
MkY.-NAH.-B0zHQ.
His Origin, Birth and Life.
BY THEO. III. BEAULIEU.

When Way7nah-bozho awoke
from his peaceful slumbem, he re-
freshed himself with a hearty
breakfast, and then he caused a
wind to blow from the North in
the direction of the Indian village
from whence his grandmother and
her daughter (his motber) had
come, and he said, ""NokoEniis, |
am going to send fire to all my
relatives who live in the country
where you and nay mother came
frona."
Meokomis had newer told Way
nah-bozho of his origin, and she
was continually in dread lest he
would seek to know more of his
ancestors, and whenever he spoke
of the village, ETC., she would be
come very much alarmed One
day 1T was decided to qsEove to the
outlet Of big lake, a1ad when
they had selected "a convenient To-
cation, Way-nah-bozho instructed
Nokogmis to 60 and prepare poles
and birch bark with which to
build wigwam. When the wig
wan was completed and they had
moved and got settled down, Way
nah-bozho arranged to go on a
beaver hunt; there were a great
many beavers in those days, and
so it was not long before he had
secured a good supply, which
were brought home to the wigwam.
Nokomis was instructed how to
prepare the pclts and make them
into nice comfortable blankets,
such as the Indians used before
the white man came into the
country.
The Tomahawk., 1903-05-21
NOKOMIs' NARRATIVE.

One day when Way-nah-bozho
had enjoyed the pleasure of a
hearty meal of beaver tail, and lay
in comfort on his couch of skins
and boughs, he asked Nokomis to
relate the history of his ancestors,
his father and mother, etc. No
komis endeavored to evade answer
ing his questions, but Way-nah-
bozho seemed so determined to
know that she finally answered
him in this wise: Your mother
was a very beautiful girl who had
many suitors, but the chief OF the
tribe desired that the youngest of
his three sons should marry her.
| opposed this marriage because
the young man was indolent, lazy
and good for nothing. The chief
sent four requests for the hand of
my daughter, (your mother) but |
firmly refused to listen to his prop
osition. When he found that |
would not consent to my daugh-
ter's marriage with his son he
called in one of his counsellors and
after private conference the lat
ter advised the chief to cause me
to be assassinated. that by doing
this the only obstacle to his sons
marriage with my daughter,
would be removed. A friend of
mine overheard this plot and inn
mediately informed me of it. That
day prepared for journey, and
left the village with your mother
at night, and after a weary jour
ney of many days we camped by
the lake where you were born.
When the chief heard of our flight
he was terribly enraged, ,and forth
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-06
WILL SCORES
COLLEGE WAYS

Exeter, n. H., July 3.-The will OF
William c. Todd, which has been filed
for probate here, includes an interest
ing attack on modern college methods.
After making several minor requests
the testator, who was wealthy, wrote
i'm one of the codicils: -
'T give no more to colleges, be-
cause the whole trend of the authorities
seems to be toward extravaganza and
ease, athletics and amusements, clubs
and dinners and away from the hard
study and simplicity of my own col
lege life.
cit has been said that Daniel Web
ster was worth more than $3,000,0 900
to his alma mater. | have wondered
how much he would have been worth
under modern popular training. He
was not learned but great, made so
by hard study and old college disci-
pline. | have been looking for a pro-
fusion Of Websters under our
boosted educational progress, but in
vain"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-06
STIPENDS RAISED
BY A FEW PENNIES
NORMAL SCHOOL TEACHERS GET
SLIGHT ADVANCE.
0. J. SCHUESTER ELECTED
Made Institute Conductor at Platte
ViIle-c. r. Rounds Comes From
University of Illinois to Teach Ora.
tory-Assemblyman Lord Made
President.

A few pennies all around will be
added to the salaries of the teachers
of the state normal schools and the
aggregate will amount to $4,000.
Money will also be expended on the
buildings for various repairs to the
amount of $4,000. This was agreed by
the board of normal school regents be-
fore adjourning yesterday.
The faculties of the several schools
will be practically the same as last
year. The only important changes
being the appointment of o. j. Schues-
ter as institute conductor at the Platte
Vile school at a salary of $4,000 year
and of C.. r. Rounds of the University
of Illinois as instructor in Oratory, to
fill the place made vacant at White
water by the resignation of Professor
Robert Rienow at a salary of $1,000.
The report of the finance committee,
adopted by the board, gives the follow
ing estimate of the finances for the
coming year:
Income of schools -. $47S, 1881
Expenditures -. -. 1921, 941.4O :
OF the income, S136,23S.91 is cash
on hand. This makes the estimated
amount of cash on hand, June, 80, 1904
SI56, 297.51, an increase of $4,000 over
the present year. This is explained
by the additional $4,000 appropriated
by the last legislature ito the normal
schools and the remaining IS, oOd-is in.
terest money.
The board elected the following Of
ficers: - -.
ent-Assemblyman F. H. Ford
River Falls, to succeed Frank A. Ross
of Superior o..
Vice president-Zadoc p. Beach
Whitewater, to succeed F. H. Lord.
Secretary-S. S. lockwood, reel
ected.
There was a contest for the secre
taryship. Several ballots were reces
sary to elect. Other candidates who
received votes were S-pt. of School:
r. B. Drdgeon Of Madison, c. F. Vie
balm of Waterfowl ard Asst, Sept. Of
Public Instruction C. A Donnelly.