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"Bertie's jim
carved the words.

carved the words, "Bertie's Jim
Horse"
Although the little boy who once
played with his pony and wheelbarrow
died nearly q quarter Of a century
ago, the elements have made little i'm
preston upon his playthings. The sad
die cloth, the tasseled bits and the en-
broidered straps of the "Jim horse"
the tiny stone spokes Of the wheels
supporting the pony, are all still pre-
served. The blocks packed carefully
in the wheelbarrow still show distinct
~ their Roman numerals.
In the central slab Of the tomb the
sculptor records that the child was
named Albert Romeyn Harris, who
died few months before his fifth
birthday. He was the son Of Wall
street broker.
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the long blanket about his stalWart
body as he treads stealthily around
the wigwam village granting INC
savy." At this stage the hayward
children become subjects under the
protecting wings Of the United States
Indian agent, who vainly strives to
make them become honest and natur-
allied.
These Indians entertain queer ideas
about disposing of the dead. The
Ponca graveyard is located in a DESC
late out of the way place near the
Saltfork River, which plows through
the reservation. Here for years past
the old war horses have been laid to
rest, receiving from their tribesmen
farewell blessing Of Godspeed upon
their journey to the happy hunting
ground. Lumber was issued at the
agency for the purpose Of building
houses, two by seven feet, which rep
resent the tomb. After the house Is
completed each member of the tribe
is on hand to assist in wrapping the
l1feless body of the dead brave in a
government blanket, poke it gently
into the door Of the little house. The
key Is then turned in the lock and
there Is one Indian less. The relatives
place about the houses old pieces of
furniture, pipes, tomahawks and little
trinkets that belonged to the departed.
Several dishes filed with different
kinds of food are set near the door,
which Is very pleasing to the taste of
the fowls and prairie wolves, who pay
the sacred place nightly visits. The
food is replaced for three days, as they
claim that it requires that length Of
time for the brave to reach the happy
hunting ground, and without refresh
ments he would be unable to make the
journey.
II it Is a woman that dies the sisters
of the tribe run foot race to see whit
is to become owner Of the belongings.
When a buck gives up the ghost a
horse race for a distance Of two miles
is run and the first man out takes DOS
session Of the dead mans DOL les.
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years old. From an early age he was
engaged in various occupations, includ-
Ing blowing, chopping wood, keeping
books, running a fiatboat on the Ten
nessee River, and managing mill. He
obtained q good education, and at the
age of 81 went to Texas. He helped to
expel the Cherokees, and for several
years, beginning in 1889, did surveying
for the republic Of Texas in the Indian
country, this being his first official po-
sition. It was dangerous service, FOR
not a single surveying party prior to
his time had escaped massacre. His
mind naturally tended toward the law,
and this he studied so thoroughly that
within a few years he was licensed to
practice. In 1876 he was made colonel
Of militia and probate judge, in lo47
went to the Legislature, and few
years later became a district judge. In
the enforcement of the laws he was
brought into personal collision with
gamblers and desperadoes who then
| ruled the frontier, but his physical
courage and moral force soon won him
triumph for law and order. In 1856 he
was elected to Congress, and remained
there until Texas left the Union, when
he became postmaster general In the
Confederate government He was cap
tured with Jefferson Davis at the close
of the war and was confined In Fort
Warren many months. President John
son and Secretary Seward consulted
him with reference to reconstruction.
In 1874 he was returned to Congress,
having meanwhile filled important Of
fees, and in 1887 went to the United
States Senate Since 1893 he has been
railroad commissioner Of Texas.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
a MuCh.TraYel0O Cat.

The dogs who travel on railways be-
cause they like to, paying no fares,
vet everywhere received and cared for
by trainmen as privileged guests, have
found an unlocked for rival in a cat
"a handsome Maltese. Five years ago,
as the almost sole survivor Of the
wreck Of an Ohio steamer, she appear
ed at the Union Station in Cincinnati.
and appealed to the sypathies of the
employees, who Immediately became
her friends.
AS she showed a desire to travel,
they furnished her with collar, on
which her name was inscribed, togeth-
err with a few words recommending
her to the care Of railroad men every
where. Her adventures since then are
mainly matters of conjecture, although
many strange stories are told Of her
She Is known to have survived dis
astrous railroad accident, and to have
crossed the Atlantic on a collier. Her
friends, having heard nothing Of her
for many months after this, supposed
that she was dead. She finally reap
reared on a Ward liner coming from
Brazil to the United States, and note
attached to her collar showed that she
had been on board steamer sailing
from England to Rio de Janeiro. She
landed from q train at Buffalo recent
ly. and after a brief stay with her
railroad friends at the station, depart
ed on a train for Vancouver, and for
the present is lost to history.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

For fifty years past the United
States government has been trying by
every means to enforce upon the In
dian the ways of the white man. Most
people who are unfamiliar with the
copper colored race, would consider
that by keeping them in schools
of modern training from the ages
Of six to twentythree or four
would be all that was necessary to
break the ties tina bind them to their
native ways. But this is mistaken
idea. The Ponca children are COM
PEELED to attend the agency schools
until they are familiar with all the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
A UNIQUE MONUMENT.

Toys Carved on the Tomb of Little
New Jersey Boy.
One of the most peculiar monuments
existing in an American cemetery Is
one in the old burying ground at Hack
ensack, N. j., where the Dutch found
ers of that village sleep. Instead Of the
urn, or cross, or angel, or broken pill
lar, which generally surmounts tombs,
there is instead the carved figure Of a
horse standing between the handles Of
little wheelbarrow. In the wheelbar-
row are the playth1ngs Of a little boy
and beneath these stone toys are
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
common school branches, then they
o. o cont To the Haskell Indian IIni.

common school branches, then they
are sent to the Haskell Indian Uni
versity, located at Lawrence. Kan,
where they remain five and six years
or until they complete all the higher
branches Of the high schools.
All Of them learn some trade before
they are allowed to leave the school.
The boys are taught tailoring, book
keeping, engineering and carpenter
work. The girls dressmaking, trim
ming, music and q number of other
trades or professions which qualify
them to become self-supporting any
where they choose to go. This, in
addition to the high school training, 1t
would seem, should be all that Is nee
essary to civilize the Indian when he
Is housed for ten or fifteen years amid
cultured people who devote all their
time endeavoring to plant in his mind
some seeds of modern American doc
trines. But strange as it may seem
the battle is hardly begun at this
stage.
They return to the reservation,
Wu6ES LAcJ JUN LAClA pOCplCp III 1--we
In tepees in winter and under brush
sheds In summer. Here the kettle OF
stale beef or fat dog Is hung over the
fire, the pipe passed around. while the
old warriors rehearse war stories, de-
nouncing the paleface and his civilized
ways.
1t Is only matter of short time
ere the educated young man or woman
laws aside his Tor herr tailor-made
clothes and polished shoes and dons
the blue blankets and beaded mecca
sins. Not a few Ponca women Of to-
day mingles with her tribeswomen,
her face concealed by a shawl that
covers a head OF uncombed hair, while
the calico slip that takes the place Of
a dress hangs in loose folds about a
shapeless form; and these same
souaws, who refuse to talk English,
could gracefully dance their taper fin
gers over the worries of a piano, pro-
ducIng strains Of music that would
make many bellies OF eastern social cir
cles envious; and the dusky young
man who once completed a course in
the law school receiving high praise
from the government officials when he
delivered In polished English an adj
aress upon modern training, now folds
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
Gave Good Advice.

A distinguished Paris physician was
attracted by the hollow cough of an
old g-picker whom he found plying
his trade on damp November day in
a suburb of the gay capital. "Ah! my
poor friend" he said, shat is bad
cough, very bad cough. You should
pass the winter In the south Of France
and, to avoid the dust and fatigue of q
railway journey, advise you to travel
In your own carriage"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

At Leadhills village, In the man,
tain district Of Scotland. less than -,
hours ride from Glasgow, NAV ha s.,
the curfew bell herewith illnstr,tJ
This bell is not only interesting N
reason Of tradition, but because \
still in use. Clocks in the Depbh,|
hood are set by 1t, and when them
any question about the accuracy Of /
timepiece the good housewife is N
to declare with conviction that 4
clock Is right, for 1t has been "VtI
the curfew on the minute every DjgA
for a month" The people of Iai
hills would naturally be expected /
hang on to time-worn customs h
they are almost as primitive as tbs
ancestors of two centuries ago. TM
sole occupation is mining lead for ID
benefit Of the Earl Of HopetOuu An
the Duke Of Buccleuch, lords Of ID
manor.
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A Cross Parent.

Mother" said a little girl, looking
up from her book, what does 'transat-
lantic' meanp'
"Oh, across the Atlantic, Of course.
Don't bother me-"
docs trans always mean across"
II suppose it does. II you don't
stop bothering me with your questions,
you'll go to bed.'
"Then does transparent mean a
cross parentT"
Ten minutes later that little girl was
resting on her tiny couch.
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The Friend of Many.


A writer In the Criterion saws that
lola was prosperous man, whose
surroundings bore all the marks of
wealth. His house suggested rather
the abode of rich banker than of q
literary man. He lived like a prince.
Perhaps he was making up for the
struggles of his early manhood, when,
as he used to tell with sad smile. he
gave up smoking so that his mother
might have two sous more a day to
spend on bread for her young family.
Zola's memory of that bitter time
made him very soft-hearted toward
others, and especially to young writers
who were in trouble.
Beggars swarmed about him. Every
mail was laden with appeals for mon
ey, which his secretary would weed
out. The applicants who were left
after the process were usually sur
prised at the generosity with which
they were treated. lola was a Quick
reader Of character, as shown either
in faces or letters, and it was not easy
to deceive him. But once satisfied that
he ought to give, he gave with li5er-
atty and promptness.
He spent time and thought, as well
as money, in his charities. Often he
would take great trouble to unearth
some starving young writer in the
Latin Quarter, and place him on a
journal, the high road to success.
Many of the most promising younger
men in France owe their start entirely
to his helping hand
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

In the "Disputations Of Alcuin' this
colloquy occurs: "Pepin-What is the
liberty of man? Alcuin-Innocence
One Is reminded Of this by the arrest
in Madrid last month Of the Humbert
family, which fed from Paris in May,
after defrauding various people of ten
million dollars. The bondage to their
misdeeds. which began twenty-five
years ago, only became a little more
0urdensome when the disclosure came
The old monk who proclaimed inno-
cence as liberty knew several things
about the human heart.
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house 100 girls, and the girls afeW)
educated thoroughly, and are aS
be taught trades-such trades ~
linery, bookkeeping, dresSmaklnS'
biography, cooking, etc'-So tna'
may secure lucrative WORK FeauI
Features Of the home will DC d IA
and well-equipped gymnasium
basement, two isolated WARDS lOI
pital purposes and a graded SysNI
dormitories-a system WHEREBY
smaller girls, arranged accofulls =,
their ages, will sleep in ROOMS H'l
from eight to twelve perSOn'
the older girls will each nave
arate room. .,
Mr.. Elkins has been q Na'Y ".
thirty years and has always . WV,
tive in promoting the Weli 10.
the great fraternal order nv 1pSn
faction will give to fhlluu1lp .ttrt
greatest and best equlppeu 'n''
Of it's kind in the world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

Census figures show that the aver
age wealth of the inhabitants of the
United States is $500, which shows
that an average" figure is a mighty
deceptive thing. Most of us are pre-
pared to swear that somebody else
has got our share of the assets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

Senator Dolliver Is confident that the
trusts will die within twenty years
owing to WORKOUT nerves. The proph-
ecy is justified by the amount Of nerve
they are now expanding.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

Some people are never satisfied. Mar
conf having given us wireless teleg,
raphy, the Washington Star has now set
up a cry for coalless heat.
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v a t e life. 1t Is
doubtful IL any
living N a n, even
among petty office
holders, can equal
this record. His
career has been
more or less tur-
bulent.
Born In Sewer
G O u nty, Tennes-
see, In 1918, John
Henninger r e a :
L. Oh
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INDIANS OF TO-DAY.
CIVILIZED CUSTOMS,
BUT PREFER THEIR OWN.

Back from School to DON Blankets
and Beaded Shirts-To Smoke the
Pipe and Grunt Their "Ughs PIN
novations Forced ON Them.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Al communications for this paper should be accom-
panied By the name of the author not ion
publication but evidence of good faith on the
Of tbs writer Write only one side OF the paper %
particularly careful Ia giving names and dates TO have
tha letters and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
sharing Alike'

A tourist coach was y :, ~ vas OBJ
West Highlands anu That ~ first
among the passengers 'r' holders
and third class ticket I;ss vas I
sharing h alike, and thess among
If discomfort grown, sIng pa
and complaints were were But d
the man in attendance ohed, and
hill to climb was reac crsjp r'4
were put to rights 'S' /
driver cried out; ,rors keep
"First class pass .ea sssengsr 4
seats, second class pa nassenss
and walk, third class /
out and shove"
ronhetone epitapnS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

A Boston scientist has been trying to
dnd out what makes drunken men see
double. Heretofore it has been gener-
ally supposed that it was the stuff they
drank
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

DR.. Lorenz cannot understand why
Americans are so fond of pie. He
likely never tasted the kind that
mother used to make.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
HoNORED BY RooSEVEI

Negro Who Has Been "aI po.ton
Federal Attorney in o nv'
Among the recent appolnr nods
negroes to Federal offices 91 Wil]
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
German Toys i'm Demand.

Great Britain buys over 1000 tons
Of German toys annually. while the
United States ranks next, with an I'M
portation of about 5000 tons.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

100000. ThedOll
is William L. }
kins, a wealth
Philadelphia i1
prominent in Y
sonic circles, y
building, which |
to be erected 4
North Broad Stlta
on a lot 40 N
co,,oro will hp
red brick and VII
marble in the Gef
IA -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

member Of the VIM IL ,rOu
Massachusetts legislature r orj,
Cambridge district. MI ~ ~ and
born in 1868 at Berkeley ,| 'n,,ra.
fitted for college at Pe, {, ,ohosI
was distinguished for LID liz abn'
at Amherst, and also FOR p,s tbe
a football player. He ~ !, IN ord
ward prizes in debate anu .arsrds|
and in Harvard he was i aIorerd
one of the best footD IA ,S S5' BE-
university ever had. III ID 5000
admitted to the bar anu III, nrIdgea
ND a good practice In Ca nds 70 I'd
was induced by his frienu oSIocted
the Legislature, and ""'
big majority.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
FOR ORPHANS OF MAsoNS,

Girls Home to Be Erected In Philad.l
phia at a Cost of 100000.
Work Is soon to begin In PhlaiA
phia on the erection of a home for d
orphan girls Of Masons, at a cost 1
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

It seems hard for slow-going Europe
to realize that the days Of buccaneering
on the Spanish main were over long
400
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
Eat a Hearty Breakfast.

Statistics show that the longest lived
people have generally been those who
made breakfast the principal meal Of
the day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

Some parents who violently object to
football permit their boys to skate on
thin ice and never worry bit
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

First and last we have had much to
cay about the unwise boy who runs
away from home. There Is a romance
about It In the story book the run
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

Married women are no longer to be
allowed to teach in the New York pub
lie schools. Is marriage a failure?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

The renovated White House has th1r-
ty-one miles of wire. A good many
would like to pull it who can't.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

Emperor William is going to have a
newspaper to voice his views. 1tu be
busy sheet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

You may refuse to believe compli-
ment, but 1t was a good deal like
SNOWFALL; it left spot on you.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

II Mrs. Astors figures are trust
worthy, New York's 400 have increased
to 800 Natural increase2
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
An Ugly Combination.

Blue eyes are very sweet, and then
Black eyes are charming, too;
But no girls eyes are pretty when
They are both black and blue.
Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

When people make fools of Them
selves, their second mistake IL the be.
lief that no one Is noticing IT.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

The easier 1t is for a man to run into
debt the harder 1t Is for him to get
ahead.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

Never confide a secret to a woman
with pedigree. Blood will tell.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

When some men wait on themselves
1t Is sign they are mad at their
wiveA
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H. Lewis, Of Bos-
ton, to the position
of United States at
torney in the MOD
ern Athens. MI
Lewis Is a gradu-
ate Of Amherst
College, and of the
law department of
Harvard Universe
ty. Two years ago
ha was elected q
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
HELD OFFICE sIxrY-FoUR YEARS
Judge Reagan, of Texas, Has Finally
Retired to Private Life.

After holding Office continuously for
sixty-four years, Judge John HI. Rea-
gan. of Texas, has finally retired to pri-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14

To prove it's right to statehood Okla
homa raised two crops of potatoes last
year.
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Tombstone epitapn ns
ed as grave literature
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-16
MOODY HURT IN RUNAWAY
SECRETARY OF NAVY SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED.
Horses Frightened by Firing Of Salute
Senator Hale. Also in
Carriage.

Annapolis, Md. Jan. 13.-Secretary
of the Navy, VIM. H. Moody was seri-
oussly wounded in the naval academy
grounds today by a runaway acct
dent. Accompanied by Senator Hale,
chairman of the senate naval affairs
committee, the secretary arrived here
at 2 o'clock to inspect the new build
ings being erected in the naval
academy grounds, being driven from
the railroad station in Superintendent
Brownson's private carriage.
The battalion of cadets were drawn
up in line of salute just inside the
academy grounds, and as the carriage
bearing the secretary, Senator Hale
and their escort, Lieutenant Poyer,
passed in review, a salute of II guns
belched forth from guns on the Santee
wharf. The FESTIVE horses attached
to the carriage swerved suddenly and
got beyond the control of the driver.
They dashed down Vpshur row, past
the line If cadets, the driver mean
time making every effort TO quiet
them. The breaking of the pole of
the carriage as the spirited animals
dashed down the roadway served to
render them more excited. AS the
,o4 4 opsn,01~ lrrhoJ down tho
hill toward College creek, the driver,
seeking to stop them, suddenly turned
their heads into a vacant lot between
two houses. Secretary Moody, who
had opened the door of the carriage
as the horses dashed ove the frozen
ground, suddenly leaped to the pave
ment AS the carriage made a turn
into the enclosure. He landed on his
face on the pavement and was render,
ed unconscious by the shock.
The battalion of midshipmen had
broken ranks as the carriage dashed
by land very oon Secretary Moody
was lifted by tender hands and car
| ried to the nearby residence of Super.
intendent Brownson, where he shortly
recovered consciousness. Slight cuts
| and bruises on his forehead, nose and
face are thought to be the extent OF
the secretary's injuries. Neither Sen
| ator Hale nor Lieutenant Poyer were
| injured, as the horses were brought
up against a wall soon after making
the turn into the open lot. Secretary
Moody and Senator Hale will spend
the night here as guests of Superin'
tendent BroWnSOn.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-16
STANDS BY CAUCUS.
In His Power to Keep Hepburn from
Wearing the Toga.

Boise, Jan. 13.-There has been a
persistent agitation among the sup
porters of w. e. Borah, ever since
the senatorial caucus, over alleged
violation of the caucus agreement.
Most of them wish to break the cat
Gus and democrats promised to vote
with them for Borah. Late this after
noon the Borah men held a caucus on
the subject, 20 of the % being present.
Mr.. Borah addressed them. He re-
cited their grievance and held there
was justification for their meeting,
but he urged that. there were other
questions involved and that the condi-
tons were such that the interests of
the party and considerations of ION
or demanded that the result be 'ac-
cepted in good faith. He expressed
the hope that they would all vote for
Judge Hepburn tomorrow. This is
said to have been accepted by all of
them. G.