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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-08-05

Mrs. Ruth McAfee was called to Gas
City, Tuesday, by the death of her infant
granddaughter, Ruth Louise, daughter
OF Henry ClinesmIth and wife. The lit
tie one only lived twenty-four hours. The
little body was brought here by W H.
Smith, Wednesday, Tor interment in the
Garrett cemetery. The mother desired
that Mrs. Nora McAfee see the baby, as
it was the only girl in the McAtee family,
so the caskct was taken from the depot
to Mrs. McAfee's house, on Third ave.
nue., west, after which it was taken to
the cemetery for burial.
DR.. ]. c. Fear, of Waverly, paid us a
visit, Tuesday. He and his wife and two
children were on their way the worlds
fair. Dr. Fear is an old time Anderson
county boy He first lived with his
parents at Greeley, and later at Mineral
Point. His father was physician, and
Carey, as we knew him in 5oyhood days,
followed in his fathers footsteps. He is
doing well. too.
Lloyd Reese and Fred Decker were up
from Greeley Saturday evening, visiting
Doc and Mack Decker. Fred had Just
arrived from Nebraska, where he left his
wife and sixteen-days son, who will
remain with Mrs. Decker's parents a
while. Fred says he has named the boy
Clark, after his father
Mrs. Quincy McAfee, who has been
very sick for the past two weeks, is gain
ing slowly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-08-05

Rev. w. T. Mabon and wife left, Mon
day, for Xenia, Ohio, where they will
visit till September. Mr.. Mabon will
then go to Princeton, N. j., and Mrs.
Mabon will take care of the home
of her parents, who are now travelling
in Europe. Rev. Mabon will stay in
Princeton a year. where he will take
post graduate course in Princeton col
lege By the wav, he said possibly he
might go fishing with Grover Cleveland.
who lives at Princeton. though he has
little hope OF ca itching any fish, as Grover
seems to have knack OF attracting all
the fish to his hook
Mrs. E F. Young. formerly of Harris,
who went out to California several
months ago, to stay with a brother for
a while, wrote to Aunty Swallow last
week, telling her that she had met with
quite serious loss While visiting an
other relative in mountain town, the
house was destroyed bv fire, and with
it, Mrs Young's trunk, containing most
of her clothing and all OF her valuable
papers. Mrs. Young's friends in this
county will be sorry to hear of her bad
luck.
Miss Nellie Warner, of Colony, who
has been visiting friends at Topeka, re-
turned, Wednesday, and paid Mrs. Ern
Stevenson a visit before returning to
Colony.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-08-05

70 Years High School Course.
FRESHMAN
First term. Second term.
Latin or German Latin or German
Rhetoric and Rhetoric and
Classics Classics
Algebra Algebra
PhysicalGeography Physical Geography
SOPHOMORE.
Cesar or German Caesar or German
Rhetoric and Rhetoric and
Classics CLASSICS
Algebra Algebra
Ancient History Ancient History
JUNIOR
Cicero or German Cicero or German
Literature and Literature and
Classics CLASSICS
Geometry Geometry
Botany botany
I Rhyi aistory Reqd. p p's History Reqd
Two subjects NAV be chosen from the
optional list.
Virgil Virgi!
Physiology Physiology
Grammar Grammar
Engli b History English History
The above course of study was adopt
ed recently by the board of education
for the Garnett High School.
AS outlined the course calls Tor four
years of work with four subjects year.
s-sixteen credits for graduation.
ana Y arrangement makes our High
school course of study equal to any
. found in the state, and fully meets the
requirements for admission to the fresh
man class OF all the higher institutions
1. of learning of Kansas
Since many of the pupils who attend
our high school become teachers. special
=, care was taken to make the arrange
rnent of the course to accommodate
these people.
Sixteen subjects are required for
teachers professional certificate. OF
these sixteen subjects ten are found in
our High school course of study. and to
most of these a full years time is given
This makes it possible for the pupils to
get quite thorough knowledge of these
subjects.
The fourth year contains a required
list and an optional list OF subjects. The
required subjects are PHYSICS and S.
History. The other two subjects may be
selected from the optional list as the pu-
pill sees fit.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13
EDMONTON

Nous 'avons un printemps des
plus beaux ct des plue encoura-
geants pour les milliers de nou-
veaux colons, artisans, Journaliers,
je dirais meme m6decins ct avo-
cats qui nous arrivent tous les
jours.
Une semalne nous a suff pour
faire passer de l'hiver d I'6te.
LES semences sont commen-
Gees. Presque tout lie bl6 est en-
terre.
I'm rAglement pour Pemprunt
dune autre somme de $4,000 a
6t6 vote par les contribuables dams
le but d'acheter une nouvelle dy-
namo pour pappareil de pusine
6lectrique.
Les gems SO plaignent des fr6-
quentes demandes d'argent par le
consell pour l6clairage de la vile.
Pourquoi ne pas fnir cette ENTIRE
prise pour de bon ct METRE un
mat6rlel suff1sant pour fournir la
lumiAre durant 5 6 ans au moins.
La soir6e de famille donn6e
par la societ6 st Jean Baptlste
6t6 un v6ritable success. Environ
l5O couples y ont prls part. Cest
un encouragement pour la soci6t6
de r6p6ter bientot, CO qui SO fera
avant longtemps.
La riviere Athabaska a 6t6
bloqu6e par les glaces, on bas du
Landing ct quelques uns des
grands entrepots des traiteurs du
Nord ont 6t3 lnond6s.
De m6moire des vieux pays,
peau ne s'est jamais 6lev6e q cette
hauteur.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13

Les dommages sont comparat

Les dommages sont comparati-
vement peu consid6rables, WI lim-
mense quantit6 de merchandise de
toutes sortes attendant louverture
de la navigation vers le nord. C'est
la Gle de la Bale d'Hudson qpi
perd le plus. Plusieurs milliers de
piastres dit-on.
Aux elections de la Soci6t6
st Jean. .Baptlste, M Octave DE-
rome a 6t6 6lu president ct M.
Emile Tessier secr6taire.
La celebration aura lieu cette
aimee au Fort Saskatchewan d'a.
pres toutes probalit6s. C'est le 24
JUN que tous les Canadiens DIAL
berta SO reminiscent dams un des 5
endroits Oh la soci6t6 a une bran
che, ct malgr6 les distances une
grande partie de notre population
s'y rend La celebration est tou-
]ours tres imposante ct aussi des
plus gales. Les nouveaux arrives
Sc croient a Quebec ce jour-la.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13
aucune parole de blame. ST Col
bert 6tait descendu dams la tOmbe,

bert 6tait descendu dams la tombe,
l'impuIsion quill await donn6e au
commerce, Plndustrie ct la CO.
lonisatlon durait encore. M. de
Seigne'ay. apres avoir conf6r6
avec la Sale, quill 6couta avec in
t6ret, demeura convaincu que M.
de la Barre await etc induit en- er
reur, il ne put rien refuser q celul,
qui, le premier, 6tait descendu par
le Mississippi iusqu'a la mer. L'or-
Dire fut envoy6 a Quebec de remet-
tire la Sale en- possession du fort
Frontenac ct de r6parer les dom
mes qu'o on lui await fait. En- meme
temps, la Salie fut charge de COM
mepcer la colonisation de la Loui-
siane, pour laquelle le gouverne-
ment s'obligea de tournir tout ce
qui serait n6cessaire." (Garneau:
Histoire du Canada, I. 263.)
LIE 10 avril 1854 le roi 6crivait d
M. de la Barre: "J'ai appr;s que
vous aviez prjs possession du fort
Frontenac, propri6t6 du sieur de
la Sale, chass6 ses hommes, souf-
fert l'invasion ct la devastation des
terres, ct que meme vous avez dit
aux Iroquois qu'ils pouvaient SO
saisir de lui CONNIE dun ennemi
de la colonie. ST celia est, il faut
r6parer linjust1ce que vous lui
avez faite ct remettre toutes ses
propri6t6s aux mains du sieur de
La Forest, parce que je suis salts
fait que ce fort ma pas 6t6 aban-
dome, CONNIE vous me pavez
ecrit.''
Ce dernier triomphe du pauvre
la Sale coincidait avee une reddi.
tion de compte entire lui ct ses
cr6anciers, n'aboutit d rien de sa-
tisfaisant. LIE min1stere 6pousait
l'id6e dune expedition par mer
que la Sale s'engageait q conduire
aux bouches du Mississippi pour y
6tablir des colons ct s'emparer
ainsi du Centre-Am6rique. Il re-
sulta de CO projet un d6sastre que
tout lie monde conna1t; va sans di-
re- que M. de la Forest cut beau
retourner au fort F'rontenac ct M,
de Tonti aux Illinois, pour le
de M. de la Sale, tout P6-
chafaudage des enterprises du DE-
cOuvreur oroQla.
BENJAMIN Suite.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13

Un astre de toute premiere
grandeur s'est enlev6 dams le fir :
mament de la polygamie, James
Shippee. de New-York, age de
trente- trois ans, 6ta1t accuse de bi-
gamie par sa femme, Hattie Parte-
low, quill await 6pousee, sous un
faux nom, devant un pasteur me-
thodiste. Hattie retrouva la pr6c6-
dente 6pouse de son mari, Emma
Pichard, que Shippee await aban-
donn6e, avec deux enfants. Les
deux 6pouses en- trouverent d'au-
tres, un peu partout, a San Fran
CISCO, a Washington, etc. En- tout
soixante-dix- sept femmes
Philippe proteste 6nergique-
ment ct en- avoue quarante-sept
settlement. A Get aveu, Hattie ct
Emma SO sont 6vanou1es de saisls-
sement, ct le juge est rest6 bou-
che bee.
Shippee a battu le record.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13
D. s. G. F.

BUREAUX DU sECRETAIRE GENERAL
AVIS OFFlCIEL
Fonds des Danes AuxiIi.
aires
coT1sAT1oN NO 20 appellee No 19
EsoANABA, MICH, le 29 Avril 1904
Mesdames,
vous etes oficiellement notif6es
du d6ces de Nine Amanda Laro-
che de la Branche No 20 de Alpe-
ma qui a succomb6 10 "a jour de
F6vrier de la malad1e dite Chronic
Alceralime Phtisie
Feu Nine Laroche 6talt assur6e
dc $1,000, dams la classe des Da-
mes Ac,ives ct portait le Certificat
de B6nefces No 729 en- date du 8
novembre 1901 ct a l6poque de
son d6c4s 6tait en- r6gle avec la
soc16t6 Notre Dame de la Victoi-
re ct avec PUnion des Societies.
D'apres la teneur des Sections 9
ct des Articles du reglement de
pUnion dies Societies Condolences
FRANCHISES Catalogues des Etats-
Unis, tout membre assure dams Ia
caisse du Fonds des Danes Auxi-
liaires don't ]e Certifcat de B6n6-
fees porte une date ant6rieure au
"a F6vrler 1904 doit payer au Sc
cr6taire de la Branche q laquelle
il sppartient le montant dune
cotisation suivant son age du LEI
Mai 1904 au Ter JUN 1904.
EMMANUEL M. St-JACQUEs,,
Secr6taire General
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13

poque de son d6ces 6tait en- regle
avec PUnion Canadienne Tron-
coin ct avec PUnion des Societies.
D'apres la teneur des Sections
IL ct des Articles du reglement de
lUnion des Societies Canad1ennes-
FRANCHISES Catholioues des Etats-
Uuis, tout membre assure dane la
caisse du Fonds des Veuves ct Or
phelins don't le Certigcat de Bene-
fees porte une date ant6rleure au'
l8 F6vrier 1904 doit payer au Sc
cr6taire de la Branche q laquelle
il appartien le montant dune coti.
sation suivant son age du Ter Mai
1904 au Ter JUN 1904.
EMMANUEL e. ST JACQUES
Secr6taire General
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13
!. s. G. T.
BUREAUx DU SECRETA1RE GENERAL
AVIS OFFICIEL
Fonds deS MembreS
HOnOraireS

coT1sAT1oN NO IL appellee Nol6
EsoANABA, M1cH.le 29 avril 1904
Mesdames ct Messieurs
Vous etes off1ciellement notifies
du d6ces de Nine Delphine Mar
tin de la Branche No 19 de Schef-
fer Mich. qui a succomb6 le Ice
Jour d'Avril 1904 de la maladie di-
to Brocho Pneumonia.
Feu Nine Martin 6tait assur6e
de $500 dams la classe des Mem
bres Honoraires ct portait le Ger
tifcat de B6n6fces No 293 en- date
du 4 Mai 1902 ct q l6poque de
son d6c6s 6tait en- r6gle avec la
Soci6t6 de Notre Dame du Sacr6
Cmur ct avec Union des Societies
D'apres la teneur des Sections z
ct des Articles du reglement de
lUnion des Societies Canadiennes
Franchises Catholiaues des Etats-
Unis, tout membre assure dams la
caisse du Fonds dos Membres Ho-
norsires don't le Certifcat de Be-
n6fices porte une date ant6rieure
au l6 Avril 1904 doit payer au Se-
cr6taire de la Branche q laquelle
Ill appartient le montant de 81 OO
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13
lie Plus beau Jour

] Connaissez-vous quelque chose
de plus ravissant que les cer6mo-
MES r6unissant les parents ct les
enfants dams uue manifestation re-
ligieuse Oh les derniers jouent le
role principal, CONNIE par exem-
pie, la premiere communion?
N'est-elle pas bien douce au
cpur, l6notion saine qui vous
aglte a la vue de ces enfants ra-
dieux dams lenr joie juvenile.
LIE jour de la premiere commu-
MON, vous entrevoyez la candeur
ct la purete enfantines a travers
des Aocons d'encens, des nuages
de mouseline ct lirisation des
deux crosses larmes qui, malgr6
lie bonheur immense don't vous
etes i'm pr6gn6s, jaillissent de vos
yeux 6blouis par ce spectacle d'u.
ne 81 touchante grandeur.
C'est surtout au moment Oh les
grandes orgues don't les touches
f6chissent doucement sous les
doigts inspires accompagnant avec
des sons de flute Ie d6fil6 recueilll
des enfants qaittant la sainte ta-
BILE, poss6dant Dieu pour la pre-
mi6re fois dams leur petit c@ur,
que vous ressentez une emotion
ineffable, faite de tendresse ct de
Reconnaissance.
Dane cette foule de n6ophytes
le regard patterned d6couvre sans
peine la petite tete blonde pour
qui il tant d'6moi.
Ellie s'incline, cette ch6re petite
tote, avec une gravit6 pieuse qui
rappelle aux parents le jour loin-
tain Oh lis 6taient les h6ros dune
c6r6monie semblable. lis remon-
tent en- imagination vers CO pass6
d'insouciance joyeuse, de quiete
innocence ct Inspirations mysti-
ques.
L'id6al bonheur de Penfant est
alors resent par les parents ct
momentan6ment partag6 sans de-
senchantement.
All! que ces heures fugitives
sent pr6cieuses ct que douces sont
ces ceremonies qui 6voquent les
vieux souvenirs en- en- imprlmant
de nouveaux!
Tout, du reste, concourt q lais-
ser dams lesprit des enfants la me-
moire imp6rissable de ce jour uni.
que.
C'est d'abord la periodic du ca
t6chisme: l'6tude des grandes ve-
rites, la connaissance des mysteries
ct lapprentissage des devoirs du
chr6tien.
LIE temps de la preparation q la
premiere communion laisse dams
le souvenir un charme tout parti-
cutler, car ce temps marque le mo-
ment oh Penfant devient aspirant
aux saintes mjlices, ct cette evolu-
ton premiere de son existence lui
communique une noble fert6 don't
la trace est ind6l6bile.
L'enfant sent alors quill accom-
pllt un acte solennel, que son c9ur
deviendra le tabernacle du Dieu
vivant ct, p6n6tr6 de cette ldee. il
acquiert une parcelle de gravite
qui lui fait volontairement sacri-
fer quelques plaislrs de son age
! pour avoir le m6rite dun renonce-
ment devant Dieu.
C'est ainsi que la premiere COM
munion prepare les hommes dams
les enfants q la vie vraiment chr6-
tienne, ct qu'elle fournit Ia soci6te
d'etres utiles ct bons, s'ils pratt
quent la vertu de perseverance.
p.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13
Thos L. laliberle.
MEDECIN : CHlRURGlEN
Bureaux: 3O3 Avenue Oentra1e
Residence 319 University Ave N. K.
Heures de Bureaux: 8 q 10 A. NJ, 2
ct t763P N

On demande une femme de Ian
que francaise honete ct respecta-
Bile CONNIE m6nagere chez. Nine j..
B. Gagnon ct WELLER sur deux Pc
tites qui wont d l'6cole. Pas de d.
ner 3 faire. Bon domicile pour une
pei some pouvant prendre la pla-
CO. S'adresser au magasin de
cigares ou q Ia sale de barber
l2l Avenue Centrale, ct hernandez
ppur Nine Gagnon.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13

Nous enverrons gratis toute
personne quj s'abonuera q pEcHo
DE L'OUEsT ct nous enverra $l.OO
pour payer un an d'abonnement
d'avance un magnifque portrait
de Pie K en- 10 couleurs ct de l6x
20 pouces de dimension.
Get offre s'appIique aussi nos
aboDn6s qui nous enverrons un
an d'abonnement d'avance.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13

Propos de salon:
All! votre mari fait partie du
jury de la Selne?. =. .Savez-vous
sill condamne beaucoup?..
-Oui, il est tres severe. Moi
meme j'ai toutes les peines du
monde q lui faire acquitter les no.
tes de ma couturiere! .,....
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1904-05-13

ON DEMANDE-Plusie person
nesde caraetere ct de bonne reputation
ans chaque Etat (une de ce comtel pour
9presenter ct annoncer une aaci91n9
maison de commerce r1cbe tres prospe
re. Salaire $21 par semaine depenses
payees tous les mercredls par le bureau
principal Cheval ct voiture fournis en-
cas- de n6cessitG. Reference. Envoyez
une envsloppe avec votre adresse, Colo
nial, 332 Dearborn st., Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

is simply a gigantic plant, growing to a
height of from fifteen to twenty feet.
About eighteen feet from the ground
the leaves, oftentimes eight feet long,
come out in sort of cluster, from the
center of which springs a bunch Of ba-
nanas. These do not grow with the
bananas pointing upward, naturally,
and if the stem grew straight they
would hang exactly as seen in the fruit
stores and grocers' windows. This,
however, is not the case; the stem
and this brings it into directly the OPP
posite position, with the large end of
the stalk up and the fringes pointing
toward the sun. A word of explanation
concerning some banana terms. Each
banana is called a finger" and each
of these little clusters of fingers sur
rounding a stalk is called q hand;
the quality and value of each bunch
depends on the number of hands it has.
Some may wonder how the fruit is cut
from the top of a plant fifteen feet
from the ground. The native laborers
cut the stalk part way up its height,
the weight of the fruit causes the stalk
to slowly bend over until the bunch of
bananas first nicely reaches the ground,
then the bunch is cut off with the ever
ready machete and carried to the river
or railroad for shipment. The plant at
the same time is cut close to the
ground. The banana is a very prolific
reproducer of itself, and at every clean
down many of the young plants or
suckers as they are termed, in order
that they may not become overcrowded
up to a certain limit; the less suckers
on a given area the larger the fruit
they will Productive Roxbury Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
FOR STEALING HORSES.
Governor Bailey Honors a Requisi-
ton for e. F. White.

Governor Bailey today honored a
requisition from Governor Peabody of
Colorado for E. F. White, who is now
in jail at Lyons. Rice county, and who
is wanted in Montrose county, Colo,
for horse stealing.
White is accused of stealing twenty
head of horses off the range in the
mountains in western Colorado last
June. He hired two other men to help
him, telling them he had purchased Ger
tain horses which were running loose
on the range, but which were branded
and were known by the other men TO
belong to certain ranches. One of the
men makes an affidavit telling how the
horses were rounded up, with others,
and how the two employees held them in
the mountains while White went for
the alleged purpose of completing their
purchase. The horses were then driven
to Grand Junction, where White ex-
hibited bills of sale which proved to be
forgeries, and the horses were shipped
to ST. Louis to be sold. The Colorado
authorities have been looking for White
for some time and recently located him
at Lyons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
TOPEKA BOY THERE.
Hugo Hanson on Ship Chased by
Russian War Vessels.


Hugo Hanson. whose parents live at
202 Spring street in this city, is a me-
chanic on board a United States mer-
chairman, the Hyades. which has been
sailing in japanese waters during the
past month, which was chased by war
ships at Port Arthur because it was
thought it had Japanese soldiers on
board. His family has just received a
letter which was written in two parts,
one on December 81 and the other an
January 5, the day on which the vessel
sighted land after a voyage of 20 days
Mr.. Hanson reports that the voyage
has been successful. although made
through a continuous period of stormy
weather. The chip crossed the 1S0th
meridian and, on account of the change
of time. skipped an entire day on the
calendar. Speaking of crossing the
meridian Mr. Hanson says:
I'VE celebrated Christmas eve and
Christmas day before any other white,
or other kind of people. in the world,
did because the days commence on the
miles away from the line and that
makes but about one-half hours differ
ence. We celebrated it IL hours before
London, 10 hours before Topeka and 81
hours before Tacoma and a couple of
hours before Japan. We had a swell
dinner on Christmas day, roast turkey,
mince pie and everything you could
think of.
we will get into Yokohama in the
early part Of the morning. We will
stay there a while and then go to Kobe
from there to Miyi; then to Port Ar
thur and Dalny; then back to Miyi,
Kobe and Yokohama. We are supposed
to be back in Tacoma February H. but
it will be little after that"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

has a good way of showing it. Over his
face he Smears dry paint, mostly red
and yellow; and into his hair he sticks
long feathers. His clothes are the gay
est colored he can get. His trousers,
which are just two legs, he usually
makes of green. His shirt is often red
over these he casts a spotted blanket
or one of brilliant stripes. An Indian
will go broke at a ribbon case buying
bright silk bands for his hat and for
the name of his pony.
Drunkenness has become the beset-
ting sin of many Indians. One of them,
when he wants frewater. will swap
his birthright for bottle. Not all of
the Indians drink, though. Those who
do not are hard on the ones who do.
The first punishment to the young
buck who has drunk too much is to tie
him to a post and let him stay there
until he sobers up. If an Indian takes
a notion to quit though. he is firm: he
doesn't have to take the gold cure.
Openhearted to a fault is the Indian.
Once in a while a rich one will hold
what they call pot-latch- At this
time ne will bring together all of his
friends and give away everything that
he has-to the last rag he wears.
An Indian can raise ponies and rent
his land. but he does not know how to
invest. An old Nez Perces chief had
heard that the white man made money
grow. He sold several hundred ponies,
getting d $40 gold piece for each one.
Inc money lie planted IN the S1OunQ,
but it would~not even sprout for him.
He told one of his white friends about
this. This friend got wholesale gro
Ger of Portland, Ore. to take the old
chiefs money and put it out at in
terest. Each year the Nez Perez would
go down to Portland and have his
money, interest and all, piled before
him TO sea how much it had grown. -
But the Indian is no fool. Back IN
sc commissioners from Washington
went out to the Umatilla reservation
to try to get the Indians to sell a part
of their lands. They got the Indians
to stay in a room with them so that
no outside white man could advise
them. They all ate and slept in a big
hall, and the Indians never left it. Be-
sides the commissioners and the In
dams there was just one interpreter.
For a week the Indians dickered- They
kept raising their price. The whites
couldn't understand why. On the last
day old Chief Hom-e-li made signs to
the commissioners that he was ready
to make a bargain. One of the com
missioners made back a sign that ne
would send for the interpreter.
Never mind" said Hom-e-H, Il
speak English
The old chief had understood all of
what the commissioners had said to
each other while he lived locked up
with Them and he pressed them to the
limit in his deal.
The Indian is a great gambler. His
chief love is horse race On one
squirt he will stake his fortune. Yet he
does not bet wild He is just as
shrewd as they make 'em.-Washingt
Star.