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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
SOME QUEER SUPERSTITIONS.
Bad Luck Sure to Follow If You Ar
Broke on Thursday.

Bad Luck Sure to Follow If You Are
Broke on Thursday.
However smart a man may be,
however deep brain, there 10 yet
tract Of superstition, in his makeup"
said thoughtful man to a writer on
the New Orleans Times Democrat,
"and often 1t exists and controls him in
various ways without his knowing
anything about it. If you should tell
him that he was superstitious he would
resent it and in no uncertain way. But
all men are superstitious in some way
Just the same. There are little things
about which men are a bit cranky and
they develop into well-rounded super
stitions. There is Opie Read, who has
a queer little notion that If he gets up
Thursday morning without money in
his pocket 1t is bad luck and he be.
lieves in it SO firmly that he will not
venture out Of the house and will not
turn his hand to a piece of work II 1t
happens to him.
HE is generally very careful to see
that he has something left over
Wednesday night, nest egg, as the
saying goes. for Thursday morning.
but sometimes he forgets and suddenly
discovers that he is dead broke. That
settles 1t. Not step will he take from
the house on that morning. Now, how
is that for superstition? Yet, call him
uperstitious-well, you had better do
1t at long range. know another man
in Chicago who has a queer little no.
ton that it is bad luck to forget any
thing when you are leaving home in
the morning. One morning we had
walked to the car together. He sud
denly turned on me with the state
rnent: I'll not go to the city to-day
When 1 asked him why he said he
had forgotten something. It's bad
luck he said. and he was uncers-
moniously making tracks for the house
when he said It, l suppose we all have
those little notions and beliefs, but we
are not conscious Of them and so we
are apt to believe, quite honestly, TOO,
that we are not the least bit supersti-
tious. But we are, just the same.".
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

Eagle was chosen, there wers about
0.000 In the tribe. Only eight survive
Of those who hunted the buffalo at his
Inauguration. The Council Of Advisers
consist of ten, and since he can no
longer draw the necessary quorum he
has retired, and his son, Horse Chief,
takes his place at head Of tina tribe
Selected In Buffalo Hume.
In accordance with the traditional
laws of the tribe, the chief and his
advisers are selected in a buffalo hunt.
At this hunt sixty bucks take part,
forming twelve hunting parties OF FIVE
each. The most successful ten in the
hunt are selected as the council, and
when one Of them dies the next best
hunter among the remaining fifty who
participated in the chase is put in his
place.
But the Poncas have been dying
fast, owing to the unremitting atten-
ton of their enemies and the forget
fulness Of the Federal Government.
White Eagle, who was one of the lead
ers in the ghost dance in 1890, Is very
old, and this fact, together with the
small number Of advisers left him,
made his resignation a matter of
course. As matter of fact, this &C.
ton was decided upon last year, when
his son was selected. but Horse Chief,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

free to interfere whenever possible,
which brought on kind of polo scrim-
mage, with the buffaloes for the ball.
The Pohcas sent invitations to the
Osages, Pawnees, Kaws, Tonkawas,
Otoes. Missouris. Cheyennes, Arapa-
hoes and other tribes in Oklahoma to
be present. Hundreds of Indians &C.
cepted, more especially to see the bue-
faloes, which are now SO rare as to
be actual curiosities. A real buffalo
hunt in the brave days Of old was
very exciting and often attended with
much danger. What a change! The
modern travesty was nothing more
than driving a few tame cattle to
corral.
There are little more than a hand
full Of the Poncas left; If the white
man ever found a good Indian, which
some claim to be an impossibility, the
Ponca was near approach to that
ideal. The tribe was part of the Sioux
nation, and the original home was near
branch of the Red River and Lake
Winnipeg. The Poncas have always
enjoyed a reputation for being very
peaceable. They were driven from
their Red River home by their old
enemy, the Chippewas, who forced
them beyond the Missouri River. Fol-
lowing them up closely, the Chippewas
drove them away once more, when
they Joined the Omahas, which alli-
ance has had the effect of preventing
their humiliation.
Although a part of the Sioux nation,
the other tribes kept up a relentless
war upon the Poncas, as did the Paw
ness. Osages and the Kansas Indians.
What these wars left. smallpox and
the white mans vices nearly finished,
and from a total of about 5000 there
are only about 600 now. The remnant
! was placed on a reservation, near the
mouth Of the Niobrara River, in Ne
braska, and here their ill-luck follow
ed them. This time it was not their
Indian enemy, but the Federal Gov.
eminent which foiled them. Uncle
Sam neglected the terms Of the treaty
made with them. and once more they
became nomads, forced to hunt for
subsistence. They nearly starved to
death, and, as If destiny had something
worse in store for them, they were
forcibly removed to Indian Territory,
where the unwholesome water killed
of their animals and depopulated
their rankA
vsFtu years ago. whs. Chief White
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

The Indians made tools from the
hide, horns and bones Of the buffalo.
The hide Of the bulls was tanned and
used for lodge covers. Dried in the
sun after the hair was removed, the
hide became almost az hard as flint
and was used for moccasin soles and
belts. Laid on the ground, the dried
hide kept out the dampness and FORM
ed fairly good bed Raw hide was
cut into strands and braided into
ropes. Green hide was converted into
kettles and also into canoes. Battle
shields, which were impervious to ar
rows or lances, were made from the
thick hide of the neck of the buffalo.
No part of the valuable beast went to
waste with the Indian.
Enough has been told to show that
the practical extinction Of the buffalo
was not due to the Indian, but to tho
white man. While the Indian never
killed more than was needed, the white
man slaughtered relentlessly. Then,
too, the white hunter, when he was
hunter and not merely tenderfoot
cut on a sporting excursion. would
simply take the fur hide and leave tho
carcass to the wolves. He was very
wasteful, and the sportsman" who
spent a day, killing OF perhaps hun
dreds, would not touch the meat, al
though the knowing ones found the
buffalo steak superior to that Of the
beef Of commerce.
Tho Avo3kav,o~% - H. ~vA Al,.~ S,,a
falo hunt was whetted by the danger
which 1t entailed, for, while the huge
animal of the plains was, generally
speaking, peaceable beast, the habits
Of the bison were such that to become
entangled in herd was a perilous po-
sition for both horse and rider. They
were easily frightened, and, like sheep,
followed their leaders bllndly. This
fact also made it difficult for the old
bulls who always grazed at the head
Of the herd to stop stampede, when
once 1t occurred. The force behind
them would push them forward, and
many instances are known where the
leaders, stumbling or pushed over a
cliff, would have the whole herd piled
up over them in a mangled mass. 1t
Is easy to see the perils Of a hunter
against a force like this. which, once
started, did not stop until exhaustion
overlook those behind. Buffalo hunting
was science, and was only to be en-
gagged in safely by those who thor
oughly understood the methods of their
prey.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
LAST BUFFALO HUNT.
PONcA INDIANS CHOOSE CHIEF
AND COUNCIL
Tribe that Was Once Part Of the Sioux
Nation Selects Rulers In Traditional
Manner-Reca1ls Practical Extinction
Of American Bison.

There is a touch of pathos in the
story from Oklahoma which recalls
the practical extinction of the Amer
lean bison. 1t appears that the new
chief Of the Ponca Indians, who live
in Oklahoma Territory, was to choose
his advisory council. In the old days
when a new chief selected his coun-
ell, they were taken from the band
that was most successful in a buffalo
hunt. 1t was arranged to initiate this
ancient custom, but the contrast was
almost painful for the old-time hunt
ers who can remember when millions
Of the shaggy beasts roamed the plains
in freedom. Three buffaloes from a
small herd in captivity were obtained
for the purpose. A sixty-acre tract was
Enclosed with a substantial stockale,
at different places were ten small cor
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
Child to BE Pitied.

Vancouver, B.C.-There. was brought
down from the north by steamer a
white child who has been in custody Of
Indians for the past six years; q girl Of
II years, who can hardly speak Eng
lish, but is proficient in Chinook. She
was taken from the Indian camp by
the secretary of the Children's Aid So
cilety, who had been searching for the
girl for a.year. Several times the So
ciety's representative thought he had
located the girl only to find that she
had been spirited away to a new camp.
She was finally located through a
trapper.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

In order to encourage the growing of
something besides cotton in the South
the United States Department of Agri-
culture has purchased thirty farms in
various Southern States which it will
develop on its own account in order to
show local farmers what can be done
in the raising Of other products. If the
experiment prove successful, it will be
extended to other sections, in order to
furnish practical working models for
farming interests.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, f,

LUCAS COUNTY, es'
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY Il
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo, Coun-
ty and State aforesaid, and that said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. D., 1885,
A. w. GLEASON,
)srn Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaced
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
BRUTAL GREED OF TRUSTS.
XIII 9e9 In Order That Thousandth
May Live.


New York.-In the course Of his SER
mon in Plymouth church, Brooklyn,
Sunday, the Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills referred to the gift Vi 100000,
made by John D. Rockefeller to the
American board of foreign missions.
and to Mr.. Rockefeller's son. He said,
in part:
''The saddest words that have been
written in this generation were spoken
before Brown university by young
man who Is to inherit one of the great
est fortunes in this country. They
were spoken in defense Of the trusts
Listen to them: The American
beauty rose can be produced in all it's
splendNr only by sacrificing the early
buds that grow up around it, The
rose has 1000 buds, and in order to
produce the American beauty the gar
dener goes around it with a knife
and ships 500 in order that all the
strength and beauty may beforced into
one bloom. In this economic argument
this young man brutally tells the work
ing classes that 999 small business
men must be shifted out of existence
in order that his American beauty, the
trust, may be produced. Listen to
Christ: Let the strong bear the bur-
den Of the weak And again, Give and
it shall be given unto you.
'These words in defense of the
trusts are the most heartbreaking
things in literature to those who know
what is going to come in the future
Can you wonder that after that when
man gives gifts we have no gratitude
to return?"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
10 Painless sthetIc.

interesting particulars Of new and
painless anaesthetic are published by
the Petit Journal of Paris. This drug.
which is obtained from plant found
in Japan, has been named scopolobol-
anime. It is administered by hypo-
dermic injection, and has the effect of
Inducing deep sleep for eight or nine
hours. 1t Is claimed to be far superior
to any of the drugs at present in use
|for the purposes Of operation, and has
absolutely no after effects.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
AN OLD-T1ME BUFFALO HUNT.

rails, one for each band of warriors
that participated in an endeavor to be
chosen of Chief Horse Chiefs council.
Upon this occasion the band that sue
ceeded first in driving the buffalo in
the corral assigned to 1t was declared
the winners. The other bands were
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

q result of an investigation by
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics,
lpg 654 business houses, it is ascer-
I'd that the attributed causes for
Increased cost of living are be-
I'd to he, first, higher wages, due to
monopoly of labor unions, higher
Is due to trust monopoly, and ex-
Df demand over supply.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

"What right have you to think she
will accept your"
''Sha said the other night that we
ought not to go to the theatre so often,
and that buying candy and flowers in
such profusion, was a waste Of money"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

In Turnbridge Wells, England, a
man read in his Bible the passage:
"And if the right hand offend thee cut
it off," and at once went out into his
yard. took cleaver and chopped his
right hand on window sill.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
3jotous Scenes in Madrid,

l3iotous Scenes in Madrid.
| rid, April 10.-Carrying black
Is, 5000 workmen made a demon.
In Sunday afternoon near the
Spf Saturdays reservoir disaster.
hlices on selling the flags, were
by the crowd, and several on
Bdes were severely injured.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

1t is said the Duchess of Devonshire
is very democratic with her domestic
servants, often reading aloud to them,
and does not hesitate to ask her guests
to aid her sometimes by the exercise
of their musical talents.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

The ink plant of New Granada is q
curiosity. The juice Of it can be used
as ink without any preparation. At
first the writing is red, but after a few
hours it changes to black.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
TEA

in England that
a unbroken publication for
De Northampton Mercury,
funded in 1920, was sold
4.
- has been appointed
tebar, Lewis county.
hef
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

Ill cost the United States at
30, 900, 900 to build the Panama
Sud probably the work will mot
led inside of ten years. When
Id the water route from New
tSan. Francisco will be reduced
VIA miles to 5299.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

We Americans think we
lie smart; but tea is too
'Y,chfor US.
I'VE are the worst Of buy
is Of it; so they say.
four grocer returns yeur money u ysa don't Ms
li;ny'' Bss.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
AzS0E7200ZH G2z64
TESTED AND TRUE-OUARANTEE
NOW Is the time to USR 1T.

Airola.-The monastery of st. Goth
hrd was burned to the ground recently.
It stood at the summit of the st. Goth
hrd pass. 5000 feet high, and was
amiliar landmark for tourists.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

The $50 German societies of San
Francisco are planning to erect mag
nificent structure that will furnish q
theatre, large assembly hall, meeting
rooms, library, classrooms and club
rooms.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

RELIABLE ASsAYS-Gold, 76c; COLD
ana Silver, 81; Lead, 75c; Gold, Silver, Copper
N.6o Samples by mail receive prompt atten.
ton; Placer gold, retorts and rich ores bought
OGDEN ASSAY CO., 1726 Arapah@ street,
Denver, Colorado.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
Her Resentment.

Tess-Jack Hanson isn't fat, IL he!
Jes-Not at all. He's quite grace
full and muscular. Why7
Tess-I happened to mention him
to Miss Pechis and she said, "Oh, isn't
he disgustingly stout?"
Jes-Ah, yes. She rejected him
some weeks ago and she's mad be-
cause he didn't pine away.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

A fine "Strad." violin, bought in
1886 for 1900 pounds by Berlin deal
er, was sold in London the other day
for $4,000.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

For the sum of 500, 900 New York
Im of contractors recently agreed to
Gsign, build, decorate, and furnish q
Ruse complete. engaging even the
1tvants and having dinner ready tor
wing when the owner stepped into
b completed house.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
TEA

bell your friends if you
! it; if not, tell your
|cer.
pr grocer returns yous aaasy Y yes don't like
ps's Be-.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow'e
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use
for their children during teething period
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

For bronchial troubles try Piso's Cur
for Consumption. It is Q good coug)
medicine. At druggists, price % cents.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

Where tea and spirit arc
right, there is little danger of
going-as,ray in the business.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
TEA

|hich do you spend most
BY on, tea or whiskeyl
hich pays1 Ia
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14

dams. They supplied nearly all Of
their food, and millions were slaugh-
tered each year for the sustenance of
the red man. Not only did the buffalo
supply food. but furnished them with
robes ana hides for clothing and
dwellings.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
Tonapah and Goldfield, Nevada.

The o. R. g. N. have the short line to
these camps, as we'll as to Portland, and
all California points. Direct connection
with the Southern Pacific.
GEO. ]. MOHLER., SEMI Agt.
Mtlokane, Wash.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
What They Need.

What They Need.
Some men have very ugly views,
And like to ventilate them.
When, really, If they had their dusa
They ought to funiigate them.
Press.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
TEA

You like good tea. and
you like the effect of it.
| Whose?
I Whose?
Your grocer returns your money u yos don't lihs
klchiling's Best
The Winslow mail., 1905-05-27


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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-18
Teleqraphy on Engines.

Chicago. Aug. l5.-The experiments
made with wireless .clcgraphy on en-.
gincs running over the tracks OF tho
Chicago q Alton railroad has proved
so successful that the management OF
the road has taken steps to equip all
the engines OF the company with the
apparatus. Under the new system
adopted each engine carrying Its own
wireless signal apparatus constitutes
the center Of n movable block travel
ing with the train. Near the engineer
In the cab Is an Indicator which keeps
him informed Of the conditions within
the blocks where he Is the center. II
a train approaches within two miles
to the rear n green light shows on the
Indicator and warning bell calls tho
attention of the engineer. II the train
Is to the front red light flashes and
bell rings.
the signals are reciprocal and tho
engineers on both trains receive them
ut the same instant.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-18
Cattle Mango Disappearing.

Denver. Colo. Aug. 15.-Dr. Charles
@. Lamb. stale veterinarian. returned
yesterday from an extended trip in the
eastern part Of the state. where he
has been investigating mango amonr
the cattle. He found several bunchea
that were affected and some reported
affected that are really all right.
DR.. Lamb reports less mango at tho
present time among Colorado cattle
than for many years past. This is ow'
ing to the new law which gives the
board OF stock inspection authority to
dip cattle and charge the cost to the
owners where they are negligent about
netting. The laws are more stringent
In other ways also. so that the disease
is being stamped out.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-18
BANK OFFICERS ARRESTED.
Further Developments In Denver
Financial Muddis.

Denver. Colo. Aug. 1.-The News
this morning says: Az result Of tho
assignment OF tho Western bank. w.
@. Brown. president: d. +. Blair. cash.
Ter: II. II. Beatty. assistant cashier. and
Mark r. Postlcwait. clerk. wcro ar.
rested last night charged with larceny
as bankers. A warrant was also is.
sued for W. T. Perkins. vice president.
but not served. rs Perkins is now in
the East. The complaints were sworn
out by Elmer d. McColly. who dcpos.
it.,. $3.50 in the Western bank on Mon.
day afternoon.
The Niles & Moser Cigar Company
has brought suit against the dcfunct
Western bank to have the deed OF as.
signment set aside and a receiver ap.
pointed for the assets. In the COM
plant the officers and directors OF the
bank arc specifically charged with
fraud in conspiring and confederating
TO divest themselves OF liability by
selling controlling interest to limbo.
den. whom they knew to be a convict
and lacking in financial responsibility.
u. +. Blair, cashier of the defunct
bank. who is avowedly friendly to I'm.
bodcn and looking after his interests.
made serious charges against the on.
cials of the Denver National bank and
also those Of his own institution. He
says they brought about the assign.
ment OF the bank In order to oust I'm.
bodcn and ruin him In Denver. The
charge is strongly denied by John G.
Mitchell, cashier OF the Denver Ma.
tional bank. Mark F. Postlewait
charges that there has been much in.
ternal corruption in the Western bank.
John II. Chiles, assistant district Mt.
torney. states that the accused men
will be vigorously prosecuted. and that
II the Denver Savings bank closes its
doors the officers OF that bank will be
arrested and prosecuted the same as
those OF the Western bank.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-18
Vote on Separation.

Christiania. Norway. Aug. 15.-The
returns from the national referendum
on the dissolution Of the union show
that out of 32i. .35S votes cast, only i6l
are against dissolution. The Storthing
has been summoned to meet August
21st to take the next step toward the
repeal Of the act of u,ion In agreement
with S'reden.
c. c. Perner. president of the Storth.
ing. said to the Associated Press:
"Norway's political desire Is to con.
,inue as q monarchy. The offer to the
house of Bernadotte has Brought forth
no answer. Norway cannot. however.
wait forever. and in reasonable time
will consider the failure to answer as
a refusal and will invite another
prince to occupy the throne. The
Storthing would not take the respon.
sibility OF deciding in favor Of re-
public. but would refer that question to
the people"