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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
SEQUOYAH. THE NEW STATE
500 ignate the Former Indian
Territory.

In selecting the name Sequoyah for
the new state of what has hitherto been
the Indian territory, the statehood con-
stitutional committee has conferred a
fitting and very proper honor upon one
of the leading members of the Cherokee
nation, who did NOR ethan anyone else
to advance the cause of education and
civilization among his tribe.
The name Sequoyah to-day is chiefly
associated with the big trees of Califor-
MIA, but when used as botanical name
the word is spelled SeQuoia, says the
New York Times. Probably few per-
sons. however, know that Sequoyah,
from whom the mammoth trees were
named, and who is now to be honored in
the name of a state. was the inventor of
the Cherokee alphabet. This famous In
dian, whose memory deserves to be bet
ter known, was born about 176O, and his
early life was spent in the village of
Tuskegee, Tenn. Among the white mer
he bore the name of George Guess, and
as young man was noted as success
full hunter and trapper. He possessed an
full worker in silver ornaments.
On one of his hunting expeditions he
broke his leg, and during his enforced
idleness Sequoyah's attention was di-
rected toward devising an alphabet for
the Cherokee language. He realized the
Importance of written characters among
the white men, and after months of hard
work he submitted to the leading men
of his tribe his alphabet, consisting Of
IS characters.
SeQuoyah was laughed at, and even
his wife called him fool for spending
SO much time in making queer charac-
tiers. He succeeded. however, In formu.
lating list Of characters expressing
every sound in the Cherokee tongue. It
was put to q severe test. The mission
aries among the Indians were quick to
appreciate its value, and about 1921
Sequoyah had the supreme satisfaction
of seeing his alphabet adopted, by the
Cherokees. With minov changes. Sc
quoyah's characters are in use to-day,
and educators have called his alphabet
one of the most perfect ever devised to
express any written language. Sc
quoyah died in 1S43. .:@
The first printing press to use Sc
quoyan's alphabet was set up at New
Echota, In the Indian territory, and its
first issue was copy Of the Chez okee
Phoenix, published In Februart. 1928.
Within i've years Of the acceptance Of
the alphabet, over 100000 pages Of
Cherokee literature were printed in tho
territory. SeQuoyRh lived to see many
beneficial results accrue from hts inYen-
yti0n. ftf such 1T can be called lie was
made q chief OF his tribe and received
many high honors from the red men be-
fore his, death. His remains aresburisd
in.the future state that will bcRr Ahis.
name .ssss i M ~. 4
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

Of IT, no remarkod. nav you moth.
Ing better to one? r
The roply was ! ,wild-beast srowl.
and taking It for negative. Kent
went on. c .. .5s
''Then perhaps You will listen to my
proposal. The papers you are so anx-
ious about are here, 2 tapping the
envelope on the table. mo. don't try
to snatch them; you wouldn't get out
Of here alive with them, lacking my
leave. Such Of them as relate to your
completely In the Universal Oil deal
are yours-on one condition; that
your health fails and you get yourself
ordered out of the state for the remain
der of your term = :s.. -.%,.'s,
moi" numbered the governor.
every we'll: you may. stay and take
course Of home treatment, II you pre-.
fer. It's optional" ~ =: :.
by God! l don't know what keeps
me from throttling you with my
hands!" Bucks got upon his feet, and
Kent rose,, also, slipping the box en-
velope into his pocket and laying q
precautionary hand ON the drawer
pull. = ~
The governor turned away and
walked to the window, nursing his
burned fingers. When he faced about
it was to return to the charge. -
"Kent, what is it you want? Say it
in two words" "
'Candidly, didn't know, until a few
minutes ago. governor. 1t began with
determination to break your grip on
my railroad, believe"
"You can have your railroad, if you
can get it-and be damned to it, and
to you, tool"
II said 1t began that way. My sole
idea in gathering up this evidence
against you and your accomplices was
to white out club that would make
you let 60 of the Trans Western. For
two weeks have been debating with
myself as to whether I should buy or
break you; and half an hour before
you came, went to the bank and took
these papers out, meaning to go and
hunt you up"
"Well?" said the governor, and the
word barred his teeth because his lips
were dry.
II thought knew, in the old CASTOR
days, how many different kinds of
scoundrel you could be, but you've sue
ceeded in showing me some new varia-
tons in the last few minutes. It's
thousand pities that the people of a
great state should be at the mercy of
such gang of pirates as you and Hem
bricks and Meigs and MacFarlane,
and"
Break it Off" said Bucks.
Pm through. I was merely going
to add that I have concluded not to
buy YOU"
''Then it's to be war to the knife, is
it?''
THAT is about the size of it." said
Kent: and the governor found his hat.
<'1'll trouble you to return my prop
erty," he growled, pointing to the ta-
BILE drawer.
Certainly" Kent broke the revolver
over the blotting pad, swept ths
elected cartridges into the open draw.
er, and passed the empty weapon to
it's owner.
When the door closed behind tho
outgoing visitor the victor in the small
passage at arms began to walk the
floor; but at four o'clock, which was
Hildreth's hour for coming downtown,
he put on his hat and went to climb the
three flights of stairs to the editors
den in the Argus building.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

GRAVES OF SIX HUNDRED ARMES-
IANS IN CONSTANTINOPLE. - =
others may have the same vaguenesS
of conception; wherefore We would
mention that Turkey in Europe COM
prises about one-third of the Balkan
peninsula, the region is bounded on the
east and west by the Black and Adria-
tic seas, on the north by Bulgaria, Ser
via, Bosnia and Montenegro, on the
south by the Sea of Marmora, the
Aegean sea, and by Greece. European
Turkey has an area of about 6s, 900
square miles once had 23O, 000--and
a population of 5000. 900. In Asia Mi
nor there are over 100000 of people
under Turkish rule; in Armenia and
Khurdistan, about two and half mil
lions; in Mesopotamia and Syria, over
four and half millions; in Arabia,
over a million; in Africa (vilayets OF
Tripoli and Benghaizi) nearly a mil.
lion and half. These the immediate
possessions, the remaining peoples
more or less tributary. @S.sz*s
The war with Russia in 1876 meant
for Turkey the loss of Bulgaria, east
ern Roumania, Thessaly, and strip
of eastern Armenia, in the entire inde-.
pendence of Roumania, Servia and
Montenegro, in the administration OF
Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria,
and of Cyprus by England. Bulgaria,
with eastern Roumelia, is autonomous.
Crete is vassal state, and Samos
pays tribute to the sultan.
If Abdul Hamud as true holy father
--padishah, father Of all the sovereigns
of the earth, absolute ruler of the
worlds hundreds of millions of Mo-.
hammedans-were able to set going
holy war, great ruin would befall. A
holy war would bleed Britain in India
and Egypt and France in Algiers and
Morocco, besides bringing on whole
sale massacre of Christians, in Con-
stantinople, which so long has been
threatened. But Abdul Hamid is not
regarded as the head of all Islam, he is
looked upon in Morocco, Arabia. India
and several other countries as an inn.
postor, not descended from the
prophet. s
= Nevertheless a great part of Islam
has Geep veneration for the sultan.
the veneration added to by massacre.
and persecution of the Armenians.
War. against the infidel is duty,=a
religion; and outbreaks in the past
going UNPUBLISHED, give encouragement
to the sons of Islam. 1t is no sin to
kill Christian in Turkey, and the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

know 9 t was right % do It, but al>ou,
TIE time pa had got Is the red peppel
course C and was sprinkling it on hid
skin pretty thick, and he was begin.
mig mn to get pretty hot, and was yell.
ms little, told the chief OF police,
who was LOOKING around with the
health officer for suspicious cases, that
there was q man acting sort Of queer
behind the wagon that had piece OF
canvas over the wheels. They both
rushed In on pa and grabbed him i,
Gee! but pa looked and smelled like
q plate OF pigs feet and the doctor said
It was an unmistakable case of yellow
lever, he could tell by the smell, and
then pa turned pale and yellow from
fright, and they wrapped him up in a
piece of canvas and took him away in
an emergency hospital ambulance, and
the whole show at once knew that we
were In for a quarantine. =
They burned up the suit of clothes
pa took of and the one he was going
to put on, and the ambulance drove
away, while pa shook one fist at the
sailor and one at me, and his skin be-
gan to shrink and smart, and he yelled,
and the audience stampeded, and tho
show was in the dumps.
We had to stay over Sunday in Ev-
ansville, and the show people were
SO scared the manager thought he bet
ter have religious services in the tent
Sunday, so they got a revivalist
preacher to preach to them, a fellow
who used to preach to the cowboys
out west. Sunday morning the tough
fellows in the show said they wouldn't
do a thing to the preacher when he
came on to do his stunt. Their idea was
to wait until he got we'll on his
sermon and then begin to interrupt
him and ask questions, and finally to
get a blanket and toss him up a few
times for luck, and then chase him out
and have the circus bulldog, that
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27
CHAPTER XIV,
DEAD WATER AND QUICK.

OEIA0 "A1ck6 AMI (kUlCh.
The cubby hole in which Hildredth
earned his bread by the sweat of his
brain was dark even at midday; and
during working hours the editor sat
under q funnel-shaped reflector in a
comic shower bath of electric light
which flooded man and desk and left
the corners of the room in penumbra
of grateful twilight. ."
Kent sat just outside of the cone Of
radiance, watching Hildredth's face as
the editor read stolidly through the
contents of the box envelope. It was
an instructive study in thought dy.
namics. There was CLEAN of battle
satisfaction in the editorial eye when
Hildrcth faced the last sheet down
upon the accumulation of evidence,
saying: 49,
"You didn't overstate the fact in
Year brag about the political graves.
Only this isn't a spade; it's steam
shovel. Do understand you are Civ
ing me this stuff to use as please?"
"Just that" said Kent.
"And you have made, it serve your
turn, too?"
"No." Kent's voice was sharp and
crisp.
isn't that what you got it for?"
EYES," :,
Then why don't you use tt?'
That was what Bucks wanted to
! know little while ago wheh he came
to my rooms to try to buy me of. !
don't think succeeded in making him
understand why couldn't traffic with
1t; and possibly you wouldn't. under
stand." 49,
II guess l do. It's public property,
and you couldn't divert it into private
channels. Is that the way it struck
your 4.. T.. =
1T is the way it struck friend of,
mine whose sense of ultimate right and
wrong hasn't lost its fine edge in the
world-mill. I did not want to do IT,
Naturally" said the editor. ''Giv-
ing It up means the loss Of all you have
been working for in the railroad game.
wish / could use It. just as it stands"
Cant you?" ST y. $5..z Z
II am afraid effectively. e
would make an issue In campaign;
or. sprung on the eve of an election. Il
might down the ring conclusively. I
think it would. But this Is the on
year, and the people won't rise to q
political fssue-couldn't make them
selves felt If they SHOULD =
Il don't agree with you. You have
your case all made out. with the evil:
dence In sound legal form. What 10
to prevent your trying It y
The one thing that you ought Is be
lawyer enough to see at q glanee.
There Is no court to try &c IN. With
the assembly in session we ought to do
something: as It rs, we can only zap
ct the heels Of the ringsters, and our
tapping won't help you III the railroad
hight. What do you hear from Bos-
tor? r S. .s5*F53 BE-
q Nothing new. The stock IL still nat.
on the market, with tho stock holders
pool holding bare majority, and .shs
P1antagould brokers buying In drfn.=
lets wherever they ind q small holder
who = willing 20 let. 80. It & onhly.
: question 81. time; and i syelrY shaxl
time O that, u
y ITO - Continal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

When peace and respite OF quiet
broods for the moment in world az
fairs, then Turkey can usually be de-
pended on to stir: things up It has
been her ability to set nations warning
that has kept her own empire from
ruin, and the habit Of roughing inter-
national waters appears to make it i'm
possible that she ever subside, ever
keep from troubling. We had hoped,
with Russia and Japan at peace, to
have little breathing spell; but ere
we could settle to repose, up loomed
Turkey with the sultan refusing the
demand of the powers for the flnan-
cial control of Macedonia.
Although to-day there is no official
division known as Macedonia, there
exists "a very real Macedonia, very
big Macedonian question. The terri
tory widely, il not officially, known as
Macedonia comprises the vilayet
(province) OF. Saloniki with the eastern
part Of Manastir. Saloniki is just north
Of the Aegean sea, it is bounded on the
north by Bulgaria and eastern Rou-
melia. The recent international nc7al
demonstration against Turkey was evil
dence that the nations had grown ut
terly sick of the long delayed redemp-
ton Ct the sultan's promises. It was
back in 1902, Abdul Hamid promised
general reorganization and reforms for
Macedonia, and a Christian governor
to carry out the reforms. To be sure,
the Christian governor was appointed,
but he proved a very un-Christian
Christian, much more cruel, more Of
a tyrant than his Mohammedan prede-
cessor. In 1903, the powers presented
a detailed scheme of reforms, the
ready promiser readily promised adop-
ton of these reforms To-day, Mace
donia is little better OF than before;
the taxes of the people are stolen by
Turkish authorities appointed by the
government; those in power continue
In acts of tyranny.
Repeatedly the foreign ambassadors
called the sultan's attention to the fact
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

suppose We come at once to the end
Of that string and say one hundred
thousand and ten years. That would
still leave you a fair price for your
block of suburban property in Gull
ford and Hawks addition to the city
of CASTOR, wouldn't it?''
The governor set his massive jaw
with a sharp little click of the teeth.
you are joking on the edge of your
grave, my young friend. I taught you
in CASTOR that you were not big
enough to fight me: do you think you
are big enough now?"
II don't think; I know" said Kent,
incisively. "And since you have re-
ferred to the CASTOR days: let me ask
If ever gave you any reason to be-
lieve that could be scared out?"
Keep to the point" retorted Bucks,
harshly. "This state isn't broad enough
to hold you and me on opposite sides
of the fence. I could make it too hot
to hold you without mixing up in it
myself, but I choose to fight my own
battles. Will you take $4,000 spot
cash, and MacFarlane's job as circuit
Judge when I'm through with him?
Yes or no."
"No."
'"Then what will you take?''
without committing myself in any
sense. might say that you are get
ting off too cheaply on your most lib
eral proposition. You and your friends
have looted a $70,000,00O railroad,
and
"You might have stood in on that
if you had taken Guilford's OFFER" was
the brusk rejoinder. There was more
than a corporation lawyers salary in
sight, If you'd had sense enough to
see It," ... @|
Possibly. But stayed out-and I
am still OUT
do you want to get in? is that
your price,"
II intend to get in-thougn not,
perhaps, in the way you have in mind.
Are you ready to recall Judge Mac
Farlane with instructions to give us
our hearing on the merits?'' -.
/ The governors face was Wooden
| when he said: j.. L, {, .,s@sI..~s.
rs that all you want? understand
MacFarlane is returning, and you will
doubtless have your hearing in due
season." =-es z:z.l<
mot unless you authorize IT, Kent
objected. ..... g.
And If I do? II I say that I have
already done so, will you come In and
lay down your arms?" ! - : i =. ~, 81.
! mo" -. l..
"Then I'm through. Give me your
key and write me an order n. the Sc
curity bank for those papers you are
holding - >s .$s RAJ. n
No." said Kent, again. S.s
Il say yes!" came the explosive re-
assertion; and Kent found himself
looking down the bright barrel Of q
pistol thrust into his face across the
table. alb .. g. :# :.| \. 0
For q man who had beeh oftenest
an onlooker on the football half 81
life, Kent was measureably quick and
resOurceful. In one motion he
clamped the weapon and turned II
aside; In another he jammed the fire
end Of his cigar among the fingers
Of the grasping hand. The governor
jerked free with an oath, pain-ex-
torted: and Kent dropped the cap
tured weapon into the table drawer. II
was all done Ia two bfeaths, and when
II was over Kent flung sWay the bro.
/ ken cigar and lighted rs fresh one. 3z5.5
III
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-12-27

Ottoman empire, while on the wane.
has an area of $3.50, 900 square miles.
population of about 40, OOO, 900. It has
immediate possessions in Europe. Asia
and Africa, the bulk of the territories
over which the sultan exercises actual
sovereignty is Turkey in Asia. Tur-
key in Europe has always been dem
cult for us to pictcre definitely, and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-04-14
RahY Carriages for Hire.

Baby carriages hired by the week."
read sign appearing over the door of
a place Of business uptown.
WHO wants to hire baby carria ges
by the week?" asked a man whose eye
had CHANGED to fall upon this sign. and
who was curious concerning it.
"Visitors from out of town." was
the answer, 'people with small chill
dren who come here to spend a week
or two with friends or relatives. They
want baby carriage while they are
here, but don't want to bring one; they
hire one after they get here. From
strangers stopping with people we
don't know a deposit is required.
How much is the rent? A dollar a
week; for either baby carriage or GO
art.'-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-04-14

President Eliot, of Harvard Univer-
sity, will be regarded by football play
ers in all the colleges Of the country
as their bitter enemy because Of the
attack he has made on their game in
his annual report The football players
will, however, be wrong. Enemy
though he be to some of the modern
methods Of the game, President Eliot
could not have done a more genuine
service to college sport than by speak
ing as he has. The professionalism on
many college teams and the exagger-
ated follies Of football hero-worship
are well enough known. President
Eliot goes deeper in his analysis and
attacks the morals of the game. Foot
ball is now played, he tells us, as
though it were war. The stratagems,
deceptions and brutalities of war are
initiated as far as may be. The ordi-
nary standards Of honor and dishonor
are forgotten in the scientific" game.
Whatever argument may be made for
the use Of deception and treachery in
war, where the struggle is for life and
death, no argument at all can be made
for similar methods in a contest which
Is only for amusement. The game as
it is now played would be condemned
by the very statement Of the charges
against it, even II 1t had no harmful
effect ON the after lives Of its devotees
But since football training is a train
ing that does not wear off, since the
football game sends many young men
from the colleges forth into the bust
ness world. there to wage ruthless
business war and help to lower stand,
ards that are already low enough as II
| Is, the evil becomes one of the great.
est importance. The universities can.
not afford to let their students be in
fuenced for harm in such ways as
this. On President Eliots showing
they must either make the game be-
come once more "gentlemanly game
or they must Danish it entirely. Ever
the more radical treatment, If it be
comes necessary, will be beneficial tc
genuine college sport, as well as to the
universities and the public.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-04-14
Illinoi, Farms Sell High.

Why do Illinois farm lands sell for
$125 to $500 Oean acre? Because they
are productive. This year one Chris
tian County farmer gathered field Of
corn which yielded 119 bushels to the
acre. The corn was sold for 81 cents
bushel, gross return Of $43 per
acre. Taking out the cost Of growing
the crop, there still remains big Ia.
terest on the investment, even If the
land be valued at 5000 per acre. While
yields as large as this are exceptional,
they are becoming more and more
common. With improved seed and i'm
proved methods Of culture, the aver
age yield on good land is increasing.
This is one Of the reasons land is
going up.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-04-14
Checking Root Gall.

When new apple trees are received
from the nursery they should be care
fully inspected to make sure that they
are not affected with root gall. This
disease is now very prevalent in some
nurseries, and great care must be eXer-
cised. 1t Is a disease, that spreads
through the soil, and a single trea
may introduce it into an orchard
where it may undo the work of years.
We have several times illustrated root
gall in these columns, and it does not
seem advise BILE to repeat the illustra.
ton at this time. Suffice it to say
that it is gall appearing on the roots,
and any tree affected with a protub r
ance of this kind should be discarded
This is the first thing to be looked out
for in planting trees. The shape Of the
tree is important, but 1t is less i'm
portant than to know whether or not
the tree has disease that will prove
deadly to itself and to other trees in
the same orchard.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-04-14
Convenient Pig Pen Front.

The illustration herewith shows a
convenient pig-pen front. The feed
trough is securely fastened at the
front side of the pen, and the side or
wall Of the pen is hinged at the top
so it will swing over the trough. An
iron rod is passed through the bot
tom cross-piece and inserted in another
hole in either edge Of the trough.
When feeding, the rod is lifted, the
gate swung back, and the rod Is
dropped in the hole in the back edge
of the trough To let the pigs eat, the
gate is swung toward the feeder, and
the rod pushed down into the hole in
outside edge of trough. Such an ar
rangement will save much annoyance
and give each pig chance to get his
share of the meal. The illustration
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-04-14
Ownres Want More Money.
A farm exchange says:


1t is reported that in some sections
where there are many hogs their own
ers are positively refusing to take less
than cents pound for them ON the
farm, and buyers are finding them
selves 'up against hard proposition
as they 0ut it, for the packers price
will not allow the farm price de-
manded. But it looks as If the farm
ers are standing pat, judging by the
receipts Of hogs at the big markets.
For instance: For the week closing
with the writing of this the receipts
at Chicago alone were G2,000 head,
against $4,000 head the previous week,
and $4,000 head the corresponding
week last year. 1t will not be neces.
sary to keep up such light receipts
more than a week or two to bring the
packers to terms. And at this season
that much more feeding can doubtless
be done without loss to the feeders.
At all events, with feeding stuffs at
their present price, hogs cannot and
should not be sold at less than 4 cents,
if cost Of production is considered q
factor in the business.