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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-13
CHIEF MONUMENT WARRIORS OF TRIBE

AS the chief and historian OF his
tribe, Joseph's plea for the Nez Perces
has often been heard in Washington,
In its deep sense of eternal righteous
ness and of the deadly wrong suffered
at the hands of the white man; In
its smothered fiIe and in its hopeful
longing for the coming of justice and
better times for the tribe, it was the
most powerful and pathetic appeal ever
made by an Indian.
From the viewpoint of close asso-
citation with the red man. his faults
are magnified and his virtues forgot
ten. From the viewpoint of the reader
of Cooper and other romantic writers
on Indian topics, his vices are obscured,
and his virtues unduly exaggerated.
Judged from the impartial standpoint
of a rather long acquaintance, which
contains meetings in camp and city.
in the writer's opinion. Chief Joseph
was the finest type of the red man
this country will ever know.
He died of homesickness, and that
statement will provoke no sceptical
smile from one who knows the Indian
character. The earth that contains
the ashes of an Indians dead Is sacred
and haAwed. The longing in an In
dams heart for the land of his birth
Is as strong as that which turns our
wandering footsteps back to the old
home. When Fate in the shape of an
uukind Government forcihly wrests
from him the land of his fathers. his
grief, though repressed and concealed.
is as poignant as our own would be. II
we were SO treated.
Loved Home of the Tribe.
/ recall one expression of Joseph's
In this connection. MY father is
buried in Wallowa Valley. love that
land more than all the rest OF the world
man who would not love his fathers
grave is worse than a wild animal"
Have you ever been in Wallowa, that
beautiful valley of Winding Waters?
II Is Americas Switzerland. Its
lofty mountains rear their heads so
r'gh that a snow mantle rests there
all the year round. Their feet are in
lakes which rival Luzerne. Down the
steep slopes, through narrow walled
canyons which the sunlight never en-
ters, the streams come rushing like
cataracts In their cold ripples the
gamey trout turks expectant eager to
give battle for his life when the angler
tempts him to the hook. In the autumn
the salmon, in countless numbers. leap
the waterfalls. and are caught and
dried by the Indians for winter food.
ravines. and over the rolling hills. the
deer and elk. the caribou. the grizzly
and the cinnamon, and the wary mount
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PRINCE WHO LIKES HORSES.
Brother of Heir to German Crown a
Rough Rider.

Eitel Frederick. prince of Prussia.
and younger brother of the crown
prince of Germany, is considered one
of the finest horsemen of Europe. The
German people iove him greatly for
this, along with his kindness to his
animals, a quality sometimes wanting
when great daring is possessed by
boys.
When the prince was sixteen he was
given the freedom of the royal stables
and told that he could select one of
the fine Arabian ponies for his own
use. He asked if he could look after
him Just as boys in lesser stations in
life do with their ponies, and his
fathers reply was:
81 want my boys to know how to
work and care for everything that
belongs to them"
many moments learning all about the
needs and nature of horses. He dis
covered that his Arabian could jump
and, riding him one dav. he cleared a
fsur-barred fence, which greatly de
lighted the emperor, who was riding
with him.
A short time after this his father
gave him a powerful hunting horse.
The boy looked like a midget on him,
but would not ride him for three or
four days.
"A horse needs to know you" he
gravely said, before he makes up his
mind whether you will be kind and
reasonable with him. or harsh"
After boy and horse had become ac-
suainted he invited his father to take
a ride in his company. The two set
out for a gallop through the forests.
Emperor William is regarded as a
splendid horseman. but he told a circle
of friends after this ride, that Eitel
had given him a ride for his life. He
leaped bitches and hedges, took the
toughest roads, held his horse under
perfect control and won the greatest
praise.
1t is told of this boy that he cannot
70 into the royal stables without every
horse in the stalls turning his head
and whinnying a glad welcome.
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GREAT CHIEF JOSEPH.
A NOBLE AND BELOVED 1.MERI-
CAN INDIAN HHO DIED OF 4
UOUNDED HEART.
Pathetic Tale OF Governments Bro
ken Promises.-his Ancestors Wei
coined Lewis and Clark in Their
Western Explorations.
:. J. BLASCHARD.


The most picturesque character Of
the western frontier passed away last
year when Chief Joseph of the Nez
Perces, or. as they knew him, In-mut-
too-yah-lat-lat (Thunder travelling over
the mountains), folded his blanket
about him and passed beyond the Great
Divide. The members of his tribe.
all of whom were singularly devoted
to him, and the privileged few of the
white race who knew him intimately.
believe that this great leader. perhaps
the greatest Indian leader of the
period, died of homesickness and heart
ache.
To know Chief Joseph was TO have
revealed to you a glimpse into a van
ished past There was a loftiness and
dignity mingled with a charming
naivete in his manner, and a tender
pathos in his speech. that made you
forget the Indian and recall the old
Hebrew prophets of the days OF the
Captivity.
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Howard, that II was the purpose OF the
Government to remove the Nez Perces
TO the reservation, as they had sold
their land to the Government.
lncontrovertible Indian Logic.
Joseph always denied such a safe.
He said: Suppose a man should
come to me and say: Joseph, like
your horses and want to buy them
Say to him: No my horses suit me,
will not sell them Then he goes to
my neighbor. and says to him: Joseph
has some good horses. / want to buy
them, but he refuses to SELL My neigh.
answers: Pay me the money, and
will sell you Joseph's horses The
white man returns to me and saws:
Joseph l have bought your horses and
you must let me have them If We sold
our land to the Government, this Is the
way 1t was bought"
.,..l,,
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MARKET GARDEN TYPE.
New Style of Auto Suitable fol
Carrying Farm Produce.

One of the first cable pictorial de
scriptions of the useful war automobile
as shown in the illustration, has just
came to hand. This is a special farm
ers type. 1t can be constructed in any
small power. for jogging along pur-
poses, from 80 to 120 horse. A special
feature of interest to market gardeners
is the ability of the wagon to run Tor
twenty minutes after having the tires
riddled with bullets, which makes 1t
thoroughly practical. 1t is entirely
bomb-proof when beyond the range Of
the enemy's guns. A starting crank"
is fitted in front, but "the machine can
be started automatically from the
lrivers seat" where the principal crank
is supposed to be located. "On the top
of the rear portion of the box" the
specifications read, sis a turret from
which projects a Hotchkiss gun which
can be trained in any direction"-upon
market gardners." A special
quality of steel has been employed for
At 800 yards Lebel bullets
fail to pierce but glance off, thus in
surfing adequate protection to loads of
eggs, live shoats and other tender vege.
tables.
THE machine carries two steel rails.
which can be quickly unshipped and
placed across a ditch" This feature
Is of great import to the average tiller
If soil, as it means that If the machine
becomes frightened or unmanagable
men or the flight of birds, and jumps
en- back into the road, and sped along
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EXAMINING NEW FARM TYPE OF AUTOMOBILE.

for the early morning market. The
cost of this little delivery wagon is only
$4,000; which of course places it with
in the reach of any farmer and every
editor of paper-that is if he happens
to be close enough so that he can touch
it. It is estimated that il all the
garden and farm produce could be
marketed by means of this simple and
inexpensive device the cost to the city
consumer would not be increased over
.OO% at the most.
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A railroad is being built between
Damascus and Mecca.
Willing to be Shot.

sehott and Willing did engage
In duel fierce and hot.
Sehott shot Willing, willingly,
And willing he shot Schott.
The shot Schott shot made Willing quite
A spectacle to see.
While willing's willing shot went r,rht
Through Schott's anatomy.
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through them, that he had to stop to
tune up several times. Just previous
to one of these a picture which was
suspended at the far end Of the room
came tumbling down without warn
ing. Many OF the supersttious turn
ed white with fear, but a scientific
man In the room went to some length
TO explain that the fall of the picture
had been caused by a vibration Of the
wire set up by a note of particular
pitch made by the cello. He stated
that every stretched string has some
particular musical pitch which. will
set ii vibrating. To emphasize his ar
gument he asked the performer 10
strike different tones and in a short
time other pictures in the room were
set vibrating SO violently as to make
the movement perceptible to the eye.
The 'celloist also succeeded In set
ting up vibrations on piece OF glass
ware on the mantel. which caused it
10 give out a musical note.
Affected Building Foundations.
A couple Of days after Presiden.
Roosevelt's inauguration. last March,
the whole body of Rough Riders from
Minnesota called on Secretary Taft In
the magnificent State, War, and Navy
Building Accompanied by their brass
band OF some fifty or sixty pieces they
lined up before Secretary's office
end with ragtime music serenaded the
Secretary. Upon airing the music
tie superintendent OF the building at
once asked the leader to refrain from
playing any more in the building rs
tnerr was tendency to weaken the
buildings foundations. In fact. in
this Instqnce, the vibrations set forth
were plainly perceptible, not only TO
those in the vicinity OF the bnnd hut
TO clerks on other floors OF the build
ing.
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There are only seventy specimens OF
the extinct great aux known to be In
existence. A specimen recently sold
for s., 1000.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-13

Several new bridges are in course
Of construction over the Nile at various
points along the historic river.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-13

American chewing gum has been in
troduced in Thibet and the habit Is
said to be rapidly growing.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-13

Los Angeles has Chinese million
aire-Quang Ngoon Quock.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-13
Great Chief Joseph.

In the war which followed. Joseph
led his little band, as only great gen.
eral could lead them, but; the Nez
Perces never had a chance to Win.
Joseph surrendered to General Miles,
and for years the tribe was moved back
and forth over the country regardless
of promises made when they sur
rendered. After one of Joseph's visits
to Washington, where he met the Pres
ident, the Cabinet officers, and num-
erous Congressman. he remarked:
They all say they are my friends, and
that l shall have justice, but while
their mouths all talk right, l do not
understand why nothing is done for
my people. / have heard talk and
talk, but nothing is done. Words do
not pay for my dead people. They do
not pay for my country ovcrrun by
white men. 1t makes my heart sick
when l remember all the good words
and all the broken promises. You might
as well expect the river to run back
ward, as that any man who was born
free should be contented. when penned
up and denied liberty, to go where he
pleases.
Pathetic Plea for Freedom.
"Oh let me be a free man, free to
travel, free to stop, free to work, free
to trade where / chose, free to choose
my own teachers, free TO follow the
religion of my fathers, free to think
and talk and act for myself-and will
obey every law or submit to the PEN
atty"
Gradually as the years passed away,
Joseph grew to understand the hope
lessness of achieving his hearts desire
"a return to Wallowa. though he never
ceased to make his plea for justice.
When the end came a year ago, he was
surrounded by the remnant of his band,
who stood beside his deathbed in silent
grief.
On the goth Of September last, these
same devoted members of the tribe
stood around the grave of Joseph and
listened to the funeral address deliv-
cred by his successor and friend. On
this occasion a monument was unveiled
"a most unusual Indian ceremony
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Many railroads are setting out tree
farms to provide cross ties fifteen or
twenty years hence.
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In Greenland potatoes never grow
larger than marbles.
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The Japanese population OF Korea ts
10000. The population of Korea is
G,O00.0oO.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-04-13

Seaweeds do not obtain nourishment
from the soil at the bottom of the sea,
but from the sea-water itself.
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Ground-owls are sold In San Fran
cisco restaurants as quail.
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ain sheep abound. 1t is a game nara.
disc, with rich pastures for ponies.
1t was in this valley that the grand
! father of Chief Joseph welcomed the
daring explorers, Lewis and Clark.
| Speaking of them, Joseph said: They
| talked straight, and our people made
them a great feast. All the Nez Perces
made friends with Lewis and CLARK
and agreed to let them pass through
| the country, and never to make war on
white men. And this promise the Nez
Perces have never broken. No white
man can accuse them of bad faith. and
speak with a straight tongue. II has
always been the pride of the Nez Perces
that they we're the friends of the white
men"
Encroachments of the White Men.
1t was not to be expected that the
Indian would be allowed to remain for.
ever unmolested in the possession O,
this beautiful vailed. When the western
fever broke out. settlers came at first
in small numbers, and the valley being
large, all lived in peace. But 1t could
not last. There came a day when by
means of presents and fair promises
portion of the band signed a treaty
dividing their lands. Josephs fathe-
refused to sign away his birth-right,
and withdrew his band from the coun-
ell. In 1868, another council was held.
A chief. named Lawyer, with authoritv
of part of the tribe, sold nearly all
OF the Nez Perces country, including
the Wallowa Valley. The latter was
the particular property of Joseph's own
people; its boundaries, for years, had
been marked by poles: had never been
disputed. The old chief said: Inside
is the home of my people-the white
man may take the land outside. In.
side the boundary, all our people were
born. It circles around the graves az
our fathers, and we never give up their
graves to any man"
In spite of the treaty, the Indians re-
| mained in unmolested possession for
eight years, when the white men began
to encroach upon the boundaries. The
conditions threatened to become Sc
rious, and the Government asked for
\ a treaty council. Joseph, owing to hi
fathers age and blindness. represente /
his people. He refused to remove 10
| the Lapwai agency in Idaho and give
up the valley, SO the council came 10
naught.
From that time on. the white settlers
gave constant ofrense to the indians
They stole their horses, drove of
their cattle and branded the calves. ar ID
then claimed them. II speaks well for
the strong hand Joseph held over his
people. and for his desire for peace
hat the Indians were patient so long
Finally. Joseph was notified by Genera
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N1INDANAO WHICH DESIRES TO BE ANNEXED

CONTINUED from Preceding Page.
the attention OF Americans is turning
IS the Lake Lanao region. Americans
will best remember the name from the
fact that Captain. now General Per-
shing's brilliant campaigns against the
Moros were conducted near Lake Lanao.
Away in the very heart OF Mindanao,
in what is known as the Sevilla coun-
try. a small colony Of Americans in
established; and when Allen Gard, sec
retary OF the Lsnao district, visited
the colony recently he found the
Americans happy and contented and
making money. The party consists OF
h.uvenc Barton. former treasurer of
kCsgayan province. and his brother,
Richard Barton; Louis S. Thomas, a
Princeton graduate, and a Mr. Hayes
Nessrs Eugene Barton and Hayes have
their wives with them Recently
p. A. crurnm resigned his posi-
ton as treasurer of the Lanao district
20 open up a hemp plantation in this
section. He has a backing OF 100000
and will introduce American farm ma
chinery into the district. These pio-
.aeers and others say they like the cli-
mate. IT would seem warm, of course,
60 people coming from the temperate
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zone. but those who live there say they
are delighted with it. There are no
constant changes of temperature, and
one dresses TO suit the conditions. Dur
ing the heat of the day, from. say about
1880 to 2:30 o'clock, man who is ac-
customed to the tropics remains with
in his great thatched house, though ex-
perience has shown that he may go
about in the sun without fear of sun
stroke. The nights are always cool;
often one needs a blanket. The rains
are frequent during the season, and
refreshing.
A California boy who has won sue
cess is Oryille V. Wood, the district
secretary of Davao and an officer OF
the Davao Planters Association. He
was appointed from Los Angeles to
a position in the educational depart
ment of the Philippine Government in
1902. Soon after his arrival here he
was sent to Davao to take charge of a
school at Santa Cruz, near the head
quarters of the Bogobo tribe. The
mountain people seemed tractable. M.
Wood at once proceeded to master the
dialect of the Bogobos. So great was
his success in bringing these savage
people into touch with civilization
that General Leonard Wood appointed
him secretary of the district. Not
only did Orvillc Wood succeed in
teaching the younE idea TO shoot"
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lost in q deafening uproar, while men
gesticulated, pushed, shouted, strug
gled, and jostled each other.
The San Francisco Mining Stock Ex-
change was in session.
Crowding close to the rail that
hemmed in this excitement a multitude
Of people watched the antics of these
seeming madmen- A motley congre-
cation. There were the frequenters of
the eXchange-the staid business man
who just dropped in and thought he'd
take a little fiier; clerks from the
Offices in the vicinity who wanted to
experience the sensation of easy
money; the capitalist whose profits
would only go to swell surplus bank
account, and the unfortunate specula-
tor whose losses meant the want of
necessities TO his family. Even the
mudhen," reminiscent of the good old
bonanza days, when the exchange was
on California street. was In evidence,
TO see il she couldn't get Tip" on a
good thing" and apparently little
realizing the danger of being good
thing herself. They all, in that spirit
of democracy that sprinting after the
almighty dollar engenders, leaned over
the rail or stood near it. and viewed
with varied feelings the performances
Of the mining stock brokers.
For history is repeating itself in the
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but he initiated the elders in the art
of cultivating the soil; he induced
them to leave the mountains and settle
along the beach Today there is a large
settlement on either side of Santa
Cruz, and these Bogobos have under
cultivation around the town not less
than 100000 hemp plants. An instance
of approaching civilization is shown
in the fact that the Bogobo women
are using American sewing machines
But so it is all through the Philip
pines. Wherever the American pioneer
comes into contact with the native
population the condition OF both i'm,
proves. Teaching the laborer how to
work and securing him the largest
possible return for his labor constitute
our most immediate and possibly our
highest mission in the Philippines.
Before the Americans settled the
country the wild tribes were turbulent,
labor scarce. protection lacking and
life in the bosque-as they call the
woods-uncertain.
The movement to annex Mipdanao
is free from any serious sociological
problems. Both Moros and Pagans are
better OF than ever before. The huge
island is sparsely Inhabited by scat
tered wild tribes, who are in state
of feud with one another and who
only desist with the 6aniRa ct tbs
Americans.
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San francisco mining exchange. A new
era of mining activities has begun that
threatens to equal the dramatic Com
stock days, when men whose names
mean the history of San Francisco were
seen upon the floor of the exchange.
The halcyon days of the mining stock
speculator have returned. and the
broker rejoiceth thereat. And SO far
he has has good cause, for his commits
sions are much larger than those made
in the old Comstock days. A we'll
known broker for weeks has been
clearing a thousand dollars a day in
his San Francisco office and the same
comfortable amount in his outside
office. In brief, it's nothing just now
for good broker with good credit 1t
his back to make five hundred dollars
a day commissions.
And, of course, these commiss ions
mean that some of the brokers' clients
are getting rich.
And a seat in the exchange? Well,
il you had offered $500 a year ago it
probably would have been accepted
last March $4,000 might have been con-
sidered; today $4,000 and up is offered,
and no sellers.
The gold-bearing lodges of Southern
Nevada are responsible for all this.
They have shattered the book-Iearned
theories of the mining expert and illus
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Then they were so fortunate as TO get
hold of what is now called Consolidated
Virginia, the grandest then, and now.
of all the mines of the Comstock. These
two mines and mine divided out of it,
named California, reached $500 share.
You think these days are exciting on
the board?" said Mr.. King. Why, you
can get your feet on the floor at the
present time, and there's room to jump
up and down if you feel inclined. and
you generally do, on the floor of the
exchange" he smiled. But. in those
days-why. 1 remember that in going
to the board one day and receiving an
order to buy 5000 shares of California
stock the entrance to the old board
room and the room itself was so crowd
ed that in the time it took me to get
from the entrance on the street to the
boardroom proper the stock rose from
S47 to $50. The boardroom then was
two or three times as crowded as the
boardroom of today, and the number of
brokers was. so great that in executing
orders it has been known for a stock
to sell 500 higher on one end of the
exchange than at the other
AT present the crowds attending
board and giving orders in changes of
prices aren't 50 great as they were
thirty years ago. but the volume OF
shares today traded in and the long
cOHtiHuc0 ScScfOnS VI iiVht tAli &C "
three and a half hours long are very
promising, and with. an increasing
number OF stocks coming upon the
board every day 1t is easy to see that
the excitement and business may fully
equaIt anything that has been done in
the past.
when lived in Virginia City in
1854 it was considered suicidal for any
of US to seek outside mines in the State
of Nevada because OF the deserts the
want of water for drinking purposes.
and many other things. Today, how
ever, it would seem that the entire
portion of Southern Nevada with it's
sagebrush and it's deserts Is rich in
mineral lodes. and with the new dis
tricts continually presented to our stock
board it looks as though there were no
end to future discoveries The princi-
pal mines in GoIdheld Tonopah. Bull
frog and Manhattan. improving as they
do in mining at lower levels, makes
one wonder il there can be limit to
these Developments
The largest number of stocks on
the list in the great Comstock deals
thirty years ago was 226 Today
there are $50. and Of these. 400 are
In Southern Nevada, outside Of the
Comstock lode. The number Is in
creasing every day. Two hours was
all the time given then to the sessions
of the board; that Is, all the time that
was supposed to be given. but I re-
member now, on many occasions. We