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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04
EDUCATION FOR INDIANS.
"MOTHER KATHERINE'' DREXEL
SPENDS MILLIONS IN THIS
WORK.

Has Founded Many Schools, Employ
ing Indians to Build Them.-Only
FuIl-blood Indian Catholic Priest In
,he World.
Many thousands OF Indian children
in Oklahoma and Indian Territory
have been educated by means Of the
"Drexel Millions" large portion of
which has for years been devoted to
the cause of Indian education by
Mother Katherine. formerly Miss Kate
Drexel, of Philadelphia, sister of John
II. Drexel, banker and sugar magnate,
and closely related to the others of the
same name who have made it famous
In the world of finance. 1t was
Mother Katherine who started the In
dian school at Chilocco which has
now been taken in charge by the
government, and made the principal
Indian training school Of the South
west. The two schools at Pawhuska,
in Pottowatomie county. are also mon
uments of her bounty.
She keeps in close touch with her
work, and visits the Oklahoma schools
in which she is interested at least once
a year. She is usually accompanied
by her sister, who is also deeply in
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04

been made, as nature has done so
much and man so little.
More than 1000 square miles, or
2,rf0,000 acres, of land still remain
ployed and unimproved, waiting
for capital and brains to make it yield
large returns. The resources are al
most beyond limit or belief.
Thousands of Lakes and Rivers.
In this state alone there are over
| five thousand rivers and streams with
more than fifteen hundred lakes as
reservoirs, to furnish power for in
Vulnerable manufacturing plants.
Besides natural water power, Maine
is rich in timber, which in this age
| is a most valuable asset.
The timber lands of northern Maine
can, with judicious management, BIZ
made to yield for generation after
generation and supply a vast amount
of lumber and wood pulp. The larg
est paper mill in the world, Is located
| at Millinocket en- a small branch Of
the Penobscot River where a drop OF
one hundred and fifty feet furnishes
5000 horsepower. From this mill
is turned out each day between 16(
and $50 tons of newspaper, made from
wood pulp.
It is commonly supposed that paper
| making from wood-pulp is one OF
the greatest menaces to our forests
but exactly the opposite is the case
where the forests are handled intelli
| gently.
The modern policies adopted by
many paper makers in regard to per
petuating the forests are doing much
| for the cause of forestry.
One Maine company has secured the
ownership Of 100000 acres Of forest
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04

prevent smoke by chilling the vapors.
The limits in the construction of such
furnace are easily seen. When the
wick is raised little the combustion
is greater than the capacity of the
furnace, and smoke results. When tile
chimney is raised from the bottom too
much cold air enters, the fire is chilled
and again we have smoke,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04

lands and placed the cutting of all
timber under the direction of the
Government Forestry Bureau. A
corps of experts was sent into the
Maine woods and close study made
OF the trees growing on each acre
of this company's holdings. A plan
was agreed upon which assures a per-
petual supply Of timber. No tree un-
der nine inches in diameter is to be
cut. AT the end of sixteen years the
spruce growth will have renewed it.
self again and under this plan the en-
tire three hundred thousand acres
may be cut over every sixteen years.
At Rumford Falls on the Andres
coggin In western Maine about 54,-
600 horse power is now utilized, and
recent state report says that $4,000 adj
ditional horse power is available
from this stream alone.
Beyond doubt the railroads of
Maine are responsible for the open
ing and developm Vt Of the upper half
of this state, as :. years ago only
thirty or forty mics of railway were
built north of the centre and manu-
featuring or farming was almost un-
known above this point.
Capitalists at last realized what a
vast amount Of valuable territory
was being ignored, and built branch
lines into the wilderness" until now
there are nearly 500 miles of tracks
connecting thriving cities and villages
which have sprung up in the wake of
the steel bands.
The adven. OF the railroad IL
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04

northern Maine has increased me
value of timber lands over $50 per
cent and timber which before was too
remote has become available for mar
keting purposes.
Capital from Canada.
1t is to be regretted perhaps from
an American standpoint that large
part of the capital employed in devel-|
oping this new old state" has BEEN
furnished by Canadian capitalists
rather than by New Englanders them
selves.
The farming possibilities Of Maine
are almost as great as the water pow
er and timber business offer, as 1t has
been demonstrated that the soil and
climate are particularly adapted to
the raising of potatoes on large
scale; over 10000 bushels having been
shipped to various parts of the eoun-
try in 1904.
The railroad officials realized from
the start tb :. in order to settle and
build up untry through which
their brancL ran the freight rates
must be low enough to enable manu-
facturers to compete with more &C.
cessible factories, and have borne this
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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04

known being the Nazareth Institute at
Muskogee, which was founded in 1891.
1t was beset by many difficulties dur
ing its earlier years, but survived them
all and is now flOurishing institution.
The institutions which have pros
pered the most, and in which Mother
Katherine has taken the gregter inter-
est, are, however, naturally those
among the tribes which were already
under the influence of Catholic teach
ings, the Osages and the Potta-
watomies. The Osages had of course
been instructed in the Catholic faith,
before their removal from Southern
Kansas, by the fathers at the old
Usage missions, now st. Paul, first I'M
der the directions of the venerable
Father Schumacher, and later under
Father Paul Ponziglione, near rela-
tive of the royal family of Italy, who
made many journeys among the
Osages after their removal to the terri
tory. Father Scroll. of Independence,
Kan, also used occasionally to follow
the trails through what is now Okla
homa as far west as Fort Sill.
The beginning of the work among
the Pottawatomies was also made as
far back as 1871. when Father Robot
a French missionary, offered his SER
vices to the bishop of Little Rock, who
then had jurisdiction over this terri
tory, and struck out into the Indian
country. He settled first at Atoke, but
in 1874 moved to Sacred Heart, found
ing the famous abbey of the Benedic-
tines there, which is the only mon
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04

necessary to develop high speed, oil
the greater bunker capacity essential
to wider steaming radius. They point
out that In the Dreadnaught it was at
tempted to preserve two of these
factors, gun power and speed, but that
to do so 1t was necessary to sacrifice
the armor protection, which they be.
lieve such a battleship should have
No Limit to Cost.
No sacrifice in armament, speed, OF
steaming radius will have to be made
in designing the new Constitution
The only limitation placed upon the
Secretary of the Navy by the Naval
Affairs Committee is that her hull and
machinery shall not cost more than
S6,0O0,0O0. The provision for the bat
tleships Michigan and South Carolina,
now the largest ships building for the
navy, was $4,000,90O each, and there
is no doubt in the minds of the mem
bers of the committee that if the
Secretary decides to go to 10000 tons
or beyond, the extra $2,000000 now
provided will easily accomplished.
1t is estimated that the armor and
armament for the ship will cost some
where in the neighborhoOd of $780,
600 in addition to the hull and ma
chinery, and that other fittings will
bring the total for the new Constitu-
ton up approximately to $10,O00,OO0.
The Dreadnaught is planned to
carry ten Pinch rifles. The Michi-
gan and South Carolina are to carry
eight Pinch guns. The Dreadnaught
will be able to concentrate six guns
for bow or stern fire, with eight on
either broadside, while the American
ships can use four guns dead ahead or
dead astern, and all eight ahead or
astern on a quartering fire, with all
eight on either broadside. SO that in
point of fire they are nearly as eff
icient as the Dreadnaught, which ex-
cells materially only in the single
point of speed. To counterbalance
this the American ships have the de.
cided advantage in armor protection
The Advantage of Guns.
The Constitution will have as high
tpeed as the Dreadnaught and the
louble advantage over the British
hip Of greater gun power and more
complete armor protection. She will
be more able to inflict blows and bet
ter able to withstand them. She will
carry twelve Pinch rifles, so az
ranged that she can concentrate eight
of them in firing dead ahead or dead
astern, or off the bow or quarter, and
ten on either broadside.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04
BERNHARDT OUTFITS TRUST.
Denied Playhouses by Theatre Com
bine, She Plays to Vast Audience
in Tent.

bine, She Rays to vast AUDIENCE
in Tent.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt, the cele-
brated actress has entered the arena
as trust buster" When she made
prepas,.tions for bookings in Texas,
she sourd the playhouses of the state
closed 10 her on account of her re-
fusal to appear under the patronage
of the theatre syndicate. In Texas,
therefore, she was compelled to appear
in tent. A week or two ago, novel
method Of producing a play was in
augurated at Dallas. when Sarah
played Camille" in a big circus tent,
with an audience of 5000 persons.
During the performance fully 10000
persons crowded around the tent and
would have paid to get in il it had
been big enough. AS it was the tent
only seated 1900 and 800 had to stand
or sit on the ground. 1t was the most
novel wild west show ever seen. The
tent was huge affair, and from the
outside looked big enough to house a
three-ringed circus.
The novelty of playing in circus
tent appealed to the actress and she
gave her Interpretation of the char
acter of "Camille" as naturally, as
cleverly, and with as much force and
power as if confronted by an audience
Of New Workers or Parisians in the
most modern Of theatres. The thou
sands who greeted Nine. Bernhardt al
Dallas desired as much to show their
Endorsement of her fight against the
trust as to be entertained by hel
matchless talent as an actress.
Nine. Bernhardt made arrangement,
to appear in the tent at Waco
and Austin, Texas. and Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma Territory. In Other
Texas cities on her itinerary large
halls were secured and specially equipped
for the performance.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04

terested in the work, and who heart
lily approves it, in common with the
other members of the family. All of
the millions she has expended for In
dian education have been employed
under direction of the Interior Depart
ment, as her long study of the Indian
problem is recognized to have made
her one of the best authorities on the
subject in the country.
Planned the Buildings Personally.
The st. Louis and st. John schools
at Pawhuska, both founded by Mother
Katherine a number of years ago. are
good examples of the work she is do
ing for the education of the Indians.
Both have handsome and commodious
buildings, planned personally by
Mother Katherine, and have given
hundreds of Usage children their first
knowledge of the white mans learning.
Many Of the teachers are themselves
Indians, graduates of these or similar
schools, who have entered with en-
thusiasm into the education of their
fellow tribesmen. The Usage schools
receive some assistance from the gov
eminent, and their scope is greatly
widened by the orders now in effect
from the agents office that every
Usage child of school age must be in
school in order to draw its share at
the annuity payments.
Used Indian Labor.
While Mother Katherine's benefac-
lions have always been liberal, 1t is
her plan to let the Indians do the work
whenever possible, in the construction
of buildings and work of a similar
character. When the Sacred Heart
school burned five years ago, and was
rebuilt Pottawatomie and Kickapoo
Indians made the brick for the new
structure, and did much of the work
towards its construction, working, of
course, under the direction of white
contractor. Much of the maintenance
of this school, which is claimed to be
the oldest west of the Mississippi river
is borne by Mother Katherine, and II
was by her visits to this school that
she discovered Albert Negahnquet, the
fullblood Pottawatomie boy educated
by her. and who is now the only full
blood Indian Catholic priest In the
world. After his graduation at Sacred
Heart, she paid his expenses through
Carlisle and the Catholic university al
Washington, finally finishing his edu
cation at Rome, from whence he re-
turned only two years ago, to take ur
his work among his own people.
Is Founder of Several Schools.
A number of schools of the same
sort have been founded and maintained
" Mother Katherine, probably the best
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04
Chewing Gum Us. Missions.

The twenty-seventh annual meeting
of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Presbytery of Washing
ton, held recently, disclosed the fact
that three and half million dollars
a year more is spent for chewing gum
than for foreign missions. In other
words $11,O00,000 is spent for gum
and only $7,500,000 for missions.
Carefully compiled data show that
$l1S000,0OO a year goes for candy
$700,000,000 for jewels, and tobacco
and millinery go away up into the
millions, tobacco considerably in the
lead.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04
The Kerosene Lamn.

The ordinary kerosene lamp is the
best Illustration of the highest type of
combustion furnace. The hot gases
passing up through the narrow throat
of the chimney draw the colder air
through the hot wire gauze at the
bottom and bring it near tempera-
ture which will feed combustion and
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04
Hopeless Ignoru11c~

Flynn-"0i tell yez they's no use
thrryin' to iddica-ate thin Choinese, "
Mulhooley-"An' phwy's thot?"
Flynn-"Oi jist asked wan ov thin
the Choinese wur-rud for st. Patrick's
day, an bedad, he couldn't tell me-"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04

astery in the United States governed
directly from France. It's first abbot
was Father Felix DeGrasse, lineal
descendent of the famous French ad
miral. Upon his death two years age
he was succeeded by Father Murphy,
a native of Savannah, Ca, and the
first man of American birth to join
the brotherhood at Sacred Heart.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
This VIII be the Most Powerful Batteship AfIoat

perts say that an addition of 1000 tons
to the displacement of the American
ships is insufficient to accomplish all
three Of the factors necessary to ma
terially improve upon them, and the
increase would be entirely consumed
by the provision for any one of these
factors. The extra guns would take
it all, as would the extra machinery
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-04
LARGEST BATTLESHIp.
TEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF GIGANTIC
CONSTITUTION"

More Destructive and Terrible thar
the new Floating Giant, the English
"Dreadnaught''-OId Constitution
to be Saved.
One hundred thousand dollars for
the preservation of the old frigate
Constitution, and $10,000,000 for the
construction of a huge new battleship
of the same name are two provisions
to be included in the naval appropria.
ton bill.
The new Constitution is to be the
most powerful ship of war afloat. She
will excel the British Dreadnaught
recently launched by King Edward by
IS much as the Dreadnaught will ex-
eel anything afloat when she is com
pleted. Her authorization maY be
said to be directly the result Of Togo S
victory in the Sea Of Japan. 1t was
the British naval attache on board
Togo's flagship who hurried home
after that battle and warned the Ad.
miralty of the needs Of the British
navy, and this brought about the con-
struction of the Dreadnaught. Now
we are to follow and eclipse the Brit
ish naval wonder.
The Navy Department has secured
full information concerning the plans
of the Dreadnaught, and the arrange
ment of her powerful armament, so
that it is known exactly what umst be
done to beat her.
In order that the department may
not be l. lmpered in any way in deter
mining upon the plans of the new Con
stitution the forthcoming bill will pro-
vide that the Secretary of the Navy
may use the contingent fund to secure
information from ship-builders the
world over, If he so desires, before
finally accepting the design of the ten
million-dollar pacifier.
Provisions for Ship,
This provision for the new America
sea fighter is in line with the desire
Of the President and the earnest re-
commentator of Admiral Dewey.
who recently appeared before the
Naval Committee of the House AMI
gave spirited talk in support of his
views as to the necessity of con
structing larger and more powerful
battleships for the American Navy
AT the time the naval estimates were
made up last fall, Secretary Bonaparte
was opposed to any such increase, but
he has since come around to the side
of the President, and is now heartily
in favor of the committee proposition.
The naval experts in Washington
have long been convinced that the
16,000-ton battle ships Michigan and
South Carolina. authorized by the last
Congress, represent the limit of pos 81
bility on displacement not decidedly
greater. To go beyond, in any ap-
preciable degree, the fighting efficiency
of such ships, it will be necessary to
have not only more powerful arma-
ment, but higher speed and greater
steaming radius, to gain which there
must be heavier and more powerful
machinery and greater coal-carrying
capacity.
The displacement of the Dread
naught is but 1000 tons greater than
that of the Michigan or the South
Carolina. Naval construction ex-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-10
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1878.
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office, Duluth,
Mimi

June 18th, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pllance with the provisions of the act
OF Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled
An act for the sale of timber lands in
the states of California, Oregon, Ne
vada and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States
by act of August 4. 1892.
Alice Nj. Benner, of Bemidji, county of
Beltrami, Stale of Minnesota, has this day
FLED in this Office her sworn statement No,
1851. for the purchase OF the NW4 of NWA
OF Sec. IL, Ma of NEA & SWA or NEA of
Sec. Is, Up. TO n. K. IA w. 4Lh p, IN.
And will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for it's
timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish her claim TO
said land before the Register and Re-
ceiver Of this office at Duluth. Minne-
sofa. on Friday, the 10th day OF November,
1876.
She names as witnesses: Chas. III. CASTER
Allan Benner, George kiehm, Edna kiehm
and Louise Hetland, ali OF BemIdji, MINI.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 10Th day of November
1906.
JIG. HERMAN ENGEL, Register.
ii. l.. Shepherd, Atty. $40 1863
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-10
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1878.
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office. Duluth.
MINI.

Juu0 lot1. loVOs
Notice Is hereby given that in COM
p!iance with the provisions of the act
or Congress of June 3. 1873. entitled IAN
act for the sale of timber lands in the
states of California. Oregon. Nevada
and washington Territory" as extend
ed to all the Public Land States by act
of August 4. 1892.
John J. Frey. of Duluth. county of st.
Louis, StaLe OF Mimi, has this day filed in
this office his sworn statement No. l0o43, for
the purchase OF the Wa OF NWA q NWA OF
SWA Sec. ~, and the NEA OF SEA OF Sec II,
Up. 90, X. ~ w.
And will offer proof to show that the
land sought Is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for AGRICULTURAL
purposes. and to establish his claim to
said land before the Register and Re-
ceiver Of this office at Duluth. Mime
sofa on Monday the 18th day OF November,
1906.
He names as witnesses: Joseph Lavergne.
Joseph Gauthier. Emil Zauft and Rasmus
Kreidler, all OF Duluth, MINI,
ANY and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above described lands are re-
uuested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 18th day of November
1916.
j. 9. HERMAN ENGEL.
6-29 S-24-9 Register.
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TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1878.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office, Duluth, MINI.
May 14th, 1906
Notice Is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress
of June 8, 1878, entitled can act for the
sale of timber lands in the states OF Cali
forria, Oregon, Nevada and Washington
Territory" as extended to all the Public
Land States by act of August 4, 1892,
Allen N. Benner. of Bemidji. county of
Beltrami. State OF Minnesota. has this day
fled In this Office his sworn statement No.
10130 for the purchase of the SWA OF NWA
NWA of SWA of Sec. II & SEA OF NEA q
NEA of SEA of Sec Is In Up. % N, K. IA w.
4th p. m.
And will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for its tim
Der or stone than for agricultural pur-
poses, and to establish his claim to said
land before the Register and Receiver
of this office at Duluth, Minnesota, on
Thursday. the 18th day Of October. 1906.
He names as witnesses: Charles ii. Cass-
Ter, George e. Kiehm, Clyde NJ: bacon and
Andrew A. Warfeld. of Bemidji. MINI.
Any antsall persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested TO file
their claims in this office on or before said
18th day of October. 1906
Fl. L. Shepherd, Attorney. Register.
100 9-2l 10
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TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 3, 1875.
B. N. JOHNSON & SON.
Attorneys.
Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
Duluth, Mimi,
May II, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
An act for the sale of timber lands in
the States of California, oregon, Ne
Vada, and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States
by act of August 4. 1892.
Catnerlne A. Foster, of Bemidji, coun-
ty of Beltrami, State of Minnesota, has
this day filed in this office her sworn
statement No. 1918, for the purchase
OF the S u NV u and N " SW Il of
Section No. 3, in Township No. 65 N,
Range No. IA w, and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to estab-
llsh her claim to said land before the
Register and Receiver, at Duluth,
Mimi, on Thursday, the 18th day OF
October, 1906.
She names as witnesses: John A.
Mcdonald, of Bemidji, Mimi; John A
Cline, of Bemidji, MIMI; Charles H.
easier, of Bemidji, Mimi; George A
Tanner, of Bemidji, Mimi; Thomas w.
Bailey of Bemidji, Mimi; Ralph B.
stad, of Tower, Mimi.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
verSely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 18th day OF
October, 1906.
J. c. HERMAN ENGEL,
B. N. JOHNSON & SON,
Attorneys.