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The Crows.

Faithful friends of the white man,
comrades Of the pioneer and the soldier
In battle with the Sioux and the Chey-
enne, the Crow, or Absarake, are now
passing from the face of the earth al
most forgotten. The tribe inhahits a
splendid reservation In southern Mon
tana, and the whites are striving to
open it for settlement, which causes
protest from the Crows-a protest
which will go UNDECIDED. Gratitude for
past favors done should protect the
Absarake to-day. but when did the
white man show gratitude to the Indian
who owned good lands?
The Crow, according to some eth
nologists, are of the Shoshoni race.
While others classify them as a branch
of the Dakota. They are probably a
into a compact tribe by the exigencies
of war and the pressure of powerful
enemies. 1t is doubtful If they ever
numbered more than 1850 souls-that
vas IA SStAAuutC padNCu VA tuSh W
Catlin seventy years ago-and they now
total about / 700. The decrease among
them has been greater in time of peace
than when they were at war In 1884
they numbered 1926; this number fell
to 2.456 in 1883. and has now shrunk to
about 1,720. Consumption is mainly re-
sponsible for the immense death rate of
the tribe.
The Crows are of great stature, and
proud, yet courteous bearing. AS war
rjors. they ranked high among the
tribes. and, for their small number. did
splendid fighting against the Sioux.
Cheyenne and Blackfoot Their Mon
tana hunting range was one Of the rich
est in the country, ard the Absarake
managed to hold 1t despite the ceaseless
attacks of far more numerous foes.
FROM the first arrival Of the white
man, the Crow nation was the new
comer's friend. The Crow warriors
fought in countless battles with the
prairie terrors, and it was Crow who
alone escaped from the slaughter of the
Custer massacre.
OF late years the Absarake have TAX
en- great interest in farming, stock rails
ing and irrigation. They are fast ac-
nquiring civilization. but are dying so
fapidly that only few of them will be
left in another generation.
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kept as fast-day once was in New Eng
land; but old-established customs are
changed with difficulty, and it Is much
easier to abolish the most dangerous fea-
lures of the celebration without depriv-
ing the youngsters of chance to make
noise In q safe way. But the grown-up
members of the community should be
taught sense, and che reckless firing of
guns and pistols by hoodlums and less
vicious persons should be sternly sup
pressed.
The noise is trying 10 invaiids and nerv-
GUS fox. bot that is probably unavoid-
able. and the day Of torture must be en-
dured. The only remedy for that Is the
exercise Of philosophy but much can be
done to save the boys from injury. The
responsibility for that rests largely with
the parents.
The ordinary 6recracker and the paper
torpedo are comparatively harmless Lit
tie injury beyond superficial burns viii
ordinarily result from even reckless
use Of these noise producers. The truly
dangerous things are the toy pistol. the
cannon cracker. and the clay torpedo.
These are all death-dealing instruments,
which children should never be permitted
10 handle. II is from them that most OF
the Fourth OF July accidents result.
Apart from the big injuries-the loss
of fingers or a hand, or bllEding from pre-
mature explosions-the seriousness of
these hurts lies in the danger Of lcckia
or tetanus, The germs Of this disease are
In the soil almost everywhere. and read
lily find entrance into wounds maize in
dirty hands. or hands boand up with dirty
rags or handkerchiefs.
TIE injured hand should De held under
running water The cold water viii usp-
ally stop the bleeding. and then all for
eign hodies-hits Of 6recracker paper or
of clothing. sand or splinters-should De
carefully removed. and the wound again
bathed under running water.
If the wound Is deep. running down
among the fbrons tissues and sinewS K
should be opened freely by the knife. aad
all places in which the lockjaw bacillus
may find shelter s,aoald be EXPOSED to the
air Tails Of coarse. must 5e done oy
the surgeon but indeed. all these wounds.
hOwever trivia. should Be taken 70 the
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A Pntrtot,. Phopb.cx.

But whatever may be our fate, be as
sured that this Declaration will stand.
1t may cost treasure, and it may cost
blood, but it will stand, and 1t will rich
ly compensate for bota. Though the
thick gloom of the present ] see the
brightness of the future as the sun in
heaven. We shall make this a glorious,
an immortal day. When we are in our
graves our children will honor it. They
viii celebrate it with thanksgiving, with
fesrfvfey, with bonfires and Nominations.
On its annual return they will shed tears
-copious, gushing tears-not Of subjec-
ton and slavery, not of agony and dis
tress, but of exultation, of gratitude and
of joy.-John Adams before the Cont
mental Congress.
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A BEDROOM IN A TREE.

Sleeping outdoors in n rudely con-
structed house erected among branches
Of high walnut tree in the heart Of
FIatbush. n. y. is the novel method a
young man has taken of getting near
to nature" The tree house." as the
people in the neighborhood call 1t, is
located on the lawn surrounding the
home. A wooden stairway winds around
the trees trunk leading to The single
chamber above, allowing an easy ascent
to be made. The entire structure Is
made of wood
At first the intention was simply TO
build crows nest" where the tree
sleeper" and mis- companions could Sc
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press order of the Secretary. Being on
parchment, which shows destructive signs
of cracking, due more probably to the
making of facsimile ordered by Presi-
dent James Monroe in 1923 than to age
or handling, the document is jealousy
guarded. Many of the names of the sign
ers are no longer legible. Two pages Of
Jefferson's original draft. with few in
terlineations by Adams and Franklin, are
also preserved at the Department of State.
The facsimile which was ordered by Pres
ident Monroe was made for the purpose Of
giving copy to each Of tho signers then
living and their heirs. These original
copies are now of great value.-Baltimore
News.
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introduced and which has proved SUI
perior to the old method OF a rear
rudder.
In the center, to the rear. Is the tail
q the machine. approximately twelve
feet in length, less than one-third the
length Of those on French flyers This
consists In different models Of one or
two vertical cioth-covered frames
at the rear. balancing the machine
and as near the center IS possible. are
two propeIIersL Below the frame work
and toward the rear IL a skid. similar
to the runners Of sieds This ID used
for landing and differs In this par
ticular from the French machines.
which ara equipped with wheels For
q portion OF twelve feet at each end
the upper and lower frame work Is
provided with surface Of strong cot.
con cloth
sIz the center o. The machine at the
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/ wish / had lived for {. single day
In the city Of William Penn;
think I'd have shouted my voice away
With the rest of the people. when
The bell In the steeple rang out to the sky
The very nrst time on the Fourth OF July.
I wish had stood In the buckled shoes
OF a minuteman's boy, and heard
How old Independence rang out the news
oh. don't think I'd wait for the word.
Butsrm pretty sure l would show them
that I
Was willing to own the first Fourth Of July.
I wish had worn a three-cornered hat
In the city OF William Penn;
Ny heart would have beaten a rat-a-tat
In the crowd with the minutemen.
To hear the bell ring and the merry news
fy
Youths Comps aiol,,
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clude themselves on rainy afternoons
and days when 1t was too hot for ac-
tive exercise. The crows nest did
not prove 70 be large enough. so the
boys added a large platform, which
forms what they call their piazza. This
piazza is roomy enough for an ords-
nary sized dining room table and com
fcrtably accommodates six or eight
diners.
Then the boys decided that they
would like to see how II would feel to
sleep out In the open. They covered
the top Of the house with panes az
glass, and this gave them all the light,
day or night, they needed. The trial
worked so well that they declared that
thereafter they would. while the wealth
er was warm. sleep In the tree.
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Keep the alag Flying.

The late Senator Hanna Of Ohio IN :
speech on an appropriation bill said: Il
favor the erection of public buildings ia
every county and. If possible, in every
town In the Land. l favor such egisla-
ton because. although costly, 1t keeps
the flag Roating before the people, and it
pays ultimately il the lessons Of patriot
ism which our young people learn as they
grow up. Knowing the flag is to love It,
and 1t should be kept before the people.
New York Tribune.
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READY FOR HER CHILDREN.
,Ianitowoc Making Preparation 70

ManitO,voc Making Preparation for
Nome Coming Week.
President Thomas Higgins of the City
C'rS in Manitowoc, who was authorized
to appoint a committee of FIVE to have
charge of the arrangements for the Mani
towoc Homecoming" in the last week of
August, announces his selections as fol-
lows: John Z. Plumb, Fred Schuette,
w. f. Nash, John Schmidtman, Norman
Torrison. Mr.. Nash is the editor of the
Two Rivers Chronicle. The others are
prominent business men of Manitowoc.
The Homecoming" will occur during the
week of the county fair, with program
of speechmaking and other exercises on
Wednesday.
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The American auto was In the lead
One Of sts occupants espied tie hut OF
an Eskimo not far OF and pleasant
looking Eskimo maiden standing before
Il
Say" be said to his partner. 30
you think that girl would know how
near we are 10 Parish
II don't know replied Chs other.
Alaska"
The machine. running into ths point
OF the Joke, puuctured one OF ifs tires
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HARMLESS CAP BURSTS.

Dynamite Shell, Which Baby Played
with, Picks OF Papa's Fingers.
Wilfred Button, young farmer living
west of Albany, recently found a dyna-
mite cap and not knowing what it was,
put it in his pocket and carried it for
some time. One day he attempted to pick
d piece of a match out of it which had
become firmly lodged. The cap explod-
ed, tearing off his thumb and forefnger,
and otherwise injuring him. He said the
thing looked harmless and he had given
it to the baby to play with at times.
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FOUND IN pooRHousE.


woman AEter Long search discovers
Once Wcnlthy Grandfather.
After having been missing for fourteen
years and finally mourned as dead. f.
Adams, once prosperous mill owner at
Hokah, was found by a granddaughter in
the La Crosse county poor house. Finan-
cial reverses having come upon Mr.. Adj
ans. who is IS years old. he disappeared
and all trace Of him was lost During
all the years a search vas kept up by
his daughter with the result that his
grandchiid, Miss Wall of Dubuque, while
visiting in La Crosse and telling of her
lost relation, was given clue which led to
his discovery. A pathetic meeting took
place at the poor house when the two
met. Mr.. Adams Immediately left the
institution with his granddaughter and
will make i.is home with his daughter in
Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30

John Aisms, viewing in Faneuil Hall
In his later years Trumbull's painting of
the Declaration of Iniepends nee, re-
called that when engaged n signing II q
side conversation took place between Ben
jamin Harrison, who was remarkably cor
pulent, and Elbridge Gerry. who was re-
markedly thin. All. Gerry" said Har-
rison. Il shall have an advantage over
you in this act" How sog inquired
Gerry. why" replied Harrison. when
we eczse TO be hung for treason am 20
hesTy | shall plump down upon the rope
and be dead in an instant, but you are
30 light that you win be dangling and
kicking about for an hour in the air.
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CAN NOT SELL LIQUOR.

Attorney General Decides that Cor
pOratiOns Shall Not Get Licenses.
In reply to a query by District Attor-
ney Robert V. Baker of Kenosba. States
Attorney General f. l.. Gilbert ruled that
corporations can not legally be granted
saloon Licensees in Wisconsin. Only indi-
viduals can hold such license. The ruling
is regarded as important, becausce it will
put an end to a custom long followed. and
is expected to reduce the number of sa-
looms in the State. Saloon licenses for
the coming year will be issued July l.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30

John r. Avery, che of the oldest resi-
dents of Adams county, residing in the
town of Quincy, dropped dead upon the
streets of Friendship. Mr.. Avery's peo-
pie have resided in the town of Quincy
for over fifty years. He was employed as
a stage driver and carried the mail be
tween Friendship and Quincy.
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BIG FIRE AT AMIGO.
Veneering Factory and Warehouse
Are Destroyed by Flames.

In a fire which broke out shortly after
midnight, the plant of the Frost Veneer
ing and Seating Company of Amigo was
destroyed. 1t is estimated that the loss
will be about $4,000 The plant was one
of the oldest factories in the city and was
located in the eastern part of the city
near what fssknown as the end of the belt
line. The origin Of the fire is unknown.
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DOCTOR FAILS TO CURE; SHOT.

Milwaukee Physician Reported Fa-
tally Wounded by Patient.
DIR. Frank Stirn of Cudahy was shot
and probably mortally wounded by An
tony Kriz, a patient. Kriz was arrested.
Three shots are supposed to have been
fred while the doctor was sitting in his
Office. 1t is said that Kriz fired the shots
because DIR. Stirn had failed to cure him
of an ailment
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HUSBAND USES DYNAMITE.

Sherry Man, Sued for Divorce, Ex-
plOdes shed Near home.
Julius Paulson of Sherry. alter being
served with papers in a divorce action
stepped into tool house, attached fuse
to ten pounds of dynamite stored in the
building, lighted it, and then ran out into
the adjoining woods, so it is charged.
The tool house and the wagon shed close
by were destroyed, not vestige remain
ing of them or their contents, but no
damage was done to the house in which
Mrs. Paulson and the family were at the
time Of the explosion. Paulson was ar
rested
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SECRET OF AERoPLANE.
Wright Brothers Airship IL De
scribed by Builders.

Wright BrOthers' Airship Il 10
scribed by Builders.
What purports to be a complete de-
scription of the Wright brothers sue
cessful aeroplane has been given out
The description was taken from draw
ings and descriptions filed with the
French patent Office when application
was made for patents which the
French government issued last Janu-
airy.
To the partial description of the In
vention given by the Wrights them
selves, but one new fact is advanced
the plan by which the aviator is en-
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Wisconsin
State News
PUNISHED BY BISHOP.
MAN mmunicated from Cathol
Church for Ass.uIfin~ pria.@

NAN Excomm unicated from Catholic
Church for Assaulting Priest.
Charles Blais. member of the Catholic
church IN the town of Potterfeld, was sol
EMMY communicated from the Catholic
church by order of Bishop Fox of Green
Bay Tor assaulting the pastor. Bishop
Fox also ordered that no bells be rung
Dor high mass sung in the church for a
stated period. Blais is under arrest
charged with assault and battery on Rev.
Father Won Sempie. The latter was
about 70 administer the last sacrament
to tn, dying daughter of Blais at the
latter's home, when the alleged assault
took place.
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The police are investigating the death
OF c. r. Howard Of Dewey. Ill, whose
body was found on the railroad bridge
south Of Fond du Lac There was &C.
we're cue over bis left temple. and the
physicians said nat il was possible ehat
the man bad been murdered and bis body
khrCwn on the 1sk.
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where tho Declaration I. Kept

The original engrossed copy Of the
Declaration as signed is now in the keep
ing Of the Secretary of State. The docu-
ment was in the patent Office from 1871
to 1877, as that department was believed
to be 6reproof. 1t is now, since 1894.
kept Theoretically sealed in frame and
placed in a steel cabinet, with the original
signed copy Of the constitution 1t is no
longer shown to any one except by ex-
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Considerable excitement prevails in
Friendship over the death of John r.
Avery. The relatives have decided that
his death came from other than natural
ca'.ses and have employed doctors to per-
form a post norton examination to as
certain the cause of his death.
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Wisconsin, Detective Shot.

Mrs. John e. Englart of Chippewa
Falls has received word that her husband
has been fatally shot at Elizabeth, Pa,
by members of gang of holdup men
whom he, in the capacity of detective,
was trying to arrest.
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) Romeo Weir, the little 5-year-old son
of Joseph Weir. a carpenter living in
Berlin. set FIRE to neighbor's barn, while
playing with matches. The boy was
smothered before he could be rescued
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WORRY CAUSES SUICIDE.
farmer Near Marinette Fears Panic,

Farmer Near MArinette Fears Panic,
and Takes own Life.
Joseph Amsley, town of Porterfield
farmer, shot himself through the head be-
cause of the fear of panic. Death was
instantaneous. Amsley was prosperous
with large farm, we'll stocked, and with
growing crops. There was no mortgage
on the farm and his financial condition
was such that his friends believe that he
worried himself into insanity without
cause.
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GROOM IN QUARANTINE.

Wedding of Captain Henry Dich-
mann Delayed by Smallpox.
Capt. Henry Diehmann, son of ex-May-
or Dichmann of Oshkosh, is held in quar-
antine at Astoria, Ore, on account of
smallpox on board a ship in which he
came from the Philippines on his way to
San Antonio, Texas, where he is to be
married. Capt. Dichmann is in the TWEEN
ty-sixth infantry. U. S. A.. stationed at
Manila. His father received word that he
would leave quarantine in about two
weeks. The wedding will be postponed on
account of the quarantine
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-Any resident Of nfarshaeid whom the
common council decides b an habitual
drunkard viii have his photograph posted
| In the saloons Of the city. an ordinance
% this eject having been passed.
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THEY'RE BOTH GONE.

Tho Firecraclxer and the Question
Asking Hop Toad.
"Oh, frecracker round and red,
Come play with me!" the hop toad said.
The cracker, no reply made he,
But simply sputtered spitefully.
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|, HE dangers incident
to the noisy celebra-
ton of Independence
day are written of
each year. and at
tempts have been
made by legislative
and other enact
ments TO abolish the
gunpowder method
OF commemorating
the national birth
day.
Undoubtedly much
suffering would be
prevented and many
lives would be saved
were the day to be
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Every act Of noble sacrifice 70 the coun-
Try. every instance OF patriotic devotion
to her eause. hes its esnsfcizs innusncs-
A naftcz,s character - the sum OF IN
splendid deeds: ahsy constitute our con-
nou patrimony. ne nations inheritsncs-
HENRY Clay
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No Waste.

De Styie-What great scheme has Gas
bagg for the Fourth of Julyf
Gunbusta-Why. instead of packing
torpedoes in sawdust he's going to pack
them In breakfast food.
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FaII. from CHURCH steepIe.

Carl Bremen sall from the steeple of
the German Lutheran church in Eau
Claire and was terribly injured. He may
survive.
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Is HERMIT OF PRISON.
Grant Poole of OakheId Has No
Companion in Jail.

UUIe OF UhhHeIu Has NO
Companion in Jail.
Grant Poole, charged with the murder
OF Mrs. E. II. Orvis of Oakield. is the
only prisoner confined in the Fond du
Lac county Jail and has not even a
mouse for companion. Owing to the
fact that 1T was feared Poole would fall
into decline from being confined in a
single cell he has been allowed the free
dom of the inner cage. The sheriff has
decided that hereafter when Poole is shaw
ed he must be handcuffed, as it is thought
he might make an attempt to wrest The
razor away from the barber.
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he RANG ouT LIBERTY.
The Grave of william Hurry ADDED
to Patrxoffsm's landmarks

The Grave of William Hurry AadeA
to Patriotism's Landmarks.
The grave of the man who first rang
the Liberty bell has been found. For
many years all trace had been lost OF
the bell ringer Who obeyed the Injunction
lettered on the statehouss bell in Phila-
delphia, By ringing it vigorously and PRO
claiming liberty throughout the land and
to the Inhabitants thereof"
1t was known to few historians In .
vague way that his name was William
Hurry and that he was a man well at-
vanced in years on that immortal day.
but the familiar poem, '.The Liberty Bell
man." with its thrilling lines:
Ring" he shouts Ring, grandpa!
Ring, Oh, ring for iberty!"
And straightway at ii signal
The old bellman lifts his hand
And sends the good news making
Iron music through the land.
had surrounded Hurrt with a legendary
atmosphere that made many persons re-
gard him as a sort of myth.
Antiquarians and historians had made
frequent searches for the body to prove
his reality. if nothing more, but these
were all in vain until recently the grave
yard of tine old Pine Street Presbyterian
church, Fourth and Pine streets, Phila-
delphia, was discovered to be the last rest
ing place of the famous Revolutionary
character.
Credit for this discovery goes to Jacob
Low, sexton of the church. When Low
came upon Hurry's grave the headstone
was sunk almost out of sight Only two
letters, "R" and ~" of the name Hurry
were visible. Lows curiosity was arous-
ed, and, raising the stone with careful
precautions against breaking it, he clear
ed it of the moss and mold and was over
joyed to find that it marked the grave OF
the Liberty bellman.
An examination of the stone shows
that at the tire he rang the bell Hurry
was a man of 55 years He was born
Oct. %, 1921.
Hurry's activity In the cause OF free
dom did not stop with the ringing OF tns
old bell, now next to be original drafts
of the Declaration of Independence and
the constitution of the United States the
most priced relic connected with the birth
of iae aation. He volunteered for SER
vice IN the Continental army and served
with distinction in number OF battles.
His signature on call for volunteers Is
still in possession Of the old church.
1t is somewhat pathetic circumstances
that Hurry did not live to see the COM
plete triumph of the colonists over Great
Britain. He died in 1871. two years
before the surrender of Corvallis
Washington Post.
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A woman will fight her relatives any
time for her lover; and. when hs Boz
comes her husband. viii work him snT
day fos hsr relatives
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DANGERS OF THE DAY.

Noisy Celebration of Nations indie
pendence Brings Woes,
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physician, for timely treatment may avert
grave illness or even loss of life.-Youth's
Companion.