The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-05

sulphur. Okla. july g. NuthInE
Ia this col. mosquitoes and charm.
inely gay Indian resort sets society
So much agog as the marriage Of
a pretty Indian maid to an educat.
Cd. cultured, polished and euterpris
ing young paleface Such marriages
have occurred with much frequency
during the past few years in the VS.
mantle Plat National park VII.
both the red man and the palefacc
delight to spend their outings. and
whore the sick OF all nations come
To- rccrcatc amid the worlds most
restful scenery and to drink the rc.
Juyinating mineral waters from the
famous medicine springs until rich
new blood runs riot through their
veins. and the supple step of youth
returns to them. and the joys of
physical and mental strength is Do.
Elected from their mdiau, features
and sparkling. mischlcyous eyes
Here at this most interesting of
the inland resorts. destined to bp.
come M" greatest uf aIl the Amer.
lean Fairgrounds. the proud and odu
Gated ChickasaN meet. the white
people ON terms of perfect social
and political equality And many are
DO, interesting romanccs which ter.
inmate u iu'crmaraec romauccs as
Interesting 10 the Indian as to the
white man Nud rapid is the ANAL
gamatiou Of the TWO races from
inr"rmarriag" The great men among
the ChichasIws see in the iutcrmar.
riago ui the two races the only
wise solution Of the Indian question.
and they encourage the generation
of ChiDtasaN- now merging into
VoWuuhood and manhood whom they
have uurpus,ly educated Boo th, white
peoples language and the white uro.
pies ways to enter into matrimonial
alliances with th, whit, people. mU-
yid,d the palyiaco candidate for mat.
rimouy Is educated. cultured and pol.
ishcd The proud young braves are
"a. anxious as the chiefs Of tho tribe
themselves that the palclacc Young
ladies they would select for their
squaws prove well ycrscd iu both
the white mans social and business
ways The Chickasaw braves have
selected their squaNs chiefly from the
paleiace s,suulma'ams who have tor
the past several years been coming
10 the Chickasaw nation in great
numbers 10 teach in the Indian acad.
emics ami in the federal ncighbor-
hood schools So great has been the
depletion iu the ranks of the pretty
|palcface teachers from intermarriaga
with the proud young men of the
/ Chickasaws that the federal super
visor of schools iu this nation has
been forced each year for new
supply of teachers His shortage this
year from iutcrmaruagc is greater
/ than ever before. and only recently
m supervisor advertised for three
hundred additional teachers
The pretty Indian maids select
/ palctacc husbands who are proud
and militant in bearIug. proud as any
chief OF their tlb", and capasio
OF playing leading part in the
social business AMI political future
Iot their future, preferably college
graduates.
This amalgamation of the two
aces by utcmaI riagc of the proud
Chichasaw with the aggressive pale
face is producing a citizenship mat
Is decidedly superior cliileush.u
remarkable for lbs energy. bolduys-
ard ,lowcss ana for i,s leadership
in the social, industrial and political
development of the new but great
Indian state
Though these mtcrmarriagcs occur
frequently they never tail 10 set
society agog in this charming Indian
resort. which is situated in The very
heart of the rich and beautiful
Chicka-lW country The most recent
of these romantic weddings which
has stirred society iu the Chickasaw
nation more than all others, WIS