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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
"ALARAMA PROPHET" DEAD.
Huteho Nuppar, Last of Creeks Medi
cine Men, Passes Beyond.

iIutcho Nuppar, the last Of the med
icine men of the Creek tribe, and Il
prophet. statesman, and Union soldier,
a full-bloded Indian, died at his home
in the wilderness in the western part
of the Creek nation, a few days ago
About his life are woven some of the
most interesting incidents of the later
years of the Creek tribe. He died at
the age of So years.
70 all English-speaking people who
knew him Hutcho Nuppar was known
as the Alabama prophet He came
from Alabama when child. and ur-
til his dying day maintained that he
was under the guidance Of the Great
Spirit who directed all his movements.
It was he who made the medicine, q
powerful emetic. drunk by all the IN
dams Just before they started their an
nual stomp dances. and no Indian
thought of beginning to dance until he
had been thoroughly purged.
it was their belief that this emetic
relieved the body of impending dis
ease and the soul of sin and kept them
free from evil influences until the next
annual stomp dance. when the same
ceremony was repeated. No one eN-
ccpt Hutcho Nuppar knew the secret
Of this, medicine and he died without
passing it to any of his clan.
Hutcho NuDpar was principal adVls-
er of the great Isparheecher when the
latter was chief Of the Greeks and dur
ing the Green Peach war. In fact 1t
was Hutcho Nuppar who precipated
this war He was Il loyal union man
during the civil war. and when the
e,nissaries of the Confederacy at
tempted to enlist him with a majority
of the Greeks who went with the
Southern cause. lie refused to listen.
ana exhorted his friends to remain 10y
al to the treaty made with the Great
Father at Washington.
He and his followers took cause and
made fight for the Union, and have
since been termed "loyal Creeks and
have drawn large sums of money from
the government for losses sustained To
property during the four years OF war
when their homes were Overrun and
devastated by Indians who had joined
the Confcderacy.
In 1880 Hutcho Nuppar became in
viewed in quarrel with another In
dian and killed him in Self-dcfense, he
pleaded He was arrested and taken
before the Indian court. which was
held where tine town of Wctumka now
stands, for trial. The clerk of the
court at that time was an educated
haifbrced. Hutcho Nuppar was I'M
concerned about his trial and insisted
that the Great Spirit would not per-
nit them to harm him, no matter what
would be the decision of the court.
The clerk sneered at the old medi-
cine mans theories, and called him an
ignorant and superstitious impostor.
Hutcho Nuppar became incensed, and,
stretching forth his hand. pointed in
scorn to the young man and exclaimed:
Young man. | can call down lightning
from the heavens to destroy YOU as
easily as I can raise my arm" And
just then. SO it is related. there came a
terrific bolt of lightning tht Jared the
building in which the court was being
held.
The officers Of the court before which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
Out of the Ginger Jar.

Till the ground till it fills the till.
It's poor land that can't hold it's soWn,
Carelessness is really laZiness under a
more polite name.
Ever see the man who works like bee
every place but at home?
The potato bug is destructive, the
chinch bug is as bad. but the humbuS
beats them both.
In spite of the fact that she seems so
demure and amiable, the cat is constant
tail bearer.
Sometimes man is so busy getting a
lodge grip that he loses his grip on his
business. go
A man is an admirer of the beautiful.
He invariably selects the umbrella that
has the prettiest handle.
Behold the patient OK. He vaunts no
speed records. but he gets the load to the
barn all the same.
IT will usually keep him from gong to
town collarless and coatless.
If a woman paid as much attention to
che picking out of a man as she does TO
ID hat. how much happier she would be.
THE Lord tempers the wind to the
shorn lambs, but the lambs that are
shorn i'm Wall street are compelled to
look out for themselves.
Those who dance must pay the fiddler,
which is but another way of saying that
every man must reap his own wild oats
harvest.
When a man gets a pain the whole
township knows it; but window may
have several panes all at once without
making any fuss about It,
1.-The woman is the weaker vessel men
are fond of saying. but when it comes to
endurance and patience she has her lord
beaten to fragile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
Pennsylvania New Senator.

There is much interest centering
around the man who is to succeed
Secretary Knox as United States
Senator from Pennsylvania. an intnc-
est arising both from the import
ance of the state which he represents
and from the prominence of the man
whom he succeeds. This new Senator
is George 7. Oliver of Pittsburg, VINO
is elected for the remaining two years
of the term Of Senator Knox, and Who,
it is announced, will be a candidate for
election for a full term of six years
when those two years have come and
gone. He was practically the unaninl-
publican Legislators of Pennsylvania,
although half a dozen scattering votes
were cast. The actual election will
take place next Tuesday.
Mr.. Oliver is native of Ireland and
is 81 years of age. When a boy he
came to America with his parents and
PlttSDufS mas ever since been his nome.
Although he studied law and is a mem
Der of the bar hhis life has been de-
voted mainly to manufacturing inter-
eSts. and in these he has accumulated a
large fortune. The senatorship will be
the first political office he has held. but
| he has long been a Republican leader
in western Pennsylvania, and has
several times been a delegate to ma
tional conventions Mr.. Oliver is the
| owner of two Pittsburg newspapers,
the Gazette-Times and Chronicle Tele-
graph In addition to his own business
interests. Mr.. Oliver is the manager of
the estates of his two brothers, both
OF whom were milionaircs, and be-
tween his own fortune and these
estates it is said that he controls more
capital than any other man in Pitts
burg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

HutchO Nuppar was being tried be-
longed to the Southern element of the
Creeks. and his jealous adherents. be-
lievirg he would not get fair trial,
surrounded the courthouse just after
the incident mentioned. and, without
bloodshed. succeeded in taking him
away from the court
THIS precipated the civil war among
the Creeks, which is known as the
Green Peach war, because 1t happened
in the early summer, the principal bat
tie of which was at Rock Creek, s
miles south OF where Okeemah now
stands. and in which more than so In
dams were killed. Although the fac
ton to which Hutcho Nuppar belonged
was successful in battle. he later was
tried and convicted of the murder on
the same charge that had started the
war and WAS sentenced to death. The
same Indifference that had char
acterized has actions during the first
trial was apparent. and he insisted
that the Great Spirit would not per-
nit then, to execute him. And, sure
enough. Isparheecher. who had then
come INTO power, not only pardoned
the cid medicine man, but made him
his chief adviser
Nearly all Indian names have some
significance when translated. but the
meaning of Hutcho Nuppar Is hard to
gather. The nearest that can be got
ten to it in English is cover the River
or "On the Other Side of the River. =
Louis Republic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
The Democrat in the Cabinet.

The appointment of Democrat to the
cabinet-for Secretary Dickinson en-
phatically declares that he is a Demo-
crat of the anti-Bryan type-was not
such an unprecedented act on the part
of President Taft as some seem to
think The first Republican President,
Lincoln, had one famous Democrat in
his cabinet in the person Of Secretary
Stanton who had been one of the coun-
cillors of Lincoln's Democratic success
sor, Buchanan. Then President Hayes
went to Tennessee as President Taft
has done, to select Democrat for his
cabinet. Postmaster General David
NICK. Key. President Cleveland, the
first Democratic chief executive for a
generation. had Republican in his
cabinet, Judge Gresham, the secretary
of state who never renowned his
allegiance to the Republican party.
Moreover, Mr.. Dckinson's immediate
predecessor as secretary of war Judge
Wright, of Tennessee, has always been
Democrat and has never annOunc cd
that he has changed his politics since
Roosevelt called him from the
Philippines to a cabinet position. Of
course neither eX-Secretary Wright nor
Secretary Dickinson are Democrats
within the Bryan definition, and both
Of them appear to be good enough Re-
publicans 50 that there has not been
the slightest Republican protest against
the nominations. While Mr.. Dickinson
has not been well known to the country
at large. he is a lawyer of wide expert
ence and exceptional ability and no.
body has questioned that it is a strong
appointment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
His Busy Holiday.

Nav, I don't think Timmy'll be stay
ing long on this new job he's took up
wild" said Mrs. Herlihy. TITS too hard
fer him. Sure he gets no rist at all
from Monda' mornin' till Sathurda night,
and it's not what the mans used TO-.
He has his Sundays to rist in laz-
arded the caller. boldly
An what o that?"' said Mrs. Herlihy;
"On SUNDAYS he has to go to church. an
take the children to their grandmama's.
an visit wild his coosins an all-'tis no
rist at all"
Twas wan day out of livery fortnit he
had wild the ould job, want it?' queried
the caller.
TT was" said Mrs. Herlihy. 'an' twas
grand vacation he had. I'd save VERY
bit O. the washin', an he'd wiring it out
fine. an hang it on the line for me; thin
he'd saw and shplit wood enough to last
till the mkt vacation day. an he'd bate
livery mat in the house am shine up the
faucets an the b'iler. an wash the, the
windys, an there'd always be some little
exthra help. drivin' nails or tho like. he
cud give me."-Youth's Companion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
Little Of Everything.
The Soma of Faith.

Day will return with fresher boon;
God will remember the world!
Night will come with q newer moon;
God will remember the world!
Evil is only the slave of good.
Sorrow the servant of joy,
And the soul is mad that refuses food
OF the meanest in Gods employ.
The fountain of joy is fed by tears.
And love is lit by the breath of signs;
The deepest griefs and widest fears
Have hottest ministries.
Strong grows the oak in the sweeping
storm
Safely the flower sleeps under the snow
And the farmers hearth is never warm
Till the cold wind starts to blow.
Day will return with fresher boon;
God will remember the world!
Night will come with newer moon;
God will remember the world!
j. G. Holland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
Did the Best He Could.

In the absence of the regularly APP
pointed spokesman, Mr.. Makinbrakes had
reluctantly consented to make a pre-
Sentation speech.
Miss Higham.' he said. unfortunate
~ it is my-er-fortunate lot to fulfill the
embarrassing-the pleasant duty of-of
nfiicting a few remarks upon TINS occa-
sion-which is highly appreciated l as
sure you, and by none more so than my :
self, for the reason that-in short, as |
may say. it falls to my lot to convey. SO
to speak, the assurances of-that IS, WIN
the assurances of those to whom-to
whom l have occasion to refer to-more
or less-in this connection. together with
the best wishes if l may SO express my
self. of those who have dubbed toGether
who have associated themselves-not
that you need anything of the kind, OF
course, but as a token of-as token Of
of--with which few remarks, MISS
Hisham, it is my-my pleasant SURPRISE
10 hand you this gold watch and chain.
II thank you."-Chiclgo Trib lnc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
The Vice Presidents,

Who can name the living cX-vice
presidents of the United States?
Everybody knows that Theodore
Roosevelt is the only ex-president nov
would have to think hard before they
could name the surviving vice press
dents. They are Mr. Roosevelt him
self. Charles W. Fairbanks of indiana
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois and Levi p
Morton of New York. The vice prcSi-
dents. in the natural course OF things.
have been less prominent men than
those who have occupied the presi-
dency and the names of many of them
are but little known to the masses of
the American people in this generation.
Everybody knows what presidents have
name the vice presidents who have
died in office. For instance, there was
George Clinton who served under both
jefferson and Madison and died during
Madison's administration. His i'm
mediate successor to the vice presi-
dency, Elbridge Gerry. died after serv-
ing less than half his term. How
many of US ever heard of Daniel Tomp-
kins? Yet he was vice president for
the eight years while Monroe occupied
the White House. There was one in
stance when the vice president re-
signed his Office to accept position in
the body of which he was the presiding
officer; this was John C. Calhoun.
During much of the time in the
country's history the vice presidency
has been vacant as result of the sue
cession of the vice president to the
presidency For 13 years out of the %
since Garfield's administration began.
the United States has been without a
vice president. One vice president
died in his office at the capitol. This
was Henry Wilson. during the second
Grant administration In this connec-
ton it may be recalled that a former
president. John Quincy Adams, died in
the capitol while a member of the
House. and thus both president and
a vice president have breathed their
last in that historic structure No
fewer than eight of the vice presidents
have become in turn presidents, Adams,
Jefferson, Van Buren,, Tyler. Fillmore.
Johnson. Arthur and Roosevelt, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

academy, Andover. Miss Edith 5.
Woodruff, the other Maine girl, is the
daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Frank u.
Woodruff, professor of Greek at Bow
doin college. She attended the Bruins
wick public schools from the first pri-
mary grade to graduation from the
classical course of the high school in
1904. She then spent a year at Whea-
ton seminary and entered Vassar in the
fall of 1905. She is greatly interested
in athletics and at Wheaton broke the
record in the short dash. For three
years she has played on her class
hockey team at Vassar She is an
enthusiastic student of music and has
studied that and German all through
her college course. English literature
and mathematics are also favorites
with her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
he answer was prompt

The diphtheria scare at Brown Uni
versitv shows the danger which lies in
swimming pools. Medical authorities
have long suspected this method Of
communicating disease, for swimming
pools in which many persons battle
and swim are admirably fitted to be-
come the carriers of disease. Swimming
pools, from one point of view. are very
admirable adjuncts to a college gym
nasiun, but no precautions or safe
guards can make them absolutely free
from danger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

Not long ago it was announced that
the women of Sweden had been given
the ballot. Now it seems that it was all
a mistake. The statement that the re-
cent vote of the Diet extended the suf-
frage to "all inhabitants" over "a
years of age-which was cabled to this
country and accepted everywhere as
giving the vote to women-is now de-
clared by this competent authority to
have been an error. 1t is the men on
" who are regarded as inhabitants.
The Swedish women do not get the
ballot this time, but their hopes are
still good for the future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

The Indiana legislature gave Mr..
Fairbanks a splendid welcome home.
and well it might. for he has filled a
difficult role for the past four years in
n faithful and wholly creditable fash
ion. In his speech to the members
Mr.. Fairbanks Sid he was glad to be
home again. With clean hands he had
received his senatorial commission
~ wears before. and with clean hands
he returned it. He saw with regret a
"srowing tendency to needlessly mui-
tinlv the laws" and prevailing and
increasing tendency toward extrava-
ponce in government" Another thing
he saw with regret-the blurring OF the
old boundary line between federal and
state authority. II cannot conciuoe
without a word of caution with regard
to the peril of Capitalization he said
to the Indiana legislators. I'VE are
moving forward toward centralized
mower never dreamed of by our own
fathers" Mr.. Fairbanks. like his SUI
perior, is going abroad this spring, out
he viii confine his trip to Europe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
A Serious Love Spell.

A young lady sits in our choir
Whose hair is the color of foir.
But her charm is unique.
She has such a fair chique.
1t is really u joy to be noir.
Whenever she looks down tho aisle
She gives me beautiful smals!e;
And of all of her beauN.
| am certain she SheauE
That she loves me the best all the whalSle.
Last Sunday she wore new Sacque'
Cut low ut the front and the bacquc,
And a lovely bouquet,
Worn in such cute wuet
AS only few girls have the knacque.
Some dav. ere she grows too antique,
In marriage her hand | will siquc
If she's not a coquette-
Which I'd greatly regruette--
She shall share my two soverclShs q
Boston Herald
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

The constitutional expert on the staff
of tho Boston Transcript skaters the
story that Secretary of State Robert
Bacon was technically president for
IL minutes upon inauguration day. The
TRANSCRIPT shows that the secretary
of state succeeds to the Presidency on
" in the event of contemporaneous
vacancies i'm both that office and the
vice presidency There were no such
vacancies on March 4. The vice-presi-
dent-clect was sworn in before the
oath was administered to Mr.. Taft We
always have a vice president before we
have a President. For a very snort
time. between MI Sherman's taking
the oath, administered by Vice Presl-
dent Fairbanks, and the latters de-
parture from the chair as the presi-
dent of the Senate. we had two vice
presidents. There was apparently no
gap by which Mr. Bacon could Tor
quarter of an hour enter upon the dis
charge of the duties of President of the
United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

Ludwig Hirschfcld, writing to tic
F'reie Presse, of Vienna, expresses the
sorrow of the man who yearns to take
holiday vacation trip, but whose
business. or exchequer, will not perm.
him to indulge in the luxury. Then, to
comfort himself, he enumerateS the
annoyances experienced by those VINO
do travel and from which he is spared.
Disagrceable people in the same COM
partment, baggage trouble, customs
inspection antique food at the station
restaurants and bad air arc among the
extras named by the writer as be-
longing to the comforts of travel"
and" he says, ''it always happens
that at the station where one arrives
particularly hungry and thirsty there
is nothing on sale except collection OF
alpenstOcks ready for next seasons
business and picture postcards
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
The University of Breslau, Germany

The University of Breslau. Germany,
has made a contract with an accident
insurance company to insure its
students All students of mathe-
matics. astronomy, physics, chemistry
or pharmacy, botany zoology,
mineralogy and geology must pay a fec
of Sc cents each semester and be IN
sured against accident occurring in the
line of duty. Firemen and machiniSt'
and employees OF the clinic are also in'
cluded. The policy lapses as soon as
the holders connection with the uni
versity is served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

1t is a familiar fact that bananas are
imported green, but it came as new
thing to a visitor to the banana district
in Colombia to find that bananas are
not permitted to ripen on the plant
even down there. They are cut and
set to hang somewhere until they
wither ripe as the phrase is. Bananas
do not have to be yellow to be ripe.
That is only the color of the skin when
it has dried up. To the person who ls
accustomed to eating bananas only
when they are yellow it seems odd to
peel them when they are green and
find that they are prefectly ripe within
and fit to eat-New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
1t Wasn't Catching.

A kindergarten teacher tells the fol-
lowing:
The rules require when child reports
illness in the family that the teacher
shall find out whether such illness is con-
tagious or not, and it is customary to
facts. One morning one of the younger
boys reported that ''his mamma was
sick" He was sent home to find out the
nature of the illness and soon returned
with the information
Mamma says it amt catching
THAT won't do replied the teacher.
lyon must go home and find out and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

The truth of the old adage about
setting Il thief to catch.a thief is get
ting new illustration in the penlten-
tiarv of western Pennsylvania. That
institution is now the home of large
colony of dcfaulting bank presidents,
absconding cashiers. dishonest book
keepers and others of their stripe and
these are employed upon the books oil
expert work discrepancy of $26OoO
has been discovered in the accounts OF
the officials, and there is every prob
ability that some of those who have
been in charge of the prisoners Will
now become prisoners themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
Although the Nebraska legislature /:

Although the Nebraska legislature is
safely Democratic in both its branches.
it does not seem wholly carried away
with Rryan's pet scheme of guaran-
tceing bank deposits. On the contrary
the House amended the bill by lacking
on a provision which practically multi
fies the whole thing, while the Senate
even goes 50 far as to kill the amended
bill. This bank guaranty scheme was
last campaign. but no doubt by this
time he is Matching up some new
nonsense to be used as paramount
issue in his next campaign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

Again has wireless demonstrated its
usefulness. The now familiar &C. =.
d." which was flashed out from the
sinking steamer Horatio Hall, was not
sent forth under quite such tragic cir
cumstances as from the Republic a
few weeks earlier but at least a doZ-
en- wireless stations heard the call and
the answer was prompt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

first three by election by the people
and the last five through the death of
the president. Roosevelt is the only
man to occupy the White House both
through the death of his superior and
then through election by the people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

For some reason or other the pert
paragrapher of the Milwaukee Senti-
mel feels Obliged to remark: Maine
has Just held another election. Those
fellows refuse tot have their amuse-
mcnts interfered with, even If they
have to wade through snow up to their
ncckS'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12
Maine Gossip
LAUGHTER.
? stalked along the road,

Worry stalked along the road,
Trouble Sneaking after
Then Black Care, and Grief, and Goad-
Enemies to Laughter.
But old Laughter with a shout
Rose up and attacked 'em,
Put the sorry pack to rOut,
Walloped em, and whacked 'em.
Laughter frivols day and night.
Sometimes he's bubble.
But he hath a deal of might
In bout with Trouble.
John Kendrick Bangs in Ainslee' S
Magazine.