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adopt the heron and grizzly bear for to-
tens. and the Lackshkeak. who use the
eagle. beaver and halibut. a single sys-
tenn will extend among all the principal
tribes, as the Haida. whose totems show
eagle, crow. wolf or bear.
Totem poles. erected before Indian
dwellings, are frequently a history of
the family itself, capped by the tradi-
tfonal beast or bird. For instance. a
bear may top pole, and from there
down the pole may show grotesque carv-
ings. illustrating for what the family
is noted. Whatever the animal on the
top. it is a visible sign of Indian mythol-
ogy, and all who are entitled to this
insignia are considered blood-relations.
An Indian might come from the ends of
the earth, and If he could show that he
was entitled to a crow on his totem,
he would be received with open arms
by all of the clan having this escutcheon-
When Father Duncan asked the In
dams to explain how this idea originated,
they said that years ago their ancestors
lived in a beautiful land, where the
NEUROLOGICAL animals proclaimed them
selves as heads of the various families.
Later came flood that destroyed nearly
everything. and when the waters sub
sided the few remaining Indians settled
on the land and formed new relations.
They still retained their heraldric SYM
bols, and to the flood they attribute the
fact that the tribe may be widely sep
arated. These crests or totems are ap-
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piled to many things. and often undergo
various changes. When an Indian be-
comes wealthy he may adopt more pre-
tentious totem, and often this Is carved
on his household utensils and canoes, and
on the death Of a head of a family a
totem pole may be erected in front Of his
successor.
A prominent use to which totems are
put is to prevent intermarriages between
persons of the same clans. For instance,
whale cannot marry a whale or a frog
frog. nor can a bear marry q beaver.
for they are both carnivorous. Another
curious thing about totem Is that they
often suggest names for children. Thus,
Wee-way-ach means Big Whale. and
decentralization means Sitting on Ice
or Eagle. These children take their
mothers crest, and as a consequence an
Indians heir Is his sisters son, and If
children leave when grown and return
to their mothers people. 1t makes quite
a complicated system. but the Alaskan
Indians understand 1t, though 1t puzzles
the white man. 1t is a peculiar fact
that few totens are found north of Sitka
or on the mainland. but in every village
persons can buy miniature tOtems which
the natives carve for sale
When one can get Indian to tell
the history of his totem, he makes
good story out of it. widely known
totem Is the bear totem of Wrangel, and
in a side street in Ketchikan is the
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the totem of their tribe and represents
the story of young Indian maiden who
laughed at the bears when she was in
the woods. All of a sudden innumerable
bears appeared and killed all her COM
rades, the chief reserving her for wife.
From this union there sprang child,
half human and half bear. One day the
Indians saw this strange creature up
tree and urged it to dwell with them
She became the ancestor of all Indians
entitled to the bear crest.
Totems often displayed over the
doors of famous Alaskan chiefs, where
they serve as door plates, and they are
seen on cooking utensils famous chief
in Killisnoo. Chief Jake. had his totem
carved on the front of his house. together
with jingle, setting forth his claims to
sovereignty. This old man was taken to
California as hostage and ever after
ward added to his chiefs regalia 10 or II
policemen's stars and a tall silk hat
But the graveyard at Kasaan Is still
more wonderful, for here are strange In
dian graves, some boxed in. other fenced
around, still others inclosed in elaborate
summer houses, and on each grave or on
tor of the summer house Is totem pole
or carved figure of some animal. which Is
often painted blue or red. These totems
are always placed over the grave OF u
chief or shaman (med1cine mani, ana
as it is the ambition of the Indians to
make showing with their totems the
carved image In the cemetery Is often
more elaborate than before the house.
There are other Indian totem villages as
strange as Kasaan, but as this is Access
sible to the Alaskan voyager there is a
movement to petition the United States
government to preserve 1t as curiosity.
The Indians seldom destroy or part with
q totem. When necessity makes an In
dian sell his ancestral pole, he asks
$1,000 or more for it, for he says that it
has required generations to carve it and
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itor finds himself in a lofty and commodi-
Gus apartment, 30 by so feet, and wains-
coted In quartered oak to a height of 40
feet A warm buff-colored stone fur
nishes the ornamentation above the wafns-
coting, and the effect Is pleasing and
novel. This buff stone came to the atten-
ton of Mr.. Hartman while he was trav-
cling through Utah. and he was SO pleased
with it that he used it throughout the
mansion.
Heavy and richly carved oak trusses
form the ceiling to the entrance hall. and
the floor is of marble. At the farther end
of the hall is a gallery in which has been
installed an electrical aeolian which. it is
said, can reproduce the tones of every
known musical instrument. Few knew it,
but music amounted to a passion with
Mr. Hartman. long corridor stretches
from this hall 10 the east and leads to
a reception-room, where afternoon tea Is
served to the members of the Hartman
family and their guests. The wood work
of this room is in lighter tones and pro-
portions. Opening off the same corridor
and to the south are the house loggia,
dining-room and main nving-room, Hazel
wood is employed in the decoration of the
iiving-room all four sides and the ceiling
being richly panelled- The heavier and
darker woodwork of the dining-room is
bordered with light green marble. and the
effect Is novel and Imposing. The mantei
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in this room is also of green marble. but
many shades have been employed In its
establishment. The windows of the
dining room overlook beautifully grassed
court, and Arden is in plain view. The
view, extending 20 miles over the hills and
down the valleys, is one of the most
charming obtainable at Tower Hill. The
loggia is In the southwest corner OF the
first floor, and its south wall is pierced
with five big arches which stretch to-
wards the hilltops. In winter these arches
will be fitted with glass easements. thus
converting it into big, bright and warm
sun parlor. Another loggia has been con-
structed just beyond the dining rooms
easement windows, and here In warm
weather and on bright days the family
will dine. Adjoining the dining-room is
the buffers pantry, a large, roomy apart
ment, provided with glass shelving
throughout and tiled from the terrace
floor to the ceiling.
The house is heated by hot water,
while the refrigerating plant cooIs sew
eral rooms in the cellar used store
rooms and provides even, low tenn
perature for the refrigerator in the but
ler's pantry. The IS rooms. for the serv-
ants, all with high ceilings, warm, bright
through the kitchen. and there every
convenience that might add to the COM
fort of the households servftors has
been installed.
The second floor Of the main building
is given over to sleeping apartments for
the family. In designing this house
Mr. Harriman's love for open fires was
fully gratifed and every bedchamber
is provided with a fireplace upon which
big logs burn. There Is even a fireplace
in the private bathroom which was in
tended for the head of the house, and
this room incidentally is one of the most
modern in equipment in the world.
Every device ever seen, and many that
are new, have been included. One of
the last commissions the architects re-
ceived from MI Hartman prior to his
death had to do with this bathroom.
While in Europe he wrote his architect
telling him he wanted an open fireplace
in this room The architect demurred,
and after writing Mr. Hartman his
views on the subject. he received letter
was enclosed a humorous sketch. Mr..
Hartman showed how 1t would be ros-
sib1e to build the fireplace. and then
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Ryan totem. Another queer totem in
Ketchikan has a coat and cap nailed to
1t. This totem was erected In memory
OF an early Hudson Bay explorer by his
wife. While in command of a ship he
married Indian girl, and after his
death his widow had this pole erected.
1t Is surmounted by an eagle, which
shows the insignia of the wife's tribe.
and below are many carvings to tell her
husbands history. The coat and cap
are added touches not usually found on
totem poles. The strangest totem in
Alaska is, however, further north and
is carved to represent the head Of a
white man, with white face and long
beard. The Indians say that long ago a
chiefs wife left her home to go fishing.
On her return her children had disap-
peared, and though she sought for them,
she never found them. AS the crows
Knocked her from the trees she felt sure
that white trader had stolen them. and
SO totem pole was erected in their
memory. The face with the beard repre-
sents the Boston" man, and the figures
show the children that he stole.
All these totem poles are from 20 to 90
feet high and from to feet in diane
ter. The carving Is In front, while the
rear part Is followed out to make 1t light
in weight In some of the totems of
the Haidas doorway was cut through
the back of the tree to allow egress and
ingress. Many dwellings have two totem
poles, one representing the male side and
the other the female side of the house.
One totem is plain except that it holds
on the top the image of a bear. The
sides are carved with the footprints of
the animal, who evidently scrambled con-
siderably to get to the top of his pole
The Haida Indians are noted for their
skill In carving and they make remarkable
slate modelings that compare favorably
with the work of civilized sculptors. They
are fond of carving the bear, for it Is
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sketched a figure, supposed to be him.
reaching across the room for an object
which he labeled sponge
No expense has been spared in fitting
out the large. sunny apartment at the
southeast corner of the third floor. This
is Miss Mary Harriman's private library
and no young woman in America has so
truly a regal apartment in which To
lounge and seciude herself from prying
eyes. The room is wainscoted in Ameri-
can white oak, and the handcarving
there found represents many months OF
hard work on the part of several of the
most skilled wood carvers in the United
States. white marble fireplace is set
into the mantel, and on all four sides
of this charming room stand richly
carved white oak shelves, filed with
Miss Harriman's favorite authors, nearly
all of which are editions de luxe The four
big easement windows overlook q chain
of beautiful lakes and the swimming
pool Off to the side of the main terrace.
In the east wing of the third floor are
the apartments of the two Hartman
boys. Each has sleeping and sitting
room and a bath. There is no pIayroom
for these youngsters, such as billiard
room, cardroom or bowling alleys, for
Mr.. Hartman intended them from the
first to be outdoor boys, and this they
are in the strictest sense. Their play
ground is a two-acre lot blasted from
solid rock. The scrub oaks that covered
the field have been grubbed up, a subsoil
provided and beautiful lawn cuIti-
waited over this hitherto barren waste
Here they play racquets and tennis. and
such other sports as they care to In
dulge in.
The name of the Hartman home was
suggested by the immense steel tower
several hundred yards to the north of
the house, from whose dizzy heights the
family claim they can command an un-
interrupted view of the surrounding conn
try for distance of 40 miles Still an
other tower adorns the roof of the house
proper. and this. too. commands a sweep
Ing view of Ramapo Hills. This tower "a
reached by private hall and stairway.
which the family humorously refer to as
the secret STAIR
Tower Hit. as magnificent as It is Is
yet In an embryo state. but when COM
pieted, and Mrs. Hartman declares this
will be done exactly as her hushsna
planned, It viii be one of the most maS.
nincent estates In the world.
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~ RESIDENT TAFTS recent an
nouncement that in his opinion
Alaska is not ready for form of
self-government has occasioned
much comment pro and con in the
West, where some Alaskans go far as
to assert that he has been misinformed
regarding conditions in that country. Poll
tics in Alaska are a much-mooted theme.
and for sometime the majority of the
Inhabitants have been clamoring for a
territorial representation. that the people
be allowed to manage their own affairs.
like those in the territories of the United
States.
The Presidents opinion is that the coun-
try is still in a formative condition, large
ly of a floating population. and for this
reason and others it would be unwise to
make changes. His knowledge of the
Philippines and other dependencies ought
to aid him in arriving at a wise decision,
but the self-government advocates. and
1t is said that 20 per cent. of Alaska's
white population are. contend that there
Is no proper mine inspection; some of the
officials are incapable, and that Congress
is too much occupied with its own affairs
In Washington to keep informed regarding
a country so far away. The only way
Alaskans can express an opinion now is
In the election of a territorial delegate
to Congress, and he may not vote.
Whether Alaska gets a territorial form
Of government or not at present 1t is
bound to come. for this country in gain
Ing a good class of white people. The
gold deposits, especially in the northwest
ern part, have been merely touched. and
the southern part has the largest coal
and copper fields in the world besides
the extensive fisheries. The coast is al
ready known as a pleasure ground for
tourists.
Though the business of Alaska is car
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a cable car up and down. At the top of
this incline is a broad terrace over which
winds a magnificent driveway, fanked by
high, substantial wall of blue granite
The house is only partially discernible
from this approach and it is not until the
roadway has been trayersed that the visi-
tor gains an unobstructed view of the
mansion Then a central courtyard is
reached in the center of which highly
ornamental fountain splashes and the 'arf-
colored flower beds abound. while cool
and shady arcades stretch from the court
From this vantage point can be seen for
the first time the big, rambling eastern
wing where the 50 servants have their
quarters
The illustrate here given supply the
reader with a good idea of the exterior of
the Hartman mansion, SO in this article
we will mainly treat Of the interior of
this palatial summer home. Upon en-
tering the main hall Of Tower Hill the Wis
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throughout.
Alighting from train at Turner'S. one
gets his first glimpse of Tower Hill.
perched way up on the top of the noun
tain. True, only the slate roof and the
thing of the mansion can be seen at
this distance, but even from there one
Immediately gets the idea that the
distance to the house lessons. there will
soon burst into view a mansion of state
ly proportions and unusual beauty. The
house is a measured mile from the sta
ton, and yet 1t towers 800 feet above
the railroad tracks. OF 1900 feet above
the sea level. On all sides stretch densely
wooded forests, pretty valleys. mirrored
lakes and ripping streams, all of which
have come into Mr.. Harriman's possession
within the past % years
One way, and quite the easiest, of APP
preach to Tower Hill, provided the visi
fitted with steam windlass which draws
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one approaches the. estate is its chief

one approaches the estate Is It's chief
charm.
When Mr.. Hartman first discussed the
plans of his home with his architects be
said: Il don't want one of those highly
ornamental foreign-looking houses. In
stead, want plain. comfortable.
straightforward American home
Accordingly, no European style or his
toric architectural period was adhered to
in its designing. The house is built en-
tireiy of huge blue granite blocks. quar-
r1ed from the adjacent hills. The in
terror woodwork to great extent was
turned and carved In Mr.. Hartman 8
own turning mill. from his own oak. pine
and chestnut trees. and the work was
done by the same simple and plain
Orange county folk who have been Mr..
Harriman's neighbors for the past quar-
ter century. There is nothing artificial
In this home. inside or out 1t is prac-
teal, roomy. comfortable and beautiful
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AA RS. EDWARD H HARTMAN
+" has been acclaimed the richest
woman in the world The vast
u fortune left by Mr.. Hartman,
the emperor of railroads. has
,een variously estimated at anywhere from
j1OO, zoo, 900 to $500. 100000. and it is but
natural that her palatial estate, Tower
Hill, should be the most magnificent in
America.
Nestled on the very crest CT the Ramaph
Mountains. In Orange county. N. Y.
Tower Hill is to the villages of Arden
md Turner'S and the surrounding hamle:s
What the baronial estates of some English
anded proprietors are to his tenantry. In
act, these villages and hamIets were all
included in the lavish purchase of and
made by Mr.. Hartman years ago. when
lie first dreamed IF establishing his nag
rif1cent country estate r. these beautiful
ILLS, and nearly all the people are his
enants or employees. The house over
ooks a tract of $4,000 square acres of
ne most beautiful rolling and wooded
Duntry in the Empire State. From its
road terraces. porticos and facades. every
nch of this tract can be seen. Its view
. unparalleled in this part of the world.
nd when orders for the construction of
he house proper were given 1t was with
lr. Harriman's expressed wish that not
tree that could be saved should be sac
lfced. His wishes were observed to the
tter. and the very density of the for
Utg and the wildness OF the scenery as
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
Joe JEANETTE
WHIPS KUB|AK
IN SIX ROUND BOXING MATCH BE.
FORE THE NATIONAL ATR-
LETIc CLUB OF PHILADEL-
PHIA LAST NIGHT.

Philadelphia, Sept. iS.--' Joe Jean
nette. of New York. h"d the better
of six round bot. with al kubiak,
of Michigan, at the National Athletic
Club tonight. After ihe first round in
which Kubak showed much aggres
siyeness. it was all Jeanette.
Kubiak tooE gre,t amount Of pun
ishment, but eamely stuck 10 the task
but Jeanette gradually wore him
down by hard left uai body punches.
In the first round the men ex-
changed hard blows 20 the body and
face. Kubiak caught Jeanette on
the jaw with stiff left which stag
gered him. Jeanette came back
strong in the second and using his
left with great effect. soon had Ku-
biak on the defensive,
In the third Jeanette dropped the
white man with right jolt TO the
Jaw but he was on his feet instantly
and clinched to save himself from
the negro's drives. Jeanette ap-
peared to be Kubiak's master at all
times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
RIVER NEWS
ssssesaaasealalal4lll44a3s

The river marked 12.0 feet ON the
Cairo gauge last evening showing q
fall of "A of a foot in ~ hours.
Rising rivers were reported yester-
day from points above here as fol
lows: Pittsburg s. Mt Vernon L,
Nashville /
III The City Of Saltillo from Rfyerton,
Tenn, passed to st. Louis yesterday
morning spending half an hour in this
port
The Chisca from Padueah passed to
Memphis yesterday morning towing
the Georgia Lee and Titan which
Were repaired on the Padueah WAYS.
The Ferd Herold came out from
ST. Louis at ] D. m. yesterday and was
here till ESQ adding freight for lower
river points.
The R. Dunbar was out from Padu
cah yesterday on time. returning at
2:a0 y. m.
The Stacker lee should be here to
day from Memphis bornd for st
Louis.
The Dick Fowler wifi not be ready
for some days to resume her place
in the Cairo Paducah trade and the
Dunbar will run in the meantime.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
COL. HARVEY HURT
Prominent Literary Man Near Deaf
in Auto Accident in New York
Yesterday.

Manahawken. n. Y, Sept 1S-Col
George Harvey. president of Harper's
and editor of the North American Re
view. and Harper's Weekly, was close
to death in an automobile accident to
day, Although pinned beneath the
overturned caT, he escaped with a
broken collar hone and minor injuries,
j. Henry Harper and his son we-e
thrown out but only slightly bruised
While dashing along narrow turn
pike a motor cyclist appeared. and
the chaffeur swung the car up the
side of sand ridge, The car over
turning, fell on Col, Harvey He was
unconscious when extricated. but
soon was revived.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
Oriain Of "Buncombe."

Runcombe comes from country in
North Carolina of the same name,
which once formed the bulk Of the
congressional district represented by
Hon. Felix Walker. Once in a tire
some speech he was interrupted with
the query: "Why?p and replied that
while he might weary the house he
was talking for Buncomhe A classic
Of the legislative days before the
leave to print had been invented.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
CALLS WARM RESPONSE
CONCLUDED from First Page).

The president has zot prepared
either speech.
Senator Nelson siaae his first ap.
pearance during the presidents visit
at banquet tonight in the audi.
torium, when he was one of a score
OF leading citizens at the table with
the president. There was 600 diners
on the floor and more than thousand
spectators in the galleries.
Gov. Johnson was to have been one
OF the speakers. A t1bre to him by
Dr. Cyrus Northrup evoked long ap.
plause. Congressman Nye was intro
duced as one who had faced Can.
mons mouth in Washington. but got
back home safe and sound" preceded
the president 1t was well toward
midnight when Taft arose, his ad-
dress was brief He paid a tribute
to Gov. Johnson and sgain urged Min
neapolig and st. Paul to be one and
inseDarable.
II have no doubt that you are com.
in" tegether" he continued. and
that you will stand together as one
great metropolis of lne northwest. 3
The president dwelt on the limita,
tions placed upon the president and
asserted that the real power of the
country was vested in congress. al.
though the man at the tor usually
gets the blame he said.
Something has been said tonight
about the ruler ana the ruled. and it
always gives me goose flesh am
not a ruler. am round in ec.m as
some old rulers Wee, Dnt in no other
respect have the qualities that &c
to make ug that term.
The president discr ssed the modern
forms of government and the Amerl
can constitution, which. he declared
The trainers building more wisely
than they knew.
"lf YOU want to estimate thot con
iutution as it ought to be- beg yo,
read it, and compare it with the cor
itltution Of the state of Oklahoma
iaid the president amid laughter.
| Taft declared the constitution ha,
been found to meet IN its needs an,
10 believed It would continue to d,