The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-27
Man and his ways.

Uncle Sam was not laboring under
any Authorizations when he took up the
white mans burden in the Philip
pines. He knew he would have to deal
with some recalcitmnts, hike the out
law Jiixiri, whose dramatic death at the
hands Of the 9th calvarymen has been
told ii recent dispatches. This Govern
ment was not with out experience in
dealing with turbulent spirits that sim
ply win not be reconstructed The
Indian campaigns in this country were
brought about By just such naughty
and implacahle chiefs as Jikiri. The
Moro was no whit more savage than
Geronimo. and be does not seem 70
have been as resourceful as that chief
tain or Sitting Bull Most Of the Flip
mos, even 10 the once defiant Aguinaldo,
have come to understand that the
United States Government means only
good. instead Of evil, and that IL Is
better to accept that fact than TO take
10 the warpath in frmtless protest.
lildri's name is merely one more entry
on long list Of turbulent spirits that
had to Be shown" Like Kitchener ID
the Soudan, II we come to slay it Is
only that We may establish schools
and teach the children OF the slain 10
live, and who knows but a few more
years may find the sons Of Jidri play
ing football on some team Of dark
skinned wards against the grandsons
of Sitting Bull.-penver Republican,
Charles Champolseau, who has died
at nearly so years OF age, owed his
fame TO the finding Of a single statue,
but one Of the two or three most beauti-
full in the world II was he who, il
1868 discovered the Victory Of Same
thraee,R which rivals the Venus III
Milo a. the jewel Of the Louvre
sculpture galleries. NJ Ghampoiseau
was French Consul in the Levant when
he was sent to excaate in the Isle Of
Samothrace The wonderful winged fig
ure and the galley prov on which she
is poised were found in 100 fragments,
ations lasted several years, and the
pieces were brought in different lots to
France. The reconstruction OF the frag
ments was a long task, which was ad
mirably done The head, the arms and
a great part Of the wings are missing and
there IS no hope now Of recovering
them; but the movement Of the incom
plete figure Is a marvel and Champoi
antiques extant. London Telegraph
BY proving himself Of Indian descent,
Winfield Scott found himself possessed
of 100 acres Of Government land and
81 900 on more with which 10 improve
it. In case he marries be will Be en-
titled to another 1860 acres and $1,000
more to improve IT, Scott is about 30
wears old He has known for years that his
father had Indian blood but did not IN
til recently know that the Government
provides for those of Indians descent
in substantial and handsome manner.
He has just received word from the De
partment BY a letter signed By ] II.
Dortch. chief clerk, that the affdavits
that Sc0tt's grandmother wa
an Indian have been accepted BY the
Department Of the Interior as estab-
fishing the fact that he Is entitled TO
enter an allotment on the public do
main under the acts of 1897 and 1891. |
Scott was born in Minnesota. He has
lived III Des Moines off and on, all Of
life. He has fairly good education and /
has travelled extensively. He talks an
Indian dialect or two His mother and
he reside in this city and were over
ioyed yesterday when they received the
word of their good fortune Ny grand
mother was d Mohawk Indian said
Scott. @she was one Of the Indians who
we're present at she birth Of the first
white child in Chicago. over whom the
Indian squaws and maidens held Ger
emory among the trees That child was
Miss Margaret Ellen Liseomb, and she
died recently. Des Moines Register
and Leader.