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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-22
INDIAN BIOGRAPHY.
Deeds Of a Canadian Tribe Are Re-
corded on Steer Hides,

CoTueu on oteer f1lueS.
Within twelve miles of Calgary the
Sarcee Indians pursue their lives and
observe exactly as their forefathers
the ancient habits and customs OF
their tribe.
Two years ago there was great
festival at which seven of the oldest
chiefs related the stories of their eX-
PLOTS. which the painter Of the tribe
preserved for posterity on two i'm
lmense steer hides. These hides are
now carefully preserved at the office
OF the agent on the Sarcee reserve.
| While the history of the palefaces
has been in the daily newspapers, the
magazine and the government archives,
the Indians have no such means of col
Letting, preserving and disseminating
Information of their great men. The
Indian lad, writes Ethel Heydon, in
1.-THE Toronto Globe. relies on camp fire
stories and a well tanned steer hide
covered with queer characters painted
crudely with a sort of ink made of the
juices of plants.
| THESE IttOIuS are ilbl iltipllclNdi u
but they are not altogether regular
When several chiefs and medicine mel
OF the tribe are growing old an assem-
bly, is arranged where famous Indiar
Interpreter 3nd painter meets the ageC
men one by one the old men stan,
forth before the people and recoun
the stories Of their lives.
They tell thrilling tales of tn
battles i'm which they have fought, o
! the scalps they have taken and tn
horses they have stolen. These tire
achievements are regarded as the tire
most honorable and valorous exploit
, Of the great men. Compared wit
, these the white mans election to par
, liament, his appointment to high of
flee and his great commercial achieve
$ ments are as nothing.
I Sometimes their meetings last sew
eral days. The old men are enthusiasts
tic i'm their description of bygon
days; they recite rapidly and gcsticu
. late much.
The members of the tribe. sittin
about them, listen eagerly, storing IN
details to be told over and over agai
to their sors and their sons sons. un
til they are tribal traditions of Tn
. long past. As they talk the paintC
sits upon the ground with his steo
hide spread before him and paints wit
. his dyes rude pictures to illustrate tn
incidents.
\ circle represents a barricade {
cncampment. awllwardly drawn pic
lures of animals stand for the horse
he has stolen; galloping horse wit
a man on its back suggests the stor
of a wild flight across the prairie be
fore pursuing enemies; a dag ma
mean bloody battle won; a tadpol'
like mark a scalped Indian. The fll
ures are very crude, the drawings 4
better than those of a 4-year-old chi
makes on its slate. But some ingent
ity is exercised i'm the grouping, an
leach sketch is, In way, key
e the thrilling tales which in time be
come history
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SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

Al Herford the Nestor OF pugilsm,
Joe Cans old manager, has quit the
game. He is now broker in Balti-
more.
The Boston Red SoX will play ex-
Inhibition games with the Brooklyn and
Cincinnati teams at Hot Springs next
spring
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CHOIR is ENTERTAINED.

on the eve Of the Feast of st. Cecilia,
the patson saint of music and pure
song, Rev Fr. Bede, the pastor Of the
Sacred Heart church last evening en-
tertained the adult members Of the
choir Of the church at n bountiful sup
per, at the home of Prof. and Mrs
August Espcl The event was arranged
IN appreciation of the services of the
choir and the evening proved very
pleasant one.
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Defective Optimism.

Down in the Thousand Islands dis
trict there is published a paper called
the Optimist An Evanston man who
was in the optimist's Office. the other
day. writes TO us that on one OF the
walls OF the sanctum this notice was
displayed: mo creeit extended hera"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-22
NEBRASKA WORKING HARD.

Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. 22.-With the
championship OF the Missouri valley
won in easy style, Nebraska started
hard work this afternoon for the game
with Michigan which closes the seas
ON. Not a Nebraska player exhibits
even severe bruise as a result of SAT
urday's game. Stiehm will begin hard
work with his team at once and will
rush them through till Friday.
Advertise In The News for results.
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LAURIUM
HOLD MOTHERS MEETING.
lain Duncan School Of Laurium TO
Entertain Friday.

John Duncan School OF laurium to
Entertain Friday.
Invitations have been issued by the
faculty. Of the John Duncan school of
laurium, to the mothers of the chill
drsD attending that school to attend a
maher's meeting on Friday afternoon.
The purpose of the gathering Is to
bring the parents of the children i'm
closer touch with the work which is
being accomplished also TO give the
mothers chance to talk over the
work of their children with their
teachers and with other mothers.
Special Thanksgiving day programs
are being prepared in all of the schools
tc be rendered next Wednesday after
mon
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ONLY NEWSPAPER MAN.

3D. Howe Writes Interesting Story oi
His Funeral.
I'd. Howe, formerly editor Of the
Achlson Globe and author of "Coun-
1S Iown Sayings" has a story in the
, ~, Magazine for October en-
"",u' The Life. Death and Obsequies
" george Coulter" Howe gives an
av'ount Of his newspaper experience
-" country printing office, including
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In order to handle automobiles cas-.
lily, several railroads have adopted a
new style OF freight car. having doors
the full width and height OF the So
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AN AUSTRIAN PALACE.
Home Of Princess zita, Recently Mar
ried at Vienna.

The city of Vienna is essentially
modern. Everybody is living i'm this
busting. breathless Twentieth century
The court alone partakes of another
atmosphere.
This was borne upon me when
went the other day to the Hofburg t.
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O ADVERTISE IN THE NEWS, .
1000 o o o o o
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ALL-STAR TEAMS OF
OLD AND YOUNG MEN.

: An interesting selection of
: all-star teams is one in which
? the one team is composed Of
!. veterans ard the other of
: youngsters. Every man selected
!. is considered a star and every
: name appearing in the lineup of
: the two teams has appeared in
: the lineup OF various All-Amer-
!. lea teams. The two:
!. Veterans. Youths.
:. Chance, first. Chase, first
: Lajoie. second. Collins. second.
!. WAGNER, short. Bush, short.
:. Devlin, third. Lord, third.
: Crawford, center. Cobb, center.
: Murphy. right Speaker, right
: j.. Callahan. left. Jackson. left.
!. sullivan. catcher Stanage,
: Mathewson. pitcher Ford.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
The Swiss Conqress.

The regular sessions of the Swiss
congress begins in June and December
and last only about month. Extra
sessions are very rare. AS one mem
Der remarked, the idea is to have as
much real legislation done among the
people as possible. while the duty of
the legislative bodies is officially to re
cord public sentiment as expeditiously
as possible. The proceedings of the
Swiss legislature are extremely inter
esting to an American. Discussions
take place either in French. German OF
Italian, according to the inclination OF
the legislator addressing the house
and colloquy may embody all three
languages. Formal readings are in
French, but discussions are usually in
German.-National Magazine.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
PRIMITIVE SURVEYING.
Beers With the Fleetest Horses Got
the Biggest Farms.

the Biggest Farms.
According to legend of Shutdown.
n. Y. the township was originally
measured off by a primitive method
The first settler was one Smith. who
bought from the Indians as much land
as a bull could go around in day
Now. Smith had smart bull. trained
to carry him and TO half trot and half
lope at a rapid pare. That day the
bull was up to the mark. By night he
had inclosed so much land that the
amazed Indians nicknamed its rider
Bull Smith.
This tradition has its counterpart
Their runs" as the farms of these
Dutchmen are called. contain, general
ly speaking. from 1000 to 6,0O0 acres.
of which only few acres are under
cultivation. Small monuments of
stones piled up at certain points mark
the boundary lines.
The first settlers. knowing nothing
of surveying. measured off their
runs" by horsepower. Having piled
up a lot of stones. the Beers would
start from them and ride in straight
line for half an hour as fast as their
horses could carry them.
Hating, each rider would build an
other beacon and again ride for half
an hour at right angles to his first line.
Then he would pile up another stone
beacon. Two more turns and an hour
more of riding brought him back to
his starting point
The square tract inclosed within the
two hours ride and the four beacons
became his farm. OF course the Boer
who owned the feetest horse obtained
the largest tract Of land--Harper's
Weekly.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
HIGHEST RAILWAY.
This Cloud Piercing Road Crosses the
Mountains of Peru.


To the question. (which is the high
est railway in the world?" the answer
is-the Central Railway Of Peru. In
other words. the highest point reached
by any railway line is touched by this
road, where the altitude of the rails
reaches 1866 feet above sea level. To
reach this point from sea level the
line passes through fifty-seven tunnels,
over a dozen principal bridges>dnd
utilzes thirteen switchbacks. but has
no gradient up to AZ per cent, nor
does it resort to rack propulsion. A
hand car started at TicliO will run
unaided to CallaO. the seaport, and, as
a matter of fact. such a car, equipped
with safety breaks. runs before each
passenger train, carrying an inspector
on the lookout for fallen rocks or other
dangers. Ticlio above referred to- is
the highest station in the world. with
an altitude of 1865 feet.
The next highest line in the world is
that from Antofagasta. Chile. to Oruru
and La PaZ. Bolivia. This line has
also the distinction of being the mar
rowest gauge line two and one-half
feet for such long distance. The
highest point is at Collahuasi, where
the altitude is $500 feet. fifty-six feet
lower than the Peruvian line-New
York Press
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The Painter and the Cobbier.

The painter Apelles. who fOurished
in the time of Alexander. was shown
picture by an inferior artist who
boosted of having sketched it out in an
exceedingly short space of time. "Yes.
I can see that very WELL" said Apelles.
"but l am surprised that you did not
make several other pictures exactly
like this in the same space of time"
We are indebted. according to tradi-
Z ton. to this same Apelles for one of
our common phrases. The painter had
listened with patience and profit to a
cobbler's criticism of the sandals in a
picture. But when the cobbler began
to enlarge the field of his criticism to
other parts of the painting he received
this rebuke from Apelles: Shoemaker.
stick to your last"
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
EXPERT TESTIMONY.
A Case Where Two InfaIIibles He,o
Conflicting Opinions.


The fallibility of expert testimony.
which under stress of clever cross ex-
animation tends to the too decided
statement. is amusingly revealed in
Science and the Criminal" book by
G. ~AinswOfth Mitchell, the head of the
inspection bureau of Scotland Yard.
Nethercliffe. who was the chief
handwriting expert in the days when
. the witty Lord BramptOn was ut the
bar. had such faith in his methods
that finally he came to believe that he
could not make mistake.
In a case in which he was under
cross examination by Lord BramptOn.
then Mr.. Hawkins. Nethercliffe had
claimed that his system gave infallible
results and had further stated that his
son. whom he had trained, made use
of the same system.
Then" said the willy advocate.
your son. working on your system is
as good as you are?'
Yes" replied the father. with some
pride in his voice. The is"
THAT is to say. he. too. is infalli
ble?"
Yes" again replied the witness.
"Well. now. Mr.. Nethercliffe. was
there ever a case in which you and
your son appeared on opposite sides?"
Nethercliffe tried to evade the ques-
ton. which. he complained. was an
unfair one. but on being pressed was
forced to admit that on certain Oc
casiOn he had given evidence on one
side and his son upon the other.
Swift came the unanswerable retort:
"HOw comes it. then. that two in
fallibles appeared on opposite sides?"
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
PLANNED HIS OWN DEATH.
Jidee Hankford cleverly Evaded the
Law Against Suicide.

SSc9e 7ankford Cleverly Evaded the
Law Against Suicide.
Suicides often adopt ingenious meth.
DDS. but the art of the felo de Sc seems
not TO have advanced materially dur.
ing the centuriesl The modern case of
a heavily insured broker who on a
feigned hunting trip stood barelegged
In a Guagmire for hours and willfully
contracted a fatal pneumonia is match
ed in cleverness by one 500 years old.
The following facts are well vouch-
ed for and indeed were never ques-
toned. says the Green Bag: Sir VIII
liam Hankford. judge of the kings
bench in the reigns of Edward I'LL.
Henry ~. Henry V. and Henry VI.
and at the time of his death chief JUS
tice of England. was a man of mel
ancholy temperament.
He seems TO have contemplated sui
eide the greater part of his long life,
and during his later years the idea be-
came fixed purpose. The act was Of
peculiarly serious consequence in those
days for the reason that the law
treated it as capital crime. The Of
fender was buried at the crossroads
with stake driven through his body.
and all his goods and property were
forfeited To the crown. TO the utter
ruin of his family.
Hankford made good use of bis wits
and succeeded in accomplishing his
purpose without mourning either un-
pleasant penalty. He gave open in
Structions to his gamekeeper. who had
been troubled with poachers In the
deer preserve. to challenge all tres
nassers in the future and to shoot to
kill if they would not stand and give
an account
One dark night he purposely crossed
the keepers path and upon challenge
made motions Of resistance and es-
cape The faithful servant, failing to
recognize his master. followed inStruc-
ton to the letter, as was expected of
him. and Sir William fell dead in his
tracks. The whole truth of the affair
was common knowledge. but 1t was
impossible to establish a case of sui
eide by legal proof The servant was
protected by his instructions. Hank
ford had honorable burial. and his es-
tate passed TO those whose interests as
heirs he had so wisely considered.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Natures Only Timepiece.

There is no need for clocks on the
Aegean sea any day when the sun is
shining. There nature has arranged
her only timepiece. one that does not
vary though the centuries pass. This
natural time marker is the largest sun
dial i'm the world. Projecting into the
blue waters of the sea is large prom
ontory, which lifts its head 1900
feet above the waves. As the sun
swings round the pointed shadow Of
the mountain just touches. one after
the other, a number of small islands,
which are at exact distances apart
and act as hour marks on the great
d;al-New York Tribune.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Ancient Tales of the Law.

Of law and the flaws delays" these
ancient tales are recorded:
A woman vainly pleading her case
many times before Philip of Mace
donia received at every refusal the re-
ply that he had not the time. At
last her patience gave out and she said
to him, Then cease to reign" The
monarch. feeling that he had deserved
this rebuke, int q lately listened to
her and rendered the justice that her
case merited
Anacharsis, the Scythian philosopher.
speaking of the laws of Scion. said,
'They were like the web of spider
very good for holding the weak, but
allowing the strong to escape"
A petty thief was being led to prison.
Diogenes said to him: "Fool. why didn't
you rob on grand scale? Then it would
have been you that would be sending
others to prison"
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01

The One Sir Edwin ~landseer Put u
HE Rrnfkar,c Ds~x,,.~

The One Sir Edwin ~Landseer Put In
His Brothers Picture.
The late Charles Landseer, the broth
er of Sir Edwin. gained his election as
academician with picture called 1.-The
Eve of the Battle of Edge HILL" A
curious and interesting story attaches
to this picture.
When it was nearly finished Edwin
Landseer was asked by Charles to come
and look at it and remarked that ii
was very good picture, but how nice
a spaniel would look in that corner
Charles said. will you put it in.
then?" at which the master took I'D
the brush and at once painted in fine
old English spaniel with some leather
dispatch bags lying ON the ground by
him.
The picture was duly exhibited and
admired, the spaniel especially, but
the dealer who bought it, being a sim
pie man of business. bethought him
that Sir Edwin's dog would be worth
more than the whole picture. So he
coolly cut it out and sold it, filling the
place by common dog copied from it,
Several years afterward the owner of
the picture showed Sir Edwin, with
some pride. the picture in which he
had painted the dog, but the great mas
ter declared he'd be hanged if ever
he did that dog" The picture was ex-
amined more closely. and then the trick
was found out-London Taller.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
A FAIRLY BIG TREE.
The One McDousaII Said Was Blown
Down In Venezuela.


Down In Venezuela.
Walt McDougall, the carica turist
was sitting In the Friars' club in New
York one night discussing everything
in particular when the subject of big
trees came up. one of the party claim
ing that he saw the stump of red
cedar in California so large that 200
couple danced on it at the same time
81 grant you they have some big
trees in California" said McDougall
but listen to this one. My uncle, who
owns very large ranch in Venezuela
went out one morning after a heavy
windstorm and found that a huge cot
tonwood on the bank of the river had
blown down. the branches of which
were resting on the other side. He
also discovered that 5000 of his cattle
were missing and on searching found
the missing stock on the other side of
the river. An investigation quickly
followed, when they found to their
surprise that the tree was hollow.
which afforded a bridge across the
river. through which the cattle stray
ed. After the men had succeeded in
driving the stock back through the
trunk Of the tree it was found that
thirty-six Of the steers were missing
Another vigorous search was made.
and where do you suppose we found
them?" asked Walt.
Heaven knows" said the red cedar
man. "WhereT'
They had strolled off in the hollow
branches of the tree" said McDOugall.
New York Telegraph
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Hibernation.

In the state known as "hibernatiOn''
respiration practically ceases. Diges-
ton seems to follow respiration, and
the waste of tissue is reduced to the
smallest possible limit. the circulation
In the meantime being only just sufii-
Gent to sustain life. 1t has been as
certained that animals can endure the
loss Of tissue until it amounts to 40
per cent of their normal weight.
Should the weight be reduced beyond
that limit the result is death. 1t is
the stored up fat within the body of
the alternating creatures that sus-
tains them during the many months
Of cold weather
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
The Call to 1ndividualitv-

No man thinks his own thought: nc
man uses his own eyes: no man stands
upon his own feet; no man walks alone
We go in 1ocks: we lean on others: we
follow the multitudes blindly; we bend
our necks to the yoke of public Opin.
ion; we have no self reliance. The
only virtue we have is conformity
The demand of the age is for men
and women of character who are self
poised. self reliant. independent and
self assertive. Society follows Gus
toms and routine. The redemption OF
the race is in the originality of individ-
uals.-Jacob Gould Schurman.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
A Collectors Troubles.

A Camden man always in debt was
confronted again by the bill collector.
to whom he confided the usual story
of hard luck.
~Can't pay me today. eh?" unused
fhe collector. but l shall be here
again tomorrow, and them
ayes. do come tomorrow" urged the
debtor. land that will give me time
to make up brand new excuse and
to decide when you ought to come
.osin. "-Philadelphia Times
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Her PROPOSAL.

"Ah. George. Did you propose to
Vivian?
No. She made the proposal before
had chance to say anything"
'She did? What did she sayY'
"She proposed that | should leave
the house Immediately, and l accept
ed."-London Telegraph.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
A Natural Result.

when you were in Switzerland did
your party climb the glacier You spoke
OFF,
mo"
"Why not?"
II rather think because they got cold
feet."-Exchanee.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
A Business Woman

His VIE is business woman. all
right"
what makes you say thatY'
"She's installed time clock in the
hall. and he has to punch it when be
goes out nights and when he gets
back."-Detroit Free Press.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
what More Could He want7

~What is your fathers objection to
me Miller asked the young man.
~He says yon have no application.
Gerald"
sNo auplicationr' he echoed bitterly.
n wonder II he knows I've been COM
Z. n see you twice week for nearly
chicago Tribune.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
One Is Enouoh.

Nine Maeterl:nck gave out ten rules
which she said would insure married
happiness
The first is. Always feed your hus-
band we'll"
Why mention the other nine?-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-02-02
Cummings Chapel.

| Spse1ai 10 NE Ne7g5
Rufus Massey and jeff Harwood
made a flying trip to valdeau to par
ty. Also Will Hartman.
Miss Mat Hartman called on her ia
Their Saturday night.
Mrs. /. Newsom and son went to
Chattanooga Saturday.
Miss Minnie Hartman visited her
sister, Salile Sexton, at the mines last
week.
Say. valley Bird, we have walked
up and started to write to the News
again.
J. S. Massey and Martin Hartman
went to Chattanooga Saturday.
Miss Irene Doyle visited Miss Phe1n-
ia Newsom Saturday. to get up par
ty. Those present were MoIlie Hart
man, Trouse Harwood, Birdie Hart
man, Emmitt True, Ollie Hartman,
Pete Barker, Minnie Hartman, A. Ell
lis, Ed and Dan Xix, Albert Smith,
Lester Harwood, Luther White, Tom
Richie, Matt Hartman, Nora and Ad-
die Rich. All reported nice time. {.
Miss Mvllie Hartman called on Net
tie Jones Saturday.
James Jones is very sick this week.
The doctor was called to see him Sat
urday night.
Miss Irene Doyle spent Sunday night
with Miss Minnie Hartman.
GfbaS uor%unon oa1lo1 TaY,aS
Jones Sunday night.
Dave McNabb called on Martin
Hartman Sunday afternoon.
Bob Anderson went to town Friday.
Misses Mary Massey and Ollie Hart
man called ON Misses Beatrice and
Mollie Hartman Sunday evening.
E. B. Owens was here this morning.
Misses Mollie, Birdie and Ollie
Hartman, Sarah and Mary Massey
called on Mrs. Owens one day last
week, who has been sick for sometime.
G. E. Stronham passed thru here
last week.
Jim Newsom called on Jim Jones
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Anderson call
ed on home folks Saturday.
John Hartman was in Wauhatchie
Monday.
Miss Birdie Hartman was in Wau- |
hatchie Monday.
Miss Fannie McNabb called on Min
ME Hartman Monday
Robt. Smith called on Martin Hart
man Monday morning
Chas. Hartman and Jim Newson
called on Jim Jones Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Boatright were
out walking Sunday.
Miss Annie Sexton called on home
folks Sunday
John Sexton is very sick this week.
Mrs. Mollie Jones was the store
Monday morning.
viii Hartman, jeff Harwood, and |
Rufus Massey say they sure did enjoy |
themselves at Walden and will go |
again some time.
Come on, Ellisville, Roope, White
side and Sulphur Spring, let's hear
from you.
Frank Thompson called on his best |
girl Sunday. Rambling Sam.