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Before His School Training.

smaller lads are busy in the garden or
orchard.
''The practical note is emphasized
here" said Mr.. Shelton. "That is done
because it is the practical that is 60
ing to be Of most benefit to the Indian.
All the old prejudices of the Indians
against the white mans education are
being wiped out. Old Indians bring
their children across the desert for
many miles, and beg me to put them
in school. Sometimes the children
themselves, who have heard from 9TH
or children about the life here, will
run away and show up here at the
agency with the request that I put
them in school.
1T is surprising the talent that is
being developed among these Indian
boys and girls. have an Indian boy
who acts as Interpreter and works on
the greenhouse. He has a positive
genius for Horticulture. The school
girls have woven Navajo rugs that
have taken prizes at our annual Nava-
10 fair in competition with rugs from
the looms o. the Oldest and most ex-
perienced weavers on the reservation.
The children without exception love
the outdoor work in the garden and or
chard. We raise more fresh vegeta-
bles here than we can consume, and
the girls preserve the surplus"
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her mind was never at rest. "You
never know when your man will be
carried to the door crushed in some
way" she said.
One Sunday I went to church at
Auchterderran. There had been an ac-
cident shortly before, when two men
lost their lives. I was an utter
stranger but shock with sobs at the
feeling way the minister prayed for
sorrowing families Of the victims. An
unusual chord was struck as he also
prayed for divine blessing on the
kindly hands that had washed the
faces Of the dead before the relatives
looked on them"
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ton from the mother country, that he
hoped for a rebellion, and had faith
in the said rebellion evolving into a
revolution which would result in the
necessity for national signature or
seal. He not only designed the en-
blematic or symbolic part, but also
supplied a motto which likewise ap-
pears among the stray notes of 1774,
couched in the following words:
For a motto ION device for Ameri-
can States United): Tnsuperabiles 81
Inseparabiles' ("together we are in
separable")-an answer given in the
English parliament to the house Of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13
RISE and FALL OF MINE TOWNS
Bubble of Popularity Frequently Is
Quickly Punctured in Many
Gold Camps.

vancouver, B. Cit don't take
long to puncture the bubble of a
towns popularity" remarked Paul G.
Stephens, formerly of Washington, at
the New Ebb1tt. Mr.. Stephens has
Deen IN nearly every mining camp
which has sprung up in recent years
in the west, Alaska and British Co.
lumbia. THE average person in the
east" he continued, "does not COM
prehend what great gold mines there
are In the small places of the west
about which one hears but little. Take
Nevada, for instance. I think the
largest gold producing mine in the
world is located there, near Goldfield,
which yields more than $1,OOO,OOO a
month. In Colorado there are scores
OF mines that are yielding fortunes,
but they are rarely heard of. Gold
field, New, at the time of the boom,
grew into a city of nearly 10000 popu.
lation. Today, with the fever gone, it
has scarcely 5000. Rawhide, which
was another of the great gold finds
had at one time more than 10000 peo-
pie, but there are not more than 300
or 400 residents there today.
''The realty values of Goldfield have
deprecated so much that property is
worth comparatively little. Lots that
were selling during the boom for as
high as $4,000 are offered now for
$4,000, and there are no buyers. It 1s
almost sad to walk the streets of
Goldfield and see the vacant business
blocks that were erected by investors
who were carried away for the mo-
ment by the gold craze.
I'm British Columbia, on the Frazier
river, is a little place called Barkers-
vile. which Is populated by perhaps rs
or 100 persons, mostly Cinnamon.
There was a time when Barkersville
had 10000 people in it and was 4
thriving mining camp"
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FIFE COAL MINERS
Are Religious, Devoted to THEFT
Homes and Families.
Husbands Take Pride in Seeing Their
Wives Well Dressed-Accident
Will Cause Entire Town
to Mourn.

Broughty Ferry, Scotland.-Havine
a relative engaged in one of the pits
at Bowhill, a busy mining district, the
writer has been privileged to learn by
living among them much Of the daily
life of the Fife miner. Taking the first
Shift, the miner leaves home in time
to reach his work at six o'clock. He
does not return till he knocks off at
two.
The wife of the miner has a long
day to get her household duties at
tended to. She is not an early riser.
and getting the children off to school
occupies her morning to the full. They
pop into each others houses at any
time and are dependent on each 9TH
er in cases of sickness. A washer
woman is difficult to obtain. Wages
are good and the miner does not care
to See his wife going out to work. The
husbands take great pride in seeing
their wives stylishly dressed, and it is
sight to see them out for church on
a Sunday. The women will send far
to get their millinery up to date. Their
taste is good on the whole, though it
is largely Initiative.
The houses are built in rows, and
ID the end house perhaps a. clerk or
overseer has his abode; his wife is
usually from the city and has smart
tastes. She is closely watched, and
whatever she gets new to wear is gen.
orally what is worn by the whole row
in few weeks.
Miners families are adopts at bank
ing up a fire to last all night, so that
father" has only to give it poke in
the morning, and mother gets up to a
warm fire and a big kettle of boiling
water to make the first cup Of tea.
They are deeply religious, nearly all
churchgoers, at least once day. Kind.
hearted and fond of their families,
no better class of men exists among
working people anywhere. If they de-
mand good wages they surely earn
them.
Accidents are of frequent occur
renee. A miners wife told me that
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SCHOOL FOR INDIANS
How Sayages Are Taught Practi'
cal Things in Southwest.
institution Conducted by w. T. Shell.
ton of Shiprock, N. NJ, on the Nav
ajo Observation-Disclosures Pro-
fer Outdoor Work,

Shiprock, N. Mt is only within
the last few years that the practical
note has been emphasized in the edu-
cation of the Indian child, and the re-
suits have been so hopeful that those
who We're beginning to despair of the
Indians future are taking a new view
of the situation.
1t used to be that when the subject
OF Indian education was brought up,
people were told to investigate the
work being carried on at the Carlisle
and other non-reservation Indian
schools. But now there are many res.
ervation schools which afford an in.
teresting study in practical accom-.
plishment.
The Indian school that is generally
accepted as a model for the entire In.
dian service is conducted by Superin.
tendent w. T. Shelton at Shiprock, N.
NJ, on the Navajo Indian reservation.
The agency and school were estab.
lished by Mr.. Shelton about eight
years ago. Surrounding the school
and agency buildings are several hun.
dred acres of beautifully cultivated
farm land. There is a fine herd OF
dairy COWS in the barnyard and the
boys take turns at the milking in the
model dairy house.
About the agency one finds children
engaged In many useful tasks. A
trained seamstress is teaching a class
of girls the intricacies of needlework.
Other girls, who are under the watch.
full eye of the matron, are fitting about
the building, sweeping, making beds or
washing dishes. The big boys are
caring for the live stock, and the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13
CATCHES LION IN HIS COAT
unarmed Colorado Trapper and Beast
Fall From Tree, but He Holds
Game.

Meeker, Colo.-To deliberately
climb a tree, unarmed, in pursuit of
a mountain lion, follow the beast out
to the farthermost limb, and, as it
sprang at him, catch it headforemost
In the folds of coat, is a feat of dar,
ing performed by Richard Tovey, a
trapper. When the beast sprang
Tovey barely had time to straighten
up and open his coat, fanlike. The
lion struck head foremost. gnashing.
scratching mass, squarely within it's
folds. The impact caused the trap
per to lose his balance and the two
fell to the ground, but Tovey did not
loosen his hold. Neither Tovey nor
the lion was hurt.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13

/ political leanings of the author. When
| submitting the sketch of a proposed
seal he addressed the committee as
| follows:
las l have already observed, DR..
Franklin's and my thoughts, by some
unexplainable coincidence are very
similar, inasmuch that we have both
sought to symbolize$ Liberty; and
fur IL hler.more as "a illustration
Of the elimination 81 Slavery, chose
the children of Israel In representing
these King-ridden people. it is my pri-
mary desire to indicate on our seal
that the success of the Hebrews was
due, not SO much to their skill and
| gen1ous in battle, but principally to
the fact that they were God fearing,
! and conf1ded in the Almighty, who,
though invisible, was present in the
pillar and cloud which led them.
propose that the seal contain an
| diverse and reverse side; on the for
mer the Children OF Israel, led by
cloud by day and a pillar of fire. by
night, on the latter Hengist and Horsa
the Saxon chiefs, from whom we claim
the honor Of being descended, and
government we are now about to as
! sumo"
The history of Hengist and Horsa is
one of great interest, and anyone
thoroughly absorbed in the story of
the seal can not afford to miss it.
Jefferson believed that Indirectly we
| Inherited from these bold Germans
our form of government. The history
of England begins shortly before the
Christian era (55 B.C), when Caesar
first landed and conquered an un-
civilized race known as the Britons.
The Romans about the third century
had effected marked changes in the
island and had established the Chris
tan religion, and introduced Roman
laws and rules, but the Britons, q
barbarous race, so necessarily attack
ed them, that late in the fifth century
they abandoned England
Hengist and Horsa were the leaders
of the Saxons, or Germans, who dis
puted the ownership of the British soil
and finally conquered the country.
| lucy W0AS u01SdCSu III Three OaLCl0S.
Horsa being slain in action at Eggles-
ford (455). Hengist Immediately took
possession of Kent and nearly the
entire southern half Of England. He
established his court at Canterbury.
and the laws which he enforced were
in good taste with governments of
that early period. He re!gned about
80 years, and laid the foundation of
that Great England which has occu-
pied SO large space In the history
of the world.
Jefferson was somewhat nettled
over the disfavor shown his designs
by the critics of the Continental Con-
gress. and betrayed his annoyance
when he wrote:
IF the Continental Congress will
not accept the stirring motto, Re-
bellion to Tyrants is Obedience to
God I will employ it in my personal
SEAL"
This resolution was Immediately
carried out, for he had an engraver
produce seal with 'T j. in script,
with the classic motto placed about
the border. The symbolic designs
evolved by Jefferson were many and
reflected in their virile character the
powerful intellect of this great Ameri-
can patriot who will be so widely re-
membered on April IL.
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TEETH WORTH $500 EACH
Man Who Lost Eight 10 Awarded
$4,000 Damages by New
York Jury.

New York.-It is very expensive to
knock eight good teeth from a mans
head, as the Brooklyn Heights Rail-
road company learned in Long Island
City, when jury brought in verdict
Of $4,000 against the company. The
jury decided that each tooth was
worth $500.
The case was that OF Axel Home.
stead, an insurance man Of Brooklyn.
He was about to board a trolley car
In October, 1910, when he was struck
and Knocked down BY another car.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13
Jefferson's First Design.

lords and commons. He cites parlia-
mentary rolls as reference to the tire
when the episode occurred which
brought forth the reply. Jetterson's
idea OF comparing the thirteen col.
onies to the 13 rods with which an
earnest father sought to impress his
sons with the principle that I'm union
there is strength" or the precept that
United we stand. divided we fall"
was taken from his copy of Aesop's
Fables. The exact details Of this an
Client story which appealed. so EN-.
phatically to Jefferson are as follows:
"A father had q family Of sons who
were perpetually Quarreling among
themselves. When he failed to heal
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13

wall itself is several times wider than
the alleyways along which pedestrians
and r1ckshas make their devious and
difficult way in that part of the city,
The space acquired by the removal of
the wall should therefore, if used to
best advantage, be of considerable
value.
It appears to have been suddenly
discovered that the wall is useless as
a means of defense and that it is an
ugly impeachment to the development
and Improvement Of the native quar-.
tiers. The work was put in hand i'm.
mediately the order went forth from
the town hall works department that
it was to be executed without fail.
The owners and inhabitants of
shanties on the wall have been or.
dered to remove these, and any
fences, material, ETC., which would
impede the progress of the work. An
outcry might have been expected,
since the scheme had been strongly op-
posed, but the order has been quietly
accepted. In fact very little interest
seems to have been aroused by the
work, even though it inaugurates q
striking change.
Two of the principal gates in the
city wall Of Hangchow have been
removed. At Canton the republican
government has ordered an investiga.
ton as to the population and the mum.
Der of houses along the wall inside
and outside the city. The officials
deputed to the work are to report
IN month, submitting a list Of the
houses and residents, together with a
scheme for the demolition of the en-,
tire city wall.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13
SLY NEEDLE IN HER ARM
Entered Woman's Body Without He's
Knowing It-x-Ray Photo
Revealed II. .-.s...-

Altoona, Pa.-After being treated for
various ailments for eight months,
during which time she suffered intense
pain, an X-ray photograph of Mrs. Mar
garet Myers's right forearm was TAX
en-, disclosing a sewing needle.
It's presence in her arm she cannot
account for, as she has no recollection
Of ever experiencing any pain until
last June, when the arm began to
swell, apparently without cause. The
hoedle was cut out
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13
WALLS OF CHINESE CITIES
Immense Structures to Be Demolished
to Make Way for Modern
improvements.

Shanghai, China.-The decision to
demolish the ancient wall surround
Ing Shanghai city is an interesting
sign Of the times as we'll as the pre-
l1minary to an ambitious scheme of
development.
Scores of coolies were at work,
says the North China Daily News,
with pick and shovel on that portion
of the city rampant which faces the
street leading to the old yamen. The
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13

an important task. Hence on
the same day that the Declaration of
independence was issued, July 4, a CON-
mlttee to devise seal was created.
While present-day Americans have
always been informed by writer's, his
torians and orators of the intense
heat of that suspicious Fourth of
July, and that because of the almost
unbearable atmosphere of the sultry
weather prevailing the delegates as
sembled, hastily debated and quickly
signed the colonial Magma Charter III
order to get out Of the congressional
hall, the facts are that the day was
unusually pleasant and characteristic
of most agreeable summer climate.
This statement, involving as it does
a correction of hitherto accepted his
torical material, rests on the author
ity of an entry found among Jeffer-
sons stray notes, an entry never until
now given printed publicity. Innum-
cradle writer's have drawn highly COL
ored word pictures of the dreadful and
sitting weather conditions existing on
that memorable day, but we submit
that far more reliance is to be placed
on the evidence penned by a distin-
gu1shed and careful observer who was
present on the occasion in the role of
an active and honorable delegate.
Among the Jeffersonian script is a
sheet bearing the following notations:
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Clock Rescues Family.

Springfield, O.-Because an alarm
clock was set at the wrong hour, the
family Of Harry Barrett was saved
from being asphyxiated the other
night. The little daughter Of Mr..
Barrett turned the key Of the gas
stove. At midnight the alarm clock
aroused Mr.. barrett, who was partly
suffocated. but was able to stagger to
he stove and close the valve.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13
Utilltarian.

Il wish I could find out who wrote
this anonymous letter" said Senator
Sorghum, as he paused In the work OF
going through his correspondence.
HAS 1t annoyed your
mo. But the fellow has some
mighty happy ideas In, invective. I'd
like to get him to write . few cam.
paign speeches for me.
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Degrees.

We are thus informed that at the
time Of the passage of the DECLARE
ton of Independence. on the early aft
ernoon Of July 4. Its, the tempera-
ture, according to Jefrerson's record.
was rs degrees-a. striking coinct-
dence in the year Of the century and
the number of heat degrees, both rep-
resented by the numerals, rs. Natur-
ally the question arises as to how JET.
ferson came to make this exact OBJ.
servation regarding the weather CON.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13
1hO|RdS JeR3yO RS Symbolic Devices
Prof: bERhARDlG6RAhD

Prof. bERNARDlG6RA
coe,,eHoHy e> n< g. ct1lem4n
OR the first time In
] j. !
H. ~ near generation the
DWSE anniversary of Thomas
g IF erson's birthday
GHH April 13-will receive
univ ersal recognition
AMDH: throughout the nation.
8assyy The celebration of this
great Americans natal
day is a peculiarly ap-
propriate time to point out incidents in
mis- career which have been passed
over by the historians, but are none
the less fraught with deep interest to
the minds of those who look upon
him as one of the most commanding
hgures in the ranks of the liberators
who participate. in the struggle
against British supremacy.
There are continually strange and
uncommon items relating to Jeffer-
sons career coming to the surface,
and what an author fifty years ago
cast aside as unimportant and not
worthy of publication, the researcher
of today Is apt to pronounce welcome
additions to biographical knowledge.
Some of the early scripts of Jefferson,
now in the possession of Miss Sarah
N. Randolph-great-gra of
the famous Virginian-were hastily ex-
amined by William Curtis, who wrote
q nP nd 30 kho
material therein contained was not
considered available for his purpose.
Among these documents are now dis
covered certain items discarded by
the distinguished biographer, but
which nevertheless proved of much
Importance in deciphering very es-
sential element in the heraldic as
well as religious suggestions made by
Jefferson during the formative period
OF our republic.
Among these seemingly unimportant
notes and memoranda appears evil
dence to the effect that in 1774, two
years before Jefferson wrote the
Declaration Of Independence, he used
the term United States of America"
the first time that such present-day
denomination was given to the con-
federating colonies. Further con-
formation of Jefferson's deep fore
sight Is found In the same record, or
semi-dlary, of 1774, where tho follow
ing remarkable entry occurs: .....-.-.
"A proper device Qnstead of arms)
for the American States United, would
be the father presenting the bundle
OF rods to his sons''
This was intended as seal of the
United States and shows that as early
as the fall of 1774 in suggesting this
design Jefferson believed in separa-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-13

their disputes by his exhortations. he
determined to give them a practical
illustration of the evils Of disunion.
For this purpose he one day told
them to bring him a bundle of sticks,
and when they had done so, placed the
faggot in the hands Of each of them
In succession, ordering them to break
It to pieces. They each tried with all
their strength, and failed, He next,
Enclosed (untied) the faggot and took
the stick separately. One by one he
again put them into their hands, and
then they broke them easily. He
then addressed them in these words:
MY sons, if you are of one mind
ana unite to assist each other, you
Will De as this faggOt l1nininred nv oil
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the attempts of your enc
mics; but If you are divided
among yourselves, you will
be broken as easily as these
sticks"
In the foregoing summary
we have the Jeffersonian
idea expressed as it would
relate itself to the union of
the thirteen colonies. It
was direct, convincing and
logical, as shown in some of
the present state seals.
Two years later than the
date of the entry referred to,
July 4, Its, we see Jeffer-
son, Franklin and Adams ap-
pointed a committee to de-
wise a seal for the young re-
public. His co-committeemen,
like himself, were known to
be thoroughly informed on
heraldic matters, and it was
natural that the Continental
Congress would select people
Of their culture and learning
for the performance of such
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But c0ngTess reJected the deVico
and report, dismissed the committee.
and appointed q new one. Yet JEFF.
ferson's keen interest in the heraldic
creation Of symbolic seal did not
wane He kept in touch with several
future committees and submitted two
other important designs. both Of which
throw new light on the religious and
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-11-07
WINS TWO ID ] NE IN
 TUSC0N
AND RIGHT OF THE STATE TO ENGAGE IN IN
 DUSTRIES ALSO PASS

TUCSON, Nov. 6.-Roosevelt pressed Wilson hard in Tuesdays election in Tucson. This was the result that had been expected. Wilson's electors av- eraged about 100 votes ahead of Roose- velt's. President Taft's electors se- cured from 325 to 35S votes.
 Woman's suffrage carried in Tucson as over the rest of the state, by two to one.
 The railroads were defeated on al the laws referred to the people except two, these being the regulation of the number of men to be employed on trains and engines, and the require ment of three years experience of en- gineers and conductors.
 Vote Recall Back
 The recall of the judiciary was yot- ed back into the constitution by very large majority, running about two, thirds in Tucson.
 The Democratic vote in Tucson, for presidential electors, follows: Jones, 645; Webb, 637; Hang ton, 625.
 Progressive: Clark, 555; Greenway 559; Heard, $50.
 Republican: Breen, 325; Talbot, 323 i; Smith, 35S.
 Socialist: Brooks, S6; Simonton, S4 i; White, S5.
 Prohibition: Wilson, 33; Howard, 23; Sibley, 25.