Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-15

in the past many times, in dredging
the rivers of the country. Switzer-
land, France and Italy are examples
for the United States to follow in this
respect.
1t is claimed by many that the
loss Of Illinois to Wilson practically
puts him out of the running. This
may or may not be the case but should
he lose one or two more Of the large
states he, no doubt, will retire from
the race thoroughly disgusted man,
since he has been claiming for some
time that the opposing Democrats
have made it point to center their
fight on him. A year ago Governor
Harmon was considered the strongest
man for the Democrats. A few months
ago Wilson seemed to be the favor
to be turning toward the .Missourian.
Clark lives west of the Missouri river
and the conservative east has never
been known to support western man.
the convention and should he receive
the nomination will be an import
ant factor in bringing defeat to the
Democratic party in November. 1t
should be remembered that the east,
that part Of the country east Of In
diana, has the big vote.
The world of business appears alto
gether different to him or her who is
i'll the habit of looking for the bright
side of life rather than upon the
gloomy side. The longer you look at
the frailties of man the greater his
weaknesses appears. The more dill
| gently you search for ones noble
traits the more surprised you are to
learn that he has SO many worthy of
commendation. Could we but remem-
ber that the mind strengthens along
the line that we feed it no doubt we
would be more careful to feed it upon
hope, cheer, enthusiasm and unselfish-
ness rather than upon gloom, despond-
ency, encouragement and jealousy.
Somehow it seems easy for many of
us to look for the misgivings of our
fellow creatures, and the apparent in
consistencies of nature.
The present distribution of the In
dians is Interestingly considered in the
twenty ninth annual report of the In
dian Rights association, which has
| JUST peen Issued.
One-third of the whole number of
| Indians in the United States-117,-
000-are in Oklahoma, where the five
civilized tribes have lived so many
years. In the Dakotas there are 49,
900 Sioux, the most powerful of the
northern plains tribes. Minnesota has
II 900 Indians and Montana 10000
Crows, Blackfeet, Cheyennes and Flat
heads. There are II 900 between the
Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Ne
vada, $1,000 of these being in New
Mexico and Arizona. There are 3d.
900 Indians on the Pacific coast. The
largest individual tribe on one reser-
walton is the Navajo, there being 20,-
900 Navajos on reservation the size
of the state of Pennsylvania.
Two generations have wrought won-
drous changes for all the Indians cx-
cept the pueblo dwellers of the south.
west. The nomadic tribes have been
huddled on reservations, out of the
beaten paths of the white mans tray
el. In the state of Colorado, where
all the plains tribes and the noun
tain-loving Utes travelled with the
utmost freedom fifty years ago, there
are only the Southern Utes today.
These, numbering, only a few hun
dred, are on reservation in the
southwestern part of the state, which
adjoins the Navajo reservation and
which may well be counted part of
that great Indian stronghold. The
Uncompahgre Utes, who made their
homes in the western part of Colo
RADIO so many years, have been re-
moved to Utah, and return to their
former hunting ground only on poac,-
ing expeditions.
There are still further changes in
store for the nomadic tribes. Their
reservations are being opened, one by
one. The Indians are being assigned
to individual allotments, and white
neighbors are taking up adjoining
claims. The next ten years will see
tho disappearance of many of the
reservations under this general plan
of settlement, which is recognized as
for the benefit of the Indians them
selves.
All these changes, however, mean
little or nothing to the pueblo iwelI-
ing Indians of the southwest. The
lueblos, whose villages are scattered
along the Rio Grande valley for mil IS,
are living the same agricultural life
they were living when Coronado and
his Spanish Adventures first looked
upon them. The landless Indiars of
tie great plains, who wandered whe,-
ever they pleased, living upon the
buffalo and other wild game, pr ,ba.
bly, looked down upon these peaceful
. .p,-iculturalists in carly dayr Tho