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HIS MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION
Workman's Name Lent Itself to vss.
etable Initials, With Which
He Was Provided.

While building was in process Of
construction two of the tilers be-
came engaged in a violent quarrel.
So violent was it that the police were
;alled in and the offenders taken be-
fore a magistrate. Both of the men
we're sober and industrious and good
workmen. This, according to the tes-
timony of the foreman in charge of
heir work, who had followed in
hopes of being able to intercede for
them.
The magistrate asked, in astonish-
nent, the cause of the quarrel. 1t
seems that one man had accused the
other of stealing his coat.
"And l can prove it, too," added
the man.
''How?" asked the magistrate.
81 always keep my card in my
pocket" said the man.
The policemen were directed to
search the garment. But they found
absolutely nothing.
"Gimme my coat" said the work.
nan. 1t was handed to him. He
took two dried peas out of the pock-
Its and held them up triumphantly.
'P. P, Peter Powell. That's my
name. Them's my card"
He got the coat.
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No Sportsman,

A certain Irishman living In New
York owns number of tenement
houses on the East side in the Jewish
district. One day one of his tenants.
little wizened-up Jew, called at his
office to make complaint
Il tell you, Mr.. Murphy, am goin'
to leave your fiat"
Sure, now" answered Murphy,
''and what is the trouble?"
we'll, | tell you deres too many
rats in dot fiat. Wy, only yesterday |
kills eight"
Murphy jumped to his feet in anger,
and beloved forth: AN 'tis rats, is
1t. that Is bothering ye? You lave thin
rats alone! What do you want for
eight dollars a month? Hunting priv
ileges? ?"-Everybody's
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-03-26
Cleanup Day For Edgewater.

At the last meeting, the Town
Board decided to make Monday,
March 30th, next Monday as
cleanup day for Edgewater.
Edgewater housewives, busi-
ness men, and the city fathers
will take part in the game. Wa
gons will be provided to carry a.
way the trash and each house
holder is requested to put his
trash where it can be easily
reached.
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is a student, with an ample for
tune, an irresistible charm of
person and an aversion to marri-
age. His life is clean, for his
morals are good, and he is sought
with unrelenting pertinacity by
an aunt who is the mother of
marriaeeble daughters, for one
she seeks the hand of Marcus.
Marcus is busy writing book
and dosen't want to be disturbed
by aunts or cousins, but this
doesn't protect him. Right at
this juncture drops in a beauti-
full girl and alighting in the bow
er where Marcus has set himself
up to pursue his researches. She
is garbed in the costume of
Harem a most singulaty object
in staid and quiet English Gar
den. She has been assisted to
escape from a Harem by a young
man and with him fled to Eng
land; and landing they become
separated and she frightened in
a strange land fled she not know
ing where. and descends on Mar
Gus. With no especial idea in
view Marcus takes her in and
learns that she is accomplished
in the ways of the customs of
Turkish women, which means
she piquant and knows nothing
whatever of life; also that she
is destined to become the bride
of a Turkish Official, when she
made her escape. Marcus de-
cides to take the girl under his
protection, and sets her up as an
English girl but his friends begin
to wonder what young man
means by keeping such a beauti-
full girl in his home. In the
meantime Marcus has had an af-
fair with a woman of sound
sense, who tries to show him
what he is doing, his aunt and
cousins make it plain to him, and
he finds quite a little trouble in
educating his ward in the way
he thinks she ought to go, and
making an English instead of a
Turkish young lady out of her.
Then come the Turkish Officials
in search of her with the inten-
tion of taking her back. Mar
Gus finds the man she escaped
with was killed in railway ac-
cident Immediately after land in
England, and he determines to
set everything at rest and mar
ries the girl.
Misss Lang will find one of her
best roles in the character of the
charming young girl, and the
role Of Marcus to be played by
Mr.. Anthony is one of the best
comedy leads of modern days.
The rest of the company will be
well cast. The play will run the
with the usual matinees Sunday,
Wednesday and Saturday.
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R. o. Graves, |. j. Kirkpat-
rick, Theo. Simms, Pearl Jump
and E. Carne attended a blow
out" given by Harmon Lodge /.
0. o. F. last Tuesday evening.
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NO TROUBLE TO CHURN.

An ingenious New Hampshire farm.
er says he delivers fresh butter to his
daughter in village, five miles away,
In this manner. When he leaves home
he ties bucket of ripe cream under
the seat Of his motorcycle and when
he arrives in town the butter is per-
fectly churned. All his daughter has
to do is to put in the salt and work
the butter, when 1t Is ready for use
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DR.. Scott is still doing business
at the old stand. He shoes your
horses and doctors your Plows
and Wagons. He repairs any,
thing in Wood or Iron. 39tf
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Base Ball Dance April 7th.
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Advertised Letters

The following Letters are stil1
unclaimed at this office:
Chester Churhill.
Mrs. W. H. Light.
R. L. Newton, P. M.
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Public Sale.

will sell to the Highest and
Best Bidder. at my residence two
blocks east Tramway bridge on
Grand View Ave. at l O'Clock,
p. m. Saturday, March 2Sth,
the following property, to-wit:
One new Stewart range, l side
board, l dining table, II yds new
linoleum, l davenport, l center
table, l book case, hall tree, l
chitfonier, l dresser, l bed spring
and mattress. l rug, l wardrobe,
2 rocking chairs, and other arti-
cles too numerous to mention.
Mrs. S. j. Ellis, Owner.
H. L. Burton, Aucioneer.
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tSHAIl

w. H. Kaler is agent for the
light weight, "Knittop" petit
coat, which is detachable from
the flounces so it can be washed
easily. Needs no ironing and
will not shrink.
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Out going Mails.

Mails going east close at 9 a.
m. and p. M, going west at
$40 p. m.
R. j.. Newton, Postmaster.
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Oliver-Won't you give me just
one waltz?
Marion-Well-er-really, l don't
think ought to.
0liver-Please do.
Marion-Very well, then, but let
it be very slow, please; I'm in
mourning. Won know.
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Hiss GEORGIA Parker

any way. from the Indian of history.
Their houses in the reservation look like
the average southern home. Citizens of
these reservations dress in the ordinary
American manner. AS with all other
races of people In the world, We have
good and bad. intelligent and ignorant,
and cultured and crude people. Indians
are not relatively different from other
peoples.
THE tribe of Choctaws years ago moved
to Indian territory. or what is now Okla
homa, with the Chickasaws, when both
of these tribes sold their lands in Mis-
sissipp. They differ little, racially. from
the Chickasaws. AS is perhaps well
known, they are one of those usually
called the Five Civilized Tribes
The Choctaws are mingling with the
whites and marrying among them to SO
great an extent that now one hardly
sees a full blood any more. The names
of the full bloods on the reservation
rolls are fast falling off
ITO what do l attribute the de-
cadence of the Indian race? I do not
know that l should call it decadence,"
answered Miss Parker. THE Indian
isn't the bad fellow the easterner is apt
to think him. He is losing his racial
characteristics through frequent in
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OLD-WORLD SpENDERS

that Queen Victoria, who frequently
visited the dukes mother. once said. upon
entering this palace: my dear Anne. l
am coming from my house to visit you IN
your palace"
Sutherland has. however. prfncely m
come, which he would find 1t extremely
difficult to dissipate. He owns nearly the
whole of the county whence his title 10
derived, and 1t contains more than l.5OO.-
600 acres. He owns the railways that
traverse the county. to say nothing of
number of productive coal mines.
The Duke of AthoIl, another great
spendsr, has a curious fad. He preserves
many old feuda customs on his great es-
tates in Scotland. There is maintained
about him an armed bodyguard Of go
men, each exceeding six feet in height.
All are OF the Murray clan. of which the
duke is chieftain.
Not a few Of Europe's wealthy men main
tain private race courses. and many OF
TIE splendid residences are equipped with
private theaters. In the Esterhazy Pal
ace at Tets. Hungary, is private thea
ter with capacity Of 1900. The late
Count Esterhazy used to maintain there
ali the year around not only a splendid
orchestra, but also complete dramatic
and operate companies.
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termarriage with the whites and edu-
cational advantages, but as for his
moral and mental status 1 should say
that in some ways he has gone ahead
and in others he has fallen behind.
But there is nothing extraordinary
in that. Just as Americans today are
not as strait-laced nor as strict as
their Pilgrim ancestors, SO. too, has the
Indian changed his ideals. 1t is only
change, in some respects progress
and in others retrogression.
81 do know this. however" declared
Miss Parker. "Our Indian did not have
liquor until the white man brought 1t.
and the Choctaw language had no curse
word in it. Now Indians swear, but
they do it in English.
Certain characteristics of the Indian
race as a whole are worthy of emula-
ton by American whites, l think. The
Indian is a good friend. He is as quick
to show his friendship as his revenge
but he Is more liable to make friends
than enemies. He is essentially truth
full and, above all. is known to be faith
full to his trust and friends.
Il have heard my brother tell story
of the Choctaws which illustrates to
how great an extent this truthfulness
may be tried. 1t seems that a Choctaw
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brave was sentenced to be executed for
murder. Before his execution he was
allowed to be out, without bail. having
promised beforehand that he would re-
turn on the appointed day when he
should be shot
"In the meantime he received sum-
mons from another judge to serve as a
Juror in a trial taking place in an
other county. He wrote an answer to
that Judge. telling him that it would
be impossible to serve, because OF his
own sentence of death. That Indian
appeared at the appointed day at the
court. as he had promised, as though
he were going to keep an ordinary en-
gagement.
81 think" said Miss Parker. that
every one who knows us will say that
we are real Indians. in our natures.
My sisters Indian blood manifests it
self most strongly in her love Cor
horseback riding and outdoor sports.
We both play tennis and are great
cross country trampers. We went TO
school in Oklahoma. We attended the
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call Mr.. Davenport the squaw Man.
The Choctaw tribe Is represented in
Washington official life by Miss Lucille
and Miss Georgia Parker Of Oklahoma:
These two young ladies are sisters OF
Gabe E. Parker. who a few months ago
was appointed register of the Treasury
by President Wilson.
The elder sister, Miss Lucille. Is very
Indian-like in her personal appearance.
She has the features Of an aborigine as
well as glossy black hair. jet-back eyes,
and a ruddy. glowing complexion. She
frankly confesses that she feels more
Indian than white. Miss Georgia. the
younger sister, is just blossoming into
young womanhood. She has high cheek
bones and full, round face. but neither
her hair nor her eyes give any suggestion
of her Indian blood. Both of these sisters
are slightly built.
II am afraid" said Miss Lucille. that
we are sadly ignorant on the subject Of
our Indian family history. 1 know that
we have Choctaw blood. and that our
great-great-grandmoth was the daugh-
ter of full blood. This makes us one
eighth Choctaw We have none of the
famous old names of history in our direct
line, of that 1 am sure.
THE Indian of today is very different,
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probably on account of its faintness: and
its influence was almost wholly evil. 1t
was also called the House of the Moon
from a belief that the moon was found
creation OF the world. AS was the case
with many of the fainter consultations.
it was called a watery group. and. per-
haps in consequence of this, 1t was pre-
dicted that when all of the planets next
meet in this constellation the earth Is to
be again flooded with water. The group
was figured by the Babylonians 600
years ago, but to them II was known as
the Tortoise
The most interesting event of the pres
emit month will be an almost total eclipse
of the moon, which will occur on the
evening Of March II. This is, in fact.
the only eclipse of the entire year which
can be seen from the greater part OF our
country A second eclipse of the moon
will occur September 4, but this will only
be visible from the far western states,
and even there its beginning alone can
be seen.
The full moon of March II will be
seen to rise a very little to the north
hours AZ minutes pm. 1t will mount
continually higher in the sky and reach
the meridian about midnight. but some
hours before 1t has reached this highest
position we will see it beginning to be
darkened. In fact, at exactly hours
AZ minutes we will see the black shadow
of the earth begin to cover the upper
left-hand portion of the moons disc.
and by II hours 13 minutes 90 one
hundredths of the moon will be hidden.
At this time our satellite will pre-
sent a very peculiar appearance. Only
narrow little strip of the moon will
then be bright, Its shape being that
of a fiattened crescent whose horns
point upward from the south horizon.
1t is probable. however. that the rest
of the moons surface may then be
seen. but it will be very faint. and
probably Of greenish or coppery color.
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No Defense.

BISHOP MOORE OF Indianapolis. con-
- demning the tango, said:
They who defend this dance cut .
poor figure. Their defense is ridiculous.
They resemble a business man whose
wife said to him severely on her re.
turn from a month In Florida:
James. how do you suppose those
dozens and dozens of empty bottles got
in our cellar?
Pm sure don't know, dear James
replied. I never-er-bough an empty
bottle in my life. ."
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for this faint illumination is caused by
rays from the sun which have passed
through the dense layer Of air about us
and have been bent down, or "refracted,
so that they enter the shadow cone.
Sometimes this illumination is very Zee
BILE; during some eclipses of the moon
the darkened portion has been absolutely
invisible.
If, on the other hand, our air happens
to be wet or dusty. the red rays alone
will pass through it. To an observer on
the moon the earth would then appear as
a black disc interposed between him and
the sun, but the disc would be surrounded
by a narrow ring of brilliant red light
Usually the air about the earth is wet
in some parts and dry in others. and
consequently the moons disc has a mot
tied appearance.
But the most important observations
Of all are those which consist in observ
ing the passage Of the darkened moon
over the faint stars In the sky which lie
in its path. From these, not only the
size, distance and exact position of the
moon can be calculated, but it can also be
proved that If 1t has any atmosphere at
all this must be less than one two-thou-
sandth part as dense as our own. Such
observations will doubtless be made
simultaneously by many of the leading
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to the meridian, though hardly more than
one-half Of this very long constellation
has yet appeared above the ground. IT
will not entirely enter the evening sky
until next May.
The brightest star Of this constellation.
at C, is of an orange color. and has been
suspected of variability. At the point +,
is a beautiful planetary nebula, sixty sec
onds in diameter. of a blush color. and
in which numerous faint stars are seen
intermingled in the nebulous matter. The
star at D may be seen as beautiful
double, even in a very small glass. the
components being thirty seconds apart
and present a fine contrast Of color, while
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lite In its eastward journey among the
stars moving along the path AC with a
velocity of little more than thirty-six
miles minute.
The moons center will reach the point
and the eclipse will begin at 8 hours
41.S minutes pm, eastern standard time:
it will reach the point B, and the moon
will be most deeply immersed in the
shadow at II hours 1873 minutes. and
it will finally reach the point c and the
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eclipse terminate at hours 40 minutes
am. March IL.
interesting sights, but they furnish the
occasion for several different kinds of
astronomical observations. For example,
study of the faint light which renders
the darkened surface of the moon visible
leads US to a knowledge of the colstitu-
IN Of the air surrounding the earth.
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The earth in its journey around the
sun is always attended by g great cone
shaped shadow, whose base rests upon
our world, and whose apex is directly
opposite the sun, and $4,000 miles away
from the earth. The shaded circle of
Figure 2 represents a cross section of
this shadow where the moon passes
through 1t; the three smaller circles
represent the positions of the moon at
different times, the center of our satalp
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observatories during the present eclipse
the present month to be observed 1t
passes from the evening to the morning
sky March 10. but will not attain its
greatest distance west of the sun and so
become visible in the early morning until
April Z.
Venus, which entered the evening sky
February II, remains very near the sun
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Cancer, though a most interesting group
Of stars, is the faintest constellation of
the Zodiac, and yet in spite of its faint
ness there are but few sky figures which
have attracted more attention, or about
which more legends and beliefs have
gathered. To the Chaldeans it was the
Gate of Men, through which mems souls
descended from heaven at their birth:
the astrologers called 1t the Dark Sign,
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high and low caste in Indian tribes is as
clearly defined as that which separated
patrician from plebeian in the days when
Rome was in the fullness of her glory.
Acknowledgement that in ones veins
flows the blood of the Cherokee. Sioux
or Choctaw tribes is claim to true
American nobility. Not every American
can boast of it. The Chicasaw, Seminole
and Creek. included in the list of aristo-
cratic civilized tribes, are also considered
to be the cream of Indian society.
The wife of Representative James S.
Davenport of Vinitia, Okla, according
to this classification, may be ranked as
one of our truly aristocratic citizens. Her
blood is one-eighth Shawnee. She is a
direct descendant of Tecumseh, the
famous old chief of that tribe.
+
IT am a Shawnee by blood said Mrs.
Davenport, and a Cherokee by adoption
The Shawnee tribe sold their lands IN
Kansas and purchased tribal rights in the
Cherokee tribe. Formerly these Shaw
nees lived In the region of the great lakes,
and II was there that my great-great-
grandfather met and married the daugh-
ter Of Tecumseh. She was a full blood.
Of course, and he was a Scotchman.
remember hearing stories of how he took
her back to Scotland with him wearing
her leather suit. leggins and moccasins.
His name was Ironsde, which was also
my maiden name.
HE told my father story about Te-
cumseh that I always remember. During
the Indian wars old Tecuulseh was hur-
rying his daughter and her husband-my
MISREPRESENTATION and grandmother
away from the region Of fighting in a
canoe. He realized all of a sudden that
they could be seen more distinctly in the
middle of the river than anywhere else.
SO he made them abandon their canoe
and make away through the woods. He
left them after he had said goodbye.
mediately afterward he was killed. Te-
cumseh himself was a peaceful old chief.
II was during one of his trips away that
his brother. Prophet. stirred up all OF the
trouble that resulted in the Indian wars,
my father. the great-grandson of Te-
cumseh's daughter, keeps up his interest
in the different tribes Of our state. He
has often come to Washington in their
interest. One might say he was lobby
list for them.
when I was little thing" Mrs.
Davenport continued, The used to take
me out with him on his trips to the va
rious reservations. l remember that
often. while he was busy talking with
robe, wrap 1t around rpe and dance or
play with the little ful-blood Indian
children They would paint my face and
deck me up with feathers.
~
This is the extent of my experience
living Indian 1 have often camped in
a perfectly civilized manner. usually
within stones throw of a modern hotel.
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throughout the month. March 1 1t sets
only eighteen minutes after sunset. out
this interval is increased to forty-nine
minutes by the end of the month. The
planet is thus drawing steadily away
from the suns rays. but as 1t is still on
the opposite Of its orbit from US us
distance away is very great and its APP
parent motion is slow.
* i;
Mars is high in the south, little 10 ,he
west of the meridian. and in exceiieiit
nosition for observation. Its eastward
motion Is now becoming much accereld5
ated; March i the planet will be f ssnsa
at T. Figure l., but March I III I pans
the star L, and by the end Of the InonSh
will have almost reached the s'oi
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sy JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.

~ IA IL W Nv -
proud of their In
dian ancestry con-
tribute, now, an in
teresting coterie of
the National Capt.
tails official set.
Aristocracy exists
among our Indians
and has existed
since the days when
they roamed the
wilds in feathers.
The line between