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The Tale.

In the summer of 1879 Charles
Walmsby, hardy spirit of the north
west and ~variously spoken OF as being
an admirable man and one OF morose
and domineering nature, started from
a Canadian trappers' outpost to a
similar station on the American side.
on the way he fell in with the stall
wart young hunter, Spo Pee, which
name signifies in Indian, the turtle.
With him was the lad. Good Rider.
When the three had reached Cut
Bank, a stream which winds from the
park into the plain and which has
now been set by the government to
irrigating the lands of the latter, the
white man was killed by Spo Pee. h
Indian say that the heart of the white
man was shown to be bad, that he was
beaten by him with a shovel the
Wounds of which he exhibited, that
he killed him hat the hunting ground
might be rid of his evil spirit. h
boy, Good Rider, was not a witness Of
the killing but the prosecution held
that It's object was robbery.
The trial Of Spo Pee took place but
three years after the Custer Massacre
and at that time little consideration
was shown the indian in Montana
courts. He was condemned to die,
But the President of the United States
interviewed and his sentence was COM
muted to life Imprisonment in the De-
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Der Of the family who belonged to
the Church of Rome or who contract
ed an alliance with a membe of hat
sect. While Queen Marie was born
In England and partly brought up
there as a Protestant, to which faith
she still clings, she was almost wholly
under Muscovite influence, for her
mother was the Grand Duchess Ma
RE, daughter Of Alexander ii. Of Rus
STA. AS the result of this training
Queen Marie is more Russian than
English. She bears a strong dislike
to the Kaiser. who during the life of
her father was continually meddlins
In the affairs of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha. She married the king just
after his affair" with Helen Vacar-
escu, a maid of honor TO Carmen Syl-
via Queen Elizabeth)-an affair
which sent the latter to a sanitarium
for several years and exiled the fair
maid Of honor from Roumania. caus-
ing King Carol no little sorrow over
the scandal.
However, the beautiful young Prin-
cess Marie soon caused Ferdinand to
forget all about his former love and
things have one on smoothly for the
twenty-five ear of their married
life. When Queen Elizabeth came
hack to Court she found Princess Ma
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A Brief Sketch of the Little Monarchy RuledBy A
German King and An English Queen = Remark
able Fighting Qualities Inherited From Their
Ancestors, the Dacians ofthe RomanEmpire.

Charles Of Observation-Disclosures
who accepted the appointment with
delight. The Roumanians possess the
same lighting qualities for which their
ancestors were famous, and their vic
tory at Plevna on September 18th,
1877, is enc Of the most remarkable
on record. for there mighty Russia was
outClassed by This little Black Sea
pr~inCipality. Russia had asked per-
mission to send her troops through
Roumania to the Turkish border and
Prince Charles a consented because
he did not want to precipitate trouble
at that time. AS the Russians marched
they noted the splendid physique and
bearing of the Roumanian soldiers,
for Prince Charles thought 1t we'll to
show off his warriors. A few weeks
later came hat historical call for help
from Russia-the call hat made Rou-
mania n kingdom-"Hurry over the
Danube to our aid and you can make
your own conditions as to reward!
Come quickly, that the reward may
be greater. We are the center Of a
circle Of Turks. Hurry" Prince
Charles started with t~hirty-fve thou
sand Roumanians and saved the day
for the Russians. When the dawn
broke after that famous battle the
thousands of men representing three
nations saw the standard of Roumania
proudly floating in the breeze of bat
tie. Hundreds of Roumanians had
gone to their death, but they had won
for their country Il place In history.
plevna had made Roumania a king
dom, and at the close OF the war
Prince Charles was proclaimed king
under the title of King Carol I.
King Carol /.
The coronation Of the new king took
place in 1891. The queen who, before
her marriage, was Princess Elizabeth
Won Weld, Is known throughout the
world as Carmen SYLVIA name
which she used in her literary work
Although somewhat eccentric in her
tastes. she is popular with the people,
especially on account Of her charity
work among the helpless blind.
The succession to the throne in the
event OF the king being childless
(Which proved TO be the case) was
fixed upon his older brother. Prince
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troit House Of Correction.
Torn From His Family.

Stoically the warrior bade farewell
to his young wife. Rainbow Light, and
the three-year-old baby girl she had
borne him. Stoically he departed with
his captors ready for m fate that
might await him and knowing not
what to expect. Stoically he rode by
stage coach to the Missouri, by steam
er down that stream to st. Louis. n
by the Iron horse he had never seen
before, from st. Louis to Detroit.
There he was hrust into prison where
none knew aught of his language or
the life from which he had come. AS
an indian warrior he settled unmur
muringly into the routine of his i'm
prisonment.
The dazed Indian spoke no word for
a year. with his hands in his lap he
sat silent and waited for the stroke to
fall. About him were many white
men, but none who uttered a word
that he knew. Eventually he aroused
himself from his lethargy. He had
waited for death and 1t had not come.
He would ask for his wife and his
baby. He knew that Indians speak
many tongues but that all understand
the sign language. 1t Is universal,
He broke his long inactivity by indus
triously making signs with his hands
to hose who surrounded him. These
were strange gesticulationS which no
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money by telling fortunes, etc.
Paris of the Balkans"

tAS
Bucharest. the capital, is the real
city not only of Roumania but of the
Balkan States and has long been
known as the Paris of the Balkans. -
Among the natives 1t Is known as the
city Of Pleasure" a name equally
suitable and one which the native
word "Bucuresci" literally implies.
The principal street of the city-the|
Calea Victorien, is an avenue Of pala-
tial buildings, the postofnce being con-
sidered n Of the finest (architect-
urally %speaking) in the world. 1t Isl
built of white marble and Is finer than
the town palace, which is a compara1
lively modest structure built so mean
the street that one may look INTO thd
royal apartments. There are several
fine hotels in the city at which Paris
prices are charged. Cafes and gamb1
ling establishments abound, for Buch1
Arrest is regarded as one Of the i'm
moral cities and gambling and
all other vices flourish in thd
open, yet with all his 1t Is one OF
the safest places in the world for d
woman travelling alone. A lady maJ
walk on the streets alone at night Oh
go to a place Of amusement minus ad
escort without the least fear Of insult|
The Roumanians are the most polit{
people In the world. and a strange
who travels there meets courtesy al
every turn. The native women ary
pretty, for as a noted writer has a
"she combines the beauty Of the Hum
g~arian. the grace of the Austrian AMI
the wit Of The French"
The upper classes, especially II
Bucharest, live in a perpetual roun
of gayety which leaves them little timI
for serious thought. Trashy FrencI
novels fnd favor In the Fashionable
book shops, the excellent public II
braries being patronized almost eY
clusively by the middle class. TIL
peasant women wear gay costumeI
frequently covering their heads witt
wells of gauze b~espangled with silve|
while the men wear white baggy trou4
ers often trimmed with lace and tigH
shirts with flowing sleeves
Military service is compulsory an
universal. In time Of peace the arm
numbers about n~inety-fve thousan
The total war strength Is said to
at least a half a million, with at lea
one hundred and fifty thousand add
tional, If necessary, but at present u
organized for duty "A mighty arm
from a country Of 52.760 square mil
and a population OF less than Gig
million souls.
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-Aouaaz|
NJTTC

RE a happy mother, and the two (al-
though totally unlike in disposition)
became fast friends. The royal couple
have five children-Crown Prince
Carol, to whom the people are devo-
ted; Princess Elizabeth, who rivals
her mother in beauty; Princess Marie,
Prince Nicholas and Princess Ileana.
The Queen Is fond of society and
there Is a constant succession of royal
and imperial visitors at the palace.
The Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia,
who is the Queens sister, Prince and
Princess Nicholas of Greece. her cous-
ms, and the Infanta Beatrice Of Spain.
another sister, are usually among the
guests. Mrs. Spender Clay and her
brother, Waldorf Aston, have also
been frequent visitors at the C~otzoceni
Palace. The Queen is the idol Of the
army and Is a colonel Of the Rou-
manian Hussars. Her firtations have
long been a subject of gossip for the
people Of Bucharest, but as they have
always been harmless little attention
has been paid to them by the King,
who fairly worships his charming
wife.
On one occasion the Queen suddenly
left Bucharest and went to Turnu
Marguerite, whore an epidemic of
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Leopold. but he renowned the honor
in favor Of his son Prince Wilhelm,
the father-in-law OF King Manuel of
Portugal. Prince Wilhelm also de-
clined to rule Roumania and gay UP
his claim to his brother, Prince Fer
dinand, who in October Of last year
came to the throne.
King Ferdinand.
King Ferdinand was born in 1865,
and like all the Hohenzollern princes.
received a careful education in &C
cordance with the principles Of his
grandfather. Prince Charles Anthony.
who said, 1T is not enough to be born
a prince, We must also endeavor to
show hat we deserve the title"
In January Of 1898 Ferdinand mar
ried the Princess Marie. daughter OF
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. who is known
as the fairest granddaughter Of
Queen Victoria. She was but seven
teen years Of & when she married
Ferdinand and was the first princess of
the royal family Of England to sacri-
fee her place in the line Of succession
to the throne of the British Empire
by marrying a Catholic, the Parlia-
mant Of Westminster having passed q
law more than two hundred years
ago barring from succession any mem
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cholera was raging, and spent sew
eral weeks nursing the people who had
been stricken with this terrible NAL
ady. That part of her character was
a revelation to those who looked upon
her as merely a pretty woman who's
life was given over &c pleasure, and
when she fell i'll as the result of over
work and exposure the sympathy of
the world went out to Roumania's
Queen.
Agricultural People.
The Roumanians are ar agricultural
people, and owing to the richness of
the soil they have been able to raise
large crops without artificial processes
and by the aid of the most primitive
agricultural Implements. The man
agement of the Crown domains, which
consist of twelve estates, Is an excel
lent example for the peasants who
frequently visit these estates for the
purpose Of studying model farming.
Agricultural schools. too, were estab-
lished by King Carol. Sugar. beets.
grapes and tobacco are raised with
success. The latter is cultivated un-
bCI AK Va Nbo SloNI
alone.
The country abounds in mineral
springs, and in the Argos district
traces of old Roman baths are to be
found dating back to 13S A. D., thus
showing that the Roman had utilized
the sulphur and Iodine waters. AT
Sinaia, where the royal family has a
summer home, mineral springs abound
and within the last few years beautiful
villas have sprung up n the plac.
has taken on the style Of a modern
health resort.
Roumania believes In education,
and one is surprised to find the coun-
try dotted with fine school buildings
Many Of the wealthy families send
their children abroad to finish off,
which accounts for SO many of the
residents OF the cities of Roumania
speaking perfect English. Indeed, the
made by the little country in
education Is remarkable. for until the
suzerainty Of Turkey was lifted the
people had few advantages along this
line.
AS to the country, It Is beautiful In
many places but near the northern
border II becomes less attractive with
Its dirty drab houses and wind-swept
plains. The country around Jassy is
particularly picturesque, being sur
rounded by vineyards and fields which
In the spring are as green as an en-
erald. Many gypsies are to be found
in this section-people who wander
about leading a lazy life. gatherine
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Found.

1t was a year ago that a party OF
Sioux Indians came to Washington to
visit the Great White Father. They
wandered about the city viewing the
strange accomplishments of an age of
invention and a people Of mechanical
ingenuity. They rode on a street car
to Its end, where a great gate stood
invitingly open and park-like vistas
beckoned. The Indians entered and
wandered about.
A party of patients, for this was
the Government Asylum for the In
sane. was being taken out for an air
Ing. The Sioux watched them u
riously until one came past them
whom they recognized as an Indian.
They addressed him In the Sioux
language and he made no reply. They
had to the universal language
of their people. that of signs made
with the fingers. They made the sign
of the Sioux. A flicker Of remem-
brance passed over the features Of
the Indian Of the Institution and he
automatically responded with the sign
of the Blackfoot. He passed on with
his fellows.
Uncommunicative, these Indians
said nothing to the authorities about
the man they had seen. Many months
had passed when one OF them en-
countered a party of the Blackfoot
tribe, likewise in Washington for a
visit. He TODD his fellow red men that
there was a member of that band in
the great institution for the insane.
The story of Spo Pee was a legend
In the Blackfoot tribe. He was a
warrior, brave and strong. who had
gone away with the white men and
been lost. His fate a regarded as
a closed book. Yet the chlef knew
Of no other man OF their tribe who
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AM rdea lUnprecedented
In the History of the
Nation One Which De-
fies the l~maginings of
the Eaters ofthe Lotus.
by WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY.

~HIS Is the tragic tale of Spo Pee.
the Indian, a sane man who has
sat stoically for thlrty-two years
in the midst of the gibbering
inmates Of st. ~Elizabeth's, Uncle Sans
institution for the mentally de-
throned.
He, a warrior against the Sioux and
IA hunter Of the buffalo, an a~borigine
untouched by the white mans civili-
cation. was seized on his native Mon
tana plains, tried by a court the de-
liberations of which he could not I'M
derstand, a~djudged according to stand
ards he had known no opportunity
to learn, condemned to die. Because
he sat in stole silence and because
ne later made strange signs with his
hands, his uncomprehending captors
adjudged him insane, saved his life
but thrust him into a more cruel fate
by incarcerating him for the spar of a
generation non mad men who rave
n m who tear their hair.
BY a strange coincidence, the men
of his reservation to whom he had
been lost for all this time, have found
case before a sympathetic Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs who investi-
gated 1t, n a pardon has been Sc
cured.
Today Spo Pee sits in the lodge of
the baby girl he left on the reserva-
ton thirty-fve years ago, among the
Blackfoot Indians with whom he hunt
ed as a youth. in the shadow of the
titanic mountains of Glacier National
Park. whore Montana breaks into
[ CanadA.
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mar understood. There WAS the year
long b%rooding which the wise ones
diagnosed as acute m~elancholia. then
the strange gestures. The man was
crazy.
Spo Pee was sent to the Government
Hospital for the Insane at Washing
ton. d. c. His going was not reported
to his friends on the reservation. They
lost track Of him. To them he had
gone ava toward the rising sun with
the white man and had never re-
turned. They believed him dead. No
other creature In the world was In
terested in his fate.
With Maniacs.
At Washington the Indian took his
place among 5000 other men and
women who are wards Of the federal
government. He was filed away
among others who were considered
permanent inmates. crazy people for
whom the government must care UNI
til death came.
1t is difficult to appreciate the i'm
preston that all of this must have
had upo the young warrior from the
buffalo ranges, With no conception
Of the nature of the race with which
he was thrown. with no understand
ing to tell him that these were not as
other white men. surrounded con-
stantly by wild, raving creatures who
must have impressed him as being OF
another world, with no capacity to
understand a word hat was spoken
to him, the free rowing Indian could
have been expected to imagine HIM
self bewitched. to have been thrown
In evil ways, to have lost his reason.
Yet for thirty-two years he lived III
these surroundings, sat stolidly await
Ing whatever might come. and re-
manned sane.
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more than paid the penalty Of
crimes. He showed that the Ind(
was still sane despite all that he II
passed through and had probably
ways been sane. He argued that |
holding of a sane man in a madhou
lost to the world for a third Of
century. was a national crime and 4
hat deserved the making OF amen
He recommended the pardon Of
Indian and the President acted favi
ably upon the recommendation.
The Home Coming.
The homecoming of Spo Pee wal
great occasion at the Blackfoot red
walton at Browning, Montana, in
shadow of the snow-topped mo-
tains Of Glacier Park. When
plains were reached the old Ind
began to take on a new life. His
were glued to the window pane
he watched increasingly for the (
of the scenes of his youth that
could recognize. Since his time tn
has grown up on the Cut Banl
town bearing that lame. Beyond
town Is the first view Of the str(
that carves itself a deep trot
through the plain. When the 81
OF II burst into the view of the
turning Indian he exclaimed:
Look, The Cut Bank. The b
OF the white man whose heart
bad lies there"
When the train reached Brown
there were 500 Indians from the
ervation in waiting. When the
turning warrior stepped off
surged down upon him in a wav(
cordial reception. For IA momenf
drew back IN apprehension, but
grasped the idea that these were
W people. They gathered about
in vast handshakings and much q
onstrative rubbing of his back La
Time-Sleep, n of the primo
chiefs, owns end operates a hands
seven-passenger automobile and
Pee rode to the reservation in
With him rode Mrs. Takes Gun,
was the three-year-old baby in
arms of Rainbow Light, the wifi
Spo Pee when ne was taken az
Mrs. Takes Gun Is now a woma}
thirty-eight and lives with her
band in a lodge some miles bac
tho woods. The grandchildren OF
PEG play at hunting as did the
drse Of the long ago. There the
In<len is to find himself a home
~ up the life that was suspe1
6D1rty-fve years ago.