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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

sioner Wells Of the Indian depart
ment, together with certain members
of the Crow tribe, who are more or
less under the control of the depart
ment. The bill providing for the
opening of the reservation was intro
ducel by Senator Meyers, and will
come up for consideration early in
December. At the instance of the
commission, Secretary Fowler spent
seem time on the reservation last
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
NOTE IN BOTTLE TELLS
OF BOAT PERIL AT SEA

San FrNncisco.-A bottle contain-
ing the following message was picked
up on the beach recently:
"Sept. 10, 1914. AT sea in an open
boat, without food or water. Have
been adrift eight lays. Two dead.
Not expecting to live much longer.
We last saw the Farallone islands
Sept. l. My strength is fast leaving
me,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

W. B. George and Roy J. Covert an6
G. W Fowler Of Billings; H. E
Wolfe, j. 7 Spencer and G. j. Bald.
win of Bridger; L. G. Ulm, John Blew.
cit and C. G. Crossen of Fromberg
c. G. Quinn, A. L. Mitchell and C. r
Gillet of Hardin; George S. Warren
J. G. Lyndes and herbert Flatt of
Hysham; r. R. Hope and D. H. Bis
hop of Big Horn, James w. Mackin-
zie of Sapry Greek, and j. B. Ken
drick, w H. Wallace and H. G. Ben
ham of Sheridan, Wyoming. Roy
Culvert of Billings is chairman of the
commission, A. L. Mitchell of Hardin,
vice chairman, while c. w. Fowler,
secretary of the Billings chamber of
commerce, is secretary.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

lions in profits from the livestock in
dustry, which the present leasing sys-
tenn fosters. It is difficult to see
how any system which might have
been followed in the past or which
may be followed in the future could
be more unfortunate or more unsatis-
factory than the system now being
carried out under the direction of the
Indian office, and a continuance of
which Commissioner Sells and his
associates insist upon with great de-
termination
Grow Indians Would Not
Inspire Poetic Flights.
"All the glamor and picturesque
beauty of the once proud red man ,
have vanished. The Grow upon his
reservation, clad in the cheapest and
shoddiest of the white man s clothes;
emaciated from the effects of ira
choma, begging offal for food, is not
character to inspire artists or poets
or lovers Of the picturesque.
There is no longer the game left to
hunt, nor spirit left in the Crows to
hunt it if there were. They are dis
heartened, discouraged, suspicious
people,"
The report declares that the closed
reservation conspires against the very
ends that the department is trying to
promote
"Those who oppose the opening of
Indian reservations are prone to pre-
sent the picture of the homeless In
dian, hopeless, wandering IAN object
of pity" Mr.. Fowler continues, "but
the Crows with their reservation
opened under proper supervision, will
never be homeless and to the minds
of those most familiar with their pres
emit co, ditions, they will be a much
less pitiable people than they are to-
day"
Plan Would Make Indians
Independent Financially.
Mr.. Fowler estimates that with the
rental CT the lands already allotted
to the Indians, each Indian family
would receive after the opening of
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19

m. o.S"AJ, .hCoA sAo"o>
officials Of the Indian office, priests
ministers and white citizens on tn,
reservation, and presented an exhaus
tive report in furtherance of the com
mission's purpose. Mr.. Fowler's re
port is an interesting and paintakine
review of reservation conditions anl
possibilities and was read before the
committee ON Indian affairs Of the
senate recently by Senator Walsh ir
his presentation Of the case of those
who would open the reservation. Il
was also made the bias of the bill
providing for the reese walton opening
compliment that attests to its
thoroughness and reliability.
"The Crow reservation is at pres
ent the home Of 1899 Grow Indians
the dilapidated remainder of once
flourishing tribe" says Mr.. Fowler
in his introduction to the report. cit
comprises 2,31S,2SS acres and some
thing ike a million and half acres
are the finest farming lands in Mon
tana. A million or so acres are un-
exce!led grazing lands-well watered
and we'll covered with the finest for
age. This great reservation is at
present being utilized in productive
way by 259 Indian farmers, who are
cultivating small tracts of it in a
desultory and haphazard fashion; a
few white citizens who have pur-
chased inherited lands, and by five
or six wealthy stockmen, whose cat
tie range is the entire reservation,
interfering more or less with the
farming that is being done by the In
dams"
Waste Of Money
Spent on the Indians.
The report sets forth that up to
June 30, 1914, $1,277,9s1.94 had been
spent in the construction and main
tenance Of an elaborate irrigation
system, covering 72,732 acres, but
that the total value Of crops produced
under the system by both Indian and
white land owners, as estimated by
the government reports, was only
$43,15l in 1914, whereas it cost $685.
029.06 to maintain and provide re-
pairs for the system in the same year.
It is declared that the Indians
farming under the irrigation system
have never in any year produced
enough crops to equal in total valua-
ton, to say nothing Of profits, enough
money to maintain the bitches.
The members of the tribe, despite
the 1917 OO4 which the government
reports show to be held to it's credit,
according to Mr.. Fowler, "are living
in abject poverty, begging the offal
of the slaughter houses from the set
Elements surrounding the reservation
and suffering from every manner Of
disease" 1t is said that the tribe,
which numbered (according to gov
eminent reports) $3.50 in 1856 has
dwindled to 1899, e. decrease of IS
per cent in 30 years, and is facing
the possibility of extinction in but
few decades, under the present res
ervation system.
cit is difficult to imagine more
and pitiable people,"
continues the report, ethan are the
Grow Indians on their beautiful res
ervation-il] clad, improperly housed
and starving; while a half dozen
wealthy stockmen are piling up mil
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
Rich Cattle Barons
Oppose Reservation Opening.

Opposed to the opening is the In
dian Rights Association, an organiza-
ton Of eastern sentimentalists, GER
tain cattle barons who are waxing
rich because of leases, and Commits
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
IAN Of Southeastern Montana Interested
IN Opening of Cro1v Indian Reservation

Would
Of
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-19
Plan Would Make Indians
Independent Financially.

Mr.. Fowler estimates that with the
rental CT the lands already allotted
to the Indians, each Indian family
would receive after the opening of
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
Habit Of BEING Hsppv.

Keeping oneself reasonably happy Is
duty that ought not to be shlrked.
Science Is telling us these days that 10
get out OF the habIf OF enjoyment Is To
get depressed In vitality and vIgor. 10
weaken In efficiency. and grow Old be-
fore ones time. There Is nothing like
laughter-not empty-headed laughter
but the Intelligent. wholesome. kindly
hearted kind-to keep people young
and fresh and NJ for business and the
obligation OF living. or course, this is
prescription not ensy TO live up TO
always. but there Is no reasonable ex-
cuse for not trying TO do 1t. Sometimes
II Is Just about ms easy to be happy
AS to be miserable II one makes up his
mind to II. aud there Is no doubt AT
all as to which phys the best.-on.
ward.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
First American Nswspansr.

Tho first newspaper published in
me Northwestern territory was the
sentinel, published at Cincinnati. No
yember o. 1888. A local historian saws /.
wheelbnrrow would have moved
all the types, cases and stands which
the pioneer establishment contained ("
Inc paper had Its home In little gar.
RET on Front street. near the river. Sew.
ernl years ago the Historical society
al Cincinnati paid S14S ut an auctlon
sale Tor copy OF II. The first news
paper published In Indiana territory
was the Western sun ut vIncennes
the FIRST Issue appearing on the Fourth
OF July, 1904. In 1907 the Sun print.
ed bound volume OF the Laws Of
indiana Territory" the paper ON which
the book was printed being brought by
pack horse from Georgetown. Ky. In
1924 the postmaster general reported
that there were sos newspapers pub.
nshed In the United States and OF
these Ohio had As aud Indiana 10.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
NuA. MA4 ~s4Q
lelemeter, Eye Of the Gun"
Is a Wonderful Instrument

The telemeter. used by all artiller-
lists In some shape or other. is also
known as the eye of the gun. 1t is
really q tube with two telescopic
lenses. one on each end. The "obiec-
ives OF the two lenses are placed in
side the instrument and towards the
end OF the tube. Prisms with five faces
act as refiectors, so that the person
looking In has mechanically spread his
eyes to the two ends of the tube. with
tremendous range Of vision.
or course, the ends are SO arranged
mat they may be directed at a single
object ut the same time, thus making
IL possible for the observer to see what
would otherwise be beyond the power
OF the human eye and to know. by the
angle at which 1t is Viewed the dis
lance away.
IL requires little practice to use
this wonderful instrument but in n
Few days the operator nscertains how
easily he can determine the precise dis
lance he Is from the object he is look
ing at and by quick calculation he d.
reefs the pointing of the gun so that II
cannot fail to strike at the desired
spot.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
SOME D0N'TS FOR
THE POULTRY RAISER
Don't overcrowd your chicks.

DON'T overcrowd your chicks
Don't fail to remember that fresh
ar and plenty Of 1t is vitality neces.
sary to all animal and bird life. chick.
ems included.
Don't fall to supply your fowls with
dry quarters.
Don't fail to keep the chicks and
layers active. clean and happy.
Don't use inferior, musry or waste-
product foods for your poultry.
Don't expect record egg Yields from,
old hens. 'e'u' iroin
DON'T fail to keep your poultry and
al, equipment In sanitary condition
Dont get lax when things are going
Don't expect profitable w,nter aro
yleius unless you enforce exercise and
supply animal and green food in nro-
per form and quantities.
Don expect to continue In the nou,-
Try business without being able to
natcn and rear your chicks.
Dont expect livable chicks witbor,
vigorous breeding STOCK u'
Don't forget to Gull. XIII averv
,",g In sight. Take no chances in
this matter. III
Don't use or rely on poor tools with
which to work. WIS WIN
Dont fail to follow instructions in
running your own incubator.
Don.t put eggs into the incubator
when 1t is first started "'o'
o, Don't expect strong chicks from Door
tor roughly. 'n'u'a-
ready. Dioouer
DON'T pamper the chicks.
t,n non a iced too much. Little at a
'iine and often is better rule
Doh lali 10 provide sun and sbodo
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
First American Novelist.

The first American novelist 70 ,..,
UP literature as a profession ond aA :
1 means OF livelihood-the pIopeer" nu = !
onarles Brookden Brown. who d,od % ,os
years ago. Mt the age OF tbirtv'n, 10
naown was native of Philadelnh,s
anu MS ancestors were Ouakers III y
came over with William penn " 1
studied law. but abandoned tha. ne
session for literature. "Wieland - pro ,,
nrst novel, was published in 17oe IN. us
was was followed &c the next year bv a %na
mond. Both novels were success, U,
unu, although they now seem rs stui'
e e' they stood as the best Amar,a" el
nction up to Cooper. iean
Edgar Huntley: The Adventur...
Sleepwalker." was his NJ. ures OF
and 1t was followed by .C,ar. novel
ard" "Jane Talbot. ana othaa now
Brown died of consumption e ~ ,aies.
tnough his literary career coyeraa u al
10 years. he produced "a vo,n oniy
brown IS Justly to be regarded ne 80
father Of American fiction as ;. as me
tne frst to take up novel writing s . was
ousiy and not as a mere dIyersIon 'eri-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28

Observation-Disclosures fetich was
standing Joke In the vicinity.
Is what that mischiefmaker saw,
fruer propounded Jacob. the farm
utility man OF the Greys for quarter
OF century-odd. erratlc and A prlme
friend OF Rupert.
is what truey" queried Rupert
vaguely stirred up at the latest dis.
cosery OF the individualism OF Miss
Vane.
About red.headed girlf II IL IA.
don't you fret about II. IN nx n for
you. I'll save you from being-being
oh. yes. embarrassed, that's the
word"
What do you meanY" demanded Ru.
pert. but the old man drifted away
chucklins aud waving his hand reas-
suringly. and replying In a confident
tone:
TN have It ready at eight. IN nx
everything for you"
rupert did not pay much attention
10 old Jacob. who was always saving
and doing strange things. He resolved
TO 20 through the ordeal. Il was too
late TO borrow another horse. too ex-
pensire TO hire one at the livery. De
sides. In the dusk and In the later dark
who would notice the color of Mas
Vane's hairf sim. Rupert was sensi.
tive. and n Miss Vane was the sama
she might feel annoyed at the close
conjunction OF white horse.
Old Jncnh was NJ the hl.-ht-
"hen Rupert left the house to start
on bis experience OF the night. Rupert
gave great stare. a start. a gasp.
where's Fleecy7" he asked sharplv
Why this is Fleecy, OF course" re-
sponded old Jacob readily. STAINED
dyed; wouldn't know him. Ell? Anv.
thing to oblige you. and fix things
right. and no harm done"
But" began the astounded Ru-
pert
You see, the folks were dveing
some old brown hollands. There was
tubful OF the stun left over. Thinks
l, VIII II do the work? II did. Went
on slick as grease. II may not Last or
wear. but for one evening defy anv.
one to see speck of white. or anv
stranger to guess that the horse has
been hocussed. hey?"
Rupert did not know whether be
had better laugh or storm. He looked
over Fleecy critically. Yes, in the
gathering dusk. the old animal would
pass muster. No one would particu-
lariy notice Fleecy. He would be
pnly . few moments in front OF the
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28

iine on the Bay OF Biscav WINS ho,.u
blown inland by the winds 90 ,,s e'"s
.an''c ocean. The most fertile nor
,,oh OF the country wns threatepsd
eventually someone hit upon n nIan
VI building great lateral dune along
'ne entire coast us means of chez.
.ns inc movement OF the sand. Anon,
~ years ago France set to WORT ~
s n,s great task. She only started the
"u,u'ns OF the dune. however. when
pleted IL. anu COM
iouay great forest 2,5OO.O 900 acras
"a extent fringes the coast line as ths
result OF this initial exper,man, ', =.
represents Frances greatest su,.,
mouse OF turpentIne and lumber r Ths
country lying inland from II is rIch ans
leriie' The sand menace had dIson-
pared and 1t cannot return.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
Babies Face Screen.

Italian colonies set fashions of tbe,,
own In taking care of babies A
wanderer In one of those populous dis.
triots saw bunch of small wire
screens resembling BASEBALL masks
dangling In store window.
What are those things forY was
the query.
screens to protect the babies.
.aoes at Italians Sunday outings"
said the shopkeeper. ION their eala
occasions every carriage load of cele-
orants pelts every other carriage Ioad
with candy pellets as big as a nigeon
egg and hard as a rock. n than ~.
the babies in the face they are likely
10 put an eye out. Such accident.
nave happened. Lately mothers bava
become more careful and thew tie
screen over the baby's face until the
candy has all been thrown away"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
Rurk Wa. Accommodations

sne was well dressed, and Annis
burk, the mayors private secretary.
put on his very best smile when the
woman entered Mayor Shanks Office
where is the honorable mayor of
our city?" inquired the woman.
l am very sorry" replied Burk
out the mayor is out of his office to.
DAY, on a private business matter"
POSSIBLY you can attend to the
little matter of business / wanted IN
see the mayor about"
I shall be glad to do so n can
replied Burk.
Well" continued the woman onen-
ing an elaborate hand bag. II have
mere very fine brand of toilet soon
/ is only ten cents cake, and / am
sure If the mayor were here he would
DO glad to buy it."
Durk bought it.-IndianapoIis News
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
STRENUOUS IN HIS W0oINe
Moon Lover Could Not Use the
."ethod Employed by William
the Conqucror.

A modern lover who resorted ia
brute force to win his lady would soon
find himself in the street. II not in the
police station. But fashions in pro.
posals have changed In 1000 years,
and when William the Conqueror set
out to make Matilda. daughter of the
count OF Flanders, the happiest of
maidens. he adopted measures that
we're forcible. to say the least.
The sutton Matilda had she did not
want, and the man she wished to WOO
her she could not get. The man she
did not want happened to be William
duke OF Normandy. and he decided to
go to Bruges and conquer Matilda.
There were no national roads
through France in those days. and
William doubtless had a hard trip.
Perhaps Matilda noticed the mud on
his clothes when she came out of
church and found him waiting for her.
AT any rate, William descended from
his horse and, taking Matilda firmly by
the back OF the neck, rolled her over
and over In the mire OF Bruges. plant
Ing well directed blows upon her royal
lace and body with his other hand
Life was elemental thousand years
ago.
This strenuous love-making some
now appealed to Matilda. Perhaps 1t
was what she would have liked to do
to Brihtric. the gentleman she could
not get. who was only the English am.
bassador at her fathers court. and not
At all proper person to be snubbine
, princess. So Matilda sent word to
ler father that, sick In health and
1oiorous In body" she had firmly re-
'olved to marry no man but Duke
Later. after William had conquered
England, he offered his queen the es.
ates OF any English nobleman she
night name. Matilda did not have to
mink twice. She not OILY chose Birth.
TICS estates, but she put him in pris.
n and kept him there all the rest OF
is life.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
Wise and Otherwise.

Even experience is unable TO teoch
fool anything. " 'eacn
EVERY woman is judge and ,urv
unto her own husband. '
All things come to those. who ston
whiting and go after them. 'p
Nothiag worries some wives ,,ta =.
senee OF worry in their husbands
lux less and think more. This 10
soou ADVICE to give but hard m tota
II you never told lie do NOT r,sL
spelling your reputation by sav,no ', :"
NO wonder yacht jumps up ond
u ., when 1t is forced to get on nn
other tack. ee' vi I'M
-, DOCKS are mans best friends: whom
snes pore MIN he can shut them nm
without giving ofrense. ny
IN contemplating what he has don.
.or others the average man Is nrone
10 forget what the others have p done
for him. nave uone
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
LESSON URGED IN SPELLING
Twenty-One Common Words Ere.
quentIy MlsspeIIed-PIan Outlined
for Good Drilling.

Here are 81 common words fire.
quentiy misspelled Get someone to
uictate the following paragraph to
you' and see how many of them you
can spell correctly:
The privilege of separating ninety
miscellaneous calendars. arranged in
TWO parallel lines, was against the
principles of the superintendent, so
MS niece, not to disappoint the gov
eminent or cause it to lose business,
removed the principal calendars and
thus relieved her uncle of a strain
which had brought on a disease. Then
sne believed 1t had become truly nee
essary for her to receive her instruc-
ton In grammar. The American
Boy.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
Uncle Ell Explains.

why hain't dere no Guild baseball
champion?" repeated Uncle Ell. as tbe
question was put to him. 81 will fell
you, sab. We will say dat a GUILD
man is catchin' de ball."
Yes"
He knows dat ball am gwine to be
red-hot when 1t comes"
Yes"
Irvine to knock his black head
plumb of If he misses It,"
Yes"
He sees de twirler gittin' ready 4"
He does"
brer." oe'e
Yes"
He sees TO- undertakers watchin'
him." "'"'n
Yes"
He sees de coroner on hand"
Yes"
He sees his pore old mudder
"eepin' on a front bench"
Yes"
And 1t all am too much fur him
When dat ball comes boomin' down on
MIN he Jest squats down and faints
away, and de circumlocushun col
iides wild de avidity and renders his
conesion an unparalleled patrimonv"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
If the Boy in Blue Is Disabled
BY LAURA JEAN LIBBEy.

VIII you tell me what I should do fol
her happiness and mine"
There are few sadder cases of the
blasting Of loves young dream, but
from one end Of the world to the 9th
er there exists at the present moment
many thousands Of such cases which
disabled soldiers are trying to fight
out on their cots Of pain. Unfortun-
ately they do not understand the
hearts or nobility Of women under such
circumstances. With but few excep-
lions, when a young girl gives her
hehrt TO her lover II is not because Of
his manly beauty In face or form, his
ambition to forge ahead. 1t is his
winning personality. that wondrous,
inexplainable attraction and influence
which draws hearts Intended for each
other together. Sorrow and misfortune
make the object OF true woman's af-
fection doubly dear to her. A love
that veers when so tested Is not the
grand. true kind upon which man can
build the hopes and trust Of a life
time.
Before harboring the thought Of
parting, man should throw himself
upon the mercy and wishes of his
sweetheart, leaving It with her to de-
eide.
VI the thousands of MANNED soldiers
abroad who have put this question up |
10 their waiting sweethearts whom |
they left behind. am glad. nav.
proud, to say 1t has been vouched
FOR that not one OF the wounded heroes
mad cause to repent giving the strong,
enduring love of his heart to the ten
ier-hearted girl who In each instance
quickly wrote him that he need hive
40 fear her heart could ever change.
ma that she would stand by her hero
INTO death.
such letters are life elixIrs TO the
oys In blue facing the enemy's shot
nd shell to guard their countrv's /
onor. The dear loves at home nerve
ne soldier to do his best. What low
know that whatever woe betides
I'm there are wide-stretched arms n
aifing to clasp him. heart that is
ue as the stars Of heaven. The love f"
true woman cannot alter. '
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-09-28
FIGHT WAR AGAINST SAND
One Giant Dune Is Built In an Effort
TO Eliminate Smaller
Ones.

To make successful fight against
the ever-moving sand dunes OF the Co
iumbln river region and at other places
along the Pacific coast. the United
States must follow the plan adopted
by France many years ago. Ii must
build one great dune In an effort 10
eliminate many smaller ones. saws the
Popular Science Monthly. This IL the
verdict OF forest service experts who
have made worldwide study OF SIND
dunes and methods to combat them
In the lower Columbia river valley
both In Washington and Oregon. sand
dunes are destroying farms and or
chards and are changing country ~
great fertility into waste land. Bear.
Ing orchards have been completely on.
quilted by dunes and buildings bar.
been buried to the roof line.
A hundred years ago France u,.s
confronted with problem equally 90.
nous' More than 300 miles Of coas,