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inspiring sights of this character I
have ever seen is just a room full OF
young Indian boys and girls eager for
instruction along some particular line.
ITO be able for the time being to be-
come one of the people whom you are
teaching. and yet to hold strictly to
your own ideals. and at the psyche
logical moment to drive home the truth
that is the secret of effective mis-
sionary work"
Much OF the supervisors time during
the past year has been spent among the
Cherokee Indians. and she has much
to tell of interest in regard to their
life and surroundings She reports
that as yet their home conditions are
by no means all that can be desired.
They are subject to diseases of maluu-
triton. tuberculosis and pellagra, and
q dearth of live stock throughout the
Cherokee nation indicates the paucity
of the food supply.
knowing as we do the history of this
splendid people: how they REACHED such
heights of industry, civilization and
progress in every line in their native
environment In the east. we cannot be
persuaded that it is q condition of de-
pravity which makes the Cherokee
homes as they are today" said Mrs
Rhodes. Rather do we believe tina,
II is the memory of that forced winter
exodus of 1888 and 1899, with its at
tendant loss and hardship, that fingers
to embitter their lives now and &c
render them su1len, unresponsive and
lacking in ambition for better things
While deerying any influence which
will keep alive aninosity or bitterness
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where Teller which used to was Q
professional dancer in cabaret yet.
is now a major in the British army
and has got all kinds of medals also,
which I bet yer when his poor father
would meet him as he was going up
stairs with shoes of at , am. and would
give him one OF them what-is-goinr-
to-hecome of-you lectures. it oser oc-
CURED 10 either OF them that the right
answer was major IN fhe Briti,h
army"
Well" Morris said. III railroad or
sanizers. shipping clerks and profess
.stonal dancers could work their way
up 70 be big maehers In this war. Abe.
i makes you think that after all there
must be some reason why there IS such
2 Teller rs realestater'
Listen" Abe said. when II comes
20 making terms Of peace. Mawrus.. II
don't make no difference II Germany
T. licked 50 hard that she wouldn't fE-
ure in the transaction no more as =
bankrupt at meeting OF creditors.
there Is bound 70 be whole lot of dick
efinS ~ To which Of the allies gets
what, s'understand. and there is tbs
place where our rcalestaters IS going
to come in
II bet yer.'' Morris said revcrentiy.
Because" Abe continued. you taks
4 reaIestater which he hes got the pa
thence TO bring two feIlers together IN
swapping three lots in Brownsville sub
ject TO a frst mortgage OF two thou
sand dollars and cold water fat on
i24th street subject to a first mortgage
of ten thousand dollars. a second mort
gage of three thousand dollars. third
mortgage of one thousand dollars and
the taxes of 1926 to 1917, inclusive.
understand, for a farm in Orange
county. six shares of the Rhfno Extern
sion Gold and Silver Mining Company
OF the par value OF nifty dollars each.
and 1912 model roadster fully equipped
with two oil cans complete. understand
me. ana "neh II CofleS " eohsAin6
which OF Germany's African colonies
shouIdbe given to France in exchange
for her claims on the late German COL
ony of Chu Chin Chow and six sub
marines captured Jointly by English
and French warships with the assist
ance of American destroyers, under
stand me. why that is the time when a
New York realestater would be right
in his element
Tell me, Abe" Morris asked. "just
what kind Of work would you give in
this war to book canvassers and life
insurance agents."
There's just one place that I can
: think of to put them fellers." Abe said
after a moment of consideration. land
that's the front line trenches"
, Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Svndicste.l
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BY MONTAGUE GLASS.

HHONlHE railroads is right. Nav
russ" Abe Potash said
= few days after the Inter
state Commerce Commission made It's
recommendation with regard to the
like 1t if the Interstate Commerce Com
mission says we wouldn't charge our
customers no more as $3.50 for our
style 6144 when we can get as much
as s2s for it from some suckers?'
That's difference proposition en-
tireIy, Abe" Morris Perlmutter de-
elered eff our customers don't like
the way we treat them. Abe. they can
20 over to Ringer & Klein oder B.
Cans and find the same identical arti-
Gle which we carry. Abe: also all such
disconnected customers has got to do
is 10 quote our prices. and them muir
d.rers would only be 100 glad TO under
cut us from 10 to rs per cent. Aoer
New Haven and Hartford railroad and
something happens where such feller
must Colt soil huten got to go TO Ne+T
Rochelle. nebich. so he asks the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road what is the best price they could
make him net cash on ticket for New
Rochelle.
What happers9 It don't make no
difference IL they was to say 4S cents
or S243, the customer must got to pay
it. because even if he was to get so
sore as to be willing to pay the New
York Central and Hudson River rail-
road s. for the self same ticket, yum
derstand, he wouldn't even have that
much satisfaction. on account the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road is the only concern dealing in
tickets from the Grand Central Ter
minal to New Rochelle"
But suppose the Interstate Commerce
Commission says that the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company must not charge more as s.
cents for the ticket when il costs the
company 3ss cents to deliver the poor
Teller in New Rochelle?" Abe asked
"A railroad could easy get put out of
business that way. And what with
the war and everything. Mawruss. a
railroad company don't have too easy
a time of it nowadays"
Morris waved his hand impatiently.
Honestly. Abe" he said. "the way
you talk. you would think that rail
road company had lost its husband and
would be perfectly satisfied if 1t could
break even each week so as the family
could live on what the two older boys.
aged fourteen and sixteen. could bring
in from selling papers"
We'll. even if did think that way
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a I the big training camps the work
~ of converting into soldiers thou
sands of men from every trade
and profession. of every creed and ma
tionality. is a task the magnitude of
the officers who are engaged In it. It
is a task that at times has been heart
breaking by reason of the immense
difficulties which have been iuterposed,
and the fact that it Is being accom- :
plished efficiently and rapidly speaks
well for the caliber of the men gradu-
ated from the first series Of officers
training; camps.
There are other times, however, hen
incidents occur that are so amusing
that the strain Of oNerwork is relieved
and il is probably well that this is SO
or course, the officers must maintain
their dignity at the time Of the oc-
camp resoumdad with laughter for the
first week after the recruits began to
arrive. as each man repeated his ex-
periences during the day
A great many foreign born soldiers
are at Camp Meade and in most of the
other camps. Some of the patches
from local boards in certain sections of
Pennsylvania contained from 10 TO 81
per cent oil men VINO coNiu not speak
English. These are of splendid type
and are Americans lust as much as
the man whose ancestors have heen
American born for generations. They
resent being called anything but Amer
leans.
In one company Enelish-speakine
men were SO scarce that the only quail
fcation necessary to be appointed al
acting corporal was the ability TO speak
English. The outfit was dubbed the
Foreign Legion"
When one of Uncle Sans soldiers
dies or is killed his salary for sia
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Odd incidents Of Training
Uncle Sanl's Great ARMY

months continues to he paid to any
person whom he may have designated
as his beneficiary. One man. an Aus
trian by birth, insisted on naming a
beneficiary Who resides in Austria
Another, after he had named his bene-
iiciary, was asked what relation she
was to him. He replied. '.Presby-
terrain.
rookie born in Russia was being
questioned as to his education. The
officer plying the questions was having
hard time making himself under
stood. lie finally elected the informa-
ton that the man had not gone to
school al az since coming to America
lie then asked: How far did you go
10 school in Russia ?" The soldiers
face at last showed that a question
had been asked that he und .rstood.
About q mile and 4 half was the
answer
In one company where the percentage
Of nom English speaking men was Mn
usually high the commander, after an
hours fruitless effort to instruct his
men. came to the conclusion that the
only way he could progress was to have
those who could not understand fall out
and await an opportunity when he could
drjil them with the aid OF an inter
prefer. without thinking what a ride
ulous thing he was saying. he ordered
all men who could not understand him
10 fall out ard return TO the barrac elk :
The funny part of 1t was that without
an instant'a hesitation. a large number
fell out The captain came to the con
clusion that inability to understand
should be changed to disinclination. He
solved his problem by finding work for
the men who were Sinking that was
less pleasant than drilling. and after a
day or two the number of men in his
company who could not understand Eng
lish diminished considerably.
One mans education was SO limit ed
that he could not sign his name. A
lieutenant offered to teach him, but the
man said that he did not want to learn
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American Indians Loyal to the Stars and Stripes
EgNNEggEgE@@EgRG@Rg9RGE

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wiser found fuller response 70 the pe,tei
BABY contests SET IN progress. me IA :
bies We're marked Tor thelf condttloH OF
health ana their mental development Inc
contests were 'nVariabiV sncceeded ~
Iioiio"-u1 work 10 ald N CORRECTING
defeSts. Inc importance o, pirth regis
tratlon was also brought nome 10 the
mothers during and after the contests;
Attention was called TO the 1act fhat
almost without exception the INDIANS re-
sponded to the draft gong Willingly ana
gladly to the ranks ana asking Tor no
exemptions. This means great deal
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are incapable of real thrift. This is a
mistake. That they are one of the most
thrifty peoples that live. their large
bank holdings show. and their splendid
contributions to the liberty loan are
evidence of their liberality and their
patriotism. / would like to tell You
of an Indian girl I know as Just one
example of the habits OF thrift This
girl. trained in the agency schools. has
worked in the Office of the Sac and Fox
agency at Stroud, Oklahoma. for the
past five years ! reported her
which have come to her and to other
Indians from this office, and Commits
sioner Sells has written her letter
of commentator.
we have found that praise for ef-
forts toward right accomplishment is
a great incentive to progress. Then,
If necessary, this is followed by con-
structfve criticism. 1t has been said
also that the Indians are stolid and in
capable of enthusiasm. / have not found
this to be the case One of the most
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for the past, Mrs Rhodes believes that
this ration has a debt to pay that IS
not reimbursable in money, ITO as
sure them of our loving, sympathetic
interest. to gain their confidence, and
once more 10 reawaken their former
splendid ambition and initiative-these
are the things for which we are str'v-
iilg today" she said.
Mrs Rhodes called attention to some
Of the splendid examples of the men of
this tribe who are in public life today
She spoke of United States Senator
Owen. of Representative Hastings and
Of Houston Il. Tehee, register Of
the Treasury besides many other
prominent Cherokees holding office in
Oklahoma. The supervisor also SPOKE
with especial enthusiasm of Mrs. X.
j.. F,tte Of Tahlaguah, Okla, a chero-
kee woman of brilliant mind, who has
community and whose intellect and in
Huence have gone so far beyond her
own section. She has been invited 10
go afieid on the chautauqua platform
tory of her people
Among the Choctow Indians. Mrs.
Rhodes mentioned Gabc Z. Parker
superintendent of the Five Civilized
understanding among his people nd as
having achieved remarkable results in
bringing the Indian service and the In
dian people into harmonious relations.
The public schools are doing much for
the Indians Mrs. Rhodes afirms The
chief hope Of the Indian lies in his chill
dren, for he is blindly devoted to them ;.
she said, and all we can do for them VIII
react in beneficial measure upon the par
ents. Wherever there are good schools
and good roads one also finds home con-
ditions better. with 4 higher standard of
Intelligence and the people interested in
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But If SchnooeI X Vanderbilt keeps
his name out OF 1t and all the public
hears is that the commerce commits
sion has refused to let the New Jersey.
western and Hackensack River rail-
road issue any more bonds, right away
the people get a picture in their minds
of the New Jersey. Western and Hack
ensacl< River railroad with the dark
hair and pale complexion. dressed In
black"
"Nerl. whether the public thinks of
tha railroads as being blondes or bru-
nettes Mawruss." Abe said. Something
has got to be done to put them In
shape so as they could anyhow carry
soldiers and food"
Then the government should ought
10 take them over, Abe" Morris said.
because most OF the fellers which has
been in control of the railroads for the
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about q railroad. which I don't" Abe
retorted. that amt no reason why the
Interstate Commerce Commission should
think that a railroad company Is a
crook which as soon as the Interstate
Commerce Commissions back is
turned would pull bottle of knockout
drops from its pants pocket and sand
bag the public for their last penny
understand"
AT that the Interstate Commerce
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Commerce Commission but the man
which holds the controlling interest in
the railroad.
You might almost think that them
controlling interest fellers called them
the sympathy of the public because you
know as well as 7 do, Abe, if Schmooel
X. Vanderbilt would be running q rail-
road under the name of the New Jer-
sew. Western and Hackensack River
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A Misreadinu.

CLEVELAND MOFFETT OF the citi-
" zens' vigilance committee of New
York said at a luncheon:
The chap who calls CONSUMPTION un-
constitutional misreads the Constitution
as badly as the little girl misread the
preachers text
What was the textT her father
asked the little girl as he carved the
Sunday roast.
"'Oh, papa, she said In shocked
voice, st was--"Abdomen, Abdomen,
my son Abdomen" u"
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"all right" said the lieutenant. III
YOU can't sign the pay roll you can
be paid" 1t is hardly necessary to add
that the next two hours We're spent IN
diIigent efforts on the part OF the man
to write his name and on the part OF
the lieutenant to teach him. The re
suit accomplished was very good. pv
the way.
Each recruit is asked which brancl,
of the service he prefers. An aston :
ishingly large number desire to play IN
the band although most Of them nave
had no experience whatsoever One sol
der born in Russia, replied that ne
preferred the Russian army. f.Nlaehlis
he has not kept in touch with recon-
events in his native land,
The similarity of the buildings mere
has been the cause of many amusing
mistakes An embryo general Wen'
nfty feet from his barracks TO wash MS
face, and handicapped by his isnoralI =
OF English was lost for two ana a fai
hours. J..
strange ailments to escape drills. one
had gas on his stomach from WORKING
in a gas house ~,
While Philadelphia was stiii seetI al.5
over the murder in the bioous ~
ward, that district shipped IT'S quot5
~ mon They went to camp very prouu
of the distinction Of their distflce anu
the bloody fifth' was written an ~.
the cars in large letters some % ~
other contingents were 'us ted r. me,
we're from the bloody ffth, Teplieu
NO. but the bloody NTH hasn so' :
thing on us. ,., ,,..c a
farm, ono dav when a couple OF sqhanf
49, iicfnc around their barracks
thcv discovered a sweet potato pd'.i
That day there were sweet potatoes -.
dinner. and il was the beginning .. {
RI n
series Of foraGiag e%pedit'oti9 49,,
ended I'll an amusing manner. cotll-
,,anv happenetl to be drilling besfde
corn field where a fatigue party WeTe
cutting down the corn stalks. ouuue.'i :
a guinea hen that had evidently chosei
ia remain after her owners leit daTtro
o,,+ ~ tho corn and onto the drill fielC
Every single man in that company ieI
out to chase here, leaving the ofllcel
standing dumfounded Ihey We're mo-
,1mfouuded for long, though out came
civ WHISTLES and six officers began blow
ing them IS if their lives depended Oh
it, 1t sounded like several companies
of fire apparatus responding TO gen
eraf alarm all sirens gong. one by one
rho men straygled back until all but
three had returned. These three kept VI
the chase, into the corn. back on tne
field and into the corn again, nor couio
they be made to desist until the guinea
hen was captured. After that expert
ance the men were informed that thetI
table would be supplied from the COM
missary.
With the first inflow of men. head
quarters issued an order instructing al
company commanders to have posted or
their bulletin boards the following
model form for having their mail adj
dressed:
PRIVATE JOHN DOE.
Camp Meade.
90. c. 3l5th Inf Md.
In few DAYS mail began to pour
into the post office addressed to Private
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country the benefit of their good judg-
ment, because il those fellers couldn't
fix UP a scheme to get the better ofour
German competitors. Abe. nobody
could"
We'll. 1t really don't matter whether
you begrudge 'em what you gambled
away in stocks oder not, Mawruss. be-
cause them feIlers is going TO be a big
asset to US in the course of the next
year o. So" Abe said. I'm fact, Nav
russ. the way l figure it. there's been
a whole lot of fcllers which has been
misfts and seconds in peace because
they was designed and manufactured
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the railroads" Abe, asked. who Is go
Ing to run 'em?"
The same people what run them be-
fore" Morris replied. which IL they
would put into the job OF moving SOL
diers and ammunitions the same singer
which they put into floating bonds. Abe,
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we wouldn't have no more trouble with
the railroads"
and they would do IT. too" Abe
prophesied. because It's wonderful
what change the war has made in
them wall street fe1lers. You take
some Of them boys which used to lay
awake nights schemng. understand
and they are now tossing around on
their pillows every night at salary
of 81 a year. planning how they can
get their ex-confederates to loosen up
for the Red Cross. And that's one of
the good things about this war. Nav
russ; 1t gives everybody chance to
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have hollered some pretty raw language
in firing first class a-number-one
aviator which was temporarily trying to
hold down peace job as shipping clerk
in our place"
THE way that one which we hired
it a few winters ago used 10 ship all
them light weights on US to Cohen
Brothers. Portland. instead of Cohen
Brothers. Jacksonville. and never got
down till half-past eight" Morris OBJ
served. he must have been at the very
least a lieutenant general in disguise .
That's nothing" Abe said. Il seen
it i'm the paper the other day a case
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for war purposes. And the chances is
tina, these reorganization fellers was
getting in bad because they were try
ing to use in the railroad business the
ability which has made them such good
Red Cross workers. Also I wouldn't
be bit surprised II you and me would
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let bygones be bygone."
Sure know" Morris agreed
We've got to all work together now
the singers and the stung--and for
my part l don't begrudge a dollar them
reorganization sharks ever got from
me just SO long as they will give the
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Commission wouldn't be so far out OF
the way, Abe" Morris said. because
what's the difference If the public is
going to get sandbagged. whether the
knockout drops is in the pants pocket
of the railroad COMPANY or Of the Teller
which controls the railroad company
In fact, Abe. if anybody should ought
to be called down by some of them con-
servative New York papers which has
the Prevention of Cruelty TO Railroads.
understand. it amt the Interstate
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Railroad Company, and the Interstate
Commerce Commission was to issue an
of them first refundng consolidated )
per cent convertible bond sbecause he
had already soaked the public with
three times as many bonds as the en-
tire railroad property was worth, yum
derstand. the public would say that
SchmooeI k Vanderbilt should ought
to go to jail for such a thing. and good
for the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
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0OWHERE throughout the United
Ill States has there been more
II satisfactory response to the
" governments request to sow.
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HHONHE railroads is right. Nav
russ" Abe Potash said a
y Co.. dars after the Inter
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