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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-25
Fluffy RuffIes' First christmss Eve.

Fluffy RuffIes' First Christmas Eve. Early the morning of Dec. 24th my master let me go down cellar, where I have a fine time running around and looking for mice-
 When my master after milking came down the outside steps leading to the cellar Katrina, whom I dislike great ly followed him as he carried a large pail of new milk. He opened the cellar door and I rushed out and when saw that cat I just gathered myself to-
 gether and went for her and sent her
 flying, you may be sure My mistress the day before had baked a chicken, but as it needed cooking more, she placed it in the oven that Sunday morning and let 1t stay an hour. Later left it in the dripping pan on two kettles in the Sink to cool. I srneEled it, but my master, who was shaving, told me to go into the l kitchen.
 Seems my mistress meant to shut the sink room door when she started | for church, but it was a time when she had gifts to take for other people and l In her haste sine forgot that door. Before she went she told me should
 have my dinner before the rest. We'll after she had gone the chicken smelled so good and as it came noon, being very hungry, I felt I must eat; so jumped up to the sink, and there was the whole of a nicely Drowned fowl I was very careful not to make a. mess and even after finishing eating I cleaned my paws so not to leave grease tracks around, and felt l did very well for 8 young puss.
 Returning from church, my mistress 1 thought of that door and chicken, but l felt, as Christmas eve was approach I ing, she better not worry.
 When she came into the house I was ! lying under the stove. She went straight to the sink room and found. | although the meat was gone from the | left wing and towards the neck, there were no grease spots to be seen neith- CT had the gravy been spilled and the chicken was lying in the pan. She was so thankful that she didn't even scold me that time. When night came being Christmas S eve, there was a pretty little fir tree for me, and when my mistress took out of a large box a stocking bearing my name I was much interested in it. We'll, she emptieG it of the little tins and I 1 had a fine time playing with them and some nuts all the evening, while my master and mistress were enjoying their gifts. She having me, said it seemed as though a small child was around.
 Finally I was so tired I ran to the lounge, curied into a ball, and went to sleep, so that was the end of my Christmas eve.
 Christmas day I played with my presents and have off and on since, as | they are kept in two boxes on the l floor. where I can easily get at them. Wishing Uncle Jed and my young readers a Happy New Year. 1 FLUFFY RUFFTES, Age g months. A Funny Present.
 Jack did not hang up his stocking on Christmas eve.
 The only stockings he had were of
 fur, and he wore them all the time. One of his stockings would not have held much if he could have hung it up.
 But Christmas morning Jack found
 a nice present waiting for him. | It was a little basket of clover hay.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-25

Brooklyn.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28
Indians in Distress,

Although at this season of year
the Indians upon this reservation
have usually been able to get sutfi
cient substance to keep them
comfortably, this year on account
Of the high cost of living many OF
them are in great distress.
The Indians should not conline
themselves to appealing to the
superintendent here for ware
house assistance, but should
ask Commissioner Sells to ex-
pend at least $4,000 upon this
reservation, Of the amount of
1856, 900 appropriated by Con.
gress last winter for the Relief
and Civilization of the Chippewa
Indians in the State of Minnesota
from their tribal funds in repair
ing the water works, improving
reservation roads, and in every
way giving employment to all
those who are able to work.
The large appropriation should
not be frittered away as usual for
the benefit of others besides the
Indian owners of the fund from
which the amount was appropri-
ated.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28
CH|PPEWAS ARE NOT
AN EXCEPTION.

According to the report of the
Blackfeet Council, and its memoir
ial to Congress, the treatment of
the Blackfect Indians is nearly as
bad, if not as bad, AS that of the
Chippewas upon this reservation.
The report of the Council, which
is published in this issue, among
other complaints, refers to the
brutal treatment Indian children
receive at the Blackfeet Indian
school. 1t also states that upon
the excuse that an expert saw-miII
man IS not available to locate, in
stall and operate a saw mill, it has
been stored in the warehouse at
the Blackfeet agency nearly one
year.
1t was charged recently that a
boy at the boarding school here
came to his death at the hands Of
one of the teachers who had struck
him On the head with a heavy
bunch of keys. The coroner was
called here, but no one was pres
ent at the inquest to represent the
boys parents and the verdict was
srch as could have been expected
under the circumstances. Had a
white boy died under similar cir
cumstances the person charged
with his death would not have cs-
capped 80 easily.
Now, the Blackfect complain
about the brutality of the disci
plinarian in the Blackfect Indian
school, but what will it amount to
under the present rule of the In
dian Office at Washington from
which 80 much was expected after
President Wilson was elected.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28

There is rule in the Depart
ment's ''Rules and Regulations
which prohibits the corporal pun;
ishmcnt of Indian school children.
This is a wise rule on account Of
the racial prejudices of white en-
ployees towards Indians and their
children, but it has been ignored.
The white employees of Indian
schools very often fail to show
any kindly interest in Indian
children and merely tolerate them
because it is their living, hence it
would be much better if members
of their respective tribes, who are
without ally prejudices against In
dams and their children, were EN-.
ployed at Indian schools.
The absurdity Of keeping saw
mill idle in warehouse because
an expert cannot be found to in
sta II and operate it, is too riulcul-
Gus to need comment.
Any one can install a portable
saw mill, and that is all that the
bIackfeet saw mill must be since it
can be stored in a small govern
ment Indian warehouse.
1t is quite probable that the In
dian civil service ring is looking
for some one of its clique to place
in the position Of saw mill man.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28
brutal manner, and:

brutal manner, and:
Whereas, the sawmill purchased
for the benefit of the Tribe has
been stored in a warehouse almost
a year on the petty excuse that
the expert saw mill man is not
available to locate, install and
operate such mill, and:
Whereas, the funds accruing
from grazing leases has been tied
up by red tape regulations so as
to dole out to the Indians petty,
unsatisfactory payments and in
certain instances absolute refusal
to pay out any grazing money
whatever, and:
Whereas, The Great Northern
Railway Company has been enjoy
ing a right ofway across the
Blackfeet Indian Reservation with
out any direct benefit to the Black
feet Indians whatever.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28
COMPLAINTS Concerning
Funds Of Minors.

Much complaint is heard on
every hand concerning the manner
in which Supt. Hinton is paying
cnt the funds of Indian minors.
1t is charged by the parents of
some of the minors that the super
intendent gives orders ON stores to
furnish them with clothing with
out the knowledge or consent OF
their parents.
One of The Tomahawk's inform
ants stated that he was told by one
of the merchants at Detroit that
the la,ters firm had been compelled
to wait long time before the
superintendent would pay the
orders they had received.
What was the object of these
delays? It is believed that the
interest on the amounts Of the
numerous orders issued have had
much to do with this, for there is
no doubt the moment the superin-
tendent gave the orders, he ceased
to give the minors credit for the
interest the banks continued to
pay until the amounts were with
drawn therefrom.
The money for the orders issued
by the superintendent is immed-
lately available and if there is no
graft in the form of interest
checks should be given Immediate
ly to the merchants, whenever
orders are issued with the consent
of the parents of the minors, so as
to make it practically cash deal
from which the owners of the
funds may receive the benefit, and
thus prevent those not entitled to
the interest from these funds from
getting any benefit therefrom.
If minors are considered sulii-
GENTLY competent to receive orders
on stores and to receipt for the
same without the knowledge or
consent of their parents, they
should be paid the full amount Of
the funds the superintendent IS
with holding from them. If a
MINOR is not competent to" receive
the full amount of his funds, he
should not, it is claimed by his
parents, be given an order on a
store without their consent, or
upon their application.
In fl of confidence last fall,
| it is common rumor, Supt. Hinton
stated he had to his personal credit
in banks S7j0,OO0.
His bon1s are for $50, 900, it is
stated, which was only one-fifteenth
of the amount Of Indian funds be
had to his credit. This left the
Indians with only about one dol
lars secruity on every fifteen dol
lars the superintendent held for
them.
One of the crying evils of the
Indian service is the placing of the
individual funds Of Indians in
banks to the credit Of superintend-
ents without proper protection by
sufficient bonds.
The practice should be brought
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28
Unpleasant Pcs sibiiIty.

A new>D"y was c:v;nT: IAN abO ~
the murder! 'hn o:hHr ~ :ninS wheu
pedestrian halt 81 Hn 81 Il:
'Ninr,,rr! Where was it?'
'lLs right there" arswer"' tn.
boy, ~ he pointed to Il four-Hno H1s-
;a!rh.
"Why. thai II url"r occurred in Po-
land. you young Gccrivcr you!' OK
claimed tho man. rs Ii, pcrused the
iisratck.
We'll, how dix know hut what yo,.
had some reinshuns there" protested
:hc lad. ~ he moved on. -Detroa Fro
PrasA
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28

to the attention of Congress with
an appeal for a thorough and COM
plete investigation. Upon this
reservation it is we'll known that
there has been non payment of
interest due Indians, and that they
have lost it entirely.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
B|ackfeet Tribe Takes
Exceptions to the Ar
tiC|e Quoted,

Recently The ToMAHAwK quot
ed from an exchange which stated
that Louis S. Irwin had been elect
ed as a delegate to represent the
Blackfeet tribe before congress
and the departments at Washing
ton. In a communication to the
publisher of TIE ToMAHAwK
Robert J. Hamilton, who is evil
IDENTIFY the president of the bust.
ness committee of the Blackfeet
! tribe, takes exceptions to the art''
Gle that was quoted and says in
part this: Il take exception to
your quoted article t. the extent
that the subject matters were
mixed, and therefore wish to
correct them by a brief EXPLAIN
ton.
"Mr. Louis S. Irwin is a Mis-
souri, lawyer who is married to a
member of the Blackfeet. tribe
!. He came here about four Years
ago with his family, and has been
practicing law in this state during
the past three years. He Was ad-
vocated as delegate to W ASKING
ton by those who wish to open by
sale tract of land upon this res
ervation. Instead of receiving
compensation as tribal attorney,
he was to render his services free
of charge and also to pay all his
own expenses. Up to this time lie
8 has not been to Washington on
Mbehalf of the tribe once. tie
Stated to the Indians that he would
|. be able to accomplish much at
n Washington which no other per
Ssson could do, therefore l enclose
4 herewith a council report which
4 explains the other side of the
question.
1.-The vote of the council stood
4 as follows: To send delegate 81,
4 and to send more than one dele
gate 81. With this vote Mr.. Irwin
was declared elected as delegate,
consequently the Business Council
refused to issue him his credentials
and he failed to go to Washington
"Mr. Irwin was also advocated
as delegate in order to system
atically oppose and head of COM
plants made by these Indians as
indicated in the proceedings here
with enclosed, | therefore ask The
ToMAHAwK as a medium to correct
a wrong impression which the
quoted article might convey.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
AT session of the business
council of the Blackteet Indians,
duly called by Supt. G. f. Ellis,
! held on the 9th day of April, A.
D., 1917, at Browning, Montana.
the following resolutions were
duly passed and adopted:
RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, there are several
measures pending before Commit
tees of Congress on Indian affairs
and before various departments,
touching the welfare of the In
dams on the Blackfoot Indian Res
+ ervation, among which are:
First. The Evans Bill, the pur-
pose of which is to confer jurlsdic-
ton upon the U. S. Court of
Claims to try and adjudicate the
claims of the Blackfeet Indians
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28

| L4SuO l'A 41ouo ACSVOl OO w PIACIlN
domain by executive orders and
Acts of Congress, without COM
pensation to the said Blackfeet
Tribe;
Second. To urge legislation to
compensate the said BIackfeet In
dams for water rights taken and
appropriated for irrigation pur-
poses on the Blackfeet Indian Res
erva,ion in what is known as the
St. Mary's or the Milk River Pro,
ject.
Third. Urging legislation to per-
NIT the said Blackfeet Indians to
lease and negotiate contracts for
lea sing not to exceed 100000 acres
OF the lands of the BIackfeet In
dian Reservation, to any citizen,
or corporation of the United
States, for the purpose Of pros
pecting and developing gas, oil
and other mineral possibilities.
And Whereas, this council is of
the opinion that in order to prop
erIy safeguard the interests of the
said Blackfeet Indians. it is neces-
sary and the part of good business,
to employ counsel to represent
them in urging the passage of such
laws before Congress and the vari
Gus Departments having to do with
Indian affairs at Washington, and
in a general way to counsel and
direct the affairs and business Of
said Indians.
And Whereas, it is the conccnsus
of opinion of this council that the
interests of said Blackfeet Indians
would be best subserved by the
employment of an attorney resid-
ing in Montana, W o is conversant
with and informed as to the pecul-
lar conditions and needs of said
Tribe, and who is in sympathy
with their purposes and friendly
disposed towards them.
Therefore, be it resolved, that
the council in session assembled,
pray and request permission to
designate and employ, with the
approval of the Secretary of the
Interior, some competent attorney,
whose compensation shall DE fixed
by the Secretary of the Interior,
and who, in addition to the annual
compensation so fixed, shall be
allowed not to exceed $500 per
day and expenses while travelling
in the interest of the said Black
feet Tribe, and whose duties shall
be to assist, advise and counsel the
said Blackfeet Indians in respect
to all matters PERTAINING to their
welfare, and to assist them in pre-
senting and urging Congress to
enact such laws as are necessary
to their prosperity and we'll be-
ing.
Respectfully submitted,
Robt J. Hamilton,
President of Business
Council of Blackfeet
Tribe of Indians.
In addition to the report of the
council, Mr.. Hamilton also sent
The ToMAHAwK a memorial adj
dressed to Congress by the Black
feet Indians which asks for the
passage of joint resolution to re-
strain the Secretary of the Inter
ior from making disposition of any
of the lands of the Blackfeet res
ervation.
The memorial closes as follows:
Whereas, the Government has
permitted big jawes and diseased
beef to be issued to the hungry
Indians, both at Heart Butte dis
trjct, sub agency, and at Browning
the headquarters for the agency,
and:
Whereas, the sanitorium has
been operated for revenue only
and not devoted to the needy sick,
and:
Whereas, the Blackfeet Board
ing School is operated on starva-
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28

20 Advertise in The TOMAHAwK.
it brings results.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-28

Entered at the Postof1ice at White
Earth, Minn., as mail matter OF The
second class.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-26

Germany and things German.
The preface takes pride In the fact
that I'm Vaterland" was made In
Germany" and Is based on actual per-
sonal experience. Bacon says the manu-
script was reviewed and criticized by
teachers In Prussia. SaXony and Ba-
varla, and therefore is presumably en-
tirely satisfactory TO them.
10 is. But IL is not satisfactory 10
teachers In Cincinnati and Columbus
at whose hands u is now coming IN
for little, publication review.
Columbus school officials have barred
"Im Vaterland."
r. ]. Condor. Cincinnati superinten-
dent OF schools, has ordered a kultur
hunt in all German textbooks.
The sort OF appeal the book makes
to Americans Of German descent at a
time when President Wilson has asked
their allegiance TO the fight OF their
new homeland against prussian
treachery Is indicated by the following
literal translations OF excerpts from
the poetry which, with German songs
Including Deutschland Uber Alles'0
supplements the imaginary trip
through Germany:
III lNtlN ~ lie GtIINuut III TUT
eign Lands" Felix Dahn says:
you Germans, beneath strange stars
in distant lands across the sea. do not
forget your language-resonant with
harmony, strong and gentle, your only
mother tongue in all parts Of your old
country, that echoes within your souls.
Woe and shame 10 him who forgets it
and your boys and girls
should hold, as the dearest OF all gifts
the treasure OF the German tongue"
Kuno Franckes Americas Greetings
TO Germany" contains a German-Amer.
lean viewpoint hardly consonant with
war conditions:
20 Germany, OF all your children
none love you so dearly as we Ger
mans, far from you across the sea
you are more TO us than Mother
you are the peace Of our lives yoi
, are our dreams and our laughter, yOl
are a blessing TO our work.
20 Germany, glory Of all the land
under the wide heavens, accept 90 IN
day Of honor, greetings from the new
I world
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-26
The Kaisers FeliolU; so the SCHOOLGIRLS
STAFF Special.

STAFF Special.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Sept. 26.-Kaser
Wilhelm's FIRST wish is to serve the
German nation.
The militaristic crown prince Is
greatly beloved by the German people
Germany must have a great army
because it is surrounded by enemies.
Germany is great because OF the
Bismarck blood and iron" formula.
The Germans have proven on many
battlenelds that they fear no one.
King Wilhelm OF Prussia. Bismarck
and Won holtke, Germanys blood and
IRON welders, were great men.
None Of Germany's children love her
90 much as the Germans who have
come to America.
Germans who have left "the Father
land must never forget the German
tongue, but must hold 70 as the dearest
Of all gifts. or woe be to them.
Not true2 Sounds like a German con-
spiracy? Don't believe it2
Well, It all must be true, for every
one Of these statements, and Others
like them, ore found in the one place
where above all others "the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth"
is found Cor should be found)-A pub
lie school textbook.
The book is I'm Vaterland." a text
Tor classes In German used IN high
schools all over the land, and lust now
the storm center in a drive on German
"kultur' in Cincinnati, Columbus and
other Ohio cities
I'm Vaterland" IS an imaginary trip
through Germany I'm which by the
dialogue method American boys and
girls studying the German language
are expected &c. assimilate German kul-
tur in the same way as on an actual
lour.
Those who have started the Ohio
drive on this bit Of the kalser's pro-
paganda in America claim that is ex-
sctly the result. They point out pu-
pills studying "Im Vaterlandn get a
sort OF rear-platform-of-the-
iion-car, idealized view Of Germany,
and find extolled the very world-men-
ace which President Wilson has said
America cannot tolerate.
The frontispiece Of I'm Vaterland"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-26
CONSTIPATION CAUSE
OBSTINATE HEADACHE

When your head aches you
will usually find the bowels have
been inactive, and if you relieve
this condition, by clearing the
intestinal organs of the ferment-
ing congestion of stomach
waste, foul gases and bile, the
bead is relieved Immediately.
Remember this the next time
you suffer from headache. The
combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin sold by drug
gists under the name OF DR..
Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin, is high
ly. recommended as a gentle lax
alive that acts easily and quick
", without gripping or discom-
fort. IL contains no opiate, mar
cotic, or habit-forming drug. il
pleasant to the taste, and a most
effective household remedy.
Mothers find it especially desir-
able as a laxative for children.
You can buy DR.. Caldwelps
Syrup Pepsin from your drug
gist for nifty cents. Get a bot
tie and have it in the house when
needed. A trial bottle, free OF
charge, can be obtained BY writ
ing to DR.. w. B. Caldwell. $50
Washington ST., Monticello, Illi-
nois.
'rluras
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-26
Drafting of Youths of 10
and 20 Urged by Washington

thinks these boys are needed and
should be conscripted and put IN
training at once TO insure trlumphal
closing Of the European war.
Asserting that youths Of this age
have played vitality important IN pre-
vlous wars, the league quotes Lieut.
Gen. s. b. Young's statement, CLEANED
from the records OF the war depart
ment as to ages OF soldiers in the civil
war. These are.
Boys, ten years Of age and under, IS
eleven or under, 80; twelve. 225; thlr-
teen, 800; fourteen. 1928; fifteen, iO4,-
9s7; sixteen, 23l ,05i seventeen. sti,-
O9i: eighteen. 1851 ABS twenty-one, p
i59 79s: twenty-five and over. lG.626.
ITO keep down the expenses Of con-
Quoting the war" said the leagues