The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-19
Frank c. Pellet Tells of the Things
That Indian People Have Done
and Of Their Life and Mode
Of Living.
WAS HAMILTON DAY
Yesterday Was Observed as Such on
the chautatsqua Platforra Across
River and Fine Program
Given.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Especial to The Gate City.1
| HAMILTON, ILL.,, Aug. 19--Wed-
Enesday was Hamilton day at the
lchautauqua and the program was
given under the direction of the Cur
trent Event club. The prelude for the
afternoon was given by Miss Reed,
Ipiano; Mrs. Wilbur Hughes, vocalist,
and Miss Mildred Rayburn, reader.
MRS. Hughes selections We're most
heartily received and she sang beau
Itifully the following numbers: wal
LEY of Laughter" Explanation,
Brownies" "a Silver Ring" Lietl
iSignora." .Chinese Mother Goose
Rhymes" Vacation" and in costume
she sang Garry Me Back to Old V1r.
ginny," when Love is Kind and
"Sailin' Through" Prof. Stone was
her accompanist.
Miss Reid gave four numbers.
I"Scotch Dances" Norwegian Song,
Negro Dance JUDAH and waltz by
Chopin. Her selections were played
in manner that gave great pleasure
to all her hearers.
|; Miss Mildred Rayburn read delight
fully selections The Cowboy
Prayer" "The Real Questions, IF
Had Time and "The Annual Pro.
test"
Mr.. F. C. Pellett gave the after.
moon lecture on 1.-THE Original Ameri
lean" He said in part:
Every nation boasts Of It's own
achievements. The boast of the
limited States is that it always be
friends the weaker nation. That IS q
vain boast as fifty small nations were
idriven out in establishing this coun
itry. Not long ago newspaper pup
ilished in a prominent place IN the
Ipaper. the fact that the United States
was friendly toward the weaker ma
3tions and, in a small paragraph II
lanother part of the paper, a news
item telling Of the Indians seeking
Justice in Washington for paymen
flor lands long overdue.
/ Mr.. Pellet explained that he him
liself came of pioneer STOCK ana III:
lancestors had lived among Indians
land from childhood he had beer
ltaught that the Indian was chlldl1ke
although improvident and generous
las he grew older and went to scnoo
he was given an entirely different i'm
lnression by teachers, that they wer'
icruel and bloodthirsty.
In 1882 when the country west o
IChicago was a wilderness save for
few small settlements, George Catlln
Ian artist, travelled among forty-eigh
tribes of Indians and lived eigh
wears among them painting pictures
In a book of which he is the autho
he saws "he was received with uni
form kindness and never was be
trayed," He also describes visit t
lChief Keokuk in which he says as
man he was very, very vain, but
wonderful orator, and to him n
. Eascribed the favorable outcome of tn
Black Hawk war.
Viewpoint Causes Trouble.
The Indians viewpoint as agains
1.-THE white man has caused unlimlte
trouble. An Indian does not believ
lin private ownership OF land. Ian
can only be legally transferred b
the consent of all the tribe. An
they received only from one to on
and a quarter cents per acre for
great deal OF their land.
r Columbus told Of the kind trea
iment he received at the hands of tn
Indians History tells us of the kim
ness that Lewis anu clarke IeCelsc
on their expedition and of. the Biz
Woman who left her home and wer
many weary miles to pilot them o
their way. All this points to a prim
tive people who showed no hatred I
the white race until they had bee
betrayed. Theirs was the stone az
: with hammers of stone and arrow
tipped with stone.
Mr.. Pellet explained the signii
canoe of their names. Perhaps du
ing a mans life he might have Sc
eral names, his mother giving hin
one, and later on through som
achievement he would be given al
lother name. Mr.. Pellet was give
the name of big Spider becaus
while in the Rosebud reservation h
was making collection of butte
flies.
Religion and Women.
: The religion OF the Sioux consist
Iof a multiplicity of spirits and it
necessary to propitiate these ev
spirits. He said he had never hear
; them allude to the worship of tn
great spirit or happy hunting groun
after death That religion seemed