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SUNLIGHT AND SNOW

John and Trotty, age eleven and ten,
had started forth in a sleigh for sup
per party that was being given some
distance from where they lived, down
through the woods.
John had been allowed to drive Dan
lei, The horse, and they had gone off
later than the others in their sleighs
had left because Trotty had had
chores to do for her family.
But after they had gone along for
awhile there had started dreadful
blizzard.
They had made wrong turn when
the landmarks had become blurred
by the binding snow, and had found
themselves right in the heart Of the
woods.
Instead of having come on regular
road they had cut off and had gone on
road that had led to a lumber camp.
There the sleigh had upset as Dan
iel, the horse, had become excited.
But both John and Trotty had be-
haved splendidly, each not making a
fuss, each being unselfish. calm and
level-headed.
Then, after they had turned the
sleigh, the blizzard had seemed to
start once more with fresh fury.
John had said to. himself that he
was really not able to see anything
But he had not said this aloud.
Suppose we get off on another lurn-
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history, then slipped back into OBJ
security to be forgotten for more than
half century.
The other day they appeared in the
news again when press dispatches
chronicled the fact that all but six
of the original 6S allotments Of land
in northeastern Oklahoma to Modocs
who had been sent there as prison
ers of war, had been removed from
governmental supervision. This fed
eral order, which means that 50 In
dams are held fully competent to
manage, their own affairs and which
brought the name ''Modoc" into the
headlines again, also served to re-
call the story of what one writer has
called ian epic written in blood and
fame"
The tragic history Of these red men
and the gallant American general
whose brilliant military career was
cut short by Modoc bullet in the
lava beds of Oregon on April IL. 1878.
was also revived several weeks ago
when monument to the memory of
Gen. e. r. S. Candy and others who
persisted in the Modoc war was I'M
yelled in Modoc county, Calf. The
monument was dedicated by Alturas
parlor, N. D. G. W., and among the
notable persons present were Col. VIII
liam Thompson and Capt. o. G. Apple
pate both veterans of that war. lin
~ r;oturo ahova Colonel Thomson
stands at the left Of the monument
and Captain Apologize at the right.
The story of the Modoc war Of 1872
70 is a sad page in American history.
Stripped of minor details, the situa-
ton leading up to the tragedy Of the
lava beds,r was this:
The AIodocs. led by Chief Kintpuash,
commonly known as Captain Jack, and
ChikchIkam LupaIkueIatko c'Wagon
Scar F'aced''). Scar-Faced Charley. be-
.ause Of incessant persecution BY the
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-12-30
SIX E4E CRARLE -

klamath Indians, had left the reser-
walton which they and the Klamaths
occupied and gone back to their an
cestral homes. When the army was
called in to bring them back by force,
they fed to the lava beds of southern
oregon and northern California, where
they. not only defied capture but in
fiicted heavy losses upon the soldiers
sent against them.
In fact, the war with this little in.
significant tribe Of the Pacific North
west was one of the costliest, in pro-
portion to the number Of the enemy
which the United States ever waged
There were never at any time more
than so of the Modocs under arms,
but it took more than 1920 soldiers
to subdue them The total loss of the
white settlers and soldiers was 1853, Of
whom SO were killed. The cost Of the
war was more than half million dol
lars. Each Modoc accounted for
three men and cost the government
of the United States more than
$4,000 before he himself was killed
or captured.
Then Gen. Edward Richard Sprigg
Candy, a veteran of the Seminole,
Mexican, Navajo and Civil wars, who
was in command of the military de-
partment of the Columbia, took COM
mand in person, He was familiar
with Indian affairs, well-disposed to-
ward the red man, and, believing that
the Modocs had been unjustly treated,
substituted negotiation for armed
force. A peace commission, COM
posed of the general himself, Rev.
Eleazer Thomas, Methodist minis
ter, A. B. Meacham, a former Indian
agent, and L. S. Dyar, agent on the
klamath Modoc reservation, was
formed to treat with the recalcitrant
Indians.
After several conferences a peace
full settlement of the difficulty seemed
hopeless. The commission, restricted
in power by Washington, could prom
ise nothing definite in regard to
permanent home for the Indians. The
Modocs stood pat on their insistence
that they be allowed to return to their
old home on the Lost river Captain
Jack was willing to end the war if
this was promised; otherwise he
would fight to the death.
Finally a conference was arranged
for April II, 1873, to be held in the
Modoc stronghold near Tule lake.
The commissioners, accompanied by
Frank Riddle, Kentucky frontiers
man. and his wife, Modoc woman
named Winema, Woman Chief,' bet
ter known as Tobey Riddle, as inter
prefers, were to meet the Modoc lead
ers under flag of truce. Meanwhile
a plot had been Matched among the
Modocs to murder the commissioners.
AT first Captain Jack refused to have
q part in this plot, but when his war
riors put woman's hat on his head
and tainted him for being a coward,
he finally consented. No sooner was
the plot laid than it was betrayed to
the commissioners by Tobey Riddle.
The fact of the betrayal Of their
plans was unwisely revealed to the
indians by Doctor Thomas, and the
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Modocs Immediately demanded that
Tobey come into their camp and name
her informer. At the risk of her life
the heroic Indian woman went, admit
ted that she had told the white men
of the plot but defied the Modocs when
they tried to make her give the name
of the Indian who had revealed their
plans. Although she was cousin of
Captain Jack, who stood ready to de-
fend her with his life, it was her cool
courage which so won the admiration
Of the savages that they allowed her
to return to the army camp unmo-
Tested.
Arriving there she told the commits
sioners that not even the betrayal of
their plans could change the Indians
determination to kill them. She
pleaded with them not to attend the
council, and her husband who knew
the Modocs, Joined in her entreaties
Canby's reply was that of soldier:
1T is my duty to CO." He did not be-
lieve the Modocs would dare treach-
cry with so many soldiers near and
reinforcements coming. Other MEM
bers of the commission were thorough
ly convinced Of the purpose Of the
Indians, and Meacham proposed that
each should carry concealed weapon
to defend himself in case Of attack.
To this both Candy and Thomas re-
fused to assent. They had given their
word of honor to come unarmed and
they would keep it. Then Meacham
proposed that If affairs became threat
ening, they should agree to any terms
made by the Indians in order to es-
cape. Il have never deceived an In
dian and l will never consent to any
promise that cannot be fulfilled" So
he went to the council unarmed.
From the beginning Of the council
the commissioners realized that Tobey
Riddles warning had been a true one.
The Modocs intended to murder theml
AS the council progressed, the Indians
manner became more insolent and
hostile. The climax came when
Schonchin John made a peremptory
demand for the immediate removal of
the soldiers from the country. Gen
eral Candy spoke for the commissions
ers, and he knew that he was sealing
his death warrant when he said 1.-THE
soldiers are here and here they will
stay until this thing is settled one
way or another"
Captain Jack who had withdrawn
from the council fire a few minutes
previously. reappeared at this moment
with a pistol in his hand.
tut win kutt'' CAN readyD he ex-
claimed.
AS the words came from the lips of
the Modoc leader, he pointed his
weapon at the generals head and
pulled the trigger. The cap snapped
but failed to. explode. Candy started
toward the Indian. The Modoc drew
the hammer back and. with the pistol
almost touching the white mans face,
fred. The shot struck Candy under
the right eye. AS he staggered away,
Ellen's Man, another Modoc, shot him
again and again, and a second later
Bogus Charley tripped. threw him, and
drew keen knife across his throat.
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Changed His Tune

Billy and Janet were brother and
sister, six and three. When Janet re-
fused to climb out of his coaster
wagon Billy turned on her in a rage,
saying, Crawl out of my coaster, you
bad, nasty, stubborn" at which mo-
ment their mother appeared on the
scene. Billy finished his attack by
adding. little sweetheart, your
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Hare II Oper VIII

Mildred, aged seven, never had any
difficulty in obtaining money for a
show from her parents, but her little
pal always had to cry about half an
hour before she got it.
One afternoon Mildred was getting
dressed for the show and said to her
pal; MARY Rose, you go home now
and start crying, so when get ready
you'll be through"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-12-30
Peculiar Mirage

Fata Morgana is striking kind OF
mirage seen in the strait Of Messina
and elsewhere in Italy A spectator
on the shore sees images Of people.
houses. ships. etc, sometimes in the
water, sometimes in the air; there are
sometimes TWO Images Of the same OBJ
ject. one inverted.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-12-30

Little Girl Ito brother) IF you real
y want to go out and play, you should
get down on your knees and ask God
to make it stop raining.
Boy-No, you ask him. don't
know him very well
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81 ELMo SCOTT WATSON

[FTY years ago the MOd0c
Indians, insignificant in
numbers and living in a
remote and comparatively
unknown part Of the
country, were very much
in the news Of the day,
as the above fac-simile of
a newspaper story of that
time shows. In one brief
hour they stamped their
nanos on tha napps of
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-12-30
INDIAN TREACHEnY.
Murder Of Gen. Candy and
Two Peace Commission
erS by the Modocs.
The Victims Invited to a Conference
and FOulIy Killed BY Jacks
Gang.

day afternoon, dye Indians and four squsws came In
toour camp, and were mAdo presents Of clothing and
provisions by the Peace Commission, and . message
sent ont by the Commissioners ashng for talk this
uorrings 81 point about mile from cur picket h"as
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On the Ebh

'You used TO say your love for me
was like the ocean.
well, Tommy. the tida's going out
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02
SomerS Point News
By R. VAN SYCKEL

ebrated their fifteenth wedding
anniversary on Sunday. The cou-
pie received many beautiful gifts
and the house was decorated with
plants and flowers. Those who
attended were: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Christ, John Christ, Jr., Miss Eve
Ign Bohen, of Glenside, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. L. Cramer, of Ruther-
ford; Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cramer,
of Audubon; Mrs. Emma Raschke,
of Merchantville; Miss Margaret
Gilvey, Mrs. Mary Dalton, of Phil.
adelphia, and Mrs. Carrie Schade.
Prof. Wendell Sooy and Miss
Margaret Nelson, of Stonehurst,
Pa, were married at the home OF
his parents, DR.. John M. Sooy and
wife, on Ocean Heights avenue.
The couple left on an extended
trip of New York State immedi.
ately after the ceremony and will
reside at Moore, Pa, after return
ing from their honeymoon.
The Waverly Hotel had twenty
two guests to dinner last Satur'
day and Larry's Hotel had thirty.
two, among them being Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Sparks, of Pennsgrove
who are spending their honey
moon there.
Mrs. Estelle Ralston has been
appointed contralto singer for the
synagogue at Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02
ApXERIIsEMENT.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of At
lantic County, N. j.. at IL o'clock
noon, Daylight Saving Time. on July
IA, 1926, during a regular meeting OF
the Board in its Assembly Room on
the 7th floor of the Guarantee Trust
Bldg, Atlantic City, N. j., for pro.
yiding all necessary machinery,
tools, apparatus and other require
ments of construction, for doing all
the required work and furnishing the
necessary materials as shown by
plans and required by specifications
in connection with the construction
of concrete cutters and other drain
age provisions on Maryland Avenue
in Somers Point, N. ].
Plans and specifications covering
the proposed work are on file at the
office of the County Engineer, al
Guarantee Trust Bldg. Atlantic City,
without charge. A bid will be re-
ceived only on the bidding form at
tached to the specifications and the
bid must be accompanied by a certi.
fed check in an amount equal to
1O% of the bid but not less than
$4,000. The bid must also be ac-
companied by certificate of surety
on the form attached to the specifi-
cations. The successful bidder must
furnish a satisfactory bond in the
full amount of the contract.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
BY order of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders.
F. w. WILLETTs,.
3F-36 Clerk.
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MANY ATTEND CIVIC
CLUB PICNIC WEDNESDAY,.
Mrs. e. G. Shreve Plays Hostess
to Women at "Grannywood."

Mrs. E. G. shreve Plays Hostess
to Women at "Grannywood."
Protected from the warm rays
of the sun by the huge trees which
help make "Grannywood," the
home of Mrs. E. G. Shreve, one of
the show places of Mortified, the
Woman's Civic club held picnic
Wednesday, which was well at
tended both by members of the
senior and the junior clubs of the
city. 1t was an annual event that
attracted not only the women from
Mortified, but visitors, who en-
joyed the day.
The morning was given over to
pleasure, while in the afternoon a
business meeting, out of doors,
was held, presided over by Mrs.
Shreve, president of the club.
Plans for a club visit to Phila-
delphia, where members, as a
body, will attend the SesQui-Cen-
tennial, were discussed. Although
no definite plans have been made
as yet, it is reasonably sure that
the club members will visit the
Quaker City and the Exposition
grounds, where the country's 15Oth
anniversary is being fittingly cele-
brated.
Work which has been done on
the library here was discussed,
and members of the club plan to
attend the next meeting of those
interested in the formation of a
library In the city. That meeting
will be held in the city hall the
evening of July Sth. 1t will be
attended by city officials also.
1t was reported that $3.50 had
been cleared as result of the
cake sale held by the Junior Wo-
mans Civic Club, Saturday.
A cooking demonstration follow.
ed the business meeting.
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As Spare Time Only
Concluded from Page l.,

Concluded from Page H.
The prizes are extraordinary.
Never before have such costly,
such handsome motor cars, such
generous prizes and cash awards
been offered Atlantic County in a
newspaper election. And yet can
didates will lag along, hoping by
some miracle that the other fell
low will also stay asleep and al
low them to carry off the prizes
without work and without giving
a semblance of return to THE
PLEASANTvILLE PRESS. That
isn't fair.
New Nominee Can Win.
Why, today an absolutely new
candidate can enter this election
and with mere handful of sub
scriptions, sprint up and gain a
clear field over each and every
one now entered. 1t can be done.
And a contestant now in can do
the same thing. There is no han
dicap. All are on even terms.
Work is the governing factor.
Salemanship, too, is important.
For instance, for every club of
$500 worth of subscriptions turn
ed in the contestant gets 100000
extra votes over and above the
normal votes which the subscrip-
lions themselves provide. These
clubs may be ten one-year SUBJ
scriptions or any combination you
may work out, just SO they total
$500 or more.
Ten one-year subscriptions
would total 100000 votes. With
the extra 100000 that would be
100000. And if they were new
subscriptions at the end of this
period the candidate would get a
vote bonus of 100000 votes max
ing the ten subscriptions count
100000.
Then, if it is a new candidate
there would be 5000 votes on NOM
ination and the 10000 for the first
subscription. Thus new contest
ant with ten one-year subscrip-
lions could today cast $4,000
votes.
Chance for Live Ones.
Is there chance for a new
live wire candidate? Is there a
chance for real worker? You
know there is. And there is the
same chance for any candidate
now entered. All are on even
terms.
It Is time now to work. Sub
scriptions mean more votes than
they ever will again. In just six.
teen days the votes will be less
per subscription. The time to get
votes is now-today-when they
count for more.
Reduce Vote Schedule.
Contrary to the plan usually
followed, THE PRESS plan calls
for a reduction of votes as the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02
Mortified News News

Those present were: Mrs. A.
Thomas, Mrs. T. Landin, Mrs. A.
R. Risley, Mrs. ]. Krupla, Mrs. j..
Schoppy, Louise Hartman, Thelma
Gresham, Mrs. Victor Jagmetty,
Mrs. Joseph Ritter, Mrs. George
H. Muller, Mrs. Robert Chambers,
Mrs. James M. Kelley, Mrs. M. X.
NJ. Fish, of Pleasantville; Mrs.
William Burkard, Mrs. William
Relyea, Mrs. Charles A. Marshall,
Mrs. Helen Smith, Mrs. Edward
Renear, Mrs. Joseph Rodgers. Mrs.
Anna Crotto, Mrs. George Mere
dith.
Mrs. Sybil Wright, of Linwood;
Mrs. R. S. Gresham, Mrs. Alfred
Risley, Mrs. Warren Somers, Mrs.
Mary Renear, Mrs. Harry M. Ris-
ley, Mrs. Adele Coughlin, Mrs.
George Banning, Mrs. Ira Risley,
Mrs. C. E. ingalls,, Mrs. Harold
Isaac, Mrs. George Hasson, OF
Pleasantville; Miss Marion God
frey, Miss Mary Banning, Miss
Mary Muller, Miss Nellie Handle
ton, Miss Dorothy Roat, Miss Bet
ty Mae Crepla, Miss Kathrine
Coughlin, Miss Jean Coughlin.
Miss Josephine Lake, George
Isaac, Dorothy Creple, Lewis Lam
dis, Joseph Coughlin, Joseph Rit-
ter, Jr., Jerry Ritter, Cordelia
Adams, Virginia Tyson, Nina Null
Ter, George Muller, Jr., Helen Red
|icar, Norma Redicar.
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ment to be made for which the bonds
are to be issued is the building of a
| fireproof addition to the County Hos
pital for the Insane at Smiths Land
| ing, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by
the Board of Chosen Freeholders of
the County of Atlantic that said
bonds be dated the second day of
August, 1926; that they be issued in
denominations of 100000 each and
be numbered consecutively from one
"a to one hundred fifty-seve esd
inclusive. pavable as follows:
Five bonds beginning with No. /
and following in the consecutive or
der of their number to be paid on the
End day of August, 1928, and five
bonds following in consecutive order
on the End day of August of each
year thereafter up to and including
the year 1914, and six bonds follow
ing in consecutive order on the End
day of August of each year thereaf-
ter up to and including the year
1856.
That they be signed by the Direct
or of this Board, he being the chief
this Board. and countersigned by the
County Treasurer, and be under the
corporate seal of this Board; that
they be coupon bonds and that the
coupons bear the facsimile signature
of the County Treasurer, with the
privilege of registration as to prin-
cipal only, or upon surrender of ell
the coupons may be fully registered
as to both principal and interest.
that they be sold upon sealed propo-
sails after due advertisement accord
ing to law. and no more bonds shall
be sold than will produce the sum
equal to One Hundred Fifty-seven
IL, D1lI NJ =
an additional sum of less than One
Thousand Dollars ($1.O00.00). That
they recite that they are issued pur-
suant to Chapter 252 of the Laws of
1916 and the various amendments
thereof and supplements thereto, and
that the proceeds are to be used to
defray the cost OF building an addi-
Insane at Smiths Landing in the
City of Northfeld, Atlantic County,
New Jersey. That they be sold I'M
der the direction of the Finance
Committee in conjunction with the
County Solicitor and County Treas
urer, and they are hereby authorized
to proceed as rapidly as possible with
the sale and delivery of said bonds
in accordance with the statutes of
this State, and the proper officers of
this Board be and they are hereby
to execute said bonds on
behalf of this Board, which bonds
are not to be executed or delivered
until the End day Of August, 1926.
This Board hereby delegates to |
Enoch L. johnson, it's chief financial
officer its power to award or reject
any or all bids that may be received.
The foregoing resolution was adop- |
ted by the Board of Chosen Freehol-
ders Of the County of Atlantic on the |
18th day of June. 1926. Permanent |
bonds authorized hereby will be issu- |
ed and delivered after the second day |
IF August. 1926. and any suit, action |
Or proceeding to set aside or vacate |
said resolution must be taken within |
twenty (20) days after the publica-
ton Of this statement.
F. w. WILLETTS,
Clerk.
Dated: June 16, 1926.
Printers fee, $24.36. Order No. 3545. ]
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campaign progresses. In THE
PRESS campaign the last week is
the least important because the
subscriptions then count for so
few votes. Live candidates who
are on the job ought to be able to
cinch one of the cars within the
next sixteen days, before the vote
schedule is cut. 1t can be done.
Perhaps you will do it.
Remember each vote list will
include votes cast up to Monday
and Thursday nights. The stand
ing published is always for votes
received up to the night of the
day before press-day.
Now, if you're Gin" get to work.
Win! If you are still thinking"
about getting in-get in. You can
win. Just send your name in on
postal card, or by letter or
phone, or call at our Office, IL w.
Washington Ave. We are open
each evening until eight o'clock.
To Those Who Have Entered.
What are you doing to insure
yourself of one of the really BIG
prizes in the distribution? Are
you doing YOUR part-or are you
sitting back and hoping your
friends will do it all? Up to HOW
the majority of the votes that
most of the candidates have re-
ceived have been cast by subscri-
bers who have been coming into
the Office in the regular course of
business, entering their subscrip-
lions and casting their votes to
the credit of some one of the NOM
inees. This should not be the
case when the value of the prizes
is considered. Every candidate
should be doing his or her utmost
toward making THEIR prizes as
big as possible. If your friends
see that you are doing YOUR
part, they will jump in and help
you pile up a winning total; If,
however, they see that you are
unappreciative and are expecting
your friends to do it all, they will
throw their support elsewhere.
It's up to you candidates, DO
YOUR PART-your friends will
do theirs.
To Those Who Have Not Entered
To you who are still considering
the Gift Distribution RIGHT NOW
is the time to send in your name
and make your start. You never
have had-nor ever will have
such an opportunity for making
BIG money quickly WITHOUT
INVESTMENT OR RISK as you
have in this PRESS $5,000.0O dis
tribution.
Note the vote schedule that Is
now in effect. Get your pencil
Do a little figuring and see for
yourself how fast subscriptions
! count in the first period" Re-
member, 100000 EXTRA VOTES
are given for every $500 in Sub
! ScriDtiOns.