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that's me-" Hence jackson gave the
two letters %. K.) that most nearly
represent the sound Of the Indian word
hoka. in approving orders. and now IN
general use.
None less than John Randolph OF
Virginia. in a speech before the upper
house of Congress. paid tribute to the
memory of the Choctaw leader, saying
Sir, in late visit to the public
graveyard my attention was arrested
by the simple monument Of the Choc-
taw chief Pushmataha. He was, l
have been told by those who knew him,
one OF natures nobility; man who
would have adorned any society He
lies quietly by the side of our statesmen
and high magistrates in the region
for there Is one Such-where the red
man and the white man are on level.
"On the sides of the plain shaft that
marks his place of burial I read these
words:
'Pushmataha. Choctaw chief, lies
here This monument to his memory
is erected by his brother chiefs. who
were associated with him In a delega-
ton from their Nation. in the year
1924, to the Government Of the United
States. Pushmataha was a warrior Of
great distinction. He was wise in
council. eloquent in an extraordinary
degree: and on all occasions and under
all circumstances, the white mans
friend. He died in Washington on the
cath day of December, 1924. of Group,
in the siXtieth year Of his age Among
his last words were the following:
When am gone let the big guns roar
over me-
This chief had five children. His
oldest son died at the age of 81 after
having completed an excellent English
education. A medal has been sent by
the President to the eldest surviving
son as a testimony of respect to the
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Leader of Choctaw Tribe, Buried Here,
Was Honored by Great Military Funeral

memory Of a warrior whose attach
ment to our Government was steady
and mistaken throughout his life"
The wish of Pushmatahla, as expressed
on the monument to his memory.
was made to Gen. jackson. then United
States Senator from Tennessee, and 1t
was followed out with ceremonies which
have never before or since been OBJ
served at the burial of any man OF his
race. Under an executive order issued
by President John Quincy Adams. he
was inferred with the full fonors due
general of the United States Army.
Congress and the heads of Federal de-
partments, as well as members OF the
diplomatic corps, turned out to pay
honor to the noted Red Man. de-
scription written at the time says;
Besides the discharge Of minute
guns on Capitol Hill, and from the
ground contiguous to the place OF in
terment, there was an immense con-
course of citizens. long train OF car
riagcs. cavalry. military, bands OF
music. the whole procession extending
at least a mile in length; and there
were thousands lining the way. and
filling the doors and windows. and then
the military honors at the grave"
Murray's essay pays the following
tribute to the great chiefs worth:
Gen. Pushmataha was at one and
the same time a great general. brave
and intrepid: q renowned orator, wise
in council, sane lawgiver, safe and
sagacious leader. loyal In friendship
and to his word. with a remarkable,
intuitive conception of honor and
morals. possessing notable. rugged
honesty 1t was therefore BETTING that
the largest county in Oklahoma. with
its rugged mountains. should bear his
Name
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It appears that. according to the old
tribal custom, he had two wives. and
when asked whether he did not con-
slider polygamy wrong defended himself
by saying:
Should not every woman be allowed
the privilege of having a husband as
we'll as a man wife? How can every
one have husband when there are
more women than men? Our Great
Father had the Choctaws counted last
year and 1t was aScertained that there
were more women than men. and II
man was allowed but one wife many
of our women would have no husbands.
Surely the women should have equal
opportunities with the men in that par
ticular."
But it appears that this great fighter
and statesman was not without his
faults. for he drank literally and was
devotee of gambling on horses and
Indian ball games. 1t is told of an
occasion when member of the mill
tary guard at the Choctaw agency be-
came intoxicated and was ordered to
be confined. but as there was no guard
house this was accomplished by bind
ing the culprit. Seeing the soldier in
his sorry fix. PuShmataha walked the
culprit and Immediately ordered him
freed. eXclaiming:
rs that all? Many good warriors get
drunk"
1t is to this Indian chief. according
to many authorities, that we are in
debted for our present term 20. K"
this being credited to him by many
historians and described by former
Representative Murray of Oklahoma in
the following words:
1t was from him that Jackson
learned to use the expression o. K.
from 'Push's' frequent use of the
Chactaw Chickasaw expression to end
all statements. 81 hoka.' meaning
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skin buckets These buckets are 80
supported By cords that they will fatten
out on the bottom OF the pits and scoop
up the water that drains into the pools
before 1t has chance 70 soak in The
buckets are hoisted up by men perched
IN the baobab and the cistern Is slowly
filed. In such a cistern the water will
remain fresh during the dry season.
The water is sold along the trade
routes but when the British columns
came along with their thirsty camels
the supply naturally gave out. and SO
the true cisterns were promptly COM
Wandered and continually replenisfea
during the British campaign BY endless
professions Of camels bearing water
tanks filled at some constant source OF
supply
Those reservoirs with the various
wells made the success OF the British
expedition possible. although the troop4
had To follow roundabout trail from
we'll TO well and from "Mahmud's tree
to other baobab cisterns.
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A Travelled Cask.
IN 1900 the Geographical Society

IN 1900 the Geographical Society OF
Philadelphia had IS casks set adrift
in the Arctic Ocean, of Cape Bath
urst. Two we're afterward picked up
by Arctic whaling vessels. and In the
Winter Of 1909 third was found cast
up on the shore of Soro Island off the
coast of Norwa-'. This Is believed to
prove the theory long held by geog-
rapherS that there Is a current setting
steadily across the Polar Sea from west
to east.
The casks. which were made in ac-
cordance with the suggestions OF Ad-
miral Melville and Henry G. Bryant,
were spindle shaped. heavily bound
with iron hoops and about feet long.
The shape was chosen upon the theory
that the pointed ends would stand
more than rounded ones
Just the course that this cask. No.
&c, followed. is largely a matter of con-
lecture. 1t Is probable. however. that
its drift carried it northward. past
Prince Patrick Island and Grant Land
and thence around or across the Polar
Sea between Greenland and SpitZ-
bergen. until it reached the North At
lantic. 1t therefore Travelled In the
more than eight years 1t was afloat.
approximately 2.400 miles. This Is on
the supposition that 1t took the most
direct route 1t is more than likely,
however, that 1t took a circuitous
route and that its total drift was much
greater.
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EVERYBODY knows that tadpoies be-
IL come frogs. and that this process
OF transformation Is one OF the most
interesting of the many curious and
startling things in the animal world
that occur every day. The case OF the
tadpole and the frog is cited In order
that clear understanding may be had
of the strange reptile that is found in
southern California and Mexico.
Nearly every one who has spent much
time in the country has turned over
messy stone or rotting log IN the
damp woods and exposed small. slug.
"mud-puppy."
This mud-puppy is one of the New
World relatives OF the Old World sala-
manders-there are no true salaman-
ders in this hemisphere. There are.
drine reptiles in North America all OF
which are perfectly harmless. One In
particular lives in the desert regions OF
the SouthWcst-thc Mexicans call 1t the
aXolotl.
1t u.s. PERHAPS the most curious Of
all reptiles. 1t is of light gray or
pure white, Is translucent. and about
seven inches long. It dWells In lakes
anu pOIlSS, UIcdtIlcS CtiouSh BhiS' Juot
back OF the front legs. has long tail
and caudal fms above and below. that
extend its entire length. and four stout
legs, with which 1t creeps about the
bottom of the pond or lake or river.
In the region where these reptiles
live. long continued droughts are COM
mon. Then the ponds and lakes dry
up AS the water falls, evaporation be-
gins. Instinct warns the axolotl that
there will shortly be no water. and 1t
therefore makes preparations for a
terrestrial life. The gills disappear, and
the creature comes to the surface for
air just as a tadpole does when 1t is
about to become frog AS the water
becomes shallower. the axolotl loses
portion of Its TAIL sheds its caudal fms.
changes from white to brown with gray
Sraots and mhen the Mater is nilitc
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CAMOUFLAGE IN NATURE.

An animal Of the Philippines, the
caguan. ia one OF the most curious
mammals that exist. Offering at the
same time the characteristics OF. NOM
key and bat II hangs from a branch
downward. It's four feet together and
with It's head between its paws. In this
position II LIS never disturbed by birds or
beasts OF prey. for IT closely resembles
some unpalatable fruit Of great size, OF
which there are many examples In the
tropical woods. The caguan harmonizes
50 well with the bark Of the trees on
when IL seeks It's Toost that IL feels
virtually certain of not being molestcd
ColoTAtion Ii complex problem Ia
ths animal world Certain creatures,
fos instance, viii remain IN the open
although their coloring differs entirely
from tne surroundings Eome, again,
need ~ Dr. hidden at shorter range
t9aH others, because they hunt or are
hunted at comparatively close quarters.
There are. besides. birds and animals
that rely fof purposes of attack end
defense on other means than cobra
ton Among them are the mole which
seldom ventures above the ground the
swirl, VAIN speed siIHiclent To fsEapt ali
enemies. and the rock which neither
hunts an active victim nor 10 Itself
hunted Of special interest In the color
scheme IL the principle that saves d
creature from detection by contrasting
colOgs.
Here exists certain misc1nception
IL Is generally supposed that for bird
~ beast ~ remain hidden It's piunlags
" SKIN must match the color Ot It's
surroundings. COncsaiment. however,
does not depend upon this exactness,
but Ia The counter balancing VI iigh,
and shade. 1t lie this principle that has
given rise To 80 many ingenious phases
- war chmo,ifiage. Take d piece o.
bIo~D stan shaped into al oval 10 rep
resent bifdE body and place II on a
brown cloth ~ the same shade, and The
oval Is distinctly visible long way 0ft
| But paint the under side where the
shadow forms. with light color ana
| the oSsi becomes diffleuit Ia distinguish
st comparatively short distances. The
| saIne Is the case with spotted ~ strip
| 20 substance Oh a background Ut SINH
iaT markings. Thus, q Tiger, ny reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05
BY MILF GROSS.

TT was one of those nights last Au-
gust when people walked with their
necks strained and arms out. try
i ing to keep away from their
clothes
Mr., Feitelbaum made his way pop-eved
and open-mouthed over to Mrs Grub
hicks soda stand and gasped, Gin
ME chucklitt multed."
"Yeh." Mrs. Grubnick was saving to
Mr. Moe MitZic, Dots de kind peo-
pie We got TO dill witt. Dey buy
ing by mine stend for fife cents Hind
ian nots-so you would tink wot 1t
belungs to dem de whole America
=. Hice Grim dey buying for a
neeckle ind feeftin cents hice dey
taking got it's leedle shut by dem
in de hizebox hize so dey taking by
me it should Gust dem free. Moo
-noo-
Gimme multed." groaned Mr.. Feitle-
baum.
"Noo--so irrigodless wot's de uze
me?? Besites wot I got so much TO
complain from?-Bilive me I seen by
pipple already wot its-oxcuse me
-wot?? Oh! Hoishy BozZ? Yeh!
Sol seen by pipple alrady wot
it's notch wooster like by me. -.
boy Frenkiei He's a
dollink!! Who butt me de stend here??
Bilive me. sotch a son wot I got
excuse me-wot? It deednt worked
de slot Hindian notS? So you got
weetneSsese? Here is beck de panny
. Sotch son wot got. Meester
MitZic. Is by me de whole plasure!!
Merried witt wife, babizz. job mes
in de PLACE de meneger-Himm-
mine Frenkie. Avery night he culls
me opp by de phone. Billive me
when ] geeve look by some odder
sons. so I'm heppy like amy
tink. :"
For Heavens sake--gimme a chuck
lit multed.." moaned Mr. Feitlebaum.
"Honly one ting bodders me from
heern-wot I worrying night with
day he shouldn't making heemself
seeck. q. II not fer dees so would
be heppy like annytink. A whole
time he eats raw peeckles In de coop.
Could you imegine? Raw peeckles he
eats IN oe coop. In han mine
ANYONE raw peeckles in conjunction
witt zoop?? From does 1t could
comming de woist dizzizzizz ..
say heem so. say! Frenkie, some
FAPPAS sung A4A e~N0tAG+ HiPPAI
gung by Cooney Highlands. Some
pipple playing witt colds quicker
odder pinnacle Some pippie dey lid
ding life from lockshury witt liz
Dees is by dem heppiness-Bot dees
dun't conseesting de rill happiness
A man gets merried by a doliink
wife: he tsettles don In beezness:
he's goot 10 de momma witt de
papa He's got. denks Colt. a
wife. femily. cheeldren!t Dees Is de
I'LL happiness. Und by de momma is
beeger Twin de JOY wot she sees Is
by her boy heppiness, Frenkiel Wot
for you got 70 eat in de coop raw
peekles 1t should spelling me de
plazure?? II not for dees. ! would
jomp in de air from Joy! From not
ting do I worry. honly wot it eats
mine Frenkie raw PICKLES In de
zoop. Wot deeg YOU sad.
Meesus Cohen? A hempty box for
de lonch? OF cuss-'
"Hm!." said Moe Mitzic TO me as we
walked down the street. "Didja ever
see her big handsome son? Well, he
just fits under a chewin'- gum slot
standin' up. His wife hasta cut his
collars In de back an sew EN- to-
gedder 10 fit i'm. He wears suspen-
ders on his Sox To keep EN- up and
ne Kin toin aroun' In his shoes with
out Gem moyin'. In general he's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05
QUEER SORT OF WELL.

TT Is said that during the World War
the British had occasion TO crush a
native rebellion in Darfur part OF the
Egyptian Sudan. They had first, how
ever. to cross an exceedingly arid coun-
try, Kordofan, in which water exists on
the surface only during the rainy sea-
son. and must. therefore. be dragged up
from STORYTELLING wells or stored in pc
culiar cisterns.
South OF this region the baobab tree
Is frequcnt~-the great. burly baobab.
each III whose enormous arms would
form the trunk Of large tree. The
tree Is relative OF our gay hOllyhock
and Is sometimes called monkey-bread
tree. since It bears an edible fruit that
monkeys and occasionally the Arabic
tribes cat
Although not usually very tall. bao-
babs are among the bt1lkiest OF trees,
often being more than 200 feet across
their somewhat bottle-shaped trunks.
Quantities OF the huge trees live some
how. even in the Kordofan Desert. al
though there are few IL any young ones
sprouting there. II Is supposed that the
ancient specimens are survivals of a
period when there vas a greater rain
fall
Like all aged trees. the baobabs are
apt to decay at the heart; thus hollows
are formed in which rain water sliding
down the huge branches collects when
1t does rain
The Arab cuts off the larger branches
to prevent them from splitting the
weakened trunk, excavates hollow In
the hole high up above branch upon
which he can stand as platform. and
then proceeds to dig out the interior of
the .baobab until he makes a cistern-
like cavity walled with living wood per-
haps 20 feet high and half as wide.
Shallow pits are then dug in the sand
near the base Of the tree which now
receives a personal name. so to speak.
by which 1t is always known; and when
the south winds OF the rainy season
bring short but very wet showers the
Thcia F,np,tlati1r turns niIf with rfi-in.rs
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OF its white underside loses its outline
for the jungle asg!miIates It's colorins
and there's nothing left 10 show a solid
body A curious fact. illustrative OF
the adaptability OF nature In this re-
spect. Is the inyisibiiity Of the ployer
On artificially prepared ground. like
plowed land
Nature is vast mosaic, A hay
held, for example. at distance may
appear all green. yet II contains the
red OF sorrel. dandelion yellow. the
white OF daisies the brown of grass
seeds and any number OF green shades
The same is true of the sands OF the
seashore. that are made up Of six
starred crystals In which are mingled
different coiors. II follows that birds
surroundings. must exemplify this prn-
eipie, This they do. The hare has n
akin that not only represents In the
mass patch Of brown grass. but
changes In tone according TO the SEA
sons. Again, as the hare matches a
part of the field. so birds that live In
the heart of the woods wear q dress
of dead leaves The w0odcock, that
inhablts the underground, has a cor
respondingIy sor1ber plumage. But the
jay. with It's gaudy feathers, frequents
the tree tops. where the light pene-
tfatrs them
Appendages. color splashes and other
distinctive characteristics suggestive Of
some feature I'm the still life around
them, contribute 10 the color scheme
Of bird and beast. The long tail Of d
pheasant and the tubelike neck Of the
giraffe, the her0n's plumes and camel
hump, a robins red breast and lions
black mane~-aIl serve the one great
object of deceiving the eye 80 that the
general outline Of the body IL not no.
ticeable For birds and animals, again.
which feed on fish. like the pelican and
polar bear, a similar provision has bern
.nade for their appearance against the
sky IN short. for any purpose and 10
any situation. there ID no tailor 10 es"
Gel nature.
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Jack.Of. ALI.

Reluctantly deciding At the age Of e2
that he Is no longer fit for active work.
William Yorke Ogden OF Shoeburyness
England, is retiring to write poetry. He
claims TO be the most versatile man In
the world. having piled % different
trades during his long life lie has
been blacksmith. builder, butcher. ba ker.
carpenter, contractor. corn chandler.
coal man. decorator, furnisher, farm
hand, grocer. handy man. laundry man.
musician. plumber. poet. realtor, secre-
tary. stage manager. soldier. sweep
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CHANGES IN ANIMAL WORLD.

gone takes to the sand-hills and be-
comes a spotted salamander.
q The most remarkable thing about 1t
Aall is that when the water supply Is
mot exhausted, the creature lives Its
1entire life as an axolotl. and never
tries to become spotted salamander
and live but Of the water
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Argisdaie Forest. Scotland. nompfis-
Ing 5000 acres lei aside for deer hunt
ing, salmon and trout fishing, aud n
beautiful lodge. has just been sold al a
high fiRure 10 close the estate Ol The
laie Eiy Harmo0d Banner.
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"Maude has just paid 5000 20 have
her face lifted"
Really! I can't see much differ
ence"
NO. I suppose when she learned
the cost her face fell again"
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During Singapore's last prolonged
rainy season more than 81 900 900 worth
of umbrellas were sent there from other
parts of the world
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Knife River

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Jacobs and
children spent Sunday at the Frank
Cohen home.
Joe Kaufman, who is working for
l.. r. Woolery this spring, got very
sick last Thursday, and so the Wool
erys took him to his home, but at this
writing is still quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Woolery mo-
tored to Dickinson Wednesday, where
Mr.. Woolery attended to some bust
ness matters, and Mrs. Woolery went
to chiropractor. She has been suf-
fering for some time with spraincd
back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen and daughter
Beulah motored to Richardton Thurs
day where they attended the funeral
Of Peter Trims, Mrs. Aliens father.
Mrs. Christ Zeigler took Mrs. Fred
Zeiglcr's two-week- old baby home
with her, where she will care for it.
Its mother passed away and was bur-
led Saturday.
Miss Irene Both closed her school
with a picnic on Saturday. She will
leave for her home ut Hettingcr
Monday.
Miss Irene Springer's mother and
brother Of Hettinger motored out to
the Max Lehman home Friday,
where they took in the last day pic
mic Of Miss Springcr's school term.
They left for their home on Sun
day.
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Chas. Dewitt and Dave Calquhoun
attended lodge at Linton Monday
night.
There will be a baseball dance at
the pool hall Friday night. Every
one is invited.
Miss Ann Monahan of Linton spent
the weekend with relatives and
friends in Temvik.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muckler motored to
Linton Saturday evening.
The many friends of little Mairs
Leno are glad to see her able to be
around again after her many weeks
of inflammatory rheumatism.
Miss Rose Schlecht visited at the
home of her sister Mrs. Chris Grenz
in Hazelton on Sunday.
Arnold and Walter Reich spent the
weekend at the Pfaff home.
Miss Jane Rudd visited at Linton
Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. Lynn Of Linton was a
business caller in Temvik Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Quasi and son
Neil attended the show at Hazelton
Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enders and daugh-
tiers spent Sunday at the home Of
Leo, Daily at Braddock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brogden visited in
Hazelton one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foell enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Monahan
and children and Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Monahan and daughter at dinner
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Hendrix at
tended the show at Linton Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Charles Enders and daughters
and Jane Rudd motored to Bismarck
LA. arsomnanin
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has been buying quite . number the
past few days and these he purchased
principally in Phoenix township.
Tommy and William Ryan were
guests at the Mcintyre home Sunday.
The boys said their parents were
both i'll with the flu.
Elmer Perry purchased new trac-
tor drill while in Tuttle Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil SAttler and lit
tie daughter, Irwin Sattler, and Otto
VAIL were guests at the Kraft home
Sunday.
Raphael Klagenburg, 5-year.old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Klagen-
burg, wandered off about 9 o'clock
Monday morning and was found two
miles south of their place at Christ
VOLTS mail box by our local mail
carrier. Oscar Wheitsbock. The little
fellow says he started to 60 to the
mail box which is a half mile west
Of their place, but he must have
missed it and started south and con-
tinued going for two miles when the
mail man found him about IL o'clock.