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We \\'111 mansh p or lea..., to draw for Profit, prepay all carriage cham« anyw~ere in the "I'£.:' A 'D I '" All"'"' "';. he p you l'D1ted :tates or Canada. but the Address: PEN AND INK AR.T SHAW -WALKER BELTO .• TEXAS 151-153 \\'. b.,h Ave.u' Ch,c.go Fartorio. ~t.;SKEGO.· MlCHle."-.· lr'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'CI£i'&&'.gg ~ ~ '!he INDIAN SCHOOL JOURNAL I I <,.AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE THE U S. INDIAN SERVICE m m Edited by S. M. McCowan and published at the U. S. Indian School at Chilocco, Okla. ~ I I I Indian Territory Teachers~~::~::~:'~=el~::~rokee I I Indl:a~:::~:::el:;::n;:"r~:;eql~:Str.ted By O. H Lipps FrontisPie:: I I :::~::~:::;:~::t:':~~::~~:':~:::::~ S. t'\l ~'IcCow.n ~: I I Literary Department 13 m m The Cbange of Government ~ Cbpping 40 ~ I The Exhibit at Portlaod 40 m m Progress of the Indian c..A. Clipping 41 §1 I Governor McCurtain Defi .. S«retary Hitchcock 41 m m The 1905 Graduating Class of tbe Cherokee Seminary at Tahlequah lIIu5trati00 41 §1 I Wanted A Man! Poem by O. H. Lipps 43 m m Domestic Selenee With Menus for Indian Schools 44 §1 ~ ~:::o;:cb~:: ::::r:r ~:itions :: I I :::~,::o:e :::n~a:u:: ::nCreek Nation lIIustra"on :: I Y I :~:~~f:: ~:a: 1:=::::ng8 O. H. LIPPS :: I I ~:~I::F:=-;:::: :: m m In aDd Out of the Indian Service 60 td I Indian Terr'tory Scbool News and Comment 61 m m Mavericks and S:rays 63 !(J m I mm 1'I:E I"D~' CH)()L JOt NAL IS lSSUed (rom the ~-- , TI1B INDIAN DGHOOL JOURNAL VOlUMf flvE MAY flTIElliTH NUftllEIt SIX DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE. Office of Superintendent of Schools for Indian Territory. U\'Iuskogee. Ind. Ter.• March 6. 1905. Superintendent S. M. McCowan. Chilocco. Oklahoma. Dear Sir: I have been watching the ~rowth of your "Indian School Journal"' for some time and I take pleasure In sayln~ that your journal for last month contains several articles which are worthy of the study of every teacher of Ind,an Children. I heartily recommend your journal to every teacher who desires to keep In touch with Indian educatIonal work. Yours truly, JOHN D. BENEDICT, SUpL of Schools Q Indian Terntory. r. L "DIA:\, EDCCATIO:\' I:\, I:\,DL\:\, TERRITORY SPECIAL CORRESPOI\;OE:--'-CE OF THE JOURNAL UCH has been said it is not a Territory in the sen e of be M and written in re- ing a political unit of the United States. cent years about True it is Indian country, but It pos the high state of sess~s none of the attributes of a ter~ i civilization to which torial form of government. The yn~t ., the "Five civilized ed States exercises exclusive jUrISdIc Tribes" in the In tIOn though each Nation has a sort of dian Territory have local government extending over the attained. The s e private relations and affairs of its own people are very people, but the real power, command proud of their hIS ing what shall be done and forbiddl~g tory, their institu- what shall not be done, is \'ested In tIon.' and their government; but to the federal government. However, none of their m.:blic institutions do they the subject of civilizatioTl in Indian refer With greater pride than to their Territory will be discussed at length school systems. Each of the Five N a in a future number of THE JOURNAL. tions has It own system of :chools, There came with these Indians to roost aL of which are supported by their western reserve bands of devout, appropriations made by their own leg learned and progressive mis 'ionaries I lature from tribal funds. To this of the Protestant faith. who guided fact, e'pecially they refer with evi them largely in the managementof dent sati -faction as evidence of their their affairs and were especially In ability to manage their own affairs in fluential in establishing and maintain accordance With the progreso ive ideas ing a system of schools for the educa of enlighte,ed ci\;hzatlOn_ How well tion of their children. For a great these Indian~ have managed their many years, it is said, these mission schools and to what degree of efficien aries practically controlled the schools cy and e ecth-enes: they have main and upplied the teachers. During tained the-r . ta~dard of educatIOn will theIr reign their school affairs were 00 under,tood only by review ng the managed wisely and well. and consid hi torv C)f th .!" Ol"g'aIUzation, growth a d devell!. ment_ ering the means and facilities then at A little less than _eventy year, ago hand, great progress was made in dif the Cherokees. Creeks, Choctaw,;, fUSing general knowledge and high • in les an ChicKa.' :TvD~-rs OF • ~ 'I AKA CREEK Bl ARDIXG SmooL. porting tho~e thin~s which tend to misslOnarie;; entirely. Then began the enervate. enslave and debase the decline of theIr educational systems mind. ~o that there waR less dissatb and grave ahu es crept in until finally faction. jealou~y and dis;rpation absolute corruption pervaded the en among them in the early year,; of their tire ~ystem. The schools became the scttlement th~ was characterized by property of the party in power and the their conduct L" later years. They po,itio. 1'1 them were bought and were then very wi! illg to allow the sold a.< so many chattek IgI'orant and mL,ionancs to supeni,;e and cortrol drunken men and women of the tribe their school, as well as to take their were give"! the positions of superin adVIce on all other matters involving tendent- of the 'chool" for a con,id their welfare and happmess. eration. In many instances the PO~l Years pas:,ed and with them eame tltn of teacher wa:, ,old outnght by the white man :'Cttlin~ among the In the board of education, and with one dian and intermarryin~ with them. • 'ation a yearly contract wa:; made by until to-day there is more white blood a':: uthern Teachers' Agency \\ith the than IndIan in all of the tribes, and in Board for furnl:,hing 5U teachers, the Cherokee ,'ation. for instance, only tw ty dollars being charged each about c::e fifth of the population e, teacher fer -ecuring the po:,ition. ten rolled a- Indians are f G:iERoKEE MALE Ar.wE)lY. TAHLEQUH, I. T. THE I:D1A:-I SCHOOL JOI':R~AL 13 has not made a pau\ter or panderer of public instruction of his home county. him. and he holds out with an ad He was at once . uceessful in building miringsteadfastne~~ against the.:nare' up a very efficient ~ystem of public and allurements that would degrade :chools in his county and .0 well him to the level of the vagabond or pleased were the people with his ad underling. As a race he continues to ministration of their educational af hold our admiration. fairs. that when the time came for the The 1'lI88;1I11 o/the Old Regime. election of new officers Mr, Benedict When the reports of the decline and was elected by a large majority. He bad manal!ement of the:;e ~chools had en'ed in the capacity of county sup- been confirmed by the Secretary of the erintendent and instituted many re Interior. it became Hident that some forms in the school 'ystem in his coun thinl! mu;;t be done at once to place ty and he became so interested in the them under competent management work of education that he abandoned and control. The.'ations were In the practice of law altogether. He was debt. the ;;chool5 were poorly con for a number of years assistant state ducted and the teacher,' mostly in- ,uperintendent of schools in IIlinoig " TAKA (RE£K M 10.·.· CHOOL. efficient. latter, were growmg worse and did much toward rai"ing the stand and tl'e only hope lay in the Govern ard of education in the public schools ment taking control of the-,;chool;:. throughout that state. He Wa, super Accordingly on February 10th. 1u99. intendent of fore,;t re,erve, in Arizona John D. Benedict wa.. appointed and. '1''11' Mexico when he was appoint supe intendent of school;: fnr the I n ed to hi;: pre::!''!t position, dian Territcry at a salary of '~,OOII per ],Ir Benedict wa~ a man well fitted annum. ,,;th instructions to report for to take charge of the delicate la. 1e >t and removed with his parents to ficient through year;; of mhmange Illinoi whe he W85 Iii year,. of age. ment a.'ld incompetency. With c:harac where he grew up to manhood. He terti, tic detennination and indu~try he received a thorough practical educa s t about the ta;:k of reor;nmizmg the tion. stud' ed law and \Va.- admitted to .;chool'. As would be expected hemet the bar. During his "waiting- period" ,,;th Oppo,itlon on eveT)"hand. The soo:' after hangmg out his ,hingle. he Indian had lor.g been accustomed to was appointed to fill out the unexpired control theIr own school, and di trib term of county ruperintendent of ute the patronage among their own 14 THE II'DlAN SCHOOL JOURNAL Jam; D, BENEDICT, :L"PT. 'SDIAS TERRITORY SCHOOLS. favorites. To the Indian politician: , land by them, He was sent here b~ th was a great blow, a" i' d ve 'ted the Government to take charge ~ them of certain patronage that they these ,;chools and he proposed to do It. had 'ong regarded a,; their rightful Mr. Benedict's administration of prerogative. They did not propo:'e school affairs has been emmme, n thO. to i1ently:rubmit to what they consid succ~;;sf(;:, He has ~vorked qui:t~;~ ered an encroachment on theIr nghb cautiously and agresslvely, and b) as free and independent nation,. The quiet, earnest and steadfast manner, sO\ereignty of the 'ation t"ey mu,t has succeeded in making hIS· 0 wn naintain and to thi, end they employ com;ctions the convictions of the In ed attorney, to help them fight their battle. dians and frequently they come to hI,? now and tell him that he saved theIr IT. Benedict was not the man to be schools from the disgraceful ending bhIffed. Here wa,; a man of strong which awaited them under the rule of conYlction and with the courage to the old regime. THE b;DIA:-; SCHOOL JOCR:-;AL 15 The Chcrohe School. grove,; of beautiful shade trees. It is. in fact. an ideal location for a school The population of the Cherokee tribe and this Female eminary is very prop is about thirty thollRand. about 7.000 erly the pride of the Cherokee ~ation. of whom are of. hool age. These In ~one of the domestic arts are taught dians are. aid to the farthe,t advan the Cherokee girls outside of a little ced and most progre~sive of the Five sewing. These Indians are Yen' much· Tribes. They employ nearly three oppo: 7f%.~~ I' '~. ([!~: .l;tfflJ.z:w..,W • South Jlfo/lllisTer lishol1ungo • A MAp OF I~"DL\!' TERRITORY. HOWISG LocATIOS OF THE FIVE. 'ATIOS". AREA, POPm.ATIO~'" D 'AWE..,;t) LOCATIO.' OF CAPITALS, to rear a ~amily of boy- and glrl.-, and naturally thinks that is the proper way ha\'e sacnficed their health and even to bnng up children. and of cour:'e he their happine to bring them up and want< to do thing. according to the educate them so they would not have be t and mo·t appro\'ed methods. The to work for their lh"ing as they ha\-e Indian is not to be censured too harshly had to do' Thi- i. exactly the feeling for the stand he takes in this matter. the Indian ba." and when he observes In truth, it L a notable fact that the that his white neighbors are strh"ing full -blood Indian complains less about to ed cate their children so they can the industrial training in the gowm rna -e their I V1ng without work, he ment Indian school- than do the TilE I:';DIAX SCIIOOI. JOl:R. 'AL 17 mixed-bloods, as a general propositior. ing school warranl' remaining unpaid. The Cherokee;; have four boanling The schools have been thoroughly re 8chool~ for Indians, one hundred and organized. competent teachers and seventy-five day : The Choctaw~ have the contract by ~lr. Benedict when he took charge sy:rtcm for their boarding schools. of the schools six years ago. The contractor is also superintendent This school is well organized and of the school. He furnishes board, under excellent discipline. About 50 clothing, the books and necessary per cent of the boys are full bloods medical attendance. The Government and the remainder show more or less fllrnishe~ the teachers. The schools Indian blood. They are uniformed run for about nine months in the year. and organized into military companies In the Cherokee school~ only the and take great interest in their drills. teachers' salaries, cost of books and One thing quite noticeable is the incident-'ll expenses are paid out of fact that the employes in this school k ...... pe..""T 1" SC~. J. D. BL"iKDI "- '{;PERt' • f: PPQ4 K • heroktt' . "atlon. 8&8 :'I. CRet a aUon. .... IBVlsoa IlrLLARD, Choctaw ~atioD. trihal funds. but in the Creek l'ation march into the dining-room with the in addition to these the c," :ren re pupils and are under the same I e ceive th ir board, IV hile in the Choctaw ~triction" a.< the pupils and ha\'e the • atlon clothing is added. ~ame food on thell' tables as is found J Academy for boys. located on the pupils' tables. The discipline four no h of Hartshorn, IS the in the dining-room is excellent and no best equipped school in the Choctaw employee has to stand guard oyer •a on. n school i under the them. Tbeyare very mannerly and direct managemf'nt of :. L. lorly, orderly durin!!' the meal hour and each upenntendent of the school. Mr. pupil 1- permltted to leave the tab!e lorl has been teachmg among these at will a.- :;oon as he has fini: hed hI:' IndIans for the past 11 year<. He i" meal. The same method is said to be one of the efficient teachers reta ned employed in all the boarding schools throughout the several nations. THE I:DIA: SnlOOL JOl:R:AL 19 The regular four year~' high :chool parents as for the pupil~. They allow work is done in both the male acade the parents .'12 per month for board my and in the female :eminary locat ing their own children while in attend ed at Tuskahoma. ~lanual training ance at choo\' For this rea:on many wa~ intro established and maintained them for many years. Thee Semmole", unlike the other tribc$, perm t the negroes and Indi ans to attend the • same ~chool~. ThiS wo d nev er be permitted In any of the oth er tribes. As a rule the Indian feel. himself far superior to the ElIAHAKA BOAlIDING SCHOOL, SE~L"OLE, NEAR WEWOKA. negro and he i. as much opposed to \~,,~ re,o\·~tl to near the pre,ent town social equa:,ty of the two race' as are of \\"ewoKa, and" CQ'operatire fund the white~, of ·::::;,lJOO was provided by the Semi A correspondent writing for the nole- as an annual appropriation to Holdenville. (I, T,) Tribune, on edu the worlL Thb wa.aschoolfor both cation among the Seminoles, says: boys andg-irls, and much was accomp' lished bl' faithful labor. Later on, In The very e.',ellent ,chool . ystem the "iO THE ISOlA.' SCHOOL ,JOI;R. 'AL their ,lee I' .Intl abidinl; interest, Id reeeh'ing instruction from skilled in u, hupe, in tlw we'fare of tbdr cbil, structor: in the branches they are dren, 'nder pruper manag-emCll t the required to teach, In thi,; way a great two academie, may be '0 enlar~-l',1 mam' of the Indian graduates from and equipped a, to furni,h a lll;;:,h thei~ own high school" have developed g-rade of cducatiun for Hcry ~eminole into excellent teachers. hoI' and g-irL Thi, is the work (If the I,"lians, Tht'\' h;\\'e ,oug-ht to Ollly 01/1' J[ore l'ca r. proride for their' own. In 1 THAT $750,000 FEE. alian these young attorneys set to work to accomplish what everyone believed to be a l;nder treaty stipulatIOns each Indian of hOp<'less task. They 500n discovered that the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes have a practically all of the four thousand claimants common interest in the lands of both nation!'. were either white adventurers who had come 80 that every fraudulent admis:-:ion to citizen· into the territory (rllm the adjoining stalt!S ship in either of these nation, affects the at the instigation of cheap attorneys and rights or all the Indians of both tribes. claim agents to enter the wild rush to ,,,'ork A few years ago when the Dawes Commis their graft, or they were those who had re lion wag preparing to enroll the citizens of sided ill the:-;e Nation~ for years as non-citizen these two nations for the purpose of making renters and leasors. These were all denial their aHotment!. urgent complaints were made citizenship by the tribal authorities as well to the effect that a great many applicants for as by the Dawes Commis::oion, but upon appeal citizenshIp Were being denied by t' e tribal to the Cnited State~ Courts their cases were authorities for no other than political reasons, tried again without any reference to the form and that about four thousand Indians were er invest gali(lOs of the Dawes Commbsion thus being demed their rights. In order to and these applicants weTe in almost every in 8ee that justice was lone, as he thought. the stance admitted to full citizenship. ~ecretary ,f the Interior took the matter of It was soon dl:H~o"ered by these young dotermlnlng tribal citizenship in these nations lawyer< that all manner of fraud had been re out of the hands or the tribal authOrities and sorted to. In many cases the testimony gil'· by act of rongrC3S approved June lOth I'~W;, en the United State, Court had been bought thIS power \\""&S vested In the Dawes CommlS. outright. In many other cases affidavit.-; were lion, with the right of c'aimants to appeal introduced as evidence which were shown to the United States Court for tho Central and conclusivE'ly to have been from per:-;ons who Southe~ D;"t~cts of the Indian Territory had heen dead manr rears before the date of The tribes objected to what they consider. the alleged affidavits: ed Buch an arbutrary action of the Government This in\'e~tigation was commenced in Sep on the grounds that they considered that thev temoer 1900 and the matter was urged with alone ahoul~ be the !udge as to Whom theY such persIStence the Secretal"\" of the In should admIt to cItizens/up. Their prote'rts terior directed the Dawes Commi:sion to enter proved of no avail and they at once began to mto a supplpmentary agreement with thf'e consult the best legal talent in the country to two. 'ations subject to the approval of C n see ,f there could not found SOme ....y of gress, prov,ding for the Creation of tbe Cho< defeating th fraudul t claimants. But taw and Chick -.w Citizenship Court and em they were infor'lled that smee the •'"preme powered It to retry the,e "Court Claimant" Court bad upheld the Cilnstltut anality of the CitizenshIp cases. This agyeement was ratl" law that the.re was no re'jef. fied by act "f Congress J ulv 1. 19O"!. and on Both Governor !cl,'urt.am of the Cbocta Dec- I., 1902. the Chocta;' and Chickasaw 'ation and Governor Johnston of the Chie; CitizenshIp court rendered its opinion declar &saw Nati believed that a g'"eat ".."ng hnd Ing the f'lrmer dCC'isions VQid. been d. ne the Indians by permltt ng t~ese This saved to these • 'ations about twenty white IOtrud rs and rente", to share th million dollars and on Dec_ 10. I9Q.I. tbe Citi dl tributJo~ f their trballands and mo~ey: zenship COtrt rendered ito decision fixing the They had previOl1Sly employed the young Ia~ 8um of ;,j().OOO as a reasonable compen~a· firm of Mansfield, M,Murra, and Cornish ,f tion for Mansfield, MeMurrav & Cornish, the South MeAl r, Ind,an Territory, to adjust attorne,.., which sum bas r~ently been paid ~m. tribal.matt,ers for them and re'llember_ to lhem by the secretary of the trea>"ry out 109 the ab,lity and industry these YOUI:g at of the ~octaw and ~ickasaw tribal funds. to~eys bad dISplayed in the conduct f the O.H.1.. buslD.... of the tribes ... hicl! '>ad been IOtrust ed to them, they decided as a last effort i~ TIl, Chetok .. T ;be u.s Good Schoo!.. the.a e, to turn this matter n-er to them The (Qerokees of Indian Territorv are con and ask them to make a thorough investiga_ ceded to bave the best school s\"Ste';' of any tion of the law and facts and see if they could IndIan tribe In the world_ Within the bounds not secure the relief IIOUgllt for of Cherokee nation there are now approxi mately :?;;() achool .- h ~ With c:haracteristlc energy and determin_ schools ",,"c ers, with over "w supported by 'he tribal government BACK TO THE BLA,\KET By s. ~1. ~lI'CuwAs. t HAcTER VIII peculiar people. Art has usurped the howe ... of naturt', urnt the anomlt>m., and read their doom ID thel. noble limbs m your sedgy lake" and the setting sun. They are .hr'nking before now, they paddled the light canoe along your the mighty t de which is pre ing them away; rocky .hore;. Here they warred the echo- they must soon h r the roar of the last wave 109 whoop, t"e bloody grapple, the defying whu:h wl.1 sett .. ?ver them forever. ' death-song nil were here; and whcn the tlger "Ages ~ence,the inquisitive wIlite man. as ~trife was over, here curled the smoke of he stands by some gro.. ;ng elty, W. I ptnder peace. on the .tru ture of th :: disurbed "'matns "Here. tUf", they "'orshipped; and from and ... onder to what manner of persons the; many a dark Ix went up a fen'cnt praycr belonged. They wi' I;vo only ;n t~e >Dngs to the Great :'pl11l He had not wri ten hIS and chronic uf VlelT exterminators. Let laws for the" n tables of stone \lut he had t ..., be faithful to thelr rude "rtues. as traced th " on th lable f their hoa'ls. The men, and pay due tr' te to th unhappy poor child of nn",re k ew not the God of Rev fate as a p""ple .. elation, but the God '-If the uruverse he ae Aoo I ..-ondered about II, "They ..,11 hve knowledg~ n C'erYthmg around. on S in the songs and cbr-nicl of th 11" ex ·lIe beheld hun m the 8 that sank in temllnatonl." Will they~ And whv! And hea ty bchmd h' Ion 'y dwelling in the as what i their' unhappy fate? . <:red orb that flamed on him f",m his ",i where. Al' • 'ature slept. The wind even from the soul. Until men recogni ze the was too tired to murmur and ~\'e tor asigh now prl'!:ilmce of the ~oul and their dependence on and then, as It cuddll..t in leafy shaduws, I It for Truth and Light, they must grope, and ... ~ have believed it truant groping i~ the sign of blindne!:is, the cry of It v.-as then I heard a whlspt'r-·a whisper the Lost. from the """I. It at night the aoul talks Evolving a wild growth into a cultivated 8 ... eet t and best. And after huurs uf sweet plant is a tedious process. . rommunion I wonden'tl no more, for oul-talk The Ilidian is in the adolescent stale. HIS IS the tisfying talk uf peace. inheritance from the past holds him in the And this what I t Lee. Against this kindness I had prolest'-tl wonderful things. She ...... to lead Indian in vain. women, hy a few passes or tht: hantl and "He is my slick," she said, sweetly. otht·r hspnotic inlluencl'S. out of the lantl of "Would you take it away and let me fall! hondagt' into full·bloom civilizatIon. ~I)thing You pity me he-caust'l am blind, yet I scc was provided htr in the way of hE'll I so it better than ever befnrc. I see Lee a.~ a hahy, must bt... assumed that tihe was t>xpech.'tl to a little tl)(tdler. in tht" cave, in ~milcs anti accomplish rl'8ults with the aid of hypnotism tears. I see him :-;Iel'ping under the trees, alone. I (nun,1 the litth· wuman hustlingly cheer .. fish,,!: in the waters, 011 the trail of the rab ful. pcople who big thln~ arc bit, liInarin~ the bircb. All achif\'C "I am happy, UM}, in my blindness. ~ifl('e I l'ht'(>rful {'heNlul nnel unafraid. cannot see I can think, and thinking is Koncl, "C )mt." in. 1 mil g"ad to see you. Do you O. very good. I think aDd talk with the koow you are the first white person I have ~pirit that you call ,'001 and these talks seen for six weeks." And she laughed gaily make me glad. It seems to me I would be ·'Art' you afraid!' happy all alone with this pirit of mine. t;,·co ". 'ot of you, at any rate. There, .it lhere though all my tribe was gone and I had no in lhe shade on my best chair Bet you don t living thing to talk to I think I would be just know how I made it, nor of what' as happy as I am now " Wl".exatntned it together. It was gTf'3t "I don't understand," I laid, like a fool. fun. The chair was a whiskey barrel saw,"! that def... t power and peace_ t ..'"US with thl' grm determmation to have a rear makes cowards of us all. "The goblins complete "t of chairs, with table, cupboard 'II git yo' if yo' don't ntch out" we drink and other things to match. But I run out of \\;th our first meal. Fear is man' s first and material The w rst of it is that I don't IK- only real enemy The BOul pointa t~e way lievc I was sorry. I am pretty wei nnV=nc to the door of freedom and the seeker DlOVes ed now that ] was not cut out for a abiDet warilv in that directIOn, but is soon halted by maker.' TIl .. sight of that awf • O... !lcr of the Threshold is nollc:! bad. But where did you get yOUJ" balT'eI" J FEAR. Fear bars the way of at prog.. , "0." and the swe t face went sad. "the all advancement, to heaven Itself. camp had a big dance accompanied by a big , ('3 ," and ;t'. getting BO now that these A woman l011t'CI in th midst of an Indian dan os and eats are not fashIOnable 'lDl a camp. A one t)eca e there 'was nota soul she 'ew Kegs of be r or whis ey fonn a part of co 'd go to for C"Jmfort. :::-he was d mg h t~e menu. I suppose the agent t ... "" stop duty and t e Mast. s work ... Field latron the I I&JIS ~rinking, but ., he does he', not In thl' Government s sen- ceo F r three years \el) U4 fc.. We are so far away from .he ~ad toileeded agUI to r rgot. standard of 'IlQrals. • t~lng IS bad to th As thongh one's faith'ulness c:onld be set that t ey can do. They .... ve no cross 10 tled by a ch k! As tboogh one ever ng to. They sacnfice '1 for fear, but neY- grew th bunger for p ! A cheek "'- - er 'or @." ever large cannot pay f r Joyai -y to purpose And the brave little woman .gbed, venting II be but a wee pal ent on aa:ount. In th way the t ble that ~ ber beart. Complete comp"".. tion comes only m the sat I pit and y thlZed ..,th her becanse I iaf) ng 'WeI lune! thou good and faithful understood. servant ,. "\\1'.:It IS to be done·" I asked TIus woman.... expected to aecomp:...h , There is but one tIung to do, I think. Jr. 28 THE INDL\X SCHOOL JOURNAL t7t""- utablllh '1 .tandurd. We must cr ... alt.: Office. It isn't pleasant to be considenod a ideals of greatness, of nobility. We mu.t failure, you know. " awaken sleeping ambItIOns. They must be "It'. too bad," said the little matron, im mado d pendent on their own resources, But pulsively. "Why don't the Govemment make who is that coming? Another white man! the Indian parents send their children to Why! what's going to happen! Is it a pic school?" nic"" "Or stop building schools," said the super The new viaitor was the superintendent of intendent, dolefully. "We can't fill the one or the Government's large non-re!:'lena schools we have, still the last Congress ap tion schools. propriated $:lOO,OOO for new schools." "I m up agsinst it hard," he said. after "You forget that we are a great people," the usual fonnalitles, and the malron'slaogh said I, "A Great People, a consistent people. ing endeavors to Beat ala comfortably on one We make the Tail Feathers Fly, don't you , best" clmir and numerous susbtitutes in the know, and YELl-while the OLD BIRD SHRIEKS. way of box and logs. How can we be expected to cafe about such l'lt'l th18 \\,ay," he continued in n.>sponse little matter. as compulsory education for to our polite inquiries. OJ I've got to have Indians. We have it for whites, but the red more ltudents In school. Just gvt to b3\·e. skins are our 'peculiar' people, and must be I haven't got my quota. You k now the G",,' treated in a peculiar manner. He must have omment appropriatea $167 per capita per an hh:; own laws. his own standards, his own um. If we fan to secure our quota bv ten way." we are barred from spending 1 6.0 ~f our "The facl is," I continued, soberly, "we appropriation, and so on. I'm short one hun arc on the wrong trail in this Indian ques· dred and don't know where to get them.' tion. Indians should not be herded any more "Poor man!" said the sympathetic matron, than other races should be herded. Reserva "lIa,', you Ie n the agent! You ought to tions should be opened up. The Indians take more than that number from this agenty should have theIr farms and then the whites alone.. " should have a chance. Community life may "Yes, I've I en hil1L Apparentty be is be the happyliIe, but it is fatal to progress." ". ·ow Uult', good sense," said the matron really Q.X1",.. to give me all the 'hiJdren on the rvation, but tt in her happy way. "We must encourage the "But they don't materialize, eb'" J mler. Indian'. U1dividualitv. This'll make him jected. selfish, but it's the ~nly way. E"ery one 'They don't somebow The chillren dre must work out hlS own sah"ation regardless. ,,;IIing, too. But ",hen J go to the parents Give the Indian his money, give him bis land. for the.r consent they tell me the agent don't give hlm everythtn~ coming to him • want 'em to send their ,hildren awa and "Inc uding an edutation. interrupted the then when I tell this to the agent he ~.. supenntendent. me that he hasn't the sIigbtest objection "Of course: that particularly. The Govern would really be overjoyed iI I would ~U my ment owes that to every child oi any race, " school from his reservation '>001 as he is "But what ..;11 be the result of so muth o\'er-crowded, etC'~. and and " gh"ing!" asked lhe superintendent. "'There)"lt-u are." said 1. "Bedlam and hadea for a time." I ,;aid. "And there I am. • 'ow what am I to '" "lloney ",11 ftow like water. Lands ..;11 be "Go home, eat three good m""Is per day sold. The saloon keepe., and bootlegJ(eIS takea iestaeveryafternoonandd n'lwofl} ,: will grow rich. Po~erty will follow and hard limes will come, and then the Indian \\;11 wake said the matron, cheerfully. ' up. "Mayas well/' said] "You on't get , And .. hen they do they will amount to any children here .. som 'hing, for they ..;11 have '.0 depend on "But hy! asked the poor SUpeTntendent. th:r own r ces. They will work, they pitifully 'Tve JUSt to ha'e 'ern." .. I roruOMl to our methods of civilizatIOn ':\'00 see. " be conlin cd, after a panse in and WIll grow away from the bad that sO lo~ w the wrinIc. ame provmg the worry bas bound th."" " ""''' the little woman. "J I ~'t fill up my scboollcan tasemyap "Ha.. you any returned students'" asked propna and I've reatbed the limit now the uperi"tcnd t. I'll have to cot tr all salan ,stop aU !D UA few;' answered the matron. ",·0, pro, ements and and be reprimanded by the they are oot doing well;' ~he continued THE INDIA.' SCHOOL JOURNAL 29 anticipating his next inquiry. "Howean they We all had a laugh at this thrust, and the do w.lI~ They get no sympathy at home. superintendont went red. They are pitiCully Cev; and weak. They are "!'ve dropped the old Indians, as I said be urrounfit'd by a jeering, scornful crowd who fore:' c(lntinued the little matron, "and am laugh at the new way~ of manner and dress. putting Corth all errort to .ave the younl:. They come back Cull of high ambition<. ror The returned students, some of them, are a short time they are brave, but the end of great helps to me. I y,i.h we had more of their struggle i. deCeat. What chance has them. The other side-the old. indirrerent a rabbit among a hungry woIC-pack'" Indian-i::t greatly in the majority at pre ent. I'm expecting much from Lee when he re " I thought your work was among the old turns. ' people. Ain't you a little hard on them?" "I hope you'll not be disappointed," I said. said the superintendent, slyly. "lIe'lI be back in another year now." "Not a bit of it. I know them. I've giv "But why mu,t he come back!" asked the en them up. I am expected to teach the 8upcrintl:nd€>nt. t'\\'on't it be moral suicide" women housekeeping. but what can I do with A good deal like turning a lamb loose in a a snap box and a dozenotd flour sacks! I was den of '\J,'olvcs'" deposit"l here by the agent who gave me a ' .• 'ot qUIte so bad as that," I answered, ropy oC the Rules oC the Indian Office and "but bad enough. lie won't find much. ym some advice about how to handle the Indians_ pathy among his home Colk., who WIll, never Thi~ ..-as a century ago (~O it seems), and I theless, be delighted to see him. They won't haven't seen him ~in('e. nor has he given me can't understand him. Hi. grand old any thing to do ..;th. My department oC mother will be a tower of strength to him. Dom<'Stic ,'cience is not particularly flourish All the girls win make love to him. Kasatch ing. still t wonderCul the dilferentstylcs oC will see to that. If the old fellow could get pn'paring com, bt>ans. ~eeds and nuts we him to marry one DC the camp girls he would have discovered. But you should sre my be jubilanL She would drag him down and Domestic Art clau. Thfse names sound big, hold hIm there_" don't they! 1I0nestly though it is Colly to "0, he n"utn't do that,·' cried the little try to change the old Indian. lIe'as a woman. tl,,"~ewin guard him. you and I. won't wonderfully strong personality_ HIS habits ... e' Besides I've Irot the Dlccst Iittlebro... n arc firmly rooted in tradition and superstiUon. faced, b1atk-eyed maiden picked out Cor him He has no use (ur hl~ instructors. The you ever sa... ,,~eeka like butternuts in Oc whit are bis enemies. He w Id they tober, smiles and dimples aDd in hi' hane!." and spend time and money looking for "1'1; bet he don't walk with it lung." another place. Your land is good and suits .... 'ot "ery, ordinarily. His while brothers me. so if you will go up to the agent's office 01 e ever ready to lend a helping hand in such with me and gign up here's $100 for you.'" cascs. !-tany of the old Indians don't know '·0, why haven't they got a ~Ioses to lead the dif!'ercQ('e bet~.. een denominations in pa them ouL of bondage, It exclaimed the matron. ~r money and are easily 15\\;ndled. I W3:-. I've notlcl~ that the Mos~·busine:,s i:;: a ,tanding In front of a sture one day when an thankl~t's task," I replied. "The new agent Indian went in with. roll of bills to pay a tned that with a band last year and nearly small debt of fifteen dollars. lost h181if£> for his trouble. Indians are sUS The merchant a good church member and spiC'ious of all whites. Ignorance eitherlean~ reputable citizen IIelped himself from the on \'OU or away from YOU. It j!\ either promp.ly ca.. h.d by the bank were they ree· alienation had been i ued to the allottee. All allotter thp laws or the State or Ter little community is said to be the best house-I ritory where the same is situated. l'rovided. That the sal. h.rein lrovided for shall not Rnll has the he5t furnished and nealest hornet; apply to th,' homestea durin!\, the life of th,' or any Indians in the country." f.ther. mother, or the minontyof any child "Why doe:, the Government give them 80 or children .• much munev~" asked the :-;uI~rintendent. "It w", not long until nearly all of the "But wh).' shouldn't the Indian have his 'dead Indian' allotments on the re5frvation own?" I askl"ll. "It is his. )lust the Gov wa.. hid olT and BOld. ernment 00 his bookkeeper and banker for· "It was soon apparent that a blundor had e\'er~ The Indian can leaTn only by doing. heen mad. in permitting the sale of all the 11<'11 be robbell, of course, but w. learn to Indian inhentedland at one time andan e!Tort drt'ad the fire after a bum or two. The In .. was mad to retrieve the error by revoking dian cannot grasp the abstract. He must do the old rul"" and promulgating a new aet and do and do. Don't you find thi, to be true with proper safeguards Cor the Indians." in your school work"" "In the meantime muc' mischief had been :'1 c.rtainly do. :till it seem' a pity to be don.. ~Iany of the heIrs interested demanded II l)8rty to their utter ruin ..• a consideraton Cor signing the deeds, whik "We'\'e been that. It's time to flis.;oh'e others borrowed as much money as posstble the partn.rship. The Indian should have the from the purchasers; the credit oC the Indian white man's chance and take the whitt:' man's rose to h.gh wate' mark in the buSiness and chances. They are many and he'l Cail In banking fraternity for it became an acc.pted mo,t. The teail f,) the goal ..,11 be .trewn fact that 10 a little t.me he was to possess n with wreck!", but so it is now. Those who his own nght bi~ BUms o! money. lien 0' survive \\;11 be ME.s. means who had invested heavily In these Indi "True. An Indian· a citizen when "e ac an lands loaned out thousands of dollars abso cepts hlS allotment Does he vote .. •• lutely w thout a farthin~ of security oth.r "\'ery C.... oC them do. At the Ia $:.'QO.OOO, it is safe to """crt that not one-tenth "Little Hand. one of the chiefs of the tribe, of this amount is why visible in live as sold at ditTercnt times 240 acres of land for sets. Some of it ",'ent to pay ~ome of thl" ac $7,6.\.00, TC'Cei\;ng for one eighty the excellent counts in('1]M'ed unoer the first sale that did price of $3.200,00. With a trusted " h i te friend not sell. but the majM portion h.q, been wast he went to his creditors and paid each Ju-t ed in feasting and prolonged revelry and in half of what he owed. and in less than to·o toxicatJon. houn; purchased beef at a butcher . hop on "Henry }o'ire StokE.>r, for instancE.>, a full credit. blood, sold f)..lO B('res for 121. He paid !'Orne HDavid Crazy received fo r his half intert!st of his aecounts amounting to a few hun~red in the .ale of the best 360 acres upon the reo dolla .... but he has nothing left. servation, the sum of $5,O.tO.OO. Two day:-; "Albert ('remo, a full blood. sold IIl2.; acres after the vroceeds of sale were turned over to of inherited lands (or the snuj!' ~um of David he applied to the Indain trader for a $1 .195.00, but at the moment ohalehi!' wife loan of $10.00. His wife Belle. an excellent sought and obtained a divorce ~nd reccived musician, expert stenographer. and i~ t~e more than half of this amount throu~h dctree estimation of many the best interpreterln thl;o; of th court. A lbert is living in a tumble section, stood alongside of a rouelette layout down sbatk bUlltofgovernment lumher Much in one of the gambling dives of a nparhytown 0' hi money 'Was spent gambling, drinking and played the colors at $10 and $20 a ca.,t and vlslbng other reservat ons .• until she had not a penny left. A month or "Harry Ring sold in hi::; timE.> 400 acres of so thereafter David ",Id another allotment to fine farming land for the sum of $.1)00. •. )me which he wa.'i heir, receiving for his portion of this money reached Ring, who possibly did $1.051).00 and his amiable Belle proceeded to not own hischcck any longer than wa~ required dispose of this amount in the manner afore to pass from one person to another. He was said. One of her school tt~achers met her one overwhelmed with debts and was continually day upon the highway and agked, after the drunk Hi. SQualid tepee. lack of proper usual greetings, what mes:-;age she should e~ n· ~ourishme.,t and medical att(>ntir'n dU7ing t he \Oev to her former friends and Belle 'SaId. exces~uvely cold weather of February was too 'T~II them I am the worst among all the re (TO BE COl'TI ·(:i:n.) t~at you would perform for some of your HOW A BOYSHOULD ACT AT HOME. fnemls n the .. home. .:ay for some friend whom you ,'ery muth WI hed to please. your N( ha'o',J t-,t;l" ~i\ied in a home where BWP.ethean for instanC!e. Your mother ere .... a boy, my talk will necessari should have pur first considerntion In the ed 00 theory rather than experience. home. .·0 better recommendation can be I he usual small boy thinks he has a found for a boy than that be is kind to his pretty ha"CI time to Jive at home, ",peci.lly mother. You often hear a young lady say if he has older SlStcrs who are overly aox· w':1en discu-sing 0 young man "Well. he must ious about his manners and conduct. It is be a nice boy, for he is 1(00<1 to hi. mother "Johnny, don't make 80 much noise. D o't and slSters." This5ecm~ to be suffiCIent pass~ slam the door How much mud you do '-ring port for him. What can we do for ou moth 'n for just one pair of feet." etc.. Cot I, er! Open t"e door for her; place her a chair; Johnny \\isbes there were S(lme piace for him offer to get the pail of water she starts for; where there were no bjg sisters and whe1e no keep the fire we built up do oot forget to De knew the word "don't: To J... hnny. it say "'ple.a.se" and "thank you," yes. even to seems a boy has no privileges n the home your mother. In a thousand and one little He IS an oukast, at least until be can ODd up ways make her feel that she has a helpful for hIS wn r'ghts. It sad ind 11f thIS is thoughtful son rather that a lazy shiftl true. Has he the rigllt new of the ease! one she bas to wait upon. lias he a rgbt to bring .nud into the house, IlJa.e known ne indIan boy, ind he""", slam the door. etc' a young man, \Ii ho Yfou! lie m a couch and Every member of a househo d has .ertain read ve\s whl.e hIS mother ...... hed his dirty rights Bnd privileges that every otber the home, to do many of the things her should· would then have a place for all those nuisances ers had had to bear. She was not fully con. belonging to boys that make them trying to vincod, but it was here that the son would learn the rest of the orderly household. Their bat how to te:tch t~e mother the truer way of li\"ing and ball, their foot· ball belongi ngs. their fish· in the home, the better di"ision of labor. ing·tackle, the collections of bugs, bees, and The 'ather Bhould be both counselor and stones they are sure to make, etc wi ll now have comrade to h18 80n. You should ever be re a place. With a place for everything, : very• opectful not dictatorial. Your father's judg. thing should be kept in its place. ThIS .wlll ment is bettt'T than yours, in most matters. mean orderly habits, not only with such thlflgs It h... ripened thru' experience. You may often but withyourclothes, your person, you r hooks, feel that you are In the right about some mat. etc. You should keep your own room clean. terunder iseu ..ion. We are allliahle to make as well. In th,s way you will get to appreciate lnlstaKes; do not 8~t up your opinion against your room, your home. that of yourolders. .' :thercontradict them, TOBummarize: you should be kind. thought· 1" is rude and impolite '\\"hen you areposlLve ful. ar.d courteous to all; you should ever be that you are in the right andhaveproofsthat respectful of the risthts of others; obedient to you can g ve to hold the position you take, to your parents; and acquire orderly habits of state those (att , not in a contradictory way living L. M. HARRISOS. but rather as presenting a new side to the question. Your father, in such a case, would be proud to find that his son, tbm 8tu1y. "ad SHIPPING FARM PRODUCTS. proven his wornout theory unsound. To be rt peetful would not be to call hIm A \'I.·G decided to ship grain, li ve stock The Old man" r "The Boss." That may H >r any other product of the farm. and BOund funny and big to some boys, but our having decidod in what market and in what 'athers are worthy better treatment than manner the shipment is to be disposed of, tha' the next question is. how to ship. lOU should teld perfect obedience. in the An empty freight car must be ordered of the home to your parents. Under &.1 ordinary agent in charge of the shipping at your nearest circumstan OKI. • .\IIO)l.\ l' ..:"Tl .... -\I. RAil.. \\'" \"'I' I Recelnd from 1l00d In aplJ.lr"ul gOlIti Ul"u.:-r cuD .. 1 Dt"d aod marbd "'I Ind icated \)(oluw, to ~ lran!lport~d onr thl" 1101" In and delhe .. td 10 Kood ord~r to tbe con IKDee at aid UtiOD. or 10 .. oeh cilrrh=r (If tbe ame are '0 'It ~or.ardrd ~l" nd ~ld Jl.taUoo) wb(Mf" lioe mal" be con Idertd a part of tbr roate.o tbe place of 1~'rIIJtjon o( ArticleK, Wt'l~"lL snbje-ct Lo ofn"ctlon. might be able to head off the car and pre,·.nt attach a draft drawn in favor of yourself, ita delivery to that firm. In the second col· and against the person to whom you are ship umn indicate the kind of stuff you are ship ping. Endorse hoth the draft and the bill of ping. and in the third column its wpight. To lading. A. the draft;" drawn fora litUe leIS get the weight of a car of grain, for instance: usually than the car is \\"Orth, your banker weigh the empty car before loading it. A ner will be willing to accept this tho aame as a loading the car weigb it again. The differ· cash deposit. I will illustrate the form of ence between the two weights will represent a draft below: Cblloc·-o.Ok.a.bom .. the w.ight of the grain. If .cales are not Pebruarf lwai. co""enient, it will be neces33ry to e:,timate At !IIlgbt (lAJ' to thr,nderof mYH'H. Tbrrr Hand. cd Uoll,ull, aDd cbarg~ to the .account the number of bush.1I and get the ....ight ap of t. \\"".1. s&s. To f'J.m ron Comml 1000:>, proximateJy in that manner. You will notice KaolJa at" lrI an that these weight.. are subject to correction If your Bhipment ha, been made to the and if found in error the railroad \\;11 require CameronCommi ion Coo, KansasC'ity. MQ., you to settle the freight by their weights. the draft would be drawn on them, and Freight cars usually bave their weight mark· endorsed by you. as Btated above. They will ed on the side of the cars, but ai those are be unable to Becm. thIS car of grain until taken when the cars first I.ave the shop, tbey get the bill of lading. The bank in they are often inaccurate. You will also find which you deposIted the draft and bill of lad· thecapacityof car marked on its side. the avo ing will sand th"'" to some Kanaas City bank erage car baving a capacity of 40,000 pounds. {or collection and Cameron & Co. will be n0- IiOO bushell of wheat would we.gb 00,000 tified by the Kansas City bank. AO that they pounds, so you will see that from IiOO to 600 can go and pay the draft and then get the bushels of wbeat constitute an ordinary car car. If they should refu5e to pay !.he draft, Two or more copies of the bir of lading are it would be retomed to the bank where you lISllally made. You should rec.ive the Orig deposited t and you would be charged up ina! copy, properly SIgIIed by the agent of ,,;th it. The car, if allowed to .tand on the the railroad company. By origi • I mean track In Kansas City would be costing you the one made first. The company retains the what is called demurrage. t'ult is, you would other copies. The car is sealed and s.nt for· have to pay for the use of the car and Bide ward to ita destination. The agent makes track. Rather than have tIus occur it would out wbat 'S called a way bill and sends .t to be better to turn the car over to some other the ag.nt at the d tination so that he may A COURSE IN RAPID CALCULA liONS. many thousand pounds. This producl "ill be Y. t\\lce as Jarge a...:; it ~hould be, so you mU!'it (0) LnlBER ~IEASn'E.\lF-cr; I. Find lhe now divide by two. Sometimes it is m(~re numbep f boon! feet In a pile of 'umber Iii convenient to multiply by half of the pr~ce feet x 'eet x 4 feet. ~r ton, and this gave:, the nec~sity of ~i\'lCl 1n a pile 2.\ f ...t Itl eet 10 f ''el. 2. x r x ing the "ru to make two fields, the smaller one being a b. On what day did the cows produce the right-angled triangle wIth the {ollowing de. most milk? mensions: base 70 rods. perpendicular 41) rod•. t. Which cow produced the most milk duro ~Iaking no allowance Cor the space occupied ing the week! , by the right DC way, what is tho a. ea DC each d. Which cow ,howed the greatest vana, field? tion in her milk? c. USing Ceet the perimeter, in what 100 as e. What percentage pf gain or Io..s does (onn rould you enclose the most lancl1 the I.. ,t day show over the first day! d. Have pupIls 8upply other problems in. f. other problems of a similar nature volving fields of irregular 'hapes. ~lany wnt readily suggest themselves. ,TATISTJI.A~ WORK. a. In round numbers the United :tat produced 250,000,000 pounds MISCELLASEous:a. If Kansas has 2,100, of Wool In I ; Continental Europe 450.000,- f~1O head of cattle, averaging 634 pounds ea~h, 000 iJOUnds AustralasIa JOO,OOO,OOO pounds: what is their value at present market price l'mted Kingdom 150,000,000 pounds, and for 'eedeno' other countri 100,000,000 pounds. llake b. Record the temperature of your room at dra"';nga or diagram to how the compara. 11:30 each day for one week, Find the ave tlve prodvct;on. b. It IS estimated that the rage temperature. ~Iake a diagram sho",ng world's "1J01 clip .ncreased 150 per cent from the vanatlon. 1875 to • What, then, was the approXI c. Invent a method of finding the height of mate chp of the l'nited Stat.,., based upon trees and buildings mthout measuring them. this assumption. I~ 1-7.! c. In 1 the d. How many board feet in a plank walk ."tton crop of the emted 'tales reached ;n 100 feet 'ong, 4 feet wide and 2 inches thick? roun numbers •. ,420.000 ba es. Texas pro What IS it worth at $15 per M.? duced 2,ll1l,OOO bales. What percentage of • Which is hea';er. milk or water' the w~ole crop did Texas produce> "- The · f. Have pupils place on the blackboard the approx mate ,,,Iu. of the beeves exported initials of different railways; have other pu from the Umted • ta·... in 1-70 "'as $6,200 000; pIls guess them. in 1 . 70,300, OOC. What was the percE . g. What are the dimensions of an ordinary tageoflncreasednrlng those years' flnvesti ~nck? Base a few problems on this. gate the reasons for I is grea' mer.... in ex &. The pressure of air on every "'I1lare inth port bee!.) e. In 1 77,700 ')()() acres "ere oC SlIrface is about Ii; pounds. Base some planted m com '" the t'Olted •'tales The YIeld probl.", .pon this. Why does not the all' was 1,924, bu bels. What is the aver- Crush buildin~' C. E. BIReL age pekl acre! The a"erage pnce per bush I was 62 con • Find lbe value oC the A )IullTJlL Y OUTIlliL erop! , I' m to the value of JOO, exported to tl-e ~mted Kmgdom. Fo' WIlIg is a monthly outline from a Ch, What pc ntage o' the value of I e whole locco teacher to the principal: erop was 1~1S1 g. ~ecure some reports of t~e ~imple work in reading from Baldwm '5 Ikpartm nt C Agncultore or some good com FlntReader. Wooster's Primer and Arnold's m relal geography Cor 8tat tical infO!"lDation Primer Much attention given t~ the pro. on wlueh to base ther p;-oblems If like na're. nUnClat D of Words. i'pelIing. • 'ew wo,"", from reading lesson DAIRY i'R B1LlIS' "- .~ 'rom the and words mi pelled in their langual!e work. I dairyman a roe rd f the L m. and Language. 8tudy of word; that they did Dot In .JSe p. m. m IlIg f ws' r one week, put kQ()W reading, !llJral and written sen tlllg the mf nna' on m tI: fo"" tences. Water" its forms In winter with 0(' tupations connected theremt&. Washrngton DOl lsr Total. M. ... ,...... , P.IIL - •• ..... ,. ... . ••" .. • ,'. • ..... ••'" • r.' "I - • • .0• '0 •I '. • O. THE INDIAN SCHOOL JOURNAL 39 and Lincoln's birthday ideas and love of ju.tire for the Indians IS also one of the country. deeds of heroism. Each child re characters. In other "Plaills Stori.... the quired to reproduce orally. Stories were read thieving, murdering and lawless white fron or lold and instead of oral or written work. tiersmen have been lauded simply because pictures were drawn about the story. This thfY were Hstrenuous. f' In Tonda these men they enjoyed. - who were responsible for all the trouble Arithmetic. Simple problems, oral and between Indian tribes and our government written, requiring each one to give a full ex are painted in their true colors. The climax planation. Each boy and girl writes one ex is reached in the death of Custer. The in ample, (original) abollt their work. I take formation for this was obtained from the the best ones and use _arne on the blackboard Pine Ridge Sioux by ~Ir. Moorehead, who ~ - for next lesson. I find th,; stimulates a de has been a life-long tndent of Indians, both sire to hand in good problems, as they like ancient and nlodem. to see their work on the board. ~I.~. D. Tonda i. not a dull, dry description of In dian life. Its actIon is spirited and continuo ous. BOOKS RfCID1Jl. Mr. West, the artist, has drawn two fine purtraits. ghing his conception of Tonda and Prof. Morehead has written a very good Stron~ Heart, the leading characters. Of story of Indian life amo.\( the Sioux. He the other iIIu trations, the photographa are professes to deal with Indian life from the from life and the drawings are made by llr. Indian'. '1ew-point. In this be fail" of William Foster under I~e direction d the course, as any outsider would fail It is im author. possIble for the white man to perwnate the real Indian or \~iew matters of business or PARJ(ER'::;: AGRIClTLTURAL LF.AFLE'I"S. We policy (rom his !"tandpoint. It is unfortunate believe every Indian aehool in the United that men try. The Professor pictures the States should know about these little leanets. Ideal pastoral life. endowing his Indian They co~er, in an elementary way. the entIre charaetera with the fin.,t of moUves. whicb field of agriculture. The plan IS to issue the no barbarous or semI-barbarous people may leaflets in series, one senes deaiing with possess. The story is very well told indeed, hortlcultJre, one WIth agriculture pruper, an and its climaxes are fine Ind natural. One other WIth animal busbani ry. etc. One leaf does not like to lay the book aside until be let IS printed each month. C M. Parker, bas tu rned t '>e last page. Taylo .. ~Ie, I Iinois, i. the publisber. A BIng 'ne story, whIch is more or historic, le subscription for the leanets will be receiv deals with the . ioux Indians just prior to the ed at twenty-five onts per annum, but in LitUe Big Hom fight in "'hicb Custer and quanUies they may be had at twelve cents per his command were kIlled. An the p";ncipllJ annum. Back numbe", can usnally be obtaIn characters are drawn from life; General Cus ed at one cent per leaflet Tbis i entirely free adv('\'tising f r Mr. Parker The "'&SOD ter, Tom Custer, Califorrua Joe. :itting Bul~ .... j,rve.' is that the JOUR: AL alms to be The r"ngressional Onnm±ssion, ete The "elpful, and we know these would be a help agent IS typical of Ibe agenta of tbat time; to any teacber in an Indian aeboo!, or any a eming politician, a shrewd, sharp and othe Kind of a aehool for tbat matter. yet mterestmg character. Tonda, the bero ine, has been educated m the EasL She THE • 'AVAJO A! D HIS BLA~'KET. ThIS falls in love with :;trong Heart, a eader of book of 144 pages is one .f the best "'0 on the 'avajo that the editor has read. It con the young men. Spottre Eagle. a <0 m Io~e tams much good matter ~ the inter ,,;th Tonda, COnspIreS with LeMoyne, a esting tribe of Indians and a...,ribes the bis "'negade white 1IIlIll, tG steal her away. Es t ry and method of these Indians in the eapmg from :potted Eagle throu be manofacture of their famous •avajo blankets. The autbor of this book is e. = Ho ter, pbys.. :a1 prowess for she is very strong the of Denver Colo .. ..-bo has been a collectur of girl ... punmed, and BillY the a famous these blankets f r twenty years. The boot w"". ouUaw appears.po;, the seene : finely illustrated .".;th cuts made fn; m The story .. strong parLcu1arly Ihe chap ongtnal photographs and containS the finest color pbt of, 'avajo Blankets (from orig te", dealing with the fcllt w'th the horse mal blankets in the anthor's collection) that thieves, the st1'1lgJ!'Ie in the t pi between we have 50 far seen. The w rk is a valuab e Tonda and .:potted Eagle. wben t~e latter one and sboold be 00 the sbelves of every attempts to carry ber o!f, etc. Prof....,r library in e Indian : hoo Service. It can Marsh, of Yale who eli mucb w secure be purehas from th. author Prce, $3. . 10 Tm: l. 'D1A~ SCHOOL JOl"R. 'AL THE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT. mon :ense and come forward like ~en sible people and select your allotment and shape your affairs as be t you can One year from to day aru the Chero to take upon yourseh'es the respon kee (;over'lment will cea,e. and with sibilities that come with this change. it the Cherokee Advocate, after an existence of more than sixty years. The Exhibit at Portland . The Cherokee government is probably as old or older than the government of The Indian exhibit at the coming the United States. The Cherokee peo Lewis and Clark Centenial at Portland ple had n form of government long be this summer. will be an extensil'e one. fore their removal from their old home Superintendent E. L. Chalcraft. of the east of the Ii. ,i ,:ippi. A treaty was Chemawa school has charge of the ex made between the U. S. government hibit. The exhibit will show the prog and the Cherokee .'ation of Indians re:s of the Indian people during the as far back as 17tl1, we believe. They past century. and displays will be made were an e"lightened thrifty people illustrating the life of the Indians at long before they caCle west. They the time of the Lewis and Clark expe were capable of managing their own dition and also present conditions of the affairs, and today our people would red man. The exhibit will be gil'en cor-pare favorably with those of the an Indian setting. an abundance of na border tates. But Just as we took tive grasses .• ' avajo rugs and blank occa:'ion to say fifteen year,: ago in the ets, Indian pottery and basket work Advocate, that a change was coming, being u,ed for thi· purpose. School ard that we ,"ould prepare to meet It. room paper. ., articles manufactured by That change has come; it IVa,: inevi the Indian;:, specimens of crops. and table. One government could not exi,t photograph. of schools are being col within another the weaker mu t lected. The finest collection of Indian necessan y give away to the stronger. bal kets ever dbplared will be a fea Now t e que.tlon I. What are 0 • ture of the exhibit. The Chemawa In people domg in ord€r to be prepared dIa students are at work making a to meet thi change? Ma • of them niniature wagon, which wil: be shown we f~ are do.'lg nothing till hoping at the fair. While the display will tl-at It will rot come, allowing the _ show in a representative way the selv to be mi led by ,orne body. work of Indians in every part of the The Advocate w,-, endeavor, In the country where the native red man still t,.,e left to it. to ccnvmce the full live" ,pecial attentio.. will be given to blood of the hopele n 5 of trying to) the work of the Indians of the Pacific tand out longer. They ,hould see northw~t. now that they have been mi led and In A~ !!.tnT hdWlS 10 th< UIIloo. imposed upon by t eir. upposed lead er;. and hould cut I ~rom th( \\ h n n I OT l"J~ Oklahoma and Indian Temto are ad- ~ed as a state, about < • now and tn' a <1 save to themselv In t"e fi c nized tJ PROGRESS FOR THE INDIAN. This was the reply of Judge Thomas Ryan. A istant St."t'retary of the Intenor, I We are glad to see that Francis E. Leup!,. allention was called to the report from.' )uth who at the invitatiun of the President h... left ~lcAlestt'r that (;()\'t'mor McCurtain of the off heing \\-asbington c(lrre:-pondent of The Choctaw. 'ation had hegun delivering aUotment • 'ew Y')rk Evening Post for the otli(e of patents to aUolloes of that tribe without the tommi ioner of Indian affairs, is not in favor approval of ~t?{"ret.1Ty Hitchcoek. of leaving the Indian where he i~. He wants After sl'vera) months of delay, Governor to gee the tribesman become an individual a.~ McCurtain of the- Choctaw Nation ha., carried soon as possible. The injustice which has been out hi threats that he would deliver the pat done to the Indian. first by configcation and ents of the Gu\o"t'rnmt>nt to the allotte('3 with~ unfair treaties. and then bypaternali~m. which out the approval of th. l'e A MISSIONARY MISRfI'WENTED. ht'r own, Sll.! pidon 18 heing thrown on inno- ("t>nt persons. I ask you In jU!Jtlct> to nil The April number of THE IsDin ~I"IIOOL parl\t's to slah- publ ely her name and (,fli(·t'.. J01"R~AL ("ontains a communication frum a JOIIS )10RII'I, 'Ii ionary. person signing herstM "A T~a('her. 0' in which she claims the privilege of C'orTt>tting certain au.D,' of Xmio.l, Chlds- misTE'prt'stmtations of the mi~sionary at l"n· Prf' dispatl'hes ny that the ~eminol(' guna. :he says "The same lack of reHediun is council has iml'cm:h{'{1 Al'ling (;o\'t'rnor ,Jacoh apparent in the mis:-ionary wh£'n he ~ peaks Harri!:mn and rlt'ett"1 E'X-GO\,(,rTWT .John ~1. or the dance "r last ~Iay "' dej!"ra~ing and Bmwn unanimously, ~) succeed him. Bruwn mentinns a flanct:· ... h()u~e whkh does not exist. w II 8ern' til l!JOfl, \\ ht'n th~ tribal form or The dance took place in the open air and wa j{o\,crnmt'nt Will terninate. At n spt.>cial free to the public. Since the gentleman did election Jacob Harrison was sdect,od 'coml not see the dance' how does he know IS \\'a:1 chi.f and on the death of Halputta )1,c<9, be degrading! Those who did "ee it ••y thaI came ading ch. f. It •• said the principal there was nothing In it that the most scropu· C'~:rge agairu t Harrison s incompeh'ncy lous "eed object to... Brown ..... as ('Jf many yea7'S governor of thp AHow me to aay that [ w;1I send for inspec Seminoles, ha the entire confidence of hi t,on to any person who desires it a letter re. people and w.. , the first Indian in t~e Terri cently r ceived from a lady helonging to that tury to effect a trt'aty between the Govern eXeUr610n ""ho aU{'QdK that dance. who S3)S ment and the Indians. distinctly that the dance wn" held in the Old church, the buildIOg in "h.ch private dance A ro"," Good u,lish. art' usually held and call~ the dance-house T~e fullowmg is n copy of a letter wnU.n simply because thf' dancmg "as done in it b) ".1 'ounJ.'t' Ponr3 returned :o;tudent \\ ho IS ThlS person regrets di tlOctly states her now in Jal at Guth:-ae. servmg a sentence Cor that l'hri;tian I'<'op.e hould be .r \VA. 'TED A 1A. '! By 0 II l,wl'S Amid 'he datly ....,nes of rustl., A ng life·s Ilvenues 0' hustk- A IIl2Il IS wan" :! wb can do b 'Ii' r'k One 0 thro I hl'.1 battle Of contendmg tr!e and prat ('an see dearly "he the h [t IS he ... 10 the bast e, Of the everlasting t Ie Whose. " 'ea h.m day b) day To see hls work "," cted, And percu-t ..-bal expected. Who.- ..-anted all along the busy ..... Y 44 THE INDIAN SCHOOL JOURNAL DOMESTIC SCIENCE. When one has to depend upon the market only the freshest eggs should be bought. By CORA F. PETERS. Fresh eggs are rather rough and dull. while Albumen Cooking. Eggs. meat and milk those that are not fresh are smooth and are included under this heading as they con shiny. tain albumen and each require great caTe in Eggs should be found frequently upon the cook ing in order to obtain the best resulw. table. as the amount of food value they con Eggs are exten;;;vel)' used as food. but few tain makes them very desirable. Every part people eX(lrcise enough care in preparing may be used. Wipe the shell previous to tbem. They are delicate of navor and texture breaking an egg and save it to settle coffee so may be given to invalids as well as adults with. or put them into the oven to brown and and those who are in the best of health. As then feed to the chickens. they are rich in albumen they may be com Composition of eggs- bined with foods that contain a great deal of Refuse. Water. Protein. Fat. Ash. carbohvdrate!', And of course they must be 11.2 65.5 11.9 9.3 .9 used i~ making cakes. custards and many Recipes for Class Work.-Soft boiled Egg. other dishes. Place a medium-sized egg in a pint of boil Altho'lgh the eggs of the guinea fowl. goose, ing water in a small saucepan. Remove from duck and turkey may be used the hen furnish stove and let stand ten minutes, for a soft es the greater part of the eggs that are con egg. or twenty minutes for a medium boiled sumerl. as they are not 80 strong in flavor. egg. They are prepared and served in many way'S Dropped or poached eggs.-Have the water begides entering into the combination of many in a spider boiling hot and salted quite sa It. dishes. Break one egg into a dish and slip from this Any article of food that contains a great into boiling hot water. Set on the back of deal of albumen should Tt'Ceive special care the stove where water \\;11 remain hot and let when cooked beeau,. when they are subject stand until the egg is cooked as desired. ed to a high heat the albumen hardens and is Eggs baked in Tomato Cups_-Select a much harder to digest. medium-sized, firm. ripe tomato. Wash and Anyone who choo~E.'-" may try this simple wipe dry. Cut a slice from the blossom end experiment and ~ee the results of the differ of the tomato and scoop out the inside. Dust ent wa)s of cooking the white of egg. the inside with bread crumbs and break an Pro\"ide lourself with two test tubes and egg into it, replace the slice of tomato. set in put some white of egg into one and hold the a pan and bake twenty minutes in aslowoven. tube in boiling water unlil it is boiled hard_ Serve hot. On examination it ",ill prove to be tou,h and ,lightly I.ath.ry and 8maHer in bulk than be Mmus for 1 Wtti in ~y. fore cooking. The same result is :seen when The following were made up by the girls an angel food cake. "",tard or an omelet has in the Chilocco Senior Domestic Science class been subjected w a high heat, as the custard and from the rations for an Indian school: will be water)' and the other two WIll be Oat S["~DAY D1S~&K. in-tead of light_ BREAIiP""T. Puree of .... !ll1t J*a.... ()almea.l M. t Pot roa .... t of httf. For the second experiment pot some of the Bttf teat..(:Jr .. J, Potawe", rTe3mt-d aspar3i!1l" egg- white into the :o;econd te~t tube and sub Urea Bo ·~r fiee LeltD e ... alad. Ject it to a long slow h.at. not aHo";ng the :--l'PPER. me degrees F_ temperature to above 160 and E..... a11o~ potatoes. on exam'nati n will be m re jelly-like eo1d beer, ~di .. t!l'. Onlon" but ..,i1y divided. We •.an ...'tly see that Sabo!,,: PO" der bi ... ,.nit. the first "I'g wh te Vi uld be far more diffi Cocoa. cult to digest than the second_ st""ppgK.. TCE~D'\Y Beef basb 1I ... "h BBE .. Kr.A ... T. ·When we are fortunate enough to have Potato ala (' rnmea! mu .... "tLlIHk. chicke at borne the ej!g; should be gathered :-otewed prunes. t.: ... te Creamed bed Te .. &uted potatoe twke a day from clean nest;;; and put in a Coffee . .:001 place where there' a good circular n of DISSt&. air. Eggs should never be put near anything Roa.... t pork:. Baked 'le:a..D. . lb.·.. ed potatr.e .. that has a ~trong odor, as they readily take Br01lrn bread.. up an_ odor_ Dried app e lJie Ch~. Mil\. THE INDIAN SCHOOL JOURNAL "Since the Go\'ernmclll has ceased to treat 1"l'I'EK, ,,'RIllAY, t~d llOrk. ilRIU'.F.,"T the Indian.i like pets they hwe made mor. BUIl~ t 'akt. Tea. Baked C'IU:", progress. They hav. learned that a dollar .s UoUC'd Ilfltatoes. WEB. ·t:~UA'. Bread IhlUt'r, a dollar and must be put to 80me good uSe. RRI: \KY'!lT, jJ(x,ki\.' .... l·offl"t On e\'ery rt'Ser\'atlon they are becoming liotled rice, ~lIt Uakt'd IlOtatf)ftll. flr.l1'J ~t..lf-supporting and fitted tu become good I),Jogbnut l Jfft"c In:-; :o.t:R l'un'c IIf !X'a .Cruuton... dtiz~n.s. I)lS:OCI.tt.. U"ketl Uo;h. "The younger Indians art!' Tlocch;ng an l'llu Ocau soul'. ~1a!'ihrd I>CJt.;lloe~, Roaltt bt·f'f. Pt'ach ltined) 1,le. cation ami being taught tu originate. The In .. .'Illt. IT(".mf'd POlOlt(lel. dian hi natunlly an artist. and some of them Hb.uh,lrb 1,1(" ~llt. .. t'l'I·EK. originate d... igns that arc much sought by Cl'PlIL F~~.lliOllt'd bet-r. art connoisseurs . . \ ... para~" on toa.. \. Ike' tew, mnJ.:t-r bread, "The I ndians have learned thallh.y must IUdl"b~. Tea. HIJD~. Uuuer rcsltCct the authority of theGo\'emmentsinee "Pille ~U~l·. thdr tribal fonos of rule have bee. dispensed Tea. ~An~RH\Y HKI.\lO:r.,"'T, with by order of the Commissioner. With THrll:-.UA Y B«f h.ub. education and the proper r traint, they will BKUKFAM.- Bat~ potat~ ('t;;;a. ked ..,. but, l'ru.m. Bread. lJOngbnuts. beeome j(ood citizens, and that.s the object MUt ,ra "Y. Hrnd. {'offce off« the department hn.3 in \;ew for them. t VI:o.:o.lB. OIN1"I.R. ('rram of POLatoes. Roa~1. port Th, fDtlQ SchooL ('rat br Rolled III)tatoes. I 1 beef. Creamt'd .;)n\oo .. , The Ponca Loarding school is beautifully "'ra.ueouta putal Hhubarh cbarlotte. union. lilt. lo Indian Territory now has an Association of School Superintendents and Principals, form ed at South McAlester this month. Theoffic ers are: William Gay, South McAlester, president: J. A. Burns, Nowata, vice presi dent; Walter Falwell, Muskogee, secretary Miss Reel is taking a vacation- a sprained and treasurer; Sam Morley of Dwigbt, J. M. ankle. Oshome of Paul's Valley and Miss Bessie The Commissioner visited Rosebud agency Trent of Muskogee, executive committee. the past month on Departmental business. Judge Hunt, of the United States court at J. F. Wisdom. chief clerk to Agent Shoen· Helena, Mont., decided the noted Indian tax feldt for the past 12 years, has resigned. case of Missoula county, holding tbat the county could not tax the property of tbe In Also Clerk J. Lisdell. dians living on the reservations. The tem The colored teachers of the Choctaw Nation purary injunction against selling property of Indians which had been assessed, selzed and have petitioned Supt. Benedict for a Colored ordered sold, was made permanent. The de Normal to be located at South McAlester. cision means a difference of $100,000 in the revenues of that state. The merchants of the Five Civilized Tribes are much agitated over the new order of the The office of Inspector for tbe Indian Ter ritory has been aholished and the Hon. S. H. Department to collect the Trihal Tax or close Taylor who has heretofore beld tbatofficebas up their shops. returned to his home in Wisconsin. Eugene T. Johnson still continues a.... Revenue Inspect It is reported that the President will pardon or of the Creek Nation. All matters pertain Geronimo and his tribe now at Ft. Sill, some ing to the inspection and collection of revenue, time during the coming year, but will not whether it be grazing tax or tribal tax, comes permit them to return to Arizona. under the jurisdiction of tbe Hon. J. George Wright, United States Indian Inspec:tor for Haakellinstitute lost her dairy bam by fire Indian Territory.--Okmulgee ·tapltsl-News. tbis month. I t was the finest cow bam in Harry Wilson, a young balf-breed Cberokee Kansas. Haskell b88 bsd some very bad luck Indian. who, jumped over Shoshone falls, with barns-this is the fourth destroyed there swam out of the whirlpool 210 feet below and brfire. was assisted ashore by some companions, is out and around again after having been in the John Hayden. aged 19. six feet tall and doctor's bands for nearly a month with a weighing 180. and Thompson James. aged 4. smasbed knee cap. the only serious result of are the two extremes of the Puyallup Indian bis foolhardy jump. Shosbone Falls are ahout four miles from Twin Falls City, Idaho, and Khoo~ although botb are in the cbart c1 ... are among the greatest scenic attractions of ~ r beginners. tbe west. The faU of tbe Snake river over the cliff is 210 feet. The Pac,fic Coast Institute will be beld this year in Portland, Oregon. August 21 to Chief Quanah Parker is against the propos ed bill to ol"'n the Indian j>38ture near Law 26, durmg the Lewis and Clark Exposition. ton. The Chief says: "I am oppoeed to the The meeting of the E:lueational Congress will opening of tbe big pasture. The Indians will folluw this institute, and arrangements have n~ it for years to come. The Indian agent '-' ..... for Indian Service taclJers to WIll never recommend that it be opened until I give my consent. He always confers with attaMI ita -a.a. me in matters that pertain to the welfare of Dr. T. K. Hunt, who had eharge of the the Comancbea." CoL Randlett bas recom mended the Iessing of the pasture for agri Jaonote ViJJoae at the Worlds F_. bas ar euJturaJ purposes and it is expected that GO flYed at Pwtlaud, QreIrIn. with Iilr.f these July 1st this ..11 be done. JIIIIP\e Ina doe Pbili\lllia& Be.. exhibit For _ than 30 years the JleXJC:IIII gvv!!ID- .... - 'DIe 'fIaiJ at-tile I.wiIIand CIuIt Ex )IGIitIan,.JAu'ided be _ ....e satiafvtmy 1IH!I1t bas waged a bitter war against _ of ten. WIul doe ...... 10 ...... the InoIiaDJ tribes of Jlen:o. Away III their -taiDq ftVeats, however, the IndiaM 'DIe a.,.aUe Mal J F.... !!emiJw1'J bold their ...... aad • n "laIIy!""'1the war 1I&1'sNx • -ftUiIIt .m a 1'!'-J111Je ...... IIlto the enaay's COIIJItry br deataoyuc .....,. ... of thII& ~ I1II1iaa _taliau, ...... will ..... __t ... IIIId ...... aad poiaunmc the atreamo. In other Sauth _. • ft6 ... ,.... .,.. As Ameriean npubIies dweIJ aimiIar tribes whidt .. fully.- aU endoa .... to emJiIe them. IIIId are .. warlike that 1he7 _ ...... :-' •.=u-.o:.::...... ;:. .:::: tro,ed... drtteabed: doe_powidulapedi ..... tiaD& ....- tbaa. THE INDIAN CHOOL JOUR~AL The regular monthly entertainment came NOTES ~OJ4 TUlAUP. uff Friday e"emng April _. It wns a great gu CONCERNING THE RED AND WHITE MAN I)fO;Ul. It ,.... 'howen.'r, the ~lhtOIl1 In .. Hille trlht·s,.t .1I1t1 YO \" (Iult~ the rule for· lllt·rIJ. ~,:. iDdt,u JlUpcctorS. OIl3 H Ue <. ree .:--. D, f dr h!:? l( - mported fro", Ie ie<> and f",m . ~ 'the D ar I ·C'o .... cul" I w urprased tu e d Allantic. The ave-age southwestern I~dlan vour .... 110( I. Jot It \L 'or)o[ c 1, on ready to work o! he .. tro.ate jOUR!'AL SPECIAL CORRESPO, 'DE, 'CE HE Creek Indians their ]lowe- and pre'ti;:~ brok~n. :-:'::~l3!2._ formerly i'lhabit, The hi-lory of their,low',f,,1l in rr.ih· ed that portion of tary achir'\"emenb ht'~I11~ with their COlin try e a, t 0 f caplnrc of Fort ;\!inlllh, n~ar ~[o"i1e, the ~Ii" iss(pl'i ,\ la" in I-I::, lIere t1lt'Y butchered hounded hy the men. WOJ1}t"n ,1Iul ('hiIlIn·n. anton!.!' Cumberland whom were a m:mht'r of Tenne:-- .... ean:-.. ;\[ollntains, the a ,I at onc~ the Creek war h,'came Tennt:-.",ee l{in~·r a Tenne"ee war with neot'ral ,Jack and t1w Ohio Ri\" 'on at llle h,'all of an army marchmg er Til· .... wa~ a a::ailht them, He dcfeak ~li"i"ippi_ She MAP Snow!. 'G FOR>!ER TERRITORY OF CREEKS would not wait the AND OmER EARLY TRIBES_ arriYal of the proper time for carry Tbe Pre,iden then prepared to pro· inl!' out the tr~at~, but ordered her ket the Ind ian, in tbe po .. se"ion of ~tate ,un-eyor- into tbe Territory of the -r property and ordered tbe Lnited the Creek-, Pre,ident Adams for. State, Di,lrict Attorney and tbe bade tbe ~un ey. At tir,t tbe -tate enited ,-tate- C'.larsbal to arre~t any wa, inclined to obey, hut finai1y be. one att.. mptinl!' to snn-ey the Indian,' came impatient and the Governor an. land, we,t (If a certain line. The nonnced the doctrine of the ,tate Governor tben prepared to re,ist so\ereignty and as-crted that the thi, federal interference and ordered state bad an equal ri(!"ht with tbe out tbe state militia to repd any in United tate~tol'a~~ uponib rig-bt,_ ''''a""ioD. Th~ majority of Congress THE INDIAN SCHOOL JOURNAL 51 were oppo,cll to Pre,ident .\dams and CREEK CAPITOL BClLDI. 'G. OKloICLGEE, on the ~ra--y upland" Flow.ng mto freed from seed by hand'pic.dng and tbe,e ,tream, were many ,mailer with 'pinpin~ W lee! and ernde hand ones. with their yet ,rna ler tr bu, loom 'I'"n a~tl ' There was the ~arly COTll for tht n~ver to belicvc any,ounlry "'Iual roa~til1l.!"car:-.. the kind that wa!-. co()k~ lo the (lId :\illion th~ l're~ks he:!"n ed with the sacred new tiTt.' at the an, to !,!'row rt'l..'unciled to their new home nllal busk when the first fruit of the ,"!,'heir fear~ of t Jt Wt· .. tern ~a\·tl;.!"l· ~ year h;1I1 beel! olT,'re,1 to the .pirih, \'ilt'Jbhcd . and they ~catterl'cI ahroad the ,,1ft whitt' lIour CoTll that. bealen thrnu!.!'h their falf, nt'w land. The ill lht' t!"ft'il t wooden mortar:"!, made fearful mortality ,lI11Un~ tlJO~t' brolit~n del ciOIl, bread, the hard llilll)' corn in heart by th~ removal, and in loon whkh, hull",1 In the mortars, was the stitutiol1 hI' lIlt'physkal harcbhil's to has" for sofkey, the goreat naliollal which that n'mo,',,1 ha,1 ,uhj"d~u dish, allli lot,ide, there was rank them. ('ca:-..t'd and the ('reek~ tt!,!'ain g'rtlwillg' tield corn for stuck fu(~1. wefe in\.'rt'a~i"1~ 111 l)llm1)t'r:-., until at Where the .:orn tields were pumpllins the uutlm'ak of til,' ("vi, War they were abo rai .. ecl, amI the late summer had rel!'ain~,1 what was lost in the reo and autumn found ,catTo"" near the mm'ill. :\ot e,'en then, howe,'er, had (';tbins wilh pole ... ~trun!!" with sec th .. }" rl'~ained lost faith in the white tions of pumpkins drying' in H'e sun lIIan All 1,,"s;I,e oh,tacles were 'hine. Corn was boiled on tllecob and thrown in the way of matr monial plaited iu lone: f~,l!)On, to dry for allJan,c, between their people and winter u:"\c, and many \"arit't~:-. of t~e \\ hites. a'lu, nnllke th~ other beans .lod field Pt'aS were abo dried tribes ,\hkh fa\'or~d ,'Jch allian.:.. " anll stored, Wonderful melons w re "0 citizenship was conferreu by mar, rai~tI"d in largequalltitie ... uf :-oue"" .. lZe ria~l', all pruperty beloD~in~ to and 'Iuallty that the\' were conceded tbem lal',in~ at (eat" to tbe Indian ." ualto tho,eof (;e"r~a, It was not he r" and none ~o.n~ to th~ whIte lou;: 11I1ti. or.:hard, be~an to be pla'lt hu,hand or wife. The h.ltred of ed The succe __ (On of wild frulh w~lte allia~ce, was later the out showed much encoura~emeDt In the gro\\ th of w:u' and rC~O\'al ~ac,e early .. ·:1mer came ""trawherrie .... ID the ear.ler swinging crane 1 began to ~ive place to the frame house and tbe new cook CREEK ART IX BASKETRY, stove: ~ewing' machine:=, gi\'en their fCll''Der ,'a\'"" the olu piano e\"cn,-were among the neW ma,ter,leit their homes unclaimed want, to be supplied. With such and went from tbe Arkan,a to the rapidly increasing de~ires tbe de· Yerdi!;1'is and tbe different branche. mand for productin, labor necessari· of the Canadian. This b why the I) increased in a like ratio, But citizen population arouud )Iu,kogee the· vast domain of field and forest, compo,ed of freedmen and ba, of pasture land and coal mine, was scar.:e1y an Indian w·tbin many tbe common herita;.:e of all tbe mile,. • •• A constitntional Creeks. Wby should an Indiau till form of ~o.eroment wa, estalJli,hed the ,oil. or herd cattle or di;.: coal aDd tbeir number of ,cbool, wa, in· for wa!,!es when alI tbe profit migbt be crea,ed. In fa\'orable localities h is own·~ And -0 came the ' 'renter'· white men came a, trader" a, phy,. white man on Indian farms-':tbe cat· idan~, a... teacher.... and preacb~r.,. tle man stretching milt!s of barbed alwa~ s nomiDal1:. at lea,t, by and wire o\'er the \'doet prairies. In witb tbe con'ent of tbe Indian" the Councils of the ~'ation the more Enormous berd, from Texas dri\'en to consen'ative of tbeir leaders bad in· THE INDIAN SCHOOL JOt;R;\AL 55 THE CREEK ORPHA;' HO>lE, OK>lCLGEE. S 'kd that tb,' ri~ill lW' l'rohil-it. me"~ed by ,\"1 al en population ~a!.!t·r In~ white OCt:upalHu'I ... and the em· to di-po"",, th.n. Filled with alarm ploJlne t of white lator ,ho:: be they prote,t d and "_.. I c.ed th.lt enforced but in V,I J IOdivlllu.l: the ('nitI'd :-tate, t;o""r'llen' , 110 Itl de:-.j"l"c for ::ai- wa .. :-.tron!,!'er tl~ n rt'n: "'e tht' i tr~~e ,lrom their !;til • fe". of tbe encf(,acbmpnb predictpd It wa ' tno ate; b) their OWD tacit con,ent the white ma'1 had come, It 'eemed a L jarm Ie" tbm!! to let a'1d C('De to ,t.IY ' 0 'cal a ,tream trick.e thro:::!b t':le d.lm tbat held back wbite •. -I' 1'1 1-.13 a comrni"ion. kno"D .1 , The Dawe, ommi" ion, wa, ap· ~rat OJ, bt.t (',"ery renter lami y tbat pOinte w.th a~thority from the came al pare~tly ,ent I:>ack to tte Cn ted ~tate' Go ern"llent t..l make , tate, Ur~lh!! 'lot only tb'-Irk n' PfO' treat ,\nth the Ind all ' and to il • pie, but all their acqua;~tance" to h t tl: r I .. d, m , ~\ eralty T. h come to thi, beautiful Indian Terri ,(:nm "io " w( -k prO\ ed to be a tory And they ca~e to " .and where -low prO<.t.> " .1 I. I' t P benne a , uhti: charm ' eemOO on tlem. ('lirtis Bill wa, t'nue ted b, ('() ~re " . () little effort ' "'ced to '"Pp'y T' ' bill wa, the w k of (,bar:., neeI''' lie, that they [[~nde CANADA AND HER INDIANS. ,al.. When. in Ocwber. the regul."on con, pelling Indians to accept the pay fvr their ""rom tbr ~~tr York 'UD. land in in... talIm£'nts of '«10 a month. was an Canah 's ~uperintendent of the Department nounced. It 6eemed that every Indian in the of Indian AfTairs, }Ir, Frank Pedley, says Creek country knew it at once, for the veti .. that the Indian is holtling hi$ own in Canada. til>l18 for sale dropped ofT immediat.ly. A :-Iumereially he appears to he doing a little short while ago, when the o ... ler was revoked more than that. and lh, Indian was allowed pay for his land The report of the Department in lR97 ~hOW8 at the rate of '50 p.r month, practkaUy the Indian population of the Dominion as everybody knew it the next day, anCi business 9'J,:\6.l. Mr, Pc-dley e,timates the pre,"nt in the Creek land .ales department suddenly number at 10",000. became lively again. Canada's policy rtl(arding her red man has When it is remembered there are several been i:Juilt and conducle ABOUT INDIANS AND OTHER PEOPLE A dispatch ••nt out from Washington, D. C, dat.d April 10, gives the news of a very W... b""", Sapaiat,adcnl Dismlsstd. important dfi."ision of the Supreme Court bearing upon the liquor que8tion. It is 3S fol Fred II W Ison. of ~Iacon. Mo., superin lows. "Washington. April 10. - Th. Supreme teoo~nt of the Indian warehou e 10 ~ew ('ourt of the Cnited States, in an opinin" by York. has been remon,1 from ollice by Sec J ustic. Brewer, granted the petition of Albert r.tary IIitchrock for putting on the ware Heff, of Kansas. for a writ of habeas corpus. house payrolls the name of seven men who lIeff was llrosecuted and conv icted in the dis di~ no work. Mr. IIitchcock Ie Imed of W'I- trict court of Kansas for s.lIing beer at the 8On·. methods recently and detailed iru IN AND OUT OF THE INDIAN SERVICE The highest paid womal\ in the government 'en' ice is ",t ss Estelle Reel, who is 8uperin To all AgenIB and :uperintendonls: tendent of all of the Indian schools, She is You will make the ne< ry arrangements very handsome and distingui hed looking and to pay hereafter all duly authorized Indian nut much o,'er ilO years of age, Though she Irregular Employes the BeHral 8ums due has he.,dquarters at the Indian bureau in them at the dose of each week, tak ng their 'Wa hington, most of her time is spE'nt in trav receipts thereior In the Wlual manner. eling about all over the country. her task being In thIS ronne c..A R,.,inger. The Worst. . ::,lIow I."an pili rill/.! o,Art. OfCoune. Bobby: •• ". YOl: teac.t me b w to draw y Mr, Pflng eo?' t Prin Ie \\"b\', Bohbr, don"t imo.. acy • It • .1:-. ~c too ·blD~ about dra'wing," Bo~b): ". o. Well, I h ani papa -ay. U were a de~' J!Dic,j! man.• , How It Happe.'led. Omn: 10 By Inference. Cuun eI: "Do you ;J de-:na.n t':lc nature of an oath~" \V.tn th' ...... " Coun e. "Do TOU ilnder.. ·aOf. .. t e l.aturc of an );l'b I ai" WltD Impressit"eiJ ... r I I;)c!\·e it" en a keb in this ity for Dig' on forty yea"" " Have YOll a Navajo Indian Blanket? T hey ore very populu as ill floor or wall decoration. They last forever and Lhey do not come "Will Y up" either when plUchased of T he " Curio" . t Chilocco, Oklahoma. We will be pleased t.o 'I'Iote you prices. 'Chi/ecce ,/listcrl( and !pescription I'J"" II b ( JULo('( '() l);fn • I. •• tl 'S'l hi L SC Huol.. , ~~tabl: ... bcd by t':Je Honorable Jamt'!1I ~ )1. Ila ..orth. t'le fi 1St .. t!perintendent of Indi :J ("")001 .. , .lftt"r whom our a...... emhly 1 • i named. wa~ opr le<1 for pUpl in Janua..."J, ) ~, in the large '>ui'd:!lg no.' known a :oi the bm .. home. It .. loc::ttlon I.. on a beautiful tract 6 lOd,:J m es in exlent north and .. outll:.tnd 4. m ItS eO. t a.ld we!j;t.ln leay count\", okl.l., but IM,rderiDJ,:" ul'on the K an B a ~ slate line aoout .. Ix m e!§!j(J thof rkan (it) K n. Large ~ thi .. ~hool re~c-na t io n e("m t") be, it I .. au dther uode cult vation Ot utilized as meadow or pasture, (hllocco is a moncy-order {lO!'Itoftict. It ba.... telephone connectit n:: bo"h n rt-:t and :o-outh, and 11a2' ... taUa on the I' ~ anta Fe" lad IFrisl,; )t' ral .• 'ar ... y~tc~ ... both ra,iroads running throu~h the c'loolland-. The school plant lOW cor.sists of some tll rty-the Ulld 19'5, prinripally 04' .. tOD(, mo.,tlJ be.ated by tean or bot .. ater lDd lJu'd with e elr Itr, with modern cOD\'eniencb and equipmect. The' .. tonC' u'ied :1 their i:vnstrlctioll 18 t~e handsome magne .. Lln lime ... tone, quarried on the reseTV,lLon. The If ter and ... ewera e sT~t(mS re ':ir t'"(.la ...... TIlls ~ k,olrc as t~e bC!tt e The I tel:1e • gl'fe a tboroug ammar ticbool tra1mng tusic and tbe cour e Then a hbrary of l.lOO volumb, o;;pedallr hod. Itel g ou... st u ton, w!:lile Drn.... ectz.r- 001 to ".adu.a.t Indial 'foung men and ed as -.,.. indnst'1all;, mtntallv "f l It VO b of an\' race or 0 or. Base ball, foot ('t • are C"n' .12ed. but atteu: t·s made t rgan'ze prof,. ~ ... ianal +e.am~. hool hand 10 frt"qut.: t de and 1t 'IfJgb »oring town... The pr e 1t attenoance .. about ~ pup .. fr ~ W dltrerent tnbe of a dozen different state and te""'T1tor A Complete Line of Jicarilla Apache Work Hish Woste llatets from 52.50 up; otben. 2Sc .,.d up. When wanting any Baskets, write The " ClU"io," Chilocco, Oklahoma -- The Farmers State Bank CAPITAL $50.000. UNDIVIDED PROFITS. $25000, -DIR ECTORS \\")1 1-:. oTIS J~(l. I.. P"H~O:'\'" J. M:\"l": (,1)\ t: t' SErt" .\ II. I H':"" TO" A. H. DENTON C· .. THI'; CORNISH FOR DRUGS, BOOKS, STUDIO. Fine Sutionery and Lowney's Chocolates. PHOTOGRAPH S, PORTRAITS, PICTURE FRAMES. ('.If.I. .IT ;Jolliff,. dl ;J/Llarfs, (.row d noor ,n Ea61 F.I'A •• h"~ • .irk II~' cu." for' fi Uue -r.l-i. OLIH FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING Gilbert-Sturtz Hdw. Co. En"' ng D Ha. _a.rlt A rkansus City, Kansas. 2adger :!umber CC;O. J~J ~0 fJ©)~G ~ I )E="TI~T. 11. W 1IQAJU)lU/i. Ar",L Over Home. 'utianu! I,3nnk, Lumber and Building Material Allh-A ~ A (ITI, h.A \' Esllln! .. Ch< C. \V STRAI. _ D P. A. Ask V';,ch,t •. K.n. Best Line to St. Louis Train. '0. 8 Smes a DA Y to . 'ew York H (.HIELD- L S 'I Clot.h Bound 397 Pages Price, $1.25, Postage Prepaid Send Orders La THE INDIAN SCHOOl... JOURNAl.... Chilocco. Oklahoma E. KIRKPATRICK, Florida Sleeper I~\ f'lr .J. \ L\ FURNITURE. WINDOW SHADES. CAR· PETS. QUEENSWAIlE. STOVES. Undertaking a Specialty. &sy 'Pdymtnls. f'l1 ~( "! reaftf'r. unul the u.uu.ll. d."OIl UI .tlt!.,), the 1-'1 fO ARKA. 'SAS CITY KA.·SA:. ~'i .. tt m, 1':1 connection with tbc Soutbern 1:;, "'af, ... I operatt' tbnmgh Pul jJ)an Sleeper het~'(>(1 Kan <. ''''j, MO.3QdJack GEORGE O. cALLEN, -,;oDr,lJe, PIa Tbc .. e sleel') 19 Car.. will be I'lact'd in s n'h,'c .\ .. part Of t~l' equipmcDt '-- f Wall Paper, Painling, the popu u "southe) .. ttrrJ Ltmited." "'Ch("d· Signs. uled to I('avt~ Kansa~ C'ts ti 30 p. m. A modern 'r ~quil}l1e'd tra."l. (' cctl!'l~ lightl"d SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. cafe ()~C 'liatioll C lr, etc t e route' of W h- £J.rrte.'1 tht tra'rele t':lroul!'h thf' VOpulou C 1 cllh~. "Juth ast Berth reo· J. S. YOUNKIN s r\"al tins wnaJ he made through Te-prt .. ot· atu ~ of I" ~coz.;. ... tl'"m 01 couoect ~ No. Has best vallle in Footwear P "'... F 'I.F.il TRAFFIC Jr. ARTMO'"T ,IRKA'\·L'A.' (ITY. S U ;or lA-n.. '''' KAS.'.4S. ] ) I ' YI ~ I ' I> REMEMBER US ) ... ,\ j l ..· I<' I>I"IZl j J Tb • '(' .. n llgri t .. W hen You Want a Harness or a Agents for "Quickheal" Bill of Hardware The- fa .. f) ot ent \ k ( T Sd.mp t box HAMIL TON HAR.DW ARE CO A,. n (ity, Kans. THE COMMONER A GOOD THING • BRYA! 'S PiIPEP O:LY 0.0£ DOLI...AR A YEAR. The Indian School 'OW i, th time to ,-ub:cn1le. Journal to Advertisers. Lincoln, . ' eb. A NEW BOOK 1ii'e Navajo and His Blanket By V. S. HOLLISTER It treab of the early h·,..tory of th., Xa\"ajo land. the text,le ("hries of the prehistoric people, the CIiIT Dln'II.,rs. and follows in rC~l1lar "''Iu~nCt' the art of wcal'inl! hy the Pueblo Indians, and shows when and how th,' Xal·"joes tirst tool, up the work. An extensive ,h:lJ'\t'- is devot".1 to the blanket, spillnillj!. dyeing-. w,'a I'i. l!, symbolism. etc., etc. It covers the whole field. Find)' printed 1IiO paj!"" BOlln.1 in red silk Ten f .. I' pa~' < colorptl plates of typical hlankeb: thirty six ha.f tOIl~' iIIu,lratin~ lhe (hfellinl!s. life and hahits of th ., IDtere:-.tin:,:- people. McPha Buildinf. Price t $3.00 t Prepaid. U. S. Hollister t Denver. Colo. Indian Beadwork, Baskets, Blankets, Curios The Genuine Article, at the Chilocco Indian Curio Store THE POPULAR SHORT LINE E~W" ~'- __ J", K ...... __ • • ~. ~. IXT:-- IS ARKAS.... A... ' 0 I-OIA .... TEJtRlTC'RY ASD AR- KA .... " .. (. r Y. • LEGA!iTLY i-Ql'"IPPED TRAt:s .... 1'(' (:)LORA M) ASD THE P.\c:YIC (OA:'-1. H. C. 'T" (> " ~ 1 1. -"' C': r""l ( 1, C; . I >, & T. A. ST. (..o'-~. h ...... vlRI. The Journal Covers a Field all its Own The Only Way to Reach Employes of the U. S. Government. CALIFORNIA ======AND THE ======NORTH PACIFIC COAST Very Low Rates in EffecL Daily, March Ist to May 15th MANY ROUTES FROM WHICH TO MAKE YOUR CHOICE (-"all loform .. UOD on rrqu(' t CEO. H. LEE. CPA J S. ~h~ALLY. D••. P.... Agt, Little Roc". Ark. Olbhom~ City_ Olb. Cheap Rates to Califor nIa and the Northwest VIA The Santa Fe Mr.;.~ H • to MAY 15 AND SEPT 15 to OCT 31 l905. Redding to :As Ange:." Cal and intermediate pltnts. .., ...... ; 25.00 Butte. llonL to Ogden, l'tab, "? 1 t- and intermediate points, ., - .,.,:, Rossland. B. C. to Pendleton. Ore., . "?39-_ , J Hnd ntermediate pomts. ... Vanoouver B. C. to AshJand. Ore .• "?6 t and ntermediate points. - •.,.::> F r further particulars call on or addross. W. \\' Burnet Arkansas City, Kansas. Phone ~~O, either Line Mention tbe: JOl;BS.lL ..be e Yc: l' write ~TCrthe A Missionary Move! ENc]) us your subscription within two 'Weeks after you recei ('()I'~;I{' . [('US EIC-';S'r II HAECKEL I ,,\LILEU 1'.\111. X()X LIXX.r:CS SlI: ISAAC .'E\\''('I'.· TIJI'~I'\S H. HUXLEY II DIII() L \)1' ,IOIlX TYX\).\LL sm \DI II. IIEllsl'm.L .\Ll-'Imll II. WALL.\CE I'HAJ!U.:-- I:. IlAI:WIX JIlIi. - 1"ISKr: EXTRA SPECIAL! T!-I E IX E (-;. 1.; L A Ix IX A'r E ~ 'I'll,' Ph,lbti d )ear Liul,· Journn" 1 'ear Une R))~rort Book Total $6.00 1 )OLLAlxS FOlx ALL! IF SUBSLRIPTIO;"; IS SE T TO L"i SOO;"; 'Cr Tn1 ( bEN 0 TI 'l'IIE l'HILISTI. E, Ea,t A on, " Y Enclo, d fin 'I'\\'o Dul ar,. and I n' ue,t y< u to 'e~t me Th. nll,/uemag,\ZlDl' fur or: '.-ar. and 1 I • .J,. ney fo-It_;;"d,o the ::-ral ' Two D"I r I:oyc oft Book•• ,11 d' I'e your 'pee 3.1 offer. Date Here is a Good Thing--Why not pass it along? oJ .u wbc:ne .. .. r ad.. UK INDIAN BOOKS We arc headquarter, [or hool" that h ar on Indian Life. ILtndiwork. Hbtory. etc .. and we will he ;:-Iad to ,uppl)' your wanb in that dirccti"lI. \\"t. fluoll' :-'OI1ll' pr'ct::-.. The Whitt" ('.. tI1f1C, hy ElizahHh )lul1cktun Indian Boyhood, hy ('harlc., .\, ~·d .. tlilan Lol'lUlI. the Little ,'liff D,,"ellcr, h~' ( i~lra Kerl llay '" Lolauli in Tu .. ay;tn, hs Clara Kern B.I)ll .... ,,' I uw to .Make Ba.. ktt ... hy .\Jar)' Whitt' I 'II! How to do Bead \\"orlr. hy ~larJ White 100 More Bat;kct-. and HoW' to ~lake Tbelll I 00 ,rc g"uaralltce what we .. ell: mont"Y h~llk if you ,"' Dot ,atl" tied. Our Indian Curio, arc the rta thin"'. .\ddre" THE I~DI:\~ Cl'RIO STORE, C :-i. Indian:-'cJ JI ('1 .. ,,'0 () IOma A Souvenir of the World's Fair FREE to Subscribers W Ehave .bout ODe hu,dred S~uv.Dlr Bool. of \Vorld', F... View. which "'e h.,.e dete ..... - ;ncd to otTer as premlUIJU for [lew ,u6cnkn. One to every, 'E\\' ..,b.... 1.... ne,. bool. contaIn about forty vi... ·•. s""d in your 50<: and et one FREE '!he INDIAN SCHOOL JOURNAL CHILOCCO OKLAHO fA TERRITORY il!CAL" e c cr 1 _rtte '.jest ~ine -TO 5~.~"'~~ ~l" 1\~"B..~~ ~rains leave Jiansas "it~ daill( At 11 : .3 5 0 . n '"l. U: .3':=; p . rl:'"l. MAKING Direct Connection at St. Paul with all t r ains for North and South Dakota and Montana. •• I~. J. ORlCKDl. T.P .\., F. ( ,,~HARO:-'; S. \y p- \., ./ "':!3 Main treet, Kan!i!.OlSClty, Kansas r-h" ~l(). ~Ii .... oun. ( roy [aundrymatbintry Eo., LTD. Ot.:R L1 'E IS THE LARGEST, BEST AND MOST COMPLETE. WR ITE US FOR CA.TA.L OGUE AND LAUNDRY GUIDE. Crov £hicago ntw York San 'frandsco FRO" HERETOTHER£ We Car'l ' 10~ you the ' OC~, but are able YOU to pronde you wIth ticket to C'ahfornia. CAN GO between larch t'r, t and 1lay fifteenth, fo r .-:: Oil, wh'ch b real y not any more a !!'ood WEST , on!!, i, worth We can al, v _end you to FOR. A W ' hin!!'t c, Ore!!'ou, and other Pacific Dortbwe-t terntory, for .\ ~o r re , pondin!!,l y SONG low pr',e. C W . STRAJ.: '. D P A Ask W~Ku. Xeutloa tt.e J C'UAL _ben U' rou ..-rite .. a.d MRS. MARY VAN BUELL YOKOHOMA. JAPAN. olicits the trade of the Indian en Ice people and their friends, in ilks, Drm\ n \\Tork, Can ed, Painted and Embroidered Leather, Pocket-books and Card Ca e , Can'ed Ivories, and Curios of all orts. 0\\ ing to distance, there can be little correspondence or 'ending of samples. An enclosure of mone~ with general tate ment of what is \\ anted is all that i nece sary. as the judgment and taste of the pur chaser can be depended upon. \Yhite Embroidered \\Taist in gauze, silk, crepe and gra. linen run in price from 6.00 to :25.00. duty paid. \ Vaists made up on this side at a light additional co t of "1.50 . • Addr. : ~IR . ~lARY YA ~ BCELL, Care of Port Olbce for European •. Yalabama. Japan . • l o~.y mt by P. O. l~~ Order. or Bank ~ot .. by r.gi. tered mail . •