Weekly Chemawa American., November 29, 1901, Image 1

CHEHAWA, OREGON,
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29, 1901.
"YESTERDAYS."
Gone! and they return no more,
But they leave a light in the heart;
The murmur of waves that kiss a shore
Will never, I know, depart.
Gone! yet with us still they stay,
And their memories throbthrough life;
The music that hushes or stirs to-day,
Is toned by their calm or strife.
Gone! and yet they never go!
We kneel at the shrine of Time:
'Tis a mystery no man may know,
Nor tell in a poet's rhyme.
A Cheyenne Dre55 With 1,024 Elk
Teeth.
ElReno. O. L.Richards haspurcha?ed
an Indian woman's dress, ornamented with
1,024 elk teeth. The elk teeth ornamenta
tion has been in one Indian family or 127
years. Many photographs of the dress
have been taken and at least forty Indian
women have been married in it for luck.
All offers to buy have been rejected until
now. Mary Bent, daughter of George Bent,
a great granddaughter of the original pos
sessor of the elk teeth dress, has yielded at
last. The elk teeth are becoming scarce
and readily sell- for from $1 to $10' each.
Among the Indians each elk tooth repre
sents the value of a pony. Mr.: Richards
places a value of $1,000 on his prize Star.
Comments on the Life and Charac
ter of The Late President.
President McKinley crowned a life of
largest love for his fellow men, of most ear
nest endeavor for their welfare; by the deal h
of Christian fortitude, and both the way in
which lie lived his life, and the way in
which, in the supreme hour of trial, he
met his death, will remain forever a pre
cious heritage of our people.
President rooseVelt.
William McKinley, of blessed life, is
now, . and more and more as time goes
on, will be the blessed memory. The
asperities which aftlict a public servant,"
during his official career, will quickly, be
forgotten, and the verdict of history will
pronounce him a man of ideally pure true
character a patriot of signal and disinterest
ed devotion to his country, and a states
man unexcelled for his tact, prudence, and
practical competency. The well known
: story of his domestic 1 ife is one of the most
precious sanctities of American sentiment.
' William McKinley leaves an unblemished
! record in public and private life, bright
. with deeds done, great service rendered
and high ideals established.
John D. Lono
William McKinley had but one rule:
to serve God, his country, and his own
ideal. Thai ideal was manhood in its tru
est, best type, and the soul of honor and
integrity. '
In active life, extending over a long peri
od, I have met many men of superior pow
ers and manifold graces; but, after nearly
five years of close association with the late
president, and a constant study of his men
tal 2nd moral characteristics, I have come
to regard him, in the combined qualities
- which make a man truly great, as super
ior to all the other men I hayeever known.
The American youth will find the career
of William McKinley one of inestima
ble value. It will show him how worthy a
career politics is for a good man. It will
show him how a man may achieve emin
ence, confidence, and respect by his own
actions There is no reason why an Amer
ican youth should fail to understand the
necessity of good character and honor, with
three such examples as Lincoln, Garfield,
and McKinley. As his figure passed into
historj', it will become higher and stronger.
v -, Lyman J. Gage.