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THE OEEGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAKD, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25. 1903. Flie Hundredth Anniversary oHf hitman's Death May" S it is fi years since Marcus Whitman "i died, murdered and his home and family destroyed by the people to . whose moral . and material Improvement he was de votinr his life. When he made his fa- mous ride to save Oregon to the United States, his home had been for six long ' years the lonely . mlssionTutlded by his own hands with toil and privation. In the ": valley of the Walla'Walla river, his" only white neighbors the a rents of the Hud- ' pun's Bay company and a tew-missions - " rles.; tnost of whom were hundreds of miles away; and it was at this home that his life ended. - ' . The Held of his Christian labor was what Is now southeastern , Washington and northeastern Oregon and his work was among the three Indian tribes domi nant In that vast territory, the Cayuses, Walls. Wallas ami Umatillas, with occa sIi.iihI visits in his capacity as a pbysielan ; to the Nes Perees in what Is now Idaho, and to The Dalies , Indians and other tribes to the porth and west of Watilat- ' pu, the Indian name for his station. The mission was located in the. country of the Cayuses. to wb,Ich tribe the Walla Wallas and Umatillas were probably kindred, in any event tney nave always been .closely asBoclate and all three were of a higher order, both physically and mentally, than -most of the tribes of the Pacific coast ' .-. -'- " '-: If-sny of the native races were to sur vive tit transition from savagery ''to civilisation, these of all would seem to have been the race selected. 1 Their horns was the bunch- grass hills, .' the fertile valleys and the timbered, mountains in the. rare, pure atmosphere of the fairest portion of the Inland empire. They were early brought under the elevating in fluence of missionary example and were largely free from those .vices and dis eases acquired i rrom i xne low. wnites which soon demoralized and destroyed the tribes resident upon the sea coast and around the great trading posts. ; They then numbered thousands, strong, vigorous, healthy, occupying a. region of marvelous fertility and diversity, hun dreds of miles in extent, where since the Anglo Saxon has established innu merable homes, built prosperous cities . and towns,' where now orchard and vine- yard bloom in beauty and fruit In glad abundance, while a million sheep and thousands of cattle and hones range the hills and mountains, and bonanza wheat fields cover with golden color the rolling uplands. -: .- i r ? It may be that there Is something of myth In the Whitman story; after BO years the cobwebs of the ideal gather upon every great career." Among the pi oneers yet remaining there Is a divided sentiment as to how much credit Is due him for the celebrated Oregon Immigra tion of 1843 and the settlement of the boundary between Great Britain and the United States In the Northwest, but his place in history la already, fixed and. wneuuT iruin aiuin: ur irum. huu ni in combined, the great moss, of people will alwaya -believe-that the mrtctiiDsrwtnwr ride and the' opportune appearance of the jroi-imien ana lur-ciua missionary- m nifleent states of the Pacific Northwest to this nation. , ' 1 The last half century has been a pe riod of Impressive' development for the white race buf it has witnessed the sad decline of the red men; : , i : The Cayuses, the tribe whose nutter wic v, unman n BnitBBiiin, nidi raiiivru with the Nes Percea as one of the most powerful among the'Northwest Indians. Today, decimated and broken, a remnant whose greatness Is scarcely a memory among themselves, they are gathered with the Walla Walla and) Umatillas un der (lie name of the confederated bands, on the small Umatilla reservation near tiio city; of Pendleton In northeastern Oregon. The. three .tribe are now-so closely related by ' Intermarriage that their tribal distinction is quite as much In name as In blood. . . r . -; : , ; This reserve ; comprises a total ,of about Beven government townships and is what is denominated an allotted, res ervation, that is. the lands have been di vided among the Indians in severalty. The allotment was made by federal commissioners In 1891 under a special act of congress, end under the law each OLOKXA Ef EXCXMIS. A .Christmas Anthem. he Very Iter, (-htrlet BtuM. D. D., Deis , of Ely, In tbe Outlook. ;:' I. ' 0 blessed town of Bethlehem Within thy grsy-green shade. Ringed round with terraced vineyard And depth of olive glade; There on thy high pastures V The shepherds watch their sheep, The low large moon shines glimmering O'er all the upland steep. e 'v i ILi , What music of the heavens-- , What magic song of bliss , . What vision of the night-tide- What mystic light is this? The silly sheep are blinded, - The shepherds In amaze ' Stand awestruck, all the hillside With glory is ablate! . . , , III : , The 'Angels'' joyous chorua -. Rings out Into the night. V O Olofla in ExeelslsN Sing praises in the height. , Sing praises, men of Bethlehem, ' Sing-Uralses here below. For Peace on earth and good-will He doth" on you bestow. , ; IV. .; - ' .: ' ; '. For ci this day is born there- Within your little town ' , , A child who Christ the Lord Is . Yet wears no earthly crown; He bringeth Joy and gladness To you and all mankind, Yes. Peace onearth and good-will To men of equal mind, ' v V. ; .O -0 blessed town of Bethlehem, . ,' How happy is thy statel - How . West- above alt palaces " "' " The stable at thy gate! For there Is manarer-cradle (Oh true the angel word:). As King enthroned of all the worlds Reigns Jesus Christ the Lord. JKEA& XZAirXOA. , From the .Melvln (111.) Transcript. A young man living near town had a sister named Jessie, who was sent to a fashionable boarding school. When she hud left lie remarked that he hoped she would not acquire any affectation often learned at such places. For about a year jje nnf no rami to nna on mat score, 'hen dime a letter signed "Jessica.". in ttleiid of Jessie. He replied as follows: "Your wol'iome letter received. Paplca nud mamica are well. Aunt Marylca und.Ueorglca started to California yes- lerdny. I bought a new linrstca. It Is a beuuticflj : it s name Is Fannlca." Your affectionate brother, Sammlcn." -An ' Automatic , Oow. From the PhllHdclphta Press. Mrs. Meudows -Vns, Hiram got rid o tlitt brlmUo cow tlwt use.ter s.teal her WWII mUK. " i'r : . .. , Jim. Konitdp Dew tell? I a'pose he turk muH anything he could, get for Mrs, MeHd.iws lie Just grt ' tlOutile .wst.he paid fur her; sold her to thet i!w mli from- the city eg a ."stiif milker.'''. "; "n " r . ;' Indian head of a family waB allowed 160 acres, of agricultural land; each single person over the age of 18 years 80 acres and each child under the age of IS years 40 acres. , In addition, sufficient pasture and timber land was reserved for com mon use by the tribes while there wils set apart for a model farm and indus trial school, 140 acres of tillable lnndt - Possession of 'their lands was immedi ately given the several allottees, bnt the government holds the title for them ln trust during a term of 45 years.vibS the ory of the law presumably being that the experience of a quarter ofa century will have taught the Indian the valun of individual property and will have in vested him with skill to, use : it and knowledge to protect It, . " , . i ; The school was estabMHhed wltjh,l,thft view of educating the Indians in the art of operating their farms and" In those? branches of. human effort which are es sential to make them elf-su?porting and Independent. andis rnalntalaed by funds arising from the sale of portion jbf the original reservation which, at the 'date of allotment,, was, considerably diminished in else.'' . ""'.":'.; Theoretically under the law! the In dlan is residing upon hie allotment, sow-' ing the seed reaping the' harvest and practicing, all the art of ; the.' peaceful tiller of the soil, while his children are In attendance upon echobl. pfeparing for a; part UnY the cvtllzatlQn ? which f It bountiful, but somewhat neglectful gov-;. eminent, is assuring- 4hem. Actually be has little iuse for his , land, ..except to ' lii.lllli.AA A J. A A A A A j A A A A A A A A 1 v:. VSi'-V:;- : ' VV.': A pelican at on a rounded rock ' . And wept as ha walled "Ah, me! TI very clear that tha fishing hers , la not what It used to be." " I 'CHRISTMAS-: IN THE SOUTH' A::MEilRYNEL By Paul te laney. ' Christmas begins in the South,, espe cially in the interior South, at noon on December - Ii and lasts until midnight December 81. The day itself Is no more Important than any other day during this period. It Is one continuous "Christ mas" day and night throughout the period. : , - . It Is the most Important 'holiday oc casion in that country. - It is celebrated In a manner combining Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, Halloween and Christ mat Itself. ;,- Fireworks, so, seldom seen or heard on the Fourth tf July, ar brought Into , requisition during the Christmas ' holidays and throughout the daytime' mimic battles are heard from firecrackers, . bombs and all jiolae-mak-Ing contrivances of like character. Then the nights are illumined "by- Roman candles,! sky-reckets and sissers of all kinds; ,- , . . . -. Then the nights are turned Into Hal loween, dates are removed, bells tolled, firearms discharged, tin-pan brigades go about the neighborhoods and a system of charavarl are given irrespective of marriages or without apparent excuse. Eggnoga and turkey dinners continue throughout the period "and there are pri vate and public Christmas trees. Family reunions take place and every door throughout t,he country is open to the public on such an occasion. It ts noth ing for a score -or more of visitors to drop In at meal time but though unex pected all are given the hospitality of the home and amply provided for. It la the period from which history, ex citing events and birthdays are reckoned. The negroes have no other way of reck oning. Few of them know their own age. Oh, Fudge! It Can't 4-T4 tmm 44-f4m'm44'tf4m-Hmfff- I v t ,.f .Mill I hitched my wagon to a star, And then, to my regret, , 4-4444-m4i leae 1 It to whltea" while - he. i-ciaa In blanket of vivid lute,- loafs in the towns .his tepee bei;lkt nome stream, content n the thought mat nis squaw win' ao what work must be done and that the rental from lits land wilt buy the little hp needs to, cat and wear, nor Is he anxious that his children shall be educated and they rarely attend school at his sugges twnor 'compulsion. The burden of In teresting the- young and impressing them with the need of education, he leaves to 'tbe school authorities and. too often does not welcome their efforts., -v, . TJie average Indian will not work,. nor Is he ambitious to better, either his Own or his . children's -condition."" There are; of eutirse, notable f, exceptions,? but the cases, where either labor or ambition' at tracts tlujse , people are rare, and .-unfortunately, the , younger generations seem more averse to habits industry? and sobriety ' than theirs elders.? The tendency of many of the younger nieri is to nocept the vices Vand refuse the vir; tues, of their white neighbors. , The' driiiklng habit Is prevalent and. not wthstanding the federal statutes impose' a' severe penalty for ' the "Offense,' fur nlshing liquor to Indians is a crime too often committed. There are ' always plenty of low and unscrupulous, whites ready to take'the chances for the profit they gain in the business and it is not often that : an. Indian ; w.111 divulge; the source of his. whisky supply. vtu ; , Most of the other vices which are the usual',; concomitants' . of idleness X are found In greater or less degree among A k i A A 1 A 1 L i 1 1 1 A I i k . t i 1' . ' . y: ' . Then a walrus bold (for the place was cold, And suited tha walrus quite), - Bobbed up, you Vnow, from the depths belov And answered In tones polite: - but they know that hey were "borhed" before or after some Important Christ mas. They will tell you that a certain episode occurred,. the third Christmas after the surrender, -or that Occurred .be fore or after some Christmas after some carpet-bagger was elected to office. The older ones, (he ex-slaves, date everything from the first Christmas after the sur render. The younger ones go by happen ings of more recent date, but before or after Christmas is always given to make it definite whether it occurred six months or a shorter length of time before or after this great day. ' . All Brink Eggnogff. '. The Southern home that does not have an eggnng on Christmas morning at which all of j the friends are invited would, be an anomaly. . Every-home in a given neighborhood gives - one. The hours are respectively given out before hand and all of the neighbors gather at the respective places promptly, on time. Every neighbor lakes a part . at every place. So that if the neighborhood is a large one they often have to cut down the sizes of their glasses before ' the rounds are completed. It is no sin, how ever, to get drunk on this occasion. It would be forgiven a minister of the gcspel should he get too much. It Is re garded as a day on which all' restraint should be thrown aside and people may do as they please so long as they respect the rights pf others. , A man who would do a contemptible trick during this period or insult his enemy Is guilty of a breach of etiquette which ts never for given him. It forms an : epoch in . the history-of the country. It will be' re membered and referred ta as the date upon - which so and so Insulted his to ! XXiAl & ."4'! A . ..Before I'd driven very far,' . .The blooming thing upset. them, ' but bre'aclics ' of ftie peace are practically conlined to young men and mixed bloods. : The1 older, full-blooded Indian is usually peaceable, sober and law-abiding, but the tendency of tribes unfortunately, seems downward toward the gehenna :bf; civilization' anfl away from its Utopia. ' , t It is possible ' that if the race Jias virility enough to survive the changes incident to the passing from nomadic life to established homes, there : may later be' an. upward turn and the ultl rrmta' result mny prove not materially different from that of other savage peo ple in earlier ages,.- but their, disap pearance as a race Is- much more proba ble. ' , , -.',--v Their hsblts, necessarily to Borne ex tent modified. . by . altered .1 conditions, xllfterent surroundings, and the narrowed limits' of their' hunting grounds, are much the ilkmei as wre thoser of; their fathers in Whitman's .time.. They retaih many; of .the superstilloss of; thelr an cestors, the.aquaw doing practically all the' work there" is' done, ' the family ohiefi.livinxr.'.iti the if lrcular reed iwlai warn, 'or .tepee, as they call, it, sleeping; upon eklnsiwlth feet to the open "lire,' Many of .them, have' housei' upon 'their allotments, but thel;teiit is much more attractive to them, .''.ij, r r , :, ..The majority speak tBe. Indian "Jan guftgs, , most; frequently the Nes Perce tongue,; although each, tribe has Us own uialoct. A few dress In the ordinary clothes-of th whites, but the majority! cung, to tne origiu-coiorea oianKei, me ; '."' ."" i ' J . ' i ' f . ' .T .' ' 1?'." T. '.''.' . "I say, old bird, you are quite absurd v (At least so It, seems to me). Quite true It Is that the things that ars ; Are not what they used to be. - rf M M t M enemy or did not perform his duty as a citizen during the holidays, " ; At noon on December 24 all manner of labor la laid aside.' The man who would permit any one to work after this hour on his plantation and before the morn ing of the 1st of a Jnuary, except the necessary things about the house to en tertain, guests and have a good 'time, would be ostracised from society. At the hour of the opening of the holidays a glad smile appears upon every counten ance, Boys run and shout and throw tholr hats into the "ir,. negroes fill the air with their chai...s, girls throw off many of their technical restraints, the old people smile and tell the younger ones how they use to celebrate Christ mas in olden times,; and Intimate that the younger generation does not know what real pleasure is, .and all begin on the hour to enjoy the occasion and make all around them enjoy it. , . The first night is devoted especially to Chrlstfnas trees and Halloween pranks aside from great displays of fireworks; But the fireworks more properly belong to the following day. and night. Christ mas morning Is ushered In often at i o'clock by the discharge of large guns. These are sometimes real cannons, but more . often anvils turned together in such," manner, that the explosion of ponder between therii' causes a noise equally as satisfactorily. Then lh' the more Isolated places a more crude means of making big guns ts adopted. .A num ber or large trees or logs are found near each other. Large holes are "bored into these with augurs which are partially filled with powder. Then a fuse Is Intro duced and a peg Is driven in tightly with a groove in its side which protects, the fuse, and, when touched off in succession I - And while, i. - ,Twa " ! JP . bended moccasin, necklace and wristlet of sl-vell and wear their hair long,. while the head of the man is usually gurr mounted by a broad-brimmed white som brero and that of the ".woman . with a colored silk handUerchief, a topmosh, as they ferm it. , t ;t" ; v . The marriage ' relation is loose, . tlje old Indian customs, still obtaining iJnd divorce being, a majjer of conven,leno, Latterly some of .them are following the customs, of the whites and -obeying the stato law in the matter of . domestic relstion3, having loarned that upon their decease their: lands descend .according to the laws vf Oregon, and J whence that legal marriago and formal divorce con stitute essential records In establishing heirship. - ' ' ' , 1 ' .Nominally mctKt-of the Indians -resident upon the Umatlllrt reservation 'are Christian,'::, some affiliating with i the Protestant church, some -with, the Roman Catholic Actually It is doubtful it many of them have,, a very -definite ;idea of .the1 requirements of a religious life wr '?'!;. tast'ef for Christian ethics, ; I'Poh the p reSevation'.lS a CathpliQ mission snda PresbyteriHri; chapel ianJ at the latter; casionaliyi; a native .-. preacher, ; usdallyja Yakima or vNes Percfti ofn-, elates.! A-Zyf -:i j 'X'. !".',?"' f ; There' are, .of course, here and there; Individual ' members of. the tf ibes who evince a desired adapt vthem'selves to the requirements Of a civilized lljte, who; are willing to Work and .are :not averse, to performing the full duties of citizen--j shlp.so fariai they, understand them, , 1 '. . -1 ? . ".' '-'"?'. i f ' v "if,' 4 4 M M U 4 4 U M M M these ' "guns" give out a noise that Is heard , for miles, ..often demolishing the timber and ; endangering , tha lives : of the men who discharge -them,, but who run with all their speed to seek a place of safety! r''-.-:-.i;---t-'.'::5;;-;:';:'';S:'.-;-''-;j' The man who shoots the loudest gun on these occasions Is a local hero. Children, especially negro children, re fer to the fact that they were born the Christmas before -or after the t hero fired the great gun. . With the opening of the firs of the big guns the smaller ones follow. Every thing from the shotgun and rifle to the smallest revolver Is . brought into requisition, ' and this, added to the fire works, . ushers in Christmas morning with a, din of noise. The children rush 1 to their, stockings when awakened by the big guns and no Southern home has ever been mlssd by Santa Claus. It may be only a few cookies or a home-made toy among some of the poorer classes and the negroes, but there Is always something to cheer the little Ones and they enjoy It as well as do the rich'- children their, costly presents. ' '-v -.-' i.J After breakfast; and sometimes before, the eggnbg service begins.. By the time this is over the . Christmas . dinner is ready. This of ten takes until late In the afternoon when .reminiscences of tlfe war and olden times are given by soma good conversationalist ' The night brings on an early supper from what was left at noon, and there is always ample, and then the Christmas ball, or rather : the first Christmas ball Is given. These con tlnue throughout the period. The follow ing : days during the period is turned Into a sort of free and easy time. Games Be, True! r444-m44-K44 44 4444444 44444m J : as an experience, ' what I'd call nlqe; It .:-, fl i but the tribe's as a whole nresent little nope; even to the optimistio theorist. They appear doomed to early practical extinction. Slowly the pure bloods are decreasing in numbers. There la 'not room for the pursuit of those means of livelihood -which, their.' fathers followed and under , which their race - Increased, and they' Bcemingly cannot brook the re straint of civilization, . .,.. -r-Nature- and - the federal government have been alike .kind to them, and they have abundant opportunities at hand to fulfill the hopes entertained for the de velopment of the ' native raee. The in terior department is ready to aid them in every practical way; their-. reserva tion Is a' magnificent tract of land in cluding within its boundaries a portion of - tha-Blua-mountain- range with beau ttful and fertile foothills, sufficient tim ber avid ' abundant pasturage for " the ponies which in a large degree still con stitute wealth from the Indians' stand point, s(nce the' majority ride horseback, an , Indian vVllklng or driving , a team being, . untij -recent: years, an unusual scene. The , reserve' Is: crossed by a railroad,; la: wateuedeby ; tha,?. I'matilla river and -its tributaries, and contains some of thesHnest wlieat lands upon the Pacific cOasti: -ordinarily .yielding, even undef the present ;.u n certain cul 1 1 vatlon, pot less than- fc, ;milHo'n and a half bush els. of that cereal:; IMany quarter sec tlons produce; 8;mqcl as 40 bushels to the acre and-the average being at least i6 bushel, .fvtoy-i?. s- !.','.'., a.t.-.v',:.':..; ;The htimbeh.of.f uil-blood' Indians upon . - """' ' ,; '- 1 " -v '- ' t ,' si. A' A ' vK jn : .. ' ,. . ' I "But Is Is Is, and ain't ta ain't, - And even a bird should know . That things that are must, needs bs far - - From things that were long ago." M i and dinners are given.. Invitations ars out to everybody for no one is Slighted. Even enemles'of years' standing declare an i armistice for . the t(me. and their children 'dance in the same fft.' Girls even dance with men that , ifii y:- would not speak to on other, occasions. But the men thus favored know their grotfnd and they do , not attempt to talai vantage of the privilege to further their Interests after the holidays. Such con duct: would be unbecoming a gentleman and somebody would get hurt The negroes ; enter into , the spirit of Christmas as mueff as do, the whites. None of them la neglected. There is no white table from which a number of of their old ex-slaves or their descendants are not fed, while it Is given them in their hands ,or a apeclal table is provided (or them In the kitchen the negroes get the best that is going. They get their eggnogand turkey the same as the whites. The more- Improvident ones who ate Considered casts-off even ' by the ' re mainder of, the negro race are provtded for during the Christmas holidays. In fact, no human being in the South ts permitted to suffer for want during, this period and a brotherly love.. . But on the morning of January 1 the fun is closed. The new year begins. The "swearing off" takes place and all must begin to look about for the coming year. , The fields are cleared of all rub bish caused by the previous crop .and the falling of tlmbpc In the hew grounds, and by the, middle of February garden ing ' begins, corn Is planted in March, cotton In April and there is but little Idle time until the following Christmas eve, when history : repeats Itself as it' has for eS. :'''! ," ''ir .) ' 0 hi P 9? ;kTP OcK Ml ilde' arved. Q) Hght for acting on Another man'a advice. f hA VeserVHrmn , nrnrioKlu. innMivlmola. TOO, divided, between i the tribes Vbout". as follows: Cayuses, 3B0; I'matillas, 175; and Walla Wallas, 178; "In addition there are probably about . 300 half and quarter breeds, mostly allied with the WaHa Walla trlbe The agency ''updn -this reservation has . been abolished and such government authority as is exer cised over the tribe Is manifest through the office of the. superintendent .ofrthe school, ; although in fact , there, la jot much actual" difference between such of fice and that of Indian agent as tha seme has existed for the past decade. The work of... the government's repre- r sentatlve-upon- art allotted reservation' is somewhat ; perfunctory :fand consist . largely in assisting the Indians In their dealings with the white, leeseea of their lands, 'Probably.. also one of the prin cipal duHegt whlch'th department' ex--v peots of its -representative' its to- secure thlt ' Attnrtttnnft..Ytf lh, .InMun.hlMijAh upon the schools. . -'' ' -. The tribal relation here Has been os tensibly abolished, the- government no longer recognising1 It In - any manner, but the chiefs are still Influential and to some extent obeyed, especially by the -older members of the tribes. The last hereditary cblef of the Cayuses, Ya-tin-e-ou-lts,: a strong-character and trt his . prime, easily a " leader among all the tribes, 'died about ''-, mine' years etg6. Young Chief then 1 assumed the 'clflef talncy and exercised it to a degree tmtir nia aeatnr bui'Tils elaTms' ' were never ' formally reeognfzed bt hls trtbe. "Wlthtn the past year-a" representative of the youngergenei'atfon; Towiwaitdi, - whoso nhlllll.. : ... .... . . . . . """" n flfev unnnown, nas seen ; elected and assumed the prerogatives of ohlef, whatever they may be. Feb,' "-In whose veins flows blood in wtilch (he blue is intensified, by a ' long: line:' of royalty, is - the Umatilla" chieftain. Formerly he was a man of Influence and really exercised eonslderable' power but dissipation has broken htm physically and mentally and his Influence Is gone. A man of princely blood, bearing' tpe prosato name ('of No-Shirt, about l' years ago, upon the death' of the great Homll, t'auJceeded to the chieftaincy of th Walla Wallas and still reigns as much' as he can rejgn without goverii- ment recognition. ' ' , . . . , . If Providence has so ordered, the race will survive, but from a human stand point the decree seems otherwise. There Is undoubtedly a ; moral responsibility suvvriiHKiiii ,iu give, as lt-ia doing, to thia remnant of a once vigorous people, an opportunity for edu cation, to provide schools and teachers, tools and machinery, and all . those things which civilisation fleems neces sary, but whether the Indian Is made better or happier thereby la a -grave nliMtlnn inrf fMrt v. .... . . ., -.-..w. imrruw view u the present would be answered in ths negative, , The confinement - of ' , a dwelling house and school room la' not conducive to the . health of a, people ' wljose Immediate ancestors have lived a wild, free life in the open.air,. and the changed mode of Ufa resulting, from the attempt to adapt these., people -tostlie standards of . living approved by - the whites not Infrequently results In dls-; ease and sometimes death, before either old.jorrymn xan put to-test the value -of. tha change. , :, , -; ' . , , . Whatever may be .the' , work of tha, 'schools Snd their influence upon 4be lir ' dividual at the time, U.noklceable tliat a. return q thft,trtba- inmanyTaasss meane a qulpk retura to, trtbaL, super- : stolons and, tribal habits, whera-work ts disdained and .the . blanket and , moq- casln replace tha , garb of civilisation. Probably this is '' not, otherwise- than natural, when it .required a : thousand years to civilize our own race we ought not to be surprised that we have failed tO'Clv-lllse the red men- la an-hundred years. , - . j , 'f. - Let us. hope otherwise, but measuring the effoct of the remainder of tha cen tury, bjr that portion now closing,, when the one hundredth anniversary of the Whitman tragedy Shall be observed, the race which committed the terrible crime will have passed forever. ' - .j -t : 4 - STEPHEN Av LOWELU '' 'Pendleton, Or. - 3 ; ' . ., , varum stoxxn ,bbav. ' ; Us children got f be as nice As ever was, an' when we go " -j - '. T answer, at doorbell, we got . , , , T make a little bnw 1a mm ' An' ef lt's''at big mustached man .. , ''y, . At came from heaven t'other day , . T, call on Molly, we must put , uur n'cest manners on", an sayt ; : :', j j'Jesa walk right ln.V An' 'en' we got t' go upstairs . . .',' As quiet as we ever knew, ' Ah say f Molleys ' "Sister, dea. ' - A gentleman's tf call on you!" 'Cause ef he'd hear us say: "Ohl Molt,'. 'At guy 'Ith whiskers Jess come in!" , Why, 'ere would be a nawful row An' we'd get spanked by Moll, like ala ' 'Cause he's her beau! fence Molly's got beau, they can't ', Nobody give her any sass, Ner tell th' man 'at Moll Jess stands AU day by 'atjookln' glass; V We got t make out Ilka she, looks',", "Xtk "at aV. times, !cause she 'ud slap ' Our heads right off, ef we ut telt ' Him how she ooks In her old Wrap . .V .l.hjnein; fherS4 t ' I wlsht 'at they'd stop spodnfn' so, A-slitln' on th', sofa say! ' ' V: .' Ijiaw him put his arm around "r; - ; Moll's waist, I did: las' Saturday'! ' I wlsht 'at they'd get' married, an' .T" We wouldn't have t primp up so They ain't no fun' in llvln' now , Sence Sister Molly's got a beau," y ' 'At whiskered man.' ' ' ' - - : Baltimore News. :: Of i ii m i ,.J,.l,v' ,r, tom iu unu oni saxx, " 1 From 'the New torK 'News. The' little blue-eyea child was dolnt his poor, weak best to howr ofTVhe foof of tba express tralWi -anc? the Inervou , man in, the corner felt it was" time some thing was doeV'!,...': j '',v-,':..,.i!.'j.'',.- "Madame,' he said, "Is there nothing we can do -to pacify1 tha little ar angelT" : j v. . , .- ..' ;., . - ,ii-.- ' "On, thank you, air,' If-you! would:" wa the fond mother's reply.-VHe only wants humoring, that's all. You see, be wants to throw his jam tart at the ps-, sengers, but I was afraid they wouldn't like it, so I told bim he mustn't -But Since you're so kind, sir, stay where you 'are. And now atop crying, darling, this nice gentleman wants to play with you." , . ,,t . ,. 1 : . i ,,,: r,',-,- ' '1 - arUDGlJ BOWX.TX'S ' EPIOBAMS. - ' From the Atlnnta Constitution, ' Man is born of trouble, but sorriehow there are no market quotations on that sort o' birthright, i ; ; t - , The difference In .women of fashion Is In the women who are in the fashion. - Man's inhumanity to man Is born of the belief that the other fellow is a yel low dog. ,; '':"::..' , When times are hard hearts get harder: also. The tighter the market the more you get tha marble heart, There Were seven Wise men in Greece and 'none of them, emigrated to r.thls country and raised a family, - i