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ki^'^'M--•-: / ; vt > .-• -'•. - v v A YOUTHFUL W&: \€ 'Jk < ̂> rM. *> l'"'#-,X -i\ v ' wmmm ? MGDFftff jftp/AJy <F/J?15 - >7 PR£3£tfT - DAY JflD/Afl C//PJ. /fflMK/f WHJL AT NOW #FC A " 0 >?/y f/fDJAft MOTHFR MO ///yp SA3Y s-- HH Indian girl Is progressing in accordance with the example set by her white sisters. Indeed, it is a question whether the Indian girls are not. In many respects, ad­ vancing more rapidly than their prototypes among the palefaces. However, It muBt not be inferred that the present-day trend of cul­ ture and education and progress among the Indian girls is a paral­ lel as to aims and purposes with that which prevails among herfair- complexioned cousins. Quite the contrary, as a matter of fact. For Instance, it ®ay be cited that, generally speaking, the Indian girls of the present give far less thought to fashions in dress than do feminine members of the white race. Similarly they are not exercised ever suffrage and they do not place such stress On the development of musical accomplishments. But, on the contrary, the twentieth century In­ dian girls are devoting their energies to a mas­ tery of cookery and sewing and the other essen­ tials of successful home-making to which, In the estimation of some old-fashioned folks, the white girls of the period are giving all too little atten­ tion. At the same time, many of the red-skin belles are not content to ignore the social accom­ plishments which are supposed to enhance the at­ tractiveness of modern young women. Accord­ ingly at the Indian School at Carlisle, Pa., and other large institutions of this kind we find the daughters of the forest crowding the classes In music, painting, drawing, dancing, modern ath­ letics, etc., and oven behold these descendants of the savages developing marked dramatic ability in amateur theatrical entertainments of various kinds. Every person is forced to admit of the wisdom and benefits of the "white man's education" for' aome IndianB. The remarkable life stories of some of the ^elf-made Indians who have, after aoquirlng the white man's book learning, adopted the white roan's mode of life, amply attest the success of the transformation in individual cases. There Is, however, and perhaps always will be a difference of opinion as to the wisdom of at­ tempting to fix the Anglo-Saxon standards for the entire rising generation of America's native tribes. Oddly enough there seems to be more widespread belief in such a policy for the Indian girls than for the young men of the tepees. We say, oddly, because when new conditions have confronted ail uncivilized or semi-clvllized people It has usually been the men who have ac­ customed themselves to the new order of things more readily than the women. In the case of most Indian clans, however, the women have proven more amenable to the exactions of the new life wherein seems to lie the only salvation Of the entire Indian life. Various reasons have been advanced In explanation of this, one of the most plausible being that it has not been as dif­ ficult for the Indian girl to forego such pleasures as shy enjoyed In her old life as It has been for the young brave to foresake the excitement of the chase and the care-free nomadic life and to settle down In a fixed habitation with the irksome monotony of the white man's life. AIBO, It is im­ possible to overlook the Influence exerted by the example of the considerable number of Indian women who have married white settlers In Okla­ homa and other parts o£ the west. Even at the outBet of her career in the conven­ tional environment of the age the Indian girl has many advantages over her brother who com­ pletes his education at the same time. It not In­ frequently happens that a young man of Indian blood graduates with honors from some Indian school only to tind no opportunities awaiting him commensurate with his ability. Small wonder thai In some Instances the young men re­ vert to the ideals and mode of life of their fore­ fathers. The Indian girl, on the other hand, can be sure that when she finishes a school course that Includes domestic economy there Is a place or r/w SAKA<?£ T/?/A£*S" awaiting her. She will never have any difficulty In obtaining a well-paid position in domestic serv­ ice, for the instructors at our Indian schools have more applications than they can accept from re­ sponsible families eager to secure competent In­ dian. girls as household helpers. Some of the ap­ plicants even suggest the possibility of adopting a yeung Indian girl 11 one be found to fulfil ex­ pectations. Or, if the Indian girl of the present day, upon completing her education, elect to try for a llve- Ihood in some one of the artistic pursuits she seems to have advantages over her brother fully as marked as under the circumstances above men­ tioned. The Indian brave, In his native state, does not show aptitude for any form of artistic handicraft unless it be the fashioning of bows and arrows. But the Indian women have tradi­ tional skill in bead work, in feather work and In leather work and the Indian women of the south­ west have for countless generations excelled In pottery manufacture, in rug weaving and In basket manufacture. When an Indian girl is enabled to use such talents In accordance with the knowl­ edge of modern art ideals which a school educa­ tion gives her, it goes without saying that she has ready to hand a very agreeable and very re­ munerative means of livelihood. School teaching is another vocation which opens to the educated Indian girls a future that is vir­ tually closed to the redskins of the sterner sex. There are In the United States a large and con­ stantly Increasing number of Indian schools,-- that Is, primary grade schools for the education of the younger Indian children on the reservations,-- and it is coming about that almost all of the teachers in these schools are Indian young women who have qualified for the work at Carlisle or other schools and by courses in normal schools. Indeed the success of great numbers of these young Indian women school teachers In earning their livelihood by brain wefrk while so many of the Indian young men of the period muBt depend upon manual labor for their earnings emphasizes as does nothing else the change that has come about In the status of Indian women. It Is, un­ der such circumstances, a complete reversal of conditions over those that obtained In the long ago when the Indian women were compelled to do all of the hard labor, whereas the men were responsible only for the lighter taskB,--or, may­ hap, devoted themselves exclusively to warfare and the chase. There Is little doubt that one explanation ot the success which so many twentieth century In- //YD/A./Y (p/ypi LFA/?/yy/y<7 J.AV/*D/?Y VYO&X AT Cyl/Pl/JIE 3&/OOJL dian girls are making in various fields ot en­ deavor is found in the heritage of good health which has come to them from generations of healthful ancestors, and the influence of their own early training and out-door life. Particularly would this explanation account for the splendid constitutions possessed by so many Indian girls and which have stood them in good stead in many exacting vocations, l'or instance, in nursing. Oreat numbers of Indian girls have qualified as trained nurseB and the services of most of them are In constant demand at $100 a month. The Indian baby, strapped to a board or se­ curely packed in an elongated basket woven for the purpose, can neither kick nor squirm and this proves an advantage which is far-reaching in Its effect in later life. Similarly is there no danger that the child wili attempt to walk at an earlier age than Is desirable. From earliest childhood the average Indian girl has been subjected to that rigorous outdoor life which results in making them almost perfect physically. For instance, there may be cited the method followed In giving an Indian child a bath,--a weekly event. The mother visits some convenient pool or stream and the young member of the household, after being loosened from her odd cradle, Is placed In shal­ low water to kick and splash to her heart's con­ tent. In due course the dripping youngster 1s lifted from the water and. Instead of being ten­ derly dried with soft linen, is simply hung to the bough of some convenient tree, by means of a cloth tied around the waist, and there dries in tha air and the sunshine while the mother stands by, looking with approving eyes upon the progress ot this heroic hardening process. In the old days the Indian girls accepted at tender age the traditional lot of Indian women-- that of pack horse, and It was nothing unusual in the average Indian camp to see wee girlB toll­ ing along with bundles of wood, etc., almost as large as themselves. This condition yet obtains to a considerable extent, although It Is not so universal as formerly. The capacity of the In­ dian girls for hard work, however, finds dally ex­ emplification In every walk of life which they have entered. Incidently, it may be mentioned that whatever influence civilization may exert up­ on the young woman in whose veins courses In­ dian blood she never seems to lose that love of ornaments and bright colors which characterizes all children of the wilderness and which the In­ dian girl will let crop out in her latter-day coo tumes, even though they be fashioned in accord­ ance with the most conventional modes. Brought Them Together IS* On* Subject for Which Body of Worn- *n Readily Abandoned Other Top. ics of Conversation. Elizabeth Jordan, who has just fin­ ished a play, the second act of which Is laid in a beauty parlor, was talk­ ing the other day about women beauty parlors, and conversation. "There are a good many things that B good many women tire interested in," she said. "But there Is just one universally appealing topic. "There is one subject of conversa­ tion that will 'draw every woman's at­ tention. She'll forget everything else in the world to diBcuss It. "It is the problem of bojr to Ipso weight! ' •*"- "To illustrate my conviction, fit tell you a story. This actually happened? | "One day last winter 1 was at a diit> ner where there were fifteen or twen­ ty other women guests. When we went to the drawing room after din­ ner, leaving the men to their cigars, lt happened that all the women but myself and one other got Into one cor- | ner of the room, and I and one fellow- guest were left alone. I've forgotten | why, but that's the way it was. j "We were talking of a subject In | which we were both Interested, and were were having a beautiful time. But it occurred to the hostess that one or both of us might feel neglected. 8o she called out, from the other side of the room: " 'Why, Miss Jordan, what are you and Mrs. Blank talking about all by yourselves?' " 'Mrs. Blank is telling me how She lost ten pounds,' I replied. "Well, you ought to have seen the center rush! Every woman In the room made a wild dash for us. The eyes of every woman were all alight with eagerness. And from every wom­ an's throat burst the one Impaaaton- ed word : *"HowT" " NEWS NUGGETS FROM ILLINOIS Springfield. -- Charges that Kev. William A. Davis, as superintend: ent of the Cunningham orphanage. • Methodist Institution maintained a! Urbana, Inflicted and directed his at tendants to inflict cruelties upon llttli children Inmates were made in a re port filed by investigators with th< state board of administration. Evl dence revolting in its accounting ol Inhumane treatment of the childret waa offered, and following its ap proval by the board of administrate an order was issued directing th< board of managers of the orphan­ age to discharge Rev. Mr. Davla It is said several members oi the board of managers . are standing by Davis and will prob­ ably refuse to concur in the state board's order. The charges against Rev. Mr. Davis are that he knocked a little girl down and kigfced her; that adhesive plaster was pasted over chil­ dren's mouths for trivial offenses, and that a seven-year-old boy was kept In a barrel all day. Springfield.--Determined to make a thorough investigation into the alleged irregularities in the filing of the primary petitions of Senator Shelby M. Cullom and Hugh S. Magill, the latter has engaged attorneys to Inquire into the matter with a view to bringing court action. One of the attorneys stated that mandamus pro­ ceedings may be brought against Sec­ retary of State Rose to compel the placing of Maglll's name first on the primary ballot for an advisory vote. Pontiac. -- After ten days spent In questioning veniremen a Jury was obtained to try William Schultz on the charge of having mur­ dered Charles Raube. The crime is al­ leged to have occurred at Raube'a home while neighbors sat around watching, thinking the two men were wrestling. Schultz, however, it is charged, was jabbing Raube with a knife. Schultz entered a plea of not guilty. Peoria.--Joseph S. Dally, father of the city attorney of thiB city, was found dead on Hamilton street from the effects of heart trouble and hastened prpbably from a fall on the Icy walk. Mr. Daily was a member of a well-known plumbing firm and came here from Chillicothe two years ago. Rock Island.--At the end of the present school year Dr. S. (1. Younger will leave the facility of Au- gustana college. The congregation of the Swedish Lutheran church at Hartford, Conn., declined to grant a petition from the seminary students to release Doctor Younger from his acceptance of a call to that parish. Duquoin.--Members of the execu­ tive committee of the Egyptian Hustlers, including Omer S. Pace of Mount Vernon, president; Frank E. Jewett of St. Louis, secretary, and William J. Grant of this city, treas­ urer, have been in session here, com­ pleting arrangements for the annual convention tb. be held here In June. The committee Bays that the gather­ ing will be the largest In the history of the organization, and the secretary expects there will be 1,000 members in the organization by that time. A meeting apd banquet will be held here February 2, at which plans will be discussed for the convention. All of the officers and members of the execu­ tive committee will attend, as will many other of the HusHers. Mount Carmel.--The only woman hobo who ever visited this city has been worrying police here for the past few days. She rode in on a train, was picked up on the street and taken to headquarters for the night. In the morning it was found she had broken jail and escaped. Some time later the woman was found a mile down the railroad track sitting be­ side a fire which she had kindled. The police were given a round of abuse for their interference. The woman If a typical knight of the road. Although she does not hesitate to "bum" with men when It is necessary, Bhe prefers to be alone, and always wears dresses. Streator.--Barking of a faithful hunting dog guided a searching party to the point where Walter Koetz had lain dead for several hours, while the dog stood on guard by his master's body. The body was found in a cornfield and lt is supposed that death was caused by cohcussion of the brain brought on by a fall on the frozen ground. The dead boy is the son of Christian Koetz of Grand Rapids. Chicago.--After attempting to kill his wife at 216 East One Hun­ dred and Thirty-sixth place, Harvey, William Krlnetrink sent a bullet through his brain and died instantly. Pontiac.--After ten days of monot­ onous grinding, a Jtory was seicured in the case of William Schultz, charged with the murder of Charles Raube at the farm of the latter last July. Neighbors watching the men scuffle thought they were wrestling. Instead, Schultz, it Is charged, killed Raube with a knife. Kewanee.--Phillip J. Wlnts, aged eighty-six, the earliest settler of Anna- wan township, Henry county, died. He was prominent Is Illinois Grand Army circles. Tower Hill.--Claude Thomas, a min- sr, is in a critical condition from what appears to be hydrophobia. He has been in convulsions since last week and strapped in bed. Thomas was bit­ ten by a dog thirteen years ago. rhoinas was married a month ago. Carlyle.--The fire that destroyed business property In Key eB port, valued at $20,000, eleven months ago is being investigated by the grand Jury in session here. A number of Keyeepor* citlseaa have testified THE HOME LIFE OF THE SETTLER WB8TERN CANADA AFFORDS ALL THE COMFORTS AND MANY OF THE LUXURIES. A young lady of Wisconsin secured ft Certificate at the Milwaukee office of the Canadian Government, and on presenting this to the ticket agent of the railway at the Canadian boundary- line she secured a ticket at a reduced rate which carried her to Edmonton, Alberta, from which point, about for­ ty miles, she had friends. This was a couple of years ago, and the young lady is now married to one of the promising young farmers of the dis­ trict. In writing of her trip to the Mil­ waukee representatives of the Cana­ dian Government she says: "I enjoyed my trip up here very much, and ex­ pect to go out to our homestead in fhe Pembina district next spring." To the housewife the Information that she has "put up twelve quarts of rasp­ berries" is important, as they "picked them themselves," and they might have picked ten times the quantity if they had required them, for there is no country where wild fruit grows in such abundance. The letter goes on to say, and this is interesting from a woman's standpoint, "the country Is very beautiful." Speaking of the frlenas with whom she went up to live, she says: "They certainly have a beautiful farm and house"--they had been there about four years, also going from Wisconsin--"they have about twenty acres of oats and bar­ ley, five acres alfalfa, three acres po­ tatoes and I don't know how many of vegetables. I think they have about forty acres under cultivation altogeth­ er. They are now draining a slough which they will afterwards plow and put Into fall wheat. They also have a large herd of cattle, and Mrs. C. has about 100 chickens. They make on an average of 30 pounds of butter every week. I never saw such grand cream." Now these people are enjoying life in Alberta; they have a splendid cli­ mate, excellent prospects, and are happy that they are part and parcel in the working out of the upbuilding of a new country, that will take its place amongst the progressive coun­ tries of the century. Numbers of let­ ters that express satisfaction as ex­ treme as the one quoted appear in literature sent out by the Canadian Government and which may be had on application to any of its agents. FAR A8 HE COULD GO. She--My brother is in Manila. He--That's a long way off. She--Yes; he could hardly get any further away without coming nearer. Valor and Discretion. "What is the difference between valor and discretion?" remarked Mrs. Brown, looking up from the paper In which she had been reading the lead­ ing article on the operations in Tripoli. "Valor," replied Brown, "is bawling Into the ear of a champion pugilist the assertion that he is a ruffian you could knock Into fits." "And discretion?" "Is doing lt over the telephone." LOST #1 POUNDS. Another Terrible Case of Gravel Cured By Doan*S Kidney Pltla. Chas. Understein, 50 W. 44th St., Chi­ cago, 111., says: "Kidney trouble ran me down from 196 to 136 pounds and I was but a shadow of my former self. Oh! how I suffered. I became so bad the doctors said my left side was paralyzed. I could not walk with­ out assistance. I grew worse and went to a hospital but was not helped. My friends all thought I would die. Three weeks after I began taking Doan's Kidney Pills, I passed a gravel stone as large as a pea. The stones continued to pass at intervals. I passed eleven In one day. Doan's Kidney Pills finally cured m« and I have had no kidney trouble since." "When Your Back Is Lame, Remem­ ber the Name--DOAN'S." 50c,all store*. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. A Celebrated Basso. "When Herr Growler began to sins did you not observe how our hostess, glanced apprehensively at the win­ dows ?*' "Yes. I dare say she was afraid the window-panes would be shat­ tered." Important to Mother* Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that It Bears the Signature < In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Caatoria uu cuuureu, ttiiu see tnai. i 8low. "Myra. how long has Joe Nevius been going with you?" "About 18 years." "That seems an awful long time." "Yes; I sometimes wonder if Joe's ever going to ask me to marry him." When Your Eyes Need Care Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting--Feels Flue--Acts Quickly. Try lt for Red, Weak, Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus­ trated Book in each Package. Murine la compounded by oar Ocnllsta--not a "Patent Med­ icine"--bat used In successful Physicians' Prac­ tice for many years. Now dedicated to the Pub­ lic and sold by Druggists at <6c nnd 60c per Rottle. Marine Bye Salve In Aseptic Tubes, 25o and 60c. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago Chorus Qlrl Repartee. Trixie--O' you're not such a much! Zaza--No? I don't see any Pitts­ burg millionaire's picture on your bureau, either!--Christmas Puck. CREAM OF RYE For health and energy eat it for breakfast. Reduces cost of living. Free Silver 8poon in every package. Ask your grocer fcr a package. Exchange of Slang. "You can go as far as you like." "But I don't want to go so far that I can't 'come back.' " Stop the Pain. The hurt of a burn or a cut stops when Cole's Carbolisalve Is applied. It heals quickly and prevents scars. 26c and 60c by druggists. For free sample write to J. W. Cole & Co., Black River Falls. Wis. A man may have his price, but it takes a woman to make him feel like a bargain counter remnant. Constipation causes and seriously aggra­ vates many diseases. It is thoroughly cured by Dr. Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugars coated granules. Money makes the mare go; the lack of lt makes her go hungry. Mrs. Whwlov's Soothing Syrup for Children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma­ tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, SSc a bottl*. The motto of a grass widow: stung, always shy." 'Once OlfLY ONE "BROMO QUININE." That Is IJAXATIVB BROMO QUININB. Look for the signature ot E. W. GKOVK. Used the World over to Cure a Cold In One Day. So. No man ever abuses an enemy as much as he does his stomach. Mandy's Idea of It. Mistress--What! Going to leave me to get married? Whom are you going to marry?" Mandy--Ah's done goin' to marry Ling Chungs the Chinese laundryman, He's a good man, be is." "But. Mandy, think of what your chil­ dren would be!" "Yes, mum, Ah has. Ah knows de poor little things'll be Mexicans, but Ah loves him just de same!" SURPRI8ED DOCTOR. Illustrating the Effect of Food. (The remarkable adaptability of <3rape-Nuts food to stomachs BO dls nrdered that they will reject every thing else, is illustrated by the cast of a woman in Racine, Wis. "Two years ago," she says, "I wat attacked by a stomach trouble so se rious that for a long time I could not take much of any sort of food. Even the various kinds prescribed by the doctor produced most acute pain. "We then got some Grape-Nuts food, and you can imagine my surprise and delight when I found that I could eat it with a relish and without the slights est distress. "When the doctor heard of it he told me to take several small portions each day, because he feared I would grow tired of it as I had of all other food. "But to his surprise, (and that of everybody else), I did not tire of Grape-Nuts, and became better day by day, till, after some weeks, my stom­ ach entirely recovered and I was able to eat anything my appetite craved. "My nerves, which had become so weakened that I feared I would be­ come insane, were %lso restored by the Grape-Nuts food In connection with Postum which has become our table beverage. I appreciate most gratefully and thankfully the good that your food preparations have done me, and shall be glad to answer any letters inquiring as to my experience." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellvllle," in pkga. There's a rear son." Ever read the eWwi letter? A appears from ttm* to tlsw. Tae; •re K<*nulae. tnis. pit full •* , tatcreat* I IOWA WOMAN WELL AGAIN Freed From Shooting Pains, Spinal Weakncfoj., Dizziness, by Lydia E. Fjnkhnm,« Vegetable Compound. Ottumwa, Iowa.--"For years I was almost a constant sufferer from feipale trouble in all its dreadful forms; shooting' pains all over my body, sick headache, spinal weakness, dizziness, depression, and everything that was torrid. I tried many doctors in different parts of the United States, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta­ ble "Compound! iias done more for me than ell the doctors. I feel it my duty to tell you these facts. My heart is full of gratitude to Lydia E. Pinkhams Vege­ table Compound for my health. --Mrs. HARRIET E. WAMPLER, 524 S. Ransom Street, Ottumwa, Iowa. Consider Well This Advice, No woman suffering from any form nf fpmale troubles should lose hope un- tU she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a fair trial. This famous remedy, the medicinal in* gradients of which are derived from native roots and herbs, has for nearly forty years proved to be a most valua- ble tonic and invigorator of the fe- niale organism. Women everywhere bear willing testimony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta­ ble Compound. If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Ce. (confi­ dential i Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened* read and answered by a woaian and held ia strict confidence* Best for "COUGHS s C