The Dewar Telegram (Dewar, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1914 Page: 3 of 9
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THE DEWAR TELEGRAM
NATIVES OF
More Than Hundred Tribes Share
Country With Russians
People Nomadic In Their Tendendee
—Hunting Flatting and Tandlng
Thalr Flocka and Harda Balng
Principal Occupatlona
Tchtta Trana-Balkalta Siberia—
The average man back at home In civ-
lllxed parts of the world does not real-
ise that more than a hundred tribes
and nations share Siberia with the
Russ He has merely a vague Idea
that some nondescript natives called
Tartars dwell or used to dwell In
northern Asia
It Is only quite recently moreover
that the ethnological world has real-
ised that the American Indian origi-
nated in these parts the visit of Pro
fessor Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian
two years ago was one of the first
evidences America has shown of her
intention to delve into the Immensely
rich and Interesting field for research
that Siberia offers to the student of
the origin of peoples
So numerous are these Siberian folk
that it takes you some little time to
recollect Just their sonorous names
let alone their characteristics — Soy-
ots and Oorlankhal Darkhats and Soy-
ones Karagassea and Sagal Tartars
Potengosses and Katchlne Tartars
Olllaks and Dolgams Tchouvantzea
An Old Orotchone Woman With Face
of an American Indian
(pronounced like the William de Mor-
gan hero) and Yookagirs Kamasses
and Kamaslntzes Mordves and Teptl-
ares Mesbaires and Ilachklrs La-
mouts and Aleouts Kuriles and Itel-
mens Kamschatdales and Korlaks
Onllkons and Namolls Daurians and
Mantzl Gholds and Tozl Managres
and Olenyays Orotches and Man-
gouns Oroks and Oltchas Nlgldals
and Orotchones Ngatkoons and
Samaglrs Hassaks and Yakutl Sa-
moyedes and Voguls Toonguses Boo-
rlats and the rest
They come from Finn and Mongol
and Turk stock but most of them have
Intermarried to such an extent that
It la well nigh Impossible to trace the
predominant blood In any one family
Nomad folk for the most part hunt-
ing and fishing and tending their
flocks and herds worshiping the man-
ifestations of nature as expounded by
their "ihemmun” or medicine man
living the outdoor carefree life of the
American Indian Like the American
Indian many of them are diminish-
ing In numbers however killed off by
the diseases Introduced by the white
man Only three or four of the most
populous races — the Yakut! Boorlats
and Toonguses — are holding their own
The Yakutl Indeed who live along the
banks of the great River Lena for a
few hundred miles north and Bouth of
the Arctic circle are actually absorb-
ing Russians Where a Russian set-
tler marries a Yakut woman the fam-
ily tends to become Yakut In the sec
ond generation The Yakutl living up
In the frozen wilds of northeastern
Siberia talk practically the same Ian-
guage as the Turk In Constantinople
FOUR DAYS WITHOUT WATER
Pitiable Plight of Woman With Broken
Leg Relieved by Returning
Daughter
White Lake S D — Lying for four
days with a broken leg and unable to
summon help or to reach food or wa-
ter was the experience of Mrs Deth-
lefs a woman nearly eighty years of
age living 17 miles north of this place
The daughter who lived with her
mother bad been absent for some
time taking treatment for a strained
arm
One night In the darkness Mrs
Dethlefs stepped through a trapdoor
which she had neglected to close after
coming from the cellar where she had
taken refuge from a threatening wind-
storm Although suffering from a leg bro-
ken above the knee In the fall Mrs
Dethlefs crawled from the cellar but
had no way of letting anyone know of
her situation as the house has no
telephone and was invisible from the
unfrequented road
t noon four days afterward the
daughter returning found her mother
several rods from the house whore
she had crawled to drink from a
basin partly filled by the rains
lORLO’S GREATEST RIDING ACT
ENGAGED FOR DIG STATE FAIR
The European war is responsible for
the engagement of George Holland and
Rose Dockrill the world’s greatest
equestrians to appear daily at the
eighth annual Oklahoma State Fair
and Exposition Oklahoma City Sept
22 to Oct 3 1914
When word reached America that
May Wlrth who was engaged months
ago to come to the Oklahoma State
Fair and Exposition this fall is ma-
rooned in Europe unable to return to
this country in time to fill her engage-
0
World’s greatest equestrians just engaged to put on their wonderful act
at the Oklahoma Stata Fair and Exposition Oklahoma City Sept
22 to Oct 3
menta her booking manager at once
made a deal with Holland and Dock-
rill to call off their proposed trip
abroad and remain in America Hol-
land and Dockrill were scheduled to
leave for Europe about the time Miss
Wlrth bad planned to leave Russia
It was a case of ’’money talks” and
the result will be a more expensive
act than had been promised the pat-
rons of Oklahoma’s great fair thiB
year
No Puzzel for Her
(By Allie Younger)
The sharp-nosed man looked dubi-
ously after the retreating figure of
the stenographer
“I’m in a quandry what to do with
that girl” he said “I don't know
whether to fire her or raise her sal-
ary I don't know what to make of
her She is the quintessence of either
innocence or deceit I can’t figure out
which Any way she’s got me into a
pretty pickle
‘‘About two months ago some mis-
guided member of a certain benevolent
society sent me two tickets for a char-
ity ball 1 was surprised to get these
tickets for I supposed everybody who
knew me knew my sentiments In re-
gard to charity
“I don’t believe In It I don’t be-
lieve in giving things away I have to
work for every cent I have and I ex-
pect other people to do the same
thing To my mind these folks that
dance for charity and sing for charity
and cut all sorts of didoes for benev-
olent purposes are only degrading the
masses they are supposed to benefit
I had expressed this opinion so often
that I was amazed that anybody
should ask me to countenance a
benevolent scheme by buying tickets
for a Imll Naturally I hastened to
send the tickets back I put them into
an envelope and handed them to the
stenographer
“’Here Miss Drew" I said you
know what to do with these'
Thought He Liked Flattery
One of the wittiest occupants of the
Judicial bench In England Is Judge
Rentoul the North-country Irishman
who presides at the famous cjurt
known as Old Bailey The Judge
baa Just been telling another good
story against blmself Once he went
on a political mission to Wales to
tell the voters what to do He spoke
first and in English All the subse-
quent speakers however used Welsh
as the medium of their thoughts As
a matter of policy be applauded
strongly whenever there was a clap
among the audience although he
vould not understand a single word
that was said “I learned afterwards”
said Judge Rentoul “that every time I
applauded a speaker It was when he
bad paid a strong personal compli-
ment either- to myself or to my
speech”
- She Was Right at That
“Who can tell me what a cape la?”
queried the teacher of the Junior
class in geography “A cape” replied
a bright little miss “Is a coat that
hasn't any sleeves”
Covers Some Distance
A reasonably active man walks
about 297000 miles In eighty-four
year just walking about his home
and place of business
Why Shouldn’t Ha Worry?
Tucker — ‘‘Why’ do I look ao trou-
bled? Weil last night I dreamed I
died and waa buried Parker and I
saw the tombstone at the head of my
grave" Parker — "Saw your tomb
stone eh? And what of It?" "Why
I’m trying to live up to the epitaph”
Holland and Dockrill are equestrians
who have been playing at the New
York Hippodrome for the last twe
years When the Hippodrome closed
this summer the act was transferred
to the White City at Chicago where
it has been the sensation of the year
In the Windy City They have four
Arabian horses that are nothing short
of superb while the costumes are
beautiful in the extreme The two
principals Holland and Dockrill are
said to be supreme casters of the reins
and their act will be one of the ua
usual features of the Oklahoma State
Fair and Exposition
In addition to Holland and Dockrill
there will be many other high class
acts at the State Fair this year Includ-
ing Power's Hippodrome elephants!
the New Brundage Shows Thaviu’a
band and operatic singers a cabaret
trio and tango team Louis Dlsbrow
and other famous auto racing cham-
pions high class harness and run-
ning races a big football gave and
15000 wonderful exhibits
“ ‘Yes sir’ she said ‘Thank you
“It struck me then that there waa
no occasion for her to thank me for
requesting her to perform her regular
routine of duties but I didn’t give the
matter a second though until three
weeks later when a representative of
the benevolent society called to col-
lect $10 for the ball tickets
“ ’But I didn’t use the tickets' t
said ‘I don’t believe in charity’
“ ‘I beg your pardon’ be said ’They
were used Here are the numbers
sent you and here are the tickets
bearing the same number which were
taken in at the door If you didn’t
want them you ought to have returned
them to us at once as requested In
our communication to you’
” ‘But I did return them’ I replied
Then I called in the stenographer
“‘Miss Drew’ I said ‘didn’t I give
you two ball tickets some time ago
to be returned to the benevolent so-
ciety?’ “ ‘Why no’ she said 'you didn't say
anything about returning them You
simply said I knew what to do with
them’
‘“And what did you do with them?’
I asked
“ ‘I went to the ball' said she T
thought that was what you meant
“I was furious but I saw the benev-
olent society had the drop on me and
I paid the $10 The worst of It is the
girl seemed so sweet and Innocent and
sorry that I haven't bad the courage
either to discharge her or deduct the
money from her salary I can’t make
up my mind to this day whether she
really thought I meant to make her a
present
Readin’ Not Wrintln'
A little girl visiting away from
borne received a joint letter from her
parents Papa's half was typewritten
mamma’s postscript written by hand
Said Marion in reply: “Dear dad the
letter from you and muther Jest came
the part from you was nicest ’cause
It was readin’ and hers was writin’”
AM Waste In Coal Dona Away With
Waste in coal baa practically been
eliminated Even the waste from the
culm-bank washers Is now being uti-
lized for it la flushed into the mines
and party fills old workings where
it cements together and furnishes sup-
port to the roof when the coal previ-
ously left for pillars is removed
Destructive Golf Bug
“British scientists have discovered
a golf bug that destroys the grass on
the links” “Pshaw they’re nothing
new I We had a lot of trouble with
them at our golf club but we got out-
of the difficulty by posting signs say--ing:
‘Please replace turf cuts r
Buffalo Express ’
How to Keep Pins From Rutting
Needlea and pint will never ruat la
a cushion filled with coffee grounds
Rinse the rgounds In cold water
spread on a sheet of paper to dry -thoroughly
and then stuff the cushion -
Wise '
“I don’t want to brag about myself
I've done many foolish things in my
time but I've been wise In one way
“What’s that 7” “I never had the Idea
that I could paper a bedroo mmyself!
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Bales, Caleb M. The Dewar Telegram (Dewar, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1914, newspaper, September 10, 1914; Dewar, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2336825/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.