The Okarche Times. (Okarche, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 1909 Page: 3 of 8
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: PARTIAL LIST EXHIBITS. •
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3 General Exhibits .......290 •
y Corn Exhibits ..........185 ;
\ Wheat Exhibits ........73 W
“ Oats Exhibits .......... 47 ;
\ Melon Exhibits ......... 90 •
2 Squash Exhibits ....... 72 ;
• Pumpkin Exhibits ......31
• Potato Exhibits ........ 30 (.,
. Alfalfa Exhibits ...... 24 £>
‘ Alfalfa Seed Exhibits.... 5
(•’ Bean Exhibits . -........203
Teams of Work Horses.. 60
• Saddle Horses ..........45
• Pretty Babies .......... 60
• Native Blankets . ... ..230
V 'Germantown Blankets .. 25
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—|N EVENT of si) much im-
l-'Nj portancc that in the fu-
'•-3 tore it may be looked
i1 j back upon as a milc-
i'i stone 11411 fang the be-
ginning of a new era in
the progress of the southwest was.the
first Navajo fair, which whs h£ld at SUiprock
Agency. New Mexico, recently. .
At Shiprock the past six years lias been a
period of preparation, a struggle for a position of
tlge from whifch the Ignorance and tuper-
. tition oi a barbarous people might bn attacked
8 fettered thi
might, be obliterated, so that, freed from its bond-
a«c, the Navajo race might take its place among
the useful anil beneficial elements of the nation.
, ng -i
enjoying its proportion of the advantages ein-
■... , d 14 !he 11 e,nuioi 1 ,-Pm I;
How successful this preparation for and bc-
*of their civ on 1 bj
apparent to the observer who visits Shiprock. be-
uaies acquainted with the superintendent and
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which arrived at the office of the sur-
veyor of customs for appraisement.
it was a dainty silken thing, laven-
der in color, which lay on the table
of Cashier Thomas for two hours.
The garment was sent to the custom
house by the postmaster at Somerset,
Ky., who received it a few days ago
through the mail from Japan. He did
not send in the address of the owner.
Tills was aggravating to the young
women experts called in "1 know ev-
ery woman in Somerset,” one said,
"and I'd just like to know who is go-
ing to wear that.’*
For half an hour it puzzled Sur-
veyor Taylor and two or three of his
men assistants to discover Just what
the garment was.
“It looks .to me like the court gown
of the queen of Zanzibar, said t lay
Miller, who measures steamboats and
superintends the loading of merchan-
dise at the custom house depot.
"Don't you men know anything at
all?” exclaimed one of the women
clerks, pushing her way through the
puzzled group. "Why, it’s a kimono.
“What in thunder is a kimono? ’ in-
quired Deputy Sam Barber. "They
don’t have that kind of tiling down in
Bath county, where 1 came from.
Finally, when the officials decided
that there wijs nothing dangerous
about the garment, they started in
lixing the value. It was estimated to
be worth all the way from $1.50 to
$150. The kimono was finally carried
to a department store, where the silk
Henry U. Mudge, Rock Island's New
President, Started , Railroad
Work as Water Carrier.
New York.—Henry V. Mudge, elect-
ed president of the Keck island sys-
tem. is one of the highest grade of
self-built ami self-helped railroad offi-
cials in the country.
Mr. Mudge began ills career in 1872.
at ihe ago of 16, in the capacity of wa
tel* carrier to the section hands on
the Santa TV. Since that time some
of the positions he has iilled are
those of telegraph operator, hrqjtc-
man. baggageman. conductor on
freight? passenger and work trains,
DEVELOPMENT OF
CENTRAL CANADA
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assistants.and realizes what they are achiev-
ing
(low .important the civilization of the Navajo
is to that section of the country is also apparent
when it is considered that there are some 30,000
uf them scatter) d o\ r a riser’vatinn in New
Mexico, Arizona and Utah, which contains a
larger area than all the New England states and
,
mineral and timber lands, and is almost com-
pletely underlaid with coal. The increase of
-heir productiveness means an increase In the out-
put of the southwest. Their education and per-
manent settlement upon small homesteads will
, , >■ sui i Iub of land to be a
settlers. Thus the work being carried on at
Shiprock has many points which commend it to
. , opie who III interested in th< «i. vtjopop 1 t
of that section.
The holding of a fair this fall was not dccid-
0,1 upon until about two weeks before It was held,
and when the decision was reached it was so late
„ tile season that it was necessary to arrangi
tor it at once, thus less than two weeks’ notice
was given the Navajos by means of Indian police
., ssi i>-' r, barely turn to gather tip what
-hey had on hand and bring it in without any
preparation or opportunity to gather or make
anything especially for exhibition.
Under these circumstances the amount find
aiily of the exhibits displayed was no less than
remarkable The extent to which they responded
to the call to bring in their products was a stir
„nu<. to Major Shelton, (lie Indian agent for tins
reservation, himself. He knew Hint they could
would make a very creditable showing.
Two hundred and ninety general exhibits
wore received and displayed, while several others
trrived too late to ho accepted. These exhibits
i ontalned from five to CO articles each. Agrlcu •
product formed thi chief part
but liv 1 111- ms til -1 lie lull,Oils Nav. I"
blanket was there in many styles and sizes, beau-
tVi’t-1 Silver jewelry of various and unique designs,
,1,, blankets 0f great value, a few buffalo robes.
valuable pieele of b id work and doiena of other
1 - ui os ancli M and modi rn Bi
. dm these general exhibits there was the live
AO, k show. Ill Which horses, milch cows, sheep
goats were numerous.
sports .....-mu d «-f fix" me. ' i" ; 1
. . !ive and one-half miles, in which 1- catered
*' f„lir finished 1. horse races, games and amuse-
" Full evening the Navajos provided
' )wn'amusement by participating in several
ancient sacred dances, which were both
their
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interesting and entertaining to the visitors.
' Ks an example of how a list of prize winners
a, p * Indian fair wei.1,1 read, the (oU^wlug «•
• popi a arc given:
ivneral exhibit of farm and garden products—
Barbcr-blt-cl ly (the
ow Happi Ja k ; third. < ulllvator. Uckin-c be-
■' Native blanket, all wool First,
KiivlO'Cto©**1®»
Oliver; third, 50
^fourth, 25 pound
rook stove.
v»nd. 100 pounds flour, Lennn
pounds (lour, Ue-ka-da na be-ga;
Hour, Pel-e-can-c-es-kiu-G.
... ,,„.a Navajo hahy-Flrst, 50 pounds flour,
nna Oliver: second, 25 pounds flour. Hoston at-
*'■’ v ,vato blanket collection, like all other
'I,, was a lino one. U contained a fi * of
* o d iln.i' huyclas. for which
famous. Those were originally
uij the >uru#obtained
cloth and r«’ weaving
it into a very tine,
close, tight blanket.
There were also many
line chief's blankets,
the famous blanket
with the black-and-
white cross stripes
which wen- used by
mm Navajos* who
could afford them
long before a white
man ever saw them.
Hut best and greatest
- 1 all was the tine col-
lection of soft gray-
mid black rugs made
from the natural col-
ors of wool without any dye whatever and the
beautiful outline blankets, in which the Navajo
has reached the highest perfection of the art.
These blankets were judged by Frank Staplin, a
Navajo blanket expert of Farmington, N. M., I U
1 Durang and Miss Emma Loomis, of
the agency, and the first prize was awarded to
a beautiful black, white and grey blanket ot
artistic design and remarkably even and dose
v. ea • . show n in 1 he < enu r picture.
The Navajo silver jewelry is hand-hammered
from Mexican dollars, which the traders procure
for the Navajos, and many ol the pieces are very
beautiful in design and odd and exquisite as an
ornament. The jewelry consists of rings, brace-
1
it sh< uhl b< r* membered that nont of th« pr< d
nets raided at Shiprock under the sup< rvisioti of
the superintendent and employs wen permitted
to participate for prizes, but every prize went to
• 1
own. The vegetables and other agricultural prod-
iH»g r»t thi ageu<} art how vei %
,1,1 mentii n, ;•> they foim< d a i l
themselves and included, besides the ordinary
products of the section, many of the new vege-
’ tables brought from foreign lands by representa-
tives of the department of agriculture.
t no
less than 70 miles in wagons and on horseback,
by the interested ow ners, and one lot of 50 gen-
eral exhibits, which deserves special mention,
came from Sa-Noos-Tee, the vicinity of F I. Noel s
trading post. This lot contained the prize-win*
*
winners.
The su<1 ( 88 of ihe fit t Nav ij<> fail
the unappreciative neighboring public had sup
posed would consist of a few pony races and
»
exhibit of agricultural products which probably
n
quantity, is due entirely to the work of Major
\V. T. Shelton, the superintendent at Shiprock
It is trin the Navajos were producing most of
these articles long before they ever saw or heard
of Shelton, but they were not producing as much,
as well, nor as fine a quality as they have been
since coming into contact with the influence of
the Institution which ho has founded. Neither
could they have been induced to have brought
tom-tlu r tl.eir »;>•• l ' luablc . lul • ' • • :-h*d pel
sonal effects for public inspection but for the con
fldence which this agency has awakened within
them. •
Wo ha.e therefore seen the first beneficial
effects* oi education and proper example upon this
neglected people. The changes which have b«*en
wrought upon those coming in contact with this
*
it challenges credulity. The difference between
»•
*
taken for the same people, and it is these differ-
ences that commend the policies and practices
initiated by Mr Sh« ton it this I Motion and
places it in favorable contrast with other govern
nu r.t and prh ,it« In^ian hi < ' -
'.’AVZZZii'-’/aY MftMAA
buyer said it wns wortli $14. ^
Later the kimono was bundled into a box and
started liai k to the Somerset postmaster, with in-
iftruations to charge the owner $8.20 duty. Louis-
ville Times.
CHAINED TO WHEELBARROW
Hsnry U* Mudge.
dispatcher, road master, train master
and assistant superintendent. The
last post mark< »i the second stage in
Mr Madge's upward course. Thence
he went to h!gh< r and higher posi
fions, each of which required in j
creased ability and versatility.
On June 10, 1894, he had riken to be |
general supcM'intendent of the eastern
grand division of the Santa-Fe. With i
two more steps he was (he general ;
manager. Mr. Mudge left his long |
service with the Santa Fe to take the j
vice-presidency of the Hock Island on
May J. 1905. Few railroad men with
i
crons, gentle, courteous and democrat- j
I i< i han Mr Mudge
WASPS AS A GIRL’S PETS
Miss Black-Hawkins of England Makes
Friends of the Vicious Little
Insects.
, Andover, England.—Many strange
creatures are kept as pets nowadays,
surely th strangi *t hobby is that
if Miss Hlack-llawkins of Andover,
whose hand, covered with her tame ,
wasps, is represented here. It is said. (
J by the* way, that wasps are really I
! the friends of man, and should not be i
, destroyed, for they protect fruit from
maggot-breeding insects, consuming
i them in large quantities. Sad to say.
In writing of the Schlusselburg prison in Mc-
C1 •(■•*, | avid Soskiee tell# of a prisoner who was
chained to a wheelbarrow:
“Schedrin had been condemned to hard labor in
the convict mines of Siberia and for an atmmept
to escape from there had been sentenced to be
chained to a heavy wheelbarrow. When the order
came for his transfer from Siberia to St. Peters-
burg, no conveyance could be found large enough
to contain him, the wheelbarrow and the convoy
of gendarmes. Yet, as tin wheelbarrow lipd be-
come a part of the prisoner, tin* gendarmes were
afi aid to leave it behind It was therefore de-
cided to place Schedrin with his convoy in one cart
and the wheelbarrow behind in another. For sev-
eral months, day and night, Schedrin and the gen-
darmes galloped through Siberia on a troika (a
three-horsed cart or sledge)* while another sped
behind them, upon which th** wheelbarrow reposed
- causing the deepest amazement among the peas-
ants in the villages through which they passed.
Upon the arrival of the prisoner in SS. Peter and
«
and only after he bad been six weeks in the
Sehluesselburg was he finally detached from it and
given freedom of movement within the narrow
confines of bis cell.
“ ‘When they unchained me,* said 'Schedrin sub-
sequently. 1 could not get enough movement. I
wanted to run and run, and it seemed to mo that
I could never .stop. How strange it is that men
who can enjoy perfe< t freedom of movement never
m
n *£ &
alize the
tide!ful happiness that is theirs!'*'
thc\ are addieled t«i alcohol, which
they find in rotten fruit. Male wasps, j
hy the way, do not sting, hut only the
temales and neuters.
NO CHANCE FOR A BARBER
One Time That Adjutant Had to Re-
frain from Use of His Pet
Phrase.
one of the old volunteer camps
newly appointed adjutant of a cer-
mytropolitan i-ups «outraei«-d a
•
to get their hair cut, as much
heir annoyance as to tho amuse-
t of onlookers. #
ui* morning, after having told off
it half a dozen men in this man
lie came to a somewhat old
:» r whose hair at the hack was
laps just long enough to take
.
,i,i I v in-. ''h 11 * .t•1 i' id
A SLAP AT OUR SENATE
of Rep:
ill of
rtin about the u
v senator, how*-’
0 Ml
d years old he i
“That*
reminds no*
member,
“of what Hi1
when I to.
)k him over
looking tl
tern over. S«
looks like
a soldiers*
Herald.
a strenuous
complaint
aimer in whu
i ll eriiumit-
t in the senut
er able he in
ay he. has
lin’s friend, “
i ir ■
an get the he
v.
id the Sou
tii Dakota
hillock remar
ked to me
*e senate? one
time. After
M a r i
CHINESE GIRL IN AMERICA
by unruvell’au
made
woolen
CUSTOMS MEN PUZZLED
It look livi■ ui< ii and thru1 won.' 11 a' tin ' qa
tom boiitx1 nml the silk buyer of u lioulhrtlle d'1-
uurlineut klort to fix thu vuluue uf u kbuuno
\
ami
, Wu Ting
map-shot of
as autoing recsntl;
il quite in tho sty
ipparontly the sun
pleasant bi>orl that her g
might feel. After all, it
whole world more nearly akin
Fang, taken while
shows the young lady
le of the American girl,
ie acute Interest in tho
irl tricuds in Washington
will he the women who
London Tit 11
• Woman Good School Officer.
•
i) no al department of tie
university, has h.-n r<
’jointed medical officer of tin* lllJ
sdioolB In Tasmania. Dr llalle.v.i-
fli ni woman to hccupy ui h an «)t
nn,l In roporti'd to have Klvi'n i
t alUfliclIon tlmt n movornunt
bi i n atarii'd to appoint women U
i ■ ., 1111 t ■ \ i 111 ' u *' i i n
THE STORY OF BIG YIELDS OF
GRAIN COMES FROM EVERY
SECTION.
When the man in the States was
told that he could get 160 acres of
land in Central Canada—comprising
the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatche
wan and Alberta—that under cultiva-
tion would produce from 20 to 30 bush-
els of wheat to'the acre, or if seeded
*o oats the yield would be 40 to 60
bushels, he was skeptical. The same
story was told the man v ho wished to
get nearer to existing lines of rail
way, and was only asked to pay $10
to $12 an acre But many tried It.
some one plan and some another. The
| mail who accepted the 160 acres as a
| free gift, as a homestead, and was
1 willing to put In the required resi
I deuce duties ot three years has now
I a farm worth from fifteen to twenty
| dollars an acre. The man who chose
I to purchase, and did so, took up hLs
i residence just the same. He has land,
i that. In many cases. Is worth twice
the money he paid for IL Both have
! found that the story of splendid yields
j was verified. They have had crops
exceeding thut promised; they have
| seen oats that yielded 100 bushels to
' the acre, and have grown wheat that
averaged 40 and as high as 50 bushels
j to the acre. Their wheat was not- a
| 57 lb. to the bushel article but 62 and
63 lbs. They have seen within the
past year or two trunk linos of rail
j way constructed through their district.
I and throwing out branch lines to the
gates of their farm. They havo seen
schools established In their neigh-
bourhood and the Government con
tributing largely to tholr expense
Churches have been erected, villages
have been established, towns have
sprung Into existence and cities are
rapidly springing up, as If Ihe magic
hand of some unseen conjurer was at
work. But it was not; it was the le-
gitimate offering of the’wealth of the
Held which made all these things come
about, naturally, and easy. The prai-
l-lo that three years ago was merely
prairie, a patch of brown, just waiting
for the ploughman. Is to-day dotted
with tilled farms and splendid homes
The line of elevators with I heir glis
t. mng mot ailed fireproof sides and
roofs, Indicate the location of the
town and tho railroad. There Is the •
glow of newness'about It all. but the
elevator, the splendid store buildings
and Ihe comfortable hostelrles denote
wealth, beyond that of the strength
of the man who fashioned and built
them but the wealth of the soli, which
means that Ihe newness will be fol
lowed by a steady growth. The writer
recently was a passenger over the
Grand Trunk Pacific, the latest lac
tor in this great marvelous field of,
development. The rapidity with which
towns were being built up. the farm-
steads occupied, was something even
his experienced eye had not look-.4
for. Everywhere along the line of
this new transcontinental was the dis
tinguishing mark of progress. There
wan not n mile of the length of the
road from Winnipeg to Edmonton and
west that did not bear token of its
ability to pay tribute to the revenue
of the road. Mention Is made of this
line, not because it Is the last In .
the field, but because It Is one of the
| best built roads on the Continent and
traverses one of the best districts
i of an excellent country. It Is well
operated, and already has gone into
active service as another means of
making It possible to secure more
speedily transit from the grain fields
lo the shipping centres. It had been
tho Intention In this article to have
spoken of some of the yields of grain
that have made the farmers ot Cen
! Irul Canada contented this year, but
.pace will net permit, so that delight
ml task will he taken up In another
issue. In tho meantime it would he
well for tho reader, if he is Interest
ed, to pul himself In touch with some
official of the Canadian Government
and get information that might be use-
ful In making a selection for a home
in Central Canada, and become one
of those who will be Instrumental in
1 building up a great country to the
north. In doing so, you will be as-
sisting the United States. In a few
' years’ time the United States will be
a wheat Importer. Canada will sup
ply the wheat and you will be one of
the producers.
A Sale, a Sale!
The, little old English flower wont-
fan come into the wine merchant’s and
brought her flowers to tin; table. A
range guest oi th" wine merchant
bought a hunch of them lor the two
woiiH‘11 who dined there.
“Did you see what she made him
Unav for those flowers?'* whispered
“III!
Now York Press.
Ship’s Figurehead.
'
won- mad'* by William South worth.
.A )M, u 1 ! !: ii. II** mad'
,i HornialtN of the curving of figure
heads for many years, and some splen
:lid ones won* the product oi h^
kill The rise of commercialism has
u
dir I'mmi-h'Mid and f*-w figureheads are
‘•rn nowadays K'Uiuebec Journal.
Always at It.
Mrs Hen hum Woman's work Is
never done.
Denham -That's so; even after she
, is married she is trying to make men
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