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Local and Personal.

T h e buds on s h r u b and t rees are n o w coming rapidly forward .

Rev . Chas . W r i g h t , Rice River , r e tu rned from a sho r t v is i t on F r i d a y .

0 . F . Sibley and S. S. M c A r t h u r , r e t u r n e d from a Red Lake t r i p , t h i s a i t e r n o o n .

A g e n t ^ h e e h a n , P a u l and H e n r y Beaul ieu left for t h e Mille Lac coun t ry on F r i d a y .

Miss Mat t i e Your ix , of Rich-wood, is v i s i t ing with, t h e family of Rev . J . A . Gilfillin.

Depu ty Marsha l " J a c k " Camp­bel l , was up on official business , t h e fore p a r t of t h e week.

W h e n t h e p lum t rees do th bud and bloom, we g r a n t , ' twere t ime the tender beans and corn t o p l a n t .

A g a i n t he green grass t he hi l ls and dales do th s t r ew, and t h e lean , l ank cow her sucu len t cud doth chew.

Mrs . J . A . Gilfillan, accompa­nied by two of he r ch i ldren , were passengers on the Det ro i t s tage on F r i d a y .

A n d our P e m b i n a vis i tors and the i r friends are h a v i n g a grand pow-wow th i s week, feast ing and danc ing .

A dance a t t h e home of Chief W h i t e Cloud 's on F r i d a y evening was t h e even t of a pleas­an t and enjoyable occasion.

T h e copious sp r ink l ing of a m u c h needed shower revived t he g rowing grass and g r a i n s on Tues­day and Wednesday .

T h e veranda , which has been in the course of cons t ruc t ion for some t ime, a t the Governmen t boa rd ing school is a b o u t comple­ted.

V o l . 1., N o . 27 of t he Purce l l Regis ter , a b r igh t , local , seven col. folio, publ ished a t Purce l l , I n d i a n Ty . , is on our exchange t a ­ble . Success a t tend i t .

In te l l igence h a s reached us s t a t i n g t h a t t h e reservoir dam a t t h e out le t of Clearwater lake , bui l t by T . B . W a l k e r , sp rung a leak and 'biowed o u t . ' T h e damage is be ing repaired.

W m . V . W a r r e n , mine h o s t of ' T w i n Lake ' s Reso r t , ' was observ­ed on our s t ree ts on Wednesday . ' F r i a r ' says t h a t t h e boa ts , b a t h ­houses , e tc , , a re a l l in readiness for t h e season ' s spor t and ga ie ty .

The m a n w h o ever las t ingly h a s his m o u t h widest ajar, howl ing over some newspaper i t em unsu i t ­able t o his style of t h i n k i n g , is genera l ly t h e first one to s l ink a round t h e ne ighbors on publ ica­t i on days and pilfer t he news .

A n order h a s been issued to " s e ­cure and fence all hogs n o w run ­n i n g a t l a rge ! ' ' Th i s wi l l furnish employment to t h e u n d e r t a k e r s , as t he re a re m a n y hogs ' a t la rge ' t h a t only t h e coffiin lid will con­fine and t h e grave ya rd fence se­cure .

T h e wife of one of our w o r t h y ne ighbors was recent ly blessed wi th a s t rong , fully developed ba­by boy, wh ich t ipped t he scales a t 1% pounds avordupois , T h e ju­bi lan t papa feels as happy over t h e even t as t h o u g h t h a t son was as big as Gol iah.

I t is repor ted t h a t whi l e Joseph Louzon was ou t fishing in one of t h e lakes n e a r t h e vil lage, th i s Week, he c a u g h t a Very cur ious fish or hazard . T h e c rea tu re h a d a ta i l and n iou th s imi lar t o a cat­fish, four l teaard legs and a pa i r of large winged fins back and nea r t h e gi l ls . T h e Ind i ans s t a te t h a t these lizzerd-fishes a re n o t uncom­mon in t h e adjoining lakes*

T h e I n d i a n ; R i g h t a n d W r o n g .

W " W B hold these truths to be self-evident, that Ai L MEN are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these, are LIFE, LIBBBTY, AND THE PUBSTJTT OP HAP­PINESS "—Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776. ' y

DISCRIMINATION.

I t is a ca rd ina l pr inciple of a n y

Repub l i can form of gove rnmen t ,

t h a t d iscr iminat ion des t roys t he

power for good, and which power

lies a t t h e b o t t o m of correc t and

equi tab le governance .

I t is th i s pr inc ip le which finds

expression in t he memorable words

" a l l m e n are b o r n free and e q u a l , "

and i n t h e n o less u n c e r t a i n sound,

t h a t n o m a n is t o be molested i n

t h e lawful pu r su i t of peace and

happiness .

A n d while i t is t r u e t h a t these

words of t h e cons t i t u t ion are in­

tended to govern t h e mass of peo­

ple who are c i t izens of the coun­

t r y , i t is b u t jus t t o remember

t h a t t he pr inciple in itself is " a s

old as t h e hills,*9 and therefore

has a mora l appl icat ion even out­

side of purely n a t i o n a l govern­

m e n t .

W e canno t say t h a t t h e f ramers

of t h e Cons t i tu t ion were so divine­

ly inspired as t o raise t h e cu r t a in ,

and peer i n t o fu tu r i t y ; seeing t he

n e g r o free and clothed wi th al l t he

power and r i g h t s of c i t i zensh ip ;

the Ind ian t h e n a being hav ing no

connect ion in any form wi th t he

affairs of his w h i t e ne ighbor , shar­

ing wi th h im , and t h e cit izen of

sable hue , t he r i gh t s of t h e citi­

zen and the p ro tec t ion of t he gov­

e r n m e n t .

B u t we may believe t h a t they

gave u t t e r ance to a t h o u g h t which

should cover t h e g rounds , and pro­

tect t he career of any individuals

w h o should live unde r t he

Fold* of the Stars a n d S t r ipes !

T h e m e n of those days r ead ing

life's events in t h e h i s to ry of the

pas t , k n e w t h a t t h e t e r r i t o ry be­

t w e e n ocean and ocean would in

t h e years t o come teem w i t h a

popula t ion n o t en t i re ly of na t ive

b i r th , and so t he fa thers of t he

inc ip ient n a t i o n voiced t he law of

mora l n a t u r e : u t t e r i n g words of

in tense signif icance; and applica­

ble t o t h e reigns of t ime and space.

A n d t h u s whi le t hey m a y n o t have

contempla ted the complexion of

c i t izenship in i t s racia l aspect,

t hey did provide for t h e poli t ical ,

educat ional and commercia l equal­

i ty of any w h o migh t choose to be­

come c i t izens , or who by force of

c i rcumstances would become such.

B u t i n theBe days h o w m u c h dis­

regard is cherished towards the

principles of equi ty .

Of pol i t ical disregard we will ,

he re , say n o t h i n g , b u t we do wish

to emphasize t h e a t t i t ude in th i s

land, and agains t which labor has

long and apparen t ly , helplessly,

s t r iven , and, agains t wh ich even

legislat ion seems powerless, v i z :

the monopol ies and t ru s t s agains t

which

Jus t i ce Cry* Aloud t '

Condi t ions which are clearly sub­

versive of t h e g u a r a n t e e t h a t men

are t o be free and utt t rammeled

whi le engaged i n lawful and hon­

orable pu r su i t s . I

The masses a re ce r ta in ly meet­

ing w i t h in ter ference , and hinder­

ed i n t h e accumula t ion of tha t

competence which is an essential

e lement i n m u n d a n e happiness.

W e deplore t he spir i t which is

abroad, and which has created a

s e n t i m e n t in cer ta in circles inimi­

cal t o genera l prosper i ty . J

W e are, pe rhaps , as a comntttni-

ty apparen t ly outs ide of t h e pale

of n a t i o n a l pol i t ical economics ;

and may be deemed t o have n o

voice in t h e discussion of affairs

wh ich affect t h e g rand common­

wea l th , *

B u t t o esteem our words as of

n o effect, would be b u t a n a r r o w

view, because Every P u r c h a s e r of tine Necessaries

_ of Life

is a con t r ibu te r t o t h e coffers of

the Monopolis t and the members

of T r u s t s . Eve ry one and any

one who is a resident of th is l and

may raise h i s voice aga ins t wrongs

which oppress, for t h e consequen­

ces of evils fall everywhere a l ike .

These condi t ion of t h i n g s we do n o t place w i th in t he movement s of th is p a r t y or t h a t p a r t y . These condi t ion of t h i n g s are r a t h e r t h e offspring of social life, exh ib i t ing themselves in t h e only channe l s possible, t h a t is w i t h i n t he circle of commerce . B u t they m u s t per­force have a connec t ion w i t h t h ings pol i t ical , because they themselves are p a r t and parcel of politics i n i t s widest sense.

B u t i t is w h e n t h e spir i t of m o ­nopoly, and genera l exclusion from pursu i t s i n which any one who has t h e requis i te cap i t a l and ca­paci ty should be allowed t o engage in , shows itself in our mids t t h a t we feel impelled t o c ry st i l l more aloud.

Ill a r ecen t n u m b e r we had oc­casion to discuss t h e features of the proposed bil l g iv ing t h e Indi ­an t h e r i g h t of law, and incident­ally we ment ioned i t s effects upon cer ta in pursu i t s w i th in a n y Ind ian t e r r i t o ry .

W e would call a t t e n t i o n aga in to t he inc ident alluded t o :

I t is a well k n o w n fact t o any one conver san t w i t h t he laws and rules r e g u l a t i n g commerce w i th Indian t r i bes , t h a t a license to t rade was a fea ture deemed nec­essary a t an early da te in t h e his-to ry of th i s c o u n t r y . Th i s p lan had i t s good and bad sides, and perhaps was necessary in the t h e n condi t ion of t h i n g s . B u t to-day the condi t ions are changed ; t he the social condi t ion of m a n y t r ibes of I n d i a n s has so improved t h a t scores of individuals are fitted to engage in commerc ia l pu r su i t s . The system of l i cens ing was in­augura t ed as a p ro tec t ion for t h e Ind ian , and t o make t he foreign whi te t r ade r amenable t o t h e U n i ­ted S ta tes for any breach of law, or r a t h e r we may say i t was a mu­tua l p ro tec t ion as be tween t r ade r and h is c l ientage . Res idents of reservat ions , ma in ly mixed-bloods, in t ime engaged in t r ade , b u t had to comply wi th t h e laws regula­t ing commerce w i t h I n d i a n t r ibes . N o g rea t h a r m followed t h e inno ­cent p rac t ice , b u t i t is m the his­tory of th i s reservat ion t h a t , to grat i fy personal mal ice , licenses have been refused to appl icants wi th in t he reservat ion on one pre­text or ano the r , b u t an imated solely by pe t ty spi te .

The absurd i ty of l icens ing wn Ind ian became appa ren t and a law was passed, m a k i n g i t nnnecessary for a full blood to t ake ou t a li­cense, b u t leaving the law in force as regards t h e mixed-blood. B u t since t h e s t a t u s of the mixed-blood, be ing a res ident of a reser­vat ion, is legally t h a t of an Ind ian , we hold t h a t t h i s exclusion is vir­tua l ly a

Discr imina t ion W i t h o u t Cause,

and a p romote r of monopoly «in favor of t he full blood, or t he mked-b lood who has t h e ear of an agen t . I n po in t of fact i t is the mixed-blood alone, so far , who has engaged in t r ade , and therefor t he conflict arises w i t h i n th i s class. Our agent recent ly said t h a t " t h e nt ixed 'blood is a chronic kicker ' '* We l l m igh t he kick, since t he pus i lah imi ty and an i -mous of t he typica l agen t is a lways directed aga ins t h i m , and because he general ly h a s intel l igence enough t o perceive w h e n injust ice is done , and spir i t enough t o re­sea t , i n o the r words , because he has t h e manhood to s tand u p for w h a t is r igh t and t o denounce w r o n g doing!

T h e in te l l igence of th i s reserva­t ion demands a Change of th i s law. W e Want n o ru le Which sha l l breed monopoly . W e say, QBiirrfcfc-ATffi from the Statutes the perni­cious system of LICB2ST8B SO fa? as

i t applies t o members of A N Y t r ibe w h e t h e r t h e blood of t h e Caucasin flows i n h is veins or n o t ; so long as he is considered a n I n d i a n let h i m i n all respects enjoy t h e pr iv i leges of h i s s t a tus m F U L L and

n o t only in p a r t . W e say away with discrimination, and t h u s check the class feeling wh ich wil l inevi­tab ly arise, and which , indeed, has already shown itself.

Equine aud Canine.

A mare be longing t o Mr . Belle-, t feuille gave b i r t h t o a mons t ros i ty

on Tuesday . T h e feet, t a i l and

head of th is s ingular freak, bore

a s t r i keng resemblance to t h a t of

a dog. I t was lively and s t rong ,

and would, i n al l probabi l i t ies ,

have lived had n o t t h e owner un ­

wisely p u t i t t o dea th .

Those Reservoirs,

Speaking of t h e reservoirs a t t h e headwate r s of t h e Mississippi , and the appropr ia t ions for m a i n t a i n ­ing t he same, t h e H o n . P h i l e t u s Sawyer , U . S. S., Wiscons in , is repor ted as freely expressing h im­self " t h a t t he grea t reservoir sys­t e m was a fraud, kep t u p ent i re ly for t h e use of a few saw mills and loggers , and t h a t t h e ga tes of t he dams are only opened w h e n i t is desired to float t h e season 's cu t of l o g s . " Venera ted shades—ghosts— of t he once famous "Beef Slough B i l l " seems yet t o h a u n t t he mem­ory of some of t he pa t r i a r cha l Sen­a tors a t W a s h i n g t o n .

T h e reservoirs should be increas ­ed and ma in ta ined , and we believe t h a t every individual residing in the t o w n s , vi l lages and cities a long t he Mississippi, from I t a s k a to the Gulf of Mexico, wil l b u t voice our sen t imen t . Commerce, nav iga t ion , t he h e a l t h of t h e peo­ple and the i r safety from floods and the p rese rva t ion of our g rand N o r t h e r n forests demands t h a t t he reservoir system be increased and main ta ined .

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