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Blaneho, is a Yaquis Indian. Born in the Yaquis Valley, state of Sonora, Mexico, lie came to the U. S when a year old, and hasn't been back since. "My peoplejiave been downtrod'den for three hundred .years," said White Eagle. "If I should go back to the Yaquis Valley with my knowledge of freedom and fair government I would be considered a 'bad Hombre' by the Mexican authorities and it would be either 'Ley Fuega' or a 'dobe wall and" a firing squad for me!' " White Eagle was an Indian scout in the Bear Paw mountains in the early '80's and made his debut from the saddle to the stage. He began in musical comedy sang lyric tenor. During the Spanish American war, White Eagle served in the Cuban campaign and was in the thickest of the fighting El Carney, San Juan hill and Santiago. He went down with yellow fever and was sent back to New York. When he recovered his voice was gone. "Doctors told me the only thing that would give my voice back to me would be salt air, so I went to sea and spent six years before the mast. I recovered my voice completely and went on the stage." White Eagle'B specialty is demon strating the civilized Indian. "I do several sad acts," he said, "but I realize that people have sorrow enough without paying for more, bo I keep inside comedy. I was not lured to the stage by the glare of the foot lights or the glint of gold. It was education I was seeking, and I am finding it, too. Washington Irving, one of America's most famous au thors, got his education from obser vation; that's the way I am getting mine." California vegetable growing Is on a big scale. Frqnl one place this sea son 22rcarloads of rhubarb and from anottier 34 carloads of fresh aspara gus went East. One association can nery packed 4,500,000 pounds of ber ries in 1912. HOW HE TAKES !T ByBerton Braley. When a nran hits his thumb with a hammer Or bumps on a chair in the dark, He sets up a terrible clamor With many a purple remark. You'd think he was fearfully man gled, You'd think he was crippled for fair, And his language gets turgid and tangled And his howls of dismay fill the air! And yet when he faces real trouble Or has to bear serious pain, When woes and despair bend him double You listen for outcry in vain; He smiles, though each fiber, is ach ing, He grins, though his fortunes are low, He laughs though his heart-strings are breaking, He laughs in the face of his woe! For the brave man is only a quitter Who'd nerved for the ultimate test. And the trial that is harshest, most bitter, Man oftentimes faces the best! FINDING OUT WHO'S BOSS www Friend (coming in door) Hullo, what's all the dispute about? The Other We just had a little argument as to whether we should invite you to dinner!