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Carve History on Totem Pole Indian Chief Engraving Tribal Records on Skyscraping Cedar Pole. HAS ENTHUSIASM OF ARTIST Whtn Work Is Completed the Pole Will Stand In Front of the Bchool for the Tribe to Keep Freeh Legendary History. Portland, Ore. —In these days of profiteering and wild scrambles for the almighty dollar, It Is a consolation to find one man In the world who Is not money mad and who Is working and has been working assiduously for the last five years all for an Ideal and with no ulterior thought of pecuniary gain spurring him on. The remark able part of It is that this artist, for he Is an artist of the highest type. Is n full-blooded American Indian chief. He answers to the name of William Shelton, and when not busy perfect ing his life work, n monstrous and skyscrnping totem pole upon which Is Inscribed the history of the Snoho mish tribe, he supervises the running of the Indian reservation school at Tnlallp. Although Shelton -Is well educated and thoroughly familiar with the world of business, he prefers to devote his tlmo and attention toward the fulfill ment of an Ideal. Generations ago In dians lost the art of totem carving, and he Is the only known totem pole maker In the world toduy. Five Years Consumed. To date Shelton Ims worked during his spare time more than five years on the gigantic post. This work has been accomplished aside from his du ties ns head of the reservation school. Early every morning before he begins the duties of directing the functions of the schools he Is at work on his his toric pole. At the close of the school session each day finds him agnln hard at work with chisel and mallet. It can be seen therefore that all of the many hours he has devoted to his pet project might be termed overtime. When finished the pole will stand more than 100 feet In height and will measure nearly seven feet In diameter. It has been selected from the greatest of the big cedars which grow on the reservation at Tulnllp. When the work Is completed the pole will stand In front of the school for the tribe, where for generations to come It will keep fresh their hereditary history. "One of the principal reasons for my devoting so many years to the mak ing of this gigantic history pole.” said Shelton recently, “Is to shatter the per sistent belief umong so many Ameri cans ns well us others that the totem pole originally had for Its purpose mainly the Idea of worship. I’ll make a wager that two out of every three white persons who view totem poles In parks, or who go to visit the glguntlc pole at Seattle, Wash., have the Idea Yankee Ship, Long Aground, Is Floated The five-masted American auxlllury-powered suiting ship Cuppuloa, which wen I ashore ut Robin Hood's bay on the Yorkshire coast October 24, 1010, and wbb i' bus Just been floated end towed Into Whitby harbor. TEACH CHILD EARLY Plan Legislative Activity in Favor of Kindergarten Work. National Association Reports Many Statss aa Taking an Interest In tho SubJocL Washington.—A wave of Interest In early education Is sweeping over the country, according to the National Kludergurten association uf New York, which suys that plans for legislative activity have been reported from Colo rado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kunsus, Missouri, New Mexi co, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wiscon sin and New York. Porto lUco Is also going to work for o favoruble kindergarten law. The latest figures compiled by (he bureau of education at Washington eliow that tills country contains 4,000,- 000 children between four and six that the pole at one time waa wor shiped by some Indian trlbet Pole Only Hlatorleal. “Such la not the case. The totem pole la nothing more nor less than a history done In wood carving. Those persons who are writing or who will write the history of the recent great conflict In Europe are. In the eyes of many Indians, In reality totem pole makers. In short, a totem pole maker Is a- historian. The historians of the war will for years keep alive for fu ture generations the story of the rise and fall of the much-despised kaiser, of the rape of Belgium, of the coming of the Yanks, of the battles of the Marne, the Somme, the Argonne and of the armistice and the peace table. For centuries to come people will read about those great twentieth century Italians Are Eager to Return to U. S. Men Who Served Under Pershing and Returned to Native Land Disillusioned. WIVES ALSO DISSATISFIED Lower Wages and Lack of Modern Dwellinga Bring Longing for Amer ica—Food In Country Dlstricta Higher Than In Cities. Rome.—All over Italy, in villages and towns, there are hundreds of Itnlo-Amerlenn ex-soldlers longing to get back to the United States, and only waiting until the vendemnla, or harvesting of the grapes. Is over. How they came to return to their na tive land when they loved America, American cities nnd American ways Is through one of the mistaken ideas of many ex-soldlers, who Imagined that once war was over they would be happy In Italy, although they had fought In France under General Per shing and hnd lived and '.mule good money In America for many years. When the armistice came and these Italo-Amerlcans were given a chance of being demobilized In France they Jumped at It, because at that time there was a rumor that fabulous prices were being paid to workmen In Italy. This fnlry tale was true at that time, ns the government hnd still In operation her . ammunition fac tories, nnd, of course, wages were kept at n high level, but, ns the wages of farmhands and workmen of all sorts had also Increased, the cost of living had Increased more than three times In price compared to pre-war schedules. Impulsively they sent for their fam ilies, who very often had to sell all they owned In order to pay for the years of age for whom no educational provision has been made, though all are entitled to receive kindergarten training. The klndergnrten lias long since demonstrated Its value ns a means of making sturdier bodies, more alert minds, and u finer sense of Integrity and morality. Its friends feel that It Is quite time that ii kindergarten should bo In every one of our public schools, snd are working to that end. The people of California huvo dem onstrated that the most effective way to securo this advantage for our chil dren Is by legislation. They secured a law In 1013 under which their kinder gartens liuve Increased from 140 to over 700. The law provides that when the par ents of 20 children of kindergarten ugc present a petition for a kinder garten, It should be established. In speaking of the need for klndei gurlcn training for our children. Com THE GILPIN OBSERVER. events from the printed pages of many nooks. Totem poles are In reality In dian books, and the marks and curious carvings upon them take the place of the printed words In the white man’s books and are quite as readily trans lated by the Indians of the tribe to which the pole belongs.” Shelton Is filled with enthusiasm about his work, the enthusiasm of a real artist. His face lights up at the opportunity to talk of his work, and his black eyes flash. He Is about forty-five years old and In full Indian regalia he looks as If be might have Just stepped from the printed pages of wild western fiction. In his store clothes, however, although he would not be mistaken for other than a red skin, be resembles an acute business man of todny. During the war, al though he was too old for active serv ice, he showed an amount of patriot ism that won him commendation from the government. At that particular time he proved himself to be a “really” American. Appearing In full Indian regalia he was a great aid at swelling subscriptions to all of the Liberty loons, and also played a conspicuous part In other war work. steamship ticket to Italy. Then many families settled down to live with the parents of the husband or wife, and after a short while suffered a great disillusion, as things were not what they had Imagined. While they had been away from their native land they hnd thought of It ns picturesque and beautiful, with an Ideal climate nnd congenial conditions. They for got the discomforts of the old hpme with Its lack of running water and modern Improvements which these Italo-Amerlcans had grown accus tomed to In the new land of freedom. The husband could put up with It, but the wives could not, ns In many villages—ln fact, In nearly all those of Central Italy—the water must be carried from the village fountain. Whenever any washing was to be done the clothes In most eases bad to be carried often n mile to the river, ns the supply of water In the villages Is never sufficient for washing clothes. Nntnrally to the many who had not only become accustomed to running water In their houses, but also to modern washing maehlnes, this way of wnshlng did not appeal and they would not walk down to the washing place, but paid a woman to do their work. This meant a great deal of money every week, as Americans are considered to be millionaires or very near It, so the prices asked were al ways very high. Then the cost of food now Is some times higher than In the cities, ns the produce In villages Is generally what Is left over from that exported to town. Besides, plumbing In Italy, ex cept In the big cities. Is absolutely un known ; only primitive ways of bath ing are Indulged in and n bathroom In a village house Is unknown. This Is due to the great lack of water In villages nil over Italy, although In reality In out-of-the-way woods there are wonderful springs, but the wnter runs to waste, as these sources are far removed from the villages und towns. In one small village, In the prov ince of Rome, called San Felice, near ly nil the mole adult population over twenty-five years old hnd been to America, made n little money, re turned to their families nnd bought n little vineyard, which they worked until a longing to return to the new country forced them to take ship nnd lenve for New York. Some of these men hnve been four or five times In America, speak English and are long ing to go again. Many of them returned to Italy to serve their time during the war, nnd only now wait an opportunity to get nwny. Emigration now Is not so easy, us one must have n Job ready to step Into ns soon ns the ship reaches New York. Many of them, who liuve tlielr families growing up und whose wives hnve never been to America, are plan ning to leave tlielr families nnd go over for a yenr or so. Those whose wives have been to Amerlcu nnd hnve lived there uro returning with their families, us the wives refused to re main behind, as they find Itnly too dirty. missioner Claxton of the United Stntee bureau of education has said: “The kindergarten Is n vital factor In American education, both for its di rect work with young children In the kindergarten nnd for Its Influence on the care of children In the home and on methods of teaching In the schools. It ought to become a part of the public system of every city, town and village In the country." Seven Killed on Subway In 1A Years. New York.—Only seven passengers have been killed by subway In New York City In 10 years, according to a statement made public by Frank HeJley, president and general man ager. During that time 4.801,000,000 passengers were carried. Married Four Times, But Two Wlvs* Little Rock, Ark.—Four times mar ried and three times divorced, Dr. R. L. Maxwell, has had bat two wives. Through divorce and remarriage hie first wife became his third wife, and by (lie snmo process hts second wlfa Is now his fourth wife. The Wrong Envelope By JESSIE DOUGLAS (A ISIS, bj IfeClur* N*w*p*p*r Syndic*!*.) Marjorie laid the wet glasses In a row, where they shone like so many Iridescent soap bubbles. Mechan ically she put the silver Into the wire drainer next to them and then forgot that there was such a thing as dish washing. "If I only had the—courage,” she said aloud. She looked out through the low kitchen window to the hollyhocks that stirred faintly In the morning breeze, past them to the blue line of bills and far off to a puff of cloud, feather white on old Sugar Loaf. “I’ll do It!” she dared herself. Then she came back to the dish washing and went on swiftly with quick, sure strokes until the white kitchen was shining with scrubbed table and swept floor and plates all In a row. She whisked through the work this morning until at last with a sigh of relief she took up her bottle of Ink, her stub pen and her very best writ ing paper. On the stone step at the kitchen door she sat down, safe from Interruption. For a long time she bit her pen and sought for her first sentence until, forgetful of her purpose, she sat there looking Into a pleasant past and a fu ture that might be roseate. She remembered the first time she had met Dickey. She was carrying the butter home from the Spring farm and he had come swiftly up behind her and asked If he might take It for her. She could still see the frank smile In hts blue eyes and the way he tossed back his head to keep that one lock of hair out of his eyes. Somehow they had found something to laugh at that very first minute and she had been delighted In his hearty chuckle. They had stooped over the spring after they had gone a mile and Dickey had scooped the e’ear, Icy water up In his curved palms for her to drink. Could she ever forget the way his laughing blue eyes had looked down Into her dark ones; or how he had taken her hand In his big calloused one and led her across the slippery stones of the brook, for the short-cut home? They had been friends ever since that morning—friends In varying stages of friendship. They had quar reled and made It up and always with that same frank comradeship that hinted no sentimental relation. When she hnd first fallen In love with him Marjorie could not tell, but of a sudden she knew she was wretched when she was with him. The candid friendship of his eyes hurt, Tor she wanted something more, his hearty handclasp was like the grip of a brother. "Why,” Marjorie Dean asked her self, “hadn’t Dickey Stevens fallen In love with her? Wns It because he had seen her washing the dishes with a pink and white checked apron tied nround her waist? Was It be cause they were too good friends and he knew her In all the simple honest ways—too well?” And now—now the time had come for him to decide. For he was going away, going to work out his own sal vation on a bit of government land In the West. Dickey would be gone for a year, and a year Is a very long time In any one’s life. She could feel already his steady hand-clusp, and the way his blue eyes would look Into hers and he would ask her to write! No. she couldn't endure It. Girls were told they must sit quietly at home and wait —It was the mun's place. "But I could help him so!” Mar jorie told the little black kitten that had stolen around to sit on her nklrta; "he'll be so lonely off there—we can laugh through the hardships, and 1 should love It all, cooking for him and mending and mnktng a house pretty. Oh, he’ll need mel" Then she dipped her pen of a sud den Into the Ink and began to write. “Dear Mr. Wllmer (she began). Thank you for sending that wonder ful package of books. I’ve dipped Into the novel already and I know I shall like the verse—but you rausn't do this sort of thing so often; I shall be glad to see you In August, when you come on your vacation, and as you say, this Is the prettiest country In the world I "We’ll talk over what you said In your letter when you come out —per- haps It can wait until then? "Your friend, “MARJORIE DEAN.” Marjorie read over the letter, draw ing her velvety brows together and feeling her cheeks redden at what she was going to do. Deliberately she addressed two envelopes. Into the one bearing the name “Mr. Rich ard Stevens" she put the wrong letter —the letter she had Just written. She sealed It up very quickly, and then before she could weaken she called Tommy, aged ten, and gave It to him to mall. "Here's 10 cents for the trouble. Tommy,” she offered. Her brother, clasping It In his chub by paw, went whistling down the road. Marjorie waited with a fluttering heart for the sound of the white gate to dick. Dickey must come to say good bye tonight He must have got too the letter by new. He would nee I she was precious In the eyes ef some one else; it might make a difference — all the difference In the world. But he must never know what she bad done purposely. The gate snapped and Marjorie felt her hands grow Icy cold and her heart pound maddeningly. Would he be able to see through the silly trick —would be give her up and know her for the girl who had thrown herself at his feet? Her dark eyes quivered with tears and Dickey, finding her at last with her face pressed close to the honey suckle hedge, took her In his arms without a word. Even as she felt his first kiss on her lips and his voice husky with feeling, "Marjorie, I want you to come with mel” she felt wickedly unhappy. That wretched letter would stand between her and an easy conscience. She would always know that she had won him by a trick. Yet she had promised brokenly to marry him, and bad known a moment of wild ecstacy When he had told her of the new life that awaited them In the West before she made her way up the stairs to bed. On the stairs she brushed against something that crackled, and, stoop ing, felt a crushed oblong, sticky with melting molasses. Before her own lamp she held It up and saw with amazement and a sense of relief that It was the un stamped letter bearing the name, Mr. Richard Stevens. “Tommy forgot to mall It,” she breathed, and, kneeling down with the letter clasped In her bands, she smiled happily through her open win dow Into the moonlight Dicky loved her! He had never seen her silly trick to win his lovel The future, Iridescent as a dream, stretched before her a rosy, beckoning way. • GHOSTS IN CORNISH MINES Old Legend Concerning "KnockersV Is Firmly Believed In by the Work ers Underground. Some of the best-authenticated cases of hauntlngs In England are those In connection with tin and coal mines. Many of them come from Cornwall, where there Is a profound belief In what are termed “the Knockers.” Ac cording to Charles Kingsley, "the Knockers” are the ghosts of the Jews who crucified our Lord, and who, as a consequence of that crime, have been compelled to remain eartbbound ever since. He explains the reason of them haunting Cornwall by saying they were sent thither as slaves by the Ro man Emperors, who obtained most of their tin from that country. Be this as It may, "the Knockers” are still heard, and If anyone wants proof they should pay a visit one night to one of the many disused shafts. “The Knockers” do not confine them selves to ancient mines. They are at times In quite modern ones. There Is n story still current In Cornwall to the effect that a man who bought a house that had Just been built In a mining district was awakened one night by the sound of tramping up and down the stairs, ns If by an army of men in heavy boots. He got up several times to attempt to discover what It was, but the moment he opened the door and looked out all was quiet. He made Inquiries of one of the serv ants, who was a local girl. “Those noises?” she said. “Why, I heard them too. They are ‘the Knockers,’ and they came last night to tell ns there Is a new lode under this house that waits to be worked.” What she said proved to be an act ual fact. There was a new tin lode beneath the building, and a very pro ductive one. Clever Engineering Feat An Interesting application of the freezing system in shaft sinking is ex hibited In the Washington colliery In England. When the shaft had been sunk a short distance, It was found tbat a layer of qnlcksand 80 feet In depth must be. penetrated. To pre vent the wet sand from flowing Into the shaft It was frozen solid. A cir cular row of holes, forming a ring over 20 feet In diameter, was made round the shaft, nnd by means of metal pipes a freezing mixture of brine or chloride of Bodlum, was caused to circulate In the holes. This hnd the effect of freezing the sand In a circu lar wall round the shaft ns hard as rock. On the removal of the soft sand In the center the frozen wall remained Intact, protecting the workmen from the quicksand behind It.—New York Herald. When Things Go Wrong. When things go wrong with yonj when you lose oat In what you under take. what la yonr attitude? Do you give up or push on more determined than ever to win? I do not care so much about what a young man does when everything goes his way, when life Is smooth; bnt I want to know what he doea next after he has a serlons setback la his career. Defeat and failure mean very little to a resolute soul. You cannot con quer him, you may knock him down, but he will rebound like a rubber ball; the greater the fall the higher will be the rebound.—Orison Swett Marden In New Success. Getting Even. "Are the Gadsby* still regarded as social cllmberst” "I believe the Gndsbys have ‘ar rived.’ ” “Ah 1” “And they are new In a position to pick on other peopta who have social ambitions I” Birmingham Age-Bar aid. 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