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TUE WIN GIIA ' IMES, AU( UST 17„ t894
The Northwest Indians: Winnipeg, to St. Peter's reserve, ;it ' in case a white dog cannot be, pro-
, tutted on Lake Winnipeg, at the cured, the one of the neatest color to
Tama (ch1STotte AND aE,taxEDs--- IIOW mouth 0t the Bed rivet', Taking the I lvllite is taken ; and to this. manner
TIMI TREATY ik P1 ALT OUT Tuai; ; train from Winnipeg to West Sel- of selecting there is no limit, for if
VOW-WOWv AND SUN DANCES I lark, our party, consisting of Indian 1 there is no other kind in camp but
Agent McColl ; Dr. Orton, at one !black canines they are compelled to
' time representative for Wellington ' do service for the white,
in the Dominion house; a half-breed TETE; sslr nAxrl;
TEFF 2NEIan Or MIS-
SIONARIES.
IE:i.
There is certainly no more litter ! interpreter and two newspaper re- •
esting subject of study than the' Porters, were met by ii" uoble look-= person witnessing the sun (lance
aborigine; of the North American i tng Iiidiane, with a mammoth bark ; Will be more ilnpresse with its
continent, The majority of. the `canoe, told paddled doled the ril•cr'�rnhnection with the savage cruelty
readers of the Totes have very little E to the reserve, arrived at St, I of the; past than anything else .-
Peter's we were greeted bythe r which he may see around an. Indian
opportunity' of observing,' their ens. *�
r ' head of the reservation, Chief Ger- deserve. A. long pole is placcclin the
toles and manners from the fact that ,„ „,round at the, to of which are
the -
long since the advance Of civilization • don. One must emifess that though Found, P KNOTT: PC4/4
in Ontario has driven the red znan' the name of Gordon has become fa-, fastened ropes of sinew. A piece of
from his former haunts, and the
many tribes of savage warriors who
at ono time inhabited this Province,
and more especially the western por-
tion, have either become extinct or
drifted to the land of the setting sins.
It is, therefore, in view of these facts
that the writer feels justified in
attempting to describe (although,
perhaps, in a very feeble manner)
some of the different characteristics
of the Northwest Indians that have
come under his observation..
TIMER CONDITIONS.
The conditions of the Indians in
the Canadian Northwest are deversi-
• fled in the extreme, some being in a
happy and prosperous state, while
others are indeed most wretohed.
Those who can be classed in the
efornter are the ones who have availed
themselves of the opportunities pre-
sented them by the aid which the
Government extends then„ in the
shape of treaty. They have reeerva-
tions upon which they must stay,
and over Which there is an agent,
whose business it is to look after the
interests and welfare of those over
which he hasaelharge.' By constant
teaching and training both by the
agent and self-sacrificing Christian
men and women, who Kaye given up
home and friends to labor among
then„, a great deal of energy and
industry has been infnsed into the
li.vea,of these poor unfortunates ; for
when one stops to consider -the man-
ner in which they have been treated
by the pale -faced usurper, they can-
not be defined in any other light but
unfortunate. On these reservations
may be seen many a well -kept little
farm ancl comfortable dwellings, the
occupants of which are well dressed
b.; and in comfortable circumstances.
'But it is not always that the wild,
roving nature of the• once monarch
of the plains can be brought into
,;subjection to the will of the white
elan, and it is the class who have
steadfastly refused to live in the
homes providecl,by the Uovernment,
and who, in consequence, are debarred
from the benefits of the treaty, that
can be termed the wretched. The
buffalo having become extinct and
other large game gradually becoming
less abundant the homeless reel man
has gradully drifted to the centres of
je.population, dwelling in wigwams on
the outskirts of the towns and cities
and existing on whatever they can
gather or beg from the. populace.
Those who have never witnessed the
wr'etohedness of this class can have
very little idea of their condition.
At qtly tinge of the year they can be
seen pokingaround the rear of shops
• and hotels in search of anything that
can be devoured, and the writer has
more than once witnessed the spec-
. tacks of a brave and his squaw, often
with a pappoose strapped to her back,
hili the dead of winter, -with the
thermometer playing hide -and -go -
seek, with the. 400 below zero mark,
with sticks in their spa,rscly clad
hands, fishing in a friendly garbage
barrel for something to eat. And
what has brought them to this sad.
condition? There call only be one ask the reader to imagine about one Blyth
i ___-...s
•na i
sinew is then passed through both - •rings oomrnrt a nwmveme..a Fn'
miliar the' world over ' the writer .
WAS 1x111011 surprised to fluid it at-
tached to one of such a, natoihality I to the one attached to the pole. It
as that of the Indian; and it must I then becomes the duty of the man
be left entirely to the imagination i to Glance around the pole in the hot
how it ever came to be injected into I `len until the sinew has worn itself
their vocabulary of titles. The first! through the flesh. Should the dancer
evening on the reserve was not very prove himself equal to the task of
eventful, the tint! being; occupied l withstanding the pain without any
1n.aiuly by the ;gathering of the In-
dians
n-
'outcry, he is then Classed among the
di ans around the agency in roa(li- 11)rtaves ; but should he utter the leant
11066 for the morrow, Which, to them,
round of wavering, the is immediately
would prove the greatest of all clays I cut down and is forever disgraced
in the year. and disqualified from ever going to
war. Of the latter class there are
Bright and early on the following very few, as the punishment is
morning the place was astir, and,' such a severe one in the eyes of an
after having breakfasted with the !Indian that he will undergo anything
„agent of the reserve, the task of deal- :rather than bo debarred from fight-
ing out the treaty was begun. The; ing. „
treaty consists, if we remember j MISSIONARIES S xr>:DrD,
rightly,innil $15 in dish too the heads! And what is to be done in order to
of a family and $5 for cath. child, ,
besides foal and blankets. Then it 1 bring these poor unfortunates into
was that the cunning of the red man civilization ? Our answer is send out
impressed itself upon the: writer. i missionaries. The writer sloes not
The agent was seated at a desk h) a; want to be misunderstood as saying
large tent, and as each brave would; that the foreign missionary should
conte in with his squaw rand pap-' not be sent out or that he is not
posse, their portion of the treaty needed, but methinks it would be
would be halided out to them. This, i much better were a portion of the
of coarse, was nothing' very extra- f money and energy that is spent in
ordinary ; but afte seeing one China and such countries turned to
whole family of children searched li the inhabitants of our own land.
into the tent and represented as be -1 there are many kind, self-sacrificing
ing the offspring of ono brave, and ;Christians at present laboring among'
as soon as the treaty was received the Northwest Indians, but there is
being brought out and paneled over room for many more, and so long as
to another brave, who would in turn the Indians are allowed to remain in
pass them off as his descendants, and their present condition, just se long
he in tarn desalt: same with 801110 will it be a reproach to tlio people of
one else, it was indeed amusing. It Canada, who pride themselves on
is no easy task and few there are
who can juc1cvc the a ;e of an Indian
being a God-fearing, 011ristian nation,
but who are doing so very little in
after he has grown- to manhood a regard to "letting their light shine
fact of which the reel man is perfectly. before men."
aware, and in this manner they are W. H Y.
enabled to get the start of the- white -
inan ; and so the procession kept up now to Get a "sunlight" Picture.
until all had reeeivecl their treaty. .+send 26"Sunlight" Soap wrappers (wrap- TuI'nberry has been issued. From it
It would be difficult to say just glow per er bearing tb l "Why Does a 'vvo-
much the Indians obtained the start Lever' Bros., Ltd., 43 Scott St., Toronto, tive voters and 1,W) municipal voters.
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used, l'ho many, who live bet-
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by ;note promptly
adapting tho world's'best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles ercbreeed in thof!remedy, Syrup cx il,s.
Its excellence is due to Pat presenting
in the form most accoptal'a and pleas-
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax-
ative ; effectually cleansing tho syem,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing ponstipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
.net with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid-
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak,
ening them and it is perfectly fres from
:very objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug-
gists in 75e. bottles, but 'it is manu-
factured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose mine is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
aceept any substitute if offered.
TURNBERRY.
On Friday afternoon last, Mr.
Thos. Burchill, of this township, near
Zetland, while washing his feet, was
stricken with paralysis, and never
regained consciousness, dying on
Monday evening in his 78th year.
The deceased was a kindly old
gentleman, and he and his wife lived
on the farm of their son, Mr. Samuel
Burchill. Medical aid was secured,
but nothing could be done to relieve
his sufferings. -On Tuesday, fire de-
stroyed about sixty rods of fence be-
longing to Mr. W. 3. Deyell, besides
destroying. about ten acres of pasture.
He and his farm help were righting
fire most of the day and evening, and
they were thankful when the main
came and drowned the fire out,-
Tne voters list fur the township of
o worts
man Look Old Sooner Than a man") to IVO learn that there are 621 Legisla-
of the government, but it must have and you will receive by post a pretty pie -
1)0011 a considerable amount. And i tare, free from advertising, and well worth
who can blame them for having clone framing. This is an easy way to decorate
your home. 7:he. soap, is rho best in tits
so ? Surely the example has more market Lund it will only cost one cent 1�ost-
than once been set thele by their ago to send in the wrappers, if yon leave
pale -faced brethren, and they have tl,e ands open. Write your address care -
learned to profit by it. fully.
Wingham District Meeting.
THE raw --holy. The Fall District meeting of the
It may be that the writer has no Methodist church, Willgham District,
soul for classic music, but when the was held on Wednesday afternoon of
discordant strains brought forth at i last week, Rev. Geo. Buggin, Cbair-
tlle pow -wow first fell upon his ear lean, Blyth, presiding. There were
he was constrained to say it was present in addition : Revels. Dr.
awful. Upon every occasion over Gifford, Wingha111; A. K. Birks, B. A.,
which the Indians have i:ason to be Tee'swater ; W. E. Kerr, 'il''roxeter ;
jubilant, the pow -wow is held. First J. W. frill;', Blucvale; E. A. Shaw,
of all the squaws seat themselves onBclgrave ; T. W. Cosens, Walton ;
ground ground with their tons -toles. J. J. Fair, Londesboro ; and W. Baugh,
'
This is all instrument something 1 Auburn. The latter is Financial
after the fashion of the snare drum, !Secretary. Laymen in attendance,
With but one side to it ; in fact it J. Neelands, Wingham ; P. Cantelon,
very match reseltlbles a tambourine, Belgrave ; W. Pollard, Walton, and
only on a larger settle. There are and W. H. Kerr, Brussels.
four squaws to each instrument with The following is the appor tienment
one drum -stick apiece. There seems of the Superannuation Fund to each
to be no leader, and the musicians (?) circuit in• the Dirtrict on a 6%
are at liberty to play as they please. basis: -
To describe the noise made upon Wingbtnn • , . ...,83.00
these instruments the writer would Teeswater 55.00
6064..00
00
63.00
57.00
41.00
47.00
41.00
Walton 41.00
On motion of Dr. Gifford and Rev.
W. E. Kerr, the above was adopted.
relate they very often obtain from hearts,all sillcinc' in different keys a After a lengthy discussion over
answer, and that is the duplicity of hundred drummers together, all Brussels..... .
the white lean. Whenever they are beating different trines, from the. Auburn
fortunate enough to capture any of gallop to the dead march, with all Londesboro
the valuable fur -bearing animals,they the attendant variations possible. Belgrave
become the prey of the fur trader, Were that all, it would not be quite Blucvale
jf,z in nearly every instance are so bac„ ; but when the squaws have
induced to part with a most valuable gotten fairly down to work the
pelt for a worthless red shawl or all braves form a circle and dance
inferior red blanket ; and sad to around their dusky wives and sweet -
the Sallee source a supply of the very short but impressive . song Walton eirettit affairs, it Was moved,
Wroxeter
abominable fire -water Which has called "Kaye" The song consists of
proven such a curse to their race, its name being repeated as frequently
Is it any wonder then that Pope in and in as an unearthly manner as
leis "Essay on Man," exclaimed: "Le, the untutored human voice can man -
the poor Indian," and by the way to age. While this is going on a ban-
117 this lofty and brilliant writer can be quer is being prepared for the
There are 4U7 persons on the list en-
titled to serve as jurors. -harvesting
operations are aLoat completed. The
crop is a fairly good one, all • round.
Oats were injured considerably, by
the clry weather and the grasshop-
pers. The apple crop Will be a very
light one, especially in winter varie-
ties.
Answers to Correspondents.
FARMER --Yes, South Dakota fur-
nishes an excellent field for diversified
farming Wheat, Corn, Baxley and
Flax ' arc produced in abundant
quantities and (incl a ready market
at good prices, while the cost of
production is much less than in the
Eastern States Stock raising and.
wool growing hale become success-
ful industries in South Dakota,
where thousands of acres of the
finest land in the 'United States can
be secured at reasonable figures and
upon long time for deferral payments.
Further information will be cheer-
fully furnished free of expense by
addressing A. J. TAYLOR, Canadian
Pas enger Agent, 87 York St., Toronto
Ont i rio.
seconded ancl carried that the Chair-
man; W. Baugh and Dr. Gifford be a
committee to deal with the matter.
It WAS decided to bold a District
Class Leaders' Convention in Wing-
haThe date and preparation off
an,
given the credit of nick -naming the musicians and dancers. Wo will not a program was left, in the hands of
Indian "Poor Lo." say that there are very many White Revels. Buggin, Gifford and Baugh.
people who would care to participate The 'Missionary and Educational
at the festive board provided by the anniversary scrviees were nearly all
red man`s caterer, but certain it is left for local arrangement.
the Indian consider, it a great treat. It was decided to hold the next
M this banquet there is but one meeting in Wingluani.
CORM, and that is soup. It is made The session was brought to at close
DEALING OUT TIM TREATY,
Pile dealing out of the treaty is
indeed an amusing and interesting
sight, Some four years since tile'
writer had the privilege of accom-
panying Indian Agent McColl, of
Yil
a
from the harass f a•, white dog, o by the Doxology and 13enedletion.
•
Children-
whct are thin, hallow -chest
ed, Gtr growing too fast, are
made Strong, Robust stilt(
Healthy by
Ilion
Hee Cream of Cod-liver 011.
1E contains material for mak-.
i111g healthy Flesh and Pones.
Cures Coughs, Colds and
' 27oak Lungs. Physicians, the
World over, endorse it•
Don't be deceived by Substitutes!
gtctt• lroveeh klistilic II%�t�1'r
9
G. M°I] 'IflS':
)I' TIir•:
GHEAP GASH STORE,
during July and August
clear out all Summer Goods at
SLAUGHTER
prices in order to snake room for .fall
Dress Making a 3_p eclalty.
0. McINTYRE,
MACDONALD BLOCK. WINGXIAM,
TO 'PREVENT SUNBURN
You should buy one of our Fancy Sunshades.
WE ARE COMPELLED
to admit that we made a mistake in buying too many for this season's
business. But the price was so low that we
could not resist them.
40011a-arir
the surplus we have reduced them exactly one half of the regular price
They are all new goods for this season's trade.
COME AND BUY A PARASOL
for 75e worth $1.50
" $1.00 2.00
" 1.25 " 2.50
1.50 " 3.00
for 88c worth $1.75
" $1.11 " 2.25
°` 1.38 " 2.75
" 1.63 " 3.25
and so it goes through the whole assortment. If you doubt these prices call
and investigate for yourself. 12?!- cent Print for Oc. Delaines for
25c. Summer Corsets 50c. Best Lisle Thread Gloves
150 per pair 2 pair Stainless Blaek Hose 25c.
These are only a few of our money makers,
CAIJD _ S Z'1'c
the others. We have not space enough to enumerate them here.
Dried and Smoked Meats always on hand. WINGHAM.
YOUR
OES
IFE
® HER OWN
SHINC?
IF she does, see thate Ea . anh is mad s d
the was y
Clean by getting her
SUNLIGHT SOAP,
which does away with the
terrors of wash -day.
Experience will convince her that
it PAYS to use this soap.
We are clearing
SUMMER DRESS GOODS,
PRIN'T'S,
PARASOLS.
Here's the
BIGC-EST DRIVE
ever offered 111 Town.
A window full of
FASHIONABLE FELT HATS
f �
-AT-
50 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR..
Respectfully yours,
G ' O. .�.`
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