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By ELMO SCOTT WA /SON

pIIS is the story of a real Wild West hero, a man who faced death innumerable times on the plains and in the mountains of -the Great West, who under the acid test of danger prowed that he was “pure grit clean through” and who won the whole-hearted admiration of every man, white o«vTed. with whom he ever came in contact. It’s the story, too, of a forgotten Wild West hero because, unlike so many of our

Wild West heroes—the longhaired. buckskin-clad Rills and Dicks and Sams whose careers were approximately 10 per cent experience and 90 per cent press agentry—be shunned publicity and waa content to let his deeds speak for themselves. So be never became a dime novel hero, but the old-timers of the West, the men who know who were the really great and who were the pseudo-great, will tell yon that there never waa a braver man on the frontier nor few who played a more Important role at a critical period In It* history than Dr. V. T. McGillycuddy, now a resident of Berkeley, Califs and president of a public utilities company tn San Francisco, but one* an array surgeon with General Crook** expedition In the Sioux war of 1876 and later Indian agent for about the wildest bunch of red men that the government ever tried to keep penned up on a reservation. Doctor McGillycuddy was born In Racine, Wla. tn IMO. and at the age of sixteen began the study of medicine. After completing his course In four years he served as an Interne in the United States Marine hospital In Detroit and later became assistant surgeon In several hospitals in that city. His early education had also included a course in topographical engineering and. the year 1873 found him getting hl* first experience tn the Wild West •• chief topographer for a government expedition Into the Black Hills of South Dakota. So among hl* other distinctions Ihx-tor McGillycuddy can claim that of being one of the first, if not the very first, to make accurate maps of the region which Is now so much In the public eye because President Coolidge chose it as the rite for the "Summer White House." The chief guide tor this expedition was- the renowned California Joe. General Custer's famous scout, and Doctor MeGlllyctiddy has a rich fund of reminiscence* of this noted frontier character. In fact, he knew nearly all of the early Black Hill* notables, and he can tell Interesting tales of Calamity Jane, of Capt Jack Crawford, "the Poet Scout." and Frank Grouard. General Crook’s favorite scout, of Buffalo Bill and his understudy, "Buffalo Chip" White. After the Sioux campaign was over Doctor McGillycuddy was stationed at Camp Robinson. Neb.. and there he made the acquaintance of Craay Horse, one of the greatest war chiefs the Sioux bad ever had. The army surgeon won the friendship of the Sioux leader by caring for his wife who was a sufferer from tuberculosis and won for himself the name of Tashunka Wltko Kola" (Crary Horse’s Friend) and "Wasechun Waukon" (White Miracle Man) by which he became known among the Sioux later. In 1879 President Haye* appointed the young army surgeon agent for the Ogalala Sioux on what • la now the Pine Ridge reservation. Despite the recommendation that the name "Tashunka Wltko Kola" gave him. the new job was not an easy one. Here were several thousand Sioux, fresh from the warpath, still remembering their terrible triumph over Custer on the Little Big Horn, utterly Irreconcilable to being penned up on a reservation—they whio from years immemorial had been lord* of * vast region over which they roamed as they willed. Their great war chief way Red Cloud, who. although he had taken no active part In the campaign of Tfi. was an implacable enemy of the whites who had repeatedly broken faith with him. Roth the youth of McGillycuddy and hl* recent connection with the army were against him In his dealings with the Oglala* and tn the lint general council Bed Cloud made it plain that he would oppose every effort the new agent made to "lead his young men in the white man’s road." To this Doctor McGillycuddy replied that he admired Red Cloud for hi* loyalty to the old Ideals, but that the vnhite man had come to stay and If the red man expected to survive he must learn the white man’s ways. He warned Red Cloud that If the older Indians resisted the agent’s efforts to lead them to the white man’s road, be would appeal to the young men. And appeal to the young men he did. The result was the

Western Ideas Make Progress in Far East

The list of Illustrations of the new lonn which the reactkm to the impact of western civilization to taking In China might be made' almcat endlees, writes Grover Clark in the Century M4ga«ina Everything tn the life of the people, from their clothes, their toy® and «- -their foot to their «mm* toad® mental ethical and rellgloiM enneegtHw io betel tombed by this mw wirtt. Om

organization of an Indian police force, the first of its kind ever used on an Indian reservation, authorized by a special act of congress. The leader of this force was a young warrior named Mlwaukon Yuha (Man Who Carries a Sword), or Captain Sword and with this little group of 50 men, the young agent undertook to keep order on a reservation of 4.000 square miles. Red Cloud continued to obstruct his work and finally In 1882 came the showdown. lector MeC.illycuddy deposed Red Cloud aa chief. The Oglalas were In a turmoil. A plot to assassinate the agent was foiled by Captain Sword and his men. but affairs became so threatening that the War department began concentrating troops at the posts near by. If the Sioux jumped the reservation it meant another costly war in which many lives would be lost and much property destroyed. It was a time when a cool was needed and that cool head sat on the shoulders of Doctor McGillycuddy. “We can handle the situation ourselves” was the word that the young doctor sent to Washington. “If troops are sent here, the Sioux will Interpret it as a wartike gesture and trouble will be sure to follow.** By “we” he meant himself and Captain Sword and those 50 Indian policemen! His faith was justified, for Sword s men soon had the situation in hand and there Is no doubt in the minds of those who knew the situation at the time and the temper of tty? Sioux that a bloody averted. Shortly before this time there occurred an incident which showed the aptness of that •‘pure grtt clean through” characterization of Doctor McGlHycuddy. At the time of the last great sun dance ever held among the Sioux some 2.000 of Chief Spotted Tail’s Brule Sioux, always a turbulent and restless outfit, enme up to Pine Ridge to visit their Oglala brethren. One day a band of 400 of them rode over to the agency and ten of them, heavily armed, filed into McGillycuddy's office. In the building at the time were Doctor McGlllyenddy. a clerk, Ix>uis Changro, his Interpreter, three army officers, who had come to see the sun dance, and two visiting cattlemen. There were only eleven white persons on the reservation. After a silence of several minutes, the leader of the party, a tall, powerful young chief, said to Changro. “Tell him we want food.” McGillycuddy's reply was that he knew the Broles were well provisioned before they left their reservation and that they would get no food from him. At that reply the young chiefs eye glittered angrily. “Tell him we want food NOW’." he crowled. A smile flickered across the young doctor’s face. “Just tell him to go to h—l. Ix>uls!" he said quietly. Instantly the Brule chief sprang across the room and, shaking his fist in the agent's face, he shouted hoarsely. “If you don't give us food now. I’ll kill every white man on the reservation The\smlle disappeared from McGillycuddy’s fUee. liis jaw snapped shut and without a word he sprang on the Indian, seized Mm by the throat and shook him until bls rifle clattered to the floor. Then be rushed the Indian to the door, whirled Mm around and kicked—the worst insult that any, white man ever gave an Indian. Ten feet frtxn the dt>or the Brule picked himself up from the dust and. wild with rage, led his followers on a mad gallop to the Brule camp. But the whites knew that they would be back and that nine white men would probably soon be fighting for their lives and the lives of Mrs. McGillycuddy and the poet trader’s wife against not only 2.090 Brujes. but probably against several thousand Oglalas who would likely come swarming like a wolf pack to the kill. One alarming fact was that at the appearance of the Brules Captain Sword and his men haft disappeared I Soon the white men heard the drumming of pony hoofs ec the dry prairie and a party of naked, war-bonneted warriors swept out of-a little coulee and headed for the agency building. As the white men crouched down behind the flimsy barrier of the fence surrounding the agency and lined their guns on the approaching throng Changro suddenly shouted: “No shoot! Sword, he cornel” It was Captain Sword and his policemen, clad in the battle dress of their ancestors, coming to the aid of their white chief and ready to die in his defense. 1 ‘ And then the Brules came back, 400 of them.’ a howling pack of gavages pounding their ponies into a mad charge. In the face of this onrush McGillycuddy said quietly to his white companions and Sword’s men. who had lined up beside him. “Don't fire until I give the word!” On and on came the Indians until It seemed that they

sees Worcestershire note being need to Savor the most time-honored Q*iMee dellcacie®. Chinese gowns axe worn because they suit the climate; but under them will be western trousers with their convenient pockets, and the wearers feet will be shod with western style leather shoes became they wear and keep out the damp better than Chinese style doth slippers. The old family and marriage ays-

tem to being discarded by the younger generation, but in its place the western ideal of marriage as a union of equals to being adopted. Fomooa Educator William Holmes fceGnffey was an American educator born to Washington county, Pennsylvania. September 23, 1800; died to Charlottesville, Va, May 4. 1887. He was graduated at Washington college. Pennsylvania, to ISM. He was professor of moral ptetooophy at Miami university, Wood-

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; j- —W* •*” “ i* . cT’*** * * would ride the little group of defenders into the earth. And then they stopped! The steady control of the iron-nerved agent broke through the heat of their madness and brought them to a sliding, dust-plowing halt 50 yards away. There they milled around uncertainly. At the psychological moment, McGillycuddy took the offensive. He turned to Changro. “Hop out there, Louis, and tell that old devil to chase himself back to camp, he said. “Tell him Fll give him just five minutes to get under way and. what’s more, If he ever bats his eye at me agairt. I’ll choke him to death just for luck.” As Changro ran forward to deliver this message the agent sprang to the top of the fence, watch in hand, to show the Brules that he meant exactly what he said. For a moment they I wavered. The chief, still hot for blood. Insisted ! that they charge. But the cool nerve of this slender young doctor who had showed them so plainly that he could not be bluffed or frightened even in the face of overwhelming odds was too much for them. They rode back to their camp forthwith. During the next flew years the Oglalas prospered under McGillycuddy’s rule. Then in 1885 politics, which has so often made a football of the Indian, got in its work and the agent was summoned to Washington for trial on trumpedup charges of insubordination and exceeding his authority. The trial was something of a farce, but the upshot was that ho was relieved from duty. Not long afterward dance craaw swept the Sioux and then, if ever, was the firm land of McGillycuddy needed. But It was not there and as a result a majority of the Oglalas stampeded to the Bad Lands and the terrible story of the Battle of Wounded Knee was added to our Indian history. The former Indian agent gave valuable service during those trying days as assistant adjutant general to the governor of South Dakota. ba| a short-sighted government policy prevented him from serving where his influence over the Sioux would have counted most. If he was ever rewarded by the government in the slightest measure for the incalculable worth of his services there is no record of it Later he became dean and president of the South Dakota School of .Mines at Rapid City, and as an educator became widely known. But except to a few historians the name of this man. but for whose efforts the settlement of a vast empire might have been delayed Indefinitely, Is comparatively unknown. “A Forgotten Wild West Hero”! Not exactly! Talk to some of the old Oglalas today, as the writer did recently, and you will find that the name of McGillycuddy is magic among them still. “McGillycuddy Kola” (friend of McGillycuddy). I said to one of them. "Waste!" (good!) he exclaimed and that phrase was the open sesame for the subsequent interview with several of them. Through an interpreter, Jim Grass, an educated Sioux. I talked with Rock. Spider, Little Hawk. Brave Heart. Yellow Thunder, and Chase In the Morning, all of them old-timers who remember the days of the buffalo chase and the tribal wars. Rock. Spider and Chase in the Morning fought under Crazy Horse in the Custer battle and at the Battle of the Rosebud where the Oglala chieftain fought General Crook to a standstill. After the wars were over Rock became one of McGillycuddy’s Indian policemen on the Pine Ridge reservation and from Mm I learned much of those stirring times when the young agent was gambling with death as he tried to break down the reactionary influence of Red Cloud among the Oglalas. Rock, and some of the old fellows questioned me eagerly about their friend Waseehnn Waukon (Doctor McGillycuddy)—where he lived and what he was doing. They requested me to write to him and ask him to write to them, it was plain to see that after all these years they still love and honor the one Indian agent whom they learned to trust and respect. “He was a brave and good man and the best friend we have ever had.” Rock told roe, and his face lighted up as he spoke of the old days when he was one of McGillycuddy’s policemen. Then It saddened as he continued. “If he had been with ns the great sadness (the ghost' dance trouble and the Wounded Knee affair) would not have come to our people." Forgotten? Not by the men wbo did not give their friendship lightly and when an old-time Sioux warrior utters the simple words, “He was a brave and good man.” it’s about as fine a tribute aa could be paid to this real Wild West hero. Dr. V. T. McGillycuddy, surgedn, soldier, Indian agent and friend of the red man. ■ 1 — — ' 1

ward college. Cincinnati. and *hen until his death professor at the University of Virgin ia. Mexico Hat Pyramid There to a pyramid near Puebla, Met, that to comparable to the pyramids of Egypt, according to Liberty. It was erected by the Toltec Indians, to more than 200 fret high, and has a base line, of 1,060 feet Cbeops, largest of tlye Egyptian pyramids, has a base Itaa es 730 feet and la 400 feet high. \

HATS TO MATCH FROCKS; THE DRESSY BATHING SUIT

ITS heaps of fun making clothes for the ‘•kiddles’* these days. Little folks’ styles are so cunning, sewing becomes a pastime rather than an irksome task. And now more heartbeats of happiness are being added to the joy of fashioning little’ daughter’s wearing apparel, in that to each lovely flowery dimity or organdie frock or dotted swiss for that matter, the mode adds a hat to match. A word to the wise mother who designs her child's clothing—when buying material for little Miss Two-to-Seven*s frock, calculate

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io many yards for the dress plus an extra yard for the hat. The ensemble of hat and frock which the winsome little girl in this picture Is wearing is styled of printed dimity. By the way. flowered dimity is about as popular a fabric as there Is in the wash goods section this season. Weli. to continue in regard to :hts attractive hat-to-matcb model, there is quite a little shirring necessary for the forming of brim and crown. If you make it over a wire frame it will not be washable, but by running reeds or heavy cord in tucks made for the purpose then the hat can be tubbed with the frock. Os course a wee bit of narrow lace edging adds to Uu» charm of this chateau, and a

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few "perky" bows of tiny rlbbon give It a mllllner-made look. For the quaint wee bonnet and drees shown below to the right. the° chosen medium is dotted voile. Only the .crown and brim-facing is of the print, a solid color being used for the top brim. In the top oval is a very fine white lace-trimmed batiste ensemble for the little tot Many rows of lace insertion and lace frills add a touch of daintiness to both hat and frock, also a scattering of wee hand-embroidered rosebuds here and there. There are bows of pale blue and pink baby ribbon rosetted at the shoulder and on the bonnet. Tinted organdie makes up effectively in two tones, either white with a color, or a delicate pink with rose, pale yellow with orange or in any desired combinations. A cluster of bright yarn flowers is very effective on both hat and dress. Often hand-

Stocking Buying Buying two or more matching pairs of sUk stockings at a time te more economical than buying one pair. Stockings have a habit of wearing out one at a time, leaving the other half of the pair still good. With two or more pairs on hand they can be matched up. A Smart Coat A smart coat of black satin Is distinguished by an ermine scarf that to longer on one side than on the othen

painted flowerets are used in pref- ' erence to embroidered ones. We've been hearing about a certain young woman who was indignant because some careless bystander had splashed drops of water on her bathing suit Considering the elaborateness of some bathing and beach ensembles “we have seen”, it would seem as if this outburst of displeasure might rightly be credited tb “righteous indignation.” And yet when you get initiated into the mys- • teries of the modern bathing suit to the point of analyzing the material of

which it is made, one appreciates the fact that “looks are often deceiving." Os suberbly colorful taffeta, this or that bathing suit? Yes, and quite impractical would this be, were it not j that taffeta Is now so processed as to render It perfectly waterproof. The j same may be said of printed crepe de | chine, now ;so popular for the bathing suit, also of cretonnes and ginghams. They are npw Independent of the rav ages of wave or raindrop, thanks to Twentieth -century mastery over fate. Among dressy bathing costumes | spotlighted on the beach Is th«\ hand some model here pictured, Jersey silk and plaid flannel combine to produce this fetching ensemble and they are both thoroughly practical mate

riala It is a three-piece ensemble denoting smartness in its every de--1 tail. The rubber cap trimmed with daisies and the rubber shoes testify to the fact that care has been taken, us it should be. In the selection of ae- i cessoriea which “complete the pio i tore." 1 1 Who would have thought it, longsleeved bathing suits and high necks, too, If you please, have come into fashion. Well, for those who care for them, they are to be had among lateststyle garments. By the way, with the low-neck sleeveless suit be sure to SMMUr a gay kerchief about the shoulders—that is, if you aspire to be entered on | the list of the most fashionable. As to beach wraps, the new shawl i squares made of fancy print with: plain borders are the newest thing. Cretonne is especially used for this purpose, also gay terry doth. JULIA BOTTOMI.EY, (©, Ittt. by Western Newspaper Union.)

Vogue of Velveteen Velveteen will be extensively worn this summer. Not only are separate sport coats of colored velveteen shown, but short loose jackets, often sleeveless, are worn- with printed silk frocks. Sport Wristlet Latest ve-'lon of the sport wristlet —bracelets leather, colored te match the dress and" banded with narrow gold rings. They are worn to; -trio sets." |

Bull Association Aid to Dairyman I Means Offered to the Small Owner to Secure Use of Improved Sires. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Few dairymen are so situated financially that they can afford to purI chase a really first-class pure-bred bull for a medium-sized or small herd j of dairy cows, says J. C. McDowell. . dairy Husbandman of the United States I Department of Agriculture. But every dairyman, regardless of the size of his l herd or the condition of his pocketbook. can well afford to own a share in a high-class bull. In fact, the dairyman with only a few cows from which to obtain an income is the very one who needs a high-producing dairy herd. He is the man who can least afford the great losses that come from carelessness in breeding. Use of Improved Sire. For dairymen in these circumstances the co-operative bull association offers a means of securing the use of better dairy bulls than could otherwise be had. Through the system of transferring bulls from farm to farm, as is done in a bull association. it is possible to keep al! bulls until their daughters have made records. and until the records of ! the dams and the daughters have been compared. That makes it possible to determine which are the good bulls and which ones should be retired from service. When the census was taken in 1920 only 25 per cent of the dairy bulls Qf i the United States and 3 per. cent of j all the dairy cattle were pure-bred, and there was only one pure-bred bull to i each 23 farms. That Is not a good ' record for an important dairy coun- ! try. To improve this condition the • first step should be to eliminate all bulls except the pure-breds; the next, x> prove all the pure-bred bulls through the records of their daughters and to eliminate all whose daughters are unsatisfactory. The bull association is ; one means by which-these results may be brought about, says Mr. McDowelL What Dairymen Think. The growth of a movement does not always prove its value; but in the case of dairy-bull associations the continued and almost constant growth since the work began is at least some indication of what the dairymen think rs this method of co-operative breeding. In 1910. two years after the work began, there were 9 associaI tions; In 1915 there were 15 associations; in 1920 there were 123 in 30 states; and in 1927 there are 248 associations in 33 states. Potatoes Repay Proper Care at Digging Time Potatoes will well repay proper care and attention at digging time. Thia Is a statement of the potato men at the State College of Agriculture at Ithaca. They declare that bruising is especially to be avoided, and that ordinarily potatoes should be handled is little as possible when dug. If allowed to lie on the ground, they will dry so that not mugh dirt will adhere to them. Careful storing for awhile in shallow piles is desirable as it gives an opportunity for the skin to tighten. This will avoid slipping of the - i ,kins which not only permits an enI ’.ry of disease, but is objectionable in other ways. If the tubers are to be stored, they i shoyld be carefully picked ’ Over, and ‘.he bad ones discarded. All bruised I ind cut potatoes ought to be thrown j out for use Immediately. Disease usually attacks them first, and, once started, it becomes very destructive ■ »nd hard to cheek. ■ The potato bins should be thoroughly swept, and if there has been trouble with rot in past seasons it is ’ wise to disinfect them. Painting or washing all inside parts with a soluI tion of one pint of formaldehyde mixed with twenty gallons of water is ef- ’ Sclent. After the removal of last I year’s crop is the best time for cleaning and disinfecting the bins for receiving the new crop. Storage below 40 degrees F. is recommended whenever possible. | Agricultural Facts £ Timothy hay should not be cut later than when It is in full bloom. • • • Cut the lawn often, and do not remove the lawn clippings. They help to build a good lawn soil. • • • The wise dairyman will know whether be is keeping cows or wheth- ■ ?r the cows are keeping him. • • • Well-colored apples have a higher market value than that of pale fruit Cultivation of the orchard after June i adds to the cost of the crop ,and re- 1 luces the color of the fruit • • • Generally speaking, there is less interest tn horse breeding nowadays than there used to be. • • • Hog cholera may be carried by dogs. If this disease Is present in a community, it is a wise practice to tie the i dogs up. to prevent them spreading the disease' to other herds. Prices of butterfat, wool, lambs and poultry products are such that these products will afford a much better outlet for our grains than the cash market will bring at any time thia year. • • e Look out for harlequin bugs oa your cabbage and turnips and pick them off by hand as soon as they ap pear; knock them into a can tn which you have a little kerosene oil and water. • • • Where it is possible to haul ths nuuture directly to the field as it it produced, this practice is to be a* vised, since excessive losses by leach Ing and fermentation are thereby pr» ‘ vented. i I : ; I . .■ ...vL