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Show Gotham' Own "1 have buffeted ;ibout with the people peo-ple of Arabia. I have fought hordes of Turks, und buttled almost au army of Armenians. I have worked next to sweating South Americans, tolled beside be-side Greeks, Swedes, Chinamen und men from deepest Africa. Yes, I know every race of man." "Oh, so you're from New York." Indian Decoration Day An annual Decoration day, in both name and deed. Is observed by lower Yukon river Indians. Fifteen families of Indians from Nuiato and other villages vil-lages met at Koyuruk, Alaska, to fulfill ful-fill a queer custom, that of erecting bouses over the graves of those who died the past year. The shelters of the old graves were given u fresh coat of highly colored ' palr.r. Many of ihe unique mausoleums mauso-leums are constructed with skill and care, have windows, floors and rugs, other articles such as were used by the departed ones. Food and drlnic nre renewed each year during the pot latch following Decoration duy. Every western Absknn Indian tribe r.;-.v different method of protecting protect-ing ihe ipifils of departed one3. |