Show TUB llIE INDIANS Thoro There seems eema to bo ho every reason reMon to be believe lieve lIeo that the lie Indian Indin whose extinction In the tho near future in this country line has been predicted PI frequently instead of ot decreasing are lire now Increasing Civil Civilized Civilized Izell life lite agrees with them better bettor than the time wild willi In which hunting and liGhting fighting used to play piny pIa the tho chief parts According to 10 the report of ot the com corn commissioner missioner of ot Indian affairs there thero are areno areno areno no reliable statistics as UK to the Indian population between the th years 1759 1750 and 1900 1000 In tim th the hi first unit half of at the tIme lust bust cen ceo century tury the tho gu ws wore nil the way be ho to HI und then thon back hack again to 10 During tho the latter part pan of ot the tho c y reports placed llaco the num nurn number her ber at nt from to In round numbers In Jn the census returns gave n a to total tal of ot m of which belonged to tho the live Ih civilized tribes In 1900 It ItIs itIs Is claimed there has hns been an Increase to 10 and this exclusive of at per pcr persons perSons sons sana who have havo lost their tribal Iden idea Identity tty It This l Is a 1 notable Increase even oven If It only approximately correct It proves that the tho popular Impression Im re lon as to tho ho gradual decay dec of ot the rare is 19 erroneous The rime Indians are aro capable of civilization and ancl of at a n vigorous growth under favor favorable favorable able conditions A great many mans of ot these Indians nr are now wealthy land owners with white and anI colored servants That they thoy are of ot nobl nohl origin Is yet et likely to be shown In iii the future that Is III before them Ultra |