Word: tribes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Divided Cayuga Tribe...
French and individual tribes, each a unit in itself. . . . Whenever a tribe surrendered to the French, the procedure was as follows. ... At first a few old 'prehistoric' rifles would be laid at the feet of the French and a sickly bull brought up for a peace offering. The French commanders would wave them away. Then more and newer rifles would be brought and a better bull prepared as an offering. The French still waved them away. At last many modern rifles would be piled at the feet of the French commanders and a fine bull would...
...happy to inform a waiting world that I have been signally honored. In view of my skill as a prognosticator, I have been elected an honorary chieftain of the famous tribe of Moron Indians. My tribal name is to be Joe Foot-in-the-Mouth. Far from being puffed up by my new-won laurels, however, I am still writing for the CRIMSON under the same old name which my pen has made famous. To my friends, and I count every CRIMSON reader my friend, I am still plain Joe Forecast...
...Riffians, will be extremely difficult, because the rainy season will very shortly open and transform the salient into a quagmire over which French war paraphernalia cannot be dragged; 2) politically the victory is of some importance because it has led to the surrender of the Beni Urriaguet tribe, whose territory the French now dominate...
...That fact has been written in fire across the world until not seers alone, but multitudes of plain people of every tongue, tribe and na- tion under Heaven are beginning to see the truth once so incredible...