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intercepted by Na-She-Kus-Kuk, Chief of the Sac tribe, 

 with fifty mounted Indians, in full war paint and feathers, 

 all charging at full speed. The young chief, who was a 

 magnificent specimen of the red man, standing 6 feet, rode 

 up and made known the fact that he had been sent by 

 Keokuk to perform the ceremony of adoption for his 

 brother the pale face. Mr. Barney having expressed his 

 willingness, Na-She-Kus-Kuk raising his arm gracefully, 

 slowly, and with emphasis, pronounced the words Wa-Be- 

 Me-Shi-Wa, or "White Elk, which was the tribal name 

 given to Mr. Barney ; all the Indians composing the caval- 

 cade, and a multitude of women and children who had by 

 this time gathered around, took up the word and shouted 

 it over and over again, while the horsemen wheeled and 

 disappeared as quickly as they came. And thus Mr. 

 Barney became the Sac Chief, " White Elk," which name 

 he bestowed upon his vineyards as a memorial of this 

 singular event. 



CHAPTER XLIII. 



THE PHYLLOXERA PROBLEM. 

 (From the Pacific Rural Press.) 



Julius Dresel, of Sonoma, Cal., writes to the ^4 ?fo con- 

 cerning the danger of the Phylloxera, and what he is do- 

 ing to guard against it, as follows : Something must be 

 done soon, or shall we continue calmly to stand by and 

 see the vineyards, in the neighborhood of Sonoma for in- 

 stance, in increasing proportions steadily changing into 

 dead land ? In vain I look around, and nowhere can I 

 see any serious steps taken to remedy the fearful evil that 

 is upon us. But how can we afford to remain inac- 

 tive for another season ! Forsooth, then, we had better 



