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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1898)
THE DAILY BEE : SUXDAY , OCTOBEU 23. isas. ROOSEVELT AS A RANCHMAN A Bough Elder's Stories of His Colonel's ' Lifo in the Dakotas , ENTHUSIASTIC HUNTER AND GOOD SHOT Hoiv He Conuiicrcil u nut-king Ilronclio mid .tliulo Uliii-iclf I'op. ulnr In Mc-doni HtiilUliiK u Mountain Micrp. There are n few men among the Rough lllders who drat met tliclr famous leader out lu the bad lands of Dakota , where Colonel Roosevelt's ranches are located. Ono of these U Fred Herrlg of Troop K , who was formerly employed on the Hlkhorn range. "Hunted with Roosevelt ? " said Trooper Herri ; ; 'he other day In anuwcr to a ques tion. "Indeed I have , on Uls Dakota ranch nt Hlkhorn nnd along the hills of Ran Juan. Jt was moro fun out In the Had Lands than It was In Cuba. "Tho colonel , ns i\o nil call him- now , had two ranches when I llrst knew him In the Had Lands , the Klkhoru nnd the Chim ney Ilutto ho named 'em. They lav on n government range along the Llttlo Missouri liver. Just south of Mcdora. There was plenty of big name when ho first went out tn that country In 'S3 and everybody sUcd faced Kid Dill enld be cuessed bo wns the kind of mm ho'd llko to work for , Ily the time I went there Bill wai foreman of the Hlkhorn ranch and Sylvaln Ferris , JOC'H brother , was head cowboy , Ulll and Sylvaln had stayed sober all summer so's to be 0. K. for the big hunt. "Doc Lambert mounted Sorrel JOB , the colonel straddled Muley , nil ! rode Tom nnd I drove the White-faced Kid und Jim In the army wagon , The colonel said It wasn't any fun to ride the Kid any more , since ho'd pull to harness. Besides , ho hudn't nvor quite forgiven the Kid for bucking him so hard that day at Mcdora. "Our third day out wo saw antelope , 'There's a big bull , but ho's six hundred yards off , ' said Bill Jones when wo first caught sight of the game. But the doctor hadn't got used to a country whcro dis tances are so deceiving. In that high dry air the prong-horn didn't look , to a New York man , farther off than across Madison Square. You see I can talk town now llko a tenderfoot since I got to bo a soldier and came cast. An Antelope nt LOIIK Ilmi r. "As I was eaylng , the doctor paid no at tention when Bill said the bull was COO yards off , but Just blazed away with his 45-90 ; ho missed the antelope by ICO yards ; shot that far ehcrt of him. Then the doctor played Fourth of July with the critter , shooting a half dozen shells at him almost as fast as the Spanish machine guns banged at us on Kettle Hill. Ho didn't hit the boast , either , which was not strange at that distance , but his fusillade turned the game BO much lighter In color than an ewe's that ho stood out tolerably plain , even among the boulders and at that distance. "I was just pointing the critter out when ho faced about , lifted his big horns over a rock he'd been grazing behind and caught sight of us ngalnot the sky line. 'There he goes , ' I yelled , lor 'twas no use keeping quiet any longer. Maybe that ram didn't run. But the colonel had seen him from the first jump and bad his gun golnr ; . " 'Spat , ' went n bullet against the sand stone. 'Too far to the left , ' I yclltd. 'Biff , ' the next one , quicker than I can tell 1C , knocked up the dust almost behind the ram's feet. 'Now's your chance , ' said I , for the beast had been running almost parallel with the crest of fho range and I was afraid every second he'd plunge down the bluff nnd wo'd lose him. "With that the rlflo cracked once more and that time I didn't see where the ball struck. But I did see fho rnm Jump Into thr air , headed straight down the bluff , and dlpappear. When we cot to where \\e lost him , fearing to find he'd made one of those gigantic leaps down n precipice that the big horns ore fond of In an emergency , the colonel gave a yell you could have heard t'wo miles. The Rough Riders say Sherman Bell of Troop K can beat 'cm nil on the yell , but the colonel wns right la It with him that day. The rnm lay ten feet down the cliff on a little shelf of a rock half over the edge and half propped ngiilnsD a dwarf pine. Ho was stone dead and wo got the finest pair of horns I ever saw off him. It was after midnight when we got home that him up for a grassy tenderfoot 'Twas in Mcdora , ( named nfter the Mnrquls do Mores' wife , n Now York lady ) , lu front of Jos Ferris' store that a lot of us planned n llttlo surprise for Mr. Roosevelt. Ho looked llko a kid I believe he was only n llttlo past twenty , and what with his oye-glassea and his knee-breeches and his little brown moustache he did look too nice for anything. While ho was In Joe Ferris' , buying postage stamps , Will Dow. who afterwards worked nlong with mo on the ranch , and a cowboy named Mcrrlfleld and myself , unsaddled Roosevelt's pony , led him off nnd put the enddlo nnd brldlo on a broncho that was n dead ringer for his mount. Wo knew all about that bioncho , for he'd already thrown Hellroarlng Bill Jones once that morning. So wo klndci sidled off to see the fun. By and by Roosevelt came out of the shop and dtnrted to mount. Ho was near-sighted but ho couldn't have told those cnyuscs npart , anyway. TnmliiK tlic Ilronclio. The broncho let htm get Into.the saddle and then the benst bunched his feet and humped his back nnd Roosevelt went ) elf ns easy as you please. Nobody said anything except Joe Ferris , who came out of the door and asked If ho was hurt. " 'Not a bit of It , ' Bald Roosevelt , and up bo went again. But the White-faced Kid , that's what ) wo called the broncho , dl-Jn't wait for him to get his right foot In the leathers this time before ho pitched the young fellow right over his head. It was the all-flrcdesD Jolt I ever saw. Roosevelt turned a somersault nnd then sat down EO hard his glasses broke. Will Dow and I went to help him up ; Mcrrilleld was laughIng - Ing so ho couldn't move. Roosevelt didn't notice any of us. Ho Just looked kinder surprised as ho scrambled up the duU was four inches thick in the road. Ut's tee bad I broke iny glasses , ' said he , and ho limped into the store. "Wo thougnt ho'd had enough of it nnd were wondering how Wo could change nngs again , when the tenderfoot cnmu out with a now pair of glasses he's flshcd out nt hU handbag , and blast my ojti. If ho didn't Jump an the Kid's back ncnm , and so quick this time the bioncho didn't fool him till ho'd got both feet in the stliruis and a cond grip with his Knees. Then maybe the Kid dldu't start down Hie road , nckcty split. In n mlnuto ho was out of sight In n cyclone of dust. "There were only about eleven Inhabi tants In the town then , and It wasn't long until the news got out that the White- faced Kid was murdering a tenderfoot. We hold a mass meeting In front of Ferris' Btoro and when the overland train from the east pulled In and another tenderfoot got off and aske < l for his friend , Mr. Roosevelt velt , and Eakl his name was Dr. Lambert nnd ho came from New York , wo said ns how his friend Mr. Roosevelt wns Just about needing a doctor , and bad , too. But before wo could explain llckoty-spllt through the dust came the White-faced Kid , and there nn his back , with all his teeth showing , was the doctor's friend , Roosevelt. When ho clapped his peepers on Dr. Lambert he lot out a whooo that couFdn't have been beat by any cowboy on the Little Missouri. We took a Ehlno to him from that very day. Any fellow who could ride White-faced Kid t one trial and hojlor like that was the man for our money ; except that wo didn't have anv money until we'd hired out to Roosevelt. At the Klkliorii Hnneli. "At first I went to work on the Maltese Cross. But when Dr. Lambert came out for some shooting the boas sent word for mete to come down and hunt with 'em at the nik- born ranch. That wns as pretty n place as vou over saw. right on the bank of the Llt tlo Missouri , with a wide valley on the other Ride and then a range of sharp cliffs that cut off the view. The house was ono story hlfch , of squared logs , but there wore plenty of rooms in It , bite easy chairs on the porch nnd buff are and bear skins all over the floors. The colonel owns It yet and the boys are just crazy for him to come out again. Ho owns the Chimney Butte ranch , too , but tha home on the Elkhorn's the best. As for wild same well , you can get lost for three days even now In the triangle cut off bv the Llttlo Mlsiourl. the Big Missouri and thn Northern Pacific railroad. "Hellroarlng Bill Jones had come to work for the colonel when Dr. Lambert came out in September , ' 93. You cee Bill bad been chief of police In Bismarck and ho and the mayor had words one day. Bill , pulled bis cun ; be was too much of a Eontlemau to shoot the mayor , so bo batted him over the head with the butt end of the plitol. That ended the argument. But after that the mayor said he thought Bill had better resign , to ho passed In his badge and came to Mcdora. And when ho heard of the tenderfoot who hail tamed White- off toward Roosevelt. And I novw caw a prettier piece of work in my life than ho did then with hla rifle. It was Just the same caliber as the doctor's anA when the colonel I can't help calling him that , though war was the last thing any of us expected then pulled the trigger twice , at 325 yards , the bull keeled over with ono ball through his side and the other through his chest. "I saw the colonel get a flno sheep one day. Ho and Bill and I were sitting on the porch , taking It easy , when BUI gays : 'I saw a sheep's track up on that butte yes terday , ' pointing to the range right tn front of us , across the valley. A Rocky Mountain sheep Is about the rarest game wo got out there. Bill had no moro than got the words out of his mouth when something poked Its head up over the edge of the cliff. 'There's the sheep now , ' says Roosevelt , 'No , I believe it's a black tailed antelope and I'vo a < mlnd to go after him. ' " 'Black tailed nothing , ' said Bill. 'That's the whitest tailed antelope you over saw. ' ItnxizliiK n Mountain Sheep. "By this time- the co'onel was creeping up the river , with his rifle. Wo two sat still and watched him. The air was calm and clear as n bell , and when he was a half mile off he could hear every word we said. 'He ought to keep to the left and climb that coulee , ' said Bill , never thinking the colonel would hear him. But he did keep to the left and began crawling up the butte , which was all flutted with gullies. 'Glmmo them opery glasses , ' said Bill he always called the colonel's field glasses opery glasses ami Just then the colonel fired. That was enough for us , nnd Bill and I went after him as hard as we could. " 'Did you get your antelope1 called Bill , as the colonel stuck his head up from be hind a boulder. " 'It's a sheep , ' yelled the colonel , pushing the critter up over the rock In front of him. 'It's a sheep , by George , and I shot him through the heart. ' "My last hunt with Colonel Roosevelt was late lu November. I guess he and I remem ber it mainly because wo both froze- our ears getting home to the ranch. Ho was anxious to kill a mountain ram before he went back cast. It's all right to shoot Rocky Mountain sheep , but a whacking big ram , with horns spread llko all out doors Is different. So we bath made up our minds ho must have a ram , and started early In the morning over the divide between the Yel lowstone and the Little Missouri rivers. | "By that time of the year the bunch grass was EO brown you couldn't tell It from the rocks. The country looked about as desolate as you can Imagine. The buttes raised their jagged edges against a cold gray sky and the only color In the landscape was In the sandstone and porphyry strata of the cliffs. We had a hard time of It making our way up to the crest of the divide , and Just as wo got there , along toward evening , I saw something moving ahead of ua. I IlriiUKlit Utnvii ( he Hani. ! " 'Easy now,1 sajs I , 'and you'll get your ram.Vhoro ? ' says be , and I could see by his voice he was all on thorns. Wo hud worked hard for this very chance. Ho had hla 45-00 rltlo swinging easy over his left arm. I pointed about 400 yards lu front of us a lltllo down the ridge. It was ono of the Unest rams I ever saw , his lone browu hair night , and we were happy , even If our ears were frozen. " 'We can get new skin on our ears , ' said the colonel , 'but we'll never geu another ram llko that one. ' " SOM13 I.ATli INVENTIONS. A Kentucky woman has designed n crib which can bo attached to the side of an ordinary bedstead to support a frame curry- luff the. crib , the latter being made of wire uettiun at the slues and bottom. Two western invetitois have patented a cushion for chair rockers , consisting of an inflatable tube of heavy rubber to bo in serted In the face of the rcckcr. the valve for inflation belnc at the rear end of the rocker. To sccuro corks In bottles without the use of who bales u abort nnil IB inserted in a hole lomicd in the neck of the bottle at the time it Is cast , entering the side at the cork and holding it fas.t uutll withdrawn by a hook. A Cnllfornlan has patented on attachment for shears used In cutilng flowers , consisting of a pair of metal platea to be clamped oa the blades to abut end gilp the stem as it Is cut elf , holding It until released by opening the blades. Door kevs cannot bo turned in the lock from the outside If a newly patented fast ener Is used , consisting of a piece of wire bent into a loop to be slipped o\er the shank of the door knob and thiough the eye in the end of the kev. Salt cannot stick in a new shaker , the in vention of a Mulno woman , au ugltator being pivoted ou the top , with a projection on the outside , which is grasped by the lingcm to move a pair of prongs around In the shaker to dislodge the salt. Coffee grounds are prevented from enter ing the cups by a new attachment consist ing of a cloth sack to bo inserted In a well at the rear of the uot to hold the cotfco while the pot Is boiling , the sack being then withdrawn before the beverage , is poured. In a new broom clasp , which aids la keep ing the broom In Bhapo , two.metallic plates ImuiiK their cuds ovcilapped anu seuurcd together are slipped over the head of the broom nnd forced donn on it until the straws are drawn Into compact shape. To retain shirt bosoms in place a toi.tti- crucr has pattmtud a device composed of two strips of llcxtblo webbing crossing at the back , with fasteners at the end which clasp the edges of the besom and dravit against the body to prevent It from bulging out ' To lessen the vibrations of the front wheel' ' of a blcyclo when riding over rough reads i n clamp Is attached to the bottom bar of the frame to carry two celled springs running to the forks , where thov are adjustably con nected to varv the tension of the springs. | To prevent animals from swallowng their food lu a hurry au luipoved manger has a spring partition suspended from the tap , which permits only a small portion of the food to fall at a time , pressure on the parti tion to get larger mouthfuls shutting off the supply entirely. An electric headlight has been designed for use on locomotives and street cars , the carbon-carrying rods being pressed to gether by springs to control the carbons and causa the points * to meet at the back of the reflector , the cuncnt being regulated by a BWltCll. You Invite disappointment when you c * < I perlment. DeWltt's Little Early Risers are pleasant , easy , thorough little pills. They euro constipation and sick headache Jtut as sure as you take them. JUBILEE SCENES AT OMAHA The President's ' Warm Reception anil I s Significance , IMPRESSION OF AN EASTERN WRITER The CoiiRrc * * of Indian * I'rnnciniicoil One of ( lie fireut I'culurew of the i\pOHltlon .MclClnloy t\n n I'cilcNtrlnn. One of the most Interesting and graphic sketches of the exposition as It appeared on president's day Is that printed In the Baltimore Sun , written by Its correspond ent , who accompanied the diplomatic train ftom Washington. Ills letter , In part , Is as follows : Very few people In the cast have any Idea that n great exposition Is In the full flow of success In this not comparatively remote western city. For moro than four months Its doors have been open , and yet of the more than 2,000,000 persons who have traversed Its spacious and beautifully or namented grounds and marveled at Its ex hibits , only an exceedingly small fraction has come from the cast. Indeed , the main attendance has been drawn from the sec tion west of the Mississippi river. Doubt less the causes of this lies In the war with Spain breaking out almost contempo raneously with the opening of the expo sition , nnd thrilling with Interest nnd ex citement , to the exclusion of all other sub jects , the mnln body of the people But as the wings of peace are hovering ttbovo ua the happy thought was suggested cf a mammoth pcaco Jubilee lu connection with the cxoodtlon , and this week has wit nessed Us celebration. For the first time the men and women of the cast have come together here In such congregations as to bo noticeable and memorable. At the head the president of the United States and his cabinet , the commanding general and many distinguished officers of the army , members of the diplomatic corps , the navy , scientific and literary leaders nnd various others of renown and position. From all of these have come the spontaneous exclamation of ndmlratlon and amazement that this Interior community of onlv ISO,000 souls should have been able to conceive and carry Into exe cution a protect of such n magnitude. Min ded with this has been regret at the lost ODDortunltv for BO many of the cast to wit ness the exhibits and Illustrations of the rapid progress of this section of the com mon country , for this Is truly a trnnsmls- slsslppl exhibit , and while "International" Is associated tn the title , the designation seems to bo scarcely moro than nominal. Iiilfiine I'ntrlotlMiii of ( lie ' \ VH ( . Energetic , vigorous , aggressive In nil w J * LW * - ' feL.V. rt > * SriO' THEODORE HOOSEVELT IN HUNTIXd C OSTUME AND HIS RANCH HOUSE AT KLKHORN. things , these people of the west are so In- lenso In their patriotism as to quicken the blood and set the nerves on the highest key. I thought we of the east "rallied around the flan , " but It would bo wpH If all of us could sec our brethren out here. As our Bocclal train , with Its great Iron horse , flew over the hundreds of miles be tween the Ohio and the Missouri every hill- too and every hamlet seemed to wave from Us fluttering flags a wercome. Children of both sexes , with their tlnj emblems of free dom , shook them Joyously as we thundered oast. The vlllace. the town , the city seemed to oour out the entire population , while the stars and the stripes were llko the leaves of the forest In numbers. Lusty and hearty ehcers were wafted In resonant volume , dy ing gradually In faint echoes as miles Inter vened. At the more Important points a human blockade was literally established and re mained Impenetrable until the commanding general of the army ana others associated with our natlotal struggles made their appearance - poaranco nnd epoUc a few words. Of course , this was the same with the president's train , except , perhaps , In n greater degree. At every available spot In this city floats * ho star-spangled banner ana no one In hearing distance falls to stand uncovered wrn the national anthem Is played , which Is exc ed- Ingly often , I assure you. It Is astonishing with what tisteful and Ingtnlous device the flap ; Is made to play a part In all decorations In the city and on the grounds. Konurn I'nlil ( lie 1-rexldeiit. I was deeply struck with the respect and homage , not obsequious In the least , paid on all sides to the president of the United States. But It was not nearly so much lo the man as to the office , deserving as all concede him to be. It was a feeling , perhaps , not BO easy to understand by those who live closer to the capital of the nation nnd to whom the sight of the president Is no novelty. It was that the president represented In his person the honor , the dignity nnd the Interests of the whole people and vas to defend and protect the same. The program of the peace Jubllcs was elaborate and most Interesting. The presi dent , naturally , was the star of the occasion , and on the day when he was the central flguro the crowds were larger and the en thusiasm morn general and more pro nounced. Nevertheless , thousands upon thousands pressed thick and fast around the stands upon the other days , and evinced no sign of loss of Interest while the speaking continued. The average of the speaking was of au exceptionally high character. At the public stands to the people at largo and nt the banquet boards to the more select tew this was equally the case. Thought , not Idle words , was the rule. But all the thought , all the eloquence centered around one theme our country ; Its future policy and destiny. President McKlnley showed himself a most active pedestrian on the day ho wan nt the grounds. After the formal exercises of the day was concluded there was a luncheon on the grounds , then the Indian display end then dinner. There was eom driving to reach the various points , but some walking. The Washington party , with President McKlnley at the head , escorted by the president of the exposition ossocla * Tl < p man iLnt buys a stove 1b.it decs not pc ssoes the modern ventilating system is simply getting an clc-j haul on hitLardt. . Just investing in a back muiibcr. The ttcve we sell is as n nch an imj roveirent on the old style as an electric light is on a tallow candle. You can't alloido buy the back number. It consumes too much fuel. You can brat your houeo with just hall' the money if you get the right kird of a stove. AYe have the Genuine Regal Ventilator - later the most economical stove ever produced ami any Omaha dealer that tells yen Lo aho has this ttc\o 01 cne jufct as gctd is simply telling jou a fake- hood. We sell our stove with the following guarantee : HD m pa 11 a season , and defy any responsible dealer lo produce ils equal. We sold more than 500 of these stoves in Omaha last season and we have a testimonial from r every purchaser that the stove fulfilled our guarantee to the letter. Wo - don't ask you to take any chances just ask any of the 5UO users of these stoves we furnish the names. You are not asked to pay for it until you are con vinced it will do just what we claim for it , and in any event you can have your money back if not satisfied , for that is the way we do business. ! y Easy Terms , Easy Toms , $15 Worth S50 Worth Sl.OOaWeak $1.75 u Week % $30 Worth $75 Worth - Sl.SOa Week $2.00 a Week Compare Prices Compare Quail y g $ y tlon , were taken through a number of the buildings , and the Journey between them was on foot. There was no stop , not even for a second , to look nt anything. This waste to avoid the inconvenience of being pressed upon by the crowd. The Second Nebraska Volunteers , Just back from the war , were stretched out in single file on two sides. Through the lane of protection afforded the party walked. The Nebraska soldiers stood 11 rm as a wall , and their -teeth were set firm In the determination to resist the pleading of their sisters , cousins and aunts , to say nothing of their fathers , sons and brothers , to bo permitted to glide through the lines. Crowd I'nuncil I.Ike nil Aviilniiuhc. The crowd pressed llko a descending avalanche. At last , as is almost always the case , there was a small break in the line , the gap widened , new breaks were made. The irrepressible female , also as usual , was In the lead. The president of the exposition looked back , and what he saw alarmed him. "We must walk faster , Mr. President , " ho said. "All right , " re plied Mr. McKinloy. Faster and faster was the pace until it grow into a double quick. The party was proceeding two by two , some of them were unableto keep up , and finally all semblance of a connected move ment was lost and the distinguished guests got mixed up with the crowd. Not BO with the president. There was no "give up" with him. He kept at the head of the pro cession all the way through , and when tha race was through he turned with one of his winning emlleu > to the few who had kept up with him to the finish , and said : "Don't you think I nra a pretty good walker ? " The Chinese minister and three of his secretaries are among the members of tbo diplomatic corps. The crowd is very curious about them , and they are Just as curious about the crond and every thing else. They want to see everything , on color and off color , ask as many questions ns a 5-year-old child , and spend money as if It was water. The minister is a Jolly fel low , whom no ono can lay under the table , Ho make a first-rate speech in English , knows all about American politics and Is quite up In American slang. The secretaries have loaded themselves down with purchases of all kinds. In explanation of this one of them said : "Well , those girls In Washing ton , they call to sou ua and all of them ex pect a present. " Perhaps I should not tell this , for If It gets out the number of callers at the Chinese legation will be greatly increased. Colony of Inilluii Trlliefc. To me the most Interesting feature of the entire exposition is the colony of various Indian tribes , domiciled on the grounds under the charge of Captain Mercer of the United States army. There are 800 of these Indians , representing nearly forty different tribes , or almost all which are not extinct ; that Isthose which live under ono jurisdic tion. Their encampment .covers about four acres nnd consists of 250 tepees. Captain Mercer tells me ho has to be very rigid In the enforcement of discipline among them , bub outside of that every liberty Is granted them connected with propriety. Ho has an Indian police force , commissioned as United States deputy marshals , and aided by a force selected from among the Indians themselves. The Indians , under proper restrictions , are pcmlttcd to go In the city and patlclpato In the popular amusements and are among the most constant frequcntus of the numerous entertainment ? of the Midway. Contact with the superior race has toned down some of the natural attributes of these Indians , but in some respects , Captain Mer cer says , they will never alter. The bucks will not work. They sit around or He upon the grass while tbo squaws hew the wood or draw the water. The squaws oven did the whole work of putting up the tepees , while the bucks looked on and bossed the Job. The hand of an Indian buck Is always very small and ns he docs nn work there is no reason why It should not be so , There never before in the history of tno country was gathered together such a representation of the Indian tribes of North America and there never will bo again , Included among them are all the celebrated chiefs and warriors of contemporary Indian history. As expressed by Captain Mercer they all professed to have reformed , but many were once bad men and gave the United States a vast deal of trouble. Gcroiilmn , the Terrible Apnclic. There nro several hereditary chiefs who In times gone by have exhibited all the fe rocious and fighting characteristics of their noted ancestors. Geronlmo , the terrible Apache , nho is responsible for the deaths of so many of our bravo soldiers , now roars as gently as a Bucking dove. Ho says ho has had cnouch of war and will never try again to fight the "Great Father. " It will ba seen ho docs not have the chance , for , although ho Is ostensibly a paroled pris oner , and as the government pays well for a scout , he will not be lost eight of for the remainder of his life. Through the good of fices of the Interpreter I had a little tnlk with Qerontmo. Ho was good-humored and laughed often , but the nnes of his face are forbidding. Ho would easily be picked out for a man of character and determination. Ho is C8 years of age , but shows no signs of physical decay. He Is not averse to ro- cclvlne vlfiltors. but Immediately wishes you to show your appreciation of the honor by making a purchase from his inexhaustible store of fancy articles produced by tbo un remitting labor of his squaw. His avarlco is unbounded and Captain Mercer says ho lias a trunk full of money. ThesB Indian tribes , although many of them have been hereditary enemies for gen erations , fraternl/e remarkably well. They are quite sociable In receiving and extend ing calls and entertain each other so lav ishly that they are constantly calling for additional supplies. The government made an extra allowance for their sustenance whllo at the exposition. Much IB added to this by the sale of their handiwork , and' this they are permitted to keep as also the receipts from the sale of photographs , for which thev have a regular contract. An old squaw picked up a stick of wood and ran off au amateur photographer of our party who was trying to take a snap shot at her. While to watch these red men nnd women In fascinating nnd Interesting , there U also the pathetic sldo of the scene. lluiiinniit.t of it I'roud llnrc. One can scarcely repress a tlngo of sad ness that this llttlo band of a few hun dred In the fast expiring remnant of a powerful race , the lords of the continent. A scene of the vivid and entrancing attrac tion was the Indians passing In review before the president , and the sham battle between the representatives of tribes now at peace , but formerly bitter enemies. For the occasion they had decked them selves in their beet , and the Indian taste for exaggerated display freely ran riot. Beads and brass trinkets and trappings of loudest hue , Bit I us of animals , paint and feathern , gaudy handkerchiefs and head gear of astounding style , tinkling bells and much moro constituted and decorated the apparel. They marched across the broad area In front of the stnnd In regular order , as the different tribes worn an nounced by one of Captain Mercer's as sistants. Seine chanted their songs as they came forward ; tome bowed low , some pre served a stolid demeanor , some of the squaws kissed their hands , and many of the bucks shouted their war cries. Tbo noted chiefs , llko Qcronlmo , were announced separately , and came galloping up in great nhapc. They say that Gero nlmo usually when he gets on his here and has an audlenco , poses and shown oft llko a professional , riding with fierce speed , und availing himself of all the arts to attract and cement attention. Upon this occasion he was dignity Itielt , Afterwards he inld ho was quiet and kept his hnrao quiet because ho wished to show the proper respect to the president. llrnrniN ot tliu Hxiionltlou. The people of Omaha and of Nebranka ex pect to dcrlvn material and permanent benefit from their exposition. Admonished by the disastrous experience of Chicago In that direction , they carefully avoided under taking to start a boom In building enter prises , and what they have done in building Is only of such extent as It quUc sure to , yield a fair return nfter the exposition Is concluded. Congress gave an appropriation of $200,000 for a government building and exhibits. The remainder they have dona themselves , not counting the few buildings erected by state appropriations. The site olj the exposition Is admirably selected. It Is on the Immediate cdgo of the city , accesslblo by several lines of electric cars and contain ing ample space for all the purposes needed. The managers tell mo It Is already on as sured financial success and has still what U left of the month of Octooer before It. There was no attempt to rival Chicago , for , of course , that would have been utterly use less , but It Is far ahead of cither the At lanta or the Nashville expositions. Moat of the buildings are of moro or less original design and of graceful architecture. The lagoon Is a tlream , and It Is claimed the Court of Honor Is superior to that nt ( Chicago cage , but there will bo different opinions as to this. There can be no question the electrical effects are superior to these at Chicago , and they ought to be , as there have been won derful strides in electric development in tha last five years. 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