THE CXMAUA DAILY TJET3 : TTKTDAY. MAKOIt 31. 1809. 1) )
ANCIENT TRIBE OF OJIBWA
Visit to a Quaint Indian Settlement in
tbo Swamps of Michigan ,
\ CLING TO THEIR PRIMITIVE CUSTOMS
( llliiipucM of Tlivlr ll < intc <
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anil llnliliM OpenMr Mfc
III .SlIlllllKT.
In the forcit mid swamp lands tlmt Ho
within twenty miles of the busy city of
Baglnaw , Mich. , there nro still to be found
innny quaint little settlements of the Ojlbwn
Indians , dome time * ? tailed Chlppouan , In i
which they llvu In n prlmallvo fashion , only i I
imrtlully madofled by Urn work of the tills-1 !
tdonarlcs among them. In ono of the o lit-1
tlu villages thcrn Is nn OJIbwa Methodist !
church , surrounded by the nnclent grave- '
ynnl of the tribe. AVolrd nro the strains
of the BOUKI that they sing In their own
languor. This Is especially so It ono hears ! '
thorn , tin I have done , while winding through ,
the woods nftcr the shadows of evening have
bottled fully over the quiet forest.
Some of those who have been converted to
the Methodist belief attend tholr simple In
dian Bcrvlco with rigid regularity und take
nn active part In the ceremonies , but othcis ,
iwhllo professing to be Rood .Methodists , Bllll
cling to their old faith , carry their pagan
charms and secretly attend their pagan cer
emonies or "ilanrcs , " as the whites call
them. Thcso are alw.iys licld In remote
jdaccs , for the Ojlhwn docs not care to In
cur thu dl plcasnro of the missionary. The
medicine man , or shumiui , no longer prac
tices his Incantations and pagan ceremonies
openly ; but ho continues to dispense his
lierb remedies , sometimes accompanied with
the UBO of a charm or fetish , to drive away
Iho spirit of disease. Within the last fcw |
years the ceremony of Eliciting out the spirit
of disease by means of a bono tuba v\as
practiced by thcfco shamans.
OjilMXl lll < lllN < rICN.
Some of these people make n fairly good
living shaving out ax handles , whipstocks
nml hoops for sale. Jinny of the women
make useful baskets of various kinds , which
they sell nt the neighboring towns. In
this particular region but few , If any , fancy
'baskets ' or other articles that nro macln
simply for sale as cuilos are to bo found
In season they pick largo quantities of
Worries. Jor which they find. , readysale. _
Many of the Indians cairy on farming to"a
limited extent , -\\hllo neatly all will Mork
l > y the day for other fanners. Ily thcbe
means , together with hunting , trapping and
fishing , of which they uro very fond , they
gain for themselves a fairly good liveli
hood.
'Many ' of them dress In our costume , espe
cially the younger people ; while some of
the older ones still \\car moccasins and
other typical Indian apparel.
At present the baby Is cradled In a Inm-
miock , Ingeniously made by folding a blanket
upon two ropes , which are held apart by
means of two sticks. Tormerly the cradle-
board was used , and many of these still ic-
maln , some of them having been In use
within the last decade. When the crnrtlo-
Hioard was used It was often fastened to a
small tree , which , being bent by the weight ,
gave a gentle springing motion and soothed
the 'baby to sleep The method of binding
the child to thcho cradle-boards caused the
back of the head to become somewhat Hat-
te * j
w
wwws'&Wffl &MM < VHW' , < ! ' < ( / ' < v
. . .
nr.UJfrfvrCr A ! t..i&
< eneil , nnd Iho skulls found In the ancient
craves ot this icglon t > liow this deformity
The mother now cnrrlcu the child on her
< uck and holds It In place by diawlng her
blanket or shawl uround It und tightly about
her own shoulders.
Opi'ii-AIr llfi > In .Siimnu-r.
If you should visit uno of Uieso vlllugeti
during the wannest v.oeks ot Hummer > ou
vvould find many families living out In the
open ulr , nome simply In the shelter of a
tree , others protected by nn awning made
by Htrutchlng a blanket ftom tree to tree ,
or strewing braiicht'u ver > thickly actuss a
framework of poles , while oilicia have n
email tout , sometimes no well put up ns to
Kervu us a permanent summer house , even
in the tlmo of storm.
Near thcoe summer homes jou would find
n Tripod made of poles , extending over u
fireplace , and hanging from It a haukcd
branch for the suspension of a kettle. ThlH
constitutes tihe summer kitchen nnd It Its
certainly u cool one.
A fewof these Indians llvo In fairly well-
built frame houses , others in comfortable
leg huts ; while not n fovv Uro In n kind of
rude "leunto " Hark U often cmplpjod In
the construction cf tdcso and small sheila
or shelters nre made almost entirely of
largo pieces of It.
The canoes of the Ojlbua of'tliU region
uro hollowed out of a whole log ami In
\ order to avoid n ducking jou must sit vury
still while riding lu ono of them. They are
domovvhat picturesque In aim pa and thin in
especially brought out when ono ( .ecu t ev-
nrul of them m-stllng tncjr nosi-u against
the bank of a creek with the cattails and
wild rice all around them Looking at buiti
ft 6Ccuc , c > cu the nioi > t uulmagluuthu wblto I
man can picture the K enns of old , when
the 8qu w pu heil these dugouts through
the pAtrh 9 of wild rice , drawing Uio rip
ened hesd over the blanket frprcad on the
cnnoe bottom nd threihlns the
grnln vslih two small sticks.
in : MI ii , i.n is. :
( , US i-niw Att" lic DiK'tor Sulil lie
\Vinilil lie Di'iul In u Miinfli ,
Medical Mlence occasionally mnkc * a
tnl calculBtlon , " wild nn old clllfcll tea
a Cleveland I'MIn Dialer reporter. "I never
pass ii certain house on lower 1'wpoet
trect without renretnboring thnt twenty-
eight years ago a certain noted doctor of
thla town ho died recently condoniiiod
we to death. 'You have but a week to
live , ' ho Mid.
"This ivas Information ot somewhat sert-
oitH Import < o mo , nlUiough , nt that time , 1
didn't much care whether It wa n week or
a month. IHit I went to another doctor
' Vro you renlly frlRhtemxl' ' he oskod. 'No , '
l IJ , Tv-o got beyond thnt.1 Then he 10-
marked , 'You can't last a month ' Pome-
how this corroborative testimony didn't satIsfy -
Isfy me. ( Heforo 1 got through my wearch
for Information 1 consulted eight doctors
And , by the way , 1 was hunting through the
second week before I made the rounds. Of
Course , they nil ngreod pretty well. The
most liberal man of the lot natd I might
ipull through for a jcar , but ho greatly
doubled It. The other medicos gave me
from a week to three months.
"Well , sir , 1'vo attended the funerals of
flvo of these doctors , and , please God , I'll
RCO the other three under the sod before -
fore I quit.
"Understand me. I was a pretty tough
objict nt that time. A bronchial trouble
had worn mo to skin nml bono I walked
with a crutch and n cane. J could scarcely
talk. All the doctors agreed that my lunga
were past mending I'lvo of them said I
liad but ono lung left , nnd that , they
claimed , was on its last legs.
"Well , ivhen 1 ivent to the ninth doctor 1
!
was mad clear through. Ivaj ' made when
ho looked mo o\cr. I knew he didn't have
u blessed Idea concerning ray case. But ho
tried hard to look knowing , and went back
In his llttlo drug tank nnd presently re
turned with a neat package wrapped In
white paper. I handed him the $2 ho de
manded and walked away. 'Here , ' ho said ,
jou'vo forgotten your medicine. ' 1 turned
luck. VN'o , I haven't , ' T said hotly , 'I loft
it there purposely. Give it to the next
credulous fool whose case you don't under
stand. ' Say , It did mo good to get mad. I
went .home , chucked o\cry drug into the
ash b'lirel , stajod out In the open air all
I could , wasn't the lenbt bit careful about
mjself , worked about Uio house e\cry da ?
until exhausted , and Ticgan to gtt belter.
By Oeoige , Inside of a jear I was In tiptop
condition ! Ixmk at mo now. Sound as a
dollar. Yes , sir , holenco docs occasionally
slip up with consldoiablo unanimity. "
: os TIM : HIM : .
i\lianslcm , "XVnr anil I'liiKiio 1'nsli Up
1'rlfi'n.
The New Yoik Tribune , dlscusbliig the
recent advance of 65 per cent In the prlpo
of quinine , saj.s the United States consumes
about one-half of the world's output.
The caui-o of the present scarcity Is at-
'trllmted ' by some to efforts made by London
speculators to corner the market. This maybe
bo tiuc 'to ' a certain extent , for the funda
mental cause Is the fact that the consump
tion socms nt last to tia\o overtaken the
supply , and the surplus of bark which has
o\is > tcd for jears is now used up. The re
cent war with Spain caused a big demand
for quinine and the opening up of now co
lonial territory by boveral countries In Africa
and oiBo\Mu > ro has nUo been n potent factor
In u-diiclng Iho surplus of bark. The coo-
suniptlon of quinine during the last bu
bonic plague In India was also Immense.
It U t.ild that many cultivators of chln-
chona ha\o tuglectcd their trres In reccn
years when the prlco fell l > clon profitable
flguio and 'dat this has caused the market
btilngcncj In the bupply , whlrli is the basis
for prtgont iilgh prices. It may take tkmiu
> cara to bring Iho crop up to Its former vol
ume , If Indeed there bo any deslro 1o do BO
which U doubtful on | the part of < tlio plant
crs The quinine market Is controlled li
London and n "combine" to take advantage
of the present situation Is not Improbable
As jet Kio ictall diugglst has not rolsei
the price of his quinine pills , but this state
of affairs \e \ nqt expected to last long.
I.OIIlIllll I'NIiriTH.
An Kngllbli clergyman , being pestered \vltl
olfora from usurers tu advance him sums o
money , had the curloEltj to uiuvvvr one b >
iiaklng on what turms ho would loan hln
i-"jO. Ily luturn of pobt thorn arrived u
letter askliiR purlliulara of his rent. life In
guratHt- and other Intimate matters. To till
ho made no u-jily Then fullovu-d a Jn i
M Kin him to cull in London on n cvrtali
day , 'o whlib ho HPIII an answer that h
did not Inti-iiil to call , and that the monev
lender need not trouble himself further in th
mutter IJut the affair was not at an end
Two days Intel n rogUtoicd Jotter arrlveii
lnrlo lng .CS'.i ) In noion , and a form to b
I tilled up , promUliiK to pay 300 In thro
I months Tim clergjman then put the money
, the form nnd the coirispondciico jn th
hands of his solicitor , who , after thre
werks delij rtturiK-d the notes to Iho usur
era and pci a gulm * out of thim for hi
' it' it i T nt'n prt\pnppn PAI I n
\\IIAT \ \ OLR CflNCKliSS COSlvS
Features of Exponditxirea in the Senate and
tbo House. .
VARIOUS TRIFLES IN "VOLUNTARY USE"
1,1'iinmmlc , Soup nml Druuo CniixntiKMl
li.v ScMiulurs Cleric Illri * nml Mil
lion IT ; .Sup pi I I-N I , nu M dry
r\l > i-iisrN Co
The eecrctnry of the semite nnd the clerk
of the house of representatives have cnch to
prepare once n year an account of the manner
In which they have expended tortaln moneys
appropriated for the use of the senate anil
the house of representatives. Just why It
, Is that the secretary of the senate , bo ho
democrat , as he now Is. or a tepubllcan ,
s Is the clerk of the house , habitually
lakes n better > book on this subject than
ho officer of the house may bo answered
n different wnjs , but the fact will remain ,
until there is change In the method of
making the annual reports , that the senate
HI continue to turn out the best book.
Ono might Insist that the senate report
s the better because the senate Is the more
xtrnvngimt body In its use of the public
nonoy , or that It Is grandly candid , and
cihapa tells more than the less extravagant
r less candid house of representatives.
: ach house spends pi city nearly all the
nonoy It tan get hold of , writes Uio
Vashlugton correspondent of the New-
York Times And the house Is
ut the opinion , nnd sometimes ventures to
ay so , that the- senate requires too many
\pensivo trlllob too much lemonade or
onp to keep up that degtco of dignitj ,
upposed to be high among those who wear
t , which should cluiiacterlro a senator. At
11 events , when the house gets to be ns
xpenslvo per representative as Is the senate
or senator , the cost of Iho national legls-
aturo will bo much higher , the luxuiles
ujoycd by representatives will too greater
11 number , the members of the larger house
vlll require many moro articles of
voluntary use" than they now tall for , nnd
ho clerk of the honso will bo able to Illrt
Is book In the public eye without fear of
cproarh for Its comparative dullness.
The secretary of the senate accounts In
Is annual report not only for the salaries
t ofllcers and employes of the senate , but
IBO for the salaries of senators , while the
lork of the house shows only the ox
idises of the officers and employes and the
xpendltures out of the contingent fund.
Secretary Cox of the senate handled dur-
ng the last year reported by him the yer >
argo sum of moro than $1,2.10,000 , includ-
ng $27,000 "covered Into the treasury.
The clerk of the house manages to show-
hat ho handled moro than $1.000.000 wlth-
> iit counting the salaries of members. The
Ittlo Item of $400,000 a jeur for clerk hire
or members Indicates the extent to which
ncmbcrs have taken advantage of the dis
position of the -people - to supply them with
themselves useful
the opportunity for making
ful as letter writers to their constituents.
Ciunlor < f Hi hfiuitc.
The senate's candor Is at once illustrated
senators publish the names
by the fact that
of the men and women to whom they pay
salailea for clerical service , llcpresentatlvea
is credited
lo not Each representative
with the money ho I'.raws. at the rate ot
" clerk hire.
.100 a month , for "necessary
Ho may pay It or ho may not. as bonio
critical persons have suggested , but at all
events ho swcais that ho did pay It and that
and the government rclm-
it was necessary ,
mrscs him at the rate of $100 a month.
The clerk takes his word and his oath for
the sake of regularity ; the member taken
Iho money for what It Is worth. The sen
ate , with less than 100 members , pays about
$300,000 for oflicers and cleiks , while the
Imuse , with 3.'i7 members , pajs only about
$1,000,000 for like purpobcb.
Each senator and representative has an
allowance of $123 a year for stationery , or
ho may draw the cash in place of the sta
tionery. The scnato cither needs more
stationery than the house , or else repre
sentatives need more money than senators ,
for the accounts of iboth hoiibcs show that
it Is the practice for representatives to
draw ? 123 Instead of stationery , thus eking
out their salaries to that extent. Speaker
Hcod evidently needed no stationery during
the jcar of the last report ; nor did the late
Mr. Dlnglcy , nor Mr. Odoll , nor Mr. South-
wick , and a host of others. There were
exceptions , of course , among them lielng
Mr. Giceiie , who died a Jay or two ago on
his way home , and who drew in etntionerj
all ibut $10 of ihls allowance , and Jlr. IJar-
low of Califoinia , who took 'but ' $3.29 In
cash , or ( Mr. Parker of ( New Jerhey , who
took all but $7 3J of his stationery allow
ance in stationery. The men who took the
money presumably did not need the station
ery nnd did need JJio money. To suppose
that they 'lx ' > ught stationery elsewhere would
bo to harbor the Idea that they wished to
pay higher prices for it , as the things
bought by mcmbeis In the stationery room
of the houfco .ore obtained nt prices which
no business man , working for a profit , could
possibly make to customcis.
The senate lias some odd fancies which It
grntltkH nt whatever cost may bo neces
sary. It Kcts pens 1 > y the fifty grcss ; knife
purses to hold the knives , purchase * ! eleven
dozen at a time and nineteen dozen at ft.
time , sometimc.3 Impelled knives for protec
tionist senators ; nlckol-plate < l bankers
shears for senators for and against currency
reform ; car < l cases by the dozens ; millions
of rubber Ttandi , "pop" brushes , sponges
moio foreign knives , moro envelopes , more
liens , "civil service" pencils , matohwifei
papcterles , Ink iby the gallon and visiting
cards by the hundreds , into the thousamiri
The house liked Imported knives , too , am
bought ns many as $000 ivvorth' at a time
when It wet * purchasing paper , pens , ink
potketbooks , card cases and visiting cards
for those who thought they needed Mich
articles to Increase their efficiency ns law
makers.Vhllo there may ho no dllllculty
In accounting for a demand In 1S9S for
Manila envelopes there seems to bo homo
ground for wonder at the request for
"Scotch hones , " which figure In the sta
tionery reports of Clerk McDowell Then
there were purchases of war maps of Cuba
100 nt a time , nnd others later. About $13-
000 was expended by the house for now car
pets and caipet cleaning moat of It foi
cleaning , as only about $300 was Hpent foi
entirely new carpetfa. The senate epon
over $2,000 in the same year for now carpets
and a good deal for cleaning old carpets.
Itril TII piami 1'iiNlt * li > \ \ lioli'Milf.
U takes a lot of red tape and paste to keel
the soiiato and the house in operation. The
bcnato required more than 1,000 spools o
red tape to enable It to tlo itself up prop-
crlj for ono year , and In that time it made
an experiment with pink tape , without re-
pal ting whether that proved to bo n satis
factory substitute for the red article. It
made moderate use of paste , requiring only
five batrclu of It for a year. The house jus
gave Itself up to paste , but seems to have
had hut llttlo use for red tape. Its con
sumption of paste la reckoned by buckets
instead of barrels and in 1&9S it consume' '
415 buckets of paste In the discharge of Its
U'Cblatlvo duties.
The house does not appear , from its own
accounts , to run a dispensary for the gratu
itous distribution of drugs , but the senate
still indulges In that luxury at the expense
of the government In one year it began
by buying orders of 1 ooo two-grain quinine
pills and 1 000 three-giaiu pills besides uno
ounce of itwo grain quinine tablets one
bottle of 'lithia 'ablets , ono pound of
bicarbonate soda tablets , several bottles ot
t > ronmelt7or ! < and a llttlo bromo-llthla and
brrmo-caffelne It also botiRht hair tonic
by the quirt , rose water , "dandy ' polled ] nnd
cnfthrlne powders. June , ISIS , vvna a verv
trying month to the senate H needed n
good deal ot medicating to keep It going ,
although the war was "on" and the hotiis
was getting along without public supplies
of medicines.
< 'oiiiiiiiiillnii | ( if 31 * < llrtiu" .
Here is one bill for stuff consumed by Hit
* otinto.
31ar. 3. Tor 2 bottle * brome seltzer , nt
7Sc ? 1.80
2 Imttles 'bromo ' calMne ,
SSe 1.70
It. 6 Billions witch hazel , nt i
Sue ; i 4.2 ?
4 * gallon ) alcohol , nt J2.83. tj.82
21. 1,030 2-graIll ( | Ultitlie pllU . 3.50
l.COO 3Krnln quinine pills. 3.50
S3. 2 bottles brome s Itzer , nt
tCc 1.50
1 3-0 dozen onfebrlne pow
< len > , at $2.CO 4.5S
Apr. IB. 4A mvllona nlcohol. at li fi3. 12.P1
3 dozen patent leather pol-
Jail , nt Jl.CO 4. < 0
2 boltlcs brome cntteJne , at
S3c 1.70
S bottles IjroniO poltrer , nt
73c 1.60
SO. * 8 pound sixla-mttit tab
lets , nt 70c 21
l.wo 2-Kraln pills 2.rn
22. 3 combnt too l.so
1 comb 20
1 stick co metlnuo is
1 qu-irt CokeN linlr tonic. . 1.0)
repairing clipper spiin s. . 1.70'
1 ounce quince seed 10
1 cjaku turnout ! 20
23. 1 pound ; soda-mint tub-
lets . ? 0
2 do/en Whlttcmore msspt
polUh , nt J2.IO . . . -I.SO
Jlny 21. 2 BIO * * * ) mnpic skin soap ,
nt $12 21.00
21 , fl cases Upbbltt's soap , nt
ji ei.oo
2 bottles brome seltzer , nt
7.o 1.30
2 bottle * } brome caftcln * ,
nt SSe 1.70
1 boltlo brome pejisin . . .75
100 tablets J-graln blsul-
phnto ntilnlne S3
100 tablet * ! ,1-graln blstil-
ililiiL ; iiulnlnu .50
100 tablet" ' . ' grnln blmil-
phato iiiitnlne " ' ,
25. 1 bottle llthiii tiildets . . .no
4'4 gnllon.t alcohol , nt * . ' fi5. 12.U.
2il. 1W ( 3-praln sulphate qui
nine tablett DO
400 pound * * lump nluin , ( it
2 ; c 10.50
Juno C. > ( . dozen 1'lnaud's hair ton
ic , largo 13.50
8. 2 doyen Maurer's rat and
roach paste 2.50
S1G0.3 !
Whether H was the medicine or the hot
weather , something created n great thirst
In the senate in July. Tor th.it month a
bill Tns presented which showed that the
senate had neglected to pay for the lemonade -
onado it drank In 1SU7. And It nlso ran up
the price of lemons. This was the bill :
July 1. For fi boxes lemons , nt SI . . J 21.tw
3. 3JI pounds granulated
sugnr. ut $ t V3 lfi.1'1
2 lioxoi lemon * * , nt $1 . . S.OO
f > fi boxe * lemons nt $4 73 . . 2S.OO
7. S boxes lemons , nt $1 73 . 14 IT ,
* < . 2 coik crews , at lOc . .M )
9. 337 pounds granulated
sugar , at $1 97M.- . 10.77
I boxes lemons , at $1 7" . 1l ! i
12. II bovas lemons , nt $3 . ' " > . 15.73
II 331 iKiunds cranul.ited
sugar , nt $4 97H. . IG.Ct
fi boxes lemons , i\t J5 23 . 31.V )
17. 1 boxes lemon t , nL $1 J1 . 21.00
19. ! t bovcn lemons , at $ i 23 . 15.75 i
354 granulated
pound i
.sugar , nt $4n7's . 17.Cl
21. t boxes lemons , nt $3 2T > . 21.00
J2. " boxes leniono , t J3 23 . 15.73
21 ! . ? * > ' pound. * * grnnuliited
supir , nt $3 01 17 91)
. " boxes lemons , nt $5 50 . 1C 50
21. 1C < > bo\es Ozonnte
Ulthla water fioni
Jills1 to 21 , 1S37 ,
at $ ( ! SS . . . . $7 9.2S
Credit bv 4 SOOtmpty
bottles returned ,
at lo each 4S.OO
&S1 2S
J39S 21
,
( . \polllnarjs water seems to have gone out
ot fashion In the senate , but in 1897 that '
body required , along with twenty-six cases
of lemons and l Soapouuds of gianulated [ ' I
sugar , forty-fcovon C.IEOS of Ozonatc llthla
water during ono month. As It brought
lemon squeezers and tumblers toy the gross ,
there can be llttlo doubt to what use these
various Items can bo put.
' Hint ! i\pciif l\e PinioriilN.
Tunorals have Jicen a but don to both
houses and each has published Its hills In
its own way. The senate funerals aio con
ducted In a very liberal manner , the items
of expense not \arylng much in necessary
furnishings. The funeral of Senator Harris
cost $1,239,77 , including $300 for the casket
and moro than ? 2,000 for a special train.
Senator ( ! rorsp ; was provided with n enskot
that cost $110 and all the cxppn o attend-
IHR his burlnl were $1,7 ! 72 Senator \\'t\\- \
tlnll. hi * collortttue , WHS burled In n casket
thflt cost $250. was carried to hli grave by
n special train and was burled nt a total
cost of $3,247.70. The clerk of the house
reports three funerals In his account of ex-
pcrullturcs That of 13 I ) Cooke of Illinois
cost , Including a ensket st $350. $2SS2.25.
The funeral of Mr. llolnmn , If the expense
li nil accounted for , cnmp to but $591 , In
cluding a casket nt $350. Uepto etitittvo
I
Slmphlim of Massachusetts was burled In n
casket Hint cost but $250. but his funeral
expenses amounted ta $2,430.S2ory much
! i below the senate average.
Telegraphic service seems to cost the
senate si round penny. There Is n great
number of items made up of small tele
graphic dispatches sent by senators "on the
public service. " Senator Smith of Now
Jersey found occasion during 1S97 to do a
\nst amount of telegraphing nt public ov.-
peuso. He sent on December 20 seventy-
three dispatches lo ns many New Jersey
postmasters , at 2S cents each , on January She
ho sent ninety more dispatches to ns many
liostmasters , and after a llttlo spurt of
telegraphing In rebrunry ho broke loose In
'Juno i with thirty-eight dispatches to as many
I pcstinasleis , who may have been startled
j ' before by his electrifying Intelligence. On
June 20 he sent to seventy editors of his
own slate dispatches costing 20 cents each.
On Juno 2S , for some not apparent reason ,
ho sent about forty dispatches to na many
editors who were not of New Jersey , the
cost of each of thceo dispatches being 20
tents. Mason of Illinois proved a pretty
good second to Smith In IS'iS
Iloth houses buy some things that are
useful , but when mentioned In quantities
they Inevitably cause n smile. The Bonate
purchased In October last fouttecn and one-
half dozen cuspidores , made to order for
that honorable body from special Utslgn ,
and paid for them $39 00 a dozen The house
Is old-fashioned It uses spittoons where the
senate employs cuspidores , nnd It gets them
cheaper than docs the senate. This Is about
I lie way the orders of the house run :
December 4 , O ! club spittoons nt
* ur.o $217i
December ti , lil'it dozen ilul ) spittoons
nt $13 50 17775
Dotembor t ! , 2 dozen liber spittoons
at $150 9 00
Towels are used by both the senate and
the house In great numbers. The washing
costs quite a sum in a jcar. The senate
pays 3J cents a doen for the washing of Its
towels. The house hag Its towels washed for
25 cents a dorcn.
I.-\MI : A ricicM3 .iAi > n.
I.Mil KUi'Iirnor'N I'oiinliirltj AVnnliiR
III Cireu < llrltuln.
It is Impossible to deny , reports the Lon
don correspondent ot the St. Louis ( Jlohe-
Dcmociat , tint Lord Kitchener Is rapidly
losing much of that popularity which caused
him to bo so extensively llonl/ed when list
In Ruglnnd. Scarcely a week passes without
some new point being raised -against him
and It : nust bo confessed that in the ma
jority of Instances ho has found himself , so
far as It is possible to see. In the wrong.
Several jears ago the nngllsh government ,
\vlth a great flourish of trumpets , abolished
,
thioughout Kg.vpt the Iniquitous corvee , or
forced lalbor , sjstcm , by means of which
peasants and artisans were torn from their
homes and forced to labor on public wor'ks '
for months , sometimes years together , with
out pay and receiving nothing but their
nourishment. The Suez canal was con
structed almost entirely iby means of labor
ot this character , thousands of the Felahcen
perishing under the 'whip of the taskmaster.
Indeed , whenever any question has arisen
ns to the nature of the reforms Instituted
'by the English in Egjpt , the abolition of
forced labor has always been cited ns the
most Important. It would seem , however ,
that It has been revived by Loid Kitchener ,
for the latter is building the extension of
the Soudan railroad , as well as rebuilding
Khartoum and foitifjlng the vatlous points
in the Soudan by means of forced labor.
The forcing of the labor Is done In a slightly
different fashion , naiueljby means of mil
itary coiibcription.
Tlio civil governors nnd provincial
authorities of lower Kgjpt are cnlle.l upon
to furnish a certain quota of men for mili
tary service , and It is Impressed upon them
tli.it aitlsins and mechanics arc the men of
whom the army stands in principal need.
Thefce men are torn from their families and
GINGHAM COSTUMG WITH SIMULATED OVCKDRESS FROM HARPER'S BAZAR
A model designed cope.-lnlly for use In wash garments represents a gingham
ccatumo with gored overdress and attached skirt. The latter extends under the over
drew about three and one-half Inches , wlnro H Is btltchul Into pisltlon. The ovei-
JruBS Is faced with a fitted facing , a pattern of whlth accompanies the costume put-
loin. The skirt la circular , ibut haa slight fullneis In the luck The waist is tucKol
vertically down the back In groups of narrowest tucks nnd similar turk extenJ on
cauh side of the front to within a few inchez of the center , where the Ixiillco ends In
two long rev-era The } -oko is of tucked whlto duck , which also faces the sleeves r.t
the wrist nnd forma the shaped cuff which droops over the found. The ibolt is of
gingham , shaped and Interlined with linen , and utitchoU on each side. The upper
slcovoa nro diagonally tucked , marked indications for the tucks appearing In the Hleeva
pattern. The original model from which the design In taken was made for Harpers
Hazar and may bo effectively treated In cbamtiray. zephjr or any of the cheikeJ
linens fireat fare should bo exer-Ucd In matching Uie s'ripes In eu < h materials , es ; > o
daily when bias cffc U are nought after
To nuke this gauicnt for a person of medium rizo twclvo yards of gingham
twcmy-four Inchcb witle will bo Tt'.juircil. and a half jard of whuo du k.
from their homes , where thejhnve txv'i
making from sixteen 10 twenty plmtre * a
day nt their rNpcjtlvp trades , are ctit up
the Nile thoiiNindn ef mile * aw y for a
term of several jcur * . and when lliev reifh
tliclr destination are pet to work nt their
trade * for the benefit of the government.
recelvltiK n * sole remuneration their mili
tary pny of one piastre and rations , ( if
late tile demand of Lord Kitchener for re
cruits cf tills kind IH moro cicesslvc than
ever before , and the nntlven nro gradually
becoming convinced that KiigHiid'A much
vaunted abolition of the corvee tnbor wns
i merely n sham , and tlmt It continues under
1 another name. The true reison why there
I Is to bo no advance ngnln t the Klmllfn
I until rou autumn Is liccnure of
the absence of 0,001 Ujtyptlnn
troops that Lord Kitchener h.i
now under hie command nt Khartoum , who
are tJio only ouc available for n march
upon the khallfn. Clo < c upon 7,000 nro en- _
tlrely fresh and untrnlne-1 recruits , who i
hive never been under Ilro before , nearly
all cf the Kgyptlaiis mid blnck regiments
thRt were pro-sent nt the battles of the I
Atharn nnd of Omdurnnn , having since
thnt tlmo completed tholr term of service
nnd been mustered out of the army. In
addition lo th'tt ' the condition of the Nile
nnd the absolute Impossibility by reason of
climatic conditions of employing English
troop * until autumn renders any move
against the khalifa Impraetletblo. Tills | J
mou unfortunate , for every day that passes
without his bi < ing attacked and crushed bv
Lord Kitchener tends to Increase his power
and prestige among the nations of the Sou-
dun , who tiftturnllv n crlho hl Imnitin' '
fo r on the rnrt of the nnftllth and to
nlliRrd m .lernnturiU power *
No little comment ban b en rxclti Iv
th fact ihul tt-hon nctt lord Kit. ' ' r
encounters the klmllfa he will be will i
om > of hi * former chief odlror * and i
clpal I lout cnant B by his Hide Arcin
Hunter. Oeneral Uundle , rolnnnl Maod n
RenefHl ItallamftnfT and the InRllh elm- '
the Kn.vpttMi cavalry linvc all left him , i
accepted rtlrploymetit In Kmtfand an I
I ml In
Coli nel Sir IIcRlntiMVlnnnte hns < , \
to be the ch'cf ' of * taff , ia now for
remain permanently at Cairo , wtille * * '
P.islia , who xpent * o nuinv , yenifl ns a ci
of the dcrvlfllie * at Omdurman. ha * tin
up in dlngunt his cornntlslon in thq f >
inn nriuy , hta cautloiM remark here i
week concrrulnR I > rd Kitchener mid i
policy inditing It clear thnt he did not
on altrRcther friendly terms ! th his f
commanding vfllier
Ird Kitchener when list In London \
so much lionized thnt there vvuo < boun I
be n reaction. It has now net In , an I u
dnllv becoming
ll.M-il Dies lllx t'tittiorN Di'titli
KANSAS CITY. March 30--Jnmen li , 1
aged 22 jears , colored , wan linniicd in i
Jail .vard nt the county Jntl nn lu JO i < > ic
toda\ .
todaHeed
Heed shot Mrs Sunlo Hlnkoslov to it. < u
In lie i home In n fit of U'alousv. | ! o ill , i ( i
the Fame scnflold on whleh hl fnther. M i i
Heed , died In isjil for the murder of Ins
wife Jim Heed's mother
"Appetite
comes with eating. " And the hankering'for
" rline comes from trying it. If you're
III" ) \ scePtlcai akout Pearline's \\ashinjj , try
V Jl li on coarse clothes , etc. , first things
<
i"// / lnlt ! 'ou Cin { t : uirt nuir' ' ' aiUi sec 10W
OT _ > I / / / '
jt savcs Avorlc. 1 hiving seen Pearline's
superior work you'll be ready to use it
for line , delicate , cobwebby things , ssi
Vour onice H in a dliiRlomrnon , 1111-
attr.utlvo building You kUk bcc auso the
janltoi don't sweep > out room , 01 ilean
. \otir windows You walk upstalis , if you
have ollke hour * In the evening , ur when
> ou fiattuie the Sall.Hh ) to mnkc up on the
seventh da > for join omissions of the other
six , bei.iuse the elevator ilon't tun. Your
wall Is smnkcd with gas and I ho tempctn- '
tuio Is ( iiconlnnd In HIP winter and Africa
In summer. You don t sleep nights because
\our biv > kn and papcis m.iv burn up nt any
tlino You me mining vour nntutnlly oweet
lempoi , and still you don't mo\e Into
A dully \low of the fountnin nnd palms ,
and white nnd gold of the Alhambra court
will bring back jour formoi sweet disposi
tion or pci haps It is bn auso you Imvo
hoaidthat theioaio onla halt doyen vacant
looms In The Hco Hullding and think Uint
they aio not dcFlinhk * These Imludu conio
of the veiv linndt-omcpt In the buildinR
Uosldes , tboio nio no poor looms In the Ueo
Iluilding. The few that me vacant will not
bo empty man ) dajs Come nround today
and \\a will show them to vou
R. C , Peters & Company
Rental Agents
Ground Floor.
OK OMAHA.
DRUGS.
go2 ) o6 Jackson
t. O. RICHARDSON , Preat.
0. P. WELLER. V. Prcat.
E. Bruce & Co.
,
Druggists and Stationers ,
Dee" B
Clraro , VTIncu und Urnndlcn ,
Cornsr VTA and H rn y Htrwu.
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
Creamery Machinery
and Supplies.
Boilers , nnglnes. 1-Vcd Oookcrfl , Wood Pui.
leys. Shafting , Beltlmt , Butter I'uck-
HSOB of nil
W7-909 Jonea St.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
Electrical Supplies ,
Eleotrlo Wiring' FJolls and Otis LI-jKUnn
a. W JOHNSTON. Msr , J510 UawiTrd 8t.
John T. Burke ,
J'O
ELECTRIC LIGHT
and POWER PLANTS
421 South 15th St.
HARDWARE.
L ee-Qlass-Andreoson
Wholesale Hardware ,
Bicycles and Sporting Qoudtj , 1219-21-23 liar *
nej Btreet
HARNESS-SADDLERY.
Jl'fr * I
It.tilNEII , HAVD f.fl AND CO.KAIIB
Jobbtn of ttulher , Aaidlrt'jHardware , Kle , j
We : ollclt your ordcri. J3ss HO-.J e.
BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS
i rake.
a
SnccvHNiirH AVIlNiin .V Drill. < .
Manur i < Hirers liolliMs Minlc * xlinK n 1
fcie cliuiKs , vrissure , ifuUrilnc , nbeep dtp ,
l.u J and .ritei tnriUs , bciili r inbis c n-
ftntitly on luind. M-I nil h.ml Imihn
bnunlit nml nlil S'IKtnl nnd proiin I 11
repairs III city or country IDtb and 1'krce
BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS ,
meriean aad
Stoo Go
M'frs 1 Jobbers of Foot Wear
VYI SI rilN AOENTS TOIl
The Joseph Buujjjan Rubber Oo.
. Sproguo &
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
lor , Klrt ( Milli .V l > 'iiriiiiiu MM. , Oniiiliii.
Boots , Shoes and Rubbers
aaletroonu UM-llO'-llM Harncr
CAhRIAGES.
Estab
lished ,
I
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SUe fj , . i , i . , , . u Jlorsc Slotlon ,
Got a Slnipsou Udt'sy with the Atklutou
Sprlnc best anu casual rldtr 111 the woilJ.
1 IDll-l I UfallCf tltll-Ct.
CHICOHV
Groweri cnl manufucturcri ut all fuiuii ot
Clilcory Oinatu-Xitmonl-O'.Nell
DRY GOODS.
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