THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN NEB, SATURDAY, APR. 25, 1891. "I LOVED HIS MOTHER.' RATIONS OF THE REDS. An Episode In tha Lifa or an Old 1 ime Mississippi Gambler. "'I am a believer in a man's natural ipoodneKs," eaid the colonel, as the Merrill Record quotes him. "I had the pleasure once of knowin?an honest gambler. 1 liked him, too, for he was a -gentleman. The days of this class of gamblers are past, however, and to day they seem to lie a scurvy lot. "Moore, when I saw him, was a Mis sissippi gambler, lie traveled, in fact lived, on the bU river steamboats. He never attempted to conceal the truth About himself. It was simply: "Gen tlemen, I am a gambler by occupation, and a good one. If you care to have me play with you it will give me great pleasure. If you don't it doesn't make A particle of difference." "I got to know Moore very well, and I soon, discovered tha.t when playing with the averagoman, luck being equal, lie would win ninety-ninetimes outofa hundred. I never touched cards, but I Used to like his society. He was a won derfully entertaining talker. On sum mer nights the stewurds used to serve dinner on dock for thoso who preferred to have it there. After dinner we would go up to the hurricane dock, and when Moore was oh board he would bring out his flute nnd play for us. When the moon was out and threw a thin bluo veil over the water, or when theboatcarvinuthedarkness, swept so close to the shore that it brushed the dark willows on the bank, the rising and falling notes that came from his instrument were gentle music to the ear. I never knew him to pro pose a game of cards, lie would play there until some one suggested a game, when he would take his instrument apart and put it away in an indiffer ent manner. "I watched him at play one night, when Satan seemed to throw every card to this calm, self possessed man. There was a cool, matter-of-fact way about him which froze the ardor of "every one else .except a young man about 25 years old. This player was in ill luck, but with flushed face and feverish eye he made his bets furious ly, only to lose every time. It soon Iwranie evident that he was playing beyond his means. Mooro must have noticed it, for he ceased to bet heavily against t he younger man. Tnis anger ed the ot her. "There was a pot of $300 once, and every one had droptwd out except Moore and the young man. Moore had been ikying his hand like a won derful automaton, passionless but ire. No man but his opponent per haps could doubt that he held the winning hand. Suddenly whi'n his rival had bet $50, ilpore laid down his hand, saying; T won't bet. I have nothing. ou played that hand well.' "The young man reached out fever.- ishly tortlie pile or money aim inen his hand lay on the table. f "That is not true." he said. 'You have a goojdhand and are afraid to Dlnv it iiL'uniHt nie.' . "Moore shot a hot glance across the table at him, and two red spots tlasn ed into his cheeks. " 'I lav down mv" hand," he said, slowly, but with aslL'ht tremor in his voice. " 'And I say," added the other in a low ' tone, 'you are a gambler and therefore a coward. " 'Hush.' I said, laying my hand on the young man's sleeve, 'Von don't know what vou are saying. He is not a. coward bv anv means.' "The young man shook off my hand vehemently, " 'He is a coward," herepeated,'and I will answer for my words at the next lanilnia. "I lookod at Moore. He sat stiff and motionless, with a terrible, fire in his eves. I was ama.cd at his next wnrds. " 'I)es the eame co on?' he asked ouietly. " 'Not with you,' said the young man, swelling. 'Not until I provetnnt vou are afraid to bet,' and with a sud den motion he threw his hand across the table and seizing Moore's hand turned the cards face upward on the table. "I was on my feet at the instant to arrest Moore's right arm, for I felt that he would draw his revolver at the insult. But a hush fell over thoso around the table and the hot-headed young man was gazing stupidly at the cards before him. Four aces lay there an invincible hand, for straights were not played. There was a blue tinge in Moore's white lips and the voting man' looked bewildered and bur t into tears. " 'We can't play together any more, he cried. "You threw money in my nocket because I was losing too much i can't take it,' he said arising trout Lis chair. u 'You can't said the gambler in an even voice. 'I laid down my hand The money is yours, Besides,' he add ed with a shiver, i neiu out an ace on you.' "Every mnit at the table knew that Voore had lied. We all got up and left ths young uiati sittinn there Iwfore liis money. 1 found Moore shortly afterward on deck looking into the darkly whirling water. "'Hive me your hand.' I said, "What in the world did you insan? You never cheated at cards in jour " 'Tut, tut.' he answered, with a lillU laugh that was slightly harsh, he is only a boy and I loved hi moth er cnee.A' INDIANS WHO RECEIVE ERNMENT FOOD. COV- The Nonbtr of WarJ Fed by Public Mont-jr fr Lew than Generally ' BuppoMd Whu and Where iMtied and How It U luticd. Tho Indians are oftca sioken of as paupers, dependent upoa government bounty for tho food that keeps them alive. But there are in round numbers about 70,000 red men In Indian Terri tory, belonging' to tho civilized tribes, that do not receive rations from the government. There are also many Indians elsewhero wiio are self-supporting, such as the I'ueblos of New Moxloo, numbering1 more than 8,000; tho Six Nations and St Regis Indians of New York, more than 6,000, and tho North Carolina t'horokees, about 2,900. Then, on the reservations are many who support themselves by hunt ing and fishing, by farming, herding, or hoi-se raising', by lumbering and the sale of timber, and by other occupa-' tions. In California, for one Indian who receivos rations there aro ton who do not; in Oregon and Washington the Indians are salf-supporting; through Ihn l-'Ve reclon of Wisconsin. Michigan. and Minnesota the same is true. In short out of an Indian population, ox- luding Alaska, of 241,000 about 186,. 000, are self-supporting. This leavej only about 58, 000 who receive rations, fewer than onb-tourtn or tne whole. Of these more than half are in the Dakota and Montana. The next Important fact to notice is that the Indians who do receive rations In nearly every instance have paid full value for them, and generally more than value. They deserve to be called paupor as much as a man would who should sell a piece of land for $10,000 nnd place tho proceeds in the hands of trustees to be Invested by them so that the Interoit should come to him in the form of food and clothing. Make the trustees the purchasers of his land at a very good bargain for themselves, ana the analogy would be still closer. Why should the Indians under such circum stances . be represented as receiving alms? Thus nuorles tho New York Sun. which continues as follows: Still, evory year th question comes up whether tho ration system is not really at best a makeshift which should be abandoned at the earliest practicable moment. The annuities furnish an opportunity for a groat deal of swind ling, which has frequently been utilized. Reliance on rations no doubt tends to keep up the idle and lazy habits to which the Indians are by nature in clined. Tho periodical issues of food do not even toauh them frugality, since they feast and are wasteful just after ration day, and perhaps go hungry before the next distribution. The gov. ernment makos matters worse by its wretched system of giving out the rations, which is often at long intervals and at a single central agency. 1-he consequence Is that those who attempt farming may have to leave their crops uncared for and their stock untended. while the long journey to and from the agency becomes a picnic, arriving home perhaps to find the crojw la a discouraging state. Indeed, so primitive Is the oliiclal machinery in regard to rations that at some agencies, such as Anadarko and Darlington, tho habit, according to Commissioner Morgan, is still kpt up of issuing live cattle, so that the In dians may chase them over the prairie In imitation of the buffulo hunt of former days, amid the howling of dogs; and when the poor boasts are shot, the squaws are allowed to do the work of butchering, while the children look on, Perhaps some day a substitute for the present system may be found in the establishment of several sub-agen-ctes Instead of a single central one, each provided with a store in which food and clothing can be had, and with shops for blacksmithlng. carpentry, and so on. These could be managed by tho Indiaas themselves, and annui ties could bo paid largely In money In stead of goods, and without the need of long journeys to get it. Then, with more faciltUns furnished for work out side the reservations an'd for market ing their products, the present annuity and reservation system would gradually bo changed. The Indians might still have their head money or individual pensions, but would no longer make these an excuse for a life of idleness. Meanwhile the evils resulting from the bad quality of good and from injurious methods of distribution should be corrected. tract like vanilla or orance. It 1 drunk from small cups that hold, per baps, half a gllL Vodki and tea are the ir.s sparable accompaniments of friendly as well as of business intei course In the country cf the czar. Drunken men are rare. Russia and Sweden are the only countries in which the double dinner is the rule When you go to the house of a Russian, be he friend or a stranger, you are at once invited to a side table, where salted meat, pickled eel, and appetiz ing viands are urged upon you with an i repressiveness that knows no refusal. This repast is washed down with frequent cups of vodki. That over, and when the visitor feels as If he had eaten enough for twenty-four hoars, the host says: "And now for dinner." J. I. CASE THRESHING MACHINE CO. IN AFRICA. lo Kiperience of Young tteaadlntvUn tha Wilda. If a young man Is really bound to go to Africa, he can find an opportunity one way or another, and if he doesn't i mind roughing it in a savage land and an unhealthy cnimite, ne has plenty or experiences and adventures that are Bometimes exciting If not always agree able and does not regret his visit to the new world. Mr. Carl Stecklemann a Scandinavian who lived In Indiana, Is an example of this gjrt of a young man. Ho went to Africa a poor boy when he was hardly out of his teens. He was determined to go and see some thing of the land which Stanley and others had so eloquontly described. Casting about for an opportunity, ho finally succeeded In securing employ ment at the station of a Liverpool linn In tho West African trade, and a short time after, found hiai at Mayumba, some way above the mouth of the Con go. Here he lived for about three years, during which time he learned the Fiote language, studied the natives carefully and collected a great deal of lufoimation about their habits, and folk-lore, made an overland expedition throuorh the little known valley of the Kwilu-Nlarl to Stanley pool, and finally returned to this country with one of the largest collections of African cur iosities that has ever been brought here. His fine examples of native carvings, cloth and many other manu factures have been seen by many thous ands of our people, particularly In In diana nd Ohio. Stockelmann had no intention of remaining here very long. Nearly two years ago he returned to the west coast again, and la now at the head of the large trading station where he was originally employed as a clerk. When he was passing through New York two years ago on his way back to Africa, he said ho loved that country very much, and that it was the ambi tion of his life as soon as ho had accu mulated money enough, to do some thing in the way of original explora tlon. - .a'.."- " X35 , o m o o O Center Crank Stationary and Traction Enffinoo. Send for Catalogue. GTJ3. STATED general Agent, urancn noma umcpih, McCormick Harvesting Machines. 105,468 Were Sold in 1890. 125,000 Are being Made for 1891 Ask our agent at the town where you -rade for pamphlet fully explain ing all of our machines, also describing and illustrating the process of man. facturing our superior quality of BINDING TWINE, and explaining why the best is always the cheapest, and if he cannot furnish one you can get LINDELL HOTEL. one by writing to 424m R. BIN FORD, General Agent, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1 .A. I". Will (be African F.lrphant Work! In modem times, we have only to look to India to bo convinced of the great usefulnites of the elephant. To tho agriculturist, who ukos him before his wagon or his plow, he Is IndlnjiensaDie, and for tho transportation of. heavy articles, lie has nd rival. We see him carrving immense treo trunks out of the Indian forest, and by his indefati gable industry, in picking up and car rying off largo stones, aiding tho con struction of roads and railways, tor labor of this kind a coolie receives from four to eight annus, whllo five and six rupees are paid for the daily work of an elephant, From this fact, we conclude that one elephant per forms tho work of from twelve to twenty-two coolies. From the record of the British ex pedition against Abvssinia in 18G8, four elephant were shipped from Bombay for use in the campaign Each animal was m chargo of two men. Of this number five succumbed during the campaign. The remaining thirty-nine rendered valuable services, being entrusted with the transportation, through a mountainous country, of cannon, ammunition and supplies. It was frequently very difficult to procure proper food for them, and as it was often neeersarv to traverse great dls- tanees to reach the watering places, the death f tho five animals is ascrib ed to the hardships. Although ele phants move slowly through a mount ainous country and soon become foot sore, they performed their task with admirable faithfulness. Without them it would have been necessary to await the building of wagon roads, With this binder; its pet feet capacity for handling all lengths and conditions 0 f grain, Each bundle ii bou nd in the center. Point K ifk.. 11 Mi1 " Has followed its square butted bundles. THF UeCORUICK is the only IfactiM that never ha lo stand still during the rush of harvest !or the agent to get ripilrS. , . , The attention of farmsers and all others interested are invited to inspect King Theodore of a full line of the KCComfCk goods, including Binders, Mowers and Keaperi, we learn that forty- Also all trrades of binding twine Uom the cheapest to the best pure mamlla. . (a. r-fc 1 mi rr r r f L For sale at the companies headquarters, n. uinrunu, uon. ag-u Corner 10th and a streets Lincoln, Nebraska. ALLIANCE HEADQUARTERS. CORNER 13TH ADN1I STB.i LINCOLN, NEB, Three blocks from Capitol building. Lincoln's newest, neatest and best uptown hotel. 80 new rooms just completed, including large coroinuie. rooms, making 115 rooms in all. tf A. L. HOOVER St SON, Prop'n. r-rr I tw t m HARDY Giiov;; -NtlEDRASi Fruit Trees, Grape Yinu AND Small Fruits. "flie fwuiuiuo termination has fallen Into disuse of iwctit years, so that mmxm end authorwMrti as now th bbiiu mentioned, hut lh (lik-nt'O Mad calls attention tusomenew . A rfMrtr"i a fi. I'aul -t tU t4 a Udy !.. is .ll V,in.n a. a rel.'tt.pw MlrttrM." Al'nu Ion a itr ailid. l the rrNlv lr of tl Uarl d nniia r. id tm World's fair," and H ldittii! r.r ihroiikh lit Utji'iunt M a dm iiiu'UiM (rrnkt-w. ( thi. mitrr U l Bi it U tlmi h MhtKd leat-larew rre heard troiu. flaw h Juke at l.t. The Knclish tiawder stmid on the slipM)rv dwk at New York, ready ro board the steamer for home. His American friend sJuMtk bias warmly by tho hand and bade him farewell, Be careful In going up tho gang way." said the latt.-r. "It is icy. Kor that matter, however," he edtl-d. "It will be lgtt sea all aitmiid you for the net or w'ven days." The Knglihninn, irti a sad. divamy. prtHHH'tipied hwk on h's face, went alwmrii the ship. Years piiM'd. TKe American, now a gray -hull el old mu. sitting down to breakfast one day when a rahlngram. J'it re-vlvwt m lmmlel to him. It vtnt from hi KnjjlUh friend, a.iil e.iiilttlift tl tlu-im wi.r.l; ur ur It lis t Ik..wI Hi way throu rh his tkult at hi't. A Dhappolnlmrnl. Be vou Dr. Smith?" asked a talL lean snecimen. walking Into tho office I I of the fashionable practitioner In New i York. "I am," replied tla doctor. Well, liHik-a-bere. old feller," re marked tho visitor. "I'm glad ter find yo at last. I'yo remember In 'tH, when you was In Kansas, howyer Set a feller arm and didn't charge him for It?" "Yes, said the doctor, with the iiroxtHH-t of a big fee rising before hlui. ! I'm that feller: an' I'w broke the other arm. an' I nmo ter hnve it fixed on Iher same term. THE OSBORNE HARVESTER. (;o. Yule, agent. BEST HAVESTF.R IS THE WORLD. Note advertisement next week. The J r All M.4. The mnn ttho t'Uv tbo tUrtoni-t, TUe nmij tilutt. Ih hr Tb hi. a who m.ln tb Huts x4 A ii' I wafer )u up at mm. Tb wm b ilti th truif itmM M( ia lliv tout im lbill. Hut Ittr iu. s oftfiwvl iu.Ikw gtuni I tb I.!.ikih rli l tt(t b,ilwi. W a.biotoii 'nt. Not rrK, T.e tr.aii hunaive U lnjJy H'!, at Wt i M prM 4 Im ttntntry, but l Mt lis mark h4m ,ttk . Wtwr is jrtur W'hxI -bW. U'ly?' .i.(nl m tr4tH lii4H the fctl jutril KtHsw -k!ijn. h lnii tuts l MiHitl bum ta ..it H'sout Iiillt-U"1 Iboitt ( tl el )(itM t toidil sum emKl." im, I m ti au H' " WMd I iit lb to 1W tU il.Mf ll rU. A new in I ii rv thai ! fM ihinrf la Bmnil U W.. iii-tn!li"H f isrlin I,,h iMnr kind "f wbli'll l fxim l ia iet b l I hi. U rich la frittii,v at.d lh tlUHib d I imk In lb. ainhtiM'l4fe of rmi'l'i'i U h Ua witkd hi d"jh, bi Ikere 1 hi ! . i wf the cihoiuNtf i .iippi). li t,yt r.fcrlr, A forvlf l teittle jiurnl rvi lht iiu.dlmt. f a n kind f l"t'd f;iSr)e, Mc h hit ii.'vrl and ta iiiful !ThI w.tli a il !aUitj never b.-l,.i St. alned. Il willai-ltjf sbtwtl !t l that wr.tl U iimxI fur tb thrv-l ftitiuiliii I he iir of lh J'i)ii. wtd iui th eidind vf tfcn di.ilMh lb iHt.itmtt b'twfi the b (vii leiUfil ibrv-U tJit whirM Use -ii",t.-,t It U that I lilt(fiy . t . lite lUn (, w.t arf, Afl tiet. Niportti ), i- tl tlj ... . . ... ..t ! V imuyhMei ifiai em itt ?e I - ' ,..-... . .,.,.'.,. H K mmUh uubi7 ne t eu4e j t ui4 Ki scf Wfr lb luie wJ r) U I Ary 4 1 jf k u ttie t uaw(bv-ie-iU.rl.i avrtl U! n i bt. Kir . .. cm Small Fruits, Hoses, Orn'tal Evorgrcm liGiRCiin. 3zie:s. Ah, Box Elder. Maple, Catalpa, Black and Honey Locust, Osage Oraoge. nd Russian Mulberry. Evenrthing la the nursery line. Prices very low. Instnie tion book 10 cents. Cataloguo free w.r' ,TMMV. Address Mlu-tuanfliunAU in'ncir,iii w, Mention this Tapper. alrbury, Kebwla. . GRISWOLD'S SEED STORE. Garden Field and Tree Goeda. T33Li-A.NET JR. TOOLS . All seeds guaranteed to be pure and true to name. 140 So. 11 St., Lincoln, nnREEsS plants! Forest and Fruit Trees, PlMU, TlBM, KM.,f (r MebiwlMk lyMlU wmm mm rar in m Merth SniMpOl, Hwretesl m 411f Forest Trco Seedlinss. Ked Cedars, Fruit tres sad lnt. Urgest Stock, Lowest Prices. Mammoth dewberry IukIoui to the eme, baat berrr for tha prairies. Black Locust, KMMmm Mulberrr. Tulip trees, Box Rider. Atk. Elm. Walnut, Ccttonwood, etc Hetall at whole sale price. Bare so per cent and write foe in r price UK. jtaareH u.u.i. nmw,. Hi -Din Makanda. JckMnCo III. Mention ths ii.utciliim ti write. SALARY $25 PER WEEK. WAKTKIH ood Ant t sell our Ueaeral line of mercbanaiM. Ro pdd luw. Aoore salarr will be paid -to " live asenta. for fnrtnir tnfnrraailiin, ddrri, . t HIlAiiu tta..r.n. n. ..... ITU Weil Va Burvn tit., Ck!co, 111. XQH SHOULD KNOW THAT AT 205 Bolianan Block. Lincoln, Neb, fan U totiid ...o t.f the tunst vo.,.l. le U of Imfleiueiiu In the silf, inrl; the tried d tlue t ll Smith I euun s lti u "l'i'l . THE PEKINPLOWCO'tUNEXCEUCDCOODI, Its .Wonderful Dails PLTFORH Sanester mi Binder. NEBRASKA MADE HEHP BINDER TWIHE Manufatluitd t7 the f REKOIT HEMP AND TWIIE CO., Ai KKKMOM M.R IHil of hemp trown on the (anus of Mtbmka. Ever Farmer In Ktbrsikt Should UthIiTln, fijEEMFstr AO car:eq. V IfSSMI MMaJNll fkvkllflM MS tohm aaa awrmm w liWHOLEOALEPRICE. pauiio mnum. nn. u ran. Caiaioffif. ttm kdsuatSJ Ssssa wWt s Th Vtfrt Ad ' t lanler 1 k l. tsl.tM lit Iwttwl ISM.tl.Ma. N'" f,.k..arr, th,tr t.i.. 'M-LTilul" lbm mm)U, A full r- tuPB i ,m.ih V. -1 ' - m-' -r - , nanimin at ' frttt ii,'M tdMu-tf StdnatMd gttHUi V lletdt4 Ka kXMiaiU f kwatlajj a I Hidt 4 '., Iler kl MOM Mt th f ill Jttia XmH AUUH.SB) kl A lull ami aom tdt Una t MurtWs i'b,tin. llufa'ttfa, U' SS lluHt, w- larul.l 1 W krp rl(M t taltll IM )rvMol 1 and Mali V' M f iw a aM)l. ImvUir 1 krKr l(eWeltr ! ttivWr til stuck I. I'SILSM Hk it 4 1 III t a. i, '1.4. II i rt,(i.idolMl 1 V a ...rdu'.lr in ll fsttlee H tU nd M U. John. T..Ioms, Agent, LiiuoliNeb. It Is at streng Hid mill work a aril a. I he lwt iile anjrwhvr. nut ut anv- kind of liiivr, w luannitre it lo work well on all uitkrs l Under. d K tw Crk tl w. Iryour twins and I euut liirel thai there U Btt lunifer ny nswu.ity fur MtrB farmers t i iwaili al hh lirvia gro Brs fr llii.lt UK their grain, W will I id! lo fciruLh prU-wi and aawiiiU-a tut 1U wtkxi. IttiMuKt lUwr Tt 1 am I rrainut. 1 k iSm iWI I U-tKI ISM fcefcMt I ! dM , f 4 HW.i4Bf 4 9mm. PMi) .. 4 a4 mmm e-a fcstffAM $500 REWARD tlal .utov.lii .. )m t. S 5 TON WAGON &CAUttd0 IUllEHSE-.SURPLDS, ast: 3rr.::Es. Box Elder and Ash. Kurwrjr Qron, OBjarol4. A ik on fear old ... tlsts, see M Bos IUt " " . . TVU. pee M atxtavtion luaraBierd, Noestra !iiaji fur a.lii. Hklpulns rotltest V. r B, M. sod V. K. N. It. M. II. M.UAI HHAITM. J.Sera til. ! ( J.iwea, H(renwi ll.ruiae Hunk. ftrfcrf Re r,m h.u ial I tank. fttHity, . FOREST TREED ro TIUBEI! CLAI1ID, A ad ail SMts el Imm4 skads sad read Sad aata a TlG'3 A .a. Ws atdM m4 m WtH fat rtt DM. AS'i.SS lw Hard 1 (a) w m a " WM a t-m m w twa idi. I