Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, December 13, 1906, Image 3

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TOIVllVIY'S CRAiGS
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1\ : \ . ' . ( COP'rl lt , 19 G , b ) ' Joseph II , iJOWl s , ) I
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, , 'fhonus 'fraddJcs-'fommy Trad
'elles , IIH wo all called him-was n 111.
" quant nnd Interesting , old bachelor ,
; , " 'lIe wus very ) lOllular In lwld clrclo
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, " - or acquaintances , Cor added ta his
mlllble personal qualities , ho had
'plenty of moner : and was glot'loush'
, 1lOSlltnblo ) , At the sumo tlmo ho pos.
-essed ; ) larslmonlous IIecullarlties that
made him the sUbject of Innumerable
, Jood stories. adding considerably to
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the amusement of all who know him ,
Stilt ho was , Indeed , the last man In
. , the 1vorld wo would have expected to
be bowled out In an act not qullo
-conslstont wItI1 8e\'Orest rectitude , So
' when Dickson came hurrledl ' Into our
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\'Oil \ hotel t &ulogne and tald us that
, ' . < 1 'l'amm ' 1lIttlo
was proposing to do 1\
r : \4. . , smuggling , we were an disposed to
\bo \ Incredulous ,
" Wo had Illcked up Tmddlcs on our
, , 'ay homo Crom an autumn hallday In
'r Norrnandr : , It was the morning , of
the day on which wo had arl'lved to
I ; take the boat across Crom noulogno
" hat Dickson told us how he had
hunccd to spy the solemn , immacl\ '
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late Tonunr : in the very act oC maklrtg
, up a brown'lmper parcel of drlCll bot.
lanlcal 8lJeclmens. lil the mhldle of
which ho was cunnlngh' concealing
. ome bundles ot PeUls nouQuots , evi ,
d nl1y in the hOlle of smuggling tllCm ,
Wo Colt we had got 'fomm ) ' on
this time , and we awed him a
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; A long score for Ilractlcal' witticisms
, played upon us , Now we could Imy
, ' III his awn e91n , although wo
II , couldn't 'agree as to the best method
if . 10CJoins it. What we , wanted wqs to
, expoce Tommy's little enterprlso with ,
i/ , , lout doing him any real harm , and
'I ' Ithat was just what we couldn't qulto
I IGeo JOur way to do-
I Klngston9 took no Imrt 1n the ( lis.
, " , ousslon untIl we seemed to have
; reached the eZ1d ot oUr Inventive 1'0'
, , sources : then he quietly' announced
I Ithat llC had a caDltal Illan , and if wo
: Iwould o\1ow \ his lrecUons , 'fomm ) '
1 I , should have a startllnt ; show.up , With
< : the pl'omptitl1llo of a master mind In
, , 'command ot dolts Klngstono first
, held a whispering aside with the slm-
' ) Jle.hearted Dickson , and then sent
Ihhn away on some errand. and with
man ) ' an Irropresslble chuclrl , he
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the Imrts each would play in his
: plot ,
: ' According to Instructions , we began
IbY displaying an inquisitive i terest
In Traddles' parcel as soon as we got
: on board the boat. Wo offered to lend
Ihim a smaIi portmanteau to which he
might transfer his botanical sllecl-
mens. It would bo moro convenient
'and would look bettor ,
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As our "Vo 'age progressed , we
agreed that Traddles was not happy.
,1 : Apparently , the lJarcol weighed on
f 'his mind , and quite unscrup loush' wo
. . . took every meansof Increasing his
I1IneaslllessVe enlarged on the
'fo\1y ' \ of smuggling , and told tales of
'ignominious exposure and heavy
flnes ,
"Fines ! " echoed one ot our party ,
" 'fhe ) ' don't fine nowada 's , ShlCO
, , ItllO last act t\le \ penalty for smug.
gllng Is Imprisonment , without the
'option ' ot a fine , "
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Poor Tommy's face' was a study ,
! nIL' jaw dropped dlsma\1y \ , ' nnd he
Ilaolw altogether moody and miser.
. able ,
, As we drew near the end ot the
\ . ' } ! voyage Traddles looltcd as if le
Iwouhi gl\ ' ( : ! worlds far the opporLunlty
, to. drop the wretched parcel over.
I board , 'If only ho could get out { If
! om' sight Cor a moment , \Ve took
: 'good ' care , however , that there shOl ld
I , 'bo ' no ba'ckh'g , out qJ : the enterprise ,
i lalld as 'fommy marched down the
. , gangway , ho looked , or we fancied he
; dld , Ii ,1II.tle white about the mouth ,
, but iio held his virtuous heatl so UIJ'
, right , and dandled the parcel with
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Isltch an all' of inllocent concem , that
.ho . mlgl\t \ hhve passed thl'Ough but for
. . , the astounding action of Dickson ,
- , who hmrled forward and tipped a
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r wlnlt to the man in buttons aR he
J. , , ' passed " 'An 'thing , to declare ? " was the
. phlegmatic official Inqulr ) ' , as 'rommy
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"Nothing dutiable , " declared the
nudacl us Tommy , Wit l an all' of
dlgnlt ) ' that shoult1. have carried con ,
vl-ctlon. "Only botanical specimens
, and-and-one or two ether things ,
Not dutiable , 1 assure 'ou , "
Tommy tried very hard to maintain
IRn aspect ot outraged dlgnit ) ' as the
, officer resolutely began to untlo the
IlIlrcel , but ho couldn't help betray.
Ing the greatest a ltallon , He stood
\ the very picture of a detected cl'lm.
Inal , He protested , tben he blustered
II 11.1111 coaxed ,
'l. it was , ot course , useless , and the
omclal was deat to entreat ) ' , With
heartless deliberation ho first opened
an outsldo paper , then an Inner pa ,
pOl' , and then began to rummage
nmono ; the botanical speelthens , in
the centel' of which he founa smaH ,
crust ) ' loat ot bread !
It was , ot course , the 'Ycr ' famll ,
farjolw that Dickson had Ilerpctrated
1IndOl' Klngstone's direction , He had
, 'ontrlved to talt3 ! out the cigars a UtI
,51111 In the loaf , and then had set the
cuStoms official on the Intending
fmllggler ; , . ,
"Sir. I told rou there wns thlng
, to declare ! " .said Tomm ) ' . sternl ) ' . as
, the man ! tertly relied the I > o.reel . and
pushed It trom' him ,
We pl'esently discovered him 10l'kod
In a firllt. lass carriage , q1.'lte by bhn-
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That , of COllrse , couldn't bo perJnlt.
ted , so some ono produced a key , and
wo troolJCd In , charUably bent on
reconcillatlou.
"Only tl bit of holld y Cun , you
knQw , Traddles , Don't talto It too
sorlously , old man , " plended Dick.
son ,
"You adrillt , then , that you toolt
them out of my l > o.reol . ? " said Tom.
my , Olenlng his mouth Cor the fil'st
tlmo , and speaking with an offended
all' .
" , I don't don ' It , " said Dleltson ,
"but you Imow , Traddles , ) 'OU might
havo- "
"AmI ) 'OU wor a11 parties to the ,
theft ? " he InterrUIted , 1
"Hang It aH , Traddlos , " urged Dick. I
son , " 'ou can't say we sfolo ) 'onr :
cigars , when the worst we've do no hils
been to get 'om through the cus.
toms for' you , "
" \Yell , " replied Tr lldles , 'qulto
hUlllacable , and s11ealtlng In his
sternest manner , "I won't say any.
thing furlhm' on the fJcore of theft ,
but I'll show : rou what I'll do , "
And to 0111' amazement ho d rOI)110d
the window and shouted to a custO 1S
officer who stood on. the other sldo or
the platfarm , The maf ! came prompt. '
ly to his call , and Tommy addressed
him , ,
1 "Ofilcer , " he said. "this man admits
having bl'Ought thcso cigars ashore
In his handbag wIthout having ofil ,
claH " declared them , " Having said
thll1 , he droPlled Into his co I'll 01' wIth
thO" all' of a man who had accom ,
pllshed a IJIllnful duty ,
For the first time in our' knowledge
of him , Tommy , the hosilitable , so'
clablo old joltCr , had done a really
malicious thing , ,
'rho ofilcCl"s manner was very quiet
and ver ' serious , Taking pssesslon
of 1I10 cigars , ho Intimated that Dick.
son must accompany him to the su.
pOl'vlsor , and with somelIllng like a
groan , the culprit do parted , \Vo all
troOIJed after him , and as wo left the
carriage everyone oC us , except King.
'stono , hurled relll'oaches at the grim
fIgme ill the corner , who went on to
town by the train , which started very
soon aftCl' we left it , .
We tried to make the sllilervisor un'
dorstand what had hapllened : to show
him that the real cnprlt was the In.
former himself , nllt although the
officer looked sagacious enough"ho
I seemed extremely dense , and could
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"Go to the Devil I "
see nothing but the fact that It was
not the informer who was actualty
guilty of smuggling ,
\Vo had worked ourselves to a cll ,
max of oxaspel'Utlon , when a lad came
In and handed the supervisor a note ,
. 110 ollened the note , and as ho read
we saw that It contained a surprise ,
lie hasllIy turned to 'I'ommy's
Petits Bouquets that lay 011 the
table beside him , eagerly exam ,
Inlng first ono and then another ,
finally extracting a cigar ; he broke
It 1n < < I two , t len sud.donlr seizing
both bundles he came out to us In a
towerllTg rage , ,
"Taite ) 'our rubbish and go to the
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dovll ! " ho said ,
"What's up ? ' What's the matter
now ? " we brolw out , each In his own
war.
"Clear out , -tell you , " roared the
furious official ; "I'vo had enough ot
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this feeler ) ' . "
"What do 'ou mean ? " ejaculated
Dickson , and as he spoke ho drew out
ono ot the Petits nouquets and brokb
It as ho had seen the supervisor do ,
and then wo saw what ' 1'ommy had
done , They wgro mere dummies ot
cigars , and of course were not dutla.
ble at aH ,
"We shall just catch the 4 : 28 , " said
Kingstone In his driest manner , "Wo
shaH find fl'ommy on the IJlatcal'l1
with the luggage. 1 believe ho expects
us to dlno with him at the Cl'ltorlon
tonlght. Ho wired' UII to arrange , I
know , "
Dickson was the only one who did
not look like giving a ready aGCept ,
ance , for ho had been speclall ) ' 'vlc.
tlmlzed al } through ,
"Look here , Klngstone , " ho said , as
soon as we had got out oC the super'
visor's onlce , "did old Traddles let mo
see him making . UII that lJUrcel on
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IHlrIJOse ?
I "oc course ho did , " relllled I\lngs' :
tone. taking him by the arm , nd
moving on. "lIe's been planning this
lIttio st'lI for weeks , Come on , (11' WO
shall 1050 the tra'n , "
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( From stereograph , copyright , bJ Underwood & Underwood. N. Y. )
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' , WHY FOOD. llS I llGHJER.
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DUE T PRIDE AND VANITY OF
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Government StatlatlcJan Declare : !
Even Common People Want Beat
of Evorythlng and Pay for
Fancy Packages ,
Washlngton-Prldo and vanitY' on
the lJUrt of the average , llullvldulll
rather than in Increase In the cost of
raw roducts 01' manufacture are the
causes fOl' the IJresont high 1 > rlce of
foodstuffs , aceOl'dlng to Dr , Le Grand
Powers , agricultural statistician of
the census bureau ,
"Peoilio nowadays-I mean avel'ago
people , common people If you will-In'
slst upon having the best of ever ) ' .
thing , " said Dr , Powers , " ' 1'he WOl'\ \ { '
Ingman Insists upon the finest cuts
of meats and ho buys hettor meat.
perhalS , than the salaried 01' 11I'ofes'
slonal man , He doesn't subscrlbo lethe
the shlnbono doctrine of Edward At.
1dnson , He has a feeling that he Is
as good as anybody else , and this feel ,
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'ng ' asserts Itself In his pl1l'ehases ,
That is vanlt ) ' ,
"You remember. . the time , 11erhaps ,
when a man who wanted to huya. .
stealt Unew his basltet over his arm
and wont to the greco ! ' ) ' after It , nut
he won't carry a bundle now : His
meat must be sent to him , That is
pride ,
"It Is saCo to estimate that It costs
tlVo cents a stealt for ovelTqut that Is
delivered to the house , The same Is
true with other commodities of ever ) ' ,
da ' necessltr , ' 1'he man whose food
Is dollvered to him br the gl'ocer or I
hutch t ; pars the freight , ' I
"You may talw an ) ' art\cle \ you I :
please , " continued Dr , Powers , "and ,
you wl1l find that the margin between I I
the manufactureI' and consumel' Is
constantly Increasing. 'l'he middle
man , or dealCl' , Is the gainer. to a con ,
slderablo degree , although he Is not
reSIJOnslble altogethel' fOI' the high
prices of foods , He must meet the
consumel"s fancies , ho must malte his
goods look attractive , and he must lar
them at the dOOl' of the hOltf1ehold , AlI
of this costs moner and of COUl'S9 the
consumer pays the freight.
"People want prepared hl'oaltfast I
toods now , whore ther used to he satIsfied -
Isfied with oatmeal and mush , or pos. I
slbly dishes 01' calws made of flour ,
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FloUl' costs au'whore fram fom' del , !
lars to six dollars 1hanel of 1 DG
pounds , nccol'lIng lo thl' IH'Ieo of
wheat , lIut lOollle Iion't uuy barrels
of 11011ns \ , of 'ore , 'l'he ' Ilemand It
In fant' ' IlIIcltageH , nnll s01 lollmes got
It In the form of III'l'\Hll'eL \ ! foods ,
"The flour that goes Inlo 1Ol1e
pound IlItclU o costs abouL quartol'
of n. cent. The consumer Wl 'S milch
more. of CO\ll'SO , ' 1'he ) II'lco fOl' this
ono pound ) Jaclago Is hlghel' thnn It ,
alight to bo , It IH'olmhly costs olght
01' ten cents , whOl'o It should not cost
mom than flvo or fix , ' 1'JIO hlghel'
prlco to the con8U11101' Is the 1'08ult 01
the fnnc ' IHlClwgo , demanded by the
wldo ( , ' spl'eadlll { ; national "anlt ) ' , and
fUl'thol' of the fnct that the Ill'tlcle
must bo dellvl'l'ml , se1'\'lcl' thut Is do.
111unded by the Ilrldo of Lhe IJIlrclll\ser ,
"Peoillo al'e spending mono ) ' now.
ada's and th y are spending It fast ,
Om prOSIWl'lt ) ' depends UI\n ( \ spend.
lng , Jf e\1ol' 'body hoarded what ho
ea1'nC' , IH'osllerlty would cease , \Vo
would fry In our own fat. "
CURED BY ELOPEMENT. .
NEW..S.
hock Restores Aged Father of Girl
Who Runs Away to Wed ,
London-'fho elOIJe111en t or a Lon'
don girl has cnred h01' elderly father
of a puinful nervous dlsol'llOl' , Includ ,
Ing agoraphobia-which may bo do.
scribed , roughlY , us n dl'oad of open
and eXIJased places , .
' 1'ho spoclallst who tells the story In
the Lancet says that the man wns
seized wllh ) Janlc when In a wldo
street , and could Cl'OSS a bl'ldge only
In an Oll1nlbus , with his eyes shul.
But , after S01110 111onths , he entered
the Slloclallst's consuHlng'l'oom npIJ r.
ent1 ' a changed man , " 110 said ho
had a drendful shoclt ; n. tel'1'lblo trou ,
, IIis daughter had run away Cl'om
home , and joined a lovol' , Still , ho did
not look shoclwd , On the contl'ary ,
he ap\Jeared \ complacent amI conlent.
cd , ' 1'hen the stOl'Y cume out.
" 'What I have C01110 fol' Is not to
consult 'ou ahout my health , but to
tell you that this shoclt has complete.
I ' cl\I'od me , I have not the allghtest
difficulty In going an 'whel'o I 11\(0 \ , I
can go through wide streets. ovel' the
bl'ldges , across 'l'1'Ilfnlg-tll' square , and
e\'on Into the ) Jarl < s , 'l'l o recovCl'y
came to me sluldenly , Immedlateh' at ,
tel' I had the dreadful fihocl , . ' ' '
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large Number of igarettes Imported.
Made by Greeks- ; Greek Tobacco. 'I '
They Are Called Egyptian ,
\Vnshlugton.-A controversy which
has been going on In EurOIJe , and especially -
pecially In England , as to the rlvnl
mOl'lts of Turldsh and E ) 'ptlan cigar.
ottes seems 'likely to be sellled by a
report of a dlslntcl'ested but obsol' ' ' '
ant Amorlcan consul. '
' 1'hough the United Stales is the
great clgarottepl'od.\lclng nation of
the world , there are imported Into this
countl' ' evel' ' year mOl'O than $ :1,000 : , '
000 WOI th of forelgnmado clgal'ettes ,
some Turkish and some Egrptlan ,
Turko ) ' Is a large'tohaecoproduclng '
onntry , 'ieldlng fiOOOO tons of tobac'
cc > > every yeal' , and the Turks. It Is
well known , are a nation or smokers ,
The amouflt of tobacco ralselIn \
Eg'pt Is Inconsldemble , and ) 'et
E/'Yptlan / clgarettos al'e Imported Into
this country In consldCl'ablo amounts
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ever 'eal'
The explanation of the maller , as
orrered by the Amorlcan consul In
Athens , Is simple , it seems that the
Greek tobacco crop last ) 'ear was the
largest Greece evOl' hur\'ested-about
200,000,000 IJ0111l1ls , A brand of
Greek tobacco Is used for Egyptian
cigarettes.
Why , it Is aslwd , Egrtttian ? 'flm
answer Is thal l gnlllan ell'garettes
ar made b ' Greeks because cigar.
etto 1131)01' Is tljO ulnsl fe In Gl'eoce ,
whore It Is a govcrnmont mOllopolY ,
'fhus the huslness has gene ever to
I gnt. 'fhe most fumous clgal'otto
malwl's of 1 ! UIt are arO tS ,
A ver ' large buslnoss In clgarotto
making has beeu established In Alex ,
andria , and It is III the hands of
Greeks , who Inwortth'It' tohacco trom
their own coulll1' ) ' anll In turn ship It
to foreign cauntrles. Ellglund und the
Unltod Stat os helng the chief mrirlcot
fOl' the g'lll1lI1 : Clglll cUes. which are ,
In fact , Oreelt clgarelles , thoBo bear.
lug the title TlII'klsh IJellIg I 111 111I l.t'.JlI
from TurlC ' dlt'ecl.
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RAISES LEMONS INIOWA. ,
'Farmer's Wife Has Bearing Trees
Growing In Her Garden.
Busser , la-Not enl ' does the Iowa
rarmOl"S wife produce the fl'l1lt with
which to maltc her plUnpldn and goose ,
herr ' Illes , but ) .Irs , B. ' 1' , Little , wlfo
'of a prosperous farmer Hvlng nel\r
Busser , has succeeded In producing
the lemons with which she will manu ,
facture her lemon pies fOl' ThnnltHg\ ! ' .
lng ,
'I'lmt this ) Jnrtlclllul' vllrlet . or clt ,
rus fruit may b" cultivated with some
success In such a varied climate as
Iowa offol's has becn demonRtmted by
\h's , Little , '
She haa half a dozen lemon trees
growing In her l arden , They have
all produced fruit th'ls year , Some ot
the lemons are oC nol'mouH size , show ,
Ing that the Iowa soli Is Cull or the
substance necetJsar ) ' to the IJI'adllctlot1
of } "mon Illes ,
Many of tlH' lemons which have
I'Ipened on the trfH ! cultlvatell br Mrs.
Liltle 111'0 12 , 1 1A. : and 10'1. : Inches In
ch'eumforelH'o , anl1 will weigh neurl ) '
ono 110111111 each ,
Mrs , Lltlle declures they wlll make
Ure IInet ; lemon ) Ilofl In the state , and
'that she has made five to seven pies
fr0111 ono of her 11I1111enSO lemons. 'rho
lemons are perfect In shalle and COIOl' , .
having rlll'n'd (1venh' , and set'm to ho .1
Cull of Julco of IIn < ' ! lunl'd fIa VOl' . I
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GIVfN OOLLAR BILLS
HOW CANADIAN INDIANS RE.
CttlVE THEIR ALLOWANCES ,
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A cnt Dlctrlbutes $200,000 Among
Trl comen Each Year but Carrico
Only $30OOO-How He
Docs It ,
Seattle , Wash.-Sovcral yenrS ngc-
tlto Cnnldlanovornmont / tool < Cron\
the tl'lhus of Indlnns nbout Athal.mser.
laltO 1\1111 1'1\0\ ' a 11I1'go tmct ot lallll
I\l\d 111 JlIl 'lIlont COl' the Ramo It glvos
l'llch 'l'nl' I1vo dolh1\'S to eneh ] 11IlInn
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111111 21i to the chlors In ono dolhu'
hills ,
' 1'ho 1'0nsnn fol' thIs Is thnt the In.
( lians ( hn'llIn ! ; In the dlslrlet do 110tl
Imow the vahlO of mOIlO ' , A 111\1101' :
dollal' loolts to him ahout the same as
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hllmlt pJoco or l(1pOl' ( to 1hlhy. .
Sl10uhl the IJll111ellt ho made III It : : .
VOl' , thslmilio mh1led chlll1 or the
wlhll'I'Il'SS wauld IlIIneh II hole 11It
nnd Weal' It about his neck and lImB
a gl'l'llt deal of mone ' would 1m tnlton
fro III clrt'ulntlon , Should payment bo
llIalio 111 une' doIlar hIlI the Ind Ian Is
lIable to lese It ,
Once oneh yoal' a 1'01ll'osentativo ot
the Canadian ! ; ovol'llmont maltes 1\
tlto h' ' 1111(1 the
trl1) through cl1un ( Imys
Indians , 011 this trill ho tnltes $ : ! OI1QO ,
In one doUnl' bills and wllI pl'obahl ) '
) lllr out mOrO than $200,000 , ' 1'ho
nntural fluostlon rram civilization Is ,
Hl1w does he do It ?
As the Indlnn Imows 11nth\ng \ about
the value or mone ' his method ot
financial trade Is Q1I the value o !
sldns , mVCl'ythhl ! ho bu 's Is 1'e\Ono\ \ (
by sIt Ins , aul1 wholl one taUS doUara
to 111m , his face hns the expresslol\
hlanlt cllrl1hlJc : , FortunatofOl' \ the
( ) \'ornment , tl10 Hudson Bn ' com ,
IH\II ' has secured the entire conll'
Ilenco of 1110 Inllillno during the C011'1
tm' ) ' of doallng with them , nml the
mono ' \laid' \ to the ] ndlans flndH Its' '
wa ) ' Into the tradlng , )1osts ) of tl10 COIl1' ,
Ilnny , I
Here Is how the , government )1ay. ) ;
muster does his )1henomenal ) stunt ofl
) ) 'lng $200.000 01' moro \\'Ith only !
$30,000 In his )1ocltet ) , He gee ! ! dlrl,1ct
to n district Inhablled by IJ01'hl1)JS ) 2-
000 01' 3,000 Inilians ; llel'O ho wlII ) In '
from $ l , OOO to $20.000 In "treatr ,
manor. " Each 1ndlan and his famllYI
Is glvon the fIve one doUar bills In
payment for hll1 S\11'I'01Hler oC the land ,
and each chief hi ! ! $21i , '
Aflm' malting this ( ll1ymont the IJay. .
n1l\9tol' taltes u rest for n. short tlmo at' '
the Hudson Buy )1ast ) lH.\rest the pay
station , 'Within n. Cow days the In'
dlans have mhl10 n. lIne to the Iloat
amI there } ) urchased whatever 1001(8
gOOlI to t om. 'rhe ' wllaelt the money
down on to the trading 110St counter ,
"Order something wOl'th perhnps IiO
cents 11I1(1 ( leave , The cOmllan ) ' agent
charges the rell man with what ho has
purchased and , credits him wltl1 the
balance of the five dollars , so that In
the Cuturo ho can trade out the 1'0'
mindel' of the amount.
WHhin n. weele from the date of ,
paring the treat ) ' mono ) ' every dollar ;
of the amount has been Imld Into tho' '
trading llOlt. 'rho pl1ymustor gives the
( lost agent a checlt fOl' the amount amI
starls for the next Indian settlement.
SLEEPING MEN BEST THINKERS
Also Act WIUl. Wonderful Quickness ,
Declares French Professor ,
Baltlmare , Md-Prof. P orro Jouet ,
of the Paris SOI'honne , In II lectl11'o on
somnamlJ\llIslIl \ at , JohnB 1I0lldnl1 ( lInl.
verallr , said that w11110 BOlnnnmbullstg' '
( ) an IWO lhlngs and Bllealt liuenl1y they
can nuL I'emomhor what occurred durIng -
Ing the delll'lum , lIe sa I :
" 'I'he 10mnambullsL has not 0\11' dull
mOlllorr of thlllgs , J Ie sees the ob ,
jects ho sflenlts of IInd realI ' heal's ,
feels and touchcB the , exactlr as If
they wore rcat.
"Whon a IlIltlent SIJeal < H ho hns u ( lu-
ener of lallguago and even an ( 'Io ,
< 1l1ence that are lIulOl'IOI' ) to his nor ,
111111 IJoWel's. ' Whell hn ncts ho haR a
IH'eclslon IInd < ] ulclmess that 111'0 woil'
dorfuI.
"The lI1an who I'IIn to the h0l18 tel )
showeel 1I10re agl1lt . thlln he , woul < l
hllvo had In his nUl'lI1al state , eveil If
ho hnd not heen IlIlrah'zed ,
"In connection with this ) H'cclBlon
and ccrtalnt ' of '
nWII101'y wo fInd
some strange lI1untal blanlts , You
slwalt , of r.allents IInd they do not an ,
SWCl' , You tl' to 111111(0 'al1r presence
relt , they < 10 not Ilel'co ve , ' 1',0 , malte
yalll'self heard you lI1ust dl'oam with
the Imtlent and Hfleal. to him only In
accol'dance with J1Is delll'lum. " .
OWNS THE OLDEST CLOCK ,
Physician Has Elght'day Time Recorder - ,
corder with Long History ,
Supulplt , OltlV.-Dc. D , W , A Vel' ) ' , of
this city , Is the IJOSSessol' of what Is'
Ill'obably t 1C oldeBt cloclt In Oltlaho-
ma. It Is oC the tall varlet ) ' , generally ,
sJolten of as "grandfather's cloele "I
and Is of the same sOlt monllondd :
In l..ongCelIow's famous poem.
The eloclt was brought to the terrl. '
torr by Dr , Aver ) ' when' ho eamo hero ,
and wo.o . made h ) ' his HI'eatgran fa ,
thor at least lliO 'ent'H ag-o In the town
ot Preston , Conn , The wOl'lts are of ,
bl'UHs , and rl1n eight days ,
The case Is or Hollel clwl'rr , whlIol
the Cael ! Is IIlllllof one solid II Ieee of
bl'lIsS COIIIJloHltlon , hllmmered out by
hand , then ) llated , and tlnall ' hand en , !
gravell In elllhorate style" It Is some.
eight feet tall , IInll Is intended to
stand on lho floor , Besides telling 1
the moment and thl ) hOIll' , It has at
second hand , IIIBO It calendar Illal that
tells the day of th ( ' 1I10nth. 'rho old
clock stili lWIls ( as good tlmo as evor.
t.
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DO I-IUMANE WORK.
EXCELLINT , ; : : RECORD OF WEST.
ERN SOCIETIES ,
Colorado Claims the Best Assocl\tlon
for the Protectlon.of Children and
A lmals-Other Statcs to
Take Tlmt as Model. '
In n 1101)01' reatI borer the thlrtloth
nn11\ml mooting of the Amorlcan lIu. r
l11ano assoclntlon , J101d nt Chicago , 11.
a , Mnnn or Omaha made the totlow"
! ng statemen ts :
With two or three oxcoptlons there
11\0 \ humane orglUllzations In all the
states nnd t01'l'ltorles west ot the
MlssISldpll , Imt ml\n ) ' or them are
local 111111 I1ctlvo only In It elt ) ' or
count ' . anll some oxlst htv In nnme.
n Is elalmel1 that Colorado has the
best state Ol'gmtmtlon : Cor the pro.
tectlon of chllllron I1ntI anhnals , in
lhnt It accon\pllshes umier its B'B'
tom-covorln ( ; a largo fIold-inoro 1'0'
sulll1 ror th money cXIJended than anr
ether humane , organization In the
countr ' , 'rho Colorado lIunmno so.
clol ' , without losing Ita exlstcnce or
Idontlt ) ' as corporl1to - bOth- , Was In
1DOl coustltuted by nct of loglslaturo
"Tho- State Board of Chtld and Ani.
mal Protectlon. ' 'rho governor , nt.
torno "gonoral anll supol'lntondont ot ,
11llbllc hlstructlon are o"o01clo mom.
bOl's or the board or dlrectol's , ho
state alllll'oJrlatos ) $2,1100 to $3.000 a :
year , , and othel' recolpts malto Ul n.
I'evenuo for the BOe\Ot \ ' of nbollt $ , - ,
000. So\'on 111111lred ( antI Courteon
agenta 111'0 scnttored throughout the
state , remote parts bolng 100lOd after
about as well as In the city of Don.
\ ' r , , POrhl1lls In no ether stnto Is
serious o t't".J I't n1l1l10 to onCorco the
, w for chlltI and tlnhnal protoctlon
\n \ small communities and In rural
dlsh'lcts the sl1mo 1\8 In' the cltlos.
'l'ho Nobraslm soclet ' has decided
to I1slt the next 10glsl11t11I'e Cor 1sllto
board or chillI amI animal protection ,
1ontI1111has ono motIolml on , the
Colomdo Illan , with the ossentlal dlf.
forenco that Its ol11cors tlro potltlcal
appointees , and , as a consequence ,
goneratly inol11clent ,
' 1'hero are vcr ) ' I\ctlvo organizations
In Kansl\s City , St. Joseph , Mlpnoap.
oils , St , Pl1ul , Dca 1\Iolnes , maha ,
San l ranclsco , Los Angole ! ! and Port.
land , Council Bluffs 113 about to or.
ganlze socloh' with the mn 'or for
Ilresillont antI the , chlof oC police as
on of Its dh'oetors.
'EIght western stl1tos have HpoclfIOlI
law" In roll1Uon to the doclt1ng ot ,
horscs' talla , vlz , : Nebraslm , Iowa ,
l\lInnelota : , Utl1h , Col01'lldo , Washing.
ton , Ore : on amI Cnllfornln , . .rho laws ,
: : m the lUbjoet enacted In some ot
these stnt lU'O not practical , as un.
dol' them , In order to auc essfutly
prosecute , ' , t Is necessar ' to catch
the on'endor in the net. In NObl'asluJ
n. reward of 1i0 Is offeretI Cor evillenc
that wl11 convict of thlt ! offense , ' 1'ho
1\lIehlgan law , paBsell In IDOl , anI !
the Colo1'lldo act of 1SD ! > Bhould b < t
eonsldoroll by us in nsldng for legis.
latlon In the futurO , '
Nebraslm , Iowa , Colorado and Oregon
gen have s oclfic laws IH'ohlbllins the
use or IIvo birds for tnrgets , In Calli
Cornia ahout four years ago 0111'
trlonda secnred a convlcUon under thr , '
genoral"cl'l1oHy nct fOl' shooting pig.
eonB released from traps ,
Camornla , Colorado , Missouri and
Oldahonm have humane oducatlon
ll\ws , 'fho stl1temont has been made
that the Oklnhoma law Is the best
In the country. :
Child labor Is not the gl'a vo prol10 :
sltlon , with the west thut It is In the
eust 1\1111 In the south , and wo do not
hear ot much c01111/1alnt. In many
cities the truunt officel' or ther ot-
fIclnl maIms a l'egu I Ill' Inspection at
fnctorles and othel' "laces where el1l\ \ .
tll'en may ho omlloyod ) to see that
the law it ! not violated , In all our
cities there are \1'lous Institution's
that loolt , aClel' the welfare ot chll.
dren ,
Ever ' winter 40OOO , OO hehless cnt.
tlo BuffoI' for wunL oC food and drlnk- '
on the weatern ranges between the
Missoul'l rlv01'
IUld the Puelflc ocean ,
and very IIttlo Is bolng done , outsldo
of the alate or Col01'lldo , to rellevo
this condition or affalt's , ' 1'hls and the
translJOrtallon < 1l sllon are the great.
est problems ill th/J humane work or
the western states ,
Increasing Age of Heroines ,
" 'I'he age ot the heroine in novels"
wo are told , I 'hns been steadily going
up , 'l'hore was a lime when the ) 'oung
girl of 17 01' 20 was the enl ' IJOs81bl0
oorolno of a tomunce , Now she mar
flguro In a stal' ' , but it will bo mom
as a sldo charnctm' than as the 'lead ,
Ing lady. ' ' ' 'I'hero are douhless fash ,
Ions In these thlugs , The ugly ho.
rolun camn In Ilbout the mlddlo of the
ast century , She Is 110W , poor girl ,
no more- She flourished with the
ugly hOl'O , which was sUI'ely rather
hard fartuno Cor both of them , The
thollght or It proct'sslon ot aged her.
olnes seems to suggest a .deeper serl ,
ousness limn wo ha vo been used to ,
That , howevol' , mar do ns no harm , "
His Claim for Help ,
Dr. Lawrence , blshol ) of Iassachu ,
sells , says that ho received Cl letter
from 11. man in IH'lson who aslwd him
for help In get ling out oC It , "Yoll
oUlht ta COIllO , " the clIll1'ltTuto ) , "fol'
I did a , great ravOl' rOl' ' ( ) U last win.
tel' , Wlwn 'our ) J01't1'111 t was belnl ;
palntoltbo \ artist hired 1110 as a lilY
fI ure , and I stood In 'OU1' l'obas for
hours togethol' . HVas the hardest
job 1 e\'or did. " "I agreed with him , "
the bishop sa 's , ' ' 'rher Is no harJer
10b : but 1 could not set blm out on
that plea. "