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HOW INDIANS FAB E.
DR. PARKHURST WOULD RATHER BE
A MALAY.
(Ion. T. J. Illergan, “Ex-Commissioner of
Indian Ali'airs, Tells How 31111:]: “Forse
Ofl'tlie Doctor 'W'mlld Be If He \Vere a
Yellow Subject of Spain.
D11. Parkhurst of New York recent-
ly preach;d a sermon in which he said:
"I would rather be a Malay subject
to Spain than be an American Indian
subject to the Indian Bureau. So
long as it is an understood thing that
office. is spoils we may well pray to
be delivered from the responsibility
of governing dependencies.”
Hon. T. J. Morgan wrote the Tribune
in dei‘rnse of the Government's care
of the Indians as follows:
By "Malay" I suppose is meant any
inhabitant. of the Philippine Islands;
and I assume that Dr. Parklmrst
means by his statement to institute. a.
comparison between Spain‘s treatment
of the Philippines and our treatment
of the Indians. I do not raise the
question, “'ould Dr. Parkhurst rather
be a “Malay” or an “Indian”? as I do
not. suppose that is involved. Let us
glance then for a moment at what
seems to me a fair statement as to the
difference .in the Spanish method of
dealing with the Philippines and our.
method of dealing with the Indians.
First—Spain has derived from t‘h‘:
Philippine Islands :1 large revenue by
a system of taxation which has borne
heavily upon the inhabitants.
She has sought to force from them the
largest pes-sible amount of money. and
has spent upon them for their own
benefit a mere pittance.
\Ve have never regarded the Indians
as subjects of taxation or sources of
revenue. On the other hand, we have
treated them as wards and have be-
stowed upon them as gratuities large
sums of money. “"hcn we have taken
their land it has been by agreement,
and we have paid them for it large
sums of money in the aggregate. A
large part of the present. expense of
the Indian Bureau is incurred in the
payment to them of stated annual
sums in fulfilment of treaty stipula-
tions.
Let me give one single illustration:
The Osage Indians. 110w living in In-
dian Territory. a remnant new of
about fifteen hundred people. hold in
common a large reservation on which
they live, where they have for the
most part comfortable homes, exten-
sive farms, stocked with cattle and
horses and supplied with a fair
amount of agricultural unplements.
From this land alone it weald be. pos—
sible for them to obtain an abundant
subsistence: with proper industry no
Indian would suffer want. But in ad-
;liiion to this landed estate—in the use
of which they are protected by the
Inovcrnnient —tl1ere is to their credit
in the Treasury of the United States
$8.000.007), on Which the Government
pays them in cash every three months
the sum of $100,000. Besides this, the
[lover1nn-cnt maintains for them large,
well-equipped boarding schools. A
good many white men have thought
it well to go among these Osages,
111;:1'1'y their daughters and identify
themselves with the tribe in order to
share in their wealth. If an instance
similar to this can be pointed out by
Dr. Parkhu-rst in Spain‘s treatment of
the Malays. I should be exceedingly
' interested in reading it.
Second—Jl‘hc five so-called civilized
tribes—Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws,
Chickasaws and Seminoles—in the In-
dia-11 'I‘errito-ry have for many years
maintained their position as nations,
each tribe'having its own autonomy,
its landed estate, its system of legisla-
tion. administration, courts and
schools under the protectorate of the
limited States. The Government is
seeking through the Dawes Commis-
sion to prevail upon these people to
surrender their autonomy and identify
themselves with the people of the
1111th States as citizens. I donot
know 0-1: any similar instance of abso-
lute self—government among the Ma-
lays under Spanish protection. If
there is such will Dr. "arkhurst kind-
ly indicate it?
Tlfliii'cl—Atny and every Indian has
the. privilege of separating from the
tribe. assuming civilized hafbits, ac-
cepting allotments of land and becom-
ing a citizen of the United States, with
the. full enjoyment. of all ordinary
privileges of citizenship and with
some. special safeguards and exemp-
tions which his white fellow-citizens
do not enjoy.
Fouit'h—The United States, through
the Indian Bureau, is maintaining
among the Indians of this country a
system of public boarding-schools wt
a cost of about $3,000,000 annually, in
which there are now enrolled no less
than twenty-four thousand Indian pu-
pils, who are fed, clothed, instructed
and nursed when. sick at the expense
of the United Suites. From the best
information that I have been able to
obtain. Spain has adopted no such
scheme of education for the Malays;
under he1 control, and I had supposed
that the outlook for the Indian boy
and girl who can receive free of cost
the advantages offered in these great
l-overnment schools,
ccive not only a common English edu-
cation but an industrial training, and
1111111111 there. is open to them on leav-§
1127.1; school the choice of occupation
112.11 of residence anywhere in the
Tailed States. was possibly superior
to that of the Malay
1'. ct me if I am mistaken?
Fifth—It, is commonly understood
and I had supposed it was correct,
Will Dr. l’arkhurst kindly cor-1
' fright!’
where they re-l
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under Spanish 1.
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among them as religious liberty. 0n
.he- other hand, the Indian Bureau
lees not seek to impose upon the In-"
li'ans any form of religion, but gives
:l1em the utmost freedom of action in
:eligious matters. and oil’ers e'et'y fa-
cility to any and all religious denom-
Inlations for the prosecution among
them of missionary work.
For these and for other reaSons
which I might mention I confess that
for myself I should rather be an In-
zlian under the Indian Bureau than a
\Ialay subject to Spain.
THE SOUTH’S COTTON PROBLEM.
5. New l‘hem'y to Account for the Falling
Price and Increasing Acreage.
Along with the question of the iden-
tity of the. man who assaulted “ii i-
2am Patterson. with the controx'ersy
)vcr the relative merits of. city and
3onntry life and the (Bx-cussion wheth-
er married men live. 011 the average
.onger than single men or only imagine.
that it is longer. is another familiar
subject, of dispute not. yet SCIUPilu-V'Il)’
the cotton acreage of the South keeps
2onsta1ntly increasing and why the.
1gric111-t111'ists of that region do not
vary their pro-ducts. “ The cotton acre-
age in the South has steadily been 111-
:-reasing for a good many years: the
selling value of cotton has been stead-
Ily going down. As the acreage has
been enlarged the selling price of cut-
ton has decr:e1sr d. with the result
that. thatch the gross value 01' the
American (otton (rop does not vary
radically irom vea 1 t0 1eur.the r.a.ti:-
of the exp.--11ses involvte in its pro
inction. the cost of labor. innehiin-ry.
[and and interest. is steadily 011 the in-
crease. Now there comes forward a
man with a new theory to explain
the 111:1.tt11r. He hails from the heart
of the cotton district of Georgia. 1‘11"
chief 1,-11tt011:111'111luring State till Terms
bore away the palm of eminence. liir
theory is that the reason why 1h
price of 1111111111 is going down and 111:-
cotton acreage is increasing Is that
each year that a larger number of
colored men and a sinnllcr nuinbcr of
white 1111111 are engaged as principal.»-
in cotton culture. lie avers that ii:
all the southern states negroes are buy—
Ing far-11.1 lands and they are producing
cotton at a cost below that at which
the white 1111111 can produce it. Their
rapid strides forward in (11111111 1111i-
ture have done more than :111ythi.:
else to double the cotton 011111111;~1u.
reduce the price in the last few ytaiz-z
They have driven the price down.
Flldvl' the direction of the l>1~p~21ri
ment of Agriculture there. were mail.
last. year some inquiries into the die
tary of «01111141 inhabitants of lhe car.
ton bel1. ibe investigation was ('Ul‘~
duttcd in 1o-ope‘1'ati0n with the .\_'.:'.';
cultural (.f‘ollege of Alabama. 11 wrt.‘
shown by them that the averag-
daily diet of a negro la-btu'cr i1: 11::
cotton fields amounted to llll't‘D-(lilzll’
ters of a pound of bacon. less 1hr:-
half a. pound of flour, half a pound. o}
molasses. and one pound of (j-111'111111111i.
and that as a result of their modes 0:
sustenance and their ways of life. the
labor of colored men in the cotton
belt was of such small material value
as seiioush to embarass and threaten
the work of the white fillillGl"S—\\Ii 1111—
CV (11 the colored men have control oi
the land. The matter was brought up
for discussion at a. recent conventim
at Macon. (1a.. and considerable sup
port was given to this view of the
case.‘
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BILL NYE’S BIG HIT.
l‘he Audience ”Was Full of Emotion and
Appreciation.
The following is one of James Whit-
comb Riley's stories of his former lect-
urine; partner. liill Nye:
It 11 as the 111::11i11g of then joint sea-
son: they 11211! both been rusticating
during the vacation and Were. boll-1
brown as. l:=11rri<1s. Nye-looked much
like an ()ibello in his sunbnrned
make-1111111111 Iii lc_1 suggested to him
the applh ation of some ‘liquid white."
:1 11~s11111tic much effected by the gent-
ler 11X of the profession.
Nye sent I’or the preparation. and
never having used anything of the
be filled the palm of his
and carelessly smeared
it over his countenance. There was no
mirror in his very primitive dressing
room. and Riley was beautifying him-
self on the other side of the stage.
The “liquid white." dries out some
what like whitewash. and when Nye
appeared before the audience he was
a. sight to behold. His head, looked
like a frosted 10p piece on a wedding
cake; his face. white as the driven
snow. was expressionless and 111.1 11k.
The audience shrieked, and when he
cameoff from his first selection. they
demanded his reappearanco. "it:
obliged them to howls of laughter;
again he made "his exit, and again was
redemanded by the uproarious audi-
once.
Believing he had made a h1it,he was
about 1et1nnini1 to the stage. when he
was caught by the arm by Mrs. Nye,
who exclaimed: “William Edgar Nye,
What have you got on your face?”
“Nothing but its usual expression.
my dealt.”
“Explession—flddlesticks! You’re. a
oiled his 'wife, and leading
him to whom there was a piece of
broken looking glass, showed him how
he looked.
Nye was mortified, and catching
sight of Riley, just about going on the
stage. he 11 ould have undoubtedly fol-
lowed him on and been revenged, but
for the intervention of Mrs. Nye.
His head was scraped, combed and
washed, and his next selection was
read without a “hand” from 1the‘audi-
ence. Moreover. the story is a fact.
and not a press agent’s concoction.
kind before,
hand with it
“Do you call this angel cake, Kath-
that the inhabitants of the Philippine urine?”
islands —'l1a1e been plundered and op.
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messed by 11113 socalled religious or ‘
“Yes; isn’t it good?”
“Of course, dear; but I didn’t know
deal to a very’ extreme degree. and there were any iron-jawed angels.”—
that. :beie is practically no such than; PM“ “Win?" 5-., ' ‘
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can be hottenmanigod:
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NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Extravagant aarnltures and lovely in
accessories of every descriptionrwhich
tend to enhance the beauty of my
lady’s toilette are now displayed in all
the large establishments and shops ;
belts and girdles are set forth in tempt-
ingarray, and stony hearted indeed,
must be the woman who can pass these
dainty trifies by without a. qualm of
‘Elaborate fichus, collets. stocks, ticz.‘
envy, for in the end it is certainly these '
little details which makes the real
beauty of a. finished toilette.
Among the novelties are rich and
unique buckles and buttons, in costly
metals oftentimes studded with prec-
ious stones, while priceless lace and
exquisitely jeweled embroidery is seen
on many of the handsome gowns re-.
cently imported.
The variety and beauty of the neck
fixings is especially noticeable, and as
even the severe tailor made gown now
boasts a fluffy neck trimming of some
description, these charming additions
to the toilette are much in demand.=
The shoulder capes and collarettes are
eSDecially attractive and are really in— ,
dispensable to ,every feminine ward— ‘
robe in that they may be donned at a
moment’s notice and give an air of
style and finish to the plainest frock.
Every variety of material from the
filmiest chiffon and lace to the richest
and most expensive fur is employed. in
the making of these adornments. Many
of the models just cover the shoulders
and are usually made with a tiny
square or round yoke, with an attached
flounce often of a contrasting color and
material, a lovely model being car-
ried out. in Persian lamb and silver
fox. A high Medici collar and stole
ends reaching to the waist line, gave a.
chic appearance to this particular col-
let. Stole ends, by the‘way, are ex-
tensively employed on these little
capes, especially those designed for
evening, and are either of the material
composing the cape, or of broad bands
of velvet or satin ribbon.
A novelty in stock collars is made
of tucked velvet or satin, shaped on
either side to extend in points just
beneath the ears, with a fetching bow
in front of pleated chiffon of the same
shade. the stock. They come in all
the newest shades and brighten up an
otherwise dingy freck in a wonderful
manner, especially if a girdle to match
is worn.
Large lace collars and scarfs falling
over the shoulders and tied in front to
form long fichu ends is a pretty fash-
ion and a decidedly popular one. These
scarfs are in many cases bordered all
round with applications of fine lace.
tied in a careless knot directly in the
front," with the long ends wider at the
bottom reaching almost to the foot of
the skirt.
The boa. which still retains a promi-
nent place in the feminine fancy and
will undoubtedly remain in favor while
women continue to muffle up their
necks, are shown in great variety.
Fluffy ostrich feathers compose many
of them, while others are made of chif-
fon or tulle, ruched so thickly as to be
fully as wide as a. feather boa.
Four in hands, made of heavy d011-
ble faced satin ribbon, combined with
rich lace and brought twice around the
neck. is a popular fancy and is often an
accompaniment of the tailor-made
frock. Fur and velvet are also com-
bined in these ties, one recently seen
of rich violet velvet, with pointed ends
and cross piece of narrow fur, making
a pretty adornment.
Another fad is the fluffy tie of soft
black chiffon, which has superseded the
dainty White one which was so high in
favor during the warm summer
months. In gloves for dressy wear
biscuit colored suede is the most up-to-
date style, and for morning or business
wear glace gloves in all the reddish
and brown shades are in good taste.
While columns could be written on
the subject of dress accessories a few
words must be said of the lovely cos—
tumes themselves, especially of a. hand-
some model exhibited by a. fashionable
courturiere and intended for a swell
patron.
Royal blue mottled velvet was the
material employed, with yoke and vest
of antique satin. The skirt, made with
a long overskirt, slashed at the bot-
tom, was cut with a seam down the
center and one on each side. The
overskirt' was very close fitting around
the hips and back and fastened in the
center of the back. This was mount-
ed over a foundation skirt of Royal
blue taffeta, to which was attached the
flounce of velvet. Stitched velvet
bands outlined the overskirt and
adorned the carnage and close fitting
sleeves. A band of Persian embroid-
ery formed the garnlture on the yoke.
A fetching little turban of Royal blue
velvet and straw, with a bow of velvet
resting on the hair dirostly in the
front, and trimmed with satin and
wings, completed this dressy toilette.
Not Satisfactory to Everyone.
People who are in a position to pro- .
'phesy say that the sons which but-
;ion, hook, or lace over the tournour in
the perfectly plain way, shown on new
gowns, are not going to be worn as
much as was thought. To wear one,
a. woman requires a perfectly fashion-
able figure, and when the women who ,
have not tried the plain backed gowns
see how.ugly their friends look in
them, they will not sacrifice themselves
even on the altar of fashion. ‘Gowns
with a. few plalts, though almost in-
visible in the back, are most satisfac-
tory. The Princess effect is to be
seen in many gowns, but it u fre-
quently the effect and not the genuine
Princess cut, the absolute severity of
which is trying. A son having waist
and skirtseseparate, and a. simpie ‘cord
finish at the waist line, has the plain
enact, but the» lines below the waist
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Shod with the “Neversllp” your horse's
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11 not having to constantly remove the
goes for sharpening.
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fielden Hill. Wilton, consisting of about 30
acres of land, largefidwelling house, barn, car-
riage house. grainery. smoke house, hennery,
etc., will be sold cheap if applied for at once.
Is excellently located and would make a. fine
health resort. Address,
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