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It the Heppner Gazette. Without
it the Heppner hills would appear
dry and barren. People read it;
business men advertise in it.
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an authority on agriculture or poli
tics, but true to the interests of Us
neighbors.
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Train leaves Heppner 10:04 p. nt. dally, except
Sunday. Arrives 4:55 a. in. daily, except Mon
day. West bound passenger leaves Heppner Junc
tion 2:19a. m.; east bound 12:51 a. m.
Freight trains leave Heppner Junction going
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p. m. and 6.45 a. in. , :
jolted States Officials.
I'resident.. Grover Cleveland
Vioe-President.... Ad'ai Brevenson
Hoorelary of State , Richard B. Olney
Seoretery of Treasury. ....John G. Carlisle
Secretary of Interior K. K. Francis
Secretary of War Daniel U. Lamont
rleoretaryof Navy Hilary A. Herbert
Postmaster-General...... William L. Wilson
Attorney-General Judgon Harmon
Secretary of Agriculture...... J, Sterling Morton
8tate of Oregon.
Governor... ., W. P. Lord
Secretary of Stat.. H. K. Kinoaid
Treasnrer.... ...Phil. Metsnhan
Ropt. Public Instruction G. M. Irwin
Attorney General . CI. M. Idlemen
Bvnatora f i G. W.. MoBride
"""o 1 J. H. Mitchell
con liTm?.mmD
Printer W. H. Leeds
( R. . B.n,
Supreme Judges......... F, A. Moore,
: i . - ( C E. Wolverton
Sixth Judicial District.
Circuit Judge Stephen A. Lowell
Prosecuting Attorney ,.H. . .
Morrow County OBicials.
total Senator... ... , A, W. Gnwan
tlepreseotative J. V. Brown
'nnty Judge A. G. Hartholomew
. 1 Cornmismnnm-s,.... ),tt. Howard
J. W. Heckett.
" Clerk J. W. Morrow
" Sheriff K. L. Matlock
" Tnasnrer Frank Uillinni
" Assessor J. Willis
Mtirvayor... J. W. Horuor
School Sup't Jay W. Shipley
' ' Coroner .....B. F. V.oghau
BBPPKBB Town OrriOERS.
-itayot Thoe. Morgan
Cxmcilmen ft. 8. Horner, K. J.
Hlonnm, Frank Rogers, Geo. Conner, Frank
Gilliam, Arthur Minor.
Reoorder F. J. Hallook
rreasnrar M E, L. Fnteland
Maralial A. A. Huberts
PreeMctOBIeerr.- ;,
Justice of the Paeo..... W. K. Richardson
Consult!. N. B. Wbststonf
' Halted State lad Ofuear. v
THi Dalles, oi,
J. F. Moors ., Register
A. B. Biggs itaonver
.. LA OBAKDB, OB.
B. F. Wilson Register
I. H. Kobbins .. Receiver
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KAWLINB POtff.NO.IL
Q. A. R.
'at at Lanngton. Or., the Iwt fWnrdiiy of
chBimth, All vtars sire invited t Ms.
"C.looa, Gso. Vf . Hbitb.
AdinUut, tf Cwninamlar.
D.J. McFaul, M. D.
OI'H'ICICl i
At Mrs. H. Welch's Residence.
Might telephone: connection with
the ratar Hotel.
E. L FREELAND,
COLLECTIONS,
" INSURANCE,
ABSTRACTS.
U. S. LAND COMMISSIONER.
' baad tilings and Final Proofs Taken,
STLNOGRAPDEB. ' NQT.RT PIEUCL
Haiioaai im oi Mwi
wi. rm.ANo. lift. & Rmnor.
rrtt. Casks.
TEJIXSACTS A KSEUt HSIU BTSIKESS
. COL,L,KOTIONH
Made o Famwabla Terma,
CHANCE BOUGHT i SOLI)
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First National Bank
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Voce Of Intention.
Land Officb at La Ibinm, Orkoon,
November 16th 1H96.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
lv following-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be made
before County Clerk of Morrow County. Oregon,
at Heppaer, Oregon, on December 29. 18a6. viz:
JAMES McENTIRE,
H. E. No. 5277 for theSE NVV'H. S NEV and
NE14 8WJ4 Sec. 25 Tp. 1 8. R. 27 E. W. M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
Michael Kenny, James Cartv, Francis Kil
kenny Thomas Gilflllin, all of Heppner Oregon.
494-04 B. F. VULSON, Register.
SUMMONS.
INJUSTICES COURT FOR THE SIXTH Dis
trict, 8tate ol Oregon, County of Morrow.
Minor & Co., et al., Plaintiffs,
vs.
Ben Poppen, Defendant.
To Ben Poppen, Defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon, we com
mand yon to appear before the undersigned, a
Justice of the Peace in Heppner, in said County
and State, on or before the 30th day of December,
1696, at the hour of a;o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, at my otline in the said town to answer
the complaint of Minor & Co. et al., founded on
express contracts and wherein they demand the
sum of One Hundred Twenty-six and 10-100 Dol
lars, for which sum Judgment will be rendered
against you if you fall so to appear and answer
said complaint.
Given under my hand this 17th dav of Nov.
A. D., 1898. W. A. RICHARDSON,
493.05. Justice of the Peace. ,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE ""STATE
of Oregon for Morrow County. In the
matter of the estate of James Galloway, deceas
ed. The undersigned having been appidnted
by the county court of the state of Oregon, for
Morrow county, administrator of the estate of
James Galloway, deceased, notice Is hereby
given to the creditors of, and all persons having
claims against ssid deceased, to present them
verified as required by law, within six months
after the first publication of this notice to J. M.
Kces, Administrator, at his residence near lone,
Morrow Co., Oregon. J. M. KEE8,
Administrator of the estate of James Galloway,
deceased.
' Dated NOV; 23, 1896. " 495-03. :
NOTICE OF INTENTION.
f AND OFFICE AT THE DALLES, OREGON,
lu Nov. 19, lHUfi. Notice Is hereby given that
the following-named settler has filed notice of
hur intention to make flual proof in support ol
her claim, and that said proof will bo mad
before J. W. Morrow, County Clerk, at Heppner.
Oregon, on January 9th, 197, vis: ;
MARTHA C. EMRY, net Martha C. Hoskins, !
Hd. No. 8999, for the RU NWU and N 8W!a
Sec 1, Tp 18, R 26 E, W M.
Hhe names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, vis: ..
Nelson Cnmpton. James H. Smith. Robert
knlghten, Wesley Compton, all of Hardmau.
Oregon.
J AS. F. MOORE,
496-08 Register.
Notice of Mention.
; Lwd OrriCl at La Grands, Orkoon,
' Novrmlwr IHth
lOTICB 18 HEREBY GIVEN 1 HAT THE
1 following-named settler has filed notice of
his intention (. make final proof in support ol
bis claim, and thai said proof will he made lie
fore the County lerk of Morrow Co.. Oregon,
at Heppner, Oregon on Decern her 29th. Dfje, vli:
FRAN'18 KILKENNY,
H. K. No. IW7H for the N HWW A.NU NKU See.
25 Tp. 1 S. R. 27 K W, M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said laud, vis:
Michael Kenny, James Carty. James He
ml.. Tlmn...mliliii .11 .1 n ' .
Entire. ThomaaUlIflllln all of H.iipiior. Oregon.
A'H tit n v uiim,jj ,
Timber Culture Final Proof.
Nolle for PuhlirstloB.
t'niTgn Ptatrs Lard Orrn g,
. . The Dalle.. Oregon, Nov. 17. In.
VOTICK 18 HEHKHY GIVEN THATJi:iRK
m J. Turner, of Heppner, Oregnti, bu AM
notice of Intention to tnakn final proof before
J. W. Morrow, Co. Clers, at hli nfflm In Hcpp
ner, Oregon, on Kaluniay the th day of January.
I7, on timber culture appllrailoa Ho. MHO, lor
the HM nl aertton Nrt. -JH in ln...l,t,. k'A 1
sooth, rang No. J sut
ne nmi ss wiiuwes: William Q. MNktrty,
Rnlwrt W. lurner. Jtmis f. Berry, frank L
Bell. o Ucppiier, Oregon.
4 W JAit W. MOORK. Register.
Notice of Intention.
I AND OFriCK AT t.A (iRAKDK, ORKOON,
t lc. a, lMi. Nntlre f hereby given that
the fiilloli;g named srttl,.f (,,. ni4 notice of
his Intention to make nnal pronf In supprirt ol
his rlnlin. and that saM .nil will tia mad m
fore County Clerk ol Morrow count v. Oregon,
a lleppoer, Kmaon, oa January la, lav, via:
Tlloy Ag MclXTIRK.
H. R Ko. KM, for th BE( fkss 19, Is I R, R V
E. 9j H,
Ha nam tha following wltnisat In pmr
his rnnttnumia mudsor upon and cultltatlna
of, said land, vis;
THomas tilinillit. Ales CnrnMt, Jam Ms
InUr and Jam Johnson, ail 4 Hrj.en.r. rtr.
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ORIGIN OF THE EAR.
Vatar Mad It Out of the CM af t
I'Ua lBg Agaa Ago.
Wbce the fiali eatrni athiire, It water
breathlftf apperatut wti no lonprr ol
mnj una o it. wr.tn iVof. Henry
Drummanii In Mrrflure's Megaclae. Al
Bret It ha4 U kmp Jt on, fur l( Urfik a
Ion time to r--rf. i t the alr tfrralhinf
afrparata wblrh wis to rrpta It.
Ilat rhn thU was rca ly tha prvblem
waa, what to (in with the earlier orfaoT
Nature Is rsercllnTly .n.Knlc, and
eostUl not throw all thl mrhanUta
way. In fact Nature alm4 never
parta with a t,' Mrueri she kaa rme
sntvle. W:,..t . u chanf il
lata esw'.'i.nf rt . t'onvprwly, X.
ttnw mrlUn nt i'iih anything new; hef
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1896.
BACTERIA AND TOBACCO.
A Theory That Inoculation Hay Iasprov
the Flavor of the Leaf.
It would hardly be imagined that
there was much connection between
bacteria and tobacco, but the progress
in the science of bacteriology, which
is now making such rapid strides, has
shown that such is the case. Although
some bacteria are so deadly, others are
found to be of the greatest possible
service to mankind. It has been dis
covered that these minute organisms
play an important part in determining
the quality of tobacco. The leaves of
the tobacco plant before they are
worked up into cigars and finally
handed over to the public undergo cer
tain fermentative changes. It was
formerly supposed that the alteration
in their condition thus brought about
was due to purely chemical changes,
but some experiments recently made
are regarded by the Louisville Courier
Journal as going to show that these
Important results are brought about
by special micro-organisms. In a pa per
read before the German Botanical
society, Suchland gives an account of
his investigations on the bacteria
found in different kinds of tobacco.
He has examined fermented tobaccos
from all parts of the world, and found
that they contain plenty of micro
organisms, although but few varieties,
as a rule, but two or three different
species in any particular brand, and
but rarely micrococcus forms. He
finds that pure cultures of bacteria ob
tained from one kind of tobacco and
inoculated on to another kind gener
ated in the latter a taste and aroma re
calling the taste and aroma of the
original tobacco from which the bac
teria had been in the first instance ob
tained. This discovery suggests great
possibilities. Thus, it is hinted that in
the future it may be possible to raise
the quality of German tobacco, not o
much by careful ctilture and judicious
selection of varieties, which has so far
proved comparatively unsuccessful, as
by inoculating with pure cultures of
bacteria found in some of the fine for
eign tobacco, whereby corresponding
fermentative changes may be induced
in the German raw material, and the
quality Improved accordingly. It will
bo highly interesting to watch the
future results of this transplanting of
bacteria; if successful they will lead to
modifications and improvements in
many industries.
BOMBS THAT DIVE AND JUMP.
Marine Darts of the Vesuvius Which Play
la Frog; for Three Hundred Feet.
In the recent aiming trials on the
Vesuvius some of the darts after strik
. log clota befure the tarf et dived under
It for forty feet, then jumped clear of
the waves, then dived again, playing
the game of murlno leap frog for three
hundred feet. The great bombs, flying
for a mile and a half, rarely missed the
object aimed at by more than a ft-w
feet, and if a vessel had lieen In tha
target place It would asatiredly have
been blown to atoms. A new explod
ing device was used at these trials,
and it did not work well, but as there
are fuses which never fail, the system
af throwing guneotton, or dynamite,
or gunpowder by compressed air Is a
perfisct success, even in a high cross
wind. What amount of damage will Ik?
done to a vi-ssel when one of the five
hundred-pound charges is exploded on
ner deck It is impowible to state, since
It never yet occurred; but according to
St. Nicholas It U reasonable to Btin
poae, from the e IT cot on rock and
earth In land trials, that the ship muni
be torn asunder and aunk on tha In
stant. It will not always be the object of
the air gunners, however, to destroy
easel completely, for It l often mora
dearable to disable a vcaia-l and rap
ture her crew. To teat thl possibility
trial have been ordered In which
ship's boat while being towed by a
long line from a steamer moving fif
teen mile an hour will be fired at by
tha Vesuvius, ato going al full apwl
and approaching It from one aide.
ThU will Imj known a the "moving
target" trial, and will be very Interval.
Ing, fur the object will be to bit aa
near SB poaaible without actually atrik
lnf the boat. Il la claimed that if one
of theaa bomb explode near the aide
of a ship it will rrrate aurli a conrua
alonof the air that tha ship' platea
Will be looarned, brr gan apart, her
machinery thrown out of place, and her
bollr-r aurtml leaking. Ami no doubt
bar crew will a-ladly surrender brfor
second aurh visitation.
A Uraal U FraarHatlaa.
IXaesaed blond, maatipalion, and lid
". Hver a4 bowel trouble are eared
h Karl' Clover Roel Tea. l by
Wall A Warren.
A A rlraa H'-a,
Tha Mandlm, wl.o Inhabit
traet nf e-mnlry in Afrl. . are airlcl
MuUmmnlstisIl rr litfiin. hil. rertoaa
ly enough, th y atiil r. lain many of
the uprrtliliu of the iir r-t race
from which tin y .mnr, f "on ariir fit
ly Ihrlr ffinrriar cfrToorty t,
nilitnre of the lo, ard alfhowh It I
pcrf iemed by a ro it'..iit. of holy man
in the avuc, II eooiain nna very
rldlcuhrtia tlcttfnt Nrst In inar-
tanc k-t tha rnar.t la the brble
fr.mm m Uu-r. a. 1 1 Vn the marrUfe
eefm .r y r-v h. . r..ii.t whra U,
lall.la l.n I. n- i Vf t;t lflc-d in civil
latltt ly ti e ri' effr. thl staler
alcp frwr I an I I t tfc of tha rirr
praacbU I Ha l.y lh a Jar nf
Iroaj', birli era Imiyirdatfatf
d. ajined. Th p. r. to'inv is roiH idcd
by ry lsKnjrrif.il mng K,tij lytha
e. itttrnlt! f Il.a Nula, wh'i thr
r-.tt.inri ,rf ari ti ih h mm t.f br
fasraal. m4 rin . Ida rslrVas c,.
alMlitf f IHa we ll.a uikmf fvtrmritng
at aay iM-wnant If rm of aa
fa'l,l n tt ! IHH aaul
Ih rarnay Is r ..i.,,i.t, l iaBajg
the rule, b mmvh wlf be fcr nm,m
bow Irt krp bf frn atBrrllelr
rlll tha tbf wva They are W
fsa-iat tyrnnl al wlaaa In AfrWa. aid.
batief ab ' enif. band UfUt
a 'sjk1 tlw ir bi.i-i,. a4 via btai
Us a r4 .f Um.
facta
Highest of all in Leavening Pow
lV II I I I r r IS
AB60UJTEE.Y PJJRE
IT RAINED ELEPHANTS.
The Drummer's story Topped by the
Usual Quiet Man In the Comer.
Everybody in the smoking compart
ment of the sleeper had told a story
except one quiet, inoffensive sort of a
man in the corner, and the drummer
eyed him with suspicion as he finished
what he considered to be the corker
of the entire combination, says the De
troit Free Tress. As the drummer
concluded tho quiet man poked his
head cautiously out of hi3 shell and
coughed slightly as men do who have
lain dormant awhile and rouse them
selves to utterance.
"I remember," ho said, without fur
ther preliminary, "a queer circum
stance which happened to mo during
a summer visit I made somo years ago
in Kansas. I am reminded of it by the
story our friend hero"- nodding to
ward tho drummer "tells of a shower
of fish falling from tho sky. I can
readily believe hia story" tho drum
mer looked grateful "and I hope he
will believe mine. One afternoon we
were' sitting out in front of my friend's
house, somo threa or four of us, no
ticing the peculiar r.hnpo, color and
movements of th; cloud i, when, all at
once, as true a;i Gorpol, gentlemen, an
elephant, alive nnl kicking, dropped
right down In front of us out of the
sky, and a mow astonished looking
brute I never sinv."
The drummer s:vt spellbound, and
everybody elr,e sjho'.od up, speechless.
The quiet man looked uruund on his
auditors.
"It is as true a.i preaching, gentle
men," he went on; r.'i l though, as a
rule, in Kansas it dooun t rain ele
phants, it did on that o ,'tn, and is
accounted for by the fact that a cy
clone had struck .i cavm twenty miles
to the west of us, ut:d, furthermore, it
was raining lion:;, and tigers, aud
horses, and hyena i, und turnkeys, and
tent pins for a woek a"U rward, the
biggest thing., of eour.ie, coining down
soonest."
"My denr sir," grrpod the drummer,
as the quiet man a t about to con
tinue, "don't say another word. I
travel for a llqu-.r hoii:.o, ami if you
want a barrel of eockt ul.i give me
your address and 1 11 rend Ittoyvm by
the first cyclone l!i:ilp:is-cs our place."
A LAKE V.'iTil A ROOF.
Body of Water in uln ria Th.it Is C'rust
, ed Over ullli lull.
A correspondent of the Geographical
Magazine describes a jiecullHr lake of
Siberia. At lin t vU w it was a vast
plain, surrounded by lielhof ripening
wheat. The season was midmtinaicr.
The great nlt lal.e i;t (!idor.k Is nine
miles wide aud u-ventecn miles long,
yetexcept in a fvw piuc -a it is solidly
roofed over with a ilepo.it of wilt
which Is gelling llii ;!.er and thicker
every year.
Our guide, who 1 1 nn old innn, Mild
that he could n iiirmbi r when the suit
crystal first W-rnn to rmther upon tht
surface of the wan r. Veur by year,
owing to the rv.!x,nili.m of the water,
the crystal l .iime iiion niiiiicnma,
and then caked lovt!i. r till this great
roof fiintii'd.
In IH7H the wil r l.-ti.-itli this alt
cryatnl naif futir.il an underground
outlet Into tin. l.iver ObL This low
ered the lake's Mirf.K C alxiut three feet,
leaving thut ilii.tiiiite between tha
valcr and the roof.
Iooklng down through one of tha
opening made fur the ptirpown In tha
roof, we saw a low-fidi-d amnll boat.
Our guide put ua one nt a I im' Into the
lxat. We lay il.it o i ( r.r IhmU and
looked up at the uriotsidy iM-aiiliful
aalt celling ovi rhei.l. Vie proK ll'd
the boat by ptthhli.if villh our liun.ls
against the Irn gnbriticaof the roof.
The guide In Id a loajf rpc attai In d
o the boat to rrvriit our going bm
far and getting U t a thing he said il
vis eay to do.
II was 1 It a palacanf enchantment,
with the aun aliining down through tha
aalt rrjr.Ula. Ilia rotor wrr mt rich
and wonderful.
Many spring surround thl lake.
Their water flows over the roof and
avsporatc there, and the continually
add til IU thlrkrieaa. After many
year tha spring- III probably brr.n
cbobad With Ihrlr Ul depiaiit, and
then the wbola will gralaally tawoma
covered with rarth, and ao a if real aalt
mine will be formed a treasure f.r I
the Pita-riant bnndrvNla of year v
laaac Utm aaf law tteaaa.
Itctow half a mil in depth tha water
nf th ocean la itttcn ly e(d, remain.
In Itolh winter and summer al a flnl
rnily slightly ahova freerlnif, Tha e-n-tanta
nf a trawl bslNl p front th
Bay oflhaaeaal tha ao,aab,e W tat
found U InrUda Wiad and taw that t
nearly fraatli.g. All .f tha if. U th
al of water railed u 'eifi
I either near tha aarfaca ,my at tha
Wrtlr, Tb abyaaal s.,e rannol
llvaaieera) aadcr Ih namio pre.
' "f water-amewiatinf In over lo
km to lb ra l neb al I bra mile
4. w- Ui ahx h thay anay U able Irt
endure thia, th ,uaor their Ulw
and n lhsr lemr are very bwa
la tettara 7hg-h adll h an
dr tha efdHtM Irs Which they era
acv-awt-aaexd. IUy era aofl a ad ilfy
ha ilrtfe4 np , Ih op a af
their eye peotrad and aotla
tWy a tully bafal ofaa.
t raced.
bH aad a taalb awaraj, by (
pl.lbbi Ctfb Keawfy. I'fw M
Ct. Nasal jaW fraa. f,rf gat j
iU i ttwii . . i
I WEEKLTf rfO. 7'J0(
I SEMI-WEEKLY NO 603 i
- r. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
aV tram wMaiM tkafA
. Bun::;: a chief.
Weird Scenes at the Funeral of a
Mcjavo Indian.
An Occasion or Feasting Among tha
Hungry Children of tho Desert
Strange anil ltevoltln
Ceremony.
Dan Murphy, who owns the greater
part of all that is valuable in the town
of Needles, was in Kan ' Francisco re
cently. "A short time ago," he said to an Ex
aminer reporter, as he leaned over the
counter and pulled his big soft hat
thoughtfully over his eyes, "I took
part in one of tho strangest funeral
ceremonies that was ever seen in the
west. Tho corpse was that of Capt.
Joe, the old chief of ti' ; Mojaves, and
who was ono of the best known Indians
In the west. Joe was one of my friends
for years, and while junt a plain every
day sort of a buck In life, he was some
thing of a philosopher and an all
round good fellow in his way, although
he was Inclined to drink a little too
much when he could get it A couple
of years ago Joe came to me, and, in
one of his bursts of connitervjo, told
me that, as ho was growing old, and
he realized that his Ktrength was fail
ing, he had decided to prepare for
death. lie had told lis relatives, he
said, that when he died he wanted me
take charge of the burly and give
him the best seiid-oil 1 could. He
wanted the thing done up In regular
Indian stvle, but he wanted it to be
bout the finest thing of the kind that
could be nrrangcl. '
"'Me heap bi;r Ir.jun, Dan,' he sug
gested. 'Heap boss, henp cow, heap
sheep. I'.yuin by die. You fix urn.'
"I promUsl to do the best I could,
and tlimtfrht no more about It for a
long time. One ni.'ht, however, some
weeks ago 1 was aroused from a deep
sleep by a none in my room, and when
I awoke I discovered a number of
bucks and sqmiwti standing about my
bed, They had an old-fashioned tin
lantern, such at our grandfather
used, with hole ; punched In it to let
the light shine through from a tallow
candle that burned dimly Inside.
They told me that the chief wns dead
and thut they hu I come at requested
to have mo ntTii!t;te for the funeral.
They were bent on having it take
place at once, I i;t I persuaded them to
wait until ntoridiig.
"On the follow inr tiny we burned
rapt .loo on tan .u;i! of the Colora
do, nlMitit two fiil.'s from town. Tho
Indians came for miles and gathered
by hundreds to i s e tin ir chief started
on his long jotii ii y to the happy hunt
ing ground- l.tuidles of meMiiita
wood were l.r-att. I.t by willing hands,
and when they bad been formed Into
an eiioriiiotH lieup the IxkIv of Joe wa
placed on the tup tin t a match applied
at the butt. mi. .;i the Maine raught
the dry wood at. I lieki-d their way up
ward the Italian , formed a great elreln
alHitit the fiini nil f j re, and with the
moat fitntnHlle ('vrtitlnns of the body
wailed a funeral dir re an weird that I
actually felt Hie e.,1.1 . liilli. eliaw each
other tip my spinal column. Thl con
tinned fur hours, but at lanl the pyre
burned out and the Imdy was reduced
toashe. These they Covered with ft
heap of dirt, and then the feast began.
"Nine lion, sit row and seven
sheep were slniik'liU rvd In iil k order,
and while the f. 1 1 wasktill quivering
they cut the cur. ,!.. Into huge ace
lion an I threw them Into steaming
pott that hung oter great fire built
In pit 'dug' f..r lliil .nrc. While
this wt going on the Indian atood
about cttr for the f. M, and the wn
mcnl the lleah t at cooked thrniirb
there was a M-ramble. A buck r a
sypiaw Would wiw a rhunk of half
ciKike.1 horsalleah, atifl. rating II with
tha avidity of a Mil I animal, would
make a raid on the Ik f. following
with an attach on the million. In thl
way they would eat until they were
eomplrlcty f..red. and Would crawl
off In the bush and h i p only loawsk
and feast afresh. I or threa day and
night thia r. nl. urn d until i-ry
aioiithful of nu at sa raiea end tha
bone 4. kel than. I hiring the enUra
lima lira wldoiVof the ihj.f Hot
allowed lit cut. but, ills brr fea
painted black with graa taken frotti
Unt leig of a rallitatd rr, wa com
fwtled In kit l..o nd he.iirn tsltb ail
,h weld wall h could raiimsxl.
M ben II : r the Indian went
back In their oi l Ury l.f to aaail an
alhar fraat
H'sTg or Ohio, Citt c" Tii I
ift Uirt r?f ,
f ai J. I'm a it saaksa aalh it. a b
is acM ari ef Ih fire f f. J.
raaagr A Cm., 4olf boainaa la I ha
City of ToUd, O.aaiy anl HUt afora.
aid. aad lhl i I flrai u t(y tb tmm
f flKIIL'Xlli.I l-lU.iHH lar
tftd fy af f'lsvb tbftl Miaul t
! by iU a af lltit'a r4tlai
f HlNK J. Clir.XKY.
bt bft at aad ahriha. ta
My ffaaaexw, 11 fib 4f el aaaalr,
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a4 acta dim Hy mm Iba bta4 a4
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