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WieHaii A Tale of the Early Settlors of Louisiana. DY AUSTIN C. DURDICK (JIIAPTl'lt XIV.--((;ontlnui J l "HIiiiuii Liibols," she anlil, In it freclng tune, "apuro mu from jour iruft'li'i of luiv, fur they (inly mlil lit my misery. Nuw answer inn n solemn question! Where In my brother?" "Vmir brutllcr?" HIiiiuii utlvrto!, stnrt line In spite iif himself. "Wlint ahuuld I know of lilmV" "lint ili vail not know of lilmV" alio naked, limkliiK lilm nlciidlly In tlin eye. "I tin nut." Hut li" trembled whllo liu spoke: hu coulil nut help it. "Hut you know liu wns seined liy tliu Iiultnim mi llni same night Hint I win," "I low uliuulil I know?" "HIiiiuii, It In strange I lint ynu have IIUVIT UIK'I naked mu COUCOrlllllg tliu went of my ntiilui'llunl" "I I-n-huiu liml enough tu llilnk of without Hint. .My Invo for you has engrossed my every thought, mi l claimed iny whole attention," "Then you know nullilng of hlin?" "I I why, how mi enrth should 1?" "Never inliiil. If you On not, then Unit U viiuiikIi. Now, appoint tliu III"" fur Iho wedding whi n you will." "It shall lie t very ilny." "Ai you will. If It limit In' no. I euro nut fur t lino. Henceforth nil timet aro ullke tu luu." "Ay, sweet l.oiiUe, nil of Joy." "Yes-such Joy nil tho lout rhll.l feels lu the deep wood; such Joy tliu poor orphan feels when alio atnuda by tliu colli corpse of her ilenil parents'" "Nunsciisel Hut romn; you shall find lietler iiunrtem thnn these." Hu HIiiiuii Iihuls led his proinlacd bride forth from Iho prison house back tu tliu ilwelllliK from whelieu "lie liml heeli Ink en uli thu previous night, nlnl then hu went out tu hunt up mime more titling Kuril fur her to wenr. He ent tu thu tluvernur, nnil there he aucccedcd III pur chasing suitable hiihlt. It wan n drcas innila after the fashion of the tliiica, of pale htiie allk with scarlet facings, nnd worked with allver I nee nud Hircnd. It liclong-d orlidiinlly to una of I'erler'a ilauxhlera, hut alio hail never yet worn It, It having been mm!" fur her wedding dress, ami liar lour djlug on tho eve ut marriage. Thu ilreaa lltteil Lotilso tu n fuiilt. u n.1 when til IX prepnreil, ahe aiitfereil lieraelf to Im leil to the church, for HIiiiuii bid iletermlneil that there irtiuutd he no sole sequent iUeatlun nlnxit the legntlly of hla marriage. When they entereil the rud ihtirch they foil ml iullu n liumlicr of peupU collected, ami the nged irleat wna theru In hla relies. Thu pour itlrl'a heail acheil, on l when ahe ntood In' fore the prlrat ahe trembled violently, nml even HIiiiuii waa alnrthd when liu ann how pnle aim liKikeil. "(Jo on," aim whlapereil. "O, no on. nlnl let Hi" out from here, or I ahnll die!" The prlrat loniimnccd the rrrcinuny, and'HIlnun answered the questions din tlnclly. Then the huly man tnrnel lo the hrhle, ami hu nakeil her the luunl questions. Mho liHikeil np, nml III n faint, forced volcr, ahe replied: "To the heat of my nblllllca I will tu nil thla." Wlint more roulil hiiiunn law require? liven Simon wna aiirprlaeil, fur lie liml (cured ahe wuuhl heallnle. Hut he knew nut lion- alck ami faint ahe wna, oinl that alie mlitlit have answered thtia promptly In unler lo hnateii tho ceremony; for ahe wanted freah nlr. The ceremony wna lln laheil, nml the niiplliil tie hail heen form til, nml thu mnrrliliie wna registered lu the itrent parchment huok of the clerk. Tho fee wna pnl.l, nlnl then the bride groom turneil nwny. "In henven'a mime, my wife," crleil HIiiiuii, na they rencheil the open nlr. "what la thu Hinder? Whnt la It that thua nlTecta you?" "O, I urn alekalck na ilenlh!" wna the fnlut reply, "Ilaatcn-hnstin tu our home or 1 ahnll full nml aluk hy the Wlljaldel" Klinon nnw liml hla cumpnnluD apu!.n the truth, ami with quick atcpa hu hur rleil on, aumetlmea Ihmi rluir hi hrlile In hla nrma, nml ution helping her to wnlk. At length they reached their dwelling, ami Ixippn wna nt once aent for the phy alrlnn. Thu ohl mnn mine, nml nt n glance lie anw Hint hla path-lit lint n re la lno of her fever, nml thla time he ahook lita heail na ho rvmiirkeil: "Wo can't ilrlvu it off thla time. Mon aleur I.0I10U. It la (Irmly aeateil, 'nml inuat have Ita run. Hut the Inily hna n HOiiml couatltutlon, ao you need appre lieml nu ilongcr. Hut ahe has nut fol lowed my dlrectlona, I nut aure, or ahe would nut thua hnvu aunk. Huh ahe hud tho nutrltluua fuod I ordered?" Hlmun atniumered out n reply to the ef fect that thu neiiru wouiau might have neglected it. Tho phyalrlnti ilentt nut Ilia medicine, nud having given dlrectluna fur the euro of hla pntleut, ho "retired. Kluion pio cured for hla wife nnother ntteudnnt, ao na to huvo two of them, nml then he In formed I.oulao that hU bualneaa culled lilm up tho river. "To tho chateau?" naked alio, faintly. "Yea. 1 wna lu hopes thnt yon would hare accompanied me, hut that la now Impossible. However, Ijnust en, though I ahull return na aoou na possible." "And whnt will you tell my father?" "Simply Hint you nro my wife. Of courau I ahnll explain how I rescued you from the savages, nud how, lu return, I claimed your hand. Hut I hnvo prepared thu best of care for you during my nh sence, uml you ahull nut want for any thing. Thu pliyalclnn will bo regular In Ma vlalta, nud I liopo to find you well when I return." Tho Invalid betrayed no sorrow at tho departure, of her huebnnd, nor did alio exhibit any extended signs of deep nlTcc tlon at hla ndleu. She closed her oyes na ho Bpoko tho porting words, nor did alio open them again until old I.o;ipa cnnio and whispered In her ear that her hus band wna gone. (JUAl'TUlt XV. Up nnd down the wldo wnlk In the gnr don paced Hrlon Ht, Jullen mid (loupnrt St. Denis. Tho old man was palo nnd wan, nnd his ateps were abort and trem ulous. Tho silvery streaks sccn-ed to Imvo multiplied theiuselu-s upon his liond, nnd surely utility n deep Hue of enro was added to his brow. St. Denis luoked not bo pnle, but a sorrowful louk was upun his face, and in his dnrk, rle i brown eye dwelt u inelnucholy light, hiu li us could only como from n bruised and bleeding heart. His bunds were folded upon his busunii his eyes bent upon Iho ground, while within his own Btuut nnil wnB locked Hist of his companion. "Wo cun nenrcb no more," mild thu mnniuls, In a broken voice. "They must either hnvo been slain, or elso borne a way ulf to tho fur homes of tho Clilckusuws." "Ami do yon think old Tony's tepoit can bo relied ..iou?" usl.ed (loiipuit, "Tf. Ho nyn ho li itire, and If h ferla no, then It la ao," "Tlicn our only hope I In enlisting Hit) Whole l'reiuh force III our behalf, fur Iheao Chlcknanws nru n powerful, wnr like people, nml not enally overcumo,''' "All, wu cntiuot do Hint," reliirued (Iif) ninriiula, andly. "Tho (luvernur, I'orler, I t a warm friend of mine. Hu had net Ids eyes upon thla plnt'6 I'oforo 1 botlglit II, nud ho meant to hnvo gnlned It freo of cost. Ho dares nut huw open hostility tu me, but ho Would not help llie." "Then," anld Duupnrt, "I will myself go lu search, oven though I illsgnlsu my self ju thu oiltur seniblunco of Iho led "'ll'iit tho uiumuls shook his head dubi ously nt this. "No, no," he said. "You would only throw nwny your own life, nil I then I should bu left Ml nlone. 1 could lint live, (loupnrt, If yuu, too, weru gone. Alnsl whnt of llfo la left tn either of us nowl I had Just son tho opening of life's prumlsu the budding f my suul's great hupo when this drear midnight camel" I'or n while after thla they walked on III alleliro. All aenreli hnd bleu Hindu thnt could be planned with renaun, but In rain. Old Tony, who wna Oulek of wit, I who hnd not forgotten tho wild llfo of his youth, hnd followed the trail "f the marauders n dlstnnco of forty mllca, ami there he lust It upon n branch of the Tlekfuh. This trnll led in n south enalerly direction, " lierenred oil' s hnd not n ahndow of doubt that Iuuls ami l,uulse hnd been taken to tho dlatuiit homes of Iho Chleknanwa. The day wna drawing nenr to Its cluao when one of thu female domestics rushed lulu tho silling room nnd nnnounced that HIiiiuii Ijbuls wna coining. Iluth Ih" ninriiula and Ht. Denis started to their feet, nud gnied upon ench other enrncat- y. "O," uttered tho old mnn, "I wlih I knew thnt Hlmun wna Innucent of nil crime In this." The words wcro spokin with strung, sudden emotion, nnd show ed Hint the apenker hnd been racked with dnrk duubta. "I would not sny Hint he Is guilty of nil this." returned (loupnrt: "but things real must darkly ngnlmt blm. However, we can eually tell. Ills fare la very apt to rcrcttl the einutloiia of the Inner mnti. nud I feel naaured hu will betrny him self." The mnniula took n turn up nnd dowu Iho room to compose himself, and by the time hu hnd done this, Billion's footstep suiiuded In the hall, nnd lu n moment more he entered. Ilu moved iiulekly up to Ht. Julieii nud cnught him by the hand. "Ah. my good, kind father," he uttered, "I hnvu lx-cu detained longer thnn 1 ex pected. Hut I mu happy to Hnd you well." Then the black-hearted man turned to (iuiipiirt. nud with a allff, furmnl bow, he anld: "Munalcur Ht. Denis. I hupu you nro well." Hut tho noble youth apuie nut lu re ply. He could not. Ilo delected in HI mon's c)c n luok of triumph thnt wna not tu le mlslnken, nnd from (lint mumiiit Ilia ausplrluua were nil nlltc ngnlu. "Hut 1 do not sou l.ouIs. Where Is hu?" naked iAibuls, otter he hud tnkm n sent. The mnniula gnied fixedly Into tho speaker's eye, but ho could detect noih lug there out of thu wny, "Ixiuls la-la-gotie!" thu old man ut tered. "How? Have you nut found him yet? " "Thin you knew he whs gone?" anld the marquis, with a quick glance of fenr. "Yea I knew thnt both your chlldrvn were gone from here." "How?" the old mnn asked. "Ionise herself hna lolj me the story," wna the cnlm response. llolli the old man nud the young start ed to their feet. "Iambic! I.ojIso told you?" gaapol (luupnrt. "Yea, monsieur," returned Klinon, gnx lag upon the youth with n look of malig nant triumph. "I had the good furtuno tu rescue the loved damsel from the hands of the Indiana." At thla Juncture the marquis sank bnek to his seat, and (loupnrt followed his ex illiinle. "And where Is she now?" tho stricken parent naked, III n whisper. "She la nt New Orleans. I should hnvo bruught her with me, hut the stntu of hur health would uot permit. Hhe has n fever; but you need not fenr, for 1 baio loft the beat of euro for her." "Hut how where did you nnd her?" "It wna moat strange," answered HI inonf assuming n devout look. "While In New Orleans, I beurd-lhst n small purty of CMcknsnwB were on their wny to wnrda I.uke I'ontclinrtralu with n white girl n prisoner. I knew, of course, that thu red villains hud been lurking about here: nnd. moreover. I knew of no other jiulnt from whence they could have brought audi a prisoner, short or tuo rort nt Nntchei. Tho feur beenmu no llriuiy fixed that I resolved to set out; so 1 in gaged the services of one who knew thu region round about the lake, and buvlng hired some men who belonged to a ship then lying lu tho river, I obtained two smnll lionts nnd set out. Wo crossed thu Inke, mid landed as aear as wo could to the opening of tho trail thnt I hnd been Informed tho Indians wcro upon, We mounted tho bank, nnd almost the first thing that met my eyo wits tho form of an Indian pacing up nud down by tho side of an open apace In tliu woods, I knocked tho sentinel down, nnd lu n mo ment tho whole party were upon their feet. At n little distance I saw the form of a female asleep upon tho ground. I demanded that tho prisoner should be given up to me, but 1 hnd to use soma heavy threats before they would yield. At length, however, upon iny promise that I would uot cnuso them to be mo lested further, they gave tho prlsomr up, and you can Imagine, my deep Joy when I know that I hnd saved I.oulso Ut, Jullen." For some momenta there wns silence in the room, Goupnrt, who wns very pnle, but whoso Hps were firmly com pressed, was the first to break It, "How lung ngo wns It that you found the lady?" he naked. "About two weeks," wns tho reply. "And bus she been sick ever since?" "No. I had meant to bring her with me, but alio wns tnkcu down with n fever on tho very dny before I started." "St. Jullen," cried tho youth, turning to thu old man, "I will uwny at once nud seek her, nnd ns soon ns she is nblo bIio shall be with you. Tuny thnll go with mo." A sntuulc smile dwelt upon HliuonV features ns (loupnrt ceased speuUlug, uud lu a tuno of tho same nature hu suld: "You need uot trouble youiself, Mon sieur Ht. Deuls. I assure you I should not hnvu left Louise, hud I not seen her lu the euro of those who will bo faithful, Shu has her own servants to attend her." "Her uwn servnutsl" uttered Uoupart, chnuglng color. "YvHy monsieur." "IJflf Goupnrt hnd better go down, Bi llion, and como homo with her," suggested tho ohl man. "lOxcuso me," answered I.obols, 'if I object to that. Monsieur St. Denis Is uot Just tho mnn that I should select us an escort for my wlfel" (loupnrt Ht. Denis started liulf up from his scut, nud then suuk buck like a uiau TiDn his received a shot through that heart. His fncu wns deadly pnle, and his hands wero clulrhed upon his knets, "Your.wl I-Ifcl" gnsped the old mnn, starling up and Inking n step townrds his nephew. "Yes, my denr father," I.ohuls replied. "I mil Iho happy tiiaii. The sweet child hna niTiipled mu as her husband. And why ahntlld she not ? Hhe owed her very life to me, nnd III gratitude she rewarded luu with ber hand." "Hut nut yet, Hlmou! You nru not mar ried ?" "Most assuredly we are." "No, no; thnt Is Impossible! I,otilo would never have dune" "Hold, nlr I Wu will have no argument about It. Hero Is the document that will antlsfy )ou." Thua speaking, Hlmun took n paper from his pocket, which bu opened and handed to tho marquis. It was n legal oe'rllflrnte -nn nttested copy of tho rec-ord-'-hcurlug thu aenl and slginttiiio of tho colonial clerk, mid vouching fur the legal mnrrlngo of Hlmon Dubois nnd I.ouU" Ht. Jullen. Tho old man rend It. mid then, with n deep gronn, the paper fell from his hnnd. CJuI-k as thought, (luupnrt picked It up. The hope had Unshed liu his mind thnt the document might bu ii forgery; but ns his eyo rested upon It, the hupu passed nwny, for ho knew It wun a legal transcript of tho rec ord. Tho paper dropped from hla hand, too, nud ho annk back Into bis chnlr. Thu thing hnd come with n thunder-crnsli up on him, and for the moment ho wna un nblo to apeak Hut ono look Into tho fnro of Ibols started hla heart to llfo ngnln. (To be conllnued.l NOTHING OOE8 TO WASTE. Chemistry Ham l'ound Uses for What Were Once Kefute I'ro'ucl". There la no such thing as waste prod uct In tho Industries of tb present ilny. HverythlliK Is wheat Hull coram to tho mill of the iniiiiufncturerH. In every big factory now thoro In n chemist, whoso business It Is to llnil out what can Ih iIoik! with tho refuse. In tbo packing bouse every particle of gremo Is extracttsl from It nml sent to thu sonp factory. The residue Is converted Into ii fertilizer nnd sold to the finiior. Hut tons anil knife tmndles are made from tho horns nml bones nnd the scraps are ground Into bonemenl for feeding ouI try. (lluu nnd gelatine come from tbo lmfs nml the bristles and Imlr are used In mnkliig brushes nnd for putting Into mortar. The hide, of course. Is tnuiusl nml iniiile Into leather. In making coal gnn. nm mould, car bonic ncld. ncctlc acid, i-onl tnr and various nitrogen compounds arc also produced I'rom coal tnr mnny lino dyes are innde. Kroui crude petroleum nro made kerosene, gasoline, naphtha, p.irnlllu nnd vaseline. A still heavier oil, left ns n residue. Is used for axle grease, ami the carbon Is turned Into sticks for electric lights. The sulphuric nchl used for purifying the products of petroleum Is recovered nnd turned Into fertilizer for farms wKcru there Is too much phosphate rock, which Is thus dis solved. Cream of tartar Is made from tho residue of wine factories. Cotton seeds nre stripped of lint fur making paper. They lire then crushed for the oil ami the menl Is pressed Into cakes for feed ing stock or burning ns fuel. If the cukes nre burned the ashes aro so rich In potash that they nre used for fertiliz ing tobacco plants. From the oil comes a good quality of snlnd oil. Combined with lieef suet It mnkes cottolene. which Is used ns n substitute for Inrd. Tho crudtst part of the oil goes to the sotp factory and the vnrlous washings nud relluliigs make It yield glycerlu. This In turn, besides being used medicinally, helps to make nitroglycerin, the explo sive. These nre only n few Illustrations of how the' chemlstM make profitable uso of refuse, a branch of the vnrlous In dustries that people In general know little about. a (jucHtiou or iiuis. A traveller lu Kuglnud rested at noon nt n wnysldo lifei nnd took luncheon, 'ine landlord wns a social person mid nfter presenting his bill sat dowu nud chatted with bis guest "Hy the way," the latter snld, nftcr n while, "what la your name?" "My name," replied the, landlord, "ia I'artrldge." "Ah," returned tho traveller, with ft humorous twinkle In Ills eyes, "by tho length of .your bill I should hnvo thought It wns Woodcock!" This story, na It apjicars In n recent book by n distinguished English dlplo- mat, Is credited with having ninused Hlsinnrck. Tho Joke on tho Joker. A Long, Island Justice has decided that to scud a worthless package by express to n person, rcqulrliig'tho re cipient to pay cbnfgcs, comes under tho head of petty larceny and Is punishable ns such. In the case the Justice decid ed one man had sent hy oxpresu a worthless pnekngu to nnother as n Joke. Tho express charge was 35 cents. Tho man who got the package couldn't seu anything funny In the business nud complained to tho magistrate, who en tered n chnrge of petty larceny nnd ex tortion nnd fined the Joker ?3 nnd costs. Bits Mr, Mod leritraas. "As to this here plan to kill nioskco ters with coal oil," snld Mr. Meddcr grass, while the grocer wns filling his can, "I don't know that It Is fatal to them Insects, but If they nre miythlug like about a dozen hired girls thnt bus started the u'renkfast tire lu this town nnd subsequently gone out through tbo roof, It will bo bnrdtlmes for them Jer sey biters when tho coal oil cumpnlgii sets lu lu dead earnest." Hultlmofo American. ltefornie.1. "Willie, didn't I seo you matching pennies with Wllllo Illlmmcr?" "Y.-ye, mammal" . "Well, dou't you know It's very wicked?" '"Deed I do, mammal" "Then don't you do so, ngaln." "I w-won't, mnumiA I'm busted!" Snu Francisco Hulletlii, The Vnaiiet. "Iok here, Duuwell, bow do you manage to bring out till your apart ment hoiibo debtors? When I ring the bell no ono shows up." "It's dead ensyl I go down disguised ns a health-food nunplc distributer. In two uiluutes every occupant of tho house Is lu the hall."-Chlciigo News. White blackberries and grern roses have bl'cu propagated lu Louisiana, ..........4..4...H...4.. The Indian Territory and Its People .H-frf-r-W''H-l-H-H-l-H Till-: Indian Territory was renerv eil for thu nil men inoro than seventy yearn ngo. Iti'servntloiis wero nothing new In those days; the "iiiiiii of tintltro" was still niiiner (him, mid tho administration sought to keep them lu colonies on reservations, to bo nblo to better control them. Again nnd again tho original hunllng grounds of the Indian wero redm-ed In size, nud tho tribes forced lo abandon their home nnd sisttlo anew. Anil why? Ileciiuso thousands of Immlgran'sj wanted room for homesteads, tho strides of Industry and civilization were great and fast, and tho redskins, opposed to all this, favored disturb ances nud nbsolulo freedom. Ho thu government Wiu confronted with tho vexed question of making sotiio Anal and amicable settlement, or treaty, with somu of the larger tribes of Indians which lived tn tint southern part of tho Union. Virginia, North Carolina; Alabama, Mississippi- all sought to open thu Indian's land to tho plow of the fnnner, the ax of tho tim ber cutter, or tbo spade of the miner. Congress liegnu legislation on tho natter of removing the Indian from these Htntos to tho West, and present ed articles of treaty to thu different tribes, which In tlrno and turn were rntlfl (Ml by tho chief and councils of thu tribes. - The topography of the Indian Torrl- OI'KNINtl OK OFFICE FuH SEI.KITIO.N tor' I" of such a nature that It ac commodates all the desires and cus toms of the different trllx-s. Those who favor tilling of the soli Hud an abund ant amount of bind suited to this pur pose, and the huuter need not wander fur In order to replenish his gamebog. Though the buffalo has been exter minated, there Is no wnnt of other largo or small game. The black bear still prowls about the denso forests, while the cntnmouut n kind of moun tain Hon lies lu readiness upon the limbs of trees to leap upon his prey. Deer arc so plentiful that even the "would-be hunter" enn readily procure a doe. If not the male with Its majestic antlers. Turkeys, prairie chickens, and quails are so numerous that they are enslly caught In coop-trsps. They nro generally sold allvo to the white popu lation "for a song." All classes of the Quuy family abound everywhere. Portions of the Territory' nre very mountainous and afford no opportunity for farming. The eastern portion con tains part of the Huston Mountains, while the southeastern nnd boutlierii sections also have very extensive mountain ranges. Tbo mountains are rich In different ores, such as Iron, zinc, copper, platinum, etc. Tbo only asphalt mines to be found In tbo Uni ted States nro In tho Indian Territory. A number of syndicates hnvo persist ently endeavored to gain coutrol of them, but the government has "set Its foot down" ou all propositions and shows no favor to capital. These mines nro operated by private companies un der tho control of tho government. Coal, a seml-antbraclto variety, Is mined In grent abundance. The timber Is semi-tropical and of many vnrletles. Tho wooded regions, prlmarllythe flint districts, are Inhab ited by many poisonous Insects and amphibious nnlmals. Itattlesnakm are so numerous that the Indians pay lit tle or no attention to them. About fifty species of lizards aro represented In the Territory, ranging In size from ono to ten Inches, some having venom ous teeth. Scorpions cause very se rious wounds, although their stlug Is seldom fatal. Tarantulas an6 centi pedes attain an enormous Blze; speci mens of the centipede have been found which wcro ten Inches long, ench ver tebral division being as largo as a hu man finger nnil. Tbo crops comprise mainly wheat and cotton. Although nearly all kinds of grain and vcgctabla products are cultivated, cotton Is king In tho Terri tory. Wherever orchards have been pluutcd, they Vave exhibited a wonder ful endurance and hnvo yielded cnor- A CnKEK INDIAN'S "I! OMR. nious crops. Apples, pears, peaches, ii pr loots and nil varieties of berries aro stupendously productive, Tbo agricultural Inclinations of tho Indian bavo hitherto boen but slight The "whites" from the adjoining States, however, have aspired to own eomo of tbeso fertile flolds; but seeing that their nspiratlous wero futile, they leased land nt n rldlculbusly low fig ure. This practice had been a regular custom for tnoro than twenty years, when the government finally took charge of this matter and made up a sclicdulo of stipulated rental-foes per acre, Tho government now draws up W'Jii , ... 'f , .!'" 'i!.VEtei-V' Iho lenso contracts nnd sees to It thnt tho Indian receives duo remuneration for the uso of his lands. All this may lend tho render to ask: "Who are tbo Inhabitants, of tho In dlnn Territory?" Tho owners lu com mon nro n heterogeneous mass of hu manity Indians, negroes and"whltcs," aggregating about 8.,000 souls. All additional 100,000 innko their homes within tho limits of tbo Territory, without a title to tbo land upon which they live and without n volco In the government by which they nre con trolled. For tbo administration of public affairs no uniform system of government nnd no codo of laws now exists. The owners, as lias been said, are Indians, "whites." nnd negroes. The latter were slaves of the different bands prior to the wnr. nnd nftor being liberated through acts of tho Indian councils, they wero adopted by the ro spectlvc tribes as members of tho bands, nnd now share In their lands nnd annuities, being called "freed men." Tho 400.000 non-cltlzens also cmbrnco Indians by blood, who through some cause Imvo forfeited their rights. Thoy may have defaulted In their citizenship by not moving to tho Indian Territory when tho treaty was ratified by the trllw, or by removing after onre having established a home therein, or by re moving too late to the abode of their OF ALLOTMENTS AT MUSKOOEE. fellow red men. The remainder of the 100.000 people nre "whites" and ne groes, who are siiuatt'ng on binds with out a title. All houses and places of business were erected on lands and lots, the owner thereof having no title whatever to the estate save his good faith that be might at some future time be able to secure the land from the tribe and obtain a clear title. Thus towns of 0,000 Inhabitants have sprung up. Hut these towns have no munici pal government, no municipal water supply, police or fire protection. Order Is maintained by United States mar shals and courts only. The entire landed estate embraces over 10,000,000 acres, a territory nearly equal In extent to the State of Indiana. Five tribes are the sole owners and heirs. For three score years they have been termed Tbo Five Civilized Tribes," because they have long since given up their wild nud savngo ways and have adopted the white man's cus toms and hnblts. ' The northeastern part of the Terri tory Is occupied by tho Cherokee tribe of Indians; the northwestern portion by tbo Creeks or Muskogee Indians. The Choctaws will Inherit the soutb- A HUNCH OF CATTLE eastern division, whllo tho Chlckasnws claim tho land directly west of the Choctaw's claim. Tho central western portion Is the Seminole Indians' claim, being tbe smallest domain of tbo Ave. Tho Cherokecs nre the largest nation, nnd prior to the removal to their pres ent abode dwelt lu North Carolina and adjacent States. Tbo government had long been negotiating with theso In dians, nud In tho year 1833 succeeded In having a troaty ratified by the trlbo according to which they wero to cede all claims to land east of the Missis sippi and accept 7,000,000 acres of land west of this river. There nre now about 30,000 Cherokee Indians and -1,000 Cberokce."froedmen" living In that nation who are all mem bers of tbo tribe. The Cherokecs do more farming than any of the other flvo civilized tribes. Even before tho first treaty wns mndo with them, In 1783, they Invariably had their patch of Indian corn near their hut, the squaw doing the labor In those days. Now they also ralso cotton. Most of tbo work, however, Is dono by the African descendants, their labor In mnny sections of tho nation being as cheap as tho wind. When Congress created tho Dawes Commission, It Instructed tho same to make rolls of tho members of tho Flvo Tribes. In order to accomplish this, It was necessary to take a census of each of said tribes. When tbo rolls aro com pleted they will contain names of full blood Indians, negroes, and whtto men, with every Intervening degree of blood. Some Indians entitled to enrollment have but ono sixty-fourth degree of Indian blood and show no rosomblance whatovor to tho red man. In compil ing theso rolls, tbe commission wns gtthlcil to art extent by tbo old tilbal rolls. (Ireat illlllcultles confronted It, however, In the chnngo of unmos among tho members of all tribes. The commission has lis headquarters In tho town of Muskogee In tho Creek nation. When the mnkliig of the rolls began, tho great majority of thp In tlbins, opposed to enrollment, Would not come to tho commission. Ko It do cliled to go to them. Tbo hotel neenm modntlons In the Interior being Inade quate the commission purchased the necessary equipment for Its mainte nance In tbo field. Then It advertised a schedule of Its appointments In Hit various towns nnd villages. Hy com ing to the Indians In this wny, It conid Invariably secure the enrollment of the majority of the citizens of ench tribe. To proceed Just and fairly In tjio al lotment of land In severalty, tho gov ernment ordered nn appraisement of nil lands In tho Indian Territory, so that each citizen would receive an equal amount of dollars worth of land. In view of appraising tho land, the commission organized nnd equipped many field parties. Each party Is com posed of six appraisers, one clerk, two teamsters, and one cook. Two of these appraisers are surveyors, and act In a double capacity. ' Each party, whllo living In one camp, operates In two divisions, with three appraisers In each, one of them a surveyor. The Choctaws and Chlckasnws will receive approximately COO acres per capita, the Cherokecs 120, and the Creeks and Semlnoles lfA The United States laws prohibit the sale of firearms and Intoxicating liq uors wltbln the limits of the Territory. This law Is enforced very rigidly. It may be of interest to add that the government has already allotted lands to seven small tribes In the northeast ern part of the Cherokee nation. They are the guapaws, reorlas, Ottawas, Modocs, Sbawnees, Wyandottes nnd Henecas. When the Dawes Commis sion will have finished Its labors the tribal government of five large tribes of Indians will only be a memory of past history. It. A. J. Mangelsdorf, In the Illustrated Home Journal. HABIT8 OF THE STURGEON. Haa h Peculiar Teleacoplc Mouth- How It Feeda. Tho sturgeon Is an Interesting fish. It has, for Instance, a telescopic mouth. Its mouth has not the usual bony Jaw opening like that of most fish. It Is on the under side of Its head, like that of a shark, and Is more like a hole than anything else. In front of It, banging down like a tbln beard, are a number of sensitive tentacles. Whenever the sturgeon In his search for food skims the surface of the bot tom these tentacles sweep the ground. If they chance to pass over the end of tho siphon of a soft shelled clam the Information Is Immediately telegraph ed to the brain and the telescopic mouth unfolds Into a tube over the neck of the clam. Its gills begin to work with the speed of bellows when a fire Is being stirred up. The sand blows out of them on either side In a little cloud. In a few seconds the sand around the clam has been sucked through the gills and the clam Is lifted Into tbe mouth of the sturgeon. Once Inside the vestibule of Mt. Sturgeon's mouth Its shell Is crushed to pieces, tbe gills again working like a busy pair of bellows. Tbo clam. It Is need less to say, does not follow tbe frag ments of the shell. Sometimes the sturgeon with his shovel-like nose will cultivate the sandy bottom after tbe manner of the husbandman. Gathering momentum, he forces his snout Into the bottom and plows a furrow from six to eight Inches deep and from fifty to sixty feet long. The current clears away tbe debris thus thrown up and return- IX THE CHEEK NATION. Ing along the furrow Mr. Sturgeon gathers bis harvest of mollusks and crustaceans. Tbe number of sturgeons Is rapidly growing less, says tbe New York Trib une, owing to tbo love of mankind for caviare and smoked sturgeon. Cavi are Is made from the roe of the fe male. This not only reduces tbe num ber of adult sturgeons, but cuts off tbo possibility of an Increase of the sup ply. It Is said that "smoked stur geon" Is being made from tho West Indian catfish. In some States thero are laws against tbe promiscuous slaughter of sturgeon. Woes of the Poor Women. Elschen Mother, when I get mar ried, Bball I have a husband like fa ther? Mamma Certainly, my dear. ElschenAnd If I stay single, shall I bo an old maid like Aunt Anna? Mamma I think you will. Elschen (with a deep sigh) Well, I am In a fix. Volks Kalendar. Charcoal Eph's Dally Thouirht. "Dey am cr bull lot ob peoplo In do wort'," sold Charcoal Eph, getting back on bis old strain, "dat got cr heap mo' hope ob bebben dan dey hab prospects ob gcttlu' dar, Mlstah Jack son." Haltlmore News. atves It No Chance. "Tlrno Is money, you know," "Well, I dou't know. Moucy never hangs heavily on my hands."- Phila delphia llullctln. Ambition makes men want to do things they can't Teoplo who ridicule fools nro usually In the sumo boat Hnrcnstlc: Ottest-Walter, bring luo a beefsteak. A real largo one, ns my eyesight Is very poor. I8r, Economical Hobble: "Do you say your prayers every night, Itabble?--"No; soino nights I don't want any-tblng."-Hx. Yeast "It's hard to keep a good man down." Crlmsonbenk "That's why they put such heavy monuments over sonio of them, I suppose." Yotikers Statesman. Hoftlclgh Aro you qtilto sure Miss Hanks Is not In? The Mnld-Of courso I am. Hho gnve mo one of your photo graphs In order to make mo doubly sure. Chicago Dally News. "llrynn still seems to think he's very much like Thomas Jefferson.'' "And so ho Is." "Nonsense!" "FHet. Tin only difference is that Jefferson Is burled." Philadelphia Press. Mrs. Upjohn "What beautiful floors! How do you keep them no nicely pol ished?" Mrs. daswcll (giving her tbo Icy glare) "I don't I leave that to the housemaid." Chicago Tribune Lawyer "Havo ymi ever seen tho prisoner nt the bar?" Witness "No. sir; but I havo seen him mnny times when I strongly suspected he hnd been nt lt."-Phlladelphla Evening llullctln. Mrs. Watts-Trumps Oh, yes, wo had a delightful time. Wo played cards the whole evonlng. Mr. Watts Trumps Nonsense. Lucy; we only played between the anecdotes. Tit Hits. Lady Caller (to old family servant) Well, Hrldget, did .Master Arthur shoot any tigers In India? Hrldget Of coorso he did. Shure wo have the boms of tile crayeburs hung In tho boll! Punch. Progressing. She "How's the motor car getting on, Sir Chnrlcs?" He "Well, fact Is, I'vo seen very tittle of It. You sec, I'vo only had It three months, nnd when It Isn't In the hospi tal, I am." Punch. "If you kiss me ngaln. sir, I shall call my mother!" "What's the use of that?" said Cbollle Frcshe; "you know I'd prefer to kiss you, nnd, besides, your father might object to ray kissing the old lady." Haltlmore Herald. A Vision, of Illlss.-Itastus-"Ab dreamed ob beaben las' night." Z.cko -"Am dat so? An' what did It look like?" Itastus "A monst'us big chick en roose In de middle ob n wntermll lion patch!" Son Francisco llullctln. Subbubs We've got a new girl nt our bouse. Backlotz Hah! It's easy enough to get n new Rlrl, but enn you keep her? Subbubs Tbe doctor thinks so. He declares she weighs ulne pounds at least. Philadelphia Press. Iilessed sleep: "Supposing you woke up some day and found yourself a millionaire what'd you do?" "Go right to sleep again, so that the knock ing of the tax assessors on the door wouldn't annoy me!" Haltlmore Her ald. Satisfied Quite. Nervous Old Lady "I hope your horse Is quiet, cabman. What's she laying back her ears llko that for look!" Cubby (complacently) "Oh. that's only her feminine curiosi ty, mum. Sh6 likes to hear where sho's a-goln' to!" Tlt-Ults. Why John Wns Absent The follow ing brief bnt explicit telegram was sent from a near-by State to Georgia recently: "Iteason John didn't git homo fer Christmas wuz ho stopped in a hotel fer the first time In bis life, nn' blowcd out the gas." Atlanta Con stitution. Tallent What's this? ."Lost, n house dog; a liberal reward will be paid for his return." Why. man, there's your dog out In tbo ynrd this moment. G llf ore les; somebody 11 come along and steal him nB 'soon as that advertisement gets about. Ilos- ton Transcript. Scribbler "Confound It. Maria! didn't I tell you not to let tho baby touch anything on my desk?" His Wife "Well, you know I can't watch ber all tbe time. Has she dono nny mischief?" Scribbler "I should say she has! She's written a historical novel." Judge. Public spirit rewarded: "I seo Sbcn son Is assessed twlco as much on his personal property as be was hist year." "Yes; the assessor found out be was tbe only man living In the block that paid anything for having the street sprinkled last summer, nud we socked It to him." Chicago Tribune. "I see It's become so windy ou tbo corner whero the Flntiron Hulldliig has been erected In Now York that sometimes people are blowu oft their feet" "How humiliating It must be for a New Yorker to bo carried off his feet by anything that doesn't como from Europe." Chicago Itccord-Ucr-ald. "Can't I sell you an encyclopedia?" asked the affable agent of tbo short haired woman who meets blm nt tho door. "I bcllevo not," ho answers. Blowly closing tbo door; "I believe uot I am president of our culuro club, and I have heard all thero Is In all tho en cyclopedias several times over. Judge. Mrs. Ncxtdoor "Your daughter has Improved wonderfully In her piano playing." Mrs. Homer "I'm glad to bear you say so If you aro really sin cere." Mrs. Ncxtdoor "Why, what do you mean?" Mrs. Homer "Well, you see, we didn't know whether she wns Improving, or whether wo wero mere ly gottlng used to It" Chicago Dally News. Lives Saved by Dogs. According tu the monks of tho hos pice of St. Ucruard, their famous dogs save ou an average twenty Uvea every year on tho mountnlu. Some of tbo money spent ou fol-do-rols lu tbo parlor should really gu to ward buying hardware for the kitchen and tools for tba man of the house to work with. Wo wish wo enjoyed preiichlng us much as wo enjoy a braxs band WluU a goqd'tlmo WU would have i ry 8lUl day.