Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-18
Indian Wives.

The custom or taking to themselves ludlan
,;res still prevails among the hunters and
,r.rpcrs OF our Western Territories, and a cor
,c,poulent of the Chicago Tribune writing
.rou Wyomiag, says Ii Is no uncommon
hing, in this mountainous region, to hnd a
white man and Squaw who have numerous
n,orenv of halfhrcd children growing up
irnilni them. These children are active and
~,,;,L wittc,l. aud their descendants, will go
inward making up our highland population.
Tn. suaws make good and faithful wives, and
:, far As their knowledge goes, good mo'hers.
They seem to enjoy lie, aud 10 their gambling
sames. get thoroughly excited. lhe Wo,nen
have games OF their Owu, ana no mau lnterletc5
with them 10 auy way. The game seems to DC
somewhat like the old play OF the children cali.
cd Baton, button, who's got the button:
During the whole game all the women sing
,or,1ner the most lively air | have ever heard
.,Hnn,, tne savaycs. and al! are eager Tor the
,n.>r>,ou OF the grand prize, Which consists
~ beads and cad-Nork, scissors nloncy,
needless thread, and 4 hundred other 'hiogs
I.ar to the t,m.uine hca,t. The children, TOO,
nrr anxious !ookcrs-on aud he who suppcses
th. Iulia,s do not enjoy themselves ought to
sr, Them cruagc,. in this gamc, where their
whole souls appear to be absorbed III plcasura-
hIe excitement Ii is called Ni-u-wltz, the
Game of Hand, AID while ii Is going on Wo-
man at either end vi the two rows Of players
beats on the poles which separate them with
their might Keeping time to the muse, 4
iucca,ug the enthusam as much as possible
SouIc OF the young s4laws are hauusome,
llavk-cyrd creatures, with nasscsS OF raven
halr. who would attract a:tculon anywhere.
Their bright coloryd blankets set off their
charms to the greatest advantage, and they
aplrar modest and dccrrouS enough. For
long time was OF opinion that there was no
such thing as handsome lndlan girl, but IN
this was greatly mistaken, some OF them be-
i,Ig very fair to lock upon They break early
in life, and the old wumcu look ike the vcrlcst
hays. The young girls have ali the playful III
lie ways Of their t;llrcr sisters, and the hrt!<
ones lave their dolly papooses. the same as
white children. Human nature; after all, Is
good dca! the same everywhere, and little
observation among savages shows that they arc
governed by the same passions aud IMPULSES
that VT are, though untamcd. y love OF ease
and contempt for hard work arc by no means
cVlhoci tC the redskins.
RECIrES.-H 70 Make Old Bluch .Silk Look
Like .|uc.- Cupick the garment and wash the
pieces ~ hot soapsuds; rluse by dipping up
anu iJ"H III lluI NdtCI, lllcll UP III eSSou' VA
erpreparcd as follows: Boil two ounces oil log
wood chips 10 five quarts of water; add quar-
ter of au ounce of copperas strain through an
old bit of calico, and dip your silk into this dye.
Let the silk be pinned on to line by the cor
ners aud hang until nearly dry. Then take 1t
down and iron it between two pclccs OF old
black silk 1t will look like new.
Cleaning Gl.tss-Thc lenses of ''spectacles or
spy.glasses that have become scratched or dim
med by age may be cleaned with hyirohuorit
acid diluted with four or five times its volume
of water. The solution should be dropped Oh
wad Of cotton aud thoroughly rubbed on the
glass which should attcrward be well washed
in clear water Great care should be exercised
in handling the acid, as it eats quickly into the
flesh, often producing painful and obstinate
sores.
70 Keep iNcat.-Meat is much better for
family use when at least one week cid In cold
weather. The English method for keeping
meat for some time has great merit. Experts
say, hang UP quarter OF meat with the cut end
up, beiug the reverse Of the usual way, by the
lcg and the juice will remain III the meat, and
hot run to the cut aud dry up by evaporation
1t is worth trial, aud when made will be cou-
tinucd
DEATH BED VISIONS From the Rutland
(Nt.) Herald, March ll.l-lt is historical
TACT thar Rev Joseph Buckminster, who died
in Vermont 10 1912, Just before his death an
nounccd that bis distinguished son, Rcv. j. >.
Buckmnstcr, of Boston, was dead. It after
ward turned out that his son had brcathed his
last about the moment his father made the an
ncuncemcut The Eaton (Ohio) Telegraph OF
the present week tells the following incident,
TNlGh Vt may be taken as parallel to that OF the
hutknnStcrs: On "Wednesday morning last,
aal4 Clock, General John Quinn breathed his
I,S'. But few moments after that, Joseph
l'rm, wio also died on the l4th, aroused
IRON his sleep and said to his son John, who
VI was At his side, John, Gen. Quinn is dead. :
10 this Jchn said, Il reckon you are mistak ken,
lAlner; you have been dreaming guess Gen
t,ral Quinn is not dead He is not even sick,
. .ii gees down town every day for his mail.
les; said father Deem, Il know he is
u%rad; % aud he had scarcely finished speaking
uil Benjamin Hcman walked in, about 5
o'clock, as was his habit, and said to them,
GENERAL Quinn is dead |" What is strange
about it is that father Deem did not know Of
,'enera Quinu's illness, and, in all probability,
haa not heard his name mentioned.
10 TELL AN HONEST MANA letter writer
says: Taking with a hotel keeper the other
,aay, remarked that iu large city like this,
he must lose good deal by transient custom
tS srS who would go away and forget to pay their
hlS oh no; | never lose much by folks of
mat sort have made it a rule in my house
whenever Il man wants a room, and has no
luggage, to demand pay in advance, as is usual
II he naniteSts no objection, and puts his hand
into his pocket for money, l tell him that it is
all right; he can pay just as we'll when he goes
away. That kind OF man always pays. But
thcre is another sort Of fellow who, when u-
i'rued of the rule. pretends to be very indg-
ha1t, Insisting that he is gentleman, by -,
and is not in the habit Of having his name
questioned or his honesty doubted. In such
ease invariably insist on the production of
the funds, for know if don't get them then
should never get them in the world. Men
VINO talk about their honor. and assume to be
lnSuited when requested to pay, can be depend
cQ on Tor first -clas De ld hnaIs ~ ------