The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-10-12

,heir luck in dreams, in the weather, or IN
,hc number Of men they meet In walking q
certain distance. When luck IL against
them they change their clothiug'
Mr.. John w. Keely, of "keely Motor"
fame has been induced by some remarks IN
n recent number OF the Scientific American
derogatory to his "motor," to invite an in'
vestigation of the machine under the aus
pices of the New York Herald. That paper
has accepted the invitation and named q
competent engineer name withheld at
presently to prosecute the investigation at
an early day.
Over one thousand American exhib-
;tors have applied for space in the Pans
exposition Of 1873. As the Duke de CaZes
has recently decided that all applications
coming through the agency OF the United
States legation will be received and acted
upon. the door is open for Americans TO
compete with other nations OF the world
without the appointment and provision for
| a commission on the part OF our government
While we, in the United States, have
| reason to congratulate ourselves over our
| excellent crops, the Scottish farmers are
down in the dumps. Their hay crop mas
been almost lost, and by reason ofthe weather
their growth of grain is far from successful
this year. In south and middle England the
farmers though not badly unsuccessful, nave
no great reason to be proud OF their harvests;,
In Ireland, though crops have not turned
] out so badly as in Scotland, yet in some dis
| tricts they have greatly suffered.
A few years ago the Chinese govern
ment appropriated 81 100000 for the purpose
of educating a number OF Chinese youths, oil
the wealthy class, in this country. lung
Wing tor Sing had the charge Of selecting
them, and giving them in America such
training rs he thought best. The lads were
FROM seven to fourteen years OF age, ana the
first party arrived in 1872 others came IN
1873 and 1874, there being about lilo in ALL
They were placed, two together, in the nam
lilies OF New England farmers, so that they
might learn the language quickly, but Spehlt
a certain portion of the time at the mead
quarters at Hartford, so that they might con-
time their Chinese studies. A fine ediice
has been erected by Yung Wing at Hartford
The Chinese boys have generally been veto
rious in school contests with their American
classmates. After a thorough collegiate ecu
cation, they will return to China and engage
in teaching.
A short time ago the American asso.
citation for the cure of inebriatea held its
= eighth annual session in Chicago. 1t was
} stated by the president of the association
I that the importatiOns of opium are largely
increasing every year, and that the use Of
( this pernicious drug as a stlmulant is rapidly
spreading among the American people. The
/, opinion was expressed that both physicians
and druggists have a serious responsibility
in this matter; the opiates are too often pre-
scribed for the reliet of pain without care
e being taken to see that their use is discon
S tinued when this special purpose is fulfilled
r and that druggists often supply opium tC
those who indulge in its use without requiring
+ a prescription for it. So many lives ar,
wrecked by the "opium habit" that the salt
h of the drug should be regulated by law, ant
f the law rigidly enforced.
. Major Miles, United States Indian
e agent at the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe agenc.
in Indian Territory, l75 miles from Wichita
f Kansas, must be an unusually valuable Off
h Ger, for he has actually succeeded in getting
his Indians to do some healthful work. Whel
supplies are to be hauled from Wichita h,
makes the Indians do it, and gives them t.
J understand that they will get no ration
without giving some kind of an equivalent
| There is also a school at the agency, wher
the older boys are requiredto raise corn ant
vegetables, and make hay for the agenc.
d cattle, If all the reservation Indians wer
. made to raise and attend to stock and d,
farm labor, there would be no additions tt
the hOStlln DanuS. Inc lnuldl can reason
?. and it is possible to enlist his ratiocinativ
q powers as to the necessity of some scheme o
n selfsupport and disabuse his mind Of tn
fallacy that labor was ordained for squaw
only.
The Sioux and Arrapahoe 1ndial
o delegation had an interview with the pres
dent agreeable to the appointment mad
Thursday. The Indians were given to III
derstand that they were expected to renal
on their reservations and become self'suF
porting. The object of the visit of this dele
u CATION is to protest against removal to tn
Missouri river, the present reservation beini
in northwestern Nebraska. The government
\ has assigned these Indians to the Missouri
d to save the expense of transporting supple
several hundred miles overland. The Oval
lalla Sioux, of whom Red Cloud is chief
: express a preference for the Tongue rive
a country, while the upper Brules, of whom
. Spotted Tail is the chief, desires a mort
southern region of territory, bordering OF
/ the White river. The Arapahoe delegation
( desire to be united with the Snake indiana
or Shoshones as they are usually termed
Y The Shoshones, with the Red Cloud anC
E Spotted Tail Indians, are under the super
G vision of the Protestant Epispocal church
I DR.. Irwin was their agent for many years, bu
| is now transferred to the Red Cloud agency
= General Crook favors the preference OF thu
Arapahoes, as does DIR. Irwin. The presi
D.. dent plainly told the Sioux his reasons TO
Directing to their transfer north OF the Blacl
hills.