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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-01-16
SQUAWS AS FARMERS.
How the Indians of the West Used to Raise
Their Corn CrOp.

HOW the Indians OF the west Used to R0100
Their Corn Crop.
A prominent business man of this city
who went with his father in 1857 to Potta-
wattamie County, Ia. then the extreme
western limit of civilization, and who
lived there several years at the most
observing age, and who is now approach
ing fifty, tells how their Indian neigh
bors cultivated their corn.
There were plenty of Indians there
and then all the work was of course done
by squaws. At the proper time the
squaws went to the cornfield, which had
been cleaned and cultivated from time
immemorial, and prepared the ground
with 'nigger hoes" those heavy, strik-
ing hoes with pole or socket for the
handle, in which they had inserted a
handle not over three feet in length,
requiring the squaw to stoop or squat as
she worked. With this implement they
dug round holes about three feet in
diameter and about three feet deep, then
passing tho excavated earth through
their hands, rubbing and crushing it as
fine as -four, it was returned to the pit,
more than filling it, the excess being
1OuAuCU AAJO d lila vi uOuuus al "uACu
the seed corn was carefully planted and
tended till it was big enough to take
care of itself.
The Indians then left the camp and
went away for their annual hunt, leav-
ing only few of the old and decrepit
who were unable to make the journey,
and for whose support in the absence CT
the tribe no provision whatever was
made, not even so much as tepee was
left them. The old and decrepit had to
make shelter of bushes and bark and
provide for themselves.
The tribe went long distance away
and were gone till the corn came into
the milk and was fit to roast and eat, a
period they seemed to know by intuition,
for they never failed to return the first
day it was fit to eat. These pits were
always dug in the same places, the sur
rounding ground being left untouched.
The crop never failed to be good one,
though no enrichment of the soil was at
tempted. When the Indian left and the
white man took the ground he found the
old Indian corn-fields the best and most
productive land.
There was one exception to the rule
that the squaw did all the work. 1t was
in chopping trees The noble warrior
took his axe and cut kerfs on opposite
sides OF the tree he intended to fell. He
never cut so it would fall at once, but
let the winds complete his work.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
"A new use of the phonograph has
been discovered. A teacher of Ian
guages, whose admirable accent has
brought him many pupils, resorts to tho
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-01-16

ewo OF the wealthiest men in the West
arc said to have been messenger boys. Il
pays to 60 slow, after au-Yonkcrs States
man.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-01-16

Perfection is attained in DR.. Sage's c.
tarrh Remedy. It cures the worst cases.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-01-16
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Pills and take some comfort. A man can't
stand everything. One pill q dose. Try them.

Tm monks penitential garb is sack-re.
0gious afair.-Wa shington Capital.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-01-16

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles SHOULD
carefully read the abo e.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-01-16

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men Florata ard Rccdesne., ST. PAUL. MINI,
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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
NO SECRET BALLOT.
senator German Admits that st Would
Kill the Democratic Partv.

!
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2-The passage o
election laws containing the features Of
the Australian ballot system is doomed
in Maryland. At the state hoi;se here
United States Senator Arthur p. tiorman
sounded the keynote. He is opl osed tc
the passage of the Australian law by the
general assembly and he is op, osed tc
the passage of any law like it. 20 ae
majority of the Democratic edito: OF the
state.
Said Senator German: "There can be
no question hut that Il serious coalition
Of affairs confronts U.S. The tide o. immi-
grafton influences the men who are com
ing hither and ali are adverse to our views
Our majorities from natural causes are
growing less, and want of thoro gh ro-
down on majoritles. The elet tlves fran
chise has been abused, monay--ilas been
poured out to capture elections frauGlent-
ly. AS for the Australian system yo', had
better label it bill to throw tie Demo-
cratic party in the rear.
''This system has had two trials Ia this
country, one was in Boston the other in
Montana. The former, for years Demo
cratic stronghold, went Republican a' the
last election unner the Australian 81 item
by between 5000 and 6,000 majority for
the first time since 1SU4 Gov. liauser
writes me from Montana thatwe stould
have carried the state Instead Of having 1t
hanging in the balance
You pay voter if you pay litu at all
in secret By the Australian yst ~ he
is exposed to the corrupt inHi . OF
bribery more tan ever.
There are other matter. to .ole be-
lore TIE ,l l}ss'itst:..ie 2f sits. l;{. s VI {
5ue efiia yI4o Unc greaC Thing " ConslG-
err" ais
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
NEW POSTMASTERS,
Negro Colonization.

Topeka, Jan. 2.-D. B. Garrett, of the
colored colony of Oklahoma, has arrived
and states there are now fully 1000 col
ored people in Oklahoma, and the coloni
zation work will be pushed in all cities ol
the west.
Col. Mason, of Mississippi, who has
been here two weeks, is advocating the
purchase of the Cherokee strip for settle
ment by the colored race. Several prom
inent negroes of this city are moving in
that direction, and will ask President
Harrison to appoint commission of
col red men to negotiate with the
Hh rokees for the purchase OF the strip
(,a,. ,mestead settlement fcr theif --S~--
race exclusively.
The proposition is founded on informa-
ton that the Indians are willing to have
the colored peope settle on the strip. 1t
is urged that strong and united effort be
made to this end, and the Afri-American
league, which meets shortly in Chicago,
will be requested to take the subject un-
der consideration.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
WYOMING TOO YOUNG,
The Democracy Open Upon Fight on the
knocking Northern Territory,

New York, Jan. 2.-The Sun las 1
leading editorial opposing admission o
the territory Of Wyoming into the unior
on the ground OF lack of population. The
Sun says the population OF Wyoming will
be ascertained by the census next sum.
mer. Meanwhile the most Trustworthy
indication IS the total vote cast at the last
election OF delegates. The vote was
lS,0OS. In 1880 the total vote of Wvo-
ming was 1867 and the census taken
that year found 2O,759 people in the ter
rItury. The same ratio OF votes to in
labltants would give Wyoming a popu a.
ton now somewhere between As 900 and
10000. That is hardly enough for state
hood.
In the four states recently admitted the
totals OF the vote for repre- sentatives in
congress we're as set down in the sub
Joined table: South Dakota, II, ,Il5; Wash.
!ngton, 5S 53l; Montana, 50 i76; North
Dakata, 3S,US3; Wyoming, $4,000.
Wyoming has less than one-half of the
voting population Of the least popuIous of
the new states and less than one-quarter
OF the voting population of South Dakota.
The facts tell the whole story. When
she Is qualified for admission to the union,
no considerations of practical politics will
avail to keep her out, but she isn't ready
vet,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
A BenefactOr.

LISBON, Jan. 2.-Serpa Pinto's dispatch
to the government states that the Makal-
alos have signed declaration that they
were instigated to attack him by the di-
rection ofthe Lake Nyassa company. The
English missionary at Blantyry urged
them 10 refrain. Mejor Pinto says that
he is convinced that he has put an end to
the slave trade and other acts of violence
among the Makalalos, besides opening the
Nyassa route to commerce and occupying
the Shire district
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
COLORADO LEAD SOCIETY


DENVER, Jan. 2.-The meeting of lead
producers and others interested in the
production of lead, to be held at the
Windsor hotel on the 7th of January, will
be all important event. The purpose Of
the call, which nas been made by Mr.
Edward Eddy, of the executive commit
tee, is the organization of the Colorado
branch of the American Lead association,
which was formed at st. Louis during the
recent silver convention in that city.
1t is the design OF the executive COM
nit ee to effect an organization and begin
work at once in cooperation with similar
associations in all the rest of the states
and territories.
1t is the purpose also of the association,
both as national body and as state
branches, to take such steps as will in
fuence congress to protect the lead in
dustry Of the country by imposing duty
tax upon all imported lead produceA in
silver ores or other ores, such duty 10 be
levied according to the value Of the lead
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02

LONDON, Dec. 3J.--Capt. O'Shea, ex-
member of the mouse of commons, has
filed petition for divorce from his wife
on the ground OF adultery, naming Charles
Stewart Parnell as co. respondent.
The specific acts are alleged to have
taken place during a period extending
from April, 1886, to the date of the peti-
ton, at Ethan, at No. St York terrare,
the residence of Mrs O'Shea, at Regents
park, Brighton, at Arlington and Sussex.
In an interview to-day Capt. O'Shea
said: 1.-The charges made are true, of
course" He added, Il do not claim
damages"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02

PUEBLO, Dec. 30.-rhe G dorado Coal
and Iron company proposes to introduce
The direct process of wo king iron. By
this process the iron is not allowed to
cool, but Is taken from the furnace as
needed, put into the converters and made
into steel. The company has a big lot of
orders on hand and it needs all the latest
improvements to enable it to nil its Or
d"rs. The first steel rails to he made will
be toI the Rio Grande Western extension.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
Commercial reCks,

New York, Jan. Bradstreet's reports
ll,7l9 failures IN the United State fo, the
year 1889, with liahili'ies Of $40 35a tnS
taR4 a$s. .s-0t ss.J,1', .,.s- fms is ....
largest nunber of failures and greater
liabilities than for any year in the past
five years The increase in the number
of failures over 1883 is 1872 increase in
liabilities, $50, ,lSo increase in assets,
IS ,099, ,S5S.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
Montana Senatorial Contest.

HELENA, Mont, Jan. 1.-Col. Wilbur
f. Sanders yesterday received every Re-
publican vote in the house and with one
exception every Republican vote in the
senate for United States Senator. AT the
joint session tomorrow he will be unani-
mously elected. He is pioneer resident
and the recognized leader Of the party.
In the early day he led the movement
that exterminated the bandtti of the
Rocky mountains and has been identified
with every movement looking to the ad-
vancement Of the commonwealth.
Several caucuses resulted in no choice
for second senator. the leading candidate
being Lee Mantle, of Butte. The west
siders are engaged in bitter fight over
Mantle, Couch, Sonner and Knowles, and
it is believed tonight that the nomination
will fall to another Helena man, either
Power or Hirscheld, both of whom are
in the field with strong backing.
The Democratic rump house took no ac-
ton yesterday and the senators absented
themselves.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
One Friend of Jen' d. ).

BoNnAM, Texas, Jan. 2. =. T. W.
Caskey of the Christian church delivered
y lecture last night on the il,ner life of
Jefferson Davis, in which he sal L. "The
truest instance of the repetiton of his
tory that | know of is the lie OF Jesus
Christ as repeated to great ext"nt in the
person of jefferson Davis" Rev. Mr..
Caskey was an intimate FRIEND of Mr..
Davis for fifty years, and will spend the
rest Of his life travelling to show the world
that Jefferson Davis is the greatest man
that has lived since the days of Jesus
Christ.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
Salt Lakes City Election.

SALT LAKE CRY, Dec. 3O.-Registration
for the city election Of February 10 closed
at 8 O'Clock Saturday evening. The total
registration is about 1870, Of which the
Gentles have q clean majority of over
LOCO at least, so the liberal committee
claim. The Deseret News Church organ)
merely says: "We have confidence in the
peoples party. The Mormons will win
sure" Salt Lake city is sure OF Gentle
administration after February 10.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
A Favorable outlook.

New YORK, Jan. 2.-The Commercial
Advertiser says Interviews with many
leading business men as to the prospects
for 1890 reveal almost unanimous beief
that the coming year will ne one of un-
usual prosperity. Erastus Wiman, who
is perhaps as well posted on business
conditions as any man in 'he country,
said: "If next year is not the most pros
porous in our history, great calamities
which man can not foresee must occur.
In all my business experience l have
not seen more favorable outl ok"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02

therein contained. Unde the ruling of
Sec. Window, that ore should be regis
tered as silver ore and not cad ore when
the value of the silver predominates over
the value of the lead, it is deemed that
the importation of lead is virtually free,
greatly to the detriment OF the lead in
duStrV of America.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
Prevalence in Vienna.

VIENNA, Jan. 2.-Infuenza is increas
ing and the board of health has ordered
the schools closed until January &. The
hospitals have been so crowded that it
has been found necessary to erect a spe-
cial structure for those suffering from the
disease.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02

ROME, Jan. 2.-Reforma says that the
violence of the language used in the
pope's allocution will not prevent Italy
from being governed in harmony with the
necessities of progress and the aspirations
of her people,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
Lives BlOtted Out.

JACKSON, Tenn, Dec. 3l.-Four boys
between the ages of 6 and were playing
under the edge of sand bank Yesterday
afternoon and the bank caved in, bury
ing the little fellows under ten feet of
sand. Life was extinct before they could
be got out.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
Mr.. Randall Failing Fast,

PIrTsBURG, Jan. "A Special from
Columbus, Ohio, says Isaac r. Hill, Of
Washington, an intimate friend of Sam
uel j. Randall, reports the latter very
low, and the chances are that he will
never resume his seat in the house of
representatives.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02

OPoRTo, Dec. 3l.-Dom Pedro continues
utterly PROSTATE. The doctors have ad.
vised that efforts be made to revive him
by conversation, but he does not respond
to any ones questions.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. q Gcv. Rich
ardson has offered reward of $500 each
for the arrest and conviction OF any Of the
men concerned in the lynching OF the
eight negroes at RarnWell.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
Seventeen Thousand Strikers,

BRUSSELS, Jan. 2.-The situation at
Chareroi is serious. There are now IL
900 strikers and there is great scarcity
OF coal.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
Mrs. S,uthworth Dy wing.

New YoRH, Jan. Mrs. Sonthworth,
who killed Stephen b. Pettus, is in rapidly
failing health, and fears are excited that
she will not long survive.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
Twent, four Lives Lost.

LONDON, Jan. "a disastrous fire oc-
cured at the industrial school in West
pan. Twenty-lour lives were lost and the
building almost totally destroyed.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02
THE DEMOCRATIC RuMP HOUSE.

The Democratic rump house held a
caucus last evening and nominated for
senators w. A. Clark. the Butte million
aire, and Martin Magazines, late con-
gressional candidate. Ex-Gov. Hauser
received but three votes. His friends are
very angry and the disruption of the party
is imminent.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-02

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Te|egraphic Tidings
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A NEW YEARS TALE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-For the frs
time in nearly score of years the vi;'
president of the United States held an Of
fetal reception On New Years day. 1t is
curious fact that not since the year 1S7;
has the vice president been the head of i
Washington social establishment ovei
which wife has presided.
Since the days of Schuyler Colfax the
vice presidents have been practically
homeless at the capital. Messrs. Wilson,
Wheeler ard Arthur were widowers. Dur
ing two years the office was vacant by
reason of death. Mr.. Hendricks died be-
fore it became time for him to open o
socai establishment in Washington. For
these and other reasons the event of yes
terday attracted great attention.
Wool TARIFF.
To-day and tomorrow the ways and
means committee will give hearing to
people interested in wool and manufac
tured wool. The indications are that
there will be large attendance OF those
who desire to be heard on these questions.
People have arrived from many states
among them being David ]. Harpster,
WIN 10 CItultcl Will DtliiS iIlc lltdSltSl
wool growers in Ohio. Mr.. Harpster says
the wool growers will ask the committee
to adopt the wool schedule of the senate
tariff bill Of the last session. JIdge VIM.
Lawrence, president OF the National Wool
Growers association, will make the prin.
cipal argument before the ways and
means committee.
PCRIJC DERT STATEMENT
1t is estimated that there has been a
decrease of nearly $4,000,00O in the
public debt during December. This makes
a total reduction for the first half of the
present fiscal year OF about 1900 900,
against $3l ,522 900 during the correspond
ing period of the previous fiscal year, and
a reduction Tor the calendar year eniing
to-day Of $Sl ,4Sl 900, against SOL ,536,000
for the calendar year 1888.
NEW PosTMAsTERs.
J. D. Babcock has been appointed post
master of Evergreen, Jefferson county,
vice A. f. Port, removed. j. s. Barnum
at Lamy, Santa F. county, N. NJ, vice
G. Haspelmath, resigned, and C. l..
WoIthington at Victoria, Dona Ana
N. M, vice r. G. Hatton, re-
moved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23

arm about her. A white jasmine, tackled
along the window-frame, cast graceful
streamers from one side to the other.
Smiling happily and rognishly. Augusta
pulled down a spray bearing as many
fve-pointed flowers as leaves. coiled it
rapidly into wreath, and laid it on my
head.
And you shall wear starry crownl"
she chanted, gayly.
I think the gate-latch clicked.
know we both looked out at tho Same
instant.
Frank Deane was just entering the
yard
Have said that he was handsome
man? I had always thought so. but
never believed he could be SO royalty
beautiful Is now, framed in the honey
sucked arch of the little gateway. His
face was alight with happiness and love;
his eyes eagerly sought the window,
and, as low exclamation of rapture es-
capped the figure beside sme, he smiled.
tossed his hand into the air in glad
greeting, and bounded quickly up the
walk. Augusta few into the hall to
meet him. 1, left alone for moment.
saw him, solemnly aver, as he set his
foot upon the lower step of the porch,
the flash of the May sunshine upon his
blonde head, uncovered in knightly rev.
erence before his wife.
Then, a wild shrek of terrified an
guish rang through every corner OF the
reeled back, fainting. My arms-not
her husband's-receivedh her. The porch
was vacant; so were the path and the
ence that had glorified all three an in
slant before had passed into thin all
when the wife sought to grasp it.
Frank Deane, as few old Virginians
still living will remember, died sud
denly-it is said of heart disease-in
Richmond, at the very hour and minute
| in which we believe that we saw him
come in at the wicket gate.
Perhaps the Society of Psychical Re
| search may announce the existence and
define the operation of the law of men
| tai influence which enabled the released
spirit to project q sinaul0crum OF hi!
| physical presence upon the imagination
of her who loved him passionately, and
longed inexpressibly for the assurance
of his forgiving love.
'sGod let him come to lift the cloud,
| the widow said to her dying day.
We dare not tep. even with unsandale6
feet, upon the sacred awfulness of tina
| ground.
His love was so mighty that he mad
her believe that she beheld him with
| her bodily eyes, say psychical saOans
reverent in faith in what they can no
| explain.
But what, then, was it that Isaw?-
| Marion Harper. in n. Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23
LITTLE PITCHERS.

Little pitchers whose ears are long
Shall be the burden Of my song;
Frolicsome boys and laughing girls
With rosy cheeks and clustering curls,
With eyes of black and brown and blue
Who 50 worthy Of song rs you,
Little pitchersr'
Would father . secret Of state confide
To chosen comrade, true and tried.
Has mother something Of moment deep
Too weighty for her alone to keep:
OF quiet hooks they may wen beware,
For without doubt they arc listening there
Little pitchers"
Little pitchers ask questions queer
That sometimes cause us to quake with fear;
Little care they for hint or frown-
Like BanQuo's ghost they will not down.
Words that are icy and looks that freeze
Alike are wasted on rogues like these
Little pitchers"
little pitchers remember well,
And their fearful taleSthey are sure to tell,
Be It later or be 1t soon,
Always at moments inopportune;
Friehrful phantons with twinkling feet,
Beautiful horrible. terrible, sweet
Little pitchers"
John S. Adams, in Wide Awake.