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bee come excellent cotton fields and they raise
more than bale to the acre. The best farms
however, are owned by shto men or half
breeds. and white man are acquiring moro
farming territory here every day.
cHIcEAsAw LANES.
Some Of the best lands in the Indian terri
tory are those OF the Chickassvs and you find
some Of the largest farms among them. Frank
Murray, a white man, married to Chickasaw
woman. has IL, 900 acres under cultivation and
he keeps 5000 head of cattle. He is said to he
worth hall million Of dollars and ne adds to
his lands every year. Sam Paul. half breed
Chickasaw, has 5000 acres under cultivation
and white man named Rector, who married
Chickasaw girl, is farming 500 acres. Here
among the Cherokees there is half-breed
named Stsrin, who has 8, 900 acres, and there
are many other farms much larger. The Chick
asaw country Is the only one which
has been surveyed and divided into Sec
tons. and l don't think that there is
a good system Of records among the other
tribes. Lands may be sold as far as their
improvements are concerned, but an Indian
cannot sell his land to a white man. The Texas
eattlemen look with envy on these rich plains
of green and they try all sorts of lodges to get
in. Not long ago in the Greek country they
tried to steal $50, 900 acres and they bailt Ito
miles OF wire fence around this. They had
something like 10000 head Of cattle ON this
land and they rather defed the Indians
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Dining With Doctors.

From the San Francisco News Letter.
After all there IL nothing more delightful
than professional enthusiasm. And one never
knows how high the current Of this sentiment
runs uatil he, rs q layman. has been associated
but for few hours with those who belong to
any Of those guilds named tho learned profess
sicns. Here is an experience: A room in .
acknowledgement Ave doctors and one lay
man. Doctors greet ono another cordially
and lay aside their pocket cases ~ being In
convenient during tbs dinner process. Oysters
on tho table. Senior doctor, smiling blaudly
upon his associates, opens the ball.
Yesterday had most difficult operation
to perform Il thank you for the limes); cancer
you know. and one OF long standing (sheriy,
please. dissectod the abdomen most care
fully, and discovered the seat Of tho disease
(trouble you for the bread). Ny assistant was
quito nervous. and when the patient groaued
slightly (sautcrnc, thanks) quivered. and
body else to assist me in the operation q have
got pepper, thanks). Here the doctor on tho
right who has boon wanting to get in his oar,
cunningly snakes away the Anocdoto Of the
party of the first part snd begins building
on his own foundations: "By the way, at
the hospital we had most curious
case (peas, we'll. yes, o fcw). He was
unconscious when he came there, and
feared that the shock OF the am
Putation would be too much for him (you may
NIL my glass; l like dry ehampagne). But we
wont ut him, anyhow, and after dressing the
stump most carefully we found Eyes, will take
some salad) that he was mot quite enough vine
gar) dead as y door nail" There 10 something
beautiful about the medical profession. Tho
discussion OF its most revolving details never
interiors; with the appetite Of its members.
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From the Brandon Bucksaw.
He had read his paper and didn't know what
to do with himself. He had been over the
stations on the line did not interest him, but
the pretty girl with the music roll and natty
tailor-made dress did. He caught CLINT Of
her merry blue eyes as abe looked up at him
once in Indifferent curiosity.
Presently he took up his paper. and, under
pretense of reading. softly whistled, shes as
pretty as a picture"
This made no evident impression on the
young lacy. who was looking dreamily at the
feeting landscape. Not discouraged, the i'm
Fortunate firt started off with more insinuat-
ing intonations. "Oh, eyes SO blue and tender"
The maiden fair moved . trihe uneasily, and
pressed her face against the window pane. "A
sweet face at the window" readily whistled the
quick-witted tormentor. There was no mis-
taking the personal allusion in the whistle and
the young lady moved as it to change her seat,
but an ominous silence following this move, she
settled down again to ponder and to dream. :.
Beautiful dreamer" whistled the musical
feud with fine infections, as dramatic a.
whistler can make them.
Cambridge, Cambridge" sang out porter
as the train slowed up at that station.
How can bear to leave thee?'' began the
whistler. telling the cheerful fact that Cam
bridge was his destination. The young lady
sat up with more interested expression in her
heretofore sphinx-lik countenancs.
Would meier had met thee" whistled the
young man as he drew on his overcoat, striking
into Farewell forever as he disappeared.
The train stopped. He passed the win low
and caugh. glimpse Of a bouny face. radiant
with smiles Of apprsciativo mischief. 1t was
almost his undoing. He had an impulse to
spring into the train and 90 on indefinitely
but already the train was whizzing past. so with
farewell wave OF his hand he logged along,
whis:ling Her bright smile haunts me stiIl."
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A Society Girls Requirements.

From the New York Tribune
How much does a girl in society require 10
dress upon" gentleman with a large in
come, but with no end OF calls upon it, would
like this question answered on liberal but BY
no means an extravagsnt scale. He naturally
wishes his daughter 10 be well and credisably
dressed and he also naturally deprecates en-
travsgance and want of management We have
asked opinions from q good many persons who
are supposed to know and we find that goo
ought TO turn out girl reasonably we'll
or course this would not go far If she buys
thirty-dollar hats and two-hundr ed dollar
gowns. &c, but with careful handling it NAV be
adequate. ofcourse any number Of girls spend
four times that amount and even more. NV
daughter will have 20 marry a rich man. said
a wealthy woman the other day. she has
$1,000 year Of her own and she spends every
dollar of il on herself'-a sad commentary, by
the way on the selfshness and luxurious habits
that the world teaches.
Another young woman. who il not at all
frivolous but who dresses remarkably ssell. and
who rides on the crest OF the fashionable wave
in New York and Newport, tells US that q 100
covers all her personal expenses. But I do
not buy many thilgs at very grand places"
she continues. Jackets I always get Of the
very best, and one or two gowns from the
SWEETEST houses; but the rest of my dresses are
made by seamstress at home. and generally
make most of my own hats, buying one or two
really good ones models" As this sllowance
meets the requirements of an intelligent girl in
society, who goes out winter and summer aud
is 'never out of the SWIM" il may well be
taken a standard for that sort Of thing. For
q girl who only goes ont moderately $500 sbould
be ample. But we should cite the instance Of
one pretty maiden VINO only has $500 year TO
buy all her belongings. and who, nevertheless.
always looks as fresh - a daisy and just 40 d.
hghtfully simple.
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Hawick Letter in tho Boston Transcripts,
In the matter of courtships and wcddin,s
Scottish people preserve an extraordinary
number Of peculiar customs and fanciful su-
perstitions. It is deemed uulucky to alter the
first width Of an engagement ring. Many troths
have been broken Is result. Tho giving Of
brooches and pins by lovers is full Of i'll conse-
qnencos. Noyouny man or woman, in the ten
der relation, will take a pin from tho othor
without etul ming the same after USE Pins
needles, &C., all sniblematic Of the cessation
Of friendship and affection. Il IL very fort;,-
nate for the bride 70 wear sono borrowed a-ti-
clio of apparel at her wedding. II swine cross
the path Of tho bridal party before IL, it il ar
omen Of tho direst import; but IL they should
happy augury. A wedding after sunset entails
on the bride joyiess life. the loss Of children
and an early grsve. In the south of Scotland
rainy day for a marriage II an unlucky one.
The bride Ia then called "greetin' bride.
whereas, "Blest is the bride that the sun shines
on" To rub shoulders with tho bride IL
sign Of speedy marriage; the first among the
unmarried female friends who succeeds in do
ing it will DO the first to wed; and have myself
witnessed scrambles on tho part of bnxom
Scotch lassos for precedence quite closely APP
proaching dsticuhs. AZ newly married wife
first onters her new home same elderly person
must throw cake Of short bread into the door
before her. One securing piece Of cheese cut
With tho brides own hand, hofors she hsa Ieft
the wedding feast, Ia certain 10 b. shortly ham
PLY marrisd. And Il - everywhere In Scot.
Iahd ~ inAuspicious for the brides mother 10
b present. ct . wedding ~ il q unfortunate In
oar country TO have the same individual arrive.
TO remain, ct any suhes0ont period.
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The Indians held a colncil and went along
tire fence and chopped off the posts close to the
ground. They said: I've don't know about the
wire; that may belong to the white men and we
won't touch il. But as for these posts, they
were cut from our forests and they belong to
the Indians and we will cut them down" The
result was that the Texans had to take their
cattle out OF the country great many Texas
cattle are grazed in the territory by Indians
for Texans, and there are a number of pastures
IN the Greek country ranging in size from
10000 to 6c.CG0 acres. They receive from 81 20
81. so head. aud though tie grazing of cattle
In this way is against the law OF the tribes. it
Is winked a. and permitted to be done. Many
OF the Cherokees employ white men to work
for them. and in the Chickasaw nation, in the
Washita valley, there is farm fifty miles long,
the owner of which is an Indian and the labor
ers are white. There Is an Indian here who
has costly residence in the center OF 1000
acres of beautiful land and among his hands
are some Cherokees that get SIG month.
They could have farms of their own, but don't
seem to care to take them.
THE cHocTAwc.
Ihad talk with Gov Smallwood, who was
for q long time chief of the Choctaws. / met
him at the little town of Atoka and found him
a very intelligent man. He tells me that the
Choctaw nation has seventeen counties in it,
and that it has its senate and house. just as the
year a salary and is elected for term Of
two years. He has the same authority as one
OF the governors of our states. except that he
cannot pardon. Gov. Small'5 ood SAYS that there
are about Is. 900 Choctaws. md that these be-
lieve in the Christian religion and are of all de-
nominations except Catholic. The Choctaws
live in log houses and plain cottages, and their
people are steadily advancing in culture. There
Is no state in the Union that pays proportion
ately more toward education than the Choc-
taws, and find that the Cherokees here have
an excellent system Of public schools.
TIE EDUCATIONAL FIGHT AMONG THE cHERo-
One Of the leading political issues here at
Tahlequah is the public school system. They
have big boys college and female seminary,
and they have system of public schools which
extends throughout the country. The revenue
Of the nation. however, ran behind and these
schools have all been shut up for year on ac-
count Of there being no money to pay the
teachers, and the question of this payment and
the reorganization Of the schools is one which
the young Cherokee orators are now discussing
On the stump. The opposition to Chief Mays
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own parliament a. Tshlequah and they elect
their senate and house without regard to the
United States. They have a president or chief,
who Is elected by the vote Of the people. and
they settle all civil matters in their own courts
the cases being plead by their own lawyers and
decided By Indian judges. They have their
own se cre.sry OF the treasury and their own
police ard politics cuts as much of a figure
here il docs in Washington.
Tahleqush is q town of perhaps 900 people
and the state house Is IN its center. 1t is n big
two-story brick building, which looks more
capitol, and il IL located In q large park filed
with great forest trees Around this the
streets extend out In every direction. They
are wide and unpaved, and they are lined
with such buildings a. you will find in town
OF 1000 Inhabitants in the United States The
houses back OF the main or business streets
have big grounds, and some Of them are eight
houses are built of logs and the most Of them
are OF boards and some after the models
furnished in books D; suburban architecture.
IHx CAPITOL
contains the legislative halls, the treasury de-
parsment tho supreme court and the depart
msnt Of education i visited 1t today, and
found the treasury much like q country bank,
consisting Of . counter running across ten py
twelve room Iron bars ran from the front of
the counter 70 the ceiling, and IN the space be-
bind there was q safe and an Indian. who talked
to me through little hole over the center OF
the counter. The legislature not in ses-
sion, but l took look into the halls and called
upon Mr.. Mays who has for two terms served
as the chief of the Cherokees. / found him in
his executive chamber on the second floor Of
the capitol.
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~
cannot save the knight without losing the game
Immediately.
cHrss Nfwa
II b pleasant 10 note that the much talked of
match between steinitz and Tschisorin for the
championship of the world is at last settled
thing. The match will be played in Havana
and will begin in December. Mr.. Steinitx il an
American citizen and naturally the sympathies
OF Americans are enlisted on his side He is
the first American since the great Morphy TO
hold the championship Of the world. and has a
record that Morphy himself might be proud Of
But Tschisorin champion Of RUSSIA is no
mean antagonist and plays with a dash and
vigor that will require all Steinitz's depth and
accuracy 70 combat il.
IL will be the greatest contest since the
famous meeting Of Morphy and ANDERSEN and
will undoubtedly give to the literature Of the
game some monuments of scientific play.
Dr.. COLON. chess champion OF Minnesota.
has returned TO St. Paul after few weeks
visit In Washington. During his stay Dr.
COLON contested a number of fine games with
the members OF the Washington Club.
Col. Smith Of the Washington Club recently
held the remarkable hand of eight aces in
sstual play at pinochle.
Mr.. Otto Heese chess champion Of the
Lehigh valley. played a series OF interesting
games ct the Washington Club last week, while
making short visit to the city.
Maj. Hanham and Mr.. Kemeny are playing q
match for the championship Of New York The
score was even up to the beginning of this
week.
Another divan tournament viii shortly begin
in London. Bird, Blackburne, Gunsburs,
Lasker, Lee, Gossip, Jasnogrodsky, Mortimer.
Muller, Van Vliet and Tinsley are expected to
compete.
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A Lord Mayors Dilemma.

From the Illustrated American.
While dining at the Constitutional Club in
Bradford, up in Yorkshire. 1 was told a good
story about the present mayor of that busting
city Of spindles
1t appears that mayor is elected annually
by the common council from their own num-
Der, and a. the mayor gets no salary and has to
spend about s25. 900 per annum to keep up the
dignity of the office, only rich and influential
citizens can get the position. 1t is customary
for the mayor tho day after his election to take
his scat on the bench A. magistrate. aud il is a
matter Of long-established precedent that he
shall discharge the first prisoner brought be-
fore him. They always select for the iirst Ease
some one charged with slight otfense. gener-
ally simple drunk" In the case of the
present mayor, however, he fels some ,lelicacy
about discharging drunk" the first go of. s.
having made his own fortune by the sale Of in
toxicating beverages and being rather afraid
the papers would rldicule him II be seemed to
consider drunkenness a simple offense to be let
of with only reprimand. He instructed the
chief Of police to be very careful in arranging
the docket SO that the first case should be q
slight offender, but not "drunk." The officer
carefully went over tho list and, passing over
all the drunks aud serious cases. picked out as
the first culprit man accused OF using profane
language in the public streets, which seemed
case which the mayor could discharge without
causing public and adverse comment Tho
Prasonet having peen arrai6neu the mayor
looked very severe and inquired the nature Of
the language used. He was told.
This il very serious charge" Numbered
the mayor "what do you mean. sir, by
using such language What excuse do you
offer. sir?
May II please your honor" pipes up the
prisoner, falteringly, Il was drunk ut the time
and didn't know VIA. was about
There was tableau. The prisoner vas dis
charged amid the audible smiles Of the asso-
ciate judges and the spectators, all Of whom
knew Of the mayors anxiety to avoid the yerv
thing that was thrust upon him.
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ro uk sWALIoNEp uP nY xnIrrs.
Written for The Evening Star.

Summer Shower.
Side by side they walked together
Der the meadows, tields and heather,
Needing not the clouds above,
As the merry birds are singing
And the distant bells are ringing
Notes Of gladness and OF love.
On his lips question hovers,
She her love with bushes covers,
As they linger on the way;
Fast his tn rilling heart 10 beating,
Fast the precious time Is feeling,
Fainter grows the parting day.
Ere the fateful words are spoken
Ere loves silence has been hroken,-
Which would join two hearts in one,
Downward pours the threatened shower,
Sprinkling evry blade and flower,
And o'ercasts the setting sun.
So the words remain unspoken
And loves silence ere unbroken,
Leaving two hearts lone and free.
Thus has fate the potent power
Through simple summer shower
So to change lifes destiny.
CLIFFORD HOWARD.
September, 81.
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BICYCLE AGAINST TRorTER.
The Diaerencs Between the Flesesst Wheel
man and the Fastsss Hors>.

man M uno koo1oot hORoo.
Bicycle riders, says the New York Sum- take
the greatest interest in the marvellous exhibi-
ton Of Arthur Zimmerman in making the half
mile at Springfield, Mass., Thursday, in the
phsuomsnally wonderful time Of 1 minute as
seconds As there il possibility that thinner
man may beat this time before the month runs
out the interest il at white heat Ono feature OF
his late exploit is the fact that it virtually
the best time in which Q half mile has been
covered by trottsr when in competition with
other trottera This time, it is stated, was
minute ~ seconds, made by Nancy Hanks in
each Of the second and third heats With AlIer.
ton and Margaret s. 1t Independence, Iowa.
August n. In studying Zimmerman's record.
time allowance must be made fog ~ or seq
onds always lost by cyclist in consequence of
the fact that bicycle races are from q standing
start, while trotting races are from Q flying
start. Take ~ seconds from Zimmerman's /
minuts - seconds and the result virtually
equals Nancy Hanks time. Take three seconds
and the result b Q half second better.
Zimmerman, however, IL still far behind the
best trotting time for the half mile, though
virtually even With the best trottipg time for
the halt made BY one horse out Of q field Of
starters. In considering this point it should
always DO remembered that in trostinR races
best times for fractions Of . mile are not Of
hcially recognized a. records
The best time made In public BY q trotter for
Q garter mile Is 30 seconds. which has been
made BY both Maud q. and Sunol. Sunol in
private trial has made 2s9S seconds. As Tim
norman and two others have made flying
quarter h - - seconds u the Hartford tour
pasasnt the wheel u ''in IL" at q quarter mile
With these magnificent trotters. Naturally,
bicycle riders take pride In learning what the
bicycle 10 capable Of, and though. ~ horsemen
prove, u is scarcely logical 70 compare BIZ
cycling and trotting except when the former IL
from 1ying starA wheefmen are hoping that
tbs bicycle VII approach still nearer to the
trotter before the season cnds- Following ID q
tahas a rseocas ct TIE snns distance In the two
sporta
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The only sign Of Indian blood in them IL
their high check bones. and they talk English
end are dressed In tie same sort OF clothes you
fnd on Broadway. The Hon. Mr.. Bushy head,
one Of the most prominent Of the Cherokee
statesmen. who has been several times chief Of
the ns;ioa and Who is Us intelligentas white
man in the territory. tells me that l.400 white
msn have married Cherokee girls within the
Last ten years, and that there are now 1000
white men in this part OF the territory. Many
Of the Cherokee men marry white girls, and
lust mere I would say that find Indian girie
here who ara well educated and good house,
ksspsra There are about 1000 Cberokees en-
I'D e sst:ls, 10000 hogs and II, 900 horses
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CHEROKEE CAPITAL.
A Week Among the Chickasaws,
Choctaws and Creeks.
HOW THE INDIANS FARM.

The Capitol and UnIversIty-A Call Upon the
Chisf-Big Plantations Owned by Half
Brssds-Thc Cherokee strip-what the In
diana Get From the Government.
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now TO DRIVE
A Few simple Ral-. rha, owuers Of nor..
should Know.

From the Philsdsphia Record
To properly drive the light harness horse or
as he 10 known all over the world, the Ausri-
can trotier. there are four things which are
essential for the driver 20 know. a nd which nos
10 per cent Of tho drivers Of the present dav
know, viz: First, how to harnes. the horse;
second. how 20 hitch him 20 the wagon; third.
how 60 sit TO lock well aud a, the same time
ride comfortably. and. fourth. how 10 hold the
lines. OF those who are master Of the situs.
tion. know a fast tro,ting horse and how 20
handle him. the Russians come nearer 20 Il
than those OF any other country. but were re
to educate and train the or'off horse they would
have 20 take back seat. as England had 20 do
with the thoroughbred.
The harness must he kept clean. which will
greatly remove the danger Of chafing. and PAR
uc1larly the saddle. which. ~ properly cared
Tor and the eack OF the horse well washed with
clean. cold water when il is removed. there will
De no danger ~ SORENESS there. The bride is
the hardest part 30 be made % TT nicely, aud
when that Is accomplished ono great and often
isial mistake Is very often made Of dra wing die
throat latch too tight IL crosses the windpips
and as the horse moves along he drops has
nose little. thus expanding the throat,
breathing shorter at every stride and finally
ch"Aing COMPLETELY, stageers and falls. Leave
we strap loose enough for you 20 place
Your Maud between 1t aud the throat with
CIV touching either. There will be no danger
! e ia, bride coming OF as H. araucbt a.
ALWAYS back ward on n from ths chect ara
lines and the tit and brow hana nr.,.,, A.
itom coming back over the head Ii YOU de-
sire to stop and te the animal ~ . nost AMI Ia
Is inclined TO rub his hridl. og 4. ia l,,tls
! troable to draw up the burkl. a hole or ,so
letting il out again when STARTING The hrcsst
collar. also, should not be drawn nm too high
as that VIII likewise affect the breathing. Let
II come up Just to the lower noint ., ~. ,.cl
and have the hip s,raps OF n l.ng,h ,hs, iii
bring the breeehing about on a line with a.
The thill loops should also be ON .bont IN.
same line ' s''
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CROSSED TEXAS IN
coming from Mexico to
the Indian territory and
again entered q foreign
country. The five civil
ICED tribes, who own the
best part of this terri
tory. claim to be indie
pendent nations. They
have q civilization, laws
and Q government of
their own, and these
Cherokees have their