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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-02
INDIANS ON THE BENCH.
RED MEN MAKE VERY GOOD JUDGES
FOR PETTY oFFENSES.

Some of Them Arc Paid SO n sfont'l and
$40 Month Is the Highes. Received
by ANY of rhem--savages Receive S.-n-
fences and Pay Fines without IL Word.
AS a Judge the Indian is a great success.
Several years ago the Indian commissioner
directed the agents to organize Indian
courts He prepared cole OF rules and i
list of offenses. The experiment has worked
surprisingly we'll The red man may
leave his moving machine out of doors to
rust. He may discard his stone house for
a tepee But when it comes to hold court
he follows the white mans road with great
dignity and efficiency.
Each of these Indian courts consists OF
three Judges. The Indian agents make the
nominations The Indian commissioner
confirms The term is one year, but the
Judge may be removed at any time. Regu
lar sessions are held every other week. The
catalogue of crimes is rather interesting
1t includes Indian dances, plural mar
riagcs, and the practices of medicine men.
Will Indian judges convict and pun sh for
such ofTenses? They will, indeed. The
only trouble the agents have with these
courts is to restrain them from making
the punishment msfit the crime by excess.
Theft, destruction of property belonging
to another, drunkenness, buying and sell
ing squaws, are also dealt with by these
courts. There is civil code as we'll. The
Indian judges have about the same powers
that Il justice of the peace has. The civil
practice is made to conform as nearly as
possible to that in the state Or territory
where the reservation is located. Com
missioner Morgan says that, Sin spite OF
their crltiities, anomalies and Gisadvan-
tages, these courts have reached a degree
of dignity, influence and usefulness which
could hardly have been expected
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-02
PRETTY SMALL. PAY.

The government pays small judicial sal
aries. The sum of 5000 is allowed This
gives the Indian judges from S. to IS /,
month for seven months in the year. Sal
aries add dignity and Importance to the
position. Fifty-five Of these judges are re-
ceiving pay at the rate of $40 month, ten
at s., twenty-three at IS and ten at So. The
commissioner wants a little more money.
He says that the Indian judges ought to
command salaries of $40 a month.
He adds: "The services rendered by the
courts are of such value in promoting good
order and good morals in the community,
as well as in familiariZing Indians with
the customs, practices and ideas which
they will hereafter meet in white commu-
mites, that courts ought to be established
for nearly every agency"
The most singular thing about the court
experiment is that the intelligent white
man should not have discovered long ago
that this plan is the very best sugar coat
ing which can be given the dose of civiliza-
ton for the Indian. The penalties i'm
posed by the courts are fines, imprison-
ments, hard labor and forfeiture Of rations.
The Indian police see that the sentences
imposed are faithfully executed
The agents, without exception, speak
well of these courts. At Standing Rock,
s. D., the court of Indian offenses holds BIZ
weekly sessions at the agency of two days
each, where all Indians committing of
lenses are brought for trial, and the valu-
able aid rendered by this court cannot be
TOO highly commended. Eighty-three cases
were heard and adjudicated by this court
during one year, and all the decisions have
been intelligently and impartially rendered
upon the evidence adduced.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-02
me less a MAN KNOWS tha noro ho 4.,,

'IC IN9' d IIIi!I hIIUWS lHt mOre ne talks
about it. If Shadows murnur where
deeps are dumb" they are like human
beings who have smaliminds and are great
takers. The man who talks continuously.
and who is not in intellect above the
average man. must say many foolish
things.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-02
CITY NOTICES.

There is much in good blood, but if born of ba
blood "a 3. G. Alternative" is the only remedy.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-02
For Malaria, Liver Trou-
bic, or Indigestion, use
BROWN S IRON BTTTERS
A Fatal Mistake.

Remarkable, yet true. A. B. C. Alternative ha
cured Blood Diseases after physicians failed.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-02

N0TE-The arrival at Louisville and South tor
train No. l is via. Cincinnati (Newport.)
Trains from Lynchburg, Lexington, Va, Dam
vile, Va, ETC., connect at Clifton Forge.
Central Standard Time West of Clifton Forge.
Eastern Standard Time East of Clifton Forge.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-02
SEVERAL COURTS.

At Unaatila, Ore, the court is presided
over by two competent Indian judges. The
decisions Of the court are usually accepted
without complaint. They preside with dig
nifty, and in the court room order and de-
corun are rigidly enforced. They are
very prompt, and after careful and inn
partial trial speedily punish all offenders
found guilty.
The Klamath (Ore.) court is composed of
three Of the most intelligent Indians on
the reservation. A large number OF minor
offenses have come before the court. The
decisions Of the court are usually correct
and are accepted without complaint.
They preside with dignity and enforce Or
der and decorum in the court room.
The agent at Grow Creek, S. D., says
that until an appropriation was made by
congress for the pay of Indian judges it
was impossible to establish court of In
dian otfenses. Suitable members OF the
tribe refused to act without compensation,
and very justly, too. as there are disagree
able duties to perform and the judges
necessarily incur the i'll will of many whom
they are forced by the evidence to punish
or decide against.
The courts at both agencies have done
excellent work, and their decisions have
been universally just. Much is to be eX-
pected OF this court in gradually familiar
izing the Indians with law and evidence,
and leading them to the plane where they
must eventually stand, Oh which justice
will be meted out to all alike, both white
and colored.-Cor. St. Louis Globe Dem
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-02
INTELLIGENT JUDGES.

Offenders are punished by fines of rifles,
shotguns, revolvers, etc, also by impris-
cnment at hard labor, and sometimes by
close confinement. In every instance the
decision of the court has been sustained
by public sentiment, and not a single ap-
peal to higher authority was asked. The
three judges OF the court are John Grass,
head chief Of the Blachfeet Sioux band;
Chief Gall, of the Hunhpapa band leader
Of the progressive element of the late hos
tile Sioux, and Standing Soldier, of the
Lower Yanktonais; all of whom are full
blooded Indians, eminent among and re-
spected by their people.
The agent at kiowa, Oklahoma, says: 81
find this court of great benefit in punish
ing the Indians for offenses committed.
always impartial, and are accepted with
good grace by the Indians. | have in some
instances, in view of all the facts, felt
obliged to reduce fines imposed by this
court for the reason that ] considered them
excessive. During the fiscal year there has
been but little lawlessness committed by
the Indians on this reserve, and the offend
ers have all, when discovered, been speedily
punished.
'While the decisions of the court might,
if appealed, be subject to many reverses,
still | can think of no other way in which
as much good can be accomplished for the
Indians for the amount Of money 1t costs
the government to sustain this court. The
pay Of the judges is in every sense made
quate to the services performed"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-02
BROWN S IRON DTTTERs
Cures Dyspepsia, III
digestion 6 Debility.
oct 3-1yr

oct Bly,
The Republican journal., 1891-07-02
Tobacco.

kev. Mr.. southgate, of Worcester, says
by the time tobacco has killed a few more
generals like Grant, and few more emperors
like Frederick the Noble, and few more bus
iness men and bright boys, smart boy NAV
get it through his head that il doesn't pay"
HE Zen lis kINBIING WOOD.
DO YOU want to know where boy usually
Ne gins to be fast: With cigarette. 1t is a
lads first step in BRAY ado, resistance of sober
morality, and bold step in disobedience. Just
now take be matter on the scientific side To
bacco biignts boy finest powers-Wit, mus
Gle, conscience. will. Nations are legislating
against il. Germany, with all her smoke, saws
10 tobacco In the schools 1t spoils their
brains and, makes them too small for soldiers
Knock At the door of the great military nstitu-
tiOns of France; \ % tobacco, is the response
Try West Point and Annapolis; Drop the Gig
arctic is the word. Indeed, smoking bows
are not likely to get so far rs that. Major
| Houston OF the marine corps. who is in charge
OF the Washington navy-yard barracks, saws
mat one-ffth OF all the boys examined are re-
lected for heart disease, of which ninety-nine
cases in one hundred comes from cigarettes
His first question is do you smoker No, sir.
is the inrariabe reply. But the record |,
stamped on the very body of the lad, and out
he goes. Apply for position in a bank. II
you use tobacco, beer, cards, the bank has ne
use for you.
business life demands fine brain, stead,
nerve, firm conscience. Watch the bows See
one sixteen years of age, twelve in size. twenty
III sin, and he smokes, probably chews ant
drinks. Babes of seven and eight wears are al
it. The vice increases. | could pile up stats
tics by the hour testimony from the highest
medical authority, of the misery preparing ant
already come. The use of cigarettes increases
enormously. but only increases the use OF
stronger tobacco. In August, 1889, IL, 900, 900
more cigars were made in this country than in
the Year before, and the firm that made Thu
statement credits the increase to the cigarette
and the rest to careless parents. Tobacco i,
numbering many lad. Where they do not
fairly kin. cigarettes are the devils kindlne
wood. Evang eical Messenger.
The Republican journal., 1891-07-02
How to Keen Cool.

Clean illness, not only next to godIness, is
part of coon ess, says The Ladies' Home Jour
nal. 50 take plunge bath in the morning,
letting the water be tepid, and afterwards Civ
ing yours elf cold shower. Omit starch from
your clothes as lar as possible. Eat light
breakfast Greasy food, or great quantity of
food, taken in the morning, will most certainly
heat your stomach for the entire day. A wo.
man who stays in the city and is always cool,
gives this as her bill of fare: A cup of coffee
in the morning, with bread and butter; a
luncheon of cold beef and baked potato, with
lemonade or iced tea and dinner after sun
set consisting of a little SOUP bit of meat
and one hot vegetable, a cool green salad, a
cold dessert and small cup of coffee. Keep
this in mind also; there is no better preventive
against heat than good-temper, when YOU
combine good bathing. proper food, and even
ness of disposition with it.
The Republican journal., 1891-07-02


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The Republican journal., 1891-07-02

The British Royal Geographical Society has
awarded the Murchi>on medal. one of the high
est honors in the gift Of any British scientific
association, to William Ogivey of the Domin-
ion Survey, for his two years service in the ex-
ploration of the Mackenzie and Yukon River
districts in the far Northwest.
The Republican journal., 1891-07-02
A ChildleSS Home.

Smith and his wife have every luxury that money
can buy, but there is one thing lacking to their
happiness Both are fond of children, but no little
voices mattle, no little feet patter in their beauti
ful home. Il would give ten years of my life if
could have one healthy, living child of my own"
smith often says to himself. No woman can be the
mother OF healthy offspring unless she is herself in
good health. If she suffers from female weakness
general debility, bearing down pains, and funct
lonal arrangements, her physical condition Is such
that she cannot hope to have healthy children. DR.
Plerce's Favorite Prescription is a sovereign and
guaranteed remedy for all these ailments. See
guarantee printed on hottlewrapper.
The Republican journal., 1891-07-02
Ayers

Sarsaparilla. Your life, or that Of some ono
near and dear TO you, may depend on the
use OF this well-approved remedy IL prefer
ence 10 any other preparation Of similar
name. 1t is compounded OF Honduras sar-
saparilla the variety most rich In curative
properties), stillingia, mandrake, yellow
dock, and the ioddes. The process OF man
utacture Is original slslful scrupulously
clean, and such as TO secure the very best
medicinal qualities OF each ingredient. This
medicine is not boiled nor heated, and is,
therefore, not a decoction; hut 1t is com.
pound extract obtained by method er-
ciusively our own, OF the best and most
powerful alternatives, tones, and diuretics
known to pharmacy. F0r the last forty
vaare Ayers
The Republican journal., 1891-07-02
PUBLIC SAFETY
. Z Nj AN . S

That only honest and reliable medicines
should be placed upon the market. 1t can
not, therefore, be stated too emphatically,
nor repeated toe often, that all who are IN
need Of genuine Blood-purifier should
30 sure and ask for
The Republican journal., 1891-07-02
BOATS To LET,

THE subscriber, as in former seasons has a flee,
L of ROW and SAIL BOATS to let at the old
stand Just below the lower bridge, Belfast. Six
landing at low water any stage of tide. Terms
reasonable. SAMUEL H. HOLT
Belfast, June II, ls9I.-2m2l
The Republican journal., 1891-07-02
1t Can't Be Denied !!

The fame of Belfast as Summer resort is wide
spread. Her charming situation offers every at
traction to visitors The most attractive place t
visit these warm summer days is the
The Republican journal., 1891-07-02
Literary News and Notes.

'lges, in the Ladies Home Jour- al.
, 1891-04-01

Little Marshall P. Wilder, the famous
m~errymaker, is perennial, and has a hu-
morous skit for every hour of the day.
This is one Of his latest, illustrative of
an Englishman's appreciation Of humOr:
l have been in England, and 1 have
studied English humor. It's fundamen-
tai principles are not related to the
American article that raises a cyclone of
laughter. An Englishman was dining
at a swell hotel out west, and after he
finished his regular dinner he asked for
sweets. a waiter from the Bowery had
gone west for employment, and was
waiting on the particular table at which
the Englishman sat.
And phwat is sweets, SURF asked the
waiter.
The Englishman finally explained that
he meant dessert, pudding, etc.
I'VE ave apple and mince pie, said
the Bowery man.
Give me mince pie
What's der matter wild der apple
pieF' asked the waiter in a hard, I-don't-
care-a-continental tone of voice. Many
heard the remark and laughed. An hour
later l happened to meet the English
man, and he asked me if / heard the
waiter ask him what was the matter
with the apple pie. said Yes Then
the Euglishman naively asked me:
well, what was the matter with the
apple pieE'-New York World.
, 1891-04-01

Narcissus was a NEUROLOGICAL young
person who had so much beauty that it
was in the way. He was interrupted
during Office hours by people who want
ed 10 admire him, and a case went on
record Of a woman's thinking so much
of him that she would always keep still
until he got clear through talking. At
last he got a good look at himself in a
mirror, and he said he couldn't blame
them. He felt that he was a menace to
society. and history says that he drowned
himself. But he didn't.
He went and got a pair Of yoluminous
trousers, decorated his eye with a large
piece of glass, took the fit out of the
back Of his coat, showed his chin out Of
place with his collar, and went about
his business satisfied that he had restored
their peaces Of mind to the feminine
members Of his acquaintance. But it
was in vain. And he is obliged to de
vote large portions Of his time-in fact,
nearly all Of ito the search for i'm
provements that will make his garments
effective for their true purpose. In the
meantime he is obliged to go ON bother
somely beloved. Washington Post.
, 1891-04-01

The affectionate man, who sits with
his arm On the back Of the seat when he
rides in the cars with his wife. is always
open 10 The suspicion that somewhere in
the recesses Of his self esteem he consid-
ers himself "A sadly henpecked individual.
and is excessively attentive TO his better
half in public places for the simple pur.
pose of side tracking any intimation Of
such a state Of affairs that might be APP
parent # he didn't do his half Of the
acting.
But the exquisite way a friend Of mine
directed his pretty wife where 10 go the
other day as they parted at a crowded
street corner contained no such iutima-
ton, inasmuch as he put in the word
dear" wherever he could catch his
breath, and concluded with, Don't for
get, dear. to take n car at Park square,
dear, and remember that the number is
three hundred, dear, aud thirty-seven p"
Boston Globe.
, 1891-04-01

a young lady who teaches Sunday
school lessons to two Chinese boys in an
Episcopal church On Fifth avenue. speak
ing Of her work, said: MY two sons Of
the Flowery Kingdom can speak but lit
tie English, but l really think they have
q good idea Of Christ and his mission on
earth. They seem very apt at learning,
and kneel and stand up at the roper
time during church services. Both of
them wear queues, though, and would
not part from them for any considera-
ton. 1t took me a long time to make
them understand that Christ was divine.
They imagined l had reference merely
to his goodness. AT first they imagined
he was an idol that had been found over
eighteen hundred years ago at Bethle-
hem, in Judea, and had been buried,
after being exposed on the cross, and
then stolen and hidden by those who
wOr5lippel the idol. Il was hard to get
them away from the Joss idea.
They speak English so imperfcctly l
think that is . drawback to their rapid
advancement. One Of them asked me if
God was buried in Judea. az we'll as his
son When l explained that they lived
above the clouds an increlul1U5 look
came upon the boys faces, and one said.
Mclean man hRh tiugs way up l
could not deny that we ~wOrshipped a
beirg far above Us, but all around us.
How long did it take me to make them
understand the divinity of Christi Wen.
nearly four years. They are bright
boyg."-New York Herald.
, 1891-04-01

If you hive pleuty time TO lotC and Oh
serve everything that passes before your
gaze You will notice on nearly every post
in the French quarters there are little
hand bills tackled up and bearing the
heading "Decede." Beneath this there
is additional printing, all, however, in
French. These are death notices. which
seemed to be used instead of the newspa-
pers to the invinCible hand.
They state the hour Of the funeral. etc.
and the name Of the deceased.
As a general thing these notices are
tackled up all over the French section in
an hour after the person has died. Ino-
ticel several upol Witch the printers
ink had scarcely dried, and which an
nouuCCd the dr.niza of some unfortunate
which had taken place only H few min.
utcs before.-New Orleans Cor. Rich
mond Displtch
, 1891-04-01

1t is too early to speculate upon the
outcome Of the decided stand taken by
the Italian government in the New
Orleans lynohing case as shown by the
withdrawal Of Baron Fava, the Italian
minister to the United States.
That the question canuot be s~atisfac-
torily settled by diplomatic agencies seems
almost beyond belief. yet hostiities be-
tween powerful nations have often arisen
over questions Of less importance. II
Italy, new prime minister wants to be-
come popular, as the Associated Press
dispatches indicate, by in%augurating a
war reasonable concessions by this govern
ment may not suffice 70 prevent it.
1t Is an interesting speculation to note
at this time the armed strength Of Italy
The land force is divided among the active
army, the field reserve, the first reserve
and the second reserve, and numbers
IS, 3Ol officers, 1920, $50 privates, l47, SIS
horses aud > ,s6s guns. The armyis equip
ped With Nctterh magazine rifles, a weapon
Of modern type and latest improvements.
Italy has one Of the most powerful navies
OF Europe, rating thlrd in naval strength
OF the European powers, Her navy con
sists of 2l7 armored and uuarmored ships
and gunboats, with $40 guns, Four Of
the armored vessels have guns which have
a range Of over ten miles, and which
could lie in the outer harbor and lombard
New York city.
Fortunately the naval progress of the
United States during the past three years
has placed this country, while not MAUI
tanning SO great a naval establishment,
and while our ships are 1000 tons less in
weight han Italian vessels, on an equal
footing with Italy. The five new vessels
added to our navy in 1890 are in battery
and distribution Of vastly superior
to any vessels in the Italian navy.
While the possibilities OF an Italian
war are fortunately remote, it isa matter
of congratulation that this country is in a
position to either MAINTAIN diguifed peace
OF wage equal war.
, 1891-04-01

Ere your wave-battered, dismasted hulk
is dashed to pieces upon that cruel reef by
the resistless waves. Save, too, a shat
tered physique, fast yielding to the at
tacks of disease with that imperial reno
vator of health and strength, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, The range OF its powers
Is wide, its action prompt and thorough,
its use always safe. Chrome indigestion,
debility and nervousness, malarial com
plants, rheumatism. neuralgia, inactivity
of the kidneys and bladder, and hat ply
seal decay without apparent cause, which
is often premature, are speedily checked
and ultimately cured by this medicine OF
full tonic aud regulator, the use of which
, 1891-04-01

THE basis OF representation in a Demo
cratic national committee, says tie New
York Sun, is two delegates for each seua.
tor and two for each member Of tho house
Of representatives, the territories District
Of Columbia iucluded) having two votes
each. The now apportionment Of con.
grcssional districts. based on last yenr's
census. will add nothing to New York's
representation in the nominating convon-
ton Of 1892 The Northwestern and
Southwestern states will be the only ones
to gain. The Republicans have found
Chicago to be the most accessible and
most popular place Tor holding q national
convention, having met there on every oc-
cnsiou when such a convention was to be
held, except in 1872. when they met in
Philadelphia, aud 10 1876. when they met
in Cincinnati The Democrats, on the
other hand, believe in travelling about for
the laurcls OF victory. In 1868 they met
In New York, in 1872 in Baltimore, IN
1876 in St Louis, in 1850 in Cincinnati,
in 1884 in Chicago. and in 1888 in Chicago.